1982-02-25 The Auburn Plainsman

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Volume 88 Number J 6 Thursday, February 25, 1982 Auburn University, Ala. 36849 22 pages
Trustees favor resolution of confidence
Faculty reactions
differ drastically
By Virginia Martin
News Editor
If Auburn University's Board of Trustees and
President Hanly Funderburk follow through with
promises of the board meeting Friday, and faculty
members take advantage of new opportunities,
communication at Auburn may be improved, said some
faculty members.
The board set aside an hour before each meeting when
constituents of Auburn University can present com­ments.
Several faculty members said they thought this
could be a constructive move if taken advantage of.
Funderburk also promised he would meet with
"everybody who wants to, any time, anywhere,"
pleasing some sectors of the University.
Some faculty members, however, don't have as
positive an attitude. One said the one-hour forum was an
attempt to "whitewash the situation," and many of the
faculty didn't think it was truly a good faith effort on the
part of the board.
"Many faculty believe the board stonewalled the
issue," according to one faculty member. Another
agreed this was a possibility because that was "the way
it had happened in the past."
This member said it should be clear if the board acted
in good faith or in attempt to whitewash the situation
after the next few meetings.
One faculty member said the board was insensitive to
and had total disregard for the faculty. "It didn't
give the faculty anything.
"No one expected it to fire Funderburk, but they
expected more than they got," the member said.
"Disappointed and discouraged is how many of us
feel," said another.
Dr. Michael Friedman, a member of the University
Senate's Presidential Evaluation Committee, said
Funderburk had to realize this is not a blanket or a free
hand for the president to do what he wants.
"If no changes are made in the next four or five
months, I think things will go back to how they were," he
said.
Friedman also said he thought it was up to the
administration to make commitments and that "we
(the faculty) shouldn't have to go to him. He should
come to us so we can see he's serious.
"It {the one-hour forum) will help matters if faculty
and other people respond," said Dr. Donald Vives,
associate professor of chemical engineering, "but I'm
not sure they will respond.
"The trustees will have to respond also." He added
that one of the problems the faculty had was the feeling
the trustees would not be responsive.
"A lot of the faculty think the board didn't handle the
selection of the president as well as it could,'' Vives said.
He added that although it was not right to confuse
feelings concerning the selection process and present
occurrences, "Itis hard to separate these feelings, and it
is not at all clear to me they can be separated."
See FACULTY, page A- 3
Photography:Mark Almond
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
. Trustees Denson and McCartney (above) spoke in support of President Funderburk (below) Friday
Eleven of 12 support
Auburn president
By Virginia Martin
News Editor
Eleven of the 12 trustees voted for a resolution of
confidence in President Hanly Funderburk at a special
meeting of Auburn's Board of Trustees Friday.
Robert H. Harris, the trustee who abstained from
voting, said he had no comment about the meeting.
' 'This man was not my candidate for president of this
institution," said trustee Morris W. Savage. "This man
lis, however, my president. Until there is concrete
evidence he is incapable of serving in that capacity, I
intend to support him."
Funderburk said the resolution was gratifying to him
j personally, and his only purpose as president of Auburn
University was to promote a quality education.
The most important step in healing the wounds of the
University is to meet with people and take input from
every source, said Funderburk. He said he would meet
with "everybody who wants to.any time anywhere."
"A large number of faculty believe they really don't
have access to the board," said trustee Frank P.
Samford, Jr.
He suggested part of the unhappiness with Funder­burk
should be directed at the board. Funderburk
agreed some of the criticism could be directed to the
board instead of his administration.
He added he had noticed for some time the formal
board meetings were not too productive. To counter this
problem, he introduced a resolution to set aside an hour
before each board meeting for people to seek room on
the agenda and bring up whatever they wanted to
discuss.
The board passed this resolution, though no more
specific arrangements were made.
The resolution expressed concern about' 'the series of
events which culminated in the recent presidential
evaluation survey conducted by faculty on the Auburn
campus and the recent vote by the general faculty on the
Auburn campus."
It also reaffirmed the board's "commitment to the
responsibility given to this board by the Constitution of
the state of Alabama for total operation and
maintenance of Auburn University.
"Funderburk was selected president of Auburn and
entrusted with the tasks of carrying out the policies of
•the Board of Trustees on a day-to-day basis," according
to the resolution. "A faculty was chosen to provide
quality education, and a staff was employed to provide
support services.
"Though each has its unique role, there must be
appropriate interaction for the good of all. We believe
that by utilizing proper channels of communication,
solutions can be determined and implemented," the
resolution said.
The resolution also gave Funderburk the board's
complete support "to proceed with actions necessary to
see that effective and coordinated administrative
leadership is in place and to make recommendations to
See TRUSTEES, page A- 7
CARP allowed to demonstrate on campus
By Matt Lamere
Assistant News Editor
The Collegiate Association for the
Research of Principles (CARP) has
been granted permission to hold a
demonstration at the open air forum
(in front of the Eagle cage) today
from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in support of
the solidarity movement in Poland,
said Dr. Pat Barnes, dean of student
affairs.
"They have permission to have 20
people there with placards and
maybe a banner," said Barnes,
"But no amplification devices."
"This is the only context in which
they have been given permission to
hold the demonstration,'' she added.
CARP, an organization affiliated
with the Unification Church and
Rev. Sun Myung Moon, was denied
on-campus advertising rights by the
SGA Senate by a vote of 16 to 13 on
Feb. 1, 1982. This, action by the
Senate denied CARP the right to
distribute literature, including its
newspaper, The World Student
Times, on campus.
CARP is now in the process of
appealing the decision of the SGA
senate.
Barnes said CARP has a written
document outlining the guidelines
under which they may hold such a
demonstration. She added that this
document would be given to any
organization wishing to hold such a
demonstration.
"We assume they are operating
under the parameters that are set in
that document," said Barnes.
Sarah Ashworth, a representative
of CARP, said there should be plenty
of information there for people to
read.
"We might possibly be giving out
newspapers (The World Student
Times) also," added Ashworth.
SGA president Rip Britton said,
"They came to us and asked if they
could pass out literature in conjunc­tion
with the rally."
He said that he referred the
request to SGA vice-president
David Rumbarger, who was to
make the final decision.
Ashworth said they have been
given permission from Rumbarger
to distribute this information.
Rumbarger was unavailable for
comment.
Britton said if Rumbarger did
approve CARP'S request that he
could only speculate as to what his
reasons might have been.
He said, "possibly he forsees the
appeal results, and this, even if it is
as violation, won't have an effect on
the appeal process."
See CARP, page A-11
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Hot pursuit
Auburn Friday night seen in 'black and white'
By Mark Almond
Associate Editor
"Hit-and-run—Toomer Street.
Vehicle is now at Glenn and Toom­er,"
squawks the radio in police car
115.
"1-1-5, 10-4 enroute from the
P.D.," answers Sgt. Grady Jones in
police jargon as he wheels his
black-and-white Ford LTD "police
special" onto Glenn Avenue.
Blue lights flashing coupled with
speeds of up to 50 mph, Jones
watches the traffic to be sure it will
yield the right-of-way to him.
"What's your 10-20 (location),
113?" asks Jones into his micro­phone.
"Glenn and Donahue, enroute,"
answers the young officer in car
113.
The two police units arrive simul­taneously
from opposite directions.
The car is located, but the driver
isn't in it. Suddenly a man starts
running behind a house. Jones
chases him on foot followed closely
by the other officer.
"Stop! police officer!" warns the
sergeant.
The man turns toward the officers
and surrenders. A typical Friday
night in Auburn is considered boring
to some, but to the officers of the
Auburn Police Department, each
minute is a challenge.
"Last Friday was something
else," says Jones.' 'We were busy all
night."
Other officers are quick to agree.
"Anyone who didn't eat before he
came to work last Friday didn't get
to eat,'' says radio dispatcher Chris
Murray.
Auburn police work 12-hour shifts,
four days on duty with four days off.
Each shift begins with roll call in the
patrol room of the police station.
Jones, the shift supervisor, reads
the "hot sheet," a list of bulletins
which must be brought to the
officers' attention. Cars are as­signed,
and the officers start their
patrols.
Shortly after 6 p.m., Jones starts
the engine of his natural gas-powered
police cruiser and pulls out
of the station. It is not long before he
is informed the first department's
paramedic unit is enroute to Gay
Street. He heads in that direction.
Upon arrival, Jones helps the
ambulance get through traffic. An
elderly diabetic is surrounded by
paramedics. Jones assists them as
they work to revive the lady from a
seizure. She soon recovers.
"Many of our officers are EMTs
(emergency medical techni­cians),"
says Jones. "We have to be
because we usually arrive before
the paramedics. We've had officers
give CPR (cardiopulmonary re­suscitation)
until the paramedics
arrive."
Jonesiscalledtothe booking room
of the jail to give a photoelectric
intoximeter (PEI) test to a man who
was involved in a traffic accident
and is suspected of drunken driving.
The PEI test measures the blood
alcohol content of the person tested.
While Jones readies the machine,
the arresting officer advises the
man of his rights and obtains
information for the arrest report.
Jones explains each step of the test
to the man. His blood alcohol content
is registered at .27. According to
state law, anyone with a alcohol
content of .1 or higher is legally
drunk. Jones said that .27 is "ex­tremely
high." The man is taken to
jail.
Later, as Jones patrols a housing
project he points toward a duplex
apartment. "We'll be back over
here later," he says, adding the
police are regularly called there to
settle family disputes.
Within 30 minutes, -Jones is
radioed of a dispute at that address.
He calls for a backup unit. "You
never want to go to one of these calls
alone because you don't know what
will happen," he says.
The officers talked to the lady who
called the police and calmed her.
She says she will call again if she has
problems.
In the communications room of
the police station, two radio opera­tors
sit before a huge console of
communications equipment moni­toring
radio traffic from police
departments in the area.
The phone rings. A person com­plains
someone backed into his car.
The operator gets the necessary
information and radioes a patrol
car. Following an efficient routine,
the operator fills out the complaint
forms. He uses a machine that types
in braille. The operator is blind.
See POLICE, page A-12
A-2 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 25,1982
Commission delays decision in lieu of public hearing
By Buddy Davis
Special Assignments Editor
After a one-hour discussion, the
Auburn City Planning Commission
decided to delay deciding on
changingAuburn'szoninglawsuntil
after another public hearing March
11.
Commission chairman James
McCordsaid the commission should
"get information from as many
sources as possible before de­ciding."
Although there has already been a
public hearing on this issue, McCord
said there was a conflict in
meetings. The University Senate
meeting occurred simultaneously
with that public hearing.
Several members of the com-mission
appeared ready to decide on
the case at the meeting last night.
Taunton's lawyer, Bob Meadows,
originally asked for a variance to
allow his client to live with an
unrelated roommate in November
of last year.
The commission allowed several
interested parties to sit with it at the
table where McCord encouraged
discussion.
McCord said the commission
faced "a difficult dilemma." Other
college towns were found to be less
strict than Auburn in an informal
survey conducted by the city, he
said.
"That doesn't necessarily make
us wrong; it just makes us differ­ent,"
he said.
Meadows presented a petition to
the commission in a meeting three
weeks ago. The petition called for
the commission to allow two, or as
an alternative, three unrelated
individuals to live together in the R-2
residential zone.
Currently, no unrelated indi­viduals
may live together in R-2,
R-80, R-100 or R-126 residential
zones.
A student government resolution
called for the city to "delete the
portion of ordinance 501.3 restrict-int
the residence of unrelated
individuals." In effect, this would
allow unrelated individuals to live
anywhere in the city.
Also attending the meeting was
Ed Evans, president of Evans
Realty, who told the commission
several realtors met and discussed
Education bill now second on House ballot
By Buddy Davis
Special Assignments Editor
Alabama's House of Representa­tives
debated parliamentary proce­dure
Tuesday night, approving a
special order calendar which places
the education bill second on the
ballot.
The biUif passed, differs from the
same education bill approved by the
state Senate. The House and Senate
will probably form a conference
committee to work out a final
version of the bill, which would be
voted on by the two houses and sent
to Gov. Fob James.
When the 1982-83 state education
budget is finally signed into law by
James, Auburn could stand to get
some sorely-needed relief from
three years of proration.
The state Legislature has two
separate budgets for the Auburn
University system, one from the
House and one from the Senate. A
compromise between the two will
have to be worked out before the bill
will clear the Legislature, said Dr.
Dan Holsenbeck, legislative lia­ison
and head of University Rela­tions
for Auburn University.
The budget could be completed
and ready to sign by James as early
as next Thursday, Holsenbeck said,
though he thought it would take
longer.
Holsenbeck was in Montgomery
yesterday and Tuesday,' 'to try and
keep our budget intact," he said.
Both bills include increases for
Auburn's four units, the main
campus, Auburn University at
Montgomery, the Agricultural Ex­periment
Station and the Coopera­tive
Extension Service.
In the House version (House bill
153), the main campus would
receive $44,993,687, an 11.5 percent
increase from last year. Coopera­tive
extension would receive
$10,665,669, a 26 percent increase;
the Agricultural Experiment Sta­tion
would receive $8,524,452, a 9.7
percent increase, and AUM would
getal6.9percentincreaseforatotal
of $7,334,467.
The Senate version has higher line
totals, saidHolsenbeck, because the
House version had "one-tenth of 1
percent'' subtracted from it by Rep.
Leigh Pegues to give to Livingston
AU faculty and staff to shelter income
through retirement fund deductions
By Mark Enderle and
Lee McBride
Plainsman Staff writers
Beginning in March, Auburn Uni­versity
faculty and staff will be able
to defer 5 percent of their income
until retirement and shelter it from
federal income taxes, President
Hanly Funderburk announced yes­terday.
The Board of Trustees approved
the Retirement System of Alabama
Plan on Jan. 27. This plan will allow
faculty and staff to take 5 percent of
their salary and put it in the
retirement system without paying
taxes on it.
At the same meeting the board
appointed a committee to poll the
employees who could benefit from
the plan. Of the 4,378 people polled,
2,537 responded. Eighty-two per­cent
favored the program and 436
employees voted no.
Faculty and staff will be able to
take advantage of the plan after
several government agencies
approve it and necessary adjust­ments
are made in the computer
program.
When the plan becomes active, a
Library to purchase books
By Alec Harvey
Entertainment Editor
A gift of $150,000 to the Ralph
Brown Draughon library will be
used to purchase books, said Dr.
William Highfill, University li­brarian.
The money is half of a $300,000
commitment to the library by the
Auburn Generations Fund, a cam­pus
fund-raising effort among
alumni, corporations and founda­tions.
It was transferred to the
library Jan. 29.
Additional gifts of $75,000 each
will be made available at the
beginning and end of this summer,
President Hanly Funderburk said.
"We have made a commitment,
and we're going to stick to it,"
Funderburk said.
Highfill said although subscrip­tions
to periodicals were cut by
one-third last year, the new money
will purchase books since it is a
"one-time allocation" and can't be
used monthly.
Highfill added, * 'We are still more
or less fighting the problem of very
rapidly inflating subscription
costs."
He said the money will be distri­buted
over the library's many
departments so a cross section of
material will be obtained.
personearning$1,000per month will
be able to take 5 percent, or $50, from
his income and put it in the
retirement system. Instead of pay­ing
federal taxes on the entire $1,000,
he will pay taxes only on $950.
Since employees have already
been taxed on their pay for January
and February, their taxes will be
adjusted, and they will receive the
full benefits of the program for this
year.
Dr. Gary Waters, a member of the
accounting faculty polled by the
committee, said, "This 5 percent
deduction will probably not change
an employee's income from a higher
to a lower income bracket while he
is working. However, by retirement
it can accumulate into a sizable nest
egg."
Waters also said this plan
assumes the employee will earn no
more after retirement than he is
currently earning. In most cases,
the employee is in a lower or the
same tax bracket after retirement.
The savings from the program
will vary with each employee's
withholding status.
University. The Senate totals are:
main campus, $45,133,526, an 11.8
percent increase; Agricultural Ex­periment
Station, $8,650,466, an 11.4
percent increase; Cooperative Ex­tension
Service, $10,767,860, a 27.5
percent increase, and AUM would
receive $7,341,809, a 17 percent
increase.
Inflation averaged about 6.7 per­cent
for the past 12 months by
comparison.
The figures will probably be
different from these figures as the
legislators alter certain provisions
to get the bills passed, Holsenbeck
said.
Although the bill could be on the
governor's desk by next Thursday,
Holsenbeck said James will prob­ably
have to wait until another week
has passed before the Legislature is
through tuning the bill.
"The chances of our (the Auburn
system's) budget remaining intact
are very good," said Holsenbeck.
The Legislature is working on a
compromise bill to give kinder­garten
through grade 12 teachers a
raise. The Alabama Educators
Association wants a 16 percent
raise, while the Legislature is
offering 14 percent.
The difference of 2 percent could
come out of the education budget,
Holsenbeck said.
the zoning issue.
' 'Our feeling is this law should be
modified," he said. Evans also
estimated "There are probably
2,000 violators" of the zoning
ordinances, "at least."
Auburn is showing typical be­havior
in the R-2 zones, he said. Of
the fringe areas in the R-2 zone, the
bulk of them are now multi-family.
Areas close to town generally turn
into multi-family areas," he said.
Henry Henderson, legal adviser
to University students, said he had
feelings both ways on the issue. "As
a property owner, I want to protect
my quiet neighborhood. But
property owners should have a right
to rent their houses to one unrelated
person at least," he said.
Robert Horn, an outspoken critic
of any changes in the law said he
didn'tthink the council knew enough
about the situation to decide on
altering the regulations.
"If you're going to change my
regulations, then change every­body's,"
he said.
"My property value has already
taken a drastic drop because of the
pending litigation" from the
Taunton case, Horn said. -_
If the regulations are changed,
Horn said he will file a lawsuit to
reinstate them.
Barbara Bramblett, city finance
director, said she thinks "the city
board has an opportunity to take
control and responsibility. The
courts could say four (unrelated
people could live together). I don't
think they will, but that's the risk
we're taking."
Meadows said this situation could
allow a judge to come in and tell the
city how to run.' 'The idea here is not
to treat persons of equal standing
differently," he said.
The public hearing is scheduled
for March 11 at 7:30 p.m., in the City
Council chamber.
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Construction bids to open today
Auburn University will open bids
today on construction of a new
electrical engineering building on
campus, said Hanly Funderburk,
president of Auburn University.
The new electrical engineering
building, one of two major engine­ering
projects scheduled for con­struction
on campus, is made
possible primarily by the 1978 bond
issue approved by the Legislature.
The issue will provide $6 million
toward the first phase of the
engineering complex.
A portion of the physical plant
building on Tiger Street will be
demolished to make room for the
three-story electrical engineering
building which will include class­rooms,
laboratories and an aud­itorium.
' 'In addition, from money already
budgeted at Auburn, the facilities
for chemical engineering will be
expanded and improved through
alterations to Ross Hall, the L
Building and Langdon shop," Fun­derburk
said. Bids will be opened on
this project March 9, 1982.
The alterations involving chem­ical
engineering will provide ad­ditional
laboratory space in the
Langdon shop building and im­provements
to spaces in Ross Hall
and the L building.
Bids for the two projects will be
presented for final review to the
Board of Trustees at the spring
meeting March 15 at Auburn Un­iversity
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A-3 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 25,1982
Opponents of drinking age bill
begin campaigning in Auburn
Singing salute
Photography:Ben Fitzpa trick
Lambda Chi Alpha gave a salute to the holidays
Monday night at the fraternity and sorority Step Sing
and walked away with the "Most Original" and
second-place trophies. Also in the fraternity division,
the Fiji's song and dance routine won first place and the
Beta Theta Pi's placed third. Alpha Delta PI took first
place in the sorority division. Kappa Delta placed
second and Alpha Gamma Delta placed third in the
annual event.
Faculty Frontpage A-1
Vives said many of the faculty still
had the reservations about Funder-burk
which caused them to dis­approve
of his selection as presi­dent.
Meetings between the faculty and
Funderburk could be successful,
saidVives, "if the meetings are seen
as productive." He added if they
were seen as unsuccessful, they
might be counterproductive.
There is some lingering dissatis­faction
among the faculty, said Dr.
Fran French, assistant prof essor of
sociology. She said she thought
some of the dissatisfaction was
because of the presidential selection
process.
"That shouldn't be considered
any longer," she said. "We can't go
back and relive it."
She said she thought the one hour
before board meetings could be
beneficial if people take advantage
of it.
"Itwon'thelp if the faculty doesn't
take advantage of it," she said.
As for Funderburk's promise to
meet with faculty members, French
said it was up to the initiative of
people who want to meet with him.
"The faculty will probably make
use of avenues of communication
now that they definitely know
they're open," she said.
"I thought the board acted re­sponsibly,'
' saidDr. Stanley Wilson,
vice president for Agriculture,
Home Economics and Veterinary
Medicine, "and didn't try to cover
up that we have a problem."
He said that the one-hour forum
idea was "excellent" and that "I do
hope any constituents of Auburn
University will realize our board is
serious in this."
Wilson said the Board of Trustees
had some faults, and "Stan Wilson
has some faults." He added there
were faults in everyone.
State high schools
to compete at AU
By Buddy Davis
Special Assignments Editor
Drill and rifle teams from Ala­bama
high schools will converge on
Auburn this weekend for the annual
War Eagle Invitational, hosted by
the Army Reserve Officers Training
Corps.
Fourteen schools will send 19
teams to the drill competition in the
invitational, which also includes
contests in rifle, pellet rifle and
orienteering, said Capt. Mike
Moore, coordinator of the event.
Twenty-two teams are scheduled
to compete in the rifle and pellet rifle
competition. Each team will usually
bring out 20 members for the drill
contest and varying numbers of
students for the other contests,
Moore said.
Winners will receive trophies and
medals with ribbons for certain
events, he added.
A rappeling clinic and tour of the
campus have been scheduled for the
visiting students. Those who will
begin competition Friday after­noon,
entered the rifle marksman­ship
contest. Moore said.
The drill competition will be
inside the athletic practice bubble
starting at 8 a.m. Saturday.
Tne invitational is sponsored by
the Auburn military science depart­ment,
the Auburn University
orienteering team, the Auburn Uni­versity
rifle team and the campus
squadron of Pershing Rifles. Per­sonnel
from the three branches of
campus ROTC will help manage the
event, to which the public is invited,
Moore said.
"We've got enough problems to go
around."
Dr. H.C. Morgan, assistant dean
the School of Veterinary Medicine
said of the hour forum, "It was very
generous of the trustees." He also
said he hoped most of the discussion
at the sessions would be construc­tive
criticism instead of negative
voices.
' 'It's been my impression that has
been his policy anyway," Morgan
said of Funderburk's promise to
meet with faculty members,' 'and it
hasn't been taken advantage of by
the faculty."
"The Board of Trustees did all
that it could at this time," Morgan
said. "Drastic changes would be
damaging to the University.
' 'I would like to see this University
settle down and quit 'scrapping',"
he said.
GordonBond, vice president of the
University Senate, said he thought
Funderburk had been increasingly
willing to talk to the faculty. "It's a
step in the right direction," said
Bond. "It can do a lot of good, and it
can't hurt.
"This is certainly not the end of
it,'' said Bond. He said he thinks the
president may take steps for im­provement
based on the evaluation
results. "The president will have
more time to address problems," he
said.
He also said he guessed Funder­burk
would seek faculty advice in
problem areas.
Dr. John Kuykendall, president of
the University Senate, declined to
comment on the board meeting
other than to say he was sure
representatives of the Senate would
be willing to work with members of
the committee to establish a com­prehensive
evaluation plan.
BothDr. Martha Solomon, head of
the Presidential Evaluation Com­mittee,
and Dr. Wayne Flynt, head
of the history department, declined
to comment on the subject.
The board didn't do anything
unexpected, said Rip Britton,
Student Government Association,
president. He said the one exception
was the one-hour forum before the
board meeting.
' 'I think it will help with communi­cation
with the board," he said. He
added he hoped the practice would
help promote discussion. People
may feel less inhibited about talking
with board members if they know
others are doing it as well, said
Britton.
"But it will only help if faculty
takes advantage of it," he said.
"Some allege decisions are made
before the actual meeting," said
Britton. The forum should help
change the image of the board
meeting as a press conference
rather than a decision-making
meeting, said Britton.
Wayne Lutomski, 6PO, assistant
director of the student lobby group,'
said he thinks the hour forum is a
good idea if the board goes at it with
an open mind. It'sgoingtohavetobe
a two-way street from the admin­istration
to the faculty and the
faculty to the board, he said.
"I don't think the board's state­ment
(of support for Funderburk)
will make that much of a change,'\
added Lutomski.
By Alan Bannister
Plainsman Staff writer
As a bill to raise the legal drinking
age to 21 in Alabama approaches
debate in the state House of Repre­sentatives,
its opponents in Auburn
have launched a campaign against
it.
We are trying to show the Legisla­ture
there are other people out here
besides those who don't drink,'' said
Chris Crocker, manager of C.L.
Torbett, Inc.
He has written Gov. Fob James
and Lee County's state representa­tives
as well as urging his employees
to become active in opposing the bill.
said Steve Jones, operations mana­ger
of C.L. Torbett.
A petition was drawn up by Russ
Willcutt, an employee of C.L. Tor­bett,
and copies were dispersed to
various bars and restaurants in the
Auburn area. The petition states
that those who signed "...believe
anyone who is old enough to be
expected to fight in war...and own
property...should definitely be
allowed the right to purchase alco­hol
in the state of Alabama..."
More than 2,000 people signed the
petition, said Jones.
Since Alabama state law requires
a person be of age to serve alcohol,
Jones said one-third of the employ­ees
of C.L. Torbett would lose their
jobs. Crocker said many young
people will lose their jobs if the
legislation is passed.
Willcutt, 20, said, "My main
' concern is my job.
"This is a college town, and all the
bars would lose a lot of revenue from
19-and 20-year-olds," Willcutt also
said.
Crocker said he believes many
students here in Auburn will go to
neighboring states to buy alcohol,
thus taking revenue out of state.
However, state Sen. Bob Hall of
Jefferson County, a sponsor of the
bill in the Senate, said,"Revenue is
not a significant argument. I'm not
concerned with this side of the issue.
I'm interested in saving lives.
"By raising the legal drinking
age, we can reduce alcohol-related
accidents,'' Hall said'.'Fewer people
would drink."
Curtis Smith, a state representa­tive
from Chilton County, said, "I
would like to see this bill passed; I
want to protect our young people."
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage
Control Commission is remaining
unlnvolved in the issue. However,
Joe Broadwater, the state admini­strator
of the ABC Commission,
said, "If we could produce statistical
information to prove such legisla­tion
would be a significant deterrent
(to teen-age alcohol-related acci­dents
) we would be lobbying for such
a bill.
"The sponsors of the bill are
assuming they can stop a person
from drinking alcohol, but prohi­bition
should have proved to us that
can't be done," Broadwater said. If
anything, it can cause more people
to drink."
House bill 388, as the bill Is
entitled, is a constitutional amend­ment.
If it passes in both the House
and Senate, it will appear as a
referendum before the people of the
state.
' "The bill doesn't have a prayer of
passing," said state Rep. Pete
Turnham. "We've made citizens of
these people, yetwe would, in effect,
be taking away their privileges.
These people won't vote for this
bill.""
When contacted for comment on
the issue, Andy Hill, Interf raternity
Council secretary-treasurer, said,
"Wedon'twant to comment until we
can research the matter further."
Auburn's SGA also had not made
an official statement concerning the
bill after meeting Monday.
The bill is sponsored by the
Alabama Committee on Alcohol
Problems, said Hall. ALCAP is an
interdenominational organization
but is primarily supported by the
Southern Baptist Convention.
The bill shouldn't reach the House
floor before next week, said Smith.
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A-4 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 25, 1982
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Steve Farish, Editor
Valerie Gay, Business Manager
'To foster the Auburn Spirit'
Act on trustees' words
Statements made by members of Au­burn's
Board of Trustees at its special
meeting last Friday represent the first good
faith steps toward improving faculty-admin­istration-
board relations.
Trusteesjohn Denson and Morris Savage, for
example, admitted some of the recent criticism
President Hanly Funderburk has received for
his job performance might be better directed at
the board. Savage said he regrets the
presidential search committee he served on two
years ago made some mistakes.
Perhaps the most constructive idea of the
meeting came from trustee Frank P.
Samford, who asked the board to begin to set
aside one hour before each of its meetings to
hear complaints and suggestions. That time,
approved unanimously, could provide the
open door for which many faculty and
students at Auburn have been looking a long
time.
We also applaud the board's reaffir­mation
of its commitment to the presidency
of Funderburk. Its vote of confidence was
crucial in giving that administration the
authority it needs to deal with the problems
now facing Auburn.
Other comments of willingness to
compromise came from trustees Henry
Steagall II (who said he would consider
amending the administration evaluation
procedure established by a committee he led
according to faculty desires) and Michael
McCartney.
We disagree with faculty members who
told The Plainsman they thought the board
had not acted "in good faith" and
"stonewalled the issue."
The tone of this meeting was one of
conciliation and compromise not of drawing
lines and choosing sides. Faculty members
have justifiably claimed the board was often
closed to them in the past; they would miss
an opportunity to change thisstateof affairs if
they did not change the attitude that they
must practice confrontation with board
members.
The meeting, as we said before, represents
but a first step. It is the responsibility of both
the board and the faculty to help assure the
first step develops into the running posture
the University should be in.
Go Lady Tigers!
In this area of the country, men's sports
dominate while women's remain in the
shadows. Thousands attend games which
feature losing male teams, and these same
fans ignore female winners.
Though it has won 24 games and
20th-ranking before tonight's Southeastern
Conference tournament, the Auburn
women's basketball team has not received
the recognition it deserves.
The Lady Tigers, for example, have
drubbed second-ranked South Carolina
65-50, and players such as Renae Halbrooks,
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Angie Hannah, Lori Monroe and Becky
Jackson have been outstanding all year.
The team has been ranked nationally in
several categories, including scoring and
scoring margin. This year's team may be the
best in the ladies' history.
No matter what happens to the Lady
Tigers against 18th-ranked Georgia tonight,
they can be proud of their accomplish­ments.
We wish them the best in the SEC match,
and we hope they continue their winning
ways up through the NCAA ladder
tournament.
Auburn University is a highly traditional
institution which students attend not to
study but socialize, women attend not get
educated but married, and athletes attend
not to compete but be canonized.
That, in a nutshell is the conclusion drawn
from "The Selective Guide to Colleges,"
compiled by Edward Fiske and published
under the auspices of The New York Times.
We acknowledge a certain prejudice in
dealing with the negative tone of the
survey; however, we find certain faults that
would strike the most impartial observer.
The article, for example, takes a derisory
attitude toward the abundance of Christian
groups on campus.' 'Auburn is home to the
largest branch of the Campus Crusade for
Christ in the country,'' it notes condescend­ingly.
We object to the notion that the
proliferation of such groups connotes a
certain intellectual naivete. We also object to
the article's depiction of co-eds as home­bodies
who "still major in education, ,
nursing and home ec.
' 'Academic pressure is far from frenetic,''
Fiske continues. ' 'The University does little
to bolster (students') enthusiasm."
Those who have been through the rigorous
courses of every school on the campus know,
of course, the error of that statement. Not all
courses challenge by any means, but
certainly some teachers force ' 'enthusiasm''
with difficult assignments.
The college guide was prepared in a
strange fashion. Surveys were distributed to
Auburn students,and the writer doeshavehis
statistics well-prepared, but his opinion lacks
the authority that would follow a personal
experience with the University.
The article does contain some valid
criticisms that Auburn people should
ponder. In its entirety, however, we find it to
be a damning piece that in several areas lacks
necessarily credible substantiation, a poor
effort by an organization as professional as
the Times.
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Book provides clues to ethnics' rise
Rarely does the book come along that
automatically jolts the reader into reconsidera­tion
of ideas he had held as veritable tenets of his
genera] philosophy.
Such a book, however, is "Ethnic America: A
History" (Basic Books, Inc., $16.95). Its author,
Thomas Sowell, senior fellow of the Hoover
Institute at Stanford, challenges some of our
society's most accepted rules about the
advancement of ethnic groups in this country.
Perhaps most significant from the Sowell
study is the result that the nine major ethnic
groups he has studies have all risen on the
socio-economic ladder without exception.
"Perhaps the most striking pattern among
American ethnic groups is their general rise in
economic conditions with the passage of
time....In addition to absolute rises in living
standards, political representation and longetiv-ity,
American ethnic groups have typically also
risen in relative terms," Sowell writes.
The figures Sowell presents are striking.
Jews, Japanese, Poles, Chinese, Italians and
Germans all have average annual incomes
higher than those of Anglo-Saxon ethnics, and
statistics for educational and health levels are
comparable.
The principal reason for the groups' advance­ments
in America was their willingness to work
hard when they came to the shores of their
"Promised Land," Sowell says. In the words of
social philosopher George Gilder, their success
was simply because of their willingness to work
harder than the classes immediately above
them.
Education did not play as large a role as we
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have been historically taught in the rise of the
ethnics, Sowell states. Education for the first-and
second-generation Jews (who now enjoy the
highest average income of any ethnic group), for
example, was not widespread, he notes. "As of
1908, 16 percent of Jewish youngsters grad­uated
from high school, and although that was
well in excess of such groups as the Irish and
Italians, it could hardly explain the rise of the
other 84 percent of Jews."
Another long-held belief Sowell challenges is
discrimination has prevented ethnic STOUDS
from rising in society. In California, he shows,
Japanese and Chinese had laws passed against
them and were in some cases murdered in cold
blood. Threats did not stop them, though, from
exploiting talents they had traditionally held
(restaurant ownership, laundering, gardening),
and by being thrifty, they overcame discrimina­tion
that began to wilt as they began to rise.
Sowell also attacks the myth that the blacks
cannot repeat the historical progress of ethnic
groups without government aid. He notes West
Indian blacks who emigrated to this country at
the beginning of this century now enjoy an
income 94 percent above that of the American
average. Fifteen percent of them are profes­sionals,
and another 12 percent are white collar
employees, he says.
Sowell's conclusions have large implications
forpolicy-makers in the United States.
They suggest, for example, ethnic groups are
perhaps most able to rise on the social ladder
when they have the necessary desire for hard
work and do not fall under government
regulations with which they must contend.
For example, Sowell says, "Economists have
found these quota systems ("affirmative action"
and racial quota hiring) to have had little or no
effect beyond what has already been achieved
under 'equal opportunity' policies in the 1960s."
With statements such as these, Sowell,
himself black, has become the target of much
criticism from black leadership. That leadership
has been nourished instead of the essential
fallacy that a helping hand from the government
can avoid the hard work that is imperative for a
culture to rise.
"The peopling of America is one of the great
dramas in all of human history," Sowell writes.
"Today, there are more people of Irish ancestry
in the United States than in Ireland, more Jews
than in Israel, more blacks than in most African
countries."
The great miracle of the "American mosaic" is
it has stayed together this long. With thoughts of
Sowell's history lesson in mind, we can
reexamine the course of our social and
governmental policy so this miracle can continue
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Lou Grant working against U. S.
Lou Grant has quickly become a symbol of
good, especially for young journalists. He is an
idol of an aggressive, hard-working American.
As of last week, however, Lou has begun
working against the American government.
Say it ain't so, Lou!
Ed Asner, star of the TV series "Lou Grant,"
was in Washington last week with several
other actors to announce support for a nation­wide
project, Medical Aid for El Salvador.
The group presented a $25,000. check to a
Mexican representative of that organization
which is to be solely spent for medical supplies
for the Democratic Revolutionary Front in El
Salvador, an action which directly opposes the
position of the Reagan Administration.
Asner's argument for such an act, detailed in
The New York Times, is that a "full-scale war is
now ragingin Central America," and it escalates
as the U.S. government becomes more involved.
If America needs to stay less involved with the
Salvadoran government, how is Asner going to
discourage it by giving aid to the other side?
It doesn't seem logical. If you want to stop a
war, why should aid be given to the "enemy"?
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Granted, Asner has a right to protest American
involvement, but why does he do it in a manner
that could create further aggression that would
eventually result in further involvement?
Evidently, Asner has jumped on the wagon
that is screaming El Salvador is just another
Vietnam, which in many respects is true.
However, according to an essay by Strobe
Talbot in the Feb. 22 issue of Time magazine, the
differences between El Salvador and Vietnam
vastly outweigh the similarities.
In the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong spent
decades on building its fighting skills and supply
lines in its revolution with the central
government. El Salvadoran rebels only have a
total of 6,000 rebels, most of whom are recent
converts.
The Viet Cong had the backing of North
Vietnam and its good-sized army. The Sandi-nista
regime of Nicaragua, rebel supporters,
though part of the Soviet circle, is still too young
to be matched with the support North Vietnam
gave.
Along with that argument, Nicaragua has no
common border through which it can ship arms
easily to the rebels. There is, after all, no Ho Chi
Minh Trail in Central America.
Asner's argument continued as he revealed
his disdain for seeing the U.S. government send
money to the Central American government
when it could be giving it to health clinics and
day care centers here in the United States.
Conflict is fed from two sides. Asner cannot
place full blame on Reagan's government for
supplying El Salvador's government if he's
feeding the rebels.
It seems that Asner has just as much
responsibility to donate to those health clinics
and day care centers as does Ronald Reagan.
Athletics a key to better future
Nearly a year ago, freshmen who are now
attending Auburn had many decisions to make.
Did they want to attend a school with a
winning football team? or one that was
rebuilding? Would they like the quarter system
better than the semester system?
Those who chose Auburn, for whatever
reasons, were in for some rude shocks, not
counting the food in War Eagle Cafeteria.
They had been expecting to pay $220 a
quarter but were suddenly faced with a $330 a
quarter bill.
But that was O.K., if the parents couldn't
make up the difference (if they weren't already
paying for it all), there was always financial aid.
President Reagan gave those students their
second surprise. Parents had to make $30,000 a
year or less for their offspring to be eligible for
Pell grants, also known as Basic Educational
Opportunity Grants.
And the amounts given to students were also
cut.
What with the spiraling costs of textbooks, lab
fees, drop-and-add fees, wretched conditions in
the on-campus dorms, threats of rent increases
off-campus and the possibility a realtor may
nave rented you a residence in an illegal zone,
conditions do not seem to be making life here any
more pleasant.
Professors were also leaving, 14 from
business and nine from arts and sciences; a few
here and there start adding up to overcrowded
classrooms and poorer education.
If a freshman is in a pre-vet or pre-engineer-ing,
there is also the threat of loss of
accreditation for those schools, which could
occur while the student was a junior, damaging
his earning power if he chose to stay.
But in this freak 70 to 30 degree drop-in-one-
,day winter of much discontent, there springs
eternal hope for things to get better.
The football program is definitely on the
upswing. Having the best recruiting year within
memory. Coach Pat Dye promises an interesting
year next season.
Auburn may eventually receive some of the
money from the state's oil and gas lease windfall •
to help the engineering and the vet schools and
improve the whole campus.
If Reagonomics ever starts it's near-mythical
boost to the economy, the job market may open
up again for graduates.
Anditlooks as if President Hanly Funderburk
is here to stay a bit longer so he can get the
generations fund drive completed.
It is significant to note that Auburn's last
great spurt of growth was spurred on by Coach
Ralph ("Shug") Jordan's winning teams in
football. We now have Memorial Coliseum,
Haley Center and the Telfair Peet Theatre
complex, all built during those expansive years
of winning football teams.
All this would seem to indicate that, if we want
those high school seniors to have a better
Auburn than we have now, we had better have a
winning football season.
Time may allow us to say next year Auburn
was only experiencing growing pangs, and she
will continue to grow as we do.
So when you're drinking heavily during the
games next fall, remember to cheer louder for
the team and for the school.
That's where Auburn's future lies.
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A-5 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 25, 1982
Review does injustice to Auburn
How to avoid having to pay
$147 in AU parking tickets
It is an established fact that Auburn students
cannot get organized. They are unable to
collectively focus their attention on a common
problem, even on the smallest scale.
It would take no more than three people to tip
over a Campus Security cart, and yet this never
happens. Why?
Almost all of us have had trouble with parking
tickets, but for some reason, we are content with
paying them uncontested. This is totally
unacceptable conduct for anyone even remotely
defined as a college student.
Besides, the Campus Security people are so
abusive with their power. Give 'em a little
authority, and immediately it's their self-appointed
mission to keep the "free-world" free.
It'll be pouring rain. The streets are flash
flooding. No one in his right mind is out. And
there they are, patrolling in their three-wheel
amphibious assault units.
Action must be taken. My essay "On the Duty
of Civil Parking Disobedience" provides the
basic guidelines:
We all know how the parking zones work.
Seniors may park behind the stadium and five
class buildings. Juniors may park behind the
stadium and two class buildings. Sophomores
may park behind Hartz Chicken. Freshmen may
park behind sophomores.
This is a very frustrating situation, but there
are ways to fight back.
The simplest thing to do is leave your
windshield wipers going. Some of the less
perceptive members of Campus Security will be
completely thrown by this and won't know
where to put the ticket.
Next, don't register your car at all and mail in
the resulting tickets as "visitor." This causes the
whole system to fall through, and you can park
wherever you want.
If the car is in your mom's name, they'll be
completely helpless.
The beauty of it is I've been parking in places
you can't even get a permit for. (Hanly, the
driveway will be free by dinner.)
Things didn't go so smoothly, however, the
last time I went home. My mother greeted me at
the door with an official-looking document.
"Auburn University says I owe $147 in
parking fines! What's going on down there?" she
said.
"Take it easy. It's no big deal."
"No big deal!" she exclaimed: "They're
threatening to withhold my grades! Now you
take care of these tickets immediately."
"Watch it Mom, or I'll write a column about
you...."
If you encounter similar circumstances and
are forced to pay your tickets, don't worry; all is
not lost.
The first rule in paying tickets is to try to talk
down the price. The second rule is to lie as much
as possible.
I walked into the security office and
approached a window at the front desk.
"Yes, I'm here to pay my mother's tickets."
"Let's see," said the clerk. "That'll be $147."
"Actually," I said, "I hadn't planned on paying
anything. Mom got all these tickets while
visiting."
"Visiting?" inquired the clerk as she looked
into her folder. "Here's a ticket from Thach Hall,
and here's one from the library..., and there's
even one Friday morning from behind the men's
dorm."
"It's a shame, isn't it?" I asked disappointedly.
She looked up at me in suspicion. "And here's a
ticket for parking on the lawn over a yellow curb
in an 'A' zone."
"I know, I know," I said, waving my arms for
effect. "She's always getting into this kind of
thing. I hope you'll understand."
But the clerk didn't buy a word of it, and all the
fines still stand. The only question left is: how's
mom going to come up with the money?
"Auburn University likes to think of itself as
emblematic of the New South, a lively,
stimulating place as full of talent and promise as
tradition. Unfortunately, the school's self-image
is more fiction than fact. Auburn remains a
bastion of convention, where football stars are
demigods, and most women still major. in
education, nursing and home ec."
Anyone interested in reading additional "fun
facts" about Auburn should consult "The New
York Times Selective Guide to Colleges
1982-83." This opening paragraph is only the tip
of the iceberg. The two-page article is filled with
judgments in all areas phrased in the same
sarcastic, condescending tone.
The catalog, containing reviews based on
"academic strength, social life and overall
quality of life" of "265 of the best and most
interesting four-year institutions in the coun­try"
is based on information gathered in a
12-page survey distributed to a "cross section of
students" at each school. Auburn received a
rating of three stars (on a scale of five) in all three
categories mentioned, but the overall impact of
the article is too subjective to present a true
picture to a high school student shopping for a
college.
In the interest of not letting this viewpoint
appear equally as subjective, several valid
points the Times' review makes should be
mentioned. First, it acknowledges academic
strengths in agriculture, architecture, engineer­ing
and veterinary medicine. It goes on to say
that, with the exception of these curricula,
"academic pressure is far from frenetic;" true,
Auburn is no Harvard, but competition exists in
every curriculum.
Second, the review hits on a valid argument
concerning the administration, saying "the
University's academics are uneven, partly
because of the severe budget deficit that has
plagued Auburn for several years but also, some
say, because of the administration's priorities.
While the library services were cut drastically
despite increasing demand, the University
added 10,000 seats to the football stadium."
There are many here who still question this type
of thinking.
The weaknesses in the review are many,
however. To begin with, the article's assessment
of curriculum choices of Auburn women is a
gross overstatement. As many women major in
engineering as in home economics. Education
enrollment for women is high but does not even
approach the rating of "most women" the review
so smugly awards.
The review makes broad generalities on the
basis of one or two quotes. One student says,
"Conformity is the order of the day," and the
reviewer takes the liberty of adding that "most
take that as a compliment." One day's worth of
people-watching around Auburn would prove
the absurdity of this statement.
The most offensive statement in the review is
not an assessment of the University but of a
student who participated in the written survey.
The student is quoted as saying, "It's the pulse of
the campus, uniting each and every student in a
common bond." The reviewer does not let the
quote speak for itself but instead attributes it to
"a speech major who obviously has a bright
future as a politician." This judgment has no
place in an article supposedly critiquing the
strengths and weaknesses of a University.
Besides, how can such a startling character
assessment be made on the basis of a written
interview?
Other points in the article are not well taken.
An example is the statement that "Although
many students rave about the diversity of their
peers, the fact remains that Auburn's student
body is fairly similar. More than six out of 10 are
from Alabama itself...." This "fact" should not
seem so surprising to the Times. Auburn is a
state-funded university with an obligation to
serve Alabama residents first. And anyway,
who is it to say people from the same state cannot
be individuals? It is statements like these that
undermine the credibility of the review.
A contradiction is found in the article in the
analysis of the social life. In one paragraph, it
criticizes the town of Auburn as having
"virtually no nightlife;" several sentences later,
however, it quotes a student as saying that
"Auburn is said to come alive Thursday night
and not die out until Monday night."
The reviewer adds that "most students make
their social rounds by way of the local bars,
supper clubs, dances and fraternity parties." It
is hard to imagine Auburn "alive" for so long,
when the area bars stop serving liquour at 1 a.m.
Sunday. A close look at the school would have
turned up "facts" like this. Auburn has never
shared the same "party" reputation with several
of its neighboring schools, specifically the
universities of Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
The article is more a mockery than a review.
It fails to point out the real strengths of the
school, while at the same time it distorts what it
considers the weaknesses. Auburn, in spite of its
obvious shortcomings, is still a school that
inspires pride in its students. We should all
resent the unfair review in the Times guide.
Faculty, trustees need to 'rehumanize' selves
"Love it or leave it," Mr. University Trustee
tells the faculty. "We (faculty) are the
University," Mr. Assistant Professor tells the
administration.
Gentlemen, will you please rehumanize.
Rehumanize—that is a strange but appro­priate
term. Now, my definition may be different
from yours, but to rehumanize people must start
thinking about what they are doing and how it
affects themselves and the people around them.
Step back, take a deep breath and calmly ask
yourself "why?"
Mr. University Trustee, you honestly did not
mean to tell the faculty to "love it or leave it." did
you?Somebody, quick, come slap me and say a
Charles
Cort
Changes needed in concert ticket procedure
Great ideas are hard to come by. That's why
I'm always so proud of myself when I finally have
one.
And I figured it was something akin to
brilliance with I decided to sleep on the coliseum
steps overnight to get the best seats for the
James Taylor concert.
Or so I thought.
The night began normally enough. I dragged a
friend and some sleeping bags to the coliseum
about 1 a.m. where two long lines had already
formed.
We registered with some nice guy named
Tim who was attempting to keep order in the
chaos that had already ensued. Eyes glazed and
hair tousled, Tim explained he'd been at the
Coliseum since Friday at noon. In the spirit of
camaraderie he then offered us two Oreo cookies
from underneath his attire. Wondering about
their source we eyed them cautiously but ate
them.
I'm not sure what happened next, but sources
tell me it went something like this.
"Wow man, isn't this wild?Hey, what was
that?"
"I think it was either a low-flying UFO or
somebody's smelly tennis shoe."
"All right, boy this sure is fun isn't it?"
"Yeah, right. I'm trying to read, so if you don't
shut up, I'm going to shove this book down you're
throat."
So, not wanting government 210 for an early
morning snack, I went in search of other fun.
More accidents
a result of
low drinking age
Editor, The Plainsman.
This is in response to your editorial entitled
"Keep Age at 19," which opposed raising the
legal drinking age from 19 to 21. Emphasizing
rights, revenues and the 18-year-old draft will
certainly defeat the passage of such a law, which
does not stand much of a chance of passage in any
event; however, such arguments are of little
consequence to the relatives of those killed and
maimed each year by those who are both
inexperienced drivers and inexperienced
drinkers.
We are enclosing an article published in
"Accident Analysis and Prevention," which
reviews research conducted at Auburn related
to lowering the legal age in July 1975. We will be
glad to supply copies to any of your readers. Our
studies show in Alabama at least 2,205 property
damage accidents, 2,163 injury accidents and
126 fatal accidents have resulted from lowering
the legal age. Using federal cost estimates, this
amounts to a loss of $44,219,805 to the people of
Alabama.
As for rights, the 126 people killed have
suffered the ultimate deprivation of their rights.
Dr. David B. Brown
Professor
Industrial Engineering
Dr. Saeed Maghsoodloo
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering
who had spent long hours of sheer hell would
have gotten the ticket* they deserve.
Secondly, a system to prevent cutting needs
to be established. There's no way floor seats
should have run out as soon as they did. <
Maybe the UPC could get some people ffom
the Major Entertainment committee' to keep a
record of who's in line and where.
Otherwise, next time my $9 and those of a lot
of other people will probably go somewhere else.
hard-hat redneck in a weird '60s film said it but
no, not an Auburn University trustee member,
(or come tell me it is not 1982).
I thought the '60s taught us we do not have to
fight with our neighbors because they think
differently from us. Have we now gotten to the
stage when differing opinions cannot be
tolerated? That does not sound American to me.
So the half of the faculty that voted no
confidence leaves. That does not make this
University a better place. "Brave New
Auburn"—is that what we want?
The mutations of Auburn's incestuous nature
are starting to show, but if we take some
open-minded stands, perhaps the major and final
damage can be avoided. We are not going to get
anywhere, though, with stagnant "love it or
leave it" type attitudes. Let us cut it out before
"60 Minutes" exposes us.
Now for the statement by Mr. Assistant
Professor-"We (faculty) are the University."
How will Mr. Assistant Professor function
without the rest of us? Will he lecture to crickets
in an abandoned field somewhere?
We cannot let our personal viewpoints cloud
our sense of community. Right now are are so
divided among ourselves we cannot even see
straight. We argue and bicker as children. It is
time to stop.
Perhaps we cannot keep world leaders from
actinglike fools, but maybe we can at least bring
a little sanity to Auburn. I know as long as there
are men, there will be selfish men.
I would bea liar if I denied my own selfishness.
I even started to write this column with the idea
of letting the administration and the faculty
know what they're doing to students. You
know—"Kramer vs. Kramer" and all that.
Try not to see things through the eyes of
faculty or the eyes of administration but rather
through the eyes of a human being for a change.
I am not asking you to be neutral. Going to a
football game and pulling for neither side is not
much fun. We each are different, and that is
great; that's what makes life a fantastic
celebration.
But realize we are all in this big boat together.
We cannot afford to lose the strength of our own
humanity.
Rehumanize. "Take a sad song and make it
better."
And I found it. I discovered by rearranging
people's sleeping bags, I could be the
matchmaker my mother always wanted. The
most fun, however, was when people found other
people with people they weren't supposed to be
with. Mud wrestling couldn't even run a close
second to what was to come.
Later, we were serenaded by a gang of drunks
which was proficient in the chorus of Bob and
Doug's "Take Off but couldn't seem to recall the
remainder of the song. I've heard broken records
that sounded better.
But enough of the nights' fun; the really good
part came the following morning.
About 6:30 a.m., people began to get up and
test their arthritic limbs. Unfortunately, all the
sun brought was blinding light and little
warmth.
By 7:30 a.m. people had gotten up and moved
up in line to stake their claims. The lines were
sectioned off into three windows, one for the
floor seats (four-ticket maximum), one for risers
and one for permanent seats (unlimited tickets).
Later, Tim and his master list came down the
line and got rid of the cutters. By calculation, we
figured that if everyone bought the maximum
four tickets in our line, we would be on about the
13th row (out of a supposed 14 rows).
But as it worked out, the floor was sold out
even before I got to see what the window looked
like. I was disgruntled to say the least.
Why? It's simple. The whole time I was
standing red-eyed and frozen, there were people
who had gotten in line at 9 a.m. when tickets
went on sale, and were out by 9:30 a.m. with good
riser seats.
But the real blow came when I noticed that
even though my line was now selling risers, it
was'still moving three times slower than the line
next to mine.
By the time I reached the window and pryed
the $20 bill from my fingers, not much was left.
My show for a lost night's sleep coupled with a
case of frostbite: Section 36 in the permanent
level.
Two things were wrong here. One, there
should not have been three lines. To be fair about
the process, the coliseum ticket office should
have formed just one line. Though it might be
complicated, this would have insured the people
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Athletics not one of school's prime purposes
Editor, The Plainsman,
'Don Mark well, vice president and general
manager of WLWI in Montgomery, was kind
enough to remind us last week (Feb. 18, 1982)
that "Auburn University is a land-grant
institution... concerned with the practical
education of the working class" and that
"...agriculture, mechanical arts, and athletics
Denying visit of Soviet scientist
means cutting off other viewpoints
Editor, The Plainsman,
Might I observe that Steve Farish used the
phrase "lights are going out" on the wrong
editorial. There is no freedom when only one
point of view is acceptable. A University should
be a highway to the world, not a cul-de-sac.
If the students of Auburn must be shielded
from those who have ideas different than theirs
(such as Soviet scientists,) just who should do
the shielding? Further, would you carry this one
step further insofar as books and periodicals are
concerned?
The idea that you preserve freedom by
censorship is ridiculous. Incidentally, it is
martial law, not marshal law.
Ed Williamson
Professor of History
ha veal ways been the firm foundation of Auburn
University..."
Well, examination of the University seal
(which supposedly condenses the aims and
purposes of the institution into one nice little
graphic) failed to find one mention or implication
of the concept of athletics! There's "research"-
maybe sports medicine would fit there.
"Instruction"-well, teaching the rules of the
game would fit there. "Extension"-no possible
connection, unless you think of the University as
an extension of the pro football-baseball-basket­ball
training camp or farm team (and if that is the
case, why aren't they paying for it?). "For the
advancement of science and arts" this phrase is
at the center of the seal, and one might presume
it to be the central reason for the existence of the
University itself.
"Athletics" a part of the firm foundation of the
University?Hardly! Physical fitness training for
the entire student body in preparation for a life
of productivity used to be a part of the firm
foundation, but that was eliminated as a
requirement a while back. "Athletics," in the
sense of near-professional sports, is a firm
foundation only for the athletic department and
operations such as WLWI, which make a
considerable portion of their profits from these
"events."
Perhaps a comparison of Auburn University
and the Chrysler Corporation is most appropri
ate. Both seem to be foundering at the moment,
and both have profitable divisions little related
to their primary reasons for existence. Chrysler
is seriously considering selling its profitable
division—the tank manufacturing division—to
finance the restoration of the division it
acknowledges as its raison d'etre, the automo­bile
business.
Why don't we sell off athletics to WLWI,
WAUD and the Alumni Association, rent the
facilities we own to them and use the funds
raised to rebuild education? Who knows—both
Chrysler and Auburn might pull through our
current troubles with a little revolutionary (not
liberal, not conservative) thought and action?
Lloyd TownsendJr.
Classof77
A-6 The Auburn Plaisnman Thursday, Febniiry 25, 19K
Reagan cuts in loans 'discouraging'
Plainsman editor cuts letters
which differ from his views
Editor, The Plainsman,
For this week, I was planning to have a letter
here which was to deal with the analysis of
emotional and conservative rhetoric.
However, that letter was realized to have
what would seem to be two special faults by
conservative editor Farish—it was more than
300 words and not typed.
I could understand the 300-word limit (about
as many as a Cheerios' box panel) if last week's
paper were without six letters more than that,
including three with 600-750 words and David S.
White's "edited" 603 words. I could understand
the limit if, in reality, the amount of advertising
space and dollars didn't consistently decide how
much a person cannot say.
I could understand a letter had to be typed if
my handwriting were illegible; it wasn't. I could
understand typing it if I didn't ever handwrite
scores of letters to hometown papers, corpora­tions
and a senator all without complaint.
I also could understand the need to type it if I
were the only soul here without a typewriter and
offered to try to use one of many broken-down
relics at The Plainsman's office. I could
understand the type law if it weren't 40 years old
(about when those typewriters were new). I
could understand typing it if there were a good
reason, not tradition, to.
Finally, I could understand the entire hassle if
it weren't with a conservative editor and not
during the days when one seemingly must own
land to vote—they win!
Q. We pay for the paper (tuition), and it's later
free. Why advertise and not like public TV?
A. Because. We have to serve College Street
and Magnolia Avenue business.
If not for them, we'd....Never mind.
For The Plainsman's coffers, I've enclosed the
symbol for its real need for space—a dollar.
Jeff Knee
1INM
Editor's Note: The Plainsman received an
allocation of approximately $39,000 in student
activities fees for the 1981-1982 fiscal year, a
figure which amounts to but 17.4 percent of the
newspaper's total budget. Advertising, of
course, has been used to pay the rest of the
expenses; thus, The Plainsman costs students
each week about 6.78 cents per issue.
Editor, The Plainsman,
I find it very disheartening that the Reagan
administration is seeking massive cuts in
student aid and loan programs for fiscal year
1983. Under consideration are:
1. Ending guaranteed student loans for
graduate and professional students.
2. Requiring students to pay market interest
rates which are currently 18 percent to 19
percent and higher instead of 9 percent two
years after start of repayment.
3. Making students pay a 10 percent
origination fee for their loans (currently, there is
a 5 percent origination fee).
4. Making all students pass a needs test to get a
Guaranteed Student Loan.
I am a student wife working on campus, and
with the funding and proration that Auburn
University has experienced the past several
years, my salary has not kept up with the rising
costs of basic everyday needs, including the
costs of tuition, books and transportation for my
husband to attend school. Although the
Guaranteed Student Loan has not answered all
the financial problems; it has given the
opportunity for my husband to attend school.
The financial pressures are still there and
always will be.
In regard to the proposed cut for Guaranteed
Student Loans for graduate and professional
students, the students who are, in particular,
attending professional schools (medical, veteri­nary
medicine, to name a few) usually pay more
in tuition, books and supplies than undergradu­ate
students. If Guaranteed Student Loans are
cut for these students, many would have to drop
out and these schools will be affordable for only
those who are from wealthy families—a grave
injustice for those with poor and middle incomes.
I agree that students should be required to
pass a needs test to get a Guaranteed Student
Loan. There are some students who get these
loans and really don't need them but receive
them because it is easy and cheap money to get.
This is an important issue for many students
attending Auburn University (roughly half of
the students at Auburn receive some form of
financial aid).
Get involved and write your congressmen and
let them know that you object to these massive
cuts in the student loans programs, because if
these cuts are implemented, many people will
not have the opportunity to attend college, and
colleges will be only for a certain sector of our
country—the rich!
Susan Romahn-Bryan
Word Processor II
School of Architecture and Fine Arts
YAF critic needs one-way ticket to Libya
Editor, The Plainsman,
"Open mouth, insert foot!" Thus, in a single
phrase, may one characterize Jeff Knee's letter
of Feb. 11, ostensibly concerning: 1. Young
Americans for Freedom 2. a lecture given by
Mrs. Frances Little entitled "ERA: Facts and
Myths," and 3. a letter to the Plainsman from
Alan Quam in support of both of the above.
Knee's letter is a crazy quilt of historical
inaccuracies, naive generalizations and ludi­crous
slander. It is precisely for this reason that
it is difficult to answer.
There is really nothing here to answer: Mr.
Engineers give * thanks' to housing officials
Editor, The Plainsman,
We would like to express our thanks to
University Housing, the School of Engineering
and the residents of the engineering divisionf for
keeping an Auburn innovation alive. We refer to
Auburn's male engineering dorm. Auburn
established two engineering divisions, one for
men in 1973 and another for women in 1977. The
purpose is to bring engineering students
together to promote a living/learning type
environment. This housing concept is one of the
most successful of its kind.
The men's engineering division was located in
Bullard Hall; the women's engineering division
is located in Noble Hall. This past fall quarter,
Bullard Hall was converted to a women's dorm.
Meetings for cheerleader tryouts
announced by SGA spirit director
Editor, The Plainsman,
The constitution of the SGA of Auburn
University in chapter 1007.1 requires the times
of cheerleader orientation, clinic and tryouts are
to be published in at least two editions of The
Plainsman before the orientation meeting.
An orientation meeting for those interested in
trying out for Auburn University cheerleaders
for the clinic and the tryouts.
The clinic will be April 5 through April 9 at
3:30—5:30 p.m. and at 7—9 p.m. each day. The
current cheerleaders will conduct these clinics
to best prepare you for tryouts.
Tryouts will begin April 12 and end with the
announcement of the new cheerleaders April 14
at 10 p.m. at Toomer's Corner.
will be March 8 at 7 p.m. in Langdon Hall. This
meeting is to inform all candidates of the
requirements and rules of the cheerleader
tryout process. It is an important meeting for all
candidates. Also, we will discuss the procedure
Further details will be discussed at the
orientation meeting March 8. For questions, call
me at 821-4712.
MackMauldin
SGADirector of Spirit
Black well correct about Phi Taus
Editor, The Plainsman,
In reference to the column by Stuart
Blackwell concerning the sportsmanship of the
Phi Kappa Taus (Feb. 4), I must say that I agree
with Blackwell totally.
I was one of the three officials who called the
game between the Phi Tau's and Alpha Epsilon
Pi. The game proved the worst example of
sportsmanship I have ever seen.
First, the Phi Tau's played their best players
for the majority of the game. They were ahead
by at least 16 points from the start. Secondly, the
Phi TauV used tactics, commonly called "cheap
shots." At halftime, when the other official
and I turned our backs, a Phi Tau evidently
elbowed an Alpha Epsilon Pi in the face. The
Alpha Epsilon Pis repeatedly complained of
elbows and fouling on the part of the Phi Taus.
Thirdly, the Phi Taus used every tactic possible
as they tried to score more than 100 points. They
used a full-court press, called two timeouts
within the last 15 seconds and fouled the Alpha
Epsilon Pis intentionally to get the ball back.
Everyone involved was disgusted by the
actions of the Phi Taus and their fans.
I believe Blackwell would have chastised any
team (fraternity or independent) for a lack of
sportsman ship such as this. The Phi Taus should
be congratulated for the competitive spirit, but
they need to recognize the point of a recreational
basketball game.
Craig Sowell
1PL
The men's engineering division was in danger of
being disbanded. Several of the engineering
division residents, including Ed Nugent,
Thomas Goodson, Ben Craig, Jeff Senkbeil, Will
Flatt, Bruce Ochanderena, Ralph Moye, James
Jackson, Karl Wurstner, William Duke and Ted
Stebbins, expressed their concern about
keeping the men's engineering division active.
After considering the situation, housing,
including Gail McCullers, Jerry Cook and Smith
Jackson, transferred the men's engineering
division to Dorm 12. This provided a new
dimension to the engineering residency. Instead
of living in space reserved for engineers in a
dorm, a separate dorm was made available to
engineers.
Having lived in Dorm 12, we are happy with
out new living quarters. Living with other
engineering students, one may have a question
answered or a concept of engineering explained.
Not only are the people nice, but the dorm itself
has a pleasant atmosphere. The dorm is small
enough so we believe anyone can get to know
everyone. The design and arrangement of the
rooms encourage even greater camaraderie
among the residents.
If you are in an engineering curriculum and
would be interested in this unique learning and
living atmosphere, Engineering Day will
provide you an opportunity to learn more about
the women's engineering division and men's
engineering dorm. Representatives from both
groups will be available in the Foy Union
building during E-day. They will answer
questions and take you on a tour of the facilities.
Come and see what is available. We hope you will
like what you see.
Michael Logue
2EE
Randy Williams
4IE
Knee, who apparently did not even attend the
meeting he so vigorously damns, seems
incapable of presenting a single logical
argument. This is "bate mail" in the truest sense
of the word, only here it is put up for the public to
see. There is nothing to answer, but much
to correct!
After a brief pause to slur Auburn University
and this paper, Knee gets to the heart of his
letter where he describes the founding fathers
as "pre-liberated, pre-emancipated, pre-liter-ate,
then-ignorant, then-preachable and then-immature."
Does Knee actually expect us to
believe that John Adams was an ignorant fool,
that Thomas Jefferson could not read, that
John Marshall was immature? George Washing­ton,
as we learn from his next paragraph, was an
illiterate adulterer, and in Knee's words, "YAF
morals would dismiss George's infidelity as he
was above the law of the word, (sic) If Martha
had cheated on George, YAK (sic) morals would
have had her stoned to death." Thus, Mr. Knee
further displays his abysmal ignorance of
history: he mistakes modern American
conservatism for Old Testament Mosaic Law!
After this statement, Knee's ad-hominem
eruptions get a little wearying. He calls Quam's
"moral, biblical principles" an "idiotic idealogy."
The economic problems of today he blames on
the "good-and-plenty past." (Figure that one out
if you can!) He accuses William Buckley of
advertising "literary horse manure," without
any explanations whatever. He feels he is
letting us in on a tremendous secret when he
warns that "It isn't popularly known, but YAF
consists of predominantly young, white, conser­vative,
upper-middle class males." (Sounds like a
real conspiracy to me!)
Finally he cautions: "When people start
talking about documents and interpretations,
one can bet something tricky is going on." What
does he think the Supreme Court, the Congress,
and the president of the United States do every
day if not "interpret" documents-the Constitu­tion,
the Bill of Rights, the Helsinki Accords, just
to name a few?
I have no trouble advising Auburn's students
on what to do with Knee's letter: read it through
and laugh!
As for counseling Knee himself, the problem is
somewhat more complex. Perhaps he should
invest in a one-way plane ticket to Libya or some
other such place. In the dunes of the Sahara he
would certainly be far away from the
"congested" Auburn he detests. He would never
hear the name "George Washington." The
Auburn Plainsman would no longer disturb him,
and the only "document" to trouble his mind
would be the Koran, which, as it is in Arabic, he
couldn't read anyway! Bon Voyage!
Jonathan Doyle
3GHY
Commentary shows ignorance of AU
Writers find it appalling5 that gays
get so much front-page coverage
Letters deadline-
5 p.m. Monday
Editor, The Plainsman,
We find it appalling that an organization
which represents less than 1 percent of Auburn's
population (Gay Awareness Society) had an
article on approximately 35 percent of the front
page of The Plainsman last week. We're not
talking about just any organization; we're
talking about an organization totally contra­dictory
to natural behavior. The bottom line is
we're dealing with a group that is socially and
naturally deviant.
Why don't we deal with these individuals in
the same manner we do other social problems...
such as an unwanted pregnancy?
We have three solutions to the gay problem: 1)
bury them all in an unmarked grave 24 feet deep
in Jordan-Hare Stadium, 2) put them in a 40
person Glad-bag and inject the bag with saline
solution, 3) get the world's largest vacuum
cleaner, suck'em'up and put the remains out for
the garbageman.
These three heterosexuals aren't fearful to
sign their last names.
Tim Atkinson 4 EE
RaoulRall4GL
ChuckNygaard4CE
Editor, The Plainsman,
I feel impelled to write in response to Don
Markwell's recent letter concerning the situa­tion
here at Auburn University. Though his
letter deserves no response other than an
expression of sympathy for such ignorance, -1
cannot help but feel personally affronted by his
actions.
I am an alumnus (class of 1980) of Auburn, and
I am presently enrolled in the graduate school. I
am proud of this school, and I have high hopes
that it will continue the progress that has
marked the last decade. Now, however, I see
that progress increasingly threatened by people
with small minds and small ideas.
He showed both such characteristics in his
recent letter. There are good, sincere people on
both sides of this issue, a fact which he would do
well to remember. To insinuate that the faculty
unrest concerning Hanly Funderburk is the
work of a small clique within the School of Arts
and Sciences is not only assinine but also an
avoidance of the facts. The recently released
evaluation of Funderburk shows the widespread
disaffection with his leadership—a fact he chose
to overlook in his broadcast.
As for his contention that the so called
"rebellious faculty" were themselves trouble-making
students in the sixties and seventies, a
simple look at the ages of many of the "radicals"
will prove that this is not so.
Finally, I question his assumption that
Auburn is a University based on the three basic
disciplines of agriculture, mechanical arts and
athletics. A university is, by definition, a place
which welcomes the open exchange of varied
ideas. To concentrate on agriculture or
mechanical arts as he suggests would make this
institution little more than a glorified technical
school for farmers.,
As for athletics, while I am sure that WLWI's
position as flagship station for Auburn football
and basketball broadcasts and your recent
acquisition of these broadcasting rights due to
the good offices of Funderburk and the Board of
Trustees had no influence on his opinion, I must
remind him that athletics are subordinate to
learning, even at an institution such as Auburn.
This premise alone is all that separates college
athletics from the professional game.
In conclusion I question the facts or lack of
them which were the basis of Mark well's letter. I
furthermore question his right to interfere
through the public airwaves in a manner of
which he so obviously knows little.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I
resent his flippant attitude toward the faculty
and their legitimate complaints. Such "love it or
leave" attitudes as his threaten to widen the rift
in the situation here at Auburn and make the
educational process more difficult. In short, his
ill-informed attitudes are endangering my
education, something I deeply resent.
Michael Jernigan
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Students did attend
hearing on zoning
Editor, The Plainsman,
This is in reference to Buddy Davis' Feb. 18
column concerning the lack of student attend­ance
at the Auburn Planning Commission
meeting on Feb. 11.
I want to know who gave Davis the authority
to strip me of my status as a student? I attended
that meeting, and I observed the attendance of
at least three other students. I ask if we were the
four "reporters" mentioned in the column?
Admittedly, there were very few students at the
meeting, but the fact remains that David
Taunton was not the only student there.
I am confident Buddy Davis meant well;
however, it is very unprofessional to distort the
facts.
Rhonda Adams
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Important dates in faculty Funderburk relationship
By Steve Farish
Editor
The following are critical dates in the relationship
between Auburn University's faculty and President
Hanly Funderburk.
April 7, 1980-Funderburk, in a 10-1 vote, wins the
approval of the Board of Trustees as Auburn
University's president. One trustee charges Funder­burk
made a deal with two other trustees to obtain their
votes for his candidacy.
April 10, 1980-The University Senate tables a
resolution welcoming Funderburk to campusas the new
president of Auburn. One senator said he was not sure
the resolution would have passed.
April 15,1980-Funderburk makes his first address to
the general faculty, promising pay hikes the next fall.
May 23, 1980-The administration begins to work on
proposals to eliminate physical education require­ments.
The cutback is approved at the board meeting
June 2.
June 1980-In a streamlining effort, the president
eliminates the offices of Student Affairs and Student
Services, merging them under one office of the Dean of
Students and one man-Dr. Harold Grant.
July 7,1980-Auburn's budget is prorated 4.2 percent
for the rest of the 1979-1980 fiscal year. The result is quick
budget cuts made in many areas.
Sept. 26,1980-The 1979-1980 budget is prorated again.
This time the figure is 2.8 percent.
Oct. 14,1980-Funderburk asks the general faculty to
join him to' 'move together'' toward a goal of' 'superior
education."
Oct. 16, 1980-The president establishes a Priorities
Committee to set up a three-category priority list for
future funding. Later, not much is heard from the
committee.
Nov. 1, 1980-Auburn enters a period of 7 percent
proration for the 1980-1981 budget.
Plainsman News Analysis
Feb. 2, 1981-Proration on the 1980-1981 budget is
increased from 7 to 10 percent.
April 14,1981-Funderburk announces policy changes
to limit out-of-state enrollment. Faculty complain they
were not involved in the decision-making process that
led to the change. Two petitions to express that anger
were circulated among faculty.
May 19,1981-Funderburk speaks before the general
faculty to explain the administration's decision-making
process, especially as it regards the out-of-state
students decision. Faculty nonetheless pass two critical
resolutions about that process.
May 25,1981-The president appears again before the
general faculty, answering questions about input into
the administrative process.
June 30,1981-The Faculty Senate approves a process of
evaluation of the president. One day earlier, Funder­burk
had asked the Board of Trustees to conduct its
evaluation of his abilities.
Auburn 19,1981-James announces proration will be cut
to5percent. The day before, the Legislature had passed,
four months late, a $62.84 million budget for Auburn for
the 1981-1982 fiscal year.
Oct. 30,1981-Funderburk announces a $61.73 million
goal for the Auburn Generations Fund.
November 1981-The Presidential Evaluation Com­mittee
distributes and collects its questionnaires.
Dec. 2, 1981-The "Chronicle of Higher Education"
reports that Auburn's administrative salaries are 29
percent above the national median. A report released
later by the University of Arkansas, however, showed
those salaries to be in line with regional and size
averages.
Jan. 27,1982-As a response to the faculty presidential
evaluation, which was received Dec. 2, the trustees
establish an annual evaluation procedure with which
many faculty express discontent.
Jan. 30,1982-Mathematics professor Dr. Coke Reed
begins circulating a petition calling to take a
"no-confidence" vote on the president In a general
faculty meeting. ,
Feb. 9,1982-The University Senate votes to release the
results of its presidential evaluation. Those results,
which the senate had earlier said it would keep
confidential, showed strong negative impressions of
Funderburk's performance and personality.
Feb. 11, 1982-The general faculty votes 466-418, with
66 abstentions, that it lacks confidence in the ability of
the president to perform his duties.
Feb. 19,1982-The Board of Trustees meets in a special
session to vote its confidence in Funderburk. Several
trustees admit mistakes and pledge more input into
board procedure.
Alumni support Funderburk
By Tim Dorsey
Technical Editor
The Auburn Alumni Association
Board of Directors reiterated its
support of President Hanly Funder­burk
in a special closed meeting
Friday.
The board released a statement
Trustees
From page A-1
board in that regard where appro­priate."
Trustee Henry Steagall II, head of
the committee which outlined the
administrative evaluation, empha­sized
the plan outlined by the board
earlier this year was a "good faith
effort.'' Since it has received a lot of
problems, Steagall said he was
willing to meet with the faculty to
discuss problems.
Trustee John Denson said he
thought the board reacted respon-ibly
to the faculty evaluation re­sults,
and he was disappointed in the
release of the survey.
He also said he thought much of
the criticism was still over the
selection process.
' 'I think it's important to separate
that issue from how he has per­formed,"
said Denson.
Michael B. McCartney, a trustee
member, said he thought Funder­burk
had made a good faith effort,
and he supported him.
Trustee Charles Smith III said,
'I' ve been asked not to talk because
sometimes I talk too much."
Smithsaidhe knew the University
was going through adverse circum­stances
with cutbacks in budgets.
' 'I admire the faculty for getting
involved, butl don't think we need to
put pressure on our president until
we get to where we can function
under this sort of situation," Smith
said.
Denson said he questioned the
direction of the University. He said
he thought Auburn should still be a
place of comprehensive learning,
and it is not proper to return to the
idea of a land grant institution.
"There will always be a center of
learning at this spot," said Savage.
' What kind of institution it will be is
the question."
Savage also questioned whether
there could be a healthy situation on
Ag Hill without a healthy situation in
the School of Arts and Sciences as
well.
Funderburk said his vision for the
.University was the same as it had
been all along. He expressed this as
a "comprehensive land grant uni­versity."
Board to meet
next week
The Student Communications
Board will meet March 4 at which
time it will select and appoint the
station manager of WEGL-FM and
the business manager of The
Auburn Plainsman.
If you should wish to apply for
either of these positions, please pick
up a copy of the application from the
office of the Dean of Students and
return it by noon March 3. If you
have questions, please contact
Grant Davis in Cater Hall or call him
at 826-4710.
supporting Funderburk to the
trustees, which was included in the
minutes of Friday's meeting.
The meeting was to further
educate the alumni in the Funder­burk
situation, said George Brad-berry,
director of the Alumni Office.
The statement praised the faculty
for their concern but emphasized
Funderburk's progress in financial
areas.
"It is natural for the faculty to
engage in spirited debate on all
subjects of importance to the Uni­versity,"
the statement said. "We
are proud of our faculty, andwe urge
the Board of Trustees, Dr. Funder­burk
and the faculty to seriously
address the major concerns of the
faculty.
"President Funderburk assumed
office at a turbulent time in the
history of Auburn'. In the ensuing
few months, he has devoted his
attention and his priorities to
placing our house in sound financial
order....Accordingly, we call upon
each member of the University
family to rally behind President
Funderburk as he leads Auburn
University," according to the state­ment.
The Alumni Association also
released a pro-Funderburk state­ment
Feb. 10.
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A-S The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 25, 1982
Haunting i:*ui>i:ii* ion?
Liberal columnist speaks for conservative senator
By Mark Almond
Associate Editor
In 1977 a columnist for The
Plainsman wrote that public re­lations
is the "bastard child of
journalism."
Today that columnist is the public
relations expert for a U.S. senator.
' 'I ripped into people who do what I
do now, and I figured that would
come back to haunt me someday,
but that's all right," said Lauren
Steele, press secretary to Sen.
Howell Heflin, (D-Ala).
Steele's column charged then
University Relations Director Herb
White with misleading the press
about the number of Building and
Grounds employees who had gone
on strike.
' 'Fortunately I haven't really had
a similar problem because I get
along well with the majority of the
reporters I deal with,'' Steele said in
a telephone interview from his
Washington office. "Ihavenotbeen
put in a position of having an
unfriendly or adversary role.
' 'A lot of people in public office see
reporters as the enemy, and as soon
as they start treating reporters as if
they're the enemy, they become the
enemy," Steele says, "And that
doesn't do anybody any good."
While studying journalism and
political science at Auburn, Steele
was a regular columnist for The
Plainsman. His columns strongly
endorsing the First Amendment and
opposing the death penalty resulted
in his being called a liberal.
' 'If you look back at some of those
columns I wrote, I was branded as a
liberal, and at that point of my life, I
openly embraced that label," he
says.' 'But what I was writing about
was generally not as liberal or
conservative but as trying to get
something changed. Those weren't
liberal or conservative issues."
Back then, Steele fought for the
repeal of the ban on beer sales within
one mile of campus, a change of the
date of city elections from quarter
break to a time when all students
and faculty would be In town to vote,
a police escort service for women at
night and a convention to rewrite the
Alabama Constitution into a more
concise, workable document.
"I was just trying to get people
riled up so they could think about
something, to talk about something,
to get in a philosophical or political
discussion about something,"
Steele says.
"I made a few enemies along the
way," he admits. "When I ran for
Plainsman editor (In 1977), I was
beaten badly by somebody who was
against having any controversy In
the paper, and that was one of the
main arguments against me."
Steele accepted this defeat and
went on to earn his journalism
degree in 1978. Upon graduation, he
worked for Alabama Public Televi­sion
doing a public affairs program
on the Legislature. Heflln then
asked Steele to work on his cam­paign
as press secretary.
' 'Really I don't know how I got the
job," Steele says, "My contract was
up with public television, and the
senator was gearing up for his
campaign. A lot of people were
scrambling to get press secretaries
and media representatives. I ended
up working for Sen. Heflln in the
campaign; then after the campaign,
I went to Washington."
Heflin who is regarded by many as
a conservative, would seem to have
idea,* which would clash with his
press secretary's liberal ideology.
.But Steele says this does not affect
their relationship.
"Iwouldn'tworkforhlm if I didn't
have as much respect for him as I
do," he adds.
Steele sees his job as just being
press secretary to Heflln not as an
adviser. "My function is to be the
liaison with members of the press, I
try to keep my function to that and
i.ot go much broader than that.
"The only time I get to advise
him is when he bounces ideas off me.
He's got good instincts in dealing
with the media, so I generally do
what he wants me to do," he says.
Steele's duties include working
with the Washington-based re­porters
for Alabama newspapers
and occasionally television and
radio reporters, writing public
statements for Heflin, press re­leases,
speeches and a weekly
column for the senator, as well as
producing TV and radio shows.
Steele was the youngest press
secretary in the Senate when he
went to Washington at 23. He
attributes his reason for success to
that," he said. "He's done a lot for
me. He put a lot of faith in me at a
young age, and I owe him a lot."
Steele doesn't rule out the possi-
Plainsman
Profile Lauren Steele
his desire to learn.
' 'I wasn' t trying to tell people what
to do," he says. "I benefited,
somewhat because I was younger. A
lot of people took me in under their
wings and were very helpful to me.
"I don't know if it were being new
or whether it were being young and
new; I had to prove myself to a lot of
people, and I still have to," he adds.
Steele obviously has been ac­cepted
by the other Senate press
secretaries. He was recently elected
president of the U.S. Senate Press
Secretaries Association.
However, the 27-year-old press
secretary has no political plans of
his own. "I wouldn't want to be a
senator because you don'thavea life
ofyourown.It'sreallyalotofwork.I
can get in my car and drive over the
14th Street Bridge, dodge the air­planes
and forget about it to a large
degree. But if you're a member of
Congress,you can't."
"Besides, I can't ever run for
office because of all of those
columns I wrote for The Plainsman
come back to haunt me," he jokes.
Steele plans on working on Hef-lin's
campaign for re-electioninl984.
"I don't know what I'm going to do
after that, but I figure I owe him
bility of serving in the White House.
; "Somedayif Sen.JohnGlenn or Sen.
David Pryor ended up in the White
House, I wouldn't mind trying to
work at the White House for a while,
but that's way up the road."
Arlington, Va., is the home for the
former lifelong Auburn resident. He
is married to the former Francis
Stromei, his college sweetheart.
Steele blends politics into his
home life as well. He has set up a
'little political marriage" for his
dalmatian puppy, "Domino."
"She's going to be bred with another
pedigree dalmatian named "Boom­er
," the dog of Powell Moore who up
until recently was President
Reagan's top Senate liaison per­son,"
he says.
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develop a consistent image for
urn University, President
ly Funderburk formed an 11-
lber Communications Com-ee
last December, said Amy
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on the com-ee.
le committee members, ap-ted
by Funderburk, range from
urn residents to administrators
at Auburn
gomery.
University in Mont-
The committee is forming an
inventory of University publica­tions,
said Gillis Morgan, assistant
professor of journalism and a
member of the committee. All
University correspondence and
communications are studied to
determine what impressions of the
University exist and coordinate
them with those of AUM. The
committee will have its third
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he Delta Delta Delta Service
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procedures.
Academic record, contribution to
campus or community life, promise
of service in the major field and
financial need are among the cri­teria
considered.
Application forms are available
from the director of financial aid,
dean of students or the service
projects chairman of the campus
Tri Delta chapter.
Completed applications must be
returned on or before March 1,1982.
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for a common logo.
' 'Unlike other schools, such as the
University of Alabama, we are
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has never been anything distinc-ti"°
.we're just the other school."
She said various groups will b e
polled, possibly by the end of the
quarter, to see what people think
Auburn should stand for. "We plan
to tie in traditional trademarks that
are already registered, such as the
eagle symbol," she added.
Hodges said the committee was
formed with Dan Holsenbeck as
chairman because various schools
on campus were dealing with the
same areas but presenting different
images for Auburn University,
creating confusion.
Hodges encouraged student input
on the subject and said any sug­gestions
should be submitted to the
SGA office in Foy Union.
In a draft to the members of the '
committee, Funderburk empha­sized
the importance of developing
"clarity, openness and thorough­ness
in the formal communication?
tools we have at our disposal."
Therefore, he said, the committee's
purpose is to "analyze, construc­tively
criticize and recommend both
internal and external communica­tion
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A-10 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, February 25,1982
Student nurses start Aubie fund
By Jim Webb
Plainsman Staffwrlter
The Auburn University Student
Nurses Association will present
Aubie with $50 annually to help pay
his expenses, said Donna Keenum,
the association's activities chair­man.
Danny Richards, who currently
portrays Aubie, said the money
' 'would be great. It will make things
a lot easier."
The money can be used for
anything, Keenum said. Richard
said he needs money for a variety of
things, including keeping his
costumes clean and in good repair.
The money might also be used to
start a collection of props for future
Aubies.
A lot of Richards' expenses come
out of his own pocket, but he does
receive financial help in some
areas. Richards receives the same
funds from the athletic department
as the cheerleaders to cover the cost
of traveling with athletic teams.
If he has to travel to an alumni
function, parade or a similar event,
Richards said he is usually paid
about 16 cents a mile. Still, he does
not receive monetary compensation
for his time and effort.
The organization's interest in
Aubie was prompted by .an article
in The Plainsman that pointed out he
got no aid financially. Keenum said
she read the article and believed the
money for Aubie would be a good
way for her organization, chartered
in fall of 1981, to "get involved on
campus."
WAR EAGLE SUPPER CLUB
featuring this week:
The Key Band Feb 24-27
COMING.
Mar. 3-7
Mar. 10
Mar. 11-13
Mar. 24-28
Trottin' Sally
Chevy Six
Oakley Hill
Square Wave
AUBURN ENTERTAEVERS-A11
interested girls are asked to attend a
tryout clinic beginning March 1 at 7
p.m. in Memorial Coliseum 2092.
Tryouts are March 6.
WATERSKI CLUB-Anyone inter­ested
in waterskiing is urged to
attend a meeting March 2 at 6:30
p.m. in Foy.
CIRCLE K - Meets in Foy 360 each
Tuesday at 6 p.m.
ACEI-A meeting for all majors is
March 1 at 5 p.m. in Haley 2438.
PSI CHI-A meeting is scheduled
March 1 at 7 p.m. in Foy 319.
AED-A meeting is scheduled
March 2 at 7 p.m. in Haley 2207.
HEART ASSOCIATION-Lee
County Heart Association, in con­junction
with Farm House frater­nity,
will be taking donations before
and after the Auburn-Tennessee
game Feb. 27.
PARACHUTE CLUB - Skydiving is
appreciated at meetings each
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the ROTC
hangar.
AGBS-Everyone is invited to the
AGBS meeting Feb. 30 at noon in
Thach 210.
DELTA SIGMA P I -A business
meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in Foy 321
and a banquet March 1 at 6 p.m. at
Stoker's is scheduled.
IEEE-AH electrical engineering
students are asked to attend a
meeting March 1 at 7 p.m. in Thach
Auditorium.
STUDY HELP-The Study Partner
program offers free study help each
weeknight in Haley lounge and
Martin 315.
SOCCER CLUB-Practice will be
every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at the soccer field across
from the TKE house at 3 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL CLUB-Power
volleyball enthusiasts are invited to
practice each weekday at 5 p.m. at
the sports arena.
AED-For more information about
the convention March 11-13 in New
Orleans, talk to Dr. Stevens in
Haley 2020.
CIRCLE MAGAZINE-Deadline
for entries for the spring edition is
March 15.
AISEC—Economics and business
management majors are invited to a
meetingMarchlat5p.m.inFoy205.
WOMEN'S SOCCER-The season
begins March 14, and interested
people are asked to attend practice
each Sunday, Monday and
Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB-A
meeting is scheduled March 2 at 7:30
p.m. on the fourth floor of Broun
Hall.
Tues.
BEACH NIGHT
ALL NIGHT
Happy Hour
$.80 BEER
$1,25 DRINKS
Wed.
DOLLAR NIGHT
Bloody Mary's
Margaritas
Kamikaze
$1.00
Thurs.
LADIES NIGHT
FREE DRINK
or '
NO COVER CHARGE
I 25% OFF ANY PIZZA or SANDWICH |
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PLAINSMAN CLASSIFIED
Rent
Lakeside II: $230, spring quarter,
swimming pool, lobby TV, kitchen
area, janitorial service, girls dorm,
1 block from campus, 887-8777,
887-8249 after 5 p.m.
Lakeside I: $150 spring quarter, all
utilities paid, swimming pool,
lobby TV, kitchen area, janitorial
service, girls dorm, 1 block from
campus, 887-8777, 887-8249 after
5 p.m.
Lakeside Apts: Private efficiency,
$250, spring qtr, 1 block from
campus, male-female, 887-8777,
887-8249 after 5 p.m.
Lee Apts: Private room, $250
spring qtr., all utilities paid,
central heat & AC, men only, refrig.
furnished, Vz block from campus,
887-8777, 887-8249 after 5 p.m.
Dallico Hall & Capri Dorm: $210
spring qtr, private room, kitchen
facilities, ice machine, lobby TV &
lobby phone, central heat & air, 1
block from campus, maid service,
male visitation, girls only, 887-
8777, 887-8249 after 5 p.m.
Sublease private room, Lakeside I,
$150 spring quarter, all utilities
paid, just off campus, call
821-3542.
Nice two bedroom apartment, $60
mo., VA utilities spring with
summer option 821-4495, Alisa.
Mobile homes for rent, 2 & 3
bedrooms, 2 full baths, excellent
condition, Wire Road, call 821-
1335, 821-3302, 821-0870, 821-
4624, 887-7774 or 821-7915.
Sublease - spring quarter $135 per
month, includes everything but
phone, (air, bedroom, share living
room and kitchen), call Phillip at
887-8923.
Male roommate needed spring
quarter $92.50 mo. two bedroom
duplex air-conditioned plus V2
utilities, call 821-3327, ask for
Charlie.
Female roommate needed to share
nicely furnished two-bedroom
duplex close to campus, rent
$92.50 and Vz utilities, call 821-
1519 or 821-6184.
Female roommate spring and
summer quarter 821-5830 $75 per
month.(duplex).
For Rent: furnished room one
block from campus and 2 BR furn.
apt. beginning spring quarter,
reasonable, Freeman Realty, 887-
7698 or night 887-7443.
Apartment for sublease summer
quarter, Hyatt House, pool, rent
negotiable, 821-5880.
Lost
Available spring one bedroom
unfurnished apt. pool, laundry, 4
blocks from campus 887-8086 after
6 p.m.
Lost: Cat, brown & charcoal with
med. long hair, clear plastic flea
collar, last seen 2-6 Saturday at
married housing, please call 821-
9232 for reward.
Found male puppy, black and
white, black flea collar, found on
Burton Street, 887-5416, Ginger.
Found ladies ring, found near Key
Cleaners, owner must identify,
call Beverly, 826-4158 Mon-Fri,
7:45-4:45.
Lost dog, black female Labrador,
seven months, lost near Lemans
Apts, had no collar on $30 reward,
call Andy 821-9499.
Lost Hallmark Pt9MM oak
mechanical pencil, please call
Charles 821-6233 or 826-5996.
Sublease spring quarter 1 BR
efficiencyapt just off campus, call
826-1792.
For sublease spring and summer,
2 bedroom trailer in Conways,
821-8531.
Needed one or two girls to
sublease room in Wittel dormitory
spring quarter, option for fall, call
821-1965 or 821-7024.
Apartment for rent, spring quarter
at old Burton House on Magnolia,
great location! call 887-8842.
Lost a 3V2 mo. old male kitten,
black stripes on grey, lost Feb. 20,
Saturday. Lost near Thach and
Thunderbird Apts. If found, con­tact
Greg or Jim at 826-3827.
. Reward.
Roommate needed, large private
room, walking distance, no lease! Found girls ring, call to identify,
$75, this is a nice place!, George Randv 887-8815.
821-4335. IL
Furnished room private bath in ' ~ HjV*
nice houseone block from campus P * H S C *«
spring and-or summer, call Jeff ——
821-4745.- "^^^^--^^^—
$7,000-$12,000 Can Be Yours-Be a
Female roommate needed spring district manager with "College
quarter,WoodlandHillsapts.,call Students Painting Co." Hiring is
821-7119. being done now!!! Hard work a
must! Noexp. necc. for info, send
For rent or sale: 2 bedroom trailer, s.a.s.e. to: 4264 Maplewood Dr.,
1 bath, washer-dryer hookup, call Decatur, Ga. 30035, The Best
826-6869. Summer Job.
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Female roommate needed spring type diSsertations, theses, term
quarter, Crockett Dorm, % block etc F a s t a c c u r a t e de_
from campus $200 quarter very pendable service. Call 821-1842
qu.et will trade off-campus con- after 5 : 3 0 t|
tractforyouron-campuscontract, wepkpnds •
call Cindy, 887-7875. •
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Eagles West apartment for rent clean apartments, trailers, houses
l?J K9 q A / l u r n i s h e d , S S l S S ' clean o v e n s - windows, wax floors,
kitchen, A-C, pool, call 826-1618. ,o w prices ca|| 821. 0 8 9 0;
.. 821 ^ 7 ? 5
Sublease apartment spring quarter
1 bedroom, swimming pool,
walking distance from campus,
826-1305.
Gentilly Station'a music from
Cherry I and Donley is charismatic!
9 to 2, Wed. thru Sat., Happy hour
chicken, corner of Wire and
Webster Roads.
Wanted
Needed: Two Christian female
roommates to share furnished
house, two miles from campus
call 821-9790.
Female roommate needed spring,
two bedroom duplex near Kroger,
$248 quarter, summer option,
887-6635.
Now staffing an exciting new
lounge need experienced DJ's with
knowledge of country, top 40
disco, need bartenders, and
waitresses, call 821-4794.
Help! Externing pharmacy student
needs place to live for spring
quarter on western side of Moible.
Subleaseapt. rent spare bedroom,
know any friends or relatives who
can help me out? References
available, 826-2678.
Male student to live in and help
with physical care of elderly lady.
Meals and private room in a good
Christian home within walking
distance of schools, references
required, call after 6 p.m.,
887-5605.
Engraver, part-time experience
necessary, call 887-7768.
Wanted: Used econoline-type van
or small enclosed truck, call Billy
821-7114.
Wanted to rent married student
needs 3 or4 bedroom house, prefer
Cary Woods school district, call
887-7221.
Need ride to Chicago or Wisconsi n
area for spring break, call Susan
826-6667.
Sublease spring 2 BR-2 bath
trailer, central heat-air, furnished,
$225 mo., tall 887-9312.
Male Roommate needed for spring
qtr, Eagles West Apts, 821-7270.
Three bedroom trailer, sublease
spring and summer qtrs, call Bob
or Steve at 826-1895.
Male roommate wanted spring
qtr., private room and bath, pool,
tennis, air, Stonegate trailer park,
821-0058.
Female roommate needed to share
nice two bedroom duplex, great
placeforpets! call Leigh 821-7772.
Am one interested in subleasing a
dorm room in Magnolia for spring
quarter, call 826-5108.
Christian roommate needed-rent-
$187 per qtr, utilities included,
near campus, call 821-9743
anytime.
Roommate or sublease, beautiful
apartment, fireplace, free cable
HBO, pool, nonsmoker, $97.50
mo. plus Vz utilities, 887-9362.
For Rent immediately spacious 3
BR 1V2 bath house with large yard.
Full attic and basement, pool,
tenniscourtsand laundry available
$340 mo. spring, $280 mo. summer
call Amy or Jil at 821-8639 or Jil at
821-0453.
Typing on IBM Correcting Se-lectric,
good rates and fast,
efficient service, Mary, 826-1226.
Anyone interested in moving on
campus for spring quarter please
contact Karen at 821-6412.
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Cool-sealing service for mobile
homes, independent quality low
cost work, call 821 -7802,887-7375.
Madame Alexander Dolls: Wanted
to buy, paying top prices, 1-631-
7815, ask for Diane. i
Anyone interested in moving on
campus winter or spring quarter
:call Monique Vann 887-6029.
Gold, Sliver & Diamonds, class
rings, wedding bands and dental
gold. Highest prices paid. Hills
Jewelry, 111 East Magnolia Ave.,
Auburn, Ala. 887-3921.
Want to move to Hill from off
campus spring quarter? I'll give
you $15 to take up my contract,
Carrie 826-6704.
Wanted female roommate to share
two bedroom trailer in Conway's ,
swimming pond, $87.50, Ann
821-7705.
Roommate needed, quiet duplex,
own room, near campus, $70 mo.,
821-6847.
Female roommate wanted: spring
quarter2 BBapt., HBO, pool, IV2
miles from campus only $112.50
plus V2 utilities, call 887-6413.
For Sale
For Sale, 12' x 50' Lincoln Park
Mobile Home, 2 bd, washer-dryer,
patio awning, large shed, 465
Ridgewood Vlg., 821-2409.
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