®t) e Auburn Blainsmari 'To foster
the Auburn Spirit'
Volume 89 Number 35 Thursday, August 18, 1983 Auburn University, Ala. 36849 20 pages
Search yields 275 names
NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE—Auburn students are in the grips of
last-minute, end-of-the-quarter panic. Billy Clark, a senior in visual
arts, is diligently perfecting a project due Monday in his Wood
Sculpture II class. When completed, his project will contrast cherry
wood and black walnut wood.
At least 275 names and nominations
for the presidency of the University
were received by the 18-
member Search Committee before
the Aug. 15 deadline.
"However, if more names come in
after the deadline, I can't say they
won't be considered too," said
Search Committee chairman Robert
Lowder.
The committee is still going
through the applications and nominations
of the 275 names, said student
committee member Mark
Stevenson.
Stevenson also said he thinks the
subcommittees have seen almost
half of the names received by the
committee.
"I would think that approximately
half of that half have been
eliminated by the subcommittees,"
Stevenson added.
Although the field of candidates is
predominantly male, several
women have applied.
Stevenson said he thought the
women might have received more
consideration than some male
applicants.
Final candidates will not necessarily
have to be current, or even
former, university presidents,
Lowder said.
"Experience is one thing we're
looking at, but their being a university
president is not a major factor
in our consideration," Lowder said.
The applicants' academic records,
administrative experience and ability
and experience in communicating
with others will be considered as
well, Curt Peterson, chairman of the
University Senate said.
The committee is examining
applicants' personal characteristics
and their "philosophy about running
an institution," Peterson said.
So far, the committee has not
addressed the problem of how to
screen the eventual last round of
candidates. "But I feel that we are
heading toward that point," Peterson
said.
The committee members have not
said much about the selection guidelines
to keep from getting sidetracked
in discussion of the specific
criteria used to eliminate applications.
This policy has been in effect
since the search began nearly four
months ago in an effort to keep the
committee from having to defend its
guidelines, Lowder said.
"We're trying to keep as many of
the search committee guidelines out
of public discussion as possible. We
don't want the guidelines that we
loosely follow to become the subject
of debate," Stevenson said.
Lowder still maintains that there
is "no pressure" to make a hasty
selection to replace former president
Hanly Funderburk, who resigned
last February after months of pressure
from students and faculty
members.
Funderburk had been president
since 1980.
The committee's final recommendation
for president must meet the
approval of the Board of Trustees.
The committee has no set deadline
for themselves in selecting a president
at this tie.
"The real work is still ahead of
us," said Peterson. Lowder
Auburn construction booming
Alabama toughens DUI law
By David Granger
Plainsman Staffwriter
A new law stiffening the penalties
for persons convicted of driving
under the influence of alcohol is in
effect in Alabama, enabling judges
to levy heavier fines in all DUI cases
and creating mandatory sentences
for second and third offenders.
The law went into effect when
Gov. George Wallace signed House
Bill 264 on July 29.
Under the new law, first offenders
are subject to a fine of no less than
$250 and no more than $1,000 or a
jail sentence of no longer than one
year.
In addition, first offenders will
receive a 90-day driver's license
suspension and must complete a
DUI court referral program.
Anyone convicted of DUI a
second time will be fined no less
than $500 and no more than $2,000
and can receive up to a one-year jail
Answer to lawsuit
expected tomorrow
Tomorrow is the deadline for replies
to the federal lawsuit filed
against Alabama which says the
state maintains a racially dual system
of higher education.
The University's legal adviser
Tom Samford, said as far as he
knows, the University has not yet
submitted a reply.
Replies were originally due Aug. 1
but a federal judge granted an
extension until the 19th.
Auburn was named as a defendant
in the lawsuit, as were other colleges
and universities in the state,
the Alabama Commission on
Higher Education, Gov. George C.
Wallace and other state officials
and agencies.
The suit requests that Alabama
end segregation in its colleges and
universities.
A plan was submitted by Gov. Fob
James in 1981 but it was turned
down by the Department of Education
because it was inadequate.
The case cannot be discussed by
any of the parties involved until the
answers to the suit have been delivered
to the U.S. District Court in
Birmingham tomorrow, Samford
said.
sentence.
The second conviction also carries
a mandatory sentence of 48 hours in
jail or 20 hours of community
service work.
Second offenders will also have
their licenses revoked for one year.
A third DUI conviction under the
new la w is punishable by a fine of no
less than $1,000 and no more than
$5,000 and a jail sentence of 60 days
to one year.
The minimum 60-day sentence is
not subject to probation or
suspension.
A third offender's driver's license
will be revoked for three years.
The new law also states that a
license can be suspended for 90 days
for refusing to take a chemical test
to determine blood-alcohol content.
A second refusal within five years
will result in a license revocation of
one year.
An Auburn tradition
By Dave Hartshorn
Plainsman Staffwriter
During the past year much progress
has been made in Auburn
toward construction of new student
housing and on-campus and commercial
buildings, University officials
say.
There are now four major projects
underway and others in the planning
stages now which, when finished,
will facilitate some of the
growing demands of the University,
Tom Tillman, University architect
said.
Student Activities Building
The $7 million student activities
building, which has been under construction
since last May, should be
completed by November.
It will house the intramural
department as well as basketball
and coed exercise/weight rooms.
Engineering Buildings I & II
An additional $6 million has been
allocated for the three-story engineering
building between Thach
Hall and Tichenor.
This building is expected to meet
the School of Engineering's increasing
enrollment With a large number
of well-equipped labs and classrooms,
Tillman said.
It will also be a factor in restoring
the engineering department's
accreditation.
Engineering Building II will
comprise approximately 200,000
square feet of floor space and,
according to Tillman, will cost
about $18 million.
As the coordinator in charge of
the project's design, Tillman said
that "If there are no snags by the
summer of '85, then the first $5 million
phase will be finished."
This phase of the project will be
involved with laying out the first
35,000 square feet.
The new building will serve the
civil engineering curriculum with
such facilities as a structures lab
and a materials lab, Tillman said.
The architectural plans are now
being drawn up by architects from
the firm of Goleman and Rolfe, with
technical assistance from Auburn
engineering faculty members.
This will insure that the faculty
members are given "what they want
in terms of their needs," Tillman
continued.
Broun Hall Razed
The site of 82-year-old Broun Hall,
on West Magnolia, has been chosen
for the building.
Broun Hall was built in three
stages between 1901 and 1935, and
in recent years its bracing has
weakened.
By the end of spring quarter 1984,
Broun will be demolished to make
room for construction of the engineering
building, Tillman said.
Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC
programs have been operating in
Broun since 1965.
Their relocation to the corner of
Thach Avenue and Wire Road
(already in the programming stage)
will carry a price tag of $1.75 million,
Tillman estimated.
The architectural firm of Bargan-ier,
McKee and Sims is waiting for
the approval to draw up plans for
the facility which will have a floor
plan totaling 25,000 square feet.
Tillman said construction bids
are expected to be received during
winter quarter, with completion of
the building expected by winter of
1985.
The 42,000 square-foot facility
will house trade shops for the automotive,
carpentry and electrical
study areas of the department.
Also included will be a learning
resources center, classrooms and
faculty offices.
Construction One, a Montgomery-based
firm estimates completion
should be in approximately 14
months.
Library Expansion Planned
Although no funds have yet been
granted, an expansion of the Ralph
B. Draughon Library is planned.
Three proposals are currently
available, Tillman said.
The original Master Plan accommodated
an expansion wing to the
west, while the Generations Fund
presented a plan which showed
expansion to the east.
The third possibility would add
another floor to the library, he said.
Tillman said "The library was
OFF-CAMPUS
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITl
Construction costs
$50-60 million
SI6-17 million
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Vocational and Adult
Education Facility
The George C. Wallace Center for
Vocational and Adult Education is
scheduled for construction at the
corner of Thach and Donahue.
"This facility has been one of the
University's top priorities for some
time now," Dr. Richard Baker, head
of the department of vocational
adult education, noted.
"At the present time we have our
program scattered across the campus,
in Haley Center, Petrie Hall
and the L Building. Consolidation
into one building will certainly
result in greater program efficiency
and allow needed room for growth,"
he added.
originally designed to take another
floor, but at this point we just don't
know which option will be best."
Tillman will travel to the University
of South Carolina in Columbia
and to Duke for research of similar
library expansions.
"It's a common thing we do," said
Tillman, "to go see representative
facilities with similar extension
programs. Going to see a bad library
is just as valuable as seeing a good
one."
Overton Auditorium
Plans are developing for the John
V. Overton Auditorium at the
School of Veterinary Medicine.
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\
Hills celebrate 57th anniversary
This will be the last edition
of The Auburn Plains*
man for summer quarter.
The next paper will be distributed
on Sept. 29.
Meetings will be beld on
Sept. 20 and 22 at 4 p.m.
for ail those interested in
working on next year's
Plainsman staff.
Inside
Campus Calendar A-2
Classifieds B-8
Editorials A-4
Entertainment A-7
News Briefs A-2
Sports B-l
SEC
Football P r e v i ew
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By Libby Crawford
Features Editor
In this day and age, when the
ratio of unsuccessful marriages to
successful ones is two to one, Olin
and Ethel Hill have lent new meaning
to the words "till death do us
part." On July 25, the Hills celebrated
their 57th wedding anniversary.
"We've had a real good life," Mrs.
Hill says. "We've had our ups and
downs. Marriage is a give and take
situation, and you both have to do
your part. I don't think I've ever
been mad enough at Olin to say I'm
going to leave."
Of course, Mrs. Hill says it hasn't
always been easy and times have
gotten tough. "We've been through
two depressions and two world wars
together," Mr. Hill says. "But we've
survived spiritually, mentally and
physically."
The Hills were both born and
raised in Notasulga, where they met
and were married in 1926. "One of
the best things he ever did for me
was take me off the farm," Mrs. Hill
says.
Mrs. Hill begins to giggle and her
face turns a light shade of crimson
as she says. "Olin, should I tell
about the barbershop?"
Mr. Hill laughs and nods his head
in approval, so Mrs. Hill continues.
"When we were first dating, Olin
worked in a barbershop. Back in
those days most always my momma
or daddy cut my hair. Well, one day I
got up my courage and went to have
Olin cut my hair. And he charged
me 25 cents! He was just afraid everyone
would tease him, so he waited
until he came to pick me up that
night to give me my quarter back."
She smiles as Mr. Hill bursts out
laughing. "Well it was worth it
wasn't it?"
"I never know what he's going to
say or do," Mrs. Hill says. "He's a
big tease. He doesn't worry about a
thing."
"I'm concerned," Mr. Hill tells
her. "I can't let things at the store
bother me. When I turn the key on it,
I know the same problems will be
there in the morning."
Mrs. Hill remembers back in
about 1934 when they had just
started their family and the
monthly bill came from Johnson's
grocery store for $27. Thinking she
didn't know what they would do, she
told Mr. Hill who smiled and said,
"We'll get by." And she says, somehow
they always did.
"We came from good stock," Mr.
Hill says. "We had pride in our heritage.
We knew those people who
had gotten ahead had worked
hard."
"It's like going up steps," Mr. Hill
leans back in his chair and smiles.
"You begin with a little and you put
that away. You add a little more and
you begin to use that to help you
along the way."
"We've always lined ourselves up
with good people in the church, and
the good Lord has always been good
to us," Mr. Hill says.
Mr. Hill says the fact that neither
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Photography: Libby Crawford
TILL DEATH DO US PART
.Olin says he's too old to retire
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News briefs
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. WINS BIG
HELSINKI, FINLAND-The
U.S. cleaned up at the world track
and field championships with 24
medals—8 gold, 9 silver and 7
bronze.
The U.S. won more medals
than any other country competing.
This event has been considered
the most competitive event
in track and field outside of the
Olympics.
REAGAN IN MEXICO
MEXICO—President Reagan
was welcomed to Mexico Monday
with a word of caution from President
Miguel de la Madrid.
Madrid told the president that
international problems were
being aggravated by "shows of
force" and must be constructively
dealt with through political
discussions.
Many feel that this welcoming
speech by Mexico's president
alluded to Reagan's policy in
Central America.
INTERNATIONAL DEBTS
CREATE CRISIS
WASHINGTON-Economists
say the third-world debts are
likely to bring the international
banking system crashing down.
Runaway international debts
are creating a worldwide crisis
that compares to the one preceding
the financial collapse of 1929
and the Great Depression.
Eliot Janeway, a leading economist,
says developing nations of
eastern Europe are dangerously
overextended.
NATIONAL
ALABAMIAN STOPS
MUGGERS
NEW YORK—A 67-year-old Alabama
woman chased off a pack of
would-be muggers Monday with
a pearl-handled pistol and then
was arrested for illegal possession
of a weapon.
Her permit had expired a year
ago, but police say she would
have been arrested anyway
because New York does not recognize
out-of- state permits.
Roberta Leonard awaits a
hearing today and could face up
to a year in prison if convicted.
STATE
FAMILY KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
TUSCALOOSA-A Tuscaloosa
family was killed Sunday when a
light plane crashed in a thunderstorm
in the Florida panhandle
two miles east of Ebro.
Dr. William Gafford, his wife
Susan and their three small
daughters had been in Tuscaloosa
for about six years where he
was practicing radiology.
GRADDICK SEEKS HALT
TO RELEASE PROGRAM
GULF SHORES—Attorney General
Charles Graddick called
Monday for a stop to a state
prison-restitution-and-release
program.
He said this program would
turn loose "dopeheads, thieves
and robbers" without supervision.
Graddick said he may take
legal action to prevent the Supervised
Intensive Restitution program
that was started to ease
crowding in the state's prisons.
Revisions sought in
Student Honesty Code
Photography: Libby Crawford
By Emily Bentley
Plainsman Staffwriter
The Student Academic Honesty
Code, which deals with rules regarding
student actions from dormitory
conduct to cheating on exams, may
be revised at the recommendation of
a committee reviewing the matter.
The committee is trying to make
the code more specific and emphasize
academic honesty as a responsibility
of the student body.
The committee favors changing
the code to make student rights
clearer.
Defining student rights in relation
to hearings and notices, and
making the code consistent with the
strongly worded Code of Student
Discipline are priorities of the committee,
said committee member Al
Sistrunk.
The student members of the committee
have also written a companion
document to accompany their
official recommendations.
An ad hoc committee was formed
in 1981 to review the matter and
make recommendations concerning
revisions of the code.
The committee, which consists i
three students and four facult;
members, has been working sine
that time studying the code and it
statement about the rights am
responsibilities of students.
In the fall of 1981, two Aubun
students went to Al Sistrunk, thei
assistant dean of students, express
ing concern about the academi
honesty of Auburn students and th
code that outlines expectations fo
honesty in academics.
These students, Mary Lee Hortoi
and Tommy Shovelton, were told t<
present their ideas to then SG>
president Rip Britton.
The submitted proposal,
approved by the SGA Code of Lawi
Committee and current SGA presi
dent David Herrick, will continu
through the adoption process until i
is approved by Interim Presiden
Wilford S. Bailey.
It is hoped this process will
completed and the revision!
adopted soon enough to have th<
new Academic Honesty Cod<
printed in the 1984-1985 Tiger Cub.
FACES ANYBODY COULD LOVE-These cuddly canines seem
r a t h e r weary of a life behind bars. Interested t a k e r s can "spring"
the pups from the Lee County Humane Society for a small fee.
Consideration of options
given to trustee's bylaws
A committee met yesterday to
prepare different options for a set of
bylaws to be devised for theBoard of
Trustees.
The committee, composed of trustees
James Tatum, Morris Savage
and John Denson, was formed by
the board to respond to deficiences
in the board cited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools.
"There is a pretty good consensus
within the University now concerning
the points to be included in the
bylaws," Tatum said.
There has been a lot of input from
all areas, he added.
The trustees do not want to show
favor to any part of the University
over another in the laws, he said.
"We're trying to take all ideas and
put them into laws that don't conflict.
We've polled the trustees about
certain areas," he said.
Tatum said the committee "will
put the purpose of the board on
paper."
The committee will present its
findings in the Aug. 25 meeting of
the board.
Tatum said he didn't expect the
board to make any final decision on
the recommendations of the committee
at the August meeting.
He said they "would have these
various alternatives to look at.
We're not trying to hurry," he said.
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THE AUBURN SOCIETY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION—
is collecting used and reusable
items for its next rummage sale.
Call 821-9026 or 821-3473 to arrange
a pickup.
A.U. L'lL BIT OLDER CLUB-will
hold its final meeting of the
summer quarter tonight 7 p.m., 246
Foy. If you are a student approximately
25 to 45 years old and would
like to meet people your own age,
you are invited. Nursery facilities
available.
ICE CREAM RECEPTION-will
take place Saturday from 1-2 p.m. at
the Heart of Auburn Motel. The
social is in honor of Sen. Ernest Hol-lings
of South Carolina who is running
for the Democratic Party's presidential
nomination.
WILDFLOWER SOCIETY-will
meet tonight at 7 p.m. in 2207 Haley
for a slide-lecture program by
Auburn University Alumni Professor
George W. Folkerts on "Life of
Southeastern Pitcher Bogs: A Unique
Natural Heritage."
BAHA'I CLUB-will hold its regular
meeting Friday, 8 p.m. at 816 N.
Gay St.
OVERE ATERS ANONYMOUS-meets
every Monday for newcomers
at 7 p.m. in Grace Methodist
Church. Regulars come at 7:30.
FALL SHORT COURSE QUARTERLY—
describes more than 60
learning-can-be-fun evening non-credit
short courses in the nine subject
areas.
: Campus Calendar is being
completely overhauled. Starting
fall quarter, it will become the
Auburn Calendar and will consist
of a full page each week.
Announcements for bands,
s, speakers, religious and
reek events, etc., as well as for
University-chartered student
organizations can be made here,
The Auburn Calendar is a service
of The Auburn Plainsman..
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w form iu fill out, and these
a are now available in the
ainsman office.
Auburn Calendar deadline for
next issue of the Plainsman
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Students confront untimely pregnancies
By Libby Crawford
Features Editor
'" In the last year (from June 1982 to
June 1983), the Drake Student
Health Center ran 326 pregnancy
tests. One hundred forty-six of those
tests were positive.
"There is no feeling in this world
more terrifying than thinking you
are pregnant," Shelley, a student at
Auburn said. "I was so scared that I
would be faced with an untimely
pregnancy, but I was one of the
lucky ones. My test turned out negative.
I really don't know what I
would have done if I had been
pregnant."
Shelly was one of the 55 percent of
the girls who went to the Drake Student
Health Center last year to have
a pregnancy test, and found out she
was not pregnant. But what
happens to that unfortunate 45 percent
who go to find out that their
worst fears have been realized?
What do the students of these
untimely pregnancies do? What
alternatives are offered them?
"Most of them elect abortions,"
said Judith Hood, of the infirmary.
"In fact, nine out of 10 that come in
here have already made up their
minds what they are going to do if
the test comes out positive."
"We talk to them about all the
possible avenues, and counsel them
on resources," Hood says. "We feel
like they are the ones who must live
with their decision, and it must be
theirs to make."
Hood says that most of the students
take advantage of the services
the clinic offers, but that she has no
way of knowing how many other
students are seeking help elsewhere.
She says that frequently they do not
see a student at the infirmary until
she comes in for the follow-up examination
after an abortion has
already been performed.
"I see it as a problem," says Hood,
"and I think we may be seeing more
of it than in the past. I would say it is
on the incline."
So, what is the student health center
doing in the way of preventing
this, or at least trying to combat it?
The infirmary has been running a
series of classes that meets three
times a week for students interested
in sexuality and birth control.
"We are not advocating permissiveness,"
Hood says. "Most of the
girls who come in here have made up
their minds whether they are ready
to become sexually active. Some of
them already are."
"I feel like if we could educate
more students, you know, teach
them the nitty gritty things, not just
brush the surface, we could prevent
some of these pregnancies," says
Karen Callaway, a registered nurse
at the clinic.
"The fact that we ran so many
pregnancy tests, even though some
of them came out negative, indicates
we have a problem. The reason
being that there is no organized
force out where they really are,"
says Callaway.
Callaway explains that when a
girl thinks she is pregnant, she has
a choice. She can go to the infirmary,
call Sav-a-Life, the Beacon
Clinic or the Lee County Health
Clinic, and even the choice confuses
her. Each clinic might stress a different
alternative for her. Callaway
suggests they form a common goal
in reaching out to the students
before they become pregnant.
Callaway says one problem particular
to Auburn University is its
conservative atmosphere. She
explains that both the University of
Alabama and the University of
Georgia have tremendous gynecology
clinics, and she feels like they
can offer the students help in an
unrepressive atmosphere. But,
Auburn students are more inhibited
about going to the student health
center for help, until it is too late.
In fact, Callaway says that for a
while the infirmary was rumored to
be advocating permissiveness and
abortion. Callaway says that
because of the repressive atmosphere
at Auburn, their help is seen
as harmful.
"If their decision is that they will
become sexually active, we are
wanting them to become sexually
responsible," says Hood. "I do not
see abortion as a means of birth control.
There are other methods to prevent
pregnancy. That is why we
want to make this service available
to them. I feel it is very important
that we do."
But, what if an Auburn student
discovers she is pregnant, and does
not want to have an abortion? She
can either keep her baby, or contact
either Sav-a-Life or the Department
of Pensions and Securities, and put
her baby up for adoption.
Sav-a-Life is a new organization
in the Lee County area. It opened its
doors to girls who have adoption in
mind in January of this year. Sav-a-
Life maintains its home office in
Birmingham, but has a branch in
Auburn across the street from
Auburn National Bank on Gay
Street.
"There is no such thing as an
unwanted baby," says Harriet
Glasgow. "There may be a mother
who does not want her child, but
there is always another mother who
can, and wants to, love that child."
Glasgow says the organization
was licensed in December of 1982,
and that already there is a waiting
list that is "amazingly long" of couples
that want to adopt children,
says Glasgow.
"One couple called us all the way
from California the day we opened. I
don't know how they had already
heard of us, but they wanted their
name to be first on our list."
Glasgow explains that Sav-a-Life
is dedicated to helping women with
untimely pregnancies. "We help her
find workable ways to carry out her
pregnancy. We want to help her
physically, mentally and spiritually.
Our first intent is not only to
save the baby's life. We're also concerned
with the mother," Glasgow
says.
Glasgow, who serves as public
relations director and counselor for
Sav-a-Life, says the organization
has seen more than 50 girls in the
last six months, and that three of
them were Auburn, students. She
said that although, one chose to
abort her baby, another chose to
give her child up for adoption
though Life-Line.
Life-Line is working in conjunction
with Sav-a-Life to provide a
choice for Auburn students, and
anyone else in the Lee County area.
Life-Line is an adoption agency that
bases its operation in Birmingham.
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The fee will help cover the cost of
several activities planned for the
1983-84 school year.
Some possible activities include
an Atlanta Braves baseball trip, a
Six Flags trip, intramural sports
tournaments, movies, cookouts and
overnight camping trips.
The CDV Student Council,
headed by Kenton Buchanan and
Leslie Dease, is in charge of collecting
and appropriating the funds.
The council was formed in the fall
of 1982 and has been planning functions
and providing other services to
CDV residents during the past year.
Three new representatives from
each of the six buildings will be
chosen during the first week of fall
quarter.
Buchanan, a council adviser,
stated that it will be the representatives'
responsibility to"find out how
the people want to see their money
used."
In the past year there was no
mandatory fee payment, so there
was not enough student participation
to justify the council's efforts.
This year, with the formation of a
representative council and the collection
of an activity fee, the plan is
expected to be a success, Buchanan
said.
Buchanan began the service at
CDV after he saw it work at Southern
Illinois University at Carbon-dale.
If his Auburn version of the same
arrangement is accepted and student
participation is enacted, the
program could include other activities.
He said horseback riding and
canoeing/rafting trips would be
possible.
The council will also serve the new
CDV residents this fall by familiarizing
them with the dorm's policies.
Intramural teams in football,
basketball and Softball will be
organized by the Council.
Any suggestions pertaining to
additional activities can be brought
up for consideration at the first
council meeting this fall, Buchanan
said.
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A-4 Mt Auburn |>lain*man Thursday, August 18, 1983
Sfie^uburnPiamsmaii
Volume 89
Glenn T. Eskew, Editor
Margaret Strawn, Business Manager
Number 35
No secret, says Dye
Three weeks seems like a short
period of time for most people, but for
Auburn folks, it seems like an eternity.
On Sept. 10, Auburn will open its football
season against Southern Mississippi.
Never has an opening game been
anticipated so.
The people over at the ticket office
are talking about selling out the stadium
that night, something that has
never been done for an initial Auburn
contest. Undoubtedly, optimism has
been fueled by the number of pollsters
who have picked the Tigers to finish
not only as the SEC's top team, but
among the nation's 10 best squads.
Playboy, as every Auburn fan in the
Western Hemisphere knows, has said
Pat Dye's team is the best in the land.
However, such talk also sparks
memories of 1964,1973 and 1975, years
when Auburn was tabbed as one of the
nation's elite teams, but could manage
only six wins in '64 and '73, and in '75
gave Shug Jordan but three wins in his
final season. This is why the high preseason
rankings have scared longtime
Auburn fans, who vividly recall those
disasters.
This year, though, there's no getting
around it. Auburn has the horses, and
everyone knows it. "We can't keep it a
secret," Dye has said.
Potential All Americans and possible
first-round NFL selections dot the
roster. Randy Campbell, Bo Jackson,
Lionel James, Doug Smith and Donnie
Humphrey are figures which opponents
will be gunning for. And Auburn
will be playing some formidable foes
this year.
Seven bowl teams from last year
appear on Auburn's schedule. Two of
those seven, Texas and Florida State,
are others being mentioned as national
championship contenders. The road to
the top will not be easy.
However, a team that has advanced
so far in such a short time as Auburn
has will not stumble when they are oh
so close to reaching their zenith. The
talent is too great, and combined with
the discipline that Dye has instilled,
there is no reason to believe that a letdown
will occur.
Moreover, traditional conference
bullies Georgia, the defending champion,
no longer has you-know-who, and
Alabama is in the midst of a transition,
a period that is difficult for any team.
•No other team, with the possible exception
of the Florida Gators, is seen to
have a shot at knocking Auburn off its
present perch.
Break out the shakers and prepare
for the invasion of the Winnebagos. It
may be a fall similar to one of 26 years
ago. That is if it ever gets here.
T/?U5Tgg'S LIBRARY tXPANSIoFl
Evaluation revisited
The Plainsman received several
negative comments from faculty
members on its editorial "Evaluation
needed" which ran in last week's
paper.
It appears several members of the
faculty believe it is not the student's
place to evaluate their teaching abilities.
This is an interesting point considering
this proposed evaluation
comes one year after the faculty evaluated
former Auburn University President
Hanly Funderburk.
One reason some faculty members
believe students should not evaluate
teachers is because students are too
immature to make proper educational
decisions.
A possible reason why some teachers
do not want to be evaluated is because
they fear the evaluation. The better
teachers should welcome an evaluation
because it would confirm the
caliber of their teaching methods.
Teachers who are not so good might
fear for their jobs and self-respect.
One point these Knights of the Ivory
Tower forget is that they are public
servants and are open to evaluation
and criticism by anyone.
Some members of the faculty need
reminding that their salaries are being
paid by student tuition with the student
being the consumer and the
faculty being the product.
If a product is defective, then the
consumer should be made aware of the
product's specifications and thus be
given a choice of which to buy.
The faculty evaluation would inform
students of several things. Will it be of
value to the student to take a particular
course? What will the teacher expect
and require in a course? The evaluation
is not a personality contest, but a
listing of the academic standards of a
professor.
One last comment, the evaluation is
mainly for information pertaining to
teachers of upper-level courses. This is
the most important area of a student's
education because these are the
courses in his major. Avoiding a certain
professor or course, for whatever
reason, could facilitate a student's
education.
THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
Managing/Associate Editor, Cindy Hall; News Editor, Jill Payne; Entertainment/
Features Editor, Libby Crawford; Sports Editor, Mike Marshall; Research
Editor, Shelton Foss; Art Editor, Victor Wheeler; Technical Editor, Larry Young;
Copy Editor, Diane Behnke; Photo Editor, Bob Gamble; Cartoonist, Lisa Jordan.
Assistant News Editor, Missy Harris; Assistant Entertainment, Maria Rogers;
Assistant Features Editor, Fletcher Hanson; Assistant Copy Editor, Jennifer
Johns.
Business Staff: Layout Coordinator, Victor Wheeler; Advertising Representatives,
Kim Phillips, Royce Morris; Layout Specialists, Eric Gronquist, Jennifer
Johns, Cathy Judkins, David Penn, Mary Welhaf; Circulation, Marty Sellers.
Auburn's future looks positive
Auburn. A thousand memories come to
mind. A feeling of warm friendship under
the aura of university. A conglomeration of
education and comfortable living in a
relaxed atmosphere. A university with a
future of endless prospects and exciting
possibilities.
Sure Auburn's got problems. What major
university doesn't these days? Auburn is
being sued by the federal government, worried
about its accreditations, censured by
one group and condemned by another. But
Auburn's biggest problem is growing
pains.
The trustees have to decide what to do
with Auburn. Should Auburn revert to the
old A.P.I., or progress into the future as a
major university equally comprised of its
land grant tradition and its liberal arts
heritage?
Auburn has lots to offer, one of the best
and most inexpensive college educations in
the South, high standards of traditions and
morals, and a genuine desire to serve the
student.
The future holds much for Auburn.
Alumni are supporting the University
more than ever before, student admissions
continue to increase and the faculty, no
matter what it has been through, is determined
to make Auburn an excellent school
academically. Auburn can do nothing but
progress.
Soon, a new president will be chosen to
lead Auburn into the future. A new era will
begin displacing past grievances and problems.
Already, the current administration
is working to alleviate Auburn's racial discrepancies,
solve staff inadequacies and
increase faculty salaries.
Now, as never before, the Board of Trustees
realizes its importance as the directional
force behind Auburn University.
Several trustees want to improve the relations
between administration, faculty and
students. Because of this, they are becoming
more accessible to these three vital
parts of the University by increasing their
visibility on campus, communication with
the faculty and participation within the
administration.
The city of Auburn is experiencing
marked economic growth. New apartment
buildings continue to go up and new businesses
open. The city thrives on the student
and the commerce he generates.
The student also thrives on the city.
Auburn is a beautiful town, hospitable,
informal, relaxing. Life here is easy, with
everything catered to the student. '- '.
Could it be the Southern charm, the
inbred traditions handed down year after
year and the instilled pride every student
feels when he comes to Auburn that creates
this enchanting town?
A walk through Samford Park on Sunday
afternoon suggests Auburn's secret.
Passing under the time-honored tower, listening
to the chimes and seeing squirrels at
play gives a hint of Auburn. Pausing under
an ancient live oak and watching students
go by adds light to Auburn's continuing
heritage. But feeling the peacefulness of
the afternoon, the soft wind rustling the
azaleas and the overall quiet of the park
explains Auburn's magical existence.
Auburn is a beautiful place. Perfect for
growing up during those formative college
years. A place where time stands still for
one brief second and gives the student an
opportunity to relax and enjoy life. This
way of life which becomes a memory to .
alumni creates the Auburn atmosphere so -
known and loved.
Not too tall being 5 -foot-12
Most of the time, I really look down on
others. I can't help it—I'm a member of the
tall species.
My height is not a well-kept secret, despite
a lifetime of trying to fool the public
eye. When a female is 6 feet tall, others tend
to notice.
If you think you're tired of telling people
your hometown and major—I can top that.
After years of being taller than the maximum
height on the queen-size pantyhose
chart, I know what question to expect from
the total stranger who "just wants to ask
me one thing." "How tall are you?" he
demands, in a tone of voice ranging anywhere
from admiration to horror.
Only in recent years have I been able to
give a straight answer to that once-dreaded
question. My reply has ranged from "none
of your business" and "bigger than a
breadbox" to "I'm 5-foot-12." (I got the 5-
foot-12 idea from model Margaux Hemingway
who told a reporter, "Only a man
can be 6 feet tall")
After flinging inhibition to the wind and
revealing my most intimate statistic, I
brace myself for the next inquiry. "Do you
like being tall?"
That's a tough question with a series of
pros and cons to consider.
First, let's examine the cons.
My stature has been the source of countless
unbecoming nicknames. The more
Missy
Harris
flattering ones have included "Stilts," "Too
Tall " and "Amazon." I still have friends
who greet me as "Bird" (short for Big Bird),
my longest-running alias.
I learned to laugh at all these affectionate
references. All but one, that is.
It's hard to act dainty, feminine and
helpless with a boyfriend who calls you
"the Gentle Giant."
Worrying about suitable dates is a fact of
life for 6-foot girls. Would you believe me if I
told you my first blind date measured 5-
foot-6? Alright, I won't tell you.
Everyone used to console me with
"Don't worry, when you get to junior high
school, high school and college, all the boys
will be taller than you!" Well, there's still
graduate school.
Growing out of the 5-foot range presents
paranoia as well.
You worry about getting jammed in an
amusement park ride and being forced to
ride the Giant Wheelie 17 consecutive
times.
A wedding could cause embarrassment.
What if the groom can't lift you oyer the
threshold?
Your father receives undersized clothes
for Christmas because you can't risk
friends seeing you shopping at "McMillan's
Big and Tall."
Enough of belittling tallness. I've finally
concluded that the pros of being statuesque
outweigh the cons. - .. v' ;C & ';
It's wonderful being able to see over a
crowd when it's one minute to go, Auburn
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If you ever find clothing to fit, you canv'
wear almost anything and usually get
away with it. , '?
You can write columns about being tall. ••'
Bouncers think you're legal age,, even if
you're not.
I've never appreciated being "too tall" so:
much as when stopped by a rude police
officer who tried to intimidate me with hisv
machismo. I stepped from my car .and.
sweetly smiled down at his scowling face, 6
inches lower than mine. Oh sure, I still got
a ticket, but I had fun doing it. '/.;- " ? :,
Now that I've decided to stand up
straight and enjoy being a taller type person,
I must find the answer to one last nagging
question. Do tall people have short
lives? •;-"•'" :; • ''
I'm still praying te one day see a little old j
lady who's 6 feet tall.
Auburn in summer, Gonzo style
Another summer quarter is winding
down, the fun and excitement soon to be
replaced with the angst of finals, For a few,
this summer marks the end of a college
career; the chosen will move now to the
adult world and will commence to make
their fortunes and to garnish fame. But
most will be back next quarter in the quest
to fulfill their academic endeavors.
Summer quarter isn't a good time to be
enrolled, but if one must be enrolled, one
need take, at most, 10 hours. More than 10
leaves no time for socializing on the scale
mandated by the season, and less leaves
one but a part-time student, and we all
know part-time students are not eligible for
student loans. Student loans are a necessity
for the summer social calendar of
Auburn.
So, if any of you kids took too many hours
this summer, let Papa give you a little bit of
advice: next year, stay the summer. But lie
to your parents. Tell them your tuition is at
least $400 a week. Who knows, it might
work. They pay you too much now, anyway.
With our tuition climbing like the
fever of a malaria victim, look at the money
you can invest in real estate if you don't
party. If you make the right investments,
you won't have to go to school, you can
easily metamorphose into a bourgeoisie
archetype and rent to stupid students at
absurd prices.
If you have qualms of decency about
defrauding either your government or your
parents, you are obviously an underclass-person
(you will outgrow this, let me assure
you) and should try to find honest labor.
Extortion, preferably with pictures, is an
effective means of supplementing one's
income. Remember, extortion is a business,
so use your friends.
Who knows? Maybe this could be the
start of a fantastic new business (don't
even bother with those pictures of Papa, my
reputation can't sink any further).
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They may not understand at first, but tell
them, like Amway, you are planning to sell
franchises to select customers (for a small
fee, and 10 percent off the top). This
approach should placate even the; most
offended friend, but may not work oh your
present boy/girlfriend. But who needs
them, anyway? With the money you should
make, you can afford to play the field.
Some standby methods of moneymaking
have died a quiet death in recent weeks,
what with the new draft beer law. Used to
be you could drive to Columbus, load your
big, eight-cylinder, four-door, stripped-down
American car with five kegs of beer,
pump up the air shocks to fool the ABC
agents, and realize a 400 percent profit on
your investment. Ce sont les entrepreneurs!
I don't know of any opium dens in this
area, so consider this option also. No matter
what you say about Harry's, it is not an ,
opium den. I know. I asked. The conversation
went something like this:
Papa— "Hi. This place is so scummy and
disgusting that it must be an opium den. Is
it?" . .
The bartender-enforcer— "Rrrrrrrrrr.
Rrrrrrrrrrr."
Suddenly, a seedy gentleman in a white
alpaca suit (spotted, I assume, with the
pernod the gentlemen had for breakfast),
who frighteningly resembled Sydney.
Greenstreet after a binge (that is, a normal
Sydney Greenstreet), walked over, pulled
his tassel (he was wearing a fez, red, ahd
further had a sickly blue foul-mouthed parrot
on his shoulder, but I digress) and, with
a voice like the sound of two children-laden
schoolbuses crashing together, said, "I am
teddibly sorry sir, but this splendid edifice
was purchased from a gentleman of the
Indian persuasion. Hasn't been a opium
den for years! However, sir, we deal only in .
white slavery. Perhaps one of your obvious
means could use a servant? No? But alas,
no opium. Have you tried the Auburn
Plainsman? I understand they do many
things to insure the publication of that
rag.
Well, my secret is out. The Plainsman
office is actually an opium den. There goes
my money for fall quarter, so I'll be watching
you next. -. vi
That is, if they ever let me out of this
funny white jacket with real long sleeves.
It's hell to type with your nose.
Glenn, I promise I won't tell Alec when he
gets back. Glenn? Why do you have that
icepick, Glenn? Glenn?
Editor's note: the splendid avante-garde
(Gonzo) columnist Jeff Amling was committed
yesterday * to^ Sluggo Cardticci's :.-
Home for Deranged Reporters, Biifj'etirtg
from an advanced case of delusions of
Hemingway. According to Dr. Carducci, he
is adjusting well after his shock treat--:
ments. Get well soon, Jeff! -i . ^rtt*;
Thursday, August 18, 1983 VL\)t 9uburn plainsman A-5
Benson's Bible use Editor, The Plainsman,
It seems that David Benson's primary
purpose in writing for the Plainsman is to
get people concerned enough to care and to
take the initiative to write the editor. Well,
it's working...
One phrase Benson used as he tried to
reason around Scripture caught my
attention: "I found the answers I had been
looking for." Rather than beginning with
honest questions and searching for
answers, he started with his own
"answers" and searched until he found
some support for his presuppositions.
Benson goes on to conclude "that certain
prejudices have colored early translations
of the Bible." If you don't like the early
translations, Mr. Benson, why not try a
newer one? The New International
Version, for example, won't permit you to
twist the meaning of the Scriptures you
quoted.
Genesis 19:5 reads, "Bring them out to us
so that we can have sex with them." And
Judges 19:22 (which has never been
associated with homosexuality) reads,
"Bring out the man who came to your house
so we can have sex with him."
Before you write off this and every other
translation of the Bible as "colored by
prejudice," consider that a large contingent
of the world's best scholars forming five
countries and representing 14 major
denominational groups worked from the
.best available manuscripts for 13 years
before the NIV was published. Compare
such diversity to one man's opinions (and
prejudices), a scholar though he may be.
God does love gays.
He loves them so much He sent His only
Son so that whoever would trust in Him
should not perish, but have eternal life.
But that does not mean He approves of
their sin, anymore than He approves of the
sin of a practicing heterosexual outside of
marriage, or the sin of a moral man with
pride, envy or bitterness in his heart. God
hates all sin.
Because God loves sinful men but hates
sin which separates us from Him, He has
provided for us a solution: "God made Him
(Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so
that in Him we might become the
righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)
A. Hunter Anderson
4EE
Judge not, be not judged
Results of easy teachers
Editor, The Plainsman,
In your editorial article of August 11,
entitled "Evaluation Needed," you wrote,
"This (the evaluation) would facilitate the
educational process because dedicated students
could choose the best teachers in a
given curriculum. Students less dedicated
could choose easier teachers and leave it at
that." I wonder how much thought have
you given to this proposition.
Imagine yourself driving a car designed
and built by dedicated engineers. It works
very well. You are happy. You just drove
across a bridge that did not collapse under
you and you are still happy, but, right then,
a bad driver causes an accident in which
you are involved. The driver was one of the
less dedicated students in the driving
school, but he passed the exam because he
chose an easier examiner. You are not so
happy anymore, and you are badly injured.
You are taken to the emergency room where
you find out that the surgeon about to operate
on you is one of your former, less dedicated
fellow students, who managed to
graduate by choosing easier teachers. How
do you feel about your proposition now?
And later, in the same editorial, you say:
"Auburn has some (bad) teachers who
should not be teaching." Perhaps you
should be more specific. Did you mean
teachers so easy that they let a failing student
pass the course? Did you? Or, perhaps,
you meant those teachers who are bad
because they themselves were less dedicated
as students, but they managed to
graduate and became teachers thanks to
their less demanding teachers...?
W. Kuperberg, Professor
Department of Mathematics
Nazis declared 'rights of society'
Editor, The Plainsman,
The proudest distinction of Americans is
that they created the phrase 'to MAKE
money.' This realization that wealth has to
be produced is what made America strong.
The Founding Fathers championed the
Rights of Man to "LifeLiberty and the Pursuit
of Happiness." Traditional morality
(altruism) demands that an individual sacrifice
his rights for the sake of God, Neighbor,
Country or the whole World: just listen
to Jerry Falwell, Billy Graham, George
Will, Ronald Reagan or John Kennedy.
Or read Mein Kampf. The Nazis who
came to power on a wide electoral base
declared the "rights" of Society (Nation/
Race/Kultur) to be above individual rights,
and the Germans agreed: the Lutherans
were Hitler's staunchest followers.
To prevent fascism or any other form of
collectivism in the U.S., the defense of individual
rights must be based on the moral,
philosophical vindication of capitalism
offered by Ayn Rand. Abortion involves
the issue of a woman's right to decide the
use of her own body. When similar such
rights were denied to the Negroes, it was
called slavery.
Mr. Eskew laments that a person is not
allowed to pray on public property. But,
then, nor is he allowed to urinate or defecate.
All these are activities best left to
one's privacy.
In the battle between the Conservatives
and Liberals of both parties, the forgotten
man is the individual. The Conservatives
urge the sacrifice of individual rights for
the rights of 'society.'
The Liberals' clamor for social justice is
an attempt to cover up the fact that we are
being asked to forget that we are the victims
of their welfare schemes. The common
thread in all their arguments is that individual
rights are not paramount.
In the movie 'Tora, Tora, Tora,' after the
bombing of Pearl Harbor, a Japanese
Admiral says, forebodingly, "We have
awakened a sleeping giant." One day, the
politicians will find out they have done the
same.
Narayanan Subramanian
6IE
God gay?
Bisexual?
Editor, The Plainsman,
Your article in the August 11 issue on
whether God loves the homosexual was
well researched and well written. It gives
one cause to consider the question posed.
However, it begs a couple of questions. If
God loves homosexuals, does that love
indicate that God is homosexual? Likewise,
if He loves heterosexuals concomitantly,
does this imply that He is bisexual?
Mitchell R. Sharpe
Class of '49
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Picture—it is midday, midsummer and
the sun glances sporadically through a
familiar shroud of haze hanging low on the
Auburn University skyline. As the Sam-ford
bells begin their synchronous chime
on the hour, the Haley Center concourse
fills with the sights and sounds of chatting
students, 10-speed bikes and an open-air
evangelist...and the tirade begins.
"Students of the flesh, you are all
nothing more than filthy rags in the sight
of God! Getdown on your knees, or the Lord
will strike you down! Hear me, sinners, for
the wrath of Almighty God is on your
heads!"
These and scores of other diverse and disturbing
pronouncements are certainly
nothing new to the calloused ears of
Auburn students. Indeed, similar methods
of "claiming lost souls" are just as characteristic
of street corners all over the world as
they are of the Southeastern Bible Belt; but
for that matter so also are the hecklers'
jeers that issue rapid-fire from the midst of
the "damned."
What then is represented by such a spectacle?
Can this be viewed as an act that
acknowledges the implications of a moral
responsibility?
I believe not.
For example, on several occasions I have
seen men and women stand up on the concourse
wall with their leather-bound Bibles
and carry on in an offensive and aggressive
posture. The audience, in accordance
with this stance, then responds defensively
either by retreating from the scene or by
firing back questions. It is at this point that
the skirmish becomes a full-fledged battle.
It is difficult (if not impossible) in an
intelligent, theological discussion for just
two people to avoid some misunderstandings.
However, when an offended crowd
confronts an offending evangelist, there is
simply no room for any constructive
discussion.
The stakes are much too high for either
side to back down. Eternal life and death
are at issue here. As the individuals in the
crowd return fire with implicating questions
aimed directly at the speaker, the
evangelist begins taking the response as
an indication that they aren't "saved." He
assumes. From here on out the crowd is
insulted further by being referred to as
doomed, damned and decadent.
The focal point of Christianity is love—
an unselfish and giving love for God, for
Christ and for our fellow man. Someone
who stands up, points accusing fingers,
wields the Bible like a blunt instrument
and threatens, "Heaven or else!" does not
exactly glow with an aura of benevolence
and goodwill.
How, with such brash methods, can
anyone expect to sincerely appeal to the
convictions (in any faith) of a critical
audience? Let's face it, fire-insurance policies
just aren't selling like they used to.
Who, in their right mind (and I don't use the
term loosely) would have any desire to get
involved with what appears to be nothing
short of a metaphysical grudge match?
I am not making a generalization here of
every individual who ever stood up in the
open-air arena to speak. I am referring,
rather, to those "chosen few" who claim for
themselves the right to judge their fellow
man. Those who, in so doing, turn others
from wh at is representative of Christianity
and, to go a step further, religion as a
whole.
Many negative connotations are associated
today with the words "religion" and
"Christ." Frequently, when these taboo
words come up in casual conversation,
immediate images of Jesus freaks, red-faced
evangelists and pastors gone haywire
dominate and influence one's opinions
on the subject.
With these kinds of poor examples, it is
no wonder that many individuals are suspicious,
even turned off completely. This is
a tragedy in every sense of the word, and,
all too often, it is brought about by the misguided
teachings of unqualified enthusiasts
who should be morally obliged to take
a seat and resume studying where they left
off (supposing, of course, that they ever
began to study.)
If we were to take a quick glance through
the pages of the book that they wave
around with such authority, some revealing
contradictions would come to light.
Matthew 7:1-2 states, "Do not judge, or you
too will be judged. For in the same way you
judge others, you will be judged, and with
the measure you use, it will be measured to
you."
The verse which follows is one of the
most well-known and applicable concerning
hypocrisy, and it reads, "Why do you
look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's
eye and pay no attention to the plank in
your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the
plank out of your eye, and then you will see
clearly to remove the speck from your
brother's eye."
For someone who claims to know Truth,
claims to know how to approach and realize
that truth and is eager to recount it to as
many individuals as will listen, these are
strong words to be considered.
The complexity and extent of this problem
is vast. Certainly, too extensive to be
thoroughly dealt with here. It can only be
said that the root of the problem must lie
deeply imbedded in the often neglected
integrity and moral fiber of each
individual.
Auburn University envisioned by faculty
Editor's note: Dr. Gerald W. Johnson,
chairman-elect of the University Senate,
was asked by the editorial board of the
Plainsman to write an essay on the Auburn
envisioned by the faculty.
Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, President
of Notre Dame, in a televised interview
some time ago, was asked what makes a
great university. Before Father Hesburgh
could respond, the reporter proceeded to
catalogue evidence of greatness of Notre
Dame attributed to Hesburgh's tenure as
president. He mentioned the growth in the
endowment fund, the new buildings and
the athletic program, among others, before
he was interrupted by Hesburgh. He
quickly pointed out that, at best, these were
means that contributed to greatness but
did not constitute the University's
greatness.
As best as I can recall, Hesburgh stated
that greatness in a university rested in the
minds and in the visions of the faculty,
administrators and students. Greatness
rests in being on the unfettered frontier of
discovery and dissemination of truth and
knowledge. University greatness resides in
the vigor and vitality of an intellectually
alive community of individuals dedicated
to and fueled by the joy of such pursuits. He
concluded by stating that where these attitudes
exist and flourish, all the other
things, buildings, endowments, etc.,will
follow.
I share that vision for Auburn University.
We must, of course, have the means
and the resources that support greatness.
Yet, in the proverbial question of the
chicken and the egg, I am convinced that
the vision comes first: a vision of what a
university is—a vision shared by faculty,
administrators, students, trustees and the
citizens and leaders of the state.
We will, in all probability, always be confronted
with the reality of limited resources.
But, our vision need not be limited. We
can have a shared vision of a university
committed to the pursuit of excellence,
involved in the discovery and dissemination
of truth and knowledge and dedicated
Faculty Guest Editorial
Dr. Gerald W. Johnson
to the education of a citizenry which will
contribute to an enhanced quality of life for
the individual and the community.
My vision of a greater Auburn is one in
which these ideas and ideals are not only
accepted but are also promoted, fostered
and defended. My vision of a greater
Auburn is one in which these ideals are
broadly shared and are not the sole province
of a select constituency, for example,
only faculty. My vision of Auburn is one in
which it is recognized that we who are
engaged in this enterprise of the pursuit of
truth and excellence do so as a calling and
not just as a job. My vision of a greater
Auburn is one in which we, the faculty, are
worthy of such appreciation and
understanding.
We are the party of the first part. It is our
obligation and responsibility to first strive
for excellence in ourselves. We must be the
first to understand and hold and share a
vision of what a university is. We must be
the first to appreciate the diversity of
methods and objectives of a complex and
comprehensive university.
We must be the first to define and implement
a standard of fairness and justice and
opportunity for every individual from those
who occupy our faculty and staff positions
to the students who are or want to be
members of our fraternities and sororities.
And, we must be the first to accept the
reality that while our vision may never be
fully realized, our commitment to its pursuit
is relentless and never ending. The
pursuit itself is the essence of a university
and our vision.
How does this vision translate into the
realities of Auburn University for the
remainder of this century and for the next?
The reality includes, immediately, an open
and shared responsibility for the selection
of a president who exemplifies what an
excellent university is and can be and who
can lead the inclusive Auburn University
community in supporting that vision.
It includes a university policy in which
students, faculty, staff, administrators and
trustees collaborate in the development,
administration and governance of the
institution, each with recognized separate
and overlapping arenas of responsibility
but, all striving to reach the common objective
of excellence in all that we do.
It includes adequate resources to achieve
and support excellence; resources for
enough faculty to meet enrollment
demands with reasonable size classes and
course loads; resources for facilities,
equipment and a library commensurate
with a plausible goal of excellence; and,
salaries sufficient to assure at least competition
for excellence.
I am totally convinced that this Auburn
University would result in a manifold
return on investments to the state, the
region and the nation.
The results can include Nobel, Pulitzer
and additional Rhodes recognitions; a Phi
Beta Kappa chapter; an alumni emphasis
on and demand for academic excellence;
distinguished professorships and endowed
chairs; and a preponderance of academic
merit scholarships.
The results can include direct and tangible
impacts on the social, cultural, political
and economic characteristics of what will
be the region with the majority of the
nation's population by the turn of the
century.
And, yes, my vision also includes
national and international recognition and
standing for our extracurricular programs,
from athletics to our debate team to the
performing arts.
Finally, my vision includes the retention
of that which is uniquely the best of
Auburn—the spirit, the sense of community
and individual worth and our perseverance
and optimism. Based on these
attributes and the remarkable abilities and
productivity of the faculty, this vision can
be the reality of Auburn University.
/
_A-6 Cbr Auburn plainsman Thursday, August 18, 1983
AIDS penalty, Falwell right
Evaluation detrimental
Editor, The Plainsman,
I feel a word or two about the proposed
plan of teacher evaluations at Auburn is
necessary. Many times ideas sound good in
theory, but when actually put into motion
prove counterproductive, and that is what I
think the proposed student-run teacher
evaluation program is, a good idea, but not
pragmatic, that might prove to be
detrimental to Auburn.
I have had the opportunity of attending a
university where there was such a
program, and it had its merits. However,
unlike the program proposed here, it was a
confidential evaluation for the instructor's
use. The SGA's proposed evaluation, as I
understand it, would entail a published
evaluation of the professors at Auburn so
etudents could decide which professors are
good teachers and which are substandard
teachers.
There is an inherent flaw in this system;
that is, it seems to me that students, for the
most part, prefer the easiest way to a high
grade and really don't care to learn the
material, thus an evaluation of a professor
who is easy and does not challenge the
student would be higher than a professor
who is seriously trying to convey the
essence of the subject matter to his
students.
Soberly considering this point it is clear
that such an evaluation program could
easily deteriorate into a popularity contest.
Also, when one considers it, many Auburn
students avoid certain professors because
of their lack of skill in teaching, so the
question arises, is this necessary? I feel the
answer is no, because the benefits of such
an evaluation do not justify its cost.
The key to a better Auburn lies in the
hands of our state legislators because until
they properly fund Auburn, she will further
fall into a state of mediocrity.
However, if they provide the proper
funding necessary to securing better and
better faculty, I feel the idea of evaluating
professors will die its natural and deserved
death.
Really, Auburn's professors, overall, are
doing an exceedingly good job, and this
proposal is well intentioned, but unnecessary.
Perhaps after a thorough review the
SGA and University Senate might also
conclude that it is unnecessary.
Pat McLoughlin
6MH
Black colleges
need whites
Editor, The Plainsman,
Recently you had an interesting editorial
on Alabama's dual system of education,
from a racial standpoint. You and editors of
other newspapers in Alabama have discussed
plans by predominantly white colleges
to recruit more black students.
Strangely enough, I have seen little editorial
discussion in the media about plans
by predominantly black colleges to recruit
more white students. Maybe some editorial
pundits can tell us why that presents such a
problem.
Believe me, this is not intended as criticism.
I am just wondering if anybody is
willing to discuss that particular question.
Cecil Stowe
Class of '28
Editor, The Plainsman,
Last week's article, "God Loves Gays"
shows that the author is confused about the
nature of God and the nature of sin.
Over the ages God has not changed.
What was an abomination to Him, worthy
of death in Leviticus is no less of an
abomination to Him today. The author
claims that in the Bible the act of
homosexuality is an impurity grouped with
eating shellfish, but actually it is a
detestable act grouped with infant
sacrifice, incest, adultery and having
intercourse with animals. (Lev. 18:6-23)
The article tries to convince the reader
that homosexuality is perfectly acceptable
to a holy God. Not so. In fact, the only way
to be accepted by God is to he justified by
faith in the perfection of Jesus Christ.
The act of homosexuality is a sin, no
greater or lesser in God's eyes than any
other sin. Men are not going to hell because
they are homosexuals; they are going to
hell because they are sinners. "For all have
sinned and fallen short of the glory of
God." (Romans 3:23)
Also, "The wrath of God is revealed from
Heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men who suppress the
truth in unrighteousness." (Romans 1:18)
All Scriptures agree that God is Holy and
Just. The wicked will perish.
However, God is also a God of love. "God
demonstrates His own love toward us in
that while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us." (Romans 5:8) God definitely loves
the man; but God hates his sin.
Homosexuality as well as all pre-marital or
extra-marital sex puts a person in bondage
to sin. In other words, the sin begins to
control the thoughts and actions of the
sinner. Some men and women are in this
bondage and don't know how to get out.
If they want to be free, God wants to free
them. Through faith in Jesus Christ you
can be made free from sin. "For sin shall
not be master over you, for you are not
under law but under grace." (Romans 6:14)
Could Jerry Falwell be correct in stating
that AIDS is "the due penalty?" I believe
so.
Nevertheless, God does not chasten us
out of hate, but out of love to draw us near to
Him. He says, "I now rejoice, not that you
were made sorrowful, but that you were
made sorrowful to the point of repentance;
for you were made sorrowful according to
the will of God, in order that you might not
suffer loss in anything." (2 Cor. 7:9)
The AIDS epidemic should make us all
sorrowful to the point of repentance. It's
time we realize that God is God.
Rebecca Pickren
6AEC
Morals based on Word of God
Editor, The Plainsman,
I am writing in response to David Benson's
article, "God Loves Gays," which
appeared in last week's issue of the Plainsman.
I would first like to commend Mr.
Benson for expressing a point which is too
often neglected when discussing the issue
of homosexuality.
This is the point that God does indeed
have a great love for all people, including
homosexuals. However, I must at this point
strongly disagree with the conclusion that
Benson and Professor Boswell draw from
this fact, this being that God condones the
behavior of these individuals.
He correctly acknowledged that the Old
Testament deals very specifically with
homosexuality in Leviticus 18:22 and
20:30, calling it an "abomination." Benson
then tried to negate the severity of this
transgression by associating it with other
lesser conditions of uncleanness, such as a
woman who is in her menstrual cycle.
If only the writer had carried his comparison
one step further, surely he would have
noticed the results of such conditions were
far from equivalent. Leviticus 15:28 reveals
that a woman is considered clean again
seven days after her cycle.
However, Leviticus 20:13 instructs that
those caught in homosexual acts "shall
surely be put to death." In lieu of this, it is
clear that a comparison of this nature
borders on the ridiculous.
Even if Paul did not understand the concept
of "natural law," he certainly understood
that homosexuality was and is a
severe perversion of God's wonderful gift of
sexuality.
Morals of society will change from generation
to generation, often not for the best.
One cannot therefore base his own morals
on the changing whims of society but
rather upon the unchanging Word of God.
David H. Duffee
4GRL
God loves homosexuals, Falwell wrong
IQSPEIWIM
TOMSK!
Editor, The Plainsman,
I would like to commend Mr. David Benson
for his column last week entitled "Benson
Says God Loves Gays." God does
indeed love homosexuals just as He loves
all mankind.
It is also true that Christ taught that
Christians are to show love, compassion
and understanding to gays rather than the
prejudice and bigotry which are too often
the attitudes of Christians towards them.
Christ's response to those who disregarded
God's laws is shown in John 8:3-11;
"he rebuked those who would condemn the
adulteress and forgave her of her sin." On
these two points, Benson has solid Biblical
authority to stand on.
However, his argument that God doesn't
care whether a person is a heterosexual or
homosexual can't be validated by scripture;
his attempt to do so contains a number
of serious errors.
Perhaps the greatest mistake Benson
makes is found in his introduction, when he
states that he researched until he "found
what he was looking for." This statement
indicates a probable lack of objectivity;
Benson appears to be looking for a justification
of his own theology rather than to be
approaching the subject objectively.
Although Bo8well's credentials are
impressive, using his interpretation alone
and throwing out the numerous other views
which oppose Benson's stance results in a
biased "search" through scripture by
Benson.
Although this subjectivity alone doesn't
disprove his argument, scriptural passages
which Benson excludes from his discussion
certainly reveal that God does care about
man's sexual activity.
Although the Bible clearly reveals that
homosexuality is a sin, "straight" persons,
Christians or non-Christians, have no
right to condemn or judge homosexuals.
Christ teaches in Matthew 7:1-5 that we
should concern ourselves with our own sins
(see also Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:8) rather
than condemn others. Instead, we who
claim Christ as our Lord and Savior should
show them His love that is in us by sharing
with them the truth of the gospel and
respecting their right to accept or refuse
Christ and His Lordship.
Those who would force all people to conform
to Christ's standards for man without
first having Him as Savior contradict
Christ's teachings; He teaches that only
through His sacrifice and resurrection are
we freed from sin and able to overcome it.
Though I disagree with Benson's justification
of homosexuality, I stand beside
him in his call for a Christ-like attitude
toward gays rather than one of condemnation,
such as that evidenced by Mr. Falwell.
Scott Gulley
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Aubie maintains Auburn's
Aubie has become an important part of Auburn's history.
Although Aubie as we know him today has only
been with us for five years, the character of this lovable
prankster has been alive since 1959.
The brainchild of Phil Neel, a cartoonist for the Birmingham
Post-Herald's editorial department for 30
years, Aubie first appeared on a football program cover
on Oct. 23, 1959.
Aubie's name soon became famous through Neel's
colorful illustrations of the tiger getting the best of his
opponents.
Aubie was taken off the program, much to the disappointment
of the Auburn fans, when the opposition
wouldn't buy programs where its mascot was belittled
on the cover.
Aubie was reborn in 1979 through the help of James
Lloyd, then spirit director. A costume designed to look
much like the cartoon tiger was made.
The search for the first Aubie ended when Barry Mask
was chosen to set the pace for future mascots to come.
Mask did much to develop the personality of Aubie, as
did those who succeeded him.
Unlike many of the other school
mascots, Aubie became more of a
sophisticated, lady's man with a
taste of the dramatic in cooking up
schemes against the opposition.
Wearing the costume is no easy
task. Not only is walking difficult in
the large feet, but on those warm
football Saturdays temperatures
inside of the outfit can get as high as
118 degrees. In the past, ice packets
were sewn into the chest and leg
panels.
It's been a point of confusion
whether Auburn's mascot is the War
Eagle, the Plainsman or the Tiger.
The eagle is a symbol of dignity,
Plainsman is a title, and the tiger,
personified in Aubie, presents the
love people have for the Auburn
spirit.
Fall quarter
UPC plans comedies, thrillers and love stories
By Laura Holifield
Plainsman Staffwriter
The UPC Films Committee has
lined up an exciting array of free
movies for fall quarter including
love stories, adventures, comedies
and a Halloween thriller series.
The first movie of the quarter is a
romantic comedy starring Sally
Field, Jeff Bridges and James Caan.
"Kiss Me Goodbye" is about two
young lovers (Field and Bridges)
who are haunted by the ghost of
Field's deceased husband (Caan). It
will be playing on Sept. 22-25.
"Porky's" captures the comic
escapades of six over-heated high
school buddies who only have sex on
their minds. The comedy is confusing,
contagious and has to be seen to
be believed. It will be showing on
Sept. 29 and 30. "Porky's" is a crazy,
nostalgic look at life in the stilted
1954 era.
On Oct. 4 Dudley Moore stars in
the fun-filled comedy, "Love Sick.!
Moore plays a psychiatrist who falls
in love with one of his clients, Elizabeth
McGovern.
"High Road to China" is an
adventure story starring Tom Sel-leck
and Bess Armstrong. The plot
involves a heiress, Armstrong, who
is in search of her father who is in
China. She hires Selleck, a pilot, to
help her get to him. It will be showing
Oct. 6-9.
Richard Gere, Debra Winger and
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.Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor highlight the hilarious comedy
Lou Gosset star in "An Officer and a
Gentleman" during the weekend of
Oct. 13. This very popular movie is
an old fashioned love story in every
since of the word. It combines realities
and complexities of modern
relationships.
Dustin Hoffman portrays an out
of work and down on his luck actor
whose fortune changes when, he
changes into a dress and becomes a
popular soap opera actress in the
movie, "Tootsie."
Also starring are Jessica Lange
and Bill Murray. "Tootsie" is a portrait
of an actor's life and its complications.
It will be running on Oct.
20-23.
Beginning the Halloween series is
the movie "The Hunger." David
Bowie, Catherine Deneuve and
Susan Sarandon are in search of
eternal life and consequently find
erotic decadence in this cult classic.
"The Hunger" will be shown on Oct.
27.
"Cat People" is an eerie atmospheric
chiller about a woman
haunted by a fear that she will
transform into a deadly cat if she is
sexually involved with a human. It
will be shown on Oct. 28.
A U.S. Air Force research team in
the Arctic region is attacked by a
ferocious creature that lives on
human blood and can multiply a
hundred-fold in a matter of hours.
"The Thing" is a classic science fiction
thriller based on the novel
"Who Goes There?" by John Cam-bell
Jr.
Ending the Halloween line-up is
"An American Werewolf in London"
on Oct. 31. David Naughton,
Jenny Agutter and Griffin Dunne
star in a successful mixture of macabre,
off-beat humor and nightmarish
horror.
"Octopussy" stars James Bond
(Roger Moore) who is back in action,.
this time in India and is aided by a
gang of female smugglers. Its
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tycoon's (Jackie Gleason) bratty
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"The Toy." It is interwoven with
hilarious antics and is a lighted lesson
for both father and sbriV
Dec. 1 begins a four-day adventure
into the free movie's World's
Worst Films Festival. The first of
the series is "Planet 9 from Outer
Space," followed by "The Brain
from Planet Aries" on Dec. 2. "They
Saved Hitler's Brain" will be shown
on Dec. 3 and "High School Confidently"
on Dec. 4 will finish the
Festival and the free movies for fall
quarter.
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Thursday, August 18, 1983
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In an age when synthesized sound
is dominating radio airwaves, The
Eurythmics have timed their musical
entry into the U.S. perfectly.
Billed as one of the top five bands
in England, The Eurythmics have
pressed synthesizers and strong
vocals into an a l b um entitled
"Sweet Dreams Are Made of This,"
assuring their success here in t he
United States.
To describe their music is easy; it
is a combination of a new-wave
dance beat, very crisp and strong
vocals, experimentation in synthesized
sound and strictly uncomplicated
lyrics. These elements culminate
in their RCA label-LP to create
an excitingly new, yet gradually
monotonous sound.
The title cut, "Sweet Dreams (Are
Made of This)," is enhanced by an
orchestral-like back-up sound and
haunting soprano "ah's;" yet the
song carries a monotonous rhythm
prevalent throughout the album.
"This City Never Sleeps," is one of
the more tonally relaxed songs on
the LP. This cut adeptly uses the
sounds of clanking and creaking
subways intermittently through the
song.
The use of synthesizers is a t i ts
experimental high in "Somebody
Told Me." A buzzing hum is established
and abruptly stops, then
resumes to create a foreboding and
threatening tone to match the rasping
and sneering lyrics, "I never
wanna see your pretty face again."
"Love is A Stranger" is, in comparison
to the other cuts, the most
complicated lyrically, yet it still
remains quite simple. The redeeming
point of this song is t he
extremely strong soprano voice in
the lines "And I want you so, i t ' s an
obsession."
Yet another example of t he utter
simplicity of lyrics is evident in t he
cut "I've Got An Angel." The four
lines, "I've got a n angel, The power
of imagination, Goes right to my
head, Time is time is time to kill,"
constitute the whole song.
Elements d i f f e r e n t i a t i n g this
song from others on t he album
include the opening notes of a n eerie
flute and a mixture of a sultry deep
voice with the recurring belting
soprano.
The Eurythmics have emerged
with a hot new sound and capitalize
on the use of synthesizers in combin
a t i o n with exquisitely strong
vocals, but the uncompounded lyrics
detract from those assets.
The album is buyable, but probably
will not be one of those albums
t h a t remain on your turntable for
days at a time.
—Maria R o g e rs
BOOK
Name the New England States.
Name the original members of the
Rolling Stones.
Name the original U.S. astronauts.
These are just three trivia questions
from the new book "The College
of Trivial Knowledge" by
Robert A. Nowlan.
The book consists of a series of
factual tests on a variety of subjects.
Each test is divided into three levels,
the B.A., t h e M.S. a nd the Ph.D. The
different levels reflect increasing
degrees of difficulty.
The book contains trivia questions
from more t h a n 100 interesting
and unusual categories including:
TV, baseball, big bands, t he
movies, Broadway, novels, rock'n'roll,
the Bible, singers, football,
actors and actresses and famous
q u o t a t i o n s , among others too
numerous to mention here.
Some of t he questions are fairly
easy, others are extremely difficult.
"The College of Trivial Knowledge,"
includes the answers to the questions
in an easy-to-use index at the
end of the book.
The book is well designed to educate
the reader in trivia. Through
the use of t he three level system, t he
reader progresses through the book
with a better knowledge of basic trivia.
Every section is extremely
challenging.
Nowlan, vice president for academic
affairs at Southern Connecticut
State University, was born in
Mount Sterling, 111., and grew up in
Chicago. He received his Ph. D. from
the University of Notre Dame and
has served as a mathematician,
educator, professor and administrator.
Other samples of t he trivia questions
are:
Who said, "There are three kinds
of lies: lies, damned lies a nd
statistics?"
Who wrote "Vanity Fair?"
Who sang "Trav'lin Light?"
What college has "Ducks" as its
mascot?
What was Paul Newman's first
film?
"The College of Trivial Knowledge"
is published by William Morrow
and Co., Inc. under Quill publications.
The cloth-bound hardback
edition of t he book costs $14.95, a nd
the paperback is $6.95.
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FILM
"Easy Rider," this week's midnight
movie from ACS, gives a n in-depth
look at the inner turmoil that
the youth of t h e '60s felt. Even
though it's been 20 years, t h a t turmoil
is still with us.
The film is a chronical of a man's
search to find America on t h e back
of a motorcycle. Peter Fonda, a s t he
societal dropout, is excellent in this
role. He a n d Dennis Hopper ride
through the South on motorcycles
during a time when long hair and
bikes were linked with communism
and drugs in the minds of some.
Their wild dress and screaming
bikes always manage to stir up prejudices
and violence in t he towns
that they pass through. But Fonda
and Hopper aren't looking for trouble
...only the beauty t h a t America has,
but h a s somehow been hidden.
J a c k Nicholson launched h is
career as a leading actor in "Easy
Rider." His honest role shows him to
be a fine actor, capable of playing
any part.
Hopper, who directed and acted in
the movie, turns out not only a fine
performance, but a movie t h a t carries
all t h e emotion and feeling that
people still have today.
This movie is often described as a
sixties film, dealing with problems
that people could only have during
t h a t time. Instead, Hopper h as
created a movie t h a t will last a s long
as young people have a question
about what the future holds for
them.
Situations change, as do people,
but the question of who am I is one
that everyone asks himself sooner
or later.
Who am I to judge, or who am I to
say, are moral dilemmas t h a t "Easy
Rider" constantly presents to t he
audience. The audience is drawn
into the film, drawn in to such a
point a s to make t h em feel t h a t they
must make the decisions, right or
wrong.
—Dave Benson
Summer weather can make exercise hazardous By D o n n a Mabry
P l a i n s m a n S t a f f w r i t er
Good eating habits and a regular
exercise program are essential factors
for staying in shape, and warm,
sunny summer days are the perfect
time for outdoor exercise.
However, exercising too much too
quickly could cause serious problems,
especially in t he scorching
summer heat. Heat cramps, heat
exhaustion and heat strokes are not
uncommon heat injuries.
"The key to preventing heat injuries
is fluid replacement," said Dr.
Herbert Waldrop, athletic trainer at
Auburn University. "Even though
there are many electrolyte drinks
such as Gatorade on t he market, t he
best t h i n g to d r i n k for fluid
replacement is water."
Waldrop said it is necessary to
replace fluids lost during exercise,
because dehydration can lead to
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"For many years, it was believed
t h a t salt tablets were needed to
replace sodium in the body," Waldrop
said. "Now, many doctors
believe there is a sufficient amount
of salt in t h e foods we eat. With our
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t h a n sodium."
Muscle spasms may occur after
several days of exercise because of
the loss of salt from heavy sweating.
During heat cramps, the body
temperature may be close to normal,
but fatigue may occur.
"In case of heat exhaustion, the
victim should be moved to a cool
place. In addition, cool, wet towels
and ice bags should be used to cool
the victim down," Waldrop said.
"However, cooling should be done
gradually rather t h a n rapidly. For
instance, it is better to cool the vict
im off with fans first rather than
moving him directly into an air-conditioned
place," Waldrop said.
Excessive sweating can reduce
fluids in the body to a point where
the cardiovascular system can't
function normally. A weak, rapid
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s u g g e s t s a l t e r i n g e a t i n g h a b i t s,
when exercising in hot weather.
"Lighter foods such as fruits,
vegetables and high carbohydrate
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and frequently douse your head and
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sweet drinks should be avoided.
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"The most prevalent heat injuries
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"The safe thing to do is begin
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h e a l t h , physical education and
recreation department at Auburn.
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conscious when exercising in
extreme temperatures. For instance,
if the individual is running he
should not run as fast as he normally
would," Wilson said.
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include nausea, dizziness, decrease
in sweating and fainting.
"The best precaution to take for
preventing heat injury is to overhy-drate
yourself," Wilson said. "The
thirst mechanism alone is not
enough. You should continue to
drink plenty of fluids even though
you are not thirsty."
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Etudiant de Francais
Student compares American lifestyle to French
by Fonde Taylor
Plainsman Staffwriter
Jean Yves Mevel left his home in
Paris, France, a year ago and came
to Auburn University to work on his
master's degree in fisheries.
As a French student studying in
America, Mevel is often asked about
France and how the students in his
country compare to American
students.
Mevel says the most striking difference
between French and American
students is in the attitude the
students have toward their studies.
"The French students are more
relaxed about their studies," Mevel
says. "They do all their work during
the day. Then they go home for a
long dinner which may last from
one to three hours. During the meal,
they talk, drink wine and relax."
Mevel says that on the weekends,
the students usually go to the mountains
or the beach. The geography
of their country allows easy access
to the Alps, the Pyrenees and the
Mediterranean. France, with a population
of about 53 million, is about
the size of Texas. A four-hour drive
from Mevel's school, the Paul Sabat-
WORKING ON HIS MASTERS
...Jean Yves Mevel came to Auburn to study fisheries
SGA resolution creates
bicycle path committee
By Missy Harris
Assistant News Editor
The SGA Summer Senate
resolved Monday to form a special
committee to continue work on a
proposed bike path for Auburn.
The plan for two connecting bike
paths along Wire Road and Thach
Avenue was proposed two weeks
ago by the Academic Affairs
Committee.
The committee is charged with
drafting a master plan for the paths
and for possible means of funding.
Karen Bynum, Academic Affairs
Committee head, said the cost for
proposed cycle routes is yet
unknown.
Glen Fradenburg, SGA vice president,
said the SGA has "really seen
a lot of interest" in the paths from
students.
Bynum said the committee would
also work to promote bike safety and
public awareness on campus.
SGA president David Herrick also
presented the senate with a resolution
requesting a name for the new
Student Activities Building.
Herrick said the name "Student
Activities Center" should be submitted
to the trustees for consideration.
The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
Herrick opposes naming the new
building after an individual, he
said, because so many different
people have been involved with
work on the building.
ier University in Toulouse, would
take him to the Pyrenees along the
Spanish border or the golden
beaches of the Mediterranean.
Mevel was a scuba diving instructor
for his school. In the spring and
summer, he spent almost every weekend
diving in the Mediterranean. In
the winter, he was a snow-skiing
instructor. The last few months that
he was in France, he worked as a ski
instructor in the Alps.
Mevel says that when the students
don't go away for the weekend,
they go to the discos in town
where they eat, drink and dance all
night.
Although the French students are
more relaxed, Mevel says they are
also more serious. The reason
French students are more serious is
that they are required to begin studying
their major much earlier than
American students.
In high school, a French student
will declare a major field of study at
15. He may choose from four different
categories: humanities, economics,
math-physics and biology. The
student would continue taking
courses in other subjects, but most of
his courses would be in one field.
"The idea is to specialize very
early, but the student has a solid
background in everything," Mevel
says.
When he completes high school, a
student must take an exam to
receive the baccalaureate, which is
comparable to a high school
diploma in America.
The exam lasts several days. It is
made up of several four-hour written
tests covering math, physics, biology
and philosphy. Oral tests are
also given. If a student doesn't pass
the tests, he must repeat his last
year of high school and take the
tests again. Mevel says some students
take the exams three times
before passing them.
After receiving the baccalaureate,
the student goes to a university
where he immediately begins taking
courses in his major. Mevel compares
completing the first two years
in college in France to having a
bachelor's degree in America.
Another difference in the French
and American education systems is
that the French emphasize foreign
languages. A student begins studying
a foreign language upon
entrance to high school at age 10. He
continues studying the language
until he graduates, usually at age 17
or 18.
Where the student lives determines
the language he will study. A
student who lives in the south of
France, where Spain and France
have a common border, would study
Spanish.
A northern student living near the
English Channel, which separates
England and France, would study
English.
A student living in the east, where
the Rhine River creates a border
between France and Germany,
would study German.
The geography of France requires
Presidential candidate to visit
U.S. Senator Ernest "Fritz"
Hollings of South Carolina, a
Democratic candidate for president,
will be in Auburn Saturday from 1 to
2 p.m. for an ice-cream reception in
his honor.
Mike Williams, Lee County
contact for the campaign, said
Hollings' visit "is a great honor for
our county. I believe the visit will be
the first time in modern history a
presidential candidate has come to
Lee County."
The fund-raising reception will be
sponsored by Alabamians for
Hollings Campaign.
The reception will be at the Heart
of Auburn Motel, with tickets
costing $10 per person.
Tickets can be purchased from
Williams or at the door.
Hollings has been a leader in the
U.S. Senate specializing in
problems facing Southern economic
interests, including textiles and
agriculture.
At 36, Hollings was elected
governor of South Carolina. For the
past 17 years, he has served in the
U.S. Senate.
Hollings is presently the ranking
Democrat on the Senate Commerce,
Science and Transportation
Committee; Senior Democrat on the
Senate Budget Committee; and
member of the Senate Appropriations
Committee.
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the people to know a foreign language
and to be aware of what's
going on in the countries around
them.
Mevel suggests that most Americans
are not as aware of world
events as the French are. He attributes
this to isolation.
"On the right and the left, there
are oceans. Americans are isolated.
They are too far from everything,
and that is why they don't learn
languages and why they don't keep
up with what's going on in the rest
of the world," Mevel says.
"In some parts of America, you
can travel for 12 hours and still be in
your own country, but in France you
can travel for 12 hours and go
through two countries."
Mevel says French students are
more politically aware than American
students.
"The French students are political
fanatics. When I was studying in
Paris, the students at the liberal
university would often get into
fights with the students from the
conservative university," Mevel
says.
He said most of the riots in France
are started by the students. But, he
added, the most recent riots involving
disgruntled medical students
were more complicated than televised
news reports made them out to
be.
Mevel said the medical students
made up the majority of the rioters,
but other students and people were
rioting as well. The others were
expressing dissatisfaction with the
government and the state of the
economy.
Mevel said Mitterand and the
Socialists have destroyed the economy.
The French National Bank
had 365 billion francs in reserves
before Mitterand came into office. In
the first two or three weeks that Mitterand
was in office, he had spent all
the money on welfare and social
programs.
Since all the money in the reserves
is gone, the government has had to
increase taxes so that it might continue
its social programs. Mevel,
who comes from a middle class family,
says the middle class is having
to pay for these programs.
"I don't know exactly how much
taxes have been increased, but I do
know they have been increased
enough to cause the standard of living
to go down," Mevel says.
"For example, I was talking to a
friend of mine who called me from
France a few days ago. I told him I
was looking forward to drinking lots
of champagne with him, but he said
the champagne is taxed so heavily
that few can afford it," Mevel says.
Mevel says there are some poor
people in France, but poverty in his
country is not as bad as what he has
seen in America.
Although Mitterand's programs
have helped some of the people,
Mevel says he believes these programs
have harmed more people
than they have helped.
"The worst thing Mitterand has
done is to kill the hope of the people.
Nobody wants to work. The middle
class doesn't want to work because
their money will go to the government.
And those who have been out
of work have been living off
welfare."
A person who lost his jV
receive 90 percent unemplo„
compensation from the governnu
for the first year he was out of work.
A lot of these people wouldn't look
for a job for a whole year. The feeling
was, 'Why work when you can
get paid for doing nothing?' Mevel
says.
"All this has hurt the economy,
and it's not just the students who are
upset," Mevel said.
Another difference between
American and French students
involves dating customs and male-female
relations.
Mevel says the relations between
male and female students are more
equal in France. Male and female
students mix better, and the girls
aren't embarrassed to call a male
friend on the telephone. The girls
also pay their own way on dates.
Mevel says married students in
France are rare. He met one or two
during five years of college. He
meets married students here every
day.
Working students in Franc £ are
also rare. Some students have sho-larships,
but the money isn't much.
"When I was in school, the students
with scholarships would get
about $100 per month," he said.
Mevel received a grant from the
Johnson Wax Co. to come to
Auburn, but it was only enough to
~iy for two quarters. Since then, he
las been working part-time with the
University Printing Service, and his
parents have been helping him meet
his expenses.
He has one year of studies left
before he receives his master's
degree, then he wants to try to get a
job with the Auburn fisheries
department.
But since he hasn't performed his
one year of mandatory military service,
Mevel says his government
will probably send him to a French
territory such as Tahiti where he
will perform one year of civil service
in exchange for his military
obligation.
After that, Mevel says he doesn't
know what he will do. He says if he
is offered a good job outside of
France, he will take it. If that
happens, he says it may be a long
time before he will be able to go back
to France.
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Dorsey. Pleeease . . .
Will the real comedian please stand up?
By Cindy Hall
Managing Editor
The two guys were just loitering
outside the girls' dorm when Campus
Security came by, in response to
a complaint from the girls inside.
They were concerned about the two
strangers hanging around.
"But, you don't understand," said
one. "This is Tim Dorsey. This is the
man! Go ahead, Tim, show 'em your
stuff. Do it."
"Not now! Let's just get out of
here," said Dorsey.
"But, this is Tim Dorsey..."
...A recognizable name in Auburn,
usually associated with the humorous
and cynical columns appearing
in the Auburn Plainsman since the
fall of 1979. Dorsey's year as editor
of the Plainsman was noted for such
unique editorials as "Hanly,
Please..." and "Oh, Hell Yes." He
has spent the summer as a correspondent
for the Birmingham
Post-Herald.
In the following excerpts from an
interview, Dorsey talks off-the-wall
on humor, writing and growing up.
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Q. Do people treat you differently, as
THE Tim Dorsey that everyone
knows from your columns, than just
an average guy?
A. Sure. I don't have to prove anything
because people already have a
preconceived idea of me. I feel more
comfortable in social situations.
They don't know what a real jerk I
am. The less I say, the better it is.
Q. Why did you want to be editor of
the Plainsman, since you are majoring
in transportation?
A. People around me were getting
into law school and medical school,
and here I was just floundering. I
saw where I wanted to go, and I
wanted to reach the top.
Q. So being editor would let you be
different?
A. Yeah, that's the selfish side. And,
also, I like the Plainsman and felt
that I had the ability to help it.
: Q. Why didn't you go into
journalism?
A. Well, journalism boxes you into
the field. If you get a background in
business, then you have something
to fall back on if you don't like the
pay in journalism.
Q. Where do you see yourself in the
future?
A. Maybe in a white collar, financial
'. job.
Q. But, why? That's so boring compared
to what you've been doing.
A. Yeah, but some guy has to waste
half his time at the Xerox machine
running off those humorous circulars.
No, seriously, I don't know
what I'll be doing. With writing, I'm
sure that I can put food on the table.
I don't know about the rest of the
family, they might have to fend for
themselves.
Q. When you first organized your
staff, you called it the "Love Network?"
Why?
A. It was taken from a Saturday
Night parody of Jerry Lewis and his
kids. I just wanted us to be one big
family. "We are the Love Network,
we are the..."
Q. Do you think your paper deserves
the Pacemaker Award?
'. - A. Awards are incidental. It's nice to
get them, but I just wanted to do a
seriously good job.
Q. What advice would you give to
anyone else running for editor?
A. I would say that if you really
want it, more than anything else,
then it's right. You can't just want
the gravy. It's dues, dues, dues.
Q. Where do you get the ideas for
your columns?
A. People know where the ideas
come from. I just try to say what is
unspoken, to say what Auburn is
really like on the student level
instead of the publicity and the guys
in the orange jackets.
Q. Are your columns actually based
on what happens to you?
A. They're based on truth. Truth is
probably shocking to a lot of people.
I turn it into humor and take it out of
the shock stage. People think I just
do wild things, but there are a lot of
wilder people. Everybody does it.
They relate. When I get into a drinking
party, we just get childish and
silly. It's human stupidity, and it's
funny to laugh at. If we can turn it
into funny, big man, ha ha type of
humor, it is something to envy. Like
Woody Allen. He doesn't make us
insecure by our vulnerability.
Instead of looking at ourselves and
saying, "No, I'm not really like that.
I'm macho," he shows us how we are
funny and insecure, that it is cool to
be dumb. And we see him as a big
comedian, the guy that we admire.
Q. Do you see everything in terms of
a potential column?
A. No, because you can get into a
bind with that. Actually, writing
can be escapism. We can get
wrapped up in it. And, that's always
good because people are listening to
what others are saying and realizing
they are not alone.
Q. When did you start writing?
A. I think we can trace it back to age
12. Then, I started writing essays
that resembled something like
columns when I was 15.
Q. Did you know then that you
wanted to write humor?
A. When I was about nine, I became
involved with humor. My first'influ-ence
was the Peanuts comic strip. I
would draw my own characters like
Lucy and Snoopy. My next big
influences were, like, Rowan and
Martin's Laugh-In, Mad Magazine
and Cheech and Chong. When I was
12,1 kept a book, but most of it was
drawing.
Q. Did you ever want to be a standup
comedian?
A. Oh, yeah. Actually, well no. I
won't say anything.
Q. Go ahead.
A. No, you have to come up with the
right question. I can't volunteer
anything. I'm conscious of how I
answer questions.
Q. A lot of people wonder what
makes you tick. Do you purposely
try to confuse people, so that they
can't figure you out?
A. No. I guess I'm evasive in a way.
Once people get a character sketch
of me, they are prejudiced as to
whether I am going to agree or disagree
with something. Mainly, I just
want to be agreeable. Also, I'm
always changing. And I laugh at
that.
Q. Did you ever want to be a stand-up
comedian?
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A. That's how I started sort of. I did that stuff.
Mainly, from the fifth to the ninth grades, I
would badly behave, cut up in class, just out for
laughs constantly, just a pain to the teacher.
Q. Did you just want the attention?
A. Yeah, give me attention! I'm a cool guy! I
guess it depends on what you value. Some people
value athletics and grades. People that were
funny, I looked up to. Some people were witty,
and that was it for me. They were suave and hip;
it didn't matter if you got good grades. If they
thought you were a riot, that was it. That was
what I was striving for.
Q. When did you quit the standup antics?
A. I don't know when it came. It just became too
obvious that you have that ego or insecurity or
whatever it is. So, I quit cutting up in class and
started writing. The fact that you have your
byline on something is satisfying enough. It's
more subtle than just getting up in class and
cracking jokes. You can subtly attract attention.
A. No, because there are just a million funny
people. It is terribly competitive. You just have to
find the area that you work well with. Like, Andy
Rooney is tremendously funny. But he would be
nowhere if he wrote for David Letterman. There
are many more people who could do it better. But,
there is hardly anyone who could do better than
him at what he does. If you are good in humor,
you can find a niche.
Photography: Tom Palmei
Q. Can you see yourself writing comedy scripts,
for maybe David Letterman?
Q. Do you like to write other stuff, like literature?
A. I like to write serious stuff, but it's not very
good. It's all right, but there is a lot to be said
about pop humor material. I prefer to write for
people who will laugh. If people do not enjoy it,
it's like listening to someone spout off his opinions.
Like I'm doing now. It is hard for me to get
serious because I'm being self-indulgent.
Q. Why?
A. Well, are you writing for yourself or an
audience? You have to have the mind, a big brain
trust, to get up and seriously state the way you
feel about things. I don't have the credentials to
"Auburn will always be Auburn'
instruct, but I do have the right to entertain.
There is a difference in stating your opinions and
illustrating a certain viewpoint.
Q. What do your parents think of your writing?
A. They think it's great. At first they weren't sure
where it was going. What I was doing at first was
atrocious, a lot of cynicism. "How are your studies
going, or do you care? Do you want to write
humor for a living or what?" they would say. I
think they just wondered when I was going to
grow up. Meanwhile, I was trying to turn maturity
into added income. But, my mom would like
me if I were Charles Manson. She's one of those
moms.
Q. Coming from New Hampshire, what do you
think of Auburn?
A. I like it. It's a Shangri-La. You can walk
around at night, anywhere unarmed, alone, anytime
and be safe. It has a slow pace.
Q. Do you hate to leave?
A. Well, I have to move on. I can't stagnate that
way. I'm glad I have fall quarter here for the
national championship. I've been walking
around alone a lot, I guess because it is getting
near the end. I'm trying to enjoy it like I will
when I come back in 20 years and walk down
memory lane. Auburn will always he Auburn.
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Thursday, August 18, 1983 tCbe Suburn plainsman A-ll
Hill continued from A-l
he nor his wife has a college education
has never held them back.
"Back then, hardly anyone went to
college, and any young man willing
to work hard could make it."
Mr. Hill first came to Auburn to
sell tailor-made clothing from a
table in the back of his uncle's barbershop.
"Back then, any clean-cut
boy could get a ride," Mr. Hill says.
The Hills remember what Auburn
was like when they first moved here
in 1934, and have seen most of the
buildings oh the campus built.
Mr. Hill recalls the time two hotels
on College Street, where the Baptist
Student Union now stands, were to
be torn down. He took a roll of film
thinking he would have the only pictures
of the buildings one day. However,
when he took the film to be
developed it somehow got lost and
he never did recover it.
Mrs. Hill remembers when they
moved to town, the streets had just
been paved, and everything in
Auburn was located on College
Street. "Back,then there were two
grocery stores and one drug store,
and you always ordered your groceries
to be delivered."
"I remember the first time we left
our children to go on a convention of
the Rotary Club in Toronto, Canada,"
Mrs. Hill says. "I got so
homesick for Auburn and my children
that I woke up in the middle of
the night. He said 'Come on and get
dressed, we'll take a walk,' and he
took me downtown at midnight to
cheer me up."
Mr. Hill remembers how, all during
World War II, he kept an A-l
card in his pocket, but never got
called. "I wanted to serve my country,
but I had three children and a
wife at home, so my card never got
called."
"I think most of our peers have
lost the zest for life by not being
around young people," Mr. Hill
sayBT" We love young_people "_
"I do believe that if two people can
agree before they are married to
build a life together on the principles
of that book," Mr. Hills says as he
points to his Bible, "they can make
it. We did just that."
"The fulfillment of life is what
everyone is seeking. Today people
are seeking hpppiness but they
don't know where it is. We've found
it."
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Glasgow says there was also a
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Agriculture Department
100th anniversary soon
By Shelton Foss
Research Editor
The Alabama Department of
Agriculture and Industries will
celebrate its 100th birthday Thursday,
Sept. 1, in Montgomery.
"Ag 100," as the celebration is
called, will include historical and
agricultural exhibits, a tribute to
former Alabama governors and
commissioners of agriculture, entertainment
and a barbecue.
The celebration will be held from
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the grove
between the Richard Beard Building
and Garrett Coliseum on Federal
Drive.
Guided tours of the agency's
headquarters and laboratories will
be given during the day. State and
national leaders are expected to
attend the festivities, a statement
from the department said.
The theme of the centennial is
"100 Years and 100 Ways—The
Alabama Department of Agriculture
and Industries Serves You."
According to the statement, -the
department began in 1883 with the
purpose of regulating the sale and
distribution of fertilizer.
The department now provides
more than a hundred services, from
the inspection and regulation of
food and petroleum products to
international market development,
the statement said.
Calendar Committee supports
two short summer sessions
THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES-Paul Wright,
01PN, and Kelly Ozley, 01PN, give in to the temptation
of a shady bench in the recently paved area
near the concourse. Auburn offers a number of
Buildings
The two-story auditorium will
contain a foyer, student lounge, conference
lounge, conference rooms,
offices and projection rooms.
"The auditorium will also provide
space for the annual conference held
at Auburn for veterinarians and
other continuing education programs
and professional me