1988-12-01 The Auburn Plainsman

              fi ttavt a safe holiday and happy nezu year ^
Madeline Simos
Local artist displays work that
reflects her experiences
A&E/B-3
Over the top
Iron Bowl photos
tell story
Sports/C-6
Student credit
Student Senate approves
credit card for students
News/A-2
©e^uburn Plainsman 'To foster the Auburn Spirit'
Volume 95, Number 9, 32 pages Thursday, December 1,1988 Auburn University, Ala.
NewsBriefs
Local
During Interfraternity Council
elections on Nov. 20, new
officers were selected for the
1989 year.
David Chapman of Phi
Gamma Delta was elected
president, Barry Nicks of Sigma
Phi Epsilon was elected
administrative vice-president,
Marc Lintz of Tau Kappa
Epsilon was elected rush vice-president
and Sean Thomas of
Sigma Nu was elected
secretary/treasurer.
The Installation banquet will
be held on Sunday, Jan. 15.
State
The National Weather Service
in Washington has issued a 1
percent chance of snow in
Alabama for the Holiday season.
It says the drought that has
plagued the Southeast for three
years will continue.
In fact, the agency has said
the winter outlook will feature
hlgher-than-normal
temperatures in addition to the
drier-than-normal conditions in
the period from December
through February.
Nation
The Chase Manhattan Bank
raised its prime lending rate by
half a percentage point Monday,
as other banks quickly followed
suit.
There have been four
increases in the lending rate
this year, each by half a
percentage point, but the latest
rise to 10.5 percent brings the
prime lending rate to the
highest level since May 1985.
World
With Secretary of State
George Shultz's firm denial of a
visa for PLO Chairman Yasser
Arafat, which would allow him
to speak to the United Nations,
Arab diplomats have said they
will have the U.N. debate on
Palestine moved abroad.
The Arab representatives have
said they will Introduce a
resolution to have the United
Nations temporarily move to
Geneva, Switzerland, so that
Arafat can address the general
assembly on the debates to be
held about Palestine.
Weather
Today's weather will be
sunny with a high in the
upper 50s. Tonight's weather
will be clear and cold with
lows near 30.
The weekend weather will
continue to be clear and chilly
with highs near 60 and lows
in the lower 30s or upper 20s.
Index
Arts & Entertainment..... B-3
Auburn Weekend B-4
Bloom County B-7
Campus Calendar A-2
Classifieds A-9
Crime Report .A-2
Extra! B-1
Letters A-11
Opinion .A-10
Sports C-1
Alumni rumors result in audit
By Vlcki Vessels
Assistant News Editor
The recent audit of the
Auburn Alumni Association,
although considered routine by
the administration, has gained
statewide news coverage and
has caused disruption and sus­picion
within the University.
"There are a lot of alleged
Irregularities in the Alumni
office, and since there is a lot of
state money and University
money that is in the budget of
the Alumni Association, then
clearly it's a matter of some con­cern,"
said Dr. Ben Fitzpatrick.
chair of the University Senate.
Fitzpatrick is the author of a
memorandum sent to the
Alumni Association board of
directors outlining in detail the
rumors that had been circulat­ing
on campus for months and
which resulted in President
James E. Martin's ordering the
audit in early November.
The letter charges Executive
Director of the Alumni Asso­ciation
Jerry Smith with misuse
of the petty cash fund of the
association. The fund has
exceeded $50,000 under
Smith's administration, accord­ing
to the letter.
It reads, "These problems of
the Auburn Alumni Association
involve lack of leadership, poor
judgement, unwise decisions,
possible fraud, violations of
state laws and fiscal regula­tions,
non-compliance with
University financial procedures.
and alienation of alumni
support..."
Martin said it would be inap­propriate
to comment on the
audit until it has been reviewed
and sent to the Trustees.
Although most involved in the
audit refuse to comment on the
specifics of the allegations, one
particular allegation has been
refuted. The allegation is that
the Alumni Association violated
state laws and fiscal regula­tions.
This allegation is based on the
association's not soliciting bids
for the building of the new
Alumni Center and the financ­ing
for the University vanity
credit cards.
Funds for the Alumni
Association are divided into
those received as gifts and those
received as state support The
Association does not have to
solicit bids If It's not spending
state money, Martin said.
See AUDIT, page A-7
Allegations concern
Senate chairman
• Unedited text of Fltz-patrick's
memorandum/ A-3
• Student Senate requests
Trustees to put aside differ-ences/
A-4
By David Sharp
Editor
The controversy surrounding
the Alumni Association and
rumors of dissension in the
Board of Trustees have "com­promised"
Auburn's academic
integrity, said University Senate
Chairman Ben Fitzpatrick.
Faculty senators have
expressed concern about the
situation in the Alumni Associa­tion.
The numerous rumors
have only added to the concern,
he said.
These allegations have raised
concern In the faculty, he said.
"If you have 12 bosses and
you consider they are working
in cross purposes or are afraid
they may be working in cross
purposes, then surely you have
some concern," he said.
Fitzpatrick circulated a confi­dential
memorandum in late
October to the Alumni Associa­tion
Board of Directors express­ing
concern about rumors going
across campus.
These rumors included allega­tions
of abuse of a $50-60,000
petty cash fund, spending of
alumni funds on a $22,000 con­ference
table for the new alumni
center and taking a trip to the
Bahamas with alumni funds.
There are also questions cen­tering
on the Board of Trustees.
"In a community," especia3y in
a community of people who use
their heads a lot, there are
rumors going around," Fitz­patrick
said. "Many of the sena­tors
are aware of rumors going
around about the Trustees."
These rumors Include dissen­sion
and an alleged voting block
In the Board of Trustees.
But Fitzpatrick said there is
no dissension of which he is
aware.
"When there is a group of peo­ple,
there is going to be differ­ences,"
Fitzpatrick said. "Some
people Just think differently."
Regarding the alleged voting
block, Fitzpatrick said. "One
can surmise from a distance
that there seems, or there is,
evidence that there may be a
voting block, but that's pure
conjecture on my part," he said.
He said that what is actually
perceived as a voting block is
See SENATE, page A-7
Holiday lights Staff photo by Chris Kirby
The park maintenance department of the city of Auburn spreads holiday cheer each year when it
installs seasonal lights, in downtown. The trees are adorned with lights, and red bows are placed
on signs and posts at an estimated yearly cost of about $350, according to city officials.
University gets $3 million grant
Record-making grant will go toward asphalt research center
By Amy Layfield
Staff Writer
The University was recently
awarded a $3 million research
contract, one of the largest In
Auburn's history, by the
Strategic Highway Research
Program.
The National Center for
Asphalt Technology (NCAT)
received the contract for the
University.
The announcement was made
during a press conference held
Nov. 16, following a meeting of
the Council on Asphalt
Technology of the National
Asphalt Pavement Association
Education Foundation.
The purpose of the research is
to gain knowledge of the rela­tionship
between asphalt com­pounds
and aggregates which
then can be practically applied
to extend the longevity of high­ways.
The contract is renewable at
the end of each year for three
years.
Auburn's Vice President of
Research Paul Parks cited the
appropriation of $400,000 in
1985 by the Alabama
Legislature, which established
the Highway Research Center at
Auburn, as the first step which
led to the awarding of the con­tract
See ASPHALT, page A-8
Art students upset with poor facilities at Biggin
By Laura C. Barnwell
News Editor
Staff photo by Chris Kirby
Condition of Biggin Hall disappoints students
Art students are relieved that
rumors that Biggin Hall will
soon be turned over to the
College of Engineering are
untrue, but they are disappoint­ed
by the University's lack of
support for their department,
according to Tom Findlay, 03
VAT.
Near the beginning of the
quarter a rumor began circulat­ing
that the University planned
to turn Biggin into an engineer­ing
building and move the art
classes currently taught to vari­ous
buildings around campus,
he said.
"That's when we got a little
worried," he said. "We went up
the chain of command."
Students met with Dr. Joseph
Gluhman, head of the art
department, first and then met
with Dr. Mary Richards, dean of
the College of Liberal Arts.
"Both had heard the rumor,
but neither of them really knew
what was going on, whether It
was true," he said.
Gluhman said, "Everyone
seems to have a different ver­sion
of the future of Biggin Hall.
I guess we'll Just have to wait
and see."
Findlay said, "We met with Dr.
Martin. He said he had never
heard or seen any plans that
included the tearing down of
Biggin or turning It Into an engi­neering
building."
At the meeting with Martin, a
proposal for the renovation of
Biggin was presented.
"Basically, Martin told us we
(the University) didn't have
See BIGGIN, page A-8
Textbook ethics controversy found in Auburn
By Paul DeMarco
Assistant News Editor
Peel the sticker off a textbook
that says "Another Quality Used
Textbook" and the cover of the
book may be stamped with the
words "Complimentary Copy Not
For Resale."
That may not seem like such
a big deal to some, but it is an
$80 million profit loss for the
textbook publishers and
authors in this country, said a
spokesman for the Association
of American Publishers.
Complimentary textbooks are
sent to professors for them to
evaluate and decide if they want
to use the book.
A number of these professors
are selling these textbooks that
they receive for free, and this is
now a major concern of publish­ing
companies in the United
States, according to Parker
Ladd. the director of the higher
education division of the
Association of American
Publishers.
The profit loss from the
resale of complimentary copies
have affected authors all around
the country, including at least
one Auburn professor. Dr.
George Ekelund, a University
economics professor and
eminent scholar, has a textbook
published on economics.
A few weeks ago copies of his
textbook showed up in the
University Bookstore taped
completely around the borders
of the cover. Under the tape, the
words "Free Copy" were
splashed around the border of
the cover.
"My personal opinion is that
this is more of a personal code
for the professors," Ekelund
said. "But university bookstores
this problem."
The University Bookstore Is
not to blame because they sim­ply
do not purchase complimen­tary
textbooks from professors,
said Carl Wofford, the assistant
manager of the University
Bookstore.
See BOOKS, page A-8
A-2 ©eiuburnPlainsntan Thursday, December 1,1988
NewsWeek
Local
Bailey receives award
The touchdown club of Aubum-Opelika recently named Wilford
S. Bailey, president of the NCAA, as the first recipient of the club's
Distinguished Service Award for athletic administrators.
Bailey, who was acting president of Auburn and is now
concluding his two-year term as NCAA president was also the the
executive secretary of the Southeastern conference for 10 years.
Next year, the award will be renamed the Wilford S. Bailey
Distinguished Service Award.
State
Traffic on U.S. 280 to see no relief
At least twice a day traffic on U.S. 280 comes to a standstill.
Since 1984 a plan for turning about 12 miles of four-lane, from
U.S. 31 to Alabama 119, into a limited access freeway has been on
the drawing board.
Stopping the progress has been caused by such problems as
poor traffic counts, funding delays and rapid development. In
addition to these delays, State Highway Department officials are
concerned with the cost which is estimated to be between $300
million to $400 million.
"1 see it shaping up as a bookshelf plan - non-implementable. I
hope I'm wrong," said Bill Folsy, director of transportation
planning for the Birmingham Regional Planning Commission.
National
Professor admits to plagiariazing
A Harvard Medical School professor admitted to plagiarizing
sections of papers he wrote in medical journals and textbooks and
resigned as teacher and head of one of the teaching hospitals.
Harvard officials said Monday.
A Harvard investigative committee found evidence of plagiarism
in four papers written by psychiatrist Dr. Shervert H. Frazler,
former president of the American College of Psychiatrists.
Frazier appeared before the committee admitting to and
accepting the committee's evidence, which had been brought to
Harvard's attention by a graduate student at another university.
World
Dispute in USSR leads to mass arrests
Continued unrest in the city of Azerbaijan .the U.S.S.R, kid to
the arrest of more than 800 people on Sunday night and Monday
morning.
Theiflhgding ethnic tenstons^betweetr the pl^domma1trrljrMt>sleTn
Azerbaijanis and the mainly Christian Armenians has left seven
people dead, including three Soviet soldiers.
The unrest between the two ethnic groups is rooted in a >
territorial dispute. In which the Armenians claim that a section of
Azerbaijan should be annexed by Armenia. The Azerbaijani
government has refused to allow this annexation.
Senate wants to give students credit
By Suzanne Rauch
Staff Writer
In its last meeting of the quar­ter,
the Student Senate
approved a variety of resolu­tions
which concern the Auburn
student body.
SGA President Cindy Holland
proposed a bill supporting a
student credit card where 1 per­cent
of all purchases would be
used to fund academic and
leadership scholarships.
Since academic and leader­ship
scholarships attract the
most talented in-state and out-of-
state students, more funds
are needed to provide better
scholarships to attract them to
Auburn, Holland said.
Auburn's financial aid
office allocated approximately
$971,796 last year for academic
and leadership scholarships,
whereas the University of
Alabama allocated approximate­ly
$2.5 million for these types of
scholarships, she said.
The vanity tag project does
provide for some monetary sup­port
for these scholarships, but
more money is still needed to
provide a better program,
Holland said.
The funds generated from the
student credit cards will go into
a separate reserve other than
the general scholarship fund
and will be given out by t he
SGA
academic and leadership schol­arships.
I can't think of a better
way to establish credit and
finance a good cause," Holland
said.
The off-campus committee
proposed a bill regarding the
installation of left turn signals
at Toomer's Corner.
1 can't think of a better way to estab­lish
credit and finance a good cause.'
- Cindy Holland
Either the same committee
that awards the general scholar­ships
will decide who will
receive these scholarships or a
separate committee will be
appointed. The resolution also
stated that the Student Senate
challenges the Alumni and
Development Association to set
up a scholarship fund for tal­ented
students with part of the
revenue it gets from a similar
credit card.
"I'd like to see students have
access to a credit card whose
interest can be used to finance
Each corner of Toomer's was
surveyed for a five day period
during the most congested time
periods: from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.,
from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
and from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m.
The busiest corner was where
cars turn left in front of Biggin
Hall on Magnolia Avenue to
travel north on College Street
with an average of 26 cars per
minute from 4:50 to 5:20 p.m.
and 23 cars per minute from
12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
The committee estimated that
12,050 cars go through the
Toomer's Corner intersection in
five days, with an average of one
car going through per minute in
a 24-hour time frame.
A poll asking students their
opinion on the need for turn
signals for this intersection was
left off of the homecoming ballot
by mistake. So Instead, the
committee interviewed 50 stu­dents
on the concourse, and 96
percent agreed that left-turn
signals would be beneficial.
A copy of the resolution was
sent to both J a n Dempsey,
mayor of Auburn, and to Doug
Watson, city engineer.
The last bill approved by the
Senate concerned moving win­ter
quarter's drop and add back
by one day to allow students to
r e t u r n to Auburn after the
Sugar Bowl.
Since the game is on Jan. 2
and drop and add is scheduled
for Jan. 3 and 4, Holland pro­posed
moving drop and add to
J a n . 4 and 5 with classes
beginning on Friday, Jan. 6.
The vote was unanimous, and
a copy was sent to President
Martin for his consideration. Medicine prescribed for computer viruses
By Matt Smith
Staff Writer
The University Is preparing
defenses against future com­puter
viruses, but most safe­guards
should be the individual
u s e r ' s responsibility, said
Charles M. Thomas, computer
security administrator.
Since a virus struck comput­ers
in the art department in
October, rumors that other sys­tems
have been hit - including
the University's VAX computers
- have started around campus,
but Thomas said this is not
true.
"Nothing other than the
Macintoshes (the art computers)
have been hit," he said.
Thomas said as a short-term
measure. University Computing
is planning to d i s t r i b u t e a
shareware anti-viral program
that will isolate and eliminate
existing viruses by looking for
viral symptoms within the sys­tem.
Symptoms may include
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story/essay contest. 1st prize
is $75, 2nd prize is $50 and
3rd prize is $25. Deadline for
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mation go to the English
Department Office on the 9th
floor of Haley.
Forestdale subdivision de­picts
the Christmas story on
the lawns on Samford Avenue,
Scott Street and Moore's Mill
Road. There will be a manger
scene in the center of t he
neighborhood. Lights are on
from 5 to 10 p.m. from Dec. 3
to Dec. 28.
Auburn Rodeo Club meets
today at 7 p.m. in ADS 203.
Members must be present if
they want a jacket Bull riding
-will be discussed.-••• «—••.«
< The War Eagle Flying Team
meets every Monday at 7 p.m.
in Wilmore Labs 155. For
more information on joining
the flying team call Chuck
Crump at 821-1241.
Jewish students are invited
to a strictly students
Hanukkah Party today at 7
p.m. at the Hirth's, 442 Cary
Drive. Call Marge Hirth at
887-9550, for directions and
information.
appearance of extra files or dis­appearance
of existing ones, a
sudden loss of disk space, or an
occurrence of unusual error
messages, according to a
University Computing memo.
For longer-term security, the
University may acquire hard­ware
components that will
"mediate access" to a computer
from infected software to pre­vent
the spread of a virus. Such
a machine is already available,
Thomas said.
The University Computing
memo lists various preventive
steps to help avoid viruses,
such as:
• Only accept software from
"known and reputable sources"
• Make sure that purchased
programs are In their original.
sealed containers.
• Limit either electronic or
physical access to computers
and/or networks.
Future anti-viral programs
may mimic the human immune
system, much as a computer
virus follows its organic name­sake,
Thomas said. These pro­grams
would "detect aberrations
and release 'antigens' to elimi­nate
a virus, like in humans,"
he explained.
"It's almost science fiction
stuff," he said, "but there are
people doing Ph.D. work on it
now."
In addition, viruses can be
created to attack other viruses.
Thomas said. "It's kind of like
'Pac-Man'," he said. 'They're not
always a bad thing."
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CrimeReport
11/22 - A subject reported
the theft of a toolbox and con­tents
from the rear of a truck
parked in the Animal Dairy
Science Lot. The value of the
box and tools was more than
$200.
- A traffic accident involving
two vehicles In CDV Extension
lot caused minor damage to
one vehicle that was parked.
The other car left the scene.
11/23 - A security monitor
found a vending machine
turned upside down in Biggin
Hall. The contents of t he
machine were not damaged,
but Cameo was notified.
11/24 - A subject reported
the theft of a cassette and
speakers from her vehicle
parked at 210 Elm St. There
were no signs of forced entry.
The value of the items was
estimated to be $192. Detec­tives
were notified.
11/25 - A subject reported
the theft of a bicycle from his
residence at 905 W. Thach S t
The bicycle was recovered
from the sidewalk on the same
street. No damage was done to
the bicycle, and no action has
been taken at this time.
1 1 / 2 7 - A subject advised
officers that a computer key­board
had been taken from
room 361 of Foy Union. The
item was valued at $250.
Detectives were notified.
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Thursday, December 1,1988 QlheSubumBIamsinaii A-3
Original alumni memorandum published
Editor's note: The following
"confidential" memorandum,
dated Oct. 28, 1988, was a t
least In part responsible for the
Alumni Association audit which
has made headlines in the state
newspapers. It h a s been the
subject of great controversy as
it has leaked about campus and
the community. It contains
many allegations that cannot be
proved and may never be
proved. The Plainsman Is print­ing
the letter In its entirety to let
students and faculty decide for
themselves the validity of the
claims made by Dr. Ben Fitz­patrick,
chairman of the Univer­sity
Senate.
CONFIDENTIAL MEMORAN­DUM
TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE AUBURN
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
From: Ben Fitzpatrick J r . ,
Auburn Class of 1952, profes­sor,
division of mathematics,
chair. Auburn University Gener­al
Faculty and Auburn Universi­ty
Senate
I am deeply concerned that
you may not be fully aware of
the explosive powder keg you sit
upon as a member of the Board
of Directors of t h e Auburn
Alumni Association. You will
meet this weekend to review the
past year's accomplishments
and make plans for the future.
Surely, you will be addressing
the crisis in leadership which
the association faces at this
very hour.
I have been approached by
townspeople and faculty and
staff of Auburn University, all
expressing their concern over
this deteriorating situation and
sharing with me their specific
insights and knowledge. I do not
believe It is In the best Interests
of Auburn University, the
Auburn Alumni Association, or
your own reputation as a devot­ed
friend of this University for
the facts of this crisis to be
aired on the floor of the Univer­sity
Senate or in the pages of
the state press. I can only keep
this issue off the agenda of the
University Senate for so long; I
cannot control faculty who may
wish to speak from the floor on
these issues.
I am told that in the past
three years the executive direc­tor
of the Alumni Association
has managed to alienate or
offend, or has held volatile ses­sions
with most of the deans
and at least one vice president. I
have also been told that he was
an Important factor in the deci­sion
of the dean of the College of
Business to leave Auburn. His
leadership style has been
described as confrontational,
Intimidating and most recently,
a s by "temper tantrums."
Auburn University staff (outside
the alumni office) who attend
Auburn Alumni Club meetings
and events with alumni stafl
report that he rarely attends
these functions, and he has cer­tainly
not developed that sense
of identity with the average non-contributing
alum that Mr.
Sarver and Mr. Bradberry had.
His letters vary so much in style
and his delegation of letter writ­ing
assignments so well known
that one of the most fun guess­ing
games on campus Is: "who
wrote this letter for him?"
Interest in matters of t he
Alumni Association peaked this
July when news circulated cam­pus
that the Executive Board of
the Alumni Association had
secretly approved an annuity for
Its executive director, to be paid
for by $100,000 from alumni
funds, in addition to the annu­ity
voted to Coach Dye a nd
announced In the newspapers.
This issue came before the Uni­versity
Senate at Its Jury meet­ing
in a question from the floor
to Dr. Martin. So obliquely was
it worded and so deftly did he
reply that the issue was not
picked up by the press in atten­dance.
After this opposition
became known, your executive
director stated that he had
decided to turn down this annu­ity.
The executive director's
spending habits and superflu­ous
consumption of Alumni
Association assets have been
the talk of the campus. These
stories have included staff
retreats at Callaway Gardens,
meetings at Still Waters, confer­ences
with staff members
scheduled In suites of luxurious
Atlanta hotels, Caribbean
cruises for his family, a dealer
for his wife, alumni gasoline
credit cards used by his family
and trips and expensive gifts for
some Alumni Board members.
Most recently, the campus has
been amazed at stories of his
selection of a handmade confer­ence
table for the new alumni
building at a cost of over
$20,000 and of his paying out of
Alumni Association petty cash
for personal baby sitting
expenses, for mini-maid service
for his home and for a decorator
to decorate his house for the
staff Christmas parties. Petty
cash expended last year is
reported at "over $50,000"
whereas Mr. Bradberry budget­ed
and spent about $1,200.
Please remember that these sto­ries
do not sit well with faculty
members and department heads _
whose University budgets are so
lean that they were out of sup­ply
money by June, could not
pay faculty travel expenses to
present scholarly papers after
April: whose list of needs for
computers, equipment a nd
teaching aids would reach to
Samford Hall and whose offices
are flooded each time It rains
because the leaks In the roof of
Haley Center have not been
repaired. If these stories are
true, then they tend to provide
evidence that your director
DoesJosh
kndureVe _
about sex?
But what he does
know will keep you
talking for days!
MAXIMUM
seems to believe that he Is the
CEO of a family-held lucrative
corporation and he does not
appreciate the fact that he
works for a non-profit member­ship
association whose assets
come from membership dues -
mine In particular - and that he
operates under the fiscal rules
and ethical standards of a state
university.
This brings to mind the "cred­it
card fiasco" which illustrates
his lack of Judgment about as
well as anything that has hap­pened
in the past 36 months
and leaves one wondering about
what composes his own person­al
code of ethics. In the winter
and spring of 1987 when the
association was considering
bids, contracts, letters of pro­posal
- or whatever - submitted
by state banks to the associa­tion
to sponsor Alumni Associa­tion
vanity credit cards, your
executive officer appeared in the
local newspaper In a group pho­tograph
of the members of the
board of the new Auburn Colo­nial
Bank. Prima facie evidence
of conflict of Interest and per­haps
a violation of the State
Ethics Law. If First Alabama
Bank had received the contract
with their proposal, your man
would have been 'off the hook.
But it did n o t The Alumni Asso­ciation
Board approved in
February 1987 - one would
assume at his recommendation
- that the Alumni Association
contract be negotiated with
Colonial Bank. Since a poster
! chart was drawn comparing the
original bank proposals, and it
sat around the office for some
time, and since correspondence
and documents circulated, a
variety of people who passed
through the alumni office, as
well as secretaries and work
study students, had access to
this information, in addition to
his staff. It is no wonder that
this topic has been widely dis­cussed
on campus and In this
community for months. The
charge In the anonymous letter
which appeared on campus late
last summer that the Alumni
Association had alienated state
banks may well be true.
The faculty is supportive of
the construction of t he new
alumni building, although we
are In awe over its outward size
and the rumors of Its inward
splendor - rumors which
include stories of a private tile
bath In the suite of the execu­tive
director and a gym In the
attic. The construction of this
building was not put out for
bids and the rumor mill has It
that many Auburn alumni in
the construction business were
offended, including John Har-bert.
Was this wise? Have there
been cost overruns because it
was not contracted at a bid
price? The faculty Is concerned
by conversations with library
donors that the executive direc­tor
or development personnel at
his behest suggested to them or
pressured them to divide their
contributions between the new
library addition and the alumni
building. And Is it true that the
University has agreed to pick up
the tab for the utilities for this
building because the Alumni
Association does not have
enough funds to pay them? This
represents state money which
might go into academic pro­grams
or to pay the salaries of
new faculty. While the faculty
fully supports a dynamic alum­ni
program as an Integral part
of the University, it remains
deeply concerned when alumni
programs must dip excessively
into the general funds of the
University because of t he
extravagant spending habits of
the executive director.
These problems of the Auburn
Alumni Association involve lack
of leadership, poor judgment,
unwise decisions, possible
fraud, violations of state laws
and fiscal regulations, non-com­pliance
with University financial
procedures, and alienation of
alumni support if these stories
are substantiated and become
public. It is at least conceivable
that if such expenditures are
brought to the attention of the
Internal Revenue Service, then
the Auburn Alumni Association
would lose its non-profit tax
exempt status.
Please allow me to state that I
have little If any direct knowl­edge
concerning the accuracy of
these allegations and rumorsr
my own contacts with the exec­utive
director have been cordial.
What I do know Is that the sto­ries
are widespread and spread­ing
ever wider, to the detriment
of the University we all love.
You have probably received
information from the executive
director touching on some of
these issues. What I respectfully
submit is that you have an
absolute responsibility and an
obligation to the alumni who
elected you and to Auburn Uni­versity
Itself, and that obligation
is that you must gather all the
available information and do a
thorough evaluation. I suggest
that you discuss these matters
with Dr. Martin at you earliest
convenience and t h a t you
address them in your Board
meeting.
Sincerely and respectfully,
Ben Fitzpatrick, Jr.
cc: Dr. James E. Martin, presi­dent
Citizens must exercise right to self-govern
By Kriste Goad
Staff Writer
As citizens we must be quali­fied
to understand our rights,
maintain them and exercise
with intelligence our rights to
self-govern, said Ralph
Ketcham, professor of history at
Syracuse University.
Ketcham spoke at Auburn as
part of t he Franklin lecture
series on Nov. 16 on his views of
a liberal arts education.
"We must look first at the
uses of liberal education,"
Ketcham said. "Liberal arts
explores the past, encourages
civic responsibility and pro­motes
general welfare.
"The whole Is simply the sum
of its parts," Ketcham said. In
order to have a productive
wholejwe must cultivate each of
the parts, he said.
The parts, according to
Ketcham. are t he profound,
integrated and radical.
In the profound, Ketcham
said, we m u s t read and be
exposed to depth in art,' litera­ture
and the human psyche.
The Integrated part consists of
a heightened concern and a
desire to look closely at t he
world around us.
The radical, according to
Ketcham, opens up range in
students and frees them from
the confines of their world.
"Encouragement of human
potential may be the only thing
left," Ketcham said.
The young must have visions
set before them, he said. Liberal
a r t s cultivates morals a nd
virtue, provides a humane per­spective
and teaches a way to
think meaningfully, he said.
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Proposed
uplink unit
explained
By Krlste Goad
Staff Writer
The Board of Trustees has
made a $1 million budget
appropriation to set up a satel­lite
uplink unit on Auburn's
campus.
The uplink unit will provide
the opportunity for immediate
transmission of University infor­mation
throughout the state.
A list of bids for electronic
equipment and architectural
costs will be presented to the
Board at its next meeting in
February.
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) will have to
approve the uplink unit and
issue a license for operation. It
is hoped the unit will be up and
operating within a year to 18.
months, said Dr. William I.
Sauser Jr., associate vice presi­dent
of cooperative extension
services.
The unit will consist of a C-band
and a Ku-band transmit­ter
allowing the broadcasting of
two different frequencies. Part of
the project's funding, will be
used to tie the unit into the
University's fiber optics lines,
according to Sauser.
The only way for a campus
organization to utilize satellite
broadcasting at the present
time Is to rent an uplink sys­tem.
Renting is expensive as
well as troublesome, Sauser
said.
Once the uplink unit is in
operation, it will provide numer­ous
opportunities. For example,
Ties to Guatemala strengthened
By Michelle Marek
Staff Writer
conferences can be broadcast
live and farmers can receive
vital weather and crop informa­tion
as soon as it is available.
Pharmacists around the state
will also be able to keep up with
the latest data without having
to take time off work to come to
campus.
Graduate degree course work
can be broadcast, and the stu­dent
will be able to watch the
class as it takes place, accord­ing
to Sauser.
Uplink broadcasts can be
received by any downlink unit,
and about 47,000 downlinks
exist in Alabama, Sauser said.
"We're hoping in the future
every county will have access to
a downlink system," he said.
"The University and Cooperative
Extension Services have an
office, a personal computer and
a WATTS line in every county.
With the uplink unit and the
WATTS line, one can ask ques­tions
over the telephone and
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a live video broadcast."
The cost of operation of the
uplink unit will be paid by the
users of the programs, Sauser
said.
A standard program broad­cast
of a one-hour lecture or
seminar will cost about $1,500,
Sauser said. The total number
of users per program will decide
individual costs.
Jim Stone, director of educa­tional
television, will be in
charge of the electronic opera­tion
of the uplink unit, and a
director will be hired to set up
the programs.
The satellite uplink unit will
not only enhance Auburn's
development, it will enhance the
entire state's development,
Sauser said.
The unit is "a tool to get the
tremendous knowledge base
right into the hands of the peo­ple
who need to use it," he said.
Auburn's ties with Central
America were strengthened
through a recent visit to
Guatemala.
President James Martin,
along with other University rep­resentatives
recently returned
from a trip to Guatemala City.
Guatemala, to visit the faculty
and administration of the
University of St. Carlos.
Accompanying Martin was
Mason' Marvel, director of inter­national
programming, and
James Marion, dean of the
College of Agriculture.
Most countries in South
America have a pardoner, a
state which offers assistance. In
the United States. Martin said.
Alabama is the pardoner for
Guatemala.
Legislation now permits the
Air Force to send supplies and
equipment, that is nonmllltary
in nature, free of charge to
these areas, Martin said. This
not only benefits the cities, but
also the Air Force which
receives practical training dur­ing
these flights.
"We are trying to develop a
better relationship with
Guatemala City," Martin said.
"We can offer advice and tech­nological
assistance In areas of
mutual concern and Interest."
Discussions with the St.
Carlos faculty focused on fish­eries
programs, foresty pro­grams,
engineering needs and
upgrading faculty In veterinary
science, Martin said.
"There is no question the
University of SL Carlos is short
of money," Martin said. "They do
not have the state-of-the-art
SGA says end differences
equipment and the library we
have here."
Martin, Marion and Marvel
also visited Antiqua, the first
capitol of Guatemala.
"Visiting Antiqua gave us the
opportunity to tour the old city
and witness the culture and art
of Spanish settlements," Martin
said.
In addition to improving the'
university. Auburn is trying to
help them find an activity to
Improve the Incomes and stan­dard
of living for the people In
Guatemala, Martin said.
These people have a good
work ethic and a bustling envi­ronment,
Martin said. They just
need more education and more
high paying jobs.
See MARTIN, page A-7
NOW OPEN
By Suzanne Rauch
Staff Writer
A resolution concerning cam­pus
controversy about the
Alumni Association was passed
by the Student Senate at
Monday night's meeting.
The bill called for a unified
effort In cleaning up misunder­standings
with the Alumni
Association and the Board of
Trustees and correcting the
problems so the focus can again
be put on the University's
affairs.
The resolution calls for the
Board of Trustees to set aside
any personal differences and
establish clear goals and poli­cies
for Auburn. '
SGA President Cindy Holland,
who proposed the resolution,
said she believes set goals
should be established, especial­ly
those concerning the building
process and the deficiency of
scholarship funds.
"Not that I don't think people
are putting Auburn's best Inter­ests
first...I don't want to limit
Auburn to being just a trade
school," Holland said.
Concerning the recent audit
of the Alumni Association,
Holland said, "It's sad that it
had to happen. If nothing is
wrong, the audit will show that."
She also said that If there has
been a questionable misuse of
funds, the audit will show this,
too.
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Auburn ranks high in defense funding
By Michelle Marek
Staff Writer
Auburn received approxi­mately
$5.4 million for research
funding from the Department of
Defense: this ranks 34th In the
nation among colleges and uni­versities
and 54th among all
non-profit organizations in
defense funding.
The approximately $5.4 mil­lion
received for 1986-87. is an
increase of approximately
$700,000 from the funding
given in 1985-86, said Paul
Parks, the University's vice
president for research.
This figure does not Include
grants, contracts less than
$25,000 or money for training
purposes. Adding these sources
of funding increases the total
funding to $5.7 million. Parks
said.
Auburn's Space Power
Institute received $2 million for
strategic defense initiative
research, the largest portion of
the money, he said. The Center
Parks to supervise national council
By Michelle Marek
Staff Writer
Staff photo by Tim Brunner
Close wants people to know 'physics is interesting'
Quarks no small matter
By Lana Middleton
Staff Writer
Using a slide show and hand-drawn
"quark creatures" as
models in his diagrams, British
physics lecturer Frank Close
said, "I want people to realize
that physics is interesting."
Close presented his lecture,
"The Cosmic Onion-Quarks and
the Natural Universe," Nov. 17
as part of the University Lecture
Series.
"Probing into matter, smaller
and smaller into fundamental
particles," is like peeling an
onion down to Its core, said
Close, a visiting particle physi­cist.
"We know that the basic core
of matter is made of smaller
things called quarks," Close
said.
"Quarks group in threes and
fours to form protons and neu­trons,"
he said. Combinations of
two quarks attract and four are
unstable. The magnetic relation­ship
between quarks is like the
magnetic nature of the electron,
proton and neutron. But quarks
are even more basic, unifying
parts of the atomic structure, he
said.
"We're beginning to find
(physics') rules incredibly sim­ple.
It's Just this one, two,
three," he said.
The physicist, on leave from
Oak Ridge Nuclear Science Cen­ter
in Tennessee, credited
advances in technology for the
growing amount of knowledge
about the natural universe's
basic Ingredients.
For example, "Access to time
scales is greater than ever.
Before, we used seconds and
moments. Now we observe parti­cles
moving at a billionth of a
second" using electrons or
ultraviolet rays, Close said.
Close has worked at Doris,
Zurn and Rutherford-Appleton
laboratories.
His latest book is The Cos­mic
Onion and he is working
on another one called End:
Cosmic Catastrophe and the
Fate of the Universe.
The vice president for
research at Auburn. Paul Parks,
was elected chairman of the
Oak Ridge Associated Council
for Sponsoring Institutions
(ORAU) at their annual meeting
in October.
The ORAU consists of 49 uni­versities.
Including Auburn.
Parks said. These universities
discuss future directions and
policies of colleges and universi­ties.
The ORAU also manages fel­lowships
and provides resources
to its member universities for
the solution of important
national problems such as
energy, health and the environ­ment.
Parks said.
"I feel my appointment speaks
well for the University," he said.
"I am pleased to represent
Auburn on this council."
Each university on the coun­cil
has a counselor who attends
the ORAU's annual meetings.
The chairman of the ORAU
directs and oversees these
counselors, Parks said.
Parks' experience helped him
obtain the chairman position.
He served three years as a vice
chairman, three years as chair­man
of the administration and
policy committee and three
years on the board of directors
of the ORAU.
"As chairman, I hope to con­tinue
to strengthen Oak Ridge
because this organization is
Important to the development of
science and research pro­grams,"
he said.
The relationship between Oak
Ridge and the Southeastern
University Research Organi­zation
needs to be strengthened,
he said.
"As chairman, I also hope to
improve this relationship so the
two organizations can comple­ment
rather than compete with
each other," he said.
Rabies epidemic discovered in Auburn
By Julie Gregg
Staff Writer
Three cases of rabies In wild
animals have been reported
within the last six weeks, con­stituting
an epidemic, according
to Dr. Ralph W. Womer. local
veterinarian and rabies inspec­tor
for this area.
The cases involved rabid rac­coons
that came close to
humans. The animals were dis­covered
acting abnormally,
causing a commotion, he said.
"What worried us was the fact
that it was coming up all togeth-l
er - three cases so quickly - and
that they were so close to
human beings," Womer said.
When people are involved, we
definitely have something to
worry about, he said.
The symptoms to look for in a
rabid animal are basically ner­vous
symptoms, Womer said.
Noticeable effects include con­vulsive
seizures, drooling,
inability to stand, wobbling
around and general abnormal
behavior.
When you think an animal
may be rabid, stay away and
call someone in animal control.
They will come out and put the
animal to sleep If it is rabid, he
said.
The main precaution that we
can take is to get people to have
their animals vaccinated once a
year, Womer said. "The animals
act as a buffer zone around
human beings," he said.
Two of the raccoons were
found in southwest Auburn, the
other in Salem. Some dogs were
exposed to rabies in one of the
cases.
When that happens, the only
options are to put them to sleep
or quarantine them for 180
days, which Is a long quaran­tine
time, Womer said.
There Is no cure for rabies
once the animal has contracted
it, he said.
There have been a total of,
nine rabies cases in animals
this year, which is not that
abnormal, Womer said. There
were more last year, but there is
greater concern now, because of
the human involvement, he
said.
for Advanced Technology
received approximately $1.6
million of this money.
"This money is important
because It allows Auburn to do
valuable research for the
Department of Defense," he
said. "This, in turn, helps to
strengthen our country."
Auburn enters into contracts
with various defense depart­ments,
such as the Army or the
Navy. Parks said. When these
departments need something
studied, they fund this research
through grants, he said.
"These departments may ask
us to develop anything from
new materials for Army uni­forms
to developing new power
systems to meet Department of
Defense needs," Parks said.
The funding helps Auburn
maintain a strong faculty by
keeping them up-to-date, he
said. In addition, the money
supports graduate students and
helps buy equipment for
research labs.
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Steroids not just for athletes anymore
By Michelle Marek
Staff Writer
Steroids are not Just for ath­letes
anymore, but are also for
young men and women con­cerned
with their looks.
Today's abusers of steroids
tend to be younger than before
and less likely to be participants
in organized activities," said
Michael Reinke, professor and
director of drug information ser­vices
in the School of Pharmacy.
"This trend results from soci­ety's
emphasis on personal
appearance."
The steroids taken by these
people are often confused with
cortlco steroids, those used for
their therapeutic value In treat­ing
several disorders including
asthma, he said. Anabolic
steroids, those taken by athletes
and young people, have few
legitimate uses.
Because of their adverse1
effects, very few physicians will
prescribe anabolic steroids. Yet
approximately one million peo­ple
have tried steroids. Reinke
said.
Because anabolic steroids
contain testosterone, they have
profound effects on both male
and female reproductive sys­tems,
Reinke said.
In males, steroid use results
In development of the breast tis­sues,
which is particularly com­mon
in adolescents, pro­nounced
acne and reduced
testosterone synthesis which
causes sterility, Reinke said.
Sterility can be reversed in six
months to one year if steroid
use is discontinued.
Females experience a deep­ened
voice, reduction In breast
tissue development and growth
of facial hair while simultane­ously
losing their hair, Reinke
said. In females, the effects are
not reversible.
"Although these physical
effects are important, the sub­ject
of the greatest concern in
literature are those of the
behavioral effects, particularly
aggressiveness," Reinke. said.
One of the main reasons, ath­letes
take steroids is to elevate
aggressiveness before a game,
he said.
"Most of the physical develop­ment
in athletes Is not a direct
effect of steroid use, but rather
a result of fluid retention and
feelings of euphoria created by
steroids," he said. "The person
taking steroids tires less easily,
so they are able to train a little
more and a little harder."
This euphoric effect, an effect
easily recognized when taking
steroids, makes testing steroids
difficult because the experi­menter
can not create a placebo
group, he said.
Another factor which makes
testing steroids difficult occurs
because few people are willing
to come forward and admit to
their use, Reinke said.
"Steroids are very psychologi­cally
addictive, partly because of
the euphoria they create In the
user and partly because a user
will experience extreme depres-.
sion and decreased performance
if he discontinues use," he said.
Steroids are accessible, and
can be obtained at almost any
gym or health club, Reinke said.
"Something you never see in
the articles is there are hazards
other than the drug side-effects,"
Reinke said. "Because
these drugs are often sold on
the black market, one cannot be
sure whether the drugs are
actually steroids or counterfeits
or of the quality of the drugs."
Auburn beats Alabama in blood donations
By Michelle Marek
Staff Writer
Auburn beat Alabama once
again to receive the Educational
Award for Category One at The
Alabama Red Cross Annual
Blood Service Award luncheon
In Birmingham Nov. 1.
This award is given to a four-or
two-year college which
achieves the highest percentage
of donors compared to the
school enrollment, said Ann
Baxter, donor resource special­ist.
The only two schools In cate­gory
one, schools with enroll­ment
exceeding 10,000 stu­dents,
were Auburn and the
University of Alabama.
"Auburn wins this award
every year mainly because of
the good old Auburn spirit,"
Baxter said. "At Auburn, there
is a tradition of people caring
about other people."
Last year. Auburn donated
4,682 pints of blood, which con­stituted
donations from approx­imately
24 percent of the stu­dents,
Baxter said.
The tradition of Auburn's
donations began during the.
Vietnam War. While students at
other campuses were staging
anti-war demonstrations, Au­burn
students were donating
blood, setting a record, Baxter
said.
In 1967. during the war,
Auburn students donated 4,813
pints of blood In a two-day peri­od,
she said.
"This donation proved to be
the largest blood drive and can
be found in The Guiness Book
of World Records? she said.
'This drive also proved to be the
beginning of the Auburn tradi­tion
of giving to and supporting
the Red Cross."
In addition to Auburn's
award, Wal-Mart of Opelika
received The Award of Service,
Baxter said. This award Is given
for outstanding achievement by
an organization.
Wal-Mart received the award
because during their Thanks­giving
Drive last year, the store
obtained 38 pints of blood at a
critical time, she said.
RBD early literature collection honored
By Teresa Gaston
Staff Writer
Ralph Brown Draughon
Library has been named an
international research center for
Its microform collection of the
Early English Books series.
The collection is valued at
$500,000 and consists of over
100,000 publications from, the
period of 1475-1700, said
Homer Straiton. head of micro­forms
and documents depart­ment
The library was named an
"Early English Books Research
Center" by University Microfilms
International. "It Is an indica­tion
of the University's and the
library's striving to actually
become a research center,"
Straiton said.
The library has been collect­ing
publications for the series
for the past 10 to 15 years,
Straiton said.
The series is the only one In
Alabama, said Judith Adams,
head of the humanities depart­ment.
Adams said she thought
the nearest center was at Emory
University In Atlanta.
Microfilm Is valuable since
there are only one or two paper
copies of some of the books,
Adams said. "The microfilm
makes them available to schol­ars,"
she said.
Straiton said. "It will also
bring people to the University to
utilize the collection as well as
increase loan from this library
to borrowing libraries."
Speech department to highlight life
of Montgomery civil rights activist
By Matt Smith
Staff Writer
The department of speech
communications has been
awarded a $4,396 grant from
the Alabama Humanities
Foundation to write a docu­mentary
on Montgomery civil
rights activist Virginia Foster
Durr.
The Foundation announced
the award on Nov. 2.
'We want to do a profile of
her," speech communication
professor Martha Solomon
said. "We would like to high­light
her role in the civil rights
movement in the middle of the
century and show how she
and others like her dealt with
conflicts In her life."
The 85-year-old Durr, a
white woman from a wealthy
Birmingham family and the
sister-in-law of the late
Supreme Court Justice Hugo
Black, was active in the 1950s
and 1960s In the state civil
rights movement, including
the 1955 Montgomery bus
boycott that first put Martin
Luther King in the national
spotlight.
Durr's autobiography, Out­side
the Magic Circle, was
published by the University of
Alabama Press In 1985.
The script is not due at any
particular date - but once the
script is finished, a separate
grant will be necessary to
begin production, said
Solomon, who Is the project
director.
Also working on the script
are speech communication
graduate instructor Sally
Alvarez and history professor
Ruth Crocker.
'We want to present her as
an example of people who
solved moral dilemmas by
standing up for what they
thought was right," Solomon
said.
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Audit
continued from A-l
"The building that's being
built up here is strictly with
gifts that come to them. There's
no state money going into that.
Most of the state money is in
salaries," he said.
'To my knowledge, there's not
a dime of state appropriated
money going into, for example,
building that building, or I
heard something about buying a
table." CThis is referring to the
allegation in Fitzpatrick's letter
saying Smith purchased a
$22,000 hand-carved confer­ence
table for the new Alumni
Center.) Smith also confirmed
that no bids were offered for the
Alumni Center and credit card
projects, because they did not
use state-appropriated money.
"It's private money, so we're not
required to take bids," he said.
In the meantime, three mem­bers
of the Alumni Association
and Development Office have
hired Montgomery attorney
Julian McPhillips to tell Smith
to stop "any further hostile or
threatening actions or words"
against the three.
The employees, Julian
Holmes, Pat Brackin and George
Atkins were allegedly harassed
by Smith for talking with Martin
about the situation In the
alumni office.
Smith would not comment on
the possibility of harassment.
Martin has been criticized by
Smith for ordering the audit. In
Martin's defense, Board of
Trustees member Congressman
Bill Nichols Issued this state­ment:
"In view of the totally erro­neous
rumors that have been
circulated regarding President
Jim Martin's handling of the
audit investigation of the
Auburn University Alumni
Association, I wish to state, as
vice chairman of the Auburn
University Board of Trustees,
that Dr. Martin has the full and
complete confidence of the
Board and has acted properly
and expeditiously In ordering
the audit which is awaiting
completion."
Also in Martin's defense,
Fitzpatrick said, "I, and the
majority of the faculty, are in
full support of Dr. Martin."
The first and second phases of
the audit have been completed,
according to Martin. The audit,
performed by Donald T. Royal,
director of internal auditing,
includes an examination of rev­enues
and expenditures and a
review of operating procedures
and guidelines.
Upon completion, this was
sent to Smith for his written
responses. The audit is current­ly
being reviewed by a three-member
committee for Its review
and recommendations.
This committee, appointed by
Martin, consists of Batey
Gresham, president of the
Alumni Association; Gilmer
Blackburn, president of the
Auburn University Foundation
and Morris Savage, member of
the Board of Trustees.
"I have seen nothing at this
point that causes me to believe
that there are any problems
that would require review by the
State Ethics board. That's the
purpose for conducting an
audit, to see if there are those
kinds of problems," Martin said.
"I have no reason at this point
In time to believe there Is a
problem. If one develops, then
I'll contact them."
Smith said, "We're just trying
to wait for the committee to act,
and then we'll proceed accord­ingly.
I feel good about every­thing."
The audit should return from
the committee with recommen­dations
for Martin some time
next week, Martin said.
Students curious about Vietnam Conflict
By Amy Layflcld
Staff Writer
The passing of 13 years since
the end of the Vietnam Conflict
has brought more objectivity to
our nation's perspective on the
war and has Increased students'
curiosity about it, according to
Larry Gerber, professor of histo­ry-
Gerber includes a section on
the Vietnam Conflict In his
class, contemporary American
history since 1945, In which he
said he "emphaslze(s) the for­eign
policy decision making pro­cess
which eventually led to the
American invasion while the
French were still fighting.
"Quite a few students are
Interested in the military
aspects of the war, and I think
that's because of the strong
ROTC program at Auburn," he
said, but added that there are
many others whose relatives
served in Vietnam.
This surge of Interest Is "not
Just a part of the current '60s
nostalgia, but I'm sure the '60s
nostalgia Is reinforcing stu­dents'
interest," he said.
Students in the various ROTC
programs have a tendency to
ask "Couldn't we have won?",
which Gerber said reflects the
general conservative point of
view here.
Studying the Vietnam War Is
relevant for the foreign policy
lessons which can be learned
from it, he said.
"Most Importantly, we learned
never to make a substantial
commitment without the sup­port
of the people of the country
you are committing to or with­out
a consensus at home," he
said.
"Also we learned that firepow­er
is not enough. Those who say
'if only we had used more fire
power we would have won' mis­understand
the dynamics of the
situation."
Dr. Daniel J. Nelson, profes­sor
of political science, said the
public has become more weary
since the Vietnam Conflict
which "sets the backdrop for the
assessment of our foreign policy
In Latin America, although they
axe completely different situa­tions."
Gerber agreed that public
resistance In 1981 to the United
said. "and. they wouldn't call It
an anti-war demonstration, but
an 'expression of dissent against
the Vietnam Conflict
"They would wear black arm­bands
and march from Foy
Union, around the Haley Center
parking lot and back up Thach."
The construction of the
Vietnam Memorial in
Washington, D.C., is a sign of
"our coming full circle to finally
pay tribute" to those who served
in Vietnam, Nelson said.
'...the United States refuses to re­establish
diplomatic ties with Vietnam
until they withdraw their troops from
Kampuchea."
- Daniel Nelson
States' deepening involvement
in El Salvador, which some con­sidered
and still consider
'another Vietnam', "placed
restraints on the nature of
American Involvement in
Central America."
Most intriguing to students Is
the dissent about the war,
Nelson said. "They want to know
why there was such a large
anti-war movement, why there
were such big demonstrations
and, most of all, why were we
not successful in Vietnam," he
said.
Nelson, who came to Auburn
In 1969 after President Richard
Nixon was elected on the
promise of 'peace with honor',
recalled anti-war marches In
Auburn, the largest of which he
said was around 175 to 200
people.
"There would be an
announcement In The
Plainsman the week before," he
Although relations between
the United States and Vietnam
have improved slightly in the
last few years (an example of
this Is Vietnam's recently seek­ing
help from Georgetown
University in the establishment
of a business administration
program). Nelson said, "there is
a general bitterness that will
last a long time.
"The Vietnamese government
will not easily forget we fought
them; and the United States
refuses to re-establish diplomat­ic
ties with Vietnam until they
withdraw their troops from
Kampuchea."
Just as German students
need to study the Nazi period,
American students need to.
study the Vietnam Conflict,
Nelson said.
"Instructors of the social sci­ences
and political science need
to include units of material on
the Vietnam Conflict. We need
to understand what went
wrong, and why we got Involved
in the first place so that we can
learn from our mistakes and
develop and grow," he said.
Terry Phillips. 03 FE and a
member of Arnold Air Society,
said, "The most Important les­son
we learned Is we can't fight
another country's war. The peo­ple
really have to want us there.
"I feel positively about our
objectives there, but we didn't
go all out I feel a military bond
to them (those who served); it's
a shame people don't remember
them."
Martin
continued from A-4
Developing a better relation­ship
with Guatemala could ben­efit
Auburn as well as
Guatemala. Auburn has stu­dents
majoring in Spanish and
architecture who could benefit
from seeing and studying this
culture, Martin said.
Guatemala Is much closer
than many people think
because the trip is only four-and-
a-half hours by plane Is
inexpensive, Martin said.
"I found the trip interesting
and educational, and I would go
again," Martin said.
Senate m
continued from A-1
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similar lines on certain Issues,"
Fitzpatrick said. However, he
said this doesn't necessarily
mean It is a voting block. "It
may just be that those people
think alike on certain issues.
"When you start implying
motives, then you get into a very
difficult area. I guess the best
thing for people to do is to look
at the votes and arrive at their
own conclusions."
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Biggin
continued from A-l
enough money, and we were out
of luck." Flndlay said.
Martin said, "We know that at
some point In time there needs
to be some work done to Biggin.
We had hoped to get the heating
and cooling system working bet­ter
this year."
Findlay said, "Basically, they
don't care. They don't think of
art as a major you can make
money at. They don't realize. In
art, students mostly go Into
advertising, that's a billion dol­lar
Industry."
Gluhman agrees, "In the
Southeast...and even as far
away as New York City, people
know about this place for Its
graphic designers...This is a
very applied department"
Many graduates go to work in
advertising, which generates a
lot of money in sales, he said.
"Our graduates are employable
and In demand," he said.
Advertising Jobs pay well, he
said.
"I think if they (the adminis­tration)
realize this they will be
sympathetic, Gluhman said.
When asked about these alle­gations,
Martin said. 'They cer­tainly
did not get that from this
office."
But a student from a school
with more facilities in the art
department would probably
beat out an Auburn student for
a job, because the Auburn stu­dent's
portfolio would be lacking
compared to those who had
access to better equipment,
Findlay said.
The next meeting was with
Stanley Drake, vice president of
the facilities division. According
to Findlay, Biggin does not have
heating or cooling in most of the
rooms.
Gluhman said, "the heating
and cooling Is pretty uncontrol­lable.
We have equipment that
they do not make replacement
parts for."
Biggin is on the same system
as the rest of the buildings on
campus, so Drake did not know
why the heating or cooling
would not work, Findlay said.
Drake said he Would have some­one
look into it, Findlay said.
"We can't tell a difference if they
have done anything," he said.
Drake could not be reached
for comment
Another issue addressed with
Drake was that there is only one
men's bathroom in Biggin.
Drake offered to make another
bathroom out of a small office,
but Findlay said, teachers are
more Important than a bath­room.
An action on which the art
department is still awaiting a
decision is a proposal presented
to the Board of Trustees at its
November meeting.
Each trustee received a folder
of information. It contained 10
pictures of Biggin in various
places, a copy of petition signed
by all 360 art and art history
majors, Gluhman's proposal on
the art department and a per­sonal
letter from SGA President
Cindy Holland, Findlay and
Alison Turner, 02 VAT, who
worked on organizing the peti­tion,
Findlay said.
The petition, which was pre­sented
to the Trustees, has
eight main requests. They are:
an art gallery, a functioning
heating and cooling system,
more modern desks, new light
fixtures', another male bath­room,
more teachers, proper
photo equipment and new, big­ger
lockers.
"I think we are the largest
university that does not have a
gallery." Findlay said. "The
University has a pretty good size
art selection. They have enough
for a whole gallery. We have no
place to exhibit."
The art works are now in stor­age
in Montgomery.
"I'm not talking about student
stuff. We've got some great stuff
but no where to put it," Findlay
said.
The desks and chairs in
Biggin are old, according to
Findlay. There are ruts and
grooves on most of the desks,
he said. "You cannot draw or
design on the desk tops," he
said.
Gluhman said. "A lot of things
art students do are destructive
to desks. We make do; we
Improvise a lot."
Findlay said, students must
bring boards to class to cover
the desks while drawing or
designing.
The light fixtures are falling
out of the ceiling in some
rooms, he said. "The lights in
the lecture room flicker.
Students have to deal with the
strobe-light effect," he said.
Gluhman said, "There are lit­erally
light fixtures just hang­ing;
we are lucky that they have
not fallen."
The art department also
needs more money so it can hire
more teachers, he said. "One of
the big problems is that the
department Is growing, but the
faculty is remaining the same,"
Findlay said.
Gluhman said, "We have to
turn away a lot of students...We
could use, right now, four more
faculty members."
New photo equipment Is also
needed, according to Findlay.
"The equipment we do have is
very old. The new stuff we have
purchased has been bought by
the student photo fund. If we
ever do need anything, we buy It
ourselves," he said.
Gluhman said, the art depart­ment
does some work for
students at a small profit "The
students voted to use this
money to buy new equipment"
he said. This Is the student
photo fund.
The last request on the peti­tion
was for new lockers for stu­dents'
supplies. Art students
must keep many supplies,
Findlay said. "The lockers we
have are Junior-high-school
lockers. A portfolio that is 25 by
30 Just will won't fit Into these
lockers. So we have to stick
things on top of the lockers," he
said.
Drake said the facilities divi­sion
could not install new lock­ers
because they would be con­sidered
a departmental expense,
Findlay said.
Asphalt
continued from A-l
This was followed In 1986 by
the committal of $500,000 per
year for five years by the
National Asphalt Pavement
Association Education Found­ation
for the creation of NCAT.
"It has been reconfirmed here
today that the Legislature was
an important factor in NCATs
success in competing for the
contract. It was the faith of the
Legislature and their support
that led us here today," Parks
said.
Christine Curtis, an assis­tant
professor with the depart­ment
of chemical engineering,
will be the chief Investigator for
the research team which will
include professors of chemical
and civil engineering, re­searchers
from NCAT, a statisti­cian
and several graduate stu­dents.
Curtis described the two
phases of the research which
will focus on the chemical inter­action
between asphalt, and
aggregate and how the absorp­tion
of asphalt into aggregate
affects adhesion.
."We plan to ask the highway
departments for their input, so
we are addressing the problems
facing the highway community."
she said.
NCAT Director Freddy Roberts
said the project should "have
significant impact on extending
the life of pavements. If there is
an improvement of only 1 per­cent
In the longevity of high­ways,
then the project should
pay for itself in only six
months."
Books
continued from A-l
"The textbooks that we sell
that were originally complimen­tary
textbooks were bought by
the wholesale companies," he
said.
"We get books from whole­salers
who may have bought
complimentary copy textbooks,"
Wofford said. "We do not buy
complimentary textbooks from
professors.
"If a textbook arrives that Is
stamped 'complimentary copy'
we will send them back and not
sell them."
The University Bookstore will
accept textbooks that have the
"complimentary copy" covered
up by these wholesale compa­nies
because they can be sold to
students and can save them
money, he said.
While the University Book:
store does not buy these books
from professors, other book­stores
such as J & M do.
"We have always bought desk
copies for as long as we have
been In business," said Trey
drycleaning
302 N. DONAHUE, AUBURN 887-8320
k.
Johnston, president of J & M
Bookstore. 'Years ago, we would
even attempt to go to professors
and try to pursue this busi­ness."
J & M stopped approaching
professors when the faculty
started vocalizing that they did
not like the bookstore doing
this, he said.
"The number of professors
selling these copies has dimin­ished
over the past four or five
years," Johnston said. "If it is
an ethical problem. I believe it Is
a problem to sell them, not buy
them." !
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Thank You Auburn
For helping Goodwill have the biggest year
in its history. To Celebrate we are having a
Thank You Auburn Sale
50% off Clothes and Shoes
20% off Furniture
20% off TVs and Stereos
10% off New Mattresses and
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I •: Thursday, December 1,1988 Qfoe&iburnPlainsmaii A-9
RENT RENT PERSONAL ! FOR SALE .] WANTED MISC,
Apartment for Sublease. One bedroom,
• nice roommate, nice place, close to
-campus. $1607per month. 826-1378.
- 'Cheap Housing with meal plan. No Lease.
- $250.00 per quarter. Call Alpha PSI House.
•821-0158.
' Lakewood Commons - Two bedrooms,
'furnished Townhome avaiabte immediately
'or Winter quarter. Call Nancy Hoff or
'-Elizabeth Crawford, Pinewood Properties,
>;-826-7500.
.» Crossland Downs - Two bedroom,
, . furnished or unfurnished available now or
1 Winter quarter. Call Teresa Croft. Pinewood
^Properties, 887-6574.
ttt .,,..,.,„„», A
"" Apartment for Sublease Winter and
Spring. Very Clean, quiet and close to
campus. For more information call Beth
. 821-4066.
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MOBILE HOMES
for rent
1,2, & 3 Bedrooms
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Excellent Condition
Wire Rd. Area
Available Now
& Winter Quarter
New 14x70 & 14x76
These mobile homes are
located in the following
parks on Wire Rd.:
Barron's, Tiger,
Ridgeway & Conway's
Call 821-1335 or check
at the Barron's Trailer
Park Office on Wire Rd.
P.S. we appreciate your business
rc
ML Vermont Village Mobile Home Lot for
Rent. 5 minutes from campus. Free Lot
rent until 1989 for students. Call 821-0747.
Sublease - Male needed Winter and/or
Spring quarter. Water, electric, cable
included. Furnished; microwave and
"refrigerator. 1/2 block from campus;
$135/month. Call 826-0849.
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Agency
P.O. Box 1688
Auburn, AL 36831
887-8777
Lakeside II -
FEMALE ONLY!!
Nice - Furnished
Private Room
Available for $400.00
Winter Quarter
1 Block from Campus
Pridmore Agency
233 West Glenn
887-8777
Mobile Home on Forty Wooded Acres.
Married couple prefered. $125-
$150/month. Call 821-4884 after 7:00 p.m.
Needed 1 or 2 Female Roommates for
House close to campus. Rent negotiable.
Call 826-6620.
Trailer for Winter. 2 bedroom, 1 bath,
microwave, washer/dryer, central heat, only
2 miles from campus. $120.00 a month +
utilities. Call Chris after 3 at 826-6655 (one
roommate needed Sprina).
Townhouse, 559 Shelton La, 3 br, 21/2
bath, separate LR & DR. Patio, Fireplace,
Storage. Available Jan. 1, rent negotiable.
Call Gloria at 826-4820. After 5 p.m., 826-
1063.
Courtyard Apartments across KA House
Friendly female roommate needed Winter.
2 bedroom, 2 bath, W/D, $156/month. Call
826-3576. (Leave message).
'Need to Sublease Condominium for
Winter quarter. Rent nego. 1/4 bills, cable,
washer/dryer, dishwasher brand new. 821-
7958.
Auburn Hall Apartments; 1 bedroom,
furnished, 1 block from campus. $255/mo.
Winter quarter. Call Stephen at 887-8552
or Mrs. Hickman at 821 -4661.
Urgent!! Must Sublease Trailer- Campus
Trailers. 2 bedroom, 1 bath will pay
deposit. Call 821-5644.
Trailer for Rent: 3 bedroom; den; intercom
system; water included. Available Nowl
Evening, 887-3430.
One - bedroom Condo. Oversized.
Furnished. Opportunity for quiet, privacy.
Amenities, shuttle. Newly painted.
$400/month. 826-1230 or 1-678-6331.
I want you - to rent my duplex! 2
bedroom, 1 bath, spacious kitchen and
living room. Fenced backyard. No deposits.
Let's deal! Call 745-2561 after 7:00 p.m.
Sublease Apartment at The Brookes
Winter, Spring quarter, $175/month. For
more information call Teri 887-2592 or 205-
776-2642.
Apartment for rent starting Winter quarter.
Please call 821-1105. Leave message.
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I will pay you $100.00 to assume my
portion of lease on 2 bedroom Trailer.
Female, Non-Smoker; No deposit; 887-
7415.
Condo Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath,
$600/month. December Free! Pool
Deerfield Condominiums. Call 826-0217.
You're in love when the other person's
happiness security and development
becomes as important as your own. Hear
Josh.
Josh is coming!
"Huntsvllle" Who Wheeled 'Decatur" to
see the Clydesdales. Please call 887-3044.
JOBS
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: Two Male Roommate: 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
' full kitchen and living room. Take over third
of lease. $140 per month Ski Lodge
'• Apartments. Call 749-6024, Elena.
For Rent Townhouse style duplex. 3
bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, central air/heat,
appliances, furnished. $450/mo. 821-8706.
Pridmore
Agency
P.O. Box 1688
Auburn, AL 36831
887-8777
Efficiency Apartments
Available Winter Quarter
1 Quarter Lease Available
$325.00 to $495.00
per quarter
Pridmore Agency
233 West Glenn
887-8777
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Crossland Downs Winter quarter for
$150.00 per month. Pool Jacuzzi, tennis
courts. Brad, 887-9390.
We Rent Radar Detectors! $4.99 per day.
Sprectrum Stores on the comer of Glenn
and Gay and across from the Village Mall.
Ask about our special!
PERSONAL
C. Raye I bet you thought you'd never get
a personal from me. Well, I just wanted to
let you know that you've made these past
few years at Auburn wonderful. I'm so glad
I decided to go back to Hooligans that
night! I Love You!.
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FOR RENT
12x55
Mobile Home
'Located on 40 acres
10 min. west of cam­pus.
'Partially furnished
Prefer married
student couple
References required
Call 821-9901
COULD THIS BE YOU?
You are a petite, fair haired girl, 18+,
slightly shy, but warm and affectionate. Your
natural honesty, goodness, and wonder keep
you eternally childlike. You are open minded,
understanding, energetic, creative, kind, and
nurturing, but you aren't superwoman and
can share with me your weaker side too. You
will be an unsinkable companion for
adventurous travel, cycling, hiking and an
active lifestyle. You already share my dream
for a better life of true riches; love, honesty,
simplicity, and beauty.
I, by the way, am a slightly off center
design professional, 6', early 30's, sensitive,
affectionate, open, and honest with traditional
values and an independent spirit. I have a
driving passion for the land, nature, gardens,
Architecture, healthy living, and the
abundance of life's offerings.
If I'm talking to you, you'll find the courage
to risk a quarter and a note on the prospect of
sharing these dreams. Write me,
L.OA.
P.O.Box 550177
Birmingham 35255
Overseas Jobs -$900-$2000 mo.
Summer, Yr. round, All Countries, All fields.
Free info. Write IJC, PO Bx 52-AL01,
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625.
Cruise Ships now hiring all positions. Both
skilled and unskilled. For information call
615-779-5507 Ext. H266.
Xmas Break Jobs- must apply now! Work
begins after finals. Openings at most Metro
Atlanta and Birmingham Locations. $9.68
starting rate. Call Weekdays 11 a.m. - 5
p.m. N.E. Atlanta (404) 458-8405, N.W.
Atlanta (404) 432-1766, Birmingham (205)
322-0362.
A Unique Management Opportunity - We
wish to hire a young couple (without
children) to manage a large apartment
complex. An apartment and utilities are
furnished. The salary is appealing. Wife
must be full-time employee, but the
husband could be a student. Light
bookkeeping, organizational and typing
skills are required of the wife; minor
manitenance skills are required of the
husband. A love of AU students is a
necessity! Immediate employment. Send
resume to: P.O. Box 2315, Auburn, AL.
36830.
Resort Hotels, Cruiselines, Airlines, &
Amusement Parks, NOW accepting
applications for summer jobs internships,
and career positions. For more information
and an application; write National
Collegiate Recreation Service; PO Box
8074; Hilton Head, SC 29938.
. typing reasonable rates, prompt service.
Will meet all your typing needs from
resumes to thesis papers. 749-6485.
Travel Free Spring Break! Fraternities &
Sororities Invited. For information about
being a Campus Travel Rep. Call : 800-
826-9100. Ask for Steve or Janet.
LOST & FOUND
Lost: one set of Dual double ring car keys
in area of Kappa TAU Saturday night. If
located please return to Auburn University
Police Department.
Lost: Two Solid Black Male Kittens (5
months) and one Black Beret. Kittens were
seen at Spectrum over the weekend. All
have sentimental value. For Reward call
887-5721.
Missing since Nov. 1st.: White cat with
black and brown spots and racoon tail.
Wearing bright pink collar. Last seen in
East Drake- North Ross Area Please call
887-6136. Reward.
Lost: Prescription Glasses in Light
Brown Case. Last seen in Library. Gold
and Bronze frames. Please help me see
again! Call 821-0324.
Lost at Auburn -vs- Georgia game,
Dinner Ring with Blue Diamond surrounded
by 25 baggot diamonds. Reward! Call 821-
5487 or 687-5946 and leave message.
FOR SALE
12 x 55 for sale/rent $4500/$210 Swarm's
near Vet School nice lot covered Patio. Call
887-3487 anytime.
2 Acre Lot just off Wire Road, 8 miles from
Auburn. Owner will finance. 1-257-4164.
For Sale: Trek 400 Bicycle. Excellent
condition. Must Sell. $175/OBO. Call
Conrad at 826-0824.
For sale twin bed (mattress, springs &
frame) and dressor w/mirror. Cheap! Call
Adam at 826-0264.
1980 Plymouth/Mitsubishi Champ only
72,850 mi., Hi-Low Trans, 4 speed AM-FM,
good tires. $1000.00.826-3503/821-5253.
For Sale, Keyboards Galore! Fender
Rhodes - $350.00, Korge Polygim Synth. -
$250.00, Crumar Toccata Electric Organ -
$200.00. Call Charlie: 887-8569 anytime.
Jamls Mountain Bike. 12 speed 3 piece
cranks. Suntour components $190.00
O.B.O. Call Pete 826-8172.
Great Christmas Gift! Beautiful hand-knit
Alpaca sweaters from Peru. Very Unique
designs for both guys and girls.
Reasonably priced $25 - $35. Call 887-
5862 and ask for Kim.
Moving Sale - Queen size mattress,
boxsprings, two end tables, wicker rocker.
Call 826-0647 for more information.
Racing Bike 23" Mens Centurion LeMans.
RS 12 speed all Accessories. $250.00.
821-9290.
Gray and White rabbit for sale. 6 months
old. Price negotiable! Call 826-0647.
Class Rings by Balfour on sale Monday-
Friday, room 332 Foy Union, 7:45 unti 4:45
p.m.
Rayban- Sergengetl Sunglasses. Save
40% 300 models, compare prices. Fast
shpping. Free Catalog. 1-800-4RAYBAN.
We Make Custom Beverage Funnels.
Get your Window Glass and Roach Prufe
here, Auburn Hardware 117 E. Magnolia -
877-8701.
RayBans Christmas Sate thru December
15. Special student discounts. Great for
skiing driving. Hurry! 821-3073.
Cocker for Christmas? Friendly black
cocker spaniel needs good home. Female,
1-yr. AKC registered. 821-3073.
Musicians: Discount Musical Instruments-
Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, Marshall, Ovation;
Al the top brands. George 821-0991.
Furnished- Must Sell! 1 br. w/study. Has
W/D and Dishwasher. Older model
available March Swann LT112, 821-6458
or 1-881-0508. $1800.00 O.B.O before
Jan. 31st.
Photographs make
Great Christmas Gifts
Photographic Services
has a large selection of
photographs on sale for
students and faculty.
Color
8 x 1 0 $6.00
B/W $4.00
AU Folder
for8x10's $.85
Photographic Services is
located in the L Building.
Anything from General
Patton on the War Eagle
Jeep to All-Americans to
great shots from all over
campus.
Come see the
photographs on file!
1981 Lesabre 4 DR, A/C, new tires,
breaks, shocks, runs great. Please contact
Lee 821-4099. After 5 p.m. and any time
weekend.
Commodore 64 and 64 Plus computers,
power paks, 1541 disk drive, 1526 letter
quality printer with extra ribbon, Zenith
monochrome monitor. $600.00. 745-5226
after4:00.
Christmas Trees: Tabletop-Cathedral
Ceiling. All Trees $2.50 per foot. 5 miles
South of Toomer's Comer on Hwy 29 (S.
College) to Lee Co. 26 (Beehive Rd.); then
right on Beehive 2 miles to farm (follow
signs). Open Daily-Dec. 22. Hidden
Meadows Farm 887-3936.
Pioneer Component System. Great
condition. Must sell. Best offer. Call 821-
6832.
Ten Gallon Aquarium Set-up. Good deal..
Call 821-6842.
STEREO
Speaker Cabinets made to your specs.:
McNutt Audio specializes in home and auto
sub-woofer systems. For more info call
McNutt Audio at 745-3131.
Stereo Equipment - Alpine 7164 Cassette
Deck - 2 Linear 90 - watt amplifiers - 1
Linear 60 - watt amplifier-1 car alarm - All
in excellent condition. David, 826-3596.
WANTED
Looking for ride to N.Y.C. or General
Area for Holidays. Will pay 1/2 gas.
Flawless Driving Records. Ben 826-9951.
Active Christian Rock Band seeks bass
player serious about their faith and their
music. Call anytime 821-5525.
College Students Interested in earning a
Free Spring break in Mexico or The
Bahamas! Call Campus Tours Inc., at (305)
772-8687.
Habitat Condominiums- Need Roommate
starting Winter quarter, fully furnished,
dishwasher, full washer/dryer, pool, club
house, 2 bdrm., 2 1/2 bath, sun tan bed.
$170.00/mo. Call Randy 821-8053.
Male Roommate needed to share large 2
bedroom trailer, Gentilly I, $120/mo., + 1/2
utilities. 821-2749. (Leave Message).
Male Roommate Wanted. Spacious
Apartment! 1/3 utilities and $165.00 rent.
Moores Mill Places. Call 826-8814.
Male Roommate Wanted. Crossland
Downs; Winter quarter. $25.00 off; only
$150.00 per month, plus utilities; co-op
desperate! Please call Lee 826-9924.
Female Roommate wanted Winter quarter
Crossland Downs. Fully furnished. Rent
negotiable. Call Kendra 821-5684 or 826-
1712.
Female Roommate needed: Lenox I
Apts., $160/month. Call 826-9895.
Gold, Silver and Diamonds, Class Rings,
Wedding bands. Highest prices paid. HBTs
Jewelry, 111 E. Magnolia, Auburn; 887-
3921. .;.,.
Wanted Male non-smoker roommate to
take up lease. Burton House Apartments.
Please call Mike 887-6195.
Non-smoking Female Roommate needed
One bedroom, $127.50 plus utilities per
month. Dishwasher Disposal, Laundry Mat,
Water and Basic Cable included. Call
Darlene at 887-8842.
Court Square Condos: Need someone to
sublease for Winter quarter. Fully furnished
and rent is negotiable. For more
information please call John at 821-1936.
One or Two female roommates needed
immediately! Husdon Arms Apts. Deposit
and November rent paid!! Call 826-6057 or
826:1200;
Wanted - Campus Representative.
Established Tour Operator seeks local Rep
to help promote and sell Spring Break Tnps
to Cancun, Acapulco and Bahamas. Must
be aggressive, personable and work 7-10
hours a week. Earn $3,000 + on average
plus Free Trip! Call (800) 225-3058.
Female Roommate needed to live at
Crossland Downs, great place. Call Teresa
for Susan Burton at 887-6574.
Female Roommate needed to share one
bedroom Apt. at The Oaks; close to
campus with reasonable rent. Call 821-
1493.
Female Roommates needed. Private
bedroom in new trailer. Washer/Dryer,
Heat, A/C. Call 821-6250 or 887-5154.
Male Roommate needed. Hyatt House
Apts. Call Kenney after 9 p.m. 821-3688.
Babysitter needed a few hours .per week
during Christmas break. Call 821-9966
mornings only.
Male Roommate needed. Sublease
Winter quarter. Hudson Arms $151.67 plus
1/3 utilities. Washer, dryer, dishwasher.
; Call collect Dan Culligan. 912-741-7315
Female Roommate needed to share
apartment. Close to campus. Call Anne at
826-3756.
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Wanted: Female Roommate-Share
expenses-House in Heathstone Village
beginning Winter quarter. Call 826-8458.
Desperately Need Male to takeover Apt.
Lease Winter/Spring quarter, Campus
Courtyard, low rent $120.00 month +
utilities, washer/dryer. 5 minutes walk to
campus. Call Tony 826^1450.
House Setters needed during Christmas
vacation. Send name and phone number(s)
to Box 77 Auburn, AL 36830.
Roommate wanted: Female non-smoker
to share 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. Call
Kelly at 821-0511.
Needed: Male Roommate $100/month
plus 1/2 utilities 12 x 60, 2-Bdrm, 1-bath
Trailer Gentilly. 826-7768.
Student Loam: Been Turned Down? We
can help) All Incomes, no age limits.
Eveyone quaffes! 404-742-7446.
Socialists and liberal activists! Meet to
form an Auburn chapter of the DSA
(Democratic Socialists of America) at 7:00
p.m., Monday January 16, HC 9093.
Contact Daniel Wright, Dept of English, for:
more information or phone 821-7067,
evening.
Alone afraid gay? We can help. Helping
to better educate Auburn's gay community.
We're Alpha Lambda Omega, Box 821,
Auburn, AL.
MISC
Volunteers Needed to work wlh pregnant
teens, teen parents, and elementary school
puppet show. Practicum credit available.
For information, call Jean Spicer,
Godparent Project, at 7450175.
Data Maps, Inc. Introduces New Resume
Service. We Typeset Termpapers,
Dissertations, and morel Can 826-0727 foi
competitive prices.
Brainstorm Tutoring Service. English,
Foreign Language, Engineering, Math,
Chemistry, Physics, and Business courses.
821-2387.
Skydlve! Experience the thrill of a lifetime!
Call for details and free brochure. 727-
7767.
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fast ana
keep it off.
Learn how you can lose
up to ten pounds in two
weeks, without feeling hun­gry.
Call today for a free
consultation.
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10% to 40% off
every item
219 5VJ College St.
821-6818
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copying
binding
typing,fax
Oversize Copy
(17"x22")
145 E Magnolia Ave.
Magnolia Plaza
Open 7 days a week
821-4657
Next to Colonial Bank
or Aubie's Restaurant
Want To Get Your
Message Out?
Say It A
Gnu Way!
Copying
Self-Serve Copying
Full-Color Copying
Typing
Typesetting
Laser-Printing
Printing
Folding
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Binding
Resumes • Newsletters
Coupons • Flyers • Posters
Buttons • Nametags • Letters
Stationery • Booklets • Brochures
Letterheads • Business Cards
Custom Forms • Invitations
Custom Greeting Cards
Menus • Catalogs
Mailers
Gnu's Room
821-5550
1621 South College Street
Next to fit** 99 9»4*~
In the Wal-Mart Shopping Center
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A-10 ffl)c.9uburn Plainsman Thursday, December 1,1986
Opinion
2II)e2)uburn Plainsman
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Serving Auburn University for 95 years
Questioning the audit, trustees
David Sharp
Editor
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Lighting needed
A story on the front page
of The Plainsman Nov. 17
pointed out that there have
recently been two attempt­ed
attacks on females on
campus.
University Police Chief
Jack Walton pointed out
the need for more lighting
on certain parts of campus
as a deterrent to attacks.
We have needed better
lighting for years, and since
the Eagle Escort service for
coeds has stopped its ser­vice,
the need for more
lighting has been magnified
considerably.
It seems a small thing to
install more lights if it will
make the campus secure
enough for its women to
feel safe. Sure, it will cost
money (which is always
short at Auburn) for new
lights and the accompany­ing
power bill increase, but
it's worth it if it means
women can walk safely and
without fear.
The Trustees and admin­istration
need to begin
work on a solution to the
lighting problem before
another incident happens.
In the meantime, we hope
the: SGA will work to get
the eagle escort service
going again.
The C word
The November issue of
Spin magazine has an inter­esting
supplement en­closed.
The magazine
includes a surprise gift - a
blue condom.
Hold everything.
Don't rush out to pick up
the magazine because it has
been banned by several
stores in Auburn.
The condom is part of a
Trojan advertisement dis­tributed
to educate the
proper use of condoms.
While The Plainsman does
not endorse placing a free
condom in a popular mag­azine,
we do question the
banning of the magazine in
Auburn and other cities.
The big problem many
people have with the free
condom is how young peo­ple
will react. What will par­ents
say when their kid
opens the magazine and the
condom falls out on the
floor?
However, there are two
arguments supporting the
advertisement that should
be noted.
Number one, kids and
parents alike have to face
up to the fact that AIDs and
condoms are a reality.
Number two, kids can
pick up numerous maga­zines
and see things much
more offensive than a blue
condom.
If a person does not want
to see offensive material in
a publication, then he can
choose not to pick up the
magazine.
In our country, what's
offensive to one person
often may not be offensive
to another. Therefore, it 's
not the distributor's deci­sion
to make for us.
Our wish list
It's almost here. The holi­day
season is upon us.
Since it's tradition to have
a Christmas wish list, The
Plainsman now offers our
1988 wish list (with our
apologies to David Letter-man).
Today's top-10 Christmas
wish list for Auburn is
(drum roll, please):
10) An end to top-40,
condomania, expose books
and Geraldo.
9) The Glenn Street pro­ject
to soon be finished.
(And get rid of some pot­holes
while you're at it.)
8) Wire Road to be resur­faced.
7) While we're at it, let's
get rid of all the construc­tion
on campus.
6) A win against the
Seminoles in the Sugar
Bowl (and how about let­ting
Vincent Harris run a
few more times?).
5) A place to sit (not
stand) at football games.
4) Campus politicos to
stop writing all over the
place with chalk.
3) The Board of Trustees
to get their act together
and begin placing more
emphasis on academics
instead of football.
2) A place to park on
campus (token request).
And the number one
Christmas wish -
1) No more RC Cola in
War Eagle cafeteria (or any
other place on campus).
There you have it, Santa.
It's a lot to ask, but don't
worry - we're not holding
our breath.
Have a Merry Christmas,
everybody.
Numerous rumors have been
circling around the Plains lately
concerning the Alumni Associa­tion
and the Board of Trustees.
Some of the rumors warrant
consideration; others are down­right
scary.
The current popular rumors
going about the University
include mismanagement in the
alumni association and an
alleged power struggle and dis­sension
among the Trustees.
Other more scary rumors
include one that President
James Martin was told by one of
our Trustees that his Job is in
jeopardy. There are even rumors
that one trustee was physically
threatened by another.
A memorandum has been cir­culated
by University Senate
Chairman Ben Fitzpatrick out­lining
in detail some of the
rumors, and some of the allega­tions
are startling.
These are not the pages of the
Enquirer, so I won't try to make
an issue of rumors. However, it
is fact that there is tension
within the campus community
regarding the alumni audit of a
$50,000-plus petty cash fund.
Some claim the problems there
are indicative of the alleged
problems in the Board of
Trustees.
David
Sharp
Any truly concerned member
of the University community
should be forming questions. "
For instance - •
• What is actually going on
within the Alumni Association?
Has the executive director been
spending his funds wisely? The
audit, which is now being
reviewed, should shed some
light on this.
• What is the deal with the
$22,000 hand-made conference
table for the alumni board?
Executive Director Jerry Smith
has been quoted in several
newspaper as saying he
admired a similar conference
table in Trustee member Robert
Lowder's office in Montgomery.
Does Smith see himself as the
CEO of a wealthy company or
the director of a non-profit
alumni association of a state
institution?
• Is it a good idea for the Uni­versity
alumni association to
have given its credit card con­tract
to a bank in which two
members "of the alumni board
and one trustee now sit on the
board?
• Why is the University paying
the utilities bill for the Alumni
Center if it can afford to buy
$22,000 conference tables and
Caribbean trips for the execu­tive
director and his family?
• Since internal audits are
considered routine, why did
Smith greet the University's
internal auditor with his lawyer
present?
• Is the Board of Trustees
becoming too involved in areas
traditionally held by the Univer­sity's
president? At the last
Board meeting, some trustees
asked to see the pay scale for
faculty and administrators. This
is certainly within their bounds
as the governing body of the
University, but it is highly irreg­ular.
• Is there a problem with the
Board of Trustees itself? Is
there dissension or a conflict of
interest?
• Has the integrity of the Uni­versity
been compromised?
These questions have been
raised by many within the
Auburn community and war1'
rant serious consideration.'
Many have been willing to»
address these questions off the-»
record, but for whatever reason'
they are unwilling to go public'
with their allegations and con-1'
cerns.
One respected member of the
Auburn community says the
on-going controversy has dealt
another strong blow to Auburn's:
reputation.
But administrators point
toward Auburn's continued-'
growth, the highest ACT average-'
ever for incoming freshmen andL
a decrease in Auburn's drop-out'
rate as indicative of Auburn's*
bright future. -'
However, a seemingly-healthy
man may some day be surprised,
by an unexpected heart attack.,
This analogy could apply to the'.
University in the future If we are,,
unaware and unwilling to face
its problems.
Thus, we need to take a seri-'
ous look at these questions and
the events of late. Auburn's rep--
utatlon and future may depend •
on it
Until next quarter...
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David Sharp is editor of The^
Plainsman.
Reclining back with memories V
A grueling quarter is coming
to a close, and all I can think
about is going home.
Memories of that warm,
secure place abound just as I
curl up with my books to study
for finals. I'm sure it will happen
again this week, making It hard
to keep my mind off anything
else.
I can already visualize one
yiyl3 picture of home that cen­ters
on a corner of my living
room. There sits my daddy's
dirty-gold Lay-Z-Boy recliner.
Surrounded at any given time
by at least three days copies of
the evening paper - sports sec­tion
on top - it is the most
important spot In the house.
However, it Is not the favorite
place because of the comfort.
Sitting in shorts, the itchy
material scratches the back of
my knees, and propping up the
foot rest causes the chair to
wobble, a result of turning the
recliner upside down too many
times looking for spare change.
The arm and head guards
originally designed to protect
the polyester blend are never In
their place. They can be found
in the sides of the chair where
daddy also files his mail; left to
save, right to throw away.
The smell of old cigarettes
Becky
Jeffers
lingers from the right side of the
chair In his smokeless ashtray
that hasn't worked since the
first battery ran down: "It Just
burns out my cigarettes any­way,"
he explains.
This is the place to find my
dad, sitting under a small hov­ering
cloud of grey smoke, when
you need a favor or permission
to stay out a few minutes past
curfew.
As a teen-ager, I discovered
that this chair has magical pow­ers
unexplalnable by any sound
reasoning.
Climbing up In my daddy's
lap you can convince him to
agree to suggestions that would
be turned down if he were any­where
else in the house. He will
let you go almost anywhere,
with almost anyone, even after
Mom soundly said, "No!"
This chair has served as a
place of comfort during many
scary movies, especially the fly­ing
monkey scene In the Wiz­ard
of Oz, and caught many
tears shed over sibling argu­ments.
Mondays are the time to rake
out half-full beer cans resting
around the base of the ashtray,
remnants of a weekend's sport­ing
event watched on television,
and dump the heaping ashes -
a pile full of at least two packs,
or three if his team played a bad
game.
Most early childhood memo­ries
of my dad center around
this chair. College football is one
of his favorite pastimes, and I;
can here him saying, "Run boy, j
run!"
From here he checks his bet- i
ting squares and from here the ,'
words fly when he loses at the J *
last minute. J
Sitting here my daddy delivers
commands that I hated to hear < *
"Go help your mother with those)
dishes. Come vacuum this living <
room."
And from here he can monitor:
most of the activity around the •
home, watching out the picture
window to make sure the lawn;
is being mowed or lifting his feet
as the vacuum cleaner moves*
underneath.
When I go home after being
away for a long time, It's usually
the first place I go.
This one piece of furniture^
holds all the warm feelings of
home and brings back pleasant
memories that are only remem­bered
by sitting there. <.
This feeling ends when my.
daddy comes home and says
with a smile, "Get outta my
chair!" \
Becky Jeffers is an assistant,
news editor of The Plainsman.
• ' •
Trash TV brings us Phil in drag
I wouldn't doubt it if I were to
turn on the boob tube and
discover that this was Oprah's
topic for the day: Women, whose
acne problems have caused
their husband's sister's Jewish
grandmother's dog to commit
suicide;
Perhaps that topic is a bit
extraneous, but with this
country's recent fascination
considered, It is highly possible.
If that topic Is too difficult to
digest, let us turn to a more
plausible topic.
Gallagher, a comedian who is
famous for his fruit bashing,
gave this interesting pseudo
topic once, "Unwed lesbian
Indians against nuclear energy."
Yes. that's right. The Trash
TV" syndrome has hit, and it is
the new fad. Some call it
"Tabloid TV" or the term
I prefer, "Soap Opera
Journalism." Regardless of the
terminology, it Is bad and often
it Is worse than that. The USA
Today TV show. Entertainment
Tonight and The Reporters
make up a sizable chunk of the
garbage, but it is the talk show
hosts who really profligate its
true essence.
I often long for the days when
it was Just Donahue ... just
plain, simple, quiet Phil. He
used to address such simple
Shayne
Bowman
topics as gay rights, divorce and
prostitution.
Now, Phil, probably to keep
his ratings high, has been
forced to succumb to the likes
of his cronies. Last week, his
topic was "The latest in-fashions
for transvestites."
To spice up the show a bit, he
came out dressed like one, with
a dress, hose, high heels and
all. Phil, what happened?
The next thing you know Phil
will start yelling at his guests,
using words like "buster" and
"hate-monger." Which brings me
to another tomato gone bad,
Geraldo Rivera.
Geraldo, when he was with
20/20 , used to be a decent
reporter. Now, ever since he
opened Al Capone's vault (and
found nothing), he's gone
downhill.
To prove my point, I refer to
such memorable episodes as
"The Mass Orgy of Suicide"
(Jonestown). "Charles Manson"
(Assassins), "Uncovering the
Underground" (Satanism) and
his most recent endeavor,
"Hate-Mongers" (Racism), from
which Geraldo sported a well-deserved
broken nose.
As always, there are those
good gone bad and those that
are Just horrible. For Instance,
let's observe Sally Jesse
Raphael. "Little Miss Muffet." as
I like to call her, talks about the
same issues as everyone else,
except she sheds a tld bit of
Puritanical light on most
subjects. So much for unbiased
reporting.
The obnoxious Morton
Downey Jr. is also included in
the genre of talk show host
extraordinaires. He yells, spits,
blows smoke and screams at his
guests. No matter how
distracting his habits may be,
he often addresses respectable
topics within the political
spectrum. Small compensation,
guys.
Last but not least, I must
Include the die-hard dieter
Oprah Winfrey. Last week,
viewers were blessed by her
secret to losing weight, jello.
Yes, you too can look as thin as
Oprah if you eat Jello for nine
months. No thanks, I'd rather
be fat
But we must thank her for
losing that weight. Viewers no
longer have to listen to her
sympathize and cry with other ,
fat people on her show. Aside
from the fat issue, Oprah is Just
like the rest. She covers such*
universal problems like "Slobs: •
and the people who live with'
them." ->
By now you're probably,
saying, "If he hates these shows:
so much, why does he watch;
them and how does he know so;
much about them?" After a longj .
day of classes or work at the*
Plainsman, there truly Is-nothing
more relaxing than an?
hour of non-intellectual< *
garbage. It ranks with cartoons. '.
Yet, where would I be if I*
couldn't turn on the TV and not \ .
be entranced by the eloquence.
of Sally Jesse Raphael, the;
hypersensitivity of Oprah!
Winfrey, the stench of Morton? *
Downey Jr. and the,'
omnipotence of Geraldo?
I would be lost, forced to live] *
with One Life to Live, reruns of"
Sanford and Son , the All-Newi
Newlywed Game, Spencer Jof, k
Hire and the colorized version*
of Casablanca.
Ah. the soothing world of the*
couch potato ... serenity. * *
Shayne Bowman is tech editor
of The Plainsman.
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Thursday, December 1,1988 (Sbe$uburn Plainsman A-11
Letters
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Seems like just yesterday
Editor's note: It Is tradition at
The Plainsman to give a last
farewell to our seniors who are
graduating. This quarter our
lone loss will be Beth Becker.
She will be moving to Atlanta to
begin the job search.
. "All good things must come
to an end."
"Time flies when you're hav­ing
fun."
I don't know who said these
things, but they knew what they
were talking about. College is
over for me, and It feels like Just
yesterday that I was going
through the graduation ceremo­ny
at my high school, getting
my diploma with the rest of the
class of '84.
j It also feels like just yester­day
that I drove to Auburn with
my mom and decided that It
was the college for me. (After
having been to two already, my
mother told me Auburn had
better be the one I'd graduate
from.)
• Now comes the hard part -
the nail-biting, nerve-racking
time (like final exams wasn't?) of
trying to find a Job that will
keep me on top of a pile of real-life
bills. And I thought college
was tough.
A lot happens in a short
time. Although four years (and a
Beth
Becker
little bit) seems like a long time
when you talk about it, it pass­es
by before you know it.
Last year at this time I was
talking about there being "one
more year of school," like it
would last forever. Now I'm won­dering
what happened to 1988
(just like I wondered what hap­pened
to 1987 and so on since
graduation).
Ever since I got into my
major, I plotted which courses
I'd., take every quarter - 20
hours here, 11 hours there, 16
or 17 here - so I'd be sure I
wouldn't "burn out" before I fin­ished.
After going to school for
eight straight quarters, I
thought I'd be burned out.
Unfortunately, that Is not the
case.
After driving everyone crazy
by crossing off days on my cal­endar
since last January, I'm
willing to be a professional stu­dent
But my parents wouldn't
go for that, and my relatives are
more than ready to celebrate
with the first person in the fam­ily
to have a college education.
That's right, family, put the
pressure on.
It's not all as bad as I'm
making it sound. I'm sure there
are a lot of good things about
leaving college - I Just haven't
found them yet. I haven't been
"out there" yet to experience life
In the real world as someone
who has been through college.
Seriously, I remember being
this anxious about leaving home
to go to college (a few times) and
everything has worked out fine.
Now I don't want to leave college
to go home.
Things change, people
change and there's never any
going back. I can wish I was a
high school kid again, but I'd
never really want that. That's
what memories are for, and I'm
sure that in a short time I'll look
at college the same way.
As far as going home, I've got
some good friends there who
have been in the "real world" for
some time now, and they are
surviving - and happy doing so.
Maybe they can teach me the
ropes. In any case. Auburn Is
always just a road-trip away.
Beth Becker is features editor
of The Plainsman.
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Economics apply to parking
Editor, The Plainsman:
The parking problem at
Auburn University is a constant
source of irritation to all the
members of the Auburn Univer-
• slty community. As your front
page article pointed out,
Auburn has one of the worst
Shortages of parking in the
nation. It goes on to point out
that we have the lowest prices
and fines In the country.
- - Now remember back to your
cburse In principles of eco­nomics.
What causes a short­age?
The answer is the prices
are set too low. The solution Is
obvious: Increase prices and
fines.
The current fee for vehicle
registration Is merely a hunting
license. Faculty and students
rpam the campus hunting for
parking places, wasting valu­able
time and gasoline, while
adding to traffic congestion.
'. Higher prices for parking and
* higher fines for violations would
encourage other means of
transportation, car pooling and
conservation.
Higher prices closer to build­ings
would encourage eight-to-five
employees to park farther
away in cheaper lots, making
spaces available for short-term
uses.
Higher fines would also dis­courage
rule breakers.
Immediate improvement could
be had by installing more
meters near classrooms, office
buildings and the library. These
meters would charge 25 cents
per 15 minutes for prime spots
and 25 cents per half hour for
the less desirable parking
spaces.
The color-coded parking lots
should not be assigned by sta­tus
at the University but willing­ness
to pay. Reserving the best
spots for bureaucrats and aca­demics
is discriminatory.
Besides, what other business
saves its best parking places for
it employees and fails to provide
parking for its customers (which
is in this case the student)?
There should also be lots
available for anyone willing to
pay the daily or hourly rate,
without necessarily having a
hangtag. In fact, these opera­tions
could be turned over to
private management companies
who would pay the University
rent - thus, removing some of
the administrative burden and.
creating revenues.
I hate Auburn to be the worst
in the nation in anything. And
while I don't expect all my rec­ommendations
to be put into
practice, the Parking and Traffic
Committee should consider
moves In this direction.
It's important to understand
why we have a parking problem
and not to blame Mr. Van Slyke
and the University Police for
things beyond their control.
Mark Thornton,
School of Economics
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Quote of the week
"Basically, (President James) Martin told us we (the University) didn't have enough money, and we
were out of luck." - Tom Findlay, 03 VAT, talking about proposal to expand or renovate Biggin Hall
The week in history
10 years ago, 1978: In a 4-3 vote, the Board of Trustees narrowly approved a $6.58 million foot­ball
stadium renovation and expansion. Board member Henry Steagall, who voted for the project
said: "I support the lights and renovation, but to incur a $7.4 million indebtedness when we're not
filling the stadium is difficult to resolve in my mind."
20 years ago, 1068: Six students - including two coeds - and one former student were attacked
in front of Noble Hall. This was the third incident during fall quarter of students being attacked
because of "the way we look,'.' according to The Plainsman,
"We were attacked because of our long hair and because some of the boys had beards," said one of
the coeds. Complaints were filed with University police, but there were no arrests.
35 years ago, 1053: Auburn's long-awaited $1 million Union building passed Inspection and was
turned over to the Office of Student Affairs. Said Director of Student Affairs James E. Foy: "This
building stands as a monument to a united Auburn. It serves as a challenge to all of us in making