The Technique

The Technique

Infobox Newspaper
name =


caption = The December 1, 2006 front page of
"The Technique"
type = Weekly student newspaper
format = Tabloid
foundation = 1911
ceased publication =
price = Free
owners = Georgia Tech
publisher = Georgia Tech Student Publications
editor = Craig Tabita
circulation = 10,000 (spring and fall)cite web|url=http://www.nique.net/pdf/ads/adsbrochure.pdf|title=Technique Advertising Supplement|publisher="The Technique"|accessdate=2008-04-24]
6,000 (summer)
headquarters = Atlanta, Georgia
USA
ISSN =
website = [http://nique.net/ nique.net]

The "Technique", also known as the ""'Nique"," is the official student newspaper of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia and has referred to itself as "the South's liveliest college newspaper" since at least 1995. [cite news|url=http://technique.library.gatech.edu/issues/fall1995/nov17/|title=The Technique|date=1995-11-17|accessdate=2007-02-22] As of the Fall semester of 2006, the "Technique" has a weekly circulation of 10,000, distributed to numerous locations on the Georgia Tech campus and a handful of locations in the surrounding area. The first issue of the "Technique" was published on November 17, 1911, and the paper has printed continuously since its founding.cite news|last=Shaw|first=Jody|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2002-08-23/news/1|title=What is the Technique?|work=The Technique|publisher=Georgia Tech Student Publications|date=2002-08-23|accessdate=2007-03-16] The paper publishes weekly throughout the regular school year and primarily covers news, events and issues specific to the Georgia Tech community. In 2004 it was one of 25 collegiate newspapers to receive the Pacemaker award from the Associated Collegiate Press. [cite web|url=http://www.studentpress.org/acp/winners/npm04.html|title=2004 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Winners|accessdate=2007-02-22]

History

A publication known as "The Georgia Tech" was Georgia Tech's first student newspaper. It was established in 1894 and was the second student publication to be established on campus. "The Georgia Tech" published a "Commencement Issue" that reviewed sporting events and gave information about each class. [cite web| url=http://video.library.gatech.edu/cgi-bin/Griffin/griffin.pl?showpic=GP569&lastpicnum=570&search=&fieldtype=key&dispic=yes| title=The Georgia Tech Editorial Staff|work=Georgia Tech Archives Finding Aids|publisher=Georgia Tech Library|accessdate=2007-03-16] The "Commencement Issue" was likely similar to the "Technique"'s Freshman Issue. The "Technique" was founded in 1911; its first issue was published on November 17, 1911cite news|url=http://smartech.gatech.edu/dspace/bitstream/1853/12810/5/technique_v1i1.pdf|title=The Technique|date=1911-11-17|accessdate=2007-04-03] [cite web|url=http://www.nique.net/staffmanual/intro-administration.pdf|title=Staff Manual and Style Guide|publisher="The Technique"|accessdate=2007-02-22] by editors Albert Blohm and E.A. Turner, cite web
url = http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/anak/history.html
title = ANAK: General History | accessmonthday = January 20 | accessyear = 2007
] and the content revolved around the upcoming rivalry football game against the University of Georgia. The first issue also featured an article by legendary football coach John Heisman.

The "Technique" has been published weekly ever since, with the exception of a brief period that the paper was published twice weekly. "The Georgia Tech" and the "Technique" operated separately for several years following the "Technique"'s establishment, though the two publications eventually merged in 1916. Several sources claim that "The Technique" is among a number of student organizations to be founded by the ANAK Society. [cite web|url= http://video.library.gatech.edu/cgi-bin/Griffin/griffin.pl?showpic=GP593&lastpicnum=20&search=technique&fieldtype=key&dispic=yes | title=Georgia Tech ANAK Society|work=Georgia Tech Archives Finding Aids|publisher=Georgia Tech Library|accessdate=2007-03-16]

Present-day publication

The "Technique" is published weekly during the Fall and Spring semesters, with the exceptions of "Dead Week," finals week and Spring Break and is published biweekly during the Summer semester. As of the 2005-2006 publication year, the paper has also taken a hiatus the week prior to Spring Break. General staff meetings are held on Tuesdays, when the majority of story assignments are made to a mostly volunteer writing staff. [cite news|first=Alan|last=Back|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2002-01-18/opinions/2|title=STAFF EDITORIAL: Oldest living Technique writer tells all (at long last)|work=The Technique|date=2002-01-18|accessdate=2007-03-17] Deadline is on Wednesday nights during weeks when the paper is published,cite news|first=Kyle|last=Thomason|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2005-08-26/news/13|title=All about the Technique|work=The Technique|date=2005-08-26|accessdate=2007-04-04] and the copy is sent to the printer on Thursday morning. The paper is then distributed around the campus on the Friday of that week. The "Technique"'s office is located in the northwest corner of the Student Services Building.

The paper is operated by a staff of approximately 50 paid and unpaid students, as well as three permanent, paid, non-student staff members. As Georgia Tech has no journalism school, the "Technique" welcomes all students within the Institute to contribute to its content. The "Technique" is funded primarily by advertisements, and to a lesser extent by Tech's Student Government Association. [cite web|url=http://www.sga.gatech.edu/files/Budget_2006-2007.xls|title=FY 2006-2007 Student Activity Fee Budget, As Passed|format=Excel document|accessdate=2007-02-22]

ections

The "Technique" is generally between 16 and 40 pages long, the length of an issue being dependent upon the number of advertisements purchased for a given week. The paper is organized into five sections:
*News:Includes Georgia Tech-specific crime reports [cite news|first=Kenny|last=Baskett|url=http://nique.net/issues/2007-02-09/news/5|title=Campus Crime|date=2007-02-09|accessdate=2007-02-22] and news.
*Focus:Includes human interest stories.
*Entertainment:Includes reviews of music, movies, performance arts, and video games, cartoons, a crossword puzzle, sudoku puzzles, and the Two Bits column.
*Opinions:Includes editorials, an editorial cartoon, op-eds, and letters to the editor.
*Sports:Includes summaries of recent Georgia Tech sports games and sports features.

pecial editions

To Hell With Georgia

The most well-known of the special issues the "Technique" publishes is a satire of The University of Georgia's student newspaper ("The Red and Black").cite news|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2000-12-01/campus%20life/4|title=Nique staff does Athens in lavish style|work=The Technique|date=2000-12-01|accessdate=2007-03-15] The tradition of this parody dates back to the very first issue of the "Technique", which was published with the intent of taunting Georgia Tech's rival school, and has its roots in the embittered rivalry between Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia. It is published just before the two schools compete in football and is one of the last issues of the Fall semester. The parody is known as "To Hell With Georgia," after the school's popular cheer. [cite web|url=http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/~herrington/3020sp99sites/tbook/index.html|title=Traditions: "The Good Word"|work=T-Book|accessdate=2007-02-22] On years where the schools play their football match at UGA's Sanford Stadium, "Technique" staff distribute the issue across UGA's campus.

Freshman Issue

The Freshman Issue is another special edition of the "Technique". It is the first issue published each academic year and is by far the longest issue, with each of the sections about as long as a normal issue. The content usually centers on the themes of welcoming Freshmen and welcoming returning students back to Tech. The Freshman Issue also contains a special section dedicated to helping Freshmen become more acquainted with Tech and its customs. [cite news|url=http://nique.net/issues/2006-08-25/pdf|title=2006 Freshman Issue|work=The Technique|date=2006-08-25|accessdate=2007-02-22] It is generally the only issue in which content from previous issues is reprinted.

Other special editions

Other special editions include the Homecoming issue, the April Fool's issue (historically known as the Techlique, which includes a section of fake news parodying Tech in a similar style to the "To Hell With Georgia" issue) and the "Best of Tech" issue, which is the final issue of the Spring semester. [cite news|url=http://technique.library.gatech.edu/pdfs/best_of_tech-2006-04-21.pdf|title=The Best & Worst of Tech|work=The Technique|date=2006-04-21|accessdate=2007-02-22]

Recurring features

Two Bits

The "Technique" features an anonymous humor column called "Two Bits," which is authored by the mysterious Two Bits Man, a sarcastic, everyday virtuoso who concerns himself with Tech- and university-specific subjects. [cite news|name=Two Bits Man|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2006-09-01/entertainment/6|title=A lesson in love, a lecture on hate: that's the Tech way|work=The Technique|date=2006-09-10|accessdate=2007-03-10] His articles range from relentless sickly sniffles to school-wide subjects of controversy or interest. Popular targets for his scorn include Georgia Tech's Parking department and School of Physics, whereas he consistently praises Funk Masta G. Wayne. [cite news|name=Two Bits Man|url=http://nique.net/issues/2007-01-19/entertainment/8|title=Two Bits shares an attempt at lyrical poetry about Funkmasta G. Wayne|work=The Technique|date=2007-01-19|accessdate=2007-02-22] [cite news|name=Two Bits Man|url=http://nique.net/issues/2006-10-13/entertainment/6|title=Two Bits analyzes the interrelatedness of cars, TV, stupidity|date=2006-10-13|accessdate=2007-02-22] Two Bits Man wrote a column in November 2006 lamenting that he does not have his own Wikipedia article. [cite news|name=Two Bits Man|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2006-11-03/entertainment/6|title=Two Bits wastes away life editing Wikipedia, Googling own name|work=The Technique|date=2006-11-03|accessdate=2007-02-22] When one was created by a reader and subsequently deleted, he lamented his non-notability. [cite news|name=Two Bits Man|url=http://nique.net/issues/2006-11-17/entertainment/7|title=Two Bits laments lack of Wikipedia credibility and the approaching release of Wii|work=The Technique|date=2007-11-17|accessdate=2007-02-22]

liver Box

One of the "Technique"'s most popular features is the Sliver Box, an analogue of the Vent feature of the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution", which allows readers to submit any comment they wish.cite news|first=Lauren|last=Griffin|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2005-02-18/opinions/3|title=Avoid common sliver misconceptions|work=The Technique|date=2005-02-18|accessdate=2007-02-22] Comments are submitted on the "Technique"'s website and as many Slivers that will fit appear in the week's paper, usually in order of submission. Slivers are subject to minimal censorship, with only full names of non-public figures, personal information and strong profanities typically removed or altered. Other entries are occasionally removed or truncated, usually in cases of spamming of the Sliver submission system. According to the paper, the Box is used to fill empty room left between advertisements in order to maintain a modular layout style. It is not uncommon for students to have conversations using the Sliver Box. Slivers were originally comments made by editorial board members during deadline night and were placed in narrow boxes ("Slivers") at the bottom of each page. Comments made on deadline night and opinions of editorial board members still occasionally find their way into the Sliver Box.

Controversies

The only recent controversies related to the "Technique" have occurred when they have accepted or rejected advertisements deemed to be controversial or inappropriate. [cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/report_detail.asp?id=11&edition=16|title=Ga. Tech battles advertiser, AG's office|publisher=Student Press Law Center|date=1996|accessdate=2007-04-07] [cite news|first=LeeAnn|last=Lands|url=http://technique.library.gatech.edu/issues/fall1995/nov10/editorials4-s.html|title=Support for tolerance always welcome|work=The Technique|date=1995-11-10|accessdate=2007-05-22] [cite news|first=Pete|last=Ketterman|url=http://technique.library.gatech.edu/issues/fall1995/oct27/editorials4-s.html|title=Crusade wants level playing field|work=The Technique|date=1995-10-27|accessdate=2007-05-22] Their ad policy states,

References

External links

* [http://www.nique.net "The Technique"]


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