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Auburn to switch to semester calendar in 2000
• ERIC KAMMERUD
Campus Editor
In what was perhaps the boldest move
by the University in recent years, the
Auburn Board of Trustees voted Friday to
convert the University from a quarter cal­endar
to a semester calendar by the year
2000.
The change will also affect Auburn's
Montgomery campus and the state's two-year
schools, most of which are currently
on quarters, will follow Auburn's lead,
according to University President William
V. Muse, said.
Muse said the University will now plan
the next phase for the conversion.
"We need to begin to develop ground
rules for the change," Muse said at a post-meeting
press conference. The administra­tion
will begin by developing a timeline
for the change and gathering student
input.
Individual departments will be respon­sible
for restructuring their own curricu-lums
to fit into the new calendar, he said.
The final vote was 6-3 in favor of the
switch. Trustees W. James Samford,
Opelika; Lowell R. Barron, Fyffe; and Jack
B. Venable, Tallassee, opposed the change.
All three cited the apparent lack of a con­crete
reason to change as the basis for
their opposition.
"I think the switch will work; I just
don't think it's any better than what we
have now," Barron said during the post-meeting
media briefing. "People are
wanting to change for change's sake, and
that's no reason to put all these people
through this."
Venable said, "There's a saying 'if it
ain't broke don't fix it.' Today I think we
fixed something that wasn't broken."
However, all three said now that the
deal is done, they will do their best to
make sure the transition goes smoothly.
Muse and Provost Paul Parks cited sev­eral
reasons for the change, including:
• the change will allow a total rework­ing
of the University's curriculums at one
time instead of bit-by-bit;
• 80 percent of all universities in the
nation are currently on the semester sys­tem,
and by staying on the quarter sys­tem,
Auburn limited its student's oppor­tunities
to find summer and co-op jobs,
and made it difficult for faculty to attend
professional meetings which are usually
planned around semesters;
• the longer terms semesters offer
would allow teachers to go more in depth
into subject matter;
• the conversion to semesters offers
long-term financial savings for the
University; and semesters would allow
the beginning of the fall term to be moved
up to early September.
The committee debated the issue for
more than an hour before a 2-1 vote by the
committee passed the issue for considera­tion
by the full board.
In a break from the normal operating
procedure, the Trustees allowed several
members of the audience to address the
committee during the early meetings.
Tom Bingham, SGA president, and Greg
Walker, editor of The Auburn Plainsman,
both spoke in support of quarters.
Walker also presented the results of The
Plainsman's student survey to the board
along with large manila envelopes full of
ballots.
Bingham said two of the biggest wor­ries
among students are increased class
size and decreased course diversity as a
result of the change.
Muse addressed these concerns by say­ing
there won't be a drastic increase in
please see SEMESTERS, A-3
Let tli
Samford Hall,
Samford Park
renovations end
with lighting
ceremony
• DAVID HEALY & GREG WALKER
Staff Writers
Samford Hall, which once appeared
at night as an almost condemned,
dimly lit shell of a building at the
entrance of campus, now stands as a
symbol of the Auburn tradition and
as bright as the city itself, surrounded
by a newly landscaped park and
encompassed by floodlights.
In a speech Friday night, on one of
the coldest nights this year,
University President William V. Muse
and Trustee Jimmy Samford
announced with the flip of a light
switch that the Samford Hall and
Samford Park renovation is now com­plete.
Muse told an audience of about 200
that the renovation to the 108-year-old
building began about two years
ago and the re-landscaping started
about a year ago, after Hurricane
Opal ravished the surrounding area.
"Because of the vision, determina­tion,
hard work and generosity of the
Auburn people, a site of great
destruction one year ago has turned
into a place of high achievement
MIGUEL TRIVINO/Photo Staff
Samford Hall stands like a beacon in the night on Auburn's campus, still chiming every hour on the hour.
today," Muse said.
Opal brought down several trees in
front of Samford Hall and the adja­cent
Langdon Hall, but Muse said
Opal also helped take down some
trees which would have been
removed anyway. The hurricane did
not do any significant damage to
Samford Hall.
This renovation plan was part of a
five-phase plan that Jim Ferguson,
vice president for administrative ser­vices
estimated to cost about
$500,000.
Phases one through three were
completed a few years ago and
included the relandscaping of the
area in front of Biggin, Hargis and
Langdon Halls southward from
Toomer's corner.
Phases four and five were just com­pleted
and included the building ren­ovation
as well as an addition of por­tals
at the entrance of campus.
The $160,000 portals are archways
complete with eagle statues and are
located at either corner of Thach
Avenue and College Street between
^please see SAMFORD, A-3
Auburn transit
system mirrors
Emory University
• STEPHANIE DAVIS
Assistant Campus Editor
The complaints of frustrated students about parking
and tickets have not been ignored. Soon parking will be
made easier and a new form of transportation will be*
offered.
The Board of Trustees voted Friday on the acquisition
of a campus area transit system and a new parking lot to
ease the stress of parking on campus.
Jim Ferguson, vice president for administrative ser­vices,
said, "As we studied the problem, we felt there
needed to be an integrated solution and there was not
one thing that would solve the problem alone."
"We feel the campus area transit is a vital component
of an integrated solution," he said.
The system will start off relatively small, and as stu­dents
become more comfortable and realize it is a reliable
form of transportation the system will grow, Ferguson
said.
A company has not been picked yet to negotiate a con­tract,
but Ferguson said he expects a choice will be made
soon. He said he hopes a company will be selected by the
first of the year.
It takes approximately four months for the company to
get their equipment together. This will give them enough
time before the pilot program is started in the summer of
1997, he said.
Ferguson said the pilot program will be used to test the
system and make sure everything is going to work
smoothly.
"During this time we will finalize our plans on the
routes and on the bus stops and make sure there are no
bottlenecks in the system any where.
"We hope to be in full operation by the fall quarter of
1997," he said.
There will be a total of six buses which will hold
around 21 passengers each.
please see TRANSIT, A-3
. Columnist predicts future of politics
• NORA HOLZMAN
Copy Editor
In front of a filled auditorium
at the Auburn University Hotel
and Conference Center, political
columnist, commentator and
author David S. Broder predicted
• that, "barring a national emer­gency,
we will move steadily
toward a balanced budget in the
» early years of the next century."
Broder said the president can't
abandon the goal of a balanced
budget, and the Republicans
can't afford another shutdown.
"The Republicans will win the
macro argument, the big argu-
1 ment," he said. "But the presi­dent
will probably get to set the
spending priorities within that
budget, which means that, with­in
those overall fiscal constraints,
he will probably have enough
budget to protect programs on
education and the environment."
The Nov. 5 election marks the
first time in history that the coun­try
elected a Democratic presi­dent
and a Republican-controlled
Senate and House of
Representatives.
Broder said Clinton will be
operating under a double set of
constraints — first, politically
because he can't do anything
large without Republican
approval, and second, financially
because Congress will hold him
to his commitment to balance the
budget.
"Given the fact that we are
almost politically two nations
now, and given the geographical
and cultural differences between
the president's constituency and
the Republican Congressional
constituency, I think we should
not be surprised to see that it's
once again going to be very diffi­cult
for Washington politicians to
satisfy the demands to work
together on the nation's prob­lems,"
Broder said.
He said the vote showed two
strongly opposed constituencies
Auburn sophomore
Marty Pope dies in ICU
JAMES H. BANKER/Asst.Photo Editor
Wahington Post columnist David Broder said President Bill Clinton
will be forced to keep his commitment to balance the budget
in the nation.
Clinton supporters tended to
be mostly female, Catholic, single
people with moderate to liberal
views who are satisfied with the
economy and less concerned
about character issues. Those
who voted for a Republican
Congress tended to be male,
wealthy, white and pessimistic
about the economy.
Broder said this election
showed a movement in the posi­tions
of the political parties.
please see POLITICS, A-3
• SALLIE OWEN
Assistant Campus Editor
Marty Pope, 22, and a sophomore
in liberal arts, died Friday at 3:28
p.m. in the intensive care unit of East
Alabama Medical Center, a hospital
spokesperson said.
The funeral was Tuesday at
Shannon's Funeral Home in Pope's
hometown of Shelbyville, Ky.
Visitation was held Saturday at
Jeffcoat Funeral Home in Opelika
and Monday at Shannon's Chapel.
Pope is survived by his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pope and his sis­ter
Nina Pope, all of Shelbyville, Ky.
and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Close of Louisville, Ky.
Pope had been a manager for the
Lee County Humane Society, so in
lieu of flowers the family requested
memorial donations to the humane
society's Edgar Glyde Shelter, P.O.
Box 1448, Auburn, AL 36831.
\
The student had been hospitalized
since Sunday, Nov. 3, when he was
struck by a car about 2:20 a.m. He
was attempting to cross South
College Street near the War Eagle
Supper Club on foot.
After being struck by the first car
which was headed south, he rolled
into a second car that was parked on
the west side of the street. Neither
car was towed, the report said.
Paramedics administered first aid
and Pope was taken to EAMC by
ambulance, the report said.
The driver had a blood alcohol
level of .000 according to a breatha­lyzer
test and he was not cited for
speeding, the report said.
A blood test showed Pope had a
blood alcohol level of .15, tie report
said. Drivers in Alabama are cited
for driving under the influence when
their blood alcohol levels reach .08.
The report attributed the accident
to the pedestrian being under the
influence.
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Career & Student Development Service
Placement Orientation Sessions: Nov. 18, 4
p.m., 246 Foy Union.
Seminars: "Building Your Resume: What
Employers Are Seeking," Nov. 14,4-5 p.m.,
202 Foy Union. "Know Yourself Better:
Improve Your Study Skills," Nov. 19, 3-4 p.m.,
203 Foy Union.
Volunteers needed to read books on tape for
the Program for Students with Disabilities.
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data sheets or call 844-2096.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets every day of
the week in the Auburn/Opelika area. For
times, places and information call 745-8405.
Brown Bag Lunch: Discussions hosted by the
Women's Studies Program. "My Witches
Cauldron: Memory as Magic in the Critical
Writing of Anne Thackeray Ritchie," Nov. 18,
noon-1 p.m., 203 Foy Union, Brooks
Appelbaum, English department. For infor­mation
call Donna Sollie at 844-3230.
Auburn/Alabama "Food Fight" continues
until Nov. 20. The two schools are competing
against each other to see who will raise the
most food for their local food bank. Food
donations can be made in specially marked
barrels at Foy Union, Haley Center, Ralph B.
Draughon Library and Terrell Hall.
CPR Certification at Kaz Fitness Center, Nov.
17, 1-5 p.m. See display ad on page D-3. You
must sign up. Call 821-2210.
Phi Kappa Phi will hold its fall quarter initia­tion
and banquet Nov. 20, 6 p.m., Foy Union
Ballroom. Speaker Dr. Thomas Vaughn, dean
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Toys for Tots Donations of new toys will be
accepted from Nov. 5-Dec. 11. Collection sites
will be located at: Haley Center, Foy Union,
Nichols Center, Wal Mart, Super Lube, Food
World, Kroger and Kay-Bee Toys. For informa­tion
call John Allsup at 887-9369.
Study Partners provide free tutoring in select­ed
courses in the Haley Center Lounge (base­ment).
Help is available from 3-10 p.m.
Sundays-Thursdays.
Golden Key National Society will be co-spon­soring
a blood drive with Civitan at Foy
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The Society for Creative Anachronism
researches and re-creates the combat, fun and
feasts of the Middle Ages. For information call
844-5683 or send e-mail to
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Auburn Gay and Lesbian Organization
meets every Sunday, 7 p.m., 2222 Haley
Center.
"CRUSADE" meets Thursday, 8 p.m., 125
Business Building. Sponsored by Campus
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J.V. Swim Club practices will be held every
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. For
information contact Ken at the Aquatic Center
pool or call 821-1292.
Auburn Triathletes meet Nov. 14, 7 p.m., 202
Foy Union. We welcome anyone interested in
swimming, biking and running, especially
beginners. For information call Lanessa at 502-
9395.
Auburn Judo/Ju-Jitsu Club meets every
Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m., and Sunday, 2
p.m., Student Activities Center. Come learn
the ultimate style of self-defense.
Habitat for Humanity workday, Nov. 14, 3
p.m. and a fundraiser Nov. 16, "Shantytown"
at the Eagle's Cage.
The Black Student Union meeting will be
Monday, 5 p.m., 208 Foy Union. Come out and
support the BSU.
Auburn Tennis Society will meet every
Monday, 5:30 p.m., AU Tennis Courts. For
information call DJ at 844-8028 or Brian at 826-
0694.
Amnesty International human rights organi­zation
meets every Wednesday, 6 p.m.,
upstairs in the Coffee Banque. For information
call Chris at 502-8653.
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Set It Offsets off a string of violent gang activity in California
Rival gang warfare claimed one life and injured two others at a showing of the movie Set It Off in
Torrance, Calif., Saturday night. This shooting was the second incident in four days at the theater showing
the crime film.
Police said the violence started after an argument erupted. At least one punch was thrown before a gun
was pulled out. An adult and a juvenile were arrested in connection with the shootings.
On Wednesday, Oct. 6, a person was shot at a theater in suburban Lakewood where the same movie was
playing. Other movie-goers were injured as people tried to flee from the gunfire.
— Compiled from CNN Interactive reports
Sexual misconduct charges accumulate at Army installations
Three non-commissioned officers were charged with sexual misconduct at a military training base in Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo. One court-martial case will begin immediately, according to an Army statement
released on Tuesday.
Though none of the charges claim rape or sodomy, charges were filed alleging consensual intercourse to
indecent assault or touching.
These alleged cases are only some of the sexual misconduct charges the Army is investigating.
The Army filed criminal charges against three officers last week and administrative charges against two
more at a base in Aberdeen, Md. At least a dozen women were involved with the alleged infractions, which
include rape and sending improper love letters to female trainees.
Fifteen more instructors were placed on administrative duty at the Maryland base.
The discovery of some of these cases can be attributed to a new toll-free hotline at the base in Maryland
for those who felt they were the victims of sexual misconduct. By Monday afternoon, about 2,000 calls had
been made. Of these calls, 246 were deemed serious enough to warrant further investigation from the
Army's Criminal Investigation Division.
— Compiled from USA Today reports
Canadian-led, multinational military force to restore calm in Zaire
Fighting in refugee camps in eastern Zaire will be combated by a U.N. force of up to 20,000 soldiers led
by Canada.
The U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said plans are still being worked out, but more than a
dozen nations have pledged their support. However, the U.S. has not promised troops, and will not
promise any until the mission is better defined.
The plan now calls for troops to aid the Zairian refugees and root out a faction of Rwandan Hutu lead­ers
from the camp. The Hutu group fled to Zaire after the mass killing of more than 500,000 members of a
rival faction, the Tutsi, in 1994. The Hutus now dominate the camps of refugees in Zaire.
In order to avoid another genocide, Boutros-Ghali insisted African nations support the military effort.
The Zairian-Tutsi conflict began in September as rebels from both sides clashed. The fighting caused the
Rwandan and Burundian Hutu refugees that had built large camps along Zaire borders to flee. Native
Zairians have also been forced to leave the battleground.
The U.N. is considering airdrops of food and supplies to the refugees of eastern Zaire.
— Compiled from USA Today reports
Semesters Continued from A-1
average class size.
Parks said administrators have
studied the University of
Tennessee's transition to semes­ters
and hope to avoid some of the
problems Tennessee had.
Parks said Tennessee experi­enced
an increase in class size
because they reduced their facul­ty's
teaching load. Because
Auburn has no plans for such a
reduction, Parks said, classes
shouldn't grow.
Barron, however, questioned
Transit
It is estimated the campus area
transit system will consist initially
of three routes.
There will be an internal cam­pus
route, a West Magnolia
Avenue loop route and a Wire
Road/Opelika Road route.
It is anticipated the routes will
operate between the hours of 7
a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through
Saturday year-round. They will
not operate on Sundays or official
holidays.
Ferguson said the transit system
is student-oriented and will cost
no more than $12 a quarter per
student. Bus passes will bel sold to
faculty and staff who wish to use
the system.
People other than faculty, staff
and students will not be allowed
the ability of lab classes to adapt
to the change.
"The labs are not equipped to
handle a one-half larger size
class," he said. "You can't stretch a
lab."
John Grover, University senate
chair and professor of fisheries
and allied aquacultures, said there
should be little trouble adapting
to semesters because the longer
terms allow for more flexibility in
scheduling student lab times.
Continued from A-1
However, with the restructuring
of the curriculum, some classes
will be lost and diversity will
decrease.
"There will be an apparent loss
of diversity," Parks said. "But
there will be more time to work
and incorporate new material into
courses."
In this way, he said, the
University should retain some
diversity in instruction.
to use the transit system.
At the board meeting, Student
Government Association
President Tom Bingham said,
"Students will support anything
that will solve the parking prob­lem."
Along with the new transit sys­tem,
students will find it easier to
park on campus with the con­struction
of a new parking lot
where Max Morris Drill Field is
now located.
"It will be a reconfiguration of
the existing parking near Max
Morris and will include the area
west of Donahue," Ferguson said.
It is estimated that 1,125 new
spaces will be added bringing the
total parking spaces in that loca­tion
to approximately 2,890.
The cost of this project is esti­mated
at $5.8 million. This
includes construction cost, fees
and contingencies.
"To pay for this, we are going to
sell bonds and retire them
through a parking fee increase,"
he said.
Ferguson said the increase will
not go into affect until the project
is completed, which will probably
be 1998.
Rhonald M. Jenkins, professor
of aerospace engineering and
chairman of the traffic and zoning
committee, said there will be a
briefing Tuesday where Ferguson
will share the decisions of the
Trustees with the parking commit­tee.
Samford Continued from A-1
the Ralph Brown Draughon
Library and Samford Hall.
Jimmy Samford, great-grandson
of the former Alabama Gov.
William J. Samford for whom the
red brick building is named, told
the crowd the portals have a sig­nificant
meaning to Auburn.
"Because Samford Hall symbol­izes
the past and Ralph B.
Draughon Library symbolizes our
opening to the future, the new
portals are our linkage between
the past and the future," Samford
said.
Muse told the crowd the origi­nal
idea for the renovations came
from Felix Cochran, a deceased
Auburn alumnus, in the mid '80s.
Cochran also originated the idea
of the portals and helped fund
both projects.
At the end of his speech,
Samford was to ask for the lights
to be turned on and the hall be lit
for the first time, but halfway
through his speech the lights were
turned on prematurely.
"Well, due to the wonders of
modern technology, the lights
have already been turned on,"
Samford said. "Samford Hall has
been lit and will remain lit. Enjoy
this building and this evening."
Politics
"From '52 to '60 and from '68 to '92, the
Democratic Party had its base on Capitol
Hill, and the Republicans were in the
White House. The view offered by the
politicians, and by some journalists, was
that this was because the American voters
trusted the Republicans," Broder said.
Now, however, the situation has been
'reversed.
"Now the Democrats control the White
House and the Republicans control
Continued from A-1
Congress. There's no coincidence that that
came after the end of the Cold War,"
Broder said.
Former president George Bush focused
on ending the Cold War,, and now that it's
over, the country has turned to Clinton
because people's priorities have shifted,
he said.
"When the Cold War ended, I think the
American people kind of rubbed their
eyes, looked around, focused on
Washington, and said, 'What in the world
are all those people doing in Washington,
and why are they spending all that
money?'" he said.
"So we have had a reversal of roles. The
president is there to take care of what are
now the big things, and the Republicans
are there to deal with .the secondary but
still important task of whittling away at
this big government and getting rid of the
deficit," Broder said.
"It may look like the status quo election,
but if you look inside that election, you
can see enormous, almost unbelievable
changes taking place in our politics."
Broder is the national political corre­spondent
for The Washington Post, and his
lecture in Auburn kicked off the 30-year
anniversary of the Franklin Lectures in
the Science and Humanities.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning commenta­tor
writes a twice-weekly column that is
syndicated to more than 300 newspapers
including The Montgomery Advertiser, The
Birmingham News, The Anniston Star and
The Mobile Press-Register.
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regular commentator on CNN's "Inside
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Exotic animal ownership gains acceptance on Plains
JAMIE COCHARD/Pholo Staff
Unusual pets, like this Macaw parrot perched on a limb at the
Pet Center II, are growing in popularity among college students.
• NORA HOLZMAN
Copy Editor
There are dog people, and then
there are cat people. But for some,
that just isn't enough of a choice.
Whether you know it or not,
iguanas, snakes, tarantulas, even a
wolf or a cougar may be living
right next door to you. Exotic pets
are growing in popularity, and
Auburn hasn't been immune to
the trend.
"It takes someone with a little bit
of freak in them," said Brad
Wagner, an Auburn alumnus and
owner of two tarantulas. "You
never know what's going to make
a good pet. I've never had a taran­tula
chew things up."
Wagner said he never thought
he would own tarantulas. He
developed an attachment to them
. when he was caring for some for a
friend of his. They got sick, and he
realized he didn't want them to
die. He's had tarantulas of his own
ever since.
"People think they're weird or
gross, but I think it's kind of inter­esting
the way they move. They're
pretty durable and easy to take
care of." Wagner said, adding that
tarantulas generally live to age 25.
He owns a wooly tarantula,
which he said has a leg span of
eight inches and fangs that extend
5/8 of an inch, and a pink toe
tarantula, which he doesn't handle
much because it's too fast, he said.
Wagner has also owned a gecko,
although it was for more practical
reasons.
"Geckos eat roaches, so when I
was in the dorms we got one and
let it loose. We were the only room
in the dorm without a roach prob­lem,"
he said.
Veterinarian Twila Floyd played
with tarantulas, lizards and
horned toads during her youth in
west Texas. She specializes in exot­ic
animals at her practice at the
Auburn Veterinary Hospital, and
she said the job "just fell in my
lap" after her childhood experi­ences.
"Everybody sees beauty in dif­ferent
beasts," Floyd said. The
people in her office come in with
their unusual pets, each looking at
the others and wondering how
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they could keep such strange ani­mals
as pets, she said. "People fear
that I'll think they're weird."
Floyd said people keep exotic
pets because, "People are attracted
to the inner spirit of a species. It's a
bonding of one species to another.
Some prefer feathers, scales,
leather or fur."
Floyd has seen all kinds of pets
in her practice, including iguanas,
snakes, turtles, monitor lizards,
toads, rabbits, ferrets, chickens
and even peacocks, emus and
ostriches.
A variety of people own exotics,
not just college students, Floyd
said, although there are a wide
range of animals here. "People
come from two hours away to see
me," she said.
But perhaps in a few years they
won't have to. Floyd believes the
United States is moving toward
greater acceptance of exotic pets.
"Vets will have to branch off;
they'll have to """"™™"~"^~^~^~~~"'"~"~
be different," "A COUgar Has YYlUCh
she said. "And
they'll have to more personality than
like
If they
their
will
a house cat. really
exotics.
don't,
clients
know."
In a few years,
Floyd said, pets that are consid­ered
unusual today may be more
typical, especially because of
apartments that forbid tenants to
keep cats or dogs.
"People want comfort; they
want to feel something that will
respond. Each to his own beast,"
she said.
George Hunter, owner of
Hunter's Marine and Exotic
Connection, is counting on that
growth in exotic pets. He plans to
open Tiger Shark Pets, which will
be located in the Annalue Plaza
near the Kroger grocery store, near
the end of November. Tiger Shark
will deal exclusively in exotic ani­mals.
Hunter said he defines exotic
pets "for a college town" as rep­tiles,
raccoons and ferrets,
although those are becoming more
common.
"for me, exotic would be
wolves, lynxes bobcats, cougars,
zebras, wildebeests, wombats —
things like that," he said.
Hunter said he believes exotics
are becoming more mainstream,
except perhaps for poisonous
snakes.
"Pets offer enjoyment, compan­ionship,"
he said. "A cougar has
much more personality than a
house cat. Of course, not every­body
has the facilities to keep a
cougar."
Hunter's own pets include a
wolf, foxes, raccoons and two
African pygmy goats. "Exotics are
more appealing; they're more
fun," he said. "A black lab doesn't
have the same ingenuity as a
wolf."
From what he's seen, both men
and women are interested in exot­ic
pets, Hunter said.
He said, more males than
females own snakes, but he
sees many women who own fer­rets,
rabbits, guinea pigs and birds.
Tiger Shark Pets
will carry rep­tiles,
birds, fer­rets,
even live
sharks for sale
and display,
Hunter said. He's
trying to get a
tiger in the future
to make the
store's name a reality.
Hunter got much of the tanks,
cages and inventory for the shop
from the Pet Stop exotic pet store,
which closed this fall.
"I'd been looking at it since the
summer," he said. "Pet Stop was
on its way out, and the opportuni­ty
arose when it shut down."
However, Hunter said his store
will be very different than Pet
Stop.
"It'll be clean; that's the major
difference. There won't be any
deadbeats working there. We'll
have a full line of pets, and the
prices will be much cheaper than
Pet Stop, now and in the future,"
he said.
"There will be more selection,
although there won't be any poiso­nous
snakes — too much liability,"
he said. "The store won't be a
zoo."
Hunter said, "We'll try to get
whatever anybody wants, as long
— GEORGE HUNTER
Owner, Tiger Shark Pets
as its legal." Some pets require
permits because they are so
unusual or difficult to care for.
"I don't want people hurting
animals and suing me because,
they die," he said.
Hunter has been in the pet store
business for nine years, and
although he is studying anthropol­ogy
and archaeology at Auburn,
he said he plans to continue in the
pet business for the long term.
"I hate for people to be limited.!
hate to be limited where I'm at,
and I feel that's where Auburn's at
— not growing fast," he said.
"Exotics aren't for everybody'
They must be respected; most'
won't let you handle them bad. It
takes a special person.
"I just hope people are responsi­ble
enough," he said.
Kimberly Kinsey has learned
much about how to care for her
exotic pets from her work as a
receptionist at the University small
animal clinic.
She is the proud owner of a fer-.
ret, three iguanas, a snake and a.
dog. r
"You really get attached," she
said. "Animals have lots of person­ality."
Kinsey said when people find
out about her pets, "They ask if f
have a zoo." But she said exotica
such as iguanas and snakes are
actually quite common in the clin­ic-
"We even had a cougar once,
owned by a college student," she
said, adding that just obtaining a
permit for a cougar costs about
$2,000.
She said her pets are relatively
easy and inexpensive to care for.
For reptiles the initial set-up is the
greatest expense because of the
need for heat lamps and large
cages.
The iguanas eat fresh vegetables,
which costs her about $7 every two •
weeks, "and that's for three of
them," she said. "They're definite- .
ly more expensive than a dog."
Kinsey said she would eventual­ly
like to get a Komodo dragon
and a blue and gold macaw.
"My next animal will definitely
be a bird. "I'm just expanding my
little world," she said. "They're
like a family."
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Study links tobacco carcinogen with lung cancer
TAMARA MOSER
Assistant State/Local Editor
It seems everywhere you turn
there are pictures of beautiful men
and women having a good time
and holding cigarettes in their
hands with logos like "You've
come a long way baby."
However, many say this glamor­ized
product is the number one
cause of preventable deaths in the
United States, yet it is falsely
advertised.
Michael Thun, the director of
nalytic epidemiology for the
American Cancer Society, said,
"Nicotine causes over 400,000
dea.ths in the United States per
^ear, but has escaped regulations
nd lawsuits."
For years, there has been contro­versy
between the medical com-nunity
and tobacco companies
ver whether cigarette smoking
eads to cancer and if it is addic-ive.
Last month a scientific study,
one by a group at the University
f Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Zenter, officially proved a carcino-
;en in cigarette smoke causes lung
ancer.
The carcinogen, benzo(a)pyrene,
nters the lungs and becomes a
tew compound called
>enzo(a)pyrene diol epoxide, or
PPDE.
It has been shown that BPDE is
trongly associated with genetic
utations on the p53 gene, a gene
hat naturally prevents cancers
nd is commonly linked to lung
ancer, a release
bm the Cancer
Center, said.
The new
tudy, however,
as found the
PDE carcino-n
- actually
inds to the
erie at these
xee mutations,
tablishing a
olecular link
lung cancer.
Dr. Moon-hon
Tang, asso­rts-
professor of biochemistry at
ne.University of Texas, is one of
•\e authors of the study.
His laboratory developed the
•iethod to track where this bind-ig
occurs.
"There are two important
processes in our study. The first is
to map the distribution of the
benzo(a)pyrene binding to the
DNA strand. Enzymes taken from
E-coli (a bacteria) are used to cut
these bindings like scissors," Tang
said.
"We next amplify the
cuttings by 10 million
fold and use radioac­tive
materials to
identify the bind­ings."
"We found that
benzo(a)pyrene
definitely bonds
with the p53
gene, a crucial
gene linked to
cancer," he said.
The p53 gene is
associated with 50
percent of all human
cancers such as skin can
cer and liver cancer, Tang
said.
"It is also directly related to 50
percent of all lung cancer cases
because of its binding with
benzo(a)pyrene," he said.
Benzo(a)pyrene is a major com­ponent
in tobacco, but it is also
found in other things such as fossil
fuels, he said.
It is produced by the combus­tion
of any organic matter. For
example, the exhaust from cars
and trucks and smoke from a
backyard barbecue.
Thun said, "The danger lies in
the amount of exposure to the car­cinogen."
Second-hand smoke is danger­ous,
as well, but it is a much weak­er
exposure than active smoking,
Thun said.
"People
"What a smoker does is inten­tionally
and repeatedly inhales the
smoke into the lungs, so the
dosage is much higher and intense
than regular air pollution," he
said.
w h o
smoke do not realize how haz­ardous
it is," he said, "Smoking is
a Mount Everest of health hazards
because young people start to
smoke and can't quit, and it's
long-term smoking that causes the
damage.
"Secondly, because cigarettes
not only cause lung cancer, but
also eight other minor cancers, it
has a much broader affect than any
other product. It causes premature
death in about half of the people
who smoke."
The ACS
did a study of
1,000 20-year-olds
who reg­ularly
smoke
and found that
six will die of
homicide, 12
in an automo­bile
accident
and 500 from
smoking.
Of those
who die from
smoking, 250
will die
between ages 35 and 69.
"The addiction of cigarette
smoking is driven by nicotine,"
Thun said. "Smoking resets the
nicotenic receptors that naturally
occur in the human body so they
CHAD BARWICK/SIate/Local Editor
need a higher level of nicotine to
operate."
Six tobacco companies are being
sued by at least 17 states because
the states have had to pay unreim­bursed
medical costs for
tobacco-related dis­eases.
S h a r o n
B l a c k w e l l ,
director of
p u b l i c
i n f o r ­mation
a n d
c o m -
muni-cations
f o r
Alabama
ACS, said,
"For a long
time, there has
been evidence that
smoking causes cancer.
Dr. Tang's study just adds
more proof that it does."
John Banzhaf, director of Action
on Smoking and Health, an anti-tobacco
organization, said, "This
proof closes the loophole that has
enabled tobacco lawyers to deny
that scientists have proven a
smoking-cancer connection."
The Tobacco Institute, a lobby­ing
organization that represents 13
cigarette manufacturers, had no
comment on the research.
According to a report from the
ACS, a new cigarette, called
Eclipse, is the latest in a series of
attempts to create a less harmful
cigarette.
This cigarette heats the tobacco
instead of burning it and contains
just .5 nanograms of
benzo(a)pyrene per cigarette.
There are between 1 and 15
nanograms in regular cigarettes,
the report said.
Thun said, "All previous
attempts to create a less harmful
cigarette has not yielded a solution
to the pandemic of cigarette smok­ing.
I doubt this one will be suc­cessful
either."
"Everyone's main concern
should be the prevention of young
smokers and how to immunize the
false advertising of smoking," he
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Thanks, trustees, but we're not done yet
T
• he University will switch to
I semesters in the fall of 2000, and
there is nothing we can do about
it now. Since the change is going to be made,
The Plainsman wants to thank the members
of the Board of Trustees who supported
quarters. Lowell Barron, Jimmy Samford
and Jack Venable each made strong argu­ments
for quarters, the loudest argument
being that none could find a significant rea­son
to switch.
The Plainsman agrees.
Barron asked during the meeting who was
pushing for the change.
"The students aren't pushing this. The fac­ulty
aren't pushing this. Where is this com­ing
from?" he asked.
Each seemed to agree that Auburn was
changing for the sake of change which The
Plainsman feels is not a good thing. Change
is good when it is needed, but with no over­whelming
argument for change other than
because everyone else is doing it, there real­ly
is no reason for change.
The Plainsman would also like to thank
SGA President Tom Bingham for standing
up for the student voice. During the meeting
Bingham told the trustees there were some
students who wanted semesters, but a
majority favored quarters. He also expressed
concerns for increased class size and loss of
diversity in curriculum.
The trustees had an opportunity to listen
to the student voice through Bingham and
The Plainsman presenting its ballots and poll
results. The members knew how the stu­dents
felt. Unfortunately, the trustees felt the
University would be better off on the semes­ter
system.
A bigger question remains.
Basically the board is a big tangled-up
mess.
Currently, three board members are sitting
on the board without being confirmed by
the Alabama State Legislature, a process
which under law must occur for the trustees
to legally stay on the board.
Paul Spina replaced R.C. Bamberg when
he died two years ago. Phil Richardson,
backed by ALFA and its money, replaced
Bobby Lowder and is sitting on the board
along with Albert McDonald by order of
Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The Alabama Supreme Court is to decide
in the near future whether it is legal for
these new members to sit on the board with­out
confirmation.
So if the Supreme Court finds it unconsti­tutional
for these men to sit on the board,
will their decisions be nullified?
That question was posed to University
President William V. Muse after the meeting,
and Muse basically said, "No comment."
So maybe there is hope the University will
remain on the quarter system. It is a sad sit­uation,
though, that it might take a long­standing
power struggle and a Supreme
Court ruling to reverse the decision. If the
new members appointed don't reverse the
decision, so be it. But there is a chance.
So as far as quarters go, The Plainsman
concedes the University will switch to
semesters and will do everything possible to
inform students of the changes going on —
for now. But there is a faint glimmer of
hope, and it lies in the hands of the Alabama
Supreme Court.
The Plainsman's perfect homecoming
T
• raditionally, homecoming has
• been a time for alumni to come
back and see their alma mater. It
is a time to find a not-so-great football oppo­nent
and pound them. It is a time of
parades, concerts, festivities and fun. Why?
Because it is homecoming, that's why.
Now, let's take a look at Auburn home­coming:
no parade, no bonfire, a pep rally
that has become a spirit competition for
Greeks, concerts on odd nights of the week,
entertainment that no one really wants to go
see and no festivities after the game.
Something is missing from homecoming
week at Auburn, and The Plainsman believes
it is the homecoming spirit.
So in an effort to perhaps make homecom­ing
better for future generations (like next
year) we present our ideal homecoming
week.
Monday: Festivities would kick off with a
small pep rally on the Concourse during the
busiest time of the day. Homecoming candi­dates
could speak as well as a couple of
football players or coaches.
Monday night a local band, which many
people cannot see in local bars because of
age requirements, could play at the
amphitheater for an hour and a half or so.
Tuesday: A fall carnival could be held at
the Eagle's cage or the Foy Patio, complete
with an old fashioned cookout. Students
could meet and take a break from the rigors
of the beginning of the week.
Wednesday: Let's move Hey Day from
one day in October to homecoming week. It
wouldn't be that hard and would be a nice
complement to the week.
Wednesday night have another local band
play to get folks ready for the weekend.
Thursday: Homecoming candidates could
campaign some more and maybe the CBS
Sports Tour or something like that could set
up at the Eagle's cage for daytime activities.
Follow UPC's lead and get a top-rate come­dian
to perform that night in the coliseum.
Friday: Bring back the parade and let any
student or group of students be involved.
Following the parade, a pep rally and bon­fire
at the drill field would be awesome.
Voting would ocurr during the day for can­didates,
and groups could be judged on
their homecoming floats or designs.
Saturday: To complement the Tiger Walk,
another pep rally could be held to fire up
the fans and since the Tiger Walk would be
going on, get some of the players or coaches
to say a few words. During the game, bring
back members of great teams of the past and
make some sort of presentation.
Following the game, win or lose, major
entertainment could perform in the colise­um.
Bring in a big-name band and rock out
to finish up. the week.
The Plainsman thinks there are too many
Auburn traditions and too much Auburn
spirit in everyone for the week to be so
dead. We look forward to homecoming
being something to be proud of being a part
of next year.
Whale kills three in tragic accident
I am here to tell you a story
about a little whale named Joe Joe
and his incredible journey. But
while I'd like to talk to you about
Joe Joe, I'm afraid that his story
will have to wait for another
time. Actually the Joe Joe thing
was just a line to get rid of all
those people who just skim
through the paper. I hate those
people.
Anyway, the topic this week is
dating. We columnists try to
avoid this topic because if we say
the wrong thing WE WILL
NEVER AGAIN GET ANOTHER
DATE AGAIN. But I figured, who
reads these things anyway, so
what the hey.
Because dating is such a broad
topic and I'm too lazy to cover
most of it, we're gonna talk about
the third biggest hurdle in the
quest for the date. The first two
hurdles are being ugly and hav­ing
no personality.
The third biggest hurdle would
be making the first call. While
this may not seem that bad, espe­cially
if you know the person, it is
still many people's worst fear.
ANDY O'PONNELL
Why? Because while some of us
can write what we feel, we have
trouble saying it.
For example: "I don't believe
we have been formally intro­duced.
My name is Andy. It is a
pleasure to meet you," comes out
more like "Hi, my name Andy,
you pretty, I go to Auburn, you
want some of my twinky?"
Let's look at the worst case sce­nario.
Through a friend, you met
the person you want to call, and
you got their number from their
friend's friend, either because
you were too much of a wuss to
ask them for it or because you
wrote it on your hand or some­thing
edible. Also, you met at a
party when you were drunk, but
you remember that they were
"really fine" and that you made a
"connection," which, in your
drunken state, could have meant
that they asked you where the
bathroom was.
OK, you've got the digits —
what next? Time to prepare to
make the call. Here are a few
pointers:
1. Never make a list of what
you're going to say. If you do,
you're a big dork. I've seen some­one
try this, and it wasn't pretty.
2. Know the person's marital
status.
3. Prepare yourself for what to
do if her boyfriend answers the
phone. If he does, tell him to
giver her the message that last
night was "magic" and that you
never knew a ceiling fan could be
used like that.
(More on this in next week's
column: relationship sabotage.)
The first sentence you say
when you call will be the most
important. So here are a few that
you should stay away from:
1. "Hey, you don't know me.
but I've been following you for
a couple of weeks."
2. "Hey baby, tell me what
you're wearing."
3. "Hi. How ya doin? Go over
to your window. See the guy with
the night vision goggles? That's
me!"
4. "Hi my name's Andy. Want
to hear a story about a whale?"
If you follow these simple
rules, you'll still probably get ner­vous
and screw up, but that's OK
because as one famous guy once
said, "It is better to have some­thing
somethinged than to never
have somethinged at all" or
something like that.
One last thing— if anyone has
any bright ideas for columns, e-mail
me at
odonnja@mail.aubum.edu
because as you can see, I'm really
hurting for stuff to write about. I
mean come on, I opened with a
whale named Joe Joe for God's
sake.
Andy O'Donnell is Assistant Web
Designer for The Auburn Plainsman
ERIC KAMMERUD
Trustees
heard, but
they didn H
listen
Okay. So I was a bit late to the
Board of Trustees' committee
meetings. I could say that I was
misled by a press release that stat­ed
the meetings started at 9 a.m.,
but that's no excuse.
I only missed one of the meet­ings.
So it wasn't too large a boo-boo.
Anyway, I digress. I did make it
in time for the planning and pri­orities
committee meeting where
the quarter/semester switch was
to be discussed.
The place was packed! We had
to shoe horn our way through the
door, and I ended up standing
with my back pinned tight to the
wall.
There must have been fifty peo­ple
trying to cram into a room
about the size of a sardine can
with the mother of all conference
tables sitting smack in the center. •
Now, I don't know if you've
ever tried to take notes while
standing in a large crowd of peo­ple,
but it's not easy . It's not
impossible, but its not easy.
The committee meeting must
have lasted an eon.
I think every person in that
room gave a five-minute mono­logue
on why he or she supported
the quarter or semester system.
Now don't get me wrong; there
were plenty of good, convincing
arguments.
Student Government
Association President Tom
Bingham gave a thorough and
well reasoned explanation of
some of the concerns students had
about the switch.
The Plainsman's own Greg
Walker even got a chance to speak
and present The Plainsman student
survey results to the board.
And I tell you, it would have
brought a tear to your eye
(although in my opinion it would
have been better if he had
dumped the survey ballots all
over the conference table instead
of just nicely placing the
envelopes containing the ballots
on the table).
Karen Zagrodnik, president of
the Graduate Student
Organization, and Dana Ramsey,
a sophmore in english, both
braved the firestorm of trustee
Lowell "Your down time sounds •
like slacker time to me" Barron's
criticism to give compelling pro-semester
arguements. . .
What suprised me most about
the whole affair were the attacks
trustees against the change made
on the administration.
Barron especially was tough on
President William V Muse, at
times talking to him almost as if • '
he were a little child.
The three quarter supporters
(say that out loud — it kind of
sounds neat) followed pretty
much the same line of dissension. .
"If it ain't broke don't fix it."
I think Barron probably said it
best when he said, "Auburn has
been so good and great with quar-'
ters, I don't understand who's
pushing this change."
(I don't mean to seem like some
giant Lowell Barron fan, but he
talked more than the others did.)
In the end though, all the argu­ing
in the world wouldn't have
changed the outcome. Both the
committee vote (2-1 for semesters)
and the full board vote (6-3 pro
semesters) proved that.
Several people have already
asked me, "Why didn't they lis­ten?"
I'm not sure now it was a mat­ter
of whether or not they listened
because I know they did. It would
have been impossible for them
not to hear.
They just didn't pay attention to
what they heard.
Eric Kammerud is Campus Editor
for The Auburn Plainsman
Thursday, November 14,1996 CElielubumHplain smaH A-7
SGA vice president gives stance on semester issue
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am writing in regard to questions con­cerning
the Student Government
Association's stance on the quarter-semes­ter
issue.
Last year, the SGA conducted a forum
on the issue to gather student opinion, and
because students were overwhelmingly in
favor of quarters, we passed a resolution
in the senate, under Shannon Scarbrough's
leadership, which stated arguments for
staying on the quarter system.
This fall, the SGA was informed that the
Board of Trustees would vote on the issue
on Nov. 8. To learn the reasons for the
administration wanting to switch systems
and to learn student opinion, the Senate
Academic Affairs committee did several
things.
Thomas Ruchti, chairman of the commit­tee,
hooked up an e-mail address,
SGAAA® mail.auburn.edu, to gather stu­dent
input and communicated with The
Auburn Plainsman in order to announce the
issue and the e-mail address.
Melissa Parker, Chris Borden and Tara
Meadors met with Provost Paul Parks to
learn the administrative view on the issue.
Surprisingly, they found that some of the
reasons they, as well as most students, had
for wanting to stay on the quarter system
were obsolete.
For example, one reason for quarters
originally was to maintain a good Co-op
program. Recently, they learned that many
companies were adapting to the semester
system. Therefore, the switch to semesters,
in the administration's view, was good for
the program.
This is only one example of the new
information they learned from that meet­ing.
In order to inform students about the
new information, the Academic Affairs
Committee urged Parks to communicate
those ideas in The Auburn Plainsman, and
they also wrote a letter to the editor to
publicize more specific information they
had learned from Parks.
Academic Affairs had hoped to gather
student opinion on the issue after inform­ing
students, but unfortunately, by then we
ran out of time to inform and get opinions
before the Board of Trustees meeting.
SGA did support the quarter system
through the resolution passed last fall,
which included the statistics of students in
favor of quarters, and through SGA
President Tom Bingham. I hope this clears
up any misconceptions about SGA's stance
on the quarter-semester issue.
Futhermore, as you probably know, the
board voted in favor of the switch to
semesters. I would like to ask for your
input on how this transition can be as
smooth as possible.
Please attend the forum, hosted by
Freshman Forum, Academic Affairs and
Lobby Board, which will be Tuesday, Nov.
19 at 7 p.m. in 238 Broun Hall.
The administration will be answering
questions about the new system and tak­ing
suggestions on how the administration
can avoid conflicts with students, such as
those who are trying to graduate during
the transition.
Lastly, the Student Senate would like to
talk with you about your concerns as well
as inform you on some issues. We will be
hosting a Student Interest Forum Nov. 20,
which will consist of senators from each
schools walking up to you in order to ask
your opinions on issues. There will also be
tables set up with flyers and polls to gath­er
input.
Please look for us and let us know how
we can better represent you. Thank you for
your time.
Laura Palmer
SGA Vice-President
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Editor, The Plainsman
The Student Issues Committee
of the Freshman Forum would like
to announce a student issues
forum on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in 238
Broun Hall.
The forum is an attempt to bet­ter
focus on communication
between the Freshman class and
Freshman Forum, the class repre­sentation
to the Student
Government Association.
Freshman with campus Drob-lems,
concerns, etc. should make
plans to attend this important
meeting.
Included in this meeting,
Freshman Forum plans an extend­ed
discussion on the newly adopt­ed
semester schedule, complete
with information on the system as
well as guest speakers from the
administration. The information
session will be hosted in conjunc­tion
with the SGA Senate's
Academic Affairs Committee and
the SGA Student Lobby Board and
will include speakers from the
administration and Auburn's
Board of Trustees.
Freshman Forum recognizes its
importance on campus and looks
forward to working with all
groups in creating and maintain­ing
excellence at Auburn. But in
reaching our goals, the forum
needs the help of the student body.
Make plans to attend this meeting.
Ben Newbern
01CLA
Jason Hutto
01PB
Katie Morehead
01PCE
Jaime Harder
01PN
Katy McDonald
01PCHE
Andrew Nix
01PAR
Freshman Forum Student Issues
Committee
Chief's statement
inconsistent with fact
Editor, The Plainsman:
As a concerned student, I'd
just like to point out an inconsis­tency
in the testimony of Police
Chief Bill Nevin in the Nov. 7
article titled, "Police chief says
student drinkers not singled out."
In the fourth paragraph of the
article, Nevin says, "There's no
such thing as selective enforce-jnent
in this department." Then in
the eighth paragraph, he says the
fate of the individuals caught
drinking is largely dependent on
the attitude of the individual.
Because "attitude" is not
addressed within the scope of
"written law," officers who use it
as a criteria to determine how a
Kjerson will be treated under the
aw are practicing a flagrant form
of selectivism that is based on his
own personal tastes, preferences,
prejudices, etc.
Now, while I am not targeting
Chief Nevin particularly, I do feel
flis words illustrate an important
point. "Attitude," as the term is
used by Nevin, is a subjective
toncept. In America, the law
grants me the right to have what­ever
"attitude" I feel best suits
*ny own pursuit of happiness. My
attitude" should not affect my
legal status.
While Nevin's concept of "atti­tude"
may include such legiti­mate
factors as whether or not a
ubject is being loud and causing
a disturbance or refusing to coop­erate
with a clearly legally valid
Iommand, it is observed that
attitude" also often includes
whether the subject says "yes,
sir," and "no, sir," calmly express­es
disapproval of the officers'
actions, has long hair, aligns him­self
with the officers socio-ideo-logical
background and, yes his
age often plays a role.
But what is most upsetting to
me is that most people consider
this to be normal behavior for an
officer. Indeed, it is normal for an
Officer (or anyone) to become
biased against a person who calls
him a jerk or has a haircut that he
doesn't like! But it is my feeling
it is important for "officers of the
law" to exercise a greater degree
of uniformity and precision with
regard to their enforcement of the
law. Is that far-fetched?
Law enforcement is an impor­tant
institution in our culture.
Many cops are truly fine people
whose concern is for the general
good. They are applauded.
However, a cop whose treat­ment
of the law is not swayed to
an extreme extent by the "atti­tude"
(and everything that falls
into that category) of a subject is
rare, possibly non-existent.
Stripping an individual of their
freedom is not something that we
citizens of America should take
lightly. Moreover, the freedom of
an individual should not be based
on the personal opinions or the
mood of a law enforcer.
I think the disproportional
amount of apathy on this issue
results from the fact that most
people just don't have that much
terribly problematic involvement
with the police. But think about
it: most of us at least know some­one
who has been treated unfairly
or illegally by a cop.
A strangely quiet many of us
have had friends who have been
beaten or jailed because of the
prejudices of someone who was
mistakenly given a gun, some
authority and the title "officer."
As a citizen (and a pretty nice
guy) it is these men that I fear
much more than the "criminals"
that they are supposed to protect
me from.
Let's try to be a little more con­scious,
friends. Tomorrow, there
could be a knock on your door.
Name withheld
Lobby Board commends Trustees
Editor, The Plainsman:
An important decision faced
the University last week. Friday,
Nov. 8, was the day the Board of
Trustees chose to determine
whether Auburn would keep or
change its age-old tradition of
the quarter system.
The faculty came.
Deans and professors from
many colleges were there. The
students also came, representing
dozens of majors across campus.
However, as students, we were
disappointed that the governor,
who is also the president of the
Board of Trustees, did not
attend.
We believe the students of
Auburn realize that Gov. Fob
James has many obligations to
the state of Alabama. However,
we hoped that since the gover­nor
was unable to attend this
pivotal meeting, he would have
issued a statement concerning
his position on the matter.
In turn, we would like to com­mend
the members of the Board
of Trustees who recognized the
students concerns and voted
accordingly.
The resolution passed by a
narrow 6-3 margin. We thank
the board for their consideration
of student views.
They also plan to hold an
open, informal, student forum
so that they might have the
opportunity to explain the deci­sion
in person and field any
questions the students might
have concerning the change.
This forum will take place
Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in 238
Broun Hall.
Finally, it is important the stu­dents
who have come to Auburn
for an education remain active
in determining the future of our
University.
Without the presence of many
inquiring students at various
meetings pertaining to the calen­dar
year, the students' concerns
would not have been recog­nized.
Only through voicing our
opinions can we expect our
interests to be realized.
The governor, the Board of
Trustees, faculty, administration
and students all represent differ­ent
viewpoints at Auburn. We
must work together to make our
school the best it can possibly
be.
Without communication and
understanding, it is impossible
for these groups to unite and
make decisions that will
improve the University as a
whole.
Erin Argo and Laura Mann of
SGA Lobby Board
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As campaigns have come to a
close, it's time for the public to see
whether their favored candidates
truly have the desire and capacity
to meet their goals.
One local politician, Sam Pierce,
has once again been elected as Lee
County Commissioner.
He is now able to pinpoint his
objectives and goals.
"It is good to be back to normal
because in the campaign so much
energy is put into that, that you
can't do all the things you want to
do on the county commission,"
Pierce said.
Pierce wants to keep his focus
on long-range goals. "We need to
try and have a goal for 10 years
down the road," he said.
One area the commission has
been able to focus on is long term
goals of education," Pierce said.
Some of the issues Pierce has
worked on prior to this term is
cleaning up illegal dumps and
changing recycling. "We've
increased recycling tremendous­ly,"
he said.
"My goals are to continue doing
all the good things we've been
doing," Pierce said.
But there is a constant strive for
improvement. You can never be
satisfied, he said.
All in all, there are four major
needs Pierce focuses on: schools,
roads, public safety and the envi­ronment.
He said keeping these four
needs in balance is the key to help­ing
the county.
First, Pierce is focusing on
improving the highway depart­ment.
He said the highway depart­ment
needs to be more efficient.
"We may have to have some
new employees," Pierce said.
One difficulty is the lack of work­ers.
There is only one pothole crew
for the entire county. The workers
have to fix one road after another,
he said.
"We're really kind of strapped
as far as the number of employees
we have," Pierce said.
Although the county would like
to have more personnel, "that
means we're going to have to
reshuffle our money," he said.
One stretch of road he especially
wants to see re-paved is on the
Waverly stretch of Highway 188.
Pierce said many motorists take a
shortcut from Birmingham to
Auburn on this stretch.
This road is constantly being re-patched.
Pierce plans on having
the road improved next year.
"County commission is basical­ly
the legislative branch for county
government," Pierce said.
A major duty of the county com­mission
is to budget the money in
hopes to fulfill the needs of the
community.
"We have to look and see how
much money we have available,
what the requests are and then
where we spend the money,"
Pierce said.
Some of the areas the commis­sion
spends the money on include
roads, education and law enforce­ment,
he said.
Pierce said trying to meet the
needs of the people is a major chal­lenge
of local government.
"Even if we make more
improvements there's still going to
be more demands."
Before Pierce considers any wants
of the community, he wants to fol­low
through with the needs of the
area.
Pierce said one advantage of Lee
County is the low unemployment.
"The University helps to keep
unemployment very, very low.
DJ BONDS/Photo Editor
Sam Pierce, Lee County Commission candidate, hands out
fliers to voters as they head toward Auburn City Hall on Nov. 5.
The Republican was elected to another term as commissioner.
We're one of the lowest in the
state," he said.
The tax policy encourages
investment, he said. Job opportu­nities
help the community.
The need to maintain public
safety, roads, schools and environ­ment
is pertinent to have a contin­ual
growth in businesses.
"We're one of the fastest grow­ing
counties in the state," Pierce
said. "This is why we need to ful­fill
the needs in the various areas."
Also, as county commissioner,
Pierce has to make sure all the
requests are legal.
Pierce said long range goals will
help in the future to pinpoint
where the county is and where it
needs to be.
Local group recognizes World AIDS Day
• TAMARA MOSER
Assistant State/Local Editor
For the past 16 years, a fatal epi­demic
has swept across the globe
infecting about 21.8 million men,
women and children, according to
a release from Lee County AIDS
Outreach.
This epidemic is HIV/AIDS. It
is estimated that five new infec­tions
occur every minute, the
report said.
On Dec. 1, the ninth annual
World AIDS Day will be celebrat­ed
by 190 countries to draw public
attention to this disease.
On this day, communities across
the world will unite through a
ceremony of dimming lights.
The White House lights will be
dimmed from 7:45- 8 p.m. to sym­bolize
the fight against AIDS and
as a tribute to those who have
been infected.
LCAO is sponsoring a local
recognition of this day with a can­dlelight
observance.
"We want to recognize those in
our community who have been
affected by HTV and AIDS," Roger
Myrick, a
member
of the
L C A O
b o a r d ,
said.
T h e
ceremony
will be
held at 5
p.m. on
Dec. 1 on the steps of Langdon
Hall.The ceremony will include
local speakers, a poetry reading by
a LCAO client, a local guitarist
"It is important not to lose
sight of the millions of people
globally who are infected
with the disease."
— CARLA BRIGGS
Executive director of LCAO
and a brief remembrance with the
lighting of the candles.
Local churches have been
encouraged to ring their bells 16
times at 2 p.m. on Dec. 1 to sym­bolize
the 16 years of the epidem­ic.
Churches across the nation will
also be participating in this.
C a r 1 a
B r i g g s ,
executive
director of
L C A O ,
said, "It's
not really a
memorial;
it's more of
a remem-brance
of
the people who have died of
AIDS."
"World AIDS day affects the
global community," she said. "It is
important not to lose sight of the
millions of people globally who
are infected with the disease.
"By December 1995, 513,486
people were reported with AIDS
in the United States. Of those,
318,361 have already died," she
said.
On Monday, Dec. 2, Auburn
Student Health Center will have a
table of information on the Haley
Center Concourse from 10 a.m.- 2
p.m.
That evening, the Auburn
Gospel choir, along with other
local talent, will be holding a con­cert
in the Foy Union Ballroom
from 7-9 p.m. The concert is free
and open to the general public.
For more information about
World AIDS Day call LCAO at
887-5244.
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Former suspect in bombing files libel suit against Atlanta paper
• TIM DEVINE
Staff Writer
Richard Jewell is taking the
media to court with plans for a
lawsuit against the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution for libel in the cover­age
of the Centennial Olympic
Park bombing investigation.
Jewell, once considered a hero
for alerting officials to the possibil­ity
of a bomb in the AT&T
Centennial Olympic Park, was
now practically convicted in the
public eye as stories and rumors
about his past began to circulate.
Now that he has been officially
cleared from the investigation,
some worry about the effect the
media and government persecu­tion
can have on those who are
innocent until proven guilty.
"It was an Olympic story, blown
to Olympic proportions," Jerry
Brown, head of the journalism
department at Auburn, said. "We
have rushed this story, inflamed,
sensationalized, tabloidized and
gloried in it, even to the point that
he was called the 'Una-Bubba'."
The Journal-Constitution and
NBC, including Tom Brokaw, have
been criticized by Jewell and his
lawyers for heavily overplaying
the story and flat-out lying, G.
Watson Bryant, Jewell's lawyer,
said.
The Journal-Constitution and
NBC stand strongly behind their
coverage of the event. What
Bryant calls "yellow journalism"
they believe to be "both accurate
and appropriate."
"The public had a right to know
when authorities' doubts about
such a prominent figure in the
bombing story led them to suspect
him," an official release from The
Journal-Constitution, said. "Our
reports accurately pinpointed
when those doubts turned Richard
Jewell into the focus of the investi­gation."
"It was a big story," Dennis
Bailey, a lawyer for the Associated
The issue concerns false state­ments
made about Jewell being a
publicity-hound, supposedly
training people to use bombs, as
well as editorials like the one that
compared Jewell to Wayne
Williams, a notorious child-killer,
The Journal-Constitution would
be guilty of libel, "if there was no
source, if they made up informa­tion
about the FBI investigation,"
Bailey said. "This is not the case."
Brown also said, "(Jewell) is
skating on thin legal ice," and
— — - — — • — — m a n y
that
P r e s s ^ — — — — — ~ ^ ^ — •
Association, "We have rushed this story, inflamed, sensational-wouid
expect °a ized, tabloidized and gloried in it, even to the point
lot of coverage j / ^ he was ca\\ed the 'Una-Bubba.'"
about him being
investigated, and
about him being
cleared." —
Bryant said,
"Unfortunately,
Amendment does
liars."
Bryant said he wanted to make
it clear that they are not suing
because Jewell was identified as a
suspect.
— JERRY BROWN
journalism department head
the
not
First
protect
he said.
Bryant also wants to take issue
with an invasion of Jewell's priva­cy,
alleging that a pool of media
rented an apartment near Jewell's
home, keeping a camera on him 24
hours a day, he said.
agree
with a
story with
such large
p u b l i c
interest it
is unlikely
the courts
will award
him any damages.
"We believe any suit brought by
Mr. Jewell would be without
merit," an NBC release said.
The Journal-Constitution and
NBC assert that they only report
the information given to them by
the FBI and other law enforcement
officials, including an emphasis on
Jewell not being charged with a
crime or officially being a suspect.
"I would not be surprised if it is
eventually learned that the (FBI)
was under pressure from (Atlanta
Committee for the Olympic
Games) to finger a suspect, to calm
panic and create the illusion that
the bomber had been caught,"
Brown said.
"The press encouraged the
metamorphosis (of this story).
Within a day or two Jewell went
from suspect to convicted felon,"
Brown said.
The Journal-Constitution wrote,
"In an open society, it is clear that
an investigation of a hero is news.
So, too, is the end of that focus on
Richard Jewell. Meanwhile, our
reporting on the progress of the
FBI investigation will continue."
Hit-and-run accidents kill dogs, show need for owner responsibility
KATIE EHINGER/Photo Staff
Dogs, like this one near Glenn Avenue, may be killed by oncom­ing
traffic if their owners don't take measures to protect them.
• KAREN DUNN
Staff Writer
How would you feel if you lost
your best friend? Some people say
that dogs are man's best friend. If
so, then someone's best friend was
killed last Tuesday night.
Angela Woods, a graduate stu­dent
in public administration tells
the story:
From her window she saw two
women walking down Glenn
Avenue toward Kroger when a
black labrador retriever ran out to
greet them.
Before the women could stop
her, she darted out onto Glenn try­ing
to reach the other side.
"She was then dodging cars as I
looked on in horror. She had
almost made it when a large van
proceeded to trap her underneath.
I could not believe it," Woods said.
"Then I saw that those girls had
their dog with them on a leash. I
then ran out to help. We stopped
the oncoming traffic hoping help
would arrive."
The whole time the dog was
whining and barking at her. She
then wagged her tail a last time,
Woods said.
Anne Mantooth, a sophomore in
the College of Liberal Arts, was
also there.
"The moment she took off into
the street I was down. I could not
watch. All I heard were screams. If
I had been by myself I don't know
what I would have done. It defi­nitely
made the harshness of life
more real," Mantooth said.
Woods lives off Burton Street
and Glenn Avenue. She said this
was the second dog in a month
which had been killed at this spot
on Glenn Avenue.
She and her boyfriend found
another lab at the end of October
who had been hit and had crawled
into some nearby bushes, she said.
The dog eventually died. Woods
said she was extremely upset at
the frequency of this happening in
the first month of school.
"Students need to take into con­sideration
where they live and
what the dog's needs are. Larger
dogs need more space and Glenn
Avenue is not the place for them to
be running around. I love animals,
but refuse to get a dog because of
my situation and where I live,"
Woods said.
"There are too many students
who live around here whose dogs
are in danger of the same occur­rence
if their owners become irre­sponsible,"
she said.
Man's best friends also have
special needs and are more of a
responsibility than students real­ize.
Brian Berntsein, a senior in hor­ticulture,
worked in a pet store for
five years in Montgomery.
He said, "If you are looking to^
own a dog, you should know that
you will be taking on a seven to
ten year responsibility, and the
specific needs of the dogs should
be considered."
Many dogs require a lot of space
to run around and exercise, and
the areas around town where the
majority of students live don't pro­vide
that, he said.
Kathy Tarleton, a receptionist at
the Auburn Veterinary Hospital
said, "Four dogs have been
brought in in the last month which
have been hit by cars."
"The main thing for owners to
remember is to take their dogs out
regularly so they won't run out.
Especially if they live in areas such
as Glenn where the space to exer­cise
is not there" she said.
"They need to be kept on a leash
when walked. Every dog that has
been hit by a car was not on a
leash." Tarleton said.
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Supermarket sales of turkeys soar during Thanksgiving
• LIZZ FULLERTON
Staff Writer
Thanksgiving brings home-cooked
food, time with families, a
vacation and the biggest time of the
year for turkey sales.
"We will sell somewhere in the
neighborhood of 1,500 to 2,000
turkeys this year," Wendell Wright,
assistant manager of Kroger, said.
"People also buy a lot of cranberry
sauce, canned pumpkin, pie shells,
Eagle Brand milk and a lot of food
coloring."
These items are a staple of the
Thanksgiving meal and sell much
faster at this time of year.
"We sell between 1,000 and 1,500
turkeys of all sizes and varieties.
We've got several different kinds,"
Ed Stuart, manager of Winn-Dixie
said. "They buy all of your normal
trimmings — cornbread, stuffing,
cornmeal to make your own corn-meal
dressing and cranberry sauce.
This is the only time of year that it
sells well."
Most students go home for their
Thanksgiving meal, creating a large
gap in the number of people who
live here and the number of people
who buy Thanksgiving prepara­tions.
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to Andalusia, Ala.
"We'll probably eat a Other titties of the
couple of turkeys. I „
like the turkey and ye<XT.
the desserts best,"
she said.
Kim Wesley, a
junior in psychology,
is going home to
Enterprise, Ala., "In
my family, we always eat turkey
and turkey dressing, sweet potatoes
and yams, pies, cakes and broccoli
casserole. I love turkey. We only eat
it about once a year," she said.
There are still a large number of
year-round residents who will pre­pare
their meals here in Auburn.
"We will sell 3CXM00 cases, with
two to four turkeys per case. Besides
turkeys, people buy hams, ducks
and capons — those are roosters,"
_ _ _ ^ ^ _—_ ^ ^ _ Jerry Gibson,
assistant mar­ket
manager
of Food
World, said.
"We sell
turkeys as
cheap as we
can. We sell
turkeys all
year round,
but it is very
slow during
other times of
the year."
Turkeys
are usually bought from a variety of
places, with each store buying from
the turkey processing plant they get
the best price from.
The only turkey processing plant in
— JERRY GIBSON
Assistant market manager of Food
World
the state is Bates Turkey Farm in
Fort Deposit.
Becky Flome, manager of
Greenville's Bates House of Turkey,
said, "Sales of turkeys are high
around Thanksgiving time. We sell
more whole turkeys during this
time. We use about 8,000 to 10,000
pounds of turkey per week on aver­age.
That includes everything.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are
our best times."
Bates Turkey Farm turkeys main­ly
go to the restaurant. But, they also
sell to a few local grocery stores.
A few of the students who will be
staying here over the holiday said
they will still eat the traditional
turkey dinner.
Robert Branch, a sophomore in
liberal arts, said, "Some friends of
mine have plans to get together,
everyone who's here, and have a
turkey dinner at a friend's house. I
like turkey and I eat turkey sand­wiches
during the year. It's better for
you." KATIE EHINGER/Photo Staff
Diane Shelnutt, of Food World, stocks turkeys for Thanksgiving.
Con artists target college students through mail fraud scams
• ED LAMMON
Staff Writer
Ever get an offer in the mail that
just sounded too good to be true?
Maybe the letter informed you
that you were one of the lucky few
selected to receive an all-expense-paid
Hawaiian vacation or a dra­matically
discounted cruise to
Paradise.
"Or maybe the letter led you to
believe that you were a GUARAN­TEED
winner of a car, a big-screen
TV or some outrageous amount of
money.
If you suspect these offers have
some kind of catch, they probably
do, United States Postal Inspector
Larry Dodson of Montgomery
said.
Consumers should be especially
wary of letters offering "guaran­teed"
winnings, especially if a fee
must be paid or merchandise must
be purchased before the prize is
awarded, Dodson said.
"Any legitimate sweepstakes
doesn't require you to pay any­thing
in advance," he said.
When solicitations request that
fees be paid, the fees are usually
kept low for two reasons, Dodson
said. First, people are more willing
to send small amounts of money to
these solicitors and when they get
nothing in return they are less like­ly
to complain.
Mail fraud is defined by law in
Title 18 of U.S. Code Section 13-41,
Dodson said. Anyone who devises
a scheme to take anything of value
and uses the mail to promote this
crime is guilty of mail fraud.
Students should be especially
aware of mailings offering
valuable information
for a fee.
" T h
infor
scams often
Another scam which often tar­gets
students is offers for job
opportunities,
require consumers pay a
nonexistent employment
false employment
i n f o r m a tii
D o d s o n
said.
though, are not beneficial in build­ing
good credit because, rather
than offering a general use
credit card, they require
merchandise be pur­chased
through their
company, Dodson
said.
\ Postal scams
come in different
shapes and
sizes, accord-
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U n i t e d
S t a t e s
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\
mation
they are
selling is
often avail
able at other
places, such as
bookstores, at a
much lower
price," Dodson
said.
He also
warns students
to be careful of credit
card solicitations by mail.
Students are often looking for a
way to build good credit for them­selves.
Many of these companies,
S e r v i c e
$&^ b r o c h u re
designed to educate
consumers about mail
fraud.
Medical fraud schemes often
offer miracle drugs and cure-alls
in advertisements boasting the
products will make you lose
weight overnight, grow more hair
or look years younger.
In most cases, these wonder
drugs have not been tested by
competent medical authorities and
can be dangerous to your health.
The United States Postal
Inspection Service recommends
checking with your doctor before
making any health-care purchases.
Work-at-home schemes promise
big money to subscribers for doing
next to no work.
The U.S. Postal Inspection
Service warns these schemes will
not guarantee regular salaried
employment and will require an
investment before explaining how
the plan works or sending instruc­tions.
Charity frauds prey on people's
goodwill by taking money donat­ed
to a bogus charity. The Postal
Inspection Service advises people
to give to charities they know, to
be suspicious of charities that
request cash only payments and to
only write their donation check
out to an organization, never to an
individual.
Chain letter frauds promise par­ticipants
will earn big dollars on a
small initial investment. The
Postal Inspection Service said
most participants rarely even get
their initial investments back.
Other postal scams include land
fraud (advertising that offers
attractive realty investments),
insurance fraud, home improve­ment
fraud and lottery mailings. •
Postal scammers targeting
Auburn residents are not uncom­mon,
Auburn Postmaster Jerry
Chreitzberg said. "The City of
Auburn is not exempt from getting
scam letters in the mail,"
Chreitzberg said.
Chreitzberg said Auburn's post"
office often gets reports of postal
scams from citizens. "We are not
flooded with them but we do get
them," he said.
Chreitzberg said anyone who
receives a letter in the mail they
suspect to be fraudulent should
report the letter to the postmaster
as soon as possible.
Business offers received in the
mail can be checked out through
the Better Business Bureau,
Dodson said. Also, the postal
inspector can tell you if complaints
have been received or lawsuits
have been filed against any busi­ness
you may suspect of mail
fraud.
Grant Hyde, a senior majoring
in Spanish, said he is no stranger
to mail scams. "I get that crap in
the mail all the time, and I just
throw it away," he said.
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The loveliest village... Cadets, residents found entertainment on campus
Beginning in 1913, the Young
Men's Christian Association began
showing silent movies at Langdon
Hall every week at a cost of 5 cents
for children and 10 cents for
adults.
When the summer heat became
too overwhelming, the movies
were shown outside in Samford
Park.
The movies had to pass the
inspection of three professors'
wives before they were shown.
ATTENTION
TAILGATERS:
Langdon Hall was also used for
pep rallies, play-by-play reports of
football games via telegraph, ser­mons,
speeches, plays, classes and
funerals.
Cadets were infamous for play­ing
pranks on campus in the early
1900s. Early one Sunday morning,
Alabama Polytechnic's prize cow
was found 30 feet in the air on a
platform with a railing around it.
For three or four days, cadets
had to climb up to the platform to
feed, water and milk her. College
officials did not know how to get
her down, and finally the presi­dent
said nobody would get in
trouble if the cow was brought
down.
To put her up there, cadets had
to build a low platform and put
the cow on it. Then they built
another platform two feet higher
and moved her to that one. They
kept raising the platforms until the
cow was 30 feet in the air.
To lower her, they just reversed
the process.
Another famous prank pulled
off by API cadets occurred in 1900
when a group of students moved
an outhouse into the street at
Toomer's Corner during the night.
The cadets then took a human
skeleton from the veterinary
school lab and seated it in the out­house.
The next day, curious townspeo­ple
would open the door and be
shocked to find the skeleton lean­ing
forward on the seat, a piece of
paper in one hand and his chin in
the other.
Many of the API cadets became
skilled at skipping out on the
required church attendance. Some
missed the roll call in front of
Langdon Hall with permission
from their sergeants. Others pre­tended
to be Roman Catholics
during the years Auburn didn't
have a Catholic Church.
Some of the cadets broke ranks
and hid in or near buildings, lum­ber
piles, barrels or trees. During
the opening prayer, a few went as
far as jumping out of church win­dows.
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Semesters weren't only things happening at meeting
• ERIC KAMMERUD
Campus Editor
The Nov. 8 Board of Trustees meeting
ended with some unresolved business.
The meeting was recessed until Nov. 16
before the Auburn/ University of Georgia
game to allow the agriculture committee
time to review a proposed candidate to
head the newly restructured Alabama
Cooperative Extension System.
Stephen Jones, an associate professor of
forestry at Pennsylvania State University,
is being considered for the position.
The administration didn't notify many
of the board members of the candidate's
identity until a few days before the meet­ing.
Albert McDonald, trustee from
Huntsville and chairman of the trustees
agriculture committee, said he had only
received the proposal the day before and
requested that he be allowed time to
review the candidate before making a
decision.
He expressed outrage at what he called
inconsiderate treatment by the University
administration."
According to board policy, all members
must be notified of pending issues at least
seven days before the meeting.
The board also delayed action on the
selection of architects for the renovation
of Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum and
Hoerlein Hall Surgical corridors until an
undetermined date in December.
The Trustees passed a resolution that
will allow the property and facilities com­mittee
to approve the candidates without
consent of the full board.
The Trustees also tabled review of a
comprehensive land-use and facilities
plan until the December committee meet­ing.
The board worked through a full agen­da
and took action on numerous items:
• The board approved a 5 percent
increase to employee health insurance
premiums. The resolution cited rising
health-care costs as the reason for the
change.
In addition to raising the premium, the
plan raises the major medical deductible
from $100 to $150, eliminates the supple­mental
accident rider coverage and imple­ment
the Blue Cross Participating
Chiropractic Program.
• The board approved the creation of a
new Ph.D. program in integrated textile
and apparel science.
The new program is a joint effort by the
School of Human Sciences and the
College of Engineering.
The course of study will lead students
from the beginnings of textile production
through the marketing of clothing.
• The board appointed James E. Marion,
dean of the College of Agriculture, direc­tor
of the Alabama Agricultural
Experiment Station.
The dean and director positions were
combined in a restructuring of the experi­ment
station that occurred at the previous
please see TRUSTEES, B-3
iHere she is, Miss Homecoming •••
Chapman named
Miss Homecoming
M MAXINE CLAYTON
Staff Writer
In front of hundreds of cheer­ing
fans, Michelle Chapman was
crowned Miss Homecoming at
the Auburn vs. Northeast
Louisiana game on Saturday,
Nov. 9.
"Words cannot describe how I
felt when they said I had won
Miss Homecoming. All of the
candidates were qualified to be
Miss Homecoming, and I did not
expect to win," Chapman, a
senior in pre-medicine, said.
"My mom, Brenda Chapman,
and grandparents were standing
in the stands, and I know they
were excited because when we
were watching the videotape of
me being crowned, the camera
was moving all over the place."
Chapman was one of five can­didates
competing for Miss
Homecoming.
The other candidates*- were
Melody Arledge, a senior in
childhood education; Robin
Adams, a senior in political sci­ence;
Kathy Waterman, a senior
in public relations and Stephanie
Holden, a senior in political sci­ence.
"All of the candidates were
wonderful," Whitney Lanier,
director of elections for SGA,
said.
It is an Auburn tradition for
the Homecoming candidates to
be escorted by their father across
the football field.
"I could have never picked a
Trustees review
out-of-state
tuition options
GREG WALKER/Editor
Above: Auburn's 1996 Homecoming court, (l-r) Kathy Waterman,
Robin Adams, Miss Homecoming Michelle Chapman, Melody
Aldredge, and Stephanie Holden.'
Right: Miss Homecoming Michelle Chapman with her father,
John R. Chapman, during halftime at the Homecoming Game.
view is conducted by the director
of elections, the secretary of pub­lic
affairs, the SGA president and
vice, and two students.
The top 20 girls are narrowed
down to five by a non-student
panel which may consist of facul­ty,
alumni and people from the
community.
"The five girls are the ones
who can best represent Auburn,"
better person to escort me across
the field than my dad, John R.
Chapman. From the time I was a
kid until now, my dad has
always been there," Chapman
said.
To become a candidate for
Homecoming, each of the 300
organization on campus sends a
letter to the elections board nam­ing
a nominee. The nominees
come to an interview process
which picks 20 girls. This inter- please see CHAPMAN, B-3 DJ BONDS/Photo Editor
• MELISSA PARKER
Staff Writer
The Board of Trustees approved
a plan to extend in-state residency
to any student within a 50-mile
radius of Auburn and tabled the
vote to establish in-state tuition
for children of Auburn alumni.
The plan to extend in-state resi­dency
to students within the 50-
mile radius will affect these nine
counties in — - — ^ — ^—
G e o r g i a :
Chattahoochee,
Harris, Heard,
M e r i w e t h e r ,
M u s c o g e e ,
Q u i t m a n ,
Stewart, Talbot
and Troup.
The program
will take effect
fall quarter
1997, Registrar John Fletcher said.
"This will make us very com­petitive
in those nine counties,"
Fletcher said.
However, the board did not just
declare the residents of those nine
counties to be in-state residents,
Trustee Jack B. Venable said.
"There was an amendment
added to the resolution to require
those students to meet out-of-state
admissions requirements,
which are higher," Venable said.
"We 're not sure if we
can get away with
just calling it a schol­arship.
"
— JACK VENABLE
Member, Board of Trustees
The bill passed by the state leg­islature
allowing state colleges to
extend in-state tuition rates to
everyone within 50 miles of cam­pus
caused the Board of Trustees
to table the Auburn Legacy
Scholarship plan,Venable said.
The legacy scholarship program
would allow children of alumni
who maintained a GPA of at least
3.0 for one year to pay in-state
tuition, Genie N. Brock, assistant
_ _ - ^ _ ^ ^ _ — . vice president of
alumni rela­tions,
said.
Students
would keep the
scholarship as
long as they
maintained a 3.0
GPA.
Venable
said, "We are
still researching
whether it is legal. We are
required by the state to charge
out-of-state tuition. We're not sure
if we can get away with just call­ing
it a scholarship."
Henry Hector, chairman of the
Alabama Commission on Higher
Education, said he was asked by
Auburn to give his opinion on the
legacy scholarship program.
"I told them that if they were
actually raising money to pay for
please see TUITION, A-3
Nursing merger dies
m ERIC KAMMERUD
Campus Editor
The plan to merge Auburn's
nursing program with Auburn
University at Montgomery's died
during the Board of Trustees'
planning and priorities committee
meeting when none of the trustees
on the committee moved to vote
on the plan.
The plan called for the two
schools to be consolidated under
one dean while keeping the two
individual programs intact.
Debate during the committee
meeting ranged from topics such
as whether the dean should have
a primary and secondary office to
the wording of the resolution
itself.
"We have concerns with the
wording, specifically the use of
merger versus consolidation. We
also have concerns with the term
'one program,'" Nancy McDonald,
associate professor of nursing at
AUM and co-chair of the
AU/AUM Consolidation
Committee, said.
McDonald said that one of the
main concerns she heard from the
AUM faculty members was that
their program would lose its iden­tity
and be engulfed by Auburn's
program.
Auburn President William V
Muse tried to assure people that
this was not the case.
"We have no intent to close
AUM's school. The goal is to make
both stronger," Muse said.
Another factor that was taken
into consideration was that nurs­ing
is a higher priority program at
AUM than at Auburn.
The AUM program currently
has about 600 students and nine
faculty.
The Auburn program has about
300 students and 14 faculty.
Because the AUM program
receives higher priority treatment
and is a larger program, several
Trustees suggested setting up a
primary office for the dean on the
AUM campus and a smaller sec­ondary
office on the Auburn cam­pus.
The original plan called for the
dean to have an office on both
campuses.
Despite the lengthy discussion,
when the time came to vote on the
matter, none of the Trustees made
the motion necessary to bring it to
the vote, and the proposal was
considered defeated.
Campaign Auburn reaches goal early, continues
• SALLIE OWEN
Assistant Campus Editor
Betty DeMent, vice president for
alumni and development, report­ed
to the Board of Trustees Friday
that Campaign Auburn, the
University's fundraising cam­paign,
has exceeded its goal of
$175 million ahead of schedule.
To date, the campaign has raised
$187,330,269. Of that, 38 percent is
available for current operation,
Dement said.
DeMent said, "We're still hop­ing
to raise many more millions
because the needs have been iden­tified.
During this past year, new
priorities and challenges for which
private support will be needed
have been identified, so we'll be
needing more private support."
University President William V.
Muse said, "I certainly commend
Betty and the members of her staff
for the excellent work they have
done."
The five-year program is sched­uled
to end in December, but
Muse has asked to extend it.
"That is currently under review
now. A final decision has not been
made. The National Campaign
Committee and the Foundation
Board meet at the end of this
month. If a decision is made then,
we hope that you of the board of
trustees would be willing to sup­port
that," DeMent said.
W. R. Miller, interim assistant
vice president for development,
said some of the University's new
needs include an art museum, ren­ovating
Wilmore Labs, the large
animal clinic and a new poultry
science building.
Of the total $187 million, the
bulk is not available for spending
right now. DeMent said 62 per­cent
of the gifts cannot currently
be used. They are in the form of
endowments (21 percent), estate
commitments (17 percent), pledge
commitments (13 percent) or capi­tal
purposes (11 percent).
The endowment funds will pri­marily
benefit scholarships for
students, she said. Thirty-seven
percent of the new endowment is
targeted for scholarships, with
other funds designated for faculty
and staff development or other
projects. A portion (24 percent) of
the endowment is unrestricted,
DeMent said.
Muse said he thought students
would benefit more directly from
scholarships than from other
aspects of the campaign.
"I think the most direct way is
through the money that was
raised for scholarships. We have
recognized the significant need
here at Auburn to have money to
both attract outstanding students
to come to Auburn and offer them
scholarships and also to help stu­dents
who need financial help in
order to attend the University," he
said.
"I believe that will be a very
positive effect. Students will be
able to afford to come to Auburn
and Auburn will be more success-
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ful in its efforts to attract the very
best students," Muse said.
The alumni have contributed
more to the campaign than any
other group of donors, she said.
Forty-six percent of donations
stemmed from Auburn graduates.
Nearly 20 percent of gifts have
come from other individuals.
These "are our friends, which we
could not do without," DeMent
said.
Foundations, corporations and
other organizations made up the
rest of the donors.
The top 10 largest gifts ranged
from a high of $7.7 million to a low
please see CAMPAIGN, B-3
Motrin', Mowin', Mowin'...
Grounds crew works long hours to get stadium ready for games.
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Food banks square off in own version of Iron Bowl to raise food for
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Facilities crew dresses field, stadium for
fans, football players, television viewers
• SALLIE OWEN
Assistant Campus Editor
At 30 hours before kick off
against Northeast Louisiana State
University, the stands and field of
Jordan-Hare Stadium were quiet,
bare of fans and bare of players,
but the underbelly of the south
end zone hummed with activity.
Rusty Deen, facilities manager
for the athletic department and
Robert Sexton, supervisor of land­scaping,
had more than their
usual crew of six working to clean
and prepare the stadium for game
day.
They never stop grooming and
maintaining the facility, Deen
said.
"It's an everyday situation. You
have to keep your schedule going
year round to make it pretty on
game days," Deen said.
Usually, the crew works 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but "on game
days we'll normally start at 7:30-8
o'clock, no matter if its a 1 o'clock
or a 6 o'clock game. So we put in
some 14-16 hour days," he said.
And then he stays another two or
three hours after the game is over.
Sexton said, "You got to go
along with the weather."
"The only thing we don't do is
the four corners," Deen said.
Kerry Smith from the horticulture
department plants the flower beds
at the corners of the playing field.
At 8 a.m. on the Friday before
Homecoming, they are cleaning
the area under the stadium while
they wait for the field to dry. The
visiting team, its escorts, the
homecoming court, cheerleaders,
band and any visiting dignitaries
enter Jordan-Hare there.
Meanwhile a University police­man
is checking under benches in
the student section, to see if stu­dents
have hidden alcohol at their
seats for tomorrow's game, Sexton
said.
Heavy rains last Thursday night
dulled some of the painting they
had done ahead of time, they said.
"I guess we did 70 percent, so
we've got 30 percent of our paint­ing
to do today. If it's too wet to
finish our painting today, then
we'll do it tonight or come in early
in the morning, just whatever it
takes," Deen said.
"It's normally an 8-hour
process," he said. "It takes 300
gallons (of paint) just to do a six-foot
line around the area of the
field."
A total of 500 gallons of orange,
blue and white are applied to the
field. And, "if it's a tv game,
you've got to up it a little bit,"
Sexton said.
The field of Bermuda 419 over-seeded
with winter rye is trimmed
daily, Deen said.
"If you skip days, you cut too
much of your green off. That
keeps the stalk green, if you keep
mowing it regularly, Deen said.
Coleman Ward, a retired exten­sion
turf specialist, advises them
on the management of sports turf.
They use a year-round schedule
of spraying to maintain the turf.
"Year-round you've got your fer­tilization
process, your herbicide
application, your pesticide appli­cation,
and that's an ongoing
schedule. We developed that
schedule and it'll vary a little bit,
but basically it's going to be the
same," Deen said.
The field gets first aid immedi­ately
after the game, he said. The
grass is mowed again and tears
are repaired by either rolling the
field to pack the divots or patch­ing
with green sand and pre-ger-minated
grass seed.
Beyond the field, Waste-away
holds the contract for cleaning the
bleachers and concourses in the
stadium, Deen said.
"We're responsible for seeing
that they get it done," he said.
Deen said his crew, which has
been together for more than 10
years, also handles repairs
throughout the facility.
"(The suites) are a constant
source of attention. We do any lit­tle
thing that needs to be done,
seats loose, cabinet doors," he
said.
"The facilities division helps us
DANIEL TRIVINO/Photo Stall
Jeff Washington spray paints the field of Jordan-Hare Stadium]
Thursday before the Homecoming football game. It takes about
500 gallons of paint to line and decorate the field. j
All of that is just regular prepa­ration.
It doesn't include the spe­cial
requests of television crews
and visiting teams.
"TV has so many requests dif­ferent
than we would normally
have. They request our time and
our equipment, various things
like that that takes us away from
what we're doing," he said.
ESPN televised last year's game
against the University of Florida,
and that game had special chal­lenges
because of rain.
ESPN had a sideline truck that
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ly with aii of "It just takes so much longer to clean the stadium
our electrical, , , ,. , ~ , , .
plumbing and to get the stadium ready for such a large crowd.
heating you 've o0t more seats, more area than you would,
and air con- ° *
say, at the baseball park. And it takes more paint,
more time, more labor."
and air con
di t i o n i n g .
We rely on
them for
back-up car-p
e n t r y, "
Deen said.
The foot-ball
stadium
isn't his only responsibility, Deen
said, but it is his biggest responsi­bility.
We "take care of 23 acres of tur-fgrass
and all of our outdoor facil­ities,"
he said.
That includes the band practice
field and tennis courts, Sexton
said, as well as the track, soccer
field and landscaping around the
athletic department.
"It just takes so much longer to
clean the stadium and to get the
stadium ready for such a large
crowd. You've got more seats,
more area than you would, say, at
the baseball park. And it takes
more paint, more time, more
labor," Deen said.
"The field drains real well. We
don't have to cover our field (with
tarps) because it drains so well,*
Deen said.
The field has a sand base and a
subsurface of drainage tile t{>
move water off the field. J
"The ultimate is to have a saf&
playable surface for the athletes,"
he said. J
If television crews and bad
weather aren't demanding extfii
attention, the visiting team ma'y
be. The Louisiana State University
team did when it played on thfe
Plains a
few weekfc
ago.
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seems to
a 1 w a y 6 ,
want more
than noR-m
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Deen said;'
— RUSTY DEEN " T h et
Facilities manager, athletic department n e e d e S
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to
couldn't get any traction on the
wet grass, so Deen's crew laid ply­wood
runways down both sides
of the field.
"It was a 2:30 game and we had
to go to Lowe's. It was over $2000
worth of plywood that we had to
pick up the day of the game,"
Deen said.
"Us taking the plywood in and
out just destroyed the entrance to
our field here. Going in and out
on a wet surface just made a mud
pie, and it is still suffering from a
year ago," he said.
"It was a tremendous rain prior
to the game and the field surface
was very playable by game time,"
he said.
run
portable air conditioners. They
needed tables and chairs. We put
60 chairs in (the locker room).
They needed extra taping tables,
extra sideline equipment."
"Most schools that want extra •
stuff bring it with them," Deen
said.
Sexton said, "Each team's^
gonna set up different than anoth­er
one. Every team that comes in
is going to need something—we
constantly keep running to them."'
"A lot of 'em like to come in on
Friday afternoon," Deen said, so
the field must be ready even earli­er
so they can practice on it.
•The North American Case
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William R. Boulton as a fellow of
the organization. Boulton is the
Olan Mills Professor of Strategic
Management in the College of
Business. He is a former associa­tion
president and journal editor.
If you know of any student or faculty
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Toys for Tots drive gets under way in Auburn
Toys for Tots will be collecting toys for its annual campaign
through Dec. 11.
Collection points in Auburn include Haley Center, Foy Union,
Nichols Center, Kroger, Food World, Wal Mart, Super Lube and Kay-
Bee Toys. Sponsors ask that all donations be new toys.
The campaign is being sponsored by the University's Semper
Fidelis Society. This year's drive began on Nov. 5.
— Compiled from a Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Society release
Women's groups sponsor afternoon reception
The Women's Studies Program, along with the Auburn Women's
Caucus, is holding a reception at Pebble Hill welcoming new female
facult