1995-11-30 The Auburn Plainsman

              WEEKEND WEATHER I THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 VOLUME 102, NUMBER 9, 30 pages
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weekend
Highs 70s Lows 40s
They're so cute
Humane society asks
for your support in
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Auburn flying team
places fourth in
competition
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Holiday Spirit
Salvation Army
continues tradition of
helping those in need
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Elephant Stomp
Alabama's third trip to
The Plains ends the
same as all the others
— with defeat
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INSIDE
Campus Calendar A-2
Movies A-2
Opinion and Commentary A-6
Letters to the Editor A-7
Campus Crime Report B-6
On the Concourse B-7
Classifieds B-7
Marquee C-2
Life In Hell C-8
Tracking the Tigers D-2
Out on a Limb D-6
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An Auburn Tradition Since 1893
Churches,
organizations
offer giving
opportunities
War Damn Eagle!
By Kelly Dyer
Assistant Copy Editor
'Tis the season to start giving, and many
people in the area have begun to prepare.
First Baptist of Auburn is one of many
churches that get into the holiday spirit by
helping those less fortunate. Peggy
Johnson, a secretary at First Baptist, said,
"We contribute to the United Way all year,
but during the holidays our classes take a
family and sponsor them.
"We don't do as much of the canned
goods as we use to. Sometimes our chil­dren's
groups do it," she said.
Johnson said the church also helps get
boxes together for the prisoners at the
Justice Center. She said First Baptist helps
with the prisoners all year round but dur­ing
Christmas church members help out
more.
Johnson said First Baptist doesn't just
concentrate on the family as a whole, it also
sponsors an Angel Tree.
Another local church that gets involved
in the holiday spirit is Saint Michael's
Catholic Church.
Sandy Skillman, a secretary for Saint
Michael's, said the church collaborates
with Saint Vincent de Paul, an internation­al
Catholic organization, to hand out bas­kets
during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
"We give out turkeys and other foods
during Thanksgiving, but during
Christmas we add a few gifts," Skillman
AU bookstore
to launch
service via
internet
See Giving / A-3
Aubiechfeers on the Tigers before the Atiburh-Afabama game. Trie Tigers defeated
the Tide 31-27 at home, only the third game on the Plains during the 60-game rivalry.
See story page D-1.
COURSE PACKETS:
Downloading course packets could
save some students money.
By Chris Wilkerson
Assistant News Editor
They're blue, they're bound with three
rings, they're course packets, and few
Auburn students can escape core curricu­lum
without making several pilgrimages to
the bookstore to acquire them.
These pilgrimages can become tiresome
and expensive, but soon students will have
the power to get course packets free.
As early as winter quarter, course pack­ets,
syllabi and lab manuals will be avail­able
on the internet.
Eric Lucas, publications manager at the
University Bookstore said the program will
be ready for operation soon.
Currently, only a fraction of the course
packets will be available, he said.
The packets, syllabi and lab manuals,
which will be on the internet, can be
accessed "from any of the computer labs or
at home on Prodigy," he said.
About 150 professors typically make
packets through the University bookstore,
and still more instructors use other copy
centers.
Lucas said the program is still in the
experimental stages.
"What eventually is going to happen is
we will have to charge for access, but for
the time being, it is free," he said.
Currently, packets at the University
bookstore cost 7 cents a page unless
See Internet / A-3
AU student dies during
Thanksgiving break
By Graham Hadley
Assistant News Editor
A 21-year-old Auburn senior died
after having a seizure at her home in
Pell City Sunday.
Amanda Charity Patterson, 04PO, a
member of Delta
Zeta sorority, was
home for the
Thanksgiving holi­day.
C o r o n e r
Jeff Wyatt said
Patterson was pro­nounced
dead at
7:47 a.m. after
being taken to
Saint Clair
Regional Hospital.
Wyatt said he believed she died of
aspiration because foreign material
had been found lodged in her throat.
Delta Zeta President Julie Wilson,
01CEE, said, "She had had seizures in
the past, but she had one on Sunday
morning and didn't come through."
According to a long time friend,
Jennifer Minor, 04CEE, Patterson had
many seizures as a child, but they
were not as frequent as she got older.
Paul Pikes, Patterson's fiancee, said
that she was president of Pi Lambda
Sigma, the pre-law honor society. She
had also made the dean's list a num­ber
of times.
PATTERSON
"She was going to graduate in the
spring. I'll miss her a lot; she meant
everything to me," he said.
Patterson worked as a monitor for
the women's basketball study hall and
worked with the football team. Last
year she tutored students in history
and political science.
Amy Barnes, an academic coun­selor,
said, "She was an excellent tutor,
and her students really responded to
her."
Patterson was also active within her
sorority. Wilson said, "She got along
with everybody. She was always will­ing
to help. She was a wonderful girl,
especially during rush. She was really
an asset to our sorority. We will really
miss her."
Patterson's father recently died. So,
Delta Zeta is opening an account to
help pay for funeral expenses, Wilson
said.
"We are starting an account at
AmSouth banjc. Her dad died two
years ago, and her mom is left alone.
We are trying to help out with the
funeral expenses," she said.
Services were held Tuesday in Pell
City at the Mount Pisgah Baptist
Church. The burial services were at
Valley Hill Memorial Gardens.
"I want everyone to know how spe­cial
she was, and that we all love her.
She touched the lives of so many peo­ple
in Auburn, and she loved being
here," Minor said.
Samford Park renovation
enters second phase
By Dawn Kent
Assistant News Editor
Samford park is the site of some of the
University's most recognizable landmarks, and by
fall of 1997, those historic buildings will be dis­played
against a new backdrop.
The University is in the process of relandscaping
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1 here will also be seating areas where
people can sit and spend time in reflection.
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KYLE DRAKE
Assistant Vice President ,fp/ Facilities Administration
r o u n d i n g
Samford Hall,
Biggin Hall,
Langdon Hall
and the
L a n g d o n
Annex. The
finished prod­uct
will
include new shrubs and trees, sidewalks and light­ing.
"The decorative lighting program will be the
biggest change," said Kyle Drake, assistant vice
president for facilities administration. "Now the
lights are positioned where they shine away from
the building. The new lights will shine toward it.
"Samford Hall will pop out at night," he said.
Drake said the project has been broken down
into three phases. The first phase, which covered
the north end of the park near Biggin Hall, has
been completed.
The second phase addresses the area in front of
Samford Hall and will be completed next fall. The
third phase, which will be done by the fall of 1997,
will cover the grounds behind Samford Hall.
Drake said these plans began in the early 1980s
when an alumnus from Atlanta was interested in
making a contribution to the improved appear­ance
of the campus environment.
"He commissioned a firm in Atlanta to prepare
a plan for improvements to Samford Park," Drake
said.
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the park
had fallen
into a state
of disre­pair."
he
said. "The
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were crum­bling,
and the grassy areas had deteriorated to just
earth.
"The general appearance of the entire park was
one that suggested inattentiveness," Drake said.
The original plans have undergone some
changes since then, Drake said, but now it seems
the end is in sight.
"Once the plans were developed and presented
to the Board of Trustees, we began a process of
renovation, starting at the north end of the park
and working to the south, because we were in the
process of replacing the roof on Samford Hall," he
See Samford / A-3
Investigation continues in Fenton case
By Suzanne Zunic
State/Local Editor
Auburn City Police investiga­tions
surrounding'the death of an
Auburn student this summer con­tinue.
Candice Fenton was found dead
in her apartment July 18 by offi­cers
responding to a welfare check
requested by Fenton's parents.
This week Police Chief Ed
Downing released information
that a packet containing "inves­tigative
information" about the
Fenton case was sent to the
Behavioral Sciences Unit of the FBI
in Quantico, Va.
An Auburn Police Department
spokesperson said the packet was
sent several weeks ago.
' The spokesperson also said that
' in January the Fenton case will go
before the grand jury.
Downing said no one has been
arrested in connection with the
Fenton's death, and he would not
comment on whether there were
any suspects.
The spokesperson said "any
potential witnesses" in the Fenton
case would be subpoenaed to testi­fy
before the grand jury.
"Anyone that might have infor­mation
about what occurred," will
testify before the grand jury,
Downing said.
Downing said in a press release
that at the time of Fenton's death
there was no cause for alarm and
no cause to believe that any other
citizens were in danger.
He said there were no signs of
forced entry into the apartment
and no signs of a struggle.
Bill Harris, Lee County chief
deputy coroner, said in July the
cause of death was asphyxia.
He said asphyxia is a condition
caused by insufficient oxygen. CANDICE FENTON
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Selma-Dallas County Annual
Events
Camber of Commerce
334-875-7241 or 800-628-
4291(in Ala.)
Holiday Parade: Dec. 2
Holiday Festival: Dec. 4-16
Christmas on the River in
Selma: Dec.9
Auburn University at
Montgomery School of Liberal
Arts, Theatre AUM presents
Inspecting Carol by Daniel
Sullivan Dec. 7,8,9,14,15,16 at 8
p.m. with a Sunday Matinee on
Dec. 17 at 2p.m.
Call 244-3632 for information
and reservations.
East Alabama Community
Blood Bank will be conducting
a blood drive on Nov. 30, 9
a.m.-2 p.m., at Craftmaster
Printers, Inc.
For info call 826-5348.
East Alabama Blood Bank is
always seeking volunteer
blood donors to h e l p meet the
blood needs of the Auburn-
Opelika community.
Blood bank is open 9 a.m.-5
p.m. M-F and is located at
Flint's Crossing in Auburn.
For info call 826-5348.
World AIDS Day: "We Share,
We Care" Wear your red rib­bon.
Fri., Dec. 1, Foy Union and
Concourse, 9 a.m.-l p.m.
For info call Jess Pittman at
844-6101.
"Curtain Call" Skits - Thurs.,
Nov. 30: Concourse 12 p.m.;
Lupton Hall 6:30 p.m.; Boyd
Hall 7 p.m.; Extension Center
7:30 p.m.
Pizza will be served at resi­dence
halls.
Society for Creative
Anachronism researches and
recreates the combat and cul­ture
of the Middle Ages.
For info call 844-5683. After 6
p.m. call 745-6829.
Program for Students with
Disabilities seeks volunteer
readers for one hour a week.
Call Jeffrey Holley at 844-2096.
Auburn group of Overeaters
meets Mon., 6 p.m., Glenn
United Methodist Church.
Anyone suffering from anorex­ia,
bulimia or compulsive
overeating is welcome. Call
Laura at 887-2936.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
Support Group will meet on
Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
For a screening appointment or
for more info call 844-5123.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
every Friday, 7 p.m., Auburn
United Methodist Church
basement, located at the comer
of Magnolia Avenue and Gay
Street.
Everyone is welcome. Closed
meeting Wed. at 7 p.m. For
more info call 745-8405.
Alert! Volunteers needed to
work with pregnant and par­enting
teens.
Call Sharon at Lee-Scan and
see how you can make a
"World of Difference" 826-
7226.
AA meets in the Auburn-
Opelika each day.
If you or a friend have a prob­lem
related to Alcohol, please
call 745-8405 for a list of times
and locations.
Safehouse will host the 1995
Community Appreciation
Night on Dec. 4, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.,
Auburn National Bank Center.
Please come.
Refreshments will be served.
Project Uplift needs men and
male-female teams to be big
brothers and sisters to Lee
County children.
Training session: Jan. 8, 5:30
p.m.-9:30p.m., 2326 Haley
Center.
Call 844-4430 or visit 1133 HC.
All majors welcome.
Auburn Tennis Society will
hold its quarterly members
tournament Dec. 2, 10 am.,
University Courts.
Honor Society for Phi Kappa
Phi Fall Initiation and Banquet
is Nov. 30, 6 p.m., Foy Union
Ballroom.
Guest speaker will be Dr. Leah
Rawls Atkins, Emerita Director
of The Arts And Humanities.
Professional Entertainment
Section of the Department of
Defense to visit Tuskegee on
Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. They will
a u d i t i o n bands to visit and
entertain our military men all
over the world.
Groups with singers not larger
than six members and self con­tained.
Bands or Groups desiring to
participate can send press kits
and cassettes or video tapes to:
Jovin International 601 N.
Main St./ Old Montgomery
Rd. (334) 727-2028 or answer­ing
(334) 727-6733.
India and the USA:
"India and the United States:
An Asymmetrical
Relationship" - a talk by
Professor David Edwin
Harrell, Jr.; AND "The Auburn-
BEML Project: Collaboration in
International Engineering" - a
presentation by engineers of
Asia's largest manufacturer of
Earth Moving Equipment will
be held Thurs., Nov. 30, 4 p.m.,
208 Foy Union.
All students welcome, refresh­ments
served.
Breast Cancer Support Group
will hold "A Holiday
Celebration" at the Southeast
Alabama Medical Center on
Thurs., Dec. 14, 6 p.m. in the
first floor conference room.
Breast cancer survivors, family
and friends are invited.
Please bring a Christmas orna­ment
to exchange.
Reservations required; call
(334)793-8107 or 1-800-533-
7445.
A d d i c t i v e Behaviors
S y m p o s i um will be held
Thurs., Nov. 30.
It is open to Auburn University
and the local community and
sponsored by AU Dept. of
Psychology, AU School of
Pharmacy, and CADRE.
Presentation topics are:
"Drugs and Emotional
Responding: Some Startling
Findings and Speculations" -
Alan R. Lang, Ph.D., Florida
State University - 1 p.m., 204
Thach Hall.
"Real-time Monitoring of
Smoking Relapse Episodes" -
Saul Sniff man, Ph.D., Univ. of
Pittsburgh - 2:30 p.m., 112
Thach Hall.
"Reducing Alcohol Abuse in
College Students: A Harm
Reduction Approach" G. Alan
Marlatt, Ph.D., Univ. of
Washington - 4 p.m., 112 Thach
Hall.
MEETINGS
Campus Crusade for Christ
and Athletes In Action meet
every Thurs. 8 p.m., Business
Building Room 125. For info
call 887-2858.
Auburn Gay & Lesbian
Association meets every Wed.,
7:30 p.m.
For info, regarding where
meeting will be held call 887-
7638.
Brown Baggers group of
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
every Tues. and Fri., noon, First
Presbyterian Church (comer of
Thach Avenue and Gay Street).
Meeting is open. All are wel­come.
Campus Civitan Service
Organization meets every
Tues., 7 p.m., Haley Center
2228.
Everyone welcome.For info
821-9187.
Auburn Tennis Society will
meet Mondays, 5:30 p.m.,
University Courts. All skill lev­els
welcome.
Round Robin after meeting.
For info call Peter Lee at 821-
6825.
Environmental Awareness
Organization meets every
Thurs., 7 p.m., Cary Hall 106.
Everyone is welcome.
ISO Coffee Hour every Fri. at
4 p.m., Foy Union 246. Open to
all.
National Society of Black
Engineers invites you to its
meetings every Tues., 6 p.m.,'
125 Broun Hall. Come join (he
fun and excitement of NSBEf
"The Drawing Club" meets
every Tues., 7 p.m., Biggin Hall
210. For a small fee you can
d r aw from a live model for two
hours.
Studio 218, a women's art col­lective,
will be having its holi­day
meeting Dec. 4, Unitarian
Hall, 500 E. Thach Ave.
Old and new members are
invited. Call Mary Benefield at
821-4368.
Breast Cancer Support Group
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Thursday of every month at'
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National
California model found dead, suspect says be accidentally struck her with his car
Photographer Charles Rathbun pleaded not guilty Monday to third-degree murder charges for the
death of model Linda Sobek, whose body was found in the woods of Angeles National Forest. The Daily
Breeze of Torrence, Calif., reported that police believed that they were possibly dealing with a serial
killer. The paper also said pictures of a woman that looked dead were found in the home of Rathbun.
Rathbun was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 22, after an attempted suicide at his home. He also attempt­ed
suicide once again in jail by cutting his wrists with a jail issued razor.
He led investigators to the site of the buried body last Friday, telling them that he accidentally struck
the woman while demonstrating "doughnuts" in a sport utility vehicle.
However, the Torrence newspaper said the autopsy on Sobek's body showed that she had died from
asphyxiation. A spokesman from the coroner's office said that the paper's report was premature.
The newspaper's source also said dozens of photographs portraying women were found in Rathbun's
home and clearly portrayed death although no blood or weapons were shown.
— Compiled from Montgomery Advertiser reports
State
Local man apparently drowns in Lake Harding while trying to retrieve boat
A Lee County man apparently drowned in Lake Harding on Sunday after attempting to retrieve his
boat from the water.
The body of Freddy Messer, 39, of 2019 Lee Road 241 was recovered by rescue crews on Sunday
night.
According to rescue personnel, around 2 p.m. on Sunday, Messer apparently took his boat to the
shore near Bartletts Ferry Dam on Lee Road 334. Messer attached the boat to the shore and was going
to get his truck when the boat "was blown away from the shore."
Lee County Sheriff's Investigator Van Jackson said witnesses saw Messer disappear under the water.
Rescue personnel said one individual unsuccessfully attempted to pull Messer from the lake.
Alabama Marine Police and rescue crews were at the lake for several hours on Sunday trying to
retrieve the body from the southernmost portion of Lake Harding, but they had not recovered the
body at that time.
— Compiled from Opelika-Auburn News reports
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The Auburn Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual Christmas parade Saturday, Dec.
16, at 11 a.m.
The department invites all civic groups, businesses, bands and youth groups to participate in the
parade.
Last year's parade included walking Christmas characters, live music, floats and Santa Claus.
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Giving Continued from A-1
said.
In addition to baskets, Saint
Michael's also donates items to the
Boykin Center, a Salvation Army-type
center, in Auburn.
Skillman said the church col­lects
clothing and other items and
gives them to the center.
"Boykin Center has clothing
and all at a cheap price. If some­one
can't afford to buy the cloth­ing,
all they have to do is get
Father or a Sister to write a slip
telling the center it is all right," she
said.
Saint Michael's doesn't only
help during the holiday season.
They also hand out canned goods
every Thursday from 9 a.m. to
noon all year.
Churches are not the only orga­nizations
getting involved. The
United Way also helps out during
the holiday season.
Denise Ostertag, assistant direc­tor
for the Auburn/Opelika office,
said, "We try to coordinate ser­vices
amongst the agencies we
help represent. Right now we're
trying to finish up funding for our
campaign."
Raising money isn't the only
way the United Way helps out.
They have several of their agen­cies
that collect and distribute
clothing and food in the area,
Ostertag said.
Interested parties can donate
food to any of the local churches j
and those items will be given to
families or the proper agencies. ;
Internet Continued from A-1
the material is copyrighted.
Copyrighted material costs extra
and will not be available on the
internet, he said.
The bookstore will only make
available material'from professors
who want the service, he said.
The business school started a
similar program this summer.
Robert Niebuhr, management
department head in the College of
Business, said "We started really
before everybody was on the
internet."
The College of Business has a
network wherein many of their
professors post syllabi, announce­ments
and general class, informa­tion
on the internet. All of this
information can be acquired in the
computer labs.
Each business faculty member
loads information into the com­puters
in the business college lab,
and the system transfers every­thing
to the other labs at the
University, he said.
This system is easy to update
and gives students and faculty
quick access to the information
they need, he said.
Another benefit of the new sys­tem
is a reduction of paperwork,
he said.
Eventually he sees most all
interactions which traditionally
take place on paper to be done
through computers, including
applications for enrollment.
Niebuhr said his dream is for all
students to have e-mail addresses
"so they can interact back and
forth (with faculty)."
Amber Yarbrough, 01FRT, said
the new program would be benefi­cial
because, "I wouldn't have to
spend the money. I'm pretty much
broke."
Samford Continued from A-1
said.
Drake said the loss of many of
the park's trees because of
Hurricane Opal has had no effect
on the project.
"The trees that the hurricane
took out were in such a state of
decline that they should have
been removed anyway," Drake
said.
"Some people don't realize that
with old trees, their presence is
more of a liability than an asset,"
he said. , , . , .
q Drake1£)ajdr,jne(w.r)jreesnw1ill be
•planted inthe next! few months to
replace the lost ones. I
Holcombe and Wood, a land­scape
architecture firm in
Birmingham, has been hired by
the University to do the project.
"The firm utilizes certain horti­culture
and academic staff of the
University to advise and consult
on the landscaping," Drake said.
Drake said the park can serve a
dual purpose by implementing
faculty members' suggestions on
the types of plants and trees that
are used.
"We like to think (the park) will
make a nice teaching laboratory,
so we would like to use specimens
specific to their teaching," he said.
Harry Ponder, professor of hor­ticulture,
said faculty members in
his department have reviewed
one of the initial plans for the
park, and it would make an excel­lent
teaching tool.
"We take students on campus
tours in our plant identification
classes, and we will use Samford
Park as a laboratory," Ponder said.
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Security arid enjoyment.
"There will also be seating areas
where people can sit and spend
time in reflection," Drake said.
The granite slab sign that bears
the University's name will also be
improved.
"The structure that is currently
holding the granite slab doesn't
relate to the character of the other
structures in the park," Drake
said. "Our firm has designed a
new support structure for the slab
that is similar to the entranceway
at Toomer's Corner."
The sign will also be reposi­tioned
about 6 to 8 feet away from
the road for better photo opportu­nities.
"We've noticed that during
commencement, people have to
get out in the street to take pic­tures
of graduates by the sign,"
Drake said. "We're moving it so a
picture can be taken without step­ping
back into the street and so
the Samford clock tower can be in
the background of the pictures."
Dral^^aicn^eTstirnate^"<;osTof
the"next twp,phases.,i5.$ 1 million.
"That doesn't include what we've
already done," he said.
The buildings of Samford Park
constitute an historical block of
Auburn, Drake said. "It's a part of
the University's signature," he
said.
"The park is also important
because Auburn is Alabama's
largest land grant institution, and
that carries a strong connotation
of agriculture.
"It's incongruous that the area
not be at its very best," he said.
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Humane Society offers hope to hundreds of pets
Animals receive second chance from local shelter,-
lack of funds and volunteers encourage involvement
By Jennifer Williams
Staff Writer
Imagine being put out of your
home because your family decided
they no longer wanted you.
Winter is approaching and with it
come freezing temperatures and
bone-chilling winds.
You have no food, no shelter, no
place to go. You wander the streets
looking for solace, finding only indif­ference,
or worse — abuse.
Sadly this is a harsh reality for mil­lions
of household pets.
Cats, dogs and other animals at the
mercy of their owners are abandoned
on a daily basis and forced to fend
for themselves.
Fortunately, the Humane Society
Inc. of Lee County is working to rem­edy
this kind of animal abuse by tak­ing
in abandoned animals and giving
them a temporary home in the hope
that they will eventually find a place
in a loving, adop-go.
At this
have any,"
them.
"They come and
moment, we don't
Heartsill said.
"We have a few that do foster par­enting
for us. They'll get an animal
that's pregnant or an animal that's
too young to live in these cages and
take them home and get them
healthy and a little bit older and
bring them back.
"We really need volunteers to walk
the dogs or to do the dirty stuff like
cleaning," Heartsill continued.
She said the animals brought to
the shelter go through a process
which includes heartworm checks
and temperament screenings before
they are moved into an adoption
wing. The animals are not given a
time limit for adoption, Heartsill
said.
Because of the enormous number
of animals coming into the shelter on
a regular basis and the inability to
accommodate all these animals,
rive home.
With Christmas
only a few weeks
away, many peo­ple
may be con­sidering
getting a
pet for themselves
or giving one as a
gift.
It is important
for prospective
pet owners to give
some real consid- ^ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ ^_
eration to the facts
before making a purchase. Many
pets which are given as gifts end up
in crowded shelters.
"We're it for Lee County and
there's not one in Macon County
either," Ashley Heartsill, adoption
coordinator for the Humane Society
Inc. of Lee County, said.
"So we handle the animals from all
over," she said.
Because they are responsible for
the welfare of many animals,
Heartsill stressed their need for vol­unteers
and the disheartening lack of
We make sure when people bring us their
animals they know this has to be a last resort. They
do not have a good chance of finding a home once
they come in here just because of the numbers that
we deal with.
•
ASHLEY HEARTSILL
Adoption coordinator for the Humane Society, Inc. of Lee County
some difficult choices have to be
made.
According to the Humane
Society's statistics, from January
through October 1995, 4,152 animals
came to the shelter. Of these, 2,914
were euthanized and 792 were
adopted.
"When we need to make room to
give others a chance, we usually pick
out ones that have been in here a
month pr longer that w^-feel have
had a shot at it and try to choose
from those. We try to make sure it's
as fair as possible," Heartsill said.
Many people may not be aware of
the advantages of adopting an ani­mal
from the Humane Society. Their
prices are considerably lower than
those of a pet store and there are also
fringe benefits.
"It's $40 for dogs and $30 for cats
and we include a six-in-one shot,"
Heartsill said.
"We give them their parvo and
their distemper shots which are the
main things that you are going to
need.
"The only shots we don't give
them are rabies, because that has to
be given by a licensed veterinarian,
and for cats, we don't give them their
leukemia shots because you need to
"test them first, and the tests are
extremely expensive, and we can't
afford to do it," she continued.
"Also, all veterinarians offer a free,
first office visit for any animal adopt­ed
here, and they give discounts
B W H n ^ _ > a toward spaying
and neutering
which we
require that you
have done if
you adopt an
animal from
us," she said.
Heartsill also
remarked on
the various rea­sons
people
give when
^ ^ ^ " • " " " ^ ^ ™ bringing in
their unwanted
animals.
She said they hear all types of
excuses such as, landlords won't
allow pets, the pet was a stray, it
jumps on their children and the
owner is moving.
"We make sure when people bring
us their animals they know this has
to be a last resort. They do not have
a good chance of finding a home
once they come in here just because
of the numbers that we-daahtwjth^
We're very hbnest with people, we
AMANDA CHANCEY/Photo Staff
Alicia Armstrong, 01CLA, and Billy Claunch, 02PBS, play with puppies waiting for adoption at the shelter.
do not try to sugar-coat it."
Aside from the shortage of space
there is also a shortage of funds.
Besides needing money for the gen­eral
operation of the shelter, some
new programs are being developed
that will require additional funding.
"We get funding from the city of
Opelika, the city of Auburn and from
Lee County to be their holding facili­ty,"
Heartsill said.
"Then we generate money from
adoptions, fund raisers, membership
drives and donations. We definitely
depend on our donations. We could­n't
run without them.
"We've just started two new
things. We're doing cruelty investi­gations
and we're also going to start
picking up animals after hours, so if
an animal is hit by a car, it won't have
to suffer all night," Heartsill said.
Although large donations are nice,
every little bit helps and can go a
long way to benefitting the animals.
A year-long membership is available
for a $15 donation, and family and
lifetime memberships are also avail­able.
Donations can be made for a
variety pi things. ,
"We have certain lundj.- RjgljtwtaM
we have:the roof*fund," iSeaffs'itf•'
said.
"We're building roofs over the
kennels. That helps protect the ani­mals
from the elements."
Heartsill said there is also a
grooming fund and a treatment fund
for the animals who come in with
heartworms.
"And, of course, there's the gener­al
fund. We always need donations
into that pot."
There is also a need for washable
bedding like towels, Heartsill said.
Donations of food and dog treats
are also welcome.
While food and shelter are impor­tant
to the animals, many of the ani­mals
the shelter receives have been
abused.
"Just recently, we had a cat that
came in and had a perfect hole in her
ear like from a hole-punch and
there's no way that could happen
accidentally."
While most people associate the
Humane Society with cats and dogs,
Heartsill said that they've seen all
types of animals including rabbits,
sheep, a pot-bellied pig and current­ly,
a ferret. •
v^Wa *ry-4h«rt\*e*e~foi? dogs and
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cats, but if there's a need, we're not
going to turn something away."
Heartsill also warns those who
are interested in getting an animal
against making a decision without
thinking it through.
"The puppies are the big thing. If
somebody adopts an adult dog, it
seems like they usually end up
keeping it. They usually really want
that animal and they want to make a
commitment," Heartsill said.
Because they are harder to care
for, Heartsill said they see a high
percentage of puppies returned.
Heartsill had one final plea on
behalf of the animals in the Humane
Society who desperately need good
homes and a message for breeders
and those who buy from breeders.
"Nine times out of 10, when
you're buying from a breeder,
you're buying from somebody that's
got something that's purebred and
they're just breeding them with no
purpose," Heartsill explained.
"Every time you buy an animal
from a breeder, there's one that's sit­ting
in a shelter that already needed
a home that is never going to have
one because there's one less home.
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"An Auburn Tradition Since 1893"
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Gifts that keep giving
Holiday season offers opportunity for charity,
but caution should be used when giving
w % / % / hen most people think about
» * the Christmas season, they
think about the exchange of gifts.
They think of what they are going to get
their friends and family and what their
friends and family will be getting them in
return.
But even more importantly, this season
brings out most people's sense of charity for
those people who may have less than they
do.
Many churches, synagogues and secular
organizations offer opportunities to help
those people in need and give people who
are interested the chance to join forces for the
The Plainsman thinks this is an extremely
worthwhile cause, but at the same time we
encourage all the charitable souls out there to
choose their causes wisely.
As much as we hate to think about it, there
are people out there who try to take some­thing
good, turn it around and make some­thing
bad out of it.
So, make sure that if you give, and The
Plainsman hopes you do, you make sure you
know what your money is being used for.
But we think the best way to know that
you are not being misled is to get out and
volunteer your time.
You'll feel better for giving something of
yourself, but more importantly, other people
will know you care.
common cause.
Takin' care of business
Plainsman urges students remember
responsibilities, take proper precautions
r %^ i ollege students are prime targets
for a lot of things.
We are often bombarded with gimmicks,
such as, free T-shirts and coolers to try to
coerce us into signing up or buying some­thing
we never really knew we wanted in the
first place.
We are the animals credit card companies
love to prey upon because we are "irrespon­sible,"
and they know they can rake in late
fees and interest charges.
Well, The Plainsman wants to remind you
that even though we will be out of school for
almost a month, there are still responsibilities
we all must attend to.
Even though you probably are not going to
be in Auburn, you still have bills and rent
that are your responsibility.
Don't let the fact that you are going to be
in your parents loving arms for a month
allow you to forget these things.
In addition to this responsibility, we think
it's important that you remember to take the
safety precautions necessary to ensure the
safety of your respective homes, as well as
your belongings while you are gone.
If you are not careful, there will be people
walking around with dollar signs in their
eyes as they think about all the money they
can get for your stuff.
The Plainsman urges you not to make the
stereotype true and just like Elvis, take care
of business.
The expression of this newspaper's opinion is restricted to this page. The unsigned editorials above reflect
the views of The Auburn Plainsman's editorial board which is comprised of the executive staff, section edi­tors
and first assistants. Other opinion, often contrasting is offered in adjoining columns.
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M&fme a safe holiday,
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U.S. not the 'world's policeman'
Historically, the United States has
taken an active role in international
issues, and the global community
has come to expect us to act accord­ingly
In a speech from the Oval Office
Monday night, President Clinton
proposed that America send 20,000
troops to Bosnia in an attempt to
ensure peace.
Right now, it seems inevitable
that our military men and women
will be going to the Balkans to be a
part of a battle we as Americans
can't fully understand.
President Clinton argues that the
whole ordeal is intended to protect
our interests in Europe.
The justification that our interests
are in danger is hard for me to
swallow. If we send troops,
Americans will make up one third
of the 60,000 soldiers going to
Bosnia.
It seems that if European coun­tries
were truly concerned about
the impact of the Bosnian war on
Europe, those countries would be
more willing to lay it on the line
and take more responsibility.
Clinton said he knows there will
probably be deaths and that he is
J. ELIZABETH
SMITH
willing to take full responsibility
for them, but this assumption of
responsibility can't ease the sur­vivor's
pain when a loved one dies
in a battle that is not even our own.
In his speech, Clinton said,
"America cannot and must not be
the world's policeman. We cannot
stop all war for all time."
I think it's time Clinton and the
rest of the American politicians in
favor of our involvement in Bosnia
started listening to that message.
There is a mentality in this coun­try
that we have to be the saviors of
the world and because of this we
stick our noses into other people's
business to try to "help."
It's extremely egotistical
American politicians to think they
have the answer to all the world's
problems.
We can never undo the damage
already done. We can't take back
almost four years of struggle in one
fell swoop.
We can only offer an artificial
solace for people who are wounded
deeper than we can ever know.
If the tables were turned and our
country was involved in a civil war,
the people of America would prob­ably
be offended that some other
country would even attempt to be a
mediator for our internal struggle.
During a time of domestic bud­get
conflict, it doesn't seem realistic
to think we can viably fight some­one
else's battles with resources
that are borrowed in the first place.
If we're going to overspend, I'd
much rather overspend on the peo­ple
right here who really need it.
The United States needs to exter­minate
the bugs that are eating the
United States itself. We do not need
to attempt to simulate dignity to
the rest of the world by acting like
big bullies.
/. Elizabeth Smith is Editor of The
Auburn Plainsman.
Welfare still in need of resources
Down in the depths of Foy
Union where The Plainsman staff
resides, political discussions which
take on a particular fervor arise.
A subject which often brings
with it the most passionate of
tirades all around is welfare.
I suppose that because of the
federal budget problems, welfare
is becoming a kind of catchall. It is
becoming a kind of fence betjftefce ...v.
those who are liberal and those
who are conservative.
That is not, however, the subject
of my oratory. Recently I have
been more interested in the
thoughts others have about those
receiving funds from welfare.
I have heard that most of the
people receiving federal aid are
lazy and having children simply to
generate a larger check each
month.
I personally do not know any­one
on welfare and have never
seen any statistics on those who
are. Where do these ghostly per­centages
come from?
How can we constantly discuss
a sea of faceless numbers? I have
always heard the motto that we
should not judge others until we
have walked in their shoes.
I have never known the hunger
of a truly empty stomach. I have
never wondered where my next
SUZANNE ,
ZUNIC
meal will come from. When I get
sick, I call the doctor and do not
fret about the bills.
Could you imagine what it must
be like to enter a hospital and ask
the too-busy, irritated desk nurse if
they take indigent cases.
I think if I were in a situation
like that I would find it difficult to
be strong at all. How could I stare
in the cold eye of society and
scream in its deaf ears that I am
just as good as the others even
though I am not able pay my bills?
Can you feel the indignation of a
working America bearing down
like a freight train?
I cannot begin to fathom what it
must feel like to be at the mercy of
others — to be at the mercy of a
great hulking government to
which I am no more than a check
stub.
How can we rap our fists
against the wall in anger against
these people? They breathe just
like us, they walk just like us and
have the same feelings we do.
Many say we owe the numbers
nothing, that they should be able
to succeed without us.
But not everyone in the world is
born with advantages.
I realize there are those who
have overcome great obstacles
without any aid. I know that in
some cases it can be done, but not
everyone is the same.
In every classroom in America
there are students who excel and
those who require a bit of extra
time with the teacher.
Everyone deserves to be offered
the same chances. I believe there
should be a limit to what is avail­able
in the form of aid, but I do not
think we should do away with a
government function so many
Americans so obviously need.
I do not think it is possible to
put a price on pride.
I realize I sound like a wide-eyed
idealist, and maybe I am. I
just think that in a world where so
many have so much, it should not
be so difficult to give a little of it
away.
Suzanne Zunic is State/Local
Editor for The Auburn Plainsman.
The reason for the season
Well, another fall quarter is
finally winding down here on the
Plains, and that means just one
thing. We are smack dab in the
middle of the holiday season.
Now, in our modern high-tech
world we have gotten very pre­dictable
in our actions during the
holidays, particularly
Thanksgiving and Christmas. As
for Thanksgiving, it is always a
time when the family gets together
and eats until each person is
stuffed as much as the turkey.
Then to make matters worse,
your "favorite" uncle comes up to
you after the meal and wants to
play the punch-you-in-the-stom-ach
game. And believe me, when
you are in that swelled, post-meal
condition, any slight jolt to the
stomach will make you squirm
like a worm out of dirt and cry out
in pain.
But Thanksgiving is more than a
holiday to me. It is a day which
has as its root the word thanks.
And as we look around us, I'm
sure we can all find a billion things
to be thankful for.
Take me, for example. I am
extremely thankful that I am a
human and not a squirrel crossing
the street on the Wednesday before
Thanksgiving, the biggest travel
WADE
MCCOLLUM
day of the year, because the sur­vival
rate of those furry rodents on
that day is close to nil.
I am also thankful I have an
uncle to poke me in the stomach
after the Thanksgiving meal. I
mean, some people have no family
at all. 1 just hope Uncle Louie is
ready for that platter-sized team
roping rodeo belt buckle I am
going to wear next year.
And most importantly, when it
comes to being thankful, I am
thankful for all God has done for
me, because without him, there
wouldn't be a Thanksgiving to cel­ebrate
anyway.
On a similar note, Christmas has
gotten to be an extremely pre­dictable
holiday. The family
always gets together and has a big
meal, there is always the rustling
of paper as the family members
unwrap all of their presents and
people always put their Christmas
yard ornaments out a week earlier
than they did the year before.
The latter is really a pet peeve of
mine. I mean, it is a particularly
annoying thing to see Frosty the
Snowman waving at you in the
neighbor's yard as you chow
down on the turkey and dressing
in November. Before long, people
will be putting out their ornaments
while you're lighting the fuse on
your favorite firecracker for the
Fourth of July.
But, I guess I can live with the
yard ornaments as long as the pur­pose
behind them is genuine.
Some people get so wrapped up in
the motions of the holiday that
they forget why we even celebrate
Christmas in the first place. I'll
give you a hint. His name is in the
title of the holiday.
Yes, the seasons have become
predictable. But I think they are
still capable of bringing enjoy­ment
to us all.
I hope all of you have a safe and
happy holiday season. I've got a
big platter of turkey to finish off
and a belt buckle to polish.
Wade McCollum is a Staff Writer
for The Auburn Plainsman.
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Thursday, November 30,1995 QlheguburnBlaingman A-7
Editor confuses separation of church and state
Editor, The Plainsman:
I read the commentary entitled
"Board of Education needs faith"
by J.Elizabeth Smith in the Nov.
16 Plainsman issue. From that
commentary, Elizabeth Smith con­sidered
the insert to be placed in
high school biology text books on
the topic of evolution as absurd. 1
wish to comment briefly on the
points she raised and will assume
she meant fundamental
Christians when she said "reli­gious
activists."
First of all, as Smith perhaps
knows, Christians form a large
part of Alabama population, and
it is only normal for them to react
to any issues that affect them,
especially when it comes to the
shaping of morals of their chil­dren.
It is therefore unfair, in my
view, for anyone to attempt to
require Christians to keep quiet
while the minds of their children
are being locked up in the theory
of evolution.
Second, I do not see how much
an insert would violate Smith's
interpretation of the cherished
separation of church and state.
Even the name "God" or
"church" does not appear in the
insert she quoted. If the idea of
separating church and state is to
be followed fairly, then no reli­gious
view should be supported
by state organizations. And if a
statement expressing belief in
God is regarded as religious, the
converse statement expressing
unbelief in God is no less reli­gious.
Apparently, Smith disliked
Columnist is misguided
Editor, The Plainsman
J. Elizabeth Smith's Nov. 16th
editorial, "Board of Education
needs faith," made an interesting
proposal for greater freedom of
thought in public schools. While
this idea certainly merits careful
consideration and debate, Smith's
position on the matter seems
somewhat contradictory.
In particular, it appears
impossible to reconcile her goal
of "free, uninhibited thought"
with her belief that all traces of
religion should be suppressed in
public schools. Smith's example,
dealing with the controversial
Alabama textbook insert on evo­lutionary
theory, only enhances
the contradiction.
To begin with, it is hard to see
why the insert should be contro­versial
at all. It makes no men­tion
of God or creationism.
Instead, it raises legitimate, unan­swered
questions about evolution
— questions that are all too often
ignored in the classroom. What
could be closer to the spirit of
free inquiry than the inclusion of
such questions?
Yet we are told the insert rep­resents
a "loss of faith" in the
ability of instructors to teach evo­lution
as a theory. But this
ignores the real "loss of faith" in
our country's educators that
occurred 30 years ago when the
federal government decided that
it could no longer trust high
school teachers to teach religion
and morality without becoming
Bible-thumping demagogues.
What the insert's opponents are
more likely alarmed about it is
origin among concerned religious
groups. This origin is sufficient to
make any suspicious liberal edu­cators
condemn the insert's legiti­mate,
nonreligious questions for
fear of somehow introducing a
religious taint into the classroom.
But if Smith's goal is really
"free thought," she should sup­port
the insert's questions.
Furthermore, if she truly desires
freedom of thought, she should
support the tactful presentation
of ideas such as God and morali­ty
in public schools. Her insis­tence
otherwise makes this read­er
think that she is merely using
the high-sounding phrase, "free,
uninhibited thought," to conceal
a one-sided educational agenda
that would narrowly limited the
minds of students.
Steve Odom
04 HY
Flag belongs in museum
Editor, The Plainsman:
Being a college student, I have
learned how to accept certain
trends and traditions of my uni­versity.
This is evident by attend­ing
football games, hanging out
on the concourse, and voting for
Miss Homecoming. However,
there is one trend I still do not
understand.
This trend is the renewed inter­est
in the Confederate flag. On
any given day, a student can
experience several encounters
with this flag. For instance, it can
be seen on car bumpers, on the
back of fraternity/sorority para­phernalia,
in apartment win­dows,
etc. This flag represents
the separation of the Southern
states from the Union in order for
these states to become their own
country. Basically, anyone dis­playing
this flag supports this
separation. In fact, it would be
like an American citizen from the
state of Texas flying the flag of
Mexico. This type of behavior is a
slap in the face to any American
citizen. Some people claim that
this flag is part of Southern tradi­tion.
It is, no doubt, a part of
American history, therefore it
should be kept in a museum.
Throughout history, especially
during the Civil Rights
Movement, the flag was used to
protest the advancement of any
race that was not Caucasian.
Furthermore, flying the flag in
front of any person of color is
like flying the Nazi flag. Like the
Nazi flag, the Confederate flag
will always produce and repre­sent
negative feelings emotions
and events throughout history.
Sheryl Houston
03IB
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
SAM FORD HALL
AUBURN. AL
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
the insert and labeled Christians
as being narrowminded. In my
view, if evolution is taught as the
sole truth of the beginnings, that
would be the highest degree of
narrowmindedness. Indeed,
Christians do not claim to know it
all, but they claim to know the
one who knows it all. Those who
decide not to believe in God, on
the other hand, are the ones who
are proud to think they know it
all, lest God might exist in the
realm of their ignorance.
In fact, I find unbelief in God to
be grossly incompatible with the
history of America, not to even
mention the vast facts surround­ing
life. The Pilgrims came to
America to seek a place they
could practice their Christian
faith freely. A majority of the
founding fathers of America were
men of distinct Christian faith.
The 1892 Supreme Court of the
United States, in the Trinity
Decision, declared the United
States as a Christian nation. The
very motto of America reads "In
God We Trust." All these point to
the strangeness of the idea of sep­aration
of church and state in
America. Leave that job of separa­tion
of church and state to God
because in the Bible, He says that
He will soon be coming to take
away the church. Then you will
be left with a state without the
church and, believe me, you
won't enjoy it.
Tom N. Oder
(WPS
GCK/ERMEKtr SUIJTWM
Football fans are just fans
Editor, The Plainsman:
Well another Auburn season
has come and gone, and even
though many fans are disap­pointed,
I am excited about going
to a bowl game. As a concerned
Auburn student and fan I would
like to address two problems that
I noticed this year: fans challeng­ing
the coaches' decisions and
the student ticket shortage.
After two incredible seasons
and high expectations for this
season, things didn't go as well
as planned for our Tigers. Our
coaching staff knows this and
does everything it takes to win,
but some times you get out
played or out coached and lose.
Since I was a freshman here in
1993 I have been hearing "PUT
CRAIG IN!" and I am sick of it.
We hired Coach Bowden and his
staff for a reason; let them make
the calls. Patrick Nix has done a
great job for us: not many
Auburn quarterbacks have beat­en
Bama twice and beaten
Florida in the swamp. I am a
Tiger host, and I help with
recruiting on games days. It's
pretty bad at a game when a
recruit has to be surrounded by
fans constantly booing their play­ers.
This is Auburn. We should
have class and respect in the
stands. Have you ever been to
Florida or Miami? We don't
want our fans to be like theirs.
We need to support our team and
coaches at all times. Remember
that if a few plays went the other
way against Florida and Vandy,
the 1993 season might have been
9-2 instead of 11-0. You win some
and you lose some, but we must
remember to always support out
Tigers.
The second problem I noticed
this year was the student ticket
shortage. I was a Camp War
Eagle Counselor this summer,
and one of the toughest things I
had to do was explain to the
freshmen that they would not get
student tickets. A representative
from the athletic department
explained to the counselors that
the reason for the shortage was
that upperclassmen bought more
tickets than in years past. He also
explained that because at most '
games the student section isn't
even 75 percent full, the student
section would not be expanded.
So a lot of upperclassmen bought
tickets and don't even go to most
games. The thing that upset me
the most was all of the students
who bought tickets to sell them.
This caused many freshman to
not get tickets. I hope next season
if you buy a ticket you go to the
games (all of 'em), and if you are
not going to go to the games,
don't buy tickets.
I don't want to be negative,
but I think these problems need
to be addressed. So let's move on
Tigers fans and be part of the
solution, not the problem. Good
luck to the players and coaches
in the bowl game, and congratu­lations
on an outstanding victory
over Alabama.
Danny Castiglione
APD has good, bad apples
Editor, The Plainsman:
I would like to add to the
growing list of complaints about
the Auburn Police Department. I
went to the Police Department to
try and find out how to get in
touch with a person with whom I
was involved in an accident (he
has an unlisted number). I spoke
with an officer, and here is how
the conversation went:
Me: I need to get in touch with
this fellow.
Secretary: (to officer) He must be
unlisted.
Officer: (to me) That's your prob­lem;
that's not our problem.
Me: Well.. .1 need to get on
touch with him somehow.
Officer: So get in touch with
him, then. Go knock on his door
or something.
Me: Thank you for your help.
All I wanted was a little infor­mation
and some common cour­tesy,
and this fellow with a
Napoleonic complex has to show
me how much of a jerk he can be.
My next point is, I know, made
by everyone who writes a letter
about something like this, but I
have to say it one more time: I
pay that guy! If anyone reading
this letter operates a business, I
would like him to think about
this. What would be the fate of
an employee who spoke to you
in such a manner? Even if you
asked something unreasonable of
them, like picking up your laun­dry?
"That's your problem;
that's not my problem." Well, I
did not ask the officer to pick up
my laundry. I just asked him
how to get in touch with some­one.
Even if he did not know (I
bet he will find a way if this per­son
ever forgets to pay a parking
ticket), that was no way to han­dle
it. A misanthrope such as
this officer should be patrolling
dusty backroads where he will
never need to display his stunted
social skills to another human
being.
On the other hand, the officers
who investigated the accident
were very courteous and efficient
in their handling of a job that
cannot be very exciting. I thank
those officers.
One bad apple.. .just one bad
apple.
Sincerely,
Tracy Wright
Class
of 1993
A-8 CShe^uburn Blamsman Thursday, November 30,1995
ALABAMA
STATE INCOME TAX
Federal tax from 1040/1040A .
State Index
State Income Tax $.
Name Name
Seasonal sales excite retailers
CONTRIBUTED ART
Senator seeks tax form simpification
By Chris Parker
Assistant News Editor
Alabamians may no longer dread
filing their state income tax paper
work if a plan proposed by Sen.
Gerald Dial goes into effect.
According to Dial, people would
file their state income taxes on a form
the size of a post card.
Following his plan, people would
take their federal income tax and
multiply it by a set index. This prod­uct
would be their state income tax.
"If you owed $100 for federal tax
and say the index is 20 percent, you
would pay the state $20, he said.
Dial said the main point of the
Taxpayer Relief Bill is to simplify
government.
"The trend now is to cut back and
streamline government," Dial said.
He said the laws pertaining to
income tax are now thicker than the
state constitution.
"It should not have gotten that
complicated," Dial said of the current
tax laws.
He said his plan will simplify the
process of filing while saving tax
payers money and making the gov­ernment
more efficient.
He said it would simplify the.
process by "piggy backing" on the
federal government and its tax laws.
Victor Vernon, state fiscal officer,
said Dial's plan for Alabama would
conform to the federal tax code in all
areas except retirement benefits and
social security, which are presently
excluded on Alabama state tax.
One of the main areas in which the
plan would save the state money is
auditing.
"It would do away with selectively
auditing people, the federal govern­ment
would do the auditing," he said
Dial said his plan could save up to
$50 million for the state in five years
and that this extra money would be
put into the special education fund.
He added that this could cut down
on the people it takes to process state
income taxes by 100 to 150, bringing
the number to about 60 or 80.
Vernon said that this reduction in
the work force would not be a bad
thing because the people would be
moved to other positions instead of
losing their jobs.
The main benefit for taxpayers,
according to Dial, is the simplicity of
the system.
"Ws so simple that anyone could
do their own state income tax. They
don't have to hire anyone," he said.
Vernon pointed out that one draw­back
to Dial's plan is that taxpayers
would be at the mercy of the federal
government.
"If the federal government cuts or
increases taxes, you must go along
with what they do."
Dial said so far support for the
plan has not been hard to come by.
"I mentioned it to the governor,
and he was enthusiastic about it as a
way to cut out wasteful spending
and to make government more effi­cient.
I think I'll have the governor's
support."
He said he also has "tremendous"
support from the general public.
"People have stopped me on the
street and said, 'It's a good plan, I
hope you can do it,'" he said.
Dial said the plan will be presented
to the Senate in the regular session
which begins in February.
By Nora Holzman
Assistant News Editor
For many area retailers, the
Christmas season brings not only
Christmas trees and caroling, but
dollar signs and a major increase in
sales.
"We do three-fourths of our busi­ness
in the last third of the year," said
Ray Askew who, along with his wife
Sherry, owns the local gift shop
Christmas in Auburn.
He said that the store starts to get
busy toward the end of October, with
business increasing steadily until
Christmas.
"Every day is a little better,"
Askew said.
John Duffy, operations manager of
Gayfer's department store in
Auburn, said that in the retail busi­ness,
the holidays are the most
important time of year.
"Thafs our bread and butter, the
fourth quarter of the year. We pre­pare
for it all year long," he said.
Duffy said the store examines any
problems they experienced during
the past holiday season and adjust
their staff and merchandise in an
effort to increase sales yearly.
Michael Carnne, assistant manager
of Ware Jewelers in Village Mall, said
that during the Christmas season,
Wares tries to increase its sales about
10 percent or 11 percent per day over
the past year.
"Our year's goals are met and
exceeded between Thanksgiving and
New Year's," he said. This year's
weekend after Thanksgiving fulfilled
their expectations, he said.
In order to help attain ihose goals,
Carnne said the store increases its
advertising during the holidays by
sending out catalogs.
"We hire more staff, and then all
we can do is put our heads down
until January," he said.
DRAGOS NOUR/Photo Staff
Ginger Rice, 02PT, shops at Christmas in Auburn. The weekend after
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season.
Crime can become a greater prob­lem
during the holiday season for
some stores. Duffy said that Gayfer's
had to increase security, but it has
paid off.
"Because we have a good loss-prevention
team, shoplifting is not a
major problem. They're right on top
of it," he said.
Carnne said that at Ware Jewelers,
there is more attempted shoplifting,
but that they are not hit as hard as
other stores.
"We have more of a problem
specifically with credit card fraud
and bad checks," he said. The store
trains its staff to be aware of such
problems as a prevention measure,
he said.
Askew said all merchandise for
the Christmas season is bought early
in the year, so that nothing new can
be ordered after mid-July
"There are customers who have
waited and you've sold out of the
product, so there is some disappoint­ment,
and the merchants can't help,"
he said.
"It's a gamble you take when
ordering merchandise."
Duffy recommends that all stu­dents
who don't like crowds get their
shopping done before Dec. 18,
because "the last week before
Christmas is crowds galore."
As Carnne puts it, following the
second week in December," Every
day is a tornado."
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•Thursday, November 30,1995
University Singers
wow local crowds
By Tara Andersson
Assistant News Editor
Less than an hour before
their 6 p.m. performance
Tuesday night, The Auburn
University Singers prepared to
show off their countless hours
of practice.
In a room backstage, some
were putting on makeup
and fixing their hair.
Others exchanged
the traditional
pre-show gifts
with their part­ners
for good
luck.
W i l l
Wh i 11 a k e r,
01CNM, said he
felt a combination
of nervousness and
excitement at the same
time.
"You're nervous because you
want to do your best. It's the
big thing you've been working
so hard for," he said.
He said he doesn't mind the
hard work. "If it's something
that you love, it's worth it," he
said.
Any nervousness the AU
Singers may have felt was hid­den
as they sang and danced
for a total of 1,200 people at
Telfair Peet Theatre during
thre 3 sold-out shows held Nov.
27 and 28.
"Every time there's a show,
it's always sold out," volunteer
ticket salesperson Jacava
Mattison, 04CNM, said.
Many people who did not
already have tickets to the
show were turned
away at the door, he
said.
"I think (the
show) went well
considering that
for half the
group, it was
their first perfor­mance,"
four-year-member
Laura
Olvera, 04FM, said.
"The first show is
always interesting because we
don't do a dress rehearsal in
the theater," Olvera said.
Conductor T.R. Smith said
that because Telfair Peet is
used for so many things, it is
often difficult to schedule
rehearsal time in the Theatre.
See Singers / B-3
Residence hall aids underprivileged
SHON NEWTON/ Photo Editor
Naomi Moseley, 01CEE,is amoung the residents at Dunn Hall
who is helping out those in need this Christmas.
ADOPT-A-FAMILY:
Dunn Hall gets together in
the spirit of the season.
By Jennifer Williams
Staff Writer
'Tis the season to be charitable,
and Dunn Hall is taking a cue and
making sure that one area family
has a merry Christmas this year.
Getting into the spirit of the sea­son
can and should go farther than
decorating the tree and receiving
gifts as the residents of Dunn Hall
recently learned.
Sudie Garth,03CD,a resident
assistant at Dunn Hall, has always
been an active volunteer on behalf
of worthy causes and charitable
organizations in her hometown.
Therefore, it was only natural that
she would want to make a differ­ence
in the Auburn community as
well.
"I've done this almost all my life,"
Garth said. "In high school, my
friends and I would give presents to
the orphanages. It's Christmastime;
you're supposed to give."
A lifetime of volunteerism result­ed
in Garth's proposal that her
dorm adopt a needy family for the
holidays.
The family, which was also helped
during Thanksgiving, consists of a
mother and her two young daugh­ters,
so obtaining toys was high on
its list of priorities.
"People really started going crazy.
They have brought tons of clothes,
toys and stuffed animals they don't
want anymore,"Garth said.
"Basically, it's new or used things
and all the canned food and non-perishable
items we could think of.
"I also got a turkey gift certificate
so they can get a turkey for
Christmas," she said.
The desire to help people in need
at this time of year is prevalent as
one of Dunn Hall's residents, who
was involved in the project, came to
find out.
"I thought it would be a good idea
to help a family for Thanksgiving
and Christmas," Beth Ryals, 01PPY,
said.
"I thought it would make me feel
better," she said.
"I've always wanted to get
involved, but I've never really had
the opportunity because I don't
have much time.
"It was a good opportunity to get
involved. A way to help and still
have time,"Ryals concluded.
Garth looks forward to the project
being a success and perhaps becom­ing
an annual tradition in Dunn
Hall.
"I think it will(become a tradi­tion),
"Garth said. "All the girls have
really been into giving and have
been great about it."
Temporary setback. Auburn alum turns dream
into million-dollar reality
By Suzanne Zunic
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MATT MCCLEAN/ Photo Staff
The post-Alabama game festivities were put on hold as the Auburn fire department had to extinguish a
tree on Toomer's Corner which had been set on fire as fans celebrated the Auburn victory. The party con­tinued,
however, as the firefighters quickly put out the blaze.
When a former Auburn student began sell­ing
computers seven years ago, even he
could not have predicted that his business
would one day show sales of a million dol­lars.
When David Zalik, president of MicroTech
Information Systems, began his company in
1988, it was with $5 to pay for the advertise­ments
he photocopied, he said.
Zalik's first customer agreed to pay him in
advance, which enabled him to buy the nec­essary
parts and begin the growing company
he presides over today.
"I sold it and then figured out how to do
it," he said. "It took me about three weeks."
"Other computers were selling for $2,000,
and I could put it together myself and sell it
for $1,600," Zalik said.
Zalik said that when he was 9 years old, he
already "thought it would be cool to run a
company and the be creative."
"I feel like I've made every mistake you
can make in business but one — I didn't
quit," he said.
If one method he tries doesn't work, Zalik
said he just tries another. "If the first method
you choose doesn't work, change it, try
something else," Zalik said.
"There's no formula except having a
dream, having a belief, believing in yourself
and doing it," he said.
Zalik's mother and father came to America
in 1977 with three suitcases. He was born in
Israel and became a U.S. citizen in 1986.
"The American dream is still alive," he
said. "It will work if you just find something
you believe in."
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Auburn implements new hiring plan
By Dawn Kent
^Assistant News Editor
In another effort to put a cap on
spending, the University has responded
to the budget crunch by creating a new
employment option — nine-month
appointments.
"This is a way for department heads
to manage their work force," said Jim
Ferguson, vice president for administra-itive
services.
"In some departments, nine- month
appointments will be more effective
than 12-month appointments,"
'Ferguson said. "This will reduce the
number of employees during low-demand
periods."
The University's two objectives in this
employment option, as stated in a copy
of the official policy, are as follows:
• "To provide a management and
budgeting tool which will allow depart­ments
to concentrate the work force
during peak demand periods and to
reduce the number of employees during
low demand periods."
•"To reduce personnel costs in areas
where the workload does not require
12-month employment, thereby gener­ating
salary savings for reallocation to
higher priorities while optimizing effi­ciency
and effectiveness."
Ferguson said no specific depart­ments
were targeted for this measure; it
has been adopted as a general policy.
"Department heads will be responsi­ble
for the appointments," Ferguson
said.
Vice President of business and finance
Don Large said it's too early to tell the
amount of money the University will
save because of this policy.
"We don't have any history to go by,"
he said. "But with the current funding
situation, if we can save a few percent
off our personnel cost, it would be sig­nificant."
Large said the plan definitely offers a
potential for savings, though.
"As an institution, we're at full capac­ity
for nine months. In the summer, we
fall below that," Large said.
"It would make sense that you
wouldn't need to be fully staffed for
that period of time," he said.
Large said nine-month appointments
would also increase the desirability of
employment at the University.
"A lot of people are attracted to
employment where they could take the
summers off," he said. Academic as
well as administrative departments can
benefit from this plan, Large said.
"In departments that see a drastic
drop in students during the summer is
where there would be opportunities for
this policy to work," he said.
The policy states that for filled posi­tions,
conversion from 12 to nine
months should be voluntary on the part
of the current employee and subject to
approval of the department head.
Department heads must also approve
conversion of vacant positions.
An incentive added to the policy is
that 50 percent of the salary savings
generated by converting positions in a
department will be reallocated to that
department in other areas.
Ferguson said the University has
been looking at ways of being more effi­cient.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Limin Ou and Patricia Fiscus visit a cathedral in the Yukatan Penninsula on the 1994 tour.
Trip gives students chance to view
Latin America for course credit
By Leslie Farmer
Staff Writer
Auburn students will have the opportuni­ty
to experience Latin American culture
through 12 days of pyramid climbing, snor-keling
and observing foreign markets at
work in the Yucatan Peninsula for three
hours credit.
All this will be taking place during
Auburn's spring break, March 15-26.
The trip is being organized by Sandra
Forsythe, a professor in the department of
consumer affairs.
Forsythe has visited Mexico several times
and led a three-week study tour to the
Yucatan Peninsula during the summer of
1994. She has also completed a great deal of
consumer research in this geographical
area.
Forsythe will be planning this year's trip
agenda using information gained from her
experiences in Mexico as well as feedback
from the students who participated in the
1994 trip.
"A main personality trait of the students
who have acquired the most from the trip is
a sense of adventure and the willingness to
try new things," Forsythe said.
The activities of the students will include
time spent in street markets, retail stores
and manufacturing plants.
"This will enable students to better
understand the markets and the business
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Assistant News Editor
The War Eagle Flying Team is trying to
rebuild its reputation. Its accomplishments at
a regional competition of the National
Intercollegiate Flying Association has helped
its efforts take off.
Five members from the team participated in
the Region 9 Safecon Flight Competition in
Merritt Island, Fla., Nov. 9-11. NIFA's Region
9 consists of schools throughout Alabama,
Georgia and Florida.
The top two teams from the region are invit­ed
to the national competition in May at
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in
Daytona Beach, Fla., Jason Gamier, War Eagle
Flying Team member, 03AMN, said.
The 15-20 member organization sent
Gamier, Jennifer Reep, 04AMF; Karly Hunter,
02ME; Chad Bawcum, 02PAM; and Lee Mills,
02PAM, to compete.
Although it was the first time the individu­als
had competed, "We were pretty well
respected," Reep said.
The competition has two parts, the air
events and the ground events, Gamier said.
Several individuals placed in each of the
events, and Auburn's team as a whole placed
fourth in the ground events and fifth in the air
events, Gamier said.
Two of the air events, called short-field
landing and power-off landing, measure the
pilot's ability to land the airplane as close as
possible to a 5-foot-wide mark on the runway
despite conditions such as a short runway and
having to simulate an engine out, he said.
In a navigation event, the aim of the com­petitors'
flights was to locate five points given
their coordinates.
The fourth air event was the message drop,
which also emphasized accuracy. This time,
the goal was to drop an object from the plane,
flying 200 feet above the target.
The students were supposed to write a mes­sage
to the judges and put it into the tube
they dropped, Gamier said. The Auburn stu­dents
had a little fun with this part.
"We put Snickers bars into the tube. The
judges loved it," he said.
The other half of the competition included
four areas which took place completely on the
ground.
The aircraft recognition event required the
students to identify different types of planes
from pictures in a slide show.
In another event, the teams did pre-flight
inspections to find what things were wrong
with the plane to make it "unairworthy,"
Gamier said.
The ground simulator event was basically a
"cockpit on the ground," he said. The "pilots"
are given a flight pattern and must "fly the
plane" looking at a wall. This is supposed to
simulate flying in the clouds, Gamier said.
The final two ground events were flight
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
An Auburn student lands a plane with precision during a regional competition in Florida.
computer events for accuracy and navigation.
"It was the best experience because you
learn so much," Reep said.
"I consider myself fortunate to go to
Auburn because I think they really have a
great flying program. It's one of the few ones
with a four- year program," she said.
"Auburn aviation used to be really strong
in the past," Gamier said.
This year's team was the first in several
years to enter a competition, he said.
The group plans to increase membership
and the strength of an aviation program that
has a good reputation.
The regional competition was held in
Auburn in 1991, and received many compli­ments
on the facilities from the schools that
attended.
"In the future, the regional competition
may be held in Auburn," he said.
The War Eagle Flying Team "is basically
open to anybody interested in aviation,"
Gamier said. Many students are unaware that
members do not need flying experience or be
in the Aviation program at Auburn, he said.
For more information about the War Eagle
Flying Team, call: 844-6814 or 821-1668.
English department honors publishing professors
By Nora Holzman
BITS
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Assistant News Editor
Aside from the rigors of teaching English,
five professors of that department have
found the time to write books relative to
their fields.
These professors, George Crandell, Alex
Dunlop, Steve Gresham, Marcia Jacobson
and Susan Roberson, were recently honored
by the English department for their accom­plishments.
On Oct. 19 at Pebble Hill, the department
of English held a reception to recognize these
faculty members.
One of the authors honored, Professor
Stephen Gresham, said, "The reception was
wonderful. It was an opportunity to recog­nize
people, especially those who were pub­lished
for the first time."
Department head Dennis Rygiel said the
faculty-is expected to do research in their
area of expertise.
"It's one of their responsibilities as a
teacher," he said. "It helps them with their
teaching and keeps them up to date in their
field, which is practical in the classroom.
"It also ties in with the reputation of the
institution," Rygiel said.
Associate Professor George Crandell
wrote Tennessee Williams: A Descriptive
Bibliography, a book "intended for scholars of
20th century American drama," Crandell
said.
The book allows fans of Tennessee
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Crandell, Roberson, Dunlop and Gresham were recognized at a reception at Pebble Hill.
Williams to locate his works, articles about
him and interviews with him.
"They'll be able to understand his contri­bution,"
Crandell said.
Associate Professor Alexander Dunlop
said he was asked to write and co-edit his
book, Approaches to Teaching Spenser's Fame.
Oueen. by the book's other editor.
The book, he said, is "a collection of essays
by teachers for teachers about methods of
teaching the work.
"It will help teachers teach the book better,
and it will benefit my students because it
made me a better teacher," he said.
Professor Stephen Gresham, who teaches
creative writing, was honored for three new
books.
Just Pretend and Called to Darkness are
books for the young adult, and Primal
Instinct is more of a psychological thriller,
Gresham said.
Gresham, who has been writing profes­sionally
since 1979, has published 15 works
of fiction including these three novels.
Gresham is now working on his longest
and most ambitious novel, a historical work
called The House of Night.
Instructor Susan Roberson's first work,
Emerson in His Sermons: A Man-Made Self,
started as her dissertation.
Her book is about the sermons of Ralph
Waldo Emerson when he was a Unitarian
minister.
Roberson said the book shows the evolu­tion
of Emerson's thoughts before he wrote
his famous essays on nature.
The work, she said, will "cause readers to
rethink the Emerson they thought they
knew."
Roberson is presently editing a collection
of 15 essays on the effects of relocation for
women, including one essay of her own.
Hargis Professor of American Literature
Marcia Jacobson was also recognized at the
reception for her book entitled Being a Boy
Again: Autobiography and the American Boy
Book.
Her book looks at novels written from the
time of the Civil War to World War I that
dealt with boys growing up — books like
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Jacobson said she examined the books as
possible autobiographies from male authors.
Jacobson said that publishing books
"alerts the rest of the academic world that
we're here and we're doing good."
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Vet school awards El Toro Award to Killian
Dr. George Killian, a veterinarian from Fort Payne, is the recipient of
the University's College of Veterinary Medicine's El Toro Award for
Excellence in Food Animal Medicine.
The award is given annually to veterinarians whose contributions to
food animal practice, high ideals and dedication to the production of
food animals make them outstanding role models for veterinary stu­dents.
Killian, a 1948 Auburn graduate, is a former president of the
Alabama Veterinary Medical Association and of the Alabama
Cattlemen's Association.
-Compiled from University Relations press releases
Other-Campuses
Religious groups will get ECU's SGA funding
The Student Government Association at East Carolina University in
Greenville, N.C., has approved funding for religious groups.
The SGA's previous policy on funding did not cover these organi­zations.
"We changed the policy because it stated a question of separation
between the church and state," said Johnathan Phillips, the Rules and
Judiciary Committee chair for SGA. "But the money SGA uses for
funding is not state funded money. It is raised and distributed to stu­dents
by the students."
Phillips said he thinks ECU is the first university in North Carolina
to approve religious funding. "Religious groups are funded and go
through the same process as any other organization on campus, but
we cannot fund solely for religious purposes. They are eligible to
apply for funding of retreats and things of that sort," Phillips said.
-Compiled from The East Carolinian reports
Ohio college eases students'financial burden
A small private school in Columbus, Ohio, has taken a drastic step
to attract students. Muskingum College recently cut its tuition by 29
percent.
President Samuel W. Speck said the decision was made after exten­sive
economic analysis and a Gallup poll that convinced administra­tors
they could bring the school more money by charging less.
"Families who may have felt they could not afford it will look at
Muskingum," he said.
Muskingum is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. For the
1996-97 school year, tuition is dropping from $13, 850 to $9,850.
In schools across the nation this year, tuition increased by an aver­age
of six percent.
-Compiled from The Montgomery Advertiser reports
Singers
Although most of the group's
preparation is done elsewhere,
everything "comes together"
when the Singers are on the stage,
he said.
Heather Swilley, 04PR, said,
"Every show is different; the more
you perform, the more you
improve."
Matthison said the last perfor­mance
is always special because
that is the show most of the former
Singers attend.
Andrew McKeown, 02CNM,
said, "The coolest thing in the
world is to see the former mem­bers
in the audience."
Smith also said the last show is
the best one. "Each show gets pro­gressively
better," he said.
Brad Harris, 02EE, said, "When
you don't have to think about it, it
gets fun."
The fall Show was "as good or
better than ones I've seen in the
past," Stuart McGilvray, 04HY,
said.
"I really liked the whole show,"
he said.
One of the show's highlights
was a selection from the movie The
jungle Book called "I Wan'na Be
Like You." Shayne Grubbs, 04MK,
danced solo in that number and
Continued from B-1
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The AU singers had their fall show this week at Tefair Peet Theatre.
"he played it up so much that it
was really entertaining,"
McGilvray said.
A medley entitled "Land of a
Thousand Dances" was a crowd
favorite, as well as Lizanne
Walters', 02CEE, favorite part of
the show.
"We got to put our own cos­tumes
together and add our own
little personal touch, which the
crowd really enjoyed," Walters
said.
Steve Shiver of Opelika, who
has only missed one or two per­formances
in the last eight or nine
years said Tuesday night's 8 p.m.
show was "great as usual."
"(Smith) can pick out such a
wide variety of music and it all
sounds so good," Shiver said.
"It's rewarding to see the audi­ence
get something out of it,"
Whittaker said.
"If the words will touch them or,
the songs will make them remem­ber
something, that's what music
is all about," he said.
Heather Swilley, 04PR, said she
enjoys being on stage in front of a
live audience.
"Performing is definitely the
best part of AU Singers/'Swilley
said. Many of the Singers said the
group is very close-knit.
Although the members all have
separate lives and things going on
outside of the group, AU Singers
is a family, Olvera said.
"When you have a really terrible
day or you're really stressed," she
said. "You come to practice, and
you're surrounded by these
friends, and it always makes you
feel better."
Founded in 1972, AU Singers
have performed all over the
United States and has a strong
sense of tradition.
"The basic concept and format
of what we do stays the same each
year," Smith said.
What distinguishes each year's
group are the little small things
like the personalities of the indi­viduals,
he said.
Though the choral ensemble
may lose the experience of the
graduating seniors, the newcom­ers
make up for it, because the
group "gains freshness, energy,
and enthusiasm," he said.
Dream Continued from B-1
When he first began his busi­ness,
it was to pay for his tuition,
he said. Then, he said, he wanted
to buy his own car and become
independent. Finally he became
less materialistic and wanted to
help others become involved in the
information age, he said.
Zalik said he hopes his company
will be "at the forefront, competing
head to head with these billion-dollar
companies which are not as
fast or flexible as we are."
MicroTech is currently manufac­turing
low-priced computers
designed specifically for accessing
the Internet. Zalik said that
the first night the computer went
on sale at the Opelika Wal-Mart, he
waited anxiously for the first sale.
Nine minutes after the store
opened, the first customer began
looking at his computer. Ten min­utes
after the store opened, the cus­tomer
had "pulled out her charge
card," he said.
Zalik said his next model will be
the size of a VCR and will connect
into a television. He said he sees
the computer becoming a kind of
appliance in the home. "The more
information the masses have, the
more information people have, the
more impact it will have," he said.
"You're the one sifting through
all that information. I'm looking
for the challenge of overcoming
the intimidation factor, " he said.
Trip Continued from B-1
habits of the Mexican
culture,"she said.
The trip will also provide an
advantage for these students in
understanding foreign customers
and business counterparts.
"Students will also enjoy time
spent in Cancun and Cozumel
for activities such as snorkeling,
riding scooters and climbing
pyramids," Forsythe said.
During their visit, the students
will be staying with host families.
In the past, this has been the
aspect of the trip that has
impressed students most.
Forsythe maintains the idea
that the better students under­stand
the Latin American culture,
the better they will be able to
communicate with them in busi­ness.
This three hour course, offered
by the department of consumer
affairs, is open to all upper level
and graduate students on
Auburn's campus. The cost of the
trip will total $1,250, which
includes travel, housing and
excursion fees.
For those interested, the dead­line
for registration is Jan. 5,1996.
A $200 deposit must accompany
the registration form. There will
also be four pre-trip meetings
during winter quarter.
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new children's clothes or toys and food,
bring your item(s) to the Plainsman office
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Study helps teachers
combat distractions
By Jeanne Crockard
Staff Writer ~~~
Remember hearing the kids out­side
on the playground while you
were stuck inside, trying to listen
to your 2nd grade teacher? Well
thanks to a study started by
Carole Johnson, assistant profes­sor
in the department of commu­nication
disorders, teachers may
soon have the remedy to help stu­dents
pay more attention.
Johnson is studying how chil­dren
develop speech recognition
in classroom environments.
"We're looking at, specifically,
how well they can recognize con­sonants
and vowels," Johnson
said.
The study focuses on four dif­ferent
listening conditions, includ­ing
quiet, reverberation, noise and
the combination of reverberation
and noise.
Johnson says quiet is the opti­mal
condition while reverbera­tion,
off concrete walls and
linoleum floors, can distort speech
sounds and are usually present in
most classrooms.
Noise includes the average
classroom noise like children talk­ing
and outside noise, such as
children on the playground.
Johnson says that, "We find that
noise is almost greater than the
teacher."
As a result, the teacher can
become fatigued, trying to scream
over the noise, Johnson said.
The fourth condition of class­room
environments combines
both reverberation and noise.
Johnson said, "These two factors
make it difficult for young chil­dren
to learn new information."
The study is both quantitative
(the percent of speech children
understand) and qualitative (look­ing
at the different learning strate­gies
children use), Johnson said.
Johnson's developmental study
is using children from the age of 6
up to adults in their 20s. Johnson
says the children are normal,
meaning they do not have any
hearing loss or other disorder.
"We are finding that the ability
to reach adult-level performance
isn't until age 16 or older.
Educators aren't taking that into
consideration when creating opti­mal
learning environments,"
Johnson said.
She said the two-year study
began October of 1994. She has
already come up with some sug­gestions
for classroom teachers.
One suggestion is for the
teacher to change her behavior, to
counteract the the acoustics,
Johnson said. Johnson said this
might include presenting the
information in several ways, such
as putting information on the
board and in print or repeating
instructions.
Johnson hopes the study will
help teachers come up with strate­gies
to counteract distracting lis­tening
conditions in the class­room.
The study is being funded by the
National Institute of Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders
from the National Institute of
Health.
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Thursday, November 30,1995 Olheguburnglainsnian B-5
Fraternity cleans up park
By Matthew Willett
Staff Writer
As part of a continuous effort
toward community service,
Auburn's Theta Xi fraternity
donated their time and effort to
the cleanup at Kiesel Park on
Saturday, Nov. 11.
On street corners and yards
across the Plains, the wrath of
Hurricane Opal is still evident.
Though the worst is past, much
still needs to be done, Sandy
Smith, program specialist at the
Auburn Parks and Recreation
Department, said.
Brent Thompson, 04HRMN,
said, "It was a little difficult
because of the cold, but that
wasn't anything we weren't used
to.
"From our work with Adopt-a-
Mile we've gotten used to a little
cold," Thompson said.
Kiesel Park is located off of Wire
Road on Lee Road 51.
The idea for the cleanup came
from Ron Wiley, former president
of the Auburn Beautification
Council, who also sits on the
board at Theta Xi.
"Mr. Wiley invited us to help
out at Kiesel, so we did," Ken
Nelson, 04FI, the fraternity's pres­ident-
elect, said. "It only took
about three and a half hours.
"This is only one of the things
we do relating to community ser­vice,"
Nelson said.
"We also participate in the
Adopt-a-Mile and Adopt-a-
Family programs and the M.S.
Coin Drop.
"They were the only fraternity
to do anything like this to my
knowledge," Smith said.
In a press release Smith praised
the fraternity's "hard work and
dedication," and called the
cleanup at Kiesel "another exam­ple
of the continued good rela­tions
between Auburn University
and the City of Auburn."
Theta Xi has maintained a chap­ter
in Auburn since February 1954,
Nelson said.
JASON WOODS/Photo Staff
Lynn Wooten and her dog Fuzzy enjoy an afternoon at Kiesel Park.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Theta Xi brothers beautify Kiesel Park following Hurricane Opal.
"They're one of our smaller fra­ternities
on campus, but they've
earned a good reputation," Jim
Hardin, adviser to the
Interfraternity Council, said.
Smith encourages other groups
or individuals to give their time
and effort to the ongoing
cleanup.
"There's still a lot to be done,"
Smith said. "And any and every
help would be appreciated."
Groups or individuals interest­ed
in contributing to the cleanup
in Auburn can contact Sandy
Smith at 887-4930, Extension 27.
Cook retires
after serving
for 25 years
By Matthew Willett
Staff Writer
Since 1970, she's made
more than 5000 meals to feed
about 60 ravenous college
guys at a time. For 25 years,
she came in early in the
morning, worked all day and
went home to cook for her
own family.
This load is what Lou
Harris, cook at the Theta Xi
house, left when she retired
earlier this month.
There can only be one rea­son
for that kind of dedica­tion.
"I love my boys and they
love me," Harris, who the
brothers simply called Lou,
said.
"They respected me, and I
respected them," the house
cook said.
"They said 'Yes Ma'am'
and 'No Ma'am'" the 61-
year-old Harris said. "They
were like children with their
Mama."
"I loved every bit of it,"
Harris said. "I was like a
Mother away from home to
them. I had fun all the way."
"Her cooking was great,"
Ken Nelson, a brother for
four years, said.
"She made good Southern
cooking like fried chicken
and ham but could make
other stuff like fettuccine
Alfredo," he said.
The brothers said they plan
to stay in touch with Harris.
"We're not going to let her
get away," Nelson said.
The fraternity also plans to
set up a fund to provide
Harris with a cash gift as a
sort of pension.
Theta Xi recedes-trophy, national recognition
By Matthew Willett
Staff Writer
For the first time in its history, the Beta Zeta
chapter of Theta Xi fraternity has won the
Memorial Trophy, the most coveted award
given by the organization's national
headquarters.
"This is a big deal for us," President-elect of
the fraternity Ken Nelson, 04FI, said. National
Headquarters representative Jim
Vrendenburgh awarded the chapter the trophy
Saturday, Nov. 18.
"This award represents the culmination of a
lot of hard work and dedication," current
chapter President Scott Yates, 04CPE, said.
"For me, it represents the culmination of my
fraternity experience," he said.
The award is given annually to the most out­standing
chapter in the nation. Campus and
charity involvement, leadership and manage­ment
are taken into account when selecting a
winner.
Nelson credits Yates' leadership over the
past year for the award.
"A year and a half ago we were on the verge
of shutting our doors. We were down to 16
brothers," Nelson said.
Thanks to aggressive induction practices
membership has more than doubled, Nelson
said.
Yates sees a bright future for the fraternity.
"I see good things in the future, especially
since we clinched this award," Yates said. "It
enables us to redouble our efforts in the
future."
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Vet professor reaps honors
By Elizabeth Elliott
Staff Writer.
Growing up on a dairy farm in Leeds, Ala., Gary
Beard, assistant dean for continuing education at the
College of Veterinary Medicine, wanted to stay in the
dairy industry.
"In the beginning, I dreamed and desired to be a
dairy practitioner, but realism, time, the economy and
opportunity changed that," Beard said.
Recently Beard, who graduated from Auburn in
1959, received the 1995 Peter Emily Service Award for
his contributions to veterinary dentistry
Veterinary Medicine Dean Timothy R. Boosinger,
j who called Beard "a specialist of dentistry in veteri­nary
medicine," said the award "recognized (Beard)
for his exceptional service."
Beard said his interest for veterinary dentistry began
I while he was in private practice. "There are lots and
I lots of animals with horrible dental conditions," Beard
said, "It's very important we address this problem in
| animals, and we weren't."
During his 32 years of private practice in Louisiana,
I Beard, who wrote three books, earned many awards,
I such as the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association's
I Veterinarian of the Year in 1983, the Outstanding
| Practitioner of the Year Award from the Southeast
Region of the American Animal Hospital Association
Jin 1989 and the AAHA's Gaines Award for
I Outstanding Veterinarian of the Year in 1991.
1 Beard also served as an adjunct professor to the col-
I leges of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State
I University and Mississippi State University. He
I served as an officer in both the Louisiana Veterinary
I Medical Association and the Louisiana State Board of
[Veterinary Medicine, and he helped found the
•Louisiana Hearing Dog Program.
Beard helped organize the American Veterinary
jDental Society, the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry
land the American Veterinary Dental College.
Freshmen face mounting anxiety
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Gary Beard holds his '95 Peter Emily Service Award.
In 1992, Beard left private practice and came back to
Auburn.
"Auburn needed someone with the skills I had, and
there was an opening in the administration," Beard
said.
At Auburn, Beard "is responsible for all aspects of
outreach and coordinating continuing education pro­grams
for veterinarians," Boosinger said.
Beard also chairs a task force in favor of installing
non-traditional degree programs and non-degree
courses at Auburn.
In the future, Beard said he plans "to stay in acade-mia.
It's something I like to do, and I get paid for it.
There couldn't be a better career."
By Collette Glass
Staff Writer
As fall quarter ends, many stu­dents
feel as though they are back
in the old routine of going to class,
doing homework and studying for
exams in an effort to maintain the
all-important grade point average.
Yet, some don't feel quite as
comfortable with their new
lifestyle, especially freshmen.
"Some students are in mourn­ing,"
Barry Schreier, staff psychol­ogist
at Drake Student Health
Center, said. "Some are able to
process grief well, while others are
not."
Deborah Owen, counselor at
Behavioral Medicine in Opelika,
agrees. "Often freshmen who are
feeling left alone to handle simple
things like laundry, cooking and
budgeting time, find that they can­not
cope with all the changes," she
said. "They just don't know how."
Owen said there is no need to
place blame because some young
adults simply have an easier time
making adjustments.
"It does seem that the more
responsibility a child has had at
home, the easier the adjustment
seems to be," she said.
Conversely, students who have
been more dependent on their par­ents
find it tougher, Owen said.
Schreier said, "They do not
develop the skills to identify their
needs. I think everyone has adjust­ments,
but some do not have the
skills, so they begin to have prob­lems.
"Consequently, they are caught
in a cycle of grief," he said.
Owen said undiagnosed depres­sion
can release a myriad of emo­tions.
Feelings of stress, irritability
and homesickness are common,
making adjustment more difficult,
she said.
Increased responsibility to deal
with alcohol, sex, money, time and
education add to the pressure, she
said.
"Students are trying to live inde­pendently.
They are adjusting to
adult life," Owen said. "Before,
most of these areas were budgeted
by the parents."
When the stress gets to be too
great, physical symptoms can
manifest. Owen said these may
include:
• a change in sleep habits; either
not sleeping or sleeping all the
time
•a change in eating habits; either
not eating or eating too much
• loss of ability to concentrate
•withdrawal from other people
•crying
•lack of energy
•lack of interest in hobbies
Schreier said that after a diagno­sis
is made, a counselor is able to
sit down with the student to talk
about the perceived problem.
"We help by saying 'OK, you are
here,'" Schreier said. "Then, by
going through a series of questions
to set up a structure for them to
meet their needs."
Students who are not making
friends at college, going to class or
participating in extra curricular
activities may not be adjusting
well, he said.
"The tendencies to: be a loner,
call home two times a day or refer
to life in the past may all be indica­tions,"
Schreier said.
But Owen said student who find
that they are not coping well
should take heart.
"It's normal," Owen said .
"When a problem seems insur­mountable,
they need resources.
They are not alone," she said.
Whether it is the loss of a high-school
sweetheart, or an over­charged
credit card, college stu­dents
need to know that help is
available.
Schreier said, "The choice to
drop out of college is the most des­perate
action freshmen take. They
simply go home."
Students who feel the need for coun­seling
should contact Personal
Assessment and Counseling Services,
located in Drake Student Health
Center. PACS is open Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information or an appoint­ment,
call 844-4416.
Cold weather dehydrates skin
In the last few weeks, many
Istudents have found themselves
[turning on the heat in their apart-
Iments for the first time.
As winter rushes in cold air
land heaters blow out hot air, our
•skin begins to cry out for mois-lture.
Anything that steals moisture
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Iness, chapping and the dreaded
"winter itch."
The dryer the air, the more
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[winter, heated indoor air tends to
I be dry.
To make matters worse, exces­sive
bathing or showering strips
the skin of all its natural oil.
The dehydrated cells begin to
shrink and separate causing
painful cracks to appear on your
skin.
Since you can't change the
weather, here are some sugges­tions
to prevent "winter itch"
and to retain youthful looking
skin over the many winters to
come.
*If you are able, keep the tem­perature
in your home slightly
cool, especially during the night.
Try to keep your facial skin cool.
*Use a humidifier to add mois­ture
to the air in your room. Also
avoid sitting too close to fireplace
heat.
*Avoid bathing or showering
more than once a day. Use mild
soap and lather as little as possi­ble.
Try a moisturizing soap.
Try adding bath oil to bath
water. Pat your skin dry with a
towel instead of rubbing it dry.
Don't forget to apply a moisturiz­er
immediately. Reapply at bed­time
and in the morning.
* Apply skin cream or lotion
several times a day to places such
as your hands, elbows or other
areas which are more subject to
drying out. These will provide
moisture to hydrate the skin and
oil to lock in the moisture.
Petroleum based creams work
well.
* Always use cold water to
wash your face and neck in order
to keep your pores tighter, thus
preventing increased loss of
moisture.
*Be sure to drink lots of water
in order to replace the moisture
evaporated through the skin. It is
possible to lose up to .5 gallons of
water through evaporation in 24
hours without even noticing it.
Use common sense for winter
facial and skin care and say
goodbye to the "winter itch."
-Debbie Garland-Webster is
a Health Educator at Drake
Student Health Center.
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11/15 6 p.m. Haley Center
Fhefi of a teacher's edition
11/15 6:50 p.m. Ciry Hall -
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valued .it $41, which had hwn
left in classroom.
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