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JACKETS VISIT GEORGIA AQUARIUM WITH SCPC p8

LIFE CLARE CHUNG
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

The Student Center Programs

Council’s (SCPC) Night at the
Aquarium took place this year on
the evening of Feb. 9. Similar to
previous years, tickets were pro-
vided for students, faculty and
guests at discounted prices and
with after-hours access.
Jackets were shuttled to and
from the aquarium in buses,
available at 30 minute inter-
vals throughout the evening and
into closing hours.
As SCPC’s Night at the Aquar-
ium is an annual event, there were
many returning students who had
enjoyed the experience from years
prior and came back to make even
more exciting memories.
“It’s always just a really fun
event, they put on a great event for
us tonight. It’s always cool getting
to see the animals without hav-
ing to fight like massive crowds
that you normally have to and
this whole area wasn’t open the
last time I was here so I got to see
something completely new,” said
Allison Lloyd, fourth-year EE.
The aquarium’s Dolphin Show
is a popular recurring feature that
was present again for this eve-
ning. At 7 p.m., the performance,
which normally includes an addi-
tional fee for reservations, opened
to all students free of charge on a
first-come, first-serve basis.
In total, 1,300 students were
able to attend the show and wit-
ness a live training demonstration
in the dolphin theater.
Jack Peta, first-year IE, was one
of those lucky students.
See AQUARIUM, page 8

Top L: Photo by Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications; Top R: Photo by Michele K. Short Vanity Fair; Above: Photo by Kunal Sahoo Student Publications

SPORTS

Tech softball splits its opening weekend series

Tech started their season with pitcher Jaidyn Studebaker would but fifth-year pitcher Chandler and deliver three scoreless in-
ROHAN RAMAN a game against Villanova. The enter the game in the fourth in- Dennis would close out the game nings. Tech mustered a single
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Jackets started the game well, ning and hold Villanova scoreless. strong to secure a save and a 3-2 run against Alabama’s freshman
holding the Wildcats scoreless for Sophomore catcher Reese Hunter victory for the Jackets. pitcher Jocelyn Briski thanks to
The Jackets kicked off the the first two innings. Tech would was the first base runner for Tech The Jackets started the next day a home run from senior infielder
softball season with two games get on the board first thanks to a at the bottom of the fourth and with a game against the Crimson Mallorie Black. The Jackets would
against Alabama, Villanova two-out RBI from senior short- one out. Junior outfielder Ella Tide. Junior pitcher Sophia Voyle fall to the Crimson Tide 3-1.
and Longwood. stop Jin Sileo to drive in senior Edgmon knocked Hunter in with began the game for the Jackets, Tech’s second game of the day
Tech took the first game with catcher Sara Beth Allen. a single down the middle of the going through two and two-thirds was a rematch against Villanova.
a nail-biting 3-2 victory over Vil- The Jackets continued to hold field to extend Tech’s lead to 3-0. innings before giving up her first After defeating the Wildcats for
lanova. Tech then lost three con- Villanova scoreless thanks to ju- The Wildcats and Jackets kept run and escaping the third inning the third time in a row, the Jack-
secutive games against Villanova nior pitcher Kinsey Norton, who each other scoreless in the fifth with Tech only down one. ets were confident heading into
and two against No. 14-ranked pitched three scoreless innings. and sixth inning. Tech needed Alabama continued to be ag- the game. Dennis would start the
Alabama. The Jackets finished Tech would build on their lead at three more out to secure a win gressive against Voyle and notched game for Tech and secure two
their first weekend of play by get- the bottom of the third, with Allen in their first game of the season. two more runs to extend the lead outs before giving up a two-run
ting the sweep in a double-header providing the RBI for senior out- Villanova scared the Jackets by 3-0. Fifth-year pitcher Blake Ne- home run to Villanova. Neleman
victory against Longwood. fielder Abby Hughes. Sophomore securing two runs in the seventh, leman would take over for Voyle See SOFTBALL, page 18
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NEWS EDITOR: technique
Alec Grosswald Student writes SB 366
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR:
Morgan Whittemore
A Tech student recently received credit for
writing for a Georgia State Senate financial Friday,
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Construction disrupts Techwood Drive traffic

Fanning Student-Athlete Per- These portions of Techwood work zones taking over the roads struction around campus. Side-
MORGAN WHITTEMORE & formance Center, a revamped ath- Drive will remain blocked for over and sidewalks. walk closures and detours have
SANIKA TANK letics facility replacing the Edge/ two years, with their reopening Hardie was unsure of the total made campus commutes in-
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR & STAFF Rice Center attached to Bobby slated for Spring 2026. impact to those traveling along creasingly difficult, especially
WRITER Dodd Stadium. Additionally, the sidewalk Techwood Drive but assured that through cold winter months
The nearby sidewalks and and plaza next to the stadium on routes would still be available. and rainy conditions.
Tech students may have no- streets will be closed for ex- Bobby Dodd Way will be closed Pedestrians can use the open side- “I’m paying upwards of $500
ticed the abundance of construc- tended periods of time to until Sept. 1 of this year. Hardie walks across from the stadium on for my parking pass so having
tion in the past few months; be- accommodate the work. said that soft demolition will be- both streets, although some cross- things being closed off is frus-
tween new bike lanes and repaved The Techwood Drive sidewalk gin this month, while the Edge/ walks will be closed as well to ush- trating, I feel that Tech had so
roads, it seems like these projects was supposed to be closed on Feb. Rice Center buildings will start er them around the construction much time to take care of this
never end. Joining the existing 7, and the southbound road lane demolition in March. at the intersection of Techwood kind of construction before
work zones scattered around cam- would close on Feb. 12. Heath- The prolonged road closures Drive and Bobby Dodd Way. school was fully in session and
pus, a new construction project er Hardie, senior construction are because of the small area While northbound traffic be- they didn’t; now I can barely
on East Campus will launch and manager, said that these weather around the athletic facilities. Re- tween North Ave. and Bobby find parking and I’ve been late
close down its nearby paths. delayed these closures, but work building in the same footprint of Dodd Way can still travel on to class because I couldn’t find a
The Institute is starting con- would begin as soon as the elements the old Center will limit space to Techwood Drive, southbound parking spot,” Spivey said.
struction on the Thomas A. permitted them to continue. lay equipment down, necessitating traffic will be rerouted for over An annual individual parking
two years. This requires drivers permit costs $795 for a full year.
to use Bobby Dodd Way to go An additional project, which
behind East Campus when ap- began on Third St. and its tunnel
proaching North Ave. or use the on Feb. 2, has made parking spac-
Fifth St. bridge and Spring St. to es along the north side of Third
go south of campus. Street unavailable. Third Street
Hardie stated that Stinger is in between Hopkins Residence
bus routes would have to change Hall and the GT Connector, in
for the two years and that bikers the heart of East Campus. Once
and scooter users would have to work on Techwood Drive begins,
adapt. While she was unsure what an additional temporary bus stop
this would look like, she assumed will be created, according to Tech
that most bicyclists or scooter Infrastructure and Sustainability.
users would resort to riding on Though frequent construction
the remaining sidewalk. causes much disruption for Tech
The construction also raises students and nearby residents,
the concern of parking for many there are many innovative devel-
East Campus residents who rely opments achieved by these clo-
on street parking along Tech- sures. The opening of the Divine
wood Drive. Both the ER 51 and Nine Plaza, creating a place for
55 passes rely on spaces available Tech’s nine historically Black fra-
throughout East Campus Hous- ternities and sororities to gather, is
ing, Techwood Drive, Fowler St. an example of how construction
and Sixth St. Kira Spivey, first- across campus is contributing to a
year PSYC, who lives on East greater overall cause.
Campus in Harrison Residence In the next few years, the Insti-
Hall, parks her car on campus un- tute is set to complete Tech Square
der the ER 51 street parking pass. Phase 3, the Science Square, Aero-
“I drive my car around cam- space Engineering Aircraft Han-
pus so I park in the E51 parking gar, renovations to D.M. Smith,
lot, which goes around the back Tech Veterans Walk of Honor,
of Harrison and Techwood, and Ferst Drive Realignment and Cy-
with all the construction, it means cle Track and Progressive Work-
all of my parking spaces are taken space Pilots. While these projects
Photo by Viivin Sudharsan Student Publications away,” Spivey said. may be disruptive in the short
Construction recently began at the corner of Bobby Dodd Way and Williams St. NW. The sidewalk is Frustrations at Tech have term, the dynamic nature of the
being refurbished, like many others on campus, along with the tunnel under the I75-85 connector. grown with the increase of con- Insitiute necessitates the change.

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Tech sophomore helps write senate financial bill

she had a talent and love for self- tax credits, which are available but
NYA SMITH & ALEC expression. This did not go un- not widely examined.
GROSSWALD noticed by her parents, and in That previous summer, Gover-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER & NEWS middle school, they urged her to nor Brian Kemp signed SB 6 into
EDITOR attend a debate club meeting. law, which permitted the creation
“I remember the first time I of a temporary tax credit review
During this legislative session, went to a meeting ... I was very committee. Beatty had the oppor-
LillyAnne Beatty, a second-year adamant about not going, but I tunity to attend the committee
PUBP at Tech, made significant remember my mother promising hearings in progress at that time
contributions to Senate Bill (SB) that I was going to like it, and if and furthered her passion and ex-
366 as a policy analyst. It suc- I didn’t then I could stop. I never pertise in this field. As a result, she
cessfully passed through the Sen- wanted to stop,” Beatty said. decided to culminate her research
ate on Jan. 30 and now awaits Eventually, she joined her for her class in the form of a legis-
approval from the State House high school mock trial team, lative proposal to Vaughan.
of Representatives. where she discovered her passion After her work with the Lieu-
SB 366, titled the “Tax Ex- for law. Last semester, she was a tenant Governor’s office the
penditures Transparency Act of co-captain on the Georgia Tech previous semester, Vaughan en-
2024,” is a bill that aims to per- Mock Trial team and is pursuing couraged Beatty to apply to the
manently establish the Joint Com- a minor in Law, Science and Tech- Georgia Legislative Internship
mittee on Taxation and Economic nology. Through her experience Program (GLIP) for Spring 2024.
Development. This would allow in the School of Public Policy, This program offers the chance
for analysis and approval of tax Beatty developed a keen interest for students to “serve full-time as
incentive programs throughout in policymaking. interns to legislators, legislative
the year instead of restricting it to “I care deeply about what committees, or legislative staff-
the legislative session, which only happens in our country, poli- ers,” according to their website.
lasts 40 legislative days. tics-wise,…but if I was going Now, she works as a full-time in-
“I am proud of the Senate to work on something it was tern at the Lieutenant Governor’s
for passing SB 366, a priority of going to be the policy side of office through the organization.
mine,” said Georgia Lieutenant things,” Beatty said. On Jan. 11, what once was just a Photo by Emme Arp Student Publications
Governor Burt Jones. “This leg- In her POL 2101 class, “State school project became real. While LillyAnne Beatty is a second-year PUBP major who also does mock
islation will expand the General and Local Government,” Profes- at work, Beatty found out that the trial outside of class. This semester, she works full time for GLIP.
Assembly’s ability to conduct au- sor Michael Polak helped Beatty research she had done in the fall
dits and economic analyses of tax apply her interests and make tan- was given to Senator Chuck Huf- “He put the bill in my hands Beatty was especially greatful
incentive programs while consid- gible changes in the policy sphere. stetler, Chairman of the Finance and that’s when everything got for her community at the Insti-
ering proposals for reform. From This class was structured around Committee, and he became the real. This is real. This is a bill. He tute, and how her mentors culti-
this year’s review process, it is a research project in which Polak current sponsor needed for it to be said it [would] get assigned a com- vated her passion for policy and
evident that legislators need the works closely with his students to brought to the other committees. mittee and then they [would] hear guided her to success.
time to hear all sides of these com- attempt to solve a policy problem. “Every bill is sponsored by it later that week. Next, it went to “I’m so thankful to be in the
plicated issues, … and propose Beatty decided that she wanted a senator. And that essentially [the Finance Committee] because position that I’m in because,
changes outside the crunch of the to work on tax expenditures. Po- means that the Senator brought it’s an economic bill. On the day number one, it’s just a testament
annual 40-day legislative session.” lak consequently connected her the problem to the attention of that it went to [the Finance Com- to Tech. I mean, just coming to
In an interview with the Tech- with Brad Vaughan, Legislative the people. They’re the one that mittee], I got there really early in this school you can really get any-
nique, Beatty discussed how she Director and Counsel for the introduces the bill … and [brings] the morning and told my family where and that’s just so incredible.
came upon this opportunity and Lieutenant Governor’s office. As it to the committee. That’s the to join the live stream to witness I’m so thankful for it…Profes-
what equipped her for success. she worked with him, she discov- bill’s sponsor, sometimes called it being introduced,” said Beatty. sor Polak was such a resource in
Growing up, Beatty did not have ered a chance for economic im- the bill’s champion. The people Beatty went into the ses- this and gave me the tools that
a dream career but found that provement in the application of who actually write the wording of sion without expecting anything I needed to be successful, but
the legislation are the legislative special and was happy just to he also made me want to use
counsel. So essentially, lawmak- see a bill that she worked on get those tools…” said Beatty.
ers can bring these ideas to legis- voted on, and she was especial- She especially gave thanks to
lative counsel, and they will put ly surprised when one senator Richard Barke, a PUBP professor
it in the legally correct wording. stood up to recognize her. who inspired her greatly.
What I did was draft a 50-page “My whole family got to hear “Dr. Barke, possibly the great-
proposal, including my ideas for Chairman Hufstetler say ‘I want est professor ever, has let me sit in
the things that I think needed to give credit where credit’s due his office multiple times and ram-
to be included in legislation. The to a sophomore at Georgia Tech. ble about policy and cool innova-
bulk of my work was interviewing Her name is LillyAnne Beatty and tions and theories. And I will fully
people from the Office of Budget she did the heavy lifting and the admit, I’m a very creative person,
or Office of Budget and Policy legwork on this bill.’ That was very artistic person, and I’ve ques-
Analysis,” Beatty said. like the greatest moment of my tioned my major a lot, especially
Seeing her proposal, Chair- life. I talked to him a little bit af- after my first year. I was convinced
man Hufstetler decided to spon- terwards, and three session days I was going to switch to industrial
sor it, and champion the pro- later, I came to the next finance design, but I can confidently say
cess of codifying it as a Georgia meeting and before we got started, that Dr. Barke single handedly
law. In fact, Vaughan surprised he asked if I would stand up, and kept me in this program, and tak-
Photo courtesy of Brad Vaughan Beatty by having her pick up they all clapped for me, the whole ing his [PUBP 2010] class this fall
Beatty stood on the floor of the Georgia State Senate chambers, and the hard vopy from the Office committee in the room. It just felt is the reason that I will stay in this
she watched as they unanimously passed a bill she contributed to. of Legislative Counsel. so surreal,” Beatty said. program no matter what.”

2024 elections pose threat to Pakistani democracy

stronghold of the country’s mili- the Pakistan Armed Forces, the
TEHREEM HUSSAIN tary establishment, corruption Pakistani intelligence community
MANAGING EDITOR perpetuated through dynastic po- and other government officials,
litical families and the grievances which a majority of Pakistani ci-
Editor’s Note: All facts in this of the general public. vilians regard as a threat to the
article are reported as of Wednes- Currently, Pakistan is under- country’s democratic processes.
day, Feb. 14, 2024 at 6 p.m. going its 2024 general election. Khan has continually cited the
The Republic of Pakistan, a This is the country’s first national collusion between the Pakistani
sovereign nation nestled against election since the nation’s for- military establishment, his po-
the boundary of the Arabian Sea, mer prime minister (PM), Imran litical opponents and the United
has seldom seen political stability Khan, lost a no-confidence vote States government as the main
in its 76 years of independence in parliament in April of 2022. catalyst for the no-confidence
from British imperialism. From Khan’s removal came after a tu- vote. While the U.S. has con-
the secession of East Pakistan multuous few years in office; after tinually denied allegations of or-
(present-day Bangladesh) in 1971 being elected as PM in 2018, Khan chestrating a regime change in
to the military coup that gave rise soon began to lose the support of Pakistan, a classified Pakistani
to General Pervez Musharraf’s the military, a key player in the government document obtained
government in 1999, Pakistan’s country’s internal and external af- by The Intercept shows records of
political history is steeped in fairs. The Pakistani military estab- a March 2022 meeting in which Photo courtesy of Abdul Majeed AFP
controversies surrounding the lishment is considered to be up- the U.S. State Department used Voters at a PTI rally express their support for the former Pakistani
intricate dynamics between the held by the collaboration between See KHAN, page 4 Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated.
4 • February 16, 2024 • technique // NEWS

KHAN FROM PAGE 3 Pakistanis took to the streets on

used Assistant Secretary of State Feb. 8, 2024 to engage in an es-
for the Bureau of South and Cen- sential civic liberty — voting in
tral Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, the long overdue general elections.
as a proxy to express the United Just days before the election,
States’ displeasure with Khan re- PTI was banned from utilizing
garding his political neutrality on its party symbol on the ballot
the Russia-Ukraine war. papers. The importance of the
According to the transcription party symbol becomes relevant
of the secret document, Lu met in Pakistan’s geopolitical climate,
with Pakistan’s former Ambas- where 40% of the electorate is il-
sador to the United States, Asad literate. Through the implementa-
Majeed Khan, and said, “I think if tion of symbols, alongside written
the no-confidence vote against the party names, those unable to read
Prime Minister succeeds, all will and write have the ability to par-
be forgiven in Washington because ticipate in the country’s democ-
the Russia visit is being looked at racy by identifying their party
as a decision by the Prime Min- of choice with a pre-determined
ister. Otherwise, I think it will party symbol. By banning Khan’s
be tough going ahead.” party from displaying their sym-
Just a month after the March bol on the ballots, his opponents
meeting between Lu and the aimed to make voting inaccessible
former ambassador, the no-con- to a large proportion of the elec-
fidence vote removed PM Khan torate, along with effectively re- Photo courtesy of Muhammad Sajjad AP
from office. However, he has al- moving PTI as a party and forcing Due to Pakistan’s low literacy rate, their ballot contains symbols along with party names in
ways been regarded as a populist members to run as independents. an effort to mobilize the electorate. Notably, the tiger is affiliated with PML-N, and the arrow
leader, and since Khan’s removal, Khan’s primary political con-
thousands of Pakistanis have tak- tenders consist of Pakistan Mus- ness of the election processes. The charges. Asif Ali Zardari, who is streets in protest, with the coun-
en to the streets each week to pro- lim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and United States, United Kingdom PPP’s leader, former president of try’s growing income inequal-
test the no-confidence vote and a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Af- and European Union have all Pakistan and husband of the late ity becoming more apparent for
slew of corruption charges brought ter no party emerged as victor in expressed concerns surrounding Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto, is a the population of more than
against him by his opponents. To the elections, leaders of PML-N election irregularities and fraud in leader whose political past is scat- 231.4 million people.
date, over 180 charges have been and PPP have begun agreements Pakistan, along with calling for a tered with charges of corruption While Pakistan is a few thou-
raised against Khan relating to to form a coalition government, a complete investigation to ensure and money laundering. sand miles removed from Tech’s
terrorism, blasphemy, corruption move permitted by the country’s the credibility of the results. Where Khan’s supporters cite campus, the Institute is home to
and more. Currently, Khan is in employment of a model revolving In the U.S., Representative Il- instances of hypocrisy and double a growing Pakistani-American
jail after being sentenced to 24 around the principles of a federal han Omar wrote on X (formerly standards about due process in the community that feels the impact
years in prison over leaking state parliamentary republic. Khan’s Twitter), “I am deeply troubled country is in instances of political of the political tensions overseas.
secrets by waving a confiden- party won 102 seats after being by reports of interference in this pardons that seemingly benefit the Dialogue surrounding election
tial document in a political rally forced to run as independents, week’s election in Pakistan. The le- parties upholding and support- integrity is not new to the com-
(apparently the cipher indicat- with PML-N coming in second gitimacy of any incoming govern- ing the establishment. One such munity, and the President of the
ing U.S. conspiracy for regime place with 73 seats and PPP falling ment rests on fair elections, free example is the Pakistan Supreme Pakistani Students Association at
change) and selling state gifts that in third place with 54 seats. How- of manipulation, intimidation, or Court’s January decision to undo Tech, Rameez Raoof, second-year
violate government rules. ever, because neither of the three fraud. The Pakistani people de- its lifetime ban on contesting elec- BME, reflected on the effects of
Khan’s supporters, along with parties won enough seats to con- serve nothing less than a transpar- tions for politicians with criminal the 2024 Pakistani election.
members of his party, Pakistan stitute a majority in parliament, ent democratic process and true convictions, which would allow “​​The 2024 elections in Paki-
Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), deny the PML-N and PPP’s negotiations to representative government.” Sharif to run for his fourth bid to stan have spotlighted the nation’s
allegations and see the charges form a coalition government have Civilian distrust in the election become the country’s PM. Khan’s pressing issues and the electorate’s
against Khan as political conspir- projected them to emerge victori- results has risen not just because of supporters widely believe that not demand for accountable gover-
acies to keep Khan from partici- ous in the 2024 elections. the country-wide crackdowns on only are the charges against Khan nance. With a substantial youth
pating in the country’s elections. Khan’s party challenged the civil liberties, but also due to the frivolous, but also that the sever- demographic participating, the
After Khan’s removal from office, election results and claimed that propensity for corruption high- ity of alleged Khan’s wrongdo- outcome and the surrounding
PTI party members have been ar- the actual number of seats the par- lighted by the leaders of PML-N ings are lesser in magnitude to his controversies shows the press-
rested and interrogated, journal- ty won was more than 150, which and PPP. In 2016, former PML-N opponents, who were allowed to ing need for reforms in electoral
ists advocating in favor of Khan would be enough for PTI to claim party leader and PM Nawaz Shar- run in the 2024 elections. transparency and the safeguard-
have been silenced and constitu- a majority in parliament. The if was found guilty after the Pan- With an external debt of $140 ing of democratic principles in
ency boundaries lines have been Election Commission has denied ama Papers leak, linking Sharif’s million and food inflation ris- Pakistan The integrity of a na-
re-drawn as a means to curb the allegations of election rigging, family to offshore companies in ing to 38.5%, the 2024 general tion’s laws should stand above po-
popularity of PTI. After months despite mobile phone services be- London and implicating both his elections in Pakistan are critical litical maneuvering, ensuring they
of delay and the implementa- ing suspended on election day, the daughter and son-in-law as guilty. for the economic and political are neither bent nor broken to
tion of a care-taker government unprecedented delay of official re- Not only was Sharif sentenced to stability of the country. The dis- favor specific parties or individu-
in which Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar sults and thousands of voters ex- 10 years in prison, but he was also trust in the electoral system has als, thus preserving the essence of
was appointed as the interim PM, pressing concerns about the fair- fined $10.6 million in corruption caused the public to take to the a democratic nation,” Raoof said.
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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

Back into fitness
Buying vs. Renting feel like a difficult but worthwhile
step towards the goal of athletic
improvement can start to feel
Will Gen Z make buying homes obsolete? empty and meaningless without
a goal to work towards. The pro-
Generation Z (Gen Z) does not want to to 30 minutes outside the city, in the suburbs. cess of developing a new goal, be-
yond the nebulous idea of “being
settle down. This has been the overall charac- For many younger people, this is far more fit,” turns out to be a much
terization of this generation, in both the eyes from ideal. Gen Z tends to value certain more goliath task than I could
of social media and older generations. things more than their parents. have ever imagined.
The messaging surrounding
While our parents and grandparents For example, while renting does not have fitness and health that surrounds
strongly aspired to buy houses and often a huge payoff in the long run, it does allow us is absolutely no help either,
quickly settled down with families, we do flexibility for things like traveling. Buying CAROLINE BETZ pushing the narrative that fitness
STAFF WRITER ought to be a “go big or go home”
not necessarily feel the same. However, we a house is heavily associated with settling endeavor. On social media, many
at the Technique wish to discuss how wide down, which is not bad, but Gen Z often Like nearly all of my high of the popular influencers who fo-
school peers, participation in a cus on sharing their life and work-
this sentiment reaches, reasons for such aver- does not want to do that until much later. school sport was one of the main out routines somehow manage to
sions to settling and the pros and cons to For those who do want to purchase a house, ways that I spent my free time. find upwards of two hours a day,
buying a house versus renting. it can be a great asset if one has built up the From the age of 12 until 17, six days a week, to spend at the
much of my life was spent in the gym. They drink protein shakes
There is no doubt that the housing market resources necessary to buy one. It can also be chlorine-filled world of competi- for breakfast and constantly post
is not at its best right now. Interest rates are a good way to multiply your assets. tive swimming. On top of par- content that is just a thinly veiled
up, but the demand for housing is still high However, there is certainly a gap in ticipating on the high school var- thirst trap. When the only ex-
sity team, a year-round swim club ample of a workout routine that is
because there are also fewer houses available. who has the means to do this, generally was also on the widely represent-
Additionally, rent costs are going up extreme- upper or upper-middle class individuals. docket. When ed is an extreme
I was the most “Even worse, once you example, it can
ly fast, and salaries are not reflective of that. Buying a house is a huge challenge, committed to very easily feel
It has become more difficult than ever to save and overcoming that barrier is difficult the sport, a typi- start thinking of all the as though there
cal week includ-
and put aside extra income to invest. but worth it for some. Additionally, there
ed a few morn-
time you used to be able to isn’t even a point
in trying because
However, for students like ourselves, it can is a lack of exposure to things like starter ing practices dedicate towards working you can never
be difficult to even fathom homeownership or homes, especially in the tech job lifestyles. before classes
started, spend- out, the fact that you no live up to the
standards that
the idea of settling down in one place. We have Even at Tech, the average salary after grad-
ing my study longer are can be very others have set.
minimal familiarity with mortgages and loans uating can be really high for certain fields hall period in
and interest rates. Part of the reason for this is such as computer science or some types of en- the weight room shameful. ” onceEvenyou worse, start
at school, two thinking of all
that buying a house is a complex process. gineering, but this is not necessarily the case hours of practice in the after- the time you used to be able to
There can be complications affiliated for fields where graduate studies and slow pro- noon on weekdays and spend- dedicate towards working out,
with acceptance when trying to get a mort- gressions up the ladder are necessary. ing weekends at a swim meet. the fact that you no longer are
Then, along with the rest of the doing so can be very shame-
gage or loan. It can be hard to get accepted As students at the Institute, the STEM world, it all came to a halt in ful. When the only places you
for a loan. For many, it can be extremely dif- mentality can make us oblivious to the bleak- the springtime of 2020. can think to look for guidance
ficult to afford a down payment, which are ness of circumstances surrounding housing. Suddenly, I went from spend- of where to even start, your past
ing 15 hours a week at the pool to routines that worked and so-
usually in the order of tens of thousands However, for careers that are not booming at only being able to work out in my cial media influencers touting
of dollars. Additionally, so much mainte- present, and sometimes for tech jobs as well, it living room. All the passion and their extremely fit lifestyles, fill
nance goes into a home that would not be is the reality for a lot of Americans. drive that I had once felt for my you with thoughts of dread and
sport vanished instantaneously. shame, it feels like you have noth-
necessary when renting, such as pest control. It is important to note both the pros and Eventually, the neighborhood ing you can do except run from
In Atlanta, the housing market has become cons of buying a house. For some, it can be pool was open for swimming, but your problem and ignore it.
there were no longer swim meets When you view fitness as an
extremely competitive. As the city trans- constraining and not worth it if moving ev- to look forward to, making ev- “all or nothing” idea that you are
forms into a technology hub, new settlers are ery few years and exploring or traveling ery single lap feel more and more somehow supposed to perfectly
driving up costs. Workers are often coming is a goal. It can also be disadvantageous if meaningless. For a sport where master without help from any-
monotony is a fact of life, losing one else, trying to figure it all out
from places with high costs of living, such one is looking for a cultural hub, which are the one exciting part was the last on your own can be a lonely and
as Silicon Valley, and the demand for luxury most often found in the hearts of cities. straw in my quick descent into fruitless experience. When you
apartments is high — housing that is not For others looking to settle down, a athletic burnout. I no longer had add the shame of self-comparison,
any motivation at all to incorpo- both to others and to your young-
affordable to many Atlanta natives. house can be a great investment for one’s rate workouts into my lifestyle, a er self who both seem to have
However, in cities like Atlanta, renting future. One can also buy a house and rent problem that I am still fighting achieved what you now so desper-
to solve today. For many athletes ately seek, the experience of trying
apartments is the only realistic option if you it out if they have the means. There is no who graduate high school and do to get fit again two years after you
want to stay inside the city. If one is buying a right answer in this debate. What matters not elect to participate in a col- quit your high school sport can
house in a city, the reality is buying a house 20 in the end is what your goals are. legiate team, the struggle is the prove to be a difficult, emotional
same. The workouts that used to and unsuccessful journey.

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NBA lovers actually love to hate on the NBA

bolic cesspool actively polluting oranges. Furthermore, a lot of ments while refusing to consider Jokic. During last year’s play-
a beautiful game. Recently, the fans take umbrage with the rise the greatness of the other one. Em- offs, Embiid’s poor performance
league has seen an explosion in in “foul baiting.” However, as the biid fans routinely accuse Jokic of caused many media pundits to
offensive production. However, three-point shot has spiked in vol- being a horrendous defender and label him as a fraudulent MVP
all anyone can talk about is how ume, the number of free-throw an advanced-stats darling who did despite those same people select-
“chucking up threes” have ruined attempts per game has actually not pass the “eye test.” ing him to win the regular season
the game. 50 and 60-point games declined from the 2010-2011 sea- Conversely, Jokic fans lambast award mere weeks before.
are often viewed as a byproduct son from 24.5 attempts to 22.7 at- Embiid for his supposed foul-bait- The criteria of how a player is
of the “terrible defense” around tempts. The skill of superstar play- ing, injury history and poor play- evaluated changes and shifts to
the NBA. In reality, offenses are ers means that more often than off performances. It led to Embiid fit whatever narrative groupthink
simply more talented. Seven-foot not, defenders have to foul them fans not being able to appreciate is pushing. Many fans have trou-
centers, like Denver Nuggets su- in order to prevent an easy bucket. Jokic’s incredible run during the ble accepting that their favorite
perstar Nikola Jokić, now serve Players are more creative with how 2023 finals and Jokic fans scoffing player can be incredible at some
as the main playmakers for their they put pressure on a defense; at Embiid leading in the league things and deficient in other ar-
ROHAN RAMAN respective offenses. Role players dismissing their skill is disrespect- in scoring in back-to-back years eas. They see context when it is
SPORTS EDITOR are now shooting three-pointers, ful to their individual talent. while anchoring a top-10 defense. favorable to them and ignore it
spreading the ball around and There is also no nuanced opin- The truth is that NBA fans of- when it goes against their beliefs.
By its very nature, basketball is playing passable defense in only ion when it comes to discourse ten build players up just to laugh While this is true of a lot
made for the social media era. The 20 to 30 minutes per game. The around the sport. One of the at them when they fail. In Embi- of sports fans outside of bas-
players are always moving, their days of a long two-pointer and prime examples of this is the de- id’s case, fans dismiss his incred- ketball, no other sport has the
faces are widely visible to the fans pure paint scorers are phased out bate between two of the game’s ible scoring outputs as the product same level of proclivity for “hot
and the smaller team size allows for three-pointers and mid range most recognizable players — the of a meaningless regular season takes” or “agenda pushing” be-
for more individual impact. shots. In the 2010-2011 season, aforementioned Jokic and Phila- buoyed by favorable ref calls. cause of the game’s viral nature.
Add that to player movement the percentage of shots that were delphia 76ers superstar center Yet, they take issue when Having a favorite team does
being at an all-time high in the three-pointers was only 22.2%. Joel Embiid. Jokic is known for Embiid sits out games in the not outlaw balanced opinions.
National Basketball Association That number rose to 39.2% his incredible playmaking and “meaningless” regular sea- It makes the game more fun to
(NBA), and it should come as no in the 2021-2022 season, and it impossible shot-making while son to manage his injuries in consume when people can just ap-
surprise that the NBA reported 18 has continued to climb. Asking Embiid combines imposing rim preparation for the playoffs. preciate greatness without trying
billion views in 2023 across all its defenses from the 90s, who were defense with an automatic mid- When the 76ers medical staff to use it to confirm their priors.
social media platforms, more than inherently more physical because range shot. Both players have made the decision to take Embiid At a simple level, the NBA is
all other sports leagues. offenses primarily operated in- publicly stated how much they out twenty minutes before play- about high-quality displays of bas-
However, this exposure has side the paint, to guard the high- respect the other’s game. ing the Denver Nuggets, NBA ketball. We must appreciate those
allowed NBA discourse to be- octane, spaced offenses of today However, fans of the players Twitter tore into the Sixers super- displays irrespective of where
come a reductionary and hyper- would be comparing apples to minimize the other’s accomplish- star for “ducking smoke” against they might come from.

The male gaze is more inescapable than you think

comments or watch these vid- With this in mind, it is of little as coordinating your outfit or do- ever, even though these confines
eos, I feel a pang of familiar- surprise then that I wanted to be ing your makeup, outside of what are much pinker and prettier, I
ity. I’m not proud of it, but there “picked” so badly. This was not is deemed necessary for you to be find myself still feeling trapped.
was definitely a point in my life even in a romantic sense, but I professional, automatically reduc- If I abandon the bows, am I con-
where I thought that way — just wanted the validation that es you to being vapid and dumb, forming? If I keep the bows, am
that I associated femininity with I wasn’t like the other girls who to being a woman, and there is no I just doing it to stand out?
silliness and lauded boys for were too lost in their frivolous ar- worse sentence than that. At what point does rebellion
being so much cooler. guments about boys, makeup and When you’ve been constantly become performance? In an ef-
Whether it be because I clothing to do anything of mean- talked down to, underestimated fort to non-conform, do we take
grew up idolizing my older ing. I’m sure if middle school me and sized down in every room so much time drawing ourselves
brother or the lack of meaning- saw me writing this article right you’ve ever walked into, some- outside the box that the box be-
ful and healthy female relation- now, wearing all pink with a Hel- times you have to see the silver comes the central focus any-
ships I saw portrayed in the lo Kitty scrunchie on my wrist, lining — to take it as empow- ways? In trying so hard to write
media, I struggled to see why I sitting with a girl friend that I erment, to strive for the right- around, speak around, exist
YASHVINI DEVA shouldn’t want to be picked. value like family, she would do ful justice in knowing that you around a concept, are we not just
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In shows, girl friends were a little flop in her grave. are so much more than they can creating a life in its shape?
always one step away from stab- However, I might be closer give you credit for, to live for I’m still trying to figure out
The “pick-me” girl has taken bing you in the back; in mov- to middle school me than she the surprise on their face when who I am separate from the male
over social media; it has become ies, they were just the support- thinks. Similar to her, I find they realize you are capable. gaze. I know that I may never ful-
synonymous with a woman who ing cast to get you together with myself trapped in the confines And while you’re going ly know the answer, but I can try.
values male validation above all the man who would actually, of what I should do, but now, down that path, why don’t I can set out to dress for my-
else — her friends, her interests truly bring you happiness. on the other side of it. you play into prexisting notions? self, not who I think I need to be,
and even herself. Raised in an immigrant house- I love my friends, almost all of Wear pink and say your fa- and carve a meaningful path for
Videos of girls pretending to hold with parents from a country whom are girls, and I own more vorite movie is “Legally Blonde,” myself that doesn’t have to veer
be pick-mes garner thousands of where being a woman was con- bows than I ever thought was pos- since they’re going to act like around the patriarchy.
views with people in the com- sidered lesser, I quickly picked up sible. But, as I walk into a profes- you’re not there anywhere. Years later, I find myself asking
ments praising themselves for how that femininity was an obstacle, sional room in hot pink slacks or In doing this, I have found the same questions from when I
they could never do this. that the only way a woman could lead a meeting in a short sundress, that being prototypically femi- was in middle school, begging to
They would never stoop so be taken seriously was to be strong I wonder whether a part of me does nine is my way of saying that I be picked. Have I even changed
low to shape themselves around and accepted by men, to be the this as rebellion, rather than a de- am succeeding not despite the since those days? Who am I
the affinities of men. However, woman a man could respect be- sire to be myself. Making a tangi- fact that I’m a woman, but I’m when I am not conforming or
I find that whenever I read these cause that is how you made it. ble effort in your appearance, such succeeding as a woman. How- rebelling, but just being?
// OPINIONS technique • February 16, 2024 • 7

How sports fans fuel their love

to one word: love. Who and what athlete. Their championships
creates that love for the sport? were byproducts of this ethic. It
What athlete makes an individ- is important to appreciate their
ual have more than their love at greatness before it is too late.
first sight moment but keeps the Every sports fan can think
love ongoing and gives the spe- back to exact moments of
cial joy each time they step onto where they were when their
the field or court? What is the true sports love made a new
brand of a given sport that makes accomplishment or won a no-
them love the game even more? table championship. Fandoms
Rather than having a tells a story about a person or a
love for a franchise, their ap- phase of one’s life.
BeyHive Happiness Temu? No, boo! preciation for the sport ties For some, it may be their
Grab your cowboy hats! Shopping like a billionaire? them towards particular players. hometown team ending an
Beyoncé released two new I don’t think so! Temu, the RISH DESAI Generation Z grew up watch- extremely long title drought.
songs: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and infamous Chinese e-commerce TECHNOLOGY EDITOR ing professional quarterbacks For others, it could be the
“16 Carriages.” Released after company, spent $21 million such as Tom Brady, Peyton journey of their favorite athlete.
her announcement during an on three Super Bowl ads this Sports carry a special magic Manning and Drew Brees. Either way, fanhood puts
advertisement in the 2024 year. Apparently, according to about them. They allow for the These are quarterbacks who al- fans through heartbreak and
Super Bowl, fans were shocked Google Trends data, searches best of friends to become en- ways played at an elite level and ecstatic excitement.
to see the songs seemed to be of of the app spiked in response to emies for a short period and changed teams at some point Fans are the ones that sup-
a genre closer to country than the ads. In 2023, Temu’s sales vice versa. No matter what is in their career. Because of how port their sports love when
her classic R&B/Soul and Pop. increased by 805% and some happening in the team’s region they played the game, their they get swept in an important
We can expect to see a creative shoppers have raised concerns or in a fan’s life, champion- teams were perennial cham- series, win a thrilling seven-
overhaul in her new album about many personal security ships give an unequaled sense pionship contenders. These game series, throw an over-
tentatively named “Act II.” threats and privacy issues. of triumph. These fill fanbases quarterbacks combined to play time interception in the con-
with memories they will re- in 14 Super Bowls. ference championship or fight
member for a long time: both Many people are also fans of through excruciating pain to
heartbreak and celebration. LeBron James. He is someone win a second Super Bowl.
Fandoms can connect to an that has been on four teams, and Every fan has a differ-
important series of memories. For James is considered one of the ent origin story of how they
some people, when they move to greatest NBA players of all time. found their fanhood of a team.
a new town, they retain member- Like Brady, Manning and Brees, When people have play-
ship of their original fandom to James has kept his teams as en- ers they are always rooting for
SuperBob SquareBowl Puddle Pains stay connected to their previous during championship contend- because of how they play their
What lives in a pineapple Watch out for that puddle! This hometown. In other instances, ers. He has led his team to the sport, that can reflect a pas-
under the sea? The 2024 Super week boasted a lot of rain and people have family roots tying NBA Finals ten times. sion for their approach to the
Bowl! This year, Nickelodeon wind, which left the campus them back to a region. While these players are game rather than regional sup-
aired the first alternate Super wet and full of puddles. In Sometimes, when people are one of a kind, there are sev- port. Other times, it simply is
Bowl telecast for kids, aimed some areas, the walkways assimilating to a new country, eral other great players in the where they are geographically
at encouraging younger were completely flooded and sports are a great way to be- league that have played at elite in their current phase of life.
generations to garner interest students had to get creative to come part of society. In those levels and have led their teams Fanhood is a unique experi-
in the sport. Nickelodeon and avoid getting their clothing instances, there is not neces- to win championships. ence that bonds people together.
CBS Sports’ slime-covered wet. The wind persisted past sarily a family tie to a region The fan bases of each of All reasons for becoming a fan in
broadcast was live from the rain’s end, and the gusts providing a motive for fandom. these players were supporters of sports is a valid reason.
Bikini Bottom and seated were up to 25 mph. The weather The place people are from these players because of their Fanhood is simply what
in front of the camera was has also been fluctuating does not always have a particular journeys, their approach to the makes people continue to fall in
SpongeBob and Patrick. between cold and hot. team for a given sport. In those game and the way they em- love with the sport every single
moments, fandom comes down bodied what it means to be an season over and over again.

Why solar energy cannot replace fossil fuels just yet

ricula now include a rudimentary power plants generate alternat- anywhere from 20-50% in one a small community. Microgrids,
explanation of renewable versus ing current (AC) power by rotat- day, depending on the weather. while offering energy indepen-
nonrenewable energy, teaching ing turbines, whether it be from Therefore, solar energy can only dence and resilience, harbor their
students that oil is bad and solar coal or natural gas burning, wa- account for a certain percent- own tradeoffs. Their initial costs
and wind energy is good. For most ter moving through a dam or age of the grid’s power without are astronomical and would de-
people, that is where the educa- nuclear fission. To match this diminishing its mand hefty
tion stops. Right now, there is an load, plants can control how fast reliability. government sup-
overwhelming lack of knowledge their turbines are rotating. Overall, our “Ultimately, microgrids port. Moreover,
about how the power grid func- On the other hand, there are current tech- isolation from
tions, and it results in Americans two significant issues with the use nology cannot serve as valuable case the main grid,
misdirecting their activism into of solar panels. The first is that a c c om m o d a t e studies in community- while enhancing
channels that are not efficiently they generate direct current (DC) solar energy on local resilience,
reducing our carbon emissions. electricity in a grid of AC electric- a national scale. driven renewable exposes commu-
The power grid operates on ity. Before being properly trans- However, it still solutions, but they cannot nities to the risk
ALEC GROSSWALD a balance of supply and demand mitted and eventually consumed, has practical ap- of prolonged
NEWS EDITOR that is constantly fluctuating. On the DC electricity must be con- plications that become the sole focus of outages in case
any given day, if the demand for verted to AC electricity through a help to reduce
As modern institutions begin power exceeds what power plants digital inverter, which is less effi- our carbon foot-
our climate efforts. of major fail-
ures. Ultimately,
to address the climate crisis, omi- are generating, then grid voltages cient and more expensive than AC print. When an microgrids serve
nous undertones about climate will be pulled power genera- acre of solar panels are installed as valuable case studies in com-
change seem to be ubiquitous on downwards, and tion. Coupled to offset natural gas usage, they munity-driven renewable solu-
all levels of our education system, the state will have “On the other hand, with their sequester about 175 to 198 metric tions, but they cannot become the
and now it is suddenly our genera- to buy power expensive pro- tons of carbon dioxide per year, sole focus of our climate efforts.
tion’s responsibility to avert an im- from neighboring there are two significant duction costs, according to Columbia Univer- It is easy to blame our lack of
pending global catastrophe. Now, states or compa- issues with the use of this makes so- sity. This has an undeniable and clean energy use on an “other,”
the website of every company and nies or face roll- lar panels more significantly positive impact on like a large corporation or the
university features some kind of ing brownouts, a solar panels. The first is difficult and carbon emissions that cannot be government, but the problem
carbon reduction pledge on its temporary drop that they generate direct expensive to discounted. A novel application of is more complex than that. Even
front page with visionary energy in voltage. How- implement on a solar energy comes in the form of my explanation of solar energy
portfolios consisting of a dramatic ever, if the plant current (DC) electricity in a large scale. Ad- microgrids, which seek to address and the grid is a gross oversimpli-
increase in the use of solar energy. generates too grid of AC electricity. ” ditionally, solar the key issues that make solar en- fication of all the factors involved.
While this may lead many to be- much power, the panels cannot ergy unfeasible for a large, delicate It is important to acknowledge
lieve that anyone can be “net zero” voltage on the adjust the rate power grid. Microgrids are power that effective carbon reduction
with a conscious effort, the hard grid would be too high and will at which they produce electric- grids isolated from the main grid strategies still have to consider
truth is that our lack of sufficient damage any electric equipment ity to match the load of the grid, that connects the nation, and they important elements like cost, reli-
technology and infrastructure that is connected to it. making them unreliable in times usually support smaller commu- ability and societal impact. With
prevents solar energy from playing Therefore, for the power grid of peak demand. According to nities with completely renewable today’s technology, fuel alterna-
a more significant role in the jour- to function properly, generated the U.S. Energy Information Ad- energy. Through advanced con- tives like solar energy continue to
ney to net zero carbon emissions. power has to match used pow- ministration, the average load on trol and battery technology, solar fall short of what is necessary to
High school science classes’ cur- er within a slim margin. Most the grid can increase or decrease panels are able to reliably power power contemporary society.
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SCPC showers campus with flowers and arts

complishment of providing a wide Khan also explained that de- Winters said. Similar to Bhan- “The flowers in my room have
JESSAMYN M. LOCKETT range of art forms was fruitful, as spite its proximity in date and dari, Winters participated in the been dying, so I wanted to get
LIFE EDITOR Khan explained the planning pro- content to Valentine’s Day, the event’s festivities to return to the some new ones,” Heaton said.
cess, which took the team over a event was not holiday themed and routine of a childhood hobby: With the theater full of Jackets
On Monday, Feb. 12, the John month to execute. was “completely inclusive” to ev- “It’s fun. I used to do origami in buzzing from one station to the
Lewis Student Center’s Cypress “Arts and Culture’s mission eryone. Many Jackets, like David high school, so it’s good to get next, SCPC’s reputation for host-
Theater welcomed students to the is for students to have a creative Winters, MATH Ph.D., attended back into it,” he said. ing far-reaching events that are
Student Center Programs Coun- outlet and to represent different on a whim with friends to get a Other students in attendance- well executed was upheld as stu-
cil’s (SCPC) “Flower Festival.” cultures. This event is more art quick break from his busy day. like Sydney Heaton, second-year dents described their experience.
The new event, which al- based, so it was supposed to be an “I was just in the office late, INTA, who heard about the festi- “I thought it was really or-
lowed students to get in event for students to come out and working on some stuff and [my val through SCPC’s instagram ac- ganized. For the amount of
touch with their creative express their creativity through friend] Rahul told me about count advertisements (@gtscpc), people [in attendance], I think
side, was hosted from 7-9 p.m. flowers, which is not a typical art the event. I was like, ‘Sure, I’ll used the pop-up opportunity to they’ve done a great job supply-
With opportunities to make medium,” Khan said. come over, do some origami,’” fulfill more practical needs. ing and getting everyone in and
everything from fresh bouquets out. In addition to the bouquet,
to origami flowers to floral book- I’m definitely going to make
marks and cards, no student left a card,” Heaton said.
the theater empty-handed. While SCPC plans over 50
Asiya Khan, second-year ISYE events for the Tech community
and Arts and Culture Chair with including GT Night at Six Flags
SCPC, explained the inspiration in the fall semester and Night at
behind the event and its goals. the Aquarium during the spring
“The event was me and my semester, these smaller, on-cam-
committee’s idea that we put to- pus events provide students (and
gether. We planned out all the ac- the surrounding community)
tivities, purchased all the flowers, with a momentary break from
decorations, everything. We just their busy daily routines.
wanted to make it fun and floral- Unlike the larger events, the
themed,” Khan said. smaller ones are typically free of
The floral emphasis was some- cost, open to all regardless of stu-
thing that students like Maulishri dent status and allow attendees to
Bhandari, MS CS, appreciated. take a small memory with them as
As an international student, they leave the experience.
Bhandari explained that the mini- Whether students were look-
bouquet station reminded her of a ing to reconnect with their child-
flower arrangement art style she hood pastimes or find a reprieve
practiced in her childhood. from doctoral research, SCPC
“Back in my school I used successfully delivered an enjoyable
to have this thing called ike- night for all, with the only con-
bana, which is a flower arrange- structive criticism the Technique
ment, and I love flowers, so I received coming from Bhandari,
thought I might as well give it who playfully explained that she
a shot,” Bhandari said. Photo by Tyler Parker Student Publications would remove the limit on the
Throughout the interview, it Volunteers assist students as they build their mini-bouquets of fresh flowers. Planned by SCPC’s number of fresh flowers individual
became clear that the event’s ac- Arts and Culture community, the event exposed attendees to an unconventional, floral art medium. students could take.

Engineering and sustainability efforts at Tech

day, Feb. 8. Club president, So- around the country and in a lot of chapter of the organization is Isaac. For those wanting to find
SABRINA FARLEY-ALLEN fia Isaac, fourth-year CHBE, universities as well. This is just an professional networking, as Isaac out more about the club, Isaac
CONTRIBUTING WRITER spoke with the Technique about ESW-GT chapter here at Tech.” explained, “We hope to connect recommended following the club
the organization’s goals. Although some may perceive with different companies to pro- on Instagram (@gt.ESW) for
While engineering is at the “The club is focused on build- the organization as exclusive to vide opportunities for people to more information.
forefront of many new revolution- ing a community around sustain- engineers because of its name, meet but also possibly internship “It is super fun to meet like-
ary technologies, many question ability on campus. Apart from the Isaac explained that the only re- or job opportunities.” minded people and participate on
what role sustainability will play general body meetings, we have quirement for membership is a For Jackets just getting into projects. It’s also super good on
amidst such rapid development. different sustainable led projects passion for the earth and climate sustainability, the club also hopes your resume if you’re interested in
Engineers for a Sustainable World like hydroponics where we grow and a desire to build a more sus- to “provide opportunities for peo- that as well. It’s just fun to be able
(ESW) is an international non- plants without soil here in the tainable world. In addition to ple to find out more about sustain- to interact with people who share
profit network of students and green house. It’s pretty straight- this information being present ability and change their personal the same beliefs as you,” Isaac said
professionals, “united by their forward, just focusing on sustain- on their website, Issac affirmed its practices as well,” according to concluding the interview.
shared passion for technical sus- ability and trying to make the truth at the Tech chapter.
tainability. [The ESW members] campus more sustainable or even “It’s just the name, it’s not ma-
believe that young engineers & individual practices,” Isaac said. jor specific. It’s just called Engi-
scientists are critical to solving the To achieve their goal, Isaac neers for a Sustainable World be-
biggest sustainability challenges explained the club works on “pro- cause the projects we do are a little
of today and tomorrow,” accord- moting different sustainable proj- more focused on engineering, like
ing to their website. ects on campus.” She continued, hydroponics. We also have a solar
Since the organization’s found- speaking on collaborations ESW- panels project in the works, but
ing in 2002, ESW has over 50 GT has done at the Institute. again literally anybody can join if
collegiate chapters across both the “There is a division within they want,” Isaac said.
United States and Canada and GT that also focuses on sustain- Although this was just their
has completed over 300 chapter- ability. We have done some col- first meeting, ESW-GT has big
led projects in 12 countries. ESW laborations in the past to get more plans, which Isaac outlined.
will support any project that seeks people interested in the sustain- “We are hoping to expand our
to address one or more of United ability field as well as get different projects a little more. For instance,
Nations (UN) sustainable de- networking opportunities with with our hydroponics project we
velopment goals. The organiza- different companies related to are hoping to get a little bit better
tion has a new chapter on Tech’s sustainability,” Isaac said. of a harvest. Additionally, we also
campus whose spring semester Isaac also spoke about the in- hope to collaborate with different
is now in full swing. ternational nature of ESW-GT organizations and media on cam-
The Engineers for a Sustain- and its impacts beyond the Insti- pus, to continue developing and
able World GT (ESW-GT) tute’s campus, explaining, “this carrying out projects,” Isaac said. Photo by Kunal Sahoo Student Publications
chapter had their first general is just an ESW-GT chapter here Another important compo- Club president Sofia Isaac leads a presentation at a general body
body meeting this past Thurs- at Tech. They have chapters all nent of the national and Tech meeting. ESW-GT aims to increase sustainablity in engineering.
// LIFE technique • February 16, 2024• 9

Students compete to perform with GTSO

“[We want] people to come
PARKER AVERY to cheer for their friends. It’s al-
STAFF WRITER ways very exciting to see your
friend shine as a soloist instead
On Sunday, Feb. 11, student of in an orchestra. People come
pianists and violinists competed to the orchestra concert to sup-
in the 2024 Tech Symphony Or- port their friends, too, but in
chestra (GTSO) Concerto Com- an orchestra, their friend is just
petition. Competitors played a one of 100,” Ting said.
concert with a piano accompani- The Technique also spoke to
ment that mirrored an orchestra. competitors during a sound check
This year, nine competitors en- minutes before they were about to
tered the competition and played perform for the judges and sup-
their selected concerto for a panel porters. One student, Amartya
of two judges who selected a win- Kallingal, first-year CS, was a
ner and runner-up. The winner is member of GTSO last semes-
awarded the opportunity to per- ter but had to leave this semester
form with the GTSO symphony due to class conflicts.
orchestra, Tech’s more advanced Kallingal explained that he
orchestra group, and the runner- had not participated in a compe-
up has the chance to perform with tition since high school but still
GTSO’s concert orchestra. took private lessons to practice
The competitors played their his skills. He said performing as a
short pieces in the West Village soloist is much different than per-
Concert Hall. The judges and au- forming as part of an orchestra.
dience watched each performance “When you are a part of an or-
as competitor took center stage. chestra, you have people around
Competitors were not required you that dictate your actions. As
to be previously affiliated with a soloist, you must rely on your
GTSO or to be a part of a particu- piano accompaniment and knowl-
lar school or major to compete. edge. It is like comparing pick-up
The competition was also open to basketball with five vs. five basket-
any musical instrument. ball,” Kallingal said.
Some competitors partnered Kallingal chose to perform Jo-
with a piano accompanist they hannes Brahms’ “Violin Concerto
knew, but others used a GTSO- in D major, op. 77” for his per-
provided accompanist, Eric Jen- formance in front of the judges Photo by Yousef Eldahshoury Student Publications
kins, who worked with them on with Jenkins as his accompanist. A performer focuses intently as he competes for a chance to perform with GTSO. The annual
their piece. Most of those who He explained that, while per- competition gives students from all walks of life a chance play with Tech’s prestigious orchestra.
used their own accompanist forming at the competition, he
worked with a friend they could takes certain steps to ensure he is back of his mind. This stratedy al- time to work with these students. Ting believes that the competi-
trust for support on the piano. operating at his best. lows him to be at his best. Jenkins also mentioned that he was tion allows students to share their
The Technique spoke to Cha- “I try to tune everything out “It would mean the world to highly impressed with the wide musical ability where it is not at
owen Ting, Director of Orches- and focus on the piece internally. me to be able to perform with range of backgrounds and majors the forefront of people’s minds
tral Studies at the Institute, about I know what I can do on auto- GTSO. It is not every day that represented at the competition. in a technical school.
the competition and the opportu- pilot if needed. It is important you get to work with a symphony The two judges, Ling-Ju Lai “This tradition is a way to
nity it gives students on campus. for me to look at the violin and orchestra,” Hur said. and Grant Gilman, are both showcase [students’] perfor-
“The concerto is a very tra- not get distracted by the world Jenkins explained his role in musicians Ting directly chose mance, virtuosity, skills, and
ditional standard format for around me,” Kallingal said. the process and the difficulties in for the panel and made the final musicality … it is a way for stu-
Western classical musicians. The Another competitor, Noah ensuring that all the competitors decision on the winners. dents to continue their passion
word comes from the word cello, Hur, second-year ME, explained have a solid accompanying piece Lai, who also judged in the and love for music and have a rare
which is from Italian or Latin — that he entered this year’s com- to work along with. GTSO competition two years chance to play with an orchestra
it means to compete. The soloist petition in attempt to perform “My job is to distill an or- prior, is a concert pianist from as a soloist,” Ting said.
has an as important or even some- better than he did the previ- chestra down to two hands. I Taiwan. She revealed some of her After the event ended, the
times more important role than ous year that saw him receive have very limited time to work judging criteria to the Technique. judges announced the winner and
an orchestra, and the two perform an honorable mention. with each competitor individu- “I’m looking for technical abil- runner-up less than an hour after
together,” Ting said. Hur also explained his strat- ally, so it is a combined effort to ity and how well the competitor the conclusion. Hur took the top
Ting also explained her hopes egy to mentally prepare before make sure we are on the same works with the accompanying spot and will perform with GTSO
for the competition to offer a the competition by not thinking page,” Jenkins said. piano. I want to know how well next fall. Elias Cho, third-year
unique oppotunity for people about his actions and achieving a Jenkins further explained that they will work collaboratively. I CS, came in second and will have
to come out and support the flow-like state; however, he said he he enjoys playing for the competi- am also looking for a performer the honor to play with the concert
ones closest to them. is thinking about the prize in the tion and is happy to volunteer his who is charismatic,” Lai said. orchestra this April.
10 • February 16, 2024• technique // LIFE

AQUARIUM FROM FRONT “I’m an Atlanta native. I grew

“It was really cool. Especially up here, so I’ve been here quite a
when [the trainer] stood on the few times on field trips in elemen-
dolphin and went across the whole tary and middle school. It’s really
pool. It was crazy; it was like nice to feel the nostalgia because
Pokémon,” Peta said. I came here the first time the day
As it is such a popular show, that I moved here when I was
SCPC also organized the Sea Lion three so it’s a really nostalgic place
Presentation to start at 7:30 p.m. for me to be,” Peta said.
This gave students more options as As the aquarium is only a 20
well as the opportunity for those minute walk away from Tech’s
who missed out on the Dolphin campus and is a recurring scene
Show to get a chance to see some for SCPC events, it can be easy to
other animals in action. take the experience for granted.
Aman Tiwari, MS Cybersecu- In fact, the Georgia Aquarium is
rity, missed out on the Dolphin special, not only within the Unit-
Show, but was able to get to the ed States but also compared to
Sea Lion Presentation just in time. aquariums globally.
“I made it to the sea lion show, In terms of size, it is still the
like the last few seats [left], and it largest aquarium in the Americas
was pretty amazing. I think the and the only one outside of Asia
last time I saw it, there were three with a whale shark.
sea lions but tonight there was a It is also a key player in world-
seal too! I think the training is wide conservation and research Photo by Kunal Sahoo Student Publications
just amazing. Every time I’m so initiatives. Many of their projects A whale shark swims past student onlookers who watch with amazement at one of the worlds
shocked because I don’t know include collaborative efforts with largest fish species. Students who attended the event saw a large variety of aquatic animals.
how they train them so well that Tech and their students. Their
they do everything in an instant; endeavors extend from climate
it’s pretty cool,” Tiwari said. change solutions to animal con-
The large crowds of students servation advocacy and education.
explored other exhibits around Students praised the SCPC’s
the aquarium and had the oppor- ability to organize the event in a
tunity to interact with different way that supports the aquarium
animals too. The Shark and Ray and its fishy residents while still
Interaction exhibit was particu- maintaining the social and enter-
larly popular as students got the taining elements of a night out for
chance to hear fun facts about Jackets to come to with friends.
the animals while petting them “I think it’s really great. I
through the water. mean they’re able to get a large
The after-hours setting also percentage of the student body
provided unique insights into to do a lot of things in Atlanta
the living spaces of animals that that they would otherwise not be
would not typically be able to be able to go to, and I think that’s
seen during the daytime hours of really valuable,” Lloyd said.
operation. The beluga tank and Attendees were also pleas-
others were dimmed and the deep antly surprised with the general
sea bioluminescent creatures and organization of the event, de-
coral reef shone even brighter un- spite having such a large turnout
der the evening lights. in an enclosed space.
For some students, the night “I think the SCPC does a pret-
provided a welcome reliving of ty good job, from what I’ve heard
childhood memories made at the about other experiences from my Photo by Kunal Sahoo Student Publications
aquarium combined with the op- friends. I’ve heard they do a good Students packed the lobby of the Georgia Aquarium as they explored the numerous exhibits on
portunity to have a new experience job with the organizing and tick- display. Students were able to purchase discounted tickets to gain access to the aquarium..
and perspective as a young adult. eting. Put together, I think their
“I love it. I mean I’ve been here organization skills are pretty ing slowly around the remain- ment and wonder. It was a gentle pus into the local city, spend time
before because I’m a Georgia resi- amazing,” Tiwari said. ing exhibits and relaxing at the close to one of the most popu- with friends and close out another
dent, but it was when I was like six As the night grew longer and cafe on the upper floor. lar, campus-wide events SCPC long week of schoolwork.
so I’m actually enjoying it,” said crowds started to dwindle, the The 2024 SCPC’s Night at will host this semester. Jackets can learn about other
Peter Aimasiko, second-year CS. hustle and bustle of the early the Aquarium finally came to Once again, SCPC was able to upcoming SCPC events and learn
Similar sentiments were shared evening was replaced by small- an end at 11 p.m., after hours provide Jackets with an impressive more about the organization at
by other Jackets at the event. er groups of students wander- filled with aquatic life, excite- but relaxing event to get off cam- their instagram @gtscpc.
// LIFE technique • February 16, 2024• 11

Paper: hidden art medium at your own fingertips

more training in stained glass, The first piece she showed, that Orians also saved the stitch- she took a class on painting dif-
PARKER AVERY but while he was there, he saw an “Free Form” by Marjorie Fe- ing of the clothing — which ferent materials as part of her
STAFF WRITER exhibit of papermaking and in- dyszyn, was six woven and tied can not be processed into paper education as an artist.
stantly became obsessed. abaca strips that appeared to tie — to contribute to sustainabil- “In a course I took on mate-
Paper is everywhere. It is “From that point, he came together a bundle, but the items ity practices and reincorporated rials, we had the opportunity to
used daily for books, notes and back to the US, and he was de- in the middle were missing. Gra- it into the artwork. make paper from plant mate-
receipts. People write on paper, termined to find papermakers ham said that this piece is one of The museum displayed all 29 rial, and I have been doing it ever
crumble it up and discard it. in America, but he realized that her favorites at the exhibit. artists and their artworks on Feb. since,” Powers said.
Few stop to consider all that because of the Industrial Revolu- “Here’s so much energy in life, 9 during a reception for the ex- As a member of NAHP, Pow-
goes into the construction of the tion, nobody was making hand but you get the feeling of some- hibit, which some artists, cura- ers explained that the organiza-
very paper in their hand or all the paper; they were all switching to one’s hand having something tors and campus faculty attend- tion is an excellent community
potential that a single piece of machinery. Then, he decided he captured at some moment. The ed. The artists and papermakers of sharing, craftsmanship and
paper has; however, on the after- would learn how to do the craft way that [the abaca strips] fall, discussed their work over refresh- artistry. Powers has been featured
noon of Thursday, Feb. 9, a group by hand,” Graham said. it’s not a machine. You can see it’s ments in the lobby of the Paper in collections nationwide and
of artists, museum curators and The rest is history. Hunter con- very organic,” Graham said. Tricentennial Building, where holds in person workshops for
Tech faculty gathered to celebrate tinued to travel and collect paper- Graham explained that she the museum is located. those interested in making paper
the artistic function of paper. making tools from all around the later learned the story behind this The Technique spoke to some from plant materials.
Since Jan. 16, the Robert C. world to add to his collection and particular piece and had an even of the artists about what inspired Jamie Bourgeois, an Atlanta
Williams Museum of Papermak- record papermaking techniques greater appreciation of the artist- their work and what drew them area artist and gallery director of
ing has hosted “Sustainability in from all around the world. Gra- ry and emotion of the work. to the papermaking field. the Spalding Nix Fine Art in At-
Chaos,” an exhibit that encour- ham said that by the time of his “I talked to the artist, and Kristen Tordella-Williams lanta, attended the paper exhibit
ages artists to use the medium of passing, Hunter had become the she said that she had a friend made a piece called “Scar VI” for even though she did not submit
paper and environmentally con- preeminent scholar on paper- who committed suicide during the exhibit. She was inspired to any work. Bourgeois explained
scious materials to show persever- making around the world. the COVID-19 shutdown. She create this piece during her time that while she enjoyed all of the
ance in chaotic modern times. Today, the papermaking mu- had some clothes that belonged at the Tides Institute on an island art present, she personally found
On Feb. 9, the museum host- seum has many tools and ma- to that friend, and she wrapped in Eastport, Maine. the works that focused on sus-
ed a reception where artists and chines that Hunter collected abaca strips around the cloth- “On the island, there are tainability most impactful.
curators could talk to the public over the years and rooms to hold ing. Once those strips dried, remnants of the sardine indus- “There is something about the
about the works on display. full circle nature of a work that
The museum is hosting this will eventually completely break
exhibit in collaboration with the down and return to Earth’s natu-
North American Hand Paper- ral environment. It speaks to [the]
makers (NAHP), an organization ephemeral, fleeting feeling that
that connects papermakers from everyone can relate to,” Bour-
all across the United States. geois said, referencing “Artifact”
NAHP invited members to ap- by Anne Marble, a work made of
ply to the exhibit, and two jurors, paper pulp, wire and twine that
Helen Hiebert and Eileen Wal- will eventually deteriorate.
lace, made the selections for the Bourgeois also said it was
exhibit. The jurors chose 29 art- wonderful that Tech has a mu-
ists for the exhibit based on how seum that can rotate exhibits like
the works matched the themes “Sustainability in Chaos” and
of surviving through a chaotic that she would be returning to
world and being environmentally future events at the museum.
conscious throughout it all. Virginia Howell, the muse-
Even though each artist made um’s director, also attended the
their work out of some form of event. She emphasized the im-
paper, the artifacts that the ex- portance that people come out
hibit showcased included elabo- and see what is happening at the
rate sculptures and even a chair. museum. According to Howell,
One sculpture, “Regulator” the museum struggles to attract
by John Vinklarek, is the artist’s visitors because it is on the edge
interpretation of a ruined war of campus and currently lacks a
machine. Another artifact, “Con- meaningful way to engage with
tinua: Long Red Specimen,” by students and faculty directly.
Milcah Bassel, is a long red folded “We are the only museum
origami-like paper that the owner on campus, and we want to give
could use as a wearable. back to our students. Our long-
The Technique spoke to Je- term goals are to support what
rushia Graham, a coordinator students need academically, so-
at the museum, about the art of cially and emotionally. We want
papermaking and the exhibit that to provide a thought-provoking
took place before the reception. place where students can come
Graham said the museum and feel better,” Howell said.
first opened at the Massachusetts A paper museum may not
Institute of Technology (MIT), Photo by Kunal Sahoo Student Publications seem like the most exciting or
formed from one papermaker’s “Under the Forest Floor” by artist Jill Powers centers the mycelium growth that results in fruiting stimulating place to many, but to
collection. That papermaker was bodies known as mushrooms. Powers’ art explores the aesthetics and science of biological forms. the reception attendees, paper is
Dard Hunter, a man wholly fas- everything. Speaking to the peo-
cinated with the process of paper- papermaking workshops along- they held their form, and she re- try everywhere. … With this ple at the event helps one realize
making and to whom Graham side space for a rotating exhibit, moved the clothing from before. work, I wanted to show the that paper is so much more than
gave much credit for the museum. which Graham said the muse- It seems like such a beautiful impact of the sardine indus- a place to jot down notes.
“Dard Hunter is the whole um tries to coordinate with the way to remember someone. You try on our bodies and planet,” Something about paper fills
reason that [the] paper museum change of semesters. see the evidence of them being Tordella-Williams said. people up and releases an artist’s
exists. He was obsessed with Graham explained that the here without the actual [material “Scar VI” uses a form of rust creativity. Many do not think
hand papermaking and came Sustainability in Chaos exhibit object],” Graham said. paint on silver-colored paper that about how paper is created even
from a newspaper family but was about confronting the world Graham also highlighted a resembles a piece of scrap metal though they use and touch it
was not very interested in school. and society’s chaotic nature by work called “Ghost of My Previ- that washed up on a beach. daily. Even fewer know a simple
As soon as he could, he decided helping people cope through art. ous Bodies” by Neil Daigle Ori- Tordella-Williams said she piece of paper’s possibilities —
he would not pursue a univer- “The world has had a few ans. The work is an expression of started papermaking as an under- what it can make and do. This
sity degree and started travel- rough years with COVID-19. Orians’ struggle with his weight. graduate student at the Univer- small group, however, has un-
ing with his brother, who was a We’ve also got conflicts of war “Orians was hanging on to sity of Massachusetts Dartmouth locked the hidden secret of paper;
magician,” Graham said. and environmental problems. some clothes because he wanted because she did not have enough they know its potential.
On his travels, Hunter got in- One of the things that art is great to fit in them again and others money to buy paper for her art- Graham’s mother, who
volved with Roycroft, a reform- for is to be able to process and to show how far he had come work. She currently teaches art watched Graham fall in love with
ist community of craft workers help make sense of our world. and say he was not going back and art history at Auburn Uni- papermaking throughout her
in the United States. Sustainability and Chaos — how to that. He was carrying clothes versity in Alabama. life, also attended the reception.
Roycroft found the skills do we keep growing, thriving and that weren’t functional in the Jill Powers is another artist She put it best when she told the
Hunter learned while working living even in this chaotic world?” ways clothes should be func- chosen for the exhibit. Her work Technique that those who love
at the family newspaper use- Graham said. tional from place to place he incorporates fungi, mushrooms paper love it because “they make
ful, and he helped the organi- Graham showed the Technique moved in with him. And so he and mycelium into the art of pa- it themselves. They can make
zation with much of its work, some of the works in the exhibit decided to repurpose some of permaking by making paper and anything out of their own two
according to Graham. and explained the emotional the clothes,” Graham said. a book out of these plant mate- hands.” Those looking for more
Eventually, Roycroft decided messages they can communicate Orians processed his old rials. Powers explained that her information on the museum can
to send Hunter to Europe to gain about the human experience. clothing into paper. Graham said papermaking career started when visit paper.gatech.edu.
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February 16, 2024

“Stick Season” gets even better

ceived 567 million streams
JENNA GUIHER on Spotify, and a cover by
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Olivia Rodrigo.
In 2022, Kahan offi-
On Feb. 9, Noah Kahan cially released his third stu-
released the album “Stick dio album “Stick Season.”
Season (Forever),” the final The album’s poignant lyrics
piece of his “Stick Season” and unique instrumenta-
saga. “Stick Season” has tion struck listeners all over
propelled Kahan to incred- the world. One TikTok user,
ible levels of success in the @ieabby, gushed, “Every
last year and a half, includ- single song is some of the
ing performing on “Satur- most beautiful poetry I’ve A WREK and Technique collaboration
day Night Live,” a nomina- heard... I haven’t felt this
tion for Best New Artist at strongly about an album in
the Grammys and countless a long time. Thank you.” ACROSS CAMPUS
sold-out tour dates at ven- Another user, @formulawot,
ues such as Madison Square jokingly asked, “good sir i
Garden and Fenway Park. had to book therapy right Stay (feat. Maty Noyes)
However, Kahan’s jour- after, can u foot the bill Kygo, Maty Noyes
ney to indie folk superstar- for one session at least?” 3 Musketeers
dom has not been linear. He “Stick Season” does not NextYoungin, ppcocaine
signed to Republic Records shy away from difficult Just A Little Bit
when he was still in high themes. In “Growing Side- Kids of 88
school, and his first song, ways,” Kahan discloses his Dead Inside
“Young Blood,” came out past struggle with mental Younger Hunger
in 2017. Two years later, he health, comparing his emo- Black Sheep
released his debut album tional numbness to an empty Metric
“Busyhead” and gained rec- car engine. Additionally, Power Trip (feat. Miguel)
ognition for the lead single “Orange Juice” discusses Ka- J. Cole, Miguel
“False Confidence.” He went han’s relationship with some- mom i think im gay
on to release the beautiful EP one who has alcoholism. Boyish
“Cape Elizabeth” in 2020 as At its core, “Stick Season” Photo courtesy of Patrick McCormack Still Take You Home
well as his second album en- is about Kahan’s love-hate Noah Kahan with his dog in a field. Kahan took a Arctic Monkeys
titled “I Was / I Am” in 2021. relationship with his home- folky, Lumineers-esque sound on his newest album. Runner
Unfortunately, Kahan town, and it is perfectly re- Alex G
had not yet reached the au- flected in the closing song The deluxe album included After months of releasing 06
dience scope he wanted and “The View Between Vil- seven new songs including these collaborations, Kahan Sons of an Illustrious Father
was unhappy with the ge- lages.” He sings, “Past Al- the radio hit “Dial Drunk,” announced that his “Stick Hourglass
neric pop-rock genre that ger Brook Road, I’m over the college kid anthem Season” era would come to Catfish and the Bottlemen
defined his career up until the bridge / A minute from “You’re Gonna Go Far” and an end with “Stick Season Give Me a Try
that point. He explained home, but I feel so far from an extended version of “The (Forever).” The album’s new The Wombats
to Spin Magazine, “I loved it / The death of my dog, View Between Villages.” tracks included a new single Eventualities
music, and I did not want the stretch of my skin / It’s These songs caught the called “Forever” and two col- Daddy’s Beemer
to feel this way about it. all washin’ over me, I’m an- attention of many fellow laborations, “You’re Gonna 1517
Since I love it so much, I was gry again.” Kahan’s lyricism music artists such as Post Go Far (with Brandi Car- The Whitest Boy Alive
willing to quit, so I didn’t conveys his grappling with Malone, Hozier and Gracie lile)” and “Paul Revere (with Don’t Call Me At All
have to f***ing hate it.” the positive and negative Abrams who Kahan invited Gregory Alan Isakov).” Flatsound
While quarantining in memories associated with to put their own spin on his “Forever” marked Ka- Cheap Wine
his childhood home in Straf- his childhood home, and his songs. Over the course of han’s most successful song Bedside Kites
ford, Vermont, he began poetic honesty has resonated seven months, he “assem- debut yet with 2.6 million Winona
experimenting with folky, deeply with listeners. bled the Folk Avengers” and streams on its release day. Miloe
Lumineers-esque music. On Following the success of released six collaborations Kahan cited Bon Iver as his Chapstick
a whim, he posted a video of “Stick Season,” Kahan re- in total. Additionally, Ka- inspiration for the track, COIN
a new song to TikTok. The leased a deluxe album called han was featured on the song referencing the song’s slow, Chor
viral hit went on to become “Stick Season (We’ll All Be “Sarah’s Place” from Zach melancholy intro that flows Justh
“Stick Season,” and it has re- Here Forever)” in June 2023. Bryan’s EP “Boys of Faith.” into an upbeat chorus. In Consideration
In his Instagram post ac- flipturn
companying the release of He’s a Mighty Good Leader
“Stick Season (Forever),” Ka- Beck
han stated, “The word ‘forev- Underwear
er’ used to terrify me. I hate Pulp
finality; there is too much Welcome to the Occupation
uncertainty and boredom af- R.E.M.
filiated with ‘the rest of time.’ See No Evil
Now though, I’ve found for- Television
ever to mean there is limitless A Change Is Gonna Come
possibility. There is so much Sam Cooke
joy in the world, waiting to Apple Pie
be found. That is something Lizzy McAlpine
that ‘Stick Season’ has shown Sleeping on the Blacktop
me, that this year has shown Colter Wall
me. Sometimes it just takes a Strangers
change in perspective.” The Kinks
The success that Noah 2000 Man
Kahan has found follow- The Rolling Stones
ing his sonic shift from pop Pink Flag
to folk is extraordinary. Wire
He has brought a main- All the Young Dudes
stream revival to “granola Mott the Hoople
music,” characterized by The Man Comes Around
early 2010s stomp and hol- Johnny Cash
ler artists like Mumford and Lemon Tree
Sons and Hozier. Fool’s Garden
“Stick Season” may now Both Sides Now
officially be over, but the al- Joni Mitchell
Photo courtesy of NBC bum’s legacy on the music
Noah Kahan and his band are pictured performing during Saturday Night Live industry and in the hearts nique.net + wrek.org
in December a few months after the release of his hit album, “Stick Season.” of fans is “Forever.”
// ENTERTAINMENT technique • February 16, 2024 • 13

“Lisa Frankenstein” reanimates a morbid classic

SLOAN SALINAS
STAFF WRITER

People have seen plenty of

classic literature film adapta-
tions. Books that many read for
the first time in a high school
English class, from “Pride and
Prejudice” to “Romeo and Juliet,”
have made appearance after ap-
pearance on the big screen, each
time with a different, unique take.
Now, director Zelda Williams
digs up Mary Shelley’s “Franken-
stein” with the horror rom-com,
“Lisa Frankenstein.”
Set in 1989, “Lisa Franken-
stein” tells the story of Dr. Fran-
kenstein and his monster through
the lens of ‘80’s camp and teen-
age romance. In the movie,
withdrawn high school senior
Lisa Swallows (Kathryn New-
ton, “Big Little Lies”) struggles
to fit in at a new school, instead
preferring to spend her time at
an abandoned cemetery amongst
weather-worn headstones. One
headstone becomes her favor-
ite: the grave of a young man
from the Victorian era. Photo courtesy of IMDb
One night, a lightning strike Cole Sprouse (left), most known for his work in “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” plays “The Creature” and Kathryn Newton, known for
from a powerful storm reani- her work in “Big Little Lies,” (right) plays Lisa Swallows in director Zelda Williams’ new dark romantic comedy, “Lisa Frankenstein.”
mates the young man (Cole
Sprouse, “The Suite Life of Zack logue are apparent throughout the ist Meagan McLaughlin Luster’s were, as opposed to exploitative ture without needing to hear a
and Cody”), who finds his way movie, and Williams’ ambitious storage unit, as well as eBay, De- attempts to make people laugh. word of dialogue from him.
to Lisa’s house. After her initial homages to other directors, such pop and other thrift sites) is a In terms of the cast, Newton Lisa’s step-sister, Taffy, is an-
panic, she quickly decides to hide as Tim Burton, are commendable. fun and nostalgic soundtrack, threw herself into the role of Lisa other character worth mention-
him. Unable to speak and miss- Though Williams’ lack of experi- including songs like “The Prom- Swallows, giving a terrific perfor- ing. Played by Liza Soberano,
ing a few parts, the young man ence made some of the movie feel ise” and “Can’t Fight This Feel- mance. Recognizable from her the preppy cheerleader genuinely
— known only as “The Creature” overstuffed and disjointed, “Lisa ing.” One of the best parts, role as Cassie Lang in “Ant-Man cares about Lisa, contrasting her
— is enamored with Lisa, who Frankenstein” shows a promising however, is the gothic styling of and the Wasp: Quantumania,” unbearable mother (Lisa’s new
seems relatively unphased by her future for the director as she con- Lisa’s clothes, as she embraces a Newton settles into the horror stepmother), Janet. Though the
newly undead confidante. tinues to improve. darker aesthetic throughout the genre with skillful grace, start- step-sister of the protagonist ar-
As the film continues, the two Leaning into the weirdness duration of the film. ing the movie as a shy outcast and chetypally seems like a character
realize they can acquire new parts of movies like Burton’s “Edward With Madonna-esque black transforming into a slightly de- that audiences are supposed to
for The Creature by killing people Scissorhands,” the plot does not lace and tulle, the audience gets ranged murder accomplice. New- dislike, that is not the case with
and taking what they need. With always make the most sense; it has to watch as Lisa gains new confi- ton’s acting successfully shows Taffy. Her moments of catty
the help of Lisa’s sewing skills a fair number of holes and occa- dence as her style evolves. At the how Lisa rationalizes her actions, dialogue have audiences wrin-
and a defective tanning bed with sionally leaves audiences unsure of same time, she and The Creature even if viewers are well-aware that kling their noses and wonder-
an electrical-safety problem, The what they just watched. dig themselves further into a hole those actions are wrong. ing where she got such audacity,
Creature slowly becomes more Despite these shortcomings, of murder and lies, symbolized by Sprouse plays Lisa’s recently but, ultimately, she is not writ-
alive and more in love with Lisa, a the movie is held aloft by not the darkening of her wardrobe. reanimated love interest, an un- ten to be an antagonist. Instead,
feeling that she appears to recipro- taking itself too seriously. The “Lisa Frankenstein” also in- married young man from the Vic- viewers can tell that she is a
cate. However, murder always has sheer ridiculousness of Lisa’s cludes much of the slang and torian era. Despite having virtu- product of her environment.
its consequences, and the young nonchalant, one-sided discus- social attitudes prominent in ally no lines in the movie, Sprouse Targeting people with a pen-
lovers find themselves racing to sions with her new companion the ‘80s. From harmless throw- shines as a modern take on Fran- chant for the unconventional
stay ahead of the authorities. and the strange charm of The backs, such as Lisa’s step-sister kenstein’s monster. Recognizable and moderately gruesome, “Lisa
The movie itself feels like a Creature himself create an end rattling off a series of nicknames to many as Jughead from “River- Frankenstein” is a compromise for
reconfiguration of cult classics product that can still be enjoyed for social cliques, to lines that dale,” Sprouse’s skills are tested those who love full-fledged hor-
like “Heathers,” “Rocky Horror despite its imperfections. exhibit some of the more ques- as he relies on facial expressions, ror movies and those who lean
Picture Show” and “Jennifer’s The bright color palette and tionable views of the time, such body language and the occasional towards romance.
Body” mixed with the sometimes- bizarre home decor of the late as Lisa’s boss commenting on the groan to create a character that Piecing together a modern,
questionable elements of ‘80’s teen ‘80s setting also offset certain size of her breasts, the movie has can stand on his own. feminine take on a classic story,
movies like “The Breakfast Club” morbid and gross parts of the an air of authenticity. As the creature becomes more Cody and Williams paid their
and “Sixteen Candles.” movie. Crimped and teased hair, Because “Lisa Frankenstein” human, less zombie with each respects to Mary Shelley and the
Written by Diablo Cody, puffy shoulders, ruffled collars, is written through a modern fe- new body part and zap from the hits of the ‘80s in this charming
known for “Jennifer’s Body,” a blue eyeshadow and a generous male lens rather than the typical tanning bed, his movements be- romantic horror comedy. A ma-
horror-comedy cult classic, “Lisa number of patterns grace the male view of most ‘80s movies, come less lurchy and his face cabrely funny, cute, campy and
Frankenstein” also marks the screen, courtesy of the makeup Lisa’s reactions are the focus of more expressive. In every stage wholly weird experience, “Lisa
directorial debut of Zelda Wil- and wardrobe teams. shots during these “problem- of recomposition, Sprouse’s well- Frankenstein” seems poised to
liams, daughter of the late Robin Alongside the iconic clothes atic” moments. Outdated com- timed eyebrow raises, shrugs follow in the footsteps of “Jen-
Williams. Cody’s offbeat writing (much of which was authentic ments are treated as the ques- and vulnerable expressions help nifer’s Body” and rise to the cult
style and penchant for snappy dia- vintage from head wardrobe styl- tionable statements they truly viewers understand The Crea- classic status it deserves.
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Suicide Squad game makes anti-heroes boring

EMILY PIPER
ASSISTANT EDITOR

Adaptations always run the

risk of ruining a franchise. By in-
troducing poorly executed story-
lines and half-baked worldbuild-
ing, many fan-favorite properties
can turn into franchise burdens.
This is especially true with video
games, as demonstrated earlier
this month with the release of
“Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash.”
Unfortunately, this time, the dim-
ming spotlight landed on “Suicide
Squad: Kill the Justice League.”
Originally released on Feb. 2,
this third-person shooter game
plays through the creation of the
infamous misfit task force as they
take on Earth’s beloved Justice
League. Players can venture into
Metropolis switching between
the four main characters: Dead-
shot, King Shark, Boomerang and
Harley Quinn. Contrary to their
usual roles, gamers take a turn
fighting against the traditional su-
perheroes most games paint as the
“good guys.” The Justice League Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.
includes Batman, Superman, The cover of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League shows the four playable characters, Deadshot, King Shark, Boomerang
Wonder Woman, the Flash and and Harley Quinn. Players will have to fight evil versions of each member of the Justice League and will also fight Brainiac.
Green Lantern. Despite facing
off against each (other than Won- Additionally, the introduction to ing, as the fights’ similarities users largely due to its gameplay While yes, “Suicide Squad: Kill
der Woman), the true final boss each of the superheroes acts as an make them all blend together. limitations and high price. Even the Justice League” is a shooting
is Brainiac. Many well-known ironic ploy to depict the extent of This wasn’t remedied by smaller within the first 15 minutes, game- game, the graphics and charac-
characters made an appearance their fall from grace. Holograms enemy fights. Despite variance in play repetition is apparent. ters enabled a greater potential
in the cutscenes or a few minutes of the Flash, Green Lantern and henchman and enemy strength, Players’ initial task is to get all for the game that the develop-
of gameplay, such as Lex Luthor, Superman reflect their previously the actual fighting felt too easy for Suicide Squad members to the ers overlooked. For a game that
Poison Ivy and Lois Lane. pure morality that degrades as the the majority of the game. same area so their respective skill- promises “free-range” gameplay,
The voice actors of the Sui- narrative continues. Highly-anticipated fights also sets can be introduced. There is the extent is underwhelming. The
cide Squad nailed their perfor- Much of the game’s intrigue didn’t happen very often, either. some variety between each char- player travels across Metropo-
mances, especially the voice of comes from watching the corrup- There were many cutscenes of the acter’s weaponry, although the lis and even traverses multiple
Harley Quinn. The game also tion specifically take root in the Justice League fighting itself, such majority of weapons are extremely Earths, a perfect opportunity for
excelled visually with impres- Flash. Players are introduced to as the Flash versus Green Lan- similar to one another. Boomer- greater skill advancement or side
sive graphics. These artistic skills the Flash as he attempts to fight tern or Wonder Woman attack- ang’s teleportation ability is the quests that developers bafflingly
shined in the game’s many bat- both Green Lantern and Batman, ing Superman, but few between most intriguing, and Quinn’s chose to leave out.
tles, especially against Batman’s but after failing, he is transformed the player and each hero aside rope swing using Batman’s tech- While “Suicide Squad: Kill
fiery, demonic persona. into Brainiac’s servant, and his from the final battles. The deaths of nology is unique, too. the Justice League” brings to life
The Justice League museum words explicitly reveal his lack of these heroes, as well as the final bat- The transportation routine a visually-appealing, third per-
is a great depiction of the game’s remorse or morality. tle, felt underwhelming — a major that is shown in these intro scenes son shooter version of the DC
highs, with artifacts from each The game’s appeal comes pri- misstep from developers. reflects the majority of the game. world and the fun of playing
defeated supervillain showcased marily from fighting the Justice Available on PlayStation 5, The player bounces between plat- as the villain, the simplicity of
and eventually integrated into League. However, even against Xbox Series X and Series S and Mi- forms, most commonly building gameplay and limited charac-
one of the four characters’ inven- their different super powers, these crosoft Windows, this Arkham- roofs throughout the game, and ter skill sets make its success
tory to enhance their weaponry. combat scenes were underwhelm- verse game did not land well with shoots enemies. Rinse and repeat. questionable, at best.

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“House of Flame and Shadow” a bestsellerand wars are fought with swords,
SYDNEY GORDON transportation is limited to ships
ONLINE EDITOR and horseback and long-distance
communication is only possible
Sarah J. Maas began publish- through writing letters. The se-
ing #1 New York Times Bestsell- ries’ magic and mythological
ing novels in 2012 and has con- creatures are characteristic of
tinuously dominated the high the fantasy genre, making read-
fantasy genre ever since. On ing an enjoyable escape from
Jan. 30, Maas officially released the modern world. Maas’ novels
“House of Flame and Shadow,” typically range anywhere between
the highly anticipated third book 400 to 800 pages in length, giv-
in her “Crescent City” series. ing her the space to build com-
The series’ second novel, plex worlds, allowing readers
“House of Sky and Breath,” was to connect with the characters.
published in 2022 and has left “Crescent City” by no means
fans with a remarkable cliffhang- lacks the fantastical elements that
er for the past two years. Main readers love, but Maas chooses to
character, Bryce Quinlan, finds replace her usual castles with sky-
herself traveling through worlds scrapers, and characters have ac-
within the last 100 pages, ending cess to cell phones, televisions and
up in another universe that Maas sports cars. Bryce’s native world
created in her series, “A Court is a modern urban metropolis,
of Thorns and Roses.” Maas left with the crossover requiring her
subtle hints within the first two to adapt to a society that is, tech-
“Crescent City” novels suggesting nologically, centuries in the past.
that the plot could overlap with Even more interesting to fans is
one of her earlier series, but to the the possibility of characters from
pleasant surprise of many, they “A Court of Thorns and Roses”
are merging completely. traveling to Bryce’s world to inter-
Teaser excerpts from, “House act with unimaginable technology
of Flame and Shadow,” were and gadgets for the first time.
posted on Instagram a few weeks Just a week after “House of
before the book’s release, reveal- Flame and Shadow’s” release, the
ing a scene that included Bryce novel was named a #1 New York
and two significant characters Times bestseller as well as a #1
from “A Court of Thorns and International Bestseller. This is
Roses.” Maas’ novels, categorized nothing new for Maas, who made
as “high fantasy,” feature high- her name in the fantasy and ro-
stake situations, challenges and mance genres in 2012 with the
adventures, typically relating to release of her first series She was
a character’s fight for power or 26 years old when the first of this
love. Fans highly anticipate see- eight novel series was published
ing these two different plotlines but had been dreaming of the plot Photo courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
meeting in the middle. since she was just 16. The cover of Sarah J. Maas’ new fantasy novel, “House of Flame and Shadow.” Already, the book
One detail that makes this In response to her fanbase’s has become a #1 New York Times Bestseller, a #1 International Bestseller and a fan-favorite.
crossover between series so inter- loyalty over the years, Maas
esting is that their universes are thanked readers on Instagram for even surprised readers by showing cially now that two of her award- acters and scenes from “House
completely different. In Maas’ “showing up and shining bright” up at an event in New York City, winning fictional worlds have of Flame and Shadow.” Surpris-
first two series, “Throne of Glass” for her sixteenth book release. giving them a chance to meet her come together. Fans have already ing no one, the community has
and “A Court of Thorns and Fans expressed their excitement and have their books signed. taken to BookTok (the side of already begun speculating what
Roses,” she sets the characters at midnight release parties on Jan. A new Sarah J. Maas book re- TikTok home to millions of vid- exciting fantastical story Maas
in a medieval time period with- 30 at book stores all across the lease is considered a holiday for eos made by book lovers) with will write next and what twists
out modern technology. Battles United States and Canada. Maas many of her loyal readers, espe- original fanart featuring char- and turns will follow.

Usher steals the show at Super Bowl LVIII

formance. That wasn’t the center
MAYA HARRINGTON of attention for long because he
CONTRIBUTING WRITER soon brought up his first guest of
the night, Alicia Keys.
Going into halftime with only Keys overcame a first-note
one touchdown in the whole first flub to deliver stunning vocals
half, the Super Bowl had been void on her song, “If I Ain’t Got You”
of much excitement. Fortunate- before duetting with Usher on
ly, the big event of the night for their song, “My Boo,” all while
music fans was just about to hap- decked out head-to-toe in red
pen — Usher’s halftime show. As sequins — nothing less than
an oft-repeated quip goes, “Why expected from the Alicia Keys.
is there a football game before Infamous Atlanta producer
the Usher concert?” Jermaine Dupri then took the
13 years after initially appear- stage, acting as Usher’s hype-man
ing on the world’s biggest stage before the singer performed a fast
alongside the Black Eyed Peas in medley of “Confessions Part II,”
2011, Usher finally got his mo- “Nice & Slow,” “Burn” and “U
ment to shine. Complete with a Got it Bad,” ripping off his shirts
mass of backup dancers, a march- to reveal an equally sweaty chest.
ing band and no less than six guest He exited the stage and let
stars, the singer delivered an elec- the always glamorous H.E.R.
trifying performance and brought have a fantastic solo moment
the house down in Las Vegas. with an electric guitar before he Photo courtesy of AP Photo
He began the show with the reappeared on rollerskates wear- Usher and Alicia Keys singing together at the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show. They were
song “Caught Up,” while wearing ing an intricately bedazzled blue later joined by artists will.i.am and Atlanta native Ludacris for a truly electric performance.
a white-and silver suit. He paid and black outfit.
homage to classic Vegas features, His backup dancers also Lil Jon appeared in the crowd, star of the night, Atlanta native It was a Super Bowl-worthy
including acrobats and dancers donned roller skates in a halftime- leading the audience in an ap- Ludacris, the three ended the performance that was the most
with massive, feathered fans. “U worthy dance routine. propriately enthusiastic version show with a bang. viewed in the event’s history, seen
Don’t Have To Call,” “Superstar” In a sweet callback to his of “Turn Down for What.” He concluded the dynamic by over 100 million people. Ce-
and “Love In This Club” followed halftime show debut, he brought Of course, no Usher show is performance with a shout-out to menting himself in history along-
soon after, as did a bright sheen up Black Eyed Peas member complete without his iconic 2004 his hometown of Atlanta, flashing side legendary past halftime show
of sweat on his face that would will.i.am to perform a few lines hit, “Yeah!” Accompanied by Lil the “Peace up, A-town down” sign performers, Usher reaffirmed his
remain for the entirety of his per- of their hit “OMG,” before Jon and his most exciting guest as the lights cut out. status as a musician for the ages.
16 • February 16, 2024 • technique // COMICS

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SOFTBALL FROM FRONT

would enter the game in relief

of Dennis and kept further run-
ners from scoring. The Jackets
responded immediately thanks
to aggressive base running from
Sileo and Edgmon to tie the score
at 2-2. The Jackets would give
up one run in the third and two
more in the sixth inning and fall
to the Wildcats 5-2.
The Jackets’ only game on Sat-
urday was a highly anticipated
rematch against Alabama. Un-
fortunately, the match-up pro-
ceeded similarly to the first with
the Crimson Tide getting a lead
in the third inning and holding
it throughout the game. Alabama
would take the victory 5-1.
Tech would finish the first slate
of games with a doubleheader
against Longwood. Due to an un-
usual error to make the score 1-0,
the Jackets fell behind early.
The Jackets put together an of- Photo courtesy of Tyler Parker, Student Publications
fensive masterclass in the third, Senior infielder Jin Sileo hits a homerun during the Jackets’ opening weekend at Mewborn Field. Sileo started all 53 games in 2023
scoring seven runs while send- for the Jackets as the starting shortstop and led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in sacrifice bunts at 0.18 bunts per game.
ing up 12 batters in the inning to
make the score 7-1. Junior second of the first inning with a score of the first of her collegiate career, to career and ending the game early ranked Oklahoma State and No.
baseman Grace Connelly sent one 1-0. The Jackets responded im- make the score 7-1. 10-2 in dominant fashion. 2 ranked Tennessee. The Shriners
more run with a sacrifice fly to mediately, thanks to a solo home Tech yielded a run in the fifth Tech ended the first slate of Children’s Clearwater Invitation-
make the score 8-1. Black ended run by junior outfielder Madison to make the score 7-2 but would games with a respectable 3-3 re- al will host the highly contested
the first game of the double- Dobbins. Tech added to their promptly end the second game of cord but will look to improve with games in Clearwater, Fla, and ES-
header due to mercy rule thanks lead thanks to RBIs by freshman the doubleheader due to mercy a tough set of games taking place PNU, ESPN+ and ACC Network
to a solo home run. shortstop Gracyn Tucker and Al- rule. Hunter scored two runs on from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18. The Jack- will stream the matches. Softball
Neleman started the second len to make the score 3-1. Dob- a home run blast, and Tucker ets are set to take on No. 3 ranked is finally back and Jackets fans
game of the header for the Jackets. bins added four more runs thanks capped the game by securing the Stanford, No. 15 ranked LSU, should make sure to keep up with
Tech fell behind early in the top to a fourth-inning grand slam, first home run of her collegiate Minnesota, Northwestern, No. 11 the action at Mewborn Field.

Mahomes magic extends Chiefs dynasty in style

BEN GORNEAU took a knee to send the Super
ASSISTANT DESIGN EDITOR Bowl into overtime, the second in
the game’s 58-year history.
The 58th Super Bowl saw the Warner called the tails coin
National Football Conference’s flip, and the 49ers received the
(NFC) first-seeded San Francisco overtime kickoff. Ironically, Sha-
49ers face the American Football nahan was the offensive coordina-
Conference’s (AFC) third-seeded tor for the Atlanta Falcons in the
Kansas City Chiefs. The first Super overtime of Super Bowl 51.
Bowl hosted by Las Vegas in the However, Atlanta’s offense
history of the National Football never touched the ball in overtime
League (NFL) was full of narra- as the New England Patriots won
tives — superstar turned anti-he- the coin toss and scored a touch-
ro quarterback Patrick Mahomes down in their drive.
II led the Chiefs to their fourth This postseason marks the first
Super Bowl appearance in five under the new overtime rules that
seasons despite his worst statisti- were changed after the Buffalo Bills
cal regular season, while Mr. Ir- offense did not see a play in their
relevant quarterback Brock Purdy 2022 Divisional Game against
piloted a powerful 49ers offense in the Chiefs. The NFL amended
their first appearance since 2020. the rules to ensure each offense
These two teams had bad blood would get an attempt at scoring.
as the Chiefs sent the 49ers home The 49ers took advantage of
four years ago in Super Bowl 54. their possession with 13 plays
Offensive mastermind Andy Reid and 66 yards in an almost eight
coached a middling offensive unit seven-and-a-half-minute-long
starring 2023 First Team All-Pro Photo courtesy of John Locher AP drive but could not claim a
tight end Travis Kelce. Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy in celebration of the Chiefs win in SB touchdown. The 49ers were not
Excluding Mahomes, Kelce LVII. This is the Chiefs’ second straight Super Bowl win since beating the Eagles in SB LVI last year . out of the woods yet, settling
is the only returning offen- for a 27-yard field goal.
sive skill position starter after All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner Fumbles on the next Chiefs drive The Mahomes and Kelce connec- Two-time MVP Mahomes
the Chiefs traded away receiver and 2022 Defensive Player of the yielded phenomenal field position tion started to heat up in the re- conducted a fearless drive NFL
Tyreek Hill in the 2022 offsea- Year defensive end Nick Bosa. for the 49ers, but penalties forced sulting possession while Mahomes fans know all too well — 13 plays
son. The Chiefs boasted the No. The Chiefs deferred after win- a punt. After Kansas City punted, rushed for 22 yards in a drive. It later, Mahomes completed a three-
2 ranked defense this season, led ning the coin toss, giving the ball Purdy drove 46 yards down the ended with Butker making a new yard touchdown to wide receiver
by First Team All-Pro defensive to Purdy and the San Francisco field before a trick play saw wide Super Bowl record 57-yard field Mecole Hardman Jr. to clinch
lineman Chris Jones. offense to start the game. The receiver Jauan Jennings complete goal as the Chiefs trailed 10-6. Kansas City’s fourth Super Bowl.
Head coach of the 49ers, Kyle opening drive saw McCaffrey a pass to McCaffrey for a 21-yard The third quarter ended Mahomes continues his love
Shanahan, aimed to prove his fumble on his third touch. touchdown to mount a 10-0 lead. with a mistake on a punt by story with Kelce and Reid to add
strategy of surrounding a solid This move was only McCaf- Tech’s finest kicker, Harrison the 49ers, which set Mahomes a third Super Bowl MVP and
quarterback with elite offensive frey’s third fumble in over 400 Butker, knocked a 28-yard field up to find wide receiver Mar- championship, ending Shana-
weapons is capable of winning a touches combined this regular goal for the Chiefs’ first three points quez Valdes-Scantling for a han and the 49ers’ season again
championship. San Francisco has and postseason. Kansas City to end the second quarter 10-3. 16-yard touchdown. Kansas in heartbreaking fashion and
developed All-Pros in wide re- could not capitalize on the turn- The Chiefs received the ball after City had their first lead at 13-10. adding to his impressive legacy
ceiver Tyshun “Deebo” Samuel, over as the 49ers defense forced a halftime, but their first play of The 49ers retaliated with grit; as he looks to overtake Patriots
tight end George Kittle and left punt. The teams remained score- the third quarter lost 12 yards on Kittle gave the extra effort on QB Tom Brady’s record-setting
tackle Trent Williams to sup- less at the start of the second a toss to running back Isiah Pa- a fourth down, and Jennings seven Super Bowl victories. He
port Purdy. Adding MVP can- quarter. Purdy could not connect checo — two plays later, safety Ji’- broke two tackles in a 10-yard also becomes the first quar-
didate running back Christian with wide receivers Brandon Ai- Ayir Brown intercepted Mahomes touchdown. The 49ers reclaimed terback to win back-to-back
McCaffrey at the 2022 trade yuk and Samuel in two end zone on a pass intended for Kelce. the lead 16-13 as the extra point Super Bowls since Brady did it in
deadline has been paramount to targets, and the 49ers settled for a The 49ers could not capitalize was blocked. Three consecutive 2004 and 2005, breaking a 19-
their success. The 49ers defense Super Bowl record 55-yard field off the turnover, punting to the drives ended in field goals, put- year long drought without a re-
features returning First Team goal by rookie kicker Jake Moody. two-yard line after three downs. ting the game at 19-19. Purdy peat Super Bowl champion.
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Men’s basketball slumps, losing streak continues

ROHAN RAMAN ing how vital the young forward’s
SPORTS EDITOR presence is. Fortunately, he drove
inside on the pass from Sturdivant
Since their big win against the and converted the layup to put the
No. 7 UNC Tar Heels, the Jackets Jackets up, 35-32.
have not looked anywhere close The game swung back and
to the same team. They followed forth before Tech senior forward
the UNC win up with a tight Tyzhaun Claude hit a jumper,
six-point loss to NC State before drew contact on Louisville on the
heading back home to take on the next play and sank the subsequent
Wake Forest Demon Deacons. free throw. Sturdivant then found
At 15-7, the Demon Deacons Sacko for the layup before Kelly
were fourth in the Atlantic Coast buried his fifth three-pointer
Conference (ACC) and boasted to give Tech a 45-40 lead. Tech
one of the conference’s best of- found success by putting pressure
fenses at 80.3 points per game. on the Louisville defense and forc-
They are especially proficient ing the Cardinals to foul. Kelly
from three-point range, shoot- and Sturdivant hit their respec-
ing the ACC’s best three-point tive free throws to make it 51-45
percentage at 37.3%. Although before Kelly tacked on his sixth
the matchup was daunting, three-pointer to set up a 54-47
Tech currently ranks third in Tech lead with 10 minutes left.
the ACC in rebounds per game Unfortunately, the Jack-
while Wake Forest gives up the ets’ defense kept sending Lou-
third-most rebounds per game isville to the charity stripe in
in ACC. Tech needed to keep quick succession and could
Wake Forest off the boards and not keep the Cardinals from
convert on their second chance Photo courtesy of GTAA collecting offensive rebounds.
opportunities to get the win. Junior forward Miles Kelly sizes up his defender against Wake Forest. While Kelly was ultimately They paid the price when
Unfortunately, the Jackets fell held scoreless in this game, he dropped a career-high against Louisville in the next game. Louisville redshirt sophomore
behind early and never recovered. guard Mike James hit a huge
Junior guard Kowacie Reeves completely controlling the game. tunity in the form of a road trip combination of Louisville hitting three with six minutes left to cut
Jr. landed the game’s first score, They held Tech to a miserable to KFC Yum! Center to take on eleven free throws to Tech’s four the lead to 60-58. The Cardinals
burying a three-pointer off the as- 13.79% from the field and 15.38% the Louisville Cardinals. Com- attempts and overall cold stretch- tied it up on free throws before
sist from fellow junior guard Miles from three-point range. ing into the game, the Cardinals es from the Tech offense made the Glenn threw down a monstrous
Kelly. However, the Jackets could From then on, the rest of the surrendered the most points in first half tightly contested. dunk to give Louisville the 64-
not hit a shot for nine straight min- game turned into a rout. Wake the ACC at 78.2 and held a re- Neither team pulled away, but 62 lead. From there, the Jackets
utes until freshman forward Ibra- Forest established a 61-27 lead cord of 7-16. This team matched Tech ended the half with a slim went cold as the Cardinals went
himaSacko hit a free throw with with 15 minutes left in the game up well with Tech and presented 32-30 lead thanks to holding on a 15-3 run to clinch the win
10 minutes left in the half. and coasted for the rest of the an excellent opportunity for Louisville to one three-pointer and send Tech home.
On the other end, Wake Forest game. The final score of 80-51 re- the Jackets to return to form. on ten attempts and a lackluster The loss to Louisville marks a
went on a 23-0 run. It was the defi- flected that the game was over long The game began as an offense- 32.14% from the field. three-game skid for the Jackets.
nition of an off-night for Tech and before the final buzzer but masked optional affair that kept the game In the early part of the second They need to straighten up be-
Wake Forest capitalized. In the the fact that Wake Forest only hit at 0-0 until Louisville freshman half, the Jackets missed their first fore taking on the Notre Dame
last five minutes of the half, Tech five threes in the game. However, forward Kaleb Glenn. Fortunate- five shots, but fortunately the Fighting Irish in an ACC road
started getting to the line and hit- the streak of misses from Tech on ly, Kelly answered the dunk with a Cardinals had their own offensive matchup on Wednesday, Feb.
ting their jump shots. Freshman the offensive end sunk them. The jumper of his own to tie the game. woes. After a scoreless first half, 13 and the Syracuse Orange at
guard Naithan George chipped in Demon Deacons also outmatched Outside of senior guard Cart- exciting freshman forward Baye home on Feb. 17.
five points — and the Jacket’s first Tech’s rim protection, scoring 46 er Murphy sinking two threes, Ndongo continued to look list- Notre Dame is currently be-
jump shot — while senior guard points in the paint to Tech’s 24. Kelly scored all of the Jackets’ 30 less on offense following a head low Tech in the standings, but the
Kyle Sturdivant hit a three after With Tech’s young roster, points in the half amidst a fantas- injury sustained against UNC. Jackets cannot afford to underes-
George found him on the perime- games like this happen. How- tic rebound effort after being held Ndongo’s recent struggles have timate any of its opponents. Even
ter. At the end of the half, the De- ever, the Jackets needed to pre- scoreless against Wake Forest. correlated with a sudden drop in so, it is an excellent opportunity
mon Deacons were up 46-20 after pare for a bounce-back oppor- Despite Kelly’s contributions, the the Jackets performance, prov- to snap their dismal streak.

Tech finishes sixth in birdie-fest on Big Island

DANIEL WOOD The Jackets’ 276 (-12) leave the tournament, a 23 under, 265.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER much desired. The team’s 12 un- Led by Fontenot with a seven un-
der par round was led by great der 65, the whole rest of the team
To kick off the spring sea- rounds from Tai, Forrester and shot 67 or better. Lamprecht, Tai
son, Tech teed off at the Amer Lamprecht, shooting 68, 67 and and Forrester were able to finish
Ali Intercollegiate in one of the 69, respectively. Even with this in the top 20 in the individual,
only places warm enough to play impressive play from the Jackets, and Forrester was able to crack
golf in early February — Ha- they found themselves tied for into the top 10.
waii. Hosted by the University of eighth after the first round with a Even with the Jackets posting
Hawaii-Hilo, the Amer Ari In- lot of ground to make up. the second best team round on
tercollegiate was a 54 hole, three Going into the second round, Saturday, they could not move
day tournament featuring some Tech knew that another round of up any positions in the team con-
of the top teams in the country, 276 would not be enough to make test, finishing sixth overall. The
including ACC foe University a run at the lead. Forrester and Heels fought off the Sun Dev-
of North Carolina and longtime Lamprecht took that message to ils to win the Amer Ari by five
Tech rival Auburn University. heart and fired a pair of 67s, com- shots, 68 under to 63 under.
Head Coach Bruce Heppler bined with Tai’s 68 and Fontenot’s Even though Arizona State
decided to send youth with older, 71, which was enough to move could not mount a team come-
experienced players, as both fresh- them up the leaderboard. Even back, Ding bettered his two
man Kale Fontenot and freshman with the additional push from Fri- rounds of 63 and 64 with a final
Carson Kim got the call along day’s round, the Jackets were only round 62 to win the individual
with graduate student Bartley able to move up two spots to sixth. competition by nine shots. His 27
Forrester, sophomore Hiroshi Tai UNC backed up their round of under par, 189 total, set a NCAA
and senior Christo Lamprecht. 26 under with a round of 268, individual and Sun Devil record
Senior Aidan Kramer was also in 20 under, to maintain their lead Photo courtesy of GTAA previously held by Jon Rahm.
the lineup as an individual. over Arizona State, Auburn and Senior Bartley Forrester lines up a putt at a recent Although Tech could not
The tournament’s early stage Washington. On the individual tournament at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. crack the winners circle for their
showed pars were not going to side, Arizona State’s Wenyi Ding opening spring event, finishing
be enough on a Mauna Lani vaulted into first place with a 64 Heading into the final round, quickly got under par. Across the sixth in this competitive field
North Course that measured at to back up his 63 on the first day. the Jackets would need a near mir- team, the Jackets yielded three was still a success. After return-
a mere 6,913 yards. Early per- As a junior golfer, Ding previ- acle to overcome their large deficit, eagles in the final round, includ- ing from their trip to the Big Is-
formances were strong from ously won the 2022 U.S. Junior but a good round could still put ing a hole-out on hole 18 from land, the Jackets will prepare for
multiple teams in the field, but Amateur at Bandon Dunes, beat- them inside the top five of a highly Kim. Using the momentum from the Watersound Invitational at
the Tar Heels led the way with ing now LIV golfer Caleb Surratt contested field. Tech started right these eagles, the Jackets were able the Shark’s Tooth Golf Club in
a tournament-best 262 (-26). in the championship match. out of the gates — the whole team to put together their best round of Panama City, Florida next week.
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Jackets take early lead, but fall late against Bulldogs

Still, Georgia needed to seal
JACOB HAYES their victory on court six, where
STAFF WRITER No. 112 freshman Cyrus Mah-
joob took on Tech junior Rohan
A historic rivalry added a new Sachdev. In a gripping three-set
chapter when the 7-1 Jackets’ battle, Mahjoob emerged victori-
men’s tennis team headed to Ath- ous, clinching the match for Geor-
ens to take on the No. 20 ranked gia in his second match-clinching
Georgia men’s tennis team in a win of his burgeoning career.
display of Clean, Old-Fashioned Despite the eventual loss, Sa-
Hate. The Jackets held their own chdev’s performance was emblem-
throughout the contest, but ulti- atic of Tech’s never-say-die attitude
mately were not able to close the and its ability to challenge even
game out over their bitter rivals. the most formidable opponents.
The Jackets got off to a strong Tech’s players displayed men-
start by clinching the doubles tal toughness and endurance,
point. Considering Georgia’s per- particularly in these matches
fect streak in the doubles point that went the distance. Even
this season, this was certainly an though the Jackets lost, the resil-
initial setback for the Bulldogs. Photo courtesy of Caitlin Aycock Student Publcations ience, teamwork and competitive
Wins by the Jackets’ pairs of se- Senior Andres Martin prepares to serve on Court One against Georgia’s Thomas Paulsell in one of spirit they displayed are prom-
niors Keshav Chopra and Marcus the weekend’s best matches. Last spring, he finished with the No. 9 singles ranking in the nation. ising signs of their potential.
McDaniel and junior Gabriele Tech will be on a two-week
Brancatelli and senior Andres from these victories provided a the rest of the singles matches. singles bracket was on court one, break before welcoming the Uni-
Martin built an early advantage glimpse into the Jackets budding Jacket sophomore Elias Shokry where Tech star senior Andres versity of North Carolina Wilm-
for the away team. McDaniels potential and set a hopeful tone lost to Blaydes on court five in Martin faced off against No. 41 ju- ington Seahawks and the Mercer
and Chopra’s win was especial- for the singles matches. Despite straight-sets, marking Blaydes’ nior Thomas Paulsell. Martin is a Bears to the Ken Byers Tennis
ly masterful as the pair show- a strong start, the Bulldogs did first singles win on court five. reigning ITA All-American across Complex on Saturday, Feb. 24.
cased their incredible chemistry. not go away. Transitioning into On court two, Bulldogs junior both singles and doubles compe- prior to heading to Chapel Hill
McDaniel is a reigning In- singles competition, the Jackets Miguel Perez Peña — ranked at tition and has garnered a reputa- to take on the North Carolina Tar
ternational Tennis Association held a healthy lead over Georgia. No. 43 in singles — was locked tion for his tenacity and skill. Heels in their first ACC contest
(ITA) Doubles All-American, and Their momentum only grew in a tight battle with Tech senior He pushed Paulsell to the limit of the spring. At an overall re-
his composure and tactical acu- after McDaniel took down No. Keshav Chopra. Chopra forced a in a match that featured long ral- cord of 5-3, the Tar Heels should
men were critical against Geor- 36 junior Ryan Colby on court break down in the first set, but ul- lies and strategic play. Despite prove to be a critical opening
gia’s talented freshman duo of three to hand Colby his first timately lost in straight-sets after Martin’s best efforts, Paulsell man- ACC matchup for the Jackets as
Niels Ratiu and Freddy Blaydes. loss of the season. However, Peña bounced back. Perhaps the aged to secure the win, tipping the Tech looks to crack the top three
The momentum and energy Georgia responded by sweeping most contested match of the entire overall contest in Georgia’s favor. of the ACC tennis standings.

Jackets drop close games against their ACC foes

converted their layups to make it Unfortunately, Hurricanes ju-
JOE HENDERSON a 59-58 game. Unfortunately, Fair nior guard Shayeann Day-Wilson
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR found Varejão for a drop-step la- dropped 10 points in the third
yup that gave Syracuse the 60-59 quarter with two momentum-
After a nail-biting win over lead with a minute left. Fair sealed shifting threes. Tech’s discipline
Wake Forest, the Jackets’ women the narrow 62-59 loss for the Jack- also started to falter as the Jack-
basketball team headed to Syra- ets with free throws. ets were called for five fouls in
cuse, NY, hoping to secure an up- Tech lost the Syracuse game the quarter. Morgan continued to
set over No. 19 Syracuse. due to faltering down the stretch push the Jackets’ offense forward,
The Orange came into the and not getting timely stops — but the team went 36% from the
game with a 19-4 record bolstered both needed to improve before field and 17% from three. They
by their offense, which ranks fifth their home contest against Miami could not find open looks on the
in the ACC in points per game. on Sunday, Feb. 11. Miami has perimeter or get stops on defense as
While they shoot a mediocre the third-best defense in the ACC the Hurricanes built a 49-44 lead
32.2% from three-point range, in points conceded per game, so heading into the fourth.
they lead the ACC in offensive it was unsurprising to see that the The Jackets lost the game en-
rebounds per game with 16.5 re- first quarter was predominantly a tirely due to their uneven fourth
bounds per game. Graduate stu- defensive battle. The quarter fin- quarter. Over the first five min-
dent and point guard Dyaisha Fair, ished with only 26 total points utes of the fourth quarter, the
who came into the game averaging scored and three three-pointers Jackets scored three points while
over 20 points per game on near- made. Morgan immediately poked scoring 14 in the last four min-
ly 40% shooting from both the the ball away from Hurricanes utes. Sloppy turnovers led to
field and three-point range, leads junior guard Ja’Leah Williams squandered offensive posses-
Syracuse’s offense. Tech needed Photo courtesy of Catey Thurston Student Publcations on the game’s first possession. sions that made the Jackets’ late
to slow down Fair and limit the Junior forward Kayla Blackshear drives towards the rim Williams had to foul to prevent surge ultimately irrelevant.
Orange’s second chance points against center Kyla Oldacre in the 62-60 loss against Miami. the easy bucket, but Morgan A pair of late free throws by
from offensive rebounds. was able to hit both free throws. Blackshear and Morgan made it a
The Jackets started well, shoot- by finding Morgan, who set up a turnover by graduate student From then on, points were in 59-55 game with 16 seconds left.
ing 50% from the field and three- freshman guard Rusne Augus- guard Alaina Rice into an easy short supply as both teams did an However, Miami forced the foul
point range in the first quarter. tinaite to knock down the open score. Tech did an excellent job excellent job of collecting defensive on their next possession and Day-
Sophomore guard Kara Dunn three-pointer. Tech got a 24-17 of taking Fair out of the quar- rebounds. The quarter ended with Wilson made both free throws to
got the Jackets on the board with lead with nine minutes in the ter as a scorer, but Varejão and Tech clinging on to a 14-12 make it 61-55. Tech then fouled
a quick layup before junior for- second half, but Syracuse found freshman forward Alyssa Latham lead. The second quarter saw the Day-Wilson, splitting her free
ward Kayla Blackshear found some success against the Jackets’ gave the Jackets’ defense prob- first signs of consistent Tech of- throws to give the Hurricanes a
fifth-year guard Sydney Johnson defense. The Jackets then went lems. Thankfully, Blackshear, fense. The Jackets went on a 8-0 62-57 lead with six seconds left.
for the three-pointer. However, cold down the stretch as Blacks- Morgan and freshman guard run before Williams got Mi- Augustinaite then buried a last-
Fair answered with a deep three- hear was the only Jacket to score D’Asia Thomas-Harris all hit ami back into the game with an second three-pointer, but the
pointer to tie the game up. Both again before half. Tech took a on late layups to cut the Jack- and-one on Ines Noguero. Out- Jackets still lost 62-60.
teams traded shots until Dunn narrow 31-28 lead into half. ets deficit to 43-44, Syracuse side of four points from Morgan Fans should be encouraged by
hit a three-pointer of her own to Syracuse’s halftime adjust- heading into the fourth quarter. and a nice three-pointer from the team’s resilience and look for
give the Jackets the 14-11 lead. ments found immediate success In a pivotal fourth quarter, the Johnson, Tech’s offensive pro- them to rebound against Clem-
Sophomore guard Tonie Morgan as the Orange mounted a 7-0 run two teams held at 50 apiece with duction stagnated after an 8-0 son on Thursday, Feb. 15 before
found Blackshear in the paint, before head coach Nell Fortner five minutes left before Dunn run, but the defense did enough traveling to Raleigh to take on the
but the Syracuse defense rotated called a timeout. Immediately, broke the tie with a free throw. to preserve a solid 29-22 lead No.6 ranked NC State Wolfpack
towards Blackshear. Blacks- Blackshear found Morgan for the Dunn and Blackshear put pres- for Tech heading into halftime in a highly anticipated and chal-
hear correctly re-set the offense layup, and the Jackets parlayed sure on the Syracuse defense and that reflected their cohesive play. lenging matchup for Tech.