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AANYA SAWHNEY

INSTITUTE’S NEWEST ADMISSION STATS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Spring came fresh on cam-

pus: old faces mix with new as tour
groups flood onto campus, blend-
ing with chattering students fresh-
NEWS ly returned from Spring Break.
Many of the tours are for new-
ly admitted students during the
2022 admissions season, excit-
ed to get an opportunity to get a
glimpse of a place and a commu-
nity that they may soon call home.
The Institute extended ad-
missions offers this March to
students all across the world.
This year, 50,601 applicants un-
derwent the extensive admissions ap-
plication process, and 17% were ad-
mitted during this historic year for
Tech admission, in which the office
is working towards Tech’s diversity,
equity and inclusion goals by expand-
ing the size of the freshman class.
In an interview with the Geor-
gia Tech News Center, Rick Clark
— director of Undergraduate Admis-
sion – said, “this year, we will enroll
our largest first-year class in Insti-
tute history — 500 larger than it was
three years ago when President Ca-
brera began his tenure on campus.”
In a way, the new admissions sta-
tistics provide perspective on the
improvement of Tech’s path to-
wards a more diverse student body.
As of fall 2020, Tech’s gender distri-
bution was 61% male and 39% female,
marking a relatively stark ratio. Howev-
er, the 2022 admitted class is 56% male
and 44% female, demonstrating the
Institute’s efforts to improve gender eq-
uity on campus. Current Tech students
are anticipating new changes on cam-
pus as a result of the 2022 admissions.
“I’m happy to see more diversity in
gender and race on campus. I’m all for
inclusivity and am excited to hear more
new perspectives in our classes,” said
Ibrahim Mahmood, third-year BME.
In addition to increasing gender and
racial diversity, Tech admissions also
took steps to build up community sizes
See ADMISSIONS, page 4
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LIFE

I/DD students find career, academic support with Excel

NATALIE BOUTWELL
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR
With its many schools, pro-
grams and organizations, Tech has
much to offer its students, includ-
ing a unique college experience
for individuals with intellectual
and developmental disabilities (I/
DD) through the Expanding Ca-
reer, Education and Leadership
(Excel) program.
“Excel’s vision is a world where
people with intellectual and de-
velopmental disabilities are an
integral and valued part of higher
education, the workforce and so-
ciety,” said Ken Surdin, current
director of the Excel program.
Tech’s Excel program is one
of only 26 inclusive post-second-
ary education (IPSE) four-year
programs in the nation that of-
fers financial aid, on-campus
housing, inclusive courses and
internship opportunities.
As such, it serves an important
role to help I/DD students expe-
rience independence and prepare
for the workplace.
“Excel at Georgia Tech pro-
vides an innovative, inclusive col-
lege experience for students with
intellectual and developmental
disabilities, awards professional
education certificates and pre-
pares students for employment
and fulfilling lives,” Surdin said.
Students in the Excel pro-
gram have the opportunity
to earn two different dis-
tinctions: a certificate in
Academic Enrichment, Social
Fluency and Career Explora-
tion and a certificate in So-
cial Growth, Leadership and
Career Development.
To support these certificates,
Excel program activities focus
on areas of academics, social
growth, independent living and
career development.
“The Excel program embraces
the principles of access to all op-
portunities in society and pro-
vides a structured and supportive
postsecondary educational op-
portunity and addresses the full
scope of the needs of this popula-
tion from fundamental academics
to social activities and vocational
training,” Surdin said.
Martha Haythorn is a current
student in the Excel program.
“I love the students and staff
and how we are able to learn no
matter how different it is,” Hay-
thorn said. “We grow and learn
and get education that is really
important and valuable.”
Haythorn has enjoyed many
aspects from her time with the
Excel program so far.
“I loved when we got to do a
tailgate last semester. I love the
summer academy and meet-
ing new students, learning in
classes … living on campus, be-
ing in clubs,” Haythorn said. “I
love the mentor program and
working out at the CRC, hav-
ing access to a meal plan and
having internships.”
See EXCEL, page 9
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Mayor Dickens hosts annual State of the City

launched in 2021 by Mayor Bot- volved with criminal activity, throughout Atlanta. These ki- pus where Dickens himself first
MAYA TORRES toms’ administration, aims to in- Dickens intends to give young At- osks by IKE Smart City will be enrolled in college.
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR stall 10,000 street lights through- lanta residents real-life experience installed at no cost to the city “My vision for Atlanta [is] a
out roughly 3,100 roads and 100 with the government. He wants and will help residents and visi- city of … connected neighbor-
On April 4, also known in At- neighborhoods across Atlanta. to employ 3,000 teens through tors alike, locate restaurants and hoods with an expansive culture
lanta as “404 Day,” Mayor Andre Nearly half of these lights have Atlanta’s Summer Youth Employ- businesses, navigate MARTA and of equity, empowering upward
Dickens, CHE ‘98, delivered the already been installed, and addi- ment Program and is launching find resources for the unsheltered, mobility … for all residents,
2022 State of the City Address. tionally, Dickens is establishing the Mayor’s Internship Program. among other tasks. embracing youth development
Dickens, the 61st mayor of At- a Nightlife Division within his “I want our kids to see our Addressing a concern for many and an innovative, dependable
lanta began by thanking his sup- office to address establishments government up close and maybe Atlanta residents, Dickens voiced government moving Atlanta for-
porters, including former mayor with “a history of high crime in even see a future for themselves his commitment to creating and ward,” Dickens said. “I hope
Keisha Lance Bottoms, his cabi- and around them.” in it,” Dickens said. “By the end preserving affordable housing, you see yourself and maybe even
net advisors and his family. He Dickens praised the Atlanta of my eight years in office, At- specifically 20,000 units over the someone you may not often see in
then launched into his address Police Department as “one of the lanta will be the best place in the next eight years, overseen by the this vision, because, as you know,
by acknowledging the state of At- best police forces in the nation” country to raise a child.” Affordable Housing Strike Force. I draw circles, not lines, and my
lanta when he first entered office but emphasized alternative strate- Beyond city safety, Dickens, Dickens, however, did not ad- vision includes everyone.”
in January, noting that the city is gies in non-emergency response. his Greenspace Advisory Council dress worries with MARTA and Three months into his eight-
still seeing the visible effects of the In addition to answering non- and the Department of Parks and mass transit, a system within year term, Dickens has prom-
COVID-19 pandemic. crisis challenges with the Polic- Recreation have announced the the city whose struggles with ised an extensive list of grand
“When I first took office, City ing Alternatives and Diversion acquisition of land for Atlanta’s hiring and operations have es- actions and objectives.
of Atlanta services — like in many Center, he voiced an intention to first park with direct access to the calated since the beginning As he moves further into his
other cities — were experienc- handle city crime by “attacking Chattahoochee River. of the pandemic. incumbency, Atlanta will watch
ing the worst of the pandemic,” its root causes.” Dickens has also been work- Nonetheless, many of Dick- with cautious regard to see which
Dickens said in his address. “I am Among engagements for youth ing towards the introduction of ens’ visions for the city will of his plans move to fruition for
proud to report today that City who are at-risk for becoming in- interactive kiosks on sidewalks be evident from Tech’s cam- the good of the city.
Hall is open, we’ve lifted the in-
door mask mandate, all of our city
services are up and running again
and we are determined to keep
our city safe and clean.”
Dickens, who was born in At-
lanta and holds degrees from both
Tech and Georgia State Univer-
sity, has a personal connection to
the city that emanated from his
address on Monday morning.
“Atlanta has always been and
remains resilient and strong. That
is why I am here today to tell
you that the state of our city is
strong,” Dickens said. “We are –
and will continue to be -- one city
with one bright future.”
Atlanta residents hope to see
Dickens’ initiatives to improve
Atlanta manifest across the city,
including on Tech’s campus,
during his term. His team plans
to relaunch the Pothole Posse,
a sector of the Department of
Transportation with the goal of
filling 30 potholes daily.
Dickens also intends to im-
prove street safety around the city, Photo courtesy of news.gatech.edu
particularly after dark. The “Light A picture of Mayor Andre Dickens. Dickens is a graduate of the Institute, and recently pledged during
Up the Night’’ initiative, initially his State of the City address to ensure a safe, clean city, a proposal that could benefit the Institute,

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MORGAN WHITTEMORE
STAFF WRITER
THE DRUNK GARDENER
In the early hours of April
Fools’ Day, a GTPD officer ob-
served a male student urinating
in the bushes. The officer ap-
proached the man and told him he
could not do that.
The officer then asked to see
his identification, and the stu-
dent gave him his Buzzcard from
his wallet. The officer noticed the
smell of alcohol on his breath and
a license in the back of his wallet.
The gardener then told the offi-
cer that he did not have his license
on him, but knowing better, the
officer asked to see his license. In-
stead of providing the one in his
wallet, the student pulled out an-
other license from his pocket.
The officer then asked the stu-
dent for the other license, con-
firmed his identity, and called
for a Grady EMT to check
on the student.
Due to a long wait time and
the student being of sound mind,
the Grady transport was can-
Students celebrate Ramadan around campus
TEHREEM HUSSAIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Ramadan, the ninth month of
the Muslim calendar, signifies the
beginning of a month of fasting
for more than two billion Mus-
lims worldwide. Fasting is one of
primary tenets of Islam, but the
significance of Ramadan extends
far beyond refraining from food
and water during the daytime;
Muslims use this month as a tool
for self-improvement by engaging
in charity, bettering their daily
habits and forming a deeper spiri-
tual connection to their faith.
Conventionally, daily fasts
begin at sunrise following the
fajr prayer and an early break-
fast called suhoor and end with
the sunrise prayer, maghrib. It is
customary for Muslims across dif-
ferent cultures to begin their iftar
meal with dates, following the
practice of Prophet Muhammad.
The conclusion of Ramadan is
celebrated with a holiday known
as Eid al-Fitr and many Muslim
dominated countries combine
cultural elements with their fes-
tivities, giving the holiday unique
characteristics based on the coun-
try and culture. General themes
surrounding Eid al-Fitr focus on
families attending Eid prayers in
their local mosques, visiting rela-
tives, preparing elaborate meals
and giving children small tokens
like gifts or pocket money.
At the Institute, a multitude of
Muslim students observe Rama-
dan anually. When asked about
the significance of Ramandan in
her personal life, Yara Seif, fourth-
year CS, reflected, “Ramadan is a
celed and the officer issued code
of conduct charges, ordering him
to appreciate the landscaping
from afar rather than shower it
with his praises.
ROOFTOP BETRAYAL
On March 31, two officers
responded to a rooftop motion-
activated alarm at McCamish Pa-
vilion.
One officer spotted two stu-
dents standing near a staff-only
entrance to the building and ap-
proached them. The students said
they were trying to get into the
building but did not explain why.
Suspecting they were not trying to
just shoot some hoops at 3 a.m.,
the officer asked if they had been
on top of the building that night.
The students said they had not
been on the roof of the Pavilion,
but paused when asked if they
knew of others that were. They
eventually admitted that three
other people had been on the roof.
Elsewhere, the other officer
spotted two students walking
away from McCamish Pavilion
and approached them. The offi-
cer asked what the students were
doing on the roof, although they
both denied being at the Pavilion
and instead insisted that the pair
were returning from a bar.
This officer was then informed
that the other students were as-
sociated with a fraternity on cam-
pus, so he asked the two if they
were heading back to the same
house for the night. They said
they were and the officer revealed
their friends’ revelations.
The two students admitted to
being on the roof and said they
very exciting month for me be-
cause it is when I break my reg-
ular routine and fast from dawn
to sunset for a month. Acts of
worship typically increase during
this month, such as reading more
Quran as well as doing more vol-
untary prayers at the mosque. I al-
ways look forward to this blessed
month of the year because it makes
me feel so closely connected to all
Muslims around the globe and
gives me a strong sense of belong-
ing.” Emphasizing Islam’s resolve
to charity, Seif said, “I also believe
that since we are so aware of how
much food we consume, Rama-
dan allows me to become more
cognizant of both myself and the
state of people around the world.
During this month, a majority of
Muslims give charity, donate food
This year, GT MSA’s largest campus event, Culture Fest, coincided with the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, one of
the most important festivals in Islam. The celebration date is determined by the lunar calendar and thus changes every year.
were going to meet their friends
at the other entrance. Caught in
confession, the officer asked to
see their identification which they
both claimed to not have on them.
After confirming their identi-
ties, the officers told the students
they would be issued a code of
conduct charge for criminal tres-
passing and were ordered to leave
the area.
NOT SO HELPFUL
On April 3, a GTPD offi-
cer was dispatched to deal with
several intoxicated males in
a freshmen dorm.
After arriving and speaking
with the resident assistant who
reported the incident, the offi-
cer entered a room and observed
an unconscious student who had
thrown up and urinated on him-
self. Rather than just saying “ew”
and leaving, the officer found the
student’s identification and ruled
that he was underage.
Another student told the of-
ficer that he had been drink-
ing earlier but was sober enough
to take care of his friend for the
night. The officer then asked to
see his license, which confirmed
he was underage.
A Grady EMS unit arrived
and evaluated both students. The
unconscious student was trans-
ported to Grady for further care.
The other student was cleared to
enjoy the rest of his night with-
out babysitting his friend and is-
sued a code of conduct charge for
underage drinking.
It is the thought that counts
though, especially in allowing the
student to enjoy their night.
to the needy, or spend more time
doing kind acts of service.”
When asked whether they felt
that the Tech community is in-
clusive of Muslim community
members, a multitude of Muslim
students voiced their appreciation
of the culture of acceptance that
the Institute fosters. Jude Hasan,
second-year CHEM, spoke of the
openness of Tech students and
staff. “Our campus is an incred-
ibly welcoming environment for
all different types of people and
we have been able to build a com-
munity that supports and encour-
ages one another,” said Hasan.
She also spoke of the hardships
that come with juggling academ-
ics with such a spiritually immer-
sive month. “While Ramadan
comes with its many benefits and
JULIA BALOT
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
AMAZON HUB UNIONIZES
Amazon workers in Staten Is-
land made history th is week with
the successful formation of the
first Amazon union.
On April 1, over half of the
workers in the Staten Island
warehouse, also known as JFK8,
voted in favor of unionizing. For-
mer employee Christian Smalls
and current employee Derrick
Palmer of JFK8 organized the
effort to unionize.
Smalls, 33, was fired from
JFK8 in March 2020 for lead-
ing a protest against the ware-
house’s lack of COVID-19
safety protocols.
According to its website, the
Amazon Labor Union was cre-
ated April 2021 by Smalls and it
has grown ever since through its
crowdfunding campaign. The
Verge reported that the ALU also
stationed themselves across the
street from JFK8 in order to re-
cruit more people.
When interviewed by the
Washington Post, Smalls said,
space to grow personally, it can
push you to your limits. Being a
college student is already a chal-
lenge in and of itself, and finding
the balance between excelling
academically and growing spiritu-
ally can be tough, especially while
fasting for nearly 14 hours of the
day,” said Hasan.
Due to its dependence on the
Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan
will last the entirety of April, with
Eid al-Fitr expected to fall in the
first week of May. With the spring
semester winding down and the
approach of final examinations,
many students are experiencing
high levels of stress and exhaus-
tion, which can be further high-
lighted by the mental and physical
demands of fasting. Recognizing
that Ramadan can pose a special
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“We had nothing. We started
off with two tables, two chairs
and a tent.”
The ALU demanded better
conditions for employees includ-
ing pay raises and longer breaks,
according to First Post.
Amazon’s Founder Jeff
Bezos has been against unions
in his company since its
beginnings in 1994.
Disclosure filings with the U.S.
Department of Labor showed
that in 2021, Amazon spent over
$4 million on anti-union con-
sultants. With measures such as
websites and mandatory meet-
ings with employees to push anti-
union messages, Amazon has put
a lot of effort into diminishing the
ALU and any similar efforts.
Despite this, the ALU received
enough support to file JFK8 for
election with the National Labor
Relations Board in Oct. 2021. The
ALU website described that Ama-
zon worked to delay the election,
but ultimately both JFK8 and
another warehouse in New York
called LDJ5 were able to file. The
vote was held at JFK8 on April 1,
with over 2500 workers voting in
favor of the union.
Amazon will now have to ne-
gotiate pay and other working
conditions for employees at JFK8
with its union leadership, which
were previously decided by the
corporation itself.
The ALU’s website states that
it will continue to campaign for
LDJ5 to hold its own election and
hopes to assist others in initiating
more unionizations in Amazon
warehouses across the country in
the foreseeable future.
challenge for college students, or-
ganizations like the Muslim Stu-
dent Association (MSA) and Pak-
istani Student Association (PSA)
are striving to foster an inclusive
community to support students
during a challenging, yet fulfill-
ing month.
The orgamizations encourage
Muslim and non-Muslim stu-
dents alike to learn more about
the sacred month and its customs
by hosting a few iftar events com-
plete with meals and guest speak-
ers over the course of April.
These events will not only edu-
cate students regarding the signifi-
cance of Ramadan, but also be a
safe space for Muslim students to
gather and celebrate the unique
community they have created at
the Institute.
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ADMISSIONS FROM
in previously less represented ma-
jors. For example, the College of
Sciences went from having about
a 7.5% total undergraduate enroll-
ment in 2019 to a 21% enrollment
in this incoming class. Addition-
ally, the Ivan Allen College of Lib-
eral Arts saw a 4.2% jump in total
undergraduate enrollment from
2019 to now. Though the changes
being made are gradual, building
up class sizes in historically small-
er majors at the Institute allows
the school to build infrastructure
for a wider array of studies.
As Tech opens its doors to
more freshmen than ever before,
new students can expect to find
a welcoming community and a
world of opportunity, but may
be daunted by the challenges of
university. Incoming students can
look towards older members of the
Tech community for guidance.
To students new and old, BME
lecturer Marty Jacobson said,
“Georgia Tech is amazing because
there are so many opportunities
to learn. As long as you get into
the things you’re passionate about,
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find other people who share your
passions and take those things as
far as possible.”
He went on to present an im-
portant point that many students
may miss in their time at the in-
stitute: “Excellence is not about
grades or graduating in 4 years. I
couldn’t even achieve all of those
goals as an undergrad, and they
are really hard things to do. How-
ever, I decided to say yes to the
things that life at Tech presented
to me, and focusing my time got
me literally every single profes-
sional opportunity I’ve ever had,
and including relationships with
my classmates and professors that
got me through some really rough
personal times.” Jacobson ended
with a particularly poignant point
that resonates with many stu-
dents around campus, regardless
of background, “Prioritize your
mental health, do things that get
you excited, and most of all, have
fun.”
For more information on in-
coming class breakdowns and rel-
evant statistics, students can visit
news.gatech.edu.
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Envisioning the future of art using technology
HOPE WILLIAMS
LIFE EDITOR
Opera, Steve Jobs, stetho-
scopes and the 2016 president
election — what do all of these
have in common?
For three visionary artists,
these are just a few of many
sources of inspiration for their
work, showing that technology,
the arts and the world around us
are all intertwined.
On April 3, the Ferst Center
for the Arts hosted a panel titled
“Community Conversation: Im-
pact, Arts, and Technology” to
further discuss these ideas.
The discussion was moder-
ated by the director of Georgia
Tech Arts, Aaron Shackelford,
who asked the three panelists a
series of questions about the role
of art and technology in social
interactions.
The panel began with the art-
ists introducing their work.
Gabriel Kahane is a singer-
songwriter and composer whose
latest album “Magnificent Bird”
was released on March 25, 2022.
Tech hosted Kahane on April 4
to perform his album to the Tech
and Atlanta community, also in
the Ferst Center.
Kahane has had numerous
projects in the past that relate
music and technology, including
setting Craigslist ads to music
in 2006. However, it was in the
months leading up to the 2016
presidential election that he be-
gan reflecting on how the inter-
net was posing challenges to hu-
man interactions.
“I decided that I was going to
take a trip beginning the morn-
ing after the election, and I was
going to ride just under 9,000
miles around the continental
U.S., and I didn't know exactly
what was going to happen,” said
Kahane. “What ended up hap-
pening was that I had conversa-
tions with about 80 or 90 strang-
ers, primarily in dining cars in
Amtrak trains.”
From these conversations, Ka-
hane wrote a piece called “Book
of Travelers,” which was later re-
leased as an album.
Inspired partially from his
train trip, Kahane then took an
entire year off of the internet,
starting Nov. 3, 2019, which
has greatly influenced his beliefs
about technology. He now is
more pessimistic about how ef-
fective digital activism can truly
be and believes that curated feeds
can make it more difficult to tol-
erate differences.
The second panelist, Noura
Howell, is an assistant professor
in Tech’s Digital Media program.
Her work focuses on biodata and
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how accessing data about bodies,
feelings and behaviors has the
potential to change our interac-
tions.
“These works invite more so-
cial, emotional and embodied
ways of trying to make sense of
biodata. Instead of using biodata
and AI to make judgments about
ourselves and others, it's more
about listening, paying attention,
appreciating, sharing presence re-
spectfully,” said Howell.
Some of Howell’s past proj-
ects have included creating shirts
with embedded biosensors that
can detect excitement, as well as
a Heart Sounds Bench, in which
strangers listened to their ampli-
fied heart sounds together us-
ing stethoscopes connected to a
bench.
The final panelist, Felipe Bar-
ral is a filmmaker, producer, mu-
sician, writer and artist whose Photo by Hope Williams Student Publications
many collaborations include Panelists watch part of Gabriel Kahane's song "Sit Shiva," as part of a broader
working with The Atlanta Op- conversation on how technology and art impact social connections.
era. Barral worked with them to
establish The Atlanta Opera Film
Studio in 2020, which has made
their performances accessible to
viewers all around the world.
“You don't have to be in Atlan-
ta, or you can use media that you
filmed to be part of the shows, or
to actually capture the shows in
a cinematic way, and then bring
people to experience opera in a
way that you haven't experienced
it before,” said Barral.
If viewing a production in-
person, the most expensive tick-
ets still have the orchestra be-
tween them and the stage.
But, by filming produc-
tions, the audience is practically
brought on stage.
The panel was hosted in part
to discuss The Atlanta Opera’s
upcoming production, “The (R)
Evolution of Steve Jobs,” which
will be shown later this month
and next at the Cobb Energy Per- Photo courtesy of Kimiko Ryokai
forming Arts Center. The Heart Sounds Bench, created by assistant professor Noura Howell, uses stethoscopes
The Atlanta Opera Company to amplify heart sounds and gives strangers a way to connect through using biodata.
is using technology to enhance
their performance, includ- to be in the future and how do balance with the benefits of in- are the ones whose observational
ing using 28 monitors in the we want to live with technology novation. Looking to the future, powers are such that the specific
stage design. in the future?” Howell said. “And Barral thinks that opera will opens up into the universal,” Ka-
The performance looks at Jobs trying to kind of debate and dis- maintain some of its classical hane said.
as more than just the founder of cuss and imagine how it could go components, but it will also be To conclude the panel, each
Apple. well, how it could go poorly, po- rich with innovation. of the panelists reflected on
“The opera is looking into dif- tential benefits and harms.” “If you start thinking about what their goals are as artists
ferent moments in his life and is Shackelford asked Howell if virtual reality and augmented moving forward.
told in a very interesting way be- she thinks her works that visual- reality, or bring AI into the equa- “Whether it's with The At-
cause it's not linear,” Barral said. ize emotional data have a poten- tion, who knows what opera is go- lanta Opera or my own project,
“You go back and forth in time.” tial for manipulating how people ing to be in like 20, 50 years from I’ve been [on] this sort of never
After discussing their works, respond. now,” Barral said. “Something is ending quest of beauty in life,”
Shackelford asked the panelists Howell answered that dur- going to be classical still, because Barral said, who hopes to keep
how they have seen technology ing her work on the shirts with you have the power of the human bringing beautiful stories to
change how humans relate to embedded sensors, some par- voice and you have the orchestra- people that can be inspirational
each other. ticipants were concerned if the tion … but if you combine it and and meaningful.
“A lot of the platforms that sensors did not respond to their you explore what you can do with Howell agreed that she too
are intended to bring us together emotions. They questioned if it, you are taking really the art seeks a sense of beauty in her
have instead, not only the effect they were even experiencing their form to be something completely work, but perhaps through a
of tearing us apart, [but also] emotions, since the technology different.” more social sense of connection
making it more difficult for us to did not pick it up. One of the effects of technol- between two people.
love each other,” Kahane said. “To me that was extremely ogy is that it has connected the Kahane also chimed in, men-
Howell sees art is the perfect disturbing,” Howell said. world, and art can be shared tioning that his art is inseparable
medium to explore the potential “... I think it speaks to this thousands of miles away. from the people around him.
ways technology could change more powerful kind of imaginary Kahane sees potential dangers “I hope to use my work to
our lives even more than it has that we're all walking around in trying to create universality in teach myself how to love myself
already. She mentioned she does with, that data is a really power- art. and thus the people around me,
not want any of her projects to ful way of knowing the self and “I think when you seek to and in so doing, to model maybe
ever become products. that technology is a really reliable make something universal, you for audiences and listeners how
“I think that they're meant to way of producing truth.” often lose the specific, and I we can all love each other better,
be just encouraging us to reflect These dangers are ones that think the really great, great artists because I think that is the great
on how do we want technology artists like Howell will have to in any medium throughout time deficit,” Kahane said.
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EXCEL FROM FRONT
The program was launched in
2014 by Terry Blum and Cyrus
Aidun who both have personal
connections to individuals with I/
DD. Blum is a current professor,
the former Dean of the Scheller
College of Business and a mother
to a daughter with a developmen-
tal disability. Aidun is a professor
in the School of Mechanical Engi-
neering and a father to a son with
an intellectual disability.
Since its creation, the Excel
program has provided tremendous
benefits for I/DD students.
“89% of Excel graduates are
currently employed,” Surdin said.
“This means not only are alumni
getting jobs upon graduation,
more importantly, they are main-
taining jobs.”
Surdin also believes the posi-
tive impacts of the Excel program
exist not just for participating
students, but also for campus as a
whole.
“Everyone at Georgia Tech
benefits when they are more aware
and educated about intellectual
and developmental disabilities.
Greater awareness can lead to en-
hanced technology innovations to
further support independence and
life quality among people with a
range of abilities and cognitive
difficulties across the life course,”
Surdin said.
“Beneficiaries also include
traditional students who act as
mentors and friends, and employ-
ers who hire graduates of Excel,
thereby enhancing their own di-
versity and performance goals,”
Surdin said. “The final beneficiary
is the larger community that does
not have to absorb the costs of un-
dervaluing and excluding those
with developmental disabilities.”
Working to improve opportu-
nities for I/DD students and in-
teractions between traditional and
Excel students are aspects Surdin
likes most about his role as direc-
tor of the Excel program.
“I enjoy being a small part of
student success and knowing that
Excel’s presence on campus aug-
ments Georgia Tech’s capacity to
become an inclusive comprehen-
sive learning environment where
disability is included in diversity
and inclusion programs,” Surdin
technique • April 8, 2022• 9
said. “I believe it’s inspiring to
both Excel students and degree-
seeking students to form commu-
nities that empower people with
disabilities to lead more fulfilling,
independent lives.”
The Excel Mentor Program
(EMP) offers a chance for degree-
seeking undergraduate students
and Excel students to interact and
work together towards goals relat-
ing to social skills, leadership de-
velopment and independent living
skills.
“Mentors empower students
to navigate campus resources and
explore Georgia Tech’s social en-
vironment, whether it is joining
a campus organization, attending
an event or developing meaning-
ful friendships with other stu-
dents,” Surdin said. “Mentors also
serve as resources for navigating
the greater Atlanta area.”
Emily Bell, third-year IE,
joined the EMP her freshman
year to give back to Tech and be Photo courtesy of Excel
able to work towards her passion Participants in the Excel program pose after a game of indoor soccer. The program offers so-
of helping individuals with intel- cial, academic and career support for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
lectual disabilities.
“As a [EMP] coach, I assist
my student with managing their
scheduling, pursuing involve-
ments around campus and navi-
gating social situations,” said Bell.
“What I enjoy most about this po-
sition is the opportunity to truly
develop a relationship with my
student.”
Similar to Bell, Lane Vacala,
third-year BIO, has enjoyed the
connections she has been able to
make through her work with the
Excel program.
“It has been such a unique and
rewarding way to give back to
the Georgia Tech community,”
said Vacala.
“My favorite part has been
getting to know my student and
fostering that friendship. He is the
kindest person you’ll ever meet.
He teaches me how to be a better Photo courtesy of Excel
person. I just hope I’ve been able Excel students and mentors smile with Buzz. A large part of the Excel Mentorship Program
to do the same for him.” (EMP) is spending time between mentors and their students at on-campus events or in Atlanta.
Some mentors, like Vacala,
seek out the Excel program due EMP has been one of the most re- Franklin has taught me lessons experience I've found on Tech's
to their passion for working with warding choices I've made in my that I'll keep with me forever,” campus so far.”
individuals who are neurodiverse college career,” said Shaw. Shaw said. To learn more about the Excel
while others, like Hanna Shaw, Shaw is currently a mentor to “Whether it's walking around program, visit excel.gatech.edu.
third-year BA, were encouraged Franklin, a senior student in the IKEA, getting dinner at [West Students who are interested in
by their peers to apply. Excel program. Village] or playing kickball on becoming involved with the EMP
“I say this often and don't “Having the opportunity to Tech Green, the community Ex- can apply on the Excel program
mean it lightly, but joining the mentor such amazing people like cel has built is unparalleled to any website until May 15.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNAL
Showcase, Present, and Inspire
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH @ GT
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George P. Burdell here, there and everywhere
ABIGAIL SARA MATHEWS
STAFF WRITER
Tech’s most accomplished stu-
dent has been leaving his mark
on campus and the world for 95
years: George P. Burdell.
Burdell is a fictitious Tech stu-
dent conceived as a prank by Wil-
liam Edgar Smith, who started at
Tech in 1927 as a CERE major.
Smith was mistakenly sent two
enrollment forms, so he used the
second enrollment form to create
Burdell, named after the president
of Smith’s high school, George
P. Butler.
Burdell went on to become a
legend at Tech, completing his
degree, joining the military and
serving on the Board of Directors
for MAD Magazine. He was even
in the running for Time’s Person
of the Year in 2001.
The Tech tradition of Burdell-
spotting using the tag “Burdell
was here” is now getting a new
twist that lets fans join in on the
fun using a filter on Instagram.
Thanks to the Georgia Tech
Alumni Association, Instagram
users can now take Burdell with
them and snap pictures of his sig-
nature wherever they go.
The filter uses augmented re-
ality (AR) technology to place
a graffitied “Burdell was here”
in Tech’s signature gold on
vertical surfaces.
Scott Dinerman, STAC ‘03
and creative director for the
Alumni Association, first began
working on the filter last year
ahead of Burdell’s birthday.
Alongside Codie McLana-
han, graphic designer for the
Alumni Association, they created
a “Burdell was here” sticker and
photoshopped it onto important
Tech locations.
// LIFE
“I had created a video that put the sticker somewhere where they The filter was introduced to that’s what we do. Tech alum
it on top of the Tech Tower, the are,” Dinerman said. the public in celebration of Bur- solve problems."
Einstein statue and other places Dinerman turned to his team dell’s birthday on April 1 and has Dinerman pictured the future
around campus, and it was really at the Alumni Association to work been used over 200 times since of Burdell and his birthday cel-
well received,” Dinerman said. on creating the filter. its release. ebration and how innovations like
The sticker was a part of a larg- Marvin Crumbs, fourth-year “It was a fun experiment, and the filter might fit into that future.
er tradition where students and CM, helped Dinerman develop we’re going to keep it on there. “We want to continue cel-
alumni write out the tag “Burdell the technology using Spark AR in And if people want to use it and ebrating Burdell’s birthday ev-
was here” in different locations Facebook Meta to create the filter. play with it, that’d be great,” ery year. We’ll celebrate Bur-
as a way of marking the extent of Neither of them had worked with Dinerman said. dell throughout the year, of
Burdell’s and Tech’s reach. the program before, but after some Dinerman invites other Tech course, but particularly on April
The tradition found its way trial and error, they developed a students and alumni to not only 1. It’s just a good opportunity to
to social media, where students working filter that could place the use the filter, but also to try to stop and think ‘What would Bur-
and alumni would post pic- graphic onto vertical surfaces. build on it, tinker with it and dell do?’ and have fun with it,”
tures, keeping others updated on “We had to learn something make it their own. Dinerman said.
Burdell’s travels. new, but he [Crumbs] helped “That’s also an inherently Tech “It’s not the kind of thing that
“For example, our social media get down into the weeds of it… attribute … Look at the InVenture we’re only going to pay attention
manager at the time went to The It works well enough that we Prize, what that’s turned into over to once a year…use [the filter],
Varsity and wrote Burdell’s name thought it’d be fun to share, and the last 10 years, born out of just share it with us and show us ev-
out in mustard. we did get some good feedback,” this desire to innovate and solve a erywhere farflung that Burdell has
"Things like that, that just Dinerman said. problem," Dinerman said. "And influence,” Dinerman said.
placed Burdell in familiar loca-
tions,” Dinerman said.
Dinerman described how Bur-
dell represents a shared experience
for Tech students that has made
him a lasting figure in Tech’s his-
tory and traditions, making him
the ideal subject for the filter.
“Burdell is all of us. It’s just
a fun way to create community
among students, current stu-
dents and former students, be-
cause we’ve all been there. We
all know what it’s like to pull all-
nighters and hope that you pass
and go to labs and job-hunting,”
Dinerman said.
“Burdell … is uniquely Tech
but there’s something that rep-
resents about that uniquely Tech
bond.”
After the success of sticker,
Dinerman wanted to create an ex-
perience that was more interactive
and allowed everyone to get in on
the fun.
“Last fall, I started experiment-
ing with an Instagram effect… Photo courtesy of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association
with augmented reality, allowing George P. Burdell's name written out in mustard at The Varsity. The Alumni As-
people to use their app to place sociation and Tech community celebrated George P. Burdell's birthday on April 1.
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ICGT’s Holi Show features colorful performances

Holi, the festival of colors, was
celebrated by India Club Georgia
Tech on April 2 at their annual
Holi Show. Drawing hundreds
of audience members, the show
featured numerous performances
from members of the Tech and
Atlanta community. The theme
was rangeela, which means
colorful in Hindi.
The performances used a
wide range of traditional and
modern styles, including bolly-
wood, kathak, Bharatanatyam,
bhangra, garba, hip-hop and
fusion.
For many perfomers, the Holi
Show is their last performance of
the year, and for seniors on the
dance teams, this performance is
the last of their college dance ca-
reer. Thus, the show was a joyful
and emotional celebration of these
individuals, who have dedicated
so much time to sharing their cul-
ture with the Tech community
and on a national level.
India Club organizes the event,
complete with comedic sketches
from hosts and speeches from
their board members. Participat-
ing organizations in the show in-
cluded GT Pulse, GT Ramblin'
Raas, Taal Tadka, GT Qurbani, GT Pulse is an Indian classical dance team that was founded in 2010 at Tech. They perform in the South In-
ATL Tanishq and many others. dian dance style of Bharatanatyam, which involves rhythmic stamping using anklets adorned with bells.

Puja Gorti, IE '21, sings the Nationally-ranked GT Ramblin' Raas dances garba, a Taal Tadka is Tech's only South Asian Fusion
Indian national anthem: Jana Gana Mana. dance traditionally performed with wooden sticks. A Capella team and can be found on Spotify.

ATL Tanishq is an Atlanta-based Bollywood fusion dance GT Qurbani is an all-male Bollywood fusion dance team. They will be
team. They perform at competitions around the country. competing at Legends Bollywood-Fusion National Championships on April 9.

Photos by Dani Sisson Student Publications

Opinions
OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Does the Institute’s new ten-year plan for diversity, equity, and inclu-
sion do enough for students, faculty, and staff?
As of March 30, 2022, the Institute has
published its ten-year Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion Plan, laying out 22 action-
able strategies to build a more inclusive
future at Tech. However, after a review of
the plan, The Technique Editorial Board
finds that, in many aspects, the plan re-
mains too vague, lacks measurable goals
and does not account for the current at-
mosphere of Tech. First, an initial read-
through of the plan leaves readers unclear
about the Institute’s plans and the change
they hope to see within the community.
Using purposefully ambiguous terms such
as “grow,” “expand” or “invest” without
providing solid backing statistics, Tech
has positioned itself in such a way that we,
as a student body, have no idea what to ac-
tually expect from the Institute to do. By
doing this, it is impossible to hold the In-
stitute accountable for making meaning-
ful change. Furthermore, the largest issue
with the vagueness of the ten-year plan is
the fact that it does not include any met-
rics to actually see the impacts of the plan.
For example, goals such as creating a more
diverse faculty could be done by only add-
ing one or two more people of color to the
staff, which is not the meaningful change
they claim to champion.
Avoiding including data or measurable
milestones allows the Institute to escape
accountability. The first rule of any initia-
tive intent on institutional change is the
necessity of data on the status quo and
the post-initiative world to see if it works.
Moreover, by implementing the plan over
ten years, the student body and the faculty
responsible for implementing it will be
subject to change, meaning that there is no
one who can be held accountable for the
plan and that students will not be able to
actually see the changes during their time
on campus.
Finally, the plan lacks nuance in how it
approaches the Institute because it does
not take into consideration the diversity of
the community we exist in and the already
existing organizations that serve minori-
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
Avni Shridhar HEAD COPY EDITOR
Andy Borst NEWS EDITOR
Hope Williams LIFE EDITOR
Will Fuss SPORTS EDITOR
Brendan Oshida DESIGN EDITOR
OPINIONS EDITOR: Yashvini Deva
“
”
All I know is that I’m here. And I’m
alive. And I’m not alone. — Alice
Oseman
ties on campus. The position of Tech at the
center of Atlanta places it in a unique posi-
tion to contribute to a community that has
been historically underrepresented within
the Institute.
However, rather than capitalizing on
the privilege of higher education, Tech ex-
ists within a bubble and is more focused
on bringing in diversity from outside the
city’s borders. Moreover, as Tech expands
out into the city, leaving gentrification in
its wake, one gets the feeling that the In-
stitute takes from the city it exists in while
rarely giving back.
Moreover, rather than working with ex-
isting programs on campus that have seen
immense success such as the accessibil-
ity of the Online Master of Science Com-
puter Science and the five-week summer
residential Challenge Program hosted by
the Office of Minority Educational De-
velopment, the plan ignores the progress
that has already been made. For example,
they continue to push for the creation of
safe spaces instead of investing in spaces
that already exist such as the LGBTQIA+
resource center. Creating new spaces and
initiatives, while ignoring new ones and
not properly marketing them puts an even
greater strain on minorities to seek out
these resources on their own time.
By ignoring the existing atmosphere of
both the culture and resources on campus,
the plan reads more like a one size fits all
solution that could be applied to any cam-
pus rather than a tailored solution to the
problems of the Institute.
Existing as a minority in this country,
this state and this campus already presents
a major barrier, and Tech’s Diversity, Eq-
uity, and Inclusion plan does nothing to
break it down.
As the year comes to an end and we
prepare to introduce a newly admitted
class, the Technique Editorial Board — as
is often the theme of these consensuses
— calls for the Institute to do better in
creating a more diverse, equitable and
inclusive future.
Dani Sisson PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Maya Torres ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Yashvini Deva OPINIONS EDITOR
Rahul Deshpande TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
Kristin Hsu ONLINE EDITOR
Missing college
NITHYA JAMESHENRY
STAFF WRITER
Atlanta is an amalgama-
tion of many things: diverse
cultures, an expansive food
scene, art and museums and
years of rich history. It is es-
pecially notable for housing
the Coca-Cola factory, the
Varsity andthe busiest air-
port in the world, to name a
few. Of course, among those
“attractions” is the bane of
most of our existences, Tech.
Housed in the midst of Mid-
town, Atlanta, students have
access to nearby companies,
cafes, restaurants andcon-
certs while simultaneously
having the college experi-
ence associated with a con-
tinuous campus, contrary to
other college town campus-
es. However, is this city life
truly better than living in a
college town?
Athens-lovers would argue
for the superiority of their
expansive, bar-accessible col-
lege town. Friday nights are
chock-full of groups “going
downtown,” with easy ac-
cess to college bars and the
club scene. This accessibil-
ity is not present on Tech’s
campus, and going to bars
often costs an arm, a leg and
then an overpriced Uber ride
to get there and get in on a
weekend night, let alone the
cost to buy the actual drinks.
That being said, those same
limbs are lost just to get from
class to class in Athens. A
car is nearly a necessity and
the sprawl of the campus is
unfathomable to spoiled stu-
dents like myself who bask
in the lazy luxury of a maxi-
mum twenty-five minutes
walk to class. College towns
are extremely expansive and
while they tend to house nu-
merous different schools (i.e.
law schools, medical schools,
etc.), going from one end
to the other is difficult and
without buses is nearly im-
possible. Not to mention, the
spaghetti-like mess that is
the college town bus system,
with routes every color of
the rainbow and spikes in all
360 degrees, Guy Fieri style.
There is no denying there are
benefits to living in a col-
lege town. From increased
safety to aspects as simple as
ample parking space, there is
a comfort and ease to living
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towns
in a college town that city
campuses cannot always of-
fer. That same arm and leg,
plus your firstborn child is
necessary payment to find
good parking in Atlanta.
Of course, being in Atlanta
has its perks too. Greek life
formals are held at the High
Museum, Fox Theatre, and
Fernbank Museum. Big-
name artists hold concerts
walking distance from cam-
pus, leaving no need for the
parking hassle. Mercedes-
Benz Stadium is closer to
North Avenue Apartments
than Organic Chemistry is
to most student housing in
Athens. There are numer-
ous coffee shops and cafes
nearby, perfect for study-
ing and spending time with
friends. There is so much in
Atlanta to explore.Of course,
this is not to say that Tech’s
campus is perfect. With all
students back on campus
following the COVID-19
outbreak in 2020, the library
is bursting at the seams. Ev-
ery single floor is packed full
of students, the air is thick
from the crowd-induced hu-
midity, and it is far too loud
to get any real work done.
Sometimes, I would rather
rip off every fingernail and
then go rock climbing than
work in the library without
the sound-canceling feature
of my headphones. Further-
more, it is hard to find seat-
ing on most of the campus
midday. The gigantic college
town campuses likely do not
face this issue to the same
extent.
There is, however, one sin-
gle feature of city campuses
that blows all of these pros
and cons out of the water:
the view. There is absolutely
no feature that any college
town could boast that can
overshadow the beauty of
a city skyline. Whether it
be from the roof of Tech’s
library, the terrace of the
parking decks, or from cam-
pus apartments, the Atlanta
skyline is unmatched. The
beauty of sunsets, sunrises,
and the buildings lit up at
night almost makes up for
the difficulty of our classes
and the lack of mental health
resources. When it comes to
campus locations, there is no
question in my mind; city
campuses will always reign
supreme.
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6 • April 8, 2022• technique
Finding meaning in the end Purdy’s nuggets of knowledge
“Without graduation, my
experiences at Tech would
be reduced to the mundane
and nothing sentimental.”
NATALIE BOUTWELL
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR
When many Tech students reach
their graduation, they feel extremely
excited and a little relieved to finally
“get out” of the Institute. But I am
not one of those students.
As the annual graduation celebra-
tions start up, I can not help but feel
a little bit sad.
If I had my way, I would contin-
ue being a student at Tech for sev-
eral more years — living with my
friends, walking around campus,
participating in my favorite tradi-
tions year after year, playing in the
marching band every football sea-
son, always writing articles for the
Technique. Sometimes, especially
during the past few weeks, I have
wondered why I can not just always
continue my life as a student. Yes,
Tech has its many difficulties, and
I have definitely had more than a
few challenging days on campus.
However, I would love to be able to
always see the Reck driving around
Tech Green or always hear the
Whistle blowing around the clock.
I recently watched the “Good
Place,” a sitcom that follows the lives
of four individuals, Eleanor, Chidi,
Tahani and Jason, navigating the
afterlife with two non-humans, Mi-
chael and Janet.
The comedy comments on a vari-
ety of philosophies, lessons and life
mysteries (something I really love
about the show, but that is a topic
for a different article). One line has
really stuck with me over the past
few weeks.
In season four, Michael states,
“Every human is a little bit sad all
the time because you know you’re
going to die. But that knowledge is
what gives life meaning.”
It is sad to think about the end —
especially the end of favorite things
like walks to Tech Tower or games
of frisbee in
Burger Bowl
with friends.
But ultimate-
ly, significance
is derived from
denouements.
If my time at
Tech were to
last forever,
the meaning of
taking pictures with Buzz or going to
Midnight Breakfast would probably
be lost.
The last regular season Tech foot-
ball game is almost always against
u[sic]ga. This past year, many mem-
bers of the band were a little pes-
simistic about the outcome of the
game. However, because I knew it
would be my last game in uniform
at Bobby Dodd stadium, I decided
to make the most of it and have a
good time no matter the outcome
of the game. I have to say, look-
ing back, this past game against
u[sic]ga was probably one of my
favorite games at Tech (despite the
score). Marching into the stadium,
I was able to see my family excit-
edly cheering me on one final time.
During halftime, I felt proud to see
my name and picture on the jumbo-
tron as part of the senior spotlight.
Throughout the third quarter, I en-
joyed sprinting around the stadium
with the roaming band, laughing off
the banter from fans as part of a be-
loved tradition.
If it had just been a regular game
in the lifespan of many, I probably
would have been bogged down in
the loss against u[sic]ga. But, be-
cause it was my last, I made sure to
appreciate everything that makes
a Tech football game fun and ul-
timately, had a great time.I will be
honest — it has been hard to grapple
with the fact that my time at Tech is
coming to an end. It is sometimes
difficult to imagine myself no longer
living on campus or studying in the
library. However, thinking about
the meaning and milestones that
endings create has given me some
consolation. Without graduation,
my experiences at Tech would be re-
duced to the mundane and nothing
sentimental.
JACK PURDY
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
I knew the day I got accepted to
Tech, which technically was a day
early (thanks Rick), a hell of a ride
in the next four that turned into five
was coming. Tech did a lot of what
it promised to do, and sometimes
it fell short, but that is part of do-
ing anything in this version of life.
Many forever friends were made.
I had some close calls at times.
Two months ago, I even had an out-
right breakup from what had been
the main focal point of my social
life on campus for more than four
years. Thankfully, it brought me
into a much healthier and psycho-
logically safe space afterward. It is
crazy how life can change in a five
minute span.
I am from a family that had ex-
traordinary college experiences in
New Jersey and Alabama. Know-
ing their stories and how they found
so much community and lifelong
friends was a huge motivator for me
to keep investing in Tech and be
with the people as much as I could.
It took me time in 2017 to get accli-
mated even though I only moved 30
minutes from my parents house, but
once I was settled around December
2017, I was off to the races.
I do not think I could recall ev-
ery memory I have of Tech in one
sitting. Tech is a place I have never
felt the need to leave. I never studied
abroad. There was always someone
here who needed a friend or needed
to feel involved in the slow times.
I wanted to be there for them. The
density of incredible people Tech
has in such a small radius truly is
unique. It’s no wonder I have friends
that have been working here for more
than 15 years. Why leave when there
// OPINIONS
are life-changing people around you
every day? No, this is not a recom-
mendation to never graduate…
A beautiful thing about the peo-
ple on campus, which is likely you
the person reading, is that improv-
ing one’s own life or some part of
someone’s life is always a focal point.
We get stuff done at Tech. We try to
get so much stuff done that we are
fighting for our own attention span.
I was lucky to not have many things
fall off the wayside while I was here.
Day after day, I would talk to
people on campus who truly had
more than they should’ve had to
carry. More often than not, it was
because of the class load weighing
against family or life obligations.
I was one of the few that rarely
had this problem, but I think a huge
part of Tech’s day-to-day rhythm is
untenable in the long run, sustain-
ing a burnout culture that is quickly
being discouraged in the job world.
The moment Tech takes the stu-
dent body’s mental health and work-
load into serious consideration and
makes real changes, the rest of the
college world will follow suit and be
better for it.
My call for you is one I’ve tried
my best to emulate: just show up.
You wanna be in the room where
it happens? Show up. Be available.
That may mean redefining what
“available” means for you. I gained
consistent people in my life because
I showed up. But also, when it was
time to leave, I did. There is a prac-
tical boundary for everything. You
will know when it is coming.
To conclude, these are my ran-
dom nuggets of what has come to
mind while writing this: 1) The
Campanile is quite inviting after 11
p.m. 2) The roof on the roof of Cro-
sland is an excellent place for lunar
eclipses. 3) Our women’s sports are
far greater than our men’s in both
experience and national ranking.
They deserve more love than we give
them. 4) Discover Atlanta if you
haven’t because Atlanta wants you.
5) Sleep. Feed yourself. Go wild
with the youthful energy you have
only now. 6) I am always available
for my Tech friends. I hope I be-
come one of yours one day.
// OPINIONS
Crocs: the ultimate shoe?
ETHAN VITAK
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Shoes have been an article
of clothing that hold both
functionality and fashion.
They are at times a part of
someone’s identity (I am
looking at you, sneaker-
heads). But when it comes to
the best footwear, I can only
think of the slightly goofy
yet practical shoe: Crocs.
Crocs are arguably the
ultimate form of footwear
due to their immense versa-
tility and comfort. No mat-
ter the situation: walking to
class, chilling at home, in
the shower, or even at a par-
ty, Crocs are easily the best
choice. So what makes Crocs
the best?
First, the material is un-
beatable. Crocs are made of
rubber, so they are durable
and waterproof. Thus, you
can wear them to class on a
rainy day without the worry
of having soggy socks. Addi-
tionally, the built-in breath-
ability of Crocs allows your
feet to let go of the water
they collected and also let
air out. They are also light-
weight, which makes them
easy to walk around in all
day without any discomfort.
On top of this, crocs are su-
per easy to clean without the
use of a washer or dryer.
Another defining fea-
ture of Crocs is the hinged
strap that can alter the per-
formance level of the shoe,
switching between comfort
and sport modes. Comfort
mode is when the strap is
placed in the forward most
position while sport mode
is when the strap is placed
to hug the heel of one’s foot,
preventing the shoe from
slipping off. The strap alone
makes the shoe extremely
versatile; it can perform as a
comfortable rubber clog for
more casual use, or some-
thing a little more active
simply by moving it. By add-
ing a pair of fuzzy socks, you
can use your crocs as a win-
ter shoe too, perfect for those
random chilly Atlanta days
in the middle of March.
Now that the sheer func-
tionality of Crocs has been
highlighted, it is time to take
a deep dive into why Crocs
could even be considered as
a party shoe. To help under-
stand, let’s set the scene: it is
a Friday night and you have
been invited to a fraternity
party. You know no mat-
ter what you do when you
walk out of there your shoes
technique • April 8, 2022• 7
are going to be sticky from
the various drinks that have
been spilled on the floor. In
fact, because of this, you
have designated a separate
pair of shoes to be the vic-
tim of all the mess, which
remains dirty night after
night because it’s too much
of a hassle to clean them.
When the party is over, and
the shoes are sticky, a simple
trip to the shower brings r/place win What does the fox say
them back to their original r/place is a subreddit where A fox that was responsible
condition in just a few min- users can edit a tile pixel ev- for biting people at the U.S.
utes. No intricate stain fight- ery five minutes for 96 hours Capitol was finally captured
ing techniques needed, no to create a larger image on a on Tuesday and was humanely
constant scrubbing, no extra canvas that would eventually euthanized, so she could be
time or energy expended, be large enough to be an 8x8 tested for rabies. Unfortu-
just a shower with Crocs as banner. Tech made a notable nately, she tested positive, so
your shower shoes. At any impact on the final product DC Health is contacting all
party, you do of course run with various iconic Tech im- of the fox’s victims for further
the risk of having Four Loko ages present. testing.
spilled on your Crocs, but
the ease to clean it off makes
it all worth it.
Finally, if the practicality
of wearing Crocs to a party
just in general is not selling
it then think of how great of
a conversation starter Crocs
are. Let us be honest. If any- Go piss girl Elon Musty
one sees Crocs at a party, Doja Cat won big with best Elon Musk purchased a por-
they are going to comment, duo/group performance for tion of the company and Twit-
whether that be to com- her hit single, “Kiss Me More”, ter has announced, as of Tues-
pliment or to question the with Sza. However, there were day morning, that Musk will
choice. additional compilations since take a board seat in exchange
If it is a compliment then Sza was on crutches and Doja for not pushing his stake in
it is easy to start a conversa- Cat was in the bathroom when the company past a threshold
tion and if it is a question, her name was called. After she of fifteen percent. Musk has al-
well now you have a list of realized this, she made haste to ready exercised his new power
reasons why Crocs are the make it into the stage to accept to get Twitter to try out an ed-
best choice. her well-deserved award. iting feature.

Entertainment
‘Night Vale’ live show haunts Variety Playhouse
ISA CARDONA
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
This year marks the ten
year anniversary of Welcome
to Night Vale, the popular
serial fiction and surrealist pod-
cast created by Joseph Fink and
Jeffrey Cranor in 2012.
It is one of the longest-run-
ning podcasts and focuses on
the strange happenings and
interesting characters in the
fictional town of Night Vale.
Welcome to Night Vale is host-
ed by Cecil Palmer who is voiced
by Cecil Baldwin, and his deep
and captivating voice guides the
listener through the show.
The production is unique in
its format of a radio show which
features various segments like
community announcements,
weather, fun facts and more.
While all this may seem mun-
dane, there is absolutely nothing
boring about Night Vale.
In Night Vale, there is The
Glow Cloud, which is an eternal
deity predating reality and cur-
rently serving as the president of
the town’s school board; a face-
less old woman who lives in the
listener’s home; and everyday
humans like Frank Chen, who
is definitely not a dragon with
three or more heads.
There is no better way to
celebrate the ten year anni-
versary of the podcast than
to have a live reading of the
show for the first time since the
start of the pandemic.
The world tour, titled “The
Haunting of Night Vale,” is
meant to welcome fans back
to the town and deal with
some unfinished business
that haunts Night Vale and
the audience themselves.
Fans of the podcast gath-
ered at the Variety Playhouse,
and once inside, the theater was
filled with a sea of patrons with
multicolored hair — many
wearing the show’s merchandise
or cosplay of beloved characters.
As everyone made their way to
ANUSH SINGHAL
STAFF WRITER
Shotgun
Soccer Mommy
«««««
Sophie Allison, also known
as Soccer Mommy, is back
with her first single since the
drop of her sophomore album
“Color Theory” in 2020.
Announcing a new album
produced by Oneohtrix Point
Never, out June 24, Soccer
Mommy presents a new
‘Welcome to Night Vale’ visited
Haunting of Night Vale.’ The
their seats, excitement and
anticipation lingered in the air.
The show opened with a
welcome and a stand-up routine
by the host, Kate Jones, who
voices Michelle Nguyen, the
owner of Dark Owl Records and
Night Vale’s most fashionable
resident. Jones’s act was fresh and
hilarious as she shared anecdotes
of her Vietnamese-American heri-
tage, family and relationships.
The night took a more inti-
mate tone with the introduction
of the musical guest Mal Blum.
Blum’s lyrics are relatable and at
times dark, but the humor and
accompanying guitar strumming
balanced the mood. At the time
of the Atlanta show, Blum had
only joined the tour three days
prior following some last-minute
changes.
“Fortunately, I had a lot
of songs about ghosts handy,”
Blum said, referencing
the title of the tour.
As a part of their set Blum de-
cided to, in their words, “resur-
rect” an old poem they made a
depth in her track. There are
cleaner guitars, more deadpan
delivery and a hypnotizing hook.
Ye Not Crazy
Joyner Lucas
«««««
«««««
Lucas is best known for his
single “I’m Not Racist” and ac-
companying music video released
in 2017 that was up for nomina-
tion at the 61st Grammys. Here
he works to defend the contro-
versial hip hop icon, Kanye West,
following recent events.
Whether or not he is trying
to bolster his career by insert-
ing himself into drama, the
song itself has merit. The lyrical
performance is one of his best
and with clean production, Lu-
cas has put on his best face to
welcome his new audience.
Microdose
Kiiara
SAINt JHN
«««««
«««««
the Variety Playhouse on March 30 as a part of their world tour, ‘The
tour commemorates the ten-year anniversary of the podcast’s creation.
long time ago based on their ex-
perience binge-watching the TV
show Ghost Adventures.
There was a quick transi-
tion into the main performance
with the composer and musi-
cian of most of Welcome to
Night Vale’s music, Disparition,
entering the stage.
After Disparition played a
welcoming theme, Cecil Bald-
win made his way to the center as
the audience cheered with his
entrance. Baldwin greeted the
crowd in character as Cecil
Palmer with a chilling “you can run,
you can hide, I would suggest both,
Welcome to Night Vale.”
Without giving too many
spoilers, “The Haunting of Night
Vale,” focuses on the characters
Cecil and his husband Carlos
as they set out to build a house,
but during construction, they
learn that it is already haunted.
The show takes many turns
with the general format of
the show like the community
calendar and horoscope segment,
but there is also interpretive
The multi-platinum singer that
was all over the radio in 2016 for
“Gold” has been on a roll drop-
ping three singles in 2022.
After a long experimental
phase, Kiiara expands on the
themes in her last few singles and
works toward releasing an album.
The pop single incorporates
EDM and hip-hop themes
she has developed from her
collaborations with Linkin
Park and Eminem.
STEPPIN ON THE SCENE
Yung Pinch
«««««
«««««
The California native is
known for their melodic style,
beach references and feature on
the 88rising track “Red Rubies.”
Although his music has never
been super bright, this first single
after the release of “4EVER-
HEARTBROKE — THE FI-
NAL CHAPTER” feels much
heavier than all the work he
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Maya Torres
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Isa Cardona
entertainment@nique.net
dancing, audience participation
and the chance to see the voice ac-
tors thriving in their element.
By the end of the night, it is
safe to say that most of the audi-
ence probably thought of their
own ghosts that haunt them and
how they can come to embrace
their own haunted houses.
With a final look at the script,
Baldwin ended the show by say-
ing “From one haunted house to
another, goodnight. Goodnight.”
One of the creators of “Wel-
come to Night Vale,” Jeffrey
Cranor said that the show first
started as a fun thing to do with
friends.
He told the Technique that
back in 2012 it felt like podcast-
ing was hitting its peak, so he was
unsure of how the show was going
to make its way in the crowded
world of podcasting.
“It’s really weird to keep go-
ing this long. We said when we
started, we could just kind of do
this forever,” Cranor said. “We’re
ten years into forever. We’ll see
how that keeps going.”
has published to date. Ignor-
ing the uninspired lyrical deliv-
ery, the lyrics tell a whole new
story of his come-up.
Shame (Valliefunk)
Dom Vallie
Gunna
«««
««« «
Emerging from the Toronto
underground, Vallie is known
for his versatility.
Here he experiments with a
traditionally bay sound, intro-
duces a unique flow and transi-
tions into the mix to produce
an exciting single.
The energy starts high
and does not drop for all two
minutes of its run time.
TIM BURTON
RAEGAN
Eli Derby
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TIM BURTON is producer,
singer and songwriter RAE-
GAN’s debut single.
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Crampr attributes the main-
tained relevancy and admiration
for “Welcome to Night Vale” to
the gravitational strangeness of
the town and it being the first se-
rial fiction podcast of its kind.
Cranor grew up in the 80s
watching and reading stories
from Weird Town, USA,
like Twin Peaks in Gary,
Indiana, which serves as
inspiration for the podcast.
“There’s just something
about Weird Town, USA that I
think is really comforting to go
to, because it takes all the
horrible things in the world and
kind of distills them down to
like a nice little communi-
ty that no matter how weird
it is, it feels inclusive and
welcoming,” Cranor said.
That is what Cranor and
Fink try to do with Night Vale.
No matter how scary Night
Vale is, the town serves as a
safe space for many
and will hopefully
continue to do so for
many years to come.
Both eerie and enchant-
ing, she sets up a unique and
pressing environment where
the listener struggles to keep
up with the song.
She has a solid grasp on the
themes she wants to incorpo-
rate and utilizes knowledge of
R&D and alt-pop to deliver a
hard-hitting single.
N.E.Z
Nezi Momodu
«« ««
Managed by the same
company that discovered
Saweetie, Nezi Momodu has
been making waves.
Heavily inspired by 90s
hip-hop, even the themes she
chooses to focus on have not
developed past the 90s.
Although there is noth-
ing inspiring present,
this single is a bop
that is begging to be played
with the windows down.
// ENTERTAINMENT
Matt Maltese leaves Center Stage in wonder
PATRISIYA RUMYANTSEVA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Matt Maltese is a man of won-
der, charm and boyish attributes.
The soft embrace of his wilting
feminine voice is an alluring expe-
rience, and he is undoubtedly the
medicine for a broken heart.
Maltese is a musical poet,
as his raw, elegant lyrics and
emotion have a particular way
of reaching the soul and strip-
ping people down to their most
vulnerable sentiments.
The 24-year-old English sing-
er-songwriter found fame early in
his career after releasing his debut
single “Even If It’s a Lie” in 2015,
and Maltese has since released
three studio albums and two EPs.
Vinyl at Center Stage, Mal-
tese’s venue on April 1, served
as an intimate space. A red hue
drowned out the vape smoke, and
small snippets of people’s days
filled the pre-show anticipation.
The opening act was kicked
off by Becca Harvey, who goes by
the stage name girlpuppy, and the
thrill was overpowering. Draped
in a long black dress, Harvey de-
fined elegance and class, and her
overarching beauty could only be
explained by witchcraft.
Harvey is Atlanta-born, and
she has been on tour with Mal-
tese all over the country, making
their way to Atlanta from their
previous show in Texas. The ten-
derness of Harvey’s voice feels
like a warm shower at night, a
scoop of gelato or an embrace
from your loved one.
The second Maltese and his
band made their way to the stage,
a haze of immediate attraction
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crept its way over the crowd. In a
tightly buttoned shirt and black
corduroys, Maltese gave the il-
lusion of a retired heartbreaker
in a young lad’s body.
Maltese opened his show with
“Good Morning,” which gives the
myth of an early spring morning.
Maltese himself said that the
song is “an ode to the timelessness
of morning” and the importance
of stability in treacherous times,
such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the night progressed, the
crowd swooned in a blue wave.
“Good Morning” set the pro-
gression into “Rom-Com Gone
Wrong” and “You Deserve an
Oscar,” two songs about antipa-
thy and escapism in everyday life.
Sonically, the innocence of the
piano intertwines with Maltese’s
beatific, luxuriant voice.
However, the lyrics of the
songs dig deeper into the soul,
proving that writing music like
Maltese takes a special heart built
upon trial and error and the but- Photo by Patrisiya Rumyantseva Student Publications
terflies one gets as they are within Matt Maltese looks out at the audience during his April 1 performance at Vinyl
a mile of their loved one. at Center Stage. Maltese’s dreamy performance enchanted the Atlanta audience.
Music of this sort teaches lis-
teners that they are never too ingly made fun of himself and the and haunting, “As the World Maltese concluded the song
young to love and never old life he indulges in. Caves In” is a description of a with a negative harmony on the
enough to forget those who have Harvey joined Maltese on couple enjoying their last day on piano and ran off stage. With
crawled deep into their heart. stage for the last couple of songs Earth before it caves in. an encore on its way, the crowd
They are never too old to live in and was later seen at the bar giv- For two years, fans have was engulfed in flames of pas-
the moment and appreciate the ing out autographs on napkins. speculated about the real mean- sion. The very last song of the
smallest fragments of existence, With the nearing of the encore, ing of the song, coming up performance was “When You
including the moments they write Maltese performed “As the World with intricate theories. Wash Your Hair,” a song from
ballads for on rainy days. Caves In,” the very song that However, Maltese came out Maltese’s 2020 album.
As the show approached an end brought him to fame. The song later to say that the track is about Angelic and romantically
after the sentimental performanc- became a viral sensation on Tik- a fictional apocalyptic romance nostalgic, the song is miserably
es of “Less and Less” and “Curl Tok in 2020 and has accumulated between former President Don- beautiful, especially if you are
Up and Die,” Maltese elevated over 265 million streams. ald Trump Jr. and former UK thinking of someone in particu-
the spirits of the crowd with his Maltese’s melodramatic Prime Minister Teresa May, who lar. With a dignified bow, Mal-
roused humor. The concert was on voice and cynical world out- spent their last day on Earth tese and his band disappeared off
April Fools, and the crowd broke look shape the song into a ca- together before burning the the stage, leaving the audience
out into laughter as Maltese will- thartic experience. Bittersweet world with atomic bombs. in a state of pure bliss.
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The Maine bring punk to the Masquerade
SLOAN SALINAS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On Friday, March 25, Tech’s
spring break was coming to an
end. As the evening drew near,
there was a slight chill in the air,
and the Atlanta Underground
came to life as the Masquerade
prepared for a night of live music.
From the outside, early con-
certgoers could hear Arizona-
based band The Maine running
through their soundcheck inside
Heaven, one of the three stages
within the venue. Eventually, the
doors opened and people streamed
into the darkly-lit space.
The first name on the lineup
was a local band by the name of
Stay Here. Energetic with the
charmingly-awkward demeanor
of a small band, they were more
than successful in getting the
crowd’s energy going.
By the end of their set,
the audience was fired up
and ready for more.
Next up was female pop-punk
singer Charlotte Sands. Return-
ing to Atlanta for the second time
this year with drummer Dannen
Reed Rector, Sands is a blue-
‘Atlanta’ is the best of contemporary surrealism
JUDE MCLAREN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The first two episodes of “At-
lanta” season three dropped on
March 24, and any fan expecting
normalcy or even slight adherence
to the tried and true tropes of
mainstream television simply must
not have been paying attention
for the past two seasons.
Episode one, entitled “Three
Slaps,” opens with a five min-
ute scene of two men on a small
fishing boat. Tension creeps in
as one of the men begins telling
the story of the town underneath
the lake they are fishing in. An
affluent all-Black town that was
submerged when the government
built a dam to flood it.
The man then muses in a
cryptic, faintly prophetic tone on
the idea of “whiteness” as a so-
cial concept that can be bought,
sold, commandeered and lost. He
ponders that the concept as much
a part of reality as it isn’t, what a
continental philosopher might re-
fer to as an “intersubjective truth.”
Tension builds and then
promptly detonates when the
man’s face morphs into a pallid,
eyeless, Victorian-nightmare vis-
age, and the other nameless man
is dragged into the water by a flur-
ry of Black arms that emerge from
the even blacker water.
The show cuts to the next shot.
The head of a young student,
Loquareeous, slowly rises from
his desk. It was a dream.
The rest of the episode, which
until the final minute does not
include any member of the main
cast, is an allusion to the real
life murder of Devonte Hart,
a fifteen year old boy who in
2018 was driven off a cliff along
with five other Black orphans
under the care of two radically
image-conscious white moms.
The 35 minute vignette ends
with a shot of Earnest Marks,
haired powerhouse who knows
how to work a crowd.
Her lyrics champion indi-
viduality, and her stage presence
is one of pure, high-spirited fun.
The audience clearly felt the same,
screaming lyrics alongside her,
cheering, jumping and dancing.
As a highlight of her perfor-
mance, Sands grabbed two fuzzy
cowboy hats from a pair of girls
in the front row, who were over-
joyed. The singer and Reed Rector
both wore the hats for the remain-
der of their set before coming to
the front after they were finished
to return them to their original
owners, hugging each one.
Finally, the time had come for
the headlining band, rock group
The Maine. Comprised of lead
singer John O’Callaghan, lead
guitarist Jared Monaco, bassist
Garrett Nickelsen and drummer
Patrick Kirch, the band is cur-
rently on tour all over the US fol-
lowing the 2021 release of their
eighth album: XOXO: From Love
and Anxiety in Real Time.
The band has been together
since 2007, so they are no strang-
ers to being onstage.
O’Callaghan balances
strong vocals with a jocular be-
played by show creator Donald
Glover, waking from a dream,
presumably the vignette.
The episode is a poignant
meditation on the modern White-
Savior Complex. All ideologies
and social dynamics are intrinsi-
cally intertwined with the socio-
cultural context they manifest
themselves within, and although
it, arguably, may not be as trans-
parent and Kiplingesque as days
past, the modern manifestations
of said complex are omnipresent,
kept alive not by their loudness,
but by their quietness.
In a way, this is the cen-
tral thesis of the show and
the show’s primary artistic
credo: Afrosurrealism.
D. Scott Miller, the author of
the seminal Afrosurreal Mani-
festo, denotes Afrosurrealism to
be the best description of the reac-
tions to the “browning” of society.
Atlanta native Donald Glover is
‘Atlanta.’ The show is returning to FX
John O’Callaghan of The Maine serenades
Heaven stage. The Maine visited Atlanta on
tween-song demeanor that cre-
ated an environment that felt
natural, friendly and lively.
From excitedly talking about
his newborn child to laugh-
ing as the group played one
of their earliest releases, a cover
of Akon’s “I Wanna Love
You,” the set was filled
with personal connection
It is the artistic response to living
in an unreal world that you must
treat as real, lest it beat you down.
As artist Frida Kahlo once
said, “I’m not a surrealist.
I just paint what I see.”
The root -sur comes from the
French sur, roughly meaning
“over” or “above,” thus making
the literal translation of surreal
mean “above reality.”
The message of “Atlanta” is
not that the surrealist occur-
rences in the show are fictive and
imaginary, but that they are real
and happen everyday.
The modern day artistic land-
scape, acting as an almost-too-
obvious synecdoche for Western
culture, is primarily populated on
two antipodal sides of a spectrum.
On one side, there is art
that is gaudy, art that deliv-
ers meaning not through the
psyche but through the throat,
the creator and
for a third season,
the crowd at the Masquerade’s
March 25 on their national tour.
between the band and
the crowd of concertgoers.
Towards the end of the show,
The Maine welcomed Char-
lotte Sands back to the stage to
sing a recently released song on
which the two had collaborated,
“Loved You A Little.”
Sands and O’Callaghan played
off of each other perfectly, each
art that gets lots of likes, hearts
and internet points.
On the other side, there is
art whose message is that it
has no message, art whose lack
of clarity is ostensibly a meta-
phorical vehicle to impart mes-
sages of absurdism and overstimu-
lation, but is really an obfuscation
of lack of content.
What makes “Atlanta” great
is what the vast majority of con-
temporary experimental art
tends to be absolutely void of:
clarity within subtlety. “Atlan-
ta” pulls off with elegance and
style a lost art of art. Its message
is as blatantly obvious as it is
intricately nuanced.
Even the least analytical of
“Atlanta” viewers can recognize
the Afrosurrealist message, and
even the most analytical of view-
ers may struggle to denote exactly
how they did it. This is one of
starring actor in hit television show
and first two episodes have wowed viewers.
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Photo by Sloan Salinas Student Publications
amplifying the other’s energy as
their voices blended seamlessly.
Two songs later, the con-
cert drew to a close, and the
venue lights came on.
As people filed out, the air was
buzzing with overlapping voices,
music and energy. For those who
attended, it was surely another
great show for the books.
the marks of great surrealist art.
One can say how it made them
feel and yet be utterly oblivious
as to why or how.
Through its shimmering cine-
matography, incandescent perfor-
mances and brilliant writing, “At-
lanta” has firmly established itself
among the pantheon of Peak TV
and set a new bar for what millen-
nial television can be.
Growing hurts. In an age
where America and the world at
large are going through a kind
of collective puberty, where the
conflagratory consequences of
the West’s attempts to reconcile
our two most sacrosanct val-
ues, freedom and equality, ap-
pear as headlines on our phones
and left-behind bodies in our
cracks, “Atlanta” captures more
than any other show to date
the reality of living in a world
that no longer feels real.
Photo courtesy of FX
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‘Love’ exhibit encapsulates unspoken at the High
ANUSH SINGHAL
STAFF WRITER
“What Is Left Unspoken,
Love” opened on March 25
at the High Museum of Art
in Midtown. The exhibit ex-
plores questions surrounding
love and relationships.
Curated in-house, the multi-
modal exhibit features artists from
all walks of life and from around
the world. They hoped to follow
the ethos of poet and painter, Etel
Adnan, who wrote love is “not to
be described, it is to be lived.”
The exhibit varies in media,
styles, tones and stories, from fa-
milial bonds to stories of a failed
relationship the exhibit explores
a variety of expressions of love.
Unfortunately, this sometimes
does lead to a mismatch in tone
in the same room, where both
childlike love is shown while dis-
cussing heavier stories like that
of “The Kitchen Table Series”
from Carrie Mae Weems.
Pieces like “In the Beginning:
Time and Dark Matter” by Mi-
chelle Stuart add a unique depth
to this exhibit which is ultimately
focused on themes surrounding
love. By combining celestial im-
ages with a collection of shells and
fossils, its placement in this ex-
hibit offers up its meaning to the
poetic expression of the viewer.
More than just stills, there are
several sculptures and videos of
all sizes and lengths on display.
Grandiose pieces like “Take me,
take me, take me ... to the Palace
of love” by Rina Banerjee exist and
leave several onlookers speechless.
Following the theme of ex-
tending the definition of love,
the exhibit also hosts sev-
eral pieces that offer different
interpretations of the word.
“Love Me, Protect Me Chair”
by Thomas Barger reflects on
parental love, saying thanks
to their mother and father,
who loved and protected him.
In comparison “VI Mural
from the series Reducción objetiva
orquestada’’ by Gabriel Rico, tries
to define relationships through
math but ultimately suggests they
are beyond comprehension.
“The Love You Give is the Love
You Get” by Jeffrey Gibson, brings
light to liberation movements as-
sociated with Indigenous rights
and the LGBTQIA+ communities
utilizing a sculpture that reflects
traditional powwow regalia.
The High curated a diverse
exhibit, not just in terms of
themes and media, but also art-
ists. More than half the pieces are
that of international artists such
as RongRong&inri and Ghada
Amer. Indigenous and African-
American artists are a prominent
part of the display as well.
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Organized into six thematic
sections, the exhibition outlines
the most quintessential concepts
of love. The High has outlined
it as The Two, The School of
Love, The Practice of Love, Lov-
ing Community, Poetics of Love
and Love Supreme. All the way
from the unification of people
to love’s ability to transcend
the exhibit touches all themes
equally and with care.
The exhibit ends with the
“Pulse Room” by Rafael Lo-
zano-Hemmer. This interac-
tive light exhibit invites visitors
to transmit their pulse to the
lightbulbs in the room.
By recording prior heartbeats,
visitors are connected to each
other, and a collective identity
is formed. As a warning, the fi-
nal gallery of this exhibition
eatures flashing lights.
Overall, this multi-modal ex-
hibit may look confused, disori-
enting and frankly overwhelming
on a first walkthrough. However,
The High provides additional
commentary along the walls of
the exhibit and on their website.
The exhibit and pieces within
them deserve a second pass. Photo by Laavanya Rajesh Student Publications
“What Is Left Unspo- Rina Banerjee’s ‘Take me, take me, take me ... to the Palace of
ken, Love” will be on display love’ stands as a grand piece within the High’s ‘Love’ exhibit.
at the High through Aug. 14.
Tickets to the High are $18 The Second Sunday of each ceive free admission and park-
for regular admission with month offers free admission, ing. More information is a
group discounts available. and members of the military re- vailable at high.org.
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SECURITY CARTOON BY SUKAMOL SRIKWAN & MARKUS

COMICS BY LUKE SURL

SUDOKU PUZZLE
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Fegans aiming for faster in outdoor season
JACK PURDY
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The term dominance is not one
that’s been thrown around in the
recent spell of Tech sports. Other
teams dominate in football. Base-
ball and basketball come down
to earth against high level teams.
Softball and swimming are on the
up and up. If not for the existence
of the Louisville Cardinals in
volleyball and basketball, Tech’s
seasons in those sports could be
very different.
Instead, Tech’s sole piece of
truly consistent dominance has
been in the track realm. Nicole Fe-
gans, a senior from Douglasville,
Georgia, has done nothing short
of remarkable, elite running in the
2021-2022 season. On the track,
she set career bests in the 800m,
1000m, 1500m, mile, 3000m,
5000m, and 6k cross country race
all this year. In her first attempt
at the 10k this year, she set the
school record at 32:45.30.
“The 10k was really cool. Defi-
nitely a highlight,” said Fegans
in an interview with The Tech-
nique. “I only went to go for a PR,
but it was so cool nonetheless to
run a faster 10k than I thought I
could run.”
It was part of a season that,
according to Nicole, has plenty
of room still for her to improve
her times.
“For outdoor, I would just rate
it 10/10 on fun and maybe a 5/10
in regards to how I’ve done so
far…well actually I’ll move that to
a 7.5 because I’ve only raced once
and then I’ve paced two races. The
pacing was actually really really
fun. I got to pace my sister and
then got to pace the 1500m which
was cool. But obviously getting
to race is always the best part and
since I’ve only raced once this sea-
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son I’m just itching to get to race “15:30 would be cool to run for other school, but I do know that which comes not long after she
again soon,” Fegans said. a 5k, 4:15 is what I would love for Georgia Tech has that difficulty will graduate with a degree in
Nicole’s sister, Erin, is a sopho- a 1500. We’ll see depending on that comes with being as good of Business Administration.
more psychology major and hasn’t my race plan and who’s in the race a school as we are…I think it gives “Don’t be afraid to take a study
appeared in a meet this season for and stuff like that. It’d be cool to us a little more pride that we are break,” Fegans said in regards to
Tech, but the two have made ex- get 5-6 seconds on all the stuff I’ve able to do this hard school, we are what future athletes coming to
cellent training partners. run this year,” Fegans said. able to go to all the practices, and Tech should know. “I feel like all
“We started running together Of course, like many of us on then continue to run well and do the time everyone feels so over-
as much as we could throughout campus, Fegans takes classes and school well,” said Fegans. whelmed by school and I under-
the week depending on our mile- has a student life to balance with Fegans has opportunities at stand it can be a lot. But when you
age. It’s so awesome just to be not being a top-tier runner. home during the Georgia Tech look back on college, you don’t
just on a team with her but getting “Obviously if you’re a stu- Invitational and the historic Penn remember the tests you took or
to do this stage of life with her is dent athlete and going to class Relays before the outdoor ACC anything like that. You remember
really cool. Just because I know and stuff like that, you’re as hard Championships from May 12- the memories you made. Get out
how hard freshman year can be of a worker as anyone else at any 14 to aim for her targeted times, there and do stuff.”
and adjusting and everything like
that. It’s been awesome to be with
her along the way and give her
advice and enjoy this stage of life
together,” Fegans said.
Fegans sits alongside many fe-
male athletes on campus that have
been incredibly successful in the
last year (basketball’s starting five,
the Killer B’s, Blake Neleman, Jin
Sileo, McKenzie Campbell) and
helped Tech gain notoriety in
their respective sports.
“Mentally, all the women at
Tech just want to show out to
show women can do it as good if
not better than men can. Obvi-
ously our men’s sports are great,
no disrespect to them. I feel our
women are just like, ‘We’re here,
we’re at a hard school, we’re doing
hard sports and doing all the hard
things people say women can’t do.’
Doing that at a predominantly
male school is pretty cool too,”
Fegans said.
At Tech, a historically football
dominant school with decades of
success under coaches like John
Heisman, Bobby Dodd, and Paul
Johnson, the last three years have
been abysmal. While football
brings in millions of dollars for the
Athletic Association, wins have
been coming from other teams on Photo courtesy of GTAA
campus, with Fegans being one of Fegans often finds herself well ahead of the pack. She owns several school records, some
the best The Flats has to offer. of which she has reset multiple times, and has numerous podium appearances to boot.
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Golf, track and field continue top performances

WILL FUSS
SPORTS EDITOR
MEN’S TENNIS
Tech’s men’s tennis team has
stayed busy this season, playing
five matches since Sunday, March
20.The team won a trio of home
tilts before slipping on a road trip
to Duke and UNC. The Jackets sit
a game below .500 heading into
the final couple weeks of play.
Tech opened their recent
stretch with a 5–2 win over visit-
ing Virginia Tech. After splitting
the first two doubles matches, the
top match featured the No. 13
pair of sophomores Andres Mar-
tin and Marcus McDaniel knock-
ing off the Hokies’ No. 9 ranked
top pairing and securing the dou-
bles point. Each of Tech’s top four
singles players won their match-
ups to secure the match win.
Tech earned a win three days
later against Clemson, sweeping
doubles play and again winning
four of six singles matches. Mar-
tin, sophomores Keshav Chopra
and Chen Dong and junior Pablo
Schelcher earned singles wins,
giving the Jackets the 5–2 win
over the Tigers.
Tech completed the three-
game win streak with a 6–1 vic-
tory against Boston College. Dou-
bles play once again resulted in a
sweep among completed matches,
and each of the top five singles
matches resulted in a straight sets
Jacket win.
In Durham, N.C. for a tilt
with Duke, Tech lost the match
5–2. The doubles matchups once
again resulted in a point for Tech,
with the Martin/McDaniel pair-
ing and sophomore Brandon
McKinney and Schelcher picking
up wins. Schelcher secured the
only Jacket point in singles play.
Tech stayed in North Carolina
for a match against UNC on Sun-
day, April 3. The Tarheels swept
Tech, winning every completed
singles and doubles match. Mar-
tin was the only Jacket to hold a
lead in sets.
The Jackets head back to
North Carolina for their upcom-
ing matches against NC State and
Wake Forest on April 8 and 10 re-
spectively.
day came from singles wins by
freshman Kylie Bilchev and soph-
omore Mahak Jain.
Tech bounced back with a
pair of wins in Charleston, S.C.,
sweeping both College of Charles-
ton and Charleston Southern. The
top doubles match and top two
singles matches against College
of Charleston did not finish since
Tech clinched the doubles point
and the match victory before their
conclusion as the Jackets took the
first tilt of the day 5–0.
Against Charleston Southern,
Tech was similarly dominant,
winning 4–0 after the top dou-
bles match and half of the singles
matches went unfinished due to
the day’s result already being de-
cided. No Tech singles player fin-
ished two matches on the day.
After the pair of road wins,
Tech hosted No. 10 Georgia, fall-
ing 4–0 to the rival Bulldogs. The
No. 9 ranked doubles duo for the
Jackets consisting of sophomore
Carol Lee and freshman Kate
Sharabura gave Tech their only
match win of the day, as Georgia
won the other two doubles match-
es and every completed singles
match to secure the win.
Tech recovered on April 2 with
a home win over Clemson, beat-
ing the Tigers 5–2. The Jackets
swept doubles and earned four
singles wins, with three in straight
sets. The win moved Tech to 7–2
in ACC play.
Next for the Jackets are road
games at Duke and UNC. Their
conference mark places them in a
tie for third in the ACC with four
matches left, but Duke and UNC
are the two teams with better re-
cords, setting up a tough final
stretch for Tech.
GOLF
Since winning the Watersound
Invitational on Feb. 22, Tech golf
has played three tournaments,
finishing no worse than sixth
among those competitions. They
first traveled to Las Vegas for the
Southern Highlands Collegiate
on Feb. 27–March 1 before a trip
to Palo Alto, Calif. for The Good-
win at Stanford.
Tech started in fourth place at
the Southern Highlands Colle-
giate after the first day, shooting
minus-12 as a team. Day two saw
a still respectable minus-2 show-
ing by the Jackets, but they fell to
sixth heading into the final day
of play. A minus-5 team score al-
lowed Tech to jump a spot and
secure a fifth place finish for the
tournament.
Sophomore Christo Lamprecht
led the Jackets with a minus-11
total score for the tournament,
finishing tied for second among
all individuals. Juniors Connor
Howe and Bartley Forrester each
finished minus-5, joining Lam-
precht in shooting under par.
The Institute followed up the
top-five finish by ending just one
stroke outside of the top five when
they ended tied for sixth at The
Goodwin. Tech started strong,
shooting minus-9 and finishing
day one tied for third.
A slower second day in which
they shot minus-3 only dropped
them a spot as they held a tie for
fourth, but the team could not
build from there, shooting plus-1
on day three and falling into the
tie for sixth.
Lamprecht again led Tech,
finishing tied for eighth with his
individual score of minus-7, while
Forrester’s minus-5 earned him a
tie for 15th. Redshirt senior Ben
Smith had a respectable tourna-
ment as well, shooting exactly par
in total across the three rounds.
At the Calusa Cup in Naples,
Fla. from April 3–5, they were
among the top of the field from
start to finish. The field featured
seven top-25 teams, including
No. 1 Oklahoma, but Tech held
second after a first round in which
they shot minus-7 as a team. The
second round was split over two
days after weather forced a long
delay, but the Jackets held first
after the second round concluded,
totaling a minus-10 score after
that round.
The final day of play saw Tech
shoot plus-2 as they finished eight
strokes ahead of any other team
and ended as the only team under
par, with second-place Florida fin-
ishing exactly at par.
Forrester led the Jackets, fin-
ishing tied for first overall at the
tournament as he shot minus-5.
Lamprecht was tied for fourth
with his minus-2 score, one of
seven golfers to finish under par.
Smith and Howe also both fin-
ished in the top 13, helping Tech
to its second tournament win of
the spring.
TRACK AND FIELD
Tech track and field is well into
its outdoor season, which opened
on March 18 with the Yellow
Jacket Invitational. Tech started
strong at their home event, plac-
ing five athletes on the podium.
Sophomore Ashley Sechrest and
senior Mikayla Williams led the
women, placing second in the
5000-meter and the long jump
respectively. On the men’s side,
junior Zach Jaeger and sopho-
more Alex Thomas took the top
two spots in the 1500-meter while
sophomore Tristan Autry beat
all other attached runners in the
2000-meter steeplechase.
Tech swept the women’s high
jump podium on day two, with
sophomores Shanty Papakosta,
Carla Du Plessis and Camille
Trotman taking first through
third. Senior Olivia Moore and
junior Lydia Troupe won the
pole vault and 400-meter hurdles
respectively, collecting the final
wins in Tech’s first home meet.
Tech athletes then headed to ei-
ther Raleigh, N.C. or Tallahassee,
Fla. for a split meet on March 24–
25. Senior Nicole Fegans contin-
ued her long distance reign with
a 10000-meter win, and Papak-
osta and Du Plessis were the top
two finishers for the high jump
once again. Junior McKinley
Thompson and freshman Miguel
Schlicht earned wins for the men,
taking first in the high jump and
5000-meter respectively.
Junior Ilene Soleyn and senior
Haley Unthank earned first and
second place finishes in the wom-
en’s 400-meter on day two, while
senior Henrik Anderson and ju-
nior Harrison Fultz secured sec-
ond in the men’s 1500-meter and
800-meter respectively to round
out the split meet.
In the Florida Relays on April
1–2, Tech’s field athletes high-
lighted the competition. Sopho-
more Cameron O’Neal won the
long jump while Moore took third
place in the pole vault during the
first day of action. The meet was
cut short due to weather issues,
and only one Tech athlete was
able to compete in their event on
day two.

WOMEN’S TENNIS
Following a win over No.
18 Wake Forest on March 18,
Tech women’s tennis has had
five matches of their own, going
3–2 over that stretch with the
only losses coming against top-
ten teams.
No. 2 NC State was the first
opponent of that span. The Wolf-
pack upset Tech’s two top-13
doubles pairs en route to a doubles
sweep before taking four of six Photo courtesy of GTAA
singles matches in their 5–2 win. Redshirt junior Bartley Forrester watches his shot after a big swing. Forrester led the Jackets to
The Jackets’ two victories on the a Calusa Cup win, finishing tied for the best score of any golfer at the event as he shot minus-5.
Sports
Softball beats Owls, steals game from Irish
WILL FUSS
SPORTS EDITOR
Softball hosted Kennesaw
State in a victorious weekday tilt
before heading to South Bend,
Ind. for a series against No. 25
Notre Dame. Tech won game
one against the Irish on the road,
eventually losing games two and
three in extra innings and moving
the team’s record to 25–11 after
the weekend of play.
Tech beat KSU on the back of a
two-run, four-hit day from junior
pitcher Chandler Dennis coupled
with a scoreless two innings of re-
lief work by junior pitcher Blake
Neleman, earning her the save.
Junior utility player Emma Kauf
and freshman outfielder Auburn
Dupree each recorded two hits
and a run. Dupree drove in two
runs as the Institute held off one-
run innings by the Owls in the
third and fifth by matching them
in the bottom of those frames
and adding a three-run fourth in-
ning. Tech secured the 5–2 win to
improve to 19–2 in non-confer-
ence games.
Following the home win, the
Jackets extended their win streak
to nine games in the opening
game of the Notre Dame series.
Neleman allowed six earned runs
through the first three frames as
Tech fell into a 7–4 hole. Dennis
and senior pitcher Lexi Ray would
combine for four innings of one-
run work the rest of the game,
Baseball struggling to find stride in ACC play
Sophomore infielder Tim Borden II adjusts his helmet during a recent game. Borden has been a
part of a Jacket offense that has continued to put up runs even as the team’s record has slipped.
JOSHUA SEXTON
STAFF WRITER
The Institute’s No. 22 ranked
baseball team was back in action
this past weekend with an ACC
series on the road against the No.
3 ranked Virginia Cavaliers.
In game one of the series,
the Jackets jumped into the lead
SPORTS EDITOR:
Will Fuss
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Jack Purdy
sports@nique.net
and the Jackets overcame the
deficit with a four-run seventh in-
ning. A clean bottom of the frame
preserved a 9–8 lead and a win
for Tech.
Sophomore infielder Jin Sileo
had a remarkable day at the plate,
drawing two walks and record-
ing a hit on each of her other at-
bats. She scored twice, including
the eventual game-winning run.
Sophomore infielder Mallorie
Black had Tech’s other multi-hit
day, driving in a pair of runs on
her two hits. The Jackets drew
nine walks in the game, including
three in the final frame, getting
baserunners on a day where they
had more runs than hits.
Game two saw Tech fall in an
extra-innings shootout after al-
lowing a six-run lead to slip away
in late innings. A seven-run fourth
inning helped Tech to an 11–5
lead after five frames, but a pair
of three run Irish innings in the
sixth and seventh sent the game
to extras. Tech scored to take the
lead in the top of the ninth, but
Notre Dame walked it off in the
bottom of the inning to take the
13–12 win in game two.
The Jackets used five pitchers,
going deep into the bullpen to try
and outlast the Irish. Four Tech
errors coupled with eight walks
allowed Notre Dame baserun-
ners even when their bats were
cold and eventually proved to be
the difference in the game. Black,
Kauf and Dupree each had multi-
hit games to lead Tech offensively.
quickly in the top of the first in-
ning when senior outfielder Colin
Hall poked a single in front of
the center fielder and earned an
RBI to give the Jackets a one run
lead. A Cavalier error helped the
Jackets secure another run. Vir-
ginia responded by scoring a run
of their own, but the Jackets kept
their foot on the gas. Sophomore
infielder Tres Gonzalez and soph-
Fegans’ faster goals
Tech's fastest woman ever talks about
her time on the Flats and her drive to
Junior catcher Emma Kauf pops up to throw. Kauf’s bat helped Tech win a pair of
games this past week and keep the offense explosive in their two extra-innings losses.
The final game of the series
was another high-scoring, extra-
innings tilt. Notre Dame once
again came back in late innings to
tie the game, scoring one run each
in the fourth through seventh in-
nings after falling behind 11–8
through the first two frames. Tech
would not score again until the
top of the seventh, and after the
Jackets scored one run in the top
of the eighth, the Irish walked it
off 15–13 with a three-run bomb.
Photo by Caitlin Aycock Student Publications
omore catcher Kevin Parada both
drove in runs in the second inning
to extend the Tech lead. Virginia
again scored a run making the
score 4–2 Jackets.
Virginia scored another run
in the third, but the Jackets re-
sponded in the fourth when
Parada drilled a two-run home
run, putting the Jackets ahead
6–3. From here, Jacket pitchers
get even faster419
Tech again cycled through
several pitchers in the loss, send-
ing four different players to the
circle in game three. Ray received
the loss, but all four pitchers gave
up at least one run as Notre Dame
totaled 15 on the game. Kauf, se-
nior outfielder Kennedy Cowden
and sophomore designated player
Sarah Beth Allen led Tech in hits
with two each, and Kauf and
Cowden were joined by Sileo and
Dupree who drove in two runs
took over, with sophomore Zach
Maxwell tossing four scoreless in-
nings. After allowing a single run
in the fifth inning, Tech held the
Cavaliers scoreless and were able
to complete the upset in game one
of the series, 6–4.
Game two saw the Jackets
get out to a hot start again, but
the pitching was not able to slow
the Cavaliers down. The Jackets
scored two runs in the first in-
ning but gave up four runs in
the second. Sophomore infielder
Andrew Jenkins hit a solo home
run to make the game 4-3 in the
top of the third but the Cava-
liers responded in the bottom
of the inning. Jenkins would hit
another home run to bring the
Jackets within striking distance
in the eighth inning but the bats
of Virginia would be too much to
handle. The Jackets gave up seven
runs in the sixth inning and their
four run comeback in the eighth
and ninth innings would only be
enough to cut the deficit in half.
The final score found Virginia on
top 13–9.
With the series tied 1–1 the
Jackets again started off the rubber
match strong. Jenkins hit another
home run and Tech scored three
runs in the first inning. Virginia
then tied the game in the second
inning by scoring three runs of
their own. Tech regained the lead
after a sacrifice fly by sophomore
infielder Drew Compton but the
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each as the team scored a dozen or
more runs again.
The Jackets’ conference re-
cord moved to 6–9, placing them
squarely in the middle of the pack.
Tech faces Boston College, who
sports the second-worst record in
the conference, on the road for
their next ACC series, giving the
Institute a chance to get to .500
in conference play. The series will
be in Chestnut Hill, Mass. from
April 8–10.
wheels began to fall off afterward.
Virginia responded with 10 runs
in the fourth inning and three
more in the fifth inning. The Jack-
ets scored some at the end of the
game but the damage was done.
Their five total runs in innings six
through eight were not enough
to make a significant divot in the
Virginia lead, losing 18-9.
On Tuesday, April 3 the Jack-
ets began a five-game homestand
by taking on USC Upstate. Tech
dominated early and scored eight
runs in the first inning to take
an 8–1 lead. The team pitched
via committee with nine differ-
ent Jackets taking the mound in
the contest. The pitchers allowed
only nine hits and four runs in the
blowout game. Tech’s offense re-
mained hot during the matchup,
eventually scoring a total of 27
runs. Sophomore outfielder Jack
Deleo led the way for the Jack-
ets by going 5 for 6 with a triple
and a homerun while scoring four
runs and totaling five RBIs for
the game.
The Jackets will be back in
action again April 8–10 at home
when they take on Florida State in
another important ACC match-
up. The Jackets are entering a two
week stretch where they will not
have to play any teams ranked
higher than them and will need to
capitalize on their opportunities
to keep their hopes of high post-
season ranking alive.