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              See what local service
organizations are doing
to spread holiday
cheer and what new
toys are available.
Please see B-1
AU vs. Bama
The Tigers lose to the
Crimson Tide in the 57th
Iron Bowl and Pat Dye's
last game.
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from the
past?
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keep the Confederate
Battle Flag atop the
Alabama Statehouse
heats up.
Please see A-3
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Thursday, December 3,1992
Dye given
$lM-plus
settlement
"Serving Auburn for 99 years' Volume 99, Number 9,28 pages
by Kim Chandler
News Editor
Generous and deserved were the words President
William V. Muse used to describe Pat Dye's $1.1 million
contract settlement, terms which may be debated by
some Auburn faculty members.
"Auburn University has been generous to Coach Dye
in the settlement of his contract, but no more so than he
deserves," Muse said in the Nov. 25 press conference
where he announced Dye's resignation.
Generous translates into Dye —_
receiving, spread out over • Players react tO
seven years, the remaining Dye's resignation,
four years of his annual Please s e e C-1.
$146,500 salary plus an addi-tional
$550,000 compensation for the loss of outside con­tracts.
He will also stay on for seven years as an employee of
the University as special adviser to the president.
At the time of the announcement, Muse said a descrip­tion
of the position's responsibilities had not been dis­cussed.
Remaining as a University employee will allow Dye,
53, to remain eligible for full University benefits.
Dye suffers from hemochromotosis, a chronic condi­tion
in which his body produces excess amounts of iron.
Dye also announced at the press conference following
the Alabama game that he had a tumor removed from his
liver last summer.
Larry Gerber, chairman-elect of the University senate,
Please see DYE, A-3 TODD VAN EMST/ Plainsman staff
Following an emotionally charged afternoon, Auburn coach Pat Dye embraces victorious Alabama coach Gene Stallings.
Fines yield 6.9 percent of budget
by Eric Bruner Parking Comparisons
Staff Writer
Auburn billed its students and
staff for SI.14 million in parking
fees and fines in the 1991-92 fis­cal
year. If equally divided among
all Auburn students and staff
members, each would owe more
than $41.
Auburn Parking Manager Mike
Looser said although it sometimes
seems like a money-making
scheme, "the current parking
structure is designed to control
conditions. If it was not moni­tored,
we would have total chaos.
"At a university as large as
Auburn, that amount is just a drop
in the bucket," he said.
Though the amount seems
inflated, it was only 6.9 percent of
Auburn's $165.1 million 1992
general-fund budget.
Also, 1992 parking revenues
were down 14 percent from
Auburn's revenues in 1990: $1.32
million. In 1992, revenues were
$990,500.
Auburn Bursar Fred Bobo and
other members of the University
financial division said there is no
line-item accounting of these rev­enues.
The general fund covers
"the gamut of what the University
does: instruction, research, exten­sion,
salaries, travel," Bobo said.
He compared attempts to trace
parking revenues through the bud­get
to trying to find exactly where
a glass of water goes when it is
poured into a full pot of water. A
# of student
spaces 11,200 3,837
# of students
re
U/400 12,500
'gistered to park ' r
1992 parking $ 6 0 0 5 0 0 $1.14 million
revenue
CLAY. BOWMAN/ Plainsman slalT
little bit goes everywhere, includ­ing
to pay wages for student
employees.
A license to hunt
For many of the Auburn public,
however, money is only a surface
issue. They say there simply are
not enough parking spaces to
accommodate Auburn's 19,901
registered vehicles.
Only 3,241 spaces are available
for about 6,100 faculty and staff
members, or roughly one space for
every two employees.
Only 3,837 commuter ("C-zone")
spaces are available for
about 12,500 students who have
registered their vehicles with the
University (including campus resi­dents).
That is less than one space for
every three students.
Across the state
According to Dennis James,
parking services director at the
University of Alabama, more than
11,200 spaces exist for its 16,400
Please see PARKING, A-3
MATT MCLEAN/ Plainsman staff
AUPD ticket writer finds
another violation.
Racial issues concern UPC
by Sean Selman
Assistant News Editor
The involvement of black students in University
Program Council programming was the major topic at
Monday night's race-relations forum.
UPC representative Tracy Mittrucker, 04MT, said
members of the Black Student Union were concerned
the UPC wasn't trying hard enough to bring acts to
campus that appeal to blacks people.
"I was shocked they were unhappy with the pro­gramming
(this year)," Mittrucker said. "I thought we
had made a lot of improvement"
Joy Jacobs, the president of BSU, cited this year's
Homecoming events as an example of black students
not being considered in programming decisions.
"Look what they had," Jacobs said, citing comedian
Jeff Foxworlhy and the group Drivin-N-Cryin as acts
most black students weren't interested in seeing.
'There is a middle ground," Jacobs said, suggesting
reggae as a type of music most would enjoy at Aubum.
"It would be something more diverse than Drivin-N-Cryin,"
she said.
SGA President Pat Sefton said the forum went well,
otherwise. He said the forum intends to meet again
early next quarter to address the complaints of the
BSU.
Decision pending
V in hazing case
by Kim Chandler
News Editor
Sigma Pi fraternity was expected to vote last night whether to
appeal the decision of a University hazing investigation, accord­ing
to 1992 IFC President Erie Morring.
At press time, the fraternity had not yet voted.
Sources close to the situation said the fraternity will be faced
with one or two quarters of social probation.
Currendy, Sigma Pi has been lifted from campus suspension
and is allowed to participate fully in campus activities.
Morring said the investigative committee forwarded its find­ings
to University President William V. Muse, who then
returned a recommended course of action.
Morring said the findings of the investigative committee
could not be released at this time.
Judge Joe S. Bailey dismissed the charges of assault against
five Sigma Pi brothers because of lack of evidence.
The charges were made Sept. 28 by a former pledge concern­ing
events he claimed happened during initiation proceedings. r
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THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, December 3, 1992 PAGE A-3
Dye
Continued from A-1
said, "I certainly have concerns, as
I think most faculty and even stu­dents
do and should, that in these
times of limited financial resources
that we have the resources for Pat
Dye and not for other things."
The University senate last month
circulated a petition for Muse ask­ing
reconsideration of the plan to
cut $600,000 worth of serials from
the library. Barry Burkhart,
chair of the University senate, said
he understood the legal situation of
the contract settlement, but said he
felt it was symptomatic of a much
larger problem affecting all univer­sities.
"My concern is over the whole
size of college athletics. The prob­lem
is not just Auburn's.
"It sends a message that is not
very positive, but it is where we
are."
Muse said Dye initiated a week
before the announcement a discus­sion
about his leaving, and that an
agreement about the financial
terms of his resignation was
reached the afternoon before the
announcement.
"Coach Dye believes, and I
agree, that the decision is in his
best interest and that of Auburn
University," Muse said.
"Coach Dye has contributed
much to Auburn and has provided
many opportunities for alumni
grants for Auburn to feel proud of.
Pat has been, and will remain, a
part of the Auburn family."
Muse said the resignation is in
no way an admission that NCAA
regulations had been broken.
Parking
Continued from A-1
students who have registered to
park: more than two spaces for
every three students.
The Tuscaloosa faculty fare even
better, with four spaces for every
five employees. Last year, the Uni­versity
of Alabama made $600,500
in parking revenues.
Cathy Love, director of utilities
at Auburn, said, "Conditions for
faculty and staff have greatly
improved over the past few years.
Though people can't find parking
outside their building, a majority
can find a space within a reason­able
walking distance.
"However, the University does
need to turn its attention to the stu­dents
next," she said.
Possible solutions
According to Love, the Universi­ty
has, in the past, considered sev­eral
possible solutions for the park­ing
woes of the students.
"From time to time, the Universi­ty
has thought about privatizing a
deck," she said. Privatization
would allow an outside corporation
to purchase rights to build and
operate a parking deck on the main
campus.
"But it was decided that we did
not want private enterprise operat­ing
in the middle of campus," she
said. "It would be like having
Burger King in the basement of
Haley Center.
"The parking committee has
periodically looked at privatization
as a last effort to solve the parking
problems," Love said.
She said University administra­tors
have two other options: build
more parking decks, similar to the
deck adjacent to the Ralph B.
Draughon Library, or construct
graded lots on the campus perime­ters
and run shuttle buses to the
campus core.
If additional parking decks were
built, the University would face a
dozen or more years of payments to
retire the debt, Love said. But with
a shuttle service, there would be
perpetual maintenance and opera­tion
costs, although the initial
expense would be low.
University records show that the
existing parking deck cost about
$1.95 million to construct, and it
added only about 300 supplemen­tary
spaces. The average cost per
space of that deck was about
$6,500.
Love said a graded lot would
cost about $1,000 per space,
including costs of lighting, striping
and gutters. She said the library
deck had already been funded
through a bond issue.
Tempering the problem]
Looser said part of the problem
is easy to solve.
'There's a lot of parking on the
perimeter (of the campus) that's
not even utilized by the students.
They like to park as close as they
can get. But that's just human
nature."
Looser said he currently spends
three days each week listening to
parking problems.
He has been given the authority
to excuse tickets for reasons he
deems valid.
Looser said he tries to be as fair
as possible in making his judg­ments,
but "there's nothing in the
world I'll do for (parking in a)
handicap zone," he said.
"I wouldn't excuse it even if it
was my own brother."
Looser said he currently hears
about 15 cases a week, compared
to the average 15 cases every two
weeks that he heard in the past.
Battle flag controversy continues
by Garrett Youngblood
Staff Writer
Almost 130 years after the fold­ing
of the Confederacy, a war is
still raging over the use of one of
its emblems.
The Confederate Battle Flag,
raised in protest of a visit by then-
U.S. Attorney General Robert
Kennedy during the Wallace
administration, has flown over the
Capitol since 1963.
However, many state legislators
, have made it clear that they want
the flag removed from the Capitol.
Sen. Ted Little (D-Aubum), said,
"I feel that there is an appreciable
number of my constituents who
feel that (the battle flag) is racially
offensive."
Gov. Guy Hunt, however, has
repeatedly said a great number of
the people he has talked to want the
battle flag to fly because it repre­sents
an important part of their
past.
Little said he feels the slate has
other opportunities to properly rec­ognize
the flag.
"One of the solutions is to take
the battle flag and fly it above the
'Little White House of the Confed­eracy,'"
Little said.
Another solution would be to fly
the flag at the monument which
recognizes the war dead of the
Confederacy, which is located on
the Capitol grounds.
The most popular solution
among legislators opposed to the
^" 'IS
current battle flag would be to fly
the Stars and Bars, which was the
actual flag that flew over the build­ing
when h was the first Capitol of
the Confederacy in 1861.
Rep. Dutch Higginbotham,
(D-Opelika), who is openly
opposed to flying the Confederate
Battle Flag, recently told The Ope-lika-
Auburn News that he is in
favor of replacing the battle flag
with the MIA flag.
"White, black, red, yellow -
every American is interested in get­ting
the MIAs back," he said
One of the main concerns of
many legislators is that the contro­versy
of flying the flag will take
time away from other key issues
that need to be addressed.
"In my opinion, Alabama, with
all of its problems, is going to
spend a lot of time trying to resolve
the flag issue, and we've got more
important concerns," Little said.
"It's a shame that we have to'
continue to wallow around in this
type of controversy when Alabama
needs more leadership attention
from all of us in state government,"
he said.
Many legislators have main­tained
that they are not responsible
for legislation to remove the flag.
"The Legislature thus far has
said it went up by executive order
and therefore it should come down
by executive order," Little said.
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COMMENTARY
QMuburn Plainsman
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COACH LEAVES SMOOTHLY
Dye's resignation shows he and Dr. Muse had
the best interests of Auburn University in mind
T hree weeks ago
we asked foot­ball
coach Pat Dye to
make probably the
toughest decision he
has had to make in his
30-plus years in the
coaching business.
In the best interest
of the University, we
asked Coach Dye to
"exit gracefully" from
his position as one of
the top coaches in col­lege
football.
Apparently, others
in high places and per­haps
even Dye himself
felt the same way. Last
Wednesday night in
Birmingham, Presi­dent
William V. Muse
announced his resig­nation
as our long­time
coach. I Jh*\
"This is his own
decision," a nervous
Muse said.
Whether this was
the case, Dye should
be admired for know­ing
his time had come.
Muse's desire to clean
up" our school's athlet­ic
program is no
s e c r e t - and if that
means getting rid of
Auburn's most suc­cessful
gridiron boss,
then so be it. Dye
accepted that.
"And this is no
admission of guilt," K "V
Muse said.
Maybe not, but
rumor had it the
NCAA would levy much kinder sanc­tions
against the team if Dye was gone.
And Dye must have considered that
possibility in making his decision.
An emotional Dye said before the
loss to Alabama, "There's never a good
time to do this. But I felt like this was
the best thing for me and my family
and for Auburn and the Auburn family.
I'm relieved. I did this out of my own
free will. Now I can get on with the rest
of my life."
After the game he continued: "The
competitive spirit in mc says to stay on
and fight but knowing the total scope
there comes a time if I
do stand up and fight,
the destruction out­weighs
the other."
It's sad to see the
end of an era, but
Dye's time was up. He
had his share of glo­ries,
but the glory had
run out. Four SEC
Championships, nine
bowl games and 99
wins are ancient histo­ry
when the evil scowl
of probation stares the
school in the face. The
NCAA has levied
some serious charges.
Serious charges neces­sitate
serious punish­ment.
Directly or indirect­ly,
Dye, as head foot­ball
coach and athletic
director, was responsi­ble
for the alleged vio­lations.
He had to take
the fall.
A football season
without Dye is diffi­cult
to imagine, but his
resignation allows the
program and the Uni­versity
to begin 1993
with a clean slate
(although certain sanc­tions
coming next sea­son
will serve as a
nasty reminder of past
controversies).
Dye's resignation
removes any uncer­tainty
surrounding the
coaching position.
He's gone - no more
speculation. And a
school with a definitive future will ease
recruiting difficulties. The resignation
allows Auburn to change its image of
an unethical back-country "just win,
baby" football factory.
Dye made the best out of a tedious
situation and "exited gracefully." For
his part, Muse made the decision easier
on Dye by agreeing to pay the last four
years of his lucrative contract. And
through their delicate and tactful han­dling
of the resignation, both men made
the best possible decision for Auburn
and its future.
Ask yourself: Do we want another Dye?
Well, he's gone.
It's been a week now, so we've all had
time to let the Iron Bowl-and-turkey shat­tering
event sink in. But it wasn't like we
didn't see it coming. As the Ramsey con­troversy
lingered and lingered, something
was bound to happen.
So it's thanks for the memories, for the
championships, for the bowl money, for the
television money and all the money made
from season tickets and bye-bye, Pat
That's life in the big city (or in the little
college town).
Fond memories...
I became an avid follower of Auburn
football in 1981 - not because it was the
year Dye came to Aubum but because
that's when I started watching college foot­ball.
My dad graduated from Auburn, so
what the heck, I became an Auburn fan.
Growing up in that Roll Tide city of
Birmingham during the Bear Bryant era, all
my class mates were snotty Alabama fans.
After Dye broke Bear's hex over Auburn in
1982 with the famous "Bo over the Top"
play, my sixth-grade classes the next week
were much more fun.
That year, we beat Doug Flutie and
Boston College in the Tangerine Bowl. The
next year, the team of Dye and Bo Jackson •
did it to the Tide again, finishing at Dye's
high-water mark, third in the nation (but
everybody knows we were robbed of the
National Championship).
Then came Bo's Heisman trophy and a
resounding four-year win streak over
Alabama.
But my fondest memories of Dye's
Tigers come from games I heard on the
radio, my ears glued to the speaker as Jim
Fyffe called the plays.
Seth
Blomeley
The 35-23 victory over Boomer Esiason
and the Maryland Terps stood out especial­ly.
Boomer threw for more than 300 yards
but the combo of Bo, Lionel "LitUe Train"
James and Tommie Agee ran for more than
400. The classic trio executed Dye's vin­tage
offense to perfection.
Ramsey's precursors...
But always next to die great runs, great
records and championships loomed reality:
Dye's players were not graduating and, in
some cases, were not even going to class.
But worse still, the coach gave the impres­sion
that he didn't care if his players
learned their "three Rs" or not. His actions
didn't help change perceptions. Dye contin­ually
fought the NCAA on measures that
would help strengthen college football aca­demically.
Dye ranted and raved about
Proposition 48 and made an even bigger
stink about Proposition 42.
Dye defended his stance by saying the
new NCAA legislation limited the little
guy's chance of making it in college. But
Dye was not willing to help the other "little
guy": the guy too little to play football.
Other not-so-fond memories of Dye's
reign include the infamous quarter-long
class-cutting by Brent Fullwood. Dye
denied knowledge of his star running
back's hiatus but also emphasized that his
player hadn't broken any rules.
And then there was Jeff Burger, a man
whose numerous off-the-field shenanigans
did nothing to help Auburn's eroding acad­emic
reputation.
Starting over...
Now Aubum has a chance to build a new
image for itself and maybe even become a
reputable football school. But to run a rep­utable
program AND win championships
takes a special coach, a coach with stan­dards
of excellence in athletics AND acade­mics.
Another coach in the Lou Holtz mold
may not exist. And if he does, he may not
want to come to this scandal-ridden univer­sity.
We may have to choose between win­ning
football games and institutional
integrity.
Ask yourself, "Do we want another Pat
Dye?"
If the answer is no, than let's get a coach
who will have the guts to clean up this
place - someone who will not be satisfied
to recruit high-school wonders, who meet
only the minimal GPA standards; someone
who will actively work to ensure his ath­letes
receive more than token instruction in
academics; someone who will show his
players that Aubum offers more than grid­iron
glory; someone who will refuse to spit
on national television.
But if the answer is yes, then let's go full
tilt and get his Yankee counterpart, Iron
Mike Ditka. Word is he's worn out his wel­come
in Chicago. If we give him enough
money, he'll come down South. He'll win,
he'll curse up a storm, and he'll make peo­ple
mad.
And imagine the worried face of Gene
Stallings.
Seth Blomeley is the editor at The
Aubum Plainsman.
M Jeff
Henrichs
Politics and Policy
New world needs help
from absent new order
Yugoslavia has always been one of my
favorite countries. Not because I've visited
there or have any relatives in the area, but
because of a report I did on Yugoslavia in
eighth grade. At the time it seemed like any
other distant country with tall mountains
and miles of coasdine. In 1984, the Winter
Olympics were held in Sarajevo, a city in a
valley of Bosnia-Herzegovina. I thought
one day when I was older, I might
take a vacation there. My plans
have changed.
What was once Yugoslavia is
now five separate countries:
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia,
Montenegro, Croatia and the new
Yugoslavia, which is basically the republic
of Serbia. I have watched with great inter­est
as Yugoslavia collapsed, and I'd like to
relate to you the stories of three cities. One
has lost hope, one is losing it, and the last
has a little bit left. The cities are Vukovar,
Sarajevo and Srebrenica.
Vukovar was a Croatian city of 50,000
people near die Serbian border. Just over a
year ago, Croatia voted to declare indepen­dence,
severing its ties with Yugoslavia.
In February of this year, die majority of
Bosnians, mainly Croats and ethnic Mus­lims,
voted to declare independence from
Yugoslavia. In April, Serbian forces began
attacking Bosnia, and many cities fell
quickly. Sarajevo, which seven years
before had been the center of the world's
attention, returned to the spotlight.
I first paid attention to the fighting in
Yugoslavia when Sarajevo was besieged by
the Serbian forces. I watched on television
(the closest most Americans come to a war
these days) as the people of the city were
slowly starved to death.
When the city ran out of flour, a market
was set up to sell leaves. I actually saw
people buying leaves in bundles of a dozen
or so. The next day's news featured people
crawling into gardens to get food as mor-
When the city ran out of flour,
a market was set up to sell leaves.
I actually saw people buying leaves
in bundles of a dozen or so.
tars exploded around them. The national
forces justified their air assaults and heavy
artillery attacks as protecting Serbians in
Bosnia (and, I assume, those in Sarajevo)
from the Muslims, who, in seeking inde­pendence,
obviously intended to kill their
neighbors. Serbian president Slobodan
Miloslovic said he didn't want to kill the
Muslims, he just wanted mem to leave their
homes and their country. "Ethnic cleans­ing,"
he called it. After many countries
expressed outrage, the "nationals" pulled
out and instead started sending weapons to
the Serbians who lived in Bosnia. The
Bosnians themselves have few weapons;
they suffer from an international weapons
embargo. World leaders seem to fear that
making die fight fair would drag it out.
Every day, more people in Sarajevo die.
Many children have been killed, even those
trying to leave with humanitarian organiza­tions.
Churches, mosques, theatres, schools,
hospitals - nothing is spared. But pressure
is being stepped up, however gradually. A
naval blockade is being organized, and
sanctions are beginning to cripple the Ser­bian
economy. My fear is that the people of
Sarajevo will starve before die Serbian
leaders do.
Things look somewhat brighter for the
city of Srebrinica. The 40,000 peo­ple
there have been without aid for
seven months, as relief efforts have
been continually blocked by Serbian
forces. Because of lack of medicine,
hundreds have died, and more than
100 operations have been performed
without anesthetics, antibiotics or blood for
transfusions. When the United Nations
threatened to halt aid to needy Serbian
areas last week, a convoy of 17 trucks car­rying
40 tons of food was finally allowed
through to the city. Srebrinica is still with­out
medicine, but at least its people will eat
for a couple of weeks.
Meanwhile, the war continues through
many cease-fires, and the world struggles
to find a way to stop the bloodshed. In
these unpredictable times, America must
define its priorities to friend and foe alike,
or there will be more Yugoslavias. The new
world is here. Let us hope that die order is
not far behind.
Keep your eyes and ears open.
Jeff Henrichs is a columnist aft
Aubum Plainsman.
Devoted grandparents remain loving during rough college years
When I was a litde kid and had
no inkling as to what college was
and how important it is, I used to go
and visit with my grandparents in
Ashland, Ken., at least once a year.
I always enjoyed going to see
them because, as the oldest grand-kid,
I was spoiled rotten, and they
always had a surprise waiting for
me in a closet just outside their bed­room.
I had no idea what was waiting in
that closet, but I always enjoyed it
when I got it. After we said our hel-los
and exchanged hugs and kisses
in the kitchen, I would scurry off to
the closet, eager to see my gift
As I slowly opened the closet
door, i^vas as excited as p little boy
Matt
Moore
on Christmas morning, and I would
reach into a brown, paper bag and
retrieve my goody.
One time it was a Star Wars play-set
- that was in 1977, I think.
Another time it was a new sweater
-that was in 1983.
No matter what it was, I was
always happy to have it, and I
would thank my grandparents pro­fusely
for the present.
As I got older, I started to change
- puberty will do that to a person -
and I no longer needed toys to keep
me amused. Instead I turned to
books, music and going for a drive
in my car.
But regardless of how old I was,
whenever I went to see my grand­parents,
there was always some­thing
in the closet for me. During
my teenage years it was usually a
crisp $20 bill, which I would use to
go see a movie with the next day.
When I finally got to college, in
September of 1988, my grandpar­ents
gave me the biggest surprise of
all, a whole lot of money to help
pay for college ?nH letters and
phone calls to tell me how jjf^. J of
me they were.
It was that support, both finan­cially
and mentally, that helped me
to get through four years and six
months of higher education.
I always found that I could rely
upon them to listen to my problems,
help me out of a jam and just listen
to me ramble on and on about con­temporary
history.
If I was running a little short on
cash during the month, I could call
them and ask for a "donation," but I
rarely did.
When my beloved Honda finally
died, after five years of loya|kser-vice
and 110,000 miles, on the
interstate in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
my grandparents helped me out of a
bind.
My grandfather, Dr. Lamar
Meigs, gave me $10,000 in cash
and told me to buy myself a new
car, which I did.
But there is one thing my grand­parents
have given me that cannot
be counted in denominations and
cannot be measured in gratuity.
After I graduated from high
school, my grandfather sent me a
letter with an axiom that I have
always thought of when the times
get rough. 4
And seeing as how I am about to
leave Aubum (if I can pass a certain
class), I find myself thinking about
it again.
He wrote: "Keep in mind who
you are, where you are, and where
you are going, and do not let your­self
get lost in the shuffle."
The next two weeks will be the
busiest and most confusing thus far
in my life, and that saying by my
grandfather will help me sort it out.
Matt Moore is a Senior Produc­tion
Artist at The Auburn Plains­man.
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FEEDBACK
Alumnus blasts Ramsey, system
Editor, The Plainsman:
An open letter to President William V. Muse:
Dear Dr. Muse:
After listening and reading the information which
has been dribbled out to us over the past year, I would
like to present to you my feelings and comments.
1. It is utterly digusting to me that we subscribe to a
system that allows an individual to accept the benefits
of a program offering him the best opportunity of his
entire lifetime and then to milk the provider through a
premeditated scheme of begging and pleading, the suc­cess
of which is solely dependent on the goodwill and
empathy of those intending to be damaged by the
scheme, without any punishment for his actions.
2. I am weary of the scapegoat, mentality which
seems to permeate the reasoning process leading to the
resolution of the NCAA violations - institutional selec­tion
of an individual to blame and then heap up all sorts
of humiliation on him and presume that this action
clears the institution.
3.1 am an Auburn alumnus. My youngest daughter is
an Auburn alumnus. My entire family loves and sup­ports
Auburn. We consider ourselves part of the
Auburn family.
4. Coach Pat Dye has made a tremendous contribu­tion
to Auburn, not just athletically, but academically
as well. True, Coach Dye has been well rewarded at
Auburn, but I believe he truly loves Auburn. I consider
him a member of the Auburn family. I support him in
his efforts and specifically in this issue under investiga­tion.
I hope you will lead Auburn to a speedy response to
the allegations. Accept the blame where it is due.
Where blame is not, defend Auburn to the very end.
Remember, we would not be in this mess had it not
been for Auburn people succumbing to the calculated
begging and pleading of a scheming, "underpriv-iledged,"
unappreciative, selfish individual.
V.H. Wilson Jr.
Class of '51
Opinionated editorials essential for press
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am an avid reader of The Plainsman and enjoy tak­ing
in the campus news. I believe that Mr. Scth Blomc-lcy
has done an excellent job in developing The Plains­man
into a professional yet enjoyable newspaper to
pick up anywhere on campus. However, I am appalled
and disgruntled when someone writes in and proclaims
that Mr. Blomeley cannot express his opinion on a
national issue. This is not the American way. I'd like
those who wrote in to read up on a group of statements
made by our forefathers called the Bill of Rights -
especially the one titled the First Amendment.
Mr. Blomeley has kept his promise of reporting the
news objectively, and his staff has done a fine job of
doing just that. However, when it comes to the editorial
page, people want to read articles with opinions that
have strong, solid foundations - like Seth Blomeley's
and his staffs. One cannot realistically expect an edito­rial
to be just a rewrite of an article on the front page.
His editorial on the presidential election was very well
written, with taste, and the opinion expressed was
backed with facts.
Now, if the student(s) who wrote in firmly believe in
their no-opinion newspapers, they can start the first no-opinion
newspaper ever in the world.
Clearly, to me, these letters are just people who are
angry about the election and are trying to throw the
blame on Mr. Blomeley. I say, keep up the good work,
Seth and staff!
Matthew Bottenfield
Huntsville
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says go for
the big name
Editor, The Plainsman:
As a cheesy, blue outfit wearing,
obnoxious, foul-mouthed, heckling
University of Florida student, I was
forced my four years in Gainesville to
watch good coaches come and go. The
probation ridden Gators did little on the
field, and outside of b—hing, the stu­dents
did little either. However, after
Galen Hall's resignation, UF students
finally spoke with a united voice to the
president. A coach that would bring
high-powered passing offense was what
we demanded. Spurrier was that coach.
Auburn faces the same situation The
students of Auburn can suffer through
endless seasons of average football or
demand that the University's selection
committee hires a marquee name and
not just another good coach.
As I am now an Auburn fan, I
should boldly say that the University
should limit its selection to the follow­ing
names: Howard Sohnellenberger,
Bill Walsh, Dan Reeves, Don James or
Dick Sheridan. Some might say they
wouldn't come. All they ca do is say
no.
I would like to see the Tigers
restored to their greatness and be given
back the respect that even bad Gators
had for them.
Henry Jonas
06BA
Alumnus resents remark,
left-wing implications
Editor, The Plainsman:
As a recent graduate of Auburn
University, I was shocked to read
the comments of University Rela­tions
Director Herb White in the
Nov. 16 edition of the Opelika-
Auburn News. According to that
report, Mr. White said of Mr.
Llewellyn Rockwell's comments
regarding the unsuitability of Bill
Clinton, "The statements of Mr.
Rockwell do not reflect the majority
view at Auburn and certainly do not
reflect the view of the Auburn
administration."
I don't know how anyone even
remotely familiar with Auburn
could make such an outrageous
statement. Even those living in the
rarefied air of Samford Hall must
surely recognize the strong conserv­ative
views of the vast majority of
Auburn's student body and alumni.
I haven't seen the figures for this
year, but in 1988 a survey indicated
that 80 percent of Auburn students
supported George Bush. To suggest
that even a bare majority at Auburn
supports Bill Clinton is a gross mis­statement.
If the current Auburn administra­tion
is liberal enough to voice such
overt political support, the alumni
and the Board of Trustees should
seriously re-evaluate their support
for the Muse regime. Mr. White and
Dr. Muse are and should be free to
express their political views at the
top of their lungs, if they so desire.
But to speak in a liberal voice for
the University is to give voice to a
lie. Auburn is a conservative insti­tution,
historically and in the pre­sent
day.
Auburn has enough problems
needing immediate attention with­out
Dr. Muse attempting to reshape
Auburn's political image in the
mold of Berkeley.
Dr. Muse said previously that he
believed the new Auburn SGA
would be more receptive to his left-wing
views. I can assure him from
personal experience that this will
never be the case.
I can further assure Dr. Muse
that the alumni of Auburn will rise
up in wrath if it becomes clear that
he intends to inject liberal rhetoric
into the proud tradition of Auburn
University.
In the light of the recent state­ments
of Muse's mouthpiece, I
would say that it is well past time
for the students and alumni of
Auburn to demand a retraction on
factual grounds and to inform Dr.
Muse in the strongest possible lan­guage
that while freedom of speech
and the unfettered expression of
political views are and should be
the overriding concern of all
Auburn people, institutional liberal­ism
is not wanted or welcomed.
Will Collier
Class of '92
'No gays in military: Marine reader responds to Henrichs' column
Editor, The Plainsman:
An open letter to Jeff Henrichs:
Why should anyone listen to your opinion on
homosexuals in the military?
* You arc not a military expert or veteran. 1 will
give you the benefit of the doubt, however, and
assume your expertise is in me area of homosex-
• uality.
Jeff, your article overwhelms me with the lack
of facts and proof you have to support your
, opinion. In order to keep this short and sweet, I
will address five specifics of your article:
1. Your title, "Military will adjust to homo­sexuals"
is a misnomer. Ever since the Minute-man
has gone out of business and military train­ing
has been basically standardized, recruits
meeting standards accepted are molded and
transformed into soldiers, sailors, airmen, and
even, with God's help-Marines.
Homosexuals do not meet the standards
accepted by the military.
2. You stated, "A few years ago, the Pentagon
found that homosexuals are not a greater securi­ty
risk than heterosexuals."
Thanks for not taxing my weak, little, narrow
mind with a date or specific facts, Jeff. But in all
honesty, I agree. With the ban on homosexuals
in place as it currently is, homosexuals are pos­ing
a minimal security risk.
3. You claim a majority of Americans support
reversing the ban on homosexuals. I would be
interested to see how you arrived at this conclu­sion,
but more importantly, I don't care. As a
Marine, I know that my primary job is to
"locate, close with and destroy the enemy
through fire and close combat." We arc not a
club. We arc here to kill the enemy.
4. You slated that "we" will adjust just as
other countries have. The U.S. military is undis-putedly
the best and most capable in the world.
We lead in this regard, and the rest of the world
follows. The military need not follow any for­eign
nation's example.
5. Finally, your comparison of Clinton dodg­ing
the draft at 23 to the resignation of senior
military officers over the defacing of the armed
forces is beneath contempt.
In conclusion, I must admit that it is likely
Clinton will allow homosexuals in the military.
It is sad that as Clinton relieves good people
already in service, you claim he says,"We don't
have a person to waste", when regarding homo­sexuals.
As you closed your article with "Keep your
eyes and ears open," I will too. That is good
advice for a heterosexual arriving on Parris
Island with homosexuals.
Chris A. Graham
01CLA
3rd Force Reconnaissance Co.
United Stated Marine Corps
Glance back ..
5 years ago: In an article in The Birminghat?i News, an Auburn sophomore stated he
was HIV positive and had sexual relations with more than 30 men on campus the
previous winter. In response, Drake Health Center began offering free AIDS testing to
Auburn students.
10 years ago: After nine straight losses to the Crimson Tide, Auburn beat Alabama
23-22 with a touchdown that came on fourth down with 2:30 left in the game. After the
failed 2-point conversion try, the Tiger defense held off the Tide's last-ditch offensive
drive, regaining possession for the Tigers with little left to do but kill the clock.
25 years ago: Four male and two female students were attacked outside Noble Hall by
two unidentified men this week. Jan Pitsenburger, who was kicked in the stomach, said,
"We were attacked because of our long hair and because some of the boys had beards '
This was the third incident that quarter involving students being attacked because of
their appearance.
Quote of the week ...
"In my opinion, Alabama, with all its problems, is going to spend a lot of time
trying to resolve the flag issue, and we've got more important concerns." - Sen.
Ted Little (D - Auburn), speaking about the Confederate flag that flies atop the
state capitol.
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U.S. Representatives
ignore food-safety issues
Editor, The Plainsman:
The people of Alabama have
done it to themselves again. They
have sent the incumbent senators
and representatives back to the seat
of government to continue to ignore
the rights of consumers to know the
state of their food supply.
Heflin, Browder and Shelby
refused to communicate about con­sumers'
right to know which milk
and cheese come from BST-treated
cows, what rendered proteins for
food-producing animals are made
of, and the effects of some food
additives on human health, includ­ing
their contribution to hyperness
and anxieties in children.
Voters need to become active,
informed participants in the produc­tion
of their food instead of unin­formed,
passive bystanders who
assume they have no right to know
how their food is grown.
Peggy Lester
Auburn
Alternative
label
confused
Editor, The Plainsman:
Congratulations to Dan Craw­ford,
writer of "Alternative Music:
Yuck!" in the Nov. 19 issue of The
Plainsman. After all, admitting
your problem is the first step to
recovery.
Dan's problem is not that he
doesn't like alternative music, but
that he isn't mindful of what alter­native
music is.
No one laments more the
exploitation of alternative music's
surge in popularity than those of us
who find non-Top-40 music enjoy­able.
It's enough to make a person
whine more than Morrissey.
Music ceases to be "alternative"
when it's familiar to every cultural­ly
disfunctional socialite with a
spare $5. "Alternative" music isn't
about Doc Martens, it's about
going out and finding music that
pleases you, rather than having it
stuffed down your throat by
WEGL, MTV, or anyone else. Put
down the remote control and exper­iment
a little, Dan.
Wayne Smith
03JM
Walls
responds to
name calling
Editor, The Plainsman:
I read recently that Lew Rockwell,
president of the Von Mises Institute,
had issued a statement saying, among
other things, that "we should do every­thing
possible to oppose (Bill Clinton),
make fun of him, and in general give
him trouble.^Italics mine.)
Let's make fun of him., He has a bul­bous
nose. He has a pot belly. He wears
jogging shorts that are too short and his
legs are really white. I'm glad to have
added to the political dialogue of the
nation.
Edwin Walls
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by Lisa Griffin
Staff Writer
Pre-med is the most popular
major at Auburn, according to a
recent study by the Office of
Planning and Analysis.
The study placed pre-med first
with 512 undergraduate students
enrolled in the curriculum.
Mechanical engineering and
psychology tied for second place
with 504 students enrolled.
Other majors that placed in the
Top 10 were electrical engineering
with 501 students, accounting with
391, elementary education with
380, civil engineering with 349,
marketing with 342, architecture
with 313 and pre-pharmacy with
297.
Auburn pre-med enrollment has
increased from 313 undergraduate
students in 1982.
The increase is because of the
program's reputation and the
economy, Bill Dorgan, assistant
dean for pre-health professions,
said.
"Health jobs are recession proof,"
Dorgan said. "In general, it is a very
solid profession that needs
services."
Dorgan said there will always be
a need for medical services because
people will always be sick.
A strong program of advising and
teaching, such as special classes in
pre-health and pre-health
orientation has also increased pre-med
enrollment, Dorgan said.
Advisers "spend a lot of time
with parents and spell out what's
available to students," Dorgan said.
"We also have a superior
reputation with the presidents of
classes," he added. "We have
leaders all the way through."
The pre-med program has a top
national ranking, Dorgan said.
The trend in pre-med studies is
growing nationally. Application
pools have increased in Auburn and
nationally from 26,000 to 39,000
since 1987. Currently there are
42,000 applications for a fixed
number of 16,000 freshman seats in
medical school, Dorgan said.
Popularity has also grown on a
national scale in psychology. Like
pre-med, jobs in psychology are
secure in a recession, Bill Hopkins,
head of the psychology department,
said.
"Almost anything you do these
days will involve people, and
psychology has to do with people.
Psychology is pertinent to about
everything going on."
Psychology is important to
selling, hiring, managing and
mothering a child, Hopkins said.
Hard work for outstanding
teachers and student relations has
also helped undergraduate
enrollment in psychology increase
from 162, Hopkins said.
High job demand has been placed
on clinical psychology and
i n d u s t r i a l / o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
psychology, Hopkins said.
More than 90 percent of Auburn
graduates will go on to obtain
doctorates, Hopkins said.
Approximately 110 students
graduate each year with a
bachelor's degree, and
approximately 30 percent will go to
graduate school within five years,
he said.
Mechanical engineering tied for
second place in popularity at
Auburn, with enrollment increasing
through the recession.
"Mechanical engineering is a
rather stable discipline, Nels
Madsen, associate professor in
mechanical engineering, said. "The
needs for mechanical engineers are
less dependent on economic
fluctuations."
In hard economic times,
mechanical-engineering jobs
remain stable because of the
diversity of those jobs available to
students, Madsen said. A student
can supervise a factory, work in
laboratory testing programs or
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psychology
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Mechanical engineering is a
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Madsen said, and students enjoy the
major because "it is a satisfying
combination of intellectual skills
with a hands-on job."
Faculty strength also adds to die
program's popularity, Madsen said.
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Money made available to groups Liquor license denied
by Jennifer Acevedo
Staff Writer
The SGA senate approved a code-of-
laws change Monday night that
will make student-activity-fee
reserve money available to more
chartered organizations.
The fund, which consists of
approximately $2,000, was
previously available for special
allocations approved by the student
senate.
The change makes money
available to smaller student-activity-fee
projects which have been unable
to get funds in the past.
The senate also passed a
resolution asking that copy
machines be placed in Haley Center
and/or Foy Union.
The resolution is in response to
student complaints about the lack of
a copy machine with 24-hour access
on campus.
The senate announced spring- Academic Affairs Committee look
quarter election campaigning will be into the possibility of students being
April 4-7 and the election will be granted University excuses for class
held April 8. time missed because of job
Senator Amy Bibb asked that the interviews.
Cabinet releases opinion-poll results
by Jennifer Acevedo
Staff Writer
An SGA Cabinet student-opinion
poll found more than half
the students who participated
were in favor of starting fall
quarter earlier.
Those students said the
beginning of school should
coincide with the start of football
season in early September.
Twelve percent thought school
should begin at the end of
September as it currently does.
The opinion poll's results,
announced at last week's Cabinet
meeting, also revealed that 79
percent of students were pleased
with food-service hours of
business, and almost three-fourths
would use.a vending
machine which accepted Chef's
Club cards.
When questioned about
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officers were, and 39 percent
knew what duties those officers
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The Auburn City Council voted
7-2 Tuesday night to deny a liquor
license to the Crazy Horse Cafe
located at 123 N. College St.
In making the motion to deny
approval of the license, Councillor
Sam Teague said the council had to
protect the interests of surrounding
businesses.
"Because of past experiences
with the previous owners and the
conflicts with other businesses, like
Auburn Engineers, the Auburn
Motel and Gloriana's, we need to
assure that we not have a
recurrence," Teague said.
The council tabled the motion at
its last meeting after several citizens
expressed concern that noise and
crowds from the cafe would
adversely affect the neighboring
businesses.
The two dissenting council
members, Bill Mixon and Bill Ham,
said they felt the council should
approve the license because the
owner had complied with all city
ordinances.
"I felt that there wasn't a
justification for the council to deny
the license," Ham said.
Mixon said, "They were in
compliance with the ordinances."
The owner of the Crazy Horse,
Sheila Stanford, said she feels the
council was unfair in its decision.
"I don't feel I was judged fairly,"
Stanford said. "I met all the
requirements."
Stanford said she was held
responsible for the problems with
the previous owners.
"If I had a history of not being
responsible or causing problems,
then I could understand," she said.
Stanford is currently obligated to
a three-year lease at the College
Street building and has invested
approximately $70,000 in the now-defunct
cafe.
She said she also blames the city
for failing to inform her of any
potential conflicts with the location.
"I contacted them before I signed
the lease and asked if I could open a
tavern. They said it was OK," she
said.
"Someone did not act
responsibly," she said. "Some
notation needs to be made to
prevent this from happening again."
City Manager Doug Watson said
the City Planning Commission will
look into the issue of multiple-use
buildings, like the one at 123 N.
College St., and make
recommendations so the problem
will not come up again.
Stanford said she has no
immediate plans for the cafe and
has no intention of taking action
against the city.
"I have no hard feelings; I
understand their position," she said.
"Apparently the community did
not want it, and there's nothing else
to say.
"We're just going to sit back and
pull everything together before we
decide what to do."
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NEWS BRIEFS
LOCAL
Gulledge to rale on NCAA lawsuit
Lee County Circuit Court Judge James Gulledge is
expected to make a ruling within the next few days in a
lawsuit filed by The Birmingham News against the
University.
The case, which went before Gulledge Nov. 18, seeks
to open to the public a NCAA official letter of nquiry
submitted to Auburn. The letter makes nine allegations
of NCAA rules infractions by former head coach Pat
Dye and other staff members of the athletic department.
During the hearing, the University's defense attorneys
requested an additonal 10 days to respond with a brief. It
was submitted last Friday.
CAMPUS
1992-93IFC officers inducted
The 1993 Interfratemity Council officers were
inducted at an awards ceremony Tuesday night. The
officers are Josh Wright, president; Bren Haase,
administrative vice president; Sean Godier, public-relations
vice president; Scott McKeen, rush vice
president; Doug Wynn, secretary; and Jared Lisenby,
treasurer.
OTHER CAMPUSES
Machine affects greek endorsement
Phi Mu sorority at the University of Alabama is not
endorsing one of its members running for SGA president
because she is not the candidate supported by the Machine,
a coalition of fraternities and sororities which seeks to
influence campus politics by giving joint support of SGA
candidates.
According to The Crimsom and White, Phi Mu, which is a
Machine-affiliated sorority, will not be endorsing member
Minda Riley in her bid for SGA president. Phi Mu
president Kimberly Plaisted did not disclose the reasons for
not endorsing Riley, but said that status could change by the
Feb. 10 election. The Crimsom and White reported that
according to several sources, Neil Duthie of Beta Theta Pi
fraternity is receiving Machine endorsement for SGA
president.
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Lambda Chi house
damaged by flooding
by Jennifer S. Trible
Staff Writer
Heavy rainfall on the morning of
Nov. 25 caused major flood damage
to the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity
house, requiring its members to
leave for Thanksgiving break
earlier than expected.
Fraternity president Drew
Wilkinson said damage to the house
has been estimated at $6,500. Most
of the damage was done to carpets
that cover the dormitory area on the
lower level of the house.
"At its highest point inside the
house, the water was 18 inches
high," Wilkinson, 03FI, said. "The
water reached almost 31/2 feet
outside."
The Auburn Fire Department
condemned the fraternity house at 3
a.m. because of the risk of fire from
electrical short circuiting. About 50
members were evacuated; half of
them were directly affected by the
flood with damage to their
belongings.
Tyler Davis, 04CE, was the first
to become aware of the flooding. "I
heard water, and it sounded like it
was inside. Then I stepped onto the
floor and into 4 inches of water."
Davis said the water level rose to a
foot in less than 15 minutes. Davis
alerted other people to evacuate the
house.
Davis and four other members of
the fraternity house suffered
damage to their cars. "My Honda
CRX was three-fourths full of water
and was floating around the parking
lot," Davis said. Damage to his and
other cars was estimated at more
than $3,000.
Flood damage of personal items
such as cameras and books was
estimated at more than $1,200.
Professor Joseph Kicklighter, the
fraternity's adviser, said,
"Everything has worked out very
well because the guys have worked
hard, and there was good crisis
management."
Kicklighter said Lambda Chi
Alpha carries property insurance
that will pay for some of the
damage. Other members are filing
for damages through their parents'
home-owners policies, he said.
"When I walked through the
house Wednesday night, I would
have never believed that I would be
saying that it would be OK today,"
Kicklighter said.
John Holmes, director of Public
Works for Auburn, said there were
other reports of flooding in the city
that morning. "It's not so much how
much rain falls, it's how much
compared to the amount of time,
and that was very heavy rain,"
Holmes said.
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THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, December 3, 1992 PAGE A - l l
Professor works on accent reduction
by Stacey Adriansen
Staff Writer
Scarlett O'Hara's Southern
accent charmed Rhett Butler and
the men of Atlanta, but many
Southerners today are finding their
accents don't cut it in the
workplace.
James Fitch, head of Auburn's
department of communications
disorders, is conducting a program
that aids students in accent
reduction.
The subjects in the program are
telephone operators for a company
that networks calls across the
country, Fitch said.
. • "Customers complained to the
.company's management about the
employees' accents, which made
the company feel that they were
becoming known as a 'Southern'
organization," Fitch said.
I - "They came to me to help their
". employees learn to speak standard
.' American English so they wouldn't
be regionalized," he said.
Fitch defined standard American
English as speaking without any
regional accent, Southern or
Northern.
"The Southern accent is
extremely pronounced. Here,
people say 'git' for 'get', 'ma' for
'my' and 'pin' for 'pen.'
"Southerners also tend to make
their vowels longer and have
exaggerated pitch changes," Fitch
said.
A Southerner's voice tends to
glide upward and stress the wrong
syllables such as de-clare for de­clare;
and cre-ate for cre-ate, he
said.
Subjects take part in a six-week
program where Fitch and his team
of five undergraduates and one
graduate student work in a one-on-one
environment.
"We tape them speaking. Then
we analyze their speech patterns
and point out elements to work on,"
Fitch said.
"We try to give them something
to work on at home between
sessions, too, like word lists."
"It takes a lot of motivation.
These people are motivated by job
security. They knew the customers
were talking about their accents,
and it made them feel
uncomfortable at their jobs. Now,
they're feeling more confident
about how they sound and about
what the customers are thinking."
He said the most important thing
to remember is there is nothing
wrong with having a Southern
accent, and that an accent is not a
communication disorder.
McRay said, "We tell the
subjects that we're teaching them a
professional voice that they can
'switch to' when they enter the
workplace."
McRay said the subjects felt
threatened at first because it was
like being told they spoke
incorrectly.
"Once the subjects figured out
what was going on, they were very
receptive," she said.
"Progress is seen in as quickly as
two weeks once the elements that
need working on are identified."
McRay underwent the program
herself. During her undergraduate
work at the University of South
Alabama, McRay had a heavy
Southern accent that she worked to
reduce.
"I found that in certain
professional situations, it's more
appropriate to speak standard
American English," she said.
Her family and friends gave her a
hard time when she learned to
change her speech patterns.
"My nieces and nephews would
say, 'Why are you talking like that?
You sound funny.'
"Eventually, I learned how to
keep my accent around my family
and turn it off in appropriate
situations," McRay said.
Accent-reduction programs are
generating interest in Auburn and
around the country.
"We've had a lot of phone
inquiries about it," McRay said.
In March of 1988, Time
magazine reported that speech
coaches were setting up practices
everywhere.
Fitch said, "It should be a must
(for students) because it's hard to
work outside the region with an
accent - especially for broadcasting
majors."
Students who are interested in the
program can schedule sessions
through the Speech and Hearing
Clinic for $15 an hour. Fitch said
that six to 15 hours are needed to
leam how to make the switch.
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PAGE A-12 Thursday, December 3, 1992 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
Renovations planned for Samford Hall bell
Workers attempt to preserve
103-year-old historic landmark
by Leigh Latta
Staff Writer
One of the University's oldest
buildings is about to get a face-lift.
Plans for the restoration of
Samford Hall, specifically its four-faced
clock, are under discussion
and awaiting approval.
The plan, expected to cost an
estimated 557,000, would include
updating the clock, improving
construction and weatherproofing.
Big Sam, as the clock is known,
has been an Auburn landmark since
1889, Carl Gagliano, Facilities
Division electrical engineer, said.
The tower is very prominent and is
a symbol of Auburn to many
students and alumni, he said.
Each of the clock's 6-foot faces is
made of wood that has been
repainted numerous times. The
faces have suffered damage over
the years from rain, wind and
lightning, Gagliano said.
"The problem is maintaining (the
clock's appearance)," he said.
The Facilities Division hopes to
replace the wood with PVC, rubber
plastic that is used on roofs,
Gagliano said. "It doesn't acquire
as much dirt, and it last a long
time."
It also hopes to replace the hands
of the clocks with cast-metal or
aluminum hands, he said.
The main goal of the restoration,
however, is to keep the clock
looking the way it did when it was
first installed, Gagliano said.
"It's sort of like working on
something in your heritage. It is
very prominent."
The plan also proposes the
installation of a new clock
movement, improved lighting,
renovation of the tower's interior
and updating the overall tone of the
bell and a 15-year-old electronic
carillon.
The clock's bell is an original,
made in, Troy, N.Y., and engraved
with Alabama Polytechnic. Institute.
However, the tone of the bell would
be enhanced, Gagliano said.
The two-ton bell would remain,
but plans call for the replacement of
its striker. The tone would be more
electronic, and the carillon would
be made to play along with the bell
at any given time, he said.
The interior of the tower would
be renovated for safety. The stairs
leading up to the bell tower are old
and rickety, and the bricks need to
be refurbished, Gagliano said.
"It's sort of like working on something in your
heritage. It is very prominent."
—SAM GAGLIANO
University engineer
"The bricks are so brittle, you can
chip them away with your nail,"
Gagliano said.
All work would be done by the
facilities division, as opposed to
hiring a private contractor,
Gagliano said. "The division would
take a lot of pride in (this job), and
we have the capability to do it in-house,"
he said.
The plans must be approved by
K. Stanley Drake, acting vice-president
for administrative
services, and by President William
V. Muse.
Drake said, "Samford Tower and
its clock is a very important
landmark for Auburn University.
Even though it is a landmark of
such proportions, President Muse
thinks, and rightly so, it is more
important to provide for the
students' education."
If the plan is approved,
University officials hope to secure
the funds from private sources, such
as alumni.
"With reduced revenue, it seems
inappropriate to commit funds
when the clock still functions.
There is no need to divert resources
from academic needs," Drake said.
After restoration, Facilities would
like to display the old, yet still
operable, movements in the atrium
of the University library, Gagliano
said.
"We would like students to be
able to see the way the clock used
to work and, at the same time, be
aware of the change that is taking
place," he said.
Janitors used to ring the bell
manually on the hour and 10
minutes after for classes. It was also
used by students in Army training
for drills and reveille, Drake said.
"There is such tradition and
flavor that people would enjoy
seeing it," he said.
There has also been talk of
displaying the movements in the
alumni building, but no decision
has been made.
Gagliano said, "If the plan is
approved, we will move with the
authority to do something."
PAUL MUGGINS/ Plainsman staff
The roof of the Samford Hall bell tower has deteriorated, requiring
renovations to the building.
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THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, December 3, 1992 PAGE A-13
Alabama native shares global experiences
by Jennifer Chappell
Staff Writer
Jules Verne's fictional character
Phileas Fog went around the world
in 80 days by hot-air balloon. But
recently, in a real-life version of the
r9th century tale, millionaire Jim
Rogers traversed the globe for
almost two years by motorcycle.
: "We went through deserts,
jungles, war zones and epidemics.
One night we were charged by
elephants," Rogers told a full
auditorium at the Mildred Brown
Davis Lecture room at the Auburn
University Hotel and Conference
Center.
"We're a little stunned and
startled to be back alive now that
we're back. We realize how lucky
we were," he said.
Rogers, an Alabama native with
degrees from Yale and Oxford,
retired from Wall Street at age 37.
He later undertook the 20-month
global trek, crossing six continents
with his traveling companion
f abitha Estabrook.
"There aren't too many
mavericks like him left," Gary
Trentham, a professor of consumer
affairs at Auburn, said.
Trentham's initiative, the
University and the Phi Beta Delta
International Honor Society brought
Rogers to Auburn.
Rogers and Estabrook left New
York in March 1990, crossed
central Europe, drove through
China, flew with their cycles to
Japan, crossed Siberia to return to
Europe, and then journeyed through
the Sahara Desert and central
Africa.
The pair then drove around the
perimeter of Australia, flew to the
FILE
Former Wall Street whiz Jim Rogers spoke Nov. 18 at the Hotel
and Conference Center about his adventures in China.
southern tip of South America,
went up its east.coast and through
Central America. After a stop in
Roger's hometown of Demopolis,
Ala., they continued on to New
York.
Rogers addressed the logistics of
his trip. For food, he said they ate
whatever the people in that part of
the world ate, including iguana,
kangaroo, ostrich and zebra.
Because of possible water
contamination in many parts of the
world, they usually drank beer or
wine, which were readily available.
"I know how to say 'cold beer' in
40 languages," he said.
Their "standard, off-the-rack"
BMW motorcycles had special
tanks built to hold enough gas for
325 to 350 miles, but he said every
time they saw a gas station they
stopped.
"You don't say, 'Oh well, I have
half a tank. I'll keep going till the
next one,'" he said. "In China, I had
to go into a military base and
persuade the general to either sell
me gas or arrest me as a spy," he
said.
Rogers described the advantages
of having Estabrook, who attended
mechanic school prior to the trip,
accompany him.
"Wherever we were - anywhere
in the world- if Tabitha would pull
her motorcycle over and get out her
tools and start working on the
motorcycles, about 40 guys would
suddenly show up to help," he said,
adding they could then ask for
additional assistance.
Estabrook's tall, blond
appearance, unusual in many parts
of the world, also eased dealings
with strict border guards. Rogers
said they would become perplexed
when Estabrook removed her
motorcycle helmet to reveal her
long hair.
After completing the journey,
their return to the United States
aroused powerful emotions, Rogers
said.
"One was a very strong sense of
postpartum depression. I didn't
want the trip to end," he said.
The other was a sadness about
returning to the States. He said
everywhere around the world
people were untying the knots that
had been strangling them.
"Unfortunately, we in this country
... are going the other way now. We
are imposing more and more
regulation," he said.
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PAGE A-14 Thursday, December 3, 1992 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
Astronaut alumna describes space shuttle missions
by Amanda Taylor
Staff Writer
Astronaut Jan Davis, the fifth
Auburn graduate to fly in space,
spoke on campus Monday about her
recent eight-day shuttle mission.
Davis served as a mission
specialist with the space shuttle
Endeavor's seven-member crew.
The mission was a cooperative
venture between the United States
and Japan to conduct experiments
in life sciences and materials
processing.
More than 43 scientific
experiments, mostly Japanese, were
performed, Davis said. Experiments
included hatching tadpoles in space
and growing protein crystals for
medical research, an experiment
that originated at the University of
Alabama in Birmingham.
The astronauts also performed
glucose testing on their blood and
tested their reflexes to measure the
physical effects of the change in
atmosphere.
Davis received a bachelor's
degree in mechanical engineering
"It just goes to show, that if you... have a
dream that you're pursuing, you have to just
keep trying... and not give up."
-JAN DAVIS
Astronaut
from Auburn in 1977 and is one of
four active-duty astronauts who are
Auburn graduates. Jim Voss, Kathy
Thornton and Henry "Hank"
Hartfield are the remaining three.
Davis said the rigorous year-long
training process for the astronauts
before the mission involved
parachute and space-shuttle
training.
The training included wilderness-survival
school in Washington, in
which the astronauts stayed at a
grizzly-bear refuge, and water-survival
training in Florida. Davis
described the wilderness adventure
as "kind of like summer camp."
She said mission specialists have
the fun jobs, such as going on space
walks, doing experiments and
operating the shuttle's mechanical
arm.
Her advice to those aspiring to be
shuttle pilots is to first acquire
experience as a military test pilot.
Davis showed a film presentation
of video taken on the space flight
that included footage of laboratory
work and pictures of the Earth.
Also included on the film were
casual moments of the crew having
fun with their newfound freedom
from gravity.
Growing up in Huntsville, Davis
said she had no desire to become an
astronaut because there were no
women astronauts until 1978.
She said she began her career at
NASA's Marshall Space Flight
Center in Huntsville in 1979, where
she worked as an aerospace
engineer for 8 years. While at
Marshall, Davis worked on the
Hubble Space Telescope. She was
selected to be an astronaut in 1987
after previous attempts in 1984 and
1985.
"It just goes to show that if you
really want to do something and
you really have a dream that you're
pursuing, you have to just keep
trying and hang in there and pursue
that dream and not give up," Davis
said.
Davis is married to astronaut
Mark Lee, who served as the
mission's payload commander. The
two married after training for the
mission began and became the first
married couple to fly in space.
She has been selected for the
October 1993 cooperative mission
with a Russian cosmonaut. With the
recent collapse of the Soviet Union
and the Russian economy in dire
straits, NASA will foot the bill for
the cosmonaut's living expenses for
the duration of his stay in the
United States.
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Auburn alumna and NASA astronaut Jan Davis presents
footage of her recent jaunt into space aboard Endeavor.
Drake: Knowledge of family history vital to health
11 is important to provide a
thorough family history when
visiting a health professional.
Family history alerts the physician
to follow up on familial symptoms.
For example, if you have been
extremely thirsty and tired, it could
reflect a number of disease
processes. But if diabetes runs in
your family, that would alert the
physician to closely watch your
blood sugar.
Family health problems that are
extremely important to know about
include diabetes, cancer, heart
disease, kidney and lung diseases
and neuromuscular disorders.
Another major concern if you
have any type of illness is to make
sure someone close to you knows
J- ^ _
about your condition. You should
tell your roommate, dorm
supervisor or friend so they may be
able to help if you become sick.
If you feel uncomfortable
explaining your condition to others,
perhaps you should wear a medical-alert
bracelet or necklace.
The most important part of your
health history is whether you are
allergic to any type of medication.
It is imperative that you know of
any such allergy and inform your
physician to avoid serious
complications in your treatment. If
you take medications for these
allergies, be specific in the name of
the drug and the dosage you take.
This information could save your
life.
Some psychological disorders
such as depression may also have a
genetic component and may
respond to drug treatment. In
addition, a family history can
provide much information about
patterns of behavior that, while
having no proven genetic
component, may be passed among
family members. Examples of such
behaviors are smoking and
drinking.
The evidence for a genetic
component to these habits is
uncertain, but many individuals
with family members who smoke or
drink will also develop similar
habits.
One way psychologists often
obtain a family history is by
conducting a genogram, a complex
interview in which the patient
provides detailed information about
his or her family.
A genogram often takes several
sessions to complete. One
advantage is that it is a
collaborative effort between the
psychologist and client, and it also
allows the client the opportunity to
see important behavioral patterns
that may not have been noticed
before.
A typical genogram interview
begins with the psychologist
obtaining information about the
client's family such as names of
family members, their birth dates,
their occupations and their
education levels.
Construction of a genogram
allows for much flexibility and
creativity by the psychologist and
client. The amount of information
obtained is limited only by the
amount of knowledge.
After the basic information is
compiled, questions are asked about
the ethnic background of the
family, its major moves and
migrations, and the names of others
who may have lived with or were
important to the family.
The information is then organized
by the psychologist and client, often
in the form of a family tree. Once
this is completed, the individual
indicates the presence of serious
medical and behavioral problems
for all those listed. The client then
indicates the presence of conflicts,
dependence or closeness between
those listed and himself.
In addition to providing helpful
information to the mental-health
professional, the genogram can be
an educational experience for the
client. The genogram often has
therapeutic value, as important
patterns of behavior can be
identified and targeted for
preventative or corrective measures.
Ask your family questions about
their health history. It could make a
difference in maintaining good
health.
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Springsteen shows
The Boss disappoints fans
with lack of energy and
enthusiasm during concert.
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'Big River'
Alabama Shakespeare Festival's
production of the tale of Huck Finn
delights reviewer.
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fM^erry Christmas: Service organizations spread cheer
throughout the Auburn community
by Molly Lankford
Staff Writer
As the Christmas season rapidly
approaches, Auburn students have
begun making out lists for Santa.
However, while some people are
deciding what to get, many others
are deciding what to give.
Several organizations on
Auburn's campus are devoting both
time and money to help those less
fortunate have a merry Christmas.
Omega Phi Alpha, a national ser­vice
sorority, is planning several
events to spread holiday cheer. It
will sponsor a family for Christmas
and go caroling for UNICEF.
Dina Smith, 04EH and president
of the organization, said, "Instead
of exchanging presents among our­selves,
we are buying presents for
the family. We're also going Christ­mas
caroling. We'll have UNICEF
boxes, and if people would like to
donate, that's great. We have invit­ed
the international students who
are in the Conversational English
class to go along."
Omega Phi Alpha will also help
with the Godparent Project Christ­mas
party. The Godparent Project,
sponsored by the service organiza­tion
Lee-SCAN, is a program to
help teenage girls with children.
A local family or individual can
"adopt" the girl and her child
through the Godparent Project and
help them out in various ways,
Smith said.
Squires, a sophomore honorary
sponsored by Omicron Delta
Kappa, will also be sponsoring a
family for Christmas.
Martha Juneman, 04GCOM and
ODK student adviser for Squires,
said, "(Squires is) giving them a
tree, clothes, toys, everything they
need."
Tuesday night the group will go
to the family's home and help the
children make their own ornaments
for the Christmas tree. The family
consists of a single mother with
three children all younger than 4.
Because of this, Juneman said,
"All the toys we're giving to the
mother to give to the children, so
they'll be from Santa."
ODK will help by giving dona­tions,
Juneman said.
Mariners, the official hostesses
for the Navy and Marine ROTC
will also adopt a family.
Kellie Gilbert, 04GRT and
ROTC color girl, said, "We keep
the family year-round. We do bir