1994-11-10 The Auburn Plainsman

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Lady Tigers
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Sampling the tastes
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Qfo e^lubum Blainsman
Thursday, November 10, 1994 "Serving the Auburn community 101 years" Volume 101, Number 7, 40 pages
vuburn gn
been linked to Susan Smith, the
Union. S.C.. mother accused of
drowning her two sons, 3-year-old
Michael and 14-month-old
Tom Findlay.a 1990 visual arts
graduate and a member of
Auburn's chapter of Sigma
ilpha Epsilon fraternity, had a
relationship with Smith until Oct.
18, he said in a statement
m-
Jay, 27, said he gave police
r he wrote to Smith two
before the deaths, ending
their relationship.
CNN reported that in
Findiay wrote that he wanted to
be with Smith but "did not want
any kids around."
Findiay said in the statement
through his attorney, James F.
Cooney of Charlotte N.C., "One
of the reasons for my termination
of the relationship was that 1 was
not ready to assume the impor­tant
responsibilities of being a
father. However, that was far
from the only reason for termi-le
relationship and cer-
.ly was not the most impor-
Shooting at Pike house results in injury
By Dawn McDonald
See FINDLAY/A-3 atus.
Staff Writer
Fraternity member Troy McClendon and
hired security guard Luck Watford were shot
at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house during
a Homecoming party early Sunday morning.
Auburn police responded to a call at 1:33
a.m., after which suspect Christopher Scott
Green, 18, a Camp Hill resident, was arrested
and charged with two counts of attempted
murder.
According to Auburn police, Green was
denied admission to the fraternity party. He
then allegedly pulled a gun and began shoot­ing.
Witness Elise Blakenship, 01PM, said, "I was
out front by the security guard. I saw two
guys. One pulled a gun and started shooting
McClendon, 19, who is from of Millbrook,
Ala., sustained injuries in the shoulder, but­tocks
and leg. He underwent surgery at East
Alabama Medical Center Sunday and is cur­rently
in fair condition. Watford is a construc­tion
worker and part-time security guard for
Velvet Hammer Security.
He received wounds in both legs above the
ankles. Only the tissue was damaged, said
Scott Peters, area manager for Velvet Hammer
Securities.
Watford was treated at EAMC and released.
In a press release, Grant Davis, director of
student affairs, said, "This was obviously a
very unfortunate incident, and we're grateful
that the injuries to both victims apparently are
not life-threatening."
On Monday, Circuit Judge James T. Gullage
set Green's bail at $500,000, $250,000 for each
count.
Green is being held at the Lee County jail.
"The weapon was a .22 caliber pistol and
has been recovered," Auburn Police Chief Ed
Downing said.
According to Jared Lisenby, Interfraternity
Council president, the fraternity took all nec­essary
precautions to prevent such an action.
"We are behind the brothers at the Pike
house and supportive of their situation. We
feel fortunate that the situation was not any
worse," he said.
Closed fraternity parties allow only fraterni­ty
members, their dates and people on a guest
list to attend. Unwelcome guests are asked to
leave.
• GUN CONTROL LAWS: Article examines
and explains current laws.
PageA7
Sophomore
•" dies, autopsy
inconclusive
By Charles Runrefls
Gordon
Assistant News Editor
Officials pronounced Auburn
student Geoff D. Gordon, 02 PB,
dead at East Alabama Medical
Center Nov. 8 at 12:19 p.m., hospi­tal
Public Relations Director Lucy
Pennington said.
Autopsy results by the Alabama
Department of Forensic Sciences in
Montgomery on Nov. 9 failed to
determine the
cause of death,
Lee County
D e p u t y
Coroner Steve
Penland said.
" T h e
autopsy is
pending study,"
Penland said.
"It could take
three weeks to six weeks before we
know the cause of death."
However, speculations that
Gordon had meningitis are not
true, he said.
"We just want to assure the stu­dents
at Auburn University that
that is not the case," he said.
Gordon's roommate, Chris
Bacchus, called the ambulance at
11:30 a.m., Bacchus said.
"His breathing was real bad, like a
wheezing sound," he said.
His breathing stopped complete­ly
while Bacchus was on the tele­phone,
he said.
Gordon was pronounced dead at
the hospital 49 minutes later, after
CPR had been stopped,
Pennington said.
"He came in in full arrest; at least
respiratory arrest," she said.
Friends in Phi Gamma Delta fra­ternity,
of which Gordon was a
member, said he'd been sick for
several days and thought he had
food poisoning.
A Montgomery resident, Gordon
lived at 1326 Kurt Circle in
Auburn. He started attending
Auburn in Fall 1993.
Born Sept. 2,1975, Gordon grad­uated
from Jefferson Davis High
School in Montgomery.
Friends remember Gordon as
someone who would do anything
for anyone without question.
Brad Cates, a friend of eight
years, said, "I would say he was
one of the nicest people I've ever
met. He'd bend over backwards
for you."
More than anything, Gordon
enjoyed spending time with his
friends, Cates said.
New associate provost
reaches out to Auburn
By Greg Walker
The Auburn Plainsman/ JASON WOODS
The 1994-95 Miss Homecoming is...
Beth Ray, 03EH, stands with her father, Thomas Ray and last year's Miss
Homecoming, Grace Acosta, immediately following the half-time announcement
made by Jim Folsom. Ray competed with five other candidates the week preced­ing
the homecoming game and won in Thursday's election.
Associate News Editor
The new associate provost and
vice president for outreach said
he wants to include all the col­leges
and schools at Auburn in
the mission of outreach.
David Wilson, currently the
associate provost at Rutgers
University will assume the duties
of associate provost and vice
president for outreach at Auburn
winter quarter.
"I want to use all of the knowl­edge
in the schools and colleges
to respond in comprehensive
ways to the people of Alabama,"
Wilson said.
Wilson, a native of Thomaston
Ala., graduated from Harvard
University with a Master's
degree and a doctorate in educa­tional
administration and has
served as associate provost at
Rutgers for the past four years.
Wilson will be the first black vice
president in Auburn history.
"I fully understand the role
model implication and sheer
symbolism associated with my
DAVID WILSON
Associate Provost
being named Auburn's first black
vice president — just as 17 years
ago I was the first member of my
family to obtain a college
degree," Wilson said in a
University press release.
Wilson said working at Rutgers
See WILSON/A-3
Plainsman wins national
award for 1993-94 issues
By Ashley Estes
News Editor
The 1993-94 Plainsman has
been named one of the best col­lege
newspapers in the nation by
the American Collegiate Press
and the Newspaper Association
of America.
On Saturday, Nov. 5, The
Auburn Plainsman was awarded
a National Pacemaker Award,
which is the equivalent of a
Pulitzer Prize for college news­papers,
at the ACP/CMA
College Media Convention in
New Orleans.
"I am tickled pink," said Tom
Strother, 1993-94 Plainsman edi­tor.
"I think that this is such a pos­itive,
not only for The Plainsman,
but also for Auburn.
"Any time you can receive
national recognition, it's good
for Auburn," Strother said.
College newspapers nation­wide
compete for the award. Of
150 entries, 15 finalists were
named.
I
Five National Pacemakers
were awarded in each category.
The categories were: non-daily
papers at two-year colleges,
daily papers at two-year col­leges,
non-daily papers at four-year
colleges and daily papers at
four-year colleges.
The Plainsman won one of the
five Pacemakers awarded in its
category, .four-year non-daily
college papers.
"I think it says a lot about our
staff last year," said James Foster
1993-94 Plainsman managing edi­tor.
"It shows we put together a
great team effort. It's nice to reap
the fruits of our labor."
Foster said, "The true winners
are all the staff writers and other
helpers who gave everything
they got and spent a lot of time
learning.
Strother said, "From August
until June, we had a group of
people in the Plainsman office
who did what they had to do to
put out a newspaper.
See PLAINSMAN / A-3
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The Auburn Plainsman/MEG CONGER
James beats incumbent
in gubernatorial race
By Chris Wilkerson
Assistant News Editor
Fob James is ready to return to
the governor's office, after beat­ing
incumbent Jim Folsom by a
narrow margin Tuesday.
With 99 percent of the precincts
reporting, James has aquired
601,822 votes to Folsom's
590,091.
James, who served as
Alabama's governor from 1978 to
1982 as a Democrat, is preparing
i
•
to implement the conservative
ideals that got him elected on the
Republican ticket Tuesday.
Donny Claxton, James' assis­tant
press secretary, said that the,
"first priority is education reform
... within 90 days of coming into
office."
Gerald Johnson, a political sci­ence
professor at Auburn, dis­cussed
James' election and its
impact on the community.
"He will attempt to support
public education, but in a non-populist
way," Johnson said. "He
will try to (do this) through
emphasis on better management
better organization and
attempting to address values
such as the work ethic and (the)
family."
Chris Driskell, 04PG, said that
he voted Republican because,
"Supposedly, they represent the
side that is kind of against raising
taxes. I don't like the candidates
that think that government can
solve all of our problems."
Local businessman Trey
Johnston of J&M Bookstore voted
for James, a 1957 Auburn gradu­ate,
"because he is an Auburn
man."
"Getting corruption out of
state government," is another
one of James' initial goals as gov­ernor.
Honesty and integrity are
two values he will bring back to
office, Claxton said. r .*
Thursday, November 10,1994/ A-2 The Auburn Plainsman
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AU Singers will present their
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call the Choral office at 844-4194.
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come by Haley Center 1232.
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BSU, AOA, NPHC third annual
talent show is Monday, Nov. 14,
7p.m., Foy Union Ballroom. There
is an admission fee. Everybody is
welcome.
, Joshua Walks. Come experience
God's power in motion. Every
Friday from 7-9p.m. At the
Auburn Prayer Center, 343-D S.
Gay St. For info., call Jonas 826-
2793.
BSU Annual Talent Show
Workshop is Nov. 8,10,15,17 in
Telfair Peet Theatre, 5-7p.m. More
info call 844-2402 or 844-2353.
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Student Organization — hosts
Student Liturgy every Thursday
night, 6 p.m., followed by dinner,
in the Lower Center behind the
church. CSO meets every Monday
at 7 p.m.
Environmental Awareness
Organization is sponsoring a
weekly environmentally-oriented
videos on Wednesdays, 8:30-10
p.m., Foy Union 319. All are
welcome.
Fort Toulouse/Jackson Park will
hold an 18th Century Trade Fair
and Rendezvous November 5-13.
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located near Wetumpka, 10 miles
north of Montgomery off U.S. 231.
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USMC Birthday Ball — Semper
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birthday of Marine Corps. Nov.
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11, 7 p.m., at the Auburn High
School Auditorium. All invited,
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1995 Miss Glomerata Pageant is
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Ballroom.
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Bring your canned goods by Foy
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Psi Chi Psychology National
Honor Society meets Nov. 15, 4
p.m., 125A Business Building.
Sandra Scarr will speak. All
welcome.
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers meets Nov. 14, 7:30
p.m. in 304 Ramsey Hall. Millikan
Company will speak and new
officers will be elected. New
members welcome.
Auburn/Opelika Personal
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p.m. Call Tony Ledbetter 749-
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p.m. All welcome.
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a mixer will Tuskegee University
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Monday, 7 p.m. in 2228 Haley
Center. New members welcome.
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Friday 7 p.m. Call 745-8405.
Free English classes every
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Model United Nations meets
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Foy Union. Call Tom 821-2480 for
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ISO — International Students
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, November 10,1994/A-3
NEWS BRIEFS
LOCAL
Local high school seniors divided about governor's race in mock election
Fifty-four percent of Opelika High seniors elected Fob James governor in a mock election Monday,
while Auburn High seniors elected Jim Folsom governor by a 61 to 39 percent margin.
More than 700 students voted school wide in the mock election at Opelika High. Auburn's elections
were only open to seniors.
Both schools elected Don Siegelman lieutenant governor.
— Compiled from Opelika-Auburn News reports
Student injured during assault by classmates at Opelika High School
An Opelika High School student reported he was kicked and beaten at school by two other stu­dents.
School officials and police are continuing to investigate the incident, and police anticipate arrests.
The injured student was taken to Auburn Family Care for his injuries.
The victim was 17 years old.
— Compiled from Opelika-Auburn News reports
STATE
Walker County teens confess to high school arson, surrender to police
Three Walker County High School students surrendered to Jasper police on Saturday for the Oct.
30 fire which destroyed part of the high school.
The three have been charged with arson, and a juvenile arrest petition has been obtained for a
fourth suspect.
The blaze destroyed three classrooms, a hallway and an exit corridor, and damaged four other class­rooms.
The accused teens, all 16 or 17 years old, are being held at a Jasper area youth detention center.
— Compiled from Birmingham News reports
Prattville police officer found dead of unknown causes in pickup truck
Sergeant Edward S. Maggard, a Prattville police officer, was found dead in his pickup truck on
Saturday night in the parking lot of the Montgomery Mall. At 34, he had been an officer in
Montgomery and Prattville for over 14 years.
Maggard had worked with youth as part of drug awareness programs in area schools, and he
worked at the Louise M. Smith Development Center with the handicapped.
—Compiled from Montgomery Advertiser reports
Wilson Continued from page A1
as provost has given him an
understanding of what outreach is
supposed to be.
"I've had significant experience
in the area of outreach at Rutgers,"
he said.
"I've been responsible for
advancing Rutgers' own public
servfce mission into the wider
New Jersey community. As a
result, I truly understand the role
of service and outreach."
Wilson will fill a new position at
Auburn. When Anne E.
Thompson retired Sept. 30 as asso­ciate
provost and vice president
for extension, the University split
her job into two specialized posi­tions,
Wilson's position and the
director of the Alabama
Cooperative Extension Service,
which is currently filled by W.
Gaines Smith.
Being from the South, Wilson
said he likes Auburn's program of
outreach to different counties in
the state and to the people of
Alabama.
"One of the things I really
admire about Auburn, as I
admired about Rutgers, is it is a
land grant university."
University President William V.
Muse said Auburn's mission of
outreach should strengthen under
Wilson.
"I believe that under Dr.
Wilson's leadership we can take
Auburn's land-grant mission to a
level where the University can be
a more consistent and effective
catalyst for economic and cultural
development," Muse said.
Sam Burney, director of the out­reach
programs office, said Wilson
will bring something new to
Auburn.
"I think he will obviously bring
a different perspective to the situ­ation
coming from an urban uni­versity
that has different types of
problems," Burney said.
Plainsman Continued from page A1
Jan Clifford, 05JM/EH, 1993-94
Plainsman business manager and
1994-95 editor, said, "Those that
work and have worked at The
Plainsman would like to believe it
is a quality paper. Winning the
Pacemaker confirms that.
"It's an honor to be among the
top collegiate newspapers in the
country. It establishes our credibil­ity
both on and off campus. And
my hope is that it will serve as an
inspiration to this year's staff, so
we can bring home another next
year," Clifford said.
The Plainsman has won eight
National Pacemakers and five
Regional Pacemakers since 1967. It
received its last National
Pacemaker for the 1979-80 paper.
To be eligible, a paper must
have been given an All-American
honor rating by the American
Collegiate Press for both halves of
the school year.
Marks of distinction are given
for "appealing, creating achieve­ment,"
according to the judges'
guide.
Newspapers are judged on top­ics
ranging from timeliness of
reporting to art quality and over­all
design.
Findlay Continued from page A1
Corrections.' In the ll/3 issue of The Auburn Plainsman, an article about the AU Bookstore
attempted to compare prices between the Bookstore with other supply stores. The article had the
following errors: The catalog quoted for list prices for the bookstore used retail prices which are
frequently higher than what departments pay. This disclaimer on the catalog was ommitted from
the article. Also, Mary Wood Littleton was quoted as a source from the English department when
in fact she is the associate editor for National Forum magazine only indirectly associated with that
department. The context of these quotes was misleading and The Plainsman regrets this.
"At no time did I suggest to Ms.
Smith that her children were the
only obstacle in any potential rela­tionship
with her.
"I certainly know nothing about
what happened that night or why
it happened," he said.
Findlay said he released a state­ment
Friday because of "the con­tinuing
inaccurate reports of my
relationship with Susan Smith."
The Birmingham News reported
Cooney said press reports have
painted an unfair picture of
Findlay.
"One day he was doing graphic
arts at his father's company, and
the next day he's in this. He feels
like he's under siege," Cooney
said.
Findlay said in Friday's state­ment,
his last, he was devastated
by the deaths and he intends to
continue cooperating with the
Union authorities.
"I share in the grief of this com­munity
in the loss of the two chil­dren,"
he said.
Findlay is currently art director
for his father's milling company,
Conso Products, in Union.
Ray Dugas, an art professor
who knew Findlay well, described
Findiay as a soft-spoken and con­cerned
person who has come back
to Auburn since graduation to see
the art professors.
Dugas also said Findlay showed
a kind and concerned nature when
he faithfully took his then girl­friend,
who had a continuing
shoulder problem, to the doctor.
"He was a wonderful kid,"
Dugas said.
Cooney declined further com­ment.
Smith originally claimed a gun­man
carjacked her car Oct. 25 and
took the two boys.
After a nine-day search, she con­fessed
to the deaths and led police
to the lake site where the boys
were found still strapped in their
car seats.
Smith has been charged with
two counts of murder.
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ELECTION '94
Siegelman elected
lieutenant governor
By Chris WJkersMi
Assistant News Editor
After being elected lieutenant
governor Tuesday with 62 percent
of the vote, Don Siegelman pre­pares
to implement the platform
he has been presenting in his cam­paign.
This platform primarily empha­sized
legislative reform. Paul
Hamrick, Siegelman's campaign
manager, said that the lieutenant
governor's initial priorities will
include, "opening up the secret
budget meetings ... (and) elimi­nating
security guards for lieu­tenant
governor."
Many students chose
Siegelman as their candidate
because of his party's ideals as a
Democrat.
Others were influenced by
advertisements. Kory Olson,
06FLS, voted for Siegelman
because, "I am a Democrat. And a
lot of the ads against Charlie
Graddick made him come across
as person who doesn't seem to
know what is going on. He seems
to be nonchalant, like he doesn't
care."
Hamrick said the strength of
Siegelman's campaign was in his
grass-roots approach, which
included "spending time in coffee
houses and courthouses."
Some of Siegelman's other
goals include restoring people's
trust in the system and playing off
the Mercedes success to recruit
more industry in Alabama,
Hamrick said.
Retired associate professor of
political science Margaret
Latimer, anticipates that
ELECTION RESULTS
U.S. House of Representatives Results
Glen
Browder
64%
Ben Hand
36%
DON SIEGELMAN
Lieutenant Governor-Elect
Siegelman's election could be
good for Auburn.
"Siegelman claims to be able to
make the machinery of the (state)
senate work better. And this will
be to the advantage of anybody
who wishes affirmative action on
legislation.
"If legislation moves smoothly
through senate, it will be to the
advantage of Auburn propo­nents,"
Latimer said.
Siegelman also wants to pass
legislation that would encourage
graduates to stay in the state after
graduation, said Hamrick.
The primary campaign report­edly
cost $2 million. About
$700,000 or $800,000 has been
spent since September, Hamrick
said.
Siegelman recieved 729,881
votes to Graddick's 441,691 with
99 percent of the precincts report­ing.
State SenateDistrict 27 Results
Ted Little
65%
Travis
Ponder
35%
Shelby County DHR aids
kids, elderly for holidays
By Tanya Holt
StateHouseDistrict79Results
Betty Pierce
43%
Pete
Turnham
57%
Lee County Commission District 2 Results
Bobby
Cannon
57.2%
Tom
Whatley
42.7%
The Auburn Plainsman/CHASE STEPHENS
Staff Writer
If you live in Shelby County and
you've been naughty this year, the
Shelby County Department of
Human Resources has a way to
make sure you make the big guy
in the red suit's Christmas list.
You can adopt a family or an
elderly person through the depart­ment's
Project Christmas pro­gram.
The program is expected to help
nearly 500 families needing spon­sors.
"We've always had a great num­ber
of families, but we also have a
great deal of sponsors," said Rene
Williams, director of the
Department of
H u m a n __^_____
Resources.
The program
has already
received more
than 250 applica­tions.
The program,
which began in
1986, is begin­ning
its search for
sponsors earlier
this year. Last
year the DHR
had to turn 60
u n s p o n s o r e d
families over to
Toys for Tots at
the last minute. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^
The people
applying for assistance fall into
three categories.
The first is elderly who are DHR
homemaker clients.
These people can live on their
own only through assistance.
Most live on as little as $500 a
month, and they usually have no
family to care for them.
The second is foster children in
DHR custody and placed in foster
homes where families receive
about $6 a day from the state to
feed, clothe and house them.
The third is families either on
food stamps or receiving Aid to
Dependent Children.
Many of these are single parent
//
families with up to six children.
Sponsors include various busi­nesses,
churches and individuals.
"Sometimes churches take
many families and then give them
to families in the church,"
Williams said.
The adoptive unit, family or
office gets a copy of the applica­tion
filled out by the head of the •
household needing assistance.
The application lists the names
and ages of everyone in the house­hold,
along with three needs and
three wishes for each child.
On each of the applications are
telephone numbers for the family
receiving assistance or a neighbor
or relative.
This allows the family to be
notified when it is adopted.
^ _ _ ^ _ Various
a r r a n g e ­ments
can be
made for
delivery of
the gifts.
T h e
agency will
deliver them,
but many
s p o n s o r s
choose to
deliver the
gifts them­selves.
The pro­gram
allows
the elderly
applicants to
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ~ ~ come in con­tact
with
someone other than the home-maker
who usually cares for them.
"This is an opportunity for peo­ple
to give the elderly people a lit­tle
special attention," Williams
said.
"A lot of people are interested in
the elderly clients."
Anyone interested in being a
Project Christmas sponsor should
call Betty Townley at (205) 669-
3054.
"It's a real pleasure and a treat
to be able to do this, and there's a
lot of people in the community
interested in their fellow man,"
Williams said.
kit's a real pleasure and a
treat to be able to do this,
and there's a lot of people in
the community interested in
their fellow man
RENE'WILLIAMS
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Department of Human
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, November 10,1994/A-5
• AHS teacher gives students will to succeed
ByCharksRunnelb
Assistant News Editor
A drawing hangs above teacher
Terrell Jones' desk.
It pictures a stork standing in a
pond with a green frog, all but
swallowed, hanging halfway out
of its beak. The defiant frog, how­ever,
is reaching out from the beak
and holding the stork's neck in a
stranglehold.
The caption reads: "Never give
up."
Jones tries to instill this same
fighting spirit in his students
when it comes to academic suc­cess.
As head of Auburn High
School's Intervention Program,
Jones works with students with
academic problems.
Students in the program must
have failed at least one grade,
must not be eligible for special
education and must be recom­mended
by a teacher, Jones said.
"For the most part, most of my
students have been discouraged
over the years, and they have, in a
sense, stopped trying. So I use dif­ferent
things to try to jump start
them," he said.
"To try to do something and not
succeed hurts," he said. "These
students have been hurt academi­cally,
for whatever reasons. These
kids are tired of getting hurt."
Jones, 29, has been teaching the
program for three years. The pro­gram
teaches students they can
equal other students in academic
excellence if they work hard
enough, Jones said.
Jones' past allows him to reach
his students in ways other teach­ers
cannot, he said.
"All through high school I strug­gled
academically," Jones said. "It
wasn't until my first year of col­lege
that I found out I had a learn­ing
disability."
Jones has dyslexia.
"It was my disadvantage not
knowing. Once I found out, I went
off like a rocket. They taught me
how to deal with it," he said.
Jones went on to receive a
Master's degree in counseling at
Auburn. He also has served as a
drill sergeant in the U.S. Army.
"When I come into the class­room
and talk to students, I'm not
just talking generally from a
book," he said. "I'm bringing my
knowledge with me."
Although there are incentives in
the program, such as an AmSouth
Bank-sponsored free lunch at
Tyler's for students who make
good grades on their tests, Jones
said he does not believe in incen­tives.
"I guess the main incentive
that's really been effective with
my students is showing them that
I care. Students can read you. They
know if you're phony," he said.
Jones' students seem to agree
that the program has helped them.
"It's helped me make better
grades," said 10th grader Qwanza
Collier. "I understand him better
than my regular teachers. He takes
his time to explain."
LaPorcha Williams, who is in
the ninth grade, said her grades
have also improved.
"They're better than I've made
since fourth grade," Williams said.
Ninth grader Sion Ware said
Jones helps to explain things his
students do not understand in
their other classes.
Ware said, "He's very direct
with us. He's going to let you
know what things you're capable
of."
For Dre Reese, an eleventh
grade student, Jones' teaching has
gone beyond the classroom.
"He'll go out of the way to help
the people in the program," Reese
said. "Last year, I had a report due,
and he came to my house and
helped me out and took me to the
library."
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Application deadline is February 1,1995.
The general criteria considered in the selection
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Phi Kappa Phi is the only major national scholastic
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honored over 1100 scholars with fellowship awards
and 500 scholars with honorable mention awards.
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Terrell Jones heads Auburn High's Intervention Program.
Eleventh grader Diane Welch
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Jones wants his students to
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About 1,000 Alabama students protested the new plus/minus grade scale outside the president's mansion.
UA students object to grading system
By Mark Wilder
Staff Writer
The habit of college students
grumbling about the "unfair"
grading system is as old as higher
education itself.
But students at the University of
Alabama have been griping more
than usual since that school's
administration implemented a
new grading policy.
Don Crump, associate academic
vice president at the university,
said the school began using a
plus/minus system for computing
grade point averages this fall
semester.
The policy was approved by the
administration after the
University Faculty Senate voted
290-218 in favor of it in May of
1992.
Sean Kelley, editor of The
Crimson and White, the University
of Alabama's newspaper, said one
of the student complaints is that
the entire faculty voted on the
change while students had no
voice in the matter.
Only three students served on
the University Curriculum
Advisory Committee that original­ly
recommended the policy to the
university provost, Kelley said.
He added that students were
angered more last year when Joe
Benson, faculty senate president,
said the grade policy was not a
concern of the students.
Under the plus/minus system, a
student will receive 3.33 quality
points for a B+, 3.0 for a B and a
2.67 for a B-. Each grade level is
separated by .33.
The only variance is a student
making an A+ or an A receives 4.0
quality points, while an A- earns
the student a 3.67.
That has been another com­plaint
of the students, Crump said.
"A major point of contention
from the students has been that
the system makes it more difficult
for students at the higher end of
the continuum to keep a 4.0."
James A. Brown, a professor on
the committee that recommended
the new policy, wrote editorials
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concerning the policy in the school
newspaper.
He wrote of the new system's
benefits and argued that it would
better reflect a student's academic
performance than the old system.
But Kelley said that praise has
not convinced many students to
support the change.
"For six months we've searched
for someone in favor of
plus/minus and really have got­ten
only one or two letters in favor
of it," Kelly said.
"It's been pretty much a unified
decision across campus against it."
Crump said the first indication
of student objections came in mid-
February.
At that time, Theta Tau, a coed
engineering fraternity, began cir­culating
petitions to have the uni­versity
reconsider the implemen­tation
of the new policy.
The fraternity gathered about
3,000 signatures on the petitions,
Crump said.
Student discontent was more
visible Oct. 6, the Friday of the
school's homecoming week.
Kelley estimated that about
1,000 students protested the new
policy on the quad across from the
university president's mansion.
Those protests caused the
administration to reconsider mak­ing
the new grading policy cover
all students, even seniors.
This fall, based on the recom­mendations
of college deans and
the faculty senate, the administra­tion
granted a grandfather clause
to all students except entering
freshmen, Crump said.
"I think the grandfather clause
has resolved the issue for now,"
Crump said.
He added that the curriculum
advisory committee will continue
to look at other student complaints
with the system this year.
The committee won't have long
to wait, according to Kelley.
The Freshman Forum had a
meeting Monday to draft a resolu­tion.
That resolution asked the
administration to drop the new
policy, Kelley said.
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The Auburn Plainsman/CHARLES RUNNELLS
Lou Hayes moves the remains of the downed traffic light.
Secretary tracks driver who hit a pole and ran
By Meg Conger
Staff Writer
A loud bang from South
College Street outside of the
Alumni Conference Center the
morning of Nov. 3 sent Nelda
Griffin, an executive secretary at
the Alumni Center, into her car
and on a mission.
A yellow transfer truck had
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driver of the truck did not stop to
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"She was pulled over like she
was going to stop, but then she
pulled out again. I just thought,
'Hey, she's getting away/" Griffin
said. So Griffin got in her car to fol­low
the truck. During the drive,
she used her car phone to relay her
location to a co-worker at the
Alumni Center who relayed the
information to the police.
"I just tried to keep (the truck) in
sight, "Griffin said.
After driving down College
Street and turning right onto
University Drive, Griffin and the
police caught up to the driver at
the intersection of Wire Road and
Shug Jordan Parkway.
"The police and power company
get stuck with people doing dam­age
and not taking responsibility
for it,"Griffin said.
The utility pole that was hit
snapped in half, and the stoplight
fell into the intersection, Rex
Griffin, a city engineer said.
The city had to install a new pole
and restore the wiring, which took
about six and a half hours, he said.
However, the electronic controller,
the main piece of equipment, was
not damaged. The accident cost
the city between $1,000 and $1,500.
The damage to the corner was
accidental, and no charges were
filed against the driver, police said.
Officials
explain gun
control laws
By Amy French
Copy Editor
Gun control is an emotionally
loaded issue in America today.
Heated arguments clog the legis­latures
as lawmakers try to decide
whether the best weapon against
escalating violent crime is
increased regulation of firearms or
increased access.
"The gun situation is starting to
become like the abortion clinics.
People feel so strongly on both
• sides," said the Birmingham divi­sion
operations officer of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms, Larry
Luckey.
While the rationales behind the
laws or the lack thereof are com­plicated,
gun control laws current­ly
affecting Lee County residents
are simple, Luckey said.
The national Gun Control Act of
1968 specifies that citizens must
be at least 18 years old to buy a
rifle or shotgun, or ammunition
for a rifle or shotgun, and 21 years
old to buy a pistol or its ammuni­tion.
No license is required to pur­chase
a gun from a licensed gun
dealer if the buyer plans to keep
the weapon at home or carry it in
plain view. However, under the
new Brady Act, buyers must wait
five days before taking possession
of their gun.
The five- days allows the dealer
to check the buyer's criminal
record with the National Crime
Information Center. Buyers can
have arrests or misdemeanor con­victions
on record, but if they
have been convicted of a felony,
the law denies permission to pur­chase
a gun.
Buyers who plan to carry the
weapon concealed on their person
or in their car must obtain a per­mit
from the sheriff.
In Lee County, a one-year per­mit
requires another background
check and a $15 fee, said Chris
Dendy, communications officer
for the sheriff's department.
The concealed weapon permit
allows the approved applicant to
own and carry any number of
guns. The license are issued by the
sheriff and can be revoked by the
sheriff at any time.
Luckey said he thinks plenty of
gun control laws are in place in
Alabama, but enforcing them is
sometimes a problem.
"Nobody's going to try to slap
the hand of a local sheriff,"
Luckey said, citing cases in rural
areas in which ATF has found con­victed
felons with concealed pis­tol
permits.
Small-town sheriffs using unso­phisticated
background-check
systems are able to "look the other
way" if they want to give a permit
to someone who should be denied
according to national laws.
Dendy said he thinks the proce­dures
for enforcing current licens­ing
laws are effective in Lee
County, but the laws don't direct­ly
address the problem of violent
crime.
"The criminal is not going to
bother getting a license," Dendy
said.
Other than requiring a five-day
waiting period and a background
check before a gun can be sold
legally, the Brady Act outlawed
the further importation of 19 spe­cific
firearms not manufactured in
the United States.
The law has no bearing on guns
purchased before the law passed.
"There are 1.9 guns for every
man, woman and child in the
Dendy said.
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Thursday, November 10,1994 / A-8 The Auburn Plainsman •
EDITORIALS & VIEWPOINTS
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"Serving the Auburn community for 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
J. Thurston
Art Editor
Ashley Estes
News Editor
Greg Walker
Associate News Editor
Elizabeth Smith
Scope Editor
Brent Hollingsworth
Sports Editor
Alex White
Associate Sports Editor
Brian Fitzsimmons
Photo Editor
First Assistants - Debra Burleson, Scott Butler, Nicole Capps, Charles
Runnells.Lianne Norcutt, Jamey Vella
Fighting fire with fire will burn
us all; let's find some water
Knee-jerk defense of right to bear arms should be
rethought in light of current gun count, body count
Discussion of gun control often cen­ters
on the right to keep and bear
arms, which is guaranteed in the
Second Amendment.
A practical discussion of the right of
the public at large to wield weaponry
must also address the other rights with
which that right must coexist. A practical
discussion does not have to abandon the
Bill of Rights, but it cannot stop at the
Second Amendment.
In the Ninth Amendment, our forefa­thers
recognized that, "The enumeration
in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall
not be construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people."
The right to keep and bear arms must
bow to these "other" rights, such as the
right to walk along the sidewalk without
falling prey to a drive-by shooting and
the right to deny an unwanted guest
access to a private party without ending
up in the hospital.
Citizens concerned with self-defense
from the staggering level of violent crime
have two choices. One is opposing gun
control across the board to protect the
right to fight fire with fire.
This would give American riflemen
unlimited ability to pursue their sport of
choice, as well as to dare any scumbucket
who comes along to "make my day," but
wouldn't save a single life taken through
random acts of violence or accidental
shootings.
And with the gun count in America
already at almost double the head count,
and with the body count rising at a stag­gering
rate, is unlimited access to guns an
effective weapon in the war against
crime?
Better to fight fire with water.
Opposing View
Gun restrictions limit access to
weapons for law-abiding citizens
Current legislation has only increased gun sales
on the black market, treats symptoms, not disease
While emotions peak on both sides
of the gun control debate, none
can legitimately compare to
those experienced at the death or
injury of a loved one who has been shot.
Whether by an illegally-obtained
firearm, in defense or on offense, a
funeral or hospital bedside makes per­sonal
a sometimes abstract argument.
Last week's shooting at the Pi Kappa
Alpha house brought the issue into the
spotlight in Auburn.
There are many who may use this inci­dent
to say, "See there; that's why there
should be stricter laws against owning a
weapon." But it's pure speculation to
assume that even if guns were outlawed
altogether this shooting would not have
occurred or that others could be curbed.
Speculation for speculation, however,
one could conceivably argue that if the
responsible hands had held a gun first,
the incident could have been avoided
completely. We'll never know.
The fact is that guns don't kill people.
People kill people. Perhaps the problem
lies within some weakening moral fabric
evidenced by the rising number of
crimes committed each year. While the
Brady law passed with hopes of elimi­nating
the abundance of assault
weapons along with placing more
accountability on the shoulders of gun
owners, the result has been an increase
in black-market sales.
Why do we continue to tighten the
ropes around the hands of victims or
potential victims instead of the criminals?
Representing Auburn is
responsibility of all fans
Booing of Folsom showed lack of class, reflected
poorly on the University — even if directed at other team
Football games are those rare occa­sions
that simultaneously bring out
the best and worst in people.
For those on the same "side," the esprit
de corps provides an overwhelming unity
which can be good and bad. Auburn's
homecoming game is a perfect example.
In pulling for the Tigers, that all-con­suming
spirit resulted in encouraging
our team to play its best. But that same'
unity boasted an incredible lack of class
when then-Governor Jim Folsom was
booed onto the field at halftime.
As Auburn fans, we represent our uni­versity
in sports and sportsmanship
which includes behaving like adults at
the game, no matter the context.
While many may not approve of
Folsom's political leadership or align
ourselves with his represented party,
booing is an indication of our lack of
character, not his.
Auburn fans have been admired for
their sense of sportsmanship both in
Jordan-Hare and at other stadiums. Last
week weakened that label.
What's next, throwing rotten tomatoes
at the visiting team? Perhaps we could
show our spirit by slashing all opposing
visitors' tires or maybe Aubie could beat
up the visiting mascot.
Representing Auburn does not end in
the classroom. Indeed, it is when 85,000
people are gathered together that is is an
imperative.
False martyrdom doesn't justify Hill murders
The expression of this newspaper's opinion is restricted to this page. The space above reflects the
opinion of The Plainsman's editorial board which is comprised of the executive staff, section editors
and fjfst assistants. Othf r opinion, often contrasting, is offered in/adjoining columns.
In the name of life, Paul Hill shot
and killed two people July 29,1994.
In the name of life, Paul Hill has
encouraged others to do the same
thing.
And now, in the same name of life,
Paul Hill excuses his violent attack
on two people and pleads for his
own life to be spared from the elec­tric
chair.
Calling it justifiable homicide, Hill
stood before a Pensacola jury last
Thursday and defended killing both
Dr. Paul Bayard and his bodyguard
James Barrett outside an abortion
clinic this summer. When the jury
returned after just 20 minutes with
the recommendation for execution,
Hill self-assuredly explained he
would gladly die for the pro-life
cause.
Let's get one thing straight: Paul
Hill is no martyr.
He is instead, a manipulator of
ethics and morality who has single-handedly
done more damage to the
pro-life movement than any abortion
doctor, choice activist or politician
could do in a lifetime.
In espousing the cause, he actively
defamed it. In 'nurturing' the rights
of humanity, he crushed every ideal
Jan Clifford
associated with them. And in fight­ing
for life, he shot it straight on with
a 12-gauge shotgun.
If he is anything, he is a symbol of
shame to a movement dedicated to
saving the very thing he killed: peo­ple,
both born and unborn. He
serves as a grisly reminder of what
can happen when self importance
swallows up the initial focus of pre­serving
life. He embodies a stinging
slap in the face to any who dare use
a millisecond of time to mull the
possible shades of gray in this case or
those like it.
In the same way he disassociated
intellect from emotion, Hill turned
his back on a society which applies
behavioral guidelines. Just because
he believed that society was acting
inconsistently with its guidelines
did/does not free him from the legal
boundaries designed to protect
everyone. He had no legal, moral or
divinely-instituted right to create and
implement his own law. To say he
did or even might have had "just
cause" is an abomination to a move­ment
which exists for the sole pur­pose
of maintaining life. His fight
denied respect and therefore loses
respect as a result.
Sadly, all anti-abortion proponents
are lumped onto the same compost
heap with those like Hill who believe
the end justifies the means, with
those who are incapable of analyzing
rationally an emotional issue while
acting intelligently and legally. But
Paul Hill is no more representative of
the pro-life movement than Adolf
Hitler was representative of Jewish
liberation.
In the name of the lives he took,
Paul Hill deserves nothing more than
solitary confinement where no one
can hear him prattle on about a con­cept
he knows nothing of.
Jan Clifford is the Editor of The
Auburn Plainsman
Housecleaning offers chance for introspection
Cleaning can be such a therapeutic,
"cleansing" process; I really should
do it more often. Picking up all of my
life's clutter and finding just the right
place for it — here is an act wrought
with symbolism.
Of course, cleaning takes me longer
than it does most people. Like a little
kid, I have to examine each toy I
come across and play with it awhile
before I can put it away.
It's amazing how a trinket forgot­ten
under weeks of dust or dirty
laundry — I don't clean my room
often enough — can suddenly
enthrall me, delaying my progress for
hours, days, weeks,...
Nevertheless, this weekend I deter­mined
to put everything in order, no
matter how long it took.
Dust rag in hand, I surveyed the
items on my bookshelves. There is a
teary-eyed Harlequin clown a friend
gave me in the seventh grade, a pair
of lucky dice — even a few books.
I am a perpetual collector, picking
up souvenirs everywhere I go, but
I'm not a pack rat. I have lost track of
most of my knick knacks, only man­aging
to keep a few to display on my
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shelves. This is good, of course,
because I hate to dust.
On the second shelf from the top, I
have two pale blue porcelain fig­urines,
boy and girl angels with their
hands clasped in prayer, placed on
opposite sides of a heart-shaped box I
got for my 12th birthday.
A heart is a handy thing to have
when you are as prone to losing
things as I am.
Whenever I meet someone I want
to be careful not to lose, I carefully
write their name on a piece of col­ored
stationery and place it in my
heart for my little angels to pray over.
I clean out my heart even less fre­quently
than I clean my room. In fact,
I can't remember ever opening it to
take someone out.
However, filled with resolve to
lead a tidier life, I considered taking
someone out this weekend. My heart
was feeling heavy.
As I stood by my bookshelves
thinking, I went so far as to remove
each of the pieces of paper one by
one. I remembered what moved me
to put them in my heart and re-evalu­ated
to see which still belonged there.
It was interesting to watch how
removing even one changed the con­figuration
of the others. It seemed
that my heart just wouldn't be my
heart anymore if I emptied it. So I
refolded the pieces of paper and
placed them back in the box, leaving
my heart just as much of a mess as it
was before — yet lighter somehow.
And even as I rationalized my fail­ure
to put everything in order, I felt
that everything was in order.
All 1 needed to do was dust off my
angels.
Amy French is Copy Editor for The
Auburn Plainsman
Irresponsibility sends America sinking ever lower
Ever heard of Proposition 187? If
you live in California, I'm sure you
have. This sweeping immigration
law, if passed, will eliminate state ser­vices
for illegal aliens. Sounds like
common sense, right?
Well, the hurdles this legislation has
had to overcome have been murder­ous.
And for what? So that enforce­ment
of laws already on the books can
take place.
Let's say, hypothetically, that a
woman enters our country illegally.
She has a kid (while on drugs, of
course) and applies for welfare, social
workers to take care of her retarded
child and public housing. The princi­pal
of the school where her child is
enrolled learns that the child is an ille­gal
alien and kicks him out of school.
However, with the threat of an
ACLU lawsuit hanging over them
(the mother knows nothing about law,
only cocaine usage), the school reluc­tantly
lets the child back in. And the
pig squeals on.
This is only a hypothetical situation
demonstrating the flagrant lack of
respect for human life in this country
right nbw and it's really ticking me
off. The fact that there are so many
unwed mothers, so many crack
babies, so many people on welfare is
downright sickening.
How can a man run away from his
responsibility as a father? How can a
teenager decide to become a mother?
Where did we go wrong?
Did you know that a man was con­victed
for raping his 3-month-old son
before bludgeoning it to death? It
happened, this year, in Fort
Lauderdale, and it is not an isolated
case.
Take, for instance, Susan Smith, the
mom who confessed to killing her
two sons, Michael ,3, and Alex, 14
mos. Drowned. Locked in a car as
David Kesinqer
their mother watched. It makes me
wonder how low some people have
sunk.
There has been much said about the
comparison between today's society
and the one in 1954. Why choose that
date? Because that was the last time
America had a two-party legislative
body. Since then, America has been
'blessed' with too many Raw Deal
Democrats and too few of anything
else.
Granted, we have made leaps and
bounds in progress and technology.
But in relation to the rest of the civi­lized
world, America has the worst
crime, most drug problems, largest
debt, etc.
The voters in California are voicing
their belief that they have had
enough. Enough government regula­tion,
enough taxes to pay for welfare
for people who refuse to 'pull their
weight'. Enough!
This attitude of personal account­ability
is sweeping the nation and
with it, many incumbents out of
office.
However, this voice of anger must
be tempered with the responsibility of
Americans to start behaving in a way
that puts respect for human life ahead
of self-advancement.
Thankfully, people are starting to
criticizing demagogues like Rep.
•Charlie Rangel (D-NY). Rangel, aA
African-American congressman,
recently took offence to people who
cut taxes because they cut social ser­vices
for the poor. He went on to say
that most poor people are black.
Therefore, Rangel argues, tax cuts are
racist.
Two things can be said about this:
One, there are successful black peo­ple
out in the world. Obviously,
Rangel is selling his people short.
One has merely to look at Dr. David
Wilson, Auburn's new Vice-President
of Outreach, or Clarence Thomas,
Supreme Court Justkw or a host of
others.
Two, what do you think the mem­bers
of the Boston Tea Party would
say about such a happening? After
all, some gave their very lives to fight
FOR tax cuts from the British. They
did not want to be on the public dole.
It's demeaning.
John F. Kennedy once told us, "Ask
not what your country can do for you,
but what you can do for your coun­try."
Of course, he also said he was a
jelly donut ("Ich bin ein Berliner!").
The point is that each and every
American needs to work together to
increase the level of our social and
moral values if "We, the People" are •
going to be able to meet the chal­lenges
of tomorrow.
One last thing that I'm sure is on
many of your minds. This columnist
would like to extend his thoughts to
President Reagan and family in his
fight against Alzheimer's. God bless
him.
David Kesinger is a Staff Writer
for The Auburn PlainsHttin
The Auburn Plainsman Thursday. November 10.1994/ A-9
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Football players show class, represent Auburn well
Editor, The Plainsman:
I always try to compare this
newspaper to any rival I come in
* contact with as we visit other SEC
campuses. I am pleased, as
always, when The Plainsman
• comes out on top each time.
My reason for writing, other
than to congratulate the staff of
your newspaper, is to compliment
our football team and coaching
staff.
I feel these young men repre­sent
our University quite well in
their actions both off and on the
field.
They are all complimentary to
each other, the coaches and, most
of all, to God.
This tells me that they not only
are well-coached at Auburn, but
also have been well-enlightened
at home. I'm thankful to every
young man who wears the uni-
• Stadium sheriff gives unfair punishment
form of the Auburn Tigers.
You not only give me a lot of
joy on Saturday afternoon, but a
lot of pride in the students of
Auburn.
A War Eagle For Life
Becke Quick
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Park brightens Auburn
Editor, The Plainsman:
As an Auburn alumni and for­mer
member of the City Tree
Commission, I'm deeply grateful
for the revitalization of Samford
Park. The landscaping, brick
walkways and lighting have cre­ated
a lovely park, one that
Auburn graduates who stroll
from Toomer's Corner to the sta­dium
should take great pride and
delight in.
Libby Brown
Class of '67
Editor, The Plainsman:
While I was attending the 31-14
thrashing of the Arkansas
* Razorbacks, my attention was
diverted from the game to a fias­co
taking place in front of me. A
• sheriff apparently found his way
through the crowd to enact the
severe punishment for bringing
six flasks into the stadium.
It was the horrifying act of
pouring out their mixed drinks
and confiscating the flasks from
their apparel.
After this intimidating ordeal,
my attention was drawn to anoth­er
distraction among the crowd. It
was a fling frisbee being thrown
from one fan to another. This did­n't
go on long before the sheriff
was seen again.
If alcohol constituted only a
pour out, the frisbee thrower
should get a slap on the wrist or
at the most the commandeering,
of the frisbee, but as I followed
the two, it became evident the
playful student was being ejected.
One might ask if this action was
fair? I think not. It is evident that
the fans smuggling alcohol into
the stands should have been
escorted (out) while the fan
throwing the frisbee should have
been slapped on the wrist.
Melissa Lucas
01WL
THESE LAST-M1MUTE
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' Admissions Office resolution calls for awareness, action; not renovation
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am writing to correct an error
* printed in the The Auburn
* Plainsman Nov. 3 and to clear up a
misconception that many people
* seem to have regarding a resolu-
, tion passed by the Student
Government Association Senate.
On Monday, Oct. 24, the SGA
Senate unanimously passed a res­olution
that addressed the inade­quate
housing of Auburn's
* Admissions Office in Mary
' Martin Hall. Since that day, the
resolution has often been inaccu­rately
referred to as the "Martin
Hall Resolution." Furthermore,
The Auburn Plainsman reported
that the Student Senate passed a
resolution "calling for Mary
Martin Hall to be renovated."
Although the end result of this
resolution could possibly be the
renovation of Martin Hall, a clos­er
look at the wording indicates
that a Martin Hall renovation was
not the resolution's main purpose.
Indeed, the main purpose of the
resolution was to simply bring the
pitiful housing situation of the
Admissions Office to the attention
of the Board of Trustees and cen­tral
administration and to request
that the situation be addressed
and rectified as soon as possible.
Following is a brief summary of
the resolution's four main points:
(1) The Admissions Office,
which is housed in Martin Hall, is
the "front door to AU." It is the
first building that prospective stu­dents
enter when they visit our
campus. It is very important that
we — the University and
Admissions Office — give a great
first impression.
(2) Because of overcrowding —
eight departments/offices in the
three-story building — and poor
physical conditions — $1,612,000
in "currently critical" or "poten­tially
critical" deferred mainte­nance
costs — in Martin Hall, the
SGA Senate believes the
Admissions Office is inadequately
housed. As a result, Auburn
University is giving a terrible first
impression.
(3) There are three ways to rec­tify
this unfortunate situation.
The Admissions Office could be
moved into a new building. Last,
Martin Hall could undergo major
renovations, and one or more of
the eight departments/offices
could be moved out of the build­ing
— to make more room for the
Admissions Office.
(4) The inadequate housing of
the Admissions Office should be
made a top priority of the Board
of Trustees and Central
Administration, and this issue
should be addressed and rectified
(see No. 3 above) as soon as pos­sible.
In short, the resolution pointed
out that the Admissions Office is
poorly housed, and it suggested
three ways in which this problem
could be solved. Renovating
Mary Martin Hall is just one of
the three suggestions.
Ultimately, the SGA Senate did
not call for adequate housing for
the Admissions Office. I hope this
information has cleared up any
confusion regarding the actions of
the SGA Senate.
Thank you.
Steven Speakman
04FI
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NORTH KOREA NEXT WEEK? J
Instructor urges students to speak out
Editor, The Plainsman:
In an exercise and class discus­sion
on "student publication and
student press" for U100,1 encour­aged
my students to be involved
by not only reading, but by
responding to issues that affect
them as students.
As we looked through last
week's issue of The Plainsman, the
class was visibly angered and
troubled about what was being
said about them (as Auburn stu­dents)
and school spirit in the edi­torial
by Mr. Dan Danion. As a
result of our discussion, I encour­aged
them to draft a letter to the
Plainsman.
At first they were apprehensive
because, as freshmen, they are
understandably intimidated and
feel as though there opinions will
not carry as much force or impor­tance
as an upperclassman.
As their instructor, I felt that it
is an important part of the
Auburn experience to participate
in every aspect of campus exis­tence
that is Auburn University
because their individual and col­lective
opinions are as important
and significant as those of alumni
like Danion, graduating seniors,
faculty, staff, students, etc.
Who knows, this exercise might
lead one or more of these stu­dents
to aspire to what you are
accomplishing now as editor of
The Plainsman.
I hope that you find space in
this week's edition for the letter
from my terrific students! They
and I look forward to seeing their
actions in print. If you have any
questions, please contact me at 4-
5840 or 821-6465.
Thank you for your support.
Janeula M. Burt
09 AHE
Students not responsible
for game seating problem
Editor, The Plainsman:
I disagree with Dan Danion's
call in the Nov. 3 Plainsman to
• eliminate 4,000 student seats from
Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The real problem with seating
in the stadium is caused by the
fence around the student section.
Before the fence was built,
friends of students could sit with
' them in the student section, filling
up the seats and avoiding what
Danion called the "embarrass­ment"
of empty seats.
I propose that the gates to the
student section be opened to non-students
after kickoff. This would
give students ample time to grab
a seat before the game, and then
let others come in and fill up the
rest of the section.
Van Plexico
Class of 1990,1994
Seniors call for explanation of poor UPC planning
Editor, The Plainsman:
Graduating two quarters late
seemed to have its advantages:
first, another football season, sec­ond,
avoidance of the real world
for a few more months and last,
but not least, Tigermania.
However, we were very disap­pointed
upon arriving at the
Student Activities Center,
Wednesday, Nov. 2, when we
were informed that no more peo­ple
were being allowed into the
Carrot Top performance.
As graduating seniors, past
experience has taught us that
arriving to UPC events 30-45 min­utes
early will guarantee one seat.
So why would we think this event
would be any different?
We understand that allowing
any more people into the Student
Activities Center would present a
fire hazard, so we weren't angry
that we were not allowed in.
We were, however, angry that
the performance was not held in a
facility large enough to accommo­date
all those who wanted to
attend.
We feel that the UPC knew a
performer like Carrot Top would
draw a larger than normal crowd.
Why, then, didn't they plan to
have the show in a larger facility?
It seems to us that the
Memorial Coliseum with its
ample seating would have been
choice for this event. In the past,
George Wallace and, most recent­ly,
Ellen Cleghorne have both
been scheduled to perform in the
Coliseum with free admission to
Auburn students.
So UPC, how could this have
happened? You booked Carrot
Top, one of the most popular
comics in the country, in one of
the smaller facilities on campus?
We feel an explanation from
UPC is in order, not only for us,
but for all the other students who
were turned away at the door.
Jaime Mullins
04CE
Christy Bogolin
04MOB
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PBS documentary focuses on Decoration Day tradition
By Cady Duncan
r-StaffWriter
Many rural communities in
- Alabama celebrate an annual day
\'*pf homecoming called Decoration
•cHDay. A recent PBS documentary
called Gather Unto Thy People,
•-.^explained me tradition.
; ^Decoration Day is the name given
;>to an annual ritual in country
.^cemeteries.
Families return to their home­town
cemeteries to remember
ancestors, visit old friends and
enjoy fellowship. Each community
church chooses a specific Sunday
as Decoration Day.
On that day they return to their
birthplace for picnics, singing and
socializing.
The Bivens Chapel Methodist
Church in Jefferson County cele­brates
Decoration Day on the sec­ond
Sunday in May every year.
Folk historian and church mem­ber
Joey Brackner said the tradi­tion
started as a ritual to maintain
the graveyard.
A large work force pitched in to
keep up the grounds, "but now the
social aspect is very important.
People come to meet with relatives
and place flowers on loved ones'
graves," he said.
Brackner said graveyards can be
educational.
"Traditional graveyards can be
read almost like the rings on a tree.
In the middle, on the highest
point, are the oldest graves," he
said.
"As you move outward, you can
see the structure of the communi­ty.
You can also see things such as
racial segregation and family
groupings," Brackner said.
Cathmagby Baptist Church in
Elmore County waits until the sec­ond
Sunday in August for its cele­bration.
Church member Georgia Bracey
said Decoration Day was about
more than just food and socializ­ing.
It was a spiritual time to
remember roots and family her­itage.
"Your car needs a tune-up and
refueling ... and so does the body.
It does you good to come back and
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ON CAMPUS
Vet school to receive new accelerator laboratory
Trustees agreed Friday to replace an obsolete facility at the College
of Veterinary Medicine with an $850,000 linear accelerator laborato­ry-
Trustees approved the project budget and began the process of
selecting an architect.
The new facility will replace a unit that required frequent replace­ment
of radioactive materials and lead shielding. The linear acceler­ator
does not require shielding, nor does it expend its radiation
source.
The size and dimensions of Auburn's new baseball park were also
discussed. A proposition for the new park included a 30- foot high left
field fence, much like Fenway park's "Green Monster".
—Compiled from Birmingham News reports
OTHER CAMPUSES
FSU plans 10-year cycling safety blueprint
Florida State University administrators have provided for a
new Master Plan, a 10-year blueprint for planning growth, for
the safety of cyclists.
Among the projects the Master Plan calls for is the creation
of a bike path and pedestrian sidewalk separated from the
street.
—Compiled from Florida Flambeau reports
UK student president resigns amid allegations
The University of Kentucky student body president resigned
Oct. 23 after allegations of sexual harassment and mishandling
funds.
Thomas Arthur Jones was accused of using over $7,000 of
unapproved funds for football game celebration items such as
T-shirts and a bonfire.
Some UK students suggested that the allegations against
Jones were the product of a Greek organizational conspiracy.
Julie Wright, member and coordinator of the 0IC student sen­ate,
denied the conspiracy rumors.
Now that Jones has resigned, the charges against him might
be dropped.
—Compiled from Daily Tar Heel reports
U of A students report parking hangtags stolen
Since Sept. 1, about 25 to 30 hang tags have been reported
stolen by University of Alabama students.
Of the tags stolen, about 15 were recovered, said Jimmy
Bosch, field coordinator of parking ticket writers for the uni­versity.
The University of Alabama Department of Public Safety
issues a warrant if a student wishes to press charges against
the responsible party. If a student doesn't want to press
charges, a student non-academic misconduct report is filed
with the university Office of Student Life.
The decision to press charges is the victim's, not the univer­sity's
because the hangtag is the student's property once pur­chased,
Bosch said.
—Compiled from The Crimson White news reports
Dempsey
addresses
bus system
atSGA
In Monday night's Student Government
Association Senate meeting, Auburn Mayor Jan
Dempsey addressed the problem of parking and
explained a transit system was the best way to han­dle
the current situation.
"The city of Auburn, for a number of years, has
been trying to encourage Auburn University to
adopt a transit system/' she said.
"The city's interested in it," she said. "I became
mayor in 1980 and this was a problem we talked
about then.
"I think this is a good project to be student-dri­ven."
Dempsey said Auburn is currently working on the
Auburn 2000 plan, which sets short and long-range
goals for the city to meet.
The Senate also approved an organizations fund
allotment of $897.60 to the Amateur Radio Club.
Chapman campaign cut short
Broadcast, articles violate SGA Homecoming election rules
By David Lazenby
Bonus Editor
Before last week's Miss
Homecoming election, the
Student Government Association
ordered one candidate, Krista
Chapman, 04CSM, to end her
campaign early because of a cam­paign
violation committed by her
boyfriend, Patrick Nix, 04CSS and
starting quarterback for the
Auburn Tigers.
Chapman was forced to end her
campaign at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 2. Other candidates were
allowed to campaign until mid­night
the same day.
According to SGA Secretary of
Political Affairs, Trey Clegg,
Chapman broke rule 707.5 of the
Tiger Cub.
The rule states "No candidate
shall be allowed to have paid or
donated advertisements in any
mass media such as newspaper,
radio, television or any other pub­lication,
periodical, newsletter or
bulletin."
Clegg said the violation
occurred Tuesday, Nov. 1, at a
media event where Nix wore a
nametag supporting Chapman.
After reporters asked Nix about
the name tag, a story was printed
in The Birmingham News and a
shot of the nametag appeared on
two television channels.
Clegg said, "Patrick was aware
that it was against the rules to
wear the nametag or talk about
Krista's campaign in a mass
media-type situation."
Nix could not be reached for
comment. However, Chapman
said Clegg's allegation is false.
"(Nix) didn't know being proud
of me was a violation," said
Chapman, adding, "I don't blame
Patrick a bit. I'm proud to date
someone who's proud of me."
Chapman also said she was
proud to have been in the top five
Mis^ Homecoming candidates.
C*n the matter of her punish­ment,
Chapman said, "I think the
SGA handled it the best way they
could. I don't hold a grudge or
think I lost because of it."
Clegg said, "There was no con­test
from Krista's campaign. They
were cooperative and acted with
dignity and class."
However, Chapman was upset
that she didn't have the opportu­nity
to visit sorority meetings
because she fears some sorority
sisters might have misunder­stood,
thinking she chose not to
be there.
"That's a reflection of me,"
Chapman said.
Despite the occurrence, director
of elections Kim Morgan, 03CLA,
said she was pleased with how
smoothly the 1994 Miss
Homecoming election ran.
ROTC competes in Ranger Challenge
Auburn team earns spot at grueling regional competition
in Kentucky after winning first place at brigade level
By Henry Jenkins
Staff Writer
The phrase "They do more in
the morning than most do all
day" can easily describe
Auburn's Ranger Challenge
team- This past weekend, the
nine-member team competed in a
regional competition in Ft. Knox,
Ky
Ranger Challenge is a varsity
intercollegiate sport of the Army
Reserve Officer's Training Corps.
It pits highly trained, dedicated
and disciplined ROTC cadets
against one another in a series of
eight events which test military
skills, physical and mental
endurance.
The team competed against 16
different teams from across the
region.
"The teams were graded on
several different events including
M16 and M60 weapons assembly,
grenade assault course and Ml 6
basic rifle marksmanship," said
Cadet Kyle Dubose, 02PBSC.
"We started training in
September about four days a
week — swimming, running and
doing a lot of push-ups and sit-ups,"
Dubose said.
"We won't have another com­petition
until about spring," said
Dubose. "Then we'll start train­ing
all over again."
The rangers earned the oppor­tunity
to compete regionally by
winning first place at the
brigade-level competition at
Camp Shelby, Miss,
i The team is trained by cadre
instuctor, Master Sgt. Benito
Sanchez.
"He's the driving force of the
team and has all the experience
and knowledge," said cadet
Adam Beard, 03AMF. "I can't say
enough about him."
"(The rangers) had to compete
against several different schools
like Ole Miss, Mississippi State ,
LSU and Alabama," said Lt. Lee
Anderson.
The brigade-level competition
was Oct. 6-7. During this compe­tition,
only the top three teams
advanced to the regional level of
competition.
In this competition, the team
was graded on its performance in
the Army physical fitness test, the
one-rope bridge, orienteering, a
10-kilometer forced march and
patrolling.
"The competition was gru­elling
to say the least," Beard
said. "Fatigue was a major factor
during the competition, but MSG
Sanchez trained us well and real­ly
knows how to get the most out
of us."
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in the M16 rifle assembly competition.
Left: (top L-R) Adam Beard, Tony Hart, Kyle Dubose,
Jay McGowen, Justin Bishop, Matthew Rader, (bottom
L-R) Cain Baker, Matt Burgess and Travis Sherman.
Auburn samples 'Taste of Alabama'
ByTaraWDbur
Staff Writer
Last Saturday, the bluegrass
music twanged, and the mixed
scent of many foods being grilled,
boiled and fried wafted through
the air over Ag hill.
It was the "A Taste of
Alabama an event sponsored by
the Agriculture Alumni
Association to raise money for
agricultural scholarships and to
create awareness about where
their food comes from and about
some of the work done in the
College of Agriculture.
People walked by tables, sam­pling
food grown or raised in
Alabama and chatting about what
they were tasting or about the
Homecoming game, as they
examined information about hor­ticulture,
entomology and other
aspects of agriculture from booths
set up inside a tent.
"This is the largest fund-raising
event for scholarships for the
College of Agriculture," said
Charles Mitchell, chairman of the
Ag Roundup Committee and
associate professor of Agronomy
and Soils.
"Every cent will go to scholar­ships.
There is almost no cost for
putting this (event) on," he said.
"A Taste of Alabama" grew out
of two separate events the
College of Agriculture used to
sponsor — "Tailgate 101 — A
Taste of Alabama" and a small
reception held for agriculture
alumni.
The only cost was the time peo­ple
gave to take part in the event.
"This event is the joint effort of
the total agricultural seed in
Alabama," Mitchell said.
Agriculture students, faculty
members, agriculture alumni and
volunteers from agricultural
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Campus Crime Report | AU vets treat small animals' big illnesses
10/28 8:06 a.m. Telfair Peet
Theatre, room 211—
Complainant reported a
cement cigarette urn was bro­ken
sometime between Oct.
27 and Oct. 28.
10/ 28 8:14 a.m. M. White
Smith Hall — Traffic acci­dent.
The driver of one vehi­cle
left the scene. Minor dam­age
was done, and no injuries
were reported.
10/29 12:53 a.m. Wire Road/
Roosevelt Drive — Jennifer
L. Ruhl, 19, was arrested and
charged with driving under
the influence.
10/29 11:22 a.m. Scholarship
Lot — An unknown person
purchased a football program
from a seller and then took
approximately $50 to $60
from the seller.
10/29 9:26 p.m. Wire Road —
Traffic accident. Two vehicles
collided when one failed to
yield the right of way. One
person was transported to
East Alabama Medical Center
by paramedics.
10/30 1:59 p.m. Kappa Sigma
Fraternity — A window was
broken when a brick was
thrown brick through it. Two
people received minor
injuries from broken glass.
10/30 7:16 p.m. Dudley Hall
parking lot — Complainant
reported that someone dam­aged
the keyhole on the dri­ver's
side of a parked vehicle.
10/30 7:38 p.m. Ralph B.
Draughon Library — A stu­dent
attempted to leave the
library with materials that
had not been checked out.
10/31 2:26 p.m. Haley Center
— Complainant reported the
rear tire and rim for a
Shimona mountain bicycle
were damaged by unknown
persons.
10/31 3:19 p.m. Haley Center,
room 2182 — Complainant
said a doorknob had been
damaged.
10/31 5:03 p.m. Wire Road —
Johnny L. Sutton, 59, of Lee
Road 22, was arrested and
charged with driving under
the influence.
11/112:26 p.m. Ralph B.
Draughon Library — Theft of
property. The subject attempt­ed
to leave the library with a
magazine.
11/1 3:30 p.m. Parker Hall —
A burglar alarm sounded in
room 252, which houses the
computers. The on-call per­son
responded and reset the
alarm. One of the individuals
found inside the room was
issued a trespass warning for
all computer labs since that
person was not affiliated with
the University.
11/1 9:50 p.m. Haley Center
— A burglar alarm sounded
in room 3362, which houses
the computers. The on-call
person responded to reset the
alarm, which had been acti­vated
by a malfunction.
11/111 p.m. Comer Hall —
Complainant reported a
$1,100 mountain bike stolen.
The bike had been unsecured.
11/2 8:07 a.m. Samford Hall
— Complainant said unau­thorized
persons were enter­ing
the construction site and
causing damage to equipment
left in the area.
11/2 3:32 p.m. Ralph B.
Draughon Library — Kelly
Woodson, a Tuskegee
University student, was
arrested for theft of property
and giving a false name to a
law enforcement officer.
11/2 6 p.m. Foy Union —
Complainant said her ID card
holder containing credit cards
was stolen from a table in
War Eagle Cafeteria.
11/2 10:32 p.m. Knapp Hall
— Complainants said some­one
entered their unsecured
rooms and removed $158
from their wallets.
By Laura Robertson
Staff Writer
Besides everyday treatments
available at most veterinary clin­ics,
the Small Animal Clinic at the
School of Veterinary Medicine
offers more sophisticated treat­ments
for its patients.
Dr. James Milton works with
hip replacement in dogs. Milton
said the main reason to replace a
dog's hip joint is arthritis.
"The most common cause of an
arthritic hip is hip dysplasia. This
is an inherited disease of large and
medium-sized dogs that affects all
breeds. The hip joints don't devel­op
properly," he said.
Milton operates on dogs in pain
and discomfort from deterioration
of the hip joint. These dogs have
not responded to conservative
treatment like aspirin or other
pain medications, he said.
These problems usually develop
at an early age, and Milton has
operated on dogs as young as a
year old, he said.
Milton said some long-term
problems are associated with the
artificial joints, and it is important
that the joint last as long as the
dog's lifespan.
"But you try to buy some time
and get the dog as old as you can,"
he said.
He explained that the joint is
composed of a ball, that is part of
the thigh bone, and a socket. The
artificial joint is made of a cup that
goes into the pelvis and a ball on a
stem that goes into the center of
the thigh bone.
A material known as bone
cement has been used since the
'60's to anchor the components
and still is used today, he said.
"But because of problems asso­ciated
with the material, like reac­tions
to the cement or loosening of
the cement, researchers have been
looking for ways to avoid using
it," Milton said.
He said one way that has
become popular is the use of what
The Auburn Plainsman/SCOTT BUTLER
This Dachshund shows its scars after a successful hip replacement operation.
he called press-fit hips.
"To promote long term usage,
these components are coated with
different materials to promote
bone growing into the compo­nent,"
he said.
He said that his team began
research different designs of press-fit
hips to work with a company
that makes the artificial joints for
people four years ago.
"They made us some for dogs,
so in the last four years we've
been using press-fit hips in dogs,"
Milton said.
Another surgical procedure
offered at the University's Small
Animal Clinic is the implantation
of cardiac pacemakers.
Dr. Gerald Hankes, a professor
in surgery at the College of
Veterinary Medicine, said it's usu­ally
small, middle-aged or older
dogs that need pacemakers.
Signs that indicate a problem
are lying around, sleepiness, lack
of appetite and general lethargy,
he said.
"Maybe your dog used to chase
the cat around, and he just doesn't
do it anymore," Hankes said.
The pacemaker itself looks
almost like a very small Zippo
lighter with a long tube coming
out of it, he said.
Hankes said the tube is inserted
through an incision in the neck,
then goes down the jugular vein
into the right ventricle. The bat­tery
is implanted just under the
animal's skin and is set to make its
heart beat 100 times per minute.
The procedure lasts only an
hour or so, and the animals feel
better immediately, he said.
Hankes said most patients come
with referrals from outside veteri­narians
and usually are not from
the Auburn area.
He said the school usually per­forms
three or four of the surg­eries
per year, but have only done
one this year.
The patients are usually dogs,
but "I've seen a few (pacemakers)
in cats and at least one successful
one in a horse," Hankes said.
Dr. Charles Kuntz, a research
surgeon who also works with the
pacemakers, said the first pace­maker
ever used went into a dog.
"The original research was done
with dogs to help people," he said.
But now the technology helps
dogs. Kuntz said he thinks this is a
good example for all the animal
rights activists to look at and see
that the research can help the ani­mals,
as well.
Hankes said people can get a
real bargain on this particular
surgery at the Small Animal
Clinic. "It costs $5,000-$7,000 for
this surgery in humans, but it can
be done for $500-$700 in pets."
Hankes said a manufacturer
gave the clinic a whole box of the
pacemakers free of charge for
research.
"Basically they don't have
enough battery life left for
humans, but they are okay for ani­mals,
" he said.
Both Milton and Hankes will
appear on The Nashville
Network's Home Show to discuss
their work. Milton's segment will
air today at noon, and Hankes'
will air Dec. 8 at noon. .
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• Your support is greatly appreciated.
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' Taste Continued from page B1
clubs on campus and from com­modity
groups statewide partici­pated
in the event, Mitchell said.
Don Weeks, president of the
Alabama Chapter of the
American Ostrich Association,
participated in the event
Saturday.
"We're trying to promote the
taste of ostrich ... to create an
interest in and develop a taste for
it so people will buy it when it
hits the market," he said.
The reason people have not
seen ostrich in grocery stores yet
is because too few are being
raised, Weeks said.
Approximately 15,000 ostriches,
found throughout the state, are
being raised as breeder stock.
There were also volunteers
from commodity groups such as
the Shitake Mushroom Producers
of Alabama, the Alabama Lamb
Producers, the Alabama
Cattleman's Association, the
Alabama Fruit and Vegetable
Growers and the Alabama
Seafood Association.
One volunteer who wasn't talk­ative,
but drew a lot of attention
was Jelly Bean, a little black pig
being led on a leash.
Even Aubie came by to support
the event, greeting people and
having his picture taken with
some of the volunteers.
The event was also an attempt
to attract students, Mitchell said.
"Because agriculture has lost
some of its visibility, there's a
need for good, bright, young stu­dents
in agricultural journalism.
"Our research information staff
here is begging for journalism stu­dents
to come work for them, but
they can't find any. We have
scholarships that go to waste
(because of that)," he said.
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region in the United States.
Johnson, who writes for The
Atlanta Constitution, spoke Nov. 3
at Broun Hall as part of the 10th
anniversary celebration of the
Auburn Women's Studies
Program.
"I always felt that the South has
a great advantage because it's a
region of storytellers," Johnson
said. "Eventually, you learn how
to tell a story if you live here long
enough."
Johnson has told stories since
1982, when she started writing a
column for the The Commercial
Appeal, a Memphis newspaper.
By 1984, 380 newspapers carried
her column.
"I like to write about the South
because it's what I know,"
Johnson said.
Johnson was born in Georgia
and has lived in Alabama,
Mississippi and Tennessee.
She graduated from Auburn in
1975 with a degree in journalism.
Johnson served as the 1974-75
editor of The Auburn Plainsman.
She was one of only six woman to
ever serve in that capacity, said
Jack Simms, the founder of
Auburn's journalism department,
who introduced Johnson at her
speech.
"The people are so much more
interesting here, to me, than in
any other region," she said. "I love
that the people here will talk to
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Johnson has travelled the coun­try
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"I think that what I've done is
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Johnson writes about people,
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that operated a dentist's
office on a sailboat, to Charles
Schultz, creator of the comic strip
Peanuts.
Johnson's book on Schultz, Good
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rut, she said.
"Charles Schultz, I'm here to tell
you, has written every word thaf s
ever been in that strip, has drawn
every line. Nobody helps him. He
doesn't want any help."
When Johnson asked him why
he was so independent, Schultz
replied, "Why would I work so
hard to get a comic strip and then
turn it over to somebody else?"
"That really struck me as impor­tant,"
Johnson said.
A writer's life consists of sitting
in a room thinking about that next
story, that next sentence, Johnson
said.
"My experience with Schultz
taught me that that's what its sup­posed
to be; thaf s the way it is,"
she said.
After Schultz, Johnson devel­oped
a new respect and enthusi­asm
for her writing, she said.
"I like the daily journalism," she
Trie Auburn Plainsman/LIBBY WALDROP
Johnson speaks with celebration attendants Thursday.
said. "I'm like a heroin addict. I
have to see my by-line on a daily
basis."
The future of newspapers, how­ever,
worries Johnson, she said.
With the advent of the "infor­mation
superhighway," newspa­pers
face a future that may or may
not include the newsprint format.
But Johnson said she thinks the
medium will survive.
"You can't cut out a computer
and put it on your refrigerator or
paste it in a scrapbook," she said.
The actual quality of newspa­pers,
on the other hand, is defi­nitely
not equal to newspapers of
the past, she said.
"The writing seems a lot more
pedestrian, and I'm not sure why
that is, except people don't read
anymore. If you don't read, you
won't be a good writer."
Along with Good Grief, Johnson
wrote American Faces, a collection
of her columns.
From 1983 to 1985, Johnson won
the Scripps-Howard Writer of the
Year award. In 1985, she was
inducted in the Scripps-Howard
Hall of Fame.
Johnson was also one of three
finalists for the 1991 Pulitzer Prize
for commentary, Simms said.
Johnson began writing for The
Atlanta Constitution last June.
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Advanced microchips will be installed in '96 Jeeps.
AU works with Chrysler
By David Kesinger
Staff Writer
Ayburn recently teamed up
with Chrysler Corporation in an
important partnership to devel­op
new manufacturing tech­niques
and materials.
The automobile company
plans on installing silicon
microchips based on technology
developed in Auburn in its 1996
Jeep models.
The new chip will be used for
microelectric engine, transmis­sion,
anti-lock brake and airbag
controllers. The develop­ment
will allow smaller and
more effective electronic compo­nents.
John Evans of Chrysler
Electronics Advanced
Technology Group in Huntsville
said the partnership is rapidly
becoming the way for industry
and universities to exchange
information.
"This is really the way that
universities need to work with
industry, and in my mind, in the
future, they're going to have to,
to be successful," Evans said.
Evans said the problem with
working with a university is the
way research money is spent.
"Universities tend to take the
research dollars and do research
of academia-type things and not
solve problems that industry
needs solved," he said.
The partnership is part of a
$12.6 million grant that resulted
from Auburn's participation in
the Space Power Institute and
the Center for the Commercial
Development of Space.
The CCDS is a consortium of
several major corporations that
fund research at universities
across the area.
Companies including
Chrysler, Delco, Ford and Pratt
& Whitney, among others, then
share the findings.
Chrysler is the lead company
in the microchip project.
Much of the research is sup­ported
by the Technology Re-
Investment Program. TRP is an
effort to direct money previously,
spent on defense to technology
with commercial applications.
NASA, the National Science
Foundation, the departments of
Defense, Commerce, Energy and
Transportation all contribute to
the TRP program.
By David Kesinger
Staff Writer
The Nov. 4 meeting of the
Auburn Board of Trustees began
with a moment of silence for the
late R.C. "Red" Bamberg.
Bamberg, a trustee of the
University from 1956-1994, died
Oct. 31 of an extended illness.
The Board approved the
degrees to be presented to gradu­ates
Dec. 9.
Jack Venable of the Budget
Committee reported the Budget
Committee had recommended
Compass Bank as the depository
for the University's operating
account. The motion passed unan­imously.
Lowell R. Barron submitted two
resolutions from the Property and
Facilities Committee for approval.
The first outlined plans to build a
new linear accelerator for the
College of Veterinary Medicine.
The building will house the cobalt
teletherapy source.
The second resolution agreed to
lease University land to the city
Water Works board to build a new
water tower near Lee County
Highway 72. Both measures were
approved unanimously.
The Executive Committee,
chaired by President Pro-Tempore
James Samford Jr. reviewed two
proposals.
The first was a resolution out­lining
a policy for awarding
posthumous degrees. The policy
states that any deceased senior in
good standing and progressing
toward completion may be rec­ommended
by the faculty and
approved by the department
head. The Board will then act on
the President's recommendation.
The second proposal amended
student admissions requirements.
The policy states special admis­sions
may be made in the case of
related work experience, maturity,
Bettye B. Burkhalter
President
R. Warren McCord
Vice President
Greg L. Somers
Recording Secretary
Judy C. Aull
Membership Secretary
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Auburn University, Alabama 36849-5255
Clarence E. Johnson
Treasurer
David H. Teem
Public Relations
Paulette P. Hill
Marshall
C. Randall Clark
Immediate Past President
Students in the top five percent of their classes have been invited into Phi
Kappa Phi membership for the 1994 Fall Quarter. If your name is on this
list and you have not received a letter, contact Judy Aull. Membership
secretary at 844-6313.
Undergraduates:
Michael C. Bailey
Kipling S. Balcont
Mark J. Barnett
Leighton A. Bell
Lori J. Boggs
Sandy T. Brundage
Susan L. Bryant
Lavonna S. Buehrig
April Sheree Cain
James S. Campbell Jr.
Gerald W. Carter
Sheri R. Catchings
Kathleen A. Clark
Stephen B. Connick
Roy T. Cooper
Jason A. Cornwall
Robert A. Crider
Julie L. Curtis
Timothy J. DeRouen
Robert J. Douglas
Philip A. Enabnit
Brian S. Engle
Chad W. Federer
Ronald Fues
John M. Fulton
Jennifer A. Furcon
Laura F. Furman
Lindy C. Gewin
Angela M. Glasner
Kathlyn N. Hansen
Julie M. Hanson
Kimberly Hassett
Mark A. Honeycutt
Kristi Lynn Hopper
Matthew J. Hubbard
Norman W. Hubbard
Susan S. Ingalls
Kelly A. Jennings
Jennifer E. Jones
Maury M. Jones
David M. Kralovanec
Melissa D. Lane
Christopher J. Lanier
Mark Lowe
Louis R. Manning
Sarah F. Marchio
Christine May
Thomas R. Mullins Jr.
Susan S. Murray
Lew J. Nix
Judi L. Perrin
Kristian D. Peterson
Margretta Pettyjohn
Julie Potts
Patrick J. Quick
Rebecca L. Rawles
Carol E. Rhodes
Keith C. Rollins
Katina Rorex
John Andrew Schaff
Casey L. Seasholtz
Davil L. Shapiro
Deidra J. Shuck-Lee
Mara Lee A. Sievert
Julie A. Smith
Vickie A. Smith
Brian P. Strength
London B. Sullivan
Robert P. Teofilo
Lisa M. Tortomasi
Chhstine C. Waldrop
Julie A. Waldrop
David G.Walsh
Stephanie L. Walter
Clinton R. Wetzel
Laura S. Wolf
Karen T. Wynn
Michele Zehnder
Graduate Students:
Margaret A. Barham
Brooks R. Blevins
Lora L. Brenner
Joan S. Comer
Jennifer H. Cotney
Martha J. Davis
V. Joan Deer
Michael D. Glerum
Uma Gummadavelli
Jing Ming Guo
Judith G. Hale
Barry W. Hoffman
Carin J. Hughes
Jennifer L. Kerpelman
Candie L. Kokes
Clare H. Kubiak
Patricia S. Lisenby
Stuart A. Ludsin
Tiffini C. Matthews
Noah Mutoti
Michael G. Raines
Phyllis A. Reile
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Jennifer C. Stokes
Almon W. Wear
motivation and the need to
increase under-represented
groups in an entering class. Also,
it states the ultimate responsibili­ty
for admissions lies with the
Board and may not be delegated.
The Board had previously been
silent on both issues.
Trustee Bessie Mae Holloway,
voiced her approval of the resolu­tions,
but disagreed with the lack
of discussion on the amendment.
The Board approved both reso­lutions.
Yvonne Kozlowski, Chair of
Faculty Senate, objected to the
Board's handling of the two
issues.
Kozlowski said student admis­sions
and special degrees were
already covered in the Board-approved
Faculty handbook.
"It's outlined that the processes
for it to go through our committee
and then to the full (Faculty)
Senate," Kozlowski said. "We cut
out one whole step, which was
going to the Senate."
Kozlowski said the policy can
hurt students by letting in sub­standard
freshmen.
"It's something the students
should be concerned about."
Kozlowski said. "What happens is
you feel, 'My Gosh, what are these
people doing here?'"
The Board also posthumously
awarded the B.S. degree in
Fashion Merchandising to Gorel
H. Sodergren. Sodergren was
killed in an automobile accident
in May. She would have graduat­ed
this quarter.
University President William
Muse introduced David Wilson,
the first black vice president at
Auburn. Wilson graduated from
Tuskegee before receiving his
Master's degree and doctorate
from Harvard.
Wilson is Auburn's new associ­ate
provost and vice president for
outreach.
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Interviews by Greg Walker Man on the Street Photos by Scott Butler
In light of the shooting Saturday night, what are your views on gun control?
Stephen
Steiner
04TN
"I'm not really for the wait­ing
period. I don't think the
waiting period does a whole
lot. (Gun control) has never
been a problem anywhere I've
lived. It's just not something I
had to worry about."
Musharaf
Momin
04AE
"The campus has rules that
you can't have any firearms on
campus. I wouldn't mind giv­ing
up my1 rights for every­body's
safety. I think the stu­dents
respect that. You have
some oddballs out there you
can't control."
Pepper
Worthington
01PY
"It really is two-sided. You
can say guns shouldn't be
legalized unless carried by an
officer, but if it comes down to
one day you're in a situation
where a gun could save your
life, I don't think they should
be illegal. It takes a person to
pull a trigger."
Cliff Sparks
01PN
"It's just the outsiders really.
Auburn is probably the safest
campus I've visited. There
isn't really any gun control.
You can get guns anywhere.
People that own gun shops
will sell them out the back
door if you've got enough
money. As long as there is
money behind guns, they will
be available. "
Nisa Bridges
02CHE
"I think they should make
that a law and also they
should take all automatic guns
off the market. I think the
guidelines for a permit should
be stricter."
• WHO SHOULD HAVE GUNS?
Editorial looks at both sides of
gun control.
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By Klizibeth Dangar
Staff Writer
College life can carry with it
problems ranging from eating dis­orders
to alcohol abuse. To help
students work through these
problems, Auburn has PACS.
PACS stands for Personal
Assessment Counseling Service, a
counseling group within Drake
Health Center that offers support
groups, educational seminars,
theme groups, outreach services
and individual counseling.
Dr. Vern Russell, coordinator of
PACS, said students and faculty
are invited to use its services. Two
other full-time doctors, Dr. Robin
Kurtz and Dr. Barry Schreier,
work with Russell, along with
seven doctoral level graduate can­didates
to run the groups.
This quarter, there are several
groups that meet regularly. A
PACS eating disorders group
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3 p.m., a gay/lesbian/bisexual
support group meets Thursday at
1 p.m. and a stress management
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