1991-12-05 The Auburn Plainsman

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Auburn University Thursday, December 5,1991 Auburn, Ala.
SGA vote denies permanent charter to AGLA
Senate decision to block may lead to litigation
Paige Oliver
Editorial Page Editor
Auburn may find itself in court
over whether j a homosexual
organization should be officially
recognized if the SGA Senate's
decision to block a permanent
charter for the Gay and Lesbian
Association (AGLA) is not
overturned.
The senate voted by secret ballot
23-7 Nov. 25 to deny a permanent
charter to the AGLA, a "social,
support and service group" that has
maintained probationary status for
the last year.
Steve, one of the co-presidents
for the AGLA who asked that his
last name not be used, said the
group will file suit against the
University if a permanent charter is
not granted by Jan. 8, the first day
of winter quarter.
The senate's action followed
more than an hour of discussion on
the matter, including the
presentation of a petition signed by
some 440 students expressing their
opposition to any allocation of
student activity fees to the
organization and calling for the
denial of a permanent charter for
the group.
"I think what the senate was
doing tonight is expressing the
Matt McLean/Staff
Waggoner reads the section
on organization charters
from the Tiger Cub.
students' belief that an organization
of homosexuals, while it has every
right to meet according to U.S.
laws, is not an organization in
accordance with the beliefs of the
'Auburn Family,'" SGA President
Jon Waggoner said after the
meeting.
"I think all we can be confident
of is that the student population that
is not apathetic has spoken,"
Waggoner said of the possibility of
a civil suit. 'The law does not say
that we should fund such
individuals."
Olivia Turner, executive director
of the Civil Liberties Union of
Alabama, however, said the
decision is a "blatant violation of
these students' constitutional right
to freely associate and their right to
equal treatment under the law."
Bill Rubenstein, director of the
gay and lesbian task force for the
ACLU, has been retained as a pro
bono attorney for the case.
All 30 senators present at the
meeting said they had received
phone calls from constituents
regarding the gay and lesbian
charter. One member said she
received 37 calls, though it was not
clear whether those who called the
senators advocated or opposed the
group's charter.
Pam, one of the co-presidents of
the AGLA who asked that her last
name not be used, said she was glad
to hear that senators were polling
their constituencies about the
charter as well, but added that such
an approach is discriminatory, since
it is not done when other
organizations are being considered
See PERMANENT, page A-16
Co-president
talks about
civil rights
Amanda Brooks
Assistant News Editor
The following are excerpts
from an interview with Steve, co-president
of AGLA.
Q: Why do you think the SGA
voted to deny the charter?
A: There may be some individuals
in the SGA who simply don't
realize what they did on Monday
night was break the law and
discriminate against us on the
basis of the content message of
our group, that they did not agree
with the content message, and thus
thought that that was a basis for
not giving us our charter. Tnat,
however, is a violation of the First
Amendment right of freedom of
association, and I think there are a
lot of SGA board members who
don't realize the severity of the
decision they made and the
severity being that the law was
broken.
Q: Some senators said they were
voting the way their constituents
would have them vote. Do you
think this is why they voted
against the charter?
A: I think a lot of the SGA
senators view themselves as junior
politicians and think it's important
to vote according to their
constituency. However, the SGA
Senate should be responsible for.
following that which is outlined in
the code of laws, and nowhere in
the code of laws does it suggest
that an organization should be
given a permanent charter or not
given a permanent charter based
on what the SGA senators'
constituents believe.
Q: Are there other reasons they
voted against the charter?
A: I think a lot of the SGA
senators may be 18,19 or 20-year-old
individuals, possibly from
rural parts of Alabama, and may
believe that they have never seen a
living gay person before.The only
way they can deal with it is to
close their minds to the issue and
say, 'No, I don't want to deal with
the it,' instead of approaching it
from an educational perspective
by trying to find out all they can
respective to homosexuality, to
gay identity and to AGLA. If they
did, I think the vote would have
been a lot different.
Q: A petition with the signatures
of 440 people opposed to the
charter for AGLA was
presented to the Senate. What
do you think about the petition?
A; As far as the petition is
concerned, if given the
opportunity, we could get a
petition with over a thousand
names, with thousands of names
(supporting the charter). The issue
of a petition is mentioned nowhere
in the code of laws. Petitions are
not used for the basis of granting a
permanent charter to any of the
other organizations on this
campus, and the use of that
petition was prejudicial because it
treated us differently from the way
all other organizations are treated
when they go before the board to
obtain a permanent charter.
Q: Who do you think was
behind the petition?
A: Scott Johnson (senator at large)
of the SGA was definitely behind
the petition. He seemed proud
when he stood there with the
petition in his hand, and I don't
really think he understood what he
was doing was acting
prejudicially, and what he was
doing was violating our civil right
to associate on the basis of
common interest.
Q: By saying that he was behind
it, do you mean you think he
started the petition?
A: I'm not sure if he started it or
See AGLA, page A-16
Blowing our horns...
The Auburn University Marching Band keeps
team spirit alive during a football game last
Celine Bufkin/Suff
month. Despite the team's 5-6 record, the
band has kept playing.
Presidential search
Controversy will lead to best
Christy Kyser
News Editor
The recent publicity surrounding
the denial of a club charter for
homosexuals and the negative
allegations involving the athletic
department should result in the best
successor for President James E.
Martin, SGA President Jon
Waggoner said.
"At first I was worried that the
negative publicity might have a bad
effect on the presidential search.
But every candidate knows exactly
what is going on at this University
(both negatively and positively),
and no candidate has backed down
based on the negative publicity,"
Waggoner said.
Waggoner said he feels the
candidates currently sec the
position as a challenge.
The NCAA is conducting an
investigation of the athletic
department for alleged violations
stemming from taped conversations
of coaches, alumni and former
Auburn cornerback Eric Ramsey.
"... every candidate knows exactly what is going
on at this University, and no candidate has
backed down based on the negative publicity.
-Jon Waggoner
The tapes allegedly prove illegal
cash payments were made to
Ramsey during his college football
career.
Martin's successor may also face
a lawsuit following the recent
denial of a permanent club charter
for the Auburn Gay and Lesbian
Association by the SGA Senate.
The association claims it has met
all the requirements stipulated in
the Tiger Cub for the charter and
charges actions by the senate as,
"discriminatory."
Michael McCartney, president
pro tempore of the Board of
Trustees, said in a press release that
the Presidential Search Advisory
Committee hopes to have a small
list of candidates to present to the
board by Jan. 1.
"The Presidential Search
Advisory Committee continues to
work on schedule," McCartney said
in the release. "In addition to
reviewing vital and other support
information, the committee has
begun the important task of
conducting personal interviews
with a small group of candidates."
The release also stated
background investigations of all
possible candidates will begin at
the conclusion of the personal
interviews.
"We wish to assure all the
Auburn family that our single
overriding concern is that we will
have identified the best possible
leadership for Auburn University at
this point in its development,"
McCartney said.
Bookstores report slower holiday sales this year
Decreased interest in paraphernalia, souvenirs blamed on poor football record, unstable economy
Christy Kyser
News Editor
The first losing football record since Coach Pat Dye's
initial season, in conjunction with a faltering economy, has.
slowed down the holiday shopping at three Auburn
bookstores.
Trey Johnston, of J & M Bookstore, said the official
beginning of the Christmas shopping season was a typical
good day after Thanksgiving - meaning it was good, but not
great.
"It wasn't a great day, but we haven't had a great day in six
or eight months," Johnston said, referring to the weak
economy.
Johnston said the negative publicity in the athletic
department is another factor which inhibits holiday shopping.
"I see the negative publicity in the athletic department and
the down season as not being a plus for Aubum buying,"
Johnston said.
Ron Anders Jr., of Anders Bookstore, agreed with Johnston
regarding the effect of the football season on the purchase of
Auburn paraphernalia.
Anders said people are reluctant to purchase luxury items
such as T-shirts, hats and sweatshirts because of the losing
season.
"I think things will pick up closer to Christmas," Anders
said. "People really haven't got their game face on for holiday
shopping yet."
Anders*is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season, and
Anders said he hopes purchases will rise as a result of the
percentage sales held to commemorate the occasion.
Robert Ritenbaugh of the University Bookstore, said
purchases are picking up now the football season is over.
"Now that the agony of the Iron Bowl is behind us, people
might find themselves back in the Auburn spirit"
Ritenbaugh added that sales the weekend of the University
of Florida game were down some 50 percent.
"No enthusiasm in the fans translates to low enthusiasm in
the store," he said.
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INSIDE
ACHOO!
Drake Student Health Center reports
an increase in the number of cases of
flu-like symptoms. Page A-15
HOLIDAY GIFT LIST
Santa Claus, Pat Dye and others discuss
the ultimate Christmas gift for humanity
and the world. PageA-3
UP, UP AND AWAY
Some Auburn students are earning their
wings at the local airport and heading
for the great wide open. Page B-l
BLAZERS FREEZE TIGERS
The UAB defense shut down the Tigers
88-74 in a pre-Iron Bowl basketball game
in Birmingham. Page C-l.
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WEEKEND WEATHER
A warming trend will begin today as
temperatures are rising. Today's high
should be in the 50s, after below-freezing
temperatures last night.
For the weekend, the temperatures will
keep going up, hovering in the 60s and
perhaps hitting 70 degrees Saturday.
There is no rain in the forecast.
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News A-2 MieMUUUIII NUIIWMUN Thursday, December 5, 1991
NEWS
State
Committee announces release of Selma study
A year after the Alabama Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commis­sion
on Civil Rights met in Selma to discuss the straining of race rela­tions
because of a controversy involving the school system, the com­mittee's
findings on race relations are to be aired next week, Dec. 13,
according to The Montgomery Advertiser.
The report, entitled "Crisis and Opportunity: Race Relations in
Selma," addresses the controversy following the 1990 refusal by the
predominantly white board to extend the contract of the school's first
black superintendent
Nation
Bush demands special aid for economy's decline
Without offering any new proposals, President George Bush sought
to lessen criticism and soothe anxiety for the nation's economy by
ordering the government to try to do better with unemployment, job
training and other help programs including unemployment benefits pro­grams,
safety net programs and small business loans, The Birmingham
Post-Herald said.
American businessmen warn Senate of Japanese
American executives cautioned U.S. senators about Japan's corporate
cartels and the dangers they pose in cheating American businesses out of
selling to Japanese businesses. In a Senate hearing Monday, Sen. Donald
Rieglc (D-Mich.) called for an examination of what he has called Japan's
economic advance on America, according to The Montgomery
Advertiser.
World
Anderson remains as sole American hostage
U.S. hostage Alann Stccn was freed Tuesday in Lebanon by his Shiite
Muslim abductors, leaving only one American, Terry Anderson, in captivi­ty.
Stcen's freedom, along with a message from Iran's official news agency
regarding Anderson's prospective release, signals an end to the hostage sit­uation,
The Birmingham News said.
Stccn is the eighth Western hostage to be released since August, a result
of negotiations by the United Nations for a swap of Western captives for
Arab prisoners held by Israel. Monday, American Joseph Cicippio was also
freed and flown to a U.S. military hospital in Germany. Besides Anderson,
Germans Thomas Kempler and Heinrich Streubig are known to be held by
terrorists in Lebanon.
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Thursday, December 5, 1991 The Auburn Plainsman Perspective A-3
Academe discards
of Rights
JP
Tibor Machan
GUEST COLUMNIST
It has been more than 200 years since this
country's political foundations were laid down.
First, the Declaration of Independence stated,
somewhat simply but certainly clearly, that each of
us has basic rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of
h a p p i n e s s ,
something that
"we hold to be
self-evident."
Then the
framers chose to
make the point in
more detail by
including the Bill
of Rights in the
U.S. Constitution,
a set of 10
amendments that
singled out some
tights as deserving special mention without
belittling others that had not been listed.
I The central thesis of these documents was,
without any reasonable doubt, the doctrine of
individual rights. Spelled out in considerable detail
by the English philosopher John Locke, the central
point of this doctrine is that each human being is a
sovereign, not to be ruled by, nor to rule others,
but rather to take charge of his or her property,
namely his or her own person and estate.
: The founders of this country rejected thereby the
fliost pervasive doctrine on the globe at the time,
namely, that some people were justified - by God,
nature, force or convenience - to rule others, to be
{heir masters.
" The framers did not fully accept this doctrine
when they permitted slavery to exist in the country
governed by the Constitution, but neither did they
renounce the doctrine of basic human rights. So
the U.S. Constitution remained, for nearly a
eentury, a contradictory legal document.
- How is this doctrine of individual rights faring
today among our political philosophers? Not at all
well. Of course, that doctrine had suffered from
widespread attacks immediately after its first
promulgation.
r Radicals such as Jeremy Bentham thought it too
restrictive of state power. Conservatives such as
Edmund Burke had their own doubts about the
wisdom of rejecting many traditional state powers,
although Burke himself had great sympathies with
the specific complaints Americans had against the
British government at the time of the Revolution.
Nevertheless, the doctrine also found much
favor with legal theorists and jurists, as well as
with the masses of people who'd had it with
arbitrary or even somewhat restrained state
rule.What America offered to most of them is
freedom from the arbitrary rule of other people, in
short, individual liberty.
In our time, there are few philosophers who
champion this outlook. Fewer are champions in
other disciplines, with their relativism,
determinism and amoralism (the famous value-free
stance of many social scientists).
While lip service is still given to human rights
by Amnesty International and other human rights
Watch agencies, the precise meaning of such rights
has become all but totally obscure.
Today one has human rights to nearly
everything one values or likes. These are the
famous entitlement programs that cost our
taxpayers so much, even though, supposedly, "we"
are the beneficiaries of them.
Yet it isn't only that the concept of human rights
has changed its meaning by way of the combining
of the Lockean doctrine with many alien outlooks.
Many political philosophers scoff at the idea.
•Having accepted from Hegel and Marx the idea
that truth is historically relative, they view the
belief that each person is a sovereign citizen, not to
be subjugated to the will of king, party or even
popular majorities, as obsolete, dated, a relic of
our past, 18th century mythology, etc.
They do not see the paradox in claiming that
their view of human knowledge holds over time
and that other beliefs, such as those pertaining to
individual human rights, must be historically
conditioned.
In fact, much of the criticism of our political
tradition on grounds that it is outmoded is intended
to cut off debate. After all, if something is
obsolete, there is no use arguing about its truth or
'value. It is a sign of infantilism, immaturity, to
think well of such ideas, and with immature
people, one does not argue, one simply ignores
them. The case against Locke's natural rights
doctrine is not so much a better political theory,
but a dismissal of the very idea that political ideals
need to be found and identified, ideals that
transcend a given historical period.
Paradoxically, at the same time that such
historicist theories are used to make short shrift of
our political heritage, other theorists are not
hesitating to indict "us" for our pat treatment of
native Americans, African Americans,
women and other groups. Here, suddenly, we have
See FREEDOM, page A-16 ^
Speaking freely
First Amendment remains conceptual cornerstone of democratic thought
Kris tine Rohrs
Staff Writer
Freedom of speech in all its
incarnations and permutations suggests
and reflects the earliest examples of
modern human rights and American
democracy.
Journalism has had the most to gain
from the First Amendment to the
Constitution, which grants among other
rights, the right to a free press.
Jack Simms, head of the department of
journalism, said the right of free press is
the cornerstone of press in the United
States and if we did not have a free press,
we might not have a democracy.
'The First Amendment is probably the
most important part of the Constitution
as far as journalism is concerned," he
said.
Jerry Brown, a journalism professor,
said "(free speech) is probably the
cornerstone of democracy and is the
reason that it's lasted as long as it has."
Brown defined freedom of speech as
the right to speak responsibly on any
issue.
"Both the right to speak and to hear. I
believe both rights are involved."
Simms explained some of the
limitations of the First Amendment
He said, "Other parts of the
All I want for Christmas
Constitution limit free speech in some
areas, such as creating a riot through
your actions, that's illegal. You can still
do it, but you're gonna pay the penalty
for it."
Americans are not necessarily at the
mercy of the specifics of the
Constitution. Democracy does ideally
give everyone an equal chance to
exercise their right in the manner they
see fit
Brown said, "People should have a
right to be free . There are recourses they
can turn to when freedoms are abused.
I'm professionally, constitutionally ,
myself against prior restraints.
"I would give people the right to say
whatever they want but then those who
feel that they are abused have their
rights, too."
Brown said the people have a right to
speak back through the media, and to
seek recourse through the court system if
they believe they have been wronged or
mistreated.
The First Amendment was displayed
for renewed interpretation in 1988 during
the fervor regarding the right to publicly
burn an American flag.
Simms said, "I think the courts have
affirmed that the public has a right to that
form of expression, I don't think it's
changed (the interpretadon), I think'it's
reconfirmed."
Both Brown and Simms declared that
the most significant event of the
twentieth century that affected the
interpretadon of the First Amendment
was the 1974 Supreme Court case The
New York Times v. Sullivan.
"The courts came down strongly in
favor of an open and robust debate on the
issues pertaining to public life.
"It would be difficult for me to think
of a more important event than that one,"
said Brown.
Simms explained the newspapers were
allowed to speak against public officials
and later this interpretation was
expanded to include public citizens.
" I think that every right carries with it
responsibiliues and I think everybody is
quick to point out what those
responsibiliues are but I think the First
amendment is not an abused part of our
Constitution," said Brown.
"I think it's more often rightfully
used."
Season inspires magnanimous musings
John Seaborn
Assistant Perspecdve Editor
As each year winds down to its
inevitable end, Christmas awaits us with
one last celebration which is life-affirming
and optimistic of human
nature. And by and large, human beings
are different animals during the holidays,
capable of great love, compassion and
sacrifice.
The major symbol of this Ume of cheer
and good will, that rotund and jovial
spirit of giving, Santa Claus, was all too
happy to answer the ideal question about
Christmas, "What would you wish for
humanity?
"If Santa Claus had the power, (he'd)
give to the whole world peace on earth
and good will to men. That's the best
thing I can think of.
"Santa Claus thinks this is a fast world,
so many things going on. ... Santa Claus
must do his best to make everybody
happy," he said.
But while happiness seems to be a self-definitive
term to Santa Claus, a concrete
and immutable commodity, others
disagree about the idealistic gift for
humanity for Christmas.
Predictably the most common and
admirable response was the desire for a
better world, a better life, a different
reality which would be more
amelioraUve to human frailty. "I would
give peace, health and freedom from
hunger," President James E. Martin said.
Jan Dempsey, mayor of Auburn,
expressed much the same wish for the
world - the unrestricted and egalitarian
distribution of the necessities. "I would
give humanity the blessings of liberty,
and I would give, especially, the basic
needs of food, shelter and employment
for all.
"From this broader wish, we can draw
a particular good: if we are suggesting
the state of our own lives is somehow
related to that whole, then by knowing
that, we can better understand where we
are," she said.
Some focused not on material needs,
but called for a cognizance of the
necessity of spiritual transcendence and
development. Jon Waggoner, SGA
President, said, "I would give humanity
freedom to worship God without
oppression from any faction, government
or one person."
Al Jackson, pastor of Lakeview Baptist
Church, spoke of a larger reality and a
grand design, wishing humanity a
"personal saving relationship with Jesus
Christ. You've got to think about the
larger picture in order to appreciate what
is most important for yourself."
Delos B. McKown, head of the
philosophy department, expressed his
wish in more secular and humanistic
terms, saying, "I would give humanity an
inclination to resolve problems without
resorting to violence and within
mutually-accepted rules."
The main wish expressed seemed to be
peace: peace by social rectification,
peace from beyond. No matter die means,
people seemed to desire a comforting, a
release from the rigors of life
Pat Dye, athletic director, encompassed
the thoughts of everyone by stating "The
absolute greatest gift that anyone could
give humanity would be world peace, but
right now I would settle for a little peace
of mind."
Vonnegut's new essays assess culture, celebrate life
Book Review
Fates Worse Than Death
Kurt Vonnegut
Putnam
It is no small ambition to diagnose the
universe. And anyone who tries must
necessarily fail, but no one fails so
revealingly or with as much informedly
comic agility as Kurt Vonnegut.
His new book, Fates Worse Than
Death, subdtled: An Autobiographical
Collage of the 1980s, is best read as a
footnote to the third period of his
impressive career as our national laureate
of apocalypUc slapstick.
His first collection of essays and
musings, Wampa, Fomeaters, and
Granfalloons, 1974, addressed his
experiences since the publication of his
first novel Player Piano, 1953. In 1982,
another collection of reflections, Palm
Sunday, reaffirmed his pre-eminent
position as a principal figure ^American
letters.
Now, with Fates, Vonnegut moves
thoughtfully and commandingly beyond
his third period, in which Deadeye Dick,
Galapagos, Bluebeard and last year's
Hocus Pocus represent his finest work
since Slaughterhouse-Five.
This book is not as much of a
performance as his last two
autobiographical pieces; neither is it
imbued, as some have suggested, with the
tiresome melancholy of an aging cynic.
Fates is a serious attempt to account for
the remarkable changes in his metaphoric
universe as well extraordinary, real
consequences of the last 10 years.
Vonnegut's treatment of perestroika is
as illuminating as his appreciations of
Salman Rushdie, nuclear energy, Desert
Storm, Christ, sex and, of course, death;
which is to say, we find now in
Vonnegut, as ever, a writer whose
imaginative gifts, instinct for palpable
detail, wry sensibility and quietly ethereal
intelligence resonate not only in the
popular culture, but in the whole of our
20th century American consciousness.
He writes, "If Western Civilization
were a person, we would txrdirecting it
to the nearest meeting of War Preparers
Anonymous. We would be telling it to
stand up before the meedng and say, 'My
name is Western Civilization. I am a
compulsive war-preparer. I have lost
everything I ever cared about. I should
have come here long ago. I first hit
bottom in World War I.'
"Western Civilization cannot be
represented by a single person, of course,
but a single explanation for the
catastrophic course it has followed during
this bloody century is possible. We, the
people, because of our ignorance of the
disease, have again and again entrusted
power to people we did not know were
sickies."
Happily, age and, what some are
pleased to call, maturity have not
ameliorated his critical mind, nor
provided him an occasion to rethink his
conclusions about our irresponsible
handling of our lives and the planet.
While other writers become whatever
they must to write, Vonnegut is always
himself first. In a time of programmatic
literature, Vonnegut has remained his
own man.
With Fates, he sustains the intimate,
simple, compelling sophistication of his
familiar voice while successfully
anticipating the future of his literary
possibilities.
"What are people for?" he asked in
Player Piano. His answer, then, was
"maintenance."
In Fates' closing lines, he ruminates
once again on that question: "In Hocus
Pocus, my last book before this one, I
acknowledged that everybody wanted to
build, and nobody wanted to do
maintenance. So there goes the ball
game. Meanwhile, truth, jokes and music
help at least a little bit."
With Fates, Vonnegut, who was good
anyway, demonstrates he is an
unequivocally American phenomenon
without whom the past, present and
future of our nation's literature would be
incomplete.
Only a master could, through the
darkness of contemporary culture, affirm
the wonder and integrity of living as
citizens of one universe.
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News A-4
The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, December 5,1991
Rubber gloves offer protection from HIV virus
Health care workers take
precautions against AIDS
Clint Clark
Photography Editor
Surgeons have traditionally worn
sterile gloves and ^owns to protect
their patients from infectious dis­ease.
Now, however, the HIV virus
has moved these precautions into
other parts of the hospital as well.
Lucy Pennington, public rela­tions
director for East Alabama
Medical Center, said, "Hospitals
really were a little bit ahead of the
game because for years we have
been dealing with Hepatitis B
which is much, much easier to
catch than AIDS."
In 1984, when the Center for
Disease Control in Atlanta began
releasing guidelines on how to deal
with AIDS patients and infected
material, EAMC was ahead of the
CDC deadlines in most cases.
"A lot of it were precautions that
hospitals already knew how to
take," Pennington said. "But now
we're just making sure we take
them more for every patient."
She said EAMC takes disease
control so seriously that the special
supplies are "bought by quality and
not by price." Already the hospital
spends over 5100,000 on protective
gloves alone. The special precau­tions
added by EAMC include
exam glove dispensers; 'sharps
boxes' for disposal of needles and
other sharp contaminants; and
'pocket masks' used for cardio pul­monary
resuscitation (CPR), which
arc available in every patient's
EAMC requires its health care workers to wear
protective gloves when treating patients to
Matt McLean/Staff
protect both the patients and workers from
infectious diseases such as the HIV virus.
room.
Also, for patients that arc known
to have open sores or other contam­inated
material that the health care
worker could come in contact with,
a cart containing gloves, gowns and
eye protection is placed in the hall
outside the room to make them
more accessible to the health care
worker.
Pennington said EAMC docs not
do pre-employment HIV testing.
However, it does ask the worker if
they have ever been tested for the
virus. If the response is positive, a
question is then asked before they
can work if they have ever tested
positive for HIV. Health care work­ers
at the hospital are not tested
randomly for the virus, but if one is
requested by a health care worker,
the hospital will perform it.
"If we do discover a health care
worker does have AIDS, it is
reportable to the state," Pennington
said.
If a blood test did return positive
for the virus, a lab in Montgomery
where the test was sent would ini­tially
detect it. The lab is required
to report it to the state before the
hospital would be able to report it,
she said.
Pennington also had no knowl­edge
of any EAMC health care
worker contracting the disease at
the hospital.
The most commonly reported
infectious disease depends on the
time of the year. Pneumonia is the
most prevalent during the winter
months.
Studies show linemen
at risk for heart disease
Nicole Liddon
Staff Writer
Recent studies show that
football linemen, because of
dietary habits to maintain high
weight, may be more likely to get
cardiovascular diseases, said
Auburn researchers who are
conducting a similar study on
Auburn's linemen.
"We've collected the data and
are currently still processing it,"
said Robin Fellers, assistant
professor to the department of
nutrition and food science.
"We really can't say anything
about the results because the
study is still in progress," she
said.
Fellers and graduate student
Frank Heredeen recruited the help
of all but a few of Auburn's
linemen to calculate the
proportion of carbohydrates, fat
and protein in their diets.
Other studies show that football
linemen tend to get more of their
calories from fat than the
recommended 30 percent.
"There has been a study in
upper-state New York that was a
four-year study.
"It found that 38 to 42 percent
of the athletes' calories came
from fat," Fellers said.
Another study from Georgia
Tech in 1989 showed that athletes
were taking in 800 to 1200 mg of
sodium per day, some 500 mg per
day higher than the 300 mg per
day recommended.
"Our major concern is linemen
because of their size. They are
taking in foods very high in
calories and are encouraged to eat
a lot of meats," Fellers said.
"If their playing careers end
when they finish college, they're
already young adults," she said.
"Now they face the onset of
degenerative disease, and their
diets are not adjusted to,
accommodate a non-active
lifestyle."
Heredeen, a licensed dietitian,
pursuing his master's degree in
nutrition, chose this study for his
thesis because of his own interest
in athletics.
"I played football in high
school, and it took me some time
to lose the weight afterwards," he
said.
"That's what really got me
interested in nutrition."
As part of this study, about 30
football players had their weight
and blood pressure checked,
along with a three-day diary of
what they ate.
"This gave me an idea of
what their daily diet was,"
Heredeen said.
Male control subjects from
each class are needed to undergo
the same research for comparison
as are any alumni football players
who played in the last 10 years.
Anyone interested can contact
Fellers or Heredeen at the foods
and nutrition department.
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News A-5
Choosing a major might take a couple of tries
Three out of four
Auburn students change
course of study
Jennifer Bannister
Staff Writer
Students at Auburn are continu­ally
burdening themselves with a
major decision - choosing a major.
"Well over half of all college
students change their major. Some
studies show that the figure is as
high as three out of every four
Here at Auburn, students change
their major on average almost three
times," Director of Admissions
Charles Rccder said.
The reasons students change
their majors are as varied as the
students themselves. Many decide
they want another field of study,
some find they are not as qualified
as they first thought for the
required coursework, and some
find the romanticism of a certain
career appealing.
The accounting department has
seen a tremendous growth in the
number of accounting majors.
"The job opportunities for a stu­dent
with an accounting degree are
the same as for any another degree.
Some students have the false
impression that if you possess a
degree in accounting, then you'll
be able to find a job.
"The job market is going through
a recession, and that is affecting
accounting majors just as it is
everyone else," said Richard Tabor,
director of the accounting school.
Still, the number of students
enrolled in accounting has doubled
in the last decade.
The accounting program has
recently implemented a new cur­riculum
to meet the changing
requirements of society. The
accounting department now has in
effect a five-year program for stu­dents
which will fulfill those
requirements and will award a
CH045/NG- A MATOK^— Paul Ramcy/Suff
Black enrollment
in engineering rises
point is the excellent quality of
Master's degree after successful
completion.
The management department has
created a new major also, Manage­ment
Information Systems. This
major was created because of the
increased need for individuals with
a strong technical background.
"The curriculum is designed to
teach applications of computer-based
technology in solving busi­ness
problems," said Charles Sny­der,
head of the management
department. "There is a tremendous
demand for students with this back­ground."
Another relatively new major at
Auburn is Environmental Science.
"This major is about 15 years old,
but we recently changed the name
from environmental health to envi­ronmental
science to more closely
reflect the curriculum which the
students follow," said Rod Jenkins,
associate professor of civil engi­neering.
This major has a broad-based
curriculum in the sciences related
to the environment, as opposed to
the environmental engineering
degree which deals with the mathe­matical
side, he said.
Auburn also has a new hotel and
restaurant management major in
the nutrition and food science
school. The major began in 1986
with four students and now has
more than 100.
"Students interested in this pro­gram
generally feel they can com­bine
a business career with some­thing
more fun," professor Bill
Kent said. "The growth of the hotel
and restaurant industry in the last
20 years has really placed more
emphasis on the quality of service.
We were challenged by Horst
Schulze, president of the Ritz-Carl-ton,
to create a program which
meets the demands of the more dis­criminating
clientele," Kent said.
The focus of this major is to pro­vide
premium service. The students
have two career fairs a year, one
here on campus, and one regional
fair in Atlanta. This provides the
students with more job opportuni-t
ties. Placement is over 80 percent
for graduates in this field.
In the communications depart­ment
of the College of Liberal
Arts, Radio-Television-Film has
been created in the last two years.
"This major focuses on the produc­tion
and broadcast side of the
industry," RTF professor Tim
White said. "Many students are
attracted to the idea of being on
television or being a movie produc­er."
The pre-medicine program at
Auburn has grown this year also.
William Dorgan, pre-health profes­sions
coordinator, said. "Auburn
has one of the strongest pre-med
programs in the country. Students
can major in anything, from zoolo­gy
to liberal arts. As long as the
science requirements are met, any­one
can apply to medical school."
"Although money may be one of
the reasons a student initially
chooses to go into medicine, that is
not the reason they stay. You have
to love people and really want to
help them." Dorgan said.
Statistics show an increase
of 25 percent in the last
5 years in the department
Amanda Brooks
Assistant News Editor
Almost 25 percent of
Auburn's 1,010 black students
are enrolled in the college of
engineering, according to this
year's statistics.
This is an increase of 45 per­cent
over the past five years,
from 130 students in 1987 to 238
students at the beginning of fall
quarter.
"I think it's somewhat of a
national trend. It's a national
awareness by a minority group
that college is important and that
they can do well by coming to
college," said Rod Jenkins, asso­ciate
professor of civil engineer­ing.
According to a National Sci­ence
Foundation report, 1.6 per­cent
of the engineers in America
are black, while 85 percent of
them arc white males.
According to projections by
the U.S. Department of Labor,
only 15 percent of new workers
entering the work force will be
white males, and 20 percent will
be minorities.
"The faces that are now enter­ing
the job market are changing.
Not only is the population differ­ent,
the people going into the
work force arc different," Chris-line
Curtis, associate professor of
chemical engineering, said.
Curtis said more black stu­dents
may be coming to Auburn
for engineering because of the
University's reputation.
"I think there is no question
that our academic program is
excellent. Our strongest selling
our academic program in engi­neering,"
she said.
Many black students have
been encouraged to come to col­lege
through the Minority Intro­duction
to Engineering program,
Jenkins said.
"The MITE program tries to
get minorities first, to get inter­ested
in going to college; second,
in coming to Auburn; third, to
enroll in engineering; and fourth,
to choose a specific branch of
engineering," Jenkins said.
The week-long summer pro­gram
gives minority high school
seniors a look at engineering
course work and engineering
jobs, Jenkins said.
"I think it gives them a chance
to see that the engineering pro­gram
here is hard but not too dif­ficult.
I think because of social
pressures they might think they
can't do these things. This lets
them see that's not true," he said.
Jenkins said he believes the
MITE program has increased the
number of black students at
Auburn since the program began
in 1978.
"The program has been a big
help in encouraging minority
students to come to Auburn for
engineering," said Valerie
McNair, president of the Auburn
chapter of the National Society
of Black Engineers.
NSBE has started a high
school outreach program to pro­vide
role models for minority
students in junior high school,
McNair said.
McNair said NSBE members
serve as personal tutors for 14
Auburn Junior High School
minority students who are failing
at least two classes.
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Editorial
Thursday, December 5,1991
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Homogenized campus
I n rejecting the petition of the Auburn Gay and Lesbian Associ-
™. ation for a permanent charter, the SGA Senate has overstepped
its bounds in the name of morality.
The senate's denial of the charter revolves around the organiza­tion's
purpose. By-law 403.3 of the Tiger Cub was mentioned by
several members, including SGA President Jon Waggoner, who
spoke to the senators. The argument centers on the part of the by­law
which actually deals with the granting of a probationary, not
permanent charter. It states that during a probationary period, an
organization must demonstrate "its value by worthwhile group
enterprise."
Opponents of the group took this to mean that it was up to them
to decide if the AGLA had fulfilled the criteria set forth in by-law
403.4. That criteria includes the purpose and activities of the group.
The senators were correct in that they had the responsibility to
judge those criteria. They simply failed to evaluate them in the cor­rect
manner.
One rationale used was the group didn't please a majority of the
senators' constituents. However, the petitions that were presented
were solicited. These were hardly means of finding out the views of
the whole campus. They were a manipulative way of reinforcing
the moralistic beliefs of the senators.
Instead of looking at the purpose of the organization, to support
students who might choose an alternative lifestyle and also to
inform all students about a sometimes taboo aspect of life which
exists in Auburn, like the rest of the world, the senators decided to
view the AGLA as a minority with whose views they didn't agree.
Their vote was based on this misguided premise.
Dangerous precedents
• n the simplest form, the senate set a dangerous precedent. They
decided last week that they could deny the charter to the
AGLA because the organization's beliefs didn't conform. The rights
of a minority group to assemble and to be recognized was denied by
the "majority" because of ideology, not because of the standards set
down in the Tiger Cub.
The senate justification could lead to its denying rights to any
minority group. This time they said they didn't recognize the rights
of a group because of sexual preference. Next time it could be
because of differing race, religion or gender. A Muslim or Jewish
club could be denied because the Christian majority doesn't
approve of a religion without Jesus as their savior. A group like the
Black Student Union could theoretically be rejected, if it were
applying now, because it didn't represent the views of the white
majority. The possibilities are endless and frightening.
Since the senate does not appear ready to change its mind, it is
time for the administration to step in,and right this wrong. Since he
is departing soon, President James E. Martin might not want to step
in, but he must. The senate, claiming it is acting for the betterment
of Auburn, has plagued the University with problems ranging from
a possible lawsuit to a reputation as a school that refuses to recog­nize
diversity.
: While that may be morally right to them, it is actually reprehen­sible.
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For more than four
years, I've been ask­ing
all the questions.
On my way out, I'll
answer one.
"How can you say
you love Auburn and
still write the nega­tive
stories you write
about it?"
As any student
journalist will tell
you, the hardest les­son
to accept is that we are here to
report on Auburn, not support it.
As for getting to the truth of the
matter, we are here only to dig up
facts. What truth those facts yield is
left to the reader and the editorial
pages.
"Be true to your school," the
song goes. But no one loves an
institution more than the individual
who is able to see what is wrong
with it enough to seek change.
Don't tell that to SGA President
Jon Waggoner, who has criticized
the Plainsman's negative coverage
while spending the majority of his
tenure deaf, dumb and blind to the
travesties that have plagued Auburn
over the years.
Except, of course, where it would
suit his political career to do other­wise.
His latest grandstand concerns the
denial of a permanent charter to the
V* %
PAIGE OLIVER
EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR
the Auburn Gay and
Lesbian Associa­tion.
Waggoner will be
the first to tell you
he didn't vote on the
matter which left
the Student Senate
deliberating their
morals into a 23-7
vote against the
group.
But he was all
smiles the day after, when he
admitted that several members of
his administration told two friends,
who told two friends (and so on,
and so on), to call their senators if
they were concerned about the
potential charter. Sounds like Wag­goner's
own miniature lobbyist
group to me.
One could blame the Senate
members and their collective ego
for being fooled into thinking they
were "more than a rubber stamp"
with a nay vote to the AGLA's con­stitutional
rights.
But let's give credit where credit
is due.
Waggoner's political rhetoric is
obscenely brilliant Brilliant enough
to get Auburn additional funding if
he continues to play his cards right.
Brilliant enough to someday propel
him into at least a state office. Bril­liant
enough to sway 23 people the
student body trusts to be their voice
in matters great and small.
Some say the idea here is to rep­resent
a constituency, debatable
since state and federal courts
throughout the nation have consis­tently
sided with homosexual
groups' right to be officially recog­nized
at public institutions. One
case at nearby University of
Arkansas even called for funding of
such an organization because it had
been discriminated against on the
basis of moral turpitude.
Still, "creating" a constituency is
clearly outside the spirit of this
democratic responsibility.
It would be nice if the issue was
simply a matter for the courts, but
the hateful act of the senate to deny
this charter has greater implications
as to the type of leaders Auburn
fosters.
A look at our Board of Trustees
reflects the same image as Wag­goner's
looking glass: individuals
who are willing to sacrifice the
good name of this public University
for personal gain.
We could dismiss Waggoner as
young and vow to keep a watchful
eye over his political aspirations.
Surely an informed public would
never elect a government official
whose moral turpitude consists of
hating those unlike himself.
But David Duke almost succeed­ed.
And Adolph HiUer did.
These are not comforting
thoughts to hold about an institution
that is soon to be my alma mater,
but just as there were many fine
journalists - Bret Pippen, Patti
Colegrove Minium, Stephanie War-necke
Adams, David Sharp,
Michelle Garland and Paul DeMar-co
to name a few - that led my
class in its endeavors, many more
will undoubtedly follow.
To those that follow, I bequeath
the hope that you will find new and
improved ways to cover every
aspect of this University.
Find a healthy respect for AUPD
Chief Jack Walton who will help
where he can so long as you act
responsibly and accurately.
Learn all you can about the next
president of Auburn, and keep a
vigil over the actions of our
trustees. Naivete is only a virtue on
the third floor of Foy Union.
Never underestimate what you
can learn from other student jour­nalists,
and seek knowledge from
the faculty that makes us more
competitive in the working world
than more prestigious programs.
There are no better.
Theh as you leave, look around at
those that bid you adieu. Fear the
fate of the institution whose leaders
are so gleeful of the absence of
those who hold them accountable.
When you care enough to leave best
Bittersweet.
That's the only
way to describe grad­uating
after four plus
years on die Plains.
It's mostly bitter
(about 99 percent),
however, because of
a sagging economy
and an extremely low
market for aspiring
young journalists like
myself.
It's bitter because
after spending my parents money
on the best damn years of my life, I
have to go out in die "real world"
and make my own money (about
515,000 per year, if I'm lucky), and
more than likely I'll have to go to
work from 8-5, five days a week.
Bummer.
But you heard me whining
enough this quarter, so here is why
graduating is sweet.
• No more Eric
Ramsey crap.
• No more bad
press about Auburn.
• No more 72-
hour days at The
Plainsman.
• No more
falling asleep in
Jerry Brown's class­es.
• No more icky,
rainy Auburn win­ters.
• No more plummeting grade
point averages.
When I left my high school in
1987,1 never left my mark. I wasn't
involved at all. I was the classic
apathetic student (similar to much
of the Auburn population).
In my senior yearbook, most
seniors "left" something for their
fellow students who were still stuck
in high school. I, of course, was not
even in the yearbook.
So upon departing this institute
of "higher" learning, I leave...
• To Greg, I leave The Plains­man,
the Purple People Eater and a
beer.
• To Dick Hank, I leave a con­dom
(but not like he'll actually use
it).
• To Uncle Mo, I leave the Traf­fic
Light, the Braves and any
money I might owe him (not).
• To Mike, I leave a full neon
wardrobe (Oh yeah, he's already
got one).
• To Eric and Twillita, I leave
nothing because that's exacdy what
they deserve.
• To Pat Dye, I leave my sympa­thy.
He deserves a better fate than
what he may receive.
• To Paige, I leave a diploma
(just in case she doesn't get one).
• To Mandy, I leave my love.
I'm keeping everything else for
myself because I'm gonna need it.
When I first stepped onto this
campus as a student, Ronald Rea­gan
was still president; the Braves
were still in last place; and Eric
Ramsey was warming up his tape
recorder.
Many years, beers and hangovers
later, much has changed.
We've gone from a former actor
to a former baseball player as the
leader of our country.
The Braves became National
League Champions.
Eric Ramsey became the most
hated man in the South this side of
David Duke.
And Auburn has gone from the
Sugar Bowl to the Toilet Bowl.
I will miss Auburn, the people,
the controversies and, of course, the
sports section, which I now leave to
Mark.
Good luck and good riddance.
Tis truly better to give than receive
When I graduate
next Friday, I'll be
leaving behind a lot
more than exams and
late nights at The
Plainsman. I'll be
leaving behind a
part of my life that
has made me open
my eyes to the
world around me.
For two years, I
served as the mis­sions
chairman of
the Auburn Wesley Foundation,
the United Methodist campus
organization. Through this job, I
was able to help organize and par­ticipate
in work trips to help peo­ple
in our state, the Southeast and
die world.
All of those experiences have
been significant to me, but the
project that made the greatest
impact was in September 1990.
I went to Kenya.
Kenya is a beautiful country. It
is die home of vast game reserves
with elephants, giraffes and lions.
In the southern part, you can find
some of the most beautiful beach­es
in the world.
Yet, it is also a hurting country,
one that has a long way to go to
^
AMANDA BROOKS
ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Kenya has one of
the the highest
population growth
rates in the world
and desperately
needs medical ser­vices.
That's the reason
a group of 20 from
Wesley raised
$63,000 in six
months to go build
a medical clinic in
the remote village
of Mamba, located in southern
Kenya.
The clinic is designed to serve
about 2,000 people in the sur­rounding
valley, people who live
in thatch huts and mud houses. It
will provide services that are
basic to you and me, but that can
save lives in this village.
Eventually, a full-time doctor
and nurse will staff the clinic.
Right now, die people depend on
a traveling doctor for these ser­vices,
and that doctor only comes
once a month.
If medical help is needed, a per­son
has to travel 30 miles to the
nearest clinic, 50 miles to the
nearest doctor, and nobody in that
village owns a car. A simple cut
provide services to its people, could be fatal.
Many of the people in Mamba
get sick and die simply because
they don't know basic personal
health care. I hope the clinic will
provide health education to pre­vent
scenes like one that still
comes to my mind.
Near the clinic site is a well
where the women of the area
pump water for domestic use. The
children who are too young to
attend school are with them. I
often spoke with the women in
pidgin Swahili as I went to get
water for mixing cement.
One day while at the well, I
noticed a small child looking at
me, and I began to talk to him.
Then I noticed he was drinking
something. He was drinking well
water from a rusty tin can.
He was slowly being poisoned,
and his mother knew no better.
For a long time, this image
bothered me. While I worked on
the clinic, I began to see why this
project was so important. To sur­vive,
these people need die basic
health knowledge we take for
granted.
As I worked side-by-side with
die people of Mamba, I began to
see how much they wanted to
improve their lives. They didn't
want their village to become a
huge city; they only wanted
everyone to live healthy and
happy lives.
These people were patiently
working toward these goals, not
rushing around like Americans.
They rejoiced in and were hum­bled
by each litde victory.
They were thankful people and
shared all they had with us.
On more than one occasion, I
was served an elaborate meal
while my generous African hosts
ate nothing but a dish similar to
corn meal. Each day they gave us
gifts of fruit.
They couldn't give us enough,
they said, to thank us for coming
to die village and building a clin­ic.
I felt though we were "giving"
them a clinic, we were the ones to
gain the most from the experi­ence.
Think about that when you
complain about what Santa Claus
brought you for Christmas.
• As college students, we have the
ability to give to others to make
their lives just a little better. If you
haven't spent some Ume volunteer­ing
while at Auburn, give it a try.
You might be surprised by how
much you get in return.
The Auburn Plainsman wishes you a safe and happy holiday season.
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Thursday, December 5,1991 me MUDurn nainsm*
Letters
Letters A-7
Thank you, Student Senate
• Editor, The Plainsman:
I just want to say congratulations
and thanks to a group that finally
stood up for what they believed.
One year ago the Student Senate
repealed the law requiring
organizations to publish the names
of their members so that AGLA
could ask for a charter without
discrimination being placed upon
them. After the AGLA failed a first
vote, the Student Senate had a
secret vote and gave the AGLA a
probationary charter.
Now finally, on Nov. 25, the
senate overwhelmingly voted to
deny the AGLA a permanent
charter. This vote did not deny
them the right to assemble, but
rather denied them the use of our
student activities fees and hopefully
will not allow them to represent AU
as an official organization.
Yes this may be the 1990s, but I
still do not think that
homosexuality is right, and as we
have seen, a majority of people
share these convictions with me.
There are many reasons to have an
organization, but to have one based
on a person's sexual preference is
unjustifiable. Why do you need to
be an official organization? We
don't have a bisexual, asexual or
heterosexual club do we? I
The common answer is that gays
need to feel accepted because it is
OK. Well I don't accept it, and I
and many other students do not
think it is OK.
As my liberal critics begin to
think of words of retaliation, I ask
them to remember that I have rights
also. I have the right to believe that
homosexuality is wrong, and since
majority rule is still the accepted
form of government, we the
students, through our senators, have
the right to refuse to give the
AGLA a charter.
Please meet as a group if you
want, but don't represent AU.
Thank you senate for standing up
and saying NO!
Hopson Nance
03AC
Senate made disgusting choice
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am writing this letter to express
my disgust over the 7-23 decision
made by the SGA Senate Monday
to refuse the Gay and Lesbian
Association a permanent charter.
I am not gay. Neither am I for a
woman having an abortion, but who
am I to say a woman doesn't have
the right to choose? I do not think
one should let his PERSONAL
feelings affect how he decides on
such issues. Who am I to say
what's right or wrong to someone
else, what is appropriate for
SOMEONE ELSE to do?? While I
do not agree with the principles of
the Gay and Lesbian Association, I
wouldn't refuse them the right to
meet and discuss what is obviously
important to THEM!
As I sat through the senate
meeting, I noticed a lack of courage
on the part of the senators. Not
once did someone say whether or
not he felt they had the right, or
were qualified, to meet as a
chartered organization.
Oh sure, many cited excerpts
from the Tiger Cub and one could,
in a round-about-sort-of-way,
determine whether he was for or
against I just wish that the senators
could have overcome their
cowardice and decide, based on the
facts presented and the
Constitutions of both the SGA and
the United States, which is the right
and just side to take.
And I don't mean the facts as
present by a few narrow-minded
people who used minor
technicalities and misinterpretations
to sway votes.
Some said they would be open to
receive student activity fees. Well, I
for one will tell you that there is no
way in hell they would EVER
receive student activity fees. In
order for that to happen, they would
have to appeal to the SGA Senate
Budget and Finance Committee,
and we all know, based on the 7-23
vote Monday, that would never
pass.
Another point brought up was
that they may not have met their
purpose or that their purpose was
not clearly defined (something
stupid like that, I don't remember).
After Dr. Barnes spoke of the
process of becoming a chartered
organization and a representative
from the Gay and Lesbian
Association read a sampling
(several pages) of what their group
has done for the community and
students, I cannot see how anyone
could have voted against the
charter, regardless of their personal
beliefs. It was obvious that they had
met the requirements and had
proven their purpose. This issue
was not a moral one. Personal
beliefs should not have played a
role.
There was also a petition from
400 and something students
protesting the charter presented at
the meeting. 400 is not a majority.
Even if the majority of the students
were against the Gay and Lesbian
Association being granted a charter,
is it not the senators' responsibility
to represent the minority as well as
the majority?
I mentioned earlier the cowardice
I saw in the Senate. Sure, the
aforementioned complaints were
raised by obviously concerned
students, but only a few Senators
actually spoke on the proposal.
And, after an hour and a half of
hearing the same thing without
hearing anything, how do you think
the senate voted?
By secret ballot.
Ashley Wright
01 PO
Diversity page needed badly
Editor, The Plainsman:
The Plainsman consistently
ignores a significant portion of its
student population. There are 1,010
African-American students and 713
international students on campus.
Together, these students make up
7.9 percent of the total student
population.
Why isn't there a Diversity page
in The Plainsman that includes
these students? These 1,723
students are paying student
activities fees, too.
It would be easy for you to
follow the examples of your
bureaucratic elders and rationalize,
"We'd like to, but we just don't
have the funds." But that's no
excuse in this case. Mere re-evaluation
of how current funds are
being spent might rectify the
situation. Could we find 1,723
students on campus who are truly
interested in and enlightened by the
information run on The
Plainsman's Perspective page?
If it is useful to discuss magic
and superstitions on the Perspective
page, then how much more
valuable will it be to' have a
Diversity page which discusses the
cultures and lifestyles of our
African-American and international
students?
Wouldn't a Diversity page serve
to create more appreciation and
acceptance of new views which
most people probably consider a lot
more important to our University
community than the artistic value
of tattoos?
If funding forces us to choose
between a Perspective page and a
Diversity page, then the choice
should be for diversity. The
Plainsman must begin practicing
what it preaches about racism and
cultural snobbery.
Only rarely does The Plainsman
report on our black and foreign
students - an occasional feature on
stepping or a beauty pageant or the
annual world's fair. Wouldn't it be
great if we could learn more about
each other all year long, and not
just each spring when the Old
South controversy is in full bloom?
Wouldn't it be great if we could
read about foreign students even
when there isn't a war going on in
the Persian Gulf?
The individuals who put together
the Perspective page have found an
outlet to express themselves and
they are effectively putting it to
use. I encourage Auburn's African-
American and international
students to join The Plainsman staff
so that their voices can be heard, as
well. And I encourage, The
Plainsman staff to do a better job of
reporting ALL the news and
representing ALL the students.
A. Stiefel
Class of '85
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Glance back
10 years ago, 1981: The University engaged in a bit of post-modern self reflexivity when it began a three year
self study program in which it examined every dimension of its origins, its operations and its expectations for the
future.
15 years ago, 1976: The opening paragraph of a Plainsman article read, "Oysters with unacceptably high
bacteria levels have been infiltrating Alabama from surrounding states."
20 years ago, 1971: Pat Sullivan would soon become the 37th recipient of the Heisman Trophy.
200 years ago, 1791: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna.
Quote of the week
'The absolute greatest gift that anyone could give humanity would be world peace. But right now I would
settle for a little peace of mind." said Athletic Director Pat Dye regarding his notion of what might be an
appropriate Christmas gift for the world.
President more than fundraiser
Editor, The Plainsman:
The next president of Auburn
University should possess a number
of qualities, chief among them,
integrity and high ethical standards.
These virtues are particularly
needed today when there is a good
chance the football program will be
put on probation by the NCAA for
various improprieties. The entire
sports program needs to be under
the aegis of the president, not the
director of athletics.
The next president ought to be
forthright in her/his speech, that is,
to say what she/he means and mean
what she/he says. Universities are
not fragile institutions to be
protected by lies.
The president of Auburn needs to
be primarily an educator, one who
pays attention to the direction of the
institution. A president needs to
make things work together
harmoniously, envisioning the
whole and aiming to attain it The
president, then, should nurture
learning, give a model for learning
in community and call forth
greatness both from faculty, staff
and students.
The next president of Auburn
should not serve as the primary
figure in fund-raising. No one
expects the president to manage the
investments and endowments of
Auburn University, since we have
specialists who perform that
function. As Jacob Neusner
remarks in his book, How To Grade
Your Professors, to settle for
presidential candidates who can
raise a lot of money hands the
future over to those who have no
clear idea of what they wish to do
with their own success.
In my opinion, we should get a
president at Aubum with a strong
academic background. That person
can then delegate authority over the
management of the institution to an
executive vice president with strong
administrative experience.
Moreover, presidents who devote
the bulk of their time to fund-raising
and administration will
simply not have the time to find
gifted deans and vice presidents. If
the deans and vice presidents are
bogged down in administration and
fund-raising, they will in turn not
have the energy to pay attention to
the critical educational issues
facing Auburn University.
Richard Penaskovic
Head, Religion Department
Dead dog photos aren't art
Editor, The Plainsman:
We are appalled and deeply upset
at the "photo essay" by Matt
McLean in Monday's issue of The
Auburn Circle. What type of
"artistic expression" is achieved
from photographs of a dead and
decaying puppy? Apart from the
fact that a photo of this nature is
totally inappropriate for
publication, it is even more
inappropriate when that publication
is sponsored by a university that is
nationally known for and prides
itself on its care and treatment of
animals through its veterinary
program.
One can only speculate as to the
horror and pain the puppy endured
by being hit by a train. It is quite
obvious that Mr. McLean is totally
insensitive and detached from the
human feelings and emotions
shared by animal lovers.
Since Mr. McLean deems his
photo as "art," I'm sure he won't
mind if, should he end up on,,
railroad tracks one day in the same;
condition as that puppy, I happen toC
be lucky enough to be there with a"
camera and take a few photos Of
HIS carcass to have published -
strictly as an expression of "art," of
course.
Mark Duffey
Andrea Duffey
Circle deserves no student money
Editor, The Plainsman:
We are glad to see that the Circle
is "Cashing in on Change" and
searching for a new way to fund its
publication. After reading the Fall
issue of the Circle, we no longer
want our Student Activity Fees
paying for this distasteful collection
of articles, pictures, photography
and poetry.
We are completely appalled to
see that out of the number of
articles, photographs and poems
sent in, this is the best the editorial
staff could do. We understand that
the Circle is an outlet for artists of
all kinds. However, to even
consider that students, faculty, and
alumni would enjoy this publication
is absurd. We do realize that the
Circle's justification for printing
this material is probably that it is
"in-depth journalism" or it is a
literary work of art. But Chris, we
do find ourselves asking, "Good
Lord, what have they done?" The
Circle had great potential in the
past-we are now questioning the
future.
Think, Chris Smith, how your
grandma said, "If no one is eating
your turkey, change the dressing;"
\vc suggest a new dressing!
It is our desire to appeal to those
who are appalled by what the
Circle has published, especially
Christians who are tired of being
passive about this "New Age"
literature that we not only allow to
be published, but that we pay for. It
is a "year of dramatic change," as
Chris Smith says - let's be the ones
to change it! Write or call your
senators, Scott Sprayberry, Jon
Waggoner, Grant Davis, Pat Barnes
and The Plainsman. Demand that
no more money be taken from our
student activity fees to pay for the
Circle. After all, if you give them
the money to print it, you might as
well say you support the issues
discussed in its publication.
Jeff Baum bach
Marshall Crim
Laura Edge
Ashley Holmes
Tim Hurry '•
Kelly Kolen
Amy Wilson;.:
Peace needed in Latin America
Editor, The Plainsman:
Nov. 16, people throughout the
United States marched for peace in
El Salvador, in this region at Ft.
Benning, particularly to denounce
the School of America's training of
Salvadorans, including five
implicated and one convicted in the
murder of six Jesuit priests.
But some criticized "The New
York Accords for peace in El
Salvador has been signed; two men
were convicted of those murders.
Why march now?"
We march because we agonize
over the torture, disappearances and
executions of not just the priests
and 16-year-old Celina and her
mother, who were housekeepers for
the priests, but also over the
bombing of the FENESTRAS
office, which killed 10 people two
weeks before the Jesuits, the rape
and slaughter of four U.S. nuns, the
assassination of Archbishop
Romero and of 72,000 other
political killings by governments
our government has supported.
Two people have been convicted
for one murderous event, and you
ask why we march?
We march until refugees can
return to repopulate their homes
without being met by tanks. We
march until death squad threats and
murders cease. We march for the
cessation of U.S. training of any
troops in low intensity conflict, and
we march until no more monies are
spent on Salvadoran military
activity.
We are thankful for the New
York Accords, but we understand
President Cristiani has been
strongly criticized by the military.
Soon after the signing, death squads
assassinated a labor leader. Terror
still reigns in that land. Grief
weighs heavy in our'hearts. Please
see the videos Salvador and
Romero. Instead of questioning us,
I think you will join us and insist
Absolutely no more U.S. military
aid to El Salvador!
Judy Cumbee
More letters are on page A-IS
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Thursday, December 5,1991 Tne Auourn nainsman News A-9
Student leaders meet with campus police to discuss rape rumors
Ashley Day
Assistant News Editor
Student leaders from across cam­pus
and Chief Jack Walton, of the
AUPD, met in an emergency meet­ing
Nov. 21 in response to unsub­stantiated
rumors of rapes on cam­pus.
"We are here to discuss the
rumors, of rapes on campus and
how to calm people down about
them," Michael Puffe, administra­tive
vice president for SGA, said at
the meeting.
"The best way to do this is from
the students to the students."
Representatives from the SGA,
WEGL FM 91.1, the Plainsman,
Black Student Union, Panhellenic,
Interfraternity Council and Resi­dent
Hall Advisers (RHA) met.
"It was Chief Walton's idea to
come directly to the students and
answer these concerns," Debbie
Shaw, Panhellenic adviser, said.
"We feel we should address this
rumor quickly."
Walton said no rapes have been
reported on campus, but he did say
a rape was reported in the down­town
area earlier this quarter. He
said he had received phone calls
from across the country from con-
'We are not covering anything up. I would never
do that, no matter what pressure was put on my
department.'
-Chief Jack Walton, AUPD
cerned parents.
"We are not here to try to con­vince
you, but to let you know the
facts," Walton said.
"We arc not covering anything
up. I would never do that, no mat­ter
what pressure was put on my
department."
"This (rumor) really happens
every year," he said. "I don't want
to tell you to drop your guard, but
people arc not being raped around
every corner."
Walton said precautions should
be taken by everyone.
"Rape is a crime of violence. A
rapist is a repeat offender and usu­ally
doesn't stop until he is
caught," he said. .
The group drafted a letter to be
sent to participating organizations
to reassure students the rumors are
false.
Shaw said a number of students
had raised the question of a police
cover-up.
Walton said the Right to Know
Act recently passed by Congress
requires that crime statistics be
reported to the Fedeal Bureau of
Investigations.
The Department of Education
has not outlined its policy regard­ing
the act.
"Auburn has no catching up to
do" since it already reports the
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AUPD regulates parking
on campus year round
Main campus patrols
continue during finals
Amanda Brooks
Students risk back pain from backpacks
Assistant News Editor
Students might believe
University parking regulations
aren't enforced on Dead Day,
but this is a grave mistake,
according to AUPD Parking and
Traffic Manager Mike Loser.
"A lot of students come in and
say someone told them they
could park on main campus after
classes had ended. Students have
enough problems as it is without
this," Loser said.
"I hope I can save some of the
students some money," he said.
Loser said student parking or
driving on the main campus is
illegal from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday
throughout the year, even during
quarter breaks.
Main campus is defined as the
area enclosed by Samford
Avenue, Donahue Drive,
Magnolia Avenue and College
Street, Loser said.
Students may only park or
drive in this area if they have A
or B-zone parking permits, he
said.
"It's a big problem. It
happened last quarter and the
quarter before. People just listen
to their friends," he said.
A $25 fine is given to students
who park illegally and have their
vehicle registered with AUPD.
Those who park illegally and
aren't registered with AUPD will
be fined for illegal parking and
an additional $25 for not having
a parking permit, he said.
Loser said visitor parking
permits can be obtained through
the AUPD for people not
enrolled in the University.
If a ticket is acquired while
parking on campus without a
visitor's pass, it will be excused
if the visitor was parked in a
legal space, he said.
Meggin Garrett
Staff Writer
Mildred Salamone is not trying
to be different, she is just trying to
be smart.
Salamone, 02GLA, is one of the
few Auburn students who wears
their backpacks the proper way -
over both shoulders.
"By continually wearing your
backpack on one shoulder, you
could be giving yourself a form of
scoliosis," said Dr. John Mann, a
chiropractor in Auburn. "Scoliosis
is a curvature of the spine and can
be self-induced.
"The scoliosis probably would
not persist as long as it gets treated,
and the student begins wearing the
backpack properly."
The best solution is to carry a
lighter load, to alternate shoulders
or to wear the backpack over both
shoulders, Mann said.
"No way," responded Celeste
Potcat, 02PO. "It's just not cool to
wear your backpack over both
shoulders." If she began to have
back problems because of her
backpack, she said she might con­sider
wearing it the correct way.
"I don't think it is a big deal
now. Until it is, I'm going to keep
wearing it this way," she said.
Salamone has never had back
problems from carrying a backpack
and said she wears it over both
shoulders because it is more com­fortable.
"I'm surprised most people do
wear it over one shoulder because
it would hurt," she said.
Mann said he treats about five
patients a year with back problems
resulting from backpacks.
"Students come in with com­plaints
about back and neck pain.
Sports injuries and bad mattresses
are sometimes the cause, but back­packs
are the biggest contributing
factor.
"How much a student can carry
depends on the individual's muscle
tone, shape and how much he or
she carries," he said.
Twenty-five pounds is the maxi­mum
weight a healthy person
should carry in a backpack, Mann
said.
"Students use backpacks as trav­eling
lockers, carrying all of their
books at once in them, and that can
make them very heavy," he said.
If a person decides to carry the
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ders, Mann suggested switching
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pain killers and usually
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muscles, he said.
Depending on the person's phys­ical
history, the pain should end in
three to six weeks.
Salamone said, "It's a ridiculous,
stupid little fad to wear your back­pack
over one shoulder. I know it
looks different for me to wear my
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The Auburn Plainsman News A-11
Alabama congressional primaries could be postponed
I Celine Bufkin
Staff Writer
> Alabama voters will probably
find the 1992 congressional
primary elections postponed from
June to autumn, said Marilyn
Terry, director of the Alabama
Reapportionment Committee.
Since the Alabama Legislature
did not get around to creating new
voting districts last session, the
issue will not be addressed until
February, unless Gov. Guy Hunt
calls a special session.
The candidate qualifying time
will have to be moved, or the June
congressional primary elections
will be held back to fall, or both,
Terry said.
Terry spoke to the Lee County
Democratic Club last month about
the requirements of a new voting
district plan for congressional and
legislative districts.
"Every 10 years, when the
census is released, states are
required to redraw congressional
and legislative districts to adjust for
'It is possible that the courts will somehow inter­vene
and allow the Legislature a limited amount
of time to pass a plan.'
-Marilyn Terry
the population change which has
occurred over the past 10 years,"
Terry said.
The new plan, among other
considerations, must create districts
equal in population within certain
margins and must create a district
with a 65 percent minority voting
population in at least one district so
as not to dilute minority voting
power, Terry said.
In 1987, a six-member
committee made up of legislators
was formed to collect information
for the reapportionment of
Alabama's seven congressional
districts, she said. That committee
created the Reapportionment
Commission before it was
dissolved in 1990.
This year, a new 22-membcr
committee of House and Senate
members was formed to look at
reapportionment for the 1992
congressional election, she said.
If Hunt does not call a special
session of the Legislature for
reapportionment, the earliest a
reapportionment plan can get to the
Legislature is Feb. 4. At that point,
it must go through in bill form like
any other piece of legislation.
The bill must be approved 60
days before the candidate-qualifying
deadline set by the
Justice Department.
"Even if we had (a plan) passed
on Feb. 4 - which would be
impossible - it would still not be
60 days prior to the qualifying
deadline, which is April 3," Terry
said.
"It is possible that the courts will
somehow intervene, allow the
Legislature a limited amount of
time to pass a plan. If they haven't
passed a plan within that time limit,
then the courts may order a plan,"
Terry said.
District 80 (east Lee County)
Rep. G.J. "Dutch" Higgenbotham
said it is possible the courts might
order the state to keep the same
voting districts, but that it is "not
really a big deal."
The only problems he said he
sees in the issue is that it would
require another election later,
which would cost the state extra
money. Also, he said the primary
election and general election being
closer together (September and
November) is harder on the
candidates.
The Legislature has already
received opposition to this issue in
the form of two suits, one filed in
Mobile County and one in
Tuscaloosa.
CouncsyofToddVunEmsi
Marilyn Terry speaks to the Lee County Democratic Club about
the possibility of delaying congressional primaries.
Alabama, Auburn join to request education reform
Ashley Day
Assistant News Editor
- Football was not the only thing
on the minds of student leaders at
Auburn and the University of
Alabama last month.
J Nov. 24, the two schools met on
{he Plains for the Annual Better
Relations Day Conference.
j Jon Waggoner and Trey Boston,
SGA presidents for Auburn and
UA respectively, developed and
signed a resolution urging the
governor, Legislature and citizens
tp support educational and tax
reform in the state.
; Copies of the resolution, signed
bjy both SGA presidents, will be
sfcnt to Gov. Guy Hunt, the
Legislature and President James E.
Martin. Phillip Austin, chancellor
'We have to add a little coal here, a little stick
there to the fire of significant reform.'
-Trey Boston
of the University of Alabama
system, and Roger Sayers,
president of UA, also will receive
copies.
"Jon and I had been working
together to develop an effective
student lobby," Boston said.
"We thought this would be an
appropriate time to make a
statement about where the two
largest schools in the state stand on
education."
He said this was the first year
Auburn and Alabama have
"worked together so closely."
The resolution is not being
rushed to the legislators because
the education issue will not be
voted on until next year, Boston
said.
"Everything that can be done is a
positive step," Boston said. "We
have to add a little coal here, a little
stick there to the fire of significant
reform.
"This is what is really important
to college students."
Waggoner said he, Boston and
six SGA presidents from other
schools in the state met in
Birmingham to discuss plans for a
statewide student lobby. This
"preliminary" meeting was held
Nov. 22, and a more extensive
meeting is planned for Jan. 24, he
said.
Representatives from most
colleges in the state are expected to
attend, Waggoner said.
"Auburn and the University of
Alabama are both leading the pack
with some other schools to educate
the state as to the need for
educational reform," he said.
A student lobby board was begun
at Auburn this fall. About 150
students are participating. The
students serve as contacts for
individual legislators, Waggoner
•said.
Tax reform task force
seeks broader tax base
Kim Chandler
Assistant News Editor
President James E. Martin said
his position on Alabama's tax
reform task force committee pro­vides
an important opportunity
to communicate the needs of
education to the state.
The education subcommittee
has spent most of its lime look­ing
at the problems of K-12
schooling. One issue being con­sidered
is the changing of the
current policy of granting tenure
to nonteaching positions such as
superintendents, principals and
bus drivers.
The only aspect of higher edu­cation
that has been taken up by
the committee is the governance
of the state's education system.
There is a possibility of the cre­ation
of a board of regents to
oversee both K-12 and higher
education in the state, Martin
said.
The committee is attempting
to see if education can be funded
through some revenue other than
sales and income tax, Martin
said.
"The committee is looking at
ways to broaden the tax base,"
he said. "Otherwise with just the
sales tax, when the economy
goes down, funding for educa­tion
goes down."
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News A-12 me Auburn Plainsman Thursday, December 5,1991
Students voice opinions on SGA's denial of AG LA charter
The SGA Senate voted by secret
ballot 23-7 Nov. 26 to deny a per­manent
charter to the Auburn Gay
and Lesbian Association. Some
students recently expressed their
views on the action.
Regina Dragoin
PhD English
- I was really
surprised. I
hadn't thought
that Auburn
was such a
conservative
school. I knew
it was conser­vative,
but
that's pretty bad. I went to the
University of Georgia and the
University of Tennessee, and I
think both of those schools have
gay and lesbian organizations. I
don't understand why (the SGA
denied the charter). I had read that
the gay and lesbian association
was being very careful about fol­lowing
their regulations as closely
as they possibly could, and they
had committed no infractions.
They are a social organization, but
also educational, and they make a
point of saying, 'we're not a dat­ing
service.' I was really sur­prised,
and I think a lot of people
were surprised.
Felix Turner
04AC
- 1 really don't
know much
about it, but if
the club met all
the require­ments
that it
was supposed
to, they should
have the
opportunity to have a charter on
campus. Not that I'm advocating
gay and lesbian society, because
I'm not up with the gay and les­bians,
but I think they should have
the opportunity to do whatever
they want to. Saying they can't do
that, if they met all the require­ments,
is not fair at all.
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Pat Adams
02IE
- I just feel
that this is a
campus that
has said that
we have high­er
ideals, and
we take some
things to be
right and some
things to be
wrong. I just really think that
some things are right and some
things are wrong, and that the stu­dent
body has said that we also
think that some things need to be
held above other things. If they
want to do it, if they want to get
together, I think that's fine. I don't
agree with what they are doing. I
think it is morally and biblically
wrong. If they're going to do it,
they can do it off campus. The
University's money shouldn't go
to it.
Andy Easterling
03AC
- I don't believe
it should have
passed because I
don't believe in
homosexuality.
Kerry Low
01IB
- I really feel the SGA should
look on all the people on campus -
every aspect of the student on
campus. I don't think it should be
denied because that would be like
denying the black fraternities
because that is what they believe
in.
H e a t h e r
Truett
03FRT
- I think it
needs to be
denied. I don't
want my tuition
or myself asso­ciated
with it. I don't think it is a
good thing to have on campus to
promote homosexuality.
Jan Swiderski
03AC
- 1 don't neces­sarily
believe in
the gay and les­bian
beliefs, but
they're an orga­nization
like
everybody else,
and if you have
other clubs
meeting and being funded with
University, then they should
able to do it also.
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News A-13
Ex-president of AU speaks on NCAA
Clint Clark
Photography Editor
The abuses in the NCAA today
are no different than the ones that
occurred 100 years ago, said Wil-ford
Bailey, past president of both
Auburn and the NCAA, at the
Campus Club meeting Tuesday.
Bailey said, "Our problems can't
be corrected overnight; they've
been here for over a century, but
we're making progress." Part of
this progress was the formation of
the NCAA's enforcement program.
"It was in 1952 that the NCAA
established its enforcement pro­gram,
which is probably the object
•of more criticism ... than any other
part of the NCAA." Bailey said. He
did admit, though, that the enforce­ment
program does have some
flaws.
Bailey said it is possible to com­ply
with the rules and regulations if
the institution places enough
emphasis on them. "The rules are
many, and they're complex. And
there will be violations," he said. "I
think there is no major sports pro­gram
in this country that doesn't
have violations every year."
In 1967, the NCAA rule book
contained less than 100 pages; the
book for 1991-92 is nearly five
times that size. Bailey, who was the
chairman of the revision commit­tee,
said there was an effort to
•eliminate some rules and regula­tions
in order to simplify the manu­al
by making it easier to follow.
But he said the members were
uninterested for reasons of compet­itive
equity.
The paying of incidental expense
money to student athletes was a
major concern for Bailey. "To even
Brian filzsimmons/Suff
Wilford Bailey speaks to the Campus Club about the NCAA
which he was president of during 1987-1988.
think about giving additional inci­dental
expenses to student athletes
just because the sport in which
their participation is bringing in
some money that helps support
other student athletes participation
in college sports, to be very blunt,
is insane," he said.
The NCAA rules on athletic
scholarship states that no player is
allowed to receive more than the
full cost of attendance at that insti­tution.
Full athletic scholarships at
Auburn are approximately $5,400
for in-state athletes and $8,600 for
out-of-state ones.
Abuses in college sports are
metaphorically referred to by Bai­ley
as, "an illness in higher educa­tion.
And in order to effectively
control disease, we have to address
the fundamental causes, not just
symptoms or secondary causes."
Bailey said these fundamental
causes are a disregard for both edu­cation
as the central mission of a
university and for the basic ethical
values of behavior that the NCAA
rule book was designed to cover.
When summarizing what
changes needed to be made in col­legiate
sports, Bailey said, "Until
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our culture, we're not going to
have the needed degree of reform
in college sports."
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, December 5, 1991
Activities may help, harm students
Meggin Garrett
Staff Writer
Activities. Some of them keep
students in shape; some of them
pay; most allow students to meet
new people; and all of them look
good on your resumed
Clubs, honoraries, intramurals,
greek organizations, religious
organizations and jobs are some
of the activities in which many
students are involved. Some stu­dents
try to do everything at
once. How much involvement is
too much?
Students can tell if they're too
involved by asking themselves
some questions, said Lee
Thomas, assistant director of stu­dent
activities.
"'Am I eating on a regular
basis? Do I have enough time to
study, to sleep, to date or to
spend time with my family and
friends?' These are some ques­tions
to ask yourself," Thomas
said.
"Take your involvement vs.
your needs. Ask yourself if you
can balance them. If not, you're
over-involved," he said.
Thomas encourages students
to hold at least one leadership
position in an organization.
"Employers don't want the 4.0
student who has no activities.
They look at grades, leadership
roles and people skills the person
has acquired," he said.
Often students get so involved
in campus activities, other areas
of their lives suffer, he said.
'You need to make the decision to do what's
best for you not what you want to do.'
— Lee Thomas
"I had to cut back on doing
stuff when I realized I was
majoring in activities and not in
school," Chris Apostol, 04LT,
said.
Thomas compared over-involved
students to drug
addicts. "Sometimes it's too late
when you realize you can't get
out, and your school, employ­ment,
personal life or health suf­fers,"
he said.
Mark Moore, 04AC, said, "I
don't mind that I'll be graduating
a couple of quarters late. I'd like
to stay at Auburn so that I can do
more activities."
Thomas encourages involve­ment,
but not so much that stu­dents
delay graduation.
"Employers don't expect a huge
list of activities from you. They
just want that you have a decent
grasp of leadership, self-asser­tion
and self-discipline," he said.
Alicia Bridges, 03AC, seems
to be one of the few students
who can handle many activities
and keep a high GPA.
Bridges is an officer in her
sorority and in Cardinal Key, a
member of the accounting hon­orary,
currently plays two intra­mural
sports and works at the
Student Activities Center. She
has a 3.9 GPA.
"This quarter I feel too
involved. I have no time to
myself. Everyone needs 'noth­ing'
time - I get none. Maybe
next quarter will be better. Plus,
I'll have Christmas break to
recuperate," Bridges said.
Thomas said admitting to
over-involvement takes a lot of
maturity. "You need to make the
decision to do what's best for
you, not what you want to do.
"If you realize you're an activ­ities
junkie and need to slow
down, first talk to a counselor or
someone who works with cam­pus
leaders. '
"Go back to the basics. Aca­demics
must be your first priori­ty.
If anything is interfering with
them, it has to go," he said.
When deciding which activity
to quit, Thomas advises students
to pick the one organization to
which they've already made the
largest contribution. "Quit that
one or just relax in your involve­ment
with that organization.
You've made your contribution,
now let someone else," he said.
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Cookbook suggests wild recipes
Nicole Liddon
Staff Writer
If you're tired of turkey, and the
thought of a plain, old Christmas
dinner has you down, you could try
Christmas opossum in sweet pota­toes
followed by woodehuck pie.
Or there's armadillo in mustard
sauce and muskrat meatloaf.
Although they sound like creepy
Addam's family dishes, these
strange recipes are all part of the
Alabama Cooperative Extension
Services cookbook, Cooking
Alabama's Wild Game.
"Alabama has one of the most
abundant wildlife populations in
the South," said author Lee Strib-ling
about the reasoning behind the
book.
"Wc sent out requests for recipes
and got responses from all over the
state. We have between 50 and 100
recipes in here."
Stribling, assistant professor of
zoology and wildlife sciences,
donated his own venison sausage
recipe to the book, which contains
interesting preparation tips mainly
for deer, fish and birds. There are
some recipes for rattlesnake, turtle,
beaver, rabbit and other smaller
animals.
"Venison jerky is a good one,"
he said.
"It's like the jerky you see in
convenience stores. You can keep
it in your pocket and just think
about it being there."
In addition to yummy recipes,
the book gives tips for the proper
cleaning and storage of wild meat.
Bcnjy Mikel, assistant professor
of nutrition and foods, included a
section on healthy preparation to
keep meats from spoiling. There is
also a conversion chart that com­pares
calories and fat content for
people who would like to use some
wild meat in their own recipes.
The cookbook took more than
three years to compile, and it has
sold well in its year on the market.
"It came out about this time last
year, right around hunting season,"
said Betty Jones of the Cooperative'
Extension Services. "We've sold
3,975 copies."
Stribling said, "Every county
office of the extension service can
get you one."
The book costs $4, what Strib­ling
calls a "bargain at twice the
price."
President Martin's secretary retires
Frances Stevenson ends
years of service, plans
more time with husband
Christyne Jackson
~~ Staff Writer
One of Auburn's most pleasant
people retired Nov. 18.
Frances Stevenson, President
James E. Martin's secretary since he
came here in 1984, has handled
such diverse tasks as loaning stu­dents
money and counseling those
who had nowhere else to turn.
"My job is how I repaid all the
kind things that were done for me as
I grew up," Stevenson said.
"I had the opportunity to help stu­dents
who felt they had nowhere
else to go but to the president's
office. Sometimes I could direct
them to people who helped them. "
Stevenson is an ordained deacon
of her church, as well as being the
church clerk. In Sunday school, she
leaches young married couples.
She and her husband enjoy mis­sion
trips to Brazil to help those in
need. They are going on their fourth
trip in June.
Stevenson has been married to
her husband, James Robert (Bob)
Stevenson, a 1950 Auburn graduate,
for almost 40 years. She met him
when she was 13 years old. He
thought she was 16 and asked her has a program called Student Fami
out. They got to know each other ly Friends that the Stcvensons hav^
through church functions. participated in for 20 years,
After Stevenson had gone to Jud- "Through family friends, we have
son College in Marion for a year, sons and daughters almost all over
Mr. Stevenson planned to move to the world,"shc said
Tennessee, and she decided to go, y ^ d a u g n t c r Amy is in Auburn
l00- with her family, and their son Mark
"I d.dn't want to let anyone else a n d his f a m i l y ^ in California
get him. My parents thought he
hung the moon," she said.
"He loves me more than I
deserve," she said.
The Stcvensons soon came back
to Auburn, and she started working
for the University, making 67 cents
an hour.
That first job was in the dairy sci­ence
department, where she dcvel-
The Stevenson's eldest daughter,
Ruth, died of an aneurysm in 19J38.
That has helped them to relate], to
those parents whose children h$vc
also died.
Stevenson feels college is jan
important lime for making friends
and planning a career.
"The contacts you make in cpl-oped
pedigrees for the school's lege are so meaningful in your life,
dairy cattle. she said.
Stevenson said at that time there Now that she's retired, Stevenson
were few apartments, and those plans to spend more time on her
were only for men.
Women were not allowed to wear
shorts downtown except with a coat,
she said.
Stevenson considered her Univer­sity
job one of service. "If you are
in a service-related job, you try to
make a meaningful contribution,"
she said.
trips with her husband.
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They are planning a trip to Cali­fornia
for their grandsons' birth­days.
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the way it should be cleaned. It will
Stevenson's advice to students is take me about a year to do," she
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The flu may not be on your
Christmas list, but you might get it
anyway since the flu season came
early to Auburn this year.
Patricia Ellis, director of nursing
at Drake Student Health Center,
said there has been a heavier than
usual influx of patients with flu-like
symptoms, with the heaviest
load coming about two weeks ago.
"On the Mondays of the 11th and
the 18th, we have been busier than
I've seen in my 10 years here," she
said.
However, it cannot be deter­mined
if this outbreak of flu-like
cases is related to the currently
widespread Beijing flu which
caused the closing of Tennessee
public schools, Ellis said. Diagno­sis
of these cases are impractical
because cultures must be sent to the
state health department, where
results take two weeks to show, she
said.
The flu, or influenza, is a serious
and highly contagious disease
caused by a virus which is trans­mitted
either by direct contact or
through the air. About every 10
years, a new strand of virus, such
as the Beijing, appears, causing the
number of flu cases to be more
severe that year.
According to the American Lung
Association, an outbreak of such a
virus in 1918 caused a worldwide
epidemic which killed more than
20 million people.
The symptoms of the flu include
high fever (100-104 degrees),
severe muscular aches, cough and
chills. Occasionally a person may
also have a sore throat, headache
and nausea. The difference
between a flu, which can have
severe complications, and a less
threatening common cold is the
severity and speed of the onset of
symptoms.
Ellis urges anyone who has sud­den,
severe symptoms which will
not respond to over the counter
home remedies to see a doctor as
soon