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Earlier this week and last week,the nalists for the College of Sci-ences Dean position arrived atTech and gave individual presen-tations to the Tech population.

Of the three nalists, only Dr.Paul Goldbart is from Tech, where

he is both a Professor and Chair inthe School of Physics.

Having been at Georgia Techfor a couple of years, I am both aninsider and an outsider, so I be-lieve I have a strength that I canstill view Tech as an outsider andthus am well positioned to aectchange where I see it needed,Goldbart said. On the otherhand, as an insider, I would hitthe ground running. As a schoolchair, one has the wonderful op-portunity to meet a wide sector ofthe Georgia Tech communityand to build up personal relation-ships, which [are] one of the most

important mechanisms by whichprogress is accomplished.

Another nalist, Dr. WolfgangBauer, is the Associate Chair andUndergraduate Program Direc-tor for Michigan State Univer-sitys Department of Physics and

Astronomy. Bauers goa ls includemaking Tech among the mosthighly respected, technologically

focused institutions in the world,enhancing excellence in researchand expanding Techs global foot-print.

An idea that struck a reso-nance with me was the idea of [in-ternational organizations] askingWhat does Georgia Tech think?It may sound a little pretentious,but if you want to be a world classplayer, you have to be a little pre-tentious, Bauer said, during histown hall presentation earlier last

week.e third nalist is Dr. Carol

Fierke, Professor and Chair of theChemistry department at the Uni-

versity of Michigan. Fierkes goalsinclude enhancing the scholar-ships and visibility of the Collegeof Science, increasing diversity inboth the faculty and students andoversupporting Techs public mis-sion.

If we are going to enhancescholarship, the long term goal is

to see the College of Science hav-ing a national reputationthat iscomparable or perhaps surpassesthat of the College of Engineer-ing. Its a high goal but one needsto set high goals, said Dr. Fierkein her presentation on March 5.

All three candidate s discussedthe importance of research fund-ing, community outreach, STEMprograms, industrial partnershipsand increasing interdisciplinaryresearch.e search for the new Dean

was conducted by an executivesearch rm, R. William Funk and

Associates, in partnership withthe Oce of the Provost.

During the early meetings, the[search committee] discussed the

prole of the ideal leader for theCollege of Sciences at this point inits history. Scholarly achievement,demonstrated success in academ-ic leadership, people skills anduncompromising commitmentto excellence were among thosequalities discussed, said JenniferHerazy, Assistant Provost for Ad-ministration. e new Dean willbe announced sometime betweenMarch 12th and March 15th.

Dean Paul Houston, the cur-rent College of Sciences dean,announced his resignation at thebeginning of last semester.

e College of Sciences isin the upswing and I am glad tohave enabled that trajectory, eventhrough hard economic times. I

see great progress in the Collegeand wish the best for the newDean, Houston said.

Houston is resigning for per-sonal reasons.

Ive been in the job for sixyears. I am not stepping down be-cause I hate the job; its a great joband I love doing it. I recommendit to anyone qualied. Its beenincredibly rewarding, Houstonsaid.

Under Dean Houston, theCollege of Sciences has hired over60 new faculty members. Also,the College of Sciences increasedits money spent on research from$40 million in 2008 to over $62million in 2012. e number ofawards for research in the College

of Sciences increased from 309awarded in 2008 to 404 in 2012.

My mandate and priority wasto bring the research level of theCollege of Sciences up to thatof the College of Engineering. Ithink there was a general percep-tion at Tech that the College ofEngineering would not be able toachieve its goals until the Collegeof Sciences was at that same level,Houston said.

The economy sucks.Free pizza rations on Tuesdays.

7 p.m., Flag 137, Technique

According to the Washing-ton Post, Arkansas lawmakers on

Wednesday overrode the vetoof Democratic Governor MikeBeebe to pass Senate Bill 134. emeasure would outlaw abortionsafter 12 weeks if a fetal heartbeatis detected, but with exemptionsin cases of rape, incest and risk ofto the life of the mother.

Of the 4,033 abortions in thestate in 2011, 20 percent of theseoccurred at or after 12 weeks, ac-cording to the Arkansas Depart-ment of Health.

Abortion rights groups havepromised to challenge the bill in

court. According to USA Today,executive director of the Ameri-can Civil Liberties Union for Ar-kansas has said that the ACLU

will le suit against the bill. Beebehas called the measure blatantlyunconstitutional.

If theres a heartbeat, thereslife and were going to stand upfor this law, regardless of who op-poses it, said the measures GOPsponsor, Sen. Jason Rapert, in aninterview with theArkansas Dem-ocrat.

If implemented, the law wouldbe the most restrictive ban onabortions in the country.

Publication announcement: In honor of spring break and giving theed board a break, e Technique will be on a two-week hiatus until itsnext publication on March 29. Have a safe, responsible spring break.

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nique.netsliver

Well we almost h it a kangaroo with our van and Im pretty surewe just passed a koala crossing sign. Yay, Australia?Pretty infographic is pretty.Sam Somani. I love your sass.Slivers vs. Norris in a head to head battle would likely be the endof Slivering as we know it, but on the dream team with SteveIrwin and Bear Grylls I could see Slivers emerging victorious.I think I may actually like the new website more than the newpaper... dangGet omy jock!

Am I the only person who gets really annoyed when chinesepeople speak really loudly with each other? Or is that everyone?Dear Microsoft, what the f is a SkyDrive?

Why is there a tampon ad on the Techniques homepage?A$AP ROCKY(too white for my own good)Technique should stop opinion articles. ey are nothing but hotair.No honestly. Technique opinion articles are garbage.alumni sl iver.. one day youll be working too. then you wont haveany free time. and you cant sleep in. studying doesnt seem toobad now, does it?exam done! it takes great lows to make even greater highs. ap-preciation for everythingProgramming wins.

You want to know why Im happy Dance Marathon is nallyhere? So people will nally shut up about it.Bud must sliverlate night slivering instead of studying... yeah i think i should goback to my notesmy inta ta is cute but her teeth dont cut it *sigh*I cant wait to play some ag football!slivers- the unchecked thoughts of hundreds of interesting stu-dentscant wait for real football againMANCHESTER UNITEDDDDDDDDDDDDDBUTT CHINNY CHIN CHIN

When the freshmen you used to know turn 21Sliver poll: Fro or no fro?Sleep, social life, and studies. Pick two. No, pick one. Cant forgetEngineering at Tech in general. Pick one. Expect to fail at that,too.sleep is for pussies #5oclockinthemorningGreat piece on Brian Gregory in the AJC. I wasnt really sureabout him before, but he seems to be a great guy. He and theteam are making me care about Tech BBall again. I have to say Isupport CBG.Girl talking on the phone on the red route headed from North

Ave. on ursday around 9:10 a.m.-YOU WERE SO ANNOY-ING!ohhhh me sohani

Recently, the Student Govern-ment Association (SGA) and the

Athletic Associat ion (GTAA) havebeen planning a football clinic to

be held during the weekend afterHell Week. e one-day program

will promote American footballamong international students andrally school spirit, relative to theTech football season.e clinic will be a one-day

event with free food, footballs,and a couple of plays if possible,

according to Nick Picon, SGAVice President of Campus Aairs.e idea for this is based oof

Rice Universitys very own foot-ball clinic, which was started toincrease ticket sales and give theirfootball program more attention

within their campuss internation-al community.

According to Rice Universityscampus blog, the football clinicthere holds a tailgate where stu-dents cook out and get excitedfor the upcoming events, teach aninfo session on the fundamentalsof American football and nish

the day with students enteringeld through the tunnel to expe-rience drills and a simple footballgame.

SGA and the Athletic Asso-ciation hope to oer the same op-portunity to international Techstudents on one day between Hell

week and Dead week.

Its a work in progress, but theway t hat we want to do it is pos-sibly getting Coach Paul Johnsoncome out and say a few things,said Kris Surapaneni, SGA Ath-letic and Recreational Servicescommittee co-chair. e nextthing would involve players divid-ing people up and teaching themthe art and fundamentals of foot-ball...and to top it all o, were go-ing to teach the art of tailgating.e international football clin-

ic could be run by Tech footballsta and players who will be ableto show Tech students how foot-ball season can be enjoyed on ando the eld.

Former Tech football playerand GTAA representative Roddy

Jones expressed the value of thisprogram.

Students who come here fromother countries are not even famil-iar with the rules of football, andit can be a complicated game ifyou are seeing it for the rst time,

Jones said. By getting out thereand educated or meeting players

and learning about the game, wehope that they become more in-terested.

International students havealso expressed interest in the pro-gram.

I think its a wonderful initia-tive because when I rst came toTech, I had no idea about Ameri-

can football, said second-yearISyE major Anubhav Jain. Itsimportant to make people awareabout football, teaching them therules and the traditions. WhenTechs playing, you see emptystands, which is disappointing be-cause the stadium is massive and

we should have full stands.While the football clin ic is still

being developed and structured,funding for the program is ex-pected to come from a variety ofoutlets.

Most likely, the funds willcome from some combinationof the AA, SGA and possiblyBuzzcard funds, Picon said.

As far as expenditures go, thiswill not be a high budget type of

deal, and facilities will be the big-gest item, which will provided bythe Athletic Association as far as

we were told, Surapaneni said.e International Football

Clinic will tentatively be held onthe weekend of April 20 and April21. Further development of theprogram is still being conducted.

was mango. After the cookingperiod ends, a panel of judgestastes and evaluates each dish anddecides upon a winner for eachcategory. After all three competi-tion categories, the nal scores aretallied and one overall winner isdeclared.

Other category winners in-cluded a mango beignet stued

with mango lling and topped

with a sweet mango crme saucein the breakfast category and amango pu pastry made withmango crme and topped withfresh mango in the dessert cat-egory.e judging panels for each of

the three categories were drawnfrom both local chefs and chefsfrom Techs dining services. Oneof the pastry category judges, Jef-frey Gardener, was an Atlanta chef

who competed in the Choppedcompetition on Food Network.

A major ideas behind the com-petition was to promote healthyand delicious meals to help pro-mote better life styles. As partof the submission requirements,competitors were required to sub-

mit a recipe and nutritional datafor the dish to meet certain nutri-tional standards.

According to Health Serviceswebsite, e goal is to help stu-dents plan and create deliciousand nutritionally balanced meals,

while understanding nutritionalconcepts.

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With the state legislature ses-

sion halfwaynished, Techs keyinstitute leaders are continuing topush their 2013 legislative priori-ties to gain additional funding forthe institution.

During the legislature, cer-tainly from January to the end ofMarch and sometimes early April,your Georgia Tech team is in theCapitol, morning, noon and nightsharing legislative priorities withelected leaders, said Dene Shehe-ane, the Executive Director of theOce of Government and Com-

munity Relations.Of the ve priorities, two are

Tech-specic and wish to elicitsupport from the legislature for

the continued building of the En-gineered Biosystems Building andrenovation of the Lloyd G. Chap-in Building. e other three areUSG-institute wide, which seekmore state funds for repair fundsand academic improvements anda rollover of unused funds fromone scal year to the next.

Getting these priorities pre-sented and support gained forthem is a year-round process, butbegins in the 40-day legislativesession in January. Sheheane ex-

plained how this was the periodwhen Tech, including both insti-tute and student leaders, works

with individual lawmakers andcommittees to stress the pointsthat they are trying to get acrossand how important they are topeople all over campus.

ey need to hear from alum-

ni, student, faculty, sta

youname it and theyre going to geta perspective of whats critical,Sheheane said.e ve priorities are not pre-

sented in any specic order andare not thought of as more or lessimportant than each other butare all important to the success ofTech as a whole, as well as to ben-et every school in the UniversitySystem of Georgia (USG).

With the economic downturn,the state still has not recovered,making it tougher every year forlawmakers to approve and pro-vide for every priority presentedbefore them. According to She-heane, there are too many goodideas that need to be considered to

be funded and unfortunately notenough resources to match. ishas caused many schools to con-tinue to push forward for the sakeof higher education in a way thatbenets all.

e rst two priorities, which

focus solely on Techs infrastruc-ture, are to secure $5 million inbonds to complete and equip theEngineered Biosystems Buildingas well as to secure $1.875 mil-

lion for the rehabilitation of theLloyd W. Chapin Building, ac-cording to the document providedby the Oce of the President.

We have a capital improve-ment plan; all campuses in theBoard of Regents system have amulti-year capital improvementplan and every year, it gets revis-

ited and revised depending onthe campus, said Howard Wert-heimer, Director of the Oce ofCapital Planning and Space Man-agement.e Engineered Biosystems

Building (EBB) was approved ayear and a half ago and construc-tion began in late 2012. e ad-ditional ve million dollars willprovide equipment necessary tocomplete the facility. Tech com-mitted $49 million in institution-al and private funds to leveragethe total $64 million request forbonds issued by the state.e Chapin Building, con-

structed more than 100 yearsago currently suers severe in-frastructural degradation. Origi-

nally an inrmary, the buildingsrenovations would include mainlybringing the building up to safetycodes. is would also most likelymean nding temporary swingspace for the Oce of Minor-ity Educational Development(OMED), which is headquarteredin this building, during the timethat renovations were being done.

e last three priorities which

impact all USG institutions are

to secure $96 million in newformula funds among all USGinstitutions in support of criticalday-to-day operations; secure$50 million in major repair andrehabilitation funds and securerenewal of the provision allow-ing carry-forward of certain USGfunds.

A combination of Instituteleadership, student leadership,Board of Regents and the chan-cellor getting together in a yearround process to have dialogueabout whats important to highereducation in Georgia, Sheheanesaid, in regards to how these lastthree priorities are determined.e new formula funds are es-

sential to maintaining GeorgiaTechs academic quality as thestudent-faculty ratio continues torise.

Major repair and rehabilitationfunds are a part of the more than$100 million Tech has in deferredmaintenance needs, which is aproblem reected across the entiresystem. At Tech, these funds will

be directed strategically to main-tain safe and operable facilitiesacross campus.

Finally, the renewal of of theprovision passed by Georgia leg-islation to carry-forward certainUSG funds would allow a smallamount of funds from one s-cal year to be carried over to thenext. Ultimately, this would al-low schools like Tech to be betterscal stewards and managers offunds on both the institutionaland state levels.

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Its the beginning of mynalsemester at Tech and I foundmyself with a senior designgroup composed of myself andve guys. Say hello to the infa-mous Tech ratio.

It is hard tobelieve that it

was only slightlymore than 50years ago thatthe rst femaleundergraduates

were enrolled atTech. And theyhad to ght hardfor it; the rstco-ed proposalfrom then-Presi-dent Van Leer was rejected, andfor the rst 15 years, admission

was limited to programs suchas engineering that were not of-fered within USG. Today, ourpresence at Tech feels like an en-titlement, a right that we do noteven question or take the timeto be grateful for. Should thatenough for us?

e underlying issue we stillface today, beyond harmless sex-ist jokes or outright gender dis-crimination, is that whether welike it or nothaving to put inmore work to gain the same levelof recognition or respect, or at-tributing your success or failureto you being a woman. At theend of the day, our performanceand what we do is constantly de-ned by our gender; were do-ing well for a woman. And I feelthat weve come so far in the last50 years that we would be doinga disservice to our forefathers, orforemothers, by settling for that.

To me, this ght is about

being able to prove myself as aperson regardless of my gender.Fighting for equality isnt beingone of the guys, or trying to bemore like a man. Its about gain-ing respect for yourself becauseof what you do rather than be

judged by your gender, to be

judged along the same societalstandards and not having to

work so hard to gain the sameamount of approval a man hasto work less for.

I grew up with three sistersand parents whohad very mod-

ern mind sets. Ihad Barbie dollsand Hot Wheelsrace tracks, I at-tended both bal-let and karatelessons. ere

werent any soci-etal norms abouthow girls weresupposed to be-

have. Both my parents workedfull-time jobs and managed thehousehold together. I remembermy mum taking my then two-months old baby sister along

with her for an overseas businesstrip. at was the high stan-dard of a modern, independent

woman I was raised with, and tobelieve that there was nothing aman could do that I couldnt do.

But statistics of woman inthe workplace are depressing.

Although we make up 50 per-cent of the work force, onlythree percent of the Fortune 500CEOs are women. Even now,the income disparity betweengenders is gaping. Sadly, muchof it is attributed to not beingable to keep up to the same

work standards as men due tomaternity leave or family com-mitments.

Feminism today shouldnt beabout trying to do it all, balancea high-ying career while chap-eroning children between prac-

tices and juggling impossibleexpectations of the modern, in-dependent woman. It should beabout having the freedom andpower to shape the way we wantour lives to turn out. Not havingto settle for anything less than

what you deserve.

For those of you who wereup and about on Wednesday,Feb. 13, you may have noticed afew people walking around withsome funny marks on their fore-heads.

No, they were not the after-eects of a particularly artisticcult gathering, nor were people

training for the Color Run early.It was just Ash Wednesday, theday signifying the beginning ofthe season of Lent, which endsforty days later on Easter Sun-day.

As a holiday of the CatholicChurch, Lent is meant to be atime of personal sacrice andexamination for me.

I realize that the word sac-rice brings to the mind im-ages of hearts being ripped outand corpses being ung downMayan temples, but this is obvi-ously not the type of sacrice Iam referring to.

Im thinking more along thelines of skipping that late nightsnack, nishing your homework

instead of watching that mid-season premiere ofe Walk-ing Dead or simply spending alittle bit more of your time help-ing others than you normally

would.It is a Catholic tradition dur-

ing the Lenten season to givesomething specic up, so thatyou can better focus your atten-tion on spiritual enrichment and

what truly matters most in life.Personally, I have chosen to

go my 40 days without televi-sion and a wide assortment ofsocial media sites. And as some-one who is currently keeping up

with twelve, thats right, twelveshows, and is also a daily visitorto sites like Cracked.com andBuzzfeed, this is a pretty sub-stantial chunk of my free time

were talking about here.But I have to say, taking a

break from the frantic and con-stantly updating world of me-dia, even if it is so small a one as

I have taken, truly can be like abreath of the fresh air you neverknew you were missing.

In past articles I have arguedthe importance of television andother forms of media within oursociety, and I still wholeheart-edly back that argument.

But it is good to be remindedevery now and then that my lifeis not completely dependent onthe presence of such media.

Sure, I joke about how muchit sucks that I still havent seenLeslie Knope get married yet,but in all honesty, there is a timeand a place for television, and

each year Lent helps me realizeexactly what they are.

Ultimately, real life is greaterthan anything that can be puton a screen. e connections

that I feel to my favorite char-acters on screen cannot even be-gin to match any relationships Icould make with a physical hu-man being.

I love television, and I lovesocial media; I love the quicklaughs, the overstretched dra-mas and all the awkward mo-

ments in between. In the end,they are nothing more than dis-tractions meant to ll in the gapcreated by my lack of incentiveto actually go out and experi-ence something meaningful.

In this manner, televisionand other media like it are easy;easy to access and an easy wayto forget your troubles and loseyourself.

But, to paraphrase the lateand great Albus Dumbledore,sometimes we have to choosebetween what is right and whatis easy. And if there is one thingthat Lent has taught me, it isthat media, and really any mate-rial things in this world, shouldnot be the object of our focus.

If only for 40 days, 40 min-utes or even 40 seconds, it isalways good to consider some-thing more, something biggerthan yourself.

I have to say, taking a

break from the frantic and

constantly updating world

of media...truly can be like a

breath of fresh air...

The only people who

should have guns are po-lice.

Im okay with it. There arecrazy, unstable people to

worry about.

It should be allowed... forgirls [concealed] is a bighelp to ensure safety.

Its ridiculous... If no oneis carrying a gun, theres no

need for it.

How do you feel aboutconcealed carry on

campus?

To me, this fight is

about being able to

prove myself as a

person regardless of

my gender.

Its the only game Ive playedin which riding a unicycle is atactical advantage so brilliantthat its against the rules. I usu-ally stay away from wearingthe color yellow, but Im petri-ed of it dur-ing the week of

the game.

eperfect test ofmental consti-tution, physicalendurance andstrategic fore-sight, Humansvs. Zombies(HvZ) is an ex-hilarating cam-pus activity thateveryone, including me, takes

way too seriously.It is important to realize that

HvZ is only a game to those whoarent part of it. e actual play-ers live out Walking Dead-stylescenarios between engineeringclasses. ey pretend to carrydangerous blowguns and last-resort grenades to ward o thezombie horde.

Meanwhile, the spectatorsjust notice marshmallows andsocks littering the quad.

One ne Tuesday night lastsemester, I took the treacherous

journey from West Campus toClough, hoping to nish some1371 homework. My armbandseemed to glow in the crisp eve-ning air. It was perhaps the onlything about me that stood out.Every step I took, the armbandrustled, and I could have swornI heard the words fresh meat.

I made the journey there suc-cessfully, of course. I had takenall the necessary precautions: I

traveled without a backpack soas not to slow me down, I tookthe lesser-known path throughVan Leer and I used my Call ofDuty tactics to stay low to theground while moving. But alas,I let a completely unforeseen en-emy get the best of me.

Arrogance.On the way back, I decided

to take the Tornado Valley ofthe HvZ game: Skiles walk-

way. As soon as I stepped out,I knew something was wrong.

I could feel thezombies watch-

ing, waiting.And suddenly, asI calmly walkeddown the stairs,they ambushed.ere were fourof them, hidingbehind one ofthe brick walls. Itook the quickestpath that I could

see: onto the overhang that jutso the Skiles building and over-looks the walkway.

ree of them waited at thetop of the stairs while one fol-lowed me onto the overhang,smirking. And thats when thelesser half of my brain cameup with a thought common tostupid college students, men go-ing through bizarre midlife cri-ses and Ezio Auditore: I couldmake that jump.

I decided to drop from theoverhang onto the pinestraw un-derneath me, and jump o thebrick wall onto the pavementbelow it. is was not a gooddecision.

And yet, it worked to perfec-tion. I fell clumsily onto the pin-estraw, and when I hit the pave-ment below the brick wall, I ranfaster than I had ever imaginedI could.

Maybe it was surprise. May-be it was pity. Id like to imaginethat it was admiration. But the

zombies gave up the chase as Islipped into the Student Center.Finally I returned to my

room, triumphant. I lay in bedthat night, in awe of my adven-ture. And the next morning,I awoke, ready to escape deathonce more.

I could make that

jump...

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Major sports need social progressione NFL Scouting Combine is

basically what you could considerthe NFLs yearly beauty pageantfor prospective players to showcasethemselves, so that various fran-chises can call them winners intheir books. During the combine,players show their athletic abilityin events like the 40-yard dashand also attempt to reect their

character and personalities to all32 NFL teams through severalinterviews. However, controversyarose this season around eventsduring the combine, and it hadnothing to do with a players per-formance.

News broke about a week agothat some of the questioning thatoccurred during private inter-views was best described as inap-propriate. Nick Kasa, a tight endfrom the University of Colorado,opened up to the media, statingthat teams asked him questionslike Do you have a girlfriend? orDo you like girls? in an attemptto nd out his sexual orientation.

Its no secret that the worldof sports is far behind on LGBT

acceptance within their ranks asI cant think of a player in theNFL, NBA, MLB or NHL thatis openly gay. e fact that rep-resentatives from NFL teams arenow using sexual orientation as avariable to decide whether to drafta player further shows that majorsports are socially behind.

It takes a fairly simple train ofthought to understand a teamslogic behind this type of question-ing, though. Owners are makinginvestments on players worth mil-

lions of dollars and want maxi-mum dividends from those risks.Drafting the rst openly gayplayer would assuredly come withcopious amounts of media atten-tion and distract ions for the wholeteam.

One could also argue thatowners and general managersmight want to protect the hypo-thetical gay player against highlyhomophobic teammates in thelocker room. If a gay player joineda team and was constantly bulliedand berated with insults, it couldimpact his playing performanceand destroy his psyche.

Despite this, Im ferventlyagainst that train of thought. Ar-guments can be made towards anyside of any debate, and no amountof points would make this line ofquestioning appropriate at all. Tostart things o, its both ethicallyand legally wrong to ask playersabout their orientation in mostcases.

Making the decision to not signa player based on their sexual ori-entation further fuels homopho-bic players hatefulness, essentially

giving them the go ahead as themore important players in lockerrooms whose views are valuedmore. It also just adds more meritto the fact that being gay in majorsports is something that shouldbe treated as an anomaly, when itshould just be accepted by playersand fans alike. e fact that someowners can look past criminal in-cidents in some players pasts but

judge based on sexual orientationis a concern to me.

If the NFL, and major sportsalike, want to be more in step

with society, teams should makean eort to show that being a

gay athlete doesnt make anyoneany less of a player. If owners areconcerned about a gay presencein their locker room, they may as

well just accept that, based on sta-tistics, its likely that they alreadyhave gay players in their organiza-tions.

I hope that this issue comingto light is able to shift the focusback on assessing athletes basedon their athletic ability and moralconstruction, instead of their sex-ual preference.

OUR VIEWS

After a monstrous secondhalf comeback, the Tech bas-ketball team put down theHurricanes at home with anincredibly epic buzzer beaterfor the win. If that doesnthave ESPN talking tomorrow,nothing will.

HOT o r NOT

Well t his was supposed tobe a not because the basket-ball team lost their home clos-er earlier this week, but half-

way through writing this theypulled an upset on Miami witha buzzer beater so this doesntmatter anymore. Go Jackets.

Some students are wor-ried theyll living Under theCouch at this rate. Problemsare plaguing students leftand right this month when itcomes to Housing with systemerrors making students unableto apply for housing.

Its no secret that the world

of sports is far behind on

LGBT acceptance within their

ranks...

Whats not to love aboutpenguins and Sympvibes? Ex-actly, everything. And thatsexactly why this weekends GTnight at the Aquarium is a hot.Every one knows that a capellaand whale sharks go hand inhand.

nique.netsliver

You should moderate your slivers. Some of themare extremely oensive. It lessens your credibilityas a newspaper.Tech Trolley tore osomeones side mirror earlierthis week... now I know for sure that theyre try-ing to kill us.Sohani? More like So-hottie. #pleasedonttrack-myIPaddressKotex adds on nique.net now? Getting my dailydose of Tech and feminine product discounts inthe same place! YAY! #sarcasmKamna, PUT THIS SLIVER IN THIS WEEKSPAPER!!!! Please! :) Ill bring you a picture of apuppy because I know you are allergic to the realthing. Sad day.Can we bring back Dear George section of thepaper? It was like a Dea r Abby column and superfunny. I would also suggest Babe of the Week....but we all know how thats gonna go down.Only at Tech can you read an article about the

origins of the Harlem Shake on nique.net and 5minutes later your neighbors cell phone goes o

with a Harlem Shake ringtone. #thatshizisOLDsliver awards: and the most sarcastic, snarky slivergoes to.....spring break is gonna be CRAAA AZAA AAA AY.going back to the East Cobb to show those snobshow to party like its my birthday.I really wish one day my sliver will make it in theTechnique. I guess Im not funny enough, be-cause it hasnt happened yet. :(My crush made eye contact with me at Starbucks#Ontheroadtomarriage!!!!!I

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As students prepare to departfor dierent spring break destina-tions next week, keeping safety inmind is an important part of hav-ing a good time and escaping thestresses of classwork. As tourist

and resort destinations are

oodedby an inux of revelers this timeevery year, college-age travelers inparticular are advised to taketheir well-being seriously.

We know that a lot of stu-dents like to go to the beach oron cruises, and we want to makesure when theyre away from homethat they are aware of their sur-roundings and how to stay safe.Its a very dierent situation whenyoure not on the campus, and wetry to educate students about trav-eling safely so they wont end upin a position that they dont wantto be in, said GTPD Ocer Pres-ton Moss.

Setting regular check-in timesand following through with them

can help prevent situations whererelatives and friends cannot get intouch with students when travel-ing. Letting them know departureand arrival times, living arrange-ments and the best way to be con-tacted while away can be reassur-ing for everyone involved.e ocers stress that students

do whatever it takes to make surethat their belongings are kept se-cure, especially in places wherepeople are more professional whenit comes to pick-pocketing.

Its important to let peopleknow where youre going and

what your plans are before youleave. When you get to your desti-nation and youre walking aroundtown, I strongly encourage stu-dents especially guysto carrytheir wallets in their front pocket,since its so much easier for thieves

to steal from back pockets withoutbeing noticed. If you want to rocka fanny pack, then rock a fannypack, said GTPD Ocer Brad-ley Latham.

Generally speaking, much ofthe same advice that ocers givestudents when walking around oncampus after hours still applies

when going away for the break.When traveling, it is important toavoid going anywhere alone, espe-cially in an unfamiliar place, andto limit the amount of money thatthey carry with them.e ocers also understand

the realities of college springbreak, and where drinking is con-cerned they encourage students tomonitor their beverages carefully

and never accept one that hasbeen opened.

We always stress whethertheyre here on campus or wher-ever theyre going that if theychoose to drink, they do it safelyand responsibly. Binge drink-ing can be an issue anywhere, somoderation is the most importantthing that we instruct students tothink about. Being intoxicated ina foreign place can make them aneasy target, Ocer Latham said.

Safety precautions can be im-

portant even before the getawayplans are made. Another perti-nent aspect of spring break safetyis knowing how to avoid travelscams. During the vacation sea-son, scammers can create convinc-ing deals online for vacation pack-ages and the victims often dontrealize the false trip until they

reach the airline ticket counterand learn that they have no ightsbooked.

According to the Sileo PrivacyProtection solutions website on-line, the best ways to guaranteethat vacation plans are legitimateare to verify the businesses, readall of the details carefully to checkfor hidden fees, always pay witha credit card and buy directlyfrom the companies themselves.Vacationers are advised to keepin mind that if a deal sounds toogood to be true, then it likely is.

In the end, Ocers Moss andLatham acknowledged that mak-ing safe choices during springbreak on or o campus is the stu-dents responsibility, and the key

to having an enjoyable and memo-rable experience.

Have a group of friends withyou, and when youre going outtry to have at least one sober per-son there. Use the buddy system,have a good time and know yourlimits, Ocer Moss said.

GTPD ocers will be holdingevents from March 11-15 to dis-tribute more information aboutsafe spring break travel, like docu-ments to have ready before leavingthe country and hotel safety tips.

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major, Its a very tight communi-ty everyone has service has oneof their core values. Its so cool tomeet other people that have thatsame core value.

In 2012, ASB expanded theiroperations, giving students thechance to perform service duringfall breaks.

In their rst alternative fall

break, ASB members went toLong Branch EnvironmentalEducation Center in Asheville,NC. e center, which promotessustainability, wildlife protection,renewable energy and improvingenvironmental quality, relies onvolunteers like ASB members tooperate.

ASBs executive board alwaysworks to nd relevant volun-teer opportunities throughoutthe semester. In April 2011, af-ter the largest tornado incidentever recorded wreaked havoc onthe southeast, ASB sent a groupto help with tornado cleanup in

Tuscaloosa, AL, one of the worst-aected sites.

e organization emphasizesits role in producing strong leadersfor each trip.

Were trying to focus ASB tobe a leadership development pro-gram, said Barrenechea, who iscurrently president of ASB.

A weekend retreat gives itsleaders a chance to exercise leader-ship traits and foster good dynam-ics within their group.

Its really cool because you see[people] who almost cant lead agroup end up being great candi-dates for trip leaders, said Bar-renechea.

Trip leaders are selected fora project to plan transportation,meal plans, group activities andservice reections. Leaders alsomeet with sta advisers through-out the trip.

After leading a trip, memberscan become part of the executiveboard who run the organizationas a whole and select the followingyears projects.

is year, ASB plans to return

mersive, educational experiencethat the chaperones want partici-pants to be cognizant of.

Chaperones also make surestudents are comfortable witheach other and the new environ-ment where they will be living.

e rst day of the trip, wehave a trivia night to learn aboutthe history and introduce peopleto each other, to make for a morecomfortable atmosphere, Dorseysaid. We work with the locals,

who see the excitement of the stu-dents. Its a cultural experience.

I went on the trip last year

because scuba diving had alwaysbeen on my bucket list, and the

best, cheapest time to learn howto scuba dive is in college throughGeorgia Tech, said Jason Ye, astudent who participated in theCozumel trip last spring. Scubadiving immersed me in this fasci-nating, underwater world. Youreface to face with huge sh andturtles, swimming through largeexpanse of reefs in this calm, sur-real experience.

e scuba diving instructionprogram at Tech is very well rec-ognized, and was directly contact-ed by the Professional Associationof Diving Instructors to associatethemselves with Techs program.

Both divers and non-divers cango on the trip, which costs $1150

and $818, respectively, for Techstudents. e trip is all-inclusive,and Tech provides diving equip-ment.

We want to make it an af-fordable experience for the value itpresents, said Dorsey.

Previous trips included cenote,or cavern diving, and a beach re-sort stay, diving in both freshwaterand saltwater environments. isyear, Nassau was chosen becauseof its world-recognized scuba fa-cilities, including crystal clear wa-ters, calm seas and coral reefs.

It really is like what you see inthe movies, Consuegra said.

to ongoing projects such as Habi-tat for Humanity in Jacksonville,FL and Concord, NC.

In Biloxi, MS, members willwork on Hunger & Homeless-ness projects in conjunction withCommunity Collaborations. ASB

will work at food banks, homelessshelters, domestic violence centersand soup kitchens during the day,and participate in group reec-tions and visit areas of interest inthe afternoon.

ASB will also travel to NewYork and New Jersey to provideHurricane Sandy relief. Mem-bers will help with the rebuildingand cleanup eort ongoing in theToms River area.

Although still young, ASBplans to expand its operations inthe future.

Our long term goal is toprovidemore service opportuni-ties during school breaks, increaseour fall break trips, and start sum-mer and winter breaks, Barrene-chea said.

ASB members live by Techsmotto of progress and service.

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Ideal springbreak getaways

For many college students,spring break is the perfect timeto celebrate the halfway point inthe semester by taking a trip withfriends and forgetting about their

worries. is week, students wereasked where they would go and

what t hey would do for the vaca-tion if they could choose any des-

tination.For Anisha Naidu, a second-

year CHE major, the perfectspring break getaway would in-volve a combination of spendingtime with some friends involvedan on-campus organization whilemaking new friends abroad.

For this spring break I wouldreally love to go to Puerto Rico,because I have a group of friendsin AIESEC at Tech who are goingdown and will be connecting withthe members from the chapter

there. Besides that, being in Puer-to Rico for the break would begreat because its warm, theres thebeach and a really fun atmospherefor dancing and relaxing whereyou can forget about the stressesof Tech for a while, Naidu said.

A trip to Europe would makefor an exciting retreat for otherstudents. As an example, a cultur-ally enriching European springbreak experience might featuresignicant historic sites.

I would go to Spain, mostlybecause I want to see the Alham-bra. Ive always felt that its a veryinteresting intersection betweenthe Muslim culture was oncethere and the Spanish culturethat was developing at the time.e architecture and the historyare really unique; a lot of peopleprobably think of Europe as beingvery Romanesque, I think, but itsinteresting to see the inuences ofa culture thats so far away fromSpain that you wouldnt usuallyassociate the two, said ChristineOlsen, a second-year LMC major.

e Alhambra is a palace for-tress located in Granada, An-dalusia. It is known to be one ofSpains most popular tourist at-

tractions for its distinct artisticstyle and construction.

Ben Belden, a fourth-year BAand HTS major, briey visited theScottish city of Edinburgh whileon a trip to Oxford in Englandand would like to repeat the expe-rience in the future.

Edinburgh was my favoritecity that we visitedthe pubs intown were great, and the people

were really nice too. We also wenton a tour of the Scottish country-side while we were there, and it

would be cool to go on a camp-ing trip for a few days. We wereonly there for a weekend, so Idlike to go back but I dont know

when Ill have the chance, Beldensaid.

A second visit to a Europeangetaway destination was also whatMeghana Melkote, a rst-yearID major, had in mind for herideal vacation spot. She sees thisas an opportunity to spend timein Italy with her Italian-speaking

relatives.Ive been to Italy before, butI really like the culture and thereare a lot of places that I haventbeen to in Italy yet, Melkote said.

With so many alternativesfor spending the break abroad,Corinna Slater, a rst-year CEmajor, would be satised with vir-

tually any foreign destination.Id love to visit any place that

Ive never been to before. I reallywant to see New York, and Alaskawould be nice for the landscape.Id like to see Europe for the ar-chitecture, but unlike a lot ofpeople I wouldnt want to go tothe beach because I dont like the

jellysh, Slater said.More along the lines of what

many people think of when itcomes to college students spring

break plans, partying on the beachwith friends is many students ideaof a perfect spring break trip.

Id love to go to the beachwith friendsspending a weekin Hawaii would be great, but Illactually just be hanging out athome, said Jane Erickson, arstyear EE major.

e Atlanta Botanical Gardendisplays beautiful plant collec-tions on thirty acres located ad-

jacent to Piedmont Park. Open9-5pm every day excluding Mon-day, this attraction educates visi-tors on plants from around the

world. Currently featured is theKendeda Canopy Walk, a canopy-level walkway extending 600 feet

from the hillside, giving visitorsaerial views of the forest. Tick-ets are $19 each. Be sure to planahead and visit on a sunny day.

Another option located rough-ly 15 minutes away is the CineBi-stro, a great place to bring a dateand kick back, relax and enjoydinner and a movie. e menuincludes salads, sandwiches, andan decedent entrees. e theaterfeatures leather chairs with swiveltables which all guests book aheadof time, eliminating the need torush to the theater. Guests mustbe 21 and over to be admitted.

is nal recommendation isfor students looking for a thrill.Shoot the Hooch, located in His-toric Roswell, GA, oers partici-pants canoe, kayak and tube rent-als to oat along the chilly watersat their own pace. ose not upfor the cold journey of tubing thistime of year can opt for the Spiritof Roswell, a 63-foot-long paddleboat that tours the scenic wildlifeand greenery of the Chattahooch-ee River. Full food and drink ser-vice is provided on board.

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Last week marked the much-anticipated reveal of the contend-ers on the upcoming sixteenthseason of ABCs Dancing WitheStars. Contestants ranged fromlesser-known athletes and actorsto world-famous country music

singer Wynona Judd and popularstandup comedian D.L. Hughley.is mixture of willing stars raisesinteresting questions regardingthe trend throughout the past de-cade for celebrities to strive for acomeback through the medium ofreality competition television.

Other past showsCelebrityApprentice, Skating with the Starsand Celebrity Mole, to name afewhave featured an assort-ment of famous gures agreeingto complete crazy stunts, live inhigh-stress environments andexpose their underlying person-alities to the world for a few extramoments of airtime.

However, one must ask isextending their fteen minutes

of fame the only reason these pre-dominantly fading stars consentto compete? In many cases, thereseem to be other rationales.

Lisa Whelchel (e Facts of Life) stated about her time play-ing Survivor, I didnt really gointo Survivorto restart my career.I loved the game, and I wantedto play it. at really was my solereason. I wanted the adventure.In many cases, a mere desire for anexciting escapade is the only truemotive, and the ability to earn a

spot competing is one of the perksof a previously-established career.

For others, however, real-ity competition does provide theperfect way for a waning celeb-rity to get their foot back in thedoor to Hollywood. One immi-nent example is Kendra Wilkin-sons and Kate Gosselins roles on

this seasons Celebrity Wife Swap.Both stars have lost their respec-tive reality showsKendra OnTop and Kate Plus Eightand areevidently still seeking a spot inthe limelight. In some cases, thisstrategy can be successful; after

Arsenio Hall won NBCs Celebri-ty Apprenticein 2012, he was sub-sequently awarded his own talkshow on CBS. As Conrad Green,executive producer of DancingWith e Stars, explained, Wedont humiliate our contestants,

and that [way] it can be benecialfor careers.

In other cases, stars embrace re-ality competition shows in forumsother than as competitors as a wayto boost their careers or providethemselves an enjoyable experi-ence. For instance, Cee Lo Greenbecame a judge one Voicewhen

he held the number-one record onthe planet. After replacing SimonCowell onAmerican Idol, JenniferLopez consequently earned a cov-er on People, an endorsement deal

with Gillettes Venus Razor and ahit tune with On e Floor.

Bret Michaels, winner of2010s Celebrity Apprentice, bestexplained the pros and cons ofcelebrity participation: Showslike Apprentice allow celebritiesto continue their careers and addto their fan base, because it goes

into everybodys living room if theshow is successful. You can reachnew demographicsWhen yousign up to do these shows, youbetter know what youre signingup for. If you have a meltdownits there for all to see. Reality TVis an absolute risk.

Ultimately, reality competition

shows oer personalities uniqueopportunities to connect tofansif that is their aimthanksto the way in which viewers feelconnected to these icons due tothe exposure of their raw selves insuch circumstances. So, the nexttime celebrities such as Kareem

Abdul-Jabbar agree to jump froma high-dive in a speedo on ABCsspring show Splash, think aboutthe numerous reasons behind oneof Hollywoods fastest growingand enduring trends.

bit as intense, but now they willhave the social aspect to bring ev-eryone together. Sonys concept ofsocial interaction within the worldof gaming is likely to take a chunkout of rival company Microsofts

Xbox sales, as well as those of theirpopular Xbox Live experience andKinect system. On a side note, ru-mors have been circulating aroundthe game sphere that the supposed

Xbox 720 will be revealed in a

press conference in April, and thespecs for this console also seemto be raising the bar. History hasshown that timing is everything

when dealing with prots in anindustry like video games. Micro-soft got the jump on Sony withtheir release of the original Xbox360 by about a year, and sales forthe 360 are currently greater thanthat of the PS3s by about six mil-lion. Whether or not a nancialreversal of fortunes lies in the fu-ture of both of these companiesremains to be seen.

Taking all this informationinto account, the question of

whether or not Sonys PS4 confer-ence will be strong enough to curbthe hype that will be generated by

Microsofts response this April ison the table. In short, the answeris hard to give right now. With solittle legitimate information at ourngertips, a lot of the news in thisindustry is based on speculationand rumor. is PS4 reveal waslled with some incredible con-tent and hints at a great and ex-pansive future for the PlayStationfranchise. It may have shown fansa light at the end of the tunnel,but what lies on the other side isstill shrouded in mystery.

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Artist createsunique style

e graphic novelist John ArneStery is more widely known byhis simple pseudonym Jason. Bornin Molde, Norway in 1965, Jasonhas become an internationally ac-claimed author and illustrator forhis graphic novels. He has wonmyriad prestigious comic bookawards both in his home countryand abroad. In the U.S. alone he

has won two Eisner Awards forBest U.S. Edition of InternationalMaterial, a Harvey Award for BestNew Talent back in 2002 and anInkpot Award in that same year.His next graphic novel, Lost Cat,is set to be released on June 19.

A work of Jasons is immedi-ately identiable because of hisstrong style. His illustrations arealmost minimalist, but power-ful in their simplicity. His sparsedrawings combined with a ligneclaire style (in which all linesare uniform in size and pressure,therefore not providing a focus onany one element in a panel) are

reminiscent of the famous Belgiancartoonist Herg, author of the fa-mous Tintin series.

Even more endemic to Jasonsstyle are his characters, all of

which are anthropomorphic ani-mals. Upright and clothed cats,dogs and birds are the main char-acters in his graphic novels. esecharacters are all tall and lean,their designs dominated by verti-cal lines. ey also share pupil-less, white circles for eyes. e rst

impression of these gaping whitesis both haunting and disturbing,but Jason still manages to show-case a wide range of emotions

with them.Jasons graphic novels tend to

be shorter; perhaps it is more aptto term them graphic novellas.e content is anything but small,however. His ideas ght the no-tion that there are no original sto-ries anymore, and he enjoys com-bining disparate elements, as inthe case of his combination oferee Musketeers and Flash Gor-don in a graphic novella entitlede Last Musketeer.

Other notable works includeLeft Bank Gang, in which writersof the Lost Generation such as Er-

nest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzger-ald, Gertrude Stein and James

Joyce are re-imagined as cartoon-ists in 1920s Paris. en theydecide to rob a bank. is novel,along with I Killed Adolf Hitler,a time travel assassination that isprecisely what it sounds like, arethe two which earned Jason Eis-ner awards, the highest comicbook industry award in the U.S.Based o these premises alone,

Jasons inclination for dry humorand broad imagination is readilyapparent.

His last work to be released,in March of 2012, was Athos in

America, a 200-page graphic novelcollecting six dierent stories in-cluding the eponymous tale. attale is a prequel to one of his otherstories, e Last Musketeer.Other tales in the book include ACat from Heaven, a meta storyin which Jason draws a graphicnovel, has a reading in a store and

gets drunk.Athos in Americais thelatest in a long line of books in

Jasons career wherein he releasesa graphic novel compilation thatcollects a variety of shorter sto-ries together. is is set to change

with Lost Cat.Lost Cat is to be Jasons rst

full-length graphic novel: a sin-

gle story lasting longer than ftypages. In this detective yarn, theprotagonist begins the book bylocating the titular missing petafter seeing a lost pet sign. Uponreturning it to the owner, the de-tective makes a connection withthe woman as they chat, and heasks her out. When she disappearsbefore their date, the mysterybegins. He starts to accept othercases, but in the back of his mindhe never gives up on nding her.

Enhanced by Jasons taut, sparsestyle, Lost Catlooks to be a som-ber meditation on the connectionspeople make with each other, and

what happens when that connec-tion is severed.

Jason is endowed with a pen-sion for fantastic plots (whenone of his characters asks how heis supposed to kill the man in aphoto he is holding, his employ-er deadpans, With a time ma-chine.) and expressive characters.His style harkens to Europeancomic masters such as Herg, andhe is adept at displaying a rangeof moods. He can simultaneouslyshow humor in a situation and ex-istentialism upon the faces of hisprotagonists without any discon-

nect.Part of this stems from the Eu-

ropean comic vogue of cartooningand not worrying about realisticstyles.is allows European com-ic authors, such as Jason, to be cre-ative with plots and setting storiesin exotic locales while bestowingan underlying heart to the storiesthanks to the exaggerated expres-sions cartoon faces provide. eNorwegian graphic novelist Jasonis a master of this cultural style,taking his anthropomorphic pro-tagonists as far as the moon whilekeeping the readers feet on emo-tional, human ground.

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I have a linemans chew. You, fyi, chew slower than a caterpillar.Get a pool full of liquor, then you dive in it/ pool full of liquor,Imma dive in it...says the cockroach to the human:I have wings!bowties are not cool, and for douchebagsI got featured sliver, they now call me mr. drunk mansmicrophone:one of the guys.Wanna watch drugs inc on ecstacy? You have ecstacy? and

whats drugs inc?show me your booty holemaking our campus beautiful doesnt make us a good schooland whatever rankings youre going for I dont give a shit aboutI wish we could rush the court after every win, fuck it. why nothave a huge party every time

well done miss delaware. jk, for 1/4 mil, you can do betterIm learning that the Nique is run by people only concernedabout their large stipends being cut.

Burgers Bytes $8+ for Single w/ cheese, fries, and a drink.......Chucks Burgers next to Waho in Tech Square $6.50 for a doubleburger w/ cheese, fries and a drinkIFC blows, SGA blows, CPC blows. No wonder theyre so goodat sucking their own dicks.

What do we want? UNFAIR! When do we want it? CHANGE!Leather jackets, lee jeans and black reeboks are the Tech nerduniform. Look around. Youll see it.hey ahsan khan ak47Line at Subway was too long so I went to Burger Bytes....almost$10 for a really dry burger, lukewarm fries and a drink.Elon Musk = badassbaby goose can change the oil in my car.

what happens to all the baseballs?spring break?glad I didnt give up slivering for lent.I wonder what Rube Goldbergs heaven is like.Harlem shake is dumb.e guy next to me doesnt want to write a cover letter because hethinks it is stupid, ne dont write a cover letter just dont whineabout not getting hireddumbassDat extended Game ofrones previewe Technique not noticing a homophobic sliver and allowing itto be published.I have crush on you. Why you already committed?Unity project deadline pushed back til next week #praisedalord

rst and third with one out. Hegot his rst batter to ground intoa double play, ending the Mercerthreat without giving up a run.

An error in the fourth broughtanother Mercer runner on a playthat would have ended the inning.

Wren got the ball rolling inthe fth by laying a bunt downthe third base line. An error bythe pitcher on the throw to rst

brought Hyde home. Dove fol-lowed that with a bunt of hisown to bring in Lynch and tiethe game, prompting a pitchingchange. A double byomas gaveTech the lead 4-3, and ended astreak of 28-straight singles forthe Jackets that extended back toGame 2 vs. Rutgers.

e lead was short-lived, how-ever, as a two-run homer in thesixth swung the game back inMercers favor. Another run via adouble brought the score to 6-4.

Techs bats proceeded to lightup the next two innings as theteam scored eleven runs o ofnine hits. Wren began the runin the the sixth, scoring o of aomas single to bring it back to

within one. omas nished theday with four hits and three RBIs.

After Palka was intentionallywalked to load the bases, Murraycame through with a three-runtriple over the center elders headto give Tech the lead again. enin the seventh, a few singles paired

with some Mercer errors allowedthe Jackets to put up six moreruns to take a commanding leadto eventually win, 16-9.

e Jackets are on a roll head-ing into their rst conferencematchup against the VirginiaTech Hokies in Blacksburg, Va.this weekend.

Technique: What made youdecide to come back for your se-nior season?

Farmer: Me and Brandonomas both conversed and it was

just one of those things where Icouldnt really see turning downanother year of college here atTech. Especially for what I wasoered.

Technique: Do you have anypersonal goals for this year?

Farmer: Help my team getback to the ACC tournament forsure, and then lower my ERAfrom last year.

Technique: What are yourgoals for the team this season?

Farmer: Try to do a repeatof last year by winning the ACCChampionship and then gettingto Omaha is denitely our ulti-mate goal.

Technique: Whats dierentabout this years team that youthink will be able to help you getpast the regionals?

Farmer: I think last year wewere a really young team. isyear we have a lot more experi-ence. We have a really big juniorclass, our freshmen from last yearare sophomores now, and havingexperience goes a long way in col-lege baseball so I rea lly think hav-ing that will denitely help us godeep.

Technique: Which youngplayers have surprised you themost this year?

Farmer: Jonathan King as afreshman has been playing great.

en another freshman, MattGonzalez, has been great on theeld as well.

Technique: Besides UGA,

which team do you enjoy beatingthe most?Farmer: Im going to have to

say Clemson. I really enjoy beat-ing them. ey are denitely oneof our biggest rivals.

Technique: Growing up, wasthere a certain pitcher you lookedup to or tried to model your gameafter?

Farmer: John Smoltz. Ive al-ways kept up with him and lookedup to him, especially when I wasa kid. I had a lot of his baseballcards and he has just always beena great pitcher.

Technique: If you could strikeout any MLB player, who wouldit be?

Farmer: I think it would

probably be Josh Hamilton. Justbecause I like him as a player and Ithink it would be cool to go head-to-head with him.

Technique: What is it aboutCoach Hall that you think hasmade him be able to be successfulhere at Tech for so long?

Farmer: Players really likeplaying for him. He backs hisplayers up, and he just runs theprogram well. Practices are reallyupbeat, fun and we have a goodtime. Just everything we do onand othe eld, I think that helps

with the success Coach Hall hashad here.

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