1980-02-14 The Auburn Plainsman

              THE AUBURN
PLAINSMAN Volume 86 Number 14 Thursday, February 14,1980 Auburn, Ala. 36830 22 pages
Most male readers no doubt wish they were on the
Valentine's list of this coed, Ann Weddington, 3GJM
from Newnan, Ga. But Ann hasn't been alone this
week in preparing to surprise her sweethearts.
Flaunting cards, candy and kisses, many Auburn
Photography: Will Dickey
students will celebrate this "day of lovers" in his or
her own special way. Others, wanting the whole
world to know their feelings, chose the Plainsman
to convey their messages. For proof see page A-14.
Martin loses top spot,
insiders blame rumors By Steve Farish
Plainsman Staff writer
Dr. James Martin, interim presi­dent
of the University of Arkansas,
has fallen from the position of
front-runner in the search for a
new Auburn president, a source in
ihe University said Tuesday.
The administration official said
Martin's position has fallen tie-cause
of a rumor that he made
deals with some University
, officials that they would keep their
jobs after he assumed the presi­dency,
if they would support his
candidacy.
, Two of the administration
officals implicated in the rumor
denied their involvement in such
an affair.
Martin admitted that he had
heard the rumor, but he flatly
denied it. "I have made no deals
with anybody at Auburn, period,"
he said.
I The source said the rumor was
untrue, and was an attempt by
some person or group in the
jjniversity to get rid of Martin as
ihe front-runner.
Martin said he was not aware of
any such conspiracy against him.
There was also speculation in the
University community that the
rumor had produced a drop in
Trustee support for Martin, and
that he had consequently dropped
his name from consideration.
Martin denied that he had with­drawn
his name. "My vita is still
there with the Board" for consider­ation,
he said.
Reports from within the Univer­sity
and around the state confirm
Lhat suport for Martin did drop. At
one time the assumed front-runner,
Martin received no votes in a straw
poh vote taken by the Board at its
Feb. 2 meeting.
Steven Sample, executive vice
president for academic affairs at
the University of Nebraska, and
Hex Rainer, highway director of
Alabama, are apparently the two
new finalists.
Reports from within the Univer­sity
and around the state confirm
that support for Martin has
dropped and that Sample and
Rainer are now the two finalists for
the presidency.
The straw poll vote taken
among the Trustees showed a 7-5
vote in favor of Samples for presi­dents.
The source said that Gov. Jafties
asked that the two finalists be
interviewed again before a final
vote was taken.
The Plainsman has learned that
tour members of the Board flew to
Nebraska for a two-day visit last
Wednesday to interview civic, uni­versity
and government officials
See SEARCH page A-8
Lt. Gov. denies report
Lt. Gov. George McMillan
called a charge in an Auburn
Bulletin editorial, which said he
had tried to use behind the scenes
influence in the selection of Auburn
University's president, "a com­plete
untruth."
"Basically the Bulletin's state­ment,"
said McMillan, "was that I
have been helping the governor
twist people's arms. In reality, I
have been strictly neutral in the
process.
"I have only talked with two
members of the Board of Trustees
concerning the appointment, and
that was because they sought out
my advice. Besides talking with
Gov. (Fob) James and Mr.
(Michael) McCartney, I have re­moved
myself completely from the
selection process and left the deci­sion
to the Board."
McMillan said whoever the
Board of Trustees selected would
be acceptable to him.
"It is the Board's responsibility
to select the next president, and I
trust them to make a good selec­tion.
I will work with whomever
they choose to the best of my
ability. Anyone who says anything
different is lying."
Senators won't oppose change
of election if city approves
By Jerry Marino
Plainsman Staff writer
State senators Ted Little and
Charles Whatley have both agreed
not to oppose an Auburn election
date change if the mayor and City
Council approve a specific date for
the change, and if the senators
themselves agree with the date.
Kurt Furst, chairman of the SGA
Student Lobby Committee, which
is circulating a petition to have the
A U oil spill fills sewers, creek
By Tim Hunt
Assistant News Editor
Gallons of oil were accidentally
spilled into a storm sewer and
creek on campus two weeks ago,
according to officials of the
Physical Plant and Alabama
Water Improvement Commission.
"Physical Plant workers
received a bad shipment of oil
which was water contaminated
from a dealer in Mobile," said
Randall Haire, a local official of
the AWIC. "While attempting to
pump the water out of the tank a
liming problem caused black oil to
begin draining from the hose," he
said.
Paul Kearney, director of the
Physical Plant, stated that there
was more oil in the tank than his
workers had expected and that his
crew "will just have to be more
careful next time."
Gene Hunter, a graduate student
in horticulture, was the first to
notify the Water Improvement
Commission concerning the
accidental oil spill.
"1 assumed the Physical Plant
workers were pumping water until
I saw black oil pumping into the
sewers," Hunter said. Hunter also
slated that he knew the oil was
contaminated, but did not feel
pumping it into sewers and creeks
was the best way to do away with
the problem.
Physical Plant workers con­structed
a dam in an attempt to
contain the oil spill and ease
clean-up efforts. Both Haire and
Hunter agreed that the spill was
under control until wind and rain
caused the dam to fall apart.
Physical plant workers then used
hay in an attempt to clean up the
spill, and much of the black sub­stance
was soaked up from the
creek. Haire said he doubted a fine
would be issued to the University
because of its positive clean-up
attempts.
Hunter stated that the University
could have been subject to a fine of
$10,000 and showed his concern
over the cost of the clean-up
attempts.
li the oil was bad, I don't
understand why the Physical Plant
didn't ask the company who sold it
lo them to come pump it back into
iheir trucks," Hunter said.
Haire commented that he was
satisfied with the University's
efforts, and that "as for the
environmental aspects, clean-up
attempts with emulsifiers would
have been more damaging than the
spill itself."
election date changed said the
senators' agreement is a reply to a
letter the committee sent to the
senators and state Rep. Charles
Whatley. Whatley is still consider­ing
the elections request that they
go along with the date change,
Furst said.
The proposal to change the date
was presented to the Council Feb.
5, and Council President Bill Allen
referred the proposal to the city's
Finance and Executive Commit­tee.
The proposal included petitions
signed by more than 1,000 Auburn
students and the lobbying commit­tees
reasons for advocating an
election date change.
Furst said the major reason for a
change is to make it easier for
students to vote in the city elec­tions.
"We feel there is a good segment
of Auburn students who want to
participate and they don't have
that opportunity right now," said
Furst.
General elections are current
held in August, during Summer
quarter, with run-offs held in
September when most students are
out of town. The committee wants
to have general elections held on
the first Tuesday in May with
run-offs on the fourth Tuesday of
May.
Furst noted that his committee's
proposal would not affect this
year's elections, but would take
effect in 1982 or 1984.
"We're not trying to alarm non-student
Auburn residents," said
Furst, "we're just trying to give
the students the right to participate
in the democratic process."
Authority to change the election
dates lies in the hands of the State
Legislature. A bill would have to be
introduced into the Legislature by
a local legislator and then passed
by the House and Senate.
Little said last week, "I think the
cause has merit because of an
appreciable number of students
and faculty are inconvenienced by
the current election dates."
Whatley and Turnham, voiced
See ELECTIONS page A-8
Anti-Soviet rally causes ban enforcement
Inside
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send some Valentines
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By John Mangels
Assistant News Editor
A rally held last Wednesday to
support an American boycott of the,
Olympics has resulted in the strict
enforcement of an SGA code
banning signs and banners of any
type in University buildings, speci­fically
the Memorial Coliseum.
The law, which is listed in the
student handbook, the Tiger Cub,
was enforced by Coliseum
Manager Tom Sparrow prior to the
gathering of members of Auburn's
Hillel Jewish Center and "Rat"
Riley's Bible study class before the
Auburn-Vanderbilt basketball
game last Wednesday night.
"We wanted to make a moral
stand and show our support for
President Carter in his bid for an
Olympic boycott," Hillel President
Glen Mutchnick said of the rally.
"The central issue isn't so much
the Russian invasion of Afghani­stan,
but the overall persecution of
Christians and Jews that takes
place in the Soviet Union."
Mutchnick said the group had
planned to place banners "of a
political nature" inside the Coli-
STUDKNTS PROTEST OUTSIDE CO ^ciEUM .
...but Coliseum officials refused to let group display banners inside
seum to take advantage of regional
television coverage of the game.
However, Sparrow, who said the
practice of placing posters and
banners of any kind in the Coli­seum
"had been in question for a
while," and that the group's
banners "didn't have anything to
do with basketball," ordered all
signs removed from the building.
Dean of Student Affairs T. Drew
Ragan said the Hillel group, which
was the official sponsor of the
rally, had obtained permission of
distribute leaflets at the game
describing alleged persecution of
Christians and Jews by the Soviets,
but said there had been no mention
of banners or posters.
"It is my impression that the
Coliseum manager was just not
aware of University policy in thi s
area before," Ragan said.
Mutchnick said it was not the
intention of his group to cause the
removal of banners and signs from
the Coliseum, and called the inci­dent
a "misunderstanding." He
said a Hillel representative ap­peared
before the SGA at
Tuesday's meeting to encourage a
change in the SGA code to allow
banners supporting University
athletic teams.
Ragan said there was "a lot of
interest in a rule change," and that
he would expect such a change to
be approved, but that no formal
action had taken place.
Sparrow said the incident was
"more of a communication mix-up,"
and said "when the rules are
amended, we'll adapt to them."
Both Mutchnick and .lane Drake,
inter-religious chairman of the
Alabama Council to Save Soviet
Jews, who co-sponsored the event
with Hillel, agreed the rally was
"definitely successful." "I think
we got more media coverage with
the banners outside the Coliseum
than we would have with them
See BANNERS page A-8
The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 14,1980 A-2
AU football coach denies athlete grade-fixing
By Anne Harvey
Assistant News Editor
Auburn athletes are under more
pressure and discipline than most
students, said Coach Doug Barfield
during a forum lecture Monday
night.
The speech was given shortly
after a series of stories about
grade-fixing for athletes was
printed in the Plainsman. Barfield
said the speech was made in an
effort to "clear up some miscon­ceptions."
"We expect some things of them
that aren't expected of other
students and they have to pass
academics just as you do," he told
the audience.
"It's a two-edge sword out there.
We want to recruit good people, but
they're not all good. We want to
win. If we didn't there would be
someone else recruiting."
"Athletes are in the limelight,
under the microscope, magnified
10-40," he said. "Anything they do
wrong is on the front page."
He denied accusations that most
athletes "take crip courses and
major in physical education," and
the "football players are poor
students."
"We have some great ones and
some bad ones," he said. "At
Auburn we have all kinds. They're
not all smart and they're not all
dumb and they're not all great
physical specimens.
"We've got them from all
groups, a cross section of the
student body. Wejre not going to
get all the ones who will be in the
top 10 percent of their class.
They're normal. We want our
people to be students."
Athletes who don't make the
required grades are not allowed to
remain in the program, he said.
Barfield .said if anyone came to
Auburn who couldn't read, which
has never happened, "you can
believe thiy will be able to read
when thejf get out. This is my
feeling and philosophy and not just
a bunch of bull."
Barfieldjalso denied accusations
that Auburn coaches request
teacher tq change the grade of
athletes.
"Dean Hobbs told me no football
coach has ever called him to
change a grade," he said.
"We're In the business of educa­tion.
I may not be as important as
World This Week
National made less than an hour after the International Olympics Committee
rejected his proposal to move, postpone or caricel the Summer Games.
CARTER TAKES KENNEDY ON HOME GROUND-This
week, Carter beat Sen. Edward Kennedy in theMame caucuses their
first New England coniest. Carter led the race with 4? percent o„ *he
Maine vote to Kennedy's 39
percent. George Bush,
meanwhile, held a slim
lead over Ronald Reagan
in the G.O.P. non-binding
town caucuses.
Early Gallop Polls had
predicted that Carter
would have a much larger
victory in the primary.
Kennedy claimed that
his better than expected
showing was a victory,
while a Carter spokesman
said "close only counts in
horseshoes."
WINTER OLYMPICS OPEN-The
13th annual Winter Olympics opened at Lake Placid. The Winter
Olympics opened yesterday with the traditional lighting of the Olympic
Torch by a Tuscon, Ariz, psychiatrist. The opening coincided with
President Carter's request of the U.S. Olympic Committee for a nromnt
decision to boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow. Carter's move was
International
PROGRESS IN THE HOSTAGE CRISIS -
President Abolhassan Bani Sadr of Iran said Wednesday that the
Ayatollah Khomeini has approved a secret plan insuring the release of
the hostages. Through negotiaitons of U.N; Secretary Gen. Kurt
Waldheim, the U.S. has agreed to the formation of an international
commission which will allow the Iranians to airj their grievances against
the former Shah and against U.S. foreign policy toward Iran. The release
of the hostages would be insured only after the! commission, made up of
third world country representatives, formalty convenes. The Iranian
students insist still that the Ayatollah has agreed to no such plan.
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Dean Hobbs or any of these others,
but I'm a teacher and if we don't do
our jobs we've failed."
Discipline is a major factor in
Barfield's opinion.
"In an age of liberalism there is
still a need for discipline," he said.
"When they get knocked down they
have to learn how to get back up."
We're kind of their daddy away
from home."
Barfield also spoke briefly about
the ability of the athletic program
to bring in money.
"I think athletics is a great
vehicle," he said. "It helps pull
alumni together to work together.
It gives financial support. It's one
way we can help.
"My boys come to me complain- "If we can make money for our
ing that they have to come in program and the University, heck,
earlier on Friday nights than the I'd like to make enough money to
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don't play football on Saturday, too."
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A-5J Thursday, February 14, 1980 IheAjixrnPlairisrmn
City not prime target for attack
By Buddy Davis
Plainsman Staffwriter
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inately for
high-risk
"We are
for 50,000
A bright flash appears in the sky
in the direction of Columbus.
Almost immediately, the tempera­ture
rises several degrees, and the
wind is stilled. Suddenly, a great
wave of air passes overhead. You „;„» «^—-
have just witnessed a nuclear globaftensip.
explosion.
If World War III she
tomorrow morning
many of the su
remember most.
Auburn residents
prime target, a*
Thornton, civil de
Lee County.
"Then' are certain
areas*''Thornton said,
considered a host area
residents of Montgomery" w
considered a high-risk arj
closest high-risk target to
is the Columbus-Fort
area, he said.
Population and military facilities
earned Columbus the high-risk
rating, while Auburn apparently
has too few attributes to warrant
it's inclusion as a prime
Thornton said.
Although "we have->sol.v- „r_. -i^.~ „ _
best shelters in the nation," they"*"",!Ja3-
are ' 'not well stocked with food and
supplies," Thornton said....--"
He added that he is erhpow
to appropriate food suppliesjlrom
local grocery stores ha^^ST emer­gency.
The stores^jpould be re-"
imbersed for the^food later, after,
the emergency passed. Large
stocks of previously stored food
were discarded recently because
they were outdated. New food
supplies "are our number one
need," Thornton said.
The shelters hold supplies of
medicine and sanitation equip­ment,
though the supply of these
items is also in short supply. The
present shelter capacity is 235,000
and the population of Lee County is
about 27,567.
"We'll never need more
shelters," he said,,
Nucleap*ij
•SSSfe"
out t>f-
'e^srgmttpn,,M^Afga:
ufa easily be ' 'blown
proportion, ' he said.
. He is critical of the federal
g£ve^ment[£
v.
Thornton listed sources such as the
North American Defense
Command, two warning centers in
Washington and in Texas, the
regional command center which is
located in Thomasville, Ga. and
other agencies in Washington.D.C.
A typical five megaton warhead
*ould produce the following
effects: At a three-mile radius
>m ground zero, a fireball would
>ximately 98 percent.
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stroy all st]
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dirtgattack, from U.S. spy
satellites? over the communist
co'uiftne's. according to scientists^.
Auburn would have a longer time
in winch to attack, unless hit by an
errant missile, because the
greatest danger would be from
fallout, Thornton said. We could
have up to 12 hours before any
substantial radioactive residue
begins to fall on this area.
The attack warning could come
from several different sources.
At a five mile
ercent casual-amage
to all
In' mile radius
b be a 25 percent
tsEFstreBj^ rate, with moderate
damage, and at nine miles there is
expected a 10 percent rate of injury
with only light damage.
^rding to a civil defense
, if such a weapon were
On Columbus, people in
Burn might be able to see the
brilliant light, which will burn out
the corneas of anyone who looks
directly into it. Then a thermal
e<Avould expand outward from
st, setting some areas of
.st Lee County on fire. Next,
ock .wave will flatten every-
' rc+ose to the fireball,
selling as it expands
«&;
Thornton said Auburn will then
IRJye^ anywhere from six to twelve
hour$-5the time it will take the
prevailing winds to blow the fallout
from Montgomery into the Auburn
area.
The fallout will continue for
several hours, he said. In the
intervening time between the
attack and the time the fallout
drops, civil defense authorities will
be directing people into shelters
New lounge approved
A new restaurant-lounge will
open soon in Auburn a,t the location
of a former establishment known
as Courtney's.
The Auburn City Council
recently approved a restaurant-lounge
licenses for Courtney's Inc.
by a 7-1 vote with Councilwoman
Francis Hale dissenting.
According to Bob King, president
oi Courtney's Inc., the restaurant-lounge
will carry a new name and
will offer "a relaxed atmospr.ere
g«*ared to the students."
Bill Wiggins, a senior in industri­al
design will meet with King today
io discuss plans for a new name
and logo for the establishment.
Wiggins says King is planning
some entertainment activities
which include computer games and
backgammon.
The opening of the new
restaurant-lounge is tentatively
scheduled for early March.
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and handling supplies while
suppressing panic.
In the aftermath of an attack,
Thornton expects everyone to obey
the authorities and seek refuge in
shelters. "Looters would not be
able to enjoy themselves for very
long in the fallout," he said.
There are contingency plans for
most possibilities, except for a
fluke bomb over Auburn. "We
won't have to worry about it if that
happened," he said.
"We will always have a govern­ment,"
he said. "We have to
believe that. I have got to believe
I'll be here unless we get the full
effect of a blast."
He said anarchy is unlikely, and
would almost certainly doom any
attempts to reindustrialize to
present levels after a nuclear war.
Thornton has gone to
Washington, D.C. for the first
meeting of local co-ordinaters with
the U.S. House and Senate. He and
other civil defense workers will be
explaining to Congress the greater
need for better civil defense. He
will also be explaining the reasons
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Editorials
Thursday, February 14, 1980 page 4
Choose president now
It's time for the Board of Trustees to
choose Auburn University's next president,
the sooner the better.
We trust each Trustee will honor the spirit
of a "thorough, nationwide search" and vote
for the candidate he honestly feels is most
qualified to be Auburn's next president.
If each Trustee will simply vote his
convictions, we don't see why a decision
cannot be made immediately. The qualifica­tions
of the candidates are well known.
The price of crime
What is the price of crime?
Try:
Lasgna—$1.36
Turkey and stuffing—$1.08
Liver and onions—$1.14
Roast beef sandwich—$1.66
Bowl of barbecue—$2.35
The rising prices in University cafeterias
represent a number of uncontrollable items,
such as the rising costs of food and labor. The
prices also represent one factor which can be
controlled—theft.
According to War Eagle Food Services, in
the last 30 days, 3,060 assorted knives, forks
and spoons have been stolen, and we have
paid for it.
We have paid for it with 8 cents for a cup
of ice and 45 cents for a corn dog.
It appears if students don't start giving
considerable thought to stopping theft from
Auburn's cafeterias, food for thoughtmight
soon be the only kind of food they'll be able
to afford...
Register for primary
Do you care whether Jimmy Carter, Jerry
Brown or Edward Kennedy is the Democratic
nominee for president?
Do you favor Ronald Reagan, George
Bush, John Baker or another Republican in
that party's nomination race?
If so, and you haven't registered to vote,
you can't back your favorite in Alabama's
primary March 11.
Anyone 18 or older by March 11 may
register Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1
to 4 p.m. in the Foy Union Lobby.
Voters registered in another county
wanting to vote in Auburn may notify the
registrars and do so, or send for an absentee
ballot from the county courthouse where they
are registered.
Vote in the March 11 primary, and make
sure you're registered—that is, if you really
value your opinion on the best man for
president.
Josh's evangelism
Dancing bears and sex ads to the contrary,
Josh McDowell recently presented a rational,
more intellectual approach to evangelism,
contrasting sharply with George "Jed"
Smock's fearsome warnings by Haley Center
last month.
McDowell said he favors "intelligent
decisions" and "rational reflection" over
emotionalism, and his "maximum sex"
speech last Monday seemed to affirm that.
McDowell said trust and giving in a
relationship—including sexual relation­ships—
yields maximum pleasure and satis­faction.
That makes sense.
His invitation for people to believe in Jesus
of Nazareth as the Son of God wasn't
"crammed down" people's throats either,
something McDowell said he would avoid.
We applaud any effort fostering rational
decision-making and honest scholarship.
Despite the bears and sex ads, it seems
McDowell's Christian testimony successfully
avoided excessive emotional appeals and
dogmatism.
'We're glad McDowell didn't tread in Jed
Smock's footsteps.
God doesn 't need advertising blitz
Postponing a decision can only lead to
more damaging rumors concerning the
selection process and the candidates involved.
We sincerely hope the rumors, including
the story that coercion and arm-twisting are
being used to switch Trustees' votes, are
untn>.
A fair, honest voting procedure allowing
Trustees to vote freely should be concluded
soon, for the sake of Auburn University's
reputation and well being.
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And the burning billboard spoke unto
Gosh with a voice like that of Effrem
Zimblest Jr., except deeper and more
vibrant, and said unto him, "Sell me,
Gosh. S:e 11 me like an antiperspirent, or a
stomach laxative or a Mr. Microphone "
And Gosh spoke unto the billboard and
did say "I'll make you bigger than
Coca-Cola, Lord."
The year of the Lord A.A. (after advertis­ing)
began in the small town of Auburn, Ala.
Now, according to legend, Gosh did not
create religious advertising. Bumperstickers
and buttons had been around for many
decades, but Gosh seems to have first turned
advertising into something on the scale of a
holy war.
Of course the first important thing he did
was recruit and train salesman.
"Using the slogans.'Tf you can't sell God, you
can't sell nothing," and "there's a Christian
born every minute," Gosh recruited every
Bible salesman, GRIFF "the newspaper for
Young boys" salesman and Avon Lady in the
area and asked for ideas on how to make God
bigger than Coca-Cola,
One ex-GRIFF salesman suggested chang­ing
God's name to Dr. Pepper. He was
immediately made head of the sales team.
After long deliberation though, his idea was
rejected, because it was discovered Dr. Pepper
was a registered trademark and could not be
used to sell other items.
The slogans "Let God put you in the driver's
seat," "The God that refreshes," and "Believe
in God and go to Heaven—where you keep on
looking like you looked when you left" were all
rejected for similar reasons.
Rick
Harmon
Finally, Gosh had an idea to pick some of his
salesmans' favorite ads and study them to find
a common link in their popularity.
Four of Gosh's salesmen chose a double
feature movie ad featuring two "action films,"
"Deep Throat" and "Creme de Banana."
The rest of the salesmen chose Noxema
shaving cream commercials (except for the
Avon Ladies that chose Joe Namath in panty
hose).
"What do these things have in common,"
said Gosh.
"Except for Namath," said one salesman
"they all have creams of some type."
"Except for Namath," said another salesman,
"they all have attractive, scantily clad girls."
*"I think that's closer to the mark," said
Gosh.
"They all have prurient sexual interest,"
said the manager of the sales team."
"Thai's it," said Gosh. "What a combination
God and Sex. It'll be fantastic. Why it'll even
be bigger than . . .
". . . Johnson and Johnson" said one
salesman. ..
"...Proctor and Gamble," said another. ,
"...Armanhammer," said one of the stupider
ones.
"Coca-Cola," said the sales manager.
After that meeting God and maximum sex
were born. Signs signalling its coming were
plastered on walls, chalkboards, trees and
anyone who happened to fall asleep on the
concourse.
It was announced in classes. It was
announced, in group letters that groups did not
know about. Bears ran along the concourse
telling students "to bring their honeys for
maximum sex." (They weren't real bears, but
the salesmen figured most students around
midterms wouldn't notice.)
Leaflets supporting God and maximum sex
(whether it was in that order was left to the
personal prejudices of the reader) were even
dispersed with burgers at the local eateries.
Gosh would have done more, but Goodyear
would not loan him the blimp.
The speech had a huge crowd to hear about
God and maximum sex, although many of the
students did leave when they discovered that
the speech was not on how to partake in the
maximum amount of sex, but only on the faith
required in such a relationship.
Despite a few protests to the FCC (Federal
Christian Communications Committee) about
false and misleading advertising. Gosh had
proved that sex could sell God as easily and
with as much class as it could sell toothpaste
and mouthwash.
"I really think this has proved that we can
make God bigger than Coca-Cola," said Gosh.
"I hadn't wanted to bring this up," the sales
manager said to Gosh, "but I think God is
probably bigger than Coca-Cola, even without
this type of advertising."
He was demoted immediately.
Varieties of love celebrated today
Today is Saint Valentine's Day, and Valen­tines
Day in the minds of most people means a
day to celebrate love.
Most people, however, cannot even know
how to define the word "love."
Everyone from Shakespeare to Dylan has
tried to give their definition, but they only
succeeded in muddying the water and con­fusing
everything all the more.
So where Shakespeare, Keats, Donne and
the Rolling Stones have failed, I will attempt to
shed some light.
Love is:
What a six-year-old feels when his grand­father
takes him on his first fishing trip.
What a person feels when he is buying the
flowers for that girl he hoped to surprise this
morning.
What a brother feels when he sees his sister
coming down the aisle, in a flowing white
wedding gown to take the husband with whom
she will spend the rest of her life.
John
Farish
What someone feels when the National
Anthem brings a mist to his eyes.
What you feel when you open up the letter
and a note attached to a ten dollar bill falls out.
The note says that someone thought you might
need a little extra spending money; you
wonder how they could read your mind.
When you go to the infirmary because she
said she doesn't like it when you are sick.
What you feel when you get five miles from
home and you speed up for no apparent reason.
What you girls felt when you saw tiiose
roses this morning at the dorm desk, that that
guy bought the other day.
When after a spanking your dad tells you
that it hurt him as much as it hurt you.
When you realize that it really did hurt him
just as much to give you that spanking.
What we all felt when we set a plate at
Christmas dinner for the hostages in Iran and
they never made it to the meal.
What a person feels when that dog of his
pulls through after an all-nighter by the
veterinarian.
What people feel when they drop five bucks
in the Salvation Army bucket instead of just
walking right on past.
The thing that makes a person do crazy
things like get up at six in the morning to drive
over to her dorm to try and get her car started.
Love may be undefinable, but at least there
is always an ample supply to go around. Have a
happy Valentine's Day.
'Nukes don't kill people, people do!'
Who cares about nuclear power? What's all
this fuss about?
That's what I used to think, until my
roommate brought home a black-light poster of
Three Mile Island. I decided it was then time to
get the facts.
I heard there was a forum lecture that week
on nuclear power so I decided to go, but it
became obvious that both the speaker and the
crowd were pro-nuclear power.
"More people have been killed by prickly
heat than by ingesting nuclear waste," said the
speaker, who looked like Fred Flintstone.
The crowd cheered.
"Nukes don't kill people; people do!"
The crowd again cheered.
"If nukes were outlawed, only outlaws would
have nukes!"
The crowd was ecstatic.
The question-answer time came and I
wanted a few things clarified.
"What is the curve-coefficient of the hydro-expansion
as the uranium melts?" I asked.
The crowd took this an anti-nuclear senti­ment
and began heckling me with shouts of
"Draft him," "That's Josh," and "Go nuke a
duck." They finally decided I must be an
Iranian and subdued me.
This sort of dynamic persuasion was all it
took to swing me to their side. I quickly signed
up for their reactor field trip, and two weeks
later was on my way to energy for a brighter
tomorrow.
"How much longer till we get there?" I
asked.
"Not much longer, Brother Dorsey, we
should be to Seabrook by dusk," said our group
leader.
The next morning we arrived on time for our
tour, put on our welder's glasses and
proceeded inside.
Tim
Dorsey
While taking us through, our guide kept
informing us of the plant's safeguards.
"Even if everyone in the plant fell asleep at
the same time, the reactor would continue to
operate safely and turn off all the lights after
quitting time."
I got the munchies while passing a conces­sion
stand, and bought some M&M chocolate-coated
plutonium pellets; "They melt down in
your mouth, not in your hands."
"You'd be safer," continued our guide,
"spending the night in this plant than under a
subway train."
The tour was soon over and we were in the
souvenir shop. I bought some asbestos
underwear while the girls went crazy over
Adda-Nuke necklaces (additional uranium 238
beads available at all fine stores). «
The day proved to be such a moving
experience that I decided not to stop with
nuclear power.
Next week we're planning to go to one of the
TVA rivers to help endanger the snail darter.
We'll be harpooning the two-inch fish from a
bass boat while a member of Greenpeace in an
innertube gets in the way.
X
Engineers present Rainer's record
Student engineering president
endorses Rainer's candidacy
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am writing to endorse the candidacy of Dr.
Rex Rainer as president of Auburn University.
I believe Dr. Rainer would make an excellent
president.
He is strong willed but is extremely fair in
his decisions. He has the integrity necessary to
make the difficult decisions which face our
University. He has experience in academic,
professional and political areas.
This experience is unique, and would be
beneficial in creating an environment condu­cive
for rapid increase of the esteem of Auburn
University at the local, regional and national
level.
I have been perplexed of late at the negative
comments expressed in the local newspapers.
Most of the comments seem to be aimed more
at Dr. Rainer's friendship with Gov. Fob
James rather than the important experience
and integrity he would bring to the job.
Gov. James' interest in Dr. Rainer could
very well be a reflection of his evaluation of
Dr. Rainer's credentials rather than their
much publicized friendship.
Comm nts about Dr. Rainer's lack of
student support are just not true. I, and many
other students in the School of Engineering
and also in the rest of the University, believe
him to be well qualified for the position of
president of Auburn University.
He has always been interested in me as a
student and as an individual. He has continued
to demonstrate firm but fair decisions when
dealing with student problems.
I believe that the position of president of
Auburn University demands too much respect
for verbal mud slinging against any of the final
candidates.
Each candidate should be considered on his
merit and not on public opinion. Public opinion
often reflects concern about just but unpopular
decisions, or expected decisions, rather than
credentials.
Regardless of the person selected, I hope Jdl
will give uncompromised support. I pledge
that as student president of the School of
Engineering I will do all I can to help in the
transition to whomever is our next president.
Harvey Collins
Student President
School of Engineering
Editor, The Plainsman:
In the past few weeks several articles and
editorials have appeared in the Plainsman and
local newspapers concerning the selection of
Auburn University's new president by the
Board of Trustees. We do not dispute the right
of individuals to express their opinions.
However, many of the articles in question
seemed to be dedicated to discrediting Dr. Rex
K. Rainer as a candidate for president rather
than expressing an objective viewpoint.
Among other things, it has been stated or
implied that Dr. Rainer's only qualification was
his friendship with Gov. James, that he would
not be dedicated to academic excellence, and
that he would simply be a puppet for the
governor.
Those of us who are familiar with Dr.
Rainer's abilities and qualifications would like
to take this opportunity to disagree with the
derogatory statements and implications
mentioned previously.
With regard to administrative ability, Dr.
Rainer has excelled in three distinct areas.
First as a business man and engineering
consultant, he became president and chief
executive officer of his own very successful
company. Dr. Rainer served in this capacity
for eleven years.
i
In support of
Dr. Rex Rainer
Professors call Rainer 'excellent candidate5
Editor, The Plainsman:
As faculty members who have long known
and respected Dr. Rex Rainer, we are
concerned that a number of recent newspaper
articles and editorials speculating about the
presidential selection process may have
created a climate of opinion that is less than
fair to the qualifications and characteristics
which, in our opinion, make him an excellent
candidate for the presidency of this Univer­sity.
Dr. Rainer has an unusually broad and
diverse background in private business, aca­demic
life, and state government which, were
he chosen for this post, would significantly
enhance his ability to establish effective
relations with the various constituencies and
clienteles of a large land-grant institution such
as Auburn, both inside and outside the
University community.
In his tenure as head of the civil engineering
department, he has exhibited qualities of
honesty, fairness, mature judgment and ad­ministrative
skill which clearly fit him for
higher academic responsibiUties.
Possessing strong personal convictions yet
respectful of differing opinions, he would, we
believe, be firm in support of academic
freedom; the only thing he would not tolerate
is incompetence, which is only as it should be.
To those who know him well it is impossible
to doubt his commitment to excellence or to
believe that he would be anybody's puppet, as
some of his detractors have charged.
Without disparaging the credentials of any
candidate, we urge that all candidates be
considered on their merits, rather than upon
circumstances whose very nature makes it
difficult to separate solid fact from heresay and
rumor.
W. David Lewis
Hudson Professor of History and Engineering
J.F. Judkins
Professor
Civil Engineering Department
Paul F. Parks
Dean
The Graduate, School
Ben Fitzpa trick
Professor and Head
Mathematics Department
Kirby L. Hays
Professor and Head
Zoology and Entomology Department
James L. Dobie
Associate Professor
Zoology and Entomology Department
Ben F. Hajek
Professor
Agronomy and Soils
J.N. Hool
Professor
Industrial Engineering Department
Taylor Littleton
Professor of English
J. Grady Cox
Dean
.School of Engineering
Presidential power dominates campaign coverage
Editor, The Plainsman:
With declining interest, I observe the
current presidential campaign beset by the
most amateur and irresponsible journalism in
recent history.
Particularly irritating is the nightly network
news coverage of the campaign, which has
blanketed the critical issues of this election
with an almost frightening display of presiden­tial
power over the press.
Unfortunately, the majority of Americans
gather their political opinions on major issues
through the use of television. Even more
unfortunate is the constant barrage of news
stories from Iran and Afghanistan pertaining
to events half-way around the world, when
severe problems are evident at home.
We should all be concerned with foreign
policy and national defense, but should we
allow the president to saturate our conscious­ness
by his use of the media to downplay
critical events at home?
Inflation has nearly tripled since President
Carter took office three years ago; the plight of
our inner cities has not been seriously
addressed, and the oil companies continue to
reap huge profits. When is the last time these
issues have been discussed on ABC, CBS or
NBC?
I feel very strongly that the intelligence of
our political system is in question when a
president can become, virtually overnight, a
leading contender to retain the White House
because of the mechanics of the television
medium.
Mr. Carter says he cannot debate Sen.
Kennedy because it might endanger the lives
of hostages. I say this is unacceptable and
should be acceptable to other Americans who
are gradually finding the Carter Doctrine
confusing and hyperbole.
It was also "un-American" to question
Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam policy at that time
and the rest of that story is history.
There's no question that the press and
particularly the networks have been protec­ting
Carter in his flawless "Rose Garden"
strategy. By contrast, the press has been
zealous in its search for flaws in the Kennedy
campaign.
Anthony Lewis recently wrote in Boston,
"The press has been playing 'get Teddy' since
the campaign began. We turn on the nightly
news to find out how badly Teddy is doing
today.
"One nasty example was the treatment of
Kenney's Georgetown University speech-the
most serious and substantive speech by any
candidate so far-on the CBS Evening News.
"The CBS reporter made a point of the fact
that Kennedy used a TelePrompter, and one
was actually shown. Is CBS going to note
every politician who uses a TelePrompter
from now on? How about broadcasters who use
them?"
To his credit, Kennedy has not complained,
but the press might think about its own
standards. If it is in the national interest to
reelect Jimmy Carter, then so be it.
However, the press should let the campaign
unfold as it should without hyperbole. We
must all remember, the press has finally
gotten the race they have been calling
for—Carter vs. Kennedy.
It's time to let the candidates mix it up for a
while on even terms.
Rusty Pate. 4PUB
'Banned author' view criticized
Editor, The Plainsman:
I have taught high school for five years.
Never did I require students, preparing oral
or written reports, to limit the sources or
references they used only to authors with
whom I agreed, nor did I forbid the using of
sources or references simply because I
disagreed with the beliefs expressed in them.
I wanted my students to be exposed to
different beliefs, urging only that they base
their own on facts and reason, and not fear free
discussion of alternate points of view.
I was disturbed to read a letter from a
college professor, (which I hope to be one day),
last week in your paper, in which a "banned
author" attitude was expressed.
I was disturbed to read that he would "resist
students who want to redirect my class into
discussions of their religious beliefs." In a
speech class, I did not know that religion as a
subject was off limits.
Plagiarism is indefensible. No one should get
academic credit for stealing someone else's
words.
But to share someone else's ideas is no
crime, and to imagine that certain beliefs and
sources deserve academic consideration while
others do not is a "banned author" attitude
dangerous to the honest pursuit of truth,
wherever its path may lead.
Dan Haulman
After relinquishing the company presidency
in 1962 at the age of 38, Dr. Rainer returned to
school, earned his Ph.D and ultimately became
professor and head of the civil engineering
department in 1969 at a time when the
department had serious academic problems.
His second major administrative achieve­ment
was to build civil engineering at Auburn
from a nearly unaccredited program to a fully
accredited civil engineering department
having one of the most highly qualified
faculties and one of the best graduate
programs at Auburn University. (The latter
two statements are vbased on an evaluation of
the civil engineering department in 1978 by a
'committee of the Auburn University Graduate
School.)
Given these two achievements and his high
standing in the engineering profession, it is not
hard to understand why Gov. James asked Dr.
Rainer to be highway director for the state of
Alabama. The Highway Department was in
serious trouble and in need of reorganization.
: Dr. Rainer's third major administrative
achievement was to effect the required
reorganization quietly and efficiently within a
year, while managing a budget of more than
$500 million.
| Any one of the above three administrative
achievements would individually suggest a
talented and successful individual. For one
person to achieve all three is truly out­standing.
Many college presidents would envy
such diverse experience.
It marks a person with uncommon breadth,
intelligence, integrity and dedication to hard
work—certainly not the type of individual who
gets ahead only because he is someone's friend.
As far as academic excellence is concerned,
there is no doubt that such excellence would be
Dr. Rainer's number one priority if he were
president of Auburn University. As depart­ment
head of civil engineering he stressed
scholarly achievement by the individual
faculty member above all things, and such
achievement was not conceived in a narrow
context.
The emphasis was on creative, national-level
work in an area of interest to the faculty
member. This created an intellectual climate
which induced some civil engineering faculty
to publish in areas other than engineering.
When this occurred, it was encouraged and
rewarded.
We believe that Dr. Rainer is dedicated fully
to academic freedom and achievement. His
own publications in the area of operations
research, construction methods and construc­tion
management have been universally
acclaimed in a wide range of international civil
engineering journals.
His national awards, appointments, com­mittee
chairmanships and other forms of peer
recognition in civil engineering, engineering
education and public service are too numerous
to mention. Letters of recommendation sup­porting
Dr. Rainer's national reputation for
academic prominence have, no doubt, been
forwarded to the Board of Trustees Search
Committee.
Finally, anyone who knows Dr. Rainer
knows also that he is willing to be a puppet for
no one. He did not realize his notable
achievements by playing the "puppet role."
We would expect him to be skilled in dealing
with state government and representing the
best interests of Auburn University. He would
fight for Auburn's budget and to maintain
salaries at a nationally competitive level.
The comments in this letter are meant to be
constructive and to set the record straight
concerning the abilities, achievements, charac­ter
and philosophy of Dr. Rainer. We do not
insist that he be appointed president of
Auburn University or state that someone will
have to do a lot of explaining if he is not
appointed.
We expect to work closely and productively
with whomever becomes president. Contrary
to recent statements and implications, how­ever,
the record shows that Dr. Rex Rainer
has outstanding qualifications and is, there­fore,
an excellent candidate for president of
Auburn University.
We, the faculty of the civil engineering
department, would like to emphasize the fact
that the signatures below represent the entire
faculty of our department.
Editor's note: This letter was signed by 15
faculty members.
iStudents would lose showdown
lover presidential selection
Editor, The Plainsman:
Reports pertaining to the selection of the
next president of Auburn University have
been interesting. The degree of diversity
concerning any issue that develops among
people is amazing.
Differences of opinion have always occurred
and will continue to occur in most situations
Where more than one being capable of forming
an opinion is involved.
I Among these reports were the editorial
comments in the Feb. 7 Plainsman saying that
perhaps Gov. Fob James will select the next
President. If this occurs, "the rubber stamp
Board of Trustees would be a mockery-an
' Unnecessary mockery."
I The editorial did not make clear whose
Recommendation must prevail in order to
eliminate rubber stamping. Perhaps the Board
of Trustees should make its own selection?
; It is easy to believe that a university's
interests are not served best when any
individual or special interest group is permit­ted
to select its highest administrative officer.
The desires of the student body, if those
desires can be ascertained, merit serious
consideration.
If it is made to appear that it has become an
'^either or" situation, where the selection is to
be made either by the students or by Gov.
James, the students
accept the outcome.
should be prepared to
The recent history of institutions in which
students assumed high level administrative
duties ranges between disappointing and
disastrous.
While Gov. James has no record of school
administration his success in other endeavors
indicates a high potential. Don't encourage
another instance of apparent "rubber stamp­ing
•" G. B. Meadows
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Medicine
Concert director says
'thanks' for help
Editor, The Plainsman:
1 would like to thank the students of Auburn
University, the Coliseum staff, the community,
and everyone else who helped make the
Eagles/Amazing Rhythm Aces concert a
success.
Leo Urrutia
Major Entertainment Director
University Program Council
Drafting women opposes nature
Editor, The Plainsman:
It has taken millions of years for life on this
planet to attain its successful formula for the
physical and social diversification of the sexes.
j These fundamental differences are manifest
ui the roles hormones play in providing
stronger aggressive tendencies to one sex
Which subsequently can protect the other and
insure the preservation of the species.
These are the roles nature has established,
and to deviate from them would be absurd.
On Feb. 9, President Carter announced his
decision on the inclusion of females in the draft
registration process. This in itself does not
mean they will become soldiers in combat, but
it warrants attention.
Will the same society that imposes the death
penalty for the immoral crime of rape subject
these same girls to death and tortuioby the
hands of their captors0! cannot think of a more
demoralizing and disheartening occurrence.
Of course, should such a decision be made by
our president there will still be a way for girls
to avoid the draft, and it doesn't take much
imagination or trouble to find the means.
This will surely contribute to the already
epidemic increase in unwanted teenage preg­nancies.
Even with all emotional issues aside, and
granted that girls are able to endure combat,
the research has shown that without the
hormone testosterone, the aggressiveness
required for self-survival in a combat atmos­phere
is simply not present.
David Weir, 3HF
Reader: 'Women cannot equal men'
Editor, The Plainsman:
Recently there has been so much talk and
writings about the Equal Rights Amendment,
I deem it necessary to make a few comments.
We do not need ERA. Such a law would
simply destroy the natural order. This law
intends to transform women into something
they are not and will never be.
i A woman cannot equal man. The natural role
oif the woman is to stay home and take care of
t)ie house and the children. A woman is not
made to participate in the man's world.
There are facts which cannot be abolished by
decree: Women are weaker than men. They
are physically not as capable as men are.
Women are emotionally less stable than men.
A much higher percentage of wonvn require
the aid of a psychiatrist than do men. Twice as
ntany women are demented than men of the
same age group. The average woman has 100
to 200 grams less brain than a man does.
In our free society, these facts are reflected
by the ratio of men to women holding jobs
Service for Norman Fritiz. Jr. announced
Editor, The Plainsman:
We would like to offer a public thank you
and a notice of a memorial mass fpr our son,
Norman Fritz Jr.
During the past year of sorrow, we learned
how much our family and friends mean to us.
Your kindness and sympathy will always be
remembered with deep gratitude and appre­ciation
by the family of Norman Glen Fritz Jr.
The memorial mass for our son at St.
Michael's Church, 302 E. Magnolia Ave., will
be' Thursday, Feb. 21, at noon. All are
welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fritz Sr.
which demand high physical or mental capabil­ities.
The percentage of women among scientists,
physicians, or lawyers is diminutive. The
average woman is inept to perform as well as
the average man.
Hence it seems obvious that our free market
forces pay women less than they do men.
If women were qualified as men, our free
market system would honor their capabilities
by providing equal pay. However, feeling that
they cannot compete, women cry out for a law
to help them achieve what they otherwise
never can.
In Gen. 2:18, it is said that "I will make a
helper suitable for man," and God created the
woman to be man's helper. Obviously, God
named the man to be the head of the woman.
I think it is about time that we return to
these basic principles. Women should be made
to realize that they are not partners but
subordinate assistants of man.
These are the principles our country is
founded upon. It is un-American to stop
trusting in God's natural order.
P.S.: In first writing this letter I thought it
was so outrageous as to make readers favor
ERA. But after reading it and comparing it
with letters previously published in the
Plainsman, I believe most women would be
unable to realize my intentions.
Peter Beiersdorfer, 3PS
Letters
Thursday, February 14,1980 A-6
New, diverse energy sources needed
Covert nuclear effects ignored
Editor, The Plainsman:
Since the Three Mile Island incident, one
argument commonly used by nuclear propo­nents,
which I have not yet seen contested, is
that nuclear power is safer than other forms of
energy, because no one has died as a direct
result of its use.
I refer specifically to "Facts collected on
nuclear power," in the Feb. 7 Plainsman. I do
not presume to dispute the veracity of the
facts, but rather question the conclusions and
methods by which they were drawn.
The argument, as I understand it, states
that since fewer people have died as a direct
result of the use of nuclear power, then nuclear
power is safer than both coal mining and
airplane travel.
Obviously, the use of coal necessitates
mining, and as coal mining is dangerous,
mining accident deaths are inherent in the use
of coal. But it shows extremely confused
reasoning to contrive a relation between
nuclear safety and deaths caused by airplane
accidents.
There are painfully obvious difficulties with
this apples-and-oranges kind of reasoning.
Suppose the scaffolding used to construct a
cooling tower at a reactor collapses and 50
people are killed.
This is an immediate effect of nuclear
energy. But suppose nuclear waste is released
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into a river and some collects in the fish which
are the economic base and food supply of an
entire community of 50 people.
Let us say everyone who eats the fish
develops a radiation-related condition 15 years
later and dies.
In the first of these two examples, death is
an obvious immediate effect. But in the second,
it is more remote, thus more difficult to
recognize, but no less an effect.
The number of apparent deaths cannot be
used as a justification for nuclear safety.
Even if we concede that no immediate
accidents will occur with nuclear energy, the
more remote effects of long-term, low-level
and widespread radiation are not yet fully
known.
The use of nuclear power is an extremely
sensitive issue. As such, it is not surprising
that arguments by both proponents and
opponents will be tainted by the emotional
aspect of human nature.
But nuclear energy is also a dangerous
problem, the consequences of which do and will
effect our planet, not just our utilities.
So we must become aware of the necessity
to eliminate arguments with conclusions based
on irrelevant facts and learn to recognize aud
ignore simplistic rationalizations.
Thomas J. Martin, 76
Editor, The Plainsman:
I feel the well thought-out letter of Messrs.
Calloway, Orrison and Long merits some
reply.
The particular points which they made may
be well-founded, and I do not want to take
issue with each one, but I think certain
overriding facets should be considered.
First of all, when they talk about zero deaths
in the case of nuclear accidents, they are not
considering the long term fatality effects. This
is something with which the modern communi­ty
is just beginning to come to grips.
Various forms of cancer will occur because of
that accident, the extent of which is yet to be
determined.
Secondly, it is not always correct to compare
the accidents (or deaths) from one system with
another. In the nuclear accident (as already
mentioned) the true number of deaths is not
yet known, but more importantly the deaths
caused by the other accidents (mine disaster,
etc.) are localized within a well defined domain
and do not include people living in distant
areas.
The truth is that those accidents also should
not have occurred, since they were caused by
sloppy controls and human error, but that still
does not justify the movement toward nuclear
systems.
Thirdly, speaking of human error, we will
never be free of that source of involvement, no
matter how well established the controls of a
system may be; this includes being lied to by
public officials.
Only the best of training and quick thinking
under stress will lead to the correct actions by
operators during an accident.
Lastly, after an accident, a coal mine may go
back into operation within a reasonable
amount of time, yet it could be years (if at all)
before a nuclear plant again becomes opera­tional.
Yet aside from the potential danger created
by nuclear plants, there is the concern as to
which direction we as a society must take with
respect to energy technology. If we commit
ourselves to nuclear power, then we must
commit ourselves to the breeder reactor,
which is a producer of larger amounts of
radioactive plutonium.
There is no question about the danger of
that element; it may be the most dangerous on
earth. To produce large amounts of it, in my
opinion, would not only be foolhardy but
immoral. Any accident under those conditions
could be disastrous.
Therefore, it seems most logical to commit
ourselves to the development of diverse
energy sources such as solar, hydrogen,
biomass, geothermal and the like. We can try
to control the nuclear plants in existence by
using stringent regulations and careful in­spections,
yet we should not build new plants
and we should begin to phase out the present
ones as the need for them diminishes.
In the meantime, application of conservative
methods towards the use of energy (as the
OPEC nations are strongly suggesting) and
learning to be more efficient with the
technology available to us at the present time
may be the best course of action.
Michael E. Friedman
Associate Professor
Chemistry Dept.
Wastes pose greatest radiation danger
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Editor, The Plainsman:
I would like to comment on a recent letter
entitled "Facts collected on nuclear power."
It seems the authoi s have much the same
mentality as those loyal servants of people who
bore the title of the Atomic Energy Commi­ssion.
These people are quick to point out the great
benefits of nuclear power and even swifter in
noting how safe it can be.
What they all have in common is their failure
to mention the hazards of nuclear power. I
agree that a nuclear meltdown is highly
improbable, in the United States at least.
The real danger, here and abroad, is in the
waste products produced by these plants.
The most dangerous high level radiative
v-aste has a lethal lifespan of no less than a
quarter of a million years.
There are presently more than 76 million
gallons of high level wastes stockpiled in the
United States alone. The containers used to
isolate this deadly substance have an average
lifespan of about 30 years.
What happens then? Well, in 1973, 400,000
gallons of high level wastes leaked into the soil
from containers at the Richland and Sa» annah
River nuclear facilities, both in Georgia.
Another 100,000 gallons seeped from a 30-
year-old tank at the Hanford nuclear works in
Washington. How about our three young
authors figuring that up in picocuries.
Can anything be done with these wastes? In
1966, the Davidson Chemical Co., in New
York state, opened the world's first nuclear
reprocessing plant, designed to recycle nuclear
wastes.
In the six years that followed, this plant
reprocessed 625 tons of nuclear garbage, but in
1972 the plant was shut down.
Why? For the previous six years, it had been
scattering deadly radioactivity across the
landscape. By the time the AEC, which
approved the plant, found out, the cancer-cau­sing
poison had made its way into Lake Erie,
from which Buffalo, N.Y. gets drinking water.
Cleanup operations have already cost the
taxpayers more than $1 million, not to mention
exposure of 2.5 million people to this lethal
substance.
The real danger is not the plants themsel­ves,
but the wastes produced by these plants.
Dr. John Gofman, professor of medical
physics at the University of California,
contends that if our system of storage is 99.9
percent safe over the 250,000 year period,
there will eventually be 190,000 cancer
fatalities added to the national figure annually.
One of these could be you. How long is
250,000 years? How long is forever?
Tim Morales
President
Auburn Society for Environmental Protection
Editor's note: Much of the date in this
letter was taken from the magazine "The Plain
Truth 1979," published by Ambassador
College, Pasadena, Calif.
Reader says Congressional arrests not entrapment
Editor, The Plainsman:
In Rick Harmon's editorial last week, Mr.
Harmon questioned the FBI's use of under­cover
agents in the collection of bribery
evidence against 10 members of Congress.
Mr. Harmon seems to feel entrapment has
occurred, but I would like to ,point out a few
points concerning this defense.
To prove entrapment, a person must prove
three things: they were induced by a law
enforcement official (which the Congressmen
were) to commit a crime (which the Congress­men
did) that thes otherwise would not have
committed. *
It is this third element that should decide if
entrapment is a proper defense in these cases,
and it is my opinion that it should be ruled to
be an improper defense.
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First, the Congressmen had absolutely no
idea that the FBI agents were law enforcement
officials.
In each case except possibly one, it seems
clear that the Congressmen involved were
totally convinced they were dealing with a
business representative of a favors-seeking
Arab sheik.
Thereforcit seems obvious that these public
officials were not being "forced" or "induced"
by the FBI agents to commit a crime.
Second, when the law enforcement officer
plays a passive role to allow the defendant to
ply his trade, in this case the accepting of
bribes, entrapment is not a proper defense.
It is true that the FBI agents solicited these
Congressmen, but once they offered to give
the bribe, it was the Congressmen's own
actions from then on. and any acceptance of
those bribes should be considered to be of their
own free will and not "induced" by the law
enforcement officials.
Finally, it seems that the FBI agents took all
legal steps necessary in ensuring that the
evidence they collected did not violate the
Constitution in any way. Such diligence by
these federal officials should be commended,
not attacked.
It also should be pointed out that once any of
these Congressmen screams entrapment, he
has admitted to the offense, because to prove
entrapment he need not only admit he
committed the crime, but that the evidence
collected is inadmissable in court because he
was entrapped—a not too heart-warming
situation.
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must be a resident of Lee County
and must not have felony or other
disqualifying crime convictions.
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E-Day contests test design skills
Three contests scheduled for
E-Day at Auburn University may
help clear up that mistaken idea
about engineering students. Con­testants
will test their ability to
cushion a falling egg, build a
bridge and design a racing car.
E-Day, Feb. 22, will climax the
annual observance of National
Engineers Week, Feb. 17-23.
E-Day is also an "open house"
designed to give high school and
junior college students on overview
of engineering education and
career opportunities open to pro­fessional
engineers.
Scheduled for E-Day morning
are tours of representative dis­plays,
some of the school's equip­ment
and typical laboratory pro­jects.
Registration, displays and start­ing
point for the tours will be in the
Union Building. Representatives
with information on admissions,
the co-op program, financial aid,
ROTC and housing will also be
there.
E-Day, which has attracted more
than 1,000 visitors in the past from
Alabama and neighboring states,
requires no advance registration or
fees. High school and junior college
counselors have complete details.
Visitors will be guests of the
Engineering Student Council and
sponsoring companies at a picnic
lunch, with special entertainment
by the Unviersity Singers.
Afternoon contests include the
Auburn Model Car Derby, a bridge
or structures contest and an egg
drop contest.
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inside," Drake said. She said
camera crews filming the game for
Montgomery and Columbus televi­sion
stations covered the rally after
the game.
"We chose Auburn for the site of
the rally because students there
have been involved in the struggle
to inform the public about the
plight of Soviet Christians and
Jews for two years," Drake said.
"We chose the basketball game
because it was televised so we
could reach a larger audience, and
since a decision will be made on a
U.S. boycott by Feb. 20, it was
important to do something quickly
to show there are other reasons
than the Afghanistan situation to
boycott the games."
Mutchnick called the rally "a
great inter-faith project between
Auburn Christians and Jews." He
said no similar events had been
scheduled for the future, but that
letter-writing campaigns carried
out by the Hillel group would
continue.
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concerning Sample. They also met
with the candidate himself.
Meanwhile, James' informal
deadline that the Board would
make its appointment within 10
days of the Feb. 2 meeting has
passed.
Elections
From page A-1
opinions similar to Little's last
week.
Allen said last week, "It
doesn't make a bit of difference to
me; Tsupport whichever date that
is convenient to the most people.''
"I don't see any real opposition
(in the council) if there is enough
student support,'' he said.
Auburn Mayor Donald Hayhurst
believes that the present election
date "disenfranchises a great
portion of the students and facul­ty,
and called this an "insult".
If we had elections in May, the
newly elected officials could pre­pare
their budgets for the fiscal
year beginning Oct. i , " Hayhurst
said. "As the system is now,
officials must use the present
budget or work for several months
to make their own.''
Hayhurst is confident about
Council approval, provided there is
a consolidated student effort.
"I think the Council would ap­prove,"
he said. "I can't see this
Council refusing people their
right."
John Hamm, the governor's
press secretary, said the gover­nor's
schedule, because of the open­ing
of the Legislature,was too full
to call a meeting to make a final
vote.
Hamm said the next meeting of
the Board would have to come on a
weekend, but there is no meeting
scheduled as of yet for this
weekend.
Speculation around the state has
been that James is supporting
Rainer, and that he or members of
his staff are trying to pressure
Sample supporters to change their
votes.
Hamm said he did not know who
the governor prefers. "I don't think
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A-9 Thursday, February 14,1980 The Auburn Plainsman
Editor's note: The following is the
second of a three part series on fire
safety in Auburn. This week's story
concentrates on individual build­ings
at Auburn and their potentials
as fire hazards. The concluding
story will appear in next week's
Plainsman.
By Jimmy Sailors
Plainsman Staff writer
Auburn University has experi­enced
four major building fires
since it was chartered in 1856, the
last being the Hargis Hall blaze in
late 1978.
All of these fires resulted in no
loss of life. All of the fires occurred
either at night or during times
when campus was not in operation,
like Christmas or Thanksgiving.
But the possibility of a bad fire
happening today, tomorrow or next
week in one of the main buildings is
greater than one mieht suspect.
William W. Morgan, safety
officer for Auburn University, said
some buildings on campus like
Broun Hall and the Magnolia
Dormitory complex were built
before the str.'cter fire codes of the
late 1940's were instituted in
common building construction.
Other buildings were constructed
without fire alarm systems.
Saunders Chemical Lab was com­pleted
in 19S9 and has not had a fire
alarm system installed, Morgan
said.
Chemical Hoods have been put in
lo help elirr. nate possible inflam­mable
fumes from the lab areas,
Morgan said/but the presence of so
many chemicals in one place,
without a tire alarm system, could
produce a fire that would be
unrivaled /in Auburn University
history.
The Ko/per Kettle fire of Jan. 15
1978 resulted in a great deal of
propertypamage but no loss of life
because/it occurred at approxi­mately
8:10 a.m., a short time
before tte downtown area would be
filled Wth hundreds of church­goers.
Is such a fire in store for a
building on the Auburn campus,
some a which are much older than
the Kcpper Kettle?:'.
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The Kettle fire has been
attributed to a natural gas leak
insidi the building. Natural gas is
usedlon all parts of the campus:
firm/ boilers, cooking, lab work
and uher purposes.
Uifortunately, Morgan said, the
guideline standards for using the
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Another possible source of fire
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gets old it may break and bare the
current-carrying wires.
Morgan said most fires, when a
definite cause cannot be found, are
attributed to some fault in the
wiring in the building.
Faulty wiring is a major cause of
fires, but it is also incorrectly
blamed for fires that come about
from other causes, he said.
Once a fire gets started, it's a
good idea to put it out before it gets
too large. Putcing out the fire is a
hard thing to do, though, when the
fire extinguishers provided by the
University are missing because of
theft or vandalism.
Morgan said his department
recently had to replace a couple of
fire extinguishers in Funchess Hall
because they were stolen. The
thefts occur all over campus and
could wind up costing more than
just the replacement price of the
extinguisher, Morgan said. .
Some campus buildings are fire
hazards simply because of their
construction materials. BrounHall,
the ROTC building, has wooden
floors and is fairly old, but is still
relatively safe because of its large
exits.
Hargis Hall had both a sprinkler
system and a fire alarm system
when its wooden rafters burned
during its reconstruction, but
neither sprinkler system nor the
fire alarm was hooked up at the
lime. A smoke detector system is
planned for the building, which
may be completed with renova­tions
if the necessary funds are
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 14, 1980 A-10
Josh speaks on Resurrection, maximum sex
By Kathy Paxton
Plainsman Staff writer
Josh McDowell spent more than
two years and about 1^200 hours
studying and researching to write a
book against Christianity. In the.
end, he became a professing
Christian. For two days, this week
McDowell lectured to students and
faculty about his findings and their
applications.
McDowell, a graduate of
Wheaton College and a magna cum
laude graduate of Talbot Theolo­gical
Seminary, has spoken at
more than 500 universities in 52
countries. Sunday night he spoke to
an audience of more than2,70;j m
the Student Activities Building on
"The Great Resurrection Hoax.""
"The resurrection of Jesus
Christ is one of the most vicious,
wicked, heartless hoaxes ever
forced upon the minds of men and
women today or it's the most
fantastic fact of history,"
McDowell said Sunday night. "Men
and women, it is either the greatest
farce or the greatest fact."
McDowell described the burial
custom of the Jews during the time
of Josus and maintained that it
would be impossible for the resur­rection
to be less than factual.
"Everything I say tonight is
documented in one of my books or
one of my tapes." he said "and I'll
try not to plagiarize." He referred
to several letters that appeared in
the Plainsman which called
McDowell's book," Evidence That
Demands a Verdict," "A pre­packaged
set of outlines and quota­tions
for students to turn in as their
own work."
. The author of two bestsellers,
"Evidence that Demands a
Verdict" and "More Evidence that
Demands a Verdict," McDowell
also spoke to 230 faculty at a
luncheon Monday. He spoke of a
Photography: Tom Palmer
WAS IT A HOAX?
.Josh calls resurrection either "greatest force or greatest fact."
International scholars highlight
meeting of literary associations
'leadership crisis' in the world
today, saying that there were no
political, educational, business or
religious leaders in the world. He
also emphasized the importance of
the effect of the faculty on the
students.
Monday night McDowell lectured
in the Coliseum to an audience of
more than 3,000 on "Maximum
Sex."
"A good sex life is more the
result of a relationship, not the
cause of it," he said.
McDowell said for maximum
sex, love and marriage there needs
to be a oneness in three areas; the
physical, the soulish' and the
spiritual. He defined the physical
dimension as when two people
become one in attitude, meaning
and person. In the spiritual dimen­sion,
two people become one spiri­tually,
he said. Without any one of
these dimensions, McDowell said,
the result will be a "watered down
relationship."
McDowell also emphasized the
need to think of the other person
first.
"Think not of what you can get,
but what you can give in the
relationship," he said.
Throughout his lecture,
McDowell stressed that the audi­ence
examine the facts.
"I'm not here to shove anything
down your throat," he said. "Take
what I say, weigh it and evaluate
it."
Later, McDowell talked with the
Plainsman.
"My philosophy of speaking is
two-fold. One is to do your home­work,
love your audience and be
yourself. If I do my homework,
they can't knock me intellectually.
If I love my audience, then I can
tell them what I have to and they'll
accept it, he said. And if I be
myself, they can't call me a
hypocrite.
' 'The other part is that I desire to
lead people to an intelligent
decision after rational reflection. If
that is your goal, you will not have
an excessive appeal to emotions,"
he said.
McDowell said of the letter to the
editor in the Plainsman:
"That doesn't even deserve a
jomment," McDowell said. "It's
no different than a textbook. The
only difference between a textbook
and my book is that I've been
faithful to document it. Your text­books
plagiarize everyone and
don't document it half the time. I
document everything."
McDowell said he thinks the
professor who wrote the letter
would appreciate the evidence
because it's all documented, he
added. "I'm glad students use the
material. I don't think there are
very many students who use my
material and don't document it."
McDowell said of Auburn, "I
always enjoy universities, but this
one is a little better than most of
them. It's not as self-centered a
campus as a lot of them. The
students are extremely friendly
and personal."
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National and international
scholars from the United States are
expected to be in Auburn Feb.
14—16 for the annual meetings of
the Southern Comparative Litera­ture
Association and the Southern
Humanities Conference.
Registration for each group will
begin at 6 p.m. in the Heart of
Auburn and Village Square Motel
lobbies, with a joint session follow­ing
at 7:30 p.m. in Foy Union 208.
A panel discussion, chaired by
Wayne Flynt, head of the Auburn
history department, "The Humani­ties
in the 1980's," will feature
Robert Detweiler of the Graduate
Institute of Liberal Arts at Emory
University; Jack Geren of the
Committee for the Humanities in
Alabama; Don Gibson of the Divi­sion
of State Programs NEH and
Steve Weiland of the Federation of
Public Programs in the Humani­ties.
A panel on the relationships
between history and literature, will
be Friday at 2 p.m. in Foy Union
213. Panelists include Joseph H.
Harrison, Auburn; Victor Lange,
Princeton; Russell J. Linnemann,
University of Tennessee; and
Thomas G. Rosenmeyer, Univer­sity
of California, Berkeley.
A joint banquet will be with
Franklin Lecturer E.D. Hirsch Jr.
speaking on "Literary Value: The
Short History of a Modern
Confusion."
Speakers will talk to faculty and
students in informal and class
settings. '
The annual business meeting for
the SCLA will be Saturday In Foy
Union 208 at 9 a.m. The annual
business meeting for SHC will be
10:40 a.m. in Foy Union 213.
To make banquet reservations
contact either Dunlop or Stevens in
the department of English, 826-4620
before Feb. 12.
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A l l Thursday, February 14, 1980 The Auburn Plainsm*,
Campus Calendar
SACRED MUSIC SONG FEST-The
Religious Affairs Committee
will present a festival of sacred
music Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m in
the Foy Union Ballroom. Perfor­mers
will be students and need not
be in music to audition. For more
information please contact
Barbara Nelson at 826-4500 ext. 31.
RCAU-The Racquetball Club will
have its weekly meeting this
Sunday at 5:15 p.m. at the Univer­sity
courts. New members are
invited and dues are $5 per quarter.
FREE STUDY HELP-The Study
Partner Program offers free study
help in several subjects at two
on-campus locations. Call 826-4744
or come by Mell Hall for a detailed
schedule.
SCHOLARSHIP OFFER-A Delta
Delta Delta Service Project
Scholarship of $400 will be awarded
to a full-time Auburn undergradu­ate
woman student. Criteria for
consideration include academic
record contribution to campus or
community life, promise of service
in the major field and financial
neert. Application forms are avail-'
able from the director of Financial
Aid or the service projects chair­man
of the campus chapter of
Delta Delta Delta. Completed
applications must be turned in by
March 1.
SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE
ANACHRONISM-A weekly club
meeting will be held tonight at 8
in Foy Union 356. Everyone is
welcomed to join the current
Middle Ages.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS-There
will be a meeting Monday of the
Young Democrats at 5 p.m. in the
Eagle's nest at Haley Center.
A nyone who would like to attend is
welcome.
P.E. DEPARTMENT-Any stu­dent
who missed the swimming
lest when taking PE 101 and any
other undergraduate student who
will not be taking 101 can take the
Swimming Classification Test at 3
p.m. tor'ay at the Memorial
Coliseum Pool.
ALBURN SOCCER CLUB-The
club will have practice this Friday
at 3 p.m. across from the TKE
Jiuuse. Dues, scheduling and
^ordering of jerseys will be dis­cussed.
GAMMA SIGMA SIGMA-The ser­vice
sorority will hold its Winter
rush this Monday at 6 p.m. in the
lobby of Dorm J. All interested
women are invited.
AUBURN FANTASY GAMERS
CLUB-There will be a gaming
session Friday at 3 p.m in Haley
Center 2306. For further informa­tion
contact Mark Wright at
821-0676.
WATER SKI CLUB-Anyone
interested in water skiing may
attend a meeting Tuesday night at
6:30 p.m. in the Foy Union. Look
for room number on bulletin board
in front of the Union desk.
COLLEGE REPUBLICANS- A
meeting oi the College Republicans
will be held next Thursday, Feb. 21
at 6:30 p.m. in Foy Union 321.
Reports will be given on the events
of the state convention. Also,
Donald Collins will speak this
Friday on behalf of theConnally
campaign. Forum credit will be
given. Forum will be held at 4 p.m.
in Haley Center 2370.
SCIENCE FICTION AND FAN
TASY SOCIETY-There will be a
meeting of the Science Fiction and
Fantasy Society this Sunday at 7
p.m. in Foy Union 321.
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE-More
than 150 drawings and paint­ings
by A.U. architecture'graduate
Randy Seay will be on exhibit in the
Fine Arts Gallery of Dudley Hall
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Feb.
22. Admission is free.
SAFE ENERGY ALLIANCE-There
will be an organizational
meeting for persons interested in
alternatives to nuclear power on
Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Episcopal College Center.
STUDENTS DIETETIC ASSO-CIATION-
SDA will have a meet­ing
for nutrition and dietetic stu­dents
on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in
Spidle Hall 244.
TAU SIGMA DELTA-A11 seniors
majoring in art, architecture or
industrial design are invited to
submit slide portfolios in competi­tion
for this organization's Bronze
Medal. The medal will be awarded
annually to an outstanding student.
Preference will be given to stu­dents
indicating ability in a variety
of fields and mediums. Deadline
for receipt of slides is March 10.
For more information contact
Stephen Jones in Dudley 201 or at
745-6546.
MORTAR BOARD-If you are at
least a third quarter sophomore
with a 3.0 G.P.A., you may be
considered for membership in
Mortar Board, a national senior
honorary. If you are interested in
applying, please pick up an appli­cation
from the Union desk and
mail it by Feb. 24, to Mortar Board,
South Women's Administration
Building, Auburn University.
Seniors may be considered if their
graduation date is Fall, 1980 or
later.
DIAMOND DOLLS-Any female
interested in becoming a "Dia­mond
Doll" or hostess for the A.U.
baseball team is invited to attend
an orientation meeting on Wednes­day,
Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Se well
Hall Museum.
PUBLIC RELATIONS CLUB-There
will be a meeting for all club
members and Public Relations
majors next Thursday at 4 p.m. in
Foy Union 202.
ALPHA KAPPA DELTA-All
social science majors and other
interested persons are invited to
attend a lecture on "Trends of
Leisure Research" today at 12:30
p.m. at the Eagle's Nest.
CHEERLEADER ORIENTATION
MEETING-Anyone interested in
trying out for Auburn University
cheerleader is invited to attend an
orientation meeting . March 3 at
7:30 p.m. in Foy Union 360. In order
to be eligible to try out for cheer­leader,
a student must have at
least a 2.0 overall GPA or 2.5 grade
point average for the proceeding
quarter.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
STUDENT COUNCIL-The Engi­neering
Honors Banquet will be
held next Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in
Terrell Dining Hall. All engineer­ing
students, faculty members and
dates are invited. Tickets are $4 for
students and $6 for faculty and
guests. For ticket information con­tact
Linda Figg at 826-5203.
NAVAL ROTC-The 1980 Winter
Social for all Midshipmen, Neceps,
Staff and Mariners will be held
Friday, Feb. 29 from 7:30 p.m.-
midnight at the Pub (Rest
Western).
CRISIS CENTER-The Crisis
Center plans to expand its services
to 24 hours per day in the near
future. Special day-time training
sessions are be<ng planned to
instruct volunteers who Can work
the morning and mid-day shifts.
Training will be offered this week­end
and the weekend of March 7-9.
For further information please
call 821-8600.
ASHE A—All members and Home
Economics majors are asked to
attend a meeting for the election of
new officers Monday at 7:30 p.m. in
Spidle Hall 244.
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NATIONAL STUDENT SPEECH
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from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Haley
Center 1199. Both students and
faculty are welcomed.
CIRUNA-A weekly meeting of
CIRUNA will be held Monday at 7
p.m. in Foy Union 319. Input
needed for new constituition and
new name.
COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL
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information booth will be set up at
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MINIATURE SOCIETY-There
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 14, 1980 A-12
Photography: Will Dickey
QUALITIES ADD UP TO GENUIS
...Gregory Kuperberg answers problem in calculus 162 class
Four intersections
labeled dangerous
By Tom Hilyer
Plainsman Staf fwriter
Paul Kearney, director of the
Physical Plant, said a preliminary
study of traffic problems on
campus recommends specific
changes for four intersections on
* campus labeled dangerous by the
study.
A dangerous intersection is one
at which five or more accidents
occur within one year.
At the intersection of Mell S Vreet
and Roosevelt Drive the study
recommended that the traffic light
be taken down and two-way stop
signs put up. At Mell Street and
Samford Avenue, the four-way stop
signs were recommended for the
intersections at Samford Avenue
and Wire Road and Roosevelt
Drive and Wire Road.
Several recommendations, made
by the study, to remedy traffic
problems on campus have already
been acted upon, according to
Kearney.
Kearney said that pavement
markings had been made in com­pliance
with the recommendations
to provide for turn lanes, stop lines
and crosswalks. Street signs have
also been checked to make sure
they meet the standard height
requirement, he said.
The study was started last May,
by Tipton Associates of Orlandq,
Fla., to analyze city traffic
problems.
Auburn City Engineer Don Jehle
said the study includes the campus
as a mutual consideration. Jehle
said the final report is expected in
March.
Although the study was paid for
with State Highway Department
filing- Jehle said that Auburn
Ur rvuroity would be responsible
for o-y improvements made on
campus that are recommended by
lit? study, and that the City of
Auburn would have to pay for any
improvements it made. Jehle said
the changes recommended in the
study were not mandatory.
According to the preliminary
report, signal displays throughout
the city and on campus are not in
conformance with the Alabama
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (MUTCD). Violations
include improper number of signal
displays, improper display loca­tions
and improper or inadequate
lenses.
The report said many existing
pavement markings are non­standard
or are standard in poor
condition.
The report recommended
widening streets at some intersec­tions
to provide for a left-turn lane.
In some intersections it is recom­mended
that pedestrian signals be
installed to be actuated by pedes­trian
call button.
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12-year-old plays with calculus
By Karen Hartley
Assistant Features Editor
Entering college six years early,
12-year-old Gregory Kuperberg pa­tiently
sits in his Calculus 162 class
and solves the problem assigned by
Professor Ben Fitzpatrick.
A little shorter and quite a bit
younger than most students in his
class, Greg is an attentive student.
His professor said that during
class, Greg will ask ' 'perhaps more
than the ordinary amount of ques­tions,"
adding, "he also volunteers
answers in class."
The transition from Auburn
Junior High, where Greg attends
the seventh grade, to Auburn Uni­versity
may be somewhat difficult,
but it is something that he has
overcome.
"At first it's kind of a first day of
school thing," he explains, "but
they (his classmates) get used to it
after awhile."
Greg admits that for him, college
Is a different type of atmosphere
and says that he doesn't speak as
much while he attends classes
here. Still, besides gaining the
Insight to mathematics, Greg says
that he has gained some friends as
classmates.
So far, math is the only subject
Greg has pursued at college. He
has taken Calculus 161, is currently
enrolled in Calculus 162 and plans
to enroll in classes through the 200
level. As he puts It, "on and on and
on."
Though he excels in math, he
doesn't want it to appear that math
is an obsession. "I don't want to
look like a math addict or some­thing."
Greg also has an interest in
computers and has worked with
some of them in the L Building
complex. "A friend introduced it to
me," he said, "I've been working
with them since December of the
fourth grade."
Outside of school Greg's activi­ties
include playing the baritone in
a band.
His parents, Krystyna and
Wlodzimierz Kuperberg are both
mathematics professors at
Auburn.
His father noticed that Greg was
very smart at an early age. "When
he was 3 or 4 years old he had this
unusual ability of thinking in a
more abstract way," Kuperberg
said. Greg also liked mechanical
toys and wanted to see what made
them run.
He was given tests at an early
age and scored pretty well, his
father said. Later in school he was
put into the gifted and talented
program.
Greg was born in Poland in 1967
and moved to Sweden two years
later. The Kuperbergs left Sweden
when Greg was 5 years old and
spent two years in Houston, Texas.
Then, on to Auburn where the
family has lived for about five
years.
Greg's father is proud of his son
entering college early and atten­ding
mathematics classes here.
Kuperberg said, "He wants to do
that and I'm happy to see it."
Kuperberg said, "the potential
exists especially early," in relation
to children and adults. "Small kids
can learn faster thin adults."
For his career, Greg hasn't
really decided what he wants to do
but speculates that "I'll be some­thing
in engineering."
Whatever his choice, his father is
confident that, Greg will "do all
right in life."
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PLAINSMAN CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Rent
Two-bedroom mobile homes.
Furnished with gas heat, $130
monthly. Convenient to campus.
Call Alan Davis, 821-0747.
Available for Spring quarter, one-bedroom
duplex mobile homes
on nice lot. Convenient to
campus. Call Alan Davis,
821-0747.
Students, Mobile home for rent,
excellent condition, available
now and spring quarter, Wire
Road area. Call 821-1335 or
821-3302.
frailer for rent. 12x60, two bed­room,
washer and dryer, awning
and utility house. Husband and
wife only, no pets. Available
spring quarter. 745-5452.
students, 2 houses and one
mobile home for lease. Country
living. Oniy ten minute drive from
campus. Call 887-8340 for
appointment;
sublease spring and summer
quaiter. 2 bedroom trailer, con­venient
10 campus, private. $135
per montn, 887-6888.
Available for sublease. One bed­room.
Apt. furnished, near
campus. $129.50. 821-2498 after6
p.m.
Woodbend Apt. for sublease
spring quarter, one bedroom,
unfurnished, $185 per month,
carpet, dishwasher, quiet. Call
745-3837 weekdays.
Roommate needed to share 2
bedroom house spring quarter.
Near Thach and Dean. $100
month includes util. 821-8058
after 5:30.
One bedroom apartment for sum­mer
quarter. Pool, cable. One
mile from campus. Call 826-3845.
Furnished two bedroom house
for'rerfa$225 per rrrotrtti, payable-quarterly.
Available immediately.
Call 826-5059, 24 hour.
Female roommate wanted to
share a -2 bedroom apartment
within walking distance of
campus. $62.50 a month and Vfe
utilities. Option for summer sub­lease
available. Call Kathleen,
821-3310.
Hey you! Subleasing efficiency
apartment very close to campus.
It*s cheap too! $100 month.
887-3381.
Apartment for short sublease
until June 8. One bedroom furn­ished
apt. Plainsman Apt. 128,
306 E. Magnolia. Call 887-9022 or
887-6436.
Tired of your old roomie? Need a
cozy place to stay spring quarter?
Try Wittel Dorm. Next to Auburn
Hall. Walking distance to
campus. Call 826-3620. Ask for
Karyn.
For rent: Brand new custom
mobile home duplex apartment.
Completely furnished with extra
quality carpet, dishwasher, gar­bage
disposal and central air.
Located in spacious lot with
water and garbage pick-up. Call
887-7109 or 887-8749.
Male roommate needed—spring
quarter. Two bedroom apt. $82.50
per month plus half utilities.
Prefer engineering student. Call
Neal at 887-7937.
For sublease one room (two
persons) available for spring
quarter. Lakeside II, Good walk­ing
distance to classes. Pool.
Call 821-0846.
I need to sublease my apartment
located in Thunderbird II Apts.
Have roommate. Need male to
apply. Furnished at $92.50 per
month. Will move at any time.
Call 821-5348 and ask for Chris.
Apartment for lease now. Fur­nished.
Newly decorated, fenced
yard, air-conditioned. $160 a
month. 822 Lakeview. 887-3605.
Stereo
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Speakers reconed and repaired.
Car stereos installed Clear
Sound Speaker Service. 745-6926
anytime.
For sale: pair of Grafyx SP-10's,
three months old. Five year
warranty, $345 with stands.
821-9274.
Koss Pro-4-AA Dynamic stereo
headphones like new. Hardly
been used. Paid $60, sell $30.
Call 821-0138.
For Sale: Nakamichi 600 cassette
deck, recently factory cleaned
and recalibrated with new record­ing
head. Like new. $425. Call:
821-1642 after 5 p.m.
For Sale: Thorens TD-160C turn­table,
Stanton 681EEE stylus.
Excellent 'condition. $100. Call
887-8985.
New speakers for sale 8" woofer,
2" tweeter, 100 watts, must hear
to appreciate. 6-month parts and
5-year labor warranty. $150 un­finished,
$200 finished. 887-6640..
AUDIO CLEARANCE
Technics SLB2 Turntable
Reg. 180.00 Now 125.00
Epicure 14 Speakers—Demo
Reg. 200.00 ea Now 139.00
Sony STR—V2 Receiver
Reg. 260.00 Now 189.00
Sansui T80 Digital Tuner
Reg. 280.00 Now 199.00
Harman Kardon 1500 Cassette
Reg. 260.00 Now 199.00
Sony TCK-2A Cassette Deck
Reg. 220.00 Now 189.00
Audio Technica Cartridges
50% off
Call for more prices
821-7700
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Sale
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Mobile home 1969 Embassy,
12x60, central air and heat,
washer, dryer, carpet, shed and
awning. Ridgewood, 821-7429
evenings.
12x50 mobile home for sale. One
bedroom, spacious living room,
airconditioned, carpeted, skirted,
washer, dryer. Nice! Call 821-
4378.
Valentines Delight—lovebirds for
your sweetheart priced to sell.
Call 821-4378 afternoons and
evenings.
TR7 1976, A-C, FM-AM, 8-track.
Great gas mileage. 887-6212.
Trailer for sale. Custom built for
students. Three furnished bed­rooms.
Reasonable price.
Located at Gentilly Trailer Park.
For more info, call Carol at
826-6189.
Gibson LGO good non-Japanese
learners guitar. Approximately 20
yrs. old. Good action. No belt
marks. Case. 821-3532 after 5:00.
Irish harps. Various sizes. Easy
to play. Sylvia Woods, Box
29521, Los Angeles, CA 90029.
AKC registered Collie pup pick-of-
the-litter. Perfect markings.
7-weeks. 821-8658.
1973 Kentuckian 12x56, 2 bed­rooms
unfurnished. 28,000 BTU
AC fenced, shady yard, large
storage building. 5,400. Call 887-
6434. Available spring quarter.
Sale: 12x60 2 bedroom, 1 bath,
washer-dryer, other extras.
Located Gentilly Park. Call 821-
9375.
For sale: Mercier 10-speed bike,
excellent condition. $125.00. Call
Lynda after 5:00 at 821-6373.
Trailer for sale, three bedrooms,
central air, central heat, com­pletely
furnished, 12x60, good
condition. Located 39 Mount
Vernon Village. Phone 887-7987.
For Sale: beautiful purebred Irish
Setter puppies. $75 each. 749-
8054.
72 mobile home 12x65, 3-bed-room,
central air, skirted, fur­nished,
washer. Excellent condi­tion,
carpeted, nice lot. Gentilly
821-0007.
Dental Hygienist wanted—Call
821-2846.
Counselors for North Carolina
co-ed 8-week summer camp.
Rooms, meals, laundry, salary
and travel allowance. Experience
not necessary, but must enjoy
living and working with children.
Only clean-cut non-smoking
college students need apply. For
application, brochure write: 1801
Cleveland Rd., Miami Beach, FL
33141.
Overseas Jobs—summer-year
round. Europe, S. - America,
Australia, Asia, etc. All fields,
$500-$1,200 monthly. Expenses
paid. Sightseeing. Free infor.
Write: IJC, Box 52-AE, Corona
Del Mar, CA 92625.
Addressers wanted immediately!
Work at home—no experience
necessary—excellent pay. Write
American Service, 8350 Park
Lane, Suite 127, Dallas, TX
/5idu1.
Dental assistant wanted—Exper­ience
preferred but not required.
Call 821-2846. v
Offshore Jobs summer /«year
round. All professions, skills and
crafts. Even unskilled. Premium
wages. Send self-addressed,
stamped envelope to Dept. AP,
Box 378, Mary Esther, FL 32569.
Help Wanted: full time only to
work on turf grass farm spring
and summer quarters. Apply
Beck Turf Nursery, Auburn
Industrial Park, 1510 Pumphrey
Ave., Auburn, Alabama. 821-
0969.
Wanted: young, dependable,
responsible married student
couple to baby-sit. Call 821-8760.
Summer Jobs "Offshore Oilfield
Opportunities." a publication by
a veteran oil producer. Contain­ing
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employers arid job descriptions:'
$3-6,000 average summer wages
vith meals and lodging furn­ished.
Send $5 to Commercial
Enterprises, Ltd., Box 3007,
Lafayette, LA 70503.
Misc
GREAT DANE pups, homeraised,
top lines, pet and show quality.
821-2370 eves.
I need a ride to Huntsville this
weekend. Willing to pay half of
gasoline. Call Bill Holbrook,
821-3795.
Scuba Cruise to Bahamas spring
break. $245 for 5 days. Call
887-7762.
Want a used backpack. Small
frame. Call 826-3620.
Springador puppies: Vfc Springer
Spanial and Vz Lab. Black. Free.
Kenwood receiver, 55 watts, $75.
Garard turntable SL95B, $25.
821-7429.
Experienced typist will type dis­sertations,
theses, term papers,
etc. Call 821-1842 after 5:30 p.m.
weekdays, anytime on weekends.
IMPROVE YOUR GRADES! Sena
for your free 306-page catalog of
collegiate research. 10,250 topics
listed. Box 25097G, Los Angeles,
California 90025. (213) 477-8226.
Wheels
Would like to buy Porsches and
Mercedes SLR. Any year. Call
Lindsay. Office, 404-322-1415,
residence, 404-323-6685, Col­umbus,
Ga.
1973 Cutlass Salon AM-FM radio
power brakes , power steering,
cruise control, electric windows,
reclining seats, $1150. Call 826-
4334. Ask for Bob in 3167.
Honda 750 74 model. Engine
rebuilt and guaranteed. Custom­ized
frame with lots of chrome,*
silver and black. Custom paint
job. Must sacrifice. 821-1609.
1974 Pontiac LeMans. Good
$1000, all offers considered.
Rick, 821-6513.
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Lost
Lost: Gold necklace somewhere
in • Auburn. Reward offered.
Please call Marty at 826-3046.
I Personal
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Personal
Lost by nearly blind person:
prescription sunglasses in beige
case. Reward. Call Linda, 821-
0245.
Lost: Man's silver Timex watch,
with cracked crystal; lost be­tween
Dorm 7 and Saunders Hall
on Wed. November 28th. Senti­mental
value! Please phone 826-
4709.
Reward Offered—lost needlework
with caption—"The Captain of
this vessel..." in Physiology
Building Thursday Jan. 31 _. Meant
for terminally-ill friend. Call
Paula, 826-4043, (Chemistry
Dept.)
Lost at Eagle's concert: Beige
sweater—coat. Has great senti­mental
value. Please return. NO
QUESTIONS ASKED! Cash
reward. Call 826-6714.
Reward offered for return of a lost
girl's gold initial ring with initials
"KAD." Please return, sentimen­tal
value! Call 821-2436.
Lost black and white 8-month cat
wearing white flea collar, 821-
8333."
Lost: small red memo pad
between Little Hall and Student
Activity Bldg parking lot on Feb.
1. Contains fuel cost, mileage,
etc. Please return. Sherree, 826-
6144.
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Lynnodum won't you be my
Valentine? Love, Guess W.H.O.
Happy Valentine's Day! Mom,
Dad, Laura., Mark, Grandmother
aM'Gfian t^W&fSft. Randy:
To the fernmes fatales of France:
You supply the wine and I'll bring
champagne as a chaser. General
Committee Chairman.
Clod: You'll sink your own ship.
You're getting easier to see
mrough all the time.
K.J.C.— Happy Valentines Day
with much love from your long
distance ma