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POLLY OUELLETTE
STAFF WRITER
Last semester, events such as “Mu-
sic and Mocktails,” “Storybook Hor-
rors Halloween Rave” and “De-Stress
to Impress” encouraged students to get
out of their rooms and meet their fel-
low students.
Tech’s Residence Hall Associa-
tion (RHA) organizes events, such as
these, in an attempt to “turn residence
halls into homes,” according to RHA
president Erikzzon Latoja, fourth-
year CMPE.
RHA is composed of a Legislative
Council and smaller Hall Councils,
which are comprised of smaller com-
munities of students on campus. These
groups interact directly with residents
to receive suggestions for and help plan
events
within their
residence halls.
RHA is one of the
organizations that allows
students to actually see the fees
they pay at work. Fifteen dollars from
every student’s residential fee is con-
tributed to RHA, which then allocates
the money to Hall Councils and is also
used for large campus-wide events. Ev-
ery student at Tech that lives on cam-
pus is a member of RHA.
“We try to put on one major event
once a month,” Latoja said.
A few to look forward to in the
ucoming semester is a “Treat Yourself”
Valentine’s Day event where residents
can make chocolates and cards. GT
Unite will also return in early March
for an event that attempts to unify dif-
ferent cultural organizations on cam-
pus and celebrate diversity. Casino
Night will be a large event expected in
late March.
In 2017, RHA is planning on doing
much of the same work that they did
in the past, with a few minor changes;
they switched up their executive board
structure, and added a position that
will focus on making programming
educational in some way.
“We encourage the fact that we
are here to develop leadership in our
members, but we also want to make
sure events have a certain spin. We’re
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tr y ing
to bring
knowledge to
certain things,” Lato-
ja said. “We obligate our-
selves to acknowledge things
that should be known on campus.”
Latoja refers to events like the
aforementioned GT Unite, which
encourages celebration of diversity.
RHA also works to bring awareness to
suicide prevention, drug and alcohol
abuse and other topics.
RHA is constantly making changes
in an effort to better serve the students
of the Tech community.
“It’s dope, and it’s getting doper,”
said Bruno Santos, a member of the
Crecine and Eight Street East Execu-
tive Board. “It’s a lot more organized
than it once was. It’s definitely grown.
I have seen it make a name for itself.”
“I have been with this organization
since freshman year. We have defi-
nitely evolved our stake on campus,”
Latoja agreed.
In addition to periodic fun events
for residents, RHA partners with
campus leaders and organizations to
put on educational sessions called
“Lunch and Learns.” These luncheon
sessions are held for RHA members
— this means all students are invited
to attend, learn how they can develop
their leadership skills and meet some
of their fellow residents.
“We are here and ready to help
out any student who wants to put
on something big,” Latoja said. “Our
door is always open.”
Students interested in learning
more about what RHA does and get-
ting involved can visit the RHA office
in room 101 of the Student Services
Building (Flag Building).
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LIVING OFF VS.
ON CAMPUS
ALEXANDRA COOKE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
As a student at Tech, there are numer-
ous housing options. One of the main
considerations is whether to live on-cam-
pus or off-campus. Students review many
factors when considering housing: price,
location, sense of community, parking
availability and bus service. As new off-
campus options continue to be built, stu-
dents have more opportunities to find the
apartment that fits their needs.
On-campus housing options include
traditional dorms, suite style dorms and
undergraduate apartments. Tech Square is
home to newer student housing complex-
es, such as University House (UHouse),
Square on Fifth (SQ5) and the Standard,
which is currently under construction.
North Avenue is one popular on-cam-
pus apartment option for students.
HANNA WARLICK
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR
Once housing applications come out,
it can be a frantic frenzy to get everything
in order, from your roommate situation
to housing finances to deciding whether
you want to be a Resident Advisor (RA)
or a Peer Leader (PL). Alleviate poten-
tial stress by familiarizing yourself with
RHA’s regulations and becoming aware
of your options for the upcoming and fu-
ture semesters.
Q: How does the housing renewal
process work?
A: The housing application for Fall
2017 will be open from Friday, Jan. 27 to
Tuesday, Feb. 28. The new student housing
application is already online. The summer
application will be released at a later date
(you’ll be notified through email). In or-
der to complete the application, you must
pay the $600 prepayment. By applying be-
HOUSING GUIDE
“The
pros of
North Ave.
are being close to
downtown Atlanta and to
classes,” said Brian Ward, third-
year MSE. “The community’s pretty
cool, and it’s nice having an RA that puts
events together.”
Maithili Appalwar, third-year IE,
added that North Avenue Apartments are
“very well connected by buses, and lots
of people live there, so you’re likely to see
friends and acquaintances often.”
West Campus has many undergradu-
ate apartment options, like Maulding,
Zbar and Center Street. Rodrigo Quadros
Correia, second-year BA and Tech swim-
mer, lives in Maulding because of its close
proximity to the pool and the ability to
have a private room.
“Pros: short commute to class, near the
CRC, the lease is by semester and all in-
clusive,” explained Jessica Trottier, third-
year CHEM.
She followed up with a list of cons, like
stricter rules, not enough kitchen space
and a “pretty nonexistent” community.
Next year, Jessica is moving to SQ5
and made her case for the decision.
“SQ5 is so close to campus. It’s a great
location, a block from Publix. Plus, the
view is beautiful. The rooms and kitchen
are bigger; the bathrooms are private and
the furniture is nicer,” Trottier said.
Another West Campus option is Cen-
ter Street apartments. Kyle Lucas, third-
year ME, notes its proximity to both his
classes and the CRC.
fore
the end
of February
deadline, you are
guaranteed housing.
Q: Can I stay in the
same room for two consecu-
tive years in GT housing?
A: Yes, but it is not guarantee that
you will be able to get the same room.
Q: What housing options are there
for not freshmen?
A: Rising sophomores and undergrad-
uates are no longer restricted to freshman
housing. There are suite-style options, like
Harris on East Campus and Woodruff on
West Campus. The on-campus apartment
options range from North Avenue, Center
Street, the Graduate Living Center (sur-
prisingly open to undergrads), Crecine,
Eighth Street, Maulding, Nelson-Shell
(formerly Undergraduate Living Center)
and Zbar (formerly Sixth Street). Wom-
en have the option to participate in the
Women, Science, and Technology pro-
gram in the Goldin and Stein Houses on
East Campus or a traditional dorm on
West Campus in Fulmer.
Another option is International House
in the Gray and Hayes Houses. The Wom-
en, Science, and Technology program and
the International House are separate pro-
grams that require a separate housing fee.
Q: What housing options are there
for the summer?
A: The Graduate Living Center (GLC),
Nelson-Shell, North Avenue West, Tenth
and Home Buildings E, F, and G, and
Woodruff South are all available for the
“I think the con-
venience makes the
cost worth it. In the end,
it probably depends on the par-
ticular person’s priorities though,”
Lucas said.
Off-campus, SQ5 is a popular choice.
“The community is friendly! Some
pros are the cleanliness and the rooftop
community room. The apartments are re-
ally nice too!” Khushbu Patel, third-year
BME, said.
She explained that the cost has been
worth it in the past, but as of now the
price continues to increase.
UHouse, also located near Tech
Square, is another off-campus option.
“The major pros are definitely the close
proximity to campus, the study and rec-
reational amenities provided in the build-
ing, and the retail locations underneath
the building,” said Coleton Musciano,
fourth-year ME.
He added that bus service to campus is
limited, and there is currently construc-
tion on two sides of the building.
Another resident, Kevin Reznicek,
third-year CE, says the pros are the com-
munity and location. The cons, he said,
were “terrible management, unresponsive-
ness to residents’ concerns and a general
disinterest for residents’ well-being.”
Reznicek explained that he stays for
the community and because he is already
moved in.
Price and location are the two main
factors when choosing student housing.
On-campus housing is a more obvious
choice when considering proximity to
classes and dining options, yet some of
the off-campus options provide newer
amenities for a similar or cheaper price.
It mostly comes down to personal prefer-
ences when considering housing options
for the coming school year.
duration of
the summer (in-
cluding full, early, and
late summer semesters).
Q: I have an internship/ co-
op/ study abroad next semester. How
do I get out of my housing?
A: There is a form to verify your em-
ployment or study abroad which can be
obtained through your program advisor
or program coordinator, which is required
to cancel your contract with housing. The
requirement is that “Georgia Institute of
Technology Internships and Co-ops re-
lease need to extend 35 miles from the
Georgia Institute of Technology main
campus.” You may also obtain this form
at the Housing office in the Flag building
(the building behind the Student Center).
Q: How do I become an RA or PL?
A: The path to becoming a student
staff member includes two letters of rec-
ommendation, your resume, a cover let-
ter, and a welcome video submission. The
applications for this year have closed, but
they are on the same webpage as the hous-
ing application, under employment.
Q: Can student loans pay for off-
campus housing?
A: Yes. When completing the Free Ap-
pplication for Federal Student Aid (FAF-
SA), there is the option to select that you
plan to live in off-campus housing. There
is also the option of getting private loans
to cover this cost. The priority deadline
for completing FAFSA is Jan. 31.
Q: What happens if my roommate
moves out?
A: Congratulations! You no longer have
a roommate. Their spot could be filled by
another student or it could remain vacant.
If this happens to you, your best bet is to
talk to your PL or RA to see if they have
any other information.
Additional information can be found
at housing.gatech.edu.
BOBBY GUILD
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Choosing a roommate can be
one of the most influential things
you will do as a young adult. Pick-
ing a good one can mean a life-long
friendship, while picking a bad one
can mean a semester or two of argu-
ments and strife. With such weight
put on this decision, it would seem
as though a great deal of effort would
go into this decision. More often,
however, too little consideration is
given. Here are a few things short of
an essay and roommate application
that will help ensure your next room-
mate is the kind that makes cookies
and takes out the trash rather than a
messy pain in the rear.
Meet Their Friends
As you already know, you can tell
a lot about a person by whom they
associate with. By meeting the po-
tential roommates friends you will
be able to get a sense for the charac-
ter and personality of your potential
roommate. Moreover, you can deter-
mine whether or not you “click” with
these people. If you feel at home with
these people, its most likely that both
you and your potential roommate
value the same thing in friends and
thus each other.
Share Quirks
It can be scary sharing things, like
the fact that you need a glass of warm
milk before bed. However, coming
clean before you decide to room with
someone lets them know that you
are honest with yourself, and plan to
be with them. In addition to this, it
will hopefully inspire them to come
clean, as well as help you to know
them better.
Talk about the Details
Talking about what time you
like to sleep or whether you want to
share food can seem silly when you’re
already friends with the person you
hope to room with. However, these
very details are often the source of
the greatest strife among roommates.
It’s important to iron out the details
before rooming together so that the
transition is smooth, and friendships
are not ruined over wrongfully eaten
leftovers.
Ask What They Expect
You are ultimately entering into
an agreement between two or more
people so being a good fit for them
is just as important as them being
a good fit for you. You don’t want
someone to feel pressured into room-
ing with you. You want to be aware of
what will be expected from you as a
roommate. Moreover, by asking this
of them, you show that you respect
them and their desires, while also
opening the conversation on mutual
compatibility.
Knowing yourself will help make
the answers to these questions a clear-
er guide to who you should choose
as a roommate. Regardless of your
preferences, however, these tips and
tricks will help you to sort through
your potential roommates and find
the perfect match.

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AI teaching assistants taking over CS courses
TOKU SHI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
For the third semester, Ashok
Goel, Ph.D., will use AI teach-
ing assistants for his course on
Knowledge-Based Artificial In-
telligence in the online Master in
Computer Sciences program.
The TAs, which are imple-
mented on IBM’s Watson plat-
form, are responsible for assisting
through the class’ online forum,
where they answer questions, post
class updates and even engage in
casual conversation with students.
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The virtual TA led its first class
in Spring 2016, under the alias Jill
Watson. Goel did not reveal that
Jill was an artificial intelligence
bot until after final exams, result-
ing in an overwhelmingly positive
response from the students.
“One student wanted to nomi-
nate Jill for the outstanding TA
award; another wanted to take Jill
out for dinner!” Goel said.
The project received national
press coverage, and got picked
up by The Washington Post, The
Wall Street Journal and other
major news outlets and, thus,
brought widespread attention to
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the potential uses of AI in the
classroom and beyond.
Without human guidance, Jill
was able to answer a number of
common questions from students.
The course instructors generally
receive over 10,000 questions a
semester; these were fed to Jill in
order to help her learn.
Jill utilizes the technology
from IBM’s Watson, a system de-
signed to answer questions posed
in natural language. Originally
designed to answer “Jeopardy!”
questions, Watson is now being
applied in a variety of fields, in-
cluding finance and health care.
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Goel and his team spent sever-
al weeks testing Jill on a separate,
hidden forum. Initially, this pro-
cess was a struggle for the AI bot;
while the system was designed to
look for keywords, it would some-
times misinterpret their context,
causing her to confuse questions
that were worded similarly but
had different meanings.
Goel and his team modified the
software to improve Jill’s decision-
making ability. Afterward, Jill was
communicating directly with stu-
dents whenever she was 97 per-
cent confident that her answers
were correct.
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For the most part, very few
of the students noticed anything
unusual about their TA, who was
fielding questions on topics rang-
ing from the specifics of certain
assignments to general questions
about the subject of the class.
To give the outstanding TA a
helping hand, Goel introduced a
second virtual TA this past fall,
hidden amongst the 15 TAs for
the course.
At the beginning of the semes-
ter, Goel informed the students
not all of their TAs were necessar-
ily human.
See JILL, page 3
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Governor Deal releases state budget,

funds for library renovation included
EVAN GILLON
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
$47 million dollars of state
funds have been allocated to Tech
for the renovation of the Price
Gilbert Library and Dorothy Cro-
sland Tower, according to The
Governor’s Budget Report for the
2018 fiscal year, released early this
week. The allocation comes after
state legislator Rep. Earl Ehrhart
initially denied funding for the
building following a committee
hearing regarding Tech’s sexual
misconduct policies in early 2016.
Tech later officially withdrew its
request, reporting that more time
was needed to prepare and raise
additional private funds before
beginning the project.
The state-of-the-art building is
designed to better serve the stu-
dent body’s needs by acting as a
dynamic space where “knowledge
is generated.” Tech, in partnership
with Emory University, recently
moved most of its books off-cam-
pus to the Library Service Center,
where students can both request
physical books or access them on-
line.
The renovations and design are
part of a vision to upgrade the uni-
The Price Gilbert Memorial Library is home to Tech’s public computer center, the RetroTech
Lab and a number of study spaces. Additional work space will be created post-renovation.
versity’s technology, so that Tech
is an institution that will “define
the technological research univer-
sity of the 21st century,” accord-
ing to the Georgia Tech Strategic
Plan. The Governor’s Budget will
now move to the Georgia General
Assembly, where the funding will
be allocated through an appro-
priations bill in the House and
further approved through a sub-
stitute bill in the Senate.
Photo by Maria Furukawa Student Publications
EJ HALDOPOULOS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
CHINA UNVEILS STEALTH JET
The status of the U.S. as the
world’s strongest military was put
under threat two months ago.
The unexpected reveal of
China’s next generation stealth
fighter, the J-20, sent shockwaves
through the defense industry
in its first public reveal since its
maiden flight in 2011. Two of the
jets made a brief and inconclusive
appearance at Airshow China
near Hong Kong.
Little is known of the full ca-
pabilities of the jet, but it is safe to
assume that they will rival, if not
surpass, the impressive stealth and
long-range capacities of the U.S.’
current flagship devices.
Before the introduction of the
J-20 in November 2016, only
four next-generation aircraft were

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ach week , this sec tion of EVERYBODY DANCE NOW RADIOACTIVISM known to be in the later stages of
News will include coverage Tech’s Qurbani dance club UHR and GSS passed a joint production — the U.S.-developed
of different aspects of bills requested funding to cover the allocation of funding to Tech’s F-22 and F-35, Japanese X-2 and
and resolutions that have passed
repair of three tailored costumes, American Nuclear Society orga- Russian concept fighter, PAK FA
the purchase of one new costume nization to cover registration and T-50. Approximately 200 F-35s
through Student Government. This
for a new member and registra- travel costs to the National Amer- are expected to be completed by
will include the Undergraduate tion and transportation costs for ican Nuclear Society Conference, the end of the year, some of which
House of Representatives, Graduate multiple competitions that they taking place on April 6 at the Uni- have already been distributed to
Student Senate and the Executive attend throughout the semester. versity of Pittsburg. the U.S.’s NATO partners. Cur-
Branch of both government bodies. Some representatives ques- Student members attending rently in active service are 184 of
tioned if paying for damaged cos- the conference will present their the U.S.-exclusive F-22 fighters.
TRISTEN ALLEN tumes after one year was a good research, attend workshops led The threat from China is less
STAFF WRITER use of the student activity fee. by industry experts and tour the of military origin than economic,
Rep. Owenby spoke in favor of campus’s facilities. as the F-35 program alone cost the
paying for new costumes, saying, The bill passed UHR unani- U.S. upwards of a $1 trillion. Pre-
BILL SUMMARY “The point of SGA is to enable mously, but two members of GSS vious and ongoing projects proved
BILL AMOUNT GSS UHR students to do what they are char- voted against the bill for unspeci- to be costly for the U.S. and
tered to do. Competing is part fied reasons. Despite this, the vote did not always result in reliable
Ramblin’ Raas $3,803.28 21-0-0 33-0-0 of Qurbani’s charter and if we passed both houses and as such. products.
Alpha Kappa Psi Conference $1000.00 16-2-1 30-0-3 don’t fund them, we’re not doing Tech’s American Nuclear So- The F-22 program produced
Women’s Basketball Travel Fees $968.62 14-0-0 33-0-0 what we say we want to do.” Rep. ciety is a chapter of the national 187 operational aircraft at the
Women’s Basketball Gear $339.52 14-0-0 31-0-0 Spuhler disagreed, saying that she American Nuclear Society, head- modest price of $150 million each
also wanted to empower student quartered in Washington, D.C. for a total cost of $66 billion.
Qurbani Fees and Uniforms $6,603.41 17-0-2 30-1-1 organizations but that “these cos- The Tech chapter holds socials, Likewise, the $1.5 trillion pro-
American Nuclear Society $2,758.40 12-2-0 33-0-0 tumes are so specific to the person hosts guest speakers, organizes duction and development cost of
Delta Phi Lambda Conference $160.12 13-0-1 34-0-0 that I feel that is extremely irre- networking workshops and per- the F-35 is more than a drop in
Fencing Club Registration Fees $2,462.40 11-0-1 33-0-1 sponsible to continue funding forms advocacy and educational the bucket for the U.S. — such a
Rule Additions in UHR Procedure N/A N/A 34-0-0 this.” The bill passed 30-1-1 with services in the Atlanta area for number represents over 13 percent
replacement costumes included. both members and non-members. of the national debt.

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JILL FROM PAGE 1 performs in the classroom; instead age the development and imple- Goel anticipates that the use of In addition to the AI TA proj-
of merely answering commonly mentation of world-changing AI in education will contribute to ect, the lab Goel runs is also in-
Students were eager to hunt asked questions, this tutor will be AI technologies in scalable, ef- a style of learning that is “inter- volved in other initiatives for
down the AIs, who were using capable of “grading assignments, fective ways that can help to active and personal as well as im- students’ learning.
the aliases “Stacy Sisko” and “Ian examinations and programming solve the challenges that face our mersive and social.” “[We are] working on devel-
Braun”, respectively. projects, cognitive tutoring on the collective and global society. While artificial intelligence oping new technologies that will
Ian, a bot essentially identical course materials, as well as meta- “Instead of a single, universal software is not yet capable of ac- provide future students easy ac-
to the original Jill Watson used cognitive tutoring on open-ended goal for all teams, this competi- complishing this goal, the rapid cess to scientific literature relevant
during the spring semester, was projects,” Goel said. tion invites each team to define its pace of development in the field to their questions, problems and
identified by about a sixth of stu- His team plans to submit the own grand challenge,” Goel said. and growing interest in AI from goals,” Goel said.
dents as being a bot, while Stacy, project to the IBM Watson AI “It is a privilege and an honor to the general public are reflective of “This is so much fun because
a slightly upgraded bot who was XPRIZE, a $5 million competi- represent Georgia Tech in this the promise that the field holds for we get to live in future worlds of
capable of more complex actions, tion that is designed to encour- competition.” the future. our own imagination.”
like creating weekly wrap-ups of
class content that referenced pre-
vious conversations on the forum,
was chosen by fifty percent of stu-
dents in the section as a bot.
Goel predicted that some stu-
dents may have attempted to out-
smart the AI TAs by asking ques-
tions in unique ways, allowing
them to identify which TAs were
human and which were bots.
Students also developed their
own chatbots, based on Jill, that
conversed about the course. For-
ty bots were developed over the
course of the fall semester.
Analysis of preliminary results
seems to suggests that the use of
chatbots in the class resulted in
more student engagement, with
student comments going from 32
per semester to 38 per semester,
on average.
This semester, Goel and his
team are introducing new avatars
of Jill in the class but are staying
mum about the details in order to
allow students to have an oppor-
tunity to solve the mystery.
The avatars use newly devel-
oped tech, and Goel’s team is op-
timistic about their performance.
They are also developing an AI Design by Brighton Kamen Student Publications

Tutor designed to substitute for Additional IBM Watson-powered teaching assistants (avatars) were used in Tech’s online Masters CS program last semester.
many roles a professor typically The TAs completed complex assignments such as creating weekly summaries and referencing conversations in the forum.
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MAURA CURRIE
NEWS EDITOR
LIKE A CANDY CANE?
GTPD officers reported to
Smith Residence Hall late on a
Sunday night in response to con-
cerns regarding an odor of mari-
juana somewhere on the first floor.
The officers, in cooperation
with the Resident Advisor on
duty, narrowed down the source
of the scent to a specific room
and knocked on the door. Though
voices could be heard emanating
from the room prior to the knock,
they abruptly ceased shortly
thereafter; after 30 to 45 seconds,
the door opened to reveal eight
persons inside, including the two
primary residents.
The officers could now smell
both the odor of marijuana and
a secondary scent that was “de-
ployed to mask the smell.” The
primary residents were taken
into the hallway and claimed
that there was no marijuana in
the room, but that its occupants
were using “peppermint vape.” An
inspection of the device used to
allegedly vape revealed that there
was a leafy green residue present.
On further questioning, the of-
ficers were able to determine that
marijuana was in fact being uti-
lized, per the residents’ admission.
All eight men present in the
room were issued code of conduct
violations for possession of mari-
juana less than one ounce.
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Gifted early decision class admitted
a student to a school should they “Our motto — ‘Progress ourselves: what type of students
ADITYA PAREKH gain acceptance. The admission and Service’ — is something are we trying to get?
CONTRIBUTING WRITER process is holistic in that it con- we take seriously here at admis- “We want students who
siders the applicant as a whole sions,” Clark said. “We want are going to come [to Tech]
Early action (EA) decisions individual rather than select to know what our applicants and challenge not only them-
were released over the weekend parts such as test scores, GPA and are passionate about and what selves but also push the people
with 4,380 students offered ad- extracurricular activities. drives them. It’s something, around them.”
mission to the Class of 2021. A unique aspect of the Tech especially in the last few years, Decisions for applicants who
“We’re constantly amazed by admissions process incorporates that we’ve put a whole different applied for the Regular Decision
just how talented our applicants Tech’s motto. emphasis on. We’re always asking cycle will be released March 11.
are,” said Rick Clark, director of
Undergraduate Admissions.
“One of the things we focus
on is the idea of who we are as an
institution. More than just get-
ting great students, we want stu-
dents from all over the world who
are going to push and challenge
each other.”
The number of EA applications
for the Class of 2021 went up al-
most six percent from last year,
with 15,715 students applying for
admission this year compared to
last year’s record-breaking 14,861.
The EA acceptance rate went
down by two percent this year,
with only 28 percent of applicants
gaining acceptance to the Insti-
tute.
This year, Tech introduced
a Bachelor of Science in Music
Technology, and Director Clark
hopes that this type of innovation
and academic diversity encour-
ages students from across the aca-
demic spectrum to consider Tech.
“Tech has turned a corner in
the last ten years. We’ve ratcheted
to a whole new level in terms of
quality and recognition,” Clark
said. “While we’ve definitely ex-
celled in engineering and the sci-
ences, one of the things that will
define us going forward is how
well we can balance our tradi-
tional subjects with newer, less
well-known ones.”
Tech’s EA policy is non-bind-
ing and allows students to explore Photo by Ashleigh Bunch Student Publications
their options. This differs from Tech granted admission to 4,380 students through early action, a 2 percent drop since last year.
Early Decision (ED), which binds Tech’s admissions process looks holistically at applicants in an effort to create a diverse class.
Opinions
OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion
Coed and gender-inclusive housing
Tech’s on-campus housing needs additional options
Tech’s on-campus housing is used by
thousands each semester, yet it provides
very little in the way of options for students
who wish for coed or gender-inclusive ex-
periences.
Coed housing is an area in which Tech
falls behind the off-campus choices that it
competes with. Neither University House
nor SQ5 restrict the living circumstances
based on sex. Offering a greater degree of
freedom for students could only serve to
improve Tech’s housing in standing among
those students who are on the fence about
whether to live on or off the campus.
In addition to these economics-based
reasons, it is worth noting that there are
no University System of Georgia Board
of Regents laws barring the arrangement
of rooms in certain ways. Tech admin-
istration should also recognize that stu-
dents living in the apartment-style dorms
are most usually above the age of 18 and
should be free to make their own decisions
The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the
Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.
technique editorial board
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Politics have no relation to morals.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
about their living situation. Besides, each
student in a theoretical coed apartment
would still have their own private room if
that were indeed a major concern prompt-
ing hesitation.
Gender-inclusive housing is already an
option for second-years and beyond in spe-
cial situations, but first-years who desire it
are in a more difficult position. For that
reason, the Technique advocates for setting
aside certain floors in “Freshman Experi-
ence” dorms for occupance by those fresh-
men who would like to be a part of the
Freshman Experience program but also
opt for a gender-inclusive experience. Each
of these floors should also have at least one
private bathroom, an issue which would
not require much change or construction
as many dorms already have such a private
bathroom for handicapped use.
In any case, Tech can potentially attract
great students with these changes, while
also better accommodating current ones.
David Raji OPINIONS EDITOR
Monica Jamison ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Alexis Brazier HEAD COPY EDITOR
Kripa Chandran ONLINE EDITOR
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Friday,
January 20, 2017
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YOUR VIEWS | Letter to the Editor
Do not confuse TV
with real history
(This letter was received in response him two sides to a question to
to “TV dramas make history toler- worry him; give him one,” wrote
able” from Issue 16, Volume 102.) Ray Bradbury in “Fahrenheit
451.”“Better yet, give him none.
To compare dry lessons about Let him forget there is such a
names, dates and events in a histo- thing as war ... Give the people
ry course with a dramatized, for- contests they win by remembering
profit television program based on the words to more popular songs
names, dates and or the names of
historical events is state capitals or
to miss the point “ ... please do not how much corn
of studying his- confuse entertainment was grown in Iowa
tory. There are in- last year. Cram
deed many great with education ... ” them full of non-
and worthwhile combustible data,
reasons for people ALEXANDER chock them so
to study history, of MCAULIFFE damned full of
their own culture ‘facts’ they feel
and that of oth- FOURTH-YEAR IE stuffed, but abso-
ers, but to be told lutely ‘brilliant’
the fates of a set of characters in with information. Then they’ll
a memorable way is not high on feel they’re thinking, they’ll get a
that list. sense of motion without moving.”
Studying history allows a per- Dramas are an even more per-
son to think more critically about suasive and “real”-feeling way
the stories that they are told, and than textbooks to learn the facts
see how the shaping of those nar- and minutiae of the past without
ratives by the powerful bolsters necessitating the development
the status quo. of an eye for historical manipu-
Studying history allows a lation, the signs of a real story
person to understand that “our swept under the rug, the historical
present is neither natural nor in- trends and forces in play that are
evitable, and that we consequently larger than the any of the specific
have many more possibilities be- individuals in question.
fore us than we imagine,” as Yuval I understand that for many
Noah Hirari wrote in his book at this school in particular, the
“Sapiens.” idea of studying history seriously
Studying history allows a sounds like a grievously misplaced
person to see that “history” is a opportunity cost — time and ef-
selective cultural memory that fort most probably better spent
should never be accepted as hand- working out or studying math
ed down. I am glad to hear that and science or networking for
you were interested enough to professional life. That is all fine
fact check “Medici” — yet any and good, and there is definitely a
good history teacher worth his benefit in making a rational deci-
salt would encourage you to read sion to opt for one course of action
more deeply and look for multiple over another.
perspectives. Yet I fear that to write off the
The best prestige drama imag- study of all past human lives as
inable will never take a contrarian told by the people who lived them
or alternative approach to a his- in favor of those that re-create it
torical period because they exist with as much shock and pomp
to make profits. They will tell you and circumstance as possible is a
about the Borgias as re-enacted grave mistake.
people, but are unlikely to show By all means, continue with
how the concentrated wealth and enjoying prestige TV dramati-
influence of the city-states, com- zations of historical events — I
bined with the curiosity and greed confess that I do too, at times. But
spurred by Columbus’s discovery please do not confuse entertain-
of the New World, led to the rise ment with education, or a linear
of multiple European capital- story presented in one television-
ist empires within such a little ready and accessible way with the
space of time. real, tumultuous, multi-faceted
“If you don’t want a man history of what is being shown
unhappy politically, don’t give that actually occurred.
Write to us: are responses to or commentaries on
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// OPINIONS technique • January 20, 2017• 7

“What will be President

ROUND TABLE
WILL FINCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Since he took office in
January 2009, President
Barack Obama’s messages
of hope and promises of
change have manifested in
multiple accomplishments,
compromises and defeats
for his administration.
For most Tech students,
Obama’s was the first presi-
dency for which we would
be mature enough to have
an opinion different than
our parents’. With his presi-
dency over, we can reflect
on the past eight years and
how Obama’s presence will
impact the future of the po-
sition and the nation.
Obama’s legacy starts at
the beginning of his presi-
dential race, during which
he campaigned on a hope
for change, instilling a sense
of confidence and capabil-
ity throughout much of the
population, especially in
minority and youth voters.
His slogans, “Change we
can believe in” and “Yes We
Can,” advertised that the
power of making a differ-
ence belonged to the people.
The legacy of this pow-
erful campaign can be seen
as recently as the 2016 elec-
tion when President-Elect
(at the time of writing)
Donald Trump appealed
to a similar motive with
his “Make America Great
Again” campaign. Both
men emphasized change,
just in different ways —
Obama’s message addressed
a sort of collective individ-
ualism, whereas Trump’s
campaign was imbued with
a more decidedly nation-
alistic tone. Furthermore,
the foundation of Obama’s
presidency has since fo-
mented a particular public
attitude that challenges the
status quo and seeks after
improvement.
In a changing country,
the population remained
divided on almost every
issue, and the legacy of
Obama’s presidency was
detrimentally impacted by
a disunited Congress. The
legislative paralysis during
much of his time in office
halted many of Obama’s
initiatives in addition to
slowing the response time
to the country’s issues.
Moreover, when he
could not win partisan ma-
jority, he had to fall back on
executive orders. Obama’s
legislation was passed by
the narrowest of margins,
and executive orders can be
reversed by succeeding pres-
idents. Now that almost ev-
ery branch is controlled by a
Republican majority, there
is little keeping them from
overturning and thus nul-
lifying Obama’s eight years
of work and potentially
Obama’s legacy?”
Unpacking eight years of victories, losses,
disappointments and bitter partisan clashes
putting the president’s lega-
cy at risk.
The past eight years have
been unique for one other
reason: the new and incred-
ibly influential presence of
social media. Obama was
the first president to have
embraced and utilized so-
cial media as a method of
communication.
Public image has been
redefined, and the position
of president is closer to the
public than ever before.
As the population became
more and more enthralled
in the digital age, Obama
set a standard for how poli-
ticians are expected to con-
nect with their electorate.
Atypical means of commu-
nication with the public like
Twitter can no longer be
thought of as such. Instead,
they are the new normal,
a fact enforced by the ten-
dencies of President-Elect
Trump. It remains to be
seen in the coming years to
what extent this trend will
progress.
If nothing else, Barack
Obama was our genera-
tion’s president. Our own
political opinion grew while
he was in office, and he alto-
gether set a political model
for later successors, no mat-
ter their political affiliation.
He was by no means a per-
fect president, but he was
the first one we experienced
in a meaningful manner.
ZAHRA KHAN
STAFF WRITER
One of the most iconic
images of Obama is a blue
and red stencil portrait of
the president with the words
“Hope” and “Change”
printed beneath. Obama
ran on promising change,
ending the war in Iraq, and
achieving universal health-
care and energy security.
Eight years later, his
policies are muddled with
restrictions to make them
more appealing to con-
servatives and moderates
rather than the liberals
who supported him. Per-
haps Obama’s promises for
change were too ambitious.
During his presidency,
there was little that he did
to politically bring about
the change that he prom-
ised and also little he could
do to win over the Republi-
can Congress that held him
back. However Obama’s
idealism, his eloquence, the
hope he inspired in his sup-
porters and his campaign
posters may still be remem-
bered long after his policies
are overturned by his con-
servative successor.
This does not necessar-
ily mean that Obama was
an incompetent president.
It is important to under-
stand that the Congress
still holds a lot of power
and it was paralyzed for
much of his terms as presi-
dent. He struggled to get
the Affordable Care Act
through Congress without
any Republican support.
Although the Act, better
known as Obamacare, has
allowed more Americans to
gain access to health insur-
ance, Obama was unable to
guarantee universal health-
care. Considering the Re-
publican backlash against
Obamacare — which was
in itself passed with individ-
ual mandates to appeal to
conservatives — it does not
seem surprising that there
was little Obama did for his
progressive supporters.
More disappointing
than his having to continu-
ally compromise is that he
was unable to unite the
parties in the way that he
had hoped. Petty, partisan
politics are still a prominent
feature of Congress. Now
that his presidency his over,
many of his policies may be
repealed. Republicans are
already set on taking down
Obamacare, even though
many would lose their
health insurance. Obama’s
political legacy, or lack
thereof, is not a direct result
of his actions but rather of a
Congress that was perpetu-
ally at stalemate.
Perhaps more lasting
are his ideals and what he
stood for and not the poli-
cies he crafted. Some saw
his election as president
to be indicative of “post-
racial” America. What had
really happened, however,
was that people had be-
gun openly talking about
a system that insidiously
discriminates against those
who belong to a certain race
or class.
It may not have been
a direct result of his being
president at the time, but he
supported those who voiced
their grievances, under-
stood that incidents like the
ones in Ferguson and Balti-
more do not exist in a vacu-
um and encouraged people
to continue standing up for
their rights. He was the first
president to advocate same-
sex marriage. In the last few
weeks of his presidency, he
commuted most of Chelsea
Manning’s prison sentence.
In some ways, his presi-
dency set the stage for great-
er social activism and for a
progressive figure like Ber-
nie Sanders to rise to promi-
nence, even though Obama
himself could not appease
his most liberal supporters.
In the end, while Obama
may not have had a lasting
legacy on United States’
politics, his support for so-
cial activism and dialogue
as well as decreasing the
divide between people and
the government will be re-
membered.

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8 • January 20, 2017• technique // OPINIONS

Bad journalism is only a symptom

The summer before I was a
freshman at Tech, I was offered
the opportunity to become the
Editor in Chief of the Georgia
Tech branch of The Odyssey
Online, a digital “newspaper”
that is created by millennials for
One thing you would millennials. Naturally, I jumped
at the opportunity; I thought I
like to see change in on- would be able to manage a small
campus housing? business, make some money and
participate in journalism.
It did not take long before
I realized that The Odyssey
Online is simply a reskin of
BuzzFeed that has made its way
onto Tech’s campus. Staff meet-
ings consisted of brainstorming
over video-chat on how to in-
crease article views, incentivized
by “tiers” that the school branch
could achieve with a sizeable
sum of money to go along with
each one. Every week, my man-
aging editor flaunted the traffic
SANJANA BASKER on the website, which was up-
SECOND-YEAR INTA wards of 30 million per month,
as if that somehow assured that
“Make the AC work.” our paper’s quality was directly
correlated with quantity.
It is no secret that news has
always been concerned with
viewership and ratings; clickbait
existed long before YouTube and
BuzzFeed became superpowers
in the form of fear-mongering
local news stories that perpetu-
ated urban legends. However,
BuzzFeed’s business model has
proven to be so successful that it
“This mass-production of
content that is tailored to
individuals simply confirms
existing biases
among readers.”
EVAN GILLION
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
has forced countless other exist- that is about as entertaining as
ing news organizations to par- its cartoons.
tially adopt it. CNN, NBC, MSNBC and
This mass-production of other large cable networks do
content that is tailored to indi- not have the luxury of mass pro-
viduals simply confirms exist- duction of cheap articles and in-
ing biases among readers. I have stead have modified their mes-
seen article after article go vi- saging to conform to the new
ral that say nothing more than clicks- and ratings-based mar-
“I am a college student voting ket. For these networks, views
for so-and-so, and nothing you that are moderate and “unbi-
can say will convince me I am ased” are perceived as inherently
wrong.” What was an attitude good and correct as they are
that would normally be con- backed up by the masses.
demned is now broadcasted to This has caused a drastic
tens of thousands and validated shift to the political right for
by those numbers. many news organizations since
But perhaps the most sig- Donald Trump took over the
nificant and dangerous devel- news. Under the guise of being
opment in media is the distinct “unbiased,” his views were given
change in reporting style by recognition on a national scale.
some of the most large-scale While it is important that media
newspapers and networks. Even remain unbiased, it should only
the most intellectual and presti- be so in the way it presents in-
gious publications like The New formation and facts. Some ideas
Yorker will occasionally publish like racism ought to be rejected
a BuzzFeed-esque list article outright and completely in a
civilized society, but instead are
being given a platform for the
sake of conversation; taking a
hard stance against racism and
bigotry is not bias, it is moral.
Recently, comedian Trevor
Noah of The Daily Show host-
ed TheBlaze opinion reporter
Tomi Lahren on his show for a
formal interview where he de-
bated with her over whether or
not Black Lives Matter is a hate
group comparable to the KKK.
Clips of the interaction circu-
lated all over social media and
many cheered on Noah for his
calm and collected rebuttals of
Lahren’s views, but at the end
of the evening, no one changed
their minds and her opinions
were given honest and calm
consideration. I find it hard to
believe that there was no inten-
tion of it going viral.
It used to be that the media
guided the public in politics
and was a source of truth, but
now it seems that the opinion
of the public guides the media.
The change in demand for con-
tent has made it dangerous for
news organizations to think
outside of the box or truly chal-
lenge authority. If trust is to be
restored to media of all types
and the people truly do control
what is supplied, then it is our
obligation to not settle for less.
Demand better journalism and
change will follow.

Valuing feminine traits Manning commutation

JONATHAN MITCHEL
SECOND-YEAR BMED
in the work place good for the public
Gender inequality in the In other aspects of life, we This past Tuesday, Presi- partnership had already been
“More ethernet plugs in workplace is not a new phenom- are told to embrace ourselves dent Barack Obama commuted in effect for four years, too long
the rooms.” enon. Articles about the wage — flaws and all. It is frowned Chelsea Manning’s prison sen- to quickly reverse in the face
gap, pregnancy penalties and upon when people change tence from 35 years to seven of likely-anticipated public op-
lack of women in C-suite posi- themselves for friends, families from the time she was arrested, position.
tions are numerous. For every or their significant others in or- meaning she will walk free later “If transparency would lead
article highlighting the blatant der to be valued and respected. this year on May 17. to widespread public opposition
disparity women Yet women are Now, howev- to a trade agree-
face in the work- silently required er you feel about ment, then that
place, there are to conform in national security “ ... all Americans trade agreement
double the num- “Yet women are order to move up or politics, it is
deserve to know what should not be
ber of articles on silently required to in a company to paramount to US policy,” US
how to combat reach higher lev- understand that is being done in Senator Eliza-
this inequality. conform ...” els of success. this is funda-
The advice By failing to mentally good their name.” beth Warren
said regarding
that seems to be VIDYA IYER promote both for the public on the TPP.
embraced by the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF masculine and a certain level. DAVID RAJI The same
current work- feminine traits The harsh pun- OPINIONS EDITOR principle is ap-
STUTI RAO place culture is in the workplace, ishment of Man- plied to projects
FIRST-YEAR CHBE to follow in the reaching gender ning along with like mass sur-
path of our more successful parity is impossible because we Snowden’s — albeit self-imposed veillance. Transparency is mini-
“Have PLs arrange more male counterparts and display are devaluing what half the pop- — exile certainly did nothing to mized or eliminated altogether
behaviors that are characterized ulation has to offer. This feeling make the already alien prospect in order to cut the public’s dis-
floor activities.” as traditionally masculine. of being devalued is on of the of blowing the whistle more at- sent out of the process. Part of
These masculine traits in- biggest reasons why women tractive. Despite what anyone the reason for the military ‘s out-
clude being assertive and domi- leave competitive companies might lead you to believe, whis- rage after Manning’s leaks may
nant while feminine traits in- and positions. tleblowers are absolutely neces- have been security concerns, but
clude being gentle and sensitive. This talent drain has dire sary to stave off corruption and I am confident there was anoth-
While women are encour- consequences to a company’s entrenched malpractice. er aspect, one that was linked
aged to pursue the same oppor- overall growth. Diverse teams Sure, Obama may not have to a perceived loss of autonomy
tunities as men, they are dis- have traditionally proven to be been happy when Snowden and recognition that certain ac-
couraged from embracing their more successful than homog- exposed the mass surveillance tivities now might be reined in.
feminine personalities. These enous ones; however, it is not being conducted by the NSA, If this is indeed Obama’s and
traits oftentimes make women enough to merely have a team but the public is certainly bet- others’ basis for keeping state
incorrectly appear weak and in- with an equal number of males ter off for knowing about it. secrets like the ones Manning
capable of taking on more seri- and females. Encouraging peo- This is only one example, but leaked confidential, democracy
ous roles. ple to think and act in a certain it illustrates a crucial point: if is being ignored. As Warren has
In an interview in the At- way defeats the purpose of hav- the public does not know what said, this argument is exactly
lantic with Barbara Annis, the ing diverse teams. is going on, there is no way for backwards.
SIDDARTH SENTHILKUMAR founder of a gender intelligence Equality does not necessar- them to complain. Manning’s commutation
THIRD-YEAR CS consultancy company, she de- ily mean being the same; in a Lately it seems this is too matters. Not only because it
scribes her experience in man- competitive work place environ- often the norm. If not for was morally right, but because
agement at Sony. ment, equality means promot- the leaked draft versions of it cracks the almost-shut door
“Get rid of all the bugs.” “With clients, I was my au- ing and valuing both masculine the Trans-Pacific Partnership for more whistleblowers in the
thentic self, … and we were able and feminine characteristics. (TPP), we may never even have future. And they are sorely
to close some amazing deals. … Until companies understand heard of it. Initial plans involved needed, because all Americans
But, inside the company, I be- this, gender inequality will per- not revealing the details of the deserve to know what is being
Photos by David Raji Student Publications came one of the guys,” she said. sist in the workplace. TPP to the public until the done in their name.
// OPINIONS
The amazing upsides of
living off campus
“Living off campus I feel more
like an adult and less like
a student.”
HANNA WARLICK
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR
We all know Tech is presti- say they are doing) instead of fo-
gious; it is probably the reason cusing on simply doing your best.
most students chose to attend. When I first moved off cam-
Tech is known for its cutting edge pus, nothing really felt differ-
research, high return on invest- ent. Sure, I had a bit more free-
ment, innovative startups and of dom and I had to make sure my
course rigorous academics. The rent got paid on the first of every
“Tech Bubble” physically encom- month. But it was not so drasti-
passes the 400-acre campus in the cally different from living on cam-
heart of midtown but these highly pus. It was not until classes start-
sought after aspects are what ed that I really began to notice a
makes Tech so distinguished. distinct difference.
However I did not realize how When I am making my way
detrimental the rigorous academ- to campus, I am not surrounded
ics were to me until I got out of by Tech students on the elevator
campus and into Atlanta. every morning who I then fol-
With 98 percent of fresh- low to the closest bus stop. I do
men living in on-campus hous- not feel so claustrophobic. When
ing, it is easy to foster a sense of I get home I am allowed to just
community while surrounded be me. As soon as I lock the door
by your peers. It has also eas- I can feel myself relax and shrug
ily created a space filled with the off the stresses of school and the
top students, all of them almost day, and just for a second I am
constantly competing for who is allowed to feel at home. I love
putting in more effort, drinking Tech, but I also love coming home
more coffee, getting less sleep or and not being surrounded by
going out more. Tech-owned walls.
When living in such close The biggest difference I no-
quarters, it is easy to compare ticed came during the last finals
yourself to those around and lose week. In previous semesters, I
track of your identity. The Tech would push myself to get in those
Bubble has become an isolated last few Powerpoints or problem
space that leaves you focused on sets and end up walking home
what other people are doing (or from the Clough building in the
middle of the night. Now, how-
ever, the bus that gets me back to
my apartment stops running at
9 p.m., meaning that any work I
want to finish on campus needs to
be done by 8:30 p.m. This made
me get up earlier but also prevent-
ed me from working myself to the
point of exhaustion every night. I
would take the bus home and tru-
ly let myself have a break. And in
the end I felt sufficiently prepared
for all of my final exams.
Yes, I have given up the con-
venience of rolling out of bed
and out of my room to step foot
on campus. But now I have a lon-
ger commute where I can listen
to music, podcasts or just let my
mind wander. And when I do step
out of my apartment, I am sur-
rounded by Atlanta. I walk to the
grocery store just like I did when
I was on campus, but instead of
it feeling like a chore, it is some-
thing I look forward to.
Living off campus, I feel more
like an adult and less like a stu-
dent. I have to think about pay-
ing rent every month and I have
set up a budget to keep track of
my spending. I have given myself
this separation between school
and home. As Mark Twain said,
“I have never let my schooling in-
terfere with my education.”
It took moving off campus for
me to realize my schooling was
interfering with my education. I
could easily work myself up into
thinking some assignment or
exam was the end of the world.
Now when I look around I am
reminded that my life does not
revolve around academics, some-
thing that is incredibly easy to for-
get when surrounded by stressed
out Tech students.
Early Action
Tech granted admission to
4,380 students last Saturday.
This group comprised 28 per-
cent of the total 15,715 that
applied. Of the Georgia resi-
dents that sought early action
admission, 49 percent were ac-
cepted. In contrast, 21 percent
of those who are non-Georgia
residents were accepted. The
average ACT score of those
accepted was 33 while the av-
erage of the SAT scores was
calculated to be 1468.
Pastner’s TV Passion
Tech men’s basketball
coach Josh Pastner gave away
five television sets at last Thurs-
day’s game to fans who stayed
for the entire game. The give-
away was much anticipated
beforehand by many. Pastner,
who was brought on board last
April, has already seen a con-
siderable degree of success this
season, with victories like the
one over Clemson as well as
one over North Carolina over
winter break.
technique • January 20, 2017• 9
Trump vs. Lewis
President-Elect Donald
Trump’s latest Twitter ti-
rade involved attacks on John
Lewis, longtime United States
Representative from Georgia.
Trump attacked Lewis’s dis-
trict, claiming among other
things that it is “falling apart.”
Seeing as Tech lies within this
allegedly decrepit region, it
is necessary that all students
be aware of just what Trump
thinks of the fantastic city we
all call home.
Textbook Prices
Despite the availability of
PDF versions of textbooks,
those with classes that require
the purchase of textbook com-
panions — like MyMathLab
or WebAssign — are still un-
fortunately forced to pay the
unreasonably high prices set
for textbooks. Their plight can
be pitied by all Tech students,
and we must all indeed mourn
the loss of money that could
have been spent on Chick-fil-A
from their wallets.
// NEWS
New online Masters’ in Analytics to launch
TRISTEN ALLEN
STAFF WRITER
Beginning in August 2017,
Tech will offer an online Master’s
degree in analytics through edX,
an online higher education plat-
form originally founded by the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology and Harvard University.
The program will be delivered
through the massive open on-
line course (MOOC) format and
will be led by Tech faculty and
professors, with tuition prices at
$275 per credit hour for a total of
$9,900 for the full degree.
Tech currently offers an on-
line Master’s program in Com-
puter Sciences (OMSCS) through
Udacity, another MOOC delivery
platform founded by a Research
Professor at Stanford University,
Sebastian Thurn. To date, the
OMSCS program has received
over 10,000 applications. Its
enrollment for Spring 2017 is
3,358 students.
According to Joel Sokol, Ph.D.,
the program director for both the
online and on-campus Masters in
Analytics programs, the campus-
based degree program receives
nearly 1,000 applications per year,
of which 800–900 are qualified
for admission into the program.
Tech’s on-campus program only
admits 60 to 70 of those qualified.
Applicants who fail to be ad-
mitted to the program in Atlanta
may be referred to the online
program as an alternative with
the possibility of being admitted
technique • January 20, 2017• 5
immediately, provided they had aminations to provide oversight of tension of Georgia Tech’s mission certificate of completion by edX.
qualified during on-campus ad- the learning process and allow for to serve the public and make top- The MicroMasters program will
missions. Applications for the on- the awarding of a Tech degree at quality education accessible to as cost $1,500 and will begin in or
line program began Jan. 12, with the end of the course. many people as possible.” before Fall 2017.
plans currently in place to admit Sokol identified the cost of the A small selection of the cours- Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX,
250 students for the first term. program as a significant factor in es will be available online for expressed support for both the full
The core of the online ana- its importance, noting that Tech’s free through edX, minus any degree and online courses, saying
lytics program is formed by a analytics program is “a top-ten Tech-led instruction or faculty edX’s “collaboration with Georgia
set of three interdisciplinary program. If you look at some of touchpoints. Tech to deliver the MicroMasters
courses: one from the School of our peer top-ten programs that The free courses will offer no program and the OMS Analytics
Industrial and Systems Engi- have online components, they credit for completion, but students Master’s degree will help learners
neering, one from the College might be up to five or six times as who choose to complete the Mi- gain in-demand skills to advance
of Computing and one from the costly as our degree is going to be. croMasters program, consisting of their careers in affordable, flexible
College of Business. We think this is really just an ex- the free courses, will be offered a and accessible ways.”
Each of these core courses may
be replaced with an advanced
elective if the student has prior ex-
perience in the course’s discipline.
After these courses, the pro-
gram includes two interdisciplin-
ary core courses that focus on
synthesizing concepts from the
first three.
The program then diverges
into one of three tracks, two of
which will be available this fall:
big data and analytical tools. The
third, business analytics, will be-
come available at a currently un-
specified date.
Each track consists of two spe-
cific electives from the student’s
choice of five from all the courses
offered through the program. Per
Sokol, some students choose to
take two tracks by taking the ad-
ditional electives or by substitut-
ing the relevant courses for their
core.
Much like the OMSCS degree,
the online analytics program will
feature online delivery of course Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publications
resources and lectures, along with Students walk outside of the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
faculty-led checkpoints and ex- Joel Sokol, Ph.D., of the ISYE department will direct the new online Master’s degree in Analytics.

Entertainment
LINES explores natural themes through dance
EVENTS
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Company Tour
PERFORMERS: LINES Ballet
LOCATION: Ferst Center
DATE: Jan. 14
OUR TAKE: «««««
LAKSHMI RAJU
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Toes planted like roots against
the stage floor, arms flexed and
flowing around, weaving magic
with each motion. Alonzo King
has created a captivating piece
in “Biophony,” which was per-
formed at the Ferst Center for the
Arts on Jan. 14.
The Lines Ballet Company
performed another contempo-
rary ballet piece choreographed
by King, “Sand.” Set to the
sounds of jazz, the pairing of
music and choreography was a
novel combination.
“Biophony” was a revelation
because King chose to use noises
from nature, such as the rum-
blings of birds or the whispers of
humpback whales. The sounds
were arranged by Bernie Krause,
noted musician and ecologist.
The costuming was an ode
to the music. Feathered pants
and an ostrich skirt made a strik-
ing appearance. The dancers
acted like the animals in the
natural symphony.
In one sequence, the dancers
gathered on stage to the sound of
Flaming Lips reinvigorated in “Oczy Mlody”
Wayne Coyne, lead vocalist and songwriter for the Flaming
Lips, promotes their newest album, which has a youthful feel.
buzzing while their bodies grace-
fully emulated a hive of bees.
Sometimes, hands followed
feet on the ground as they
echoed orangutans and other
quadrupedal animals. The natu-
ralist feel of the sounds and mo-
tion of the jungle contrasted with
elegant pas de duex (dance du-
ets) set to the haunting calls of
humpback whales.
The second half of the show,
“Sand,” was more conformist, us-
ing jazz rather than the sounds of
a jungle. The program gave an in-
depth explanation of the connec-
tion of sand to the show.
“Its particular nothingness
and its potential for unimaginable
power has caused minds to liken
sand to human beings for eons,”
King said.
However, this connection be-
tween the choreography and the
theme was difficult to perceive in
the actual performance. The piece
used a curtain of strings that were
occasionally disturbed, probably
to give the illusion of sand falling.
A few times, dancing took place
behind the curtain upon a raised
stage. This staging was fairly gim-
micky and did not seem to fit with
the rest of the piece.
However, what did work
wonderfully and what was an
interesting dichotomy was the
combination of the Jazz music ac-
companying the dancers.
Jazz is a poignant genre
whose greats were known for
their improvisational skills with
the building blocks of the mu-
sic. The choreography, on the
other hand, is planned down
Photo courtesy of the Flaming Lips
Two dancers from the Alonzo King Lines Ballet Company intertwine during the “Sand”
number. The company will be touring in the Southeast, Canada and France later this year.
to the precise movement of the
tips of each finger.
Both of the pieces by the
company showcased immense
physical talent. The dancers
supported their body weights
against the floor in unbelievable
positions. The impressive inten-
sity of their dance was height-
ened by the absence of struggle
on their faces. Even as the
second hour came to an end,
the only indication of physical
exertion were their coatings of
sweat and the rhythmic beating of
their diaphragms.
MUSIC
Oczy Mlody
Flaming Lips
LABEL: Warner Bros. Records
GENRE: Alternative/Indie
TRACK PICKS: “Oczy Mlody,”
“There Should Be Unicorns”
OUR TAKE: «««««
JOSH TREBUCHON
STAFF WRITER
The experimental rock group
the Flaming Lips released their
new album “Oczy Mlody” on
Jan. 13, their first solo release
since 2013.
When asked how the group de-
cided on the name of the album,
Wayne Coyne, the lead vocalist
and songwriter for the band, ex-
plained that the phrase was cho-
sen solely for its sound. Though
“Oczy Mlody” is Polish for “eyes
of the young,” Coyne insisted that
the group did not even know the
translation of the words at first.
Whether chosen incidentally or
intentionally, the name is a perfect
fit for the new album.
In contrast to Flaming Lips’
previous albums, which are large-
ly dark space operas dealing with
complex and serious themes of
love and loss, “Oczy Mlody” is
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Monica Jamison
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Lakshmi Raju
entertainment@nique.net
Under the exotic choreogra-
phy, the foundation of skillful
ballet technique was apparent.
The most awe-inspiring moments
of the show were when ballet skills
were leveraged to showcase the
raw sounds of nature and the clas-
sic sounds of saxophone.
A quick look around the audi-
ence revealed that the attendees
wore quite a range of attire, from
t-shirts to gowns. This highlighted
the diverse appeal of the company
— it attracted both dancers and
art enthusiasts from many differ-
ent backgrounds.
a full thematic and stylistic em-
brace of youth culture. A further
departure from their earlier work,
the new album is not a rejection
of the mainstream; instead, it
fuses the mainstream with the al-
ternative. In fact, the album feels
more like the work of an emerging
indie-pop group, not a band
formed in 1983.
The titular opening track sets
the tone of the album as a whole.
The complex electronic instru-
mental reminds one of the simple,
ultra-modern house tracks played
in malls, but a level of complex-
ity elevates it. While the songs
may sound similar to background
music, they contain many over-
lapping layers and such musical
complexity that they refuse to
fade into the background. This
album is background music for
the foreground.
Many of the songs feel like
dance music, but they would
be impossible to actually dance
to. The songs themselves would
simply be too distracting, and
this duality is key to the style of
“Oczy Mlody.” On the album, the
Flaming Lips are unpretentious,
unassuming and understated, yet
each and every track strikes the
listener with intense depth
and complexity.
The third track, “There Should
Be Unicorns,” offers an image of
a magical and fantastic future, a
technique
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10
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Photo courtesy of Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Since the show was at the Ferst
Center, students received a dis-
counted $10 rate and unrestricted
seat choice. Annoyingly enough,
one theater tech employee wore a
distracting bright red shirt back-
stage instead of the usual black.
Despite this issue, the Lines
Ballet Company’s performance
was phenomenal, and Alonzo
King’s choreography was master-
ful. Every movement by the danc-
ers was controlled yet fluid. Even
the drops of sweat pouring down
their faces were gracefully flung to
the ground with each strong turn.
nihilistic world full of unicorns,
“motorcycle stunts that always
crash” and in which no one needs
to answer for their actions. The
song is, perhaps, a child’s idea of
adulthood: a beautiful world of
freedom and lawlessness.
At the same time, however, the
song is infused with adult refer-
ences to sex and drugs and is per-
meated by expletives. If the song
were written as a hypothetical,
it would be a child’s grievances
about growing up and finding a
world that differs greatly from the
one he expected. Coyne does not,
however, write the song as a hy-
pothetical. Therefore, he seems to
continue to cling to childish hope
for an ideal world.
Much of the album wrestles
with this theme: Coyne seems to
be trying to find a way to accom-
modate youthful naïveté and en-
thusiasm with an adult reality.
Coyne and his band cement
this orientation of the album
around youth and its integration
with or replacement by adulthood
in “How??,” a track which treats
the classic rock ’n’ roll notion of
everlasting youth with both rever-
ence and irony.
In his version of Pete Town-
shend’s iconic line — “I hope I
die before I get old” — Coyne
asks, “Are you with us, or are you
burnin’ out?” In the next line,
See OCZY, page 13
// ENTERTAINMENT
Sherlock season abandons past strengths
TELEVISION
Sherlock
NETWORK: BBC
WHEN: Jan. 1
STARRING: Benedict
Cumberbatch, Martin
Freeman
OUR TAKE: «««««
JOSH TREBUCHON
STAFF WRITER
The fourth season of Ste-
ven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’
show “Sherlock” aired in three
installments on Jan. 1, 8 and 15
on BBC One in the U.K. and PBS
in the U.S.
Benedict Cumberbatch (“The
Imitation Game”) and Martin
Freeman (“The Hobbit”) reprise
their roles as Sherlock Holmes
and John Watson. Mark Gatiss
plays an increasingly significant
Mycroft Holmes, and Amanda
Abbington (“Mr. Selfridge”) plays
Mary Morstan.
Toby Jones (“Captain Ameri-
ca: The First Avenger”) and Sian
Brooke (“Under the Greenwood
Tree”) round out the primary cast
as the newly introduced villains
Culverton Smith and Eurus.
Fans of the show have waited
three full years for the new season
of “Sherlock,” and after watching
season four, they are bound to
be disappointed.
The season is not necessarily
bad: as a work of art, the show
emerges as a shining, unrivaled
example of the cinematic beauty
and elegance that television as a
medium is capable of.
Moffat and Gatiss experiment
with striking, surreal, even psy-
chedelic imagery and cinema-
tography, introducing fantastic
sequences that make the viewer
Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) works on a case with a borrowed hound in “The Six
Thatchers.” Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ “Sherlock” returned for a fourth season this month.
feel as though they are watching
a high-budget blockbuster movie,
not a British drama show on PBS
or BBC. In this sense, the season
is a natural progression of Mof-
fat and Gatiss’ Christmas special,
“The Abominable Bride,” which
premiered in early 2016.
The earlier special drags the
viewer into the depths of Sher-
lock’s mental torment and human
weakness. The new season simply
expands the scope of this explora-
tion, confronting the viewer with
the weakness and fallibility of
every character.
The main creative goal of the
new season is demonstrating that
cleverness of any magnitude is no
guarantee of emotional strength
or moral discipline. If Sherlock
and Moriarty are the prototypi-
cal sociopaths of different ethical
persuasions, Eurus is the ultimate
deranged genius.
While the season begins a
bit slowly, it reaches new artistic
heights by the third episode, in
which Cumberbatch and Louise
Brealey (“Casualty”) turn in emo-
tionally convincing performances.
In a show with dialogue nor-
mally characterized by detached,
witty banter, these portrayals
were remarkable deviations from
the norm.
Though this development
marks season four of “Sher-
lock” as undeniably superior to
previous seasons as a television
drama, fans of the show do not
necessarily want drama, art, or ex-
perimental cinematography: they
want “Sherlock.”
Photo courtesy of BBC
As impressive as it may be, the
latest season is a significant de-
parture from the character of the
show in previous seasons. Herein
lies the problem with Moffat and
Gatiss’ new work: it is simply
too new.
While “The Abominable
Bride” departed stylistically from
earlier installments of the show
in the same way season four does,
its content continued in the di-
rection of former seasons, unlike
season four.
The special gave viewers
pure, classic “Sherlock,” return-
ing to the “crime-solving duo”
format. Season three had de-
parted from this scheme, and
the return to the era that gave
birth to the beloved character
was successful.
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Because the new filming style
was not entirely well-received,
“The Abominable Bride” shook
viewers’ confidence in Moffat and
Gatiss, but season four is bound to
destroy previous criticsm.
The first episode of the season
seems to be taken straight from
a spy show, and the third and fi-
nal episode feels like a rehashed
“Saw” movie.
While the second episode of-
fers a temporary reprieve, giv-
ing viewers another chance to
see Holmes and Watson working
together to defeat a nemesis, the
broader story-arc of the season
becomes problematic.
No longer does the show follow
a detective and his doctor-side-
kick battling London’s greatest
criminals for their own entertain-
ment. Rather, the show is about
personal conflict and emotional
development, great themes for
a television drama, but not for
“Sherlock” fans.
Though the omnipresent spec-
tre of Moriarty, practically taunt-
ing viewers with the prospect of a
showdown, haunts the season, no
classic endgame ever comes.
“Sherlock,” no matter how
thrilling and dramatic it may now
be, is no longer the series the fans
have grown to love.
If hardcore fans are to find any
bright spot in the new season, it
will come at the end of the third
episode. The conclusion of the
season suggests that the show will
return to its roots, but any hope
for the future is dampened by a
sense that the conclusion serves as
a farewell.
Given Cumberbatch and Free-
man’s hectic filming schedules, it
is not certain if a fifth season is
feasible. Fans cannot be assured
that Holmes and Watson will re-
turn to their former glory on the
small screen.
12 • January 20, 2017• technique // ENTERTAINMENT

Hardy descends into antihero in period drama

TELEVISION
Taboo
NETWORK: FX
WHEN: Jan. 7
STARRING: Tom Hardy,
Jonathan Pryce
OUR TAKE: «««««
ZAFIR SHARIF
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Ushering in the beginning
of 2017, FX has produced a new
show, “Taboo.” The series stars
Tom Hardy, an actor familiar to
the big screen for roles, such as
Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises,”
“Mad Max” and more.
Tom Hardy is the main appeal
that has brought this show its im-
mediate success. After the release
of just two episodes, “Taboo”
has been confirmed for a second
season on the now highly distin-
guished television network FX.
The show opens with ten min-
utes completely devoid of dia-
logue. This entrance is common-
place for an actor like Tom Hardy.
He easily fits the role of a quiet,
intimidating man with hunkering
stature. Hardy is a grave digger
and is characterized as a type of
antihero.
For those who have scoured
Netflix end to end for darker,
high-quality TV shows, “Taboo”
fits the bill. Set in 1814 London,
the show utilizes a setting uncom-
mon to avid viewers of FX.
Atticus (Stephen Graham) and James (Tom Hardy) form an uncertain alliance. In addition
to starring in “Taboo,” Tom Hardy co-wrote eight episodes with his father Chips Hardy.
However, the plot and execu-
tion of direction can be compared
to Netflix’s “Peaky Blinders” or
AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” The set-
ting is painfully accurate, and as
episode one progresses, “Taboo”
creates a sort of mysterious feel for
the viewer.
The first episode is hard to fol-
low, however, as the season con-
tinues, the pieces of the puzzle
seem to fall into place. The com-
plication of the script’s moving
parts leads to an eventual pay-
off, so viewers will likely become
hooked on the new show.
In terms of performance, the
show has movie-level quality that
can be attributed to Hardy’s pres-
ence on screen. His deep voice and
frightening demeanor are reason
enough to view the performance.
The story begins with James
Delaney (Hardy) hurriedly stash-
Photo courtesy of FX
ing something in the ground of
heavy-fog London.
Assumed to be dead by most of
the population, people in the city
are taken aback by his dramatic
re-entry into the town. He attends
his father’s funeral and meets his
sister with whom he has had quite
a tabooed relationship. While this
detail is mentioned only in pass-
ing, it is the most likely reason
behind the show’s title. As the
season progresses, the title may
gain further significance, espe-
cially if the siblings’ story is fur-
ther developed.
Rumors begin to float around
about Delaney, and words about
his insanity and acts of horror
help the viewer develop an un-
derstanding of exactly what he is:
clinically insane.
After returning, Delaney
wastes no time in getting his late
father’s business in order, after
finding that he is the sole heir to
the fortune that his father left
behind. While the will is written
by Delaney’s father’s lawyer to be-
queath “a small strip of land” in
the New World, it is later correctly
identified as a large plot of land
in the sights of the British East
India company.
After refusing to sell the land
to his father’s lawyer, Delaney
soon makes it apparent to the
people of London that he is here
to play no games– his threatening
gait itself shows the public that he
is a man to be reckoned with.
The complete production of
the show is breathtaking: the at-
tention to detail, costumes and
dialogue are accurate for the
time period.
“Taboo” differentiates it-
self with a fresh take on
the antihero. Tom Hardy’s
spooky nature adds dimension to
his character.
The pilot presents more than a
couple loose ends that will most
likely be later resolved as the nail-
biting, contemplative series con-
tinues on Tuesdays at 10 p.m.

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// ENTERTAINMENT
Berg genuinely portrays Boston tragedy
FILM
Patriots Day
GENRE: Drama
STARRING: Mark Wahlberg,
Michelle Monaghan
DIRECTOR: Peter Berg
RATING: R
RELEASE DATE: Jan. 13
OUR TAKE: «««««
ANAND CHATURVEDI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
“Patriots Day” is Peter Berg’s
(“Hancock”) third collaboration
with Mark Wahlberg (“Ted”)
and his second film to revolve
around a recent tragedy. The film
follows the events of the 2013
Boston Marathon bombing and
the subsequent manhunt conduct-
ed in search of the perpetrators.
Wahlberg plays Tommy Saun-
ders, a police sergeant who is as-
signed to the finish line at the
Boston Marathon by Commis-
sioner Ed Davis (John Good-
man, “Argo”). Saunders’ wife,
Carol (Michelle Monaghan, “Kiss
Kiss Bang Bang”) is also pres-
ent at the finish line when the
explosions occur.
Both characters survive the
blasts, and Saunders immediately
springs into action. The details
of the rescue efforts are shown
mainly through the perspective
of police personnel, which is a
refreshing change from the usual
gratuitous aerial shots of explo-
sions and destruction that movie-
goers have come to expect.
“Patriots Day” also follows the
alternate storyline of the Tsarnaev
brothers, Dzhokhar (Alex Wolff,
“Coming Through The Rye”) and
Tamerlan (Themo Melikidze,
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every one of his roles is a varia-
tion on the same hot-tempered
action hero, it would be hard to
find a movie where he plays this
character better. His performance
is probably Wahlberg’s Oscar bid
for this year, and it would not be
surprising if he manages to secure
a nomination.
Before “Patriots Day” was
released, there were many con-
cerns of how the film would
address Muslim culture and its
relation to the terrorists in the
film.
The film’s unrelenting faith-
fulness to reality puts these fears
to rest without any artifice. The
movie does not associate with
any political agenda — its sole
purpose is to chronicle real-life
events without scrutinizing any
particular culture.
The film stirs empathy for the
victims of the attack instead of
bombarding the audience with
statistics. This effect is achieved
mainly by portraying the day-to-
Photo courtesy of CBS Films day life of specific people involved
Tommy (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife Carol (Michelle Monaghan) in one way or another in the Boston
must cope with the bombing they survived and its aftermath. Marathon bombing. Once again,
the technique is not an innovation
“Beautiful Something”). After that pushes the audience into the in filmmaking, but it is executed
executing the attack, they escape characters’ worlds. Berg achieves extremely well through Berg’s
in hopes of conducting a similar this feat by incorporating actual creative direction.
strike in Times Square. security footage into the film. Viewers that go to this movie
The two, especially Dzhokhar, While this method has been used hoping for intense action sequenc-
seem to be well-integrated, run-of- on multiple occasions and in es will get their money’s worth,
the-mill citizens — a far cry from many films, it has never been ex- but this film offers much more
the traditional image of terrorists ecuted quite as successfully as it is than shoot-outs and car chases.
in the American psyche. in “Patriots Day.” The dramatic strength of the
This characterization, as in The physical similarity be- “Patriots Day” comes from the
most of the film, mirrors the real- tween the cast members and authenticity of its plot and acting.
life events of April 15, 2013, in the real life people made this While this film could have
gritty detail. In fact, this aspect of integration even more believ- been a two hour long rendition
“Patriots Day” may be its greatest able. However, the film does not of “The Star Spangled Banner,”
strength. The uncompromising, overreach in this pursuit, which “Patriots Day” avoids the pitfalls
on-the-ground feel of the movie makes this move respectful, rather of glorified patriotism and cre-
arises mainly from its faithfulness than exploitative. ates a unique experience that will
to reality. Wahlberg’s performance is im- evoke loyalty and admiration
Peter Berg has a knack for cre- pressive, not for its subtlety but in the hearts of any audience —
ating an immersive atmosphere for its forcefulness. While almost American or otherwise.
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OCZY FROM PAGE 10
however, Coyne juxtaposes this
idea with a call to “kill your rock
’n’ roll ... sound,” shifting to the
role of the aging older generation.
“How??” is not a statement
about the direction that Coyne
and his group are taking but rath-
er an expression of the frustration
and confusion of the aging Peter
Pan. Coyne sums this struggle up
in his desperate cry, “I tried to tell
you, but I don’t know how.” He
repeats this line throughout the
song, and the sentiment reverber-
ates through the entire album.
Viewed through the lens of the
conflict between an adult reality
and a desire to embrace youth,
“Oczy Mlody” appears to be influ-
enced by the Flaming Lips’ recent
collaboration with Miley Cyrus
on her experimental album “Mi-
ley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz.”
On that album, Cyrus abandons
her teen pop image and attempts
to find a balance between her be-
loved youth culture and the mu-
sical maturity of the progressive
rock movements of the past.
To accomplish this balance,
Cyrus used the influence of the
Flaming Lips to become more
serious and experimental. In a re-
ciprocal twist, the collaboration
had the opposite effect on Wayne
Coyne and his band. The group
has discovered its youth again
and, in the process, taken a new
artistic approach.
Listening to the Flaming Lips’
album is not merely taking in a se-
ries of songs but rather experienc-
ing the reinvigoration of an aging
band in real time.
This constant musical innova-
tion is what has made the Flam-
ing Lips so well-respected, and
“Oczy Mlody” is no exception to
the group’s long tradition of ex-
cellence. The Flaming Lips have
reinvented themselves again, and
the album with which they have
done it may well be the best of
their career.
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HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
At the beginning of the men’s
college basketball season, I was
given a few words of caution by
a friend who has watched Tech
sports longer than I have.
“Don’t get your hopes up this
season,” he told me. “Don’t be op-
timistic in your predictions. This
is a rebuilding year.”
I heeded his advice. I made the
mistake of thinking that the Jack-
ets were bona fide conference con-
tenders after their stunning win
over Virginia last season. From
there, all I got was disappoint-
ment. Coach Brian Gregory did
his best to keep morale high, but
it was clear amidst the promises
to get better and to correct errors
that the team had hit a ceiling.
Entering the 2016-17 season,
many of the players who made
that team what it was, from
dynamo scorer Marcus Georges-
Hunt to powerful inside presence
Charles Mitchell, were no longer
with the team. The Jackets were
one of the nation’s youngest and
least experienced squads.
Freshmen like Josh Okogie
and Justin Moore, players greet-
ed by recruiters at top programs
by little more than a collective
shrug, would have to play mean-
ingful minutes. As for returning
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Junior center Ben Lammers (left) and redshirt senior guard Corey Heyward (right) have
provided the Jackets the benefit of experience, particularly important on such a young team.
players? The standout was Quin-
ton Stephens, who was a quiet if
reasonably effective piece on the
teams of years past. My friend was
right. There was no reason to ex-
pect more than some learning mo-
ments and perhaps a lucky confer-
ence win or two.
Perhaps as a make-up for
last year’s disappointing season,
though, the men’s basketball team
has very pleasantly subverted my
low expectations. Somehow, the
team stands at 3-3 in conference
play after a narrow loss to the
significantly favored Virginia
Tech Hokies.
Okogie has established himself
as one of the conference’s most
impressive newcomers, Moore has
proven to be an effective distribu-
tor and Stephens has shown an
ability to provide spurts of quality
offensive play.
In addition, new head coach
Josh Pastner, who was cautioned
by his athletic director and ACC
colleagues alike that this season
would be an uphill battle, has
won games against mainstays Roy
Williams and Mark Gottfried.
If you’re wondering how this
Tech basketball team is doing
that, you’re not alone. However,
Photos by Sara Schmitt Student Publications
there appears to be a quiet con-
fidence about this team, one that
has made every game so far a con-
test, save for a pummeling against
an angry Duke team. (That team
was welcoming star guard Gray-
son Allen back from an ‘indefi-
nite’ one-game suspension, one
triggered when Allen decided to
make a habit out of tripping op-
ponents.)
I haven’t even mentioned the
stellar play of Ben ‘The Laminator”
Lammers, the gangly, soft-spoken
big man who has captured the
hearts and minds of every com-
mentator with the fortune of
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calling a Tech game this season.
Where players like Okogie and
the enigmatic Tadric Jackson give
the Jackets hope from the outside,
Lammers offers strength in the
paint, something not many other
Jackets players can claim on a
night-in, night-out basis.
Maybe I’m doing exactly what
my friend told me not to do.
Maybe Tech basketball has just
decided to prolong my blithe dis-
regard before I am reminded that
Tech athletics aren’t allowed to
have (consistently) good things.
Though somehow I think things
will be different. I think this
team will give a lot of good ones
a run for their money (like they
already have.) I think teams that
find themselves losing to Tech
will stop questioning whether
they’ve just hit rock bottom and
start tipping their cap to their op-
ponent. I think Josh Pastner’s new
era might be what it takes to fill
seats at McCamish again.
Granted, there’s a lot of time
left in the season. It is one thing to
beat a North Carolina team still
finding its legs and gelling togeth-
er in December, and another to
beat them in the conference tour-
nament with the stakes raised.
Make no mistake, there are obvi-
ous shortcomings on the current
team. The shooting is streaky, the
rim protection can suffer at times
in Pastner’s zone defense and there
is a lack of big-game experience.
While this may well be another
rebuilding year for Tech basket-
ball, at least it seems as though
we’re building towards some-
thing. A something top recruits
can’t simply write off, a something
that makes McCamish Pavilion
the ‘Thrillerdome’ again and ce-
ments the Jackets as something
more than an also-ran on the
national stage.
Although the cynical side of
me tells me that this journey won’t
end with that result particularly
quickly, I am on board and ready
for the ride.
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SAM COSTA
DISTANCE RUNNING
HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
With nine total seniors and
graduate students, including eight
who run distance, the Tech men’s
track team has plenty of experi-
ence. Serving as role models at
competition and in practice alike,
these veterans can carry the load
for the team.
As just a freshman, though,
Buford, Ga. native Sam Costa
has burst onto the scene at the
beginning of the 2017 track slate,
earning conference-wide recogni-
tion for his performance at a meet
hosted by Clemson University.
Sam met with the Technique to
discuss his path to Tech and the
highlights so far.
Technique: What was it like to
be named ACC Men’s Track Per-
former of the Week?
Freshman distance runner Sam Costa stands at the Tech track. Costa is a standout performer,
and his recent conference accolade reflects his value to the Jackets track and field team.
Costa: I was kind of shocked.
I wasn’t really prepared for that.
But it was pretty cool hearing
that, I guess.
Technique: What inspired you
to get into running?
Costa: My dad convinced me
in ninth grade, or more, forced me
to. And I just kinda stuck with it
and started liking it.
Technique: What’s your favor-
ite thing about running?
Costa: It’s probably the time
and dedication, and the team at-
mosphere of running.
Technique: Why did you de-
cide to come to Tech?
Clark: It was definitely the
coaching staff, and also the upper-
classmen. They convinced me and
I really liked them.
Technique: Speaking of up-
perclassmen, which members of
the team are the strongest influ-
ences on you?
Costa: I would definitely say
Alex Grady and Nahom Solomon,
just because of their dedication to
the sport, and also Nahom was a
prior Gwinnett County guy, so I
got to know him before.
Technique: I know it’s still ear-
ly, but what has been your proud-
est moment as a member of the
Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publications
Jackets track and field team so far
this season?
Costa: The best moment is
probably just putting on a uni-
form and running with some
teammates in the [Clemson Or-
ange & Purple Classic] 5K, be-
cause that was my first time wear-
ing the singlet for the team.
Technique: How do you bal-
ance your commitments as a stu-
dent-athlete?
Costa: Definitely a lot of orga-
nization, and I’ve just got to take
time and focus on school. That’s
what we’re here for first. Then
comes the athletics.
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RECRUITS FROM PAGE 20
season. 10 of the 21 players cur-
rently on the roster are freshman,
and while they are talented, their
biggest test will be adjusting to
the college level.
The good news for softball is
that recruiting continues to im-
prove. The 2017 class is currently
ranked No. 43 in the nation ac-
cording to FloSoftball, with one
top 100 recruit and one just miss-
ing that cut. The most important
thing in the future for softball
will be experience, and the future
looks bright.
Overall, Tech recruiting this
season has appeared to have tak-
en an upswing. Football grabbed
the first four-star recruit in a few
years, basketball has the ram-
bunctious Josh Pastner and both
baseball and softball continue to
bring in high ranking recruiting
classes to Atlanta.
The question, of course,
is whether this talent will
translate into results. Despite
outrecruiting the Jackets signifi-
cantly in recent years, Georgia has
lost two straight games to Tech
in Athens. There is no doubt that
Tech coaches can and will bring
quality athletes to campus. How
they use them is another mat-
ter altogether. As players such as
Josh Okogie have shown, prospect
rankings, popular as they are, are
far from perfect.
While they wait for Tech’s
newest athletes to step onto cam-
pus and begin competing, how-
ever, fans have reason to look for-
ward to their appearances. From
punters to pitchers, next year’s
teams are stocked with players
with significant potential.
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Women’s tennis graced by national spotlight
NISHANT REDDY
STAFF WRITER
With a 7-0 sweep of Portland
and a 6-1 win over Oregon this
past weekend, the Jackets have
showed some early returns to
validate their standing in NCAA
Women’s Tennis. A strong fin-
ish to last season and consistent
play in the fall season set up for a
spring that is full of anticipation.
The Intercollegiate Tennis As-
sociation took notice of Tech’s
strong play, ranking the Jackets
No. 11 in the nation just a few
weeks ago. For reference, the
Jacket’s ended NCAA tourna-
ment play last season with a Sweet
16 appearance. At the end of last
season, the ITA ranked Tech No.
16 out of all teams.
The Jackets will face stiff com-
petition all season, particularly
close to home here in the ACC.
Five ACC teams appeared in the
ITA’s top 25 rankings: UNC is
No. 2, Duke is No. 10, Miami is
No. 12, and Virginia is No. 23. In
a particularly strong conference,
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and standout freshman Nami Otsuka will be expected to propel the team by example.
two wins to play in the round of
16. Freshman Nadia Gizdova also
won a match at the ITA Region-
als. On the doubles side of the
draw, the pair of Otsuka and Giz-
dova as well as the pair of Senior
Alexa Anton-Ohlmeyer and Jones
earned wins.
Meanwhile, Hourigan and
McAdoo earned a berth in the
round of 16 in the same doubles
draw. Moving forward, Junior
Johnnise Renaud and McAdoo
will be doubles partners, and they
are the No. 7 ranked tandem in
the Southeast per ITA.
Against Portland, success
began on the doubles courts.
Winning a majority of the three
doubles matches is worth one
point out of a possible seven up
for grabs. These doubles matches
require each team to play one set
each. The teams of McAdoo/Re-
naud, Hourigan/Jones, and Otsu-
ka/Gizdova all won, securing this
Photo by David Van Student Publications
point for the Jackets. In singles,
McAdoo, Renaud, Jones, Otsuka,
and Gizdova won in straight sets.
Hourigan lost the first set 6-7,
but she rallied back with a 6-1
victory in the second set. In an
extended and dramatic third set,
Hourigan won the set by a narrow
12-10 and secured the victory.
Freshman Luca Fabian did not get
the opportunity to play in a match
this weekend, a testament to the
Jackets’ strength.
technique • January 20, 2017• 19
Against Oregon, Tech fans
may have noticed Alison Silverio
serving as the head coach of the
Ducks. She served as an assistant
coach at Tech during the National
Championship run in 2007, and
played four years with the Jackets.
Silverio was no stranger to suc-
cess at her time at Tech. An All-
ACC pick her senior year and the
NCAA Tournament MVP when
she guided the Jackets to their
first ever NCAA national title, she
established herself as an all-time
great Jacket. Whether she would
defeat her former team was now in
the hands of her players.
In doubles, McAdoo/Renaud
and Hourigan/Jones won again,
but Otsuka/Gizdova dropped a
very close set 5-7. Nonetheless, by
winning two of the three doubles
matches on Sunday, Tech was able
to once again secure the doubles
point. In singles, Hourigan had to
extend her match to a long third
set before finally winning 6-0,
6-7, 10-6. Renaud started strong,
but ultimately lost to the Ducks’
Tobita 2-6, 6-1, 1-6.
Other winners on the day in-
cluded McAdoo, Jones, Otsuka,
and Gizdova, who each won in
straight sets. Head Coach Rod-
ney Harmon gave Oregon and
Portland credit for matches closer
than the final score lines would
end up indicating.
The Jackets’ focus will now
shift to January 28th -29th as they
host ITA Kickoff Weekend. Be-
ginning 10 AM at the Ken Byers
Tennis Complex, Tech will take
on Penn. The two other teams in-
vited to the ITA Kickoff Weekend
at Tech are Kentucky and UCLA.
From the Ivy League to the
SEC to the Pac-12, these teams
will provide the Jackets a variety
of play styles to experience. Les-
sons learned could be valuable in
the conference tournament and
well beyond.
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Women’s hoops under radar, above expectations
HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
Center stage in recent weeks
has belonged to the Tech men’s
basketball team, and not without
reason. With impressive confer-
ence wins over NC State, North
Carolina and Clemson, Josh
Pastner’s tenure in The Flats is off
to a good start.
At least equally as impressive,
however, is the performance of the
women’s team. Fresh off confer-
ence against Boston College and
No. 24 Syracuse, the Jackets are
making noise in the ACC slate’s
early goings.
With the graduation of legend-
ary Tech guard Aaliyah White-
side, it would have been natural
to expect a step backwards. After
all, Whiteside turned in a 2015-16
campaign that ended with All-
ACC awards and an Honorable
Mention All-American nod from
the Women’s Basketball Coaches
Association, a season that also saw
Whiteside lead the conference in
scoring with 19.5 points/game.
What standout guard Josh Ok-
ogie has done for the men, Franc-
esca Pan has done for the women.
Pan recently notched her third
ACC Rookie of the Week award,
offering the Jackets a consistent
scoring presence in the back-
court alongside sophomore guard
Kaylan Pugh and junior forward
Zaire O’Neill. Together, the trio
Recruiting update: Paul, Pastner and the prospects
CASEY MILES
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
With National Signing Day
on the horizon, it’s a good time
to examine what recruits Tech
has picked up over the past year.
Because of the uncommon triple
option offense and a multitude of
other factors, it is rare that Tech
pulls in a nationally remarkable
recruiting class for football. Bas-
ketball is currently in the middle
of the season so recruiting is halted
for the moment, and spring sports
such as softball and baseball will
finally see what the freshman they
received truly have to offer.
FOOTBALL
Football has had a somewhat
fruitful class in terms of raw talent
compared to the past few years.
With the Swilling brothers, Bruce
and Tre, committing to follow in
their father’s footsteps by attend-
ing Tech, the Jackets receive their
only four-star recruit and their
top three-star recruit, courtesy of
247Sports. While on paper the
Jackets’ rank is extremely similar
to past years, the addition of a
four-star gives it a boost that Tech
hasn’t seen since Shamire Devine
in the class of 2013, who will be
a redshirt senior this coming year.
Additionally, Tech adds two
niche special team players in No.
3 punter in the country Pressley
Harvin III and No. 10 kicker in
the country Joseph Bulovas (both
SPORTS EDITOR:
Harsha Sridhar
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Casey Miles
sports@nique.net
Junior guard Antonia Peresson dribbles upcourt. Peresson has provided a steadying influence in
the locker room, especially with a young Tech team experiencing their first conference games.
combine for 35.3 points per game,
more than half of the team’s 67.3
points per game total.
While Pan is in her first year
at Tech, opponents have found
in her a veteran savvy that comes
from prior experience. The Bas-
sanno del Grappa, Italy native
ranks are computed courtesy of
247Sports.com).
This year’s class is also incred-
ibly heavy in defensive players, a
subset of players that Tech sorely
needs. While most defensive play-
ers will be returning for the season
in the fall, it will be the year after
that the incoming players will be
needed most, what with the grad-
uation of the Austin brothers.
BASKETBALL
Josh Pastner was hired to be
the next head coach of Tech men’s
basketball team on April 8, 2016,
leaving him without much time
to recruit for the next year when
many top recruits have already
verbally declared intent.
However, Pastner put his nose
to the grindstone almost immedi-
ately after arriving and picked up
two three star recruits: point guard
Jose Alverado and small forward
Curtis Haywood II. There are also
currently three players consider-
ing Tech, the biggest being four-
star point guard J.J. Smith.
If Pastner is able to recruit
Smith, he will only add to what
he has been able to make in the
short amount of time he has been
here at Tech.
BASEBALL
As for spring sports, baseball
has 12 freshman getting their first
college experience this season. Ac-
cording to perfectgame.org, the
class was ranked No. 22 nation-
ally, with only one player choosing
Editor Harsha Sridhar explains why
Tech basketball might be on the right
path under Josh Pastner.416
represented her country at both
the U18 and U20 level and was
one of the top-ranked interna-
tional recruits when she made the
decision to play for the Jackets,
courtesy of ramblinwreck.com.
Last year, the Jackets tallied a
20-13 season record, with eight
Football head coach Paul Johnson surveys the field during a game against Georgia. Johnson
has put together a quietly promising recruiting class, including a few highly touted specialists.
to forgo their college commitment
to go on to the MLB. The class in-
cludes six pitchers, a position that
Tech lacked depth in last season,
especially towards the postseason.
For next season, Tech’s recruit-
ing class is rated even higher than
last season. Perfectgame has them
listed at No. 17 with sixteen re-
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Photo by John Nakano Student Publications
wins and eight losses within the
conference. This season, Tech has
already picked up 13 wins, which
puts it in place to secure its fourth
consecutive winning season.
Nevertheless, a difficult month
separates the Jackets from the
present and the March conference
cruits. However, what remains
to be seen is how many will get
drafted and choose to sign a major
league contract instead of attend-
ing Tech. The main problem with
both of these baseball recruiting
classes is the lack of top 100 tal-
ent. For the 2017 class, Tech is
currently the only top 25 team
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tournament that could make or
break the team’s goals. That in-
cludes matchups against current
No. 2 Notre Dame and current
No. 5 Florida State. The former
held the Jackets to 38 points on
January 2nd, marking the team’s
season low.
After the game, Coach MaCh-
elle Joseph said, “[Notre Dame]
did a great job of changing de-
fenses on us. That’s really hard
to play against for a young team,
especially freshmen guards and
you could tell it rattled us,” cour-
tesy of ramblinwreck.com. Since
then, the Jackets have had time to
adapt to the Fighting Irish’s play
style. That experience could well
come in handy, and seeing that
the Jackets held the Irish to an
underwhelming 55, even a small
improvement on offense could
turn the tide if the stingy defense
returns for the second bout.
Of their 11 remaining games,
five of Tech’s contests will take
place on the road against confer-
ence foes, while the remaining six
will be played in the friendly con-
fines of McCamish Pavilion. With
only four road games under their
belt, including just one within the
conference, the young Jackets will
undergo trial by fire. From stand-
out freshmen like Pan to longtime
Tech players like Antonia Peres-
son and Zaire O’Neill, they may
have the right pieces to exit suc-
cessful and optimistic about the
team’s long-term prospects.
Photo by Casey Miles Student Publications
who doesn’t have at least one re-
cruit from the top 100. This is
disappointing in a talent-rich area.
SOFTBALL
The other spring sport, softball,
has an incredibly young roster and
will be looking to prove itself this
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