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(Ebe^uburafilamsntaii Thursday, June 29, 1995 'Sewing the Auburn community 101 years Volume 101, Number 27, 20 pages
Police still search for suspect in rape of 18-year-old
By Stephanie Morris
News Editor
A seemingly kind gesture
turned violent last Thursday in the
early morning hours.
According to an Auburn Police
Department spokesperson, an 18-
year-old female reported being
raped June 22 between 12:15 a.m.
and 12:30 a.m.
The victim allegedly "picked up
the suspect near the downtown
area of Auburn, and he was going
to give her directions," the
spokesperson said.
The woman was taken to the
southwest part of town where the
rape reportedly took place, accord­ing
to police.
The victim was treated and
released at East Alabama Medical
Center.
Auburn police still are investi­gating
the case. The suspect has
not yet been arrested.
Police are looking for a black
male of muscular build between
the ages of 25 and 30, 5-feet-10-
inches tall, weighing 165 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a white
Auburn shirt, dark jeans and
white shoes.
Sandra Neukirk, chairman of
Rape Counselors of Lee County,
works with East Alabama Medical
center and was called to counsel
the victim after the incident.
Neukirk said the victim was
doing "as. well as can be expect­ed."
Neukirk said she did not know
if she would have any further
counseling sessions with the vic­tim.
"Most of (the counseling) is jus*
contact that night (of the incident)
— the rest is up to the victim.
"I know they need help, and a
lot of times, they don't know they
need help," Neukirk said.
"Obviously (the victim's)
biggest mistake was taking (the
suspect's) word.
"You don't get into a car with
strangers or invite them into the
car with you," Neukirk said.
"She asked directions, and he
said, 'I'll show you; I'm going
there now'
"The important thing is you just
don't do things like that," Neukirk
said.
"If. you're lost, go to the police
station."
Neukirk said, however, no mat­ter
how unintelligent the victim's
decision was to let the suspect in
her car, she did not deserve to be
raped.
"Just because I pick a guy up
See RAPE / A-3
James' school funding bill
passes with mixed reviews
By Kathleen Bynum
Here comes the sun...
The Auburn Plainsman/SHON NEWTON
The summer sun shines on Samford Hall, illuminating the surrounding foliage. There has been no
shortage of sunny days this summer—good news for Auburn students hoping to catch some rays.
Assistant-at-laiye
Opposing views surround the approval
of Gov. Fob James' school funding bill. The
bill, aimed at reforming education, passed
Alabama legislation last week.
Dick Brewbaker, education liaison for the
governor, said the bill seeks to eliminate
inequalities between school systems.
"It's.a very complex bill," Brewbaker
said.
Money will be disbursed for four areas
including: salaries, fringe benefits, class­room
instructional supplies and other
expenses, he said.
An increase in the number of teachers is
anticipated, but Brewbaker said he was not
sure how many actual positions will be
added. He said the governor's reform
package includes pay raises for about 10
percent of teachers.
Brewbaker said he expects the quality of
education to increase because of the bill.
"The philosophy of the bill provides for
more flexibility," he said.
The Legislature worked from the premise
that local government can better decide
what its individual school systems' needs
are.
"Local school administrators can
respond better to the needs of the individ­ual
schools with this bill, " Brewbaker said.
Auburn High School Principal Robert W.
Dotson said, "The quality of education
received by a young person should not be
decided by geography, (but) unfortunately
that is the case."
Currently, school systems are spending
large amounts of money in education per
student each year. "Some school systems
are spending more than $7,000 per student,
and some are barely spending $2,000 ...
there is something wrong with that," said
Dotson.
Keith J. Ward, director of the Center for
Governmental Services, agrees the changes
in funding laws are a good start. He said
serious efforts must be made to ensure the
education of youth.
"To reach the Southeast standard,
Alabama needs between $800 million and
$1 billion in funding,"he said.
Ward suggests that James consider
increased funding for grades K-12.
The governor has promised reform for
Alabama schools without raising taxes.
The Educational Improvement Act of
1991 proposed by former Gov. Guy Hunt,
See FUNDING / A-3
AU officials examine
non-resident tuition
By Chris Parker
Assistant News Editor
It is no secret that many of
Auburn's students come from
other states but don't pay the
out- of-state tuition that is three
times that of in-state students
Now, however, the current
requirements are under review
by University officials-, by recom­mendation
of the Board of
Trustees.
"There has been strong senti­ment
from the legislature that
out-of-state students should not
be subsidized by state taxpay­ers,"
Trustee Lowell Barron said.
"Taxpayers are putting out
several thousand dollars for each
student, and out-of-state stu­dents
should not be treated as in­state."
Trustee Jack Venable agreed.
"While out-of-state students'
parents live and pay taxes in
another state, Alabama's taxpay­ers
are paying two thirds of their
education," Venable said.
He said some students argue
that they pay taxes while they
are here in school, but that is not
nearly as much as two thirds of
their education. Venable said one
way to stop this is to make it
more difficult to become an
Alabama resident.
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Currently, the requirements
for one to become a resident are
that he or she must be either 19
years old or married and meet
five of the following nine condi­tions:
•Ownership of residential prop­erty
and other real property in
the state, or continuous occupa­tion
or renting of an apartment,
house or other residential space
in the state for not less than 12
months
•Full-time permanent employ­ment
in the state
•Possession of state licenses
required to business of practice a
profession in Alabama
•Marriage to a bona fide
Alabama resident
• A registered voter in Alabama
•Filing of Alabama tax returns
•Current Alabama driver's
license
•Alabama vehicle title registra­tion
and payment of property
taxes
•Evidence of local banking
activity for 12 consecutive
months prior to making applica­tion
for residency change
Pam Frigo, 02PB, said,
"(Becoming a resident) is easy
but time consuming." Frigo
doesn't think the process should
necessarily be made harder, but
See TUITION / A-3
Auburn resident claims police brutality
By Catherine D. Perry
Staff Writer
Charges of police brutality were
filed by the family of Auburn res­ident
Michael Pitts, 35, at the
Auburn City Council meeting
held Tuesday, June 20.
Geraldine Pitts, Michael Pitts'
sister; Dorothy Pitts, Michael
Pitts' wife; and the investigating
officer, Tyrone White, all stated
their versions of the altercation.
According to White, the alleged
incident took place on Slaughter
Street near Moton Apartments,
where the accused officer had
stopped to investigate a juvenile
allegedly urinating on the street.
The police vehicle was parked
in the middle of the street with the
lights off when Mr. Pitts drove up
behind it, White said.
Auburn police chief Ed
Downing said, "I know the horn
(of the van) was blown repeatedly.
I know that Michael Pitts cursed
at the police officer. I know that
the police officer asked for his dri­vers'
license several times.
"I know an altercation occurred,
and the officer on the scene was
by himself when he was beat
about the face and head. Then a
second officer arrived and threw
Mr. Pitts to the ground," Downing
said.
Geraldine Pitts said," My broth­er
is handicapped and has had
several surgeries. He can't even
get out of that van without a
walker."
Michael Pitts was released from
the University of Alabama at
Birmingham Medical Center in
satisfactory condition, said a rep­resentative
from the patient infor­mation
center.
Dorothy Pitts was in the van at
the time of the alleged incident
and said, "The police officer
snatched my husband from the
van after he told the officer he
See POLICE / A-3
University Senate adopts Memorial Day
By Suzanne Zunic
Assistant News Editor
Memorial Day, the holiday
adopted to honor veterans who
fought for the American military,
is a time when many pause to rec­ognize
the sacrifice thousands
have made for the defense of their
country.
Auburn, as soon as Monday,
May 26, 1997, may be among the
ranks of those who observe the
holiday.
A proposal was made and
adopted by the Auburn Faculty
Senate at its last meeting to revere
veterans by cancelling classes on
Memorial Day.
The proposal must still be
approved by President William V.
Muse and the Board of Trustees
befo1re it is officially added to the
University calendar.
President Muse said he could
not answer on how he would vote
on the proposal.
He said Memorial Day is close
to the final exam period, but he
would keep an open mind on the
issue.
Faculty Senate President Kent
Fields said he "would be very sur­prised
if it is not accepted."
"It's so nice when you have an
issue that what you should do is
so obvious that you can do it,"
Fields said.
Fields said the faculty vote on
the proposal was really a "non-issue"
and there was "no good
reason not to pass it" because
spring quarter has one day more
than other quarters.
Chetan Sankar, a member of the
tSee HOLIDAY /A-3
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Police find no signs of forced entry in Haley Center thefts, question all employees
Several thousand dollars worth of equipment mysteriously was stolen from Haley Center over the
weekend.
"The only thing we know now is there were several rooms broken into on the seventh, eighth and
ninth floors," said Auburn University Police Chief Bill Nevin.
Nevin said a total of $7,000-$8,000 worth of computers, fax machines, printers and personal items
was stolen from the three floors.
Nevin said apparently someone entered the department head's office on the ninth floor and stole
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But, Nevin said, the person who entered the department head's office did not force entry. He said
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Nevin said he has reason to believe the incident occurred Sunday night because AUPD police offi­cers
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— Compiled from interview with Auburn University Police Chief Bill Nevin
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didn't have his license with him."
Michael Pitts has a history of
altercations with the police depart­ment
since 1977, according to a
press release from the Auburn
police department.
In a meeting on June 21,
Dowdell suggested to Chief
Downing that the chief suspend
the officers involved until the
investigation is complete.
"It would be fair and justified to
not allow them to be on the streets.
The community is not quiet. The
community is talking about (the
incident), and someone could get
hurt for even seeing those police
officers. That was my suggestion
to the chief, that he suspend the
officers," Dowdell said.
However, Chief Downing chose
not to suspend the two officers.
Downing was unavailable for fur­ther
comment.
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does not mean I was asking for
anything; I just needed direc­tions,"
Neukirk said.
Neukirk said the most important
thing for women to know is that
they should not put themselves in
compromising situations.
For instance, "Don't go any­where
alone," she said.
Neukirk added that "almost all"
student rapes involve alcohol.
"If you're going to drink," she
said, "be with friends — don't put
yourself in a bad situation."
Neukirk also said women
should not be too trusting.
"A friend is not necessarily a
friend."
• SAFETY FIRST: Editorial
reminds students, residents
that safety precautions are a
must to deter crime. PageA6
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would greatly improve education,
Ward said.
"The act is still on the books. It just
has yet to be funded. Without new
taxes, education in Alabama will
never progress," Ward said.
"Unless there is a large-scale
effort to improve the quality of
education, Alabama will remain
ranked 48 to 50 in the nation."
Dotson said, "I do support any
kind of funding that will give ele­mentary
and secondary education
adequate change — to at least
reach a minimum of basic founda­tion
of academic needs."
Brewbaker said the distribution
of money is funded by a matrix,
which funds everyone the same
amount. He said the school sys­tems
will be accountable for the
money they receive.
"They are required to submit a
budget and a financial statement
each year. They must also main­tain
core curriculum require­ments,"
Brewbaker said.
He said parents and teachers
will be able to check the success of
the funding changes when the stu­dents
take the National Normal
Standardized Test, which com­pares
students nation-wide.
Tuition Continued from page A1
some of the requirements should
be different. "Some of the require­ments
are just stupid, like having
to have a business license; what do
I need with a business license?"
she said.
Venable said another way to
avoid out-of-state students costing
the taxpayers money is to require
them to remain out-of-state stu­dents
if they register as such.
"This is the case in other states,"
Venable said. "Say you are from
Alabama and go to school in
North Carolina, you are consid­ered
a non-resident for four years
no matter what."
President William V. Muse said
a bill has been introduced in the
state legislature that would do just
that. The bill, introduced by
Representative Tim Parker, D-Tuscaloosa,
also calls for a state­wide
increase in out-of-state
tuition to three times in-state,
Muse said. He added, "Auburn
already charges three times regu­lar
tuition to out-of-state stu­dents."
Barron said that through mak­ing
it more difficult to become a
resident they are not "picking on"
non-residents. "We owe the in­state
students and taxpayers our
first loyalty," he said.
Director of University Relations,
Pete Pepinsky said, "Out-of-state
students bring a lot of pluses to
the University. The main (plus is)
diversity. It is a great advantage
for a University that exists for an
open exchange of ideas to have
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senate committee which develops
the calendar, said one of the rea­sons
the committee recommended
the approval was because it would
give students, faculty and staff a
"holiday in each quarter."
Col. Richard Butler of Air Force
ROTC said "Memorial Day is for
recognizing the people who
fought for the freedoms we enjoy
today. "He said he "thinks it's
great" that the day may be
observed by the University, and
that Auburn students and alumni
will be honored by this.
Capt. Jimmy Ellis of the Navy
ROTC said, "It's a move I feel is
long overdue." Ellis said some
people have forgotten what it
means to have military forces sup­port
our country.
Lt. Col. Robert F. Webb of the
Army ROTC said he was "very
glad" to see the faculty senate vote
students from around the world."
Vice President of Student
Affairs, Patsy Barnes said, "Since
we have higher admission stan­dards
for (out-of-state students),
the quality of those students is
high."
All agreed that although the
need for out-of-state students is
great, they don't contribute to the
Alabama tax base. Muse said,
"The principle objection is that
they don't pay Alabama taxes,
therefore Alabama should not sub­sidize
their education."
• FOOTING THE BILL:
Editorial applauds legislators,
administration for reviewing
residency rules Page A6
the way it did because "Auburn
has such a long military history."
Webb said he just hopes the
meaning of the day will not be lost
to students and that it will not
become just "another day off."
• PAT ON THE BACK:
Editorial asks Muse, Trustees
to consider magnitude of noli?
day before voting. PageA6
Corrections: In the 6/22/95 issue of The Auburn Plainsman, a by-line was omitted from the William
Highfill story on page A-12. The story was written by Thomas Cay wood, Staff Writer. The
Plainsman regrets this error.
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Thursday, June 29,1995 / A-4 The Auburn Plainsman
Student wins scholarship
By Derik Royal
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Auburn University Singers pose with Today Show' host Katie Couric.
AU Singers perform on 'Today Show'
By Ryan Yawn
Staff Writer
Ready in five-four-three-two
one. If s your cue. You take a deep
breath, collect yourself, open your
mouth and sing as the nation
looks on.
Fantasy? Not for a group of
Auburn students. The AU Singers
appeared on the 'Today Show"
June 12 in New York City.
The spot on the "Today Show"
came during the group's annual
summer tour, Director Tom Smith
said.
Smith said the event was not
planned, it was just "a matter of
chance."
"We were up there for three
days, and some of the students
went down to the show and told
them the group was in town. They
told us to bring the entire group
down the next morning, and they
would try and work us in on the
show."
Smith said they did a few sound
checks, and actually opened the
segment with the AU Singers.
Bryant Gumbel then came out and
did a short interview with Smith.
Think singing in front of mil­lions
of viewers would make you
nervous?
Not Troy Dayton, 04HF. "I was­n't
nervous. There was only one
camera, so I really didn't think
about it."
Andrew Mckeown 02PR, also
said he wasn't nervous."It was
definitely an experience. The best
part about it was it wasn't
planned," Mckeown said.
This year's tour took the group
to five cities in 10 days, including
New York.
Smith said the spot on the show
was good for Auburn.
"You really don't realize how
much exposure the show gets.
"We had people coming up to
us and telling us how good we
were," Smith said.
On the summer tour, the group
works with Auburn alumni clubs
to set up concerts.
While they sometimes preform
only for the alumni clubs, Smith
said the club usually sets up a con­cert
that is open to the public.
The tour is financed primarily
through funds raised by the
Singers Spring Show, although it
is supplemented by members of
the group, Smith said.
Staff Writer
Charles Rogers, 03IB, was inter­ested
in studying abroad: Heaven
found an organization willing to
help him with the considerable
costs of going to school overseas.
"I saw a poster at school and
talked to Dr. Henson at the inter­national
office. He encouraged me
to fill out an application/'Rogers
said.
Rogers was one of 50 students in
the nation to receive a $1,000
scholarship from the American
Institute for Foreign Study.
The application consisted of
four pages of personal information
and one essay question: "Why do
you think studying abroad is ben­eficial
to American college stu­dents?"
The students applying for the
scholarships must have a mini­mum
3.0 GPA and are selected
based on their responses to the
essay question.
"AIFS has a book, and each pro­gram
has a certain cost. Included
in that cost are all necessary costs.
They do all the administrative
paperwork and organize the pro­gram.
A scholarship will knock
$1,000 off the cost of the program,"
said Assistant Director of
International Programs George
Konstant.
Study abroad programs range in
cost from $2,500 a semester to
$25,000 for a program based on a
cruise ship, Konstant said.
Rogers had to miss the 1995
winter and spring quarters at
Auburn because the AIFS pro­gram
is based on the semester sys­tem.
He received 22 quarter hours
of credit for his time spent at the
University of Granada in Spain.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Charles Rogers accepts a $1,000 scholarship to study abroad.
Room, board and tuition were
about $8,000 for Rogers' program.
"Many students would like to
study abroad, but can't afford it,"
Executive Secretary of
International Programs Jutta
Kaiser said. "Most students are
unaware that financial aid can be
applied to the study abroad pro­gram.
Whenever there is money
available, we run ads in the
Plainsman."
Jan Rogers, Rogers mother, said,
"We chose AIFS because the price
was something we could deal
with." She added, "Charles is a
totally different person since he
got back from Spain. He appreci­ates
every morsel of food he puts
in his mouth," Jan Rogers said.
Until he went to Spain, Rogers
had only been on a plane once. He
was familiar only with the culture
associated with the South and his
hometown of Alexander City.
'The food was the worst,"
Rogers said. So disagreeable, that
he and the other American stu­dents
referred to McDonald's as
the American Embassy.
Rogers lived in an apartment
with another American student
and two Spanish students. During
the course of the semester he had
18 different roommates.
Rogers claims meeting new peo­ple
was the highlight of going to
Spain. "The experience of living in
another country and meeting dif­ferent
people from al) over the
world was the best part," he said.
The time spent in Spain affected
Rogers" view on what really mat­ters.
"It made me realize there are
a lot of things I can do without.
Television, having a car, there are
a lot of material things that aren't
necessary," Rogers said.
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Local agencies promote 'gift of life' QUieSuburnPlainsnian
By Catherine D. Perry
Staff Writer
There are currently 40,467 peo­ple
in need of an organ transplant
in the United States, said
Coordinator Janice Whaley of the
Alabama Organ Center.
Of those, 818 people live in
Alabama, she said.
More than 500 patients on the
national waiting list are children,
according to the National Kidney
Foundation, and, every 20 minutes
someone is added to the waiting
list.
"We are always trying to
encourage people to donate their
organs," Whaley said.
'The primary donors are
between the ages of 15 to 65 years.
They are in good health, but have
died suddenly, mostly in an acci­dent,
and are declared brain
dead," said Fred Helms, AOC
coordinator for the southeast
region of Alabama.
Organ donors can range from
newborn to 65 years old, and there
are no upper-age limits for dona­tions
of tissues, such as cornea and
bone, Helms said.
According to NKF, only 20 per­cent
of the 20,000 to 25,000 brain
deaths that occur in the United
States each year are organ donors.
Experts from the NKF say the
term "brain dead" refers to the
condition when brain function has
permanently ceased, but the heart
and lungs continue to function
with the use of artificial life sup­ports.
"Most people who don't want to
donate are afraid for one reason or
another. There really is no need.
We've had such a positive
response to organ donation in the
Auburn-Opelika community.
Learning more about organ dona­tion
will help everyone make an
informed decision," Helms said.
It is possible for a single donor
to donate organs and tissue that
may save or help as many as 25
recipients according to NKF
employees.
The AOC is a non-profit organi­zation
dedicated to providing a
means for a better quality of life
for people who need an organ or
tissue transplant, Whaley said.
The main goal of AOC is to
make the generosity of the family
that wants to donate organs and
tissues for transplantation easier. It
works to support these families in
their decisions and to promote the
best possible way to use their gifts
to those who need them, Whaley
said.
"We like to call organ donation
the gift of life. It is a truly unique
opportunity to save lives," she
said.
"Matching an organ is extremely
difficult. That is why we encour­age
(people) to sign their donor
cards.
"Even though the success rates
of organ transplants have greatly
improved, there are still growing
shortages in the supply of organs i
and tissues available. Many of
those who need transplants can
not get them because of these
shortages; many of the patients die
while waiting for that gift of life,"
Whaley said.
A national computer registry,
the National Organ Procurement
and Transplantation Network, has
been established by federal law for
the purpose of matching donor
organs to waiting recipients,
according to the NKF experts.
The OPTN is managed by an
organization known as the United
Network for Sharing (UNOS),
located in Richmond, Virginia,
NKF employees said.
Dick Moreman, 59, of Opelika, is
a heart transplant recipient.
"I received my heart on March
15,1994. The whole process is very
confidential on both ends.
However, I do know that I
received my heart from a 19 year-old
male, somewhere in the
Florida panhandle," Moreman
said.
"Because of this miracle I have
been able to do things I couldn't
do for three years. I went to
Europe a month or so ago, and I
have been traveling more for my
business," Moreman said.
"I cannot stress enough how
wonderful it is for me to have this
chance. I recommend that every­one
try to be an organ donor. All I
tell people is to look at me. I also
tell them that if I am not proof
enough, then go look at all of the
people, including children, at
University of Alabama-
Birmingham on the heart and lung
floor that are waiting for organs. It
will break your heart," Moreman
said.
"You will see people from age
six weeks to age 64.1 would think
that it would make you want to
sign your donor card right then
and there," he said.
"People just need to be made
aware that the need for donors is
great.
"All patients have equal access
to organs. Patients who have the
greatest need will have the highest
priority for receiving an organ,"
Moreman said.
Everyone that chooses to
become an organ donor is strongly
encouraged to tell their family or
next of kin. Donors tell their fami­lies
that as a donor they can help
others who are sick or dying and
the grieving family members can
find comfort in knowing that
something positive has come from
a loved one's death, Whaley said.
She said it is important to let
families know donations will not
interfere with health care, funeral
arrangements or disfigure the
donor's body, and most religious
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as charitable acts toward one's fel­low
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The NKF employees say the
donor organs and tissues are
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Anyone can call a trained AOC
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A donor card is a legal docu­ment.
By signing a Uniform Donor
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wish to be a donor when that per­son
dies. However, in most states,
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consent form. That is why it is
so important to tell family mem­bers,
Helms said.
The NKF employees say to com­plete
a donor card, fill in your
name, indicate whether you want
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to donate all organs and tissues or
only those you list. If you choose
whole body donation, you must
make specific arrangements with a
medical or dental school. You
must then sign your name in the
presence of two witnesses and
have them sign the card also. It is
preferable that the witnesses be
next-of-kin. Fill in any other infor­mation
and carry your donor card
with you, whenever possible.
To learn more about donation or
to obtain a donor card, there are
several organizations a potential
donor can contact.
The AOC is located at 301 South
20th Street, Suite 1001,
Birmingham, Ala. #5233. Their
phone number is 1-800-252-3677.
The Coalition on Donation can
be reached at 1-800-355-SHARE.
The UNOS can be reached at 1-
800-24-DONOR for information
on organ donation and transplan­tation.
If interested in tissue donation,
call the American Association of
Tissue Banks at 1-703-827-9582 or
call The Living Bank at 1-800-528-
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For information on kidney
transplants, call The National
Kidney Foundation at 1-800-622-
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"Serving the Auburn community 101 years'
Ashley Estes
Editor
Dawn McDonald
Managing Editor
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Production Director
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Copy Editor
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News Editor
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Scope Editor
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First Assistants- Shon Newton-Photo, Laura Robertson-Copy, Mike Willis-Sports,
Marcus Yoars-Scope, Suzanne Zunic-News
Bridesmaids get short end of stick
Plainsman commends AU Senate
for recognizing Memorial Day
Muse, Board of Trustees must recognize student soldiers
who fought for this nation, who deserve recognition
Cheers to the University Senate for
voting to include Memorial Day on
its list of days which merit cancelled
classes. Memorial Day has long been recog­nized
federally as a day set aside in honor of
soldiers who have fought and died for the
United States in every branch of military
service.
The SGA and ROTC departments and offi­cers
should be commended as well, for their
hard work, commitment and dogged perse­verance
toward this goal.
It's a shame the issue of Memorial Day
was not addressed until now, but it's cer­tainly
time to award those who gave their
life for this country with a day of recogni­tion.
Now that the University Senate has voted
on the issue, it's up to Dr. Muse and the
Board of Trustees to make the holiday offi­cial.
The Plainsman reminds them that, while a
few scheduling adjustments may be needed,
the adoption of Memorial Day is a much-needed
addition to the University calendar.
Don't let the hard work of all those men­tioned
above be in vain and don't let the
many thousands of fallen soldiers lie in their
graves without any kind of recognition from
those they fought for — those of us who live
today in a free nation.-
It's their day. Don't you think they've
earned it?
State legislators, Board of Trustees
applauded for review of residency
Alabama taxpayers should not bear brunt of non-residents'
education costs; tuition requirements should be revamped
Auburn has long been recognized as
an institution that has a place for
, everyone — no matter where they
are from.
Over the years, it has lived up to that
promise, as demonstrated by the number of
out-of-state students who attend Auburn
and pay for it.
But do they really pay for it? According to
the Board of Trustees, Alabama taxpayers
foot the bill for nearly two-thirds of every
Auburn student's education — even the
ones who don't permanently reside in
Alabama. Is this fair?
"We pay more to attend Auburn, and
besides, we pay taxes while we're here,"
some non-residents may say.
True. But those taxes don't add up to two-thirds
of the cost of your education.
As for paying higher tuition, out-of-state
students don't once in-state residency status
is obtained.
If s interesting to note that Alabama is one
of the states with requirements regulating
in- and out-of-state tuition. In other states, if
you choose to attend school, you're an out-of-
state resident for your years in school,
and never mind what state residents pay to
attend.
Out-of-state tuition is expensive — nearly
three times that of Alabama residents.
However, apparently it's not expensive
enough, if Alabama taxpayers are still foot­ing
the bill — the majority of it, even.
However, those out-of-state students serve
an important purpose in adding diversity to
the student body. Any college is proud of a
diverse student body.
And, forcing non-Alabama residents to
pay an inordinate amount in tuition would
result in their attending another university,
and possibly cost the University its status as
one of the nation's best buys.
Nevertheless, The Plainsman applauds the
review of non-resident requirements and the
bill that has been introduced, which would
require all non-residents to pay out-of-state
tuition and abolish the attainment of resi­dency
status.
After all, some students' parents can bare­ly
afford to put their own children through
college.
Auburn rape reminds residents
to take personal safety seriously
Crime presents unfortunate reality in any town; students,
residents urged to use common sense, knowledge
I t's easy, for students and permanent res-
•*• idents alike, to think of Auburn as a safe
place with no need for precaution.
Unfortunately, no place qualifies as "safe,"
and safety precautions are as much a reality
here as anywhere else, as demonstrated by
the reported rape that occurred last
Wednesday night.
Females, especially, need to be on their
toes and take every measure necessary to
guard themselves against crime.
Please don't walk alone at night, whether
you're just running to library or walking
home from a friend's. Lock your doors when
driving or when home at night. Never let
anyone you don't know into your home or
your car. Staying alert and using common
sense can be among the best defenses
against crime.
It'd disheartening to realize that even a
small, cozy college town like Auburn is not
immune to crime. But using that knowledge
to your own advantage can save your life.
So be safe. Remember — crime is an
unfortunate reality — whether you're on a
city street or at home in Auburn.
I was recently a bridesmaid for
the second time.
This wedding, which "united"
two of my friends from high
school, didn't go as badly as the
first. It was a lot more amusing,
though, especially when the
bride's father tripped over her
dress and took about thirty sec­onds
to upright himself. It kind of
looked like slow motion. I really
enjoyed it.
I wasn't quite as cynical of the
first wedding I was in. I was excit­ed.
I felt special.
Well, around $300 later, with
one hideous dress and about
umpteen million showers under
my belt, I felt I had a better under­standing
of what this is all about.
It's sheer torture.
Let's say you're getting married.
The first thing you do is go
through bridal magazines and
pick the ugliest dress — you
know, the one you laugh the hard­est
at. Then, you pick the four (or
ten or twelve) friends that are
guaranteed to look like death
warmed over in the dress and ask
them to be attendants.
A cheesy speech when asking
("Because we've always been such
good friends, there's no one else
I'd rather have in my wedding,
and it would really mean a lot to
me ... ") is usually standard.
Crying can work wonders, as well.
I mean, let's face it, your friends
Ashley Estes
wouldn't be as responsive if you
were to say, "Hey. I was thinking.
Why don't you go out and spend
about $250 on an ugly dress that
you will only wear once and some
shoes dyed an ugly color to
match, not to mention a present
for me?"
Yeah, right.
The bride in that first wedding
said to me, "I tried to pick out
something that you could wear
again."
Where? To a costume party?
So, I've started being passive-aggressive
about the whole thing.
The last wedding I was in, I
forked over $200 for the ugly
fuschia dress, but I didn't get the
shoes.
I showed up on D-Day wearing
a pair of shoes that weren't even
close to fuschia.
When all the other attendants
(who took their "responsibilities"
seriously) asked me why on earth
I didn't get my shoes dyed, I bat­ted
my eyelashes and replied, "No
one told me to."
True. No one did tell me to. I
think the point here was that no
one should have had to. Hee hee.
Not to mention all the parties. A
stock-the-bar party. A lingerie
party. Teas. Dinners. It's enough to
make anyone insane.
The best part was when the
groom's mother asked me loudly,
during a lull in the conversation,
where my date was.
And what do you say to that?
Me, the born smart-mouth,
stopped dead in my tracks. It was
a travesty.
My roommates are considering
taking the Big Leap soon. I'm
happy for them. And because I
love them, I will grin and bear
whatever is imposed upon me and
my checkbook.
But I'm already flipping
through those magazines. And
some day in the murky future (far
in the murky future) when I
decide to walk down the aisle, my
bridesmaids' dresses will not only
be very expensive, they'll definite­ly
be a sight to behold.
After all, they'll wear pink-and-purple
polka dots trimmed in
feathers again, right?
Ashley Estes is Editor of The
Auburn Plainsman
Dream remembers Daddy's love
Friday night I had a dream. A
dream so vivid and fulfilling that I
wanted to wake up.When I awoke,
I found my face, pajamas and pil­low
drowning with tears.
It was Friday when I saw a man
who had been absent from my life
for 15 years — Daddy came to
visit.
Until the dream, I harbored a
great deal of anger since his death
— convinced he could have fought
harder to live. The dream was not
a platform to vent frustrations but
a kind reminder of the man who
called me his princess.
Although I was only 9, it ripped
my heart out to go to his funeral. I
was so upset, we had to stop the
car because the crying made me
physically ill. I remember Mom
explaining to me why I couldn't
give Daddy a school picture of me
to take on his "trip."
It must have been the coldest
day in the history of Indiana. He
was buried in the middle of a
huge snowstorm. So cold that I
was numb — if not from the snow
than from the loss. Before he was
laid to rest, I put a red rose in his
hand. It would be the last time we
held hands.
I knew the farther those strange
men lowered him in the ground,
Dawn McDonald
the farther from me he would be.
It was cold, and he was more
alone than I was.
I knew Daddy wasn't coming
back, and I knew the last time he
said he loved me I didn't tell him
the same, assuming he knew.
My world stopped. There were
no more park picnics or Saturday
car washings. No one else said
bedtime prayers like Daddy did.
In my dream, I was telling
Daddy how hard things have been
and begged him to remind me of
the better times as I was now run­ning
out of happy thoughts.
It was then that I remembered
why it has been so hard to let go.
Every Sunday we would go to
church early to ride on the church
bus and pick up other children
and teach them church songs.
He sang: Gonna go to Heaven
can't wait, gonna see Jesus can't wait.
Heaven is wonderful, bright and fair.
I'm going to Heaven and I can't wait.
And so he did.
The only meal he could conjure
up was bologna and peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches. In my eyes if
Daddy made it, it was a gourmet
meal. He would let me feed the
calves with huge baby bottles, ride
on the tractor and sit on his lap to
drive the car. He never missed a
tea party.
I remember the only spanking I
got from my father. I had stacked
the cards in Candyland so my sis­ter
could win the game. He said it
was dishonest — that I had cheat­ed.
I have never cheated since and
truly believe it did hurt him more
to give the punishment than for
me to receive it.
I don't know who put who on a
higher pedestal.
Maybe the dream was to remind
me that he was among angels.
Maybe it was for strength or to
bring us close again.
In the dream, I remember that
Daddy loved instant coffee. I
remember he loved Jiffy Pop pop­corn.
I remember Daddy loved me.
Dawn McDonald is Managing
Editor of The Auburn Plainsman
Violence hits home for columnist
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below reflect the views of The Plainsman's editorial board which is comprised of the executive
staff and section editors. Other opinion, often contrasting, is offered in adjoining columns.
My parents live on a quiet street
in a small town. They always
locked the doors at night but did­n't
worry about it too much dur­ing
the day. They were always far
more concerned about whether the
cats were fed and whether the
lawn was mowed than they were
about their personal safety.
But now all of that's changed.
My mother, an elementary
school principal, was attacked by a
student's mother at school. A 27-
year veteran of public schools,
she's been hit by a student and
even been bitten once, but she's
never had to fear for her safety
before.
The parent pushed my mother
and slammed her against a cement
block wall, giving her a bloody
nose along with various cuts and
bruises. Parts of the scenario are
missing in my mother's mind, so
we're assuming she blacked out
for a while.
The woman had gotten angry
during a conference concerning
her son, who had threatened to kill
another student with a machete.
He saw his mother attack mine.
He pulled on his mother's sleeve,
begging her to stop.
It must be difficult to learn to
Laura Robertson
handle problems rationally when
your own mother doesn't know
how.
Police arrested the assailant,
filed reports and issued a tempo­rary
restraining order.
And I feel truly violent for the
first time in my life.
Sure, I'm angry about the physi­cal
harm done to my mother, but
cuts and bruises heal.
What I'm really angry about is
that my mother no longer feels
comfortable enough to work alone
in her own garden. "I used to
always feel safe to move about in
the world, " she told me. "Now,
that's gone."
And since the assailant lives less
than a quarter of a mile from my
parents, my mother gets nervous
when strange cars drive through
the neighborhood.
Conversation in our family has
digressed into discussions of mace,
stun guns, self-defense classes and
the Ranger Joe's catalog. And I, the
pacifist daughter, keep having to
talk myself out of buying a snub-nose
Smith and
Wesson for Mom's purse.
I got even more upset when
Mom told me she was too nervous
to enjoy watching a children's
musical at her last PTA meeting.
She kept scanning the crowd for
her attacker's face.
I still can't believe this happened
to my mother. Especially at school,
where her main concern is looking
out for "her children" and doing
everything she can to make sure
they have a warm, safe, friendly
place to learn and grow.
Last night she said to me, "You
know, I've been praying for this
lady. I'm sure she suffers more
than I do." And she thought the
saddest part was the shame the
woman's son must feel. She's
praying for him too.
That's exactly why I'm so angry
somebody hurt my mother. But it's
also why I know it won't keep her
spirit down for long.
Laura Robertson is Assistant Copy
Editor of The Auburn Plainsman
THURSDAY, JUNE 29,1995 CEtje&uburnPlainsntan SECTION A PAGE 7
LETTERS^ EDITOR
Lincoln strives for peace; South secedes, commits suicide
Editor, The Plainsman:
Last week you ran a letter to
the editor purporting to show .
that the Civil War was not fought
over slavery. The author attempt­ed
this by quoting Lincoln as say­ing
that he had no intention to
end slavery in the slave states.
This was true, but misleading.
The controversy and the reason
that the slave states seceded was
that Lincoln would not roll over,
as previous (Southern) presidents
had, to the demands by the slave
states for more slave states. This
would have meant the eventual
death of slavery as the South's
enforced equality in the Senate
eroded. The North, at first, was
only fighting for the Union with
no extra slave states. It was the
South that made war over the
issue of slavery.
This is obvious. The first states
to secede upon Lincoln's election
were all deep South states, all
with large slave populations. The
ones that seceded after the firing
on Fort Sumter (a fact eluding last
week's author) were slave states
having medium slave popula­tions.
The slave states that stayed
in the Union (Kentucky,
Maryland and Missouri) had the
lowest slave populations.
Further, the most pro-Union area
of the South was the Appalachian
Mountain region with no slaves.
Why did Southerners take so
badly to Lincoln? Try: "A house
divided cannot stand — this
nation cannot exist half slave and
half free." — The Lincoln-
Douglas debates, 1858.
The tragedy of the Civil War is
that Lincoln was perfectly willing
to end slavery peacefully and
gradually by the same processes
that freed Pennsylvania and was
freeing Kentucky and Maryland.
Southerners were not willing to
end slavery peacefully and start­ed
shooting merely on the possi­bility.
And while it is true that slave
holders were a small minority of
Southerners, they also wielded all
the power in the South. The list of
prominent Southerners (represen­tatives,
senators, governors,
Confederate generals, etc.) who
were not slave holders could no
doubt be written neatly onto a
postcard — with a magic marker.
So, the Confederacy really does
have a matchless legacy. It is the
only alleged nation ever to com­mit
suicide in defense of slavery.
David Benjamin
06PO
MIA thanks University departments
Editor, The Plainsman:
Greetings in the name of our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The support shown by the
Auburn-Opelika community, as
well as the Auburn University
family, has been overwhelming.
We have been amazed by the
number of lives that were
touched by Courtney and Elan. It
seems that everywhere they went,
they impacted someone in a posi­tive
way. This fact is made more
evident by the flood of sympathy
and support that has been shown
to our organization, and to the
families of both Courtney and
Elan.
On behalf of Ministries In
Action we would like to extend
our heartfelt thanks to the Office
of Minority Advancement, the
Office of Special Programs,
School of Nursing, Provost Office,
Student Affairs, Alumni
Association, College of Business,
Admissions Office, Dunkin'
Darlings and all others for the
generosity and assistance they
have given to us during this diffi­cult
time.
I pray that God would richly
bless you in all of your coming
endeavors.
All members of the MIA
Downing lacks tact, bases racial views and assumptions on past experiences
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am writing in response to Jack
P. Loose's letter published June
22.1 was repulsed by the reac­tionary
content and the flagrant
lack of common sense contained
in the letter.
Although his choice of words
leave much to be desired, it is
IChScaJUplhibune.
apparent Mr. Downing had rea­son
to make the comment he
made. He obviously based his
opinion on past incidences AND
was correct in his prediction of
violence.
My intent is not to defend Ed
Downing. Mr. Loose's letter is,
however, a poignant example of
the bombardment of racial refuse
the students of Auburn endure on
a weekly basis. Phrases such as
"sickening narrow-minded and
bigoted views" and "prejudices
and frightening judgements" are
nothing more than inflammatory
rhetoric designed to create hostili­ty-
There is not a shred of anything
constructive in these types of
comments to merit consideration.
Mr. Loose, your innuendos of
racism are unfounded, and your
accusations of a mind-set of dis­trust
are despicable. To use your
own words, "Your bigoted view­points
have no place or justifica­tion
in a modern society."
The social fraternity you are a
member of seems to exemplify
very high standards and for this I
applaud you.
Any fraternity that gets into
trouble casts a dark shadow over
the entire fraternal system. The
more city and school officials see
disruptive behavior, the more
entrenched their attitudes
become.
We, as Americans, have the
privilege to change things
through voting.
Whining and verbal beratement
doesn't sway opinions concerning
fraternities or any other group.
The sweet revenge, Mr. Loose, is
proving them wrong.
John Gunter
04PB
C-zone parking lot closes for a day,
poor planning prioritizes painting
Editor, The Plainsman
In the four+ years I've been at
Auburn, only one other time have
I been outraged enough to sit
down and write a letter express­ing
my discontent.
The first letter was written in
defense of a parade that takes
place every spring and it has to
do with my Southern Heritage.
I'll give you three guesses, and
the first two don't count. This
time it's a topic upon which I
think all students agree. PARK­ING!
As I drove to class this Monday
morning, I found that the parking
lot (one of the largest on campus)
is closed while the lines are being
repainted. This job is just getting
underway on Monday? Are you
kidding? Wouldn't it have
seemed more logical to try and
do this on a day when the stu­dents
aren't attending classes like
Saturday? Or even wait until next
Monday when there are no class­es.
Auburn is a place where we go
to receive a higher education, but
somewhere there are people in
charge of the planning for this
University that don't seem to
have the first bit of sense. On top
of all that, they even made the
guys painting the lines wear
orange vests. For heaven's sake,
the parking lot was closed ...
what were they going to be hit
by? A bicyclist? I surely hope not
... how horrible that would be.
The University would probably
close the parking lot for the rest
of the quarter for safety purposes!
Allen R. House
04MIS
Bookstore return policy entices criminals to commit credit fraud
Editor, The Plainsman
New requirements to sell back
textbooks by the three bookstores
may discourage textbook theft
but encourage a far worse crime.
Writing names and student ID
numbers in textbooks opens stu­dents
to credit fraud.
Recent news stories in Financial
World and on CNN report on the
ease of which criminals can take a
name and social security number
to obtain credit in another per­son's
name. All other information
needed to open an account may
be easily falsified. Since the iden­tification
label remains in the text­book,
the students' credit rating is
available to the next owner of the
book or even the bookstore
browser. The risk for fraud
increases as used textbooks are
sold and resold at other schools.
The bookstore owners should
be commended for taking a stand
to reduce textbook theft. Current
requirements need modification
to protect students from fraud.
The theft of textbooks is bad
enough, but the potential risk to
credit ratings is far more damag­ing.
A name and picture ID pro­vide
the same level of protection
against textbook theft and do not
risk credit fraud. Social security
numbers unlock far too much
information to be casually used.
Everyone should protect their
social security number in the
same fashion that they would a
bank account or credit card num­ber.
Charles Robinson
06BA
Editor's Note: According to
Ronnie Anders of Anders
Bookstore, the labels containing
a seller's Social Security num­ber
are removed within 72 hours
of a sale. Book thefts have
decreased with the new system.
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\ Plainsman reserves the right to edit for length and grammar.
Plainsman negates political correctness
Editor, The Plainsman:
I would like to make a com­ment
on the title of a feature that
appears regularly in The
Plainsman.
"Man on the Street" is an inap­propriate
title for the feature that
interviews seven people on cam­pus
about a current controversial
issue, considering that usually
half the people interviewed are
female.
It has probably become accept­ed
as tradition to use this title;
however, it may be time that the
editorial staff reevaluate the
name.
I understand the reason for
using the title in the newspaper,
linking it to the name for the on
the street interviews of news
reporters from the 60s and 70s.
These news segments aired many
years ago, before using gender
inclusive language became norm.
If reporters were to revive the
street interviews, they might use
something like "The Word on the
Street."
This feature in The Plainsman is
one of the most refreshing and
non-threatening methods to illus­trate
an important topic and to
voice the views of students on
campus. Since all the people
interviewed in The Plainsman are
Students, I suggest that the fea­ture
be renamed to "Student on
the Street."
Julie R. Milam
Assistant Director of Annual
Giving
Alumni & Development Office
i Calendars to include Memorial Day holiday
CORRECTIONS
Mistakes sometimes occur in the production of The Plainsman. When corrections are
necessary, they are printed on page A-3 in the following week's edition.
Editor, The Plainsman:
This article is a response to the
letter written by John Barber con­cerning
the University's failure to
recognize Memorial Day as a hol­iday.
It is also an attempt to pro­vide
general information to
Auburn students about a recent
change in our upcoming academ­ic
calenders.
At the June 13 meeting of the
Faculty Senate, the proposed cal­enders
for the years of 1996-1997
and 1997-1998 were presented.
These calenders, which passed
through the preliminary accep­tance
process, included Memorial
Day as a holiday in both Spring
1997 and 1998.
Future academic calenders
beyond 1998 should include
Memorial Day as a holiday. If you
have any further questions con­cerning
upcoming calender dates,
or events in which student opin­ion
needs to be voiced, please
contact the Student Government
Association office at 844-4240.
Any assistance you can provide
in pinpointing problems facing
Auburn students is appreciated.
Thank you for your concern.
Shannon Scarbrough
SGA Vice President
Thursday, June 29,1995 / A-8 The Auburn Plainsman
Drake columnist gives advice
on how to have safe holiday
The Fourth of July is a wonder­ful
summer holiday. Many people
enjoy the outdoors and all nature
has to offer. But, as on every holi­day
weekend, people are need­lessly
injured or killed through
accidents related to normal out­door
activities. Here are some tips
to help prevent summer acci­dents.
Most people get out in the sun
on the Fourth of July, either by
going to the beach, the lake or the
woods. Exercise in the sun can be
very healthy and fun, if you are
cautious. Here are some tips for
sun fun.
• Always use sunscreen when
outdoors in the daytime. A sun
protection factor (SPF) of 15 is
good, and anything higher may
not provide any addejcypaSec-
• Be sure to ap iscreen 30
minutes before I i ure to sun
and often throughout the day,
usually every 60 to 90 minutes,
especially if you|||§||e been in the
water.
• Minimize exposureduring the
peak sun hours of V&Mifn. and 2
p.m.
• Wear a hat and sunglasses to
protect the eyes from glat^ijafd
the face from burning.
• Protect feet from sunburn by
using sunscreen or shoes, and 1§§|§
watch out for overheated surface1§§
such as asphalt, sand and wooden
decks.
• Drink plenty of water, juice or
sports drinks when outdoors to
prevent dehydration. Avoid caf­feine
or alcoholic beverages, as
they can increase dehydration.
• Be aware of the symptoms of
heat stress: cramps, dizziness,
excessive or lack of sweating,
nausea, rapid and weak pulse. If
these symptoms occur, rest the
person in a cool place, have them
drink cool but not cold water and
call 911 if symptoms are severe.
Along with the theme of
Independence Day fun in the sun
go water sports, such as boating,
skiing or riding personal water-crafts.
These activities can be a lot
of fun, if a few safety precautions
are taken.
• If you are at the beach, know
what the water conditions are.
There are usually places along the
beach with flags that denote the
current water conditions. Blue
flags mean calm waters, ideal for
swimming, boating and skiing.
Yellow flags denote caution due
to a strong undertow or
approaching storms. Red flags
mean the water conditions are
dangerous, and boats and swim­mers
should stay ashoFe.
• When boating in any body of
water, be sure to have enough
personal floatation devices on
board for every passenger, and
they should be in easy sight and
reach.
• Whether using a boat or per­sonal
watercraft, be aware of
boating safety rules and be cour­teous
to other crafts on the water.
Reckless behavior pj j -. - s and
jet skis lead to roalsysj^aless
injuries and d^S|||p§h the water.
• It is A ' ' I 'nse to operate
^igohblic- be%iTages'!''fe|iti^^^
nig to timef||§§ienboai- |;,\vi
s^ not take place, and be extr.
ful around.water when dri
alcohol. If
Alcoholic beverages can cause |
inner ear disturba 'ii an
c a use iJ isorienjif&jarif lea$|^;Ste:;
swimmer to <?win I t hi .
instead '•• fh< ripe. This cart ;
cause . herv , ,ood swim­mer
t h ven in a small
amount of water.
'h. I' , trfh of July often meangfl
family gatherings and barbecuc-
,e can be very enjoyable, but
i - -lessnesfugn cause ac- I
in the-; : iiuations. Here|af§tffew
tips c)h^Mrl|e^ih|;SafeJy|:;f;
• Do not use kerosene, gasoline
or grease to start any fires. These
chemicals can explode upon con­tact
to open flame or heat.
• Keep a spray bottle of water
near the barbecue grill while
cooking, and a fire extinguisher
nearby when having any kind of
fire.
• Put out fires completely when
finished with them;
• Keep an eye on children when
using the grill, because they may
not realize that the surface is hot
and may accidentally get burned.
• Roast foods instead of charring.
Charring can produce carcino­genic
chemicals in food.
• Use different plates for raw
and cooked foods.
• Keep raw meat refrigerated
until time to cook on the grill to
prevent food poisoning.
• Cook burgers and other ground
meats until done, when juices run
clear and no pink is left, to kill
harmful bacteria.
And last but not least, the
Fourth of July usually brings to
mind visions of grand displays of
fireworks. If you are planning a
display of your own, be aware of
these tips for safer fireworks use.
• First of all, remember that fire­works
are explosives. Be extreme­ly
careful when having any kind
of interaction with fireworks.
• Know where it is legal to shoot
fireworks. Auburn and Opelika
prohibit use of fireworks within
the city limits.
• Only use fireworks outdoors,
away from large crowds of peo­ple,
buildings and flammable
objects and substances, such as
gagis tanks and hay bales.
• D^not let young children
shoOf-itreworks or let anyone
hold tjttfire works.
&• Wh gating fireworks, use
ks or the long fireplace
'•' tches "i*tt\id of short matches
or cigarerf|§f||hters.
!!!• Be extremely careful when
; lighting <--H: back away to a safe
distanOfirhmediately after light­ing
Reworks.
M Do not use fireworks that have
l i s t e n wet or have gone out
?when lit. They may malfunction
and explode on the ground
instead of in the air.
• Do not point fireworks, such as
bottle rockets, at people, build­ings
or objects. They can cause
serious injury, fires or damage.
The best and safest way to
enjoy fireworks this Fourth of
July is to go to a professional fire­works
show. Most cities and
resort areas have fireworks shows
and other activities to celebrate
this holiday. Check the local
paper for dates and times.
Hopefully, the Fourth of July
can be celebrated without acci­dents
and mishaps. Using these
safety tips, as well as a good dose
of common sense can help to
make Independence Day a safe
tribute to the birth of the United
States of America.
— Susan Martin is a graduate stu­dent
at Drake Student Health Center
RILE
Unless efforts are made to renovate Tuskegee's Bartram trail, cyclists like this may be out of luck.
Rangers plan cleanup in hopes
of salvaging trail for cyclists' use
By Suzanne Zunic
Assistant News Editor
Auburn's summer quarter is in
full swing and outdoor enthusiasts
are searching for the perfect spot
to enjoy the warm weather and
free time they do not normally
have during the year.
But nature-seeking cyclists may
not be able to utilize one of the
area's few biking trails in the
future unless the planned cleanup
day is successful and interest in
the upkeep of the trail is generat­ed.
Conditions on the eight-mile,
200-year-old Bartram Trail in the
Tuskegee National Forest "have
been steadily going downhill for
the last five or six years," said
Ranger Jeff Seefeldt.
Seefeldt contacted cycling
groups from Columbus,
Montgomery and Auburn recently
to inform them that the trail would
be off-limits to bikes if volunteers
could not be found to "bring it
back up to (National) Forest
Service standards."
Bartram Trail is one of only two
biking trails in the Auburn-
Opelika area.
Avid cyclist Ursala Sandefur
said the other trail, located in
Chewacla State Park, is shorter
and more difficult for beginning
riders.
Seefeldt said Bartram Trail was
originally designated for hiking
only and that several years ago
when cyclists asked permission to
use the trail they did not foresee
the damage it would cause.
"If we want to keep (the trail)
open to cyclists," Sandefur said,
"we need to get together to help."
Sandefur said the first work ses­sion
will entail laying down gravel
to even out some of the low areas
which remain wet and cleaning up
beside the trail.
"We are encouraging a lot of stu­dents
to get involved," Sandefur
said, "because they don't realize
that we're going to lose this if we
don't do something."
Seefeldt said in addition to the
cleanup "there needs to be a lot of
trail riding education."
Water bars placed on the trail
are there to help drain water into
the woods. In the past these drains
have been damaged by bicycles.
Awareness of these water bars
should be included in the rider
education, Seefeldt said.
He said about 500 bikers use the
trail each week, and that the
cleanup crew would welcome any­one's
help.
"Once the trail is up to stan­dard,"
he said, "(future mainte­nance)
should get easier."
The trail will remain open to
hikers if the cleanup operation is
unsuccessful, said Sandefur, but it
will be closed to cyclists.
Sandefur said if there's not
enough interest in the project, the
trail probably won't remain open
to cyclists longer than three or four
months.
Those interested can meet with
other volunteers July 8 at 9 a.m. at
the ranger station in the Tuskegee
National Forest. For more infor­mation
call the Southside Bicycle
Shop at 826-6000.
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informed that all dwellings adver­tised
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For Sale: 2 Bedroom 2 1/2 bath
condo Lakewood Commons -
Newly refurnished - $47,500. Call
1-800-965-1011.
Condo - Two bedrooms, two
baths, modern kitchen, D/W. Living,
dining, furnished, w/d. (205)655-
2609, (334)887-2465.
Great Condo now available. Save
Dorm costs. Fully furnished 2 BR, 2
1/2 B. Selling below purchase price.
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For Rent
Fun in the sun on Lake Martin.
Sonny Fomby And Sons rent Sea
Doos and Pontoon boats Located at
HWY. 39 Barron Bridge, Dadeville
near Blue Creek. Call 205-896-
4267.
Cash Paid for household items,
furniture, and clothing. Yard Sale
Store, Railroad Ave., Ope|ika. 749-
9449.
University Barber Shop. Best
prices on hair cuts and tanning bed.
1 month for $25.00, single appoint­ments
$3.00. 887-9240.
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Wanted 10 people to lose weight,
feel great and earn extra money.
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"All real estate advertised herein is
subject to the Federal Fair Housing
Act, which makes it illegal to adver­tise
any preference, limitation, or
Available Sept. 1 Female room­mate
needed for 2 bedroom fur­nished
apartment. Close to campus.
Pay 1/2 utilities and $165 per month
rent. 887-3544.
Plainsman Apartments 1 1/2
blocks to campus, refurnished one
bedroom, water, garbage, Basic
cable, pest control included.
Starting at $234/mo. 887-9022.
Subleaser(s) needed Court
Square Condos for summer qtr. 2
Brm, 2 Bth. $250+ utilities.
887-7786.
2 & 3 Bedroom houses. 12 month
lease. Pets allowed. 826-0725 after
5:00 p.m.
Now leasing for fall at Crossland
Downs, furnished 2 bdrm, 2 bath
condo. Call collect 1-404-977-5345.
Summer sublease 2 br/2ba apart­ment
close to campus. Call 821-
6786.
Fall lease Aug. Own bed & ba fur­nished
w/wa & dry, 2 story condo
w/balcony at College Square plus
only 1/2 block from campus!!
Females call Shelby at (334)264-
6905 or Ashley at 826-1445.
1 bedroom cottage 1 block from
campus. A/C $235/monthly. Sewer
and water included. Available Fall.
887-7432.
Available September Condo, fur­nished
modem kitchen w/d, pool.
Male students, nonsmokers.
Campus close. 887-2465.
Two three and five bedroom apts.
Walk to campus. Renting summer
and fall. 887-9530.
Beginning now large 4 bedroom
house and small 2 bedroom house.
Beginning fall 1, 2 & 3 bedroom
houses. 12 month leases. Pets
allowed. 887-3605.
Large 1 BR apts available fall -
Close to campus, quiet neighbor­hood,
plenty of parking, stove,
refrigerator, and other built-in fur­nishings.
Nine month leases avail­able.
From $250.00/month. Call
887-9865.
Quiet study atmosphere 3 BR, 2
Bath home w/carport, 2 Br duplex, 2
BR T/House o/looking 5 acre lakes
in Loachapoka. No pets. 887-7718.
Spacious 2 BR apt. available fall.
Close to campus, quiet neighbor­hood
with plenty of parking. Central
H/A, Frost-free refrigerator and
stove furnished. No pets. Nine
month leases available. From
$340.00/month. Call 887-9865.
As close to a house as you'll get.
Big mature hardwoods surround
and shade these late model 2 & 3
BR/ 2 BA. 14 + 16 ft. Mobile Homes.
Large covered decks, high ceilings,
ceiling fans, D.W., garden tub, mini-blinds,
cent, h/a, w/d optional. H2O
furn. Close to campus. Avail.
Summer & Fall qtr. Pets conditional.
826-8056. Please leave message.
For Rent Lakewood Commons.
Female only. $165 per person. Call
1-205-283-2793 after 5:00 p.m.
"College Park Apartments" Now
teasing for summer and fall. Ask
about our roommate matching pro­gram.
Call 1-800-572-2268 now for
more info.
Rental: Large 2 Br's, 2 1/2 Baths
townhouse. 234 S. Dean Rd. $550
for two persons. 821-4085.
For Rent. Large, nicely furnished
apt. in private home. Separate drive
and entrance. Prefer non-smoker,
quiet graduate or serious student.
No pets. 887-7491.
Efficiency Apts. 1/2 block from
campus. Available summer and fall.
Tom or Charles Whatley. 826-1857.
A large inexpensive apartment
close to campus. All utilities includ­ed.
Call 821-8304.
Available immediately! Two-room
efficiency furnished apartment for
male student. Private parking and
entrance. Easy walk to campus.
Only $430 per quarter. Call
887-5061.
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tfTTtl For Rent iFor Rent
(mobile homes)
Northpointe Duplex. Fall. New
spacious custom built 3 BR, 2 BA,
Vaulted ceilings, skylight, patio,
storage room, washer/dryer, dish­washer,
icemaker. Completely fur­nished
including full kitchen. Pool &
clubhouse. 3 persons or family.
(205)883-8068.
For Rent
(mobile homes)
Mobile Home For Rent - On
Private Estate, Central Heat & Air. 1
BR, bath, computer/office, 1 minute
from campus or Vet School.
Reasonable Rent. 826-0390.
For Sale
(mobile homes)
12x60, 2 br/2b, c/a, Available Fall.
$290/mbnthly, $200/summer
Campus Trailer Court. 887-7432.
14x70 like new condition, 3 br/2b,
c/a, washer, dryer. Available Fall
quarter. Fall $400. 887-7432.
Trailers for rent on Wire Road
$175.00 and up. Call 749-0396.
Leave message.
Mobile Homes reduced rate start­ing
$175/monthly summer quarter.
Campus Trailer Court. 887-7432.
Now leasing for fall 2 and 3 bed­room
mobile homes. With-in walking
distance of campus. Office: 821-
0927, Truck: 704-6051, home: 745-
4958.
2 Br, 1 1/2 bath, 14x60 mobile
home for $350.00/month. Nice
newer homes partially furnished in
Auburn, Wire Road Area. 745-3937.
Also a 14x80, 2 Br, 2 Bath for
$375.00/month.
2 Br, 1 Bath 14x60 mobile home
for $325.00/month. Nice 1991 home
partially furnished in Auburn, Wire
Road Area. 745-3937.
1993,16x80 Legend 3 BR, 2 BA,
c h/a, excellent condition. $16,000
serious inquires only. (334)745-
7952.
For Sale: 1987 14x70 trailer with
16x20 room addition. 3 bdroom/ 2
BA, washer/dryer, storage shed.
Call evenings 887-8163.
Trailer 2 br fenced yard 1 1/2 mi
from campus, furniture, appliances,
negotiable. Great neighborhood.
Call 887-9692.
Large lot! Quiet Park! 12x60 trail­er,
2 bed/ 1 bath fenced storage
shed, screened porch, w/d, all elec­tric.
$7500. (910)538-0915.
1988 Guerdon (Statesman) Mobile
home (2) bedrooms, (2) baths, cen­tral
A/H, W/D, Stove & Refrigerator,
all rooms furnished. Ready to move
into. Sale price $10,000. 148
Websters M.H.P. at Auburn, AL.
Available September .1. Contact:
Roy E. Hassett (205)245-6742, VA.
Hassett (205)249-8501, Sylacauga,
AL. 35150. David Cleveland
(205)821-2997.
Winston, 12x60, 2 BR, furnished,
porch, fenced, $3,800. Available
now, Call 821-8722.
* 1 For Sale
1994 GTX Seadoo 3 Seater with
cover, trailer, 2 lifejackets $6500.
Like new! Call Brad, Tallassee 334-
283-2735.
For Sale! 21" Infinity speakers (2)
- $125; Sony Receiver - $100;
TV/VCR Cart - $20; Beige couch -
$50. 887-7323.
386 SX Wl Multimedia CD-Rom,
sound Blaster 16, 5 Megs RAM, 200
Mg HD (stacked), Windows 3.1,
Printer, Modem. $1,000.00 o.b.o.
Call 826-9759;
Desk for Sale!!! Very nice wood fin­ish
letter desk. $45 o.b.o. 887-3626,
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2 Wanted
Scrap Gold, gold, silver, diamond,
class rings, wedding bands and gold
chains, Highest Prices paid. Hills
Jewelry, 111 E. Magnolia, Auburn.
887-3921.
Unicycle in Good shape. Call
Dave 826-2317.
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Thursday, June 29,1995 /A-10 The Auburn Plainsman
Interviews by Kathleen Bynum Man on the Street Photos by Matt McLean
Vivian
Sims
(MADS
"I think if s unfair because
I'm out of state, and you come
to another school you've got to
have more money than the
people that are there already."
Do you think it is fair and right that out-of-state students pay more tuition?
Tonya
Mourning
04PG
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"If s not fair because you're
getting the same education;
everyone should have the
same opportunities."
Scott
Burgett
04CPE
"I think if s fair just because
if they're paying or their par­ents
are paying taxes, I mean
for tuition, I guess they're not
paying the in-state taxes to
support the school."
Shane
Stewart
01CLA
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"I really don't think it mat­ters
... I mean if the University
wants to charge more for out-of-
state students, I don't really
see any reason for it or against
it."
Frances
Farrow-
Harris
06FAA
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"I would say no because I'm
out-of-state. But it is fair
because I think we're coming
from another state, and we
shouldn't benefit from things
that those who live here and
pay taxes here do."
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Thursday, June 29, 1995
QteSuburn Plainsman
SCOPE
"Serving the Auburn community 101 years" Section
'Greater
Tuna'
Theatre serves up fishy tale
By Catherine D.Peny
Staff Writer
Auburn's Telfair Peet
Theatre is purring on their
first production for
SummerStage 1995, and that's no big
fish story.
Li his fifth SummerStage production,
Will York directs the multifaceted Brian
Williams,04TH/and Gordon McMahan,
01THLA, in Ed Sears and Jason
Williams' comedy Greater Tuna.
Williams and McMahan certainly
have their work cut out for them as the
production's two stars. There are 20
different characters in the play, and the
two actors portray all of them.
"We both have ten characters
apiece," Williams said.
Theatre employee Gloria Jones,
04MK,said Greater Tuna is a day in the
life of the folks who live in the small
town of Tuna, Texas.
The production takes place mainly in
the radio station, WOKKK, which
"always serves the greater Tuna area,"
Jones said.
Disc Jockeys Aries Struvie, portrayed
by McMahan, and Thurston Wheelis,
portrayed by Williams, fill the play
with "a lot of old, Southern
satire, "McMahan said.
The crazy DJs are just two of the col­orful
characters McMahan and
Williams portray. Williams portrays not
only DJ Thurston
Wheelis, but Bertha,
the mother of Jody, Stanley and
Charlene; Hank, Bertha's husband and
Bertha's Aunt Pearl.
"My favorite scene is when Aunt
Pearl is trying to poison the neighbors'
poodle but mistakenly poisons her
husband's dog instead. It's a big mess
for her and she has to call Stanley to
help her," Williams said.
"The Reverend Spikes is another
great character. He's the head of The
Smut Snatchers of the New Order. He's
committed to getting all of the dirty
words out of books and dictionaries,"
Williams said.
Williams also said he really enjoys
playing the character R.R. Snavely, "a
drunk who sees UFOs."
"I also portray WOKKK's station
manager, Leonard Childers; the red­neck
Sheriff Gibbons; the head of the
local KKK; Elmer and, yes, I even play
a dog named Yipee," Williams said.
Taking on the other 10 zany charac­ters
is McMahan. In addition to his role
as D.J. Arley Struvie, he plays another
character who works at WOKKK,
Harold Dean Lattimer.
"Latimer is a sickly weatherman and
provides quite a few laughs,"
McMahan said.
Some of the most challenging of the
characters McMahan plays are the
three Bumiller children, Jody, and
twins, Stanley and Charlene.
"Jody is a lover of animals and
always has eight to 10 dogs following
him. Stanley is the Harley-Davidson
type of guy who was sent to reform
school. The audience soon learns that
Stanley caused the death of a notable
judge. Charlene is a goofy, overweight
girl who wants to be a cheerleader. One
of her achievements is that she won an
area poem contest," McMahan said of
the characters. The exuberant actor also
portrays Didi Snavely,
owner of the store "Didi's
Used Weapons" and
Petey Fisk, a humane society coordina­tor.
"Petey saves everything from fish to
ducks and is considered a 'puppy
pusher'," Jones said.
The Vice President of the Smut
Snatchers of the New Order, Vera Carp,
is yet another character McMahan por­trays
with his larger than life abilities.
"Vera is the Reverend Spikes' right-hand
woman. She does indeed lay
down the law of the church,"
McMahan said in his best "church-lady"
voice.
"Vera Carp is my favorite character
to play. She works at the funeral home
and she has an imaginary son named
Virgil that she is always fussing over.
Virgil is always picking flowers and
she is always yelling at him to stop,"
McMahan said.
McMahan also portrays a reporter
for Intellect Magazine, and Phinas Blye,
a "no-personality politician," he said.
"There is racism in the show, but it is
satire against racism and racists,"
McMahan said.
"The five-second sex changes that
we have to make are kind of wacky,"
he said.
"We're not at all nervous about the
fact that we're playing the ten different
characters," McMahan said.
"The acting part is easy, it's those
costume changes that we are worried
about. It should be called Greater
Velcro."
"I have to aamit that I am worried
that I am going to come out on the
stage at one point in the wrong cos­tume
or half of one," Williams said.
"Greater Tuna takes every aspect of
Southern life and makes fun of it. From
politics to animals, from religion to sex,
from cheerleading to murder and from
racism to radio and puts into a satirical
light," said McMahan.
Audiences can expect a "rip-roaring,
belly-aching, good time," he said.
All of the SummerStage perfor­mances
are dinner buffets thematically
prepared to compliment the shows
Williams said.
The dinner prepared for Greater
Tuna is a buffet of coleslaw, tossed
salad, potato salad, barbeque roast
beef, barbecue chicken, roasted pota­toes,
corn on the cobb, barbecue bread,
pecan pie, apple cobbler in cups, peach
pie and coffee and tea.
Performances can be seen July 12,13,
14 and 15. Scheduled times are
Wednesday, with the dinner at 6:00
p.m. and the performance beginning at
7:00 p.m.; Thursday, Friday and
Saturday with the dinner at 7:00 p.m.
and the performances beginning at 8:00
p.m. and the Saturday Dessert Matinefc
at 1:00 p.m. with the performance
beginning at 2:00 p.m.
All tickets are $25.00 for the dinner
performance and $20.00 for the
Saturday Dessert Matinee.
Audiences can also see Williams and
McMahan in the other SummerStage
1995 productions. T he British farce Run FoY
Your Wifeby Ray Cooney,
directed by Ralph Miller,
will run July 23,27,28 and
29.
The Alabama premiere of John
Justice's Raney is the final production
of SummerStage 1995. This comedy
will run August 9,10,11 and 12.
Art exhibit portrays differing cultures dancers represent
By Ben Williamson
Assistant Scope Editor
Currently on display at Auburn's Telfair
Peet Theatre is "Images of Dance", a work by
Jamaican—born artist Cleve Webber.
Various scenes of dance are reflected in the
exhibit through an assortment of mediums. Pastel,
charcoal, pencil and oil works are all represented
through Webber's insightful eyes, allowing for a
startling and in-depth look at a precious cultural
•pastime.
Webber labels his art as a "self-conscious explo­ration
of the potentialities of the human figure."
This claim is aptly reinforced through the intense
emotion shown in the display. Viewers can almost
imagine the energy and devotion of the dancers as
they seem to give themselves to the motion.
"Dancing is a part of me," Webber said, although
he admits he is not a dancer himself.
"The strong points of historical cultures can be
reflected through their dance," he said.
Webber's extensive artistic background began in
Jamaica, where he attributes his "sense of belief
and practice" to his family of strong African her­itage.
He first studied at the Jamaica School of Art in
I t*
Kingston, and later at the Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn, N.Y., where he graduated in 1991 with a
major in painting.
Travels throughout Eastern
Europe, the Caribbean and the
Americas have all added much to
his work, according to the artist.
"I have taken positive influences
from different cultures and from
different people," Webber said.
Webber also has taught at
Kingston College in Jamaica, the
Pratt Institute, Medgar Evers
College in New York, and he is
now on staff at Southern Union
Junior College in Wadley
The artist says that teaching was
"an important dimension" of his training and his
art education "was balanced between studio and
educational interest."
While teaching in Jamaica, Webber first began to
exhibit his work and it met "serious critical atten­tion."
His work has been in various artistic publica­tions
and has been reviewed by papers such as the
Mirror Kingston in Jamaica and New York News Day.
Numerous awards have been bestowed upon
Webber by organizations from the U.S. to the for-
I
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mer Soviet Union, and his work is represented in
more than 200 private collections.
It is hard to choose a favorite work from "Images
of Dance," but Webber feels
that "Metamorphosis" is his
best.
The crown jewel of the
exhibit, its brilliant colors
attract the viewer's eyes and
immediate attention. According
to Webber, the painting shows
the "coming together" of all the
best characteristics of his work.
It is not often that Auburn
is fortunate enough to host the
work of an artist of Webber's
stature and ability. His appeal
to emotion is strongly felt across the canvas which
shows his craft. The electric representation of life
through his art allows a brief glimpse into
Webber's distinct world.
A short trip to Telfair Peet Theater would be well
worth the time spent to witness Webber's work for
yourself. You will be forced to look at the art of
dance in a different way, seeing beyond the dancers
and into the complex cultures they represent.
1 he strong points of histor­ical
cultures can be reflected
through their dance."
CLEVE WEBBER
Artist
CONTRIBUTED ART
Thursday, June 29,1995 / B-2 The Auburn Plainsman '
The Dave Matthews Band
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will perform July 22 at Lakewood Amphiteatre in Atlanta.
E Y O N
Theatre
Henry VI, Part I — Alabama
Shakespeare Festival,
Montgomery, Ala. Call 1-800-841-
4ASF.
Sisters Rosensweig — Alabama
Shakespeare Festival,
Montgomery, Ala. Call 1-800-841-
4ASF.
The Circle — Alabama
Shakespeare Festival,
Montgomery, Ala. Call 1-800-841-
4ASF.
Much Ado About Nothing —
Alabama Shakespeare Festival,
Montgomery, Ala. Call 1-800-841-
4ASF.
The Secret Garden — Faulkner
University Dinner Theatre, 5345
Atlanta Hwy., Montgomery, Ala.
Call (334) 260-6190.
Cinderella — Starring Phyllis
Diller. Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Ga.
Call (404) 881-2100.
Art and Festivals
AIDS Benefit Cabaret —
Alabama Shakespeare Festival,
Montgomery, Ala. July 10. Call 1-
800-841-4ASF.
Freedom Celebration — Opelika
High School, Opelika, Ala. July 4.
Call 705-5560.
July 4th Celebration — Surfside
Water Park, Auburn, Ala. July 4.
Call 821-7873.
Music
David Benoit — Chastain Park
Amphitheatre, Atlanta, Ga. June
30. Call (404) 249-6400.
Melissa Etheridge — Lakewood
Amphitheater, Atlanta, Ga. July 1.
Call (404) 249-6400.
KISS Convention — Atlanta
Hilton and Towers, Atlanta, Ga.
July 8. Call 1-800-905-KISS.
Tom Jones — Chastain Park
Amphitheater, Atlanta, Ga. July
12. Call (404) 733-4900.
Vertical Horizon — Five Points
South Music Hall, Birmingham,
Ala. July 15. Call (818) 953-7910.
The Jayhawks — Five Points
South Music Hall, Birmingham,
Ala. July 19. Call (818) 953-7910.
Dave Matthews Band, Dionne
Farris, Samples — Lakewood
Amphitheater, Atlanta, Ga. July
22. Call (404)249-6400.
Ray Charles — Six Flags over
Georgia, Atlanta. July 1. Call
(404) 249-6400.
Smokey Robinson — Six Flags
over Georgia, Atlanta. July 2.
Call (404) 249-6400.
Stop by today and take a look
at our wide selection of convenient,
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r Bouchers, 1310 Opelika Road.
Call 321-8393.
Michelle Penn Band will play
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u Ave Call S21-50.VJ
Soupbone will play at The War
Eagle Supper Club. 2061 S.
Stone Groove will play at The College St. Call 821 --1455.
War Eagle Supper Club, 2061 S.
. Call 821-4435.
Local White Bread will play at
Bottchers, 1310 Opelika K. >ad
Rollin in the Hay will play at Cal1 8 2 1 -*y*-
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Elizabeth Elkins will play at
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Dan and Drew will play at Li'l
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Susan and
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Sauls will play
e Supper Club,
St Call 821-4455.:
Charles Segrest will ptay at Li'l
Ireland's. 122-B W. f
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Blues Jam at The War Eagle
Supper Club, 20ol S. College St.
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information, call our office
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Thursday
Outbreak will be shown at 8 p.m.
in Langdon Hall.
Aerobics will be taught at 4 p.m.
in the Student Act.
Friday
Outbreak will be shown at 8 p.m.
in Langdon Hall.
Saturday
Outbreak will be shown at 8 p.m.
in Langdon Hall.
Sunday
Outbreak will be shown at 8 p.m.
in Langdon Hall.
Wednesday
Aerobics will be taught at 4 p.m.
in the Student Act.
Graduation Invitation Sales will
be at 1 p.m. in Foy Union Room
208.
Thursday
Just Cause will be shown at 8
p.m. in Langdon Hall.
Graduation Invitation Sales will
be at 1 p.m. in Foy Union Room
208.
Aerobics will be taught at 4 p.m.
in the Student Activities Center.
Friday
fust Cause will be shown at 8
p.m. in Langdon Hall.
Graduation Invitation Sales will
be at 1 p.m. in Foy Union Room
208.
Saturday
Just Cause will be shown at 8
p.m. in Langdon Hall.
Sunday
Just Cause will be shown at 8
p.m. in Langdon Hall.
Monday
Aerobics will be taught at 4 p.m.
in the. Student Act.
Tuesday
Aerobics will be taught at 4 p.m.
in the Student Act.
Wednesday
Aerobics will be taught at 4 p.m.
in the Student Act.
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, June 29,1995 / B-3
'By Catherine D. Perry
Staff Writer
It's that fabulous time of year when
the days are long, the sunshine is never-end­ing,
and everyone is trying to think of something
fun to do.
Callaway Gardens offers a variety of activities this
summer, including a big Fourth of July celebration.
Students can grab a bathing suit and go to Callaway
Gardens' Robin Lake Beach, open every day with activities
from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. A lifeguard is always on duty
for everyone's safety.
'We have the largest man-made, white sand beach in North
America, and it is convenient since we are so close to Auburn,"
Vicki Sumner, Callaway Gardens public relations department
said.
"There are so many things to do here, and I know that when
I was going to Auburn coming here was a great getaway. It's
great to just take a road trip and bring a picnic," Sumner also
said.
Guests can try hiking, bicycling, paddleboating and
much more.
Other attractions include the Day Butterfly Center, the
Sibley Horticultural Center, Mr. Carson's Vegetable
Garden and the Pioneer Log Cabin.
Moody said there is a playground oh the
beach for children, and a miniature passenger train
that chugs around the tracks at Chicadee Lake is back
by popular demand.
. Moody said people familiar with the Gardens' summer
activities will be happy to hear that returning for the 35th
year is Florida State University's "Flying High" Circus.
They perform daily, except Wednesdays, in the Circus Tent
next to Robin Lake Beach.
Performances are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at 1:30
and 4:00 p.m.; Monday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday
and Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
Callaway's Scenic Drive, a five-mile, mostly one-way loop
through Callaway Gardens travels by all major attractions.
The Discovery Bike Trail has 7.5 miles of paved riding.
Bicycles and helmets can be rented at the Bike Barn.
Another way to see all of the sights is via the Callaway
Gardens Tram.
If you are an active individual and like
to travel on your own two feet, then you
can hike through the grounds.
There are several trails of different lengths
for everyone to try.
At the Overlook Area, the 1.6 mile Azalea
Trail begins. Near the
Mountain Creek Lake Boat Dock guests can find the
beginning of the Mountain Creek Trail.
For a shorter hike, the 700-yard Rhododendron Trail
begins near the butterfly Center.
The Meadowlark Gardens area includes the three-fourths
mile Wildflower Trail and the three-fourths mile
Holly Trail.
There are plenty of places to eat after you have worked up
an appetite. Guests have seven restaurants to choose from: the I
Country Kitchen, the Plantation Room, the Georgia Room,
the Gardens Restaurant, the Veranda Restaurant,
Champions, The Flower Mill and the Beach Pavilion.
"There is a place close to eat by all of our attractions,"
Sumner said.
If you have a hard time trying to choose what to do on
the Fourth of July, Callaway Gardens is the answer.
The Fourth of July festivities include all of the usual
daily activities like the performances by the "Flying
High" Circus and a performance at 7:30 p.m. by the
Swinging Medallions.
The phenomenal fireworks display begins at 9:30
p.m.
Admissions on the 4th of July are $25 per car (up to 9
people) and $20 per car any other day.
"We offer many types of discounts, too. Students can
call our Group Sales Department for large group dis­counts.
We also have our annual membership packages,"
Sumner said.
"We offer a $60 annual membership for a car pass (up to 9
people), an individual car pass for one person for $30 and
senior citizens can get an individual pass for $25," Sumner
said.
Anyone can get a discount coupon to the Gardens from
Burger King stores located in Atlanta, Macon and Columbus.
"We are only 45 minutes from campus and students can
make a day of it," said Sumner.
Callaway Gardens is located in Pine Mountain, Ga.
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Thursday, June 29,1995 / B-4 The Auburn Plainsman
Yes
Morphine
Rykodisc
With their latest album, Yes, the
Morphine boys have supplied un-needed
proof that they are truly
smoother than a baby's butt, even
though the majority of lyrics
penned by vocalist, bassist, Mark
Sandman spin seedy tales that
may not smell any better that a
dirty diaper.
Morphine are masters at the art
of delivery. Sandman effortlessly
cocoons road weary tales of losers,
lovers, convicts, boozers, cynics
and Satan himself deep within the
syrupy caress of a writhing two
string bass, loungey drum beats,
and most importantly a slick sax.
It would be easy to write a gui-tarless
yet saxual outfit such as
Morphine off as a more-original-than-
thou novelty act, yet after lis­tening
to Yes, (their third album,
following Good, and Cure for Pain)
it's apparent that it is as near to
perfection as a rock 'n' roll band
can be.
At times the rattlingly deep
vocals of Sandman seems to flow
together with the baritone saxo­phone,
creating a single organism
that harnesses their respective tur­bulence
and slows it to a point of
stillness.
Saxophonist Dana Colley has
successfully wed this popular
instrument usually used by and
associated with sleep inducing
kazoo players like Kenny G. with
rock in a fashion which music lis­teners
have never heard before.
Yes kicks off with the full on,
scorchers, "Honey White",
"Scratch" and "Radar", rocking in
,the most non-rockingly way, like
an inferno in slow motion. From
that point, the album meanders
through looser song structures, at
times degenerating in the best pos­sible
way, into spoken word and
near beat poetry. For Morphine,
Yes is an evolved, more shapely
album, definitely the best of the
three. For everyone else, Yes is a
flash, a fleeting glimpse of rare
and original innovation, in a sus­pended
state worthy of envy and
salivation.
— Mike Bradie
Project Infinity
Man... or Astro- man?
Estrus
On a quest to be the most prolif­ic
band of all time, Auburn yokels
Man ... or Astro-man? have re-released
yet more material, this
time under the title of Project
Infinity.
The disc is a conglomeration of
several singles released in the last
couple of years, and their b-sides
along with an extra unreleased
track or two.
There's nothing too new about
this album. It just provides a bit
more convenience for those who
don't feel like switching singles of
the turntable every 10 minutes and
new material for the un-hipsters
who don't purchase vinyl.
The biggest departure for the
Astro boys on Project Infinity are
the tracks "Sferic Waves", "Inside
the Atom" and "Put your finger in
the Socket," which were produced
in Chicago by Steve Albini (of Big
Black, Rapeman, and Shellac).
Albini adds a rougher, more bass
heavy sound to Man ... or Astro-man?^
trademark interstellar
"Wipeout" formula. If s also one
of the last releases that features the
band as a four piece (lead and
rhythm guitars, drums, and bass).
Man ... or Astro-man has since
reduced itself to three piece status,
resulting in rhythm guitarist
Captain Zeno being jettisoned into
deep space.
Overall, Project Infinity showcas­es
some of the Astromen's best
songs which were never on any of
their full length albums in a com­pact
(somewhat changed) format
that will reduce the bulk and back-breaking
work that it takes to play
singles.
— Mike Bradie
A Northern Soul
The Verve
Vernon Yard Recordings
The Verve are a confusing little
group in that they subscribe to the
brand of whiny droning brit-dance
pop that this reviewer sees
as an evil musical aberration that
should be despised and ignored,
except for the fact that a couple of
the songs on their latest, A
Northern Soul are incredibly good.
Now the fact that the Verve hit
pay-dirt on a couple songs doesn't
make it acceptable to play whiny
droning brit-pop, it just means
that if you give an infinite number
of depressing youths who write
bad poetry musical instrument
and make them put out albums f@£
years and years, there's bound ,§$;
be a couple good songs.
At all times, the Verve resemble*
'•Mi
a U2 that doesn't sound like com*
plete garbage, but that's not saj£j
ing much for them. A Northefg.
Soul begins with "A New Decade^;
which sounds good for the fiflE
half, but quickly disintegrates inte;
a boring drone. They probabry»
made sure to make the first half of
the first track good to fool all those
suckers who give it a 45 second
precursory listen before they
plunk down eighteen bills for it at
your friendly neighborhood
music store. ^
Like I said before, there's only a
few good songs on the album, and
the title track "A Northern Soul" is
the gem amongst the rubbish.
Hardly worth the price of the
whole album, but nevertheless a
quality tune, "A Northern Soul''
brings the Psyche back to delics as
it slips and spins through organs
and guitar effects while telling the
story of a dreary old soul whose
only wish is to die alone in bed. •
Quality such as "A Northern
Soul" is more than sparse on the
rest of the disc, but that's what you
get when you buy an album with
the group's faces on the Album
cover.
— Mike Bradie
SPINS
-j Star, Is jam packed with turbulent,
-.«t a little loss chaotic than
Nirvana-genre music.
Unbelievably enough, Jordon
sings all the lyrics and plays all the
instruments, except in a few select
songs. Mighty impressive it I do
His music is at times intense,
then slows down to a melodic tone
ms that could seduce
stores in September, jordon
promises a full- blown tour of the
states, probably opening for larger
Look for Blinker the Star when it
gets to the record store so you can
have a taste of your own. It's not
lobster, but it certainly ranks up
there with the best of pizzas.
BUNKER THE STAR the Star is on its way with ]ord<
Blinker the Star Zadorozny as the group's prii
Treat and Release Records musician/songwriter.
any godzilla. However, others
- may find Blinker the Star too
•on're a hard core Dave
fan, then you will deft-
Big Fish Ensemble
BMl Records
talent
t l i t j (A, K. y m i ,» t- M, '. ; This sell-titled . .H^ nutJctlh* V^Vn this album hits rne y »r.i ;.»d Phish, you may hkeLuckyby^
Big Fish Ensemble. The Seemingly
funny lyrics could easily be com­pared
to Phish. But I know all you
Phish fans feel that nothing could
ever compare.
I am a big Phish fan myself, and
The Grateful Dead is definitely
the father of a] I COOl hippy songs
that everyone can jam out to. Big
Fish Ensemble's music does not
get as complicated as those
mic mind-twisters fans of the
other two bands are used to, but
if anyone is parched for a new
isound, you may enjoy Lucky.
The songs all seem to have a
meaningful connection to each
iother. They discuss trailer parks.
liquor and women, [n the song
"Devil", they sing 3bout buying a
trailer and the devil sending mes­sages
to his kids. My life
in a "Sh—y Motel" isn't really
about a roach infested motel. The
singer is trying to understand if a
relationship was really worth it,
or if the significant other was just
a big wall that could never be
This four-man one-woman
band may have a bright future
ahead of them. This album is real­ly
cool, and it's easy to jam out to.
• Carrie C. White
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, June 29,1995/ B-5
Is University Parking sufficient
or completely inadequate?
"It sucks — especially because
they don't let us use the parking
deck."
Should seniors have priority
parking?
''Yes."
What is the best class you have
taken at Auburn?
"CA 116 Art for Living."
Would you cross a black cat's
path?
"Sure, I'm not superstitious."
What is the last movie you saw?
How was it?
"The Bridges of Madison County. It
was good, but the book was bet­ter."
Who are you putting your money
on for President in '96?
"Bob Dole."
Are there any women alive now
who you think might be presi­dent
someday?
"I can't think of anyone. I can't see
a woman in that role. I can't think
of any women who would want
it."
Is O.J. Simpson the victim of a
media frenzy or guilty as hell?
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Reiger
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wasting the taxpayers' money on
him." Would you rather live in a card­board
box with Brad Pitt or in a
Are you more like Felix or Oscar palace with Danny Devito?
from The Odd Couple ?
"In a palace with Devito."
"Felix, I tend to be uptight some­times."
What is your favorite book of all
time?
What talent would you like to
have? "Stewart Wood's Under the Light.."
"I'd be a concert pianist. I'd get up What book would you read if you
on stage and tear it up." had the time?
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Southern warmth shines through
Marcus Yoars
There's something about this
place in the summer.
I'm just beginning my third
year here in Auburn — in the
South, heck, in the States for that
matter — and I can already tell
you something strange goes on
about this time of year.
Maybe it's the grayness that
takes over summer afternoons,
when you return from classes just
as it starts to rain and all you
want to do is crawl in bed in your
dark room and listen to Billie
Holiday backed by the sweet
voices of a million raindrops cele­brating
their arrival on ground.
Maybe it's the way you can
look up on a muggy night and
stare in awe at how dark the night
sky really is, and how each of the
countless stars seems to cry out
for individual attention, like a
pound puppy waiting to be the
lucky one chosen that day to go
home with a new master.
Or maybe it's the green morn­ings
when you wake up and can't
help but smile when the sunshine
glazes no other place in the room
but straight in your eyes, yet
you're ecstatic because you just
remember today's the day you're
going to the lake.
Summer is always fun, no mat­ter
where you are. Maybe it's me,
but there seems to be an extra
dose of it around here. Then
again, that's only if it fits your
style. I had to adjust mine.
I grew up in as different an
environment from the South as
you can get. For 18 years, Hong
Kong was my home. Every sum­mer
was spent in the reeking,
sweaty, over-populated streets of
a city the size of the Auburn-
Opelika area with almost eight
million people cramped in its ter­ritories.
For most rural people, this
would be a nightmarish scene.
For me, it was the greatest.
There was nothing like going
out at the age of 12 and just walk­ing
the streets, observing the con­stantly
shifting sense of the city. I
would smell the heat from the
freshly-laid cement, stare boggle-eyed
at the two rugged hawkers
skinning live snakes to make soup
and medicine, walk endless miles
within the city and never hear a
moment of complete silence.
A speeding double-decker bus
would swoop beside me on the
street, only inches away from my
slight frame, and I wouldn't
flinch. I couldn't flinch — there
would be more than forty people
packed onto a small cement island
in the middle of the street, wait­ing
for the green light to cross,
and it always felt like all forty
were trying to shove me into the
path of the oncoming traffic.
There was always some kind of
noise, some odd stench or some
bizarre sight to entertain me for
the moment.
And people ... there was no
escaping them. No sooner had I
stepped out of my front door
(well, our only door in fact) than a
sharp elbow was unconsciously
nudged in my back, pushing me
onto the the subway with the
thousands of others mechanically
loaded on the modern-looking
transport. No matter where I
went, there was always someone
trying to sell me something,
yelling down the street corner for
anyone to buy his dirt-cheap blue
jeans.
So when I came to Auburn, I
knew it would be different. I'd
spent a few summers here in the
States on vacation while I was
growing up, so at least I knew
something about how things felt.
But there was nothing to prepare
me for the unique beauty of this
land.
Whether if s the kudzu stream­ing
down a massive mountain
rock like flowing water or the
wonderfully piercing vision of
extreme greens against the sharp
blue skyline with ivory clouds of
purity splurged randomly as if a
master artist had delicately placed
them in the sky; still, the South
amazes me with