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Thursday, May 25, 1995 "Serring the Auburn community 101 years Volume 101, Number 25, 32 pages
• Ultrabox fraternity brawl leaves five injured
By S. Morris and G.Hadley
Staff Writers
The Ultrabox dancefloor was turned into a
fighting arena when a brawl broke out Friday
night and five people were injured.
"There were two people injured, who were
transported (to the hospital). There were three
other people with minor injuries that we saw,"
Auburn City Police Chief Ed Downing said.
According to police reports, "A member of
Kappa Alpha Psi was on stage doing a fraterni­ty
chant, and a member of Omega Psi Phi
pushed him off the stage. An all-out fight
erupted involving the two fraternities."
Jennifer Rovenko, 02PAR, witnessed the
fight.
"I was leaving and all of a sudden, I heard all
this commotion on the dance floor. The lights
came on the dance floor. I saw people getting
pushed to the bar area . . . It was like the worst
fight I'd ever seen," she said.
"I've seen a couple of fights (at the Ultrabox),
but it's been between one or two people, not
like whole groups getting in fights," she said.
David Hays, head bouncer at the Ultrabox,
said Friday's fight was the most serious con­frontation
the club has seen in three years.
"If at all possible, when somebody starts a
fight, we restrain them and remove them from
the building.
"This one we called the police because we
were afraid it would get out of hand," he said.
"Basically, the Omegas said, 'We are running
the show . . . and it came to blows," he said.
Hays said the same thing happened at the
club three years ago. The Kappas were
involved in that altercation, which resulted in
the removal of their charter.
"They've recently gotten all their charters
back. They were warned to stay out of trouble,"
Hays said.
"The biggest thing is, what happened Friday
night was not their fault. They were simply
defending themselves.
"The Kappas were there every Friday night,
and we never had trouble out of them," Hays
said.
"They just had a clash," Ultrabox manager
Greg West said. The Auburn Plainsman/DAVE HASBROUCK
See FRATERNITY / A-3 The Ultrabox will have increased security tomorrow night.
The end of an era . . . ,
A lovely sunset graces the Plains as
Auburn bids farewell to another academic
year. Spring quarter graduation will bejjne.ld
on June 7 at 2 p.m. at Beard-Eaves
Memorial Coliseum. Summer classes begin
June 15, and fall classes begin Sept. 21.
Police arrest AU student on
multiple counts of burglary
By Chris Parker
Staff Writer
Police arrested Christopher King, 04BSC, at
his home Tuesday, May 17, and charged him
with multiple counts of burglary, according to
Auburn City Police Lt. Michael Thee.
King was arrested after he was identified on
a surveillance camera using a stolen credit
card, Thee said.
"After about a month of showing that video
to, I think, about everybody in Auburn, King
was identified," he said.
After being arraigned, King was sent to Lee
County Jail, but is out on bond, he said.
"Bond for theft is $3,000 but could be up to
$5,000 per theft charge," he said, adding
King's bond was set at $29,000.
King is awaiting the preliminary hearing
which will possibly be held Friday, June 2.
The case will then be sent to grand jury, and
if King is indicted, a trial will follow.
Thee said the list of stolen items included
several different types of construction equip­ment,
power tools, guns, stereo equipment,
several electric wenches, clothes, a water
heater and numerous other items.
"It's none of your business," King said
about the arrest and charges.
As of the arraignment King was not repre­sented
by counsel.
District Attorney Ron Myers had no com­ment
on what King's plea is expected to be or
what sentence will be pursued.
This is King's second arrest in Auburn this
year.
He was first arrested on Feb. 27. According
to the March 2 issue of The Plainsman, King
was arrested on second, degree criminal tres­pass
charges after being seen entering an
office in Dudley Hall.-
King was sentenced to 30 days in jail and
given a $180 fine, which upon being paid, sus­pended
the jail sentence, Capt. Melvin Owens
of University Police said.
Thee said that there has been an "increase
(in thefts) in the last year" and that "property
crimes are a big problem in Auburn."
However, Thee believes crimes such as
those King has been charged with will begin
to decrease.
"I think they will slow down. We've made
significant arrests as far as these types of
crimes are concerned."
Police arrest three for
Macon County slayings
By Candy Paiter
1994-95 Copy Editor
Unsuspecting Macon County
residents were mortified this past
weekend by the rash of four slay-ings
that began early Friday
morning and culminated in a
manhunt and the arrest of three
men for three of the slayings.
This county is usually a quiet
one — home to celebrated
Tuskegee University and scenic
Tuskegee National Forest, but
last weekend, it experienced the
terror of violence close to home.
Macon County Sheriff David
Warren said although the three
slaying cases occurred in just two
days, they were apparently unre­lated.
"Our investigation revealed no
connection between these mur­ders
and the others in the coun­ty,"
he said.
Tuskegee University police
found Sam Crawford, 52, of
Tuskegee, shot to death in his car
Friday during his early-morning
Montgomery Advertiser paper
route.
Stanley Harvey, assistant chief
. *
of police, said there are no sus­pects
or known motive for this
slaying.
In a second case, Shawn
Moore, 22, also of Tuskegee, was
shot and killed Friday night in
what was apparently an argu­ment,
Harvey said.
Police arrested Mark Brunson,
18, of Tuskegee in connection
with Moore's slaying, he said. He
is being held in the Macon
County Jail.
Then, Warren said, at 8:36 a.m.
Saturday, Notasulga police were
called to a residence at 3310
County Road 54 where they
found the brutalized bodies of
Katie Gates, 70, and Ivory Gates,
4.
Following an intense investiga­tion
of the crime scene and a
search by the Macon County
Sheriff's Office, the Notasulga
Police Department and the
Alabama Bureau of
Investigation, two men were
arrested an(d charged with the
Gates' slayings, he said.
"From the investigation, we
suspect the motive to be rob-
See MACON COUNTY / A-3
—If
House party results in at least three fatalities
By Dawn Kent
1995-96 Assistant News Editor
A weekend that promised to be full
of relaxation and fun at the beach
was marred by rough waters and
tragic accidents.
Panama City Beach Police
reported at least three fatalities
because of drownings during the
traditional "House Party" week­end.
According to a statement
released by the Panama City Beach
Police Department, Alexis E. Arias,
38, of Atlanta, Ga., and his brother-in-
law drowned in the waters
behind the Osprey Hotel last
Thursday afternoon.
Police said Arias and his broth­er-
in-law were swimming in the
ocean; When lifeguards reached
him, Arias had been in the water
for about 10 to 15 minutes. Both
men were taken by ambulance to
Bay Medical Center where Arias'
brother-in-law was pronounced
dead. His name is being withheld
until the next of kin are notified.
Yellow flags were flying at the
time of this incident, police said.
"We've had red and yellow
flags all weekend," Lt. James Sauls
said. "Red means 'danger-under­tow.'
Yellow means 'beware of
undertow.'"
Another drowning involved a
student, police said.
Randall David Rhodes, an 18-
year-old student at Georgia
Institute of Technology, was last
seen swimming with a group of
friends in the waters behind the
Summit Condominiums late
Friday afternoon.
Police were called to the scene
for a group of swimmers who were
having difficulty getting back to
shore. After searching the waters
Friday and Saturday, police recov-
See HOUSE PARTY / A-3
Grand jury indicts couple on charges of selling misbranded drugs
By Candy Parker
1994-95 Copy Editor
Two Auburn pharmacy gradu­ates
were arrested and indicted
May 17 by a Montgomery federal
grand jury on charges of conspira­cy
to purchase misbranded drugs
for resale.
Craig and Lisa Leonard, regis­tered
pharmacists and owners of
The Drug Store, 464 N. Dean
Road, face arraignment May 31.
David Allred, assistant U.S.
attorney and chief of the criminal
division of the U.S. Attorney's
Office, said a U. S. district judge
for the middle district of Alabama
scheduled the trial for July 24.
Allred explained the charge.
"In this case, rnisbranded drugs
were drugs bought from someone
other than a prescription drug sell­er,"
he said.
"This is a violation of a section
of the U.S. Code, which says it's
against the law to purchase or
receive drugs."
Allred said the drugs were
bought in Auburn.
Lisa Leonard refused to com­ment
about the arrest or impend­ing
trial.
Craig Leonard, a 1982 graduate
from Auburn's pharmacy school is
See PHARMACIST / A-3
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STATE
Auburn man stands trial for alleged murder ofTallassee Hardee's employee
Jury selection is under way in Dadeville for the trial of Amrit Pal Saini, 19, who is charged with the
January 1994 slaying of a Hardee's employee.
Police say Saini, who is a former student of the Lee Scott Academy in Auburn, and Cherry Nancy
Baker allegedly abducted Michael David Bennett, who was the night manager at Hardee's in
Tallassee, and Michael Leon Mann at gunpoint.
Saini and Baker drove the two men to an* isolated area near Dadeville. They allegedly robbed "the
men of $97, and then shot them. Bennett died at the scene from a gunshot to the head. Mann was shot
and left for dead but survived his wounds. He later helped police identify Saini.
Saini and Baker were charged with capital murder and attempted murder. Baker will be tried at a
later date.
— compiled from Montgomery Advertiser reports
LOCAL
Local protesters aid Greenpeace in flooding White House with scrap wood
Environmental activists in Auburn took part in a May 18 protest organized by Greenpeace and
Voice of the Environment.
Protesters in 12 cities mailed thousands of pieces of scrap wood labeled with the message "VETO
SALVAGE LOGGING. PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT" to President Clinton.
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package, would triple the timber cut from the 1994 levels and prevent citizens from challenging log­ging
plans in court.
Clinton has pledged to veto the bill in order to protect public forest lands.
— compiled from Greenpeace releases
CAMPUS
Revolutionized household appliances to be displayed at Village Mall
Students from the industrial design department at Auburn will be displaying new and improved
versions of existing products at the Village Mall this Saturday.
The students redesigned products such as blenders, pencil sharpeners, mixers and hair dryers to
improve on comfort, form, market appeal and manufacturing technique.
Each display will include a prototype and a presentation board.
— compiled from Auburn University department of industrial design release
Pharmacist Continued from page A1
president of the Lee County
^Pharmaceutical Association.
He was charged with four
counts including conspiracy and
three separate substantive
charges, in which he illegally pur­chased
drugs Dec. 1, 1993, Jan. 6,
1994 and March 17,1994.
Lisa Leonard, a 1988 graduate
from the pharmacy school, was
indicted on only the first count of
* conspiracy and the second sub­stantive
count of illegally pur­chasing
the drugs Dec. 1,1993.
An investigation performed by
the Auburn Police Department,
with help from the Alabama
Department of Public Safety, the
Food and Drug Administration
Office of Criminal Investigations
and the Drug Enforcement
Administration led to the
Leonards' arrest, according to a
U.S. Attorney's Office press
release.
Allred said he could not give
specific details regarding the actu­al
investigation.
But he said the police may have
used any number of investigative
techniques to gather evidence to
warrant indictment, such as sur­veillance,
unidentified sources
and undercover buys and sells of
the drugs.
R. Lee Evans, dean of the school
of pharmacy, said, "It's an unfor­tunate
situation. I've seen this
kind of thing happen before. It's
not an ethical thing to do at all."
On the other hand, registered
pharmacist June Adams of Adams
Parkway | Pharmacy, 2102
Pepperell Parkway in Opelika,
said she had never seen anything
like this situation.
"Whatever it is that he did, it is
unusual and different. I've been
in pharmacy for a long time —
since I graduated in 1977, and I've
never seen or heard of anything
like this," Adams said.
"It is a bad reflection on phar­macy
in general. It's not the norm
at all."
Fraternity Continued from page A1
"The Omegas felt like since it
was their week, they could run the
show at the bar, and the Kappas
said it was a free week."
West said the fight was unusual
and unexpected.
"It just happened to be a fluke."
However, West said he planned
to take extra precautions so the
same thing would not happen
tomorrow night.
"I'm sitting down with the pres­idents
of the fraternities to see
what we need to do to ensure that
this doesn't happen again over
symbols on a T-shirt," he said.
West also said the club would be
stepping up security tomorrow
night.
"We generally have between
eight and 12 (bouncers), and we're
going to have closer to 15 Friday,"
he said.
West said with the increased
number of security personnel and
the club's advanced technological
security devices, such as a walk­through
metal detector, hand-held
metal detector and wireless
radios, he feels prepared.
Downing said the metal detec­tor
is the most important addition
because it keeps guns and knives
out of the club.
But according to Downing,
altercations are inevitable.
"I told the people (who own the
bar), when they started (hip-hop
night), for some reason they can­not
have a black night with differ­ent
groups represented because
they fight. They shoot, and they
cut each other.
"If you get different fraternities
involved, they're going to fight,
and that's the bottom line," he
said. "I recommended to the folks
who own the place not to do
nights like that."
West said the Ultrabox would
continue with its Friday hip-hop
night and dispelled any rumor of
the club's closing.
"The bar is not closed, nor is it
going to be closed.
"Actually we're doing a lot of
improvements — we're not clos­ing,"
he said.
As for the fraternities involved,
rntrafraternity Council president
Lee Sheppard said, "We are cur­rently
trying to get in touch with
their advisers (to) see what
caused this — if there were any
underlying problems.
"Looking at the police report, it
seems like it may have been
caused by prior problems,"
Sheppard said.
But Omega president Larry
Mixon said the whole incident
was just a misunderstanding and
had nothing to do with fraternity
rivalries.
"It really didn't have anything
to do with the two fraternities," he
said.
. 'It happened so fast, and it was
so quick, I don't know what hap­pened.
"I know that members of my
fraternity were just defending
themselves," Mixon said.
The Kappas and the Omegas are
not rivals, he said.
"There is no tension between us.
There never has been.
"We played them in basketball
Thursday. We had a pool party
Sunday, and they came to the
party," Mixon said.
"Like I said, there was no con­flict
between us."
Kappa president Dwayne Scott
could not be reached for comment
after repeated efforts.
Macon County Continued from page A1
bery," Warren said.
Edward Lewis Evans, 28, of
1171 Lee Road 166 in Opelika was
charged with two counts of capital
murder and is being held without
bond in the Macon County jail.
Evans was paroled in February
1994 after serving time for armed
robbery in Tallapoosa County,
Warren said.
Stanley Glen Cook, 32, of 333F
Summerhill Road in Auburn was
charged with receiving stolen
property in the first degree. At this
time, he is out on $15,000 bond.
"The evidence from our investi­gation
revealed that Edward
Evans participated in the homi-
House Party
cide alone," he said, explaining
why only one of the suspects was
charged with homicide.
The manhunt lasted six hours,
and the two men were finally
found within six miles of the
crime scene, Warren said.
"Evans gave himself up to a
helicopter of the Department of
Public Safety, and the Alabama
Corrections K-9 unit flushed out
the second subject."
The arraignment was Tuesday
morning. The case will be prose­cuted
by Macon County District
Attorney Ray Clark.
Warren expressed his gratitude,
in the midst of this tragedy, to all
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of the law enforcement agencies in
the area, including the
Department of Forensic Science,
ABI, Notasulga Police
Department, Department of
Corrections, District Attorney's
office, Shorter Police Department,
Tuskegee Police Department and
Tuskegee University Police
Department.
"The case was brought to a suc­cessful
conclusion by extra work
and coordination between state
and local law enforcement agen­cies,"
he said.
"Every police agency in the
county did something, if only to
help with traffic."
ered Rhodes' body at 2 a.m.
Sunday.
Sheli Franklin, 02RTF, stayed at
the Summit last weekend. While
walking back to the condomini­ums
late Saturday night, she saw a
man's body that had apparently
washed up on the beach.
"I was walking on the beach
with a friend, and we saw a lot of
people gathered around,"
Franklin said.
"All of a sudden, we saw a guy
lying on the ground not moving,
and another guy was performing
CPR on him," she said.
Franklin said the man perform­ing
CPR was asking people in the
crowd if anyone knew the victim.
"The undertow had been horri­ble
all weekend. We stood there
while the guy tried to resuscitate
him," Franklin said.
"I couldn't look at (the body)
because I was getting sick. He was
discolored. He was green," she
said.
"We sat down and prayed that
he would be all right."
Franklin said the police arrived
and took over. She said she never
saw an ambulance, though.
Sgt. Don Smith, investigating
officer in all three incidents, could
not be reached for comment.
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The Theta Xi fraternity house was the scene of an attempted burglary last Friday.
Student arrested for Theta Xi theft
By Mark Wilder
1994-95 Assistant News Editor
University police arrested and
charged an Auburn student
Tuesday with third degree theft
of property in connection with a
break-in at the Theta Xi fraternity
house.
'Police arrested Christopher T.
Fendley, 04AMF, and transport­ed
him to the Auburn City Jail at
9:50 a.m., according to AUPD
Capt. Melvin Owens.
Fendley is accused of breaking
into the Theta Xi house May 19
and attempting to steal a VCR.
Scott Yates, Theta Xi president
said, "Two individuals came over
and were in the process of
removing a VCR from our chap­ter
room when one of our mem­bers
saw them from outside."
The fraternity member con­fronted
the two, who then ran
away, Yates said.
While the police were investi­gating,
a group of about eight
people walked by the Theta Xi
house, he said.
As police questioned the
group, the fraternity member
who witnessed the attempted
theft recognized two in the group
as those who tried to steal the
VCR, Yates said.
Fendley was identified as the
person carrying the VCR, he said.
"The other person, I don't
believe we can press any charges
against because there were no
other witnesses," Yates said.
However, the fraternity is dis­cussing
charges against the two
with the police, Yates said.
"The house is looking at filing
felony charges of breaking and
entering," Yates said.
Owens said theft of property
worth less than $250 is a class A
misdemeanor. Theft of property
worth more than $250 is a class C
felony, he said.
"If (Fendley's) found guilty, he
could be fined for a Class A mis­demeanor
no more than $2,000
and jailed for not more than one
year," Owens said.
He said the case against
Fendley will go to trial June 8.
Department offers
on-site experience
ByBethShdbume
Staff Writer
University building science stu­dents
enrolled in either the rein­forced
concrete class or the
applied structures class are find­ing
themselves on job sites instead
of in classrooms.
For the past three years, the
building science department has
incorporated into these two class­es
a hands-on project students, do
for area schools, building science
professor Michael Hein said.
Hein said for at least eight years,
the department has done at least
three projects a quarter for local
churches and organizations, such
as build a concrete wheelchair
ramp for the Wesley Foundation.
Between 20 and 30 students are
enrolled in each class, and 15 per­cent
of their grade depends on the
results of the project they work on,
Hein said.
"It's a very controlled learning
experience involving group inter­action
skills, conflict and resolu­tion
and communication skills,"
he said.
Students must provide a pro­posal
for purchases before the pro­ject
is implemented and document
their progress with pictures.
After the projects are finished,
the students must present their
documented project to the class
and the client.
Building science student John
Hull worked on a project at
Auburn Junior High this quarter.
Students excavated a section of
dirt near the school and filled the
space in with concrete because
children were tracking dirt inside
the school.
"I learned a lot about working
with concrete that I couldn't have
learned in a classroom, and I
enjoyed working with the
schools," Hull said.
One of the larger projects the
department completed was build­ing
the elaborate play set at the
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Hein said, "The applied struc­tures
class, a class that works with
wooden or steel structures,
worked on the play set at the
Child Study Center, and we are
planning a similar project for next
year."
Jimmy Devenny, the director of
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City Schools said he tries to give
students as much freedom to work
on their own as he can.
"The school board pays for
materials, and then the students
do all the planning, purchasing,
building and implementing,"
Devenny said.
He said the School Board is
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building science students and
looks forward to more projects
done in the future.
Hein said the good thing about
his classes is the experience stu­dents
get outside the classroom.
He said, "Students have a much
more realistic experience working
on their projects than in a con­trolled
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Athletes strengthen body, soul, use 'notoriety' to train others
By Ashley Estes
1994-95 News Editor
Although athletes are accus­tomed
to developing their physi­cal
capabilities, an organization on
campus offers athletes the chance
to concentrate on another, more
personal aspect: their spiritual
lives.
Athletes in Action, a nonprofit
organization derived from
Campus Crusade for Christ, began
in 1966 when Dave Hannah, a
player for the LA. Rams, shared a
desire with Bill Bright, founder of
Campus Crusade for Christ, to
reach out to other spiritually hun­gry
athletes, Charles Collins,
regional director for the organiza­tion,
said.
Since then, the group has
expanded to the point that full-time
AIA staffers exist on many
college campuses, including Duke
University, the University of
Georgia, UCLA, Perm State and
the University of Tennessee.
"Our goal is to have staff cou­ples
at every Division I campus in
the country," Collins, a 1969
Auburn graduate and a former
player for the Dallas Cowboys,
said.
The organization's purpose is
fourfold: to win athletes over to
Christ, to build their faith, to train
them for ministry and to send
them to win, build, train and send
others. Athletes participate in a
variety of discussions, including
Bible studies, small-group ses­sions,
high school assemblies,
camps and retreats, Collins said.
Athletes are encouraged to use
their notoriety and their "plat­form"
as a way to reach others.
"When these guys speak, people
listen," Collins said.
John Hardie, who directs
Auburn's AIA with his wife,
Adrienne, and Eric and Lori
Tyson, said, "We want to present a
different approach to life than
most student athletes think about
"We come alongside the athletic
department to try to meet some
needs that they can't, (Auburn)
being a state university."
"We speak to each team at
Auburn, just a five-to-10 minute
introduction, on the three sides of
an athlete: physical, mental and
spiritual," Hardie said.
If athletes express further inter­est
in the organization, they are
invited to an informal one-on-one
talk with Hardie and other lead­ers.
Auburn athletes in the group
meet in small "Impact" groups to
discuss current issues in a
Christian perspective, Hardie said.
Recently, an Impact group
watched the movie "Boyz in the
Hood."
"We talk about the different
issues facing African-American
student athletes," Hardie said.
"We ask, 'What would Jesus say
on this topic?'"
Hardie also began "Project
Teammate" in 1994. The project
teams black athletes with junior
high students. The athletes pro­vide
companionship and spiritual
instruction for the students.
The organization is needed on
Auburn's campus, Hardie said,
because "a lot of students and stu­dent
athletes have not investigated
who Jesus is."
Auburn athletes also participate
in retreats. A large retreat, also
called "Impact," was held in
Atlanta last December, drawing
more than 1,000 African-American
student athletes, Hardie said.
Auburn's AIA organization also
tries to send student athletes to
compete on an international level,
Hardie said.
"We try to send a tour or team in
every sport," he said. This year, a
student will be playing baseball in
Venezuela and two ladies' soccer
team members will be traveling to
Czechoslovakia.
"A lot of places in the world are
kicking missionaries out," Collins
said, "but American athletes can
go anywhere."
Athletes in Action continues
beyond the collegiate level and
has a professional level, which
interacts with professional athletes
and their families and holds Bible
studies and discussion groups so
the athletes can continue their
spiritual growth.
Aboi^t 50 athletes participate in
"Impact" groups, with five or six
student athletes in each group,
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
John Hardie, Don Eckis and Patrick Nix relax after a game of paintbal! with Athletes in Action.
Hardie said.
Auburn's group recently hosted
a Coaches' Luncheon for coaches
and administrators.
"(The athletic department) has
opened doors for us to minister,"
Hardie said.
Athletes in Action is now gear­ing
up to participate in a golf
marathon, which will be held May
30 at Legacy Golf Course in
Smyrna, Ga. About 40 participants
will play 100 holes of golf from
7:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The golfers
gain sponsors to pay an agreed-upon
amount for each hole
played.
"It's kind of like a walkathon for
charity," Collins said. "They don't
pay anything to play."
Four Atlanta Falcons players are
playing in the marathon, as well as
other collegiate and professional
athletes from around the
Southeast, Collins said. Money
raised from the event will be used
to fund the organization's camps
and clinics, as well as allow some
student-athletes to attend these
events, Collins said.
"Contrary to popular belief, a lot
of college athletes don't have a lot
of money," Collins said.
Hardie explains that AIA differs
from Fellowship of Christian
Athletes, an organization found at
many high schools.
"We work exclusively with col­legiate
and pro athletes. We try to
equip them to use their influence
to help younger folks," Hardie
said.
Southern Poverty Law Center sues on behalf of prisoners
By Chris WDkerson
1995-96 News Features Editor
The controversy surrounding Alabama's well-pub­licized
return to putting prisoners into chain gangs is
not over.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, based in
Montgomery, filed a class-action lawsuit against Gov.
Fob James and Prison Commissioner Ron Jones on
behalf of Alabama prisoners.
The center is a civil rights law firm. It has filed the
complaint on behalf of four prisoners, Michael A.
Austin, Richard Elliot, Ogie Hayes and Charles
Guess, who were transferred to the Limestone
Correctional Facility in Capshaw, Ala., to be' placed
into the chain gangs.
Rhonda Brownstein, an attorney for the center said
the primary reason for the lawsuit is that chain gangs
are, "degrading, barbaric, humiliating and painful."
//
The governor's office disagreed. Donnie Claxton,
James' press secretary said, "There's nothing cruel
about making somebody work on the
side of the road."
Though the offices of the governor
and the prison commissioner both have P u n j s h them retain them,
policies which prohibit the discussion ' '
of current lawsuits, Claxton said the rehabilitate them, but dOrlt
complaint itself is a "sad reflection on
the day and age that we live."
If the court agrees with the plaintiffs,
chain gangs will be in violation of the
eighth Amendment (which states ... nor
shall cruel and unusual punishments be
inflicted), Brownstein said.
The center cited other reasons for fil­ing
the lawsuit.
Brownstein said there is a safety risk if prisoners
are chained together on the side of the interstate.
When chain gangs were widely used in the early
part of the century, cars were not capable of the
, speeds they reach today, she
said.
The complaint claimed,
"The mere presence of chain
gangs on the roadside increas­es
the likelihood of accidents."
It supported this claim by
saying a driver's attention is
diverted when motorists
"gawk" at the prisoners.
It also said chained inmates
will be less able to "move out
of harm's way in the event that
an accident is about to occur."
Jones said Arizona recently
passed a law legalizing the
chain gang system on their roadsides, but the prison­ers
are chained individually instead of in groups of
be cruel to them
•
RHONDA BROWNSTEIN
Attorney representing Southern
Poverty Law Center
five as they are in Alabama.
Brownstein said another reason behind the lawsuit
was inmate violence.
When inmates hear a guard's whistle, they are
required to get down on the ground to keep control
of potential violence, she said.
If problems arise, shots are fired. This could put
prisoners who are not necessarily causing problems
in danger just because they are chained to trouble­some
inmates, she said.
The complaint said, "Inmates who refuse to go out
on the chain gang are tied to a post with their hands
handcuffed above their heads and are forced to stand
on an uneven surface . . . all day in the hot sun."
Brownstein said, "We're not saying (the state
should) coddle the prisoners. (Prison) is not a country
club, it will never be in Alabama.
"Punish them, retain them, rehabilitate them, but
don't be cruel to them."
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EDITORIALS CK VIEWPOINTS
Qlh e^luburn Plainsman
"Serving the Auburn community 101 years'
Jan Clifford
Editor
Chase Stephens
Managing Editor
Brian Pember
Business Manager
Ashley Wright
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First Assistants- Grace Byrd, Dennis Dube, Dave Hasbrouck, Dawn McDonald,
Lianne Norcutt, Libby Waldrop, Chris Wilkerson
Ranking schools is administration's
way of avoiding chopping block
Keeping research, academic programs under microscope
offers unfair solution to problem of impending budget cuts
In the last few months the University has
dedicated itself to preparing for major
economic changes. With talk of major
cuts from higher education bouncing off
statehouse walls, the ensuing echo has
peaked to an obnoxious din here at Auburn.
"What shall we do?" the administration
asked. And then came the well thought out
"answer" of ranking programs so that in the
event we must hack, we would know pre­cisely
where to begin hacking.
But there is no "we" in this scenario. We
would indicate faculty, students and admin­istration.
As it is, ranking programs is an
administrative "answer" only.
And this is why: Since 1985 Auburn's
enrollment has increased by 12 percent, fac­ulty
by 2 percent, clerical by 4 percent, tech­nical
and professional by 13 percent. And by
how much has the administration increased?
By an astounding 42 percent.
No wonder ranking programs was a good
idea in the minds of our administrators. By
sacrificing curricula the administration alle­viates
the risk that they will be on the chop­ping
block.
But let's not forget why Auburn exists.
Our seal reads, "For the advancement of sci­ence
and art through research, instruction
and extension." While there is no doubt an
efficient administration promotes research,
instruction and extension, in no way does it,
or can it, stand alone.
Administrators exist because of students
and faculty.
In the name of fairness — and more
importantly, research, instruction and exten­sion
— let's cut where we have the most fat.
Delay of Nike deal commendable;
underlying reasons questionable
Administration urged to use one-year pause as chance
to re-evaluate severing historic relationship with Russell
It's imperative that universities make
sound business decisions in order to stay
afloat in this day and age. We at The
Plainsman applaud the administrative deci­sion
to postpone negotiations with NIKE
and continue Auburn's long-standing rela­tionship
with the Alexander City-based
Russell Corporation.
However, underlying reasons for those
"business decisions" are often as important,
if not more so, than the decisions them­selves.
University administrators say talks with
NIKE were postponed because a contract
from NIKE was delivered late, so the athlet­ic
department did not have time to continue
negotiations with the company.
Virtually overlooked in this decision, how­ever,
is Russell, a source of major contribu­tions
to Auburn academic programs such as
textile engineering. Russell's relationship
with Auburn dates back to the 1940s.
While the decision to continue with
Russell for next year's uniforms was a good
one, the reasons behind it seem purely mon­etary
and ignore that Russell, located in our
own backyard, has, through the years, sup­ported
Auburn.
Next year, it is presumed NIKE negotia­tions
will begin again over the clamor of
protesting politicians, students and citizens.
The Plainsman urges university administra­tors
to see this one-year postponement as an
opportunity to closely examine the reasons
behind the dollar signs and re-evaluate the
possible consequences of this "business
decision."
By furthering negotiations with NIKE,
Auburn stands to lose face not only with
Russell, but with its own residents. Can it
truly be said this decision would be best for
Auburn?
A good decision qualifies as such if it's
made for the right reasons. Sometimes it's in
our best interest to know that our heart is in
the right place — not just our wallets.
Fraternity rumble at Ultrabox
raises concerns over consequences
Groups asked to stop and think about implications;
reminded of importance of loyalty to human race
I t is often said we are all a part of the
brotherhood of man, and we all have
human ties that bind us tighter than any
outside group ever could.
Last weekend these ties were in essence
broken as two fraternities used the Ultrabox
as a rumbling ground to fight over group
affiliation and arbitrary territories.
The Plainsman feels these two groups
should stop and mink for a moment about
the implication of their actions.
In a time when Auburn fraternities are
under the interrogation lamp of the national
spotlight, is it really a prudent move to start
a fight that might be taken out of their
hands and finished elsewhere?
Violence is often associated with gangs
and last week's fighting could, in many peo­ple's
eyes, be a big finger pointing in that
direction.
Fraternities are often based on the ideals
of honor and loyalty.
Maybe it would be beneficial for these two
groups to remember the honor when distin­guishing
from right and wrong, and gain
some loyalty for the most important group
of all — the human race.
Running with Miss Piggy at my heels
I remember a particular pair of
tennis (tenny) shoes I had when I
was in the fourth grade. My pride
and joy-— size twos, white with
pink terry lining . . . and Miss
Piggy stamped on the bottom.
The day I got them, I thought I
would be able to run faster and
jump higher than anyone in my
class.
So off I bounced to school the
next morning in my sparkling
white tennies stopping every few
steps to turn and see Miss Piggy in
the dirt winking up at me.
I walked into class, excited and
ready for homeroom to be over so I
could show the world, at least the
RE. world of Belton Elementary,
what I was made of.
And then it happened. Right as I
crossed my foot over my ankle
exposing Miss Piggy, I heard Joey
Lance in the desk beside mine
laugh out loud. "You've got a pig
on the bottom of your shoe!"
I wanted to say, yeah that's right,
Mr. Bright Eyes, I sure do have a
pig on the bottom of my shoe. But I
didn't. Instead, I simultaneously
uncrossed my foot and slid down
into my desk.
Soon, every fourth grader in
Miss Bobo's homeroom was laugh­ing
at me as my face grew hot and
my plans for sweeping the track
relays dissolved in front of me.
Sure enough, P.E. was a flop that
day.
Jan Clifford
The next few weeks I grappled
with reconciling my hatred for the
Muppets and facing my classmates.
I never wore those shoes again.
As silly as it sounds to collegiate
ears, the connection between new
shoes and land speed is a basic
tenet for kindergarten through fifth
graders. But we have equally silly
beliefs.
Some of us came to college
believing our high-school laurels
would speed us through the next
four (or five, or six) years. Some
thought family background or
older siblings would pave the way.
And still others thought the sorori­ty
or fraternity pledged that first
week of Auburn life would push us
through the top of this orange and
blue roof and into great 'real
world' success.
But the truth of the matter is
that, as with anything, hard work
and a dedicated sense of responsi­bility
to that work ethic is the only
thing that produces true success.
If it does nothing else, the college
experience teaches that and forces
its participants to struggle with
independence and responsibility.
Those who finish their degrees
have a tangible record of their col­lege
success.
I have had the opportunity the
last three years to work with a
group of people who understand
hard work — the kind of hard
work that demands and demands
and then demands some more.
My experience at The Auburn
Plainsman has taught and given me
more than I could ever offer it in
return. To a staff of people who
know what it means to sacrifice
sleep, grade points and social lives,
I say thank you. I owe you my san­ity
and the best year of my life.
Auburn has both broken and
restored me, and I believe it is this
institution's capacity to do both
that makes its graduates successful
in the long run.
It will be difficult leaving the
Plains — as difficult as it is leaving
The Plainsman — difficult and nec­essary.
It is difficult to say goodbye
to friends and a way of life that has
maintained me since leaving home.
And necessary in order to run on
into the next phase of life. I hope
Miss Piggy's ready, because I am.
At least I think so . . .
Jan Clifford is 1994-95 Editor of
The Auburn Plainsman
Senior shares what college is all about
Okay, you graduate from high
school. You decide going to college
is what's right for you — good
decision. You decide to come to
Auburn — another good decision.
Now you're in college. Whether
you've been here six years or just
got here, you've still got some
decisions to make.
Like, what do I do with my
spare time?
The only advice I can offer is to
get involved on campus. When
you come to college it's like start­ing
over. The slate's clean, and
everyone's back to square one. So
don't feel like you're not going to
be welcome when you go to an
organization and want to get
involved.
If you've been here for a while
and haven't gotten involved,
there's still plenty of time —
unless you're graduating this quar­ter.
I think you'll find, with most
organizations, getting involved in
one puts you in contact with oth­ers
that might interest you. Before
you know it, you've got every
night filled with either going to a
meeting or hanging out with the
friends you've made.
Speaking of friends, you could­n't
ask for a better place to be if
you want to meet new people. All
you have to do is stand out on the
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Chase Stephens
concourse for a while and you'll
probably meet more people than
you'll remember.
And when you get to know
these people they'll introduce you
to their friends, and their friends
will introduce you to their friends,
and so on. You just can't beat
Auburn at giving the opportunity
to get to know a lot of great peo­ple.
And when you meet all these
people, you get invited to parties
... and more parties. That's when
you have to start making yourself
go to class.
But that's another great thing
about Auburn: you can do all of
these things and still get a great
education if you want it.
That's about all the advice I can
give anyone who's at Auburn. It's
not much, but it's helped me out.
My first two years here, I wasn't
involved in much. But once I got
involved, I got so involved I have
hardly had time for sleep this
quarter.
But it was great.
It took me a while, but I finally
found out what college is all about.
It's about getting ready for life.
It's about making friends and
meeting all kinds of people you
never would if you hadn't come
here.
Now I'm about to finish with
class, and there's a part of me that
doesn't want to leave.
But that's a different column.
My last piece of advice ...
Always remember why you're
here — to better yourself and leave
Auburn a little better in the
process. The best way to do that is
to get involved and make a lot of
friends.
And to my friends who are stay­ing
here and those who are going
to places I won't be ... I'll miss all
of you.
To this year's Plainsmart staff: it's
been a heck of a ride, and we did a
great job.
To next year's staff: it's all yours.
Make the best of it. A year from
now you'll probably be writing
your farewell columns, and I hope
you enjoy your year as much as I
enjoyed mine.
Chase Stephens is 1994-95
Managing Editor at The Auburn
Plainsman
Volunteering touches columnist's heart
Friday night as the lights fell at
the John Carroll High School stadi­um
so did the hundreds of walk­ers.
They fell to their knees — hum­bled
by the cause they were walk­ing
for — a cure for cancer.
People from all over Alabama
joined in the American Cancer
Society's all-night Relay for Life
walk.
The stadium was covered indi­viduals
who have been affected by
the outstretching arms of the dis­ease.
For hours, children tossed fris-bees,
threw footballs and roasted
hot dogs.
The laughter hushed and some­thing
magical happened beneath
the stars of Birmingham.
The stadium lights were
switched off as a tender silence
warmed the hearts of walkers
whose track was now solely lit by
luminaries — small candle filled
bags named in honor of cancer
survivors and in memory of those
whom the battle found weak.
Mother and I continued circling
the track searching for names of
loved ones and listening to stories
of fighters.
Dawn McDonald
Friends and strangers alike
joined arms and tears.
I had been watching someone in
particular — an elderly man walk­ing
in front of me. He found the
bag he placed on the track bearing
his wife's name.
He stopped, and with tears
streaming knelt in reminiscence.
I wanted to stop and hug some­one
I had never seen before. I did
not know his name, but I knew his
struggle.
It was then that I realized,
regardless of who we are or where
we come from, we all die — some
too early.
There was a cancer fighter who
had lost an eye, an arm and his
hair to the disease but did not stop
his daily fight against the disease
to sit at home.
Instead he stayed through the
night circling the track in his
wheelchair. When he became tired,
random walkers would push the
chair for him.
There is something special to be
said about people who, for no rea­son,
stop to help their fellow man.
I was proud to be among the
crowd.
Following the luminary walk,
the mood lightened as the lights
came on again.
More festive activities resumed,
but the fighters and survivors
never left our minds.
We all stayed to help in the only
way we knew how. We walked.
Although it was 3 a.m. and 43
degrees on that mountain, no one
complained or bailed out.
I walked for my grandparents
and other relatives. I walked in
honor of the man I was once
engaged to. I walked for people I
do not know — for those not yet
born.
Friday I walked for those who
could not walk for themselves.
Dawn McDonald is 1994-95
Assistant Copy Editor for The
Auburn Plainsman J\
THURSDAY, MAY 25,1995 Sfte&ubuni Plainsman SECTION A PAGE 7
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Editor, 77ie Plainsman:
This is in response to Gabriel Shelnutt's letter
attacking Southern heritage.
Before I start my "little speech," I want to ask
Mr. Shelnutt a question. Who, including Mr.
George Copelan Jr., while in the process of cele­brating
Southern heritage has ever glorified slav­ery?
Can a person not celebrate certain aspects of
his heritage and condemn other aspects of that
same heritage? According to your logic the answer
is "no."
According to your logic, almost all cultures and
positive aspects of that culture should be forgotten,
because bad, even atrocious acts were committed
during that time. I challenge you Mr. Shelnutt to
name any culture, including African, Asian or
American, that has not had terrible acts, such as
war and slavery, practiced at some point in its his­tory.
I doubt you can because most cultures are not
entirely problem free. However, this does not mean
the entire culture is bad and should be forgotten.
In addition to your faulty logic, your ignorance
'CtegJRbuna
has also distorted your reading ability. In no way
did Mr. Copelan ask anyone to "glorify slavery" or
to "celebrate genocide." Just as, in no way some­one
who wants to preserve aspects of Southern
heritage asking the same.
The overwhelming majority of Southerners are
very proud of most other aspects of the Old South,
a concept you seem incapable of comprehending.
If all you know about the Old South is slavery, I
ask you, Mr. Gabriel Shelnutt, to read a history
book and enlighten yourself about what you,
apparently, know little of. The next time someone
gives you a "little speech" about the Old South, I
urge you to pay attention to what the person is
saying and not what you assume they mean. I also
urge you, in light of your ignorance on the subject,
to keep your promise of keeping your mouth shut
until you are adequately educated on the subject to
offer a logical opinion.
Mark Walker
03PY Auburn needs new thinking
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Editor, The Plainsman:
Instead of simply racing to
avoid being the last university to
switch from the quarter system
to the semester system, perhaps
Auburn should try to demon­strate
some leadership and inno­vative
thinking.
I don't know why the semester
and quarter systems came into
being, but I suspect that one
motivating factor was that
course scheduling, registration
and fee collection had to be
done by hand. To accomplish
this efficiently a rigid schedule
had to be developed.
These processes are now large­ly
computerized, and are becom­ing
more so with each passing
year. This mechanization permits
a "free form" of course schedul­ing
without uniform boundaries
across disciplines and courses.
Course meeting times, fre­quencies
and durations in this
system would be tailored to the
needs of the material in each
individual course. Course credit
would be determined by a for­mula
based on the number of
class meeting hours.
Such a system would allow for
a course in which early meetings
of a lecture variety could meet
for one hour three times per
week, with later meetings of two
hours twice a week to conduct
group discussions.
Laboratories could meet at
irregular intervals in order to
align the labs more closely with
material being presented in the
lecture part of the course.
Starting and ending dates
could vary on a course-by-course
basis, with fees collected also on
a course-by-course basis.
Such a "free form" system
would be especially valuable in
specialized upper division and
graduate level courses. Inertia
would guarantee a smooth tran­sition
from the existing rigid
structure.
Jerry Alan Veeh
Associate Professor,
department of discrete and
statistical sciences
* Respect, consideration lacking in quarter, semester debate
Editor, The Plainsman
Here we go again — the fate of many
in the hands of a few. I may just be one
outspoken student, but that seems to be
what it takes these days to be heard by
such a deaf administration.
I am writing in response to Mr.
Marcus Yoars' front page story last week
about the change from a quarter system
to a semester system. He refers to "the
grueling process of discussion and deci­sion"
that went into this monumental
judgment. Who gruelled? I am a student
(remember us, Mr. Administrators) and
the only thing which I have gruelled
over in the last few weeks is a research
paper.
I do vaguely remember reading some
ludicrous story in The Plainsman several
weeks ago which mentioned certain
close-minded people were planning to
do away with the well-established sys­tem
of operations at our university as we
know it by throwing us onto the "semes­ter-
system bandwagon." I laughed. I was
pleased too that The Plainsman went out
of its way to print humor on a page out­side
of the Scope section.
But now, Mr. Yoars is telling the sever­al
thousand students that comprise this
institution that our opinions must not
carry much weight anymore. I thought
the powers-that-be up in Samford would
show a little more respect toward the
SGA. They conducted a student opinion
poll over the phone registration lines in
which I participated along with thou­sands
of other concerned students. If we
were not heard then, please listen this
time.
I am speaking for the 87 percent of the
students who favor the quarter system
over semesters. I am speaking with the
SGA and Professor Himelrick who ques­tion
the methods behind changing the
most intricate process on this campus.
However, I oppose the University
Senate. For one thing, I do not even
know who they are. For another, 77 peo­ple,
whoever they are, should not have
that much power over 25,000.
Moreover, Provost Parks wants "to
make Auburn better." How, in a time of
severe budget cuts, can a major change
in day-to-day operations which is not
whole-heartedly favored by all the stu­dents
and all the faculty make Auburn
better.
As long as I have been here, Auburn
has claimed diversity in every aspect of
its being. This switch will place us in the
conglomeration of so many other schools
that have sacrificed all of their marks of
individuality for a chance at being the
same. The same. What appeal does that
have to the current student body or even
incoming students? Similarity breeds
mediocrity whereas, individuality and
tradition equal success.
Remember our football team with its
underdog AttitUde. They maintained it
and went 11-0. Remember their next
effort filled with AUdacity. They main­tained
it in light of trivial outside criti­cism
and they claimed a 20-game win­ning
streak. Do you see the pattern? If
we maintain while everyone else main­streams
into the expected norm, we will
not be disappointed—we will continue
to be Auburn.
Are you familiar with the phrase: " If
it ain't broke, don't fix it?" The grammar
in this motto may be lacking, but it still
holds a kernel of truth that rings louder
and makes more sense than the clanging
symbols within the walls of Samford
Hall.
Billy McKnight
03 HF
Reader finds a few good men Student addresses cheating
Editor, The Plainsman
For the past several weeks, I
have read the various letters
filled with strong, inflammatory
language and intolerant remarks
printed in this publication. Last
Friday morning, I remarked to
my roommate how nice it would
be to see something good for a
change. Little did I know that
before the day was finished, I
would have a personal experi­ence
to relate dealing with the
selflessness and generosity of the
students of the University.
At 11:25 p.m. Friday, I stopped
at a local service station to fill my
car up for the trip home Saturday
morning. After placing the fuel­ing
nozzle in my tank and start­ing
the pump, I flipped the noz­zle
latch down to fill the tank
automatically while I cleaned the
windshield. I then turned the
nozzle's handle loose to begin
cleaning my windshield. I had
taken only two steps and was
reaching for a paper towel when
the nozzle popped out of the fuel
filler neck, soaking my clothes
and filling my left eye with gaso­line.
Groping the nozzle, I some­how
got the fuel shut off.
At that moment, I heard sever­al
voices yelling, asking if I could
see. All I could do was say
"Yeah, but my left eye burns," as
I was lead to a nearby waterhose.
After flushing my eye for several
minutes with water, my rescuers
again asked me how I could see.
After taking a look at my eye,
they insisted I let one of them
take me to the emergency room. I
consented, and one made sure
my car was pulled out of the way
and locked before we left.
Stephen McCrae, a total
stranger to me until Friday night,
took me — still wet and recking
with fuel — in his truck to East
Alabama Medical Center where
doctors flushed my eye and treat­ed
it for possible infection. He
waited there for more than an
hour while I was attended to,
and then he took me back to pick
up my vehicle only after he was
sure I was going to be OK.
I would just like to take this
opportunity to publicly thank
Stephen and his friends for help­ing
me in my time of need. I
don't even know all of your
names, but please know that all
of you are greatly appreciated for
the risk you took by getting
involved Friday night. I didn't
realize just how dangerous the
situation was until Saturday
morning when I saw a man
standing in the same parking lot,
smoking a cigarette. All of us
could have been seriously injured
or killed had the fuel on and
around me been ignited, but you
all ignored that danger in order
to help a fellow student.
I thank God for you and for
your aid; I don't know what
shape I would be in if it were not
for you all. Good luck and God
bless you in your futures.
Zach Butterworth
02ME
Editor, The Plainsman:
Recently, after reviewing a
chemistry exam, a classmate
mentioned without any qualms
that he had cheated on this
exam. I know that this is not a
new scenario to students, but it
is still an issue that needs to be
addressed.
This individual who cheated
has ironically been awarded aca­demic
awards. Yet, apparently
he is standing on the shoulders
of others who put an honest
effort into their studies.
Is it possible that the pressure
from peer competition and par­ents
is causing some students to
compromise their integrity in
order to "make the grade?" It
seems, that for some, the GPA
has become more important than
the actual learning process.
Those who resort to cheating
are setting themselves up for a
fall later in life, when most peo­ple
have to rely on their own
abilities.
I know that this letter is not
going to put a stop to academic
dishonesty at Auburn, but
maybe it will remind faculty and
students to be aware of those
who are eager to take the easy
way out.
"The way of the lazy man is
like a hedge of thorns, but the
way of the upright is a high­way."
(Proverbs 15:19)
This is valuable advice to con­sider
as students prepare for the
final week of spring quarter.
A. Farnell
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CORRECTIONS
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Thursday, May 25,1995/ A-8 The Auburn Plainsman
Department earns accreditation
By Jeremy Stokes
Staff Writer
In its first attempt, the journal­ism
department received full
accreditation May 6 from the
Accrediting Council on
Education in Journalism and
Mass Communication.
Out of 400 schools that offer
journalism classes, only 103 of
these schools have been accredit­ed
, Doug Anderson, a member
of the accrediting council and
director of the Walter Cronkite
School of Journalism and
Telecommunications at Arizona
State University, said.
Jerry Brown, director of
Auburn's journalism depart­ment,
credited Jack Simms, the
journalism department's first
director; Paul Burnett and
Mickey Logue, former faculty
members; and Neil Davis, the
president and publisher of The
Lee County Eagle when he said,
"These four giants of journalism,
together with our current faculty,
alumni, students and profession­al
colleagues, account for the
solid reputation that this accredi­tation
confirms," Brown said.
Brown also thanked faculty
and students for the accredita­tion.
"We feel that it is a mark of dis­tinction,"
said Gordon Bond,
dean of the College of Liberal
Arts.
"Benefits (of the accreditation)
attract students and faculty,"
Bond said. "The long-term bene­fits
would be the student and
alumni who represent the
University around the country
and world. As always, the best
(benefit) is the recommendation."
Anderson was impressed with
what he saw at Auburn, Bond
said.
"It's a model small-journalism
program, small faculty and stu­dent
body. I think that the
department has an exceptionally
good relationship with Alabama
newspapers and a good rapport
between faculty and students,"
Anderson said.
Anderson; Pam Johnson, the
The Auburn Plainsman/DAVE HASBROUCK
Jerry Brown teaches class in his newly accredited department.
president and publisher of The
Ithaca Journal; and C. Zoe Smith,
the associate professor and chair
of the editorial department in the
school of journalism at the
University of Missouri, visited
Auburn in February 1994.
"It's a long process with 12
accrediting standards. The team
of visiting professors talk with
students and faculty about how
the standards are met,"
Anderson said.
According to a report by
Anderson, the accrediting team
found the following strengths:
"respect from faculty in other
departments, good collegial fac­ulty
with experience in newspa­per
journalism, strong teaching in
skills-based courses, exceptional
faculty-student rapport, an
impressive record in placing
graduates and sense of pride in
accomplishments and a purpose
of program that pervades the fac­ulty,
students and alumni."
Only two standards were not
found in compliance. The accred­iting
team found the department
needed to improve on public-ser­vice
projects, such as seminars
given to the public and business­es,
and to recruit more minorities
and women, Anderson said.
To meet the two noncompli­ances,
the department held
staged seminars and hired its
first minority-track-tenure pro­fessor,
Michael Mercer.
Anderson revisited Auburn
last February and recommended
the accreditation.
To receive accreditation, a
department must apply for it,
Brown said. The department
must perform a self-study. An
accrediting team then interviews
the department and gives the
results to a recommending com­mittee,
which is then given to the
council.
"(The accreditation) strength­ens
our position in the college
and the University. It helps with
the recruiting of students. An
increase of scholarships is our
goal," Brown said.
In Alabama, Auburn and the
University of Alabama have the
only accredited journalism
departments.
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NAACP tries for new charter
By Lea Baffles
Staff Writer
The Kappa Upsilon chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta sorority and the
Gamma Phi Chapter of Zeta Phi
Beta sorority hope to recharter the
collegiate chapter of the NAACP
in Auburn.
Meena Masih, 04EE and social
action chairman of Delta Sigma
Theta, said, "We want to recharter
the collegiate chapter due to what
has happened with the Nov. 8
elections and the current attitude
toward politics. I feel that it would
be good to have an organization to
inform students what state and
local representatives are doing."
In order to obtain the charter,
the group must have a minimum
of 15 members, submit a list of
officers and a constitution to the
Student Government Association
and go before the SGA for a hear­ing.
"We want to get this set up this
summer so we can be ready to go
full-fledged in the fall," Masih
said. "We also want to publish a
newsletter every quarter reporting
state and local events in order to
educate people and prepare them
to vote. Not enough students
watch the news regularly and rely
on what is heard in passing. It is
essential to know what we are vot­ing
for," Masih said.
An informational forum took
place Monday in which goals, cur­rent
happenings and foci of the
local and state organizations were
discussed by a panel of six. The
panel included Masih, Alabama
State Coordinator of the NAACP
Delia Bryant, local chapter
President Marvin Dowdell, and
faculty members David Organ of
geography and Department of
Counseling and Counseling
Psychology assistant Renee
Middleton. The moderator of the
panel was Extension Assistant
Director of the Alabama
Cooperative Extension Service W.
L. Strain.
Major points included Organ's
assertion that Auburn needs a
chapter on campus for students to
give back to the black community
and the community as a whole by
going beyond the concept of "I"
and "me" to "we."
Middleton, Masih and Bryant
brought to attention new govern­mental
policy concerning affirma­tive
action and welfare programs.
"Equal opportunity is an issue
that is very pertinent to college
students, especially those about to
graduate. Segregation in schools is
another issue, and that is happen­ing
in Alabama today. The entire
spectrum of issues presented by
the organization is pertinent to the
Auburn University student,"
Masih said.
The group hopes to go before
the SGA at the next senate meet­ing.
Date
Thursday. Tune 1
* Special examination
Fridav. Tune 2
CSE 120 exams
Saturday. Tune 3
* Special examination
Monday. Tune 5
* Special examination
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
Spring Quarter 1995
Class Hour Exam Time
10 a.m.
2 p.m.
5 p.m.
period and special MN 301 exams
8 a.m.
3 p.m.
7 p.m.
* Special examination period anc
9 a.m.
noon
4 p.m.
period and special MH161 exams
11 a.m.
1 p.m.
7 a.m.
period
GRADUATION: Wednesday, June 7,2:30 p.m
9-11:30 a.m.
1-3:30 p.m.
3:40-6:10 p.m.
7-9:30 p.m.
9-11:30 a.m.
1-3:30 p.m.
3:40-6:10 p.m.
special COM 100 and
7-9:30 p.m.
9-11:30 a.m.
1-3:30 p.m.
3:40-6:10 p.m.
7-9:30 p.m.
9-11:30 a.m.
1-3:30 p.m.
3:40-6:10 p.m.
7-9:30 p.m.
Grades due at
Registrar's Office
9 a.m. — June 5
9 a.m. — June 5
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11 a.m. — June 5
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Thursday, May 25, 1995 "Serving the Auburn community 101 years' Section
| Auburn students explore summer possibilities
. Internships provide practical experience
By Chris WBkerson
1995-96 News Features Editor
The college career of many
Auburn students culminates in a
summer not of beach fun or
amusement park but of practical
experience in an internship.
While several departments
merely suggest an internship to
round out a student's education,
many curricula require a student
to take a first-hand look at the
profession they are about to delve
into.
Andrew Weaver, head of the
department of curriculum and
teaching, said placing a student in
a job setting without the experi­ence
of an internship "is incon­ceivable
to (the department).
"The whole idea in education is
that we are preparing teachers,"
he said.
Though students in the depart­ment
of curriculum and teaching
obtain experience in labs, the
hands-on understanding is
gained through working in a
classroom, he said.
Follow up studies on the
school's internship program rate
it as the most beneficial thing stu­dents
get out of the University, he
said.
Chris Weidenbach, 04CEC, did
a voluntary internship summer
1994 with Jim Henson
Productions.
"Ever since I was a kid, I want­ed
to work for
the Muppets,
he said.
During
s p r i ng
break
'94, Weidenbach
took a train to
New York,
walked in the
front door at Jim
H e n s o n
Productions,
and said,
"This
where
belong."
He did a
variety of
jobs during
the intern­ship,
including
"assistant work
for the album
Kermit Un-pigged,
product design, testing
and market research."
Weidenbach wants to
eventually work for the
Children's Television Workshop.
"I'd like to work with produc­tion
and in new show concepts,"
he said.
He will work this summer at
the Atlanta Center for the
Puppetry Arts.
Many departments offer intern­ship
programs. The College of
Veterinary Medicine has a pro­gram
similar to an
internship called
a preceptorship
Which usually
involves working
in a private prac­tice.
A m y
The Auburn Plainsman/CHASE STEPHENS
Williams,
a s s o c i a t e
professor of
equine med-i
c i n e ,
emphasized
the word pre-c
e p t o r s h ip
implies there is
still a teaching
process going on.
Though the pri­vate
practice veteri­narians
are not
being
paid, Williams said,
"We have employed all
these veterinarians in private
practice to be an extension of the
University, an extension of our
program."
Fourth year veterinary medical
students also get plenty of experi­ence
working in the University's
large and small animal clinics.
Practical experience is the main
goal of many internship pro­grams,
but the "real world" can
offer an intern other advantages
as well.
Many departments within the
College of Liberal Arts require an
internship.
Jerry Brown, head of the
department of journalism said the
internship is required not only for
"professional experience involv­ing
substantial clips and close
supervision" but also so the
intern will have "a good recom­mendation."
Andrea Archer, 04RTF, will be
anintern winter 1996 at daytime
soap opera, "Days of our Lives."
She got the internship through
hard work and staying on the pro­ducer's
phone lines, she said.
The producers are selective
when choosing interns because
"many just want to hang out with
the stars," she said.
Archer, too, is wary of the term,
as she has not been told the full
extent of her duties.
"I hope to help more in produc­tion
work and writing, instead of
being a gopher."
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Students of several Alabama universities learn about Native Americans at Fusihatchee.
Archaeologists excavate Indian land
ByEKottMcLauglin
Staff Writer
Auburn and the University of
Alabama archaeologists join
forces with the Alabama Museum
of Natural History in a race
against time, progress and devel­opment
to excavate Fusihatchee, a
17th century Creek Indian site on
the Tallapoosa River near
Wetumpka.
They are
trying to fin- ~
ish the exca­vation
before
M a r t i n
M a r i e t t a
Aggregates,
an airplane
c o m p a n y ,
destroys the
site with a
commercial
sand and
gravel operation. Although
Martin Marietta is cooperating,
archaeologists still must hustle to
finish the project.
Auburn has been working on
the 12-acre site for the past 11
years, and this is the second year
the museum has helped Auburn.
The museum's involvement
will last four weeks, June 18 to
July 15, and 10 to 12 Auburn stu­dents
will continue the dig
throughout the summer. It will
count as a 15-hour class for
archaeology students and will be
their only class for the summer.
Fusihatchee, the Creek word
for "bird tail," was one of the
largest Indian villages inhabited
at one time by about 200 Creek
Indians.
The town, burned by Andrew
Jackson in 1814 after the Battle of
Horseshoe Bend, had already
been evacuated by the Creeks
when Jackson got there.
John Cottier, associate professor
in Auburn's sociology depart-
//
We're looking at afunctional village, but we're looking at
it through the eyes of an archaeologist
JOHN COTTIER
Associate Sociology Professor
ment and scientific director of the
project, said the haste in which
the Indians left the site is the rea­son
this particular site has one of
the largest collections of artifacts
in the nation.
The archaeologists will "discov­er
a great deal of information
about the organization of the vil­lage
— what we would call activ­ity
areas — where people get var­ious
types of things," Cottier said.
The most common "activity
areas" are places where the
Indians prepared food and
tanned deer hides for French and
British trade.
Housing and government
structures, including five Creek
council houses, have also been
found.
"We're looking at a functional
village, but we're looking at it
through the eyes of an archaeolo­gist,"
Cottier said.
In addition, studies will be con­ducted
on the Indian's evolution,
culture, economy and social struc­ture
over time.
Examples of
these studies
include how
the family size
d i m i n i s h e s
with their
advancement,
how they sub­stitute
metal for
stone and glass
for shell and
the location of
their ceremonial grounds.
Indian culture is prevalent in
Alabama history.
Because of this rich Indian his­tory,
students may wish to take
part in the excavation, which will
be open to the public for four
weeks.
The cost will be $200 per week
for members of the Alabama
Natural History Society and $225
for non-members, but there is a
limited number of openings.
To register or to learn more
information call (205) 348-9473.
I Architecture option designed for intense curriculum
> By Sean Hudson
Staff Writer
Weed-out courses exist in almost any
major, but none may be as harsh as archi­tecture's
summer option.
The class awards 18 credit hours in the
summer quarter following the student's
first year, but the actual time needed for
the class is close to all day every day of
the quarter.
"It is very time consuming," Betty
Fendley, assistant dean of the School of
Architecture said. "We ask the students
not to work or be involved in SGA or any
other organizations. It is an all-consuming
class."
The course is optional for architecture
students, but it is strongly recommended
by the faculty.
An architecture student's other option
is to begin taking design classes the first
quarter at Auburn.
Jennifer Turpin, 05AR, opted to take the
class summer 1991.
"I probably averaged from four to five
hours of sleep a day, and I was probably
there for about 18 hours a day. There were
many nights I did not go home. It was
very intense."
Fendley said the class is designed so the
instructors can spend a lot of time with
each student so they can evaluate them
fairly.
Students entering the class must have a
2.5 cumulative GPA and can't take any
other classes that quarter.
"We think it is a good way for the stu­dents
to find out if they really want to be
an architecture major," Fendley said. "It
also gives them a chance to get their core
classes out of the way, without having to
worry about design."
Turpin said, "It gave you an idea of if
this was really what you wanted to do.
There was a couple of people I knew that
did not enjoy the class and dropped out of
architecture after the class."
William Newton, 01PAR, is about to
begin the dreaded course this summer,
but he is looking forward to the challenge.
"It is going to be a tough thing to han­dle,"
Newton said, "I have heard all the
horror stories.
"I will be spending nights there, and
my classes are from 9 to 5."
Fendley said about 85 to 90 students
take the class summer quarter, and usual­ly
about 10 drop out before the end of the
quarter.
"There will be some people who drop
the first week," Fendley said.
She said the students that take the class
also have higher graduation rates than
other architecture students.
Architecture majors who opt to take the
class range from 65 to 70 percent of all stu­dents
in that curriculum.
"Most people were really worried dur­ing
the quarter," Turpin said of her fellow
students taking the class with her. "It is
sometimes hard to tell how you are doing
in the class."
Thomas Palmer, 04AR, decided not to
take the summer-option class after not
signing up in time, but he was glad it hap­pened
that way.
"For me personally I think it was better
the way I did it," Palmer said. "It is not for
everybody. It was a more gradual pace,
but sometimes it did interfere with my
core classes.
4
"I have heard they have a lot of fun in
the class," Palmer said.
Even though the class was one of
Turpin's toughest quarters at Auburn, she
did say the class was a lot of fun.
"You become good friends with the
people in your group, because you spend
so much time with them," Turpin said.
Fendley said much of the class is grad­ed
on how you compare to your fellow
i
students.
"Some try and work hard, but the
grades don't indicate it," Fendley said.
The students are given the option to
take the class with the pass or fail grading
system if they are not doing well in the
class.
Fendley said they still get credit for the
class, and it will not hurt the student's
GPA.
1 S
Thursday, May 25,1995/B-2 The Auburn Plainsman
AU students explore country, spend summer outdoors
Summer workers experience West,
do variety of jobs at Yellowstone
By Robin Mason
Staff Writer
Summer's quickly approaching, and
while some Auburn students have the
pleasure of spending more time grind­ing
away at the books for nine weeks,
others are working at Yellowstone
National Park.
But to these seasonal Westerners, it's
not just a park.
It's a place where they will experi­ence
the real West and roam where the
buffalos roam.
Located in the northwest corner of
Wyoming, Yellowstone and its sur­rounding
areas have become a haven
for people from all over the country
and are especially popular with college
students.
"It's a place where I get a lot of self-exploration
and discovery," Dixie
Bunkley, 03CSFS, said. "A place where
I can be myself, be free."
Bunkley worked last summer at the
Yellowstone Lake Hotel dining room as
a hostess, but she didn't spend all her
time working in the restaurant.
"We took advantage of all the
scenery, the back-country, the moun­tains
and the geysers," she said.
The natural geysers are what attract­ed
Hugh Toney, 02CLA, to work at a
Yellowstone service station for the first
time this summer.
"I want to experience Old Faithful,"
Toney said. He found out about the
opportunity from "The College Guide
to a Summer Job in Yellowstone" by
Clint Wilkes.
According to the guide, Old Faithful
"erupts on a somewhat regular, faithful
schedule . . .The natural plumbing sys­tem
below Old Faithful works where
water beneath Old Faithful heats up to
a boiling point then erupts."
The geysers aren't the only attrac­tions
that Toney will see.
"I want to do a lot of hiking and
sightseeing," Toney said. "Any kind of
wild and crazy experience."
And though Bunkley didn't recall
any "wild and crazy experiences," she
was exhilarated a time or two.
"When I climbed Middle Teton, I
didn't think I could do it," she said. "It
was such a tough hike with the alti­tude,
but we did it, and we made it to
the top. It was overwhelming," she
said.
Yellowstone also hires a great num­ber
of people each summer to work
anywhere from pumping gasoline, to
hotel and restaurant jobs to cleaning
guest rooms.
"It's not the most glamorous place to
work," Yellowstone staffing assistant
Ruth Quinn said. "But it's fun. That's
what people are here for, the park, not
the job."
And there are several thousand job
opportunities in Yellowstone.
"We employ about 3,000 people each
year," Quinn said. "About 30 to 40 per­cent
are college students, and the oth­ers
are adults in their 30s and 40s or
retired people," she said. "It's a wide
range of people."
Bunkley says the variety of people is
one of the best aspects of working in
Yellowstone.
"I was afraid people would be so dif­ferent
from me that I wouldn't fit in,
but I made friends instantly," she said.
"You become friends with people out
there that you wouldn't even think of
Dude ranchers discover
themselves, open eyes
By Robin Mason
CONTRIBUTED PHOTC
Dixie Bunkley, 03CSFS, and Jennifer Chinnis, 02INE, explore
the scenery while working at Yellowstone in Wyoming last summer.
being friends with here," she said.
Mainly, though, Yellowstone is a
retreat for Bunkley.
"I really got in touch with myself out
there," she said. "I realized what really
matters to me and where my values
truly lie."
And her values don't include the
amount of money she could have been
making in a job closer to home.
According to the guide, "You would
not get rich working a summer in
Yellowstone...It is generally about $4.50
to $5.00 per hour. They take out about
$8.50 per day for your meals and your
housing."
Toney said he is looking forward to
working out West just for the experi­ences,
not necessarily for the money.
"I pretty much have a good feeling
for what it's going to be like," he said.
"I just want to go out there with an
open mind, because it doesn't matter
what you do out there, it's just being
out West:"
But it's more than being away from
home for three months. Students are
there to work first.
The most important part of your job
to remember is, you are there to take
care of the guests. Whatever you do
will make some kind of impact on the
guests, according to the guide.
And you do get two days off per
week.
"You work five times a week, and the
rest of the time is yours to hike and fish
and do whatever," Quinn said.
For more information about future
employment at Yellowstone, contact
the personnel office at (307) 344-5324.
Staff Writer
Working at a National Park might not be for every­body
who wants to live out West for the summer.
Several Auburn students choose to work at dude
ranches, where they might be doing some of the
same things as National Park employees but on a
much smaller scale.
Sheri McNider, 04CE, worked at the Triangle X
Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
"I thought it was going to be Auburn out West,"
McNider said. "But it was a very eclectic group."
McNider cleaned cabins and waitressed for three
months and didn't know anyone when she first got
there, she said.
"It was new to me because I was basically a maid
for a while," she said. "But after a week, four of us
would clean the cabins, joking around, and it ended
up being a lot of fun."
Not only does Triangle X Ranch offer waitressing
and cleaning jobs, it also hires river guides and expe­rienced
horseback riders.
Scotty Winn, a 1994 Auburn graduate, worked as a
river guide and elected to stay there for three sum­mers.
"It was an eye-opening experience," Winn said.
"You learn to look at yourself differently through
everyone else's eyes."
And you can see a lot of wildlife there as well, he
said.
"You see animals that you would never see back
here like antelope, bald eagles and bear," Winn said.
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learn who they are and who you are."
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, May 25,1995/B-3
Auburn students to work at Disney World this summer
College program gives 'Cast Members'
opportunity for working, learning, living DeF™s
V
Although Auburn students will not
receive academic credit for the program,
there are important educational benefits,
» ByTaraAndersson
1995-96 Assistant News Editor
"Disney is an established part of our
culture," Clarke Williams, 02RTF, said.
"I just want to give something back to
Disney because over the years they've
given me so much through the movies
and everything," he said.
This summer, he and other Auburn stu­dents
will join approximately 3,000 col­lege
students from across the nation to
work behind the scenes as "Cast
Members."
Dietra DeFrang, a college recruiter
assistant at the Walt Disney Company,
said the program consists of three parts:
working, learning and living.
The Walt Disney College Program
employs these students to work in the
theme parks as hosts and hostesses in
attractions, merchandising, ticketing, food
services, custodial services, lifeguarding,
transportation, and recreation.
Students apply to the program for a
variety of reasons.
"I have gone to Disney World a few
times and it has always been a fun place.
It just seems like the ideal job," Williams
said.
Mona Tedjarahardja, 02PB, said she is
looking forward to working there this
summer because it will be an opportunity
"to work in a different environment, to
make some contacts and to have fun."
DeFrang said, "We make a contribution
just by being Cast Members.
When you have that Disney moment
and take time out of your schedule to help
people — it makes your whole trip."
Stephen Copeland, 02CHE, described a
"Disney moment" he
experienced one day on >—!
the job.
"A family from South
America lost all of its
savings, almost
$10,000," he said.
Copeland calmed the
couple, and brought
them to park security,
who found the lost
money.
Besides work, it is
also a learning experi­ence.
Disney requires each
student to attend 10 business
seminars developed by the
University, DeFrang said.
The core of this curriculum is four ses­sions
that teach the Walt Djsney
Company's business philosophy. The top­ics
of these seminars are: "The Quality
Guest Experience," "The Quality Cast
Member Experience," "Quality Business
Practices" and "The Disney Leader."
//
When you have that
Disney moment and take
time out... to help people -
it makes your whole trip
said.
" You learn a lot about how a Fortune
500 company runs, how the people act
and how you must try to make the guests
happy," she said.
The third objective of the program is liv­ing.
The students live together in Vista
Way apartments. Disney tries to pair
roommates from different geographic
areas together, Copeland said.
He said one
perk of the job was
meeting celebrities.
When Planet
Hollywood opened, he
got to see stars such as
Sylvester Stallone,
Bruce Willis and Demi
Moore.
DIETRA DeFRANG
Walt Disney Recruiter
concept
Disney
Copeland said,
"The best thing I got
out of the program
was having the oppor-tunity
to meet people
from other parts of the
United States as well
as other countries, such as Norway and
Morocco, and having the opportunity to
live with them." Copeland still keeps in
touch with the friends he made during his
experience.
Williams said he will enjoy the interac­tion
with so many people and he "looks
forward to making lots of people happy at
Disney World."
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Counselors touch lives,
gain childlike insight
As difficult as it may be for
some to believe, there are those
who spend their summers in the
remote depths of one national
forest or another trying to con­vince
10-year-olds that neither
girls nor daddy longlegs bite.
Yes, being a camp counselor
certainly comes with its share of
challenges.
Yet, the experience of working
with dozens of four-footers can,
strangely, be wonderful enough
to keep one coming back sum­mer
after summer.
The counselor for a pack of
young boys will face a myriad
of interesting and potentially
humorous difficulties.
From the moment the camper
sets foot out of mother's over­loaded
Caravan, the barrage of
questions begins:
"Can we raid the girls'
cabin?"
"I brought my Gameboy, can
I just sit on my bunk and play it
all day?"
After establishing that no
questions will be answered
unless prefaced with "your
highness," a counselor may then
explain the camp rules:
• no throwing rocks
• no hitting
• no telling your counselor
about it if you were hit
• no questions which begin
with the phrase, "what if".,..
etc.
With these rules in mind,
campers find any way possible
to dodge them. Through the
week, the younger male
campers go through several pre­dictable
stages before they go to
bed. Monday night is generally
shine-your-flashlight-on-the-ceiling-
and-giggle-for-an-hour-and-
a-half night.
This night almost always cul­minates
in a pile of flashlights
by the counselor's bed.
Tuesday night is make-fart-noises-
and-tell-10-year-old-ver-sions-
of-dirty-jokes night.
Camp teachers gain experience, stability
Chris Wilkerson
Wednesday night is be-quiet-because-
you-actually-believe-your-
counselor-will-make-you-sleep-
outside-with-the-critters
night. Thursday and Friday
nights, counselors usually wise
up and make sure campers are
extra tired so they go to sleep.
There are several schools of
thought in the field of tiring out
a child. One popular favorite is
fondly referred to as "bowling
for campers."
During the week, counselors
can expect to spend 45 percent
of their time trying to get
campers to bathe, 45 percent of
their time trying to get the child
to eat and 10 percent explaining
they are not involved in a rela­tionship
with the woman at the
horse barn.
For all these efforts the weary
counselors will, in the end, be
adored by the clan that bunked
in their cabin.
The counselor is the role
model closest to the campers'
own age, and with this added
responsibility comes new chal­lenges.
The burn of a dozen little eyes
watching one's every move can
indeed be burdensome, but with
seven friendship bracelets, an
archery target and many other
cherishable gifts, the counselor
can watch mom's Caravan drive
away and smile knowing a life
may have been touched.
Full-time job
teaches patience
ByNoraHofaman
Chris Wilkerson is the 1995-96
News Features Editor at The
Auburn Plainsman
1995-96 Assistant News Editor
Help wanted: outgoing college-age
students who can deal with
hundreds of children of all ages,
complete with homesickness and
restlessness, who are willing to
give up most of their summer in
return for low pay, but will gain a
memorable experience.
The job is camp counselor, and
many students from Auburn and
around the country take on this
challenging occupation every
summer. Many are even persuad­ed
to return year after year.
Leslie Bolin, assistant director at
Camp Cosby in Talledega county,
said about 85 percent of the
camp's counselors are college stu­dents,
making them a vital part of
the camp staff.
"College students are attracted
to it because they're used to being
away from home. They're attract­ed
to that kind of job because they
can still have their independence,"
Bolin said.
Counselors at Camp Cosby are
required to attend one week of
staff training prior to the opening
of camp. All counselors there must
be certified in CPR and first aid.
In addition, the counselors are
responsible for 12 children each
week over the course of nine
weeks and must lead camp activi­ties
during the day.
"I would sum it up as a 24-hour
job, seven days a week," Bolin
said.
At Bolin's camp, counselors
must be prepared to deal with
emergencies at any time.
She said communication skills
are a plus when comforting chil­dren
who may be experiencing
homesickness or other personal
concerns.
"A lot of times they bring a lot
of heavy emotional baggage with
them, and the staff has to deal
with that. (The counselors) are not
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their parents for the week, but
very similar to that," Bolin said.
Jennifer Little, 02CD, will spend
this summer as a counselor at
Camp Cosby for the first time. She
said with such demands, only a
certain type of person is equipped
to be a counselor.
"You have to be pretty outgo­ing,
and you have to know how to
deal with kids too — dealing with
their situations. You have to really
want to be one," Little said.
Bolin said the staff is paid not
hourly, but on a contract basis.
They receive a paycheck every
two weeks for their commitment
to the camp.
Chris Urban, 02MRB, has been a
counselor for three summers, and
said, "The pay is not the best thing
in the world, but you don't really
do it for that. You get paid in other
things, like the experiences you
get."
Those experiences, Bolin said,
can someday translate into dollars
when the counselors are applying
for jobs after graduation.
"They're going to turn around
and use the experience they gain
from a summer camp to put on
their resume. If it shows that they
have camping experience, I think
that it's a mark of their stability
and their strength and how they
can handle a variety of different
situations at one time," Bolin said.
The 35 camp counselors who
will be working at Camp War
Eagle this summer are just like
counselors at any other camp,
according to Wendi Huguley,
assistant director of student activi­ties
at Auburn.
Camp War Eagle will serve as
orientation for eight groups of
freshmen, and the counselors will
be present for all of them.
In fact, they will spend their
summer living in Auburn's resi­dence
halls, working from early
Sunday morning until
Wednesday, one day after the
campers have gone home.
The camp divides freshmen into
10-person groups, called Tiger
Talk groups, who are then
assigned a counselor to be their
"mentor" and help them feel more
comfortable about the transition
from high school to college.
The Tiger Talks explain registra­tion
and discuss problems such as
parking, as well as what it's like to
be away from home for the first
time and live with someone you
may never have met before.
Counselors also have to help the
students move their bags into the
residence halls, pass out keys and
generally run the programs dur­ing
the three days of the camp.
On average the counselors work
a 40-hour week sometimes begin­ning
at 7 a.m. and not ending until
after midnight, Huguley said.
She said the college students
who decide to become counselors
are students who are enthusiastic
about Auburn and who want to
tell why. They must be outgoing
because most of their job is inter­action
with others.
Huguley said the job of a Camp
War Eagle counselor is a "tremen­dous
growth experience." She said
the money is adequate because the
counselors benefit from the job in
other ways.
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, May 25,1995/B-5
Students venture abroad for study, work
By Suzanne Zunk
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Students spending the summer abroad can visit
historical Westminster Abbey in Westminster.England.
Staff Writer
Several years ago, foreign travel
seemed an inaccessible pipe
. dream to many college students
who yearned to experience some
of the cultural backgrounds they
had read about in history or lan­guage
books.
But today these same students
are making their ambitions reali­ties
by taking advantage of the
growing movement toward a
global community.
Chris Hendry, 03MK, went to
Nottingham, England, for 10
months to "travel, have fun and
separate (himself) from (his)
peers."
While there, he earned 30 hours
of class credit toward his degree
from Auburn and completed an
internship.
Hendry completed an intern­ship
with the Derby City Council
for 10 weeks helping revise Labor
Party voting boundaries.
He said he learned about the
English political system during his
internship.
"Our political system is the
best," he said.
While abroad Hendry also visit­ed
Scotland, Holland, Hungary
and Greece.
He spent Christmas in Greece
where the temperature was usual­ly
65 degrees.
But even with the warm temper­atures
he missed his family the
most then, he said.
He traveled with an American
friend and stayed at youth hostels
when possible.
"I felt safer in (European) cities
than I would walking in down­town
Atlanta," he said.
He said he picked up the basic
cultures While traveling and often
had no trouble communicating by
using hand gestures.
He said English is a fairly com­monly
known language in foreign
cities.
"I recommend (foreign travel) to
everyone," he said.
Erik Chandler, 02SPT, will trav­el
to Equador on September 1 to
study business and language for
three months.
He said he "only speaks a little
Spanish," but is going "because
the best way to understand a lan­guage
is to be there."
Chandler has already spent 14
months in Central America travel­ing
with friends.
"There are not nearly as many
luxuries or conveniences," he said,
"so it makes things simpler."
He visited Costa Rica, El
Salvador and Nicaragua while
traveling.
He is excited about his upcom­ing
trip to Equador because it will
give him an opportunity to
improve his language skills and be
exposed to a different culture, he
said.
Chandler hopes to spend his
free time in Equador surfing and
fishing. "I don't think I'd be going
if they weren't there," he said.
Cha