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.)/#()*+'%& With record low temperatures reminiscent of the Snowpocalypse of 2011, which shut down Tech for its first week of classes, many students thought something similar would happen this year as well. However, it will take more than just cold temperatures to shut down Techs entire campus again. According to the Office of Emergency Preparedness, Tech would shut down its campus due to inclement weather if there were extremely dangerous road conditions that make it too hazardous for students, faculty and sta ff to travel to or around campus. Dangerous conditions could also include extended and widespread power outages, but the campus will adjust accordingly for other extenuating circumstances. We use a systematic approach to our process for tackling winter weather and for decisions surrounding an upcoming weather event. We have checklists based on National Weather Services advisories and warnings, said Andy Altizer the Emergency Preparedness Director. Saying this, since no event is ever the same and there always seems to be a few unexpected wrinkles, we must continue to rely on common sense, collaboration and effective coordination. Ultimately the decision for a campus closing comes from President Peterson or his designee, and these decisions are usually made with close guidance from key executive sta ff as well as the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD). This core group will weigh a number of factors that primarily focus on the impact that the weather
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.)/#()*+'%& At the end of last year, Panasonic Eco Solutions North America announced the completion, upgrade and installation of two new LED video displays with two new ribbon displays at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field. We continue to offer our fans the best game day experience possible, and Panasonic provided us with a solution that gives us a wide range of options to work with, said Joe Potter, Sr. Vice President, Media Operations, IMG College, in a press release from Panasonic. The new displays are a hit, contributing additional energy and buzz in the stadium from our loyal Ramblin Wreck fans. The displays are 46 feet wide by 6 feet tall and the ribbon dis-

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plays measure 75.6 feet wide by 3 feet tall. Both displays have a high-resolution 16 mm pixel pitch to deliver bright, crisp imbe $25. Students can make an online appointment in the allergy and immunization clinic at myappointment.health.gatech.edu. Faculty and sta ff can call 404894-1432 to make an appointment. No appointment is necessary to get a flu shot at the flu clinics, but supply is limited for the time being. Those who do visit the flu clinic can receive either a shot or the nasal spray. As pointed out by administration in Stamps, neither carry the risk of causing influenza. Cash will not be accepted, so payments must be made by either credit card or Buzzcard. In addition, Buzzcards are required for check-in at the clinic. For those can not attend the Flu Clinic, Stamps Health Services offers vaccinations by appointment. Stamps hopes to get more supplies later this spring, but dates for future clinics are not yet determined.

ages. These displays are a complement to the seven existing ones that were installed at the stadium in 2009. &%/'0-*'0;-*.%*! On Jan. 3, Parking and Transportation Services announced the installation of four new Level II ChargePoint electric vehicle chargers in the Technology Square Parking Deck on 4th Street. According the Parking and Transportation Services, the electric vehicle chargers will be convenient and useful for individuals from GT Hotel and Conference Center, Global Learning Center, Scheller College of Business, Barnes & Noble and other campus visitors in general. Visitors who intend to use the car chargers in the parking deck must have a ChargePoint card or a credit card, and ChargePoint card users can use their account to obtain data, alerts and remote control of their charging session. Currently, visitors will not be charged to use the charging station, but they must pay to get into the parking deck.

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LGBTQIA resource center to open this spring

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Although students have that Pride is often overwhelmed treating trouble spots. By 5:00 ing by various student groups and grams. been able to receive support from and do not have the training nec- a.m., they had pretreated difficult cooperation between several camSupport for an institutional student resources such as Pride Al- essary to help students with some- areas like the 5th Street Bridge. pus offices, the Tech LGBTQIA resource specifically for LGBT liance and campus resources such times serious problems. GTPD patrol units monitored Resource Center is built and set students has been building in re- as the Womens Resource Center [The resouce center will] pro- campus throughout the night, to open later in the spring. The cent years. During their success- and the office of the Dean of Stu- vide support from the institution and the Emergency Preparedness resource center will provide insti- ful election for Undergraduate dents, many felt that the lack of to the students and also to support team was on campus by 3:30 a.m. tutional support, event coordina- Student Body President and Ex- a central institution created issues the students in getting what they to evaluate the roadways on and tion and information to students ecutive Vice President last spring, that makes it difficult for LGBT need from the institution, Har- around campus to consult AFCEidentifying as gay, lesbian, tran- Nick Picon and Lucy Tucker em- students. lan said. [It will be] the voice of MA and nearby institutions. sexual or as part of another sexual phasized the need for the resource, Because [LGBT support] is queer students; often those voices When decisions are made, anminority. making it one of the key planks to not solely what I do, those pro- are hard to hear. nouncements come from Institute The office for the resource cen- their platform. grams and services are not coorInterviews of the three candi- Communications and are sent out ter has already been built in the I honestly didnt think I dinated as well as they could be, dates for the director of the center via numerous channels, including Smithgall Student Services Build- would see it in my time as a stu- said Ray. The office will give will occur on the 22nd, 23rd and being posted to the main Institute ing, and its services will be avail- dent, I thought at the very least these programs and services 27th of this month, and students web page and shared via social able for students after a director wed get the ball rolling towards stability, and credibility and ac- will have the opportunity to speak media channels. has been named and has arrived something in five or ten years, countability. with the candidates and hear their Were always planning for at Tech. said Kate Harlan, President of According to Harlan, Pride presentations. A selection commit- the next hazard while incorporatThe ideal start date for the Pride Alliance. [We] owe a lot Alliance is a major resource for tee, which includes one graduate ing lessons learned from our past new inaugural LGBT director to Nick Picon and his team and LGBT students, who often com- and two undergraduate students, experiences. Every winter, the would be March 1st, but I would making this a concern of theirs, ing to her and other Pride of- will state their recommendation weather scenario is different...This want the candidate to be able to which really helped it get through ficers with problems they have. with the final decision being made is a matter of constantly enhancgive their previous institution am- to the administration. Although they are able to give by vice presidents William Scha- ing the state of readiness at Georple warning of their departure as Before the resource center was advice from their own experience fer and Archie Ervin. gia Tech, Altizer said.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 14 Hotel Rwanda Movie Premiere Student Center Theater 7 9:30 p.m. Join us for Georgia Techs premiere of Hotel Rwanda: the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over 1,000 Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in the Rwanda genocide. This event will provide historical context as a precursor to the keynote address to be delivered by Rwandan diplomat His Excellency, Ambassador Eugene-Richard Gasana. For more information, contact stephanie.ray@vpss. gatech.edu.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Keynote Speaker: His Excellency, Ambassador EugneRichard Gasana Student Center Ballroom 3 p.m. His Excellency, Ambassador EugneRichard Gasana, is a Rwandan diplomat and the current Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations in New York City. An invitation-only reception will follow at Ferst Place. RSVP by December 15 at www.diversity.gatech. edu/mlk-institutelecture-rsvp. For more information, contact najah.hofman@ vpid.gatech.edu or sandra.duplessis@ vpid.gatech.edu.

MONDAY, JAN. 20 National MLK Holiday Observance: A Day of Service 8 a.m.2 p.m. Make a difference in the community with A Day On, Not a Day Off. Join Georgia Techs third annual MLK Day of Service, a campuswide initiative honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Participants will serve in teams and engage in service projects with metro Atlanta community partners. There are 250 volunteer spots available. For registration details and a full schedule, visit www. leadandengage. gatech.edu. For more information, contact sarah.perkins@vpss. gatech.edu.

THURSDAY, JAN. 23 Sunday Supper: A Community Conversation and Meal Student Success Center, Presidents Suite 68 p.m. As we honor Martin Luther King Jr.s life and legacy, it is important to take time to celebrate and reect as a community. The Sunday Supper invites the Georgia Tech community to come together over a meal and engage in meaningful dialogue about the 2014 MLK Celebration events, Dr. Kings legacy, and his international impact. There are 100 spaces available. To register, visit www. leadandengage.gatech. edu. For more information, contact pschnaak3@gatech. edu.

SAT. SUN., FEB. 1 2 Memphis Civil Rights Tour Departure Time 7 a.m. Georgia Tech faculty, academic professionals, and students will journey to Memphis, Tenn. for our Civil Rights Tour to visit The Slave Haven Underground Railroad, the Memphis Rock & Soul Museum, and the national Civil Rights Museum. A major goal of this tour is to increase student-faculty engagement. Transportation and hotel lodging are provided at no cost to participants, but participants must pay for their own meals. This tour is limited to 30 faculty and academic professionals and 70 students. To register, go to www. diversityprograms. gatech.edu/plugins/ content/index. php?id=116. Registration will be open as long as spots are available. For more information, contact stephanie.ray@vpss. gatech.edu.

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Stamps opens new sports medicine clinic with new year

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Why the Board of Regents ban goes too far

The Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG) introduced a proposal to establish a Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus Policy to go into effect July 1, 2014. Citing tobacco use as the leading cause of avoidable death, the BOR intends to prohibit the advertising, sale and use of all tobacco products on USG properties. While the BOR has good intentions of reducing tobacco exposure of users and nonusers alike, they go too far in regulating the decisions individual users make that impact no one but the users. Moreover, if the BOR wishes to protect student health, they are morally obligated to do so in a manner that infringes on personal autonomy as litt le as possible. Consuming tobacco is indisputably bad for users health. More importantly, secondhand smoke, as well as being an annoyance, impacts the health of those around the smoker. Smokeless tobacco, however, does not, yet the BOR looks to ban all tobacco on its properties, eliminating the individual freedom to use all tobacco, including products that do not impact others. Furthermore, if the BOR wishes to improve the air quality on campus, why does their policy also include bans on smoking in cars on campus? Th is restriction is unnecessary to improve health of non-users and unfairly violates the individual right to autonomy of students, faculty and sta ff. There are alternatives to the BOR proposal that protect both the health of nonusers and the freedoms of users. Though current rules prohibit smoking within 25 feet of buildings, for example, these rules are not well-enforced. The BOR can compromise by designating clear smoking zones and enforcing them. If they insist on preventing secondhand smoke, the BOR could consider banning just smoking. Th is solution would maintain student freedoms and improve campus air quality.

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Reimagining the role of our government

The 2016 presidential election: ah, its so pleasantly far, far away. But we do know that it is going to be the same old donkey-elephant mudslinging contest. The Democratic Party will field its carefully (read: demographically) chosen overspending, interventionist enthusiasts, while the good old Republican Party will field a few suspiciously photogenic warmongers who swear by Gods name before bombing Middle Eastern nations. What a choice! If you take a look at the presidents of the U.S. in its recent history, it would seem true that anyone can become President. Of course Mr. Bush, Jr. stands out. The only thing he seemed to succeed in during his presidency was evading unidentified flying footwear. But contrary to popular belief, Mr. Bush may not be the worst president of the U.S. If you exonerate our past presidents for their bankrupting policies and foreign misadventures, then take a look at the federal governments they have led. A pertinent question that any sane observer could ask is: How did the Jeffersonian, free-market, peaceloving federal government turn into the bureaucratic, bellicose, tax-sucking automaton that unleashes its robotic tentacles into all matters except what it is supposed to deal with? The automaton roars with electromechanical rage in matters related to who marries who, who should have babies, how to educate these babies, who to spy on, which nations to bomb and how to perpetuate itself through tearinducing taxation and opening new Departments of Whatever. But the chest-thumping automaton transforms into a timid kitten and meows in the face of important national issues like our ludicrously high national debt, who enters the nation, how to keep government employees well paid, how to make our nation business friendly, how to ease international travel and how to maintain the high standards of our infrastructure. Make no mistake, just because hyperactive media companies shove their well-funded, Armani clad, war-drum beating protgs into our faces, does not mean that there are no people who have raised some core national issues. Ralph Nader, Jill Stein, Barbara Lee, Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, Ross Perot, Gary Johnson, Dennis Kucinich: These are some people who have taken that first step and hauled some skeletons out of the closet. They have had the courage to speak up about issues of paramount importance to our nation. Unfortunately these pivotal voices have been muffled by the cacophony of narcissists, crackpots, windbags and know-nothings. What America needs desperately is a president who understands federalism. The greatest gift the Founding Fathers bequeathed us is the concept of regional democracy. These great men rightly understood the dangers of centralizing power, which could lead to autocratic rule. Case in point is the Chinese. While America still is the Land of the Free and a strong federation, our federal structure seems to be corroding with time. Take Obamacare for instance. We all know that President Obama spends his time in the White House dreaming about new spending schemes, but the one-size-fits-all healthcare bill was stretching it to the limit. Why not leave healthcare to the states? In fact, Hawaii and Massachusetts have Obamacare-style healthcare initiatives that seem to have worked well for the state residents. But the important point to note is that these states brought about these healthcare changes to cater to the needs of the state residents without needless wrist slapping from the big daddies at Washington. It is high time that the U.S. Government stops peeping into the state cubicle and instead starts pursuing a sound monetary policy, a balanced immigration policy and a foreign policy based on diplomacy and peace. Our next president, as head of the government, should stand for, Peace, Gold & Love, as Ron Paul put it. Hopefully, voters in 2016 will start taking independent stands on where our nation should be heading, instead of saying, Oh, hell with it, and pressing the red or blue button. Maddy Venkatesh, ECE Masters Student
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My iPhone lights up to alert me of a new email. My group member must have finally emailed me back. The test surely must have gotten postponed. As I frantically open my email for any helpful antidote to the stress of an expectedly chaotic day in Hell Week, I see the subject line that means too little to me at the time to even care. Reminder: GT Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS). Delete. Believe me, I would love to take the survey. Doing it halfheartedly since I dont have the time or motivation, however, wont do my professors justice. A few days later during Dead Week, I get the same email. I ask myself a few questions. Busy schedule? Check. Time to care? Nope. Ignore? Without a moments hesitation. Now enter Finals Week. I have four finals: two on Monday, one on Wednesday and one on Friday. Not to mention the final exams I have to proctor and grade on Thursday. Essentially, my calendar has little to no time for anything but hitting those books, notes and

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problem sets until Saturday. And so, with my grades and mental sanity on my mind, I continue to ignore the CIOS (and TAOS) emails. But now its Saturday evening, and Ive finally finished all my requirements for the semester. I havent slept in so long that, when I instantly fall asleep, my dreams consist of sleeping. On Sunday, I take the whole day off to make up for all the times that I wanted to catch up on TV shows, play FIFA or go to the gym, but couldnt. In my deliriously happy state, I ignore all email from my beloved university, including the one from, you guessed it, CETL, calling for the last round of students to take the survey as it was the surveys last day for responses. When Tuesday rolls around

and I had rolled around in enough of my unproductivity, I decide to finally sit down and write a cohesive feedback for my professors this semester, highlighting specific critique that the survey core questions cannot suitably target from a five-point scale. But of course, the survey is closed by then. The case I have put forth isnt entirely applicable to everyone on campus. Some people may be more motivated to finish the CIOS surveys after their final exams within the deadline. Some peoples final exams may end earlier. Others may not be as inclined as myself to put detailed comments in and simply answer the questions instead. And a large number of students may be further inclined to complete them to get a few extra

credit points. Regardless, I personally would like the CIOS survey deadline to be extended, if not open until the beginning of the next semester. Some people may argue this limits the time professors have to improve on their performance from preceding semester by shortening the time after receiving survey results. However, professors, who see the survey answers five days after grades are due could instead receive a real-time analysis of results as more surveys start pouring insomething that shouldnt be hard to accomplish. Furthermore, email alerts for new responses could facilitate more time-efficient checking of the surveys from their end. This may also result in more deliberate feedback, which could benefit the professor. If students feel less rushed to fill out a survey, they will most likely take more time and devote more energy than before. If even one more student in a 20-person class takes a survey, thats a five percent increase in survey participation. After all, isnt that what the purpose of this survey is?

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Every time I watch a Tech ball. This isnt to say that you sporting event on television, I cant be interested in both buildsee the same commercial over ing an Iron Man suit and sports, and over. Im not talking about but that just isnt typically the the dumb Nissan Rogue com- case. When you have the oppormercial where tunity to display they drive the your school on When you have the car on top of the national televitrain. Im talk- opportunity to display sion, you should ing about Techs the most out your school on national get commercial of it. featuring Nick television, you should I also think Selby. Quite important get the most of it. its frankly, its time that Techs comfor Tech to pull arent "%&('4.!$5 mercials the commercial solely directed !2$*.!+"&1.$* at prospective from television. I do not know students. 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Imagine dents to believe: that attending a commercial featuring Calvin Tech will help you fulfill your Johnson talking about his time dreams. Since the speech had at Tech. He could speak not gone viral, it was something that only about his athletic career people across the entire country here at Tech, but also his acawould easily be able to remem- demic accomplishments. Maybe ber. Unfortunately, as with just one could feature Mike Duke, about anything else played too the former CEO and president often, the commercial has just of Wal-Mart. Tech could also become old. Instead of fulfill- feature more recent alumni, ing its purpose of introducing such as 2014 Rhodes Scholar me to all the great opportunities Melissa McCoy. Having sevthat are possible while attending eral commercials each featuring Tech, it has just become an an- a different person would solve noying commercial that makes multiple problems. Not only me immediately change the would Tech have more than one channel. commercial to increase variation One of my biggest issues with instead of just showing the same the commerical is that I dont one over and over, but by choosbelieve that it appeals to most of ing people from different fields, the people who spend their af- the school can appeal to people ternoons watching college foot- with different interests. Though I havent intention- make my excuses and live in ally kept up with the news from denial-fueled bliss about my exthe 2014 Consumer Electron- ercise habits in spite of it? ics Show (CES), it surprised In my experience, having the me to see how many companies data only drastically changed are jumping on my behaviors the bandwagon when I was on with their own ...proper incentives the cusp of some versions of the ach ie vement will prove key in the recognized by now-mainstream fitness tracker. applications of trackers Fitbits online These devices are account system. like the Fitbit One. One achievedesigned to give the user various ment (climb 75 *!"'6!*.*% floors or 750 feet metrics about their activity lev"&1.$*'1%'#/1", in a single day), els. From stairs for example, had climbed to steps me climbing the walked, and even how well the stairs in my apartment building user slept, the trackers provide just to get the last few floors. easy access to many personal Most days, though, I would metrics some see as key to build- simply go through my routine ing a fit daily routine. Given without actively changing how the publicity of these trackers, I moved around campus. Even it is more than obvious tech so, I get my activity graphs that companies are banking on con- warm my little industrial engisumers wanting more of these neering heart. devices. With the sleep data, in parI love data. I especially love ticular, I still havent been able data over time, and these track- to change when I decided to get ers give me that info. Ive used my sleep. My records indicate a a Fitbit One for almost a year massive sleep debt Ive accrued, and this aspect appeals to me but Im not changing my behavpersonally. I like the idea of ior to improve this metric of my some piece of technology that general fitness. tracks my movements throughThis indicates to me that in out my day, and Im much more order to successful change users likely to make the decision to habits, simply having the data walk across campus rather than isnt enough; proper incentives drive when I have feedback from will prove key in the application what Ive done and have a goal of trackers like the Fitbit One. Im working toward. The milAll in all, the tracker itself lion-dollar question, though, is isnt the silver bullet to physiwhether access to this data will cal fitness. Some will leverage actually help users, like myself, the technology and incorporate overwhelmingly improve their the feedback they receive into general health. whatever daily routine they have My guess is no. decided to follow. Im under the belief data is For the rest, well get our powerful, and these trackers sleep charts, activity graphs and provide data. 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Cybersecurity should be a priority

National security threats often invoke images of bombs, guns and invading military forces, but one of the most pressing threats to the United States involves none of these. Instead, powers hostile to the United States and its interests have quietly launched domestic cyberterrorism attacks against U.S. banks and, most recently, against popular American news agencies. Such subtle acts of espionage, and the likelihood that they will become more damaging, translates to a need for Congress to quickly pass legislation that beefs up cybersecurity defenses. The issue of cybersecurity came to the forefront of national discourse last Wednesday, when The New York Times revealed they had fallen victim to a fourmonth-long network security breach that was reported to have originated in China. The initial breach occurred around Oct. 25, 2012, the publication date of an article reporting on the family of the countrys prime minister. This disturbing news was followed by revelations that The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and The Washington Post experienced similar issues in their networks. The fact unfriendly powers are carrying out such breaches against institutions of free speech is unsettling enough, but the threats extend beyond mere invasions of privacy. Large attacks were leveled in September against the online systems of JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and PNC Bank, resulting in at least daylong denials of service. Such attacks indicate much more is at stake, with some especially problematic areas being not only economic institutions and tech firms but also power grids for nuclear power plants and water purification systems. Nation-

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On Monday, comedian Kevin Hart and rapper and actor Ice Cube found their way to Techs own little corner of heaven: Sublime Doughnuts. The duo, who have enjoyed a lot of fame recently after their sketch on Conan, gave out free donuts to customers while promoting their new film, Ride Along. Theres not very much that can make Sublime better than it already is, but they managed to do it.

The world has shut down outside. Blisteringly cold temperatures have delayed flights, frozen cars and even caused Niagara Falls to turn into a large block of ice. Several schools in the metro Atlanta area turned off just for the cold weather, but on Monday and Tuesday morning, students still bravely made their way to class. If Hell hasnt already frozen over, it will in the next few days.

After a semester-long wait, the Stamps Turf Field has finally been renovated. The renovation project, which included adding new light fi xtures, adding sport storage units and replacing the synthetic turf, has been completed successfully, and the field is now open. Long delayed by rain and other issues, the project will allow students to practice, condition and play on a better field.

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Sophomore Robert Carter, Techs forward, has a torn meniscus in his left knee. The seriousness of his injury is not yet known, and will only become apparent after surgery. Carter was injured during the Charlotte game, and he thought that his discomfort wasnt anything serious. Carter, tied for the ACC lead in rebounding, is one of Techs most valuable players, and hopefully, he will be back soon.

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state attackers will target critical infrastructure networks such as power grids at an unprecedented scale in 2013 . . . These types of attacks could grow more sophisticated, and the slippery slope could lead to the loss of human life, said Chiranjeev Bordoloi, CEO of security company Top Patch. According to a CNN interview with James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, at least 12 of the worlds largest military powers are working to construct complicated cyberwarfare systems. It would be no stretch to say that the United States has the most to lose at the hands of these powers if our government continues to put cybersecurity on the backburner. Though the medias constant bombardment of the public with images of war-ravaged Afghanistan would suggest otherwise, the events in a remote desert nation do not necessarily pose a greater threat to national security than seemingly less dangerous cyberattacks. The recent infiltrations should remind our legislators of this and prompt them to not only engage in serious discussion with other nations such as China, but also quickly pass legislation that would re-allocate substantial defense resources to building a

stronger cyberdefense system. Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) spoke to the immediacy of the situation in an interview with Politico: Foreign cyberattackers are targeting every aspect of the American economy every day and Congress needs to act with urgency to protect our national security and our economy, he said. With the defense budget and looming sequestration cuts up for debate, Congress needs to take advantage of an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation. Instead of continuing partisan bickering on troop withdrawals and timetables, lawmakers must work to pass serious legislation that will provide the tools necessary to combat lurking cyberthreats. Attacks on public utilities and power plants can create not only inconvenient but dangerous situations for everyday Americans, and the crash of a banks computer system can wreak economic havoc. In addition, some of the nations most sensitive intelligence information could be discretely collected and used against us in unexpected attacks. Aggression in cyberspace is unfortunately a product of our times, truly illustrating both the magic and terror that modern technology can bring. As such, our leaders must act so that we are prepared for whatever comes our way. Technological capacities will only continue to grow as time passes, and as nations unfriendly to the United States develop economically and politically, the possibility of more serious attacks will only increase. Constructing a stronger defense in U.S. cyberspace is of paramount importance, and waiting longer could only harm the nation the time for action is now.

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!"#$%&'($&#)*+%&$,% Better movement with just a flick of the tongue? One Tech professor has been able to make the daily lives of patients with paralysis a lot easier. Mobility plays a vital role in the everyday lives of students at Tech, from getting out of bed to taking the bus and trolley system to get to classes. Yet most times, we tend to overlook how much different our lives would be if suddenly, our ability to be mobile were taken away from us. About 10,000 people a year in the U.S. alone receive spinal cord injuries, causing partial or almost total paralysis, causing drastic life changes for those injured. Maysam Ghovanloo, an ECE assistant professor, has helped create a revolutionary operating system for patients with paralysis that he believes will lead to individuals not only being able to operate wheelchairs more effectively, but also to do other tasks that were previously daunting or impossible without assistance from other people. The system, known as Tongue Drive, has patients receive magnetic piercings on their tongues, which will be used to operate as the guide for where they want

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their wheelchair to move to. As the tongue moves, we can sense the change in the magnetic field, Ghovanloo told Georgia Tech Research News reporters. And then, our headset has a wireless connection to a smartphone that is worn by the user. It can detect where, and in what direction, and at what location the tongue and this tiny magnet is, and execute that command by sending the proper signal to the wheelchair to follow. The tongue monitor has a precise location on the tongue so that when a person speaks, the wheelchair will not recognize the speech as a command to move. Additionally, the user can turn the magnet on and off when it is time to eat or drink. Setbacks for the technology begin immediately in that some users are hesitant in wanting to get a piercing on their tongue, but Ghovanloo believes that this is non-issue. They have gone through more significant surgeries. This is really laughable to them. This is not an issue, Ghovanloo said to Washington Post reporters. Currently, the technology is not slated to be on the market for another year and could cost more than the traditional wheelchair system currently in use by many, yet Ghovanloo will continue in his efforts to perfect the system to ultimately make this system more readily available. I have put it as my mission to help these individuals become more independent, not only [to] lower their healthcare costs, Ghovanloo said to Georgia Tech Research News reporters. It is beneficial to society, its beneficial to their family members and caregivers, but most important of all, its beneficial to themselves, because they cannot go back to how they were, but at least I can help them to be more independent and self-sufficient.

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Audiences are continually mesmerized by the futuristic technology found in movies. The gizmos rattling about those high-adrenaline moments of intense visual effects enthrall the audience, gluing them to their seats. How close is current technology to the gadgets found in our societys sci-fi fantasies, though? The chemical engineers at Tech who participate in the national Chem-E-Car competitions would argue that we are closer than ever before. These are not an average car. In addition to their innovative power source, the cars are shoe box sized and most not cost more

than $2000. Each year, universities from across the U.S. and the world participate in the Chem-E-Car competition, an event in which students design and construct a car powered by chemical energy and that will safely carry a specified load over a given distance and stop. The competition spans months, with multiple regional qualifiers conducted in several locations followed by the best of the teams competing ferociously for the championship at the national level. There, the craziest and most innovative of ideas fuse together to shape a prototype that uses some of the most common resources available and offers a potentially

100 percent clean solution to environmental pollution. This year, Techs team whizzed out the Ramblin Wrecka Chem-E-Car which could be the answer to the almost all problems posed by electric and fuel-driven cars today. After having secured the first two positions at the regional qualifiers, the Ramblin Wreck made its way to the national finals of the Chem-E-Car competition which was held from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3 in San Francisco, Cali. Techs version of the Chem-ECar threads together innovation and controlled reaction, which very much sums up the motto of the competition. Amidst 31 teams across the U.S. and all over the globe, the

Ramblin Wreck competed fiercely and bagged the fifth-place prize. The University of Tulsa was the 2013 national winner. Their award was $2000, which was funded by Chevron. The Chem-E team is an eclectic mix of seven studentsKeller Smith, Yu Leon Liu, Will Gleason, Phillip Kisembo, Juan Cobian, Nikhil Deshpande and Kamakshi Malhotra, all of whom are multi-talented individuals with interests in activities as diverse as music, dance and extreme adventure sports. The team has Dr. Clifford Henderson as their long-standing and all-encompassing mentor. The Chem-E club at Tech was founded about five years ago under the mentorship of Dr. Clifford

Henderson, from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Dr. Henderson is by far the coolest mentor apart from being a taskmaster, said Leon Liu, one of the co-captains and a second-year ChBE major. To the students, he is a beacon of support and their success is credited to his ability of picking the best of their ideas and refining them to bridge the gap between conception and successful implementation. The club and its efforts are funded by BP. The club conducts meetings every Wednesday. Their operation base is the Unit Operations Lab in the basement of the Ford Environ!""#/-B$#%&'"#()

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!"#$%$&"'() While many Tech students pay for school through scholarships and internships, graduate student, Alan Shirley has a slightly different arrangement. He is paying for his Masters in CEE by performing on his dirt bike. This Saturday, Jan. 11, Shirley will perform in his largest event yet to a crowd of 60,000 at the Georgia Dome. Because of the large crowd, he is especially excited about this performance, which will be part of a larger Monster Jam variety show that will involve dirt bikes, cheerleaders and, of course, Monster Trucks. Saturday will be a long day for Shirley, who will set up in the morning for about four hours and participate in a pit party, a meet and greet with special audience members who paid extra to have a more personal Monster Jam experience. According to Shirley, he is most excited about meeting the kids at the pit party because he remembers being their age and looking up to the performers he saw. At 6:30 p.m., Shirleys first real performance of the night will begin, or as he calls it, ...the time when the risk comes in. While he trains constantly for his performances, Shirley can never know for sure how a stunt will turn out, but, according to him, fear will have little impact on his performance at the Georgia Dome. When youre out there, you dont have time to be scared, says Shirley. While he had always looked up to and admired dirt bikers, Shirleys actual dirt biking career started a relatively short time ago in 2010. Before then, he was a snowboard racer, but when he was racing at the East Coast Nationals, Shirley injured his knee. Not one to give up on his love of extreme sports, Shirley began dirt biking in hopes that it would have less of a negative impact on his knee. It is slightly better. Snowboarding is all on the right leg while this is more evenly divided, said Shirley. Since his start, Shirleys dirt biking career has taken off. He started performing after a friend of his, who was ranked as the No. 2 bicyclist in the early 1990s, realized his potential. I took him down one day, and afterwards, he said, I guess youre ready to do shows now, Shirley said. Now hes the announcer for my show. Shirley now performs all over the country. He has performed in New York City and at the World Championship this summer. Later this year, he plans to perform at the Superdome in New Orleans. Before his performance in New York City, which was in front of 40,000 people, Shirley had only performed in front of 2,000 to 3,000 people. According to Shirley, performing at a high level can be pretty intimidating. Even though he is getting his Masters at Tech, Shirley dreams of being able to dirt bike professionally for life. But according to him, the money is good but not enough to not get a real job. It looks like Ill work during the week and perform on the weekends. Job opportunities have opened up to Shirley because of dirt biking, though. Many times, one of the men in the dirt bike lessons he teaches would work at a large engineering firm. Ive made a lot of good contacts; a lot of engineers ride who like the adrenaline feel, Shirley said.

When asked what the biggest lesson he has learned from dirt biking so far, Shirley joked, Ive really learned how to fi x a dirt bike. I guess if none of my other careers work out, I could always be a mechanic. Currently, Shirley and his team are negotiating with the Student Center for a future performance on Techs campus.

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mental Science and Technology building, where they spend hours on Sunday afternoons, giving shape to figments of their imagination. The idea for the photochromic car arose in the last spring semester and has stood the test of multiple phases before it culminated into a brand new product driven by ultraviolet light. Given the current market trends, many people wonder whether electric cars are a better alternative to fuel driven cars. Electric cars are clean, in the sense that they dont burn gas, so they are considered to be zeroemission vehicles. They run on electricity generated from a host of natural resources, which is precisely the focus of the Tech team. They use the most common of resources to build a working vehicle. The teams Ramblin Wreck is powered by a lead-acid battery which is used to drive a motor. It is stopped by interrupting power to the drive motor which is triggered by a photochromic reaction induced by exposure of a photoreactive film to ultraviolet light. This is environmentally sustainable because the darkening of the photochromic lens is completely reversible. This means that no new chemicals are required for each run. The Chem-E-car team will continue to design and construct new innovative and resource friendly and hopefully prize winning cars.

Band member discusses album release

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!"#$%$&"'() Michael Stearns, a fourth-year CS major, works hard to balance both his academic and musical aspirations. Despite his Tech workload, he and his band, We Few, released an album in November 2013 and he is a leading member in Techs Musicians Network. Technique: What do you hope to do with your major? Stearns: To be totally honest, I have no idea! Id really like to find some way of incorporating music or audio into my job, but I really love computer science as a whole, and will probably be happy, regardless of my job. Technique: You and your band, We Few, recently released an album. What is it called, and what kind of music is on there? Stearns: Our album is called Alligator Pears and Dumb Double Dares. The album is a blend of folk tunes, punk and some odd soundscapes straight out of something from WREK radio. Technique: How long has We Few been a band and how did you come together? Stearns: Weve been a band for about a year, although weve gone from a two piece to a solo project and back to a full band within that year. The band originally started as an outlet for silly covers between my then-roommate and me. We eventually wrote a few original songs, and then the bands been around ever since. Technique: What made you decide to release an album? Stearns: Im always in the middle of recording, and eventually, it just felt like the album had to be released or we would never finish it. Weve been working on it for a year, and it just felt like it was time for the album to see the light of day. Technique: What was your favorite part of the album making process? Stearns: I love working with new people, bringing in friends to play little parts and watching it turn from an empty sounding series of songs into a massive wall of interesting parts. I always have fun when a friend mentions that they play an odd instrument, and we get to bring them into the studio for a quick couple of takes. Technique: What was the most frustrating part of the process? Stearns: The mixing. Spending hours and hours listening to the same tracks in an attempt to find ways to tweak a bunch of controls and get the sound that you want? Its exhausting, infuriating, and also one of the most important parts of recording. That said, its a lot easier for me now than it was a year ago. Technique: What is your biggest dream for We Few? Stearns: I would love the chance to go on a proper tour of the U.S. Weve done a few jaunts out of state, but getting a vehicle large enough for the full band, plus gas money, plus finding the time off ? Sometimes I question if itll ever happen, although I dont think its too far off. Technique: If you could play with one musician, or band, either dead or alive, who or which would it be? Stearns: From the dead folks in world, I would probably pick Hound Dog Taylor. From the living, Id pick Pete Seeger. Both are absolutely amazing, and you should check them out. Pete Seeger helped make American music what it is today, and Hound Dog Taylor is a blues legend who really had some strong music going. Most of the new punk-blues bands (such as the Black Keys and the White Stripes) call on Hound Dog Taylors sound. Technique: What are your hobbies apart from We Few? Stearns: I spend a lot of time on school, a lot of time biking and a lot of time running Musicians Network, which is a school club dedicated to bringing musicians together and running the oncampus music venue Under the Couch. Technique: How do you balance being in a band and being at Tech? Stearns: Lots of ca ffeine and almost no sleep. Also, time management skills are a must, although I must profess that Im kinda bad at such things.

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Spring 2014 promises great entertainment lineup

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franchise, Final Fantasy XV, formerly known as Final Fantasy Versus, is still plagued with a vague 2014 release schedule. Other high-profile games include Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Wii U, Dark Souls II for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Elder Scrolls Online for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC and South Park: The Stick of Truth for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Spring offers a wide selection for films as well. Early blockbuster titles include colon-riddled sequels 300: Rise of an Empire and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. All-ages films being released include the latest Muppets movie, Muppets Most Wanted, complete with an all-star cast. Hayao Miyazakis rumored final film The Wind Rises, voiced by such talents as Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, hits theaters Feb. 21. Wes Andersons newest film The Grand Budapest Hotel, George Clooney-directed The Monuments Men and Pulitzer-prize-winning play turned film August: Osage County are other movies to keep an eye on. Atlanta itself will host a variety of concerts and shows. Three musicals are scheduled at the Fabulous Fox theatre: Book of Mormon in late January, Once in March and The Lion King in April. Concerts at the Fox include Robin Thicke and Ellie Goulding. Spread across the great venues of Atlanta will be acts like Switchfoot at the Buckhead Theatre on Mar. 2, Fratellis at the Masquerade on Feb. 21, Panic! At the Disco at the Tabernacle on Feb. 7 and AFI at Center Stage Theater on Jan. 18. Even if there are not any imminent secret album releases, the next few months already promise a few gems. A little over a decade after his death, Johnny Cash is having a posthumous album, Out Among the Stars, released collecting lost recordings from sessions in the 1980s. Glee star Lea Michelle releases her debut solo album, Louder, in March. Foxes, the singer of Zedds hit single Clarity, also releases her debut album, Glorious, albeit one day ahead of Michelle. Upcoming albums also include Young the Giants Mind Over Matter, Of Mice and Mens Restoring Force, Switchfoots Fading West, The Frays Helios and Bruce Springsteens High Hopes. Alice Munro winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013 has further legitimized short stories as a serious genre, and this years book selection reflects this changing mentality. Lydia Davis, practitioner of experimental literature, has a book of short stories entitled Cant and Wont: Stories in April. Ben Marcus new short story collection Leaving the Sea was recently released this past week. And short story writer Loorie Moores new collection Bark will come out late February. Novels are still, naturally, dominating the bookshelves. New titles from Teju Cole, Emma Donoghue, Jesse Ball and Rachel Joyce are just a sampling of the major talents publishing this spring. Comics continue to see a rise in popularity thanks to their Hollywood counterparts. Marvel is putting out a wave of titles as part of their NOW! initiative, making perfect jumping-on points for new readers while DC continues their evolving New 52 line-up. 2014 seems to be hitting the ground running, and this spring may be the start of a great year in entertainment.

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Secret Life of Walter Mitty succeeds in dreaming big

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GENRE: Drama STARRING: Ben Stiller, Kristin Wiig DIRECTOR: Ben Stiller RATING: PG RELEASE DATE: Dec. 25

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!"#$%&'($&#)*+%&$,% James Thurbers classic short story about an ordinary man who escapes reality by daydreaming of romance, heroism and adventure, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, has been made into a modern-day masterpiece. Directed by and starring Ben Stiller as Walter Mitty, this film is a cinematic getaway for all audiences. While known primarily for his goofy comedies, Stiller has recently taken to more meaningful plotlinesand with this one, he has succeeded. The Walter Mitty of Thurbers short story fantasizes about fighting in war, piloting a Navy hydroplane, performing a one-of-a-kind

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surgery and being tried for murder, all while out shopping with his wife. The stories are never finished, as he is routinely awakened from his daydreaming state by lifes distractions. The entire thirteen-paragraph short story, written in 1939, can be read in less than five minutes, which begs the question of how it could be adapted into a two-hourlong movie. Rather than use the same storyline Thurber originally wrote, the script for the movie takes an entirely new approach. Stillers Walter Mitty is an ordinary worker for Life Magazine, a photojournalism magazine published from 1936 to 2007 and partnered with Time Magazine at the formerly-known Time & Life Building in Manhattan. Mittys lack of courage deters him from asking out the new lady upstairs, standing up for himself or advancing within a company he has worked at for decades. When Life Magazine is bought out and the employees are rudely informed that they will most likely lose their jobs as the company disintegrates, Mitty is tasked with finding famous photographer Sean OConnells, played by Sean Penn, most recent, amazing photo to be the magazines last cover. Mitty embarks on a jour-

ney which confronts his body, psyche and heart with challenges he only imagined. From cowardice to bravery, Mitty transforms while on this mysterious journey through foreign countries and dangertesting just how far he is willing to go. The incredible cast, combined with a perfectly fit soundtrack and artsy style of filming, creates a moving and emotional film. However, Stiller clearly inserted moments of comic relief and lighthearted scenes, rounding the production out to include romance, comedy, action, adventure, fantasy and drama. The filming style and graphic design of scenes as simple as the beginning credits add to the effectiveness of portraying this sense of real life, and stepping out of ones comfort zone to see the world. This mirrors Walter Mittys main theme, turning his fantasy experiences into reality. In accordance with Life Magazine s motto, To see things thousands of miles away, things hidden behind walls and within rooms, things dangerous to come to, to draw closer, to see and be amazed, Mitty steps out into the unknown, teaching us to explore, to see new things and achieve your wildest dreamsthat is living.

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Re-release of games requires more deliberate additions

!"#$$%&'(")' For as long as history can remember, mankind has been striving to improve upon previous inventions. Sure, the wheel is one of the most notable advances in human technology, but once two wheels are connected and a platform added, there are carts. Having four wheels makes it stable. Add an engine to the contraption and the wheel has made it to the Twentieth Century as a car. The point of the matter is that there is always someone who is unsatisfied enough with the way things are to actually do something about them. A more modern take on this is the re-releasing of video games. Recently, there has been a slew of remastered games. Many of these are a part of the Sony HD Collection. Each of these games was on previous Sony consoles and has been re-released for the PlayStation 3 with better graphics; some were even redesigned to incorporate 3D effects. Sadly, not all older games actually warrant this new chance to impress. A horrible eight-bit game is going to be just as horrible in high resolution. What makes a video game a good video game is the gameplay. Some might argue that the storyline is also important, but then there are games, such as several online first person shooters, that are extremely successful with little storyline at all. If a game was not successful the first time around, re-releasing

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recently re-released several of their classic movies such as The Little Mermaid after improving the quality of the images. What video game companies must realize is that Disney did not re-release or remake Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. The difference between these two is that one is a classic while the other is a decent movie that one might watch once and not think about again. Another point that seems to be missed is that movies only have the image and sound quality to worry about. Video games are much more involved; a re-released video game should reflect this. Re-releasing a video game in HD and making it available on a new console is okay, but the game would be much better if the re-release improved the controls or fi xed a puzzle that was previously incomprehensible due 9)'$'(5'3-$%+:('.(!"#$%#&' to a translation error. Video game companies should !"#$%#&'()*+(*(,''&($-%#&('.(-%/-%0%*+"#,(,*1%+(.-'1("$+(2'230*-(4%0&*(.-*#5)"+%(6"$)(32,-*&%&( ,-*2)"5+(*+(6%00(*+(#%6(.%*$3-%+('-(-%7*12%&(&3#,%'#+($)*$(&'(#'$(5)*#,%($)%(5'-%('.($)%(,*1%8 make their re-releases count. If a game was alright to begin with, it after updating the graphics and While re-releasing a game for ative in their releases when TV perhaps it should just remain aladding nothing else will not help a newer console makes it available shows and movies happily remake right while the next game that with its overall quality. Fortunate- to more people, this should by or re-release their forms of enter- group makes benefits from the ly, most companies realize this no means be the only reason for tainment. Even books have been mistakes made in the previous, unand have yet to attempt re-releas- a re-release. If someone does not re-released through newer edi- related game. On the other hand, ing such atrocious masterpieces have the console that a game was tions or re-publications where in- if a game is amazing, it could get as Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis or released on, he or she could easily formation is updated or the cover a re-release, but instead of simply the glitch-ridden Fantastic Four. go without that game. There are art is redone to reflect a new movie updating the graphics, the few Even though video game play- plenty of other video games avail- based on the book or simply to trivial nuisances or glitches could ers and the game makers seem able. When companies re-release make the book more eye-catching. be fi xed. Another approach would to have come to an agreement to games with only a change to their Remastered video games are be to change the puzzles or level not dredge up bad memories, the graphics, they are forfeiting time not always a bad idea; however, design slightly, which was demmarket is still filled with re-releas- that could otherwise be spent on it should not be happening very onstrated with the The Legend of es and remasterings of games that new games. often. Perhaps video game compa- Zelda: Ocarina of Time re-release were only mediocre and not worth Of course, it is hard to expect nies should learn from the movie alongside a more challenging verplaying a second time. the gaming community to be cre- industry. For example, Disneyw sion of the game Master Quest.

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Mr. Banks sentimentality saved by excellent acting

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GENRE: Biography, Comedy STARRING: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks DIRECTOR: John Lee Hancock RATING: PG-13 RELEASE DATE: Dec. 20

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!"#$%&'($&#)*+%&$,% Saving Mr. Banks raises the curtains on the beloved live-action musical movie Mary Poppins to show how the film came into fruition, or so the plot summary may lead one to believe. The film is an exploration of the author of Mary Poppins book series, P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson, Wit), and how Walt Disney (Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump) coerced her into signing off on the movie rights to the film. The relationship between the two is a tumultuous one, spanning twenty years of Disney badgering the author to give him the rights. The film actually begins when Travers is forced to travel to Los Angeles in 1961 to finally give in to the filmmaker after running out of royalties from her books. The archetypal English women could not be more displeased about her position or good-oldboy Walt Disney, whom she imagines will just make her character from a stern nanny into a silly one that sings and dances. She constantly reminds the team that Poppins is the enemy of sentiment and whimsy. The movie peppers beautiful, nostalgic flashbacks of Travers

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Australian childhood in 1906 to break up the battle for the rights. These scenes are framed as the authors own memories of a simpler time when P.L. Travers was just Helen Lyndon Goff, or, as little Ginty, the nicknamed lovingly bestowed upon her by her father, bank manager Travers Robert Goff (Coline Farrell, Total Recall ). These memories permit the audience to fall in love with the charming, handsome alcoholic who always encouraged fantasy and escapism from the real world, but whose inability to deal with reality caused harsh times and horrible situations for his family. The Goff household falls into disarray until her mothers sister,

the inspiration for Mary Poppins, comes to restore order. Unfortunately, as this is a Disney film, everything needs a happy ending, or at least one that paints the company and its former employees and projects in a good light. A spoonful of sugar is added to the film to give it the magical Disney touch, with Walt Disney saving the day and an emotional P.L. Travers, who is obviously very moved by her books adaptation. However, it is widespread knowledge that Travers absolutely hated the film and refused to have the Sherman brothers work on a musical version of the story. The film company loves their founder

and made him look like the good guy, who reached out to help an emotionaly-fraught woman. The sentimental feelings evoked during the premiere showing of Mary Poppins actually spoiled the movie a bit, knowing the true outcome. Of course, the authenticity of the ending does not detract from the genuine emotions brought by the conclusion of the authors emotional journey of confronting her past. Emma Thompson is absolutely sublime in the role of P.L. Travers. A lady who appears to be misanthropic but is guided by her past and very much alone. Tom Hanks performance is comparable but is really is the

pairs gradual growth and acceptance and understanding of each other that stands out. The attention to detail in this film is pretty incredible, even taking into account Walt Disneys illnesses during this period of time, having him coughing intermittently, signaling the end of his life, which was said to be exasperated by his constant fighting with Travers during the production of Mary Poppins. Despite the sugar coating, Saving Mr. Banks adds to the real-life events, the film manages to toe the line between being outright sappy and sentimental. Excellent performances make the film well worth watching.

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SMBC BY ZACH WEINERSMITH

XKCD BY RANDALL MUNROE

Listen, they request that you stop submitting a listing for your house labeled WHERE YOU BROKE MY HEART.

Really, the comforting side in most conspiracy theory arguments is the one claiming that anyone whos in power has any plan at all.

HARK! A VAGRANT BY K ATE BEATON

NEDROID BY ANTHONY CLARK

CLASSIC FOXTROT BY BILL AMEND

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DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BY STEPHEN PASTIS

CLASSIC CUL DE SAC BY RICHARD THOMPSON

LIO BY MARK TATULLI

CLASSIC CALVIN & HOBBES BY BILL WATTERSON

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with Joe Sobchuk

Joe Sobchuk is in his third year at Tech. He has watched sports all his life and takes a critical view of many of the trending topics in the sporting world. To contact Joe with your opinions email him at timeout@nique.net.
After yet another bowl game loss, I have seen a number of Tech fans clamoring for Paul Johnson to be fired so we can start to establish a normal offense. The general claim is that we cannot succeed with the triple option, and that we will continue to lose to teams like Georgia, Virginia Tech and Clemson until we instill a traditional scheme. While I understand their frustration with our teams recent performance in big games, I feel that they are just looking for an easy and popular scapegoat when in reality, the offense is not much of a problem at all. Paul Johnsons spread option, most commonly referred to as the triple option, is a unique style of offense that distinguishes us from the multitude of teams in the southeast. It generates national interest and excitement for our team, as fans across the country tune in to watch this unorthodox offense take the field. It alleviates our innate recruiting disadvantages by forcing us to look for a different type of athlete compared to the majority of our competitors. Tech must compete with the entire Southeastern Conference for recruits, along with football powerhouses in the ACC such as Florida State and Clemson. We are also an academically tough school, which deters many talented recruits. If we were looking for passing quarterbacks, conventional running backs and pass blocking offensive lineman and tight ends, we would be picking from the bottom of the barrel every year. Instead, we take an alternate approach by recruiting talent that played in similar offenses in high school and are being underserved by the SEC and other ACC schools. The reason we have been losing to our rivals lately is that we have a talent disadvantage compared to those teams. The triple option mitigates this discrepancy by forcing teams to adjust to our style of play and maximizing the output

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of our talent. For example, I am not sure how effective the 57, 190 lb. running back Robert Godhigh would be in a regular offense, as he would be taking a pounding on any inside runs. With the triple option, he avoids those hits by going outside and straight into the secondary, usually for a big gain. The offense slightly underperformed this past year, which may be why it seems that more fans have turned sour. Our total rushing yards were under 4,000 for the first time since Johnsons first year in 2008, and our total first downs and total offensive production dipped compared to last year. However, our points per game this past season was the highest in the

Paul Johnson era, but that was helped by the fact that we played two FCS schools instead of the usual one. Justin Thomas will fi x that problem next season, as he is a much better fit for the triple option than Vad Lee was. He has the skill set to lead the offense well he is small, quick and agile, and he ran a similar offense in high school. Lee was a decent quarterback and showed small flashes of brilliance in the passing game, but he was not a great fit for the triple option. He was big, relatively slow and did not always make the best decisions when running the ball. I expect Thomas to lead this offense in a similar manner as Tevin

Washington did when he takes the reigns next year. Finally, although fans may not realize it or want to admit it, if we fire Johnson, we will be looking at a few years of mediocrity, or possibly worse. It will take some time to adjust to a traditional offense, as we must recruit players suited to it and phase out the players recruited by Johnson specifically for his offense. The talent gap will suddenly become very apparent as we get blown out by our rivals and lose to teams we usually beat. If the fans are this displeased with seven-win seasons every year, I can only imagine the discussion after a string of three- or four-win seasons.

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away from their parents is actually one of the things most kids look forward to when going off to college. Thorne originally had that train of thought. It was not until she officially visited Tech that she decided she wanted to become a Jacket. I actually didnt want to come to Tech. Since my dad coaches here, I didnt want to be at the same school as my dad and since I had been to Tech so often growing up going to the tennis matches. I visited a couple other schools, but then once I visited here and I kind of saw a different side. The girls on the team are awesome, and thats one of the reasons I picked here, and its obviously awesome academically. It was definitely logical for me to come here, but it wasnt until I took my visit that I actually wanted to, Thorne said. One of the other schools that Rachel Thorne visited during her recruitment, and considered attending, was University of Georgia. They said any other school but UGA, but my mom would have been cool with it. My dad said that if I really wanted to go there that I could, but that he wouldnt wear any red and black. Like most freshman athletes, Rachel Thorne is still adjusting to the life of college athlete. She says !"#$#%1#./$05'%#;%<=>> the biggest difference between ?/05"9+)%@+1"06%="#/)0%75%$"0%3+.8"$0/%#;%A0))'%+)3%B/7380$% college and high school track is ="#/)0C%&#$"%D"#%+/0%909&0/5%#;%=01"E5%>$"60$71%F+66%#;%?+90:% the emphasis that the coaches put on recovery after practice. through. Stretching and icing are consid=FG@*H%!"#$%&'()%* It helps cause I can ask them ered a top priority, as opposed to growing up, but her lack of hand- for advice since theyve been there. just getting out there and running eye coordination ended that ex- If you are injured or something, I during high school practice. periment fairly quickly. She also can talk them cause theyve been Its a much bigger time comswam and played soccer, but quit injured before. Its just nice to mitment, but its nice having evboth towards the end of middle know that they know what youre erybody serious about it, Rachel school to focus solely on running. going through.... They understand Thorne said. For Rachel Thorne, there is the how hard the school is here, and The track team will open somewhat negative side of having they understand what youre do- their season Jan. 11 at Clemson. to follow in their footsteps, but ing, Thorne said. Thorne is excited for the event there is also the positive of havMost people would not choose and although she does not know ing two parents who have gone to come to a school where one for sure, she will likely compete in through exactly what she is going of their parents worked. Getting the 1500.

Vad Lee to transfer

!"#$%!&'()%#$ Redshirt sophomore quarterback Vad Lee announced last Thursday that he will transfer from Tech. Lee started all 13 games for the Jackets this season, throwing for 11 touchdowns and rushing for eight. Making the decision to leave Georgia Tech was difficult for me. I am very closeand will continue to be closewith my teammates. I will also miss the overwhelming support I received the last three years from Yellow Jacket nation. I greatly appreciate the opportunity Coach Johnson gave me, as well the chance to work with coaches like Brian Bohannon and Bryan Cook. Thanks as well to [recruiting coordinator] Andy McCollum, who helped recruit me to Tech. My decision was also difficult because I know first-

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hand the talent coming back next season. I just felt that it is a good time for me to get a fresh start for my final two years of college, Lee said in a statement released through the Athletic Association. Coach Paul Johnson also released a statement saying, Vad is a young man with high character, and I appreciate all the work that he put into our program and to Georgia Tech during his three years here. This is a decision made by Vad and his family, and while you dont like losing talented players, I wish nothing but the best for Vad in the future. Lee has two years of eligibility remaining, but will have to sit out a season if he chooses to transfer to another FBS school. If Lee transfers to an FCS school, he will be eligible to play immediately. The most likely replacement is Justin Thomas, who will be a redshirt sophomore next season.

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Football enrolls four early signees
The football team enrolled four early signees for this years recruiting class. The four football players graduated high school early and started classes Monday. The early enrollees are Keshun Freeman, a defensive end from Callaway High School; Tre Jackson, a linebacker from Lowndes High School; Matthew Jordan, a quarterback from Alabama; and Step Durham, a cornerback from Florida. Also enrolling is running back Travis Custis from Lovejoy, Ga., a member of the 2013 class who was unable to enroll in the fall.

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Tech falls short at Duke 79-57

!""#"$!%$&'(#$)* The Jackets travelled to Durham, N.C. for their second straight conference road game to take on the No. 16 Duke Blue Devils. Both Duke and Tech were coming off road losses from the weekend and, for the first time in seven years, Duke found themselves ranked outside the top ten. The Jackets had to bring their A game, playing in Cameron Indoor Stadium, where Duke has won 99 games in a row against unranked teams. Tech would be playing without sophomore big man Robert Carter Jr., who underwent a successful knee surgery on his torn meniscus, for the second straight game. Carter Jr. is the ACCs leading rebounder and his presence on both sides of the ball was missed. The Jackets brought their A game in the first half and had one of their best halves of the year. Duke got off to an early 12-6 lead but threes by senior Jason Morris and sophomore Chris Bolden tied the game at 12 with 12:15 left. The play of the half was Jason Morris thunderous dunk on Duke freshman phenom Jabari Parker to tie the game at 20. Tech kept it close throughout a first half that featured 9 lead changes and trailed only 34-33 at the break. Led by Marcus Georges-Hunts 11 points, Tech shot 53.6 percent from the floor while holding Duke to 36 percent. However, the free throw discrepancy haunted Tech the entire night. Tech had only attempted 2 free throws by halftime, while Duke was 1214 from the free throw line, leaving many Jackets in foul trouble. For Tech, the second half was a completely different story. From the start, Duke came out with a lot of intensity and capitalized on Techs early missed shots and turnovers to get off to a 9-2 run. Duke never looked back after gaining a double digit lead and was led by the shooting of sophomore Rodney Hood. Hood scored 27 points for the Devils, including 5-7 on three pointers. Daniel Miller and Georges-

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Kosic honored by swimming magazine

Junior swimmer Andrew Kosic was named Speedo Performer of the Week by Swimming World Magazine. In his first race since winter break, Kosic won the 50 meter freestyle against No. 8 Louisville in Atlanta. Kosic finished second in the 100 meter freestyle and recorded a 20.12 in the front leg of the Jackets 200 meter freestyle relay.

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Golf adds one signee

Chris Petefish, one of the top high school golfers in the country, has enrolled early for the spring semester. Petefish was ranked No. 11 in his class by Golfweek magazine and was ranked No. 2 golfer in Arizona. Petefish attended Scottsdale Christian Academy, where he was named a second-team Rolex All American by the American Junior Golf Association. Petefish will participate next fall as a freshman.

a good practice, have a good post practice. Come game time, and theres no jersey on my locker. It happened a couple of games, Senior forward Jason Morris made his but once I finally got out of a shoot around season debut last month against Kennesaw and saw that jersey, I was just excited to put State after missing Techs first ten games it on, Morris said. while recovering from surgery on his left Morris saw limited playing time against foot to repair a stress facture. Morris is no the Owls, seeing the court for only four stranger to foot injuries, this being his third minutes. In Techs following game against one since becoming a Jacket. Morris missed Vanderbilt, Morris once again had limited playing time. Morris made his first start of the season in his third game back against UNC-Charlotte, where he scored three points and had four rebounds. Hes back, and he played 23 minutes, which is more than I thought he was capable of playing. What I hope with Jason is that you see a steady increase in performance when he gets his basketball legs underneath him, said Head Coach Brian Gregory. When he gets even more comfortable with what we are trying to get done and how he fits in with that. As good as our underclassmen are, your season is usually determined by the type of season your seniors have.... I challenged the four seniors to have the best years of their careers, and if in the second half of the season, Jason can have his best season, then hes going to really help us. Morris said that adjusting back to the !"#$#%<+%F'*$/0%G##$) ,-./#(-$0.1+)*2-)'(3 game physically isnt the problem, but that 1)0/#(%9'2(6%H2*#0%7#((/*%6(/.)*%$#%$")%<2*=)$%/0%$")%*)2*#0%#4)0)(%I2*$%*)2*#0@% the mental part of the game takes much 7#((/*%3/**)6%$)0%923)*%$"/*%*)2*#0%5"/I)%()&#.)(/09%,(#3%*'(9)(+%#0%"/*%,##$@ more time. Morris said he still has plenty of "+)*$"&'(#$)*

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Hunt continued their good performances from the first half, but it was not enough Tech fell to Duke 79-57. Miller finished the game with 14 points and 8 rebounds, while Georges-Hunt finished with 18 points on 8-12 shooting. The stat that stuck out for the Jackets was that Tech was 0-6 for the game from the free throw line while Duke was 22-25. You have to give [Duke] a lot of credit because I thought in the second half they played with great intensity and great energy, said Coach Brian Gregory at a postgame press conference. I told our guys that I like the team that I coached tonight a lot better than the one on Saturday. At the same time, we need to keep improving and keep getting better. I thought we did some good things and made progress especially with the involvement of this team with Robert [Carter Jr.] out. We did a lot better. Every decision is so important when you play a team like Duke on the road. They take advantage of every mistake you make

and thats something we need to improve on. Some good things to build on, but were not satisfied. In the second half, offensive play was an issue for Tech. The Jackets only scored 24 points in the second half and consistency from that end has been an issue for Tech all year. We need to be more aggressive in driving the ball to the basket. I thought at the end of the first half we had two possessions where we took two step-back shots. One, thats a low-percentage shot. Two, youre not winning on the road, [so] you have to be attacking all the time. You have to do that with poise and precision and good decisions. Thats the challenge. I think thats why theyre good, because they challenge you for forty minutes to make good decisions, Gregory said. With the loss, the Jackets fall to 9-6 (0-2 ACC) on the year. Tech returns home for their first conference home game to take on 10-5 (1-1 ACC) Notre Dame tomorrow.

confidence in his game. Thats pretty much the biggest thing. Just getting back and gelling with the team. Figuring out where guys are and where guys like the ball. Timing is a big thing and its something you can only replicate so much in practice, Morris said. Morris return couldnt have come at a more important time for the Jackets. Not only is conference play beginning, but Gregory announced last Thursday that sophomore forward Robert Carter Jr. is out indefinitely and will undergo surgery on a torn meniscus. He averaged 10.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game this season. Morris has seen a lot of time at the three spot in the past, but with Carter Jr. out, that could force Morris to play down low a little more. That turned our world upside down a little bit. Everyone has to step up; with me at 66, 235 Im going to have to go down there and play the four, just comes with my size. Everyone is going pick up, no responsibility is going to be put on one person to fill the giant void, Morris said. Though Morris is seeing more playing time, he isnt just satisfied with getting on the floor. With only 15 points on 33 percent shooting, Morris believes he is capable of doing more. These last few years have been tough. So just being out there alone is a start, now its time to contribute and step up, Morris said.