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Thursday, May 19,1994 "A Century of Excellence " Volume 100, Number 25,40 pages
Auburn football recruit charged with murder
by Brent Hollingsworth
Assistant Sports Editor
Auburn football recruit Tony Evans, 18,
of Jones High School in Orlando, Fla., was
charged Monday with first-degree murder
of an Orlando fast-food cook.
Evans reportedly shot 19-year-old Ovall
Mann in the back of the head with a
small-caliber handgun April 26.
The Orlando Sentinel reported Mann's
body was found the next day slumped in
his car in front of an abandoned house a
block west of the Citrus Bowl.
According to Orlando police, the
shooting occurred when Evans and two
other youths reportedly got into the car
driven by Mann. Mann apparently knew
the youths and offered them a ride.
"They just got in the car to drive
around," Orlando Sgt. Mike Holloway told
The Sentinel.
Police reported Evans made Mann drive
to a secluded area to buy marijuana.
When Mann stopped the car, Evans
allegedly shot him without warning in the
back of the head.
Holloway told The Orlando Sentinel
Evans then reportedly picked up the shell
casings and stole $27 from Mann.
The other youths in the car were
surprised by the shooting and fled the
scene. They originally had planned to rob
Mann but had no idea Evans was going to
kill him, The Orlando Sentinel reported.
According to police reports, Evans
denied ever being in Mann's car, but
investigators said they found his
fingerprints there.
• He is being held in the 33rd Street Jail
without bond.
Evans was a graduating senior who was
offered a four-year scholarship to play for
Auburn. In his last season at Jones High
School, he caught 26 passes for 600 yards
and 10 touchdowns. He also intercepted
six passes, returning two for touchdowns.
Auburn coach Terry Bowden told
WKRG-TV he was shocked and saddened
by the news but needed to hear more
details before making further comments.
Evans reportedly had problems in the ,
past. According to The Orlando Sentinel,
Evans transferred from Edgewater to Jones
"Ijust thought he would work things out for the better.
He is a teen-ager, and teen-agers make mistakes."
—Caesar Campana
Mam's high school football coach
High School because of unspecified
problems.
His old high school coach, Caesar
Campana, declined to comment
specifically on Evan's troubles.
"I just thought he would work things
out for the better. He is a teen-ager, and
teen-agers make mistakes," Campana told
The Orlando Sentinel.
This is the second time this year an
Balfour works to replace
misprinted announcements
by Brian FitzSimmons
Assistant Photo Editor
Many seniors found a surprise
when they went to get their
graduation invitations Monday.
The surprise was the time for
the commencement ceremonies
June 8. Originally the time was
printed as 1 p.m. but the actual
time for the ceremonies is I1/2
hours later, at 2:30 p.m.
In an attempt to alleviate the
problem, Balfour printed a small
card with the correct time to be
placed with the announcement
when sent to friends and family.
Regional representative for
Balfour Rusty Parker said, "The
error (in the time) was first
discovered on Friday at 5 p.m."
Balfour immediately went into
action to rectify the error.
Over the weekend, "Balfour put
the orders together and was in
contact with the printers to rectify
the problem.
"The printers went to press with
the correction Monday morning at
7 a.m," Parker said.
While the lower cost invitations
easily could be changed, the
higher-cost invitations could not
be changed without sending them
back to the printer. Students have
the options of the correction
cards, a reprinting to be received
at a later date or returning the
entire order for a refund.
Many students were irritated
see INVITATIONS, page A3
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Panamanian skyline hovers over the suburbs of
Panama City during the country's elections last month.
Panama's free election
attracts professor
Country's high voter turnout encouraging
ZENETA SENGEN/ CLANSMAN STAFF
Enjoying the 'Polka'...
Graduating senior Tim Kerr enjoys the good weather tubing down Loachapoka
Creek. Kerr said, "Sometimes you wake up in the morning and say, 'Today's a
Polka creek day.' Today was one of those days.""
Orange County football star has been in
trouble with the law because of violent
crimes.
The Orlando Sentinel reported earlier in
the year that Apopka High's Jeremi
Rudolph was charged, along with two
other men, with attempted first-degree
murder in connection with a shooting of a
classmate during a robbery attempt.
Trial under way
for couple accused
of shooting officer
by Ryan Yawn
Assistant News Editor
George Sibley; the man accused
of killing Opelika police officer
Roger Motley, stood trial Tuesday
morning.
Prosecuting attorney Ron Myers
began by calling witnesses to give
their accounts of what happened
Oct. 4, 1993-
At about 1:15, witnesses said
Motley approached Sibley's
burgundy Mustang in the
Pepperell Corners Shopping
Center parking lot after being
flagged down by a citizen who
said she believed a child needed
help.
Motley spoke briefly with Sibley,
who then reached into the car,
pulled out a gun and began firing,
witnesses said.
Shortly after the first shots were
fired, a woman with Sibley,
identified as Lynda Lyon, ran
toward Sibley's car shooting at
Motley's patrol car, witnesses said.
The couple then fled the scene
in their car.
A call of zero-zero, meaning an
officer needs all possible
assistance, went out over the
police radio at about 1:20 p.m.
Police officers from Auburn,
Opelika and Notasulga responded
to the call.
Notasulga Police Chief Tommy
Miller, who was driving in an
see TRIAL, page A3
Memorial held for families of AIDS victims
Service at University Chapel provides opportunity for families to mourn their losses
by Richard Hall
Plainsman Staff Writer
An Auburn professor recently
visited Panama as a member of a
delegation from the Carter Center
in Atlanta.
Michael Conniff, a member of
Auburn's history department, went
to Panama to observe the first free
elections that country has had in
26 years.
"Even though the weather was
poor, there was a 72 percent
turnout and virtually no problems
of any sort," Conniff said.
"The entire election ran
amazingly well. We were
especially impressed with the
sense of responsibility of everyone
i
involved."
"Some in the delegation said it
was the best-run election they had
ever seen,"Conniff said.
"Panama's elections are different
than in the United States because
all Panamanian citizens are
required by law to vote, and
paper ballots are used instead of
machines," Conniff said.
The citizens cast votes for
president, congressional delegates
and local offices such as county
commissioner and mayor.
"There were 42,000 employees
working with the elections, and it
cost approximately $30 million,"
Conniff said.
see PANAMA, page A3
by Karen Kinnison
Assistant News Editor
Those who have mourned alone
the loss of friends or family to
AIDS received their chance to join
other mourners Monday at a
memorial service.
Lee County AIDS Outreach
sponsored the service, which was
held at the University Chapel.
Kate Kellenberger, executive
director of the LCAO, said, "This is
real personal. We're remembering
the people who died of AIDS. It's
a way to say goodbye."
Of the approximately 60 people
who attended, between 20 and 25
knew someone who died of AIDS,
Kellenberger said.
In addition, some of the people
came to support those who were
mourning. "There were a lot of
tears," she said.
Jessalyn Pittman, a health
educator at Drake Student Health
Center, said, "I don't think too
many people left unmoved."
Pittman said she offered to give
extra credit to students in her
health classes who went to the
service.
One of the students told her
afterward he originally went there
only for the extra credit, but the
service really touched him, she
said.
Howard Roberts of Auburn First
Baptist Church gave the main
message.
see AIDS, page A3
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Phi Eta Sigma Officer elections May 26, 3:30
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Bullet grazes girl's head in drive-by shooting in Opelika
An Opelika teenager suffered a bullet
wound to the head Saturday at 1:57 a.m.
during a drive-by shooting.
Witnesses saw several males drive on
Johnson Street through Holiday Mobile
Estates in a brown car. The men fired
several weapons at the trailer on lot 267.
The bullet grazed the head of the 15-
year-old girl. She was treated and
released from East Alabama Medical Center.
Four other occupants of the trailer
were unharmed.
At the time of the shooting, the owner
of the trailer was in her bedroom, while
the others were watching television, she
said.
Other bullets hit an unoccupied trailer
on lot 240 and the fender of a 1986 Toyota
on lot 257.
Police have no suspects.
-Compiledfrom Opelika-
Auburn News reports
Jail inmate still loose after escaping from exercise area Friday
Police still have not found an Auburn
city jail inmate who escaped Friday.
Bobby Lee Welcher, 29, climbed the
fence of Auburn Police Department's
exercise area between 2 and 3:30 p.m.
He was in jail on misdemeanor charges
including harassment, public intoxication
and resisting arrest.
Welcher, a black male, weighs 175
pounds and stands 6 feet, 4 inches tall.
He was wearing light brown or khaki
pants and a white T-shirt when last seen,
police said.
Police are offering a $500 reward for
information that leads to his capture.
-Compiled from Opelika-
Auburn News reports
: . . . ' . • : • . ' • . . ' .
STATE
AIDS
continued from page Al
Emily Myers, member at large of the
LCAO board of directors, said, "He
talked about remembering people and
hope."
Several volunteers from LCAO also
participated in the program, as well as
two other ministers.
Sarah Wolters was one of the
volunteers who participatedv She read a
message titled "My Name is Mary,"
written by a mother stricken by AIDS.
Toward the end of the service,
attendees had an opportunity to come
forward with candles and speak the
name or names of loved ones who had
died.
Myers said the messages were very
moving. "It's good to pay tribute to
those who are gone, and to be able to
grieve openly," she said.
Myers has known between 30 and 40
people who died of AIDS, and she
currently knows some who are dying.
Thursday, May 19,1994/ A-3 -
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"I go to these services because it's a
good way to get out the grief, the
sadness," she said.
She was working at a hospital in 1984'
as a social worker when she had her
first experience with someone dying of.
AIDS.
She said that it became apparent]
people with AIDS did not receive much'
help, which is why she started the;
buddy system, part of the LCAO, six;
years ago.
Buddies provide friendship and help'
to people with AIDS.
TRIAL
continued from page Al
unmarked car on Highway 14, said he
spotted Sibley's car and pulled in
behind.
Ronnie Ward, a patrolman with the
Notasulga Police Department, said he
was in a marked patrol car and followed
behind Miller out of Sibley's view.
After a short distance, Sibley
reportedly turned around in the parking
lot of Ennis Grocery in Loachapoka,
where he spotted the patrol car and
drove away at high speed.
Miller and Ward said they pursued
Sibley in a chase that reached speeds in
excess of 85 mph.
Miller radioed ahead and had a
roadblock set up on Wire Road, near a
Christmas tree farm.
A four-hour standoff ensued, after
which Sibley and Lyons surrendered to
police officers.
Sibley was taken to East Alabama
Medical Center, where he was treated
for a gunshot wound to the forearm.
While at East Alabama, Sibley made!
statements to Opelika police officer!
Danny Cooper.
Later that evening, Sibley made;
voluntary statements to William Husky, J
the Opelika police officer in charge ofj
the investigation. j
During the trial Wednesday morning,^
defense attorney Daniel McKeever Jr.'
moved to have Sibley's statements;
thrown out. j
McKeever said the written copies of;
Sibley's statements were inaccurate,!1
misquoting Sibley and taking his words:
out of context. i
Death Row inmate convicted of two murders hangs himself
isolation because he had trouble getting
along with fellow inmates.
Ronald Donaldson, father of the slain
prison guard, said, "Justice is all we have
sought, and we feel he's taken care of
that."
An inmate on death row at Holman
Correctional Facility in Atmore hung himself
with his bedsheet early Sunday.
Patrick Carr, at the age of 15, was convicted
of killing a police officer in 1985-
In 1990, he was accused of killing
William Donaldson, a prison guard in
what was then West Jefferson Correctional
Facility.
Carr was living in a secluded cell in
Neon lights make cars resemble flying saucers, police complain
-Compiledfrom Birmingham
News reports
Police are unhappy about the new car
decorations that have become fashionable.
Motorists have taken to sprucing up
their cars with neon lights around their
license plates or underneath their cars or
trucks.
Police say the lights are illegal because
they obstruct views of license plates and
distract other drivers.
Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper
said, "When (the car) comes down the
road, it looks like a flying saucer."
The manufacturers of the lights
acknowledge these problems and urge
off-road use only.
—Compiled from Birmingham
News reports
PANAMA
continued from page Al
"The candidates themselves spent
much money on their campaigns. The
winner of the presidential election spent
$7 million on radio and television ads.
The election process itself seemed to
benefit the Panamanian economy," he
said.
Conniff traveled as a part of the
Council of Freely Elected Heads of
Government, which is based at the
Carter Center in Atlanta.
"The President of Panama requested
that Carter send down a team to observe
the elections," Conniff said.
"(Former President Jimmy Carter) has
an abiding interest in Panama and is
interested that the treaties which put the
Panama Canal under Panama's
jurisdiction are carried out."
Panama is scheduled to take full
control of the Panama Canal December
31,1999.
Conniff traveled with about 20 other
delegates from the United States
including Carter and his wife Rosalynn.
Cohnitt was included in the
delegation because of his extensive
research on Panama and other Latin
American countries.
Conniff said he enjoyed working and
traveling with the former president, and!
Carter was a hard worker.
The Carter Delegation stayed at a;
hotel next to the election headquarters j
and was treated well.
"The people were very friendly, and;
the atmosphere was festive," Conniff;
said. \
"I also took the opportunity to meet!
with some friends and with people j
involved in the reforestation proposal." \
Conniff has been active in the \
reforestation project along with other j
researchers and professors from Auburn. I
Conniff plans to return to Panama to
help implement the reforestation project j
and to make more observations of the •
political environment.
BALFOUR
continued from page Al
about the news of the error.
Gant Adams, director of invitations for
the Student Government Association,
was unavailable for comment about how
many invitations were affected.
The prearranged packages of
invitations ranged in price from $34 for
the basic package to $76 for the deluxe
package. A souvenir invitation is $5.
While there was no cost to the
students for the mistake and reprinting.
The cost to (Balfour) was immaterial,"
Parker said.
"(Balfour) wanted to make sure that
the students got what they ordered. One
student upset is one too many,'' Parker
said.
"(This was) the first time that this has
happened in the almost 50 years of
service to the students," Parker said.
"I want the student body to know that
(Balfour) will try everything to help,
(students) find a solution to (the)^
problem with the invitations," he said, f
Parker said any student dissatisfied*;
with the invitations can receive a refund'
or the reprinted invitations.
Parker would like those who have the*
hand-stitched invitations or campus-scenes
with the inaccuracy printed
inside to please come down to Foy*
Union tomorrow, May 20, from 8 a.m. to-
2 p.m. in Room 343 to fill out a
overnight delivery slip.
SGA VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE
Tuesday, May 24, 1994
9:00-2:00
The Student Government Association is sponsoring this
drive to encourage students to become involved in local
and state elections. Tables will be set up at the locations
below where you can register to vote, or transfer your
registration to Lee County.
Concourse
Foy Union Patio
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Commissioner candidate wants to develop economy
by Alex White
Assistant News Editor
County Commissioner Bobby
Cannon believes the
responsibilities of the office have
changed over the years.
"It used to be in Alabama that
the responsibilities of the county
commissioner were basically those
of a road commissioner. You dealt
with dirt roads and potholes, but
in Lee County, that's not the case,"
Cannon said.
"In this county we're mostly a
legislative body dealing with
personnel policies, procedures and
budgets."
Cannon first was appointed to
the county commissioner's post in
1988 by former Gov. Guy Hunt. In
1990, he officially ran for the office
and won.
Cannon said what it boiled
down to was making sure the
proper funds are available for the
various county departments to do
their jobs.
"Put the right people in the right
positions, set the right rules and
regulations down, let them do
their jobs and expect it to be done
right," Cannon said.
In last week's Plainsman, Tom
Whatley, the opposing candidate
for the District 2 county
commissioner's seat commented
on what many believe, is an
underfunded sheriffs department.
Cannon voiced his disagreement.
"It has been said that we don't
support the sheriff's department
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by Ryan Yawn
Assistant News Editor
New York fashion designer
Cynthia Rowley spoke to Auburn
students last Thursday, beginning
with a mini-fashion show
highlighting some of her designs.
She described her designs as
comfortable and fashionable. "My
philosophy has been to have
something really special and
creative, but not expensive.
"I design primarily women's
clothes, mostly dresses, but some
sportswear," Rowley said.
Rowley wore an outfit she made
herself, a red-and-white striped
long-sleeved shirt, a black miniskirt
and black knee-high stockings.
Rowley started her "career" at an
age when most people have no
idea about what they want to do
when they grow up. At 7, she
designed and made her first dress.
Being from a small town in
Illinois, Rowley said the only way
to have anything fashionable was
to make it yourself.
"My town was real conservative;
we never knew about Paris or
New York fashions," Rowley said.
"After a couple of years in
school, I knew fashion was what I
wanted to do."
want to try to attract some
industry. But we want to make
sure that it will be something that
will be good for Lee County and
that the growth that occurs is a
structural, well-planned-out
growth.
"It just so happens that Lee
County is in a prime location. We
have a regional hospital that's
here. We have a major university,
we have good industry to base
additional growth around in
Opelika and we've got an
educated work force."
While economic growth and
attracting more people to the
county are important, improving
the quality of life for those who
already live in Lee County would
be one of his biggest concerns,
Cannon said.
"Improving roads and bridges is
there, schools, crime — all of it's
there, but what people have to
realize is that there's only so much
we can do," Cannon said.
"The sheriff and school board
are not appointed; therefore, they
report to the voters of Lee County,
not the county commission. We
can only do so much, which is
help fund those departments, and
that's our responsibility. What they
do with those funds is up to the
sheriff and the school board."
Cannon said students make up a
large and valuable part of Lee
County, and he would appreciate
their help in continuing its
progress.
"I feel like the county is making
CANNON Contributed photo
some improvements, making some
progress in the right direction, and
I want to see them through."
MATTHEW MCLEAN/ Plainsman Staff
ROWLEY
Rowley said her first break came
about 12 years ago, when she was
on her way to the Art Institute of
Chicago, where she was studying
fashion design.
She was wearing a jacket she
made, and a woman approached
her and asked where she could get
one like it.
After Rowley told her she made
it, the woman made an
appointment for the next day,
when Rowley made her first sale.
Shortly after, Rowley moved to
New York.
She said inspirations for new
designs come from anywhere —
something happening in her life,
even from something she reads.
"I've never worked for anyone
in the fashion industry. I think in
retrospect, it would have been
good to work with someone. I
would of learned so many things
from the industry," she said.
Avoiding sun exposure
reduces skin cancer risk
by Karen Kinnison
Assistant News Editor
Few bodies on campus remain
pale after a beautiful, sunny
spring quarter, filled with
opportunity to gain that sexy tan.
And yet the threat of skin
cancer looms as close as ever.
Lauren Washam, 02HES, said,
"I lay out almost every day for at
least an. hour, usually an hour
and a half or two hours."
She said she also goes to
tanning beds occasionally,
especially at the end of winter
quarter, when it is warm enough
to wear shorts.
When sunbathing, she rarely
uses sunscreen unless she feels
she is getting burned.
One of her roommates, whose
home is near the beach, had
some skin cancer on her face.
"She's out in the sun more than
ever now. I would be a little
scared," Washam said.
Not only has outdoor tanning
not lost its popularity, but the
tanning bed business is booming.
Kim Burns, manager of Tiger
Tans, said approximately 65
people come in each day.
The customers are required to
follow certain regulations, such
as wearing goggles and spending
approximately 20 minutes in the
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Pat Ellis, associate director of
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Burning is the worst possible
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The best thing to d o is to avoid
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Candidates for representative discuss diverse platforms
Hand denounces
welfare system,
short jail terms
A commitment to get
Washington out of the
community's life is what Auburn
attorney Ben Hand believes is
important.
Running as a Republican in the
race for U.S. representative, Hand
said welfare is an extremely
important issue.
"You have the welfare system
that is locking people in; it's not
giving people any way to get out.
It's not encouraging them to work.
I think if you encourage a person
to work, you will encourage them
to get back on their feet — give
them some pride," Hand said.
Hand also said being strict with
crime sentences is another aspect
of government that needs
changing.
"I think also if you set u p a
system of making people serve
their sentences, you're going to
stop crime too," Hand said.
Concerning education, Hand
said he thought Washington
HAND Contributed photo
should let the local communities
handle it.
"I think Washington should stay
out of our education system. I
think the local community can
better train its children," Hand
said.
A graduate of Auburn in
business management, Hand
considers Auburn his home.
"I kind of grew up on campus
here. My wife graduated from
here. I guess we're just one big,
happy Auburn family," he said.
Fite says people
need access
to government
Lea Fitc, a Democrat in the race
for U.S. representative, believes
that his experience working in a
supermarket chain will help him
the election.
Born and raised in Anniston,
Fite's family has been in the food
business for about 39 years.
"I wound up buying a food store
in 1985 because of goodness from
the people," Fite said.
One thing Fite said he hopes to
achieve if he is elected is a
closeness between himself and the
people.
"My platform is that, first, I want
to be accessible to the people. I've
noticed that in Washington, people
don't have time to talk. Politicians
today don't care about the people.
"I will represent the people,"
Fite said.
He also said because of his
business, he has the opportunity
to provide many people with
adequate, well-paying jobs.
"You don't have to have a
FITE Contributed photo
college degree to work in the food
business. With me, I have the jobs
behind me," Fite said.
Fite said his platform includes
things like transportation
improvement, working on
government infrastructure and
lengthening the Auburn-Opelika
airport.
"The Federal Aviation
Association has t he money to
lengthen the airport in Auburn.
"I'll twist their arm," Fite said.
Browder banks
on experience
for re-election
Incumbent Democratic
representative Glen Browder
believes his experience in
Washington can help him win
another term.
Experience for Browder includes
four years in the Alabama
Legislature and two years as the
Alabama secretary of state.
"I think I have a track record of
effective representation at the state
and federal level. I also have
experience in the Congressional
budget reform," Browder said.
Browder said he originally ran
for office to "contribute something
worthwhile."
"I think I can continue to change
the way things are done in
Washington," Browder said.
Browder's platform includes
issues such as the budget and the
reduction of the budget.
"My platform is trying to
represent Alabama effectively
during the time of budget cuts.
"I also would like to help
BROWDER Contributed photo
change the way Washington runs
this country," Browder said.
Browder said that if elected he
would consider his term a success
if the budget deficit were reduced.
"Budget integrity — if we can
continue to eliminate the budget
deficit," he said.
Browder's former careers
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution and
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Police, counselor offer survival tips
Prompt notification can make
difference for victims of rape
by Debra Burleson
Plainsman Staff Writer
Survivor Psalm
I have been victimized.
I was in a fight that was not a
fair fight.
I did not ask for the fight. I lost.
There is no shame in losing such
fights, only in winning.
I have reached the stage of
survivor and am no longer a
slave of victim status.
I look back with sadness rather
than hate.
I look forward with hope rather
than despair.
I may never forget, but I need not
constantly remember.
I was a victim.
I am a survivor.
—Anonymous
Jack Walton, University Police
Chief, and Tara Fisher, Lee County
Rape Counselor, agreed,
"Everybody has good instincts, so
trust them."
"The motive for rape is not
sexual; it's power and it's
aggression; (perpetrators) use it as
their weapon," Walton said.
Rape is no longer an isolated
issue because most people will
know someone who has been
raped, Fisher said.
Fisher has been a rape counselor
for about five years and said rape
does not affect one particular age
group.
"It's our job to do crisis
intervention. If a victim wants to
keep in touch with us, we will. We
are here as the support system for
the victim.
"If someone has been raped, we
will go to the police with them, we
will go to court with them ...
whatever the victim wants us to
do, we're here for them," Fisher
said.
As a rape counselor, she said, it
is her job to know police and
hospital procedures. She also said
the rape counselors and the police
work together in these situations.
"We can also counsel the
victims' boyfriends or friends so
that we can let them know what to
expect, what's normal, and let
them know what the victim is
going through, because they are
just as confused as the victim,"
Fisher said.
"Nobody asks to be raped, but if
you have been, it's so important
for you to go to the hospital. And
just because you go (to the
hospital) doesn't mean that you
have to press charges," she said.
When a victim goes to the
hospital,the hospital provides a
rape kit, which allows all the
evidence to be taken from the
victim's body.
"Once someone has been raped,
the emotions are so overwhelming,
it's hard to decide what to do. So,
it's important to get a rape kit
done.
"So even if you decide to press
charges four weeks later, or
whenever, the evidence is there,"
Fisher said.
She also stressed the importance
of going to the hospital so that the
victim can be tested for AIDS,
sexually transmitted diseases and
preventing an unwanted
pregnancy.
Fisher and Walton also stressed
the importance of immediately
calling the police and not taking a
shower.
"Your first instinct is to shower,
but don't. Call 911 immediately —
don't wait and call your parents or
your odds of being a victim:
rtall and make brief eye contact with anyone who
you uncomfortable. This lets your attacker know
you are aware of him.
Always keep a safe distance from someone who makes
you uncomfortable, even when just walking.
• If you do hear footsteps, turn around so you ai
your environment.
• Do not get onto an elevator with sornec,
uncomfortable.
• If you should be confronted,
kick to attract attention. YOUJ
attacker, but do not try M
• Attract all the i
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your roommate — call the police,'"
Walton said.
Walton also said if you have
been victimized, you should not
shower, but do not change clothes,
douche, clean under your
fingernails or even brush your
teeth.
Walton also made suggestions to
reduce the odds of being a victim:
•Walk tall and make brief eye
contact with anyone who makes
you uncomfortable.
• Always keep a safe distance
from someone who makes you
uncomfortable, even when just
talking.
• If you do hear footsteps, turn
around so you are aware of your
environment.
• Do not get onto an elevator
with someone who makes you
uncomfortable.
• If you are confronted, scream,
scratch, bite and kick to attract
attention. You want to discourage
your attacker, but do not try to
defeat him, Walton said.
• Attract all the people you can,
which means try to run toward
lights or a public area.
Fisher said, "Fach call is different
in some way, because no two
people have the same emotions or
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reactions.
"There is no such thing as a
typical victim, and what works for
one person, may not work for
someone else."
According to the rape crisis
training manual, many rapes and
attacks occur in the home. So,
people need to secure their houses
or apartments. Suggestions include:
• Have lights in all entrances.
• Shut and lock all windows and
doors.
• Be aware of possible hiding
places such as stairwells, spaces
between buildings and areas
protected by trees and shrubs.
• Always know who is knocking
at your door before opening. If it
is a service person, ask for
identification.
• If you are alone at night and
not expecting anyone, respond to
the knock with, "I'll get it, Bill."
Appearance is important. An .
attacker expects a passive victim,
so walk at a steady pace, look
confident and know where you are
going.
Also, try not to wear restrictive
clothing or keep your hands
occupied. Do not walk alone,
especially if you are upset or
drunk.
Engineering team project goes off-road
by Nancy Bistritz
News Editor
Ford, General Motors and
Chevrolet do it every day; their
assembly lines produce thousands
of cars daily.
But imagine building a car
yourself. Sound easy? One car in
particular took a year to build.
As part of a mechanical
engineering project, Hugh Sexton,
04ME; John Stiene, 04ME; Andrew
Power, 04ME; Melody Griffith,
04ME; Chris Raglin, 04ME; and
John Klein, 04ME, have devoted
their lives to creating two cars
capable of speeds up to 30 miles
per hour.
The cars are similar to four-wheelers
and were built entirely by
the students.
Klein said the purpose of this
project was both educational and
team-oriented. "The purpose (of
this project) was so mechanical
engineering students could get
practice and knowledge in their
field.
"You also learned how to work
together because everyone gives
input to everybody else," Klein
said.
All of the students agreed this
was more than a project. It will be
one of the contenders in a race
held in Montreal May 27-29.
The group has made two cars so
far. One uses chain drive train and
the other uses a hydraulic drive
train. Stiene said the two cars are
completely different.
"The first car has been driving
for weeks and has about 15 hours
of driving on it.
"For the race, it has to drive in
the water and maneuver in the
water. Only cosmetic details are
left to put on," Stiene said.
Power said the group got the
needed equipment from major
sponsors such as Power Building
Systems, Polaris, Grainger and
Parker Hannifin.
He also said Auburn's
engineering teams have been
competing since 1991.
This year the team is extremely
optimistic about the performance
of both cars.
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not have their car to this extent,"
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VIEWPOINTS AND INSIGHT
QMubum Plainsman "Celebrating 100 years"
Tom Strother
Editor
James Foster
Managing Editor
Jan Clifford
Business Manager
Brian Pember
Production Director
Lady Hereford
Copy Editor
Jeri Melton
Special Sections Editor
Ashley Estes
Associate News Editor
Nancy Bistritz
News Editor
Erik Weber
Sports Editor
Patti Thompson
Photo Editor
Lea Keel
Tempo Editor
Chase Stephens
Art Editor
Diane Hickey
Technical Editor
Relating to your guests
is a skill worth learning
Mayoral candidate sets positive example,
shows how city-student relations can improve
D uring the past three
years, the brittle and
often volatile relationship
between the city government and
student body has become
progressively weaker.
Damaged egos, being called
"guests" in a community where we
spend millions yearly and failing to
gain a seat on a city council to
represent the student body only
have made matters worse.
And now — at long last — a
candidate has spoken up and
recognized the University student
body as an important entity in the
community.
Wanda West, owner of Mom's
Party Shoppe, has entered the race
for mayor and, in the process, has
made the student agenda important.
This act alone is worth praising.
But more needs to be done.
Students who will be in town in
August need to vote, and those
who-will not need to register for an
absentee ballot and remember to
send it in.
Mayor Jan Dempsey also should
follow in West's footsteps. West
may be courting the student vote,
but she does not have it wrapped
up.
So if Dempsey hopes to sway any
West supporters or gain the
uncommitted student vote, she
should take students seriously.
The Plainsman in no way
endorses either candidate, but it is
glad to see someone going out of
her way to make the student voice
heard. The Plainsman also hopes
this will become a tradition all
candidates follow.
Kill the guilty—
give innocent the guns
Harsher punishments against criminals should
come before infringements on citizens'rights
W ith the recent execution
of John Wayne Gacy by
lethal injection and the
caining of Michael Fay in
Singapore, the issue of capital
punishment has come to the
forefront of the news.
Some say killing killers is wrong.
Some say electrocution and lethal
injection are cruel and unusual. And
others say two wrongs do not make
a right.
But how much leeway can we
give criminals?
Congress recently passed a law
making it more difficult for criminals
to get assault rifles, thinking the law
will lower the murder rate.
But is making access to weapons
more difficult going to lower the
murder rate when criminals have no
fear of the law?
No.
In the United States, citizens have
the right to bear arms, and because
of this right, like it or not, criminals
always will have access to lethal
weapons.
Harsher laws and more expedient
punishments against convicted
criminals are more important than
laws infringing on innocent citizens'
rights.
The United States does not have
to go as far as other countries have
with capital punishment.
But in cases where innocent
people, whether they be
housewives, children or police
officers, are murdered, capital
punishment should not be an
option; it should be a requirement.
Semester spells disaster
Possibility of converting to semester system
would cause unnecessary financial problems
M ost American universities
use the semester system.
Auburn is not like most
American universities. It is unique
in many ways, and The Plainsman
recommends that it stay that way.
Recent talk about changing from
quarters to semesters has The
Plainsman worried.
First, the transition would be time-consuming
and costly. Curricula
would have to be altered and
redesigned, a process that could
take years.
Secondly, semesters would
increase the quarter length from
nine weeks to about 14 with breaks
scattered within.
Finally, courses only could be
offered twice a year instead of
three. For students who need to
retake courses, this can create
limited scheduling options.
The Plainsman's only advice
concerning semesters is: If it ain't
broke, don't fix.vit.
Plainsman creates lasting friendships
Some of you may not know or
understand what exactly goes on down at
The Plainsman.
Some of you may not know the time
and patience it takes just to create one
complete story.
And some of you may not know that
down in the bowels of Foy Union, there
exists a place where experience, criticism
and most importantly,
friendship, abound.
In the year I have worked
here, I have learned more
than I ever could learn in
school. After all, this is
where I had the chance to
learn history, politics and
journalism all at once.
And the best thing about it was that I
learned it on my own. I was, for once, in
charge of my own knowledge. There
were no books, no instructors — just a
world of information waiting for someone
io tackle.
But along with this academic
knowledge came a new kind of
knowledge.
The knowledge of how people are.
I have learned how people are on
Tuesday nights at 2 a.m. I have learned
how people are on Wednesdays at 3:45
p.m. But most important, I have learned
how people are when doing a job.
And an excellent one at that.
I remember a year and a half ago
walking into the Plainsman office and
"/ was, for once, in charge of my knowledge.
There were no books, no instructors—just a
world of information waiting for someone to
tackle."
thinking to myself, ' my gosh, these
people are incredible'. I thought I could
never be like any of them.
But, alas, a year later, I find myself
watching these new people come in to
the office, possibly thinking the same
thing I was thinking not too long ago.
Beyond that, though, as I begin to
make my way from this place, I look at
the people who have both worked here
and inspired me.
I look back on two news editors who
helped me and showed me the meaning
of a team. I look to an editor and a
managing editor who could, somehow,
always make me laugh with just a small
noise or wisecrack.
As the Tuesday nights wore on, I look
to a copy editor who listened to me
scream and complain when she all but
loathed my headlines. Looking at the
photo editors, I see people who put up
with my craziness this quarter as I made
my way into an a associate news editor.
To the tempo people, well, what else
can I say, but ... has this ever happened
to you?
Who's left' Ah ... sports
people. Enough said.
All of this probably does
not make sense to anyone
who does not 'work down
here, but that's the beauty
of it all. We have
something down here,
something of our own and
something I will miss despite my sincere
and utter joy that this is the last paper the
1993- 94 staff is putting out.
I will miss all of these people for all of
these reasons and so much more. They
have been part of my life for the last year,
and my only wish as I leave, is that the
next staff that come to know this place as
home will find the friendship and yes,
hardships, that I found here.
I believe that these times, though trying
on both the body and mind, gave me not
just strength as a journalist, but as a
person, a student and a friend.
Ms. Bistritz is News Editor of The
Auburn Plainsman.
Women can make difference in South
Graduation is in a couple of weeks,
and yesterday I wondered if I would
rather have my MRS. rather than my
bachelor's in Political Science. Here I am
picking a career when some of my
friends are picking their china pattern.
I think marriage is a wonderful thing,
but it should not be a detour to pursuing
your dreams. I look forward to a new
South, not the one lacking a
Kappa Alpha parade, but
one where women can be
both a Southern belle and
make a difference in their
society.
Since I have been at
Auburn I have seen a
change. Women in the
1994-1995 year will hold the top positions
at The Plainsman, WEGL radio, the
Glomerata and The Circle. Not to
mention top positions in Student
Government.
But these are not the only women I
commend. The women who are married
and have chosen to continue their
education and the women who work 40
hours a week outside the classroom.
These are the women who will bring a
change to the South, who will move us
forward.
Patti
Thompson
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In the 1800s, women's votes were
represented by their husbands and
fathers. Today it seems that nothing has
changed. We still vote the way our
fathers tell us to, even if it does not
represent our needs.
Our generation complains there are no
jobs and that government does not
represent us. Until we demand that the
government serve our
: generation, it will continue
to follow its own
"Today women can prove that we can keep our destructive path.
Southern traditions and take the roles in society Auburn has many
women who could make a
Wat We deserve. " difference. Don't forget
; your dreams because
today women are not
invited to participate politically.
Today women can prove that we can
keep our Southern traditions and take the
roles in society that we deserve.
So I leave Auburn with my bachelor's
and hope that we all - men and women -
will make a difference after graduation
and make changes while following a
I am not writing this column to slam
men or marriage because having children
and sharing my life with one man is
important to me.
However, God gave me a mind, and I
intend to use it.
Along with the progress, I have also
seen stagnant areas in the lives of Auburn
women.
Women, we were given the honor to
vote in 1929- Please use it!! Many women
in our history were put in jail for this
right, and now we take it for granted.
Women need to take a stand politically.
wonderful Auburn tradition.
Ms. Thompson is Photo Editor of 'The
Auburn Plainsman.
Visit shows some things never change
Kids say the damdest things.
Remember elementary school? I do.
Pensacola Christian School, or P.C.S. —
a.k.a. Prison Camp of the South — is
where I spent my grammar school days.
Sure, like everything else, it had its
down side.
You had to walk in a line everywhere
like a bunch of ducks, you couldn't chew
gum or drive to school and the average
girl was still big enough to beat you up.
But good and bad go together like free
drinks and casinos, so there had to be an
up side.
You could cut up with your best friend
on the bus, and unless the driver wanted
to risk being late for school, you'd get
away with it.
You played pencil break all the time,
and you didn't have to worry about
dating. As a matter of fact you didn't
worry about girls at all, except when they
were trying to beat you up.
And then there was nap time.
You know, the class where they taught
you to sleep.
It's kind of ironic when you think
about it, though, because the same hour-long
nap that would get you detention in
high school was not only encouraged
back then but was pretty much
mandatory.
The reason all these memories surfaced
was I paid a recent visit to Beauregard
Elementary to talk to the students there
about the importance of reading and
writing.
Of course, everything looked the same
— big chalkboard, fat pencils and, of
course, small children.
But there was one major difference. I
don't remember kids being so smart
when I was little.
Those suckers spit out some pretty
tough questions. They asked for
everything from an update on the
situation in Rwanda to what chemicals
were used to make dye No. 7.
But I was lucky. I only had the
kindergarten classes. My roommate, who
wasn't so lucky, had the third graders.
And obviously they found his discussion
of the day-to-day duties of a Plainsman
managing editor a little on the boring
side because they forgot about
newspapers and opened up on him.
"How many kids do you have?" asked a
cute little girl from the back of the room.
"Why I don't have any children. I'm
only 21 years old," he replied in that way
that you only speak to small children and
pets.
"Well, then, why do you look so old?"
she asked innocently.
t
"My mama is 33 years old, and you
look way older than she does."
If there's one thing reporters and
children have in common, its the ability
to ask really mean questions.
But the spirit was there, just like I
remembered it.
The little furniture, the kid crying in the
principal's office —even the geeky-looking
guy who came in and taught
music.
It was all genuine, right down to the
look of disgust a passing 7-year-old gave
us when he overheard a friend and I
discussing how hot we thought his
teacher was.
Maybe he was right. Sometimes its hard
to figure out whether or not women are
worth the cooties shot.
Overall, I found my trip back to
elementary school an educational
experience, and I hope that during my
visit I was able to recruit a few future
journalists. But I also rediscovered the
wonder of young minds learning for the
first time, and that made me look forward
to when I have my own family down the
road.
Well, maybe not.
It would be a lot cheaper to get a dog,
teach him a few tricks and not have to
worry about putting him through school.
Doesn't really matter, I don't think my
lease allows either one.
Mr. White is Assistant News Editor of
The Auburn Plainsman.
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Qfteluburn Plainsman Thursday, May 19,1994 / A-9
Senior reflects, regrets, offers advice: Stand in the fire
Life is not tried. It is merely
survived if you're standing outside
thefire.
—Garth Brooks
This past weekend, I went up to
watch a long-time friend, Scott,
graduate from Rhodes College in
Memphis, Term. He was the only
person graduating in the Air Force
ROTC.
At his baccalaureate ceremony
the night before graduation, the
speaker quoted a Garth Brooks
song and told the seniors to stand
in the fire, take a chance and be
bold — don't have any regrets. Try
everything once.
Well, little did my friend know
how soon he would use this
advice. The morning of graduation,
15 minutes before the ceremonies
were to begin, Scott was told he
could not wear his uniform to
graduation. The admiral of Rhodes
College told him it would "be
totally inappropriate for you to
wear your uniform. You must wear
a cap and gown."
Scott complied with the orders
and put on his cap and gown. He
was not happy.
As soon as the admiral and other
professors were in the front of the
line, one of his friends who was
standing behind him in line
walked up to Scott and said, "What
are you going to be happy with
Leigh Anne
Biggs A the rest of your life?"
"You're right," Scott said.
When he marched in proudly
wearing his uniform, he stood in
the fire; he took a chance.
As we embark upon the rest of
our lives, we need to remember to
be like Scott. Sometimes it is better
to do the right thing instead of
what people tell us.
Reflections
As a senior, I want to reflect,
and one thing I keep coming back
to is that I have regrets, things I
should have done, but was too
scared to do.
So, recently I have been taking
advantage of every opportunity I
can. My advice would be for you
to do the same. Don't leave
Auburn with any regrets.
My regrets
I haven't kept in touch with old
friends like I should ... I haven't
always taken chances that I should
have taken ... I haven't always told
people how I feel.
My parents sent a letter to me
for a senior party that made me
realize I have done many things in
my life, but there is so much more
I can do.
As I leave my duties here at The
Plainsman, I have just a few last
words to leave with you. They
come from a poem, "I'd Pick More
Daisies," written by a terminally ill
patient.
If I had my life to live over, I'd try
to make more mistakes next time ...
I would be sillier than I have been
this trip. I knoiv of very few things I
would take seriously ...I would
climb more mountains, stvim more
rivers and ivatch more sunsets ...
You see, I am one of those people
who lives life prophylactically and
sensibly and sanely, hour after
hour, day after day. Oh, I have
had my moments, and if I had it to
do over again, I'd have more of
them. In fact, I'd try to have
nothing else ... If I had my life to
live over, I would start barefooted
earlier in the spring and stay that
way later in the fall. I would play
hooky more. I wouldn 't make such
good grades except by accident. I
would ride on more merry-go-rounds.
I'd pick more daisies.
Ms. Biggs is Assistant Copy Editor
ETTERS TO THE EDITOR
'Playboy on the Plains' issue trivial
Editor, The Plainsman
I was so taken aback by Daniel
Foshee's May 12 Letter to the
Editor, 'Playboy has no place on
Plains," that I would suggest to
Foshee the following points:
What campus policy do you
want to change? The
administration has nothing to do
with Playboy conducting
interviews — they weren't even
conducted on campus, and at last
check the "Tiger Cub" made no
mention of it.
Reality check Daniel: Playboy is
.hardly a hard-core pornographic
magazine — in fact, it is probably
the most tasteful adult magazine
out there.
If you think Playboy is hardcore,
please open your eyes to
the world and stop by your
neighborhood convenience store.
Your attempt to use Playboy's
interviews with Auburn women as
a bellwether for campus crime
not only seems a bit farfetched,
but also quite insulting to our
intelligence.
Extreme and unfounded
statements such as yours are
usually reserved to further fanatics
and zealot's causes.
Further, your naive and absurd
assertion that somehow our
tuition will go up because
Playboy is conducting interviews
at Auburn, and therefore, we'll
have to increase security because
campus crime will rise, is
irrational, ignorant and apparently
made with minimal regard for
logical thought processes.
You seem to be desperately
searching for logical grounds to
base your opinions, but your
predicament is visible.
In fact, while I have to respect
your opinions, I am almost willing
to dismiss them as yet
undeveloped thoughts.
Remember Daniel, you are not
part of the moral police, and I
think that as college students we
can all figure out and set our own
standards and morals on this topic
without your help.
At any rate, nobody is forcing
Auburn women to interview with
this magazine, and the issue you
are attempting to create is trivial
at best.
Dan J. Slnnrelch
04MIS
Who needs an assault rifle, anyway?
Editor, The Plainsman:
I have two comments to make.
One, I really resent (Al) Eiland
calling me a lazy parent for
putting my child on a school bus.
Every parent has the right to do
what's best for (his or her) child. I
believe in our school systems. I
feel I'm a level-headed person,
and I had to "suffer" through
public school. We need to change
our school system so our children
get the quality education they
deserve.
The second comment I wish to
make is concerning the assault
rifle ban and (Paul) Wright's letter
denouncing it. I must ask, "Why
does an ordinary citizen need an
assault rifle?" I fully support gun
control.
Why is it so hard for people to
wait a short period of time — if
you're clean, they will sell you the
gun. If you need a license to drive
or to own a DOG, why not a
license for gun owners? The
National Rifle Association is a self-interest
group, and apparently it
wants no control over weapons
whatsoever. This scares me.
I also find it scary watching the
news every night where some
innocent child finds his daddy's
gun and blows his head off. The
Second Amendment does not
guarantee the right to own every
type of destructive weapon on the
face of this earth. If it did, why
stop with Uzis? Why not buy
atomic bombs, etc. to protect
yourself from those nasty
"criminals."
I support having control over
weapons and not letting every
Tom, Dick and Harry own these
killing devices. In our country
crime is rampant, and many
believe we need guns. But take a
look at the statistics in Europe
where guns are against the law
and it will surprise you how few
gun-related deaths there are. I just
think that if we are going to have
guns, we should:
(1) control who gets them (2)
not sell the most DAMAGING
weapons ever created and (3)
have licensing and make it at least
as tough as getting a drivers
license.
Sonja Stuck!
04CSCF
• Writer wrong; Farrakhan rallies for separatism, not unity
Editor, The Plainsman:
In the article and the opinion
column regarding Louis
Farrakhan's Columbus appearance
in the May 12 issue of The
Plainsman, the authors violated
the tenets of today's political
correctness. It is contrary to
"acceptable" journalism to
enlighten the reading public about
any of the positive messages
presented by Farrakhan.
"Acceptable" journalists must be
' content to describe him as a racist,
anti-Semite and black supremacist.
Such nonconformity could be a
career-wrecker.
The headline and tone of the
article would lead the readers to
believe Farrakhan's address was
one of racial unity — racial
harmony, yes; racial unity, no.
Farrakhan is a black separatist, not
an integrationist or multiculturalist.
The Columbus event, which
attracted about 4,500 — the
majority of whom appeared to be
middle-class people in business
attire, not street thugs — was
billed as a "unity summit."
Unity in this case meant an
attempt to bring together the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
and the Nation of Islam into a
harmonious working relationship.
What makes Farrakhan so
dangerous in the eyes of the
liberal establishment is his call for
blacks to work within their own
community — to build and
patronize black businesses, to
avoid all forms of sexual
promiscuity which are destroying
the family structure and to reject a
social welfare program that
neutralizes the desire to achieve.
When one reads farrakhan's
periodical, Final Call, one gets a
clearer view of his call for black
separatism. He is not a supporter
of a back-to-Africa movement,
unless European-Americans go
back to Europe and leave the land
to the Indians.
In his Columbus speech, he
clearly called for schools to be for
black students and these children
to be taught by black teachers, not
by, as he put it, "the sons and
daughters of the slave-masters."
This brings him into direct
conflict with the NAACP, which
seeks further desegregation of
students and faculties.
Black separatism is becoming
more popular in the United States
as shown by the call for electoral
redisricting to ensure that blacks
will represent blacks.
However, a very fertile field for
Farrakhan's teachings is the
university campus.
To the anguish of university
presidents and deans, the call from
black students to allow Farrakhan,
or his representatives, to speak on
campus has reached a fever pitch.
The demand for black
separatism in the academic world
is spreading. Black students are
demanding their own dormitories,
cultural/social centers, yearbooks,
student newspapers and separate
high school proms.
University desegregation
lawsuits are not about
desegregation, but funding
In Mississippi, the state
attempted to comply with court-ordered
desegregation by closing
two historically black colleges and
transferring the students to
historically white colleges, which
are better equipped and have
superior infrastructure.
No way, say black students and
faculty. Keep the black colleges,
but increase the financial support.
The question is, will the NAACP,
which foj decades has been
funded primarily by generous
white Eastern liberals, be willing to
go the way of Farrakhan's racial
separatism?
Farrakhan may have struck a
spirit of unity by rallying with the
Columbus NAACP — the first such
union between an NAACP group
and the Nation of Islam.
JimQuillin
Class of '46
Americans have no right to own guns Gun ownership necessary for safety
Editor, The Plainsman:
' Whatever. I am writing in
response to Paul Wrighfs letter in
last week's Plainsman,
i What is he thinking? Owning a
gun, especially a gun that's sole
purpose is to kill people, is not a
.right. The Second Amendment to
the Constitution says nothing
about an individual's right to own
a machine gun, hand gun, or even
a shot gun.
The Second Amendment refers
to a "well regulated militia" and its
right to bear arms. Since Mr.
Wright is so concerned about
people being informed about
'guns, here is some information he
apparendy is not aware of:
According to the Violence
Policy Center, an October 1993
study showed that keeping a gun
in the home triples the risk of a
homicide. Also Mr. Wright claims
that citizens need to be armed to
protect themselves. In 1992, for
every one justifiable homicide
(self-defense) that involved a
handgun there were 95 handgun
murders and suicides.
Furthermore, according to the
Violence Policy Center, "research
consistently shows that a gun in
the home is far more likely to be
use in suicide, murder, or fatal
accidents that to kill a criminal."
Why shouldn't a person have to
get a license to own a gun?
Licensing would prevent people
with a record for violence from
legally purchasing guns.
What is wrong with a waiting
period? A waiting period will cut
down on the number of handgun
homicides committed in fits of
rage, which accounted for 29% of
all handgun homicides in 1992.
Once again, owning a firearm in
not a RIGHT granted by the
Constitution to every person in
America. Owning a gun is a
privilege that has obviously been
abused.
In 1992, more than 35,000
people died in America by
gunfire. Out of all consumer
products today, guns are the
second leading cause of fatal
injury. So there's a ban on
"assault" weapons are "used in
less than one percent of violent
crimes." No, we anti-gun people
are NOT happy. And for Mr.
Wright, I suggest you take up a
new hobby; maybe you should
brush up on your Constitution.
Read it more carefully this time.
Malsle Glenn
01PO
ETTKRS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the editor must be submitted to The Plainsman in B-100 Foy Union
no later than 3 p.m. Monday to run in the following paper. A valid student ID
must be presented at the time of submission. Letters should be less than 300
words. The Plainsman reserves the right to edit for length and grammar.
ORRECTIONS
Mistakes sometimes occur in the production of The Plainsman. When corrections
are necessary, they are printed on page A-2 in the following week's edition.
Editor, The Plainsman:
Paul Wright wrote a Letter to
the Editor last week in response
to the gun control provisions
included in the recently passed
crime bill. That letter made many
good points, and now I would
like to supplement what Wright
said with a look at the original
intent of our founding fathers
when drafting the Second
Amendment.
"A well regulated Militia, being
necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to
keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed." The first part expresses
the founding fathers' belief that
the best way to defend a free
nation was through a system of
locally organized and controlled
militias.
These militias were to consist of
every able-bodied man of military
age in the region who did not
have religious beliefs preventing
participation.
The militias would serve as a
first defense against foreign
invasion and domestic
insurrections and as a check
against the power of the national
government. With this system, the
founding fathers hoped to avoid
the need for a standing army,
which they considered expensive
and dangerous to liberty.
However, the existence of such
an army would eliminate the need
for militias, but increase their
importance.
The second part is a restriction
on the national government,
which is necessary for the first
part to be realized. But the
restriction is primarily due to the
belief that every individual has a
fundamental right to self-protection
and a responsibility to
prepare to defend the country.
This fundamental right was not
considered to be dependent upon
the existence of, or participation
in a well regulated militia. "The
right to self-defense is the first law
of nature: in most governments it
has been the study of rulers to
confine the right within the
narrowest limits possible.
Wherever standing armies are
kept up, and the right of the
people to keep and bear arms is,
under any colour or pretext
whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if
not already annihilated, is on the
brink of destruction," St. George
Tucker said in 1803-
I also wish to respond to the
cartoon suggesting that firearms
ownership should be licensed. I
am a supporter of gun control in
the sense that a person should be
able to operate his weapon
effectively, and I encourage
voluntary firearms safety, but
licensing gun ownership
endangers our right to self-protection.
With such a program,
government officials would have a
means to deny a person gun
ownership. A lawsuit challenging
the official's decision could take
months. And if the person were to
win, he most likely would not be
able to recoup his legal costs from
the government. In fact, this is the
case with the Brady Bill.
Also, the government could
drag its feet processing requests
or suspend the granting of
licenses in a time-critical situation.
Those with criminal intent can
obtain a gun on the black market
or from a friend, so the effect will
deny honest citizens their right to
self-protection.
A third effect of a licensing
requirement would be the
creation of a list of gun owners.
Such a list would be a wonderful
tool for the government when it
decides we don't need our guns
anymore. As Wright informed us,
it happened in New Jersey.
I will be glad to furnish my
references to anyone interested.
Mike Spears
06ME
V
Thursday, May 19,1994/ A-10 CEbe^ubtirnPIainsnian
Youth Corps members
with the President at the
White House for the signing
of AmeriCorps National
Service legislation.
AmeriCorps is the new domestic
Peace Corps where thousands of
young people will soon be getting
things done through service in
exchange for help in financing
their higher education or
repaying their student loans.
Starting this fall, thousands
of AmeriCorps members will fan
out across the nation to meet
the needs of communities
everywhere. And the kinds of
things they will help get done
can truly change America-things
like immunizing our
infants...tutoring our teenagers...
keeping our schools safe...
restoring our natural resources
...and securing more independent
lives for our ill and our elderly.
the new National Service
movement that will
get things done.
Watch for
AmeriCorps, coming
soon to your community.
and find out more
by calling:
1-800-94-ACORPS.
TDD 1-800-833-3722
FOR MORE INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL
GEORGE BLANKS, CATER HALL, 844-4710
i i
Unlocking the future
Golden Key chooses members B2
Journalism's evangelist
Professor aids minority recruitment B4
Alcohol
Awareness
Panhellenic, IFC
cosponsor
convocation B7
Clinic offers hearing help
Free testing available to students B6
Racing for the Ranch
Trot raises money for charity B5
On Campus
Thursday, May 19,1994
Campus at a glance
CAMPUS
Auburn English students win national grants
Donna Brinkley and Mary de Gennaro have been awarded
National Endowment for the Humanities Younger Scholars
grants.
College students received 87 awards, and more than 920
people competed nationally for the awards.
Both Brinkley and de Gennaro will receive $2,500 for nine
weeks of full-time work this summer.
Brinkley, a junior studying English, will look at how Alice
Walker integrated sources into her novel "Possessing the
Secret Joy."
De Gennaro, a senior studying English, will study the
social function of drama by examining David Mamet's drama
"Oleanna."
Both Brinkley and de Gennaro have professors who will
help them during their studies.
Pharmacal sciences professor honored
as distinguished graduate faculty lecturer
Randall Clark, a professor of Pharmacal Sciences, has been
named the 1993-'94 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer.
Clark will give a lecture Monday, May 23 at 7 p.m. in the
pharmacy building auditorium.
The lecture is titled "Drugs of Abuse: The Hazards of Modern-
Day Moonshine."
Clark will receive a certificate and a check for $2,000,
presented by the Alumni and Development Office at a private
luncheon Monday.
Auburn professor to lecture in China
James Williams, a professor of aerospace engineering, will
lecture this summer in China.
Williams will present his work, "A New Look at Exact
Solutions to the Naiver Stokes Equations for the Stagnation
Point Problem," at the Beijing Institute of Aerodynamics.
He also will lecture on "Aerodynamic Problems Associated
with High Speed Spinning of Man Made Fibers" at the Xian
Institute of Power Machinery.
OTHER CAMPUSES
University of South Florida student suspended
for making harassing telephone phone calls
Nelson Trujillo of the University of South Florida was
suspended for two years by the Student Affairs Office.
Trujillo admitted making death threats to the Gay, Lesbian
and Bisexual Coalition.
Trujillo will be allowed to reapply to the university after the
two years, but only if he receives psychiatric therapy.
Pamela Morris, co-chairwoman of the coalition, said Trujillo
regularly made calls to the organization and left messages such
as "Rush Limbaugh rules" and "Die, fags, die."
"My organization was victimized by him, and everyone in
that period of time until he was caught felt unsafe. The fact that
he made 23 calls of such violence and hate shows that he's not
too accepting," Morris said.
Even though Trujillo has been suspended from the university,
he still could face prosecution by the state attorney's office.
In the state of Florida, making threatening calls is a second-degree
misdemeanor. Punishment can be up to 60 days in jail
and a $500 fine.
Morris said, however, this would be considered a hate crime,
which is a first-degree misdemeanor. Punishment can range up
to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
—Compiled from USF Oracle reports
Section B, Page 1
B. FTTZSIMMONS/ Asst. Photo Editor
The Auburn Gospel choir performed for a full house at St. Luke's African Methodist Episcopal Church in Opelika May 15.
Gospel choir celebrates
ten years of inspiration
by Ashley Estes
Associate News Editor
The Auburn Gospel Choir
celebrated its 10th anniversary May
13-15.
The celebration began with a
rededication service in Foy Union
Ballroom May 13-
The Rev. Edward Wheeler, dean
of the Tuskegee University Chapel,
spoke at the service.
"The speaker was very positive
and uplifting," said Dexter Oden,
03MH, and president of the choir.
The choir held a reunion festival
for alumni at Graves Amphitheater
followed by fellowship with
former choir members Saturday,
May 14.
"We had a concert of older
songs, which we presented to
alumni, and we all had a picnic
afterward," Oden said.
The choir held an anniversary
program at St. Luke's African
Methodist Episcopal Church in
Opelika May 15.
"The church was full. It went
extremely well. We had a great
response from the audience,"
Oden said.
Oden said the choir performed
contemporary gospel music as well
as some new releases written
specifically for the choir.
Candice McKinney, 01GSM,and
a member of the choir, wrote the
lyrics to a song the choir
performed.
The group plans to travel to the
Bahamas June 10-13 to perform
the song at McKinney's church,
Oden said.
David Banks, a graduate student
in the College of Education who
has been the choir's adviser for
two years, praises the choir.
"They are a wonderful group of
young people to work with. It's
good to see such energetic,
enthusiastic and cooperative young
people. So many young people,
black and white, are falling by the
wayside," Banks said.
"(The choir) makes me very
optimistic."
Banks said the choir tries to
perform many different styles of
gospel music.
"We try to cover the whole
gamut. There are about eight
styles, and we try to do one
selection from each."
B. FTTZSIMMONS/ AssL Photo Editor
A choir member sings a solo as other members watch. The
choir celebrated their tenth anniversary May 13-15.
Banks said usually the crowd
seems to enjoy contemporary
spiritual hymns.
The choir is the only university
choir to be a member of the
Gospel Music Workshop of
America.
Oden says the Alabama division
of the workshop is in Montgomery.
"There is one in each state. They
get together and workshop songs.
They try to learn new songs and
get ready for concert material,"
Oden said.
"We joined as a unit. (Our
joining) also stimulated interest on
their part to bring college choirs
in," Banks said.
Oden said 150 choir members
are on roll, but only about 65 to 70
members are active participants in
the choir.
The group performed for nearly
20 years under the name Afro-
American Association Choir. It
changed its name 10 years ago.
The original choir had five
members who met at the Baptist
Student Union to practice.
The choir is the largest
organization for black students at
Auburn.
1OO years: ^ n Auburn Institution
Grocery shopping proves difficult task for 1990 columnist
Ramon Scott, assistant photo
editor of The Auburn Plainsman,
wrote a column on grocery
shopping in the May 3, 1990 issue.
Once again, my need for
sustenance has brought me to the
war zone known as the
supermarket.
Today's mission is the same as
a hundred before it: get in, buy
only the things on my shopping
list and get out before the enemy
can bombard me with a multitude
of clever marketing schemes.
The first battle is shopping-cart
roulette. A victory here is crucial.
Most of the carts have been fixed
with specially designed wheels
that go anywhere but the straight
and narrow.
After a careful inspection of the
options, I manage to find a cart
equipped with four functional
wheels. The only thing marring
my victory is the annoying click
the left front wheel makes as it
rotates.
The next three aisles go easy —
too easy. My breath quickens, and
I am overcome by a sense of
impending doom. Then it
happens. I'm attacked.
Barreling down the aisle toward
me come two little kids from hell
pushing bright yellow toy
shopping carts complete with
plastic foods. With blood-curdling
yells, they launch a fusillade of
artificial meats at me.
Grabbing a box of Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtle Cereal, I do
my best to block the missiles.
Cowabunga
As it begins to look like I'm
home free, the supermarket fires a
final volley — free pizza samples.
Feeling the pain of the mortal
wound, I get to the check-out
area. It looks like I'm in the clear,
but before I can swing into the
only reasonably short lane, a
woman who looks like she is
shopping for an army slides her
cart, wheels skidding, in front of
mine. Fuming, I imagine what her
"rear end would look like mated to
my shopping cart.
As if she overheard my
thoughts, the lane thief retaliated
by plopping a shoe box overflowing
with coupons on the
counter, and smugly told the
cashier, "I think I have coupons
for most of this."
— Compiled byjeri Melton
' v.
Thursday, May 19,1994/ B-2 ©leiubtiriiPlaiiisman
Agriculture department
celebrates anniversary
MATTHEW MCLEAN/ Pltiramui Suff
Senior Jerry Chris Jones shakes hands with Golden Key representative Karen Ford after receiving his scholarship.
Honorary holds key to student success
by Ashley Estes
Associate News Editor
The Golden Key National Honor
Society inducted more than 500
members into its newly formed
Auburn chapter Wednesday.
"As a student-run organization,
Golden Key National Honor
Society represents juniors and
seniors in the top 15 percent of
their class," Nicole Griffin, regional
director of the honor society, told
the inductees. i
George Blanks, associate
director of student activities for the
Office of Student Affairs, was
named adviser for the new
chapter.
"It is definitely my honor to be
associated with this group of
young people and be selected to
be their adviser," Blanks said.
Pat Barnes, vice president for
student affairs, served as keynote
speaker at the reception.
Barnes urged Auburn students
and staff to actively pursue
excellence.
"A part of what this institution is
about is lifelong learning.
"Go for it. We can be the best,
but it will take all of us," Barnes
said.
Blanks, Barnes and C. Grant
Davis, director of student activities
for the vice president of student
affairs, were inducted into the
society as honorary members.
Two Golden Key Peat Marwick
Scholars Award scholarships were
given at the reception to an
outstanding junior and senior.
Carol Chancey, 03ME, received
the junior scholarship. Chancey
was praised for having a 4.0 GPA
in mechanical engineering while
keeping up many other activities,
including being a volunteer pianist
at her church and playing
intramural basketball.
Jerry Chris Jones, 04CE, received
the senior scholarship. Jones has a
4.0 GPA in civil engineering and is
a graduating senior.
Officers of the new Auburn
chapter of Golden Key also were
presented at the reception.
President of the organization is
Stuart McGilvray, 03HY. Vice
president is Kerry Boyce, 03ENS.
Treasurer is Steven Speakman,
03PB. Corresponding secretary is
Catherine Moore, 03EH, and
recording secretary is Gwin
Copeland, 03EH.
The Golden Key National Honor
Society was formed at Georgia
State University in 1977 by a group
of undergraduate students. The
society has 195 chapters
nationwide and four chapters in
Australia.
The group boasts over 450,000
lifetime members and 4,500
honorary members. It has awarded
more than $900,000 in
scholarships. A trained staff
advises each chapter throughout
the year.
Membership is by invitation
only. Each inductee received a
membership certificate at the
reception.
by Matthew Wlllett
Plainsman Staff Writer
For many, Friday the 13th is a
good day to stay in bed. But not
for the agricultural engineering
department.
Last Thursday and Friday, the
department celebrated 75 years of
advanced education with a cook-out
social, banquet, open house
and golf tournament.
About 150 people, including
faculty members, administration
and alumni, attended the banquet
Friday night.
John R Carreker, class of 1930,
Jimmy L. Butt, class of 1964, and E.
Dale Threadgill, class of 1964,
spoke to the group, detailing the
department's history.
The department, established in
1919, has grown to include
graduate and forestry management
programs. Department head Paul
Turnquist is betting on another 75
years of progress in agricultural
engineering.
The department attracts students
interested in applying engineering
to areas of environmental and
natural resource use and
protection, Turnquist said.
It held an open house giving
visitors an opportunity to tour its
facilities, Friday. Alumni also could
participate in continuing education
activities to update their skills.
The celebration began Thursday
afternoon with a golf tournament
and cookout, which about 60
alumni and at least one graduate
student attended. The tournament
and social gave alumni a good
chance to reminisce, Turnquist
said.
The anniversary celebration
coincided with the semiannual
meeting of the Alabama section of
the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers.
Planning for the event began in
early December, Turnquist said.
A second open house is planned
to coincide with Homecoming, to
give alumni who could not attend
last week another chance to
celebrate three-quarters of a
century of agricultural engineering
at Auburn.
The banquet Friday also
provided time to recognize the
scholarship recipients in the 1993-
'94 academic year.
Outstanding students in the
college who were recognized
Friday included:
• James D Payton, M. Ray Deese
and Brian L Kaplan, recipients of
the H.T. (Hop) King Scholarship;
• J. Matthew Nelson, Hubert T.
Boatwright and Travis W. McCoy,
recipients of the F.A. Kummer
Scholarship;
• Mary A. Alley and Rachel L.
Grimes, recipients of the William R.
Gill Scholarship;
• Michael Viars, recipient of the
E.A. Haus Forestry Scholarship.
James M. Bates received the
Outstanding Freshman award.
Rachel L. Grimes, J. Matthew
Nelson, Bryan L Kaplan, Travis W.
McCoy and Michael Viars were
recognized as outstanding
sophomores.
Also, Clarence E. Johnson
received the Outstanding Faculty
Member Award.
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Interviews by Ryan Yawn MAN ON THE STREET Photos by Matt McLean
Would you want the University to change to a semester system?
JENNIFER
HILDRETH
OIPTE
"I like the quarter system better.
"If I had to have my fall quarter
teacher any longer than I did, I would
have flunked out of school.
• "Semesters are like high school.
"I just like quarters because they go
quicker, and you divide it up more."
WES
HOLLAND
02AE
"I like the quarters because you don't
have to cram as much for final exams.
"I have a couple of friends that are
on semesters and they are cramming
like crazy.
"You cram with quarters, but there is
not as much material because you have
three quarters instead of six."
KATIE
FARTHING
02VM
"The school I went to as an
undergraduate, the University of
Connecticut, was on the semester
system.
"I feel it works better from the
viewpoint of getting a job.
"I recently applied for a job where
they almost didn't hire me because I
couldn't start until June.
EMANUEL
HAND
01PE
"Yes, because English class wouldn't
be as hard, writing papers and stuff.
"Basically you would have more
time to bring your grade up."
MICHELLE
CARVER
OIGLA
"I like the quarter system better.
"You get more done in the year.
"In the semester system, you only
have two or three semesters in the
year.
"You get to take more classes with
quarters, and you get them over with
quicker."
Video game tournament
lures arcade enthusiasts
by Stephanie Morris
Plainsman Staff Writer
It is all just fun and games at the
Foy Union recreation room.
The University Program Council
did its best to promote this theme
with its two-day video game
tournament, the Spring Shootout.
University Program Council
Associate Director Robert French
said he believes the tournament is
a good idea.
"In part, it helps to promote the
room itself and let people know
it's there.
"But also, it reaches a group of
people that we probably don't
serve in a lot of other areas,
people who are just fanatic about
pinball games and just love video
arcades."
; Spring Shootout was held
Tuesday and Wednesday from 4
p.m. until 8 p.m. in the rec room
| t Foy Union.
i "Students are always (in the rec
ifeom) hanging out, so we thought
we'd have a little competition,"
said Christy Spruell, 03CHE, UPC
director of indoor recreation.
Students competed on three
different video games, "Mortal
Kombat II," "NBA Jam" and "Star
Trek Pinball."
Spruell said tournament
participants were allowed to play
these games as many times as they
wanted, and the highest scores
from each of the three games were
taken.
The total of all three games
decided who the winners were.
The three highest scores were
awarded cash prizes, $75 for first
place, $50 for second place and
$25 for third place.
The cash prizes enticed Michael
Morris, 01CPE, who said the
money was the main reason he
competed.
Morris said he occasionally plays
the video games in the rec room,
but would not consider himself a
fanatic.
James Thornhill, 04CHE, said he
more frequently visits the rec
room. He said he enjoys going two
or three times a week.
"I think it's perfect. They've got
old games for people who are
nostalgic and (games) for people
who spend way too much time in
Agriculture team places third
by J. P. Pieratt
Plainsman Staff Writer
PHIL KINNISON/ Plainsman Staff
Thornhill plays a video game.
here too.
"I enjoy it a lot," he said.
Thornhill said he would
recommend the rec room to other
students who seek pastime
activities.
The rec room is located in Foy
Union, Room 189, and is open
Monday through Saturday, 9:15
a.m. until 11:30 p.m. and Sundays
from 2 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
After being organized for only
one year, the Auburn agricultural
marketing team took third place
out of 26 schools in a National
Agri-Marketing Association
competition.
The competition, held' in
Indianapolis, tries to encourage
teams from various schools to
develop a marketing plan for an
agricultural product.
The team's faculty adviser, Bob
Nelson of the College of
Agriculture's department of
agricultural economics and rural
sociology, attributed the team's
success to its innovative subject,
an insecticide for the control of
beet army worms on cotton.
"The team used an insecticide
that is not yet available on the
market," Nelson said.
"Unlike other insecticides, which
affect the insects' nervous system,
this one affects the insects' energy
production cycle, making it
weaker until it falls off the plant
and dies."
Auburn's NAMA chapter put out
a request across the University for
subjects for the competition.
"We were thrilled with
our performance this
year, being a new
chapter and all."
—Julie Davis
Team's vice president for
marketing
Ron Smith of the department of
entomology suggested using the
insecticide.
The competition had two parts.
The first part included a written
explanation of the teams'
campaign strengths and
weaknesses and an evaluation of
financial issues and identification
of the potential market.
The second part included a 20-
minute oral presentation on the
team's product, followed by a five-minute
question-and-answer
session.
"We did the initial planning for
the competition in the fall, but did
all the work winter quarter," Julie
Davis, the team's vice president
for marketing, said.
"We came back from spring
break and practiced the last week
and a half before the competition,
sometimes three or four times a
day.
6 We definitely want to try to get
started earlier next year."
The Auburn team finished third
in the marketing event behind
University of Missouri and the
University of Wisconsin.
Last year's first place winner,
Texas A&M, rounded out the top
four.
"We were thrilled with our
performance this year, being a
new chapter and all.
"You see all these older chapters
and their polished performances.
We really didn't expect to perform
as well as we did," Davis said.
Looking toward next year's
competition, Davis added she
would like to see different majors
in Auburn's NAMA chapter.
'We have a need for
communication, marketing,
accounting and finance majors,
and it's a great opportunity for
students in those majors to get
good experience," Davis said.
The Auburn team also finished
fourth out of 30 chapters in the
outstanding chapter competition,
based on yearly chapter activities
and new membership.
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CAMPUS CRIME REPORT I Visiting professor promotes journahsm
5/12 11:12 a.m., Scholarship Lot
- Complainant reported damage
to property. The right side of a
parked vehicle was scratched
from the front to the rear fender.
5/12 2:14 p.m., Delta Chi
fraternity house - Complainant
reported the theft of a 10-pound
case of diced beef.
5/12 3:12 p.m., Beta Theta Pi
fraternity house - Complainant
reported theft of two 5-pound
boxes of shaved ham from the
kitchen.
5/12 4:28 p.m., Delta Chi
fraternity house - Complainant
reported theft of a 15-pound box
of sliced bacon from the kitchen.
5/13 1:21 p.m., Dudley Hall-
Paramedics responded to
reports of someone having a
seizure.
5/13 1:41 p.m., Pi Kappa Phi
fraternity house - Complainant
reported theft of a mountain
bicycle from the television room.
5/13 2:44 p.m., Delta Chi
fraternity house - Complainant
reported someone applied white
paint to the hood and driver's
side of his parked vehicle.
5/13 9:01 p.m. Haley Center -
Complainant reported the theft
of a 12 -speed street bicycle from
the rack on the north side of the
building. The bicycle was not
secured.
5/14 5:28 p.m., Harbert
Engineering building
Complainant reported criminal
mischief to doors leading to
several rooms in the complex.
5/14 8:49 p.m., Lem Morrison
Drive - Complainant reported a
calf on the roadway, with a
broken leg. Appropriate
personnel were summoned to
the scene.
5/14 10:45 p.m., Beta Theta Pi/
Delta Chi fraternity houses -
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complaint.
5/15 2:34 a.m., - George W.
Gilbert II, 20, of Miller Avenue,
was arrested and charged with
driving under the influence of
alcohol.
5/15 2:23 p.m. Wilmore lab -
Paramedics were summoned to
assist person who had received
a chemical burn.
5/15 6:18 p.m., Carolyn
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of a car stereo and controls for
air and heat.
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by Libby Waidrop
Plainsman Staff Writer
Michael Mercer, the first
participant in the journalism
department's Visiting Professor
Program, believes he has a higher
purpose.
"I feel like I am an evangelist for
journalism, spreading a good word
about it and planting the seed."
The program began this quarter
to increase minority enrollment in
the department.
Jerry Brown, head of the
department of journalism, said,
"This is a program for minority
professors to recruit additional
talented black students into the
journalism program."
Though the department has no
set quotas it wants to achieve,
Brown said, "We hope that our
percentage of minority students
will at least equal the percentage
of minority students enrolled in
Auburn."
Brown said the department
would like to make the position of
minority recruiter a permanent
one.
Mercer, who never actually
sought a career in professional
journalism, has worked in a variety
of positions for 20 years at The
Jackson Sun in Tennessee. He
took a leave of absence from his
current position as reader services
editor to participate in this
program.
He said it is imp>ortant for him
and his peers to show minority
students that journalism is a viable
career option for them.
"I never saw people in the
newspaper business that looked
like me. I was the Jackie Robinson
of The Jackson Sun," he said.
Contributed photo
Journalism department head Jerry Brown, left, stands with Michael Mercer, a visiting
professor from Tennessee. Mercer is the first participant in the Visiting Professor Program.
Just as Robinson was the first
minority professional baseball
player, Mercer has been a number
of firsts at the newspaper. He has
been the "guinea pig" at each level
of his career, beginning with his
first full time job as a reporter.
Mercer learned of the program
through an Auburn student with
whom he had kept in touch after a
journalism workshop for minorities
a few years ago.
He said that he already had
been looking for a temporary
mentor position outside of the
newsroom when he learned
Auburn was conducting its search.
"I've worked full-time for 20
years, so I needed a break from it.
(I) saw this as a chance to get out
of the newsroom and still work in
journalism," he said.
"I'm still very passionate about
journalism and feel that it is the
best career out there, regardless of
the job you hold in it."
Brown said, "We chose Michael
Mercer because he is a
professional journalist, and had the
best credentials as an experienced
mentor and recruiter."
Brown also said the department
also was impressed with Mercer's
personality and ability to relate
well with students.
Mercer said, "I like working with
young people ... I've always tried
to bring young people into the
newsroom to pique their interest
in journalism."
Though the department has a
good retention rate, it found it was
having difficulty recruiting minority
students. The faculty decided the
Visiting Professors Program would
give the department *an
opportunity to inform a large
number of college-bound students
about the opportunities available
to them in the journalism
department.
Mercer has traveled all ovei the
state to discuss the importance of
writing and the journalism field.
Brown said, "Mercer has spread
the word about the department to
places it has never been spread -
high schools in Anniston, Selma
and Tuskegee, all over the state."
Mercer said he has enjoyed this
quarter because he has been able
to talk to many different people he
would not have met if he had not
talked to their classes. He said they
now have become a part of his
life.
He currently is trying to
schedule a campus visit for
prospective students.
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Race raises money
for King's Ranch
by Ashley Estes
Associate News Editor
Auburn's Arnold Air Society and
Angel Flight cosponsored Tiger
Trot IX Saturday, May 14.
"It went great," Rebecca
Coonan, 02GRT and the project
officer in charge of Tiger Trot,
said.
Tiger Trot is "an annual thing"
that raises money for the King's
Ranch, Coonan said.
Tiger Trot IX raised more than
$650 for the ranch this year, she
said.
The Tiger Trot featured a 5K run
through the Auburn campus.
"The 5K run was around
downtown Auburn," Coonan said.
Also featured was the Orange
and Blue Biathlon.
After completing the 5K run,
participants pedaled 25 miles
through the Auburn-Loachapoka
area.
Participants were divided into
six male and female age groups
for the athletic competitions. The
age limit ranged from 18 to 45.
Proceeds came from registration
fees. Pre-registration for the 5K
race was $8 and the biathlon cost
$15.
Registration fees on race day
were $10 for the 5K race and $18
for the biathlon.
"We took donations to the
break-even point, then we gave
them away with the registration
fees," Coonan said.
About 75 people showed up for
the event, she said.
"It was really good that we had
such a turnout on House Party
weekend."
The Arnold Air Society and
Angel Flight solicited public
businesses for donations, since
both organizations are nonprofit.
They also set the race course
and got it certified, Coonan said.
"We were definitely happy with
the money we raised.
"We really didn't have a goal; it
was just however much we could
raise.
The director of the King's Ranch
participated in the race and won
first place in his category, Coonan
said.
The Arnold Air Society is an
honorary for elite Air Force ROTC
students.
Thursday, May 19,1994/ B-5
JAMES HITCHCOCK/ Plainsman Staff
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Senate selects members
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by Ashley Estes
Associate News Editor
The Student Government
Association Senate has elected four
members to next year's elections
board.
The SGA elected Matt
Henderson, 03CE, as elections
board member-at-large. Henderson
served as a senator on the Off-
Campus Committee last year.
The Senate
elected Michelle
D o n o v a n ,
03BCH, as
a l t e r n a t e
elections board
member-at-large.
Donovan said
she has worked
on several major campaigns in her
time at Auburn. Donovan is an
independent who said she is
familiar with election rules and
regulations.
Senate members were also
elected to serve on the election
board. The Senate chose Lisbeth
Smith, 03PR, and Steven Speakman,
03PB.
"Sometimes, on long car trips, I
read the Tiger Cub just for fun,"
Smith said.
Speakman asked the Senate to
elect him because he is "lawyerly."
"If there is a loophole, I'll find it.
If there is something wrong, I'll fix
it so it's not there anymore,"
Speakman told the SGA.
Speakman tied with Jill Yancey,
03CSES, for the position and won
when Vice President Patrick
Scarborough, 03CHE, cast a tie-breaking
vote for Speakman.
The Senate elections board
manages all major elections on
campus. There
were no returning
elections board
members from
last year.
Elections board
members cannot
run for an SGA
office next year.
In other
business, the Senate approved Scott
Lynn, 03FYR, as School of Forestry
vice president.
The Senate Political Affairs
Committee plans to sponsor a voter
registration drive next Tuesday
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The drive will be on the
concourse, at Foy Union Patio, at
Patker Hall and at the Business
Building.
The SGA also urged anyone
interested in being on a University
committee to fill out an application.
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Vice President : Kyle Ormsby
Craig Aarhus
Lori Boggs
Parker Blair
Fred Boiling
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Rochelle Cook
Lindsay Flowers
Ginger Golson
Alicia Lancaster
Lori Marshall
Derek Meek
Whitney Rietz
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