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UHR delays elections, rebukes Elections chair tions Committee, which under ing a detailed elections schedule
JONATHAN JEFFREY the advisory of the Chief Justice to UHR for approval before the
NEWS EDITOR oversees all aspects of the elec- election, “therefore causing a mas-
tion of undergraduate representa- sive disruption in the current elec-
On Tuesday, the Undergradu- tives to UHR and the election of tions schedule.”
ate House of Representatives the President and Executive Vice Junior Class Representative
(UHR) rose to a degree of chaos President of USGA. Akarsh Hemrajani, third-year CS,
rarely seen in its parliamentary The resolution (19U040), was the first to notice the missing
procedures during the discussion which was passed 17-12-0 on positions as he browsed the SGA
of whether or not to recommend Tuesday night, rebuked Graves application form on the evening
the removal of the Elections chair, for, among other reasons, failing of Thursday, Feb. 28, and only re-
Josephine Graves, for failure of “to add the positions of Interna- alized the mistake because he had
multiple duties listed in Under- tional Student Representative and been involved in adding those po-
graduate Student Government Transfer Student Representative sitions to the UHR roster.
Association (USGA) bylaws. to the election application until When he and other representa- Photo by Jonathan Jeffrey Student Publications
As Elections chair since Fall the penultimate day when told of tives contacted Graves about the Speaker of the House Darryl J. Terry II clarifies to UHR the
2018, Graves has headed the Elec- her mistake” and for not present- See ELECTIONS, page 3 exact procedure for how to appeal a decision of the Speaker.
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The bill asked for money to counted Lyft rides to the event for resentatives quickly rebutted this FLOCIAL EVENT
cover the cost of renting a venue, students. Specifically stating that motion due to how large the event The five Freshman Leadership
videography, advertising for the they are advocating for residence is and the fact that it takes place Organizations (FLO) approached
event and small items such as halls to take their own excursions all over campus. UHR with a request for funding
name tags. to the event. After the discussion on the for their annual FLOcial event at
This year, TedXGeorgiaTech Satisfied with the answers giv- motion ended a new debate came Tech Rec. Specifically, FreShGA,
was given approval to increase en, UHR passed the bill with a up regarding whether or not the the group of freshman representa-
the size of their event from 100 vote of 29-0-0. body would have to waive policy tives in UHR, authored the bill
people to 500 people. The size of to fund the golf carts. Because for the money to rent out Tech
this year’s event means that the TECH BEAUTIFICATION DAY the Joint Finance Committee Rec and karaoke machine.
Historic Academy of Medicine Tech’s annual day of service, (JFC) felt that the golf carts went Because FreShGA was the or-
cannot play host. Instead, the Tech Beautification Day, is April against policy since they were ganization asking for the money,
group opted to rent an off-campus 6. While most of the funding for technically transportation, UHR it would come from the ULR ac-
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venue: Variety Playhouse. the event is coming from sources was required to waive JFC policy count, an account reserved for
ach week , this sec tion of Reps in UHR first raised ques- of outside funding, the group still Section 8. UHR use specifically.
News will include coverage tions about the ticket sales for the sought money from SGA for logis- One final question was raised Questions around the bill re-
of different aspects of bills event. Any SGA funded event that tical and administrative expenses. about the fate of the event in case lated to the monetary contribu-
and resolutions that have passed requires a ticket to be bought has Early questions in UHR sur- of rain. The org rep stated that tions that other FLOs were mak-
through Student Government. This strict guidelines on how much rounded the use of golf carts for they have planned to rent Howey ing to the event and how much
tickets can be offered for. The org the event. The org rep stated that as an alternate location. The bill money was currently in ULR. The
will include the Undergraduate
rep from TedXGeorgiaTech had they requested five golf carts to al- passed 30-0-0. bill passed 28-0-3.
House of Representatives, Graduate already gone through the proper low coordinators to go around be-
Student Senate and the Executive formula for calculating ticket tween projects during the day, as BILL SUMMARY
Branch of both government bodies. prices based on attendance. well as provide medical transport UHR
BILL AMOUNT GSS
Following the ticketing ques- if needed.
CASEY MILES tions, UHR raised some concerns Specifically, some of UHR was Filmmakers @ GT $897.73 23-1-0 29-0-0
MANAGING EDITOR about transportation to the event. concerned that the golf carts fell Dog Days of Science $133.33 25-0-0 29-0-0
Since the event was no longer under their transportation policy
TEDX AT TECH close to campus students who and would therefore be subject to Infinite Harmony $308.56 25-0-0 29-0-0
TedXGeorgiaTech approached wanted to attend would need to more stringent regulation. Delta Phi Lambda $145.00 25-0-0 29-0-0
the Undergraduate House of Rep- find an avenue of transportation. One representative even went
resentatives (UHR) with a bill for In response, the org rep dis- as far as to motion for the amount Ramblin’ Raas Prop Expenses $83.33 25-0-0 29-0-0
their upcoming event taking place cussed that they are currently of golf carts funded to be de- Club Lacrosse Goals $600.00 25-0-0 29-0-0
on April 13. in the process of obtaining dis- creased to three. Many other rep-
ELECTIONS FROM PAGE 1 This discrepancy would ex- This week Tuesday in UHR, been suspended,” Graves said. “I several concerns about publicizing
missing positions, she added them plain many of the inaccuracies in representatives — several of them was willing to have a conversation, voting records.
to the Google Form but “refused the Elections Code, which besides having joined UHR just a few but no one let me get that far.” “It has been my objective to
to extend the application for these not including any information of weeks ago — were split on wheth- During the heated discus- improve the culture of our orga-
two positions,” in effect giving ap- the new positions, also continued er focus should be on admon- sion of the night, Speaker of the nization and to change the self-
plicants “only one day to research to refer to the President of the Un- ishing Graves for her individual House Darryl J. Terry II revoked serving, less transparent notion
and fill out the form,” the resolu- dergraduate Student Government negligence or on recognizing the the speaking rights of a USGA that is circulated amongst stu-
tion reads. as having the ability to appoint combined negligence of everyone President Evan Gillon and re- dents. However, it is in this same
Graves expressed that she was members to the committee. in SGA. moved Gillon and Executive Vice breadth that I oppose publishing
blind-sided by the fact that there The Technique reached out to “I think if anything, what we President Ayo Aladesanmi from voting records,” Terry wrote near
were two more positions in the the previous Elections Chair, Rea- have now learned from this is over the chamber, and more than once the end of his statement. “While I
Elections Code, the document gan Johnson, who claimed she was the past couple of years, there has declined to have representatives fully support transparent govern-
that describes election processes not informed of changes to the re- been a hodgepodge of problems yield speaking time to members ment. I am against the partisan
which was her responsibility to porting structure of Elections. with how SGA as a whole — be- of the executive cabinet. Both de- gamesmanship that comes with
update. “The transition documents cause, remember we are an orga- cisions were appealed later in the publishing voting records. I am
The first line of the responsi- were as complete as I could make nization, as a whole — goes about night by the UHR body, and Gil- against the nature of cowards to
bilities section of the transition them with the knowledge that I elections,” said Walker Nance, lon and Aladesanmi were brought anonymously comment on specif-
document given to Graves in fall had when I wrote them around fourth-year ISYE and a senior back into the chamber after an ic representatives and name-blame
2018 stated that the Elections this time last year,” Johnson said class representative. extended period of pacing around them on social networks such as
chair should “annually review the in an email statement. “Although Nance, who voted against the outside. Reddit.”
Elections Code and all other doc- I knew that UHR was consider- resolution, was one of multiple As of Thursday, Gillon says he Terry worries that voting re-
uments pertaining to the elections ing adding a transfer student and representatives who resisted blam- has not decided whether or not he cords may be used for political
and submit necessary amend- international student rep, I was ing on any specific person. would sign the resolution. ammunition for the upcoming
ments to the House for approval not made aware that UHR was “We have put this under the After the main proceedings elections. Either ironically or ap-
before the end of the Fall Semes- considering moving the elections microscope, and for two years run- concluded, Nate Knauf, third- propriately, in publishing only the
ter” and the second line explicitly committee to the judicial branch. ning now, someone has dropped year CS College of Computing Feb. 26 records, he has released
stated that “the chair shall cal- Since I was not aware of this the ball, okay — sorry, let me representative, called on Speaker the voting records of arguably the
culate the apportionment of the change, I was not able to include rectify what I just said: we have Terry to release individual voting most controversial UHR proceed-
House in accordance with these this in the transition documents dropped the ball,” Nance said. records of representatives. ings in recent memory.
Bylaws and the Elections Code for the elections chair who came “Not one person has dropped the According to USGA bylaws, The Technique reached out to
… [and] the Elections Commit- after me.” ball. We have dropped the ball.” voting records detailing the in- Graves, who declined to make a
tee shall inform the House of the However, the Feb. 28, 2017 by- Other representatives, includ- dividual vote of every representa- statement about UHR proceed-
positions available.” laws that Johnson linked to in the ing the bill’s author, Nitin Jain, tive of every member should be ings or resolution.
The transition document con- transition document from 2018 fourth year AE and Aerospace uploaded on a weekly basis, and “The foremost goal of the Elec-
tains a link to an outdated, Feb. stated that the Elections Commit- representative, believed originally Knauf has repeatedly called for tions Committee is to promote
28, 2017 version of bylaws that tee had been “placed under the au- refusing to extend the deadline Terry to enforce such provisions the process so it can be inclusive
did not include the new positions thority of the Chief Justice,” and was an egregious decision that in the past. of the entire student body,” Grave
of International Students Repre- not the executive branch. Johnson was insensitive to the interna- Under pressure from some said, who advised students to be
sentative and Transfer Students was not aware that the committee tional and transfer students in the representatives, including Knauf, aware of the updated elections
Representative, which were added had already been moved to under student body and demonstrated Terry chose to release the vot- schedule, which was approved by
to USGA bylaws in August 2018. UJC before the 2017–2018 USGA Graves’ incompetence. ing records for the Feb. 26 UHR UHR on Tuesday.
Furthermore, the transition docu- session. Graves briefly explained her meeting, which can be viewed on- Applications have been ex-
ment had not been substantially In January 2017, UHR voted side of the story during UHR pro- line under “UHR Records.” These tended and reopened online at
updated since Spring 2017. to change USGA bylaws to move ceedings on Tuesday. She empha- are the first voting records to be http://w w w.sga.gatech.edu/
However, both the outdated the Elections Committee from sized that she had limited time to uploaded to the website at least ug/?q=elections for all candi-
2017 bylaws and the up-to-date reporting to the USGA President handle the spiraling situation dur- since Aug. 30, 2016, which was dates’ positions, and the new
August 2018 bylaws stipulate to reporting to the Chief Justice, ing traveling last week Thursday two years and two UHR sessions deadline for applications is on
that “A detailed Elections Sched- who heads the Undergraduate and Friday. ago. March 8. The updated schedule of
ule, which shall specify the pe- Judicial Cabinet (UJC), the judi- “I actually was communicating However, as of Feb. 28, no vot- salient dates and deadlines is in-
riod of voting, campaigning, and cial branch of USGA. While the with Akarsh while I was on the ing records of any of the fifteen cluded below for reference
all applicable deadlines, shall be transfer of the Elections commit- airplane, and I made the initial previous meeting of the 2018–19 An extended version of this story
submitted to the Undergradu- tee to UJC occurred in 2017, not decision based on … some con- UHR session have been published with interviews of multiple parties
ate House of Representatives for all of those changes were correctly versation I had with the previous online, and in a statement shared and expanded delineation of events
approval before an election may reflected in the Elections Code, elections chair about the issues with USGA, Terry presented his will be posted online at nique.net.
begin.” and were never changed after- they ran into last year, and Evan,”
In the resolution, UHR claims ward. Graves said. UPDATED ELECTIONS SCHEDULE
that Graves never submitted any On Feb. 2, 2018, UHR unani- Graves added that she was Application Deadline 3/8, 4 p.m.
such schedule. It appears no thor- mously voted in Bill 18U036 to not able to give a timely response
ough review of Elections Code use a version of the Election Code about a request for an expanded UHR Candidate Orientation 3/8, 6:30 p.m., SC room 319
that cross referenced with the up- dated as last revised on November conversation due to her late flight. Presidential Tickets Orientation 3/8, 7:30 p.m., SC room 319
dated bylaws was taken: while the 6, 2015 — despite the fact that “By the time I landed it was 1:30
SGA Website states that the Elec- significant changes were made to a.m. here, and by the time all of Campaigning Period 3/10 – 3/29
tion Code was last updated on the code in December 2016 and this came through I didn’t get the Elections 3/25 – 3/29
Feb, 10, 2018, the document itself to the structure of the Elections chance to kind of like re-follow
says last revised Dec. 30, 2016. Committee in 2017. up on that, because elections had Results Revealed 3/29
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It’s easier to fool people than to
convince them they’ve been fooled.
— Mark Twain
March 1, 2019
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Friday,
YOUTUBE FROM PAGE 5 den economy that was directly of inappropriate comments on
dictating the kind of content they their videos. It makes sense that
powerhouse brands like Coca-Co- had access to. YouTube would want to do ev-
la and Johnson & Johnson with- I’ve written about 2017’s “Ad- erything in its power to court ad-
drawing all advertising. pocalypse” at length, so this may vertisers; with no money, the ser-
Now bear with me, because we be old news for some of you. What vice can’t operate. Through their
have finally gotten to the part of makes these events prescient to- scorched earth policies, however,
the story that actually affects the day, however, are the growing they’re doing this at the expense of
average person. fears that YouTube, a staple of valuable contributors to their site.
YouTube, eager to redeem the internet landscape, may soon And while I’m sure the site will
themselves in the eyes of adver- cease to exist. find a way to bounce back from
tisers, began a crackdown on any Users have recently brought at- this scandal — one that I person-
content they deemed unsavory. tention to an unsettling amount ally believe has been overinflated
And by “they,” I mean YouTube’s of thinly veiled pedophilia on the — there is one aspect of YouTube
poorly tuned content identifica- platform, prompting YouTube to that will never sit well with me.
tion algorithm. See, it would re- remove hundreds of channels and Views sit at the center of the
quire an unfathomable number millions of comments from their online economy. Views are the Les Mis TikTok
of man hours to manually wade site. Though this purge showed main metric that companies uti- The award-winning Broad- TikTok, a popular media
through the sea of content that much more discretion than its lize to measure the reach of their way musical Les Miserables sharing app, agreed to pay a
is uploaded to the site every sec- 2017 counterpart, the real issue advertisements. Views are the made its way to Atlanta, with record fine of $5.7 million late
ond. It is much more cost effec- arose in the aftermath. Several signposts guiding the flow of You- several sold-out shows in the Wednesday night for illegally
tive to have an algorithm process important advertisers, such as Tube’s money, dictating the ration Midtown Fox Theater this collecting the data of minors,
every video on the platform and Epic Games, Disney and AT&T, that each creator will receive. weekend. It’s the latest in a proving once and for all that
demonetize the content it deems once again absconded with their Certain types of content will string of high-profile events the app — and its obnoxious
inappropriate. precious advertising dollars. Some always get more views that others. hosted at Midtown’s iconic advertisements — was as bad
This content included a well- of these companies had returned Some formats are more attractive theater. as we always thought.
researched educational series to the platform just weeks earlier. to advertisers, and as such they are
about World War I, a large swath Unfortunately for content cre- more attractive to YouTube. The
of popular LGBTQIA vlogs and ators, they have no control over site intentionally pushes this con-
several other types of videos that what users say in their comments. tent, recommending it and featur-
propelled the service to its current YouTube’s comment sections are ing it on their front page. In short,
level of popularity. a veritable cesspool, and several this advertiser economy secretly
As YouTube continued its au- channels found that their chan- controls what we watch and, by
tomated crackdown on channels, nels were demonetized as a result extension, our culture at large.
more and more creators found
their income streams running “Views are the signposts
dry. Some were forced to pursue Mercedes Benz AAF
guiding the flow of The Jackets are expected to Atlanta’s team in the newly
other careers, while many oth-
ers found themselves drastically YouTube’s money, dictating host one football game per sea- formed American Alliance of
altering their content in order to son in Mercedes-Benz stadium Football, the Atlanta Legends,
toe YouTube’s arbitrary line and
the ration that each creator starting in 2020 according to fell to 0-3 this week as the
protect their livelihoods. Mean- will receive.” a recent press conference. This franchise struggles to find its
while, viewers — you, me and is great news for the team as identity after unexpected per-
the overwhelming majority of the JON LONG Geoff Collins tries to draw the sonnel changes. But hey, look
people that use YouTube — found team back into the spotlight by on the bright side, this means
OPINIONS EDITOR reinventing Tech football. cheaper tickets.
themselves at the mercy of a hid-
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Exploitation of college athletes athletes have seen precisely no fi- gressed and grown as an institu-
YOUR VIEWS
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SGA Review
“Student athletes are nancial benefits. College sports tion with this integral flaw, like a
providing colleges with is a multi-billion-dollar industry, skyscraper built on a glass founda- People run on big, am-
but a dated notion of amateurism tion. As a result, we have grown bitious ideas because no
essentially free labor and are has artificially suppressed student accustomed to this institution and one would pay attention to
seeing only a tiny portion of benefits and ensured that they see paved over this glaring injustice, them otherwise. And if you
no greater piece of the pie even and there are some who may ar- are running against some-
the benefits.” though universities are reaping gue that the institution is far too one else with a grander,
in even more than ever in terms large to dismantle and remove this bolder vision then you have
JOHN EDWARDS of revenue. NCAA organizations flaw — but the fact remains that to match that to stay in
the game. Who would you
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR have all the hallmarks of profes- at its core, college athletics is built rather vote for? Someone
sional sports organizations — li- upon the exploitation of student who promised a whole new
censing and television deals, dedi- athletes. It may well be that the career fair or someone who
As Zion Williamson crumpled and build draft stock. Football cated fanbases, superstar athletes only way to remove that flaw is to said they’d get weekly cof-
to the floor, there was a sense of players must wait three years, put- — yet the core and integral com- remove the institution itself. fee with the provost?
shock in the air at the annual ting their bodies on the line in a ponent of college athletics is horri- It is a statement of bold ac- We also tend to judge
Duke versus UNC rivalry game. punishing and brutal sport and bly flawed in terms of labor rights tion — after all, what of the SGA leaders on a weird
Williamson, widely projected risking career ending injury every in that the athletes themselves re- smaller schools who draw in large standard - if X problem still
to be a top-five pick in the NBA day. Miami WR Ahmmon Rich- ceive little financial benefits. amounts of revenue from their exists, then they have failed
Draft, seemed stunned as well at ards had been projected as a first Indeed, a 2011 study found football teams but might cry pov- to address it. Y’all, if there
the way that his body had failed round NFL draft pick, looking that 86 percent of college ath- erty in the face of paying student was a perfect solution out
there to mental health is-
him — perhaps not necessarily in at a payday of millions of dollars letes live below the poverty line. athletes? But it matters not how sues then we we wouldn’t
the pain and agony of the moment — but with a career ending neck As much as advocates may wish essential athletics revenue is to have mental health issues.
as his knee slipped in a direction injury, that potential has evapo- to harp on the benefits of schol- these colleges — what matters is Their biggest job is behind
it should not have, but at a sud- rated. arships for students, the fact that these revenue streams exist the scenes advocacy. The
den glimpse of his future slipping Even worse is that these neces- remains that the value of a four- only on the backs of unpaid labor, SGA President gets lots of
away. Williamson, it turns out, sary pipelines are rigidly enforced year degree is not worth nearly as are thus amoral and unethical, input. Judge SGA by the lit-
will most likely be fine — he will so that athletes will receive no much as it has been historically and deserve to be disassembled. tle things where their input
rest, rehab and then rejoin his compensation during their time — a 2017 study found that “the Williamson should not need to can help. All other respon-
teammates when healthy — but in college. In a notable incident bachelors degree is becoming the put his body and future livelihood sibilities are duplicated by
his freak injury served as a har- in 2015, a homeless Baylor walk- new high school diploma” as op- on the line just to line the pockets other clubs and organiza-
tions. Focus on what makes
rowing reminder of a system that on was declared ineligible by the portunities for skilled positions of the NCAA and Duke. No ath- them unique, and see if they
shortchanges college athletes for NCAA for being given a place to with high wages shrink as com- lete should. These organizations did it.
the almost-exclusive benefit of sleep by a family friend. In anoth- petition increases. Pushing all of are professional sports in every Buuuuut judging by the
colleges themselves. er incident, three Oklahoma play- this aside, the fact remains that way except for the compensation Under the Couch debacle,
Consider how the NCAA ers were declared ineligible. Even as athletes for revenue-generating of their players — and arguably, something I’d imagine they
serves as a professional pipeline the most minor of expenses can sports events, student-athletes are that is the only way that these or- could have had a hand in
for numerous athletes. Basketball result in wide-ranging repercus- providing colleges with essentially ganizations might exist. But if an resolving, the spirit of this
players must wait at least one year sions for schools and athletes. free labor and seeing only a tiny egregious violation of labor rights opinion seems right.
after graduating from high school The issue at the heart of this portion of the benefits. is the only way that these institu-
to join the NBA draft, and the matter is that while college sports In other words, the entire in- tions can function, then they do
NCAA is largely the only avenue
for players to become recognized
has emerged as an industry on par
with professional sports, college
stitution of collegiate athletics is
fundamentally flawed. It has pro-
not deserve to function at all. Full
stop.
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Advocating for students with disabilities general, sweaters and coats should
be folded, as hanging a sweater
could damage the integrity of
the fit and coats are far too bulky
“We serve as advocates for the the exam in the Testing Center at puter, with voice recognition, and to be hung with the rest of your
ROSEMARY PITRONE students,” said Tina Allen, admin- the same time as the rest of the that voice recognition doesn’t do wardrobe. The clothing that is
ASSISTANT EDITOR istrative assistant at ODS. class, having additional time built well with the mathematical equa- hung should be separated by type:
ODS advocates for students in by starting the exam earlier or tions.” pants, shirt, dresses, shorts, skirt,
The Office of Disability Servic- with disabilities in several ways. It completing the exam later than In these cases, it is more useful etc.. If you want to get fancy with
es (ODS) at Tech is a resource that oversees the Testing Center, where the class. for ODS to provide peer notetak- your closet organization, you can
provides equal access to education students who require accommo- However, Endicott has seen ers. A peer notetaker is a classmate even choose to organize by season
to students with disabilities. Lo- dations such as extra time or a cases where students may have who takes detailed notes to share or color.
cated in the Flag Building, ODS quiet, distraction-free testing en- three classes in a row, and a stu- with ODS for another student to When choosing hangers, try to
offers several services to make sure vironment may take their exams. dent is unable to take the exam use. This service helps students steer towards variety and quality.
that students with disabilities are “We provide — through the without interfering with another with disabilities for a variety of If possible, stay away from wire
not hindered from having fulfill- Testing Center — a service to the class time. In these cases, ODS reasons; for example, it would aid hangers — such as the ones that
ing college experiences, both in faculty of Georgia Tech,” Endi- works to set up another time for someone who cannot take suffi- are given out at the dry cleaner —
the classroom and around cam- cott said. “We will serve as [exam] the student to take the test. cient notes in class because they and get some that are specific to
pus. proctors instead of them.” ODS also provides assistive must spend more time concentrat- the item that you are hanging. In
“Our role on campus is to After students identify them- technology to students. This may ing on listening to a lecture. my experience, felt lined hangers
ensure students with disabilities selves as requiring specific test- include recording devices for stu- “Each of these types of no- work best on materials that easily
have the right and the ability to ing accommodations, the Testing dents who need to record lectures, tetaking are custom-fit to the stu- allow the item of clothing to slip,
[have] equal access to education,” Center will contact the students’ mobile assisted listening systems dents who need them. That allows such as thin strappy dresses, and
said Sarah Endicott, a disability professors to ensure that their ex- and smart pens for pairing written a student to be most effective in wooden pant hangers work best
services provider at ODS. ams are delivered to the Testing notes with recorded audio. the way that they’re getting notes for dressy, business pants. Try to
As a disability services provid- Center at the appropriate times. “Some of our audio-recorded for class … Certain forms of no- stay away from having a collection
er, Endicott works with students “We basically oversee that the notes, we can send them off to be tetaking make a student with a of mismatched hangers. Nothing
to determine the appropriate ac- students are taking the tests and transcribed; although, that’s not disability very dependent, and screams disorganized more than
commodations for their specific respecting the academic integrity as effective for some of the classes we really would rather have our having a slew of colored and wired
needs. rules at Tech,” Endicott said. “We here at Tech, because a lot of the students be independent as much hangers. Having a cohesive collec-
This determination is based like to be able to do it in a manner classes are full of mathematical possible,” Endicott said. tion will give your closet the sleek
on the documentation a student where the students can take their equations,” Endicott said. “That’s The office also coordinates look that it needs.
provides to the office and on the tests with the same right of access one of those kinds of things that with other departments on cam- In addition, some stores even
outcome of an interview with the [as students who do not require you need to have sort of an under- pus and serves as a consultant offer hangers for large shoes such
student. This process is meant to additional accommodations].” standing of what to write down in when issues of accommodating as boot, or shoe racks that attach
ensure that each student has the One challenge is dealing with order to properly record it ... A lot members of the Tech community to the back of the door frame. If
ability to participate in classroom Tech students’ often packed class of the transcription services that See DISABILITY, page 10 See CLOSET, page 10
and campus matters. schedules. Students typically take are available are done via a com-
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DISABILITY FROM PAGE 8 vided with an appropriate table so a “universal access” feature that SCHLOSS FROM PAGE 9 CLOSET FROM PAGE 8
that they can participate in lab. highlights accessible routes and
with disabilities are concerned. The office works with several entrances around Tech. chwitz or that her mother was able you have extra room underneath
ODS often works with other de- other campus departments to “[The map] is not something to escape after she was sent to the your bed, a shoe cabinet might be
partments to ensure that students make sure that a student’s course that we’ve done directly in Dis- gas chamber? That the writings of an option as well.
with disabilities have classes in ac- materials are provided in an ac- ability Services, but it is some- her childhood friend Anne along
cessible buildings. cessible format. This can include thing that we had input on over with the artwork her brother had STORAGE
“We want to make sure that copies of course materials that are time,” Endicott said. painted while in hiding were able For college students that are
we’ve got accessible classrooms digital, in braille or in audio for- ODS continues to work along- to outlive the war further confirm living in tight quarters, invest-
… We have buildings on campus mat. side students with disabilities — Schloss’ belief in the power of ing in discrete storage pieces is
still that don’t have elevators, and They also coordinate with and with faculty and other cam- miracles. extremely beneficial. Storage ot-
so when we have a student who Parking and Transportation Ser- pus departments — to provide an While addressing the younger tomans are inconspicuous, often
has a mobility impairment that vices (PTS) to assist students with inclusive learning and living envi- generation, Schloss not only spoke footrests, and can rid you from
needs access to a class in a build- mobility impairments. ODS will ronment for all students. of the past, but she also gave in- the burden of having “that chair”
ing that doesn’t have an elevator screen the student’s documenta- “Basically, we’re here to serve sight into the future. In speaking in your room where you fling all
… what we typically do is work tion to determine the appropriate our students with disabilities, of the future, Schloss emphasized of your stuff that you plan on or-
with [other campus departments] accommodations, and then intro- and be advocates for our students the importance of empathy and of ganizing later. These pieces are
to relocate the class to a more ac- duces the student to PTS, who with disabilities — and be educa- caring for others. perfect for storing odds and ends
cessible location,” Endicott said. provides rides through services tors on students with disabilities “There is no peace anymore from your closet and make your
ODS also coordinates with such as the Stingerette. for folks who would like to know with people,” she said. “And this room appear more put together.
other departments to provide ac- ODS also helps students with more about it,” Endicott said. is what we need: we need a bit of Aside from clothing, college
cessible furniture. For example, wayfinding on campus. This helps The Office of Disability Ser- peace to reflect on life, on what is students tend to accumulate a ton
a wheelchair user in a lab might students plan accessible routes vices has plans to expand its role happening and what is happen- of books and materials that often
require a table allowing his or her around campus at the beginning on campus in the future. For ing in other places. We have to get thrown into the closet, under-
knees to fit underneath. ODS can of each semester. The campus map, more information on ODS, visit be more considerate and think of neath beds or shoved into a draw-
ensure that the student is pro- available at map.gatech.edu, has disabilityservices.gatech.edu. other people ... We should look er somewhere. Decorating your
around more, not just in our little apartment or dorm with shelves
circle of people. We have a re- and hooks can help minimize
sponsibility to look at the whole space taken up by miscellaneous
world.” school items. Hooks are perfect
Even from her little hiding for hanging items such as outer-
spot, Anne Frank’s insatiable eyes wear, umbrellas and hats. Ideally,
took in all they could. By watch- wall space should be taken up by
ing and reflecting on the world items that you do not need to
around her, Anne was able to nav- readily access and are currently a
igate and comprehend the most chic and modern way to showcase
difficult of troubles. Her child- kick-knacks.
hood friend Schloss continues this
legacy of observing the world and THINK LIKE A MINIMALIST
holding herself responsible for the When living in such small
plights of others. Taking this re- spaces, it is important to think
sponsibility can seem daunting, like a minimalist in terms of
sometimes even pointless: how closet space. Generally, the closet
can one person make a difference is where most people turn to store
in something as widespread and items that they do not necessarily
forceful as problems like political want on display in their main liv-
divides, social injustices and wid- ing areas. By accessing your ward-
ening inequalities? robe each season and utilizing
Since no easy solution or simple storage options, your closet will
fix can overcome these troubles, be more easily managed. Quite
people often find themselves lost possibly the worst way to start off
in trying to solve them, but in the the day is by not being able to find
encouraging words of Schloss, “If that lucky shirt that you wanted
we all try to do a little bit of good, to wear or that book that you hap-
the world will change.” Small acts pened to misplace. If everything
Photo by Allie Ghisson Student Publications of good, when done again and in your closet is in order, you will
The Office of Disability Services located on the first floor of the Flag Building pro- again, do have the power to over- find that losing things becomes a
vides students with disabilities the accommodations that they need to succeed at Tech. come even the incomprehensible. lot harder.
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ble coping with Michael’s death decision to end his life early, speech” which Andy works on out. Michael’s final rejection of
NETFLIX FROM PAGE 12
than Michael does — refuses to he subconsciously feels that he throughout the film. The speech Andy’s speech manages simulta-
castically claims that the ostrich is let Michael hold onto the medica- should have some say in the mat- begins as a simple joke, but after neously to be a powerful moment
the fastest land animal. tion, seemingly worried that he’ll ter given how important Michael Michael tells Andy of his inten- and one which the viewer has
In another cliche-subverting take it without him even know- is to him. tion to end his life, Andy begins been expecting and dreading for
moment, Andy and Michael are ing. When Michael demands that Although Andy never really to delude himself into believing the entire film.
checking into a hotel when the Andy give him the pills, Michael tries to stop Michael from ending that he can use the speech to stop Moments like these are what
concierge asks if they would pre- argues that they are actually his his life, he does whatever he can to Michael from doing it. make “Paddleton” a great film.
fer a room with a single king bed pills because he is the one paying take some control of the decision. Lehmann’s choice to use the Lehmann explores friendship and
rather than one with two queens. for them. These efforts at taking control speech as a central motif is a bril- mortality together in a way which
The viewer naturally expects the While this all feels like just first manifest themselves in Andy liant one. It allows the viewer to feels fresh, touching and pro-
tired joke in which the two are another inconsequential spat be- physically holding Michael’s pills, watch as Andy’s hopes of saving found, and constructs truly like-
embarrassed at being mistaken as tween two childish friends, it rep- but later morph into more subtle his only friend slowly fade, even- able and relatable characters. The
a couple, but his expectations are resents Andy’s struggle to exert manifestations. tually disappearing altogether film is an absolute must watch,
subverted when Andy and Mi- some control over Michael. While The most obvious of these when Andy, fully expecting to and one of the best Netflix origi-
chael handle the situation calm- he outwardly respects Michael’s manifestations is a “half-time fail, halfheartedly tries his speech nals to date.
ly, responding with indifference
rather than indignation.
Another aspect of Andy and
Michael’s relationship which the
film gets right is the way in which
the two use humor in the face
of dark moments. This uncon-
ventional use of comedy helps to
break the film’s persistent tension
and to make the two characters
feel more real and human.
The directors of serious films
are often afraid to incorporate
comedy into their movies, prob-
ably because they are afraid that
humorous moments will clash
with the dark tone they have set
and jolt viewers, making the char-
acters feel unrealistic and cartoon-
ish. In “Paddleton,” however, di-
rector Alex Lehmann recognizes
that humor is an essential tool
which people use to cope with
dark and serious situations, and
his unorthodox use of comedy
makes his characters feel more au-
thentic, not less.
An excellent example of this
use of humor in serious situations
comes when Andy and Michael
go to a pharmacy to pick up Mi-
chael’s euthanasia medication.
Andy makes a dramatic gesture,
attempting to pay for the expen-
sive prescription, only to have his
card declined. This causes Mi-
chael to crack up, lightening the
tone of what otherwise would be
an oppressively dark moment.
The true power of this joke, Photo courtesy of Netflix
however, is only revealed later. The film’s plot centers on Andy and Michael coming to grips with Michael’s impending death after he is diagnosed with
Andy — who has a lot more trou- stomach cancer in the film’s opening scene and decides to get a prescription euthanasia drug to avoid prolonged suffering.
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cover that happiness is found not wine shared with new friends, a facets of life go on, something the “Paris is Us” fails to capture
PARIS FROM PAGE 12
in simple touristic experiences and simple donation to a hardwork- Parisians proudly admit that they the true essense of Paris as a city
movement, its nature will always severely edited Instagram photos. ing street musician or an effort- do themselves. which has a generally positive ef-
remain the same as it also was Happiness is found instead in a less photograph one was asked to This is something that “Paris is fect on its visitors and residents.
during its supposed golden ages of still-wet street painting purchased take of a friendly stranger. Per- Us” utterly fails to represent in its The film is closer to slander than
the Belle Époque and the 1920’s. directly from a now giddy artist, haps most abundantly, happiness bizarre plot, and therefore it is not an accurate portrayal of the city
This unchanging nature is a cheap yet magnificent bottle of is found in merely watching these even worthy of its powerful title. and its spirit.
something that those lucky
enough to be present in Paris at
this apparently interesting time
are bound to observe.
Every week, visitors to the city
bear witness to protests in which
demonstrators throw rocks and
police yell back and fire teargas
cannons. However, after the very
few violent protestors cowardly
hurry away, they are followed by
many more peaceful people eating
baguettes and drinking beer and
wine.
This is the very essence of Par-
is, and “Paris is Us” completely
fails to highlight that significant
attribute. Hemingway put it
best: “There is never any ending
to Paris and the memory of each
person who has lived in it differs
from that of any other. We always
returned to it no matter who we
were or how it was changed or
with what difficulties, or ease, it
could be reached. Paris was always
worth it and you received return
for whatever you brought to it.”
This is how Paris is and it is
how the people in it actually are.
It is full of artists, poets, writers,
and lovers, with each inhabitant
of the city falling into at least one
of those categories some way or
another. And once one lives there
for a certain amount of time, they
too, fall into one of these remark-
able categories.
The movie attempts to estab-
lish Greg and Anna as clashing
lovers. As the plot progresses, their
love wanes and so does Anna’s lust
for life and this is something that
does not happen in Paris.
This city truly teaches one to
appreciate what a plentiful ex-
istence has to offer. By simply Photo courtesy of Netflix
wandering around the moonlit The film, set against the backdrop of Paris rocked by protests and violence, attempts to cast Anna as a human embodiment of
walkways of the city, one can dis- the spirit of the French capital, making the city a character in the film as a way of commenting on the modern climate of the city.
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RECRUITS FROM PAGE 1 der the same international coach SECONDARY lins’ former home: Temple. A Atlanta to flip his commitment
— Brandon Collier — who has Defensive back Jordan Huff third defensive back was added from Rutgers to Tech. Wide re-
in his high school career. Tony connected Tech with potential re- was previously committed to in Wesley Walker, who was rated ceiver Zach Owens recorded 31
Amerson was signed for the same cruits in the past. Mike Lockhart Michigan State before recommit- a four-star prospect by ESPN. He touchdowns in his final three
position and came out of high is an intriguing late bloomer; he ting to Tech. He was ranked the received offers from Notre Dame, season with his school and was
school with multiple school re- was tabbed as the No. 17 player in No. 41 athlete in the country and Virginia, LSU and Mississippi ranked No. 91 among players in
cords, including 5,082 career Alabama by Rivals even though also received offers from Tennes- State before accepting a spot with Georgia, as well as No. 111 among
rushing yards that helped him he did not begin playing football see, Louisville and Pittsburgh. the Jackets. The fourth defensive wide receivers nationwide. Kalani
reach No. 39 among players in the until his senior season. Round- Huff plans to be an early enrollee, back in the class of 2019 is Kenan Norris joins Owens as an incom-
state of Alabama. ing out the front seven prospects, allowing him to get a head start on Johnson, who initially committed ing wide receiver from Miami. He
Running back Jamious Griffin linebackers Cornelius Evans and academics before the season gets to North Carolina, but switched was named an All-Dade County
was named the Georgia Gatorade Chicho Bennett have good size at into full swing. Jeremiah Smith to Tech immediately following an honoree on the way to becoming
Player of the Year and was argu- six-foot-four; each stands at about comes to Tech alongside Huff as official visit to Atlanta. a state champion in the largest
ably the biggest name that Collins 220 pounds and can certainly a defensive back and was the first Florida classification: 8A. Wide
brought to the Flats. He initially benefit from a Division I strength player to commit to the 2019 class. PASS-CATCHERS receiver Ahmarean Brown had
committed to North Carolina and conditioning program; their He received offers from a number Like Johnson, tight end Dylan an offer from Alabama among
State, but continued to take trips frames could use more weight. of schools, including Coach Col- Deveney just needed a visit to other schools and was ranked the
to schools such as Auburn and No. 85 wide receiver in the na-
Miami leading up to National tion coming out of Jefferson High
Signing Day in February. Rated School in Tampa before signing to
the No. 25 running back in the Tech.
2019 class and the No. 369 play- Additionally, wide receiver
er in the country according to Nazir Burnett was ranked as the
247Sports, Griffin had his eyes on No. 24 player in Pennsylvania
the Wolfpack, Tigers, Hurricanes by 247Sports and recorded 45
and a few others during the final touchdown receptions and 3,663
stretch of the recruiting cycle. receiving yards in his final three
However, on decision day the years of high school.
four-star prospect chose to join Former Miami wide receiver
older brother Quon Griffin, who Marquez Ezzard transferred in to
is a defensive lineman for the Jack- become one of the new Jackets.
ets. The recruit rushed for 2,424 Ezzard was a four-star prospect
yards and 36 touchdowns in his just a year ago but seldom saw the
senior season with Rome High field in Coral Gables. At Tech, he
School, lending his outstanding will have more chances, particu-
stats to his offseason work ethic, larly given that the Jackets figure
according to AJC.com. This class to pass more this season than they
of running backs follows in the have in nearly a decade. The same
footsteps of players such as Clin- logic applies for UConn grad
ton Lynch and Qua Searcy, who transfer tight end, Tyler Davis,
graduated this past winter. who smartly saw an opportunity
to staff a long-unused position at
FRONT SEVEN Tech and jumped at the chance.
Griffin was not the only re- The Jackets have a stacked
cruit to make Tech a family affair. incoming class with talent and
Lineman Jamal Camp signed to much needed size. Collins and
join his older brother wide receiv- the fresh coaching staff will have
er Jalen Camp over offers from no problem selecting players for
Tennessee, Tulane and James their needs and may end up strug-
Madison. Another defensive line- gling to choose between players
man, D’Quan Douse, comes from for the starting lineup. With new
Calvary Day School in Savannah, offensive and defensive schemes
Ga. where he was a three-time all- in place, the Jackets can use all
region selection. The third defen- Photo by Taylor Gray Student Publications the players they can get. National
sive lineman is Sylvain Yondjouen, Geoff Collins speaks at the Edge Center during Tech’s National Signing Day conference. Signing Day was a good start for
a Belgian athlete who played un- Collins and his staff brought in their first class, including the Gatorade Player of the Year. Collins at the Flats.
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