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News 2 Opinions 5 Entertainment 8 Life 14 Sports 18

GARBA CELEBRATIONS AT THE INSTITUTE p14

LIFE ASHIKA SRIVASTAVA
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

With its student body hail-

ing from all 50 states in the U.S.
and over 100 different countries,
Tech is an institute that supports
and encourages multiculturalism.
The rich tapestry of backgrounds
and cultures ensures that at any
given time, there are many unique
events and experiences awaiting
its students. This past Saturday,
Oct. 14, campus buzzed with the
rhythmic beats and colorful attire
of one of India Club at Georgia
Tech (ICGT)’s two Garba events,
held in the Exhibition Hall from
5-10 P.M. This cultural extrava-
ganza illuminated the evening,
uniting students and showcasing
the diversity of the student body.
Tejas Shah, third-year CS,
serves as the current Vice Presi-
dent of Logistics for ICGT. He
shed light on the garba dance it-
self and its religious significance.
“Garba involves people clap-
ping to the beat while moving
in one of several large concen-
tric circular lines. Aside from
the dance, the whole festival of
Navratri that encompasses the
Garba dance is dedicated to the
Hindu deity Durga, and the danc-
ing/praying we do at this event is
in honor of her,” Shah said.
Navratri is the Hindu festival
dedicated to the goddess Durgaa,
a warrior goddess who symbolizes
femininity, divinity and strength.
Navratri translates to “nine
nights” in Sanskrit as a different
form of the goddess is worshiped
on each of the nine days of the
festival. People may also follow
a specific diet during this time,
Top L: Photo courtesy of Ariel Young & Kiran Kapileshwari; Top R: Photo by Sloan Salinas Student Publications; Above: Photo by Tyler Parker Student Publications See GARBA, page 14

SPORTS

Miracle in Miami, football beats No. 17 Hurricanes

highest quarterback rating in the Tech’s offense received the ball as they strung together a series of sive back LaMiles Brooks stepped
RISH DESAI ACC going into the matchup. to begin the game and got off to strong runs, including a 13-yard in and snagged his first intercep-
TECHNOLOGY EDITOR However, Tech Head Coach the opposite start they were look- scramble from redshirt sophomore tion of the season. Forcing turn-
Brent Key and the Jackets were ing for. They began with three quarterback Haynes King. This overs has been one of Key’s points
After one of the most disap- determined to flip the script three-and-outs and were only able has been one of King’s strong suits of emphasis this year; the Jackets
pointing losses in recent memory, against the Hurricanes. Following to muster up 14 yards of offense on the season: scrambling around have been amongst the top teams
the Jackets were looking to bounce the loss to the Bowling Green Fal- throughout the first quarter. to earn extra yardage. Later in in the nation in turnovers forced.
back on Oct. 7 when they traveled cons, Key made a change at defen- On the other side of the ball, the drive, after bringing the ball Unfortunately, Tech’s offense
to take on the 17th-ranked Mi- sive coordinator, promoting line- the Jackets’ defense came up with into Miami territory, King tried was unable to capitalize off the
ami Hurricanes. At first glance, backers coach Kevin Sherrer to big stops in the first quarter: a mo- to evade pressure and ran around momentum, which resulted in a
the Jackets had the odds stacked defensive coordinator. One of the mentous turnover on downs on in the backfield, but he threw an three-and-out and gave the ball
against them; the Hurricanes en- defining aspects of Key’s tenure so the opening drive and two punts. interception, killing the drive. back to the Hurricanes with just
tered the game with a 4-0 record, far has been the way the Jackets After a rather stagnant open- Following the interception, under a minute and a half left in
including a dominant win over embrace being the road under- ing quarter for the offense, Tech Van Dyke led a strong drive for the second quarter. Miami drove
the Texas A&M Aggies, and their dogs. The Jackets were looking to was looking to turn things around the Hurricanes. However, he at- down the field and kicked a 30-
fourth-year junior quarterback move to 3-0 against ranked ACC in the second quarter. They began tempted to throw a deep ball to yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead.
Tyler Van Dyke held the second- opponents on the road under Key. their first drive showing promise the end zone, where junior defen- See MIRACLE, page 19
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NEWS EDITOR: technique
Alec Grosswald Israel-Palestine
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR:
Havisha Murukuntla
Violence continues in the Middle East, as a
Friday,
2
cease-fire has not been reached. Tensions
[email protected] continue to rise on campus as a result. 43 October 20, 2023

Tech Square phase 3 development launches Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens tunities Tech students can expect design will be akin to Southern come to Tech hoping to be In-
HAVISHA MURUKUNTLA said, “Metro Atlanta’s diverse and following the buildings’ opening. architecture with kinetic doors dustrial Engineers and the new
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR thriving tech industry is the envy “The new facilities of Tech that blur the space between the space is a perfect show of faith,
of many, and Tech Square has Square Phase 3 will offer our inside and the outside of the support and empowerment.”
The Institute’s Technology helped make that a reality.” students the ability to learn, col- buildings. The Porch is set to be a Institute President Ángel Ca-
Square is a nationally recognized The buildings have been de- laborate, and develop in a new, general space for socialization and brera shared some of the same
and Tech controlled space dedi- signed in collaboration with Rule innovative environment,” said the sharing and creation of ideas. views. Last year during the an-
cated to research, collabora- Joy Trammell + Rubio (RJTR), Alavi. “Thanks to the generos- Construction began recent- nouncement of the new phase,
tion and innovation. Located in EskewDumezRipple and Turner ity and support of our com- ly, and the estimated opening he showed his support for his
Midtown Atlanta and opened Construction. Their mission is munity, we are now better po- date for the lower floors of the ISyE and Business students.
back in 2003, it encompasses to empower Tech students, fac- sitioned than ever before to building will be early in 2026, “Hundreds of years from
over two million square feet. ulty and stakeholders who want to fulfill our mission of cultivating and the higher floors are set now when people come to Mid-
Many students are familiar develop as leaders, advance tech- principled business leaders who to open later the same year. town and see these buildings,
with Tech Square, whether they nologies and improve the human thrive in a tech-driven world.” Anisha Rangi, a third- they will know they were built
go to Scheller for their classes or condition, along with seeking to According to Ripple, there year ISyE major, showed her for students to learn and be
Barnes & Noble for merch, or benefit from the growing busi- will be a communal zone and excitement for the new buildings. innovators,” said Cabrera.
even the CODA building for re- ness hub that Midtown Atlanta is pathway, much like the GT Con- “Even though I will be gradu- With construction being un-
search. Students can also be found becoming. The buildings are sur- nector, that connects the two ating by the time the buildings derway, as of now, site fencing
to frequent many of the restau- rounded by many startups, ven- buildings. He said the pathway open,” said Rangi, “I think it’s has been installed around the
rants and commercial shops that ture capitalist firms, research labs would “continue through the important for ISyE students to construction zone, and there will
take up much of the space. and corporate innovations. building form, truncating at have space for more growth and be some significant utility disrup-
In October 2022, Tech an- Maryam Alavi, the pre- the podium and [spilling] into innovation. As one of the lead- tions in the surrounding streets.
nounced the development of Tech vious Dean of the Scheller a monumental gathering space.” ing programs that Georgia Tech Residents in Midtown will not
Square Phase 3. Two multi-story College of Business, elabo- A third facet of the construc- has to offer, there will for sure have to worry, as only one lane of
towers are to be constructed for rated on some of the new oppor- tion will be called The Porch. The be many more students who Spring Street will close at a time.
Scheller classes and programs and
for the Industrial and Systems En-
gineering (ISyE) programs, subse-
quently expanding Tech Square’s
coverage by 400,000 square feet.
The buildings, located in the
intersection between Fifth, Spring
and West Peachtree streets, are set
to be named after philanthropists
vital to the Institute.
One of the buildings will
be named after Ernest Scheller
Jr., a principal donor for Tech,
and will house the executive
and graduate programs of the
Scheller College of Business.
The other building will be
named the George Tower af-
ter Bill and Penny George, two
Tech alumni who established the
George Family Foundation and
contributed deeply to the H. Mil-
ton Stewart School of Industrial
and Systems Engineering.
The Institute worked together
with corporations that have ties
to Atlanta to successfully execute
every phase of Tech Square’s de- Photo by Alex Dubé Student Publications
velopment. These included Micro- Construction for the two new buildings in Tech Square is underway between Fifth, Spring and W Peachtree St. The business
soft, Google, Cisco and Airbnb. building will be named after alum Ernest Scheller Jr., and the ISyE building will be named after alumni Bill and Penny George.

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Tech holds Climate Action Plan Town Halland the team has spent the last ployee commuting. Water use is management consistent with nerability assessment but hopes
SANIKA TANK year strategizing drafts for emis- also a key player in emissions. lowering energy and prioritizing to garner more savings and pub-
STAFF WRITER sion reduction and financial fea- “I want to point out to you maintenance and renewal of en- lic interest before the project is
sibility through task force groups. that we use a significant amount ergy sources. As mentioned, stu- moved into the implementation
The Georgia Tech Office of The Town Hall hosted earlier of water, 100 million gallons dent and employee commuting is stage in 2024. The office also
Sustainability hosted a Climate this month was a part of the of- per year, to support our cooling a contributor to emissions as well, plans to host more student and
Action Plan (CAP) Town Hall fice’s plan to share their drafted systems,” Klontz said. and the office plans to work on community engagement events
virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 4 strategies to receive commu- Moving into the solutions community outreach, offering in- such as this at town hall.
when the leading team shared nity feedback before they begin stage, the office next addressed centives and information towards Beyond CAP, the Institute has
developments on the project. For publications and plan implem- how Tech can create a downward sustainable commuting. many other ongoing sustainability
over an hour, the team shared a entation in the spring of 2024. trajectory of emissions use. Abby “We plan to transition to a zero efforts with CAP being the first
presentation on the importance Chrico opened up the discus- Bower, the Sustainability Pro- emission campus vehicle fleet, to directly target emission reduc-
of climate actions, discussed an sion by introducing the process gram Support Coordinator and which not only has carbon im- tion. The Living Campus Plan,
inventory of Tech’s greenhouse behind strategic alignment and organizer of the CAP Town Hall pacts and GHG impacts but also Sustainability Next Plan and
gasses (GHGs), along with talk- stakeholder engagement. Some led the charge of solution-making. has huge code benefits when it Zero Waste Plan are also moving
ing about their campus-wide of the strategic alignment plans In terms of building utili- comes to air pollution and reduc- parts of the Office of Sustainabil-
action plans. The Office of Sus- were derived from the 17 United ties, the office is looking towards ing noise pollution,” Bower said. ity. Each program serves a differ-
tainability works with staff, fac- Nations Sustainable Development implementing campus electrifica- CAP is still working towards ent initative that contributes to
ulty and students across Tech’s Goals (SGD) and Tech’s Sustain- tion and is also moving towards assessing vulnerabilities and fi- reducing the impacts of climate
campus to build equitable and ability Next program, to name a implementing energy policy and nancial planning through a vul- change on Tech’s campus.
sustainable solutions for climate few and resulted in the creation of
change. Under one of their cur- nine working groups, an advisory
rent projects, the Climate Action task force, student engagement
Plan (CAP), the office aims to find plans and updates to leadership.
a financially feasible way to lower “So really increasing on all
GHG emissions on campus. levels, our work with our lo-
When GHGs enter the atmo- cal community, prioritizing ev-
sphere through emissions, they idence-based equity, inclusivity
emit infrared radiation from the and sustainability and managing
sun and trap the heat within our our built environment, creating
atmosphere, making it one of a framework for integrating that
the largest contributors to cli- into the employee experience as
mate change. The warming of well as into our policies, practices
the globe has directly contrib- and procedures,” Chirico said.
uted to the intensity of hurricanes CAP’s next step was determin-
and can lead to food insecurity ing the amount of GHGs emitted
due to crops drying out or fields around Tech’s campus from vari-
flooding, which can cause mas- ous sources and activities. The ef-
sive displacement and financial fort was led by Jermaine Clonts,
insecurity across the world. the Associate Director of Utili-
Tech launched the CAP ties Management, who classified
around July of 2022 with the ul- emissions use into three scopes
timate goal of reducing carbon by their sources and ability to be
emissions by 50% by 2030. lowered. Scope 1 focused on emis-
“We feel that it is our moral sions owned directly from Tech,
responsibility to address this Scope 2 examined indirect energy
and to set a plan and action that from the generation of purchased
we can implement and move energy and Scope 3 included all
forward at Georgia Tech and other indirect emissions. Some
be a leader in this area,” Jenni- of the significant emissions driv-
fer Chrico, the Associate Vice ers across campus come from
President of GT Sustainability, the bus fleet, refrigerants across
said during the Town Hall. campus, leakage of natural gas, Photo by Tehreem Hussain Student Publications
The project has been in de- purchase of electricity, Tech’s two GT Sustainability, which is headquartered in the Kendeda Building, oversees Tech’s Climate
velopment since the fall of 2022 energy plants and student/em- Action Plan. Their current goal is to reduce the Institute’s carbon emissions by 50% before 2030 .

Israel-Palestine violence ups campus tension

been criticized by the United Na- of a national home for Jewish the Arab-Israeli War saw the ter- This was the First Intifada, mean-
YASHVINI DEVA tions (U.N.) and European Union people in what was then known ritory divided into three parts ing “uprising” in Arabic, and
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (E.U.), as it places the population as Ottoman-controlled Palestine. — the State of Israel, the West saw more than 1,000 Palestinian
of Gaza at the “inescapable risk This was especially pertinent Bank and the Gaza Strip — with and 50 Israeli fatalities.
Editor’s Note: All statistics of of starvation.” Israel’s military since the years between 1899 to the West Bank and Gaza being The peace process began in
casualties and injuries are cur- told approximately one million 1939 represented what is com- Palestinian territories. This move 1991 and ended in 1993 with the
rent up to the time the article was people in northern Gaza to evacu- monly accepted as a high point displaced 750,000 Palestinians Oslo I Accords, which saw both
written on Oct. 18, 2023. ate to the southern part of Gaza in antisemitism in Western so- and killed 15,000 Palestinians sides agree to a five-year peace
On Oct. 7, 2023 at 6:30 a.m., in light of an expected ground cieties. Examples of this include and is known as the Nakba, Ara- process and phases of a plan to
Hamas, a militant group and a action. Israeli airstrikes contin- the proliferation of scapegoating, bic for “catastrophe.” Following deal with final status issues.
U.S.-designated terrorist organi- ued on the main road out of Gaza damaging stereotypes, political this, there was an increase in the The Oslo I Accords were fur-
zation fired an estimated 2,200 City as many fled. Hamas told and economic exclusion, events percentage of the Jewish popu- ther expanded in 1995 with
rockets toward southern and cen- Palestinians to ignore the evacu- such as “The Dreyfus Affair,” acts lation from 32% to 82% in the the Oslo II Accords that man-
tral Israel. They also fired guns ation order, leaving them in a of violence and the Holocaust. Israel-Palestine region between dated Israel’s complete with-
into a music festival, kidnapped situation with no safe area. Britain’s political purpose the years of 1947 and 1948. drawal from six cities and 450
and held Israeli citizens hostage In a press release, a U.N. hu- for issuing the Balfour Declara- Another key factor in escalat- towns in the West Bank.
(including the elderly and chil- man rights expert warned that tion was to court Jewish support ing tensions was the Yom Kippur The Second Intifada occurred
dren) and went from house to Palestinians are in “grave danger for the Allied Powers in the First War, also known as the Ramadan between 2000 and 2005. It was
house killing families. The attack of mass ethnic cleansing” and World War. However, the Brit- War, which saw Egypt and Syria sparked by widespread Palestin-
happened on Simchat Torah, a sources such as the Human Rights ish had also promised to support attacking Israel on two fronts. ian sentiment that the expecta-
Jewish celebration to mark the Watch have designated the Gaza Arab efforts for independence The attack occurred on tions of the Oslo Accords were
completion of the annual reading Strip as an “open-air prison.” Is- in lands ruled by the Ottoman Yom Kippur, the holiest day unmet and both sides beginning
of the Torah. In total, the attack raeli retaliation for the Oct. 7 at- Turks, presumably including Pal- on the Jewish calendar and preparations for confrontation.
killed more than 1,400 Israelis. tacks has killed more than 3,300 estine, to win their support. during Ramadan, the holiest In response to suicide bomb-
Later that day, Israeli Prime Palestinians according to the Gaza After the First World War, month in the Islamic calendar. ings and other attacks from Pales-
Minister Benjamin Netan- Health Ministry, as of Oct. 18. the British were granted a man- The issue of Palestinian self- tine during the Intifada in 2002,
yahu released his first public While the timeline of the con- date for Palestine in 1920. In determination and governance the Israeli government construct-
statement, saying “Israel is at war.” flict is deeply complex and de- 1947, the U.N. passed Resolu- still remained, even after prob- ed a barrier wall around the West
Israel retaliated with a bom- bated, historians often point to tion 181 which aimed to divide lems between Israel and neigh- Bank — a move that received op-
bardment by warplanes. The Is- the political conflict being traced the British mandate of Palestine boring countries were resolved. position from both the Interna-
raeli government has also halted back to 1917 with the Balfour into Arab and Jewish states. In 1987, hundreds of thousands tional Court of Justice. The con-
electricity, food, water and fuel Declaration. This declaration in- The creation of the State of of Palestinians participated in flict ended in late 2005 with a
to Gaza until Hamas releases Is- cluded a statement of Imperial Israel sparked the Arab-Israeli spontaneous demonstrations, truce between Mahmoud
raeli hostages — a move that has British support for the creation War in 1948. Israel’s victory in nonviolent protests and attacks. See CONTINUED, page 4
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 the world are grieving the lives

Abbas, leader of the Palestinian lost in the recent atrocities.
Liberation Organization (PLO), Student response on campus
and Former Israeli Prime Minister has been divided in light of recent
Ariel Sharon. events. Chabad Jewish Student
However, the complex network Group, Hillel at Georgia Tech and
of walls, fences and closed mili- Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) hosted a
tary roads that partition the land “Solidarity with Israel” event on
still remained. Oct. 11 at the Campanile.
In 2006, Hamas won the Pal- President Ángel Cabrera spoke
estinian Legislative Council elec- at the event, saying, “We’re all at
tions against Fatah, the longtime a loss of words, facing these abso-
majority party, giving it political lutely unspeakable acts of violence
control of the Gaza Strip while that are not justified for any rea-
Fatah maintained the West Bank. son. Nothing justified what we
The United States and the saw last weekend.”
E.U. refused to acknowledge Talia Segal, fourth-year BME
Hamas’ electoral victory as it and president of Hillel at Georgia
has been classified as a terror- Tech, voiced a similar sentiment.
ist organization by Western “This is personal to us. And,
governments since the late 1990s. for Jewish students to see the
In the summer of 2014, rising most number of Jewish people Photo by Tyler Parker Student Publications
tensions between both sides led to killed in a singular day since A “Solidarity with Israel” event took place on Oct. 11 at the Campanile. Roye Ende, Consul for consular
a military confrontation between the Holocaust is shocking affairs and Chief Administrative Officer of the Israeli consulate to the Southeast spoke at the event.
the Israeli military and Hamas. and painful,” Segal said.
The conflict ended in August In terms of the response on
2014 with a ceasefire, but not be- campus, Segal said, “I can speak
fore claiming 73 Israeli and 2,251 on… the side of Jewish students.
Palestinian lives. I’m incredibly proud of our com-
Another wave of violence in munity and the way we’ve been
2015 precipitated Abbas to an- able to come together and support
nounce that Palestinians would one another … on the other side,
no longer be bound by the ter- it’s been hurtful and scary, really,
ritorial divisions laid out in the to see registered student organiza-
Oslo Accords. Further, in March tions on campus glorifying what
and May of 2018, Palestinians Hamas did, glorifying terrorism.”
protested weekly at the border However, the most visual event
of the Gaza Strip which would held by other student organiza-
culminate in violence on the tions on campus focused primar-
70th anniversary of the Nakba. ily on standing in solidarity with
In 2018, the Trump Admin- those who have lost their lives.
istration set the crisis as a foreign The Young Democratic So-
policy priority. cialists of America, the Saudi
They retracted aid to Palestin- Student Association, the Geor-
ian refugees and relocated the U.S. gia Tech Muslim Students As-
embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusa- sociation (MSA), the Arab Stu- Photo courtesy of the Georgia Tech Muslim Students Association
lem. The U.S. officially recognized dent Organization and the Asian A “Solidarity with Palestine” event took place on Oct. 13. near Skiles. Kareem Akhi spoke at the
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a American Student Association event. He is an instructor at Dar-Un-Noor Academy, a parochial school of the Al Farooq-Mosque.
move that broke decades of official held a “Solidarity with Palestine”
U.S. foreign policy stances. event on Oct. 13. among the crowd and felt three to ficer arrived in the last moments the vandalized AEPi house, with
In 2020, an Israeli court ruled Renee Alnoubani, third-year four third-party security guards of the interrogation, and when “FREE PALESTINE” painted in
that several Palestinian fami- CE and president of MSA, spoke watching them. the student explained what hap- shaving cream below AEPi’s flag
lies in Sheikh Jarrah, a neigh- to the Technique about the moti- After President Cabrera’s pened, the officer disregarded showing support for Israel. In
borhood in East Jerusalem that vation behind the event. speech concluded, the student their concerns. the first ten hours since the post
both sides consider as their own, “Obviously, Jewish people went into the John Lewis Stu- The student explained the im- went up, it accrued more than
would be evicted. are also mourning the lives of dent Center, but after realizing pact the event had on them. 200 comments from students and
In 2021, Palestinians took to people they’ve lost, but our im- one of their friends was missing, “I was born and raised in alumni on both sides of the issue.
the streets to demonstrate against mediate reaction was that there’s they went to find him. America and you’re always taught In a statement released by
the pending evictions, and after a disproportionate amount of According to the student’s [that] we got independence in this AEPi, the fraternity states that
the protests expanded, the Israeli Palestinian lives being lost, and statement, when the student country, and you know every man “we are profoundly disheart-
police deployed force against we definitely have to have a vigil was separated, a guard ap- is created equally … and I truly ened to see that a conflict has
demonstrators and worshippers at for our community as well be- proached them and asked them believe [the guard] would at least allowed antisemitism to gain a
the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, cause of how deeply affected we what their name was and what show me some type of respect and foothold on campus. With our
the third holiest site in Islam, have been,” said Alnoubani. they were doing. dignity or at least understand or fellow Jews under attack in Is-
during Ramadan. Alnoubani added that MSA The student gave a fake name advocate for my rights. And then rael, we feel that it is important
Several consecutive days of also reached out to Cabrera and and told the guard they were when I saw [the officer] there, I to visibly display our support
violence followed throughout Je- the Institute administration to there to watch. kind of felt at ease a little bit. And for the Israeli people as Jewish
rusalem. Hamas and other Pales- invite him to speak at the event. When the guard tried to take a then when he disregarded every- leaders at Georgia Tech.”
tinian militant groups launched However, in emails exchanged be- photo of the student and the stu- thing, I just couldn’t describe When asked how stu-
hundreds of rockets into Israeli tween MSA and administration, dent refused, the guard’s cowork- [the feeling]. It was so surreal … dents could be more aware of
territory. Israel responded with Alnoubani was informed that er put the student in a headlock my world views were shaken,” the situation, Segal highlights
artillery bombardments and air- Cabrera would be off-campus at and pinned their arm. the student said. the need to get information
strikes against Hamas and mili- the time of the vigil but did not From there, the guard took the Since the event, the student from both sources.
tant groups, but would expand receive a response in time to work student to a quiet corner where reports that GTPD has taken “If you’re going to read Al
the aerial strike to include non- to accommodate him. he proceeded to threaten the stu- steps to remedy the situation in- Jazeera, go read the Times of Isra-
military infrastructure. “The President’s negligence to dent, illegally search their belong- cluding barring the third-party el as well … each headline has its
On May 21, 2021, after almost support us or make time for us or ings and hit their phone out of security group from campus. It own sort of bias in it,” Segal said.
11 days of fighting, Israel and go out of his way to reach out to us their hand when they tried to take remains unclear who invited the Alnoubani echoed a similar
Hamas agreed to a cease-fire after … is sending a very clear sign to a photo, cracking the camera lens. group onto campus. sentiment on the importance of
more than 250 Palestinians and at our community,” Alnoubani said. In the student’s state- In a formal statement pro- recognizing bias in the news.
least 13 Israelis were killed. MSA has reached out to ment, they explained that the vided to the Technique about “Because the media is extreme-
Since 2022, violence has the administration to sched- guard took pictures of the stu- the student’s alleged assault, the ly biased and one-sided, I would
been heightened with nearly ule another vigil in the com- dent’s ID, their BuzzCard and Institute said, “The safety and say [students] should follow some
daily attacks by both sides and ing week with Cabrera, but at their phone wallpaper. security of our campus commu- Palestinian accounts on Insta-
approval of new Israeli settle- the time this article was written, The student alleges that the nity is of utmost importance. gram that are Palestinians them-
ment homes which, according to there had been no response. guard then proceeded to ask the We take all reported incidents selves on the ground … some
Amnesty International, violate Throughout it all, tensions on them questions such as who they of assault seriously. The Georgia Instagrams are like @eyeonpal-
international law. Mirroring U.S. campus remain heightened. are associated with, whether the Tech Police Department is inves- estine, @mohammedelkurd and
sentiment in 2018, President Joe A Muslim student, who has student is in a gang, where the tigating the reported assault of a many more,” said Alnoubani.
Biden has made a strong state- wished to remain anonymous for student is from and other simi- student that occurred during a For support for students who
ment of support of Israel follow- their safety, has come forward larly motivated questions. mid-week prayer vigil on campus have been affected by the conflict,
ing the Oct. 7 attacks, stating “We with a report of an assault they \The student’s statement ex- last week. Support is being pro- students can view the Vice Presi-
stand ready to offer all appropriate faced while attending the “Soli- panded that the guard further vided to the student via the Dean dent of Student Engagement and
means of support to the Govern- darity with Israel” event. prompted the student for the of Students Office.” Well-Being’s letter with resources
ment and people of Israel,” and In an official statement the names and phone numbers of However, tensions on cam- for students in the links in the
announced that the U.S. would student provided to the Georgia their friends, claiming they were pus are not limited to one side biography section of the Georgia
send shipments of arms to Israel. Tech Police Department (GTPD) suspicious and that they had of the conflict. Tech Student Government As-
Jewish, Muslim, Israeli and about the incident, they explained been texting in Arabic (a claim On Oct. 15, Reddit user u/ sociation’s Instagram that can be
Palestinian communities across that they were observing the event the student denied). A GTPD of- JonJonTheFox posted a photo of found at @gtsga.
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bend; they shall never be broken.” Friday,
—Albert Camus October 20, 2023

OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

Mental resilience
Political neutrality After all, excessive toil is worth-
less if all we really are is floating
What impact does apoliticism have on society? through life, and it would fol-
low that the old man was a fool
Given the politically divisive nature of con- ment policies that fund wars and funding orga- when not accepting defeat.
This is simply untrue; sub-
temporary society, from global conflicts to in- nizations contributing to warmongering. Their mitting to your situation and
fighting with our own legislature, individuals public statements are simply empty words. One bailing is often resigning your-
find themselves caught witnessing dissension social issue where this is very common is with self to incapability, either imag-
ined or in reality. Believing
nearly constantly. A common response, espe- climate change. Corporations take pledges to you’re wholly the product of the
cially in the United States, to this phenomenon reduce their carbon footprint or improve their hand you’ve been dealt, within
is to turn to apoliticism. As we witness the dis- environmental impact. However, this is an ex- WESLEY IMIG reason, is often a naïve view of life.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER With more time and life ex-
semination of news and other factual informa- ample of greenwashing, as they deceitfully con- perience, I have come to see the
tion through social media and other means, we vince their constituents that they are working Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old value in taking an active ap-
Man and the Sea,” and I have a proach to life and choosing to
at the Technique wish to address both the causes towards betterment of the environment, when complicated relationship. do what you can to influence
and impacts of such political neutrality. We also this is not the case. In other cases, corporations When I was a senior in high your situation. There is value in
aim to assess the influence of social media, and release carefully worded statements, touting school, a friend of mine encour- becoming a person who stands
aged me to read it, but in the for something, like family, your
how it might exacerbate this issue. neutrality, but communicating nothing at all. infinite wisdom of my younger community or your faith.
There is no doubt that social media can While public expression of political stances mind, I found it to be completely It is a good thing to be resilient
pointless and a total waste of time. and persist despite the odds. It is
be a powerful tool in spreading information has expanded in recent years, apoliticism still For those who have yet to read virtuous to work to become some-
and political activism. Social media becomes plagues the United States in other spheres. it or might need a refresher, it’s a thing greater than your situation.
especially prevalent during awareness cam- Proponents of political neutrality cite a past novel with a remarkably simple Living in a way where
plot: an old man at sea, despite you stand for something pro-
paigns such as the Me Too movement and the America where open, free discussion was having not caught any fish for 84 vides a way to actively live
Black Lives Matter movement, and even dur- prominent, but this is exaggerated. It may be days, chooses to continue fishing out meaning in life instead of
ing times of political and violent conflict such true that reaching over the aisle to find com- and goes out once more. After just passively accepting what
an intense struggle, he makes the comes to you. That is good.
as what is going on currently in Israel and Pal- promises was more commonplace in the past, catch of his life, a marlin. I’ve come to appreciate the
estine. Many people who would previously be but this does not excuse political neutrality in During his trip back to the resiliency of the old man and his
shore, however, the sharks tragi- effort not yielding to the sharks.
ignorant of such events are forced to face them the present. However, the United States govern-
cally eat the marlin he caught He told himself he would go
through Instagram stories and X posts. ment system does innately favor apoliticism. despite his efforts to protect it. and catch a fish, and followed
As important as this may be, during times With the intense divisiveness of the current I remember heatedly dis- through on his word with-
cussing the meaning of the sto- out faltering. Even when it was
of extreme turmoil, social media can be harm- two-party system, a citizen who is displeased ry with others, thinking they difficult, he followed through.
ful to the mental states of users. Further, the with both parties — as is becoming more and were reading too much into the When the fishing line broke
overwhelming nature of these posts can some- more common — may feel that their voting is story. It seemed to me that the his skin, when watching the
man just didn’t know when to fulfillment of his life’s purpose
times take away from their educational na- ineffective. Since it will always be one party or quit, that his struggle against be brutally taken from him,
ture. People who are less politically inclined the other, their voice feels ineffective. Thus, the the sharks was in vain. even then he followed through.
might find them exhausting instead of taking system itself does encourage citizens to vote Yet, as I have grown older and He knew he could quit and go
more experienced since leaving home, but he refused to do so. He
the time to read certain posts; worse, they may and participate in civic processes, exacerbating behind my “screenager” years, I chose to try to overcome.
simply scroll past the posts, thereby taking the prevalence of apoliticism. have come to understand and ap- After having made commit-
preciate the old man’s effort. ments that last longer than a se-
away their impactfulness. However, political neutrality is by no means The credo behind the old mester, albeit few in number,
Additionally, posting on social media about a solution to disillusionment with the American man’s mindset is presented at I’ve come to understand why
important issues can sometimes be harmful and government and state of the world. It is impera- his lowest moment when he’s the old man went out again af-
losing the fish of his career. Still, ter four months of not even a
reductive. An aesthetically pleasing infographic tive that we work towards progress, rather than he persists in trying to defend nibble. Sometimes, things that
with beautiful colors and fonts is sometimes choosing to do nothing due to stagnant cir- his catch, affirming to himself are worth it take time, and
posted or reposted just for performative purpos- cumstances. While global and national politics that “a man can be destroyed you just have to do them.
but not defeated.” Just because something is
es. People and organizations who should have may seem conducive to apoliticism, we must When I first read this, the hard doesn’t mean it isn’t ben-
no stake in certain issues limit their involvement continue to take part in civic processes and do words rolled right past me; why eficial. Mental resilience, be-
would the two not go together? I ing able to say no to yourself,
to blanket statements on social media that aren't what we can to contribute to the alleviation of didn’t yet understand the value of is an important step of maturing.
impactful, often centering themselves in conver- global conflicts. Whether that be exercising standing for something. Although I used to think
sations that do not directly impact them. carefulness when crafting social media posts or After all, if you’ve been “de- the old man was full of it, I’ve
stroyed,” wouldn’t it follow to ac- come to see that “it” is wisdom.
This is notable in the corporate world. Some contributing to organizations fundraising for cept defeat? This seemed foolish It was an unfortunate situa-
corporations publicly condemn wars and vio- affected communities, we must all do our part rather than resilient. tion to be in, when all that was
lent conflict; behind the scenes, however, they to cultivate an environment to encourage wide- At the time, though, I had left of the marlin was its skeleton.
an inexperienced worldview Yet, at the end of the day, the
partake in activities such as enacting divest- spread awareness and global peace. that didn’t understand commit- old man persevered and chose not
ment and long-term meaning. to let himself be destroyed.
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The commonplace struggle with group projects

for. It is a two-way street. In many together. When you work on a work. Additionally, when you en- group project that can carry over
of my group projects, I was not team, the game theory economic ter the team, you know the role to the real world, but working on
given a choice. Most of them were problem is minimized. you are entering. a group project is different from
randomly assigned with no op- Firstly, if teammates chose Take, for example, this very working in a team. If professors
tion to work individually. I would to join the team, more people newspaper. At want students to
not prefer to do these projects in- want to be there to get their the Technique, we be the best pre-
dividually, but I would like the part of the work done. Addition- have staff writers, pared for work-
opportunity to choose my team. ally, team members are judged assistant editors, “Secondly, make group ing on a team in
Additionally, group projects in an individually, not as an entire section editors, a business setting,
academic setting encourage pro- group with one singular output. photographers and projects on a longer I suggest a
crastination and laziness. If your Consider a soccer game where an editor-in-chief. few things.
group is not working as a team, one player scores a hat trick, but Everyone knows time scale, like an entire Firstly, allow
PARKER AVERY you have unwittingly entered a their team still loses the match. their role and what semester rather than a students to choose
CONTRIBUTING WRITER more complicated version of the You would say that the individual they must pro- their partners and
saying “take or steal.” player played well, but maybe duce for the paper couple of weeks.” to work alone if
I have been working on sev- If everyone in your group does their team’s defense was lacking. to be published they prefer; the
eral group projects this semester, some work, then everyone ben- Similarly, in the workplace and each Friday. When students typi-
but it hasn’t been an easy process. efits from its early completion with hiring, others judge you by I started writ- cally know best
Some of my groups are great. We and good grades. However, if ev- how you contribute to the team, ing, I knew the exact format who they can work with and who
communicate clearly and regu- eryone holds out, they all secretly not the final output. and hierarchy of the team has a similar work ethic. Sec-
larly and finish our work without hope that some- Another problem I was joining. ondly, make group proj-
being rushed – other groups, not one else will do with group proj- These roles take time to ects on a longer time scale,
so much. This predicament has the hard work; ects is that there is form and often shift over the like an entire semester rather
caused me to develop a great dis- they can benefit rarely enough time years as a company conducts than a couple of weeks.
dain for group projects. from the work "When you work on a to create enough business, but there needs to This shift will allow the
It is important to point out getting done team, the game theory structure to work as be more time to form this groups to form a deeper bond
that a group project differs from while all they a team. Any team structure in a group project. and build a structure that will
working in a team in many ways. have to do is economic problem is you join will likely When you are in a group proj- allow them to work as a team.
Ideally, they are the same. In re- convert the doc-
ality, a group operates very dif- ument to a PDF. minimized.” have some form
of structure.
ect with peers, assigning someone Finally, create roles for a
in a dominant role who can com- team or have the creation of
ferently from the way a team and This dilem- Consider how mand the group is frowned upon. roles as a minor part of the as-
business does in the real world. ma encourages a sports team has Some professors and educa- signment. Then, professors can-
To work on a team, you everyone in the their coach, as- tors argue that group projects grade each individual on how
must first join the team. When group to wait until the last min- sistant coaches, a captain, sev- prepare you for the real world by well they completed their role
you work for an employer, you ute to do anything. You know eral players in different roles, a teaching you how to work with independent of the outcome. This
have chosen that place of busi- the feeling. The group chat is dry manager and trainers. people, but a group project is change would eliminate most of
ness as a place you want to until the day before the project That is comparable to a su- very different from the real world. the problems I have discussed and
work, and they have chosen you is due, and you and your group pervisor, your HR representative Students can learn several use- make group projects more like a
as someone they want to work quickly scramble to get something and your coworker's seniority at ful communication skills from a true real-world team.
// OPINIONS technique • October 20, 2023• 7

Fighting political extremism

troversial issue of police funding. Donald Trump to prevail in the
KATIE STRICKLAND Another instance of disagreement electoral vote, which reigned his
CONTRIBUTING WRITER within a political party is the de- presidential victory. Although it
bate regarding the police force. is understandable to disagree with
Extremism has emerged as an Following the rise of the Black certain viewpoints on a candi-
underlying threat to American Lives Matter movement in 2020, date’s agenda, voting for outside
politics, which shines through the the Democratic Party experienced candidates and splitting up elec-
democratic processes of the Unit- transformations regarding the role toral votes causes further political
ed States. Opposing political par- of law enforcement. digression. Many of the same vot-
ties are often each other’s ideologi- Democrats that generally ers who wrote in Sanders as their
cal critics as they fight to execute aligned more with the leftist presidential candidate (or Kanye
their contrasting beliefs. In recent ideologies, which often receive West, for that matter) were heavy
decades, it has become increasing- influence from Democratic So- critics of Trump’s efforts to set
ly rare for the two major political cialism, believed it was crucial to the United States backward. Eclipse Enjoyment Skiles Snacks
parties to find harmony in ideo- defund the police department, The phrase “vote for the party, Astronomy lovers, get your Watch your head and your
logical issues. Not only are there thereby reducing the amount of not for the candidate” is often glasses on! A solar eclipse nose! Skiles, yet again, has
varied voter interests by party, but crime stemming from the struc- referred to amid election season. occurred on Oct. 14, 2023. A been defiled with food being
diverse voter concerns can disrupt tural oppression of the police This principle is crucial to con- solar eclipse occurs when the taped to the sign right in front
unity within the party. With the force. Leftists received criticism sider in the midst of political radi- Moon passes between both of the building. Using a thick,
emergence of new independent from traditionally liberal Demo- calism. In this age where climate the Earth and the Sun. This clear tape akin to packaging
parties, which often transcend crats, who argued in favor of ex- change is rapidly progressing and means the Sun is either partly tape, slices of pepperoni pizza
into the beliefs of a major party, tended police training to limit millions of Americans are without or fully obstructed by the were taped to the sign. This is
the United States is more divided the amount of hate crimes. This fundamental healthcare, voting Moon for those looking from not ideal in terms of cleanli-
than ever. A recent development in-party conflict made it nearly for values rather than a single can- Earth. People across the world ness, and the food will likely
reflecting a party’s extremism is impossible to reach an agreement. didate will encourage long-term held viewing parties, offering rot over the next few days.
the revocation of Kevin McCar- While ideological parties have growth and continuity on social sunglasses that allow direct However, if someone is run-
thy’s Speaker of the House role historically experienced outli- issues. Collective decision-making view of the sun and telescopes ning late to class, at least they
on Oct. 3rd. The harmonious dis- ers or policy debates, the current ultimately strengthens American to view it in real time. can grab a snack along the way!
agreement regarding the decision prominence of divisiveness in re- democracy, opening a gateway for
among most Americans made it cent years represents the excessive further developments. Fostering
clear that far-right Republicans extremism of American politics. unity among political ideologies,
had crossed a limit. This decision Although each American is en- regardless of division, is a crucial
was the first instance in history in titled to their personal stances, at goal that all American voters and
which the Speaker of the House times, putting aside these differ- parties should work toward.
had their position revoked, which ences for the country’s progression Disagreement and debate can
begs the question of whether is the morally correct decision. encourage political parties to reach
this was completely necessary. One example of extremism result- a middle ground on issues, espe-
In the eyes of eight of McCar- ing in regression is the infamous cially ones that are imminently
thy’s own party members, this de- 2016 presidential election results. concerning. Additionally, drifting Fall, Fall, Fall! Braves Blunder
cision was imperative to “stand up The two major party candidates, away from extremism and making Time to pack the shorts, flip- Braves fans are not pleased.
for governing over grievance,” in Democrat Hillary Clinton and more efforts to unite can lead to a flops and tank tops away and Regardless of their track record
the words of Republican Repre- Republican Donald Trump com- more harmonious future. Political grab your pants, boots and of losing elimination rounds,
sentative Matt Gaetz. The division peted with a third candidate, Ber- leaders’ shared commitment to the jackets! Winter has arrived, Braves fans were shocked when
within a political party represents nie Sanders, who initially ran as betterment of the United States with the low being 46 degrees they lost against the Philadel-
the modifications undergone by the Democratic Party’s nominee. leaves room for debate; instead Fahrenheit on Oct. 16, 2023. phia Phillies on Oct. 12, 2023.
the two major ideological par- Thousands of Americans contin- of interpreting this disagreement It's a great time for those who This will count their 10th of
ties. Generally, each party has ued to show their undying sup- as a negative aspect, it should be have been waiting for autumn 11 elimination games. Until
transformed into two branches: port for Sanders, writing in his a defining factor for improvement and its associated activities this game, the Braves demon-
one aligned with more traditional name as a presidential candidate. and compliance. such as pumpkin patches, strated expertise this season,
ideological values and another Although Clinton won the With the United States’ for- apple picking, haunted houses with many wins. The Phillies
considering new extremes. These popular vote, write-ins for Sand- mation launching on the ideals and hayrides. Make sure to will go to the National League
divisions occur beyond leadership ers and a few other third-party of democracy, American vot- bundle up and stay warm as Championship Series against
roles, particularly in the ongoing candidates resulted in her elec- ers should use their voice to the weather gets colder! the Arizona Diamondbacks.
policy debates, such as the con- toral loss. Write-ins allowed truly initiate harmony.

Collegiate censorship plagues higher education

is discussing something extremely speech, rather than academic pres- of 2024 at Harvard cited that they where innovative young minds
CAROLINE BETZ inflammatory or controversial, tige or the value of the degree once a feared repercussions from class- should be flocking to unless they
such as Sister Cindy’s infamous student has graduated, raises many mates and faculty if they posted do not find freedom of speech
STAFF WRITER speeches on college campuses, important questions about what opinions on social media. Another to be a value they desire in an
Annually, the Foundation schools have a duty to protect their the American academic commu- student in the Class of 2023 went institute of higher education. In
for Individual Rights and Ex- right to freedom of speech. If any nity truly values and what traits of as far as to say that “students love schools where discussions or de-
pression (FIRE) publishes their school starts to decide who does academic institutions prospective to cancel each other in the name bates devolve into echo chambers
College Free Speech Rankings and does not deserve this right students should be considering. of wokeness.” A student in Yale’s where dissent is punished, it is clear
for 248 colleges and universi- based on their beliefs, they are In a country with a deep- Class of 2023 said that they “didn’t that community does not place a
ties in the United States, based participating in censorship that is ly rooted history of pride in express discomfort or disagree- value on the freedom of speech that
on thousands of surveyed stu- dangerous to the future of higher their efforts to legally pro- ment with them for fear of being is an integral part of a productive
dents as well as institute policies education as a whole. Some of tect their citizen’s freedom of canceled.” Yet another student in and open conversation. Instead,
and any related proceedings. the most prestigious and highly speech, the most sought after the Class of 2025 at Barnard Col- these schools are placing values in
In the last year, the Institute esteemed colleges in the United academic institutions ought to be lege stated that they felt the need whatever the dominant ideology is
rose from No. 90 to No. 27 within States are the schools that make up upholding these same values. to say that they “lost their train of within the student body and facul-
this ranking, something that every the Ivy League, such as Princeton Within institutions, such thought” as opposed to express- ty, inherently devaluing opposing
single Tech student should be ex- University, Barnard College and as Harvard, that place a strong ing their true opinion in a class opinions. By so distinctly valuing
tremely proud to be a part of. Harvard University. Collectively, emphasis on their liberal arts discussion out of fear for the way one set of ideas over another, these
One of the most integral fac- every single Ivy League college courses of study, areas in which that they would be treated. These institutions are turning away from
ets of higher education institutes ranked abysmally on this year’s the ability to discuss controver- sentiments being expressed by stu- the vivid intellectual environment
that are truly dedicated to push- ranking published by FIRE. sial topics and present new ideas dents of extremely prestigious aca- they claim to value so highly.
ing forward to create a better With the exception of Brown is critical to the integrity of the demic institutions should be nau- Instead of just looking at the
world is the promotion of the University, which was given an field, a lack of diversity within seatingly worrying to anyone who national rankings of a school or
free exchange of ideas. A school “average” speech climate rank- students’ political beliefs and ide- finds value in the free exchange the major specific rankings or
that truly believes in the freedom ing (No. 69), every single Ivy ologies devalues the worth and of ideas, which is critical for the school’s recent football per-
of speech should be fighting for League college was ranked integrity of such a degree. Some continuation of human progress. formance, I urge prospective
students and faculty to be able in the bottom half of colleges. students surveyed by FIRE pro- In environments where opin- students to research whether or
to express their ideas freely with- Most alarmingly, Harvard Univer- vided statements about why they ions that differ from the majority not a school upholds the values
out fear of extreme backlash from sity, arguably the most famous and answered the way that they did, are unwelcome and are harshly that each student finds impor-
other dissenting students or angry prestigious university in America, and the responses from students at punished, any discussion or de- tance in. If a student is in search
faculty members. They should al- was ranked last for freedom of Ivy League schools provide valu- bate quickly turns into an echo of a school that values freedom of
low for speakers of all affiliations speech and received the only speech able insight into the root of the chamber where new ideas are speech, academic rigor and fight-
to speak freely on campus regard- climate “abysmal” rating. Har- freedom of speech issues that have not discussed and no productive ing to create a future that each
less of how controversial they vard’s deplorable performance led to the schools’ shockingly low discussion is actually occurring. student believes in, then Tech just
may be. Even if a guest speaker when being assessed for freedom of ratings. One student in the Class These are not the institutions might be the school for them.
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'Metalcore Dropouts' dropped in

the headliners perform each most recent, “Color Decay,” during the preparation for Fit
SLOAN SALINAS night. At the Atlanta date, dropping in September 2022. For A King, a giant beach ball
STAFF WRITER The Devil Wears Prada was Most of their lead vocals are was released into the audi-
the first of the two, with done by Mike Hranica, along ence and was met with much
As September turns to Fit For A King perform- with Jeremy DePoyster, who delight. People cheered if the
October and fall arrives, ing after. This also meant also plays rhythm guitar. ball ever reached the balcony
the air turns cooler, leaves Fit For A King would play In addition to the standard level, and they booed when
change colors and, for rock the show’s encore song as stage lights, the stage was out- security eventually removed it
music fans, calendars fill up part of their setlist. fitted with vertical LED cyl- before the next band.
with show dates of bands Following the opening inders that lit up in various Fit For A King started
beginning their fall tour acts, the house lights went colors (often red), patterns strong with “Annihilation”
season. On Sunday, Oct. 8, down, eliciting a cheer from and degrees of brightness. from their 2020 album
Heaven at the Masquerade the packed crowd. The only They began their set on “The Path.” Like The Devil A WREK and Technique collaboration
filled with people ready to light from the stage was a Sunday night with “Exhibi- Wears Prada, they also uti-
see metalcore heavyweights faint red illuminating the tion,” a song from “Color lized the upright LEDs in WHAT'S PLAYING IN STUDENTS'
The Devil Wears Prada and white letters “tdwp” on a cloth Decay.” The energy was front of a cloth backdrop HEADPHONES?
Fit For A King. backdrop. The silhouettes of instant, and it didn’t take with the band name writ-
The Atlanta stop on the the six-person band strolled long for a pit to form in ten in near-illegible — but Just A Little While
“Metalcore Dropouts” Tour, a out, taking their respective the center of the floor. This classic — metal band font. The 502s
co-headliner between the two places around the stage. would be the first of many The Texas-based band has Sunday Morning
bands, sold out the largest The Devil Wears Prada, throughout the night. been around nearly as long as Maroon 5
of the three venue spaces at originally from Ohio, was For the rest of their time their co-headliners, having It's In My Head
the Masquerade. Supporting formed in 2005 and was onstage, The Devil Wears formed in 2007. Since then, Provoker
them as show openers were named for the book by the Prada catered to fans new and they have released seven stu- Linger
LANDMVRKS — all the same name. The founding old, playing primarily from dio albums, with the most The Cranberries
way from Marseille, France members were all practic- Color Decay but also pulling recent, “The Hell We Create,” Social Path
— along with Connecticut ing Christians and report- from five other albums. They coming out in October 2022. Stray Kids, LiSA
natives, Currents. edly based much of their closed their set with a song Their setlist stretched Rain with Cappuccino
While it is standard for music’s themes on their re- called “Hey John, What’s across five different albums, Rachie
alternative music shows to ligious values — specifically Your Name Again?”’ which the oldest being the title The View Between Villages
have two to three opening anti-materialism. This led to was from their 2007 album track of their album “Slave to Noah Kahan
bands, co-headliners often their music being classified “Plagues.” It was the oldest Nothing.” If there is anything Don't Tell My Mom
only have to divide the head- as “Christian Metal,” in addi- song they played. that the five-member group Renée Rapp
lining time evenly between tion to metalcore. Throughout their 13 songs, wanted known, it was that Diamond Day
the two main acts. The Devil Now, 18 years into their neither the band nor the they liked things rowdy. Vashti Bunyan
Wears Prada and Fit For A career, the band has not crowd lost stamina, even dur- The lead vocalist Ryan Damage Gets Done
King had 13 songs on their marketed itself as a religion- ing “slower” songs like “Bro- Kirby encouraged every Hozier, Brandi Carlile
respective setlists, ensuring based band in a long time, ken” and “Chemical.” Wheth- kind of pit and, during I Will Survive
that both bands got equal as many of the current er people were moshing, one song, told the crowd Gloria Gaynor
time onstage and equal love members do not identify as crowd surfing or just singing he wanted to see as many Cigarettes out the Window
from the audience. Christians (according to lead along, everyone seemed to be people crowd surfing as pos- TV Girl
Another common trait of guitarist Kyle Sipress). enjoying themselves. sible. He charged those who Next Exit
co-headlining shows is the The band has released eight As a fun “intermission” weren’t crowd surfing with Vacations
interchanging order in which studio albums, with their after The Devil Wears Prada, helping anyone who wanted SKY SKY 1.3
to crowd surf do so. Flume
After playing “When Ev- Joyride
erything Means Nothing” as Adam Melchor
their “last song,” the band an- rocket science
nounced that they were not vaultboy
going to leave the stage be- Fruto
tween the regular set and the Bizarrap, Milo j
encore; it did not make sense Suzuki
for them to leave the stage if Santoz
they were already there. Out thë way
Instead, they launched Yeat
into their encore song, “God IDGAF
of Fire,” prompting a huge Drake, Yeat
“wall of death,” which is a Nobody
particular kind of mosh pit Hozier
in which the crowd splits in Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
two to create a large empty Frédéric Chopin
space through the center be- Falling Like The Stars
fore both sides run at each James Arthur
other, slamming into one an- Call Out My Name
other. Though it sounds dan- The Weeknd
gerous, no one gets seriously Snooze
injured, and everyone looks SZA
out for one another. Mosh- K-POP
ers make sure not to involve Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd
any audience members who this is what autumn feels like
do not want to be involved JVKE
and hastily pick up anyone A Lonely Night
who falls down. The Weeknd
The song concluded Silk & Cologne
with bassist Ryan “Tuck” EI8GHT, Offset
O’Leary and guitarist Dan- I'M THAT GIRL
iel Gailey crowd surfing Beyoncé
along the front of the venue, Let The Light In
their instruments held out Lana Del Rey, Father John Misty
above them. The “Metalcore Si Me Voy
Dropouts” tour was packed Cuco, The Marías
with heavy vocals and in- It's In My Head
strumentals, intense energy Provoker
and passionate fans. EL AMOR DE SU VIDA
If The Devil Wears Grupo Frontera, Grupo Firme
Prada and Fit For A King Cooler Than Me
Photo by Sloan Salinas Student Publications proved anything, it is that Mike Posner
Mike Hranica belted into the mic as Jeremy DePoyster sang backup and strummed the they definitely did not
guitar in the background. The two have been in "The Devil Wears Prada" since 2005. drop out of metal. nique.net + wrek.org
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Margaret Glaspy transcends Center Stage Vinyl

themes of contemplation and
ANIKA NALLUR thoughtfulness.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER A sense of nostalgia was espe-
cially evident through the way she
Margaret Glaspy, an ac- presented her music. This feeling
complished American singer- was clearly shared as multiple au-
songwriter, has been touring dience members got emotional
alongside fellow artist Bridget over her performance.
Kearny. Glaspy, with her com- Not only is Glaspy’s passion
manding presence and a guitar noticeable through her connection
in hand, took to Atlanta’s Center with her instrumentalists, she also
Stage Vinyl on Oct. 11. establishes a strong connection
Bridget Kearny started off the with the audience. Eye contact and
night before Glaspy began her set. strong smiles matched with her
Through her demeanor and stage emphasis on certain words, mak-
presence, Kearny set the tone for ing each person feel as though they
the rest of the awaited evening. were on stage with her.
An excited audience cheered Glaspy effortlessly created an
and clapped as Glaspy’s vocals be- intimate experience that tran-
gan to fill the empty air. A well- scended the stage. As she arrived
lit stage illuminated Glaspy while at the height of her performance
she sang in unison to her drum- with an emotional and pas-
mer and bass player. Beneath her sionate rendition of “Get Back”
stood the audience in an intimate from her album “Echo the Dia-
community. The lighting was mond,” the audience applauded
dim, yet colorful. with excitement.
Glaspy drew her set list from Glaspy left an indelible mark
her acclaimed albums, “Emo- at Center Stage Vinyl. Each of
tions and Math,” “Devotion” and her lyrics imbued a sense of sin- Photo by Anika Nallur Student Publications
“Echo the Diamond.” She even cerity, allowing her to create an The small Vinyl stage could barely contain Margaret Glaspy's energy. The emotional fortitude
graced the audience with a capti- emotional current that surged in her set transcended the stage, transforming the venue into something almost otherworldly.
vating cover of Alanis Morisette’s through the crowd.
“You Learn.” In doing so, the The combined efforts of all more personal and intimate con- was able to formulate a series of and elevate it to an unexpected
audience understood the respect instrumentalists, fusion of power- nection with the artist. Its power emotions and experiences that left level through her live voice.
Glaspy has for her fellow artists. ful vocals and an engaged audi- is transformative and fosters un- an unforgettable mark on all of Her underrated music needs to
With her strong vocals and ence culminated in a performance forgettable memories and connec- those who were fortunate enough be heard by many more. As an al-
stage presence, Glaspy invoked that excelled in the confines of tions, as experienced by many at to bear witness. ternative artist, Glaspy’s music is
a sense of reflection in the audi- Center Stage Vinyl. Glaspy’s recent performance. The overall experience of her an invitation to delve into a world
ence. Her vulnerable lyrics, cou- Live music has a completely Her concert was nothing short concert could only be described as of introspection and raw emo-
pled with strong rock elements, different effect than listening to of a musical odyssey. With her ideal and unforgettable. She was tion — an invitation that should
set the atmosphere on fire with music online, as it allows for a masterful talent and artistry, she able to take her recorded music not be passed up.

Cirque du Soleil's 'ECHO' returns with twists

Cirque du Soleil’s shows. In addi- become the highly skilled profes-
SLOAN SALINAS tion to the performance, the Tech- sional he is today.
STAFF WRITER nique also had the opportunity to “ECHO” is Alade’s first show
speak with two of the show’s art- with Cirque du Soleil. “I've always
Cirque du Soleil will return ists, Penelope Elena Scheidler and wanted to work with them…since
to Atlanta this November with Shakirudeen Adewale Alade. I was younger,” Alade said, “so
their new show “ECHO,” which Scheidler is from Salzburg, this was a big dream of mine. [It’s]
focuses on “the symbiotic con- Austria and performs in Cirque something ticked off my goal list.”
nection between humans and the du Soleil’s first duo hair suspen- The show tours for months at a
natural world.” Though the show sion act with her partner, Char- time, performing up to 10 shows a
was supposed to open in 2020, lotte O’Sullivan. Alade is from week in approximately six differ-
the COVID-19 pandemic halted London, England and is a self- ent cities. With much of the cast
its planning and production. The taught contortionist specializing from multiple areas of the world,
show finally was able to resume in “bone breaking.” most spend more time away from
production and rehearsals in Both artists originally started home than at home. Scheidler,
2022. The first ever performance performing as dancers before who is originally from Austria
of “ECHO” finally happened in moving to their current disci- and currently lives in Germany,
late April 2023 in Montreal. plines. Scheidler gave some insight said, “[the] people that you see in
As the 20th Big Top Show into the art of “hair hanging,” the tent every day [are] like your
from Cirque du Soleil, “ECHO” which is when an aerial performer family. They see you when you're
includes modern, technology- executes a variety of tricks and sad; they see you when you’re
based visuals and new acts to movements while suspended only happy; they celebrate with you.
create a world brought to life by by their hair. When asked about [It is] beautiful.”
veteran and first-time Cirque du how she learned the art, she said, Alade shared the sentiment,
Soleil performers alike. “it took me a while to figure it saying, “genuinely …[it] sounds
The show’s choreography bal- out [and] to find someone who cliche, but they do become your
ances the fluidity of nature with teaches it because it's very [secre- family in a way … we just moti-
the calculated essence of science in tive]...it’s one of the parts that’s vate each other to keep going, and
a series of repetition-based meta- different [from] other circus dis- we inspire each other as well.”
phors that reflect how people’s ac- ciplines like handstands [where] “ECHO” is split into 13 acts,
tions have resounding effects on you can get a coach.” all featuring acrobatics, stunts and
the world around them. The run- Her and her partner’s hair acting and all requiring incred-
ning metaphor makes the name must be tied in specific ways to ible talent and dedication from
“ECHO” fit the show perfectly. ensure their weight is distributed the Cirque du Soleil performers.
“ECHO” is the first Cirque evenly and minimize the dis- When asked about the show's
du Soleil show to have six dif- comfort of hanging only by their highlights, Alade and Scheidler
ferent vocalists, most playing hair. “It’s this ancient discipline said “Double Trouble,” the show’s
instruments in addition to sing- and also technique [for] how you clowns, was their favorite part.
ing. The full cast comprises 52 tie the hair. And it comes with “It's a no-brainer,” Scheidler
people from 19 different nation- a special hair routine and … said, “I remember having the Photo by Sloan Salinas Student Publications
alities, from the United States to haircare,” Scheidler said. first ever presentation, and I Penelope Elena Scheidler, Austria-born contortionist, shows her
Poland to Kazakhstan. Contortionist Alade also usually don't like clowns [but] I flexibility. Her "hair hanging" set is sure to shock the audience.
The Technique attended Cirque learned his craft more uncon- couldn't stop laughing.”
du Soleil’s advance media day on ventionally: he taught himself. The white and blue tents of tic Station through late January. highest caliber, “ECHO” promis-
Tuesday, Oct. 10, to see a preview Using videos and practicing Cirque du Soleil’s “ECHO” will Atlanta will be the show’s first es to be nothing short of magical.
of the jaw-dropping performances stretches with a tie every day, he open on Nov. 9, and the beautiful stop on its tour across the United Tickets, booking and infor-
that make “ECHO” a spectacle eventually increased his shoulder world of human-nature collabo- States. With new acts, new tech- mation can be found through
that audiences can only find in mobility and continued to ration will be a fixture in Atlan- nology and artists of only the cirquedusoleil.com/echo.
10 • October 20, 2023 • technique // ENTERTAINMENT

Kim Petras wants you to 'Feed the Beast' in ATL

and hip hop. The mood drastically
CLARA TEMPLIN shifted as Petras began Act II.
DESIGN EDITOR The stage was illuminated in a
pink tint as Petras reentered the
On Oct. 4, Kim Petras graced stage, wearing a suit jacket and
the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta shorts while singing “Slut Pop.”
for the seventh stop in her “Feed Her dancers’ costumes matched
the Beast” World Tour. The tour hers as they donned full suits
was named after her debut studio and briefcases. The choreogra-
album by the same name and fea- phy was suggestive, employing
tures songs from numerous other the aforementioned briefcases
releases, most notably the EP to represent Petras’s legs open-
“Slut Pop” (2022) and mixtape ing as she sang the lyrics, “Touch
“TURN OFF THE LIGHT” it here, right now.”
(2019). Her tour also serves as To keep with the theme of this
promotion for her second studio act, Petras and her dancer be-
album “Problématique,” which gan undressing each other as the
was a surprise release on Sept. 18. music transitioned from “Treat
Concertgoers dressed in a vari- Me Like a Slut” to “XXX.” Be-
ety of mesh tops, bedazzled shirts, hind Petras, pixelated sexually
bold makeup, platform boots and explicit videos played, adding to
otherwise flashy statement pieces the sex-positive atmosphere she
as they waited down the block generated through her set.
for the doors to open. Fans’ styles During her live rendition of
tended to blur the gendered line “Throat Goat,” Petras performed
in fashion, alluding to Petras’ alone, singing into a microphone
large following in the LGBTQ+ disguised as a hanging green dildo
community. In a prior interview that had descended onto the stage
on “Late Night With Seth Mey- at the beginning of the song. Be-
ers,” Petras stated that she felt hind her, clips of the insides of
“like gay clubs raised [her]... and people’s mouths played on repeat
no one loves pop music more interrupted by sing-a-long por-
than gay clubs.” The influence of tions where Petras would point
the LGBTQ+ community in Pe- her microphone at the crowd
tras’ music is clear in the upbeat, as they chanted “What’s my
technopop music with which she name? I’m the throat goat.”
gained recognition. Act III began with anoth-
Petras’ performance was split er drastic mood and costume
into five acts plus an encore: Act change. Petras wore a royal purple
I: Inferno, Act II: Slut Pop, Act corset — over a short white dress
III: Garden of Earthly Delights, — and matching purple gloves
Act IV: Turn Off the Light, that extended past her elbows. The
Act V: A Crumbling Castle in stage was lit in a green hue, and
the Sky/Ice World and finally, Petras again employed religious
Encore: Cupid’s Heaven. imagery in the choice of her danc-
In her performance, Petras ers costumes. They wore ruffled
and her dancers enhanced the black pants, black cupped tops,
viewing experience through cos- tall black heels and horned masks
tume changes (offstage between that obscured half of their faces.
acts and even onstage during As she sang her 2017 hit “Hill-
the performance), props and side Boys,” videos of Petras’ male
pre-recorded videos. alter-ego “Hans” played behind
Petras’ performance started in her, a light contrast to the more
a dramatic fashion. As the music emotional tone with which she
began, an iron coffin rose onto sang. Petras became Hans by
the stage and eventually opened, dressing herself in a hyper-real- Photo by Sloan Salinas Student Publications
revealing Petras inside. Petras istic silicone muscular bodysuit Kim Petras leans back, singing into the mic while raising her hand to the sky. Her set was engag-
originally donned metal “armor” and wearing short blonde hair, ing and multi-dimensional through the themed acts tying the discography and show together.
that covered her face, right arm ram horns and black leather
and part of her torso that she later pants and gloves. shifted, almost indicating that the “Castle in the Sky.” After a brief mood of her final set light; she
shed during this act. In terms of In Act IV, the atmosphere person filming the video was be- intermission, Petras returned to and her dancers wore variations of
the imagery Petras employed in shifted yet again incorporat- ing chased by something. the stage again for her encore per- sailor costumes in front of grassy
this portion of the performance, ing more grayscale, spooky ele- In Act V, the stage became a formance. As fans excitedly wait- scenery with rainbows and pink
she drew inspiration from Dante’s ments. As Petras sang, her danc- winter wonderland as fake snow ed for Petras to return for her final lights.
“Inferno” and included imagery ers wore marbled gray and white fell and videos of cloudy skies set of songs, what appeared to be a Within the encore set, Pe-
of flames, horned figures and red Morphsuits and faceless white and ice castles played. Petras per- disco ball embedded in the stage tras performed “Problématique”
lighting throughout the first set. masks as they creeped around formed in a long silver dress, a suddenly illuminated the venue. from her new album, which fur-
The dance choreography was also the stage with exaggerated move- white fur throw draped around As Petras made her entrance, the ther lightened the mood. Petras
noticeably inspired by more tra- ments. Black and white videos of her shoulders. Petras took on “disco ball” rose to reveal a be- closed out the night with “Heart
ditional dance forms like ballet unknown forests played behind this act on her own, dominat- dazzled penis that Petras and her to Break,” giving the audience a fi-
compared to later choreography Petras as she sang “Wrong Turn,” ing the stage as she closed out dancers posed with as it ascended nal opportunity to sing along with
revolving around modern moves and the video angle constantly the main performance with through the floor. Petras kept the her before ending the night.
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Dean Lewis enchants fans in concert last week

After a couple of her songs,
SAHIT MAMIDIPAKA she unexpectedly begins singing
CONTRIBUTING WRITER a cover of Owl City's "Fireflies,"
making the audience cheer loud-
After passing through the se- ly and happily. Everyone begins
curity and ticket checks, the au- singing along to the lyrics, and
dience enters the grand Buckhead the whole atmosphere during that
Theater. The main floor slants moment is truly wholesome.
downwards towards the stage, and Finally, she ends her time on
people gather towards the front, stage with one of her own recent
filling up the whole theater. singles, "Remember That Night?"
The lights dim down entirely. It is a slow, sad and sweet song,
Slowly, a young woman walks and the lights across the whole
out onto the stage, holding an theater flicker to the beat, which
acoustic guitar, followed by a man reverberates through the audi-
holding a guitar of his own. The ence's bodies. This creates an im-
woman, Sara Kays, is the opener mersive and romantic experience
for the show and a fledgling artist during the final song. She thanks
attempting to share her original the audience with a huge smile,
music with the world. expressing her love for all of them
As a faint white spotlight and exits the stage.
shines on her from above, Kays The minutes slowly tick by,
begins performing “Show Me and audience members file in
Off,” singing directly into a mic and out of the theater to buy re-
and strumming her guitar. She freshments. Eventually, the lights
seems visibly nervous during the across the theater dim down,
first song, but her backup guitarist bringing the whole concert hall to
on stage gives her approving looks, complete darkness.
encouraging her to keep going. Suddenly, flickering blue lights
Midway through the song, the emanate from the stage, shin-
beat of the bass finally hits, rock- ing directly on audience mem-
ing the ground and the audience. bers. Then, blasts of yellow light Photo by Venusha Buwaneka Student Publications
She ends her first song, receiving shine, matching the strumming Dean Lewis forms a heart with his hands, showing it to the audience. He engaged with the audi-
a loud ovation from the audience, of a guitar from the middle of the ence multiple times throughout the show in this manner, creating a connection with the crowd.
and continues to perform her next stage. Finally, the spotlight shines
song from the set. on Dean Lewis, draped in slick plause and loud screams from his call to fame. Instead, he puts struments — just his voice. While
She sings with a beautiful and black pants and a sleek black shirt across the theater. He continues his guitar down and promises he singing, he abruptly leaps off the
mellifluous voice that tugs at the with rolled-up sleeves. on to his next song, "Small Disas- will play that song eventually, but stage and jumps into the audi-
heartstrings of the people. The He begins singing outright, ters," from his latest album, "The not right now. He proceeds to ence. He sweeps across the front
audience sways back and forth, playing his guitar while sing- Hardest Love." walk to the piano backstage, sits of the crowd, stretching his arms
subtly nodding their heads and ing confidently and passionately, Nearly all of his music is about on the piano bench and begins into the audience and letting peo-
tapping their feet to the beat. the audience screaming loudly heartbreak and loss — a motif playing the melody of "Hurtless," ple hold him and hug him. Once
Her music emanates a nostalgic at his entrance. It is a beautiful that resonates deeply with any- before singing the lines of the he gets back on stage, the lights
and emotional feeling that re- and dramatic entrance with a one who has loved and lost. As song. As he performs "Hurtless" go crazy, turning completely dark
ally captivates the attention and mesmerizing light show. he sings, it is not just words that and reaches the chorus, the lights during the quiet parts of the song
emotions of the listeners. Lewis does not just play the come out of his mouth. His lyrics begin shining in sync with the and suddenly blazing brightly
At the end of one of her songs, guitar while he sings. He almost carry his emotions — love, pain beat of the drums. during the pick-up of the beat.
one of the audience members at "dances” — stepping back and and sorrow. The audience can re- He then plays a few more songs The whole concert feels like
the front of the stage gives her a forth, twisting his legs and trot- ally feel this; it pulls them in and on the piano before switching back an otherworldly, ephemeral ex-
small gift that she graciously ac- ting around the stage. He moves creates a bond between the music to the guitar to play "Stay Awake." perience; time melts away, and
cepts and thanks them for. Before around and rocks his body with and listeners. While Lewis is quite skilled with everyone is completely engrossed
each of her songs, she provides a extreme energy and passion, all Lewis' performance is frankly the piano, he is far more mesmer- in the music and in Lewis him-
little backstory about the song’s while singing and strumming one of the most captivating per- izing with the guitar, as he is able self. Nearly all his songs sounded
origin, and the backstories are his guitar. The audience is cap- formances ever. Beyond just the to dance across the stage, rocking better live. He proceeds to play
usually relatable to most people. tivated by not just his music but depth and power of his music, his body to the tune of the song some more of his greatest hits like
One of her songs, “Chosen Last,” also by his presence and the way the way he struts across the stage and energizing the whole venue. "Half A Man" and some of his
is about being the left-out friend he moves. As Lewis performs, and the passion he sings (nearly Lewis shares stories about his newest releases like "Trust Me,
walking behind the group be- he sometimes even stops sing- screaming at times) are alluring songwriting process and personal Mate" on the piano.
cause there isn't enough space ing to let the screaming audience and engrossing, making it nearly experiences, which makes his mu- After that, he unexpectedly
on the sidewalk, and another fill in the lyrics. impossible not to fall in love with sic even more relatable to all the switches back to the guitar. He
one of her songs, “Smaller Than With that, he ends his first the music and artist. members of the audience. For one begins playing a cover of Cold-
This,” is about suffering from song, "Looks Like Me," and he For his third song, Lewis be- of his songs, Lewis shares that the play's "Yellow." His cover is more
body image doubts. is greeted with enormous ap- gins with a short anecdote. He upcoming song was dedicated to a slow, romantic and melancholic,
says he went on two dates — one girl who died two years ago. matching his characteristic tal-
was "great" and the other was After sharing this, he requests ent for creating nostalgia. To-
"f*cked" — and he wrote this that everyone take out their wards the chorus, he goes into
song during the cab ride home. phones and shine their flashlights a sudden rise as Sara Kays joins
Then, he begins singing one of his in honor of her as he performs him back onstage. He finally per-
most popular songs: "7 Minutes." "The Hardest Love." It is a whole- forms his last song and most pop-
The audience goes wild, yelling some, monumental and honor- ular hit of all-time, "Be Alright,"
and screaming when they realize ing moment with all the audi- on the piano at the end. This song
this after hearing the first new ence shining their lights towards elicits the loudest and most excited
notes. Everyone begins singing the stage as Lewis sings the lines response from the crowd.
the lyrics at the top of their lungs. of this sad ballad. As he ends the night and walks
During the chorus, the entire the- However, the concert does not off stage, the audience cries out
ater sings together and claps their solely consist of songs about ro- loud, yelling for one more song.
hands to the beat. mance and heartbreak. Aside from Lewis surprisingly returns with
At the end of each song, Lewis constantly throwing guitar picks his guitar and a full-size Ameri-
throws the guitar pick he used into the audience, Lewis’ unique can flag in hand. He runs across
into the audience, so at the end actions keep the performance in- the stage with the flag, wav-
of every song, people would out- teresting, lively and unique to his ing it before wrapping it around
stretch their arms, attempting to shining personality. his neck and performing his
grasp the pick first. Throughout the concert, he final song, "Waves.”
After performing "7 Minutes," makes a heart with both hands Throughout the whole con-
Lewis converses with the crowd and finger hearts with his thumb cert, Lewis sang, strummed and
and confesses that the next 20 and index fingers. Whenever the danced with sincere passion, em-
songs he's about to sing are all audience sings along with him, phatic strength, utmost grace and
about the same girl. Although he he screams, "I love your accent," pure emotions. He truly is one of
is playful with his words and atti- given his own voice has a dis- the most charming and charis-
tude, there is an undertone of pain tinct Australian accent. In be- matic performers with the ability
and struggle that — although it tween one of his songs, he briefly to completely captivate a crowd
cannot be heard — can be felt. He sings happy birthday to one of and make them fall even deeper
Photo by Venusha Buwaneka Student Publications then teases the audience to believe the audience members. in love with his music.
Lewis bends down and grasps the hand of a concertgoer. More that his next song, “Be Alright,” Lewis also sings one of his Atlanta was lucky to have
fans reach for him as he grasps the mic, focusing on the music. is going to be his greatest hit and songs with Kygo without any in- him for a magical night.
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GARBA FROM FRONT

April, and we begin actively plan-
ning the event as the fall semester
similar to a fast. Garba is another begins,” Joshi said.
vital part of the celebration per- Multiple teams, mostly con-
formed during Navratri to honor sisting of members of the ICGT
the divine feminine energy within executive board, collaborated to
all people regardless of gender. ensure the event’s success.
“Growing up, the yearly fes- “It’s always a very involved
tival was one of the highlights of process. There are several ‘offices’
my childhood, and I loved be- working in parallel to get various
ing able to share that aspect with aspects of the event done in time.
my non-Indian/non-Gujarati There’s marketing to get the word
friends. Georgia Tech’s Garba out, media/arts/design to make
is an amazing opportunity for the place look beautiful and give it
Indian students who are unable a nice vibe, operations to coordi-
to commute to an actual temple nate our board of 40 members to
to participate in this event or for do things on the day of the event
non-Indian students to participate and even an entire IT team just to
for the first time in an environ- manage ticketing and registration
ment that encourages learning,” for the event,” Shah said.
said Shree Joshi, fourth-year Similarly, Aditi Bang, second-
PUBP and ICGT VP Operations. year BMED, praised the event for
Shah provided an overview of having a vibrant atmosphere and
the event as a carefully orchestrat- well-organized structure.
ed blend of dance, spirituality and “I really appreciated the orga-
authentic Indian cuisine. nization of this event by ICGT.
“Usually, we’ll have the tradi- The process of checking in was
tional Garba dance being done not a hassle, and the actual Gar-
for a while, and then we’ll take ba was super vibrant, seeing ev- Photo by Tyler Parker Student Publications
a break to do ‘Aarti,’ which is a eryone in colorful clothing and Students celebrate the festival of Navratri by uniting in a communal dance. The dance is per-
spiritual prayer rooted in Hindu- having nice music in the back- formed in the traditional style of Garba which emphasizes bright colors, circular motion and joy.
ism. Then, we’ll continue with ground to dance to. ICGT did
the Garba dancing, and all during a fantastic job of making Garba people to become closer and share “My favorite part of the event creating memories for all partici-
this time people are being called fun and enthusiastic, and the experiences,” Shah said. is the actual dance portion. Dur- pants involved.
in groups to come enjoy our de- Bollywood portion of the night Attending Garba also helped ing the dance portion, one would “When I was given the oppor-
licious authentic Indian food. was also energetic,” Bang said. guests foster a sense of commu- join the circle of dancers, moving tunity to help bring this festival
Finally, towards the end of the The event’s main goal was to nity, representation and under- to the rhythm of the music. It can that I’m so familiar with to stu-
night, we change up the vibe and create a sense of belonging and standing of Hindu traditions. be tricky to get a hang of at first, dents, it felt really special. Garba
throw everyone into what we call bridge cultural gaps for all stu- “Garba allows devotees to hon- but with a bit of practice, the steps is more than just the dance, it’s re-
‘Bollywood Night,’” Shah said. dents at the Institute, regardless or Goddess Durga even if their are simple and fun,” Joshi said. ally just a whole group of people
Joshi explained how the prepa- of their background. families are not near them. The For Bang, the event served as coming together in the same area
ration for Garba involved meticu- “While a large part of why we vibrance and cultural significance a way to reunite with friends and to talk, laugh and create memo-
lous planning and coordination. hold these events is still to give in- of Garba brings students togeth- peers during the busy semester. ries. That’s what we’ll continue
“Garba always takes us months ternational students that sense of er and allows students to learn “My favorite part of the event to try and create with all of In-
to prep for. As two back-to-back home and community, I think it’s more about Hindu traditions. It was meeting everyone in one dia Club’s events over this next
events each accommodate approx- also to rekindle cultural spirit in a adds a rich perspective to the GT place. Some of my friends are out- year, so stay tuned for Diwali,
imately 700 people, there are a lot lot of the people who might have student body by increasing rep- of-state so we do not see everyone Holi and much more!”
of moving parts to account for. grown up in the States but are resentation and seeing different in other Garba functions in Geor- For those interested, more can
Board members run the event by ethnically not American. I also cultural activities for everyone gia. It was great celebrating this be learned about upcoming ICGT
registering guests, serving food, think that we tend to invite peo- to enjoy,” Bang said. with everyone at Tech,” Bang said. events, and other opportunities by
helping with set-up/clean-up and ple of other cultures to the events The Garba dance circle was a Shah reflected at large on the visiting their website www.gate-
overall managing the flow. We set that we find reminiscent of our cherished highlight for many at- special role she believes Garba chindiaclub.com or follow them
the dates for Garba all the way in childhoods, and this just allows tendees, who valued the unity. holds in fostering connections and on Instagram at @indiaclub_gt.
// LIFE technique • October 20, 2023 • 15

GT VSA’s Moon Festival shines through the rain

Clough to look down on the per-
PARKER AVERY formances from above.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER The performers demonstrated
a wide range of talents that was
In the drizzling rain on the reflective of the Institute’s diversly
evening of Wednesday, Oct. 13, talented student body.
Jackets gathered for the 2023 Most of the performances
Moon Festival. The event, hosted were dance routines set to K-Pop
by the GT Vietnamese Student and V-Pop songs. The groups
Association (GT VSA), marked that performed included the Fili-
the celebration of Têt Trung Thu pino Student Association (FSA)’s
— the Vietnamese version of the Tinikling group, Tekstyles and
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated Seoulstice — all dance groups
in many East Asian cultures. based at the Institute.
Even though the moon could GT VSA’s own Múa Lân (Lion
not be seen through the rain Dance), Fan Dance and Modern
clouds, the Mid-Autumn Festival Dance teams also performed.
marks the night when the moon is “This year was the debut of the
said to shine the brightest all year. Lion Dance Team, which is a tra-
The Moon Festival is a long- ditional dance very true to Viet-
standing tradition at Tech. This namese culture,” Yan said.
year marks the 40th year of cele- Yan also emphasized that the Photo by Tyler Parker Student Publications
bration at the Institute, according dance teams are completely stu- Dancers perform Múa Lân in an enthusiastic number. Also known as “lion dance,” the art form
to Emily Yan, third-year BMED dent-run from start to finish. draws inspiration from the motions of a dragon and is meant to bring good luck and fortune.
and Co-President of GT VSA. “There is no outside choreogra-
The Moon Festival at Tech pher. The students do the chore-
not only celebrates the mid-au- ography from start to finish, plan-
tumn festival but also provides a ning the practices and booking
platform for cultural exchange. everything in the CRC. I’m so in-
GT VSA provided free food credibly proud of them,” Yan said.
and live performances to share One unique performance by
their culture with passerbys and the GT Dragon Flyers group in-
those who had planned to attend volved a choreographed routine
the event for months. with Chinese yo-yos. Performers
The Moon Festival event at- flung their lighted yo-yos into the
tracts non-Tech students like Lola air and around their bodies, al-
Pham, third-year BIOL at Ken- ways landing back on the string.
nesaw State University (KSU). Several other Tech organiza-
“I came in 2021 and knew tions attended the event, includ-
I just had to come again when I ing the Chinese Student Asso-
heard about it. I love watching ciation, Delta Phi Lambda, the
all the dances and performances. Korean Undergraduate Student
Unfortunately, I had to enjoy the Association and FSA. These or-
performances while eating a sog- ganizations hosted tables near the
gy sandwich,” Pham said. Clough overhang without addi-
Pham was not the only one tional shelter from the roofing.
who struggled with the wet condi- Each table had a carnival-like Photo by Tyler Parker Student Publications
tions. Volunteers gathered before game where students could take Dancers from the group Seoulstice perform a choreographed, K-pop piece as the audience looks
the event, adorned with ponchos their shot at winning a prize and on in awe. The group was only one of the many performance acts at this year’s Moon Fest.
and umbrellas, to hang paper learn more about the organiza-
lanterns, which occasionally fell tion. One game involved transfer- studies that cannot have some- that may have spoiled if we didn’t out a community like VSA; now,
across pedestrian paths before be- ring a number of buttery noodles thing like this brought to them,” continue the event, so we decided she hopes GT VSA can provide it
ing replaced more permanently. from one container to another Yan said, elaborating on the de- to carry on as planned,” Yan said. for other students.
Dedicated volunteers lined the only using chopsticks. tails beyond what the public sees. Yan explained that it was due “VSA is a place where I want
muddy Tech Green with tables of Yan told the Technique that According to Yan, access to to the effort from every member people to find community, and
prepared food, which they cov- GT VSA raised $7,500 from lo- this type of cultural exchange is of GT VSA at every rank in the it’s something that I lacked go-
ered with aluminum foil and plas- cal Vietnamese businesses for the important because, “a well-round- organization that the event was ing into GT since when I came
tic tablecloths to protect against event, with leftover proceeds do- ed knowledge of different cultures able to proceed in the rain. to GT, it was the year after CO-
the adverse weather. nated to the charity Messengers and traditions helps us become “There are some things that VID struck. VSA provides stu-
The menu, provided by VN of Love, which supports orphaned better students and value unity we can’t account for last minute, dents from all different back-
Tofu, consisted of egg rolls, Viet- children in Vietnam. A full list of in the community.” but the student leaders that we grounds an opportunity to have
namese sandwiches, noodles or sponsors can be found on VSA’s Yan also described the impact had from our Executive Board a sense of community and ac-
rice with the option of meat and Instagram, @GT.VSA. that the rain had on the planning members, leadership’s commit- ceptance if they are willing to
sesame balls for dessert. The Technique also spoke to and organization of the event, tees or our 100 volunteers pulled get involved,” Yan said.
Scores of Tech students formed Yan about why GT VSA hosts this involving a vote by the GT VSA through. Everyone worked so As light reflected off the side-
lines for their chance at free food event and what it means for stu- executive board in order to cope. hard to make this event a success,” walk, pedestrians skirted around
and to see the live performances. dents in attendance. “Our last executive board Yan said, praising the community the puddles, fiddling with their
Students packed underneath the “We bring this piece of culture meeting was on the 10th, and we for its meticulous work. plates of food in one hand and
Clough overhang, craning their to Georgia Tech with the hope had to decide that night whether The Moon Festival and GT umbrellas in the other. Although
necks for a good view of the per- that it can help unify different we were going to continue with VSA give students a sense of be- the moon itself was not visible
formances. Some students gave people from all different cultures. the event. At that point, we were longing and community at Tech. for much of the evening through
up on their ground-based efforts We understand that there are a lot fairly certain it would not rain, Yan explained that when she en- the clouds, applause and cheers
and climbed to a higher floor of of students who have work and and we had food from our caterer tered the Institute, she was with- pierced the night air.
16 • October 20, 2023 • technique // LIFE

Let’s Try This! showcases women in comedy

“male dominated industry.” Russ’ instructional classes, LTT! is open a set. One performer with nearly explaining that their ability to
JESSAMYN M. LOCKETT response took a proactive stance. to all regardless of expertise. a decade of experience, Ella Boy- be in-sync with one another now
LIFE EDITOR “You really need to showcase “LTT! is one of the few im- ett of the comedy duo “Boo and comes as second nature.
that and emphasize that [gender prov troupes out there that isn’t Bogs,” shared her experience. The showcase also served as
On Saturday, Oct. 14, Dra- diversity] and put the effort into audition’s based, it is very much a “Whenever I started in improv, a learning experience for newer
maTech’s improv comedy troupe, getting gender diversity because walk up and try stuff [experience], there was one woman on the main artists, such as LTT’s Pyramid
Let’s Try This! (LTT!) opened just saying that we’re gender in- that’s why it’s called Let’s Try cast at the theater that I was at Scheme troupe. The comedy quar-
their doors to the community clusive isn’t going to get people This!. You don’t need any experi- and now seeing this many women tet was composed of Uma Anand,
for a night filled with laughter, coming. If only men are in the ence, you don’t need any qualifi- playing all the time in Atlanta and second-year CS, Cate Crutcher,
quick-witted one-liners and knee- shows, only men will come to cations, you don’t have to pay for this [showcase] just being a sample fourth-year ID, Madison DeBru-
slapping humor. The first of its them. You need to do events that the classes. Every fall they do an size for the woman playing in At- in, third-year ME and Tee Rob-
kind, LTT!’s Women in Comedy center non-men, center women in 8-week set of high quality improv lanta is really beautiful … really erts fifth-year BIOL. The emerg-
improv showcase that saw perfor- improv and from that this event classes, and it’s super open to any- really nice,” said Boyett. ing troupe was led by Russ.
mances from four troupes: The F was born,” Russ said. one who wants to experiment on Having nearly a decade of ex- While some members like
Word, Boo and Bogs, LTT!’s Pyr- LTT!’s atmosphere of inclusiv- stage,” Russ said. perience, Boyett explained that Roberts mentioned previous expe-
amid Scheme and Blondies. ity is something Russ mentioned Throughout the night, the au- earlier in their careers, the duo, rience with drama and theater in
The groups came from a com- as their favorite thing about the dience witnessed spontaneous set- “used to practice all the time, at high school, others like Anand ex-
bination of local Atlanta talent organization. Unlike many col- ups, a revolving cast of roles and least once a week, but we’ve been plained that LTT! provided them
and LTT! membership. lege improv troupes that require quick-thinking performers who doing it for a long time so now we with their first opportunity .
Held in the John Lewis Stu- members to audition or to pay for often wore multiple hats within just touch base before we start,” “I think it’s so cool that we
dent Center’s Cypress Theater, the can start with nothing and cre-
free event ran from 7 to 9 p.m. ate an entire play … it’s so invigo
Founded at Tech in 1989, LTT! rating,” said Anand on her favor-
“endeavor[s] to teach the basics [of ite thing about improv comedy.
improv] and give our members “I just like being able to
the freedom and resources to ex- make people laugh,” Roberts ex-
periment with form and style. pressed, a sentiment all Pyramid
Our number one commitment, Scheme members nodded their
though, is to give our members heads in agreement with.
and our audiences a community Many of the performers like
based around entertainment and DeBruin expressed a general feel-
fun!,” according to their website. ing of satisfaction with the event,
As suggested by their name, which successfully connected new
improv comedy is based almost artists with more experienced ones
entirely on spur-of-the-moment who shared volunteered feedback.
decisions and ideas, as such the art “I had the most amazing time
requires cohesion amongst mem- with everyone that I worked
bers. Although comedy is open to with and it was so cool to see all
all, after noticing a disparity be- these women come out and prove
tween male and female perform- how talented they are, it was
ers, Aren Russ, fourth-year PHYS fantastic,” said DeBruin.
and former LTT! member wanted Closing out the evening with
to host an event that would show- her perspective on women-themed
case women’s talent in comedy. events, Anand expressed her be-
Russ explained that the idea for lief that these gatherings are not
the showcase emerged naturally in meant to tokenize women’s ac-
the course of a conversation with complishments within a given
LTT! Troupe Leader Drew May- field, but to help people realize
ernik, who asked Russ what they Photo courtesy of LTT! that, despite stereotypes, men and
thought could be done to address Actors from the improv group “The F Word” perform a skit about monsters for the Halloween women are on equal footing when
his observation of improv as a season. The event’s theme of women in comedy aimed to challenge stereotypes about humor. it comes to potential.
// LIFE technique • October 20, 2023 • 17

SCPC pairs students with books on mystery date

The organizers expressed a per-
MADELINE DUNN sonal sense of joy in setting up the
CONTRIBUTING WRITER event. “It’s kind of like wrapping a
gift for somebody,” Wallace said.
On Oct. 12, 2023, the Stu- The event placed an emphasis
dent Center Programs Council’s on the importance of books as a
(SCPC) Media Committee hosted form of media. Referencing his
a free, in-person book fair with a personal experience as a member
unique twist: they wrapped the of the Media Committee, Wallace
books, concealing their titles. explained, “we’ve done events in
“Reading can be seen as a the past with movies and video
daunting or tedious task when games and things like that, but
it comes to academia, but get- we’ve kind of neglected books,
ting people excited about books which are still a very important
in a way where we can approach [form of] media … we wanted
things from different perspec- to host an event that centered
tives is a really cool thing to around books and would encour-
get to do,” said James Connor, age people to read more.”
third-year CS/PUBP. At a school focused on tech-
Attracting readers inter- nology, promoting reading with
ested in all different genres, paper books encourages an outlet
the book fair accomplished for outdoor relaxation for students
just that and helped bring to- during the fall season.
gether a flourishing community “I really love events like this,
of readers on campus. where I can take a physical, tan-
According to SCPC Me- gible book rather than reading on
dia Committee member Ty- an electronic device,” said Caro-
ler Wallace, second-year CM, line Krause, 4th-year CE. Photo by Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications
they collected books from an Promotion of reading paper- Students survey their options as they walk. The event’s mystery element prompted students
SCPC Media Committee book back books can be relaxing for to venture beyond their comforts and try reading books that they may not usually gravitate to.
drive that accepted donations, practical reasons, but can also
and to add to the supply, the contribute to a sense of nostalgia. While the Mystery Date With said. She also appreciated how said. Krause agreed, explaining,
SCPC used its funds to buy “A good physical book warms the a Book event was able to recreate easy the event made it to find new “I didn’t think I was going to pick
extra books in bulk. soul,” Krause explained. the excitement of a book fair, it was reads, citing its low time invest- up a self-improvement book, but I
They sorted the wrapped books This feeling was a key intention also able to adapt the intention to ment as a positive element. think it’s going to be a fun read.”
by genre and then provided a of the event. SCPC member and college life and help alleviate the “It takes five minutes to come Providing a low-commitment
general description as a “pre- organizer Arya Kirpekar, third- financial stress that can accom- to this event and pick up a book opportunity for readers to expand
view” to help readers with their year ID, further explained the pany avid readership. Romance in your own time,” Krause added. their horizons and pick up free
personal selections and provide nostalgic inspiration. reader Henry Wu, third-year CS, Students expressed excitement books, SCPC was able to effec-
some guidance. “We were kind of inspired by explained, “books can be like $10 that their mystery dates helped tively promote and encourage stu-
The genres provided in- the idea of when you were in el- or $20, which is pretty expensive. them read books outside their per- dent relaxation and recreational
clude education, history, bi- ementary school, when you go to If I hear about free books, I will sonal comfort zones. This includes reading with this event. For more
ographies, fiction, philosophy, a scholastic book fair and how ex- go and pick them up.” This was a new genres as well, “I came here information on the organization
self-help and more. citing that was, so we wanted to sentiment shared between almost to look for romance novels, but I and future events, visit their web-
“There’s something for every- bring that into an equivalent for all the other students interviewed. might see if there are some philo- site at studentcenter.gatech.edu/
body here,” said Wallace. college students,” said Kirpekar. “I always love a free book,” Krause sophical books I can read,” Wu scpc or Instagram, @gtscpc.

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18 • October 20, 2023 • technique // SPORTS

Atlanta United snatches draw thanks to Robinson

Columbus net to make the score a
JOE HENDERSON 1-1 draw with only seconds to go.
STAFF WRITER With Atlanta only securing
one point from a possible six, the
After clinching a playoff spot, 17s can no longer secure home
Atlanta United was only play- field advantage for the first round.
ing for home field advantage for With one more game, Atlanta
the first round of the playoffs. United’s players still have a lot to
Atlanta started their pursuit for play for. Some of the players have
higher seeding against the Phila- a chance to lead the MLS in cer-
delphia Union — an old playoff tain categories. Giorgos Giakou-
rival. Atlanta would fall to Phila- makis has the opportunity to be
delphia but would have a chance the MLS top scorer, sitting four
to redeem themselves in their goals behind the current leader.
next game against the Columbus Almada is still in prime position
Crew. Atlanta would earn a draw to lead the MLS in assists with
to finish out the regular season in him having two more assists than
Mercedes Benz Stadium. the next most player on the list.
The Five Stripes took on the Defender Caleb Wiley has
Union in Philadelphia on Oct. performed well for the whole sea-
4. Atlanta United put out their son. The Atlanta native has been
strongest line up with every player recognized as one of the MLS 22
retaining their place as the team under 22, a ranking of the best 22
looked to capitalize on the mo- players under the age of 22 in the
mentum from their 4-1 victory MLS. Wiley has been a mainstay
over Montreal a week and a half Photo courtesy of Tyler Rover GTAA in the Atlanta United team, play-
prior. The 17s did not start off Defender Miles Robinson celebrates with the rest of the United team after heading in the game ing anywhere on the left hand
the game well, conceding three tying score against the Columbus Crew in stoppage time. The score resulted in a 1-1 draw. side. At just 18 years old, Wiley
goals in the first half and head- has a bright future ahead, and his
ing into the break down 3-0. tacker Edwin Mosquera eventu- lot to play for in the game against half was just as entertaining as the play will only improve.
Head Coach Gonzalo Pineda ally scoring in the 77th minute to the Columbus Crew. Coach Pine- first; Columbus broke the tie with Atlanta United’s final game
made some tactical changes for make the score 3-2 Philadelphia. da started the exact same line up a goal in the 65th minute to make of the regular season is against
the second half, and the changes Despite threatening late, Atlanta as the previous games with the the score 1-0. Atlanta United FC Cincinnati on Oct. 21, also
paid dividends almost immedi- United was not able to complete team having proven to play well turned on the pressure to try and known as the MLS’ Decision Day.
ately. Atlanta earned a penalty the comeback and would lose to together. The first half was ex- equalize which eventually led to a There has been some talk of the
thanks to a handball midfielder the Philadelphia Union 3-2. tremely back-and-forth with both free kick from just outside the box players being rested in order to be
Thiago Almada converted in the The loss against Philadelphia Columbus and Atlanta having in the last few minutes of stoppage fresh for the playoffs, but Atlanta
56th minute to make the score certainly lowered the chances of chances to take the lead. The game time. Almada would cross in a ball United hopes to be as entertain-
3-1. Atlanta United created other securing a home field advantage in would stay level heading into half- that found defender Miles Robin- ing as ever in their next game at
dangerous opportunities with at- the playoffs, but Atlanta still had a time with a 0-0 score. The second son who headed the ball into the Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium.

YJRD takes down Marble City Mayhem VOLLEYBALL FROM PAGE 20

However, Tech would not be
deterred so easily and responded
Scare Bear slid effortlessly through vented the opposing jammer from ers, but the Jackets did not falter. with their own dominant set.
ALEC GROSSWALD the pack. Calling upon their fig- scoring a single point on them. McLynn fell to the ground after The fourth set remained relatively
NEWS EDITOR ure skating experience, they side- Veteran player Sweet n’ Sour, a brutal hit, but she recovered even until junior middle blocker
surf past Marble City’s defenders nicknamed “Sweetie,” showed her quickly and later overcame the fa- DeAndra Pierce ignited momen-
Coming off a victory in their along the inside line of the track. expertise in the second half when tigue to score an eight-point jam. tum amd fueled a Tech surge to
last bout against Peach State, the Later in the half, Lightning they scored a remarkable 19 points The bout ended in a win for a gritty, 25-18 fourth set victory.
Yellow Jacket Roller Derby team McLynn put up a fierce offense in a single two-minute jam, effort- Tech, with players Tonya Hardass In their fourth straight five
(YJRD) faced Knoxville’s Marble as the jammer. Even after getting lessly dodging the incoming bar- and Boulder winning best blocker set game, the Jackets’ experience
City Mayhem in their third home recycled two times, she stepped rage of shoulders and elbows. At and best jammer. Each player on showed as they exchanged points
bout of the fall season. Though back into the track and pushed one point, Sweetie leaped across a YJRD gave it their all on Sunday with Florida State and held the
the Mayhem put up an intense past Marble City’s defenders to corner of the track, passing three and put up an intensely fierce fight Seminoles off for a 16-14 win and
fight, the Jackets maintained their score a few points. The first period opposing blockers and landing a until the very end of the bout. 3-2 match victory in front of a
lead through the entire bout with concluded with YJRD up 115-57. near-perfect dismount. Unfortu- Students can watch YJRD’s Exhi- raucous O’Keefe Gymnasium.
a victorious final score of 189-161. The score crept closer to a tie in nately, the opposition held the lead bition Bout at the Exhibition Hall In the 22nd straight sell out
Roller derby bouts consist of the second period, but the Jackets jammer status and ended the jam on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. of O’Keefe Gymnasium, a streak
two thirty-minute halves where held down the fort with a brick just before their skates touched YJRD is an all-gender club that dates back to the 2021 season,
two teams of five players face wall of a defense. In more than the ground to score points. sport, and interested students can the Jackets were set to take on the
off on a flat, elliptical track. The one instance, three of YJRD’s de- As the second period winded join as “newbies” during the open Miami Hurricanes. The Jackets
halves are composed of several fenders would lock elbows to form down, the physical intensity of the enrollment period at the begin- held even with Miami in the first
two-minute-long jams where play- an impenetrable wall that pre- bout started to wear on the play- ning of the 2024 spring semester. set until a 21 all crossroad where
ers can score. Each team has one the Hurricanes pushed ahead to
jammer as their offense and four take the first set 25-23. The sec-
blockers as their defense. The jam- ond set saw the Jackets fall behind
mers’ goal is to lap the opposing and fail to close within more than
blockers, and their team receives two points as Miami took a 2-0
a point for each opponent they lead in the match off a run away
pass. In the first pass, the jammers 25-20 win in the second set.
do not score points, but the first Needing a reverse sweep to
jammer to lead the pack achieves win the match now, Tech jumped
lead jammer status, allowing them out to a 7-2 lead in the third set
to stop the jam at any point. behind a crop of Mendes kills.
After some motivation from However, Miami roared back and
team captain Primm Reaper, was up 20-14 and looked to have
the Jackets were feeling more the Jackets on the ropes. Otene
than ready to face off against the and Bertolino brought Tech back
Marble City Mayhem. Monstrous to tie it 20-20, but Miami would
Nightmare made a strong drive as take the set in an extra serve 26-
the lead jammer out of the gate, 24, thus sweeping the Jackets.
starting YJRD with a lead. Boul- Now sitting at 15-3 on the
der came in as their next jammer season and 6-2 in ACC play, the
during a power jam, which oc- Jackets play Duke next at O’Keefe
curs when the opposing jammer Gymnasium on Oct. 20 at 7:00
is in the penalty box. YJRD took p.m. Tech looks to bounce back
advantage of this, making three from the rough loss to Miami.
passes and scoring big before the Last season, Tech beat Duke 3-1,
opposing jammer had a chance to only forfeiting the third set of the
get back in the game and stop it. Photo courtesy of Ethan Trewhitt match by a score of 30-28. The
With GingerSnap and Primm Sweet n’ Sour breaks through the blockers as the lead jammer to score points for Yellow Jackets will look to perform simi-
Reaper playing solid defense, Jacket Roller Derby in their bout with Knoxville’s Marble City Mayhem on Sunday, Oct 14. larly this season to get a win.
// SPORTS technique • October 20, 2023 • 19

make it a two-possession game lineman Kyle Kennard recovered Plays like this are what make
MIRACLE FROM FRONT and had to settle for a chip shot it and gave it back to the offense sports such a spectacle to behold.
Coming in as a 19-point un- field goal, pushing the game to 17- with 26 seconds left and 74-yards The Jackets were coming off of an
derdog, Tech headed to the locker 10 in favor of the Jackets sideline. away from a go-ahead touchdown. embarrassing loss and were count-
room behind by one possession. On the ensuing drive, the Hur- After an incompletion on ed out against an undefeated team
Each team traded punts to start ricanes responded with a touch- the first play of the drive, King on their home field in prime time.
the second half. Then, Miami had down to tie the game at 17 with threw a high ball over multiple Despite all the odds before and STUDENT MEDIA POLL
a series of strong runs, and Van just under 10 minutes to play. Miami defenders to connect with during the game, Tech continued WEEK SEVEN
Dyke found freshman tight end The Jackets got the ball and redshirt-sophomore wide receiver their fighting spirit all the way
Riley Williams who evaded a se- looked to regain the lead. As King Malik Rutherford for thirty yards through and left triumphant. The Student Media Poll is a col-
ries of tackles to score a 22-yard attempted to find tight end Brett leaving 14 seconds left on the Tech now moves to 3-3 on the laborative poll with student jour-
touchdown and put Miami’s lead Seither, he threw it into a heavily clock and 44-yards to go. After year following the miraculous nalists. New polls release weekly
at 10-0 midway through the third. covered area, and it was intercept- clocking the ball on first down, win. After a bye week, the Jackets at studentmediapoll.com.
Facing a two-possession defi- ed. Prior to the Bowling Green King ran away from the pressure host the Boston College Eagles on
cit, King led an important drive game, King had only thrown two and found a wide open junior Oct. 21st. While Tech has a few Rank Team (First) Points
that demonstrated his dual-threat interceptions but threw two apiece wide receiver Christian Leary strong matchups remaining, they 1 Georgia (43) 1750
ability. He capped off the eight- versus Bowling Green and Miami. who trotted into the endzone to demonstrated their fighting spirit 2 Michigan (23) 1721
play, 75-yard drive with a six-yard The defense once again stepped take the lead 23-20 with just one as they look to carry this momen- 3 Ohio State 1567
rushing touchdown to cut into the up by coming up with a critical second left to play. tum through the rest of the season 4 Washington (6) 1562
deficit and make it a 10-7 game. sack from redshirt-senior line- and keep hopes alive of becoming 5 Florida State 1548
The defense took the mo- backer Paul Moala on third down 6 Penn State 1460
mentum the offense had given as Miami was forced to kick a 7 Oklahoma 1409
as redshirt-sophomore defensive short field goal. The score gave the 8 Texas 1230
back Ahmari Harvey came up Hurricanes a 20-17 lead with just 9 North Carolina 1176
with Tech’s second interception of over six minutes left in the game. 10 Oregon 1140
the night. The Jackets capitalized A three-and-out by Tech’s of- 11 Alabama 1115
off the interception, and running fense ensued and forced them into 12 Oregon State 934
back Jamal Haynes rushed into punting the ball Miami proceed- 13 Ole Miss 872
the endzone to take a 14-10 lead. ed to drive down the field, run- 14 Utah 817
With the momentum on the ning the ball and the clock down. 15 Notre Dame 810
Jackets side, the team opened With 34 seconds left in the 16 Duke 690
the fourth quarter with star se- game and the Jackets without any 17 USC 681
nior defensive back Jaylon King timeouts left, most teams would 18 Tennessee 635
jumping the route and intercept- have taken a knee and ended the 19 LSU 561
ing Van Dyke’s pass. This was the game. However, Miami’s Head 20 Missouri 365
defense’s third interception of the Coach Mario Cristobal opted to 21 Louisville 258
game while Van Dyke came into continue running the ball. The 22 Air Force 249
the game having thrown just one Jackets’ defense had played tough 23 Iowa 171
interception on the season. King all game and were creating havoc 24 UCLA 125
set the offense in perfect scoring and had one last chance to make a 25 Tulane 123
position as he returned the ball all big play. Tech’s defense did what
the way to Miami’s 13-yard line. they do best: force turnovers. They Photo courtesy of GTAA Others receiving votes (min 30):
Tech’s offense was unable to stripped the ball out of the Hurri- Junior defensive back LaMiles Brooks jumps in front of James Madison (119), Clemson
get into the endzone though to canes’ hands and junior defensive Miami’s pass to snag his first interception of the season. (89), Washington State (30)

Lamprecht leads way in golf ’s impressive showings

common in many collegiate tour- the week. 5th year senior Bartley didn’t want to see his ACC foes wasn’t able to come out on top,
DANIEL WOOD naments, the second round began Forrester put together an even par run away with a title. An eagle on they had their best round of the
CONTRIBUTING WRITER right after the first one concluded. round of 72, and Tai carded a one the par five first hole immediately week as a team shooting 279 (-9)
Unfortunately, the Jackets over round of 71. While the team put him and Tech in red figures, and finished at 19 under overall,
On Oct. 2nd, the Jackets trav- started slow in the second round. may not have had a top finish, attempting to give them the spark just six shots behind the Cavaliers.
eled to Dallas, TX, to compete Freshman Carson Kim — in Lamprecht’s stellar play provided to combat UVA’s momentum. While Tech’s B team didn’t
in the Ben Hogan Collegiate In- just his second collegiate start a spark that the team would uti- The two chasers, Tech and UVA have the same fortune as their
vitational hosted at Shady Oaks — struggled, posting a six over lize in the coming weeks. quickly found themselves close to A team, there were many bright
Country Club in the Dallas Fort 76 while sophomore Aidan Tran The Jackets then hosted the the top with ETSU, but three four spots including a great final round
Worth Area. The Ben Hogan Col- tallied a four over 74. With these Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate under back nines by the Cavaliers led by sophomore Brady Rackley,
legiate traditionally grabs a large rounds, the Jackets lost some at the Golf Club of Georgia in Al- put them out front. Tech needed freshman Carson Kim and senior
portion of the best teams in the ground on the field, falling into a pharetta, GA, and battled against some fireworks on the par five Andy Mao. The Jackets will round
nation — this year was no excep- tie for eleventh place heading into some of the best competition in 18th hole to knock off the ultra out their fall schedule playing in
tion. The field was highlighted the final round. Unlike most of the nation. With Tech hosting the hot Cavaliers. Even with bird- the East Lake Cup at the Atlanta
by five of the eight teams from the team, Lamprecht once again event, Head Coach Bruce Heppler ies from Kramer and Lamprecht, Athletic Club in Johns Creek,
NCAA match play in 2023, in- proved why he is the number one listed two teams, an A and B team, bogeys from both Forrester and GA, and the Cypress Point Clas-
cluding the No. 2 University of player in the world, shooting a to take on their home course. Tai ruined any chances at chas- sic at the Cypress Point Golf Club
North Carolina Tar Heels and the gritty one under 69 that featured After struggling to get a cohe- ing down UVA. Although Tech in Pebble Beach, CA.
No. 4 Vanderbilt Commodores 15 pars. Lamprecht entered the sive team effort in Texas, the Jack-
(StrackaLine Collegiate Rankings final round six shots behind, still ets’ A team came out of the gates
Oct. 5). The Jackets were in for tied for ninth as an individual. fast with each player carding a
a grueling battle with the best if Even a six shot deficit was not round of even or better. Led by se-
they were going to take home the going to deter Lamprecht from niors Aidan Kramer and Tai, the
top prize at the competition. making a run at the title and an A team posted a first round score
So far in the 2023 season, se- exemption into the 2024 Charles of 283 (-5), to stick them right in
nior Christo Lamprecht has been Schwab Challenge. Starting on the middle of the pack. In the fol-
an extremely reliable part of the Hole 10 in the final round, he lowing round, Lamprecht disap-
Jackets’ team. Recently becom- birdied three of his first four holes pointingly carded a four over 76
ing the number one ranked ama- to get off to a fiery start. While that included two double bogeys.
teur in the world according to the Lamprecht cooled down a touch, Even with this poor showing by
World Amateur Golf Rankings he was still able to card a bogey Lamprecht, it didn’t prevent the
(WAGR), Lamprecht has con- free 66 (-4) that put him into a tie Jackets’ A team from rising the
tinued to impress for the Jackets for first with 13th-ranked amateur board, as they found themselves
throughout the season. This tour- Cole Sherwood from Vanderbilt. in third place, trailing the first
nament was no different. In the The pair returned to the 18th hole place East Tennessee State Buc-
opening round, Lamprecht fired in a sudden death playoff to decide caneers by seven strokes. A terrific
a team best 68 (-2) that vaulted the victor and unfortunately for final round would be necessary in
him into a tie for ninth place with Lamprecht, Sherwood knocked order for Tech to knock off the
a host of other golfers. His round his approach tight and drained a 11th ranked team in the nation.
was highlighted by a hole out ea- 10 foot birdie putt to capture the Before Tech even teed off in the
gle on the par four 3rd hole as well title. While Lamprecht was not final group on Sunday, the Uni-
as three birdies on his back nine. able to get the exemption into versity of Virginia had begun their
The issue the Jackets ran into was the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab final round comeback. Headed by
a lack of production behind Lam- Challenge, he still helped his team last year’s ACC Freshman Player
precht. While sophomore Hiroshi place eighth overall, which wasn’t of the Year Ben James, Deven Pa-
Tai fired a 69 (-1), everyone else bad for one of the best fields of tel and Paul Chang, the Cavaliers
shot over par leading to an open- the college golf year. In the final instantly started their run. Photo courtesy of GTAA
ing round score of 283 (+3) put- round, the Jackets posted a 279 Fueled with frustration from Tech golf performed well against the nation’s toughest
ting them in seventh place. As (-1) which was their best round of his previous round, Lamprecht teams, finishing eighth in a field of the top ranked programs.
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Football trending up at midpoint of 2023 season

posing quarterbacks into mistakes
ROHAN RAMAN — their seven interceptions are
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR tied for third in the conference.
Still, even though the secondary
In his comments at ACC Me- is opportunistic and there are a
dia Day in August of 2023, Brent few standouts like junior safety
Key previewed his expectations LaMiles Brooks, the communica-
for the 2023 season, stating he tion issues and lack of overall ef-
expected the team to “play collec- fectiveness have been noticeable.
tively” and “focus on the details.” The mid-season promotion of
He highlighted the need for con- linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer
sistency in the run and pass game to defensive coordinator seems to
and development from the remade be paying early dividends. In their
receiving and linebacking core. first game under Sherrer, the Tech
Seeing as Tech is midway defense was able to hold a good
through the season, now is a good Miami offense — ranked seventh
time to assess whether they are nationally in offensive yardage
meeting Key’s expectations yet. per game — to 20 points. They
The Jackets currently have still conceded over 150 rushing
a .500 record at 3-3. After nar- yards and allowed a 100-yard re-
rowly losing their season opener ceiver, but they looked competi-
to Louisville 39-34, they re- tive and gave the offense enough
bounded with a dominant 48-13 Photo by Tyler Parker Student Publications support to mount their comeback
win against South Carolina State. Freshman wide reciever Eric Singleton Jr. is on pace to break Tech records as he has with the timely forced fumble on
They looked competitive against 355 yards and 5 touchdowns through six career games with the Jackets this season. sophomore Miami running back
Ole Miss before faltering in the Donald Chaney Jr.’s unit will be
second half and losing 48-23 but man wide receiver Eric Singleton Weston Franklin have fortified It is an interesting trend, but one a critical watch in the second half
then captured a great win on the Jr. continues to be an offensive the left side of the Tech offensive that the Jackets’ offense will need of the season as the Jackets look to
road against Wake Forest: 30-16. focal point — his 355 yards and line into an especially formidable to fix against opposing defenses improve the consistency of their
Continuing to alternate between five touchdowns are on a record- force capable of protecting King. in the back half of their schedule. new-look defensive scheme.
winning and losing, they were up- setting pace. He has claimed the The consistency Key wants to see On defense, it has been more At 3-3, the Jackets are not out
set by Bowling Green, 38-27, after starting role as Tech’s Z receiver, out of his offense is still a work in uneven for the Jackets. The losses of consideration for a bowl game.
being projected as double-digit which takes advantage of his im- progress. Early in the game, the of tenured and impactful players The matchup with No. 1 Geor-
favorites, and got back to .500 pressive acceleration to get open offense has little issue scoring, but like former linebackers Ace Eley gia looms large, but they should
against Miami on a thrilling last- in space. The King-Singleton con- they tend to falter in the second and Charlie Thomas and second- be expected to compete against
second touchdown — and horren- nection has been especially nota- half. In their loss to Ole Miss, the round NFL Draft pick edge rush- a stacked slate of ACC rivals in
dous decision from Miami Head ble, but redshirt sophomore Malik Jackets were down by seven early er Keion White were always going Boston College, No. 10 UNC,
Coach Mario Cristobal to run a Rutherford continues to impress in the fourth quarter, but could to be difficult to fill. Injuries have Virginia, Clemson and Syracuse.
final play before the clock ran out. as a playmaker from the slot posi- not respond to any of Ole Miss’s also taken a toll — senior defen- Although the season has not been
Offensively, the Jackets have tion. Running receiver screens or three consecutive scores in four sive end Sylvain Yondjouen tore entirely smooth, the Jackets have
progressed from their second- trick plays with Rutherford has minutes. Against Bowling Green, his ACL in the first game of the performed well in their confer-
to-last ACC ranking in 2022. given the offense extra juice. The they only controlled the ball for year. However, the defense has ence and seem to be coming to-
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Tech offensive line also deserves 17 minutes to Bowling Green’s struggled to stop opposing offens- gether as a team. If the offense can
Haynes King led the ACC in pass- credit for improving from last year 43. Neither the Ole Miss or Bowl- es on the ground and through the continue to be explosive and the
ing yards and passing touchdowns – the unit has only yielded seven ing Green defenses are ranked in air. They have conceded the most defense tightens things up, there
through week six while the Tech sacks in six games, which ranks the top-50 of college football scor- rushing yards and total yards in is no reason why Tech cannot pose
offense is ranked seventh in the second in the ACC, and is on pace ing defenses. Yet, against top-50 the ACC at 1286 and 2606, the a threat to any opponents under-
ACC. On the ground, redshirt to surpass the 39 sacks let up in defenses in Louisville and Wake most yards per game at an average estimating and underrating them.
sophomore running back Jamal 2022. Midseason freshman All- Forest, as well as a top-10 defense of 434.3 yards, second-most yards The Jackets will take on the
Haynes is ninth in the ACC in American left tackle Ethan Mack- in Miami, the Jackets were able to per play at 6.2 and third-most Boston College Eagles next at
rushing yards with 409 and ninth enny, redshirt sophomore left either manufacture consistent of- touchdowns at 20. Interestingly, home in Bobby Dodd on Satur-
in yards per carry at 5.7. Fresh- guard Joe Fusile and junior center fense or engineer it in the clutch. they have been able to bait op- day, Oct. 21 at 12:00 pm.

Volleyball splits pair of weekend ACC matchups

secure a huge road victory over game as she scored six of the Jack-
MATTHEW KISTNER a top ranked team, but the Pan- ets’ points, five of which were the
SPORTS EDITOR thers had other plans. Pitt raced last six in the set. Mendes lifted
out to a 15-7 lead in the third Tech to a 15-13 fifth set win and a
Ranked 11th in the nation, set and Pitt won the third 25-17. 3-2 match victory for the Jackets.
Tech volleyball entered their Similarly, the Panthers lept out to Following the thriller in Vir-
hardest matchup of the season so an insurmountable 21-10 lead in ginia, the Jackets returned home
far: a ranked bout at Pittsburgh. the fourth set and finished the set for the first time since Sept. 24
Having been to two straight Final with the score at 25-15 to force a to take on Florida State on Oct.
Fours in the NCAA Tournament, fifth, decisive set with the Jackets. 13. The Seminoles came into the
the No. 7 Pittsburgh Panthers With one more set to decide match 12-6 and undefeated in
were 13-2 entering the ACC bout. the match, the Jackets leapt out to ACC play with a 6-0 record. The
However, Tech was not in their a 4-2 advantage; however, Pitt ral- Jackets failed to match Florida
finest form going into Pittsburgh. lied and took the set with a 10-8 State’s runs and fell behind 14-8
The first set consisted of run af- advantage. The Panthers scored in the first set. However, behind a
ter run from both squads, but it the final five points of the set, junior outside hitter Bianca Berto-
was Pitt who held the advantage completing a reverse sweep and lino kill, Tech rallied back within
after pushing out to a 23-22 lead. handing the Jackets their second one at 14-13. From there, a late
Then senior outside hitter Tamara loss of the season in a 3-2 bout. Photo by Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications Seminole surge put the set away
Otene scored on three straight Following the physically ex- Freshman setter Heloise Soares sets the ball up in the Jackets’ at 25-21 in favor of Florida State.
kills to end the set in favor of erting match at Pittsburgh, Tech matchup with Florida State in O’Keefe Gymnasium on Oct. 13. Tech came back in the second set,
the Jackets at 25-23, pushing the traveled to Charlottesville, VA to grabbing the set at 25-23, knot-
match to 1-0 in favor of Tech. take on the Virginia Cavaliers. Tech throughout the second set. even until Tech jumped to a 24-18 ting the match at 1-1 in O’Keefe.
The second set pushed evenly Tech stormed into the first set of The Jackets jumped to a late 19- set point lead and emerged vic- Florida State came out of the
all the way to a 22-point draw. the match, decimating the Cava- 17 lead but were unable to hold as torious 25-21. However, Virginia locker room for the third set and
The Jackets took three of the last liers attack on their way to a 23-9 Virginia went on a six point run to would battle in the fourth and dominated. Every point for the
four points to win the second set lead. The teams exchanged the take the second set at 25-21. win 25-22, putting Tech in their Jackets would generate two in
by the same score as the first: 25- last four points as Tech took the Tech turned it around in the third straight match with five sets. response from the Seminoles as
23. Now leading the match 2-0, opening set 25-11. However, Vir- third set behind solid digs and of- In the fifth set, freshman out- Florida State took the set 25-18.
Tech was in prime position to ginia battled back and matched fensive play. The match remained side hitter Larissa Mendes called See VOLLEYBALL, page 18