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A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID
U n i v e r s i t y , Ala. 'AdHVJ Vol. 10? No. 25, 28 p a g es Who's
hcharge
As Auburn struggles with proration, budget cuts and
internal conflicts, the University is
headed toward uncertain grounds.
The question now is, who will lead us there?
By Ryan Lee
Editorial Page Editor
Illustration by Napo Monasterio and Laura Douglas/Photo Staff
The time for shared governance to be institut­ed
at colleges and universities across the coun­try,
according to the American Association of
University Professors, was five years ago.
In a 1996 editorial statement, the AAUP said,
"Colleges and universities of the United States
have reached a stage calling for appropriately
shared responsibility and cooperative action
among the components of the academic institu­tion."
However, half a decade later, many faculty at
Auburn believe shared governance is a foreign
concept to the Board of Trustees. They believe
members of the board have habitually violated
protocol when making decisions concerning
both academics and athletics.
Conner Bailey, professor in rural sociology,
said the board has practiced, "Schoolyard, petty,
rub-it-in-your-face disrespect" toward faculty
members while overstepping their boundaries.
Bailey said he believes Auburn practices
shared governance adequately because faculty
and administrators work together for the most
part. *
However, Bailey said the principles of shared
governance are not always followed by deans
and department heads, and are violated when
the Board of Trustees "overstep their proper
boundaries" by getting involved in the day-to­day
operations of the University.
GOVERNING GUIDELINES
No one argues that the Board of Trustees has
final and ultimate control over Auburn
University, said Jane Buck, national AAUP
President, at a forum addressing university gov­ernance
Monday.
The 1901 Alabama Constitution grants the
board absolute authority over the University and
its affairs. While no one disagrees that the
trustees' power is guaranteed by the constitu­tion,
critics of the board question the exercise of
that power.
"When an educational goal has been estab­lished,
it becomes the responsibility primarily of
the faculty to determine appropriate curriculum
and procedures of student instruction," said the
1996 AAUP statement
A common complaint against the board is that
it makes decisions without consulting groups —
particularly faculty — that may be more
informed about issues.
Most of the tensions between the Board of
Trustees and faculty have been blamed on a lack
of communication between the two. Again, the
See GOVERNANCE, A8 ~~
Constitutional
reform group
to rally Capitol
ByJ.WesYoder
StaffWriter
A grassroots movement petitioning the
Alabama state government to trash the entirety
of the state constitution in favor of a new one
will hold a rally on April 4 on the Capitol steps
in Montgomery.
The rally, sponsored by the Alabama Citizens
for Constitutional Reform in conjunction with
the Chamber of Commerce Association of
Alabama, will feature mules and wagons driven
up historic Dexter Avenue
to deliver their message:
"Alabama cannot progress
in the 21st century with a
mule and wagon era con­stitution
that is demeaning
to so many of our citi­zens."
Auburn University his-
University funds trustee flights
By Lauren Glenn
Campus Editor BOARD OF
ALABAMA
REFORM
Since March 2000, Auburn
University has funded more
than $17,000 of chartered
flights for members of the
Board of Trustees from the
Aubum-Opelika Airport. This
total does not include flights
taken by trustees that have
been sponsored by the
Athletics department.
Several of these flights have
been arranged for Trustee
Lowell Barron, a state senator.
Auburn has funded more
than $3000 of flights for Sen.
Barron, usually from his home­town
of Fyffe, Ala. to Auburn,
approximately a three hour
drive from Auburn, since
March.
Barron said he could not
recall using a University plane
tory professor Wayne Flint
said the current constitu­tion,
"focuses on political power in the state leg­islature
and leaves local people largely unable to
govern themselves."
The long-term implications of ignoring the
constitutional crisis could be disastrous to
Auburn students, Flint said.
"Their (Aubum Students) futures are tied
direcdy to changing the constitution, notably in
terms of the kind of businesses that are going to
locate here and flourish, and the kind of funding
that education receives," Flint said.
Local ACCR chapter volunteer, Jan Hume,
said a new constitution is needed because, "the
See REFORM, A7
TRUSTEES
for personal business, but may
have used one for athletic
events, if a flight had already
been scheduled by the
University or athletic depart­ment.
One flight for Barron on May
25, 2000, a flight from Auburn
to Gulf Shores, carrying addi­tional
passengers, totaled more
than.$1000. Barron told The
Birmingham News the plane
was scheduled to fly into
Fairhope anyway.
In January 2000 alone,
trustee Byron Franklin char­tered
more than $1,800 in
flights to and from Birmingham
and Auburn University, within
a five day period.
Although University planes
are not allowed to be chartered
for non-University business,
there have been instances of
University planes flying
trustees to and from athletic
events.
Todd Storey, executive direc­tor
fo the airport, said this is
allowable.
"Those are University-spon­sored
events," Storey said.
"(The planes) are not available
for non-University business."
Storey said he has no knowl­edge
of trustees using
University planes for personal
business.
However, a flight log for Dec.
31,2000, says Jack Venable and
See FLIGHT, A7
Law a DouglaslAsststant Photo Editor
Jane Buck, national president of AAUP speaks to
members of the faculty and Botird of Trustees Monday.
National AAUP leader
discusses governance
Shooting leaves no one harmed
By Dawn Russell
Assistant News Editor
Gunshots were fired at 2:30
a.m. Sunday, interrupting a
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity
party. *
Although no injuries and no
arrests have been made, the
police report indicates a sus­pect.
The report describes a tall,
black male in a denim jacket
"It was a very unfortunate
incident and not a common
occurrence," said Prentice Hall,
president of the National
Panhellenic Council and Phi
Beta Sigma fraternity. "You just
can't predict certain incidents."
The shooting took place in
the Old America building at
2065 E. University Drive. The
fraternity rented the building to
hold a party to end the fraterni­ty's
Greek Week.
The crowd scattered when
the suspect fired a .45 caliber
pistol in the air, and police
arrived on the scene shordy
after.
According to Auburn Police
Department Capt. Frank
deGraffenried, no detective has
been assigned to investigate the
case yet. He urged anyone with
information concerning the
shooting to contact Auburn
police.
Abraham Poythress, presi­dent
of Kappa Alpha Psi, said
See SHOOTING, A8
By Brandon Evans
Assistant Campus Editor
Jane Buck, president of the
American Association of
University Professors, said
Monday that the Board of
Trustees should take very serious­ly
the votes of "no confidence" by
eight Aubum "stakeholders.".
In the current tumultuous situ­ation
between faculty and
trustees, a search committee or
firm will be hard-pressed to find a
new president who is satisfactory
to all constituents of the universi­ty,
Buck also said.
Buck, an emeritus professor at
Delaware University with over 30
years of experience as an educator
and four degrees, journeyed
down South to speak with the
Aubum chapter of the AAUP con­cerning
the issue of shared gover­nance.
The wide-spread belief by fac­ulty
and other university "stake­holders"
that the Board of
Trustees practices micromanage-me
it on the institution, prompt­ed
Buck to visit the ninth-largest
city in the "heart of dixie."
Buck's speech focused on
shared governance, something
faculty has continually felt absent
in the management of this institu­tion.
See AAUP, A8
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replacement was found. "It's a big job," Ragan said. "I hope it's only for a
brief period, but I'm looking forward to it."
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Thursday, March 22, 2001
News Briefs
National
Texas escapees indicted on
multiple charges
After one of the nation's largest
manhunt, six prison escapees from
Texas were"indicted by the Karnes
County grand jury Tuesday on
charges of escape, robbery and
kidnapping.
Patsy Gomez was also indicted
after helping the escapees when
they allegedly left a getaway car
near the prison.
The indictments come after the
inmates escaped from the
Connally Unit on Dec. 13. Seven
fled from the prison, and six were
captured in January in . Colorado
Springs, Colo.
California suffers day two
of blackouts
The first day of spring brought
hot weather and a second consec­utive
day of blackouts to citizens
throughout California.
A half-million Californiahs from
the Oregon state line to San Diego
were without power after the
blackouts were ordered by the
overseers of the state's power grid.
Customers of Pacific Gas,
Southern California Gas and
Electric Co. were the hardest hit.
The blackouts will become more
severe and frequent as the weather
heats up if constant energy sources
are not found.
Busboy arrested for trying
to scam America's richest
Busboy Abraham Abdallah, 32,
is accused of using Forbes' richest
people in America list and the
Internet in a scheme to take mil­lions
from celebrities.
Abdallah was arrested March 7
and has now been charged with
accounts of forgery, fraud and
criminal impersonation.
State
Teen license restrictions bill
moves to Senate
The Alabama House approved a
bill Tuesday that would give 16-
and 17-year-old drivers a limit on
the number of passengers in their
vehicle and impose a curfew from
midnight-to-6 a.m.
The bill will be sent to Senate
where a similar one died last year,
but supporters are optimistic it
will pass this time around.
The bill would also put a 60-day
suspension on 16-year-old drivers
that receive two traffic convictions
and 17-year-olds would be granted
a license with no restrictions after
at least six months of driving with
no traffic violations.
First day of spring brings
surprising snow to Alabama
Seven inches of snow fell on the
Alabama soil to start off the spring
season, but warmer weather
should be approching soon.
The first day off spring brought
snowstorms to 25 counties and
closed more than 10 school sys­tems
on Tuesday.
It was also reported that at one
point, 13,000 Alabama Power Co.
customers were without power
because of floods, ice and snow.
Shelby urges TVA to return
land to the state
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama,
said the state needs the
Tennessee Valley Authority to give
some of its land to Alabama cities
and counties for development.
Business leaders and officials in
northwest Alabama, who have
made past attempts to get land
from the TVA, agreed with Shelby
proposal.
Shelby wants to see a rise in the
TVAs production(of electricity.
Local
Lee County Schools stage
largest mock terrorist attack
Lee County School System host­ed
a mock terrorist attack on
Tuesday at Beulah High School.
In the simulated drill, students
were held hostage at the school,
while spectators watched the
frightening scenes on television
screens.
Simulated injuries, deaths and
explosions were also included in
the mock attack.
The drill ranked as one of the
largest of its type in the state.
Local water rates face possi­ble
increase
The City of Auburn is proposing
an increase in the price of water to
expand water treatment in the city.
A 5 percent water rate increase is
the amount proposed.
The issue will be discussed at
6:30 p.m. in the City Council
chambers.
If the proposition is approved,
Auburn would experience the first
water rate increase since 1997 that
would go into effect on the
October bill.
Mr. and Miss Opelika High
School crowned
Ja'Marcus Snipes and Ashley
Smith took the titles of Mr. and
Miss Opelika High School in the
recent pageant which took place at
the Opelika center for Performing
Arts.
First runners-up were Daniel
Taylor and Shealy Melton.
Snipes and Smith were awarded
$300 scholarships for their victo­ries.
The pageant was sponsored
senior .class at OHS and the
school's Key Club.
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"My week started off bad
when I realized all the classes I
need aren't even offered this
— Catherine Miller
Junior, graphic design
"When I moved to the South,
I thought I was getting away
from weather like this. I can get
this back home in Illinois."
— Gary Holcombe
Sophomore, international
business
"Even if we go into a big
recession, I'm gonna get mine
and keep mine. Nothing can
change what you really have."
— Jason Kettering
Freshman, business
"Just because people drive
their cars doesn't make them
evil. I have places to go and my
feet aren't going fast enough."
> — Kacey McGhee
Junior, chemistry
"The only important thing
about spring break is that you
get somewhere outside of
Auburn and Opelika."
— Aroh Dulaney
Senior, chemical engineering
03/16/01 12:15 a.m., Tichenor Avenue —
1996 Toyota 4 Runner, valued at $14,000,
reported stolen.
03/16/01 6:20 p.m., Spinks & Sons
Tailoring Shop — Black purse, $90 U.S. cur­rency,
assorted checks and MasterCard
reported stolen.
03/18/01 1:30 a.m., Ford Court — 1998
GMC Sonoma pickup truck, valued at
$11,000, reported stolen.
03/15/01 11:15 a.m., Grub Mart Amoco,
2416 S. College St. — Twenty gallons of
gasoline, valued at $31, reported stolen.
03/16/01 2:30 a.m., Struttin' Duck —
Criminal mischief; $500 damage reported to
1986 Yamaha Radian motorcycle.
03/16/01- 10:45 a.m., Wal-Mart
Supercenter — Accidental damage to rear
passenger-side fender of 1994 Pontiac Grand
Prix reported.
03/13/01 4:37 p.m., Colonial Bank —
Forgery of a personal check reported.
03/16/01 9:30 a.m., Plainsman
Apartments — Huffy 21-speed mountain
bike, valued at $60, reported stolen.
03/16/01 12:45 a.m., Lee County Humane
Society— $90 in $1 bills reported stolen
from building.
03/15/01 11 p.m., Thorpe Street —
Window damaged, valued at $60.
03/16/01 11:35 p.m., Country Kwik
Chevron — Aggravated assault with a
cement block reported in parking lot.
03/17/01 6:25 a.m., Lakeview Drive —
Paper box,valued at $25, reported stolen
from residence.
03/17/01 3 a.m., Garden District
Apartments — Door frame damaged, valued
at $200.
03/17/01 12:30 p.m., Brick Oven Pizza —
Criminal mischief reported; 8-foot section of
fence valued at $75 reported damaged.
03/17/01 2:30 p.m., Dillard's Department
Store — Tommy Hilfiger shirt, valued at
$39.50, reported stolen.
03/17/01 6 p.m., Tiger Den Exxon —
Twelve-pack of Budweiser, valued at $8,
reported stolen.
03/17/01 9:49 p.m., The Buffalo
Connection — One cartoon color picture
(Auburn vs. Alabama), valued at $200,
reported stolen.
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olice patrols increase downtown
By Patrick Crotty
Assistant News Editor
Drunk students can expect more
police presence in the downtown
area. Increased complaints from
area business owners about rowdy
bar patrons caught the attention of
the City Council.
Auburn City Council members
requested increased police patrols
downtown.
"This should reduce some of the
mischief that is going on in down­town
Auburn," said Auburn Police
Chief Ed Downing.
"We have a team of four officers
that go downtown to work on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights," Auburn police
Captain Frank DeGraffenried said.
Businesses downtown share the
streets and sidewalks with the rest
of the community. The shops that
are open during the daytime com­plain
about the late-night crowd
attracted by various restaurants and
bars.
Some of the complaints include
"If they want to preserve the
bar atmosphere downtown,
they better improve their
behavior ... At risk is the loss
of the bars downtown."
David Cicci
Chairman, Downtown Task Force
vandalism, littering, public urina­tion
and harassment. '
"Our officers are there to stop the
problems that occur," Downing
said "They are not there to give
warnings. If they see someone
doing something wrong, they are
there to make arrests."
Captain DeGraffenried said more
than 100 arrests have been made
downtown since the efforts began
about one month ago.
DeGraffenried said the police are
watching for "belligerant, obnox­ious
people; those who infringe on
others' rights."
"Overall, the tone has been estab­lished
downtown," DeGraffenried
said. "We aren't there to bother
those who are behaving themselves
and having a good time."
DeGraffenried said many of the
people arrested are from out of
town.
David Cicci is chairman of the
Downtown Task Force. "This force
has been going on for three years
now," Cicci said. "We made the rec­ommendation
to increase police
patrols downtown. It is part of a
stronger attempt to enforce laws."
Cicci said students should
respond to this effort. "Arrests will
be made if behavior isn't improved."
Cicci warned of consequences if
conditions don't improve. "At risk is
the loss of the bars downtown,"
Cicci said. "If they want to preserve
the bar atmosphere downtown,
they better improve their behavior."
The increased officer patrols are a
result of focus on downtown alco­hol
sales ordinances. An ordinance
passed Feb. 6 limits the hours of
sale for alcoholic beverages and
establisahes a limitation on the
hours drink specials can be offered
for businesses holding restaurant-lounge
and restaurant-pub licenses.
Many initial violations involved
liquor laws. Downing said Bourbon
Street Bar, located at 103 N. College
St., was referred to the ABC Board
for allowing patrons to drink alco­holic
beverages after 2 a.m. on
Sunday Feb. 25.
Businesses with these licenses are
restricted Monday through
Saturday between 3 and 10 am., and
on Sunday no sales are allowed
between 2 a.m. and noon. Also, no
drink specials can be offered below
the normal cost after 9 p.m.
City Council prepares for green future
Green space task force
report accepted as a
guide for securing a
healthy environment
By Patrick Crotty
Assistant News Editor
The Auburn City Council took one more
step toward improving green areas around
town.
The council's appointed Green Space Task
Force has created a report that was approved at
Tuesday's City Council meeting.
"I think this council should jump behind the
report 100 percent," said council member
Cheryl Gladden.
; The Green Space Task Force was created as a
developmental check by the Auburn City
'Council. Citizens hope the report will help
maintain a green appearance around town and
direct Auburn's development in more environ­mentally-
friendly directions.
; "This report is outstanding," Gladden said.
"All across the country people can look to
Auburn and we will say 'Look at what we're
doing for the environment.'"
Council member Logan Gray seemed confi­dent
about the usefulness of the report. "This
report should be used as a very valuable tool
for us," he said. "I think we should accept
these recommendations and use the report as a
guide."
The council seemed unanimously in favor of
accepting the task force's report. However,
•there was consideration given to specific
aspects of the report.
"Some details and directives are a bit much
to digest too soon," said Rod Popwell, council
member and Green Space Task Force chair­man.
"This is the best report I've seen."
Popwell was more urgent in approving the
Green Space report.
"I'm not worried about it being put on the
shelf, but I am concerned with time," Popwell
said. "Let's start immediately and handle details
later."
Council member David Cicci went as far as
saying, "That's our job: to accept the report."
"I am still concerned about the relationship
between the Greenspace Task Force and the
Planning Committee," said Carolyn Matthews,
a member of the council. "We need to put into
effect the development of greenways."
City Council Manager Doug Watson said,
Ali Heck/Photo staff
Council members John Heilman, Cheryl Gladden and Bill Ham discuss
issues at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. All members unanimously
accepted the report submitted by Auburn's Green Space Task Force.
"One great thing about the report is it contains
recommendations at the end of each section, to
be handled one-by-one."
Council member Carolyn Mathews said the
Auburn Beatification Council is considering a
public nuisance ordinance.
"This ordinance still doesn't address some of
the issues the Auburn Beautification Council is
concerned about," Mathews said. "We are look­ing
at cars parked in yards, litter complaints;
people are concerned about what's happening
to their neighborhoods."
At the opening of Tuesday night's meeting,
Probate Judge Bill English addressed the
Auburn City Council. English invited the
council, as well as members of the community
to get behind the state-wide effort to rewrite
Alabama's century-old state constitution.
"This constitution penalizes local govern­ment,"
English said.
English urged citizens to attend a constitu­tional
reforrn rally on the Capitol's steps in
Montgomery on April 4 at 11:30 a.m.
"We're trying to show that the average citi­zen
is concerned," English said. "If our tax
structure matters to you, let's get something
going. We'd rather it be in your own words."
"Let's have a resolution from this council,"
suggested council member Gladden.
Purchasing recommendations brought before
the council included computers and printers
for the new city library, for which a grant was
given by the state library system.
Additionally, the city approved the purchase
of a self-contained pothole patcher truck. The
truck will enable the city to repair streets more
effectively.
The ordinance concerning the Indian Hills
subdivision was postponed. Indian Hills resi­dent
Tim Browning applauded City Council
members for meeting last Saturday in the
neighborhood. "We do appreciate it
Browning said.
A resolution was approved to renovate the
Frank Brown Recreation Center and establish a
center for teenagers there.
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A4 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, March 22, 2001
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S I N C E 1 8 9 3
Editorial Board
Kristin Lenz
Managing Editor
Camie Young
News Editor
Lurenda Davis
Intrigue Editor
Rachel Davis
Editor in Chief
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Copy Editor
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Editor-elect
Ryan Lee
Editorial Page Editor
Lauren Glenn
Campus Editor
Alex Rainey
Sports Editor
The expressions of this newspaper's opinion are restricted to these pages. The unsigned editorials represent the
majority opinion of the Editorial Board of The Auburn Plainsman. Staff columns, guest columns, and letters to the
editor represent the opinions of their individual author(s). Opinions on these pagss do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the University trustees, administration, faculty, staff, alumni, student government or student body.
OUR VIEW
Prison Break
Little bit of community rule
is just what Auburn needs
KEY ISSUES
It's a bit different from what we at Auburn are
used to, but there is no reason for us to fear it.
For so long, we have been ruled by an over­bearing
and all-powerful Board of Trustees as
though we were livestock on a Dixie farm.
But with the Board of Trustees' rule approach­ing
Orwellian levels, it is time to say "No more."
It is far past the time for the concept of shared
governance to make its way into the Auburn
governing system. Well, let's amend that state­ment:
It is far past the time for the concept of
self-restraint to be practiced by board members.
Shared governance, to some extent, is already
practiced on this campus. As Conner Bailey, pro­fessor
in agricultural economics and rural sociol­ogy,
said, faculty members and administrators
work well together for the most part.
As we see it, the key to this successful rela­tionship
is not the result of good communication
between the two groups (although that is an
essential element to efficient governance), but
instead the result of each group letting the other
group do its job.
That is the problem with our current Board of
Trustees: they want to do everyone's job.
Does the board have the authority to get
involved in every single aspect of this university?
Absolutely — the 1901 state constitution guar­antees
that.
Is this the way a university should be run?
Absolutely not — common sense tells one that.
In most areas of the University, the board
pompously believes it is better qualified to make
decisions than the people who have devoted
their lives to those areas.
Nearly every guideline to governance says cur­ricula
and programs are to be the responsibility
of the faculty. Yet, when making major decisions
concerning programs, the board has shown a dis­gusting
pattern of either not including faculty
input or blatandy ignoring it.
The problem with implementing shared gover­nance
at Auburn is that there are two views of
what this place is.
The faculty see Auburn as a university, where
the pursuit of knowledge and education of youth
take precedence over all other things.
The board sees Auburn as a business, where
profits are enhanced by winning athletic pro­grams
and a higher bottom line is the continual
goal.
It would be easy to say the members of the
Board of Trustees are businessmen, and that is
why they run Auburn the way they do. But even
in corporate America, such a disregard to
employee input and encroachment into other
people's responsibility would not be wise.
Instead of a business, some board members
view Auburn as a factory, occupied not by young
students and wise faculty, but instead by inmates.
Prior to even becoming a board member,
Trustee and Sen. Lowell Barron expressed his
displeasure with "some of the liberal views of the
(University) Senate."
In February 1991, while campaigning for the
trustee position, Barron told The Birmingham
News there was too much faculty involvement in
issues concerning the University.
The University Senate had recently censured
then-university President James Martin for deny­ing
approved tenure to controversial clergyman
Charles Curran. Barron saw this censure as a
group of malcontents acting out of their place.
We see it as a faculty trying to protect Auburn's
reputation. And that is what they continue to
fight for today.
Few talented faculty or administrators would
willingly come to Auburn in the middle of such
an oppressive government.
The faculty and students are not asking for
complete control of this university. They are
fighting for a system that is conducive to growth
by letting all the role players of the University
fulfill their respective roles.
Barron considers these fights a case of "letting
the prisoners run the prison."
Mr. Barron, Aubum is a prison only to the
overbearing rulers who try to suppress academic
freedom and put all opposition into solitary con­finement.
And Aubum people are prisoners no more.
Return to senders
Multiple mass letters do more harm
than good, raise serious questions
How much are all these letters costing in
postage?
It seems like a trivial question, but when
Auburn is facing the biggest financial crisis in its
history, the University needs to be as frugal as
possible.
The latest letter to be sent out by a university
official was signed by interim President William
Walker and mailed off last week. In his mailout,
the interim president informed students, parents,
alumni and supporters about the monetary and
legislative problems that confront Aubum and
asked if they were willing to fight for the
University.
Included in the mass mailing was a pre-paid
postcard with a box recipients were asked to
check saying, "Yes! I will fight for Aubum!"
While communication is vital during this time,
being so wasteful as this is not. There are far less
expensive ways of getting the news out about the
situation Auburn is in. Including an abstract and
pep-rallyesque pre-paid post card cannot be con­sidered
fiscally wise.
One thing Walker should be congratulated
about is not attempting to misrepresent the inner
struggles taking place on the Plains. Walker did­n't
mention the conflicts brewing on campus, but
instead diverted attention to the budgetary crisis
and urged all recipients to unite to fight for
Auburn's future.
While he avoided the issue of contentment
toward the Board of Trustees, at least Walker did
not threaten Aubum supporters or try to shift
the blame for Auburn's problems like David
Housel and Jimmy Samford have.
Athletics Director Housel should be seriously
reprimanded by Walker for using his position
with the University as a means to intimidate
those who exercise their First Amendment rights
and voice disapproval with the trustees.
And Samford, who in his letter laid most of the
blame for the firing of William V Muse on Muse
himself, should take responsibility for what he
claims was solely his decision.
Aubum needs to stop sending out letters.
Financially they are a burden during this
strapped time, but more than that, they simply
explode in public relations nightmares for those
naive and foolish enough to send them.
Out with the old
A hundred years is enough.
The mockery that is the 1901 Alabama
Constitution — which was developed to keep
blacks and poor whites from voting — has lived
long enough, and needs to be reborn.
Sure, the humorous amendments will be
missed: The ones that oudaws dueling, and
keeps idiots and tramps from voting.
What won't be missed is the system that pro­tects
special interest groups, prevents local gov­ernment';
from implementing local control and
prevents meaningful tax reform.
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The constitution is by far the most dense doc­ument
of the 50 states, and it is also the most out­dated.
There may be other state constitutions
that were written and published before the 1901
version of Alabama's, but few come close to the
antiquated views expressed in Alabama's.
Better days have come to Alabama since 1901,
and with those days have come change. Now, it is
time to change one of the things that keep the
state from progressing any further: its foundation
and structure. Its constitution.
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Jason Key I Art Editor
As paper and public fulfill their
roles, they should do so separately
It's Tuesday night — well no — it's
Wednesday morning because it's now
4:48 a.m. and where am I?
I can tell you where I'm not. I'm not
in bed, not at home in front of my tele­vision
and definitely not studying for
all the classes I have either missed or
slept through since I became a "staffer"
at The Auburn Plainsman.
I'm in front of a computer in a hole
in Foy Unions basement, earning my
tide as assistant campus editor.
Why you ask?
Well, sometimes I ask the same
thing.
I'm here because I believe this paper
makes a difference, and in some small
way, I help contribute.
I have seen five papers given to the
campus by The Plainsman staff since I
came on board, and in the span of a
month this paper and the people
behind it have become as important as
my morning cup of coffee.
So, you can understand my frustra­tion
when I see those people and the
28- to 30-some odd pages we labor
over misunderstood.
The atmosphere at The Auburn
Plainsman is not unique. Like other
newsrooms, it is a place where facts
meet and mingle with quotes in the
minds of those who report them, with­out
editorializing, without reservation
and without the input from the reader­ship,
save what is found in letters to
the editor and on the message boards.
That said, it is my opinion a newspa­per
serves as a reflection of the envi­ronment
in
which it exists.
It is not the
voice of those
who happen to
inhabit that
environment at
any given time.
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ELIZABETH thej-e a r e those
LAWRENCE who d o n ot
^ " " ^ ^ ^ share my opin­ion.
But, I will state my case anyway.
I have been thinking about the voic­es
on Auburn's campus, and how stu­dents
make an impact with their voic­es.
Campus elections are one example.
This year only 23 percent of the stu­dent
body voiced their opinion by cast­ing
a vote in an election where they
can chose their editor, which some
believe gives students the opportunity
to give their input for the opinion
page.
Now I ask, do you think only 23
percent of this campus should be
obligated to speak for approximately
22,000 students?
I hope not.
Over the past few weeks I have seen
senates, governing bodies and individ­uals
pass resolutions and make clear
statements about the direction this
campus is taking.
Yet, did anyone assume those resolu­tions
and statements were representa­tive
of the entire campus?
I do not believe so.
You see, those institutions speak
sperate and apart from one another —
just as The Plainsman speaks objective­ly
where news is concerned, and the
views expressed in the opinion-editori­al
pages are representative of the nine
staff members who sit on the papers
editorial board.
Think about it, can you see your
view expressed in the papers you read?
If you move, do you fill out a survey
along with your change of address
form to elaborate on what you would
like the city paper to cover? How
about the editorials? Do you send in
editorial cartoons or ideas for opinion
pieces?
Probably not, because I would not
be sitting here now if you did.
And the thing is, that's the way it is
supposed to be.
A good newspaper serves as a
"watchdog" for the community, not '
vice versa.
And that's the way it is with newspa­pers,
where the reporters report, edito­rialists
give opinions and readers
decide if they want to believe it.
You may not agree with their
"voice;" sometimes I don't. But that is
the nature of the beast, and I for one
do not want to see her tamed.
Elizabeth Lawrence is
assistant campus editor for
The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach her at 844-9118 and
lawrence@theplainsman.com
Don't drop your jaw when you see
females in non-traditional positions
T
Throughout most of history
women have had fewer career oppor­tunities
than men. Wifehood and
motherhood were regarded as
women's most significant professions.
In the 20th century, however,
women in most nations won the
right to vote and increased their edu­cational
and job opportunities.
Now here we are in 2001, and you
would think that by now in the
United States sexism would no
longer be an issue.
Wrong.
When I decided to be a sports
writer, I knew it wouldn't be easy. I
knew that it is a still growing field
and is still very male dominated.
What I never thought about before
were the prejudices I would
encounter.
Growing up I was always interested
in sports. While other girls were
going out to the mall, I was sitting at
home watching football on television.
While other girls went out on dates
on Friday nights, I was at home or in
a sports bar watching the college bas­ketball
games.
I know that when I was in high
school, I didn't go out much. It never
occurred to me until I got to college,
that I was one of the guys.
I think it finally hit me one night
my freshman year when a guy friend
had me over to watch wrestling just
like every other Thursday night. That
night in particular was during the
NCAA Tournament, and we ended up
having wrestling on one TV and bas-
SARAH
GOLNIK
ketball on
another.
The guys
wanted me
around because
I acted like one
of them. I was
interested in the
same things
they were.
I was just
one of the guys.
When I started writing sports for
The Plainsman very little changed,
until this year. As an assistant sports
editor I was given the opportunity to
cover the Auburn football games.
There I was at the football games,
often one of only a handful of
women in the press box, and certain­ly
the youngest.
Since I was second in command, I
was to go to the post game press con­ference
for the other team and inter­view
their players. It was an open
locker room.
I soon found out those guys didn't
want me in their locker room any
more than I wanted to be there.
Thanks to an understanding and
slightly embarrassed coach, it was
worked out so the players would
come out and talk to me and another
female writer, after they got dressed.
I started seeing that having this job
was going to be tougher than I
thought.
After a few pre-game meals with
some other writers and people from
media relations, 1 started feeling like
V
I belonged.
The middle-aged men were begin­ning
to see that I was not just anoth­er
"TV Barbie" there to report what I
was told to. They began to see that I
know what I'm talking about.
What is sad though, is that I am
constantly having to prove myself to
everyone that I meet.
When people come to the office
and want to talk to someone from
sports, they always request one of the
male sports staff members. One guy
even told me to my face that they
wanted to talk to one of the guys. I
had never felt so dejected in my life.
For once in my life, I actually
wished I was one of the guys.
I never thought that I would say
that.
I work hard every day to do my job
to the best of my ability. I don't know
what else I should have to do.
Before you are so quick to judge
someone because the job they do
isn't part of the norm, take a look at
the kind of work they do. You may
be surprised.
Who knows, a girl writing sports
may know a lot more than she lets
on, but also, there may be more to
that girl than just sports.
Sarah Golnik is assistant sports
editor for The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach her at 844-91 Wand
golnik@theplainsman.com
Thursday. March 22, 2001 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN A5
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Now that match is lit, new leaders must maintain flame
Beneath the lurking shadow of Auburn's public
political feud, a revolution against a dictatorial Board
of Trustee;; is led by leaders from the University
Senate, Administrative and Professional Assembly,
SGA Senate, alumni, students and University staff.
They have fought the good fight and led Auburn
from the dark cave where she has slept for decades
into the perpetual limelight of public scrutiny. They
have stepped up, spoken up and delivered when
Auburn needed them most. But their terms have run
their course, and new leaders will assume the same
challenges left behind.
Outgoing University leaders of outspoken organi­zations,
who have become major role-players in the
battle of hierarchical governance, have left a legacy
for the new incumbents to mimic and follow. They
have willed to the new class of leaders, a University
far too entrenched and drowning in its internal bat­tles
of shared governance, proration and accredita­tion
to remain silent or quietly watch her slip slow­ly
under.
Jane Buck, national president of AAUP, spoke to a
group of gathered faculty and trustees Monday about
RACHEL
DAVIS
shared governance and the cur­rent
political climate at Auburn.
She said perhaps the most
important next-step in this
process of healing is making
sure Auburn people keep talk­ing.
The key to winning this
bloodless battle is continuing
to demand a balanced system
of governance, a fair working
environment and a successful
academic institution from those who would have it
otherwise.
The new presidents and chairs have an inherited
responsibility to continue the attempts at breaking
down brick walls that stand between students, facul­ty,
administrators and trustees.
As two administrations transist, one leaving and
the other moving in, the new administration often
finds itself house cleaning. They spend their time
amending and developing new policies for the
groups' internal processes, thus making it easier to
leave the most important and controversial issues on
the table. Auburn can't afford to loose those loud
voices now. She cannot possibly persevere through
this tumultuous time without the support of her fac­ulty
and students' governing bodies.
She cannot survive with leaders who insist on rid­ing
a fence post in leu of making hard decisions.
Copping out for the sake of coddling others' feelings
is not a very effective way to lead, nor does it do jus­tice
to the leaders before them who fought hard to
wake the eyes of a sleepy University.
We, Auburn people, are in the middle of a pull-and-
tug contest for control at our University, which
in reality is intended to be shared. Qne stakeholder
group, the trustees, has an incredibly tight grip that
dominates and leaves other's fighting barely to hang
on by their fingertips. Because of the recent efforts of
University leaders, that grip has been loosened
slightly. It is up to the new leaders to force the
release of that hold.
This change comes at a most fragile time for
Auburn. If the new class of leaders choose to contin­ue
the tone that has already been dictated by this
year's pacesetters, Auburn will be fine. She will con­tinue
to pick away at the walls that divide her, and it
will take decades, but she will stand again as a proud
institution.
If the new class chooses to ignore the events of the
past three months, three years or two decades,
Auburn will surely suffer as she has for so long. The
time has never been so right to elicit change — all
eyes and ears are tuned in to our plight. If they stand
idly by, history will remember this as a blown
chance.
If they display leadership and continue the fight,
history will remember this as the beginning of a rev­olution,
i2tfo<
Rachel Davis is editor in chief of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at 844- 9021 and
davis@theplainsman.com
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Scraps aren't
good enough
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
Presidents of our state universities and col­leges
have converged on Montgomery to beg
scraps from their legislators. What a sorry sight
it must present, the educated elite of our state
scurrying about the halls of the state legislature
like half-siiarved dogs hoping for a small
morsel. I £.m amazed by their fortitude and
cannot imagine what it is that keeps them
from resigning their posts and taking their
skills to a university in a state where they will
be appreciated.
One must expect that the best and brightest
of our educators have begun to look for just
such opportunities. Why would a professional
educator, one who puts heart and soul into the
teaching experience, not lose heart in a system
so poorly mismanaged as the education system
in our Alabama?
Surely, the legislature's poor regard for educa­tion,
implicit in the archaic funding structure
which continuously wreaks havoc upon the
efforts of our educators to build up our educa­tion
system, has not escaped the notice of the
outside world. One can only imagine the
impediment this presents to the industrial
recruiters employed by the chambers of com­merce
around our state. How can we ever
expect to compete for the kind of industry
which has blessed the states of Georgia and
Tennessee?
The amazing thing is that education is the
No. 1 concern of the citizens of Alabama. Yet,
our legislatures amble along doing nothing to
implement an educational funding structure
that will move Alabama ahead into the new.
millennium.
It is time for a change! It is time for decisive
leadership. It is time to end the groveling in
the halls of the legislature. Our educators
deserve better. Our children deserve better.
Our citizens deserve better.
It is time to unite for education. This should
not be a battle fought between the K-12 school
systems and higher education systems. It is
time for everyone to stand together and
demand: No More Proration!
Why would anyone doubt the economic
strength of our state to adequately fund educa­tion?
Fortunately, that is not the problem. Real
progress can be made. First, the higher educa­tion
leaders must quit groveling and
resolve to stand united with teachers, adminis­trators
and the parents of the children in the K-
12 system to determine together what is need­ed
and not back down. The citizens will sup­port
them; I am certain of it!
Michael J. Gamble
Dothan, Alabama
Georgia's right
next door
Aubum is fortunate to have so many coura­geous
faculty, students and administrators who
are willing to stand up to some of the most
powerful people in the Southeast in their
unethical attempts to micro-manage Auburn
University, my alma mater, and AUM, where I
had the pleasure of teaching for seven years
before moving to Georgia. My husband, also
an Aubum alum, and I have read with increas­ing
alarm and dismay of the machinations of
the board and the governor — a governor I am
now deeply ashamed to say I voted for in my
last year as a resident of Alabama (I was a pub­lic
school teacher in Birmingham when Fob
prorated us).
People who care about quality education,
people who care about helping millions of peo­ple
around the world who benefit from numer­ous
Aubum research programs such as those in
fisheries, people who do not want Alabama to
be the laughing stock of the world should sup­port
the faculty, students, staff and alumni in
their efforts to thwart the board's/Siegelman's
autocracy. They should also put education and
tax reform at the top of their personal agendas.
As long as the state relies on a regressive sales
tax to fund education, education will always be
poorly funded and mismanaged. As long as leg­islators
are in league with the junior and tech­nical
college administrators — who've put one
of those schools on every street corner, thereby
wasting millions and millions of dollars that
could go to K-12 and higher education,
Alabama will remain the pathetic place it is
(Some junior colleges do have very fine
teachers who give students college-level skills,
but most, I am sad to say from long observa­tion,
do not). The most desirable industry will
move to Georgia, Mississippi — anywhere but
Alabama.
Disagree? Recall that Alabama's two-year
schools are funded at 119% of the national
average (check out their administrators'
salaries, voters!), but K-12 and colleges and
universities receive only around 2/3 of the
national average. Having taught at every level,
and at both Alabama and Aubum as a graduate
student, I know that too many students trans­fer
to four-year schools lacking the skills they
should have even to graduate from 8th grade
— let alone from a junior college. Those young
people deserve much better stewardship of our
resources than that. Too many other students
graduate from high school with the same
deficits because their teachers were themselves
victims of sub-standard education.
Destroying higher education, which trains
teachers, by Draconian proration and board fiat
isn't going to help K-12. This vicious cycle
seems doomed to continue under the present
state government and board control.
Following the fracas in Auburn and
Montgomery in past weeks, I could have told
myself, "Thank Heaven we moved to Georgia
just in time!" The problem is that some of the
most dedicated, caring, talented teachers and
students you could wish to know remain at
Auburn and AUM. Those faculty are people
who don't "just teach" — they DO change the
world for the better, and many of their students
do, too. They don't deserve such callous mis­management.
Sincerely,
Mary Jane Curry
Gold mine in
our backyard
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
As an Auburn alumni, I often travel
through Auburn and like to see what is hap­pening
on campus. About a month ago, I was
fortunate enough to witness the Aubum vs.
Mississippi State basketball game. Besides the
excellent basketball game, there was half-time
entertainment which was very exciting.
GymTech Cheerleading Gym from Smiths,
Alabama was there performing. The College
Co-Ed Squad that performed was "EXCEL­LENT"
and could challenge anything that I
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see on ESPN. Having some knowledge and
interest in this new sport, I set out to find out
who these kids were. GUESS WHAT-Most of
them are Auburn University students. So why
don't they cheer for Auburn?
A couple of the kids tried out for Auburn last
year, but did not make the squad. Several are
freshmen who have never had an opportunity
to try out for Aubum. These kids are from
Montgomery, Birmingham, Atlanta, Mobile, etc.
There are twins from Georgia who were
National Cheerleader of the Year finalists and
another cheerleader who was recruited by
University of Georgia to try out for their squad.
Most of the cheerleaders were National
Cheerleading Association and Universal
Cheerleading Association all-stars and most of
them teach cheerleading throughout the South
during the summer. These kids credentials go
on and on. They could cheer at most of the
major colleges in the nation, but these kids
love Auburn.
I know we have excellent cheerleaders at
Auburn, but we need to expand the squads and
give more kids a chance to participate in the
activities at Aubum. Most universities have a
minimum of two squads and some have three
or four squads. I don't believe that Aubum
University has only 20 students (or .09% of the
student body) qualified to represent Auburn. At
all the ball games you can't tell the difference
between the cheerleading squad and the Tiger
Pause. Come on Auburn lets expand both the
Cheerleading Squad and the Tiger Pause Squads
and give a break to the cheerleaders and
dancers who have to participate in all the
sports activities, pep rallies, alumni meetings,
etc. We will have more young people available to
help promote Auburn and we could really use this
during our budget crisis. I know there are
approximately 15-16 scholarships that the
cheerleaders share to cheer at Auburn. I am not
asking that these costs be increased, only that
other kids are given a chance to participate to
promote Auburn's sports and alumni programs.
I understand that Auburn is looking for kids
who can represent Auburn in the very best way
and if any of these kids try out for Auburn
Cheerleader on April 1, I hope they are given a
chance. Hopefully, we have eliminated the pol­itics
in the tryouts and can move forward. This
will definitely add excitement to ball games
and the alumni meetings and I bet, if asked,
contributions would come forward from these
kids.
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Mary Richardson
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This old house
Both the former
dormitory, known as
"Cary Castle," pictured
above, and the Cary-Pick-
Gibson house, pictured at
right, are part of a
proposed historic district
on North College Street.
Auburn Historic Preservation Society
to propose historic district
By Nicole Tanner
Staff Writer
"When we first moved here you
had a sense of a university
campus surrounded by a historic
neighborhood. All of that has
changed now because economic
times have been good."
The Auburn Historic Preservation Commission is
introducing the first of three districts in Auburn into
local historical preservation.
William Gwin, professor emeritus of the College of
Architecture, Design and Construction and director
emeritus of the Honors College, and Mary Gwin, pro­fessor
of English at Auburn, are residents in the North
College Street District.
The Gwins' house was built in 1929, which makes
it an optimum candidate for historical protection. The
Gwins said establishing historic districts in Auburn is
important in preserving the culture of the city.
"When we first moved here you had a sense of a
university campus surrounded by a historic neighbor­hood,"
Mary said. "All of that has changed now
because economic times have been good."
William agreed saying, "When you move into a
neighborhood, it's because of a sense of quality and
ambiance that you hope will continue."
The first house in the North
College Street District was con­structed
in 1848, William said.
However, there are many dif­ferent
styles of houses includ­ing,
Spanish, Victorian, dutch
colonial revival, classical, fed­eralist
and bungalow, which
the Gwins live in.
"This house represents a
style of bungalow which has
truncated columns out front, a • '
some what large overhang and a porch," William said.
This style started in India, came into California and
swept the nation, William said. These houses became
stylish in the late 1920's and '30s and were usually
small, middle-income houses.
There are several bungalow houses in a row on
Glenn Avenue just past the old Daylight Donuts,
William said.
There is also a house in this district that was a home
to William Kid, an architect responsible for many
Auburn homes built in the 1840s and 1850s, William
said.
William also said Kid "may be responsible for
Pebble Hill because it has the same plan as his (Kid's)
house."
Mary and William said they feel the greatest loss in
the district was the destruction of Gov. William J.
Sarr. ford's (1900-01) house on the corner of Drake
Avenue and Gay Street.
"We lost that sense of history," Mary said. "That's
where Samford was married."
Another well-known inhabitant of this district is
Charles Cary, who founded the College of Veterinary
Medicine.
Cary also came up with a cure that helped the cattle
survive after an epidemic of disease that caused low
weight in cattle, William said.
The North College Street District, was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and
updated in 1978, but hasn't been in a local historic dis­trict,
according to Mary Norman, chair of the Auburn
Historic Preservation Commission.
According to William, the first threat in the North
College Street District came in the early 1970s, when
the city was trying to build a street through the area
near Bragg Street.
That would have meant tearing down a house that
was built in the 1940s, which fortunately did not hap­pen.
Another threat came about seven years ago when
the Auburn Assembly of God Church on North
College Street tried to tear down an older house to
build a church office, William said.
About 350 citizens including students assembled to
stop the church from buying more land. The church is
now moving to Shelton Mill Road.
The North College Street National District was
called the Old Main/Church Street District when sub­mitted
to the National Register of historical preserva­tion,
but was changed since there is currently no Old
Main or Church Street.
"This district consists of primarily older, residential
homes," Norman said.
Property in this district is
at least 50 years old or has an
architectural or historic signifi­cance,
Norman said.
To determine whether a
district has historical significance,
Katherine Connor, a member of
the Auburn Historic Commission,
Norman and other commissioners
visit potential homes looking at
the structure, architectural make-up
and background of the house.
"It's usually two or three of us writing down archi­tectural
information," Connor said. "When we're
walking around the house, sometimes people stick
their heads out the window and ask us 'what are you
doing?'"
What they are doing is looking at several different
aspects of the house and noticing any particular pat­tern
that is similar to designs of houses that are known
to be 50 or more years old.
Connor also said the commission photographs the
houses just in case there is something they miss.
Another district soon to be proposed by the histor­ical
preservation will be the area around South Gay
Street, Samford Avenue and College and Payne streets.
The third will be Auburn's downtown district.
Under local historical preservation, districts will be
prevented from being destroyed and redeveloped by
local developers.
Under federal historical preservation, the destruc­tion
of historic property is not aided by federal funds,
but it is not protected from local developers.
A public meeting is scheduled for April 5 at 7 p.m.
in the council chambers at Auburn City Hall.
Any questions regarding the activities of the Auburn
Historical Commission will be answered and property
owners will be allowed to epeak on behalf of their
property.
Also, a proposal of the new historic districts from
the Historical Commission will be presented to the
City Council.
Mary Gwin
Resident of historic home
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In hard times, alumni donate money
By Laura Susan Bamberg
News Staff
Sharon Autrey, Director of Annual Giving,
would like students to know the Alumni Center is
hiring student callers for this semester as well as
the following year.
"1 want to get the word out. We want students
to serve a two-fold function," Autrey said.
"We fill in the gap left by state funding, and if
you want to be a part of that, we are looking for
the right candidates. We are also a part of alumni
development."
Autrey is looking for sophomores and juniors
with at least two semesters left.
Students are trained for 12 hours so they are
completely prepared for the job. They are also
trained every six months as enhancement.
"We want to emphasize that this is a team,"
Autrey said. "We don't have one person carrying
all the weight."
Some of the benefits include good hours and
how well it reads on a resume.
"A lot of students have beat out other candi­dates
for a job because it requires enthusiasm,
energy and good communication skills."
Another incentive is that students do not have
to work Friday and Saturday nights.
From a student perspective, many do not real­ize
how important alumni funding really is, and
"Auburn is in a less than perfect
environment right now and we
have excelled in spite of it."
Sharon Autrey
Director, Annual Giving
how it affects their everyday classroom experi­ence.
"When they walk across campus into a class­room,
they notice the equipment, such as
Powerpoint slides, and the student next to them
on scholarship," she said. "This is made possible
by alumni gifts."
"Without alumni support, something falls
through the cracks. It's critical. We are faced with
circumstances less than ideal, so we have to keep
doing what we need to do," Autrey said.
Raising money entails calling alumni of all the
schools and colleges that make up the university
and asking for a gift.
"It's not just a fundraising call, it's a connection
(for alumni) to Auburn University," she said. "It's
an update on what's going on with their school.
We try to assist them and their needs, and it's a
positive experience for both the student caller and
the alumni."
Many students and alumni are concerned with
where their money actually goes. "The gifts are
specific. When an alumni makes a request, it goes
directly where they want."
According to Autrey, 90-95 percent of the annu­al
fund is designated, which means an alumni
made a specific request as to where his or her
money should go (in a school or college).
Autrey is not concerned about there being a
lack of alumni giving.
"There isn't one," she said. "Auburn is in a less
than perfect environment right now, and we have
excelled in spite of it. In fact, our alumni are actu­ally
giving more now than ever."
The Annual Fund is a benefit for the University.
Students interested in applying for this job
should go to the third floor of the Alumni Center,
located across the street from the Phi Gamma
Delta house.
Autrey has asked that no phone calls be made
because they simply do not have time to answer
them.
"We're constantly looking, but right now we
need new members now and at the end of the
semester," Autrey said.
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current constitution micro-man­ages
the state of Alabama, includ­ing
local governments and educa­tional
institutions... Our state legis­latures
are so busy fixing local
problems that they cannot address
the huge problems facing Alabama,
including funding education."
Hume feels the rally has the
power to affect change quickly in
light of recent Board of Trustees
and proration controversy.
"The original plan was that this
effort would have to be long term,
but with the crises that have devel­oped,
I think we could see some
action sooner rather," she said.
Gov. Don Siegelman will have to
listen to the people's cry for action,
Hume said
"If he is not going to lead us, we
will have to lead him. The more
people stand up to demand a new
constitution, the harder it will be
for him and other state officials to
ignore us," Hume said.
Buses will leave for Montgomery
from the old WalMart parking lot
at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and return the
same day at 4:30 p.m. The local
ACCR chapter requests' a $10
donation to cover the cost of buses
but stressesthat money should not
deter anyone from joining the rally.
"State government has not had to
answer to the people for its actions
in my lifetime; it has only been
held accountable to special interest
groups," Hume said.
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his son were carried on a flight,
along with six others, to Orlando,
where the Citrus Bowl was being
held the next day. This flight was
paid for by Auburn University
Network.
Venable told The
Birmingham News
that all trustees
travel expenses
were offered travel
expenses for the
game, however he
chose to waive
mileage and take
the plane, because
it was already
scheduled to leave for Orlando.
This flight cost AU Network
$4557.60.
Storey also said the number of
times trustees have chartered
planes through the University are
a small percentage based on the
total number of flights chartered
by the University.
A plane was also chartered for
trustees Charles Glover and John
Blackwell, along with their wives
on March 18, 2000.
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Cullman, from Cullman, Glover's
district, to
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GOVERNANCE Continued from Page One
AAUP has taken a strong stance in
support of comprehensive commu­nication
among all stakeholders.
"The broadest possible exchange
of information and opinion should
be the rule for communication
among the components of a college
or university," the AAUP statement
said.
THE ENDLESS 'FIGHT'
When William V. Muse was
removed from the presidency last
month, faculty expressed their dis­appointment
about not being con­sulted.
Jimmy Samford, president pro
tern of the board, said not notifying
faculty of the boards decision was
an oversight on his part. According
to AAUP, it was not only an over­sight,
but also a violation of the
principles of shared governance.
"Important areas of action
involve the initiating capacity and
decision-making participation of all
the institutional components,"
AAUP said.
However, Muse's dismissal is just
the latest in what some see as a pat­tern
of the board's to either not
involve faculty in important deci­sions,
or completely ignore their
wishes.
During the 1994-95 academic
year, then Speaker of the House
Jimmy Clark's son applied for
admission to the College of
Veterinary Medicine, Bailey
recalled.
After being denied admittance,
Clark contacted Auburn board
members to try to get the admis­sions
process of the Vet School
changed, Bailey said.
The faculty and dean of the Vet
School, along with officers from the
University Senate, expressed their
disapproval with the proposed
changes; the senate officers even
met with Samford prior to the board
meeting, letting him know they
would like to be recognized during
the meeting so they could
announce their opposition in pub­lic.
Despite their protests, the pro­posed
changes were recommended,
voted on and approved by the board
— all the while, the senate officers
sat in the gallery with their hands
raised. After the vote, Samford
acknowledged the faculty leaders,
who by that time had already been
ignored and disrespected, Bailey
said.
"The board changed the stan­dards
for no academically valid rea­son,"
Bailey said.
Again in 1999, the board went
against the wishes of faculty, the
Program Review Committee and
Muse when it eliminated the Ph.D
program in economics.
In what then-Trustee J»hn
Denson called "a sad day for
Auburn," at its April 1999 meeting,
the board added the economics
Ph.d to a list of programs recom­mended
by Muse to cut.
Some feel the board's action vio­lated
the faculty handbook, which
specifies that programs must go
through the Review and
Assessment Committee before
being terminated.
"When the board did this, they
thumbed their nose at the faculty
review process, the president and
subverted the faculty handbook
they themselves approved," said
David Laband, head of the econom­ics
department.
Academic matters aren't the only
thing the board has been accused of
meddling in.
Since Terry Bowden resigned as
football coach in October 1998,
many have suspected board mem­bers
played a role in his leaving.
The board's willingness to involve
itself directly in athletic decisions
was disclosed by Muse, who earlier
this month told The Huntsville
Times he became frustrated in 1999
with board members bypassing him
to manage athletic coaches.
"The board should have contact
with CEO, and in this case, I didn't
feel that was being done," Muse
said. "What that does in any organi­zation
is undermine the authority of
effectiveness of the administrator."
According to Article 6.1.1 of the
NCAA Constitution, "A member
institution's chief executive officer
has the ultimate and final authority
for the conduct of the intercolle­giate
athletics program."
Muse's displeasure mounted so
severely in 1999 that he requested a
meeting with Samford and trustee
Robert Lowder to tell them he did­n't
plan on renewing his contract.
"You reach a point where you're
not willing to continue to fight,"
Muse said.
A PRICE TO PAY
A host of events could occur if
Auburn were to be deemed as lack­ing
institutional control, including
a loss of accreditation by the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools.
The University could also face
NCAA sanctions and AAUP sanc­tions
if governance is not in order.
Iris Molotsky AAUP director of
membership development, said the
association is aware of the govern­ing
struggles taking place at
Auburn.
"We're very much aware of what's
going on there," Molotsky said.
"We've been looking into it a great
deal."
The most recent institution to
receive sanctions from the AAUP
because of governing violations is
Miami Dade Community College.
In this case, the AAUP said sanc­tions
were issued because of the
"diminished faculty role" in govern­ing
and administrators "ignored or
bypassed duly constituted faculty
bodies."
Also, faculty's disappointment
and frustration with the "erosion"
of their role in governing the school
was cited as a reason sanctions were
issued.
Disappointment and frustration
within Auburn's faculty is reaching
unprecedented levels. At its Feb. 21
meeting, the University Senate
sparked a string of no confidence
votes in the Board of Trustees when
it overwhelmingly approved a reso­lution
stating it had no confidence
in the board's ability to lead the
University.
Last week, the general faculty
completed that chain of no confi­dence
votes when it passed its own,
366-29. AAUP President Buck said
these votes of no confidence are
rare, and should be taken seriously.
"A vote of 'no confidence' is dras­tic,"
Buck said. Despite some per­ceptions
"faculty are not a bunch of
wide-eyed • liberals. You have very
angry faculty when a 'no confi­dence'
vote is called.
"If I was the person receiving a
vote of 'no confidence,' I would
resign. It would be hard to continue
working when my faculty did not
have confidence," Buck said.
"In my memory, this is the only
case of 'no confidence' directed at a
board of trustees," she said.
Following the votes of no confi­dence,
Larry Gerber, associate pro­fessor
in history and 13 other past
chairs of University Senate sent a
letter to the trustees calling for their
resignation.
"Thus it is with sadness that we
conclude that the board, as present­ly
constituted, cannot effectively
lead Auburn University," the former
chairs wrote. "We believe the most
constructive and honorable thing
for you to do is to offer your resig­nation."
The board's resigning isn't the
only way the issue of governance
can be resolved, Gerber said.
However, he is not confident or
optimistic about the future efforts of
the board to work toward a shared
governing system, he said.
LOOKING FOR A LEADER
As the search process begins for a
permanent replacement for Muse,
both trustees and faculty have
expressed the need for faculty
involvement in the search process.
However, the faculty — believing
they have been promised communi­cation
by the board in the past and
being disappointed — resoundingly
passed a resolution demanding
University Senate be consulted
when making upper-administrative
changes.
Gerber said he believes faculty
involvement is essential in the pres­idential
search process, and his view
is supported by the AAUP.
"Joint effort of a most critical
kind must be taken when an insti­tution
chooses a new president,"
the AAUP said.
Samford has said he will form a
committee comprised with repre­sentatives
from all stakeholding
groups to begin the search for a new
president.
That committee has yet to be
formed, and Samford could not be
reached to offer a timetable.
AAUP Continued from Page One
"Faculty have the expertise to
make decisions concerning univer­sity
business," Buck said. "It is detri­mental
not to give precedence to the
faculty.
"You have very angry faculty
when a 'no confidence' vote is
called," Buck said
"If I was the person receiving a
vote of 'no confidence,' I would
resign. It would be hard to continue
working when my faculty did not
have confidence."
"In my memory, this is the only
case of 'no confidence' directed at a
board of trustees."
Concerning the upcoming search
for a new president, Buck said,"If I
were a candidate for president, I'd
believe what's in the press, and it's
not very flattering.
"In the current atmosphere, I
don't think you (the faculty) will get
what you want."
In a show of concern, four trustee
members, Ed Richardson, Earlon
McWhorter, Paul Spina and Grant
Davis, attended the speech.
"The sooner we clean the air,"
Richardson said, "the sooner we can
attract a better president."
"Perhaps the most enduring rea­son
for self-governance is because of
a school's search for truth," Buck
said. "The AAUP believes in citizens
governing actions of the board."
SHOOTING
he believes the suspect is from the
Auburn area, but was not a member
of the fraternity or a student at the
University.
"It is nothing we condone or pro­mote,"
Poythress said. "We apolo­gize
to the public for what hap­pened."
The fraternity hired Twin City
Security to check identification and
search every person that entered
the party Saturday. Poythress said at
one point in the night, the door to
the party was "bomb-rushed," and
this was possibly the time when the
suspect entered.
"There was no reason for this to
happen. We took all possible pre­cautions,"
Poythress said. "I don't
think security was up to par."
This is the first shooting at a fra­ternity
party since the incident fol­lowing
Tiger Stomp 2000 that left
Buck was inadvertently cast as
mediator between stone-throwing
faculty and shield toting trustees
after she completed her speech.
Conner Bailey, a professor in agri­cultural
economics and rural sociol­ogy,
pointed out examples of trustee
micromanagement.
"The admittance requirements of
students to enter the vet school was
changed on political grounds," the
recent winner of the Academic
Freedom award said. "The faculty
was against this."
Baily also said the removal of the
economic doctorate program went
against the wishes of the faculty, as
well as weakened two other doctor­ate
programs in the university.
Spina said he was very "hurt"
over accusations of micromanage­ment
and the votes of "no confi­dence."
"I make decisions based on the
information I receive," Spina said. "I
get recommendations for various
actions from deans and administra­tion."
Richardson suggested meetings
between faculty and board members
thoroughly covering two or three
areas of confusion or concern and
solving the problems.
"You've started to talk to each
other," Buck said, "keep it up. I see .
energy here, use it."
Continued from Page One
one man dead and two injured. The ;
party was hosted by Omega Psi Phi
fraternity on March 5, 2000.
Gilbert said he and his executive
board are going to work to prevent
these types of incidents from occur­ring
in the upcoming school year.
"One thing the NPHC is going to
stress more is risk management,"
Gilbert said."It still won't defeat all
the problems, but it will help."
Both Gilbert and Poythress
stressed their concern for Auburn
students, and they said this type of
occurrence is not taken lightly by
the NPHC or Kappa Alpha Psi.
"1 think the campus knows we
have its best interest at hand and
we don't want to put anyone's life in
jeopardy," Gilbert said. "The NPHC • <
is going to take steps to prevent this
from happening again."
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www.theplainsman.com
Campus Desk 844-9114
(F\ Lauren Glenn, editor
%* Campus@theplainsman.com
6"Pages
Summer semester in full swing despite proration
ByTimRitter
Staff Writer
For the past few weeks, Auburn stu­dents
have heard of the areas where bud­get
cuts might have to be made because of
proration, but summer school for 2001
will not be affected.
"This is a great chance for students to
get ahead and stay ahead," Auburn
Provost John Pritchett said.
The reason the budget is not subject to
change is because funding for summer
semester does not depend on prorated
state funds.
"Unlike the academic year, summer
school is mostly tuition-driven," said
Christine Curtis, assistant provost for
facilities.
Pritchett said summer school can be
run in this fashion because most of the
teachers who work summer school
already have their salaries paid directly
from tuition, and summer school atten­dance
at Auburn is unusually high.
"We have averaged between 50 and 55
percent of our student population being
enrolled in summer school," Pritchett
said. "This last summer, we had slightly
more than 10,000 students.
"For that reason, I am very confident
that the summer should be secure for us,"
Pritchett said.
Pritchett also said the shift from quar-
SUMMER ters to semesters
should place a
greater emphasis on
summer school. He
listed the possible
reasons students
would want to come
to summer school as,
"smaller classes,
more interaction
with the faculty, a more casual environ­ment
and an excellent opportunity to get
ahead."
Ciska Dupreez, a freshman in interna­tional
business, plans to take classes this
summer.
"Most people are probably trying to get
SEMESTER
ahead and graduate early," Dupreez said.
Summer-registration surveys of stu­dents
showed the classes being offered
during the sessions are compiled from
student requests. Of the top 50 courses
requested, only one, mammalian physiol­ogy,
will not be offered. Of the 181 class­es
requested by eight or more students,
172 are being offered.
Summer school will be made up of two
sessions that split the summer, and
another term that will last the entire sum­mer.
The summer term and summer ses­sion
I will begin May 22, and session II
will begin June 27. Registration is now
open for all classifications.
Pritchett said with probable increases
in tuition for fall semester, students
should take advantage of the opportuni­ties
provided by summer school.
"I think our students are dedicated and
committed to taking that next step in
their life, and I think that the summer
sessions here at Auburn have traditional­ly
fostered that," Pritchett said.
MORE INFORMATION
• Visit the at www.oasis.auburn.edu
and click on the Summers at Auburn
icon
• Registration for summer semester
ends the day before classes begin.
WMmm?%
Freshman Forum hugs Auburn
Julie Morris/ Photo Editor
Carrie Key, Taylor Rigdon, Emily Bostic and John Pritchard join in last Thursday's
Auburn Hug. The hug was sponsored by Freshman Forum in an effort to improve the
spirit of Auburn and break the Guinness Bookof Record's largest hug.
Guinness Book
of Record hug
not beat,
but spirit
strengthened
By Jenny Howard
StaffWriter
Four hundred twenty-six Auburn
students, faculty and members of
the community embraced the spirit
of Auburn in an effort to break the
Guinness Record's "Largest Hug" at
the Eagles Cage last Thursday.
"With our Board of Trustees and
the proration situation, the spirit of
Auburn is fading," said Matt
Kemph, event organizer for
Freshman Forum, an SGA -affiliat­ed
group. "The hug, the fight song
and the community coming togeth­er
is to lift the spirit of the Auburn
community."
One huge circle of hugs outlined
the lawn as participants resounded
in the fight song.
Natalie Strong, a member of
Freshman Forum, came up with
the idea last December.
"We were at a Freshman Forum
retreat brainstorming for a way to
bring the Auburn community
together, and the next day I saw the
World's Largest Hug on television,"
Strong said.
"Natalie's been full of ideas all
year long," said Jenny Britain,
director of Freshman Forum.
"It was simply a moment for us
and the people involved to show
our pride and our devotion to
Auburn and to each other," Strong
said.
The world's largest hug was
achieved by 899 participants from
Goldman Sachs, a U.S. investment
bank, during their IBD Global
Conference at the Hilton
International in New York on Dec.
1, 2000.
"They were required to partici­pate
in that hug, but Auburn's hug
is entirely made up of volunteers,"
Strong said. "Even though we didn't
break the record, I think it was a
really good way to bring us togeth­er."
Besides taping up a sea of flyers
and signs on campus, the Freshman
Forum advertised on WEGL, 96.7
and 97.9, inviting community resi­dents,
students and faculty from
Auburn University, Auburn High
School, Opelika High School, Dean
Road Elementary and Samford
Middle School.
Spirit points for Greek Week
were given to members of sororities
and fraternities who came to offer
their arms in the hug.
"We wanted to bring the commu­nity
together just to show that as
freshmen, we really could make a
difference and involve so many
people, not just freshmen, or stu­dents,
but the whole community,"
Strong said.
Aerosmith's "Walk This Way"
blared as Kemph hollered into the
microphone, "If you know anyone
who isn't here, call them up and get
them down here!"
"We invited everyone because it's
the Auburn community, the city
and the University combined that
make Auburn," said Mike Newlin,
an event organizer for Freshman
See HUG, B2
Solomon hears loud Senate term ahead
All Heck/Photo Staff
Glom editor Sarah Moreman, standing, speaks to Comm
Board last Thursday about this year's Glomerata. The
circulation date has been set for the last week of April.
Comm Board asked
to look at selection of
The Plainsman editor
By Elizabeth Lawrence
Assistant Campus Editor
University Board of Student
Communications decided to post­pone
discussion on editor election
for The Auvu™ Plainsman until next
month's meeting.
Rachel Davis, editor of The
Plainsman, petitioned Comm Board
to revisit the issue of elected editors
in a presentation made last Thursday
afternoon.
"I think more research is good,"
said Michael Solomon, SGA vice
president, who sat as a proxy for
SGA president, Brandon Riddick-
Seals.
"I have not formed my opinion
totally on this issue, I kind of know
how I feel, but I think (forming a
committee) is very positive and 1
think it should happen," Solomon
said.
Davis asked for a committee to be
appointed by Interim President
William F. Walker and Vice President
of Student Affairs Wes Williams.
Davis said the decision to speak
about editor election was because of
inaction of administration and a
review committee formed in 1999,
which addressed the role of Comm
Board and the institutions it over­sees.
The committee debated over the
summer, recommending the
President appoint a committee to
solely investigate editor election, yet
See COMM BOARD, B2
Michael Solomon
SGA Vice President
Interview by Lauren Glenn
Campus Editor
Michael Solomon ran unopposed for SGA vice
president. So far, Solomon has worked to keep
Senate running efficiendy, implementing rules
dictating the process by which bills and resolu­tions
should come to the Senate floor.
Plainsman: How has your first week as vice pres­ident
been?
Solomon: It has been good. It's been a lot of work
but it's been fun work that I enjoy doing. The
new Senate process really took a lot of work from
a lot of people.
Plainsman: Are you getting used to it yet?
Solomon: Yes, it's starting to become routine
already. I was kind of nervous about the change
over to executive vice president. I know our exec
is implementing a lot of change, and a lot of
work goes into change. Everything is falling into
SGA Vice
President
Michael
Solomon
addresses SGA
senators during
Monday night's
meeting.
Solomon serves
as president of
Senate.
Napo Monasterio/P/ioro Staff
place.
Plainsman: What are your plans for Senate? Do
you have other changes in mind?
Solomon: The very first thing will happen after
next week's (March 19) senate committee bill.
My goal after that will be to meet with the new
executive committee. At this time I will give
them all of the documents from last year to use
as a reference. I want their committees to be
structured to their individual likings. There's
stuff Senate will be working on that was in my
platform, such as the academic honor code.
Plainsman: The new senators have been fairly
quiet so far during meetings. That's natural, but
See SOLOMON, B2
Death of architecture professor unknown
By Lurenda Davis
Intrigue Editor
The Auburn family has lost a man
many considered to be a fun-loving
and caring professor.
John Pratt, 50 and an associate
professor in architecture, died
Saturday.
Doctors are unsure of Pratt's
cause of death. He suffered from an
unexplainable illness that affected
many of his vital organs.
Pratt had been a professor in the
College of Architecture, Design and
Construction since 1989.
Pratt's colleagues saw him as an
intelligent and fun professor.
"I hired John when I was the
department head in the late '80s, so
I see this as a personal loss," said
Dan Bennett, dean of the College of
Architecture, Design and
Construction.
"He was an incredibly warm per­son,
and he truly cared about his
students," Bennett said.
Pratt's friends, colleagues and
students all saw him in the same
light. They all thought of him as a
person with a fun sense of humor.
"John was a man with a sarcastic,
dry wit," said Constance Relihan, a
friend of the family. "He never took
himself or any institution too seri­ously.
He always knew how to keep
things in perspective."
Relihan also said Pratt would be
remembered for his, "bad taste in
Hawaiian shirts."
"I'll always remember the way he
read to my daughters and how
much he loved children," she said.
Pratt's students remember him as
a professor who related well to stu­dents.
"He was just crazy," said Alicia
Armbrester, a junior in architecture.
"He always wore fun Hawaiian
shirts and Birkenstocks to class.
See PRATT, B2
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B2 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, March 22, 2000"
BSU elects 2001-02 executive officers
By Brandon Evans
Assistant Campus Editor
The Black Student Union
announced its executive board offi­cers
for the new term on Monday in
the Ralph B. Draughon Library.
Sanford Johnson, a junior in
political science and current BSU
executive vice president, will be the
new BSU president. He beat
Anthony Oni, a senior in manage­ment
information systems, by a
vote of 26-11.
Terrance McElrath, a senior in
radio, television and film and cur­rent
BSU historian and publicity
coordinator, will serve as the exec­utive
vice president. He won by
unanimous vote.
Kai Mumpfield, a sophomore in
social work and current BSU
newsletter co-editor, was elected
the next administrative vice presi­dent.
She beat Jarie Hamilton, a
junior in mass communication, by
a vote of 22-15.
Ebony Flake, a sophomore in
journalism and current BSU
newsletter co-editor, unanimously
won the position for secretary.
Alana Garrett, a junior in archi­tecture
andcurrent BSU webmaster,
defeated Jason Howard, a sopho­more
in business, current BSU his­torian
and publicity coordinator, to
become the next treasurer.
The elected officers begin their
terms summer semester.
After the announcement of the
election results, BSU members dis­cussed
proposed amendments to
the BSU constitution.
A major concern to many mem­bers
was the requirement that two-thirds
of active BSU members are
required to vote in order to elect
officials and make amendments to
the constitution.
"This constitution goes further
than we do," said Glennis Curry,
current BSU president. "This con­stitution
represents us and this doc­ument
has some problems, and we
have to deal with it."
A major concern to several mem­bers
surrounded the articles stating
that a minimum two-thirds vote by
active members is required in order
to elect officers and to enact
amendments to the constitution.
Most members wanted to reduce
the two-thirds requirement to a
majority because Monday's election
barely made the two-thirds quota of
votes by active members.
The BSU has 63 members and
only 38, or 67.8 percent, came out
to vote on Monday.
SOLOMON
given the 2000-01 Senate's last cou­ple
of months and the current
affairs of Auburn, do you think they
should be louder?
Solomon: There really wasn't much
to discuss in the last two meetings.
On March 19 there are 16 bills to
come to the floor. I'm expecting dis­cussion
on those. If all of the (com­mittee)
chairmen go through that I
appointed, they're going to do a
wonderful job with their commit­tees.
I know from being a senator at-large,
we're 10 steps ahead from last
year at this time. We're ahead of
where we were last year by far.
Them being quiet right now is kind
of good thing in my mind, because
it means they're listening. I know
from the interviews I've done
they're not going to be a quiet
Senate.
Plainsman: So you're anticipating
some noise this year?
Solomon: I think so.
Plainsman: What spurred the new
rule that a bill or resolution must sit
Continued from Bl
in the SGA office for a week before
coming to the floor?
Solomon: There are a lot of students
and it's hard to reach everyone. The
students are going to be more
informed themselves. We're a pub­lic
body. What goes on that floor
should be public knowledge.
One big qualm I had with Senate
last year was that the very first time
I saw a bill was when it was placed
in front of my face, and 1 had 10 or
20 minutes to form my opinion and
vote. I think that it is going to
improve communicatior because
students are going to know what is
going on. There will be room for
discretion if a bill or resolution
won't be effective in 10 days.
Plainsman: What are you most
looking forward to?
Solomon: I'm so excited about the
leadership we have. This SGA is a
different SGA. I'm honored to work
with Courtney Bru and Brandon
Riddick-Seals. I think we're going
to make a great team. We're part of
the executive body of SGA. They
have both been on senate.
As far as leadership goes, we have
a lot of returning senators. Our par­liamentarian,
Maggie Harrill, is
going to benefit Senate as a whole.
Tamara Bowden is a wonderful
aspect. I'm excited about working
with the executive officers, about
making a difference at Auburn.
Senate will accomplish goals this
year. When issues arise, its our
responsibility to tackle them.
Plainsman: What is one piece of
advise you would give senators?
Solomon: To be open minded, to lis­ten
to students and take advantage
of this new senate procedure. It's a
productive way to manage the orga­nization
and I plan to follow it.
Plainsman: Any final words?
Solomon: I'm honored that I have
been given the opportunity to serve
students in this unique way. I plan
to give all I have to this next year. I
look forward to working with
Brandon Riddick-Seals. He's a great
leader to follow. His leadership
styles are admirable and we're going
to work very well together.
got an opinion?
let's hear it.
HUG Continued from Bl
Forum.
"The turnout, though not what
we had hoped for, was awesome,"
Strong said. "Everyone was packed
so close together.
"We took up the whole lawn in
front of the cage and even down
onto the Concourse; it was an
amazing sight. I'm so appreciative
of everyone who did come," Strong
said.
"1 felt like we bonded with each
other," said Magen Bedwell, a fresh­man
in psychology. "Even though
we were waiting for so long, it was
cool that people still stayed."
In order to validate the largest
hug according to Guinness rules,
Freshman Forum required partici­pants
to sign in with two witnesses,
and separate into four groups for a
roll call.
Jeff Moore, a freshman in busi­ness,
got a parking ticket for park­ing
illegally before joining the hug.
"It was the most expensive hug
I've had, but it was worth it,"
Moore said.
"We can tell our kids about this,"
said Lyz Braley, a freshman in
graphics design. "And even though
our individual names won't be
there, Auburn University will." ,
"This really shows how connect­ed
Auburn is," Strong said. "We're'
called the friendliest campus in the L
country, and the hug is just one way;
to show it's true."
C0MM BOARD Continued from Bl
no such committee was formed.
Judy Sheppard, journalism professor and member of
the 1999 committee, said heated debate took place over
the issue. Sheppard said the issue needed to be moved
into an objective place, because the review committee felt
Comm Board was not a friendly place.
"I don't think (the committee) copped out, we fought
hard to get this issue brought forward," Sheppard said.
"There were a lot of forces against our doing so, one of
the strongest voices was Bill Barrow. He, now, has com­pletely
changed his mind."
"I think with student's being able to elect the editor
they can in a sense shape what goes on the opinion page,
because I feel like it is their voice," said former SGA
President Lindsey Boney who sat as a proxy for Chad
Thrasher.
Some members of The Plainsman staff who attended the
meeting said the editorial pages are not necessarily repre­sentative
of the entire student body because editorials are
voted on by the nine members of The Plainsman's
Editorial Board.
"If your going to choose the editor for that reason, then
you have to elect the other eight members of Editorial
Board," said Lauren Glenn, campus editor of The
Plainsman:
Boney and Comm Board member Bob Ritenbaugh'
asked to move further discussion to Comm Board's next
meeting, allowing members to reflect on their role in the
election or selection of editors.
"1 would hate to see (another committee) spend a
summer going over this issue and it end up being Comm
Board's decision," Boney said.
Ritenbaugh said he sees nothing wrong with the stu­dent
body selecting the editor.
"The fact that we might be the only institution that
elects our editors, that might be good because in other
areas of higher ed the further away from the norm you are:
the better,"Ritenbaugh said.
In other business:
• Camie Young gained Comm Boards support in the
request for $2,100 for The Auburn Circle from SGAs
reserve fund after a presentation.
• Age Roth was named 2001-02 WEGL station managen
for the second year in a row.
• Lauren Glenn was named summer editor of The Auburn
Plainsman.
• Comm Board approved a code of laws change sched­uled
to go before SGA Senate on April 2 naming chief stuj
dent officers of student media groups along with those
who nominate students for the board.
PRATT Continued from Bl
"He knew a lot about philosophy.
He always brought different
philosophers views into his history
and theory of architecture classes,"
she said.
On March 2, the College of
Architecture, in conjunction with
the American Red Cross, held a
blood drive in honor of Pratt.
"When I went to the blood drive,
there was a two-hour long wait to
give blood," Relihan said. "This just
shows how much he was loved by
his students and colleagues."
Pratt received his masters in
urban history and architecture
preservation and his doctorate in
architectural history and theory
from Cornell University.
Pratt was a member of the
College of Art Association, Society
of Architectural Historians and the
American Historical Association.
Pratt is survived by his wife Mary
Kuntz, a professor in foreign lan­guages,
and his 18-month-old sort
David Benjamin Kuntz Pratt.
A funeral for Pratt will be held
Saturday in Virginia.
"John will definitely be missed by
the faculty, staff and students,"
Bennett said.
"I will always remember that he
always had something nice to say to
everyone,"Armbrester said. "He was-like
a big, really smart kid."
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I Thursday. March 22, 2001 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN B3
ANNOUNCEMENTS
I College Life Series: Every
(Wednesday at 4 p.m. in RBD
[Library Auditorium. April 4:
"S.A.F.E.ty Tips: Better Safe Than
ISorry Relationships." Call 844-
5123.
J CADRE is helping students to
jhave a safe Spring Break.
IGADRE members will be on the
IFoy Student Union Patio from 10
la.m. - 3 p.m. to provide informa-
Ition and tips to having a healthy,
(enjoyable safe Spring Break.
I Project Uplift will conduct a vol-lunteer
training session Monday,
April 2, 5:30-9:30 p.m., 2228
I Haley Center. Call 844-4430 or
I visit 1130 Haley Center.
IGRE Prep Class, hosted by the
I Outreach Office will be on April
17-8. This course will provide
I techniques for improving scores
Ion all three sections: Verbal,
[Analytical and Quantitative.
[Prior registration is required.
Icall 844-5100.
iFree Speech and Hearing
[Screening, hosted by the Auburn
[University Speech and Hearing
IClinic. April 25 from 1:30-4 p.m.
in 1199 Haley Center. Call 844-
4585
Local Artist, Adrian Alsobrook,
will have several pieces on dis­play
at Pass Around Sound, 127
E. Magnolia Ave., (821-3786), and
The Villager Frame Shop, 824 E.
Glenn Ave., (821-8174). Display
will be on exhibit through April.
LIGFEGUARD TRAINING The
Outreach Program Office offers
classes to receive your certifica­tion,
renew your certification
and CPR classes. Call 844-5101
to register. Classes start right
after Spring Break.
House of Miracles, 17^50 Opelika
Road (across from AC Fitness)
hosts Sunday service at 11 a.m.
and Monday and Friday Bible
study at 7 p.m.
The Marriage and Family
Therapy Center at Glanton
House provides therapy for stu­dents,
non-students, couples,
families or individuals. Sliding
fees. For day or evening appoint­ment,
call 844-4478.
SAfE Harbor Women's Center
offers free confidential services
for sexual assault (date/ stranger
rape, dating violence, sexual
abuse) and eating problems
(recovery from eating disorders).
Call 844-5123.
Listen to "The Bread of Life," a
contemporary gospel show on
WEGL 91.1 FM with Gerald,
Sundays from 7-10 a.m.
Graduate Women! Feeling over­whelmed
but can't talk about
your "problems" with people in
your department? Then the
FREE and CONFIDENTIAL
graduate women's support
group is for you. Call 844-5123.
MEETINGS
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
meeting: Thursday, March 22nd
at 7 p.m. in 321 Foy Student
Union. Come make Easter bas­kets
for Project Uplift children
and bring Coke tabs for Ronald
McDonald House! Call 844-1306.
League of the South would like
to invite students proud of their
Southern heritage to its next
meeting on April 10 at 7p.m. in
321 Foy Student Union. For more
info contact auburnls@hot-mail.
com
Sigma Delta Pi Come relax, meet
new friends & speak Spanish in a
casual setting! Every
Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Olde
Auburn Ale House.
powelst@auburn.edu. Call 844-
6381.
The Auburn Gay and Lesbian
Association meets every
Monday at 8 p.m. in 2208 Haley
Center. For more information
please visit its website at
www.auburn.edu/~aglassn, or
e-mail the organization at
au_agla@gay.com.
Auburn Wesley Foundation
meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. for
Bible study, Thursdays at 6 p.m.
for fellowship dinner and
Sundays at 8 p.m. for worship.
Bring a friend. Call 887-3101.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
every day of the week in the
Auburn/Opelika area. For meet­ing
times, places and more infor­mation,
call 745-8405.
Ministries in Action (MIA) has
Bible study and praise and wor­ship
Fridays at 7 p.m. in 246 Foy
Union. Call 466-0481.
What are you doing for
Spring Break?
rarning radios to be placed on campus
By Jenny Howard
StaffWriter
"The Auburn University Office of Safety and
Environmental Health is distributing the first of
250 emergency warning radios this week to. pro-ide
faster and more complete information.
"These radios would have been particularly
lelpful last fall during the switch fire in the Haley
lenter," said director Charles Ray. "Fire alarms
veren't working and people weren't able to notify
; quickly enough. There would've been a lot less
confusion."
• The special, non-commercial radios will be
placed in strategic locations in major campus
juildings. They will be set to pick up alerts from
the Lee County Emergency Management Agency
and the Auburn University Department of Public
Safety.
Persons closest to the receivers are being
trained to disseminate the information to others
in their area.
The radios are portable so they may place the
radios in designated shelters or areas where they
can safely await further information.
"The radios will alert people in those buildings
when there's a major storm approaching or there's
a tornado in the area, but this is more than a
weather alert system," Ray said. "The radios
should prove useful in other emergencies as well,
such as power outages and various hazardous
conditions."
Information over the radios will augment and,
in some cases, precede alarms sounded over the
outdoor sirens by the Emergency Management
Agency.
Large buildings are receiving several units to
provide as wide dissemination of information as
possible during weather alerts and other emergen­cies.
Safety and Environmental Health staff are
consulting with deans and other administrators
on where to place the receivers.
"This plan has been in the works a couple of
years," Ray said. "While we were raising funds,
the units kept being updated."
Funded out of the Office of Safety and
Environmental Health, Ray said, "We found some
funds we thought we had spent but didn't."
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"I will be working at
Kentucky Fried Chicken in
Hunts ville."
Demetrius Brown
Sophomore, building
science
"I'm going: to Tampa, Fla.,
to party and find a job for
when I graduate;"
David Nuxoll
Senior, international
trade
"I am going to See my
big brother and rttece in
Phoenix."
Ben Williamson
Graduate student,
communication
^ i f 3 | F ' '""/S^ "I am going to Panama
- 1 City, Fla., with some of
my friends."
April Dunaway
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Jeremy Peacock or Chuck Berry: Who's the man?
By Faith Ford
Assistant Intrigue Editor
Hairy legs, poodle skirts and
men in formal dresses are just a
few of the the things that paraded
on stage during Zeta Tau Alpha's
Big Man on Campus Pageant last
Thursday night.
The Foy Student Union
Ballroom was transformed into a
1950s diner. Red and yellow bal­loons,
old records and glittering
music notes adorned the walls. A
giant jukebox stood in the middle
of the stage.
"Let's go back to the days when
Chuck Berry ruled the jukebox and
everybody did the twist," Ceddrick
Mack, a sophomore in public rela­tions
and reigning Big Man, said to
a standing-room only audience.
Eleven men, festively clad in
everything from polyester plaid to
red vinyl and a Britney Spears wig,
vied for the crown and a one-semester
tuition scholarship.
The contestants included Bobby
Adams, a senior in pre-building
science; Sam Chambliss, a senior
in mechanical engineering; Jeff
Yancey, a junior in mechanical
engineering; Aaron Barnes, a
sophomore in pre-engineering;
John Reckamp, a junior in archi­tecture;
Nicholas Adams, a sopho­more
in criminology; Jeremy
Peacock, a senior in management
information systems; and Stephen
Woodham, a sophomore in civil
engineering. Each candidate was
nominated by a sorority.
Peacock, nominated by Alpha
Chi Omega sorority, stole the show
with his talent segment.
Peacock captured the audience
with a home video featuring his
Forrest Gump-style trek from
Panama City Beach to Auburn.
"I loved it," Peacock said.
"I'm pumped all about it. It's a
very respectable title, and I'm
proud of it."
"The best man definitely won,"
Mack said. "He's going to hold the
title well."
The panel of judges consisted of
five campus' personalities includ­ing
Todd Faulkner, a senior in
health promotion and a member of
the baseball team; Scott Pohlman, a
senior in finance and a member of
the basketball team; Lauren
Bricken, a sophomore in pre-busi­ness
and Miss Auburn; Catherine
Crosby, a junior in history and
Miss Auburn University; and Joel
Darby, also known as Aubie, a
junior in mass communications.
Pohlman said this was his sec­ond
year to be on the panel of
judges.
"It's amazing what these people
can do," Pohlman said. "They're
pretty talented. It was tough to
pick who was going to win."
This year a new category was
added to the pageant, "Mr. Sexy
Legs." The week, prior to the con­test,
pictures of the candidates' legs
were pasted on jars and placed on
the Concourse.
"People got tickled by it I think,"
said Lauren Dismukes, a freshman
in communication and member of
Zeta Tau Alpha.
Alaina Barclift, a sophomore in
public relations and the chairman
of the pageant, thought the pro­gram
went well.
"It was a great turnout, and it
was a lot of fun," Barclift said.
Proceeds from the event go to
the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation for Breast Cancer
Awareness and Research.
"It's a nationwide cancer founda­tion,"
said Emily Alberta, philan­thropy
chair for Zeta Tau Alpha.
Alberta said the girls raised
$13,325 this year through tickets,
T-shirt sales, donations from pri­vate
businesses and donations for
the sexy legs contest.
"We reached our goal," Alberta
said.
Barclift said donations are still
coming in.
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Sam Chambliss dance in the opening number for the
sororities annual Big Man On Campus.
Theologian ponders homosexuality in Bible
By Brandon Evans
Assistant Campus Editor
Biblical verses and alternative lifestyles
intertwined last Thursday in Haley Center.
Daniel Helminiak, a professor of theolo­gy
and psychology at West Georgia
University, presented a speech entitled
"What the Bible Really Says about
Homosexuality."
"There are left-handed people and right-handed
people," Helminiak said, "Our tal­ents,
gifts and weaknesses are all part of
God's plan."
Helminiak said there are two ways to
interpret the Bible. There is a literal read­ing,
which means to read the text and do
exactly what it says, and there is a histori­cal-
critical reading, which means to
understand the text in its original situa­tion
and apply the lessons to the present
situation.
Some of the harsh language in the Bible
condemning homosexuality can be blamed
on inaccurate translations from Hebrew to
Greek, Helminiak said.
For example, Leviticus 18:22 states,
"You shall not lie with a male the lyings of
a woman; it is an abomination."
"This is part of the holiness code for
Israel," Helminiak said. "Us intent is to
keep the Jews distinct or set apart from
their neighbors, such as planting different
seeds in one field or using more than one
fiber in cloth. Sea creatures are to have
scales, birds are to be vegetarians and land
animals with cleft hoofs are to chew cud.
"These are only expectations of what the
Hebrews thought all creatures should fol­low,"
Helminiak said. "They're not making
an ethical judgment."
Another problem Helminiak noted
about this Leviticus verse is the Greek
translation of the Hebrew word "toevah,"
was replaced by a Greek word meaning
abomination.
"Toevah" means disgust or distaste,
Helminiak said. The Greeks implemented
a much harsher term.
Helminiak said the word toevah has
translated differently in different chapters.
"If homosexuality had really been con­sidered
something worse than a social
taboo, the Hebrew word 'zimah,' meaning
wrong, evil, injustice, would have been
implemented," Helminiak said.
"How many Catholics do you know stiH
fast before communion or don't eat meat
on Fridays," Helminiak said.
"The idea against homosexuality is cul­tural,"
Helminiak said. "Applied today,
almost nothing is taboo anymore."
"So, male on male penetration may be
disobeying a religious ritual," Helminiak
said, "But, nowhere in the Bible is homo­sexuality
stated as being ethically wrong."
Helminiak said the Talmud allows for
various forms of promiscuity, as long as
penetration is not executed. These include
"sporting with boys, female "rubbing,"
mother-son "rubbing" and male-male inti­macy.
"There is no evidence whatsoever that
Jesus ever addressed or condemned homo­sexuality,"
Helminiak said.
"The Bible was not concerned with sex­uality
the way we deal with sexuality,"
Helminiak said. "So people today take the
teachings completely out of context.
"Homosexuality or gay have no parallel
terms in the Bible because they were just
preferences. Not lifestyle choices that
required labeling."
Approximately 60 people attended
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Daniel Heliminiak spoke in Haley
Center last Thursday, explaining
what the Bible really says about
homosexuality.
Helminiak's lecture.
The speech was organized by the
Auburn Gay and Lesbian Association and
the Auburn Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Caucus.
On April 4, AGLA will conduct a nine-hour
period of silence, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in
recognition of all those who have been
silenced from expressing their sexual pref­erence.
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www.visionsofdaniel.com
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Veterinary professors
honored for teaching
By Heath Loftin
Campus Staff
On Feb. 12, the College of Veterinary
Medicine held its annual awards cere­mony.
At the ceremony, four of the vet­erinary
faculty received awards.
Joseph Spano and Dan Givens, two
faculty members from the department of
pathobiology, received awards.
Spano received the Student
Government Association's Outstanding
Teacher Award. Spano has been with the
University since 1973.
He earned a doctorate in veterinary
medicine at Colorado State University in
1996, according to an article by Charles
Martin.
"Spano emphasizes the importance of
clinical pathology and its practical appli­cations
in a veterinarian's daily work,"
said Timothy Boosinger, dean of the
College of Veterinary Medicine. "Spano
is a mentor to many of his peers and stu­dents."
Givens, one of the youngest faculty
members to receive an award, received
the Dean's Award for Excellence in
Teaching.
Givens graduated first in his class with
a doctorate in veterinary medicine from
Auburn in 1994.
Givens currently serves as assistant
research professor in the department of
pathobiology.
The Pfizer Animal Health Award for
Research Excellence went to Gerald
Hankes of the department of clinical sci­ences.
The award was presented to Hankes
for his work with the University of
Alabama at Birmingham Medical School
and the CPI Corporation in cardiovascu­lar
research.
"Dr. Hankes has been an influential
clinical researcher at Auburn University
since 1969," Boosinger said. "He has
written more than 60 referred articles
and research abstracts, including 18 dur­ing
the past three years, as he served as
an interim department head."
In his time at Auburn, Hankes has
secured more than $2 million in funding
for cardiovascular research from associa­tions
such as the National Institutes of
Health, the American Heart Association
and the Veteran's Administration.
Steven Kincaid of the department of
anatomy, physiology and pharmacology
accepted the most prestigious award of
the evening, the Norden Distinguished
Teacher Award.
"It recognizes an outstanding teacher
who promotes veterinary medicine
through talent and dedication,
Boosinger said.
The award is sponsored by Pfizer
Animal Health. It was named after Carl
J. Norden, founder of Norden
Laboratories.
Kincaid has been at Auburn sinc^
1989. Pfizer, the sponsor of the award,
also honored Kincaid in 1995 for his
work.
"He received two Norden awards
while teaching at the University of
Tennessee, before bringing his talents to
Auburn," Martin said.
"These four truly represent the high
standards that make our entire faculty
among the best in the country'
Boosinger said.
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