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Gov. James addresses students in lecture hall
BY JENNIFER MURPHREE
Assistant Campus Editor
Gov. Fob James addressed the students
land faculty of his alma mater Wednesday,
land was berated by both for dodging hot
1 topics, such as program cuts and a
[decreased budget.
Before James spoke, Glenn Howze,
I chair of the Faculty Senate, said he doubt
I James would volunteer any information
I on such controversial topics.
"I imagine today he's just running for
| office," Howze said.
James reminisced about his days at
IAuburn, remarking that "the lessons
[learned here are lessons that never leave
jyou."
Using this as a stepping stone to intro-
Iduce what would be the bulk of his
speech, James outlined the reasons for his
attention to grades K-12 during his term
as governor.
As a civil engineering major, James said
he was taught the importance of founda­tions.
"Not only are they important when
building bridges and highways, but we
must build strong foundations in society
as well."
James said the most important tool the
governor has is the use of the "bully pul­pit
to set priorities and provide the tenac­ity
to see them through."
Following an extensive outline of his
implementation of K-12 education poli­cies
and the laws passed to enforce them,
James brushed through a simple state­ment
of the importance of higher educa­tion,
with no mention of the perils facing
those within the system.
James' answer to the problems facing
Alabama's two- and four-year institutions
was a repetitive statement about his
Program Viability Standards law, passed
in 1996. The law has come under fire by
many of Auburn's faculty members, who
believe it's an improper solution.
"The law is a one-dimensional, simplis­tic
tool. No money has been saved. The
problem is not that we're trying to do too
much, it's that we still don't have enough
funding," Howze said.
James applauded his administration's
pouring of $250 million into special edu­cation
funds for grades K-12, while
Howze brought to everyone's attention
that it wasn't new money, but was taken
from the higher education budget.
When asked how he would convince
please see JAMES, A-3
THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor
Gov. James spoke to an packed crowd in Broun Hall. Questions from faculty
members dominated the question-and-answer session held after his speech.
Oh bother ...
CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor
Auburn did not escape the effects of tropical storm Georges as it swept through the South. Eleven
inches of rain has drenched the Plains since the storm rolled in Monday. Georges has also spawned
a series of tornadoes which have touched down in surrounding areas as nearby as Crawford and
Tuskegee. When will the rain end? For this week's five-day forecast, see page A14.
Plans revised for campus restructuring
BY BILL BARROW
State/Local Editor
A presentation and proposal
by University President William
V. Muse to the Commission to
Review the University's Role has
diminished talk of potentially
catastrophic campus restructur­ing.
Possible restructuring became
an issue after the Board of
Trustees created the Commission
in April to examine ways to
make Auburn more efficient.
The Commission, comprised of
five trustees, three administra­tors
and two faculty members,
spent the summer setting its
course to review the University's
organizational structure, clarify
the AU-AUM relationship and
identifying University priorities.
Muse made his recommenda-
"It would be a mistake, in my
opinion, to move AUM back to
being a branch campus."
tions on acade­mic
organizational structure
after sifting through 35 restruc­turing
proposals submitted to
him in late July.
Of the 35 proposals, four rec­ommended
massive academic
reorganization by combinations
of eliminating and consolidating
independent schools and col­leges.
Muse did not endorse any of
these plans in their entirety.
He endorsed only five organi­zational
changes. None involve
WILLIAM V. MUSE
University president
the complete elimination of a
school or college.
Muse called for the following:
• transfer of wildlife sciences
program in the department of
zoology to the School of Forestry
to create a School of Forestry and
Wildlife Sciences
• merger of the departments of
geology and geography into a
single department in the College
of Sciences and Mathematics
• merger of the departments of
zoology and botany /microbiolo­gy,
along with the general biolo­gy
program, into a department of
biological sciences in the College
of Sciences and Mathematics
• merger of the departments of
entomology and plant pathology
in the College of Agriculture
• possible merger of human
resources and payroll and bene­fits
units.
Muse estimates the potential
savings of such reorganization at
$300,000 per year, or one thou­sandth
of one percent (.001) of
the University's $327 million
annual budget.
Some audience members at the
meeting said Muse's proposals
are minor relative to what he
could have offered the commis­sion.
Jo Heath, University Senate
chair-elect, said, "He took a big
please see PLANS, A-3
Muse supports vote to
merge nursing schools
BY MAXINE CLAYTON
Staff Writer
University President William
V. Muse proposed the consolida­tion
of the nursing schools at
Auburn University Montgomery
and Auburn as a step toward
enhancing the relationship
between both campuses.
Muse presented this proposal
to the Commission on the Role of
the University Friday, Sept. 18.
Nov. 20, the Commission will
make its recommendations to the
Board of Trustees concerning
Muse's proposal. The board will
then vote to decide whether to
proceed with the merger.
According to the proposal, the
schools of nursing at Auburn and
AUM, if merged, will have simi­lar
curriculums and one dean
located at AUM for both pro­grams.
In the proposal, Muse wrote,
"This arrangement should also
facilitate the development of
clinical experiences for all our
students, since the greatest
opportunities for clinical assign­ments
are in the Montgomery
area."
Ultimately, the merger will
save administrative costs and
provide greater flexibility for the
students and the faculty, Muse
said.
"Both programs are relatively
small. There are 12 faculty at
AUM and 12 faculty at Auburn.
The two units could be consoli­dated
under one dean," he said.
Two years ago, the school of
nursing at both campuses were
scheduled to become consolidat­ed
beginning this quarter, but the
Board of Trustees voted against
it.
The faculty at Auburn's school
of nursing is opposed to the pro­posed
merger and met with
Muse Monday to voice its con­cerns.
"I am not opposed to similar
curriculums, but the school of
nursing (at Auburn) should have
the dean here and not at AUM.
Giving the dean to a smaller
Auburn campus is not a feasible
option," said Charlotte Skelton,
dean of the Auburn school of
nursing.
"I am not trying to save my job.
I am trying to save the integrity
of the school. We love this
school," she said.
Skelton said placing the dean
at the AUM campus gives
Auburn students the connotation
of being second class and will
cause various problems.
Jenny Hamner, associate pro­fessor
of nursing, said, "Placing
the dean at AUM makes Auburn
seem as the secondary site and
not the primary site."
With the dean stationed at
AUM, if any problems arise at
the Auburn school of nursing,
students and faculty will have to
travel to Montgomery or call in
order to resolve their issues,
Hamner said.
However, Muse said there
should not be any problems. The
dean will be "administratively"
positioned at AUM and will
please see NURSING, A3
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NURSING
work with both campuses, he
said.
Also, Muse said, "The dean
will have an office at AUM and
Auburn. Montgomery is only 35
miles away and it will not be
hard for students and faculty to
contact the dean."
Another problem, Hamner and
Skelton said, is there are numer­ous
clinical opportunities for the
nursing students at Auburn.
Hamner said Auburn is centrally
located between Columbus, Ga.
Montgomery and East Alabama
Medical Center.
"We have a great (nursing
school) program and are in great
demand. It is a great accomplish­ment
to be accepted by AUSON.
By any criteria we have a great
product," Hamner said.
"We have 357 students with
pre-nursing hours. We make the
University $1.5 million yearly in
tuition. We are not a small pro­gram,"
Skelton said.
The school of nursing intends
CONTINUED FROM A1 PLANS CONTINUED FROM Al
THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor
Senior nursing student Amanda Leggett (right) prepares an intermit­tent
IV infusion with help from Jenny Hammer, associate professor.
to fight the merger from occur­ring.
A letter was sent to alumni
of the school of nursing inform­ing
them of the proposed merger
and encouraging them to write
letters to Muse.
"We do not dislike AUM, but it
is in the best interest of the
school, alumni and faculty for
the merger not to occur," Skelton
said.
JAMES CONTINUED FROM Al
students to vote for him based on
the suffering of higher education
in recent years, James said he was
trying his best to implement the
same standards as he had for K-
12.
Another faculty member asked
James why he didn't fight the
problem using his "bully pulpit."
James said the only way to fair­ly
address the problems concern­ing
reallocation of funds and sen­sitive
program-cutting issues is to
do so, "slowly and methodically."
However, James listened intent­ly
to grievances by students in
•the aerospace engineering and
nursing programs, whose majors
are being considered for cuts or
mergers with other schools.
"If I could change the rules, I'd
change a lot of things a lot quick­er.
But the only way I think these
problems can be addressed is
through legislation," he said.
James assured nursing stu­dents,
whose program has been
nominated for a merger with
AUM's nursing program, that,
"I'm sure President Muse and all
those responsible for making the
decision will do the right thing."
Another point of interest cov­ered
by James in his speech was
his opposition to a state lottery, or
any type of gambling in the state.
It is an issue that has been heavily
debated between James and his
opponent, Lt. Gov. Don
Siegelman.
"I oppose any type of gambling,
whether it is a casino or a lottery.
We're better than that in this state.
"I won't hinge the future of this
state on a gamble," James said.
Traditionally, James has sup­ported
freedom of religion battles
concerning the 10th Amendment
to the Constitution, and he reaf­firmed
this conviction in his
speech.
James also named federalism as
a major concern for our genera­tion.
He urged students to look
up the term and study it, saying,
"liberty hangs on a thin thread
that can easily be broken."
James ended his speech on an
amiable note, joking that he was
sure the football team would get
better in the future.
Easing the tension, he reversed
the questioning, asking students,
"What do you girls and guys do
around here for fun?"
risk. Some of the trustees want
more (than what Muse pro­posed)."
Commissioner Ed Richardson,
state superintendent of educa­tion,
said, "I think it is what we
could reasonably expect."
Despite the narrow focusjsf his
proposals, Muse said the issue of
restructuring is not over until the
commissioners and trustees vote.
The final commission meeting
to vote on all proposals is slated
for Nov. 19. The Commission,
however, can- " ^ ^ ^ ^ ~ ^ ^ ^ ^~
not set any
University poli­cy.
The Board of
Trustees will
meet Nov. 20 to
cast the binding
vote on any
policy changes
recommended
by the commis­sion.
Muse also
reported on his
review of the AU-AUM analysis
completed in August by Provost-emeritus
Paul Parks and Roger
Ritvo, chief academic officer at
AUM.
The president answered ques­tions
previously raised about the
specific role of AUM. "In my
judgement, AUM stands today
as a significant asset to Auburn
University and to the state of
Alabama," Muse said.
"It has gained an excellent rep­utation
for the quality of work
that is done by its faculty and
staff and is an important part of
the Montgomery community."
Muse recommended there be
no change in AUM's institutional
status. "It would be a mistake, in'
my opinion, to move AUM back
to being a branch campus."
But, Muse said, "I don't
believe Auburn University is
ready to establish a system with
AUM operating as an indepen­dent
institution.
"It would be too expensive for
Auburn to attempt to establish a
'I plan to ask the joint faculty committee that
has worked on this issue previously to
reconvene to work out the details for such a
merger by Oct. 1,1999."
WILLIAM V. MUSE
University president
system administration with only
two campuses."
After citing intensive integra­tion
already in place, Muse
offered nine opportunities for
greater administrative and acad­emic
integration, with estimated
potential savings of $325,000.
Among these integrations is
Muse's call for the nursing pro­grams
at Auburn and AUM be
brought together as one adminis­trative
unit to be headed by a
dean based at AUM.
A similar proposal was voted
down by the full Board of
Trustees in 1996.
"For the time being, I am
proposing that we continue to
offer degree programs on both
campuses," Muse said.
"I plan to ask the joint faculty
committee that has worked on
this issue previously to recon-vene
to work out the details for
such a merger by Oct. 1, 1999."
AUM Chancellor Roy Saigo
was pleased with Muse's recom­mendations.
"He was right on.
^ ^ - ^ ^ - " ^ — He has gone
through exten­sive
investiga­tions,
and I
think he put for­ward
a synergis­tic
opportunity
for us. He creat­ed
a good dis­cussion
point.
There are good
things coming
from this
(Commission)."
F o l l o w i n g
Muse's report, the Commission
altered its remaining calendar.
The Commission will meet next
on Nov. 6 following the Board of
Trustees meeting.
At this meeting Muse will pre­sent
his recommendation con­cerning
program priorities and
non-priorities.
The meeting will be followed
by a public forum on Nov. 13 for
faculty, staff, students, alumni or
any other interested parties to
address the commission concern­ing
any proposals before it.
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Thursday, Oct. 1,1998 TlieAuWurnnP rl l,a msman
Truck collides with train on Donahue
BY BILL BARROW
State/Local Editor \
A Thompson Carriers truck
hauling sand collided with a west­bound
CSX train last Tuesday
afternoon at 1:30.
The crossing is marked by flash­ing
signals. There are no guard
arms at the crossing, but the flash­ing
signals were operational at the
time of the accident.
Tyler E. Taylor, driver of the 18-
wheeler, did not sustain any
injuries. He was unavailable for
comment.
His truck was overturned,
spilling sand into the street. The
truck also suffered body damage
to the trailer and lost two wheels
and a rear axle.
Taylor did not have a commer­cial
driver's license. An Auburn
Police spokeswoman said she was
unsure whether Taylor will face
any charges in the accident.
Don Wilder, manager of traffic
signal maintenance, said, "I was at
my desk at work when I saw the
truck turned over. I saw the sand
blowing out of the back of it and
thought there had been an explo­sion."
Taylor was moving and talking,
Wilder said, when he arrived on
the scene.
"He (the driver) said he didn't
hear or see it. I hate to quote him,
but that's what he said," Wilder
said
Jim Messick, a graduate student
in physics, said, "I heard a thud.
The driver must' have slowed
down as he hit the hill (over the
tracks).
"Advice I'd give? When the
lights are blinking, stop. The train
wakes me up at 5 a.m. every
morning, so I'd find it hard to not
hear it coming," he said.
Jason Redd, presenter for the
Auburn area Operation Lifesaver,
said, "Always yield to the train.
CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor
A CSX train collided with a
sand truck, driven by Tyler E.
Taylor, Tuesday afternoon. The
18-wheeler overturned and
suffered body damage. The
driver was not injured.
The train always has the right of
way. If you see it coming, stop.
"Trains are big and it's impossi­ble
to judge how fast one is going.
Train speeds are not a factor in
accidents. Most accidents occur
under 25 mph," he said.
"Crossbucks are legally a yield
sign. So yield to the train. You are
breaking the law to not do so."
Kym Dillon, state coordinator
for the Operation Lifesaver, said
the accident adds to Alabama's
total of about 60 crashes this year.
In 1997, Alabama ranked 9th-worst
in the nation in the number
of train — vehicle accidents with
135 crashes. Among them were 58
injuries and 19 fatalities.
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injuries and two fatalities.
Dillon did say drivers cannot
always blame the absence of
guard arms and signals for acci­dents.
"We have about 4,000 public
crossings in Alabama. Only about
30 percent have signals, the rest
only have crossbucks or just a stop
sign," she said.
PAUL KARDOUS/Online Editor
Most states average about 50
percent signaled crossings, Dillon
said.
"But signals are not absolute.
National statistics show that half
of all train-vehicular crashes occur
at signaled crossings," she said.
"Most crashes are not people
trying to race trains, it's just that
they don't slow down and pay
attention."
News Bri
USA student dies during arrest,
possibly due to police brutality
A student at the University of South Alabama died in police
custody Sept. 11.
Joseph "Boston Joe" Annis, a 27-year-old engineering student
died of strangulation and multiple blunt-force injuries.
Annis, after a fight with his girlfriend, visited several clubs. He
left Hayley's, on Dauphin Street, at 2:30 a.m.
He then reportedly began charging at vehicles on Government
Street and not wearing a shirt.
Four police officers arrived on the scene at 3 a.m. and subdued
Annis with batons, pepper spray and prone restraint. One officer
suffered a broken arm as a result of the struggle.
Annis removed the rest of his ciothes during this time.
When police had Annis shackled and handcuffed, lying face­down,
Annis had trouble breathing.
Police took him to a local hospital where he was pronounced
dead on arrival.
An autopsy revealed Annis' blood-alcohol level was .20 —
twice the legal limit.
Annis' parents have hired a Mobile lawyer and claim the arrest­ing
officers used excessive force when arresting their son.
An investigation is now being conducted into the possibility
that the death was a result of police brutality.
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newspaper's opinion are
restricted to this page. The
unsigned editorials reflect
the views of The Auburn
Plainsman's editorial
board which is comprised of
the executive staff,
section editors and
assistants. Other opinion,
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Lee Davidson
Editor
Matt Romano
Managing Editor
Karlyn Bogie
Copy Chief
Bill Barrow •
State/Local Editor
Charlotte Mcintosh
Campus Editor
David Ching
Intrigue Editor
Steve Raymond
Sports Editor
Chris Compton
Photo Editor
Jason Key
Art Editor
Robert Edmonds
Business Manager
CORRECTIONS
Mistakes sometimes occur
in the production of The
Auburn Plainsman. When
corrections are necessary,
they are printed on page A-3
in the following week's
edition.
Our View
OASIS stumps students, staff c ^ L hange made solely for the
^ ^ * " ^ ^ sake of change is never a good
thing. It's kind of like spinning your
wheels.
Change made in response to necessity,
however, is not only good, but mandatory.
Somewhere in between these two extremes
lies OASIS, the University's latest online
registration program, which has been
plagued with problems since its first day of
operation, Sept. 9.
OASIS replaced AU PASSport which
lacked the capacity either to process the
transition to semesters or to handle millen­nium
compliance restraints.
R4SSport's shortcomings presented
administrators with obstacles which
demanded attention. But it also provided a
window of time for solutions to be proper­ly
worked out. The time frame was clear:
Auburn needed an improved system by the
year 2000 (which coincides with the pro­jected
semester-transition deadline).
So research began; computer analysts
worked long hours, and this fall OASIS
arrived on the scene.
But the manner in which it presented
itself has left nothing but chaos and confu­sion
in the minds of Auburn students, fac­ulty
and staff.
Currently, OASIS shuts down from 8
p.m. to 8 a.m. daily for trouble-shooting
and scheduled maintenance. This leaves
students without access to financial aid
information, grades and schedules. The
system also prevents students from adding
two classes which meet simultaneously,
and it disconnects students from the online
server with no warning or reason.
The problems are as endless as the wide­ly
held consensus that OASIS has yet to
improve anything. OASIS has also compli­cated
professors' lives by not providing
accurate student attendance rolls for class­es,
thus interfering with teaching.
All expected benefits have been over­shadowed
by a general distrust of the sys­tem.
OASIS will improve how students access
information in the long run. As the
University anticipates the approaching mil­lennium,
it is inevitable that computer
glitches will occur. And there are some
problems which cannot be foreseen and
must simply be dealt with as they arise.
Does this discount student and faculty
aversion to this system? No. It actually can
be empowering to OASIS supporters, if
you heed our cry.
So, this is what we say to OASIS — to its
creators, advocates and denouncers — we
understand why it is here. We acknowl­edge
that the University needed an
improved system, but we're not home free
yet.
Now it's time for the brains behind
OASIS to once again pull some all-nighters.
Revamp OASIS so that by the time seniors
registration is open in a few weeks, its cur­rent
problems will be solved.
It is human nature to resist change. Some
people even resent it. We often prefer to
reminisce about the days gone by — or in
this case, our dependable, albeit limited,
PASSport system — especially when the
"new guy" arrives unannounced and
speaks a computer language foreign to us
all.
Lee Davidson
JASON KEY/Art Editor
Only time will show Wallace's true legacy
Late in the evening of Sept. 13,
George Corley Wallace drew his
last labored breath, leaving
behind a twisted, confused legacy
in Alabama and around the
world.
Two nights later, I ventured the
Capitol Rotunda in Montgomery
to pay my last respects — or per­haps
just to survey others paying
theirs — as Wallace lay in state in
a bronze casket draped with the
Alabama state flag.
There I saw the shell of a man
who rose from humble begin­nings
in Clio, to international
infamy with his everlasting cry of
states' rights and middle-class
empowerment.
Through such themes, Wallace
changed the scope of American
politics. He credited his own
failed candidacies for the presi­dency
as paving the way for two
more Southerners, Jimmy Carter
and Bill Clinton, to make success­ful
runs at the White House.
His cry of populist conser­vatism,
he said, was the wave on
which Richard Nixon and Ronald
Reagan rode to victory.
Such is the legacy Wallace
would have us remember. But
will we?
Bill Barrow
Wallace's death garnered a
front-page headline in The New
York Times which tells the story
many will remember. It read:
George Wallace, Segregation
Symbol, Dies at 79.
Such a headline should not
surprise — the lips which cried
for states' rights once bellowed
the words "segregation now, seg­regation
tomorrow, segregation
forever" — but does it tell the full
story?
George Wallace lived as a seg­regation
symbol, but my observa­tions
that night in Montgomery,
my limited view of history, my
gut-feeling and my youth tell me
he did not die a segregation man.
The small-framed boy from
Barbour County did not suffer
from hate, he suffered from love
— love of power, fame and acco­lades
from the masses.
Such was the source of his
"Stand in the Schoolhouse Door,"
at the University of Alabama.
Such was his justification for
fighting the civil rights move­ment
at every turn.
At Wallace's funeral, Gov. Fob
James said, "Alabama was proud
to call George Corley Wallace one
of its sons, but more importantly,
Gov. Wallace was proud, from the
bottom of his heart, to be an
Alabamian."
He fought against integration
because much of the Alabama he
was proud of fought it, too.
White voters put Wallace into
office, and he answered their call,
He was a victim of his desire
to be a champion of his time, a
product of what we now know
was a wayward society.
After a would-be assassin's life-changing
bullets left him a para­plegic
in 1972, Wallace said as
much. His contrite, humble plea
for forgiveness from all of society,
particularly the black community,
replaced his defiant drawl against
the federal beasts of integration.
Much of the black community
has forgiven this repentant man,
and the scene in the rotunda
showed it.
Two of the National
Guardsmen who guarded the
governor's casket were black.
The floral arrangement closest to
Wallace was signed by Connie
Harper, a black school-teacher
who, with Wallace's help, started
a job training program in 1968. It
read: "My beloved Gov. Wallace
is finally at peace."
In James Cameron's "Titanic," a
survivor of the sinking described
survivors in life boats as "waiting
to live, waiting to die, waiting for
an absolution that would never
come."
George Wallace spent 26 years
of pain after Arthur Bremer's
assassination attempt waiting to
live, waiting to die. Only he and
the Almighty know if his absolu­tion
ever came.
The actions and consequences
of Wallace the politician should
never be repeated or forgotten,
but the sins of Wallace the man
should be forgiven.
Anything less simply perpetu­ates
the hate he once represented.
Bill Barrow is Stale' Local editor
ol The Auburn Plainsman.
Frat boy, we 're not laughing with you
To tell you the truth, I think it's
just the hypocrisy of it all that
gets to me so much.
Fraternities, that is. Honesty.
Brotherhood. Chivalry. Ask any
frat boy, and that's what he'll tell
you they stand for.
Watch his actions, though, and
you'll see something different.
Before I go on my rant bashing
the Auburn University Frat Boy,
let me make one point clear.
There is a difference between a
frat boy and a guy in a fraternity.
There is nothing inherently
wrong with a guy in a fraternity.
My roommate is a guy in a fra­ternity.
Many of my friends are
guys in fraternities.
Like the rest of us, the guy in a
fraternity is just trying to work
his way through school.
He takes showers and can be
social without being obnoxious.
He has some fun, makes his share
of mistakes and learns from them
along the way.
It is these traits that show us
what separates us from frat boys.
The frat boy never learns. You
see him every day, everywhere
you go. He is unmistakable in his
attire, from the croakies and
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the way down to his ratty New
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The frat boy lives for little more
than beer, Sega and the possibili­ty
that some naive freshman girl
might want to spend the night.
He has no direction, no poten­tial
and no idea what will hit him
once he finally leaves school.
Almost makes you want to pity
the frat boy. Well, maybe not.
The frat boy brings it upon
himself. He has no agenda.
At least the politically correct
inhabitants of our campus have
something they believe in. They
may come across as strange and
somewhat misguided, but at least
they stand for something.
The frat boy literallyiStands for
nothing but getting drunk and
telling stories about shaking with
a girl too drunk to know her
name (Note — to the frat boy,
hyperbole isn't a literary term. It
is, in fact, an art).
I often wonder a few things
about the frat boy.
• What's with the New Balance
shoes? Is it true that the makers
of these grey running shoes
signed a contract with the IFC
guaranteeing that they be handed
out at initiation? And why are
they always used?
• Is there a fraternal boycott on
hair cuts? We've got three barber
shops surrounding Toomer's
Corner; there is no explanation
for all these shaggy haired frat
rats strolling across our campus.
• Can't something be done about
the smell of frat houses? That
stench is permanently fixed in
my nasal cavity. I guess it would
be hard to deodorize 120 pairs of
New Balance shoes.
• Is it against fraternal policy to
own a clothes hanger? While I
understand that khaki pants are
part of the official frat boy uni­form,
is it necessary that they
.always look as if they were slept
in the night before? v
• What's with the fighting? Does
it really make you more of a man
when you and 20 of your buddies
jump a guy and pummel him
into submission?
Sometimes I feel we would all
be better off without the divisions
caused by the Greek system.
Greek vs. Independent.
Fraternity vs. Fraternity. Brother
vs. Brother. There is no end to it,
and in the long run, these bas­tions
of brotherhood do more to
tear this college apart than bring
any two people together.
Maybe I just don't get it. I
don't see the attraction of paying
$500 a quarter to have a group of
guys talk behind your back.
But that's just me.
By now you're probably asking
yourself, am I a frat boy? I could­n't
tell you, chances are I've never
met you. I can tell you this —
being a frat boy is not limited to
those in fraternities.
Frat boy is a state of mind, an
attitude, not a designation.
So are you a frat boy? Maybe.
That's just something you've got
to decide for yourself.
Mall Romano is managing
editor ol The A uburn Plainsman
Train: 3
Vehicles: 0
Stupidity: f
What's the symbol for infinity?
That would be a much better way
of summing up Auburn's limitless
potential for disaster as long as
trains and cars continue to meet
each other a little too up-close and
personally.
Since January 1998, collisions
between trains and vehicles have
proven costly, if not fatal, to Auburn
and Opelika residents.
The latest collision occurred the
second day of class, at a time when
campus is more packed than ever.
At this particular accident, an
Opelika truck was clipped on the lef
rear side by an oncoming train trav­eling
westbound out of Auburn.
Thanks to an early phone call, I
arrived at the scene about 15 min­utes
after the incident, before the
driver was pulled out of his over­turned
18-wheeler.
I didn't want to see this scene as it
unfolded before me in a blur of scat­tered
sand, and police cars circling
amidst an ever-increasing crowd of
curious bystanders.
However, had either the truck dri­ver
or the engineer been a split sec­ond
earlier, the end result would
have been even more disastrous.
Then I definitely would not have
wanted to see that site.
Someone else was there even
before I was — the Auburn-area
"presenter" for Operation Lifesaver,
Jason Redd.
He was taking pictures or "gather­ing
evidence," as he phrased it. He
will use these shots at his next lec­ture
on train safety. Redd will once
again prove "it's no contest" when
vehicles run into trains — regardless
of whether the individuals involved
realize the train is coming or not.
Redd said this latest wreck will
add credence to speeches he gives to
Auburn students and organizations
in which he stresses the importance
of train safety and awareness.
But we've all heard the lectures
before. We consciously know it is
wrong and in fact against the law,
and yet we see people tempting fate
everyday. Why is this? What's the
rush?
What happened to the days of
waving to the conductor, counting
the railroad cars or seeing if this
train is long enough to be a record-breaker?
For most of us, such moments
have long since past. We're in too
big a hurry. I've seen it happen too
many times. You hear the train com­ing,
see the flashing lights, but yet
you think, "It couldn't happen to
me,..." And then it does — or it hap­pens
to your next-door neighbor.
That's my reality.
Fall quarter is a busy, bustling
time at Auburn. It becomes a mecca
for thousands of football fans,
prospective students and fun-loving
young people. It's a time for speed
and agility on the playing field —
not on the streets. Use your own
common sense; don't try to beat a
train.
Trains travel 45 miles per hour
through Auburn, and they have no
plans for slowing down. The safety
mechanisms at each of its crossings
are up-to-date and legal. This is the
situation we have to work with; it is
up to us to live within these perime­ters.
Perhaps it seems harsh to attempt
to gauge stupidity in a town full of
college students. But, if it's one thing
you should have learned in driver's
education, it is to be a defensive dri­ver.
Look out for a train.
Treat every crossing as though
there were a train present. It is
Alabama law to come to a complete
stop when crossing a railroad track.
So do it. Fine, get honked at. Let
people think you're excessively cau­tious.
Stay alive until graduation.
Trains are already ahead 3-0. Let's
just slow down while we're no fur­ther
behind.
Lee Davidson is editor of
The Auburn Plainsman.
Thursday, Oct. 1,1998 TneAuLumFTairisrrian A7
ON THE CONCOURSE
How do you feel the media handled the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal?
Interviews and photos by Chris Compton, photo staff.
AARON SHERRILL
Sophomore, mechanical engineering
"It makes me ashamed. I don't
think it should be covered. Other
countries laugh at us and that
weakens the nation."
LARA RYAN
Junior, mass communications
"The media went too far. They
did too much coverage and
focused too much on the specifics
that didn't matter to the people."
CHRIS HOLLIDAY
Senior, building science
"Fine with me. I didn't like
him in the first place."
JUSTIN OWENS
freshman, mechanical engineering
"They need to leave him alone.
People are doing the same thing
and (the media's) not blowing it
up."
FELISHA SYLVUS
Sophomore, pre-med
"I didn't think it was good. It
was his personal business. It has
nothing to do with his politics."
Program cuts hurt more than eye can see
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
I have recently learned of a proposal to
eliminate the School of Human Sciences at the
University, placing each department into sepa­rate
schools/colleges, including architecture,
engineering, agriculture and allied health. As
a masters student in human development and
family studies, this enrages me.
This is the only school, and the only pro­gram,
that focuses primarily on the family or
issues related directly to the family.
While at first glance, it may seem nutrition
and food science has nothing to do with con­sumer
affairs, human development and family
studies, or interior design, they all converge in
one arena — the home. To disband Human
Sciences is to openly say the home and the
family is unimportant and for that matter,
downright, unnecessary.
Is this the message Auburn University, its
president and its trustees wish to send?
Human Sciences serves 1,000 students at the
undergraduate, masters and doctorate levels.
Eight six percent of these students are female
in a university that typically attracts more
males than females. Futhermore, of the
female full professors at Auburn, 30 percent
are in the School of Human Sciences.
In fact, human sciences is the only, yes only,
school/college at Auburn that has permanent­ly
appointed a female dean (a dean who also
is the senior dean on campus).
To eliminate a school that is predominantly
female, quite honestly, is at best suspicious.
Do you wish to send the message that
female students and female faculty are unim­portant
and don't contribute to making
Auburn a nationally recognized university?
I certainly hope that this presumption has
NEVER entered your mind!
Human Sciences has been part of Auburn
for 80 years and is federally mandated to con­tribute
to the welfare of the children, youth,
and families in this state. It is through the
efforts of this school that many publications,
programs, and services are provided to citi­zens
of the state of Alabama through support
of the Cooperative Extension System.
Growing up, I was strongly influenced by
the extension agent and 4-H program in my
hometown. Extension agents "work in many
areas, but almost all of their activities fall into
four categories: Agriculture and Natural
Resources, 4-H Youth and Youth-at-Risk,
Community Resource Development and
Home Economics" (see the Alabama
Extension County Homepages).
Notice that three of these four principle
areas come from disciplines in human sciences
and yet it is proposed to eliminate us.
Do you wish to send the message that only
the agricultural aspect of extension is neces­sary
and important?
Do you wish to tell the families and chil­dren
that have benefitted from the non-agri­cultural
services provided by extension that
the University will no longer support and
encourage its growth and development?
That Auburn University no longer believes
families and children are important?
The School of Human Sciences addresses
the issues that are facing our nation — like
food safety, human nutrition, child care, teen
pregnancy, parenting, violence, concerns of
the elderly and the challenges associated with
being a good consumer and getting the most
for your money. Are these issues so frivolous
that they would mandate breaking up a feder­ally
accredited School of Human Sciences
(accredited by the American Association of
Family and Consumer Sciences) just try to
save a few bucks? I think not!
Rebekah Cummings
Masters student, human
development and family studies
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Red lights
needed at
Toomer's
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
Everyone who travels
through downtown Auburn has
had to deal with the headache
of traffic at Toomer's Corner.
The lack of left turn signals is a
hazard and an inconvenience to
pedestrians, bicyclists and dri­vers.
Our technical writing group
conducted a study of the traffic
conditions at Toomer's Corner.
First, we conducted a survey
of pedestrians walking around
Toomer's Corner. Our survey
indicated this intersection is not
only busy, but also a safety haz­ard
and an inconvenience for
most of those who use it. The
public expressed strong support
for the installation of left turn
signals at Toomer's Corner,
which will relieve excessive
delay for drivers turning left
and prevent them from turning
left illegally on red lights.
The Auburn City Engineering
Department has conducted a
study of this intersection which
indicates it is operating beyond
its capacity at midday and early
evening hours. This study rec­ommended
the traffic con­trollers
be updated to include
left turn signals.
To alleviate the headache the
traffic at Toomer's Corner caus­es,
we recommend that further
action be taken in the near
future to have left turn signals
installed.
Kippi Smith
Senior, nutrition and food
science
KAs want chance to have rush
]ASON KEY/Art Editor
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
Fall quarter is upon us. The
true spring for Auburn, fall pro­vides
the arena for a new begin­ning.
Bright-eyed freshmen crowd
the campus with bold curiosity
and a thirst for knowledge-both
social and intellectual.
Older students return to the
Plains with new direction, rekin­dled
spirit, and strong desire to
complete their quest and reap
graduation's rewards.
Still, as with any of life's many
situations, there are forces that
oppose the natural pursuit of
these dreams. In this case in
particular, the force at work is
our venerable University
President William V. Muse.
I graduated from the Loveliest
Village in the spring of 1997.
During my years at Auburn, I
was fortunate enough to join a
great fraternity. Although it has
since been buried under the
black cloak of hazing infractions,
joining Kappa Alpha Order will
always be one of the most
important decisions of my life.
I do not take pen in hand in an
attempt to clear the name of an
organization that once existed at
Auburn. Through its more than
100 years on campus, KA's
offerings to the community and
the world will stand without
any of our collective acknowl­edgment.
KA men have been a
great part of the Auburn tradi­tion.
From great athletes and
SGA presidents to U.S. Senators,
and yes Dr. Muse, even Auburn
University presidents, our chap­ter's
members have made their
mark and are among Auburn's
finest.
Although most have forgotten
the reasons for KA's dismissal, I
can assure you, Dr. Muse, that
we have not. The chapter has
made every effort to fulfill the
sentence given it by the
University. Furthermore, there
are no longer any members of
the former chapter that are still
active. My question is why is it
that the brothers, sons and
grandsons of Nu Chapter's
members will not be able to
actively rush the fraternity this
fall?
This is certainly not concurrent
with your decision concerning
Phi Delta Theta's return to cam­pus.
I hope I needn't remind you
of the polarity between our
respective situations.
I understand the commitment
to abolish hazing must be firm
and unforgiving; yet the presi­dent's
role of governing the
University must be based on
objective observation and ulti­mate
impartiality. I feel that we
have lived up to our end of the
bargain. We have witnessed the
effective death of our former
chapter. What else do you want?
Jimmy Houston
1997 graduate
New transcripts look
shoddy, embarrassing
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
This is in regard to the appear­ance
of the transcripts that are
being given out at the Registrar's
Office.
Unlike the neat, formatted and
formal appearance of the "offi­cial"
Auburn University tran­script,
which used to be given out
in the past, students are now get­ting
the printed out on white
paper with an attachment stating
the reasons for this.
The reason it is being given out
in white paper is that Auburn
University is currently going
through a major student informa­tion
system conversion. The
white papers used to have the
Auburn University seal and the
sign of the registrar, but has also
got dark spots on the edges and
has an unappealing format.
On top of this, the charge of $3
per transcript is still there. Fall
quarter is a time when a lot of i
students are looking for employ­ment.
An appealing transcript
alone will not get them a job, but
a shoddy transcript might cause
them to lose a job.
I would like to appeal to the
people in charge of both the tran­script
office and the student
information system conversion
process to expedite and get the
system in place as soon as possi­ble
so the transcripts can be print­ed
out in old format. All items
being sent out in a job application
is vital and the transcript, being
one of the key documents, should
speak volumes about the Auburn
student and his potential. I
understand there have been prob­lems
with the conversion process,
but this is one area which should
be prioritized and solved imme­diately.
Cautham Parthasarathy
Graduate student, chemistry
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Staff Writer
The state of Alabama will forev­er
bear the mark of former
Governor George C. Wallace.
"He was probably the most
influential loser in American poli­tics,"
said Wayne Flynt, distin­guished
University professor of
history.
He will be remembered for
more than standing in the school-house
door, said Flynt. He has
changed the shape and form of
Southern politics forever.
"If you look at the platforms of
the Democratic and Republican
parties in 1960 and and then look
at the Democratic and Republican
platforms in the 1990s, what
you're going to see is whole lot of
what George Wallace advocated
and stood for written into the
platform of those parties," Flynt
said.
The connection between
Wallace-era politics and the poli­tics
of Gov. Fob James is evident
primarily in the two administra­tions
shared constituencies, Flynt
said.
"Both administrations are back­ward
looking," he said.
They both seem to appeal to the
"common man" and want to pro­tect
their constituents from the
"pointy-headed intellectuals" in
government, he said.
"It's early 20th-late 19th centu­ry
politics that focuses on nullifi­cation
and state's rights," he said.
James and Wallace both sought
"moral ways to solve complex
social problems," he said.
"They both relied on symbols
more than substantive action,"
Flynt said.
"Symbolic gestures don't solve
problems, " he said in reference to
James' determination for a North
Alabama judge to be permitted to
have the Ten Commandments
posted in his courtroom.
James can not surpass the effect
that Wallace had on race-relations
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Wallace's grave stands high in Greenwood Cemetery, the
oldest cemetery in Montgomery. The former Alabama gov­ernor
was buried with some of his favorite cigars.
in Alabama, however.
"In a bizarre way, Wallace
affected race-relations in Alabama
permanently," Flynt said.
Statistically, the number of
black Alabamians registered to
vote has increased proportionally
to the difficulty they were given
by the white government, Flynt
said.
This is because of the increased
involvement of the federal gov­ernment
intervention in segrega­tion-
era Alabama.
As a result of this influence,
Alabama was even more integrat­ed
than many Northern states. It
was an "in-your-face" attitude,
Flynt said.
Black Student Union President
Anthony Smith, said that most
people do not still feel angry at
Wallace for his infamous stand-in
the-schoolhouse door stance.
But, many still remember
Wallace's legacy of racism and
segregation more than his politics.
"Let's not say the name of
George Wallace without mention­ing
four others," said Baltimore
columnist Gregory P. Kane in ref­erence
to the four victims of the
infamous 1963 Birmingham
church bombing.
George C. Wallace
1919-1998
"This nation was never
meant to be a unit of one,
but a unit of many... and
so it was meant in our
racial fives. Let us rise to
the mil of freedom-loving
blood, that is in us and
send our answer to the
tyranny that clangs its
chains upon the South. In
the name of the greatest
people that ever trod this
earth, I draw the line in
the dust and toss the
gauntlet before thefezt of
tyranny, and1 say:
Segregation now!
Segregation tomorrow!
Segregation forever!"
— Wallace; 19&3
inaugural address
*I think\ I can understand
something of the pain
that btac\peopk have
come to endure. I know I
contributed to that pain,
and I can only askjyour
forgiveness."
— Wallace; 1979,
from the pulpit of Dexter
Avenue King Memorial
Church in Montgomery
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TWsday, Oct 1,1998 The AuWn Plainsman A9
Siegelman pitches plan
for 'education lottery'
BY BILL BARROW AND
KARLYN BOGIE
STAFF WRITERS
Don Siegelman was in Auburn
Saturday night to sell his lottery
plan for education.
While attending the Lee County
Democratic Party banquet,
Siegelman said, "I obviously want
to pass a lottery to give Alabama
the opportunity to prepare for the
challenges of the 21st century and
that means a world-class work
force."
A lottery in Alabama must be
passed by voter referendum, not
by government legislation, he said.
Siegelman's lottery plan calls for
the financing of a volunteer pre-kindergarten
program for 4-year-olds
and state-wide college schol­arship
program for high school stu­dents
similar to the HOPE
Scholarship program in Georgia.
"We must raise the standards
and expect then to say to every
child in this state 'if you stay in
school, stay out of trouble, and
work hard, then you have the
opportunity to go to college,'" he
said.
The lottery would not funnel
money directly into the education
budget, Siegelman said, but would
be used to finance programs in
addition to those financed by the
education budget.
His plan would also include leg­islation
blocking any attempt to
slash education funding should a
lottery pass.
Siegelman said he is uncertain
whether the lottery could finance
scholarship for students already
enrolled in college.
"Our programs are based on
conservative estimates, so we can't
promise that. Decisions like that
will be made by the agency respon­sible
for administering the lottery."
Also a part of the Siegelman plan
is a clause keeping all lottery funds
in education. "The legislature will
keep their hands off of it," he said.
"Florida did it the wrong way.
Georgia did it the right way. We're
going to do it like Georgia."
In response to Gov. Fob James
criticism, Siegelman said, "The
governor says a lottery won't
work. The governor obviously has­n't
been to Georgia."
James' opposition to the lottery
stems from the alleged negative
effect it will have on the state's
working poor.
"An Atlanta Journal-
Constitution survey said that only
8 percent of Georgia's lottery tick-
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Gubernatorial candidate Don Siegelman talks with lieutenant
gubernatorial candidate Dewayne Freeman Saturday.
ets were purchased in poor neigh­borhoods,"
Siegelman said.
Sen. Dewayne Freeman, democ­ratic
candidate for lieutenant gov­ernor,
said he would work with
Siegelman to allow Alabamians the
opportunity to vote on a lottery.
But, he said, that does not mean he
gives his endorsement to the plan.
"My job is not to decide whether
or not Alabama will have a lottery.
My job is to make sure the plan is
fiscally sound for Alabama," he
said.
Freeman also addressed the need
for increased education funding,
regardless of any lottery that might
pass.
"I helped lead the fight in the
Senate against funding cuts," he
said.
Responding to James' past state­ments
claiming there "is enough
money in Montgomery to finance
both higher education and K-12,"
Freeman said, "Obviously he
thought there wasn't. He basically
admitted there wasn't enough
money when he pitted higher ed
ucation against K-12."
Freeman said he wants to be an
advocate for all levels of education
in the state.
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Windom, Freeman try to get past dirty politics
BY LAURA SUSAN BAMBERG
Staff Writer
Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson
cleared Sen. Steve Windom, Republican candi­date
for lieutenant governor, on Monday, Sept.
21, from any criminal charges stemming from
the claims of an ex-prostitute.
A Mobile woman alleged that she and
Windom had an affair which ended when he
raped and assaulted her.
Tyson said his team of investigators has found
autonomous evidence that proves Windom's
claims of conspiracy, criminal disparagement,
and bribery.
Tyson also said he will continue the investiga­tion
of those false claims against Windom and
the persons responsible for them.
Reagan Ingram, a spokesperson for the
Windom campaign, said he believes this is a
"political plot to steal the election." Windom
said, "I want to help stop sleazy politicians as
your next lieutenant gover­nor."
The all-pervasive
question is who exactly is
behind these false charges?
Tyson said the investiga­tion
will take place in
Jefferson and Walker coun­ties
as well as Ozark.
Windom supporters
speculate the charges
came from Alabama trial
lawyers who support the Freeman campaign.
However, Larry Childers, a spokesperson for
the Freeman campaign, said, "This has no con­nection
to our campaign and we don't condone
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it. Others may think it is helpful to us but we
don't agree with it."
Freeman said, "I'm beginning to wonder if
(Windom) didn't use this story for his own ben­efit.
It wasn't a story until he brought it up."
Windom said he was pleased by Tyson's
quick and thorough investigation. He was also
pleased that Tyson was in concordance with his
contentions that he felt deserved further
inquiry. Windom hopes that Tyson will call
those persons involved before the Grand Jury
this week.
Freeman said Tyson has already cleared his
campaign of any wrongdoing. "The same
report that cleared Steve Windom found no
connection between the charges and the trial
lawyers or anyone in my campaign."
Tyson was unavailable for comment to con­firm
Freeman's statement.
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Students parking in downtown
Auburn might want to consider
digging f°r quarters before halting
at area meters.
On Sept. 15, Auburn City
Council approved a price increase
of parking meter zones, as well as
municipal court costs.
Andrea Jackson, director of
finance for the city of Auburn, said,
"It will be in effect Thursday, Oct. 1
(today)."
The council approved to
"increase the parking fines for con­tinuous
parking by the same vehi­cle
in the same parking space from
$2 to $5 for the first violation."
In addition, the second and third
parking violations will increase
from $4 and $8, to $10 and $20.
City Manager Doug Watson,said,
"The last time they were increased
was 1984." Watson said maintain­ing
meters and writing tickets is
costly.
Primarily, increasing the costs of
parking .tickets in metered zones
will aim to match the costs of main­taining
the meters and to alleviate
long-term parking in the areas.
"We do want turnover in these
spaces, and since the price is so low,
it's tempting to stay," Watson said.
Local business employees realize
both positive and negative effects
of the implementation.
Trey Folmar, manager of
Toomer's Drugs, said, "It will cut
down on the students parking all
day. But, I think $5 is too much for
a ticket."
In addition, "some of the cus­tomers
are not going to want to
come up here and risk a ticket,"
Folmar said.
Parking meter zones amended in
the area include both sides of
College Street, both sides of
Magnolia Avenue, both sides of
Gay Street and both sides of
Tichenor Avenue.
Drucilla Cooper, spokeswoman
for the Auburn City Police, said,
"The tickets have already been
changed."
Concerning the increase in court
costs, Watson said, "The district
court charges considerably more
CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor
An Auburn citizen pays 25 cents to park downtown for an hour.
Those who park without paying will soon face stiffer fines.
than municipal court, yet they han­dle
the same kinds of cases."
The state legislature allowed city
council to increase costs to be level
with the district court.
"However, Auburn chose lower
costs than level," Watson said.
While Auburn's Council was per­mitted
to increase court costs even
higher than amended, it approved
to meet halfway.
"They didn't go all the way up,
they went half of what they could
have done," Watson said. "I don't
think there will be any real effect."
While traffic cases will increase
from $42.50 to $57; violations and
misdemeanors will increase from
$76 to $96. In the district court, traf­fic
cases are $71 and violations and
misdemeanors are $104, according
to an agenda submitted by Watson.
Jackson said you can't predict
how increasing court costs will
affect behavior since there are too
many factors to consider.
Jackson and Watson concur that
both municipal court costs and
parking meter ticket price increases
will go directly into city funding.
Watson said, "All city employees
got a pay increase this year."
Ham to replace Demspey, becomes mayor Oct. 5
We've been delivering uplifting arrangements since 1992 on
Auburn's campus.
BY BILL BARROW
State/Local Editor
Beginning Monday night, the City
of Auburn will see a day it has not
seen in 18 years —Jan Dempsey will
not be the mayor.
Bill Ham Jr., a lifelong Auburn res­ident,
takes office Oct. 5, after defeat­ing
Patrick Dorminey in the August
mayoral election. Mayor Jan
Dempsey is seeking election to the
Alabama House of Representatives
District 95.
Ham has served on the city council
for 12 years. He got his start in
Auburn politics at Dempsey's
request.
"I was in the grocery store one day,
and I saw Jan. And she said 'Listen,
would you be interested in running
for city council. I think you should/"
Ham said.
"So I did."
His goals
as mayor are
r e l a t i v e l y
straightfor­ward:
continue
quality, man­age
growth
and be accessi­ble.
"Efforts
to bring quali­ty
jobs to
Auburn will continue," he said.
Also at the top of the priority list is
education. "I am a product of the
Auburn City Schools," Ham said,
"and I want to continue the positive
support the city has given the school
system."
HAM
Ham's wife, Carol, teaches in the
Auburn City School System, and
both of his children are students in
the system.
"I also support the city's recreation
department which, with the popula­tion,
has grown by leaps and bounds,
so we need to continue to develop
our recreational facilities," Ham said
Accessibility will be a priority of
his tenure, Ham said. "When I was
on the council, I got calls at all hours,
even from people who weren't in my
ward. I don't see why that should
change now."
Ham said as long as Auburn is in
the hands of its quality professional
staff, things will be fine.
"Doug Watson (city manager)
does a fine job. Everyone here is so
professional and just good at what
they do. It makes our (council mem­bers
and mayor) jobs much easier,"
he said.
When Ham is not busy taking care
of the city's business he takes care of
his own.
Ham is the owner of Varsity
Enterprises in Auburn. "I bought my
dad's laundry business out in 1979.
Now we do a little of everything. We
have Coke machines and real estate,
and we're still in the laundry busi­ness,"
he said.
When Ham has free time, he said
he likes to occupy it outdoors. "I like
to hunt and fish, basically anything
outdoors."
Also among Ham's hobbies is
cheering on his alma mater on the
football field. "Of course I love
Auburn football," Ham, a season
ticket holder, said. "We all like to go
to the games."
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Construction beginning on movie theater
BY BEN BUCKNER
Assistant Copy Editor
After some engineering delays,
construction is poised to begin on the
new Wynsong 16 movie theater at
2111 E. University Drive.
The old Carmike 4 theater has been
demolished and machinery is cur­rently
in the site preparation stage.
The new theater will have 16 movie
screens and feature stadium seating
and digital sound.
Jennifer Boyle, a junior in political
science, is one of the many Aubum
students excited about the new the­ater.
"I think we need it," she said.
"Stadium seating improves the
movie, because you don't have to
worry about tall people sitting in
front of you. With digital sound, you
feel more like you're in the movie."
Ray Jones, a graduate student in
Secondary Education/General
Science, said "It's about time this
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the new Wynsong 16 movie theater at 2111 E. University Drive
have all these great restaurants, we
need a great theater."
"It sucks around here. I always had
to go to Birmingham or Huntsville to
see a good movie in a better theater."
Kelly Templin, director of planning
and community development for the
City of Auburn, said the construction
crew has received a permit and is
ready to go, but it is unclear how it is
progressing.
"They had some original target
dates for around Christmas, but they
had some engineering delays. The
last deadline I heard was February,
but I don't know if even that's up-to-date,"
Templin said.
There is still no official statement
on the fate of the Carmike 7 theater in
Midway Plaza in Opelika. "I don't
think (the Carmike 7) is planning any
improvements or renovations, but
there is talk about it becoming a dol­lar
theater," Templin said.
"If we got a better theater its busi­ness
might suffer, but I would defi­nitely
go see a dollar movie there,"
Boyle said.
"I'm excited," Jones said. If I can go
to a movie for a dollar, that's better
than renting a video," Jones said. "I
hope they still have good movies for
us cheap old students." Tern p 1 i n
was also optimistic about Auburn's
support for the expanded and
improved theater.
"The county is expected to top
100,000 in the next census, and there
should be some business coming
from the surrounding areas.
I know we can't get a decent
Woody Allen film. It'd be nice to see
movies like that on one of the screens.
When they do that, I'll be happy," he
said.
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Local businesses enjoy busiest season of year
BY LIZZ FULLERTON
Assistant State/Local Editor
In most cities, businesses look to
the Christmas season to provide
much of their revenue for the year.
Auburn, home to more than 20,000
students, has a back-to-school sea­son
that rivals the traditional
biggest season of the year.
"It's pretty big. It runs about the
same as Christmas. We get pretty
excited about this," Ray Collins,
assistant manager of the Auburn
Wal-Mart, said.
"It's a real popular time because
of the students coming back, and we
cater to students here anyway.
People get excited about Christmas
too, but that's a different atmos­phere,"
he said.
Heartstrings, on College Street,
sees its share of crowds every fall.
"Fall is our busiest season. The
students are back in, there's Rush
and football season, too. It's not just
back to school, it's all of these things
together," Jane Thrash, owner of
Heartstrings, said.
"We have the largest selection of
Greek merchandise in the state. We
also have clothes and shoes that the
students, and also the grown-ups,
love," she said.
Kmart's back-to-school season
comes in two waves, Bryan Collins,
assistant manager, said.
"It's big. It's in two phases—
grades one through 12 and their
parents come first. Then, when the
Auburn students-start coming back
a few weeks later it gets big again,"
he said.
The two waves of the back to
school season come with different
purchases.
"The grade school students most­ly
buy paper and crayons and
things like that. University students
come and buy more furniture,
lamps, desks — things for their
apartment or dorm room," Bryan
Collins said.
"We get excited about the stu­dents
coming up. They buy chests of
drawers, microwaves and all kinds
of electronics," Ray Collins said.
Local bookstores do much of their
Thinh Nguyen/Assistant Photo Editor
Trey and Skip Johnston of J&M Bookstore are two of many Auburn
business owners profiting from the back-to-school season
business to students, and count on
them to make fall a lucrative season.
"Oh my gosh, it's our biggest sea­son.
It's school starting up com­bined
with football season. And it's
always good when the Auburn team
beats Alabama," said Ron Anders,
manager of Anders Bookstore.
"We have a Christmas season, but
the students are gone, and it
becomes really desolate," he said.
Heather Boothe, assistant manag­er
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almost as big as Christmas. We
always do better when the students
are in town.
"Game weekends we get
slammed. People come in looking
for things, tailgaters, alumni and
people looking for something to do
at night," she said.
"We're always glad to see the stu­dents
back. We enjoy being part of
the community because of it,"
Thrash said.
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Michael Tullier serves the Auburn-Opelika area as branch
director of the East Alabama Community Blood Bank.
Blood bank participates
in national bike-a-thon
BY JULIE BUNTIN
Staff Writer
Amidst the excitement of a new
fall quarter, many students desire
to help others in need.
Donating blood is a step toward
saving a life.
Jamie Chiles, a junior in nursing,
said, "Giving blood should be on
the top of everyone's list. It is
essential in saving a life."
East Alabama Community Blood
Bank, a non-profit organization,
relies on volunteer donors for its
blood supply.
Michael Tullier, branch director,
said, "We wouldn't be anywhere
without our donors."
East Alabama Community Blood
Bank is the essential blood
provider for East Alabama Medical
Center, Russell Hospital and
Lanier Memorial Hospital.
"Our blood center is part of their
medical team," Tullier said.
Tullier said an important objec­tive
for the blood bank is to take
care of the local community.
Therefore, the donated blood is
kept within the local community.
Joe Roberson, a senior in medical
technology, is employed by East
Alabama Community Blood Bank.
He said, "I didn't know how
important giving blood was until I
started working here and saw how
much blood goes out," he said.
The blood bank is holding its
fifth blood drive with Housing &
Residence Life Oct. 12-16.
Tullier said a competition is usu­ally
held between the dorms for
the most blood donors. They typi­cally
have 250 students participate
in this drive.
In addition, the second annual
Five Points of Life Ride recently
began Sept. 5 in Los Angeles, Calif.
This event is a cross-country bike
ride created to educate the public
about the need for donations.
Tullier said the riders will arrive
at the AFLAC Tournament of the
Champions at the Grand National
golf course on Oct. 11.
"Our community is fortunate to
be one of 38 host cities for the Five
Points Ride," he said.
Tullier encourages the
Auburn/Opelika community to
attend the event. A blood and bone
marrow drive will also occur.
The Five Points of Life Ride is
especially significant for Auburn
students, because it ends in
Gainesville, Fla. Oct. 17, when the
Tigers play Florida.
Tullier said the riders hope to
walk on the field between the first
and second quarters of the game.
The Five Points of Life is an edu­cational
program created by Life
South Community Blood Centers,
a non-profit organization. For
more information call 826-5348.
United Way kicks off 1998 fund-raising campaign
BY RUTH BOOKER
Staff Writer
The United Way is not just a Super Bowl
sponsor. The United Way of Lee County is
making it happen.
A fund-raising kickoff was held Sept. 24 at
the Village Mall to inform the public of
United Way services.
Becky Benton, executive director of the
United Way of Lee County, said the group
helps fund 41 different human service agen­cies
in Lee County.
Project Uplift, the Boys/Girls Club and East
Alabama Food Bank are among the many
agencies sponsored by the United Way.
Benton said the goal of the United Way is to
meet the needs of the agencies and exceed last
year's goal of $800,000.
The agency's requests for funds from vari­ous
groups is $1.2 million.
"Ninety-two cents of every $1 goes directly
to the agencies," Benton said.
The Budget and Allocation Board is respon­sible
for distributing funds among the agen­cies.
The board consists of a representation of
United Way donors.
Each agency comes before the board and
explains the needs of its organization and
why they need funding. The agency then asks
for a specific donation.
"The board makes sure there are no dupli­cations
of services. For example, there
wouldn't be two food banks," Benton said.
Wanda J. Lewis, executive director of the
Boys/Girls Club of Greater Lee County, said,
"A lot of people depend on the United Way to
meet their needs and everybody works hard
to reach their goal."
Martha Faupel, executive director of East
Alabama Food Bank, said the food bank asks
for about $20,000 a year from the United Way.
"For every $1, donated, (East Alabama
Food Bank) gets 16 pounds of food," Faupel
said.
East Alabama Food Bank networks with 13
other United Way agencies as a food source.
"We're their main supply of food," Faupel
said.
It's because of United Way fund-raising
organization that 41 human service agencies
continue to serve Lee County.
The United Way fund-raising drive will
continue through December.
Buffalo Connection back
in business after June fire
BY ELIZABETH BARRY
Staff Writer
The Buffalo Connection is once
again open for business. The pop­ular
Auburn restaurant resumed
serving "The World's Best Wings"
on Sept. 10. This ended its three-month
rebuilding period follow­ing
a fire on June ^ _ _ _ - — ^ ^_
14.
"We're back
and better than
ever," Robert
Overstreet, gener­al
manager, said.
"Our reopening
has brought an
overwhelming
response. People
really missed us."
The fire has
been officially
declared an acci­dent
according to investigation
reports. It was caused when a
garbage fire, most likely from a
smoldering cigarette, ignited a
trash can in the kitchen. The
flames spread to plastic cutlery
and baskets stored in the kitchen
area, and the fire erupted.
"Flames were confined to the
kitchen due to a fire wall behind
the fryers," Overstreet said.
"We were very fortunate that
they didn't spread to the main part
of the restaurant and that no one
was here/' he said.
The kitchen was 90 percent
destroyed. The dining area suf-
' fered smoke
and water
d a m a g e .
Approximately
$300,000 of
damage was
c a u s e d .
" I n s u r a n c e
covered the
loss, so busi­ness
was not
hurt. We were
very lucky,"
O v e r s t r e e t
said.
not experience
"Our reopening has
brought an
overwhelming
response."
ROBERT OVERSTREET
Manager, Buffalo Connection
Patrons will
many of the repairs in the restau­rant.
While the floor is new and
the walls have been repainted, the
basic layout and the menu has
remained unchanged.
The Buffalo Connection is joint-
AG HALL/Photo Staff
Customers wait at the newly refurbished Buffalo Connection.
The wings restaurant recently reopened after an accidental
fire forced the owners to rebuild this summer.
ly owned by Buffalo Rock Pepsi
and ex-Auburn football player
Byron Franklin.
Franklin, who played for the
Tigers in the late 1970s, went on
the play for the Buffalo Bills. The
restaurant takes its name from
Buffalo Rock, the Buffalo Bills and
the famous buffalo wings it's
known for.
First opened in September of
1994, Buffalo Connection has been
a popular place for dining and
socializing. Bands appearing each
Wednesday night add to the
atmosphere.
"Basically, no changes have been
made," Overstreet said. "The fire
was a shame . and a shock.
Fortunately, it occurred during the
summer, we rebuilt, and now
we're back in full force."
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More tornado sirens to be installed soon
BY LIONEL BOURROUX
Staff Writer
Gov. Fob James announced that
$880,000 will be committed to out­door
warning systems Sept. 21,
1998.
Every county has been given
funds for improvements in equip­ment,
following the tornado that
struck Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and
St. Clair counties.
The funds are mostly for direc­tion
and control equipment, which
includes communications, alert
and warning systems, and emer­gency
operation center equip­ment.
In terms of distribution, Scott
Adcock, public information officer
of Alabama, said "grant agree­ments
have been sent out two
weeks ago. Counties have
received different amounts of
money based on requests from
their local officials."
Although it might take longer
for certain counties, "we hope to
provide future funds to all coun­ties
within the next three to six
months," he said.
Following the severe thunder­storm
in June that killed Jeremy
Etheridge, a junior in electrical
engineering, questions were
raised concerning the location of
sirens in Auburn.
According to his roommate,
Cary Elam, who lived off
Highway 29 near the War Eagle
Supper Club, no one could hear
the severe weather warning
sirens.
"The closest sirens are located
on campus right now," said Bill
Meadows, director of the Lee
County Emergency Management
Agency (EMA). But the City of
Auburn has approved to install
sirens off campus as part of the
1998-99 city budget beginning
Oct. 1,1998.
New installment of sirens off
campus are Yarbrough School,
Ogletree School, Wrights Mill
Road Elementary School and the
Softball Complex.
On campus, the sirens are locat­ed
at Terrell Hall, the Quad
Center, the CDV maintenance area
and across the street from the
Veterinary School.
The Lee County EMA acquired
$50,000, which is "one of the high­est
amounts of money in
Alabama," Adcock said.
The money will be used for
overall investments and the EMA
will handle installments.
"The County Commission does
the budget for the EMA and will
distribute the money within the
county," Meadows said.
Warnings differ according to the
type of sound the sirens make. A
tornado warning is recognized by
a three minute steady tone.
Meadows specified that "people
should monitor some type of
radio or television in such situa­tion."
One siren signal warns people
that some type of attack has
occurred in the US.
Another siren siganl warns peo­ple
against some type of haz­ardous
materials or chemicals,
and may require imediate evacua­tion.
Sirens are tested the first
Wednesday of every month by the
Lee County EMA.
Vehicle break-ins increase with new quarter
BY LIZZ FULLERTON
Assistant State/Local Editor
As students returned to the
Plains last week, thieves took the
opportunity to steal from the influx
of thousands of arriving cars.
From Sept. 23-27, 12 cars were
broken into and looted. Most of the
vehicles belonged to students.
Eleven of the break-ins occurred
at night, and most vehicles sus­tained
damage.
Jeni Ellison, a senior in market­ing,
was surprised to find her 1992
Honda Accord parked outside her
duplex on Center Place broken into
last Thursday.
"It was only 10 at night, and
there were people coming in and
out of the buildings. And, my bed­room
window is right next to my
car.
"It sucks. It's happened twice to
me here. It happened to me before
that at Scarborough Square," she
said.
A backseat window was
smashed, and her purse stolen by
the intruders. Ellison then had to
pay $150 to repair the window.
"They broke out the window,
unlocked the door and then locked
it back," Ellison said.
The same night, Beth Brown, a
freshman in business, went into
Scarborough Square for 20 minutes
and emerged to find a hole in the
driver's side window of her 1994
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A faculty member also fell victim
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Humane society gets back to business after computer theft
BY THERESA SWOPE
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A night of congratulations and recognition turned
into a day of dismay as the staff of the Lee County
Humane Society Shelter returned to an office that had
been burglarized.
Donna Moore, public relations
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the staff was treated to a dinner in
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preparing for the day-long
August fund-raiser.
"When we came into the office
the next day (Monday, Sept. 14),
we discovered the things miss­ing,"
she said.
The missing items included a 200 MHz Sony com­puter
and several phones. "They took our new cord­less
phone and all our other phones — even the crap­py
ones," Moore said.
Amazingly, the thieves left behind a month-old fax
machine.
"They took the phone from the front office, which
meant they had to walk to the front of the building,
and they ripped that phone off the wall," said Shelter
Director Jack Fisher. "But they left the fax machine."
He said it appeared that the suspects may have
tried to take the fax machine because they unplugged
——————~~ it from the power strip, but
for some reason they did not
complete the job.
Moore said the most
important thing stolen was a
zip drive disk that included
more than 4,000 adoption
records.
"It took hundreds and hun­dreds
of man hours to input
that data," she said.
She said the information
on the disk included the age,
breed, sex and medical
records of the adopted ani­mal,
as well as vital information about the adopter.
"We hate that the equipment was stolen, but we'd
really be happy if we could get the disk back," she
said.
She said the disk was used to create reports for the
shelter's Board of Directors, monthly shelter updates
and other reports that will now,have to be done by
"They took our new cord­less
phone and all our
other phones — even the
crappy ones.
DONNA MOORE
Public relations coordinator,
Lee County Humane Society Shelter
shuffling through hundreds of hard copies.
"We've had people from the community call and
volunteer to input the information, but we really
don't want to have to do that," she said.
She asks that whoever has the disk to please mail it
back to the shelter at P.O. Box 1448, Auburn, AL,
36831-1448, or put it in a
ziplock bag and place it in the
overnight drop box at the shel­ter.
Two good things came from
the burglary — the most impor­tant
being that no animals were
injured.
"We're just thankful that they
didn't take or hurt any of the
animals," Moore said.
The other "blessing" came in
the form of not one, but two
alarm companies who offered
to install an alarm system free.
"Someone from Galaxy
alarms was sitting outside waiting for us Wednesday
morning," Moore said.
She said the Auburn company volunteered to
install the system free and maintain it free for a year.
"A couple of days after that, a company from
Montgomery called and offered to install one for us,"
she said.
"We've had owners come
and steal their animals that
have been picked up rather
than pay the fine."
JACK FISHER
Lee County Humane Society Shelter
director
of
in
She and Fisher agreed they would wait until the
new building is completed — in late January or early
February — before accepting either offer.
Last year the State Highway Department bought
the land on U.S. Highway 280 West to widen the two
lane highway. The new site will be on Shug Jorda
m^^__^^^_m__ Parkway next to the National
Guard Armory on land that
was donated by the City
Auburn.
Moore said the break
will not have an adverse
effect on the new building
since the equipment was
insured.
Fisher said they will prob
bly take up one of the alarm
companies on its offer of
system for the new building,
but the protection is more for
the animals than the equi
ment.
"We've had owners come and steal their animals
that have been picked up rather than pay the fine," he
said.
He said the most critical animals stolen are the ones
being held for animal cruelty cases. "People try to
steal them because they are evidence," he said.
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S e c t i o n B. 12 Page OASIS provides student options, flexibility
BY JENNIFER MORRIS
Assistant Campus Editor
Kinks in the University's new
registration system have frustrat­ed
many students this fall, but
there is hope for students battling
the OASIS system.
Nick Backscheider, adviser of
telecommunications and educa­tional
television, said, "Kinks will
drop out fairly quickly"
Registrar John Fletcher said, "To
this point, I think it's gone very
well."
In fact, many problems with
OASIS have already been worked
out.
"We've probably hit the majori­ty
of the registration kinks by
now," he said, but other problems
may come up when winter regis­tration
begins.
Initial problems with variable
credit courses and transferring
credits have also been ironed out.
Backscheider said, "We're
changing the way people have
done things and people aren't
always eager to deal with lots of
change."
Some of these changes include
features OASIS has that PASSport
did not.
For example, if students are
inactive for five to 15 minutes, the
system will sign them off.
Backscheider calls this a "standard
security" feature, as it protects stu­dents
who may forget to sign out
on University computers.
Clicking the mouse several
times may also cause the system to
log the user off, Backscheider said.
The system is also only available
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Night jobs
are done with other programs on
the system during unavailable
hours, Backscheider said.
"There have been some occur­rences
when the system had to be
taken down for maintenance or
other corrective actions (beyond
the 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. window),"
Fletcher said.
Brad McGuffey, a sophomore in
computer science, said, "The times
are a major inconvenience."
McGuffey said he was almost
late to class once because he
couldn't get into OASIS to find the
class's location.
As more work is done on the
system, more hours will be avail­able
for student use.
"The hope is that we can expand-the
window of opportunity and
expand times the system is run­ning,"
he said.
However, Backscheider said
some time will always be unavail-please
see OASIS, B-3
CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor
Students such as Tim Speakman, a junior in pre-business,
are learning to navigate the many new features of OASIS.
Foy Student Union dates back to 1950 [students
History of building
shows opportunity for
improvement
BY JENNIFER MURPHREE
Assistant Campus Editor
In 1950, students were asked to vote on
a referendum raising student activity fees
to fund an innovative idea — the soon-to-come
Auburn Union.
The students' voices, spurred by the
Student Union Building Committee, a
branch of the Student Executive Cabinet,
and student body president, Joe Meade,
resounded yes, and the extra $2 per quarter
student activity fees spawned what would
become the heart of campus life at the
University.
What we now know as our most conve­nient
place to eat, meet, study and ask
questions first opened its doors on Jan. 4,
1954.
In a December 1953 article, the union's
future namesake, dean of student affairs
James E. Foy said of the recently completed
building, "this building stands as a monu­ment
to united Auburn. It stands as a chal-
THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor
James E. Foy, who was dean of student affairs during the building of the union
in the early 1950s, now resides in Auburn. The $1 million building quickly became
home for many campus organizations and included a large TV and music room.
lenge to all of us in making Auburn an
even greater place to live and work."
Auburn students, faculty and alumni
joined forces to raise funds and support for
the new building.
In May, 1953 the Auburn Union Board
was set up as a permanent policy-govern­ing
board with sixteen student and faculty
representatives from various campus orga­nizations
and departments.
The $1 million building, under the office
of student affairs, was composed of 73,000
square feet and held offices for various stu­dent
organizations a lounge and study
areas, the College Supply Store, War Eagle
Cafeteria, Faculty Club and the Alumni
Association Office.
Television sets were uncommon in stu­dents'
rooms in the 1950s, so the Bradley
Lounge with its large TV and music room
was an instant hit.
During fall quarter, football listening
parties were held for out-of-town games.
For those who missed the listening parties,
a film of the away game was narrated and
shown later in the week.
The mid-1950s furniture decorating the
lounge and study areas of the union were
arranged following suggestions from
senior students in interior design, under
the direction of W.B. McGehee.
In 1952, architects planned the Auburn
Union for an enrollment of 7,000 students,
so by 1968, when enrollment at the
University had reached 14,000, plans for
an addition to the union were already in
progress.
When funding became available for the
addition in 1977 through a Housing and
Urban Development grant, the union shut
down for construction in the summer of
1972 and reopened in the winter of 1974.
The $2.5 million addition added 35,000
square feet, bringing the total area to
112,000 square fee, and included the area
now housing The Auburn Plainsman and
Glomerata offices.
Ramps and walkways were added, and
the second and third floors were expanded
to make more room for SGA offices and the
newly renovated ballroom.
When Foy retired after 25 years as
Auburn's dean of student affairs, the
University honored him by renaming the
campus' student center for him.
It's been almost 25 years since any
changes were made to a building that
remains a mecca of students' exhibitions,
organizations and activities.
If any improvements are to be made, it
will begin much the same way it did in
1950.
In Foy's own words, "Let the students
man a campaign, educate other students,
and then vote on any changes.
"As always, when something involves
their way of student life, go to them to see
what they think about it, ask them to look
into the matter, and ask them to vote if
they're to be the ones paying for it," he
said.
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series on the
future of Foy Student Union.
pay for
copies
BY KRISTIN GADD
Staff Writer
University students must say
goodbye to the free computer
paper that was once provided in
all of the computer lab's on
Auburn's campus.
Starting this quarter, there will
be a charge of five cents per page
printed in all of the University's
computer lab's.
"The University has switched
from laser printers to network
printers, and with the growing
size of the web and amount of
printing, the cost of paper is no
longer feasible," said Richard
Burnett, director of technical
support for the Division of
University Computing (DUC).
There are several computer
labs on campus, including three
in Parker Hall, one in Foy
Student Union, one in the
library, two in Haley Center, one
in the Life Sciences building, one
in Comer Hall and one in the
Business Building. There are 10
computer labs total on Auburn's
campus.
At the end of spring quarter,
Auburn students were using five
cases (50 reams) of paper per
day, per computer lab. That
amount of paper was exceeding
the budget of the DUC greatly.
One possible solution that has
please see COPIES, B-3
Campus wheel-locking adopted for frequent offenders
BY ROXANA CORREA
Staff Writer
Starting this fall, wheel-locks
will be used to stop habitual park­ing
violators, said the University
Traffic and Parking Committee.
The new rule, which was
approved unanimously by the
Traffic and Parking Committee, is
being used to stop those people
who continue to park illegally,
whether their fines are paid or
not.
Bill Trimble, chair of the com­mittee,
said, "We looked seriously
at the problem of habitual parking
violators and determined that, in
some instances, wheel-locking
may be necessary."
Trimble said the committee's
reason for using wheel-locking is
"to insure a safe and orderly cam­pus."
Since the addition of the Tiger
Transit, the parking problems
have decreased, according to
parking manager Jim Williams.
Williams said the amount of
parking tickets _ ^ _ _ .
has been
reduced from
95,000 during
the 1996-97
school year to
84,000 in 1997-
98. However,
the problem
with habitual
parking viola­tors
continues.
According
to the current
parking policy,
if a person
receives 10 or
m o r e
tickets,their
names will be
added to a tow
list.
Once a car is towed there is a
$25 fine in addition to the cost of
the ticket. The same rule applies
"We looked seriously
at the problem of
habitual parking
violators and
determined that, in
some instances,
wheel-locking may be
necessary."
BILL TRIMBLE
Chair of Traffic and Parking
Committee
to the wheel-locks, Williams said.
If a student continues to park
^ m m m illegally, he or she
will be banned
from campus by
the University
Traffic Appeals
Board or referred
to Student Affairs
for disciplinary
action.
H o w e v e r ,
Williams said nine
out of 10 students
will stop once
they have been
contacted about
their violations.
Some students
believe the wheel
locking is a good
idea. Kelly
Crenshaw, a
senior in sociolo­gy,
said, "I think it's a good idea.
Maybe now the students will
learn their lessons. And anyway,
the walk isn't that bad."
Although some may agree with
the new rule, others disagree.
Kristin Blalock, a sophomore in
psychology, said, "As long as they
pay off their fines they should not
be punished. Auburn will get it's
money because the students who
have fines won't be allowed to
register."
Natasha Moultry, a sophomore
in management information sys­tems,
said, "It isn't fair that they
start that new rule because if C-zone
weren't so far away then the
students wouldn't have to park
illegally."
Towing is still the preferred way
of dealing with the problem, but
wheel-locking will definitely be
implemented this year if neces­sary,
Williams said.
Many feel the rule is unfair for
the students, however, according
to Williams, the rule applies to
everyone, even faculty and staff.
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Bullet-proof fabric B8
Campus Crime Bll
Education Partnership B2
Honorable Mention B3
Mini-Baja B5
Newt Gingrich B4
SGA Kill 5K Bll
Rape Prevention B7
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Higher ed drives STARS
BY CHARLOTTE MCINTOSH
Campus Editor
In an effort to increase waning state
legislative support, Auburn has recent­ly
become partners with 15 universities
around the state through the Higher
Education Partnership.
"We serve as an advocacy organiza­tion
for Alabama's universities to pro­vide
communication for people con­nected
with the universities," Gordon
Stone, executive
director for the —
"It's a large
undertaking, and it
needs our support."
JERRY BROWN
Head, journalism
departmenent
partnership, said.
^Although the
partnership was
organized a year
and a half ago,
Jerry Brown, pro­fessor
and head of
the journalism
department, is
starting a member­ship
drive this fall.
"We have seen a
steady decline of state support because
wer have not been unified and have
been vulnerable to political maneuver-ings
of the basest kind," Brown said.
"The faculty must realize they are not
going to have a political impact unless
they have a unified voice and make that
heard in the legislature," he said.
Membership is open to all faculty,
staff, students, alumni and friends of
the University.
"Membership in this organization is a
bargain; only $1 a month payroll
deduction (for faculty and staff) to be a
burr under the saddle of the Alabama
legislature," Brown said.
Other membership fees include $25
per year to join as an alumni or friend,
$120 per year to join as a patron mem­ber
and $5 per year to join as a student.
"We're trying to collect money to sus­tain
public efforts, conduct meetings,
and get the message out to the public.
"It's a large undertaking and it needs
our support," Brown said.
. Stone said the three main goals of the
partnership are to provide communica­tion
for university people, provide a
link between universities and the busi­ness
community and develop a net­work
for faculty to come together and
solVe problems.
Although the partnership offers stu­dent
membership, students can also get
involved in Student Teams Advocating
Real Solutions (STARS).
This is a free organization recently
organized by co-chairs Ben Newbern, a
junior in political science and journal­ism,
and Nicole Schiegg, a senior in
political science, and is directed by a
nine-member bipartisan leadership
committee.
Stone explained this organization
gives students a way
""""~~™""~~" to participate at no
cost.
"This gives the
opportunity to notify
students of key issues.
The most important
thing is to keep stu­dents
informed," he
said.
However, member­ship
in the Higher
E d u c a t i o n
Partnership, provides
more detailed information in newslet­ters,
he said.
Newbern said, "This group can be
appealing to every student. Every quar­ter
tuition increases.
"The legislature has really let higher
education down as a whole with its
cuts. Students who have a future in
education need to get involved," he
said.
STARS will be going to Montgomery
today to participate in a higher educa­tion
candidate's forum at the
Montgomery Civic Center at 1 p.m.
Both gubernatorial and lieutenant
gubernatorial candidates are invited to
the forum, but only Don Siegelman and
Dwayne Freeman have confirmed that
they will be attending, Stone said.
Schiegg said the forum will be stu­dent-
oriented and the questions will
mainly concern higher education.
Newbern said STARS will be on the
concourse next week for student mem­bership
and voter registration drives.
For more information on STARS,
contact Schiegg at
schiens@mail.auburn.edu or Newbern
at newbebl@mail.auburn.edu.
For more information on the Higher
Education Partnership, contact Brown
at 844-4607.
Animosity between trustees, faculty grows
BY BILL BARROW
State/Local Editor
In the heat of restructuring
talk of the Commission to
Review the University's Role
in the 21st Century, tension has
risen between all parties
involvtd.
Faculty members have risen
in anger against the
Commission, commissioners
have questioned the adminis­tration
and commissioners
have sat in defiant opposition
to one another at meetings.
At the Sept. 4 meeting of the
Board of Trustees Ed
Richardson, co-chairman of
the Commission, defended the
work of the Commission.
He described to the board
what he called "reluctant par­ticipation"
on the part of
University faculty and admin­istrators
involved in the
review process.
He said this reluctant partic­ipation
came after stages of
opposition and resistance, hin­dering
the the progress of the
Commission.
"Such attitudes could only
occur in an environment in
which little leadership had
been exercised," Richardson
said.
The statement was perceived
by some to be a direct shot at
University President William
V. Muse.
"We are about to make
important decisions where
leadership will be at a premi­um
to address the issues before
us," Richardson said.
Muse did not respond.
The final stage in the
process, Richardson said,
should be active participation.
Richardson also mentioned,
but did not reveal the sources
of, comments questioning the
MUSE
intentions of he and .trustee
Bobby Lowder, who he said
had been accused of "trying to
take over Auburn University."
Richardson said, "I have
seen no underlying agenda
from the representatives from
this board of trustees.
"What I have seen is a com­mitment
to address clearly
identified problems and the
recognition that those prob­lems
cannot be addressed
w i t h o u t
hard deci­sions."
H e
said any
a 11 e g a -
tions that
he was
trying to
p o s i t i on
himself for
the presidency at the
University of South Alabama
were erroneous.
Muse has not issued a public
statement in response to
Richardson's comments.
He did receive a standing
ovation from Auburn and
Auburn University
Montgomery faculty members
gathered at the meeting.
After the meeting, Muse
thanked his supporters.
"The faculty at Auburn has
always been supportive, and I
have appreciated the support
they have expressed to me in
the past and today," he said.
In a rebuttal of Richardson's
statements, Glenn Howze,
University Senate chair, said
Richardson's defense of the
Commission is necessary.
He said it stemmed from the
incorrect conclusion that the
administration was not active­ly
seeking solutions to the
problems it identified.
"In my judgement, the
Commission is not the result of
Auburn's inability to deal
effectively with its problems,"
he said to the Commission.
"Rather, I believe that the
majority on the board has
refused to recognize the effec­tive
management of our uni­versity
and has manufactured
a crisis.
"The major problem at
Auburn is revenue. We should
be devoting our attention to
raising the needed funds,"
Howze said.
Questioning Richardson's
opinion about campus leader­ship,
Howze reminded the
trustees of their 1997 resolu­tion
praising Muse for his
leadership.
The resolution passed unani­mously,
along with a raise for
Muse, keeping him from pur­suing
the
presidency
of the
University
o f
Minnesota.
"I cannot
b e l i e v e
that the
quality of
leadership
at Auburn
much since that time,
said.
Howze also called
Richardson characterization of
some commissioners as "reluc­tant
participants" unfair.
"That characterization
seems to me to be predicated
on the notion that one side has
all the answers, and if some­one
questions the rules he is a
reluctant participant."
Faculty member Wayne
Flynt, also a commissioner, did
not directly address
Richardson's assessment of the
situation, but he offered one of
RICHARDSON
has deteriorated
Howze
his own.
He attributed the tension tc
all parties involved.
Auburn, he said, suffers!
from governing itself by a con-l
flict management style inl
which the faculty, administra­tion
and trustees all draw sep­arate
lines of confrontation.
"No matter who wins such a|
battle, the loser will be Auburn |
University," he said.
"When consensus cannot bel
reached," he said, "faculty!
must understand that admin