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COVERING AUBURN FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY Thursday, January 22, 1 9 98
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AU bigwigs question budget source
JAMES
Thisyear.Gov. Fob James has
proposed a 3 percent increase
in the higher education budget
and a 8.5 percent pay increase
for teachers.
BY STEPHANIE DAVIS
AND MEGAN HEALT
Staff Writers
Most would agree that the governor's
proposed budget for education is more
positive than in the past, but many ques­tion
his intent and source of funding.
Don Large, executive vice president of
finance, is one of those who wonder
where the proposed funding will come
from.
"We have been paying over $14 million
(9.66 percent) to the state retirement sys­tem.
We have been over funding the sys­tem
for a number of years according to the
new accounting standards, " Large said.
"We no longer have to give them as
much. The question is how much should
come into the trust fund," he said.
Large said that Chief David Bronner
believes the system needs only 4 percent
instead of 9.66 percent.
"Bronner believes this number is rea­sonable
and will protect the nature of both
the system and the retirees," Large said.
The $14 million would then drop to
about $8 or $9 million, he said.
Large said the governor never had a
basis. He felt the retirement system only
needed 2 percent of the money. "Bronner
said this amount would not allow enough
to meet future obligations," he said.
Large said the governor now agrees with
Bronner's figure of 4 percent.
He said another question is "Is this a one
time savings or an ongoing reduction of
the retirement system."
"If this is an ongoing reduction we can
use it to increase salaries. If it is not we
can't do it. No one has informed us yet
what we can expect.
"All he (James) said is he would like to
see higher education receive an 8.5 percent
increase, but he never made it clear how,"
he said.
Large said even if higher education got
the retirement system money and the 3
percent increase which the governor pro­posed
be allocated by the state, "We still
would not meet the regional standard. It
would take a 25 percent increase to meet
the standard."
University President William V. Muse
said, "It is a very favorable budget for
higher education compared to previous
years. I feel much better than in past years
about it, but I question where this money
is coming from."
Others seemed more positive about the
governor's budget.
Senator Ted Little said, "He now wants
to come back and help higher education.
We need to hear this type of voice coming
from the Governor's office."
Little said this is a good start on making
up for some of the losses we have had over
the past few years for higher education.
Alan Bellenger, administrative vice pres­ident
of the SGA, said, "I feel like the pro­posal
he made during the State of the State
Address is good for all of the universities
in Alabama. I feel that higher education is
a priority for the Governor."
Little and Bellenger also applaud James'
petition for an 8.5 percent raise for teach­ers,
public school employees, two-year col­lege
employees and university employees.
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please see AU, A3
Project budgets
under fire next week
THINH NGUYEN/Photo Staff
Over the past three years, CSX Transportation has been increasing the speed of trains on their tracks throughout Alabama
and Georgia. So far this increase has not yet caused any change in the number of vehicle or pedestrian accidents.
Trains reach 45 mph limit
BY LEE DAVIDSON
Assistant State/Local Editor
With the new year came a 44
percent increase in train speed
limits mandated by CSX
Transportation and approved by
the Federal Railroad
Administration.
So far, the increase has brought
no immediate changes in the
number of accidents caused by
improper railroad crossing proce­dures
or failure for motorists to
yield to oncoming trains.
In fact, some would say Auburn
and Opelika are simply coming
up to speed with the rest of CSX
Transportation's tracks which
have been instigating a system-wide
speed limit increase for all
tracks in Alabama and Georgia
during the past three years.
Incremental growth began in
December when the limit was
raised 10 mph every 10 days until
the maximum of 45 mph was
reached. Currently trains running
through Auburn and Opelika
travel 20 mph faster than the pre­vious
average of 25 mph.
CSX Transportation, the region­al
company that controls the por­tion
of Alabama's tracks that
stretch across Auburn and
Opelika, faster speed limits are
necessary for more accurate and
timely travel.
But with faster trains, comes
renewed risks of vehicle and
pedestrain safety if proper road
rules are not followed, said Bruce
DeLong, lieutenant in charge of
the Traffic Division of the Opelika
Police Department.
Concerning traffic violations at
please see TRAINS, A3
BY MAXINE CLAYTON
Assistant Campus Editor
Each Auburn student pays
$12.50 per quarter in student activ­ity
fees that fund the nine student
activity projects, such as the
University Program Council and
Student Government Association.
The process of dividing those
funds, which total about $1 million,
got under way this week.
SGA's Budget and Finance com­mittee
collected budget requests
Tuesday from projects
for the next fiscal
year, which runs
from Oct. 1,
1998 - Sept.
30,1999.
WEGL, the
"Glomerata,"
The Circle, the
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
S t u d e n
Organization, Black
Student Union, Impact and the
Tiger Cub are also student activity
projects.
"Each SAP will look at what it
did last year and ask for that
money," said Ching-Wei Tzeng,
chairman of the Budget and
Finance Committee.
The budget requests itemize total
TZENG
expenditures
from the past
year and pro­jected
expendi­tures
for the
coming year.
They also indi­cate
where
the money
came from.
Before money is given to each
project, the budgets must go
through two sets of hearings. First
there are hearings before the full
SGA Senate to determine if a
project is worthy of con­tinued
funding, and
the second round of
hearings is with the
Budget and
F i n a n c .e
Committee '.-fo
determine the exact
amount of funding/,"
Senate Hearings
are Jan. 27-28.
"At the (senate) hearings, it i$
decided if to fund or not fund. For
example, do we fund WEGL or not
fund WEGL for the following
year," Tzeng said.
At the Senate Hearings, each
SAP representative will be allowed
to speak for 20 minutes about why
please see P R O J E C T , A3
University approves fellowship slots for 200 GTAs
BY BRANNON STEWART
Assistant A&E Editor
* Finally, things are beginning to
3ook up for one University pro­gram.
The graduate tuition waiver
proposed fall quarter has been
passed.
John Pritchett, dean of the grad­uate
school, said, "We will be
implementing this program."
"Within four years there will be
200 in-state tuition fellowships,"
he said.
Pritchett explained the next
step to get the program started.
"The Presidential Fellowship
Graduate Program will send out a
request to all academic deans to
submit priority areas for their
individual colleges" he said.
"Once we review that informa­tion,
we will allocate the first 50
which will be in effect this acade­mic
year. We will also allocate an
additional 50 for use recruiting
outstanding students for the
upcoming academic year."
Provost Paul Parks also agrees
with the tuition waiver.
"We are very supportive of an
idea to use scholarships to sup­port
high-priority programs in
areas of the 21st Century
Commission Program," he said.
Pritchett talked about impor­tant
areas of the program.
"There are three areas to this
program that I want to empha­size,"
Pritchett said.
"First of all, this program is lim­ited
to doctoral students."
"Second, a priority must be
placed on students who have
teaching responsibilities in the
core curriculum."
"And third, we want to make
certain that students who are
involved in research are students
who are working in an area of
emphasis."
"As far as our strategic plans
are concerned, we want to make
certain these fellowships are put
into those areas. That is what the
deans are identifying for us right
now," Pritchett said.
Parks said, "These are all very
positive things as we bring in tal­ented
and quality graduate stu­dents
in the implementation of
the 21st Century Program."
Pritchett explained how this
program is beneficial to Auburn.
"I think this program repre­sents
a step forward as far as
Auburn University is concerned,
relative to both graduate and
undergraduate programs." he
said.
"And I am personally very
grateful to Dr. Muse and Provost
Parks for supporting this pro­gram.
PARKS
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Sessions: Jan. 26, 2 p.m., 208 Foy Union; Jan.
29, 2 p.m., 208 Foy Union.
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"I hope he will give us the increase, but the main
I thing about universities is the faculty and stu­dents,"
Bellenger said.
Bellenger said Auburn needs to keep and attract
I good faculty to "maintain excellence" at Auburn.
LThis raise should be helpful in doing that.
Robert Bernstein, chairman of the political science
department, said, "(James) would rather put the
legislature in the position of reducing things so he is
not the bad guy.
"People are more forthcoming in an election
year."
Bellenger said, "It doesn't bother me that it is an
election year as long as he gets it done."
PROJECT CONTINUED FROM Al
fits project should be funded. A
question and answer session will
be held after each SAP representa­tive's
presentation.
The budget and finance hearings
j will not be held until Tuesday, Feb.
L3 and Monday, Feb. 9. Tzeng said
[students are invited to "participate
when discussing the changes to
line items for student activity pro­jects."
"Each student activity project
will receive money, but how much
money will not be decided until
the budget and finance hearings.
We will start making cuts by line
items (individual activities).
•Sometimes we end up adding to
the line item," Tzeng said.
At the budget and finance hear-
, ings, SAP leaders can defend their
budgets. Each committee member
is assigned to a project to have an
ia-depth understanding its budget.
This year there fewer projects are
going through the budget and
finance process for funding. Last
iwinter quarter, the budget and
finance committee had 14 budgets
to review, compared to this year's
nine.
During the budget and finance
process of 1997, the performing
arts committee was placed under
the UPC Fine Arts Committee. This
reduced the projects to 13.
In April 1997, the students
passed a referendum that gave
Recreation Services its own fund­ing,
Rec Services was no longer a
project, which knocked the total
down to 12.
The Graduate Student
Organization and the SGA Vet Med
were "reduced to school councils
because they are school specific.
These organizations do not serve
the entire Auburn student body,"
Tzeng said.
Because projects use student
activity fees, these organizations
must be open to every Auburn stu­dent.
A legitimate project "strives
to benefit all students," Tzeng said.
GSO and the SGA Vet Med were
not complying with this rule. They
are now funded within the SGA
budget, leaving 10 projects.
The Aquatics Center, Tzeng said,
is not requesting student activity
fees for the following year. John
Asmuth, director of the Aquatics
Center, said, "The Aquatics Center
would be better served if we
searched for funding elsewhere."
The $13,500 the Aquatics Center
received in student activity fees
this year helps pay lifeguards. But
the Asmuth said the money
"amounted to less than 25 percent
of the lifeguards' (yearly) wages."
Asmuth had to still find $50,500 to
make up the lifeguards' salaries.
To fill the hole in the payroll,
Asmuth used membership fees
and money from the main budget,
which paid for cleaning supplies
and pool chemicals.
"I spoke to Dr. Ferguson (vice
president for administration) and
we decided the budget and finance
process was not worth it," Asmuth
said. The lifeguards are necessity at
the Aquatic Center, Asmuth said,
and must be funded yearly.
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railroad crossings, DeLong said
that it is not policy for policemen
or law enforcement officials to
specify the degree of penalty or
the amount of fines to be incurred
for any given instance of law
infringement because the "final
decision lies in the hands of the
officials who determine fines and
sentences," he said of the conse­quences
of violating railroad
crossing regulations.
"The penalty stays undefined
because each traffic offense is
given a certain number of points,"
he said. "Points add up until
licenses are suspended," adding
that it's impossible to weigh one
act of legal disregard against
another.
"To say that one (crime) is riski­er
than another is hard to do."
Most crossings ______»__.
in Opelika are pro­tected
by guard
rails, he said, stat­ing
that violations
are in fact "not a
huge problem.
"Of course with
increased speed
you have a
reduced reaction
time for drivers
and less opportu­nity
for a train to
slow down," he
said. The gen­eral
guidelines is to use common
sense, DeLong said.
"Check both ways and know
that it is a hazard," he said. "You
have to know that."
Chris Longcrier, who is one of
two railway inspectors for the
Public Service Commission, has
worked in the business of evaluat­ing
and inspecting tracks for
almost 20 years. The Public
Service Commission, which is
based in Montgomery, functions
in conjunction with the Federal
Railroad Administration monitor­ing
and enforces railroad quality
standards of service and safety.
Longcrier said that train speeds
outside of city limits are set at 50
mph, indicating that raising
speeds within city boundaries
would be a natural transgression.
"On average we visit and
inspect Auburn twice a year to see
that the tracks are in condition for
compliance," Longcrier said.
"We check the crossties and the
geometries of it all. The class of
track is determined by the rate of
speeds traveled when in opera­tion,"
he said.
Because of the increase in speed
limits on the tracks, he said there
will be "slightly tighter, more
stringent regulations" which
monitor the condition of the
tracks.
Longcrier said CSX
Transportation has attempted a
system-wide speed increase for a
"Of course, with increased speed you
have a reduced reaction time for
drivers and less opportunity for a train
to slow down."
BRUCE DELONG
Lieutenant, Opelika Police Department
few years now by battling courts
and "challenging the validity of
city ordinances."
Efficiency has been the motive
for pushing for increases and
Longcrier said Auburn and its
surrounding areas is "in fact one
of the last areas to undergo this."
He said most of Georgia, Brewton,
Ala., and more southern cities in
the state have all seen increases
within the last few years.
Longcrier is part of a team
which consists of one supervisor
who shares the responsibilities
with two other inspectors who
specifically measure and evaluate
freight cars and locomotives.
The group also works with
Operation Lifesavers, a train safe­ty
awareness program that meets
with driver's education classes in
an effort to educate people about
train hazards and the possible
dangers involved.
Longcrier said the risk of hav­ing
more accidents occur from an
increased speed limits is margin­al.
"It varies depending on the con­ditions,
(but) the average freight
train weighs 6,000 tons and goes
around 50 mph. It takes the train
over a mile to stop," he said,
implying that the additional miles
per hour would not factor in with
reducing collisions.
In 1996, there were 175 colli­sions
between cars and trains in
the state and 18 of those resulted
_____ in deaths, he said.
Also, Alabama ranks
in the top 10 concerning
train fatalities. "The
mystery of it all is that
we have an active rail
system and yet we have
a rail system problem
that is puzzling every­one,"
he said.
Bill Nevin, Chief of
the Auburn University
Police Department, said
because there were no
crossings directly on
campus, AUPD's
knowledge of train traffic viola­tions
was essentially "out of our
jurisdiction."
"But if we see flagrant abuse,
we handle it," Nevin said. "We
don't look for things in the city.
We stick to the university."
Nevin lives near a train track,
he said, and since the end of
December he has "noticed more
vibrations (from the tracks), per­sonally
because I live within 75
yards of the tracks."
To this, Longcrier said, "As a
track inspector, I would say there
is certainly additional weight
involved, so yes it would proba­bly
vibrate more."
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TkunJay, January 22.1998 THB PLAINSMAN A5 Airport expands to keep up with demands
BY PAUL KARDOUS
Staff Writer
Soon Auburn will have a first
class, state of the art airport to
serve the University and the
Auburn and Opelika communities.
The Robert G. Pitts airport is
nearing the completion of an
expansion plan that began in the
1980's.
The multi-year plan has many
components, the first of which
have recently been finished.
The airport completed the pur­chase
and demolition of Lee-Scott
Academy which was located adja­cent
to the facility. The school
moved to new quarters off East
University Drive.
The taxiway for the secondary
runway has been completed and
grading has begun for the exten­sion
of the primary runway.
The extended primary runway
will go from its current 4,000 feet to
5,260 feet.
The newly graded area for the
extension is visible from East
Glenn Avenue and will be connect­ed
to the existing runway after the
road has been relocated.
The Department of
Transportation has awarded the
contract for the relocation of East
Glenn Avenue and the work is
expected to be completed in 18
months to two years. East Glenn
will be widened and moved
toward Interstate 85 to avoid the
runway.
The primary goal of the airport
improvement and expansion, said
Jim Ferguson, vice president of
administrative services, is to
improve safety for all who use it,
primarily the Aviation
Management students who use the
airport for instruction.
The School of Aeronautical
Engineering has approximately
125 students per quarter enrolled
CONTRIBUTED
Expansions at the Robert G. Pitts airport are almost complete, as this aerial map of the airport
shows. East Glenn Avenue is being relocated and rerouted in the direction of Interstate 85.
in aviation management.
The University uses a fleet of 18
aircraft and three simulators for
instruction and basic flight train­ing.
Auburn also has four aircraft
that are part of the AirTrans pro-g
r a m ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ ^ _ _ _—
which pro-v
i d e s
transporta­tion
for
members
of the
Board of
Trustees,
and faculty
and staff
from vari­ous
depart­ments.
The total number of aircraft
based at Auburn-Opelika airport is
close to 50.
The airport was purchased in
1939 by the University, which has
operated it since. It was named
after Robert G. Pitts, a former avia­tion
instructor. The airport is tied
very closely to the entire Lee
County community through the
"We feel like we have the
support needed from the
governments."
JIM FERGUSON
Vice president of administrative services
Airport Advisory Board and other
functions.
The Airport Advisory Board is
comprised of Mayor Jan Dempsey
of Auburn, Mayor Barbara Patton
of Opelika and other members of
the community. The current chair-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ man of the
board is
Judge Hal
Smith who is
a. probate
judge and
head of the
Lee County
commission.
"We feel
like we have
the support
needed from
the governments," Ferguson said.
Once Glenn Avenue is relocated
and the runway is extended, work
will begin on the next phase of the
plan, which includes a new termi­nal
and hanger facilities. They will
be closer to Glenn Avenue and
Airport Road.
The entire airport improvement
plan is estimated at $14 million,
with funding coming from the
University, local governments and
the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
The FAA's funding only extends
to the runways, taxiways, and safe­ty
systems but parts of the projects,
such as the terminal and hangar
replacement have to be covered by
non-federal funds. The FAA has
also said it will not be able to
schedule air service by a commer­cial
airline in the future.
Also in the works are plans for a
Corporate/Industrial Park as part
of the entire airport complex. The
park would ideally be for aviation
related companies. The plan for the
park will be presented to the
University Board of Trustees dur­ing
its June 1998 meeting.
There are other private sector
projects that will enhance the air­port.
The Cleveland Brothers, who
were unavailable for comment,
plan to develop adjacent tracts of
land on the corner of East Glenn
and Airport Road. Future plans
include a small retail center and
possibly a car rental location
1/13,12:48 a.m., 362 W. Glenn Ave.— A rob­bery
at gunpoint was reported. Five dollars in
bills and change were stolen.
1/13, 9:10 a.m., Auburn High School — Fifty
dollars in cash and $72 worth of frozen lemon
drinks were reported stolen.
1/13, 4:40 p.m., Village Mall — Several items
including a Craftsman socket set, ratchets, a
tool box, vice grips and screw drivers were
reported stolen. The items were worth $250.
1/13, 10:52 p.m., Lyne Street — Assault and
reckless endangerment were reported.
1/14, 2:10 p.m., Gold's Gym — Theft of ser­vices
was reported. Payment was stopped on
two checks worth $3,645 and $4,927 for Gold's
Gym.
1/14,3:45 p.m., Blockbuster Music — One CD,
Transatlantic Move, worth $17.99 was reported
stolen. The CD was later recovered.
1/15,10:10 a.m., 8882 Tara Lane — Five ceiling
fans, a chandelier, two porch fans, two light
fixtures and a light kit were reported stolen.
The fixtures and fans were worth $2,200.
1/15, 6:30 a.m., East University Drive —
Accidental damage was reported to a car. The
front end damage was estimated $1,500.
1/15, 9:44 p.m., 832 Lakeview Drive — A bur­glary
was reported. The stolen items were $20
in cash, and two cassette tapes worth $3.
1/16, 1:05 p.m., Buffalo Connection — The
unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle
was reported. A checkbook was stolen.
1/16,2:15, Exxon Station — The theft of $10.09
in gasoline was reported.
1/16,6:15 p.m., 1997 Sarah St. — Criminal mis­chief
was reported when a double-paned win­dow
on the exterior door was damaged. The
window was estimated $200.
1/16, 8:36 p.m., 1901 Opelika Rd, The Clothes
Basket — A robbery was reported. Two
Farmer's National Bank bags containing
$1,347 in coins, cash and checks were stolen.
1/17, 6:10 a.m., The Coffee Banque — A small
tan cash box worth $30 was reported stolen.
1/17, 9:21 a.m., Momma Goldberg's — A bur­glary
was reported. Damaged items included
two CD jukeboxes, a video game and two dart
games. The items were estimated $450. Coins
estimated $200 were also stolen.
1/18, 10 a.m., 1129 Sanders St — Theft was
reported. Stolen items include a stereo estimat­ed
$395, a bedroom suite valued at $850, a
stereo CD/cassette player valued at $5,000, a
TV estimated $300, a treadmill estimated $300
and free weights estimated $600.
1/18, 6 p.m., Gayfers — Three shirts and two
pairs of jeans were reported stolen. All items
were recovered.
1/19, 3:11 a.m., 616 Lee Road 10 — A 1996
Honda 300 Fourtrax valued at $4,500 was
reported stolen.
1/19, 3:24 a.m., 2025 Cox Road — A
Huskvuarna handheld blower valued at $150
and items valued at $100 were reported stolen.
1/19, 5:53 p.m., Bourbon St. Bar — A purse
containing makeup, IDs, a checkbook and a
check card was reported stolen. The contents
were valued at approximately $120.
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Otar View
Fob's last-ditch effort too little, too late
\a_r> '\y ou tell it's an election year? Has
Gov. Fob James offered you a million dol­lars
for your support? Wait, there is still
lime.
Jan. 13 brought the announcement that
Fob would toss Alabama teachers a bone:
'• ,'jpi 8.5 percent pay raise.
Also in his yearly State of the State
address, Fob outlined the 3 percent bud­get
increase for higher education.
And this is after Christmas. Oh Fob, to
what do we owe this incredible, and un-
Fob-like generosity? Do you want to
smooth over the many ruffled feathers of
the voters you have ignored in your term?
We guess you will hope that some
increase for higher education will make
us forget that you stuck us with level
funding last year and that you have treat­ed
us like the bad
stepchild in the educa­tion
family.
When it comes time
to vote, I hope you
understand that, at
least for supporters
and survivors of high­er
education, this is
too little too late.
• But Fob must think
that any increase in the
budgets of Alabama
colleges will dazzle
and daze the schools
into blind adoration.
What he has to real­ize
is that even if he
gave higher education
double the increase he
doled out this year, we would still be far
below the average funding of
Southeastern schools in other states.
Last week Don Large, executive vice
president for finance, said, "We need a 25
percent increase to get us to the same
level as the rest of the Southeast."
Oops Fob, your present to the colleges
and universities doesn't quite make up
for the past.
A 3-percent budget increase helps us as
much as a bucket would have helped the
Titanic.
Whatever we get from the wind­fall
money found in the clos­ets
of the Retirement
Systems of Alabama must
first be filtered through
Fob's web of more impor­tant
projects — which his­torically
puts us last on the
list.
And if Fob intends to
pay the 8.5 percent raise to
all the teachers, he better
take a close look at where
he finds the money.
If there is a continuous flow from the
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS OF ALABAMA
budget fix year after year then he might
be able to swing the dough.
The only other conceivable method
would be the elusive bond issue he has
poked at for months. In addition to giving
scholarships to smart high school kids, it
could pay the raise, if we borrow hun­dreds
of millions of dollars.
He thinks this would help him land the
governor's spot again. But people in high­er
ed are smarter than he gives us credit
for. The bond issue might look like a cure
for higher ed's woes, but it would put all
of Alabama into debt.
The last thing most Alabamians want is
to have Fob run up a tab that he won't be
able to pay off. It is just
another way he shows
i/**vJ ^e *s o u t °^toucn
^ T ^ f o with higher ed and
the state. Thanks for
the gift Fob, but
don't expect us to
be bought.
C . BARWiCVC
They could have kept my card, but didn yt
Seventy student residences
were burglarized, eight stores
were robbed in one day, and a
local restaurant manager was
murdered.
After reading The Plainsman's
front page last week, I was con­vinced
the sweet plains of
Auburn had turned into a winter
wasteland full of robbers and
thieves.
Although the robbers and
thieves didn't come after my
belongings, I did manage to lose
something last week.
I lost my student ID card, yes
that invaluable piece of plastic
that proves I exist, pays for my
meals, borrows library books and
gets me into my dorm.
Now that I look back, I think I
lost it early last week in Haley
Center when I was getting some
animal crackers from a vending
machine. I was in a hurry to get to
class and didn't bother to secure­ly
put it away in my wallet.
To my dismay I couldn't find it
anywhere that afternoon. I called
my roommate, but she couldn't
find it, so I tried not to worry
about it.
The next day I checked the
Tiger Club office and unfortu­nately
it wasn't nestled in the
index box of unclaimed cards.
I thought I would look around
Haley and check one more time to
try and find my beloved card.
I looked, to no avail, and decid­ed
to go back and get a new card
the next day.
Charlotte Mcintosh
The next day happened to be
deadline day for The Plainsman
and I completely forgot to go by
the Tiger Club office.
On Thursday I finally remem­bered
to go by the office and get a
new card. I was'mad at myself for
being irresponsible, asking how I
could lose something so impor­tant.
I trudged up to the office and
explained what had happened to
my card.
But instead of getting a new
card, I miraculously saw my
proof of existence sitting on the
counter.
My heart leaped for joy when I
examined it closer and found not
only was it mine, but none of the
money on my account was miss­ing-
The woman in the office said it
had just been turned in by some­one
in the cafeteria.
I don't know where it was dur­ing
those three days or how it
moved from Haley to the cafete­ria,
but I know someone was kind
enough to consider me when the
person turned in the card.
While my card was missing I
felt incomplete and powerless to
find it.
The finder could have easily
spent the little money I had in my
account and then trashed my
card, but they didn't.
Getting my card back absolute­ly
made my day. It impacted me
so much that now I'm writing a
column about it.
Thankfully no one took advan­tage
of me.
Auburn may have its share of
crime, but it's nice to know there
are still some on the sweet plains
who haven't forgotten honesty
and integrity.
Charlotte Mcintosh isan assistant
campus editor forThc Plainsman.
1-85 gave me beauty, grandeur all the way home
I've driven between here and
Massachusetts more times than I
care to count, and I think its fair
to say that I'd been growing
weary of it. But on my way back
to Auburn from Massachusetts
after Christmas break, I was
Telaxed and refreshed.
I had plenty of snacks with me,
and about 16 hours worth of
books on tape to pass the time.
Perhaps that's why instead of
becoming angry at the trucks and
slow cars on the mountainous
ups and downs of Interstate 81 in
Pennsylvania, I could notice the
sparkling little cities and towns
from the cliff-side vantage. They
were as beautiful to me as the
snow topped mountains of the
Appalachia must be to them.
A few hours later I was
enthralled by the purple, pink,
and reddish hues of the sun set­ting
over Harrisburg, with wisps
of clouds framing the pastel pic­ture.
It wasn't until later that I
realized that after years of traffic
and detours, construction was
finally finished in Harrisburg, so
that I had been able to slip from
Interstate 81 to 1-83 without diffi­culty
or delay. I wondered how
many sunsets I must have
missed, being too vexed with dri­ving
to notice.
The next day I saw
another stunning sunset from I-
85, as I passed through the
Carolinas. I started to observe
Karl Sebelius
other sites that are equally
impressive and important not to
miss.
As I passed through Charlotte
and Greenville and Atlanta, I
tried not to let the lower speed
limits bother me. I focused on
other things, like the great, pow­erful,
sleek airplanes taking off
from and landing at these cities'
airports. Their precision and
grace in flight is something we
often fail to recognize.
Atlanta was the brilliant
gem of the trip. I was first taken-aback
by the appropriate and yet
splendorous design which gave
rise to the multiple levels of high­way
that joined 285s loop with 85.
The fact mat I had just finished 12
hours of Ayn Rands' Atlas
Shrugged might explain why this
structure's tiers of concrete
expanses seemed like such a tri­umphant
display of man's intel­lect
and capabilities, but I think
anyone in the right frame of mind
would see the beauty in it as well.
Shortly after I came in view of the
city proper and gasped at the
varying palette of colored lights
on the buildings framed against
the dark black nights sky. These
were clean sweeps of towers with
mirrored windows standing tall
as testimony to the strength and
momentousness of industry.
I suppose there are lots
of tidbits of advise one could gain
from this editorial. Stop and smell
the roses. Bring books on tape on
long road trips. Read Atlas
Shrugged. Most importantly
though, I just wanted to share this
awakening experience and as
much of its charm and grandeur
as I could describe to all of you.
Karl Schelius is weh master of The
Plainsman.
Chad Barwick
Two months'
salary and
we own you
Last week my column about
weddings might have upset a few
people walking down the aisles
soon; if you are one of those
future spouses, don't read on
unless you want more of the
same.
The more I think about it, the
more the little things about a mar­riage
upset me.
While some millionaires can
afford today's ceremonies, no
rationalization can explain the
logic behind the cost of some
wedding items.
The Dress
Some wedding dresses cost
more than my first car did, and I
didn't drive my car once, then box
it up and put it in the closet.
Future brides are hypnotized by
page after page of bridal maga­zines
that convince them a down
payment on a new house is fool­ish
compared to the joy they will
feel wearing a long-trained,
sequin-encrusted, lacy, satiny
gown to the altar.
Sure, the bride is supposed to
look beautiful on her special day,
but imagine the resentment over
the breakfast table when, thou­sands
of dollars into debt, the
husband cringes at the sight of his
wife in rollers and a mud mask.
Cherish those breakfast-table
memories.
The Ring
When did the ring become the
sole focus of a marriage? I
thought what mattered is the love
between the husband and wife.
God forbid the man should buy
a tasteful ring he can afford. In
Madison Avenue's world, love
should be about monetary sacri­fice,
going into debt and selling
your soul to a jewelry store so that
your fiance' can have a big, clear
rock on her hand.
Men are taught, in a propagan­da
campaign reminiscent of pre-
World War II Germany, that two
month's salary is a good way to
judge if you hurt enough when
you buy an engagement ring.
Those pretty silhouetted people
in the commercials are in shadows
for a reason: you can't see the fear
on the guys face as he worries
about his credit card bills.
I wonder if, in in some future
bad economic year for DeBeer's,
The Diamond Company™, the
appropriate show of love for the
future groom will be three
month's worth of his hard-earned
money.
Most of the things associated
with "good" weddings are corpo­rate
exploitations of young cou­ples
thinking they are doing the
right thing by following tradition.
The cost of a ring, the design of
a dress and stores where presents
are registered are just attempts by
companies to set an arbitrary,
extraordinarily high price on our
emotions.
Sure, love is priceless, but it
shouldn't be a commodity.
Marriage magazines, consultants
and other predators have con­vinced
us that a happy, perfect
marriage is possible — if the store
is given a blank check.
Chad Barwick is editor of
The Plainsman.
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Senior, animal and dairy science
"The student rec room has
older equipment."
SUSAN KING
Sophomore, business
"No, not that everything runs
as well as it should in the finan­cial
aid office."
WALTON RISER
Sophomore, business
"Everything is fine to me."
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not up to date. The carpets are
old. The basketball courts are
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takes them a while to repairs
fixed on the extension."
Roll call:
Student attacks attendance policy
Editor, The Plainsman:
I have been attending classes
at Auburn for the past two and a
half years and ever since the first
quarter of my freshman year, one
thing in particular has been grat­ing
on my nerves.
This letter is focused towards
you professors who insist on tak­ing
attendance and knocking off
points for absences.
We students (at least most of
us) are in college to learn, not to
be told when or how it is to be
accomplished.
I myself pay for tuition and for
my own rent, etc., and if I choose
to throw out my money by stay­ing
in'bed one morning, that is
my business.
Well hear this: next time you
have one of your departmental
cronies tell me that class is can­celled
and to go home, I am going
to deduct $20 off of my tuition
bill.
Who is taking attendance now?
You get paid by lis to teach and
to mold our minds into intellectu­al
powerhouses, not to be our
mommies and daddies telling us
what we, the ones who put the
food on your plates, should be
doing with our dollars and time.
So the next time you decide to
call my name in class during roll,
realize this: I am not in my seat
as a favor to you, nor do I care if
Billy Badboy in front of me is at
home sleeping his pretty head off
or watching the Bimbo Brawl on
Jerry Springer. I am here because
that is what I have chosen to do
on that particular day.
If I say present, I would like to
hear in response a thank you for
doing my part in buying your lit­tle
boy a Tickle Me Elmo.
John M. Edwards
Junior, International Business
Plainsman gets
congratulations
Editor, The Plainsman-
Congratulations to you and The
Plainsman staff on your recent
Pacemaker award. I realize the
national prestige associated with
a Pacemaker.
I am a 1973 graduate of Auburn
University, and I have a subscrip­tion
to The Plainsman because
there is no better way to keep
informed of campus concerns,
events and viewpoints. I also
enjoy your coverage of local news
that affects Auburn students.
I commend you for a newspa­per
that deals with issues affect­ing
student life. Many college
newspapers rely heavily on wire
service news which is neither stu­dent
produced nor pertinent to
most students. News from the
wire service is little more than a
rehashing of new covered by TV
and radio.
Again, congratulations on a
premier college newspaper. I
look forward to the pleasure of
reading future issues.
Candis H. Hacker, 73
Birmingham, Ala.
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Abortion supporter should back-up stance
Editor, The Plainsman:
I feel a great obligation to respond to
the "Pro-Life Advertisement" opinion
article published in the Jan. 15
Plainsman. Many readers may feel that
the issue of abortion in our country is
one that will never be resolved, a debate
that has no answer, and as a result, feel
content to let others argue the issue for
them. There is a significant problem
with this stance: if the rationalists keep
their peace, then the only ones left to
carry on the discussion (and inevitably
form our nation's policies) will be the
loud emotionalists.
Whether one is pro-life or pro-choice,
the last person needed on his or her
team is someone who is content to spew
fiery rhetoric completely devoid of sub­stance—
rhetoric like the kind in Lizz
Fullerton's article. Although she claims
that "misinformation, misleading words
and straight-out lies" permeated the
Pro-Life supplement, she fails to give
any evidence of this. Lizz's report of
what her teacher in England had to offer
on the subject is less than irrelevant. It
also seems that Miss Fullerton's vigor­ous
defense of free speech, she "prompt­ly
took down" anti-abortion bulletin
board fliers, and claims that her "friends
told me I had done the right thing at
The Plainsman office and they would
have done the same thing." One might
think that this is a sad misunderstand­ing
of the freedom of speech!
I can easily understand how individu­als
on both sides of this issue will take
exception to Lizz Fullerton's article,
pro-life should be angered because of
her position and pro-choice because of
her shallow treatment of the principle
she attempts to defend.
If this position is, indeed, that of the
Plainsman, I urge you to observe the
first rule of good journalism: substance
is far more important than style.
Richard Howe
Senior, mechanical engineering
Good person taught me how to fly through life on my own
Occasionally, I have learned, the oppor­tunities
exist where you will be able to
meet people who will have a huge
impact on your life without — or some­times
even yourself — ever really know­ing
about it.
With me, that person was Bernard
Thompson.
I first had the pleasure of getting to
know Bernard when I moved down here
to Auburn almost three years ago and
was hired at a small commuter airline
stationed in Columbus, Ga.
Being a new-hire with only a weekend
of a crash-course training behind me,
Bernard all but took me under his wing.
He was a patient person who saw a
snot-nose punk, still wet behind the ears
and completely ignorant of how a real
airline — or the real world — worked.
Bernard took the time to sit me down
and teach me how to do my job.
He was a short, chubby guy who was
always in a good mood, and he always
had a smile on his face.
He had no difficulty showing some
new kid what to do out on the ramp or
how to use the complicated computer
system.
But what made Bernard such a memo­rable
person, what made him unique,
was his calm temperament.
He never lost his patience with me, no
matter how many times I might have
screwed up or did something stupid. He
only smiled, patted me on my back and
showed me the right way to do it.
It's the little things like that which
count. It didn't bother him to take the
time to show me how to do things. He
understood I was only trying my best, no
matter how much I might have been get­ting
frustrated.
He was also quick with the compli­ments.
He understood the occasional
"good job" or "hey, good work there" was
Matt Whitehead
enough to send a stupid teenager's ego
soaring.
Of course, Bernard was not anyone
important or special. He knew he was
just an everyday person with his faults
just like everyone else.
But like everyone else, there was some­thing
more to him than just that. Bernard
had a quality about him that separated
him from most people I knew.
He had a heart.
He was quick with a smile, handshake
or joke. He would go to work always in
a good mood, even though it might be
only 5:30 in the morning.
Even after he left his job there, Bernard
always found a reason to show up and
talk, just to see how everyone was doing.
Being a die-hard Alabama fan, he took
great pride in reminding me that I still
had not paid him the bet we made dur­ing
1996's Auburn-Alabama football
game.
Bernard died almost a year ago, and as
I see the anniversary of his death creep­ing
up, I find a surreal comfort in the
time that has passed since I first met him.
A lot has changed with me in the three
years that I have been here in Auburn.
And while I still have several more years
of growing to do — decades, if you listen
to my father — life on my own has
matured me.
A lot has changed. I have too.
Three years ago, Bernard saw this stu­pid
little kid, out on his own both finan­cially
and emotionally for the first time,
and he helped build up my confidence to
make me think I could face whatever this
world, or this damn University, could
throw at me.
I don't think people ever know the
impact of what they do has on others, no
matter how small or insignificant the
deed may be.
I don't think Bernard ever realized the
huge responsibility he took with helping
me learn to do a difficult job. I don't
think he ever knew just how big of an
impact he had in reinforcing my self-con­fidence.
I don't think even I did.
I just hope one day that I can do the
same for someone else.
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President: Carey Howard
Chapter Life VP: Courtney Gnau
Financial VP: Michelle White
Public Relations VP: Elissa Fory
Panhellenic Delegate: Robin Colbert
Programs VP: Kara Thompson
Membership VP: Amber Bruce
Recording Sec: Courtney Baggett
New Member Orient.: Kellie Franks
Corresponding Sec: Ellen Schrier
Academic Achiev.: Allison Baxter
Ritual: Patricia Cornwell
Marshall: Libby Rhodes
Treasurer: Christina Brainerd
Assistant Treasurers: Meredith King
Erin Housel
Historian: Amy Sandlin
Publicity: Whitnee Hogsed
Chaplain: Heather Cost
B Y EMILY PALMER
S t a f f W r i t er
There's been much talk in
Auburn recently about the abun­dance
of thefts and break-ins, but
there are ways students can pre­vent
themselves from becoming
targets.
Porter Properties manages the
Garden District on East
University Drive and the Cloister
on North Donahue, both of which
have built-in security systems in
each apartment.
The systems are monitored by a
security dispatch company which
then contacts the police in the
event that an alarm is triggered.
"It's more of a selling point
with girls more than guys and
parents love it; it makes them feel
safer," said Jerry Griffin, a main­tenance
supervisor with Porter
Properties.
It is such a selling point that
most new Porter complexes and
those that are renovated will have
an alarm system, Griffin said.
Although it seems to be an
issue with parents, students
rarely have the same concerns
about their own safety.
"The fact that there's an alarm
here is just that — there's an
alarm here. We don't feel like we
need it. Maybe in certain areas,
yes, but not where we are. I feel
safe with locks on the door," said
Carrie Mitchell, a junior in com­munication
disorders and a resi-
TRISH O'BRIEN/Photo Editor
Becky Forsester, a junior in rehabilitation services, activates
the alarm for her Garden District apartment.
dent of the Garden District.
Wade Holmes, a sophomore in
pre-business and another Garden
District resident feels the same
way.
"We didn't even turn ours on,"
Holmes said. "It was about $20 a
month to maintain, but we didn't
have anything that was worth
spending money on an alarm
for."
There are options for those who
live in apartments or condomini­ums
that don't offer a built-in sys­tems.
It is possible to obtain a sin­gle
unit alarm.
A moderately priced system
requires installing wires and
drilling holes in a leased apart­ment,
which would be difficult to
do without upsetting the owner
of the complex.
There is such a thing as a wire­less
system, but even with a wire­less
system, a resident must drill
holes into the wall to install the
keypad and door sensor, which
would again require permission
from a realtor.
Wireless system prices range
from $695 and can be around $20
a month for monitoring.
Another option for apartment
complexes is for realtors to install
video surveillance equipment.
"There's no reason why can
cost couldn't install a video cam­era
at each drive-in entrance. It's
not that expensive, it would raise
residents' rent only a few dollars
a monch and it makes it easier to
get a license plate number or a
good description of a car," said
Tom Snead, a government-appointed
member of the
Alabama Electric Security Board
of Licensure which sets the mini­mum
standards on surveillance
security.
Since most complexes have
only two entrances, only two
cameras would be needed and
that would cost approximately
$5,000.
"Five thousand dollars would
pay for a decent set of equipment,
a VCR and camera equipment to
record vehicles coming and
going," Snead said.
But some students will still
wait until a break-in occurs closer
to home before they make the
decision to use more aggressive
preventative measures, not just
standard door locks.
"I guess I'd be willing to pay
for cameras," Mitchell said, "but
until there's a problem I won't
really worry about it."
City Council rejects
pleas for rezoning
BY SARA SHEPHERD
Staff Writer
Many local residents are breath­ing
a sigh of relief after the
Auburn City Council denied two
ordinances to rezone property
near Moores Mill Road and
Opelika Road.
The issue of rezoning was a hot
topic at Tuesday's council meet­ing.
"It is unusual to have two or
three big rezoning issues at one
meeting," city manager Douglas
Watson said.
In an unanimous vote, the
council denied the petition of the
Cleveland Brothers to rezone
property located south of Moores
Mill Road.
The property, if rezoned, could
have experienced heavy residen­tial
and commercial growth.
The developers sought to rezone
the property as a comprehensive
development district (CDD),
which permits the development of
both businesses and homes.
Residents of the area expressed
concern for this possibility. It
could lead to decreased property
values, noise pollution and traffic
problems, one observer said.
"Moores Mill Road was not
designed for this type of traffic,"
William Graves said, speaking on
behalf of the Moores Mill home­owners.
Graves presented a petition to
the council with over 180 signa­tures
of concerned residents.
The council also refused to grant
a petition for rezoning to Dr.
Matthew Jenkins.
He was attempting to change
the zone for his property on
Opelika Road, currently a trailer
park, to CDD.
The council decided the proper­ty
fit the criteria for its current
zone, the redevelopment district
(RDD).
RDD provides for residential
use, as well as necessary commer­cial
and institutional uses on a
small scale.
RDD is not designed to promote
growth, but to promote improve­ment
of existing development.
A spokesman for Jenkins argued
the property, being a trailer park,
was not fully developed. His client
felt the CDD zone would encour­age
further development.
The idea that a trailer park is not
developed land "borders on silly"
Mayor Jan Dempsey said.
They denied the petition in a 6-
2 vote.
The council asked for Jenkins to
state his intentions for the proper-
MAXINE CLAYTON/ Assistant Campus Editor
Auburn Mayor Jan Dempsey presents a certificate of achievement for
excellence in financial reporting to the Auburn Finance Department.
ty before they would reconsider
his petition.
Students can breathe easier, too,
knowing that one of their favorite
Mexican restaurants can still serve
alcohol.
The council granted an alcoholic
beverage license tc the new owner
of Fiesta El Paso, formerly La
Fiesta.
Luckily for the new owner, he
had no problems with immigra­tion
officials unlike the previous
owners, and the council approved
his license.
In yet another rezoning topic,
the council voted to delay a deci­sion
about two new residential
areas.
The two developments would
be located on Gentry Drive, and
residents expressed concern about
the increased traffic to the area.
The resolution about the Gentry
property will return to the plan­ning
commission to clear up any
confusion about the issue.
In other business, the council
also approved a recommendation
to help pay for the Auburn High
School baseball field lighting pro­ject.
The city would cover half of
the cost, with the school board
paying the difference.
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Environmentalists upset over plan
Lake Martin may not be best place to
get water, environmental group says
BY CURT BROWN
Staff Writer
A local environmental group
has expressed its concern in
response to the continued dispute
over Auburn's use of water from
Lake Martin.
Tom Ivers, president of Save
Our Saugahatchee (an affiliate of
Alabama Water Watch) said the
city should wait until the resolu­tion
of the Water War — a legal
battle between Alabama, Florida
and Georgia.
The dispute is over water rights
to the Chatahootchee and
Tallapoosa rivers, and it will
have an effect on Lake Martin,
Ivers said.
"Auburn shouldn't consider
taking water from Lake Martin
until an agreement has been
reached.
"Auburn likes to grow, but
sometimes doesn't consider the
ramifications," Ivers said.
The city 'has employed
Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, an
engineering firm, to research the
possibility of removing water
from both Lake Martin and Yates
Lake.
The study concluded in a report
to the Auburn Water Works Board
that drawing water from Lake
Martin would be safer than draw­ing
water from Yates Lake.
This is because Yates Lake has
more creeks connected to it, and
therefore more pollutants feeding
into it.
The report also read that since
Yates is lower in elevation than
Martin there would be an added
cost in lifting the water to
Auburn.
However, there would also be
added costs to Alabama Power at
Lake Martin because the city
would have to bypass three dams,
consequently reducing the com­pany's
ability to produce hydro­electric
power.
In response to the issue of drop­ping
water levels caused by the
removal of water from the lake, a
representative of the company
said there would be a 0.11-inch
water level drop in a month.
This information was based on
a removal of 120 million gallons
per month from the 40,000 acre
lake.
The report compared this to
taking a quart of water from a
1,000 gallon tank.
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Jan 26-30 with the exception of ADS and ADPV students, which will
only be on Jan. 20 and 30. Students should contact their faculty
adviser to make an appointment in advance.
ARCHITECTURE
Building Science:
Open Door Policy, 202 Dudley Hall (Third and fourth year
students) Sign up prior to this date with your faculty adviser.
Industrial Design:
Open Door Policy, O.D. Smith Hall
Pre-Architecture and Pre-Building Science (Includes PAR, PID, PLA,
PBSC and first and second year design students):
Open Door Policy, 202 Dudley Hall
Seniors and
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen
priority students
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Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
26-30
2-4
5,6,9
10-13
EDUCATION
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door: Jan. 28-30
Pre-Early Childhood (GCEC) and Pre-Elementary (GCEE): Feb. 9-13
Health and Human Performance: Jan. 26-Feb. 22
Rehabilitation and Special Education: Jan. 26-30
Vocational and Adult Education: Jan. 28-30
ENGINEERING CONTINUED
Forest Engineering and PFYE
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Textile Curricula
Pre-engineering
'Priority Students
Jan. 29 5-6 p.m
Jan. 27-29
Jan. 26-29
Jan. 26-29
Jan. 26-29
Feb. 2-13
Jan. 27
Forestry 100
Dunstan 207
Ross 207
Wilmore210-B
see adviser
Ramsay 104
see adviser
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Students who fail to meet with their adviser will have
blocked.
Aerospace Engineering:
Aviation Management and PAM
Agriculture Engineering and PAN
Chemical Engineering and PCHA
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen
Civil Engineering
Computer Science/ Computer
Engineering
Environmental Science
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Science
Jan. 27
Jan. 26-30
Jan. 26-29
Jan. 28 6 p.m.
Feb. 2 6 p.m.
Feb. 5 6 p.m.
Feb. 12 6 p.m.
Jan. 26-29
Jan. 26-29
Oct. 26-30
Jan. 26-29
Oct. 26-30
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Broun 239
Broun 239
Broun 239
Broun 239
Harbert105F
Dunstan 230
Harbert 238
Broun 230
Harbert 238
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Advisement for forestry majors will be Thursday, Jan. 29 5-6 p.m. in
100 M.White Smith Hall.
HUMAN SCIENCES
Students must schedule an appointment with their advisers. Please
check your adviser's door by Jan. 20 to schedule an appointment.
LIBERAL ARTS
Seniors, graduate students, priority students Jan. 28-30
Juniors Feb. 2-4
Sophomores Feb. 4, 6 and 9
Freshmen Feb. 9-13
NURSING
Advisement will be 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. in 101 Miller Hall on Jan. 22,
23, 26, 27 and 28.
PHARMACY
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SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
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schedule in the Dean's Office or from the department adviser on
Jan. 23.
Seniors and priority students
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen
Jan. 26-30
Feb. 2-5
Feb. 5-10
Feb. 9-13
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Thursday, January 22, 1998
THE PLAINSMAN
Section
B
8 Pages
Committee narrows down candidates for dean position
BY SEAN GOURLEY
Copy Staff
And then there were five.
The search for a new dean of
liberal arts has been narrowed
down to five candidates by a
•search committee assigned the
task of selecting someone for the
position.
The candidates are: Marcia
Lynn Whicker, chair of the grad­uate
department of public
administration at Rutgers
University; John Heilman, inter­im
co-dean of the College of
Liberal Arts at Auburn
University; Dennis Rygiel, pro­fessor
and head of the depart­ment
of English at Auburn
University; Denis Calandra, chair
of the University of South Florida
Theatre department and James
Hougland, professor and chair of
the department of sociology at
the University of Kentucky.
The position of dean has been
occupied by Heilman and
Rebekah Pindzola on an interim
basis while the search has been
conducted.
Timothy Boosinger, dean and
professor of veterinary medicine
and chair of the search commit­tee,
said the committee will be
interviewing the candidates as a
part of the selection process.
The five candidates will also
be presenting seminars as Well.
"We would like for students to
come to the interview seminars,"
he said.
"The interviews start
Thursday," he said.
Gregory Kowalski, professor
and chair of sociology and mem­ber
of the search committee, said
the committee was made up of
representatives from fine arts,
humanities, social and behav­ioral
sciences and communica­tion
and journalism.
"It was a very open commit­tee,"
he said.
"It came up with the best of the
candidates who applied," he
said.
"We have the best set of appli­cants
we could possibly come up
with."
The committee showed "a
great deal of consensus" in
selecting the five remaining can­didates,
he said. There were 43
applicants for the position.
With the number down to five,
he said, "I am very pleased with
the outcome of the committee
and the selections that were
made."
He said the committee is look­ing
for a person with, among
other things:
• a doctorate degree in a field
within the college.
• administrative experience.
• the capacity to manage a
school.
• good communication skills.
• the ability to work effectively
with groups.
• good social skills.
please see DEAN, B3
Better safe than sorry University rewards full-time
employees with tuition waiver
BILL BURNS/Photo Staff
Students wait outside of Noble Hall after a fire alarm roused them from their rooms. It turined
out to be a false alarm, and students were allowed to return to their rooms.
BY GLORIA GRAHAM
Staff Writer
The.University's full-time employee tuition waiver
program is celebrating its fourth anniversary with
fewer than 300 employees taking classes this quarter.
The employee tuition waiver is offered to employees
who have worked at the University for 12 consecutive
months.
An employee can take five hours each quarter. The
waiver does not include spouses or dependents.
Although the program is only for University
employees, Jim Ferguson, vice president of adminis­trative
services, said he wants more employees to uti­lize
the program.
"We really thought we would have widespread par­ticipation,
but the average number of employees par­ticipating
has been considerably less," Ferguson said.
"Many employees don't want to wait so long to
receive their degree and taking only five hours a quar­ter
will take some time.
Excluding spouses and dependents from the tuition
waiver hasn't stopped Kim Rape from pursuing her
degree at Auburn. She works in personnel at The
Plainsman and is a freshman in business.
"I wanted to better myself, and I wanted to learn
new things that would help me on my job.
"I decided I wanted a degree because things are dif­ferent
today than they were when I was in school," she
said.
The tuition waiver varies based on the employee's
salary. Some employees receive up to 100 percent
tuition wavier and others receive 50 percent.
Ferguson admits most of the employees taking the
classes are working on their masters or doctorate.
The employees have to register on the first day of
classes, otherwise the waiver does not apply.
"Employees have to register on the first day of class
to keep students from getting the classes they need,"
said James Mitchell, manager of human resources and
personnel services.
"Employees have to have permission from their
supervision to take the classes and they have to make
up the time they missed," he said.
The program began with employees expressing
interest in taking classes to Ferguson in 1993.
Shortly after the Employee Tuition Waiver Benefit
Committee was formed to devise a criteria for the pro­gram.
The proposal was then taken to the Board of
Trustees who later approved the idea.
"The Board of Trustees wasn't interested in extend­ing
the tuition waiver to spouses and children.
"I think the board thought that it was inapproiate to
give free tuition to its employees' spouses and depen­dents.
"The board had to do what they felt was right and
they had good reasons for their opinion," he said.
Ferguson said that overall the tuition waiver has
made a positive impact on the Auburn community.
.Instructor warns against implementation of forgiveness policy
BY CHARLOTTE MCINTOSH
, Assistant Campus Editor
Although many students would like
their GPA boosted by the proposed acade-
' mic forgiveness policy, one economics pro­fessor
believes the policy would harm stu-
. dents.
i John Sophocleus, an economics instruc­tor;
said he believes the academic forgive­ness
policy would negatively affect stu­dents
in several ways.
' -The policy, proposed by Student
Government Association Senator Asim
Masood, would allow students to drop 15
hours of D's or F's and replace the grades
after the students have retaken the courses.
"This could be a dramatic impact on
freshmen, if a freshman has failed a course
in the first quarter.
"It could keep the freshman in school,"
he said.
Sophocleus thinks the academic forgive­ness
policy will hurt excellent students.
"The policy amounts to a wealth transfer
from good students to poor students," he
said. Masood said students at the top per­cent
will still be at the top percent.
"Excellent stu­dents
could be lower
in comparison to
other students, but
grades are based on
how you master the
material, not on how
you compare to oth­ers,"
he said.
A. S. Hodel,
chair of the academic
MASOOD
standards committee, said several students
have come to him with this concern. The
committee feels the forgiveness policy is
not the best way to help struggling stu­dents,
he said.
Sophocleus supports a plan similar to
one instituted by Dartmouth. To avoid
grade inflation, Dartmouth includes more
than class grades on student transcripts.
Next to the class grade, the class size and
the median grade of the students are listed,
he said.
"This plan makes grades more honest,"
FORGIVENESS POLICY T
Committee reviews and
monitors changes in forgive­ness
policy proposal
Page B5
he said.
Masood, however said it was "ridicu­lous"
to compare Auburn's system to
Dartmouth.
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Success center supplies student services
BY MAXINE CLAYTON
Assistant Campus Editor
Students no longer have to
travel from office to office search­ing
for help with career choices,
academic problems or a dead-beat
relationship.
The Student Success Center
aids students with such issues
and more from the time they are
first enrolled at Auburn until
their anticipated graduation date.
Nancy McDaniel, director of
the Student Success Center, said,
"The Student Success Center fol­lows
students from Camp War
Eagle until they graduate and are
working for an employer."
Freshman Experience and stu­dents
in transition, academic sup­port
services, student counseling
services and career development
services comprise the success cen­ter.
"The Student Success Center
was put together after a recom­mendation
of .the University
Retention Committee. With the
units being together, we are able
to reach across the board and
address all of the student's needs.
"The Student Success Center's
goal is to provide better services
Survey to evaluate advising
TRISHA O'BRIEN/Photo Editor
Deana Murphy, a senior in finance, is getting help form Glynis
Thomas-Thomas at the career resource library in the Haley Center.
within one unified program with academic and transitional needs
qualified staff who can meet the — OTTO/^FCQ PQ
please see S U C C E S S , B3
BY LEE DAVIDSON
Assistant State and Local
How do you feel about your
advisers? Are they there to help?
Are they patient with your prob­lems?
Do you like the clothes they
wear?
Okay, maybe not all of these
questions will be asked of you dur­ing
the course of your stay at
Auburn. But if the persistence of
Asim Masood, chairman of the
academic affairs committee,
proves successful, at least some of
these issues will be addressed and
accounted for.
Masood, is attempting to imple­ment
a campus-wide, inter-depart­mental
survey to evaluate, complJT
ment and update the role and effi­ciency
of academic advisers at the
University.
"The survey is designed to be an
accurate, unbiased assessment of
how advisers are doing in all the
different colleges and schools and
majors," Masood said.
He plans to conduct this survey
on a department-by-department
basis where it is possible and on a
college-by-college basis otherwise.
This idea has been in the "paper­work
stage" for two weeks now,
and Masood has plans for activat­ing
the survey and distributing it
please see SURVEY, B3
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Find out the results of the
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THE PLAINSMAN TbtirtJav. January 22.1998
BODIE PICKENS/M Editor
Honors Program upgrading name
BY CHARLOTTE MCINTOSH
Assistant Campus Editor
. With something as simple as a
name change, Auburn's Honors
Program may receive thousands
more in donations for future schol­arships.
Program Director William Gwin
is pushing for the name change
from Honors Program to Honors
College.
"Honors Colleges are funding
magnets.
"From talking to
honors directors (who
have made this
change), they have
seen a $1 million
increase in endow­ments
over a two to
three year period,"
Gwin said.
r: On Jan. 13, the
University Senate
approved the resolu­tion
to change the
name, and Gwin will propose the
resolution to the Board of Trustees
tomorrow.
"I was very pleased and gratified
that the faculty senate endorsed
our move from being an Honors
Program to an Honors College," he
said.
Although the name change may
seem insignificant, Gwin said there
will be many benefits from it.
; Jj The name change distinguishes
Auburn's fully developed organi­zation
from smaller, less rigorous
programs, he said.
Gary Swanson, senate chair,
said, "It is well-qualified for accep­tance
into the National Program of
Honors Colleges," he said.
The National Collegiate Honors
Council has 16 characteristics of a
fully developed honors program.
Auburn's program meets and
exceeds each of those characteris­tics,
he said.
Provost Paul Parks said
"From talking to honors directors (who
have made this change), they have seen
a $1 million increase in endowments over
a two to three year period."
WILLIAM GWIN
Honors Program Director
Auburn's Honors Program is clear­ly
qualified for an Honors College.
"(The program's) requirements
are very rigorous, and this will
give it more credibility and viabili­ty,"
he said.
Gwin also hopes the change will
recruit more outstanding students
by being the first honors college in
the state.
There has been a national trend
to change honors programs to hon­ors
colleges, he said.
"When we started the program
in 1978, (honors program) was the
name everyone was using. Now it
is mostly used in community col­leges,"
he said.
"There were 24 honors colleges
in 1994 and there were more than
70 in 1997," he said.
"I feel that with support, as
shown by the faculty and adminis­tration,
we can continue to grow,
recruit outstanding students and
support excellence in academics at
— — — Auburn," he said.
Key Warren, a
senior in chemical
engineering and
Honors Congress
vice president said, "I
think (the new name)
will be more of a
recruiting tool for
incoming, freshmen
just because it sounds
better.
"There may be
more money also," he said.
Several University Senators were
concerned that the name change
would mean internal changes for
the program.
Swanson explained that there
will be the same administration as
before for the program.
Gwin said, "This will be a better
use of our resources.
"It has no cost except to change
our letterhead and sign."
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BY ASHLEY DAVIS
Staff Writer
There is a little brick building
that stands all alone. No one
seems to know what it is, so shall
it remain unknown?
Auburn has a building on cam­pus
that seems to be a mystery to
most of the faculty and students.
The building is located behind
the. Psychology Laboratory
Research Building near the gravel
C-zone parking lot.
The sign on the door says,
"Auburn University Museum,
Authorized Personnel Only."
Auburn already has a museum.
Who knew the University had
another one? Who are the autho­rized
personnel, and why aren't
students informed about this
museum?
When several students were
asked if they knew of the build­ing
and what it contained they
answered, "I have no idea what
you are talking about."
James Ferguson, vice president
for administrative services said,
"I think that is the paleontology
lab." K.S. Drake Jr., assistant vice
president for facilities, said, "I
believe I am using the right term.
I believe it is the paleontology
lab."
Who really knows for sure?
Craig Guyer, associate profes­sor
of zoology and wildlife sci­ence,
is the one who can solve the
mystery of the unknown build­ing.
"The paleo museum is only
part of a natural history collection
the University has and, as you
pointed out, it is virtually
unknown to anybody other than
MATT MCMAHAN/Photo Staff
The sign on the door of a small brick building behind.the.
Psychology lab says "Auburn Univerisity Museum, Authorized
Personnel Only." Few students know about the building. •
those who have been there,"
Guyer said.
Guyer said they are in the
process of giving the museum a
higher profile.
"The museum contains a fine,
but small collection of fossils
from Alabama and even some
dinosaurs. It also contains proba­bly
the best collection of amphib­ians
and reptiles anywhere in
Alabama."
Right now only graduate stu­dents
and undergraduate volun­teers
go in the museum.
"We want to open it up so it
becomes more visible," Guyer
said.
"There is live animal space.
Graduate students are their care­givers
and undergraduate volun­teers
maintain the species." .
"There are fossils and mam­moth-
size turtle shells and other
cool stuff," said Joel Stewart, a
senior in zoology and an under­graduate
volunteer for the muse­um.
There is an effort going on to
establish a natural history muse­um.
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paleo museum. Maybe one-day
students will get to see "rnam-«
moth-size turtle shells and 'other
cool stuff."
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15?s?nt the college to the state of
A l a b a m a and to upper-level "
fcl "They have to be a jack-of-all-r^
rades," he said.
<\i-lHe said a candidate's vision
rJoC w h e r e the college is going
^jnaylbe the most important char-
^gptffistic the committee looks
*»*C He said if there is one candi­d
a t e with the best vision for the
college, "That's probably going
s£r.o be the one that's going to get
rait.
«•;-However, he said, "It's going
J*R>l3e pretty hard to decide."
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ISUCCESS
'of"the students," McDaniel said.
V-.tSfieated a year ago, the Student Success
j'Ginter is geared toward helping students at
Ttrfeir "key moments." McDaniel said these
; g*£ey moments" are when a student makes the
^transition into a university, take challenging
TCJM§ses and deciding which job is the best one.
£r I-Bernard said the office of career develop-
^-rherrt provides mock interviews, career fairs,
^internship information and administers a
'career assessment test.
"We help students with a wide range of
'concerns and needs. If we do not have the
^resources, we will refer them to other offices,"
Bernard said.
Each of the four programs work together to
provide the services and information students
heed, said Nancy Bernard, coordinator of
career development.
Students can receive the help they are
searching for at any of the offices and not hear
Kowalski said the schedule for
the five candidates is tight dur­ing
the two-day process.
They will have full days of
questions and discussions from
the time they wake up until din­ner.
Heilman said, "I think this is a
good committee chaired by Dean
Boosinger."
"We all look forward to the
selection of the next dean of lib­eral
arts."
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"Some schools like Harvard give
out all A's and B's. You can't say
that's a problem here when 40 per­cent
of some chemistry classes
fail," he said.
Sophocleus said grade inflation
has recently been publicized, espe­cially
at more prestigious schools.
He said inflation becomes worse
when teachers give few low grades
out of fear of getting bad teaching
evaluations from students.These
negative evaluations can prevent
teachers from getting raises, he
said.
"This (Dartmouth) policy
reduces the tendency to take easy
classes to boost your GPA, because
your transcript would show if half
the students got A's in the class,"
he said.
The excellent students would
stand apart from the good students
with this method, he
explained.Another disadvantage
of the forgiveness policy is it
would make grades and tran­scripts
much less clear to students
and the receiver of the transcript,
he said. The GPA on the transcript
would no longer reflect every
course taken by the student.
However, if the student did drop
a course using the forgiveness pol­icy,
the student's second grade in
retaking the class would be reflect­ed
in the GPA. Sophocleus was
also concerned that the academic
forgiveness policy would devalue
the Auburn diploma.
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an "I do not do that response," McDaniel said
because "the staff of each program is
crosstrained in other areas to fulfill students'
needs."
Vern Russell, coordinator of counseling ser­vices,
said crosstraining for his department is
limited because "you have to have certain
qualifications.
"We see students who have mainly person­al
or mental health concerns.
"Students come to our offices for a wide
variety of issues. Depression and relationship
concerns are the most common issues," he
said.
The programs comprising the success cen­ter
are spread into three main areas on cam­pus.
The director is located in Cary Hall,
Freshman Experience and counseling services
are located in Foy Union and academic sup­port
and career placement are located in Mary
Martin Hall.
"There is not a physical space available to
put each unit together without moving other
programs or offices in or out.
"We are not concerned with space, but with
looking at our delivery, staffing and way stu­dents
are worked with," McDaniel said.
The name "Student Success Center" was
the creation of U100 students. The name was
first Academic Success Center, but the stu­dents
felt Student Success Center would bet­ter
reflect them, McDaniel said.
When asked why the word "success" was
added to the name, McDaniel said, "We hope
for every student to have the experiences
which will lead to academic, personal and
career success."
In addition, Russell said, "We want to
ensure the success of students academically
and promote emotional wellness, as well as,
physical wellness."
SURVEY
within the next two weeks.
Students representing a cross
" section of majors and disciplines
have been given a pre-survey to
"gauge the questions asked check-
•ing-for any unintentional bias or
for unclear questions or inferences.
; - .Now Masood, his committee
and SGA will review the pre-sur­vey
results and prepare for the dis­tribution
of surveys throughout
the colleges, with hopes of process-
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ing results within the next month.
Once survey results are tabulat­ed,
they will be shared with all the
departments, and suggestions for
improvements or acknowledge­ments
of approval will be present­ed
as appropriate, he said.
To ensure a fair survey, the com­mittee
is using enrollment figures
to "target classes within majors" to
see that a fair representation is
made for all departments, he said.
Policy faces changes
Wter committee denial
•I g
BY LEE DAVIDSON
Assistant State/Local
*. The Student Government
Association Academic Affairs
Committee is still evaluating
changes in its proposal of a "for­giveness
policy" which would
allow students to invalidate up to
15-hours of failed or "D" graded
elasses when factoring their final
GFA.
-;Asim Masood, chairman of the
epHlmittee and an SGA senator,
said there are no new develop­ments
in the forgiveness policy
discussion, and it will be three
weeks before more facts will be
available.
I-The forgiveness policy was ini-fiaDy
conceived by Masood last
{alt when he presented it to the
£erjimittee. After facing opposi-flop,
he again submitted a revised
policy to the Academic Affairs
committee, which is composed of
faculty, for review at an Oct. 29
committee meeting where it again
was rejected.
The rejection was partly because
students who switch majors
would not be accountable for unfa­vorable
grades in the old major,
Masood said in a Nov. 6 article of
The Plainsman.
A willingness to alter the focus
of the policy from forgiveness to a
retake policy is on the table now as
a result of the Oct. 29 committee
meeting, he added.
Masood had no additional
details about specifics as to which
aspects of the policy will be again
revised in order to meet stipula­tions
for being accepted.
Masood remains confident the
policy will be passed pending fur­ther
improvements and adjust­ments,
he said.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
American Airlines donates cockpit trainer
Auburn University's Aviation Management program, already
among the nation's elite, will get even better next quarter when stu­dents
gain the use of a cockpit procedures trainer donated to the
University by American Airlines.
"Having this unit will greatly enhance our ability to teach the stu­dents
about jet aircraft power plants and systems,' said Bob Ripley, an
associate professor of aerospace engineering.
"Using the CPT will allow students to gain some hand on experi­ence
in various procedures necessary to operate these types of air­craft."
The trainer, which was used by American Airlines to train its DC-10
pilots, came to Auburn from American's flight academy in Fort Worth,
Texas. Roland Desjardins, American's director of commercial flight
operations, was instrumental in making the donation possible.
"I'm familiar with Auburn since I've been a trustee of the University
Aviation Association, which is headquartered there," Desjardins said.
"I'm familiar with the school's reputation in the industry and so
when this unit became available for donation, I contacted the people at
Auburn to begin the process."
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Camp War Eagle becomes Auburn tradition
Students rush to apply
for counselor positions
BY CLARISSA ADAMS
Staff Writer
This week hundreds of Auburn
students will turn in applications in
hopes of becoming one of 30 Camp
War Eagle counselors for this
year's Camp War Eagle program.
Camp War Eagle, like many
other Auburn traditions, is one rea­son
why many students choose to
further their education at Auburn.
Traditions such as rolling Toomer's
Corner and tailgating on game
days, serve as the bond that ties
students, faculty, parents _ and
alumni together.
However, this new tradition has
taken the campus and the city of
Auburn by storm every summer
quarter for the last three years. This
tradition is a three-day, two-night
orientation for incoming freshmen
appropriately called Camp War
Eagle.
Designed to help register fresh­men
for fall quarter classes and
familiarize them with campus and
college life, the central aim of the
program is to get them excited
about becoming members of the
Auburn family.
The idea for Camp War Eagle
came from University President
William V. Muse. After returning
from a trip to Texas A&M, Muse
reported to the Office of Student
Affairs that he would like to see a
new program implemented that
promoted Auburn spirit and its tra­ditions.
In the summer of 1994, the first
Camp War Eagle was held at a
campground in Columbiana, Ala.,
along with having freshman orien­tation
on campus. A total of 100
incoming freshmen were randomly
selected and asked to participate in
the new Columbiana program.
Among the guests that attended
the camp were Muse; the first
Aubie, Barry Mask; Director of
Recreational Services Susan
Nunnelly, known around campus
as "the Nun"; Dean Foy; the AU
Singers; and Auburn Cheerleaders.
"The students sang songs,
played games and learned the
Alma Mater and the Auburn
Creed. They really had a good
time, and the camp proved to be
very successful," said Camp War
Eagle Director Debbie Conner,
reminiscing about the first Camp
War Eagle.
"I remember at the conclusion of
the program the students put their
arms around each other and sang
the Alma Mater. We knew we had
something special here," Conner
said.
After seeing that the camp
proved to be a such a success, it
was decided that Camp War Eagle
CONTRIBUTED
Hundreds of Auburn students are expected to turn in applications to be one of only 30 Camp War Eagle
counselors. Above are last year's counselors, Susanna Avery, Chris Wyckoff and Synithia Williams.
and freshman orientation would be
combined and moved to Auburn's
main campus.
Conner was then named Camp
War Eagle director. Under her
direction, several unique items
were incorporated into the pro­gram.
Among these were
Auburnmania, where the different
groups within a session compete
for spirit awards and a pep rally
where "yell • ! _ _ _
books" complete
with all of
Auburn's famous
cheers are distrib­uted.
"Dean Foy
reminded us that
these 'yell books'
used to be popular
in the '50s. We
decided to bring
them back," Conner said.
Although the camp has
remained pretty standard for the
last several years, this year's
incoming freshmen will experience
a few new things as well.
"One of the things that we are
doing this year is letting the camp
counselors put together- and per­form
skits dealing with social
issues that college students are con­fronted
with. This way, the
campers will be able to see how
someone else would handle a par­ticular
situation or issue.
"Another change m the program
this year is that we will only be
selecting 30 Camp War Eagle coun­selors
instead of 35. We don't want
to overwhelm the freshmen. We
want to give the counselors and
campers a chance to connect," said
Scott Tippins, student affairs pro­gram
advisor.
When asked why he thought so
many current Auburn students
apply for the position of Camp War
Eagle counselor, Tippins said, "I
think it's neat because you get a
chance to make an impact. You are
their first impression of Auburn.
"I think that it's such an honor to
view for other things on campus as
well. It was just a great opportuni­ty
to meet fellow freshmen as well
as older Auburn students. I learned
several important things at Camp
War Eagle, such as not to be afraid,
classes start at 10 after the hour and
to never say THE Haley Center."
"I think what makes this camp a
success is that it is truly led by the
students. I may be the director, but
I only handle logistical things. The
_ ^ ^ _ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ c o u n s e l o rs
"Attending Camp War Eagle definitely helped
me a lot. It served as a basis of friends when
starting to Auburn in the fall."
BRANDT LONG
Senior, early childhood education
be chosen as a Camp War Eagle
Counselor because you have the
largest opportunity to make the
biggest impact," Conner said.
Senior Brandy Long was among
the 100 freshmen who attended the
first Camp War Eagle in 1994.
"Attending Camp War Eagle def­initely
helped me a lot. It served as
a basis of friends when starting to
Auburn in the fall. I was able to
meet so many people. It was neat
going through rush afterwards and
seeing familiar faces.
"Several camp counselors were
also presidents or active members
of their sororities. Because the
counselors were so nice and were
leaders on campus, that encour­aged
me to venture out and inter-and
the fresh­men
are what
makes this
camp what it
is," Connor
said.
"It is
interesting to
note that
although the
camp is not
mandatory, 96 percent of the fresh­man
class attend. They are excited
when they get here because they
have heard their friends come back
home from camp and talk about
what a great time they had," she
said.
This year's camp will be headed
by four head camp counselors.
They are Will Goodwin, Emily
Lewis, Ivy McKinnOn and Chris
Wyckoff.
"We are in the selection process
now for Camp War Eagle coun­selors.
They will be announced at
Cater Hall Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. I am
personally very excited about hav­ing
the opportunity to participate
in this program again. I consider it
a great honor," Goodwin said.
•Recently four students were
nominated for the Goldwater
Scholarship.
The candidates include Joy
Bagley, a junior in molecular
biology, Tamara Musso, a
junior in pre-medicine/bio-medical
sciences, Stone
Doggett, a junior in molecular
biology and Marina Falany, a
junior in pre-medicine.
The winner of this national
scholarship will receive up to
$7,000 for next year.
•Extension foresters Ken
McNabb and Mark Dubois
won the National Woodland
Owners Association Extension
Communication Award.
They won for their landown­er
education video "Multiple
Use Forestry for the Non-
Industrial Forest Owner."
•Patrick Greene, a graduate
student in foreign languages, is
studying in Costa Rica on a
Rotary Cultural Scholarship.
•Mary Florence Woody was
honored as a "Living Legend"
by the American Academy of
Nursing. Woody, the founding
dean of Auburn's School of
Nursing, spent five years at
Auburn during her 45-year
career.
The award is presented
annually to "the most stellar
fellows of the academy as role
models and reminders of nurs­ing's
proud history."
•The Fuller E. Callaway
Foundation of LaGrange, Ga.,
recently donated $500,000
toward efforts to build an art
museum and art gallery.
•Associate professor in the
College of Education Bruce
Ledford has incorporated
classes from Brazil and Peru
via the world wide web with
his Auburn class on technology
in the classroom.
Students will learn to <use
advanced electronic techniques
to create and use interactive
web sites on their computers.
•James Barth, Lowder
Eminent Scholar in finance, has
accepted a three-month acade­mic
assignment to the World
Bank in Washington, D.C.
•Kenneth Barker, an associ­ate
professor and head of phar­macy
care systems in ;the
School of Pharmacy, has been
named the 1998 recipient of the
Remington Honor Medal,! the
American Pharmaceutical
Association's highest honot
•Extension Forestry
Specialist Richard W. Blinker
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School of Forestry, Alabama's
only accredited forestry school,
effective April 1.
Brinker has 15 years of expe­rience
in forestry education
and extension, preceded by 11
years professional experience
in the forestry industry.
He succeeds Emmett
Thompson, who is retiring
after 14 years as the only dean
in the history of the School..
•Gerald Andrews, retired
chief executive officer - of
Johnston Industries and former
executive with West Point
Stevens, is teaching a three-hour
special problems course.
The course, called "Teaching
Creativity for the Work
Environment" was cross-listed
for students in the departments
of consumer affairs and textile
engineering.
Andrews, a 1959 graduate! of
Auburn, serves on the
Oversight Committee of Tthe
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He is a member of Ihe
College of Engineering's Hall
of Fame.
In 1995, Andrews w;as
named Leader of the Year-by
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If you know of any student or fac­ulty
member who has recently
been recognized, please contact
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BY STEPHANIE DAVIS
Campus Editor
It has been said it is harder to
get into vet school than it is into
med school. Many students at
Auburn and throughout the state
las well as the country would
-agree.
There are approximately 920
-hopeful applicants at the mercy of
the board of professors and deans
whose job it is to decide if these
applicants are worthy to attend
Auburn's vet school.
Donna Angarano, associate
dean for academic affairs, said the
competition for acceptance into
the vet school is fierce. She said
there are three different groups of
applicants.
"Approximately 120 Alabama
residents apply for vet school
each year. There are only 46 spots
available for these students,"
Angarano said.
She said the next group of
applicants are Kentucky resi­dents.
Kentucky is a contract
state. Approximately 100 or so
people apply each year. "We can
only accept 34," she said.'
Angarano said they receive
around 700 additional applica­tions
from the remaining states.
Of these only 10 are accepted.
She said there is so much com­petition
to get into Auburn's vet
school because there are not
many accredited vet schools in
the United States,
.i There are only 27 vet schools in
the country. A great number of
these are in the Southeast. There
are vet schools in Florida,
Georgia, Tennessee, North
Carolina, Mississippi and
Louisiana.
"Auburn used to take more
applicants in the 1970s when only
17 vet schools existed in the coun­try,"
she said.
Angarano said GPAs are
weighed heavily in deciding who
will be accepted. She said GPAs in
science and mathematics courses
are the best indicator of how well
students will do in vet school.
Students from Alabama and
Kentucky must have GPAs of at
least 2.5 to apply. The average
GPA of an applicant is around 3.3,
she said. Students from other
states must have a 3.0 GPA.
The amount of animal experi­ence
is also important factor in
determining acceptance.
"We look at experience in vet
clinics, labs, farm work as well as
other animal related activities,"
Angarano said.
Letters of recommendation and
interviews are also important, she
said.
"But the reality is that grades
are the most important because
students take such a heavy sci­ence
and math course load at the
vet school. This is the only way
we can make sure we have select­ed
students who will succeed. But
we definitely want someone who
is well rounded and who can
work with people as well as ani­mals,"
she said.
Applications are due on Nov. 1.
Interviews are done in February
and March and acceptance letters
go out at the end of March or
early April. Students do not have
to accept until April 15, Angarano
said.
"This gives the few select stu­dents
who were accepted to more
than one vet school time to
decide," she said.
She said there is no limit on
how many times someone can
apply to vet school.
"In fact most students have to
apply twice before they are
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accepted. After the third applica­tion
and rejection it is a good idea
for applicants to look at alterna­tives,"
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"I don't know what other job
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Angarano said there are several
different alternatives. "Many of
the student applicants come from
agriculture degrees or science and
mathematics degrees. These stu­dents
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She said opportunities within
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"We have veterinarians study­ing
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medicine field that people nor­mally
don't think about,"
Angarano said.
Whaley said she thinks the
application process is too long. "It
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wait to find out if we are accept­ed.
It seems as if I have to put my
life on hold for half a year."
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1/12, 3:56 p.m., Wilmore Drive
— The misuse of a parking
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1/12, 7:08 p.m., Athletic
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Avenue at Burton Hall — An
accident with no injuries was
reported.
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Sr., 40, of Pinehurst Dr.,'
Opelika, was arrested and-,
charged with driving under
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Auburn City Jail.
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was reported.
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