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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:Ian Bailie

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NEWS EDITOR:Joshua Garrick

OPINIONS EDITOR:Arvind Narayan

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ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:Joe Murphy

SPORTS EDITOR:Newt Clark

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With our Freshman Survival Guide, I am excited to welcome all of the incoming freshmen to Tech. Spending the last three years of my life here has been incredible and I hope that each and every one of you takes full advantage of what Tech has to offer.

As you will undoubtedly dis-cover over the next few months, Tech is a drastically different aca-demic experience. There is more independence, higher standards and definitely higher stakes; the rewards of finally “getting out,” as some of the recent graduates put it, are well worth it. Though many of you are used to being the best at your respective schools, remember: Tech is a school of the top 10 per-cent. You will struggle. You likely will fail. There will be people that perform better than you. However, do not forget that just by getting into Tech, you are some of the top students in the U.S.

Though it is often a foreign concept to ask for help, do not be afraid to use the resources available around campus. Tech offers a myr-

iad of tutoring resources designed to help you succeed, and you may be surprised how much you learn simply from asking for help from your classmates.

Outside of academics, Tech of-fers incredible opportunities to ex-pand your horizons and hone skills you may not have known you had. Whether it be the arts, robotics or even journalism (wink wink), there is an organization for any interest. Even though you were bombarded at FASET with a good chunk of student organizations at Tech, real-ly do seek out something that inter-ests you. While it is impossible to be active in every club or organization and still maintain academics, get-ting heavily involved in one organi-zation can be incredibly rewarding. Personally, my most valuable time and experience have come from or-ganizations I have worked with. I joined the Technique after my first year at Tech, and have not only de-veloped marketable skills that will serve me well, but have gained a group of people that have made my time at Tech a blast! Those people are what you will remember come graduation, not the long hours put into a class project.

Most importantly, understand that you are entering one of the greatest points in your life where you’ll have giant opportunities ev-ery step of the way, and where you can make the decisions on who you want to be both during college and after graduation.

If you every want to discuss to Tech and, of course, if you’re in-terested in joining the Technique, please feel free to email me at edi-tor@nique.net.

IAN BAILIEEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Welcome from the Technique The ‘Nique, as we call our-

selves, had its humble be-ginnings on Nov. 17, 1911. Apparently, we were just as preoccupied back then as we are now with our football ri-valry against U[sic]GA —our first issue revolved around an upcoming game against our old foe (a game that we lost, incidentally), and featured an article by legendary coach John Heisman.

At the time, we were Tech’s second student newspaper, pre-ceded by The Georgia Tech. In 1916, the papers mercged, and since our name survived, we like to pride ourselves on being Tech’s longest running student newspaper.

We have chronicled every-thing from the first appearance

of George P. Burdell on Tech’s rosters in 1920 to the peace-ful, voluntary desegregation of the Institute in 1961. And of course, we have kept up faith-ful coverage of Tech sporting events, including the 222-0 whopper of a football victory (the largest college football vic-tory in history) over Cumber-land College in 1916.

Today, we are published biweekly during the summer and weekly during the fall and spring semesters, with the exception of “Dead Week,” Fi-nals Week and Spring Break. Around 30 students keep our paper running, and of course, we always welcome new writ-ers, photographers and editors, so feel free to swing by if you are interested.

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What’s life like after beingQB? Find out in an interviewwith Damarius Bilbo.

SPORTS page 31

Wreckin’ and Rollin’ at SixFlags? Check out all the

event details inside.

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Get down, get funkyWork on stadiumnears completion

Student returnsunharmed

David Henson, a student re-ported missing after a fraternityparty early Saturday morning,returned home safely Monday.Bob Harty, Executive Directorof Institute Communications andPublic Affairs, reported that bothHenson’s departure and returnwere voluntary.

Prof ’s researchcited 2,350 times

Materials Science and Engi-neering professor Z. L Wang hasbeen named among the most-cited nanotechnology research-ers in the world, according toScienceWatch, which tracks re-search trends. Wang’s researchhas been cited nearly 2,350 timesin 121 nanotechnology papers.

Options classesstill available

Options registration contin-ues today from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m.Students can also register from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noonto 5 p.m. Sunday. Late registra-tion runs from Sept. 8-12. A $5late fee will be applied.

Wave of viruses slows campus network

Psychology moves into renovated Coon

By Ayan Kishore / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

The Coon building underwent $9 million in renovations in the pastThe Coon building underwent $9 million in renovations in the pastThe Coon building underwent $9 million in renovations in the pastThe Coon building underwent $9 million in renovations in the pastThe Coon building underwent $9 million in renovations in the pastyear. The School of Psychology has now moved into the space.year. The School of Psychology has now moved into the space.year. The School of Psychology has now moved into the space.year. The School of Psychology has now moved into the space.year. The School of Psychology has now moved into the space.

Tech ranks highamong universities

By Daniel AmickNews Editor

The John Sayler Coon build-ing reopened this fall after un-dergoing a year of renovationwork. Formerly home to theSchool of Mechanical Engineer-ing, the Coon building now hous-es the School of Psychology.

“Spectacular,” said ProfessorEmeritus Edward Loveland ofPsychology’s new space. Love-land was the first chair of theSchool of Psychology when itwas founded in 1958.

“The real feat of this build-ing is that [renovators] used ev-ery square inch, without turningit into a monstrosity,” Lovelandsaid.See Rankings, page 4

“Getting this building donehas consumed two years of mylife,” said Randy Engle, Psychol-ogy’s current chair. “I think it’sbeen well worth it. We love it,”he said.

The Coon Building was con-structed in 1911 and is one ofthe oldest buildings on campus.Design planning began in Janu-ary 2002. Construction beganin June 2002 and finished inMarch. The renovation work wasdesigned to modernize the build-ing while preserving its historiccharacteristics.

“It was really important totry to make a building that peo-ple could be proud of—not over-

See Renovations, page 7

By Arjun SubramanianContributing Writer

Computer worms and virus-es have recently become a bigproblem for Georgia Tech’s net-work. Last week, the MS Blasterworm, the DCOM (Nachi)worm and the SoBig.F virus dis-rupted the ResNet and EastNet,the systems connecting most ofthe campus dormitories to thecentral campus networks.

According to Herbet Baines,

Director of Information Securi-ty at OIT, the two worms andone virus are unlike any previ-ous attacks. They have also causedmore disturbances than ever be-fore. The DCOM (Nachi) wormand MS Blaster are very similarin the way they damage systems.

Windows features a protocolcalled the Remote Procedure Call(RPC) that allows computers toseamlessly execute code on a re-mote machine. Both the DCOM(Nachi) Worm and the MS Blast-

er worm exploit a vulnerabilityin the RPC in Windows NT,2000, XP and Server 2003, giv-ing an attacker full local systemprivileges on the machine. Theattacker would be able to takeactions such as installing pro-grams, viewing or changing data,or creating new accounts withfull privileges.

Systems run by the universi-ty, such as the academic depart-ments, centralized systems andmail servers, were not signifi-

cantly damaged by either of theworms.

“The disruptions caused byboth worms are mainly becauseof unpatched, poorly-defendedprivate computer systems,” saidBaines.

Over 1,000 personally-man-aged systems were infected withMSBlaster and DCOM (Nachi),blocking and disrupting networktraffic.

By Tim AtkinsContributing Writer

Two national rankings of colleges werereleased last week. The first, the PrincetonReview, ranks schools based on student sur-veys. The U.S. News & World Report rank-ings, however, are more traditional, rankingschools based on peer surveys. As in pastyears, Tech showed up in both reports.

The U.S. News & World Report rankingstake a more traditional stance on rankingcolleges. Tech was ranked ninth among publicuniversities, unchanged from last year, and37th overall, up one spot from last year.

Individual degree programs within Techalso scored well. The College of Engineer-ing moved into the top five nationally, tojoin its Graduate counterpart, as did threeindividual programs within the College.

Most prominent among those programswas the School of Industrial and SystemsEngineering, which again ranked numberone in the nation.

As in previous years, Aerospace rankednumber two, and Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering moved down one spot to fourth.The DuPree College of Management ranked36th in the business school rankings.

Tech scored particularly well in the areasof academic reputation, SAT scores of in-coming students (second among public uni-versities) and alumni giving rate (first amongpublic universities).

Tech’s peer assessment, the school’s per-

See Virus, page 5

By Stephen BaehlSenior Staff Writer

All signs of construction atthe newly renovated Bobby Doddstadium will be gone before theSept. 6 home game against Au-burn, saidSenior Asso-ciate Direc-tor ofA t h l e t i c sS t e r l i n gBrown.

P h a s eTwo of con-struction onthe stadiumwill result inan expandedseating ca-pacity of55,000, upfrom 43,719 seats last year, whenonly Phase One had been com-pleted.

The project was “hectic, butgood. Whenever you build some-thing, it’s a race against the clock,the weather and other factorsyou can’t control,” said Brown.

One such factor was the prob- See Stadium, page 5

“Whenever you buildsomething, it’s a raceagainst the clock, theweather and otherfactors you can’tcontrol.”Sterling BrownSenior Assoc. Dir. of Athletics

By Andrew Saulters / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

A member of the Georgia Tech Breakdancing Club shows off his moves atA member of the Georgia Tech Breakdancing Club shows off his moves atA member of the Georgia Tech Breakdancing Club shows off his moves atA member of the Georgia Tech Breakdancing Club shows off his moves atA member of the Georgia Tech Breakdancing Club shows off his moves atRATS Week Under the Couch. The party also featured an MC Battle featuringRATS Week Under the Couch. The party also featured an MC Battle featuringRATS Week Under the Couch. The party also featured an MC Battle featuringRATS Week Under the Couch. The party also featured an MC Battle featuringRATS Week Under the Couch. The party also featured an MC Battle featuringlocal artists. RATS took advantage of the opportunity to dance and socialize.local artists. RATS took advantage of the opportunity to dance and socialize.local artists. RATS took advantage of the opportunity to dance and socialize.local artists. RATS took advantage of the opportunity to dance and socialize.local artists. RATS took advantage of the opportunity to dance and socialize.

lem of hairline cracks that ap-peared in one of the stadium’ssupport columns last spring dur-ing the process of welding a di-agonal support beam to it.Although Brown had said thecolumns were already larger than

needed, Techstill broughtin construc-tion firms toanalyze thesituation anddete rminethe best solu-tion.Const ruc-tion crewsused a tech-nique devel-oped byG e o r g i aTech Civil

Engineering professors Dr.Lawrence F. Kahn and Dr. Ab-dul Hamid Zureick to repair thedamage.

As reported in the March 21,2003 issue of the Technique, ahigh-strength carbon material was

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Emergency texting activated

The emergency text-mes-saging component of the new Georgia Tech Emergency Noti-fication System (GT-ENS) was activated on Wednesday, August 29, according to a message sent to students. The message instructs students to look for an opt-in message, to which they will have to reply with “GATECH”.

Students can register for the service online at passport.gatech.edu. Text-messaging is optional but offered in con-junction with the system’s other notification methods, including a siren and loudspeakers around campus.

Options class reg-istration opens

Registration for Options classes began on August 27 and will run through September 9. After that date, late registration will continue through September 16 with a $5 late fee.

Options classes are open to students, faculty/staff, and outsiders and include dance and music instruction, language, self-improvement, arts and crafts and more.

There are three ways to reg-ister: at the Student Center Box Office, by telephone (404-894-9600), or online at www.fun.gatech.edu

Researcher simpli-fies water testing

Ingestion and exposure to the radioactive element radium can cause cancer and other disorders. Testing water samples for it used to take up to eight hours before Bernd Kahn, a GTRI researcher, developed a new technique that has cut the time to half an hour. The finding is particularly important since the EPA began regulating radionuclide levels in drinking water in 2000.

Tech achieves highest ever U.S. News rankBy Sijia Cai

Contributing Writer

Progress is the aim of all universi-ties, and judging by U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of “America’s Best Colleges”, Tech is making significant headway in that department.

Tech ranks seventh among public national universities, up one spot from last year. This is the highest Tech has placed on that list in the his-tory of the ranking. This is the ninth consecutive year that Tech has held a top-ten position on this list.

Among all national universities, Tech moved up two spots to number

Free newspaper program returns for yearBy Emily Chambers

Senior Staff Writer

The Collegiate Readership Program has supplied Tech with free-to-take newspapers off and on since its trial run in the spring of 2004. For this school year, RHA and SGA have secured funding for the program to continue for the entire 2007-08 school year.

“[The program] provides news-papers to the student body and to campus, while also providing online content such as case studies and re-sources that can be used by individual students or in the classrooms,” said Tim Gallagher, Residence Hall As-sociation (RHA) president.

As in the past, the newspapers available are the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), the New York

Hundreds go Greek during Rush weekBy Corbin Pon

Assistant News Editor

The beginning of the week saw the conclusion of Rush week for Tech’s fraternities and sororities, an event where freshmen and other prospec-tive Greeks get a chance to acquaint themselves with the fraternities and sororities on campus and ideally join the one that is his or her best match.

Last year’s R u s h m a d e noise because of the increase in the number of participants and near record number of bids. Par t icipat ion this year was consistent with last year’s as the overall numbers were about the same.

Rush week began during the first week of the fall semester. The six national sororities of the National Panhellenic Council (NPC) held the process of Formal Recruitment for the new women coming to campus. For men interested in seeing what

See Ranking, page 2

See Papers, page 4

See Rush, page 5

Times and USA Today. Students can obtain a copy by swiping their Buzzcard at any of the distribution locations. The Buzzcard is only used

to restrict access to Tech students; the student’s account is not charged anything.

The program is managed by USA Today, who distributes, picks up and

recycles the newspapers. While the free newspapers are a

well-known benefit of the program, one of the lesser-known perks is the

online resources provided by the participating newspapers.

“USA Today has so many re-sources; they have, for example, online categories where professors

35 this year. This is Tech’s highest placement since 2000 when it was also ranked number 35.

“This [increase] has occurred because of careful strategic invest-ments and hard work on the part of many people as well as our will-ingness to take risks and lead into new areas,” said Institute President Wayne Clough.

Individual schools and colleges did well in the national rankings too. Even though MIT still holds the number one spot for its un-dergraduate engineering program, Tech’s College of Engineering moved up from sixth place to fifth place this year.

Within the College of Engineer-ing, individual programs topped the lists. In specialty areas, Industrial Engineering remained first in the nation and Aerospace Engineering remained second, while Biomedical Engineering jumped a spot to third and Civil Engineering fell one spot to fourth.

In addition, Georgia Tech’s College of Management now ranks No. 33 in the nation (15th among public universities), up 11 places from last year.

“Recollect that our goal is not to be ranked but to build an institution that is recognized for its innovative spirit and its outstanding people and

Tech Greeks have to offer, the campus fraternities held their own events all week.

“There is no commitment when you go to Rush, but you get a great opportunity to go and meet with the other people on campus,” said Jon Skypek, vice president of recruitment for the Interfraternity Council (IFC).

“I am so excit-ed that [Formal Recruitment] went so well. Our numbers were up [this year], and we were so success-ful,” said Molly McKenzie, Vice President of Re-cruitment for the National Pan-hellenic Council (NPC).

McKenzie said that Formal Recruitment is a process of mutual recruitment. After the first day’s ac-tivities, the women list their preferred chapters. With this feedback, the sororities can see who is interested and decide who they want to attend

programs,” Clough said. U.S. News and World Report

arrives at its rankings by weigh-ing a number of factors, including peer assessments, retention, faculty resources, selectivity, financial re-sources, graduation rate and alumni giving. The annual list, a staple of many high school students’ college search, has begun to draw ire from those who question the reliability of the magazine’s rankings. Over 60 colleges have agreed to boycott the peer assessments which count towards 25% of the overall score.

However, the rankings are and

write case studies, topics for dis-cussion, and questions. It is a way to facilitate discussions and bring current events into the classrooms.” Gallagher said.

“They also offer a lot of great resources for things like Freshman Experience programs such as GT 1000.”

Gallagher said the response from departments like LCC and management has been good, but as yet the online resources are being under utilized.

“It is something that USA Today and the New York Times will come in and do training programs on, and those programs are coming,” Gallagher said.

According to Gallagher, the three

By Michael Schneider / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

New pledges in the Alpha Delta Pi sorority accept roses as part of “Run for the Roses”, one of the many traditions of rush week.

“[The program] provides newspapers to the student body... while also providing online content...”

Tim GallagherRHA President

“Our numbers were up [this year], and we were so successful.”

Molly McKenzieVice President of Recruitment, National Panhellenic Council

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By Emily CardinStaff Writer

Students received a Clery Safety Act Alert regarding an off-campus armed robbery in the residential Home Park neighborhood off of West Campus midday Wednesday, Aug. 31. The incident hap-pened between Calhoun St. NW and Center St. NW at approximately 11:30 a.m.

A black male wearing a white shirt with black pants, estimated to be 25 years old and 5-foot-8, approached the

student with a handgun and demanded that the student hand over his backpack. The student did so, and the suspect fled in an unknown direction, according to the report.

Though it is not Institute property, many students live off-campus in Home Park.

“We have students who live in Home Park, and they go to [Tech],” said Alex Gutierrez, an officer of the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD). “I work with sororities, frater-nities [and] freshman classes and reach out to them as much

as possible to make them aware of how they can prevent these sorts of incidents.”

One of these residents is Lukas Szpak, a fourth-year MSE major, who has heard about crime in Home Park but has never seen it personally.

“Now I’ll probably be more on watch than I was before, but I don’t really have much of a choice. I have to walk from [Home Park] to Tech with my backpack basically every day,” Szpak said.

By Aakash ArunContributing Writer

Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson presented his annual Institute address this Tuesday at the Clough Com-mons. Peterson discussed achievements and advance-ments in the past year as well as goals and challenges for the 2011-’12 academic year.

Peterson focused on the importance of Clough Com-mons as an academic resource for Tech students and as a means of enhancing under-graduate education. He elabo-rated on updating the campus master plan and the added benefits of the new facilities constructed on campus. He provided the audience an in-sight into the partnerships and collaborations developed by Tech, research achievements and goals of the Strategic Plan to better serve the state and nation. He concluded by ex-plaining the value of an edu-cation at Tech, despite recent tuition increases.

“Because the Clough Com-mons is linked both physically and intellectually with the library, students will benefit from the boundless resources in a common enterprise de-signed to enhance their under-graduate experience,” Peterson

said. He highlighted the consis-

tency of the Clough Commons in accordance to the Strategic Plan of what Tech aspires to be in 2035, by elaborating on the opportunities offered by the Clough Commons for collab-orative learning, team projects and other facilities that create innovative students.

Peterson also focused on new technologies and teach-ing methodologies provided by the Clough Commons that contribute towards the enhancement of education and learning. According to Peterson, Clough Commons, the Campanile, the Campus Transit Center and North Ave. improvements have trans-formed the campus.

This year, the campus plan will be updated to ensure that it will reflect the need and as-pirations of future students.

“Our Strategic Plan is de-signed to position Tech for greater national and interna-tional promise…Several uni-versities have enquired about the process by which it was developed,” Peterson said.

The Strategic Plan envi-sions what Tech aspires to be in 25 years with the help of five goals. It is a means of ex-

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Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson reflected on the last year at Tech with respect to the 25-Year Plan for 2035.

Clough reservations face technical

difficultiesBy Kamna BohraManaging Editor

Since the official opening of the Clough Commons, rehearsal and breakout rooms have been available for instant reservation, and classrooms have been available for reservation 24 hours in advance, for both students and faculty. A combination of the implementation of a new software for the event management system and the influx of students and faculty have created some problems in terms of ac-cessing reserved rooms and publicizing the reservation methods, as rooms are intended to be locked until 10 minutes before a scheduled reservation.

To reserve a room, students and faculty can log on to http://www.gtevents.gatech.edu/virtualems/ and request study space or a Clough Commons room, in addition to other event and study spaces on campus. If not af-filiated with an organization or a campus de-partment, students select “Student” as their “Group” on this page.

The 41 classrooms are the main priority for Library staff regarding the Clough Commons, according to Catherine Murray-Rust, Dean of Libraries, as last year hosted at least 25 classes for which classroom space could not be found.

In addition to the Clough Commons, this crunch for space has been alleviated by Tech’s new policy to prevent colleges from reserving space in their respective buildings for only their classes, according to Murray-Rust.

“Classes take precedence no matter what

Peterson delivers annual address

Daytime robbery raises safety concerns for Home Park

See Clough, page 5See Address, page 7

SGA launches redesign of JacketPages system

Photo by Basheer Tome / Student Publications

SGA launches a new JacketPages system, on Tech’s servers, that mimics other Tech websites in interface.

By Nalin VermaContributing Writer

SGA has developed and upgraded the JacketPages system designed by Kurt Nelson, a third-year CS major who won last year’s SGA-hosted com-petition for a redesign of the website used to promote organizations and to organize bill submissions to SGA.

The new url for the website is www.jacketpages.sga.gatech.edu.

“One of the most valuable things about the [new] system is that it is designed by us and hosted by OIT on [Tech’s] server,” said Graduate Student Body President James Black.

Previously, the JacketPages web-site was designed and run by Colle-giatelink.

Another benefit of this system is the cost reduction. It cost SGA around $6,000 to develop the new system, which is less than half of the yearly cost of the contract with the Colle-giatelink, according to Black.

One administrative advantage with the new system is the change in the process of bill submission. The new bill submission process operates in line with how SGA votes on them.

“Items are in tabular form, so it’s easy for SGA to see them and for the organizations to submit,” Black said.

In addition to making bill submis-sions easier for organizations, Jacket-Pages has easy access to fiscal informa-tion for SGA.

“[With the new system] we are go-ing to have the ability of exporting the fiscal information for a given fiscal year. So, we will have really easy access to that data,” said Michael Ellis, vice president of Internal Affairs for SGA.

Furthermore, this website has the same CAS login system and overall theme used by other campus-based websites.

“If you are used to using Buzzport,

See Jacketpages, page 7

See Robbery, page 6

Photo by Basheer Tome / Student Publications

According to a Clery Safety Act report on Aug. 31, a student was robbed at gunpoint around midday near Home Park, but he remained unharmed.

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News recap of major stories from the summerBY JOSHUA GARRICK

NEWS EDITOR

Here are some of our bigger news stories that you may have missed this summer.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ONLINE MASTER’S DEGREE IN CS

Earlier this summer, the Col-lege of Computing announced a partnership with Udacity and AT&T to offer the first profession-al Online Master’s Science Degree in Computer Science (OMS CS) that can be earned by students exclusively through the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) delivery format.

Initial enrollment will be lim-ited to a few hundred select stu-dents from both Tech and AT&T corporate affiliates with open-ing enrollment matriculation in Fall 2014. With time, the degree program will be expanded to al-low the general public to apply as well. The open online format of the OMS CS courses will also be available free of charge to anyone wishing to access it, but degree-seeking students will be virtually separated from those who are only accessing content.

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT AND GT ARTS CAMPAIGN

This summer, multiple out-door art installations were placed around campus as part of a travel-ing outdoor sculpture exhibit that is on loan to Tech. “Engineered Art: An International Sculptures Exhibit at Georgia Tech” is a 15-piece international exhibit by

various artists. It is part of the Arts@Tech initiative to enhance the Tech community by fostering programs and events spanning a robust selection of artistic outlets.

The exhibit is managed by in-ternationally acclaimed curator and sculptor John Henry and had traveled to other locations before Tech. The decision was supported by the Council of the Arts and in-dividual sculptures placement was determined by joint efforts be-tween the Council working with the Office of Capital Planning and Space Management.

STUDENT CENTER BALLROOM CARPETING DELAYED

Due to safety concerns and fi-nancial constraints, the Student Center has been planning to re-place the hardwood floors of the third-floor Ballroom with new carpet. Several student organiza-tions have objected to what they see as a sudden change to one of the most widely used spaces on campus.

Sections of the hardwood floor have warped and small ruts have appeared, posing potential dan-gers for people who are using the floor. Minor repairs have been made to floors in the past, but the floor needs to be replaced.

To gain support for a new hardwood floor, the GT Dance Association (GTDA) has created an online petition to the Dean of Students. Members of SGA have also expressed concern over the Ballroom floor. Undergraduate Student Body President, Nicholas Picon, along with GTDA, negoti-

ated a delay of the carpet installa-

tion to reach better accommoda-tions for the student body.

While the GTDA and SGA are aware of the possible accommo-dations, including a new practive space in the Student Center, they wished to postpone the carpeting of the ballroom until a new solu-tion could be found.

LAUNCH OF INSTITUTE OF MA-TERIALS

On June 24, the second an-niversary of President Obama’s

launch of the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), the White House announced more than 20 commitments to continue to sup-port MGI goals. Because Tech is one of the largest materials re-search universities, it has been in-cluded in the White House’s com-mitments in “universities to build a materials innovation accelerator network,” according to a White House press release. This com-mitment results in Tech “creating new Institutes in materials inno-

vation with collective investments totaling approximately $15 mil-lion.” Tech will help launch a na-tionwide dialogue to work toward building a nationwide materials innovation accelerator network to better connect with other centers, institutes, future efforts and MGI-related activity. The new Institute for Materials will be an interdis-ciplinary research institute which will aim to encourage a materials innovation ecosystem for research and education.

Photo by Elliot Brocklebank Student Publications

“Engineered Art: An International Sculpture Exhibit at Georgia Tech” is an outdoor sculpture exhibit that came to Tech over the summer. Above is one piece placed next to the Student Center.

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LAUREN BRETTCONTRIBUTING WRITER

A recap of some of our most memorable campus crime reports from the summer.

MIDTOWN BOMB SCARE TACTICSOn May 2 at 11:05 a.m.,

GTPD officers received a call from Capitol Police requesting assistance regarding a phoned-in bomb threat at 2 Peachtree St. The caller stated that a bomb would be detonated in 30 minutes on the 20th floor of 2 Peachtree St. The Tech K9 units were advised to provide any necessary support. When GTPD officers arrived at 2 Peachtree Street, they met with the incident commander and agreed that floors 19-21 would be searched. Officers and K9s Koda and Toby proceeded to search the floors, but did not find any pres-ence of explosive odors that the dogs were trained to detect.

RANDOM MARIJUANA MANOn May 11 at 9:15 a.m., an

officer patrolling the Marietta Street Properties observed a shirt-less white male attempting to bathe himself with the waterspout on the side of one of the Marietta Street buildings. The officer made contact with the individual, who then informed the officer that he had marijuana in the front pock-et of his shirt. The suspect was searched and found to have no outstanding warrants. He told the officer that he had no official busi-ness on Tech’s campus and was hitchhiking his way to Maryland. He was given a criminal trespass warning and released. The mari-juana was confiscated and placed in evidence for destruction.

∆T∆ CAR THEFT AND RETURN?On May 10 at 11:30 a.m., an

officer was dispatched to Peters Parking Deck for a stolen auto report.

Upon arrival, the officer met with the student, who explained that he had parked his white Mazda on the top level of Peters Parking Deck the night of May 7. He returned to his vehicle on May 9 at noon to find his vehicle had been moved to the bottom level of the parking deck. He also could not find his keys and was sure that he had not left them in his car. The Mazda was not dam-aged and nothing was taken, but he found an unusual McDonalds receipt from 6 a.m. that morning.

The officer pulled video foot-age and discovered a white male with blond hair, wearing sandals, shorts and a white polo leaving the parking deck in the car.

The owner stated that the sus-pect’s description matched that of one of his fraternity brothers. He also stated that the individual said he had not taken the car. The stu-dent said that he is still missing a set of keys to his car and turned over the credit card receipt to the officer as evidence.

GIRL FIGHTOfficers were sent to the Stu-

dent Center at 2:30 a.m. on June 9 in regards to a fight. Four of-ficers arrived and found a female student standing on the first floor near the Skiles Walkway exit with a bloody nose and rash-like marks on both sides of her neck. She told the officers that she had attended the “Havana D’ Primera” concert on the third floor of the Student Center and that another female student had approached her and said something “religious” to her. She then hit the first female in the nose and pulled two gold chains off her neck, causing her injuries. The event coordinator helped the officers communicate with the in-jured woman by speaking to her in Spanish. She denied need for medical attention, and after giver her statement, left the building.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITYOn June 8, while on patrol, an

officer noticed an Atlanta Fire and

BY JOSHUA GARRICKNEWS EDITOR

After a summer of heavy con-struction, many projects will be finished by the beginning of the Fall semester, while others are ongoing. Below are some of those projects.

ATLANTIC DR./CITY OF

ATLANTA SEWER REPAIR WORKSewer repair work began this

past week by the City of Atlanta on Atlantic Drive. The repairs are expected to last about six weeks with expected completion in late September or early October, de-pending on weather. Work will occupy the west side of the street, while space for emergency and service vehicles will be maintained on the east side of the street.

GLENN/TOWERS RENOVATIONUtility relocation work in sup-

port of the upcoming Glenn and Towers Residence Halls began earlier this year and should be slowing down as the renovations to the buildings continue. Tow-ers renovation is scheduled from

May 2013 to June 2014, opening Fall 2014, while Glenn renova-tion is scheduled from May 2014 to June 2015, opening Fall 2015. Construction includes a new East Campus Commons program space, located between the exist-ing buildings and is scheduled to be completed November 2014.

STAMPS TURF FIELDS RENOVATION

The turf fields by the CRC were closed this summer for an extensive renovation. The project was initially scheduled to be com-pleted by the end of the summer but due to weather and additional construction requirements, it has been delayed. The fields will therefore not be available for use during the fall semester.

8TH ST. STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Street milling, paving, strip-ing, sidewalk renewal and land-scaping happened mostly over the summer with many projects finishing up earlier this week. 8th Street and Fowler Street will re-open completely, allowing vehicle

and pedestrian access to all areas.

BOBBY DODD STEAMLINE REPLACEMENT

The continuation of the steam line replacement that closed down the majority of Bobby Dodd Way over the summer is nearing the completion of its third phase of work. It is scheduled to be fin-ish in September. Most of the areas closed in order to complete streetscape (sidewalks, landscap-ing and lighting) from Power Plant Drive to Techwood Drive have reopened and street access is available.

EBB BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONThe Engineered Biosystems

Building has been in construc-tion since September 2012 and is scheduled to be completed in Au-gust 2014, with occupancy start-ing in January 2015. Peachtree Place, on the north side of the north campus parking deck, is closed for construction of the EBB building. There will be temporary pedestrian access between State St. and Atlantic Drive from 10th Street to Ferst Drive.

Photo courtesy of Campus Recreation Center

The renovation of the turf field by the CRC was scheduled for completion at the end of the sum-mer. This date has been delayed due to complications and the fields will not open for use this fall.

Construction updates from around campus

see CRIME, page 6

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Rescue engine and Grady bus ar-rive at the 8th Street Apartments. GTPD had not received a call, so when the officer spoke with the responders, AFR explained that they had received a call for a per-son lying in front of an elevator, but were not sure in which sec-tion of the 8th Street Apartments the victim was located. The office and AFR staff located the victim, who was a Teach for America par-ticipant and Tech student, lying unresponsive on the first floor in front of an elevator. The person who reported it explained that she had found the victim where she was. Grady EMS told the officer that the victim was heavily intoxi-cated. A director from Teach for America soon arrived on scene and was transported along with the ambulance to Grady Hospital.

PRIVATE GOES PUBLICOn May 16 at 11:45 a.m., of-

ficers responded to a loud noise complaint at the Tech Family Apartments. When they arrived, officers met with the complain-ant, who stated that there had been loud noise coming from a 4th floor apartment. The officers also noticed noise that sounded as if there was an altercation within the apartment. After knocking twice with no answer, officers entered the unlocked apartment to find the two residents com-ing from the bedroom, looking sweaty and shocked.

The female resident explained that the two of them had an alter-cation, and that she had slapped her partner in his face after a ver-bal argument. The man attempt-ed to leave and she had held him around his waist to prevent him from doing so. He then threw her to the floor, causing her to hit her head on the chair. She then stated that the altercation moved inside the bedroom.

The officer also interviewed the male resident, who explained that he had been living with the wom-an for at least two weeks while he was job hunting. He was allowed to retrieve his belongings from the apartment before leaving.

A Grady unit arrived on the scene and treated visible scratches on the arms and neck area of the male resident. The female student had no visible injuries, but com-plained of pain in her neck. She admitted to being the primary ag-gressor by striking in the face. She was placed under arrest for family violence and simple battery and transported to the Fulton County Jail.

I REMEMBER MY FIRST BEERAround 3 a.m. on June 28, a

GTPD officer came upon an indi-vidual walking out of the Brittain Dining loading dock alleyway who appeared to be intoxicated. Another officer arrived on the scene, and it was determined that the individual was a Tech student. The student had been drinking at a campus fraternity house and was attempting to return to Smith Residence Hall, but did not know his room number.

A Grady unit arrived and evaluated the student, while his mother was contacted and ad-vised of the situation. It was de-cided that the student needed to be transported to Hugh Spald-ing Medical Center, a hospital of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Before leaving, the student was told he was receiving a Student

Code of Conduct Violation.

SUMMER CAMP RUNAWAYOn Friday, June 28 around

7:20 a.m., an officer was dis-patched to the North Avenue Apartments South Building lobby in reference to a missing juvenile.

When the officer arrived, he spoke with the complainant, who was the Camp Director for 21st Century Leaders. The officer was told that a female camper was missing from her room.

At 12:30 a.m. a RA had done a head count of all the campers, and at the time, all campers were present and accounted for. The female camper was noticed miss-ing from her room around 6 a.m., along with all her belongings. The director further explained that the camper had been constantly talking on her cell phone to her ex-boyfriend.

Additionally, the camper was said to have been involved in a verbal dispute with her current boyfriend over a picture posted to Facebook. The boyfriend had made verbal threats to the camp-er. The director stated that it was possible that the camper was picked up and with her boyfriend, who will be identified as Juvenile One. The camper’s roommates said they last saw the camper at 12:30 a.m., but had not heard or seen her exit the dorm room.

The officer spoke with the camper’s mother on the phone. The mother told the officer that she had spoken with her daughter and was unaware of her location at the time, but that it was pos-sible that she was with Juvenile One. Juvenile One’s mother was the next person contacted, who said she had spoken with her son and provided an address in Ma-bleton, GA.

The runaway camper was fi-nally contacted and told officers that she was at her aunt’s house, but would not provide the ad-dress. She later amended her story and told the officers that she was at a friend’s house, provided an address and also explained that she went willingly with Juvenile One and was unharmed.

Two officers along with Cobb County police officers traveled to the location where the camper again explained that she went willingly and was unharmed. Both were escorted back to Tech.

When they arrived back on campus, the officers met the camper’s mother who signed her out of the camp. She then told Juvenile One to stop all commu-nication with her daughter. Full custody of the camper was then turned over to her mother.

MY CRAZY EX-STALKEROn July 1, an officer responded

to a harassing communications re-port at the Global Learning Cen-ter. Upon arrival, the officer met with the victim, who stated that he had been receiving unwanted emails from a female friend since August of 2011, with the last email sent on June 25, 2013.

The victim had replied to her emails and asked that she not con-tact him anymore. The friend stat-ed in her emails that she would release pictures she had of the vic-tim if he made any more posts on Twitter.

The friend had also made contact with the victim’s wife on occasion. GTPD made further inquiries and has identified a sus-pect as the sender of the emails.

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OUR VIEWS

Independence

You’ve made it out of your parents’ house, and what’s bet-ter, you’re now in the A-Town. Some will handle indepen-dence well, and some will be immortalized in historically significant police reports.

HOT– or –NOT

Move-In day

The ridiculous amounts of traffic will hurt everyone: freshmen, seniors and even professors. The situation liter-ally can’t get worse. You know, unless there’s a 70% chance of rain. Have fun.

new FrIends

Between all of the orienta-tion activities, team-building games and mind-numbing classes you attend, you’re bound to end up with a group of people that would accom-pany you on any adventure.

8 a.M. classes

They’re filled with bright-eyed freshmen and jaded se-niors who are expecting pop quizzes. Nobody is going to be there after the second week. Beware of your 8 a.m. classes, and good luck.

OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

Things freshmen don’t knowHow to break “average” as a freshman at Tech

Being successful at Tech can mean a lot more than just attending class and joining a club or two. Being proactive about op-portunities at Tech makes the difference between an average student and a great student. New students often are unaware of the opportunities that they have. In fact, in several cases, the true difference between a freshman and a senior is simply awareness.

Often, incoming students hold the opinion that career opportunities like in-ternships and co-ops are closed to fresh-men. But, in truth, several companies seek freshman directly in order to invest in fresh minds. The Department of Professional Practice (DoPP) also offers information to students through seminars, newsletters, and emails on available work opportuni-ties. Attending the internship and co-op fair is a fantastic networking experience open to everyone. Students should also in-dependently research companies they are interested in. Freshmen can, in this way, more easily gain a sense of which fields in-

terest them.Similarly, research opportunities are

great ways for freshmen to gain experi-ence. Developing friendly relationships with professors can give all students an advantage when applying for research po-sitions. Freshmen can also look into apply-ing for a President’s Undergraduate Re-search Award (PURA). Just a simple idea in any field can lead to hundreds of dollars in research funding for any student. Be-ing eager and passionate to work in a lab is something any student—freshman or senior—can do.

Even those who are interested in start-ing their own initiatives such as startups or clubs have a wide range of opportunities at Tech. Organizations like Startup Semester and Startup Exchange help students of all levels work with entrepreneurial ideas, and approaching the SGA’s Campus Affairs committee can lead to the formation of all sorts of clubs at Tech. Initiatives have no upper bound at Tech, not even for fresh-men.

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

technique editorial boardIan Bailie EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Sam Somani MANAGING EDITOR

Joshua Garrick NEWS EDITORTruitt Clark ONLINE EDITORArvind Narayan OPINIONS EDITOR

Newt Clark SPORTS EDITORKeith Frady ENTERTAINMENT EDITORLisa Xia LAYOUT EDITOR

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We welcome letters in response to Technique content and topics relevant to campus. We print letters on a timely and space-available basis.

Letters should not exceed 400 words and should be submitted by Tuesday at 7 p.m. in order to be printed in the fol-lowing Friday’s issue. Include your full name, year (1st, 2nd, etc.) and major. We reserve the right to edit for style and length. Only one submission per person will be printed per term.

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No guns on campus, I feel safer knowing there is not a gun wield-ing person beside me.That time of the year where every organization is trying to find their next leaders!!!!!I am glad we are teaching International Student about American Football. Now all of Tech can enjoy the games!!Smile at anyone you pass at Tech, Its worth it :)So much I want to do!! Why can’t I just stay at school forever... oh wait!Go Skydive!Keep the GT Love Going!!By George, I thinks he’s got it!Distorted photos make my heart hut almost as much as the over-use of comic sansDoes anyone else think the SGA Elections are way less publicized than they were last year?Why do the computers in the SC computer cluster take a full five minutes to boot from the user login screen? We’re a technology school, so why are our computers so slow?Just four more days until I’m done for the semester!I do HvZ, and have sex ~2 times a week. Why you gotta hate on others?IF YOU HAVIN SENIOR DESIGN PROBLEMS I FEEL BAD FOR YOU SON, I GOT 99 PROBLEMS BUT A DIPLOMA AINT ONEsucks to sucksliver + margarita = a fun nightRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNYou can do itBelieve in yourselfDon’t give up now, you’re almost there.I pee in publicWhy do you people go home every weekend?!?!?Seriously can the semester just be overThe Board of Reagents can kiss my hairy ass.that moment when your sliver makes it to 3 different sections on the same edition #madskillzI <3 slivers“I need to sliver really quick...” #JevoneproblemsThe Walking Dead is over :(BUTTT Game of Thrones is back!To the blonde girl who chats with me everytime I get on a Sting-er, let’s chat some more!Nique should list ALL the slivers on the website alone.... so we can read them allMiss America isn’t that prettyto the overall slivering population: I appreciate you. keep on kee-pin on.PLUTO IS A PLANET, DAMN IT!!!When a girl in the library walks by you attempting to be a model flapping her arms about. #lmao#workitgirl

Tech welcomes new and returning students to our always-improving campus

To all of you who are new to Tech, whether freshmen or trans-fer students, welcome. We believe you’ve chosen one of the best uni-versities in the world.

To those who are returning, we’re glad you’re back. You are continuing your Tech experience at a time of tremendous momen-tum for the Institute. Here are a few things that transpired since spring commencement.

In May, Tech announced a bold leadership step in technolo-gy-assisted learning that gained national, and even international, attention. Our new Online Mas-ter of Science in Computer Sci-ence (OMS CS) is the first of its kind. It is trademark Tech: it is innovative; we’re partnering with industry (AT&T), meeting a need for quality education for students and employers.

Also in May, we introduced Tech Starter, a university-based, peer-reviewed crowd-funding platform for science and engineer-

ing research projects, open to both faculty researchers and students.

In June, we launched the Tech Institute for Materials (IMat), the newest of Tech’s nine Interdisci-plinary Research Institutes. IMat includes a community of nearly 200 faculty conducting materials-related research in areas such as graphene, polymers, and photon-ics.

You’ll notice some improve-ments and additions when you walk around campus. “Engi-neered Art,” part of our Arts@

Tech program, is an exciting 15-piece international exhibition on loan from various artists. The most dramatic is a 50-foot steel piece in front of the Instructional Center on Ferst Drive by interna-tionally acclaimed sculptor John Henry, who is also the curator for the exhibition. For a map of sculp-ture locations, visit arts.gatech.edu.

Renovations on the North Avenue side of campus include replacing the stairs between Tech Tower and the Tech Tower lawn

and a steam pipe replacement on Bobby Dodd Way. On the west side of campus, the Campus Rec-reation Center field will have new turf and a new storm drainage system by the end of 2013. Towers Hall is closed for renovations and surrounding site work and will re-open for residents next fall.

Our largest construction proj-ect is at the corner of State and 10th. The Engineered Biosystems Building, or EBB, will extend Tech’s vision for interdisciplinary research, addressing many of to-day’s grand challenges in biomedi-cal science and human health.

Tech Square is an Innovation Zone that is attracting start-ups and established companies. This month AT&T’s Foundry, one of their innovation centers, will open in Tech Square. One of the principal factors in AT&T’s deci-sion to locate in Tech Square is the opportunity it gives the company to work with Tech’s innovative students. The campus is also an-

ticipating the opening of a small-scale Walmart in Tech Square.

Administrative changes of note include a new presidential com-mittee to oversee campus acces-sibility, as well as a mental health task force. We are beginning the fall semester with two new deans, Steven P. French, dean of the Col-lege of Architecture, and Paul Goldbart, College of Sciences. Al Trujillo, a loyal Tech alum-nus, successful businessman, and former chairman of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, has been named president and chief operating officer of the Georgia Tech Foundation.

Let me close by inviting each of you to join me for the annual In-stitute Update for students, facul-ty, and staff on Thursday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. to noon in Clough Commons, Room 152. We’ll in-clude time for questions. I look forward to seeing you there, as well as around campus through-out the year.

“...Tech announced a bold leadership step in technology-

assisted learning that gained national, and even

international, attention.”

G.P. “BUD” PETERSONINSTITUTE PRESIDENT

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WALMART ON CAMPUSWalmart, which recently in-

stalled a micro-version of its su-permarket on Tech Square, of-fers a variety of essential items to students, such as school supplies, food, fresh groceries and a phar-macy. Self-checkout lanes also help facilitate quicker checkout times for those in a hurry.

PUBLIXThe Tech Trolley has one of its

stops next to Publix, one of the biggest grocery store chains in the U.S., on its regular routes, ensur-ing daily transportation for all students.

ATLANTIC STATIONOn Saturdays and Sundays

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Sting-er buses offer a grocery shuttle to Atlantic Station, which houses a variety of stores available for stu-dents. Clothing locations, such as H&M, Dillards and Banana Re-public, a plethora of restaurants, including the Cheesecake Factory, and retailers to shop for home goods from, like LOFT, span the large area.

MARKETS AT TECHLocated near Brittain and

Woodruff Dining Halls, Eastside and Westside Markets, respec-tively, offer a convenience store feel for students looking to grab some basic groceries close to cam-pus. For those late nights in your

dorms, these stores will be most favorable.

In addition, the Eastside Mar-ket offers a grab and go lunch option for those on the GT meal plan, awarding a daily three points that may be redeemed for a variety of goods in a special sec-tion of the store.

BURDELL’SThis Tech-operated conve-

nience store in the Student Center offers more than just basic, non-perishable food items—Burdell’s is home to assorted fan gear in-cluding apparel, water bottles and other usable goods.

Although open for limited hours, it offers a quick place to stop by in the middle of campus for quick afternoon snacks in be-tween classes or while grabbing lunch at the Student Center.

It’s not inconceivable that, as a freshman, you will struggle academically, whether this be a byproduct of professors who may as well be speaking another language in class, late-night derp sessions with fellow dormmates or being overwhelmed with the independence and opportunities that come with college. If this happens, it is fundamentally important to take advantage of one of the plethora of avenues the Institute offers for academic help before these small struggles snowball into potential problems. Here are a few of those places you could look to for assistance.

Grocery and dormitory supplies near Tech

Photo by Jon Drews (L) and Eric Turner (R) Student Publications

Atlantic Station (left) and Publix (right) are two Trolley-accessible retailers available to students for grocery shopping. Students can take the Tech Trolley at various times, although Publix, located on Spring Street, is within walking distance of east campus.

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COMMONS TUTORINGTutoring is offered Monday

through Friday on the second floor of the CULC in most of the difficult freshman and sophomore core subjects, such as calculus, physics, chemistry (including or-ganic) and CS 1371—the CS class most engineering majors are re-quired to take.

No appointments are neces-sary—simply walk in to the help-desks and receive tutoring.

But beware, the helpdesks (for CS, especially) tend to swell up with people as it moves closer to assignment due date times. The tutors are typically TAs for those subjects as well.

LAPSometimes, rain, snow, heat

and the gloom of night may hin-der you from going to the CULC for that extra tutoring.

Housing, however, has a solu-tion called the Learning Assisted Program, typically held in the basement lounges of most dorms. Tutors are available a few days every week to help you in main core area subjects, such as math, physics, chemistry, statics, CS and ECE courses.

Ask your RA or PL for more information on what times these LAP sessions are offered.

ONE-TO-ONEAlso located on the second

floor of the CULC, one-to-one tutoring may be a better choice for those looking to guarantee a spot with a tutor instead of walk-ing up to a Commons helpdesk.

Simply set up an appointment at academicsupport.gatech.edu for help with more than 100 under-graduate courses, specfically those for freshmen and sophomores.

OMEDThe Chapin Building, located

near the Library, is home to the Office of Minority Educational Development (OMED). This unit, while open to all students, is geared towards helping the mi-nority students—African Ameri-can, Native American, Hispanic and multiracial—at Tech succeed academically. Tutoring is also available in Spanish for most ma-jor courses.

ACADEMIC ADVISORSIt’s typical to want more mac-

roscopic advice on course load and your overall graduation plan.

While for some people the Face-book groups will offer enough advice, more difficult or personal academic questions should be ad-dressed to one’s academic advisor. Don’t know your academic advi-sor? Visit advising.gatech.edu to find out.

OFFICE HOURSWhile office hours may rarely

coincide with schedules, these un-der-appreciated times during the week are the prime occasions for getting one-on-one interactions and help on the subject matter with the best scholars in the field.

Don’t forget—these very pro-fessors can help write letters of recommendations for graduate school, so having questions that need to be answered could serve as a reason for building a relation-ship with them.

It’s not inconceivable that, as a freshman, you will struggle academically, whether this be a byproduct of professors who may as well be speaking another language in class, late night derp sessions with fellow dormmates or being overwhelmed with the independence and opportunities that come with college. If this happens, it is fundamentally important to take advantage of one of the plethora of avenues the Institute offers for academic help before these small struggles snowball into potential problems. Here are a few of those places you could look to for assistance.

Academic resources available to students

Photos by John Nakano (L), Donovan Henneberg-Verity (T) and Ben Keyserling (R)

The CULC (left) offers many opportunities for tutoring, including one-to-one tutoring (right) and helpdesks for a variety of courses. Professor’s office hours are also a great time to get academic assistance (top), as are creating meetings with academic advisors.

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IMportant places For IncoMIng FreshMen>>

Once considered the premier dining hall on campus before the North Avenue Dining Hall opened, Woodruff Dining Hall, affectionally called Woody’s, is the best place to eat for those re-siding on West Campus.

1: woody’s

Since the SAC Fields next to the CRC began their renovations, the Burger Bowl has become the place to go for outdoor recreation this summer. It is a great spot to play football, ultimate or soccer when the SAC fields are fully oc-cupied by other students.

2. Burger Bowl

The best place for outdoor sports, the Student Athletic Cen-ter (SAC) fields are home to many club sports’ and the GT band’s practices, as well as outdoor intra-mural games. They are currently being rennovated, and should be ready to use by the end of the fall.

3. sac FIelds

The Campus Recreation Cen-ter (CRC) is one of the best col-lege recreational facilities in the nation—so much, in fact, that Tech was ranked No. 1 in athletic facilities for the CRC in 2011. Personal training, group fitness classes, a rock wall and multiple

4. the crc

indoor sports courts are just some of the amenities this building of-fers. When classes start picking up and stress piles on, this is the place to be to keep yourself healthy dur-ing the semester.

Taking a big math or physics class at Tech? Of course you are. Chances are, as a freshman, you’ll be entering this building multiple times during the week. Take a sneak peek into a room where you will take notes, exams, numbers from the opposite sex and, sadly but inevitably, naps.

5. howey

The heart of campus to some, the Student Center is a conglom-erate composed of restaurants, a shopping store, study spots, the Student Government Associa-tion’s office and a Crafts Center. Whether it be to grab your daily dose of Chik-fil-A, Taco Bell or Subway, or to watch a soccer game on the relaxing leather chairs on the second floor, the Student Cen-ter will be a place that you visit and walk through routinely.

6. student center

7. tech greenTech Green is exactly as the

name suggests. Okay, maybe not exactly, but it’s a large grassy square between the CULC and the Student Center. Grab a blan-

ket, take a frisbee, some friends and you’ve got yourself a stress free zone to relax and enjoy.

8. the culcWhile the administration

may refer to the Clough Under-gradaute Learning Commons as Clough Commons, students have historically called it the CULC. Designed to be a place for under-graduates to study and take core lab sciences and other core class-es, the CULC is truly a central hub for students. Its connection (fourth-floor) to the library, as well as the full-service Starbucks on the second floor, will make you come to this two-year-old estab-lishment many times during the week. Oh, and there’s a roof gar-den on the top of the building.

9. skIlesAffectionately known as Stinky

Smelly Skiles, this building houses the math department and much of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Your math recitations will, with 99 percent certainty, take place in this building.

10. BrIttaInBrittain Dining Hall main-

tains the reputation of being open Saturday mornings, which may be the little edge it has over the North Avenue Dining Hall. It is home to an outstanding omelet

bar and a burrito line. Don’t miss out the holiday festivities it offers, as well as “breakfast for dinner” nights close to the time of finals.

t: technIqueThe Technique office is located

in the Student Services Building (known as the Flag Building, as it houses the flags of all nationali-ties represented at Tech). If you’re interested in writing, design, pho-tography, business and even web design and development, this is the place to be.

notaBle BuIldIngsStamps Health Services: If you’re sick, Tech’s health center, located

just west of the CRC, is the place to go. Be sure to make an appoint-ment first.

Technology Square: Not only does this two-block area house many favorite restaurants such as Moe’s, Tin Drum and Ray’s, but it is also the location of the Barnes and Noble bookstore, the newly relocated Buzzcard office and the Scheller College of Business. Take the Tech Trolley to get here.

Biotechnology Quad: A con-glomerate of four buildings where heavy research in biotechnology, chemistry and other engineering disciplines is conducted, the bio-tech quad is an area worth check-ing out for bio-related majors.

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

The Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons shortly after it opened its doors in Fall 2011. It is commonly called the CULC.

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AThe first letter of the alphabet.

Also something on one’s tran-script that can be achieved with enough hard work.

BURGER BOWLThe giant field on West Cam-

pus where games of frisbee, soccer, rugby, baseball and much more are played. It earned the “burg-er” part of the name because it used to have a Burger King there and you’ll know why it’s called a “bowl” when you see it.

BUZZCARDStudent ID and campus debit

card. Don’t leave without it.

CO-OPCo-operative work assign-

ments, where you alternate work-ing at a company and taking classes. It may postpone your graduation for about a year, but you’ll make a lot of money and get a better job when you graduate. A good deal if you can get it.

CRCCampus Recreation Center. A

place to exercise and forget about multivariable calculus for a while. The facility was used during the 1996 Olympic Games. Previously known as the Student Athletic Complex (SAC).

CULCThe students’ preferred meth-

od of calling the Clough Under-graduate Learning Commons as

the CULC, despite the adminis-tration insisting the building be referred to as the Clough Com-mons.

COURSE CRITIQUEA website created by SGA that

shows the average and semesterial GPA associated with each teacher and the respective classes taught by that teacher. Used extensively during registration to figure out which professor gives As.

CURVEThe curious grading scheme

by which a 50 can become a B. Beware, as it does not always hap-pen. Professors will usually give an idea on what to expect on the first day of class or in the syllabus.

DEAD WEEKThe week before finals during

which you are not supposed to have any tests or quizzes. Be fore-warned: some professors don’t un-derstand this concept at all.

DROP DAYThe Friday that marks the last

day to drop a class. It’s been moved to a point later in the semester, taking some of the guessing out of the decision to drop a class. You freshmen have it so easy....

FACULTY HONORSAward received when someone

maintains a 4.0 for the semester. Enough said. May the force be with you.

FRESHMAN HILLThe area filled with old, histor-

ic buildings between the Admin-istration Building and the Library. Currently under construction.

GETTING OUTThe elusive goal of any Tech

student. It starts from Day One. Its target date usually extended at some point along the way.

GOOD WORD, THETo Hell With Georgia!

MIDNIGHT MADNESSStarting Sunday before finals

and continuing every night, stu-dents gather at midnight in pub-lic areas around dorms or lean out their windows for the age-old tradition. Promptly at midnight, students scream and yell to relieve the stress of their finals prepara-tion. Some dorms provide food.

NORTH AVEReference to a multitude of en-

tities, such as the North Avenue Dining Hall, the North Avenue Apartments, or the actual street called North Avenue, where the aforementioned places are located.

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (OIT)

The campus computer office with a resource center in the Li-brary. A cyber pirate’s worst en-emy.

OSCAROh, Snap! Can’t Always Reg-

ister. Also known as Online Stu-dent Computer Assisted Registra-tion; it’s how you get classes, view your grades, pay your bills and, eventually, check your graduation status.

RAT(S)Any freshman. Recruit At

Tech, or Recently Acquired Tech (students). Originiates from Tech’s strong military roots.

STAMPS FIELDSThe fields next to the CRC

where pick up games and intra-mural sports games take place, formerly known as the SAC fields. It stays lit at night, making it a great place to go at any time.

SGAStudent Government Associa-

tion, the elected body whose main job is to give out money from the collected Student Activity Fee to the various student organizations who ask for it.

SLIVERA comment, quip, inside joke

or one-liner that runs in the Tech-nique Sliver Bo.x Contribute one at nique.net.

TECH GREENA rectangular field of grass be-

tween the CULC and the Student Center.

TECH WALKWAYPreviously and sometimes still

referred to as Skiles Walkway, this

is the piece of road that runs from teh top of Skiles to the student center.

TECH TOWERThe administration building.

The Ts atop the tower are prob-ably more heavily guarded than anything else on campus.

TECH TROLLEYNot really trolleys, these vehi-

cles are actually Stingers disguised as trolleys that work as an express routh to locations further from campus. They run from the trans-portation hub to Tech Square, MARTA and Publix.

TECHNOLOGY SQUARETech Square is Tech’s giant

leap across the Downtown Con-nector. Home to Barnes & Noble, Walmart on Campus, College of Business and a slew of dining op-tions that offer a fantastic break from the dining halls.

TECH WALKWAYTech’s “Main Street” for stu-

dents walking to class. Prepare to be bombarded with flyers, organi-zations, blood drives etc.

WORDOld tests and notes to help you

prepare for tetss. Professors ar ere-quired to provide this, but good luck getting it from them. Greek houses are a better place to get it.

Potentially useful as many pro-fessors reuse the same tests over the years.

Campus terminology: lingo to know

Photos by Anthony Schwartz (L), Dean Liao (C) and Michael James (R) Student Publications

Students utilize their buzzcard (left), wear their RAT caps (center) and attend career fair for attaining internship or co-ops (right). At Tech, these terms permeate the jargon of most students—such as Buzzcard, RATs and co-ops—and are important terms to know for incoming freshman currently adjusting to Tech culture.

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01. Use the 3D printer.02. Sing the alma mater from memory.

03. Argue about which actor was the best Doctor Who.

04. Read one Daily Digest.05. Attend a class for half an hour before realizing you’re in the wrong classroom.

06. Be late for a class because you were in line at Starbucks.

07. Be on a first name basis with a professor.

08. Take a class with only one girl.

09. Be the only girl in a class.10. Be the only guy to talk to that girl.

11. Become indifferent to com-munity bathrooms.

12. Befriend an athlete in one of your classes.

13. Beg your professor to turn that F into an A.

14. Build a robot.15. Buy your next career fair outfit at Goodwill.

16. Call ResNet when it takes ten seconds for a web page to load.

17. Carry somebody up Fresh-man Hill.

18. Change majors.19. Complain about construc-

tion on campus.20. Do research with a professor.21. Develop an opinion on the best pizza in Atlanta.

22. Do something Tech-y.23. Don’t do it.24. Drink Pepsi openly on cam-pus.

25. Drop a class.26. Figure out what’s on top of Tech Tower.

27. Fill out a service request when your toilet breaks.

28. Find the Mickey Mouse clock.

29. Drop another class. 30. Find the secret Athletic din-ing hall.

31. Fly a paper airplane off the top of the CULC.

32. Get a minor.33. Get a quote from the vaga-bond on 5th Street bridge.

34. Get an A.35. Get an F that curves to an A.36. Get in a dance-off with Buzz.

37. Go above the second floor of the library.

38. Go bowling at Tech Rec.39. Go on a roadtrip.40. Go on the CRC waterslide.41. Go roof hopping.42. Go to a Braves game.43. Go to a concert at the Taber-nacle or the Masquerade.

44. Go to a football game.45. Road trip to an out of state football game.

46. Go to a public night at the observatory.

47. Go to a show at the Fox The-atre.

48. Go to a SHPE party.49. Go to an I-House party.50. Go to a Tech baseball game.51. Go to Lucky Buddha after their advertised closing hours.

52. Go to office hours.53. Go to the top of the Westin hotel.

54. Go to the Varsity.55. Go to Waffle House after midnight.

56. Hangout with the Tech-nique staff.

57. Have a conversation with someone about something inane.

58. Have a friend who interns for Google or Apple.

59. Hear a Shane’s Co. adver-tisement on the radio.

60. Help a lost visitor find their destination on campus.

61. Invent something.62. Join a club.63. Join the Technique.64. Know the lyrics to every GT cheer and fight song.

65. Learn the staff’s names in Woody’s or Brittain.

66. Live on Ramen noodles.67. Lose your buzzcard.68. Make friends with the cus-todian.

69. Order a pizza ten minutes before the store closes.

70. Pet a stray cat.71. Play Frisbee on the Tech Green.

72. Play Humans vs. Zombies.73. Play the floor is lava in your dorm room.

74. Prove that you don’t need al-cohol to have fun.

75. Pull an all-nighter.76. Read an old edition of the Technique.

77. Read the 99 things to do at Tech article.

78. Run on the football field af-ter a big win.

79. Run the Pi Mile.80. Rush for the free food.81. See a play at the Shakespeare Tavern.

82. Sing karaoke at a bar.83. Sit in on a random class.84. Stay at Brittain until closing.85. Study at Under the Couch.86. Take a picture of the albino squirrel.

87. Take a picture with an albi-no squirrel.

88. Take a picture with Buzz.89. Take an LCC class.90. Tell a tour group about your worst Tech experience.

91. Think about working out at the CRC.

92. Touch the Ramblin’ Wreck (after your freshman year).

93. Use the available ingredients at Brittain to create your own dessert.

94. Watch Tech beat Georgia.95. Watch the entire series of Firefly.

96. When someone asks you what you’re drinking, say “Knowledge.”

97. Write a 10 page paper the day before it’s due.

98. Write a sliver.99. Write a sonnet about pho-tons

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Thursday, August 29th4:00–5:30 pm | Klaus Building Atrium | GT map Bldg. #153

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering | School of Electrical and Computer EngineeringFor more information, contact nirvana.edwards@ece.gatech.edu

www.ece.gatech.edu

ECE RUSHUndecided Engineering Students and ECE freshmen:

Learn how your imagination and ingenuity can change the world in this interesting, diverse, and high-paying field.

✓ See cool research & hands-on demos✓ Visit with ECE student organizations, faculty, & staff✓ Free food & door prizes, including a Kindle Fire HD!

Hungry? Try out our favorite eateries nearby.While the freshman meal plan may be a suitable option as you’re settling into your first year at Tech with its unlimited food options and convenience, sometimes you will need a little zest in your life. The restaurants below, which are close to Tech, will give you just that.

hIghland Bakery >>

cypress street pInt & plate >> the vortex >>

antIco pIzza >>LOCATION: near Tech TowerRATING: 5/5PRICE: $

Sweet potato pancakes. Peanut butter banana French toast. Is your mouth watering yet? Highland Bak-ery has been a staple in Atlanta for years with three stand-alone restau-rants located close to campus. En-joy a fancy assortment of breakfast, brunch, or lunch with visiting par-ents, professors or in between classes!

LOCATION: 817 West Peachtree St.RATING: 4/5PRICE: $$

This neighborhood hangout is lo-cated just off of Tech Square behind the Biltmore Hotel. Offering a hearty of assortment of burgers and other pub food, patrons will undoubtedly find something to their liking. The patio, complete with fire pit, offers a relaxed atmosphere to hang out with friends. For those over 21, Cypress Street also offers a robust selection of brews.

LOCATION: 1093 Hemphill Ave.RATING: 5/5PRICE: $$$

Escape to Italy for a night at this quaint pizzeria just down Hemphill. The atmosphere is very relaxed, but the pizza is on another level. The fresh mozzarella cheese melting off the slices in an authentic pizza oven, veggies and sliced meats piled high and crispy hand-tossed dough will elicit nothing short of an orgasmic journey through traditional Napoli.

LOCATION: 878 Peachtree St. RATING: 4.5/5PRICE: $$

The restaurant you have waited to go to all throughout high school, because in order to enter you must show your I.D. and prove you are 18 - just one of the many “house rules” unique to The Vortex Bar and Grill. Go on an empty stomach to put a dent into the famous “Coronary By-pass”, the “Fat Elvis” or the “Zombie Apocalypse” burgers.

Photo by Elliott Brockelbank/Student PublicationsPhoto courtesy of Antico Pizza

Photo by Blake Israel/Student Publications

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Got free time? Visit these landmarks in Atlanta.Atlanta is a cultural center of the Southeastern U.S. From its bass-thumping concert halls, where the biggest names in contemporary music perform, to the sincere silence of its art galleries, this city is proud home to myriad entertainment venues.

hIgh MuseuM oF art >> Threats of demolition, a capri-cious American interest in drama and the Great Depression have been unable to dismantle the Fox Theatre. A cor-nerstone of Georgia culture for the last 80 years, the fabulous Fox hosts vari-ous performances throughout the year. In addition to the Theatre of the Stars, which has held some of the greatest plays and musicals in the history of American drama, the Egyptian ballroom is home to every form of celebration. This promises to be an exciting year for the Fox. Such musical perform-ers as Aretha Franklin will lend their ex-tensive voices to shaking the stars in the evening blue sky of the theatre’s ceiling. The fall and spring seasons for musicals offer an extensive list of Broadway bests including The Book of Mormon – the Tony award winning sensation by the creators of South Park - and Disney’s The Lion King. The Fox grants discounts to students who purchase box office tickets with college IDs.

Fox theater >> Founded in 1905 under the name At-lanta Art Association, the High Museum of Art is a pillar of art in the Southeastern U.S. Sport-ing a permanent collection of thousands of pieces, the High is home to the genius of visual artists across the globe. Traveling exhibits take residency within the High for a limited time; such recent exhibits have included the works of Diego River, Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali. The High Museum’s complex also contains Atlanta Symphony Hall where the city’s orchestra performs a variety of classical suites as well as contemporary works such as the video game franchise Final Fantasy’s travel-ing show—Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy. Annual memberships are available for purchase.

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the Ferst center >>Although the surrounding city of Atlanta

boasts an expansive variety of entertainment venues, you will not have to leave campus to see a great show. Located behind the Student Center, Georgia Tech’s own Ferst Center for the Arts draws in an impressive lineup each semester, with performances ranging from dance to comedy.

This year will see the arrival of extreme dance crew Diavolo, techno-contemporary music group Sonic Generator, Latin guitar-ist Jesse Cook and many more talnted per-formances. In the past, the Ferst Center has hosted several events associated directly with the Tech student body, including the visu-ally stimulating Campus MovieFest awards and the always-popular So You Think Tech Can Dance competition. At a school that is famous for its computer and engineer-ing programs, the Ferst Center stands as a much-needed beacon of the arts, providing both entertainment and cultural enrichment for the entire campus.

pIedMont park >>Late night Game of Thrones marathons and

Call of Duty tournaments are acceptable and often encouraged at Tech, but for those stu-dents with more outdoors-y inclinations, Pied-mont Park is the place for you.

Roughly a mile across the highway from campus, and open to the public, this park is a hotspot of scenic views, jogging trails and sunny picnic locations. The hilly landscape and duck-filled central pond make Piedmont one of the most naturally beautiful spots in Atlanta, calling out to the inner kite-flyer in all of us.

As an added bonus, the park hosts the an-nual Music Midtown festival in September, bringing in music lovers and famous artists from across the country each year for a week-end of pure celebration. Past performers in-clude Florence and the Machine and Ludacris, and this year will see the arrival of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Journey and Imagine Dragons.

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HOW TO GET YOUR

FOOTBALL TICKETS

Are you ready for Georgia Tech Football? Students can

choose between two season ticket packages. For $49, you

get the regular student tickets a seat on either end zone.

For $69, you get Swarm tickets at the front of the North end

zone and a free T-shirt.

Here's how to buy student football tickets online:

1. Go to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/students.

2. Click on Football.

3. At the top of the page, click on Registration Link.

4. If you have not done this before, register with your student ID

number and Georgia Tech email.

5. Once you are signed in, choose GT Students on the top bar and

click Student Tickets.

6. Choose either SWARM or student season tickets.

7. Follow the instructions to add the ticket to your cart and enter

your payment infomation to purchase.

If you don’t want to shell out the very reasonable prices for

season tickets, you can also get free admission to football

games by following the link provided in the emails sent before

each game. Unfortunately, if the tickets for the game are sold

out, you’re out of luck. Your athletic fee also gives you free

admission to all other Georgia Tech athletic events including

basketball, baseball and volleyball.

Three highly anticipated football freshmen

HARRISON BUTKER ANTONIO MESSICKPAUL DAVIS

Paul Davis may not have been the highest recruited player out of high school, but he has really impressed coaches during fall practice. Davis was a late addition to Tech’s 2013 recruiting class. Davis is undersized, at 5-11, 215 pounds, but that doesn’t stop him from flying around the field and making plays.

Harrison Butker is probably the freshman with the best chance to start this season. Butker was listed as the number one kicker on the post scrimmage depth chart, ahead of senior David Scully. Butker only had one attempt in the scrim-mage, missing short from 54 yards, but the kick showed why he was highly recruited.

Antonio Messick is a 6-3 receiver out of Fayette County High School. With the transfer of Jeff Greene and Anthony Autry being out for the sea-son, there may be a spot for Messick to get some playing time this season. Physi-cally he looks ready to comepte, and he has shown the ability to catch the ball at its peak.

Photo courtesy GTAA

Harrison Butker poses for a picture on a visit to Georgia Tech. Butker has been listed as the number one kicker on the depth chart after the first fall scrimmage.

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BoBBy dodd stadIuM

ken Byers tennIs coMplex russ chandler stadIuM

MccaMIsh pavIlIonBobby Dodd Stadium has been

the home of Tech football since it was built in 1913. Tech named the stadi-um in honor of former Head Coach Bobby Dodd in April 1988. The sta-dium holds 55,000 fans and is the oldest on-campus football stadium in Division I of the NCAA. With its downtown location, the view of the Atlanta skyline just over the south side of the stadium provides one of the best settings for a college football game in the nation.

Ken Byers Tennis Complex is lo-cated on Fowler Street just across from McCamish Pavilion. The indoor por-tion of the track has six courts and has a maximum capacity of 232. The outdoor portion also has six competition courts. It is the newest athletic facility on cam-pus, opening in January of 2013. With the outdoor portion of the tennis cen-ter located right next to the track, the bleachers that are used for the tennis center are also used to view events on Tech’s track.

McCamish Pavilion, located on Fowler Street, is home to both Tech’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. McCamish Pavilion is nearly brand new, having opened just last season. The state-of-the art facility holds 8,600 fans, including 200 courtside seats for students. The combina-tion of the dome roof and the open concourse makes it one of the more unique venues in all of college bas-ketball. Admission to basketball games is free for all students.

Located on Fifth Street, Russ Chandler Stadium is home to the Yellow Jacket baseball team. Nick-named the “Rusty C”, it has hosted Tech baseball games since it opened in 1930. The Rusty C received a 9.7 million dollar upgrade in 2002 to increase its maximum occupancy to 4,157. Like Bobby Dodd Stadium, Russ Chandler Stadium also gives fans an excellent view of the Atlanta skyline. Russ Chandler Stadium has hosted ten NCAA Regionals and five NCAA Super Regionals.

o’keeFe gyMnasIuM shIrley MewBorn FIeldO’Keefe Gymnasium was used by

O’Keefe High School during the 1950’s and was given to Tech in the 1960’s. It has hosted Tech’s volleyball team since 1995.

The gym is able to hold around 1,000 people. The Pep Band helps keep the crowd energized during games, leading them with a cheer of “Point Tech!” every time the Jackets win a point. Being relativley small, O’Keefe can get very loud when Tech is playing well. For many students, this is their fa-vorite venue on campus.

Starting in March 2009, the soft-ball team began playing its home games at the newly built Shirley Cle-ments Mewborn Field after 21-plus years at Glenn Field.

Mewborn Field can seat up to 1,500 spectators, and like the base-ball field, it has both chairback and bench seating. The facility also fea-tures indoor batting cages and bull-pens along the sidelines.

Tech has hosted NCAA Super Regionals at Mewborn Field in each of the stadium’s first two seasons.

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