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Thursday, February 2, 1995 "Serving the Auburn community 101 years" Volume 101, Number 13, 36 pages
. Telecable, Opelika iron out franchise disagreement
By Elizabeth Dangar
Staff Writer
Bickering and disagreement about
alleged violations of the franchise agree­ment
between Telecable and the city of
Opelika continue, even though a settle­ment
has been reached.
In early 1993, Opelika began looking
into auditing Telecable's compliance with
the agreement, which leases space on
sidewalks and streets for services to be
delivered.
"We received information that cities
across the nation had done audits and
found out cable companies were not pay­ing
what they should," said Mike Moore,
an Opelika revenue officer.
"In order to do a proper audit, we need­ed
someone who knew the cable industry
and knew 'cable-ese,'" Moore said.
Opelika Mayor Bobby Freeman found
Municon, a consulting firm that proposed
a technical and non-technical perfor­mance
and compliance evaluation to
determine the degree to which the cable
company was meeting its franchise-agree­ment
responsibilities.
Also, Municon proposed to develop
local regulation ordinances specific to
multi-channel services.
"Each proposal cost $20,000," Moore
said, "and the Opelika City Council
authorized the mayor to contract with
Municon on Sept. 22,1993, (for the evalu­ations)."
The evaluation was conducted by
Telecable engineers and led by Jonathan
L. Kramer, cable engineer for Municon. It
found violations of the National Electrical
S.afety Code and the National Electrical
Code, Moore said.
However, Ross Summers, vice president
and general manager of Telecable, said the
evaluation wasn't objective.
"We were present during the inspec­tion,
but we only did a portion of it. It was
(Municon's) opinion given to the city of
SGA gears up
to debate club
budget plans
By Diane Hickey
Staff Writer
The Student Government
Association Budget and Finance
Committee will have its work cut
out for it when considerations for
budgetary requests begin Monday.
With 5.24 percent less money than
last year, something has to be cut.
The decrease in funding is
because of a decrease in student
enrollment. Last year, income from
student activity fees amounted to
$975,288. This year that amount is
only $924,012.
"Obviously there's not as much
money to go around, and everybody's
going to have to tighten up their bud­gets
accordingly," said George Blanks,
associate director of student activities.
Stephen Speakman, chairman of
the senate Budget and Finance
Committee, feels the organizations
coming before the board, which are
funded by student activity fees,
have changed their philosophies
this year because of the decrease in
funding.
"The trend in past years has been
to ask for more than what you need
... This year, half or more than half
(of the student activity fee projects)
are asking for the same amount or
even less than last year."
The SGA, one of the 12 projects
that receives student activity fee
monies on the B&F list, received
See BUDGETS / A-3
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calls for Budget and Finance
Committee to stay account­able
to students Page A8
The Auburn Plainsman/LANDON PARR
Pass it on...
Auburn's senior center Jim Costner struggles to see around Florida's
center Andrew De Clercq,#55 and forward Dametri Hill,#35. The Tigers
went on to beat Florida 77-71 in Beard Eaves Memorial Auditorium last
Wednesday night.
Opelika. It wasn't a full-blown audit."
"The entire process was grossly biased
against us," Summers said.
Problems found included cables going
into homes and businesses that were not
grounded. This could lead to electrical
fires or blowouts in electrical equipment if
lightening were to strike, Moore said.
Also found were electrical boxes that
were unlocked or did not have a lock.
"This is no violation of any code, and
there is no danger in leaving them open,"
Summers said.
The new ordinance suggested by
Municon comes into effect in 2009, and
Telecable would have to make changes at
that time, Moore said.
The City Council presented the resolu­tion
to Telecable Jan. 17, 1994, outlining
what it wanted Telecable to improve and
giving the company 90 days to clear safe­ty
violations.
According to the resolution, after 30
days, the Light and Power Association
could take poles randomly and look for
safety violations. After 90 days, it could
charge $50 a day for each fine until it was
corrected, Moore said.
"Telecable conducted a sweep to see if
cables were grounded, and agreed to pay
See TELECABLE/ A-3
Logo-change causes stir
among faculty, alumni
Radio show instigates calls from angry listeners
By Alicia Simmons
Staff Writer
Not since the tornado of 1989 has the
Loveliest Village on the Plains experi­enced
such an uproar.
Touch-down began when University
alumni and fans caught wind of a pro­posed
logo change.. , ;
WJOX, an all-sports radio station in
Birmingham, received a fax of the Jan. 9
issue of the AU Report, which is sent to
faculty and staff, featuring 42 possible
logos that could replace the stfperim-posed
AU logo. 1
During a live remote Jan,26 of the
"Live with Laytort: Show,""Doug
Layton, University of Alabama football
color commeritator announced that
Auburn wanted to change its logo.
"It was our understanding that the
University wanted to change its entire
logo," said William Jenkins, WJOX pro­gram
director.
Floods of angry calls poured into the
radio station. Auburn also felt the fury
of its fans as a whirlwind of unhappy
phone calls sent University Relations
seeking shelter.
Currently, the tiger, an eagle, the
Samford clocktower and the AU sym­bol
all represent Auburn.
University Relations Director Pete
Pepinsky said University President
William V. Muse wanted a single offi­cial
design for use by all departments to
identify the University to people not so
familiar with Auburn.
In April 1993, Muse appointed a task
force to find a unified design that best
represented Auburn.
Last summer, a $1,000 logo-design
contest drew 93 entries from University
faculty, staff, students and alumni with
design backgrounds. But three judges
could not decide on a winner.
With these designs out of the run­ning,
the University took yet another
approach.
Rick Albee, University Relations art
coordinator, along jsyith Randy Bartlett,
assistant professor in the industrial
design departnieiit designed 42 sym­bols
that Would set Auburn apart from
such universities as the University of
Arizona, the University of Alaska, the
University; of Arkansas, which all share
some type of AU or UA symbol.
Most designs featured the school's
name with AU in some type of geomet­ric
shape, while others kept the tradi­tional
AU that appears on Auburn foot-
NUhelinets.
Though change can be good, not
everyone is happy with the decision to
find a new logo.
Sherri Schumacher, associate profes­sor
in architecture, said, "I wrote a let­ter,
along with my colleagues, suggest­ing
that Pete Pepinsky get someone
from the visual arts department or a
national graphics artist to design the
logo because of their expertise."
Pepinsky said a professional graphics
artist would be costly. He said he also
wanted to keep the project within the
school.
"Design is an important element in
this initiative, but nowhere as impor­tant
as acceptance," Pepinsky said.
Board delays vote on tuition
increase, discusses housing
ByTenyKrinvic
Staff Writer
The Board of Trustees delayed vot­ing
on a proposed tuition increase at
their meeting held at Auburn
University's Montgomery campus
Monday.
The Board deferred voting on the
increase until their next meeting in
March.
The proposal called for a 4.72 per­centage
increase in tuition at the
Montgomery campus and a 5.7 per­centage
increase at the Auburn cam­pus.
The increase would bring in-state
v
Auburn campus students' fees to
$739.90 per quarter and $2219,70 per
quarter for out-of-state students. If the
Board approves the proposal, the
tuition hike could be implemented as
early as summer quarter.
The Board's main concern is how
the funds will be used. When the pro­posal
is brought back up in March, the
Board will consider cost-cutting mea­sures,
Muse said.
One matter the Board did address
was a proposed increase in housing
prices on both campuses. Budget
Committee Chairman Jack Venable
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More Alabamians making the grade
By Jamie Brown
Staff Writer
A higher percentage of
Alabamians are earning high
school and College degrees.
However, Alabama still ranks
below most of the nation and
the Southeast in educational
attainment.
These are some of the find­ings
in a new report from
Auburn University at
Montgomery, "Making the
Grade: Educational Attainment
and School Enrollment Patterns
in Alabama."
The report analyzed census
data from 1990 and compared it
to past decades.
The author of the report, Don
Bogie of the AUM Center for
Demographic and Cultural
Research, said
one of the
problems is
that many
highly edu- 60
cated people ••'••'• 50
have moved 40
out of 3Q
Alabama to 3p
pursue better '
job opportu­nities.
According
to the report,
more than a
million more
people moved out of the state
than moved in between 1930
and 1990. "So many of our bet­ter-
educated people have left,'
Bogie said.
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or higher
Bogie said levels of educa­tional
attainment in Alabama
should continue to improve
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gradually, but much of that
depends on the state's econo­my.
"A lot
depends on the
economic situa­tion
in the state,
our ability to
retain better edu­cated
residents
and then our abil­ity
to attract bet­ter-
educated peo­ple
from outside
... rather than just
one Mercedes
plant, we need 15
or 20," Bogie said.
H Bogie also
stressed the economic impor­tance
of staying in school. "A
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Seminars:
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MAP Your Way to Better Grades:
Feb. 7, 4-5 p.m., 203 Foy Union.
How to Have the TIME of Your
Life Before It Has You: Feb. 8,3-4
p.m., 203 Foy Union.
Office Of Special Programs
In Honor of Black History
Quarter:
Black History Quarter Display:
Feb.1-28, RBD Library second
floor, Humanities Department.
Featuring displays in literature,
poetry, music, blues, rap, black
migration in the South and the
Scottsboro case.
Art Exhibit-African- American
Art and Artists: Feb. 1-22, Foy
Union Exhibit Lounge.
Darryl Van Leer -Impressionist:
Feb. 2, 7 p.m., Foy Union
Ballroom. Sponsored by UPC.
African-American Poetry Night:
Feb. 2, 9 p.m., Foy Union Exhibit
Lounge.
Black Student Union Fashion
Show: Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Foy Union
Ballroom.
Reception for the Artists: Feb. 6,5
p.m., Foy Union Exhibit Lounge.
BSU Movie Night: Feb. 6, 8 p.m.,
205 Foy Union.
Heritage Bowl - Test your knowl­edge
of African-American
History: Feb. 7, 7-9 p.m., Foy
Union Exhibit Lounge
AU Gospel Choir Concert: Feb. 8.
6:30 p.m., Goodwin Recital Hall.
AU Placement Services
Placement Services Orientation:
Thursday, Feb. 2, 5 p.m., AND
Monday, Feb. 6, 12 p.m. Both in
RBD Library Auditorium.
Market Yourself: Effective
Resumes and Cover Letters: Feb.
7, 4 p.m., RBD Library
Auditorium.
Foy Union Leisure Classes
Free to AU Students
Introduction to Cross Stitch: Do
you have a creative urge but just
aren't the artistic type? Learn to
make handmade items. Materials
provided. Feb. 9, 3-4:30 p.m., 213
Foy. Deadline for registration: Feb.
8.
Want to be a Leisure Course
instructor? Call Cathy Ramey at
844-1300 for more information.
Psycho-Educational Workshops
Personal Assessment/Counseling
Services (PACS) presents:
Coming Out of the
Closet: How To Start Living More
Comfortably as a Person Who is
Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual. Feb. 2, 3-
4 p.m., 205 Foy Union. Call 844-
5123 for more info.
Auburn University Escort Service
runs from 6 p.m.-2 a.m., 365 days a
year. Call 844-4158.
Open Forum on Semester vs.
Quarter Systems held on Feb. 7,
3:10-5 p.m., 125A Business
Building. Call William Holley 844-
6532 or visit 446 Business
Building.
Volunteer Tutors are needed for
Internet/E-mail Workshops that
will be open to students, faculty
and staff. Tutors will attend a
training session to familiarize
them with AUNET applications.
For more info., contact Susan
Tanner, Graduate School, 844-2124
or augrads@mail.auburn.edu.
Europe this summer? Student
Travel Videos - "Ins and Outs of
Getting Around Europe."
Viewing: Study Abroad/Exchange
Office, 146 Lowder Business
Building, 844-4504.
Study Abroad Summer or Fall
1995 - Applications now being
accepted for Auburn Abroad, 75
programs in 35 countries. Study
Abroad/Exchange Office, 844-
4504.
Program for Students with
Disabilities needs volunteer read­ers,
1 hour per week. Call Tamara
Massey at 844-2096 or come by
1232 Haley Center.
Auburn Christian Fellowship has
FREE home-cooked meals! Bring
friends at no extra cost. Every
Thursday, 6 p.m. Call 821-3969 for
info.
"Charity Day" at Niffer's:
Tuesday, Feb. 7, for the American
Diabetes Association. An auto­graphed
football and basketball
will be given away.
Opelika Church of God
announces that "Big Mo" ministry
will be visiting the church Feb. 5-8,
Sunday-Wednesday. They will be
at the 10 a.m. service and 6 p.m.
service on Sunday, Feb. 5 and at 7
p.m. on Monday through
Wednesday.
Project Uplift needs men and
male-female teams to be big broth­ers
and sisters to Lee County chil­dren.
Next training session is
Sunday, Feb. 12, 1-6 p.m., 2326
Haley Center. For details, call 844-
4430 or visit 1133 HC. All majors
welcome.
Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political
Science Honor Society, is now tak­ing
applications. Offices are in
Haley Center, 7th floor. Due date:
Feb. 3.
Foy and Cater Hall. Deadline
apply is Feb. 9,4:45 p.m.
Camp War Eagle, Auburn's new
summer orientation, is accepting
applications for 35 camp coun­selors.
Applications available in
Greek Women's Bible Study
Thursday, Feb. 2, 5:15 p.m., Alpha
Delta Pi chapter room (Dunn
Hall). Sponsored by Panhellenic.
PFLAG is here! PFLAG promotes
the well-being of gay, lesbian and
bisexual persons, their families
and friends and acts to create a
society respectful of human diver­sity.
For info: 317-2509.
Alpha Epsilon Lambda, a gradu­ate
and professional student
honor society, is seeking applica­tions
. for membership.
Requirements are a minimum 3.5
GPA and active in university ser­vice.
Contact Julie Harrington at
844-5610 or the Graduate School at
844-2124 for forms.
Interested in learning helpful
interviewing techniques for cam­pus
and career interviews? Don't
miss the Cater Society Workshop
on Feb. 16. Campus interviewing
session: 3-4 p.m., 208 Foy. Career
interviewing session: 3-4 p.m., 203
Foy. Everyone is welcome.
The Study Abroad/ Exchange
Program The HE awards scholar­ships
for business related year
long study abroad programs AND
for study abroad summer 1995.
The HE also awards grants for
study abroad 1995 and academic
year 1995-96 where any major is
eligible. Applications are available
at Study Abroad/ Exchange, 146
Lowder Business Building, 844-
4504. Deadline: March 29,1995.
Phi Eta Sigma scholarship appli­cations
available to any member.
Pick up application form in Foy
Union 228. Deadline Feb. 20.
Black Student Union 6th Annual
Fashion Show "Direction of
Fashion" will be held Sat., Feb. 4,
Foy Union Ballroom. Lingerie,
swimwear, and live entertain­ment.
For more info, call BSU
office at 844-2402 or Eddra at
821-9924.
Delta Sigma Pi professional busi­ness
fraternity recruitment Feb. 6,
7 and 9. Info call 887-8991 Shana
Parrish or look on sandwich board
in Business Building.
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Student Health Services presents
the Fresh Start Program devel­oped
by the American Cancer
Society to assist individuals who
wish to stop smoking. The final
session is Wednesday, February 8,
3:30-4:30 p.m. No fee. For more
info, or to register, call 844-6101, or
go by Room 101, Drake Student
Health Center.
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5 p.m., Delta Zeta Chapter room
(Dobbs Hall).
Marine Biological Society meets
Feb. 6, 7 p.m., Zary Hall 136.
Attended if you want to register
for the Dauphin Island Sea Lab or
go on the Manatee Trip.
Chattahoochee Valley Chapter of
APICS meets Feb. 7, Foy Union.
Dr. Jim Cox will do a presentation
on performance measurement.
Interested persons contact
Gaylene Morin 479-7500.
Reservations deadline noon, Feb.
3.
Phi Eta Sigma scholarship review
committee meets Feb. 21, 3 p.m.,
Foy Union 320. open to any Phi
Eta Sigma member.
Society for Human Resource
Management will have a speaker
at the Feb. 7 meeting. The topic
will be "Training and
Development." Come to Room
124 in the Business Building at 7
p.m. Dress is casual.
ROTC Officers' Christian
Fellowship (OFC) continues Dr.
James Dobson's acclaimed video
series, "Life on the Edge." Part II is
tonight (Feb.2), 7-8 p.m., Nichols
Center, Air Force Library.
Everyone is invited.
Amnesty International meets
every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in
Biggin Hall 116.
The Auburn Bicycle Club meets
Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., 208 Foy Union.
Questions call Brian Clark 826-
1708.
United Vegetarians and Animal
Rights Alliance will meet every
Thursday at 6 p.m. in Biggin Hail
116.
Horticulture Forum meets first
and third Tuesdays each month in
Funchess 160. Everyone is wel­come.
Free food.
Tiger Cub Staff meets
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. All inter­ested
parties are welcome. For
more info., call 844-8282.
The Auburn Gay and Lesbian
Association meets each
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in 3353
Haley Center. Everyone is wel­come.
For more info., call 887-
7638.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Support
Group meets Tuesdays, l-2:30p.m.
PACS- Drake Health Center: call
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LOCAL
Door-to-door driveway-paving solicitation presumed to be work of con artist
A con artist may be swindling buyers of driveway-paving services, according to Lt. James Majors
of the Lee County Sheriff's Department.
The door-to-door 'salesman' typically tells the homeowner he has material left from another job and
will pave the driveway for $1.50. After the job is done,the homeowner finds out the charge is $1.50
per square foot, or about $1,050.
compiled from The Opelika-Auburn News reports
Lee County public-fishing lake to reopen with improvements Feb. 1
Conntv 1.3kp- nnp r>f Lee County Lake, one of 7200 ssttaattep--onwwnnpeHd aannrdl nonpperraattperdi rpmubWliicr ffiicshhiinncgr llaaVkpecs iinn AAllaaVbiaammaa , TwAiMlIlI rrae open
for the season February 1 at 6 p.m. While it has been closed, the lake,located on Lee Road 146 (Moore's
Mill road) about 6 miles southeast of Opelika, has undergone improvements including the stocking
<">f several thousand channel catfish.
—compiled from The Opelika-Auburn News reports
STATE
Judge rules former Birmingham police chief incompetent to stand trial
Former Birmingham police chief Arthur Deutcsh was ruled still incapable of standing trial on
charges of tampering with arrest records of the daughter of Birmingham Mayor Richard
Arrington.Three years after Deutcsh's fall down the steps of City Hall, Jefferson County Circuit Judge
James Hard ruled that Deutcsh's brain was so damaged from the fall that he is incapable of assisting
in his own defense, making him incompetent to stand trial.
A new competency hearing has been set for Aug. 4. The misdemeanor charges will be dismissed if
there is no change in Deutcsh's condition.
—compiled from The Opelika-Auburn News reports
SiegeIman's Jan. 16 inaugural fireworks frighten Montgomery residents
Residents of Montgomery's Houston Hills neighborhood were angered by the fireworks display
that accompanied Lt. Gov. Don Siegelman's inaugural celebration. Some residents apparently mis­took
the noise of the fireworks for gunfire.
"People thought it was the gangs. People were running up under their beds. People are still shak­ing,"
said Velma Ballard, president of the Houston Hills Community Organization.
More than 20 residents met Jan. 25 and have decided to retain Montgomery lawyer Julian
McPhillips to handle their complaints about the display.
—compiled from The Opelika-Auburn News reports
Trustees Continued from page A1
made a motion for an increase that was accepted by Student Government Association President
the Board.
"Housing is reviewed regularly," Muse said,
adding that "to keep it physically sound," the
University must increase the cost of housing.
The rise in housing costs will go into effect fall
quarter 1995.
Michael Musselwhite was also at the meeting. He
thanked the Board for establishing the escort service
on campus.
Musselwhite reported that since the service has
been available, it has escorted more than 100 women
across campus.
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$24,500 to reimburse the city for
most of the expenses charged to
the city by Municon," Moore said.
"We signed a settlement with
the city. There was no doubt we
had problems in the system, but
we've tried to fix them," Summers
said.
"We've grounded 80 percent of
the homes in Opelika, and the city
has given us 12 months to ground
the rest of the homes," Summers
said.
Summers said the 2,000 viola­tions
the city claimed Telecable
had committed are exaggerated.
"The city has many of the same
violations in their power system
they accused us of," Summers
said, "and they've never done
anything about it."
The continuation of the evalua­tions
is up to the council, Moore
said.
"It is an ongoing thing now;
they're solving one thing at a
time."
Part of the ongoing process is
checking on the franchise fee
added to each customer's monthly
bill because it may be illegal for
Telecable to charge this fee to its
customers, Moore said.
However, Summers said, "Yes, it
is legal. By FCC regulation, we're
allowed to pass that franchise fee
to our customers.
"Municon dropped that issue
when they found out they were
wrong," he added.
Budgets
$118,137 last year.
"We're asking this year for $113,
767, which is a 3.7 percent
decrease in the request," said Jay
Brandrup, SGA Treasurer. "We're
cutting 24 (line items); 19 are staying
the same, and only three are increas­ing.
"I'm trying to hopefully set a
precedent for future B&F funds,"
Brandrup said. "To be honest, come
in for what you need and not try to
cause a lot of hostility and in-fight­ing
among projects. I think it's up to
Continued from page A1
SGA to take a leadership stance."
This honesty is different from past
years, Brandrup said. "It used to be
that if you needed $100,000, you
asked for $150,000 and hoped you'd
only be cut by $45,000. That was
ridiculous."
The 12 student activity fee pro­jects
requesting money are the
University Program Council,
Recreational Services, the Graduate
Student Organization, WEGL, The
Circle, International Student
Organization, SGA, Black Student
Union, Performing Arts, Tiger Cub,
SGA Vet Med and The Glomertita.
These projects have been allocated
funds for at least the past two years.
"Each of the projects is represent­ed
by one member of the B&F com­mittee,"
Speakman said. Each pro­ject's
representative presents its
budget request to the committee,
answering any questions that arise.
Presentations by project represen­tatives
to the full senate will begin
Feb. 6.
Education Continued from page A1
high school graduate, in 1992 dol­lars,
could expect lifetime earn­ings
of about $821,000, but a per­son
with a bachelor's degree
could expect to earn about $1.4
million. "So you can see it in black
and white, the importance of stay­ing
in school," Bogie said.
Although his report was purely
statistical, Bogie said community
attitudes affect levels of educa­tional
attainment, and he encour­aged
efforts by all to improve edu­cation.
Bogie said college students can
help by volunteering in programs
to help potential dropouts and by
tutoring in local schools. "Positive
attitudes on the part of adults
can't help but rub off on children."
Nationally, Alabama ranks 46 in
percentage of high school gradu­ates
and 44 for percentage of col­lege
graduates.
Although the number of col­lege-
aged people in the state
decreased in the 1980s, enrollment
in Alabama colleges increased
during that time.
Between 1950 and 1990 the per­centage
of high school graduates
increased from 21.1 percent to 66.9
percent. The percentage of college
graduates increased from 3.6 per­cent
to 15.7 percent.
Among blacks, the number of
high school graduates has
increased from 7.1 percent in 1950
to 55.4 percent in 1990. The per­centage
of blacks who graduated
college increased from 1.4 percent
to 10.1 percent.
And in the 1980s the number of
women college graduates
increased 57 percent. In Alabama,
18.2 percent of men have graduat­ed
college, and 13.5 percent of
women are college graduates.
Madison County was the most
educated county in Alabama, with
80.2 percent of its adult popula­tion
having a high school degree.
Lee County was seventh with 73.2
percent.
Winston County ranked lowest
in high school graduates with 48.8
percent, and Bibb County ranked
lowest in college graduates, with
4.7 percent. According to Bogie,
urban areas had higher levels of
educational attainment than rural
areas, particularly in south
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State of the Union Address garners unfavorable responses
Locals react with criticism
to presidential speech
By Tanya Holt
Assistant Copy Editor
In a State of the Union Address that was an unusu­al
two hours long, President Clinton addressed some
of the major issues on the minds of the American
population.
One topic was tax breaks for the middle class,
which Clinton advocates especially for families with
children younger than 13 or children in college.
He also spoke of teen pregnancy, welfare reform,
cutting spending and the Brady Bill.
Christa D. Slaton, assistant professor of political
science, described how she felt about what Clinton
had to say.
"I kind of agree with a lot of people who have
indicated Bill Clinton tries to be all things to all peo­ple,"
Slaton said.
Slaton said she's not really sure what Clinton's
main objective is because he seems to have guaran­teed
many things.
"(Clinton) promises-more than he could ever pos­sibly
ever deliver."
Slaton said she believed, however, that the presi­dent
does mean well.
"I think he has good intentions, but he doesn't
know how to get things done.
"He has an idea of where he wants to go, but even
his own supporters see him as wishy-washy and
indecisive," Slaton said.
James Barth, Lowder Eminent Scholar in the
College of Business, explained what he thought
about the president's speech.
"He just gave a speech," Barth said. "A long and
somewhat boring speech.
"He's beginning to change his policies due to the
Republican takeover of Congress," Barth noted.
"He may begin to do more things, by working
with the Congress, that benefit the economy rather
than harm it."
Barth said it is time the president did something to
cut federal spending.
"It's time for the president to work with Congress
and reduce federal spending and reduce tax rates."
Barth stressed how important it was for Clinton to
do something with the economy.
"The American public is not getting its money's
worth from the American government as it current­ly
operates," Barth said.
Slaton agreed, saying, "He's leaving a lot of people
disappointed in what he's doing, including his own
supporters."
Proposed minimum wage increase
spawns conflicting opinions at Ail
By Jeffrey Feagin
Staff Writer
During his State of the Union
address Tuesday Jan. 24,
President Bill Clinton proposed
an increase in the current mini­mum
wage of $4.25 an hour.
According to the Jan. 23, 1995,
issue of Time magazine,
Democrats have recently pointed
out that mini-
Associate professor of econom­ics
Daniel Gropper strongly
opposes Clinton's proposal. He
believes teenagers and the South
will be adversely affected.
"Most estimates predict that
with a 15 percent increase, 50,000
to 250,000 jobs will be lost, mostly
hitting teenagers and those just
entering the
Gropper said.
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mum wage is at
a 40-year low in
constant dol­lars.
The pro­posal
would
raise the 4-year-old
rate to $5 an
hour.
On the
Auburn cam­pus,
people
have conflicting
opinions of
whether this
measure would be beneficial.
Stuart LaGroue, 02HRM, who
works at Sewell Dining Hall, said
he favors an increase.
"It should be raised. I would
rather have another dollar an
hour since I am in a position of
being paid minimum wage."
Keely Beasecker, owner of
Niffer's Place restaurant, opposes
a higher minimum wage.
"It would affect us because we
are known for our l©w prices, and
when (minimum wage) goes up,
we would have to raise our
prices.
"The people we have working
for us, most of them, deserve that
type of an increase, but I would
like to be the one who makes that
decision and not the govern-
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that with a 15 percent
increase, 50,000 to 250,000
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DANIEL GROPPER
Associate professor of economics
work force,"
"What might
happen is that
instead of hiring
eight employ­ees,
the owner
will now only
hire seven.
Instead of com­ing
into work at
5, the employee
now is asked to
come in at 6."
Gropper said
the argument
that people can­not
live on $4.25 an hour is moot
since 70 to 75 percent of people
making minimum wage are not
supporting themselves. Many are
students who are still financially
supported by their parents,
Gropper added.
"The South will be worst hit
with an increase because, first,
this is a lower wage area and, sec­ond,
there is a lower cost of living
here," Gropper said.
However, Gropper said the cen­tral
part of the country, as well as
unionized labor, will benefit from
an increased minimum wage.
According to Gropper, inflation
would not be affected.
He said, "Inflation will be more
affected by what the Federal
Reserve does to interest rates."
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Nearsighted
have option
of surgery
By Amy French
Copy Editor
Dr. Bert Anz has cured more
than 90 patients of myopia, the
dreaded condition more common­ly
known as near-sightedness.
Jan. 18, Anz gave an audience of
hopeful myopes at the Auburn
Public Library the low-down on
whether he could do it for them,
too.
Anz is an ophthalmologist at the
Medical Arts Eye Clinic in
Opelika, and his presentation on
radial keratotomy, or RK surgery,
was the latest installment in East
Alabama Medical Clinic's commu­nity-
education series on health
issues.
Judy Shears of Salem attended
the seminar with the hope that it
would assuage fears she had har­bored
since first hearing of the
surgery about 10 years ago.
Shears said she had heard that
after the surgery, the formation of
scar tissue made the eyes increas­ingly
light-sensitive and could
even leave patients with worse
vision than before.
"I'm not brave enough yet," she
said, but added that it sure would
be nice to be able to see without
her contact lenses.
"When I go to the beach, you
know, the wind blowing in your
face dries out your eyes, and that's
so uncomfortable. Then when you
get in the water and get splashed,
your contacts shift and may come
out," Shears said. So I try to go
without my contacts, but you
don't see much of the beach that
way."
According to Anz, the 15-minute
Cornea
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In the condition known as nearsightedness, light rays focus in front of the retina.
procedure is no cause for fear.
New technology and equipment
allow more accurate measure­ments
of the eye than were possi­ble
in 1979, when the procedure
was introduced.
This enables ophthalmologic
surgeons to tailor incisions to each
patient's needs. The less individu­alized
procedure of old, as well as
less knowledge about the respons­es
of tissue and healing in the eye,
caused most of the side effects
Shears had heard about.
Though some patients do expe­rience
mild side effects, such as
seeing a "starburst effect" around
sources of artificial light at night,
Anz said studies spanning from
1988-1992 indicate that 100 percent
of RK patients' vision improves,
and 96 percent attain eyesight
good enough to drive without cor­rective
lenses.
For $950 per eye, Shears and
most other myopes, who comprise
one-fourth of the world's popula­tion,
can toss their prescriptions
into the sea;
Asked if the surgery was
painful, Anz said jokingly, "Well,
sometimes if I do lots of surgeries
in one day, my hand gets kind of
sore." Seriously, he said most
patients experience no pain during
the surgery or the healing process.
So many people have opted for
RK surgery that the few insurance
companies that used to cover this
elective surgery quit in 1993, Anz
said.
However, not everyone is a can­didate
for this kind of eye surgery.
Extremely poor vision, such a pre­scription
of negative six or worse,
or problems, such as especially
dry or ulcer-prone eyes, can
increase the risks of the procedure,
Anz said. Prospective RK patients
should check with their
optometrists to see if they are
good candidates for the surgery. In
addition, the Medical Arts Eye
Clinic offers free screenings, as
well as informational pamphlets
and videos on radial keratotomy.
To learn more, call 749-1486 in
the Auburn-Opelika area, or call
the clinic's toll-free number, 1-800-
326-9973.
Staff Writer
Niffer's Place, a locally owned
restaurant on the Opelika
Highway, gives back to the com­munity
every week.
Tuesday is charity day at
Niffer's, and anyone can con­tribute,
said Lisa Beier, manager at
Niffer's.
From 11 a.m.
to 10:30 p.m., 5
percent of sales
go to charities of
the customers'
choice.
"Money raised
depends on the
turnout or how
many people
that organiza­tion
sends in,"
Beier said.
Customers can
come in and fill
out a card for the charity of their
choice, and their money will be
contributed.
Owners Jack Fisher and Keely
Beasecker started charity day
shortly after their restaurant
opened about three years ago,
Beier said.
"Jack and Keely just wanted to
give back to the community," she
said.
To be a part of the program,
charities must contact Beasecker.
"They must contact Keely, and
she has certain criteria that they
must meet," Beier said.
Many non-profit organizations
in the area are involved, such as
//
Project Uplift, the Humane
Society, Boy and Girl Scouts, AIDS
Outreach, Aim for Infants and the
Boys' and Girls' clubs.
Auburn City Schools' Parent
Teachers Associations are actively
involved in raising money, Beier
said.
"Wright's Mill Road and Carey
Woods Elementary Schools have
had a great turnout from their
PTA."
Niffer's
will start a new
program soon
that will include
some students
at Auburn.
A 1 1
sororities on
campus can
compete to raise
money for. the
charity of their
choice, Beier
said.
Starting spring quarter, mem­bers
can come in and collect a cer­tain
number of points for the
number of people they send in,
Beier said.
The sorority with the most
points at the end of the quarter
will win money for charity in its
name, Beier said.
"I don't know if the contest will
continue longer. Right now, it is
just a one-quarter thing," Beier
said.
Customers have responded well
to charity day, Beier said.
"We get a very good response
from customers. They are very
positive."
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the turnout or how many
people that organization
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Nutrition, fitness seminar discusses healthy lifestyle changes
By Britton Turner
StaftWriter
For those in Auburn looking to
maximize their athletic potential
or just wanting more information
on proper nutrition, Kaz Fitness
Center on N. College St. offered
some answers Sunday.
Kaz offered a nutrition and
sports-performance seminar led
by Mark DeBellis, an Exercise
Physiologist.
DeBellis has an undergraduate
degree in health science and a
master's degree in exercise physi­ology.
While a student, DeBellis
worked with strength programs,
training athletes in men's and
women's basketball, women's
gymnastics, baseball, swimming
and track.
The seminar was open to the
public and was free with a canned-good
donation. According to
DeBellis, about 30 people partici­pated.
The canned goods were col­lected
for the Auburn Food Bank.
One topic of discussion was
how carbohydrates, fats and pro­teins
in the diet pertain to exercise,
with the focus on carbohydrates.
"(Carbohydrates are) the main
source of fuel an athlete uses,"
DeBellis said, emphasizing the
importance of eating a diet high in
carbohydrates to avoid getting
into a carb-depleted state.
Another key topic discussed
was the ongoing debate between
researchers concerning carbohy­drates
versus proteins.
"Most people take in too much
protein in their diet. Most people
need anywhere from 0.8 to 1.5
grams of protein per kilogram of
body weight," DeBellis said. This
incudes athletes who take in
excess protein thinking they will
build more muscle.
"Intense athletes, such as
Olympic athletes or elite body­builders,
may need a little bit more
protein than the average person,
but not much," DeBellis said.
Excess protein intake can keep
an athlete from achieving peak
performance, he added.
"Your body can only utilize so
much. Athletes would do better if
they focused in on a high carbohy­drate
diet instead of a lot of pro­tein."
A high-carbohydrate diet
replenishes athletes' depleted glu­cose
and glycogen, giving them
more energy.
Concerning nutrition for the
general public, DeBellis said most
people take in too much fat and
are unaware of it.
The American and Canadian
Dietetic Association recommends
an intake of roughly 60 percent
carbohydrates, 20 percent proteins
and 10 to 15 percent fats.
These recommendations should
be tailored to each person's indi­vidual
needs. "There is no perfect
diet," DeBellis said.
One way people take in excess
fat is by misinterpreting fat-free
labels on packaging.
"A lot of people think that if
something says fat-free, they can
eat the whole box," DeBellis said,
adding that one sinful brownie
from grandmother is better than a
box of fat-free brownies.
Lowering fat content in the diet
is certainly a step in the right
direction. Getting quality carbohy­drates
in the right amounts also is
important, he said.
"A box of doughnuts is a poor
source of carbohydrates."
Don't forget that even if fat
intake is down, unused carbohy-
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Mark DeBellis, a Kaz fitness consultant, talks to a group about carbohydrates and fat.
drates and sugars are stored in the
most unsightly places if they
aren't used.
For those interested in eating
healthier, lifestyle changes and
dietary modifications may be in
order.
Cooking low-fat, high-carbohy­drate
meals at home takes more
time, but is well worth the extra
effort. Baking and broiling rneats
is a healthy alternative to frying,
DeBellis said.
"(Eating healthily) is not some­thing
students need to do a month
or two before spring break to get
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EDITORIALS & VIEWPOINTS
(JbeUubuni Plainsman
"Serving the Auburn community 101 years'
Jan Clifford
Editor
Chase Stephens
Managing Editor
Brian Pember
Business Manager
Adam Shilling
Creative Director
Amy French
Copy Editor
David Lazenby
Special Sections Editor
J. Thurston
Art Editor
Ashley Estes
News Editor
Greg Walker
Associate News Editor
J. Elizabeth Smith
Scope Editor
Brent Hollingsworth
Sports Editor
Alex White
Associate Sports Editor
Brian FitzSimmons
Photo Editor
First Assistants- Debra Burleson, Scott Butler, Cyndi Chasteen, Stephanie Morris,
Lianne Norcutt, Candy Parker, Charles Runnells
Aquatics Center deserves more
from this year's B&F hearings
Student Activity Fees should return to benefit students
who paid for more than lip-service, blue water
I t's bull and finagling time again-B and
F, or Budget and Finance. Call it what
you want, but it's the time of the year when
various organizations will do the belly-crawl
to Student Government Association's
famed committee to ask for 1995-96 funding.
With 5.24 percent less in its budget than
last year, the student activity fees' piggy
bank may sqeal louder this year when stuck.
More appropriately, the projects involved
may squeal louder.
A pat on the back, however, is owed to
SGA for biting the bullet itself and setting
what Treasurer Jay Brandrup calls the
"precedent" for other projects. Way to be a
leader, SGA.
The Plainsman hopes the 'slash and hack'
motto for this year truly sticks for SGA
when it sees in black and white some of the
sacrifices — something at which last year's
group balked.
We hope no more cushy flights to
University of Florida's Better Relations Day
are budgeted in for Mr. or Ms. SGA
President and a few lucky advisors.
In fact, if such a decision even comes up,
point your ethical noses in the direction of
the Aquatics Center.
Sniff the chlorine student activity fees
were raised to pay for two years ago, but
was zero-funded at last year's bull and
finagling sessions resulting in fewer hours
available to students.
Argue all you want about how special
projects — like the Aquatics Center — once
funded, will keep coming back to you. But
remember, in your logical heads, that's not
the point.
The point, dear leaders, is that the
Aquatics Center was funded from raised
student fees.
We didn't agree to pay for it so we could
go by and look at the pretty blue water
without jumping in.
Trustees should thoroughly research
specific consequences of tuition hike
Plainsman urges Board to use extra time to ensure
University doesn't sacrifice quality to save pennies
The waiting game has begun as the
Board of Trustees decides whether a
tuition increase should be implement­ed
next year.
Expected to be voted on and approved at
Monday's meeting, the Board opted to put
the decision off until the March meeting.
Perhaps the members need more time to
evaluate the proposal.
Tlie Plainsman says thank you for not
rushing into this decision and asks that the
Board take its time in considering the mat­ter.
We also call for an explanation for the
proposed increase — an explanation that
goes beyond a comparative survey of other
universities' tuition costs.
Like all students, we want Auburn to
remain competitive so that our diplomas
pack the same punch they always have. But
most explanatory comparisons say
only," Auburn has one of the lowest tuitions
in the country for a comparable university."
That provides little more than quantita­tive
analysis. It could mean Auburn knows
how to pinch pennies without sacrificing
quality Then again, it might mean students
are suffering from that cost-cutting. Tell us.
We're adults.
Let us know the advantages we can
expect to gain from paying 5.7 percent
more. Let us know what impending dam­ages
we can expect to defer from the pro­posed
hike. Just don't whitewash with our
greenery.
Drake's appointment-only system
merits thank you, one admonition
While new arrangement at Student Health Center
seems good, concern is for just another doctor's office
They say necessity is the mother of
invention. And it looks as though
Drake Student Health Center took
careful notice of the necessity.
After years of students waiting in long
lines to be seen by a medical professional,
Drake has decided to go to an all appoint­ment
system.
The aim, of course, is to eliminate the
wait and be more efficient.
Thank you, thank you, Drake.
The Plainsman does have one concern. We
hope in the endeavor to become more
streamlined, the Student Health Center
does not become what most doctor's offices
are: another place to wait hours for an
already-made appointment.
We understand that some waiting is
inevitable. But please take care not to be just
another private doctor's office.
Afterall, students already have several of
those to choose from in the area.
In general, the idea sounds terrific, and
The Plainsman reminds students to make
appointments so that the system will indeed
work to the benefit of us all.
Emergencies, of course, are different situa­tions,
and Drake still accepts those walk-ins.
The expression of this newspaper's opinion is restricted to this page. The unsigned columns above
reflect the views of The Plainsman's editorial board which is comprised of the executive staff and sec­tion
editors. Other opinion, often contrasting, is offered in adjoining columns.
Don't judge others, get to know them
Edgar Allen Poe said it all in one
sentence:
All that we see or seem is but a dream
within a dream.
Things aren't always as they
appear — that's what we've been
taught for years.
So why is it so hard to comply
with this idea?
Call it human nature. Call it
being a good judge of character. Call
it ignorance. Everybody suffers
from the ills of judgement, no mat­ter
what they say.
Stereotypes are an epidemic in
today's society. For years, stereo­types
have hindered society from
becoming the melting pot of great
open minds that it could be.
For instance, last week I was
watching a television show that
blatantly portrayed an overweight
man as a couch potato, and I heard
a song that portrayed beautiful
women as helpless, brainless sex
objects.
We wonder, while watching tele­vision
or listening to the radio,
why these labels are placed on the
undeserving, when all along it
stares us in the face or blares in our
ears. It seems the most influential
voices of today are the most dan­gerous.
The funny thing is, we all con­sciously
or unconsciously abide by
these stereotypes in some way.
Stephanie Morris
I know I'm guilty of it. It took
my own getting slapped in face
with a label to make me see that
what goes around definitely comes
around.
Recently a friend of mine told me
I lacked "common sense" and
"street smarts." While I'm sure this
is not altogether unfounded, his
reasons for believing so were.
Basically I was told that my "lack
of experience" in life made me lack
common sense.
And so often I have found that
being a devoted Christian earns me
the label of a naive Utopist with
unattainable, unrealistic ideals — a
weak, misled individual. When all
along, the only ones who apparent­ly
are misled are the ones who
judge.
While feeling sorry for myself, I
realized that I am guilty of judging
others also. I do so everyday.
It's hard to control thoughts.
That little creature that screams out
judgments in our heads whenever
we see someone in passing is hard
to tame.
But it helps to remember back to
all the times the stereotypes have
hit a little too close to home, like
the kid in gym class who said you
were too short to play basketball,
or the employer who said you were
too liberal to be level-headed. We
all know how extremely frustrating
it is to be misunderstood.
There is no panacea for stereo­types,
but there is a way to treat
the disease, and that is to be aware
that your pointing finger is very
small amongst the crowd of fingers
society is constantly pointing back
at you.
/ looked into the mirror, proud as I
could be, and I saw my pointing finger
pointing back at me, saying who
named you accuser? Who gave you the
scales? I hung my head in sorrow; I
could almost feel the nails. I said, 'Is
this how it is to be crucified and
judged, without love?'
— from Amy Grant's
What About the Love
written by Kye Fleming
and Janis Ian
Stephanie Morris is an Asst. Copy
Editor for The Auburn Plainsman
Hello, Lionel, it's you I'm looking for
Jimmy Buffett. Wow, what a guy.
He makes great music; he sings
about things most college students
dream about. What a great guy
Lionel Richie. Great musician, —
makes really good music. I actually
own his greatest hits collection.
Emmylou Harris — she sings
about strong women, about making
it in the world without a man. She
talks of life with a cheatin' man. I
mean, I don't really dig her, but hey,
she seemed OK.
At least that is how I felt about
these people before I attended the
Alabama Music Hall of Fame induc­tion
ceremony.
These three performers were
nominated for induction into the
Hall of Fame, and they didn't even
show up for the ceremony.
Lionel Richie was even nominat­ed
twice. Once as a solo act and as a
member of the Commodores.
The Commodores showed up and
were inducted into the Hall of
Fame, so where was Lionel? Is he so
busy that he can't even attend a
three-hour ceremony honoring him
and his work?
I mean, for God's sake, he was
being honored by the state he was
born in, or did he forget that he once
resided in Alabama?
Emmylou, why? why? why?
What was she so busy doing that
she couldn't attend the ceremony?
She hasn't had a hit record in
years so I know she wasn't out on a
world tour promoting an album.
Maybe she's just too good for the
Tanya Holt
state of Alabama these days.
And the "daddy" of them all —
Jimmy Buffett. I was so excited
about actually possibly meeting
Jimmy Buffett, or at least just hear­ing
him perform.
But, alas, it wasn't to be. Buffett
chose to brush off this ceremony just
like the previous two.
What was Jimmy so tied down
with that he couldn't attend a cere­mony
in which he was being hon­ored?
What kept him from a ceremony
given by the state in which he was
born, celebrating the music so many
of us know and love.
Jimmy — a man who was once a
journalism student himself here on
the Plains.
Why?
Martha Reeves, who moved out
of the state before she was a year
old, came to the ceremony, per­formed
and described how proud
she was to be thought of for such an
honor, unlike Lionel, Emmylou and
Jimmy, who obviously had much
more important things to do.
One of Alabama's greatest points
of pride is its musical talent. With
greats like Nat King Cole, W.C.
Handy and Hank Williams, anyone
should be proud to be thought of for
induction into the Alabama Music
Hall of Fame.
But I guess these three were just a
little too busy.
Whether Lionel was Running
With The Night or Dancing On The
Ceiling, I could never guess, but he
at least could have stopped by, if
only to say Hello.
And Emmylou, I don't know if
she was busy having Sweet Dreams
or if she was just a little too wasted
from Two More Bottles Of Wine. She
still has no excuse for not popping
in so she and her fans could be
Together Again.
And finally, Jimmy, Jimmy,
Jimmy, how could you do it? Was it
because you were lost in
Margaritaville, or were you just
enjoying that Cheeseburger In
Paradise. A person can only guess
about your whereabouts, but just
remember, Come Monday, your
diehard fans have still not forgotten
your absence.
For the nominees who attended
the ceremony I have two words:
Thank Youl
And for those artists who didn't
appear (Lionel, Emmylou and
Jimmy), I have three words:
SHAME ON YOU!
Tanya Holt is an Asst. Copy Editor
at The Auburn Plainsman
Student exposes deadline conspiracy
s
Deadlines. Everyone has them,
everyone hates them, and every
teacher loves to set them at the
worst possible times.
I understand the need for dead­lines.
I even agree with the theory
that deadlines teach and require
responsibility. I also understand
that out in the real world, as so many
people are fond of calling it, you
have deadlines that cost more than
a grade.
But come on; students are only
human, and three deadlines and no
telling how many tests in one week
is pushing the quest for responsi­bility
a bit too far.
I have three classes and a job. I
have a family, friends and an
attempt at a life. I know what
responsibility is, and I think I am
responsible. I do not need to prove
four or five times a week that I am
responsible. Yet every teacher I
have, or have had, schedules dead­lines
all in one week, along with
tests.
Then they say I'm irresponsible
because I miss a deadline, fail a test
Nicole Capps
or, God forbid, fall asleep in their
class. Because I am only human, I
need sleep. I may be young, I may
be healthy, but I only stay that way
with sleep.
This quarter alone, I average
three hours of sleep a night, and
most of that is at the end of the
week when I finally say forget the
deadlines and become comatose.
The beginning of the week is
spent being responsible by meeting
my job deadlines and a few of my
academic deadlines, praying I can
up hold my family and friend
responsibilities and get sleep.
I truly believe that teachers plan
deadlines just to kill students, just'
because they were called irrespon­sible
when they were young or
because they got no sleep meeting
their own deadlines.
Journalism, communication,
engineering and architecture
departments are just a few of the
conspirators in the "Kill All
Responsible Students" campaign.
No one can argue that the only
students not losing their minds are
freshmen that don't have deadlines
yet or the students that don't make
all their deadlines. You can spot
them by the mere fact you see them
in the daylight outside of classes.
Everyone else you find in the
library, at home chained to books
and computers, in classes or at
work 24 hours a day during the
week.
So, to all my friends: Maybe I'll
see you this weekend, if I'm not in
a coma.
Nicole Capps is an Asst. News
Editor at The Auburn Plainsman
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1995 Qlbe&iburnElamsinan SECTION A PAGE 9
LETTERS&EDITOR
Trustee speech enrages alumna
Editor, The Plainsman,
Although I am sure you are
aware of the speech Mr. Charles
Glover, member of the Board of
I*
Trustees gave at the December
graduation ceremonies, I wanted
to be sure you did. He read a let-
!• ter from a woman who com­plained
about the "deplorable
decorum" of Auburn's graduation
!* ceremonies. Many people
applauded him and gave him the
usual standing ovation simply
because he was speaking at
Auburn's graduation. I and my
family, however, sat quietly while
he basically made a fool of him­self.
Enclosed is a letter I sent to him
and to President Muse in
response to Mr. Glover's actions.
Of all the years I spent in "The
Loveliest Village on the Plains," I
never wrote any letters to the
paper. However, I'm asking that
you do publish a copy of my let­ter
to Mr. Glover so that Auburn
graduates-to-be have some idea
of what to expect at graduation
and that even to the end, some­one
will try to control your
thoughts if you will only let them.
Auburn graduates have the right
to celebrate graduation in their
own way, as long as no one gets
hurt, of course.
Thank you for allowing me this
opportunity. I graduated form
Auburn with my B.S. in 1991 and
my M. S- in 1993.
Again, thank you. And WAR
EAGLE!!
Ramona K. Pace
Class of '91 & '93
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THIS IS
MY PLAYING
WEIGHT.
Graduates deserve celebration
—*&^. •~2i:.
Editor, The Plainsman,
This is a response to the
actions of Charles Glover on
Dec. 9,1994. at the graduation
ceremonies at Auburn
University in Eaves Memorial
Coliseum in Auburn.
First of all, graduation was
neither the time nor the place
for you to use as an outlet for
your frustrations. To read the
letter of the woman who
thought the dignity was lost at
Auburn's graduation was tacky.
However, since in this country
we have certain rights, which
include the freedom of speech,
you had the right to read the
letter. I, however, believe it was
in poor taste.
I speak as a two-time gradu­ate
of Auburn. My husband,
also is a two-time graduate. My
brother graduated Dec. 9,1994.
We are DYE-HARD Auburn
people. After putting forth the
tuition of $650 per quarter, the
money for books, and the
money for living expenses, if
the graduates wish to celebrate
through the use of silly string,
champagne, or a blow-up alliga­tor,
or a Santa Claus, then that is
their right — through their
rights of free speech and rights
to demonstrate — even if you
think it is in poor taste. Do not
ever forget these graduates have
put a lot of money into the
economy of the city of Auburn
and the state of Alabama.
Without the students, there
would be no university/instruc­tion:
therefore no research or
extension either. Auburn's seal
states in order: Instruction,
Research, Extension. Do not
ever forget without the students
there would be no Board of
Trustees for you to be a member
of.
Graduation is a happy time. If
you cannot celebrate then, when
can you celebrate? I chose not to
carry any play items to either of
my graduations, but I had the
right to. Auburn people have
class, which was very evident
when the graduates temporarily
subsided their celebrations
while the two posthumous
degrees were awarded. (Both
awards received standing ova­tions
that were initiated by the
graduates themselves.)
I am proud to be an Auburn
graduate. I am not proud that
the administrators of Auburn
have the close-minded will to
attempt to curb the rights of
free speech and free demonstra­tion.
Auburn is where my heart
is. If you are a part of the
AUsome Auburn spirit and are
truly an American, you will
rethink your position.
War Eagle!!
Ramona K. Face
Class of '91 & '93
P
: Aspiring A zoner beseeches parking gods for gold-plated pass to paradise
Saturday morning, 6 a.m., my
second week here at Auburn. I
awoke to a ringing sound. I stam­mered
over toward my alarm
clock, hitting it several times.
"STOP!" I yelled as I pressed
every imaginable button on the
thing to shut it off.
My brain then kicked into first
gear, and I realized that it was my
phone and not my clock that had
been ringing. Once this had regis­tered,
I asked myself, "Who in the
heck is calling at 6 in the morn­ing?"
After several attempts, I actual­ly
picked up the phone.
"Hello," I muttered.
"Is this Andy ODonnell?"
"Yes," I replied.
"This is the Auburn Police
Department."
"MY GOD, WHAT HAVE I
DONE?" I gasped.
"You are parked illegally. If
you do not move your car, we
will have to tow it."
I pondered this for a moment.
I had parked in a C zone — and
I know it was a C zone because it
was about a buzillipn miles from
my dorm.
"Sir, I believe I am parked in C
zone."
"Indeed you are, son, but
you're not parked in the right C
zone. On game days, you can't
park in certain C zones because
they're reserved for football
fans."
"But. sir, I'm a football fan," I
said.
"We will tow your car if you do
not move it within the next half
Andy 0' Donnell
hour."
At this hour, I was still a little
bit out of it. I said to the officer,
"Listen, why don't you and your
evil, tow-truckin' henchmen, take
your freakin' coffee and dough­nuts
and leave me the heck alone.
Don't make me angry; you
wouldn't like me when I'm
angry."
Of course, what actually came
out of my mouth was "Yes, offi­cer,
sir, I'm sorry to be of trouble.
It won't happen again; I assure
you."
After I had fully awakened and
moved my car, I pondered the
Auburn parking philosophy. I
had actually only moved my car
about 15 feet across the street
from its original position.
Wait a minute — what's with
this? How come people who
don't even go to school here can
park wherever the hell they want
on game day and students who
actually pay to go here — and pay
for a parking pass — get kicked
out of bed at 6 in the morning to
go move their car so Joe Tailgate
can have some place to put his
damn grill?
Whoa, was that not the longest
question in the history of the
world? "I'd like "Things that tick
me off for $200, Alex."
As you can see, I'm not bitter
about this in the least.
Later that day, my hall director
presented me with a map that dis­played
the different C zones and
showed which were for students
and which were designated for
the football fans and which were
for alumni who had contributed
$30,000 or more — these, were, of
course, gold-plated.
The other parking areas includ­ed
B zones, which were for staff
and GTAs or people who could
whine enough so that the parking
gods finally just say "ALL
RIGHT, already, you can have
your B-zone pass, just get the
heck out of my office and leave
me alone."
The A zone is the highest of
zones. B and C dwellers lie awake
at night for hours dreaming about
what it would be like to have an
A-zone pass — I understand that
these are also gold-plated.
Apparently, a secret committee
meets every 10 years or so to
select "the chosen ones." These
elite usually have prevented some
holy war somewhere or found a
cure for a life-threatening disease.
It is not clear just what it takes
to become a part of the few, the
proud, the A zoners, but I'm sure
it's more than a D in Calculus.
Andy O' Donnell is a Staff Writer
for The Auburn Plainsman
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I nursday, February 2,1995/A-10 The Auburn Plainsman
Earth-friendly forestry program receives national recognition
IBy Ashley Estes
I News Editor
A resource-management pro-
'grarn sponsored by the Alabama
Forestry Planning Committee has
• been recognized nationally as an
j outstanding environmental effort.
; Renew America chose the
^TREASURE Forest program for
^recognition in its Environmental
• Success Index. The index contains
information about 1,600 outstand­ing
environmental programs
nationally.
TREASURE is an acronym for
Timber, Recreation,
Environmental Education,
Aesthetics for a Sustained Usable
Resource.
TREASURE Forest is also a can­didate
for Renew America's
National Award for
Environmental Sustainability,
based on its 1994 update and a
review by the National Awards
Council for Environmental
Sustainability.
TREASURE Forest was started
in August 1974, according to Tim
Gothard, reforestation specialist
with the Alabama Forestry
Planning Committee. The pro­gram
recognizes Alabama
landowners who manage their
land and resources in a way that
meets their personal objectives
and protects the environment.
"In July 1975, the first TREA­SURE
Forest was recognized in
Marengo County," Gothard said.
Since then, said Gothard, more
than 1,000 TREASURE Forests
have been recognized in Alabama.
Until 1990, Gothard said, TREA­SURE
Forest was a program exclu­sive
to Alabama.
"Now," said Gothard, "it's a
model for a national program."
Congress recently legislated the
National Stewardship Program,
which is a nationwide program
similar to the TREASURE Forest
program, Gothard said.
To have land designated as a
TREASURE Forest, the landowner
must demonstrate good multiple-resource
management, Gothard
said/'Management includes man­aging
timber, maintaining a
healthy forest and creating wood
products."
Wildlife is also important,
Gothard said. It's important that
landowners manage all different
types of wildlife and that their
resource management prove bene­ficial
to all wildlife.
TREASURE Forests are discov­ered
in different ways, Gothard
said.
"TREASURE Forest is well
known, and we have a lot of dif­ferent
national resource managers
who are practicing good resource
management on their property,"
Gothard said.
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ON THE PLAINS
"Serving the Auburn community 101 years" B Section
CAMPUS BRIEFS
ON CAMPUS
Impressionist helps AU celebrate Black History
The University Program Council is sponsoring a perfor­mance
by Darryl Van Leer.
Van Leer, an impressionist, will perform in the Foy Union
Ballroom Thursday at 7 p.m.
His repertoire includes impersonations of African American
personalities from Nat Turner to Thurgood Marshall.
USD A meets with local farmers about changes
State agency heads of the U.S. Department of Agriculture met
Tuesday in Auburn to discuss USDA reorganization and the
1995 farm bill.
The meeting, held in the Ham Wilson Livestock Arena, was
meant to inform those eligible for programs under farm-services
agencies.
The more than 1,200 local farmers and USDA producers pre­sent
also discussed crop insurance reform.
The meeting was to talk over changes in local USDA offices,
including closing and combining county programs.
—compiled from Opelika-Auburn News reports
OTHER CAMPUSES
Creative police work catches the UAB 'Scribbler'
A persistent vandal at the University of Alabama-
Birmingham's campus has been arrested.
The vandal, known as "The Scribbler," threatened several stu-dents
in the University Court Apartment complex. %
UAB police has been tracking the vandal since October of
1994.
Investigators refused to discuss how they caught the
Scribbler, but did say they had to use a creative technique.
—compiled from Kaleidoscope reports
Students receive alcoholic surprise after accident
Three students at the University of Florida were given 30,000
pounds of beer while watching television last week.
A tractor trailer filled with beer overturned on the sidewalk in
front of the undergraduates' house while they watched soap
operas.
The driver of the truck blamed the incident on the loads of
beer shifting when he went around a corner.
The beer was en route to Jacksonville.
—compiled from Alligator reports
Miss AU pageant begins tonight
By Dawn Kent
CHRISTY MUNGER
1994 Miss AU
Staff Writer
Twenty-three young women
will compete for scholarship
money and a spot in the Miss
Alabama Pageant this weekend
in the Miss Auburn' University
Pageant.
"This is our 10th year," said
John Burgess, director of Foy
Union. The pageant includes
swimsuit and evening gown com­petitions,
as well as talent and
interview contests. The winner of
the pageant goes on to represent
Auburn in the Miss Alabama
pageant this summer.
"In 1989, Miss Auburn
University, Jenny Jackson, won
the title of Miss Alabama and
placed fourth runner-up in the
Miss America Pageant," Burgess
said.
The University Program
Council is responsible for the
pageant, which awards tuition to
the top three contestants.
The winner receives three quar­ters
of tuition. The first runner-up
wins two quarters, and the
second runner-up gets one quar­ter
of tuition.
"The focus of our pageant is
mainly on scholarship and tal­ent,"
said Robert French, associ­ate
director of UPC. "We stress
the interview and talent por­tions."
The students competing sign
up to be in the pageant, French
said. Thursday morning, the
women each are interviewed by a
panel of judges. That afternoon,
swimsuit and evening gown pre­liminaries
are held. The talent
preliminaries are held Thursday
evening.
French said the judges are from
across the state.
"We try to bring in people that
have no ties to the University," he
said.
Friday, the top 10 contestants
are announced at the beginning of
the program, and the competition
starts again.
"It's like a brand new pageant,"
French said.
The finalists repeat the swim­suit,
evening gown and talent
competitions. The only portion
that stands is the interview.
The preliminaries and finals
will be held at the Student
Activities Center. The preliminar­ies
on Thursday night begin at 7
p.m., and the finals are Friday at 8
p.m.
Ten-point
grade scale
discussed
at Senate
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Monday night's Student Government Association
Senate meeting saw a heavy debate on a proposed
resolution by Winston Tucker.
The resolution, which was tabled at the last Senate
meeting, calls for a standardized 10-point grading
scale on tests and in classes.
One of the biggest arguments Tucker's resolution
faced was that the Senate was telling teachers how
to teach.
"This doesn't set quality," Tucker said. "It sets a
numerical value. We're not telling the teachers how
to teach."
Stuart Brown, head of the Student Interest
Committee, said he opposed the resolution.
"I don't think we're here to get the best possible
grade; we're here to get the best possible educa­tion,"
Brown said.
"We need to give our teachers enough credit to let
them grade their own courses," he said.
The resolution, in an amended form, was not
passed and will go to Senate next week.
Professor, writer market slimy delicacies
Hsieh, Rudloe explore strategies fhr selling Cannonball jellyfish
By Laura Fischer
Staff Writer
The slimy jellyfish that people trip over on
America's shores is considered gourmet cui­sine
by some Asian cultures.
Peggy Hsieh, an assistant professor in the
School of Human Sciences, is working with
Horida fisherman and writer, Jack Rudloe, in
an effort to develop a U.S. market for this
foreign delicacy.
Hsieh became involved in the jellyfish pro­ject
about two years ago when she read in
the Wall Street journal about Rudloe and
his.$j.e£ to proces^,the;Arne^ican ca^Onball.
jellyfish and export it to Asia; she said.
Hsieh contacted Rudloe, and they began to
work together.
Their complementary areas of expertise
benefit the project. While Hsieh's mastery
concentrates on the nutrient content and
quality, Rudloe "has the expertise to process
and the know-how to fish them," Hsieh said.
Hsieh said jellyfish contain about 95 per­cent
water, almost no fat and few calories.
"People serve jellyfish at a banquet or
some special occasion like a wedding or a
New Year's banquet," Hsieh said.
Why is this almost tasteless food consid­ered
a delicacy?
The appeal of the jellyfish comes from its
texture.
"It is so crunchy and crispy its hard to
imagine if you've never had this experience
to chew on the jellyfish. It crunches irt your
mouth," Hsieh said.
A Jellyfish cannot be eaten in its fresh
form. It must be processed in salt and alum
to remove the toxin, which stings swimmers.
Hsieh said that after the processing, a jelly-
The Auburn Plainsman/B. FITZSIMMONS
Hsieh rinses a Cannonball jellyfish after it has been processed. The
jellyfish will later be packaged and shipped for the Asian market.
fish transforms into an elastic yet crispy disc.
The jellyfish is shredded into a noodle
shape and served in a salad or with a sauce.
"There are hundreds of species of jellyfish,
but only, so far as I know; about, seven
species are edible," Hsieh said.
The cannonball jellyfish , is an edible,
species that is abundant iri the Gulf of
Mexico.
Jellyfish are a nuisance to the fisheries
because they eat the oyster and clam larvae
and clog the shrimp nets, Hsieh said.
"If we utilize the jellyfish, it is to the bene­fit
of the people," Hsieh said.
Potential buyers are interested in the can­nonball
jellyfish, Hsieh said. They have test­ed
samples and are impressed with the qual­ity.
Hsieh and Rudloe continue their research
on the nutrient content, chemical composi­tion
and different processing techniques.
However, Hsieh said, "We don't have any
grant money for this research. I just use my
extra time."
Hsieh and Rudloe await a response to a
proposal for federal support to continue the
project in the areas of harvesting and mar­keting
research.
The Auburn Plainsman®. FITZSIMMONS
The Science in Motion van travels to schools statewide.
High school students across
Alabama might not have to go to
science labs anymore. Now, the
laboratory can come straight to
them. And along with it comes
more than just the usual micro-
:;' scope. .. ;.;s.;'..;..;
Thousands of dollars worth of
modern lab equipment, plus
instructors, will come to
schools through a program c
"Science in Morion."
The Alabama Legislature
appropriated $1.97 million in
1994 to fund the program, which
sends "Science in Motion" vans
to schools statewide. Two of the
vans are at Auburn.
"We opted to have chemistry
and physics vans," said William
P. Perry, associate professor of
chemistry. '"But the program
includes three types <~> chemistry,
physics and biology."
Perry helped coordinate the
program at Auburn after getting
a call from the
Department of Education. The
University is one of Alabama's 11
regional in-service centers, which
involves post-teacher training.
Perry said the legislation dic­tated
that the "pilot sites'' for
"Science in Motion" would be at
the 11 regional in-service centers.
So f3r, only six sites have been
chosen, each getting two vans.
The six other sites for the vans
include: the University of South
Alabama, the University of
Alabama at Tuscaloosa and a
shared site between the
University oi Alabama at
Huntsville and Alabama A&M
The five-year-plan for
Alabama, is to have three vans,
instead of two, at each of the 11
regional in-service centers, "
said.
He added that Auburn hopes
to got a biology van, in addition
to its chemistry and physics vans.
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Thursday, February 2,1995 / B-2 The Auburn Plainsman
Chris Chalokwu
Title
Associate Professor of
Geology
Education
Ph.D Miami University
of Ohio
Hometown
Lagos, Nigeria
Time at Auburn
11 yrs.
Self-Portrait
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Drake moves to appointment system
By Greg Walker
Moderate on many issues.
Tennis.
Inspiration His parents, brothers and sis-ters,
who were all college
educated.
Associate News Editor
Administrators at Drake
Student Health Center want to
end the days of waiting for hours
to see a physician by spring. To
make this happen, Drake is con­verting
from a walk-in system, to a
full-time appointment system.
"We'd like to get the number of
appointments up to around 60 to
70 percent by spring," said Charles
Bohmann, associate director for
administration at Drake..
"Currently, the number of
appointments is around 30 per­cent,"
he said.
In the past, Drake has accepted a
majority of walk-in patients, only
scheduling appointments for cer­tain
parts of the clinic, such as for
gynecologic exams.
"We've been taking GYN
appointments for 10 years,"
Bohmann said. "We also make
appointments for physicals."
Bohmann said Drake got the
idea for the transformation from
several schools across the
Southeast, including the universi­ties
of Florida and South Carolina
at Columbia.
"The University of Florida has
been (making appointments) for
four years, and they are only up to
50 percent," he said.
"South Carolina has been doing
this for one year, and they already
have a 75 percent appointment
rate."
Drake Associate Director Pat
Ellis said the center has been try­ing
to get students to make
appointments since fall.
"More and more, we still need to
get the word out," Ellis said.
"We try to tell students about
the appointment system when
they come in for walk-ins," she
said.
"When they call in, charts are
pulled, and forms are already
filled out for them," Ellis added.
However, Drake's implementa­tion
of an appointment system
does not mean Drake will refuse to
see walk-in patients.
"If somebody walks in and they
really want to be seen, we'll see
them," she said.
Ellis said priority is still given to
students who are seriously ill and
those who make appointments.
"If we're talking about someone
who's sick, we usually get them in
for that day or at the latest, the
next day," she said.
Bohmann said the appointment
system is working so far, and he
can only see it getting better.
"We feel it's coming along nice-iy"
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Airman encourages cadets' dreams of equality
By Gloria P. Graham
Staff Writer
Tuskegee Airman Herbert
Carter encouraged Auburn's Air
Force ROTC cadets Friday not to
lose their dreams of going far in
the Air Force because of race or
religion.
Carter was one of the few black
men trained for World War II at
the Tuskegee Army Air Base near
what is now Tuskegee University.
When World War II began, blacks
were barred from the U.S Army
because the Army was segregated.
The Tuskegee Airmen integrated
the skies in World War II and
every other war until the Korean
War when segregation again
became predominant.
Eventually, a suit from the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
and other African-American orga­nizations
opened the door for the
Airmen.
During World War II, the
Tuskegee Airmen shot down 409
enemy aircraft. They became the
country's first black combat pilots.
The Airmen have been honored
with an exhibit in the National Air
and Space Museum in
Washington, D.C., which honors
the contributions by blacks in the
realm of aerospace and aviation.
Carter spoke to the young
cadets about their dreams of being
aviators in the Air Force.
He also spoke of his role model,
Benjamin O. Davis, the first black
general in the Air Force, who
encountered a great deal of dis­crimination
throughout military
school.
"All the (Tuskegee) Airmen
wanted was justice, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. We will fight
and give our lives for that in
America," Carter said.
He went on to explain that the'
Airmen found the antidote for "
racism — "efficiency and essence
in performance."
Carter encouraged every cadet
to create challenging situations for
people serving with them to rnaxi-.,.
mize productivity.
He also stressed to the cadets
"never to discriminate against a
person based on race or religion
and never deny a person under.
your command the education, per­sonal
development or job position
that would challenge their ability."
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Van Continued from page B1
The idea of providing modern
lab equipment for high school stu­dents
originated at Juniata College
in Pennsylvania seven years ago.
But Alabama's approach is distinct
because it is trying "to cover the
whole state" with the program,
Perry said.
"The other van projects have
one, maybe two, vans in all. We've
already got 12, and we plan on
having 33.
"We will be the only location
that is trying to do chemistry,
physics and biology," Perry
added. "The most common is usu­ally
chemistry."
Auburn became a part of
"Science in Motion" program last
summer. But "going out into the
schools" didn't actually start until
last fall.
John Halbrooks, a teacher in the
"Science in Motion" program,
agrees with Perry that the pro­gram
is a good one.
"The whole program is really
exciting," he said. "It's exciting to
think of the impact it has on the
whole state."
Halbrooks, who used to teach at
Lanier Sidney High School in
Montgomery, came to Auburn's
program for "the exposure to the
instrumentation and to share that
with high school students and
teachers."
Halbrooks works primarily with
the physics equipment, which
includes 16 Macintosh computers.
He introduces students to the
computers and teaches them how
to use the operating system.
He also teaches students to use
PASCO software. PASCO is the
company the physics instrumenta­tion
"plugs" into. All of the
physics equipment is computer-integrated.
"These things are to get the kids
ready for new equipment that is
coming in," Halbrooks said.
"Then, they can actually do the
experimentation."
Tracy Moore, a former chem-
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Students have an opportunity to use a variety of equipment.
istry teacher at Tallassee High
School, also drives Auburn's
"Science in Motion" vans. She
works primarily with the chem­istry
equipment.
"I never got to use this kind of
equipment, even when I was in
college," she said. "It's the kind of
thing most high school students
never have access to.
"I think the kids are really inter­ested,"
Moore added. "If you tell
them they're using a machine that
cost $5,000, they get excited and
feel important."
Moore tries to use common,
everyday materials in the experi­ments.
In one experiment, stu­dents
separate the colors in Kool-
Aid, and in another, they compare
the differences between generic
and name-brand aspirin.
Jan. 11, Moore conducted exper­iments
with a chemistry class at
Auburn High School, and the stu­dent
s analyzed how much alcohol
is in mouthwash. Moore ran the
lab inside the classroom while
Auburn High chemistry teacher
Leigh Nix helped the students
with the equipment.
Nix said the experiment was
good for her students, and she
plans to have the "Science in
Motion" van back in the future.
"The students really enjoyed it
because we don't have that kind of
equipment at the high school,"
Nix said.
Local high school teachers can
call Auburn and request the
equipment and instructors for spe­cific
times. As long as they are not
booked, Perry said, "John and
Tracy will go."
When Auburn's "Science in
Motion" van visits a high school, it
brings everything that is needed
— chemicals, supplies and instruc­tor
— at no cost to the school. And
the school doesn't have to replace
broken equipment that results
from misuse.
"If schools had the obligation of
replacing a $10,000 piece of equip­ment,
they're not going to invite
you," Perry said.
The type of equipment used is
the same type used in science
research labs, Perry said. The
equipment does leave the vans
and go into the classrooms for stu­dents
to use, he added.
"This is hands-on," Perry said.
"It is not a demonstration. It's an
actual laboratory for the students.
"This is the best thing I have
seen happen to secondary educa­tion
since I have been here at
Auburn," Perry said.
Auburn's "Science in Motion"
vans are scheduled to visit area
high schools in Reeltown, Eufaula,
Roanoke, Opelika, Tuskegee,
Bullock County and Montgomery
this month.
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The Juice is loose in Auburn's classrooms: studies of case receive media attention.
Classes study Simpson trial
Nicole Capps
Assistant News Editor
It you think going to class will
help you escape the O.J. Simpson
trial, you might be in for a surprise.
As opening statements slowly
progress, the media ensure that
audiences can find out the latest
scoop at just about any time and
any place. Because of this cover­age,
the trial has become a hot
topic in the classroom for many
professors.
Ted Becker, a professor of politi­cal
science, and Ric Smith, an
instructor in the communication
department, use the trial in their
classes. Last week, they found
themselves in the media, as well.
Smith entered the spotlight
when University Relations asked
to tape one of his classes that used
the trial. This led to at least seven
television, radio and newspaper
outlets running-stories Monday
and Tuesday about his use of the
trial.
Becker was drawn into the spot­light
when The Montgomery
Advertiser called about his use of
the coverage in his Politics and the
Media class.
Neither Becker nor Smith use
the Simpson trial just because it is
O.J. Simpson. They said they use
the trial as an example of the theo­ries
and laws that fuel the media.
Becker said he uses the trial to
show how the media "spends its
time on sensationalism, violence
and conflict."
Becker said he believes the
media's constant attention to sen­sational
cases, such as the Simpson
trial, and Susan Smith, takes time
away from relevant topics.
Smith uses the Simpson trial dif­ferently.
"What I've attempted to do in
(Media, Law and Regulation) and
(Broadcast News Writing) is exam­ine
how the trial is covered and
why the trial is covered," he said.
In Smith's classes, topics like pri­vacy
laws and conflicts between
the First Amendment and the right
to a fair trial are discussed in
detail.
"What it does is provide a real
live case that is before students
every day that can make these
issues very real and very appropri­ate
to what's going on in their
lives," Smith said.
"Any time you can take a class­room
issue and apply it to a cur­rent
situation, it has so much more
value."
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Once author Winston Groom dis­covered
the title character in Forrest
Gump, the novel practically wrote
itself.
The idea for the character came
in the winter of 1986, when Groom
traveled to Mobile, Ala., to visit his
father and escape the cold of New
York.
One night, Groom's father start­ed
reminiscing about his child­hood,
and he mentioned a retarded
boy all the children had chased and
teased.
The tormenting ended, however,
after the boy's mother taught him
how to play the piano, Groom said
in a speech at a crowded Foy Union
Ballroom Thursday.
"In the evenings, this exquisite
piano music would waft out from
this retarded boy's house, and so
the kids stopped teasing him...,
because they realized that was all
he could do, play the piano, and
that was enough," Groom said.
The germ for that character
spawned a novel and the film that
followed it.
The film-making process, how­ever,
with all the revisions in the
plot and in Gump's character,
proved unbearable for Groom. He
protested the changes so much he
was fired.
"Forrest was and he still is just as
real to me as any of you in this
room," Groom told the audience.
Still, Groom was hired back, this
time at a higher pay, and the movie
moved ahead. The producers
approved the fifth in a series of
scripts, Tom Hanks accepted the
lead role, and director Bob
Zemeckis, who shared Groom's
vision of the movie, took the reins.
Although only seven of about 40
major scenes made it into the
movie, the movie rose out of what
Groom called "development hell"
and into the production stage.
"No one, though, and especially
me, was prepared for the reaction
when the movie opened," Groom
said.
Forrest Gump became the No. 1
movie of 1994. So far, it's grossed
$296.5 million, and climbing.
But, not everyone was happy
with the movie.
"From under the rocks and out of
the woodwork, there came a back­lash,"
Groom said.
The nation's newspapers began
receiving letters to the editor criti­cizing
the film's glorification of a
retarded man. One article was
titled "Forrest Gump, National
CONTRIBUTED PHOTC
Forrest and Lt. Dan at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Folk Zero."
A former journalist, Groom said
he makes it a rule not to write let­ters
to the editor. In this case, he
made an exception.
"I got mad, and I figured, while
I'm not a letter-to-the-editor writer,
myself, there's nothing to stop old
Forrest from defending himself,"
Groom said.
So Groom wrote a letter to the
editor from Gump.
It read, "My Momma Gump
used to say there is a sourpuss in
every crowd, and it's normally best
to ignore them, and I normally
would except for one thing:
frankly, my feelings are hurt.
"The real truth of the story is
simple. It's about dignity."
Gump added that he lived his
life with dignity, and it was not
something that came from wealth
or fame or even intelligence.
The newspaper refused to print
it, Groom said, but he joked that
he's gotten plenty of mileage
telling the story at his speeches.
A graduate in English from the
University of Alabama, Groom
wrote seven other books, including
Gumpisms and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated
Conversations With the
Enemy.
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Proper diet, exercise help banish holiday fat
The holidays are past, and those
unwanted pounds are ever-pre­sent.
Are you thinking you are a
little heavier than you should be?
You're not alone! Half of all
Americans are on a diet.
More than $30 billion a year is
spent on weight-loss programs.
Most of these programs result in
short-term weight loss, but with
time, the weight usually returns.
Often, the "post-diet" weight is
greater than before the diet began.
This is because the body's compo­sition
changes with weight regain
— more fat, less muscle — which
slows down metabolism — your
body's rate of calorie burning.
Diets that are low-calorie do not
work! Eating too few calories can
actually lead to binging, muscle
loss and a
slowed metab­olism.
Here are
some hints for
successful
weight loss:
• Eat a vari­ety
of foods to
meet your
needs for ener­gy-
Unfortunately,
there is no
magical food
that supplies
all the needed
nutrients. Therefore, eat a mixture
of vegetables, fruits, starches pro­tein
foods and limited fats.
•Eat a moderate amount of
food. Be sensi­ble
and always
eat at least \,000
-1,200 calories
a day — for
women — or
1,200 -1,500
calories a day
— for men.
•Have a
balance of fats,
carbohydrates
and proteins at
each meal. This
helps to maxi­mize
stress and
limit "empty
calorie" snacks.
•Avoid eating just one large
meal a day. This causes "calories
loading," which causes the food to
be utilized less efficiently, therefore
causing more to be stored as fat.
•Exercise moderately and con­sistently
to boost the metabolism,
decrease your appetite and burn
more body fat. Strive for at least 30
minutes of an aerobic exercise at
least three times a week.
How much weight should you
lose weekly after you have started
a successful weigh regime? A
gradual weight loss of one half to
two pounds is recommended.
This rate allows you to: lose
body fat, not muscle; maintain
nutritionally balanced meals; and,
most important of all, maintain
your weight loss.
Carol Dillard is a registered dieti­cian
at Drake Student Health Center.
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Thursday, February 2,1995 / B-6 The Auburn Plainsman
Model U.N. participants celebrate 25 years of student involvement
By Tkra Anderson schools to
Staff Writer
Students and faculty from Auburn
joined several other area universities and
high schools in celebrating the 25th
anniversary of the Southeastern
Invitational Model United Nations Jan.
26-28.
The 1994-1995 secretariat and staff of
SIMUN welcomed participants from
Auburn, Juskegee University, Florida
State University, Emory University and
several area high schools Thursday morn­ing
in Foy Union, where the conference
was held.
The secretary general, Tom Crittenden,
04ME, said SIMUN was "founded in 1970
by the Student Government Association,
working together with the political sci­ence
department."
The conference, originally known as the
Auburn University Model United
Nations, changed its name in 1972 when
organizers invited other
Auburn for the event.
Crittenden said the organization's first
faculty adviser was Dan Nelson from the
political science department, who guided
the program for 20 years. ^ ^ _ —
The current adviser is
Michael Conniff, professor
of history at Auburn.
About participating in
Model U.N., delegate
Jason Koivu, 02MB, said, "I
like doing it because, num­ber
one, you get to discuss
current world issues.
Number two, you get an
opportunity to play the
role of someone else and
take his point of view, even if it goes
against your own personal view."
SIMUN comprises five committees,
emulating those of the real United
Nations in New York. The United Nations
was founded 50 years ago with 60 nations
and now has almost 200 member nations.
The committees include the General
Assembly, of which every nation is a part;
the Political and Security Committee; the
Special Political Committee; the
We do this for international awareness, greatly
enhanced critical thinking and public speaking, but mostly,
we do this forfun
•
Gen. Stacy Dawson
Assistant director and secretary of SIMUN
Economic, Social, Humanitarian and
Cultural Committee; and the Security
Council.
Each person or group chooses a country
and must research its foreign and interna­tional
policy goals.
Individual nations or groups of nations
write resolutions concerning current glob­al
issues, which are then debated during
the committee meetings. In addition, the
delegates are allowed to lobby for their
resolutions during a period
called Caucusing. The reso­lutions
and amendments
are voted on and passed
with a majority vote.
Parliamentarian Nan
Willis, 02CD, said the com­mittee
meetings were an
"opportunity for anyone to
jump in and be able to
speak on various topics. If
you enjoy debate, it's fun."
The part of Model U.N.
that Parliamentarian David Bergen, 06PO,
liked best was "the chance to do role-play­ing
and express views I wouldn't get to
otherwise."
Joelle Lee, a Florida State University
sophomore, said Model U.N. gave her "a
chance to deal with various types of peo­ple
by meeting them, making comments
on certain foreign issues, as well as
becoming aware of the different foreign
policies that exist."
Assistant Director and Secretary
General Stacy Dawson, 03PG, said,
"SIMUN is one of the few organizations
devoted to academic enjoyment outside of
the classroom.
"In their time here, students learn a
great deal about the world in which they
live. We do this for international aware­ness,
greatly enhanced critical thinking
and public speaking, but mostly, we do
this for fun."
A remark made by Crittenden in the
handbook offers one explanation: "The
enthusiasm of faculty advisers and stu­dents
here at Auburn and from all the
schools attending is what has kept
SIMUN running strong for the past 25
years and is the key to success for this
year's conference."
Interviews by Scott Butler Man on the Street Photos by Scott Butler & Brian Fitzsimmons
What do you think about the tuition hike the Board of Trustees tabled Monday?
Beatriz
Popma
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"I will not like the tuition
increase. There will be three of
us in my family going to school
in September so we don't want
a tuition increase. I do not
agree with it."
Chris
Krawczyk
01PT
"I would like to know what
the money is going for. I mean,
we already pay enough, espe­cially
when I have to pay out-of-
state."
Kerry
Smallhorn
01PN
"The hike of tuition would
make the likelihood of people
out of state to come to attend
Auburn University go down."
Erica Portis
02ME
"I feel that it should be
increased if it's going to bene­fit
student activities or help
academics, but definitely not
for pay increases."
Jamaal
Steward
01PZVY
"I disagree because it's
enough to pay out-of-state
tuition, books and expenses.
This already puts a huge bur­den
on students from the
beginning, plus I see no need
to raise tuition. Possibly, I
could see an increase if there
was a probable cause or an
emergency for the funds."
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