1985-08-15 The Auburn Plainsman

              Volume 91 Number 34 Thursday, August 15, 1985 Auburn University, Ala. 36849 12 pages
Computer discounts
help students, faculty
By Kim Best
News Editor
Colleges and'computer manu­facturers
are busy working out
deals to sell computers at dis­count
to faculty members and
students on college campuses.
Auburn University Academic
Computing Advisory Committee
has already approved two deals
with Apple, Inc., and IBM to sell
discounted computers to students
and faculty.
The discount arrangements are
being handled through local
computer stores, said Wanda
Keown of University Computing.
A third deal with AT&T has
been discussed, according to
AT&T spokesman Randy Ander­son,
but so far no action has been
taken.
"They (AT&T) have not come
to us with any definite plan; they
have just talked," said John Bur­gess,
of the purchasing depart­ment
here at Auburn.
Communi-Center South, a local-computer
store, sells IBM per­sonal
computers to faculty and
students at discounts of 25% and
26%, said a spokesman for the
store.
Another local computer store,
University Computers, sells
Apple computers at discount but
could not be reached for
comment.
Although the discounts from
local computer vendors do lower
the costs of computers, the
reduced prices do not compete
with regular computer prices in
larger cities, indicated Steve
Smith, a.GTA in the Small Busi­ness
Development Center
(SBDC).
Most college campuses offer
computer facilities that students
have access to, but the advantage
of owning your own computer is
one of convenience, said a recent
issue of the Wall Street Jeurnal.
Most of the personal computers
available for use on campus are
IBM computers, said Burgess.
In buying a personal computer,
"compatability is the key issue,"
said Smith. "A person needs
software that will work on a com­puter
at home as well as a compu­ter
at the University."
"More than likely (in future
jobs), a person is going to have a
computer on his desk or at least
access to one," said Brian Gaber,
a GTA in the SBDC.
AT&T is proposing a 40% dis­count
on their PC6300 computers
for Auburn faculty and students,
according to Anderson.
AT&T computers are compati­ble
with IBM computers, said
Anderson, and therefore are
compat ible with many office per­sonal
computers.
So far the proposal has not
been met with enthusiasm from
the purchasing department, said
Anderson.
"It is not a profitable or feasible
operation," said Burgess. "Who is
going to pay for overhead,
repairs, and salespeople?"
However, Anderson said that
such costs would not be incurred
because "all we want is for
Auburn to provide AT&T with a
common ordering place, proba­bly
the bookstore.
"All they (University person­nel)
would have to do is stock
order blanks," Anderson added.
"It (AT&T's) proposal looks like
one we would be happy to sup­port,"
said Keown. "The biggest
concern is how to get set up."
TYPING THAT B&P PAPER—This spunky Golden Retriever
named Dee Auburn Durham has settled in for an all-nighter at
the typewriter. This scene is all too familiar* to many
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term papers. Dee is the pet of Stan Durham of Auburn and ia
10 months old.
Political science professors conduct EPA study
By Ronda Pulliam
News Staff
The political science depart­ment
at Auburn University is
conducting a study for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Ag­ency
(EPA), this summer on pri­vatization
of wastewater treat­ment
plants.
Privatization of wastewater
treatment plants is the participa­tion
of the private sector in the
production, ownership, and or
delivery of a traditionally public
service, according to Dr. Gerald
W. Johnson, head of the political
science department, and Dr.
John G. Heilman, associate
professor.
Johnson and Heilman are con­ducting
the study on privati­zation.
The professors are preparing a
report for the EPA in the form of
brochures which they can dis­tribute
to municipal govern­ments
throughout the United
States.
The brochures will explain to
the municipalities what privati­zation
is, what the advantages of
privatization are, what risks are
involved and where they can get
more information about it.
Auburn's political science
department was awarded the
study for three main reasons: 1)
Auburn is one of two cities in the
United States that is currently
preparing for privatization, 2)
The EPA wanted someone who
was familiar with the project to
conduct the study and 3) Johnson
and Heilman are both expe­rienced
in what they are doing,
said Heilman.
One of the reasons the study is
being conducted is because the
EPA is reducing its support of
wastewater treatment plants.
But at the same time the EPA is
reducing funds for the plants, the
agency has also indicated that it
is going to start enforcing its
standards of wastewater treat­ment
plants more strictly, Heil­man
said.
The EPA is reducing its funds
for two reasons, Heilman said.
These reasons include the prob­lem
of the national deficit and the
president's economical and polit­ical
policy of shifting responsib-lity
from the federal government
to state and local governments.
The EPA is giving municipali­ties
until the year 1988 to improve
their wastewater treatment
standards. If, at that time, the
plants do not meet EPA require­ments,
the EPA will begin fining
the municipalities, said Heilman.
The construction of private
wastewater treatment plants is
an alternative that many muni­cipalities
are now considering to
overcome the problems that the
EPA reduction of funds has
caused.
The study that Heilman and
Johnson, are conducting will help
provide these municipalities with
the information they need to
begin privatization.
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Civil War researcher fights for
recognition of lost battlefield
MISPLACED BATTLEFIELD
New Market Heights battlefield drawing by Professor Donald Hatfield
Weights may improve fitness
By Denise Self
Assistant News Editor
The simplicity of a Virginia
cornfield surrounding a crum­bling
but intact hulk of an earth­en
fort masks a 121-year-old Uni­ted
States error.
According to former Auburn
Researcher Associate Irwin G.
"Pat" Rice Jr., the federal
government and the Army have
failed to recognize the site as
symbolic proof of black Ameri­can
contributions to the Civil
War.
His evidence, accumulated
over 10 years of research, he
states, contends the government'
has misplaced the 1864 Battle of
New Market Heights. i
At dawn on Sept. 29,1864,1,300
of a 3,000 black Union troop car­rying
bulletless rifles lost their
lives in the "Battle of New
Market Heights" against Fort
Wikinson, 15 miles outside of
Richmond, Va.
No signs of historical markers
or monuments are visible on the
600-acre Henrico County farm­land
property, reportedly up for
sale by owner, Ed Noble.
And rangers from the Rich­mond
National Bgttlefiejjfc— Ipse
than five miles r^/jpi the site —
say they have nojftiRi of the exact
fort location.
Rice, now a Chicago resident,
has been trying since 1974 to gain
presidential recotnition for the
Army of the James Medal
awarded by a Union general to
the 3,000 black soldiers for "an
act of collective gallantry.
Of the 16 medals of Honor
giyen to black troops during the
Civil War, 13 were won at New
Market Heights," he said in a tel­ephone
interview with The
Auburn Plainsman.
Last week Aug.7,- Chicago
Mayor Harold Washington
accepted a silver medal replica,
manufactured by Tiffany's of
New York, in commemoration of
the Civil War battle.
On Aug. 8, accompanied by
Aid. Jerome M. Orbach (46), Rice
appealed to the Chicago City
Council to purchase the Virginia
property and restore it to land­mark
status.
In a telephone interview, Orb­ach
told the Plainsman the coun­cil
then "unanimously passed a
resolution requesting President
Reagan to recognize the validity
of research work by Rice, pur­chase
the battlefield and re-commission
the Army of the
James Medal for the black
soldiers."
Rice became interested in the
Battle of New Market Heights 10
years ago, when he was working
See BATTLE, page A-2
By Denise Self
Assistant News Editor
Manufacturers call them the
"ultimate exercise," claiming
their usage actually accelerates
physical fitness during a
conditioning program.
One long-time user said, "they
are equivalent to running two
extra laps."
A physical education professor
who says "sales nationally are
phenomenal" is currently
conducting a research project to
determine their benefits.
And 35 willing women students
are attracted to this appealing
product, inspired enough to find
out if this fairly new exercise
technique can decrease weight at
a faster rate.
Heavyhands. The 1-3 pound
hand weights are specifically
designed to compliment aerobic
training. They measure about 5
inches in length and feature a
self-adjustable strap.
The foam covering is described
as "durable, with built-in
tolerance for perspiration and
normal day-in, day-out usage."
At least that's what manufac­turer
AMF America Inc. claims.
According to Dr. Daniel L.
Blessing, director of the Adult
Fitness Program at Memorial
Coliseum, "Primarily there has
been an interest in the general
population in improving fitness
levels. There have been suggest­ions
that they increase your
fitness level at a faster rate when
used in conjuction with exercise."
Blessing, who is currently
researching the "Heavyhand
theories," has targeted two
physical education aerobic
classes.
Titles the Maximum Oxygen
Uptake Test, the summer quarter
research project involves 35
women volunteers. The partic­ipants
are divided into two
control groups and will be tested
twice to measure their physical
fitness levels.
Blessing said the first test,
given in the beginning of the
quarter, assessed their initial
fitness level and body composi­tion.
He explained that the tests
included a treadmill exercise test
to measure the cardiovascular
level and a skin-fold test to
determine the percentage of fat in
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for the attorney general of Ohio
as an assistant press officer and
speech writer.
"While I was in the state
library, I knocked a book off a
shelf which opened to a page
exposing a picture of a Civil War
me.Hal," he said.
Rice said he became more
involved in research as he
learned the medal — the Army of
the James Medal — had been
issued by the first Union general
to enlist black troops in the U.S.
Army against Lincoln's orders.
"Although the attack on New
Market Heights was successful,
the price paid in blood was very
high," Rice said.
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler wrote
in his memoirs "In'the attack on
New Market Heights, I did delib­erately
expose my men to the loss
of greater.numbers than I really
believed the capture of the
redoubt was worth...It was to be
done with my Negro Troops."
Rice said three months after
awarding the medals, Butler was
relieved of command in Decem­ber
1864.
The 200 medals he personally
awarded before he was forced
from command were forbidden
to be displayed.
George (Buck) L. Bradberry,
director of alumni and develop­ment
at Auburn University, con­firmed
that Rice continued his
research at Auburn, where he
went through all the official
records kept at the AU's Ralph B.
Draughon library.
"He received a $9000 grant
from the Auburn University Pri­vate
Funds in 1979 to help sup­port
his research assistantship
here," Bradberry said.
While at Auburn, Rice said, he
stated work on his recently com­pleted
novel, Belogun, a fictional
story based on information from
Butler's Book.
"I asked two professors — Dr.
Thomas A. Belser Jr. of the his­tory
department and Bert Hitch­cock,
head of the department of
English — in May 1979 to critique
the first rough draft for possible
publication," Rice said.
JBoth evaluations were identi­cal
in stating that Rice's novel
had possibilities of making the
best-seller list with proper profes­sional
editorial assistance.
Belser, a Civil War historian,
said he examined Rice's evidence
plus additional maps and aerial
photographs from other sources.
"As far a I can tell he located the
Civil War Battle of New Market
Heights exactly where the Butler-
Mitchie map states it is," he said.
Art professor Donald G. Hat­field
agrees. Rice had asked Hat­field
to accompany him and two
other friends for a four-day visit
to the battlefield site in July 1980.
Using metal dectectors, the
small group found cannon ball
fragments, belt clasps and
builds scattered throughout the
cornfield duririg the short visit.
"I believe that it was the site,
becau.si of the artifacts," Hatfield
said.
In the July 26, 1985 Stars and
Stripes Rico argues that the map
used by the Richmond Chief His­torian
Edward C. Barnes is
wrong.
"The map Barnes refers to in
his; argument is a location on
Cobb's Hill, a mile away from
New Market Heights," Rice said.
Rice recalled "walking the
halls of Congress" to gain
recognition from "anybody" to
read his documentation of the
misplaced battlefield during
former President Jimmy Carter's
days in office. '
One elected official at that
time, Dr. Mildred Glover, met
Riie through a mutual friend who
told her about the project.
'In a telephone interview,
Glover, currently a professor of
business administration at
Atlanta University, told the
Plainsman that she agreed with
Rice that black participation in
the Civil War should be
recognized.
"I am convinced Rice did his
homework; he had a lot of credi-
Photography: Mike Lennon
CIVIL WAR MEDAL
Silver medal replica made by Tiffany's of New York
ble people who thought he was
not in error," she said.
However, Glover said that the
Department of Interior just
"ignored" Rice's evidence.
"I doubt there is a conspiracy
to hide the blacks' participation. I
think the Department of Interior
people were short-sighted to out­right
reject his proposal without
any scrutiny," she said.
Rice is not discouraged. Since
the quest of the passed resolution
in Chicago, he said he will start
all over again to try to get his
novel published.
"People are becoming more
aware of this forgotten error in
history. Hopefully the publicity
will outrage the public to correct
this criminal mistake by the
government," he said.
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the body composition.
After these tests, each partici­pant
begins a training program
(aerobics class), employing the 1
pound handweights. Blessing
said only one group would be res­tricted
to using the heavyhands.
At the end of summer quarter,
both groups will be re-tested to
measure cardiovascular improve­ment.
"The question is 'Do the ones
with the heavyhands improve
more than the ones without,0'
Blessing said.
Blessing estimated that such
tests could cost as much as $150
in sports medicine clinics around
the South. His project is funded
by the Research Assistance
Program (RAP) grant from the
School of Education.
Blessing also said that
heavyhands may accelerate
elbow» or shoulder tendonitis
(inflamation of the joint) if used
during exercise.
Dr. Ralph Rozenek, a former
physiology graduate student,
prefers other exercise techniques
to the handweights.
"I think that if a person is
interested in building upper body
strength, he would probably be
better off using a weight-training
or resistance program," he said.
The exercise specialist explain­ed
that in theory, "the idea of
using heavyhands, say while
jogging, will increase the heart
rate."
"Your oxygen consumption
will increase to a possible greater
training effect," Rozenek said.
"The claims, I think, aren't
necessarily true. I don't believe
there is an 'ultimate exercise,'" he
said, adding that "as far as
weight loss was concerned, the
effects were probably minor."
Dr. Mike H. Stone, associate
professor of physical education
agrees.
"The only thing I can see is it
may increase caloric expenditure
for a given time of exercise. It
might also build some upper body
endurance," Stone said.
However, Stone described the
increased strength effects as
"garbage." "It's not enough of an
overload," he explained.
Both Stone and Rozenek agree
that heavyhands are a fad.
"Anything to do with exercise,
if promoted right, is a growing
fad," Stone said.
However, one long-time user of
heavyhands said he was "very
pleased and will continue using
them."
"They were given to me as a
birthday present while I was
enrolled in the Adult Fitness
Program," said Professor Gary
W. Kiteley.
The director of the Auburn-
Opelika Airport has increased
his heavyhands' weight to 3
pounds for his 6 mile per week
jogs. Even though Kinkeley has
noticed rapid improvements in
his leg and arm muscles, he said,
"I just want to see some sound
research test results before I
recommend heavyhands to
anybody."
Kinkeley compared running
with heavyhands to the equiv­alent
of lifting weights.
"Before using them, I would
work out or lift 16-pound
dumbbells after I would run. Now
I feel like I am getting as much
benefit," Kiteley said. His heart
rate also increased to five units.
His balance while running, he
claimed, was not affected. Kiteley
said he had trouble "periodically"
with his left ankle before using
the hand weights.
"Now I have no problems as
long as I keep running my weekly
six miles, using them," he said.
The female students in the
aerobic classes fore see no such
problems.
Instead, comments like "I want
to get in shape" overrule any
misgivings concerning body
injuries.
"I just want the extra workout,"
freshman Colette Taylor said.
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Campus Calendar
The Auburn University Speech
and Hearing Clinic is having
free speech-language or hearing
screenings, Thurs., Aug. 15 from
l:30-4p.m. The screenings will be
in room 199 Haley Center.
The Black Student Action
Committee (BSAC) will meet for
the last time this quarter Monday
at 4 p.m. in Foy Union 356. Come
in and discuss next year's
agenda.
A Food -Drive will be held at
Auburn Kroger food store on
Aug. 16-18. Because of the recent
lay-off, many families in Lee
County find themselves in emer­gency
situations without enough
Dye purchases 925-acre farm
By Earl Thaxton
News Staff
Pat Dye, head football coach
and athletic director, has pur­chased
about 9£5 acres of land
east of Reeltown.
He said he plans to plant pine
trees on about half of the land
and use the land as an invest­ment
and a recreation area.
The land consists of two plots,
one of 718 acres and one of more
than 200. Dye said he purchased
the larger plot at a Federal Hous­ing
Administration auction in
May. The other plot was bought
from a private owner, he said.
Dye said he may ask represen­tatives
from the School of Fore­stry
here at the University to
assist in planning the use of the
land. He said he hopes to plant
400 acres or more of pine trees on
the 718-acre plot.
Dye, who is originally from a
rural area near Augusta, Ga.,
said the land is also a "place to
get out of town and relax."
It has "game of all kind includ­ing
deer and turkey," Dye said. "I
would much rather be working on
the land than fooling around on
the golf course," he added.
Dye did not disclose how much
he paid for the land but did say it
is "a good business investment."
He said he had been planning to
purchase land and when the
price, location and appearance of
this land all were appealing, he
decided to buy it.
food to eat. Kroger, the Lee
County Department of Pensions
and Security and the Auburn
University Association of Stu­dent
Social Workers are sponsor­ing
the drive. Persons or groups
interested in donating food or
assisting during the drive can
contact Katey Likis at 749-8164.
Dr. Delos B. Mckown, philo­sophy
professor and author of the
novel With Sound and Fury, will
speak at the Auburn Unitarian-
Universalist Fellowship on Sun­day,
Aug. 18, at 11 a.m. The pub­lic
is invited.
Join the O.T.A. Lunch —Older-
Than-Average Students meet for
lunch on Wednesdays at noon in
Foy Union, Room 205. Bring a
sack lunch or go through the
cafeteria line. Sponsored by Spe­cial
Programs, 2353.
Baha'i Club has two weekly
meetings pertaining to the return
of Christ, the unity of religions,
the oneness of mankind, the
harmony of science and religion
and the economics of this New
Day. For information call
821-3875.
The Society of Professional
Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi
will hold its Summer Candle­light
initiation ceremony Thurs­day
at 6 p.m. in the Eagle's Nest,
ninth floor H.C. All members and
anyone interested in joining
please attend.
The Auburn-Opelika Toastmas-ters
Club invite you to attend
their weekly meetings. We pro:
vide a supportive environment
for those who want to improve
their listening and speaking
skills. Join us each Monday at.
5:30p.m. in the Deans Conference
Room of the Pharmacy Building.
For more information call Wayne
Foote at 749-2686 or 745-7848.
ALL Recreational facilities
(Student Activities Center, Rac-quetball,
& Pool) will close
Thursday, Aug. 22.
Student hit by train
reported satisfactory
By Melody Johnson
News Staff
An Auburn University nursing
student was in satisfactory con­dition
at East Alabama Medical
Center Wednesday after she was
hit by a train over the weekend,
said an Auburn Police Depart­ment
spokesman.
Karen Goggans of Rosewell,
Ga., was thrown from her 1981
Datsun at 11:07 a.m. Sunday
when she failed to stop for train
signals on North College Street,
the spokesman said.
Debris from the collision hit
another vehicle, driven by Arthur
Evans of Lumberton, Miss.,
resulting in minor damage to his
car.
Man Arrested
Police have charged a 20-year-old
man arrested in connection
with the July 27 rape of a 19-year-old
Auburn University coed with
the rape of another 19-year-old
student in June.
Alphonso Yancey, 935 Plea­sant
Ave., is being held in Lee
County Jail in lieu of $300,000
bond.
Yancey is being charged with
first-degree rape and first-degree
burglary in connection with the
June 22 rape.
Police reports said that a man
broke into the woman's northside
apartment at 12:05 and forced the
woman at gunpoint to have sex
with him.
At 3:05 a.m. July 27, Yancey
reportedly broke into an apart­ment
on West Glenn Avenue and
raped the woman living there.
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A-4 TEbt Suburn plainsman Thursday, August 15, 1985
©)c.3iiburn Plainsman
Phil Pierce, Editor
Jill S. Applegate, Business Manager
Volume 91 Thursday, August 15, 1985
Computers needed
Different companies are talking
now about a computer purchase
arrangement for Auburn University
students. Although not all details
are worked out, one of the deals
would allow students to purchase
personal computers at' about a 40
percent discount through the Uni­versity
Bookstore.
With the importance of computers
in our society still escalating, it's
reasonable to assume that within a
few years personal computers will
be all but essential parts of college
students' lives. Students, of course,
often have difficulty paying for tui­tion,
books, electricity, housing,
food and other essentials. Though
the price of modern technology has
come down considerably in the last
few years, computers are out of the
price range of many students.
Local computer dealers offer their
products at discounts of as much as
25 percent, but this means 25 per­cent
off the Auburn price, which, as
most students discover during the
first quarter of their freshman year,
is quite a bit higher than the prices
in such major cities as Birmingham
and Montgomery.
As always happens with such
programs, people have expressed
doubts about how well the computer
purchasing plan will work. Those
who advocate it, however, insist
that the worries are unfounded, that
the plan is practical and will work
for the students' benefit.
The program would not necessi­tate
stocking computers in the book­store;
students would simply place
their orders there. Some faculty
members have expressed their
enthusiasm for the idea, but the pur­chasing
department has reserva­tions.
Fussing over minor details has
caused the death of many a worthy
endeavor, and this one seems to be
in such danger now. Students inter­ested
in having access to attrac­tively
priced personal computers
should make their feelings known
before it's too late.
Social Security complex
Few systems have received as
much praise from some Americans
and criticism from others as Social
Security. Since Franklin Roosevelt
pushed it through Congress 50 years
ago, Social Security has been seen
as a benefit by some and a burden by
others.
• The system certainly has its
flaws. It was badly planned in the
first place and has become so com­plex
and problematical that some
'believe it should be scrapped alto­gether.
Like so many government
programs, it is marked by inequities
and unfairness.
It is, however, essential that
Americans have a system at least
similar to Social Security. A lot of
needy people would suffer and lose
hope without it. The low poverty rate
among elderly Americans bears out
the tremendous advantages of the
system.
As complicated as it will be, our
government must closely examine
the system during the rest of this
century and try to remove the kinks
from it, making sure tjh.at the right
people are receiving the benefits. A
streamlined system will be difficult
to come by but will undoubtedly be
worth every bit of the effort.
Emert selected
Executive Vice President George
Emert has been selected as
Auburn's representative on the
authority in charge of developing a
supercomputer system for the state
of Alabama. Gov. George Wallace
has introduced this project and a
distinguished group of people has
been appointed to oversee it.
A legislative representative esti­mated
that the system would cost
$18-22 million. No location has been
selected yet; those in charge are try­ing
to decide whether one main
computer will be located in a major
city with tie-ins from all over the
state or several computers in var­ious
locations will be linked
together.
When this system is put into use,
universities will be able to tie in to
the supercomputer and do research.
The computer will be faster than
other computers and will make
research much easier and more effi­cient,
giving us better use of our
research dollar. It is also possible
that the wave of optimism over the
system will bring with it extra
money for research.
Such a system will benefit the
state and this university and will
improve the quality of higher educa­tion
available here.
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Hypocrisy hinders AIDS research
After several years of looking the
other way, the American people are
finally getting alarmed about AIDS, the
as yet incurable disease that is espe­cially
prevalent in the gay community.
Now the disease is striking more and
more heterosexuals and a few celebrities
(Rock Hudson, Lester Maddox), merit­ing
intensified news coverage.
The disease's existence has hardly
been a secret; for the last five years,
magazines and television shows have
sporadically devoted space and time to
stories about AIDS. Only recently, how­ever,
has the ailment ascended the
ladder of newsworthiness to front-page
status and become a household word.
Now that AIDS, through blood trans­fusions,
bisexual activity and who-knows-
how-else, is shaping into an A-l
menace to the American way of life,
research dollars are being made availa­ble
and the average guy is starting to
show concern.
Nobody knows how long Jt will take to
find a cure for AIDS. It's a safe bet,
though, that by the time it's all over a lot
of lives will have been lost that wouldn't
have if America en masse had pressed
for a cure when the epidemic was in its
infancy.
Experts have been predicting all
along that the disease would someday
begin affecting large numbers of hetero­sexuals
and would reach epidemic pro­portions,
but those voices were for all
practical purposes ignored until their
prophecies began to be fulfilled.
While a few heterosexuals have suf­fered
from AIDS since the early 1980s,
most people looked at it as a problem
that gays and few others had to worry
about. Concurrently, most people didn't
care. The general consensus seemed to
be "let the faggots kill themselves off;
Phil
PIERCE
we'd be better off without them
anyway."
Most "red-blooded" Americans, be
they devout churchgoers or honky-tonking
macho men, evidently share a
contempt for homosexuality that subli­mates
the love for humanity considered
by many the greatest of human virtues.
This revulsion, in the case of AIDS, has
been translated into pure apathy.
Like it or not (and some Americans
definitely do not), the United States was
founded on the principle that two people
don't have to agree with each other to
stand up for one another's rights. Dur­ing
the last century we have through
much anguish and turmoil (and several
Constitutional amendments) affirmed
that the freedom from discrimination is
one of those rights.
When a dangerous, rapidly spreading
health problem is all but ignored
because the principal group it afflicts is
outside the mainstream of American
life, that is discrimination.
Rock Hudson's picture is currently
plastered all over the covers of both rep­utable
news magazines such as News­week
and scummy supermarket tabloids
such as the National Enquirer. Whether
surrounded by serious comments or sen­sationalized
headlines, his weary, frail
visage is a sad testimony to the destruc­tive
power of AIDS.
One might assume the typical reac­tion
would be, "Poor Rock. He's wasting
away. I hate to see that happen."
Instead, the most common comment I've
heard is, "I can't believe it. Rock Hud­son??
Gay??!? But he's such a...a man! I
used to be in love with that guy." The
cause, it seems, is more important than
the effect.
People wail about the immorality of
gay lifestyles, yet heterosexual promis­cuity
is also considered immoral by most
Christian groups, and this hasn't pre­vented
widespread research toward cur­ing
venereal diseases (most much less
deadly than AIDS) that plague hetero­sexuals.
The double standard frequently
employed in American moralizing is
nothing but base hypocrisy.
Whether one condones homosexuality
is immaterial. We have an obligation,
both scientifically and morally, to seek
the cures for deadly diseases, no matter
who the sufferers may be. "Ah," people
say, "but they brought it on themselves."
So what? That hasn't stopped us from
treating chain smokers for cancer or
drunken drivers for wounds received in
auto accidents.
At any rate, now that "innocent" hete­rosexuals
are dying from AIDS,
research money will be provided in
abundant quantities and, with luck, a
cure will be found. Perhaps if more peo­ple
had been concerned about the prob­lem
earlier it would never have come this
far.
Many people say that AIDS is God's
curse on homosexuals for their immoral­ity.
If this is so, the spreading of the
disease beyond the homosexual com­munity
must surely be his way of pun­ishing
the rest of us for not loving our
neighbors as ourselves.
AIDS, homosexuality both sicknesses
Is it just another four-letter word?
You can punctuate it, you can capital­ize
it. It can be used as an adjective or as
a noun. When you say it, it evokes an
emotion or response just like any other
four-letter word. AIDS: it's incurable
and lethal and it's killing a lot of people.
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency
syndrome) is fast becoming the plague
of the '80s. AIDS affects mainly homo­sexuals;
the disease, which at the pres­ent
time is incurable, also affects Hai­tians,
hemophiliacs and intravenous
drug users. It's now thought that people
who give blood or have blood transfu­sions
are also susceptible to this epi­demic
killer.
As of July 22, the Center for Disease
Control (CDC) in Atlanta had recorded
11,871 U.S. cases of AIDS and 5,917
deaths were incurred. The most alarm­ing
statistic, depending on what side of
the issue you're on, is that 73 percent of
those stricken by the disease have been
homosexual or bisexual men. Seventeen
percent of the deaths are attributed to
intravenous drug users and 1 percent
attributed to hemophiliacs.
That leaves 9 percent of the deaths
categorically unaccounted for. People
from all walks of life are being exposed
and contaminated by this homosexual
scourge, people who are giving blood or
having transfusions or businessmen in
contact with prostitutes.
For anyone stricken with this disease,
the chance of pulling through and living
is slim . The disease affects a group of
white blood cells called helper "T" cells,
which serve as one of the main coordina­tors
of the immune system. As the dis­ease
spreads, those defensive cells are
almost entirely destroyed. The immune
system collapses and one disease after
another will take its toll on the victim.
Homosexuality to me is a type of sick­ness
or a disease within itself, and I'm
disgusted by the thought of it. I'm tired
of reading about all the poor homosexu­als
who are afflicted with this disease
and how they are dying off. I have little
compassion for them.
Homosexuality is an unnatural act
and it goes against the grain of our very
nature. The Old Testament of the Bible
applies an extreme condemnation of
homosexuality. In Leviticus homosexu­ality
is referred to as a major crime puni­shable
by death.
Which leads me abruptly to my next
point. I'm not advocating that just
because someone is a homosexual he
should be put to death. But the disease
AIDS seems to be nature's way of han­dling
this problem.
Unfortunately this disease is spread­ing
to innocent people such as the former
governor of Georgia, Lester Maddox,
who suspects he contracted AIDS from
treatment he received in a cancer clinic
in the Bahamas. Maddox put it this way:
"If they gave me a choice of cancer or
AIDS, I'd take the cancer. At least with
cancer there is a certain dignity."
In 1980, when the first known out­breaks
of AIDS occurred, 47 people were
diagnosed with the problem. In 1984
5,122 people were diagnosed. Once
again, 73 percent are homosexuals. The
disease is spreading.
One of the major problems is the
bisexual men. This means that they also
date women, and that's where the inno­cent
victims are targeted. I'm not
preaching morals or ethics or how you
should live your life, but my point is that
there is a stiff penalty to pay for promis­cuity.
That could be death. You must be
selective.
In modern day language AIDS and
homosexuality are synonymous. Both
are major problems. Both are of epi­demic
proportions.
Committees removing life's simple pleasures
Have you ever noticed how some peo­ple
like to trick you, or make up some
new rule before you know what has hap­pened?
You know the type, celebrity •
geeks who have the potential power to
take away many of life's simplest
pleasures.
There is this SGA committee, made up
of four students, the police, the owner of
the university bookstore, two professors
and other school officials. This group of
people is in charge of advertising,
speech and solicitation on campus.
In all their infinite wisdom they have
decided that the campus is just too darn
noisy. Not the jackhammers pounding
or the tractors roaring or anything like
that.
No, they are going after the major
stuff that causes hearing problems.
They are against the music played
between classes for advertisement about
fraternity fundraisers and other events.
I have always enjoyed walking to
class on Fridays and hearing some
Bruce Springsteen or Phil Collins. No
big deal; music is just uplifting when
you're going to class or when you've just
gotten out of a test.
Oh, I know what they are going to say:
the music interferes with classes.
Well, I disagree. If the stereos are
played only during the 10 minutes
between classes, which they usually are
by the way, then there are no classes
going on to interrupt.
And if a professor is teaching past the
bell, then he needs to be interrupted so
the students can get to their next class.
How many times have you had to run
full speed across campus because the
teacher didn't hear the bell?
After all, we are in college, not kinder­garten.
And we are old enough to handle
even a small amount of entertainment
while in school.
But the thing is that the proposed rule
could have been passed and put into
effect without anyone on campus hav­ing
much of a say in the matter.
Just like when the Auburn police
changed the parking hours from 4 p.m.
to 5 p.m.; no one knew about it and lots of
people got tickets.
Before you know it the rules have
changed, and by the time you find out it
is too late to do anything about it. It's an
old trick, but it works. Those politicians
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get an early start here on the Plains.
Well, I'm tired of waking up and find­ing
some small right has been taken
away. If you chip away enough small
pieces of a block of wood, you eventually
end up with nothing at all.
It's the same thing with the music. If
we let them chip away at Auburn's sim­ple
pleasure, after a while there won't be
any pleasure left. And who wants to go
to a school that is no fun?
Nobody, because those small plea­sures
are the sugar that helps the medi­cine
of school and studying go down.
And believe me, sometimes you need lots
of sugar.
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Crusaders ignore plain facts
in condemning rock'n'roll
Most groups try to build cohesiveness
within their respective organizations.
One effective way to do this is to create
an enemy (scapegoat?) that will unite an
organization's members, giving them a
wrong to right, so to speak.
J e r iy Falwell has used this tactic to
create a bond within his ministries,
including the Moral Majority. One of
Falwell's prime targets is rock music.
A lot of people want to pick on'rock
music. Country musicians sing about
t h i n g s that the moralizers label
immoral. But how many times have you
heard about Dolly Parton being in
league with the devil?
Contrary to the Falwell propaganda
machine, one doesn't have to be a devil
worshiper to enjoy rock music. One
doesn't have to be anything; having ears
is sufficient.
Granted, some rock musicians rely on
a rebellious image to sell themselves and
their records; a lot of the harder rocking
bands fall into this category. But what's
wrong with being a rebel?
Wasn't Jesus Christ, a man whose
teachings were so radically viewed in
his time that they put fathers and sons
and even nations at odds with one
another, the ultimate rebel? Falwell
doesn't talk much about that.
These Bible-thumping, militant fun­damentalist
W.A.S.P.s ignore every­thing
that doesn't fit into their narrow-minded
scheme of t h i n g s , usually
labelling it inferior, immoral or Satanic,
and make a big deal about a few verses
in the Old Testament that they interpret
as reading blacks are an inferior race
because they are descendants of some
guy named Ham. Bull.
Some qualified candidates for Fal­well's
pack of hungry wolves can be
found right here in Auburn (i.e. the
National Federation of Decency).
Ronnie James Dio, a former lead sin­ger
for the band Black Sabbath, a group
that appeared on Live Aid, has been
accused of being a devil worshiper.
Today Dio and his self-named band,
along with other heavy metal musicians
who weren't invited to contribute to the
US A for Africa or Band Aid projects, are
working on a benefit record to help out
the famine victims in Ethiopia.
Of being overlooked by the organizers
of the aforementioned famine-relief pro­jects,
Dio's guitarist, Vivian Campbell,
says, "We're nice people too."
Chances are that there are probably
some rock musicians who are trying to
mislead people to Satanism, but there
are probably just as many wolf-in-lamb's-
clothing Christian preachers.
There are far too many other examples
of rockers caring for their fellow man to
discuss in this limited space. There also
isn't enough space here to discuss the
many fallacies of Falwell's rhetoric.
A lot of rock stars drive fancy limou­sines
and live in nice mansions. A lot of
these same rockers participated in the
aforementioned charitable activities.
But one of the differences between some
of the rockers and a lot of big-shot evan­gelist
types who live just as luxuriously
is t h a t the rockers don't ask the poor for
their last pennies, sometimes threaten­ing
with scares of eternal damnation if
those they solicit don't contribute.
And the money that some of these TV
racketeers do receive probably goes to
buy new sets of gold candlesticks,
stained-glass windows and $l,000-a-plate
meals at political rallies.
Not all evangelists can be thrown into
the same pot, just as all rockers can't be
equated. But our society is really out of
sync if fat-cat politically - motivated
preachers can convince the masses that
having long hair, playing loud guitars
and earnestly caring about one's fellow
man are traits of being immoral and in
league with the devil.
Falwell and all the evangelists of the
world have a right to an opinion on
whether rock music and the lifestyles of
those who "rock" are immoral or
Satanic. It would be pointless to argue
about what is moral. Just as pointless
would be arguing about religion. But
since the moralizers have clearly tried to
force their opinions upon others, I have a
special kind of reply dedicated to them.
I don't claim to be a poet or composer,
but since these moralizers claim to be so
good at analyzing and interpreting
songs, my reply will be in that form.
Take one. "Making my way, trying to
understand, making waves as I go, I'm
my own man./ And because I choose
rock'n'roll as the beat of my song, you
condemn me, frown upon me, as if I were
wrong.
"So burn those books and break those
records, mislead those fools who would
let ya. Play God just a little bit longer. Go
ahead Jerry, ya ain't gettin' any
stronger./ Oppression, mind control and
cable TV, couldn't change the world, you
can't change me."
If you'd like, or can bear it, read it
backward and let me know if there are
any Satanic messages to be found. Hint:
I think if you read verse two backward
real fast, all the words will blur together
to subconsciously read "It's fun to park
in an A zone, even if you're a freshman."
Fairfield policeman's murder
cuts promising life short
Cpl. Myron James Massey was a
model police officer. The 32-year-old was
named Policeman of the Year in Fair­field,.
Ala., had completed criminal jus­tice
courses at a junior college and was
majoring in criminal justice at Samford
University.
The 6-4,240-pound officer's life was an
example of the good things that come
from hard work and dedication. He was
a role model for black youth in that city.
Cpl. Massey was shot and killed last
week when he pulled over two suspects
in a gas station robbery attempt.
Massey and his murderer were a study
in opposites. According to his father,
Massey was "a good boy who grew up to
be a good man."
He didn't make the Fairfield Indus­trial
High School football team because
he was too small but volunteered to be
team manager just to be near the game.
Massey was married and the father of
four children, including a set of young
twins. The family had just moved to a
new house and were excited about the
future.
Massey had everything to live for.
The 21-year-old suspect in the shoot­ing,
Vincent M. Ford, had robbed and
shot a man before slaying the officer.
Following the shooting, he abducted a
man from a convenience store, stole his
car and forced him into the trunk. The
abducted man escaped but the car was
used to drive to New Jersey.
According to his ex-girlfriend, Ford
was a drug user and was high at the time
of the shooting.
It's a scenario that has been repeated
countless times in countless cities.
Murder has become institutionalized in
this country. Every day we watch
murders on television and never blink
an eye. We go to movies and cheer as
people are murdered in films like Rambo
and Red Dawn. But it sometimes seem6
to be different when the victims have a
face and a life. And it's even more far
removed when the victim is just some­one
we read about.
But the tragedy seemed close to me.
Massey lived in Midfield, the Bir­mingham
suburb located about 5 miles
from my home. Although I had never
met him, my mother knew the officer.
The man who was abducted was a
member of my mom's church.
I have an uncle in law enforcement
who faces similar life and death situa­tions
daily.
Most ironic of all, my brother's ex-girlfriend
had recently broken up with
the suspected murderer. She was even
approached and threatened by Ford
after the murder. Much of the investiga­tion's
key evidence, including recent
photographs of Ford, were provided by
his former girlfriend.
It seems that today more and more
people are affected indirectly, if not
directly, by crime.
That a man like Myron Massey could
be taken away by someone like Ford is a
cruel fact that has been repeated count­less
times in our society.
It only took one bullet to leave four
children without a father, a wife without
a husband and a city without one of its
best hopes.
Many Africans suffer from oppression
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Editor, The Plainsman:
South Africa has been receiving sca­thing
news coverage lately, mostly justi­fied,
but I believe there is a dimension
missing from these reports.
Let us first define our terms. Apar­theid
is: (1) a caste system separating
pepple on racial lines, (2) a dual system
of justice, (3) an intolerance of opposi­tion
to the sitting government's policies,
and (4) repression of the majority.
Let me begin by stating that I find
apartheid morally abhorrent. But why is
international abuse singularly leveled
at South Africa when many African
countries exist under "de facto apar­theid"
systems forced upon them by
their own black leaders? If violation of
human rights is grounds for this outcry,
then all violators should be cited and
held accountable.
i Corrupt systems of justice are also a
fact of life in black Africa. More than
several African leaders have proclaimed
themselves "presidents for life" while
advocating majority rule and one-man-one-
vote for South Africans; until 1984,
peasants in Liberia had to own more
than $25,000 in property to vote; tiny
Cameroon, a country with an annual
per-capita income of less than $1,000, is
the world's ninth largest importer of
champagne; in Zaire, government offi­cials
earn monthly salaries in the thou­sands
while a peasant might be lucky to
earn $50.
Does anyone remember Idi Amin?
Some Ugandans feel that they fared bet­ter
under the bloody reign of Idi Amin
than under that of his maniacal succes­sor,
Milton Obote. The extravagances of
the drought-ridden Central African
Republic's self-proclaimed Emperor
Bokassa are rarely rivaled in more
affluent countries.
There are 16 million oppressed black
South Africans and more than 400 mil­lion
oppressed throughout the rest of the
continent. Why do we hear nothing of
them? Are they not human beings, too,
deserving to be treated humanely and
not have their rights abrogated?
Agriculture is the mainstay for most
African peasants, yet prices are usually
dictated by government decree, not by
market demand. In Ghana the cocoa
price is set at 10 percent of world market,
while in Gambia farmers receive 20 per­cent
of the market value for their
peanuts.
The United States government sends
billions of our tax money to countries
like Tanzania, Zambia and Mozam­bique
to aid their poverty-stricken econ­omies!
Why then are the economies of
these countries in the same destitute
state year after year in spite of our
money?
Why does Marxist Ethiopia starve,
when her drought stricken neighbors
are eating and able to feed Ethopian
refugees? Drought is and has been a
reality in much of Africa for centuries;
starvation is a political problem.
While on his recent South African trip
Senator Ted Kennedy met with some
influential black leaders and found that
they opposed his stand on disinvest­ment;
this situation led to cancellation
of several of the senator's appearances.
Less foreign investment means fewer
jobs for the blacks of South Africa —
that's quite simple!
Another area of attack is the South
African "homelands." Of the 10 black
homelands, six are self-governing and
four have won complete independence
from South Africa. Ciskei, an independ­ent
homeland, has established a society
which is thriving upon its economic
freedoms, adherence to justice before the
law and recognition of individual rights.
They even can own land.
It is easy to riot, but to turn adversity
and misfortune into advantage is a posi-
College Press Service
Criticism of paper too often uninformed;
people should read before they judge
Editor, the Plainsman:
As former Plainsman staff writers,
now doing our journalism internships,
we would like to applaud Denise Self for
her recent column about criticisms of the
Plainsman.
Since we sometimes put in 50-60 hours
a week working at the paper (and not for
class credits, and certainly not for the
loads of money we made), we feel quali­fied
to comment on matters concerning
the Plainsman.
One thing we never understood was
people who obviously didn't read the.
Plainsman, yet still felt free to openly
criticize it for being "too conservative."
While newspapers do need readers'
criticisms to maintain a high standard,
the person who comments on the paper
should have at least read it once in a
while, and it would help to at least know
the difference between conservative and
liberal.
In an apparent blunder of trying to
appear up on things and show they are
well read, people often make the mistake
of letting words of criticism flow from
their "informed" mouths before they've
even read the paper.
Many times when people would com­ment
on the Plainsman's "right-wing"
editorials, we found, after questioning
Further questioning
of Star Wars program
would benefit Auburn
Last week the Plainsman printed a
letter from James T. Bradley concerning
the Star Wars research program in
which Auburn University has become
involved. The letter posed many ques­tions
that the author felt should be asked
about the program.
Because of space limitations, a brief
portion of the letter had to be cut. Profes­sor
Bradley believes the questions
removed were central to his point and
the letter's emphasis.
They were: "Is the intellectual integ­rity
of the University at stake now that
we have become a leading participant in
this program?" and "Why do so many
scientists say the overall project is not
only infeasible but actually a threat to
our national security?"
them, that they actually hadn't even
read it. "Oh, so-and-so told me about it,"
they'd say.
We have always been aware that the
Plainsman, just like any other news­paper,
is not perfect; but, after reading
other college newspapers from cam­puses
throughout the United States, we
have also been made aware of the
Plainsman's good qualities.
Our campus newspaper has consist­ently
won national awards, and, as most
journalism majors soon find out, being a
Plainsman staff writer helps when look­ing
for a job as a reporter.
If any student wants to condemn the
Plainsman, then please, feel free to do
so. But at least read the paper first, and
then, if you still don't like it, pick up a
copy of The Crimson-White. We think
you'll appreciate the Plainsman a lot
more.
Melanie Hiett
04GJM
Lee Ann Landers
04GJM
Suzy Fleming
04GJM
tive and longer lasting demonstration of
principle. This could be why one of the
greatest problems facing South Africa
— even with all of the injustice and
inequities of life there — is the illegal
immigration problem. Not unlike Mexi­cans
flooding our southern border, Afri­can
blacks are risking danger and harm
from one or both governments, in a des­perate
attempt to find a better life.
If the South African situation is
abhorrent enough to propose enactment
of economic sanctions, why do we sign
nuclear arms treaties with Red China,
one of the worst human rights violators
of all time?
It is unjust, we say, to require a person
to gain permission to travel from one
city to another within his own country;
Russians must do it every day or stay
home! South Africa, to its credit, does
not export its oppressive system nor
force it on other innocent countries.
It is important to remember that only
countries with some degree of freedom
allow demonstrations, large gatherings
and vocal criticism of the government at
all! If it weren't for Lech Walesa would
we know as much about Poland? What
of Lithuania?
As a citizen of the freest nation on
earth, I fear for the freedoms I still enjoy.
If the media coverage of South Africa is
a shining example of the "freedom of the
press" that exists in our country today,
then in my opinion the news media have
lost their integrity and credibility. The
media have taught me to be skeptical of
their "half-reported issues" and biased
reports claiming, as The New York
Times does, "All the news that is fit to
print."
Judy Thommesen
P.O. Box 2426
Auburn, Ala. 26831
Tuition increase
would be harmful
to many students
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am very disappointed to see that tui­tion
will be raised to $400 per quarter. As
a graduate student nearly finished with
my education, the $8 million (18,000 stu­dents
x $40 per quarter x 12 quarter per
education) cost increase to students will
probably have very little effect on, nfy
personal finances. What I am concerned
about is the potential intellectual power
which will never be harnessed because
of this increase.
To the administration leaders eco­nomically
isolated from the lower
income classes, $40 per quarter just
means one less wax job on the Mercedes.
To a senior in high school considering
whether or not to attend college the $120
per year increase may be the difference
between a college education and trade
school.
To a foreign student from a less deve­loped
country the addition $480 per
degree may be equivalent to a rejected
application. Education in a democracy
is not for the people who can afford it,
but for the people who have the aca­demic
potential to turn an education into
a better life for everybody.
I am also concerned with the attitude
taken by the Plainsman toward this
matter. It neatly disguised this informa­tion
under a headline entitled "Library
Expansion Due Late Next Year." This is
a journalistic trick to minimize th'e
impact of the tuition increase by report­ing
the negative story underneath a pos­itive
headline. A more appropriate head­line
would have read "Martin Confirms
$8 Million Tuition Increase."
I hope this paper is not afraid of any­body,
which brings me to the SGA's role
in all of this. Will they sit idly by while
the administration blasts their consti­tuency
with this increase, or will they be
busily wrapped up in the coming fall
social calendar? I hope that both the
Plainsman and SGA will stand up for
affordable education in months ahead.
Kevin V. Spriggs
06CHE
Editor's note: This paper is not afraid
of anybody.
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\.(, STbrSuburnBlamsman Thursday, August 15, 1985
Married couples deserve equal opportunities
By Chris Hershey
Features Staff
"For better or worse, for richer
or poorer..."
These are commonly used
words in many marriage cerem­onies.
For some couples the
meaning of the phrase is harder
to achieve than others. Married
couples hope to have a secure
financial future. In many cases,
this security comes from a college
education.
Auburn University has approx­imately
2,600 married students
according to Auburn's Institu­tion
Analysis Department, 14
percent of the student body.
Does Auburn University have
the responsibility of providing
benefits for these married
students?
Dr. Pat Barnes, dean of stu­dents,
said that universities
should provide for all students,
married or otherwise.
The first problem faced by
married students at Auburn is
admissions. According to an
Auburn University Admissions
spokesperson, "A university
must have equal admission
standards for all students. Pro­viding
lower admission stand­ards
for married students would
be discrimination."
Once the married student is
enrolled at Auburn, he or she is
entitled to the opportunities
other students receive. One such
opportunity is meeting new
friends.
Making new friends may pres­ent
a problem for married stu­dents
at Auburn. Dr. Barnes said
that interaction among married
students problably takes place in
programs designed for non-traditional
age students or older-than-
average students.
One way for married students
to interact is at a brown bag
lunch for the older-than-ayer-age
student (O.T.A.) every Wed­nesday
from noon to 1 p.m. in
room 205 of Foy Union, spon­sored
by the Special Programs
office.
Finance presents a problem for
many married couples. There are
benefits available at the Auburn
University Financial Aid Office.
The Guaranteed Student Loan is
available for couples who earn a
joint income of less than $30,000.
Larry D. Ridgeway, director of
Student Financial Aid, said, "A
student can receive up to $2,500
per year for five years. The stu­dent
starts payments six months
after graduation and has 10
years to clear."
What advice does Ridgeway
give for married students? He
said, "It depends on the couple,
but they should keep reality into
the situation, and put constraints
on the wants."
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Eagles West Apartments
700 W. Magnolia
•Furnished 1 BR Apartments
*Across the Street from Campus
*Pool, Laundromat, Convenience Store
*Ample Parking
•Resident Manager on Site
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Call Mrs. Turner
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Rett l^ettt Kent *?<nS<ite 7Hc4c.
Festive but serious minded
roommate needed to share
apartment facing Auburn cam­pus
fall. 826-6061.
Renting now for fall quarter, 2 &
3-BR mobile homes, Wire
Road area. Call 821-0398 or
821-4624.
Reserve now for fall. 2-BR,
12x50 trailer for rent, conve­nient
to campus, $160/mo.,
821-0747.
Mobile home lots—we have a
few nice shady lots, available
now in the best student com­plex
in Auburn. Close to cam­pus,
free water, sewage & gar­bage,
basic cable & swimming
pool. $70/mo. Call now.
821-0747.
Village Green Apartments—3-
bedroom furnished, 12 mo.
lease. $450/month. Swimming
pool. Walking distance to cam­pus.
555 W. Glenn. Call 821-
1410 for details!
Mobile homes for rent—1-BR,
all utilities paid, $225/mo.; 2-
BR, $160-190/mo.; 3-BR,
$200/mo. Mt. Vernon Village,
821-0747.
New 2-BR, 2 bath mobile
homes on large shady lots with
pool & washeteria. 3% mi. from
campus. Also Ig. lot spaces for
rent. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-S,
749-3322.
Johnson's Peak—good ole
Auburn living, 2-BR apts. and
cottages available 1 block from
campus. Water paid and other
advantages. 887-7264 morn­ings
and evenings.
Want to walk to campus? 3-BR
furnished apartments. Village
Green apartments $450/mo.
Call 821-1410 for info.
Male roommate needed start­ing
fall quarter to share two
bedroom, two bath trailer at
Webster's Crossing, $132.50
/mo. Nice place. Call 821-
7343. Ask for Alan.
Need roommate for Court
Square condo, extra large
rooms, swimming pool. Call
Lee, 821-0849.
For rent, two bedroom brick
house with fireplace, central
heat & air. Country setting, 3
miles past vet school on Wire
Road. $250/per month. Avail­able
Sept. 1. No children. Call
821-5495 after 6 p.m.
Ft. Walton Beach Vacation
Special—condominium, swim­ming
pool, pier, color TV.
$250/wk. 1-288-1710.
Snuggle up to a fireplace this
fall! 3-large.-B^2bli
microwave, ryv7U
many extras, closerl
New for fall. $550 per mo. Call
Alabama Land Locators at
8 2 1 - 8 2 1 0 or 826-1172
evenings.
Roommate needed starting fall
qtr. $125 per month plus V& utili-ties.
Call Nick Mullins,
574-6780.
We need two roommates for
'85-86 school year. Gorgeous
brand-new 2-BR townhouse,
The Brookes. Fantastic loca­tion
and lake view. $165/each
per month. Call 826-6689.
Attention Seriousminded
upper-class, graduate & mar­ried
students. Before leasing
for fall be sure to see the Pine
Haven Apts, Auburn's most
spacious and quiet complex 1
mi. from campus. Large pool &
decking, laundromat, efficient
heat/cooling, dishwasher,
disposal, tile bath, full carpet.
Noise & parties controlled to
provide quiet setting. No child­ren
or pets. Resident manager
(couple) on premises. 1-BR
furn. from $250 (unfurn. $240);
2-BR furn. from $320 (unfurn.
$310). 12 mon. leases. Water/-
garbage, cable, pest control
included. See at 650 N. Ross
St., Manager, Apt. C-1, 821-
3828, afternoons. If no answer
call 821-0119.
Female roommate needed
starting fall quarter to share
two bedroom apartment, $130
a month plus Vi utilities. Call
821-6261.
For rent, 1 -BR apts. near cam­pus.
Furnished or unfurnished.
821-4317 after 5:00.
Female roommate needed,
nonsmoker, Tamarack Apts.,
swimming pools, tennis courts,
dishwasher, 1 /3 rent and utili­ties.
821-5514.
Two & three-bedroom mobile
homes, 2 baths, central A/H,
skirted w/ frt. deck. Webster's
Crossing Mobile Home Park.
821-0171.
Mobile homes—two and three
bedrooms, nicely furnished,
Wire Road area, reasonable
rates, 887-8128.
Female roommate needed fall
quarter only. Large, fully fur­nished
2-BR trailer. $150
/month. Utilities included. Call
821-4834.
Wanted: Non-smoking female
roommate to share fully fur­nished
apartment at Auburn
Hall apartments, very close to
campus. Call Jackie Freeland,
305-626-9899.
For rent, two and three bed­room
houses. 12 mos. lease,
pets allowed. 887-3605 or
821-3234.
Fun-seeking female roommate
needed, apt. not found yet.
^J^eJdL.821-^43.0 or 1-967-
8877.
*i£*i
Tamarack Apts., female
roommate needed, $108
monthly, 2-BR, 2 baths, 1 /3 util­ities.
826-8152.
Female Christian roommate
needed starting fall for 3-BR, 2
bath townhouse. Has dish­washer,
microwave, fireplace,
fenced yard for pets. Fully fur­nished.
Call 826-8561.
One bedroom furnished new
apartment, Vh blocks from
campus. 91/2 mo. lease. Call
John 821-8840, and 887-9591
after 6:15.
Thinking about a condo? Don't
sign a lease until you see
Crossland Downs. 2-BR luxury
townhomes completely fur­nished
for 4 with loft/study
area, outside storage, large
bedrooms, patio, plus pool,
Jacuzzi, tennis courts, club­house
& shuttle bus. Model
open every day. Call 887-6574
for details.
Female roommate needed for
winter quarter w/option of
spring and summer for condo
at Court Square. Pool, fully fur­nished,
washer/dryer. 601 N.
Gay St. $160/month. Call
Johanna,887-6503.
"To* S&U
12x56 trailer, 2-bedroom, Vh
bath, furnished with washer
and dryer. Central heat and air.
Storm windows. 516 Ridge-wood
Village. Call 821 -9547 or
821-4525.
Are your parents thinking
about buying a condo? For a
free copy of "How To Sell Your
Parents A Condominium", stop
by Crossland Downs sale
office today, off Wire Rd. just
past the vet school.
1975 Statesman 12x55 3-BR, 1
bath, furnished, 306 Ridge-wood,
Call 821-4732.
For sale, Kawasaki KZ550LTD
1981 model, only 6500 miles.
Call John, 821-2535.
12x60 2-BR, 1 bath partially
furnished, W/D, low utilities.
Great condition, customized
shelving/storage space. Call
749-5766 until 5, ask for
Lavina.
Beetle 1974 VW Beetle, new
motor, has dented fender but
good economical transporta­tion.
$700. Call 821-7198.
2-BR, 1 bath mobile home.
Central A/C, many extras.
14x52, clean! Call 826-1172.
Keep trying.
1982 Yamaha SECA550. Great
condition. Call 826-6508 any­time
after 5 p.m. Price includes
one red helmet.
For sale: MacGregor sail­boats:
21', 22', 15', trailerable.
Also 65'. Sleeps 4, 5, or 10.
Easy-handling, affordable. Call
Free-Breeze Sailing, 821 -5162
or 1-794-6097 after 6.
Dorm refrigerator for sale.
Brand new, used only one
month, larger than normal
dorm refrigerator. 821-5514
after 5.
1973 12x60 two-bedroom, one
bath, large corner lot in Holiday
Mobile Estates,—closest park
to campus. 826-6629.
A loft for sale. Ideal for dorm
rooms. 826-7389 or come by
Dorm 1,213.
12x65 Bonanza, fully fur­nished,
washer/dryer, stove,
refrigerator, covered front
porch, large shady corner lot.
$4,000 firm. 821-6825.
10-speed bike (27") hub
release, foot straps, $60, call
826-3296.
GMAT Preparation Text, tapes
and sample test. A solid study
guide. Price negotiable. Call
887-3259 after 6 p.m.
Convert bike for stationary use
with Minoura adapter; Adjus­table
tension, $40. Call
826-3296.
Trailer good condition, 2-
bedroom, 2 bath, washer/
dryer, $6,000. Call 821-6205
after 5 for info. 133 Ridgewood.
Double bed mattress pad and
box. Cheap. Two years old. Call
826-8685 between 5 & 7 p.m.
Stenea*
NAD—high end sound without
the high price! NAD compo­nents
consistantly out perform
competitive products costing
two or three times the price.
Why spend more and get less.
Accurate Audio, 110 E. Sam-ford
Ave. 826-1960.
Dual C939 cassette: Auto
reverse, Dolby, Fade-edit;
Bose 301 series II speakers,
Sony STR-UX450 digital
receiver w/scan & memory,
Technics SL-B200 turntable,
Audio Technica AT212EP car­tridge;
stereo cabinet; $425.
Call 826-1534 or 821-6355.
Accurate Audio sells quality.
Most of our products come
from American and European
companies like KEF NAD,
Thorens, Belles, EPI, Spec­trum,
and more. If you're look­ing
for better sound from qual­ity
made products, visit us at
110 East Samford Ave. or call
826-1960.
7V<uOed
Wanted to buy—gold, silver
diamonds, class rings, add-a-beads.
Highest prices paid.
Hill's Jewelry, Auburn, AL
887-3921:
Want to lease or sublease
apartment. Fall qtr. only.
826-4466.
WordPower: Professional typ­ing
and editing. Writing and/or
typing of resumes. Next to
Burger King. Call 826-3357 or
887-7083.
The Final Draft: Professional
word processing and typing
services. Above Baskin-
Robbins. Call 821-4813.
Appointments encouraged.
The Write Place for editing,
resumes, typing, word process­ing,
tutoring. Appointments
recommended. 113 North Gay.
821-7181.
Mary Kay Cosmetics!!! Call
Debbie Hettinger—Sales
Director for a complimentary
facial or reorders at 826-8086.
Lose weight and feel great! I've
lost 30 lbs. and 51/2 inches and
cellulite from my waist. You can
too. Guaranteed! Call Andy at
821-1344.
The friendly doubters? They're
the Unitarian-Universalists at
500 E. Thach. Join us Sunday
at 11 a.m.
Typing: Will type EHA 315
papers, resumes, etc. Lowest
rates in Auburn. Call Lee,
887-3740.
Wordprocessing—typing,
business/school, Spanish-
English translation, legal/med­ical
terminology. Free P/U and
delivery. Same day service
available. 826-3004.
Have fun in the sun this week­end
with Sandy Beach Canoes.
We rent canoes, sailboats and
tents for the best in outdoor fun.
Cheap prices too. Call 821-
3979 and reserve yours today.
8 week old cute-as-can-be kit­tens
to good homes. Wormed,
outdoor trained. 821 -6825.
Counseling by experienced
therapist. Drug/alcohol, mari­tal,
etc. Confidential. Insurance
accepted. By appt. only.
826-3004.
Penpals in USA wanted
urgently; all ages. Write: Pen
Society, (G.50) Chorley, Lanes,
England.
ptMfMtmt
Resumes that highlight you in
the job market and produce
results. The Write Pl'ice.
821-7181.
Experienced dental assistant,
full time. Willing to train capa­ble
person. Call 821-4322.
' WANT TO EARN SOME »
EXTRA MONEY
BETWEEN QUARTERS?
An experience of a lifetime and
exciting challenges can be yours
at Camp ASCCA, Alabama's
Special Camp for Children and
Adults, working with mentally
retarded adults. The opening will
begin August 25 through Sep­tember
20. You can work for all
four weeks of the camping ses­sions
or any of the four.
August 25 — September 20
September 1 — September 20
September 8 — September 20
September 15 — September 20
You get weekends off and use of
camp facilities. Camp ASCCA is
located on Lake Martin 40 miles
from Auburn. It has a pool plus
canoeing, boating and mountain
climbing skills all for the disabled.
It's possible to earn credit toward
your Internship or practlcum For
more information call Camp
ASCCA at 825-9226. You can
help yourself while you help oth­ers
at Camp ASCCA. Salary
ranges from S75-S125
fifoyHt^t
Help wanted, any hours avail­able.
Apply in person, Thurs.
Aug. 15 after 2 p.m. Godfather's
Pizza, 402 West Magnolia.
Chlldcare. Wanted responsi­ble
person to care for 9 mo. old.
My home, M-F mornings, start
mid-Sept. Own transportation.
821-2490, 7-9 p.m.
Lunch and dinner dish­washers
needed immediately.
Please call 749-0902. The
Greenhouse.
'Back a ,
Tighter W
''Easter Seals
\Jfor people with disabilities^
mSBSSSSSBSBSBSmm
*&4t & 'pound'
Lost: Necklace in dressing
room at Gayfer's. Sentimental
value, reward offered, no ques­tions
asked. Call collect
1-659-6161.
Lost Dog! Black, Lab with white
chest. Has one blue eye and
one brown eye. Call 821-1722
oi 826-8901 and leave mes-sage
for Richard.
Joe, Happy Anniversary for a
wonderful 6 months. I hope the
nexttengobyjustasfast. I look
forward to a very happy, excit­ing,
funfilled, and loving future
with you. Love, Terri.
421-86-9028, since you're out
of the combat zone, I want you
in my line of fire. 262-79-2789.
The personals we share aren't
necessary; but, the feelings we
share are! They're definite!
LYIWIDB-IM.YBILY.
Paper football, tennis balls and
kool aid...l guess I'm just a
sucker for sophistication.
Sports &iu Suburn JJlamsman
Thursday, August 15, 1985 A
Alabama defense could rejuvenate the Tide
By Andy Smith
Assistant Sports Editor
The first ABC-TV college foot­ball
telecast was between the
Alabama Crimson Tide and the
Georgia Bulldogs on September
17,1960 at Birmingham's Legion
Field. More than a' million
watched on television and 44,000
fans at the stadium as quarter­back
Pat Trammell outdueled
Fran Tarkenton in a 21-6 Ala­bama
victory. An All-America
and All-SEC defensive guard,
Pat Dye, was also a member of
this Georgia team which had won
the SEC championship in 1959.
These two teams have won the
SEC title 29 times since the con­ference
began 51 years ago, tying
for the championship in 1966 and
1981. Since 1975 Alabama and
Georgia have been at the top of
the mountain eight of the last ten
years.
The 1984 season may have seen
a shift from Tide and Dawg dom­inance;
Georgia ending up fourth
with a 4-2 mark, while Alabama
went 2-4 finishing seventh in the
SEC race (the last Alabama team
with fewer wins was the 1957
squad (1-6-1) which finished 11th
in the conference).
Alabama will try to redeem its
5-6 record with a strong defense
which returns nine of 11 starters
including AU-American line­backer
Cornelius Bennett and AH-SEC
defensive tackle Jon Hand.
Behind these two, Alabama fin­ished
second in total defense in
1984."
Coach Ray Perkins' third team
has 42 returning lettermen going
into the 1985 schedule, one of the
Tide's more demanding slates in
recent years. After the Georgia
game on Sept. 2 in Athens, Ala­bama
plays Texas A&M in Bir­mingham,
Cincinnati in Tusca­loosa
followed by two road games
with Vandy and Penn State.
Next is Tennessee in Bir­mingham,
Memphis State in
Memphis, Mississippi State in
Tuscaloosa for homecoming,
LSU in Baton Rouge, Southern
Mississippi in Bryant-Denny and
finishing up with Auburn in
Birmingham.
Offensively, Mike Shula fin­ished
spring training as the No. 1
quarterback. Shula started six
games last year and Vince Sutton
five games, which gives the Tide
an experienced signal caller in
1985.
A big question for the offense
will be if halfback Kerry Goode
can come back from major knee
surgery. Goode had 297 yards in
all-purpose running against Bos­ton
College in the season opener.
Other running backs include
sophomore Doug Allen and Don
McClain who saw considerable
action last fall. Freshman Boobie
Nathan showed great improve­ment
during the spring.
At fullback will be Craig
Turner, back for his senior sea­son
after missing 1984 because of
academic reasons. His backup
will be Mike Bobo who joined the
team in the spring and jumped to
second team.
The offensive line will be led by
sophomore All-American center
Wes Neighbors (6-2,250), starting
for his third year. At the guard
positions will be Bill Condon (6-2,
241) and David Gilmer (6-4, 258).
Holding down the corners will be
strong side tackle Gary Otten (6-
6, 260) and quick side tackle
David Johnson (6-4, 269).
The receiver slots should be
improved with the return of Greg
Richardson who had 22 catches
averaging 16.2 yards per recep­tion.
The tight end position
appears to be strong with Thor-ton
Chandler in the starting role.
On the defensive front joining
Hand (6-7,275) will be nose guard
Curt Jarvis (6-2, 266) and senior
tackles Larry Roberts (6-4, 235)
and Brent Sowell (6-5, 256).
The linebackers consist of
Bennett (6-4, 215) and Randy
Rockwell (6-3, 189). Assisting
Bennett and Rockwell will be
sophomores Lydell Mitchell,
moved from tight end, and Mar­vin
Humphries.
Cornerback Freddie Robinson
heads up the defensive backs
which may be the strongest area
on the team. Robinson will get
help from junior Vernon Wilkiri;
son at right cornerback, Ricky
Thomas at strong safety, an{J
freshman Johnny Norwood wh6
was moved to the starting free
safety slot in the spring.
Van Tiffin returns as one of the
best place kickers in the SEC and
freshman Chris Mohr will
replace Terry Sanders as the pun­ter
in the fall.
This year's Auburn-Alabama
game will be the 50th annual
"Iron Bowl". Alabama leads the
series 29-19-1, but Auburn
appears to be closing the gap by
winning two of the last three
games. Each of these games were
decided by three points or less*.
What used to be an annual Tid£
victory, has received new life. £f
Alabama can hold the Tigers to
15 points again this year, they
could make it two in row.
DEFENSIVE LEADER
Gerald Williams attempts to recover a fumble last year in Auburn's 48-34 win over Georgia Tech
Tiger offense eagerly awaits
transition to new I-formation
1985-86 LADY TIGER
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By Mark Cherry
Sports Staff
Spring training initiated
them and now Auburn football
players are anxious to test their
newly acquired offense. Varsity
players return Friday to report in
and begin preparation for the
1985 season. Freshman reported
Monday and began freshman
practice yesterday.
"The new I-formation offense
has simplified things for the
offensive backfield and poses no
problems for the linemen in
learning their blocking assign­ments."
said offensive coordina­tor
Jack Crowe. Many feared
that the change from the wish-
Crowe
bone to the "I" would be a difficult
transition. Crowe said the big­gest
change would be the need for
more controlled blocking.
Varsity players begin two-a-day
practices on Monday and
will be able to get into pads and
start hitting by Thursday of next
week. These practices will last
until late August when the Tigers
start their game week prepara­tion
for the season opener
against the Southwestern Loui­siana
Rajun' Cajuns.
Many players have used the
off-season to their advantage and
to possibly get a head start on the
traditionally grueling days of
August practice. Some have
taken a course offered by the
University consisting of weight
training along with plenty of
running and sprinting. Quarter­backs
and receivers have been
keeping up by throwing and
catching daily.
Crowe said besides getting
back into shape the number one
priority this August would be to
gain back the fighting and com­petitive
spirit that Auburn lacked
last year.
With 10 returning starters on
offense, the Auburn Tigers
strength will be in the hands of
Crowe. Seven of these starters
played against Alabama in 1982
as freshman.
This year's senior class is head
coach Pat Dye's first recruiting
class which included Bo Jackson,
Jeff Parks, Ron Middleton, Steve
Wallace, Randy Stokes, Jeff Lott
and Rob Shuler just to naime a
few.
Many have questioned why the
change to the "I" when all these
returning veterans know the
wishbone so well. Even though
Auburn led the SEC in total
offense last year Crowe and Dye
are still not satisfied and believe
that the offense will lead Auburn
to win not only the SEC but the
national championship.
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New golf recruits may make for successful year
Michigan state junior champion
Fridge, junior Mike Arasin, ar
Sports Staff one spot on the team. He can j n golf-' By Cary Estes
Sports Staff
The Auburn University golf
team enters the fall coming off
what could be one of the best
recruiting years ever for second
year head coach Mike Griffin.
This would be quite an accomp­lishment
for Griffin, whose
teams at Troy State finished
fourth or better for nine straight
years in NCAA Division II
National Championships, win­ning
it all in 1976 and in 1977.
The Tigers have recruited two
junior college transfers, Gary
Emmons from Palm Beach Jun­ior
College in Florida, and Bill
Bell from Odessa Junior College
in San Antonio, Texas.
Griffin said he believes both
players will make an immediate
impact on the Tiger squad.
"Last year Gary was ranked
third nationally among junior
college players," Griffin said. "He
could fight it out for the number
one spot on the team. He
dominate a golf course
A native of Lima, Ohio,
Emmons last year won the Amer­ican
Amateur tournament, and
he was twice named junior collge
All-American.
Bell was described by Griffin
as "a solid player" who shoots
consistently in the low 70s. "He
won't hurt us with many bad
rounds," Griffin said.
The three freshmen recruits
entering Auburn this fall, Dan
Aehl, Jody Berklich, and Dean
Refram Jr., were all nationally
sought after prospects.
Aehl, a resident of Madison,
Wis., was the Wisconsin state
junior champion in both 1983 and
1984. "Dan has the capability to
be a great player," said Griffin.
"He could be the next Andy
North."
Berklich comes from Grand
Blanc, Mich., where he was the
in 1984. "He has a good golf-"
background," stated Griffin,
which is evident from Berklich's
close relationship with Gary
Nicklaus and his famous father,
Jack.
Refram, a native of Westey
Chapel, Fla., was the 1984 Flor­ida
state junior champion. "That
is really saying something," Grif­fin
said, " because Florida is
second only to California in
terms of golf talent."
Griffin does not attempt to hide
his excitement over Auburn's
recruiting year. "I have never
had this quality of talent coming
in at one time," he said. "We
signed five of the seven recruits
we went after, and this will give
us a good mix of experience and
talent."
The experience will come from
the four players returning from
last year's squad. They are
seniors Eric Hamilton and John
and
sophomore Jim Curran.
Griffin says there is no doubt
that Hamilton and Fridge will
provide a lot of the strength and
leadership for the team.
Griffin
Oklahoma, Tigers dominate early predictions
The 1985 college football season is less than three
weeks away, and just as every year, the annual
prediction magazines are at the newsstands.
You know the ones I am talking about. Each year
they pick their Top 20 college football teams.
These magazines always amuse me. I used to look
forward to buying them, but now I realize the people
that make these predictions are just putting their
own opinions in writing and I am paying them for
it. What do these people know that you and I don't?
Nothing.
I finally realized that these magazines are spe­cialized
for people that bet on football and not for
the average fan. What you are paying for is a sys­tem
to rate the teams throughout the season by
updating the rating of the teams according to how
they did the week before.
For example, if a darkhorse team starts the sea­son
slow, but it comes on strong later in the season,
that teams rating will increase.
Some magazines have their predictions for the
average fan. These are the best ones to get because
they are weekly or monthly magazines like Sports
Illustrated and Inside Sports.
I looked at four of these magazines, two for the
bettors and two for the fans, and counted the
number of teams that were in the four Top 20 list.
There were 34 different teams listed in just those
four magazines.
There are only about 90 major college football
teams, and there are numerous prediction maga­zines.
Almost every major college team in the coun­try
could be mentioned if you looked at all the
magazines.
I looked at Athlon's, Inside Sports, Game Plan
and Football Action. They had teams ranging from
Virginia to Houston to Georgia Tech ranked in their
Top 20.
Inside Sports had Ara Parseghian do its Top 20.
He probably put more work into it than others, but it
is still his opinion. He has Virginia as his 20th
ranked team. Don't laugh, Virginia had a better
record last year than Alabama.
Football Action has SMU ranked No. 1, which I
have to agree with. The Mustangs have the best
one-two running back punch west oflnterstate 65.
In the last three years, SMU has won 31 football
games. That is more than 10 a year, and only
Nebraska with 34 and BYU with 32 have won more
games.
Auburn was ranked No. 1 by Parseghian because
of its "easy schedule." Auburn is in the top four in
all four of the magazines. Oklahoma is ranked No. 1
by Game Plan and Athlon's. The consensus is
Oklahoma followed by Auburn and SMU.
Oklahoma might be following in Auburn's foot­steps.
The Tigers were picked at the top of nearly
every prediction magazine in 1984, but life at the top
is not always the best.
Playboy picked Auburn No. 1 last year, for the
second year straight. I wonder if it will be three
straight this year?
In 1984, Football Action picked Auburn second
behind UCLA, Lindy's picked Auburn second
behind Pittsburgh and Game Plan picked Auburn
to finish second behind Notre Dame.
Neither UCLA, Pittsburgh nor Notre Dame fin­ished
in the top 10 last year. Lindy's picks last year
were especially bad. Not one of its top six picks,
Pittsburgh, Auburn, Arizona State, Clemson,
UCLA and Miami, finished in the top 10.
Playboy annually picks the 20 worst teams in
college football, which is harder to do than pick the
best 20.
Some magazines give their list of teams that have
a chance to end up in the Top 20.1 like this change of
pace, and it gives the fans a chance to see which
teams maybe the surprise teams of 1985.
My list of possible darkhorses would have to
include TCU, the Air Force and the Army. TCU won
eight games last year and challenged for the SWC
championship. TCU also has the most underrated
player in America in Kenneth Davis, who could
make a run for the Heisman. The Air Force is the
only military academy team to ever beat Notre
Dame three years straight (1982-84), and both the
Army and the Air Force run the wishbone, installed
by the Auburn coaching staff, and it drives the
eastern and midwestern teams crazy.
A-8 %ht Suburn $lain*man Thursday, August 15, 1985
First pro game more than just great football
Leisha
COWART
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I went to my first pro football
game last Saturday in Atlanta.
The Falcons were playing the
Redskins in their first preseason
game. I am a Redskins fan pri -
marily.but I have also rooted for
the Falcons over the years, usu­ally
to no avail.
I was pretty excited, I'll admit,
though by now I thought I would
be used to football games. After
all, I've attended them since I
was in about the third grade. 1
never missed a game in high
school, and my family also had
season tickets to Florida State
games for five years. Never a
Sunday went by that my brother
and I didn't plop down in the den
to watch the NFL offerings,
switching from channel to chan­nel
trying to keep up with all of
them.
But I had never had the oppor­tunity
to go to a pro game, until
last week. I am happy to report
that I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The 'Skins won 17-14, but the
Falcons gave them a run for the
money with a fourth-quarter
rally, but as usual, the Falcons
just couldn't quite get it together.
The game was pretty average.
The 'Skins scored two touch­downs
early, and the rest of the
game was, as are all preseason
games, a chance to play for roo­kies,
back-ups, and scrubs.
The big names were there,
though. My man Joe Theisman
started for the Redskins, and
engineered the first scoring drive,
but midway through the second
quarter he was replaced by some
guy named J a y Schroeder, who
played unspectacularly. For the
Redskins' sake, I hope Theisman
stays healthy.
Since the game was somewhat
boring, I began to watch the
players on the sidelines through
my binoculars. There was the
entertainment. The no-pressure
situation-of the preseason seemed
to allow the players to relax a lit­tle,
I suppose. There was more
playing around, watching the
cheerleaders, and jawing with
the fans.
Joe Theisman must be a riot in
person because he kept me laugh­ing
through the whole game. He
could not be still for a minute.
Once I watched him carefully
folding two towels. I figured
maybe he was helping the injured
player they had just carried off
the field. But no, he put his
helmet on the ground, put the
towels on top and sat down. I
have seen players sit on their
helmets before, but never have I
seen someone go through such
elaborate procedures.
During the time outs, the
loudspeakers played music that
the cheerleaders danced to. Late
in the game, they played Mid­night
Star's Freak-a-zoid, and it
was Saturday Night Fever all
over again. Theisman started
dancing, and with those knee
braces he wears, he looked like a
cross between J o h n Travolta and
C-3PO. He must have thought he
looked good, because he hit two or
three of the black players and
told them to watch. They cracked
up, needless to say. But it was
contagious. A couple of the
equipment managers and other
players joined in the dance. Soon
they were laughing too hard to
continue. I was laughing too, and
my friend thought I was nuts
until I gave her the binoculars.
I guess I never fully realized
that these pro athletes are real
people who enjoy having a good
time as much as the next guy. I
suppose I always thought of them
in terms of their accomplish­ments;
yards gained, touch­downs
scored, etc. It was refresh­ing
to see all that foolishness. It
made me feel better about profes­sional
sports that seem to be
riddled with bad news these days.
It was my first pro football
game, but it definitely won't be
my last.
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Thursday, August 15, 1985 A
'Pete Fairtell Players'
present 'The Drunkard'
By Siona Carpenter
Copy Editor
Heros, villains, temptation,
adversity and triumph will be in
force this weekend as the Auburn
University Theatre presents The
Drunkard.
The director of this summer's
last theatre presentation, Susan
Daly, has utilized a unique con­cept
in the production of the 19th
century melodrama which
opened last night.
Theatre goers are actually
treated to a play within a play in
which the actors take on the guise
of 19th century actors.
The cast portrays The Pete
Fairtell Players, an 1890's tour­ing
company that arrives in
Auburn to perform their rendi­tion
of the W.H. Smith temper­ance
drama.
The play begins as Pete Fair­tell,
manager of the troup, wel­comes
the audience and invites
them to share the trials and
adventures of young Edward
Middleton, played by Scott
Aston, who is beseiged with the
temptations of drink and the vil­lainy
of the scoundrel Squire
Cribbs, portrayed by Seth
Cherniak.
Positive rock
Others in the cast include Ste­phanie
Cotton as Mary, a sweet
girl who is the hero's romantic
interest and Kim Worlund who
portrays the deranged Agnes,
who knows the blackguard's
secrets hidden in the past.
Acting in the 19th century was
'commonly melodramatic, but by
today's realistic standards, it
appears flamboyant.
"This was the first experience
the actors have had with this
type of acting," Daly said. The
production was a "study in the
[melodramatic] style" for the
young cast, according to the
director, who said they have
enjoyed the challenge.
The music in the production
includes the 19th century songs
"Bird in a Guilded Cage,"
"Because," "The Streets of New
York," "There is a Tavern in the
Town" and others.
The play was first produced in
Boston in 1844. It will be per­formed
in Auburn tonight
through Sunday at 8 p.m. in the
Telfair Peet Theatre. General
admission is $4. Admission for
students, youths, and senior citi­zens
is $3.
Popular music of today
helps all of us express
our feelings more easily
Somebody told you I was so cold and mean g
Somebody wants you and don't want me ina
between . .•
Somebody hurt you, but baby she wasn't me !e
I don't know why you don't want me ,it
Sometimes the most simple and direct of words
can say more than all the pompous allusion in the
world.
For all the condemnation that popular music
receives in today's society, it provides something
special that many of us couldn't do without. Music
provides a means of expression for us all; it says for
us things we want to communicate, but find diffi­cult
to put into words. It provides a soundtrack to
our lives. .
The above lines from Rosanne Cash's latest i
album convey a message that is as prevalent in;
MELODRAMATIC TROUPE
Thorn Freeman, Scott Aston, Jody Brittain, Stephanie Cotton in The Drunkard See WOFFORD, page A-ll
Rising heavy metal stars stress optimism in their music
By Ken Boyte
Entertainment Staff
Up-and-coming heavy metal
artists Accept, Helix and Keel all
agree that rock music should be
more positive and optimistic, and
that it is not immoral and devil-oriented
like many people make it
out to be.
The three bands performed
Aug. 11 at the Fox in Atlanta.
B i l l e d as "Heavy Metal
Thunder," the show was attended
by about 2,500 people.
In turn, as one band enter­tained
the cheering crowds, the
other bands shared some of their
thoughts and opinions with anx­ious
reporters backstage.
"We've been saying [rock music
should be more optimistic] for a
long time," said guitarist Wolf
Hoffmann of the German metal
band Accept, a group whose fifth
LP, Metal Heart, has recently
become highly visible. "We want
to have a party with the audience
[when we are] on stage...we don't
want to give [the audience] any
negative feelings.
Hoffmann says a few ways
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Accept is trying to positively
influence the world of heavy
metal is "through writing songs
that give a positive feeling when
you hear them, not just this dark
stuff, and the way we are present­ing
them." The band doesn't bite
the heads off of bats either, the ax
man says.
Though not hungry for food
anymore, alluding to the times
w hen-he wentdays without food,
sleeping on i streets while strug­gling
to put a successfull band
together, Ron Keel, cornerstone
member of the rock group Keel,
says he is hungry instead for suc­cess.
Discovered by Kiss's Gene
Simmons (Simmons also disco­vered
an on-the-way-up Van
Halen not too many years ago),
Keel says he is happy but not
content.
Guitarist, vocalist, founder and
man-in-charge, Keel also says he
wants metal music to be more
positive.
The human race is too intelli­gent
an animal to let a nuclear
war or Anti-Christ conflict des­troy
it, Keel says, his own optim­ism
radiating through the room.
"I've always been wanting to
play music from the time I was
born. I guess I had it in me...the
desire to interpret my feelings
and emotions through the sounds
of music," Keel continues.
"They'll have to fight!" Keel
says, if religious and parent
groups that are trying to have
records rated, or in some cases
banned, try to restrict or ban his
form of expression.
Brent Doerner, a guitarist and
vocalist of the Canadian band-
Helix, agrees with Keel's implica­tions
that there should be a sepa­ration
of music and politics.
Showing everyone a letter from a
fan in Poland (all the guys
answer their fan mail), who wrote
about how great the new album
is, Doerner, sympathy and com­passion
in his eyes, ponders the
thought of how much trouble the
fan must have went through to
obtain the album. Most Western
rock records are illegal in Poland.
Helix's fifth LP, Long Way to
Heaven, and all the music of the
world are not things that should
be intertwined with politics, the
yellow-and-black-clad rocker
says, sharing an implied senti­ment
with Keel that the kids,
regardless of age, have the right
to rock.
"There are so many good heavy
metal bands around that have a
isitive message or positive
Hoffmann says, referring to
accusations that all heavy metal
music is Satanic and sinful.
Of the aforementioned accusa­tions,
Hoffmann, says, "I think,,
actually, it's pretty stupid. I don't
like the bands who are dealing;
with the devil worship and all the;
blood and that kind of s--t.... Ii
accept those bands, but I person->
ally don't like them too much. ,
"But the people who put every-;
thing in the same pot and say this;
is heavy metal and this is aggres-;
sive and this is all devil worship.-.
..these people don't know what'
they're talking about." j
Hoffmann admits, however;
that the ones who organize to
protest heavy metal are the ones
who have the power to determine1
Keel
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Candy film suffers from quick production i
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Supposedly, this was one of the
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to finish. The director, Carl
Reiner, may have gotten the
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John Candy takes his family to
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learned just in time to compete in
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I wonder.
Does Candy win the annual
boating race, beating the man
who has won it the past seven
years who just happens to be
Candy's mean old landlord? Will
Candy look good in the eyes of the
crew and his family and give this
tripe a touching ending?
I'm not telling. Blow $4 and
find out yourself.
I will be nice and point out two
quick good points on an other­wise
lousy movie: the actors do a
reasonable job of holding the
audience's attention at times..
John Candy in particular helped
keep some of the scenes alive, but
would have been even better if he
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Hienz appearance
less than hilarious
Wofford •continued from A-9
By Al Gross
Entertainment Staff
When comedy is good, nothing
an touch it, but when its bad,
-iord is it bad. Such was the case
ast week. For the first time, The
Comedy Zone was less than
sntertaining.
We'll save the "not quite as bad
is" for last. John Hienz was the
leadliner, and made everyone in
he audience realize just how
food the opener was. There was
•neinstance in his show when it
leemed ]?ke something might get
joing, but nothing came of it.
One of the hardest, most
mpressive forms of comedy is
mprovisation, in which a corne­lian
has the audience give a
:omic situation and he turns it
nto a funny story. Besides being
.00 pre-planned, Hienz's "driving
o Tuskegee" story was just as
;edious and took almost as long
is the trip.
Johnny Bastielle was a writer.
He has written for the likes of
David Letterman and Rodney
Dangerfield. This was evident in
his act.
Many times a person can write
great material, but lack that cer­tain
something on stage. Plus, in
writing for a wide variety of com­ics,
he may never be able to form
a style of his own. Throughout
his act, it was apparent which of
his jokes belonged with which
comedian.
Even though he had good
material (such as why the Rus­sians
want to take over other
countries: to find women that
don't look like men), it reminded
me of a friend telling me about
something Letterman said the
night before. It was almost like
his act should have concluded
with,"I guess you had to be
there."
popular music as it is in our daily
lives, a sense of need and confu­sion
that too often accompanies
strong affection. Love is a
strange and abstract entity, and
frequently honest music captures
the true reflection of it.
Music of today is as diverse as
the people who listen to it. There
are songs which express optim­ism,
music which reeks of depres­sion,
songs that make us think
and music that says absolutely
nothing but which makes us feel
a whole lot better.
Lots of people get on their high
horse and look down their nose at
music that they don't particu­larly
like or understand. Some
people think that any music that
isn't either seriously thought
provoking or obviously counter­culture
is useless. Some people
think that all popular music is an
evil communist plot to brainwash
the youth of America. Most peo­ple
simply don't understand the
points that a lot of popular music
is trying to make.
Since lyrics are a form of poe­try,
they are highly interpretable.
Too often people don't put their
minds in gear, which causes
them to miss the connection
entirely. Sometimes people are
just too stupid to understand.
Of course not every song
speaks to everyone. Some of us
are so involved in our own little
corner of the world that we have a
hard time getting on the same
wavelength with someone that
we have little in common with.
So it is with music tha<
involves things we've had little'
experience with. It would be hard
for me to identify with a song
dealing with divorce, but listen­ing
to that song invites me to try
to understand a little more the
pain that can be involved.
M»sic can make us feel that
we're not alone in our sorrow or
our unhappiness. "I learned the
truth at seventeen, that love was
meant for beauty queens and
brown-eyed girls with clear-skinned
smiles who married
young and then retired." Janis
Ian's words of loneliness are
something that every adolescent
can identify with.
Music beckons us to have a
good time. "Let's dance, put on
your red shoes and dance the
blues. Let's dance, to the songs
that are playing on the radio."
And who can forget any
Motown song, with those sad,
mournful lyrics set to the infec­tious
rhythms and uplifting mel­odies,
bittersweet messages that
can put anyone in a good mood.
The examples could go on
forever, but the fact is simple:
music can say a lot to each of us.
As for myself, I let the music
speak.
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Empire Burlesque could put Dylan on radio
A few months back, when "We
Are The World" was at its peak in
radio popularity, the running
joke around town was that the
Ethiopians were raising money
to have Bob Dylan taken off tht
record. This points to a problem
that has confronted Dylan's
recorded output for at least the
last decade: some people just
cannot get used to his voice.
In the folk-movement days of
the '60s, when Dylan had most of
his biggest hits, his nasal singing
was not only acceptable, it was
hip. Now, with most American
male vocalists trying to sound
like Steve Perry, Dylan appears
.'. to be barred from the forefront of
American pop music, consigned
to lurk in the background with
. other stars who maintain large
fan followings without heavy
airplay.
While Dylan is far from forgot­ten
— his last studio album,
Infidels, went gold — it's been
quite a while since he made any
major waves on singles-oriented
radio stations. If this deplorable
situation is ever to be changed,
Empire Burlesque, Dylan's new
album, may be the record to do it.
Unlike Infidels, on which
Dylan matched his renewed mus­ical
vigor with dazzling, some­times
cryptic, strongly political
songs, Empire Burlesque is full of
songs about the joys and prob­lems
of love, set to music that fits
neatly into categories (tough rock
and tender ballads) popular with
the disc jockeys that rule the
airwaves.
The album opener and first
single, "Tight Connection To My
Heart (Has Anybody Seen My
Love)," is an ideal candidate for
hitdom, with bouncy keyboards
and richly textured backing
vocals underscoring a melody
line that's about as engaging as
anything Dylan is likely to
devise. Even the vocal is playful,
as Dylan takes common lovers'
observations and warps them
just enough to make them his
own: "You're the one I've been
looking for/ You're the one that's
got the key/ But I can't figure out
whether I'm too good for you/ Or
you're too good for me."
The ballads on Empire
Burlesque are heartfelt and con­vincing
without being definitive
enough to qualify as classics.
They should lend themselves well
to MOR airplay, at any rate
("Emotionally Yours" is surely
destined to be covered on Willie
Nelson's next LP).
Political observations ran
rampant on Infidels; on Empire
Burlesque Dylan confines them
to one song, a rock number called
"Clean Cut Kid" that bemoans
the plight of Vietnam veterans
who grew up in a world of Coca-
Cola, baseball and Boy Scouts
and were shipped unceremon­iously
to a world where none of
their American ideals held up.
Similarly emphatic are
Dylan's rocking paeans to inde­pendence,
"Trust Yourself and
"Seeing The Real You At Last."
On these songs, like most on the
album, it's easy to figure out what
Dylan's saying but not so easy to
figure out to whom these stern
statements are addressed — to a
lover, a friend, his fans or per­haps,
in some cases, even God.
All of the rules that hold true on
the alburn's first seven tracks are
broken on the last three. The LP's
longest song, "When The Night
Comes Falling From The Sky," is
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The last two cuts find Dylan
once again using Christian
themes — purging by fire, the
dead rising, a cock crowing — in
conjunction with his own ingre­dients.
This approach is fairly
successful in "Something's Burn­ing,
Baby," a haunting, disturb­ing
song, and completely suc­cessful
in the final track, "Dark
Eyes."
Accompanied only by guitar
and harmonica, Dylan evokes
both his own early work and
Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska.
The lulling melody and gentle
singing leave the listener feeling
at peace, though the song's lyrics
are fraught with images of evil
and worldly unfairness. Personal
resolution in the midst of chaos is
central to both the Christian
faith and Dylan's message.
"I feel nothing for their game,"
he sings, "where beauty goes
unrecognized." Bob Dylan does
recognize it, and, in a way so sub­tle
and clever it's easy to miss, he
gives it a showcase on Empire
Burlesque.
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