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Students collide on trans-athlete’s competition

tive swimmer, before fear of using way,’’ Kann said. “There’s no Turning Point’s program, Tech’s structional Center. Tech students
MAYA TORRES locker rooms during his transition consistency in the way that these Pride Alliance organization host- held up transgender pride flags
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR drove him away from the pool. people present their data. If trans ed a simultaneous event in the and signs opposing Walsh’s mes-
“People think that trans ath- people need to compete with their Molecular Science and Engineer- sage, with some gaining attention
Tech has been thrust into the letes are a new thing or that sud- sex assigned at birth, does that ing Building to “affirm and sup- on national news outlets.
national spotlight this week, with denly trans athletes are a huge mean I need to start swimming port trans identities,” garnering Not only a historically well-
the debate over transgender rights threat to sports,” Kann told the with the girls again even though support from dozens of students attended event for Turning Point,
in athletics brought to campus Technique. “Trans athletes have I’ve been taking testosterone for who helped to create posters with the event and its coinciding pro-
as the Institute hosts the NCAA been allowed in the Olympics over four years? … They don’t positive messages for the trans- test garnered national attention
Swim and Diving Championships since 2004. The first trans wom- care because they fail to take trans gender community. for the Institute and its student
at the McAuley Aquatic Center. an to compete in the Olympics men into account. … People are “Pride Alliance hosted an event body. “Whether people agree or
On March 14, two days be- with the women was in the 2020 only taking issue with it now be- occurring at the same time as the disagree with the message, we
fore the championships began, Olympics, a weightlifter who cause of a perceived threat from Matt Walsh event to foster pride hope that it provoked conversa-
the Institute’s student chapter of didn’t complete her lifts, much trans women.” In opposition of and show solidarity with the trans tions and encouraged people to
Turning Point USA along with less ‘dominate’ the field.” this rhetoric, Walsh voiced his community,” Kann said. “People speak out against the injustice in
the Leadership Institute brought Kann, a pre-med student, is criticism of the transgender com- made signs to show their support women’s sports,” Johnson said.
conservative political commenta- especially interested in studying munity throughout the event to hang around campus. Those “This was the largest event we
tor Matt Walsh to the Instruc- the endocrinology of gender tran- on Monday. “The Trans agenda who wanted to were given the have hosted to date and we are ex-
tional Center to discuss his views sition. Combining his experience has infiltrated our society largely opportunity to take the signs to cited to have gotten so much sup-
on transgender women competing with transitioning and his passion through language,” Walsh said protest outside the Instructional port with a packed crowd and an
in women’s sports. for biology, Kann is looking to during his talk. “I am a fan of the Center, but many just made nice even larger online audience.”
“Turning Point USA is a 5013c pursue a career assisting transgen- truth. … The word ‘woman’ just posters to hang up without inter- On Thursday morning Thomas
non-profit organization with der youth with their transitions like the word ‘man’ has a defini- acting with those who attended became the first trans-woman to
chapters all around the country “Testosterone is what people tion. A woman by definition is an Walsh’s talk. This event allowed compete in the NCAA Champi-
who proudly support freedom, are concerned about, since it’s a adult, human female, as the literal people to spend time together and onship meet, placing first overall
free markets and limited govern- steroid and can be used in doping, definition for a man by definition show that trans people are loved in the prelims of the 500 Free-
ment,” Megan Johnson, third-year but your blood testosterone level is an adult male. Now, those are and valuable through a positive, style. Her time of 4:33.82 is 2.97
IE and president of Tech’s chapter has to be under a certain amount the only two options available enjoyable activity.” Walsh’s event seconds ahead of second place go-
of Turning Point, said. “[We en- to compete with the women any- for a human species.” Alongside led to protestors outside of the In- ing into finals.
courage] people to think freely
and critically, both of which are
essential to ‘Creating the Next.’”
Johnson specifically sought to
bring Walsh to campus to speak
on the controversy surrounding
University of Pennsylvania swim-
mer Lia Thomas, a transgender
athlete set to compete in the wom-
en’s championship this week.
“Given that the NCAA swim
meet is being hosted at our cam-
pus, we felt it appropriate to speak
out against the injustice of allow-
ing biological men to compete
against women,” Johnson said.
“Matt Walsh has been outspoken
about the subject, so he seemed
like a clear choice.”
Ryan Kann, second-year BIO
and ALIS major, has actively stood
in opposition of the event, speak-
ing against it on public forums
leading up to Monday night’s Photo by Dani Sisson Student Publications
event. Kann himself is transgen- A supporter of former President Trump looks on as students protest Matt Walsh’s speech. The commentator
der and was formerly a competi- has taken a strong stance against Trans athletes competing in their preferred gender’s league.

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Zombie infection returns to Tech’s campus

MORGAN WHITTEMORE
STAFF WRITER
Each semester, the annual Hu-
mans vs. Zombies (HVZ) game is
held on campus, with the group
wrapping up their spring event
last week. As many students have
come to notice, individuals wear-
ing yellow bandanas walking
around campus cautiously has
become an all too common sight,
just as it does twice a year. The
event is run by HVZ, a campus
organization that hosts the titular
event once a semester, with the
most recent iteration being from
March 8 to 12.
Outside of the game week, the
rest of the year is spent planning
the next apocalypse. After taking
a break during the height of the
COVID-19 pandemic, the club
held an HVZ game last fall, with
around 150 active players.
The spring games are usually
smaller, with this semester’s in-
volving around 50 players.
The excitement, community,
and spirit of the game drives its
players to participate in the an-
nual roleplay, allowing students a
rare reprieve from the stresses of
a pre-spring break class load. “In
terms of what the game actually
is, at its core, it’s pretty silly. But
we have a lot of fun playing it,”
said Justin Shiao, a first-year AE
master’s student and one of the
head admins for HVZ. Shiao es-
timates that the organization has
been hosting games since 2011,
noting that this semester’s event
was the 25th game hosted at Tech.
The game’s success can be accred-
ited to the strong following that
waits all semester to play HVZ.
“Sometimes [players] hang out
outside of the game, but it’s just
like a core group of people that
enjoy playing with each other and
having fun,” said Sam Sanders,
fourth-year CS and the other head
admin of HVZ.
“Obviously the people in that
shift as people come and go from
Tech, but there’s always been a
group of people that know each
other from this game,” said Sand-
ers.Shiao and Sanders described
HVZ as most similar to tag. The
human players are constantly
trying to avoid the zombies and
fight back by stunning them
with light projectiles, represented
by foam bullets.
The zombies seek to tag as
many humans as possible and
convert them to their horde. Un-
derstandably, as the zombies con-
tinue to turn more human players,
the odds of survival continue to
dwindle for those humans still at-
tempting to compete in the events,
leading to tense showdowns as the
competition progresses and ulti-
mately concludes.
HVZ is played outside
throughout the duration of game
week, with “mission” events game’s fold. For more informa- and join their Discord to receive
hosted every day to encourage tion on the next zombie outbreak, updates about future games and
interactions between the hu- students can visit hvz.gatech.edu club events.
mans and zombies. “Sometimes
it just may happen that you have
classes in really weird locations
that you never see another player
on your way to class each day,”
said Sanders. He continued to
note that the missions “are like
opportunities where it’s like you
know there will be other players
here, and there will be something
hopefully fun to do.”
Each mission has a different
theme that fits inside the over-
arching theme for the game week.
This semester’s theme was board
games, with one daily mission be-
ing based off of the board game
Clue and another day’s missions
being based around Monopoly.
The massive event requires
much planning on the admins’
part, and they take care to adjust
the game as needed. “It’s not re-
ally fun when there’s a ton of hu-
mans, and it’s not really fun when
there are a ton of zombies,” said
Shiao. “It’s sort of our job to bal-
ance the week accordingly.” Sand-
ers also added that evening mis-
sions usually get more attendance,
and the excitement builds as the
event reaches its finale. With the
conclusion of this spring’s HVZ
game, the admins are looking for-
ward to the next game in the fall, Photo by Caitlin Aycock Student Publications
and the prospect of inviting newly An HvZ poster hung in the hallways promotes the
matriculated students into the biannual zombie filled game of tag across campus.

TAYLOR GRAY
MANAGING EDITOR
WAHO SHOWDOWN
At 7:30 in the morning on
March 12, a GTPD officer was
dispatched to the Tech Square
waffle house in response to a call
regarding disorderly customers.
As the officer arrived on the scene,
the customers in question were
engaged in a verbal dispute with
multiple Waffle House employees.
The four female customers were
upset because the server informed
them that they were not ready to
take their order yet. The server
then requested that the customers
pay prior to ordering, citing the
official Waffle House policy. The
customers did not take too kindly
to the esteemed eating establish-
ment’s rules, prompting one cus-
tomer to throw a salt shaker at an
employee and another customer
to throw a ketchup bottle. The
customer responsible for the salt
armed assault was handcuffed and
placed in the back of the squad
car while the officer went to inves-
tigate the scene. A Waffle House
employee stated that the customer
that threw the salt shaker struck
her in the right shoulder as the
customer yelled out a racial slur.
The customers allege that the
Waffle House employee returned
a different slur to the custom-
ers, prompting the hurling of the
ketchup bottle. Upon reviewing
security footage, it was revealed
that the Waffle House employee
who claimed to be hit by the salt
shaker and ketchup bottle was in
fact not struck by either of the ob-
jects. After this revelation in the
case, the salt shaker pitcher was re-
moved from the back of the squad
car and handcuffs were removed.
All of the Waffle House em-
ployee witnesses were prompted
to write a statement documenting
the incident. All employees com-
plied except for one that claimed
he was too busy and did not have
time. What he was busy with was
not explicitly stated, but one can
assume he promptly returned to
work, serving up smothered and
covered hash browns for the Tech
community. Three of the four cus-
tomers were issued criminal tres-
pass notices, with the last custom-
er claiming she had nothing to
do with the fight. The all-star trio
were also banned from campus
property for the next two years,
forcing them to find another Sat-
urday morning breakfast spot.
SNEAKING ABOUT
Just after midnight on March
9, GTPD officers responded to
a verbal dispute outside of the
West Village Dining Hall that
was called in by a concerned wit-
ness. Upon arriving on the scene,
the officers came in contact with
a young male who was identified
as the boyfriend of a Tech student.
The boyfriend claimed that he
came on campus to help drive his
girlfriend back to her on campus
residence hall after a late night
at the library, stating that he fre-
quently drives from a nearby city
to give rides to his girlfriend and
her friends.
During their journey across
campus, the couple broke out in
a verbal fight for undetermined
reasons. Upon arriving at his girl-
friend’s residence, the boyfriend
asked her to leave the car, which
she refused to do as the two con-
tinued their bickering.
After refusing to leave his car,
the boyfriend placed the girl-
friend’s belongings on the curb
outside of West Village. The girl-
friend proceeds to get back in the
car and sits in the driver’s seat as
the boyfriend dumps out the con-
tents of her backpack on the side-
walk. The girlfriend then exits the
car, taking the car key with her,
and scurries into her residence
hall.
Once the officers arrived on
the scene, they split up to talk to
the couple separately, prompting
the girlfriend to return the keys so
her boyfriend could drive home.
During their separate conversa-
tions, the boyfriend expressed dis-
content for his relationship to the
officer.
The girlfriend declined to com-
ment on the details of the fight,
but stated that it was an ongoing
issue for the pair.
The disgruntled couple parted
ways for the night, with the girl-
friend being issued a student code
of conduct violation for theft by
taking.
A few days later one of the
officers checked in with the girl-
friend after the verbal dispute. She
informed the officer that the two
were working things out.

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TEDx event gives students an open mic
TEHREEM HUSSAIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Institute boasts one of the
most innovative student bodies
in the nation and the resolve to
bettering the human condition
through progress and service is
deeply inundated into student-
run organizations across campus.
One such organization is TEDx-
GeorgiaTech, an independently
organized TEDx affiliate run by
student volunteers. Last week,
the TEDxGeorgiaTech team
were able to realize their vision of
showcasing ideas from the Tech
community to inspire change on
campus and beyond through an
open mic event. Open to students
across campus, Open Mic Night
featured sixteen performers and
dozens of excited onlookers as
they celebrated the hidden talents
of Tech students and members
of the metro-Atlanta commu-
nity. From spoken word poetry to
practices in meditation to com-
edy skits, the event served as a
creative outlet for students to not
only perform their pieces, but also
show appreciation for multicul-
tural art practices. When asked
about the event and its turnout,
Srujani Das, fourth-year BME
and executive director of the cam-
pus chapter, emphasized that this
semester’s Open Mic Night was a
success. “We had such great tal-
ent from the campus and greater
Atlanta community come out
JULIA BALOT
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
VOTING RIGHTS
Voting rights have remained a
contentious issue in Georgia since
the presidential election of 2020.
During the 2021 Georgia Gen-
eral Assembly, Governor Kemp
passed Senate Bill 202, which
implemented massive changes to
Georgia’s voting laws.
Changes in the bill included
more stringent limitations on
and perform. It was definitely a
fun filled night with the audience
who participated actively with the
interactive performances, prac-
ticed yoga, listened to thought
provoking slam poetry and sang
along to songs of the performers,”
said Das.
Echoing her sentiments, Ju-
lia Bush, third-year CompE and
member of one of the organiz-
ing teams highlighted one of her
favorite speakers of the event.
“One of my favorite performers
of the night was Ali Cumberledge
and her poetry. She’s been a team
member for three years, so seeing
her on stage instead of organizing
behind the scenes was super cool,”
said Bush.
Organizing an independent
TEDx event is no small feat; the
campus organization has me-
dia, community, programming,
speaker, finance, and production
teams to ensure that events are
well-organized and have the abil-
ity to cater to a large audience, es-
pecially those who are unfamiliar
with the larger TED system.
To add to their accomplish-
ments as an organization, TEDx-
GeorgiaTech was actively and
safely organizing virtual events
during the pandemic during the
last two years: the Student Speak-
er Salon and the Women’s Speaker
Salon. Das praised the student vol-
unteers and added that the orga-
nization thrives off of encouraging
and supporting ideas from all of
the team members. “We welcome
both voter and poll worker activi-
ties, such as requiring voter identi-
fication for use of absentee ballots,
implementation of voting drop-
boxes in every county and limits
on voter support services like mo-
bile voting buses and distribution
of food to those in line.
After signing said bill, Kemp
said of the changes, “Significant
reforms to our state elections were
needed. There’s no doubt there
were many alarming issues with
how the election was handled,
and those problems, understand-
ably, led to a crisis of confidence
in the ballot box here in Georgia,”
according to the Atlanta Journal
Constitution.
The fallout made national
news after Georgia State Repre-
sentative Park Cannon was ar-
rested by Georgia state police for
attempting to witness the signing
of the bill.
This week, to push through
more voting rules in lieu of the
Crossover Day deadline in the
a diverse group of people within
our organizing teams and try our
best to foster a friendly environ-
ment, even while balancing the
many factors that go into plan-
ning events such as the ones we
organize. Our team is very open
to new and creative ideas. In fact,
that’s how Open Mic Night first
started last semester,” said Das.
While the TEDxGeorgiaTech
organizing teams innovated and
persevered during the pandemic
to continue spreading student
ideas, they were unable to host
their annual spring conference,
which often highlights profes-
A student speaks at TEDxGeorgiaTech’s open mic night. The event allows for stu-
dents to be given a platform to express their thoughts to a wide audience,
Georgia General Assembly that
requires bills to pass through a
chamber of the legislature in or-
der to be considered for this year,
Republicans in Georgia’s House
passed House Bill 1464.
House Bill 1464 cracks down
on election fraud with provisions
such as a strong chain of custody
for the handling of ballots, approv-
al for the Georgia Bureau of Inves-
tigation (GBI) to independently
conduct investigations on election
fraud and inspection of paper bal-
lots following an election. It also
makes threats of violence against
poll workers and election officials
a felony offense and enforces time
off for employees on Election Day
or early in-person voting. Fox 5
Atlanta reports that Republicans
are defending the bill as one ad-
dressing smaller but necessary
changes in order to strengthen
trust in the voting system once
again, while Democrats fear it
will foster greater conspiracy sur-
rounding election results.
sional speakers from across the
country due to safety concerns
associated with the spread of CO-
VID-19 at large scale events.
According to Das, the team
plans to bring back their spring
conference in full force this
semester.
“This year we are also bringing
back our annual professional con-
ference on April 10, where we will
have eight professional speakers,
including Chris Klaus of Klaus
Computing Building and Dr. Raj
Pandya, an orthopedic surgeon
making big strides in medical de-
vice innovation,” said Das.
The bill will move to the Geor-
gia Senate for debate.
BAN ON TRANS
Crossover Day in the Georgia
General Assembly occurred on
March 15, with Georgia legislators
pushing to get bills through either
the House or the Senate in order
to remain in consideration for the
rest of this year’s session.
This is the final day of the leg-
islative session that a bill can be
passed by one of the chambers in
order to “cross over” into the other
chamber for consideration.
This week, many significant
bills met their fate. One of the
bills includes Senate Bill 435,
which would ban transgender
athletes in Georgia public schools
from joining teams of the gender
with which they identify.
The Atlanta Journal Constitu-
tion reported in February that Re-
publicans sponsoring the bill see it
as a protection against disadvan-
tages for girls in sports.
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“We would love it if the Geor-
gia Tech and Atlanta community
could come out and watch the
professional speakers share their
‘ideas worth spreading’ on our
platform,” said Das.
TEDxGeorgiaTech hosts
events throughout the year with
professional, faculty, and student
speakers both speaking at and
coming to attend the organiza-
tions salons.
Members of the Tech com-
munity can now buy tickets to
the spring conference hosted by
TEDxGeorgiaTech on their web-
site, tedxgeorgiatech.com.
Photo by Joe Johnson Student Publications.
The bill was passed through
the Senate with a vote of 32 to 22
on Feb. 24, making it a notable
standout against other education
bills that did not meet the dead-
line this week.
The Georgia Education Free-
dom Act, which would award stu-
dents vouchers for use in order to
attend private schools was among
those that did not pass in time.
An education bill that did
make the deadline includes Senate
Bill 377, a Republican-sponsored
bill that places a ban on the edu-
cation of certain topics related to
critical race theory.
Two bills that include laws
giving a parental right to review
what children are being taught
in schools were also among those
that made it past the deadline.
These bills will continue to
move through debate and will
have the opportunity to be passed
during this session until the 40th
and final day of the session, Sine
Die which occurs on April 4.
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Tech celebrates annual Women’s History Month
NATALIE BOUTWELL
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR
Women’s History Month, cel-
ebrated each year in March, is a
time to recognize all of women’s
achievements and contributions
to society. It began originally in
1978 as a local weeklong celebra-
tion in California and included
March 8, International Women’s
Day since 1911. In 1980, President
Jimmy Carter issued the first pres-
idential proclamation to declare
the week of March 8 as National
Women’s History Week.
The celebration turned into
a month-long commemoration
in 1987 when Congress passed a
law to declare March as Women’s
History Month. Since 1995, every
president has issued an annual
proclamation to continue the tra-
dition of honoring women during
the month of March.
To honor this Women’s Histo-
ry Month, the Life section of the
Technique in this issue is dedicat-
ed to celebrating current and past
Tech women who have and are
now positively impacting those
both on and off campus.
The history of women at
Tech began in 1952 when the
first women students, Elizabeth
Herndon and Diane Michel, en-
rolled at Tech. In 1960, the first
woman faculty member, Mary
Katherine Cabell, was hired as a
math instructor. The early days of
women’s enrollment at Tech gave
the Institute its infamous ratio
problem. In 1970, women made
up only 1.6% of Tech graduates.
Since then, many strides have
been taken to bring gender equal-
ity to campus. In the Early Action
1 profile for 2022, 52% of the ad-
mitted students were female, and
the other 48% were male.
At Tech, honoring Women’s
History Month often includes cel-
ebrating women in STEM.
Each year, the Center for the
Study of Women, Science and
Technology (WST) hosts a Dis-
tinguished Lecture open for the
LIFE EDITOR: technique
Hope Williams Society of Women Engineers
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR:
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Friday,
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life@nique.net March 18, 2022
Tech community and public to fessor or a faculty member. Bara- started in STEM, there were very She described her views of
honor “outstanding contributors bino also mentioned several re- few women role models and men- the basketball team and the
to understandings of, and posi- search studies, reports and social tors, and now it’s just a lively com- importance of women’s sports
tive impact for, women, science, science conceptual frameworks. munity. We all support each other to Cabrera.
and technology.” Barabino ended her presenta- and rely on each other.” “It’s an exciting game. I think
Founded in 1999, WST seeks tion on a hopeful note by saying, Honoring Women’s History we have athletes that work hard. I
to promote the recruitment, re- “The road ahead may be difficult, Month can also mean celebrat- think we’re a fun team to watch,”
tention and advancement of fe- but it is doable.” ing women’s sports on campus. Fortner said. “One of the best
male students and faculty in sci- This month, the College of The women’s basketball team was things about women’s sports is
ence, technology, engineering Computing is likewise celebrat- the first women’s sports team to our approachability … We want
and math fields. It also seeks to ing women in STEM by sharing receive varsity status at Tech in to talk to people … We get on the
link issues in the study of science stories of women in computing on 1974. This season, the team has floor, and we play hard. It’s a fun
and technology with gender, cul- their website: womenshistory- recently been selected to partici- game to watch, and we’re going to
ture and society through research month.cc.gatech.edu. pate in the NCAA tournament for say hello to you after the game.”
and education. Dana Randall, ADVANCE the second year in a row. Evidence of women achieving
This year, Dr. Gilda Barabino, professor of computing and ad- Earlier this month, President success is always obvious all over
current president of Olin College junct professor of mathematics, Ángel Cabrera sat down with Nell campus — not just during Wom-
of Engineering, spoke at the WST shared her thoughts on the ad- Fortner, head coach for the wom- en’s History Month.
Distinguished Lecture. Barabino vancement of women in society en’s basketball team. Part of this success can be at-
is a chemical engineer by training over the recent years. To begin the conversation, Ca- tributed to the supportive Insti-
and has held various professorship “We have really come a long brera said, “Nell Fortner … has tute programs including Leading
and dean positions in engineering way, and now we see women on created an incredible program Women@Tech, Women of Color
schools across the nation. Bara- the Georgia Tech campus in every which I enjoy watching every Initiative (WOCI) and the WST
bino also previously worked at area of leadership having a voice chance I have.” Learning Community which
Tech where she was the associate heard,” Randall said. “It’s really Fortner has coached top pro- provide beneficial resources and
chair for graduate studies and pro- amazing to see how many women grams throughout her career and events. Visit diversity.gatech.edu
fessor in the Wallace H. Coulter students have come to the cam- even led the United States nation- for additional information about
Department of Biomedical Engi- pus … History tells you that that al team to an Olympic gold medal these programs and issues of
neering and the first vice provost wasn’t always the case, and when I in 2000. gender equality.
for academic diversity.
Barabino’s lecture, entitled
“Making Visible the Invisible:
Leadership for Careers in Science
and Engineering,” focused on the
hidden systems and behaviors that
establish damaging equity gaps
between majority and minority
populations. Barabino suggested
that leaders must make marginal-
ized individuals and their contri-
butions visible because it is neces-
sary for future progress in creating
inclusive scientific enterprises.
To start her presentation, Bara-
bino noted her view on the current
state of science and engineering.
“Careers for racially minori-
tized groups and women are
stunted,” Barabino said. “There
is a dearth of women leaders, and
the lack of women of color leaders
is particularly acute.”
Barabino then discussed her
own personal experiences as a
Black woman academic, sharing
stories about previous students Photo by Ethan Vitak Student Publications
and librarians who assumed at The Women at Tech exhibit outside of the Women’s Resource features stories about
first glance that she was not a pro- women who have made a positive impact on Tech and the greater community.
10 • March 18, 2022• technique // LIFE

Former 88’ Reck Driver looks back on TechDuring her first few years of
HOPE WILLIAMS
LIFE EDITOR
Driving Tech’s iconic mechan-
ical mascot, the Ramblin’ Reck, is
an honor very few Tech students
get to experience.
Every year since 1961, one
student is selected to care for the
Reck. This student is the only per-
son allowed to drive the Reck and
takes great care in maintaining
the car. The Reck makes frequent
appearances around campus and
spreads spirit wherever it goes.
Dale Morgan Lawson, IM ‘88,
was elected Reck driver by the
Ramblin’ Reck Club in 1988 and
was the second woman selected
for the position after Lisa Volmar,
IE ‘86.
The Technique recently talked
with Lawson about her Tech ex-
perience and what driving the fa-
mous car is like.
Since Lawson was a child, she
knew she wanted to one day be
a Jacket.
“I’m from rural south Geor-
gia, and it is Bulldog country, but
I was always that kid that didn’t
care,” Lawson said. “None of my
friends pull for Tech, but I pull
louder for Tech.”
college, Lawson ran cross country.
However, later during her time at
Tech, she decided to look at other
extracurriculars that would give
her the same kind of spirited com-
munity and joined the Ramblin’
Reck Club.
It was then that she was select-
ed as the Reck driver.
“I did feel a huge sense of re-
sponsibility to know how to care
for the Reck,” Lawson said.
She can still remember exactly
what driving the Reck felt like.
“I loved every minute of it. It
was absolutely my favorite thing
that I did the entire time I was
there. I mean, the adrenaline of
right before the game, coming out
of the tunnel, pressing the accel-
erator, praying that it was going
to go forward,” Lawson said. “...
That was a feeling I definitely will
never forget.”
Although Lawson is no lon-
ger a student at Tech, she still has
close ties to the Institute.
She met her husband through
Reck Club.
Her daughter, Jordan Law-
son, is a second-year BA. They
frequently attend athletic events,
such as football games and wom-
en’s basketball games.
She has, over the years, watched
Tech’s evolution.
“It just seemed as if we had
emerged as this world class uni-
versity even better than we were
in the 80s and 90s,” Lawson said.
“... I sit on the Georgia Tech Par-
ents Board as well, and so it’s just
so interesting. The administration
comes and shares their plans and
their views, and [Tech’s] a great
place to be. You guys are an amaz-
ing place right now.”
Lawson mentioned one of
Tech’s most notorious tradi-
tions that the student body
must no longer participate in —
drownproofing.
“I thought ‘This is great, I’ll get
ahead, I’m a fairly athletic kid, I’ll
go ahead and take it my freshman
or sophomore year,’ and I did and
it wasn’t so bad, and then they did
away with it before I graduated,”
Lawson said.
Besides her involvement in
cross country and Reck Club,
Lawson also enjoyed the commu-
nity she found in the dorms.
“I lived in the dorms for over
two years, and I loved that, be-
cause I love the camaraderie
of the intramural sports and
… just interactive dorm stuff,”
Lawson said.
After Lawson graduated from
Tech, there was a 27 year gap be-
fore the next woman Reck driver,
Hillary Degenkold Burson, CM
‘16, was elected.
While at Tech, Lawson did
not really focus on the fact
that she was only the second
woman driver.
However, when reflecting
back, she can identify one way
in which she felt the effect of
gender stereotypes.
“I took an auto mechanics class
[in high school] because I wanted
to understand how to fix engines,
and so I guess that would be the
one thing I would say I felt that I
needed to make sure I was compe-
tent because of the stereotype of,
maybe even more so in that day, of
maybe women not wanting to get
down in the nitty gritty of taking
care of an engine,” Lawson said.
Although Lawson graduated
with a degree in industrial man-
agement, she later had a change of
career to medicine.
“I just made the decision in my
late 20s that I needed to go for it,”
Lawson said.
“... I took all the prereqs that
I needed and then went to medi-
cal school, and so I’ve been doing
emergency medicine for about al-
most 20 years now. It’s been a re-
ally great career.”
However, the past few years
since the start of the pandemic
have been very challenging.
“There was no playbook, we
were all just figuring it out day to
day,” Lawson said, who mentioned
that the pandemic especially hurt
the eldery and poverty-stricken
population in her area.
Despite this, she remains op-
timistic at the progress that is
being made.
“Every time things got a little
bit better, we got smarter and bet-
ter at doing things. We got more
information,” Lawson said.
As a leader during her college
years, and now a leader in her
profession, Lawson has advice
for college students looking to
their futures.
“I think we should really
back off the gender stereotypes. I
think women are done with that.
We’re all done with that, and I
think men are done with that,”
Lawson said.
“... Whoever’s best equipped to
do whatever the job is should be
doing the job. We just encourage
women and men to forget about
the stereotypes and go for the
things you want to go for.”

Photo courtesy of Dale Lawson Photo courtesy of Dale Lawson

Dale Lawson was the 1988 Ramblin’ Reck Driver and was the second ever female driver of the Lawson poses with her daughter Jordan, who is a cur-
Reck. Lawson drove the 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe around campus to spread school spirit. rent student at Tech, during a women’s basketball game.

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SWE supports women in STEM for 60+ years

ANOUSHKA MEHROTRA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Society of Women Engi-
neers (SWE) has established its
presence on Tech’s campus over
the past 64 years as an organiza-
tion that helps foster growth and
uplift women.
The national Society of Wom-
en Engineers was founded in
1950. Soon after, in 1958, Tech’s
SWE chapter was founded by
Maryly Van Leer Peck, daughter
of Blake Van Leer, the fifth presi-
dent of Tech.
SWE president and fourth-year
CE C’lee Kornegay, said, “Since
its establishment in 1958, Georgia
Tech Society of Women Engineers
has actively given women engi-
neering students a unique place
and voice within the engineer-
ing industry. Our organization is
centered around a passion for our
members’ success and continues
to evolve with the challenges and
opportunities reflected in today’s
exciting engineering and technol-
ogy specialties.”
With approximately 500 mem-
bers consisting of both undergrad-
uate and graduate students, the
organization represents women
across various engineering and ap-
plied science majors.
Tech first began to allow wom-
en to pursue higher education at
the school in 1952, when Presi-
dent Van Leer helped facilitate
the integration after a 7–5 Board
of Regents decision which would
officially allow women to study at
the university.
Diane Michel and Eliza-
beth Herndon became the first
women to enroll at Tech on a
full-time basis.
By 1956, Tech had its first two
female graduates, Diane Michel
and Shirley Clement.
SWE’s mission statement
states that they “strive to empower
women and girls to achieve their
full potential in STEM disci-
plines at Tech and the broader
Atlanta area by developing a sup-
portive and inclusive community,
establishing a strong professional
network through career and tech-
nical development opportunities,
and fostering an engaging out-
reach program.”
SWE focuses on advocating
for gender equity in STEM, diver-
sity and inclusion of all students
and cross-campus collaboration
at Tech.
Members of Tech’s chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) attend a conference
together. SWE offers opportunities for professional and personal development.
The Society of Women En-
gineers applies the three pillars,
professional development, so-
cial opportunities and outreach
programs, and the organiza-
tion works towards achieving
their mission statement through
outreach programs, mentor-
ship programs, social events and
alumni networking.
“Each semester, we host mul-
tiple STEM days to help encour-
age young girls to pursue STEM
throughout their education,” Ko-
rnegay said. “At Georgia Tech, we
have mentorship programs and
social events to continue to pro-
vide a support system for women
in STEM. After college, GT SWE
has an alumni network for alum-
ni to continue to seek support
throughout their career and the
national SWE organization pro-
vides programs for professional
members to continue to seek sup-
port and mentorship.”
Another goal of Tech’s SWE
chapter is to encourage under-
represented groups, including Af-
rican American, Asian American,
Hispanic, Pacific Islander and Na-
tive American women, to further
themselves within STEM fields
and careers.
Diversity and inclusion are
a priority within the organiza-
tion, and the women teach each
other to respect others as well
as differences in family sta-
tus, sexual orientation, age and
physical abilities.
First-year CHBE major Vio-
leta Escandon said, “The Society
of Women Engineers at Georgia
Photo courtesy of Eshita Chhajlani
Tech helps advocate for gender
equity in STEM. Its pillars root
around the ideas of diversity and
inclusion. Supporting over hun-
dreds of students, SWE offers so-
cial and professional events that
bring our Tech community closer,
[bridging] over the gender-gaps
through support and help to edu-
cate one another.”
Escandon has personally found
lots of opportunities for growth
through Tech’s SWE chapter.
“SWE has given me a safe
place to create bonds, grow profes-
sionally and develop as a leader,”
Escandon said. “I look forward to
our meetings and our community
building events. From helping me
connect with recruiters of various
companies to taking me to New
Mexico for a conference, SWE has
been with me for all.”
Through her position as SWE
chapter president, Kornegay
has grown both professionally
and socially.
“GT SWE has given me the
opportunity to not only grow
professionally through its count-
less professional development and
technical development workshops
and panels, but also personally
as I have grown from being a shy
freshman to the president of the
organization, and I have pushed
myself beyond my comfort zone
to learn how to be a leader at
Tech,” Kornegay said.
SWE has helped women across
Tech’s campus and across the na-
tion advance their academic goals
and to pursue STEM-focused
careers in a wide range of fields.
To learn more about
Tech’s chapter of SWE, visit
swe.gtorg.gatech.edu.

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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion
Keeping women in STEM
In light of Women’s History Month, the
Technique Editorial Board wanted to highlight
both the success and fallacies of the Women in
STEM movement. It is difficult to summarize
such a broad and nuanced movement, but at
its core, the movement revolves around one
concept: the equality of girls and women in
any and all STEM fields.
In some ways, the movement has been a
massive success. Countless initiatives in K-12
schools have allowed younger girls, who may
have been fed societal narratives that science
and math are for boys, to explore their poten-
tial passion for STEM. For example, coding
initiatives that frame computer science as an
approachable and fun extracurricular recruit
many girls into a male-dominated field while
also building a sense of community as girls are
able to find other girls with similar interests.
The success of these initiatives is clearly ap-
parent as the rate of women getting their de-
grees in STEM fields is higher than ever.
However, as we recognize the strides that
have been made in getting women through the
door into various STEM fields, we also must
highlight the staggering rate at which women
are also leaving these fields. Faced with work-
place harassment, casual sexism and notable
wage disparity, women across the nation are
also quitting the workplace in droves. This
issue is not limited to STEM fields however,
as even women in female-dominated fields,
such as teaching or library sciences, are con-
sistently passed up for promotions for their
male counterparts. Even though statistics
have proven time and time again that women
are just as competent as men, they continue to
face a barrage of demeaning comments and are
consistently undervalued for their work. More
often than not, the only way for women —
especially in a male-dominated field like STEM
— to succeed is to go above and beyond their
male counterparts.
The idea that women have to do more than
their male counterparts to be allowed a seat at
the metaphorical table is not a new concept,
but it is becoming increasingly glaring as more
women begin to join the workforce in tradi-
tionally male-dominated careers. Regardless
of their field, women are pushed to achieve
an ideal of the put-together career woman
who does more than her male peers and
The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the
Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.
technique editorial board
Janat Batra EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Taylor Gray MANAGING EDITOR
Andy Borst NEWS EDITOR
Hope Williams LIFE EDITOR
Will Fuss SPORTS EDITOR
Kristin Hsu ONLINE EDITOR
OPINIONS EDITOR: Yashvini Deva
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I wonder-if nobody is listening
to my voice, am I making any
”
sound at all? — Alice Oseman
also makes time for family, while their male
counterparts are held to no such standard.
Rather than being rewarded for doing more
than men, it is simply expected for women to
exceed expectations.
Moreover, alongside these standards, wom-
en face disproportionate punishment for any
mistakes. Countless women who have left the
workforce testify to being unequally punished
for making the same mistakes as their male
coworkers. This added burden of never being
able to slip up or be anything less than per-
fect puts an almost insurmountable amount
of pressure on women. Combine this with the
lack of support that many women receive from
their female and male coworkers alike, and the
exodus of women from STEM careers makes
far more sense.
Considering the issue of women in STEM
holistically, we encourage current initiatives
to work towards not only recruiting girls into
STEM but addressing systemic issues, so that
these girls can eventually become successful
women in their selected fields. We encourage
organizations around the world to focus on
combatting workplace harassment head-on
and teaching girls the skills they need to face
the sadly inevitable issues that are inherent
to being a woman in the workforce. Further-
more, we also recognize the unique struggle
that women of color and queer women expe-
rience, so we also encourage organizations
to center on more diverse role models of
career women.
Specifically, at Tech, we encourage more
discussion about sexism in the college class-
room and increasing awareness among male
professors and teachers assistants on how to
create an equal class environment. Even in
majors with nearly equal gender ratios, sexism
is still prevalent and it creates a major barrier
for women inside and outside the classroom.
Even if women are designated a seat in the
classroom, in the cubicle, or in the board-
room, the sheer energy they must exert to get
there and stay there is unfathomable and fun-
damentally unfair.
As we take March to reflect on the achieve-
ment of the women who came before us, we
encourage change to ensure that the women
after us are able to leave their impact on a more
equal world.
Maya Torres ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Yashvini Deva OPINIONS EDITOR
Brendan Oshida DESIGN EDITOR
Letter from the editors
Dear Tech community,
Regarding recent events on
campus surrounding a conser-
vative political commentator
sharing his views on trans-
gender women competing in
women’s sports, the Technique
Editorial Board feel that it is
important to address the ha-
rassment that has followed.
Before we address the in-
action of campus leaders, we
would first like to affirm and
validate the experiences of
transgender and non-binary
individuals. We recognize in
events like these, there is an
inclination to speak over the
voices of those directly af-
fected, so instead of respond-
ing to the harmful rhetoric of
the event in question, we will
instead address the lack of re-
sponse from administration
and student government.
As President of the Insti-
tute, Ángel Cabrera acts as
the voice of the Institute’s ad-
ministration and consequently
is in an unique position to
advocate for the voices of the
student body, especially those
of marginalized communities
in the face of harassment a
nd discrimination.
In some of his first written
words as the Institute’s presi-
dent addressing the student
body, Cabrera promised to
“nurture the well-being of our
entire community” while re-
maining “committed to ethi-
cal behavior and responsible
stewardship.” Following such
words, his silence on the mat-
ter speaks volumes. As an In-
stitution, we look towards our
President as a guardian of the
student body, but he continues
to put the safety of the Insti-
tute’s reputation over the ac-
tual safety of its students. More
discouraging is the fact that
rather than being an outlying
incident, Cabrera and the In-
stitute’s inaction is a continu-
ation of a distressing pattern
of silence regarding potentially
reputation-damaging issues
regardless of the impact they
have on the student body.
The silence of the admin-
istration was disappointing,
but what has been far more
upsetting is the deafening si-
lence from SGA. As the in-
termediary between the stu-
dent body and the Institute’s
administration, SGA’s sole
purpose is to advocate for the
well-being of the student body
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especially where the Institute
fails. Their silence serves as a
direct contradiction to their
stated mission “to empower
student organizations, embody
student opinions, preserve stu-
dent integrity, and enrich the
student experience.”
SGA, as their mission
statement suggests, should al-
ways keep student well-being
at the center of everything
they do. While their silence
may empower certain student
organizations, it is at the ex-
pense of the health and safety
of other students.
We recognize that SGA does
not have the ability to bar stu-
dent organizations from hold-
ing certain events on campus,
but they always maintain their
ability to speak out against
injustice.
Being part of SGA’s execu-
tive board is a privilege they
were elected to and with that
comes a responsibility towards
the student body as a whole.
The campaign platform that
the current SGA President
and Executive Vice President
ran on highlighted diversity
and inclusivity, but their selec-
tive inaction now contradicts
the very ideals that put them
in office.
While in the past, both
administrative and student
leadership have been quick to
condemn injustice, such as
SGA’s response to the HBCU
bomb threats, there has to date
been no public address from ei-
ther of these parties regarding
the event.
The Institute and SGA have
remained silent while both an
individual student and an en-
tire community have been ex-
plicitly harassed. Their selective
silence on this topic reflects an
unspoken choice of who they
think is worth speaking up for.
Silence is compliance, espe-
cially from those who have the
power to speak up. The Edi-
torial Board of the Technique
strongly condemns what took
place on campus on March 14,
and with that we also condemn
the following silence that at
the time of writing this article
— March 16 — has not been
broken.
We stand by those affected,
and even if our administration
and student government will
not, we encourage you to do
the same.
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HeartPopper
On Wednesday, March 16,
the trailer for the new Netf-
lix adaptation of the popular
webcomic Heartstopper was
released. Originally written
and illustrated by Alice Ose-
man, the Heartstopper comics
follow two high-school boys
in the UK as they fall in love
The show is being praised for
its choice to use actually age-
appropriate cast members.
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making hearts, the melting
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face emoji and the addition
of a bubbles emoji. Make
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and try out the new emois!
DoorCrash
A labor shortage in a Kentucky
bakery has left multiple troops
without cookies to sell. How-
ever, the popular delivery app
DoorDash has continued to
remain stocked on every vari-
ety of cookies. This is not the
company selling the cookies,
but actual girl scouts selling
cookies digitally, but many
still point out the unfairness of
the situation.
Achoo!
Studies show that allergy
seasons are going to be start-
ing sooner and become more
intensive in coming years
starting this year. Climate
change has been pointed to
as one of the biggest drivers
behind this chain, and this
is a major concern for many
as pollen allergies are a com-
mon issue across the nation.
// OPINIONS
Braves are getting better
“The explosive offense should be more
than enough to compensate for
Atlanta Braves have been the loss of Freeman.
struggling to come to terms Defensively, Freeman is one of
the best to ever do it at the first
with losing their superstar...” base position and it could be dif-
ficult to fill his spot assuming he
JOSHUA SEXTON does not get resigned. But, Olson
STAFF WRITER is no slouch either defensively.
Olson has already won two Gold
Glove awards and he has only
The Braves have gotten better Braves ensured a future for Ol- been a starter in the MLB for
this offseason son on their team by signing about four full seasons. Consid-
The Atlanta Braves have been him to an 8-year contract worth ering he is still a younger player,
struggling to come to terms with $168 million. has already won the prestigious
losing their superstar Freddie In comparison, the Braves are defensive award twice, and has
Freeman and it seems unlikely rumored to have offered Free- an overall career fielding per-
at this point that he is going to man $135 million for a five year centage equal to Freeman’s, most
re-sign with them. The Braves, contract which seems to not be fans will not notice any differ-
whether they wanted enough to sat- ence in defensive prowess from
to or not, probably just isfy him. Look- the first baseman of the Braves in
made the best deci- “Freddie Freeman ing for over the future.
sion they could have will be missed but thirty million a Olson is also an Atlan-
made when it comes to year, you would ta area native and grew up a
their first basemen of the Matt Olson era in expect Freeman Braves fan whereas Freeman
the future. Atlanta has officially to significantly is looking to move closer to
The Braves just trad- outperform Ol- his childhood hometown of
ed prospects Christian begun.” son who will be Villa Park, California.
Pache, Shea Langliers, making almost Not seeing Freeman in the
Ryan Cusick and Joey Estes for 10 million less per year. number five Braves uniform will
the Oakland A’s star first baseman In 2021, Freeman amassed 31 definitely be unusual for the next
Matt Olson. home runs, 27 extra base hits and few years but at least the Braves
Only one of the four pros- 83 RBIs while batting .300 on are not downgrading at first base.
pects ever had a larger role for the the season. Olson, on the other Considering Olson is five years
Braves and none of them were a hand, hit 39 home runs, 35 extra younger than Freeman and has
major factor during last season’s base hits and drove in 111 RBIs. the skill set and statistics to re-
World Series title run. Although Olsen was on the base place him, Braves fans should be
Although there is a lot of nos- less than Freeman with his .271 excited about their new first base-
talgia surrounding Freeman in batting average, he was able to man because he is providing simi-
Atlanta, Olson will probably be outperform Freeman in many of lar production at a cheaper price,
an upgrade to the star-studded the major batting categories. The and more importantly, wants to
Braves lineup. lower batting average may be a be an Atlanta Brave.
On Monday, March 14 the concern for Braves fans but .271 Freddie Freeman will be
Braves completed the trade with is still a very respectable number missed but the Matt Olson era in
the A’s and on March 15 the and the added benefit of his more Atlanta has officially begun.
7 • March 18, 2022 • technique
On mourning the loss of a friendship
“I feel an
overwhelming sadness every
time I go through any of my
pictures from middle to high
school.”
CLARA TEMPLIN
ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR
To preface, no one died. We had been friends since
There was no dramatic falling sixth grade. Her mom worked
out that stemmed from some- in the film industry, and she
one cheating with the other’s often stayed at my house after
boyfriend, like some teen swim practice while her mom
drama that was popular in finished night scenes.
the mid-2000s. Like me, her dad was not in-
That makes it worse though, volved in her life, and we both
the anticlimactic ending of understood growing up with a
a friendship. single mom.
I feel an overwhelming sad- When my younger sister
ness every time I go through developed an eating disorder
any of my pictures from mid- when we were in middle school,
dle to high school. she had seen it happen too. She
In almost all of them, my had been there when I cried
ex-best friend is there. She is about seeing my mom and
smiling at a swim meet, hair sister fight around meal times
poking out of the swim cap. and started staying at my house
She is rocking one of my cats more when my sister left for
in her arms, having spent the in-patient treatment.
night over. In turn, I knew about her
She is taking stupid self- dad, how he was never added
ies on my phone, face half in to her birth certificate and had
the screen. My sadness almost a new family somewhere in
feels misplaced. New York that did not know
It is not like it was a roman- about her.
tic relationship, the only rela- I knew about how she had
tionship ending I have really found his Facebook on acci-
seen people cry about on TV. dent and had seen pictures of
This depiction, though, her half-siblings, two young
undervalues the impact of a boys. She did not have to tell
platonic relationship. me about her curiosity about
what would have happened if
he had stayed. I understood.
I am not a touchy per-
son, to put it lightly. I duck
to avoid people’s hugs. I don’t
like shoulder touches or when
my leg accidentally touches
the person I am sitting beside.
I need my immediate vicin-
ity to be free of people. I have
always been like this, want-
ing to keep others at a literal
arm’s distance.
We were not like that
though. My mom often found
us laid over each other in the
front room of my house doing
homework. My emotional inti-
macy with her made me much
more willing to be physically
comforting and comforted.
She understood my limits in
how much and often I could
touch other people, and that
made me comfortable showing
physical affection.
She also knew how much I
struggled to make friends and
generally open up to people.
I easily became overwhelmed
by new people. I did not know
how I was supposed to change
how I interacted with each
new person. I did not have
any intuition on how to join
the conversation, and I felt
out of place.
She was fine with being my
emotional support person in
these situations, making sure I
was not left out.
Her mom thought that I
was a good influence, too. I
could help her with homework
when she needed it, and I made
sure that schoolwork got done
at my house. Our relationship
was symbiotic.
We were friends until the
middle of swim season our
senior year. I had noticed she
had been spending less time
with me. She was always busy
or tired when I asked her to
spend the night over and did
not seem like she wanted to
talk to me when she drove
us to swim practice in the
morning.
I cried to my mom, telling
my mom how much it hurt
that my best friend did not
want to see me anymore, and I
decided to call her. She seemed
surprised when I asked if we
could talk about something se-
rious on the phone.
I told her that I missed
talking with her, how I cared
so much about her, but it did
not feel the same anymore.
I asked if I had done some-
thing wrong, had I hurt her
feelings. I was crying again
by this point. “I don’t know
what you want me to say.”
That was her only response. I
asked if we were still friends.
“I don’t know.”
My mom brought me to
swim practice the next morn-
ing and every morning after
until the end of the season. We
did not utter a word to each
other anymore, and I cried
wondering if anything could
have gone differently. There
was a gaping hole that became
more apparent each time my
sister was struggling or a break
// OPINIONS
rolled around, and she was not
there to spend most of it at
my house.
My mom asked me if I
had a crush on her. She had
never seen me be so upset
about something before. I did
not love her in a romantic
way though.
I had thought of her as
my other sister, having a
unique understanding of each
other that felt more than
just friends.
I mourned the loss of that
understanding for a reason
she would not say. Everything
was incomplete.
My mom told me she saw
her at Mardi Gras this year,
and she tried to ask my mom
how I was, how my sister was.
My mom told her we were
good. I cried that night.
Over a year later, I struggle
to tell my new friends how
much I care about them. They
express their love for me and
each other freely, but it feels
weird to do that.
I feel like I have subcon-
sciously stopped myself from
making the final leap to lov-
ing my new friends because I
am scared of growing to love
someone so fully, and then it
all ends with no explanation,
not that they have given me
any reason to distrust them.
I have never seen fear like
mine expressed in relation to
platonic friendships and maybe
that is why I don’t know how
to move forward. Everything is
still incomplete.
8 • March 18, 2022 • technique
You can’t escape casual sexism at the Institute
“...women are
still valuable and human even
if they are not present
in the room. ”
NITHYASREE JAMESHENRY
STAFF WRITER
If there is one thing wom- preferring a certain height,
en at a STEM-focused school many men try to find ways to
like Tech experience, it is sex- paint women in a negative light.
ism. This is not your run of Through using dehuman-
the mill, “women don’t de- izing terms like “females,” or
serve rights!” type of sexism, reducing women to their parts
but the most dangerous type: or appearances, women often
internalized sexism. find themselves as the butt of
Internalized sexism is when these jokes.
the misogynist structure of These comments are
society is so ingrained in the part of a harmful rhetoric,
minds of individuals, it seeps found in most households
into their actions and mind- and most friend groups, but
sets without them even realiz- rarely condemned.
ing it. This phenomenon runs The phrases “they don’t
rampant on our campus, even really mean it” or “they are
among individuals who might just joking around” build
identify as more progressive in a safety net around these
their beliefs. damaging statements.
The testosterone-fueled de- Allowing this type of com-
sire to put down women for co- mentary to continue perpetu-
medic effect is dated and over- ates stereotypes about women
used, yet exceedingly common. and allows for “locker room
This is the most frequent talk” to prevail; women are
demonstration of this issue in still valuable and human
everyday life. even if they are not present
Whether it be jokes about in the room.
how women are “all the same,” If an individual did not have
or how women are shallow for these beliefs, even subcon-
// OPINIONS
sciously, they would not make en receive feedback for “being effects and often settle
such comments at all. abrasive” in the workplace, only into expectations.
Of course, at a school like about 1% of men receive that Women are just as capable
Tech, the issues of academic, same feedback. In classes, wom- and intelligent as men and
workplace and classroom sex- en often cite struggles in groups should be treated as such; false
ism are extremely prevalent on with all men, stating that they social expectations and en-
our campus. are repeatedly talked over and forced gender roles should not
Even from childhood, wom- interrupted or assigned “femi- force us into a box.
en are almost trained to see nine” tasks like creative writing This all stems from that same
themselves as weaker, branded or post-making. Aside from the internalized misogyny. While
early with the phrase, “Can you obvious invalidity of branding people do not always explicitly
have some academic think of women as inferior, this
boys come tasks as ideology has been branded into
to help me feminine our minds constantly, through
carry these or mascu- media, music, literature and in-
chairs into the “We all go to the same school, line, there nate societal structure.
other room?” take the same classes and get issonno rea- It is not enough to see wom-
Susan, the for en as equal; it is important to
chairs are the same grades, so what is so women to stand up against any sort of
barely five different about women that be treated negative rhetoric towards wom-
pounds; any differently en as a whole.
of us could they are only deemed worthy in academ- The only way to dismantle
carry them
into the room. of certain assignments? ” ic settings.
We all go
this oppressive structure is to
speak out against the normal-
Yet, these to the same ization of internalized misogy-
micro-level school, ny and push our peers to see the
sepa rations take the true implications of their words
and the creation of gender roles same classes and get the same and actions.
at such a formative age have ef- grades, so what is so different Of course, this does not even
fects to this day. about women that they are only begin to peel into the intrica-
Women have begun to in- deemed worthy of certain as- cies of women’s oppression, or
ternalize these ideas and allow signments? These expectations the roles that toxic masculin-
themselves to be talked over are not only limited to school- ity, transphobia, homophobia,
or put down for fear of being work, but to hobbies as well. race and other numerous fac-
branded in a negative manner. My friend and I have shared tors play on the issues at hand.
Speaking up, being opinion- that we enjoy going to the gym, However, I can’t help but hope
ated or being strong-minded and received a shocked bari- that one day, women will tru-
are not qualities associated with tone, “women go to the gym?” ly be equal in the eyes of all.
femininity, which is usually in return more than once. Though, in recent times, it
coupled with daintiness, frailty Surprise! Hobbies are not feels more like we’re regressing
and timidity. In fact, studies gender-specific! These ste- into “The Handmaid’s Tale,”
show that while 66% of wom- reotypes have widespread American edition.

Entertainment
“WHO CARES?” bogged by self doubt
MUSIC
WHO CARES?
Rex Orange County
LABEL: RCA
RELEASE DATE: March 11
GENRE: Alternative/Indie
TRACK PICKS: “OPEN A
WINDOW,” “AMAZING”
OUR TAKE: «««
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TAYLOR GRAY
MANAGING EDITOR
Alexander James O’Connor,
the man behind indie sweetheart
Rex Orange County, concluded
his 2020 run of “The Pony World
Tour” at Atlanta’s Tabernacle ven-
ue in February of 2020.
With the pandemic cancel-
ing the Asian, Australian and
New Zealand legs of the tour,
O’Connor was able to sit down
and work on his newest album
release “WHO CARES?” over the
next two years.
While lingering on the out-
skirts of the alternative scene
since the release of his freshman
album “Bcos U Will Never B
Free,” Rex Orange County gained
momentum after being tapped
to feature on Tyler, the Creator’s
2017 Grammy-nominated album
“Flower Boy.”
O’Connor’s popularity reached
a new height after his songs “Best
Friend” and “Loving Is Easy” lit-
tered the For You Page’s of Tik-
Tok users for months during the
summer of 2019; earning him a
dedicated fanbase as users sifted
through his discography to find
even more hidden gems such as
the heartbreaking track “Unti-
From TikTok to tour bus: Bears in Trees
MAYA TORRES
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Advertising themselves as a
“dirtbag boyband,” South Lon-
don indie group Bears in Trees
has taken TikTok by storm in the
past few months. Following two
albums, “Just Five More Min-
utes” in 2017 and “Bits n’ Pieces”
in 2018, the group released their
debut studio LP, “and everybody
else smiled back” in November of
last year.
With over 450 thousand fol-
lowers on TikTok, the indie band
saw immediate success with their
latest release, which amassed half
a million streams in less than
three days. The album covers
serious topics, including mental
illness and sexual assault, from a
positive angle of support and re-
covery. It is an album that makes
listeners want to frolic in a field of
flowers and hug their friends just
a little tighter.
This sense of positivity and
community bled into their tour,
which launched in the United
Kingdom in February. The final
performance of the UK tour took
place at the Electric Ballroom in
tled” off of his 2017 album “Apri-
cot Princess.”
With the eleven song album
running just under thirty-five
minutes, the fourth album from
the English singer-songwriter is
a short and sweet addition to his
existing trio.
Despite the short run time,
“WHO CARES?” packs some
tremendous high point singles
between some predictable tracks
that fall victim to O’Connor’s
tendency to oversimplify his in-
strumentals in favor of attempting
to convey the seemingly perpetual
melancholy of his life.
Prior to release, fans speculated
that parts of the album would be
influenced by Rex Orange Coun-
ty’s breakup with fellow musician
Thea Morgan-Murrell, who goes
by Thea on stage. With Thea’s
nickname “Apricot Princess” serv-
ing as the title for O’Connor’s
aforementioned sophomore al-
bum, their relationship has been
cited as a source of inspiration for
Rex Orange County before.
Perhaps inspired by the break-
up, “WHO CARES?” is filled to
the brim with existential dread as
Rex Orange County vaguely de-
scribes a loss that leaves him ques-
tioning who he is anymore.
The album’s title song cements
this nearly nihilistic theme with
the first verse stating “all the
things I used to dream about/got
too far from reach/now I don’t
know what’s happened to me.”
This lost dream O’Connor
speaks about is a prominent
subject that remains pervasive
throughout the album, with the
song “ONE IN A MILLION”
claiming that it is “the only thing
I need/it’s the most important
thing/it’s my one and only wish.”
London. Before the end of the
month, Bears in Trees left Eu-
rope to tour the United States
with California funk-rock band
Just Friends, among others.
Discovering the wonders
of the States, including sunny
March days and Waffle House,
the group traveled from Califor-
nia to Arizona, Texas and Florida
before finally arriving in Atlanta
to perform at Purgatory at the
Masquerade on March 13.
Besides Bears in Trees and
Just Friends, Graduating Life and
Cry Baby took the stage for sets
of their own. The four groups
brought a diverse crowd, with
ages ranging from mid teens to
upper fifties.
Purgatory is an intimate ven-
ue, allowing fans to sneak looks
at the bands as they prepared
backstage for their sets and even
meet their favorite members in
the crowd. Before and after their
performance, Bears in Trees ran
their merchandise table, selling
their own t-shirts and even offer-
ing to sign them as fans paid.
Following Graduat-
ing Life’s energetic set, Bears in
Trees took the stage, setting up
their own equipment alongside
technique
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Maya Torres
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Isa Cardona
12
Friday,
entertainment@nique.net March 18, 2022
Photo by Taylor Gray Student Publications
Rex Orange County performs at the Tabernacle in February 2020 during his Pony World
Tour. Released on March 11, “WHO CARES?” is the latest album from Rex Orange County.
It is clear that Rex Orange Rex Orange County shows off his soul sound contributed by Tyler,
County is missing something that British accent by talk-rapping a the Creator’s verse.
has made him lose his way, and verse or two, a feature prominent “WHO CARES?” sends a flare
that feeling translates to the pro- on one of his most popular songs signal that Rex Orange County is
duction of the album itself. “Television / So Far So Good.” clearly working through a period
The album brings some new The inclusion of his speaking voice of uncertainty in his life. Luck-
sounds into O’Connor’s artillery, may have helped break up the flow ily, the title track and finale of the
with “SHOOT ME DOWN” in- of the album, adding some much album offers listeners some assur-
troducing a heavy dramatic drum needed distinguishable elements ance after Rex Orange County
beat that heavily contrasts with between the songs that start to claims that he knows what he is
the cheery 50’s stratocaster strums blend together after a while. supposed to do now that he knows
that became a defining character- Despite the escapist lyrics of who cares about him.
istic of his most popular singles. the album insinuating a crisis in After straying away from what
Rex Orange County also makes O’Connor’s life, he still managed works for him and clearing his sys-
frequent use of an army of strings, to slip in some upbeat bangers in tem with this album, O’Connor
adding a layer to the overall dra- the album that distract listeners can hopefully leave behind the
matic, woebegone bedroom pop from his lack of life direction. self-doubt soon in hopes of one
feel of the album. The album’s high note is day producing an album that will
Absent from the album and “OPEN A WINDOW,” a song promote him from angsty sad boy
sorely missed are moments where that heavily benefits from the neo- to a full-fledged indie artist.
the crew members to hasten the Throughout the songs, Gil- one end of the stage to the other,
transition process. lespie especially engaged with rocking along with both sides of
The presence of the group was fans, looking them in the eyes the crowd.
heightened yet casual. and smiling as they sang and Following the conclusion of
One member, Iain Gillespie, danced along. Guitarist George “Heaven Sent is a Coffee Cup,”
wore a pink t-shirt over a simple Berry often would twirl from See BEARS PAGE 13
dress, but streaked their face with
brightly colored makeup.
Alongside Gillespie, Callum
Litchfield opted to go shoeless,
with polka-dotted socks on his
feet and a Stitch-printed ukulele
strap slung over his shoulder.
When all was ready, the per-
formance kicked off with “Great
Heights,” a cheerful song about
the ups and downs of mental
health.
A lyric from the chorus, “We’d
reach great heights / If we could
just make our beds in the morn-
ing,” describes the little things,
such as not making one’s bed, as a
sign of an oncoming breakdown.
As the song drew to a close,
an audience member shouted, “I
made my bed this morning,” and
the crowd erupted into cheers.
This offered a theme of com-
munity that led into the next two
songs, “Ibuprofen” and “Heaven
Sent is a Coffee Cup,” which are Photo by Maya Torres Student Publications
about learning to love oneself Iain Gillespie plays with Bears in Trees at The Masquerade. The
through the support of friends. group engages with fans through an active presence on TikTok.
// ENTERTAINMENT
BEARS FROM PAGE 12
Bears in Trees then launched
into “I’m Doing Push-Ups,” a
well-known song that pairs with
a vertical push-up motion. In
an emotional chorus, the crowd
screamed the lyrics with tears
running down several fans’
cheeks.
As their set drew to a close,
Bears in Trees dove into the mel-
low, touching song “Reverberate”
which is about struggles, friend-
ship and recovery. The conclud-
ing song, “Good Rhymes for Bad
Times,” a song about turning
emotional hardships into music
and community, might as well be
Bears in Trees’s theme song with
lyrics directly referencing mental
illness and detachment from hu-
manity.
The group bid the audience
farewell by throwing drumsticks
into the crowd and handing
setlists to individual fans, taking
time to acknowledge the most
engaged attendees before retreat-
ing backstage to recover from
their energetic set.
Several minutes later, the
band reemerged to talk to more
of their supporters and to enjoy
the Cry Baby’s and Just Friend’s
sets among the crowd. Above
their groovy melodies and inspir-
ing lyrics, what stands out most
about Bears in Trees is their di-
rect engagement with their com-
munity.
Within Purgatory, this meant
conversing and posing for photos
with members of the audience,
taking the time to engage on a
personal level. Outside of Purga-
tory, the band responds to com-
ments and direct messages, fol-
lows their fans back on TikTok
and even hosts a Discord group
called “the sandbox.”
This camaraderie-driven as-
pect has accounted for a lot of the
success of the band and is some-
thing other groups, successful or
otherwise, can look to for inspira-
tion. Bears in Trees, unlike many
other groups right now, finds
relevance by bringing humanity
into their music, and the humans
on the other side can only hope
that they bring their talents to
Atlanta again soon.
THE North
Avenue
Review
ANUSH SINGHAL
STAFF WRITER
Everything But You
Clean Bandit, A7S
«««««
«««««
Most well known for “Rock-
abye,” Clean Bandit is a woman-
led music group that has been
producing pop tracks for the last
decade. This track sounds over-
produced, neither pushing the
envelope of techno-pop nor pro-
viding a blueprint for a hit single.
This is A Life
Son Lux, Mitski, David Byrne
««««
Son Lux is well known in ex-
perimental music. Self-described
Alynda Segarra, the lead singer of Hurray For the
eo for their new song “RHODODENDRON.” The song signals
as a “sonic test kitchen,” the band
deconstructs music and reas-
sembles it in a thought-provoking
arrangement. Paired with Mitski,
recently coming back from retire-
ment, Lux’s vocals coat the track
perfectly. All three artists are de-
liberative, and this methodical
approach produced an engaging
yet bare track.
Shut Up (feat. phem &
Travis Barker)
Tyler Posey
SAINt JHN
««« «
Couple Posey and phem in-
vite Barker, one of the biggest
contributors to the mainstream
resurgence of pop-punk and for-
mer drummer for blink-182, to
turn an edgy lovers ballad into
an elegant pop-punk track. It has
all the necessary components: au-
dible guitars, irritable drums and
lyrics manufactured to aggravate
listeners.
Drop Dead (feat. Kesha &
Travis Barker
grandson
«««««
«««««
The singer of “Rain” from
The Suicide Squad, grandson,
and one of the most notable pop
stars from the last decade, Ke-
sha, pair up to try their hand at a
rock song. Although the lyrics
about not giving up are inspira-
tional, both artists are struggling
to overcome the instrumental,
and the vocals are washed away.
Dress
Charlotte Sands
Gunna
««««
«««««
« experiments with several styles
Massachusetts native Char-
lotte Sands is fairly new on the
scene but has been gaining criti-
cal acclaim after getting rec-
ognized by Alternative Press.
“Dress” is fun and loud.
Sands knows how to build up
to a chorus that is sure to get your
head nodding.
Bites on My Neck
yeule
«««««
«««««
Singaporean songwriter and
producer Nat Ćmiel is the art-
Riff Raff appears in the music
a diversion from the band’s normal sound.
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technique • March 18, 2022• 13
ist behind yeule. Incorporating
elements of ambient, glitch and
Asian post-pop, she has forged
her own path with the likes of
Enya or Grimes.
The five-minute track exhibits
experimental sounds that are not
supposed to work together but
somehow do.
Billions
Caroline Polachek
«««««
Polachek is also known as the
singer, songwriter and producer
behind Chairlift, Ramona Lisa
and CEP.
Polachek has also worked with
Beyoncé and Travis Scott to co-
write songs like “No Angel.”
Recently starting to release
music under her name, Polachek
and the following brooding song
incorporates ambient inspiration
from her previous project, CEP.
RHODODENDRON
Hurray For The Riff Raff
DDDDavid
«««««
Created 15 years ago by Al-
ynda Segarra, Hurray For The
Riff Raff celebrates the rebellious
women and the activists who
threatened the status quo.
This indie-rock album has the
band transforming their sound
using synthesizers not seen in
past albums.
Photo courtesy of Youtube
vid-
READ.
THINK.
SPEAK.
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‘Journey 2 the Sun’: A Brighter Concert
ANUSH SINGHAL
STAFF WRITER
On March 8, Center Stage
Theater welcomed Aries to the
stage, who rocked The Loft.
Since his last tour “WELCOME
HOME” in late 2019 following
the success of his debut album, he
has grown up, taken inspiration
from the industry and developed
his sound.
Aries found his start on you-
tube, where he would post two-
minute videos breaking down
hip-hop smashes, such as Lil Uzi
Vert’s “XO Tour Lif3,” Playboi
Carti’s “Magnolia” and Drake’s
“God’s Plan.” He used all of this
to advertise his own music. He
knew how to leverage the online
landscape by having a popu-
lar presence on Twitch, Discord
and Reddit.
His first breakthrough was in
Jan 2018 when he released “CAR-
OUSEL,” which had ultimately
peaked at number 10 on Spotify’s
Viral 50 - USA playlist.
He later doubled down on this
success in April with “SAYO-
NARA,” which is his most lis-
tened to song to date.
After his tour in 2019, there
was no news of Aries. He had
gone radio silent until October
2020, when he dropped the first
single “FOOL’S GOLD” from
his newest album “BELIEVE
IN ME, WHO BELIEVES IN
YOU” (BIMWBIY).
Known for his album rollout
and fanfare, Aries kept his fans on
the edge, releasing five singles over
half a year before releasing BIM-
WBIY in 2021.
Aries had developed a cult
following after “WELCOME
HOME” and hoped to expand it
with BIMWBIY.
He did just that with his soph-
omore album, debuting as the 7th
most popular album on Spotify
the same week Taylor Swift, Bruno
Mars and TWICE dropped mu-
sic. Even one of the promotional
singles, “ONE PUNCH,” made it
on the NBA2K22 soundtrack.
There were fans who had trav-
eled over seven hours to attend the
concert and several who braved
the Atlanta rain for hours to get
close to the stage.
As the audience filled the
venue, several familiar faces from
music videos were seen around the
hall, all of whom were employees
of Wunderworld, Aries’ collective.
Spring Comedy Show hosts Dulcé Sloan
VARUN MONDAIYKA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On March 9, the Student Cen-
ter Programs Council (SCPC)
held its annual Spring Comedy
Show. The event took place at
the Ferst Center for Arts on that
Wednesday evening.
This year could be called a
success, with the Ferst Cen-
ter packed full of students.
It was a large turnout and a
laugh-filled evening.
The event is one of the signa-
ture events of the Comedy and
Entertainment Committee and
has been held every year for lon-
ger than most committee mem-
The concert started on time
with an opening performance by
brakence. As a fairly small art-
ist known for a unique fusion of
grunge, punk and trap, brakence
kept the energy up for his full
hour-long set and ensured that the
audience was feeling his perfor-
mance.
Similar to Aries, his fans are
few and far between, but the au-
dience matched his energy, erupt-
ing into several mosh pits through
his set. After that performance, he
was sure to have developed a few
more fans.
The highlights of his set were
“dropout,” “fuckboy” and “cbd.”
That makes it all the sadder to
hear that he has been battling
sickness during the tour and can
not complete it with Aries.
After brakence, the crowd was
restless, chanting for Aries every
time they saw someone on stage.
They waited for 45 minutes before
they were greeted by Aries, which
is not a long wait compared to the
three hours fans at the Atlanta
show had to wait in 2019.
The venue darkened and the
screen started a countdown, a
countdown until a “Journey 2 the
Sun.” Right as the countdown
concluded, Aries started with
“FOOL’S GOLD,” the single that
started his return. With visuals in-
spired by his music video, the light
and atmosphere complemented
the energy Aries started with.
The audience immediately
erupted and that marked the
Up-and-coming rap and hip-hop artist Aries rocks the stage at The Loft at Center Stage on March 8.
Arie’s last visit to Atlanta took place in 2019, and he has grown significantly in skill and fame since then.
bers can remember. The event
aims to bring the Tech com-
munity together through laugh-
ter and showcases some of the
talented students.
A plethora of nationally recog-
nized comedians have hosted the
event including Kumail Nanjiani
in 2017, Preacher Lawson in 2021
and this year’s Dulcé Sloan.
The planning for this event
starts in the Fall with the com-
mittee creating a list of possible
comedians that could be invited
by considering popularity and
feasibility, among other factors.
This list is then ranked by and
voted on by Tech Students.
The results dictate the main
event for the comedy show.
beginning of the organized
chaos that ensued for the rest of
the night.
The floor had broken into sev-
eral sections of moshers and those
who were there to vibe with the
music.Throughout his set, Aries
kept reminding the crowd to be
civil and was not afraid to stop
mid-song to ensure that the audi-
ence was protected. The set was
fairly simple, with a large enough
stage for Aries to pace while be-
ing supported by his guitarist
and drummer. However, what he
lacked onstage, he made up for in
visuals and lighting.
Throughout the whole set,
his visuals perfectly encouraged
an emotional response in the
crowd. From hand-drawn original
sketches drawn by Aries himself
to rough transitions, Aries en-
sured everything about the visual
aspect of the performance had his
scuffed touch.
Midway through the set, the
lights turned on. Aries does this at
all of his concerts to remind him-
self of his fans and to acknowledge
his reach and the importance of
music to everyone in the venue.
He opened up about his struggles
with anxiety and why it took so
long to release BIMWBIY. This
heartwarming break ended in the
audience chanting his name.
He had continued the mel-
low tone introduced by the break
with “AMY’S GRAVE” and
“BLOSSOM,” two of his much
older songs, written when he
From there the committee
members open applications for
the student opener.
Once the applications have
been reviewed the committee
invites all the applicants for au-
ditions to select the opener(s) for
the show.
The night always starts with
the student opener. This year’s
Patrick O’Malley, fourth-year
AE, kept the audience engaged
throughout his set.
O’Malley originally started
doing stand-up comedy at the be-
ginning of the pandemic, when
he was at home in Pennsylvania.
As Tech’s campus opened
back up, O’Malley continued to
perform stand-up at open mics in
was in a darker place in his life
where he was struggling from
debilitating anxiety.
He approached the close with
a high note of “ONE PUNCH”
and “RACECAR” back to back.
He also encouraged a huge mosh
pit to form for “ONE PUNCH,”
even restarting the song from the
top due to the mosh breaking
out early.
Grinning from ear to ear, Ar-
ies was loving every minute of it,
keeping his energy high and en-
joyed performing, especially since
the audience reciprocated the
energy. He ended with “WHEN
THE LIGHTS GO OUT,” a song
manufactured to end a concert.
the Atlanta area. He would spend
time at places like the Laughing
Skull and eventually met fel-
low Tech student Donald Gee,
fourth-year CE, with whom he
created Flippant Comedy.
With a few other like-minded
students, Aritro Basu, second-
year CS and Jason Castle, a
SCAD student, the group now
does stand-up comedy in lo-
cal areas and has a social me-
dia presence on Youtube, In-
stagram and TikTok with the
handle @flippant_comedy.
Following O’Malley’s open-
ing, Dulcé and her chosen
opener, actor and comedian
David Perdue, put on their sets.
As Georgians themselves, the
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However, after a call for an
encore, Aries came back to say
“SAYONARA.” The crowd lost it,
finding a new wind, and the ener-
gy was at an all-time high ending
the concert with a bang.
After the show ended, the lines
for merch for Aries and brak-
ence were insane. Aries came
back to the merch booth to sign
some posters, talk to fans and
take pictures. Even though both
artists had a tour bus to catch,
they tried their hardest to interact
with as many fans as possible.
Aries led fans on a “Jour-
ney 2 the Sun,” but the destina-
tion was not as beautiful as the
path taken.
Photos by Alex Dubé Student Publications
performers connected well with
the audience. Both voiced a rel-
evant perspective, finding com-
edy in the darker aspects of life
and commonalities that the
audience had.
Sloan in particular has a lot in
common with the Tech commu-
nity. During her college years, she
partied at the Institute and was
able to talk about the similarities
from then to now.
Overall the evening contained
laughter and energy and was
executed well by the commit-
tee. SCPC is constantly holding
events such as this one to bring
the community together that
can be found on their Instagram
page, @gtscpc.
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‘Euphoria’ leaves fans captivated and confused
ISA CARDONA
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Earlier this year, fans of
the hit HBO show “Euphoria”
were tuning in every Sunday
to watch new episodes of the
captivating drama.
After mass hype from season
one, many viewers were looking
forward to the new season, espe-
cially after almost over two years
of waiting for it.
The Emmy winning show
gained its popularity and fanbase
for its captivating storylines, cast
and its fashion and makeup that
created an entire aesthetic. “Eu-
phoria” is a show that was meant
to be talked about.
With that being said, the at-
titude towards the newest season
and the culture built around the
show is very different compared
to the first season. Chloe Morris,
second-year LMC, would con-
sider herself more of a casual fan
of the show and got into the series
much later.
Morris became interested
in the show during quarantine
and at first enjoyed the plot
and appreciated the aesthetic
of the show, but her reason-
ing behind watching the second
season changed.
“I was watching more for the
plot back then,” Morris said.
“Now, especially as the season
went on, I was watching it be-
cause I wanted to be able to cri-
tique the characters with friends
or talk about it and be able to
relate to things that were said on
social media.”
Social media played a ma-
jor part into the widespread
discussion of the show, and it
was especially present with sea-
son two. Memes and theories
circulated throughout Twitter
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and TikTok, creating a sense
of community between fans.
Many fans are within the teen to
young adult demographic, and
this also plays into the popularity
of the show.
“I think especially since the
characters are close in age to us,
watching the show is almost like
you have a friend telling you a
crazy story,” Morris said.
Like many others, Morris
would often discuss the events of
the show with friends and class-
mates the day after.
Another factor that added
onto the show’s appeal would
have to be its release schedule.
Episodes were released weekly,
allowing for theories to grow
throughout the week. This cre-
ated a routine for many fans to
watch with their friends.
“I have not seen or felt a con-
nection amongst a large group
of people in a while about a TV
show,” Morris said.
“I feel like there hasn’t really
been any other recent show like
that with the rise of streaming Photo courtesy of HBO Max
and how they will release a whole The friendship between Rue and Jules of ‘Euphoria’ has been spotlighted the show began. With
season at once.” the conclusion of season two, fans are left questioning the fate of their favorite characters.
The plotline of season two
sparked a lot of debate amongst holes and some characters having the show more and more as it show they enjoyed were no longer
fans with some feeling as though less screen time. went on. present in the most recent epi-
they were watching a completely Sive Lowell, second-year CS As a fan of the high school sodes.
different show compared to the major, used to consider them- drama genre, Lowell thought The season finale ended with a
first season. self a fan of the show but to- that “Euphoria” fit into that con- massive cliffhanger with the well-
The focus of the show is on wards the end of the season, their cept but took it up to the max. being of some beloved characters
the main character Rue, played attitude changed. They felt that the different stylis- still in question, which left many
by Zendaya, as she struggles with “I thought season one was tic elements that they had, like fans emotional and questioning
addiction and finding herself, very impressive TV, and it was cutscenes or fourth wall breaks, the show’s writing.
and as a high-school drama, the really artfully done,” Lowell said. were really artfully done. Fans anxiously waiting for the
anxieties and struggles that the “I cared about all the characters, “It was also really nice to see third season will hopefully have
young people face are also very and it felt comprehensive as a a very queer relationship on such their questions answered and see
present. show, but then in season two, it a wide scale and that it was just their favorite characters return
Relationships, substance use, just felt very disjointed.” queer without a second thought,” with more concise storylines.
self-discovery, trauma, friendship Lowell noted that they appre- Lowell said. Fan or not, “Euphoria” has a
and betrayal are all covered in the ciated that the characters were “Euphoria” has been renewed massive influence on pop culture
show, but the shift in season two flawed, but at a certain point they for a third season, and currently, and the show has created a sense
included more soap-opera style stopped caring about any of them Lowell is unsure if they will be of comradery that extends be-
subplotines, unanswered plot and found themselves disliking tuning in as the elements of the yond the screen.
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99 day MLB lockout ended by new CBA
JACK PURDY
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
In case you haven’t heard,
baseball will not be returning on
the originally scheduled Open-
ing Day for the second time in
three years. On Dec. 2, the Major
League Baseball Players Associa-
tion (MLBPA) and MLB’s collec-
tive bargaining agreement (CBA)
expired, forcing a lockout that,
without a new CBA, would re-
sult in no baseball until resolved.
Three months later, there was still
no agreement, and reports from
meetings showed that both sides
are incredibly far apart on core
issues. It was a completely unnec-
essary situation caused by owner
greed and feeble attempts to get
close to what the players union
sees to be a fair deal. Finally, on
March 10, the players and owners
came to an agreement to enable
the full schedule to still be played.
The lockout lasted 99 days.
Why did the lockout happen?
For one, revenues have grown over
the last decade in baseball, but on
average, player salaries have de-
creased. Player mobility compared
to the other four main American
sports leagues us far less player
// SPORTS
friendly than baseball and has league. Multiple deadlines were goes from $570,500 to $700,000, teams in every game. It will be the
even resulted in MLB ready play- set by the league and promptly and will also grow every year up to first full length season the Na-
ers being held back from playing passed. The deal struck in the late $780,000 at the end of this CBA. tional League will implement the
big league games, notably includ- afternoon on March 10 was just The amateur draft now is 20 designated hitter.
ing Ronald Acuña Jr. for Atlanta about as late as a deal could get rounds long and includes a draft Extra innings return to pure
in 2018, just so teams could exert done without the real cancellation lottery for the first six picks. baseball with no ghost runner
more control over their youngest of games, despite MLB saying the The playoffs will be expanded starting at second base. Reports
players, and not pay them their first two series would be canceled to 12 teams from the current 10 have said this may be revisited and
market worth despite often being earlier in negotiations. team format, making only half of reverted back, though.
the most talented on their teams. What resulted was a deal the playoff participants division A notable negotiating point
For the players, continuing with which included multiple aspects champions. The designated hitter that was tabled for later was the
the same terms the previous CBA that both sides sought. The CBT position, only used at American implementation of an interna-
had was not an acceptable way threshold will be $230 million for League stadiums since its intro- tional draft. Up until this point,
forward. 2023, climbing annually to $244 duction to major league games international players were signed
The main negotiating points million at the end of the five-year in 1973, of which Atlantan Ron directly to teams that had inter-
were over how to properly com- deal. The pre-arbitration pool is Blomberg was the first ever in est in them and were not part of a
pensate both the young players $50 million. The minimum salary MLB, will now be used by all 30 draft pool like U.S. based players.
while expanding the money avail-
able for players to better match the
revenue dollars teams had been
seeing. This meant talks about the
Competitive Balance Tax (CBT)
threshold and penalty tiers, the
minimum salary, and the pre-ar-
bitration bonus pool.
The players sought increases in
all of these, which would mean
current players would be eligible
for more money in new contracts,
and players under rookie contracts
would have more money avail-
able to them if they were of the
league’s best.
Because negotiations took so
long, Spring Training only of-
ficially began on March 14, and
the first regular season games will
not take place until April 7. The
league did not come forward with
a proposal to the MLBPA until
Jan. 13, six weeks after the lock-
out was instigated. Talking points
on the multiple economic issues
that existed were many,
The next two months, multiple
rounds of bargaining and negoti-
ating occurred, often resulting in Photo by Taylor Gray Student Publications
little progress and finger pointing Blooper, the Braves’ mascot, will be back in stadiums starting soon after
coming from both the Union and the MLBPA and MLB completed their new collective bargaining agreement.
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BASEBALL FROM PAGE 20

Saturday’s game back to Sunday

VISHAAL GANESH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In a heartbreaking finale to
a disappointing season, Tech’s
men’s basketball team crashed out
of the ACC tournament with an
opening round loss to Louisville
on March 8.
The game started well in
Brooklyn’s Barclays Center with
the Jackets claiming a 9-3 lead in
the first four minutes. This lead
would quickly evaporate, and
Louisville went on a furious 42-
19 run over the rest of the first
half to push the Jacket season to
the brink.
The halftime reset did little
to stem the tide of the game, and
Louisville would swell their lead
to 27 with 12 minutes left in the
second half.
However, just as the season’s
end appeared all but certain,
an extraordinary stretch of play
would swing the game right back.
The Tech offense suddenly roared
to life on the backs of senior
guards Jordan Usher and Michael
Devoe, who scored 19 and 15
points respectively, and freshman
Miles Kelly adding 19 points of
his own. Moreover, the defense,
which had been struggling all
game to defend Louisville’s size
and perimeter play, generated sev-
eral turnovers and grabbed cru-
cial boards to the tune of a 28-6
run that included 19 unanswered
points. In a game that seemed all
but lost, Tech whittled the deficit
to within single digits with just
three minutes left.
Unfortunately, it was here that
the rally would fizzle out. With
the Cardinals holding a slim 73-
68 lead, Louisville’s Jarrod West
hit threes on back to back pos-
sessions to suck the life out of
the Tech fightback. The Jackets
only recorded another five points
the rest of the way en route to
Above: Photo courtesy of ACC; Bottom L: Photo courtesy of GTAA; Bottom R: Photo by Tuna Ergan Student Publications
Senior Jordan Usher (4) fades for a jumper against Louisville. He added 15 points to Tech’s
total, but the Jackets fell short against the Cardinals as their season came to an end.
an 84-74 loss, and the defending
ACC champions bowed out of
the tournament.
The game marked the end of a
season that fell short of preseason
expectations. Despite losing key
stars Jose Alvarado and Moses
Wright from last year’s ACC
champions squad, many predicted
coach Josh Pastner would lead the
team on another competitive run.
However, right from the out-
set of ACC play, it was clear this
season would not reach the same
levels of success as the previous
one. The offense, which ranked
near the top of the conference in
most metrics in the 2020-21 sea-
son, regressed to well below league
average this year. The lack of ex-
perienced ball handling and scor-
ing options outside of Devoe and
Usher handicapped the Jackets
significantly, and while the team
played well in spurts, they found
themselves unable to maintain
the consistency required to string
together wins.
Injuries played a critical role
in the team’s play as well. Senior
Bubba Parham, sophomore De-
ivon Smith, and junior Rodney
Howard, among others, missed
significant time at different points
during the season, meaning that
the team was never able to estab-
lish any continuity in its lineups
and players were often forced to
play out of position.
Ultimately, the team’s 12-20
season record is the worst under
Coach Pastner’s tenure, while
their 5-15 mark in ACC play
ranked second to last in the con-
ference. After two straight years
of posting winning records in the
ACC, the team’s return to the cel-
lar of the conference is definitely a
disappointing reality.
Nevertheless, the 2021-22
Tech men’s basketball team will
go down as one that fought relent-
lessly, regardless of the situation,
and the last game of the season
perfectly epitomizes that quality.
The heat will be on Pastner
to right the ship quickly, and the
playmaking and energy of Devoe
and Usher will be tough to re-
place. However, with players like
Kelly, Smith, and freshman Dee-
bo Coleman showing glimpses of
their talent at various points this
year, there is a lot to look forward
to in future seasons as the young
talent progresses.
for a doubleheader to complete
the series against Virginia Tech.
In the first game the Jackets
dominated the Hokies for most of
the contest.
The Jackets began the game
down 1–0 but scored six runs in
the second inning to give them
the cushion needed for the rest of
the game. The Hokies managed to
string together a few runs before
Tech inserted freshman reliever
Cody Carwile. Carwile pitched
four innings and held the Hokies
scoreless, only allowing a single
hit while the Jackets offense ex-
tended the lead to 8–4 after a solo
home run by Kevin Parada and an
RBI double from Compton in the
sixth inning.
The Jacket offense kept pour-
ing it on in the seventh and eighth
innings with four more runs and
the Hokies could not keep pace.
Junior Sam Crawford allowed
only two runs in the last three in-
nings to finish the game for the
Jackets, resulting in a 12–6 vic-
tory in game two of the series.
On the back end of the double-
header, Tech began the game slow
and found themselves down by a
run in the bottom of the fourth
inning. From there, Tech was able
to score two runs from two RBI
singles by Borden and senior Jack
Rubenstein to take a 2–1 lead.
Andrew Jenkins extended the
Tech lead with a solo homerun
in the fifth inning. In the sixth,
a Virginia Tech error allowed the
Jackets to score two runs through
an awkward sequence of events on
the base path, with Parada sacri-
ficing himself at second to score
another run.
Virginia Tech managed to score
two in the seventh inning and a
run apiece in the next two innings
to tie the game at 5–5. The Jackets
managed to get two runners on
base in the bottom of the ninth
but were unable to score, resulting
in an extra-innings game.

Game of the Year

Tech knocked off Florida State for
the third staight time this season,
topping the Seminoles 75-61 on Jan.
26. The Jackets held an 11 point lead at
halftime and used their stifling defense as
well as 19 points from senior Jordan Usher
to pull off the win. Tech forced 17 turnovers
on the defensive side, limiting FSU’s chances
and allowing the Jackets to control possession.

Player of the Year

Senior guard Michael Devoe earns
the Technique’s men’s basketball player
of the year. Devoe tallied 17.9 points,
4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and nearly two
combined blocks and steals on the year while
shooting 46 percent from the field and over 36
percent from three-point range.
Sports
Jackets sweep Hokies in thrilling series
JOSHUA SEXTON
STAFF WRITER
Tech Baseball was back in ac-
tion last week after their series
win against Georgia. The Jack-
ets continued their season with a
single game at Mercer on Tues-
day, March 8 and then a weekend
home series against the Virginia
Tech Hokies from Friday, March
11 through Sunday, March 13.
Against the Bears, Tech got
out to a hot start when Chandler
Simpson drove in the Jackets’ first
run of the game in the third in-
ning with a sacrifice fly. In the
fifth inning, Kevin Parada scored
another run for the Jackets when
he crushed a ball to center field
that hit the speaker system in the
outfield to make the game 2–0.
Mercer countered Tech in the
bottom of the fifth inning by
scoring two runs of their own to
tie the game going into the sixth
inning. Tech was able to respond
with another solo home run, this
time by Drew Compton, who sent
a no-doubter over the right field
wall to bring the score to 3–2 in
favor of the Jackets.
Over the course of the next
two innings, Mercer was able to
take the lead, leaving the Jackets
in a dire situation, down 4–3 in
Softball falls to FSU, triumphs over UGA
MAYA TORRES
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Following a disappointing
weekend for Tech softball against
Florida State University, the Jack-
ets made a bold return Tuesday eve-
ning against their rival team, the
University of Georgia, in Athens.
FSU swept Tech in a double-
header on Friday and a third loss on
Sunday. Going into the matchup,
FSU ranked third nationally with
a 22-1 record versus Tech’s 15-7
mark. Following their three con-
secutive wins at Shirley Clements
Mewborn Field, the Seminoles
now rank second in the nation.
Despite the grim outlook for
the weekend, the Jackets gave
their all, scoring a combined five
runs against FSU’s 13. Due to
predicted inclement weather on
Saturday, Tech announced on
Thursday that the second game
of the series would take place on
Friday following the series opener.
During game one, FSU scored
all four of their runs in the top of
the third inning against junior
Tech pitcher Chandler Dennis.
The Jackets fought back in the bot-
tom of the fifth with a run scored
by freshman Ella Edgmon on an
RBI by senior Tricia Awald. The
efforts still resulted in a win for the
Seminoles and a final score of 4-1.
The later game that afternoon
offered more excitement, with
twelve total innings played, with
extra innings nearly doubling
the game’s length. The first nine
innings were scoreless, leaving
the teams tied with zero runs
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the top of the ninth inning. Col-
lin Hall provided an answer for
the Jackets when he hit the third
Tech home run of the day to knot
the game back at four apiece to al-
low the Jackets a chance at extra
innings.
Hopes of another Tech oppor-
tunity to take the plate were soiled
though, when the Bears were
able to walk off the game with an
RBI single and upset the No. 13
Jackets 5–4.
Scoring in the first of three
matchups with Virginia Tech be-
gan quickly with a tie ball game
at 1–1 after the first inning when
Compton hit an RBI single to get
the ball rolling for the Jackets.
Virginia Tech had an impressive
top of the sixth when they scored
four runs and took a 5–1 lead.
The Jackets fought back in
the bottom of the inning when
sophomore Tim Borden II was hit
by a pitch with the bases loaded
to score a run, followed by a two-
run double by sophomore Steven Photo courtesy Caitlin Aycock Student Publications
Reid to bring the score to 5–4. Drew Compton crosses home plate and watches as fellow sophomore Tim Borden II heads to-
The Jackets then tied the game at ward first base. The two players helped Tech sweep the Hokies at home in the weekend series.
five when Borden stole home on a
wild pitch. in for the 7-5 lead going into the The Jackets managed to load and smoked a pitch off the out-
In the eighth inning, Reid hit ninth inning. The Hokies took the bases yet again and were able field wall to walk off the Jack-
an RBI single to take a one run advantage of their final frame and to walk in another run to tie the ets in the bottom of the ninth
lead and Tech was able to load the scored three runs to retake the game 8–8. With the bases loaded inning, 9–8.
bases during a two out rally. The lead, leaving the Institute down and only one out in the tie game, Inclement weather pushed
Jackets got another run walked a run in the bottom of the ninth. John Anderson came to the plate See BASEBALL, page 19
until the tenth inning when the
teams scored two runs each.
Junior pitcher Blake Neleman
conceded both runs to FSU’s Kalei
Harding and Devyn Flaherty from
home runs. On Jacket offense,
Tech seniors Kennedy Cowden
and Bailee Zeitler both scored
unearned runs in the bottom of
the inning off an Awald at bat.
The eleventh inning was
again scoreless, leaving the teams
still tied with two runs each.
As the game time approached
four hours, fans and players
alike grew antsy to see the game
reach a favorable conclusion.
In the top of the twelfth, the
Seminoles pulled through, scoring
four runs on Dennis. Tech did not
earn any runs in the bottom of the
inning, a disappointing ending
to follow a long and tight game.
The additional five innings
resulted in a final score of 6-2. Photo by Alex Dubé Student Publications
After six hours and nine min- Freshman Emma Minghini sends a ball down the first base line during Tech’s series against
utes on the field, the Jack- FSU. The Jackets could not beat the No. 3 Seminoles, but beat Georgia on March 15.
ets left the Flats on Friday
with two disheartening losses. Tech bounced back against driving in Awald, Black and In the top of the fifth, Kauf
Sunday’s game also looked Georgia two days later, traveling Edgmon. The Bulldogs did not drove in the final run, sending
hopeful for Tech, who scored two to Athens for the yearly rivalry earn any runs in the bottom of Dupree home on an RBI single.
runs in the bottom of the second game. Following a scoreless first the second, setting the score go- UGA stayed at three runs. The
inning. Tech’s offense was domi- inning, the Jackets came through ing into the third inning at 8-0. game concluded following this
nated by the team’s freshmen. Fol- in the top of the second with eight Freshman Emma Kauf hit an- inning with a final score of 12-3,
lowing a run conceded by Neleman runs. Connelly was the first to other home run for the Jackets, renewing the Clean Old Fash-
in the top of the first, freshmen score, reaching home on a double driving in three more Jacket runs. ioned Hate rivalry in softball.
Grace Connelly and Auburn Du- by sophomore Jin Sileo. Edg- In the circle for Tech, Neleman Tech’s team shows strong of-
pree scored on an Edgmon single. mon walked, driving in a second conceded two runs in the bot- fense with an array of dynamic
The 2-1 lead did not last, how- run, this time scored by fresh- tom of the inning, resulting in a freshmen to carry the team
ever, with two runs conceded by man Emma Minghini. The next score of 11-2 following the third. through the coming years. The
Neleman in the top of the third two runs were earned by Dupree In an uneventful fourth in- Jackets have a long line of games
inning. Neither team scored and Sileo, driven in by a double ning, Neleman conceded an- and opponents ahead of them go-
for the remainder of the game, from sophomore Mallorie Black. other run to the Bulldogs, and ing into the ACC Tournament,
leaving a final score of 3-2 for a With the bases loaded, junior the score moved to 11-3 with but their last four games have
third and final Seminoles win. Caroline Davis hit a grand slam, Tech still holding a strong lead. showcased their talent.