1978-11-02 The Auburn Plainsman

              THE AUBURN
PLAINSMAN
Numbers To Foster the Auburn Spirit Thursday, November 2, 1978 Auburn, Ala. 36830
Stewart, Martin race intense
Alabama goes to polls Tuesday
Winners all Photography: Font Riitoy
Claudia Thomasson, 1978 Homecoming Queen, is congratulated by
Supreme Court Justice C.C. "Bo" Torbert. Claudia was elected last
Thursday in a campus election, with 25 percent of the student body
voting. Other Homecoming winners were fraternity floats: Phi Gamma
Delta, first, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Tau Kappa Epsilon, tied for second;
sororities: Alpha Gamma Delta, first, Kappa Delta, second; off-campus
and dorm: Dorm E, first, and Baptist Student Union second.
By Julie Spafford
Assistant News Editor
Without George Wallace, John
Sparkman and Jim Allen on the
ballot, voters will be making de­cisions
in Tuesday's elections on
major statewide races that may
change the face of Alabama
politics.
Perhaps the most intense state­wide
political race is that between
Republican candidate Jim Martin
and Democratic nominee Donald
Stewart for the U.S. Senate Place
Two seat.
Stewart, a 38-year-old state
senator from Anniston, predicted
Wednesday that he will be elected
"on a larger basis than anyone
thinks possible," but Jim Martin, a
former U.S. Congressman from
Gadsden doesn't think Stewart has
it made that easily.
Receiving strong support from
the national Republican Party,
Martin switched his candidacy
from the place one race to place
two, possibly feeling he could
defeat Stewart more easily than he
could Howell Heflin.
Martin has termed the race a
choice between a "true conserva­tive"
(himself), versus a "flaming
liberal" (Stewart).
The campaigning, which had
been picking up momentum during
the final days, came to an abrupt
halt Monday evening after two of
Trustees' consideration
of expansion postponed
By Dave White
News Editor
The Auburn University Board of
Trustees voted last Friday to post­pone
consideration of a proposed
11,000-seat, $6.5 million expansion
project for Jordan-Hare stadium
until the Board's Nov. 29 meeting
on campus.
The Board also voted to delay
consideration of the recently com­pleted
master plan outlining future
campus expansion and develop­ment
until its November gathering.
Trustee Ralph "Shug" Jordan,
former Auburn football coach, first
suggested that the Trustees "delay
any action on the expansion of the
stadium" until Nov. 29, to "take
advantage of the full time limit
allowed by law."
Auburn has until Dec. 1, ac­cording
to Jordan, to approve and
sign the $6,587,000 expansion con­tract,
which he said "is going to be
extremely tough to do."
"It's gonna come tough," reite­rated
Trustee John Pace after the
meeting. The University had pro­jected
a cost of about $3 million for
the stadium additions.
Auburn Athletic Director Lee
Hayley said Tuesday that his de­partment
is considering selling
season seats to alumni for about
$50 to $150 apiece to finance
any future expansion work.
University business manager
Rhett Riley said last week that any
stadium expansion work will be
paid for "By the athletic depart­ment"
and the alumni contribu­tions
it receives.
The future expansion of the rest
of the university is outlined in a
master plan developed by Atlan­ta's
Harland, Bartholomew and
Associates, and the Board resolved
that "provisions be made to permit
interested individuals and groups
to study the plan and to submit any
reactions to the Board."
University President Harry Phil-pott
said that copies of the master
plan would be available for study
by the public at the reserve col-cection
of the main library.
The plan provides possible solu­tions
to "problem areas" on
campus, which it says includes
"inadequate parking and traffic
facilities," "no functional transit
system" and buildings conflicting
See TRUSTEES, page A-3
Martin's campaign workers were
killed in a plane crash outside
Huntsville. Martin and Stewart1
quickly suspended all campaign
activities for several days.
Presenting himself as a staunch
conservative, Martin says that
conservatives have the answers
and alternatives to the mess "the
liberals have gotten the nation
into."
Martin says he favors a reduced
income tax "to give the taxpayers
more of their paychecks and keep
the economy moving," and he said
he'd favor an income tax reduction
by one-third over the next three
years.
Stewart has sharply criticized
his opponent for rarely being pres­ent
to vote on vital issues during
the two years he was in Congress,
1965 and 1966.
According to the Congressional
Quarterly, Martin was present in
1965 for 71 percent of the votes and
in 1966 was present for only 33
percent of the roll call votes. (The
congressional average is about 90
percent.)
Stewart has received strong fi­nancial
backing from labor organi­zations,
both nationally and within
the state, as well as from the
National Committee for an Effec­tive
Government.
Although Martin contends that
Stewart is very liberal in his
outlook, Stewart has agreed with
Martin on a number of key issues
during the campaign.
Stewart agrees with Martin that
federal spending should be held
down; they both oppose the Pan­ama
Canal treaties; they are op­posed
to gun legislation; they are
in favor of the states keeping the
right to enact "right to work
legislation," and they are in favor
of a stronger national defense.
Martin's response to their ap­parent
agreement is simple. He
says that Stewart doesn't really
feel that way.
There are several issues that the
two men do disagree on. Stewart
favors much of President Carter's
energy plan and believes we must
conserve power. Martin, on the
other hand, wants government out
of the energy field and favors no
regulation of oil prices.
Martin opposes the ERA, but
Stewart voted for it in the State
Senate.
Martin opposed foreign aid, but
Stewart feels foreign aid can be
useful in keeping Third World
Countries from becoming com­munist.
Martin says he identifies with the
small farmer and commented,
"...if there was ever a time farm­ers
need a friend in Washington, it
is now."
Stewart says the major issue in
his campaign is leadership, and he
says, "Candidates should have the
ability to listen to the people...all
the people. Leadership can't spend
its time being untruthful with the
people it wants to represent."
There are three other candidates
running for U.S. Senate Place Two:
Michael R.A. Erdey from the
Liberation Party; A.J. Killings-worth
from the Prohibition Party;
and Joseph Thomas Robino, Jr.,
from the Peace Party.
GOVERNOR
Alabamians will see a new face
in the governor's chair regardless
of whom they elect. The two
leading candidates are Democrat
Fob James, a multi-millionaire,
Opelika businessman, and Repub­lican
Guy Hunt, a former probate
judge who says he is gearing
himself towards "grassroots" Ala­bama.
See ELECTIONS, page A-7
UPC directors return;
Ledbetter dismissed
By Mark Whine
Plainsman Staff Writer
Lowell Ledbetter has been re­lieved
as program director for the
University Program Council, and
the seven UPC student directors
who resigned last week have been
reinstated.
Amelia Reed, one of three UPC
advisors, will take over
Ledbetter's UPC responsibilities.
Ledbetter will remain in his pre­sent
job as Union Building director.
"I will relieve Mr. Ledbetter as
director of our UPC staff," said
Student Affairs Dean Drew Ragan
to the seven UPC directors and
Judge upholds bond
constitutionality
By Dewey English
Executive Editor
The constitutionality of a $220
million state bond issue for capital
outlay at Alabama Colleges and
universitites has been upheld by a
judge in the Montgomery County
Circuit Court.
McMillan: A student matures?
By Dave White and
Julie Spafford
Plainsman Staff Writers
"The South knows that integra­tion
will inevitably produce what
Democratic Senator Paul Douglas
of Illinois has lovingly called a
'coffee-colored race' and what
Philip Wylie has (just as lovingly)
called a 'tea-colored race,' " wrote
an Auburn sophomore in the
Plainsman of Oct. 4, 1963.
"It is because the South objects
to this outcome—and it has some
sound support from ethnologists
and anthropologists—," he wrote,
"George Wallace stood in the
school house door, and that most
Southerners remain segregation­ists."
The young editorialist went on to
become Plainsman news editor,
president of the student body in
1965-66, a lawyer, state representa­tive,
state senator and the present
Democratic nominee for the office
of lieutenant governor.
George McMillan also cited
studies in a November, 1963,
Plainsman editorial that "affirm
that intelligence and character are
determined primarily by race,"
assertions that are now hotly con­tested.
Now, McMillan feels that "hope­fully,
we're beyond having a race
question" in Alabama, and that he
"absolutely believes" in "absolute
equality between the races."
"What I said then was reflective
of a young individual that absorbed
the political dogma that was prev­alent
in the state at that time,'' said
McMillian in a recent interview.
McMillan said he began "to see
through" the "racist editorials" he
wrote as a sophomore "before the
end of my senior year," in 1966.
The lieutenant governor nominee
said his Plainsman editorials of
1963 have been used against him in
this year's campaign by opponents
"hoping to undermine my support
in the black community."
"Anytime I speak to a black
group I bring (the editorials) out
myself," said McMillan. "I tell
them they were reflective of politi­cal
sentiment at that time and are
not reflective of views I have held
since that point in time.
"The black community knows
where George McMillan has been
with issues that affect the com­munity,"
said the nominee. "All
citizens are entitled to the same
opportunities."
"Now, we have a special chance
to provide opportunities to dis­advantaged
citizens," both black
and white, he added.
McMillan wrote his "racist
editorials" when a black man,
Harold A. Franklin, attempted to
enter Auburn's graduate school
and was initially refused admit­tance
during the fall quarter of
1963.
A class action suit ruling by U.S.
District Judge Frank M. Johnson
later opened doors for black stu­dents
at Auburn in 1964.
The fears of sophomore Mc­Millan
concerning desegregation
and miscegenation, the intermar­riage
of races, were also reflected
in Plainsman institutional editor­ials
that supported Gov. George
Wallace and the "maintenance of
school segregation" that he
"staunchly" stood for in 1963.
"The real problem is not deseg­regation
but miscegenation-intermarriage
of races, in this case
of Negro and white," wrote Mc­Millan
that same year.
"We must recall that preserva­tion
of racial identity and integrity
(and hence a society in which our
religious, moral and cultural val­ues
may exist), is a human right,"
wrote McMillan in the Nov. 13,1963
Plainsman.
mtor
"Having squarely faced this
reality, we must act accordingly-realizing
that to falter will not only
affect Auburn, this year, but that it
will undeniably affect our grand­children
and our entire society," he
concluded.
McMillan also cited "conclu­sions"
that "Negro-white amal­gamation
can only drag the white
race to the point that it is incapable
of maintaining the kind of society
which it has traditionally been able
tn .achieve" in the November 1963
editorial.
"The views I held then were
those that one would most logically
expect a person of my social back­ground
to have held," said Mc­Millan.
In 1977, by contrast, McMillan
said the Emancipation Association
awarded him for "doing the most
for legislation providing opportun­ities
for black citizens" as a state
senator from Birmingham.
The black wing of the Demo­cratic
Party, however, the Ala­bama
Democratic Conference, did
not endorse McMillan for the
Democratic nomination for lieu­tenant
governor.
In 1978, McMillan said he "re­ceived
more black votes than any
other lieutenant governor candi­date"
in the primary and runoff
with Tuscaloosa businessman Bert
Bank Sept. 5.
"Black leaders are interested in
the views and record of an adult,
not the thoughts of a sophomore in
college," said McMillan.
The Democratic nominee said
public evidence of his "general
maturation" on the race issue
surfaced as early as 1967, while he
was a student at the University of
Virginia Law School.
There, McMillan said he spon­sored
a resolution that prohibited
student organizations "that dis­criminated
on the basis of race"
from using campus facilities for
meetings.
"My views then (1963) were 180
degrees opposite of what I hold as
an adult," stated McMillan.
Barring appeal, the decision will
allow Auburn administrators to
spend about $8.6 million of the state
bond issue for construction of a
new engineering building, a voca­tional
education center and reloca­tion
of the Physical Plant facility.
The decision, by Judge John D.
Phelps, turned back a constitution­al
challenge to the bond issue by
State Sen. Sid McDonald and State
Sen. John Baker, who alleged that
the bond issue was improperly
adopted by the Alabama State
Legislature.
The senators now have 40 days to
appeal the ruling to a higher court.
Sale of bonds to fund the $220
million program will now continue.
The sales were stopped by court
order shortly after the Baker-
McDonald challenge was filed
several weeks ago, pending a
ruling on the validity of the bond
issue bill.
In the decision, Phelps stated
that passage of the bond issue in
the State House of Representatives
did not violate five separate sec­tions
of the Alabama Constitution
of 1901 as charged by the senators.
Baker and McDonald had ques­tioned
the "legitimacy of the legis­lative
act..." because of the pro­cedure
used in passing it through
the House in the hectic special
See BONDS, page A-3
SGA President Jeff Stone in a
Friday meeting.
Ragan said Ledbetter was "ag­reeable
to that decision," but
Ledbetter offered "no comment"
to the Plainsman.
Ragan said he relieved Ledbetter
"in order to assure a more effec­tive
means of organization for the
UPC, and in order to permit the
director of the Foy Union more
time to concentrate on the great
demands placed on the building
because of increased usage."
Ragan would not say if a list of
grievances submitted last week by
the directors was justified, but he
said, "I felt that the list of griev­ances
warranted serious consider­ation
on my part."
The grievances included charges
that Ledbetter would not commun­icate
and cooperate with the UPC
student directors.
Ragan acknowledged previous
discussions with people involved In
Union programming about the
problems that led to the resigna­tions.
In another development, UPC
advisor Chuck Kerrigan was trans­ferred
from entertainment to pub­licity
and recreation.
"I think he will be a superb
advisor in recreation," said Vance
Baker, UPC coordinator and the
first director to resign last week.
"I think Dean Ragan just han­dled
the whole situation like a pro.
I'll just be ecstatic if we get new
rooms," he said. The UPC'soffices
are currently located with the
Union building offices, but the Foy
Union Committee meets tomorrow
and is expected to consider moving
the offices to the third floor.
Baker said he still has a "work­ing
relationship" with Ledbetter.
Another greivance of the resign
ing directors last week was poor
pay for their advisors.
Reed said the pay boost she got
for her new job still left her below
what most other people in her job
at other schools make, and she said
the program advisors, Kerrigan
and Chuck Tidwell, get paid less
than the average program advisor
got paid in 1971.
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Ihe Auburn Plainsman Thursday, November 2,1978
'Super Dorm' plans in last stage
By Trudy Cargile
University Relations
Construction on a new 552-unlt
housing complex for students at the
corner of Wire Road and Roosevelt
Drive could get under way in
January, according to William
Guerin , Auburn University plan­ner
and architect.
"We expect construction docu­ments
to be completed by the
architects before Dec. 1, which
would allow a month for the
required advertising and receipt of
bids, so that construction could
well begin shortly after the New
Year holiday period," said Guerin.
Although a firm completion date
can not be set at this time, Guerin Wallace to dedicate
ag research center
Ouch! Photography N H M Blackwood
A distraught owner, a passer-by and a campus policeman assessed the
damage done when a parked truck started rolling down a hill, and into the
stationary car. The automobile was the only car parked along Thach
Avenue across from the soccer field last Friday.
Robber takes big haul of
small change from Haley
A Cameo Vending Corporation
change making machine was
broken into and robbed of about
$500 sometime either late last
Thursday or early last Friday,
according to Mona Overstreet of
campus security.
John Gwin of Cameo said the
machine, which changes dollar
bills into coins, was pried open and
the hopper removed, indicating
that the robber was familiar with
the machine, in his opinion.
Most of the money, $473.40, was
in coins, Gwin said, adding that
amount of change would weigh
between 25 and 30 pounds.
Overstreet said the campus se­curity
guard who watches Haley
Center at night checked the lounge
| and noticed nothing wrong with the
machine shortly before he left at 6
a.m.
Ed Peacock of Cameo found the
machine pried open and the money
missing at about 7:30 a.m. Oct. 27
while on his regular rounds, Over-street
said.
Campus Security was called and
the machine was checked for
finger prints, she said.
Detective Joel Black, the
campus security man investigating
the robbery, said the case is still
under investigation, and he can't
release any more information at
this time.
Overstreet said approximately
$50 worth of damage was done to
the machine. Gwin said the
machine is being repaired, and he
expects it to be returned to the
lounge. ...
By Marian Hughes
Plainsman Staff Writer
Auburn University's new $4 mil­lion
agricultural research center in
Milstead, Ala., will be dedicated by
Gov. George C. Wallace Nov. 9,
Agricultural Appreciation Day.
The 3,226-acre center, located
about half way between Auburn
and Montgomery off Interstate 85,
will be dedicated in honor of Dr.
Edwin V. Smith, dean and director
emeritus of the school of agricul­ture
and the agricultural experi­ment
station.
The center now has production
research facilities for animal and
dairy science, agronomy and soils
and horticulture.
The dedication ceremony will
begin at 1 p.m. next Thursday, and
will be preceded by tours of the
new center beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The Auburn Block and Bridle
Club will serve lunch at 11:30 a.m.
and the University Singers will
perform at 12:30 p.m.
Construction of the research fa­cilities
began in 1975, and Auburn
acquired the acreage for the center
in Macon County in 1974.
The 1973 Legislature designated
$5.5 million to relocate and mod­ernize
the main agricultural ex­periment
station, and the remain­ing
$1.5 million will be used in
future construction.
"Plans for facilities had to be
revised because of the erosion of
buying power from inflation," said
Lavern Brown, head of the de­partment
of research operations.
"Additional buildings, support fa­cilities
and equipment will be
added as funds are available.
"Many distinguished Alabam-ians
will be present for the dedi­cation,"
said Brown. Scheduled
guests include Jerry Spencer,
Alabama-Farm-City Committee,
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John H. Dorrill, governor of the
Alabama district of Kiwanis: and
J.D. Hays, president of the Ala­bama
Farm Beureau Federation.
Other scheduled guests, to be
welcomed by University President
Harry Philpott, include Larry
Hapgood, secretary of the National
Farm City Council, and Dr. J. H.
Yeager, chairman of the Alabama
Farm City Awards Committee.
The Legislature named the
new unit in honor of Smith by
resolution. A native of Ozark, Ala.,
Smith received his bachelor's de­gree
in agriculture in 1928 from
Auburn.
"Smith spent his entire career
working for Auburn University and
in service to Alabama agricul­ture,"
said Brown. "It is fitting
that he should be honored by
having the research center named
for lum."
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said that completion might be
expected by January, 1980.
Primary funding for the complex
will be through a low-interest loan
from the Housing and Urban De­velopment
agency in the amount of
$5,376,000. In addition, $676,000 has
been earmarked by the University
for furnishings.
Further University funding will
be required for other items which
cannot be paid for from loan funds,
such as curbs, gutters and paved
parking areas, according to
Guerin.
The complex will include six
buildings connected in pairs so that
an elevator and three stairways
will serve each pair of connecting
buildings. Each building will have
three floors and contain units to
serve four students each.
Several rooms on the ground
level will be specially equipped for
handicapped persons who will be
able to move freely by elevator to
any other unit in the complex.
Guerin pointed out that the
buildings are designed so that any
room can be easily converted for
use by the handicapped. Ramps
and graded walks will also be
provided for wheelchairs, he
added.
The dorm plans will meet the
requirements of the state, HUD
and the Office of Civil Rights
concerning the handicapped,
Guerin stated.
HUD requires that only 10 per­cent
of the facilities must be made
accessible by the handicapped,
wliile the Office of Civil Rights
specifies that all rooms must be
accessible.
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Rorvik: He will have the story, but not the proof
By Marilyn Kitchens
Plainsman Staff Writer
David Rorvik, author of "In His
Image: The Cloning of Man," will
discuss his role in what he claims is
the first cloning of a human being
Monday at 8 p.m. in the Student
Activities Building. Forum credit
will be given for the Horizons
speech.
Rorvik's lecture will focus on
cloning, a process by which a plant
or animal is reproduced asexually,
without the union of two sex cells,
and on his experiences in writing
his book about cloning.
A graduate of Columbia Univer­sity's
Graduate School of Journa­lism
in 1967, Rorvik won the First
Pulitzer Travelling Fellowship to
study apartheid and racism in the
white-dominated countries of
Africa that same year.
For two years, Rorvik served as
Time maganize's first free-roving
science and medical reporter.
Choosing not to become Time's
medical editor, he became a full-time
freelance writer in 1970 and
still continues today.
Among Rorvik's seven books on
new developments in medical
science are "Brave New Baby:
Invitations readied for
AU's Organizations Day
Organizations Day, an annual
student gathering of student
group leaders, is scheduled for
Nov. 11.
A cooperative effort of the Office
of Student Affairs, the Student
Government Association and
chartered student organizations,
Organizations Day is geared
towards student leaders and poten­tial
leaders.
Workshops covering a wide
range of topics are conducted by
selected students to help give
officers ideas on leadership techni­ques.
Awards will be presented to the
outstanding service, professional
and honorary organizations of the
year.
About 180 chartered organiza­tions
have been invited to Organi­zations
Day and anyone is welcome
to attend. Coffee and donute will
help open the day at 8:15 a.m. in 218
Foy Union.
Organizations desiring to par­ticipate
must turn in their registra­tion
fee by Friday.
Bond
From page A-1
session of the Legislature in
August.
McDonald also said in a state­ment
prepared to explain his action
that he felt the House altered the
"original purpose" of the bond
issue.
He said the "original" State
Senate version of the capital outlay
bill called for state colleges and
universities to receive $60 million
for building projects during each of
the next five years. The funds were
to be diverted from the Special
Education Trust Fund.
The senators contended that the
bill was amended in the House to
authorize the state to borrow $220
million for the program, so the
monies would not be taken from the
Trust Fund.
This amended bill was promptly
accepted by the House in what the
senators claimed was questionable
procedure.
Phelps, in his decision, which is
similar to an advisory opinion on
the Baker-McDonald challenge by
the Alabama Supreme Court,
backed none of the charges.
Twenty-six past court decisions
and opinions were used as prece­dents
and examples In Phelps'
seven-page ruling.
Trustees
From page A-1
with the academic core: the Quad
dorms, Physical Plant, Broun Hall
the "L" Building and the technical
service shops near it.
In other business, the Trustees
failed to approve a resolution
authorizing Philpott to lease to
Southeastern Commuter Airlines
"25,000 square feet of property at
the Auburn-Opelika Airport" for 20
years at $1,000 per year.
Trustee Bob Harris expressed
fears that the airline could sub­lease
the property for great profits
and that it was not obligated to
"make improvements on the
property" under the resolution
tabled by the Board.
A resolution sponsored by the
Student Senate establishing a
Founder's Day at Auburn was
approved by the Board.
The bill, drafted by senators
Sherri Paulk and Jack Sherrer,
calls for May 6 of each year to "be
observed as Founder's Day," and
for the "President to appoint a
Founder's Day Committee to
organize appropriate activities for'
such an observance."
The Board also passed a resolu­tion
extending "heartfelt thanks
and gratitude" to Gov. George
Wallace "for his untiring and
successful efforts in behalf of
Auburn University."
A Satisfying Lifestyle
I was second vice-president of
my fraternity. On the surface
my life couldn't have been bet­ter.
My job was rush adminis­trator
and the fraternity had
just completed its best rush
ever. It seemed I had many
friends — yet my liic: just wasn't
satisfying. Something had to be
missing. I hungered for love and
peace, yet nothing I seemed to
do brought it.
The Praise band played at our
House one day. I saw something
in the band members that was
unique. After the concert one of
the band members shared with
me — he refused to argue — but
spoke with a confidence born of
experience. Later that night I
went to the Maranatha House to
talk with him. He shared God's
plan of salvation with me. God
wanted all of my life not just one
part. He wanted TOTAL com­mitment!
The rewards were to
be great: love, joy, fellowship,
happiness, and a peace that
passes all understanding.
The next afternoon, exhausted
after a sleepless night, I asked
Jesus to take total control of my
life, not one part of it, but all of
my life. There were no bolts of
lightning, but there was a relax­ation
of the spirit, and a peace of
heart and mind.
Since then God has blessed me
with a richer, fuller, life.
Although I've been baptized
with the Holy Spirit less than a
week, I have already seen the
power of God working through
the lives of my Christian broth­ers
and sisters. Through
Maranatha Ministry I have re­ceived
more of God's blessing
than I can count. The teaching,
the fellowship in the spirit of
God and the love is providing
college men and women like
myself with a rock on which to
build our lives.
"Come to me, all who are
weary and heavy-laden, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you, and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble in
heart and YOU SHALL FIND
REST FOR YOUR SOUL. For
my yoke is easy and my load Is
light." •
Matthew 11:28-30
Maranatha House
302 W. Magnolia 821-5855
Promise and Peril of the Biological
Revolution" and "As Man Be­comes
Machine: Evolution of the
Cyborg."
Rorvik has traveled around the
world on assignments, and his
articles have appeared in
Harper's, The New York Times
Magazine, Saturday Review, Play­boy,
New York, Good Housekeep­ing,
Reader's Digest, Look and
Rolling Stone.
Experimental medicine and the
potential abuse of scientific, medi­cal
and technological break­throughs
are Rorvik's primary
interests.
He has written articles critical of
"psycho-technologies, which in­clude
behavior modification tech­niques
such as sensory deprivation
and brain electrodes implantation.
Rorvik was selected to study the1
politics of cancer research world­wide
as a result of receiving an
Alicia Patterson Foundation
Fellowship in international compe­tition
in 1976. During this time, he
investigated the entire history of
the controversy concerning lae-trile.
Cloning, recombinant DNA,
genetic engineering and other
facets of the biological revolution
have become major public Issues
as a result of Rorvik's cloning
book.
The idea for the book came about
when an American millionaire con­tacted
Rorvik, after reading his
published writings on genetic engi­neering
and related subjects.
The millionaire wanted to be
cloned himself, and requested that
Rorvik set up this situation for him.
The millionaire said he would
provide the necessary funds, if
Rorvik would find a doctor to
carry out the cloning.
Rorvik said he not only found a
doctor, but also a teenage girl who
he claims was impregnated by an
embryonic clone, and who he
claimed gave birth to the world's
first human clone. Most biologists
commenting refute or question
Rorvik's claims.
The author claims that the clone
exists. "I entertain absolutely no
, expectation of anyone, scientist or
layman, accepting this book as
proof of the events described,"
Rorvik said.
He believes that absolute proof
would require that the millionaire
and his clone be physically present
in the same room so that blood,
tissue and chromosome compari­sons
could be made.
Alums hold election,
select three officers
Three Auburn alumni were
elected to the national Auburn
University Alumni Association Ex­ecutive
Committee last Saturday,
including the third woman ever
elected to the committee.
Sally Jones Hill, a 1968 Auburn
graduate from Garden City, N.Y.,
Jerre L. Pearson, '47, from Monte­zuma,
Ga., and James W. Mathews
Jr., '63, of Auburn, were all elected
Saturday at a short Association
meeting in Foy Union.
Hill, vice president of an uphols­tery
fabric company Is part owner
of Seattle Slew, a winner of horse
racing's coveted Triple Crown.
Mathews, a graduate of the
University of Alabama medical
school, works at the Internal Medi­cine
Clinic in Opelika.
He is an Auburn football team
physician and president of the
Alabama affiliate of the American
Diabetes Association.
Pearson Is chairman of Seabrook
Foods, Inc., director of the Monte­zuma
Banking Company, president
of Aztec Development Corp. and a
county commissioner in Georgia.
Editorials It'll work with Auburn's committment
Thursday, October 36,1978
Vote
A-4
Believe it or not, there's a political
campaign going on right now, with real
candidates and real issues.
There are plenty of people running in lots
of races. And even a few amendments to the
state constitution have to be voted on.
Unfortunately, the average Auburn stu­dent
knows little about statewide politics—
except for what he learns in State and Local
Government—and thus carries little weight
come election time. And few Auburn
students are even registered to vote here
because of the inconvenience of voting in city
elections between quarters.
Despite the relatively quiet campaigns that
have been run since the primary elections,
and the basic apathy on the Auburn
campus— typical of the rest of the state— we
hope many students go to the polls on
Tuesday.
And we hope students, along with the rest
of the state's citizens, will take some time to
acquaint themselves with the issues.
Personalities and posters are one thing;
basic policy views another, and enough
different viewpoints and positions have been
expressed by the major candidates for
informed voters to discriminate between the
smiling faces on posters and t.v. ads.
Uninformed voting is dangerous and
counterproductive. Informed voting is a
valuable contribution Auburn students can
make toward a better future for Alabama.
Be informed. And be involved. Vote.
Why,IFC?
The question has been asked in past years
whether the Interfraternity Council should be
allowed to sponsor the Homecoming concert
every year. We've asked it, and you've asked
it. And most people come up with the same
answer.
No.
The IFC has had bomber concerts in two of
the last three years. And why should the
trend stop now?
But today, one week after the IFC split a
$4,000 loss with the promotors of this year's
concert, we don't ask if the IFC should be
allowed to keep the concert.
We ask why in the world they would want
to.
IFC President Larry Stutts, as has been
pointed out before, worked day in, day out
all summer long trying to come up with a
concert the students could enjoy. And the
University Program Council made all its
resources available to help make this year's
concert a success.
But the obstacles to be overcome in getting
a concert for one particular night were again
just too monumental to overcome.
We should thank the IFC for taking on the
responsibility—and subsequent loss—for
handling the concert, but again we ask...
Why do they do it?
Changing spots
Leopards can't change their spots, but
human beings can change long-held fears,
misconceptions and prejudices.
The racism that prevailed in the South and
the nation throughout most of our history has
been a spot marring the concepts and realities
of freedom and equality that America was
founded upon.
That spot may be fading away, slowly but
surely yielding to the knowledge that blacks,
whites and the rest of the world's peoples can
live, work and enjoy life together, in relative
peace and harmony and equality.
Donald Woods, the South African author
who indicated the apartheid policies of his
nation's government last Thursday here on
campus, said he has noted a change in the
South's racial attitudes—that he has seen a
spot slowly fading away.
"I saw the Sough in I960, 1967 and now in
1978, and it is a fantastic illustration of how
people and a region can surge forward when a
major social change is made," remarked
Woods.
On a more personal level, Auburn
graduate and liutcnant governor hopeful
George McMillan stated recently that the
"racist" views he held as a youth are just
that—views he held as a youth, not as a
mature adult.
We hope the old racial fears and prejudices
that have marred the great individual
liberties that caracterize American citizenship
are dead, the immature misconceptions of a
nation and a people in their youth.
THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
Dick Parker, Editor
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Dick
Parker
It'd be nice to be rich someday. Drive a
Porsche. Let the little lady have a . Mercedes.
The kids would all have Hondas.
And on Saturdays in the fall we'd all drive
over to Auburn in the Winnebago to watch the
Tigers play from our 40-yard line seats.
Yes, it'd be nice, but I can forget all that.
The 40-yard line seats, anyway. The only way
any of us students can get a shot at great seats
like that will be to marry the widow of a rich
contributing alumnus and wait for her to die
too.
In fact, under the present set-up, it'll be
years after we start buying tickets before we
even get out of the end zone. Right now about
6,000 alumni contributors are sitting in the end
zone on Saturdays.
There's only one solution to the seating
problem, and that's to build more of them.
That's where you run into trouble.
Eleven thousand new seats for Jordan-Hare
will cost about $7 million. A lot of money.
Money that many people are saying could be
better spent somewhere else on campus.
But the money isn't available for anything
else on campus. People who say it is are
wrong. Money raised by the Athletic
Department through gate receipts and alumni
contributions is to be used only by the Athletic
Department.
To ask the Athletic Department to spend its
money on a new campus building would be as
wrong as asking the Legislature to pay for
Auburn's football scholarships. The Athletic
Department operates independently of the
University general fund, therefore, if it feels it
can raise $7 million for stadium expansion, who
are we to say no?
The only way students will ever be asked to
foot the bill on the expansion project is if, for
some reason, alumni contributions and ticket
sales fall well below the anticipated.
And in previous bond issues used to pay for
stadium enlargement, student monies have
never been required.
So the question in the minds of the trustees
as they make a decision on expansion is not
what is the best way to spend $7 million. It's
can the Athletic Department and the alumni
come up with $7 million for the new seats.
If they were voting today, the trustees
would probably vote no. Last Thursday,
former coach Shug Jordan said we definately
will have a larger stadium. Monday he
tempered his statements saying perhaps the
stadium expansion project might be economi­cally
unfeasable.
So Jordan asked the Board to delay action on
the expansion until all fund raising possibilities
could be studied.
lithe Board decides the money can be found
by the Athletic Department and alumni, it will
go ahead with the project. If not, naturally the
stadium will not be enlarged.
But if the project is not approved now, it is
likely never to be approved. With a 7 percent
inflation rate, the project would cost more than
$12 million in ten years. So it's now or never.
Right now alumni are being asked if they
would be willing to contribute to the stadium
expansion. But the students should be asked,
too. We should be asking ourselves if we
would contribute to the expansion project
after we graduate and get our feet on the
ground.
The project, if approved, would be paid off
with a 30-year bond program, so if we are
Auburn football supporters, we will be
expected to help out in years to come.
If Auburn commits itself to the stadium, it
will be a reality. Auburn can do anything it
commits itself to.
But the Board of Trustees will have to be
sure it has that positive commitment from us
before it approves the project.
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Administrators should see students
Wanda
Kenton
I read with interest that President Philpott
would be addressing students in a speech for
Forum credit this week. For many students, it
will be an opportunity to meet the man at the
top for the first time.
Before deciding to attend Auburn, I read
various pamphlets and brochures from colleges
throughout the South. I recall an "Auburn
publication that pictured the president
chatting leisurely with a group of students at
Samford Park. I remember thinking how nice
it was that the president of an institution as
large as Auburn took time to visit with
students.
I understand that before I came to Auburn,
Philpott occassionally did mingle among the
students to an admirable degree. Seeing him
on campus was not an unusual sight, and the
student body recognized the president as he
walked the grounds.
Things have changed.
I saw the president walking toward Samford
Hall the other day — I had to look twice to
assure myself he was indeed the president. As
a senior, I had never seen him before. I had
seen plenty of pictures and illustrations, but it
was the first time to see him in the flesh.
For me, Philpott had only been an image.
He's like a god I know existed but one I'd never
been able to view. He makes important
decisions that affect the student body, but
remains long hours in his unpenetrable brick
tower with little, if any, student interaction.
Sure, some of the more prestigious student
leaders might get to know him through
responsibilities that coincide with his position.
Freshman who attend his traditional welcom­ing
party get a fleeting glimpse. For the most
part, however, I'd venture to guess that the
majority of AU students come face-to-face with
Philpott only once in their entire college
career—at graduation.
Granted, Philpott has a time consuming job.
I have no conception of all the things he does or
all the functions he must attend.
And, I'm not suggesting that he spend hours
on campus daily, but rather some occassional
free time when he isn't hurried.
I applaud another reknownedcampus figure
who took the time to break down the barrier.
When Doug Barfield held his first "Coaches
Corner" on the Union Patio, the news spread
like wildfire across the campus.
"Guess who I just saw? Doug Barfield!"
No longer was Barfield a mere image who
stood on the field. He was indeed flesh, he did
exist, and the students responded both
favorably and with enthusiasm. They were
free to ask questions, give their views and
even shoot the bull with the man who calls the
plays.
Like others in top positions, Barfield's
schedule is tight. The difference is he made the
effort and it paid off.
While I deliberately chose Philpott and
Barfield for examples in this column, other
top-notch administrators fall into the same
category. How many take the time to know
student opinion? Are contacts encouraged or
dismissed? How many take the time to know
decision-makers really care about student
viewpoints?
In my opinion, the whole hierarchy of
University personnel needs to step down off its
pedestal to find out how effectively it is
representing the students. In the various
schools here for example, what methods are
used to measure student opinion concerning
classes teachers, etc? What improvements
might be made? Since the students are the one
most affected by decisions, shouldn't then-opinion
be of the utmost importance?
Probably half of the students at Auburn
can't tell you who their dean is. If by chance
they could, how many would recognize him if
they saw him on the street? The chances of
identification are probably slim. It's not only
Philpott who is at fault, but a whole string of
administrators right down the ladder.
In conclusion, I feel that meeting "the
prestigious" at Auburn shouldn't be a "privi­lege."
Instead, seeing them on campus and
stopping for a friendly chat should be a normal
or at least occasional aspect of college life.
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Letters
Thursday, November 2,1978
Purcell responds to housing column
A-S
'Don't spend Alabama's money
on needless stadium expansion'
Editor, The Plainsman:
If you had $6 or $7 million to spend on
improving Auburn University what would you
do with it?
Would you set up a scholarship fund to aid
aspiring intelligent, yet indigent students
obtain a college degree?
Would you hire the nation's most noted
professors to improve the academic standing of
the University?
Would you build a new engineering or
business building to better train our award
winning students?
Would you construct new on-campus hous­ing
to keep up with the needs caused by rising
enrollment?
Would you erect a new Physical Plant
Department facility? The present administra­tion
has been promising one for years now.
Would you build a parking deck, similar to
those on many college campuses, to solve
Auburn's parking problem?
Would you build a multi-purpose building
with a 5,000 seat auditorium for plays,
concerts, speakers or other special events?
Would you build a gymnasium so that
intramural basketball and volleyball could be
played on a proper court, and not in a
dilapidated auditorium?
Or would you spend $7 million to expand the
football stadium which is half-filled for many
games and hasn't neared capacity in several
years.
Well, the Auburn University Board of
Trustees and the present administration had.
that $7 million to spend—and what did they do
with it? Was it the scholarship fund? The
noted professors? The new on-campus
housing? The new engineering building? The
parking deck? The Physical Plant facility?
The multi-purpose center? The new gymna­sium?
Or any one of a hundred desperate
student and faculty needs?
No, it wasn't any of these things.
The Board of Trustees and the present
administration didn't ask the students and
ignored these needs and are enlarging Jordan-
Hare stadium.
Now there won't be 10,000 to 15,000 empty
seats at each football game, but 20,000—maybe
even 30,000 empty seats.
As recent graduates of Auburn University
we wish to register our strenuous objections to
the enlarging of the football stadium when it is
not needed and there are so many other
worthwhile things to spend the people of
Alabama's money on.
Lauren C. Steele, 78
Fran Stromei Steele, 78
Editor, The Plainsman:
As the cost of Auburn on-campus housing
soars University officials fail to charge
students to stay in the dorms before school
begins. This is wasteful and is one reason for
rising dorm rent. From this I feel the idea of
charging early arriving dorm residents is
important.
I base my argument on three premises that I
feel we all consider valid:
1. Users should be payers.
2. Any service by a governing body should
benefit all of its members
3. Nothing is free.
An increase in dorm rent is being considered
by the University. A rent increase cannot be
justified until all possible solutions to what we
presume are financial problems have been
considered. One possible alternative to this
increase, or at least a possible limitation on the
amount of the rent increase, is charging
equally persons who use the facilities. A
University service should benefit all students
involved.
Allowing persons to return early without
charging them puts costs on all the dorm
all residents. If dorm residents received In Miss Butgereit's article last week she
benefits from the persons coming in early, I
would not protest, but the dorm residents are
not helped by the early returnees and in fact
are hurt because they have to cover their
costs.
The University Dorm System is designed to
be (1) a self-supporting entity, and at the same
time, (2) should provide inexpensive housing
for the student. In order for the dorm system
to do both it cannot allow for inequities of any
kind. The University should be out to keep
expenses limited to the point where there is no
sacrifice to the welfare of its students.
Nothing is free; if the early returning
residents and sororities are not charged then
that cost must be absorbed by someone—the
rest of the dorm residents. This expense may
come through less service or through unneces­sary
rent increases.
Charging these persons would benefit all.
Revenue received could be used to pay for
necessary improvements in the dorm. The
University dorm budget is not a bottomless
bucket and any stoppage of unneeded and
unwarranted expenses should be applauded.
stated that the chapter room rent far covers
the cost of sorority rush. Her claim makes little
sense. The rent received from the chapter
room is merely that—rent on the chapter
room. Any item of value has a cost; the cost of
a sorority room is $10 a month or $270 to $360 a
quarter. Foot for foot the rent for a chapter
sorority is no more exorbitant than any other
dorm rooms and thus could not cover the rush
dorm rent.
Butgereit's statements concerning the Mag­nolia
Complex shows her to be completely
misinformed. She understood neither the
individual-group developmental residential
hall concepts nor did she understand the
financial structure of the Magnolia Complex
dorm system.
I respect Betsy for speaking her mind
because that is more of what we need in
Auburn. I only wish it was a more intelligent
and helpful viewpoint, but I'd rather have
some feedback than having no feedback at all.
Jim Purcell
Director of Men's Dorm Life
'Quad destruction would hurt campus'
Editor, The Plainsman:
We feel the Master Plan is an excellent and
innovative long-range proposal. It is comfort­ing
to know our Auburn planners are
preparing for the future of Auburn University.
We, too are concerned about Auburn's future,
even though we will probably not be around in
15 years.
One aspect of the plan, the destruction of the
Quad, should be thoroughly investigated. We
can understand the reasoning behind tearing
'Cullman County column written in ignorance'
Editor, The Plainsman:
You have done Cullman County a great
disservice by your article on the Hines case.
You either wrote in ignorance, or you, by your
liberal left writing, hope to be employed by one
of the three major t.v. networks, or as a
member of the editorial board of the New York
Times or The Washington Post.
Cullman did not ask for the change of venue,
and the Morgan County Judge chose Cullman
because of our liberalism regarding race. A
receiving judge cannot refuse to accept a case
unless he is willing to rule that his judicial
circuit cannot provide a fair trial.
Cullman is not perfect, but we are one of the
most liberal counties in our state regarding
race. Cullman did not practice slavery by
choice. That is why we are still an all white
county with the exception of a small corner,
which was once Blount County. The race issue
has never permeated the minds of our citizens.
When major opposition afforded itself. Gov.
Wallace never received the majority of our
votes except in 1958, when Gov. Patterson
talked more about race than about the issues.
The fact that our citizens would not permit
outsiders to disturb our peaceful community
should give you food for thought.
'Homecoming float
disqualified too late5
Editor, The Plainsman:
I know, as a Christian, I must first apologize
to all who were offended by the theme of Beta
Theta Pi's Homecoming decoration. It was
racy and risque for most fraternities on
Auburn's campus.
Never-the-less, our entry was approved and
accepted by Omicron Delta Kappa. Many of my
fraternity brothers and pledges worked dili­gently
towards a prize-winning decoration.
Three-hundred dollars later, not to mention
a multitude of manhours, we were informed on
Friday, the day of the judging, that we had
been disqualified because of the distasteful
theme.
First, the ODK, who strives for academic
excellence, should be commended for their
keeping of Auburn's high moral standards. I
thank you. But the question still remains: Why
was our entry ever approved?
Jimmy Goodson, 5AR
To compare Cullman citizens with those of
the German Nazi is outrageous to say the least.
Incidentally, when writing about horrible
dictators, why do liberals always refer to the
Nazi, and never to the butchering Bolsheviks.
You failed to mention that the defendant
was sent to Bryce Hospital for three weeks and
was declared sane. You failed to mention that
many experts testified that the defendant did
know what he was doing when he confessed to
the crime, and was capable of performing the
sexual act. In addition, the overwhelming
evidence presented that eventually caused the
jury to render a guilty verdict, forced the
Hines' attorneys to change the defense to "not
guilty by reason of insanity."
Finally, you failed to write one word about
the victims. Had the victims been your mother,
sister, wife or girl friend, your attitude would
have been different. In the future, if you write
about Cullman, get your facts straight before
you proceed to slander.
JeanW.Deese
Cullman, Ala.
down the Quad, but feel this action would
result in more disadvantages than advantages.
The Quad dorms were built in the late 1930's,
so they have stood the test of time. According
to Dean Cater, the Quad dorms are more
solidly constructed than many of the newer
dorms (ex: thicker brick walls).
From an economical standpoint, we feel it
would be less expensive to maintain these
dorms than to pay the cost of tearing them
down and building new dorms. The Master
Plan also proposes to use some of the lower
quad dorms as administrative buildings. Will
the need in the coming years be greater for
residence halls or for administrative buildings?
Current Quad residents are quick to add
other reasons for disagreeing with removal of
the Quad. Convenience to class rooms, library,
cafeterias, and other campus bildings is one
reason for keeping the Quad as residence halls.
Unity and fellowship is another reason given
by some residents. The Quad is also one of the
more beautiful and picturesque areas on
campus. Many students feel the destruction of
the Quad would damage a vital part of
Auburn's tradition and heritage.
We realize the Quad is located within the
academic core, but feel this issue should be
given careful consideration by the administra­tion,
faculty, students, and alumni of Auburn
University.
The Council of Dorm Presidents
Debbie Harris
Director of Women's Dorms
Dorothy Lindberg
Quad Senator
'More one-sided journalism'
Vanities...
...Glad language was not deleted
Editor, The Plainsman:
As admirers of the Theater Department of
Auburn University, we would like to respond
to the letter in your last issue describing
"Vanities" as vulgar and degrading.
The record of the theatre department as a
source of fine art is evident in its outstanding
productions of such classics as Shakespeare's
"A Midsummer's Night Dream" last year and
the upcoming production of "Medea." .
The department would quickly lose the
interest of the student body if they did not
offer a variety of themes in their choice of
plays to produce.
Specifically, if "Vanities" had been com-pletely
censored of the language objected to in
the letter published last week, the audience
would have lost an important effect of Jack
Heifner to show the shallowness of the
characters.
While we agree that the presence of
vulgarity in a play with no dramatic purpose is
not only unnecessary but unwarranted, we feel
that Mr. Fuselier showed fine judgement in his
decision to not delete the language in question
from the final production of "Vanities."
Cathy Chimera, 2LPG
Valerie Gunter, 2PRS
...Gave true picture of real world
Editor, The Plainsman
It may be in order to 'write a note of
encouragement to the A.U. Drama Depart­ment
in view of the denunciation it received in
The Plainsman letters of October 26.
Inasmuch as life itself does not "respect
Christian sensitivities," it has been expected of
art that it would provide a vehicle by which
people can inspect the injustices, tragedies and
indecencies that surround them. The play
"Vanities" did that very well. A great deal of
humor could hardly be expected in that sad
commentary in the way life can turn out for
people who seem to have "the world at their
feet." Anyone who left early would not know
in which way that claim could be true.
So thank you for a nice variety of light
entertainment and serious drama promised
this year.
Professor W.G.G. Blakney
Associate Professor
Technical Services Department
Editor, The Plainsman:
I think that your column last week was
typical of the one-sided journalism of your
sports section. You proved to be just like the
other sports writers as you ran down the list of
excuses of why we were doing poorly on the
gridiron.
The writers of The Plainsman act like
Auburn is the only school with injuries and 30
scholarship limits for the football team. The
truth of the matter is that our offense has been
mistake-prone and often times unimaginative.
Defensively we have had letdowns that have
resulted in long gainers and touchdowns along
with them. I can recall about three times when
there were not enough men on the specialty
teams or there were too many.
Let's praise them when they do well, but
sometimes let's tell it like it is. We can try and
point out that we have a 5-2 record, but only
one team out of those seven has a winning
record. The reason we win is because even
though we have injuries, we still field a better
group of athletes.
Auburn fans are still in my opinion a loyal
group of people. If they did grumble a little bit,
I would probably understand to a certain
extent. Unlike coaches at Ole Miss, Tennessee
and Georgia Tech, Doug Barfield did not come
here with the reputation of building a winning
program at another school. He has a lot more
to prove than coaches at the other schools.
We have four tough games left on our
schedule. How we improve and perform is
going to tell what our football program is all
about.
This above average football fan is going to
be following closely and hoping for the best. I
will be on Auburn's bandwagon all the way. I
just hope it doesn't get stuck in the mud along
the path to the Sugar Bowl. ,
Herbert L. Lowery, 1PN
'Drinking should not be overlooked'
individual, obviously a hardened criminal,
found drinking alcoholic liquids in public
It seems to me certain rules which are said
to apply to students on campus and to
members of the community in general are
being rather selectively enforced. As there is
no effective way to fight this system of
selective enforcement, all I can do is whimper
publicly, attempting to make the offenders
look more ridiculous than they already do, and
myself more cool than they.
Come on, kiddies, let's try and give this
thing just a bit more class next year, okay? In
the meantime, I think a public apology to the
campus, the community, the governor and the
legislature of this great state by those who so
blatantly disregarded the established rules
would not be inappropriate. And to those in
words should not exceed 400 words;. Letters whom we have entrusted the responsibility of
over the limit may be edited without the enforcing those rules which we so often have
writer's consent. Some type of ID should be cause to gag upon: shame, shame.
presented.
Bo McCullough, 4DE
Editor, The Plainsman:
Regarding the "Wreck Tech Parade," I am
overwhelmed at the nonchalance with which
our campus and community law enforcement
agencies regarded (or disregarded) the obvi­ously
blatant violation of certain beverage
laws during the Wreck Tech Parade, when on
other occasions these same agencies have
gleefully busied themselves arresting any
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WEEK'S Performance canceled,
'Singers' disappointed
Senate approves code changes
By Ann Hecht
Plainsman Staff Writer
The Student Senate passed two
code of law changes Monday night
affecting the Traffic Appeals
Board and the Mrs. Auburn
Pageant.
The first code of law change
made possible the creation of an
additional traffic, 'appeals board,.
and was recommended by" code of
I laws chairman Jim Watterson.
y) According rafi Watterson, the
creation of a second board would
reduce the heavy workload on the
present board. The change was
also recommended by Dr. H. Floyd
Vallery, chairman of the board.
The second change, also present­ed
by Watterson, changed the Mrs.
Auburn Pageant sponsor from the
University Programs Council to
the Caroline Draughon Village.
The change was recommended by
UPC Director Vance Baker.
In other action, Model United
Nations Director Tammy Forten-berry
announced the first model
UN meeting for 4 p.m. Tuesday in
the Foy Union.
The Senate also granted proba­tionary
charters to three recently
formed groups. Maranatha Christ­ian
Fellowship, a non-demonina-tional
group, Eta Mu Sigma, an
honor society for aviation man­agement
majors, and the Auburn
University Entertainers were ap­proved
for probationary charters
by the Senate.
In further business, Matt Hall
reminded senators that the SGA-sponsored
Organizations Day is
Nov. 11.
CIRUNA makes big 'hits'
for fund-raising project
The Council on International Re­lations
and United Nations Affairs
(CIRUNA) will sponsor "Hit Man
for Hire" campaign Nov. 8 to 10.
Beginning Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., contracts will be taken on the
Haley Center concourse by
CIRUNA personnel to "hit" a
target of your choice with a whip
cream pie.
Contracts will be $1 for students,
$5 for faculty, and $10 for specials,
which can be turned down. Photo­graphs
of the "hit" will cost an
extra $2.
CIRUNA is in the progress of
raising funds to send, for the
second year in a row, a delegation
of students from Auburn to the
National Model United Nations in
New York City during spring
quarter.
By Lynn Dawson
Plainsman Staff Writer
The IFC's somewhat shakey
plans for the 1978 Homecoming
Concert did materialize last week
with the performance of Jerry Jeff
Walker and Le Roux.
At least 60 Auburn students,
however, were extremely disap­pointed
with the concert, the 60
students forming the Auburn Uni­versity
Singers, the group schedul­ed
to do the warmup act for the
concert.
After weeks of extra rehearsals
and hours of choreographing, the
pop group was. informed Friday
afternoon that they would not be
able to perform.
Director T.R. Smith did not point
the finger at anyone, but said the
entire experience was a bad one.
"There seemed to be a lack of
communication all the way
around," he said.
Dean Al Sistrunk, on behalf of the
IFC, had contacted Smith in Sept­ember
and asked if the Singers
would be interested in performing
at the Homecoming concert.
"I told him we would be delight­ed,"
Smith said. "It would be great
exposure for us and good I thought
to have a local group participate in
the show."
When the IFC signed the deal
with Jerry Jeff Walker, Sistrunk
again contacted Smith to be certain
the Singers would participate.
The Singers were included in all
of the advertisements for the con­cert
and also performed a promo­tional
song at Thursday's pep rally.
The problems began when Greg
Stemm, representing the promo­tion
company for the concert,
interrupted the Singers' Thursday
rehearsal.
"He came over and asked if we
could do our portion of the program
without risers," Smith said. "I
told him no and then he asked if we
could do with less space.
"Because of our choreography,
every inch counts, and I told him no
again," he said. "He asked if we'd
like to perform on the floor in front
of the stage and again, I refused.
"That was when he said he
wasn't sure we'd be able to do it,"
Smith said.
"I got the feeling from the
beginning that Stemm thought
having us perform was more of a
headache than it was worth,"
Smith said. "Apparently he had not
cleared everything with his com­pany
or he would have been pre­pared
to give us what was in the
agreement."
Last Friday, Smith and Sistrunk
went to the Coliseum to see what
could be worked out. Seeing the
amount of equipment that Jerry
Jeff Walker and LeRoux had al-
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ready set up, Smith said he knew
there was almost no way to work
around It.
"We even tried to work some­thing
out with the coliseum, setting
up extra staging on the front, but
all of the extra staging had been
lent out for band parties for the
Homecoming weekend," Smith
said.
With no obvious alternative and
since Jerry Jeff Walker would not
allow his equipment to be moved,
the Singers were informed that
their part of the show was concel-ed.
"All of the problems could have
been worked out ahead of time"
Smith said, "If things had been
more organized and there had been
better communication between
everyone involved."
Many students remained confus­ed
Friday night when there was no
word of explanation given at the
concert. Many members of the
group had family and friends
travel great distance only to arrive
and discover there would be no
performance. Individual singers
were very dlssappointed and ex­pressed
their unhappiness.
Lynn Unger, 4SMU, president of
the singers, said, "We were looking
forward to singing for the student
body and were very disappointed
that proper conditions promised to
us were not provided."
Vance Baker, 3HA, UPC co­ordinator,
commented that he
thought the IFC learned a lot from
the show.
Kelly Askew, 2GC, said, "we put
in a lot of extra time and hard work
for a big dissappointment."
Another member, Robbie Bouch-illon,
3GC, had a different point of
view.
"I went anyway and I think it
was best we didn't perform," he
said. "That crowd wouldn't have
appreciated our sound and the
reaction might have been un­favorable."
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Elections
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The other two candidates for the
governor's seat who have not
launched major campaign efforts
are Jim Partain from the Prohibi­tion
Party and Richard Dare from
the Determination Party.
Both Hunt and James say they
are committed to updating the
state constitution. "I think a new
constitution is totally in order,"
said James. "I feel very strongly
about a new constitution, and as
governor of this state, we're going
to do everything In our power to
make It a reality."
James wants to call a special
session of the legislature and send
a resolution to both houses, re­questing
that they form a Joint
constitutional committee.
He then wants to Introduce a new
constitution, and once the commit­tee
approves it, present it to the full
House and Senate for approval.
Hunt, although agreeing on the
basic idea of a new constitution,
wants to hold a constitutional
convention. He says he would
rather elect people specifically for
the Job of writing a new constitu­tion
rather than take time away
from state legislators. Hunt is
opposed to special sessions al­together,
too.
James and Hunt would both like
to see home rule established in
Alabama. "Home rule Is necess­ary,
home rule is in order," said
James.
"I also want the initiative ref­erendum
and recall provision that
-gives the people of Alabama the
i direct right by petition to eliminate
legislation that is bad. It is a
safeguard against bad legislation,"
he said. "The right of recall gives
them a way to remove an elected
official If his misconduct should
warrant that."
Hunt said, "We need home rule."
He said that he felt the biggest
j problem today is the state legisla-
I ture because it Is spending too
I much time dealing with local busi­ness
that shouldn't be in its.
Jurisdiction. Home rule would al-
| low the Legislature to deal strictly
I with state matters.
James has listed as one of his
I major goals the completion of
I Interstate highways around Mobile
and Birmingham.
fr "I think highways and roads are
f essential," he said. "A good trans­portation
system underwrites our
t economic base."
• James said the answer to the
highway program, as well as the
"We need
I home rule,"
says Hunt
general fund and education de­partment,
is to cut back the bud­gets
"where we can live within our
means."
Hunt says that he feels the only
way Alabama will be able to afford
the things it needs, such as high­ways,
"is to grow," and proposes
building the tourism business in the
state.
He also says that the money
brought In by tourism will give
enough revenue to the state to
remove regressive taxes, such as
the sales tax which functions with
no regard to income.
Hunt has established a timetable
for removing taxes. In 1979 he
wants to do away with the tax on
utilities; In 1980, the sales tax on
prescriptions; and in 1981 the sales
tax on basic food items.
James, too, says he is concerned
with taxes in Alabama, and has
cited as the object of his adminis­tration
"to lower or reduce taxes."
He says he Is concerned with the
sales tax on prescription drugs
which, in his opinion, penalizes
citizens on fixed incomes, and with
sales tax on food.
Another major issue concerning
both candidates Is the state prison
system.
"I think we've got to move with
all deliberate speed to build the
minimum security prisons that
have been authorized for quite
some time," said Hunt.
Although James, too, sees a need
for an Improved prison system, he
argues with Hunt saying that we
don't need to build numerous min­imum
security prisons.
Instead, he wants to build a
maximum security prison so "we
can get the repeat offender, that
man that commits the vicious
crime—armed robbery, rape—off
the streets and away from the
citizens of Alabama."
Hunt counters by saying that
"we've got plenty of maximum
security prisons if we remove the
people who could be In minimum
security prison."
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strongly about
anew
constitution,"
says James
The small family farmer and.
"grassroots" Alabama are getting
much of Hunt's attention.
He says that he will set aside
three days a month, at least,
during which he will go to the
courthouses and city halls and find
out what the people's problems
are, their frustrations, and also get
their ideas.
Although James says that he is
"a great believer in having direct
communications with the grass­roots
of Alabama," his major
emphasis has been on making
government efficient.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Auburn graduate and state sena­tor
from Birmingham, George Mc­Millan,
Is the leading contender for
lieutenant governor, the state's
only elected, part-time executive
office.
Appearing on the ballot Tuesday
with McMillan will be Prohibition
Party candidate Edna L. Bowling
from Birmingham, and Republican
party candidate Virginia N. Walser
from Marion.
McMillan, a six-year legislative
veteran, says he won't advocate
any legislative program, "my
goal," he contends, "is to make the
process work."
He says that one of his goals Is to
improve the budgetary process. "I
want the budget process opened up
and spread over a period of time so
that everyone can know what's
happening."
McMillan has been trying to
learn each prospective senator's
preference In committee work.
Since the Sept. 26 primary, he has
met with democratic Senate nomi­nees
and asked them for their
recommendations on committee
revision.
McMillan says he is committed
to devising a new state constitu­tion,
and he has no desires to
expand the lieutenant governor's
office to a full-time position.
He proposes merging four or five
standing committees with others to
give a more effective structure,
wants to eliminate the 5 p.m.
adjournment hour currently in ef­fect
the first half of the session, and
wants to curb the abuses of the
filibuster rule.
Walser, who operates an aviation
firm in Marion, holds two doctoral
degrees from Cornell University,
Including one in political science.
She contends that she is not
seeking higher political office and
says that McMillan is trying to
"undermine" the program of the
next governor by planning his own
campaign for the governorship in
four years.
Walser says the main Issues
facing the next legislative session
are the adoption of a new state
constitution, Inflation, taxation and
utility rates.
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U.8. SENATE, PLACE ONE
Former Alabama Chief Justice
Howell Heflin is virtually unoppos­ed
in Tuesday's elections, facing
opposition from Jerome B. Couch
of the Prohibition Party.
Heflin, a Tuscumbia lawyer,
feels that inflation is the major
problem facing America today. He
Is calling for "Alabama common
sense thinking in Washington" and
an end to the "Washington syn­drome"
of tax and spend.
Heflin sees a need for returning
to "basics" in areas such as
patriotism and religion, and he is
concerned about the decline of
Western civilization between now
and the 21st century.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Sounding similar to Jim Martin,
Peggy Noel, the Republican candi­date
for secretary of state, says
that the race "Is a clear-cut choice
between a liberal and a conserva­tive."
Noel's "liberal" opponent is
Democratic nominee Don Seigel-man.
Minnie Peoples is also
running for the state office from
the Prohibition Party.
Noel says she wants to make the
Secretary of State's office "a
model of efficiency." Formerly a
hospital dietician and a banker,
Noel said she could bring a busi­ness
background to the secretary
of state's office.
Stating that she will refuse the
use of a state car, Noel says she
also would like to microfilm the
secretary of state's records so they
would be more easily available to
the public, upgrade the indexing
system and "encourage the Legis­lature
to pass a bill allowing the
centralization of state records.
Seigelman has based his cam­paign
on the need for change in
Alabama election laws, and said he
would establish a committee under
his office to propose legislative
changes in election laws.
"I want to help make the system
function more efficiently and save
us some money, he said.
"I'd like to see a limit put on the
amount of contributions that can be
made to a candidate and spent on a
campaign," said Slegleman.
"There should be limits on special
interest groups and individual
donors.
"Alabama is a state with no
control. It closes the election
process to those without the money
to run, he added.
"By putting on a limit, we can
reduce the pressure of large contri­butors
and special Interest
groups," he said. "This would
force politics to come back to the
people and open the process to
those it has been closed to.
Seigelman has also said that he
would like to modernize Alabama
voting procedures by using elec­tronic
voting machines.
Noel contends the state should
keep the mechanical machines it
has properly serviced and have
properly trained polling officials.
"We need to educate the people at
the polls," she said, "not get a
computerized voting system."
Should Seigelman be elected sec­retary
of state Tuesday, he would
be the first male to hold the office
since 1943.
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OTHER RACES
In other statewide races, Demo­cratic
nominee, incumbent Bettye
Frink, will face Republican candi­date
O'Reba Weeks and Pro­hibition
Party candidate Mary R.
Vaughn for the office of State
Auditor.
Annie Laurie Gunter, the Demo­cratic
nominee for State Treasurer
will face minor opposition from
Teresa E. Donahoo of the Prohi­bition
Party. Gunter was appointed
to the treasurer's office by Gov.
George Wallace after Melba Till
Allen vacated the post.
In the race for Public Service
Commission PSC. Place One,
Democratic Pete Mathews will
face Republican Jim R. Hicks and
Prohibition Party candidate Ron
Partain.
Mathews, a 60-year-old veteran,
of Capital Hill says he will apply
the best business principles to rate
making and would have decisions
in utility rate cases "Just a like
judge—on the evidence."
Mathews also says he favors a
special low utility rate for persons
who will conserve energy, and says
he will remember people on fixed
incomes if elected.
Hicks, a 43-year-old Center Point
man, says he will work to abolish
the present utility tax, change base
rates and offer lower residential
rates for off-peak usage.
"I will take a firm and fair
business-like approach to straight­en
out the mess that the PSC is In,"
he said.
Democratic nominee Jim Fol-som,
Jr., will face Prohibition
Party candidate Oscar D. Garden
for Public Service Commission
Place Two.
The Attorney General's office
has already been decided, as
Charlie Graddlck, Mobile's Dis­trict
Attorney, runs unopposed
Tuesday.
Boasting a strong law-and-order
stand, Graddlck wants to enact
programs to help crime victims
and witnesses, and get repeat
offenders taken care of adequately.
Graddlck is a staunch advocate
of the death penalty and prides
himself on prosecuting and
winning more death penally cases
than anyone else, by his tallies.
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Student plunges deep
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80,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
.Divers peer into murky, underwater cave
By Wanda Kenton
Assistant Features Editor
Decked in wet suit, oxygen tank
and underwater breathing gear,
slender Margaret Webster pre­pared
for her first dive into the
deep.
Margaret, 4EEE, was complet­ing
a requirement for a scuba
diving course. After checking her
apparatus and finding everything
intact, she plunged—headfirst—
into the murky depths of an un­familiar
lake.
"It was like looking into no­where,"
she explained. "I felt
blinded because nothing was there
but darkness."
Margaret slowly began to feel
her way in the cool water. She had
managed to swim down five feet,
but when she couldn't see anything
but a hovering gray mass, she
quickly surfaced.
"It was sort of frightening to go
down that first time," she recalled.
However, after a few moments of
self-discipline, she mustered up
enough courage to try again.
"I knew I had to do it—I couldn't
stop," she said.
Margaret reached the bottom of
the lake on her second attempt, and
claimed she found a world "where
everything was totally different."
She and her scuba buddy swam
through a large cavern, observed
various kinds of fish prowling in
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the water and even encountered a
few eels.
"When we finally got used to the
darkness, we could see things a
whole lot clearer," she said. "It
was unlike anything I'd ever seen
before."
After thirty minutes underwater,
she and her classmates returned to
land.
"It was an exhiliarating exper­ience—
I was ready to try it again,"
she said.
Since that initial plunge, she has
continued to dive as often as
possible, usually once a month.
"Each time I dive, I get more
comfortable and find new things,"
she said. She dives frequently in
Alabama, but says she enjoys
diving off the Florida coast more
because "Things are a lot clearer
there."
John Goodner, her scuba in­structor
and manager of Adven­ture
Sports in Opelika, says many
students sign up for the course for
the challenge.
"There is a lot more than meets
the eye to scuba diving," he said.
"Besides diving, one can hunt for
artifacts, take underwater photo­graphs
and spear fish, too."
Goodner noted that many people
choose to scuba dive in Alabama
because several lakes contain old
Indian articles such as pottery and
arrowheads. Old bottles of various
sizes and colors can also be discov­ered
on the lake floors.
Students are thoroughly trained
in all aspects of diving safety,
according to Goodner. While many
persons fear the deep, he says the
only real thing a diver should fear
is himself.
"Not thinking is a diver's worst
fault," he explained. "Training
prepares you for most anything
that could happen, and sharks and
barracudas are probably the least
of your worries."
According to Goodner, movies
such as "Jaws" and "The Deep"
contort underwater adventure
greatly.
"Sharks don't attack people like
the movies portray," he said. "In
fact, the only reason a shark will
attack is if he's frightened or feels
threatened by your presence."
Only once in Goodner's diving
carrer has he ever encountered a
shark. "It eyed me and then swam
on by," he said.
While many sea creatures could
be dangerous, Goodner recalls an
enjoyable experience that occur­red
in Panama City.
"I was diving with some friends
when we ran into some large sea
turtles," he said. "We just hopped
up on their backs and rode around
for awhile."
Most beginning scuba divers are
content with daytime diving.
Goodner, who has been teaching
the course for three years, says his
favorite time to dive is at night.
"Everything is feeding then and
a diver can see all sorts of crea­tures
in action," he said.
When diving at night, the only
available light comes from a
diver's flashlight.
"Things are really dark at night,
especially at the bottom of the
sea," he said.
Most of the thrill-seekers who
take his six-week course are males,
while close to 30 percent are
females.
"The guys usually get cold feet
first," he said. "Most of the girls
who take the course are already
determined that they are going to
make it."
So, if you're one college student
who is bored with the outer world
and want a glimpse of something
new, Goodner and Webster both
recommend the ultimate challenge
—The Deep.
The ultimate high'
Skydiving combines thrills, anticipation, fright
By Beckl Thomas
Associate Editor
He jumps, then falls from 3000
feet. Five seconds later, a white
canopy opens and he slowly floats
through the air, much like a
feather sailing In the wind.
For Bud Richards, 2VOAG, sky­diving
is the ultimate high: a
combination of thrills, anticipation
and fright, topped with a feeling of
a lone man conquering the heights.
It's "intriguing," Richards said,
"for someone to have enough nerve
to jump out of an airplane."
Although a potpourri of emotions
possess Richards each time he
jumps, the most highly-treasured
feeling he gets is one of achieve­ment.
"It's a great accomplishment
just to force yourself to do it," the
22-year-old Auburn native de­clared.
Not that the soft-spoken, red-haired
skydiver actually had to
"force" himself to take the first
plunge last March. Skydivinp was
lessons, each lasting about two-and-
a-half hours.
The first night, basic principles
were taught in the classroom, with
the remainder of the lessons de-decated
to applying those skydiv-
"I didn't realize I was falling y>
just one of Richards' life-long
ambitions.
"I'd always wanted to skydive. I
just wanted to see if I could do it,"
he said.
So, as a member of the Univer­sity's
Sport Parachute Club, he
took five consecutive skydiving
DON'T LOOK DOWN
.A bird's eye view of the landing area
ing rules in the Student Activities
Building.
Under simulated conditions,
each member practiced the para­chute
landing, emergency proce­dures
and other vital skills over
and over again. The class was so
tediously drilled, Richards said,
that each step became "auto­matic."
tsy Saturday, tne group was
ready to take their first jump at
Tuskegee's Moton Field.
Richards claims he wasn't wor­ried
that day, mainly because
there wasn't anything to worry
about: his chute had been packed
by an experienced skydiver, thus
eliminating the thought of "What if
my chute doesn't open?"
"The first time," explained
Richards, "you don't worry that
much because you don't know what
to expect.
"The first time is the easiest."
He smiles, remembering his de­but:
Richards was the last of the three
rookies in his group to jump-3000
feet, with the plane soaring at 90
miles an hour.
Out on the strut of the plane, he
looked at the whirling ground,
instead of at the jump master as
he'd been instructed.
Those feelings flared up again:
excitement, fright, adrenalin rush­ing
through his body-Richards
wished both feet were on God's
ground instead of in His air.
But a second later, it was over,
and Richards was "so glad" he did
it.
And of all the things a first-time
skydiver might worry about-chute
opening, or safe landing among
others-Richards was wondering if
his exit was adequate.
Apparently it was. The chute
opened, and the ride back to earth
began, he was alone now, watching
the plane above him fly out of sight.
"I was motionless, suspended in
the air. I didn't realize I was
falling," he said of his trip down to
earth.
"You float down, but you don't
hear anything. It's a good feeling
to float...you can see for miles
around," he said.
After a smooth landing onto the
designated gravel ai'ea between
the runways, Richards waj addict­ed
to his newly-discovered sport.
The second jump however, was
quite different from the first. Not
technically, but emotionally.
"I could still picture what I did
on my first jump," Richards recal­led
But this time, there was the lag,
the two-hour delay waiting for
others ahead of him to take their
turn, and the psychological build­up
of imagining what could go
wrong the second time around.
"The worst part of the whole
thing is sitting around waiting," he
said emphatically.
He thinks about the parachute.
Even though it's reputed to open 99
percent of the time, it was a
constant source of paranoia for
Richards. There was always that 1
percent uninsured chance of fail­ure,
he said.
"I always feel so relieved when
the parachute opens," Richards
said.
' "There's a lot going through your
mind when you're sitting there
waiting...I always feel so relieved
when the parachute opens."
And in fact, the only way he
would ever toss his sport to the
wind is if another skydiver lost
against the parachute-opening
odds, and was killed.
But none of those remote occur­e
n c e s were part of Richards'
second jump, or third, or fourth, or
fifth...
Richards' sixth Jump capped his
first season of skydiving. Since the
best time of the year to participate,
according to Richards, is from
March to September, he will just
have to be content being earth-bound.
But five months from now, when
the season returns, Richards will
return to the sky.
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A-9 Thursday, November 2, 1978 TheAubum Plainsman
Bull rider risks death,
but won't quit riding
"YOU CAN GET KILLED"
.Bull riding can be dangerous "fun" for sportsmen
By Rick Harmon
Features Editor
"Yea, you can get hurt," says
Hugh Dunn, one of Auburn's top
bull riders. "I'd go as far as saying
you can get killed."
Dunn says that riding bulls is
really no more dangerous than
riding a horse, but that doesn't
mean much.
"It's after the ride that it gets
dangerous," he says. "It's then
that the bull trys to stomp on your
or gore you, and the real injuries
occur."
Dunn's cut face and mangled
knee tend to point out the dangers
of bull riding, more than words he
can say. The "accident" occurred,
when Dunn was bull riding this
weekend.
"I got hurt Sunday," he says
matter-of-factly. "I got knocked
down and stomped a little. It
doesn't bother me that much. If
you ride bulls, you know that
sooner or later you're going to get
hurt. You always know the pos­sibility
of getting badly hurt is
there. You just go out and live with
it."
During the five years that he has
been a bull rider, Dunn has had
fingers broken, a broken tailbone
and an injured knee •, not to
mention the facial cuts. He says he
is "pretty lucky."
"Two friends I know liked to
have died from bull riding," he
said. "One of them had a bull stick
two back feet into his head after the
bull had thrown him. They just
tried to keep him alive for about a
week or so, and finally he came out
of the coma.
"My other friend had a bull gore
him. The horn went right through
his mouth. Now about half his face
is plastic."
Why does he keep riding bulls,
when he knows that the chances
are good that one day he will get
bacly injured? Dunn says it is a
combination of tradition and profit
that keeps him riding.
"I started riding bulls when I
was about 16," he said. It was sort
of in the family. I had an uncle
who was really a good bull rider
and he taught my older cousin how
to ride. After he died my older
cousin taught me.
"But I guess the major reason I
do it is for the money. The prizes
for bull riding are pretty high, and
its just too much money to turn
down.
"The first time I tried to ride a
bull, I remember I was scared
shitless. When I motioned for them
to let the bull out of the booth, the
first time he bucked, I just let go of
everything."
' 'At first I just kind of sat there in
the dirt and thought to myself 'Gee,
that was dumb.' Than I got back
and tried it again. The next time I
held on."
Dunn has no immediate plans to
give up bull riding, even though he
says his parents have been trying
to talk him into quitting "more or
less since I started."
"I guess there will come a time
when I have to "quit," he said.
"Some day, I'll get too cold or too
banged up, and I'll have to start
trying a different event. But I plan
to keep competing in rodeos no
matter what."
Dunn prefers bull riding to other
rodeo events because he says it is
probably the most independent
event you can compete in.
"In bull riding it's all up to you,"
he said. "You don't need to worry
about a horse or a team, just you. I
like it that way."
Hang-gliding: he said he only did it for a story
He felt himself falling backward.
Above the whistling of the wind, he
barely heard people on the ground
yelling at him to pull the bar
towards him. The kite nose-dived.
He desparately pushed the bar
away from his, and the glider
stalled out in the wind. He landed
standing.
Dick Parker was lucky.
Parker claims he went up that
day for the sake of journalism.
"I did it for a story," Parker
said. "The news staff had really
been struggling for copy, when I
saw this ad about hang-gliding
lessons. I called the guy and he said
he would take me up for free."
Although the lessons were free,
Parker almost paid more than he
bargained for.
"I ran down the hill and suddenly
felt myself lifting off the ground.
The first time it really wasn't that
scary. I didn't really know what to
be scared of.
"It was kind of like diving into
cold water. Once you started it you
couldn't really even think about
stopping. It was all over except for
the splash."
Parker said that it was his
second attempt at hang gliding that
really started to get him scared.
"The first time I only glided for
about 75 feet," said Parker "but
the second time I had the kite
pointed too low, and instead okf
taking off I crashed into the mud.
"I cut my lip, but there was
nothing serious. Still it scared me
yelling instructions to me from the
ground, but all I can remember
hearing was the beat of my feet
running down the hill. ,
Suddenly I felt myself taking off.
I had just really started gliding,
when I pulled back on the bar too
week later Parker heard about
another Auburn student, who was
not.
The student, Steve Rattery,
using the same glider and going
down the same hill as Parker, also
fell backwards. Unlike Parker he
bother me at first. I think a lot of
that was due to my not hearing
about the accident all at once. At
first I only heard that someone had
been hurt. I didn't hear how bad.
"The more details I heard, the
more I thought that it could have
^HiHboJC.
and I made up my mind that I
wasn't going up again."
Parker changed his mind, when
he decided that it wouldn't really
be fair to hang-gliding or the story
he was going to write to quit after
his first accident.
"I tried taking off for the third
time," said Parker. "They were
By Wanda Kenton
Assistant Features Editor
Dating from the earliest Indian
days, the canoe has always been a
useful means of travel. Today,
many persons enjoy an afternoon
of paddling, both for relaxation and
exercise purposes. Others, such as
Bubba Whitworth, 4TM, use the
canoe for thrills and excitement.
While water sports including
scuba diving are among his favor­ite
pastimes, Bubba finds white
water canoeing and rafting to be
among the most daring.
Last September, he and a friend
traveled to North Carolina to test
their skills among the rapids.
Before casting off, the two scout­ed
the surrounding area for any
large masses of rock or any other
possible dangers. After securing a
safe route, they began a fast-mov­ing
journey that Bubba claims he'll
never forget.
"You experience a real unsure
feeling when you start to travel
down the river," he said. "Prob­ably
the single-most important
aspect of this skill is the ability to
think quickly."
The ride began slowly, but within
moments, the canoe was gaining
speed. Faster and faster they
traveled, dodging stumps, floating
debris and rock.
"We were moving so fast that it
was difficult to watch out for
everything," he said. However,
far and felt myself falling back­ward."
Parker landed the glider without
injury. He was lucky. Less than a
didn't pull the bar towards him. He
broke his neck.
"When I heard about the acci­dent,"
said Parker "it really didn't
easily happened to me. Finally I
started telling myself that I'd
never try something like that
again."
"The story I wrote about my
attempting to hang-glide came out
on Thursday. Well Saturday
morning, just about the time the
mail gets to Cedartown, the tele­phone
rang. My parents hadn't
heard about the accident yet, but
my dad was still pretty upset."
Although Parker once swore off
hang-gliding, he is no longer cer­tain
he doesn't want to give it
another try.
"I've re-considered it," Parker
said "and I really think that the
accident was probably the result of
human error and not all that
common an occurance.
"I really think that if you learn
how to hang-glide properly it isn't
really that much more dangerous
than any other sport. I think the
instructor that was teaching me
how to hang-glide had given les­sons
to more than eighty students
before me, and none of the others
got hurt any more than I did."
"I have given it a lot of thought,
and I guess if I ever get another
offer for free lessons, I'll be up
there."
White water conoeing
enjoys rapid growth
lady luck was their companion and
the twosome never overturned.
"It's scary to have the water
carry you so quickly - the water is
extremely powerful in these cir­cumstances,"
Whitworth said.
As in most feats of skill, there are
several possible dangers that must
be considered.
"It is easy to overturn a canoe
and get caught under the water,"
he said. Floating logs, unskilled
paddlers and flooded streams can
also prove troublesome.
As with canoeing, white water
rafting is also a challenge to any
outdoorsman.
"I've taken a few spills in rafts,"
Whitworth chuckled.
Many of the same precautions
linked with canoeing should also be
applied to rafting.
"It's just as exciting as canoeing,
but rafts are bulkier and collide
with debris easier," he said.
While only two people can man­euver
a canoe, several persons can
join in the thrills of rafting. The
only disadvantages, of course, are
the spills.
According to Whitworth, the
greatest satisfaction of white water
sports is the pleasure of making it
to the end without a toss.
When the last rapid is conquered,
the team can breathe a bit freer,
relax for just a moment, and then
get out of the water and head back
for yet another jerky cruise down
the old Indian streams.
UP A CREEK WITH A PADDLE
.Adventurists enjoy white water thrills and excitement
The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, November 2.1978 A-10
Nearly half of A uburn 's students
now ease costs with financial aid
By VIckey Hunt
Plainsman Staff Writer
About 60 percent of students now
enrolled will receive some sort of
student financial aid through em­ployment,
loan, or grant programs,
according to Larry Ridgeway, di­rector
of student financial aid.
About $10 million in aid monies
will be given out this year, Ridge­way
said.
Ridgeway said about $2 million
of this money will be distributed as
salaries to students involved in
Auburn's student employment pro­gram,
with another $3 million
going to students on graduate
assistantships or other profession­al
appointments.
"Most of our programs are pred­icated
on fiscal need rather than
academic merit," Ridgeway said.
"Scholarships, of course, consider
both."
Ernest Phillips, bursar and as­sistant
treasurer, said many stu­dents
apply for their student loans
while still in high school.
"Any student who is accepted as
a student is mailed a loan applica­tion,"
he said.
Since the beginning of the Na­tional
Direct Student Loans
(NDSL) program in 1958, there
have been 7,550 loans approved and
distributed by the University, Phil­lips
said.
Other agencies supply aid
through loans to Auburn students,
but NDSL and the Alalbama Stu­dent
Assistance programs are the
major sources, Phillips said.
Responsibility for collection of
the loans falls on the student loan
department of the bursar's office.
Local leaders determine
area public health needs
By Steve Farish
Plainsman Staff Writer
Last Friday, approximately 75
local leaders gathered in the Union
Building to determine the most
pressing Public Health needs in
Lee County. The meeting was
sponsored by the Southeast Ala­bama
Health Systems Agency,
which covers a 17 county area from
its Montgomery headquarters.
The leaders who attended the
meeting took the HSA's first step
by ranking in terms of priority the
health needs of Lee County.
Expanded health education, es­pecially
in the area of family
planning and improvements at Lee
County Hospital (including naming
it a regional hospital) were deemed
the top priorities.
Other problems cited by the
leaders included the need for an­other
alcoholic rehabilitation cen­ter,
the need for additional nurses
throughout the county and the
need for improved training serv­ices
for self-health care.
The HSA was created by Con­gress
under the National Health
Planning and Resources Depart­ment
Act of 1974, and it has 200
branches throughout the nation.
The purposes of the non-profit
agency, according to regional data
director Robert Carlisle, are to
determine area health needs, to set
health goals, and to implement new
programs.
Carolyn Pound, manager of stu­dent
loans, said there have been
2,400 loans paid in full, since the
loan programs beginning, leaving
5,100 loans receivable.
"The maximum time allowed for
repayment of a loan is 10 years.
Students are given a nine month
period of grace after graduation
before payments become due,"
Pound said. "Most loans are due in
monthly payments."
Phillips said there are 460 loans
in varying stages of delinquency,
but that this doesn't necessarily
mean they're uncollectable. "We
have very, very few who are
skippers," she said.
Auburn is far below the national
average in the number of loan
defaults, Ridgeway said. "National
averages for defaults are between
18 to 25 percent.
"Auburn is down below 6 per­cent,"
he said. "I think this speaks
•well of the Auburn student body,"
Ridgeway said.
Ridgeway added that when in­formation
on an application is in
question, he asks for the student's
tax returns for the previous year.
Phillips said he believes the
reason for the relatively small
number of defaults is because
"Auburn students have a greater
appreciation for retaining good
credit."
The Basic Educational Oppor­tunity
Grant (BEOG) remains the
largest student grant program,
Ridgeway said.
"Due to inflation, some students
who would not have qualified for
the program a year or two ago may
now be eligible.
We can expect to see this pro­gram—
which has pumped billions
into education over the past sever­al—
to grow even larger as eligibil­ity
restriction are relaxed,"
Ridgeway said.
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A fate is sealed
Woods sees no silver lining in South Africa's future
By Kelly Kohler
Plainsman Staff Writer
The United States Is "making a
mistake" in supporting the "white
racist government" In South Af­rica,
warned South African author
Donald Woods last Thursday night.
Speaking for a Horizons-sponsored
lecture in the Student
Activities Building, Woods said,
"The United States should do to
South Africa exactly what it did to
Uganda.
"The ambassador should be
withdrawn and all trade cut off,"
he stated.
"If the United States does this, it
will save the white minority," said
Woods. "The regime will realize
Uncle Sam is not going to be there
to bail it out and it will be ready to
change.
"But If it doesn't," he added,
"there is going to be a war and the
eventual losers will be the whites."
The former editor of the East
London Daily Dispatch, Woods
escaped from South Africa on New
Year's Eve of 1977 after being
banned by the government for his
columns and speeches about the
death of Steve Blko, a young black
civil rights leader killed in prison
by South African police.
Woods predicted a violent end for
the present government in South
Africa, stating that "economic and
diplomatic pressure are the last
non-violent means to marshall the
prejudice in South Africa."
Woods said he foresees a civil
war in South Africa within four
years which will topple the govern­ment
of Prime Minister John Vor-ster,
adding that,' 'I hope to be able
to go home (South Africa) in six
years."
The former editor said his views
are held by only 5 percent of the 5
million whites in South Africa, and
that only IS percent of South
African whites would vote against
apartheid.
A Neiman Fellow at Harvard,
Woods is traveling around the
country to "raise awareness about
South Africa in the United States.
The U.S. "Is such a vast country
and not knowledgeable about re­mote
South Africa," said Woods.
"It is important for the United
States to become aware of the
situation, because a racial civil
war will contribute to tensions
between blacks and whites In all
societies," he added.
China, the Soviet Union and Cuba
have made significant progress in
African relations for their stands
against South Africa, according to
Woods. The U.S., he said, has
created mistrust by vetoing sanc­tions
against South Africa sought
by the United Nations.
"I think United States support of
South Africa is going to cost it
dearly because South Africa Is an
extremely weathly country," said
Woods. "They have two-thirds of
the world's gold, and vast supplies
of diamonds and uranium."
Woods feel It is time for the
Vorster regime to offer a coalition
government "like Ian Smith has
established in Rhodesia."
Woods said a coalition govern­ment,
which would have worked at
one time in Rhodesia, can no longer
work because the blacks are win­ning
the civil war there.
If South African blacks get
strong enough to win a civil war,
according to Woods, they are going
to say, "Why should we deal?"
Woods, born in the Tronskei,
chose exile from his native country
to tell the world about Steve Blko,
to "indict the apartheid system,"
Annual cake racing mob
will hit the streets Nov. 15
By Oayle Richards
Plainsman Staff Writer
The 60th annual Omlcron Delta
Kappa Cake Race will be run Nov.
IS, at 8 p.m. All freshmen, includ­ing
women, are eligible to register
for the race that day at 2:30 p.m.
and run at 3 p.m.
Trophies will be given to the
winner of the three-mile race and
to the organization with the biggest
percentage of its freshmen finish­ing
the course.
Cakes will also be given to the top
IB runners, and the top 28 will be
awarded tee shirts. Alpha Omlcron
Pi sorority will offer points to the
fraternity with the most participa­tion.
Runners will start from Haley
Center, head down Thach Avenue,
turn right on College Street and»
then turn on Samford Avenue.
Participants will then cross Wire
Road, continue on Hemlock Drive,
turn right on West Magnolia and
then on Tiger Street back to Haley
Center.
The ODK Cake race was started
by track Coach emeritus Wilbur
Hutsell, who wanted to look over
prospects for his track team In the
'20s.
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and to "make humanity more
aware of this affront."
He began his book, "Blko," In
secrecy defying the banning orders
which prohibited any writing of
any. kind. The manuscript was
completed after his escape to
England.
Woods has continued his efforts
to "indict the apartheid policy,"
and has addressed the U.N. and
met with President Jimmy Carter,
Vice-President Walter Mondale,
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance
and other state department offic­ials.
He has testified before the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations
and the House Committee on Inter­national
Relations.
Recently, he talked to the Exec­utive
Council of the AFL-CIO and
was, in part, responsible for the
position it took advocating sanc­tions
against South Africa.
Although there is "no compar­ison"
between the American South
and South Africa, Woods said the
South shows racial attitudes can
change.
' 'I saw the South in 1960,1967 and
now in 1978 and it is a fantastic
illustration how people and a re­gion
can surge forward when a
major social change is made."
WOODS ON APARTHEID
...U.S. should cut off trade to South Africa
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TheAliburn Plainsman Thursday, November %, 1978 A-Vt
(Campus Calendar
TAU BETA PI-The
group is sponsoring a review
session in strengths of materials
tonight in 312 Ramsay at 7 p.m.
This is the last session of a series
for the Nov. 4 EIT exam.
WIVES OF AUBURN
ENGINEERING STUDENTS-The
group will hold its regular
meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the
home of Carol Kerns, 110 Alice St.
A fashion show will be the feature
event. All wives of engineering
students are invited to attend.
Anyone needing more information
or a ride to the meeting should call
Donna Jones at 887-6094 or Diane
Swink, 821-4921.
MARANATHA HOUSE-Worship
services will be held at 7
p.m. on Tuesday's and Thursday's
and 11 a.m. Sunday's at 302 W.
Magnolia Ave. A nursery is avail­able
at all services. Everyone is
welcome.
AU BLOCK AND BRIDLE CLUB-The
group's picture and orders for
jackets will be taken at a meeting
tonight at 7 p.m. in 203 of the
Animal Science Building. Belt pins
will be issued, and there will be
discussion about the ham sale and
a vote on the pre-vet barbeque at
the meeting.
SPIKE SHOE CLUB-Work
projects, T-shirts and the
ODK cake race will be topics of
discussion at a meeting of the Spike
Shoe Club Monday at 7 p.m. in Foy
Union. Room to be announced.
STUDENTS INTERNATIONAL
MEDITATION SOCD2TY-the
society will sponsor a group
meditation and tape for TM prac­tices
tomorrow from 12:15-1 p.m.
in 204 Foy Union.
GEOLOGY CLUB AND SGE-The
two groups will meet together
tonight at 7:30 in HC 2194. Every­one
is welcome.
NE8EP-A
business meeting for any in­terested
military wife will be held
tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Grace
United Methodist Church.
AGRONOMY CLUB-L.
E. Ensminger, head of the
agronomy department will be the
guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the club Tuesday at 7
p.m. in 247 Funchess Hall. All
agronomy majors and other inter­ested
persons may attend.
HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AD­MINISTRATION
ORGANIZA +
TION-The
organization's November
meeting will be held Monday in
Haley center-Room to be announc­ed.
FANTASY GAMERS
Anyone Interested in fantasy or
war games is invited to attend the
regular meeting of Fantasy
Gamers at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays in
318 Foy Union.
THE AUBURN CHAPTER OF
SIGMA XI-The
Scientific Research Society of
North America will sponsor a
speech-dinner Monday in 213 Foy
Union. Dr. W.B. Anthony, a profes­sor
of Animal Dairy Science will
speak on utilization of animal
waste to improve efficiency of the
production of runimant animal
food. Members who have paid
their dues should come through the
line between 6 and 6:30 p.m. for
their free meal. Everyone is in­vited.
Anthony will begin speaking
about 7 p.m.
GLOMERATA-All
organizations, honoraries, so­rorities,
and fraterntiies need to
sign contracts by tomorrow for
space in this year's Glomerata.
Nov. 3 will be the final day.
PH| ETA SIGMA-Officer
election for Phi Eta Sigma,
freshman honor society, will be
held Monday at 7 p.m. in 246 Foy
Union. All members are invited.
Board takes 15percent
Vendors fill campus coffers
By Vickey Hunt
Plainsman Staff Writer
As "Saturday Night's" Roseanne
Rosanna Danna says, "It's
always something," or so it seems
when one sees all the different
things sold on the concourse every
week.
Everything from plants to
posters are sold. One week it's
jewelry, the next it's glass, and it
seems there's always a fraternity
or sorority pushing tickets to
something.
These on-campus sales are regu­lated,
as set down by Student
Senate regulations in the Tiger
Cub, by University bookstore
manager Elmo Prater, who serves
as an agent for the Concessions
Board.
The Concessions Board receives
a 15 percent commission of on-campus
salesman's gross sales,
except on sales by student organi­zations.
Prater said this commission
usually averages between $30 and
$40 per salesman. One hundred
twenty-eight permits were issued
last year but many of them were
for non-commission student organ­ization
sales, he said.
Besides giving up the 15 percent,
outside organizations must also
acquire a City of Auburn business
license, but if a vender meets these
qualifications, he'll probably be
given the okay for on-campus
solicitation.
The one stipulation, according to
Prater, is that is the product is
already sold on campus it cannot
be sold by the outside vender.
The 15 percent collected by the
.Concessions Board "goes for a
little bit of everything," Prater
said.
"It passes back into various
campus agencies," Prater said.
"Part of it just went for a $8,000
piano in the Union Building."
Other organizations to benefit
from Board money have been the
volleyball and racquetball clubs,
he added.
Prater said he restricts the vali­dity
of concessions permits to one
or several days, according to his
own judgement.
Noting that number of organiza­tions
having permits at any given
time fluctuates, Prater said, "This
week there's four or five. Next
week there may not be anybody."
There are only three places
venders are allowed to push their
wares: the Foy Union Patio, Haley
Center concourse and the Student
Activities Building-Sports Arena.
Prater said he inspects mer­chandise
to be sold to see that no
"inferior quality" products are
being sold, but makes no inquiries
on price.
"The students don't have to buy
it, all they have to say is "no," he
said. "I don't remember anybody
bringing in cheap merchandise."
"Salesmen are not supposed to
leave their literature around the
buildings either," Prater said. "As
I understand it, Physical Plant
personnel have been instructed to
thro w i t away.""
Prater said the collection of the
15 percent is ' 'handled pretty much
on their (the vendors') own say so.
The Concessions Board has never
put any kind of check on it."
"If any student has a problem
concerning sales we want him to
write us (the Concessions Board),"
said Prater. "This is the only way I
would now not to issue this person
or organization a permit."
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Children $1.25 under 12
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YOUNG DEMOCRATS-The
Young Democrats will meet
Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Eagles
Nest. Officers for 1978-79 will be
elected at this meeting.
PRE LAW SOCIETY
The Auburn Pre-law Society will
hold its second meeting of the year
Monday, at 7 p.m. in Foy Union.
Plans for the keg party will be
finalized. Contact W.E. Siniard, for
additional information, at 821-9791.
INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTA­TION
ENGINEERS
Members and prospective
members of the group are invited
to a meeting at noon Tuesday in
202-A Ramsay.
THE NATIONAL ORGANIZA­TION
FOR WOMEN-Anyone
is invited to attend the
meeting tonight at 8 p.m. In 202 Foy
Union. All officers and members of
campus women's organizations are
invited to a friendship social from
8:30 to 9 p.m.
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The national psychology honorary
sponsors Mrs. Georgia Vallery, an
instructor in the psychology de­partment,
who will speak on grad­uate
school opportunities at the
honorary's Monday meeting. The
meeting is open to the public and is
at 7 p.m. in the Eagle's Nest. Plans
for an up-coming party will be
announced, and applications for
membership will be accepted.
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WALKER PLAYS TO LOYAL FANS
...Even though there weren't many at Homecoming concert
'The Turning Point'
brings dance, drama
"The Turning Point" is this
week's UPC free movie. The film
will be shown Thursday at 7 p.m.
and Friday, Saturday and Sunday
at 7 and 9:15 p.m. in Langdon Hall.
An Auburn I.D. is required for
admission.
"The Turning Point" is a film
that supposedly takes a serious
look at the backstage drama that
goes on within the American ballet
community.
Herbert Ross conceived the idea
for this type of film and it is his
financing and support that made
"The Turning Point" possible.
Ross was at one time a dancer
himself and his history and the
history of his family plays a large
part in the story of this film.
The plot of "The Turning Point"
centers around the story of a young
ballerina who travels to New Y ork
to join the most prestigious ballet
group in this country. The immed­iate
success of this young girl and
the complications of her life and
her family members lives make
"The Turning Point" an extended
soap opera with dance.
Leslie Brown plays the young
ballerina Emilia, who comes to
New York under the guidance of a
celebrated dancer played by Anne
Bancroft. Bancroft's oozing ma-ternalism
excites the jealous ire of
the girl's real mother, played by
Shirley MacLaine, and the conflict
between these two headstrong
women provides most of the non-dancing
action in this film.
The young Emilia dances right
into the arms of the dashing young
Yuri, who is played by none other
than the revolutionary dancer,
Baryshnikov. Baryshnikov's act­ing
is nothing to compare with his
totally unique style of dance, but
nevertheless he gives the most
palatable performance in the en­tire
film.
The pretense this film alludes to
is never realized. It is not a true
realistic look at the trials and
tribulations of young dancers in
America. Instead of realism, Ross
has elected to portray the Ameri­can
dance community with a fairy­tale
unreality and soap opera
pathos.
The petty bitchiness of the major
characters does not pass for artis­tic
temperament, instead it seems
like petty bitchiness and the hate
one could work up for some of these
women can get really devastating.
The film sloppily tries to dismiss
the idea of homosexuality amongst
male dancers with such heavy-handedness
that it seems like a
moralism lecture from the
W.C.T.U.
The one thing that could have
saved Mr. Ross the embarassment
of "The Turning Point" and made
all the pathetic dialogue worth­while,
would have been a choreo­graphy
that was tied to the dra­matic
line of the film. Unfortunate­ly,
Mr. Ross seemed not too upset
about making a fool of himself. The
simple fact that Ross's selections
of dancing scenes are a jumbled
non-coherent mess makes "The
Turning Point" a real disappoint­ment.
-Stephen K. Simpson
The Homecoming concert Fri­day
started with a disappointment
when I learned that the University
Singers would not be performing. I
was later to learn that would not be
the only disappointment of the
evening.
The crowd was a mixture of two
extremes found at Auburn Univer­sity,
They ranged from the col­legiate
type with their button-down
shirts and khaki pants to the
fanatics with their Jerry Jeff
Walker t-shirts and cowboy hats
with feathers in the brim.
The air smelled of beer and
bourbon and many people felt
secure enough to drink in the open.
By 8 p.m., theColiseum was still
empty with many seats remaining
in the floor area. Before the
concert began, the speaker system
was tested with "Brick House" and
other disco music that seemed to
be left over from the pounding and
beating the speakers had taken the
week before at the Commodores
concert.
The house lights slowly dimmed
and the Louisiana band Le Roux
came on stage with "Take a Ride
on a Riverboat," the opener from
their debut album.
Le Roux is a tightly formed band
of professional musicians. Each
member works together to produce
a sound that is sometimes country
and sometimes jazz-rock. This
working together was shown in
their song "Bridge of Silence" and
the harmonies were excellent.
The group shouted at the audi­ence
that it was time for "a little
Louisiana music" and played a
definite rocker entitled "Snake
Eyes."
The members of Le Roux seemed
to be enjoying themselves Friday
night and tried as hard as they
could to get the audience on their
feet with one of their finest rock
songs "Slow Burn." The band did
not want to end the song and gave
each member of the band a short
solo to display their showmanship.
After their long version of "Slow
Burn", the lead singer stepped
forward, sweat running down his
face, to pick up a waiting gold-top
Les Paul guitar and played the
group's only top-forty single "New
Orleans Ladies." His talented
voice seemed to be trying to tell the
audience of his personal exper­iences
with these "ladles" and his
smiles brought a great round of
applause as the band left the stage.
The matches and lighters came
out and the band returned for a
short encore, in which the band
thanked the au