1976-11-11 The Auburn Plainsman

              Cheaters beware
AU to revise honor code
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Photography: Party DiRianzo
CHEATING SOMETIMES GOES UNNOTICED
.But new honesty code asks teachers to stay in room during test
By Penny Pool
Plainsman Staff Witer
Auburn University's honesty code is cur­rently
being revised by the University
Committee on Academic Honesty and the
University Senate Committee on Academic
Standards.
The SGA had been working on a revision of
the honesty code over the summer. However,
in the fall it was learned that Dr. Bert
Hitchcock, assistant professor of English,
had introduced a resolution at a meeting of
the Committee on Academic Standards
calling for such a revision.
Subsequently the two have been working
jointly on the revision.
The current honesty code provides two
penalties for cheating: an F or a zero. A
zero is placed on the permanent student
record with the notation, "assigned
because of dishonesty."
Dr. Edward Williamson, professor of
history and chairman of the Committee on
Academic Standards, said he wants penalties
for the person helping someone cheat
included in the revised code.
These would include such offenses as
providing someone with a paper that isn't his,
answering questions and taking tests for
someone else.
However, he denied that the Academic
Standards Committee was planning to include
in the honesty code a provision that students
who saw someone cheat but did not turn him
in could be disciplined.
"We're considering nothing alon( that
line," he said. "What we're considering is
establishing a Student Honor Committee to
handle cases of cheating."
According to various instructors, the larger
freshman classes actually foster cheating
because the classes are large and hard to
watch.
SGA Vice President Al Thompson worked
on the revision this past summer. He said
there were plans to emphasize Auburn's
honesty code during pre-college counseling,
so students will be aware of the honesty code
and its penalties.
Williamson said he is planning to ask
fraternities to destroy old term papers and
request instructors teaching undergraduate
courses to stay in the room during tests.
Ginny Dominick, 2LSC, student member of
the Academic Standards Committee, said,
"How do you argue with an honesty code?
Good students are being hurt by cheats,
especially on curve grading."
The proposed revision has more severe
penalties, including possible suspension or
expulsion. The proposed code is far more
specific than the present code, with the major
change being the prosecution of anyone
helping someone cheat, such as doing a term
paper for him.
The provision will possibly be decided
spring quarter when the student body votes
on the changes now being decided.
Dominick said, "Students don't think of
cheating seriously; it's a joke. I hope
students will let it be known how they feel on
this; it can be viewed positively."
Hitchcock said the code is limited because
it doesn't give professors any leeway in
either direction. He said in some cases an
instructor will give a student an F only on the
paper he cheated on, but this isn't provided
for in the code.
He added that Auburn's code is very lenient
compared to other schools.
IheAuburn Plainsman Volume 83 Number 7 Auburn, Ala. 36830 Thursday, November 11,1OT6 24 pages
SGA awaits Ped Mall approval
By John Beck
Plainsman Staff Writer
Plans for a temporary pedestrian
mall, including the section of
Thach Street adjacent to Haley
Center, are in the final approval
stages, according to John Bush,
chairman of the Student Senate
Traffic and Parking Committee.
"Next week (Nov. 16) the
pedestrian mall proposal will be
voted on by the Faculty Senate.
Then President Philpott will have
the final approval," said Bush.
The mall, which will free pedes­trian
traffic between Haley Center
and buildings on the other side of
Thach Street, will cover an area of
Thach from the entrance to the
Social Center Parking Lot to the
intersection of Thach Street and
Duncan Drive. Tiger Street will be
blocked off at the entrance to the
parking lot behind Thach Hall.
According to Bush, the mall will
make seven pedestrian crosswalks
"safer" while eliminating only six
parking spaces.
Two years ago Auburn had a
Pedestrian Day and a Pedestrian
Week was held last year. "But,"
said Bush, "they covered a much
broader area which included
Roosevelt Street."
The difference this year is that
the pedestrian mall will be in
effect on a trial basis, all of winter
quarter. "If it is successful the
plan may become permanent,"
said Bush, "but if for some reason
during the quarter it is found that
we cannot live with the mall, we
can scrap it."
Dr. William Transue, chairman
of the University Traffic and
Parking Committee, said there
were mixed opinions among the
faculty and staff about the propo­sal.
"Last year the proposal for
pedestrian week was passed un­animously,
but this year the vote
of the committee was split almost
50-50."
According to Transue, the routes
that the motorists will have to take
will be longer than they are now
and cars will be on the road more.
John McCarthy, a student mem­ber
of the Institute of Transporta­tion
Engineers who worked on last
year's Pedestrian Week, said the
Institute has been working on
ways to avoid increasing the work
load of University personnel, spe­cifically
Buildings and Grounds
and the campus police.
Traffic diversions caused by the
mall will funnel most cars to
Magnolia Avenue, Roosevelt Ave­nue
and Duncan Drive. McCarthy
said the Institute will provide
maps to help faculty and staff
members choose their driving
routes.
"The access roads to campus
are in a circular pattern and
people will be advised to stay on
that route until they are at the
point where they want to enter the
campus," he said. The plan
provides that Roosevelt and Glenn
Auburn sets building priorities
By Betty Douglass
News Editor
Engineering facilities costing an
estimated $6 million are top
priority on Auburn University's
building and capital improvement
list, according to Dr. Ben T.
Lariham vice president for admin­istration.
The list, which includes 12
requests for the Auburn campus,
three for Auburn University at
Montgomery and one agriculture
substation, was sent Monday to the
Alabama Commission on Higher
Education (ACHE).
Recommendations from ACHE
are forwarded to the Finance and
Taxation Committee, which sets
hearings on the proposals. "The
hearing is when we defend and
explain," Lanham said.
Committee action, if favorable,
is submitted for consideration as
part of the governor's state bud­get.
If the request is given final
approval a bond issue will provide
the money.
Inside Today
THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST -
Sure, the Auburn Tigers have
only a 3-6 record, but Sports Editor
Gene Vandiver is one person who
sees the Tiger win tally as
one-third full, not two-thirds
empty. (See page B-l)
PLAINSMAN PROBE-Rape
is a problem on the Auburn
campus that's not talked about,
but the danger does exist. The
problem is discussed by those who
have suffered the embarrassment
of rape, with tips on how to avoid
it. (See page A-8)
FREE CONCERT-UPC
and WEGL will sponsor a
free concert Sunday featuring
Backwater, a combo from Bir­mingham
who just recently re­leased
their first album. (See page
A-13)
Vocational Teacher Education
training facilities rank second on
the list. "We got the money for a
(Vo-Ed) center but no building,"
Lanham said. Presently the pro­gram
is in Haley Center, Petrie
Hall and "wherever we could find
a place." The project requests
$2.75 million.
A central warehouse and reloca­tion
of Buildings and Grounds
offices and shops, costing $1.7
million, ranked third. "This would
get B&G out of the center of
campus," Lanham said.
Lanham said the first three
requests are really the only ones
under consideration. Foil*
through twelve, he said, alV
"pretty far away" and nothing is
being done on them.
A health professions building to
centralize all the pre-profession
curriculums is fourth, listing a
price of $4 million.
Phase II of the Fisheries, an
Wildlife Complex needs $2.5 mil­lion
to construct a building almost
(See PRIORITIES, page A-2)
Avenues should be the alternative
traffic routes.
Bush said, "We might need
campus police help during the first
days to help enforce the restric­tions
of the plan, but we do not
expect that there will be additional
work for them."
Persons who attended the meet­ing
of the University Traffic and
Parking Committee said Colonel
Funchess, Director of Buildings
and Grounds, voiced opposition to
the proposal saying the blockade
on Thach would increase the
driving time of B&G vehicles. He
also was reported to have said
B&G would not put up the
barricades if the plan is instituted.
Colonel Funchess himself had no
comment about the pedestrian
mall.
McCarthy said, "We will be
gaining more from the mall than
we will lose. Although six parking
spaces will be lost, there will be
increased access to existing park­ing
areas."
According to McCarthy, there
are three peak traffic periods
during the day: between 7 and 9
a.m., at noon and between 4 and 6
p.m. Last year the hours of
pedestrian week were from 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m. "This year," said
(McCarthy, "the hours for the mall
'will probably be from 7:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. so that Thach will be
open during part of the peak
traffic hours."
He said the plan provided emer­gency
vehicles will be allowed to
use Thach if necessary. Transue
said one of the reasons some of the
voting members of the Traffic
Committee had opposed the plan
was that they did not want the
street "half-closed."
Photography: Oan Doughila
CARS ARE NOT WELCOME IN PED MALL
...Plans for winter quarter mall still needs faculty, Philpott approval
Bill proposed to register
new voters on campus
By Robin Johnston
Plainsman Staff Writer
A bill requiring local Boards of
Registrars to register voters on
college campuses has been pro­posed
to the State Legislature by
Sen. Bert Bank of Tuscaloosa.
Bank, a member of the Educa­tion
Committee, said the bill was
proposed "for the convenience of
the students." It will cover
four-year colleges and universities
only.
The bill would require the
registrars to set up facilities for
registration on campuses for one
week between March 1 and April
30. The university would have to
provide space for registrars to
work, and the time and place of
registration would have to be
published for three weeks prior in
the school's newspaper.
Bank said the bill would affect
both in- and out-of-state students
because of a Supreme Court ruling
requiring states to allow out-of-state
students to register and vote
while attending school.
Dangled banners earn profit for pilots
By Gerald Waid
Plainsman Staff Writer
Albert Holman, who farms for
a family-owned company, recent­ly
started doing it on weekends in
Tuscaloosa. Steve Bristow, a
flight instructor in Columbus,
does it in a 1943 Steerman.
Thousands of football-goers
watch them and wonder what it
must be like to do it.
"It" is banner towing, and you
can see it done above Jordan-
Hare Stadium this Saturday af­ternoon.
Holman started towing banners
from his Super Cub a few weeks
ago to help pay for the cost of
maintaining a plane. He got
started through the help of
another Tuscaloosa pilot who no
longer had time for towing.
Bristow is one of four owners of
a 1943 Steerman biplane and is
one of two pilots who pull ban­ners
from it.
"This is just something on the
side, something we enjoy doing.
We do it, more or less, just to
help defer the costs of owning the
airplane.
"If we could make a lot of
money out of it we'd do it full
time, but it doesn't seem to work
out that way," he said.
All business ventures have
their ups and downs, but banner
towing has some unique methods.
One procedure for getting a
banner airborne is to hook the
banner to the plane and drag it
down the runway.
"This has a tendency to wear
out the banner," Holman said.
The procedure most pilots use
is the aerial pickup. A loop of
rope attached to the banner is
stretched six or seven feet above
ground between two poles. The
plane makes a low approach and
catches the loop with a tow-hook
that dangles below the plane. The
first few seconds after the hook
grabs the loop are critical. The
plane immediately loses 15 miles
per hour of Its airspeed, creating
the possibility of a stall.
If you try to pick up a banner
without enough power, Holman
says, "Your airplane will just
mush right into the trees."
Once the plane and banner are
safely airborne there is no real
difficulty. The plane flies at
about 1000 feet ("people look just
like dots," Holman said) at an
airspeed of 70 to 75 m.p.h. At
higher speeds the banner may be
damaged; at lower speeds the
airplane may stall or overheat.
"When you pull the banner
your engine has a tendency to
overheat, because you're flying
at lower speeds than those for
which the aircraft was designed
to fly. If you overheat the engine
too much, you run the risk of
cracking cylinders or pistons,
and naturally the engine quits
after you do that," Holman said.
Before landing, Holman ex­plained,
the pilot guides the plane
about 300 feet over a drop area,
and uses a lever inside the air­craft
to release the tow-hook, the
towing rope and the banner.
Federal agency regulations
prohibit aircraft from flying di­rectly
over crowded stadiums,
populated areas or sites of
natural disasters except at speci­fied
minimum altitudes. Also, an
aircraft may not pass closer than
500 feet from any object.
Spectators at football games
sometimes seem to fear that two
of the planes might collide as
they circle the stadium. Neither
of the pilots seemed very afraid
of this happening.
"Sometimes we talk back and
forth on the radio, but generally
speaking, we just all kind of fall
in line, and everybody watches
out for everybody else," said
Bristow.
"You have to keep your eyes
open, but it's not that bad.
You've got plenty of room to
maneuver even though it looks
crowded."
The Steerman can pull up to 46
letters in a banner. "That's the
good thing about this airplane—it
can tow more letters than most
planes," he said.
"Last year one of the guys took
it and went all up through Vir­ginia,
North and South Carolina
and Tennessee. They took it up
one time and did a TV commer­cial
with the airplane and the
banner. As the TV commercial
started to run in each individual
city, he would be there with the
banner."
The Auburn Plainsman Thure., Nov. u, 1976 A-?
Basketball
Student Tickets
I. SEASON TICKETS
Nov. 15-18, 3-6 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 15-Grad. Students
and seniors
Tues., Nov. 16-Grad. Stu., seniors
and juniors
Wed., Nov. 17-Grad. Stu. seniors,
juniors and sophomores
Thurs., Nov. 18-AII students and
student spouses
2,300 general admission season tickets will be
sold on these dates for $11. ID. must be
presented and only one ticket per person per
I.D. may be purchased.
The tickets will be good for all games
EXCEPT the Alabama game on Jan. 3.
Season ticket holders will be permitted to
enter the Coliseum at the East entrance (facing
the baseball field) 30 minutes prior to opening of
front gates.
The East gate on 3rd floor will open for season
ticket holders two hours prior to game time.
EXCEPTION- Dec. 4-East gate will open at
4:15 p.m. and Jan. 15, East gate will open at
10:15 a.m. Women's games will precede varsity
game on these dates.
II. ALABAMA TICKETS
Nov. 22-23, 4-7 p.m.
Mon., Nov.-22-Grad. Stu., seniors
and juniors
Tues., Nov. 23-AII students
All 5,000 tickets for the .Jan. 3 Alabama game
will be issued during these times as long as the
supply lasts. These tickets will be $1. Student
spouses will be permitted to buy Alabama
tickets only on Nov. 23 at 6 p.m., if available.
All gates will open at 4:15 p.m. for the
Alabama game.
III. INDIVIDUAL GAME
TICKETS
Remaining 2,500 tickets will be sold on the
Wednesday and Thursday of the week prior to
two home games on Saturday and Monday.
Hours will be from 3-6 p.m.
One-half of the tickets will be Issued on the
first day and the other half the second day.
No priority system will be used for these
sales.
All Individual game tickets Hill be f 1.
Individual game ticket holders will enter the
North gate of the Coliseum 1 i y 2 hours prior to
game time. EXCEPTION- Dec. 4 - North gates
open at 4:30 p.m. and Jan. 18 - North gates open
at 10:15 a.m.
Nov. 15-18 - Season Tickets
Nov. 22-23 - Alabama tickets
Nov. 29-30 - Appalachian State,
Richmond and Fairleigh Dickinson
Jan. 4-5 - Mississippi State
Jan. 12-13 - Kentucky and
Vanderbilt
Jan. 19-20 - Florida
Feb. 2-3 - Tennessee and Georgia
Feb. 23-24 - L.S.U and Mississippi
Hours: 3-6 p.m.
I.O.'s must be presented along with ticket
(season or individual) upon entering the
Coliseum.
Phi Beta Kappa alumni
submit AU application
Stop'n'go Photography: Dan Doughtie
Jack Brooks and Wayne Hood of Buildings and
Grounds' electrical shop move a traffic light near
Ross Hall from a cable to a stationary pole. This
project, started about six months ago, is part of a
plan to place many campus utilities underground.
By Kay Laumer
Plainsman Staff Writer
Local members of Phi
Beta Kappa, an aca­demic
honorary for
liberal arts and sciences
students, are seeking to
establish a chapter at
Auburn "in order to in­crease
academic excel­lence
among students,"
according to Dr. Richard
Ball, professor of mathe­matics
and president of
Phi Beta Kappas in the
Auburn community.
Phi Beta Kappa mem­bers
will submit their
application for a chapter
Nov. 15 and should know
whether a charter has
been granted by Jan. 1.
Ball said, "Other
schools at Auburn have
parallel academic honor-aries.
For example, en­gineering
has Tau Beta
Pi and forestry has Xi
Sigma Pi but at the pre­sent
there is no such or­ganization
for students
studying the liberal arts
and sciences.
"Also, Phi Beta Kappa
is one of the oldest and
best known honoraries in
existence today. Having
a chapter at Auburn
would enrich studies in
these areas."
Applications for chap­ters
are reviewed by a
screening board on the
basis of academic scho­larship,
the number of
students continuing in
graduate programs,
library strength and the
number of cultural lec­tures
and activities at the
University.
If the university meets
these standards a panel
visits the campus and
judges the additional
merits of the university.
At the present there
are two chapters of Phi
Beta Kappa in Alabama,
one at the University of
Alabama and one at
Birmingham Southern
College.
Phi Beta Kappa chap­ters
are usually found at
either large universities
with extensive arts and
sciences programs or at
small, well-established
liberal arts schools.
Not only students in the
School of Arts and Sci­ences,
but students
studying economics, art
history, music theory,
biological science and
other arts and sciences
curriculums would be
eligible for the honorary.
Student membership is
determined on the basis
of scholarship only. Top
juniors with an overall
grade point average of at
least 2.90 and seniors
with at least a 2.80 are
eligible for membership.
Since there is no Au­burn
chapter presently,
members hold a banquet
and honor junior and
senior students for super­ior
scholarship with cer­tificates.
Priorities
From page A-1
identical to the present
one.
An estimated $800,000
is requested for renova­tion
of Miller Hall.
Safety and Health fac­ilities
and improvements
made in order to comply
with the federal Occupa­tional
and Health Act will
cost $2 million and is
ranked seventh.
A research building for
the School of Veterinary
The world
this week
By John Beck
Plainsman Staff Writer
International •
Communist Revolution anniversary-The Sov­iet
Union staged one of the most uncolorful
annual military parades in its history in obser­vation
of the 59th anniversary of the Communist
Revolution. The absence of new military equip­ment
and the absence of the familiar goose step
indicated to world leaders the sincerity of the
Russian request for worldwide de-escalation of
the military.
Rhodesia warns Great Britain-Rhodesia
warned Great Britain that acceptance of black
nationalist demands for majority rule within
one year could cause a mass exodus of whites.
Mexico to release jailed Americans—The
United States and Mexico agreed 600 Americans
now in Mexican jails should be allowed to return
home to complete their sentences. Negotiations
began after Inmates complained of mistreat­ment.
Most of those iailed were convicted on
drug charges. 12,000 Mexicans in U.S. jails have
similar choices.
Medicine, ranking eighth
will cost $700,000.
A conference center to
accomodate the large
number of conventions
and conferences held at
Auburn is estimated to
require $1.2 million.
Cooperative and Ex­tension
Service is asking
for a $1.6 million office
and service building.
"They've outgrown Ag
Hill," Lanham said.
General renovation
and improvement of ex­isting
buildings and facil­ities
will cost $2.5 million
"This is just a lot of little
things that eventually
will need doing," he said.
Last on the list for the
main campus is library
addition and improve­ments.
"It's at the
bottom because it costs
so much ($9 million),"
Lanham said.
The money, when a-vailable,
will be used to
add a wing to the present
Draughon Library.
"We are getting so
many books in we have
to take away reading
space. Pretty soon we'll proved.
have a lot of books but no
place to look at them,"
Lanham said. He said he
felt the addition would
come in "in a few years.'
Requests for the main
campus total $34,750,000.
AUM, according to
Lanham has "real needs
jus as any other four
year school." He said
there are not as many
needs because it is smal­ler.
AUM is requesting a
library-advanced and
special studies building
($4.8 million); $3 million
general classroom build­ing;
and utilities and site
development, internal
roads, parking lots, etc.,
totalling $500,000. Lan­ham
said some classes at
AUM are now being
taught in trailers.
Extension service re­quested
$175,000 for a
substation at Marion
Junction, Ala.
According to Lanham,
the list is pretty much
the same as last year
because none of the 1975-
76 requests were ap-v
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National
National unemployment rate declines—The
national unemployment rate increased to 7.9 per
cent in October following a slight decline the
previous month to 7.8 per cent. The announce­ment
followed President-elect Jimmy Carter's
announcement that he might attempt to counter
economic sluggishness by asking Congress for a
tax cut in January.
U.S.-Vietnam meeting planned—Plans have
been set for a meeting Friday between the
United States and Vietnam. There has been no
communication between the two countries since
the peace agreement was signed in 1973. The
nature of the meeting is unknown.
In the Peace
Corps and
Vista
you'll find
plenty of
action
If you graduate within the next few months,
now is the time to apply for Peace Corps over­seas
assignment and VISTA assignments in the
U.S. ACTION needs volunteers with degrees in
agriculture, health fields, professional services,
education and many other areas.
Get an application from the Placement Office
now and sign up for an interview. Representa­tives
will be on campus Nov. 17 and 18.
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Flokati Rugs
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Greek Vases
%b Mirrors
q Clocks
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Italian ceramic
^•flowers
Grandfather Clocks
Horological collages
Beat Georgia
Specials
Entire stock of
SRO's
* 10.00
a pair off!
Also entire stock of
Bandolinos
$5.00a Pair °ff
Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday only .
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J W U I U M uptown Auburn AUBURN'S COMPLETE SHOE CENTER
Polly TeWs
39th
Annivesary Sale
Bargains Galore
Now Through
Saturday,
November 13
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VILLAGE MALL
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Price survey
Editor's note: To help the Auburn consumer buy
intelligently, The Plainsman will periodically publish
results of the SGA's price survey. Compiled by Teri
Brakefield, 2FM, and Lea Myhand, IOC, prices given
are the cheapest items in each category, regardless
of brand names.
Winn
Dixie
Super
Items A&P Foods
Chicken Fryers, lb. .33 .56
Ground Chuck, lb. .93 .89
Bacon, lb. .69 108
Hot dogs, 12 oz. .49 .88
Bologna, 8 oz. .53 .59
1 dozen eggs .85 .83
Orange juice, 12 oz. .44 .44
Yogurt, 8 oz. .33 .39
Mustard, 9 oz. .29 .31
Ketchup, 14 oz. .39 39
Mayonnaise, qt. jar .89 1.15
Margarine, lb. .39 .31
Peanut Butter, 18 oz. .83 .89
Potato Chips, 6 oz. .69 .69
Cola, 32 oz. .48 .47
Frozen Pizza, 14 oz. .89 .89
University researching
extends to many areas
By Rhonda Hartsfield
Plainsman Staff Writer
Auburn University has
approximately 360 types
of research investiga­tions
divided among the
various schools. The
research is sponsored by
outside agencies, depart­ment
heads and grants,
according to Dr. Chester
Carroll, vice president
for research.
Research is conducted
by graduate and under­graduate
students and
faculty, Carroll said.
In the last 15 years,
faculty members at Au­burn
have claimed about
60 patents on different
inventions. For ex­ample,
Dr. Brady Antho­ny,
professor of animal
and dairy sciences, de­veloped
a process for
recycling beef cattle
waste to be used for
cattle feed.
Researchers have also
developed new varieties
of fruit trees and seeds
tht improve the quality of
the fruit. The Mechani­cal
Engineering depart-
I ment and the Poultry
Science department are
studying new ways to use
solar energy to supply
energy needed for poul­try
production.
Martial Honnell, pro­fessor
of electrical engin­eering,
researched the
field of electronics and
made several innova­tions
related to television
transmission systems.
About $19.5 million is
spent annually for re-
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Carroll said the largest
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from grants and con­tracts.
Of this amount,
he said, 30 per cent is for
agriculture, 26 per cent
for engineering.
Fi • § • i &3_ Thnre., Nov. 11,1976 The Auburn Plainsman
Group publicizes world hunger problem
Hunger Awareness
Week, a group effort by
the Auburn Hunger
Awareness Association
(AHAA), about 20 Uni­versity
and civic groups
plus some individuals, is
set for Nov. 15-21.
Auburn Mayor Don
Hayhurst proclaimed
Nov. 15-21 Hunger
Awareness Week at a
meeting of AHAA Nov. 8.
The AHAA is a loosely-formed
group started to
promote Hunger Aware­ness
Week. The purpose
of the week, according to
a letter by the AHAA, is
to increase awareness of
local and world hunger
and to plan and partici­pate
in hunger relief,
through canned goods
and money collections.
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group decided what their
part in the week would
be. (See accompanying
list of Hunger Awareness
Week activities.)
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and coordinator,
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number of other fall
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to people and make them
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week's nearness to
Thanksgiving could help
it have more effect.
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postage, publicity and
money for such projects
as fact sheets and movie
rentals. AHAA, involved
organizations and local
donations will absorb
much of the cost.
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Editorials
Playing the game by their rules
Thurs., Nov. 11, 1976 A-4
Honey, if you want to make it in this
world you've got to face up to reality,
and reality is that other folks are going to
cheat on their income tax, play a little
dirty pool, lie and cheat to get ahead.
You've got to play the game by their
rules otherwise you're nowhere."
But if you play "by
you really anywhere?
their rules" are
For many Americans reality has come
to mean acceptance of dishonesty, law
breaking and immorality merely because
they are a part of everyday life—they are
Multi-purpose
How many times have we heard nationally known speakers say, in reference
to the Student Activities Building, "Is this all you have for me to speak in?"
How many times have we strained to hear and see the free Union movies at
Langdon Hall?
Auburn's building and capital improvement priority list was submitted to
the Alabama Commission on Higher Education this week. (See story on page
1.). It did not include a multi-purpose building.
Dr. Philpott, at a student leaders meeting, said the Memorial Coliseum was
built to serve as a multi-purpose facility. But the Coliseum is too dominated
by athletics (as it should be), too large for minor entertainment and unfeasi­ble
for free movies.
Auburn is now forced to rely on Langdon Hall (a fire hazard) and the
Student Activities Building (a dilapidated structure and an embarrassment to ^ •'*' •
A multi-purpose building is recognized as a vital need for Auburn, by X ^ r t l l l S ' U & r L l S c l H p i l * £ r i I I l « * £C
everyone but the top administrators. *
If you have an interest in such a facility contact University administrators
and make your opinion known. If you know someone who can contribute to a
multi-purpose building refer them to the SGA funding committee. Any
change depends on you.
l,SGUAD W | i 0OINO To &A\D RHOD^IA AND .SGWAD %' \S 0OIN6 To HlT WAT
&APTUT CHUKCH IN PU\1N\ OEORfelA/ *
PedMall
Next Tuesday the Faculty Senate will vote on a proposal to extend the
Haley Center concourse by closing off a section of Thach Street, making it a
pedestrian mall. There are a few details faculty and staff members object to,
but overall the proposal is sound and viable. We believe the objections of the
administration are not reason enough to scrap the proposal.
Hopefully, the faculty will see beyond personal inconveniences caused by
the mall and will vote in favor of its passage. Previous pedestrian days have
proved successful and we see no reason why the proposal should not at least
be tried. Improvements cannot be made without experiments.
Escort bus
At an SGA forum Monday night, SGA President Buck Ruffin said a shuttle
bus system was u n d e r . x ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ u m University campus. The
SGA, in coordination^S^e|Un^eraty,|is stujfcig the cost the system
would involve..AsfmtKively.pljined, the: jEhidcprof^be, manned by rep­resentatives
from camp^H^^BliSflip^HHPlHl *• s t 0PP'ng a t central
points on campus:
The PlainsmanjwantS ~ itrauon "for considering this
proposal and urge' theni to cf^everything- possible to bring this system to
Auburn. It could prove to be beneficial to the safety of students on campus.
Campus voting
A proposal to require local Boards of Registrars to set up voter registration
on campuses will be submitted to the Alabama Legislature in its next session.
This bill, together with a law already in effect allowing voter registration,
beginning Jan. 15, would help make the voice of Auburn University
students and faculty heard, as well as providing a service for townspeople.
When the registrars came to campus last spring, more than 1,000 persons
were registered. Students are interested, but for too long they have been de­nied
a voice in the election process because of inconvenient registration times
and the lack of on-campus registration.
With these two innovations, the electoral process will be more equitable
not only for students, but for any Alabama citizen.
TheAuburn
Plainsman
Christy Hudgins, Editor
Ken Edwards, Business Manager
Editorial Board members: Managing Editor, John Car-valho;
Associate Editor, Maureen Drost; News Editor, Betty
Douglass; Features Editor, Susan Harrison; Sports Editor,
Gene Vandiver; Editor and Editorial Board chairman,
Christy Hudgins.
Entertainment Editor, Rick Harmon; Copy Editor, Betsy
Butgereit; Technical Editor, David Boggus; Photographic
Editor, Dan Doughtie.
Asst. News Editors, Lisa Harris and Jackie Romine; Asst.
Features Editor, Carol Williams; Asst. Entertainment Edi­tor,
Dave White; Asst. Copy Editor, Jeanne Regan;
Asst. Photographic Editor, Grant Castleberry; Asst. Sports
Editor, Mike Forchette; Asst. to the Editor, Brad Davis;
Asst. Photographic Editor, Gordon Bugg; Asst. Technical
Editor, Huey Davis; Staff Artist, Kelly Schultz.
Advertising Director, Ken Edwards; Local Advertising
Route Manager, Susan Franklin; Assistant Advertising Route
Manager, Mary Gardiner; Advertising Representative, Jo
Ann Metcalf; Layout specialists, Larry Klein and Thomas
Lloyd; Circulation, Don Powers and Ed Hamff.
The Auburn Plainsman is the student-edited newspaper of
Auburn University. Signed columns represent the opinion of
the writer, while unsigned editorials represent the opinion of
The Plainsman's Editorial Board.
Lauren
Steele
•It looked like a movie set—the lights,
the perched cameras, the block-long row
of fresh, prosperous store fronts, gaily
painted, standing starkly alone above
flat, red Georgia clay.
A crowd milled about, several
thousand strong, as if awaiting instruc­tions
from the director. The mood and
action varied, from consternation to
elation—handwringing to dancing in the
streets.
Yet it wasn't staged in Hollywood; it
happened just 80 miles from Auburn.
The script was written by a tiring and
indecisive electorate, but the jubilation
which engulfed tiny Plains, Ga., was real
indeed.
Election Tuesday I made the trek—the
partisan pilgrimage. Many, like myself
and my comrades, had traveled miles to
witness the shifting of power, to feel the
electricity of the moment. Others had
simply meandered downtown from their
modest houses nearby to watch the
hometown boy make good.
That Jimmy Carter was in Atlanta most
of the night: didn't' seem to bother
anyone. The "townies," many wearing
T-shirts with HOMEFOLK printed across
the front, knew their neighbor, Jimmy
Carter, was with them in spirit.
Out-of-towncrs could be amply enter­tained
by any one of dozens of Carter
relatives, who seemed to turn up
everywhere.
The partisan throng followed election
returns by watching a giant TV screen
hung from the general store. The
imposing ten-foot-high figure of Walter
Cronkite seemed to add more than the
usual authority to his words, and news of
each Carter conquest brought a tumultu­ous
reaction.
Much has been written about Plains,
Ga. —about the sleepy southern town
just beginning to taste sweet fame. A
lot has changed. From what I
understand, Hugh Carter once offered
bargains at his antique store. Last
Tuesday empty Coca-Cola bottles were
offered for sale at the modest price of $3!
Jimmy Carter represents change for
Plains, and more importantly, for air the
other small towns in the South. He
hasn't been entirely successful. While
the largely black Americus High School
Band was encouraged to strike up the old
Democratic standard "Happy Days Are
Here Again" throughout the night,
many of those band members are
excluded from joining the Plains Baptist
Church.
The people of Plains have accepted a
burden—and an opportunity. Like their
famous native son, their every action is
open to national public scrutiny; yet like
Jimmy Carter, they have the opportunity
to grow, to lead the South away from the
negative aspects of its heritage.
Vet despite the awesome responsibili­ties
which converged upon southwestern
Georgia Tuesday past, the beer flowed
freely, pride ran high and a tiny southern
town lived its finest hour.
reality, status quo, general consensus. It
is saying Watergate is justified because
there has been corruption in other ad­ministrations,
and there is nothing wrong
with lying about expenditures in campus
elections because everyone does it.
It's the easy way out, the avenue of
least resistance. Americans are losing
their individuality, finding justification
in the belief that they are not the only
sinners and breakers of laws.
Those same people scoff at the pipe-dreams
of idealists, denigrating them for
being "out of touch with the real
world." But at least there are those who
still have the courage to dream, because
nothing can ever be accomplished with­out
vision...and that my friend is a part
of idealism. When a nation loses its quest
for betterment, when it loses its vision
and idealism, then it slowly strangles it­self
in its own reality.
We are unique human beings, yet we
refuse to try anything in our own
individual style because we fear failure.
Our very inaction is failure though.
And the reality which we are so very
afraid of combatting is a concrete creature
of our own making. If a nation rises one
morning believing it should deal honestly
with all men, then that is reality. If it
rises with thoughts of income tax evasion,
then that is reality.
There is a difference, however, in the
way things are and the way they should
be. And many of these differences are
realized inherently. When people try to
rationalize their actions, they hurt
themselves. They deny themselves the
strength which comes from taking that
harder, yet eventually more rewarding,
course. They deny themselves personal
satisfaction.
What is most disheartening is that it is
not the outgoing - generation which en­sconces
itself most in this philosophy of
justification through mass opinion—it is
the upcoming generation. Business
majors at Auburn shake their heads over
people that would think honesty can get
Christy
Hudgins
the job done, while political science and
engineering majors concur.
You are an able people, capable of
getting the job done without compro­mise—
able to set a new example. Yet,
you thrive on excuses for your behavior.
You cheat on tests when you could make
good grades as easily, just because every­one
else is doing it. You lie because that
is political maneuvering. And you try to
stay so busy you won't have time to think
about what you are doing.
What is important in life? Conformity?
Position? Passing the tests, academic and
otherwise? Power?
Sometimes it's difficult to think
beyond these themes. Sometimes it's
difficult to comprehend anything outside
the narrow sphere to which we have
limited ourselves. The stuff this country
was born of is more, however. It was a
fierce individualism, a belief in ideas and
ideals.
It was a country with a vision. It's time
for America to suck in its gut, get some
backbone and return to some idealism,
and not just in theories or philosophies,
but in the actual practice of government
and business. We fail when we lower
ourselves, sinking ever deeper in a pool
which has grown slimy, stagnant and
foul.
Reality is just what we make it. It is the
raw force of willpower. It is you begin­ning
that domino effect which will even­tually,
level misplaced standards.
Homo sapiens var. bicyclus in danger
The past 70 years or so have witnessed
the emergence of a new sub-species:
Homo sapiens var. bicyclus. The dwarf
variant is distinguishable from the
dominant form, Homo sapiens var.
automobilus primarily by its stunted
means of locomotion, notably the lack of
moving speed and power.
Its very survival is threatened daily on
our streets and highways. I propose
therefore that Homo sapiens var. bicyclus
be placed on our list of endangered
species, and a number of measures be put
into effect to protect this form of life
from extinction. ;?%>1 iMnjjrn
The first and most important feature of
any protective program is public
understanding of the peculiar behavioral
pattern of the threatened group. Cyclists
do certain things that are inconsistent
with or in violation of existing norms and
rules of driving conduct.
They do these apparent violations
simply because they are pedalers and not
drivers. I shall attempt to list these
aberrations in the hope of generating
understanding and a sympathetic re­sponse
on the part of drivers.
1. Cyclists pass stationary cars on the
right side. This occurs most frequently
during rush hours, when dozens of cars
may be bottled up in front of a red traffic
light.
The cyclist has three options in such a
situation: he can wait, he can pass on
the left side or he can pass on the right
side. Waiting is counter­productive,
since the cars often bottle up
again before the cyclist can reach the
intersection. Passing on the left side is an
invitation to suicide, with cars rushing
past from two opposing directions.
Guest
Ted
Kramer
I
Passing from the right side thus remains
the logical choice.
Sympathetic drivers are urged to leave
a foot or so between^their cars and the
curb and to signal for their cars and the
curb and to signal for intended, 'right
turns. Municipalities should regularly clip
shrubs and low trees over the curb.
2. Cyclists cross red traffic lights. This
is a big no-no, and a clear violation of
traffic rules. Yet it is the safest course of
action in some traffic situations for the
cyclist. Cyclists may do this during rush
hours to get ahead of and away from the
onrush of cars when the light turns
green. The cyclist has 100 per cent
visibility and far better stop-go control
than the driver. This behavior is certainly
not to be encouraged on the part of
children and inexperienced cyclists, but is
often the safer course of action on the
part of experienced pedalers.
3. Cyclists weave and appear off
balance. This is associated with uphill
biking. Drivers are urged to give wider
berth to a cyclist uphill than on level or
downhill ground.
Consider now your emotional response
to cyclists. Do you honk your horn when
passing a friend or acquaintance on a
bicycle? Reserve the use of your horn for
threatening dogs and not as a form of
greeting.
Do you think of bikers as "kids,"
"hippies," economically underprivileged
or as a nuisance on the road? Some of
the above attitudes prevail even among
bicycler retailers, who advertise their
27-inch wares as "boys's and girl's."
The contributions of biking to tne
•solution of traffic and parking problems,
the reduction of air pollution and energy
saving should be all too familiar to
everyone. The unexpected empty
parking lot you find may be due to
someone riding his bicycle.
According to Issac Assimov, the
Advance Martian Space Exploratory Party
reported to headquarters that the earth
was inhabited by multicolored boxes,
emitting a foul smell and each parasitized
by one or more big-headed wormlike
creatures.
Let us hope that the second
Exploratory Party will correct this error
and be able to report on both subspecies
of the earth's ruling inhabitants.
Crossing the street can be risky
More and more, the possibility of part
of the campus being closed off to traffic
is proving to be feasible.
The All-Pedestrian Day two years ago
was an example of a good idea being
overdone. If you remember, almost all of
the campus was closed to traffic for one
day.
Pedestrians commented on how great it
was to cross streets without looking both
ways, and the quiet, but as for conveni­ence,
the idea has severe drawbacks.
Last year's week-long Ped Mall was
better, as two major pedestrian areas,
Thach Street in front of Haley Center and
Roosevelt Street, bordering the Com­mons,
were closed to traffic.
According to John McCarthy, 6CE,
who is working with traffic studies for the
SGA, last year's Ped Mall could be made
permanent, and is one of two proposals
he would support should the administra­tion
decide to close part of the campus to
traffic.
The other proposal goes into action
winter quarter, if all goes well. This
would only have Thach Avenue closed off
from the Social Center to Tiger Street.
Both plans could conceivably be made
permanent. McCarthy said, "As a driver,
I ought not be driving throught Thach
Avenue anyway."
He is correct. There are many alternate
routes which can be used: Roosevelt,
Magnolia, Glenn and Samford Avenues,
for example.
Simple consideration on the part of
drivers should lead them to avoid Thach
Avenue, especially during class changes,
when students are naturally crossing the
street more.
Closing off Thach would ensure safe
passage for these students.
John
Carvalho
Dr.- William Transue of the University
Traffic and Parking Committee also sup­ports
some kind of permanent ped mall,
saying, "I like the idea of getting the cars
out of the middle of the campus as pro­posed."
He added, "I kind of hope something
like ped mall goes through. It is going to
close an important street in the city,
which means some people will have to
drive around a bit more. Hopefully, it'll
chase a few of them off.
The true test will come Tuesday, when
the Faculty Senate votes on it. No one is
making any predictions on whether the
proposal will pass, but John Bush, chair­man
of the Student Senate Traffic and
Parking Committee, says, "If they ap­prove,
it, it'll help a lot."
The Faculty Senate should pass the
proposal to close off Thach Avenue only.
A permanent all-pedestrian mall is feasi­ble.
Layne Carruth, last year's Traffic and
Parking chairman, estimated that there
arc 8000 pedestrians for every 300 cars on
Thach.
There are other roads to drive on, and
these will be publicized if the winter
quarter ped mall is passed.
Given the information and alterna­tives,
Auburn University should strongly
consider closing off Thach, making cross­ing
the street between classes a less risky
proposition. CHARGE!
7/ 's no crime to be handicapped
Letters Thura., Nov. 11,1976 A-5
Change^
Editor, The Plainsman: *•
Let's think for a minute about the
results of the City Council election runoff
in Ward 2, Place 2. Walter Giddens, the
incumbent, won with 155 votes. Phillip
Frctwell got 105 votes. Giddens won by
only 50 votes. Fretwcll, the candidate
most of the students supported, should
not have lost in a ward heavily populated
with students.
But he did lose, because City Council
elections are held in August, and the
runoffs Sept. 14, when most of the
students are not here to vote.
Only a small amount of people (255)
voted in Ward 2 in the runoff election.
But that was in the summer (and during
the break, when no students are here). If
the elections were held in the fall, Phillip
Fretwell would have won.
Fretwell promised representative gov­ernment.
He wanted a townsperson and
a student on every block in Ward 2 to
talk to the constituents, then report to
him on what the people wanted. He
promised to be an active councilman,
working for all of us in Ward 2.
It is too bad Phillip Fretwell lost. In
other words, it is too bad elections are
held in the summer.
But let's not lose hope. At least we
now have someone in City Council who
will work hard to change the date of city
elections to a time when all students can
vote. Yes, I'm talking about Walter
Giddens. He promised to help change
the election date for the students when
he spoke to the Ward 2 audience at the
League of Women Voters campaign
speech rally.
Let's help Walter Giddens change the
date of City Council elections.
Lloyd Malone, 3VA
Did you ever wonder what it's like to
be deaf—to be part of that segment of
our society which is handicapped?
Probably not, unless you tried covering
up your ears. Because I'm deaf, I'm
going to tell you what it's like to live in a
world that is sometimes insensitive to the
feelings of people like me.
It's no crime to be deaf. Yet at times I
have almost felt like a criminal wearing
my hearing aid in public. Strangers
would stare, and I'd get so embarrassed
and humiliated that I'd remove the thing
when I thought no one was looking. I'd
put it in my pocket where it couldn't be
seen or draw unwanted attention.
That's one of the advantages of
deafness: you can display it or hide it,
Russell
Nolen
like a secret. But sometimes you can also
make a fool out of yourself.
Once I was in a store and a saleslady
walked up behind me. She asked if she
could help me, but since I didn't know
she was there I didn't say anything. She
kept talking to me—I don't know how
long— until I turned around.
I mumbled, "Just looking" and
hurried away to another part of the store.
Column is incorrect
Editor, The Plainsman:
May I make one small correction to the
article on the IFC and the Homecoming
concert? Rick Harmon notes "Auburn
students weren't even born when Sam
the Sham recorded 'Wooley Bully.'"
While I have no way of knowing when
he recorded the song, I have a strong
reason to believe that Auburn students of
today were very much alive when the
song was popular. "Wooley Bully" by
Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs was,
according to one authority, the fourth
biggest rock and roll song in the United
States in 1965.
Joseph Kicklighter
Assistant Professor of History
7/ 's your show now Carter campaigners
Editor, The Plainsman
This letter is mwc appropriately
addressed to those people who voted for
Mr. Carter. I plan on working for and
with the new administration as far as I
am able and as far as my political
convictions will let me. However, as a
supporter of President Ford and a
Republican I should like to present the
following: It seems in the last four years
I have had to answer personally for all
actions taken or not taken by former
President Nixon and President Ford.
Therefore, I hold the supporters of
President-elect Carter personally respons­ible
for all his actions. I never said. "My
president, right or wrong" as many
people implied through the years.
Therefore, I want the supporter:, of Mr.
Carter to be able to say to themselves
that, "Maybe he's wrong on that point."
I said that on many occasions.
The new administration has proposed
many changes in and programs for the
Federal Government. Thus far I can only
perceive one issue that will no longer be
in the forefront. That is the one of the
draft evaders and dodgers. At last
something will be done. I am not saying
that I will necessarily agree with any
actions taken or not taken by Mr. Carter;
it is just that "I" will no longer bear the
responsibility of keeping them out of the
country.
Please, supporters ot Mr. Carter, don't
disappear into the woodwork now that
your man is on his way into the White
House. It's your show now for the next
four years and you'll have to answer.
Remember that.
Jack Early Jr., 4AC
Chairman
Auburn University Young Republicans
I wasn't aware of it, but she followed me.
When I stopped to look at something,
she began the whole thing again. When
I turned around, I was so shocked and
insulted that I left the store. To this day
I steer clear of salespersons whenever I
enter a store.
Why didn't I simply tell her I was
deaf? Well, I do it sometimes, but the
word embarrasses me. Deaf. Doesn't it
sound just awful? Our thoughtless society
teaches us to abhor such words.
It also teaches disapproval of hearing
aids. I learned that while I had mine; I
quit wearing it when I was 14. Besides, it
didn't help me that much. Mostly it
just buzzed, like a little machine. Even
though it was prescribed to me by an
audiologist, it was useless. I must point
out that these gadgets do help some deaf
people, but there are some audiologists
who sell hearing aids just for the money.
One thing I'm not ashamed of is my
speech. I talk pretty well. I do, however,
have noticeable flaws. It's hard to place
accents on words, and I frequently leave
out a sound when I say a word—such as
an V. I do this because I can't hear
myself speaking and therefore can't tell if
I've pronounced something correctly
unless I'm concentrating on my speech.
Lip-reading is my biggest problem.
Since various people speak in different
ways, I must constantly adjust to their
individual styles. Some people are easy
to lip-read; others aren't. A moustache
can hide a man's upper lip and someone
with braces can't speak normally since his
mouth movements are restricted. Add to
this my mistakes—like mixing up the
word 'beat' for bet, mean, bed or
beads—and maybe I'll end up cockeyed
someday.
Yet despite the many individual faults
I carry with my deafness coupled with the
additional burden of a scornful society
that underestimates the abilities of the
handicapped, I stop short of being
ashamed of the way I am. I've learned to
accept it. I don't mind "being"
deaf—it's almost something to spark
pride.
It takes guts for someone to make
something out of his life even though his
is handicapped. Life's a challenge.
When someone is confronted with a
challenge, he should do his very best to
win.
I know life's a challenge. I want to
prove many things. I want to help other
deaf people see they are not really
different from "normal" people—they
are as strong and intelligent as others are.
I want to learn to live without depending
on someone else to do everything for me.
I can only do my best.
I believe I'm making progress. That is
important. Because of the progress made
by those before me, I'm not locked up in
a back bedroom by an ashamed family.
I'm not fed through the crack of a locked
door. I'm not referred to in hushed
tones among others as the "crazy one."
So progress counts. Whatever I can dc
to help other people see that the
handicapped are capable of doing many
things is a score for my side—and a hope
for a better future.
It's not a personal triumph. Rather,
it's a triumph for people like me who
wonder if life is worth living in a world
where the capabilities of the handicapped
are underscored by people who think the
handicapped are only good for sweeping
floors.
Maybe sor"«*day this prejudice against
the handicapped will vanish. Maybe not.
But I am trying to tear down that barrier,
and so are many other people like me.
Someday we'll succeed.
Voters made a big mistake
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please send rt over by caW Vem know How unnriiable mail
delivery is today!'
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Editor, The Plainsman:
While President Ford and Jimmy
Carter were vigorously sweeping the
country for political support, there was
another campaign going on. Republicans
and Democrats alike petitioned all
Americans to get out and vote. The
campaign was a success.
And yet, in the light of the election's
outcome, 1 think that the success was
only superficial. Should not the plea for
voters have been a plea for well informed
voters? Jimmy Carter's victory is a
frightening result of a mass of ignorant
Democrats should agree to disagree
The election is over. My man lost.
Bitter? I guess I am bitter. But
bitterness is futile. Back to normal now.
Time to forgive and forget, right?
Wrong. It is time to forgive and
accept what has happened; true. But
forget? NO! Gerald Ford's candidacy
has ended. But the principles, ideals and
opinions that led his supporters to him in
the first place are as present and pressing
as ever.
Obviously, those who supported Ford
disagreed with much of what Carter had
to say. But all of Carter's own supporters
die not agree with him on each and every
issue, either. For these two groups, their
cause is not lost. To the contrary, their
opinions and the extent to which they
are vocalized are just as important now as
ever. In order for a democratic
government to function best, the
citizenry must be part of the decision­making
process.
So it is not time to resign ourselves to
letting government return to its own
detached, unobserved path. There is no
reason why the fervor and interest
generated by the presidential campaigns
needs to once again yield to apathy.
The Carter years can be fruitful ones
for America, but not if they are
conducted as we have been told they will
be. It is time for all of America to let its
views be known with the good of all
America in mind. But various planks of
the Carter-Democratic platform reflect
instead the separate, self-serving interests
of special interest groups; this is
understandable since kowtowing probab­ly
won the election for him. But there is
a price to pay for this, and it may come at
the expense of the rest of America.
For example, it is understandable why
Carter seems to be a dupe of organized
labor, one very well-known special-inter­est
group. I may be naive; I may be
wrong. But it's hard to believe that most
Americans support the repeal of Section
14-B of the Taft-Hartley Act, common-site
picketing or, when its implications
are known, the Humphrey-Hawkins Bill.
Yet these are all stated objectives of the
upcoming administration (also of organ­ized
labor—not coincidentally).
Unless the bulk of the electorate
indicates that they, as opponents of these
measures, are more powerful than the
special interests that support such bills,
the realization of such laws appears
imminent.
Section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley Act
provides that states may legislate laws to
protect the right of employers to hire
non-union labor, and consequently the
right of non-union labor to work.
But Carter said, "I think 14-B should
be repealed, which would permit the
abolition of right-to-work laws, and if
Congress passes such legislation, I'll be
glad to sign it."
It doesn't take much argument to
convince a person that it is grossly unjust
to discriminate against someone in
employment because he does not belong
Mark
Winne
to a labor union—particularly when the
employer doesn't have any say in the
discrimination. Unions have made their
goals known; the rest of the public must
make their opinions known.
The Democrats have also embraced the
cause of common-site picketing which
would allow one local union with a
grievance against one contractor at a
multi-contractor site to shut down the
entire site by strike. With such a practice
made legal (it was ruled an illegal
secondary boycott by the Supreme Court
in 1951), unions could control entire
industries. And do not think that a
pro-common-site-picketing bill's passage
is unlikely. It took a Ford veto to halt an
earlier proposal.
Here again, special interests are catered
to at the expense—both financially and
figuratively—of the public. But what
else do we deserve if we quietly stand for
such things?
The Humphrey-Hawkins bill would
supposedly provide a job for any able
American while unemployment exceeds a
certain figure (probably 3 per cent). The
jobs would be temporary, apparently
with small futures.But even beyond this,
the effect on our economic system could
be devastating. The jobs, estimated to
number up to one million with a $30
billion per year price tag, would result in
more government spending, which would
probably lead to tax increases or, as the
Republican platform suggested, deficit
spending and inflation, any of which
would lead to the decreased buying
power of the public. As this decreased,
so would demand and the number of
workers needed to satisfy that demand.
So far, this means more unemployment
and more inflation. With this added
unemployment, the government, in
adherence to the program, takes more
into its own employ (and incidentally
becomes more socialist). The private
sector, the heart of free-enterprise, is
weakened.
The list of issues goes on: national
health care, amnesty for illegal aliens, tax
reform—all areas in which the will of the
public could play a decisive role in the
upcoming administration. The crux of
the matter is that while we have resolved
the question of who will lead us, we have
not resolved the issues.
Do not think that trouble is not
imminent. We have a frightening
Democratic platform, a Democratic
president-elect and a Democratic Con­gress,
whose members aren't eager to
have their credibility challenged next
election for going back on promises.
I will admit that the president-elect is
sensitive to the will of the people; he
proved that in the manner in which he
decided how he was going to stand on
the issues. But realizing that Carter is a
compassionate leader, public opinion is
bound to affect his decision-making.
Of course, the majority is often wrong.
But to keep this a government of the
people, an informed, conscientious and
vocal citizenry is necessary. Carter will
not be totally to blame if he steers us
the wrong way. The brunt of the blame
will lie with us for failing to contribute to
the governmental process—in essence, for
apathy.
voters jumping on the bandwagon.
The time has come to reassess the value
of voting purely for the sake of statistics,
for this election has shown clearly that an
uninformed voter is worse than no voter
at all.
The mistake that was made on Nov. 2
will not manifest itself until January. But
what can we do after inflation again
becomes double-digit, medicine is
socialized, defense spending drops
dangerously low and deficit spending
looms frighteningly high? Should we
' declare Jimmy Carter unfit for office and
have him impeached? Heaven forbid! I
hate to think of the terrible fate which
would await us were Walter Mondale to
step up as president. The question
remains—what can we do?
It was suggested that we will at least be
able to laugh at the folly of a Democratic
president at the helm of a Democratic
Congress. But when January comes, who
will be laughing?
It is clear that Americans have voted
themselves into a predicament. But at
least we should learn from our mistakes.
After a short prayer to Saint Jude, the
patron saint of lost causes, we should
resolve to never again coax the
uninformed masses to the polls to cast
their uninformed votes.
Instead let the masses hibernate in
their apathetic ignorance. Maybe
America will never again make a mistake
like the one she made on Nov. 2, 1976.
Larry G. Hegi, 2EE
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Carter article inaccurate
Editor, The Plainsman: .
A geographical reference in the Nov. 4
issue of The Plainsman took me by
surprise. The front page story read:
"Texas was Carter's only win west of the
Mississippi River, Ford taking all the
plains and western states."
I was shocked to learn, that the
government's course-altering stream
channelization program had been so
effective. The Mississippi River I knew
used to lie "East" of Louisiana,
Arkansas, Missouri, Hawaii and most of
Minnesota—all states which President­elect
Carter carried.
While Mr. Ford did carry a majority of
the plains and western states, it is not
necessary to diminish Mr. Carter's close,
but not-that-close victory.
Lauren C. Steele, 3LJM
'If you want to leave the country, do it'
Editor, The Plainsman:
The presidential election is over, and
Jimmy Carter will be our next president.
Anyone who wants to leave the country
because of his victory ought to. As a
voter I personally had more confidence in
President Ford and voted for him, but
the reality is there—Jimmy Carter won.
If you have different opinions about
what this country needs, air them where
they can be constructive. Don't pollute
this campus with jokes about assassina­tion,
communism or economic disaster,
because when you do all your fears will
become reality, not because of some new
programs instituted by a new leader and
not because the Russians will march into
Auburn, but because of a petty,
pessimistic outlook on the future.
And if the youth of this country
concedes the potential of our future, then
Mr. Carter will be a failure because we
will be deserving of little more than
failure.
Bill Marsh, 1AEC
We finally learned from the Bicentennial
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Maureen
Drost
I've been doubtful for several months
that many U.S. citizens would learn
much from this Bicentennial. But the
voter turnout in the Nov. 2 election
changed my opinion.
I thought many people would be
absorbed by the super abundance of red,
white and blue on everything from
clothes to trash cans and blinded by the
fireworks to the really important points
which could be learned from the
Bicentennial.
A lot has happened in our 200 years as
a democratic nation. We were born and
received our initial growth under such
leaders as Thomas Jefferson, John
Adams, George Washington, Benjamin
Franklin and Patrick Henry. Our physical
boundaries grew as did our democracy
until the time of the Civil War when we
were divided and though scarred through
this experience, we eventually came to
realize it takes many people to develop
this nation and we should appreciate each
other more.
The basic element to be remembered
though is that we were born and still are
a democratic nation. And this
democracy can only be preserved through
the efforts of the people, by their
expressions of pleasure or displeasure at
the way government is run.
And I was really afraid the U.S. people
would fail in their preservation of
democracy by not fulfilling their all
important duty as citizens—to vote for
the person they felt would best fulfill the
democratic ideals on which this country is
based.
But the people came through.
Fifty-five percent of those eligible voted,
which was surprising in view of the 40 per
cent turnout predicted. In fact some
states such as Florida, Illinois, Massachu­setts,
Michigan and Virginia may have
had record turnouts. In Iowa, New York
and Michigan the turnout was so large
some polls were kept open for an hour or
more after their scheduled closing times.
Many reasons are given for the large
turnout such as good weather, displeasure
with the government, local issues, the
pollsters' and media predictions and the
Democratic voter registration campaign.
But the most important point was that
people voted.
But we can't stop with voting, there
are several other ways people can further
the democratic interests of the United
States. They can keep up with their
government through the media—news­paper,
television and radio. People can
also write letters to editors and to their
local, state and Federal government
officials. And they can also become
involved in their local governments
through such groups as committees,
school boards and city and town councils.
July 4 I read "I Am The Nation," an
essay on the United States, and several
concepts in that essay express for me the
fulfillment of the Bicentennial through
the action of those voters.
"Yes, I am the nation, and...I was
conceived in freedom and God willing, in
freedom I will spend the rest of my days.
May I possess the integrity, the courage
and the strength to keep myself
unshackled, to remain a citadel of
freedom and a beacon of hope to the
world."
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Police * disgust1 her
Editor, The Plainsman:
I was involved in a recent incident with
the campus security department to
which, I feel, some attention should be
given. I had a required film viewing for
one of my classes which I had to attend at
the library last Tuesday. The film began
at 3 p.m., and knowing that I would be
out until after dark, I drove my car there
and parked it in the library parking lot.
When I returned to it, there was a
familiar looking slip of paper on my
windshield. Well, so much for the
background info....Here is my gripe.
I decided to talk to the police chief and
explain the circumstances surrounding
my being parked there. I explained to
him that the only reason I was at the
library was because of my class
requirement to which he said that I
should have walked. That was not
an unreasonable reply, but then I told
him that it would have meant my
walking back to the dorm alone after
dark through an unlighted area.
To put it mildly, I was shocked when
he came back at me with "I can't exactly
destroy parking zones or provide an escort
service, so I guess you'll have o walk
across campus alone at night."
I fully realize what a hassle it must be
to have to listen to paranoid girls ranting
about rape. I ask you, though: Is it that
unreasonable when we aren't even
allowed to take preventive measures
against this type of incident without
being penalized? It is not the ticket that
bothers me because I realize I was
"breaking the law" being there.
It is the insensitive and arrogant
attitude exhibited by our pompous police
chief that disgusts me. I think it is time
to evaluate our priorities if Auburn is to
start placing parking zones and dollar
tickets abnve students' safety. Auburn
Campus "Security"? The name itself is
a farce.
Martha Watren, 2PM
Editor, The Plainsman
To commemorate the upcoming
Hunger Awareness Week set for Nov.
15-21, I, as a member of the Auburn
Hunger Awareness Association, would
like to call your attention to a few
things.
The Auburn Hunger Awareness Associ­ation
(AHAA) has been diligently
planning a wide array of activities
through various organizations to be
materialized the week of Nov. 15-21.
Now, before all of us tune out, one note
must be made. Their intentions are not
to force everyone to starve themselves to
death, nor are they attempting to solve
the entire world hunger problem in a
week by exploiting Auburn students.
However, their intention is to
hopefully provide enough information
and activiry to illustrate to the Auburn
community that a hunger problem "does
indeed" exist in the world today. It's
something that most of us are unaware of
due to several reasons, the primary one
being that most of us have neither
observed nor experienced hunger in an
extteme sense. It's not a nice thing to
see, and it is a veritable fact that we do
block these kinds of things out of our
minds.
What the AHAA organization would
like more than anything is that people,
during the week of Nov. 15-21, open
their minds a bit and contemplate the
situation of world hunger.
In doing so, it is hoped that all of us
will see that it is indeed all over the
world, and especially that it is indeed
something we would never care to
experience.
Take the time to assess the situation,
become aware of the problem, and in our
own special ways, try to do something
about it.
Whether it be an action-oriented food
drive, fund drive or a personal conviction
to just simply care a little more, the
Hunget Awareness Association hopes
the entire Auburn community will a'
least take a little time during the week to
educate themselves toward a more
integrated education and awareness
the world hunger problem.
All of us will be amazed, it is
speculation, at how much can be done
simply opening our minds, our hea
our eyes and our ears.
Mark B. Connors, 6C.
Letters to the editor must be re­ceived
by 5 p.m. Sunday at The
Plainsman office, Auburn Union
basement. Please type and double
space, limiting total words to 300.
Some form of identification should
be presented with the letter. Please
include your telephone number.
WEGL outlines policies
for service announcement
The Plainsman welcomes the
correction of any content error. To
submit a correction either call
(826-4130) or write: Managing
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
Auburn Union, Auburn, Ala.
36830.
Editor. The Plainsman:
First of all, let me set fotth my qualifi­cations
to wrire this letter. I have worked
at WEGL since winter quarter 1973—
nearly four years, nearly twelve quarters. I
have worked in all departments—news,
music, announcing, production and
management.
I have been at the station from the
days of top-40 to the present. I am now
the producrion manager for WEGL, a
position which gives me the responsibility
of maintaining the quality of our
in-house productions and for the public
service announcements (PS/.s) that we ait.
Which brings to mind an article in The
Plainsman of Oct. 21, 1976, about the
SGA evaluation of WEGL. And I quote:
"The committee will...see...if enough
student events and public announce­ments
are being relayed." Let me set
forth the policy of WEGL on PSAs. We
will broadcast all PSA material brought
to us, from any campus organization and
any non-profit organization regardless of
where it is located. All we ask is that you
give us one week's time (for the reason to
be stated below).
This has been the policy during my
administration and during that of my
predecessor, Paul Peterson. The only
reason I request a one-week notice is so I
can give the announcement time to be
broadcast more than once or twice, not so
I can let the PSA sit around for a week
while I twiddle my thumbs and watch it
mold.
Due to the volume of PSA material,
we cannot guarantee adequate air time
for each unless we have this week to work
with. To give you some idea of the
volume, so far this quarter (as of Oct. 31)
we have broadcast 96 PSAs, and at that
date we had 43 being broadcast in a
rotation system.
That gave us a total of 139 PSAs at
that date. As of this writing, that
number is probably well over 175. If you
feel that this is not enough, I invite you
to ask the other stations in the area the
same question.
Tune us in (91.1 FM, in caseyou don't
know yet) and listen for a few days—you
may be pleasantly surprised at the variety
of music you hear. We think that there
is something there you will like—but
more on that next week.
Lloyd E. Townsendjr., -If! I.
Production Managei, WEGL
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Multi-purpose building needed
Ediror, The Plainsman:
Just like the University was
shortsighted in its plans to
carpet the library and resur­face
the Coliseum floor, it is
exhibiting hindsight in plac­ing
a multi-purpose building
at such a low priority.
Within a couple of years
the Student Act Building will
be razed for more academic
space—what then? And why
is it that so many other Uni­versities
can have adequate
facilities and we can't? Such a
structure should rank before a
new'B&G building.'
Paige Long, 4GFL
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J Trash transformation revived
Interest in recycling rises
Photography: Dan Ooughtic
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Career exploration helps
student pick occupation
By Stephanie Wolfe
Plainsman Staff Writer
Career Explorations, a
program designed to help
college students choose
occupations, will be held
in the Auburn Union
January 25-27 with lec­ture
times from 7-9 p.m.
Laurey Hartwell,
3RSB, has been coordina­ting
the career program
with Kay Owens, 4PL,
and Debbie Wehl, 4EEE.
The basic idea of "Ca­reer
Explo" is to have
speakers from each
school talk on certain
aspects of their job. Each
speaker will try to cover
the education and exper­ience
they obtained prior
to their job, and the
actual steps involved in
locating and landing the
job. Pros and cons of
various occupations will
be discussed, giving the
student a realistic view.
"For example," Hart-well
says, "a lawyer
could state the various
law areas such as ca­reers
in general law,
corporate law, trial law,
international law and so
on."
The SGA sponsored
event will feature tables
and displays set up for
student information and
direction on filling out
resumes by Student De­velopment
Services and
on prospective jobs by
the Placement Office.
The officers of each
school are primarily re­sponsible
for selecting
the speakers concerning
their respective school.
By Pete Nice
Plainsman Staff Writer
Recycling has seen a
revival in Auburn lately,
thanks to the help of
several state and local
agencies.
The Auburn chapters
of the Alabama Conser­vancy,
the Auburn Paper
Recycling Committee
and the Auburn Beautifi-cation
Council are in­volved
in the recycling
effort.
Also, ,'n conjunction
with the Beautification
Council, the Auburn
Chamber of Commerce is
backing an aluminum
drive and structuring a
paper recycling pro­gram.
Of the three major
types of recycling in
Auburn—aluminum, pa­per
and glass, paper and
aluminum are the most
actively recycled.
Glass recycling has
been slow in Auburn. "In
the past, glass in the
form of clear bottles was
sent to Montgomery to be
melted down and used
again," said Caroline
Carr, state board mem­ber
in the Auburn chap­ter
of the Conservancy.
"But due to the rise in
gasoline cost, it became
too expensive to contin­ue,"
she said. The price
of glass recently rose
from one cent per pound
to one-and-a-half cents
per pound, and colors
such as green and brown
can now be recycled.
"With this slight price
increase and the greater
variety of bottles that
can be recycled, it is
possible to start a drive
and not lose any money
in the process," Carr
said. At this price, an
individual could receive
$30 for a ton of glass.
Several years ago, stu­dents
formed an organi­zation
called Action E-cology.
The organization
initiated paper recycling
on the Auburn campus.
The paper market was
booming at the-'time.
Buildings and Grounds
director Colonel Lin wood
E. Funchess purchased a
$10,000 paper baling ma­chine.
Soon after the pur­chase
the market for
recycled products dimin­ished,
terminating the
Action Ecology group
and leaving a paper bal­er
to gather cobwebs on
the southern edge of
campus.
Most of the paper being
recycled today in Auburn
is newspaper. On cam­pus,
computer cards are
also successfully being
recycled.
The Auburn Paper Re­cycling
Committee and
the Beautification Coun­cil
have arranged for a
paper truck to collect
paper in the north park­ing
lot of the Village Mall
on the Opelika Highway.
When the truck is full,
the papers are taken to a
plant in Georgia for pro­cessing.
The going price
for paper is 75 cents for
100 pounds or $22 a ton.
Andy LaMar, manager
of the Village Mall and
member fo the Paper
Recycling Committee,
said, "It takes one to
three months for the
truck to fill up. Local
high school groups help
move accumulated paper
so the truck is easier to
load."
Aluminum recycling is
handled by a mobile
recycling unit which
comes to the Memorial
Coliseum parking lot.
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The Auburn Plainsman Thurs., Nov. 11, 1976 A-8
Rape: Panel covers prevention to prosecution
By Landis McGauhey
Plainsman Staff Writer
A six-member panel and a capacity crowd in Union
Ballroom met Oct. 20 to discuss rape prevention,
prosecution and self-defense.
Pam Horowitz, an attorney at Birmingham's
Southern Poverty Law Center, gave Alabama's legal
definition of rape as "carnal knowledge, by force,
without consent."
Horowitz said the following myths surround rape:
Women are naturally vindictive and will accuse an
innocent sex partner of rape. Women want to be
raped, and wearing provocative clothing is proof.
Unchaste women consent to intercourse in any
circumstance, so only chaste women are raped.
Therefore, the myth continues, if any woman with a
reputation of unchastity accuses someone of rape,
she wasn't raped. A woman, if married, is property
of her husband and all women should be chaste, so
raper is a violation of woman's chastity and man's
property rights.
A seminar handout sheet stated other myths.
Among them is the idea of rape as a crime of sex,
rather than a crime of violence that victimizes girls
and women of all ages. Another myth is the theory
that only insane men rape.
Dr. Darlene Hunter of University Health Services
was moderator of the seminar panel, and said
additional ideas and social traditions have worked
against women to make them vulnerable.
"Women are raped because of vulnerability.
Women are brought up playing with dolls and taught
to be nice, gentle and considerate, while men learn to
fight back," Dr. Hunter said. She advocates self
defense training for girls and women to make them
less vulnerable.
Horowitz said nationwide there are fewer convic­tions
for rape than any other felony. One reason is a
minority of states, including Alabama, require
corroborating evidence in rape cases. Corroborating
evidence, such as eyewitness testimony or a doctor's
testimony, supplements testimony of the plaintiff.
Another problem for Alabama victims is evidence
concerning the plaintiffs "sex life" is admissible by
the defense. Horowitz says this supposedly
substantiates whether a woman is apt to give consent
to an assailant.
Resistance and the absence of consent are
necessary for an act to be legally termed "rape."
Because of the admissibility of such evidence,
Horowitz said many women are reluctant to
prosecute, for fear of putting themselves on trial as
well as the defendent.
Horowitz then referred to a recent study which
indicates women, because of fear, may naturally
submit to an attacker. Hunter emphasized this when
she said, "Boys grow up rough and tumble, slugging
it out. But a girl doesn't learn to react quickly."
A victim must also report a rape immediately after
the incident occurs, if she hopes to prosecute. But the
study shows this is unnatural, because of severe
physical and psychological shock caused by rape.
Horowitz said Alabama juries have been reluctant
to convict accused rapists because, until recently, a
rape conviction carried a mandatory sentence of
death, or life imprisonment. The mandatory
sentence is now 10 years to life.
A bill has been introduced before the Alabama
legislature that would make four separate crimes, by
degree, of the presently single crime of rape.
Sentences would vary with the degree of the offense.
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Rape
AU student escapes attack, cautions women
By Susan Harrison
Features Editor
' 'People who have
never experienced al­most
being raped say
that you will get over it
soon," she said. "They
are crazy; you may learn
to live with it, but I don't
think you ever get over it
completely."
The girl who made this
statement sat in her
dorm room with a friend
and calmly related an
incident that occurred in
May, 1976, about 11:30
p.m. She prefers to
remain anonymous.
"I had been to my
boyfriend's trailer and
then to McDonald's. On
my way back to the
dorm, I slowed down to
look for a parking place.
As I did, I noticed a truck
behind me also slow
down. I didn't think
much about it and finally
found a parking place in
a C-Zone across from
Comer.
"I opened my door and
reached over to get my
books. I heard footsteps
and when I turned a-round,
a guy was stand­ing
right at my car door.
"He told me to scoot
over and I told him to
leave me alone. Then he
pulled out a knife and I
didn't argue with him
any longer," she said.
It seems the truck
which the girl had no­ticed
behind her earlier
had passed her car as
she parked and then
parked about 10 parking
spaces up from her.
"Unfortunately, I was in
no position to protect
myself. My knees were
under the steering wheel
and I had
my hands.
my books in
' 'He pushed me over to
the passenger side of the
car and held the knife at
my stomach. He told me
that he would kill me if I
didn't do what he told me
to do.
"The whole time I was
trying to think of how I
could get out of this. The
first thing I could think of
was get both of us out of
the car and maybe I
could run.
"I asked him, 'Why
don't we go somewhere
where we will be more
comfortable?' He didn't
fall for that and told me
to give him my keys."
As she bent over to get
the keys from her purse,
which was in the floor­board,
she noticed a man
walking from the library
toward the parking lot.
She already had her keys
out but she told the man
that they were the wrong
ones.
So she bent over again
and then pushed her door
open. After quite a
struggle in which she
obtained some bruises,
she jumped out and
screamed.
"I was so lucky that
this guy who was walking
near the car wasn't one
of those who 'doesn't
want to get involved.' He
screamed out, 'What's
going on?' and the guy
with the knife got out of
the car and started run­ning."
Two people who were
studying in Comer said
they heard the girl
scream, saw a man run
away, hide under a truck
for a few minutes and
then drive off.
A nightwatchman
walked up shortly after
the guy ran off and said
he saw the man run
away. He walked the girl
back to her dorm and
reported the incident to
the campus police.
The next day Auburn
Police asked the girl to
come look at their pic­ture
files, answer some
questions and help them
make a composite.
"They were all very
concerned about me and
about finding the person
who tried to assault me.
For weeks, officers, de­tectives
and my boy­friend
took me to see if I
could identify any trucks
as the one that followed
me but I couldn't.
"At the Police Depart­ment,
they told me that
my composite was al­most
the same as an­other
girl had given
them. That girl had been
raped two days earlier in
her apartment.
"As far as I know, they
never found the guy,"
she said.
The girl went to see the
psychiatrist at Student
Services once upon re­commendation
of her
boyfriend and another
friend. She said the
psychiatrist was very
helpful.
"He didn't ask me a lot
of questions; he just let
me talk and that helped
me a lot."
The girl described the
man as about 35 years
old, fairly large framed
and with no distinguish­ing
marks, although he
did have a mustache.
She said he was dressed
somewhat like a con­struction
worker.
"I had never seen trim
before and I don'< think
I've seen him since.
Once'' this summer, I
thought I saw him and it
scared me to death. But
this was in Florida, and
I assumed that it wasn't
him.
"For a while after that
night, I wouldn't go out
at night with anyone—not
even my boyfriend. I
never go anywhere by
myself at night and a lot
of times I carry a pair of
scissors in my pocket.
Immediately after the
incident, I was scared to
even walk to class in the
daylight.
"I wasn't raped and I
was lucky but it scared
me away from sex for a
while. I'm glad I was
dating someone because
he took it very slowly
and I'm okay now.
"If I hadn't had some­one
like that, I can't say
that I'd be frigid, but it
would be very hard for
me to have any kind of
sexual relations with
anyone.
"Even now I scrutinize
every male I see. I don't
really suspect all of them
but I am a lot more
cautious.
"Some days it bothers
me worse than others,
but unless it happens
again, I don't think it will
bother me like it did at
first."
The girl repeatedly
said she was lucky and
then she added for every­one
to "please be care­ful.
"You never think it
will happen to you—I
didn't."
only the plaintiff's prior sexual contact with the
defendant.
Carol Skelton, 6PG, said the effects of rape vary
from victim to victim, and are sometimes severe:
shock or anger that can become fear of all men,
physical complaints, sleeplessness, sexual hangups
and even an inclination towards child abuse.
Another panel member was Dr. Micki Souma, chief
of obstetrics and gynecology, and director of rape
services at the Columbus, Ga., Medical Center. She
urged the victim to seek medical treatment
immediately after the rape, regardless of whether
the victim planned to prosecute.
Self defense instructor Tom McGehee said if a
woman is attacked and decides to react with force,
she should not hesitate or "go .halfway."
Detective Tom Robinson of the Auburn City Police
said an average of three to five rapes are reported
yearly in Auburn, with probably many more
unreported. So far 1976 has been true to average,
with three rapes already reported.
In all three reports this year, Robinson said the
circumstances were similiar: the victim was home
alone, there was a knock on the door and she allowed
the rapist into the residence, not knowing his identity.
Robinson said, "Know to whom you're opening
your door." He urged women to turn anyone who
won't identify himself away from their door. In the
case of service technicians coming to a person's
residence, Robinson said many service companies
provide their employes with company identification.
Other prevention tips provided by Robinsion were:
When walking alone at night, stay in the middle of
the sidewalk, away from buildings and alleys. If an
area is unusually dark and deserted, you might
consider walking in the street.
Be wary of darkened doorways and alleys and
avoid short cuts.
When driving, don't pick up hitchhikers.
When' parking your car at night, park near a
streetlamp if possible.
When you return to your car, have your keys
already in your hand: the time you spend searching
for your keys in your purse gives someone enough
time to attack. Another advantage of having keys
ready is they can be used as a weapon. For this same
reason, have your keys ready before you get to your
residence.
Robinson raised the suggestion, "Don't go out at
night." Hunter later stated many women don't feel
they should be told when not to go out, but said, "I
would suggest to no woman that she be out in the
middle of the night, yet I'm out on call sometimes at
2 a.m. But I realize I'm vulnerable—that's why I'm
taking karate lessons!"
In concluding the seminar, Hunter cited Susan
Brownmiller's book on rape, "Against Our Will," and
called for: better rape laws, less pornograpny
dehumanizing women, keeping rape from being a
taboo discussion topic and girls learning self-defense
so they have an early grasp of quick reaction and
defense.
She challenged men to be knowledgeable of the
rape problem, saying they can have a large part in its
solution.
Experts discuss rape
patterns, deterrence
By Susan Harrison
Features Editor
On January 16, 1976, an
Auburn student was
raped. She opened her
door to a man who she
said forced his way in
and raped her at knife­point.
This was the third
in a series of rapes but no
information was released
on the other two.
On May 27, a possible
rape was prevented by a
male student on campus.
On Oct. 18, an 18-year-old
freshman was re-
Light on
the subject
New lights are being
added to the campus, but
there are still some dark
spots. Chief Millard
Dawson of Campus Se­curity
urges people to
walk in the lighted areas.
Surveys show, however,
that most rapes are in
the victim's home, rather
than on the streets, light­ed
or dark.
Photography: Gordon Bugg
ported being raoed in her
apartment about 12:30
p.m.
According to Sgt. Jim
Rothwein of the Auburn
Police Department, for
every rape that is re­ported,
10 go unreported.
In Auburn, there have
been five reported rape
cases so far this year;
one has been solved.
Rape is not an uncom­mon
crime. Ignorance
concerning the occur­rence
of rape and what to
do in case of rape is not
uncommon, either.
Many rapes take place
in and around apart­ments
where people are
unfamiliar with neigh­bors.
Officials advise
people to get to know
their neighbors and be
cautious of any strangers
around the apartment
complex or neighbor­hood.
In 1974 Frederick Stor-aska,
executive director
of the National Organiza­tion
for the Prevention of
Rape and Assaults, pre­sented
"To Be Raped or
Not To Be Raped" in
connection with the Uni­versity
Lecture Series
and Associated Women's
Students.
Storaska said that
struggling and scream­ing
were the worst things
females could do during
an attempted rape. He
said screaming might be
interpreted as antagonis­tic
and the rapist might
run away or possibly try
to kill the victim.
"Don't antagonize the
rapist," Storasxa said.
"He perceives himself
inferior to the opposite
sex so communication is
the name of the game.
"Communication occurs
when a woman realizes
the rapist is a human
being like everybody
else. He needs love,
affection and should be
treated as a person,"
Storaska said.
Storaska did say that
when confronted with a
rapist, women should
"do something weird—let
out a karate cry ac­companied
by disgusting
hand gestures or ugly
facial expressions."
Authorities have tried
to find patterns in rape
cases. Although some
patterns may exist. Dr.
Cecil H. Prescott, who
runs a psychiatric coun­seling
service at Jackson
Hospital in Montgomery,
said that rape cannot be
patterned.
"We see patients all
the time who blame past
experiences on the way
they are now," Prescott
said. "You have to judge
each case on its own
merits and not base it
on overall generalities."
A person who commits
a sex crime has not
matured in the psycho-sexual
area and has a
definite hatred for wo­men,
he said. This
hatred usually starts
with the mother.
"The forcible rape is
not the sex of it," said
Prescott. "It is to show
dominance over the wo­man,
a show of hostility
more than any real sex
act."
Aside from the psy­chology
of rape, there
are certain guidelines
that a person should
remember if raped. Do
not comb your hair be­cause
some of his loose
hair could be found in it
and identified.
Don't take a bath or
wash your hands; skin
could be found under the
fingernails. Don't re­move
your clothes.
Call the police immedi­ately,
trying to include
all descriptive informa­tion
that would aid in
investigation.
Photography: Dan Doughtia
HIGH PERCENTAGE OF REPEATER RAPISTS
. . .Crime Index shows 65 per cent of rapists released after arrest repeat crime
Statistics show increasing
number of forcible rapes
By Susan Counts
Plainsman Staff Writer
The occurrence of forc­ible
rape is shown to
have increased in recent
years, according to the
United States Justice De­partment
Crime Index
Survey.
The percentage of rape
reports per 100,000 inhab­itants
from 1969 to 1974
grew 42 per cent, with
the number of offenses
increasing 49 per cent.
Sgt. Jim Rothwein of
the Auburn Police De­partment
reported that
the number of rapes in
Auburn has not increased
in recent years. "We
usually have approxi­mately
three to five
rapes reported each
year, but there hasn't
been any great change in
the number lately," ex­plained
Rothwein.
The National Crime
Index Survey showed
that forcible rape contin­ues
to comprise less than
one per cent of the total
Crime Index, with the
southern states reporting
32 per cent of the total
volume of cases.
According to the study,
one rape was committed
every ten minutes, with
only 51 per cent being
cleared by arrest. The
survey continued to state
the greatest number of
arrests for forcible rape
in 1974 were of the male
age group from 16 to 24
years old.
A survey conducted by
the Columbus, Ga.,
Medical Center siiowed
that 76.4 per cent of the
victims in 1972 to 1975
were under the age of 29.
"National statistics
show that there are 10
rapes for every one that
is reported," stated
Rothwein. "I guess one
of the main reasons for
not reporting a rape is
the hassle that you have
to go through."
Rothwein reported that
there have been five rape
cases in Auburn this
year, four solved. Of the
five, two were armed
attacks.
"We are always con­cerned
about this prob­lem,"
said Chief Millard
E. Dawson of the Cam­pus
Police. "But there
has only been one case of
rape on campus ever."
Dawson explained the
Buildings and Grounds
Department was con­stantly
adding new lights
to help make the campus
safer at night.
"There are a lot of
well-lighted places on
campus," he said.
"There are still some
dark spots, however, so
people should be encour­aged
to walk through
lighted areas."
Rothwein commented
on extra lighting as a
preventative measure by
stating there is a "mis­conception
on the part of
the people. Most of the
rapes," he said, "are not
out on the street where
extra lighting could help.
Most of the rapes are in
the victim's home."
A-9 Thura., Nov. 11, 1976 The Auburn Plainsman
'Self-defense takes practice'
Photography: John Beck
WOMEN LEARN SELF-DEFENSE
...Judo, karate classes teach martial arts, but it's best to avoid attack
Free counseling
for rape victims
By Joel Tucker
Plainsman Staff Writer
' 'It takes a good deal of
practice to acquire the
physical abilities and e-qually
important mental
preparation for a woman
to defend herself against
attack," said Tom McGe-hee,
3SSS, who teaches
the UPC's free karate
course. '
"If the woman panics
when the attack occurs,
all the physical training
in the world is useless.
"The point of self-defense
is to avoid the
attack," McGehee ad­ded.
"If the woman can
run away she should, but
she may have to cripple
her assailant."
McGehee recommends
the knees as primary
points of attack. They
can be broken or dislo­cated
with as little as 15
pounds of sudden pres­sure
and are harder to
protect than other areas.
Even if the woman
misses she may hurt the
leg bad enough to keep
the attacker from chas­ing
her.
Margie Waller, 1HPR,
black belt instructor at a
local karate school, re­commends
groin kicks
and eye pokes for most
any situation. These
techniques can be
learned quickly and eas­ily,
she said, and are not
easily forgotten.
Waller said women
carry many potential
weapons such as finger­nail
files, hair pins, pens,
pencils, hair spray,
breath spray and lit ci­garettes.
Tony Pao, 6NF, sug­gests
hitting the assail­ant
with the corner of a
hard-bound textbook.
A black belt judo in­structor
for the Univer­sity,
Pao said the prin­ciple
of judo is to use the
strongest part of your
own body against the
weakest part of the oppo­nent's
body.
"If you must use force,
put everything you've got
in the first shot," Pao
said. "If this fails you
have alerted the person.
You may hurt him e-nough
to make him mad
but not enough to stop
him.
"If the first shot is
successful, don't stand
around to see how bad
you've hurt the person.
Just get away quick."
Pao said that the HPR
judo class is based on
sports judo, a contact
sport similar to wrest­ling.
Most of the tech­niques
are taught for
sparring but can be mod­ified
to be quite damag­ing.
"In teaching the prac­tical
aspects of judo, I
have the strongest man
in the class act as the
assailant," he said.
"Only those techniques
By Nancy Evans
Plainsman Staff Writer
Counseling services
have been formed to help
the rape victim return to
normal, as far as pos­sible.
Crisis counselors
are on the referral list at
the Crisis Center, Auburn
Police Department,
Campus Security and
Drake Student Health
Center.
If the rape is reported
immediately after it oc­curs,
police take the
victim to a hospital e-mergency
room for ex­amination.
The woman
must pay for all emer­gency
room services, but
in Auburn the counseling
service is free.
Crisis counselors are
prepared to meet the
victim at the hospital and
help her deal with the
Initial shock of rape.
They will go with the
woman to the police
station but are not al­lowed
to sit in on the
interrogation.
A Crisis counselor is
called in on all cases
reported to the police
unless the victim re­quests
differently. The
counseling service tries
to have a woman give
support to the victim and
help her deal with the
situation
It is not mandatory
that a rape victim report
a rape to the police to
seek help from the ser­vice.
The counseling service
is not set up for long
term therapy, but does
act as a referral service
if the victim has serious
emotional difficulties
stemming from the rape
incident.
The counselor will talk
to family and any friends
the woman wants told of
the rape and counsel with
them in order to give the
woman a supportive, ac­cepting
relationship
needed to cope .with the
situation.
Experts say there is no
one way to ward off an
attacker, but suggest
that a victim try any
number of strategies as a
deterrent. Often physi­cal
resistance makes the
attacker more deter­mined
and the victim
should try to appeal to
the sympathetic side of
the assailant by crying,
claiming pregnancy, re­cent
surgery or injury.
Most rapists seem to
be interested in the vio­lence
and humiliation to
the victim, rather than
the sex act itself, so most
authorities feel it is wise
to try a variety of tactics
to discourage a rapist.
Some rape counselors
in Auburn have talked
with women who were
raped in a social situa­tion
by someone they
knew, but did not seek
counseling right away
because they did not
think of it as rape, even
though they were forced
against their will.
No written records are
kept by the counseling
service in Auburn, and
all counseling is strictly
confidential.
Photography: Ford Rlsloy
SERVICE ADVISES RAPE VICTIMS
...Crisis Center keeps referral list of volunteer counselors
Series of rapes prompted
UA student escort service
By Pete Nice
Plainsman Staff Writer
A series of rapes on
and near the campus of
the University of Ala­bama
caused the AWS to
start a student escort
service two years ago.
At first the program
was strictly on a trial
basis with police cars
transporting students at
night. The program's
success prompted budget
allocation from Campus
Police, and the Escort
Service is in operation
every semester except
summer term.
Work-study students
are hired to drive univer­sity
vans in continuous
circles around campus
from 6 p.m. to midnight
every night except Sat­urday.
The 12-seater van goes
to all strategic points on
campus: the quad, sor-oritv
row, Tutwiler and
the library. A complete
revolution usually takes
15 minutes.
"The escort service is
helpful in alleviating the
crime rate as well as the
parking problem on cam­pus,"
said a member of
AWS.
Members of Alpha Phi
Omega service fraternity
at Auburn have dis­cussed
the possibility of
starting an escort service
on campus, but no action
has been taken as yet.
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Pao said one of his
former students was able
to stop a would-be rapist
with judo after taking it
for one quarter, but most
students need at least six
months of training to be
effective.
Waller said judo would
not be very effective in a
rape situation.
"In judo you must
make bodily contact be­fore
you can do any
damage," she said. "In
karate the damage is
done the very instant
contact is achieved."
Pao said that some
women hold back in co­ed
judo classes "for fear
of losing their feminine
image." This attitude
greatly limits their pro­gress
in the course, he
said.
Waller said this atti­tude
was her biggest
obstacle in learning ka­rate.
"When I first started
learning karate at age
10," she said, "my
mother would say, 'But,
you're a girl. You can't
do those things!'"
McGehee said, "The
way our culture is bent
up today hampers wo­men
in the fighting as­pects
of karate. When
karate is considered an
artistic exercise, com­parable
to floor gymnas­tics,
women can partici­pate
and retain the cul­tural
determinants of
femininity."
Waller, Pao and McGe­hee
agree that the wo­man's
frame of mind is
the most important fac­tor
in self-defense.
' 'I can teach a woman
the physical tactics of
karate," McGehee said,
"but she must be willing
to use them.
"Some girls are taught
that they're too weak to
hurt anyone. They're
not. Knowledge, practice
and concentration are
more important than
strength in karate.
"Running is the best
tactic in any self-defense
situation. It's the only
way to avoid the attack
without harming the at­tacker,
but it's not al­ways
possible."
Waller said a tradition­al
mental aid in karate is
to scream when at­tacked.
This focuses
attention on the maneu­ver
and startles the oppo­nent
into dropping his
guard.
The scream also tight­ens
inner muscles, she
said, so that the woman
is less likely to be hurt if
the assailant strikes
back.
Pao said some of his
female students pay little
or no attention to the
self-defense aspects of
judo.
"Many girls see rape
as a newspaper drama
that only happens to
someone else far away.
They don't seem to real­ize
they are all potential
victims," he said.
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From now till 10 p.m. Sunday,
November 21, you can enjoy these special prices
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selections shown here. The coupon is necessary.
Good at all participating Krystal Restaurants.
Menu Items
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2 pieces of Krystal fried
chicken, mashed potatoes,
and gravy, cole slaw and
a dinner roll $1.39 93C M<
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3 pieces of Krystal fried
chicken, mashed potatoes
and gravy, cole slaw and
a dinner roll $1.89 $1.26 b¥
C 5 Piece Meal
5 pieces of Krystal fried
chicken, 2 individual
servings of mashed potatoes
and gravy and cole slaw
and two dinner rolls $2.99
F. 2 pieces of Krystal fried
chicken and a dinner roll 990
G. 3 pieces of Krystal tried
chicken and a dinner roll $1.49
H. 5 pieces of Krystal fried
chicken and 2 dinner rolls. . . . $2.29
$1.99
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Campus Calendar
IMPORTANT -
The deadline for Cam­pus
Calendar is 12 noon
Monday.
AL-ANON-The
AU Al-Anon group
will be meeting today at
7 p.m. in 1230 Haley Cen­ter.
There will be a semi­nar
today at 7 p.m. in the
ter. This group is de­signed
to help the family
and friends of alcoholics
learn to understand and
cope with the problems
of alcoholism. For more
information call Joan at
826-6055.
A. S. M. E. -
The American Society
of Mechanical Engineers
will meet in front of Ross
Hall Friday at 2:10 p.m.
to take pictures for the
Glomerata.
WATER SKI -
The AU Water Ski Club
will meet Tuesday at 6:30
in 321 Auburn Union. For
more information call
Billy Edwards at 821-
3690.
TIME-SHARING COM­PUTER-Eta
Kappa Nu, the Elec­trical
Engineering Honor
Society, will hold two
seminars this week on
the use of tha HP-2000
Time-sharing Computer.
There will be a seminar
today at 7 p.m. in the
shop basement (222) and
a seminar Tuesday on
simple programming
commands in "BASIC."
A.S.H.E.A. -
The Auburn Student
Home Economics Asso­ciation
will meet Monday
night at 7:30 p.m. in 220
Spidle Hall.
CONSUMER PROTEC­TION
-
The SGA Division of
Consumer Protection will
handle complaints
against landlords, mer­chants
and salesmen
Tuesdays through Thurs­days
from 2 to 3 p.m. in
the SGA office. For more
information contact Paul
Cortese at 826-4240 or
821-7599.
THANKSGIVING
DRIVE-The
SGA is sponsoring a
Thanksgiving Drive from
November 18 to 23. The
purpose for this drive is
to provide needy families
with food and clothes on
Thanksgiving. Donations
of canned food, toys,
clothes and money will
be accepted. Students,
faculty and area resi­dents
should take their
donations to any of the
following collection sites:
in Auburn—any women's
dormitory, the Auburn
Union, and the Village
Mall; in Opelika—
McCoy's Grocery, Mid­way
Plaza, A&P Food
Stores or Winn Dixie
Grocery.
RECREATION MAJORS
The Auburn Recreation
Majors Club will meet
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in
322 Auburn Union. For
more information call
Barbara Carl at 821-1391.
CIVIL LIBERTIES -
The AU-American Civil
Liberties Union will meet
Monday at 7:30 p.m. in
2169 Haley Center. For
more information con-tack
Rick Halperin at
826-4360.
BUMP BAMA -
Chi Omega and Phi
Delta Theta will present
the Bump Bama Bash
November 19 from 9 p.m.
to 1 a.m. to raise money
for the All Campus Fund
Drive. Tickets are avail­able
at the Phi Delta
Theta house or the Chi
Omega dormitory.
RIFLE MATCH -
The AU Rifle Team
meets the University of
Georgia in a Southern
Collegiate Riflery Confe­rence
match at 9:30 a.m.
this Saturday on the
range in the ROTC hang­er.
FORUM-Hugh
Hardy, architect,
will speak on "The States
of Architecture in the
Seventies" Nov. 17 at 2
p.m. in The Pharmacy
Auditorium.
PHIMU -
Phi Mu will hold a
formal for its pledges on
November 20 from 9 p.m.
to 1 a.m. at Indian Pines
Country Club. The cam­pus
is invited. Music will
be provided by Ruskin,
and the dress is casual.
SPEECH -
The department of
Speech Communication
will present a second
reading hour Monday at
4 p.m. in 205 Auburn
Union. For more infor­mation
contact Dr. Phil-lis
Jeffry.
NUCLEAR ENGINEER­ING
-
The American Institute
of Chemical Engineers
will sponsor a speech on
Nuclear Energy by Tenn­essee
Valley Authority
today at 7 p.m. in the
Textile Auditorium.
AORTA FUN RUN -
The Auburn-Opelika
Running and Track Asso­ciation
will hold its week­ly
Fun Run at 8 a.m.
Saturday. The run starts
at the south end of the
Memorial Coliseum.
CHESS -
The AU Chess Club will
meet Wednesday at 7
p.m. in 360 Auburn Un­ion.
There will be a
match the weekend be­fore
the Alabama game
with Alabama in 360
Auburn Union at 10 a.m.
LECTURE -
The Christian Science
College Organization will
present "Get Your Life
in Balance" by David C.
Driver Monday at 7 p.m.
in 205 Auburn Union.
PRE-VET -
The AU Pre-vet Asso­ciation
will meet Monday
at 7 p.m. in room 144 of
the Large Animal Clinic.
Pictures for the Glomer­ata
will be taken and a
main project for winter
quarter will be chosen.
MEN'S GYMNASTICS-The
Men's Gymnastics
Club will meet for a
practice Monday through
Thursday 7-9 p.m. at the
Sports Arena. For more
information contact
Richard Werner at
821-4017.
FORESTRY -
The Forestry Club will
meet Tuesday at 7 p.m.
in the reading room of
the Forestry Building.
For more information
call Nancy Abernethy at
826-5021.
FINANCE -
The Finance Club will
meet Tuesday at 7:30
p.m. in 360 Auburn Un­ion.
Jerry Milton from
the University Agency,
Inc. will advise students
on buying insurance.
BAKE SALE-A
hot chocolate and
bake sale will be held on
Haley Center Concourse
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from 7:30 a.m. to
noon. The sale is spon­sored
by Gamma Sigmn
Sigma, national service
sorority.
PLAINSMAN STAFF -
Anyone writing for the
Plainsman or wishing to
start is invited to the
staff meeting Thursday
at 3 p.m. in the Plains­man
office in the base­ment
of the Auburn
Union.
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(Baked potato available 5-9 p.m. only; Sunday 12-2 p.m.)
Police disciplined
for'blue flu'action
By Vanessa Hester
Plainsman Staff Writer
Fourteen Auburn po­lice
officers will be disci­plined
following a "blue
flue sick in" during Au­burn's
homecoming
weekend, according to
Auburn City Manager
Earl Tisdale.
On the morning of
Oct. 23, 20 members of
the police department
reported sick and did not
attend work. "Blue flu"
was reportedly a protest
against the Auburn
Police Department.
The Auburn City Coun­cil
recently heard from
an estimated 50 officers
during hearings. The offi­cers
listed 22 grievances.
Blodgett and Chief Mil­lard
Dawson of Auburn
Campus Security sought
the help of 25 firemen,
several members of the
Police Officers Auxiliary
and friends of the depart­ment
of the department
for help in traffic control
for the game.
Auburn Police Chief
Edward R. Blodgett
picked the 14 men for
disciplinary action and
said there will be more.
He did not, however,
release the names of the
officers involved in the
action.
Photography: Daw Brown
Glom beauty
The 1976-77 Miss Glomerata Beth Ann Duval, 1AC,
smiles as she receives flowers and a silver bowl at
the pageant last Thursday. Duval is an Alpha Delta
Pi pledge.
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A l l Thurs., Nov. 11, 1976 The Auburn Plainsman
Architecture plans move
into Fine Arts complex
By Marybeth Nicholson
Plainsman Staff Writer
The new architecture
building will be ready for
occupancy as scheduled
next fall, according to
Keith McPheeters, dean
of the School of Architec­ture
and Fine Arts.
Tests were done on the
concrete library floor,
located in the smaller of
two buildings which will
house the entire archi­tecture
department, and
the floor did not meet the
standard acceptable
levels.
Routine precautionary
tests conducted by an in­dependent
testing labora­tory
are done on any
construction involving
concrete to see if the
concrete is within the
limits of acceptable tol-rance.
According to Paul C.
Brandt, professor in
building science, "They
make four to six cylin­ders
on every major core
of concrete." After 28
days the concrete should
reach it's "theoretical
strength."
However, the cylinders
from the library floor
proved to be slightly
below standard, accord­ing
to Brandt. So, it was
decided, said McPheet­ers,
to allow the concrete
to gain more strength.
After 60 or 70 days an
additional routine test
was made. This time the
concrete was tested be­yond
the normal accepta­ble
tolerance levels and
produced "phenomenal
results," said McPheet­ers.
The concrete samples
proved to be much
stronger than anyone,
including the construc­tion
supervisor, antici­pated.
"If the load testing had
failed to produce satis-
Thanksgiving concert set
The Department of Mu­sic
will present its annual
Thanksgiving concert
Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. in the
Auburn United Methodist
Church. The concert will
feature the Auburn Uni­versity
Concert Choir,
Choral Union and Brass
Ensemble.
The Choral Union will
perform Handel's "As
Longs the Heart for
Flowing Streams,"
("Chandos Anthem No.
6").
Palestrina's "Exultate
Deo," Randall Thomp­son's
"The Gate of Hea­ven"
and Norman D.
Joio's "Mass" will be
sung by the Concert
Choir. The group will
close wih Buryl Red's
arrangement of "Amer­ica
the Beautiful."
The Brass Ensemble
will play Eino Rata-vaara's
"Requiem for
Our Time" with mem­bers
of the Percussion
Ensemble.
Next Thursday's
Thanksgiving concert
will be free and open to
the public.
Final exams
Class Hour
Friday, Dec. 3
Special Examination Period
Saturday, Dec. 4 g a m
5 p.m.
lp.m.
Monday, Dec. 6 n &m
12 noon
4 p.m.
Special Examination Period and
Special English Composition and
Literature Exams
TuesdVv Dec. 7
10 a.m.
2 p.m.
7 p.m.
Special Examination Period and
Special World History Exam
Wednesday, Dec. 8
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3 p.m.
7 a.m.
Exam Time
7-9:30 p.m.
9-11:30 a.m.
1-3:30 p.m.
3:40-6:10 p.m.
9-11:30 a.m.
1-3:30 p.m.
3:40-6:10 p.m.
7-9:30 p.m.
• 7-11:30 a.m.
1-3:30 p.m.
3:40-6:10 p.m
7-9:30 p.m.
9-11:30 a.m.
1-3:30 p.m.
3:40-6:10 p.m
Special Examination Period 7-9:30 p.m.
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factory results, just the
60 by 60 library floor
would have been taken
out," said McPheeters.
This would have
'' slowed everyone
down," he said. Since
construction was ahead
of schedule, even the
additional testing caused
no delays.
The new architecture
building, located on the
hill near the music and
theater buildings, "will
provide more classroom
space, specialized facili­ties,
and adequate photo
lab and a larger audi­torium
and library," said
Brandt.
The building will also
have more faculty of­fices,
an adequate ex­hibits
gallery and a stu­dent
lounge. The new
building will house the
architecture, interior de­sign
and building science
department.
According to McPheet­ers,
the ultimate goal of
the Fine Arts Center
complex is the entire
school of Architecture
and the Fine Arts being
in one area, permitting
better "interaction be­tween
faculty and stu­dents."
The complex in­cludes
the music and
band building, the Thea­ter,
the architecture
building and in the fu­ture,
art building.
There is going to be a
third phase added to the
music building, accord­ing
to McPheeters. It has
been funded and is pre­sently
being designed by
Northington, Smith, Kra-nert
and Tomblin of Flo­rence,
Ala. Construction
is set for spring.
According to McPheet­ers,
the art department,
now scattered in various
places on campus, will
eventually move into
Biggin Hall in an effort to
"consolidate all their
activities" until someday
when they join their con­stituents
on the hill and
complete the Fine Arts
Center complex.
Photography: Ford Risloy
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THE GIRL WITH THE GAYFERS LOOK
Miss Caroline Lipscomb, a member of the 1976
Homecoming Court, models a camel fur-trimmed coat
from Gayfers Coat Department. Caroline is a junior
majoring inPharmacy and calls Auburn "home."
Dorm leases revised
for fall of '77 residents
By Lisa Harris
Assistant News Editor
All University housing
will require a three-quarter
lease beginning
next fall quarter, accord­ing
to Dean of Student
Life Katherine Cater.
Currently men's dorms
require a contract for the
entire academic year,
but women's contracts
are signed each quarter.
The change was intro­duced
in compliance with
HEW guidelines requir­ing
non-discrimination on
the basis of sex.
Provisions have been
made for cases where a
student graduates or has
to leave Auburn for
health reasons. In such
cases, the student would
receive a refund of the
$50 security deposit as
well as the unused por­tion
of the rent.
If a student leaves
because of voluntary
withdrawal from Auburn
during the quarter or
because of disciplinary
action, he must pay rent
for the remainder of the
quarter, but is refunded
the deposit.
Any student who can­cels
the contract at the
end of a quarter "as a
matter of personal pre­ference"
will forfeit part
of the security deposit.
If he or she leaves
after one quarter, the
entire deposit is for­feited.
Ater two quarters
one-half of it is forfeited.
Under the new housing
plan, which began this
year, there are eight
types of housing offered,
ranging from double-occupancy
suites with
connecting baths to non-air
conditioned rooms
with community baths on
each floor.
Rents range from $160
a quarter for air-condi­tioned
suites to $90 a
quarter in the coopera­tive
dorm, Gatchell Hall.
Cater said she was
"not sure" if there would
be separate dorms for
incoming freshmen. She
said some upperclass-men
were "upset" at the
possibility of having
freshmen and upper-classmen
in the same
dorm. However, the
dormitories have not yet
been assigned.
There is a possibility
some dormitories now
used by women would be
turned into men's dorms
if the demand was high
enough.
"We have to assign
housing to men and wo­men
in the same percent
age ihey apply," Cu.tcr
said. "So it is conceiv­able
that some of the
women's dorms would be
changed."
Demand for University
housing has been very
high, Cater said.
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