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NEWS

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News 2

OPINIONS

Record Retention Rates p5 H2H: Social Media

Opinions 6

Life 10

Entertainment 14

SHOOTING FOR STRONG NEW SEASON p24

p9

Sports 24

LIFE

SPORTS

How to Study for

Finals
SHWETA BHAT

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
As we approach mid-November,
the thought of finals is increasingly
on students minds. A lot of students,
particularly freshmen, are facing the
question of how to approach studying.
A few upperclassmen sat down to share
their study stories and tips.
It seems common among students
to take study breaks with TV shows or
videos. The best way for me to study
was to break the studying into chunks
watch half of an episode every two
or three hours and then go back to
studying, said Leila Harrison, secondyear ENVE.
I can only work for 45 to 60 minutes at a time me and my friends
will find a funny YouTube video and
send it to each other. Ill spend like 15
minutes taking a break sometimes
Ill play games to keep my mind active
because just zoning out for a few minutes isnt refreshing for me, explained
Emma OBryant, third-year IE.
If Im doing a study break, Ill
watch an episode of one show then I
Top L: Photo courtesy of Wei Liao Student Publications; Top R: Photo courtesy of Kropekk_pl; Above: Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

See FINALS, page 13

ENTERTAINMENT

Good grief! Charlie Brown returns in endearing film

FILM

The Peanuts Movie

GENRE: Family, Animation,
Comedy
STARRING: Noah Schnapp,
Bill Melendez, Francesca
Capaldi and Hadley Belle
Miller
DIRECTOR: Steve Martino
RATING: G
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 6

OUR TAKE:

JACK WEINKSELBAUM
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Peanuts cartoon strip

has always had adult meanings
beyond the age of the characters
in the strip. This still rings true
with The Peanuts Movie.
The movie stars newcomers
Noah Schnapp as Charlie Brown
and Hadley Belle Miller (Sofia
the First) as Lucy. It also reuses
the voice of Bill Melendez, who
died in 2008. The reuse of Melendezs voice was unnoticeable, because of Snoopys limited vocabulary. The voices of the newcomers

were very similar to those used in

previous Peanuts TV specials.
The movie mainly follows
Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
In fact, in foreign markets, the
movie is actually called Snoopy
and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts
Movie. The main story of the
movie revolves around Charlie
Brown and a new kid, The Little
Red Haired Girl. Throughout the
movie, Charlie Brown attempts to
muster the courage to talk to her
and often attempts to impress the
nameless character. This includes
his practicing for the school dance

See PEANUTS, page 16

Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

Woodstock, Snoopy and Charlie Brown display their magic. The

iconic dog and bird were voiced by their original voice actors.

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event. In last years Challenge,
Tech placed third in its category.
The victory was celebrated this past Monday evening
in the Bill Moore Student Success Center.

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SPORTS EDITOR, MANAGING EDITOR
TECH WINS BIKE CHALLENGE
In its tier of organizations,
which included those with more
than 2,000 employees, Tech
took first place honors for the
Atlanta Bike Challenge.
The competition involved organizations employees utilizing
bikes during the month of October. According to Johann Weber, a PUBP graduate student as
well as Techs ambassador for the
event, Tech fielded a total of 145
participants; of these, 18 were
new to the Challenge. Techs
riders, who collectively rode
approximately 12,000 miles,

TEACHING THE TEACHERS

Techs Human Resources
department has announced its
plans to hold Employee Learning Week from Nov. 30 through
Dec. 4. The week is intended
to help faculty learn new skills
that can benefit them in both
the workplace and their personal lives. Manager of Workplace Learning and Professional
Development LaTrese Ferguson
hopes that it will give the faculty
an opportunity to continue developing themselves professionally and personally.
The week will consist of three
main events: Food for Thought,
Seasoned Employee Experience
and Service Learning. Food
for Thought will be a series of
hour-long workshops combining
cooking demonstrations with inhall. The students admitted to
smoking marijuana and were all
given student code of conduct
violations.

HASIT DEWAN

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

DULLEST BLADES IN THE GRASS
On Nov. 2, an officer saw
a group of Tech students near
Perry Residence Hall smoking
marijuana. Upon approaching
the group, the boys ran toward
the Perry courtyard.
When advised to stop running, four of the six stopped;
however, the other two kept running When questioned, the students claimed they were smoking
normal cigarettes. The officers
discovered the two students
who had run in their residence

NOT QUITE HUNKY-DORY

On Nov. 1, GTPD received
a sick call from Hopkins Hall.
The student was found to have
consumed alcohol along with his
roommate. Upon arrival, the officer encountered a student who
was heavily intoxicated. The student was conscious but could not
speak or do much of anything.
The officer directed the student to a Grady Hospital ambulance that arrived on scene.
By this time, the student had recovered considerably and could
speak. When questioned, she
could not recall where she had
consumed the alcoholic beverages. The officer issued her a student code of conduct violation.
STUDENT ON THE LEDGE
On Oct. 31, an officer heard
laughter coming from the roof of
the Architecture East Building.
The officer ascended the staircase

struction in relevant professional

skills. The Seasoned Employee
Experience promises to give veteran member of the Tech community a fresh perspective on the
universitys culture. Finally, Service Learning will send faculty
members to the Georgia World
Congress Center where they will
give instruction to young students in business and financial
management.
Tech is hoping to make Employee Learning week an annual
campus event.
#WEAREBLACKGT
In solidarity with the black
students of University of Missouri (UM) and their movement, the Georgia Tech African
American Student Association
(GTAASU) encouraged Tech
students to action by wearing
all black clothing early Thursday
morning, Nov. 12.
GTAASSU stated in their
email call to action that it behooved students to participate
and support the group in their
efforts to create safe spaces for
Black students at Predominately
White Institutions (PWI) across
the country.
and found three individuals who
claimed that there were more
on the roof. An additional officer arrived, went to the roof and
escorted four additional people
from the roof.
After advising that climbing
the roofs of buildings is not allowed, the individuals were told
that if they returned, they would
be subject to arrest. The individuals who were identified as
students received Code of Conduct violations. Only verbal trespassing charges were given, and
the officers did not proceed with
prosecution.
Later on the same day, GTPD
received a call that one of those
students in the Architecture East
Building sent the caller messages about committing suicide
by drug overdose. The student
believed that his family would
be disappointed by his violation
and the assumed legal troubles
that would follow. The officer
contacted the suicidal individual
and clarified that he was in no
legal trouble. An officer was dispatched to the students on-cam-

The email called for students

to post on social media with
the hashtags #ConcernedStudent1950, #Mizzou and #GeorgiaTechStandsWithMizzou.
The football team also participated by wearing all black
tape for the game. Students were
also encouraged to stand together in the student section of the
stadium.
SHOTS FROM ABOVE
In June of 2014, CNN
teamed up with the Georgia
Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
to explore the use of unmanned
aerial vehicles to gather news in
a new and unique way.
In addition to getting better angled photos, these drones
can be sent to areas ravaged by
earthquakes or floods, places
inaccessible or highly unsafe for
humans.
The issue was that the Federal Aviation Administration
regulates the flying of drones for
commercial purposes, and this
requires a year-long certification
process. However, a special exemption was taken advantage of,
where the drones may be flown
under certain restrictions.
pus residence until housing staff
arrived. The student felt better
after the clarification that there
were no legal consequences and
stated that he was just having a
moment. There was no further
incident, and officers cleared the
scene.
FALSE ALARM
On Saturday, Oct. 31, and
officer was dispatched to Center
Street Apartments in response
to a call made by the Director
for Center Street Apartments
about a fire alarm ringing in the
north building.
The responding officer proceeded to the control panel located in the basement level and
identified that the alarm was
set off from the first floor of
the building.
It was noted that there were
no signs of fire or smoke. After Atlanta Fire Rescue arrived
at 10:45 p.m. The alarm panel
was silenced and reset without
further incident. The reason
for the alarm being set off remains unclear.

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Max Eastman

That moment when you lose the game... and then realize youre
22 and still playing the game.
How to fit so much culture in one weekend?
Looking at all the new emojis just stressed me out. School work,
fine. Smiley faces, I cant do it!
TOO MANY OPTIONS APPLE! TOO MANY!
Can I start the Michael Buble CD yet??
Skiles has its own tropical microclimate. And a collection of bizarre fauna.
Maybe the Technique should get all sides of the story before publishing a biased article dealing with a controversial topic. Just
sayin.
I realized it was sunny outside from a photo posted on Facebook.
I need to stop studying...
Im an avocado.
never tell the truth, not worth it
i srsly dont get it
like why
WHY
nothing makes sense and everything hurts
competencies: digging self into a hole i will never escape
I cant feel my face when Im with you takes on a whole new
meaning when your roommate picks you up and drops you on
your face...
So cold. So sick
Mixing up the Buzz Around Campus question and answers led
to some hilarious results.

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old is under the custody of the

states Department of Human Resources along with his siblings.

NICK JOHNSON

MANAGING EDITOR
CHILD FATALLY ATTACKS
YOUNGER SIBLING
An eight-year-old boy was
charged with murder in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
According to the Birmingham
Police Department, between Oct.
10 and 11, the boy was left at
home with his four siblings, none
of whom were older than he.
When the one-year-old child
began crying and would not stop,
the eight-year-old began violently
beating the child, eventually leading to severe head trauma, major
internal organ damage and eventual death, according to CNN.
The mother, Katerra Lewis,
left the children alone under the
supervision of the eldest in order
to go clubbing with friends late
on Oct. 10. When she returned
at 2 a.m., according to police, she
did not check on the children.
The police finally received a call at
10:30 a.m. concerning the death
of the child.
Lewis stands charged with
manslaughter, and the eight-year-

MEMBERS OF VENEZUELAN FIRST

FAMILY ARRESTED FOR DRUGS
On Nov. 10, two members
of Venezuelan President Nicolas
Maduros family were detained in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The men, identified to be
Efrain Antonio Campo Flores and
Francisco Flores Freites, claimed
at the time of arrest by U.S. Federal agents and the Drug Enforcement Administration to be the
nephews of President Floress wife.
According to CNN, the two
were about to finalize a deal that
would let them transport 800 kg
of drugs into the U.S. Both Flores
and Freites had Venezuelan passports and claimed to have diplomatic immunity.
Haitian authorities were not
involved in the raid, and the Venezuelan government has not responded.
FANTASY SPORTS BETTING SITES
NOW ILLEGAL IN NEW YORK STATE
Fantasy sports betting sites
FanDuel and DraftKings have
been deemed illegal gambling
under New York state law by the
state Attorney General, Eric T.
Schneiderman on Nov. 10.
In the statement to The New
York Times on Tuesday, Schneiderman said, Today we have sent
a clear message: not in New York,
and not on my watch.
Fantasy sports were specially
exempted from a 2006 federal law
prohibiting the online wagering of
money due to the amount of skill

required to play and win. However, by allowing bets for multiple

sport and offering prize sums of
money, the issue has arisen whether the sites are skill-based and legal under exemption or luck-based
and illegal gambling.
Last month, daily fantasy
sports in Nevada were driven out
after being considered gambling
and illegal without gaming licenses. More states are looking into
legislating fantasy sports, including Florida and Massachusetts,
and the decisions from Nevada
and New York serve to promote
legal action.
According to The New York
Times, both sites combined have
1.1 million active users in New
York, constituting 12.8 percent of
all daily active users. This results
in $384 million in entry fees and
$35 million in revenue per year.
From Tuesday, the sites have five
days to convince Schneiderman
that fantasy sports are not gambling under New York law. Failing
this, it will be decided in court.
EX-POLICE SENTENCED FOR 2013
TAXI DRIVER MURDER
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Judge
Bert Bam of South Africa sentenced eight ex-police officers to
15 years of prison for the Feb. 26,
2013 murder of a Mozambican
taxi driver.
The man, Mido Macia, was
handcuffed in the back of the
former officers police van and
dragged on the ground before
being placed in a holding cell
and beaten. It was determined
that Macia died from blunt force
trauma due to these injuries, and

the former officers were charged

accordingly. However, the judge
held back the 25-year maximum
penalty as the former officers had
no history of misconduct, and the
murder was not premeditated, according to The New York Times.
Macia was originally arrested
in Daveytown, east of Johannesburg, for suspicion of having
parked illegally. He resisted arrest,
at which point the former officers
turned violent.
This was a barbaric act committed by the police, who are
there to protect the community,
and not to kill the community,
said Jose Nascimento, lawyer for
Macias family, courtesy of The
New York Times,. This was just
madness.
The initial arrest of Macia was
recorded by bystanders and was
posted to social media, where the
case drew attention. Since apartheid ended in 1994, migrants to
South Africa have experienced
xenophobia, violence and police
brutality.
Macias family has sued the
South African government for
6.5 million rand, approximately
$460,000.
BEAUTY PAGENT QUEEN
DELAYED TO FINALS IN CHINA
Anastasia Lin, crowned Miss
World Canada in May, claimed
on Tuesday, Nov. 10, that her
visa to travel to the Miss World
finals in Sanya, China, has been
delayed due to her condemnation
of Chinas human rights policies.
Furthermore, she claims her father has been harassed by Chinese
officials for her statements. Lin

specifically highlighted religious

persecution of the group Falun
Gong, of which the China-born
Lin is a member.
The Miss World organizations Canada chapter has been
supportive of her statements, but
the London headquarters has not
yet found a solution or resolution
with China.
MAYOR TRAPPED BY FIRE
On Monday, Nov. 9, Roberto
Sanchez, mayor of Concepcin,
Argentina, was trapped in the
town hall by protestors who were
burning tires.
Sanchezs predecessor, Osvaldo
Morelli, had city authorities hire
about 500 workers. However,
Sanchez took office days later,
on Oct. 31, and refused to honor
these contracts.
This town works well with the
650 workers it already has, and
many of those hired by the previous administration have never
worked for the town before, Sanchez said, courtesy of the BBC.
Due to demonstrators protesting the alleged irregularities in the
gubernatorial election in August,
the tensions in Tucuman province
have been strained.
VIENNA HOSTS SYRIAN MEETINGS
Tomorrow, Nov. 14, Vienna
will host meetings to discuss the
conflict in Syria. Specifically, attendants will discuss which groups
in Syria should be considered terroristic versus Syrian opposition,
according to TASS, a Russian
news agency. Included in the delegations will be the U.S., Russia,
Turkey and France, among others.

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Coral reef work integral in professors award

DAVID RAJI

NEWS EDITOR
On Nov. 7, Teasley Professor
Mark Hay, Ph.D., received the
Lowell Thomas Award from the
Explorers Club.
Hay, a professor in Techs
School of Biology, has made great
efforts at understanding coral
reefs and threats to them throughout his career. The award was presented from the Explorers Club
due to what they saw as innovative
methods and techniques towards
the goal of coral reef conservation.
Dr. Hays research and discoveries have influenced the
foundations in the field of marine
chemical ecology and created new
procedures for effective conservation and management of the
worlds coral reefs, the Explorers
Club said in a statement.
Hay has made over 5,000 dives
during the course of the past three
and a half decades, and much of
this field research is aimed at gaining a greater understanding of the
reasons why coral reefs are being
steadily lost in the world at large.
According to Hay, roughly 50
percent of coral reefs in the Pacific
Ocean as well as about 80 percent
of those in the Caribbean Sea have
died in the last half-century.
For about a billion people
around the world in the tropics,
coral reefs are one of the major
sources of protein, so the loss affects food security for these areas,
Hay said in a statement. Reefs

also provide storm protection for

low-lying villages, absorbing big
waves coming into shore. And
coral reefs are kind of the underwater version of tropical rain forests because they have significant
unexplored potential as a source
of new therapeutic drugs.
One other revelation that has
come from some of Hays field

work has been the discovery that,

when coral reef organism are in
the process of dying, they send
out certain chemical signals.
These signals are interpreted by
young fish and young coral organisms as an indication to stay away
from the reef. According to Hay,
this is one factor that often prevents damaged reefs from healing.

We want to switch from cataloging the demise to asking how

we can fix things, Hay said in a
statement.
We are looking at it more or
less like a molecular scientist or
human health researcher would.
Were asking what are the chemical signals involved, and whether
there are opportunities to make

minor adjustments that can have

huge benefits.
According to Hay, the team
tries to organically determine interactions between organisms like
coral in nature rather than by utilizing a lab setting. Hays work is
mostly done in the field, despite
the fact that he has a lab on Techs
Atlanta campus.

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Photo courtesy of Jim Maragos USFWS

Professor Mark Hay, Ph.D., has worked towards coral reef conservation for much of his career. He recently was presented with the prestigious Lowell Thomas Award by the Explorers Club, a New York based group with roughly 3,200 members.

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ach week, this section of News

will include the coverage of
different aspects of bills that
passed through Student Government
This will include the Undergraduate
House of Representatives, Graduate
Student Senate and the Executive
Branch of both government bodies.

DAVID RAJI

NEWS EDITOR

PASSED & FAILED BILL SUMMARY

BILL
Alternative Service Breaks
Asha-GT Speaker Fees
Gymnastics Gym Rental
Taal Tadka SoJam Conference
Jingle Jog 5k Funding
Dance Association Event Fees
Campus Organization Policy

AMOUNT

GSS

31-0-2*
$480
$672.50 32-5-3
30-9-4
$2,750
35-3-3
$1,000
35-2-1
$0
$1,124.80 23-7-3
23-0-0
N/A

UHR
37-0-0
38-0-0
37-0-1
37-0-0
34-3-1
38-0-0
37-0-0

*Indicates conference bill vote

Not listed are bills yet to see UHR, GSS or conference committees

A CAPPELLA CONFERENCE
SGA considered bill 16J096,
which would fund the registration fee for Taal Tadka to attend
SoJam, an annual a cappella conference attended by over 30 different teams from regions across the
United States.
Taal Tadka is a South Asian
Fusion student organization at
Tech. In the bill, the club details
how its goals include networking
with professionals in the a cappella world as well as improving
members a cappella education.

The bill originally requested

$1,200 worth of funding from
SGA in order to cover $100 registration fees for 12 members of
Taal Tadka to attend the a cappella conference.
Joint Finance Committee
(JFC) policy changes to the bill
solely consisted of the reduction
of the total amount to be allocated
from $1,200 to $1,000. Both GSS
and UHR amended the bill per
JFC policy. GSS passed the bill
with a vote of 35-3-3, while UHR
passed it with a vote of 37-0-0.

CREW ROOF BILL POSTPONED

SGA also considered bill
16J101, which would fund an allocation to Techs Crew team.
The allocation would go towards the replacement of the organizations current boathouse
roof with a new metal one. In the
bill, the organization stated that
the current roof had a number of
problems, mainly in the form of
physical damages, including holes
and tears in the structure.
According to the organizations
bill, these have resulted from the
endurance of much inclement
weather during the many years of
use since the roof was constructed
in 1986. Furthermore, the organization stated that they had worked
with a contractor in order to determine the proper avenue to go
about fixing the roof.
UHR saw limited discussion
of the bill during its session this
week. It was ultimately determined that the bill would be postponed in order to wait for GSS.
CREW ROOF BILL POSTPONED
SGA considered bill 16J095,
which would allocate money
to the Womens Gymnastics club
to pay for gymnasium rental
fees as well as funding for coaching positions.
The amount originally requested by the organization was $2,750
and was not changed by JFC.
There a question raised in UHR
as to whether the organization
paid for any of the items, to which
the organizational representative
responded no.
Both GSS and UHR passed
the bill, with votes of 30-9-4 and
37-0-1, respectively.

Records broken in
retention rate
DAVID RAJI

NEWS EDITOR
This year, Techs first-year retention rate reached a record high
number of 97 percent.
The statistic has steadily increased in the last two decades;
in 1996, first-year retention was
roughly 85 percent, and in 2005,
first-year retention was about 92
percent. This years figure again
puts Tech above the national average for public four-year universities, which is roughly 80 percent.
It takes an entire campus
community to achieve these high
retention and graduation rates,
said Steven Girardot, associate
vice provost for Undergraduate
Education, in a statement. Im
proud of the efforts of our faculty
and administrators, who work
very hard to support student success from the first day a student
arrives on campus until the day
they graduate.
Techs rates of graduation by
a freshman classs fifth and sixth
years are also above national average values. The averages are 55
and 59 percent for graduations
by fifth and sixth year (according to the National Center for
Education Statistics), respectively,
whereas for Tech they are 80 and
85 percent. These have also been
shown to increase over a large

span of time. In 1996, the fifth

and sixth year rates for graduation percentage were 59 and 68
percent, respectively. In 2005, the
numbers were 72 and 79 percent
for fifth and sixth year graduations, respectively.
Its important for every student we admit to have the resources to be successful, said
Debbie Pearson, Techs retention
and graduation coordinator, in a
statement.
According to Pearson, Tech
prioritizes and places emphasis on
degree completion, and successes
arise from the fact that a large percentage of Techs programs have a
long lifespan.
Pearson additionally works
to ensure that Tech is working
towards the Complete College
Georgia (CCG) plan. The system,
which was introduced by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal in
August of 2011, was intended to
increase the level of attainment of
high quality education. The plan
mainly focuses on five major areas of concern: college readiness,
improving access & completion
for underserved students, shortening time to degree, restructuring
instructional delivery and transforming remediation.
According to the CCGs website, many University System of
Georgia (USG) institutions have
taken steps towards these goals.

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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

In three words I can sum up

everything Ive learned about
life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Steps to alleviate racism in universities

All students contribute to a college campus

In the last few days there has been an

escalation in racial tensions in universities
across the country. In particular, the students at the University of Missouri (UM)
have experienced increased racial harassment on their campus.
Exacerbating
the
overwhelming
amount of day-to-day racism that black
students of UM face is the lack of value
given to the general student population,
in stark contrast to the importance placed
on those who generate revenue. The President of UM, Timothy Wolfe, only stepped
down after the football students protested and refused to play in their upcoming
game. This would have resulted in the loss
of over $1 million for the school.
Although administrators claimed that
the football team had nothing to do with
the steps being taken to alleviate racial
tensions, they should have made it clear
that something was being done before the
situation escalated to this extent.

The situation at UM and racism in general are not simple issues to resolve. People
who hold these toxic beliefs will continue
to hold these beliefs regardless of what
anyone tells them. Therefore, a complete
solution to racism on college campuses is
fruitless to pursue right now. Rather, campuses including ours should make
it known that racism is still an issue and is
not to be tolerated.
This racism is present on our own campus. Students should not casually accept
that certain campus groups are racist with
a thats just the way they are attitude.
Tech has taken steps to promote diversity by creating taskforces and promoting
discussions. However, campus-wide discussions have not been maintained.
To prevent more incidents, Tech needs
to continue to listen to all student, regardless of the revenue they bring to the institution. Ultimately, every student on this
campus should feel heard and valued.

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

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Nick Johnson MANAGING EDITOR
Vidya Iyer OPINIONS EDITOR
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Samira Bandaru LIFE EDITOR
Brighton Kamen DESIGN EDITOR
Tyler Meuter PHOTO EDITOR
Ross Lindsay WEB DEVELOPER

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Friday,
November 13, 2015

TOP SLIVERS

Skiles has its own tropical microclimate. And a

collection of bizarre fauna.

I realized it was sunny outside from a photo posted on

Facebook. I need to stop studying...

When I was young and heard someone say the word

euthanasia, I thought they were saying youth in
Asia.
I cant feel my face when Im with you takes on a
whole new meaning when your roommate picks you
up and drops you on your face...
Procrastination level: taking delta flight satisfaction
surveys.

My girlfriend has been busy playing Fallout 4. First

thing I heard from her all day was that she now wants
kids eventually. No stereotype is safe.
Blood is thicker than water, but gravy is thicker than
blood.

On a scale of 1 to pom-pom, how fluffy is your

grandmas hair?

Sloths always win in street fights with koalas.

Why learn things I mean cavemen didnt know

anything and they did fine

People who say extra are too extra.

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Im tired of saving the world from evil

I love RPGs. Theres something about making numbers go
up and down that attracts me to
this genre above others. Despite
this, I hate RPGs. Theres something about the lack of diversity
in the characters, bad guys and
plots that have made this genre
stale and unappealing recently.
As I browse the 200 new releases tagged as RPGs in Steam,
four things stick out: wearing
100 pounds of armor is no big
deal, some people need a second
opinion on their awful icons,
there are more undead than
women, and there are zero black
people. And Im not surprised.
The only pre-made characters Ive played as recently who
remotely represent my race are
two the only two of the
over 100 heroes in Dota 2: a guy
who hates magic and a lady who
makes you fight her. I dont even
play Dota anymore, and I still
default to those two. This isnt
to say that playable black characters dont exist anywhere, as I
dont tend to play or enjoy the
more popular genres. But what
I am saying is that they hardly
exist in games and dont exist in
RPGs. When they are included,

People of color shouldnt

be included in a game to
fulfill a diversity quota ...

NICK JOHNSON
MANAGING EDITOR

they are often stereotyped, usually as big black guy or comedian or, my favorite, slave.
People of color shouldnt be
included in a game to fulfill a
diversity quota, submit to SJW
demands (whatever thats supposed to mean) or be the token
rap verse of video games. People
shouldnt need to be convinced
to make games look like the
world around themselves. Yes,
this even applies to fantasy
worlds, where imaginary elves,
dwarves and monsters are seen
in troves while people of color
are the real fantasy. It makes
games more relatable to more
people instead of pandering to
the ones they already cater to.
Boring, white, scruffy, male

protagonists make me not want

to pick up a game, but boring
baddies make me sorry I ever
played the game. Bad guys always want to destroy the world,
yet thats probably the most boring modus operandi that you
could come up with for a villain.
Literally anything is better than
a guy with a dark purple cloak
wanting to enslave humanity or
destroy the world or summon
an ancient demon to do either
of those. Whats worse is the
ultimate baddies motivations,
usually not straying far from
ultimate power or the good
guys picked on me millenia ago
or because Im evil, duh.
Besides being stale, this lack
of characterization makes me

unable to connect with the villain. He is objectively bad from

any viewpoint, including his
own, and my motivation to beat
his face in never wavers. Halfdecent villains should be the
heroes of their own storylines,
trying to accomplish good ends
using questionable or objectionable means or being corrupted
by their choices. Maybe the villain is a straight-up hero, unlike
what the King of FirstTownLand told you at the end of the
tutorial. Honestly, purely evil
bad guys are a sign of purely lazy
character development.
Im going to write the story
of the next RPG I wont buy.
The game begins in a small town
with you, a white or Japanese
teenager. One NPC in town,
the Old Codger whom everyone
tells you not to listen to, regales
you about The Prophecy from a
thousand years ago. Wouldnt
you know, today is exactly a
thousand years later.
Dark clouds threaten the
land, and Evil beckons for
your podunk town to offer up
The Protagonist to subvert The
Prophecy. You escape to the

What can college campuses do to improve

cultural acceptance?

JONATHAN ALLEN
FOURTH-YEAR AE

Have more cultural awareness type events.

See RPG, page 9

Stop living life through

the lens of a camera

Why I dont want to

hear your vegan jokes

Theres a trail near my home a little too much.

known as the Indian Seats. Its a
I often feel that people fail
trail I often walk with my father. to enjoy what is right in front of
My father and I can have in- them because theyre too busy
credibly intense and philosophi- snapping a picture to remember
cal discussions
a moment for
about morality ... people fail to enjoy later in the fuor walk in pure
ture. To fully ensilence. Both are what is right in front of joy life, I think
comfortable for
important
them because theyre its
us because when
to stop snapwere not pastoo busy snapping a ping pictures
sionately defendsharing once
picture ... and
ing our beliefs,
in a while.
we let our eyes
I believe its
VIDYA IYER important to
take in the unOPINIONATED PERSON keep
derrated beauty
certain
of the trail in
experiences to
front of us.
oneself because those experiBeams of sunlight seep ences belong to the individual.
through the thick trees that A certain amount of effort goes
shroud the skies. The tempera- into doing something or going
ture is always little bit cooler somewhere. For example, people
than normal and a blanket of cook dinner to satisfy their hunsilence covers the forest like the ger and appetite, not to take a
fresh morning dew. For me, picture of it. So why not be preswhat makes these hikes more ent and enjoy the meal youve
beautiful is being present. I try created for yourself? Why pose
to be fully aware, take in every- for an artificial picture and crething, and enjoy the moment ate fake memories to look back
that I am in.
on instead of living in the presIt seems that in this ultra- ent the real?
modern world of ours, this is
It seems that we are too worbecoming increasingly more dif- ried about creating memories
ficult to do. With the world as for the moments we fail to live,
our stage, we are able to instan- which is incredibly unfortunate.
taneously engage with a large Constantly thinking about the
audience through merely our future and looking back at the
smart phones with social me- past takes away from the qualdia apps like Twitter, Snapchat ity of life and replaces it with
and Facebook.
a faade. The only difference
The issue here is not that our between the lifestyle of a photo
generation has become too self- addict and the Kardashians
obsessed its actually quite is that they have professional
the opposite. We want to be able photographers following them
to remember everything share around, and theyre being paid
these moments with others. to live, what seems to be, an
From when we wake up to what unfulfilling life.
we eat to where were going, we
So, put that phone away.
want to document everything Dont Insta the latte art in
and let the world know about it. your coffee cup or update your
As it is widely recognized snapstory to show that youre
that sharing is caring, perhaps hanging with your friends. Just
we, as a society, are sharing just be present.

A common joke I hear is hours per night and consumHow do you find the vegan at ing too much caffeine, but these
a dinner party? Dont worry, choices never seem to be critheyll let you know. While I tiqued. Being different or doing
think it would be polite for a something against the norm is
vegan, or anyone
bound to invite
with a specific
ridicule, whether
dietary preferfriendly joking
I am just trying to or hostile acence or food allergy to inform
I am
align my actions with cusations.
the host of this
not angry; I am
beforehand, this
my beliefs. just annoyed and
joke
implies
mildly confused.
that vegans are
MONICA JAMISON The point of vegpretentious and ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR anism, for me, is
preachy, when
not harming anthis is not the
imals. Why do
case.
people feel the
I am not claiming to be bet- need to harass me for not harmter than you. I am just trying to ing something?
align my actions with my beNot harming a few animals
liefs, like most humans. For me, does not make me ethical. In
I do not feel comfortable with this modern world, it is impossithe reality of inflicting pain ble to not leave nasty footprints
upon creatures for a tasty dinner everywhere. From cheap clothes
or fluffy coat.
manufactured in slave-like conOther vegans may have cho- ditions to the pollution caused
sen this way of life because of by all the electricity needed
the vast environmental damage to power my conflict mineralcaused by the dairy and meat ridden electronic devices, I asindustries or for the health ben- sure you that I am not better
efits of avoiding fat- and choles- than anyone.
terol-packed animal products.
Everything we do has some
Did you see that WHO report?
negative consequences, but that
Other people may disagree does not mean that we should
that all species are equal and not care. For me, that caring is
decide that humans have a right not a question of animals versus
to farm and kill some animals people; the two are not mutually
(while keeping the cute ones as exclusive. I want to help both,
pets). If you are aware of the and in fact I would argue that
horrors of factory farming and by helping animals, people are
still want to eat meat, your helped as well.
choice is fine by me. I do not
Of course, the preachy vegcare what you eat. Of course, I ans exist, just as the man-hating
would prefer if you did not, but feminists and Starbucks-cupI am not here to tell you what to hating Christians exist. In all
do. Similarly, you are not here to cases, these people are in the
tell me what to do.
minority and do not represent
It fascinates me how quickly the whole. Please, do not assume
people can become nutrition I am judging you. I can happily
experts, questioning my protein coexist at omnivore dinner parand iron intake. I have plenty ties, especially if you save your
of other unhealthy habits, like hypothetical questions about
sleeping for far less than eight desert islands for someone else.

COLIN ANDREWS
FIFTH-YEAR EE

Introduce new cultural

traditions to the campus.

BEN GORDON

FIRST-YEAR ENVE

The promotion of new

organizations helps a lot.

TIM Z.

FOURTH-YEAR MSE

Have a game show with

different cultural challenges.
Photos by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

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// OPINIONS

OUR VIEWS | HOT OR NOT

HOT or NOT

Everyone can be a little bit

like Eeyore sometimes
Loneliness, unlike solitude,
is not isolation by choice.
It indicates a discomfort or
emptiness ...

Chaos has engulfed the

campus of the University of
Missouri. To add to the mess,
people are making death
threats on Yik Yak. It seems
that people, students and nonstudents, have jumped on the
hate bandwagon by posting
these death threats. Do they
not understand that Yik Yak is
not truly anonymous? Regardless of who is posting these
messages or why, death threats
are never okay.

chologist Ethan Kross documented in a recent study that Facebook

actually frequently makes users
feel sad and lonely, contrary to its
supposed purpose. However, no
matter how lonely you may feel, it
may not be true.
In some cases, as in Eeyores
friends in all their perfectly
imperfect selves are inherently human in spirit. Imperfect
people inevitably create situations fraught with imperfection.
In other words, those friends who
posted their #squad pictures most
likely had a lot on their mind and
may have forgotten to call. When
people focus so narrowly on what
is directly in front of them, it is
often hard to recognize anything
out of their immediate peripheral.
We are all NPCs in another persons world.
The feeling of loneliness is a
universal one. It is estimated that
one in five Americans suffers from
persistent loneliness despite the increase in social media connectivity. There is some point in everyones lives when they experience
that moment when they think,
I am all alone. It is why this
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Eeyore, the titular Eeyore spends
most of his day looking morose.
The rest of the Hundred Acre
Woods crew find him struggling
to stay afloat in the river after Tigger bounced him in, and they attempt to rescue him with adverse
effects. In response to the characters asserting that Tigger should
be more considerate, Eeyore sadly
replies, Why should Tigger think
of me. Nobody else does. He also
later states that no body minds.
Nobody cares. Pathetic, thats
what it is.
In todays world with beautiful
photographs of gatherings complete with the #squad over-saturating social media, it can be difficult to not to feel left out when
it appears that others seem to be
getting together without you, and
thus, do not care about you. You
may even feel similar to Eeyore
in Winnie-the-Pooh when the
self-deprecating donkey quips, I
have my friends. Somebody spoke
to me only yesterday. And was it
last week or the week before that
Rabbit bumped into me and said
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Plain cups, red cups, cups

with designs does it really
matter what is on the Starbucks cups? The issue isnt the
design of the cups (which are
10/10, by the way); rather, the
fact that there is even controversy surrounding these cups
is truly concerning. There are
actual problems in the world,
and instead people are upset
that Starbucks has waged an
imaginary war against Christmas? People be cray.

For seven years weve waited, plagued by a ravenous

hunger for the sequel to 2008s
Game of the Year, Fallout 3.
Now that its out, Techs collective GPA is about to drop in
response. Although the game
may have its flaws, it is one of
the most expansive titles in recent memory. If there seems to
be an unusually low number
of people out enjoying the nice
weather, the allure of Fallout 4
is to blame.

BRENDA LIN

Starbucks Drama

This trailer has been long

awaited by many. The sequel to
a movie we grew up with is finally coming out. This adventure follows the best character
in the original: Dory! Dory
apparently has a life and family that we were unaware about
in the first movie. The trailer
definitely gives viewers high
hopes about the movie. As
with every Pixar film, it seems
like there will be a perfect balance of comedy and sentiment.

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has resonated so strongly around
the world. Yet, there is a societal
stigma about being all alone that
prevents people from discussing
loneliness for fear of others thinking they are weird.
Loneliness, unlike solitude, is
not isolation by choice. It indicates a discomfort or emptiness
associated with being alone.
For the chronically lonely,
there is actually neuroscientific
explanation. A recent study conducted at the University of Chicago by husband and wife research
team, Stephanie and John Cacioppo, and their colleague Stephen
Balogh, provided evidence that
lonely peoples brains are wired
differently than their non-lonely
counterparts.
Those who identified as lonely
were overly alert to the differences between social and nonsocial
threats and more focused on the
negative. In contrast, non-lonely
people focused on both positives
and negatives.
Eeyore, with his self-deprecating, cup-half-empty point of view,
is part of the lonely group, who
inherently views his surroundings
negatively. However, when he disclosed his sadness to his friends,
they rallied together and worked
to help ameliorate his lonely and
self-deprecating feelings.
The next time you feel like
Eeyore and claim no presents.
No cake. No candles, perhaps,
you will be surprised as he when
he discovered his friends planned
a surprise party all along. If not,
reach out and discuss with others why you are feeling lonely and
take comfort in that the fact that
you are not alone.

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// OPINIONS

YES
KRIPA CHANDRAN
ONLINE EDITOR

Social media is a wonderful way to keep up with

people; you can see who
theyre with, you can see
what events theyre going
to and you can see what
your friends are up to.
But that connectivity also
what makes social media
so dangerous. Whether
its Snapchat, Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram or any
of the other social media
outlets that so people our
age use, the simple truth is
that these apps keep people from making the most
of their lives.
One of the reasons
these forms of social media are so harmful is that
they cause people to be ridiculously nervous about
missing out. This fear of
missing out is so strong
that people force themselves to go to various
events because they do not
want to miss out on something potentially exciting.
This fear of missing
out is often shortened to
FOMO, and is cited by
people as a reason for not
missing out on things, often paired with a sad sigh.
Another side effect of
this overexposure to social
media is that people start
comparing
themselves
to the people they see.
For example, Instagram
is a popular platform
through which so-called
Instagram models take
painstaking pictures that
are staged to look casual
while promoting various
teas or body sprays.
This causes people all
around the world to look
at their own lives and fo-

the techn

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ZAHRA KHAN

cus time on trying to capture the perfect picture

rather than just having a
good time.
Recently, one of these
models, Essena ONeil,
took down this illusion
by replacing her casual
captions with the real stories behind the pictures.
Theyd been staged, and
were often hours in the
making; that perfect life
was a myth.
Above all, social media is a massive time suck.
People waste hours on social media instead of being productive. They sit
on their phones and double tap on pictures or have
conversations via Snapchat instead of studying or
actually enjoying a meal
with friends. Before they
know it, theyve wasted
hours switching between
apps, too busy trying to
keep up with the lives of
others to stay on track
with their own.
Social media can be a
wonderful way to stay in
touch with people who
you cant see often, but
it can consume peoples
lives. Social media keeps
people from living their
full lives because the
whole thing is a show.
People will only post the
most exciting parts of
their lives to seem exciting, sometimes at the cost
of sacrificing a good experience just to capture a
single moment.
If social media was
less important, perhaps
people would stop doing
things just to impress people who may look at their
social media profile, and
simply focus on having a
good time.

ique

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The virtual world of

social media is as diverse
and vast as ours. Social
media has been used to
inform people of their
weekend plans and to
overthrow
regimes.
With hundreds of Facebook friends, Twitter
and Instagram followers, social media is our
amplifier, giving us an
opportunity to connect
with thousands. What
we record, publish and
share can reach different corners of the world
instantly. Combine that
with the difficulties in
regulating content on
social media, and it becomes a megaphone for
our ideas and the greatest tool an activist can
have at their disposal.
In 2011, the Middle
East experienced a radical change in its political, social and economic
landscape. The Arab
Spring was blossoming
in Egypt. An action by a
roadside vendor and videos taken by strangers
with cell phones changed
the world. Amateur videos of protests and street
conflicts spread on social
media like wildfire. In a
virtual world run by its
own denizens, there are
no boundaries. The cell
phone was proving to
be a powerful weapon
for citizen journalism,
and social media was its
platform. You no longer had to be a journalist to publish and share
news. Dissatisfied by political corruption, police
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a young and idealistic
population struggled for
change in many Middle
Eastern and North African countries.
An
increasingly
young population meant
a high percentage were
part of online networks.
In this virtual world
without censorship, users are free to say what
they believe in. Perhaps one of the greatest sources of surprise
from the movement
was the sheer number
of supporters who mobilized at protests. The
Facebook event for the
first protest in Cairo attracted 80,000 people,
many of whom claimed
that its online popularity had given them the
courage and reassurance
to attend. In a virtual
world where no one can
be prosecuted, citizens
discovered that their
grievances were shared
by hundreds of thousands. As the events unfolded, activists planned
opposition events on
social media, and popular mainstream media
sources began reporting
this online activity.
Facebook and Twitter do not overthrow
governments, but they
connect people with
others, giving them the
courage to stand up for
what they believe in. To
assume that social media
prevents people from living their lives to the fullest is to ignore the grassroots,
on-the-ground
activism and movements that it inspires
and records.

RPG

FROM PAGE 7

Kingdom Next Door, and Evil

destroys or enslaves your hometown. You just roll up to The King
and tell him Evil is coming. He
believes you and warns the other
kingdoms, then Evils henchmen
destroy the kingdom as you and
he escape underground. Or he
doesnt believe you, gets his kingdom destroyed, gets killed by Evil
who teleports away and then tells
you to warn the other kingdoms
in his dying breath.
You traverse the land, preferring diversity in monster species
over diversity in your own species,
until you encounter Evil, who can
attack twice per turn. You defeat
Evil, but it turns out that person
was only possessed by Evil. You
traverse some more, find Aerial
Transportation and discover the
Tree of Life, who tells you that
you need to backtrack to find the
Sacred Relics, which are hidden
in each Kingdom of the Old Alliance that sealed Evil away a thousand years ago. The Tree then tells
you The Full Prophecy and why
Evil is evil, but it cant predict if
you or Evil wins in the end.
Evil then posts up on the World
Map in a Tall, Dark Castle. You
gather the Relics, fly within Evils
Radius of No Return, leave, save
game, then reenter. You ascend
the tower and eventually use the
Relics on Evil. This weakens Evil,
who then turns into Evil Phase 2.
You beat Phase 2, and then Evil
sacrifices himself to summon God
of Evil, who wants to destroy the
world for some reason or other.
With your Motley Crew, help
from the Tree of Life and your Final Sword Ability, you defeat the
God of Evil and restore peace to
the land. You either marry a princess or disappear in the aftermath,
preferring a simpler life. You unlock a Secret Dungeon for New
Game Plus. There still havent
been any black people in this
game. Roll unskippable credits.
Sorry for spoiling it for you.

Life

VERONICA
FOREMAN
SAMIRA BANDARU
LIFE EDITOR

Exemplifying the ideals of

progress and service, Veronica
Ronnie Foreman, AE 14, is a
prime example of a yellow jacket
who has followed her passions
with grace, humility, drive and
true Tech spirit. Now studying for
her masters at MIT, she imparts
her wisdom on Tech students, not
just study tips, but advice on how
attitude makes all the difference.
Technique: What was your experience in transitioning to graduate school at MIT? How did Tech
prepare you?
Foreman: I dont know if I
could have had better preparation for MIT than Georgia Tech.
I loved everything about being
a Georgia Tech student. It was
a part of me. I will always be a
Yellow Jacket. Tech fueled that
go-getter attitude that a lot of
graduate students at MIT have
and taught me to be excited about
new challenges. So, coming into
graduate school I never had a
sense of being nervous or wanting

LIFE EDITOR:

Be Bold

Samira Bandaru
ASSTISTANT LIFE EDITOR:

Alex Covington

life@nique.net
to shy away from anything. I felt
prepared to start the challenge.
Its definitely been a lot to take on,
but its fun.
Im working on two masters degrees, one in Aeronautics
and Astronautics, with a focus
on space and satellite systems,
and the second one is a Technology and Policy degree. Im working on both because I think that
theres a really important place
for engineers to advocate for their
own work. In the public realm, it
means theyre explaining to people why what they do matters, and
from a policy perspective, I think
it means explaining to the American voter why space and science
programs should be funded, why
theyre important, and what benefits they offer.
Technique: Do you have words
of wisdom for Tech students?
Foreman: Really make the
most of [your experience at Tech].
The opportunities that I had at
Georgia Tech one hundred percent paved the way for everything
I have done. I had phenomenal
professors, I had amazing friends,
and being a Tech student and really embracing everything that it
has to offer is what opens doors.
I think that being the best Tech
student I could be and by seeking
the work hard, play hard attitude as much as I could, I became
prepared for grad school at MIT.
I did work hard at Tech, dont get
me wrong, but it wasnt because I
worked so hard that opportunities
opened up; it was because I had so
much fun that the next challenge
seemed like the exciting next
step to take.
Also, I had the greatest friends
a person could possibly ask for. I
had those nights where I was completely drowning in homework,
had three tests the next day, and
wed just drop everything and
drive to Krispy Kreme. It was the

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Tech hosted its 19th Women's Leadership Conference,

inspiring women to be confident and ambitious.411

type of friend group that I know

will be people who will be in my
life forever. They were the people
who I went to the homecoming game with this semester, so
when we stormed the field it was
like nothing had changed. I dont
know how I would have done
it without a really good friend
group. I was incredibly fortunate
to have a broad support network
that included people who were
Tech students, faculty, staff and
people within the broader Atlanta
community.
Technique: What are some of
the most prominent experiences
at Tech that shaped your path to
where you are now?
Foreman: The Presidents
Scholarship program was absolutely one of them. It is a phenomenal group of kind and talented
people. I learned a lot by working
with them. Within PSP, I was also
fortunate to be a Stamps Leader-

ship Scholar, which was an incredible opportunity to meet students

from around the world who were
making a difference early in their
careers. I was incredibly lucky to
be a part of that group.
Alpha Omega Epsilon, definitely. Being surrounded by ambitious women who really were
unapologetically themselves
everyone in that organization is
incredibly independent, strongwilled and [many are] tremendous
role models for me. I have no idea
how I could be where I am today
if it werent for them.
Undergraduate research also
played a huge role in my desire to
go to graduate school and use my
work to help make advances within the field of aerospace engineering. I started off doing research
in the Economics Department,
which was the first opportunity
I had to do research, and it really fueled that interest. Then I

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November 13, 2015

did different projects within the

Aerospace Systems Design Lab
and Space Systems Design Lab,
both within the AE department.
They were each incredible opportunities, which I was not only
fortunate to have, but also helped
shape me into the student I am today. The research I did with Dr.
[David] Spencer in the Aerospace
Department was the reason I selected the program I did at MIT;
it was just such exciting and interesting work that I knew it was
what I wanted to pursue longer
term. I also interned with CNN
and SpaceX, both of which were
awesome opportunities.
Technique: Who is your
greatest role model and why?
Foreman: One of them is definitely my younger sister, Ali, who
is also Tech student. To be totally
honest, shes just incredibly tough.
Shes really creative, shes smart,
See FOREMAN, page 13

Photo courtesy of Grant Grussing

Veronica Foreman stands with the Georgia Tech flag at McMurdo Station for research in Antarctica. Foreman was proud to carry Techs colors wherever she goes.

Photographer chronicles Tech students stories

CHRISTIAN SHAHEEN
STAFF WRITER

Everyone has a diverse perspective, said Humans of Georgia Tech photographer, Karen
Yiu. In a world of diversity statistics and affirmative action, the
idea that someones story is what
makes them diverse is radical.
Of course, Brandon Stanton
better known as Humans of New
York (HONY) established this
contagious theory. Truth be told,
race, gender and sexual orientation do affect a persons perspective. But none of these filters can
be determined by one look or even
one picture.
Karen Yiu started Humans of
Georgia Tech as her graduate project while in a joint program between UGA and Tech. This project required her to use technology
to further her goal to explore diversity though the different filters
of race and gender.
A required disclaimer is that
Yius project is separate from the
student-led Facebook page. Yiu
started a Tumblr dedicated to her
project well before this betterknown page was founded. Yiu still
posts daily without fail.

Her favorite post is one of her

first posts. She interviewed a facilities worker who had been born
in Georgia, moved away and later
returned. She recalls his incredibly warm and inviting demeanor
and his surprising honesty. The
honesty of most of the people I
interview surprises me, Yiu says.
Her goal with each interview
is to start a conversation. She randomly goes up to students who
arent studying in the Student
Center or the CULC and asks
them for an interview.
Once she finds an interviewee,
she asks them a question or questions along the lines of What is
something you wish you could
control? or Do you collect anything? to start off the conversation. She then will use those answers to build more questions in
an attempt to get to the core what
makes the interviewee unique.
The stories she tells through Humans of GT prove her capable of
this treasure hunting.
By the end of her graduate
project, Yiu had over one hundred
followers on Tumblr, so when she
was offered a full time position in
Student Diversity Programs on
campus, she continued the page.
She keeps a backlog of interviews

and photos, so that on days when

she is really busy she can still post
one a day faithfully.
Yiu still strives to shed light on
the diversity on campus. Whether
it is ones sexual orientation, race,
gender or birthplace, Yiu wants to
explore and expose a persons hu-

manity and diversity. The overall

goal is to celebrate the multiculturalism at Tech and allow each
student to have respect for every
other student and his or her own
unique perspective.
Currently, Yiu is the Coordinate for Student Diversity Pro-

Photo courtesy of Karen Yiu

Yiu sits by the newly installed Einstein statue. She is dedicated to providing snapshots of the lives of people at Tech.

grams, part of the Division of Student Life. The goal of her work on
the blog is in line with the mission
of the program, which is to coordinate and plan educational opportunities for underrepresented and
under-served groups on campus,
as well as to eliminate discrimination and acts of intolerance on
campus. They promote diversity
and multi-cultural communities
on campus with programs like
Diversity through Art, Diversity Week and the Multicultural
Competence Plan. The program
seeks to promote the understanding, appreciation and celebration
of Techs cultural diversity.
Yiu does just that in capturing
the many faces of Tech as well as
their voices. Although the conversations are just snapshots into their
lives, Yius questions always seem
to touch upon topics of significance and relevance in everyones
life. Her questions educe new and
unique insight from each person
she interviews, and demonstrates
the variety of backgrounds, perspectives, interests and talents of
not only students, but faculty and
staff as well.
Student and faculty profiles
can be viewed on the Humans of
Georgia Tech Tumblr page.

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Conference inspires women on campus to be bold

Last Saturday saw the development and celebration of prominent women figures on campus
with the Womens Leadership
Conference. Since 1998, the conference has served as a means of
cultivating the leadership qualities
of the women at Tech to help prepare them for the struggles theyll
face in life and the work force. The
theme for the event was be bold,
placing an emphasis on confidence
and forwardness in both its recognition of the achievements of past
women leaders and its strengthening of the skills they will need
in the future.
A large portion of the event was
given over to workshops which
would help develop the skills and
knowledge women will need to
deal with issues in the work force.
Of the many workshops that were
offered during the conference,
including Be Bold: Envisioning Yourself as a Bold Leader, a
hands-on workshop about creating a vision board to envision a
future as a bold leader, Power,
Influence and Bold Leadership,
on understanding the difference
between positional power and influence and Stand Up and Standout, a presentation that reviewed
gender differences in communication, especially in the workforce.
One popular workshop was
Sorry Not Sorry, headed by Dr.
Erin English of Georgia Techs
counseling staff. The workshop
aimed to make participants aware
of the tendency in the workplace for women to be expected
to apologize excessively, and
sought to help women counteract this tendency by becoming

aware of it. Many of the exercises

tended to focus on confidence, a
quality singled out this year for
development.
In the evaluations of the conference, theres an area where it
asks, what skill or quality do you
think was most developed and
supported by the conference program? A lot of them talked about
confidence, said Colleen Riggle,
director of the Womens Resource
Center and advisor to the event.
The two workshops I attended

consisted of learning about my individual leadership style and how

we have different styles of leading
within a group. Being aware of
each styles strengths and weaknesses can help us be more aware
as leaders, said Sheena Patel,
third-year EE. My favorite workshop was the one on startups. Entrepreneurship is something that
really interests me so it was neat
to learn about certain things that
should be taken into account during the design of a product. I also

enjoyed getting to create my own

prototype of an eating utensil
using Play-doh! Its not everyday
you get to relive your elementary
school years, which was fun.
Be Bold was the theme
chosen for this years conference
in the hopes that the conference
would provide a vibrant discussion on the theme of achieving
dreams, said Bindi Patel, the
overall conference chair. Sometimes we dont reach for things
that we think are too ambitious,

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to reject that notion and encourage people to try to go for those
things, and to be bold enough
to achieve them. The theme was
emphasized many times throughout the conference, and was represented by a logo sporting appropriately bold colors.
The conference also featured
a number of guest speakers who
served to inspire attendees while
celebrating the guests achievements. One such figure was Parisa
Khosravi, former senior vice president of CNN. Also present was
pastor Donna Lynne Hubbard,
who overcame domestic violence
and gang crime in her home life
to create the Woman at the Well
transition center, a non-profit
ministry which helps support
women emerging from prison.
A number of awards were also
given out during the course of
the event to students and faculty
who had proved themselves to be
women of distinction. Siham
Adous, the undergraduate woman
of distinction, was recognized for
her involvement with different
groups around campus, having
acted as a Residence Hall Association peer leader, officer for
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
and president of Georgia Techs
chapter of the National Society of
Black Engineers.
The goal of the conference
was to inspire women as leaders
through the description of specific
strategies and the presentation of
success stories as ideals to strive
for. Bindi Patel ultimately expressed satisfaction with the conference. I think the conference
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hope that everyone walked away
from the day believing that they
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International students get a taste of thanksgiving

RYAN BIRMINGHAM
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In the fall semester, Thanksgiving is almost perfectly positioned. Right before the stress and
loneliness of the weeks just before
finals, students have a chance to
see their families, have a meal fancier than all of the Woodies meals
combined and get off campus to
give themselves a last break before exams start. However, while
campus is quiet and deserted, a
few students are often left behind
year after year: the international
and exchange students.
As if being hours on a prohibitively expensive inter-continental
flight away from home is hard
enough, international students
can be stuck on Techs barren
campus with the few other people
who likewise have nowhere else to
go. While some communities, like
the Graduate Living Center, have
a built-in thanksgiving celebration for that very reason, other
international students dont have
that option, a car, or anyone they
know well enough to ask to come
over for the holidays.
With Home for the Holidays,
International students can sign
up to be guests, and local families sign up to be hosts. The two
groups are paired, and the final
preparations are made. While
SGA manages all of the logistics
of this program, the generous
families who graciously invite
international students into their

home for Thanksgiving and share

their family time are the reason
why this is possible.
Michaela Bartram, fourthyear CHBE and long time Host,
shared her experiences with Rashmi, the most recent international
student she hosted Thanksgiving
2014 and new friend. She went to

my moms house and to my aunts

house. A lot of my family came
over; she got the family experience and it was great for everyone.
People kept asking her questions,
so everyone gained something
from the experience. Im doing it
again this year, she said. She also
recounted how her family made

most of the Thanksgiving meal

vegetarian anyway, so there was
no difficulty at all accommodating her, and that it was good that
Rashmi shared her dietary information, as it is easy to forget to
ask that kind of thing.
Alex Berry, fourth-year IE,
also shared his insight. I learned

Photo courtesy of Laura Margaret Burbach

The Eckert family hosts international students during Thanksgiving. Hosting international students is not only a gracious gesture, but also a way to understand a different culture.

how important it was to make sure

that every single student on Techs
campus, undergraduate or graduate, feels like they have a home.
After studying abroad this summer, and having so many people
reach out to me and make me feel
safe and loved, it really hit home.
Another benefit to international students is a further familiarization with American culture.
Thanksgiving is one of the more
uniquely American holidays, and
while other harvest feasts and
festivals are common, theres no
doubting that Thanksgiving conveys the American spirit in a way
that nothing else can. International students get included in family
traditions, whether it be watching football, working in a soup
kitchen, playing board games or
whatever unique traditions a family may have.
After the Thanksgiving meal,
I didnt know what else to show
her, so we went to the shopping
which opened early on Black Friday, Bartram said. She hadnt
been shopping in America, and I
thought that Black Friday was the
best way to immerse her in American shopping. Its so crazy and
American, I thought it would be
an interesting experience.
Just as international students
learn about America, the families
hosting have an opportunity to
listen to international students
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FINALS FROM PAGE 1

can go back and keep studying for
an hour, said Jasmine Denizard,
third-year CE.
On the other hand, for those
with little self control, its probably safest not to start watching
shows during dead week because
it may be impossible to stop. Even
those who do not watch shows
take small breaks to relax their
minds. I study with my friends
and we implement the Pomodoro
method. You work for 25 minutes,
then take a five minute break. You
do this three times, and the fourth
time you take a 15 minute break,
explained Nidhi Koshy, fourthyear IE.
Most people begin their studying the weekend before dead
week. There are some who do not
like to study too far in advance,
because retaining information
over a week-long period can be
difficult. I feel most prepared
when I start studying three to five
days before, Denizard said.
A popular approach for studying, particularly for math-based
courses, is doing as much practice
as possible with the available resources such as re-doing practice
tests and previous tests as well as
old homework. I start by going
over all the lectures [PowerPoints].
After that I look through tests
and quizzes. I look at the type of
problems the professor has given.
At the very end I look at my own
notes. I split studying for harder
classes over three or four days
the closer the exam is, the longer I
spend, explained Veena Ganapathy, third-year BME.
I re-do homework problems.

Basically as much practice as I

can get hold of, I do ... but I dont
spend time reading the textbook
or reading the notes unless I have
a specific question, Nidhi said.
If its memorization then Ill
re-type my notes on word ... if
its more math-based Ill do more
practice problems, said Jasmine.
Locations where people study
best depends on individual preferences some focus best in their
apartments, the Clough or the library. I spent a lot of time in the
library cubicles I stayed up very
late, Leila recalled.

People also have different

sleeping habits during finals time.
Im super diligent about getting
a normal amount of sleep. I get a
good eight hours Ill go to bed,
latest, 2:00 a.m., Jasmine said.
Students have very different
ways of studying but many have
a common motive fear of
failure. They also share a
common method of putting off
work napping.
All students should find both
the motivation and the method
of studying that best suits each
individual person.

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Students study in the computer cluster in the library. Be

sure to get there early during dead week if you want a spot.

FOREMAN FROM PAGE 10

and shes always encouraged me.
Weve honestly been best friends
as well as sisters, and even though
shes younger, I often go to her
for advice. She really did a lot in
terms of teaching me how to see
potential in myself. When she believes in you, you want to believe
in yourself.
Beyond that, I was incredibly
lucky to have the support of the
entire aerospace department at
Tech. All of my professors, actually, not just within the aerospace
department. I cant just pick one
because they were all so supportive, and encouraged me to pursue
my passions.
Technique: What would you
say is your greatest accomplishment or accomplishments?
Foreman: I was named a
Graduate Research Fellow by
the National Science Foundation
this year, and that is probably my
greatest accomplishment to date,
especially because of how it is
awarded. The fundamental criteria they judge you on are broader
impacts and scientific merit, and
that essentially boils down to
Progress and Service. Receiving
the award also felt like an accomplishment that was bigger than
me; it felt like they were recognizing what a great education I received as a Georgia Tech student,
as if they were saying, You have
this amazing Georgia Tech education, now go do even more with
it, and that really felt good. Its an
incredible honor.
I did some research in Antarctica too, through a program with
another school, which I was able

to find because of the resources in

the PSP. The trip was awesome.
Being able to represent Georgia
Tech in Antarctica was fantastic.
I took a GT flag with me that Dr.
Peterson gave to me right before
I left. When he went to Antarctica with the National Science
Foundation, he took this amazing
picture with a Tech Flag at McMurdo Station, and I think that
image is what first inspired me to
go to Antarctica. After I saw it, I
wanted to take Techs colors with
me everywhere I went, so getting a
flag as a gift from him to take with
me to Antarctica, to take my own
version of that photo was incredibly important to me. It was a testament to me that no one at Tech
is just another student. Everyone
has tremendous value. I felt supported by him in that, and I know
that he has that respect for every
student at Tech. All of our faculty
members do, and thats part of
what makes Tech so special.
Being a Ms. Georgia Tech finalist was also important to me
because it was recognition of how
much I want to be someone who
embodies the Yellow Jacket spirit.
Being recognized for that passion
for our school and representing
a group of women who I believe
in so much was a really exciting
moment. I had such a great time
at Tech - the best part was genuinely being there. I would go back
in a heartbeat. It was a very hard
decision for me to not stay there
for grad school, but I was excited
to take my Tech experience with
me and share it with my new colleagues at MIT, too. Ill always
be a Yellow Jacket, though. Tech
is home.

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November 13, 2015

Spectre: one of the better bad Bond movies

FILM

Spectre
GENRE: Action, Thriller
STARRING: Daniel Craig,
Christoph Waltz and La
Seydoux
DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes
RATING: PG-13
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 6

OUR TAKE:
NOAH ROBERTS

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Spectre plays exactly how
any Bond fan would expect it to.
Director Sam Mendes (Skyfall)
fabricates a picture-perfect copy of
nearly any other new Bond film.
The lovable hero (Daniel Craig,
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) finds himself surrounded
by a huge criminal organization
known as Spectre, which is composed of past antagonists. Bond
sets out to destroy it by cutting off
its head the intriguingly evil
Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz,
Django Unchained).
Spectre is a conglomeration
of spy film cliches, encompassing the ludicrous values parodied
in Austin Powers or The Pink
Panther. Mendes immediately
tosses us an overused taste of
classic Bond combined with 21st
century blockbuster action in the
form of an unnamed girl, a felled
building, a lengthy foot race and

Photo courtesy of Eon Productions

Madeleine Swann, despite being a doctor and a pretty face, still knows how to hold her own when presented with a weapon. In stereotypical fashion, Swann is related to the villain, but still helps Bond.

ridiculous hand-to-hand combat

in a helicopter above a crowd of
innocent bystanders.
The film hints at a change in
direction by straying from the
usually strict formula adhered to
by previous Bond films, since the
00 branch of MI-6, called prehistoric, is threatened with an
impending shutdown. Mendes
creates big roles for M (Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter), Q (Ben
Whishaw, Paddington) and
Moneypenny (Naomie Harris,

28 Days Later), who all have

even bigger shoes to fill.
These are interesting takes on
classic characters, but, as the film
progresses, the productions inherited structure becomes increasingly evident. Like nearly every
other Bond plot, the story opens
with Bond realizing his mission,
then gathering gadgets and an
Aston Martin from Q. He sets off
to destroy this evil force which is
threatening world domination,
destroying it with the help of an

absurdly attractive woman. This

contributes to a film that is painfully predictable. Before every
plot point, the viewer, provided he
has seen a Bond film before, can
easily guess the outcome of the insane situations Craigs Bond finds
himself in.
While Mendes tends to copy
many story elements instead of
shaping his own story for his two
recent Bond films, he does add
one new aspect complex antagonists, undoubtedly drawing

inspiration from Joseph Conrads

Kurtz in his 1899 novel, Heart
of Darkness (those familiar with
Apocalypse Now also know this
character). Kurtz has huge, yet
malicious plans for the people of
the jungle. He is noble, yet twisted a personified contradiction
and evocative character.
In Skyfall, Javier Bardem
(No Country for Old Men) logs
a spectacular performance as Silva,
an extraordinarily evil, yet weirdly
alluring foe. Similarly, Christoph
Waltzs Oberhauser is the crowning jewel of Spectre. Mendes has
a knack for shaping his actors into
twisted sculptures of exactly what
he intends to convey, and he uses
this to transform Waltz, a fantastic actor on his own, into a dark
work of art. There is no doubt that
Oberhauser is bad, but he attracts
audiences with his stinging grin
and strangely bouncy demeanor, a
creative departure from the typical Bond villain.
Spectre is a fun film to see in
theaters. Packed full of stereotypical thriller explosions and highbudget car races, the production
is decent, but is missing some of
the classic Bond moments. Daniel
Craigs pursed lips and hardened
action scenes present him as too
intense compared to the smooth,
campy performances of everybodys favorite hairy man Sean
Connery, Bonds original movie
actor. The series can be compared
to Aston Martins: the beautiful
1963 DB4 is far superior to the
DB10 Craig pilots, a car simply
trying too hard to be cool.

Master of None approaches reality with diversity

TELEVISION

Master of None
NETWORK: Netflix
WHEN: released Nov. 6
STARRING: Aziz Ansari, Kevin
Yu, Lena Waithe and Eric
Wareheim

OUR TAKE:
NICK JOHNSON

MANAGING EDITOR
Last Friday, Nov. 6, Netflix
debuted Master of None, a new
comedy series created by Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation) and
Alan Yang, a Parks and Recreation writer. The fully released
ten-episode first season features
Dev (Ansari), an actor in commercials who wishes to hit the big
screen, as he navigates New York
City, relationships, social issues
and life choices.
Although Master of None is
a comedy, this show has realistic
themes. Adding new dimensions
and depth to its plot without detracting from the comedy, the
show tackles issues such as racism
and sexism.
Devs crew includes Brian (Kelvin Yu, Cloverfield), another
first-generation Asian-American;
Denise (Lena Waithe, a writer
for Bones), a black lesbian, and

Arnold (Eric Wareheim, Tim

and Eric Awesome Show, Great
Job!), who is a typical Wareheim
character. These characters do not
appear in each episode; however,
each has his or her own limelight
in specific episodes.
Because of this diverse cast,
episodes can deal with each persons own unique social concerns
and life struggles without becoming boring or repetitive.
In the episode entitled Parents, Dev and Brian try to hang
out with their parents to learn and
appreciate their struggles when
emigrating from India and Taiwan, respectively. Ansaris own,
real life parents, Shoukath and
Fatima Ansari, play Devs parents,
Ramesh and Nisha.
In the episode Ladies and
Gentlemen, Denise and Rachel
(Nol Wells, Saturday Night
Live), Devs love interest, discuss, as well as actually encounter,
both casual and criminal sexism
and misogyny.
In Old People, Rachel and
Arnold spend time with their
lonely grandparents and hear
stories about their youths. These
episodes provide characterization
and character development that
a supporting cast does not often
receive in television. The episodes
also suggest to viewers that maybe
they should spend more time with
family or not post toxic messages
to women on Instagram.

Photo courtesy of Netflix

Dev and Rachel meet each other for the second time after attending a concert. Master of None allows characters to explore important social issues as well as emphasizes the importance of family.

Not to be outdone, Dev also

evolves through the season with
his own unique experiences involving representation and relationships. In Indians on TV,
Dev and his friend and fellow
actor Ravi (Ravi Patel) are asked
to do stereotypical Indian accents
for a role. When Dev later gets a
chance to expose the studios internal racism or suck it up and get

paid for the role, his friends want

him to seek blood.
On the other hand, rapper
Busta Rhymes, as himself, tells
Dev, Dont play the race card.
Charge it to the race card. There
is never a clear right or wrong answer presented for this situation;
rather, the episode focuses on the
struggles of being in this position
to begin with. This makes the

scenes more emotional and empathetic, and this unique approach

is taken in the other episodes of
Master of None, as well.
The episode Indians on TV
in particular also exposes an irony
the studio claimed that having
more than one Indian character
on-screen automatically makes it
an Indian TV show, which, in
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PEANUTS

FROM PAGE 1

competition and writing an extensive book report on War and

Peace. With the help of Snoopy
and other friends, Charlie Brown
eventually learns a lesson about
being true to himself and following what feels right in his heart.
In a parallel storyline, told
through his typewriter and imagination, Snoopy must save his newfound love interest, Fifi (Kristin
Chenoweth, The Pink Panther),
from the dastardly Red Barron.
Snoopys adventures go through
a somewhat similar plotline as
Charlie Browns. When Fifi gets
kidnapped, Snoopy, with the help
of his trusty sidekick, Woodstock,
attempts to bring Fifi back.
The Peanuts Movie may
seem like a simple attempt to profit from Peanuts nostalgia, but it
is so much more than that. Within its hour and a half runtime, life
lessons are repeatedly brought to
the viewers attention.
The Peanuts Movie makes
sure to remind the viewer that
problems such as being too afraid
to act on something or feeling like
an outcast are normal and that life
is not always as effortless as desired. The movie is not, however,
depressing, noting that those with
friends will persevere, learning
how to be a better person from
these experiences and recognize
that they do not always have to
deal with problems by themselves.
Most can relate to Charlie
Brown in some way, and this is
what makes the movie so enjoyable. The movie provides advice
on how to deal with the bumps of
life while not being preachy.

// ENTERTAINMENT

Ladies Night is melting pot of standup

ALICE BARSKY

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Once a month, three local
filmmakers showcase comedy
sketches in a variety-show style at
The Village Theatre. The name of
the show may be grammatically
incorrect which the hosts playfully pointed out with a hilarious
drunken voicemail they received
condemning their apostrophe
faux pas but Ladies Night is
anything but ill conceived.
Ladies Night, the only show
in Atlanta to meld sketch comedy
and stand-up, features comedy
sketches from the Ladies Night
team as well as four sketches submitted by local groups and standup comedians performing brief
sets between films.
Nestled in the Pencil Factory
Lofts in the Old Fourth Ward,
The Village Theatre hosts various improv and sketch shows,
along with offering improv classes
and entertainment for corporate
events. The location has plenty of
seats and a full bar. Good news for
college students: all of the shows
are five to ten dollars, and Ladies
Night is free. On the first Thursday of every month, at 10:30 p.m.,
hosts Zach, Brian and Joel take
the stage for Ladies Night.
We decided to create Ladies
Night as a way to motivate ourselves and others in the comedy
scene. It gives everyone a deadline
every month to finish a project.
Theres no submission fee, and

theres no admission price, so

if youre making something for
the show, its purely because you
want to push yourself, host Zach
Lamplugh said.
Audience members are entertained at every moment of
Ladies Night the comedy
sketches are quick and witty, and
brief stand-up pieces provide
stimulating variation. This month
included stand-up acts from Dedrick Flynn, Andrew Markle, Paige
Bowman and Trey Dunn. For a
show that begins at nearly 11:00
p.m., everyone seemed awake,
alert and amused.
The comedy scene in Atlanta
is amazing, it is one of the reasons
I moved to Atlanta. Just this past
season on Last Comic Standing
featured five comics from Atlanta;
not to mention one of those five,
Clayton English, won the whole
season. Over these last few years
the comedy scene in Atlanta has
been getting more national notice. A lot of locals were featured
as New Faces at the Just for
Laughs comedy festival, and one
of them, Caleb Syan, was just on
Conan a few months ago, Lamplugh said.
At the end of the show, audience members can vote for their
favorite performance of each of
the submitted shorts. The winning team is granted a spot to defend their title next month.
The submission block we run
is fairly simple ... that is the way
we designed it. A lot of festivals
or shows like ours have a rigorous

Photo by Meghna Das Student Publication

Ladies Night draws comedians and performers to their accepting stage. The variety provides something for all viewers.

entry process or a submission fee.

We wanted to encourage people
to just work on shorts and have
an audience to show them in front
of, Lamplugh said.
This months winner was
Church Socks, who presented a
spooky sketch set in a bookstore.
Several writers and editors from
Adult Swim have served as guest
judges at the show, a truly unique
feature of Ladies Nights.
The impact has been great.
Bringing out these guest judges
is a huge kick for the submitting
teams and the audience alike. It
is a really cool thing to know that
people that have worked on shows
like Aqua Teen Hunger Force,
Your Pretty Face is Going to
Hell, Archer and more watched

your short, added Lamplugh.

The Ladies Night teams
sketches typically star the partcolleagues, part-friends and partroommates Zach, Brian and
Joel encountering some absurd
scenario set against the banality of
ordinary life.
When asked what wisdom he
would impart on aspiring filmmakers or comedians, Lamplugh
advised, Work hard. If you want
to get into the field, just do it.
As soon as you finish something,
start working on the next project.
The main thing that you need to
do as a new filmmaker is learn
from your mistakes, if you make
something and it doesnt land,
find out why and dont do it again.
Just keep working.

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// ENTERTAINMENT

Odesza electrifies crowd at Masquerade

CONCERT

Odesza
PERFORMER: Harrison Mills
and Clayton Knight
LOCATION: Masquerade
DATE: Nov. 3-4

OUR TAKE:
KRIPA CHANDRAN
ONLINE EDITOR

Odesza, the indie-electronica

duo from Seattle, recently played
two back to back sold out shows
in Atlanta at the Masquerade on
Nov. 3 and 4. Members Harrison
Mills and Clayton Knight started
making music in 2012, around
the time the two graduated from
Western Washington University.
Their debut album, Summers
Gone, was released in 2012, and
since then they have risen swiftly
to fame. They have performed at
various music festivals and opened
for several artists in the last two
years. Some of Odeszas most
popular songs are Say My Name
(ft. Zyra) and Sun Models (ft.
Madelyn Grant).
An electronic show is tricky;
there has to be a visual component, but it cannot be so aggressive that it takes away from the
sound of the artist. Odesza had
the perfect balance between a
great visual show and an amazing
sound. As they entered, the lights
were bright white and flashed in

rhythm to their drum beats. Then,

as the show went on, different visuals that resembled water, fire
and lanterns played behind them
while the duo mixed their mesmerizing music.
While the opening acts to the
show were rather mellow, Odesza
started their set with IPlayYouListen, a song that perfectly captures the essence of their sound.
They interspersed their more
popular songs with their lesser
known, more relaxed songs and
kept the audience dancing. After
a performance of their very popular remix of the song Faded by
Zhu, they left the stage for hardly
a minute before they were coaxed
back for a spectacular encore.
The artists had a live band with
them, including a trombonist and
guitarist, which added to the experience of seeing this group live.
Overall, seeing the instrumental
parts in conjunction with the duo
made for a unique experience.
Additionally, while typical electronic artists tend to stick to their
mix boards or fiddle with their
Mac in between songs, Mills
and Knight incorporated a drum
set into their concert.
Despite playing for a couple
of hours, Mills and Knight were
energetic throughout the whole
performance. The audience could
feel the passion they had and music they made as they pumped out
their energetic beats. Additionally,
the Masquerade is a cozy venue,
which made the audience feel
much closer to the performers.

The audience itself was very

lively, and did not stop moving
all night; they kept dancing and
cheering as Mills and Knight
played the night away, with their
gradually building melodies. In a
normal electronic show, there is a

distance between the performer

and the audience; Odesza bridged
that gap with a combination of
music, visuals and overall stage
presence, bringing a warm comfortable emotion to a normally
distant concert experience.

Photo courtesy of Odesza

Odesza, despite being electric musicians, played the drums

live. Other instrumentalists also played to liven the stage.

MASTER

FROM PAGE 14

turn, makes the show less relatable

to a wider audience. However, at
one point, there are three Indian
characters on-screen Dev, Ravi
and the bodybuilder Anush (Gerrard Lobo, My Parents are Crazier than Yours) and it does
not feel forced, stereotypical or
anything other than simply yet
another funny scene.
Despite the heavy overtones,
the comedic scenes are frequent
and funny. When it is revealed
to Anush that the movie Short
Circuit 2 cast a white actor in
brown-face makeup to play an Indian character, forlorn, he pauses
and then asks, Is Mindy Kaling
real? At another point, in the episode Nashville, Dev and Arnold
intensely discuss Eminems Lose
Yourself before Denise interrupts, Can we please talk about
literally anything else?
With Parks and Rec alumni
backing the show, Ansaris standup background, Wells SNL
experience, and Wareheims ability to just be Eric Wareheim, it
would have been difficult to make
a show that was not inherently
funny. Nevertheless, the comedy
in the first few episodes of Master of None is a bit lacking and
overextended wherever it does
appear. Thankfully, the comedic
scenes pick up and tighten up as
the show progresses.
As masterfully crafted as the
Italian pasta dishes that its main
character loves to eat, Master of
None performs its five hours of
comedic duty while also allowing
its audience to empathize with a
diverse ensemble of characters.

18 November 13, 2015 technique

ZIGGY BY TOM WILSON & TOM II

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS
1. He helps those lost for words (8)
6. Letter from Europe takes time to reach Mark (6)
9. Society leader frequently shows temper (6)
10. Request certain to provide delight (8)
11. Nice policeman? (8)
12. Fatigued when restricting Ecstasy in ranks (6)
13. Mother, awfully sad at heart, is absolutely crazy
(3,2,1,6)
16. Singer is against note being heard (7-5)
19. Credit given to goddess in difficult time (6)
21. Bloomer left social worker in agony (8)
23. Control price of fashion? (8)
24. Left in centre of spooky Portuguese city (6)
25. Yankee almost upset North African (6)
26. They pay for colonisers (8)

// COMICS

XKCD BY RANDALL MUNROE

LAST WEEKS SOLUTION

DOWN
2. Tradesman ho spends a day on the tiles? (6)
3. Subdued slander about Lawrence (5)
4. Not up to game in Kentish Town (9)
5. Restrain salesman on ship (7)
6. Caught a whiff of fish (5)
7. Edited one script for Morse? (9)
8. Concerning racehorse, raised Cain perhaps (8)
13. Brothers are kept in order here (9)
14. Stay to suspend a fight (4,5)
15. Two pairs make em were told (8)
17. Put the French in elevated spot offering view of
Bristol (7)
18. Very cold beer (6)
20. Blemish isnt a problem (5)
22. Ring about right nuisance on the internet (5)
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SMBC BY ZACH WEINERSMITH

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// COMICS

DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BY STEPHEN PASTIS

CLASSIC
CUL DE SAC BY RICHARD THOMPSON

LIO BY MARK TATULLI

CLASSIC
CALVIN & HOBBES BY BILL WATTERSON

SUDOKU PUZZLE

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// SPORTS

HARSHA SRIDHAR

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Illinois State. Iowa State.
North Texas. Maryland. Indiana.
These are not the opponents of
a national contender: not in football, anyway. Theyre middling at
best, the sort of teams a powerhouse schedules to give its starters
some rest.
Theyve been the bread and
butter of Iowas 2015 schedule.
And with three games left in the
regular season, the Hawkeyes are
undefeated, and, perhaps more
importantly, knocking on the
door of college footballs fourteam playoff, the winner of which
earns a National Championship
title. At the time of writing, Coach
Kirk Ferentzs team is ranked fifth
in the College Football Playoff
Committees weekly poll, as well
garnering the eighth spot in the
Associated Presss rankings. But
the Big Ten Cinderellas success
raises a few questions.
Should a team who has played
a grand total of two ranked teams
compete for a national championship against college footballs
fiercest teams? Should a team that
narrowly edged Iowa State, a team
that needed a fourth-quarter outburst to put away the lowly Hoosiers, get the chance to face the
likes of the Clemson Tigers?
The fact that the playoff committee uses admittedly subjec-

tive methods to suss out its four

participants doesnt make things
easier. Nor does the fact that two
of the four teams ranked ahead
of Iowa have already lost a game.
At the end of the day, its easy to
root for the Hawkeyes. Though,
barring a surprise, its hard to see
them winning it all this season.
In order for Iowa to win a
national championship, theyre
going to have to win a conference championship, and the Big
Ten is no pushover. The chances
are good that the Hawkeyes will
face fellow undefeated rank three
Ohio State in the title game, and
despite the latters issues with determining a starter at quarterback,
theyll be tough to unseat.
The Buckeyes have a glut of
talent, and its led them to be the
sixth-highest scoring defense in
the nation (and a top-20 offense.)
They arent out of the woods
yet, with games left to be played
against No. 14 Michigan State
and No. 15 Michigan, but should
they represent their division, Iowa
will be hard pressed to beat them.
Of the four teams ahead of
Iowa, two have likely cemented
their spots. After dispatching
LSU in convincing fashion, Alabama closes out its regular season
with a good-as-guaranteed contest
against Charleston Southern and
a matchup versus Auburn in the
Iron Bowl.
While the in-state rivalry generates plenty of excitement, its unlikely to be particularly close this
year. Theyll be the overwhelming favorites in the SEC Championship. And Clemsons last
three games are against Syracuse,
Wake Forest and the South Carolina Gamecocks. ESPNs Football
Power Index gives the Tigers at
least an 85 percent chance of winning each of those three games,
and like the Crimson Tide, theyll
be a heavy favorite in their conference championship.
Furthermore, there are teams
currently behind Iowa in the rankings that could make a push as the

Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Becker

Kirk Ferentz, head coach of the Hawkeyes, speaks to his team during a 10-6 victory against
Wisconsin. He is currently on track to lead his team to their first ten-win season since 2009.

season wanes. Baylor is dealing

with the loss of starting quarterback Seth Russell, but backup Jarrett Stidham looked like a veteran
against Kansas State last Thursday. If he leads them through a
final gauntlet that includes three
top-15 teams in Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and TCU, it would
be virtually impossible to keep
the Bears out of the playoff for a
second consecutive year. Stanford would find itself in a similar

situation if it runs the table from

here on out: a win against fourth
ranked Notre Dame would certainly vault them into contention,
particularly because the playoff
committee weights recent results
more heavily, and the Cardinals
suffered their lone loss in Week
1 at the hands of a surprisingly
tough Northwestern team. If either wins out, it would be tough
to justify keeping Iowa in its
current spot.

This isnt to diminish the

Hawkeyes performances this season. Under Coach Ferentzs watch,
the Hawkeyes havent had a double-digit win season since 2009.
Thats highly likely this year. The
Iowa faithful have every reason to
be proud of the team that has captured the attention of even casual
fans. It just isnt enough to make
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// SPORTS

HARRISON BUTKER
KICKER

ALISON LAVERY

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Kicker Harrison Butker made
his mark in the programs history with his 53-yard field goal to
propel the team to a victory over
Georgia last year. Unfortunately,
he did not get the chance to attempt a field goal in the teams
recent loss to Virginia. He shared
his thoughts on that game and
looked ahead to Virginia Tech
prior to the teams Thursday night
contest against the Hokies.
Technique: What is it like
coming off of a big win against
Florida and doing as poorly as the
team did against Virginia?
Butker: I mean, stuff happens.
Were just looking forward to
Virginia Tech. It was a great win
against FSU, and unfortunately
we couldnt pull it out against Virginia. Were looking forward to
Virginia Tech, and its going to be

a big game; both teams need the

win, so it should be a tough fight.
Technique: Whats the dynamic like with the team now
that you have to win all three
final games for a chance at bowl
competition?
Butker: I think were ready
for it. I mean, its a challenge, but
were ready and looking forward
to these next three games coming up. So, we flush this game
away, and were going to finish out
the season.
Technique: Is it difficult as
a kicker to watch from the sidelines and wait for your moment
on the field?
Butker: I think thats part of
our role as kickers. Youre not going to have that many opportunities, you know, a couple field
goals. Against Virginia, I didnt
have any field goals, but Im just
trying to do every kick the best I
can. I only have a couple opportunities, so I am trying to maximize
those and help the team as much
as I can.
Technique: The game wasnt
a complete disaster. Many players
were at their season bests. Justin
Thomas was at his best for passing, and Clinton Lynch matched
last seasons career high of three
touchdowns in a game. What do
you think were the biggest mistakes made against the Cavs?
Butker: I dont know, I think
thats a question for the head guy.
I think that if we all just focus on
our job and do our best, I think
well come out and do pretty well.
I mean, we have the talent on the
team. I think were capable of a lot
and can hopefully put it together
this week.

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Harrison Butker kicks a crucial field goal against the Florida State Seminoles during the Homecoming game. He feels that the team can pull out a victory if they focus on doing their jobs.

Technique: A lot of people

around campus predicted that the
Jackets would win; especially after
UVAs high number of injuries
and poor defensive performance
so far. Do you think you underestimated the Cavaliers?
Butker: No ... theyre a great
team; weve always had pretty
close games with them. Two years
ago we barely brought it out. I

cant remember last year, but I

think it was close. Theyre a good
team; you cant take any team for
granted. So no, I dont think we
underestimated them at all.
Technique: Which of the two
ACC teams that are left in the
schedule are you looking forward
to most?
Butker: The next one, Virginia
Tech. Its going to be a big game,

Thursday night. So were looking

forward to it. Hopefully we have
a great home crowd, so I am looking forward to it.
Technique: What mistakes
does the team need to avoid in order to best Virginia Tech?
Butker: If every position just
focuses on their job, I think well
be happy with the results. Just do
our job and see what happens.

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technique

Smooth Like Butker

The Technique sat down with kicker

Harrison Butker to discuss the second
half of the season.423

24

Friday,
November 13, 2015

Basketball
Preview
2015-2016
Men
Women
The Jackets are coming off a 1219 season in which they lost thirteen
games by five points or fewer. If they
can make some changes for this
years campaign, Tech could surprise some teams. Led by returning
senior Marcus Georges-Hunt, who
averaged 13.6 points and 1.3 steals
per game last year, Tech hopes to
turn those close losses into resounding victories. In addition to Georges-Hunt, returning senior Charles
Mitchell looks to improve upon his
201415 numbers of 117 rebounds
and 9.8 points per game. Although
the Jackets brought in new talent,
they are also losing Demarco Cox,
Robert Sampson and Chris Bolden.
Cox and Sampson both had over
one hundred rebounds, and Bolden
led the team in free throw percentage and three-point percentage.
Their presence is missed, but is
not irreplaceable. In fact, Tech has
four new players this year, each
looking to make an impact. Sylvester Ogbonda is the teams only freshman. In high school, he averaged
a double-double in points and rebounds, 13 and 11, respectively. The
transferred graduate student from
Arkansas-Little Rock, James White,
looks to spend his final season of
college hoops wisely by coming to
play at Tech. Over the past three
seasons, White has scored on more
than half of his field goals, with a
50.7 shooting percentage. After sitting out a year due to NCAA rules,
senior Nick Jacobs, who transferred
from Alabama, looks to assume
some deserved responsibility while
occupying the Jackets front court
alongside Charles Mitchell. While
with the Crimson Tide, Jacobs, a
sophomore at the time, started every
game. He scored 7.6 points per game
and averaged 4.1 rebounds each contest. Finally, shooting guard Adam
Smith transferred to Tech from Virginia Tech last season where he led
the team in points per game (13.4)
and had the fourth best three point

percentage in the ACC.

In addition to the incoming talent, Tech returns a lot of players in
the guard position. Tadric Jackson,
Josh Heath and Travis Jorgenson all
have a year of experience under their
belts and will look to use this experience to improve their play. Tadric Jackson was a phenom in high
school, but his brilliance only came
through at times during last season.
Last year was Josh Heaths first year
as a Jacket, but he had spent a year
as a Bull at the University of South
Florida prior to it. Heath has the
talent to energize the offense with
his shooting ability and capability
of making smart plays. Travis Jorgenson had the ACCs eighth best
assists-turnover ratio last year at
1.85:1. Coming into the season with
a career average of 3.3 assists per
game, Jorgenson aims to slash defenders with his passing ability and
create opportunities for his teammates to score.
Role models include junior
Quinton Stephens and redshirt junior Corey Heyward. Likely players
who will come off of the bench, these
two each have the ability to change
a games momentum. Stephens is
a 69 forward who can shoot the
three, and Heyward is a guard who
plays good defense and doesnt turn
the ball over. Sophomore Ben Lammers (610), sophomore Abdoulaye
Gueye (68) and junior Rand Roland (67) will come into games as
needed. Each of these men can crash
the boards with ferocity as well as
get points in the paint. Tech led the
ACC in rebounding last season and
looks to do the same with the help of
these three this year.
As usual, Tech will have its hands
full when conference play begins,
but this team can match up against
any opponent. As the Tech basketball season gets underway, look for
a senior-filled team to rely on its rebounding, guard play and defense to
carry them throughout the season.

CORNELL

@ 8:00 PM

After a 2015 season that culminated with a berth in the National

Invitation Tournament, the womens basketball team looks to build
on the success from last year. The
team returns four of its five starters
from last spring and has a chance to
return to the NCAA Tournament
for the first time since 2014.
Senior forward Roddreka Rogers
started every game in 201415 and
will keep that role for this upcoming season. She has 18 career double-doubles and should easily add to
that total over the course of the season, as she averaged a double-double
in conference play last season. Her
335 total rebounds last year were
second-best all time for the team,
and her .596 field goal percentage
was the best among starters.
After coming off the bench in all
but five games last season (starting
the remaining five), junior Katarina
Vuckovic is poised to receive a lot of
playing time, whether via starting or
by remaining as a formidable bench
player. She scored in double figures
six times last year and amassed 161
total rebounds. Standing at 6-foot3, she has an advantage over most
players around the basket on both
offense and defense.
Sophomore Zaire ONeil started
21 games and is expected to maintain that role for the team this year,
assuming she can fully recover from
tearing her ACL towards the end of
the season. She is a force on both
sides of the court; her 36 blocks
led the team while her 11.3 points
per game is second among returning players. She also racked up 100
turnovers on defense, which was
good for second on the team.
Junior Nariah Taylor played in
22 games a year ago and started
at center in the exhibition game
against West Georgia last week.
Based on the availability of ONeil
over the first stretch of the year, she
may earn a lot of playing time.
The departure of guard Kaela

Davis, the teams leading point scorer in 201415 and current South
Carolina Gamecock, and Sydney
Wallace, another strong player who
was sidelined midway through the
season with an ACL tear, opens the
door for some younger team members to fill important roles. Sophomore guard Antonia Peresson is expected to assume one of those spots.
She played in all but two games a
year ago and took over for Wallace
after her injury. Although she averaged just 3.9 points on 22.9 minutes
per game, she has shown flashes of
brilliance in important situations.
She made five three-pointers against
Virginia Tech in February and
played a solid nine-point, five-assist
game in a win against the Clemson
Tigers in the ACC Tournament.
Senior Aaliyah Whiteside will be
the other starting guard. She played
the most minutes of any player last
season and put up the numbers to
justify it. She scored 13.4 points per
game and had 46 steals (both marks
second to Davis) and was a rebounding force, totaling 216 on the year.
She also led the team with 77 assists
and will be instrumental in setting
up scoring opportunities.
Sophomore Imani Tilford should
see a lot of action off the bench at
guard. She started in 12 games last
year and came off the bench in another 16. Her 43 assists were good
for fifth best on the team, and her
42 steals are second only to Whitesides 46 among returning players.
The team opens with four home
games in a row, followed by their
first road test at Georgia on Nov.
22. The team will play at Indiana
as part of the annual Big Ten/ACC
Challenge in December. The first
conference game will be at home
against No. 3 Notre Dame in late
December, followed by a slate of
ACC games highlighted by home
contests against No. 8 Louisville,
No. 22 North Carolina and Notre
Dame again.

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