1982-10-28 The Auburn Plainsman

              Volume 89 Number 5 Thursday, October 28, 1982 Auburn University, Ala. 36849 30 pages
Funderburk to face vote of confidence By Keith Ayers
News Editor
A harshly critical report on
Auburn president Hanly Funder­burk
involving the Spring resig­nations
of vice presidents Grady
Oox and Taylor Littleton was given
overwhelming approval Tuesday in
the faculty senate and the general
faculty will meet next week to give
Funderburk the nod of approval or
express a lack of confidence in his
leadership for the second time this
year.
After more than an hour of
deliberations, the faculty senate
approved the report that points to
Funderburk as the key reason
behind the "state of unrest" at the
university and a key factor in the
resignations of Cox and Littleton.
With fewer than a dozen of its 87
members dissenting, the senate
approved the report and set a
no-confidence vote for next Tues­day.
If Funderburk loses that vote, the
faculty Is expected to demand his
resignation.
The report adopted Tuesday said
if faculty members ask for Funder­burk's
resignation and he refuses,
they should ask Auburn's trustees to
fire him.
The Auburn University president
said he will leave the future of his job
up to the Board of Trustees.
As president of Auburn University
I serve at the pleasure of the Board
of Trustees and I intend to continue
fulfilling the responsibilities of this
position with the board's support,"
Funderburk said.
Neither the University Senate
nor the general faculty have any
Committee
selects V.P.
f* andidates
By Doug Leyshock
Plainsman Staffwritor
The search for a new vice-presi­dent
of academic affairs continues
as a list of nominees was narrowed
from 19 to five following a meeting of
the search committee Tuesday.
Dean Cooper, head of the com­mittee,
declined to make the five
names public. "The list has been
sent to President Funderburk for his
approval and should be available
publicly within a couple of days,"
said Cooper. Cooper went on to say
that all five candidates are "ex­ceptionally
well qualified."
The interviewing process will
begin "very soon" said Cooper. He
added the screening process re­volves
around the schedules of the
candidates. Each applicant will
have to meet with concerned groups
from the faculty, the administration
and the student body. Following the
conclusion of these meetings the
search committee will solicit re­ports
from each group evaluating
each nominee.
Those group reports along with
other criterior will be used by the
search committee to rank the five in
the order of their preference before
sending the list to Funderburk for
his final selection.
The position becomes available
Jan. 1 upon the effective resignation
of Dr. Taylor Littleton. "Cooper
refused to speculate on when a final
selection will be made,but did say
that he hoped it would be "as soon as
possible."
Wallace trounced
official capacity to oust a president.
The 27-page report accuses
Funderburk of failing to develop "a
sense of trust, community and
academic vision" at the school.
Although six senators offered
amendments to the report, toning
down the criticism, all of the
proposals were defeated.
Bob Harris of Decatur, a member
of the Board of Trustees, said he
thinks the faculty should have some
input into administrative decisions.
"The faculty is the group with the
best vantage point for deciding if Dr.
Funderburk is doing a good job.
That has been my opinion for quite
some time. We have endured con­tinuous
agony for the past two years
and the situation cannot be allowed
to continue indefinitely."
Harris said he would not speculate
on wheather the trustees would back
Funderburk.
On the other hand, trustee Charles
M. Smith III of Montgomery thinks
the trustees will stand behind the
president with or without a vote of
no-confidence by the faculty.
"As long as the school is working
within Its budget and is progressing,
I can't help but approve of him...I
don't think the faculty should be
getting into something like this."
Funderburk said the report is
inaccurate, and that it failed to
mention a statement he made
def endinghimself to the trustees In a
confidential meeting Aug. 28 con­cerning
the resignations of Cox and •
Littleton.
The report said Funderburk
wouldn't allow the trustees to
release that information to the
senate committee. But University
Relations Director Dan Holsenbeck
said yesterday that Funderburk
calls those charges "erroneous."
The president said Tuesday that
he hopes the board will indeed
release his documented statement
on the topic.
"Auburn people need to be aware
of all aspects of this situation,"
Funderburk said.
Gordon Bond, president of the
faculty senate, shrugged off com­plaints
that parts of the report were
biased or Inaccurate. "There was a
lot of documentation done...and this
report is a masterpiece of under­statement,"
Bond said at the
meeting, drawing applause.
Tuesday's action follows months
of unrest at Auburn. Next week's
confidence vote will be the second
Funderburk has faced in his 30
months as president. He lost a
no-confidence vote in February by a
vote of 455 to 416, with66 abstentions.
Although Funderburk lost that
vote, the trustees were unwavering
In their support of him. The next
meeting of the board is Nov. 5, three
days after the confidence vote.
Shortly before the February vote,
the senate released results of a
faculty evaluation that gave
Funderburk generally low marks./
The Auburn Alumni Association
and the student senate adopted
motions earlier this year supporting
Funderburk. /
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE-Auburn University
President, Hanley Funderburk and Trustee Morris
Savage discuss an unknown subject at last weeks
Mississippi State football game in Starkville, Miss. With
Photography: TomPalmer
the recent University Senate report pending release
Tuesday, the President may have had other things on his
mind than the game. The president now faces a
confidence vote on Nov. 2.
Senate report draws
widely varied views
Hanly Funderburk, AU president: "As president of Auburn
University, I serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees and I Intend
to continue fulfilling the responsibility of this position with the board's
suuport."
"Several representatives of this administration spent considerable
time sharing with senate members facts bearing on this situation.
Unfortunately, this information was largely excluded from the senate
report, which also contains several inaccuracies. Therefore, in order
to provide a more complete and balanced perspective, I hope the
Board will release my documented statement on the topic."
Bob Harris, trustee, Decatur: ' "The faculty is the group with the best
vantage point for deciding if Dr. Funderburk is doing a good job. That
has been my opinion for some time. We have endured continuous
agony for the past two years and the situation cannot be allowed to
continue indefinitely."
Charles M. Smith m , trustee, Montgomery: " As long as the school is
working within its budget and is progressing, I can' t help but approve
of him.. .1 don't think the faculty should be getting into something like
this."
Gordon Bond, president, University Senate: ' "There was an awful lot
of documentation...this is a masterpiece of understatement."
Curt M. Peterson, chairman, Report Committee: "This is not an
attempt to document Funderburk's successor failure. The committee
evaluated matters concerning the resignations of Cox and Littleton.
We have made no effort to cover up information. Positive matters
would have been Irrelevant to the resignation issue.*"'"*
John R.Henderson, Cooperative ExtensionService: "For the concern
of objectivity, It appears here that all the assumptions are that the vote
of confidence will fail. We need some recommendation in the case the
vote of confidence passes."
Darryl Penrod, mechanical engineering: "The report is full of
opinion. Are we overstating it or pulling at punches?"
Martha Solomon, department of speech: "I see no reason for delay.
We requested these materials and were denied access to them."
William R. Miller, pathology:' 'We are not looking for faciliy here, we
are looking for accuracy."
Bob Smith, animal and dairy science: "There is nothing positive in
this report."
S. A. Edgar, poultry: " We need to talk more about tails thing. There are
places inhere that are almost the same as defamation of character.''
From the Report:' 'Ultimately the responsibility for the resignations
of Vice President Cox and Vice President Littleton...and the
disruptive effect of their resignations on the University must lie with
President Funderburk...Funderburk has been unable to communi­cate
effectively to the University communtly either a sense of shared
academic purpose or a confidence in his judgement In other than
financial affairs...He Is viewed by many as Inadequate to lead the
University or to represent the goals and concerns of the University to
the Board of Trustees and alumni...He appears to be suspicious of
opposition or disagreement...This contributes to an administrative
style that is perceived as dogmatic, Intimidating and manipulative...
There is widespread perception that the president is not highly
principled in either his formulation or administration of policy.
Faculty unrest with Funderburk not new
By Kaye Dickie
Research Editor
For the second time this year,
Hanly Funderburk is facing a vote of
confidence in his ability to lead the
school since he became Auburn's
president In April 1980.
In the first vote, last February,
Funderburk failed to receive a vote
of confidence.
The vote, 465-416, with 66 absten­tions,
defeated a resolution that
3aid, "We the general faculty of
Auburn University, have confi­dence
in Hanly Funderburk as
president of Auburn University."
About 72 percent of the 1,300
faculty members participated in the
vote at a special meeting last winter
which lasted nearly two hours.
The vote of confidence is "simply
an expression of faculty view­point,"
said Martha Solomon,
Folmar wins mock gubernatorial election
NEXT GOVERNOR?
.High School "all-state" player, Folmar tries for another "win"
By Beth Hughes
Plainsman Star/writer
Emory Folmar, Republican
gubernatorial candidate, won by a
landslide in a student mock election
held Monday at Auburn University.
The Plainsman and University
Program Council sponsored the
event and had tables set up for
voting at four locations around
campus.
Of the 980 students who partici­pated,
832 voted for Folmar, an
overwhelming 86.6 percent. The
Democratic candidate, George
Wallace, brought in 8.2 percent of
the votes, a total of 84, and Henri
Klingler of the Libertarian party
received three. Two percent of the
students are still undecided about
who to vote for, and three percent
say they are not voting at all.
"I really felt sure that we would
win. It shows a good solidarity of
students behind Folmar,'' said Rod
Hasty, Folmar's student coordi­nator
at Auburn.
' 'The showings do not surprise me
at ail," said Wallace's campus
representative, George Jones.
"Folmar has had substantial
support on Auburn's campus
throughout the whole campaign."
He added that during past guber­natorial
races, Wallace never won
any polls conducted on college
campuses.
' 'I think the students are voting for
Folmar this year because they are
much more concerned with their
futures than with dwelling on the
past," Hasty said.
According to Jones, the results
are not indicative or reflective of the
whole state.
' 'Most people recall that a Plains­man
poll taken earlier in the quarter
showed the majority of students
voting for Folmar, but most be-
See FOLMAR, A-2
speech communications professor,
who also chairs the senate's presi­dential
evaluation committee.
"The faculty has no power, other
than the power of public opinion,"
she said. The Board of Trustees is
the only University body with the
power to hire or fire a University
president.
Faculty members also consi­dered
calling for a no-confidence
vote last May. This action stemmed
from Funderburk's decision to limit
student enrollment.
The faculty didnotcallfor the vote
because they hoped that by voicing
complaints, passing resolutions and
planning an evaluation of
Funderburk, the University Senate
could elicit more positive responses
from Funderburk than through a
no-confidence vote.
It was then the faculty passed the
resolution authorizing an evalua­tion
of Funderburk.
In that presidential evaluation by
the University Senate, the faculty
cited Funderburk's weaknesses in
involving the faculty, understand­ing
the role and purpose of the
University, being a leader and
having intellect and vision.
The strong points the faculty cited
were in budgeting, trying to make
things work at Auburn, having a
good background and willingness to
learn.
Last January, the Board of
Trustees approved an evaluation
plan that provided for a compre­hensive
administrative evaluation
of the president and vice presidents
every three to five years. The first
review was to be completed during
the 1982-83 academic year.
The first step of the evaluation
See FACULTY, A-8
Inside
Tom Sullivan Is accom­plished
as a singer, an
athlete. He's also blind.
See Page A-3.
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 28, 1982
news brief
INTERNATIONAL
Polish Crackdown Toughened
Polish authorities enacted
some tough laws designed to
hinder Solidarity union activists
and other dissidents Tuesday.
The laws are aimed at "social
parasites, juvenile delingquents
and drunkards," according to
Polish government officials.
The leader of the Polish parli-ment
said the legislation will
"strengthen the rule of law."
Opponents of the laws say they
will be used to suppress the union
movement in Poland, and called
the actions "pernicious and
demagogic."
Begin Regime Bars Play
Israeli censors have banned a
play satarizing state patriotism
written by one of Irael's leading
playwrights, Hanoch Levin.
The action set off a wave of
controversy within the state over
the issue of artistic freedom.
The play was staged on sche­dule
in defiance of the govern­ment
ban. Jewish liberals con­tend
the ban is a desire by the
Begin government to halt criti­cism
of conservative nationalist
values.
The head of the censorship
board called the play "gravely
offensive" to state values. "The
Patriot" is but one of several
artistic works critisizing the
state that have subsequently
come under government fire.
Top Soviet Resigns
Andrei Kirilenko, one of tliree
men considered as possible
successor to the ailing Leonid
Brezhnev, has retired from the
Soviet Politburo, said Soviet
Diplomats.
The formal announcement of
the retirement is expected to
come in November. According to
Soviet Diplomats in Washington
he had been responsible for the
organization of the State's heavy
industry and Communist Party
organization.
Other potential leaders spoken
of as replacements for Brezhnev
include former head of the KGB
Yuri Andropov and Konstantin
Chernenko.
NATIONAL
No Strike for Chrysler
Workers for the Chrysler Corp.
voted to remain on the job despite
an impasse in contract talks with
the nation's third largest car
manufacturer.
The vote, regarding a potential
walkout, came following a break­down
in negotiations following a
union demand for an immediate
pay hike. Corporate officials
refused their demand claiming,
"there was simply no more
money."
Talks are scheduled to resume
between the union and Chrysler
officials early next year.
STATE
Evans Asks for Chair
John Evans i n dropped his
federal court appeal and again
asked the state to set a date for his
execution in the electric chair.
Attorney General Charles
Graddick filed a motion with the
Alabama Supreme Court re­questing
an execution date for
Evans. The state' s high court had
no immediate responses.
Evans was sentenced to die for
the 1977 murder of a Mobile
pawnbroker. At his trial Evans
demanded the death penalty
sayinghe preferred death to a life
in prison.
A&M Students Charged
Three Alabama A&M students
have been arrested and charged
with 1st degree kidnapping in
connection with the abduction of
another A&M student, according
to a Huntsville police spokesman.
Gregory Eubanks, 23, of Tusca­loosa,
David Mathews, 24, also of
Tuscaloosa, and Clarence Jones,
22, of Opelika, all members of
Omega Psi Phi fraternity, are
charged withabducting Terry Lett
on Oct. 17.
Lett is in guarded condition in a
Huntsville Hospital suffering from
two broken legs, two broken arms
and a broken back which he told
police, he received when the three
men threw him off a bluff after his
abduction. Doctors believe the
injuries will leave Lett paralyzed
from the waist down.
Police said the incident occurred
when Lett "made fun" of a dance
the fraternity members were
doing at one of their activities.
The three defendants are cur­rently
out on $20,000 bail each.
Parker Hall expands
to upgrade facilities
By Patricia Vick
Plainsman Staffwriter
Several changes have been made
recently in Auburn University's
computer center in an ongoing effort
to upgrade its computer program,
including new department, a new
committee, a new computer, ex­pansion
of the Parker Hall computer
room and 40 new time-sharing
terminals.
"We're trying to expand on the
quality and quantity of services to
both administration and academic
departments," said Dr. Max Ivey
who came to Auburn last May from
Arizona State University to become
Director of University Computing
and Data Processing. "Some of the
major changes taking place in the
Parker Hall computer facilities are
the expansion of the machine room
and the purchasing of new hard­ware."
According to Ivey, the Computer
Center's main purchase is an IBM
3032 computer which will replace
the IBM 3031 now in use. This new
computer will have approximately
two and a half times the computing
power of the 3031, which should
increase efficiency and capacity,
said Ivey. Purchased along with the
new computer were 40 new time-.
sharing terminals to be placed in
four main areas of campus-Haley
Center, Comer Hall, Tichenor Hall
and the old physical plant building.
Along with the new terminals will
be a more efficient time-sharing
system for students, added Ivey.
Funding for the computer
center's purchases came from its
regular budget and from a special
allocation of money out of the 1981-82
budget. This allocation was recom­mended
to the Board of Trustees by
Dr. Hanley Funderburk, AU Presi­dent,
said Dr. Grover Jacobs,
Financial Advisor to the President.
"The President and the Board of
Trusteeswere thrilled with the plan
that Dr. Ivey came up with,'' Jacobs
said.
Although proration has affected
the center, Ivey said both the
installation of the IBM 3032 and the
40 time-sharing terminals should be
completed within two weeks. "I
I think the probable effect (of prora-
' Hon) will be to delay the installation
of the computers," he added.
Other changes include the crea­tion
of a new department headed by
Bruce Lewis. The Academic Com­puting
Services Department will be
giving short courses, workshops and
j lectures to faculty and students. The
department will also be sending out
a monthly newsletter, the Auburn
University Computer Center Notes
(AUCC Notes), in order to keep
faculty members abreast of
changes in the center.
•Another difference in the com­munication
process has been the
creation of the Academic Comput­ing
Advisory Committee made up of
nine faculty members and two
students. Dr. Alan Glasser, chair­man
of the committee and an
Auburn physics professor, acknow­ledged
that computer activities
need coordination. "We see a need
for people to be aware of what is
going on," he said.
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Folmar
lleved that Wallace would win."
"These people can take all the
pleasure and delight in these results
that they want, but we '11 take all the
pleasure and delight after the real
election."
Hasty, of course, disagreed and
said, "I think the '82 election will
probably be decided by the 18 to
30-year-old group, because they
have the most to gain from the
results."
In a similar election recently at
the University of Alabama, Folmar
received 75 percent of 2,412 votes.
Both representatives commented
that they were hoping for a good
Continued from A-l
student turnout on Nov. 2 for the
general election.
Glom entries
About 403 applications for the
Miss Glomerata pageant photo
sessions were taken last week, said
Lynn Brown, 1983 editor.
Pageant Director Pat Tatum said
this is an increase of 31 percent from
the 307 applications taken last year.
Two photographs, a close-up and a
full-length pose, will be judged to
select the Top 20 semlfinalists,
Tatum said.
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A-3 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 28, 1982
Sullivan talks of conquering odds
By Lynne Hopkins
Plainsman Staff writer
At 35 years of age, Tom Sullivan
has sung the National Anthem at the
Super Bowl, made 39 skydiving
jumps and saved a young girl from
drowning --all this despite the fact
that he has been blind since birth.
Being blind, Sullivan has had to
overcome many obstacles unknown
to most of us and look at life through
a unique perspective.
Sullivan startled the crowd Tues­day
night with his opening com­ment,
"It's a joy for me to have a
made 39 skydiving jumps, and will
soon appear as a regular on the
television series, "Fame." In 1976
Sullivan appeared with the group
"Up with People" singing the
National Anthem for the Super
Bowl..
He went on to explain how
blindness is an advantage in dating.
His approach to dating was to tell his
date that since he was blind he had
more of a genuine interest in her soul
and "for years they bought that
crap," he said.
"I went on a lot of blind dates," he
joked.
SEE WHAT I HEAR
.Tom Sullivan opens Auburn' s eyes to blindness
chance to come to a scnooi I've
admired for years - the University of
Alabama.'' He quickly regained the
confidence of the audience by
saying, "It's time the Bear got
beat."
Sullivan began the evening by
performing his title song from the
movie "If You Could See What I
Hear" which has recently been
nominated for an Academy Award.
The mood of the evening was
expressed in the opening lines of the
song which said,' 'I look at the world
with my heart and see things no one
else can see."
"I think life in every way is a
celebration and most of us don't live
it that way," said Sullivan.
Sullivan has had many great
things to celebrate in his life despite
his handicap. He has been able to
pursue goals that many would view
as being physically impossible.
He has attended Providence
College and Harvard and graduated
with a degree in music and psychol­ogy.
Besides his musical success he
has also participated in an Olympic
event, worked as a reporter for
ABC's "Good Morning America,"
Sullivan met his wife Patti, in a
cheap bar where he used to walk up
to good-looking women and fall
down, feeling that if they were
responsible, the women would offer
to buy him a drink.
While in college Sullivan partici­pated
in many college pranks
including climbing on a tower at
Harvard during a blackout to
announce that the blind people were
taking over the world. At fraternity
parties he would take out one of his
plastic eyes and put it in a girls drink
and say "here's looking at you
sweetheart."
He was expelled from school 11
times for pranks such as these.
Tom Sly, Sullivan's college room­mate
would play tricks on him like
mismatching his clothes and con­vincing
him that there was a left and
a right sock. He said he feels that he
owes a lot to Sly because Sly refused
to treat his handicap as a serious
matter.
Sullivan said he first realized the
seriousness of his handicap, at the
age of 6, when he heard the sounds of
a nearby baseball game, while
standing in his backyard. He said he
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TRINITY:'The Church with a vision'
THE FRANKLIN LECTURES
IN
ARCHITECTURE AND ART
presents a distinguished scholar
Kiyonori Kikutake
THE METABOLISTIC MOVEMENT •
A SYSTEM OF
ARCHITECTURAL REPLACEMENT
Tuesday
November 2
2:30 pm
B-6, Fine Arts Bldg
realized then that the life he had
thought was normal was really
different. This realization caused
much loneliness and isolation in his
early years.
Only later did he come to believe
that "the greatest thing to be in life
was different somehow."
Learning how to turn disadvan­tages
into advantages is the most
important thing to remember when
faced with hardships in life, he said.
Sullivan said he feels that classifi­cations
such as race, appearance,
and physical incapabilities have
caused people to become pigeon­holed
into certain roles. For these
reasons a person's own uniqueness
may be hurt. One of Sullivan's
philosophies is that no one should be
pressured into acting a certain way,
he should instead do the best job that
he can in order to please himself.
"When you feel you've been
cheated in life you tend to try too
hard."
"I made blindness work," said
Sullivan.
Through blindness he explained
that he has been able to experience
events that most people might
overlook such as the taste of a
snowflake, rain falling on cement
and the sound of a beautiful girl
coming down the stairs in a silk'
dress.
The first key in making blindness
work, he explained, is to recognize
your capabilities and live as an
inter-dependent person. , '
Sullivan claims that Dr. Martin
Luthur King was the most substan­tial
influence on his life and made him
realize that blindness, like being
black, is something that can never
be beaten and something that must
be understood in order to live with.
An ultimate turning point in each
persons life is necessary, said
Sullivan. For Sullivan this turning
point came when he took his 12 year
old daughter swimming and saved
her from drowning. While he was
answering a telephone call he
realized that his daughter had fallen
into the water and screamed out for
her. When no reply came, he
proceeded to search for her on the
bottom of the pool.
' 'For the first time I saw myself as
other people see me - helpless and
dependent," he said.
But Sullivan was able to rescue his
daughter by listening for the sound
of air bubbles in the pool. It was at
this moment that he realized that he
needed to become a committed
parent.
"I don't care what your turning
points are as long as out of them you
make a committment to some­thing,"
he said.
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A-4 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 28, 1982
©le.iuburnBIainsmari
Tim Dorsey, Editor
Chris Karabinos, Business Manager
Volume 89 Number 5
It must come to an end
The University Senate approved its report on
the resignations of Executive Vice President
Grady Cox and Vice President of Academic
Affairs Taylor Littleton. The report does not
mince words.
In the final recommendations, the report
states t h a t " only one course of action could now
lead to an acceptable termination of the state of
unrest" and goes on to suggest another
confidence vote on the president. If the
president fails a confidence vote of the general
faculty .continues the report, he should either
resign voluntarily or be asked to resign by the
Board of Trustees.
The Plainsman must concur with these
recommendations. If the majority of the
faculty want him to resign, and two of his
vice-presidents can't take any more, what other
course of action would be in the best interest of
Auburn University?
If, however, the president wins the vote of
confidence, the matter will be over. He must
then be allowed to run the University as he sees
fit.
The 27-page report consists primarily of an
outline of Dr. Funderburk's flaws as University
President. There is an extensive narration of
events, which details specific incidents leading
to the resignations of the two vice-presidents.
These vice-presidents are moderate and
responsible men. Though many faculty
members from the extreme fringe have been
critical of Funderburk in the past, when men
such as these are repelled from the administra­tion
of Auburn University, the future prospects
do not look good.
•
Though the Plainsman agrees with the
recommendations of the report, it does not
necessarily agree with all the contents nor the
overall subjective nature of the report. The
opinionated tone in many passages makes it
seem that the report was constructed to support
the recommendations. Though this may be
effective to those who already have knowledge
or opinions of the events, it may appear shrill to
outsiders.
But for whatever reason the report is
predominantly hostile, it reflects poorly on the
President.
As it says in one portion concerning Dr.
Funderburk's continued harrassment of Dr.
Littleton in an effort to get him to resign,
"Whether Dr. Littleton was, in fact, actively
hostile to the President's leadership is not the
question. If the President believed that his
Academic Vice President was actively disloyal,
he should have removed him from office."
The same logic holds true for the report
and the upcoming vote of confidence.
Whether Funderburk is guilty of all the
incidents contained in the report is not the
question.
What he is guilty of is losing two quality
administrators and creating an atmosphere
here at Auburn where a report such as this could
exist in the first place.
He has accrued such widespread disfavor
among the people that matter at this University
that his personal traits and programs are no
longer the issue.
There is no doubt that Dr. Funderburk
entered Auburn on the tail of an extremely
unsatisfactory presidential search. Maybe he
has never recovered from this.
But for someone in whose hands the fate of
Auburn rests, he should have been more than
capable of surmounting those intial setbacks.
For someone who expected to steer Auburn
into the future, he must at least be able to
extricate himself from the past.
The president has had ample time to do this.
We will see when the faculty vote of confidence
takes place whether he has been successful.
If he cannot swing the tide of 900 votes
covering the entire spectrum of the faculty,
including extremists as well as the moderates
and some quasi-administrators, there's not
much left to be said.
•
The Plainsman would, however, like to ask
several questions of the faculty before they
vote.
How much are emotions involved? Is too
much emphasis given to vague accusations like
"has no academic vision?" Is this substantive
enough to warrant resignation?
And does the report get too petty?
The report said, "there is a widespread
perception that the President is not highly
principled in either his formulation or
administration of policy."
Strong words indeed. They were probably
thinking about Dr. Littleton circumstances
when they wrote that. Funderburk had sent
Littleton memoranda telling Littleton to be " a
team player" and that he would be
"watched." Funderburk removed the grad­uate
school from Littleton's responsibility.
Littleton was also dropped from the Honorary
Degrees Committee of the Board of Trustees
"without notification or explanation."
In administrative situations, personality
conflicts are inevitable, and often heads must
roll. But are you sure Funderburk is
"manipulative?"
Maybe he is. Maybe everything that has been
said about him is true and we would be better
off with his resignation. But it would be
unfortunate if the faculty were reacting to
buzz-words.
This confidence vote is serious business.Not
winning this one would be grounds enough for
a change.
The Plainsman just hopes the faculty does
what they must in the most professional
manner.
Funderburk was less than dynamic with his
slide show and refusal of questions during th e
eleventh hour at his faculty address. Is he being
persecuted unjustly for a communication
deficiency? Or is it indicative of sweeping
problems at the top of the administration? It's
time to chase the band-wagons out of town. We
need some sound decisions from our teachers.
This must end one way or the other.
We shall soon see.
Don't worry Hanly, I'm coming
Ambulances needed
It's one of those things that you always take
for granted. The only time you appreciate it is
when it's gone.
Few recognized the service that was being
provided Auburn students by our ambulances
at the Health Center. And now it's too late.
Student volunteers would respond when­ever
a call came in, day or night. For their time,
they received a room in Magnolia. Now the
program has been phased out. We will learn in
the near future the value of this service.
Some of us will learn sooner than others. Last
Friday, Kirven Gary severely sprained her
ankle. Ordinarily, the student ambulance
service would have come to the rescue. Instead,
East Alabama Medical Center is now handling
Drake's emergency calls.
Miss Gary waited and waited for the
ambulance. It finally arrived 20 minutes later.
The drivers had gotten lost.
The student volunteers wouldn't have
gotten lost. But even if they had, it would have
been somewhat excusable because they are
virtually volunteers helping us all out. These
ambulance drivers, however, are different.
After arriving at Drake, but before she was
admitted they asked Miss Gary for $75 for the
ride. When she said she didn't have it, theysaid
they would take a check. Before she was even
admitted!
So now we have terrible ambulance service.
Maybe we' 11 learn to appreciate the good things
we have left here so they won't meet the same
fate.
And if you're thinking of calling an
ambulance, make sure you really want one.
You could fly to Atlanta for less money. And
get there sooner.
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I knew the faculty was mad at President
Funderburk, but I didn't think I'd start hearing
things like, "Kick the guy's teeth in!"
Hanly, wake upl There's no more time to fool
around. Enough of these freaking slide
shows-you've got to make your move right now.
And why haven't you called me? How am I
supposed to know you need help if you won't ask
for it? If I hadn't heard about the lynch-mob over
the AP wire last Friday, I wouldn't have had any
time at all to give you a hand.
Even as it stands, I was only able to throw
together this seven-point plan to get you out of
this one. Though it may not be enough, it's worth
a try. After all, this is crisis-management time.
When the wagons are circled, you can't be
choosey about advice. So here's the deal:
1. Have the Auburn Tigers invade the
Falkland Islands. If it worked for Thatcher, it'll
work for Funderburk. Even though Argentina
has already been beaten and our team will have
nobody to fight, the sight of them wading ashore
at dawn in tangerine jerseys and football
helmets will be inspiring. The alumni will
perceive this as a positive gesture, and the
Generations Fund Drive will benefit.
2. Settle theNFLstrike.Ithink this speaks for
itself. If Funderburk can successfully mediate
this conflict, all will be forgiven.
3. Recognize the PLO. All the trouble in
Lebanon and Israel is the result of nobody
recognizing anyone else. Funderburk should
seize the moment and recognize the PLO as well
as Israel. This probably won't settle anything,
but it won't matter-Funderburk will have
established his posture in the world community
and set a bold tone for the coming semester.
Peace in the Middle-east: yet another reason to
support the Funderburk administration.
4. Funderburk needs a theme song.
Picture Hanly walking across campus. Pretty
dull, eh? His presence needs to be jazzed up.
Funderburk should have Dan Holsenbeck follow
him around with a mobile PA system playing a
"Hanly" soundtrack, possibly "Purple Haze" or
the theme from the hit TV series "Mr. Magoo."
5. Attack Fob James. All leaders know that
attacking a common enemy is the quickest way
out of internal conflicts. Governor James has
caused problems for so many people that he is
Funderburk's biggest ace in the hole.
Hanly, whether you want to attack Fob
verbally or give him a serious roughing-up, just
give me an hour's notice and be waiting in front of
your house. I'll be by with about a dozen teachers
and students in a microbus, and we'll drive to
Montgomery to take care of this guy once and for
all.
6. Cocaine. Hanly, stay away from the stuff. I
don't care what some football players or
congressmen do; this is not the time or the place.
7. Image. Funderburk needs to garner an
image of sexual potency. Let's face it, when you
think of Hanly, "hormones" is not the first word
that comes to mind.
This is an important area that the president
has been neglecting. If he can improve enough
here, not even the most virile faculty member
will be able to stand up to him. Here are some
suggestions: Sideburns, dyed red. Get a
motorcycle, nothing less than l.OOOcc. Do
wheelies on the concourse between classes.
Wear ultra-tight leather pants with dime-sized
rivets running up the seams. Frequently punch
people.
There you go Dr. Funderburk. Any combina­tion
of three or more of these points should
increase your popularity with the faculty to new
heights of mediocrity. But if you insist on facing
them with another slide show, I may be able to
help you there too. I could supply a few "arty"
slides which would at least make things
interesting while you pull the arrows from your
head.
The Funderburk Syndrome
Good education at the right price
After the humiliating review the New York
Times gave Auburn, calling it a "bastion of
convention," the University needed something
to bolster its battered image.
Well, the November issue of Changing Times
magazine provides some fresh material for pride
restoration. It lists "50 colleges that offer high
academic standards and below average prices,"
and good ole Auburn topped the list. (Surely not
just because it happened to be first alphabe­tically,
that would detract from the glory.)
The magazine had published a similar list 6
years ago, but since college costs have risen 60
percent, the staff of Changing Times decided an
update was in order.
The schools were chosen on the basis of certain
standards which include:
1. Freshman scores on entrance exams were
"well above the national average." That means
the entering class had an average score of about
22 on the ACT, four points above the national
average.
2. "They must have somewhat selective
admissions standards." i.e. they should be able
to cut about 15 percent of their applicants.
3. They have a "good portion of those who
graduate go on for further study."
The main selection factor, however, in
compiling the list is that an academic year,
including room and board, tuition, fees,
transportation and personal expenses must cost
less than the national average of $7,475.
The only Alabama school besides Auburn on
Monique
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the list is Birmingham-Southern, which was just
below the limit with a cost of $7,380. Auburn, on
the other hand, had a price tag of only $4,491 and
an additional $1,250 for out of state students.
It is no small thing to be ranked so well by a
national magazine, so War Eagle and all that
jazz!
Nevertheless, skeptic that I am, I found a note
ofdarkforbodingin that cheery news. If Auburn
is so relatively inexpensive, that pretty
effectively shatters the illusions of those of us
who thought we were getting a taste of the real
world here.
I remember when I first came to college I felt
instantly self-sufficient and independent. It was
as if the trip to Auburn transformed me from a
typical teenager to an omniscient adult.
I felt so mature, setting up my own checking
account, doing my own laundry and my own
interior designing.
I recall in my first letter to mom describing
how well I was getting along "on my own." It
ended something like this. "P.S. Please send
more underwear. The washing machines here
are strange. All my delicates turned the same
color as my new nightie when I washed them
here. P.S.S.How do You balance a checkbook?
Later that year, I got a job and then I felt like a
real self-supportive adult. I had all the same
gripes. I could complain about the management,
the hours, taxes-even though I knew I'd get them
back- and, of course, work itself.
I thought I was achieving the impossible by
"working my way through school," and was
looking forward to the relative ease of an
eight-hour job in which the word "study" does
not exist.
My idealistic assumptions were quickly
dispelled with one look at the average cost of
living in some of the major cities.
In Honolulu it cost a four member family on
moderate slary $31,893 to live. In Milwaukee it's
$26,875 and even neighboring Atlanta has a
price of $23,273.
I began considering a second alternative that
would allow me to remain sheltered in the world
of academia-grad school. Unfortunately, my
little dream boat ran aground again on rocky
financial prospects. It would cost me $9,415 a
year to go to Notre Dame or $1,950 for one
semester's tuition at Emory and a graduate
degree for non-residents at University of
Louisville is $1,385.1 can see only one remaining
option for a pleasant life beyond the microcosm
of Auburn: Marry a millionaire-and fast.
Tuscaloosa isn't so bad after all
All my life the mention of Tuscaloosa or the
University of Alabama has conjured up visions
of rednecks, pick-up trucks and boorish football
fans.
And until recently, I never acknowledged the
fact that any university other than Auburn
existed in the state of Alabama.
But last weekend my opinions changed.
I spent Friday night of homecoming weekend
in Tuscaloosa and attended the second annual
"Bama Blast". The "Blast" was a homecoming
extravaganza like the state of Alabama has
never seen. It is modeled after the "Gator
Growl" of the University of Florida, and this
year it featured a concert by the band Alabama
and several skits by Alabama students. It was
well planned and enjoyable, and I think that
Auburn should consider a similar type of
homecoming celebration in the future.
But the real reason that my opinion of the
University and its students changed was
because of the polite treatment my friends and I
received while in Tuscaloosa. During our night
in Tuscaloosa, we encountered none of the
horrors I had imagined for so long. The students
were typical college students, only most of them
wore crimson and white. The obnoxious, football
fans I had envisioned were few and far between.
Asa matter fact, the most obnoxious fans we saw
were Auburn fans at the Mississippi State
Game.
At the university, we were received with
courtesy and respect, and not one person
cracked a single Auburn joke when they heard
we were from Auburn, and Auburn football was
not discussed at all.
I think the thing that impressed me most
a.bout the university and its people was their
ability to make fun of themselves. The opening
skit of the "Blast" was a satire of Alabama's most
obnoxious family of fans, who were decked out in
maroon and red down to their underwear.
But the fans were not the only thing the skits
made fun of. In a short skit called simply, "Bear,
the Musical," Alabama students made fun of
their own legend, in a song, and even made us
laugh at a song sung by an actor portraying Pat
Dye, who sang, "I Don't Know How to Beat
Him."
At the end of the concert by Alabama there
was a fireworks show which would rival any
(Fourth of July display.
Homecoming at Alabama included many
other activities such as a bonfire, and a parade on
the morning of the game, and all the decorations
were based on a central theme, the circus.
As my friends and I walked across the campus
to our car Saturday morning dressed in orange
pants and Auburn shirts, no one accosted us or
made a single derogatory remark. How much
abuse would Alabama fans dressed in maroon
and red get in Auburn? Only one or two
souvenir vendors commented that maybe we
were in the wrong city, and one tried to sell us an
Auburn belt buckle, but mostly we received
only a few odd stares and several silly smiles.
As we were drivingback home after attending
Auburn's game, my friends and I agreed that the
Auburn fans had been more obnoxious than
anyone we saw in Tuscaloosa, but at the same
time we admitted that Alabama is bound to have
its share," and maybe we were just lucky not to
see them.
Regardless, we all enjoyed our night at
Alabama, and decided that a road trip to a
basketball game was a definite possibility.
And though I may never cheer for Alabama to
win, I have developed more respect lor the
University and its students than I ever thought I
would.
And I think that Auburn can take a few tips
from Alabama when it comes to hospitality and
planning homecoming activities.
A-5 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 28, 1982
Opinion
Shed those marks of affiliation;
be a person if only for a week
Nature of Democrats has changed
It's funny. I often do my best thinking and get
my best ideas while I'm in the shower. I guess It's
the hot water that sort of gets the gray matter
going. The problem is that I can't find a way to
take my books in with me.
Well, last week while the water beat on the old
cerebellum, I decided that we needed an
anti-greek — anti-independent week, maybe
even a decade. (What the hell is this guy talking
about? Did he get hold of some bad drugs? Just
what is his deal? Read on.)
I've often been amazed at how we categorize
people and stick labels on them at about the same
rate that the cleaners stick those damn
numbered tags on our clothes with those nasty
little staples. The conversation on the concourse
seldom varies, "Oh, she's a Zeta Psi and they're
the bitchiest girls on campus." "He's pledging
Alpha Delta Delta and they're likc.so cool."
But no one on campus that I've seen is a Zeta
Psi. I've seen no one that even vaguely
resembles a group of greek letters on legs. They
might be IN a sorority or fraternity, but that's
not what they are, is it? Enter the Great Idea.
Why don't we have a week where everyone is
defined by their own personal characteristics
and merits, not by a label that we arbitrarily
stick on them. We could call it "Label-less Week"
(Calvin Klein would have a fit), or even the
ever-popular "Be a Person with your Own
Personality Week." Now, before any of those in
Alpha Delta Delta come knocking on my door
let's discuss this maturely, okay? I'll start.
First, this idea is not aimed at just those who
are members of a sorority or fraternity, but it
also applies to those who like to stand on the wall
and mumble, "Hell yeah, I'M INDEPENDENT
AND DAMN PROUD OF IT." I think if I see one
more of those psuedo-fraternity jerseys with
G.D.I, on them I'll be nauseous. If you think
you're such an independent then call your father
and tell him so. You might miss those monthly
checks.
You see, we are not a bunch of greek letters
and we are not a bunch of independents, but
rather, we are first people. Second, we are what
our gender assigns us, and thirdly, we- are all
students going to the same university. Period.
For my "Be a Person Week", I've decided that
we need some guidelines to follow. This little
checklist is designed to help those who haven't
quite caught on to what I'm talking about. Ill
write slowly. Simply check yes or no when
answering the questions.
1. Are you a person? Don't let this question
throw you. While the registrar may think you
are simply a nine-digit number, seven at the
phone company and five at the post office,
chances are you really are a person. Can you
identify yourself in the mirror? If so, then check
yes.
2. Are you male or female? First take notice of
the "or." If you can answer yes to both then see a
doctor and start again with question one. While
doctors have trouble determining the sex of a
fetus most first year medical students can
successfully determine the sex of a child by
college age. Ask one if you are uncertain.
3. Are you a student? Do not, repeat do not,
ask your professors for the answer to this
question. You might not like the answer
they give you. If you are enrolled at Auburn,
bought your books at three times the cover
price, eat food in cafeterias that's not fit to go in a
Care package bound for Calcutta, party till
midnight and then remember you've got a
midterm the next day, then the odds are in your
favor that you are indeed a student.
Quite a painless quiz don't you think? I mean,
you didn't even have to study for it. Regardless,
if you answered the above questions satis­factorily
then you are qualified to participate in
this Utopian kind of a week. Why not try it my
way for just one week? Cast off your Zeta Psi,
Alpha Delta Delta, and G.D.I, jerseys and just
shake hands with anyone who looks like they too
passed the test.
I know the Elephant Men
Editor, The Plainsman,
I am writing this letter in response to the
article about "No elephant road signs cause
questions." First of all, I want to say that I know
the people personally who put up the signs, but
am writing this anonymously so they won't get in
any trouble.
I hope that I will be able to answer the
questions in the article. The elephant does have a
name—it is the Alabama Crimson Tide elephant
which is despised among true. Dye-hard,
Auburn fans. I do want to say that the people
who put up the signs are not freshmen and are
very, very mucn a prime example of an Auburn
fan.
The article is right when it says that the
one-inch red stripe slashed across the elephant's
body means "no elephants allowed." That could
also be interpreted as "no Alabama elephants
allowed in War Eagle Country!"
Personally, I can't believe that anyone would
ever be so naive as to think that the road sign
could mean anything else. Especially asburd are
people thinking that the symbol represents the
RepublicanPartyllquoteoneofthepersonswho
concocted this idea when he says, "For the
professor who thought it was a Republican
elephant—That just figures!"
As for the person who has one of the road signs
in his possession right now, why don't you show
some of your Auburn dignity and pride, and
return the marked elephant back to its proper
place.
I am sure that there are a lot of Auburn people
out there who really want to show those
Alabama people how we feel about them. What
other better time is there besides football season
to have those signs up and show everyone
outside of Auburn how we really feel about those
Tuscaloosa packaderms.
Besides, like the article says, the signs are
cute and they are not obscene, so what's the
. harm of leaving them up? As for people who say
that the signs are "rude," evidently they are not
true Auburn tigers, or maybe they just didn't
get the point.
I don't see how anyone could take them as
being rude, unless, of course, they were
Alabama fans. The signs look professional
enough and they don't cause any harm to anyone,
so why don't we start an Auburn tradition and
leave them up so we can look at them years from
now when we come back to Auburn football
games?
•apHwfc
Wallace ties us to the past
Editor, The Plainsman,
We, the student body of Auburn University,
should go to the polls Tuesday, November 2nd,
and cast our votes for Emory Folmar.
As the future intellectual and economic
leaders of the citizenry of the State of Alabama,
we should cast strong anti-Wallace votes. In so
doing we thereby reject everything he ever
stood for, which I believe is demagoguery of the
worst sort. He promises every group everything
they want and he knows the states resources can
not meet all of these demands.
In the past he constantly pitted white against
black in our state, creating a high level of racial
hatred. This tension and hatred is not desirable
, Wallace says
that he is a changed man. Well, perhaps he has
changed somewhat, but the cronies who
apparently will accompany him to Montgomery
and who apparently will run the state were not
shot by a gunman and are changed men. They are
still "good ol' boys" who will do "business as
usual." This will probably mean the business of
corruption. A leopard does not change its spots.
Alabama, with all her plentiful resources,
truly deserves to take her place as a state that is
a national leader. We should not elect someone
who is so closely associated with all that has been
wrong with Alabama.
We should, however, vote for Folmar and send
out a message across the nation that Alabama
rejects the ways of old, and anticipatingly looks
forward to the future with all of its challenges.
We shall not shrink from these future
responsibilities but instead welcome them. A
vote for Folmar will symbolize an end, as well as
a beginning.
J. Eric Kennedy
04 PUB
Why do conservative southern Democrats
vote Republican? This question is easily
answered when one takes a look at what the
Democratic Party stands for today, as opposed
to yesterday.
Originally, the party stood for the decentrali­zation
of the federal government and the belief in
states rights. These basic policies no longer hold
true.
Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic
Party with the basic principal of laissez faire.
John C. Calhoun, perhaps the greatest orator
of the southern Democrats, was often called the
champion of states rights. His fight for the
traditional beliefs of conservative Democrats
led to the explosion of all southern influences
from Andrew Jackson's presidential cabinet.
This caused the great statesman to refer to
Jackson as the "greatest impediment in the
march of principle in the southern states." He
then called for a return to the former whig
policies.
The Whig Party had been full of conservative
southern democrats who disagreed with the
liberal ideas of Jacksonian Democracy. This only
ariticulated the differences between conserva­tive
southern Democrats and the basic
Democratic Party.
One can see liberal trends in the Democratic
party more readily when looking at past
presidents and party platforms.
Perhaps William Jennings Bryant's advoca­tion
of free silver coinage created this split, or
maybe the liberal ideals of Woodrow Wilson
caused the conservative Democrats to quit
supporting the party's platform and strike out
on their own. Certainly by FDR's socialist New
Deal, which is the father of today's welfare and
medicaid programs, southern conservatives
had left.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy's presidential
platform called for the building up of our
military. Interestingly enough whenever a
Democrat has taken office this century and then
proceeded to build up the military, war has
broken out. Jackson called for the "preservation
of the Union at all costs," and perhaps today's
Democrats believe they can best preserve the
union by destroying the military and thus
relieve the threat of another Democrat starting
another war.
The south has changed too. It is more urban
and middle class and certainly more industrial
than before. The old basic belief of sectionalism
is dead because of dependence of the south
economically on the rest of the country.
However, the basic belief of states rights which
leads to the decentralization of the federal
government still exists.
Throughout the Twentieth Century when the
Democratic Party waved the bloody flag of the
War Between the States, they were in reality
raising the flag of centralization. Because of the
ignorance and gullibility of the typical southern
voter, the liberal infested northern Democrats
got the southern support regardless of their
platform.
The Democratic Party endorses labor unions
and the regulation of industry, though in the past
it had not. And in direct violation of the two basic
principles with which it was founded, it endorses
centralization instead of Jefferson's laissez faire
and Calhoun's states rights.
The nation was forced into FDR's New Deal
and suffered through LBJ's Great Society. It
wasn't until Nixon's Revenue Sharing program
returned some of the federal government's
power back to the states, that any relief from
these socialist programs began.
Just look at the leaders of today's Democratic
Party: 'Tip' O'Neil, Walter Mondale, Teddy
Kennedy, George McGovern and Edward
Muskie. Every last one a bleeding liberal. And
take a took at today's great conservative
southern leaders: Strom Thurman, Howard
Baker, Jesse Helms, and Jeremiah Denton. All
Republicans, and all conservative. Even
Thurman had been a member of the Democratic
Party until he could not stand it any longer.
After reviewing the policies of the Democratic
Party and the changes in the traditional
platform, it is no wonder that many conservative
southern Democrats vote Republican.
Gold water once said: "Nothing could advance
freedom more than if the state officials would
rightfully claim their lost state powers, and the
federal government would withdraw from every
jurisdiction which the Constitution reserved to
the states." m'Q ityBufe.
Private poll surveys information
Editor, The Plainsman,
Earlier in October, a student opinion survey
was conducted on campus, the results of which
should be of interest to AU students, faculty, and
alumni.
October's Campus Poll '82 had five hundred
and one participants, 62 percent of which were
male and 38 percent female. Two percent of the
participants were under 18; 82 percent fell
between the ages of 18-22; 10 percent were ages
23-25; the remaining five percent were over 25.
Undrgraduates were 90 percent of the partici­pants,
and graduates the remaining 10 percent.
In response to the question, "To your
knowledge, what American document contains
the phrase 'separation of church and state?'", 51
percent chose the U.S. Constitution, 24 percent
said the Bill of Rights, and 10 percent chose the
Declaration of Independence. The fourth and
last choice, that none of the above choices was
correct, was chosen by only 15 percent of those
surveyed. This seems all the more amazing in
view of the fact that 98 percent of those polled
had taken at least one American History class in
high school and that an even 50 percent either
had taken or are presently taking American
History in college.
Two questions concerning abortion were
asked. To the first, "When, in your opinion, is a
You want Broun? Take it!
Editor, The Plainsman,
This letter is actually addressed to Rob
Montgomery and the few others who want to
save Broun Hall. Have you ever had a class in
Broun Hall? In the spring and summer the
classroom temperatures reach the 80s, and in
the winter, temperatures bottom out in the 60s.
IfBrounHallisthatimportanttoyou, let's trade.
You take your design classes in Broun Hall,
and I'll have my classes in your nice, new
comfortable building. You may have come to
Auburn for heritage, but I came here for an
education. With the present condition of the
Auburn engineering facilities, the education
Steps to avoid
deposit unfairness
Editor, The Plainsman,
Several students have complained to me
. about the unfairness of their return of deposit
from their landlord.
If a tenant wishes to legally protest the
correctness of a returned deposit, I urge the
following precautions:
1) Do not cash the returned deposit check.
2) Preserve the envelope the deposit came in.
The check may be worded in such a way that
by cashing the check the tenant releases the
landlord from further liability.
The law on return of deposits clearly states
that they must be made "within 30 days of
termination and delivery of possession of the
premises." The postmark date is the best
evidence as to when the return was made.
Henry Henderson
Legal Advisor to Students
aspects are on "the downslide.
I, personally, am ashamed to have to explain
why Auburn University's engineering accredi­tation
is in jeopardy. Sometimes higher
education has to take precedent over facades
and heritage.
Robert Sheppard
04ChE
baby considered a living person?", 49 percent
answered 'at the moment of conception', 34
percent 'at the point of viability (when the
developing fetus can live outside the womb)', 16
percent 'at birth' and an incredible 1 percent
chose 'at some point after birth.' A nearly even
split on student opinion came on the second
question, "Doyou favor the proposed human life
bill that will for the first time define human life
beginning at the moment of conception?", where
52 percent said no, and 48 percent yes.
The surveys final question, "To your
knowledge, what is the purpose of the first
amendment, which states, "Congress shall make
no law respecting an establishment of religion or
probhibiting the free exercise thereof...?", had
88 percent answer 'to protect religious freedom
from government control,' and 12 percent 'to
protect people from religion .'
Seventy-six percent believed the United
States was founded as a Christian nation.
(National results for the Survey can be found
on campus in the November issue of the
Forerunner newspaper, published by Mara-natha
Campus Ministries International.
Paul Troy Pierce
Campus Poll'82
Poor coverage in Plainsman
Editor, The Plainsman,
In the past, I have noticed the slight bias which
is ever-present in the reporting your newspaper
chooses to present as Auburn University news.
This time, however, you have gone too far.
In the recent past (two weeks ago) your paper
ran a full page which was virtually a free
advertisement for George Wallace's campaign
for the governorship of Alabama. In the article,
you, as editor of the Plainsman, stated that
Wallace's rival for the post, Emory Folmar,
would receive equal coverage at some future
date.
I saw that "equal coverage" in last week's
newspaper. I fail to believe that a quarter page
story, with no appreciable art included, would
constitute equal coverage, regardless of the
story supporting the one mug shot picture the
paper ran.
I feel your newpaper should attempt to
present Emory Folmar's views in the same
manner Wallace's campaign was publicized.
Until your paper ran these obviously inequitable
features, I was slowly gaining faith in the stories
you ran. Now, once again, I shall revert to using
your newspaper strictly for keeping the bottom
of my bird cage clean. Eugene F. Oakley
04GJM
Editor's Note: The Plainsman was planning to
run a full page on Folmar last week; however,
the materials we requested from Folmar
headquarters did not arrive on time. Folmar's
press secretary, Hank Schmidt, regrets the
delay in the materials and does not hold The
Plainsman responsible.
Delta Zetas
won Wrech Tech
Editor, The Plainsman,
I would like to recognize the outstanding
group of Delta Zeta Pledges who captured the
hearts of the judges and won first place in Spirit
in the Wreck Tech Parade.
TheFlainimeaacknowledged the fraternities
who wonjfirst place last week but failed to
recognize the sorqrities. Girls you djd an
outstanding job! Congrats to Phi Mu'Pledges for
winning second and Alpha Gamma Delta
Pledges for winning third.
Joanna Haffner
A-6 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 28, 1982
7 am not a loser'
Wallace cites record at visit here
By Ned Sweeny
Plainsman Staff writer
George C. Wallace made his bid to
gain support in Lee County last
Wednesday in a speech at Auburn
City Hall.
The three time former governor
was soliciting votes after Lee
County failed to carry him in both
the primary and runoff election.
"I am a War Eagle fan\. I served
on the Board of Trustees for Auburn
University for 12 years when educa­tion
made greater progress than any
other comparable time," Wallace
said in his opening statement.
In an interview after the speech,
the Plainsman questioned Wallace
about his reaction to its student poll
of Oct. 14, in which he came out a
distant second.
"I have never won a college poll.
In 1970, I ran third, but I won the
governor's race. My wife ran for
governor in 1966 and, at Birming­ham
Southern, she only got 40 votes
out of 12,000. Yet she beat her
opponents by 90,000 votes. I respect
the students here because they feel
and say I will win the governor's
race. I love the students whether
they vote for me or not."
When questioned about the con­cern
many students express about
his bringing''.. .past politics into the
future," Wallace said, "John
Sparkman and Lister Hill stood
against civil rights legislation and
stood for segregation back in those
years. When they ran, Auburn
University embraced them. What's
the difference between them and
me?
"Why is it I got one of the best
black votes anybody got? They
know I've been a friend to the
average citizen of Alabama both
black and white."
During the speech, a telegram
from ex-gubernatorial candidate
George McMillan was read which
urged former McMillan supporters
to vote for Wallace, and many other
Democratic office holders and can­didates
including Secretary of
State, Don Siegleman, Rep. Bill
Nichols, and St. Rep. Pete Turnham
were also present, to lend their
support.
Wallace said, during the inter­view,
that he had decided not to
debate Emory Folmar. Wallace
explained, "Debates are for losers.
Have you ever seen a presidential
debate? What did you get out of it?
You get nothing out of it. Debates are
for losers and I am not a loser,"
Wallace explained.
Asked if he would debate if he got
behind in the polls, Wallace re­sponded,
"I do not see that happen­ing."
Wallace said he didn't see himself
as "A savior, visionary, or the only
, man that could save Alabama,"
saying, "No individual can save
Alabama. The people of this country
and state can save themselves
through their ingenuity and pro­ductivity.
I do not see myself as a
savior. I see myself as a man who
reflected the sentiment and thought
of the people for many years. That
sentiment is now spoken by all
political parties as conventional
political wisdom."
Wallace went on to say, "I can't
say I told you so. I just want the
country to buckle down and do its
best to come out of this recession and
gain its rightful place as the
productive, on-going leader of the
free world."
Wallace
In his prepared speech, Wallace
presented his past achievements for
education and his platform on
advancing education in Alabama.
"Alabama had one technical school
when I was elected to the legisla­ture,"
he said. "I helped get five
more. There were 28 tech schools
and 19 junior colleges when I was
governor," Wallace said. "No gov­ernor
in Alabama history has
contributed more to education."
These schools have become in­creasingly
important in this reces­sion.
People who wanted to attend
schools like Auburn and can't afford
it can live at home and
attend one of these schools," Wall­ace
said.
"We also have to get teachers'
salaries up so we can compete with
the Soviet Union. They educate
more than 5 million people in
Mathmatics compared to the 500,000
in the U.S."
Wallace pointed out that he thinks
the people of Alabama know he has
the experience to bring the industry
to Alabama ".. .that is badly needed
now."
"It is a good thing to ha ve someone
who is known internationally, be­cause
it enables you to get in touch
with people others can not get in to
see," Wallace pointed out.
"Every solution offered by the
people of Alabama through George
Wallace about big government go­ing
broke in the next decade was
carried to the United States and the
world. My campaign is covered
internationally," Wallace said.
"I found that I can meet heads of
state and industrialists no one else
can get in to see. After inviting about
30 industrialists from five countries
to Alabama, we brought a $100
million industry to Mobile and three
companies to Huntsville."
"After the president of the Amer­ican
branch of Sony consented to
come to Alabama as a favor to me,
he decided to move the location of a
new plant he had already decided
on, from Florida to Dothan because
of the hospitality of Alabamians,"
Wallace said.
"When I left office, Alabama was
rated second most desirable state
for industry according to a 1978 Dun
and Bradstreet report. The 1982
Alexander report now rates Ala­bama
27th.
"During my term as governor,
Alabama's unemployment rate was
5.5 percent; below the national
average even back then," Wallace
said.
Promising that there would be no
new personal taxes while he was
governor, Wallace stated, ' 'The
people have enough stress' and
strain with the recession without
having to worry about any new
taxes."
When asked if his referendum was
that of the National Democratic
Party, Wallace responded,' 'I do not
feel that the national campaign has
all that much* bearing on this
governor's race. l am going to pray
for President Reagan's success. I
want him to do well but things are not
going as well as he said they would.''
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Registration Schedule Winter Quarter 1983
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS; STUDENTS CHANGING SCHOOLS
mtwtreporttoUieRegtotr^'SOfflseftH-anofftclAlre^tatrftttoapermlt
and Instruction*, TRANSFERS FROM OTHER COLLEGES must
obtain registration permits and instruct tons from the Admissions
Office.
Currently enrolled and former student*, Including those changing
schools, wittjprepare course request forms for Winter Quarter. 1988,
by schools according to the following schedule:
Agriculture
atudsntsshouldplanaschodute with their advisor. Advisors witt haws
curriculum sheets and course request formr.
All majors should the*! clear with Mr. Alverson to Comer 108 in
accordance with the schedule betaw:
Thursday, October 21
Friday, October 22
Monday. October 26
Tuesday, October 28
Wednesday, October 37
Thursday, October 28
P'riday, October 29
Monday, November 1
Tuesday, November 2
1:00- 4:00p.m. ;.
8:00- U:45*.m.
1:00 - 4.00 p.m.
1:00-4:00 p.m.
8:00-11:46 a.m.
8:00- U;«».m. and 1:00-4:00p.m.
8:00 -11:45 a.m.
1:00 • 4:00p.m.
8:00 - U:45 a.ra. and 1:00 - *:et»p.nt.
Animal and dairy science and all forestry majors should see their
advisors according to the schedule below.
ADS studshts by appointment with advisor, October 2» and
Movember l arid 2.
Forestry, Forest Products, & Forest Engineering White Smith 112
8:SO-8:30p.m.,Oct.28
Architecture and Fine Arts
Students will register according to the following schedule:
Architecture (including ID. LA and RP): Oct. 25. 28 and 27, to
Department Office, 104 Dudley Hall, and Design Studios
Art: OcL27 and28 - Last name A - K, Department Office, 101 Biggin
Hall.
Oct. 2»&Nov 1 - Last name L-21, Department Office. 101 Blggtn Hall.
Building Science :Oct.3S,2«&27, DepartmentOffice. U9 Dudley Hall.
Industrial Design: Oct. 21, 22 k 25, Afternoons only. Department
Office. Smith Hail.
Music: Oct. 28 & 26. Department Office, Goodwin Music Building.
Theatre: Oct. 25.2«and27. DepartmentOffice, Telfair Feet Theatre.
Arts and Sciences
Currently enrolled students who plan to register in the School of Arts
and Sciences for the 1983 Winter Quarter should begin registration by
plotting up materials In their respective department offices oft
Wednesday, October 27 and complete their registration not later than
Monday. November l. All political science departmental majors wiB
pre-register Oct. 25 • 27.
PICK-UP STATIONS
•iril Curricula. (BCH. OH. CJ, FLT.FSW, GL,
: AS. LT, MDT. AMH.MH, PUB, PRJ, PRS, APS,
SCR. PS) Departmental Office
Declared Majors Departmental Office
General Curriculum i Undeclared Majors) 2048 Haley Center
G8I Majors. 102 Gary Hall
PL Majors.. 7080 Haley Center
PPY Majors 217 Pharmacy
PVHaJors iu Saunders Hall
HAMajora... 7080 Haley Center
DH.OP.OT.PD.PM, FT Majors 2020 Haley Center
Students should report to 215 Thacb Hall for completion of course
rec-.uest forms according to the following schedule:
Oct. 21 - Nov. 2. 7:« -11:30 a.m. and 12:45 • <:30p.m.
Students registered In other schools at Auburn who want to enroll in
the 3chool of Business should transfer schools durtngthe first two days
of the ahov* schedule.
Education -
OF. NERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS • wUlpre-regtsteritt3403 Haley
Center. Nov.1 and 2 between 7'4ft 1! 15 a.m. and 12:45-4:48 p.m.
ALL OT*8ER-STWDiaSW -Ftest up course request forms in their
departmental offices. Each students should note the days
pre-registrattoB is scheduled to hte-ber department and schedule to
advance an appointment with his-her advisor during those days.
(NOSE: •AJI«WE,.ia»R majors report to room indicated below No
appointment 1* necessary.;
Curriculum and Teaching 5040 HC
Elementary and Early Childhool .$040 HC
Secondary 6040 HC
Health, Physical EdUijatton and
Recreatloit
RehablHtation arid Special Ed.
Vdes&onal -EdaciiitoB'
Oct. W, Nov. 1&2
Oct,», Nov. 1*2
Oct. » , Nov. 1 & 2
206OMC Oct. 38, Nov. 1 ft t
1244,1280HCOct. Si- Nev. J
MB8HC Oct. 29, Nov. t * 2
AfterhavtogUiewiurserequestform slgnedby youradvisor, takeltto
• ifte secretary to Room 840$ Haley Center for Dean'eapprovai.
Engineering
AU engteeermg and pre-engirteertag Students will register Obt-
27-Nov. 2 or as indicated. -:
. Pre-Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Aviation Management & PNM
Chemical Engineering * PCN
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Textile
1st Floor Hall Ramsay - *'
244-B Wllmore Labs Oct. 27-30
1st Floor Hall Rarosay
237. Ross Halt •
1st Floor Hall Ramsey Oct. 29 is)
1st Floor Hail Ramsay Nov 1 "••
1st Floor Hall Ramsay
107 Dunstan Hail Oct. 28 - No*. 2
1st Floor Hall Ramsay
1st Floor Hall Rarosay
118 Textile Bldg.
Home Economics '
Pre-regtstratlon for the School of Home Economics is t t follows:
Pa-Faculty wiB choose two of three days, Oct 28,38,27, to be available.
Students shouldsignup for apre-registration appointment before Oct
22. '.
Sign-up sheets will be on the advisor's office door.
Each faculty member will post his or her schedule on the office door.
Students should sign up well in advance. Pre-regts tratlon Witt be Oct,
27 through Nov. 3.
Students will see advisors Wednesday, Oct 27,3-8 p.m. in advisor's
offices. -
All students should do pre-planning before appointment with
advisors. Course request forms may be picked up in the main office
(room 2101 Spittle Hal).
Nursing
Oct, 21 -Nov. 2. Students should sign up In advance for an appointment
with their advisor to Miller Hall.
Pharmacy •
Students meet with their faculty advisors in their offices at the
following times on Wednesday, Oct. 27,1882:
Time
2:00 - 2:20 p.m.
2:20- 2:40 p.m.
2:40 - 8:18 p.m.
3:15 • 3:30 p.m.
3:30 • 3:45 p.m.
3:45- 4:25 p.m.
4:25 - 4:48 p.m.
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1988 Summer Quarter Graduates
1983 Fail Quarter Graduates
1984 Winter Quarter Graduates
1984 Spring Quarter Graduates
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Students will register Oct. 29. Nov. 1 audi, from 8a.m. to 44;SOp.m.
Rm. 103A Hargis Hall
NOTE: Students should report at ah hour other than those stated if
classes conflict with registration times. Do not miss class to prepare
course forms.
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TESTIMONY!
SGA cans
delay bill
By Patricia Vick
Plainsman Staffwriter
A bill that would delay the vote on
any major issue before the SGA
Senate until the following meeting
was defeated Monday night in the
Senate by an 18-14 margin.
The bill, House Rule 9A,submitted
by Marc Watson, Pat McLoughlin,
Neill Lee and Todd Roth was almost
identical to a bi 11 defeated two weeks
earlier. Despite controversy and
debate over the bill at the Senate's
Oct. 11 meeting, there was little
discussion this time and the bill was
defeated.
The Senate also passed a resolu­tion
relinquishing any ties the SGA
might have with Student Services,
Inc. The resolution sponsored by
McLoughlin, had been tabled at the
Senate's Oct. 11 meeting.
At that earlier meeting, senators
disagreed as to whether there was
any legal relationship between the
SSI and the SGA. The SSI and the
SGA split in 1971, and the resolution
clarifies that the SSI is an indepen­dent
organization.
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A-8 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 28, 1982
Campus Calendar
SGA-Spirit Directors meeting
Monday at 6 p.m. in room 356 Foy
Union. For more information call
Kim Overstreet at SGA office or Chi
Omega Dorm.
Faculty
Continued from A-l
was for ttie president to prepare a
summary of his administration,
identifying weaknesses, making
plans for Improvement and articu­lating
goals for the University for
the next three to five years.
At that time, Funderburk said, "I
look forward to being evaluated by
everyone concerned."
But things took on a different light
on the morning of January 28 when
mathematics professor Coke Reed
began circulating a "no-confl-dence"
petition. The petition which
read, "We the general faculty of
Auburn University, having no confi­dence
in the ability of Funderburk to
effectively lead the University,
request his resignation," had
gained in three days the necessary
60 signatures to bring the resolution
before the University Senate and
general faculty for a vote.
When the resolution was pre­sented,
it was amended to read in the
positive to express confidence in
Funderburk. This resolution was
defeated by a margin of 39 votes-
44.4 percent voted yes, 48.5 percent
voted no, and seven percent ab­stained.
Despite the no confidence vote,
the Board of Trustees voted a day
later, 11 to 1, on a resolution of
confidence in Funderburk.
Funderburk said the resolution
was gratifying to him personally,
and his only purpose as president of
Auburn University was to promote
quality education.
Both the Student Government
Association and the Board of Di­rectors
of the Auburn Alumni
Association passed resolutions ex­pressing
confidence in Funderburk
and his administration.
IEEE-There will be Slumberjay
Monday at 7 p.m. in Thach Audi­torium.
Pizza will be served after­wards.
ALPHA EP8ILON DELTA-Organi-zation
for pre-health students en­rolled
in all schools with a GPA of 3.0
or better. There will be a meeting
Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Haley Center
2207 with a guest speaker.
S AILING CLUB - meeting Tuesday
at 8 p.m. for everyone in Foy Union
room 356. For more information call
Scott Harris at 887-8343.
ACEI-meeting for any interested
education major Monday atSp.m. in
Haley Center room 2438. For more
information call Nancy Hudson
826-6695.
FINANCE CLUB-meeting and
group picture Monday at6:45p.m. in
TR room 320. There will be a guest
speaker.
AUBURN CIRCLE-the student
interest magazine, needs poems,
fiction, non-fiction, photographs
and artwork. Deadline Nov. 5.
AUBURN GERMAN CLUB-Octo-berfest
6:30 p.m. tonight at Conway
Trailer Park. For more information
call 821-0975.
PRE-VET CLUB-there will be a
meeting for everyone interested
Monday at 7 p.m. in Haley Center
room 3318. For more information
call Dan Gentry at 821-3800.
BETA THETA PI FRATERNITY -
entries are beingacceptedNov. 8for
the Miss War Eagle Pageant, a
preliminary to Miss Alabama. Pick
up entry applications at the Union
desk. Only the first 35 entries will be
accepted. For more information
call 821-0733.
ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA-Glom
group picture to be taken Nov. 4 at
4:15 p.m. in the Social Center living
room.
PI LAMBDA THETA-(education
honorary) will have a meeting
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. In Haley
Center room 3223. Glom pictures
will be made then.
THE USE OF RELAXATION AND
FOCUSED ATTENTION IN D AILY
LIFE-This seminar will be pre­sented
to discuss the utility of
relaxation and focused attention as
tools to enhance your daily life. The
mental mechanisms Involved will
be described and their application to
common situations such as stress
reduction, exam performance, con­centration
and creative develop­ment
will be discussed. Nov. 2 at 7
p.m. in room 208 of the Foy Union
Building.
STUDENT NURSES ASSOCI­ATION—
will have a meeting Mon-dayat7p.
m. in Miller Hall room 217.
For more information call Carol
Howe at 826-1626.
LACROSSE CLUB-will have Hos­tess
rush for all interested girls.
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Eagle's
Nest. For more information call
826-4944.
INDEPENDENT PICTURES - will
be made for the GLOM today and
tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15
p.m. In Foy Union room 208. Cost is
$1.
AU RACQUETBALL CLUB - meet­ing
every Sunday at 5 p.m. at the AU
racquetball courts. For more Infor­mation
call Jeff Grill at 821-5388.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS -
weekly meetings on Mondays at 7:30
p.m. in the Presbyterian University
Center. For more information call
Susie Wallace at 887-7901.
FREE STUDY HELP-the study
Partner Program offers free study
help In several subjects each week
Sundays through Thursdays in
Haley Lounge. Call 826-5972 or come
by 315 Martin Hall for a detailed
schedule.
CRISIS CENTER - will train volun­teers
this weekend. Free training in
listening skills is offered, in return
for four hours of volunteer work per
week. Listeners should be caring
and non-judgemental. For more
information, call 821-8600.
AU SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB-will
have first jump classes begin­ning
Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in Broun Hall
room 209. Cost is $50. For more
information call Dave Mason at
826-1656.
SOCDSTY FOR CREATIVE
ANACHRONISM-recreates the
Middle Ages as they should have
been. Meetings areMondayat7p.m.
at the Golden Corral restaurant. For
more information, call 821-6827.
AUBURN SOCHETY FOR EN V m -
ONMENTAL PROTECTION will
hold their second rummage sale
Nov. 20 at the First Baptist Church
parking lot-corner of Glenn and
Gay. They are seeking donations
from anyone. Any proceeds will help
ASEP sponsor activities and in­crease
public awareness of en­vironmental
matters. Persons
wishing to contribute items for the
sale call Doug at 821-9027.
ITALIAN CULTURE CLUB - meet­ing
for any interested persons
Monday at 6:30 p.m. in 3222 Haley
Center. For more information call
Marsha Rossi at 887-8470.
DIAMOND DOLLS-There will be
an informal rush meeting for all
interested girls at 7 p.m. in the
Athletic Lobby of the Colisuem on
Nov. 8. For more information call
Anne Citak at 821-6083 or Michelle
Grimes at 887-3983.
PEP RALLY-BEAT GATORS!
Tonight at Graves Amphitheater at
7 p.m.
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RENT
Roommate needed to share 14x70
mobile homeinRidgewood Village
nearentrance, all electric, H-A-C,
washer-dryer, private bathroom,
call Matt 821-9803.
Eagles West Apt. for winter and-or
spring qtrs. Payments quarterly,
call 887-8243.
Now renting trailer lots and
furnished trailers in new trailer
park on Webster Road. Lake lots
available, water and garbage pick­up
furnished, call 821-0903.
Female roommate wanted, one
bedroom apartment, two blocks
from campus, Plainsman apart­ments,
$115 per mo. plus Vz
utilities, call 826-7569 after5 p.m.
WANTED
Need ride near Ft. Walton-Destin
areas on weekends, will split
expenses, call Dawn 821-4217.
Female companion needed for
elderly lady, FREE room and
board, call 745-4164 between 6-9
p.m.
Wanted 1, 2 or 3 Auburn Florida
football tickets, call 821-4592 or
821-8735.
Help! I need Auburn Alabama
student tickets, call 821-4232, will
pay what they're worth.
Commercial artists wanted, must
be able to work well with type,
paste-up design, of logos in print
advertising. Free iance- part time
now; potential for full time later.
Send list of what you do best -
situation and future plans to
Agency, P.O. Box 712, Auburn.
Hurry.
Wanted: One or more Alabama
tickets, student or guest, call
Wallace at 821-5118.
Needed two Georgia Auburn
tickets, student or regular, call
821-6175 or 826-3379.
Wanted to buy, old add-a-beads,
class rings, anything gold. Hill's
Jewelry, 111 E. Magnolia Ave.,
Auburn, 887-3921.
Wanted six tickets for Auburn
Georgia game, premium price for
good seats, call 821-0763 after 5
ask for Joe.
Overseas Jobs: Summer-year
round. Europe, S. Amer., Aus­tralia,
Asia, All fields $500-1200
monthly. Sightseeing, free info.
Write IJC, Box 52-AL1, Corona Del
Mar, CA 92625.
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Wanted: female roommate to CAD 0AI C
share lavishly furnished 2-BR lA/K WlLC
apartment winter and spring SBgjSSSS5S5553»S"BS5»55Si
quarters. Pool, tennis courts and
dishwasher, all for only $140 Audi 5000S, *80, loaded, new tires
month, call 821-4222. and s t e r e 0 47,000 mi., call
. ... . ... .. 745.7179.
Trailerfor sublease winter through
summer 1983, two bedrooms, _.'• „:. ^ . ....
baths, Wire Rd., furnished, 12x55, 2-br, 1 bath, partially
ft?i 4440 furnished, new carpet, very clean,
7.........1. located Ridgewood, $4800, call
Forrent, Eagles WestApts, now or Mark- 821-7135.
winter quarter, 8214002. Triumph TR7 (76), goodcond.A-C
For"rent, two bedroom apt., $2500, call 749-2410 evenings.
available Dec. 1st, walking dis
tance of campus, $215 month, 1979 Suzuki PE175, call 821-2606
821-4637. after 5 p.m.
2-BR mobile home for rent, 1.5
miles from campus, overlooks
Webster's lake, available immedi­ately,
887-5601.
Christian roommate needed, male
to share eff. apartment, winter
quarter, 821-2835 one block from
campus.
Female roommate needed
immediately, $90 per month, call
821-0606, ask for Terry.
H&A Apt. new carpet, convenient
location, roomy, two desks, refri­gerator,
rent winter and spring,
call 821-8442 anytime.
I will pay $100 to anyone who will
take over my university housing
agreement, call Kent, 826-6524, 2
quarters remaining.
Roommate needed, winter quar­ter,
Eagles West, furnished, one
bedroom $117.50 month, call
887-8253.
Stereo equipment, catalog prices:
Concord, JVC, JBL, Yamaha,
Technics, Sanyo, TDK, call Art
821-1986.
For Sale: Racing bicycle, Cinelli
21" chrome* frame, Campanolo,
Gaiii parts, appraised at $1,400,
will sell for $800, call Valerie
Bufford at 1-727-4233, 727-3144 or
826-4139.
For Sale: Saltwater Moray Eel, 16
inches long, best offer, call
821-3029 or 821-8521.
1975 Chevy Laguna good for
school, needs minor body work,
$1000 or best offer, 826-3518.
Guitars-Alvarez artist and 1969
Martin D-28, Both with hardshell
cases, call 821-8637.
For sale, 1979 Cutlass Supreme
Brougham, loaded, $5000, 821-
1879, Stewart.
1977 Honda CB750F low mileage,
excellent condition with helmets
and cover, 887-3849 or work,
821-2225.
Takara Grand Touring bicycle, one
year old, tuned every six months,
new $350, your cost $200 or best
offer, call 821-7512.
Forsale: Skull identical to Eagle's
"One of these Nights" cover, best
offer, 821-9064.
Burmese python for sale, he's 8 ft.
long with 21/2"x5' aquarium-cage,
$200, call 821-2258.
1950 Plymouth, good interior,
exterior, runs good, must see to
appreciate, call evenings
821-6617.
2 Alabama, 2 Georgia tickets for
sale, call 821-0590.
Tired of paying rent? Own your
own mobile home! Very nice 12x60
2-BR, 1 bath, large front kitchen,
new carpet, shady lot in Gentilly
Park, only $5500, 826-3238.
Sansui 10-Band Reverb-Equalizer,
bought for $260-$170; Pioneer 45
w-ch digital receiver $375-$250
Fisher 4-way 150 watts $340-$250
pr, Mark 821-2554.
For sale, 1978 Manatee trailer
14x65, excellent condition, must
sel I, cal 1821 -3320,173 Stonegate.
LOST
Lost: small diamond ring with
gold band. Reward, if found,
please return! It has great senta-mental
value. Call 826-1599 (off-campus).
Found! Bowling ball, call 826-4130
and ask for Chris to describe when
& where lost, call between 1 and 3.
Found: female cat, approx. five
months old in front of Krogers in
Auburn, call 821-7538.
MISC
me Final Draft: Prompt, reliable
typing on IBM electronic equip­ment.
Appointments encouraged,
821-4813.
Need a DJ to play the best of
rock-n-roll at your dances, parties
etc? Call Scarr at 887-6296.
Typing - For professional resultsat
a reasonable price, call Mary,
826-1226V
Attention Students, not to vote is a
vote for Wallace.
Typing experienced and fast, call
Denise at 887-8789 for $1 per page.
PERSONALS
Luke D., miss you and wish you
were with me. I love you. Christy.
Stever, Happy Anniversary, thank
you for the best four years of my
life. Let's make the next forever
even better. I love you. Bether.
Advanced warning, novice and
mixed doubles, racquetball tourn­ament,
November 19, 20, 21.
R.J. it's that time of year again! We
only get better with age. No couch
forusthisyear! Loveyou, Dammit.
Kenny, Happy 22nd Birthday! Ten
hours wasn't enough. Have any
spar time to walk the stairs? Love,
"Dick".
To V.L.J., my precious little lady,
thissummerwasgreatand this fall
has been absolutely fantastic.
You're the sweetest, most beauti­ful
girl I've ever known. I love you
with all my heart. Happy Hallo­ween.
Love, Your Hunk (R.F.K.)
Need a ride home? Use the Lamda
Sigma ride home reference box at
Foy Union desk.
Lambda Sigma Society will meet
Tues. Nov. 2at8p.m., Burton Hall.
$$$$ Learn how to form military
coups in emerging third world
countries for fun and profit by
submitting articles to The Circle.
Need college money? Free info.,
Student Scholarship Services, 100
Leaf more Dr., Dept. AP, Enter­prise,
AL 36330, Ph. 347-7821.
Auburn University Army ROTC
students, alumni, and their
families are invited to attend the
"War Eagle" Bar-B-Que on 6 Nov.
82. The Bar-B-Que will be held
right before the Homecoming
Game from 1000 to 1215 hours at
the ROTC hanger. If you plan to
attend please contact CPT.
Duhaimeat 826-4305, "War Eagle-
Go Army."
Guitar lessons, sign up now for
individual guitar classes, reason­able
prices, experienced teacher,
826-7229.
Happy Birthday Cheryl Crook! May
you always be as beautiful and
wonderful as you are now. Love,
John.
R.D.H. Happy Number 20, Love,
Daisy.
Cow-tongue: I've lusted for you
since the teamroom. Spank me!
T.B.
Dianne, enjoyed sharing the
mints. We can finish the bag
Saturday night. David.
M.J: Don't get too hot in Florida,
we wouldn't want you to break a
"sweat." Happy Early B'day! Love,
your roomies.
Congratulations Gamma Sigma
Sigma Pledges. We're glad to have
you. Love your Big Sisters.
MWM top three scores! You really
are the best! Happy Halloween!
Love Leg HKZ.
We wish to express our undying
love and gratitude to our Big
Sisters. Theta Chi Pledges.
Shug, Surprise! Last weekend was
greatandsoareyou.Love.YourOI'
Goat.
We thank everyone for making the
Masquerade Ball a success. Au­burn
Gay Awareness, P.O. Box
821, Auburn.
Would the person who wanted to
meet with us Oct. 11 th at Wal Mart,
please write back, AGA.
Watch out Auburn, Sandy
Malcolm is 19! Happy Birthday
Little Sis, Love Leslie.
LTD, Thanks for the Crush, Low.
PLAINSMAN DEADLINES
Display Ads 4:00 pm Friday
Campus Calender 5:00 pm Monday
Letters to the Editor 5:00 pm Monday
Classified Ads 11:00 am Tuesday
ADVERTISING RATES
DISPLAY ADS $3.30/column Inch
CLASSIFIED ADS 25</word
Students 20«/word
You pay for a minimum of 14 words
ZAXXON
The video craze is evidently
not just a passing phase. Video
fever is running as high as
ever, and this is evident in the
shopping malls and video
parlors of Auburn. See page
B-5.
SCUBA DIVERS
Our local scuba club takes to
the crystal clear waters of teh
Bahamas. This area is per­haps
the loveliest and most
dangerous place to dive. See
page B-2.
THEATRE UPSTAIRS
Auburn's experimental
theatre will present "Bird-bath"
beginning November 2.
The production is run entirely
by students. See page B-8.
SECTION B Second Front
Thursday, October 28, 1982
• UPC Halloween thrillers, B-12
] Miss Alabama to host pageant, B-2
THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
Haunting death
lingers in house
HALLOWEEN EVERY NIGHT
.house haunted by memory of staircase murder
Photography: Tom Palmer
By Melissa Shubert
Features Editor
Scragly weeds grow in cement
cracks and shutters have fallen off
the century-old windows. Peeling
and faded white paint covers the
wooden front door which is secured
by a scuffed silver lock.
Behind this locked door, however,
remains the spectre of a violent 104
year-old murder which has yet to be
silenced.
Built in I860 by William Penn
Yonge, Spring Villa Plantation
"originally consisted of 466 acres and
was the scene of elaborate social
gatherings and sporting events
around Opelika. On July 3, 1876,
several thousand people attended a
Centennial Celebration on the es­tate,
which was dotted with tropical
flowers and imported trees. Glass
bottom boats carried guests to an
island for walks and picnics.
The successful business man
operated a lime kiln, grist mill,
cotton gin and wine press. As was the
19th century custom, slaves sup­plied
the labor for these operations.
Despite his social gatherings and
wealthy acquisitions, history re­cords
Yonge as a tyrant and horrible
slavemaster. Slaves were report­edly
smuggled into the country in
wine casks and sometimes sealed
Into the casks for long periods of
time as punishment. When not at
work, slaves were chained in a dark
area of the house. The towering oak
tree still stands in the yard where
slaves accused of not doing their
work were chained and whipped.
The tongues and ears of slaves who
dared oppose him were cut off so
they could never again disobey
Yonge. Three thousand biscuits gone in one day
By Monique VanLandingham
Managing Editor
His head bowed against a chilling
October wind, Henry plodded good-naturedly
in a continuous circle as
his job required. He paid little
attention to the children who looked
at him curiously and sometimes
ventured bravely up to touch him.
His ears flopping lazily, Henry
seemed completely unaware that he
was a star of the day at this year's
syrup sopping. It was Henry, a black
mule in harness and blinders,
standing about 15 hands at the
shoulder, who turned the mill on
which the whole event hinged.
Saturday was Loachapoka's
seventh Syrup Sopping, performed
each fall for crowds large enough to
devour about 400 pounds of sausage
and 3,000 homemade biscuits. Only
about five miles from Auburn, the
tiny town of Loachapoka recalled
the past in Saturday's all-day
celebration of its vanished heyday.
While Henry pulled the lever,
Pompey Dowell, a Loachapoka
resident, pushed long shafts of sugar
cane into the mill to grind out the
dark juice and leave behind a pile of
limp cane husks.
"It takes about eight gallons of
juice of make one gallon of syrup,"
Dowell explained, patting Henry's
forehead affectionately. "I'd say we
grind about 100 gallons of juice in a
day."
IN ot far from where Henry trod his
monotonous circular path, thick
clouds of steam rose about a glassy
brown liquid, emitting the rich
aromaof sorghum, as it bubbled in a
copper vat.
An elderly man, his cheeks red­dened
by the steam's heat, stood
beside the vats scooping a greenish
scum from the liquid with a copper
ladle. He explained that the cane
juice bubbled its way through a
system of six copper pans which
were heated from the bottom by a
wood-stoked fire. It then dripped
into a cloth-covered bucket, where it
cooled before it could be poured into
jars and sold as cane syrup.
Beyond the syrup pans and cane
mill, small craft stands dotted a
grassy strip of land across the street
from Loachapoka's post office and
historical museum. Men, women
and children stood beaming hope­fully
at passersby from behind
booths laden with handcrafted
wooden toys, colorful quilts or fresh
pumpkin pies.
One woman displayed an array of
crocheted dolls including such
illustrious characters as E .T. (com­plete
with a bright red heart), Miss
Piggy with various muppets, and a
smurf or two.
Autumn harvests of fruit and
vegetables filled bushel baskets in
pickup truck beds and orange and
blue babyblankets were draped
over chairs to expose crocheted AU
emblems.
The twang of blue grass music
wafted from across the two-lane
street. It was that of a local band,
appropriately named the Sauga-hatchee
Syrup Soppers.
The Syrup Soppers played their
bluegrass tunes for an audience
sitting or leaning on bales of hay
scattered on the grounds across
from the syrup sopping, which is
sponsored by the ruritan civic
group. The Syrup Soppers, however,
SOPPING AWAY
... tending the fire in Loachapoka
were guests of the Loachapoka
H jstorical Society and performedas
a part of the society's annual fair.
One of the historical society mem­bers,
dressed for the occasion in a
full skirt, apron and white bonnet,
said it was a bit more than
Photography: Chris Shirley
coincidence that the fair and the
syrup sopping fell on the same day.
"With so many home games there
wasn't much choice." she said,
indicating that football even die-
See SYRUP, B-5
One night in 1878, a slave seeking
revenge for such harsh punishment
hid in a dark niche located halfway
down the mansion's slender, spiral
staircase. As Yonge started up the
stairs the angry slave sprang from
his hiding place and stabbed his
owner to death on the 13th step.
Approximately one year after the
violent murder Mary Anne Godwin
Yonge, the former slaveowner's
wife, sold the property to the
Chewacla Lime Works.
The home's history continued to
grow and be enriched as it was sold
to several different owners before
being passed on to the city of Opelika
In 1927.
The top portion of the house
burned in the late 1920's. Although
the cause for the fire has never been
determined, it is believed lightning
ignited the wood shingles and
caused the upper portion of the
house to burn. The lower part of the
house remains as part of the original
building erected in the 1800s.
In 1946 the Opelika Park Board
began operating Spring Villa Park,
with the Water Works Board as­suming
ownership in 1948.
A dark red stain remained on the
13th step until 1967 when the
stairway was repaired. When work­ers
began to make repairs on the
stairway, it was found this step was
the only one which had rotted away.
Today the house, a member of the
National Register of Historic Pla­ces,
is rented out to groups for
reunions, church activities, and
other events. Several visitors are
said to have heard the sound of
footsteps at the bottom of the
staircase-footsteps which suppo­sedly
stem from the vengeful mur­der
which took place on the 13th step.
Randall Heitzman, resident
manager of Spring Villa Park, says
park officials hope to join together
with the Auburn University interior
design department to refurnish and
redecorate the historic spot. Last
October $20,000 was spent rework­ing
the roof alone, Heitzman says,
adding the front part of the house
remains in "poor shape."
The park also Includes a spring-water
pool, 26 shaded campground
sites, picnic shelters and an arch­ery
range which was built in 1976.
For the past four years park
officials have transformed the for­mer
mansion into a Halloween
"haunted house." However, Heitz­man
says,' 'it got to the point where
we were creating more extra work,"
than they could handle.
Bluegrass festivals are also held
in the park and Heitzman says
summer concerts are also going to
be scheduled for Spring Villa.
Meanwhile, the house sits unin­habited
and bare. The rooms are
now empty, save the bunk beds
which line the walls In the upstairs
rooms. Plaster is missing from
several spots on the celling and the
rail has been removed from the
fading staircase.
The niche where Yonge's angry
slave hid still remains, although it
has faded and the blood stain on the
step can no longer be seen.
Only 100 yards from the home, on a
hillside near the site where his life
was suddenly ended, there is a
marble headstone. On that head­stone,
written In plain, simple
wording is the remaining trace of
Yonge's existence. With the In­scribed
words "Yonge-W. Penn
C.-1823-1878", the former slave­owner
continues to oversee his
property and the home's history.
Municipal News
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
The Opelika Parks and Recrea­tion
Department will sponsor the
Spring Villa Bluegrass Festival Oct.
30. The festival will be at Sprlngvilla
Park from noon to 10 p.m.
The Saugahatchee Syrup
Soppers, Whetstone Run, from State
College Perm., and Golden River
Grass, from Tallapoosa Ga. will be
the featured bands.
There will be Hog Calling and
Buckdanclng contests with prizes.
Tickets are $3 in advance and $4 at
the gate.
TRIALS RESUME
The Lee County Circuit Court
resumed Jury Trials Tuesday after
a state-wide three-week suspension
of all jury trials, due to proration.
Three weeks ago, Gov. Fob James
declared proration state wide, and
to save money, all jury trials for the
next three weeks were postponed.
Montgomery County began
having trials again last week, when
prospective jurors chose to serve
without being paid the standart $10 a
day for their services.
Lee County chose to call its
prospective jurors and tell them not
to report lastweek, rather than offer
them the choice of serving without
pay.
THEATRE TO EXPAND
The Plaza Twin Theatre In Mid­way
Plaza, Opelika, will expand to a
triple theatre. The Plaza will be­come
the first triple theatre in the
area, though they are not unusual
around the state.
The management said the con­struction
could possibly be com­pleted
in time for the Christmas
movie season. The Plaza was first
built as a single In 1969 and expanded
to a twin theatre In 1978.
COUNTY LEGAL SERVICES
A variety of legal services may be
available to Lee County employees
If the Lee County Commission
approves a plan presented by a
representative of National Prepaid
Legal Services.
One benefit would pay one-half of
the attorney's hourly rate for
services such as wills and lease
agreements. The second benefit is
the automotive legal protection
which pays attorney's fees in cases
Involving minor accidents, traffic
citations and suspended licenses.
The third benefit is legal defense
which would pay up to $6,000 per
year In legal expenses if an em­ployee,
his wife or dependent
children are sued.
The county commissioners
agreed to review the plan and see If
enough employees would be In­terested
in participating in the
payroll deduction plan.
University Senate Report on the
Vice Presidential resignations, B-4.
B-2 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 28, 1982
The Bahamas
Clear waters provide Utopia for AU scuba divers
By Paula Harrison
Plainsman Staffwrlter
The Bahamas, with its live coral
reefs, crystal clear water and
abundance of colorful marine life
hold some of the "most beautiful and
potentially dangerous scuba diving
areas in the world," says Philip
Stroud, president of the Auburn
University Scuba Club.
Stroud and 21 other Auburn
students sailed Sept. 4 from Miami
for a week of diving and snorkeling
in the Bahamas.
"Diving down mere is like being
born into a different world,'' Stroud
says, adding coral sea fans were
"moving with the motion of the
waves. "Octlpi, squid, spiny sea
urchins and other "animals you
could never conceive, their features
in such curious and bizzare form,"
were seen, he says.
Stroud describes one fish as seen
during a dive as ' 'colored like black
light with fluorescent purple
glowing out." Lobsters, snappers,
and other creatures "peered out at
you and then darted back into their
protective dwellings as curious of
you as you were of them," he
explains.
Sea turtles and dolphins swam
beside you while sharks swam in the
distance."
Current Miss Alabama
to host Auburn pageant
By Johnny Clark
Plainsman Staffwrlter
An Auburn first will be held Jan.
28-29 when the 1983 Miss War Eagle
pageant is staged in Foy Union
Ballroom.
Former Miss Alabamas Teresa
Cheatham and Tolanda Fernandez
will be special guests at the pageant.
Cheatham, first runner-up In the
1978 Miss America pageant, will
serve as hostess for the first night of
the pageant while Fernandez, third
runner-up in the 1982 Miss America
pageant, will be hostess for the final
event of the evening.
Nora Chapman, executive dir­ector
of the Miss Alabama Pageant,
will also be on hand for the event and
the Auburn Knights are scheduled to
perform.
A $30 sponsorship fee will be
charged which will cover a work­shop
fee and a one-half page
program book ad. The fee is not a
charge for the pageant, but helps
pay for a workshop in which the girls
will be given tips on make-up, how to
walk on stage, which wardrobe to
select, their voice and other helpful
hints for the pageant. Businesses,
families, organizations and individ­uals
may sponsor contestants.
Judges for the pageant will in­clude
Karen Allen, director of the
Elan Modeling Agency; Bill Bright
of Birmingham; and Dr. John Rude,
director of the Experimental Thea­tre
at the University of Montevallo.
Any girl registered as an Auburn
student is eligible to enter. Con­testants
must between the ages of
17 and 26. Entry forms can be
obtained at Foy Union Desk begin­ning
today through Nov. 8.
Girls interested in entering the
pageant should call Mike Goodson,
pageant director, at821-0773, or Alec
Harvey, local chairman, at 887-7353.
Contestants are also asked to call
Goodson or Harvey after complet­ing
the entry forms to obtain more
details about the pageant.
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Stroud and four others dove to 220
feet to feel nitrogen narcosis or
' 'rapture of the deep.'' This drunken
feeling occurs as underwater pres­sure
forces nitrogen from breathing
air into the diver's nervous system.
The nitrogen acts much like
alcohol, but does not damage the
diver's body, Stroud says. Each 60
feet the diver descends has the same
effect as one martini, he explains.
Before initiating this dive, Joe
Abbot, captain of the Shark XII, (the
group's boat) gave the divers a test
to insure that all felt comfortable
enough in the water "to handle
themselves In extreme situations,"
Stroud says. Abbot threw each
diver's gear Into the water at 30 feet
and divers put the gear on before
returning to the surface for air. Only
five took the test, and all passed,
Stroud says.
AT about 140 feet, the narcosis
started taking effect, Allen Court­ney
says. At 160 feet, the mountain
top which the divers were exploring
dropped off and became vertical.
From then they could see 300 to 400
feet In any direction and straight
down into Infinity.
"We felt as if we were "Jumping
off a mountain and floating in
space," he explains.
Narcosis induces a feeling of
warmth, weightlessness and forget-fulness,"
which is intensified with
depth, Stroud says.
"Reality is gone. Hallucinations
are in full. Tour air bubbles look like
diamonds glistening before your
eyes, and shells are dancing on the
wall," said Stroud.
At 220 feet, the only visible colors
are blue-greens, browns, grays, and
some purples. Red and other colors
with short wave-lengths have been
filtered out by the water, Stroud
explains.
The Navy dive and decompres­sion
tables which the divers followed
allowed them only fifteen minutes of
bottom time at 220 feet. When their
time had expired, Courtney, who
was in charge of monitoring,
signaled for all to ascend. They
remained at 20 feet for 10 minutes
and at 10 feet for 15 minutes.
This time was required for de­compression,
which allows the
nitrogen absorbed by the diver's
joints to diffuse back into the
bloodstream.
Without decompression, air bub­bles
form in the joints causing
severe pain and possible blood clots,
Stroud says. This condition is
referred to as decompression sick­ness
or "the bends."
Decompression dives are danger­ous
because the drunkenness makes
divers want to stay underwater.
Courtney says, "You Just want to
keep golngdown.itfeels so beautiful
and awesome." Divers have died
from narcosis by staying under until
their air is exhausted, he adds.
Three days later Stroud, Wes
Williams and Leigh Mason suited up
for snorkeling and spear fishing at
dusk.
They planned to fish around a
shallow reef near the boat. Williams
noticed three black-tip sharks about
four feet long swimming nearby.
Since the sharks were non-aggres­sive,
the divers decided to continue
their plans and watch closely for any
change in the sharks' behavior.
Within minutes the sharks darted
after Williams and Mason. Williams
shouted for everyone to get back to
the boat. He and Mason swam
toward the boat with the sharks
circling and bumping them, pre­paring
to attack.
Stroud didn't know what was
happening, so when he saw a
hog-nosed fishnearby, he spearedlt,
creating blood. The fish swam Into
the reef. Stroud surfaced for air,
then dove to retrieve the fish and
spear.
After pulling the spear from the
fish, Stroud turned around to find
himself face to face with a 9-foot
shark. The shark came at Stroud
with it's mouth open. Stroud pointed
his spear at the shark's nose. The
shark rammed Stroud, then re­treated
in pain from the spear.
The shark repeated this pattern
about eight times.
"The last time, he took after me
full speed," Stroud says. "Fright­ened
to death, I Jammed the spear
down his throat, and his mouth was
inches from my hands with teeth
about four inches long," Stroud
says.
The shark turned away and the
spear fell to the bottom. Stroud now
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held a small sling-shot against the
tremendous shark. But the shark did
not return. Instead, he swam below
and ate the fish Stroud had speared.
The shark then went into a feeding
frenzy.
By this time, Stroud had swam
several yards from the shark, but
his ordeal had not ended.
Two of the sharks approached and
haphazardly began bumping him.
He tried to kick them away with his
fins, but his efforts were in vain.
Stroud finally reached Williams
and Mason and latched on to
Williams, who had a pole spear
hitting the sharks in the noses.
Attacks like these are not
common, says John Goodner, scuba
instructor for Adventure Sports.
Only about four divers worldwide
each year are killed by shark
attacks, he explains. He speculates
when Stroud speared the fish, it
emitted a distress signal, which,
when combined with the blood,
excited the sharks into attacking.
Goodner has been diving 12 years,
and this is the only attack he has ever
encountered.
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Cuisine
New spaghetti recipe for budget conscious
By Tricia Bowling
Plainsman Staffwriter
Everyone, no matter what the
occupation, needs a foolproof recipe
in his or her repertoire. It should be a
recipe that is easy to prepare; a
recipe that is easy on the budget and
a recipe that is delicious. The
spaghetti recipe that follows is just
such a dish. No matter how its
mistreated, it always turns out
wonderfully. It usually feeds six to
eight people for under $10, but can be
successfully multiplied to feed over
60 people for abut $1.25 per person,
including a salad and bread.
Tip: Although the spaghetti is
good immediately after cooking, it
improves with age (in the refrige­rator).
Also, spices and seasonings
are a good investment since they
last for a long time if they are kept
away from the light. (They are
worth the money.)
Here's the recipe:
2 medium onions, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
% stick of butter
2% lbs. ground beef
1 large can mushrooms
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
115 oz. can tomato sauce
l 8 oz. can tomato sauce
% t. garlic powder
5 bay leaves
2 tablespoons brown sugar
oregano
thyme
soy sauce
pepper
dash of chili powder
Saute the onions and celery in
butteruntil they are limp. Drain and
set aside. Brown the ground beef
until it loses its pinkness. Drain off
grease (this step is important).
Place onion, meat and celery in a
large saucepan or dutch oven. Add
tomatopaste, tomato sauces, mush­rooms,
garlic powder, bay leaves
and brown sugar. Season to taste
with the other spices. Cover and
simmer for 2 hours (at least). Serve
over freshly cooked pasta.
For the rest of the meal, serve a
salad, bread and Chianti wine. As
for dessert, simply serve gelato-that's
Italian for ice cream. Bon
Appetit.
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