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More than six months after analleged racial incident at the PhiDelta Teta house, a former Chief

Justice of the Georgia SupremeCourt has released a third-partyreview and recommendation onthe fraternitys case.

Tech released an official state-ment Feb. 24 upon President G.P.Bud Petersons decision to per-manently lift the sanction of sus-pension in abeyance which hadbeen previously imposed.

Te Honorable Leah WardSears, former chief justice of theGeorgia Supreme Court, has com-pleted her review of the Phi DeltaTeta case process, ndings andsanctions, said Lance Wallace,Director of Media Relations andIssues Management.

Te Institute retained Searsto review the appeal of the case,after the Undergraduate JudicialCabinet (UJC) found the frater-nity responsible for two separateincidents of racial slurs directed at

Georgia Tech students.T

e UJCsrecommendations were upheld.As part of the review, Sears

determined Phi Delta Teta wasgranted due process in the in-vestigation as well as in the stu-dent judicial proceedings andthe associated appeals.

In addition, she found thatthere was sufficient evidence forthe UJC to conclude that the

Aug. 11, 2015, incident had oc-curred as the victim described inher complaint against the frater-

nity. Sears also noted, however,that Tech policy requires that inorder for an entire organizationto be held collectively responsible,those involved must have receivedthe consent or encouragementof the organization, its leadersor its officers.

Because the UJC foundthat the Phi Delta Teta lead-ership was not complicit, Searsrecommended the sanction ofSuspension Held in Abeyancebe lifted.Te announcement came with

the release of a number of relevantdocuments from Justice Searsthird-party investigation.Te thirty-page report detail-

ing Sears review process as well asher ndings is available on TechsNews Center.

In short, the report reiteratesthe details of the case against PhiDelta Teta, as well as the Officeof Student Integritys involvementand Techs policies as outlined inthe Code of Conduct.

It concludes that, while therewas sufficient evidence that theAug. 11 incident was more lik ely

to have occurred than not inline with the preponderance ofevidence standard set by thestate the sanction of Suspen-sion in Abeyance was utilizedinappropriately.

Per Techs policies, Suspensionin Abeyance was to be placed onorganizations only if a cultureof misconduct had been fosteredby leadership.Tere is no evidence suggest-

ing that Phi Delta Teta lead-ers were aware of the alleged

racist incident, nor was thereany encouragement of such anenvironment within the fraternity.Te UJC recognized this nd-

ing but recommended Suspensionin Abeyance in error, and thus

Justice Sears suggested the remov-al of the suspension.

Given the lack of specic of-fenders to attribute to the inci-dent, there are no further OSIinvestigations in process with re-gards to Phi Delta Teta.

Also released with the an-nouncement were a letter from

Justice Sears with an overviewof the investigations ndings, as

well as a letter to Phi Delta Tetafrom President Peterson.Te latter document is dated

Feb. 24 and addresses Petersonsdecision to entertain an ex-traordinary appeal to the Deanof Students decision in lightof concerns raised by a work-ing group convened to assess theOSI process.

I have adopted the Recom-mendation of Justice Sears thatthe sanctions against Phi DeltaTeta be lifted and the previously

imposed sanction be vacatedimmediately, Peterson wrote.Te Georgia Tech Office of Stu-dent Integrity is so directed.

Student groups had varying re-actions to the decision.

After reading the report, themost important thing to noticeis that the Incident on Aug. 11did, in fact, occur, said Hender-son Johnson II, fourth-year aero-space engineering student andleader with the Black StudentExperience Taskforce.

Although I am ultimatelydisappointed with the decision, Iunderstand that within the con-text of our Code of Conduct thesanction cant stand.

Furthermore, the Black Stu-dent Experience Taskforce willcontinue to work tirelessly tobring forth quality recommenda-tions to help Georgia Tech reachgreater levels of inclusivity sothat no students experience is inany inhibited due to their race[or] religion.

Numerous members of BlackStudent Organizations will be

joining President Peterson onMonday for a town hall discuss-ing the results of the investigationand what they mean for differentcommunities on Techs campus.

Bud is clearing the air re-garding what was mentioned inthe [Feb. 24] Daily Digest article... and the resolution of the Phi

Delta Teta incident, Johnsonsaid. For a lot of the Black com-munity the article is scary becauseit comes off as though all of ourhard work was for nothing, whenit really wasnt.

Were pleased that this unjustdecision has been reversed, said

Jonathan Hawkins, legal coun-sel for Phi Delta Teta. Yet weremain disappointed that there

were sanctions in the rst place.Te appeal decision supports what

we have said all along: Phi DeltaTeta is innocent of the chargesagainst it. Unfortunately, GeorgiaTech leadership ignored evidencefrom the beginning that wouldhave avoided this unwarrantedeight-month sanction.

We hope Techs leadershiphas learned something from thisprocess, Hawkins said.Te UJC was not able to be

reached for comment.

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Tech will now require facultyand staff to participate in an on-line sexual assault prevention edu-cational course.

Haven for Faculty and Staffwill be part of the annual com-pliance campaign beginning nextmonth. Te goal of this programis to equip faculty and staff toidentify and help students andothers who may fall victim to thetopics covered by Havens pro-gram. Tese issues include sexualassault, relationship violence,stalking and sexual harassment.

On May 19, 2015, the Boardof Regents of the University Sys-tem of Georgia (USG) imple-mented a system-wide campussafety initiative as recommendedby Chancellor Hank Huckabyand the USG Campus Safety andSecurity Committee, said SonjaRoberts with the USGs Office ofCommunications.

A key provision of the USGcampus safety initiative under

Education and Training for theCampus Community is insti-tution employees and studentsmust have required training tohelp identify and prevent sexualviolence, harassment and othermisconduct with a special focuson entering freshmen students,Roberts said.

Haven was developed by toppractitioners and researchers andit currently reaches 700,000 in-dividuals at over 650 institutionsaround the world.Te program is fully compliant

with Title IX and the Clery Act.Te Haven training was im-

plemented in Fall 2015, Robertssaid. It is a part of a broader ef-fort to promote and raise aware-ness of campus safety.

An important element of the

initiative is data and reporting.We will be c losely looking at re-ports to identify trends and theeffectiveness of training, Rob-erts said. Student educationalawareness is an ongoing andlongterm effort.

Tis is a vital component toa more comprehensive healthprogram designed to raise aware-ness of sexual assault and mis-conduct, said Burns Newsome,director of Title IX CompliancePrograms at Tech. Our goal is topromote safety, health and well-being among all of our commu-nity members.

Te one-time training require-ment will take about one hour tocomplete, and as is the case withstudent modules will not have tobe completed in a single sitting.

Faculty and staff will have amonth to complete the program,starting March 7th. Tis willmark the rst day of this yearsCompliance campaign.

Failure to complete the Haventraining by April 8 will result ina formal disciplinary notice fromTech for any personnel or staffmember who does not completeit, as well as revocation of onesaccess to Techs network.

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Te Baidu Browser, maintainedby Baidu Software, a Chinese soft-

ware and search engine company,was recently found to have numer-ous security aws, largely due toa shared Software DevelopmentKit (SDK) published by Baiduthat is used in numerous Chinesesoftware applications.Te data at risk primarily per-

tains to user information collectedby Baidu during use.

Baidu Browser offers a num-ber of functions not common toChrome, Firefox or Edge, includ-ing built-in media players, a tor-rent client, and an in-browserproxy that provides access to sites

otherwise blocked in China.Te software is a free applica-tion for Android and Windows

which s ystematically collects u serdata and sends that data to Baidu.Te vulnerabilities stem from

the unencrypted or very loose-ly encrypted nature of thesetransmission, leaving the infor-mation extremely susceptible tointerception, passive packet read-ing or man-in-the-middle attacks.

Additionally, updates to Bai-du Browser are not shipped withsignature verication, a process

which help mitigate false or al-tered updates from being appliedto user machines.

Because of this lack of verica-tion, a user with Baidu installedcould receive malicious software

through the update process if the

communication were altered by athird-party.

On Windows, Baidu collectsinformation on search terms used,hardware MAC addresses and se-rial numbers for both the harddrive and CPU of the computer.Tis transmission is non-

optional, and is specic enoughthat individual machines could beidentied with the information.

Baidu for Android transmitsGPS data as well as informationon nearby wireless networks, al-lowing for the tracking of a usersspecic location.Tis information is trans-

mitted with easily breakableencryption, thus creating a majorsecurity aw.Te vulnerabilities extend past

Baidu Browser, however, due tothe use of Baidus SDK within nu-merous Chinese applications.

Baidu has been indirectlylinked to a distributed denial ofservice attack against GitHub dueto their servers alleged responsi-bility for the routing of the attackout of China.

Other Chinese technologycompanies have faced scrutinyfor similar vulnerabilities as wellas possible censorship in compli-ance with the current policies of

the Chinese government.Baidu has since released up-dates to their software address-ing few to none of the exposedvulnerabilities.Tese concerns about encryp-

tion come alongside the FBIs on-going attempt to compel Applesassistance in the unlocking of aniPhone, as well as the U.S. gov-ernments broader stance againstencryption that obscures informa-tion from manufacturers and soft-

ware companies.Tese organizations argue ac-

cess to this information is neces-sary for national security.Te Chinese government has

been previously criticized for theirstances on information ltration,including their so-called Great

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Teres no denying that usinga bicycle to get around campusis one of the fastest and most

convenient methods of trans-portation available. Tere arebike racks outside of almost ev-ery building, if not just aroundthe corner, and bike paths arepresent on a large portion ofcampus.

Overall, were a fairly bike-friendly campus. However, theissue lies when you combine bik-ers and pedestrians in a crowdedenvironment. We must increaseawareness of regulations, ensureenforcement and improve infra-structure to ensure the safety ofbikers and pedestrians

In Georgia, a bicycle is con-sidered a type of vehicle. Assuch, most vehicle codes andoperation regulations apply tobikes just as they do to cars. Tis

means that bikers are requiredto follow standard procedure atstop signs, traffic signals, yieldsigns and any other traffic con-trol device. Another commonlyunknown regulation is that perGeorgia law and Tech regula-tion, bikes are not permittedto operate on sidewalks butmay operate on shared walkways(path not immediately adja-cent to roadway, or greater than5 wide) as long as they yieldto pedestrians.

So by these denitions, thepaths immediately surround-ing Tech Green would be con-sidered shared walkways, butother paths would be consideredsidewalks. One of the problemshere is that these are just a few of

many regulations surrounding

the operation of bicycles, and itsno doubt that many if not mostbikers on campus are unfamiliar

with them.While Techs Bicycle Master

Plan (BMP) that was releasedlast Fall has some long-termprovisions in place for increas-ing awareness of regulations in-cluding distribution of literatureupon mandatory bike registra-

tion and giving away cookiesfor stopping at stop signs (Imnot kidding), steps need to betaken as soon as possible to pre-vent further harm to all of uson campus.

One step to be taken thatwould go a long way towardsimproving everyones safety isstrict enforcement of these regu-lations. I understand that theGeorgia Tech Police Depart-ment (GTPD) has a nite num-ber of officers available to coverour sizeable campus, and, assuch, it would be unreasonableto expect them to be present atevery intersection at all timesto catch violators. However,strategic placement of officersin identied problem intersec-

tions such as Ferst/Hemphill,

5th/Techwood, and Tech Greento name a few would be avast improvement.

Just the other day, I waswalking to class across the 5thStreet Bridge and out of no-

where comes a bike right besideme zooming around me and thenumerous other pedestrians.Tis individual sped past menot in the bike lane but on the

shared sidewalk. Had I perhapsstretched my arm out or decidedto stop briey, I may have beenhit by this individual, causinggreat harm to both myself andhim. Instead of riding in hisdesignated lane that a great dealof money was spent to imple-ment, he chose to blatantly vio-late regulations and put himselfand pedestrians in harms way.Had GTPD been at the 5th/Techwood intersection, theypotentially could have noticedthe biker not using the bikelane and addressed the situationappropriately.

While I am not a biker my-self, I can understand why eachside of the issue sees it different-ly. Bikers feel that they should

have priority over cars, while

cars feel they should as well, andpedestrians just want to get toclass in one piece.

One thing that should helpeveryone commute safely is theBMP and its included intersec-tion improvements. It desig-nates troublesome intersections,such as 5th/Techwood, Ferst byHemphill and the CRC as pri-ority projects. Te issue is thatdue to the substantial nature ofthe improvements recommend-ed in the plan, they are manyyears ahead (due to the expense)and will take even more time tocomplete once started. Interimsteps to improve infrastructureshould be taken until such timethat the major improvementscan be made.

In a perfect world, bikers,pedestrians and motorized ve-hicles would live in harmony

and would be able to ow in andout of campus in a safe and law-abiding manner. Unfortunately,

we dont live in a perfect world.While Tech is working on

plans for improving campus inregard to pedestrian and bikersafety in the long term, imme-diate action is necessary to pre-vent further harm. Bikers needto know the laws that they aresubject to, and those laws needto be enforced by the appropri-ate enforcement officers, GTPDor otherwise.

By increasing awareness, en-forcing regulations, and improv-ing campus infrastructure, weshould be able to come at least alittle bit closer to the ideal world

where a ll methods of transpor-

tation can exist in harmony.

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Im dead serious. As we lurchinch by painful inch closer tothe mid-July Republican Na-tional Convention, I nallyunderstand: Trump acceptingthe support of his party on thestage in Quicken Loans Arenais the best possible outcome forour country.

Is he racist? Absolutely. Hisforeign policy credentials aresparse, apart from his prodigiousability to alienate individualsof virtually every nationality.(Promising to win trade deals

with China doesnt count.) Andwere not even mentioning hisfour bankruptcies. Hes brash,stubborn and thumbs his noseat subtlety and tact. Hes the

wake-up call we need, a harshreminder that its time for the

American electorate to snap outof a bad dream and get back todoing its job: electing someone

who can guide our country witha deft touch.

If there was ever hope of theRepublican Party nominating areasonable candidate, that opti-mism dwindles daily. Jeb Bush

could have been that man, adecent, intelligent, thoughtfulleader. Beyond his rather polar-izing pedigree, Bush had eightyears of experiencing govern-ing Florida. From his entry tothe race, it seemed as thoughthe third of his lineage to runfor president had, if not an out-right guarantee, a fast track tothe nomination.

Moderate enough to appealto swing voters and more than

capable of appealing to an evan-gelical crowd, Jeb Bush was thesmart bet in a game that was,as we now know, profoundlychanged by the thundering en-trance of one Donald J. Trump.Unable to defend himselfagainst Trumps constant refer-ences to his brothers failures(and the loss of his coveted do-main name), Bush bowed outafter South Carolinas primary.

So whos left in the Republi-can race? Marco Rubio replacesBush as the rational voice atthe table, but there is reason todoubt that Rubio has what ittakes to hold his own against

the top two: Trump and Texassenator Ted Cruz. Mocked forhis robotic debate performancein recent weeks, lets dispel onceand for all the notion that Ru-bio is savvy enough to competeagainst a pair of pugnaciousideologues; the young Floridalegislator brings a metaphoricalknife to what could be a veryliteral gunght (if Mr. Trumphas his way, at any rate). Maybehell get his turn in the spotlight

a few years or decades down theline, but as of now, Rubio willlikely have to content himself

with serving a s an also-ran.Cruz is perhaps even more

dangerous than Trump; hesmore tactful, as admirably bril-liant as he is universally dislikedby colleagues and ex-roommatesand remarkably good at present-ing arguments that would soundludicrous coming from virtuallyanyone else. Te former solicitorgeneral of Texas, Cruz i s a show-man. He lacks support from theestablishment and for good rea-son; he has lambasted HouseSpeaker Mitch McConnell and

former Senate Majority LeaderJohn Boehner.GOP nominee in 2008 and

universally respected represen-tative John McCain termedcolleague Cruz a wacko birdafter Cruz threatened to derailthe nomination of Secretaryof Defense and fellow Repub-lican Chuck Hagel. But in anincreasingly perplexing presi-dential race, the mainstreampartys disinclination to support

Cruz plays right into his hands.It allows Senator Cruz to termhimself a Washington outsiderdespite his service on CapitolHill and his Ivy League educa-tion. And for the same reasonsthat the aforementioned Bushbowed out, Cruz is on the rise.Tat brings me to Trump.

I support Donald Trump forthe party nomination becausehes not threatening. Even astheir kin cast ballots in his fa-vor, many Republican votershave ruled him out as a viablecandidate. Hes a baldfaced cari-cature, a representation of ourugliest thoughts and most un-comfortable fears, and given thechoice between him and one ofthe two ever-so-slightly more ap-pealing Democratic candidates,

Americans will a lmost certainlymake the right decision. I hope.Te Donald Trump experi-

ment has been well, its beensomething. His campaign be-gan as a joke of sorts, one lastround of comedic material for

Jon Stewart prior to his retire-ment, one more punching bag

for liberal talk shows.T

en itmaterialized into somethingmore signicant than even fairlyoptimistic supporters could havehoped for. I hope he gets thenomination, because perhapsthat will remind us that, yes,voting does matter. No, there isno invisible barrier that preventsloudmouthed xenophobes fromtaking our nations highest of-ce. We are that roadblock. Itstime for us to step up.

Trump is the ideal GOP nomineeIf there was ever hope

of the Republican Party

nominating a reasonable

candidate, that optimism

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Its cool that some of you wontconfront your privilege. Accord-ing to author Daniel Jos Older,thats step one in confronting yourprivilege: denial. What follows areawkwardness, overcompensation,self-awareness, and action and ac-countability. Ive seen this processunfold before, and it is somethingyou have to actively engage with.For the rst time in your life, youropinion is not as important as youthink it is. For the rst time, somepeasants drivel matters more thanYour Royal Decree.

Some people cannot come toterms with this insolence and re-sort to inserting their opinionswhere they arent asked for. Tishas happened a countably innitenumber of times on Black Twit-ter, a refuge from (White) Twitter.Someone calls out white privilege/the patriarchy/video games/Ber-nie Sanders; a murder of whitemen ock to the comment andlead off harassing responses withWell, actually ... Tey getblocked; they get mad; they do itagain. Who has the free time todo this? Who has the patience todeal with this?Te opinions of minorities are

regularly shut out, but God for-bid someone ignore a wh ite manspoint of view. Yes, it is within therealm of possibility that a whiteman can have an opinion and itnot be complete trash. But thecondescending tone, the attitude,the need to be heard by suppress-ing others voices: maybe thatsthe problem.

If you think your uninformedopinion needs to be heard, maybeit doesnt. If youre citing the dic-tionary to disprove someones useof a word, maybe look up conno-tation while youre at it. If youreabout to say an intentionally rac-ist, sexist, anything-ist joke,maybe youre not funny. If youredrowning out the opinion of theonly non-white-male around,

maybe shut up.

As the group who benets themost from affirmative action anddiversity efforts, white womenare not exempt from this edito-rial. I often see white women tryto compare which minority has itworse, people of color or women.I have two issues with this: whymust you compare everything?,and black women exist. Te latteralways comes as a delayed shock,a sonic boom of realization thatVenn diagrams have a part in themiddle where they intersect. If allyou do is dump on people of col-or, its no wonder diversity effortsfavor you.

White feminism proponentsalso claim theyre colorblindand accepting of all races. Beingcolorblind to race isnt progressive;its racist. Each of us has a uniqueidentity, and you want to coverthem all with white-out. Is it actu-ally difficult to be accepting of ev-eryone without pretending theyre

white on the inside? Sorry, being aminority makes me too privilegedto see how hard it is to be a decenthuman being.

Since companies are treated aswhite men, lets call them out too.No one wants to join your compa-ny when your job posting is whitedudebros. Even fewer will want tobe interviewed when they nd outthe one minority working for youfeels excluded.

Diversity is step one. Inclu-siveness and belonging are steptwo. Diversity is more of a quota,something youre pressured intodoing to save face. On the otherhand, inclusiveness requires moreactive effort. It requires you tochange your attitude, your cul-ture, your incessant racist jokes.

Its also more important and be-

gets diversity. I dont think PabloSecret Weapon Sanchez wouldhave hit a home run every at-bat ifhis team hated that he was there.

So, please, face your privi-lege and be considerate of others.Someone will thank you one dayfor the effort you put into makingtheir lives less miserable. I thinkits worth it to be a better person ifit makes the lives of those aroundyou a little better, although, ofcourse, this opinion comes froma person who only stands to ben-et from this course of action.You got me; my motives are en-tirely selsh. Maybe next time,well have an editorial from theother perspective, a whiny tiradesupporting white supremacy thatIm nearly positive will cite thedictionary despite my saying oth-erwise. Ten again, as ManagingEditor, I dont have to publish it.

I wrote this because Im forcedto write several editorials per se-

mester. However, I chose this top-ic because I was reminded that Imin a unique position. At least oneperson reads the newspaper andmy stories, and I can write aboutwhatever I choose to in an edito-rial. Representation matters, and Ican amplify the voice of the un-derrepresented on the front page,though at this point, were prob-ably on page eight or something.

At rst, I wanted to write aboutsomething uncontroversial, likewhy I dont appreciate it whenpeople hate on me for dislikingguacamole. But Aeolus gave me asecond wind, a mighty zephyr ofminorities exasperated sighs. Tiswesterly gust billowed my sai ls asI embarked on never mind,Im starting to hate this metaphor

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on Wednesday at the FarmersMarket is the highlight of yourweek, get ready to be deliriouswith joy. Replacing what wasonce Pizza Hut, Blue Donkeyis getting a permanent spot onthe rst oor of the StudentCenter. Its time to get readyfor some Tearjerker and BlueDonkey Original iced coffeeany time you want. Starbucksbetter watch out for someserious competition.

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#FreeKeshaKesha has been in a legal

battle with her producer Dr.Luke for alleged abuse. As aresult, she has not been able torelease new music due to a six-album contract with his label.Tis past week, the court de-nied her request to nullify thecontract. While these are onlyallegations, it is dishearteningthat the only way Kesha willever be able to release her mu-sic is by working with a manwho makes her feel unsafe.

Mellon FoundationTe Andrew W. Mellon

Foundation has awarded Tech$1 million to create the DigitalInterdisciplinary Liberal ArtsCenter. Te award will helpIvan Allen to make a larger im-pact on Techs campus and as aresult be a more powerful forcein solving global challenges.Tis award once again provesthat our liberal arts programis equally as prestigious as ourSTEM elds. It will be excit-ing to see this program thrive.

Campus CarryIn a 113-59 votes, the cam-

pus carry bill passed in theGeorgia House of Representa-tives. Many college studentsaround the state do not seempleased by this decision. Techand University of Georgia stu-dents have started petitions attheir respective schools to keepcampuses gun free. Tere isstill a chance that the bill doesnot pass the state senate, how-ever considering the state welive in, this seems unlikely.

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Made up of approximately 15members, the Georgia Tech Cos-tume Design Committee meets

every Friday at 4 p.m. in the Col-lege of Computing.Basically we are a support

group for cosplayers, said co-president, second-year EIA KatHueber. We usually have a short

workshop, on say, w igs, or make-up or sewing. Ten we just hangout and chat about what wevebeen making. It is a very casualatmosphere.

Members of the club tend tobe avid cosplayers who are activelymaking various costumes.

Being a cosplayer in collegemakes you a bad roommate,Hueber said. Right now in mycommon area there is a mess ofbutcher paper, sharpies, hot glueand needles due to the project Imcurrently working on.

Te paint on her shoes atteststo the fact that the projects sheworks on take on a life of theirown. All of the photos on herphone seem to be of previous proj-ects or prospective projects.

Most of the costumes that themembers of the club work on areof anime or videogame characters,but I also enjoy musical cosplay.Right now, I am working oncostume design for the musical,Hamilton. Costume design is thehardest part of the process. Decid-ing what materials you are goingto use and how you are going toachieve your look is difficult, es-pecially if it is going to includematerials you have not necessarily

worked with before.Tis is where the club helps

Hueber in her cosplay endeavors.

During the week she sends textsand pictures to club members,sharing her tedious struggles with

what she calls her support group.Te group meets once a week,

and at each of their meetings,members of the Costume Design

Committee work on a speci

cportion of costume design, shar-ing their skills in workshops.

After a short PowerPoint onthe workshop, a short demonstra-tion is given and then the mem-bers discuss problems they have

with the sk ill set being discussedthat week or with current projects.

Another of the groups mainattractions aiding fellow cosplay-ers and commiserating over theprocess of designing and creating

a costume, the club also has pho-to-shoots once a semester. Tis se-mester the photo-shoot is sched-uled for March, leaving time fornishing some current projects.

Hueber, for example, is goodat making wigs and applying

costume make-up. She swears byauthentic-looking wigs that shebuys and dyes herself to achievethe correct color.

Buying and dyeing a wigmight seem like a very tediousprocess, but it is much cheaperthan bleaching and dying yourown hair as many cosplayers do,Hueber said.

While, Hueber believes thatdesign is the hardest part of thecraft, she also believes that sim-

pler looking costumes are muchmore difficult to pull off.

For example, the cosplaysHueber has made for two differ-ent anime characters, PrincessKraehe from the anime PrincessTutu and Neon Genesis Evan-

gelions Asuka Langley, contrastsignicantly in terms of complex-ity as one had an intricate featherskirt the other consisted of a sim-ple jumper school uniform.

Hueber found that making thefeather skirt was a tedious pro-cess because it involved copiousamounts of tulle and hot glue.However, she found the pleatsand straight lines of her AsukaLangley cosplay to be signicantlymore difficult to achieve.

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Believe it or not, the Institutealso has students whose interestspeak beyond the STEM eld. Oncampus, there are clubs and or-ganizations affiliated with majorpolitical parties who host weeklyor bi-weekly meetings, such as theCollege Democrats and CollegeRepublicans.

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just want more information aboutwhere the candidates in your par-ty stand on issues, nd the time to

attend a meeting of one of the or-ganizations. Most clubs have theirmeeting times posted on theirFacebook page or JacketPage.

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21 and older with a permit to car-ry a gun any where on a public col-lege campus, meaning not everystudent on campus would have

access to a

rearm. Consideringthis bill is a response to the violentcrimes occurring on campusessuch as Georgia State University,this comes as the state legislatorsattempt as solving a signicantproblem with student safety.Te president of the College

Democrats at Tech, second-year

INTA and PUBP Jake Orvis, be-lieves that this bill is a poor reac-tion to the issue of campus safety.

Studies showing that con-cealed carry reduces crime aresketchy at best, and guns on cam-pus have potential to amplify tensesituations into ones with deadlyends. Orvis said. Even thoughHB 859 includes exclusions, thisbill would still allow guns in class-rooms, the library, research facili-ties and gyms. At the very least,the Georgia Legislature should al-low campuses to make their owndecisions on campus carry.Te Young Americans for Lib-

erty president Maxwell Hill, anNE graduate student, is not quiteas concerned about the implica-tions of the bill as his democraticcounterpart.

If were serious about pre-venting campus shootings, wemust change by allowing those

who have concealed carry li-censes to carry on campus, Hillsaid. Tere are many argumentsagainst campus carry that havebeen repeatedly well-refuted.However, none of these problemshave materialized at the over 150college campuses that allow con-cealed carry on campus. Remem-ber, feeling safe is not the same as

actually being safe.On the other hand, the feelingsof students are not so positive.

With rearm licensing beingwhat it is today, and the ease withwhich someone can acquire a gun,I do not feel comfortable know-ing that there could be someonearound me at any time carry-

ing a weapon capable of horribleviolence, said rst-year CHME

Amanda Fugate. Guns are notsomething I take lightly, and tome, more guns translates to moreopportunity for something to go

wrong and more u nnecessary in-jury to occur.

It is inappropriate on a cam-pus in a city like Atlanta, whichis already known to be somewhatunsafe at times, to have a law likethis implemented, said rst-yearIE Nouha Zaabab. I feel likethis law is counterproductive. Te

law is supposed to protect us; wegive power to politicians to pro-tect and ensure that everyonesrights are met without the sacri-ce of anothers rights. Tere isno threat on campus to need sucha policy.

On the other hand, some stu-dents, though ne with the bill

passing, believe Tech should bemore vigilant and create higherrestrictions for students to have agun on campus.

Usually people who have apermit have handled a gun before,so while I personally do not haveany opposition to the passing ofthe bill, I do think it should be alot stricter to get a permit, saidsecond-year AE Alexis Merritt.Tech should be able to play a rolein limiting the type of weapon al-lowed on campus, like it alreadyhas with knives and pistols. Since

you can have a concealed weaponon you with a permit, I do thinkthe university should have a policy

where the weapon has to be out,which will be important for en-suring student safety.Te College Republicans could

not be reached for a comment onthis bill.

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vote for. Remember to take intoaccount what you would want aleader of the country to do for youor to advance the nation.

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Depending on the candidate,you may need to cough up somecash for this tip; however, it maybe in your best interest to attenda political rally for your candidateof choice.

Seeing someone in person ver-sus their persona on the televi-sion screen can make an impact,

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Rosalee Ramers average week-end usually involves a round-tripplane ticket and large trucks. Terst-year ME typically spends herTursday nights doing homeworkon a plane headed out west.

Im pretty good at doinghomework on planes, Ramersaid. Since I have been on theroad with my dad since I wasyounger, I have learned to managemy time a lot better. Each year, Ihave become signicantly moreefficient at balancing my time.Tough she took her rst se-

mester at Tech in stride, partici-pating in only two shows through-out the semester, Ramer has hitthe ground running this semester,

with a show nearly every weekend.Ramer, who debuted when she

was 14, is the youngest profession-al female monster truck driver.Despite this, she is far from an in-consequential competitor.

Tere are no different sectionsin racing, Ramer said. Tere

are no girl monster trucks or boymonster trucks; everyone runs to-gether, and [when I started] I wasrunning with some people whohad been driving longer than Ihad been alive, but I kind of start-ed climbing the ranks and win-ning events here and there. In thelast year, I have actually startedplacing very frequently.

Ramerhas been involved withthe sport since she was born, as herfather started to work with teamsand on trucks around the time she

was born. In essence, she was borninto the sport. Ramer has beenhelping him work with teams andtrucks since childhood. She hasprogressed from racing go-karts

when she was ve to steering herfathers truck from his lap whenshe was eight to racing miniaturetrophy trucks when she was tento crushing her rst car when she

was 13 and participating in herrst show shortly after turning 14.I ran with WGAS Motors-

port from the time I was 14 tothe time I turned 18, and I willstill be running with them, fromaround April to October, Ramersaid.Now that I am 18, there isanother promoter called Mon-ster Jam, who is under the um-brella of Feld Motor Sports Inc.Feld owns some of the biggername trucks like Gravedigger andMaximum Destruction and alsoowns different entertainment sec-tors like the renowned Disney onIce. I run with them from Januarythrough March, which is consid-ered to be spring.

Despite having been a part ofthe monster-trucking world froma young age, Ramer has alwaysbeen responsible for her own edu-cation. She set up her own inde-

pendent study herself, with herparents blessing, and stayed ontop of her education, which is howshe got admitted to Tech. Evennow, Ramer has a full scheduleand still joined clubs in her rstsemester at Tech, of which she stillstrives to be an active member.

Last semester I joined GTMotorsports, and I am on themanufacturing team, Ramersaid. I help build some parts wemay need. I learned how to oper-ate the CNC Mill.

Ramer also makes a point ofnding time to spend with thefriends she has made at Tech, evenif that is just a simple lunch witha couple of friends or doing home-

work together.I was really lucky to make

friends on my oor. Te in be-tween class time is worth a lot.

While Ramer plans to stick

with monster-trucking profes-sionally for now, she is not com-pletely certain what she will do

with her degree after graduatingfrom Tech.

I know that I will continuemotor sports after college, Ramersaid. I have been able to live mypassion through it; Id love to getinto dragsters and trophy trucks.My love is motor sports ... but Icannot promise that I will alwaysbe in a monster truck. Id also liketo look into consumer automo-biles, like GM or Porsche. I wouldlove to intern with them, which issomething I love about Tech is thepossibility I have for that. I really

want to see what its all about.

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However, the street is also lit-tered with one-of-a-kind restau-rants in addition to a chain or two.Te Silver Skillet, for example, isan Atlanta classic and Moes BBQis a college staple. A lesser knownrestaurant, however, is Crazy Cu-

ban, which is a small Cuban sand-wich joint tucked into a strip mallnext to a convenience store.

Legend has it that Crazy Cu-ban started years ago from a fam-ily recipe. Over time, this recipepassed to different owners, but ithas remained just as special. TeCuban sandwiches at Crazy Cu-ban are comparable to the qual-ity of sandwich one could get at

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What makes Crazy Cuban sounique, however, is the extremelyfriendly and skilled staff. Not onlydo they make superior sandwich-es, but they also make customersfeel welcome to the point thatthey feel like a regular on theirrst visit.

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Tech mens basketball has, Ibelieve, an unparalleled abilityto inspire frustration in even themost jaded of sports fans.

At least football made it easy.After a quick start against op-posing quarterbacks who fearedtheir own shadows and defensiveschemes ripped from high schoolplaybooks, Paul Johnsons Jacketsstarted sliding. And when theystarted, they didnt stop, save forone glorious homecoming night atBobby Dodd.

Tech football put its fansout of their misery gently. Teinjuries piled up, Justin Tom-as had to conjure wine from

water to avoid getting sackedwithin three seconds of his oc-casional dropback, and by thetime the team managed to blowa signicant lead over a surpris-ingly good North Carolina team,the season was, for all intents andpurposes, nished.

Tere were no false pretenses,no hope for a miraculous resolu-tion to a litany of problems thatquickly accumulated. Depressingas it may have been, fans couldrest assured that they wouldmiss little if they spent theirSaturday afternoons in a moreproductive manner, anything but

watching a trainwreck.

Where football was polite to afault, Jackets mens basketball hasbeen everything but. It has ledfans to believe it is on the brink ofserious contention, then draggedthe hopeful back into the cold re-ality of ACC cellar-dweller status,and, at least for a few days, backagain. And you know what? Imhanging on.

Te last time we wrote aboutmens basketball in this section,Brian Gregorys squad was reelingfrom a 52-66 beating at the handsof the Clemson Tigers. Tat

wasnt anomalous, either; Techhad lost four of its last ve, eightof its last ten and had scraped to-gether a meager three wins in thenew year. Tey were losing on theboards and squandering oppor-

tunities when they arose, leaving

fans to greet late-game situationswith the enthusiasm generallyreserved for Congress, tax collec-tors and CS 2110. Te only posi-tive seemed to be the impendingtermination of woefully mediocrehead coach Brian Gregory.

In 2011, Gregory arrived atTech with real promise; under his

watch, Dayton made the NCAATournament twice and the Na-tional Invitational Tournament(NIT) once, falling under the.500 mark only once and peakingat No. 18 in the Associated Pressrankings during his nal year

with the Flyers.Coach Paul Hewitt had worn

out his welcome in Atlanta; theJackets had lost more than theyhad won in three of the previ-

ous four seasons, and despite a

national championship appear-ance in 2004, the team lagged astep or two behind its ACC rivals.Gregory represented new blood,a chance for a fresh start and anend to the middling ways of theHewitt era.

As it so often does, hindsighthas looked unkindly upon thisnaive hope. Tech has failed tomake the perennial consolationprize NIT even once, let alone theBig Dance.

And yet, this could well beGregorys best season as Techscoach. One more win will breakhis regular-season record with the

Jackets, and per sports-reference.com, Techs Simple Rating Sys-tem score, a measure of a teamsquality, is poised to be its highest

in Gregorys tenure. While the

defense has taken a signi

cantstep back, the Jackets are scoringnearly ten points more per gamethan their previous high underGregory, and they even have asignature win to their name, a68-64 home victory over thenNo. 4 Virginia.

As for the last two games?Te Jackets have taken the clutchsituations they so often disap-point in and made them assets.Coach Gregory drew up a playfor star guard Marcus Georges-Hunt against No. 19 Notre Damethat was executed to perfectionin a 63-62 win, and Georges-Hunt provided the difference ina win over Clemson with clutchfree throws.

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Courtney Ziese, now in herfourth year with the Jacketssoftball team, sat down with theTechnique to share her feelingsabout the sport along with herthoughts on the teams outlook

for the 2016 season.Technique: How had yourteam been preparing cominginto this year?

Ziese: Our emphasis hasbeen on team bonding thisyear, so we built our chemis-try a lot over the fall and gotto know each other. I think itsgoing to translate well onto theeld, just knowing how to playwith each other cou ld give us anadvantage in the game.

Technique: Do you think ithas worked so far?

Ziese:You know, I think so.I think were at a better startingpoint than we were last year. Ithink were all on the same page,and we have the same goal inmind. Were obviously off to a

slower start than we would like,

but I think good things are stillto come.

Technique: What are yourpersonal goals for this season?

Ziese: Obviously, I want tohave a good senior yea r, both hit-ting and in the eld. Honestly, Ijust want to compete with myteam, and I guess a measurablegoal of that would be to go to theACC tournament. We werentinvited last year. If we go tothe ACC tournament, we couldprove that we are one of the bestteams in the conference.

Technique:You led the teamin home runs last season. Whatwas the biggest reason for thatsuccess on deep balls?

Ziese:When I go up to bat,

Im not even thinking abouttrying to hit a home run. I amliterally trying to think nothingand just be calm. Last year, I wasmore condent in myself andmore trusting in my ability, andI think that helped translate intomy performance. Tis year Imtrying to do the same thing: justbe condent in myself and carryover that success from last yeartowards more success this year.

Technique: Do you expect topost similar numbers this year?

Ziese:Tats the plan.Technique: What are your

expectations for the teams per-formance this season?

Ziese:Just to compete in ev-

ery game that were in and go to

the ACC tournament and provethat were supposed to be there.

Technique: How is the teamgoing to break out of this slump?

Ziese:Honestly, I just thinkits going to take that one win.We started off slow, and wereall kind of like, what the heckis going on? But once we getthat rst win, things will comenaturally, and well nally re-lax and get the ball rolling.We just need that one w in to setthings offfor us.

Technique: What can youand your teammates learn fromthis losing streak?

Ziese: We can learn a lot.Softball is a game of failure,

and we can take things from

every game that weve lost. Itcould even help us going into this weekend. Weve beenin close games, and weve hadan extra inning game and justlost by one run a few times. Ifwe can just take small thingsfrom each game and translatethem into the next game, it willhelp us be successful.

Technique: How would youdescribe your role on the team?

Ziese:Id like to say that Ima leader but not exactly the mostvocal one on the eld. I like totake my experience and help theyounger class to get us all on thesame page. Im a rm believerthat once youre on the softballeld, everyone is the same age,and everyone has the ability tobe there. My role is just takingmy experience and trying to givethe younger class that condenceand let them know that theyrejust as good as anyone else.

Technique: What is your fa-vorite softball memory?

Ziese: I dont know if I canpinpoint just one; just momentslike being silly in the dugoutwith the team and friendshipsthat Ive made over the past fouryears that I will never forget. Iguess my favorite memory is be-

ing around the team all the time.Technique:What is your leastfavorite thing about softball?

Ziese: Probably losing thoseclose games since we are right init. No one likes to lose.

Technique: Whats one as-pect of softball that most peoplemay not know about?

Ziese:I didnt even realize theimportance of this until college,but the mental game and howimportant it plays into every-thing. You think its as simpleas going out there, hitting a balland playing catch, and we wishit could be that easy sometimes.But you have to be mentallystrong and realize that thingsarent going to go your waysometimes, and youll have to

deal with it.

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