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NEWS EDITOR: New chair for LMC technique
Tehreem Hussain
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR:
Morgan Whittemore
Dr. Kelly Ritter was recently named the new
chair for the School of Literature, Media, and
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Former SGA President’s Executive Cabinet resigns

net to make the decision. We “The [President] refused to re- ... He just sent all current cabinet ately suspend his membership,”
ANDY BORST ultimately made the decision of sign, and it [would] take at least members a message explaining without naming the member.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF a joint statement after multiple 2 weeks for an impeachment to his side of the allegations.” With a new cabinet, partly
conversations between different be complete (from a special ses- In addition, according to the composed of members of the
On April 16, the undergradu- VPs. Everyone ultimately looked sion of the House being called, source, Ellis refused to resign. previous cabinet, newly sworn in
ate Student Government As- to the [Executive Vice Presi- the UJC meeting and making a When asked about the board’s and transitioned, the executive
sociation’s (SGA)’s 11 executive dent] when we made the decision decision, and UHR voting on the decision to resign, Ajanta Choud- board is looking to start the year
cabinet members collectively to all resign and sign the same recommendation). [Given this], hury, BIO ‘22 and the former off on the right track.
resigned from their positions, statement,” said the source. it was the best action we felt we Executive Vice President, did not “Each VP seems to be will-
citing allegations of sexual mis- The cabinet decided this was could take,” said the source. wish to comment. Ellis did not ing to meet with their succes-
conduct against the former Un- the best course of action on ac- When asked whether Ellis respond when asked to comment. sors to transition and make sure
dergradute Student Body Presi- count of the short amount of time had said anything to SGA about Ellis’ fraternity, Phi Gamma they have all the information
dent, Samuel Ellis, INTA ‘22, as remaining on the then current the allegations, the source said, Delta, released a statement on to succeed [in their position],”
their primary reason. SGA officer’s terms. “He never had a meeting with April 19 stating that “This past said the source.
In a statement to the Institute Ellis and his cabinet’s terms [the SGA Executive Cabinet] week, Phi Gamma Delta received Resources for victims of sexual
community published on each expired on April 19, while im- as a whole. He didn’t issue any news of allegations against one of assault and violence, as well as
of their personal Instagram ac- peachment would, at a mini- statements to SGA and remained our members. Immediately upon mental health resources, can be
counts, the cabinet members stat- mum, have required two weeks mostly silent. He met with Dean receiving this information, the ex- found at care.gatech.edu and
ed ”In light of recent allegations to occur due to SGA bylaws Stein, our [Executive Vice Presi- ecutive cabinet and judicial board rainn.org, or in person at GT
against the Undergraduate Stu- dictating their proceedings. dent], and the incoming President unanimously agreed to immedi- CARE in the flag building.
dent Body President, we are step-
ping down from our SGA roles to
stand in solidarity with survivors
of sexual assault and harassment.”
The decision was preceded by
the allegations of sexual miscon-
duct against Ellis being publicly
posted on the @gt.lesbianmafia
Instagram account. The account,
which typically posts comedic
content and memes surrounding
the LGBTQIA+ community at
Tech, published the allegations
in a post titled “Georgia Tech
Gay Starter Guide” on April 14.
The post’s third picture features
Ellis, alongside a caption stating,
“Certain SGA presidents and Fra-
ternity BOYS may sexually assault
you even though you clearly aren’t
interested. It is Sexual Assault
Awareness Month, so I’m happy
to make everyone aware.”
The post has garnered over
1,000 likes, and rapidly spread
around among the student body
upon its posting, with many com-
menting their reactions. Two days
later, the entire executive cabinet
resigned after discussing the de-
tails amongst themselves.
A member of the former execu-
tive cabinet who wishes to remain
anonymous discussed the resigna- Photo courtesy of sga.gatech.edu
tion with the Technique. A picture of the SGA logo and Tech Tower. SGA’s 11 member executive board for the 2021-2022 school year
“We never met as a full cabi- recently resigned amid allegations surrounding the former SGA president of the undergraduate student body.

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Dr. Ritter appointed as new chair for LMC program

Interaction, and a PhD program LMC makes for great opportu- Dr. Carol Senf, an LMC pro- [LMC is],” and that Dr. Ritter,
MIHIR KANDARPA in Digital Media. nities for interdisciplinary col- fessor who has been at Georgia “Will focus on ways that these
CONTRIBUTING WRITER LMC also houses the Writing laboration, as well as new ways of Tech since 1981, mentioned her different groups function together
and Communication Program thinking about the position and excitement to see Dr. Ritter join and continue to evolve in a way
Last week, Dr. Kelly Ritter was which provides support for 5,000 potential of the humanities on the the school during a time when that benefits students.”
announced as the new chair for students through instruction in Georgia Tech campus.” LMC is bringing together dif- In the fall, Tech will welcome
the School of Literature, Media, multimodal composition, busi- She’s also looking forward ferent core disciplines. “Students Dr. Ritter who will begin a new
and Communication (LMC) in ness and technical communica- to the opportunities offered in come to Georgia Tech with a journey in a rapidly changing lib-
the Ivan Allen College of Liberal tion and research writing. a major city like Atlanta as she commitment to studying media eral arts scene at Georgia Tech.
Arts. Dr. Ritter currently serves On August 1, Dr. Ritter will spent most of her time teach- of all types. LMC has grown and With this newfound revitaliza-
as the LAS Alumni Distinguished begin as the new chair for LMC. ing in smaller college towns. “I changed over the years because of tion of the humanities program at
Professorial Scholar, Professor of She will oversee a department that miss the atmosphere and peo- what students want to learn and Georgia Tech, the Institute hopes
English and Writing Studies and has 80 faculty who teach nearly ple that were so valuable to me what professors want to teach.” to showcase the vast reach of its
Interim Head of the Department 8,000 students (both LMC ma- when I lived in Chicago during She also mentioned that, programs to current and prospec-
of Philosophy at the University of jors and non-majors). my doctoral studies. I think At- “Right now, almost all students tive students alike.
Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As chair, Dr. Ritter will be lanta can offer me and my fam- and faculty in LMC have a con- Investing in the LMC program
She brings nearly a decade responsible for overseeing the ily that great living and learning nection to one of these programs: with Dr. Ritter’s vision is just one
of experience in academic lead- academic and research units, pro- experience once again.” English composition, literature, example of the Institue’s commit-
ership at the University of Il- moting staff, faculty, and student She also spoke about her plans science studies, film, media.” She ment to reaching beyond STEM
linois Urbana-Champaign. well-being, supporting innovation for LMC. “Well, first I’d like to lis- hopes that Dr. Ritter, “Can bring to provide support for its hu-
Dr. Ritter will be joining Tech in research, teaching, curricula, ten to what the people within the a fresh set of eyes to everything mainites students.
during a time of transforma- and programming, collaborat- LMC have to say about their own
tional changes to the liberal arts ing with other units at Georgia priorities and plans before making
scene on campus. Tech and beyond campus, sup- any big plans of my own. I’m going
From 2013 to 2021, enroll- porting the extracurricular and to be an outsider coming into the
ment in the Ivan Allen Col- career development opportuni- Tech campus, so I don’t want to
lege (IAC) nearly doubled from ties offered to students through assume that I have all the answers
900 to 1600 students. LMC and managing the financial right from the start. After I do
This has been in line with the resources of the school. some careful listening across what
overall growth of liberal arts at the Dr. Ritter brings in a I hope will be many conversations
Institute. Sponsored research in wealth of experience from her with various groups and constitu-
the IAC has doubled from around previous institutions. encies in the LMC, and also with
$5 million in 2013 to over $10 mil- At the University of Illinois the leadership from other schools
lion in 2020. Recently, President Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), on campus, I can then start work-
Biden named Adm. James “San- she served as Associate Dean for ing together with the School of
dy” Winnefeld, a distinguished Curricula and Academic Policy LMC on its future.”
professor of the practice in the in the College of Liberal Arts and She added that her top prior-
IAC, Chair of the President’s In- Sciences (2017-2021), Interim Di- ity is to, “Help keep the School
telligence Advisory Board, a key rector of the Center for Writing of LMC strong, creative, and
U.S. intelligence position. Studies (2014-2015) and Direc- inclusive, and to promote its ex-
Liberal arts has also been given tor of the Undergraduate Rheto- cellence wherever and however
a higher priority in the Georgia ric Program (2013-2017). She possible,” and that she also wants
Tech Strategic Plan, demon- is also the past editor of College to, “Communicate to new and
strating an overall shift in cam- English, a flagship journal of the prospective Tech students how
pus culture away from purely National Council of Teachers of exciting a time it to study at the
science and technology. English (2012-2017). intersections of the humanities
The School of Literature, According to her UIUC web- and technology. I want our majors
Media, and Communication site, her research interests include and minors to know how to make
(LMC) is one of six schools in “archival histories of composition the most of the opportunities
the IAC. Over the past eight pedagogy and writing programs, that the School of LMC can pro-
years, LMC has seen its enroll- and in particular how these histo- vide them, both during and after
ment increase from around 200 to ries reveal patterns of social strati- their college years.”
nearly 400 students. LMC focuses fication in literacy education and She also added her interest in
on bringing together science, schooling that persist today.” serving the greater Atlanta com-
technology, the social sciences The Technique had the oppor- munity in the work of the school
and the humanities. tunity to speak to Dr. Ritter af- to, “Perhaps develop partnerships
There are two Bachelor’s pro- ter she was appointed. She stated with humanities units at other
grams offered for degrees in Lit- that she’s “most excited to lead a area colleges and universities in
erature, Media, & Communica- school with so many great faculty, the process.” On a personal note,
tion, and Computational Media, students, and staff, and such a di- she mentioned that she, “Will
three Master’s programs in Digi- verse array of strengths across its want to head over to The Varsity Photo courtesy of lmc.gatech.edu
tal Media, Global Media & Cul- areas of specialization. I think the for lunch one day soon (or maybe Dr. Kelly Ritter was appointed as the new chair of the
tures and Human-Computer combination of disciplines within more than just one day!)”. Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) Program.

Roberts that the draft opinion is Alito said. the leaked draft is a true reflec- ing allowed the School to expand
authentic and the origin of the With the original Roe case tion of the Supreme Court’s its language selections, but the In-
leak is being investigated. almost reaching 50 years old, final decision. stitute decided the extra resources
The draft is the first rendition the justices also alluded to Con- LANGUAGE PROGRAM CUTS from the online tuition were un-
of the court’s majority opinion sig- gress’s failure to codify the Due to financial restric- fair to other schools at Tech.
nifying the final ruling on Dobbs ruling since 1973. tions placed on Tech’s School Without this funding, the
v. Jackson Women’s Health Orga- The majority opinion also of Modern Languages, smaller School of Modern Languag-
nization, a case from Mississippi quotes the case’s lower proceed- language programs are forced es is having to cut back on its
over a law banning abortions after ings that allowing the Missis- to stop offering classes in programs, with smaller ones
15 weeks of gestation. sippi law to stand “‘would be the coming school year. being the starting point.
The opinion was written pri- no different than overruling The School of Modern Lan- Program leaders hope that more
marily by Justice Samuel Alito, Casey and Roe entirely.’” guages houses Tech’s many op- funding can be acquired to rein-
who was joined by four other While the opinion is a draft tions for foreign language stud- state the languages, but this seems
conservative justices to win and is subject to change, over- ies, allowing students to earn unlikely at the moment. Some pro-
MORGAN WHITTEMORE the majority in the case. turning Roe would likely acti- majors, minors and certificates in grams, like the Persian language
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR “We hold that Roe and Casey vate multiple “trigger” bills in a chosen language. program, have looked for outside
must be overruled,” Alito said, different states, effectively ban- smaller programs, such as the funding to support the program.
ROE V. WADE THREATENED also referencing the later Planned ning abortions in many places Hindi and Persian language pro- “I was pleasantly surprised that
On May 2, POLITICO re- Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. in the country. grams, do not offer these degree students did enroll for the Hindi
leased a draft opinion from the v. Casey case which upheld Roe SCOTUS is predicted to re- options or even humanities credit, classes,” said Smita Daftardar, lec-
Supreme Court of the United but added an “undue burden” lease a final decision in the next and are the first to go as the School turer for Hindi in the School of
States (SCOTUS) showing that clause to the ruling. month or so, and abortion rights loses previous funding. Modern Languages.
the court intends to overrule Roe This protected a woman’s in the United States can be ex- “The reality of the situation Despite her program facing
v. Wade, the monumental decision right to an abortion but speci- pected to drastically change. is that the School of Modern extinction, Daftardar admits
on abortion rights in America. fied the degree to which states Sentiment on both sides of the Languages has for many years that she has “been blessed be-
SCOTUS is a secretive branch could interfere in the process of issue is strong; pro-life goups are survived on funds coming into cause my students have been very
of the U.S. government, and obtaining an abortion. celebrating the draft as a huge the School from its online cours- happy in [her] class” and hopes
the leaked draft was a surprise “The Constitution makes no win for their cause, while pro- es,” said David Shook, interim the program can be revived later
for many Americans. reference to abortion, and no choice groups are protesting the chair of the School and associate on. Whether or not the programs
POLITICO was able to con- such right is implicitly protected SCOTUS decision. professor of Spanish. will be revived remains unclear
firm with Chief Justice John by any constitutional provision,” Only time will tell whether Shook explained that the fund- for the near future.
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Accept no one’s definition of your
life, define yourself.
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June 3, 2022

OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

“No Homo” must go
How to be a good ally NITHYA JAMESHENRY
STAFF WRITER
of friends and peers paints being
gay as an insult. This is inherently
homophobic. To view being LG-
BTQ+ as abnormal or out of the
Thoughts on the role students have in supporting LG- You hold your phone up, re- norm is homophobic.
cording one of your friends sit- Internalized homophobia is
BTQIA+ rights, in Pride month and beyond. ting in another’s lap. Everyone a learned behavior.
around you is laughing at the lu- It comes from an individual’s
With the end of May, signifying the you are allying yourself with. With ally- dicrous sight. A man pretending upbringing, their environment,
to flirt with his male friend. “No the friends they spend time with,
end of Asian American Pacific Islander ship, especially of the performative kind, homo, though!” he yells, send- the media/influencers they follow
Heritage Month, June allows us to cel- it is easy to lose the narrative of the com- ing everyone into uncontrollable and much more.
ebrate another minority group — the munity you are supporting in exchange bouts of giggles. These issues with heteronorma-
The jest surrounding same-sex tivity can be seen notably in me-
LGBTQIA+ community. for personal gain. flirtation, espe- dia, such as tele-
Pride month allows for people in the For example, even though the progress cially that between vision, books and
two male friends, “This irrational movies, as well.
community to celebrate a part of them- stairs are displayed prominently on cam-
selves. However, none of the pride– pus and on official Tech social media,
is no abnormal fear of being The vast majority
occurrence at our of main characters
themed parades, the events or the ac- the actual support the Institute provides school. But when ‘seen as gay’ only are almost always
tivism would be possible without the to its LGBTQIA+ students is greatly the jokes quick- demonstrates ill heterosexual and
ly devolve into in the rare event
allyship of those within and outside the lacking. A perfect example of these con- mockery, it begs will towards those there are queer side
LGBTQIA+ community. The idea of al- cepts on an individual level is the use of a very important who are actually characters, they
question: What are often heav-
lyship and what makes a good ally is what pronouns in day-to-day conversations, is the joke? Is the part of the queer ily stereotyped or
we, the Technique Editorial Board, hope which is a relatively new phenomenon. It funny part the fact community. ” reduced to their
to explore within this consensus — not is a good practice to ask people for their that they are the sexuality being
same sex? Or is it their only identity.
only to inform you as reader, but also to pronouns, as a way to normalize for ev- the prospect of being gay that is Media has started to move away
encourage ourselves and institutions and eryone, but the process of starting to ask so unfathomable, it is perceived as from these practices in recent
humor? years, with shows like Netflix’s
corporations to take a more active part in or accidentally misgendering someone Internalized homophobia is a “Heartstopper,” a show centering
supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. can be a very difficult situation. When plague in the South, especially in around a teen romance between
At its core, we believe that allyship corrected, the knee-jerk reaction of our school, and is often brushed two male leads, being renewed
under the rug. Most commonly, for two more seasons.
can be boiled down to a willingness to many people is to apologize, and, often, these individuals are not outward- Though as a cis-het woman, I
accept when you are wrong and learn there is also an expectation that the other ly opposed to LGBTQ+ rights; cannot speak on the accuracy of
from it, as well as center groups you are person will forgive you and tell you that they are not outright homopho- the depictions in the show, my
bic! However, certain undertones friends/peers who are part of the
hoping to help. We encourage everyone it’s fine. Rather than placing the burden to their verbiage, behavior and in- LGBT community have spoken
to be open-minded and excited to learn on them to console you, it is better to just ternal mindsets beg to differ. highly of its representation.
about marginalized communities and accept that you were wrong, learn from it Toxic masculinity may be the This diversity is tragically and
key to internalized homophobia, frustratingly uncommon, how-
how you can help them. Even though it and avoid the same in the future. Instead, especially in men. The mere pos- ever. Even in general, there is a
might be uncomfortable to be wrong or a simple “thank you for letting me know” sibility of being “perceived” as lot of unfounded backlash against
gay is enough to set them off on a queer representation in TV and
learn about the more violent parts of the will suffice and will allow you to avoid rampage along the lines of “I don’t media: “God forbid the television
queer experience, it is important to not centering the issue on yourself. want to encourage that behavior” turn the children gay!” The unjust
let this keep you from learning how to be Finally, it would be remiss to discuss and “I’m straight!” “reasonings” that beat around the
First, no one ever doubted homophobic bush only function
an ally. If you refuse to ever accept being allyship without mentioning intersec- that in the first place, Chad. Sec- to further demonstrate deeply
wrong, you’ll never learn how to do right tionality. Many debate questions such as ond, the rageful, terrified reac- rooted homophobia.
by those you want to help. whether transgender people are a part of tion to someone confirming your You may be thinking: “How
sexuality is indicative of nega- is it my job to remedy this is-
Moreover, it is important to note that the community, while black trans wom- tive sentiments being harbored sue?” While it is not your job
the community you are allying yourself en are murdered at devastating rates. towards homosexuality. alone, it is all our duties to help
This irrational fear of being uplift the LGBTQ+ commu-
with is not responsible for teaching you Allyship that does not support all is not “seen as gay” only demonstrates ill nity and encourage change, even
how to be a good ally. If you want to be allyship. If you pick and choose who you will towards those who are actu- on a small-scale.
an ally, it is your responsibility to learn support within a community, you are ally part of the queer community. Just supporting gay marriage
The association that many make is not nearly enough. It is impor-
how to better supports your marginal- just further segregating groups. between femininity and homo- tant that we acknowledge how our
ized peers. By adding that additional No matter which community you be- sexuality in men, and the conse- everyday behavior and verbiage
pressure on these communities, you long to, we at the Technique encourage quent aversion towards anything can play into perpetuating homo-
stereotypically feminine only phobic sentiments and internal-
are taking away the attention from the you to take this Pride month to celebrate further plays into this phenom- ized ideologies, especially when
community and their issues the decades-long fight that the LGBTQ- enon. It suggests that being gay is it can be brushed off as a joke
a bad thing, and thus a trait that or “not that deep’’.
As we mentioned before, a key com- IA+ community has fought to get here is undesirable. Every word, every action and
ponent of allyship is centering the group and do your part in progressing it. Using phrases like “that’s gay” even every thought we have can
or “you’re so fruity” to make fun be deeply harmful and impactful.
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Corporate ‘Rainbow Capitalism’

in June is decidedly Not Slay
you’re gay!” when, really, we have sale. Worst of all? The corpo-
known this the whole time. rate social media profile pic-
Queer individuals the world tures that look as though a
over rejoice every June not just unicorn vomited on them. The on-
because of this landmark Su- line LGBTQIA+ community finds
preme Court decision, but also this amusing at times, often creat-
because what better pastime is ing memes and counter-merchan-
there than to dunk on how every dise as an ironic commentary on
company decides to pander to this phenomenon.
House on Fire Flighty Airplanes the Community™? It’s hilarious to see compa-
Harry Styles came out with Over the Memorial Day Via an overwhelming and nies yassify their online presence
his newest album, “Harry’s weekend, more than 2,500 frankly nauseating display of just to swap them back to their
House,” on May 20. Receiving flights were cancelled — leav- commercialization, corporations straight counterparts the minute
high praises from fans and ing numerous travelers strand- year after year commodify a core the clock hits July 1. The abrupt
critics alike for it catchy tunes ed in one of the busiest travel RAHUL DESHPANDE part of a marginalized group’s discontinuity leads many to right-
and devastating lyrics, it is safe times of the year. Airlines cited TECHNOLOGY EDITOR identities. Rainbow capitalism is fully consider, where do the mo-
to say “Harry’s House” is a hit multiple reasons including one term for it. tivations of such companies lie?
and a staple for the coming staff shortages, over-scheduled Ahh, June. National Headache You might have heard the Is it genuine support for the LG-
summer. flights and bad weather. and Migraine Awareness Month, terms “pink capitalism”, “pink- BTQIA+ community, or is it just
National Iced Tea Month and Na- washing” (à la whitewashing or a desire to roll out good PR and
tional Homeownership Month. greenwashing) or my personal fa- make money from a marginalized
Oh, and, if you could not tell by vorite, “homocapitalism.” group?
the rainbows obscenely painted Corporations that engage Some companies make it quite
all over every shopping mall, in this marketing strategy turn easy to find out.
plaza and department store in the very people they claim to Take Bethesda, for example: In
America, June is also LGBTQIA+ support into markets, ignor- June 2020, the video game pub-
Pride Month. ing historic struggles for accep- lisher known for famed franchises
We Love Love Island Tearing Up Believe it or not, it has been tance and the work of countless like DOOM, Elder Scrolls, Fall-
“Love Island,” a popular Soccer fans lined up out- almost seven long years since five Black and brown trans* women out, Wolfenstein and more began
reality TV show, has its first side of the Stade de France on of nine (straight) Supreme Court in creating Pride. changing its Twitter profile pic-
ever deaf participant — May 28 to see the Champions justices said it was okay for same- And this work should not tures to a rainbow variant. Each
Natasha Ghouri. Ghouri, and League final were tear gassed sex couples to get married ev- go unrecognized. For those un- of its regional twitter accounts un-
many others, hope to use the by the French police. UEFA, erywhere in the U.S. And in the aware, Pride Month celebrates the derwent a yassification… Except
very public stage to normalize the organization in charge years since, the gay agenda has Stonewall Inn Riots, which took for their Russian, Middle Eastern
deafness and on a larger scale of the league, cited a buildup taken the country by storm: from place at the Stonewall Inn in June and Turkish accounts. Users on-
provide better representation caused by fake tickets as the pride flags in windows to rainbow 1969. We should be honoring line noticed this, and rightfully
for disability in the media. reason why the police used tear icons on your phone’s homescreen the role of aforementioned Black clowned the company for only
gas, but fans are still upset. and even the cover of this issue of and brown trans* women on the being in it for the money where it
the paper, it seems like the entire road to acceptance. was “safe” to support.
country screams louder and loud- Instead, we see rainbow flags And Bethesda is not alone by
er each year that “It’s okay that in windows, pronoun pins for See SLAY, page 6
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Imran Khan’s removal reveals lapses in journalism

have taken to the streets to con- day politics of Pakistan. However, signaled anything but. Current reau of Investigative Journalism.
duct mass protests; tens of thou- the current political situation of Prime-Minister Shehbaz Sharif is I don’t think those families need
sands of people have attended the country has captured the at- out on bail; the leader of a sover- Khan to remind them of their dis-
peaceful demonstrations in ma- tention of people around the eign and democratic nation has like of American presidents and
jor and minor cities alike. Even globe. I didn’t want to rely on the been indicted on charges of mis- their lethal toys. Under General
overseas Pakistanis have expressed memes and out-of-context clips using public funds to benefit his Pervez Musharraf’s government,
their disapproval of the no-con- circulating in many of the What- business and family. The brother it was revealed that President
fidence vote they believe was en- sApp group chats I was a part of, of Shehbaz Sharif and former Bush threatened to quote, “Bomb
abled through corruption by de- so I turned to news giants like the leader of PML, Nawaz Sharif, was Pakistan back to the stone age,” if
manding immediate free and fair New York Times and Washington sentenced to seven years in prison the country wasn’t compliant in
elections and halting remittances Post for more information. What over charges of money launder- helping the United States’ mili-
that accumulate to billions of dol- I found were grandiose statements tary intervention in Afghanistan
lars annually and are necessary to offering political parallels of Im- following the September 11th at-
support the local economy. ran Khan to Donald Trump in “Pakistan’s democracy tacks. Thousands of Afghan and
TEHREEM HUSSAIN I personally have no interest in regards to his move on dissolv- Pakistani soldiers laid down their
NEWS EDITOR defending Khan’s claims of a U.S. ing Pakistan’s Parliament and de- is only as strong as lives to support a war out of fear
plot for regime change or his ill- manding support from the coun- its practices; free and of retaliation from a global su-
Pakistan’s brief history of in- timed Moscow visit that paints try’s Supreme Court to avoid the perpower. The disastrous evacu-
dependence over the last 75 years Pakistan as a proponent of Rus- no-confidence vote. Those writ- fair elections must be ation efforts of President Biden
has been marked with continuous sia’s inhumane war in Ukraine to ers, many of them American and secured immediately” allowed Afghanistan to succumb
political turmoil. From martial the entire international commu- European, can have the benefit of to the Taliban’s rule, created a
law under General Zia-ul-Haq nity. Instead, I want to focus on doubt for lacking expertise in the refugee crisis whose burden will
that aimed to de-secularize the journalism. I write for a student area and failing to understand the ing and tax evasion. Similarly, be shouldered by neighboring
country with oppressive religious newspaper, and despite having deep-seeded corruption in Paki- Shehbaz’s Sharif’s son and cur- countries, and de-stabilized the
ideologies to Benazir Bhutto’s cor- no formal training in the disci- stani politics or the dynamics that rent Chief Minister of the Punjab Pakistan-Afghanistan border for
rupt establishment that reportedly pline of journalism, the Technique led to President Alvi supporting province, was charged with mon- decades to come. For the civilians
stole $1.5 billion, Pakistan repub- staff manual thoroughly guides Khan and dissolving the National ey laundering by the Federal In- facing the brunt of these military
lic has yet to experience political its writers and editorial board on Assembly. But when you see es- vestigation Agency (FIA). All this tragedies, distrust of American
and economic stability. the practice of journalism eth- teemed Pakistani journalists like to say that if the rule of propensity policies rooted in an imperial-
In recent events, Prime Min- ics, the writing process and the Hamid Mir offering similar takes is to be relied upon, then corrup- ist ideology doesn’t need to be
ister (PM) Imran Khan’s govern- importance of journalistic integ- in brazen opinion pieces without tion under the Sharif government emphasized by Imran Khan.
ment was ousted in a no-confi- rity. Whether it’s an article high- context and the omission of essen- will continue and the economic I don’t know what the next
dence vote held in the Pakistan lighting a professor-led protest tial facts, it’s not a surprise to see collapse Khan was blamed for will steps will be for Khan’s party and
National Assembly. Members of for stricter vaccine guidelines or western journalists following suit. only get worse due to the corpo- what counter tactics will be dis-
Khan’s own party, Pakistan Teh- covering mayoral candidate plat- Mr. Mir blamed Khan for rate greed of the Sharif family. played by PML. What I do know
reek-e-Insaf (PTI), deflected to forms in Atlanta, we strive to look creating a constitutional and eco- Others have critiqued Khan’s is that Pakistan’s democracy is
the opposition in order to reach at a potential story from various nomic crisis in the country and claims of a U.S. backed regime only as strong as its practices; free
the majority needed to remove the angles and eliminate personal has voiced his support for the change conspiracy for the result of and fair elections must be secured
PM under the guise of blaming bias to provide a newspaper that completely above ground actions his downfall. In fact, I am one of immediately to allow Pakistan’s
Khan’s government for poor for- best serves our student body. So, of the Opposition to oust Khan those people. However, crediting citizens to engage in an essential
eign policy decisions and econom- when I see respected journalists using constitutional methods. Khan’s claims as the sole benefac- civic liberty and voice their opin-
ic collapse. Khan was replaced by who’ve enjoyed illustrious careers What he’s failed to mention is the tors of sowing anti-American sen- ions regarding the country’s lead-
Shehbaz Sharif, a member of the spanning decades reporting on political dynasty created by the timent in the hearts and minds of ership. The United States should
Pakistan Muslim League (PML) the Pakistan situation with such Sharif family that emboldens and the Pakistani people is a ludicrous support this effort to maintain its
and Leader of the Opposition. limited nuance and staunch po- enables the highly corrupt politi- offering. Anti-American rhetoric position as a leading nation that
Despite Khan’s removal from of- litical bias, I’m forced to wonder cal establishment of Pakistan. No can only be attributed to the past values public opinion and pro-
fice, he is the country’s popular how many other marginalized matter their takes on Khan and actions of the U.S. government tecting institutional democracy
voice and he’s used that to his ad- communities and their views have his government, journalists like and no one else. The drone war overseas. And journalists should
vantage by citing political greed, felt buried under a mass media Mr. Mir cannot in good con- waged by former Presidents Bush widen their horizons by laying
corruption and a U.S. backed re- focused on erasing truth from science support the moves of the and Obama inhumanely killed down their biases to preserve
gime change as the primary sourc- their proverbial pens? Sharif clan and herald them as between 500 and 1000 civilians, the very journalistic integrity
es of the no-confidence vote. As a Pakistani American, I’m constitutional and democratic he- with about 200 estimated to be that the general public relies on
Since then, Pakistani citizens far too removed from the day-to- roes when their past actions have children according to the Bu- to be well-informed.

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the Equality Act. Walmart ing initiatives during the month brands we engage with. To ethi- queer businesses and stop donat-
changed its social media pres- of June. Rainbow capitalism is cally consume from corpora- ing to politicians and organiza-
any means — The Guardian in ence to be rainbow-themed, and unfortunately a key source of tions is impossible under capi- tions who do not support the
2021 reported on nine companies Amazon sets up a special shop for income for many members of talism, but the least we can do LGBTQIA+ community. And
that “celebrated” Pride while si- rainbow themed items. the LGBTQIA+ community, es- is ask for year-round support for for companies who hear these
multaneously donating hundreds Living under capitalism means pecially those in the media and queer people — in dollars, not demands and do nothing to
of thousands of dollars to anti- that calling for an end to this entertainment business. Does themed Instagram posts. We can change their ways, to those
gay politicians. Walmart, Ama- practice is unfathomable. Annu- this mean that we must live with and should pressure companies to who pander to the same com-
zon, Home Depot and AT&T ally, these brands consult (read: this abhorrent tradition? Yes, become more inclusive workplac- munity they commodify, we
poured money into the coffers of tokenize) a fraction of the LG- unfortunately. But we can al- es, hire LGBTQIA+ community see right through you. We
Republicans who voted against BTQIA+ community for market- ways demand better from the members at all levels, partner with know what you’re doing.
Life
LIFE EDITOR: technique
Tech wins Quiz Bowl
7
Anoushka Mehrotra
The Institute Quiz Bowl team won the national champion-
ships after the spring semester ended, kicking off summer Friday,
and finishing their season.48 June 3, 2022
[email protected]

iGniTe summer program to begin this month

ANOUSHKA MEHROTRA Mukherji, rising second year IE while learning how to further different activities. From attend- group of iGniTe freshmen prepare
LIFE EDITOR major, gave some insight into their their education and career. When ing Atlanta United games togeth- to take on the Institute’s campus,
experiences as summer freshmen asked how the program helped er to completing the Leadership Mukherji leaves them with this
With the fall semester just during the Summer 2021 semes- ease his transition into the Insti- Ropes Course, students had many advice: “My advice would be to
two months away, the Institute’s ter. When asked why she par- tute, Mukherji said, “I was able to opportunities to create friend- take your classes seriously, but
campus is bustling with energy ticipated in the iGnite program, explore GT’s campus early when ships and make lasting memories not stress too much about them,
in preparation for the arrival of Murukuntla said, “I chose to do it wasn’t as crowded. I became fa- alongside other freshmen. One of because ignite is just the first step
its newest batch of freshmen, the program to prepare myself for miliar with important areas such last year’s fan-favorite activities of your journey as a tech student.
who will be participating in the the classes at Georgia Tech and to as the CULC and CRC and was was the battle of the quad event, While it’s guaranteed that you
iGniTe first year summer launch get a head start, while also being able to guide my friends when where students living in Glenn might make some mistakes, learn-
program. able to make new friends.” iGniTe they arrived in the Fall.” and Towers faced off against each ing from them is just as impor-
The iGniTe program is a sum- gives students the opportunity to One of the main emphases put other through various sports and tant.”
mer session of classes and experi- get a taste of college classes and on the iGniTe program is helping games. Students played games For more information about
ences offered to incoming fresh- adjust to college life while taking students create relationships with such as soccer and trivia in hopes the iGniTe program, visit https://
men. The program allows students on a smaller workload, all under other incoming students through of claiming victory. As the new summer.gatech.edu/ignite/ .
the opportunity to get adjusted the facilitation of program direc-
to college life in a lower risk en- tors trained to help the newly
vironment, including the chance minted students.
to take classes for credit as well “I wanted to start college a little
as bond with other students. The bit early and get some credits out
benefits of participating in iGniTe of the way. Taking iGniTe allowed
are evident. me to take shorter versions of
Students have a chance to ac- health and English, which cleared
climate themselves to the In- up room in my schedule for the
stitute’s campus, take core cur- fall and spring,” said Mukherji.
riculum classes, and interact He further stated, “I learned how
with other freshmen through to adjust my work ethic from high
program-sponsored activities. The school to college, so that I could
program consists of seven tracks be better prepared for the type of
that students can select from. The work I was expected to do. I made
tracks include Analyzing Atlanta, a lot of great memories going to
Architecture and Design, GT- social events and meeting other
F1RST, Innovation, Leadership, new students, many of whom I
Pre-Health, Sustainable Com- remain close friends with.” Simi-
munities, and Undergraduate Re- larly, Murukuntla said, “ I think I
search. This year, iGniTe students gained insight for the most part -
will start moving in on June 18th how the classes work, how profes-
and begin classes on June 22nd. sors are. There’s a mandatory GT
Students will move out August 1000 class that helped with my
5th, only a week before they will career preparedness.”
be moving back in for the start of Each iGniTe student is re-
the Fall semester. quired to take GT 1000, a 1 credit
In honor of this year’s incom- hour first year seminar class de-
ing iGniTe class, iGniTe alumni signed to help students adjust to Photo by Taylor Gray Student Publications
Havisha Murukuntla, a rising sec- the transition of college and in- iGniTe students participate in bonding activities alongside each other to help
ond year IE major, and Aryaman teract with other freshmen, all strengthen their bond and create a more memorable summer experience.

Quiz Bowl team honors former coach with national title

national championship trophy Hari Parameswaran, Tech’s ford). The playoffs were a much students, Sanjay Srihari, Quentin
ANUSH SINGHAL is named the Meredith Cup, very own captain, was recog- different story. They proceeded to Mot, Hari Parameswaran, Tegan
STAFF WRITER in honor of Meredith. nized as the Top Undergradu- lose five straight games, until end- Kapadia, Matthew Bollinger, S.
Meredith has coached the ate Player for having the most ing with a win against Vanderbilt. A. Shenoy, Alexander Li and Ro-
The quiz bowl is a long-stand- Georgia Tech team to three pre- points per question. The team ended up tied for sixth drigo Rose, brought a national
ing college competition held twice ACF quiz bowl victories. He They were an unstoppable force overall and placed first out of all championship title to the school
a year and the Institute has had a also cracked the first official “All on their way to the playoffs. Out undergraduate teams. and will hopefully continue to
heavy hand in its creation. Rob- American Invitational” during of seven qualifying rounds, the This team of eight Institute honor Meredith’s legacy.
ert L. Meredith, an assistant pro- which the Institute beat Emory
fessor of English, at the Institute to come out on top.
facilitated much of the innova- He ended his coaching ca-
tion and regulation that formed reer on a high note, where in
the current quiz bowl. the 1988-89 season, both of
Meredith was once chosen Georgia Tech’s teams podiumed
to compete in the College Bowl (first and second).
as a student at the University of Tech has consistently had a
Kentucky. Unfortunately, due strong roster of quiz bowl com-
to scheduling issues, he was petitors but has not seen victory
never able to do so. However, since 1996, until now. After best-
in 1973 he started coaching the ing the top 51 teams in the nation,
Institute’s team. Tech was victorious and brought
In the mid-80s, there were the Meredith cup back home for
several complaints about the Col- the first time this year since Mer-
lege Bowl format and schools had edith’s passing in 2005.
started backing out of events. This year seemed to be shap-
During this time, Meredith had ing up to be successful from the
proposed a new standard match start. The quiz bowl’s A team
format, giving rise to a whole placed first in the Georgia Col-
new game: The Quiz Bowl. legiate Novice Invitational with
The Academic Competition an undefeated record.
Federation (ACF) was created Consequently, in Division
with the purpose of being a gov- I of the NAQT Southeast Sec-
erning body that has been tasked tional, the team placed sec-
with hosting modern-day compe- ond, which built up to their
titions and upholding the current victory of the Undergraduate Photo courtesy of news.gatech.edu
rules of academic competitions. title at the 2022 Intercollegiate teampicture
A had only dropped
of theone to the
Institute Quiz Bowl team that won the National Quiz
As a forefather to the ACF, the Championship Tournament. eventual championship
Bowl overall winners (Stan-
recently in honor of their former coach, Meredith.
8 • June 3, 2022 technique // LIFE

Tech Dining faces end of the year feeding frenzy

thing, switching to dining dollars suaded Wright from buying food proved compared to the contract- back to the bottom line. “If you
RAHUL DESHPANDE when I ran out of swipes.” from the food trucks. “They were ed services provided by Aramark look at the entire portfolio of the
TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Armstrong wrote that using nice, but the lines were so long from (2019 to 2021) and Sodexo expenses of the dining program
dining dollars for dinner was not that I usually just went hungry (from 1999 to 2019). “We’ve re- and you simply look at what’s
At the end of every semester, feasible, citing the high door cost and studied.” Wright said he also ally doubled the plate cost in not utilized by dining dollars
Georgia Tech students scramble at the dining halls. “Specifically frequented the West Village din- our dining halls, considering and meal plan swipes, it’s really
to use up their meal swipes and for the Spring, I used up most ing hall, but didn’t find the food the number of offerings and the a small portion of it. It’s just go-
dining dollars. While both meal swipes (lunch and dinner) and appealing. “Also, from where I quality of food in terms of the ing back into paying our people
swipes and dining dollars now then started using dining dol- studied, the food trucks and other products we’re ordering.” more money and providing higher
roll over from Fall to Spring, the lars for lunch, and my few re- dining dollar places were a lot Greene said any revenue quality and more expensive prod-
end of the Spring semester often maining swipes for those times closer and on my way to class.” earned from the underutilization ucts in the dining halls and in
spurs spending sprees on stu- I would go to dinner.” Students speculate that Tech of dining dollars simply flows our retail concepts.”
dents as they rush to utilize their Armstrong described his expe- Dining purposely makes it dif-
funds before they expire. riences with meal plans as difficult ficult for students to use all the
Rising third year student Geh- to use entirely. “It’s hard because funds they’ve paid for. “Tech
rig Harris (BA ‘24) described you can only purchase swipes in does not make it easy to spend
his situation prior to the close of increments of 50: I find that 50 is them all,” said Armstrong.
the Spring 2022 semester. too few and a 100 … is too many.” Tech Dining Director, Ryan
“I noticed I had, like, 400 [din- He went on to describe his Greene, said over a Teams call
ing dollars] left, so I hurried and friends’ experiences with purchas- that the goal of Tech Dining is
used a bunch… I bought stuff ing meal swipes. “... everything not to reduce utilization rates, but
for a class meeting voluntarily, except the 50 Meal Pass plan rather the opposite. “The goal of
and I bought protein shakes ev- comes with dining dollars. I think any good dining program is not to
ery day,” said Harris in a Zoom they do that because having din- try to keep it low to save money
meeting. “I think I ended the year ing dollars sounds nice, but many because ultimately, if people are
with about 398 dining dollars students I see just don’t really use using the meal plan, they’re go-
left, approximately.” Harris had them. As such, many of my friends ing to keep buying the meal
selected the unlimited everyday end up with plenty of extra dining plan, and the more people that
plan, which came with 450 dining dollars at the end of the year.” participate in the meal plan, the
dollars for the semester. Armstrong’s friends weren’t larger the program gets.”
Meal swipes can be used at alone— a GroupMe group chat Dining Dollars and Meal
any of the Institute’s three dining was formed, called the Din- Swipe purchases are just one
halls: North Avenue, Brittain, and ing Dollars Free Food Group. part of the financial picture for
West Village. Dining Dollars, on The group’s description reads Tech Dining. Other streams of
the other hand, are more flexible. “We burn through your dining revenue are faculty/staff din-
They may be used at dining halls, dollars and meal swipes or GT ing dollars, catering operations, Photo by Rahul Deshpande Student Publications
food trucks, various retail dining takes it all back. And you get and credit/debit card purchases. Over the last 5 fiscal years, most dining dollars purchased
locations across campus, and at to meet new friends.” “The biggest expenses of the have been used, although more than a quarter weren’t.
some restaurants in Tech Square. Rising second year Freddie program are personnel… and
“I actually didn’t even realize Wright (Biology ‘25) is a mem- there was also a large increase in
I could use them at the gym un- ber of this group chat, which was food costs,” Greene said.
til the last three or four weeks of formed on Mar 29, 2022. Wright Institute-wide and state-wide
school,” said Harris. purchased the 250 dining dol- minimum wage increases for
Some students, anticipat- lar plan, along with the unlim- state employees resulted in an
ing this end of year frenzy, ited every day plan. “For spring average 37% increase in din-
elected for a planned approach semester, I had run out at the ing staff wages over the last year.
to dining at Tech. start of April,” wrote Wright in a However, this money did not
Rising fourth year Gabriel GroupMe message. come from tax dollars, like it did
Armstrong (CS ‘23) described in Wright explained that he was for other state employees.
detail his plan for the semester “completely out” by April. “I was “For auxiliary, we have to fund
over GroupMe, a popular chat ap- one of the scavengers using other that. We don’t get any money
plication used by Tech students. people’s dining dollars.” from the state because we’re an
“I started each semester with 50 When he did have dining auxiliary program,” said Greene.
Meal Swipes. Toward the end of dollars, he elected to spend his The new meal swipe roll over
fall semester, I got 600 regular + money on retail dining options policy and overall supply chain
60 bonus dining dollars. I would on campus. “I got food at Pan- issues caused by the COVID-19
go to lunch and pay the $12.50 da Express and Rising Roll the pandemic led to an increase in Photo by Rahul Deshpande Student Publications
rate with dining dollars. When majority of the time.” food costs. In addition, Greene Wage increases from state- and institute-wide mandates
Spring started, I did the same Long wait times for food dis- said the quality of food has im- accounted for a 37% average increase in pay for Tech Dining staff.

Photo by Rahul Deshpande Student Publications

This graphic shows the rate of dining dollar utilization over five years at the Institute. Purchases of Dining Dollars decreased
dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic’s most impacted semesters— Spring 2020, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021.
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Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Isa Cardona

Friday,
9
[email protected] June 3, 2022

‘Stranger Things’ 4: The return to Hawkins feels scarier

TV Show school and memories of the past.
Threatening their attempt at nor-
Stranger Things mality is a new monster from the
Season 4 Upside Down, this time named
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Horror “Vecna,” which has been preying
upon the town’s youth through
STARRING: Winona Ryder, their minds.
Millie Bobby Brown Elements of horror movies
RATING: TV-14 of the time make an appearance
RELEASE DATE: May 27 throughout the season. Haunted
houses, unsolved mysteries and the
OUR TAKE: ««««
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with references to Freddy Krueger
HOPE WILLIAMS and Michael Myers, make this
MANAGING EDITOR season terrifying, but all the more
bingeable. The protagonists are
After an almost three year growing up from the first season to
break, fans of the popular Netflix face even scarier threats.
original series “Stranger Things” In typical “Stranger Things”
eagerly awaited the show’s return fashion, references to 80s pop cul-
with volume one of its fourth ture remain a way to connect with
season, which premiered on May the audience and re-popularize
27. Since its first season, the show it among the younger viewers of
has become an iconic part of the show.
pop culture with its portrayal of From its music to its movie
1980’s suburban America threat- references, seeing the characters
ened by a mysterious evil from enjoy familiar pastimes is a treat.
the Upside Down. New additions to the show
Although “Stranger Things” include Hawkins High’s leader
has settled into a familiar for- of the Dungeons & Dragons
mula that is, at times, pre- Hellfire Club, Eddie Munson
dictable by its fourth time (Joseph Quinn, “Dickensian”).
around, it adds plenty of Munson’s performance is ex-
twists and turns for a thrilling cellent, adding comic relief as
first volume. he reacts to being in the wrong
The show jumps from the events place at the wrong time while Photo courtesy of Netflix
of the previous season in summer Vecna terrorizes the town. “Stranger Things” returned for its fourth season, feautring old favorites, including
of 1985 to spring of 1986. Since Other standout performances Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Sadie Sink and Gaten Matarazzo, as well as new additions.
the last time viewers saw the include Sadie Sink (“Fear Street”),
fictional town of Hawkins, who returns as Max Mayfield, as the basketball team, feels pres- (Charlie Heaton, “The New Mu- ster feel low. After seeing Eleven
Indiana, the cast of char- she tries to come to terms with sured not to associate with his old tants”) and Mike Wheeler (Finn and her friends overcome the dan-
acters have been scattered the events of the previous season. “nerdy” friends. Wolfhard, “It”) play a notably gers of the Upside Down three
far and wide. Harbour’s performance remains His teammates remain a nui- small role in the first volume, times before, it is hard to imagine
Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder, stellar, despite being isolated from sance throughout the season and which is certainly disappointing any fate besides that for Hawkins
“Heathers”) has relocated with the rest of the cast in Russia. It have no character development for viewers hoping for these char- — perhaps though, this could be
her family, including Eleven is easy to root for Hopper as he beyond their letterman jackets acters to have more screen time. the season to change that.
(Millie Bobby Brown, “Enola battles both the harsh climate and and overly zealous readiness to The show frequently reaches The second volume of the
Holmes”), to California after the other, more sinister threats. hunt down the suspected killer. back to its first season and re-uses season will not be released until
events of the previous season. Unfortunately, the volume With so many storylines com- some of its most iconic elements. July 1, leaving viewers with time
They attempt to rebuild a life, leans on overdone high school peting for screen time, each epi- While entertaining to watch, to digest everything that has
involving long-distance relation- narratives that seem out of place sode becomes over an hour long. it is unfortunately a reminder happened so far.
ships and new friendships. Mean- to the show, filling the time that Despite these lengthy episodes that the show’s greatest enemy is With many questions about
while, former chief of police Jim would be best spent in other that could stand alone as mov- its previous seasons. Vecna remaining and characters
Hopper (David Harbour, “Black places. Eleven is bullied at her ies, the show still feels like it “Stranger Things” will always still scattered around the world,
Widow”) is held captive in Russia new school by ruthlessly mean spends too much time in all the be exciting and fast-paced, but it the second volume will be worth
and fights to survive. classmates, and Lucas Sinclair wrong places. For instance, Will has begun to feel predictable and the watch, even if the plot may
Back in Hawkins, the rest (Caleb McLaughlin, “Concrete Byers (Noah Schnapp, “The Pea- its characters invincible, making follow a storyline viewers are al-
of the characters navigate high Cowboy”), who now plays for nuts Movie”), Jonathan Byers the stakes of battling a new mon- ready well-acquainted with.

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the upcoming summer. the London rock scene, Hän- sound. “Need Me Now,” is only Hailing from Australia, KAR-
lyn recently released their de- the start, by the end of 2022 they LOU is an emerging talent in
UR SO FULL OF IT but album “Slugeye” for which hope to release their new EP. indie-pop. She throws her hat
(ILY NYC) “Apple Juice” was one of the into the bitter heartbreak bal-
ALEMEDA promotional singles. IN LOVE WITH THE lad pool and is able to stand out
This independent artist strings SOUND from her inspirations like LAUV
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flow that nicely pairs with all in- “Bitter” has all the attributes
ALEMEDA is an artist from strumentation present. ««««
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« of a good pop song, and more im-
Ethiopia and Sudan. As a first- They also employ musical portantly is a surprising and fun
ANUSH SINGHAL generation American, she pres- practices found in other genres The Minneapolis natives that listen.
STAFF WRITER ents unique experiences and emo- to ensure they further add to the form the trio WHY NOT, as
tions in her tracks. already large rock space. their name suggests, do not care Line
Praying for July Even after forming her own about the rules currently set in Zoe Ko
Delaney Bailey space in the music scene, she Need Me Now music. This group of middle
still cites a lot of her inspiration The Motive school friends created a band in «« ««
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««««« from stars like Maroon 5, Avril high school and started touring
Lavigne and Coldplay. From the «««
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The 21-year-old Indiana na- sonic layering of vocals to peppy They shoot from the hip, writer Zoe Ko’s debut single. She
tive has been making waves across drums, her songs are very likely Making the most of loos- their writing process is normally already fits into the pop space
TikTok where she shares progress to be earworms, similar to “Post ened COVID restrictions in the getting an idea and obsessively with her upbeat song with mel-
on the songwriting process in Nut Clarity,” her most popular UK, this new indie band has chasing that initial feeling; form- ancholy lyrics. Both eerie and
a relatable manner. single. been touring relentlessly in mid- ing a truly gender-fluid track, as enchanting, her strong voice de-
Bailey initially started releas- Apple Juice sized venues across their nation. seen in “IN LOVE WITH THE mands the track, ending the song
ing music in 2021, producing Gretel Hänlyn Grounded in traditional influ- SOUND.” almost like a Broadway show. She
many songs with millions of lis- ences from the plethora of great is still developing her voice and
tens. Their most recent track is a «««««
««««« indie-rock bands that came be- Bitter has the time to experiment with
peaceful ballad, full of smothered fore them, the modern instru- KARLOU other genres.
10 • June 3, 2022 technique // ENTERTAINMENT

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ stuns during AAPI Month

is under attack by a mysterious Well, I see myself as one too. This viewers have seen in Hollywood every different multiverse and in
Movie villain — Jobu Tupaki — and is how I fight.” time and time again. every different lifetime.
Everything Everywhere that she is the only Evelyn capable At this moment, the film But what happens if people do “Everything Everywhere All
All at Once of saving everything. unveils itself — its mastery of not love the same way as every- at Once” does not tell you that
Daniel Kwan, Daniel From the beginning to the the human condition. one else? Not by saying the words love is the answer.
end, “Everything Everywhere All People have always heard that “I love you,” but by fac- Because for Evelyn, even love
Scheinert at Once” is filled with so much “love is the answer” — that love ing life together — by do- wasn’t enough.
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Adventure heart, with the intimacy of chaos. is something magical and almost ing laundry and taxes, by Instead, it is choos-
The film grasps you by supernatural. Love is supposed to cutting fruit for each other, by ing kindness and
STARRING: Michelle Yeoh, the shoulders and seems be something that has the power making each other’s favorite dish- choosing joy that is the answer to
Ke Huy Quan to scream at you — life to mend any universe, which es and by choosing each other in the absurdity of life.
RATING: R is fundamentally chaotic.
RELEASE DATE: March 25 Life is so meaningless, and so
full of entropy and owes you no
OUR TAKE: «««
«««««
«« mercy. You are just one speck
in one universe in a tesseract of
multiverses, and everything you
AANYA SAWHNEY know and everything that has
CONTRIBUTING WRITER hurt you could just be the in-
ner imagination of a sentient
“Everything Everywhere All pebble on the edge of a
at Once” is one of Hollywood’s desolate canyon.
most groundbreaking multi- “Everything Everywhere All
versal sci-fi movies, highlighted at Once” denies none of this. So
by its story told through an where do we go from there? Is
Asian-American lens. everything, everywhere, really
Michelle Yeoh (“Shang-Chi meaningless? In the movie, Evelyn
and the Legend of the Ten Rings”) seems to submit to her nihilism.
stars as Evelyn, a Chinese-Amer- In the face of the multi-
ican laundromat owner being verse, the cruelty of her world
audited by the IRS as universes, seems so trivial and absolute,
family values and whole lifetimes and fighting day-to-day seems
collide before her. almost nonsensical.
Evelyn’s husband, Waymond In that moment, her husband
(Ke Huy Quan, “The Goonies”), Waymond, says to her through
is on the verge of filing a di- tears, “You tell me that it’s a cruel
vorce, and Evelyn’s daughter, Joy world, and we’re all just run-
(Stephanie Hsu, “The Marvelous ning around in circles. I know
Mrs. Maisel”) is frustrated with that. I’ve been on this earth just
her mother for not accepting her as many days as you. When I
sexuality — and for not accepting choose to see the good side of
anything about her. things, I’m not being naive. It’s
As Evelyn struggles to remedy strategic and necessary. It’s
her tax situation and keep the how I’ve learned to survive Photo courtesy of IMDb
family struggles under wraps, she through everything. I know Michelle Yeoh stars in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a sci-fi film that makes
finds out that all of the multiverse you see yourself as a fighter. viewers look inwards at the absurdity and chaos of life and the human condition.
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Fans reminisce on ‘The Eminem Show’ for 20th Anniversary

America, following the 9/11 at-
ALLISON WILLIAMS tacks, a time when patriotism was
CONTRIBUTING WRITER incredibly high. Eminem points
out the hypocrisy that everyone
Thursday, May 26, 2022, loved America for its freedom of
marked the 20th anniversary of speech, while he and other artists
what many Eminem fans would were being censored and targeted
say is Eminem’s best album, one for trying to speak freely.
that marked him as an artist rath- Later in the album is his
er than just a rapper. incredibly controversial song
“To me, ‘The Eminem Show’ “Cleanin’ Out My Closet.” This
is the album that solidified Emi- piece follows Marshall as he airs
nem’s status as one of the GOATs,” out all the troubles his mother
said Girish Hari, third-year CS brought him through his life.
student when asked his thoughts He especially digs deep in the
on “The Eminem Show.” third verse of the song, as Mar-
The album revealed more sides shall gets angrier as he brings up
to Eminem’s talent. more disturbing things that his
“I feel like, before, we heard mother did.
just a lot of anger, and here in ‘The “Remember when Ronnie died
Eminem Show,’ you see a softer and you said you wished it was
side of him,” said Ethan Damiani, me?” he raps, his voice growing
third-year BCHM. to a yell.
According the Damiani, many This song was one of the first
know Eminem as “the angry times that Marshall shows why he
rapper,” a rapper who “redirects is so angry in his music, marking
some extremely passionate emo- it as one of the most important
tions of anger towards music songs on the album.
expression. He does a good job Of course, no one can write
of explaining the extreme emo- about “The Eminem Show” with-
tions that we can feel at times and out mentioning one of Eminem’s
personifying them.” most popular songs of all time,
“The Eminem Show” marks “Without Me.” This track, featur-
history for Eminem fans, not be- ing some tantalizing saxophone
cause it is the first time he express- riffs throughout, is an upbeat
es anger in his writing, or the first song that repeats how “it feels
time he uses narratives to do so so empty without me!” Eminem
in a concept album, but because goes on to say how he is the “king
it is the first time that he shows of controversy” and proceeds to
a softer side to himself. “The man compare himself to Elvis Presley.
behind the anger,” so to speak, A fan favorite, reaching over a Photo courtesy of M. Caufield via WireImage
Marshall Mathers. billion streams on Spotify, it was It has been 20 years since Eminem released his iconic album, “The Eminem Show,”
The album opens in a clas- Eminem’s first singles to receive a which is a fan favorite for its passionate, emotional and honest themes.
sic Eminem fashion, with a skit. Grammy nomination in a major
Recorded applause accompanied category. in this song such as, “I love my feel like you wanna just give up. any Tech student could
by heavy footsteps on a stage, fol- On “Hailie’s Song,” Marshall daughter more than life in itself,” But you gotta search within you, use, to keep going even though they
lowed by the tapping of a micro- shows off his singing voice, start- and “Sometimes it feels like the […] get that motivation to not are tired, even though they want to
phone, make up the first track of ing off by stating, “I can’t sing, but world’s almost over, but then she give up, […] no matter how bad give up, to keep going.
the record. Then with a smooth I feel like singing. […] I’m happy, comes back to me.” It is a truly you wanna just fall flat on your The album proceeds to end
transition right into his first song, I got my baby back.” He sings touching song that shows the hu- face and collapse.” with the sounds of curtains closing,
“White America,” the album truly about how relieved he is to finally man side of Eminem. Eminem goes on to perform and one of Eminem’s characters,
begins. have custody of his daughter. Another fan favorite, “‘Till this piece, featuring Nate Dogg. Ken Keniff, rapping a paro-
He proceeds to start his al- “Hailie’s Song” is a beautiful I Collapse,” comes near the end It is about how no matter how dy of “Without Me,’’ show-
bum with a satirical piece point- ode to his daughter where you can of the album. This motivational hard it gets, he will keep working, ing how Eminem does not
ing out the irony of the time. The see a side of Marshall you don’t song opens with Eminem talking, keep rapping and keep going de- take himself too seriously.
release of this album was during usually see, the loving father. “Sometimes you just feel tired, feel spite the obstacles. A fitting close to another con-
the “War on Terror” campaign in There are many touching lines weak, and when you feel weak, you This is a sentiment that troversial album by Eminem.
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Softball earns first regional berth since 2012

WILL FUSS
SPORTS EDITOR

After a stellar regular season

and an ACC quarterfinals appear-
ance, Tech softball advanced to
NCAA Regional play for the first
time since 2012. The Jackets were
dominant at home and on week-
days during the regular season,
securing a 24–6 mark at Shirley
Clements Mewborn Field and
winning every single game played
from Monday–Thursday before
the ACC tournament.
While struggling against the
ACC’s top teams, they played
most of the season’s series close
and earned a couple of ranked
wins on the year, including a run-
rule win over No. 16 Georgia in
Athens. After finishing 11–13
in ACC play, Tech earned the
seventh seed in the conference
tournament and dispatched NC
State in the opening round 4–2. A
matchup against No. 9 Duke end-
ed in a 9–6 loss for the Jackets as
a late comeback fell short, but the
team looked to Selection Sunday Photo courtesy of GTAA
hoping that their resume would be Junior pitcher Blake Neleman winds up to release a pitch in Tech’s win over Wisconsin in Tech’s first re-
enough to secure an at-large bid. gional berth since 2012. Neleman’s complete game, one run outing led the Jackets to the regional win.
The selection committee gave
Tech the nod for the first time in Tech’s lead when her sacrifice fly two more runs in 1.1 innings as would score six runs in the fifth the brightest spot for the Jacket
a decade, placing them as the two- drove in senior infielder Bailee Florida stretched the lead to six. and sixth innings to pull ahead pitching corps, recording three
seed in the Gainesville Regional. Zeitler. Wisconsin would score Freshman pitcher Sophia Voyles 6–2. The Jackets held a two run hitless, scoreless innings in relief.
The host Gators held the top seed their lone run in the fourth, but tossed a scoreless sixth, but Tech’s lead entering the final frame, but Despite the tough end to the sea-
in the group, with Wisconsin and junior pitcher Blake Neleman bats stayed quiet and the Jack- two more runs and a bases-load- son, Tech secured their best record
Canisius rounding them out. Tech limited them to one as she allowed ets fell 7–1. Tech only mustered ed situation with no outs pushed since 2011 and ended the season
was set to face the Badgers in the only three hits in a complete game four hits on the day, with Awald Tech to the brink. Voyles entered on a 22–9 run. Awald and Kauf
opening game as the second and win. Neleman struck out nine, driving in Zeitler for their single and forced two outs, but a walk were selected to the NFCA South-
third seeds. Regional play is in giving her more strikeouts than run. Zeitler was the only Jacket to sent the game-winning run home, east Second Team All-Region.
double-elimination format, with baserunners allowed. The Jackets’ reach base twice as Florida’s field- ending the Institute’s season in a Awald led the country in walks
the last team standing advanc- 2–1 win set them up with a show- ers cleaned up nearly everything heartbreaker, 7–6. Freshman des- per game and was third in on-base
ing to the Super Regional round. down against No. 14 overall seed put in play. The loss set up a sec- ignated player Emma Minghini percentage, while Kauf finished
The Gainesville Regional opened Florida the following day. Inclem- ond game with Wisconsin after led Tech at the plate, driving in top-three in the ACC in hits and
at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 20 with ent weather stretched the Florida the Badgers eliminated Canisius three runs and recording one of total bases. While six players are
Tech as the home team against matchup into a whole-afternoon later on the evening of May 21. four multihit days for the Jackets. set to graduate, the Jackets are set
Wisconsin. The Jackets opened affair. Neleman could not repli- The matchup with Wisconsin was Sileo and junior catcher Emma to return their top three pitchers
the scoring with sophomore in- cate her magic from the day be- Tech’s biggest game in ten years, Kauf each had two hits and an by ERA and the bulk of their hit-
fielder Jin Sileo driving in senior fore as the Gators racked up five with loser-go-home stakes and an- RBI as Tech doubled Wisconsin’s ting lineup. They outscored their
outfielder Kennedy Cowden in runs in 3.2 innings, leading 5–1 other shot at Florida for the win- hit total, but opportunistic hitting opponents on the year by an aver-
the second inning. Graduate first when the junior left the mound. ner. The Badgers jumped to a 2–0 by the Badgers and a seventh in- age of two runs, and are set up for
baseman Tricia Awald doubled Senior pitcher Lexi Ray allowed lead after two frames, but Tech ning jam spelled disaster. Ray was another strong year in 2023.
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Men & women’s tennis compete at NCAAs

JULIA BALOT Daniel, the two of whom are cur- mer after he won a wildcard bid to In the first round of the wom- Lee and Sharabura went up
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR rently ranked No. 10 in the ITA the Atlanta Open, which begins en’s singles championships on against Ayumi Miyamoto and
doubles ranking. Martin and Mc- July 23 at Atlantic Station. May 23, Lee matched up against Lisa Marie Rioux from Oklahoma
The NCAA Tennis Champi- Daniel matched up against Justin Four women represented Tech Maria Titova from the University State University in doubles, and
onships began on May 19 at the Barki and Ryan Seggerman of in the women’s championships of Kansas. Lee caught up with lost after the second set, with Mi-
University of Illinois, starting Princeton University. Martin/Mc- following an eventful NCAA Titova’s 2–0 lead in the first set yamoto/Rioux taking a 6–0, 6–1
with the teams championships Daniel fell behind 2–4 in the first tournament in Auburn, Ala. and won the set 6–3. She began match win.
and followed by the singles and set and eventually lost two deuce Sophomore Carol Lee, ranked as set two with a 3–0 lead and won Hrastar and Bilchev played
doubles championships. points, giving Barki/Seggerman high as No. 22 in ITA’s rankings, a deuce point, eventually winning Carly Briggs and Marlee Zein
Tech was represented in both a 6–2 set win. Martin/McDaniel received an at-large bid into the the set 6–2 and ending the match. from the University of Florida.
the men’s and women’s singles and came back in the second set to singles competition. The second round of singles Briggs/Zein began with a 6–5
doubles competitions. The men’s serve a perfect game and lead 2–0. Freshman Kate Sharabura and opening round of doubles be- lead, but Hraster/Bilchev tied the
and women’s singles round of After winning four stream games, joined Lee to compete in the dou- gan on May 24. set 6-all and took a 7–2 set win.
64 began Monday, May 23 at 11 they won the set 6–1. The tie- bles competition, with their team Lee matched up against Emma In the second set, Bilchev/Hraster
a.m. EST followed by the second breaker set saw Martin/McDaniel ranked as high as No. 4 in the Navarro from the University of held serve and won the set 6–4
round of singles and the open- at an early lead before their oppo- ITA rankings. Virginia. Navarro, ranked No. 1, and a match win of 7–6(2), 6–4.
ing round of doubles on Tuesday, nents had a successful run to tie Freshman Kylie Bilchev and took a 4–2 lead and won the first This allowed them to move on to
May 24. the game at seven. Barki/Segger- sophomore Ava Hrastar were also set 6–4. While Lee managed to the round of 16 on May 25, where
Redshirt sophomore Andres man eventually won the set 10–7. entered into the doubles compe- bring the second set to a 6-6 tie- they would compete against No.
Martin, currently ranked No. These losses marked the end of tition as the No. 36 team by the breaker, Navarro eventually won 7 doubles team Alicia Herrero
12 in the Intercollegiate Ten- the men’s tennis season, but Mar- ITA after previously being listed the tiebreak 7–2 and took a 6–2, Linana and Melany Krywoj from
nis Association’s (ITA) singles tin will compete again this sum- as alternates. 7–4(6) match win. Baylor University.
ranking, competed in the men’s The match lasted two hours
singles competition hosted at the due to weather delays and a move
Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex. indoors. Linana/Krywoj won the
On May 23 in the round of 64, first set 6–1, but Bilchev/Hrastar
Martin played an eventful match came back in the second set with
against Daniel De Jonge from a 5–1 lead. After forcing a super
Pepperdine University. tiebreak, Bilchev/Hrastar won the
In the first set, three of the second set 6–2. For the tiebreak
games went to deuce point, and set, Linana/Krywoj began with
Martin began with a 2–0 lead. De a 4–1 lead, but Bilchev/Hrastar
Jonge brought the match level to came back to tie 5–5 and lead
5-all, and Martin eventually won 9–6. Baylor made their way back
a tiebreaker 7–5. In the second set, to a 9–9 tie, but Tech finally came
Martin began with a 3–1 lead and out on top after getting a 14–13
reached 5–4 with Martin serving. lead and winning the match 1–6,
He won this set 6–4, winning 6–2, 1–0 (15–13).
him the match 7–6(5), 6–4. This victory qualified Bilchev
Martin moved on to a match and Hrastar for the quarterfinals
against Arthur Fery from Stanford on May 26. The Jackets matched
University in the round of 32 on up against No. 42 Janice Tjen
May 24. Fery broke two of Mar- and Savannah Broadus from Pep-
tin’s serves and won the first set perdine University. Tjen/Broadus
6–3. Martin came back to break got an early 3–0 lead in the first
two of Fery’s serves in the second set and earned a 6–1 set win. Af-
set and took a 6–2 set win. Martin ter being tied at one early in the
and Fery also traded serves during second set, Pepperdine rolled in
the third set, and Fery eventually the second set 6–1 and closed out
broke Martin’s serve and won the the match.
match 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Bilchev and Hrastar re-
Martin went on to compete in Photo courtesy of Ricky Bassman GTAA ceived ITA All-American sta-
the doubles championship with Kylie Bilchev and Ava Hrastar celebrate during their NCAA tournament run. tus for making it to the NCAA
redshirt sophomore Marcus Mc- The duo made it to the quarterfinals of doubles play before bowing out. championship quarterfinals.
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SPORTS EDITOR: Softball plays on technique
Will Fuss
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Julia Balot
After an almost 10 year drought, the
Institute’s softball team successfully
16
Friday,
made regionals.414 June 3, 2022
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Baseball competes for ACC, heads to Knoxville

RISH DESAI top 9–4 to split the pool play
CONTRIBUTING WRITER games, but failed to move on to
the next round of the tournament.
The Jackets began the season The Jackets’ play this season
as one of the most anticipated earned them a spot in the NCAA
teams in the nation, especially tournament in the Knoxville Re-
from an offensive standpoint. gional with the number one over-
Throughout the season, they all seeded Tennessee Volunteers.
have put their offensive prowess While it may seem daunting to be
on full display, which has led to placed in the same Regional as the
them leading the nation in many top seed in the tournament, the
offensive categories. They possess Jackets are prepared and poised to
the second-highest batting aver- take on the task. This season, they
age and fourth-highest hits in the were faced with the fifth toughest
nation; they also are in the top schedule in the nation and have
five in scoring. They have been led proven themselves against the
by sophomore infielders Andrew high-level competition.
Jenkins and Tim Borden II and They have had the second-most
sophomore catcher Kevin Parada. wins against top-25 RPI teams,
Parada’s offensive abilities have only the Volunteers have had more
made him one of the top players Photo courtesy of GTAA wins. They have played against
in the nation and placed him in Sophomore infielder Tim Borden II jogs home during Tech’s ACC game against some of the top teams in the con-
position to be a top-10 draft pick Pitt. He led the Jackets offensively, recording two hits, two RBIs and a run. ference when they were playing
in the 2022 MLB draft. their best and found themselves
Their high-octane offense can Multiple benefits came from ACC selection sophomore out- pitching has been inconsistent. on top. For example, they beat
enable them to turn the game at the sweep. First, Tech secured fielder Stephen Reid. The Jack- Some games they have been able conference foe Miami when the
any point. Notably, this aspect of a spot in the ACC tournament ets were placed in a group with to hold nation’s best teams to Hurricanes were ranked No. 3 in
their game appeared to be crucial with their series win. Second, Pittsburgh and Louisville. zero runs, while other days they the nation, as well as North Caro-
in their final series of the regular Parada hit his 26th home run of The first game started off with have been unable to limit their lina and Virginia Tech, teams that
season. Still looking to lock up the season breaking a 32-year- Tech’s redshirt senior pitcher John opponents’ offenses. Their pitch- are currently top-10 in RPI.
a spot in the ACC tournament, old record for most home runs in Medich giving up two runs in ing ranks near the bottom of the A year ago, the Jackets were
Tech traveled to Pittsburgh to a single season in school history. the first inning to give Pittsburgh conference in many pitching cat- eliminated in the first round in
take on the Panthers. Finally, Borden was hit by a pitch a 2–0 lead. However, Medich egories including doubles, triples heartbreaking fashion against
The first game was a back- for the 22nd time this season, set- bounced back from those two and home runs allowed. Vanderbilt. They have their eyes
and-forth affair with the Jackets ting another school record. Parada early runs and began picking up Their inconsistency on the set on building on their success
taking an early 7–0 lead in the also led the ACC in home runs, his pitching. The Jackets showed pitching side allowed for the Pan- from last season and making a
third inning. However, the Pan- RBIs and runs scored. off their ability to turn a game thers to get back into rhythm deeper run this time around.
thers managed to claw their way Tech entered the conference around quickly. After a fielding on the offensive end. Pittsburgh While Tech has gotten one
back into the game to tie the tournament as the seventh seed. error by the Panthers and a single scored eight runs in the sixth in- of the most difficult draws, they
score entering the ninth inning Their squad featured first-team from Gonzalez, Tech took a 3–2 ning and took back the lead 10–6. have proven themselves repeat-
before Jenkins hit one of his 17 All-ACC selections Parada, Jen- lead in the third inning. They would go on to widen the edly against the nation’s best and
home runs on the year to give the kins and sophomore infielder They would go on to keep lead and win the game 12–6. have an offense that can chase
Jackets an 8–7 win. Chandler Simpson, second-team the momentum going and widen Tech bounced back strongly in any score. The Jackets are look-
The second and third games of All-ACC selections sophomore their lead to 6–2 by the end of their second game against Louis- ing to take their success from
the series were dominated by the outfielder Tres Gonzalez and the fifth inning. As powerful as ville, one of the top ranked teams this season and translate that into
Jackets with 19–3 and 13–7 wins. Borden, and third-team All- Tech’s offense has been, their in the nation. They came out on a deep postseason run.

Eleven Tech football players go pro

the Dallas Cowboys as a defen-
JOSHUA SEXTON sive back after having 210 tackles
STAFF WRITER at the Institute along with three
special teams and defensive touch-
Tech has a slew of new profes- downs. At 6’3 and 215 pounds,
sional Jackets that have just been Thomas is another big safety like
signed by football teams in the Carpenter. Bruce Jordan-Swilling
NFL and USFL. 10 former Jack- was invited to mini-camp to be a
ets were signed (nine of them to running back with the New Or-
NFL teams) as free agents and the leans Saints after playing primar-
eleventh, Tariq Carpenter, was ily on defense for the Jackets.
drafted by the Green Bay Packers Jordan-Swilling had 86 tackles
with the 228th pick in the seventh as a linebacker at Tech and only
round during day three of the four carries on offense, but the
NFL draft on April 30. NFL seems to think his talents are
Carpenter impressed NFL suited for a running back position.
scouts with a strong performance Former quarterback turned
at his pro day that was highlight- defensive back Tobias Oliver also
ed by a 39 inch vertical jump and received a mini-camp invite to
4.52 second 40-yard dash. At the the New York Giants. At Tech,
Institute, Carpenter was a vital Oliver accounted for 344 passing
part of the Tech defense, accumu- yards, 1155 rushing yards, 106
lating four interceptions and 223 receiving yards, 23 tackles and
total tackles through five seasons 15 touchdowns.
with the Jackets, four of which he Jack Coco received a mini-
had significant playing time dur- Photo by Ethan Vitak Student Publications camp invite from the Green Bay
ing. Carpenter is also a big and Tech’s defense lines up against Virginia Tech during their 2021 matchup. Tariq Carpen- Packers where he will join Car-
physical safety that forced three ter, Tech’s draftee, and Djimon Brooks, the Jackets’ USFL signee, are pictured above. penter and play as a long snapper
fumbles while at Tech and even at and tight end. Coco was Tech’s
6’4 and 225 pounds, he was still in the days following the draft. receptions as a wide receiver. Mc- with a sub 4.5 second 40 yard long snapper for four years and he
athletic enough to keep up with Defensive back Tre Swilling, who Gowan had over 1500 receiving dash at his pro day. Offensive line- had five receptions as a tight end.
the smaller and faster playmakers had 21 pass deflections and two yards and 11 touchdowns during man Devin Cochran signed with Along with the ten new Jackets
in college football. interceptions at Tech, was signed his college career. the Cincinnati Bengals and Ryan in the NFL, former Tech defen-
In addition to Carpenter’s se- by the Tennessee Titans. Kyric Running back Jordan Mason Johnson received a mini-camp in- sive lineman Djimon Brooks was
lection, the third consecutive year McGowan was signed by the signed with the San Francisco vite from the Atlanta Falcons after signed to the New Orleans Break-
with at least one Jacket selected, Washington Commanders after 49ers after accumulating over being vital pieces in the trenches ers in the newly formed USFL.
nine other Jackets were signed as transferring to the Institute and 2500 yards and 18 touchdowns as for Tech. Brooks combined for 87 tackles
undrafted free agents (UDFAs) leading the team in touchdown a Jacket. Mason impressed scouts Juanyeh Thomas signed with and a sack while he was a Jacket.