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Drafted Tech baseball standouts succeed in Minors
HARSHA SRIDHAR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
September is just around the
corner, which means that the
pressure is about to ratchet up in
the world of professional base-
ball. Some Major League Baseball
teams are fighting for a place in
their respective divisions, others
for wild-card slots and another se-
lect bunch are fighting for home-
field advantage in the playoffs.
For a group of former Tech
baseball players, the stakes are
different. Their games are not
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watched by millions of fans on
television, analysts will not dissect
their every at-bat appearance and
perhaps only their team’s most
die-hard supporters will know
when the players step foot on the
field at all. These are the Tech ath-
letes selected in the 2019 MLB
Draft, and their professional ca-
reers have just begun — as well as
their journeys to the big leagues.
Do-it-all star Tristin English
was selected in the third round
by the Arizona Diamondbacks
and sent out to Oregon where he
plays for the Hillsboro Hops, a
Single-A level short-season league.
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There, he has demonstrated the
versatility that made him indis-
pensable to the Jackets. English
has collected starts at first base,
third base and right field, not to
mention six stints as a designated
hitter. Unsurprisingly, English’s
hitting numbers have taken a
dip at the professional level, but
they are still respectable. English
is hitting for a .271 average, .338
on-base percentage and, to his
credit, is on track to ground into
fewer double plays than he has in
any other season. He has dem-
onstrated si-nificant potential so
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NEWS
WILL FINCH
MANAGING EDITOR
In the absence of his annual insti-
tute address, President G.P. Bud Peter-
son bid farewell to the university as its
president and thanked the community
for his time in the position.
Peterson’s academic career spans
three institutions: Texas A&M, Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute, and the
University of Colorado at Boulder.
With a doctorate in mechanical engi-
neering, he has been widely published
in the field of phase change heat trans-
fer.
His selection as Tech’s next presi-
dent came after the 12 year tenure of
President Wayne Clough, who was
credited with bringing the institute
national and international recognition.
In the years since Peterson took of-
fice, he hoped to continue the institute
on a “trajectory of excellence.”
“I am honored by the opportunity
to serve as President of the Georgia In-
stitute of Technology,” said Peterson.
“As an engineer, this is, of course, a
great professional fulfillment. But as
someone who has spent a majority of
his career as an educator, it also pres-
ents an opportunity to continue to have
an impact on higher education nation-
ally. Georgia Tech is at the forefront
of innovation and discovery in a time
in our nation’s history where both are
great necessities, and I am privileged to
be a part of these efforts.” Peterson said
in a brief address shortly after the an-
nouncement of his appointment.
Under Peterson’s leadership, cam-
pus research has thrived. Total research
awards now exceed $1 billion, and
Tech has numerous partnerships with
government, industry and educational
See PETERSON, page 4
far at the next level beyond Tech.
nificant potential so far at the next
level beyond Tech.
Photo by Jonathan Pennie Student Publications
Kyle McCann, a former standout for Tech, was drafted in the
fourth round of the MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics in June.
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Atlanta mayor declares “No Ride Zone” for scooters

POLLY OUELLETTE
STAFF WRITER
Late night scooter rides in
Midtown Atlanta are a thing of
the past. On August 9, the City
of Atlanta mayor’s office put
into effect a daily No Ride Zone
from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. for rented
electric scooters and e-bikes.
This regulation, which was
called for by Mayor Keisha
Lance Bottoms and put into
action by Department of City
Planning Commissioner Tim
Keane, is part of an effort to
make riding electric scooters
and bikes safer. Personal (not
rented) electric scooters and
bicycles are not subject to this
ban.
The recently introduced e-scooters provide a quick, inexpensive method of urban
transportation, however, they have proved to be a public safety hazard for the city.
In the last few months, At-
lanta has seen at least four
scooter-related deaths. Bottoms
stated that there was a pattern in
the fatalities involving scooters
in that they all occurred after
sunset.
“This nighttime ban, while
we continue to develop further
long-term measures, will ensure
the safest street conditions for
scooter riders, motorists, cy-
clists, those in wheelchairs and
pedestrians,” Bottoms said in a
press release.
Rented scooters have become
one of the preferred methods
for Tech students to navigate
between classes and elsewhere
in Atlanta. On campus, GTPD
and PTS work together to en-
force traffic laws and ensure ev-
eryone is travelling safely.
“We appreciate the role that
shared mobility, like scooters
and bike share, play for last mile
connectivity on campus,” said
Lisa Safstrom, campus trans-
portation planner. “Our main
concern is the safety of the cam-
pus community, and we support
the City’s initiatives of prevent-
ing any further incidents. Cam-
pus will continue to respect
the rules the City implements,
and we affirm the need to im-
prove the quantity and quality
of infrastructure in Atlanta for
micro-mobility transportation
options.”
After the announcement of
the No Ride Zone, the Depart-
Photo by Taylor Gray Student Publications
ment of City Planning informed
rental companies of the change
in city law. Companies were ad-
ditionally asked to disable de-
vices during these hours.
Uber, which operates Jump
electric scooters and bikes, was
one of such companies.
“Uber is deeply committed
to the safety of our customers
and all who share the road,” said
Evangeline George, a spokesper-
son from Uber. “We are focused
on a comprehensive approach to
road safety — one that focuses
on people, products and infra-
structure — and will continue
working with the Atlanta City
Council and the Administration
while complying with these new
rules.”
The No Ride Zone is the lat-
est attempt to prevent scooter-
related injuries and deaths. On
July 25, Bottoms issued an exec-
utive order that stated the City
of Atlanta would refuse to per-
mit any additional scooter rental
companies for operation in the
city. Ten companies are current-
ly permitted. The No Ride Zone
order will be integrated into this
executive order, pending the
passage of legislation.
In addition, sidewalks around
the city sport signs telling riders
to “never use sidewalks,” hoping
to avoid civilian collisions.
A press release from the City
of Atlanta states that in the long
term the administration in-
tends to pursue an “accelerated
plan for changes to our streets
creating safer, dedicated spaces
for cyclists and scooter riders”
as well as improvements to the
selection of and collaboration
with dockless rental vendors.
Tech students have periodic
opportunities to educate them-
selves via safety classes held by
PTS, GTPD and Bike GT. The
next class will be held on Sept.
19 at 11 a.m. in CRC room 240.
For more information, refer to
pts.gatech.edu.
JOSH BOWLING
NEWS EDITOR
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS
Students flocked to the in-
tersection of 10th and State last
Saturday to see former NBA star
Shaquille O’Neal make an ap-
pearance at the Home Park Papa
John’s location across the street
from the Krone Building.
Papa John’s CEO Steve Ritchie
and Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance
Bottoms joined Mr. O’Neal in a
grand opening ceremony for the
newly-renovated location, com-
plete with a giant ribbon cutting
by O’Neal.
The ceremony transitioned
into a block party which lasted for
the rest of the afternoon, complete
with music, complimentary pizza
slices, and Papa John’s branded
swag for attendees.
O’Neal also shot free throws
on a goal set up in the blocked-off
intersection, eliciting large cheers
from the crowd.
After suffering multiple public
relations setbacks in 2018 follow-
ing incidents involving founder
John Schnatter using an anti-
black slur and blaming police vio-
lence protests by NFL players on
declining company sales, Papa
John’s International Inc. took on
O’Neal as a member of the cor-
poration’s board of directors, and
he immediately became the public
face of the company.
O’Neal owns nine stores in the
Atlanta Metro area, including the
location adjacent to Tech, which
also services West and East Mid-
town and the Old Fourth Ward.

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Appelate court rules Georgia General Assembly
not required to comply with Open Records Act
MASON FAVRO
STAFF WRITER
This past month, a Georgia ap-
pellate court ruled that the Gener-
al Assembly and its offices are not
required to provide citizens with
records under the Open Records
Act (ORA). The decision comes in
a case brought by the Institute for
Justice (IJ), a nonprofit libertarian
legal activity group that litigates
on behalf of people “denied their
constitutional rights.”
The IJ was researching the pas-
sage of a 2012 law that regulated
the practice of music therapy,
when they requested records from
bodies “including the Office of the
Clerk of the House of Representa-
The Georgia General Assembly, consisting of the House and Senate, regularly
meets in the Capitol Building in downtown Atlanta to discuss state legislation.
tives, the Office of the Secretary of
the Senate, the House Budget
and Research Office, the Senate
Budget and Evaluation Office,
the Senate Research Office, and
the Office of Legislative Coun-
sel.” They sued the state for the
records, and in 2017, the IJ lost
in court with the judge citing a
previous legal precedent in re-
gards to open records laws and the
Georgia General Assembly.
The Open Records Act is a
portion of the state code of Geor-
gia which allows for citizens and
groups to request information
from public agencies, munici-
palities and boards. All 50 states
have freedom of information laws,
guaranteeing citizens a degree of
transparency as to the workings
of their government. The federal
government, through the Free-
dom of Information Act (FOIA),
also provides a route for citizens to
petition for access to information.
Not all public information is ac-
cessible through the ORA.
There are several categories that
are protected by law, both state
and federal, to ensure the privacy
of individuals and the security of
their data. There are many such
protections in Georgia’s ORA; in
fact, almost 14 of the ORA’s 23
report pages are concerned with
what information may not be pro-
vided to citizens. This information
ranges from obvious things, such
as medical records or the keys to
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tests from state schools, to things
that one would assume would be
available, such as record from the
offices of the General Assembly.
The appellate court’s basis for
their rejection of the Institute of
Justice’s claim was a precedent
set in 1975 (Coggin v. Davey) in
relation to Georgia’s Sunshine
Law, the precursor to the cur-
rent ORA. Per the 1975 decision,
“The statute is applicable to the
departments, agencies, boards,
bureaus, etc. of this state and its
political subdivisions … it is not
applicable to the General Assem-
bly.” This previous decision pulled
from language in the Sunshine
Law which explicitly did not in-
clude the word ‘offices’ when it de-
fined the organizations that were
subject to the law.
This hole was then cleared by a
reference to a 1979 decision (Har-
rison County v. Code Revision
Commission) about the general
assembly. The decision said that,
“the General Assembly, includ-
ing its committees, commissions
and offices, is not subject to a law
unless named therein or the in-
tent that it be included be clear
and unmistakable.” The court’s
reasoning, then, was that because
neither the offices of the General
Assembly nor the Assembly itself
were mentioned in the ORA they
are not included in the law.
The dissenting opinion, writ-
ten by Judge Christopher Mc-
Fadden, hinges on the “clear
and unmistakable” line from the
1979 court decision, as McFad-
den holds that the intention of
the ORA was to include the of-
fices of the General Assembly, but
not necessarily the General As-
sembly itself. It differs from the
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majority opinion in how it inter-
prets a state office, pointing to the
literal wording in the 1979 deci-
sion, which says “state … office,”
and interpreting that to include
offices of the General Assembly.
The decision has implications
for governmental transparency
in Georgia because there is now a
judicial barrier separating citizens
from information about how the
legislative process is functioning.
A similar transparency issue won
a victory in the 11th Circuit Court
of Appeals and is now on its way
to the U.S. Supreme Court. The
state of Georgia sued an online le-
gal transparency organization for
publishing the annotated Code of
Georgia, a copyrighted version of
the laws of Georgia that contains
citations regarding legal prec-
edents that puts the laws them-
selves into context.
The state contended that the
annotated version of the code
was the property of the original
publishing company, LexisNexis,
a legal research firm; the 11th
Circuit Court of Appeals found
that due to the content and pro-
cess of creation “the People were
constructively the authors of the
annotations.” This was a win for
legal transparency in Georgia as
it gave citizens access to and im-
portant context for the laws that
govern their lives without having
to pay for access.
The Supreme Court will hear
this case next term. The case of
the Georgia ORA is expected to
be appealed to the Georgia Su-
preme Court, which means that
the IJ’s efforts to make the Gen-
eral Assembly more transparent
are likely to be in contention for
the time being.
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PETERSON FROM PAGE 1
institutions. And in the past
decade, total research expendi-
tures and sponsored activities in-
creased by 78% to $908 million.
Enrollment and diversity have
also increased under Peterson.
Specifically, admission applica-
tions more than tripled, graduate
enrollment increased by 159%,
and the number of women in the
first-year class increased from
32 to 40%. Freshman-to-soph-
omore retention rate has contin-
ued to increase.
“When we talk about creat-
ing the next,” Peterson said, “it’s
about what Georgia Tech has
been able to do, not what I’ve
been able to do. This has been a
great platform to take some ideas
and make them come from frui-
tion.”
He went on to describe novel-
ty of new programs like the On-
line M.S. in Computer Science
and the Create-X Program, and
emphasized how unique it makes
the institute.
“10% of the masters in com-
puter science in the country will
come from Georgia Tech,” he
explained.
In the last couple of years, the
Tech administration has been
under scrutiny due to a variety of
crises, beginning with the death
of Scout Schultz at the hands of
a Georgia Tech Police Depart-
ment (GTPD) officer on Sept.
2017, continuing ethic scandals
revealed in summer 2018. Peter-
son believes he has made an am-
ple short-term response to these
issues and has set the foundation
for long-term cultural shifts.
“We’ve made the changes,
we’ve incorporated them, we’ve
put them in place,” Peterson
said. “Now we just need to make
sure they’re regularized and be-
come part of the DNA of how we
operate.”
In January 2019, President
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Peterson announced his inten-
tion to step down from his cur-
rent position into a faculty role
as soon as his successor was in
place. According to Peterson,
the exit process has been busy.
“I haven’t had a chance to feel
much,” he commented, “[but]
I’ll miss being on the front-end
of all of upcoming initiatives. I
can’t think of a better job than
being at a university.”
When he steps down into
his faculty role, Peterson can
resume researching and teach-
ing mechanical engineers about
heat transfer. His specific topics
of choice include optimal sys-
tems in nature, applications of
heat transfer to electronics, rapid
temperature reductions and their
clinical applications, and interfa-
cial transport phenomena.
Georgia Tech’s 12th president
will be Dr. Angel Cabrera, previ-
ously president of Georgia Ma-
son University. Cabrera earned
his Ph.D. and M.S. in cognitive
psychology at Georgia Tech and
his B.S. and M.S. in computer
and electrical engineering at
Universidad Politécnica of Ma-
drid. He will be the second presi-
dent who is also a Tech alumnus
and will assume Georgia Tech’s
presidency on September 1,
2019.
“Never in my wildest dreams,”
Cabrera wrote in his first letter to
the community, “did it occur to
me then that one day I would be
asked to return as president. But
what I know is that everything I
have been able to achieve can be
traced back to my experiences at
Georgia Tech.”
Peterson is excited about Ca-
brera, who served on the Tech
Advisory Board for nearly a de-
cade.
“Tech is what it is today be-
cause of the collective efforts of
the faculty, staff, students and Top: Photo by Allie Ghisson, Student Publications, Bottom: Photo by Taylor Gray Student Publications
leadership,” Peterson said, “and President G.P. “Bud” Peterson holds up the “T” with students at a football game
I’d like to see that continue.” (top) and Peterson discusses his career in the Office of the President (bottom).
Opinions
OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion
Students prep for jobs, not money
More emphasis on personal finance is needed in college
As the deadline for tuition payments
has passed and a new semester com-
mences, issues related to personal finance
remain topical to many students at Tech.
Too often it seems, students rarely talk
about their financial situation, for under-
standable reasons that are reflected in the
adult world.
The crux of the matter is that personal
finance is, well, personal. Talking about
money, even very generally, is capable of
making most adults squirm. However,
this uncomfortable reticence about one’s
finances is particularly detrimental to col-
lege students and should be emphasized
accordingly.
In line with the efforts to create a uni-
versal curriculum across GT 1000 classes,
dedicating a mandatory several-week long
section related to personal finance for
freshman seminars across departments
could be a useful way for new students to
learn fiscal responsibility. Similar to NFL
players, recent Tech graduates are sud-
denly thrown into large sums of money,
but only the former are receiving money
management training from their parent
institution.
The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the
Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.
technique editorial board
Zoie Konneker EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Will Finch MANAGING EDITOR
Beatrice Domingo DESIGN EDITOR
Josh Bowling NEWS EDITOR
John Edwards SPORTS EDITOR
Jaimee Francis LIFE EDITOR
Vivian Wang OPINIONS EDITOR
INCENDIARY INDIFFERENCE BY WILL FINCH
“Brazil can put out our own fires.”
OPINIONS EDITOR: Vivian Wang
“
”
Do your thing and don’t care if
they like it.
While certainly not exciting to talk
about, unlike dream careers in top com-
panies, fundamental lessons in personal fi-
nance are woefully lacking in college rhet-
oric. These lessons are most effective when
instilled young. Students who work part-
time jobs can have a head-start in increased
money conscientiousness, but everyone has
plenty to learn.
Knowledge about personal finance con-
tinues to be a mindset still reserved for the
lucky few whose parents, or similar men-
tor figures, have passed on their valuable
knowledge and experience regarding bud-
geting, responsible spending, and in some
privileged cases, investing and stock op-
tions.
Ultimately, many students are ignorant
about basic good practices, resulting in as-
tronomical amounts of student and credit
card debt that are not fully appreciated
until one is working to pay-off a mortgage
or looking to invest seriously. For a univer-
sity that prides itself in placing students in
often high-power careers, it is strange that
there isn’t equal emphasis on creating the
sound habits necessary for financial lon-
gevity.
Jahziel Villasana-Espinoza WEB DEVELOPER
Allie Ghisson PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Josh Trebuchon ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Avni Shridhar HEAD COPY EDITOR
technique
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August 30, 2019
5
Friday,
The inflated
social media effect
This summer, I took an online Great Recession happened and
psychology class where one essay witnessed the nation struggling to
assignment inquired about the live paycheck to paycheck. Over
impact of social media on “hap- the course of my life so far, I have
piness.” The prompt linked social watched climate change wreck
media usage to the observed rise our world; nearly every single year
in depression rates and closed of my life has been the hottest on
with “On social media, we see record, and natural disasters have
everyone’s ‘Highlight Reel’ and seemingly become increasingly
compare that to our ‘Behind the frequent. Since I have started at-
Scenes’.” tending school, mass shootings of
Don’t get me wrong — I think children have been on the news
that a plethora of issues related almost daily. The United States
to social media and privacy are has been engaged in a “War on
worth mentioning — monopolies, Terror” in the Middle East for as
taxes, data collection and the list long as I can remember. I am go-
goes on and on. Still, as someone ing to college and trying to work
who struggles with depression, I for a better life than my parents,
am becoming tired of older gener- who work in factories, but to do
ations blaming my mental health so, I am putting myself in tens of
solely on social media. thousands of dollars of debt that I
It is no secret that depression is may never be able to pay off.
an epidemic among younger peo- It is impossible for me to
ple. The Advisory Board analyzed imagine what it was like for past
Center of Dis- generations to pay
ease Control data their way through
and found that “I am tired of older college by working
“rates of depres- people blaming my during the summer
sion, psychologi- (something that I
cal distress and mental health solely on currently do that
suicidal thoughts social media.” barely covers my
and actions re- rent for the school
mained mostly
stable among
MAYA FLORES year). Planning for
my future often
older adults from STAFF WRITER seems trivial when
2005 to 2017, the Amazon rain-
but increased significantly among forest is on fire, the arctic ice is
adolescents and younger adults.” melting, sea levels are rising and
The numbers are actually stagger- millions of animal species are go-
ing: in adolescents from 12 to 17, ing extinct.
major depression rose 52% from On top of that, the one avenue
2005 to 2017, and in adults from that I am supposed to have for
18 to 25, depression rose 63%. having an impact on the afore-
It is easy to look at these num- mentioned earth-shaking issues
bers and correlate this troubling is the ability to voice my opinions
phenomenon to the rise of social by voting for my representatives.
media and place blame on Insta- Yet, with gerrymandering, poll-
gram, Twitter and Facebook. It ing issues, election interference,
seems to me that this is a classic hacking and the electoral college
case of correlation, not causa- it seems I have little to no say in
tion. It is all too convenient for that arena as well.
people removed from the situa- When this is the kind of world
tion to shake their fists and blame a person grows up in, it is no won-
kids for having their noses stuck der they suffer from feelings of
in their phones, but I think the helplessness. To blame social me-
core cause of this depression runs dia is an all-too convenient and
much deeper. As someone who commonly made attribution error.
hails from the current upcoming Social media, like all things, can
generation of young people and be abused. It can have an impact
actually suffers from depression, on mental health if not used wise-
I find that social media often of- ly. That does not mean that the
fers an escape, a place to find jokes root of my generation’s trauma lies
and share them with friends. entirely on our phones, and in in-
I grew up only knowing a post- vestigating such causes, we should
9/11 world of deeply-held anxiety take into account the state of the
and distrust. I was eight when the only world we have ever lived in.
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Comments on Scheller?
Pitch it to me first.
“Try to stand up in front of a
full lecture hall and introduce
yourself beyond an elevator
pitch without forewarning.”
EMILY DYKSTRA
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Rumor has it that the Schell- on working in groups to pres-
er College of Business at Tech is ent projects that often take pre-
easier, more joyful and generally cedence over a multiple-choice
kinder than the rest of campus. exam done in silence. Are projects
But, as with most things in life, easier than tests? The two are hard
this rumor is dependent upon the to compare equally. A project can
observer. As a Scheller student force one person in a group of six
myself, although my thoughts to complete the work if the rest
may be biased, I feel that I gained of the group does not pull their
perspective while struggling as an weight, and most Scheller profes-
engineering student for my first sors in upper-level classes tend to
year and a half at Tech. stand by the idea that because this
The first thing that comes to happens in the real world, there
mind when I think of the dispari- will be no excuses or arrange-
ties between the College of Busi- ments made to help the group —
ness and the College of Engineer- instead, the group must figure out
ing is the emphasis on different how to make it work.
strengths. Engineers must know With respect to communica-
how to calculate, analyze and ma- tion and public speaking skills,
nipulate the hard data in front of there are quite a few engineers
them. Business majors should not with minimal social skills who
only have these critical thinking contribute to the idea that Tech is
skills, but also must hone their a place full of nerds who are better
communication in the forms of suited in front of a computer than
networking and public speaking. an audience — not a good place
Business majors, additionally, to be if you are trying to begin a
still take tests but at a lesser rate startup or pitch an idea to inves-
than engineers. Instead, we focus tors. Scheller takes the time to
// OPINIONS
prepare business students for these
moments through “cold calls” in
class and ample public speaking
opportunities that would leave
many students in the engineering
school hyperventilating. On the
other hand, I would be the first
to tell you that I cannot seem to
ever grasp calculus despite taking Standing ATL United False Alarm
it multiple times, and that I strug- Fans of the local soccer For reasons still not entire-
gled to pass my CS 1371 class even club Atlanta United rejoiced ly clear to either the student
after using “freshman forgiveness” as the team made club history body or employees at the Stu-
to retake it. These two things are by winning the US Open Cup dent Center, the fire alarm was
crucial to an engineer’s education, title on Tuesday evening. This pulled at the Student Center
but it was not that I was “dumb” marks their third trophy in less earlier on Tuesday and lasted
or did not belong at Tech, I just than a year, and is indicative of longer than desired. Although
was not in the right school of edu- the consistent momentum the everyone was largely bewil-
cation. team has had. The team led dered, business continued as
I would like to argue that nei- Minnesota 2-1 for a final score. usual shortly after.
ther school is necessarily harder
than the other, but that these views
are based on the inner workings of
an individual. I found business
classes to be easier not because
there was less work, but because I
finally understood what was going
on and how it was applicable to
my life. If you are an engineering
Labor-less Weekend Literal Fire and Ice
As Labor Day weekend Since July 2019, according
major reading this and thinking,
approaches, many students to Greenpeace, roughly 30
“This girl is crazy,” I challenge
across campus are elated by the million acres of Siberia have
you to stand up in front of a full
prospect of getting a last taste burned due to wildfires, burn-
lecture hall of students and intro-
for summer in the form of a — ing the area of Belgium several
duce yourself beyond an elevator
perhaps undeserved — Mon- times over. Climate change
pitch without forewarning, pres-
day off. ATL residents can has played a role in acceler-
ent for ten minutes without slides
look forward to parades, Drag- ating the release of trapped
or make networking a part of your
on Con, the Atlanta Black methane under permafrost,
daily routine. As the old saying
Pride Parade and a plethora of turning the Siberian icebox
goes, “To each his/[her]/[their]
other events. into a tinderbox.
own.”
// OPINIONS technique • August 30, 2019• 7

On better stewardship How college students should

of the great outdoors learn in the ‘Information Age’
As anyone who has spent any Access Fund and the Southeastern
time with me knows, my weekend Climbers Coalition work hard to “Colleges need to shift their that differentiates students
activity of choice is taking a trip make sure that climbers have ac- from one school from another.
up to Chattanooga to do some cess to beautiful land. They part- purpose from keepers of If institutes want to justify
rock climbing on cliffs in the sur- ner with indigenous communi- knowledge to havens of thousands of dollars of tuition,
rounding mountains. I usually ties to protect natural areas from their degree curricula need to
take some of my fellow climbers, overuse and development. These thinking. ” be more involved.
and we tend to spend the day are thankless jobs and organiza- Colleges need to shift their
climbing, relaxing in hammocks tions that are often overlooked, WILL FINCH purpose from keepers of knowl-
and jumping in rivers. and they are frequently starved for MANAGING EDITOR edge to havens of thinking.
This weekend, however, the fo- money and resources. Tech incorporates some
cus was not on scaling walls. In- So many other beautiful public form of this in their prestige as
stead, it was on spending the time spaces suffer from the same lack a research institution. The push
and effort to revitalize heavily- of interest and resources. Parks, for students on every level to be
trafficked trails and making areas trails, sidewalks and a myriad of The phrase, “self-taught,” is ideas as well as unveiling ad- involved in research on campus
safer to travel through. As climb- other places are open to the public as pointless on a resume as the ditional perspectives. And by encourages intellectual en-
ers, our eyes are usually trained and used by everyone but taken words “AP Scholar.” the end of their undergraduate gagement beyond what could
upwards. We watch our friends care of by a select few. Donating It is no secret that the In- studies, scholars often have as be found in a Khan Academy
execute hard moves and map out money is a valuable contribution, ternet revolutionized the way much an individual identity video.
routes on the wall. We often do but even better is donating time. that people live their lives, but as they have a unique style to ME 2110 is another in-
not think about where we put What the land needed most from what is not explored, maybe complement it. famous example at Tech
down our gear or us this weekend even ignored, is how students Meanwhile, when we apply of using a project-oriented
about the impact was our time and living in this Information the same perspective to STEM class for more open-ended
of our footprints as “To invest in your own effort. Even inten- Age learn. Universities are not curricula, the learning process problem solving.
we trek to the wall. tional attentive- the gatekeepers to knowledge is much less involved. With today’s ease of access
Each footprint community, all you ness to the con- anymore, and accessibility to Students are given over to information, these should
or careless climber have to do is show up.” sequences of our a near infinite amount of re- one hundred hours of be the types of experiences that
adds up; the im- actions can help. sources has redefined the idea memorizing methods and make college education attrac-
pact on the land
becomes evident
POLLY OUELLETTE In the coming
weeks, I am sure
of a complete education today. solving fixed problems.
College is still useful, but some Analysis rarely strays from the
tive to both students and em-
ployers. Universities should be
quickly. Dislodged NEWS STAFF WRITER that I will think subjects necessitate a collegiate guidelines that a mathemati- environments where their edu-
rocks allow erosion more about what environment more than others. cian or scientist set decades ear- cation is fluid with innovations
to wash away more I bring into the One defining lier. The only real in technology. Otherwise, cur-
of the soil. Trash and discarded forest. I will be more mindful to attribute of social style an engineer rent STEM programs do noth-
food is unsafe and disruptive to the work that went into planting science courses “The only real style learns to bring to ing to prevent their students
local plants and animals. Many trees and constructing walkways. and humanities their work is the from being victims of content
outdoor climbing areas become I will be more careful. I know that subjects: there is an engineer learns to legibility of their without context.
unsafe to humans because of loose it’s hard to consciously make the rarely a sole an- bring to their work is hClass
a ndwriting. Notwithstanding an anti-
rock and precarious trails. choice to volunteer when we have swer in analysis. discussion quated educational environ-
Fellow climbers and I spent the so many other things to worry In the absence the legibility of their is a casual test ment, students need to make
day constructing stairs that would about. of concrete cri- handwriting.” of whether stu- the most of their time at the
safely allow people to travel up a It helps me to be motivated to teria, readers dents are reading equivalent of expensive day
hill, while taking care to mitigate help out if I see causes like this as can extract new their textbooks. care. As mentioned earlier,
erosion and minimize our distur- an investment in myself and my concepts, themes But as they take taking humanities courses
bance of the environment. We community. Through volunteer- and ideas from excerpts that are their last dozen credit hours, are a great way to stay up to
chatted about ways to hold our- ing, I know that a bit of effort centuries old. Even in studying Capstone Design forces open- date on contemporary expres-
selves and our friends accountable now will result in a safer and more history, there are relationships ended analysis and creative so- sion. Moreover, the professors
for taking care of these spaces. enjoyable experience in the future between figures and events lutions onto students forced to of those classes offer a unique
It is easy to forget that it is for myself and my fellow climbers. that can be explored to varying color inside the lines through- perspective not readily avail-
necessary to be stewards of the re- Charitable organizations that degrees. out their entire undergraduate able on Twitter. Clubs or com-
sources that are so precious to us. take care of outdoor public spaces Critical thinking is built degree. petition teams are other excel-
We take for granted that we don’t are everywhere and prolific, espe- into liberal arts programs, Not all classes promote the lent ways to explore interests or
have to pay a tangible sum and cially at Tech. I would encourage and the educational experi- idea that solving problems learn new skills.
underestimate our impact on the anyone who has just a few hours ence they provide is as unique in the real world is beyond Universities as a whole are
land. In doing so, we put access free to invest into their own com- as it is necessary at universi- standard number crunch- the last academic environment
to these beautiful natural areas in munity. All you have to do is show ties. Moreover, class discussion ing. Truly, a majority of the most people experience. Like-
jeopardy. The vast majority of out- up. No matter how cold the winter within humanities has value. degree revolves around mas- wise, every available resource
door climbing areas are free to use is, the change of the weather is the Open dialogues about mean- tering concepts that can be should be used to learn while
for hiking, climbing and enjoying one constant and we always have ing and an author’s purpose found online. There’s nothing you can, whether it is about the
nature. Organizations such as the the promise of warmth again. are crucial in developing novel unique about the curricula world or yourself.
Life
Addressing mental health: CARE offers
new counseling service on campus
LANE ELDER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The rigors and transition of
college life present unique chal-
lenges for many students. Finding
needed help to such challenges
is oftentimes challenging. With
the opening of the Center for
Assessment, Referral and Educa-
tion (CARE) at the beginning of
this school year, students at Tech
now have another avenue available
when seeking guidance.
The Technique chatted with
Dr. Tiffiny Hughes-Troutman,
the director of CARE to learn
more about how this resource can
help students, especially in the af-
termath of the mental health cri-
ses of last year.
“We are really streamlining ac-
cess to services, reducing barriers
and contributing to reduction of
stigma for help-seeking through
CARE,” said Hughes-Troutman.
“I’m really excited and thrilled to
offer a new pioneering solution to
students at Georgia Tech.”
CARE uses a triage system to
assess students with mental health
and well-being related concerns
and point them to a variety of
services depending on the case at
hand. To then schedule appoint-
ments, the center partners with a
number of resources on and off
campus, such as The Counsel-
ing Center under student life,
STAMPS psychiatry and other
wellbeing services ranging from
academic to identity based. It
therefore acts as point of access for
mental health services on campus,
while also offering extensive case
management if needed.
How to get
more involved
on campus
ALEX BOYTER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Getting involved on campus
is a great way to explore inter-
ests, meet new friends, balance
the stressors of academic life,
and to find a community within
Tech.
With over 500 student or-
ganizations there are plenty of
options — including athletic
LIFE EDITOR:
Jaimee Francis
life@nique.net
Students can also find help
through CARE before a wellbe-
ing concern becomes a crisis. The
center’s walk-in assessments are
confidential, and at no charge
for degree-seeking enrolled stu-
dents. Hughes-Troutman stressed
the importance of finding help
quickly.
“Some students believe they
have to have a diagnosis or serious
problem before going to CARE.
If you have a concern that’s affect-
ing your health and well-being of
any nature, you can visit CARE,”
said Hughes-Troutman. “You may
have symptoms, questions about
your emotional state and wonder
if it’s serious. You may have mild
concerns, or you may have been in
treatment and have received sup-
port in the past. Anywhere you
fall, CARE is the place to start.”
The physical location of CARE
used to be occupied by central
housing until just this year. While
small in size, the space has been
maximized for efficient use. Aside
from a pleasant but private front
office space (tinted glass and a
closed door protects students’ pri-
vacy), the center houses a confer-
ence consultation center and five
offices.
The simplicity of the walk-
in-only model brings a breath of
fresh air to the bureaucracy of ac-
cessing campus services.
“Before, students were often
shuffling back and forth between
and amongst a number of men-
tal health resources not knowing
where to go, and also incurred re-
ally long wait times,” explained
Hughes-Troutman.
CARE is one of many aspects
teams, interest groups, religious
organizations, honor societies,
Greek Life and more.
Finding the right organiza-
tion for you can be daunting,
but don’t worry: the Technique
has got you covered with these
tips on getting involved on cam-
pus!
VISIT ENGAGE
Engage (formally Orgsync) is
a database of information about
every registered club and orga-
nization at Tech that is reach-
able through its website, gatech.
campuslabs.com/engage.
On the website, students can
look through all the registered
organizations to find out more
about meetings and how to get
involved. To minimize findings,
users can also filter organizations
based on personal interests.
Engage also provides the con-
tact information for the club of-
ficers, so users can find out even
more from people who have ex-
perience.
The Division of Student Life
also offers additional informa-
tion on clubs, as well as differ-
ent initiatives (such as diversity
programs and outreach initia-
tives) that can be found at stu-
The Hive’s first year on campus
Find out more about the organization that works out of the
IDC’s makerspace and offers free guidance with projects!
412
of the “A Path Forward — To-
gether” initiative started by Presi-
dent Bud Peterson to create a
more inclusive, safe, and healthy
community at Tech. Some of
the stated objectives in the April
2018 report include, “monitoring
the needs of campus and campus
trends; improving mental health
service provision, and reduc-
ing what appears to be higher-
than-peer average rates of stress,
anxiety, and suicidal thinking.”
Given the singularity of the cam-
pus environment at Tech,
Hughes-Troutman discussed
her take on a solution to such con-
A new mental health center opens in Smithgall Building in the aftermath of the wellness crises
dentlife.gatech.edu/content/
ways-get-involved.
TALK TO OTHER STUDENTS
Another great way to learn
more about campus involvement
can be as simple as talking to an-
other student on campus.
Before your next class, try
chatting with the person sitting
next to you. He might have the
same interests as you, or she may
even introduce you to something
you have never heard of before.
Either way, talking to differ-
ent students on campus is a great
way to learn more about getting
involved.
For first-year students, we
also recommend approaching
PLs and GT 1000 TLs to con-
nect you to different opportuni-
ties on campus, as they have ac-
cess to additional resources for
new students.
USE MEDIA
Keep up to date with all of
the amazing events on campus
with the different media outlets
offered on campus, such as FAB
Weekly, Daily Digests, Campus
Calendar and the different bul-
letins located across campus.
cerns within this unique commu-
nity.
“Despite the literature that
suggests that college students are
not resilient and that they need to
be coddled, I find many strengths
in Georgia Tech students,” she
said. “They have that internal
psychological capital: self-com-
passion, optimism, hope, grit, and
resilience to thrive to meet their
goals.”
In order to better address the
mental health concerns on cam-
pus, CARE plans to help stu-
dents use their strengths to help
improve their wellness. The center
If you find yourself scrolling
through the same newsfeed, The
Technique suggests adding the
social media accounts of differ-
ent organizations on campus to
learn about upcoming events.
Many organizations also host
open events like shows, perfor-
mances, fun activities and info
sessions. These open events can
serve as a chance to meet new
people and, at the very least, get
free food.
Needless to say, always check
out The Technique to discover
opportunities that might spark
your interest!
SKILES WALKWAY
As you are likely to have al-
ready noticed, clubs and orga-
nizations regularly set up tables
along certain areas of campus —
most notably Skiles Walkway
(the wide path in between the
CULC and the student center).
While tabling, groups give out
information and advertise their
organization.
While many students briskly
walk past the tablers with airpods
in, try talking to some stations.
By stopping by to have a chat,
you may find one you like and
even get some free food out of it!
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Friday,
August 30, 2019
also promise to to continue to
grow and adapt to the need on
campus. Already working on
feedback, CARE is currently in
the process of hiring more staff to
better suit campus needs.
While many students have be-
come disillusioned with the no-
tion of administration checking
items off an initiative, the opening
of a center like CARE offers a new
opportunity for students to feel
genuine care.
For walk-in consulation, stu-
dents can visit CARE at the bot-
tom floor of the Smithgall Flag
Building in room 102B.
Photo by Taylor Gray, Student Publications
MAKE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITY!
If you still struggle to find the
right fit for you or you see an op-
portunity missing from campus,
you can create your own club on
campus!
Using the aforementioned
Engage website, students can
click the link to register an or-
ganization. This will begin the
process of starting a new group
on campus. For more assistance
on creating a new organization,
The SGA Joint Campus Organi-
zation Committee Policy guides
students through the chartering
process.
SEARCH ATLANTA
Tech’s central location in the
city of Atlanta also provides stu-
dents with the opportunity to
explore options within the local
community. Whether it is volun-
teering at a local food bank or
joining Trees Atlanta for a clean-
up project, there are plenty of
options available within blocks
of campus. Getting connected
with your surroundings, wheth-
er that be on Tech’s campus or
in the surrounding Atlanta area,
will help you to connect with
other Tech students too!
// LIFE
Tech & Instagram: students weigh in on
increased use of social media on campus
TAMIR COHEN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With the ever-increasing popu-
larity of online communication, a
branch of AT&T analyzed social
media usage on college campuses
across the nation. The research
revealed approximately 185,594
data points relating to Tech, mak-
ing it the most Instagrammed col-
lege in the state of Georgia.
For some students, Tech’s
popularity on social media came
as a surprise. 4th-year Business
major Emily Ilgenfritz stated that
she would have expected UGA’s
campus to have a wider presence
on Instagram, noting the college-
town feel of its campus.
“UGA has much more of a
traditional southern college look,
with red bricks and large build-
ings,” said Ilgenfritz.
Others, like 4th-year ME ma-
jor Abigail Gianis, did not find
Tech’s prevalence to be as surpris-
ing, citing Tech’s location in the
city as driving social media posts.
“Tech is an amalgamation of
cityscape and beautiful landscap-
ing, which makes it unique,” Gia-
nis explained.
4th-year ME Kristen Hepler
even attributed the beauty within
Tech’s campus as a contributor to
social media posts, mentioning
the Culc as her favorite spot.
“The roof garden on the fifth
floor of the Culc is a special
place,” Helper said. “It is so nice
and relaxing to look at the skyline,
enjoy nice weather and reflect.
This is very much needed at Tech,
where the academic load can be
very heavy!”
In order to gain more insight
The picture above reflects the high usage of technology on campus, which was demonstrated
by a study finding Tech to be one of the most highly Instagrammed campuses in the U.S.
into the likes — and dislikes —
of social media use on campus,
the Technique also asked students
to share their thoughts on online
communication and its ever-in-
creasing popularity.
Many students cited an in-
crease in social media use since
starting college, attributing the
ability of such platforms to al-
low them to connect with friends
from back home. Students spoke
highly of these platforms for their
ability to allow connections to
grow across physical distances.
“Social media allows us to
maintain contact with friends and
family from anywhere. On cam-
pus specifically, it allows us to eas-
ily keep in touch with old friends
from our hometowns and with
our families, now that we won’t
see them very often anymore,”
said 4th-year AE Aidan Pastel.
Along with the benefits that
social media offers, students also
Photo by Jonathan Pennie, Student Publications
technique • August 30, 2019• 9
spoke of the downfalls of these
new communication platforms.
Students expressed concerns that
such platforms might not be as ad-
vantageous as many users think.
Many concerns addressed the ad-
dictive nature of social media.
“I like looking at pictures and
seeing what my friends are doing,
and, although I don’t like to admit
it, Instagram is very addicting!”
3rd-year Biology Julia Shuford
shared.
The addictive nature of social
media was not the only concern
students expressed about social
media. Others weighed in the so-
cial burdens that can arise from
using such platforms, citing jeal-
ousy and insincerity as drawbacks
of social media. Many students
noted the detrimental affect of
this darker side of social media in
their lives.
“It [social media] leads to peo-
ple comparing their lives to what
they see on Instagram, or just gen-
erally online, while in reality, peo-
ple’s lives are different. Instagram
is edited and I think it causes a lot
of jealousy issues, as well as an in-
accurate perception of what life is
really like,” said 2nd-year CS ma-
jor Nicole Williams.
Like any other product, social
media comes with its advantages
and disadvantages. While some
caution against the addictive na-
ture and social concerns of plat-
forms like Instagram, others enjoy
sharing experiences and connect-
ing with others.
Despite the uncertainty in-
volved with social media, it is safe
to say that the 185,594 data points
related to Tech will continue to
trend.
10 • August 30, 2019• technique // LIFE

A look back at The Hive’s first year at Tech

JAIMEE FRANCIS
LIFE EDITORR
3D printers, saws, drills, oscil-
loscopes, multimeters and wave-
form generators are just a few of
the tools available at the Inter-
disciplinary Design Commons
(IDC) for no or little cost. In
addition to equipment, the IDC
is also home to The Hive, a com-
pletely student-run and volunteer-
based organization that works out
of the makerspace to help students
with any project – both academic
and personal.
In celebration of the upcom-
ing one-year anniversary of The
Hive, the Technique chatted with
Hiba Moraley, a 2nd-year ECE
Master student who cofounded
the organization back in 2016.
“Our purpose is to provide
hands-on learning to all Georgia
Tech students, regardless of their
major or technical background or
anything like that,” Moraley said.
“We really want to provide a space
where anyone can just walk in and offers free workshops throughout “Going into this workshop, I tion rather than creation, for the
say, ‘Hey, I really want to build the year in which participants can had never soldered before,” said most part. This was a refreshing
something. Can you guys help me take home their projects. Previ- Gale. “I had signed up on a whim way to build something again!”
with this?’” ous workshops have included col- — it’s unlike me to jump into new For both experienced build-
As part of The Hive’s vision, laborating with HackGT, creating things like that, but I’m very glad ers and hopeful candidates, The
there are approximately 140 vol- electronic sculptures, or even sol- I did. The workshop itself was Hive offers the opportunity to
unteers that serve as Peer Instruc- dering for a Valentine. fascinating. I feel like I don’t get turn ideas into projects: to walk in
tors (PIs) to assist the users who Second-year BME Mary Kate to do hands-on tasks and proj- with a question and to leave with
walk in asking for help. These PIs Gale shared her thoughts about ects very much anymore — since a creation.
serve as experts in their technical attending her first ever workshop middle school, education has been The first workshop will be held
fields — fields which include La- this past Valentine’s Day. about the conveyance of informa- on Sept. 3 at 6 p.m.
ser Cutting, Embedded Systems,
Machine Shop (wood & metal-
working) and PCB Fabrication.
Second-year CS major Abhay
Cashikar works as the Master Peer
Instructor for Embedded Sys-
tems. He described his position
as helping users with the logistics
of their projects, explaining how
many students struggle to unite
the technical aspect of their input
with the tangible result of their
output.
Cashikar spoke about the dif-
ferent reasons which bring users
into The Hive, as well his personal
reasons to utilize the makerspace.
“There are people who come in
for labs, and there are also people
who come in for personal projects,
like trying to work on a prototype
for some business idea. For the
past week, I have been working
on trying to move these mount-
ing holes on my bike by making
a CAD model and 3D printing it.
That’s been a struggle, I’m on [re-
vision] four,” he laughed. Photos courtesty of The Hive
In addition to providing equip- Pictures above showcase the makerspace of The Hive’s at the IDC, as well
ment and expertise, The Hive also as student projects made with the help of the organization’s expertise.

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Atlanta artist depicts the city’s past with
the help of Tech’s digital archive library
JAIMEE FRANCIS
LIFE EDITOR
Known for its burgers, fries,
and famed “What’ll ya have?,”
The Varsity has attracted Tech
students for decades. What most
students have yet to discover is
that the long-running drive-in
not only serves appetizers with its
meals, but also artwork.
While many artists prefer to
work at countryside villas, Chris
McLaughlin set up his studio in
the heart of Atlanta. He arrived to
the heavily-trafficked Varsity soon
after the 1996 Olympics arrived
just blocks away from The Varsity.
It was during this booming time
for the city that McLaughlin be-
gan selling his art to the tourists
and locals of Atlanta.
In an interview with The Tech-
nique, McLaughlin explained how
his career with art began long be-
fore Atlanta witnessed the historic
lighting of the Olympic flame.
“I started in 2nd grade,”
McLaughlin said. “On my way
to school, there was a barn that I
loved to draw: it just captured my
fancy. I would go by that barn ev-
eryday and that became a subject
for me to draw.”
The child who enjoyed sitting
at the top of a hill to draw the barn
below had no way of knowing that
same barn would burn in an act of
arson just years later. McLaughlin
still has a black-and-white photo
technique • August 30, 2019• 11
of his beloved building that dates Atlanta, but also on smaller the world around him, citing the Chris McLaughlin still works at
back to the 1960s, as well as his towns across the Southeast, au- power of observation. The Varsity, where students can
childhood sketches that give the tomobiles, aircrafts, drive-in “I’m always observing stuff, not only meet him and view his
barn new life. theaters, international destina like how I did when I was a kid collection, but can also observe
The episode of the burning tions, and more. The artist dis- with that barn,” McLaughlin the familiar surroundings of
barn began the artist’s long career cussed the way in which these said. “I walk around the town, Atlanta with a new historical
in archiving the ever-changing works changed his perspective on and I observe things.” perspective.
landscapes and infrastructures
of cities: McLaughlin’s detailed
drawings of iconic monuments
and scenes of Atlanta reveal
how much the city has changed
throughout his over 50 years as
an artist. His older works feature
relics of the past, from buildings
that have been demolished for
newer construction to cars that
have been replaced by advanced
models.
In recreating these older works
of his, McLaughlin cited Tech’s
database of images that are avail-
able through the Department of
Facilities Management. Mclaugh-
in not only took images from the
Archives collection, but he also
added his own with his drawings
of the Greyhound Bus Station that
no longer exists, the old Piedmont
Hospital of the 1950s, and the
pre-renovated Hotel Clermont.
“I used to look up the old pic-
tures in the Archives collection
[at Tech], but of course there’s a
digital library now,” he laughed.
“I’ve got some good, old pictures
of Georgia Tech from the early
1900s.” Photos Courtesy of Jaimee Francis, Student Publications
McLaughlin’s art not only Atlanta artist Chris McLaughlin recreates images of the city using
focuses on the monuments of sources available through Tech’s Department of Facilities Management.
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Entertainment
Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ is a fresh fan pleaser
MUSIC
Lover
Taylor Swift
LABEL: Republic
GENRE: Pop
TRACK PICKS: “Lover,” “Soon
You’ll Get Better” and “The
Man”
OUR TAKE: «««««
ABIGAIL GUTIERREZ-RAY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Taylor Swift is a name most of
the general population has heard
before. Whether one of her ador-
ing fans, who have called them-
selves “swifites” since the star’s
breakout in 2006, or one of her
outspoken critics, chances are that
everyone has heard her music at
some point in time over the past
13 years. Starting her career at the
young age of 16, Swift has been
in the limelight for a large portion
of her life. These years have shown
her painted a rainbow of colors by
the media, gaining both recogni-
tion and harsh criticism for both
her personal life and her career in
music.
Last week Swift released her
7th studio album “Lover” with a
track list of 18 songs making it her
longest album to date. Swift has
Chappelle special gets laughs, sparks controversy
TELEVISION
Sticks and Stones
NETWORK: Netflix
WHEN: Aug. 26
STARRING: Dave Chappelle
OUR TAKE: «««««
JOSHUA TREBUCHON
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
On Monday, comedian Dave
Chappelle released a new Netflix
comedy special titled “Sticks and
Stones.” The special has already
sparked massive controversy, with
some cultural critics hailing it as a
nuanced look at what cancel cul-
ture — the movement to hold ce-
lebrities accountable for misdeeds,
both past and present — means
for society, and others deriding it
as grossly offensive and problem-
atic. To fully understand the new
special, however, one must con-
textualize it with the rest of Chap-
pelle’s career≠ and in particular
with his mainstream comeback in
2016.
When Dave Chappelle re-
turned to TV — or, rather,
streaming — with a series of Net-
flix specials beginning in 2016,
he entered a mainstream comedy
world which is very different from
the one he left when he ended
“Chappelle’s Show” in 2005.
While Chappelle toured regu-
larly in his time away from TV,
he rarely performed for a broad
audience. By sticking to comedy
clubs, Chappelle effectively insu-
technique
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Josh Trebuchon
Friday,
12
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been alluding to this album since
her 2018 AMA acceptance speech
for Favorite Pop/Rock Album in
which she teased that she was ex-
cited for “the next chapter.”
Since Swift’s crossover to pop
with her album “1989” her style
has been unpredictable and con-
stantly evolving, even as she has
stayed true to her honest and nar-
rative style of songwriting.
The title track “Lover” em-
bodies the storyline of being in
love with a fresh voice, mixing
Swift’s acoustic roots with a pop-
drenched coo as she sings out the
word “lover.” The sensation of a
live band paints the image of a
bride and groom’s first dance, a
piano and steady drumbeat driv-
ing the song along with raw vocals
that feel both confident and frag-
ile at the same time.
The power song off of this al-
bum is “The Man” where Swift
boldly points out the difference in
the treatment of men and women,
particularly in the language used
to describe the actions of men ver-
sus women. Swift fearlessly sings
out “When everyone believes you/
What’s that like?” referencing the
tendency for society to leave men
uncontested in their claims and
accounts.
Staying true to her metaphor
of “opening up [her] diary” to Photo courtesy of Republic Records
the world with her songwriting, Taylor Swift released her latest album last Friday. The album, titled ‘Lover,’ effectively
See LOVER, page 14 combines Swift’s reinvented style with her trademark narrative songwriting structure.
Photo courtesy of Netflix
Comedian Dave Chappelle, of ‘Chappelle’s Show’ fame, appears on a 2016 episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix interview
show ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.’ Chappelle recently released a new hour-long stand-up comedy special on Netflix.
lated himself; the people that were ond term. The comedy world had Chappelle has received wide- hard to watch. Some of the jokes
coming to his shows were fans changed around him, softening spread criticism for transphobic were overly mean-spirited, and
of “Chappelle’s Show,” and they as it became aware of the harm of language he uses in those specials, fans were left asking “Can he say
knew exactly what to expect from which it was capable, but the co- and, for a time, it seemed as if that?” — and not in a good way.
the irreverent comic. In fact, they median had changed very little. Chappelle’s career might not sur- The question in 2019, then,
expected nothing less. Chappelle’s 2016 specials are full vive the controversy. Still, Chap- is whether or not Chappelle can
The result of this is that watch- of jokes which, if delivered in pelle’s career has proven more learn from those mistakes. After
ing Chappelle in 2016 was like 2005, would have been perfectly resilient than most believed it the release of “Sticks and Stones,”
watching a man who had been acceptable for TV, but which felt would, and he has hung on. most cultural critics seem to have
cryogenically frozen since the mean and insensitive in the new Those 2016 specials were, even decided that he cannot. To them,
beginning of George Bush’s sec- era in which they were told. for diehard Chappelle fans, a bit See STICKS, page 15
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Snoop Dogg looks back with ‘I Wanna Thank Me’
MUSIC
I Wanna Thank Me
Snoop Dogg
LABEL: Doggystyle
GENRE: Hip hop
TRACK PICKS: “Wintertime
in June,” “Let Bygones be
Bygones”
OUR TAKE: «««««
ZAFIR SHARIF
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.,
more commonly known by his
stage name Snoop Dogg, released
his latest album “I Wanna Thank
Me” on Aug. 16 via Doggystyle
Records.
Snoop’s new album is the per-
fect way to remind the world of
his continued relevance in the
modern hip hop scene. Not only
is the title wrapped with an aura
of egotism, it seems as if Snoop
Dogg is trying to remind the au-
dience of his legacy.
Snoop Dogg hails from the
rich tradition of West Coast gang-
ster rap and is on some of the most
iconic tracks in history. Snoop
might even have the catchiest
verses of all time on the Dr. Dre
track “Still Dre.”
Snoop’s career essentially be-
gan under the guiding hand of
Death Row Records with the
album “Murder Was the Case,”
roughly coinciding with the death
of N.W.A. At this time, the West
Coast gangster rap scene was cut-
throat and Snoop managed to
rise to the forefront of the genre.
In addition to the many fueds be-
technique • August 30, 2019• 13
tween artists, West Coast hip hop
was also feuding with the down
South scene and big artists like
Outkast. Fast forwarding to today
and Snoop is much more open to
collaboration and seems to just
want to create as much exposure
for himself and for other artists as
possible.
Out of his 22-track long al-
bum, he has features on all but
5 tracks. He even worked with
Russ on “Take Me Away.” In an
interview with Billboard, Snoop
admitted he was trying to branch
out: “With this particular project,
I was thinking to myself, ‘Where
do I fit in the rap game?’ I ain’t
that young, fly rapper no more.
I’m like a great uncle to a lot of
these rappers now.”
Still, many of the songs feature
that same slow rhyme that is tradi-
tionally associated with his port-
folio. Some songs tell stories of
his history with Death Row, and
most pay homage to his twenty-
eight years of history in rap.
The song “Let Bygones be By-
gones” starts with a simulated in-
terview with Snoop in which he Photo courtesy of the Doggystyle
mentions, “I’m cool with Suge‚ Snoop Dogg settles into his new role as the elder statesman of the hip hop scene with his new
I’m cool with Master P, Dr. Dre, album ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ in which he looks back on past fueds while lifting up younger artists.
I’m cool with everybody.”
The mock interviewer responds Knight is accused forcing employ- also experiments with some Grammy — but he is a landmark
“Yeah‚ I mean, how could you not ees to drink urine as punishment Rastafarian sounds. The rapper in the rap landscape. The release
be cool with Snoop?,” to which for making an error. touches on many topics — he fea- of “I Wanna Thank Me” comes
Snoop responds “but I had to go Following Dogg’s murder trial tures a posthumous verse from his around the same time as the re-
get that cool with him. I had to go after the death of 2Pac, relations long time collaborator Nate Dogg lease of Young Thug’s much an-
sit down with Suge.” with Death Row were strained, and also mentions the passing of ticipated album “So Much Fun,”
Suge Knight is broadly known and Snoop left on bad terms. Nipsey Hussle. In a way the al- which has dominated the atten-
as rap’s villain and is responsible Snoop uses this album to bum feels like an afterword sum- tion of most of the hip-hop audi-
for complicating the relationship declare publicly that he has ming up Snoop Dogg’s journey. ence. Regardless, Snoop fans are
between Death Row Records and “squashed” the beef with Suge. Still, few believe that this already praising this album as one
Snoop Dogg. Stories of Suge re- The sound of the 22-track al- is his last album. Surprisingly of his most versatile, and it looks
call his harsh treatment of his em- bum is not limited to Snoop’s enough, Snoop has never been on set to surpass the streams of his
ployees. Among other misdeeds, traditional G-funk sound. Snoop Billboard’s top 200 or received a last album “Bible of Love.”
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LOVER FROM PAGE 12
the song “Soon You’ll Get Better”
(feat. Dixie Chicks) is filled with
an emotionally raw voice that
Swift has not rolled out since the
track “All Too Well” debuted on
her album “Red” in 2012.
Believed to be about Swift’s
mother who has been battling
cancer for the past several years,
the track pleads “soon you’ll get
better, because you have to,” fol-
lowed by a breathy sigh that could
bring tears to anyone’s eyes. The
contributions from the Dixie
Chicks bring Swift back to her
beginnings in country music,
complementing her heartfelt lyr-
ics with gentle backup vocals ac-
While some songs, like the shallow ‘ME!,’ fall short of Swift’s usual songwriting standards,
the pop singer is at her peak on personal, authentic tracks like ‘Soon You’ll Get Better.’
companied by a warm banjo and
violin pairing.
As the first single off of the
album, “ME!” falls short when
seated next to the remaining 17
tracks. Although in line with the
mainstream pop of today, the
track lacks the level of sophistica-
tion fans often expect from Swift,
leaving listeners disappointed.
The song is upbeat and fun but
the simplicity of the lyrics feels
tired rather than fresh and new.
Initially, the version of the track
that was released as a single con-
tained the line “Hey kids! Spell-
ing is fun!,” but Swift has since
removed the line from the song
with the release of the full album
due to the backlash by the public.
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Swift defended the track by stat- 1 2 3
ing that she and Brendon Urie,
who features on the track, wanted
this song to “not really be fully
taking itself seriously.” While it is
easy to see what Swift was going 4 5
for, she instead comes off as not
really taking her role as a song-
writer seriously.
Ultimately, Taylor Swift is not
one to leave her audience disap- 6
pointed and has created an album
as dreamy and enticing as the pink
clouds drifting across the album’s
cover. The album is the complete
embodiment of Swift’s talent as
a musician and songwriter, fully
7
celebrating her talents and creativ-
ity in a way that elevates the genre
of pop to a new level.
8
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Across: Down:
1. A bulk beer delivery 1. Nipsey Hussle song,
container also known as “Mail-
4. The abbreviated
name of Tech’s weekly box Money”
student-run newspa- 2. Of the same value
per. 3. Estimate or suppose
6. Feeling of melan- 4. Organization re-
chony. Also, a genre of
music of black Ameri- sponsible for American
can orign professional basketball
7. A Scottish or 5. Employee self-ser-
Northern English vice
term for a young girl
Photo courtesy of Republic Records
8. The cause of the Ice
Bucket Challenge
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STICKS FROM PAGE 12
this special proves that Chappelle
is simply a lost cause. Headlines
even refer to Chappelle’s new
special as “doubling down” on
his transphobic and misogynistic
jokes from 2016.
This, however, is simply not
true. While Chappelle has not
given up on making the kinds of
jokes about misogyny and LG-
BTQ issues that he mishandled
and got into trouble for in the
past, he has softened his takes no-
ticeably since his return. It seems
that in order for Chappelle to
please his most outspoken of crit-
ics, he would have to stop talking
about these issues altogether. In
this sense, Chappelle does double
down. He makes it clear with
“Sticks and Stones” that he will
not allow certain issues to become
“off limits” to him.
He continues to discuss soci-
ety’s treatment of trans people in
ways that some are bound to find
offensive. However, he does not
express the same kind of need-
lessly insensitive transphobia that
plagued his earlier specials. In
fact, though cultural critics will
struggle to see through the veneer
of vulgarity under which he does
it, Chappelle makes several jokes
that sympathize with trans people
and call out the prejudices they
struggle against.
Rather than asking offensive
questions about whether or not
society should accept trans people
for who they are, Chappelle brings
up more nuanced and compli-
cated questions about the impli-
cations of that acceptance. At one
point, he jokes about what would
technique • August 30, 2019• 15
happen if Lebron James came out
as trans and started playing in
the WNBA — not a particularly
original bit, but one made funnier
by Chappelle’s masterful delivery.
While this joke sounds and feels
harsh in the same way his previous
transphobic jokes did, it actually
asks very reasonable and thusfar
unresolved questions about what
should happen when gender iden-
tity, sex and sports intersect.
Chappelle has also received
criticism for questioning the ve-
racity and severity of accusations
of sexual misconduct against Mi-
chael Jackson and Louis C.K. in
the new special. While these jokes
can be difficult to listen to, they
actually seems to be driving at a
broader point about cancel cul-
ture and what it means about hu-
man nature.
Chappelle tells the audience Photo courtesy of NBC
that he does not believe the Mi- Chappelle hosts a 2016 episode of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ While Chappelle’s new special has
chael Jackson accusers. He also sparked considerable controversy, it is actually toned down from his widely panned 2016 specials.
questions whether Louis C.K.’s
sexual transgressions were as hei- and Louis C.K. because he feels a that people should not continue his points and make an actual ar-
nous as most believe them to be. personal connection to them. To to hold celebrities accounatable; gument before canceling him.
Immediately after all this, how- him they are just regular friends, rather, he asks what this difference Ultimately, the real reason to
ever, Chappelle asserts that he not celebrities. says about society and its relation- watch “Sticks and Stones” is that
fully believes all the accusations Chappelle drives this home ship to celebrity. it is just plain funny. No matter
against R. Kelly. Chappelle goes with a line from the Michael Jack- It is true that Chappelle goes how recklessly he dives into con-
on to explain that he does not son bit, in which he points out on to make more jokes which troversy, Chappelle continues to
have any personal relationship that “more than half the people seem to make light of Michael be a comedic genius unrivaled in
with R. Kelly, and this holds the in this room have been molested Jackson’s crimes, but these seem his writing and delivery. While
key to understanding all of these in their lives … All we get is awk- to fit largely into Chappelle’s style the new special is no “Killin’ them
jokes together. ward Thanksgivings for the rest of of making light of dark subjects to Softly” — Chappelle’s legendary
Chappelle is asking his audi- our lives.” The comic points out make them easier to handle. 2000 stand-up special — it may
ence why people feel the need to that even though sexual abuse is There is no doubt that some be Chappelle’s best effort since.
hold celebrities to a much higher widespread, people focus on ce- people will find “Sticks and Even the staunchest of Chap-
standard than that to which they lebrities and other high profile Stones” offensive, but throughout pelle critics would have trouble
hold normal people. Chappelle perpetrators while much more his entire career, Dave Chappelle making it through even a fifth of
feels comfortable holding R. Kelly readily forgiving those they know has posed the question: does that the special without letting out a
accountable because he is simply personally. mean specials like his should not bout of uproarious laughter, and
a distant celebrity, while he has By pointing this out, Chap- exist? Chappelle thinks not, and that is the highest praise a comedy
trouble vilifying Michael Jackson pelle does not necessarily imply the critics owe it to him to address show can receive.
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LIO BY MARK TATULLI

LUNARBABOON BY CHRISTOPHER GRADY

IN THE BLEACHERS BY STEVE MOORE

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XKCD BY RANDALL MUNROE SMBC BY ZACH WEINERSMITH

SUDOKU PUZZLE
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BASEBALL FROM PAGE 1
-far at the next level beyond
Tech.
Drafted in the fourth round
by the Athletics, Kyle McCann
hardly had the chance to get to
know all of his teammates before
he was promoted from the rookie-
league Athletics Gold — where he
hit two home runs in five games
LHP Connor Thomas delivers a pitch for the Jackets this spring. Thomas was taken in the fifth round of the MLB Draft this June.
and slashed for a .400 average —
to the Single-A Vermont Lake
Monsters. There, McCann has
split time between catcher and
first base. McCann has scuffled a
bit with the bat, hitting .194 and
slugging .354. Similarly to his
time at the collegiate level, Mc-
Cann’s good eye has enabled him
to reach base via ball four with
impressive frequency; nearly ten-
percent of his at-bats have ended
in walks. It is worth remembering
that McCann’s first year on the
Flats saw him hit for a nearly iden-
tical .198 average. Given time,
there is plenty of reason for the
As to be optimistic about this par-
ticular newbie, but McCann must
first address his strikeout woes —
McCann has struck out in nearly
40 percent of his at-bats this year,
something holding his production
at the plate back. Still, McCann’s
history of production at the col-
lege level should buoy any evalua-
tion of his current talent level — it
takes a talented kind of player to
put up the video game numbers
that McCann did in his last two
seasons on the Flats against ACC
competition. McCann and Eng-
lish were both named Perfect
Photo by Jonathan Pennie Student Publications
// SPORTS
Game All-Americans for their ef-
forts during the 2019 season.
Of the Braves’ first three
picks, the one who has perhaps
progressed the furthest is pitcher
Connor Thomas, who the St. Lou-
is Cardinals grabbed in the fifth
round. Thomas does not physi-
cally profile as a dominant hurler
— he stands at a mere 5’11” —
but he has demonstrated that his
skills perform at the professional
level. After going 2-0 in a pair of
starts for short-season Single-A af-
filiate State College, Thomas was
promoted to the Single-A Peoria
Chiefs. With the Chiefs, he has
pitched to a 3.70 ERA over 24
innings. His strikeout-walk ratio
is not ideal — 17 to 7 — but as
Thomas becomes more comfort-
able as a professional, it would be
reasonable to expect the former
number to increase and the latter
to decrease. After all, Thomas is
young, even for a Single-A base-
ball player. Thomas was a consis-
tent and efficient strike-thrower
for the Jackets in his time with
Tech, and that skill-set should fol-
low him wherever he goes in his
professional career.
Any praise or critique of these
athletes must be accompanied
with a caveat: it is early. Players go
through extended hot streaks and
slumps, and it will take years be-
fore these teams’ general manag-
ers, let alone the fans, know which
new faces will pan out and which
ones will bust. Additionally, there
are a number of other Tech play-
ers, from Xzavion Curry, who
is recovering from an injury, to
a few drafted outside the first
ten rounds, who could become
contributors as well. The minor
leagues are famously unreliable
indicators of a player’s ability to
contribute at the major-league
level, and the needle has been
known to swing both ways, with-
out warning. But one thing is for
certain – Tech’s newest pro base-
ball players certainly fit in on their
new playing field.
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FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 20
and the Blue Devils have had
Tech’s number for years — so ex-
pect this to be one of the first true
tests for the Jackets after Clemson
in Week 1.
MIAMI — OCTOBER 19
Miami trio of standout sopho-
more receivers — Mark Pope,
Brian Hightower and Dee Wig-
gins — lit up the Jackets last year
despite aggressive blitz packages
from the Jackets and press cover-
age attempting to mitigate yard-
age. While it’s unlikely that the
players will run through Tech’s
band for a second year straight
now that program figurehead
Mark Richt has departed the
program, Miami still brings an
element of swagger to every game
and an away outing at Hard Rock
will make for another formidable
opponent.
PITT — NOVEMBER 2
RB Quadree Ollison was elec-
tric against the Jackets in 2017
and 2018. Regardless of scheme
or personnel, his change-of-pace
speed and ability to accelerate
off the ball has stymied defend-
ers throughout his collegiate ca-
reer and propelled him to be the
highlight of the Panthers’ offense
since he took the starting role.
The good news? Ollison went to
the Atlanta Falcons with a fourth
round pick this offseason. With
his partner-in-crime RB Darrin
Hall also graduating, Pitt will
have difficulty gaining yards this
year against Tech with their wild
QB and freshmen RBs.
VIRGINIA — NOVEMBER 9
Tech’s most exciting game of
last season was an overtime thriller
against the Cavaliers in which the
deciding play was a field goal by
walk-on freshman Wesley Wells.
It should be tough for the rematch
to meet that same level of excite-
ment, but in the ACC Coastal,
anything is possible.
QB Bryce Perkins suffered a
finger injury following Virginia’s
bowl game last season, but should
be fully prepared to lead the Cava-
liers against the Jackets. Perkins, a
former QB for the Arizona State
Sun Devils, transferred follow-
ing a freak accident in practice
in which Perkins broke his neck.
After an arduous road to recovery,
Perkins ended up with the Cava-
Tech players tackle a Duke rusher during an October 13, 2018 game at Bobby Dodd.
The Jackets have won just once in their past five meetings, a 38-35 win in 2016.
liers as a transfer and took the
reigns of Virginia’s offense, lead-
ing the ACC in combined passing
and rushing touchdowns. Perkins
again leads one of the better pro-
grams in the ACC Coastal, and
the Cavaliers represent a difficult
matchup for the Jackets.
VT — NOVEMBER 16
Virginia Tech fielded one of
the youngest teams in the nation
during the 2018 season, leading
the FBS with 10 different players
on defense recording their first ca-
reer start at some point during the
2018 season. This naturally led to
inconsistent results, as the Hokies
averaged 439 yards per game al-
lowed, and only barely snuck into
the postseason with a 6-6 record.
Still, with 11 returning defen-
sive players who started a game in
2018, it’s possible that legendary
defensive coordinator Bud Foster
could stifle a Jackets offense that
might still be trying to find its
footing.
That being said, it might be
difficult for the Hokies to regain
their mojo following a demoral-
izing season. An offseason report
indicated that some players —
players who are no longer with
VT — encouraged teammates to
intentionally lose their final sea-
son game against Marshall so that
they would not have to practice for
a postseason game. Given the cul-
ture that surrounded the program,
it’s no surprise that at one point
fourteen Hokies were registered
in the NCAA transfer portal. But
the new look Hokies might still
pose a threat to the Jackets, who
have dominated in the Techmo
bowl for the past decade — VT
has not defeated the Jackets since
a 23-21 victory in 2015.
NC STATE — NOVEMBER 21
The second Atlantic Division
match up for the Jackets comes
after the Wolfpack lost twelve of
their starting twenty-two from last
last season to the NFL. NC State’s
2018 defense was single handedly
responsible for their ascent in the
polls — as high as No. 16 in the
country last year—though QB
Ryan Finley was no slouch either,
ending up an early 4th round se-
lection in the 2019 Draft.
However, the number of true
or red-shirt freshmen for State—
an incredible 51 — is almost four
times as many the number of se-
niors or grad transfers that the
Wolfpack stand to field this year,
and with four key coaching staff
losses, it’s tough to see this as any-
thing but a rebuilding year for NC
Photo by Allie Ghisson Student Publications
State. Still, given that the Jackets
will have just a quick turnaround
for this Thursday night game fol-
lowing their VT match up, NC
State may yet stand a chance
against Tech.
UGA — NOVEMBER 21
Please just let Tech keep it
within three scores.
As experienced as this Tech
team may be at the end of their
season, that will pale in com-
parison to the talent and pedi-
gree that the Dawgs bring to the
table. Georgia controversially just
missed a college football playoff
spot last year following a close loss
to Alabama in the SEC champi-
onship game, and the Dawgs like-
ly have their sights set on bigger
games than the Sugar Bowl. Their
confidence is not unfounded, as
Georgia opens the season ranked
no. 3 in the preseason AP poll.
Brutally book-ending their
schedule with possible playoff
contenders, Tech’s hopes of win-
ning this game rest on nothing
less than divine intervention —
ESPN’s FPI gives Tech just a 5%
chance of winning.
The odds are stacked against
the Jackets if they want to play
spoiler for Georgia’s college foot-
ball playoff hopes.
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JOHN EDWARDS
SPORTS EDITOR
GT GOLF RANKED NO. 3
Tech golf was ranked as the
No. 3 collegiate golf program in
the country by the Golf Coaches
Association of America preseason
poll released in August.
Hot off the heels of senior
Andy Ogletree’s upset win at the
U.S. Amateur, Tech golf finished
just behind Texas and Arizona
State in the poll. The Jackets were
ranked ahead of reigning national
champion Stanford. Ogletree
leads what looks to be a strong
Tech squad this year, rounded out
by experienced seniors Tyler Stra-
faci and Luke Schniederjans as
well as junior Noah Norton and
sophomore Connor Howe.
Tech’s season kicks off on Sept.
6 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate
tournament in Rocky Face, Geor-
gia, before joining the Fighting Il-
lini Invitational later that month.
FOOTBALL HONORS ADAMS
Following the sudden death of
defensive tackle Brandon Adams
earlier this year, Tech football will
honor his memory by selecting a
player to wear and honor his num-
ber each game this season based
upon their behavior and actions as
a teammate. Adams wore No. 90
for Tech football before passing
away unexpectedly last March,
and his number will be featured
on helmet decals in his memory
throughout the season.
The first player to wear Adams’
number will be fellow defensive
tackle Chris Martin, who is ex-
pected to take the field for Tech
in their season-opener against
the Clemson Tigers. Martin, a
red-shirt junior, is one of several
players who had previously only
seen part-time action who are ex-
pected to step into a full-time role
this season. Martin appeared in
six games in 2018, recording four
tackles, two of them solo.
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Previewing Tech’s remaining football schedule
JOSH FORBES
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
No matter the results of
Tech’s opener against Clem-
son, coach Geoff Collins will be
playing with house money this
season. It’s a rebuilding year for
Tech, and with many big-name
transfers sitting out this year, it
will take a year or two for Col-
lins’ vision to truly be realized.
But in the meantime Tech still
has twelve football games to play
this fall — here’s how the Jack-
ets shape up for the remaining
eleven.
USF — SEPTEMBER 7
After undergoing a trial by fire
in Death Valley, Tech will host
their first home game of the 2019
season with a rematch against the
USF Bulls, an FCS opponent that
stunned the Jackets last year on
the shoulders of two special teams
touchdowns by return special-
ist and 100m sprinter Terrence
Horne.
Horne suffered an ACL tear
that ended his season the week af-
ter playing Tech, so if he has lost
his acceleration and Tech remem-
bers how to contain kick returners
the Jackets may take back a vic-
tory from the team they hung 600
yards rushing on in 2018.
NCAA should end football double standards
EMILY DYSKTRA
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
After redshirt junior David
Curry was granted a sixth year of
eligibility under Coach Paul John-
son, redshirt sophomore Lucas
Johnson was deemed eligible for
a sixth year immediately prior to
the beginning of the 2019 school
year. Both players were gifted this
opportunity after missing a season
each due to injury following pre-
vious redshirt seasons with Tech.
This waiver seems to be handed
out more frequently these days as
players find a way to squeeze in
every last moment that they can
take from college football — why,
then, are other sports not seeing
the same increase in athletes with
six years of eligibility?
SBnation.com has a whole ar-
ticle on accessing upwards of sev-
en years of eligibility and how it
can be accomplished, exemplified
by San Jose State running back
Deontae Cooper, who was grant-
ed a full seven years by the NCAA
back in 2016. It may be nice for a
SPORTS EDITOR: ew technique
John Edwards
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Emily Dykstra
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THE CITADEL - SEPTEMBER 14
The Citadel’s pedestrian 5-6
2018 season featured few bright
spots aside from tying Alabama
at halftime— a game they ended
up losing 50 to 17. One of the few
remaining option teams in foot-
ball, the Bulldogs featured a 6:1
rush-pass ratio last year en route
to averaging 284 rushing yards
per game. The Jackets should have
little to no trouble handling their
Southern Conference opponents.
TEMPLE — SEPTEMBER 28
The Collins Bowl! Coach Col-
lins returns to his former program
that he led to back-to-back bowl
game seasons in his two-year
tenure there before departing for
warmer weather in a nicer city.
Collins took half his staff with
him during his move to GT, in-
cluding OC Dave Patenaude, DC
Andrew Thacker, and the money
down marker — the rest aban-
doned ship shortly after. Temple Photo by Taylor Gray Student Publications
also enters the 2019 season with a Virginia QB Bryce Perkins lines up for a snap against the Jackets on November 17, 2018.
new coaching staff and QB after Perkins figures to lead the Cavaliers into action against Tech again this year on November 9.
the graduation of Frank Nutile
— it may be rough going for the Fedora and brought back former though Tech may yet have the Daniel Jones, Duke blew out
Owls against their old coach. head coach Mack Brown for an- edge in the battle of new coaches. Temple during the Independence
other stint this offseason. Brown Bowl last season 56-27, but Col-
UNC — OCTOBER 5 had previously overseen one of DUKE — OCTOBER 12 lins was already in Atlanta start-
Unfortunately for the Tarheels, the most successful eras of UNC Collins may have dodged the ing to build up his new program.
this isn’t basketball season. The football during the nineties and Blue Devils in his first go-round, Despite losing Jones, Duke’s
bottom feeders of the ACC finally he looks to rebuild alongside Col- but he won’t avoid them for long. receiving corps remains robust
moved on from the woeful Larry lins and the Jackets in the ACC, Behind future first-round pick See FOOTBALL, page 19
player to stay with his teammates
for an extra few years, or get more
playing time to prepare him for
the NFL Draft that he will hypo-
thetically be called up in, but at
what cost? If a player has missed a
season or more due to injury, that
is a year sat out that his peers are
progressing. Yes, a student-athlete
has every right to his five years
of eligibility that provide him an
education and platform to build
a more stable environment for
himself. But what about incoming
players that may be in need of that
player’s scholarship spot?
When comparing football to
other sports, the NCAA has a
much more relaxed definition of
competition as to determine if the
player can take a redshirt season.
As of 2018, Division I college
football players can play in up to
four games per season without us-
ing a season of eligibility. In other
Division I sports, athletes lose a
season as soon as they compete Photo by Taylor Gray Student Publications
for one second. For example, if a Tech QB Lucas Johnson receives a snap during Tech’s spring game earlier this year. Johnson
baseball player appears in one in- was granted a sixth year of eligibility prior to the start of the 2019 season by the NCAA.
ning of one game, he loses a sea-
son of eligibility unless he applies tial or full scholarship. Theoreti- more than a piece of paper with more, the NCAA should make
for a hardship waiver. A swimmer cally, it is smart for the athletes to little knowledge to back up the sure that the student-athletes who
loses her eligibility the moment stretch out their scholarship-sup- supposed learning experience? are granted this opportunity are
she dives off of the block at a ported time at school for as long Instead, these scholarships may taking full advantage from an
meet, no matter how long the race as possible, achieving as many be more productive when put to- academic standpoint and uphold-
is or how big the meet. Why does degrees as they can fit in while wards an incoming undergraduate ing a certain grade point average
football get not just one, but four competing. Yet most “regular” student-athlete with lesser knowl- without taking shortcuts. The love
games excused? students can attest to the fact that edge and higher potential to learn. of the game is a real thing, but all
Beyond the apparent skewness the majority of student-athletes It is doubtful that the NCAA players must call it quits eventual-
of the redshirt and eligibility rules are too busy with their practices, will go back on their allowance ly. At the end of the day, the pur-
created by the NCAA stands the games and recovery to fully reap of a sixth or even seventh year pose of college is to get an educa-
thought of financial funding by the benefits of an education, espe- of eligibility for football, but it tion, especially with less than one
each institution. One may assume cially at a highly regarded school would be nice to see the commit- percent of college football players
that most players staying an extra such as Tech. At what point do tee expand this opportunity to progressing to the next level and
one, two or three years are on par- these degrees become nothing other sports programs. Further- even fewer in other sports.