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COVERING AUBURN FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY Thursday, October 30, 1 9 97
Administration, faculty dispute power structure
BY STEPHANIE DAVIS
Campus Editor
Administrators admitted and defended
the lack of faculty input in University
decision-making last Thursday.
The American Association of University
Professors invited University President
William V. Muse, Provost Paul Parks and
Kent Fields, president of the faculty sen­ate,
to an open forum titled "Behind
Closed Doors: Reaffirming the value of
shared governance."
Jo Heath, chapter president, said the
goal of the forum was to ask if shared
governance of the University was in place
and, if not, how could it be reinstated.
Fields said some faculty members sus­pected
the administration was under-handedly
excluding the faculty from big
decisions.
Muse said he respects the AAUP and
the role it plays on campus. And he said,
"I resent the implications that are implicit
in the title of the forum that we actively
prevent faculty from presenting their
input.
"To the contrary, I have attempted to be
very open, perhaps more than other
administrators," Muse said.
He said it was his
idea to form a budget
advisory committee,
include faculty on the
University Cabinet
and attend the faculty
senate meetings.
Parks said he has
been the provost for
more than four years
and has sought to
develop every possible line of communi­cation
with the faculty.
He said he understands the important
role and concept of shared governance,
MUSE
but "there comes a time when the admin­istration
must act without ^ull discussion
with the faculty. J
"We don't want to lose what is most
important, a sense of trust and willing­ness
to believe each other," Parks said.
Moderator and Chairwoman Yvonne
Kozlowski raised the first question,
"What is the faculty's role in planning for
program terminations?"
Fields said the faculty should be con­sulted
to determine the impact on the clo­sure
of programs. He also said he does not
believe the University should select the
Alabama's Commission on Higher
yfeducation's standards alone as criteria for
I program elimination.
Muse said the Faculty Senate agreed to
appoint a committee of eight to nine fac­ulty
members and three administrators to
review the programs.
"That would be the basis for re-evaluat­ing
and then making recommendations to
the provost and the president," he said.
A faculty member asked if any outside
evaluations or peer reviews were going to
take place.
Muse said outside peer review is used
please see PRESIDENT, A3
GTA plan
left up to
trustees
BY CAMERON LONG
Staff Writer
Auburn is trying to stack its
hand in the competitive game of
recruiting graduate students by
proposing to involve 50 doctoral
students in a graduate fellowship
program later this year.
John F. Pritchett, dean of the
graduate school, said the fellow­ship
proposal should be on the
agenda at the next meeting of the
Board of Trustees.
As proposed, graduate teach­ing
assistants and research assis­tants
would compete for the fel­lowships
based on their academic
credentials, Pritchett said.
He does not want to just grant
tuition waivers, because the term
"waiver" implies that tuition for
GTAs would be relinquished or
deferred.
"The fellowship program
would emphasize the role of the
GTA as an employee of the
University," Pritchett said.
Graduate school enrollment
this fall is 2,772 students. Of
those, approximately 750 are
GTAs or GRAs.
"Compensation for graduate
assistants teaching undergradu­ate
classes would cover the cost of
in-state tuition and provide grad­uate
assistants with additional
payment through a stipend,"
Pritchett said.
Pritchett said the program
would grow by 50 students per
year until 200 students were on
fellowship.
"Implementing a graduate fel­lowship
program would be bene­ficial
not only in recruiting, but
also in the retention of graduate
students," Pritchett said.
"Auburn is interested in recruit­ing
the best and brightest gradu­ate
students it can."
Pritchett said Aubum is one of
the few schools in the Southeast
that does not offer a graduate fel­lowship
program for its graduate
assistants. "To my knowledge, it
is the only school in Alabama not
to do so," he said.
One of the significant problems
Trick or treat? You decide. . . ACHE's authority \
challenged by SACS
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SGA OKs internet vote plan
BY CHARLOTTE MCINTOSH
Assistant Campus Editor
The Student Government Association changed elec­tion
law Monday night to allow for internet voting,
although it probably won't be online in time for
spring elections.
"We want to get more people involved in voting.
Nothing will be done without being 99 percent sure
there won't be a breach of the system," said Sen. Brian
Walding.
Walding, a senior in industrial and systems engi­neering,
is a member of elections board, which co-sponsored
the amendment with the Code of Laws
Committee.
Elections law already provided for voting by ballot
boxes and voting machines.
"This is simply adding that you're allowed to vote
on the internet," said Sen. Will Stegall, chairman of the
Code of Laws Committee and a junior in accounting.
"You get on just like you're checking your e-mail.
You enter your password," he said, so "you couldn't
vote more than once."
Students would not be able to bloc vote.
The Senate also formalized two other changes to
election law.
One change requires all campaign material to
include voting dates, and the minimum size print of
the dates must be equal to the smallest size of the writ­ing
on the design, Stegall said.
"This law was already in the rules packet for the
Elections Board, but it wasn't in the Code of Laws.
We're just making it more official," he said.
The Senate also formalized the ban on campaigning
at places of worship, campus ministries, cheerleader
and Tiger Pause clinics or any other tryouts.
BY SUSAN MACLEOD LEWIS
News Staff
If the continuing disputes
between the Alabama Commission
on Higher Education and the State
Board of Education are not quelled,
Alabama's two-year schools may
lose their accreditation.
The Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools warned that a
division of power over Alabama's
post-secondary school system vio­lates
the regulation that only one
governing body with ultimate
authority over post-secondary
schools may exist, said Gerald D.
Lord, SACS assistant executive
director.
SACS is concerned that the
power now rests between ACHE
and the State Board of Education.
This division became apparent to
SACS, which regulates the accredi­tation
of all Alabama colleges and
universities, when ACHE threat­ened
to close an off-campus site of
Bevill State Community College
during the summer. The site violat­ed
ACHE's regulations regarding
the administration of branch cam­puses,
Lord said.
The main branch of Bevill State is
in Jasper, Ala.
To prevent this closing, the State
Board of Education transferred the
administration of the branch cam­pus
to Shelton State Community
College, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
By state law, ACHE is required to
approve new or off-campus pro­grams
for both two and four-year
schools, said ACHE spokeswoman
Kay Ivey.
Gov. Fob James prefers a limited
role for ACHE.
"While it is true that ACHE plays
an important role in the program
review process of Alabama's two-year
institutions of higher educa­tion,
that role is also very limited in
its scope and authority," James said
in a letter to James T. Rogers, SACS
executive director.
SACS has not issued any regula­tions
regarding the function of
ACHE in Alabama's educational
system, but SACS insists that only
one governing body exist, Lord
said.
However, it is common for
schools to have advisory boards, he
said.
In response to this finding, SACS
gave the Board of Education until -
Oct. 1 to initiate itself as the gov­erning
body of Alabama secondary
education, both two- and four-year
schools.
The deadline was extended to
Oct. 15, Lord said.
On Sept. 25, the State Board of
Education approved a report stat­ing
that its members are the sole
legal authorities over Alabama's
community and junior colleges.
The ultimate ruling on whether
two-year schools will retain accred­itation
will be made at SACS's bi­annual
meeting in New Orleans in
December.
If Alabama two-year schools lose
accreditation, students who stud­ied
at any two-year school while it
was still accredited will be able to
transfer those credits to an accredit-please
see ACHE, A3
'Man with the tape' says 'sew' long after 69 years
please see GTA, A3
BY JENNIFER MORRIS
News Staff
Olin Hill, known locally as "The
Man With the Tape," is retiring
after 69 years in the clothing'busi­ness.
His clothing store at 124 N.
College St. is going with him.
The demand for Hill's tailor-made
suits is not what it used to be.
When he opened his store, "If
students came to Auburn, they
were dressed up," he said.
Young men wore suits and ties in
the winter and nice pants and ties
to summer classes.
They were not only seeking an
education, but they also sold them­selves
to professors and potential
employers by dressing up, he said.
"When I came with tailor-made
suits, I happened to be a little bit of
a different challenge to the stu­dents
I guess," he said.
"The only thing that has really
kept me going is when students
graduate," he said.
Although his was the fourth
men's clothing store in Auburn
when it opened, Hill's is the only
one left.
"When this store is gone...they'll
have to go to the mall," he said.
Along with declining business,
Hill is also responding to his wife's
illness.
"My wife and I married July 25,
1926. We've been married for 71
years."
Ethel Ledbetter Hill, 91, is in the
hospital.
"Bless her heart. I think she's just
about to be worn out," Hill said.
Owning a business has shown
Hill the value of hard work as well.
"No one can go from the bottom
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BILL BURNS/Photo Staff
Olin Hill tailors a suit at his shop on North College Street.
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mostly when universities are
bringing in programs instead of
eliminating them, but the idea
would be considered.
Another faculty member asked
if there were any plans to have a
parallel review of the entire
University including the adminis­tration.
Muse said, "There has been an
ongoing review of a number of
parts of the administration, but
there is not a formal program in
place."
Kozlowski asked, "What is fac­ulty's
role in the decision of real­locating
resources for the next five
years?
Parks said, "We have carefully
listened to discussions and made
determinations of priorities."
He said one approach would be
"over the first year or so we
would identify 1 percent, but
rather than taking it out and
putting it in a central pool, we
would leave it in the school to use
as a salary enhancement."
One faculty member asked to
what extent deans are required to
involve faculty in the decisions of
the reallocation of funds.
Muse said faculty "clearly
should be a part of the process
whether on the college or univer­sity
level."
The final question was: What is
the faculty's role in the restructur­ing
of programs, departments col­leges
and schools?
Fields said this issue should be
primarily a faculty decision.
"There has been discussion of
potential ways reorganization can
take place. Before we do that, we
need to get faculty's input on how
this can be done.
"Everyone needs to stop pro­tecting
their turf and do what is
best for the institution," Fields
said.
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with implementing new programs
at universities is funding them,
Pritchett said.
"At no time has there been men­tion
of a tuition increase for the
program," Pritchett said.
The Student Government
Association Senate adopted a res­olution
Oct. 13 supporting a
tuition waiver for GTAs and
GRAs.
Mike Foust, SGA senator for the
graduate school, completed his
undergraduate studies at Troy
State University before enrolling
in graduate school at Auburn.
"I know a. lot of students from
Troy State and other places who
were looking at Auburn for grad­uate
school, but chose to go else­where
partly because other
schools offered tuition waivers for
GTAs," Foust said.
"The resolution passed in the
SGA Senate, but now I guess it's
up to the Board of Trustees to see
what happens next," Foust said.
Many graduate assistants at
Auburn welcome the graduate fel­lowship
program.
Brian Wilson, a graduate stu­dent
in sociology and GTA for U
101 classes is in favor of the
University's efforts to improve
benefits for graduate assistants.
"I would be excited about a
tuition waiver or a graduate fel­lowship
program," Wilson said.
"I'd like to see it happen."
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ed school such as Auburn, Lord
said.
Students at unaccredited schools
are not eligible for federal financial
aid.
An example of ACHE's influ­ence
over the programs offered at
two-year schools is a report issued
by ACHE to the governor's office
on July 15.
The report made several non-binding
recommendations about
the efficiency of off-campus sites.
According to this report, a main
campus with a small enrollment
"is likely to be very inefficient and
it seems no more important to
fund branch campuses having
(low) enrollments."
In addition, the report suggests
that "sites reflecting less need and
student demand should be self-supporting."
The governor thanked ACHE for
its report, but feels that more work
must be done to "streamline high­er
education and cut duplication,"
said Sandra Nesbitt of the gover­nor's
office press department.
Nesbitt's example of duplication
is of a two-year college teaching an
English class 20 miles from where
a four-year university is teaching
an identical class.
The governor intends to appoint
a panel of experts, both in business
and in education, by the start of the
next regular session, Nesbitt said.
The panel's purpose will be to
develop "more concrete recom­mendations,"
regarding ways to
cut spending, she said.
The panel will not focus on cut­ting
funding for two-year schools,
however, the possibility that some
two-year schools will lose funding
for poorly attended branch loca­tions
does exist, Nesbitt said.
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to success without realizing that
you've got to put a lot of time and
effort into it," he said.
And Hill is not bitter about
retirement.
"I have been blessed," he said.
"I've had the best time ever, to go
into business with nothing."
Not only has he run a successful
business for 61 years, he has been a
notable member of the Auburn
community.
As a member of the Rotary Club
since 1920, Hill has met the last
seven presidents of the University.
In fact, he went fishing with for­mer
President Ralph Draughon
and had coffee with him at The
Auburn Grille.
Hill has also witnessed massive
changes in the city of Auburn.
"When I came to Auburn, there
were approximately 1,500 students
and 1,500 additional residents," he
said.
Only two of the students had
cars, he added.
All of Auburn's growth has hap­pened
in the last 60 years, he said.
"There's a greater growth right
now than there ever has been," he
added.
In fact, when Hill began selling
clothing, he came to Auburn "by
thumb" and never worried about
safety.
"I didn't have a car and I wasn't
going to walk," he said.
"Nine out of 10 times (a driver)
would pick you up if you were
dressed up and looked like some­body."
Mayor Jan Dempsey said, "Olin
Hill has been an institution in the
city of Auburn for so very long, it
is hard to imagine the downtown
without his and Mrs. Hill's pres­ence.
"They are very special people
and on behalf of the entire Auburn
community our most sincere best
wishes."
University President William V.
Muse said, "I've met Mr. Hill a
number of times and greatly
enjoyed his enthusiasm for life. He
is well-deserving of retirement."
He will be greatly missed, Muse
added.
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Tuskegee announces proposed cuts, lays off 84 workers
BY DAVID CHING
Staff Writer
Auburn is not the only school in
Alabama experiencing economic
uncertainty.
Tuskegee University in
Tuskegee, Ala., proved this Oct. 1,
when it cut 91 jobs from its bud­get
which included laying off 84
workers, citing decreasing state
funding and a drop in enrollment
as the cause.
University President Benjamin
Payton said the cuts were unfor­tunate,
but necessary for the
school's well- being
"We realize the pain and incon­venience
these work force reduc­tions
will cause the families of our
employees. Nonetheless, making
these personnel decisions is
essential to improving the effec­tiveness
and viability of the uni­versity
as a whole," Payton said.
J.J. Johnson, Tuskegee's public
relations director, said the pur­pose
of these measures was to
ensure the university didn't go
over budget.
The school's enrollment has
also fallen in recent years.
An official in Tuskegee's office
of records said enrollment
dropped from 3,598 in 1992 to
3,175 in 1996, approximately 12
percent.
The 84 people who were fired
constitute about 10 percent of the
school's 850 employees. Their ter­mination
will save the university
$4.5 million.
According to a university state­ment,
the laid-off employees "will
receive one month's salary and
accumulated vacation time."
The job cuts are part of
Tuskegee's "Strategic Plan 2005,"
a plan to improve the school aca­demically
and economically by
2005 using a quality over quantity
approach.
Last year, in the first phase of
the plan, Tuskegee ended its Job
Corps program, reduced the
number of vice presidents from
five to three and merged the
seven academic colleges into five.
Johnson said the cuts and fir­ings
are part of the second phase
of the plan.
"Together with certain program
eliminations, position freezes and
a sharp reduction in overtime pay,
the university has created leaner
operation" with the recent cuts,
the university statement said.
School administrators may fur­ther
cut costs by eliminating class­es
taken by few students. "It's
something we're examining, but
nothing's definite yet," Johnson
said.
Faculty reductions may take
place in the 1998-99 school year,
Payton said.
Tuskegee University was
founded in 1881 by Booker T.
Washington. The school was first
known as Tuskegee Normal
School for Colored Teachers.
It remains one of the most
widely recognized institutions of
higher education for minorities.
Its rich history, good and bad,
includes the scientific work of
George Washington Carver and
the infamous government
syphilis experiments of the 1940s.
Tuskegee was the first black col­lege
to be designated a Registered
National Historic Landmark. It is
the only National Historic Site on
a university campus. Despite its
stature, the school has not
escaped financial reorganization
caused by uncertain economic
times.
Stephen Moore, a junior in
management information systems
at Auburn, was not surprised by
Tuskegee's budget cuts.
"It just shows that nobody is
above financial problems, even
probably the most famous black
school in the country," Moore
said.
TRISHAO'BRIEN/Photo Staff
Tuskegee University is also suffering because of decreased state
funding. The university laid off 84 workers because of budget cuts.
Communitas class helps underprivileged
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BY PAUL KARDOUS
Staff Writer
Ten years ago, William Gwin,
architecture professor and director
of the University Honors Program,
decided to turn a graduate stu­dent's
dream into the realization of
a dream for others: to live in a
decent home. On Oct. 21, this
dream got a feather in its hat.
The Opelika City Council
passed a resolution of appreciation
for Communitas and its members.
Communitas is a group of
Auburn students which usually
number between 30 and 60. It
meets on a Saturday morning in
spring and works on the house of a
needy person, usually older
women who can't afford and are
not able to perform the needed
repairs themselves. The city usual­ly
provides some equipment, and
many of the fast food restaurants
around town donate, as Gwin said,
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everyone." With everything set to
go the students begin what is sim­ply
a weekend's work.
A typical Communitas weekend
begins early Saturday morning,
when students and members of
the community gather at the site
where the work is to take place,
and soon after everyone has
arrived, a long period of hard
work begins.
During last year's work on Lori
Morgan's home in Opelika, Ala.,
the group began at 9:15 a.m. with a
house in poor condition: a leaky
roof, pealing walls and windows
and doors that no longer served a
purpose.
By 7:15 p.m., the house was
resplendent with a new roof, new
doors and windows and a new
coat of paint, and Ms. Morgan was
a grateful resident. "This project
has truly been a blessing for me.
It's a miracle, its a dream come
true," she said.
In his graduate architecture the­sis,
Thomas Craig told of one of his
lifelong dreams, to be able to ride
around in a pick- up truck full of
tools and fix things.
Gwin had often talked of getting
a group of people together and one
Saturday, going to 'fix something
that needed fixing,' but there were
always a lot of empty promises.
That is until 1988, when Gwin
decided to offer Communitas as a
one hour course through the
College of Architecture, Design
and Construction. Communitas
was born.
Communitas is open to all stu­dents
during spring quarter for
one hour's credit through the
College of Architecture, Design
and Construction. Just register for
course AR551.
The name Communitas comes
from medieval times. Inhabitants
of some villages used to pledge
themselves to a king, or prince, but
other villages decided to pledge
themselves to work together for
the betterment of the community,
rather than the ruler, hence com­munitas.
Fourteen houses and 10 years
later the work continues, with peo­ple
from all parts of the communi­ty
coming to help.
Boy Scout Troop 11, Auburn
High School students, architecture
students, members of the
University Honors Program, the
Alabama Council on Human
Resources and many others have
all come together over the years to
make, what seems to be a small
difference in people's lives, but
what can be almost life changing,
for both the participants, and those
being helped.
"Everybody has the right atti­tude,"
Gwin said. "It's amazing
what can be done."
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Auburn bouncers retire students' fake IDs
BY MEGAN HEALY
News Staff
They look down at the ID, then
they look up at you.
They ask, "What is your Social
Security number?"
: 250-19-7883.
: "What is your date of birth?"
: Nov. 6,1973.
i "What is your sign?"
Scorpio.
"OK," they say. "Go ahead in."
They are the bouncers at
Aiiburn's elite meeting places, and
these questions are the most com­monly
asked when someone is try­ing
to use a fake ID. Most of
Auburn's bars are 21-and-older
establishments, and in a college
town fake IDs are often used.
Underage people who party in a
bar have many options with IDs.
They may tamper with their dri­ver's
license by changing their
birthdate, order a fake ID from a
company, get a friend to make an
amateur phony ID or use the dri­ver's
license of someone who looks
like them and is 21.
Kate (not her real name), a 20-
year-old Auburn student, uses a
friend's license to get into bars in
town. Three bars have accepted it
on more than one occasion.
The bouncers ask the usual ques­tions,
but Kate responds with confi­dence.
"I just memorize the information
on the license," she said. "My
friend told me to make sure I knew
the birth sign of the girl on the
license because a bouncer may ask
me that. Luckily I did because
every bar but one has asked me
that question.
"So far I haven't had any real
problems getting into any bar," she
said. "But I don't want to try Lil'
Ireland's because I'm afraid my ID
will get taken up."
Lil' Ireland's Irish Pub and
Eatery is known for its "Wall of
Shame." This wall, which stares
back at you from behind the bar, is
composed of many fake IDs that
have been taken up by the bounc­ers.
Michael Dean, owner of Lil'
Ireland's, said approximately 150
to 200 IDs make up this plastic
wall. The bouncers will take up
IDs that have been tampered with
or that do not belong to the person
using them, he said.
When the pub opened in March
of '94, Dean said, "We started tak­ing
up IDs and keeping them
because you can turn them into the
ABC Board (Alabama Beverage
Control).
"If the people cause problems we
turn them in. But if they accept it,
we will just take up the ID. A long
time ago we had a lot more IDs
taken up, but now it is only about
one or two a week," he said.
He said he guesses people know
about the bar's reputation and will
not even try to get in with a fake ID.
Brandy Smith used a friend's
license to get into Lil' Ireland's
before she turned 21. "The bounc­er
let me in because I look a lot like
my friend," she said.
"The only problem was that my
friend was about 15 people behind
me in line, and when he saw her he
realized something was wrong."
The bouncer realized this was
not Smith's license and took it from
her. ' I t now is a part of the 'Wall of
Shame,'" she said. "Lil' Ireland's is
definitely the hardest place to get
into with a fake ID."
When asked how he felt about
his bar's reputation, Dean said, "It
makes me trust my bouncers, and if
that is the case with what the stu­dent
population is thinking, the
ABC Board probably knows about
it."
Ben Sutton, a bouncer at Fink's
Billiards and Grill which is an 18-
and-up establishment, said in
Alabama the minimum age to
work as a bouncer is 19. Sutton is
20 years old.
"We prefer a license or passport,
but we will take a student ID with
a credit card or something with a
name on it," he said.
"On busy nights, I'll take five
minutes looking at IDs," he said.
"We get $5 for each fake ID we take
up.
BILL BURNS/Photo Staff
Auburn students relax and unwind at a local bar. Underage
drinkers be warned: Auburn bouncers are cracking down on
the use of fake IDs with the help of the ABC Board.
"We take a $20 deposit for under­age
people and their ID, and the
bouncer gets the $20 if the person is
caught drinking."
Lt. Gerry Holder of the Aubum
Police Department said, "We have
had in the past people making fake
IDs as a business. It wasn't a pro­fessional
job, though. You can get
charged with forgery, but it is rare
that we make felony charges."
When asked if bars call the police
department about the use of fake
IDs, Holder said, "That doesn't
happen often. Usually we see this
problem when we stop someone,
and we notice the license has been
altered.
"Many of the problems with fake
IDs were solved when Alabama
changed the licenses to look like
credit cards with raised numbers,"
he said.
"There is a lot of use of fake IDs
because it is a college town, but it
usually does not concern us,"
Holder said.
Dean said the bouncers at Lil'
Ireland's look at height, weight and
facial features on identification
cards. The pub accepts driver's
licenses ("that are not expired oth­erwise
they are not valid"), pass­ports,
state identification cards and
active duty military identification
cards. "We follow the ABC Board's
rules," he said.
"During fall and winter quarters,
we get more people using fake IDs
because they are new in town and
do not know about our reputa­tion,"
Dean said.
Brown said she will use the fake
ID at the bars she has already got­ten
into, but probably will not try
Lil' Ireland's. The license she uses
expires a month before her 21st
birthday, and she thinks she will be
all right using it until then.
"I don't go out to bars that often
and don't plan on using the ID that
much," she said.
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Under-21 drinking liability only reason realtors need
I t is hard to find students who haven't
-*- had their fair share of alcohol before
the magical day when they can purchase
beer at Spectrum.
It is the norm to see underage drinkers
i at a keg party. When the ice is broken at
the party and you ask, "What year are
you?" the answer will come up "I'm a
freshman" just as often as "I'm a senior."
But this unspectacular sight can get you
arrested. If legal-aged people have a party
where minors are present and alcohol is
served, they can be arrested.
Additionally, if a person leaves a party
drunk, gets in a wreck and dies, the per­son
who threw the party can be held
responsible.
These laws aren't a surprise or shock to
most long-time students at Auburn. They
have heard the stories since they were
freshmen. Now acceptance of these
arrests is being challenged.
Some students are angry that agents
from the Alabama Beverage Control
Board came into their party, disrupted
their night and didn't apologize when
they left.
The party-goers were all of legal drink­ing
age. They said they were upset
because they weren't warned about noise
levels or called by their realtors.
I can understand they were upset, but
realtors, in protecting their investments,
have to take some action to ensure they
won't take a financial dive.
One lawsuit toward a realty company
because of an alcohol-related death can
ruin its business.
The difference comes because of the
way students are treated in Auburn.
Some things are and should be over­looked
because
students can
be young
and restless
in a col­lege
town.
But not when it comes to a law regard­ing
alcohol. It is a common desire for stu­dents
to be treated as adults while we are
here, and special exceptions with parties
don't follow that wish.
A underage drinker who isn't in school
doesn't expect to have the cops or ABC
Board be lenient on them.
Parties can be busted up. It is a
fact of life in Aubum. You
have a party, it gets
loud, expect a
visit. g^A
Even if
the visit is an
unannounced stop from the ABC Board,
you knew that risk existed.
Though it is a courtesy for a landlord to
give you a warning, it isn't a law. If par­ties
have been getting out of hand, a quick
call to the ABC Board will keep their
problem in check better than repeated
warnings from the cops.
Realtors have to make your home away
from home safe as well as profitable for
themselves.
Too many parties can drive
students away from a
prospective apartment.
A big alcohol-related
accident is a
scary enough event to
warrant calling the
ABC Board first.
By all means,
party. Party hard.
But be careful.
And if you are
under 21, be
prepared for
the conse­quences
that
may come
from that last
keg stand.
Alumni, please remember your days as students
Both young and old from all over the
country gather on the Plains to celebrate
one of Auburn's timely traditions — foot­ball.
Being an Auburn student is something I
take great pride in, and taking advantage
of gameday festivities is something I used
to look forward to. But this year my atti­tude
is much different.
Four years ago I remember walking on
campus the Friday before a game and see­ing
Auburn alumni camped out waiting
for the big game.
It seemed as though they held high
esteem for us young and studious
Auburn students.
Some of them would ask us to join in
their celebration. It made me feel good to
be accepted by the people who also once
roamed our campus with bright futures
ahead of them.
Today, it seems as though the feelings
have changed among students and alum­ni.
It is as if they do not have the same
respect for us as they did in the past.
Is it because our values and morals
tend to be different from theirs? Or is it
because they are set in their
ways and want things done
their way?
Whatever the reason, it
saddens me to know that the
people who were once in the
same position as we are now
do not realize how much we
benefit the University as a
whole. They need to realize
that without the students
there would be no Auburn.
Auburn has grown over the last several
years, and overcrowding can be a big
problem. As students, we have to put up
with this on a daily basis. Most of the
time, we have to fight for space not only
in the parking lots, but also in Jordan-
Hare Stadium. But because we realize
there is not much we can do about these
things, we tend to take the bad with the
good and keep on trucking.
The alumni, on the other hand, do not
seem to have the same positive attitude.
They think any space is theirs because
they donate money.
A prime example of this is the tailgat-ing
situation.
During the Florida
game weekend, we had to
sneak around late Friday
night just to find a park­ing
space.
In an attempt not to
disturb any of the sleep­ing
alumni, we cut a piece
of tape which they had
used to block off their
precious tailgating area and snuck in qui­etly
to a small spot, which had barely any
room to put our car, let alone our stuff.
The next morning before the game, we
came back to the site and without any
hesitation the owner of the oversized RV
started to complain about us being there.
Although we knew what we did was
not the best way to approach the situa­tion,
we realized there was nothing else
for us to do. So we let it roll off our back
and had a good time anyway.
During the game, I also had the dubi­ous
honor of sitting in one of the alumni
sections.
At first, it was great being in the presti­gious
section, but after halftime my feel­ings
changed.
It became vividly apparent to me that
some of the alumni surrounding me were
fair weather fans. As soon as the Tigers
were being chomped by the Gators, the
cheers stopped and the heckling began.
I looked toward the student section and
longed to be where I belonged. Even
though we were being defeated, the stu­dents'
loyalty to their team was still
strong.
There have also been rumors the alum­ni
want to take out part of the student
section to make more room for them. This
is wrong and deceitful.
1 realize some of them donate a gener­ous
amount of money to the school, but
as students, we not only pay for tuition,
but other expenses as well to make this
school the best it possibly can be.
Therefore, we should have the privilege
to participate in any activity we want
without the alumni interfering, especially
during football games.
Erin Meyer is a staff writer for
The Plainsman.
University Housing: Welcome to 'The Rock'
After spending two years in off-campus
housing, I was forced by financial limita­tions
to move back on campus into luxuri­ous
Noble Hall.
I had been there before, during my
freshman year. The place hadn't changed
much. A new coat of paint, some new
chairs in the lobby, but that was about the
extent of it.
Before I forget, let me mention that the
parking lot is still as horrible as I remem­ber
it; in fact, it's gotten worse. Last week
they found a Brazilian soccer team
trapped in one of the potholes.
The one thing that hasn't changed since
I last lived on campus is a housing policy
called VISITATION.
For those of you who don't know what
visitation is, I'll try to explain.
Visitation is a policy created by
Housing to ensure no one has sex in the
dorms between midnight and noon.
Any other time seems to be OK, provid­ed
you and your guest remain silent after
Id p.m. when quielyhours begin.
AH opposite sex guests are required to
Andy Q*D(
leave their IDs at the dorm
check-in desk for the dura­tion
of their stay so Housing
may keep a record of who is
sleeping with whom and for
how long.
If your guest does not
check out at midnight, the
Auburn University
Department of Public
Safety is called and your
guest is arrested for tres­passing.
What year is this? Did you say 1997? I
thought you said 1927!
Housing's defense of the visitation poli­cy
is for the safety of the students. Let's
talk about safety.
Our dorms are more securely locked
than most federal penitentiaries. I've
heard from informed sources that certain
scenes in the movie "The Rock" were
actually filmed in Burton Hall and in the
Hill dorms.
I have tolpass by one desk check-in per­son
and urldck 3 doors with 2 separate
keys just to get into my
room. I would say
they've got the security
issue pretty well under
control.
Besides, if you bring a
guest in, then they are
your guests. You invited
' D r m r i R l l them. Therefore, you
J-^yillXCil w a n t e d t h e m t o b e there.
What gives Housing the
right to decide what time
I can have someone over and when they
should leave?
If they want us to act like adults, then
why not treat us as such? We have enough
stress just trying to get through our class­es.
We don't need the addition of worrying
about the campus SWAT team busting in
on us at 12:01 a.m. for "trespassing"
because we forgot to check our guests out.
It seems this year in particular housing
has decided to tighten the reins.
When I was here my first year we had a
bunch of fund-raisers so we could pur­chase
a gas grill. This year, much to my
dismay, a Housing study found that
propane was combustible and, therefore, a
fire hazard. So no more grill for us.
I understand there is a new study under
way testing the potential combustibility of
gasoline, hair spray, fish tanks and hall
directors. More on that as it develops.
I applaud Housing for choosing the
pass key system that requires me to pay
$360 if I lose my keys. It really feels like
home when you only have to pay the
equivalent of half your tuition to get back
into your room after losing your keys.
Incidentally, if anyone knows a lock­smith
or hardware store that doesn't ask
questions, please e-mail me at
odonnja@mail.auburn.edu.
Tune in next week when we'll discuss
"101 reasons why CORSO
SUCKS!"
Chad Barwick
Your next
governor,
Sir Charles
There are times when you can't
imagine things getting worse. You
don't think the terrible situation
you are under will ever clear up
and you are resigned to your fate.
I feel this way about Alabama's
gubernatorial predicament.
Any wishful thoughts that Gov.
Fob James would stick his neck
out for his alma mater when he
was elected three years ago are
mistaken.
I've given up hope on Fob. In
fact, I am one of his biggest adver­saries.
With higher education in
shambles and Aubum forced to
cannibalize itself to save money,
Fob isn't my favorite person.
I hope his time is running out.
But I feel I might be the only one
who feels this way. I think my vote
could be wasted next year.
Unfortunately, I think Aubum
skews the way I see the Alabama
political scene. Though we com­plain
about how horrible Fob is,
I'm sure the legion of James sup­porters
is stronger than ever.
I can only hope a motivated col­lege
crowd, along with its faculties
and staffs, will tame the Fob tide
and vote for a good replacement.
But as the saying goes, a good
man is hard to find, and a good
candidate is harder to find than a
smart man in the governor's
office.
Lt. Gov. Don Siegelman is a
front runner, but I don't know
enough to make an educated
judgement about him, so I won't.
But I will speculate about other
contenders.
Pat Dye, our former gridiron
leader, and Charles Barkley, the
round mound of rebound and
aggravated assault, have flip-flopped
about their political aspi-"
rations.
Dye wouldn't be a good gover­nor
because he goes for the tie. We
need a governor that won't be
afraid to go to the line for the
team.
Barkley would be that governor.
He wouldn't take any lip from the
legislature, and God help any
politician that tries to go up
against Barkley.
He would also protect us here at
Auburn. I think he still knows the
value of his Auburn education,
and he has started enough restau­rants
here to want students to be
happy and hungry. <
Right now my vote is for
Charles. Fob's social graces aren't
any more refined than our basket­ball
star and Charles will give
Alabama politics exposure on
ESPN.
Anything is better than watch- *l
ing Fob travel to the Holy Land in
an attempt to patch up Alabama's
strained relationships with Israel. m.
In all seriousness, Fob's mission
is the most important one for the
state. We shouldn't worry about
improving this state's educational ••
budget until all of our friends in
Jerusalem know that we won't be
going to war with them any time
soon.
Unless they want more money
for higher education.
Andy O'Donnell is a guest columnist for
The Plainsman.
i | i '
Chad Harwell is Editor of
The Plainsman.
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ON THE CONCOURSE
Do you think realtors should call the ABCBoard to break up house parties?
Interviews and photos by Matt McMahan, Photo Staff and James H. Banker Jr., Assistant Photo Editor.
*PAUL BEDUAROWSKI
Junior, pre-husiness
"It is an invasion of the peo­ple's
privacy. It is the residences
own business."
NICOLE SMITH
Junior, management information
systems
"This shouldn't be done
because you signed the lease
with the realtors, not the ABC
Board."
CHUCK SMITHSOJV
Sophomore, liberal arts
"I do not think the ABC Board
should be able to come into your
place. It invades your right to
privacy."
ABRA LEE
Freshman, economics
"I'm totally against that. It
shouldn't happen unless there is
a domestic dispute."
WILL RUSSELL
Sophomore, building science
"Not without notifying the
residents of the apartment
complex first."
STEPHEN FITTS
Sophomore, computer science
"I think if residents are made
sufficiently aware of the possible
consequential disciplinary action
which may be incurred on them,
I have no objection."
Auburn is about education ... right?
Editor, The Plainsman:
Two years ago, when the facul­ty
was shorted on its allocation of
football tickets, the chair of the
University Senate received more
calls than on any other issue,
including curriculum changes,
retirement benefits and a new
campus parking plan. He feared
that many faculty believe that
Auburn is only a sports franchise
that runs a university to retain its
eligibility for the college confer­ence.
Working "for" the teams,
many faculty see tickets as their
most important employee benefit.
Of course, his fears are quite
silly. Everyone knows that uni­versities
have sports programs as
student activities. After all, think
what Auburn would be like if the
primary activity was sports
instead of education.
Young athletes would first be
recruited for the teams and then
"apply" for admission to the
school instead of going to school
and then trying to join the teams.
And, of course, the basis by
which athletes would apply and
be accepted to school might
bypass some common concerns
for educational ability. Some
young men and women might
first get accepted as students and
then try to join the teams. But
labeled as "walk-ons," they
would face derision and low
expectations.
Athletes would receive acade­mic
course credit for participat­ing
in their sports. While tutors
would be hired to help the
important team members pass
courses, no one recruited as a stu­dent
would receive special train­ing
to help him or her succeed in
athletics. Faculty would also be
frequently asked about academic
performance of athletes in their
classes so that those with prob­lems
can be spotted and helped,
though seldom would such
proactive aid would go to full-time
students.
Athletes would have A-zone
permits so they could park their
.Car coupon fails
•to deliver deal
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am writing to let Auburn stu­dents
know that they are the pri­mary
target of a coupon printing
company this week.
Representatives will be going
door to door selling automotive
coupons that offer a not-so-won­derful
incentive plan for using a
specific garage to get automotive
maintenance and repair done. I
strongly suggest that you do not
buy this particular coupon.
* Last year's coupon included
eye-grabbers such as: four oil
changes for $7.95 each and fifth
4 oil change free, free tow service
to station for repairs and many
other delightful discounts. This
sounds like a a great bargain for
only $59.95 per coupon.
To get to the point, last week
the water pump locked up in my
» girlfriend's car while she was
going to school. We decided that ,
we should use our free tow offer
from the coupon and did. OOPS!
After the tow truck picked up her
car and towed it back to the shop
the bad news came tumbling in.
• The shop called in and gave me
an estimate for repair of $219.08
I
(parts and labor). For some rea­son
I didn't feel that this was a
fair estimate so I called around
and got some very mixed up esti­mates,
but this was by far the
highest. I called the man back,
told him what I had done, and
that I felt I was getting a bad
deal. Immediate unpleasantness
followed my remarks plus an
additional remark stating that I
needed to come get my car and
pay $77.50 (tow and checkout
fee), and that he wouldn't fix it
because I thought the estimate
was to high.
I called Plainsman Car Care so
they could tow my car from the
undesirable specialities I was
encountering. He towed my car
to his shop, fixed it, and released
it for $173.75.
If you or someone you know-has
already purchased one of
these coupons look on the back
of the coupon, right above your
signature, to see where to send
the coupon back within three
days so you can receive a refund.
Michael Dennis
Sophomore, liberal arts
cars anywhere they desire, some­times
taking spaces planned for
faculty use, while students would
be relegated to special lots at the
periphery of campus.
Academic requirements such as
exams or term paper due dates
would work around important
athletic events. Evening basket­ball
games would be considered
valid reasons for students not to
prepare for class the next day; no
faculty member would dare give
an exam the Monday morning
after football homecoming or
after an away game with
Alabama or Georgia. During the
football season, a special tele­vised
Thursday night game
would supercede anyone's ability
to seriously conduct class the lat­ter
part of the week. (And even
if they wanted to, no one could
find a parking space within walk­ing
distance of the classroom that
day, anyway.)
Schools' athletic associations
would have a financially separate
funding system, keeping revenue
True Storv # 420:
from tickets or televised games
(or their own alumni donations
from) away from the academic
needs of the university. The
highest salaries on campus
would go to the coaches; during
campus-wide hiring and salary
freezes, pay raises might still go
to the athletic director, coaches or
their staffs.
Graduates would exist to pro­vide
boosters with the hope that
maybe some of those boosters
would donate money to the
school as well as the teams.
When budgets are tight and
academic programs are being cut,
alumni would focus their discus­sions
on whether a losing coach
should be fired. Under all condi­tions,
the teams would be the
focus of concern for many Board
of Trustee members, instead of
the quality of education and
whether students learn. And a
college president, wanting a bet­ter
contract, would inform the
Board of Trustees that he or she
should get a multi-year, no-cut,
million dollar contract just like
the coaches, instead of those
meager yearly arrangements
given to the tenured faculty who
are deans or department heads.
But we all know that the pur­pose
of a university is education,
not athletics.
Everyone knows that when
people meet an Auburn faculty
member or student, they ask
about the quality of students, not
sports. When discussing acade­mically
comparable groups of
schools, no one makes reference
to the "SEC," or other names like
the "Big 10" that only refer to
athletic conferences.
It is really hard to imagine a
school whose pride and priorities
focused on basketball, football
and other athletic teams instead
of the quality of education it pro­vides.
Herbert Rotfeld
Professor, department of
marketing and transportation
Due to
deadlines &
an uncanny
lack of
sleep, Mr.
Kuroda was
"forced ' to
do this
tasteless.
immature
cartoon.
JIM KURODA/Art Staff
Student Affairs gives inconsistent
answers concerning Foy Union
t
Editor, The Plainsman:
I read the Oct. 2, issue of the
Plainsman and was amazed with
the articles on Foy Union. I was
also left with a valid concern for
the students of Auburn.
In the several articles featured,
there were inconsistencies in the
statements of the people inter­viewed.
Director Burkhalter stated she
has "talked to John Burgess and
did not feel he would ever want to
leave." Grant Davis, vice president
of student affairs stated, "Burgess
requested to be moved to admis­sions
because he wanted to retire
in the near future." Scott Kaak
stated "during the summer
Burgess had moved to admis­sions."
Somethings not right with
this picture. I do not believe John
Burgess requested a transfer. He
was totally committed to Foy
Union, its program AND the
Auburn students. John Roth hit
the nail on the head, "he was com­pletely
student-oriented."
I find it strange that so many
advisers, especially Tara Grant,
have resigned. She was a great
adviser and leader who loved
working with students. The others
were dedicated personnel also.
Does this not make you wonder
about what really happened... the
leadership of the administration...
the politics?
Perhaps the Student
t
Government Association and SGA
Senate should invite the people
who were transferred and
resigned to a meeting and get to
the bottom of this. It seems every­one
else is too busy to have a
meeting or attend a meeting
because they are in meetings. I
believe the president and vice
president of SGA are intelligent
enough to find the truth by talking
to each of these people. Stephanie
Holden's letter to you told a story
and should be taken seriously.
The students lost the best friend
they ever had or will have with
the loss of John Burgess.
Pat Dooley
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Drunks
are fans
too
Editor, The Plainsman:
I would like to respond to
(Heather Cobb's) article in last
week's Plainsman. As you know
(but judging from your article,
you don't), you attended one of
the most, if not the most promi­nent
SEC schools when it comes
to football and fans. If you
haven't noticed, football in
Alabama is taken to a level like
none other in the country. I have
to call you retarded if you think
you are going to go to any game,
especially Florida and not be sur­rounded
by drunks, especially
sitting in the Auburn student sec­tion
of Auburn.
Florida visits the plains for four
hours every 720 days. If you can't
handle this little statistic, maybe
you would be better off not going
the next time. Here's another lit­tle
piece of advice ... if you think
that the Horida game was bad,
sell your ticket now for the
University of Alabama game
because it will be worse, seeing
how Alabama is hated far worse
than Florida is here in Aubum.
As for the cussing of Bowden,
Spurrier and the officials, I am
positive that you don't know jack
about football because my dog
could have had an easier time
making obvious calls that the ref­erees
missed or called the wrong
way.
As far as Spurrier, if you have
to question the cussing at him,
then you definitely do not belong
at Jordan-Hare the next time
Florida comes to town.
Now as for Bowden, anybody
who knows a thing about football
knows that on a third and one in
Horida territory, you do not give
the ball to your smallest back
(Markeith Cooper) in any situa­tion,
and especially not out of a
shotgun formation. Though this
is not the only incident in which
Bowden has failed to make a
good play call. It happens at least
10 times a game. Maybe Samford
University is more your speed
when it comes to football. Oh,
and if you decide to go, take
Bowden with you, defense and a
running game wins champi­onships.
David Lowe
Junior, pre-building science
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A8 THE PLAINSMAN ThuncLy, October 30,199?
Student victim of car-jacking
BY JENNIFER ELLIOTT
State/Local Editor
An Auburn student's car was
stolen after he was held at gun­point
in an apartment parking lot
on Monday Oct. 27, police said.
Between 10:30 p.m. and 10:45
p.m. Mark Lewis Barnett, 22, was
approaching his car, in the park­ing
lot of Cabana Apartments on
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assailant, described as a 6-foot,
170-pound black male,
approached him and held a gun to
his head.
The assailant followed Barnett
as he approached his vehicle. "He
told the victim to give the car
keys, and the victim complied,"
Auburn City Police Capt. Frank
DeGraffenried said.
He said Barnett saw the
assailant drive away in his car,
and he didn't know which way
the car went.
Barnett's white 1991 Nissan
Maxima has not been recovered
and the incident is still under
investigation, DeGraffenried said.
The assailant is wanted for first
-degree armed robbery.
AU pedestrian struck by ear
"BY THERESA SWOPE
Staff Writer
An Auburn student was struck
by a car Friday at the intersec­tion
of, Duncan Drive;, and
Samford Avenue, said a spokes­woman
for the Auburn
University Department of Public
Safety.
Erica Trent,18, of Colprado,
was walking back to her dorm
room at about 11 a.m. when she
was hit by a car driven by Arbin
Gurung.
The spokeswoman said Arbin
is a student at Auburn High
School. He told the police a
foggy windshield blocked his
view.
Trent, a freshmen in music
education; was treated and
released frcftrt East Alabama
Medical Center Tuesday
evening.
Trent is the second person^tb
be hit: by a car in one week On'
Oct. 21, Swatj Sharma was hitjby;
a car while attempting to cross
Dormitory Drive behind the
pharmacy^school.
280 expansion will push out Humane Society
BY LAUREN HENDERSON
Staff Writer
The Humane Society not only has pets
that need a home, they, too, need a home.
The expansion of Highway 280 is forcing
the Humane Society (located on
Birmingham Hwy, Opelika) to relocate.
The Humane Society is searching for a
facility or land to build.
Dr. David Harding, the department of
motor vehicles and a member of the
Humane Society's Board of Trustees, said,
"The hot topic of business right now is to
find a place for the Humane Society."
The Humane Society has been unable to
find a building or the land that is needed.
Dr. Mary Smith, DMV and the vice pres­ident,
of the Board of Trustees for the
Humane Society said, "Our biggest dilem­ma
is finding the right property to meet the
Humane Society's needs."
Dr. Smith is also involved in the architec­tural
plans for the building.
"Our main goal is to provide a safe environment, a loving
home and to control overpopulation of animals. All these
responsibilities are expensive."
TEREZA MURPHY
Lee County Humane Society
The Humane Society is funded mostly by
donations. They also receive money from
their contracts with Lee County and the
cities of Auburn and Opelika. The contracts
are for the Animal Control Department
when they bring the animals they find to
the Humane Society.
The building of a new facility will be
costly, so they hope to have land donated to
them.
Tereza Murphy, the director of public
relations for the Humane Society, said,
"Our main goal is to provide a safe envi­ronment,
a loving home, and to control
over-population of animals and all these
responsibilities are expensive."
One of the Humane Society's main func­tions
is to educate the public.
"We try to eliminate any stereotypes
about a shelter or humane society,"
Murphy said.
The Humane Society goes to local
schools to teach children about animals and
the Humane Society's services. Murphy
said, "We are basically here to help people
that want to know more about animals we
want to educate children and adults."
The Humane Society wants the public to
know that they provide a loving and
healthy environment to animals.
The Humane Society is also concerned i
with the rising problem of over-population.
The Humane Society adoption program
has a contract requiring all animals to be,
spayed or neutered.
Murphy said, "We require that our ani­mals
be spay or neutered because we are
not going to contribute to over population
of animals."
The Humane Society has a program
called the Friends of Animals that allows'
for a discount on an animal to be spay or
neutered. If the animal is adopted from the
Humane Society, they can receive a free cer­tificate
for the operation.
Murphy said, "Many local veterinarians
help the Humane Society with the spay and,
neuter program and any other needs we
have."
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BY BILL BARROW
News Staff
To give blood or not to give
blood? That is not the question.
The question is: Who to give
blood to?
A conflict has arisen over who
has a right to collect blood on
campus between the East
Alabama Blood Bank, the chief
blood supplier for the Aubum-
Opelika area, and the Student
Government Association
The conflict is the Blood Bank's
recent blood drive sponsored by
Housing and Residence Life and
the SGA's drive scheduled for
Nov. 4-6. Because a blood donor
must wait six weeks between
donations, anyone who gave
blood to the HRL drive two weeks
ago cannot donate in the SGA
drive.
Traditionally, there has been no
controversy. Within the past year,
however, the relationship has
changed because the Blood Bank
sought, but did not receive, a part­nership
with SGA.
Alan Bellenger, SGA adminis­trative
vice president, said, "SGA
had to make a decision over the
summer whether to use the Blood
Bank or Red Cross. We have a his­tory
with Red Cross and decided
to stay with them."
Because no partnership was
established, both organizations
scheduled on campus blood dri­ves
this fall. Mary Beth Trinkle,
assistant director of blood drives
for SGA, said the upcoming
SGA drive is part of a contest
between all Southeastern
Conference schools in which the
school with the largest percentage
of its enrollment donating will
win the Heart of Champions tro­phy.
At the summer meeting, the
two organizations shared their
plans for blood drives for the
upcoming year. Michael Tullier of
the Blood Bank, said the only SGA
blood drives he was made aware
of were the summer blood drive
and the drive to be held in winter
of 1998.
"Nothing ever came up about
the fall blood drive," he said.
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Liberal Arts faces possible cuts
BY STEPHANIE DAVIS
Campus Editor
Like many other colleges, the
College of Liberal Arts is taking a
second look at its programs.
Three master's degree pro­grams
and two bachelor's degree
programs have been identified as
possible candidates for cuts.
These programs do not meet 75
percent of the Alabama's
Commission on Higher
Education's viability standards.
Rebekah Pindzola, interim co-dean
of liberal arts said there has
been a faculty review committee
established in the college.
"It is called the Viability Review
Committee and is composed of 14
senators, one from each depart­ment.
That committee will review
the non-viable programs and
make recommendations to the
deans," she said.
She said the course of action is
as follows. "The programs that are
below 75 percent of ACHE's via­bility
standards will have until
Nov. 20 to make a case and pro­vide
a written justification."
She said the response could be
three things. "The programs could
say we are not viable, shut us
down. They could say we are not
viable, we might not ever be, but
we have functions in the program
that are important to retain,"
Pindzola said.
She said if a program wants to
stay, it must make a strong point.
She said there are some pro­grams
in the department, despite
the low number of graduates, that
should be kept because they are
central to the University.
She said one example is the phi­losophy
program. "This program
does not meet the viability stan­dards,
and there are a handful of
majors, but this department teach­es
every Auburn student in the
core."
The guiding principles need to
be with the students in mind. "We
might have some programs that
do not have a strong case for con­tinuation.
We will decide after
Nov. 20. Eliminations might hap­pen,"
she said.
Charles D. Brown, professor
and head of the philosophy pro­gram,
said, "There is a centrality
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of the philosophy department in a
university education.
"We are heavily involved in the
core, most of our teaching is in the
core and there is a growing num­ber
of majors that will strengthen
the department's productivity,"
he said.
Brown is not worried about the
department not satisfying viabili­ty
standards in the next few years.
But he expressed some concern
about the program review. "Parts
of the program review are posi­tive,
but there is a good bit of arbi­trariness
involved," he said.
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Aubie says 'hey' in his quiet way! Fiji, Sigma Nu
plan to dry out
ROBERT SMITH/Photo Editor
Students gathered with Aubie at the Eagle's Cage and Student Act Pavilion
Tuesday to celebrate the traditional Hey Day. Activities included live music and
free food supplied by Milo's, Papa Johns and the UPC.
BY SUSAN B. ERSON
Staff Writer
Jim Beam and Jack Daniels
might as well start packing their
bags.
Some fraternities on Auburn's
campus are seeking to establish an
alcohol-free policy within their
chapters. Sigma Nu and Phi
Gamma Delta are planning to
institute dry policies in their hous­es
by July 2000.
Currently Phi Delta Theta and
FarmHouse are the only dry fra­ternities
on Auburn's campus.
The Phi Delta chapter returned
to Auburn this year after being
removed in 1993 because of the
alcohol related death of pledge
Chad Saucier. The chapter
returned to Auburn on the condi­tion
it would be a dry fraternity.
A Fiji brother said, "An alcohol-free
policy will not keep members
from drinking. If a brother is
determined to drink, he will do it
before or after a party at the fra­ternity
house." He thinks that the
dry policy is a good idea. "Some
Fijis don't drink anyway and
(becoming alcohol-free) decreases
liability for the fraternity," he said.
Joshua Threadcraft, a senior in
corporate journalism and a mem­ber
of the Interfraternity Council,
does not agree with the policy.
"Brothers over the age of 21
should have the right to a beer at
their own fraternity house, but the
IFC has no control over it — it is a
decision made by the nationals for
specific chapters" he said.
Fiji president Ryan Duncan, a
senior in pre-med, thinks the
national offices effort to make Fiji
dry by the year 2000 is a good
idea. In response to the recent
alcohol related death of a Fiji at
MIT, he said, "Many people are
getting a bad perception of frater­nities.
What parent would want to
allow their son to be in a fraterni­ty
when they think there is a
chance he could die?"
Robert Gwaltney, a senior in
management information systems
and president of FarmHouse
thinks the benefits of a dry frater­nity
far outweigh the disadvan­tages.
He couldn't think of any
drawbacks.
He said, "Grades are generally
higher, the environment of the
house is clean and quiet, and the
bond between the brothers is
especially strong because they
know each other without the
influence of alcohol.
"The money that would be
spent for alcohol can be spent on
other things such as better
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State Farm Insurance buys copyright to coloring book
» BY MAXINE CLAYTON
Assistant Campus Editor
, A dog that has been your pet for
years bites you. You wonder,
"why did my dog bite me?"
Approximately four million
t Americans are bitten yearly and
800,000 of these people require
medical attention, said Etta Agan,
a junior in veterinary medicine.
Children are the most frequent
victims. According to the Center
for Disease Control in Atlanta, 50
• percent of all children are bitten
before age 12.
"Most injuries are done by dogs
that people are somewhat com­fortable
around," Agan said.
Agan and Joanna Burnette, a
junior in veterinary medicine,
wanted to find a way children
would understand what they
should or should not do with their
dogs.
They created a coloring book
named "Fido! Friend or Foe?
Activity Book." Agan and
Burnette wanted to make it acces­sible
to educators for no financial
charge.
"If we could give kids some­thing
to color and take home, we
thought some parents would say
this is something that I have never
thought about.
"Children are of a smaller
stature than adults. When a child
walks up to a dog, that child is
face to face with the dog. This
could cause injuries to the face and
hands on the child," Agan said.
What started out as a project for
a school competition turned into
something bigger than Agan or
Burnette ever expected.
State Farm Insurance agency
has bought the copyrights for the
coloring book.
There will be an initial printing
of one million copies which will be
distributed throughout the 28
State Farm regional offices nation­wide,
said Carl Nelson, director of
public affairs for State Farm
Insurance.
The coloring books will be free
of charge to anyone who wants a
copy.
"It is up to every agent to give
out the coloring book. We will
keep replenishing the order every
time there is a need for more col­oring
books," Nelson said. "We
are interested in the whole issue of
preventing dog bites. We do not
like seeing people getting hurt."
"State Farm spends a lot of
money on dog bites. Dog bites are
covered under home owner's
insurance, and this makes State
Farm liable for medical fees," said
Mary Boon, spokeswoman for
State Farm Insurance.
Last year, State Farm paid $80
million on dog bite claims. Dog
bites constitute more than 30 per­cent
of all liabilities State Farm
receives, Boon said.
Nelson said the coloring book
"gets to the heart of the issue and
makes the responsibility of dogs
understandable to children."
CONTRIBUTED
Etta Agan and Joanna Burnette, juniors in veterinary medicine,
display the coloringbook and activities book with Sadie the dog.
The only thing Agan and
Burnette requested was for State
Farm Insurance agency to make a
donation to the College of
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According to ACHE's viability standards,
the philosophy department is required to
have 7.5 bachelor's degree graduates per year.
"This was a trial figure used by ACHE, seized
upon by the legislature and enacted into law.
It has no educational or real rational founda­tion
to it," Brown said.
Brown said the intention of the program
cuts is to save money "this intention is good,
but if cutting programs does not save money
then perhaps cutting programs does not make
a lot of sense."
John Heilman, associate dean and professor
of liberal arts, said, "The process of review can
be threatening and it is our hope and intent
that the review of our programs will be done
thoughtfully with careful involvement of fac­ulty
and students."
He said he believes a lot of effort is being
put into developing and implementing a
sound process and it will "be important for
the University to seek and listen to advice
from those whom we are here to serve, the
faculty and students."
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socials," he said.
Some critics may speculate
"who would want to join a frater­nity
if they don't drink alcohol?"
Gwaltney says, "Some people
wouldn't join a fraternity at all
otherwise."
If a brother were caught drink­ing
on FarmHouse property,
hewould be fined and would
have to explain his case to the
chapter. He would risk ejection
from the fraternity.
Gwaltney said non-fraternity
members caught drinking on
FarmHouse premises would be
escorted from the property by the
brothers or security, or driven
home if necessary.
In light of recent alcohol relat-
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ed trajedies, Gwaltney said,
"Alcohol free fraternities are
essential for the survival of the
Greek system."
Veterinary Medicine.
State Farm granted their request
and donated $5,000 to the vet
school scholarship fund, Nelson
said.
Charles Hendrix, associate pro­fessor
of pathobiology, said he
became excited when the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Pediatric Department
wanted a copy of the coloring
book.
"I could not believe the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology was calling to
Alabama for the coloring book.
"I thought the coloring book
was a fantastic idea. We (vet
school) put the training wheels on
Joanna and Etta and then took
them off. The project was in their
hands," Hendrix said.
Agan and Burnette wanted to
get the message out to children to
be careful of how they handle their
pets.
"When we started this project,
we did not know where to start.
What brought this far was making
some good choices," Agan said.
"We entered a writing competi­tion
in May 1996 which challenged
students in all medical disciplines
to submit proposals to help the
health of people by the year 2000,"
Burnette said.
Burnette and Agan felt veteri­narians
play a huge role in human
health. They began research on
dog bite injuries and were sur­prised
to find it was a major prob­lem.
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Because of this he said the HRL
drive last week was carried out as
planned.
Bellenger said, "Whether they
(Blood Bank) intentionally under­cut
us I'm not sure, but its not
bothering them that they have."
On Aug. 12, John Burgess,
admissions counselor, sent the
Blood Bank a letter requesting it to
stop collecting blood on campus.
Becky Bell, assistant director of
HRL, said she was made aware of
the letter by Tullier and "called
John to see if we could work some­thing
out. We've done this thing
the past few years and it's never
been a conflict before."
Tullier said the letter was the cul­mination
of increasingly restrictive
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by the University.
In the past, it collected blood
once a week in Foy Union, an effort
which yielded approximately 40
units of blood per week.
Then the bank consolidated its
one day collections into periodical
drives before it was finally asked to
stop collecting at Foy Union, he
said. Tullier said this is when the
partnership with HRL was initiat­ed.
Bellenger said the blood bank
also has attempted to collect blood
at The Commons apartments and
at College Park apartments.
"They're not on campus, but
they're 100 percent students."
Tullier said any conflict that
exists between the organization
should be resolved because
"donating blood is such an altruis-
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University President William V. Muse addresses
the Administrative and Professional Assembly.
BY BILL BARROW
News Staff
Auburn may have some
problems, including funding,
but for the most part the
University is doing a fine job in
fulfilling its mission said
University President William V.
Muse.
Last Wednesday, Muse
addressed the Administrative
and Professional Assembly to
give his view on the state of
affairs at the University.
In his address, Muse cited
five points he saw as positives
for Auburn. He discussed the
transit system, the office of
alumni and development, the
transfer of retired University
employees from the University
health plan to the Public
Insurance Plan, the recent "U.S.
News & World Report" rank­ings
and the employee salary
increases over the last three
years.
Muse told the assembly the
transit system has "been suc­cessful
beyond all expecta­tions."
He reported the transit
system is now servicing more
than 4,000 students per day,
more than double the adminis­tration's
goal for the end of fall
quarter.
"The transit system is a won­derful
welcome to a frustrating
problem," he said.
Muse commended Betty
Dement, vice president for
alumni affairs, and the office of
alumni and development for
their continuing efforts in
"attracting private support for
Auburn University."
The office is currently devel­oping
plans to enhance the
staffs of the Auburn
Foundation and the Board of
Directors of the Alumni
Association so they can finance
additional scholarships and
professorships, Muse said.
Muse said the transfer of
retired University employees to
PEEHIP is saving the
University thousands of dollars
and prevented an increase in
the present faculty and staff's
health insurance premiums for
"the first time in quite a while."
Muse was proud to report
that "U.S. News and World
Report" ranked Auburn as the
eighth most efficient school in
the nation. In addition, Muse
said Auburn has the second
lowest administrative cost per
The salary increases of
University employees were
another source of pride for
Muse. "In spite of three years of
no increase in funding from the
state we have managed to pro­vide
our employees with a 5
percent salary increase."
This is the first time in 20
years the University has been
able to increase salaries with a
decrease in funding, Muse said.
After his speech, members of
the assembly questioned Muse
about the administrators salary
increases when compared to
the salaries of faculty and staff.
Muse said, "There has been
no effort on my part to compen­sate
administrators better than
faculty."
He explained the salaries of
the central administrations
which is made up of the presi­dent
and the seven vice presi­dents,
most of whom were
hired in the last five years as!
opposed to many people in.
lower administrative positions;
who have been with the,
University much longer.
"By virtue of the vice-presi­dents'
appointments in the last;
five years, they were hired at|
competitive salaries," he said. '
Muse said, "The real danger,
in this argument is how do we;
define administration. There isj
tremendous opportunity for1
misinterpretation." —
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which salaries to include when
computing administration
salaries is resolved, Muse said/
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The first Legal Insight Teleconference is
geared toward teaching everyone how to better
understand students with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder and learning disabili­ties.
The conference will be held today in room
208 in Foy Union from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The tele­conference
can also be viewed on Channel 17.
It is a series of three teleconferences broad­cast
from the University of Georgia.
The University Committee for Persons with
Disabilities, the Program for Students with
Disabilities and the ADA Compliance Office
are responsible for bringing the teleconference
to Auburn.
"We want to heighten awareness on campus
to accommodate students with documented
disabilities," said Kelly Haynes, director of the
"The more information the
faculty has, the better we can
all work together."
KELLY HAYNES
Director of the Program for Students with
Disabilities
Program for Students with Disabilities.
Debra Armstrong-Wright, director of the
University Committee for Persons with
Disabilities, and Haynes will be available from
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Foy Union to answer ques­tions
anyone may have dealing with the tele­conference.
ADHD is a neurological condition which
affects concentration, attention span and the
ability to control excess movement, Haynes.
said. Learning disabilities involve a serious
impairment in reading or mathematical ability
or way the brain processes information.
Students at Auburn have the highest percent­age
of these disabilities. There are 800 students
with disabilities on the campus. Of that num­ber,
there are 272 students with ADHD and 192
students with LD.
These are hidden disabilities. The student
could look like everyone else, but needs differ­ent
accommodations.
"The more information the faculty has, the
better we can all work together," Haynes said.
"You may not be able to tell by looking at i
person and see what his or her disability is or
what he or she has to go through day to day.
That student has the same goals as everyone
else — wants a good job and wants an educa­tion.
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Staff Writer
Millions of years ago our earliest
human ancestors roamed the
earth. Today, their remains are just
an archaeological dig away.
Jerry E. Brown, head of the jour­nalism
department and member of
the Franklin Faculty Committee,
said, "World renowned archaeolo­gist
Meave Leakey has spent years
in Africa searching for the links
between apes and humans. She
will be describing her adventures
as part of the world's most famous
archaeological family."
Leakey's lecture "The Search
and Discovery of Human
Origins," will be featured in Broun
Hall Auditorium, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m.
Taylor Littleton, Mosley Professor
of sciences and humanities said.
Littleton said, "The stated pur­pose
of Franklin Lectures is
retaining our humanity and ideals
in a rapidly developing technolog­ical
society."
The Franklin Lectures began at
Auburn in 1967 and are sponsored
by the John and Mary Franklin
Foundation of Atlanta, he said.
"The series is intended primari­ly
to enhance the quality of teach­ing
program for the University,"
Littleton said.
In addition, he said the purpose
of the lectures is to bring the
humanities and sciences closer
together.
Littleton said 1997 marks
"Thirty years utilized in unusual
enhancement of teaching pro­grams."
"For 30 years a galaxy of notable
scholars, scientists and artists has
come to the University," Brown
said.
In the past, the University has
hosted Nobel laureates, famous
Southern authors such as Eudora
Welty and Shelby Foote and Ken
Burns, famous for the Civil War
Series, Brown said.
Typical of the lecturers, Leakey
opens the 30th anniversary of
Franklin Lectures.
As a young zoologist, educate at
t h e
University
of North
W a l e s ,
" L e a k e y
joined the
L e a k e y
dynasty of
f o s s i l
hunters and
investiga­tors
of
human ori­gin"
in Nairobi during 1965,
Littleton said.
Jim Bradley, professor of zoolo­gy,
said, "The major work the
Leakey family has addressed
includes the relationships between
the upright posture, development
of intellect and the use of hands
for toolmaking of our early
humanoid ancestors."
LEAKEY
In 1970, Leakey began her career
in research on the evolution of East
African fossil mammals, Littleton
said.
In 1982, she became head of the
division of paleoanthropology at
the National Museums of Kenya.
Results of her field research
have appeared in joint publica­tions
with her husband Richard in
addition to journals like "Nature,"
"Journal of Human Evolution,"
"Science?" "American Journal o
Physical Anthropology" and
collections published by Oxforc
University, Cambridge University
and Harvard University.
All lectures are free and open tc
the public, Littleton saic
Locations of individual lectures or
Auburn's campus will be
announced.
If you want to find out more
information contact the Franklir
Lectures Program in thi
Department of English at 903C
Haley Center. The phone numbei
is 844-9054 with an e-mail conta?
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Crime Rep
10/21,11:08 a.m., Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity House — Criminal
mischief was reported. Tires from three separate vehicles were
slashed.
10/21,1:25 p.m., Village Kitchen — An accident with no injuries was
reported.
10/21,1:29 p.m., 307 Parker Hall — Damage to a projection screen was
reported.
10/21,3:33 p.m., Jordan-Hare Stadium - A lost cellular telephone was
reported.
10/22,12:57 p.m. — Chasity C. South, 24, of Thach Avenue was arrest­ed
and charged with third degree criminal mischief and was taken to
Auburn City Jail.
10/23, 6:47 p.m., Wire Road at Stonegate — An accident with no
injuries was reported.
10/23, 7:03 p.m. — Rodney A. Screnson, 46, of Wire Road was arrested
and charged with driving under the influence and was taken to
Auburn City Jail.
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10/23, 9:49 p.m., Thach Avenue at Donahue Street — An accident
with no injuries was reported.
10/24,10:52 p.m., Samford Avenue/Burton Hall — An accident with
injuries was reported. Erica Trent of Dobbs Hall was transported to
EAMC after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Samford Avenue.
10/24,10:54 p.m., 101 Hemlock Ave. — An accident with no injuries
was reported.
10/24,11:09 a.m., 305 Small Animal Clinic — The theft of an orthope­dic
surgical pack containing 65 miscellaneous surgical instruments
was reported.
10/24,11:49 a.m., Tiger Drive — An accident with no injuries was
reported.
10/24,12:33 p.m., Front of Small Animal Clinic — A driver's window
was shattered.
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UPC offers students ideas for pumpkin carving
BY JENNIFER MURPHEE
Staff Writer
The terrifying faces of
Halloween haunted Foy Union
Tuesday night, 24 of them to be
exact. The faces belonged to
pumpkins, of course, and were
part of University Program
Council's second annual pumpkin
carving.
The carving was open to all stu­dents
and took place at 5:30 p.m.,
Tuesday on the Foy Union patio.
The event was for entertainment
purposes only and was not a con­test.
The event was organized by
UPC members, and was modeled
after another of Auburn's pump­kin
carving events.
Lain Peel, director of indoor
recreation for UPC, said that they
got the idea from the larger pump­kin
carving contest held annually
by the College of Architecture
department.
"We thought the idea sounded
fun, but we wanted to just give
people the opportunity to come
carve pumpkins, without having
to be in a contest" said Peel.
For most of the participants, the
hardest part of the contest was
coming up with a unique, individ­ual
design.
Ahmet Orgen, a professor in
architecture, gave advice to the
carvers who were not creatively
inspired.
Orgen offered his opinion on
designs, and gave out helpful
advice before the carving began.
"Anyone can carve a jack-o-lantern
out of these pumpkins.
The idea here is for the design to
be truly yours, to come from your
heart" said Orgen.
Orgen also assured the partici­pants
that they were all creative,
the problem was just tapping into
their individual talents.
"I urge you to create what you are
best at" said Orgen.
Chris Wyckoff, a junior in sec­ondary
education, started with
one idea and after a helpful hint
from Orgen, changed his mind.
"I started with a wolf howling at
the moon, then Orgen pointed out
that the pumpkin had a natural
dent and some warts that would
make a great witch," he said.
This is the second year for
UPC's carving event, but the
School of Architecture has spon­sored
the larger contest for nine
years. The contest will be Friday
from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Architecture pumpkins prepare to warm hearts
BY JENNIFER IRONS
Staff Writer
There are all types of scary crea­tures
coming out this Halloween,
especially those in the form of a
pumpkin.
The department of architecture
is holding its ninth annual pump­kin
carve this Friday night.
It will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30
p.m. in Dudley Commons
Courtyard. The event is free.
Ahmet Orgen, a professor in
architecture said, "The pumpkins
are very different. Some are scary,
some are funny and some are just
architectural.
"There will be candy and face
painting for the kids along with
other refreshments. T-shirts will
also be available for $10 each," he
said.
Tom Ferrell, a senior in land­scape
architecture, said, "Its one of
the biggest fund-raisers for the
American Society of Landscape
Architecture. It's a light and
friendly competition for all archi­tecture
students."
Orgen said, "The competition is
judged by senior architecture pro­fessors
and some people from the
town. There are several categories
that a winning pumpkin can fall
into. The judges choose the funni­est,
scariest, most original and the
best.
"Each student can carve as many
as they want, but they usually only
have time for one. They will start
carving the pumpkins on
Thursday at 1 p.m. and have to be
finished by 4:30 p.m.," Orgen said.
Catherine Sack, a professor in
architecture, said, "Hoards of kids
come out to the pumpkin carve.
The refreshments and t-shirts
serve as a good money raiser for
the department."
Jenny Smith, a senior in architec­ture,
said, "The prize for first place
is a $50 gift certificate to Ander's
Bookstore. For second place it is
typically a $30 gift certificate and
for third place it is a $20 gift certifi­cate."
"Honorable mention prizes will
be sponsored by Mellow
Mushroom, Cheeburger
Cheeburger and Taylor's Bakery,"
KAREN DUNN/Photo Staff
Smith said.
"There are usually about 300 to
600 pumpkins that are entered into
the contest," Orgen said.
"Everyone has a lot of fun. Kids
and some adults will be dressed
up. The pumpkins will be lit just
before dark to give them time to
warm up," Ferrell said.
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BY BILL BARROW
News Staff
On a cool, misty fall night stu­dents,
faculty and Auburn resi­dents
continued another great
Auburn tradition: the Student
Government Association Fall 5K.
Jennifer Alexander, director of
the Fall 5K for the SGA, said num­bers
were down from last year
when over 400 people registered.
Because of this drop in registra­tion,
SGA is set to lose money on
the would-be fund-raiser. SGA
Treasure John Roth said the exact
dollar figure is not yet available.
Two hundred five people paid
the $10 entry fee and 149 actually
ran in the race, which began at the
Wilbur-Hutsell Track and wound
through campus to the finish line
at Toomer's Corner.
Each fall the SGA sponsors the
three-mile race to benefit a local
charity. The recipient selected by
SGA this year was, once again,
Project Uplift.
Alexander said, "We would
have broken even with 300 people.
I thought for sure we would have
around 600. That would have
given us $3,000 to give Project
Uplift."
When asked if SGA would still
make a contribution to Project
Uplift, Alexander said she didn't
know.
JENNIFER CAIN/Photo Staff
Only 149 people ran in the Fall 5K which benefited Project Uplift, even though more than 200 registered.
As to why the race did not draw
the crowd she expected, she said,
"I guess it just wasn't publicized
well enough. It also didn't help
that the race was butt-up against
the ODK Cake Race. Everybody
got spirit points for that and it was
free.
"There's also midterms this
week. I should have looked at that
before I set the date," she said.
Despite the loss of money,
everyone involved still seemed to
enjoy the race itself. "The finish
line turned out well," Alexander
said. "Everyone seemed to enjoy
themselves."
The female winner of the race
was Katie Hazeltine, a junior in
elementary education, with a time
of 20:33. The male winner was
Jason Martucci, of Auburn, with a
time of 17:16. Both Hazeltine and
Martucci received the 1997 Rosen
Cups, named for former Auburn
track coach Mel Rosen.
The local radio station Q-107.3
broadcasted live from the finish
line, where there was ample food
donated by area businesses for the
runners. Aubie was also on hand
to encourage participants and
entertain spectators.
The participants had a variety of
reasons for running. Many were
avid runners, some of whom were
training for longer races. Others
simply wanted SGA spirit points
and to support a charitable cause.
"My ankle's been acting up, but
I'm going to finish the race
because it's a worthy cause," said
David Patton, a senior in Spanish
and international trade.
Before the race, Mike Bliss, a
senior in chemical engineering
said, "Running is one of my
favorite pastimes. I hope to run
my first marathon in the next six
months — this is a good incentive
race for me." •
Hazardous halogen lamps banned from dorms
BY MARCY BEASLEY
Staff Writer
The University is conducting
inspections with the fire depart­ment,
looking for health violations
and fire hazards which include the
use of halogen lamps in the dormi­tories.
Halogen lamps have been
proven fire starters. Debra Sharpe,
the University safety officer, said,
"Halogen lamps have caused 189
fires and resulted in 11 deaths
nationwide. That is why they are
banned from most school campus­es."
The fires start when a lamp falls
over, gets over heated or when
comes in contact with something
flammable, like drapes or clothing.
"Freestanding halogen lamps are
not allowed at Auburn University.
However, halogen bulbs needed for
the operation of special equipment,
such as microscopes, or installed
stationary building fixtures are not
included in this ban," Sharpe said.
"This also doesn't include some
desktop models provided that the
exterior surface is not hotter than
an ordinary incandescent lamps,"
Sharpe said.
Kim Trupp, assistant housing
director, said "We have found some
lamps and asked that they be
removed. The students have
removed them with no problems."
Waymon Abner, director of hous­ing
maintenance said, "Last year
during his health and safety inspec­tions
at least 40 to 50 percent of the
rooms had these lamps. This year,
we have only had a chance to
inspect three dorm's but have only
found one lamp.
"It was asked to be removed, and
if it isn't by the next inspection then
it will be confiscated," he said.
Housing has requested that resi­dents
not bring them. Abner said,
"No fires have started but a few fire
alarms have been set off. One time
some lint got into the lamp, anoth­er
time a roach crawled into the
lamp and started cooking, both
times the smoke came up and set
off the alarm."
No fires have occurred at Auburn
as a result of halogen lamps and
Sharpe would like to keep it that
way. "If we hear something is a
problem on another campus we
will try to correct it before it is a
problem here as well."
So far in her inspections with the
fire department only one lamp was
JERROD WINDHAM/Art Staff
found. It was in a Haley Center
office. It has been requested that it
be removed.
If one is found by the fire depart­ment,
the bulb must be changed or
it must be removed.
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