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EVA SCHLOSS SPEAKS AT TECH p9 Signing day


LIFE
in the books
EMILY DYKSTRA
STAFF WRITER

Geoff Collins came to Tech in De-


cember as a tornado of recruiting pow-
er and strategy. February 6 signified
the completion of another recruiting
cycle for the Jackets, but marked Col-
lins’ first go-round in Atlanta. The for-
mer head coach of Temple brought in
23 signees, some of whom had initially
committed to other schools before the
efforts of Collins and his staff won
their favor. Tech signed 18 players dur-
ing the December period, then added
five more in February. The signees in-
cluded a flurry of three-star recruits
with a few standouts such as four-star
running back Jamious Griffin and de-
fensive back Wesley Walker. Here is a
recap of exactly who the Jackets have
convinced to don the white and gold.

OFFENSIVE SKILL PLAYERS

Quarterback Demetrius Knight


was ranked the No. 31 dual-threat
quarterback in the nation by 247Sports
and was the first Division I football
player from his school, Strong Rock
Christian. Incoming quarterback Jor-
dan Yates made waves at Milton High
School in nearby Alpharetta by lead-
ing his school to its first state title in
school history this past year, after
which he saw Rivals bump him up to
a four-star prospect. Yates accumulated
6,452 yards of total offense and scored
65 touchdowns in his final two sea-
sons. He also lettered in basketball and
track, which reveals a versatile side that
could serve the Jackets well.
Running back Devin Ellison hails
from St. John’s, Fla. and holds the
school rushing record with 3,345 yards
See RECRUITS, page 18
Top L: Photo by Casey Gomez Student Publications; Top R: Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Records; Above: Photo by Keah Gruduah Student Publications

NEWS

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.
News
NEWS EDITOR:
Sloan Fellowships technique
Jonathan Jeffrey
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR:
Will Finch
Four Tech faculty were awarded a prestigious
fellowship in light of their achievements and Friday,
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Health and Well-being dissolved, reorganized


mental health services on campus. The reorganization plan has vention and advocacy services, is These changes come in the
MASON FAVRO According to a job posting for the been in the works since the fall slated to be overseen in the same wake of a number of tough years
STAFF WRITER Director of the center, it “... offers of 2018, with its architects pay- group as the counseling center for mental health at the Insti-
students rapid assessment, crisis ing specific attention to the provi- and CARE. tute, with the shooting of Scout
The changing of the months intervention, care plan develop- sion of mental health services on One of the goals of the newly Schultz and the suicides of several
will usher in a big shake up in ment, rapid access to appropriate campus, as well as general campus changed organizational structure students. In an attempt to correct
the Institute’s organization. As campus resources, and referrals wellbeing. In its current structure, is to create a matrixed report- this, the administration formed a
of March 1, the Office of Health off-campus when indicated” there is limited interconnected- ing framework between the two student mental health action team
and Wellbeing (OHW) will cease The OHW is in charge of ness between the various mental branches. to try and formulate possible solu-
to exist, and the programs that Stamps Health Services, the and physical health services on This means that the different tions.
it oversees will be transferred to Campus Recreation Center campus. The Counseling Cen- services administered by the AVP In the fall of 2017, they re-
other sections of the Institute’s (CRC), and Health Initiatives on ter is currently the main mental of Campus Services and the VP of leased a document detailing the
bureaucracy. The position of Ex- campus. This new reorganization health intake for the Institute; it is Student Life will have open chan- history of mental health efforts
ecutive Director of Health and will place the CRC and Stamps overseen by a different body than nels of support and communica- made by the institute, and high-
Wellbeing, which is currently va- under the purview of the Associ- the psychiatry services offered by tion between each other, as their lighting methods used by other
cant, will be eliminated as well. ate Vice President of Campus Ser- Stamps. services do often overlap, if not in universities that had been success-
In addition to this, a new body, vices, while the Vice President of Health Initiatives, which pro- action then in goal. The goal is to ful. The document also included
the Center for Assessment, Refer- Student Life will oversee Health vides a variety of programming to have the two departments collab- long and short term suggestions
ral, and Education (CARE) will Initiatives and the newly created improve the general wellbeing of orate in “a more creative approach for actions that the Institute could
be created, with the intention of CARE, in addition to the Coun- students in addition to overseeing to health and well-being for Geor- take to improve mental health
serving as a single entry point for seling Center. the VOICE sexual violence pre- gia Tech.” See REORG, page 4

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-

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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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REORG FROM PAGE 2


and related services. Many of
their suggestions, such as increas-
ing the number of counseling staff
Four faculty named Sloan Fellows
and decreasing barriers to use of scholars. Winners receive a two- further help electronics and power partment as well as in Emory’s
services, have been implemented. WILL FINCH year, $70,000 fellowship to fur- grids alike. ”As a materials engi- Department of Neurosurgery and
The Joint Allocations Com- ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ther their research. neer, I thought I had an important their Neuromodulation Technol-
mittee (JAC) was also created, in “It’s recognition from the com- role,” McDowell explained, and ogy Innovation Center. He leads
order to provide a source of fund- Every year, the Alfred P. Sloan munity,” said Matthew McDow- awards like the Sloan Fellowship the Systems Neural Engineering
ing for mental health related ef- Foundation awards 126 research- ell, one of the fellows and assistant help continue the research that Lab and studies how neurons in
forts on campus; it was recently ers with two-year fellowships to professor in the schools of materi- McDowell and the other three fel- the brain encode information.
extended until the year 2021. The recognize promising early-career als science and mechanical engi- lows work on. Konstantin Tikhomirov is an
JAC recently funded the Intercol- researchers. This year, four are neering. His research focuses on Eva Dyers, an assistant profes- assistant professor in the School of
legiate Mental Health Confer- from Georgia Tech and Emory. understanding how materials for sor in the Wallace H. Coulter De- Mathematics whose research over
ence, an effort to share best prac- “Sloan Research Fellows are storing energy change or degrade partment of Biomedical Engineer- the geometry of high-dimensional
tices in managing campus mental the best young scientists working over time. ing at Tech and Emory University, sets applies in analyzing large sys-
health from universities across the today,” said Adam F. Falk, presi- “Technological progress in this combines machine learning, op- tems of linear equations, model-
United States, including the Uni- dent of the foundation. “To be a area could be really important to timization, and neuroscience in ing communication networks and
versity of Michigan, Duke and Sloan Fellow is to be in the van- society,” he added. Challenges her research. Her lab specifically understanding physical systems
UCLA. guard of twenty-first-century sci- like climate change partly stem develops computational methods with large numbers of particles.
While this plan mainly affects ence.” from an inability to efficiently for better understanding of the Tech prides itself in “Creat-
the oversight of certain campus Open to scholars in eight sci- store the energy that renewable principles governing the structure ing the Next” through its student
services, students can expect to entific and technical fields, can- sources provide. Moreover, under- of the brain and how its structure programs, and with a faculty
see some changes, especially due didates are nominated by other standing how to prevent the type and function are linked. considered the next generation of
to the implementation of CARE. scientists before being selected of battery degradation consumers Chethan Pandarinth is an as- scientific leaders, it may very well
Because it will act as a single point by independent panels of senior see in their smartphones would sistant professor in the same de- accomplish that.
of entry to the Institute’s family of
mental health services, students
will now find themselves going
to CARE before the counseling
center.
CARE will also have the ability
to refer students to outside mental
health professionals, based on as-
sessments that they will provide.
It is not intended as a replacement
for the current counseling center,
but rather as a point of entry that
can quickly and accurately match
students with the appropriate ser-
vices, whether they are on or off
campus. The services currently
provided by Stamps, the CRC,
and the counseling center are not
expected to be drastically changed
by the reorganization.
Because the main change is
in how these organizations are
overseen, the services that they
offer will not be in the crosshairs
for large scale change. The excep-
tion to this will be that CARE
will take over the current intake
function of the counseling center; Photo courtesy of Institute Communications
aside from that it will be business Tech and Emory faculty members Eva Dyer, Matthew McDowell, Chethan Pandarinth and Konstantin Tikhomirov were
as usual. among 126 academics who were awarded the research fellowships for their achievements as young researchers.
Opinions
OPINIONS EDITOR: Jon Long technique



It’s easier to fool people than to
convince them they’ve been fooled.
— Mark Twain
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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion


The hidden economy
Burning Down the House driving our culture
Dysfunction in SGA’s legislature It is dangerous to assume that from advertisers in exchange for
A recent meeting of SGA’s Undergradu- undergraduate representatives. If the rift sites like YouTube exist for our promoting their products on the
benefit. We do reap several ben- site.
ate House of Representatives (UHR) was between the Speaker and the executive efits from these sites, but they are To ensure that these ads get
brought to a head when Speaker of the branch interferes with the internal opera- similar to the comforts afforded seen, YouTube places them on the
House Darryl Terry, II ordered the re- tion of SGA, it is working to the detriment to a pig being raised for slaughter: videos of users that have consis-
the pig is fed well tently drawn a lot
moval of the Undergraduate SGA Presi- of the student body. Students come to to ensure a hearty “. . . it becomes of viewers. These
dent and Vice President from the room. UHR to either advocate for their organiza- yield of pork, users are then
while we are pro- alarmingly clear that given a cut of the
This event was precipitated by a growing tion or carry out their duties as a represen- vided with engag-
schism between the executive branch of tative. At the end of the day, these are all ing content to en-
our entire view of the advertising money,
incentivizing them
SGA and the Speaker, who is technically a Tech students that have made a commit- sure that we stick internet lies on shaky to continue creat-
around for a heap- ground.” ing content that
member of the executive cabinet. ment to campus and their respective orga- ing dose of ads. will get views and
The removal came as Evan Gillon and nizations. Not knowing your own policy This isn’t to
JON LONG siphon cash into
Ayodeji Aladesanmi, SGA President and wastes everyone’s time. say that YouTube their — and You-
wants to kill us — OPINIONS EDITOR Tube’s — wallet.
Vice President, respectively, sought to Effective internal communication is though if Square- With this model,
comment on a matter being discussed crucial for the success of SGA. If individu- Space would pay out ad dollars YouTube became less of a utility
during UHR. Although the executive duo al parties decide to act of their own accord for it, I wouldn’t put it past them and more of a profession, with
— but rather that we are more of creators tailoring their content to
traditionally do not speak during UHR, and at the expense of their peers, their ac- a product than a consumer in the garner the largest possible amount
this occasion called for them to make their tions are tantamount to shirking their ob- grand scheme of the online econ- of views.
omy. I’m aware that this trope is This model isn’t inherently
voices heard. The fact that representa- ligation to the student body. played out; a past teacher of mine problematic. People aren’t will-
tives and the Speaker did not have enough A separation between the Speaker and with a voracious appetite for con- ing to pay for YouTube — as You-
knowledge of their own procedures to the executive branch is not inherently bad. spiracy theories would often re- Tube Red’s glacial growth rate
mind his captive audience of high has shown — and the advertiser-
know that the President and Vice President The obstinate manner in which Terry is school students that if you aren’t funded model has been media’s
were allowed to speak is itself perplexing. approaching the matter, however, directly paying for a service, you aren’t the go-to since the days of radio. But
In a student government meeting in interferes with the smooth operation of main beneficiary. in the unregulated Wild West of
But if we look deeper at the online user-generated content, the
which the executive branch is being affect- UHR. If Terry had not eschewed the tra- relationship between YouTube, corporation-content relationship
ed, the President and Vice President have ditional practice of sitting in on executive its advertisers and its users, it be- isn’t as cut and dry.
comes alarmingly clear that our In March of 2017, several ad-
the right to speak. That the Speaker nor the cabinet meetings, Gillon and Aladesanmi entire view of the internet lies on vertisers discovered that their
representatives knew the proper avenues may not have even felt the need to speak shaky ground. products were being pedaled on a
in which the executive branch could speak on the House floor. A Speaker serves a Here’s an extremely simplified video titled “Chief Keef dancing
description of this relationship. to Alabama N-----.” Upon closer
is a problem. conduit of information from the executive YouTube allows users to freely scrutiny, companies discovered
Furthermore, this sort of drama has no branch to UHR. If he refuses to act in this view or upload videos. To facili- that their ads were appearing
place in a gathering of student leaders and capacity, he should at least let them speak. tate the traffic and sheer volume alongside several videos featur-
of content on the site, they have ing extreme violence, racism and
to pay for storage and server space other distasteful content.
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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
Online Comments
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.
lledrubnave
Life
LIFE EDITOR: technique
Lauren Lambert A historic evening
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR:
Rosemary Pitrone
Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss speaks at the Ferst Center 8
Friday,
about her experience in a concentration camp and her
life@nique.net friendship with Anne Frank49 March 1, 2019

Support group for graduate students


are also free to share their own sense of community, the students mal setting for honest discussion.
ELIZABETH GRACE experiences like any other mem- do not mention their major or The group works with the
STAFF WRITER ber. Each meeting has a topic; lab when they introduce them- Counseling Center, which plans
the first meeting on Feb. 7 cov- selves. This way, students whose to occasionally send a trained
GradChat is a new bimonthly ered relationships with academic identity is so often consumed by counselor to audit the sessions and
discussion series for graduate stu- advisers, and the second meeting their academic self can engage ensure that the dynamic is healthy
dents to talk openly about their on Feb. 21 focused on impostor in a conversation that centers on and productive. In turn, the facili-
experiences. Sang Yun Han, the syndrome. their experiences instead of their tators can turn to the center with
Student Government Association The group has been over- academic speciality. However, any questions that they have on
(SGA) Vice President of Graduate whelmed by the amount of inter- Quinterocortes encourages other how to run a meeting the most ef-
Events, and Francisco Quintero- est. Due to the intimate, small graduate students to start their fectively.
cortes, primary SGA liaison to group design, they were unable own GradChats specific to their Quinterocortes hopes to main- Organizing
the GradChat program, sat down to accommodate the influx of major; although they would not tain bimonthly meetings and to
with the Technique to talk about students at the first meeting; they be as anonymous, the students increase the number of groups. your closet
the new program. could not fit in the conference could discuss issues particular to Although the $1,200 stipend is
Unlike other discussion room they had reserved. In future their subject area. too little to give each student a full LAUREN LAMBERT
groups, the GradChat setting to avoid this, the date and time Although students usually dinner, the students who attended LIFE EDITOR
is totally informal. The idea for will only be revealed to fifteen come to vent, Quinterocortes the first meeting said they would
the group came about naturally students. made it clear that the group is return whether or not free food Closet organization is the key
as Quinterocortes and Han were Many of the struggles that not trying to solve any problems. was present. The feedback was to starting your day off right and
considering what they and their graduate students face are com- GradChat performs a very differ- positive, with many students feel- with as less stress as possible.
peers could benefit from in their mon across majors: low stipends, ent function from counseling; un- ing refreshed after the group was
own lives. They took inspiration impostor syndrome and uncom- like group therapy, the meetings over. In its first month, GradChat DONATE
from Q Chats, the LGBTQIA fortable advisor relationships are are facilitated by students, not a has already begun to fill a void for One of the first steps to orga-
student discussion groups hosted shared experiences. To facilitate a counselor. GradChat is an infor- many graduate students. nizing your living space is to reas-
by the LGBTQIA Resource Cen- sess your belongings. Every semes-
ter that allow students to talk ter or so go through your closet,
through experiences related to pantry, bathroom cabinets and
their shared identities. even under your bed in order to
When the organizers shared sort through and get rid of items
their idea, they realized that the that you have not used in a while.
group would grow faster than an- A good rule of thumb for thinning
ticipated. The demand for a peer- out your wardrobe is to rid your
led, casual discussion group was closet of pieces that you have not
very high, and the group quickly worn in the past season. There are
picked up momentum. They ini- plenty of places in Atlanta to take
tially planned for the first event to your gently used clothing items
occur next semester, but due to the such as women’s shelters, Good-
amount of enthusiasm, GradChat will and even places on campus
began in February. The group was such as Campus Closet — which
awarded $1,200 from the Institute loans out gently used business at-
to pay for catering. tire to Tech students. Not only
To protect privacy, each group will you have a decluttered closet,
consists of no more than fifteen but it will make you feel good to
people, and the disclosed in- help others in need.
formation is not to be repeated
outside the group. Two graduate Photo by Jacinto Fernadez Student Publications HANG OR FOLD
students act as peer facilitators to Pictured above is a photo of the Graduate Student building. Gradchat is an initiative of the Student It is important to sort through
keep the topic on track, but they Government Association and is co-organized by Graduate Events and Graduate Life of SGA. your clothing and decide which
pieces are to be hung or folded. In

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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Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss speaks at Tech


As the associate vice president “It is only in preserving, recall- to strive for a future free of such The series of events described
JAIMEE FRANCIS of the Office of Institute of Diver- ing and living with the experienc- brokenness. by Schloss serve as testimony that
CONTRIBUTING WRITER sity Julie Ancis said, it is often dif- es of the shattered [past] and lives When describing the events miracles often can, and do, hap-
ficult to realize the importance of that we can hope to live, we can of her adolescence — of her fam- pen: was it not miraculous that
It is easy to be pessimistic remembering the past when try- hope to learn the lessons of how ily going into hiding only to be a wide-brimmed hat was able to
about the current state of our na- ing to build a better future: why is to build a world that is whole and betrayed by a double agent on hide her young age and save her
tion and of our global neighbors. it important to understand history complete and unbroken,” Sollish her 15th birthday and their sub- from being sent to the gas cham-
Political divides, social injustices in a world that champions prog- reasoned. sequent time spent in Auschwitz ber, or that her cousin worked as a
and widening inequalities are just ress and growth at all costs? The sincere, and sometimes — Schloss credited a force, that, nurse and was able to give her life-
a few of the problems that have yet The host of the event, Rabbi even humorous, way in which much like evil, cannot be easily saving medication for the typhus
to be overcome. Despite the tur- Ari Sollish of Intown Jewish Schloss shared the story of her comprehended. she had contracted, or that her fa-
moil that we currently live under, Academy, offered an explanation broken past not only allowed her “How to say it?” she asked. ther was able to visit her one last
certain circumstances are still be- for how the past can serve to bet- listeners to live her experiences “There were many, many — I time in the women’s camp at Aus-
yond the scope of comprehension. ter the future. with her, but also inspired them must call them so — miracles.” See SCHLOSS, page 10
The Holocaust is one such exam-
ple that cannot be comprehended:
no amount of logic, or even imagi-
nation, leads us any closer to un-
derstanding the horrors its victims
endured.
At the start of the Nazi inva-
sion, Eva Schloss was a young girl
from Austria whose family fled to
Amsterdam where she befriended
another young girl by the name
of Anne Frank. Eva would even-
tually become the step-sister to
this girl whose diary has taught its
readers, among its many lessons,
the resilience of the human spirit.
Anne would not survive the war.
Eva did and has given over one
thousand speaking engagements
to share her story with others.
Feb. 25 marked a historic
night for Tech, a night in which
hundreds of attendees at the Ferst
Center of the Arts heard the story
and insights of Eva Schloss. In at-
tendance was Felicia A. Moore,
the president of the Atlanta City
Council.
Moore read a proclamation
declaring the 25th day of Febru-
ary as Holocaust Awareness Day
in the city of Atlanta, in honor
of Schloss. All 15 members of the
City Council signed the procla-
mation, and Mayor Keisha Lance
Bottoms expressed her support in
the fight to end injustices and fos- Photo by Keah Gruduah Student Publications
ter understanding between people Eva Schloss speaks in the Ferst Center of the Arts on Feb. 25. Schloss recalled stories from her life, such as her friendship
from different backgrounds. with Anne Frank, her experiences in hiding in during the Holocaust and her experiences in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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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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‘Paris is Us’ is another Netflix disappointment


FILM
Paris Is Us
GENRE: Drama
STARRING: Noemie Schmidt
DIRECTOR: Elisabeth Vogler
RATING: TV-MA
RELEASE DATE: Feb. 22
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SAM CHAPPELL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Netflix released “Paris is Us,”


an original French drama film
directed by Elisabeth Vogler,
this week. The film centers on a
strange attempt to put the entire
aura of the City of Light into a
single character, Anna. The prob-
lem with this narrative strategy
is that the film makes no effort
whatsoever to develop Anna, de-
spite her importance.
Instead, “Paris is Us” develops
its plot in a near schizophrenic
manner in which Anna meets the Photo courtesy of Netflix
supposed love of her life, Greg, French actress Noemie Schmidt stars as Anna in Elisabeth Vogler’s new Netflix original film ‘Paris is Us.’ Schmidt plays a
at an eardrum-bursting outdoor young Parisian woman who meets a man named Greg, with whom she begins a passionate but rocky relationship.
rave in the very first scene. From
there, it follows these two charac- but she seems to be disillusioned exactly might make Anna happy; proach tries to paint a picture of to portray Paris as going through
ters in a reality TV style that feels from just about any decent idea there is no clear goal or purpose. a city in crisis that is represented a time of violent change. While
a bit complicated and confusing that Greg might have in order While the city of Paris it- by the bipolar Anna. The fact of Paris has been hit recently with
at times. Greg is ambitious and to obtain a happy life. The film self is for the open minded, this the matter is that the movie is be- the semi-combative gilets jaunes
wants to support Anna financially, completely fails to identify what film’s grossly prententious ap- ing overly dramatic in that it tries See PARIS, page 15

Lehmann’s ‘Paddleton’ is a rare Netflix must-see


FILM “Paddleton” is an undeniably
unique film. Aesthetically, it feels
Paddleton similar to “The Big Lebowski.”
GENRE: Drama The two live in drab apartments,
wear drab clothes and work drab
STARRING: Ray Romano
jobs. Where Jeffrey Lebowski,
DIRECTOR: Alex Lehmann Walter Schobak and Donny Kera-
RATING: TV-MA batsos have bowling, Andy and
Michael have paddleton, a make-
RELEASE DATE: Feb. 22 shift game in which the two use
tennis rackets to hit a ball off a
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Thematically, however, it could
hardly be any more different from
JOSH TREBUCHON the Coen brothers film. Strangely,
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR despite focusing on the inevitabil-
ity of death, “Paddleton” is a deep-
On Feb. 22, Netflix released ly optimistic film that leaves the
“Paddleton,” an Alex Lehmann- viewer with a very different feeling
directed drama film about the from that left after watching “The
friendship between two middle Big Lebowski.”
aged single men. The central Additionally, where the friend-
characters — Andy, played by ship between Jeffrey Lebowski
Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves and Walter Schobak is a fairly
Raymond”) and Michael, played conventional masculine relation-
by Mark Duplass (“Safety not ship — the two struggle with in-
Guaranteed”) — are neighbors timacy and often act aggressively
who spend practically all of their toward each other — that be-
free time together, making home- tween Michael and Andy exhibits
made pizza, watching old kung- a refreshing and unconventional
fu movies, playing trivial pursuit form of masculinity.
and complaining about having to The film does an excellent job
make awkward small talk with of avoiding the bro-cliches that
their coworkers. typically plague buddy movies.
The film follows the two friends Instead, Andy and Michael have
as they cope with Michael’s im- a child-like relationship, mostly
pending death after the first scene discussing silly hypotheticals like
of the movie reveals that he is how many wishes they would
suffering from incurable stomach make before asking a genie for a
cancer. Michael decides to get a power which allows them to get
prescription for euthanasia pills, all the sand off their bodies with
and the rest of the film portrays one command. They also have
the two friends struggling to come ridiculous, tongue-in-cheek argu- Photo courtesy of Netflix
to grips with — and sometimes ments — at one point, Andy sar- Ray Romano (center) and Mark Duplass (right) star as Andy and Michael, two middle-
even fighting over — the decision. See NETFLIX, page 14 aged single male friends in Alex Lehmann’s new Netflix comedy-drama film “Paddleton.”
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‘This Land’ has something for fans of every genre


MUSIC
This Land
Gary Clark Jr.
LABEL: Warner Bros. Records
GENRE: Blues Rock
TRACK PICKS: “Gotta Get
Into Something,” “The
Governor” and “Feelin’ Like a
Million”
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MADDIE SCHUSTER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Grammy award winning art-


ist Gary Clark Jr. released his
third studio album, titled “This
Land,” on Feb. 22. Clark, a native
of Austin, Texas, is no novice in
the music scene, having released
several successful albums and
contributing to the soundtracks
of many TV shows and movies.
“This Land” came a week earlier
than originally expected, but did
not disappoint.
With the 17 tracks on “This
Land,” Clark has enough room to
create a variety of songs that each
bring their own story and sound
to create a complete album. Each
song takes the listener into a dif-
ferent genre, with a fusion of rap, Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
blues and rock. Blues rock artist Gary Clark Jr. performs at a recent concert. Clark released his newest album, titled “This Land” on Friday.
“Gotta Get Into Something” The album, like much of Clark’s discography, spans a large range of genres and explores a wide variety of topics and themes.
feels like a revival of garage rock
punk with its rapid tempo and album brings up and examines of rock and hip-hop to deliver a mixed with Clark’s rock sound, Clark proves that he is a jack of
riffs. “The Governor” takes the a variety of themes. The album’s powerful musical arrangement that blend together to tell a sim- all trades who is able to combine
blues elements that Clark has namesake and lead single, “This and a compelling, thought pro- pler story about relationships that elements from various places into
sprinkled in a lot of his music and Land” talks about Clark’s strug- voking performance. matches the tone of the song. cohesive tracks. If they take the
creates a traditional blues track. gles being black in the south, par- Clark lightens the tone with “This Land” truly takes the time to listen through the entire
Not only does Clark deliver a ticularly in the Trump-era. In this songs like “Feelin’ Like a Million,” listener through time, blending album, fans of any genre are guar-
multitude of music styles, but his song Clark ties together elements a track with some reggae elements together snippets of many genres. anteed to find songs they love.

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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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LIO BY MARK TATULLI

LUNARBABOON BY CHRISTOPHER GRADY

IN THE BLEACHERS BY STEVE MOORE


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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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Baseball’s start: UCLA upset and more JOSEPH FROM PAGE 20


Harsha: Nobody currently on
the team has Tournament experi-
when Austin Wilhite managed to his first collegiate appearance by first for the last three innings and ence. MaChelle Joseph has not
JAKE HLAVATY score on a passed ball. Richmond striking out a single Mountaineer. received credit for the win in the taken her team that far since the
CONTRIBUTING WRITER had hot bats and flawless fielding. Last week, the Jackets took exhilarating upset. The remaining 2013-14 campaign. And in terms
The Spiders caused Tech to pull on No. 3 UCLA. The first game two games lacked the same excite- of veteran leadership, Francesca
The Jackets started off their starting pitcher freshman Cort of series was not one to miss. The ment as the Jackets lost 8-2 and Pan has not taken the step for-
season two weeks ago with three Roedig in the second inning of Bruins got off to a quick start with 6-0 respectively. ward on the court that many had
hard fought games. On Feb. 15, his first start. Richmond had 13 a one run sacrifice fly. Tech an- After two weekends of base- expected; of Tech’s eight leading
the they won their third straight hits against 4 Tech pitchers, and swered with a string of hits. Aus- ball, batting averages are lower scorers, no one has a lower shoot-
opening day game against the the game ended in a 7-1 loss for tin Wilhite brought Kyle McCann than average due to half the games ing percentage than her 32.8
UIC Flames. In the third inning, Danny Hall’s squad. home and Guldberg sacrificed being against the powerhouse mark. So how far Tech makes it
junior catcher Kyle McCann hit Tech went into the second himself to bring in Oscar Serra- Bruins. As the season progresses, in the Tournament, if they end up
the first home run of the season game of the day against West Vir- tos, giving Tech a 2-1 lead. UCLA keep an eye out for heavy hitter there, will likely depend on how
as the dugout erupted in cheers. ginia fighting to regain a winning picked up an additional run in the Kyle McCann, who has already the two outstanding freshmen,
Soon after, junior Tristin Eng- record. They gathered a strong top of the fourth which was an- put three balls over the outfield Elizabeth Balogun and Elizabeth
lish was walked. But he barely early lead off the back of junior swered by Waddell in the bottom fence while maintaining a .304 Dixon, perform. Balogun has
had time to take a lead off first Connor Thomas in his first start of the fifth. The Bruins tied the average across 23 at-bats. Dual posed a threat scoring basically
base when junior Chase Murray of the season. Thomas amassed game in the sixth and managed threat player Tristin English has anywhere on the floor, and Dix-
crushed a ball to deep left field ten strikeouts in seven innings on to hold it through the rest of nine made a name for himself at first on is a nightmare to deal with in
to bring them both across home the mound before being relieved innings and bring the game into base and on the mound. The twin the paint. Both have played their
plate. He was quickly followed by by Tristin English. To supplement extra innings. In the tenth, both Wilhites are perfect complements fair share of big games already
sophomore Oscar Serratos, who the defense, Georgia Tech came teams ended the inning with run- on the Jackets roster. Expect Nick — that is life in the ACC — but
put a ball far over the fence in ready to bat again after the tough ners in scoring positions as the in- to add to the two diving catches that test ratchets up even further
right-center. loss. Catcher Kyle McCann start- tensity continued to build. Final- he has already racked up in cen- in the NCAA Tournament. The
When all was said and done, ed everything off with a two-run ly, the entire stadium rose to their ter field. His brother, on the other Jackets will not have a high seed,
the Jackets finished the inning shot to deep right field to bring in feet in the bottom of the eleventh hand, leads the team in batting so their first-round matchup will
up 4-0 with three home runs on himself and Tristin English in the inning as catcher Kyle McCann with a .350 average across 20 at likely be against a team that has
the season. The Jackets were able bottom of the first. In the second, put a ball way over the head of the bats. These players, in combina- put together a very impressive
to muster two more runs with the Jackets were able to string center fielder to finish the game tion with one of the strongest resume. If Dixon and Balogun
Tristin English batting in soph- a few hits together to bring in 4-3 with a walk-off home run. rotations in recent memory, put shine, and veterans such as Pan
more Luke Waddell in the bottom sophomore Colin Hall off a single Curry pitched a stellar five innings the Jackets in a good place mov- and Kierra Fletcher chip in scor-
of the fourth and junior Austin from sophomore Michael Guld- and was relieved by Barnicki and ing forward this season. They face ing and defense, I think Tech has
Wilhite bringing in Chase Mur- berg. A few silent innings went by Hughes. Finally, English came off Northwestern this weekend. at least a puncher’s chance against
ray on a sacrifice fly. The Flames before Tristin English scored once anyone who is not Notre Dame or
stood no chance at a comeback, again as the Mountaineers made UConn.
and the Jackets won 6-3. Junior a double play off Oscar Serratos. John: Well, let me play devil’s
pitcher Xzavion Curry set a mile- As the sixth inning closed, advocate for a moment —Tech is
stone as the first Tech pitcher to the home team’s 4-0 lead was No. 40 by RPI entering Wednes-
win 3 consecutive opening day obliterated immediately by the day, and despite their 17-10 re-
games, shutting the Flames down Mountaineer offense. After three cord, they have struggled against
with 9 strikeouts through 5 in- unearned runs, the Jackets man- the very top of the ACC. Aside
nings pitched. Relief pitcher Brant aged to get out of the inning, from their signature wins, they
Hurter came in to strike out all making a bullpen call for Tristin have struggled a good bit against
three Flames, ending the sixth. English, who gave up one more the top half of the ACC, going
Jonathan Hughes joined to pitch in the eighth. With the score at 2-4 against teams ahead of them
two more innings before Tristin 4-4, a pitchers’ duel brought the in the standings. Maybe some
English was pulled off first to game into extra innings. Deep in familiarity will help them in the
close out the game, grabbing the the eleventh, a few hits fell into ACC Tournament and beyond,
season’s first save. place, and junior Nick Wilhite but I think Tech might struggle
The next day, the Jackets strug- sent Connor Hall home on a walk to pull upsets — expect them to
gled to wake up and play the Rich- off single threaded right between Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik enter the tourney as an underdog.
mond Spiders. Tech were only third and short. Freshman Luke Pitcher Xzavion Curry winds up a pitch during an exhibition But again, they have to make the
able to scrape together one run Bartniki took credit for the win in against South Carolina. Curry is arguably the staff ace in 2019. NCAA tournament first.
Sports
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Harsha Sridhar
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
John Edwards
Tech baseball has gotten off to an
exciting start to their 2019 campaign,
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Friday,
including a big ranked upset.419
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Women’s hoops loses Joseph, at least for now


very tight-lipped about the whole due respect to interim head coach late, winning four of their last five It is time for him to shake off the
HARSHA SRIDHAR thing, so details may be scarce for Mark Simons, who has proven games. Now, it is entirely pos- rust. But the thing is, John, it is
AND JOHN EDWARDS a while. In terms of the season as a himself to be a more than capable sible that the Jackets will enter the still unclear what tournament
SPORTS EDITOR whole, though, I think the biggest assistant, taking the keys to an ACC Tournament — and perhaps Tech will end up at: the NCAA
AND ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR question other than “What hap- ACC program is difficult, par- even their postseason invitational Tournament or the Women’s Na-
pened?” is now “How will this af- ticularly at this time of year and tournament — with Simons at tional Invitation Tournament.
The press release was three fect women’s basketball going into especially on one day’s notice — the helm. Simons has never been The term ‘bracketology’ is mis-
sentences, free of flowery lan- the postseason?” unless Simons had advance warn- a head coach in women’s college leading because it implies that the
guage or even official letterhead. Harsha: That is absolutely the ing this would happen. The team basketball, but he has led a men’s process is scientific. What does
“Georgia Tech women’s basket- question of the hour, and with had been playing fairly well as of team: Elon, from 1993 to 2003. Tech have to do differently to beat
ball head coach MaChelle Joseph the top-tier ACC teams that have
has been placed on leave, effective stymied them this year and thus
Wednesday, Feb. 27. Assistant secure a berth to the Big Dance?
coach Mark Simons will serve as I am looking particularly at Notre
acting head coach. Georgia Tech’s Dame, Louisville, NC State, Syra-
next game is Thursday (Feb. 28) cuse, Miami and Florida State, all
at Miami. As it is a pending per- of whom are ranked in the top 25.
sonnel matter, Georgia Tech will John: Right now, Tech is
have no further comment at this ranked middle of the road in the
time.” The following is a conversa- ACC, which is generally good
tion between sports editor Harsha enough for a spot in the NCAA
Sridhar and assistant sports editor tournament. Tech’s last two regu-
John Edwards shortly afterwards. lar season games are against Mi-
Harsha: So John, details are ami and Florida State, two teams
obviously very sparse right now. who are already almost assured a
Perhaps it will be clearer when bid and at least a top eight seed —
this paper hits the stands on Fri- if Tech can beat either one, they
day why exactly Joseph has been will reinforce an already strong
placed on leave. But the wording showing this season and improve
‘placed on leave’ does not sound as their case. There’s also the ACC
though it was a mutual decision. Tournament where the Jackets
In covering the program, have you have a decent chance to play to at
ever seen hints that something least the quarter-finals, though it
like this would happen with Jo- is mathematically impossible for
seph? Because this is an absolute the Jackets to get a second-round
shock to me. bye. Still, Tech has made much of
John: I agree, this came from their case already with resounding
completely out of left field and wins over Syracuse and Clemson
somewhat blindsided me. There — a road win over Miami would
was no indication that this was lock up their spot. But getting
coming. I can only hope that this there is one thing, succeeding is
is a lot of nothing, but that Tech another: how well do we think
made it sound like this was not of Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik Tech might do in the NCAA
Joseph’s own volition is not a great MaChelle Joseph argues with a referee during a game against Syracuse. That ranked win was Tournament should they make it?
sign. Unfortunately, Tech is being her last before being placed on leave on the basis of what Tech termed a “personnel matter”. See JOSEPH, page 19

Men’s basketball heads towards season finale


shooting, hitting just 16.9 percent ranaga’s squad sat at 3-10 in con- a substantial barrier between Currently on a two-game losing
GRAHAM LEWIS from the floor. This level of inef- ference play entering the game, an them and the Jackets. However, streak, Boston College has had its
STAFF WRITER ficiency was a huge reason in cre- eminently beatable team. Losing the news from this game was not own share of struggles this season.
ating what became a seven-game 80-65 made what seemed like the completely negative. Alvarado This final game offers a chance to
As the men’s basketball team losing streak for Tech; if Alvarado, beginning of redemption quickly scored an efficient 20 points. salvage the end of a lousy season
heads into their final home game, who has generally been a good give way to defeat. Tech was never Tech will face Boston College for Tech. If players like Alvarado,
they arrive embattled after a long, shooter, could not hit his shots, able to catch up to Miami’s hot in their final home game of the Banks, Sjolund and Wright put
hard-fought season. Finding a the team was high and dry offen- start. With a 30-13 lead twelve season, a team ranked just two together good performances, it
working system has been a sto- sively. The Pittsburgh game was a minutes into the game, Miami’s spots above them. Both teams bodes well for the Jackets’ 2019-
ryline throughout the year, with comeback for Alvarado, with the shooting efficiency helped build sit near the bottom of the ACC. 20 campaign.
Tech having started eleven differ- sophomore point guard dropping
ent lineups. In fact, there is not 29 points. Playing all 40 minutes,
a single player on the roster that he helped lead the offense with
has started every game, with ten five assists and six rebounds. An-
players having started at least other player who had a key impact
three games. With few games left, in this game was Moses Wright.
Tech’s hopes of finding the right Leading the team in rebounds,
mix of players looks slim. he blocked two important shots
Tech’s recent starting lineup in the last minutes of the game.
has used a four-out, one-in align- Both of these performances were
ment; that is, the team has placed essential to Tech’s win.
a big man in the paint and spaced An impressive game such as
everyone around him, often be- this makes one wonder if the abys-
hind the arc. With James Banks mal streak is over for Alvarado.
III being the big man, Moses While it is impossible to tell if his
Wright and Kristian Sjolund have struggles over recent games were
been starting at the forward spots. because of mental fatigue or just
This look is different from the pre- terrible luck, his final home game
vious lineup, with Sjolund having against Boston College will be a
started just two times before the test for the sophomore. With a
game against Miami. A consistent productive game from Alvarado,
element in Tech’s starting lineup the Jackets could finish with a
has been sophomore point guard conference win.
Jose Alvarado, who has struggled Coming off the Pittsburgh
at times this season in efficiency game, Tech was handed its worst
and offensive production. loss of the season by Miami, if Photo by Casey Gomez Student Publications
In the six games leading up to not by margin then certainly in James Banks III rises up to dunk the ball during a game against Notre Dame. Banks, a transfer
Pittsburgh, Alvarado struggled terms of disappointment. Jim Lar- from the University of Texas, has been the Jackets’ strongest interior presence this season.

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