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    4 November 6, 2015 technique // NEWS

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    technique November 6, 20157// OPINIONS

    GT 1000 should have a uniton How Not to Burn Down

    Your Kitchen. One of the rstthings you have to know how todo when living away from yourparents is howto feed yourself,and by exten-sion, not sendthe kitchen up ina pillar of ame.

    You learn towatch the ovenso your bananabread does notexplode or howto navigate yourcramped kitchen

    where one i s company, t wo is acrowd, and three is a re hazard.

    And, lik e most things in col-lege, you gure things out bytrial and error.

    Not everyone comes to Techon equal footing, whether that isby number of credit hours, timemanagement skills or knowl-edge of how to work a laundrymachine. Cooking is no differ-ent some people have been

    whipping up meals a ll their life,while others (like me) cannot at-

    tempt a meal without creatingthe kind of horror that keepsGordon Ramsey awake at night.

    My rst brush with respon-sibility in the kitchen involvedmyself, an unlucky loaf of bread,and the freezer. Pro tip for those

    who are getting used to stockinga fridge themselves: even if youare in a rush, make sure you puteverything in its place and awayfrom the ice maker, especiallythe bread. Otherwise bread willget sucked into the ice makerand your ice cubes will havefragments of carbohydrates for a

    week. And you will have to digfrozen bread and plastic out ofthe ice maker yourself.

    As the year has worn on,my roommates and I have en-

    countered all sorts of Code Red

    situations in the cookhouse: eggnoodles gluey enough to serveas a mild adhesive, the afore-mentioned exploding bananabread and an oven hot enough

    to fry off youreyebrows if youlook at it funny.

    We also workaround the poss-essed microwave

    clock, whichexists in an al-ternate universe

    were daylightsaving is an ur-ban legend andno matter how

    many times you set it forward,it will revert back like nothinghappened.

    But for every curveball thekitchen launches at us, myroommates and I have impro-vised a hit. No double boiler?Fashion one out of a colanderand pot. Want to make muffinsbut dont have a muffin tin? Usethe waffle maker though be

    warned, because over-excitedmuffin mix will overow andooze across the counter. Despite

    the lopsided stove tops and un-reliable microwave clock, thekitchen has yet to throw some-thing at us that we cannot han-dle. Weve had to think on ourfeet, and handling yourself inthe kitchen is no different fromhandling yourself at Tech or inthe outside world: you gureout what works, learn from yourmistakes and become a littlemore self-sufficient each timeyou mess up and x something.Being able to navigate the kitch-en is only one small segment ofcollege life, but part of growingup isnt just waking up and real-izing youre an adult its thelittle steps along the way thatteach you to think for yourself.

    I still swear that microwave is

    possessed, though.

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    Back home in South Caro-lina, youll nd my two sev-en-year-old golden retrievers,Captain and Lilly, either onmy front porch sleeping or run-ning around inthe yard chasingeach other.

    C a p t a i n ,the brother ofthe family, is a

    pretty big dog.When hes notinside sleep-ing or loung-ing around, hesoutside playing

    with Lilly, orswimming in the pool or chas-ing another animal (one of ourcats or otherwise). Whenever Icome home over breaks, he seesme get out of my car and im-mediately runs down to greetme. In the most affectionate

    way possible, he puts hi s moutharound my arm until I rub hishead, then he lets go and pantshappily. Hes also gotten intothe habit of sleeping in my bed

    when Im home since he missesme so much. He either curls

    up next to me or down by myfeet. Either way, his presence isalways noticed.

    Lilly, the sister of the family,is much smaller about halfthe size of Captain but notlacking in personality. Most ofthe time, shes not too hyper;shes just a happy bundle of joythat wants nothing more than tohave you pet her. Shes perfectlycontent with simply relaxing andlooking adorable.

    Like Captain, she also hasa special way of showing herexcitement. When I get home,she joins Captain outside andinstead of barking, she makesthis ... noise. Te closest thing Ican relate it to is Chewbacca inStar Wars. Its a cross between a

    growl and a roar. Tats just her

    special way of saying hello.Both of the dogs are also per-

    sistent. Tey usually wake mydad at around 5:00 a.m. eachmorning to go out to walk. He

    usually wakesup on his own,but they havedevised a plan incase he doesnt.My dad wears

    the same pair ofshoes when hetakes them out,and puts themin the sameplace each time.Te dogs have

    gured this out. If hes feelingsleepy and rolls over, Lilly will

    jump on the bed and paw himuntil he wakes up. Meanwhile,Captain goes to his closet, grabsthe shoes and brings them tohim. At that point, he has nochoice but to take them to walk,or face further affection by pet-ting and growling until he sub-mits to their desires.

    Captain and Lilly, both intheir own special way, conveymany important life lessons.

    First, hard work pays off. Bybeing persistent they take theneeded action and get theirdesired outcome. Some thingstake time, but by sticking withit they get rewarded in the end whether its a walk, a dogtreat,or a promotion at work.Tey also exemplify that its

    okay to be different. Not everydog is going to bark in the same

    way. Not everyone has the sameinterests, likes the same foods orchases the same mailman. Lillyshows her affection by channel-ing her inner Chewbacca, andthats perfectly ne. Does thatmake her different? Absolutely but thats just Lilly and herunique personality. We all needa bit of the unconventional in

    our lives.

    Life lessons from mansbest friend

    Captain and Lilly, both

    in their own special

    way, convey many

    important life lessons.

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    In roughly one year I willsend in my absentee ballot tovote in the 2016 presidentialelection. Tis will be the rstpresidential election I will haveever had the pleasure of votingin, since in 2012 I was frustrat-ingly four months too young. Iam excited to participate in thisnations wonderful democraticsystem and make my mark onthe political landscape. Exceptfor that I wont be, and maybethis nations democratic systemisnt quite so wonderful.

    Unfortunately, here in theStates we the Electoral College.Its a winner-take-all system

    where our congressional rep-resentatives vote the presidentfor us, rather our votes directlycounting (with the exceptionof Maine and Nebraska whohave a proportional representa-tion system). Tis means that ifthe majority of Georgians wanta Republican candidate to bepresident, all of Georgias 16electoral votes are given to theRepublican candidate.

    In fact, Georgian Demo-

    crats can be fairly con

    dent thatwhen they go to the polls onElection Day 2016, their vote

    will be meaningless since Geor-gia has been a majority republi-can state for 20 years. Because ofthis, citizens in some states maygo their entire lives without hav-ing any inuence on the presi-dential election. What kind ofdemocracy is that?

    Since many states reliablyswing Republican or Demo-crat, almost exclusively, swingstates determine the outcomeof the presidential race. As a re-sult, these states have an unfairamount of control over the elec-tion, and candidates will distorttheir campaign to unpropor-tionally cater to the needs of

    these states to garner votes.Tis winner-take-all sys-tem can have disastrous conse-

    quences, such as the election ofa president who was not electedby the popular majority. Tishappened in the 2000 election,

    when George Bush won aga instAl Gore. Bush received a major-ity of electoral votes and becamethe leader of our country, de-spite not being representative ofthe majority populations views.

    Finally, the electoral collegemakes it impossible for thirdparties to win elections. Can-didates like Ralph Nadar andGary Johnson had the potentialto have a meaningful impacton past elections, but endedup receiving no electoral votes

    in the

    nal election, despitecoming in third place in thepopular election. Tis percent-

    age popular vote was probablydisproportionately low as well,considering that voters knowtheir votes will not count un-less their candidates achieve amajority, disincentivizing thirdparty votes. Tough a popularelection would not solve thetwo-party issue, the ElectoralCollege makes third partiescompletely irrelevant.Te idea of the Electoral

    College may have made sense inthe 1800s, when country-widetransportation and communi-cation was primitive, and it washard to accurately count citizensvotes. Tis more representa-tive take on our representativedemocracy would have allowedthe more informed electors tomake important decisions re-garding the livelihood of theirstate. In 2015, however, we havereliable methods of informingcitizens about candidates andtallying their votes, eliminat-ing the need for the electoralsystem. Tere should be no rea-son we rely on such antiquatedmethods of deciding our Presi-

    dent, and denying millions ofpeople in the US their inuencein the presidential election.

    Doing away with the electoral college...maybe this nations

    democratic system isnt

    quite so wonderful.

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    OUR VIEWS | HOTORNOT

    24/7 Bob RossTwitch TV has blessed the

    world by playing every singleepisode of Bob Rosss Joy ofPainting. Te name of thisshow is a little off, though. Itshould be renamed, Joy of

    Watching Bob Ross Paint,because it is. Tis gentle, afro-haired man has an incrediblesoothing voice and gentle per-sonality. It is truly mesmeriz-ing to watch him paint beau-tiful images of nature in justthirty minutes!

    HOT or NOT

    Te Orange DeathTe passing of Halloween

    means the death of many ofour friendly Jack-o-lanterns. Itis certainly very saddening tosee these smiling guys go, butits a necessary departure. Tedeath of the pumpkins meansthe holiday season is upon us.People have already startedplaying holiday music. Dont

    worry pumpkins, we wontforget you, though. Well stillbe enjoying all the pumpkinspiced foods.

    Falling for PhishingIn an attempt to teach

    students about the dangersof phishing. OIT essentiallypranked students by sendingan email of their own. It turnsout, many students arent evenaware of what phishing is and

    were fooled by this email. Hatsoff to OIT for actively tryingto educate students on thepractices of online safety. Toall the students that didnt fallfor the prank, good job. Now

    we can all be more aware.

    Mid-semester BluesIts that time in the semes-

    ter when we are mentally n-ished but still have a few more

    weeks of school left. At thispoint, many of us probablycouldnt care less about Eulercircuits and Hamiltonianpaths ... wait what are we evenlearning in combo now? But,

    weve got to hang in there. Itllbe over soon. Slowly but surely.Maybe. Teres no way to nofor sure. At least were all in thestruggle together, right?

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    In recent weeks, there has beenincreased attention surround-ing sexual violence on campusand the Office of Student Integ-ritys response to such. As studentorganizations who strive to pre-vent and raise awareness aboutsexual violence, we want to ad-dress the implications of theseconversations.

    As a campus, many membersof the Tech community are com-mitted to creating an environmentthat is friendly and supportive tosurvivors of sexual violence. Formany years, VOICE has existedas an initiative to respond to andprevent sexual violence at GeorgiaTech. Recently, the Institute hashired two Victim-Survivor Advo-cates who work solely to supportsurvivors and their allies. Manystudents and organizations have

    worked to become educated onthe issue by requesting trainingsand workshops on prevention and

    survivor support. We are inspiredby our growing memberships.Tis progress, however, can be

    threatened by conversations thatinaccurately reect the experienceof survivors of sexual violence andthe process through which perpe-trators are held accountable by theInstitute. Conversations like thesecontribute to a culture that con-stantly questions the legitimacyof survivors trauma and assumesthat they are lying.

    Sexual violence on a collegecampus can be particularly diffi-cult to understand or see. Some-times our default response is in-credulity for survivors and theirstories, instead of acceptance andacknowledgement that they aretelling the truth. No one wants

    to believe that their friend, class-

    mate or teammate is capable ofharming another person in an aw-ful way. Its hard to admit whenthe people we thought we knewor trusted disappoint us or showus a side of themselves we neverthought possible, and this cogni-tive dissonance is hard to resolve.

    But when a survivor gathersthe courage to reach out for sup-port and share their experience,

    we as a community have a re-sponsibility not to further harm

    them. Publicly shaming one sur-vivor creates a ripple effect that isdetrimental to all of the survivorsin our community. After experi-encing sexual violence, survivorsoften already feel shame and self-doubt, and by contributing to aconversation that questions the le-gitimacy of their experiences, evenmore harm is done.Tis negative cycle of victim

    questioning and blaming is aproblem that extends beyond theTech community it is a part of

    American culture as a whole andis perpetuated by the media. Be-cause this cycle has been normal-ized for us in every aspect of ourlives, we often dont think twiceabout participating in or furtherperpetuating it.T

    e cycle does not have to con-

    tinue on our campus. We donthave to accept this as a denitive

    way of thinking about sexual vio -lence; we can resist a world whererape culture is the norm.

    We, a s a community of Techstudents, faculty, and staff, can bebetter supporters of survivors andbe at the forefront of changing the

    way our society talk s about sexualviolence. We can work harder tonot just be the best at cutting-edgeresearch, but also the best at show-

    ing survivors that we believe themand not tolerating victim shamingin our community.

    To all survivors of sexual vio-lence at Georgia Tech and be-yond, we have one message foryou you are not alone and webelieve you. If you need immedi-ate, condential support or infor-mation, Victim-Survivor Advo-cates are available 24/7 throughHealth Promotion. Call them at404-385-4464 or 404-385-4451or visit voice.gatech.edu for fur-ther information and resources.

    For anyone who wants to be apart of this change in conversa-tion and culture, we invite you to

    join us. Survivors in our commu-nity need our support, and thereis too much at stake for us to re-

    main silent.

    Reassessing stigmas against sexualviolence on Techs campus

    This progress, however, can be threatened

    by conversations that inaccurately reflect the

    experience of sexual violence and the process

    through which perpetrators are held accountable by

    the Institute.

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    technique November 6, 20159// OPINIONS

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    Tis world is punc-tuated with the effectsof imbalanced power.Some people dont feelthe differences, butmany do. Even though

    we have free speech andthe freedom of press,nding a voice can bequite difficult. Oftenthis inequality and cor-ruption is embedded

    within media as well.Tis is the world as

    seen by some hacktiv-ists, and, I believe theyare justied in theirbeliefs. While hacktiv-ist groups suffers fromlack of direction andconsistency their workis certainly not immoral

    when used correctly.Hacktivist groups,

    such as Anonymous, areresponsible for move-ments such as Opera-tion Tunisia, the in-volvement in the ArabSprings and Operation

    Ferguson the re-sponses to the MichaelBrown shooting.

    Operation Ferguson,as the most recent of theexamples, is the easiestto relate to. When Fer-guson police, authoritygures, blatantly disre-garded their duties ascivil servants to protectthe members of their

    community, and insteadadopted the perspectivethat their citizens werethe enemy, Anonymous,the so-called internethate machine, demand-ed better police protec-tion by taking downFergusons website.

    Anonymous alsoplayed a role in theTamir Rice shooting byreleasing the video of thekilling which the policedepartment aimed tosuppress. Te actions of

    Anonymous were notimmoral. If anything,they helped the worldsee the truth that we areso often hidden from.How many other timeshave we been lied to?Isnt it our right to knowall the facts to make theright decision?

    In general, tting agroup such as Anony-mous into a moral struc-ture is difficult due tothe amorphous natureof both Anonymousand ethics. As society

    progresses these alter-nate forms of power andvoice will become moreimportant. Tough lesstraditional, Anonymoushas a voice and powerin the society of the 21stcentury. A lack of actionfrom hacktivist organi-zations is more immoralthan using this power toincite change.

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    Te modern world isall about speed and ef-ciency. Our generationis truly spoiled, whichisnt necessarily a badthing. Were able to doso much with so verylittle. With just a mereclick, we can take pro-fessional-looking pho-tographs, deposit checksand even shop for gro-ceries. We even wantthis to be implementedin all aspects of our lives including the social

    justice process.Hacktivists are peo-

    ple that take advantageof the vast amount ofinstantaneous knowl-edge available to spurchange within societythrough sometimesnot-so-legal means. Te

    whole vigilante aspectof this sounds very cooland makes it seem likehacktivist organizationsare morally justied in

    their actions, when infact they are not. I be-lieve that such organiza-tions use bullying tac-tics to coerce positivechange when it is nottheir place to do so.

    A recent example ofthis is the Ashley Madi-son incident, in whicha group known as theImpact Team named of

    hundreds of thousandsof people who used theservices of this site tocheat on their signi-cant others. It seemscontradictory to defendthe morally ambigu-ous actions of membersof Ashley Madison andcondone the ImpactTeam. However, the de-cisions people chose tomake in their romanticand sexual endeavors aretheir own, and shouldnot be available for pub-lic scrutiny. Te leak ru-ined the lives of so manypeople and even resultedin deaths.

    Hacktivists havealso attempted to playa hand in larger move-ments such as the shoot-ing of Michael Brownby releasing the namesof officers involved inthe shooting. Firstly, thenames released were in-correct. Once again, ru-ining the lives of thoseindividuals that werecalled out. Secondly,

    our nation has a judicialprocess established tohandle these situations.Te process to go

    through the properchannels to incitechange is a long andarduous one; however,harassing people frombehind the connes ofa computer is cowardlyand unjust.

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    technique November 6, 201511// LIFE

    nique.net

    Its weird that gateaux is cake in French, but cat in Spanish.you dont need a trigger warning on the articleI want a dog that dog that looks like a mouse, not a Chihuahua be-cause Chihauhau s are ugly. I want a snuggle dog.Teyre really yappySweet huts kitchen closed at like 11 for the snacks instead of beingopen all day, like come onIsnt that putting Descartes before the horse?Dells customer service, man

    We dont make mistakes, just happy little accidentsWhat would any Kenny do?We need to show leadership, initiative, and make in fographicsHi Bob#RuinedRIP DevilIf you hate mountains, get rekt

    Its been 7 minutes and there hasnt been a tree yet, come on BobSaved, GG

    Will trade soul for 1331 helpGee I wonder what this girl is talking aboutTFW you get halfway to class then realize you left your backpack athome...

    why the garbage did the committee put two SEC teams in the top4???yeah i know they play each other this week but that still doesnt xthingslike if alabama beats lsu by like 3 then what happens?you cant drop LSU out of the top 4 because they only lost by 3 to atop 4 team on the roadand alabama still risesthats garbageGOOD NEWS WILL COME TO YOU BY MAILthats what my fortune from panda saysI dont like the rain, I wish we could control the climate^ this guy am i right?eyyyy

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    On Friday, Oct. 30, Techs Na-tional Pan-Hellenic Council host-ed its 8th annual Homecomingstep show. Of the nine sororitiesand fraternities that are part ofNPHC, six participated AlphaPhi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha,Omega Ksi Phi, Delta Sigma Te-ta, Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta PhiBeta. Half are sororities and halfare fraternities. Te Step Show isNPHCs biggest event all year asit reaches out to the most diverseaudiences.

    Alexandr ia Holloway, a fourth-year EE, President of NPHC andsister in Techs Zeta Phi Betachapter, sat down to speak aboutthe step show. She played a largerole in the preparation of the showthrough overseeing jobs, ensuringsufficient funds, nding people tohost and DJ the show and keepingup with tickets and scheduling.She described it as a stressful andexciting experience.

    All chapters that are part of

    NPHC participated in some way.If they didnt step, they volun-teered the day of the event or par-ticipated through some forum. Asmost of these chapters at Tech aresmall, each step team ranged fromabout three to eight members.Some of them took participantsfrom neighboring colleges. Plan-ning for the event began spring of2015 and some teams began prac-tices as early as summer break.Some of the teams with members

    who were experienced with stepdid choreography on their own,

    while other teams took the guid-ance of step coaches.

    Contrary to what some peoplemay think, stepping is not exactlydancing. I call [stepping] a song

    with your body. Its different from

    dancing its like creating the

    music on your own. Its great, ex-plained Alexandria.

    Rehearsal for the show beganat the Ferst Center at 2:00 in theafternoon and lasted until 5:00.Te ladies had to dress up in cos-tume and wigs. I had my wigon when I was running back andforth between backstage and thefront of the Ferst Center, said Al-exandria. Te doors for the showopened at 6:30 p.m.Tere were a total of seven

    step performances, one for eachparticipating team in addition tothe intermission piece. Tis yearan impressive high school teamperformed the intermission num-ber. Every year each team tells astory of a certain theme throughits stepping. Tis year the team

    themes included Star Wars, bas-ketball, haunted hotels, Te Ma-trix and astronauts. One teameven did a theme with a messagethat black lives matter. We worethe concierge business attire,and the team with the Star Warstheme wore Jedi costumes. Tecostume depended on the theme,said Alexandria.

    Eight judges from the NationalPan-Hellenic Council came. Te

    judges were step masters them-selves. Te top fraternity PhiBeta Sigma and the top soror-ity Delta Sigma Teta wereeach awarded a trophy as well asone thousand dollars. Te peopleof NPHC both enjoyed the expe-rience, and are relieved to have abreak from the planning.

    Greeks step to the rhythm SGA showcases transparencyduring promotional week

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    Tis past week the StudentGovernment Association (SGA)

    was dedicated to showcasing whatthey have been doing this pastyear and highlighting future plansfor the upcoming year. Each dayof the week was dedicated to a d if-ferent theme and representatives

    were ava ilable on Tech Walkway,or in the Student Center depend-ing on the weather, to discussthese plans with students.

    Over the course of the week,SGA highlighted the issues ofcampus safety, academic affairs,mental wellness and school spirit.Tey also addressed campus ser-vices like the bus systems and thedining experience on campus.

    Monday included a CampusSafety talk, which highlightedhow SGA works with GTPD toensure campus safety and allowedstudents to voice concerns andask questions on the subject. On

    Tuesday, students were able to ex-press gratitude to professors andteaching assistants who had beenan exceptional resource in theirlearning. Wednesday promotedthe campus inclusivity pledge

    with a photo booth that allowedstudent to take a picture with thepledge. Te week concluded withSGA day on Tursday and a spiritday on Friday, where students

    were able to answer trivia ques-tions on Tech Walkway to testtheir knowledge.

    SGA day embodied the pur-pose of the entire week, which wasto give the students a look at whatSGA has been coordinating, howthey plan to implement it, andto promote transparency. SGAmember Kaili Lynn explains,

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    e idea is to make SGA more

    accessible to students and to theirorganizations. We know SGA is abit confusing to anyone who isntinvolved, and we want students tofeel free to ask questions. SGAday highlights this idea by tryingto explain the bureaucracy of thesystem to the students.Te transparency day also tried

    to directly answer questions stu-dents have and to give studentsa future avenue to further theirunderstanding of SGA after the

    week is over.Lynn explains further We also

    want students to know who theycan talk to and give them an op-portunity to do so. Te hope isthat after this week is over, stu-dents will be more involved invoicing their concerns directly tomembers of SGA.

    In an attempt to connect di-rectly with SGA members forfuture contact, students had theopportunity to get coffee and adonut with a UHR representa-tive and talk with them about anyconcerns that they had.

    Spirit day concluded the weekby celebrating the exceptionalityand diversity of the student body

    with Tech Trivia and giveaway s.Tough the weather presented

    a challenge to their original plans,SGA was able to rearrange eventsto fulll their agenda. In a society

    where communication betweenthe governing body and the peo-ple is hard to facilitate, SGA isgoing out of their way in order tobreach the gap between the stu-dent body and our student gov-ernment by making direct contact

    with the student body and provid-ing avenues for future concerns.Te students who took advantageof this years SGA week will know

    what i s going on a round campusand will be able to voice their con-

    cerns in the future.

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