1992-04-16 The Auburn Plainsman

              4 Sections, 36 Pages
Keeping Auburn Informed
Volume 98, Number 20
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Auburn University Thursday, April 16, 1992 Auburn, Ala.
Turnham's bill
back in House
Kim Chandler
News Editor
A bill prohibiting the spending of
University funds on homosexual
organizations was brought before
the state legislature Tuesday.
The bill was introduced by Pete
Turnham (D-Aubum) Feb. 26 and
read for the second time March 4. It
involves the funding of Auburn
Gay and Lesbian Association-type
groups with public money.
The legislature was in the midst
of considering a workman's
compensation bill, but may get to
Turnham's bill as early as today.
"It is important," Turnham said.
"We already have laws preventing
(sodomy) on the books.
"I feel that 99 percent of the
Auburn students believe such is
illegal, an inappropriate influence
and contrary to the morals and
values of their community.
'I commend Auburn
students for taking the
lead on fighting this
issue.'
- State Rep. Pete
Turnham
"I commend Auburn students for
taking the lead on fighting this
issue."
Turnham said the bill would not
deny anyone his or her
constitutional right to assemble.
SGA President Jon Waggoner
traveled with a group of about 40
Auburn students to Montgomery
Tuesday to lobby for passage of the
bill.
Waggoner said, "Anyone who
agrees with the Auburn student
government and the Auburn
students should support it."
Squeal like a pig...
These Alpha Psi brothers perform their version of the
wheelbarrow race with these pink porkers during the Alpha
Holly Heath/Staff
Psi Roundup last Saturday. This year, the annual charity
fundraising event attracted approximately 5,500 people.
Pulling the plug
Alabama Power scraps office planned for University
Michael Montgomery
Staff Writer
Alabama Power Company, in a joint decision with
the University, decided last week not to build its new
office complex on a field behind a local residential
area.
The company cited sensitivity to the community as
its major reason not to build the office building on that
site.
Jeff Hand, district manager of Alabama Power in
Auburn, said the decision "was most definitely done
because of concern that was raised over the issue.
"We were very disappointed it became such an
issue."
Hand said he sees the decision made last week as a
win "for the city, the customers and us."
The University had been planning to lease an area of
land located next to Woodfield Drive to the company
for its new office complex, but concern from residents
in that vicinity led to a change in both the parties'
thinking.
William V. Muse, president of Auburn, could not be
reached for comment.
"We still hope to break ground sometime in 1992,"
Hand said.
He said the company is looking at other possible
locations, but no definite decision has been made as to
where the office will be located.
Evelyn Jordan, widow of former Auburn football
coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, said she was very pleased
when she heard about the decision.
"The whole neighborhood was pleased," she said.
"We all have a sort of attachment to the field, and we
were glad to hear the building was not going up.
"We did not want a commercial building going up
there. That's a beautiful field, and it is in the middle of
a residential area. That area is zoned residential.
"I feel the college and the community are one," she
said. "I don't mind the University using the field or
building on it, but I don't like the idea of having a large
office building there."
Evelyn Ball, 1212 Ferndale Ave., said she was
delighted when she heard the news.
"That is simply a bad place to put (the building)," she
said. "I was concerned about the traffic that would be
generated by the building being placed there.
"I had heard that they might even put in a place to
pay your gas and telephone bills there as well," she
said.
"If that would have happened, I thought there would
have been traffic there all the time."
Waggoner announces 'Old South' compromise
Kasey Reaves
Staff Writer
SGA President Jon Waggoner
announced last Thursday that
members of the Kappa Alpha
fraternity have agreed not to use the
Confederate battle flag in their
annual Old South Day parade April
24.
Negotiations between the Black
Student Union and the fraternity
began in June after a protest at last
year's parade, Waggoner said.
Neither side is completely satisfied
with the results of the talks, and
more are planned for the coming
year, he said.
"We are breaking down the
barriers," Carmela Davis, president
of the BSU, said. "But there are
definitely a lot more to be broken
down."
The BSU did not organize a
protest last year and has no plans to
do so at this year's parade.
"We don't want (the parade) in
the streets," Davis said. She said the
ultimate goal of the BSU is to have
the KAs hold their celebration in a
"more responsible environment."
The flag will still be displayed at
the KA house and Confederate
uniforms with the flag on them will
be worn, Tom Williams, KA
president, said.
"We're not meaning to be in the
spotlight or cast a bad light on
Auburn," he said. "We're trying to
portray to the community the
morals and ideals we stand for,
which in no way support racism."
The KAs view the parade as a
celebration of the old Southern way
of life, Williams said. The Old
South celebration is meant to
celebrate the honor and dignity of
men such as the fraternity's
spiritual founder, Robert E. Lee, he
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said.
Davis said, "We see the parade as
portraying one thing, and they see it
as portraying another. To me, Old
South is still one of the symbols of
the old way of thinking. Auburn is
still a very separatist campus. When
I think 'Old South,' slavery
immediately comes to mind. Tom
(Williams) thinks about pride in his
people who fought for what they
believed in."
The Interfraternity Council was
originally assigned to mediate the
discussions. It was asked to resign
that position to remove any
possibility of bias, and Theodore
Becker, a national expert on
mediation and an Auburn political
science professor, stepped in as
mediator.
Waggoner said both groups have
done their best to make sure
tradition will be maintained with a
minimum of offensive behavior.
"Auburn is the sum of its parts,"
he said. "This has not been good for
the image of Auburn. Our goal was
to make the parade come over in the
best way possible. Now we hope to
get back to the business of being
students."
Davis said the decision is
expected to be submitted to the
administration for review.
Expulsion possible
for student-athlete
Jan Clifford
Staff Writer
A student athlete charged with
three counts of indecent exposure,
including a public masturbation
incident in the library, could see
punishment "ranging from
informal reprimand to expulsion
from the university," according to
a statement released by the
University.
Andrew A. Butler, 02VADD,
was charged with indecent
exposure by Amy M. Nicholas,
02CEE, Tina Rowell, 03CEE, and
Theresa Ward, a Bursar's office
employee.Butler and the three
women appeared before the
University Discipline Committee
April 7 for a closed hearing. The
three women are requesting
Butler, who is a track scholarship
recipient, be expelled.
Information regarding the
hearings can't be released because
of the Student Privacy Act.
Auburn released a one-paragraph
statement April 1. It
read, "Auburn University is
committed to maintaining a safe
environment for its students,
faculty, staff and visitors. The
University is fully aware of a
recent case concerning a student
athlete."
State Rep. G. J. "Dutch"
Higginbotham, (D-Opelika),
contacted University officials and
requested that they enforce
punishment immediately.
"Andrew Butler should have
been suspended from both school
and athletics the minute he was
found guilty in court,"
Higginbotham said. "Instead, we
don't even know the punishment
he received from the court
because he was granted youthful
offender status."
The athletic department
released a statement to The
Plainsman Monday voicing its
concerns about the situation. It
read, "The athletic department has
been deeply concerned about the
situation since the initial arrest.
The athletic department is aware
of published reports that a
discipline committee hearing has
been held. We continue to
monitor and follow the situation."
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BIG, BAD BARKLEY
Charles Barkley talks about his college
days and his NBA career in this exclusive
Plainsman interview. Page B-l
GLOBAL WARMING
Auburn Professor Richard Perritt warned
the United Nations.Tuesday of the effects
of Earth's rising temperature. Page A-10
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ELEGANT NUMBERS
Scholars in mathematics and philosophy examine
the relationship among Platonic forms, number
systems and universes of logic. Page A-3
ARTISTIC ALUMNI
Auburn graduates return to the Plains to
display their creative talents. Page B-l
WEEKEND WEATHER
Pessimists will look at the sky
this weekend and say, "It's partly
cloudy," while optimists will say,
"It's partly sunny."
Whatever your disposition, the
chance of rain will be minuscule
with temperatures ranging from the
mid-50s to the low 80s.
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Thursday, April 16,1992
NEWS BRIEFS
State
Liquor, beer taxes remain highest in the nation
Alabama's taxes on alcohol are listed by industry surveys as the high­est
in the nation, according to The Montgomery Advertiser. State and
local taxes on beer in Alabama total S32.65 a barrel, while the national
average is $6.80 a barrel.
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc. in Washington
D.C., said 65.3 percent of the retail price for spirits in Alabama are state
and local taxes. The national average is 41.8 percent.
Nation
Buchanan drops out of nominational race
Pat Buchanan has stated he will get out of the GOP presidential race after
the California primary June 2, but said he expects a slot to address the
Republican Convention in August.
Buchanan said Tuesday former boss Richard Nixon had advised him
Bush was vulnerable in California and a defeat to Clinton in the Nov. 3
election would be blamed on Buchanan. He also said he wants to push
Bush harder before he quits the race.
Heimsley appeals rejected by federal court
Former hotel queen Leona Heimsley said Tuesday she was ready to serve
the four-year prison term for tax evasion. She said she decided to serve the
term because of the unanimous rejection of her lawyer's appeals by the 2nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Heimsley was convicted in 1989 of evading $1.7 million in taxes by
billing personal expenses to companies the Helmsleys owned.
Secret Service begins probe of Reagan incident
The Secret Service started an investigation Tuesday to determine how a
protester managed to rush onto a Las Vegas stage and smash a statuette
near former President Ronald Reagan during Reagan's speech.
According to accounts, people employed by a private security service
collected admission tickets to the Reagan appearance, but left as soon as the
audience was in the hall. The protester, identified as Richard Paul Springer,
41, walked unimpeded toward the stage. Only after the incident did three
security agents come from each side of the stage, tackling Springer.
World
Security Council cancel arms, airlines to Libya
The United Nations Security Council rejected an appeal and prepared to
cancel arms sales and airline travel to Libya Tuesday in retaliation for
Libya's refusal to turn over suspects in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
The council, supported by a World Court rejection of Libya's effort to
bar the sanctions, said the sanctions would go into effect at 11:01 a.m. CDT
today.
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AJNNOTJNCEMENTS
Do You Have Second Interviews and
plant trips planned? Do you need more
ideas to help you in your job search?
Attend the Second Interviews and Job
Hints Workshop Tuesday, April 21 at 4
p.m. in 202 Foy Union.
If you're graduating by August '92 and
planning to interview on campus this
year, Placement Services urges you to
register immediately. You have missed
out on much of the busy recruiting
season. Take advantage of the
opportunities! There is a registration
session Monday at 3 p.m. in 202 Foy
Union. The one-hour session gives you
the information you need to start the
interview process.
Making The Grade - Strategies For
Better Grades today from 4 - 5 p.m., 203
Foy.
Know Yourself Better - Improve Your
Study Skills Tuesday, April 21, 4 - 5
p.m., 208 Foy.
8 Steps To The Dean's List -
Wednesday, April 22, 11-12 p.m., 202
Foy.
Exam Preparation - Thursday, April 23,
4 - 5 p.m., 202 Foy.
April 30, go bargain hunting on the War
Eagle patio at the second annual Foy
Union Flea Market from 9 a.m. until 3
p.m. Organizations on campus may
reserve a table for their group to sell
hand-made items, baked goods, crafts or
used books, plants, T-shirts, etc. All
proceeds go to the organization's treasury.
There is no cost for table space for
chartered student organizations or
departments. This is an easy way for any
campus group to raise funds. Other
vendors are welcome for a nominal set-up
fee. To request table space or for more
information, contact the Foy Union office
at 844-1300. Deadline for registration is
April 20.
The 6th Annual Auburn Tennis Open
will take place May 2 and 3 for men's and
women's singles and May 16 and 17 for
men's and women's doubles. Entry forms
will be available at Foy Union. For
questions, please call Matt Hayes at 887-
6852.
Passover Seder - Jewish students, Hillel
and Congregation Beth Shalom invite you
to the community seder April 17, 6:30
p.m. at the Sagahatchee Country Club.
For reservations, call Dr. Appel, 844-
2562 or Dr. Nusbaum, 887-3230.
Free Study Help - The Study Partner
Program offers free study help in several
subjects Sunday through Thursday each
week in the basement of Haley Center.
Call 844-5972 or come by 315 Martin
Hall for a detailed schedule.
Tiger Pause Tryouts - April 20, 21 and
22 at the Joel Eaves-Memorial Coliseum
from 6-10 p.m. Must attend each session!
Tryout fee is $7.
Committee To Reflect The President is
organizing in Auburn. To get involved,
call 826-3800.
A Relationship Enhancement
Workshop will be held as a series of four
weekly group sessions oriented toward
both problem solving and problem
prevention for dating or married couples.
Membership is open to any student and
his/her significant other. Sessions will be
April 27, May 4, 11, and 18 from 4:30-6
p.m. at Drake Student Health Center. To
register and for more information, call
844-4422.
Sex and the Search for intimacy is the
topic Dan Hayes, noted author, will be
speaking about Monday, April 20, at 8
p.m. in Foy ballroom. It is sponsored by
Crusade for Christ.
Godparent project - Orientation session
is at the Auburn City Library at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, April 20. Teen moms need your
help and support as they attempt to raise
their young children. If you would be
interested in providing guidance and
support to a young mother or pregnant
teen, please call Martha Myers at 745-
0175.
Auburn Association of Student Social
Workers presents Anne Barnes of the
district attorney's office who will speak
on the child Advocacy Center of Lee
County.
Topics will include child advocacy,
child abuse and neglect and funding for
the center. All students and faculty are
welcome in 2104 Haley Center
Wednesday at 8 p.m.
EAO Fundraiser for Earth Day is at
Darnell's Tuesday, April 21. Tim and Tad
are playing. All ages can attend.
MEETINGS
The Auburn Gay and Lesbian
Association invites you to discover what
we're all about. AGLA is a social and
educational organization dedicated to
helping build a stronger Auburn
community. Meetings are held
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in 203 Foy
Union.
The Auburn Songwriters Circle is
holding organizational meetings every
Wednesday from 8:15-9:15 p.m. in 320
Foy Union,. All interested lyricist,,
composers and musicians are welcome.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets every
Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Auburn
United Methodist Church basement
located on the corner of Magnolia and
Gay streets. Everyone is welcome. There
is a closed meeting Friday at 7 p.m. For
more information, call 745-8405.
The Auburn Chapter of Amnesty
International works to fight human
rights abuses around the world. Come
make a difference every Wednesday at 8
p.m. in 136 Cary Hall. New members are
always welcome.
Society For Advancement Of
Management (SAM) meets in 202 Foy
Union at 7 p.m. Monday. ALL MAJORS
ARE WELCOME.
Overeaters Anonymous will meet in 205
Foy Union at 7:30 p.m. tonight. "The
only requirement for membership is the
desire to stop eating compulsively."
The Auburn Circle is now accepting
submissions until Friday, April 17. One
magazine needs artwork, photography,
poetry and fiction. Please contribute. Staff
meetings are every Wednesday at 6:3o
p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Alpha Epsilon Delta (A.E.D) Pre-Health
Professions Honorary will meet Tuesday
at 7 p.m. in 151 Chemistry Building.
Representatives from University of
Alabama at Birmingham School of Public
Heath will speak. Everyone is welcome.
Auburn Sailing/Windsurfing Club - Do
you want to learn how? Do you already
know how? It Doesn't matter! Come sail
and windboard with us any or every
weekend!
Meetings are each Tuesday at 6 p.m. in
Foy Union.
For more information, call Brent at
821-4225.
College Republicans will meet Monday
at 8 p.m. in Broun Hall Auditorium.
Alabama Highway Director Perry Hard
will be the guest speaker. Join College
Republicans. Don't just vote - get
involved. For more information, call
Duane Stephens at 887-5057 or Mike
Shaw at 821-9329.
Students With Diabetes - An
organizational meeting for a peer
education group will be held Monday at 6
p.m. in 115 Drake Student Health Center.
All Auburn students with diabetes are
invited to attend. For more information,
call 844-4422.
Hort Forum will meet on Tuesday at 7
p.m. in 160 Funchess. There will be a
guest speaker. All majors are welcome.
A.U. SF and Fantasy Society will hold
its next meeting Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in
205 Foy Union. The topic will be "The
Sonnets of Frederick Pohl." All are
welcome.
Att: Macintosh Users - Macintosh Users
group introductory meeting will be held
at 102 North College Street (beside
Toomer's Drug Store) Tuesday at 6 p.m.
There will be refreshments, and everyone
is invited!
For more information, contact Toni
Bums, 821-6741 or Wade Williams, 844-
4813.
Attention AH Education Majors. Come
to the next Student Alabama Education
Association meeting and hear about
interviewing.
Tonight at 7 p.m. 3228 Haley Center.
The Environmental Awareness
Organization (EAO) will have a meeting
tonight at 7 p.m. in 136 Cary Hall. Guest
speaker Mary Wilson will speak on
chipping mills in Alabama.
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Thursday, April 16, 1992 The Auburn Plainsman
Perspective
Perspective A-3
Constructs or divinities?
Numbers instigate discussions about mysterious nature of origins, applications
John Seaborn and Scott
Wilkerson
Staff Writers
Although mathematics and
numbers are a source of great
anxiety to some students who do
not quite grasp the intricacies of
algebraic discourse, some feel the
enigmas surrounding numbers are
of a greater scope and depth than
mere calculations.
Throughout history, several
figures, such as Archimedes, Rene
Descartes, Isaac Newton, M.C.
Escher and Bertrand Russell, have
explored mathematics with
transdisciplinary results.
Likewise, mathematicians are still
essentially concerned with concepts
philosophical and aesthetic.
George A. Kozlowski, professor
and head of the Foundations,
Analysis and Topology division of
the mathematic department, said he
sees the quest for knowledge as a
primary role for mathematics.
"Mathematicians are trying to gei
to the root of reality, and numbers
are amazing tools for investigating
the world," he said.
"I can look back at the history of
mathematics and see its progress
and then turn around and see that
the future will be every bit as rich.
"The future modes of
mathematics are permanently
changed, and now, the past is being
reconsidered. Similar conditions
exist in literature, music, and
politics and in other fields,"
Kozlowski said.
In trying to explore the roots of
reality, mathematicians and others
are immediately drawn to the
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questions of the existence of the
numbers themselves - whether they
have an independent existence in
and of themselves or whether they
are creations or constructs of the
mind.
Charles D. Brown, Jr., professor
of the philosophy department,
explained the different opinions
about the existence of these
metaphysical numerals.
"There is the position of the
realist (or Platonist) who argues that
numbers have objective reality in
the world. The metaphysical realist
believes there are objectively
present universals - unchanging
realities that are mind-independent
yet accessible to the mind. We can
intuitively grasp them.
"The conceptualist sees numbers
as human devices by which we
calculate. They make statements
about things and among things.
"Then there is the third position,
the Aristotelian, which claims these
Daemonic critic, divine auteur effect
incomparable diversions, dialectic
The mutilation, and/or subsequent
eradication, of the artist is not the
immediate nor basic aim of the critic,
although these may be the unsavory
effects of an especially unfavorable
review. Contrary to multifarious opinion,
the critic does not savor the nasty and the
malicious.
Admittedly, the duty of the critic is
essentially and necessarily a negative one,
for he must tear and dismember work so
that he may sample, digest and regurgitate
its inner wherewithals.
So, the role of the critic is a positive
one - to create, to originate and to
organize. The role of the critic is basically daemonic -
to divert, to nullify and to disorganize.
The critic is not satisfied with mere synoptics;
anyone can watch a movie and tell some undecided
consumer what happened and who gnawed on who.
The critic is mostly interested in a cultural milieu the
art as a product of its environment and surroundings.
If art tests and defines the artistic and political
boundaries of the period, then the critic seeks to gauge
the expansion or contraction of those boundaries.
The critic strives to create his own work, his own
piece of art, but is necessarily limited by his reliance on
the artist and a work not his own. Sometimes, however,
the critic is (un)fortunate to have his name linked with
the artist, structurally possessing the art or creator as in
Samuel Johnson's Shakespeare or Milton, T. S. Eliot's
Hamlet or Jacques Derrick's Plato.
The critic believes his work to be illumination and
clarity, but alas, it is not that easy. With critique comes
interpretive temptation and the formulation of words
and their associated, mischievous tropes and figures,
and what we oftentimes end with is further
disillusionment and entropy.
The artist,also, tries to stand alone, but he cannot do
so. He has environment, psychology, political
pressures, precursors and, most dreadfully, the critic
that stand along with him. And the critic nags and
bitches and hangs along for the ride.
But the critic is a necessary (d)evil, for he is a
construct of validation, a useful tool to counter go(o)d.
If all this sounds familiar in a somewhat esoteric
manner, it should.
God gives the Word. Lights! Division! Action! He
immediately creates all three and proceeds at a rapid
Kite, for budget allowan<?s call for only six days of
shooting, no more. God figures he can really give it his
|jl me next six day^ and rest on the seventh. ^
* Special effects* are nothing short of miraculous.
JOHN SEABORN
ASST. PERSPECTIVE
EDITOR
Water, land, plants, and animals, an
all-star cast for the prologue.
Now on to the first scene, where we
see a nice morality tale set in a
paradisiacal bower. God decides to
forsake the revolutionary technique of
morphing, delegating to use
claymation in his greatest creation yet:
man. And a pregnant one at that.
Adam (a name given to satisfy the
structural requirements of the
palindrome "Madam, I'm Adam")
gives birth to Eve. (Another
palindrome! Secrets, secrets!)
Now God is ecstatic because he has
created the perfect paradise. And he has a unique
creation called humanity, inspired yet not quite divine.
But wait, God realizes what Satan, his necessary,
dialectical critic, has already deduced. This is not the
perfect story; it lacks depth, ambiguity, catharsis. God
is to be a second-rate pulpist.
Therefore, Satan, not wanting to intrude or anything,
tells God that he reluctantly cannot give the production
a favorable review, but he mentions that he may be
able to help. (Of course, it's unethical, but he is Satan.)
God, who fully believes in auteur theory, starts to
proclaim his authority, not to mention his omnipotence,
omniscience, etc, but realizing this is all too human,
God decides to give the devil his due.
Satan nudges God and says, "If you throw in a
serpent and an apple tree, I think you'll have it. They
are not hard to create, and it will increase production
costs not one jot."
God replies, Til;do you one better and create
something I've been hiding away in development
called forced free will. You remember it, don't you?
But there's just one thing. I can't afford to pay you .
and you ain't coming back!"
"Of course," says our critic. "All I would like is a
little recognition, (God thinks "Ah, yes, Jerome"), and
certainly, I would expect a dosage of mortality. That's
all I ask."
God declares it good, Satan cringes, and all is settled
God's play becomes a hit on galactic broadway as the
perfect tragedy, winning rave reviews by all, even
Satan (although he thought the punishment given to the
serpent was a little much; snakes don't eat dust
anyway.).
Reported in the works is a sequel involving a second
Adam, another tree and nails. Satan has been quoted
accusing God of profit-mongering and unoriginality.
Trinity Productions Inc. is reputed to have a huge sum
invested in the film. *
Chris Stewart/Staff
universals are real entities but exist
only in exemplification. They have
no existence apart from the world
and space and time," he said.
Brown said the Aristotelian, also
known as the nominalist, is "content
to do away with concepts
altogether, even in mind. Only
particular objects exist as we group
them in units or pairs or triads.
"The function of grouping is not
of anything in reality itself. To the
nominalist, collections are vocal
puffs of air, linguistic entities only."
Brown remarked these
conceptualizations of the
(non)existence of numbers are
generally, but not necessarily,
associated with larger world views.
Brown also said he preferred the
conceptualist, or nominalist, view
of numerals, in which numbers exist
only as "constructs among which
relationships do hold with extreme
rigor."
Because of the shifting opinions
of what numbers essentially are, the
ontological enigmas surrounding
mathematics cause necessary
problems with the rhetoric of
formula and the application of a
mathematical politic.
Kozlowski said, "When we talk
about numbers in a system, we are
not talking so much about the
nature of the numbers as we are the
way they behave.
"And, of course, when you begin
to talk about numbers behaving,
things get really exotic.
"In some respects, we don't even
approach this issue because the
numbers are assumed; they are
foundational.
"There is a deeper point about
numbers when we speak of them as
things.
"Within the context of a
microcosmic logical system, the
discourse of numbers is still pretty
rich, but it is really only a small part
of the mathematical universe."
Brown maintained that numbers
play no small part in a logical
universe and spoke of the issue by
evoking mathematician and
philosopher Bertrand Russell.
"(Russell) took the conceptualist
position and spoke of numbers as
class concepts.
"We organize in terms of
concepts. This is the interface
between logic and numbers," he
said.
Brown said that although logic
cannot be used to get at basic
presuppositions that would need to
be clarified beforehand, logical
analysis does play an important role
in analyzing the worth and value of
such suppositions.
But the reign of numbers is
constantly under attack, Kozlowski
said, because of recent
developments in scientific
exploration.
"Numbers are in great danger of
becoming obsolete... they no longer
describe the phenomena that need
to be characterized like certain
mathematical problems or problems
in quantum physics.
"Certain parts of the
mathematical universe are
diverging from the physical
universe, and numbers have this
fantastic ability to come back to
things and find an application.
Numbers seem very organic."
The mystery surrounding
numbers may finally be attributable
to this unique blend of extreme
rigor and flexibility. Kozlowski
alluded to the aesthetic wonder that
is math.
"Most mathematicians I know
have an aesthetic sensibility. I know
when I examine a problem or the
structure of some system, I think I
am looking at sculpture.
"Sometimes I feel as if the
numbers were there waiting to be
perceived," Kozlowski said.
Essays anticipate new politics
Book Review
tyu) Thysics, 9&w (PoCitks
Edited by Theodore Becker
Praeger Publishers .
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In the literature of political
theory, one may find, as in the
literature of other disciplines, a
remarkable number of texts glibly
self-proclaiming their importance.
That most texts cannot validate
such a claim seems obvious
enough; still, one is hardly prepared
for the agreeable shock of a book
like political science department
head Theodore Becker's New
Physics, New Politics, in which the
synthesis of vision and scholarship
is not merely innovative and
important, but informing and
affirming.
Subtitled Thought Experiments in
Quantum Politics, Political Science
and Constitutional Physics, the text
is a collection of exploratory essays
in which nine political scientists,
including Becker, who also edited
the book, pursue the notion of
democratic governmental structures
based on the principles and
metaphors of quantum physics.
Becker writes, "... Westerners are
able to believe in the
anthropological notion of cultural
relativity (e.g. that there is no
absolute concept of beauty, and that
who and what is considered
"beautiful" varies from culture to
culture). On the other hand, there is
a deep belief that there is a
universal reality and that through
innate talent and/or training, some
people can view this objectively.
Westerners also love to bifurcate
reality (good/bad; true/false;
right/wrong; tangible/intangible;
real/imagined;material/spiritual;
etc.). Quantum makes mincemeat of
this Western stake in
dichotomization."
He reasons that because quantum
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son
theory suggests objective reality is a
highly problematic, yet convincing
fiction, the real is inextricably
bound to the speculative or irreal
and that reality both informs and is
informed by our modes of thought,
our epistemologies, our forms of
self- expression.
And speaking to this dynamic in
its political apparition, he writes:
"The physicist will disrupt the
trajectory or impede the velocity of
an electron simply by observing it
A citizenry will impact a
government by a massive attitude
change based on what it sees even if
it is suppressed from expressing
that publicly. Professional or
activistic political observers and
writers, media reporters,
commentators, do not merely
present their view of what is 'really
going on' in the world of politics -
or do they intend to do only that.
They are trying to influence the
very political phenomenon upon
which they have formulated and
conveyed their viewpoint. In each
case, then the phenomenon is
altered by the observer(s), the
observers are altered by the
changing phenomenon and other
observers, and on and on."
One realizes, quite early in the
reading, ticker is proposing an
Chris Stewait/Suff
extraordinary, radical realignment
of the paradigmatic concerns of a
democratic electorate.
The quantum politic is a method
of approaching, celebrating and
employing the transformative
powers of the individual,and their
ability to discern and define
government in their own terms,
terms more fully and, therefore,
democratically representative.
Withal, New Physics, New
Politics is a cogent and wildly
engaging summary of the
significant, fundamental thought in
progressive political theory. Becker
and his colleagues deserve
rhapsodic plaudits for returning
governmental systems to the
cognitive resources of the people.
These collected writings
demonstrate that pluralistic ideals
converge in quantum politics and
thus suggest the potential socially
unitive force of the future.
Becker has produced a work of
immense perceptual and heuristic
sophistication, and it is no accident
that in provoking systemic re-conceptualizations
of liberty, this
book suggests, beyond its
metaphoric preoccupations, through
thinking about freedom, one makes
one's self free.
* - Scott Wilkftrson
News A-4
The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, April 16,1992
'Eyes that understand' focus of awareness week
Oliver Ixembniggen/Staff
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"People kind of tend to talk to
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said Ronda Beadles, coordinator
and organizer of events and activi­ties
for Disabilities Awareness
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"Some of the things that are not
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say because they don't want to
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"Everyone in the world needs the
same services as everyone else,"
Beadles said. "These people aren't
asking for special things, they just
want support, respect and consider­ation."
Barbara Bishop, an activist for
people with disabilities and a uni­versity
librarian, said things are
changing for the disabled. New
types of services are being offered
daily and there's a wider under­standing
of the problems the dis­abled
have to conquer.
She said services like braille
instructions at automatic teller
machines and book reading devices
are helping the blind lead an every­day
life. Computer Services is even
installing a text enlarging program
on the university system.
The disabled are standing up to
be counted, Bishop said. They are
shouting, "We are here. We are a
force to be reckoned with.
"Police go to seminars to learn
how to arrest a person in a wheel­chair
without seeming brutal or
harming anyone. 'Reasonable
Doubts ' is, as far as I know, the
first network show that has a per­son
with a disability in a lead role,
especially a communication dis­ability,"
Bishop said.
By building ramps, installing
lifts and moving classes to more
accessible buildings, the University
is trying to accommodate all the
disabled people on campus, Bea­dles
said, but a "need for concern
from more than a handful of folks"
exists.
Both Beadles and Bishop, neither
of whom are disabled, were quick
to say they cannot speak directly
for people with disabilities, but
they can help make people aware
there is a problem.
They said they hope the events
during Disabilities Awareness
Week will help inform and teach
the campus about the struggles the
disabled encounter every day.
"People constantly chain their
bikes to the lifts at Haley Center,
causing them to be temporarily out
of order," Beadles said. "This is the
kind of thing we are hoping to
make known.
"There are a ton of things that
can be done, and some of them are
as simple as changing your attitude.
"The purpose (of the events) is
kind of to break down some of the
attitudinal barriers that people have
toward people with disabilities.
Nothing is contagious just because
they have no arms," Beadles said.
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News A-5
Burglars lift
equipment
from WEGL
Jay Evans
Assistant News Editor
Four pieces of recording
equipment worth more than $800
were stolen from the WEGL 91.1
FM campus radio station located
in the Foy Union building
Saturday.
WEGL Station Manager Tracy
Guenther said four Marantz
recorders, each costing more than
$200, were stolen between 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.
The station was toured
Saturday by students attending
the National Organization of
College Broadcasters convention
held in Auburn last weekend.
"We were giving tours all day
Saturday, and someone saw them
in the station and thought (the
recorders) should be theirs,"
Guenther said.
Guenther said she did not have
reason to believe that the
equipment was stolen by any of
the students attending the
convention.
The station had eight recorders,
but four of them were checked out
of the station for use at the time
of the incident.
University Police Chief Jack
Walton said the matter is being
investigated and is possibly
connected with several recent
burglaries on campus.
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Betsy Burnett
Staff Writer
As crowds poured through the
gates of the 27th Annual Alpha Psi
Roundup Saturday, several people
stood outside waving signs which
read, "Rodeo cruelty, not
entertainment."
"We are trying to end this cruelty
and educate people about the
psychological and physical abuse
these docile, gentle animals suffer,"
said Susan Bradley, an Auburn
graduate and founder of the
Georgia Fund for Animals.
Bradley, along with several
Auburn students, distributed flyers
to arriving cars explaining the
nature of the protest.
According to the flyers, animals
in rodeos are inflicted with fear,
pain and confusion, all in the name
of entertainment
"We are concerned that a
veterinary fraternity hosts such an
event when these students are
being trained in the welfare of
animals," Bradley said.
Shaun Reynolds, Alpha Psi
Roundup chairman, estimated
approximately 5,500 people
attended the event
"The rodeo is a chance for
people to come out and do
something they otherwise probably
would never do," Reynolds said.
Proceeds from the event usually
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The fraternity hires a
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bring in the livestock, and
Reynolds said to his knowledge,
there have been no traumatic
injuries to the animals in the past.
Those protesting the rodeo said
they would like Alpha Psi to
choose other types of fundraisers in
the future which would not involve
animals directly.
"We would like to see another
type of fundraiser, such as a music
festival, where people would be
made aware of animal rights
issues," Bradley said.
Reynolds said he is proud the
rodeo has been an annual event for
27 years.
"I'm proud that the rodeo has
become an Auburn tradition, and I
love to see it continue," he said.
Bradley began organizing
protests of the rodeo four years
ago, and she hopes people are
getting the message about cruelty
to animals.
"I would have thought in four
years someone in Alpha Psi would
have the moral backbone to come
forward," she said. "We would be
more than happy to sit down with
Alpha Psi ... to work out a
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ground in the Alpha Psi Rodeo Roundup. The
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yearly event gives Auburn students a chance
to realizes why they are not cowboys.
Although the majority of
spectators were Auburn students,
some traveled long distances to
enjoy the festivities.
"Rodeos are great because
everyone can relax and enjoy the
events," said Kathy Barner of
Tampa, Fla., who came to watch
her son in the wild bronco riding.
Michael McCauley, 04ME,
considers the rodeo an Auburn
tradition.
"I think the rodeo is a good thing
for Auburn University because it
boosts the morale and unity of the
students," McCauley said.
Other students disagreed.
Mark Jones, 06ZY, is working
on his masters in animal behavior.
He wasn't impressed with last
year's rodeo and chose not to go
this year.
"The animals aren't responsible
for themselves, and it's dangerous
for amateurs, especially when
drinking is involved, to participate
in these events," Jones said.
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Editorial A-6 The Auburn Plainsman
Editorial
Thursday, April 16, 1992
The Auburn Plainsman
Editorial Staff
Editor
Greg Klein
Copy Editor, Jenny Ropelewski
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Sports Editor, Mark Littleton
Perspective Editor, Scott Wilkerson
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Managing Editor
Ah/son S. Linde
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and Clint Clark
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Jaded generation must find new direction
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Ruling wisely
S
^ ^ pnng has swept a new regime into office with the intent of
working for Auburn as hard as its predecessor, but we hope the
newly elected officials will leam from the past and strive to repre­sent
the whole campus, not just the "majority."
If that statement evokes memories of the Aubum Gay and
Lesbian Association charter war, then so be it. However, with the
decision going to the courts, we feel the Auburn campus should
move on. Taunting the group and tormenting it about its charter
only reinforces the need for such a support group. Although Pat
Sefton, the newly elected SGA president, has said he plans to con­tinue
trying to revoke the charter, a court decision allowing him to
do so is not guaranteed. Furthermore, the decision is months or pos­sibly
years away. Therefore, we feel Sefton should focus his atten­tions
to areas where he will have a greater impact, such as legisla­tive
relations or the funding issues.
The AGLA, however, isn't the only minority that has felt the
campus majority hasn't served its needs. The Graduate Student
Organization, International Student Organization and others groups
are looking for more help with their problems.
Some previous officials in the SGA and other organizations
claim they must only serve the needs of the majority which elected
them, but that is never the case at any public school in the United
States. America was never meant to be a "majority rules" democra­cy.
Instead, the majority is given the chance to rule and is required
to attempt to meet the needs of everybody. Perhaps that isn't always
possible, but that isn't a reason to stop trying.
We hope everyone involved in student organizations, whether
they are elected or otherwise, will keep that principle in mind dur­ing
the coming year.
Apathy still abounds
A uburn has come a long way in a year, but to some people, it
hasn't done well enough in fighting student apathy.
True, only 26 percent of the student body voted last Tuesday,
but that was an 8 percent increase from 1991. In fact, more people
voted in Monday's presidential runoff than voted in the regular
1991 election. The numbers weren't as good as many had hoped
for, but they were a good place to start. Not only was the non-greek
vote up, but more graduate students voted as well.
But almost 15,000 students didn't vote this year, which is still
sad. If it was because they couldn't find a candidate that represented
their views, perhaps they didn't look hard enough. Of the six SGA
presidential candidates, a wide spectrum of views and stances were
taken.
Furthermore there was only one unopposed major race as
compared to four last year.
Still, 26 percent is nothing to brag about. Compared to previ­ous
years it was a good showing, but Auburn still has a long way to
go before apathy is abolished.
The fact is the majority of the students didn't support any can­didate
or viewpoint. Their actions, or lack thereof, show they sim­ply
didn't care, and that is apathy, no matter how hard we try to
denyjt. £ ^
I was bom in 1970,
and from what I can
tell about the decade
from the Brady
Bunch reruns that
followed, it was a
time of bad taste.
Disco was in, peo­ple's
clothing was
odd and everyone
seemed to be either
burnt-out, in jail or
repressing/fighting
for human rights due
to an overlap with the past decade.
But that wasn't me because I was
just a kid.
In the '80s, the "me generation"
came about as a backlash of all the
militancy of the '60s and silliness
of the '70s. The heroes were too
often face-men (and face-women)
who had no substance, but could
certainly talk well on television
(like President Reagan). Or they
were criminals like Ollie North or
Michael Milken who had taken the
American Dream too far.
That may have contributed to
part of my psyche because my main
job goal seems to be making a lot
of money.
But now that we
are well into the
'90s, I am still
searching for part of
my identity as well
as the identity of my
generation. Let's
call it the lost gener­ation
for now.
I wish I could
have been a baby
boomin' child of the
'50s. It was still the
age of innocence, although the Cold
War would change our country
soon. Maybe it is just my percep­tion,
but that era is typified by the
Archies and Riverdale High. Sweet,
innocent and unjaded by the
decades to come.
But unfortunately, that isn't me
either.
So where do I stand? Have I just
watched too much television and
read too many comic books? Proba­bly,
but that isn't the point; and
before I make it, let's take a look
around our world.
The "Better Dead than Red"
scare is now a fading memory, but
the military complex has retained
its power. Our cities have turned
into slums and drug havens. Race,
sex, sexual orientation and religion
are still grounds for hate and dis­crimination.
The environment is
evaporating, and it is "our" fault.
We choose our presidential candi­dates
based on the amount of
money they can raise and spend
rather than their ideas. The media
has tried to tell us that everything is
illegal, immoral or will give us can­cer
or AIDS. But then society
blames the media for everything
bad anyway. And the beat goes on.
I'd like to say the preceding para­graph
isn't me, but on some days,
when I look around, that is all I can
see. Poverty, hate, laziness, cancer,
AIDS and finger pointing. I'm
jaded, and I think much of my gen­eration
is too.
I remember being the little child
who looked down from the Wash­ington
Monument and heard his
elders say, "Someday, son, all of
this will be yours."
I want to be the man or in the
generation which takes "all of this"
and turns it into the promising, ide­alistic
country that the founding
fathers hoped for and believed that
God mandated. Maybe a decaying
America is still God's will, but I
doubt it. Somewhere we have lost
our way and our faith.
It is time for us to throw aside the
bad habits that have plagued the
nation for so long and accept
change for the sake of progress.
Ignorance, stubbornness and blind
conservatism will not help us
remain on top. They will just make
our fall downward more painful.
When I started to write this col­umn,
I thought being jaded was
inexcusable. Now I realize it is not
because no one can change the past.
But we can control the future. We
can and must strive for our ideals
because anyone who has seen the
past 50 years can see there are
many problems that society has
caused, ignored or not made any
effort to eradicate.
And if we are still jaded when
our time has passed, then it will
only be because we have wasted
our opportunity to reestablish this
country as a democracy that offers
opportunity to everyone.
Election makes all participants winners
As most of the
campus knows, I was
a candidate for the
office of SGA presi­dent
this year. This
campaign was one of
the best experiences
I have had at
Auburn.
I engaged in non-traditional
campaign­ing.
Wednesday,
instead of dressing
up, I wore shorts and
tennis shoes. I had no billboards, no
glossies, no concourse circus act.
Why? Why not?Is it really neces­sary
to promote an image? I believe
it is more important to promote
ideas, to encourage educated voting
and to solve the problems at hand.
I spent a little more than 2 cents
per vote. To those of you who
thought that my lack of spending
was a sign of my lack of sincerity, I
would like to say I am not out for
personal gain. I want to change the
way in which public officials are
chosen. That I didn't win is unim­portant.
I made a lot of people think
about the election process and the
candidates. I am willing to work
within the system, but I refuse to
compromise myself to win.
Many people feel the election
process on campus needs to be
revised. I agree. I believe it is
important that the campaign time be
longer than 78
hours. With 19,000
students on campus,
a candidate would
have to meet and
talk to approximate­ly
four students per
minute for the entire
campaign period.
That means no
sleeping, no breaks
for food, no classes,
no homework. Isn't
it more productive
for the candidate to have two weeks
to campaign? It would be easier to
get your message out, to meet with
groups and to make mistakes.
I am sure I made some mistakes
in my campaign. I could have visit­ed
more groups. I could have spent
more money. However, if I do
make a bid for the presidency next
year, I won't change much that I
did this year. I want everyone to
examine the people behind the fly­ers
- die person, not the T-shirt.
The idea that campaign colors are
more important than campaign sub­stance
is ludicrous. The last time I
checked, Bush, Buchanan and Clin­ton
were all using red, white and
blue. Gosh, I hope someone doesn't
get their platforms mixed up since
they all have an American flag in
their campaign.
For next year's election, I hope
E-board remembers the problems
that have surfaced this year.
It is indeed a sad day within the
Auburn community and the nation­al
political community when a
political campaign is irresponsibly
based upon some false precepts
such as "Vote for me because I'm
popular," "I'm smarter than the
other candidates," "I'm poorer than
the others" or "I deserve it more
than the other candidates." All of us
were popular within our group of
friends, intelligence was not a valid
issue, poverty is irrelevant since we
all attend the same school, and we
each felt we deserved the office or
we wouldn't have campaigned.
I ran as a protest candidate even
though that was not my intention in
the beginning. Yes, I was a fresh­man
when I announced my candi­dacy.
However, I am 21 with expe­rience
in world politics and policy
from the very inside. I am an Air
Force veteran with basic training,
Russian language school, cryptolo-gy
school and an entire war under
my belt. I defended the principles
of the Constitution every day. My
oath was not to protect you from
the Red Threat, but I did. My job
was and is to defend the principles
upon which this country was found­ed,
and I will accomplish this no
matter where I am in society.
I would like to point out that as a
candidate with certain values and
views, 11 percent of those who
voted agreed with what I had to say
and how I chose to say it. Also, I'd
like to point out that 15,000 people
on this campus didn't vote for me,
nor for Scott, or Pat, or Liz, or Guy
or Charlie. Are they represented by
the current SGA? How can anyone
purporting to represent the entire
campus ignore those students?
Does their voice not count if they
don't vote? The question to ask
then is why did they not vote? To
protest? Lack of interest? Lack of
knowledge? I don't know the
answers to these questions. I
encourage anyone with ideas about
this to let me know.
We have heard ideas to improve
safety, lighting, minority relations,
etc., during this campaign. Of
course, I can only hope the new
administration explores some of the
ideas offered to them through this
campaign. I also hope those who
had the ideas are not stingy with
them. Are we not all bound to help
the entire community? Is that not
why we all tried to acquire the
offices within the SGA?
In conclusion, I want to say thank
you to all of the organizations and
individuals who helped me in the
last three months. To all of you
who did not support me, I can only
hope you chose your candidate with
deliberation and education.
"People Have The Power."
— Patty Smith
Debate ignores celebrated civil liberties
Frequently, politi­cal
liberalism and
what is known as
political correctness
become entangled in
an enmeshment of
proposals and confu­sion.
Political cor­rectness,
seen as the
logical extension of
liberalism by some
and as the final step
into the abyss by oth­ers,
has entered the
maelstrom of politi­cal
validation.
The seemingly-eternal debate
between the Kappa Alpha Order
and the Black Student Union exem­plifies
this dilemma. But the essen­tial
question tapers down to which
lifestyle is more acceptable or more
important.
Whether the Confederate iconog­raphy
is a defunct series of imagery
and/or philosophy should not be the
focus of debate here. What should
be addressed is the freedoms most
of us take for granted: free speech
and free assembly. A
The Kappa Alphas have every
JOHN SEABORN
ASST. PERSPECTIVE
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right to conduct a
parade conducive to
what they perceive
as a representation
of their tradition
and history, provid­ed
it does not cur­tail
the rights of
others.
If they perceive
Robert E. Lee as a
spiritual leader,
whatever that may
entail, we must
respect their right to
do so. That some may prefer lohn
Brown, Gabriel Prosser, Martin
Luther King or Malcolm X is irrele­vant.
The response to the initial request
of the BSU, that the Confederate
regalia should be removed because
it may cause some offense, is a
resounding "Are you kidding?" As
someone on the Thursday night talk
show on WEGL pointed out, the
Confederate flag is no more offen­sive
to some than a Malcolm X hat
is to others. Certainly we cannot
erect a iconographical code jjat is
universally pleasing.
The ludicrous desire to eradicate
the group's parade entirely, to
move it to a "more responsible
environment," is in direct violation
of the group's right to assembly no
matter their beliefs. The parade and
its participants do not directly, or
indirecUy, infringe on the liberties
of others; the observance of the
parade is entirely voluntary; and the
parade is independendy financed by
the fraternity.
What has not been addressed is
the civil liberties of a person or a
group of persons to espouse what­ever
system of beliefs he or they
may subscribe to.
In this case, ideology does not
curtail or prohibit the thoughts or
actions of others. The person who
goes to the parade in a masochistic
display of offense has no more say
than the Christian who attends a
convention of secular humanists.
Both views should be able to co­exist
and cohabitate without the
irrationality of undue conflict. The
tradition of the Kappa Alpha Order
and the Old South does not neces­sarily
promote racism, although
prejudice may be associated ™/ith a
symbol.
This is a case where the symbol,
the Confederate flag, has constitut­ed
a reality, where we notice the
flag and assume the prejudice.
That's illogical and childish. Slav­ery
was an unfortunate occurrence
in the Old South, but it was not an
ontological product; it did not nec­essarily
exist, developing instead as
a separate construct.
Here we see a plea for human
rights, but it is very definitely a dis­guised
plea for the rights of a cer­tain
group over those of another.
That is not liberalism nor is it cor­rect
in any sense of the word; more
correct terms would be neo-segre-gation
or cultural imperialism.
To think that a culture is inher­ently
better than any other is not
only rash but perilous.
Even if one culture has enjoyed a
hegemony at the expense of others,
the solution does not lie in a rever­sal
of fortune.
I would like to think we would
have more integrity and respect for
others and would be able to conduct
ourselves in a inore equitable*
manner.
Thursday, April 16, 1992 The Auburn Plainsman
Letters
Letters A-7
Gateway-drug theory unproven
Editor, The Plainsman:
Thank you for you story on the
National Organization for the
Reform of Marijuana Laws
(NORML), and Rob Cheek's
excellent column calling for the
legalization of marijuana. However,
the people interviewed in your
story, "Marijuana use remains risky
stigma," continue to perpetuate the
greatest myth about pot: that it is a
stepping stone to harder drugs.
Auburn University Economics
Professor Mark Thornton's recent
book, The Economics of
Prohibition, makes a very powerful
case that people move up to harder
drugs because marijuana is illegal.
Drug penalties are based upon the
amount of drugs one is caught with,
not the potency of drugs. Therefore,
pushers have an incentive to sell,
and users have an incentive to use,
more potent drugs that give the user
a higher high with a smaller
amount.
The government's War on Drugs
has not stopped drug abuse; it has
only caused street violence and
driven the real addicts underground,
where they cannot get the treatment
they need. We would be much safer
if the police, like Sgt. Murray,
could spend their time going after
violent criminals and not people
who use drugs within the privacy of
their own homes.
T Franklin Harris Jr.
03GPO
Chairman, Alabama
Republican Liberty Caucus
Columnist misdefines pornography
Editor, The Plainsman:
I would like to respond to Tony
Scalzi's April 10 editorial on the
Pornography Victim's
Compensation Act (a proposed
Senate bill in which victims of
sexual crimes would be able to sue
publishers, etc. of pornography if it
could be proven that exposure to
pornography provoked the
violence).
One of Mr Scalzi's arguments
against the bill is that there is no
evidence that violence is caused by
exposure to pornography.
Researchers in the area typically
distinguish between erotica and
pornography. Erotica is defined as
"materials that portray consensual
and mutually pleasurable sexual
interactions between adults."
Pornography is defined as
"materials that graphically depict
the sexual subordination and
degradation of a human being"
(e.g., rape, incest, bondage, ect.).
While Playboy would probably fall
under the category of erotica, most
"adult" oriented and X-rated
materials fit the category of violent
pornography (Cowan et al., 1988).
The research evidence is clear that
it is not sexually explicit material
per se that has negative effects on
the viewer, but sexually violent
material.
Relevant research has shown that
male college students who viewed
violent sexual mater showed 1)
increased acceptance of "rape
myths" (that women enjoy being
raped), 2)increased sexual arousal
to rape scenes and 3) increased self-reported
likelihood to commit rape
(Donnerstein et al., 1987; Malmuth
& Briere, 1986).
Those men whose sexual arousal
increased in response to exposure to
pornography were also more likely
to aggress against women in non­sexual
ways (in laboratory settings).
Men who were repeatedly exposed
to violent pornography showed
reduced sensitivity (including
anxiety and depression) to female
victims of violence in other
contexts (Linza, Donnerstein, &
Penrod, 1984).
It is obvious that not all men who
view violent pornography will
actually go out and rape a woman.
We can, however, say that
exposure to such material
desensitizes men to rape and may
thus make such crimes more likely.
While I do not advocate
censorship in general, perhaps our
society needs to consider more
carefully the messages our laws (or
lack thereof) send to American
families, as well as to producers of
pornography.
Katherine S. Greene
Department of Psychology
Author questions source of hate
Editor, The Plainsman:
Who did it? Who placed the
flyers honoring James Earl Ray,
convicted assassin of Martin Luther
King Jr., on the public bulletin
boards in Haley Center and Parker
Hall? The flyers announced that
there would be a candlelight vigil
honoring Ray.
According to an AUPD
spokesperson, the flyers were
placed on the bulletin boards late in
the evening, and were discovered
by a night watchman making his
rounds. They were removed
immediately. Therefore, very few
Auburn students had an opportunity
to see the flyers.
Other than recording it merely as
an incident, the AUPD has not
pursued the case. The spokesperson
stated that they do not have "the
facilities" to do an extensive
investigation.
This leaves the door wide open
for speculation as to whether it was
some dastardly white racist, or an
agent provocateur who posted the
flyers. The evidence strongly
suggest that it was a person(s)
wishing to provide a springboard
for media attention for minority
activists on the campus.
The "spontaneous counter-demonstration"
and the very rapid
response by the regional print and
television media to the incident are
grounds for suspicion. Also, the
perpetrator seems to lack an
understanding of the mentality of
the stereotypical white racist.
Can you imagine a fellow
nicknamed "Bubba," who drives a
pickup truck with a hound dog in
the back, a rifle in the rear window,
a Rebel battle-flag plate on the front
and a bumper sticker on the back
reading, "I am a secret member of
the KKK," attending a candle light
vigil?
A candlelight vigil is the
trademark of, and associated with,
pacifists and bleeding-heart liberals.
The overreaction of Auburn
University's new president,
William V. Muse, was expected.
Dr. Muse was portrayed and lauded
by the news media as an affirmative
action activist whose claim to fame
was increasing minority enrollment
at the University of Akron (Ohio).
This is certainly not the first
deception perpetrated by an
individual or group seeking media
attention followed by reaction of an
overly sensitive administration.
Increasingly, where the majority
student body is apathetic about
minority issues, provocative hoaxes
are becoming commonplace on
university campuses.
Jim Quillin
Class of 1946
Montgomery replete with corruption
Editor, The Plainsman:
If Jon Waggoner is really serious
about enforcing the state's laws
prohibiting sodomy, I suggest that
he travel to Montgomery. After all,
what word better describes what the
corrupt, demagogic politicians in
the legislature and governor's office
have been doing to our state for the
last 100 years?
Patrick Miller
03HY
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Glance back
10 years ago, 1982: Initial sealed bids were accepted for the construction of the Student Activities Building.
15 years ago, 1977: The Plainsman published an editorial lamenting the status of black students at Auburn.
Harvey Glance became a world-class runner in the 100-meter dash.
20 years ago, 1972: The Plainsman ran a correction regarding its omission from an April 6 article of a proce­dural
detail in the policies of the Auburn Associated Women's students.
Quote of the week:
"Personally, I hope the KAs become more sensitized to what our society is like and to the views of other peo­ple,"
Marlene Muse said regarding the Kappa Alpha Order's Old South Parade.
Circle editor responds to critique
Editor, The Plainsman:
This is a response to the review
of the winter issue of The Auburn
Circle written by John Seaborn.
The review appeared in the April 10
issue of The Auburn Plainsman.
First, I appreciate that students
are responding to The Auburn
Circle. It is unfortunate that the
magazine should be judged by its
controversial content (or lack of).
My understanding is such that if the
magazine would have continued in
the format of the fall issue, there
would not have been an issue this
quarter to print even controversial
material. I guess we have to ask
ourselves what is important.
Seaborn noted that "this issue
contains neither creative mud nor
spittle that is thought and or
originality." Does this mean that
thought and originality must be
mud and spittle to be good?
Regardless, thought and originality
are interpretive. Who is able to
agree what is good art?
The Circle staff does not claim to
know, nor do we believe, that we
can please everyone. Our goal is to
present the most technically correct
and yet interesting works of art,
photography, fiction and
journalism. Perhaps the land-grant
focus was not appealing to the
reviewer; we receive many positive
comments regarding that section.
The piece was intended to inform
and express a variety of responses
to the issue. I think at best, we
achieved that.
Seaborn continued in his review
to respond to two artists, the five
poems and one of the fiction pieces.
I understand that it is the position of
a reviewer to either praise or
criticize his^er subject. I am glad
for Seaborn's criticisms. However,
I would like Seaborn and others to
understand the philosophy: "If you
are not part of the solution, you
may be part of the problem."
As it is the final week for
accepting submission (deadline is
Friday, April 17), I would like to
remind everyone that The Auburn
Circle is only as good as the
contributions it contains by students
and faculty members of this
campus. Please become involved in
creating The Auburn Circle.
Meetings are every Monday at 6:30
p.m. All are welcome. We are
located in the basement of Foy.
Thank you.
Jennifer S. Trible
Editor, The Auburn Circle
Group thanks new first lady
Editor, The Plainsman:
The Environmental Awareness
Organization (EAO) would like to
publicly commend Mrs. Muse for
her recent request that the grounds
around the President's home be
cared for by organic means. It was
pleasantly refreshing to hear of
positive environmental action on
the Auburn University campus. We
hope that as organic means of
caring for landscapes become more
cost efficient, the University will
consider the change.
Through consumer demand, more
cost effective means of organically
caring for landscapes and gardens
can be met. We urge for consumer
demand for more environmentally
responsible products for the upkeep
of landscapes and gardens.
One way to exert your consumer
power is when purchasing fruits,
vegetables, grains or foods made
from the previously listed, purchase
products that were organically
grown or made from organically
grown products. If your grocer does
not stock organic products, request
that they do.
If you are interested in
environmental action, EAO meets
every Thursday night at 7 p.m. in
136 Cary Hall.
Carla Connally
EAO Action Director
Clarification still unclear
Editor, The Plainsman:
This letter is to Nicole Hudgins. I
have read your previous letters to
the Editor. The first disgusted me
because, once again, people for
equality between the races see there
are still narrow-minded people like
yourself. Your second did nothing
to clear up the first It only made
matters worse.
You say you were addressing
ONLY those stated, ONLY the
people involved in the rude activity.
Well, as you know, those people
happened to be black, and
regardless of what you say you
meant, no black person will believe
you. Have you ever written a letter
to the Editor concerning other noise
on the concourse? It is doubtful that
you even noticed any other noise -
probably because those noisy
people were doing something you
considered civilized and not "hell-raising."
You should be working to
improve interracial relations on
campus since you are so intensely
aware of How bad they are. I never
heard any racial slurs that particular
day on campus. Maybe you did
because you were convinced
everyone felt as you did.
Well, I don't feel the way you do.
And I can't think of too many
people who do, but I guess that is
because I surround myself with
others for racial equality. Coming
from an interracial family, I have
fought for people to change their
attitudes. I thank God for the
friendships that have remained
mine no matter what. I've met
many people who have attitudes
like the one you seem to be
displaying. I'm just sorry to add
another one to the list.
You letter didn't clear up
anything. It did show that you are
unwilling to help with interracial
relations, that you would rather
stand idly by and listen to racial
slurs. In your second letter, you are
trying to say that you are not racist.
How many people do you think you
actually fooled?
Ashley Harris
04HEP
News A-8 The Auburn Plainsman
Thursday, April 16, 1992
Muse gives annual State of the University address to faculty
Kim Chandler
News Editor
Auburn President William V.
Muse called for cooperation among
the different sectors of the Univer­sity
in his first address to the gener­al
faculty last Tuesday.
Muse, who has been at Auburn
for six weeks, said in these difficult
times for higher education, this was
the University's best hope of
improving the institution and see­ing
Auburn reach it's full potential.
"It is only by working as a team,
by marshaling our extensive per­sonal
talents and resources, that we
can hope to overcome our prob­lems,"
he said.
Muse called for greater interac­tion
and communication among
faculty, staff, administration and
the Board of Trustees as a means of
reducing existing uneasiness which
has inhibited effective cooperation.
He promised to work to effec­tively
fulfill his role as a liaison
between the faculty and the
trustees.
"While it would be easier if we
didn't have problems, I am not dis­couraged
by their presence," he
said.
Muse said he sees his role as
president to be that of "a mediator,
a consensus seeker and a persuad­er"
to involve all sectors of the
University to work for the
improvement of the institution.
"My role shall be one of enhanc­ing
such (communication)
exchanges, providing avenues
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"By its very nature, a university,
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Muse said one of the major prob­lems
facing the University, which
will require cooperation to over­come,
is the inadequate funding
Auburn receives.
"While we must continue to
work for expanded state support,
we must become more creative in
marshaling our resources to
achieve the greater good," he said.
Muse said although he has
learned much about both the
strengths and weaknesses of the
University, he expects to keep
learning over the next few quarters.
Despite the problems facing the
University, Muse said Auburn has
a long list of impressive attributes
to its credit.
Among these, he listed the facul­ty
for their hard work and commit­ment
to academic excellence and
said the faculty is the heart of the
University.
Muse commended the excellence
of some of Auburn's academic pro­grams
and said the University's
reputation for excellence is evident
in the growing number of admis­sions
applications.
He said he was impressed by the
quality of students Auburn attracts
and he commended Auburn's sup­port
staff for its important but
largely unseen work.
Admission applications increase for '92
JeffSeay
Staff Writer
University admissions has
reported a 6 percent increase in
applications for fall quarter 1992.
According to University Rela­tions,
Auburn has received 8,800
applications, 560 more than in
1991, despite an overall national
decline in the number of graduating
high school students.
Charles Reeder, director of
admissions, said even though more
applications have been received, he
expects the incoming freshmen
class to be comparable in size to
that of the 1991 class.
Because the extra applications
represent a relatively small
increase, the admissions process
and entrance standards will remain
the same, Reeder said.
The only possible change would
be that Auburn would have to make
fewer exceptions to admission stan­dards
than are generally made.
Reeder said there is a difference
between the number of applications
received and accepted and the
number of students enrolled.
Because competition among col­leges
and universities for top stu­dents
is heavy, not all those accept­ed
will enroll, he said.
Also, because of recent contro-
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versies such as the Auburn Gay and
Lesbian Association and the Old
South parade, some students who
were accepted might be dissuaded
from enrolling, Reeder said.
As well as an increase in the total
number of applications, minority
applications have increased.
Reeder said, 371 black freshmen
have been accepted, an increase of
16 students from last year. Aubum
had a record enrollment of 1,009
black students in '91, a 19.1 per­cent
increase from 1990.
The number of transfer applica­tions
has increased to 2,929, a 24
percent increase from 1991.
The increases at this University
are a reflection of a national trend
of increased applications.
The March 18 issue of The
Chronicle of Higher Education
reported, "Many colleges and uni­versities
report an upsurge in appli­cations
for admission in the fall,
despite a depressed economy and a
decline in the number of people
graduating from high school this
year."
Reeder said the rise in applica­tions
should improve Auburn both
in cultural diversity and academi­cally.
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News A-10 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, April 16,1992
Auburn professor presents ozone findings to United Nations
Cathy Reynolds
Staff Writer
An Auburn University assistant
geography professor spoke to the
United Nations General Assembly
Tuesday on the possible effects of
global warming.
Richard Perritt and his co-investigator,
Carlos E.M. Tucci of
the Federal University of Rio
Grande doSul in Brazil, presented
their part of the first international
global warming study funded by
the Environmental Protection
Agency.
Their research focused on the
Plata River Basin, which extends
through Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil,
Argentina and Bolivia. Perritt said
the Plata is smaller but more
economically and demographically
important than the Amazon Basin.
Perritt and Tucci hope to
persuade the ambassadors to
consider local social effects before
making an international decision on
global warming at the Earth
Summit in Rio de Janeiro this June.
Perritt said "Climate change is as
much of a socio-economic problem
as it is a physical problem."
The researchers used models
from the Goddard Institute for
Space Studies and the Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory to
estimate possible effects of climate
change on water quality and
supply, floods and hydropower
capacity in the area.
Research on global warming has
resulted from the rise in carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gas
levels in the atmosphere.
Kevin Schrader, an assistant
biology professor, said, 50 percent
of greenhouse gas is carbon
dioxide.
"Before the Industrial
Revolution, there were less than
280 parts per million (of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere), levels
are now around 350 ppm."
Schrader said, "Most of the carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere is from
combustion (of fossil fuels)."
He said the other greenhouse
gases and their percentages are as
follows: chlorofluorocarbons, 15
percent; methane and other
hydrocarbons, 20 percent, nitrogen
oxides 10 percent; ozone and water
vapor, 5 percent.
Schrader said the levels of these
gases are rising.
Any decomposition of organic
material produces methane, he said,
(such as in landfills) but increasing
levels are because of burning
natural gas for energy.
Nitrogen oxides result from
fertilizer decomposition. "A good
portion (of rising levels) is due to
an increase in fertilizer use," he
said.
Perritt and Tucci's research
focused on the changes in
temperature, rainfall, evaporation
and sea level because of global
warming.
Schrader said people think the
sea level will rise because of
melting polar ice caps, but that is
false.
He said since water expands
when it freezes, it contracts when it
melts. Sea levels will rise, he said,
because of a rise in ocean
temperatures which will cause
more molecular movement forcing
the water to expand.
Scientists believe the greenhouse
effect has resulted in a one degree
Celsius rise in temperature in the
past 100 years, Schrader said, but a
lot of people are unsure whether it
is a normal fluctuation.
Perritt said although studies on
global warming are only estimates,
they are very important. "If we
wait until we can accurately
register temperature changes, it
may be loo late," he said.
Schrader stressed the importance
of immediate action, and said he
hopes President George Bush will
take a leadership stance at the Earth
Summit. The United States
comprises only 5 tog 6 percent of
the world population, but it uses 25
percent of the energy produced
every year, he said.
Phillip Yonfa/Staff
Auburn professors target kids to STOP HIV/AIDS before it starts
Eric S. Bruner
Assistant News Editor
Two Auburn education
professors have developed a
program to teach fifth and sixth-graders
that abstinence is the best
prevention for AIDS.
The program, STOP HIV/AIDS,
was developed by Gerald and
Glennelle Halpin, 18-year members
of the Auburn College of
Education.
"We are helping them become
decision-makers," Glennelle
Halpin, who holds a doctorate in
educational psychology, said.
"The program focuses on
specific skills students need to
avoid risky behavior. We are
teaching them abstinence-based
behavior."
Students are also made aware of
social pressures from peers and the
media that may influence their
decisions.
Glennelle said, "The goals of the
program are to provide necessary
knowledge on the contraction of
the HIV virus, the opportunity to
develop personal skills to avoid
risky behavior and to integrate
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She defined risky behavior as
sexual activity and drug activity.
Glennelle said the program is
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"We teach them different ways
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STOP HIV/AIDS is being co-sponsored
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The program is taught in
seminars to educators, who relay
the information to teachers. The
teachers then implement the
curriculum into their classrooms.
"So far, the requests for material
far exceed the availability of it,"
Glennelle said.
STOP HIV/AIDS has been
piloted in schools in Mobile and
Birmingham, where 450 students
were randomly selected. They were
evaluated on changes in
knowledge, assertiveness, decision­making
and several other areas.
Gerald Halpin, who holds a
doctorate in research and statistics,
said, "In the measures we chose to
evaluate, the unit (STOP
HIV/AIDS) was effective in
making a positive change.
"We received very positive
feedback in interviews and written
evaluations with the teachers," he
said. About 22 teachers used'the
program in Birmingham, and
Mobile.
Glennelle said STOP HIV/AIDS
has "not been used in Auburn city
schools yet, although they have
expressed an interest in the
materials for the sixth-grade level,
possibly at Drake Middle School."
Joyce Moore of the Alabama
Department of Education said, "We
want to make sure the information
we give the students is accurate and
appropriate, from sound, research-based
information."
Fifth and sixth graders were
chosen because of they are
beginning puberty, "a difficult
time," Moore said.
CAT scans for canines makes brain surgery possible
Auburn vets develop
$1,000 surgery, give
hope to canines
Walter R. Windeler
Staff Writer
Brain tumor surgery for dogs is
now possible at Auburn's school of
veterinary medicine, Donald C.
Sorjonen, an associate professor,
said.
"In the late '80s, a project was
designed to determine whether we
could perform radical resections of
brain tissue and whether the ani­mals
made suitable pets following
the procedure," Sorjonen said.
"We have a team of veterinarians
interested in a comprehensive
application of diagnostic and thera­peutic
management of animals with
brain tumors.
"We have capabilities on the vet­erinary
campus of being able to
definitively diagnose an animal
with a brain tumor."
This identification has recently
been made possible through the use
of computerized tomography and
magnetic resonance imaging scan­ners,
Sorjonen said.
"In the past, veterinary surgeons
anticipated where the (tumor)
might be based exclusively on the
clinical signs the animal was show­ing,"
he said.
Some surgical procedures have
been successful in the past, Sorjo­nen
said, but the tumors were
mainly small and close to the sur­face.
"Usually by the time (the dogs)
start to show clinical signs, the
(tumors) are quite large. Surgical
removal of large or deep-seated
tumors is difficult. That was part of
the problem we tried to address
here at Auburn," he said.
"We wanted to determine, in ani­mals
with large tumors in which we
had to remove brain tissue to
include the tumor, what type of pet
(owners) would have, and what
quality of life (the dogs) would
have, following the procedure.
"Using neurological exams, tem­perament
tests and other tech­niques,
we were able to show that,
yes, it could be done, and that (a
dog's) temperament following the
surgery was no different than it was
before."
As a result, Sorjonen said,
surgery has become a viable alter­native
for pet owners. Prior to this,
only the symptoms of brain tumors
could be treated.
Education is also an important
part of the program, Sorjonen said.
"We have to re-educate veterinari­ans
about our capabilities for brain
surgery at Auburn."
Pet owners also need to be made
aware of new surgical capabilities,
he said.
"Not all veterinary colleges have
neurologists or neurosurgeons. Not
all institutions have the expertise to
make diagnoses, and those that do
may not have an interest in doing
the surgery because it does require'
extra training and additional instru­mentation.
"Auburn is unique because all
these things have come together at
one particular place and at about
the same time," Sorjonen said.
"Our greatest attribute is our
team approach to treating animals
with brain tumors. The combina­tion
of diagnoses, treatment and
follow-up is the uniqueness of what
AU has to offer."
The entire procedure costs
approximately $1,200, Sorjonen
said.
Dogs suffering from a brain
tumor may have a variety of symp­toms,
including seizures, walking
in circles, visual impairment, loss
of limb mobility and disorientation.
Dogs displaying such symptoms
should be taken for examination to
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The Auburn Plainsman News A-11
Students for Progress charter stirs debate in SGA senate
Sean Selman
Assistant News Editor
After a year fraught with
controversy, SGA senators
approached the last meeting of
their term Monday night hoping to
pass the evening quickly and
uneventfully.
But a bill asking for a
probationary charter for the group
Students for Progress launched the
senate into a heated discussion for
more than an hour.
Debate centered on approval of
Students for Progress in general
and a disagreement about Beth
Martin, chair of the Senate
Organizations Committee,
followed correct procedure when
she put the three proposed charter
bills on the senate agenda.
Two bills called for organization
charters, for the Hockey Club and
for the department of consumer
affairs student chapter of the
American Society of Interior
Designers.
After a vote had been called
three times, the senate voted 19-7
to table the three bills and let next
year's senate decide their fate.
Students for Progress formed late
last year as the furor of the Auburn
Gay and Lesbian Association
controversy swept the campus.
According to the bill submitted
Monday, the purpose of the group
is to "serve as a political and social
activist organization to promote
representative democracy,
intercultural harmony, social
justice, environmental
consciousness and human rights
through non-violent actions."
Scott Sprayberry, SGA vice
president, said,"The reason the
senate voted to table these three
resolutions is that the senate policy
is to have bills on my desk by noon
Friday."
"I do make exceptions at times,
but I had not seen these three bills
before I came to senate tonight,"
Sprayberry said, explaining he had
been at the announcement of Pat
Sefton as next year's SGA
president until just before the
meeting.
"I didn't get a chance to look
over things in the folder. The
senate felt we didn't go by
procedure and the motion was
tabled," he said.
Beth Martin, the senator who
introduced the three bills, was
disappointed with the senate taking
issue with her actions because she
said other senators have had bills
which they submitted Mondays and
had approved that evening.
"It's really unfair," she said.
"I've tried really hard to get things
turned in. I did have them in at
4:30 (p.m.). I'm sorry (Sprayberry)
didn't see them. I don't think I or
the Students for Progress, the
Hockey Club or the department of
consumer affairs student chapter of
the American Society of Interior
Designers were treated fairly.
"Perhaps the club has a better
chance (of getting a charter) now
that it has been tabled," Martin
added.
Chris Austin, next year's SGA
vice president, said the bills will go
before the senate some time after
the senate retreat May 8 and 9,
when next year's senators will
learn parliamentary procedure.
Austin also said the probationary
charter for Students for Progress
will come up some time after
senators have had time to research
the group and possibly attend some
of its meetings.
Jessica Dixion, executive chair
of Students for Progress, said, "All
in all, we are not concerned about
this issue of charter. I'm confident
we will get the charter. I am
pleased that finally some
organization has gotten the
attention of the SGA other than the
AGLA. Basically, I think they are
intimidated that we will promote an
open - minded political power on
campus."
Drill field condition irritates students
Michael Montgomery
Staff Writer
The Max Morris Drill Field was
recently plowed by the University
to allow the grass to grow, much to
the chagrin of residents living near
the field and members of the
lacrosse team.
Derek Saidak, 06FI, who lives in
an apartment complex across the
street from the drill field, said he
has seen several people try to walk
across the field only to find their
path blocked by mud.
"I have seen people knee deep in
mud walking home from class," he
said.
"I was really surprised. One day
I was out playing on the field and
the next day it was torn up," Saidak
said.
Roy W. Knight, the advisor to
the Aubum lacrosse team, said the
plowing was an inconvenience at
first because the team practices and
held matches on the field, but
eventually, he said, the team found
another place to practice.
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"Right now, we are practicing
near the new fraternity row," he
said.
There is no conflict at the
moment, but if the project is not
completed by the first of May,
Knight said, the team will have to
schedule its matches elsewhere.
"If that situation occurs, we will
try to schedule the matches at Duck
Samford Park," he said.
Knight said the team was told to
stay off the field for two to three
weeks to allow the grass time to
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The recent plowing of the drill field
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Auburn professor questions 'war on drugs'
Jennifer Suppa
Staff Writer
Since 1980, the United States
has spent almost $100 billion on
the war on drugs. An Auburn
sociologist's new book questions
the justification of such
spending.
Charles Faupel said he
believes an addict who commits
crimes is a criminal first and an
addict second.
In his study for his book,
Shooting Dope: Career Patterns
of Hard-Core Heroin Users
Faupel interviewed 30 heroin-using
criminals. Most were in
jail, some were not using, and
some were on the streets.
He found addiction did not
lead to crime, but rather the
addict adjusted his use to his
income. In that sense, Faupel
compared drug use to consumer
behavior.
Faupel asked one user if he
would have committed the same
crimes had he not been an addict.
The user said yes.
'There is no justification for the irresponsible
spending of taxpayer dollars. Law enforcement is
the worst.'
- Charles Faupel
Faupel compared the criminal
to a child at Christmastime - it
was exciting. The crime, not the
drug, compelled him.
Faupel said he believes the
United States should proceed
cautiously toward drug
legalization. "I will stand behind
an agenda that puts it as a serious
debate," Faupel said.
Legalization should be first
tested in certain communities,
Faupel said.
"There is no justification for
the irresponsible spending of
taxpayer dollars. Law
enforcement is the worst."
Faupel said the drug war has
had no impact The police arrest
a small-time dealer and others
fill in the gaps, he said. The
volume of drug transactions is
not reduced.
A small but powerful
syndicate now brings drugs into
the country, whereas in the '80s
smuggling, was done by
amateurs, Faupel said. But the
same amounts of drugs are still
available.
While law enforcement seems
to have no impact on the drug
scene, treatment and education
seem hopeful.
"I have no empirical evidence,
but I think Nancy Reagan's 'Just
Say No' campaign may be better
than we think," Faupel said.
He said he sees the campaign
has become a part of daughters'
consciousness.
On the downside of education,
Faupel said, is the Partnership
for a Drug-Free America's
campaign, 'Brain-on-Drugs."
campaign. "It's lies with no
impact," he said.
Faupel said potential addicts
who see commercials try the
drugs, realize they are lies, and
distrust parents, teachers and the
government that says drugs are
bad.
There are three types of
available treatment for addicts:
methadone, out-patient drug-free
and residential drug-free therapy
communities.
Faupel said drug abuse is a
social process, and drug
treatment should be a social
process as well. He thinks
residential communities are the
most effective programs, but
they need expansion.
The treatment centers should
make initial contact with addicts
so they have a safe place to go.
He suggested government
incentive programs for
employers of patients in
treatment. Education should be
coupled with treatment, he said.
Thursday, April 16,1992
Honor societies induct
200 on concourse
Karen Parr
Staff Writer
Campus-wide honor societies
will meet on the concourse May 4-
7 for induction ceremonies during
the 1992 Honors Week.
Maggie Bagley, 04HY, current
Mortar Board member and co-coor­dinator
of Honors Week, said about
200 students were offered honor
society memberships this year.
Honor societies offering mem­berships
include Mortar Board,
Order of Omega, Lambda Sigma,
Cardinal Key, Omicron Delta
Kappa (ODK) and Squires.
The other coordinator, Robin
Pearson, 04AC and a member of
ODK, said the inductees will be
announced by a roll call on the
concourse.
A reception will be held Thurs­day,
May 7 at 5 p.m. on the Sam-ford
Hall lawn for both old and
new members of the honor soci­eties,
Pearson said.
Bagley said, "One thing we are
excited about is (President William
V.) Muse is going to speak at our
honors week reception."
Pearson said the new honor soci­ety
listing will appear in several
newspapers in Birmingham, Mont­gomery
and Atlanta.
Bagley said the Honors Week
program is in its third year and
expansion plans are on the horizon.
"We hope to expand it and add
departmental honoraries and have
them tapped the same week as the
campus wide honoraries," she said.
Bagley said the current honor
students were chosen for their com­bination
of academic excellence
and community service.
"The whole purpose of Honors
Week essentially is. to recognize
those students who have con­tributed
to Auburn, who have
excelled academically and who
have participated in a wide variety
of extracurricular activities," she
said.
"If I had to pick three words for
Honors Week, I would pick schol­arship,
leadership and service,"
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decision-making process at -
Lovett's Hi Tech Auto Center.
This formula led to the shop's
near first-place finish in the
Undercar Digest's southeast
regional "1992 Top Shop in the
U.S.A." competition. Under­car
Digest, one of the automo­tive
industry's top magazines,
selected Charles Elder of Ray
Gordon Brake Service in Talla­hassee,
Fla., as the southeast's
best auto fixer.
Lovett says auto repair suc­cess
begins with trust, educa­tion
and teamwork, with every
decision based on customer sat­isfaction.
"There are no 'Keep out of the
shop' signs here," he said. "We
want the customer to come in
and talk with the mechanic,
because the mechanic is like the
doctor. A customer wants to
know what's wrong with his car
and how it should be fixed."
He says the backbone of
Lovett's High Tech Auto Center
are his two, college-educated
auto mechanics. "They have
college diplomas in auto
mechanics - no diplomas from
trade schools - but college.
And they got all A's."
And he says employees of his
shop all know they have a stake
in the business.
Once a week, he says, his six
employees freely express their
ideas, likes and dislikes.
"We talk about everything and
they are involved in the deci­sion
making. They all special­ize
and know their jobs better
than I do. But the customer's
always number one."
Part of Lovett's motivation is
that auto repair shops are bri­dled
with the stigma that they
take advantage of customers.
To counter this, he occasionally
conducts car-care clinics.
"We want the customer to
understand his car as much as
possible so that he won't get
taken advantage of. A lot of
teenagers come to the clinics.
Most of them are from single-parent
families who don't know
anything about cars and we
want to let them know how
their car works.
"We want people to know that
not all auto repair shops are rip-offs."
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The Auburn Plainsman
$500,000 restored
to library funding
Margaret McIIwain
Staff Writer
Five hundred thousand dollars
in prorated funds were restored
to Ralph B. Draughon Library
April 2, Bobby Holloway, assis­tant
University librarian, said.
All of the money will be spent
on books,not serials, Holloway
said. "We will allocate it to all
the departments and schools like
we have done in the past.
"We had asked for (the
money). We didn't have money
to buy books. All of our money
was tied up in serials," he said.
With proration up, the Univer­sity
has to give back a certain
amount of money to the state.
When the University prorated
the library, $430,000 was cut
from the book budget The funds
the library is receiving are restor­ing
what was lost.
Unless the library can get
assurance that it will receive
additional money for next year's
budget, it will have to decrease
the number of serial subscrip­tions.
"It's really unfortunate,
but it's happening nationally,"
Holloway said.
"The problem is that
$2,396,000 of our state appropri­ations
is tied up in serials," Hol­loway
said.
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Vending machines
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Jay Evans
Assistant News Editor
Several vending machines on
campus have recently been dam­aged
as a result of salt water being
injected into the coin slots and dol­lar
bill slots.
The motive of the crimes is
apparently to obtain free merchan­dise
and change from the machines
when they short-circuit as a result
of the salt water.
But Arnold Orrick of Cameo
Vending, who collects money and
refills merchandise in some of the
machines, said, "I guess they are
wanting to hit the jackpot, but usu­ally
they don't get anything at all."
John Glenn of Cameo said,
"They're not getting anything out
of our machines. They might get
something out of one in 99."
In the last three weeks, machines
in Haley Center, Parker Hall,
Broun Hall, Samford Hall and Spi-dle
Hall have been hit, resulting in
more than $9,000 in damage to the
machines, Glenn said.
Cameo has also taken a 60 to 70
percent profit decrease because of
the damage to the machines, he
said.
University Police Chief Jack
Walton said the police are actively
pursuing the case.
'These people, when caught, will
be charged with a felony. They
have long passed the misdemeanor
stage and are well into the felony
stage. We will catch them, and it
will mean the Big House."
These recent incidents are not the
first time this type of crime has
been committed on campus, though
it has been several years, he said. C. Paul Mixon/Staff
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News A-14 The Auburn Plainsman
Thursday, April 16,1992
Students say elections went smoothly
Heather Sumner
Staff Writer
The SGA election results
brought mixed responses from
Auburn students.
"This was the smoothest cam­paign
I've ever seen," Susannah
Jones, SGA director of elections,
said. "I was pleased with the high
voter turnout.
"All six presidential candidates
were very diverse and well repre­sented,"
she said.
Jessica Dixon, 04LH, and a
member of Students for Progress,
was also pleased with the variety of
students running for president.
"The presidential candidates rep­resented
every view on campus,"
she said.
"We hope Pat Sefton can repre­sent
the broad spectrum of con­stituents
that he has," Dixon said.
"We were slightly disappointed
that only one of the candidates we
supported—Lara Bancroft—won."
"We hope Students for Progress
had a hand in bringing the issues to
the forefront."
Treasurer-elect Lara Bancroft
said voter turnout increased
because of the increase in contro­versy
on campus.
"There was a lot of diversifica­tion,"
she said.
Some students did vote because
of the increase in controversy on
campus.
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"I voted primarily because of the
AGLA incident," Brent Evans,
04EE, said.
"I voted only for president and
vice president because I didn't feel
the other candidates would make a
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Laura Meek, 04IB, said she was
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Japanese exchange program planned
Amy Richards
Staff Writer
Japanese and American trade
will soon include more than eco­nomic
goods.
Nihon University, Japan's largest
university, and Auburn are laying
the foundation for a five-year acad­emic
exchange program through
the college of business.
Shigeko N. Fukai, director of
Japanese programs for Auburn's
Center for International Commerce
(CIQ proposed the idea to link the
two university programs.
"We had to let Nihon Universi­ty's
administration appreciate what
Auburn University can offer, since
they had several alternative Ameri­can
universities to select from to
establish such an exchange pro­gram.
"We (CIC) were interested in
Nihon University because of the
similarities and contrasts between
the two (schools). Each has a
strong business school, engineering
department and also athletics,"
Fukai said.
Nihon University is located in
downtown Tokyo and has an
enrollment of 100,000 students.
The different environments of
the two universities is another fea­ture
Nihon University and Auburn
find appealing, Fukai said.
William Boulton, director of
Auburn's CIC, said, "Originally,
Fukai made contact through the
University. We worked for six
months to get an agreement that
would pass by our administration's
standards and their administration's
standards."
The legal systems differ so much
between the two countries that
reaching a contractual agreement
was difficult. Each university had
to compromise to reach a suitable
agreement, Fukai said.
The exchange is designed for
faculty interaction, joint research
between faculty, the exchange of
students and short-term student
study.
"This program is designed basi­cally
to serve the need for the
exchange of ideas for universities
and to stimulate international inter­ests
and activities. Japan is one of
the largest economic powers, and
one of our largest trade partners
other than Canada.
"Japanese investments in the
U.S. have been an important factor
in the American economy," Fukai
said.
Danny Bellenger, dean of the
college of business, said, "The
global market is a fact of life. If
you are going to be a success in
business, you have to recognize the
global market.
"(The two universities) have two
major thrusts currently within the
project. First is the Japanese-Eng­lish
training program, and second is
industry studies. There is a large
study on the pulp and paper indus­try
and how to make Alabama
globally competitive," he said.
'This kind of exchange program
gives our students the opportunity
to gain exposure to different cul­tures
and the global market."
The first activation of this pro­gram
is already in effect. "One stu­dent
is already here, at the under­graduate
level, this quarter," Fukai
said.
Auburn's involvement begins
this fall with lectures delivered by
Boulton at Nihon University.
Exchange programs are almost
second nature to Nihon University.
It has signed similar agreements
with 12 other international univer­sities,
such as Kuwait University
and Cambridge University in Lon­don.
"The most important purpose is
to broaden the perspective of the
university," Boulton said.
"This opens the faculty to broad­en
its horizons, to bring the experi­ence
and research back into the
classroom, which makes for a bet­ter
education for the students in the
long run."
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corned beef, swiss and kraut on rye
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Thursday, April 16, 1992 The Auburn Plainsman News A-15
Half of diabetics may not
be aware of their condition
Mor