1989-01-12 The Auburn Plainsman

              1988
A look back at the best in
entertainment last year
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Struggling
Basketball team suffers
major blow
Sports/C-1
Buzz kill
University researchers testing
alcohol-fighting enzyme
News/A-7
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'To foster the Auburn Spirit'
Volume 95, Number 10, 34 pages Thursday, January 12,1989 Auburn University, Ala.
NewsBriefs
Local
Richard B. Lough. 02 ME,
died Dec. 22 as a result of
injuries sustained when he was
hit by a train.
The accident occurred at
approxmilately 8 p.m. in
Auburn on the railroad tracks
behind Flints Crossing
Shopping Center. The case is
still under investigation by the
City Police Department
Lough, 21, was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon K. Lough of
935 Fairway Drive, Pensacola,
Fla. His campus address was
234 N. Debardeleben.
• State
Gov. Hunt has said that he
has the authority to remove
the Confederate flag from the
state Capitol dome, but that it
would not be in the best
interest of the state to do so.
Legal advisor for the
governor, Bill Wasden, said,
'The governor's position is
that the flag Is being properly
displayed in an appropriate
location."
Nation
The Federal Judge In the
Iran-contra inquiry refused
Tuesday to withdraw two main
criminal charges against
Oliver North without certifica­tion
from the Attorney General
that disclosing classified evi­dence
would be a threat to
national security.
The action is seen as an
attempt to make the Reagan
administration take some
responsibility for ignoring
charges against North, the pri­mary
person in the
Administration's biggest for­eign-
policy controversy.
The dismissal delay came as
a surprise to many who
expected a routine dismissal
of the charges against North.
World
The crash of a 3-month-old
737 in England on Sunday is
being blamed on the failure of
both engines.
In the crash of the Midland
Airlines jet, 44 people on
board the plane were killled
and 86 injured.
Experts say that the
chances of both engines falling
is 10 million-to-one odds.
On Monday, Prime Minister
Margret Thatcher reviewed the
scene of the wreckage and
visited survivers of the crash.
Weather
, Today's weather will be
mostly cloudy with a high in
the mid 60s. There Is a 30 per­cent
chance of showers today
* and tonight.
Tomorrow's weather be gen­erally
dry with a chance of
„ showers going into the week­end.
Highs will be near 60 and
the lows will be In the 40s.
Index
Arts & Entertainment B-3
Auburn Weekend B-4
Bloom County B-8
Campus Calendar A-2
Classifieds A-9
Cr ime Report A-2
» Extra! B-1
Letters A-11
Opinion A-10
Sports C-1
Alumni audit revealed
Director's spending practice named acceptable
By Vicki Vessels
Assistant News Editor
After months of highly publi­cized
rumors and allegations,
the Alumni Association audit
results have been released.
According to the report, the
Association's funds were spent
within the proper guidelines.
"We were pleased with the
results," said Batey Gresham,
president of the ' Alumni
Association. 'There were no sur­prises.
We had knowledge of
everything the audit covered."
The audit controversy is over
as far as the Alumni Association
is concerned, Gresham said. "In
a situation like this, when a
negative environment is created,
it can't be totally put back to
normal," he said. "There've been
too many bruised feelings and
damages to reputations."
The audit originally began as
a result of an anonymous letter
sent to President James Martin
questioning the Association's
activities, Gresham said. Then,
a confidential memo sent to the
Board of Directors of the Alumni
Association pushed the issue
further, he said. The memo was
from Dr. Ben Fitzpatrick, presi­dent
of the University Senate,
who refused to comment on the
audit results.
"The memo from Fitzpatrick
added some credibility to the
allegations Just because his
name was attached to It,"
Gresham said. 'That, I think,
was the straw that broke the
camel's back, as I have told
him, in escalating the episode."
However, Gresham said
Fitzpatrick was not the only
author of the memo. "He told
me that," Gresham said. "I told
him that the first paragraph
See AUDIT, page A-12
Ethics Commission to step in
after receiving alumnus' letter
By Vicki Vessels
Assistant News Editor
The Auburn Alumni
Association audit is not over.
Now that the Association offi­cials
have started breathing
easier, the State Ethics
Commission will be stepping in.
After receiving a letter from
Auburn physician, A Z. Carter,
the commission has agreed to
investigate, for themselves, the
audit and the expenditures of
the Association's Executive
Director Jerry Smith.
Carter's letter read, "After
reading a number of newspaper
reports, I feel that there may be
serious ethical problems In the
Auburn University Alumni
Association. It appears that cer-
See ETHICS, page A-12
Back to class Staff photo by Chris Kirby
Danielle. Chambers (I), 04 FM, and Laura Parham, 04 GPO,
dodge showers during a stroll through the Quad on Tuesday.
Showers are expected to continue through the weekend.
Nichols'death opens Trustees vacancy
Servicemen carry Nichols' coffin at graveside ceremony Staff photo by Chris Kirby
• Nichols' service to nation,
state was distinguished/A-3 ,
By Paul DeMarco
Assistant News Editor
The empty seat at the head of
the table at the Board of
Trustees' next meeting will not
be easily filled.
The death of board member
Bill Nichols means a new
trustee must be appointed to fill
the remainder of the term which
ends in 1991.
The appointment will be made
by Gov. Guy Hunt.
In 1987, Hunt reappointed
three members of the Board and
appointed W. James Samford to
replace Henry Steagall.
"The process of choosing a
trustees member is similar to
applying for a job," said Stacey
Rimer, the governor's assistant
^press secretary. "Those that
want the position send in a
resume and then may be inter­viewed
for the position."
Five people are being consid­ered
for the position. Rimer
said. Hunt was acquainted with
all the candidates before their
nomination.
These people were nominated
by a number of different groups,
primarily from alumni groups,
she said.
"We will do everything we can
to finish our selection in
January," Rimer added.
The next Board of Trustees
meeting will be held Feb. 10.
Some applicants are nominat­ed
for the position, while others
See NEW, pageA-6
President appoints new academic affairs V.P.
By Matt Smith
Staff Writer
Louisiana State University's
Dean of Basic Sciences Dr.
Ronald J. W. Henry has been
appointed the University's vice
president for academic affairs
after a nine-month search.
The 48-year-old Henry has
served as basic sciences dean at
LSU since 1982. His appoint­ment
is effective Feb. 20.
Henry replaces Dr. Warren
Brandt, who announced his
retirement in J a n u a r y 1988.
Brandt left office in August. Dr.
Jack E. Blackburn, dean of the
College of Education, currently
serves as the acting vice presi­dent
for academic affairs.
A search committee chaired
by Vice President for Research
Paul F. Parks began looking for
a replacement last March. The
committee had narrowed a pool
of more than 60 prospects down
to five by September, including
Dr. J. T. Vaughan, the
University's dean of veterinary
medicine.
The committee recommended
Henry because of his "excellent
background as a scientist and
an administrator," according to
Parks. President James E.
MarUn chose Henry from three
names sent to his office by the
search committee in early
November.
The vice president's office is
responsible for setting and
enforcing the academic stan­dards
of the University. The vice
president serves as chairman of
the Curriculum Committee and
the Promotion and Tenure
Committee.
University Senate Chairman
Dr. Ben Fitzpatrick called Henry
"an outstanding choice." and
said, "He brings excellent cre­dentials
to the Job."
Henry, a physicist, holds a
Ph.D. from Queen's University
In Belfast, Ireland. He went to
LSU in 1969 after working for
NASA at Maryland's Goddard
Space Flight Center and Kitt
Peak National Observatory in
New Mexico. Before becoming
dean of basic sciences, he was
chairman of LSU's department
of physics and astronomy for six
years.
In addition, he serves as a
consultant to California's
Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory and Oak Ridge
National Laboratory In
Tennessee. Henry
Resolutions
Wording is key to keeping new year's promises
By Michelle Marek
Staff Writer
A new year has started and
students and faculty now have
the opportunity to pledge some
way of improving themselves
during 1989.
Auburn students are no
exception and are making the
following resolutions:
Lori Nunn, 04 CEC, resolves
to graduate by spring and find a
job. In the meantime, she
pledges to spend more time with
her friends.
Matt Long, 02 AE, wants to
exercise and study more.
Jim Staup, 04 OPE, promises
to only remain a senior for one
more year.
Dan Meyers, 02 ME. plans to
spend more time with his girl­friend
this year.
"New Year's resolutions are
traditionally made on Jan. 1
because the start of a new year
symbolizes a new beginning."
said Philip Lewis, a psychology
professor at Auburn. "We can
put the past behind us and try
See PLEDGE, page A-12
Water board, OCA
resolve confusion
By Becky Jeffers
Assistant News Editor
Art by Alan Eskew
The Off-Campus Association
(OCA) and the Water Works
Board officials are combining
forces to eliminate recent confu­sion
concerning OCA member­ship
and water service deposits.
Board officials deny rumors
that they have been planning to
discontinue involvement with
OCA.
"We were not considering
actually Just dropping out, not
without some discussion," said
Levi Knapp, financial director of
the Water Board.
"I don't think the Board is
going to consider dropping
(membership)," said Rex Griffin,
manager of the Water Board.
"And I would not recommend
that they pull out right now."
Instead, he said, the Board
wants to cooperate with OCA to
work through the confusion.
'The Board Is trying to improve
communication to avoid prob­lems."
Students' water service Is
often discontinued when they
See OCA, page A-6
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NewsWeek
Local
Degree awarded posthumously
Stephen Todd McNaughton, 06 BA, died Dec. 9 at
approximately 6:40 a.m. as a result of Injuries he received earlier
that morning In a car accident on campus.
The accident occurred at approximately 4 a.m. when his car hit
an oak tree In front of Sewell Hall.
McNaughton, 24, was a candidate for a master of business. His
degree was awarded posthumously at fall graduation ceremonies.
He was. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton McNaughton of 6137
Lover's Lane, Shreveport, La. His campus address was 140 Cox
St. #7.
State
Voluntary seat belt bill proposed
State Senator Gerald Dial, D-Llneville, has drafted a bill to
satisfy both sides of the seat belt issue. In his bill, those opposed
to mandatory seat belt laws could record their objection on their
driver's license, which would exempt them.
Otherwise, front-seat occupants, those under the legal driving
age or those without a license would have to wear the seat belt.
Anyone driving through the state would be required to wear seat
belts or pay a fine of $20.
Nation
Supreme Court to hear abortion issue
The Supreme Court consented Tuesday to determine the consti­tutionality
of a Missouri law that Is established to limit access to
abortions and possibly set a new precedent on the controversial
issue.
Most of the issues of the case could be decided In the state's
favor without changing Roe vs. Wade, a 1973 case declaring the
right to have an abortion a constitutional right. A ruling is expect­ed
in July.
The Federal District Court in Missouri and the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled most provisions of the
Missouri law unconstitutional.
World
•
Libya disputes weapons production
Libyan government officials said Tuesday that they did not have
any plans to produce chemical weapons for "the time being," but
also said they have the right to produce these weapons if other
countries can have similar weapons.
The officials added that their country is worried about military
reprisals from the United States.
Last week, two Libyan fighter Jets were shot down over the
Mediterranian after taking "evasive action" against two U.S. jets.
U. S. military officials said the jet confrontation had no
connection with the alleged chemical weapons plant said to be In
Libya.
The plant, contends the U.S., is located 60 miles southwest of
the Libyan capitol of Tripoli.
Parkway Baptist Church
"A Caring Fellowship"
At the Corner of Dean Road
and E. University Drive
Bob Karcher, Pastor
Phone 887-3782
Weekly Schedule:
Sunday
9:45 College Bible Study
11:00 Worship Service
5:30 College Choir
6:30 Worship Service
Wednesday
7:00 Prayer Time
7:45 Sanctuary Choir p
Thursday l
6:30 College Discipleship
Group
College Ministry.
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Grad to make space history
By Michelle Marek
Staff Writer
An Auburn graduate will be
the first woman astronaut to fly
on a non-military space shuttle
flight.
Kathryn C. Thornton was
selected for the flight scheduled
for Aug. 10.
Thornton, a 1974 graduate,
was selected as an astronaut
candidate by NASA In May
1984. She completed a one-year
training program in July 1985,
which qualified her as a mission
specialist for space shuttle flight
crews.
Thornton will also be the first
woman to fly on a classified
Department of Defense mission,
said Jeff Carr, public affairs offi­cer
for flight crew operations.
"There are no concrete rules
or criteria concerning astronaut
assignment to crews," Carr said.
"There Is no magic formula.
Selection may simply be a mat­ter
of being the right person for
the right Job at the right time."
The selection depends on the
situation. It combines the tal­ents
of the individuals on the
crew so they can handle difficult
s i t u a t i o n s and provides all
astronauts with the opportunity
to fly, Carr said.
Thornton
CampusCalendar
ANNOUNCEMENTS MEETINGS
The office of special pro­grams
offers weekly support
sessions for adult students on
Thursdays at noon in Foy 205.
Call 826-2353 for more infor­mation.
Resolution of Interpersonal
Conflict Group will meet
Thursdays Jan. 19-March 2
from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Topics cov­ered
will include anger, jeal­ousy,
depression and interper­sonal
communication. Call
Personal Assessment and
Counseling Services at 826-
5123 to register.
SGA Blood Drive will be
Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in Biggin and Sewell; Jan. 17
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Comer;
Jan. 18 from noon to 6 p.m. in
Parker; Jan 19 from 1 to 7 p.m.
in CDV and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in
Burton; and Jan. 21 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Michaels.
The blood drive will be in the
Haley Center basement from 10
a.m.-4 p.m. for the week of Jan.
24-27. On Jan. 26 the blood
drive will continue unUl 7 p.m.
Cheerleader and Aubie ori­entation
will be Thursday, Feb.
16 at 6 p.m. in the Greg Pratt
Room in the Student Act.
The AU Sport Parachute
Club meets today at 7 p.m. In
Foy Union. For more informa­tion
call 749-5531.
Hearing Impaired Support
Group will have Its first meeting
today at 3 p.m. in Foy 204. A
permanent meeting time will be
decided. Anyone unable to
attend the meeting should see
Vivian Larkin in Foy 345.
Overeaters Anonymous meet
every Monday at noon in Greene
Hall of the veterinary complex.
The group is for anyone who
wants to stop eating compul­sively.
Alpha Epsilon Delta, the pre-health
honorary, will meet
Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in
Cary 136.
The War Eagle Flying Team
will meet Monday, Jan. 16 at 7
p.m. in Wilmore Lab 155.
Anyone interested in aviation is
invited to attend.
The Economics Club will
meet today at 7 p.m. in Thach
104. Logan Gray, president of
SouthTrust Bank, will speak
about job opportunities in
banking.
Diamond Dolls will meet
Sunday, Jan. 15 at 3 p.m. on
the baseball field for pictures.
AAUP will meet Tuesday, Jan.
17 at 4 p.m. in the Liberal Arts
Conference Room. The topic is
use of teacher evaluations in
tenure, promotion and salary
improvements.
Alpha Kappa Psi, profession­al
business fraternity, will meet
today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Foy
203.
Pi Mu Epsilon, the mathe­matics
honorary, will induct
new members Monday, Jan. 16
at 7 p.m. in Parker 244.
Interested non-members are
welcome.
College Democrats will meet
Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in
Foy 204. Anyone interested
please attend or contact Hank
at 826-0873.
Habitat for Humanity
International will meet Monday
at 5 p.m. in Foy 246.
The Society of Profes­sional
Journalists will meet
Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. in Haley
Center 3242. New members
will be Inducted. Old mem­bers
bring money for sweat­shirts.
Anyone with an Inter­est
in journalism is invited.
The Marine Biological
Society will meet Monday, Jan.
16 at 7 p.m. in Cary 136. This
is an organizational meeting.
The Environmental
Awareness Organization will
meet today at 7 p.m. in Cary
136.
The Sailing Club meets every
Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Foy 321.
Lessons are given regularly. For
more Information call 821-3880
or 826-4656.
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Thursday, January 12,1989 ®)e:§iburn Plainsman A-3
University
pays tribute
to Nichols
By Paul DeMarco
Assistant News Editor
Samford Hall's flag flew half-mast
on Dec. 13. The death of
Congressman Bill Nichols earli­er
that morning was the reason.
The 1939 graduate of the
-Alabama Polytechnic Institute
I served Auburn from the athletic
"i field to Washington D.C. in his
jyears of service to the
J University.
J Nichols, who was 70, col-j
lapsed in his office shortly after
»arriving at work Just after 7
fa.m. He was found by a staff
{member soon after and rushed
[ to Capitol Hill Hospital where he
J was declared dead of a massive
J heart attack.
The Congressman would have
Education professor
leads national study
By Monica Moore
Staff Writer
«..
•"started his 23rd year in
-; Congress this year. He defeated-
Jhis Libertarian opponent in
\ November's election.
Nichols had served as a mem­ber
of the Board of Trustees
since 1968 and was the current
president pro tempore of the
Board.
• While at Auburn, Nichols was
a star athlete for the football
team where he lettered for three
^ears. was the team captain and
Plainsman Files
Nichols with his family, Martin after receiving Gilbert award at 1988 Homecoming
"Most Outstanding Member of
the Alabama Senate" by the
Alabama Press Corps. The fol­lowing
year he was elected to
his first term in the United
States House of Representatives
in the Third Congressional
District.
Records from Nichols' con­gressional
office will be on
reserve in the University
archives and a number of per­sonal
effects will be placed in a
permanent display in the
Nichols-ROTC Building, accord­ing
to Tom McMahon, Nichols'
press secretary.
on scholarship.
In November, Nichols was
awarded the Walter Gilbert, the
highest award that a former
University athlete can receive
from the school.
In addition, while in school
he was a member of the
Scabbards and Blades, Blue Key
and Gamma Sigma Delta hono-raries.
He graduated in 1939
from Auburn with a degree in
agriculture and a master's
degree in Agronomy in 1940.
Two years after leaving
Auburn he saw combat in the
Army as a second lieutenant
during World War II where he
fought in Europe. He was criti­cally
wounded In the Battle of
the Hurtgen Forest in Germany.
On retirement from the Army in
1947, he received the Bronze
Star and the Purple Heart.
After returning to Alabama,
he started working for an agri­culture
company in Sylacauga,
the town where he grew up and
graduated from high school. In
1959, he was elected to the
Alabama House of
Representatives where he
served for four years before
being elected to the state Senate
for four more years.
In 1965, he was voted the
A College of Education faculty
member is leading a national
project to give students and
faculty members more input in
their school districts.
Dr. Paula Short, a professor in
the department of educational
foundations, leadership and
technology directs the three-year
project, "The Empowered
School District."
John T. Greer, a professor of
educational administration at
Georgia State University, is also
involved in this project.
Nine school districts in seven
states, including the Auburn
City School District, are being
studied. These districts repre­sent
urban, suburban and rural
settings.
The project will benefit both
teachers and students.
Teachers will be able to actively
participate in decision-making
procedures with administrators.
Students will benefit by learning
to be responsible for developing
abilities to help them become
independent learners.
During the first year of this
project, schools organize and
develop strategies to lead them
to empowerment. Each school
will define empowerment in a
way that is unique to it. The
schools experiment with these
projects during the second year
and put them into use during
the third year.
"This project is evolutionary,
not a package," Short said. The
schools will hopefully find true
change by experimenting with
these ideas, she said.
The Danforth Foundation, a
national educational philan­thropy,
is funding this project
for the first year at a cost of
$57,000.
. Record numbers receive fall degrees
Py Gay Watson
ft aff Writer
[ Fall quarter was the largest
fall commencement ceremony in
Auburn's history, with a record
951 degrees awarded to gradu­ates,
an Increase of 47 from fall
J987.
i A total of 4,185 degrees were
awarded in the four 1988 grad­uations.
This also set a record
for number of graduates in a
Single year.
Registrar Tom Stallworth
attributes the increase in the
number of graduates primarily
to the enrollment increase,
which he said is "up and still
growing." Enrollment for fall
1988 was 20,553, up from
19,502 in fall 1987.
He also gave credit to the
University and the students
themselves. "We are starting
out with better students,"
Stallworth said.
The average ACT a nd SAT
scores for incoming freshmen
are up, and the percentage of
suspensions is down, he said.
The average ACT score for an
incoming freshman was 22.2 in
1980 and 23*6~in 1£>88. said
Janet Richardson, coordinator
of institutional studies at the
University.
"These better students,
enrolled in the quality programs
Auburn offers, are succeeding,"
Stallworth said. The two go
"hand in hand," he said.
Another possible reason for
the increase is the stability in
the economy, he said. Over the
past 20 years he has seen "bad
times affect enrollment," and
when parents are doing well, it
is reflected in the students, he
said.
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Meat and potatoes
America's favorite dinner combination to see new sidekick
By Becky Jeffers
Assistant News Editor
Meat and potatoes lovers may
soon be seeing a different veg­etable
on their dinner plates.
Improved techniques in pro­tecting
the chestnut from dis­ease
have opened new possibili­ties
for the American diet,
according to University
researchers.
The chestnut is not just for
the holiday season anymore,
said horticulture professor Dr.
Durward Smith. The nuts could
replace some of our favorite veg­etables,
he said.
"It could be used as a nutri­tious
food and used in a similar
manner to potatoes or carrots or
many of the starchy-type foods
we consume," Smith said. "The
main use would be as a food
used in a similar manner as
Irish potatoes would be."
The chestnut was once the
premier food and forestry prod­uct
in the Eastern United
States, used as a timber tree
until it was wiped out by dis­ease.
"The American chestnut was
one of the staples in pioneer
America," he said. "So it would
be kind of like rediscovering it
as a vegetable."
The chestnut is more healthy
than other nut crops Americans
enjoy, said forestry professor Dr.
Joseph Norton. It is an excellent
diet food because it has less oil
and more protein, he said.
"Most nut crops that you
would think of would be fairly
high in fats and also reasonably
high in protein," he said. 'The
chestnut is an exception to
that."
spent a month in China, shar­ing
what they've learned with
officials at the Hubei Academy
of Agricultural Sciences, the
Geijing Agricultural Research
Center and the Beijing Vegetable
Research Institute.
Their research is of interest to
the Chinese because the chest­nut
is the third most important
food crop in China, Norton said.
While Norton is trying to pre-
The American chestnut was one of
the staples in pioneer America.'
-Durward Smith
The chestnut is less than 2
percent oil and the protein and
carbohydrates are very high
quality. This compares with the
peanut which is 68 percent oil
and the pecan which is 75 per­cent
oil, Norton said.
"Now they will make you fat.
The chestnut will not," he said.
Norton and Smith have con­ducted
research on disease
resistance in chestnut trees and
post-harvest care of crops. Their
research is based on a small
grove located in a hill culture
area of the University next to
the physical plant, Smith said.
The two researchers recently
serve chestnut trees, Smith is
working on prepacking methods
that prolong the storage life and
prepackaging for commercial
use.
"They are very perishable," he
said. "They are relatively high in
moisture, and if you're going to
keep them as a fresh product,
they may have to be packaged
in a manner that they'll be able
to maintain the moisture."
"We're looking at trying to
have a continuous supply from
one harvest season to the next,"
Smith said.
During visits to Chinese can­neries
in several communities,
Smith worked with researchers
on suggestions to establish
researcher programs and mod­ernize
the industry.
The chestnut harvests world­wide
have been almost wiped
out by the invasion of an insect
from China, Norton said.
The gall wasp lays eggs in
well-developed buds during late
spring. The galls develop in the
buds, making the buds turn red
and grow out of proportion,
about the size of the end of a
person's finger, he said.
The insect can cause exten­sive
damage to crops because
when a gall wasp dies, the
entire bud dies back to its
union with the main branch, he
said. If the whole tree is affect­ed,
the whole tree will die.
The professors took insect
and disease resistant chestnuts
to China, and the Chinese are
using them to restore their
crops to productivity, Norton
said.
But for America, the profes­sors
said their studies are lead­ing
to a new market for the
chestnut.
"We can develop a chestnut
industry based on the varieties
we have," Norton said.
Pick up your phones,
call for fall schedule
By Becky Jeffers
Assistant News Editor
Juniors and graduate stu­dents
will be included in the
telephone drop and add testing
during spring quarter registra­tion,
and the system may be
open for everyone by next fall,
according to the registrar's
office.
"We were very pleased with it,"
said Registrar Tom Stallworth.
"If we can get this working well,
we'd like to go with everyone."
The system was first tested on
seniors who had preregistered
last quarter, and it was more
successful than expected, he
said.
'We were delighted with what
we saw," he said. "And we had
almost all positive response
from the questionnaires."
The Bursar's office is also
working to coordinate the sys­tem
to develop a monthly fee-billing
process, Stallworth said.
But before all students begin
adjusting schedules by tele­phone,
a usage system, proba­bly
based on seniority, will also
have to be organized to avoid
overloading the system with too
many calls, he said.
Implementing the system
slowly is important so that any
bugs can be worked out early.
"We want everyone to be com­fortable
with it and see it as reli­able,"
Stallworth said.
There were some problems
with the system, like a malfunc­tion
with the mainframe com­puter,
but those problems were
easily corrected, Stallworth
said.
Some other schools using the
same type of system have put
them in too fast and jammed
not only school telephone lines,
but city systems as well, he
said.
"The whole idea Is to make life
easier for everyone," he said,
adding that the system can,
reduce the time spent standing
in lines.
About 970 seniors adjusted
their schedules with the system,
making about 4,000 calls.
Getting through to the system,
was easy and adjustments were
made quickly, with each'
call averaging two minutes,^
Stallworth said.
Testing began with seniors
because they are generally morel
familiar with the classes they
can take, Stallworth said.
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Alumni president addresses faculty ties
By Laura C. BarrTwell and
• Vlcki Vessels
i Batey Gresham, president of
j the Alumni Association, updat-
J ed University senators on some
;of the Association's current
j financial positions Tuesday.
"I know some of you think of
% athletics when you think of the
; Alumni Association, but I want
; you to know that those of us in
J the Alumni office think of
fundraisers when we think of
| t h e Alumni Association,"
! Gresham said.
Over the past 20 years, he
;said, the Association has held
fundraisers for veterinary
medicine, pharmacy, the health
professions and the library. The
Alumni Association is providing
benefits for practically every
department on campus,
Gresham said.
"Although most of the money
which comes into Auburn's
annual givings is designated,
the undesignated funds have
gone to establish 16 alumni
professorships, which provide
salary supplements to outstand­ing
faculty," he said. "Undesig­nated
funds have also estab­lished
40 alumni academic
scholarships for freshmen."
Over the last three years, the
Association has received more
than $50 million in private sup­port,
Gresham said, and the
lifetime membership account
has reached an all-time high of
approximately $1.1 million.
Within one year, the
University credit card has
brought in approximately
$160,000, where they only
expected approximately
$25,000, Gresham said.
He also gave examples of
future plans of the Association.
"We look forward to strengthen­ing
the ties between ourselves
and Auburn even more as we
Business students to meet
jnew 2.0 GPA prerequisite
By Kriste Goad
Staff Writer
11
Because of the increasing
demand for courses in the
College of Business, the school
has made a 2.0 GPA a prerequi­site
for all 300-level courses and
above, according to Dean Robert
Niebuhr.
President James E. Martin
has approved the plan which is
to be implemented fall quarter
of 1990. The prerequisite will
apply to business as well as
non-business majors. The plan
should allow students with
above a 2.0 GPA greater access
to the courses they wish to take,
Niebuhr said.
The College of Business is the
fastest growing college and
awards more degrees than any
other college at Auburn or in
the state, he said.
"We encourage students to
take business courses, but we
must also deal with the reality
of classroom size and number of
teachers available," Niebuhr
said.
The new policy may have the
positive effect of encouraging
some students to pay more
attention to their grades, he
said. It is hoped that two years
advance notice of the adopted
plan will allow minimal difficul­ties
when the plan goes into
effect, he said.
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make modifications in tradition­al
alumni programs," Gresham
said. "We hope these changes
will further involve the faculty.
"For instance, the Auburn
Association has been talking
with Continuing Education for
several years about the possibil­ity
of some sort of alumni col­lege
for ways of involving alumni
in Continuing Education pro­grams."
Before Gresham's address,
the Senate adopted a resolution
extending their sympathy to the
family of the late Congressman
William F. Nichols.
In other business Dennis
Rygiel, professor of English and
chairman of the ad hoc commit­tee
of administrative evalua­tions,
told the Senate of the
changes in this years evaluation
process. The first administra­tion
evaluations were conducted
last winter.
"The committee considered
several recommendations to
improve both the instrument
and response rate," he said.
In addition to changes in
some questions, the scale used
on the evaluations was changed
from quantitative to responsive
scales. Space was added on the
forms for written comments.
"The committee wants the
process to be as good as it pos­sibly
can be so we need a high
response rate," Rygiel said. This
year the evaluations will be dis­tributed
earlier in the quarter
to avoid the end of the quarter
rush.
The committee plans to make
clear the nature, purpose and
use of the evaluations. The
source of the evaluations is
anonymous and the results con­fidential.
"The results will not be
made public. They will be avail­able
to the person evaluated,
their immediate supervisor and
the president," he said.
The presidential and vice
presidential evaluations will
also be given to the Board of
Trustees.
The evaluations will be done
by name and position of the
administrator being evaluated.
Administrators who have not
held their current position for
three full quarters will not be
evaluated.
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Strong U.S. peopled responsibility
By Ashley McCarty
Staff Writer
"If we are upset by the lack of
integrity...then we must do
something about It," nationally
syndicated columnist Cal
Thomas said.
Thomas spoke to students
and community members
Tuesday night at the Student
Activities Building.
Speaking on the death of
ethics in America, Thomas said
it does not matter how great
America has been, but how
great America will be. He chal­lenged
the audience to take
responsibility to make America
great.
"Freedom is not inherited, it is
renewed," Thomas said.
Thomas, who writes a twice-weekly
nationally syndicated
newspaper column, takes a con­servative
stand and specializes
in national political issues.
"It's a fun business; you never
run out of things to talk about
in Washington," Thomas said.
He is a regular commentator on
The 10 O'clock News in
Washington D.C.
Thomas said he is concerned
about the lack of ethics in
Washington politics. He said the
last year-and-a-half of scandals
have made our newspapers look
like The National Enquirer.
When asked before his speech
how he felt about the Equal
Rights Amendment, Thomas
said, "My parents always told
me never to speak ill of the
dead." He does not think it will
be adopted or give women what
they want.
He is opposed to legalized
abortion. When asked if he
thought the Supreme Court
would overturn Its decision to
legalize abortion, Thomas said.
The predictable thing about the
Supreme Court is Its unpre­dictability."
Although he is interested in
finding a cure for AIDS, he said
he is more interested in the pre­vention
of AIDS. He said he
thinks proper behavior could
prevent many AIDS cases.
'There are far more people
who have been hurt by the
exposure of AIDS than the Ten
Commandments," Thomas said.
The UPC Religious Affairs
Committee brought Thomas to
Auburn. "We wanted to bring a
prominent journalist who was a
conservative and a Christian to
Auburn," said Laura Blake,
Director of the religious affairs
committee.
Thomas has appeared as a
guest on Donahue, Good
Morning America and ABC's
Nightline. He is the author of
six books, including The Death
of Ethics in America and the
1983 best seller, Book Burning.
A graduate of American
University In Washington D.C,
Thomas has lectured or debated
on more than 60 college cam­puses.
Staff photo by Chris Kirby
Conservative columnist Thomas speaks about past
Excellence rewarded
with extension award
By Stephanie Reed
Staff Writer
Leah Rawls Atkins and
William M. Feaster are the
recipients of University-wide
awards given for excellence In
extension.
The awards, which are
sponsored by the Auburn
Alumni Association, included
$500 and an achievement cer­tificate.
These are the first extension
awards that have been given
to University faculty who
aren't part of the extension
program, said Jack Smith,
acting assistant to the exten­sion
service director.
"It's part of an overall effort
to strengthen and expand the
University's outreach pro­gram,"
Smith said.
Atkins, director of the
Center for the Arts and
Humanities, accepted the
award on behalf of the entire
staff.
The center, developed in
1985, is a unit of the exten­sion
program. "We do humani­ties
programs across Alabama.
Some programs are done in
Auburn, but most are in rural
areas and towns," Atkins said.
The center is designed to
make Alabamians appreciate
their heritage as it is reflected
in history, literature, people,
religion and institution, she
said.
"We take local resource peo­ple
and scholars Into local
communities and plan pro­grams
around a central topic,"
Atkins said. "We like for them
to talk about the topic, and
then we encourage publication
for future reference."
Feaster, a professor of elec­trical
engineering, retired in
October 1988 but continues to
teach part time. He also par­ticipates
in extension pro­grams
for a number of indus­tries
and teaches short cours­es
at George Washington
University in Washington
D.C.
For the past 11 years,
Feaster has also directed the
"Modern Power System
Analysis" program that he
helped originate.
"The program, which is
sponsored by the Southeast­ern
Electrical Exchange,
brings together 40 electrical
and utility engineers for two
weeks," he said. "Over the past
11 years, more than 400
young engineers have attend­ed."
Extension programs are
beneficial to any student's
education, Feaster said. "Not
only do you get exposed to the
real world, but you see anoth­er
dimension of a particular
field," he said.
OCA
continued from A-l
fail to renew their OCA member­ship
and have no deposit on
record with the Board, Griffin
said.
During the last year OCA has
cut off service to about 130 cus­tomers
(10 percent). Griffin
said. "If we could get that down
to 1 percent, we would be
happy," he said.
OCA president Len Shannon
said new members are told they
have to renew their membership
every August even if they Join in
June, but OCA has not made it
a policy to further remind mem­bers,
and they probably just for­get.
"They've been through three
quarters at Auburn and (renew­al)
is the last thing on their
mind," he said.
"We tell them when they ini­tially
sign up," he said. "But
basically we have no contact
with them during the year.
That's something we'll change."
The Board and OCA have both
proposed solutions to overcome
the problem that was publicized
in mid-December.
The Association is considering
mailing letters to student's local
and permanent addresses some
time during the summer
reminding them that contracts
expire Aug. 31.
"A lot of members may be
working during the summer and
not receiving mail at their local
address," Shannon said.
The Board will also remind
customers on their summer
bills to renew membership.
Griffin said.
Additional solutions are OCA
membership registration during
the spring and possible Board
access to OCA computer mem­bership
files to Instantly check
recent renewals, Shannon said.
"A lot of times people come in
complaining that their water
was cut off and it was hard to
tell if they were a member of
OCA," he said. "Hopefully this
would help."
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overcome these problems,"
Griffin said.
OCA is a non-profit organiza­tion
that offers students and
University employees an alter­native
to paying water, power
and gas deposits.
In return for a $25 member­ship
fee, OCA assumes respon­sibility
for any delinquent utility
accounts of its members and
the utilities waive the required
deposits.
Members are able to maintain
good credit ratings and to save
at least $200 In deposits: $40 to
The Water Works Board, $75 to
Alabama Power Company and
$100 to either Alagasco or
Suburban Propane.
Approximately 1,450 students
interact with the Water Board
through OCA, Griffin said.
Knapp estimates the Board
could earn about $4,800 a year
in Interest from OCA members'
deposits. But, Griffin said, the
Board does not really lose when
OCA pays the Board for delin­quent
accounts.
New
continued from A-l
are asked if they would be inter­ested
in the position.
Positions on the Board of
Trustees are on a 12-year terms
so that a governor can only
appoint one-third of the Board
at a time.
The Board consists of 10
trustee members, two non-vot­ing
student members, Hunt and
State Superintendent of
Education Wayne Teague, who
are both ex officio members.
There is one representative
from each Alabama congres­sional
district except for the dis­trict
in which Auburn is located.
This district has two represen­tatives.
The last vacancy was filled in
1985 when John W. Pace of
Mobile resigned and was
replaced by Dr. Bessie Mae
Holloway, an appointment maci.e
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By Lana Middleton
Staff Writer
A visiting professor at Auburn
is- researching a compound
which will neutralize alcohol
after it has been consumed.
The new anti-alcohol mixture
neutralizes more than 96 per­cent
of alcohol entering labora­tory
dogs' stomachs when it is
administered before the alcohol,
mixture researcher Dr. David
Whitmire said. The mixture is
being developed at Auburn's
chemical engineering depart­ment
by Whitmire, an Auburn
graduate.
When the mixture is given
after alcohol consumption, up
to 40 percent of the alcohol is
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neutralized, Whitmire said. The
mixture works within 30 sec­onds,
he said.
The liver-enzyme-mimlcking
mixture, a preparation of
enzymes and compounds that
occur naturally in the body, is
tested on dogs because they
metabolize alcohol the same
way as humans, Whitmire said.
"The (research's) long-term
goal is to provide something in
the bar so that when you leave
you can sober up," Whitmire
said. It would be available over
the counter, in packages -like
instant milk mixes, for quicken­ing
sobriety, he said.
"Its further application in
terms of emergency rooms and
the DUI situation is enormous,"
said Dr. Robert Chambers, head
of the chemical engineering
department and founder of the
mixture.
The mixture was discovered
accidentally. 'We had a techni­cal
breakthrough in cofactor
Residents return to find rooms ransacked
By Sarah Hicks
Staff Writer
Upon returning to campus
this quarter, some residents of
Dorm K found their rooms had
been entered and their belong­ings
scattered, according to
University Police Chief Jack
Walton.
Since there were no signs of
forced entry, it is believed that
whoever entered the rooms did
so with the use of a master key,
according to Walton.
"It's really not that unusual
for these keys to be floating
around," Walton said. "Security
on those keys hasn't been that
good."
So many people have or have
had access to these keys at
some point that it's difficult to
pinpoint any one person,
according to Gail McCullers,
director of housing and resi­dence
life.
'They leave, and sometimes
the master keys leave with
them," Walton said.
The hall director, the resident
advisors, the facilities division
and AUPD are the only ones
that would have access to keys,
according to McCullers, but she
added that lost keys could not
be accounted for.
Over the break, the only peo­ple
who the police know entered
the building were the maids and
a phone crew that serviced
many of the university's phones.
However, upon searching the
scene detectives found a hard
hat and pieces of plastic glass,
Walton said.
The thief entered 17 of the
108 rooms in the dorm, but did
not follow any distinct pattern,
according to Sgt. Mike Hart, one
of the detectives investigating
the case. Some of the rooms
had nothing taken, he said.
The thief emptied the contents
of dresser drawers, taking some
personal items like photograph
albums and a leotard but leav­ing
more expensive and obvious
items, such .as television sets
and cameras, he said.
"Most of the items taken
looked like Christmas presents,"
he said.
Of the reports that have been
filed, a gold watch and a gold
chain were reported missing,
but the thief also reportedly
emptied piggy banks and jewel­ry
boxes, according to police
reports.
Many of the victims have not
filed reports because only small
items were taken, according to
Hart, but he stressed the impor­tance
of filing a report in this
situation because it might
uncover a trend.
In answer to the problem the
housing and residence life divi­sion
has changed some locks
and is considering new security
measures like increased surveil­lance
and more hall monitors,
according to McCullers.
"We are basically waiting to
see what happens with the
investigation," she said.
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regeneration (while researching
treatments for genetic metabolic
diseases). Then we were looking
for an application," Chambers
said.
The best application for it was
in the area of alcohol detoxifica­tion,
Chambers said.
Supplying emergency rooms
with the enzyme preparation for
detoxifying overdose victims is
the research's first goal,
Whitmire said.
There has been no other
research like Auburn's, accord­ing
to Chambers. 'The Auburn
approach is a unique
approach," he said.
Previous scientific attempts
to eliminate the effects of alco­hol
biochemically tricked the
brain to halt drunken behavior,
Whitmire said, but did not
diminish the amount of alcohol.
By drinking alcohol, people
concentrate more ethanol into
their system than it ran metab­olize.
The opening from the
stomach to the small intestine
permits such small amounts of
alcohol to enter, that the alcohol
must flow from the stomach
into the bloodstream until it is
metabolized by the liver or
exhaled through breath or
sweat. The alcohol is carried to
the brain and the effect is intox­ication.
Because the mixture converts
the ethanol in alcohol to lactate,
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State anti-takeover laws have little effect
By Sarah Hicks
Staff Writer
Two of Auburn's finance pro­fessors
have entered the current
debate on whether state laws
against hostile takeovers are
helpful or detrimental to the
system.
John Jahera, head of t he
finance department, and
William Pugh recently conduct­ed
a study on the impact on
shareholders of firms that are
likely targets for hostile
takeovers in four states.
The two researchers chose
Indiana, Ohio, New York and
New Jersey as examples for
their work.
"At least in the four states we
studied, there was no legisla­tion,"
Jahera said.
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said, because the two
researchers went into their
study thinking these laws might
be harmful.
The whole idea of a hostile
takeover is that the change of
hands takes place without the
approval of the board of direc­tors
of the overtaken company,
Jahera said.
What spurred their research
is the issue of whether these
laws are in the best interest of
the country, Jahera said.
Those factions of business
community against takeovers
feel they lead to the dismantling
of companies, including the
closing down of plants and a
layoff of employees, according to
Jahera.
"The situation at West Point
Pepperell is a good example," he
said.
The people in the town have
been protesting the possible
takeover by Farley because they
feel it may result in a loss of
control or possibly the shut­down
of one of the mills.
It comes down to a very per­sonal
level when a family with
five children thinks the bread­winner
won't have a job any­more,
he said.
"This is an emotional and
politically sensitive issue," he
said. "Every politician wants to
protect or Improve employment
levels in his district."
In addition, many companies
don't like to be sold, he said,
because high management may
lose their jobs.
"There's always the possibility
that management is fighting the
takeover for their own jobs," he
said.
Those business groups that
favor takeovers believe that they
lead to a more efficient compa­ny,
according to Jahera.
Raiders, as the bidding com­panies
are called, are looking for
companies in which more
money can be made, Jahera
said.
"A well-run company should
maximize shareholder wealth by
having the highest possible
price for the stock," he said.
This is the best defense
against a hostile takeover, he
said.
"Certainly there are individu­als
who a re h u r t , but in a
broader economic sense (the
takeover) may lead to a greater
number of jobs," he said.
The legislation does not pro­hibit
takeovers, but it makes it
more difficult or costly, Jahera
said.
For example, in New York a
hostile takeover can take place,
but the buying company cannot
sell off the a s s e t s of the
acquired company for five years,
he said.
"In other words, the company
must run the (acquired) busi­ness
in the same manner and at
the same costs," he said.
"There's a very good argument
for both sides," Jahera said.
"That's why this is still such an
issue."
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Deadline is Tues. at 11AM. For further info, call 826-4130.
RENT WANTED 11 FOR SALE
'.Sublease House For Spring & Summer
quarters. 2 br, 1 bath, good location. Big
enough for 3 people. Call 826-6628.
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Mobile Homes (or rent
Winter quarter. 12 & 14 wides, excellent
condition, Wire Road Area. Call 821-1335
anytime. P.S. We appreciate your
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Apt—Pool, D/W Close to campus. Height
House Apts. Call 821-2877 or 826-1793.
Sublease: Spring Quarter, 2 room
Efficiency. Full Kitchen and Bathroom.
Close to campus. Great for Single student.
$395.00 for the quarter. Call 826-7178.
For Rent Mobile Home Lot off Cox Road.
Make offer reasonable offer not refused.
257-4164.
Mobile Home 2 br., 1 bath partially
furnished . W/D, A/C $6500.00 price
negotiable. 821-5839.
Room For Rent 100 yards from campus
private bathroom $165/month. 821-0416.
Female Roommate Needed 2 bdrm
furnished Apartment close to campus. Half
of Rent $145/month. 887-3544 or 82 i-
7087.
3-Br., 11/2 Bath Apartment 507 Thach 4-
blocks from campus. Unfurnished. Call
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Needed One Female to Sublease at
Habitat. Pool, Free tanning Bed, W/D and
more! $170/month and 1/3 utilities. Call
821-0775.
Patio 2 Big Unfurnished 1 Bedroom
Apartment for rent Spring & Summer
quarter. Call Mike 826-8432 after 5.
Available March. 2 bdrm unfurnished
Duplex with kitchen built-in, central heat
and air. Family or Single professional
person. $275/month. 887-3544 or 826-
1953.
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Count Square Condo's large 2 br, 2 bath
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Living and Dinning rooms; Washer and
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Summer Sub-lease - Campus Courtyard-
Condominiums 2-bedrooms, 2 bath, Wash
and Dryer, 10 minutes from Haley Center
Only $152.50/month, Male. Call Jeff 821-
8054.
Roommate Needed 3 br., 1 bath Trailer
$120/month, 1/2 utilities. Call 821- 4149.
Prefer non-smoker, Stonegate Park.
Roommate wanted to share 2 br., Cabin
on Lake Martin $70.00 month & phone. 27
miles from campus. Must have 3.0 G.P.A.
or better call 249-2535 after 5:00 p.m.
Male Rooommate Needed. Ridgewood
Trailer Park $150.00 per month plus half
utilities. Call 821-2603.
Male Roommate Needed for 2 bedroom
house, own room $130.00 per month +
utilities. Rent Negotiable. 821-5878.
Wanted Babysitter to watch 2 yrs. old in
my home from 8:30 to 10:30 Monday and
Friday. Must have own transportation. 826-
8609.
Female Roommate Needed. Furnished
two-bedroom apartment. One block from
campus. $95/month, share utilities. Call
June 821-8565.
Big Sister Wanted. Get paid to pick up
little girl after school, keep her from
becoming couch potato. 2:30 to 5:30.
Reply to Box 1751, Auburn, AL 36830.
Childcare Needed. Family wants daytime
care for infant and/or after school for
kindergartener. Non-smoker. Foreign
language or music fluency desired, but not
required. Reply to 3ox 1751, Aburn, AL
36830.
Gold, Silver and Diamonds, Class Rings,
Wedding Bands and Gold Chain. Highest
prices paid. Hill's Jewelry, 111 E. Magnolia,
Auburn 887-3921.
Cash For Gold of any condition! Highest
Price paid. Rivertree Antiques ask for Jeff
826-7834.
Desparately Need Male to take over
Wtr/Spr dorm lease. Prime, corner room in
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V Needed Christian Female roommate to
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, V, Desperately Needed Doghouse. Will pay
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Lunch-time Help Wanted. Apply in person
at Chuck's Barbque behind McDonald's in
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! Female Non-Smoking Roommate needed
! to share 3 bed/2 bath trailer, w/d, $140/mo.
:+1/2 utilities. Beth 826-3274.
Dental Assistant or Hygienist desired full
or part-time. Experience preferred but not
necessary. Will train an interested,
energetic person. Pension, insurance, and
bonus plans available. Send resume to
Pediatric Dentistry Associates, P.C. #20
Medical Arts Center, Opelika, Al 36801.
The Guitar Shoppe is hiring experienced
Guitar Instructors. Excellent salary,
environment and hours. Must be musically
versatile and have knowledge of theory.
Qualified applicants call Jim at 821-6818
for interview.
Cruise Ships now hiring all positions. Both
skilled and unskilled. For information call
615-779-5507 Ext. H-266.
Salesperson Needed for Ad Specialty
business. Excellent income opportunity.
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Accoustic Guitar Yamaha F6-3775S,
solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides,
mahogany round neck with abolone
diamond slot inlays. Good tuning
machines. Very reasonable. Wonderful
Tone. Includes case, strap, capo. 821-
8515.
20 Gallon Fish Tank complete with lighted
cover, whisper 2 pump, heater, air pump,
etc. Asking $89.00.821-6909.
Sierra Designs Down Coat; Excellent
condition; Hardly worn; Emerald green
men's small w/hood; Original cost $200;
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Cannondale 12 Speed Touring Bike.
Ridden less than 15 miles. Absolute mint
condition. Must Sell. $425/nego. Call after
7 p.m. 826-3827.
Two Acre Tract just off Wire Road. 9 miles
from campus owner will finance. 257-
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Mobile Home, 12 x 60, 117 Ridgewood
Village. Central A/C, covered porch, fully
furnished, 2 br, 1 1/2 bath. Negotiable.
Available in March. 826-1110.
Dalmation Puppies for sale.
Championship Blood. Call 257-4172 or
257-3457 after 4:30. Located 10 miles out
of Auburn
Nishiki Sport 12 speed Shimano
Components 19" Mint condition. Must Sell.
$290.00. Call 821-8832 after 2 p.m.
Schwinn Worldsport 12 speed racing or
street bicycle, mint shape never used, fully
fitted plus pump and saddle pouch. Call
Ram at 821-7800.
88 Honda CRXSi with Sony Radio and
cassette, Alloy Wheels, Sunroof. Great gas
milaqe. $9600.00 O.B.O. Call 257-2336
after 8 p.m. M-F
Electric Guitar for sale. Peavey. Superior
shape. Humbucking and Single • coil
Circuits and pick-ups. Beautiful Water-
Clear finish. Silver-nickel non-rust
hardware. Call Ram for details, 821-7800.
Unwanted Christmas Gift looking for new
owner. Brand new toaster oven. $30.00.
887-7237.
Bicycle For Sale: Univega, Viva-sport. 25'
frame. Excellent condition! Great starter
bike for competition. Call Jim at 821-6644
or 821-1212.
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For Sale 1963 Pont. Cat. 2 dr HDTOP,
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For Sale 1970 Black Gibson Les Paul
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p.m., Monday January 16, HC 9093.
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A-10 (Ihc3iibiirnll"iiiisinnii Thursday, January 12, 1989
Opinion
(Ehc^uburn Plainsman
Associated
Collegiate
Press
Columbia
Scholastic
Press
Association
Serving Auburn University for 95 years
David Sharp
Editor
Kirsten Schlichting
Managing Editor
Tim McKinney, Copy Editor
Randy Williams, Sports Editor
Amy Durkee, A&E Editor
Chris Klrby, Photo Editor
Michael Malone
Business Manager
Hank Adkison
Layout Coordinator
Laura C. Barnwell, News Editor
Dana Roberts, Features Editor
Shayne Bowman, Tech Editor
Alan Eskew, Art Editor
Assistant Copy Editors-Sarah Watson and Kim Weatherford; Assistant News
Editors-Vicki Vessels, Paul DeMarco and Becky Jeffers; Assistant Sports Editors-
Jay Honeycutt and Michelle Garland; Assistant Features Editor-Kay Taylor;
Assistant Tech Editors-Ken Kirksey and Wade Williams
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Contents are protected by Auburn University copyright regulations.
A great loss
Auburn and the nation
suffered a great loss on
Dec. 13, the date which
U.S. Rep. Bill Nichols died
in his Washington D.C.
office at the age of 70.
Auburn lost more than a
T r u s t e e ; it lost a valued
friend of the University.
Nichols g r a d u a t e d from
Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute
in 1939 with a degree
in a g r i c u l t u r e , and he
earned his master's degree
in agronomy from API a
year later.
While at Auburn, Nichols
d i s t i n g u i s h e d himself as
captain of the football team
and as a member of Scab­bard
and Blade, Blue Key
and Gamma Sigma Delta
honoraries.
He served with honor in
Germany during World War
II, earning both a Purple
Heart and Bronze Star.
Nichols also carried an
impressive record while a
member of the state Legis­l
a t u r e and during his 22
years in Congress.
Nichols had served on the
Board of T r u s t e e s for 20
years and was the presi­dent
pro tern of t h e Board.
Last November, Nichols
was awarded the Walter
Gilbert Award, which is the
h i g h e s t award t h a t can
bestow on a former athlete.
The William F. Nichols
ROTC building also honors
Nichols.
Nichols has helped bring
funds and recognition to
our University. Nichol's
service has endeared him
in the hearts of the
Auburn community.
The audit
The audit is out and the
Alumni Association
appears to have landed on
its feet. But questions still
persist.
Although no wrong-doing
was reported, we still won­der
about the extravagant
s p e n d i n g in the Alumni
Association.
Take for instance: $755
for baby-sitting expenses
for the executive director,
$555 in cleaning services
for the director's home fol­lowing
alumni events, a
$4,887.90 trip to Europe
for the t r e a s u r e r of the
board, a $4,224 trip to the
Bahamas, a $7,703 "get­away"
trip to Callaway Gar­dens.
And the list goes on.
While some of these
expenses may be consid­ered
official business, some
(for instance, a $503 Call­away
Garden trip for which
there was no itinerary or
documentation of alumni-related
activities) appear to
be lavish entertainment at
the cost of contributors.
In looking at the audit,
it's important to note two
things: the Alumni Associa­tion
director r e p r e s e n t s a
state institution and is paid
by the s t a t e . T h u s , a
$55,770.65 (according to
the audit) petty cash fund
with no r e s t r i c t i o n s or
guidelines seems excessive
indeed. How many other
s t a t e employees have that
privilege?
Also, even t h o u g h the
Alumni Association relies
on donations for its activi­ties,
it should keep in mind
that it is at the same time
relying on A u b u r n ' s good
name while engaging in
questionable activities.
We are not on a witch
hunt for any members of
t h e Alumni A s s o c i a t i o n,
nor do we want to give
Auburn a black eye. How­ever,
the Alumni Associa­tion
must be held account­able
for its actions.
3,000 watts
After building anticipation
for months about the forth­coming
WEGL power
increase from 380 to 3,000
watts, it happened unex­p
e c t e d l y without hoopla
near the end of last quarter.
S t a t i o n Manager Clay
Crook made the historic
announcement before the 2
a.m. shift on Nov. 17 and
then played "I Want the Air­waves"
by the Ramones.
After t h a t , t h i n g s went
back to normal.
It was the a n t i c l i m a t ic
end of a long, hard road for
WEGL fraught with contro­versies
involving its adviser
and questions of whether
the station could adhere to
FCC regulations.
The Plainsman is pleased
that WEGL finally received
t h e l o n g - a w a i t e d power
increase from 380 to 3,000
watts because the students
need it and deserve it. And
we have confidence in our
campus radio station and
i t s l e a d e r s h i p to compe­tently
carry Auburn's good
name further over the air­waves
t h a n ever before.
Child's death has meaning
"O fairest flower; no sooner
blown but blasted. Soft silken
primrose fading timelessly."-
Milton
The scene was a somber one.
People wore their Sunday's
best and milled around uncom­fortably,
trying to make pleas­ant
conversation. The words
didn't come easily.
A chubby, young man with
flushed cheeks moved quietly
and briskly transferring the
numerous flowers from one
room to another.
Several shared hugs and tears
in the small, country funeral
home. But two parents carried
the true, painful burden on
their shoulders, despite the
wishes of numerous friends and
relatives present.
In the next room set a small,
blue casket.
Timmy Russell was born in
1984 outside the small town of
Ardmore. The blond hair, blue-eyed
boy was the proud first
born of parents Tim Sr. and
Betsy. He was a model child: He
was well-mannered and liked
David
Sharp
cartoons and playing just like
other kids.
When he was 2 1/2 years old,
Timmy became sick and, after a
series of tests, the doctor
announced the dreaded news to
Tim Sr. and Betsy - their son
had cancer.
Doctors in Nashville removed
the cancer on his kidney and
Timmy began a series of
chemotherapy treatments to
ensure the cancer was gone.
Although his hair began to thin
from the treatments, there was
hope that this was the end of
the ordeal.
Less than a year later the
cancer had returned, this time
violating his brain.
This meant more trips to
Nashville for an operation and
therapy, more painful tests and
therapy for Timmy, still more
days away from work for the
parents and more time spent
wondering whether doctors
could cure the young boy.
Doctors removed the brain
tumor, but not before complica­tions
caused them to put a
shunt in the boy's skull to drain
the fluid buildup. Radiation
treatment reduced Timmy until
he could not feed himself.
By November, Timmy had
again showed signs of improve­ment:
His hair was returning
and he was eating and playing
on the floor with his 10-month-old
sister Bridgett.
The week before Thanksgiving
he suffered another setback.
He awoke in the middle of the
night crying with stomach pains
and was taken to the hospital.
After another trip to Nashville,
doctors told his parents that
tumors had appeared in his
stomach, liver and brain. Tim
Sr. quit his job to be with his
son.
In the days before Christmas,
Tim Sr. and Betsy gave their
son a toy each day leading up to
Christmas because they feared
their son may not live to Christ­mas.
"Star Wish" gave him a free
trip to Toys-R-Us toy store to
buy all the toys he wanted.
However, before he picked up
anything for himself, he found a
stuffed toy for his little sister.
That was the kind of boy that
lay in a small blue casket.
The 4-year-old's hair was
short and black after it grew
back following chemotherapy.
He held his two favorite stuffed
animals, a Care Bear and a
Garfield, under each arm.
It's unfair to think Timmy was
insignificant. It's absurd to
think this young boy wasn't
robbed of something he
deserved. Timmy had a bright
future snatched away.
Trying to understand an inci­dent
like this is futile. But the
incident does serve to remind us
how fortunate we are and how
sudden death can be. So Tim-my's
short life was not in vain.
David Sharp is editor of The
Plainsman.
Oh, what a GREat experience
Over the Christmas holidays,
between a kidney infection and
a shopping trip to the Galleria
(which I feel is fitting punish­ment
for convicted terrorists
and crack dealers), I had the
misfortune of taking the Gradu­ate
Record Examination, or
GRE.
I am not a big believer in
standardized tests as a measure
of anything, except possibly as
an indication of how well an
individual can follow directions.
However, I did pick up on one
important maxim: in order to
score well on the GRE, you've
got to have a sense of humor.
There's no way around it.
You have to sit back and
chuckle when you think that
admission to the graduate
school of your dreams may be
determined by properly coloring
in bubbles with a No. 2 pencil -
being careful not to leave any
stray marks, lest your answers
be voided.
Suppress that giggle when
you notice that all the history,
English, political science, chem­istry
and biology you sweated
through in college won't help
you one bit.
Apparently, the GRE tests for
coloring and listening skills.
I wonder how Dick, Jane and
Baby Sally would score.
Granted, the math sections on
the test have merit. Basic geom­etry,
algebra and arithmetic I
can handle, but the analogies
and logic problems come from
the fourth dimension.
In effort to prepare anyone
who might be taking the GRE
(Generally Ridiculous Experi­ence)
in the future, I have pre-
Kay
Taylor
pared a few sample questions
characteristic of the logic and
verbal sections of the exam:
1. Flower is to flower box as:
a. cat is to blender
b. water is to balloon
c. love is to Austrian crystal
d. potato is to potato bin
This is an easy one. A flower
can be put in a flower box, just
as water maybe put in a balloon
and a cat may be put in a
blender. So, since you have two
possible answers, you're looking
at the problem the wrong way.
Discount A and B. D is never
the answer on these tests.
Though there seems to be no
relationship to the analogy and
C, B and C are the most com­mon
answers. Correct response:
C, by default.
2. Six crates of fruit (one each
of bananas, pears, apples,
oranges, grapes and tomatoes)
are to be arranged for display at
a fruit stand. The bananas can
not sit by the pears. The apples
must be on the end of the dis­play.
The grapes sit to the left of
the oranges. Which fruit rots
first?
a. apples
b. pears
c. tomatoes
d. grapes
This one requires some
thinking, but the obvious
answer is C, tomatoes. There
was a bit of a white fungus on
the tomatoes when they were
delivered and the warm, damp
weather caused them to go soft
on the bottom.
3. Choose a synonym for the
word 'oligoclase':
a. gila monster
b. Chihuahua
c. raccoon
d. bunny rabbit
A synonym for the word is not
present, so choose the cutest
animal listed. Keep in mind that
D is never the answer. That
leaves A, B and C. You've picked
C twice already, so throw that
one out. That leaves A and B.
No doubt: B.
Now you have some idea of
what the questions are like on
the exam.
The key to taking the test is to
keep your wits about you and
calmly reason through the
questions.
But above all else, maintain
your sense of humor.
Kay Taylor is assistant features
editor of The Plainsman.
Hidden exercise program exists
In its continuing drive to pro­duce
well-rounded students.
Auburn has been, for the past
few years, conducting a trial
physical fitness program.
Since most students would
not voluntarily do anything
that would contribute to their
physical well-being, this pro­gram
was designed not only to
force most students to partici­pate,
but also implemented in
such a way that students would
not realize that they were exer­cising.
No one in the University
administration will acknowledge
that this program exists, yet the
evidence is overwhelming. My
personal experience, as well as
the experiences others have
related to me, bear this fact out.
Most of you may know this
program by its "official" name:
schedule adjustment.
Here is an outline of the plan
as it is believed to exist.
It begins with an aerobic
phase that is standard for all
students. This phase consists
Ken
Kirksey
of running up and down the
stairs of Haley Center: up to
your dean's checkers station,
down to a class you wish to
drop, up to a class you wish to
add and back down to the
dean's checkers.
This process can repeat any
number of times. Then there is
a cool down of standing in line,
usually the wrong one.
The second phase is the
endurance phase, and it is dif­ferent
for students of different
majors. It begins when a mis­take
(sometimes yours, but
most often the University's) is
discovered after Drop and Add.
In my case, the part of the
program started in Ramsey Hall.
home of the engineering dean's
office.
Enter the smiling secretary.
"Here, fill out this form and take
it to the office of the department
of the course you want to drop."
Since the said course was of the
P.E. variety, I had to make a
half-mile hike to the coliseum. I
smiled back and set off.
When I got there, they had
hidden the P.E. office, so I had
to walk around the coliseum
two or three times before it
appeared.
Enter another smiling secre­tary.
"Here, sign this, and take
this - no, not that - this, back
to your dean's office."
Total distance, one mile.
Back to the smiling engineering
secretary. "Oh, they forgot to
stamp this. Take it back and
have them stamp it."
My endurance was definitely
being tested, and two secre­taries
were getting their Jollies
off my manufactured misfor­tune.
One and one-half miles. Said
the maliciously grinning P.E. •
secretary, "I'm so sorry (snick- •
er)." Stamp! "Now, take thisi
back to your dean's office." •
I set off slouching toward \
Ramsey - two miles - but the '
engineering secretary had J
apparently decided I had built
up enough stamina because she-took
the stamped paper and let
me go.
I guess the powers that be
have deemed this secret fitness
program a failure, since they
are currently testing a phone
system that will allow students
to handle schedule adjustment
from the comfort of their own
homes.
Even if this new system goes
into effect, beware. The admin­istration
and Trustees are-sneaky,
so there's no telling how
they'll try to keep us physically
fit - without our knowledge, of
course.
Ken Kirksey is an assistant tech
editor of The Plainsman.
— JL
Thursday, January 12,1989 (Thc^Iuburn Plainsman A-11
Letters
Local press engages in 'character assassination'
Editor, The Plainsman:
As a concerned Auburn alum­nus,
I am disturbed with the
unfounded and unfavorable
publicity which you and some of
the local press have given the
Alumni Office. The audit results
have proven that you have pre­judged
this affair with signifi­cant
damage resulting to
Auburn University.
I am in no way connected
with the Alumni Office, but I
have given more than ever
under the administration of
Jerry Smith.
I am obviously confused over
the organizational tree of the
Alumni Office if it is policy/pro­cedure
for math professors and
other anonymous rumor
sources to have kitchen door
privileges to bring forth rumors
with the seeming purpose of
character assassination and job
dismissal.
To me the alumni director has
shown his class by not joining
in the mud slinging. A major
difference in the alumni office
and its critics is that the Alumni
Office is a producer - critics
seem to have lost sight of this.
The Alumni Office is obviously
doing a great job of their mis­sion
as evidenced by record
contributions by the alumni.
Perhaps the math professor
could check with the business
department to gain understand­ing
of what the bottom line
Quote of the week
"I told him (Dr. Ben Fitzpatrick) that the first paragraph and the last paragraph sounded like
him, but the whole body of the memo did not sound like him. He said he had to admit that he had
some help writing the memo." - Batey Gresham, president of the Alumni Association, discussing
the confidential memo regarding the alumni association circulated by Dr. Ben Fitzpatrick, chair­man
of the University Senate
The week in history
25 years ago, 1964: Auburn's first black student, 31-year-old Harold Franklin of Montgomery,
registered and attended classes without incident. State troopers sealed off the University and only
those with proper identification were allowed to enter campus.
Franklin had petitioned to enter the University In 1962 and was rejected. He filed suit to enter in
1963 and won, becoming Auburn's first black student.
A Plainsman editorial praised Franklin for standing up to the pressure and and handling the
ordeal with dignity. Auburn "stands a little taller after the day's events," an editorial declared.
40 years ago, 1949: Construction began on Alabama Polytechnic Institutes's football stadium to
add an additional 13,500 seats at a cost of $450,000. When completed in August, the stadium
would hold 20,000 people.
50 years ago, 1939: Montgomery Radio Broadcasting, which owned WSFA radio station, donat­ed
radio equipment to Auburn valued at $20,000. The equipment, consisting of transmitter, con­trol
board and towers, was to be used by 80 students taking radio courses.
Deadlines
Campus calendar Monday, 5
Classifieds Tuesday, 11
Display ads Friday, 5
Letters to the editor Monday 5
p.m.
a.m.
p.m.
p.m.
, Tigers didn't fumble class
Editor, The Plainsman:
I just got finished watching
the Sugar Bowl on TV, and
although we lost the game, I
have never been more proud to
be a "Dye-hard" Auburn fan!
We shouldn't have lost the
game, and If it wasn't for a few
ball-handling mistakes in the
first quarter, I believe we would
have won easily. However, that
is not why I am writing this let­ter.
I remember last year at the
Sugar Bowl we were forced to
settle for a tie. At that time I
believed, and still do, that Pat
Dye made the right decision. We
had no choice.
This year we fumbled away
the first quarter, but Pat Dye
held the team together. He
didn't give up and neither did
the players.
Reggie Slack is definitely cool
as Ice under pressure. Our
receivers are "AUsome" without
a doubt.
However, what really
impressed me was when Dye
was being interviewed at the
end of the game. He showed
nothing but respect and admi­ration
for Florida State Universi­ty
and the officiating.
He is right: you cannot blame
a loss on one call by the officials
or anything else. When the
game clock expires, you take
what you've got and go home.
I for one am delighted with
what Auburn has with Pat Dye
and his talented Tigers. War
Damn Eagle!
Tom Gentle, '88
Birmingham
means to him as a professor.
It's very obvious Mr. Fitz­patrick
is not in the journalism
department as evidenced by the
inconsistencies in his memo to
the alumni board. His closing
statements allow that he has
"little if any direct knowledge
concerning the accuracy of
these allegations and rumors."
However, time and again he has
editorialized these admitted
rumors to the point this reader
concluded that Mr. Fitzpatrick
either originated, most certainly
agreed with and concluded that
Mr. Smith was guilty of untold
crimes against the University.
This is pure character assassi­nation.
Now that the audit is conclud­ed
and the Alumni Office has
been applauded for their man­agement
procedures, it brings
up the question of whether
unqualified persons within the
University should have these
inputs into the affairs of the
University?
In this case, there is unwar­ranted
credibility damage to the
University, the Alumni Office
and its director. This damage
will probably be manifested in
the giving programs.
Let hope through apologies
and positive support of our
Alumni Office we can get back
to the level before this short­sighted
affair.
Jim Dozier, '62
Opelika
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Action needed at Dorm K
Editor. The Plainsman:
I am a resident of Dorm K and
I am afraid.
I am afraid I will be attacked
while walking back to my dorm
like the girl upstairs from me. I
am afraid my dorm room will be
broken into again. I am afraid
that the burglar with the master
key will come back and "get" me
when I am sleeping. I, like
many fellow Dorm K residents,
have not been sleeping well late-
Dorm K definitely has a safety
problem. Last month, one of our
residents was attacked right
outside this dorm. Last week,
someone with a master key
broke into every dorm room.
(Police think the burglar had a
master key because there were
no signs of forced entry.)
. The person didn't necessarily
steal all that much of monetary
value - TVs, cameras and
microwaves were left. He went
through and stole our personal,
sentimental things. Drawers'
contents were dumped on the
floor, picture albums were miss­ing
and containers were emp­tied
and broken.
I felt very violated to know
some stranger had rummaged
through my things. Worse, I
wonder if this stranger will
come back.
We residents of Dorm K are
wondering, "So, what's next?"
Some sort of action needs to be
taken.
Dorm K is set apart from the
rest of the hill dorms by con­struction
sites. Dorm K is also
bordered by woods. We, Dorm K
residents, would feel much safer
if there were more lights around
our dorm area - especially by
the woods and construction
sites.
We would also feel much safer
if we had new locks on our
doors. If we got new locks, we
would like only our hall direc­tors
to receive a master key.
Housing could keep extra keys
in a safety deposit box some­where
in case of emergencies.
Rumor has it that the Univer­sity
does not want to give Dorm
K new locks because it will be
renovated next year. The money
and labor for locks would be
well worth the trouble. Perhaps
lives would be saved. Or at least
Dorm K residents would feel
safer and a little less afraid.
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A-12 Qtbe^uburnPIaiasnran Thursday, January 12,1989
Audit
continued from A-l
and the last paragraph sounded
like him, but the whole body of
the memo did not sound like
him.
"He said he had to admit that
he had some help writing
the memo." Gresham said
Fitzpatrick did not tell him who
helped write it.
The allegations presented in
the memo charged Alumni
Association Executive Director
Jerry Smith with misuse of the
petty cash fund of the
Association. Examples given in
the memo included using
Association funds for baby-sit­ting
and house-cleaning ser­vices.
The audit report said that
there are no guidelines or
restrictions on the executive
director for the spending of this
fund. Therefore, it said, he has
the right to spend it at his dis­cretion.
Smith's petty cash
account of the fiscal year ending
Sept. 9, 1988. came to
$55,770.65
"It is obvious that those critics
of the activities of the executive
director fail to take into consid­eration
that his job is not an
office or classroom job per­formed
during a normal 40-
hour work week," Smith
responded in the report.
'While payments for baby-sit­ting,
payments for cleaning ser­vices
and reimbursement of
some expenditures for a
spouse's travel may appear
extravagant to the uninformed,
such payments are reasonable
and necessary to permit the
executive director to devote the
time, at some personal sacrifice,
required by the job."
Another highly publicized alle­gation
said that Smith pur­chased
a $22,000 hand-carved
conference table for the new
Alumni Center. However,
Charles Mayton, a member of
the Alumni Board, has asked
that his gift to the new center be
used to pay for the conference
table, Gresham said.
The memo also charged the
Association with violating state
laws and fiscal regulations by
not soliciting bids for the build­ing
of the new Alumni Center.
However, funds for the building
came from private donations.
Although the cost of the cen­ter
was not specifically
addressed in the audit,
Gresham said it was built at a
cost of approximately $74 per
square foot where the
University's average cost of con­struction
is approximately $80
per square foot.
Another source of controversy
was the charge that the
University credit card financing
contract was awarded improper­ly.
The charge stemmed partly
from Smith's position on the
Colonial Bank board.
The report outlined all the
bids that were presented and
said, "While the timing of the
appointment certainly seems to
be unfortunate from a percep­tion
standpoint, it appears that
Colonial Bank was awarded the
credit card program for having
the most attractive proposal and
that attempts were made to
keep the selection process
objective."
The Alumni Board met with
Fitzpatrick and the University
Senate Rules Committee Mon­day
night. "We felt that they
learned some things that were
not previously known,"
Gresham said. "We felt like they
were trying to resolve the situa­tion
and diffuse it."
Gresham said he doesn't
know if the results will be
accepted by everyone. The facts
probably still haven't corrected
some attitudes, he said.
It's still not known who wrote
the original anonymous letter.
Not knowing the protagonists Is
one of the most frustrating
parts of trying to satisfy them
and resolve the situation,
Gresham said.
"I don't know that you could
satisfy anyone who makes those
kind of allegations, not under­standing
what their true objec­tive
was," he said. "Maybe until
they achieve their objective they
won't be satisfied. I can't tell
you what their objective is,
because I don't know who made
them (original allegations)."
Martin was out of town this
week and could not be reached
for comment.
Pledge
continued from A-l
to be different or make a differ­ence
in the new year."
Resolutions are a positive step
towards reaching personal goals
because they show the person is
aware of his problems or short­comings
and desires to improve
them, Lewis said.
The intensity of the commit­ment
can be observed in the
wording one chooses when he
makes his resolution, Lewis
said.
"There is a difference between
saying, 'I will try to stop smok­ing
in 1989' and saying, 'I will
stop smoking in 1989,'" he said.
The person who makes the
first statement will be less moti­vated
to accomplish his goal
than the person who makes the
second statement, Lewis said.
People are more likely to
accomplish realistic or reason­able
goals, Lewis said. People
who make extreme goals such
as losing 50 pounds in three
months tend to not follow
through.
'These people may also be
hiding a lack of commitment to
the goal," he said. "These people
can fail or give up more easily
than those who make a more
realistic goal."
Although Lewis prefers swim­ming,
he is unable to swim
because the city pool is closed
during the winter. As a result,
Lewis resolves to Jog three times
a week.
Resolutions are more success­ful
when the commitment is
made on a social level,
announced to family or friends,
Lewis said. If people fail to meet
their goals after they have
announced them, they feel as if
they have let down others as
well as themselves, he said.
If people expect better things
for themselves and believe they
can accomplish changes, reso­lutions
can be powerful tools for
making these changes, Lewis
said.
Resolutions have an impact in
what we can accomplish, he
said.
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Ethics
continued from A-l
tain officials of the Association
may be using funds for personal
gain. For example. I do not
believe that the executive direc­tor
can Justify taking the family
on an all-expenses-paid
Caribbean cruise.
"The explanation that he was
scouting it out is simply not
plausible. I can't believe that
Alumni tours are planned in
that manner. There are other
examples which Include pay­ment
for baby-sitting services.
(The babies, in this instance,
reportedly are 15 and 18 years of
age.)
"Reimbursement for lost
wages of spouse, all from
Alumni Association funds - not
even the president of the
University has such breaks. I
feel that those who hold high
office and consider such use of
alumni funds as mentioned
above as being anything but
immoral and/or unethical
should be relieved from their
position of responsibility.
"It would seem that dues-pay­ing
alumni should recover all
funds diverted from the autho­rized
program, and possibly
legal action should be consid­ered."
Carter said he was misquoted
in Wednesday's Opelika Auburn
News as saying that he was
concerned that University audi­tors
failed to investigate Smith
property.
"I did not say that," Carter
said.
The State Ethics Commission
responded to Carter's letter.
"Please be assured that the
Alabama Ethics Commission
will inquire into the matters
brought out in your letter of
Dec. 29," the Commission's let­ter
said, according to Carter.
"We will inform you of the
r e s u l t s of our findings and
thank you for your personal
Interest in the application of the
Alabama ethics law."
Carter, a 1945 Auburn gradu­ate,
said he has not talked to
Smith about his actions.
Smith could not be reached
for comment.
Drink
continued from A-7
the ethanol no longer registers
on breathalizer and blood-to-alcohol
ratio tests.
The addition of the mixture
neutralizes not only intoxicants
in the stomach but is also
exposed to the alcohol-carrying
blood that drains back into the
blood to compensate for the loss
of liquid volume, Whitmire said.
Normally It takes six hours for
a body's blood-alcohol content
of .10 percent to drop to .05
percent, Whitmire said.
"We can fix that," Whitmire
said, "The mixture starts work­ing
immediately."
On average, 40,000 people die
each year in alcohol-related
accidents, Whitmire said.
"It (the mixture) could save
40,000 people a year, if they
could use it," he said, "if they'd
use it before they got on the
road." Testing the mixture on
humans should be possible in
one or two years, Whitmire said.
The researchers of the mix­ture,
who are looking for fund­ing,
are preparing a proposal for
National Institute on Alcoholism
and Alcohol Abuse. The mix­ture's
research has been con­ducted
with department funds
for the last 10 years.
Anti
continued from A-8
that is frequently overlooked,
according to Jahera.
"Only about 10 percent or less
of all takeovers are hostile. The
overwhelming majority are
friendly agreements."
The difference, he said, stems
from the enormous amounts of
publicity that hostile takeovers
receive compared to friendly
takeovers.
"The media can pick up on
the emotional issues involved,"
he said. "And that's when the
people get involved."
Senate
continued from A-5
In the president's office report
Executive Vice President George
Emert announced that Dr.
Ronald Henry of Louisiana State
University has been named vice
president of academic affairs.
He also updated the status of
the dean search in the schools
of business and nursing. The
business search committee is
identifying candidates and the _
nursing committee will soon be
interviewing three candidates.
The area behind the Harbert
Civil Engineering Building has I
been fenced in to begin work on
the new aerospace engineering
building. The University has
purchased the Maranatha
house on Magnolia Avenue to
replace the parking lot lost to
the construction.
There are still a few students
living in the house, who the
University is trying to help find .
new housing, but they have T
been told to be out by Jan.. 15, ,
Emert said. »
Once the house is demol- >
ished, the parking lot will be
paved. "It will hopefully be an A-parking
lot because it is A-park- '.
ing spots that have been lost,"
he said.
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Auburn's homeless: a neglected problem
By Sarah Hicks
Staff Writer
Gordon and his 10-year-old
son, Richard, have
been living in a dilapi­dated
trailer for $100 a month
since they were evicted from
their last home a month ago.
They are about to be evicted
again.
Gordon is late with rent and
he has no more money. He
knows the landlord will come
knocking soon.
This situation is characteris­tic
of the lives of many of
Auburn's citizens, although the
students and other residents
may not realize it, according to
Carol Gundloch of the Alabama
Coalition Against Hunger.
The homeless of Auburn are
hidden," she said.
"Some are on the streets; oth­ers
are living in their cars, but
people don't see this."
This degree of homelessness
is more evident in larger cities
such as Birmingham, but it
does exist in Auburn, according
to Pam Trimble, a worker with
* the underprivileged at the
Boykin Center in Auburn.
Here it is more common to
# find people who are living from
friend to friend, Gundloch said,
but this too has repercussions.
"You can only ask for help
from family and friends so many
times," Gordon said. "It endan­gers
those relationships."
Besides relying on relatives,
the homeless can get shelter in
substandard or other rental
housing, but sometimes there is
severe overcrowding and other
dangerous situations, Gundloch
said.
"When there is no electricity,
no water and holes in the roof,
it's not that much better than
being outside," she said.
These conditions continue to
exist in Auburn because of a
combination of national and
local trends, she said.
In the past eight years, con­struction
of new public housing
has been eliminated, and as a
result, vacancies are difficult to
And, she said.
More people are forced to find
non-government housing which
means paying a much higher
rent, according to Trimble.
"I can help someone find a
standard apartment to rent, but
in 90 days, they'll be back in
the same situation," she said.
The reason is that jobs are
difficult to find, especially those
Jobs that pay enough to support
children, according to Sandy, a
mother of two children who
found help at the Boykin
Center.
"liven some individuals who
are working may not be above
the poverty level," Gundloch
said, "because bills increase but
minimum wage doesn't."
This area is plagued not only
with these widespread prob­lems,
but also with problems
unique to a college town.
The large number of students
make the cost of housing
increase, according to
Gundloch.
Even though it's not always
apparent, realtors do prefer stu­dents
as tenants, Trimble said,
because they usually have mon­etary
backing from their par­ents.
"Landlords have so many ten­ants
to choose from," Gundloch
said. "When it comes down to a
choice between a student or a
welfare recipient, who do you
think they'll chose?"
Unfortunately, too many
homeless people and too few
others know the answer to this
question.
Faced with the combination of
unemployment, competition for
suitable housing and the
increasing cost of such housing,
the homeless will .emain out­side
of society, according to
Trimble.
"In this system," Gordon said,
"if you're not plugged Into the ,
economic structure, most peo­ple
j u s t say, 'we don't need
you."'
Stall photo by Kay Taylor Staff photo by Kay Taylor
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'Greyhound races from
starting gate to Plains
By Kay Taylor
Assistant Features Editor
To most people, the grey­hound
is synonymous
with lightning speed,
streamlined power and brute
* strength.
Few would imagine the mus­cled
dogs placidly lying at their
, masters' feet or sleeping at the
foot of their owners' beds.
Yet, for Kirk McGill, these
images are commonplace.
McGill, a 1987 Auburn gradu­ate
in political science and
assistant engineer at WEGL,
owns retired racing greyhound
* S. K. Barry.
"He's of a kind, loving ilk,"
McGill says of the Victoryland
racetrack veteran, "but there's
no doubt that he enjoys being
the top dog."
McGill adopted the 60 pound,
* three and a half year old sprint­er
in September. At that time
McGill was an announcer at
Victoryland and learned from
one of the trainers that the dog
needed a home.
"That they gave him to me is
* very rare. The dogs don't usual­ly
leave the racing family,"
McGill said.
He explained that after retire­ment,
the better racers are put
out to stud and the well disposi-tioned
dogs are kept as pets,
y» usually by kennel owners or
trainers.
Before Barry was retired in
May of 1988 because of an
injury, he had progressed
through the racing classifica­tions
to compete in class A, the
fastest category of greyhounds.
"He injured his shoulder and
was off the roster for a couple of
months, convalescing. After
that, he was never returned to
competitive racing," McGill said.
McGill explained that there
are four other racing classifica­tions
under the A level - M, D,
C and B levels.
The lowest level, the M level,
is for puppies younger than two
years. A win at this level, or the
puppy's second birthday,
whichever comes first, will move
the dog to the next level, the D
level.
The dog then progresses from
the D level to the C, B and A
level after each win. However, if
the dog fails to "run in the
money," or finish in the top four
positions in three races, the dog
will be graded down a level.
"It's a stair step process, with
the dog making a step up with
each win and making steps
down if he doesn't place," McGill
said.
Along with the five classifica­tions
of dogs, there are two dif­ferent
lengths of races, the 3/8
mile race and the 5/16 mile
race.
McGill's dog ran the shorter,
quicker 5/16 mile races.
As Barry is a dog bred to run,
See HOUND, page B-2
Chicken Man rules
over hay (pi Voodoo
Claims Voodoo a 'Christian religion,'
sells powders, potions for good luck
By David Sharp
Editor
Stall photo by Kay Taylor
McGill rests after walking his retired sprinter S.K. Barry
NEW ORLEANS - This city
is called by many the
Voodoo Capital of World,
and Chicken Man is its leader.
Chicken Man, the "King of
Voodoo," does a brisk business
at his shop on Orleans Street,
less than a block away from
Bourbon Street.
He says Voodoo has received a
"bad rap" from TV and movies
which often depict Voodoo as
evil. But Chicken Man says
there is nothing evil about
Voodoo.
"It's a Christian religion. I'm a
Christian," the 51-year-old
Voodoo priest says. 'Yep, we all
believe in God." In fact, he was
raised in a Baptist church and
is an ordained Baptist minister.
There are approximately
8,000 people who actively prac­tice
the religion of Voodoo in
New Orleans, he says. Once
every two months, about 2,000
of these people come together
for rituals in the bayous.
During the ritual, drums are
played, and a live chicken is
killed. Then the people dance
around a fire to "bring out the
good vibes," Chicken Man says.
Chicken Man's real name is
Fred A. Slater Jr., and he
earned his nickname because
he bites the heads off live chick­ens.
"I j u s t bite the head off,
drink the blood and eat the
liver," he says matter-of-factly.
Born in Port au Prince, Haiti,
he learned Voodoo from his
grandmother, and he learned
about herbs and medicines from
an aunt. His mother gave him
the name Prince Keeyama,
which means "leader among
men."
Chicken Man came to New
Orleans in 1969 and has been
practicing Voodoo for 40 years.
He was named King of Voodoo
during ritual and was also pro­claimed
king on TV Channel 4,
he says.
On an average day, Chicken
Man receives about 50 visits
and calls from people all over
the world. Prominent judges
and lawyers of New Orleans
meet with him. Even George
Bush met him during the
Republican Convention in New
Orleans for an autographed
poster.
"Everybody in this city
believes in Voodoo," he says,
even though few will admit it.
On this particular day, he got
a call from a grateful man who
had been cured of an infected
foot by some snake oil blessed
by Chicken Man. He also
received calls from Canada and
Ethiopia, he says.
See VOODOO, page B-2
Staff photo by David Sharp
Slater's shop on Orleans Street an intimidating sight
Staff photo by David Sharp
Chicken Man offers alligator heads and chicken feet blessed for good luck
B-2 QUieHuburnPIainsnian Thursday, January 12,1989'
Hound
continued from B-l
McGill makes a special effort to
insure that the dog is property
exercised.
"I take him out four times a
day to walk him. We walk about
a half mile each time, and one
long walk once a day," McGill
said.
Exercise is the only extra care
needed to maintain a grey­hound,
according to McGill.
"They need little maintenance.
They have short hair, so there
really is no grooming involved.
They eat about as much as any
large dog, like a golden retriever,
or maybe even less than that,"
McGill said.
He says the change from a
racing dog to a house dog hasn't
been a big adjustment for Barry.
"He lived in a kennel. Now, he
has more room and more free­dom.
He's got the whole house
instead of a stall and I walk
him," McGill said.
"He loves being the center of
attention. He receives more
attention than in the kennel,"
McGill added.
McGill said that if the situa­tion
arose, he would like to take
in another greyhound.
As for Barry, McGill says "he's
used up his capacity as a racer,
but not his capacity to love.
"He's still the fastest thing
you'll ever see, just not quite as
fast as the dogs at the track,"
McGill said.
Voodoo
continued from B-l
Chicken Man says he receives
his powers from God, and the
only limit to his powers is that
he cannot raise the dead.
If you need assistance from
the King of Voodoo, Chicken
Man says he has something to
help. "My price is not sky high.
If you're not satisfied, I refund
your money," he says. If you do
not have the ability to pay.
Chicken Man will work for free.
Among the most frequently
sought Voodoo items -
• "Mojos" are seeds carried for
Staff photo by Kay Taylor
Barry raced Class A, the fastest class for Greyhounds, before retiring
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good luck - red for love, blue for
good luck, green for money and
black for protection.
• Gris Gris Bags are bags of
powder (usually ground bone)
which are carried for good luck.
They can be prepared to serve
different purposes.
• A chicken's foot may be car­ried
for good luck and protec­tion.
• An alligator's head may be
put in a home for protection
and good luck. Chicken Mar
collects them in the bayous dur-|
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• Voodoo dolls can be used fori
a variety of purposes. Thej
come with a set of instructions.
• An "Eye of Wisdom," whichj
is an eye enclosed in glass, may
be placed in a home for good|
luck.
These are some of the objects
which adorn Chicken Man's
small shop on the dimly lit
street. There are no tourists in
this shop - only locals.
Authentic African drum
rhythms play from a cassette
recorder in a corner.
The items sold in the store are
useless unless blessed by a
Voodoo priest. "I make all my
stuff myself so I know it's right,"
Chicken Man says.
Chicken Man also carries a
11-and-a-half foot python
around his neck to scare away
evil spirits. "Some people are
afraid (of me) - I laugh at them,'*
he says.
Chicken Man emphasizes that
Voodoo must be used only for
good purposes. "If they use it for
a bad purpose, it will bounce
back on them double," he says.
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