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Resolution warranted

I would like to commend the SGA and the Technique editorial board for coming out against the horrible HB154. This may seem like a small bill, but it is aimed at the heart of our higher educational system.

To those who cry it is merely a report, one must consider that the nature of this work is to pre-suppose a problem and demand reporting on how this problem is being solved. The report named in HB154 would invent a need for intellectual diversity, which is a very dubious way to resurrect the losers in the market of ideas. Reports on corrective action and on evaluations of the problem are two very different things.

Horowitz has called for a real study before, but that resulted in the Pennsylvania legislature ratifying that only 13 complaints over five years had actually occurred at Penn State. Thus, Horowitz now demands plans for action rather than bothering with that intermediary proof stage.

It is true that those possessing PhDs (especially professors) have a more liberal outlook on average than other parts of the population. But we have little proof that this translates into discrimination against students.

Curriculum is established in committees in order to ensure that what is taught is appropriate. There are multiple venues for confidential feedback and complaint already available in the rare and shameful case where a professor has wrecked the instruction of his or her subject through overbearing teaching.

HB154 is a product of a national ideologue with a solution straining violently to find a problem. In addition to commending the SGA and Technique for their opposition, I would also urge the administration of Georgia Tech to work to oppose this bill, or any administrative implementation of its contents.

We the students of Tech, and the professors who instruct us, look to you to provide an environment that facilitates learning and great research. All members of the Georgia General Assembly should know that we here at Tech are more than capable of making our own informed decisions. Any political action to the contrary merely cheapens our university experience.

Bjorn Cole

Grad AE

GT hockey and band sweep Savannah

Congratulations to the Tech Hockey team for their win over UGA in Savannah at the Memorial Health Hockey Classic. In front of some 5,000 fans, mostly Dawgs, the Jackets avenged their Friday night loss to FSU with a Saturday night nail biter win over UGA. With this win they secured a hard fought runner-up to FSU in the tournament.

As a Savannah resident, I am proud of the teams that Tech has sent to Savannah for the past 10 years. Win or lose, they display the highest levels of sportsmanship and competitive spirit.

All of the teams put on quite a show, and give local fans of any school often their only chance to see their school without travel. I'm also proud that these men and women play for the love of the game without the benefits of scholarships. My appreciation goes to the parents of these fine scholars for their support of the team and the tournament.

My thanks also goes to the Tech band that plays with spirit through both nights of the tournament. To my knowledge, none of the other competing schools has ever sent a band to the Tournament, but the Jackets are here every year. Their spirit and participation adds greatly to the atmosphere. Best wishes to the players and coaches for the remainder of the season, and I hope to see you again next January.

Alan Mitchell

Class of 85