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Commission sets calendar: Nov. 19 day of reckoning
BY BILL BARROW
News Editor
The Commission to Review the
University's Role continued its monu­mental
task Friday before a standing-room-
only crowd in Foy Student Union.
The commission approved an updated
time line of its activities and decisions.
The final commission meeting is slated for
Nov. 13, when commissioners will vote on
its final recommendations to the Board of
Trustees concerning University structure,
program consolidations and the Auburn
University-Auburn University
Montgomery Relationship.
There is a called Board of Trustees meet­ing
scheduled for Nov. 19, when the
Board will make its final decisions regard­ing
commission proposals.
Friday's meeting, came six days after
the Aug. 1 deadline to submit University
reorganization proposals to University
President William V. Muse.
Muse told the commission he received
35 such proposals, which he divided into
five categories, each with varying degrees
of impact.
The five divisions are as follows (num­ber
of proposals in parentheses):
1. changes in administrative
policy or practice (13)
2. changes within colleges or
units (6)
3. transfer of programs or opera­tions
across colleges/units (8)
4. transfer of programs across
campuses (4)
5. comprehensive proposals (4)
Muse said, "The proposals range from a
single idea, such as changing department
heads to department chairs, to compre­hensive
proposals which would com­pletely
alter the structure of the
University."
Four comprehensive proposals were
submitted. "These proposals realign the
University from 12 schools and colleges to
six, 12 to 7, and 12 to 9."
Muse said such realignment may not
close large numbers of programs, it would
simply restructure the administration of
them.
The 35 proposals will be given to a
University Senate Task Force comprising
faculty and administrators. This commit­tee,
Muse said, will evaluate each propos­al
and give its recommendations to Muse
by Aug. 28.
Muse will subsequently review the task
force's report and make his own recom­mendations
concerning the most viable
proposals to the commission at its Sept. 18
meeting.
Barry Burkhart, chair of the University
Senate Taskforce, said the task force will
use for criteria in its initial critique of the
proposals. They are educational enhance­ment,
efficiency, viability and economy of
scale.
"We will weigh educational enhance­ment
most heavily. We must ask, 'Does
this teach students better, does it provide
better research, does it serve the citizens
through outreach?'"
A running theme at the meeting was
concern for public involvement in the
process. At the commission's Aug. 21
meeting, there will be time allotted on the
agenda for "public comment on reorgani­zation
proposals."
Presentations will be limited to 10 min­utes,
followed by a five minute question
and answer period. Groups or individuals
interested in speaking to the commission
must make a request to William Walker,
dean of engineering, or Ed Richardson,
co-chairmen of the commission, by Aug.
please see ANALYSIS, A-3
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MATT MCMAHAN/Photo Staff
The new scoreboard was raised in Jordan-Hare Stadium Friday. There will be
60 TV monitors in the concourse of the stadium, a 21-foot by 27-foot LED
video display screen which will show fans and replays.
BY JEFF SCHREIBER
Assistant Sports Editor
In late July, WEGL, the
University's radio station, saw
some changes when station man­ager
Lucas Alexander was forced
to report for a brief tour of duty
with the Navy.
Alexander, who is in Navy
ROTC, was forced to uphold his
summer training commitment.
"Ordinarily we know of the
training some time in advance,
generally two or three weeks
ahead of time," Brenda McClure,
military personnel clerk in Nichols
Center, said. "But in Lucas' case,
we found out two days in advance
that he would have to ship out
early — a week early"
McClure said, the summer train­ing
typically lasts anywhere from
four to six weeks, and is a require­ment
as part of a Naval ROTC
scholarship.
Alexander knew this would
occur during the summer and
apparently included such informa­tion
in his application for station
manager.
"We knew that he was going to
leave at the beginning of the quar­ter,
but he didn't know exactly
when, because it was one of those
Navy things," said John Belcher,
program director and acting sta­tion
manager at WEGL.
"The notion that he got was that
it wouldn't be until August that he
would leave," Belcher said. "And
they called him actually in the
third week of July, I think, and told
him that in two weeks, he would
be shipped out. That was on a
CHRIS COMPTON/PlToto Editor
John Belcher, a junior in pre-business and WEGL's program director, is
acting as station manager until Lucas Alexander's return.
Wednesday, I beUeve. .That Friday
n i ^ : ^ ^ ^ ^ and told him
that he was going to have to ship
out early, more than a week early.
So, it was a total surprise to him
about when he was actually going
to leave."
Jerry Brown, head of the journal­ism
department and member of
the Board of Student
Communications, still felt, even
with the immediacy of the deploy­ment,
the board, which governs
WEGL, should have been notified.
"It would have been good if the
board had been informed," Brown
said. "I don't foresee any prob­lems,
it just would have been good
had we been able to anticipate it."
"I was hit cold by the presenta­tion,
so I think that there wasn't
any doubt about finding some­body
who could make this station
operate professionally and effi-
, dgaUy/'he said, z, ,
Belcher said the transition has
been void of major problems. ' •
"The program director and sta­tion
manager have pretty much the
same duties," Belcher said.
"The station manager deals
more with SGA and the governing
bodies, and the program director
works more with the deejays, but
they both work kind of hand in
hand to make sure that everything
gets done right. So, we kind of
share duties here and there, so it
wont be all that difficult."
Ric Smith, faculty advisor for
WEGL, stated that the goings on of
the past week or two are nothing
special.
please see WEGL, A-3
University Senate keeps tabs on commission
BY BILL BARROW
News Editor
Through its own task force and
reports from faculty commission-
• ers, the University Senate kept a
watchful eye on the Commission to
Review the University's Role at its
meeting Tuesday.
Barry Burkhart, chairman of the
University Senate Task Force,
reported to the senate on the status
of his committee's review of 35
reorganization proposals submit­ted
to University President William
V. Muse, and he stressed the gravi­ty
of the process.
"In our analysis we will consider
educational enhancement, efficien­cy,
viability and economy of scale,"
he said.
Educational enhancement, he
„ said, is the most important criteria.
Efficiency, Burkhart said, is vital,
but he expressed skepticism about
how efficient changes truly will be.
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much more blood out of this turnip
we call Auburn University," he
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Christine Curtis, chairwoman of the University Transition
Committee, updates senators on the semester transition.
Burkhart said proposals will be
compared to similar changes at
other universities. "We obviously
do not want to mimic what anoth­er
institution has found to be
unsuccessful."
The task force will complete its
review by Aug. 28. Muse will then
review its proposals and submit his
own to the commission at its Sept.
18 meeting.
Commissioner Wayne Flynt, dis­tinguished
University professor,
encouraged all faculty members to
continue their active interest and
involvement in the reorganization
process.
"If you want input in the
process, I feel you should make it
now," he said. "My hunch is, by the
time the ten of us (commissioners)
vote, the process will have already
been decided."
In other business, the Senate
heard a presentation concerning
faculty workload and a status
report of the semester transition.
Mary Bourdreax, associate pro­fessor
of pathobiology, brought a
preliminary report to the Senate
outlining a proposed University
faculty workload statement.
The statement comes in part as a
result of an Alabama statute requir­ing
ACHE to document faculty
workload at all two-year and four-year
institutions.
The policy calls for faculty to
have a workload of no more than
15 contact hours or contact hour
equivalences per term. Contact
hours refer to hours spent in the
classroom. Contact hour equiva­lences
refer to a variety of other fac­ulty
responsibilities such as lecture
preparation, research, graduate
student supervision and
University Committee service.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Career Development Services
Seminars
Placement Orientation Sessions
Thursday, Aug. 13, from 2 - 3 p.m.
in Foy room 202.
Rape Support Group meets every
week in 118 Foy Student Union at
Student Counseling Services.
Please call 844-5123 for more infor­mation.
Attention All Star Trek Fans! The
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Concerned about your drinking?
Other health issues? The Health
Behavior Assessment Center pro­vides
free, brief assessment and
consultation about student
lifestyles. All information is kept
confidential. Call 844-4823.
Phi Kappa Phi will hold its sum­mer
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p.m. in 213 Foy Student Union.
Refreshments will be served after
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area. For meeting times, places
and more information call 745-
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Beyond, Auburn University's
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Organization meets Wednesdays,
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running this week.
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what's showing this week.
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News Bri
Teenage girl refuses to share chicken
with boyfriend, stabs him
A 17-year old high school stu­dent
was stabbed in the
abdomen last week by his 15-
year-old girlfriend in Gadsden.
The couple, in an apartment
building, began arguing after
the girl refused to share her
chicken with her boyfriend.
She reported because she
wouldn't share her food, he
ripped her earring from her ear
and shoved her.
A witness said the boy picked
up his girlfriend and threw her
onto a mattress on the floor.
The girl retaliated by using the
knife "to make him get back."
She then stabbed the boy.
When police arrived, they
found the boy on the couch with
a stab wound below his ribs.
He was taken to a local hospi­tal.
The boy reported to the
police that the two had been
arguing over "stupid stuff."
Neither teenager has yet been
identified.
— compiled from Opelika-
Auburn News reports
CANDIDATES FORUM TONIGHT
The Student Government Association is sponsoring a forum
of candidates for the Auburn municipal elections to be held
Aug. 25. The forum begins tonight at 7 p.m. in Broun Hall
Auditorium. AH students are invited
to attend the forum and ask questions of candidates
for city council and mayor.
University employee, two students
detained in marijuana arrests
Two students and one employee
of the University were arrested
Wednesday, Aug. 5, and charged
with the attempt to commit a con­trolled
substance crime.
Those arrested were: Corlette
Michelle Stuart, 22, of 231 S. Gay
St., Apt. 207; Tyrone Julius
Williams, 21, of 312 N. Gay St., Apt.
38 and Bobby Edward Ware, 26, of
765 Carver Ave.
The three allegedly attempted to
sell about two pounds of marijuana
to a confidential police informant.
Stuart and Williams are Auburn
students.
Ware is employed as a facilities
technician, in heavy construction,
in the facilities division of the
University.
The three arrested were charged
with a Class B felony. Attempting
to sell marijuana in the state of
Alabama carries the same penalty
as actually selling the drug.
If convicted of the crime, the
three could serve two to 20 year? in
jail. They were transferred to the
Lee County jail. All three have
since been released on bail.
— Lizz Fullerton
Crime Rep
CITY AND CAMPUS CRIME
7/29, 4:45 p.m., 2047 E.
University Drive — Theft of
Sony Playstation game cartridges
reported valued at $84.96.
7/30, 9:40 a.m., 429 E. Glenn
Ave., — Theft of one State of
Alabama flag reported.
8/1, 2:05 a.m., AuburnBank
Annex at Gay Street — Melissa
A. Swalley, 20, was arrested and
charged with driving under the
influence and taken to Auburn
city jail.
8/1, 6 a.m., 312 N. Gay St., —
Burglary reported. One VCR,
three Sony Playstation games
and 80 assorted CDs stolen, val­ued
at $700.
8/1,10:32 p.m., Tiger Time Diner
— Theft of $200 U.S. currency
reported.
Edward M. Thompson Jr., 42,
was arrested and charged with
driving under the influence and
taken to Auburn city jail.
8/2, 2:52 a.m., Auburn Church of
Christ — Amanda S. Dubose, 18,
was arrested and charged with
driving under the influence and
taken to Auburn city jail.
8/4,10 a.m., J.C. Penney — Theft
of one pair of Solarvision sun­glasses
with driving lenses
reported, valued at $20.
8/4,4:28 p.m., Gayfers — Theft of
lingerie and jewelry reported.
Five size 38DD bras stolen, val­ued
at $128. One silver necklace
and bracelet stolen, valued at
$67.
8/3, 9:05 p.m., Waffle House,
Opelika Road — Reckless
endangerment and criminal mis­chief
reported. One storm win­dow
damaged, valued at $60.
One' door damaged, valued at
$50.
8/5, 11:38 p.m., Magnolia
Avenue — Unauthorized posting
of flyers reported.
8/6, 2:02 p.m., Room 104 Dudley
Hall — Theft from main studio
reported. One desk lamp, draft­ing
chair, portable stereo, and
assorted CDs stolen.
8/7. 12:13 a.m., Sigma Chi house
— Disorderly subjects reported.
8/8, 1:35 a.m., Chevron at South
College Street — Jonathan D.
Morgan, 20, was arrested and
charged with driving under the
influence and taken to Auburn
city jail.
8/8, 3:27 a.m., Auburn Hotel and
Conference Center — Keith A.
White, 23, was arrested and
charged with driving under the
influence and taken to Auburn
city jail.
8/8,10 a.m., 357 Genelda Ave., —
Theft of property reported. One
life-size Ronald McDonald stat­ue,
valued at $2,000 stolen.
8/8, 4:20 p.m., Blockbuster
Music — Theft of one "MP Da
Last Don" CD reported stolen,
valued at $16.99.
8/9, 9:15 a.m., 900 Old Mill Road
— Theft of property reported.
Assorted meats stolen, including
one whole chicken, one package
ribs, one package neckbones and
one package ribs, valued at $28,
and one six-pack Miller beer
stolen, valued at $5.
8/9, 7:51 p.m., Premier Video —
Theft of property reported. One
movie, "The Vagrant," stolen,
valued at $89.99.
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ANALYSIS Co'N. TINUED FROM A-1
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Burkhart said, "We must allow
significant input from all those
involved in the process. The
surest way to doom reorganiza­tion
is to not include those who
have a stake in it."
Commissioner Paul Spina, also
a trustee, expressed concern over
what he called premature anxiety
which are partly a result of
"rumors, innuendos and gossip."
He asked, "How do we consider
these problems without that anxi­ety?"
Burkhart said, "You can't.
People are anxious because peo­ple
have a commitment to this
university."
Richardson said, "This commis­sion
has not considered any for­mal
proposals. Let's wait until the
commission hears formal propos­als
and not try to polarize the dis­cussion
around what might be."
The revised commission time
line sets a Sept. 15 deadline for the
completion of the AU-AUM
report on areas of cooperation,
academic and administrative
functions.
Muse told the commission the
task is being handle by Roger
Ritvo and Paul Parks, the respec­tive
chief academic officers of
main campus and AUM.
Oct. 15 marks the deadline for
proposals for program reduction
to Muse. Also on that day, Muse
will receive recommendations
from the University Priorities
Committee.
Muse will make his final recom­mendations
on program priorities
and reductions at the Nov. 13
commission meeting.
Reorganization Proposals
As a part of the Commission to Review the University's role, President
Muse solicited recommendations for University reorganization pro­posals.
Muse received 35 proposals. The following is a list of 23 pro­posals;
Not included are 13 proposals regarding changes in adminis­trative
policy or practice.
WEGL CONTINUED FROM A-l
"It is not a crisis by any means,
and it shouldn't be perceived that
way," Smith said. "John (Belcher)
is very capable as the number two
person, and that's why he was
selected. That shows nothing but
good insight on Lucas' part to hire
someone that you can depend on."
According to Belcher, things
behind the microphone could not
be going any smoother.
"It's doing just fine," he said. "In
all actuality, the station is running
better than it has in, apparently,
over a year. We've managed to get
a lot of stuff done on a very limited
budget."
SENATE CONTINUED FROM A-l
No vote was taken on the issue.
Boudreax said, "We will have the
final version on the agenda some
time fall quarter."
Christine Curtis, chairwoman of
the University Transition
Committee told the Senate plans
for the semester transition are on
schedule.
The semester core curriculum
has been set, she said, while col­lege
curricula and degree require­ments
are currently under review.
Asked if the pending University
reorganization posed any prob­lems,
Curtis said, she couldn't
worry about that now. "We are
going to switch to semesters in the
fall of 2000 whether we like it or
not, and we owe it to our students
to be as prepared as possible."
The meeting marked Provost
Paul Parks last, as he will retire
Aug. 31.
After his official report and prior
to a standing ovation, Parks said,
"I have thoroughly enjoyed work­ing
with the faculty the last few
years as provost. I feel we have a
relationship marked by a common
respect that has led us to do what
is best for the University.
Proposals for changes within
Colleges of Units:
1. Merger of biosystems engineer­ing
with agronomy and soils
2. Reorganization of the School of
Business at AUM
3. Centralization of teaching of
statistics in the department of dis­crete
and statistical sciences
4. Formation of School of
Computing in College of
Engineering
5. Merger of Payroll and Human
Resources functions
6. Development of School of
Human Sciences into College of
Human Sciences
Proposals for transfer of pro­grams
of operations across Col­leges:
1. Transfer of responsibility for
AU Conference Center to Office of
University Outreach.
2. Transfer of Wildlife Program in
COSAM to School of Forestry to
form a College of Forestry and
Wildlife Resources.
3. Merger of departments of
botany and microbiology, plant
pathology , and zoology to form
new department of agricultural
biotechnology.
4. Realign graphic design pro­gram
from College of Liberal Arts
with industrial design in College
of Architecture, Design and
Construction.
5. Move turfgrass program into
the department of horticulture
and merge department of botany
into agronomy and soils
6. Creation of new College of
Agriculture, Forestry, and Life
Sciences by transfer of wildlife
and botany from COSAM, foods
and nutrition from Human
Sciences and the School of
Forestry into College of
Agriculture
7. Creation Merge Graduate
School and office of vice president
for research
Transfer of Programs across cam­puses
1. Close nursing program at
Auburn, providing nursing edu­cation
at AUM after students com­plete
pre-nursing courses at AU.
2. Merger of enrollment manage­ment
services for AU and AUM.
3. Restructuring the AU-AUM
relationship
4. Integration of administrative
functions between AU and AUM.
Comprehensive Proposals:
1. Realignment of all colleges and
schools at AU into six major divi­sion:
College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences; College of Business;
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colleges; College of Agriculture
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schools at the University into
seven units; Veterinary Medicine;
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human Sciences; Liberal Arts and
Education; Engineering and
Physical Sciences; and
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Natural Resources
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merger of Sciences and
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College of Arts and Sciences,
merger of Pharmacy and Nursing
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Sciences, and merger of
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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.
Commission should be cautious
T hirty-five sug­gestions
or
proposals to
make Auburn a more sen­sible,
efficient institution
have been submitted to
University President
William V. Muse.
In recent months, the
Commission to Review the
University's Role has been
looking for efficient ways
to move Auburn into the
21st century.
The commission decided
to accept proposals from anyone interested
in Auburn's progression, or digression,
depending on who you ask. The request for
proposals appeared in many different media
outlets throughout the state.
Out of the 35 proposals there were four
comprehensive proposals suggesting the
realignment of the University's 12 colleges
into fewer, more comprehensive free-stand­ing
units.
In two of the proposals the biological sci­ences
(botany, microbiology and zoology
and wildlife science) would be moved from
the College of Sciences and Mathematics
into the College of Agriculture. This could
feasibly be beneficial for the agriculture
majors, but in the future this could mean
agriculturally based core courses for all stu­dents.
Currently all core curriculum classes are
contained within COSAM and the College
of Liberal Arts. With three of the realign­ment
proposals, core classes move from col­leges
specializing in core instruction to col­leges
whose focus lies more in research and
extension, rather than in undergraduate
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instruction. Such a transition is detrimental
to the practicality of the core curriculum.
Such proposals seem to revert back to the
days of Alabama Polytechnic Institute and
the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Alabama. Since when does an institution of
higher learning make a digressive transition
from a comprehensive university to a nar­rowly
focused "cow-college?"
Another proposal eliminates the School of
Human Sciences by redistributing its
departments among other free-standing
schools. Yet another proposal consolidates
Auburn's School of Nursing with the nurs­ing
program at the Montgomery campus.
Such proposals may have merit — rest
assured, they certainly benefit their respec­tive
sources — but is this the course the
commission should take? The Auburn
Plainsman says no.
Certainly, in this age of political correct­ness
we should note the schools of nursing
and human sciences as the only schools
whose top administrators are female. In
addition, the vast majority of both schools'
tenured faculty and student population is
female.
The last battle
University Relations
should have to fight is
against forces who
deem Auburn insensi­tive
to the education of
women.
Aside from scruti­nizing
individual pro­posals,
we urge the
Commission to contin­ually
revisit, question,
and even revise its
role.
Do you want to
adversely affect the
University simply to
say 'We did some­thing'?
Do you want
to send this 21,000 students campus into
upheaval to save a few dollars? Has the eco­nomic
efficiency of any of the proposal even
been confirmed?
We at The Auburn Plainsman do not want
to get ahead of ourselves or the commission.
We simply call for all questions to be
answered. The growing tension on the
Plains will not cease as long as there is a
threat of massive restructuring with poten­tial
negative affects on all stakeholders of
this institution.
Commissioners: weigh your thoughts,
words, and most importantly, your votes
carefully. In your hands you hold the future
of what has become a great institution.
Students, faculty and alumni: voice your
opinion. Anything and everything this com­mission
decides will affect you. Don't stand
idly by. Learn how various proposals affect
you. Learn why they might not affect you
favorably.
Attend commission meetings and contact
commissioners. In doing so, make sound,
reasoned judgements. We can only hope the
commission does the same.
Senior offers advice to incoming students
The campus has been inun­dated
by incoming freshman
going through Camp War Eagle
this summer.
Since I've been here as long as
some of the buildings on cam­pus
(at least I feel that old), I
feel I can give priceless advice
to these incoming freshmen on
the college experience.
College can be a positive or a
negative experience. (Basically,
the old adage you get what you
put into it applies.)
I strongly encourage you to
go through Greek rush. It's a
great way to make friends and
meet new people. You won't
regret it. I still keep in touch
with some of the people that
were in my rush group.
For those not interested in the
Greek system, there are numer­ous
activities on campus you
WENDY LAWRENCE
can get involved in. Each fall
there are tables set up on the
Concourse letting students
know what organizations they
can join. Sign up for them.
If sports is more your thing,
there are several sport supports
groups on campus to get
involved with.
There's Diamond Dolls for
baseball, Tiger hosts and
Tigerettes for football, Dunkin'
Darlings for basketball and the
list goes on. All these organiza­tions
hold interviews, so watch
for scheduling.
There are also different intra­mural
sports each quarter you
can do. Call recreational ser­vices
to find out what's avail­able.
One thing I do want to say is
be careful. While it's great to
become involved in several
activities, don't spread yourself
too thin. Being active in college
is a lot different than being
active in high school.
Make sure you remember to
study. It's not as easy as you
think.
Remember the reason you're
here is to get an education, not
to get a degree in socializing
and partying. This is the voice
of experience talking — been
there, done that.
And now for some useful
senior advice: Just because
you're in college and away
from home, doesn't mean
you're on your own. As long as
your parents are still giving you
some money, they still have
some control.
Take hard classes summer
quarter, because it's easier.
And the best advice I can
give: If you're going to skip
class (not that I reccommend it)
make sure you count your
grandmothers and use them
only once per department.
Professors do talk.
War Eagle and have a great
college career!
Wendy Lawrence is the managing
editor for The A unurn Plainsman.
Auburn — more than those 'damn' cheers
Most mothers wash their chil­dren's
mouth out with soap on at
least one occasion.
Apparently, a few mothers of
incoming freshmen want to
administer the same punishment
to the University.
Why? Does the phrase "War
Damn Eagle" ring a bell? How
about Track 'em: "... give 'em
hell you War Damn Eagles,
Hey!"?
Moms at the Camp War Eagle
pep rallies this summer don't
seem to be impressed by the
almighty power of the orange
and blue to give opponents hell.
They seem slightly offended by
our "vulgar" displays of support.
My initial reaction: get a life!
Your kid has probably thought,
said, heard and done much
worse. If he or she has not, they
are too sheltered to be in college.
My subsequent, more reasoned
message to mothers of the clean-mouthed
coalition: Please, open
your eyes and see what your
child is about to experience.
Auburn University is not
defined by its cheers. This is an
institution of higher learning. Its
mission is research, instruction
and extension — not football, not
pep rallies and certainly not any
BILL BARROW
derivation of vulgarity or profan­ity.
This may sound like an argu­ment
against such cheers. On the
contrary, it is an argument simply
to underscore their lack of impor­tance
in this grand scheme we
call Auburn.
The Auburn family is an
expansive puzzle spread
throughout the world, and Boda
Getta, Track 'em, and one line of
the fight song are but small
pieces of that puzzle.
Auburn astronauts have
walked on the moon. One even
wrote a message on its surface.
He did not write "War Damn
Eagle," he wrote "War Eagle."
"War Eagle" is even said to be
scratched into the metal at the
top of the Eiffel Tower.
It is said that wherever you go
in the world, if you say "War
Eagle" someone will say it in
return.
That is the essence of Auburn.
Moms, your children can wander
the rolling plains of Dixie for as
many years as they choose and
never say "War Damn Eagle."
They will still be Auburn peo­ple.
Likewise, men and women
from generations past have cho­sen
to stand on the bleachers of
Jordan-Hare Stadium, in the mid­dle
of Toomer's Corner throwing
toilet paper into giant oaks until
it looked like snow, and on the
Concourse as they say those
words.
They're Auburn people, too.
It is said a picture is worth a
thousand words. If past students
had judged Auburn merely by its
words, we would see quite a dif­ferent
picture of the Loveliest
Village today.
If David Housel was taken
aback by our yells of spirit, he
never would have become editor
of this paper. He. wouldn't have
labored in the ticket office under
Auburn legend Bill Beckwith.
And he wouldn't serve as
director of athletics or as a recog­nized
authority on Auburn histo­ry.
Housel is referred to as the
consummate Auburn man — and
all I hear him say is "War Eagle.
War Eagle forever."
If Wayne Flynt, a Southern
Baptist preacher, drew the line on
our cheers he would not be the
distinguished university profes­sor
he is today. He might still be
a Pulitzer Prize nominee. He
might still be a champion of the
common man in Alabama, but he
wouldn't do it from an office in
Haley Center.
If Katharine Cooper Cater
placed pretention over her love
for Auburn, she would not have
served as a beacon to Auburn
women for many years, that
beautiful white building in the
middle of campus would not
bear her name.
Men and women such as these
are also the essence of Auburn.
Please, mothers, begrudge
Auburn fans our cheers of excla­mation.
Begrudge your child the
opportunity to hear them. They
will be exposed to so much more
in the process.
Bill Harrow is the news editor al
The Aunurn Plainsman.
STEPHANIE DAVIS
Editor's intent
not to bash,
only question
vet school
I have gotten more than 50 let­ters
to the editor about my col­umn
addressing the vet school
and the euthanasia of the grey­hounds.
Some support the vet school
and others are in defense of the
greyhounds. It appears that peo­ple
on both sides read more into
my column than what was
intended.
I want to clear something up.
I have a great respect for the
vet school and the work that is
done by this institution.
The vet school has an impecca­ble
reputation it has earned
through many years of hard
work, research and determina­tion.
My intent was not to bash the
school, but to simply question
the effort of finding homes for
adoptable research animals.
I never claimed that the vet
school was breaking rules or
ignoring regulations in regards
to their research.
I do acknowledge the impor­tance
of animal testing and even
euthanasia when necessary. And
I am not naive enough to think
that every research animal is
adoptable.
I also sympathize with the vet­erinarians
who are forced to put
the research animals to sleep
after they have formed a bond
with them. That is a tough job
for anyone.
I think many of the letters
made excellent points, but I do
question some.
In one of the letters I received
from a vet student I was told
that they have not had much
luck with adopting out research
animals. And as a result they
were euthanized. That is why I
question the effort. If more peo­ple
are made aware that there are
adoption opportunities then
more animals would be adopted.
In another letter from a vet stu­dent
I was told that the dogs
would be unhappy if they were
adopted because the vet school
was the only home they knew. »
I do not fully agree with this
way of thinking. I got my puppy
from the humane society which -*
was the only home he knew. I
can assure you he is happier
now.
I do acknowledge that the vet
school is more pleasant environ­ment
than the humane society,
but this should not be a reason to
keep the animals from adoption.
I was told in another letter that
advertisement would not help
and my efforts would be better
spent lobbying for the humane
society. Well I think if it makes a
difference in only a few of ani­mals'
lives then it is worth the
effort. "
So the point I am making is if
the dog is adoptable then the vet
school should try a little harder '
to get the word out of the adop­tion
opportunities.
But the vet school should not '
be condemned for testing or
even for the euthanization of
dogs if it is necessarily for «
research.
Stepha it if Da v is is editor of The
Auburn Plainsman.
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ON THE CONCOURSE
How do you feel about millions of dollars going toward new scoreboards instead of academics?
Interviews and photos by Chris Compton, photo editor
CHRIS GREEN
Senior, marketing
"I'm psyched about the score
board. I don't feel bad about it, it
makes team spirit better."
WENDY FREEMAN
Junior, chemical engineering
"I like the scoreboard. I think it
will make the stadium look bet­ter,
but we do need more money
for academics. Academics keeps
people."
TORIE EZELL
Junior, rehabilitation services
"It's not necessarily wise.
Academics should be first priori­ty
for University."
ALLYSON HARRIS
Senior, humn development and
family studies
"Since football is so big, that's
why I would expect it. They need
to put it toward other projects."
PATREECE COPELAND
Senior, sociology
"The football team makes the
money, the football team spends
the money."
Human sciences important to state, Auburn
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 programs) that focus
primarily on the family or issues
related directly to the family.
While at first glance, it may
seem that 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 that the home and
the family is unimportant and
for that matter, downright,
unnecessary. Is this the message
the University, its president and
its trustees wish to send?
Human sciences serves 1000
students at the undergraduate,
masters and doctorate levels. 86
percent of these students are
female in a university that typi­cally
attracts more males than
females. Furthermore, 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 a permanently
appointed 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 this
presumption has never entered
your mind!
Human sciences has been a
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
own 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 Service's 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
their 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 — issues 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 to try
to save a few bucks? I think not!
Rebekah Cummings
Masters Student, human devel­opment
and family studies
Lack of concern apparent in
Vet School's greyhound fiasco
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
Through the technical wonder that is the Internet,
your story regarding the euthanization of 250 ex-rac­ing
greyhounds has reached an audience of thou­sands.
And unfortunately, thousands are now angry
and concerned with your vet school's practice of
euthanizing dogs that do not belong to
them in the first place!
While I am not naive enough to think experimen­tation
on live animals is not necessary, I am appalled
at the lack of regard the administration had for the
legal owners of these greyhounds. Larry Swango's
comment, "We assumed that (the kennels) had the
authority from the dog owners to send them here" is
ludicrous, ineffectual and quite frankly, stupid. How
much does Swango get paid to "assume" on behalf
of your University?
It's not difficult to find a grey's owner; each has a
tattoo in their left ear that identifies its registered
owner through the National Greyhound Association.
No greyhound in the United States may compete
without it being registered with this organization
first. A couple of phone calls for each dog would
have absolved the University of any wrong-doing,
and perhaps saved a couple of wonderful greyhound
lives in the process.
Something similar to this has occurred in the
recent past at Colorado State University and their vet
school. More than 600 greyhounds were put down,
many of them puppies. CSU didn't check on regis­tered
ownership, either. Swango should give them a
call and ask them how they fared in the public's eye.
It wasn't pretty.
After experimentation, I'm sure many of these
wonderful greyhounds could have been adopted to
loving homes via the hundreds of greyhound res­cue/
adoption organizations throughout the United
States and Canada. I have seen with my own eyes a
grey that was used as an "experiment" and as a
blood donor living the good life in our non-racing
state.
Animal experimentation is a "necessary evil," yet a
little forethought goes a long way. Swango's cries of
"It not our fault" fall on deaf ears. I suggest the
University's vet school act more responsibly and less
hastily in the future. The staff of The Auburn
Plainsman should be commended to bringing
this travesty to light.
Kim Gill
Dayton, Nev.
PEGGY UN/Art Staff
Vet School followed guidelines concerning greyhounds
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
The College of Veterinary
Medicine does not slaughter
greyhounds, as stated in your
Aug. 6 editorial. Before making
accusations, you should have
obtained the facts. New treat­ments
and prostheses are made
available to the public only after
thorough testing. If an animal
must be euthanized, it is because
the project requires study of the
cadaver. The dogs are not eutha­nized
simply to get rid of them.
Our students and faculty are
committed to improving the
health of animals. If you have a
pet, most likely it has benefitted
from a medication or procedure
developed through animal
research, which possibly includ­ed
the death of a research ani­mal.
Greyhounds have contributed
in many developments to
improve both animal and human
health, such as new hip prosthe­ses,
ligament surgery, wound
healing, nutrition, gail analysis,
pacemakers and medications.
New hip prostheses were first
tested on greyhounds, thus
many people can walk and live
normal lives, thanks to work
done at the College of Veterinary
Medicine. Bo Jackson's hip
replacement is a direct result of
these procedures.
Greyhounds also make the
best palpation, or touchable,
dogs because of the large mus­cles
and docile attitude; they are
invaluable in our teaching pro­gram.
The dogs in this program
and the blood donor program
are put up for adoption, usually
being taken by students who
have become emotionally
attached to them.
The greyhounds used for
research are treated better than
many house pets, even having
their teeth brushed every day.
Keep in mind, most grey­hound
owners do not consider
their dogs as pets. Rarely does
the owner specify that the dog
be adopted after its racing days.
Dog racing is a business, with
fast greyhounds being a com­modity.
Unfortunately, a slow
racing dog is of no value to the
owner. It is also a shame intelli­gent
dogs, which are too smart
to chase a fake rabbit, are regard­ed
as expendable.
Your paper erred in the state­ment
that the donated grey­hounds
would have been put up
for adoption. The dogs brought
to the University would have
been euthanized by the kennel
owner or trainer, not adopted. I
support adoption of unwanted
animals, but I also realize the
fate these animals faced.
Recently, members of the
Greyhound Pets of America
requested our records concern­ing
former racing dogs, which
were possibly donated without
the owner's permission.
Our records were, as always,
completely intact. We maintain
files of the signed, legal autho­rization
given by the trainer or
kennel owner, who has power of
attorney from the dog's owner.
The dialogue between the
University and the GPA went
smoothly, unlike GPA's encoun­ters
with other universities that
use greyhounds. Those universi­ties
faced lawsuits, media attacks
and vocal opposition.
We supplied a list of 250 dogs
donated since 1996. We believe
the GPA contacted owners of
these animals, however, only
owners of nine dogs contacted
the College of Veterinary
Medicine.
We follow strict state and fed­eral
guidelines, and even more
stringent self-imposed rules. I
assume responsible journalism
also has guidelines to follow. We
would have been, and still are,
willing to discuss this issue with
you.
Larry J. Swango, DVM, Ph. D.
Professor and executive director
of animal resources
to the
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Conner wants to protect Auburn
BY AMY WILLIAMS
Staff Writer
City Council candidate J.A.
Conner's focus for the upcom­ing
election will be, "Plan, con­trol
and growth, makes all the
difference in the world."
Conner and his wife, Lori
Botta, grew up and attended
school in Auburn.
"We both grew up here and
we don't want the great things
of Auburn to disappear.
"I've seen things done well
with the city government, but
I've seen things that are bad for
economic growth," Conner said.
"A lot of people that live in
Auburn don't necessarily work
in Auburn.
"If we don't continue to grow
and keep the Auburn people
here we'll be losing out by tak­ing
sales taxes to other commu­nities,"
Conner said.
When asked about the election
date moving to June, Conner
said, "It doesn't bother me. I
haven't talked to anyone whom
it did."
His central issue is funding
the Auburn Fire and Police
Departments.
"I think our police and fire
department need more funding
and that concerns me greatly. I
really want to do something
about that," Conner said.
Conner wants to provide them
with manpower and technology
to protect the citizens.
"I want to see pleasing devel­opments
and well-protected
neighborhoods. I want to pre­serve
a college-town feel,"
he said.
Pop well balances city's growth
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BY LIZ MOORE
Staff Writer
Rod Popwell, Auburn City
Council candidate, intends to
keep Auburn's small-town quali­ties
intact.
Popwell, running for Ward Two,
Place Two, will insure this
through the planning and balanc­ing
of the city's inevitable
growth.
"I've done a lot in the past that
goes along with what I'm trying
to accomplish: to keep Auburn
green, not just the general subur­ban
sprawl that you see around
the country," he said.
Popwell advocates moving the
city elections to June since it coin­cides
with the state primaries,
avoiding a separate election.
Popwell served as Aesthetics
Subcommittee chairman of the
Transportation Committee for
the Auburn 2020 Report and was
a member of the Auburn Tree
Commission for five years which
initiated tree plantings in down­town
Auburn. He worked with
the Auburn Arts Association,
promoting an arts center for the
city.
"There is still an essence about
Auburn. We need to capture it
and keep it a special place. It's
important to the community in
general, but it's also important in
attracting good businesses. If
you have something to offer
them, they will be glad to move
here."
Popwell, has lived here 25
years, graduated from Auburn
with a degree in electrical engi­neering.
He and his wife, Donna, own
and operate the restaurant,
Behind the Glass; the clothing
store, Terra; and the design shop,
Design Source.
THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
For additional information, please call (334) 844-4130
1 Employment
Run poster sales on college cam­puses.
Great opportunity to travel.
.Guaranteed salary & commission.
Call Trent Graphics for information:
800-821-9489.
Job opportunity for sales associ­ates
at Jan's. If you can show and
sell Ladies Designer Fashions.
.Please apply in person at Jan's
(Near East Alabama Medical Ctr.)
Store hours 9:30 -5:30.
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Job Opportunity! Looking for a
career and not just a job? Then we
have the answer. The Auburn
Plainsman is seeking motivated and
responsible students for Account
Executives. Position is available fall
quarter. For more information con­tact
Robert Edmonds at 844-9102.
1 Employment
Help Wanted
Work available:
• Between August 30 -
September 22.
• 3 to 6 hours/day.
•Earn $7.00-$ 10.00/hour
Sell
Community newspapers
over the phone.
Circulation
Solutions
826-6898
Cash paid for household items,
furniture and miscellaneous items.
Yard Sale Store., Railroad Avenue,
Opelika, 749-9449.
University Barber Shop. Best
prices on hair cuts and tanning bed.
$20.00 a month. 887-9240.
i;;| Real Estate
"All real estate advertised herein is
subject to the Federal Fair Housing
Act, which makes it illegal to adver­tise
any preference, limitation, or
discrimination based on race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial sta­tus,
or national origin, or intention to
make any such preference, limita­tion,
or discrimination." "We will not
knowingly accept any advertising for
real estate which is in violation of
the law. All persons are hereby
informed that all dwellings adver­tised
are available on an equal
opportunity basis."
Real Estate
House for sale on Lakeview Dr. in
Auburn. 1450 sq. ft. 3 BR, 2 bath
completely remodeled 2 yrs. ago.
Low 70's. 334-298-5853.
For Rent
(mobile homes)
TIGER
TRAILER PARK
MOBILE HOMES
FOR RENT
2&3
BEDROOM AVAILABLE
MOST WITH CENTRAL
HEAT AND AIR, WASHER
AND DRYER, DECKS
RENT FOR FALL
QUARTER
826-1169
3 Bd. houses in Auburn. $675,
$750 and $1,100.00 per month.
Pets allowed. 826-0955.
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3 and 4 Bedroom duplexes avail­able.
Furnished and unfurnished.
Northpointe and Center Point.
Excellent condition! Henderson
Realty, 749-3421.
Apt. Private entrance, two-bed­rooms.
One full bath, fully furnished,
utilities included. $700.00/mo.
821-4110.
Available July and August. Tiny 1
bedroom apt. Pets allowed.
826-0725.
NEW STUDENT SECTION NOW
OPEN! Close to AU. Free Rent
Move-In Specials! Spaces are filling
up fast. Call: (334)821-0171. See us
at: www.websters-x.com
Pets allowed. 3 bedroom, 1 bath
house. Central h/a. $600/mo.
826-0725.
Centerpoint 3 BR/ 3 BA duplex
available Fall. Convenient, quiet, all
appliances plus w/d. $840/mo.
821-1094.
Quiet study atmosphere 2 BR
duplex & 2 BR T/House on 5 acre
lake w/fishing privileges in
Loachopoka. No pets. 887-7718.
September Rent Free! 2 bedroom,
1 bath house. Central h/a. Pets
allowed. $550/mo. 826-0725.
New 3 Bd, 2 Bth duplex for rent off
S. College. Wash/Dryer. $810 mth.
Call 821-3414.
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath upstairs &
downstairs. 1 block off campus.
$500/month. Leasing for fall. Call
821-2763 after five p.m. ask for
Scott.
Excel, apartment starting fall qtr.
to share w/ AU male student.
$330/mo. plus 1/2 utilities. Private
room and bath. Short walk to cam­pus.
Furnished. No smoking.
(205)945-6407 or (334)887-8777.
2 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment.
Great location, 376 West Glenn.
$400/monthly, includes water.
Students only. 887-7432.
1 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment.
Great location, 376 1/2 West Glenn.
$250/monthly includes water.
Students only. 887-7432.
Ffil For Rent For Rent For Rent
Female roommates needed Fall -
Spring. 3 BR/ 2 B duplex. 810 Cliff
Drive. W/D, DW, MW, Private
Parking. 502-5313.
Cavell Apartments 1 Bedroom
efficiencies. Walk to class! Fall qtr.
$300/mo. with 12 month lease.
Water furnished, laundry, 333 West
Magnolia. Call Todd, 821-8948.
Seeking female roommate to
share a brand new 2 bedroom, 2.5
bath townhouse at The Residences
of Central Park. Amenities include
covered parking, security system,
microwave, frostfree fridge with ice-maker,
dishwasher, disposal, full-sized
washer and dryer, spacious
bedrooms with vaulted ceilings, ceil­ing
fans, and walk-in closets. Call
Pamela at 821-2756 for details.
3 bedroom, 2 bath house, 435
Sanders St. 3/4 mile from campus.
$1,000 - $1,100/ month. Call
Charles at 826-0955 or 704-1615.
Duplex for rent. 2 Bed, 1 bath. Pet
friendly. $425/month. 887-8316,
page 501-0035. 173/175 Oak
Street.
Female roommate needed. Nice
apartment, rent $190. Starting Fall
98 to Summer 99. Call Macie,
887-1068.
DUPLEX, 2 BR, 1 BA, LR, Kitchen,
C/H/A, walk to AU and Kroger's,
Harper Ave., $3404360/mo. Call
821-9923.
Female roommate needed. Share
NICE 2 brm., 2.5 bth Lakewood
Commons condo w/3 other girls.
Transit access. No smoking or
drinking - serious students only!
$200 mo. Call collect
(205)849-9778.
Sign up bonus - Auburn, new
3 BR/ 2 BA duplex. Appliances. Pets
considered. 705-0554.
Available For Fall 2 Bdr, 2 Ba,
C/H/A, Dishwasher, 4 Bdr, 2 Ba,
central heat. Near campus.
887-9530.
3 Bedroom, 1 Bath duplex 916-918
E. Magnolia. Dishwasher, disposal,
large backyard. Pets possible.
821-7764 or 821-6412.
3 Bedroom House, 2 Bath - central
h/a, 2 hot water heaters - fenced
backyard - stove & refrigerator fur­nished.
$700/month, 12 month
lease. W/D hook-ups. Call
887-1822.
1 Bedroom apartment - Water, T w o Bedroom Apartment, central
sewage & garbage furnished - 12 ^ basic cabbie, garbage pest con-month
lease. Stove & refrigerator tral I n c l u d e d $ 3 7 0 / m a 12 m o n th
furnished. $225/month. Call lease- 887-9022-
887-1822. V" •" •;
Varsity Condominiums Brand
2 Bedroom "apartment ' - ' l "Bath'- new' o n e b l o c k
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heat pump - water, sewage & B e d r o o m ' 2 b a t h ' M^ f
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garbage furnished- stove & refriger- W a s | » r / D ^ e r ' f ° n c e d
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ator furnished - 12 month lease - ^44 West Glenn Ave. $675.0wrth
$425/month. Call 887-1822. $50000 deP0 S l t Day 749" 5 8 8 8 -
evenings 821-5338.
Female roommate needed begin- House for rent on Lakeview Dr. in
ning January. Duplex close to cam- Auburn. 1450 sq. ft. 3 BR, 2 Bath;'
pus. Rent $240 and 1/2 utilities. Call $700.00. 334-298-5853.
502-6676. ••
„ 2 Female roommates needed to^
NORTHPOINT DUPLEX - 3 Br, share a nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath/
2 BA, LR, W/D, C/H/A, microwave, house near Kroger. For more infor-dishwasher,
new carpet & paint. mation please call Suzannah @
$780/mo. Call 821-9923. 502-9381. .
PETS ALLOWED! 2 bedroom/ 2
HOUSE FOR RENT: 3 Bedroom, bath house. Washer/ dryer, pool,
Auburn. $650. Call (205)664-9552. a/c. (Hearthstone) 502-0769.'
Available Sept. 1.
Subleasers needed for 2 bedroom
apt. at Deerfield II. Very large Subleaser Needed Summer^
rooms. Close to campus. Rent: 4 Brooke Apt. 172. 2 br/ 2 ba with
people, $157.50 each, 2 people, washer/dryer for more information
$315.00 each. Call 821-2338 or call Summer Brooke at 821-5880.
(423)483-1919. •'
Two Bedroom, Two bathroom apt.
3 BR/ 2 BA home on 5 acres for Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher in 4-
you and your horses. Fenced pas- plex across from Public Library, 174^
ture, C/H/A, dishwasher, w/d N. Ross. $450/mth. 887-9669.
hookup. One mile from Briggs & •"
Stratton, off Hwy south 29. Avail. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath Cottage^Great
9/1. $750/month. 821-0908 after 6 location, 378 A West Glenn.,
m $250/monthly includes water.
Students only. 887-7432.
On For Rent una For Rent
CAVELL
APARTMENTS
Walk To Class!
FALL QUARTER
$300.00 PER MONTH
WITH 12 MONTH
LEASE
1 Bedroom Efficiencies
Water Furnished
Laundry
333 WEST MAGNOLIA
Call Todd: 821-8948
DEERFIELD II
CONDOMINIUMS
427-449 Harper Ave.
Spacious two bedroom/
two bath completely
furnished units with full
size washer and dryer.
Condominium provides
pest control, garbage
service and water.
Auburn Realty, Inc.
233 West Glenn Ave.
Auburn, AL
(334)887-8777
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2 BR, 2 Bath, brick home for rent,
£400.00/month. Right on the
Auburn/ Opelika line. 745-3937.
Moving to Birmingham??? 1997
\uburn female graduate living in 2
)drm/ 2 bath apt. in Hoover seeks
oommate. Call for details.
205)987-9794.
Student Apartments for rent.
Completely remodeled and under
lew management. 14 one bed-ooms
& 2 Three bedrooms.
<Wailable. In Auburn walking dis-ance
from University. Call for
appointment 1-877-655-3273, ask
or Tara.
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DUPLEX FOR RENT! Year lease
starting Fall '98. 3 Br/ 2 Ba, Wa/Dr,
all appliances. 826-9568.
QTgj For Rent
(mobile homes)
2 BR, 2 Bath or 2 BR, 1 1/2 Bath
mobile homes for rent for fall of
1998. Students only. Wire Road
area. 745-3937.
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 1990 mobile
home for rent or sale. Washer/
dryer, central air. Close to Vet
school. $375/mo. or will sale. Call
821-6368.
95 Destiny Omni mobile home.
Located near Auburn Arena. 14x70,
2 Bd/2 Bath. Central heat & air.
$16,900. Call 826-7829.
Brentwood Mobile Home Park.
Approximately 4 miles from Vet
School. 2 and 3 bedrooms available
now and Fall. 821-5674.
Rent of Sale Trailers. 2 and 3 bed­room
on Wire Road. Call 749-0396,
message.
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For Rent
(mobile homes)
Good selection of 3 bedroom and
2 bedroom, 2 bath mobile homes.
14 ft. wide, 16 ft. wide & double
wide. $375 - $500 monthly. Campus
Trailer Court. Students only.
887-7432.
Female roommate needed. Private
bath and bed (unfurnished) kitchen,
laundry, etc. Competitive price. Call
Jennifer at 502-6679.
Available Sept. 1- 2 bedroom, 2
bath - 3 bedroom, 2 bath. 3 blocks
from campus. Heritage Park, 319
Bragg Avenue. 821-0927 or
704-6051.
Country living, Not in a trailer park.
5 miles from campus & Vet school.
3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, W/D,
microwave, central h/a. Available
immediately. Sorry no pets.
745-6875. $350 a month.
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10% off Jeans/Jewelry. Swim Suits
$5. Upstairs Style, 120 1/2 N.
College. Mon/Sat. 12-6.
Sega Genesis and several video
games. $150.00. Call 844-9103 and
ask for Donna.
Boxer puppies, shots started,
wormed. Male, $150.00, Female,
$125.00. 749-6298.
Good used refrigerators and
some window air conditioners. $75
or best offer. 821-9558.
1997 Chevy S-10 pick-up.
Extended cab. Only 19,000 miles.
Asking $13,100 o.b.o. Call
(334)567-8207 after 5:30 p.m.,
Wetumpka.
82 Honda Prelude. Good condition,
standard, sunroof. Call 821-0367.
Cost $600.
3w a n t e d
Video Games: Nintendo 64
Playstation, Sega Gameboy. Buy,
Sell, Trade - Almost Anything Pawn.
887-6774.
Attention! We pay CASH for used
car stereos. Call or come by Almost
Anything Pawn, 691 Opelika Rd.
887-6774.
Comic Books - Buy. Sell. Trade.
Thousands of issues. Lots of
Golden & Silver Age. We also trade
in cards, toys, etc. Almost Anything
Pawn. 887-6774.
Era For Rent
Career Opportunity
Accounting/Business/Marketing
A leading software developer in the
oil industry is looking for qualified,
self motivated, candidates for
immediate employment.
Consulting Team will participate
in the support, training and
implementation of financial and
operations management software for
new and existing clients. Team
members will travel to client sites
and/or provide for remote support.
Strong Accounting, MIS, and
Communication skills necessary.
Sales and Marketing Team works
together to promote CMi's leading
edge software systems nationally.
Marketing efforts include national
advertising, trade shows, direct
customer contact & product demos.
Part-time Internships
for '98 available close to campus!
Clili Software
Charlotte, NC
FAX Resume to:
704.529.1190
For Sale
(mobile homes)
2 BR, 1 Bath, 12x65 Kirkwood. 52
Steeplechase. Good condition with
a dog pen. $8,000 o.b.o. Call
502-0232.
89 Mobile Home, 16x80, 3 BR, 2
BA, porch, deck and appliances.
Price $16,300. Moving optional. Call
826-0198 or 727-6614 for more info.
For Rent
(mobile homes)
2 Wanted
Scrap Gold - Highest prices paid.
(Chains, class rings, diamonds,
etc.) Hills Jewelry, 111 E. Magnolia,
Auburn. 887-3921.
LOANS ON DIAMONDS - Hill's
Jewelry, 111 E. Magnolia, Auburn.
887-3921.
; For Sale
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Barron's
Trailer Park
large wooded lots
Mobile Homes
For Rent
A Few Nice
Mobile Homes
Available
Now leasing for
Summer and Fall
1998
NICE
12 and 14 ft. wide
mobile homes with
wooden decks
Excellent Condition
Wire Road Area
Call Anytime: 821-1335
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Now & Fall
Lakewood Commons
Crossland Downs
Moores Mill Place
Hearthstone
College Square
FAIRWAY
PROPERTIES, INC.
144 East University Dr.
887-6575
House For Rent
5 Bedroom/3 Bath, Fireplace in
den. Washer/Dryer, Built in
Bookcase w/ entertainment center,
w/ stocked pond on property.
Completely remodeled and
repainted in 1997. New carpet
throughout, new light fixtures and
ceiling fans located on Wire Road
only minutes from Campus and
Vet School. Water included in
rent, Available fall quarter.
Call Marty @ 821-4126 or
Jay @ 741-9290.
Mobile Homes
For Rent
12 x 60 - 2 Bedroom/2 Bath.
12 x 70 - 3 Bedroom/2 Bath.
New Carpel, Vinyl, Kitchen
Counter Tops w/ Bar.
1992 14 x 70 - 3 Bedroom/2 Bath
Very good condition. Vaulted
ceiling in living room.
1995 16 x 80 - 3 Bedroom/2 Bath.
Garden Tub in Master Bath,
Island Kitchen w/ bar,
Large Deck.
Washer/Dryer &
Water included in rent.
All Mobile Homes have access to
stocked pond. Located on Wire
Road - only 4 minutes from
Campus and Vet school.
Available fall quarter.
Call Marty <S> 821-4126 or
Jay @ 741-9290.
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Auburn
Realty, Inc.
Short Leases
Efficiency
Apartments
Available
Fall
Quarter
887-8777
233 West Glenn Ave.
Pine Haven
Apartments
650 N. Ross St.
* 1 & 2 bedroom, turn, and
unfurn. apartments
Total Electric
* Pest Control, Water,
Garbage Service included in
Rent
* Laundromat on Premises
* Resident Manager,
Apt. C-1
* 10 or 12 Month Leases
1 Br. From $250
1 -2 Tenants
2 Br. From $340
1 -2 Tenants
$50.00 each additional
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Great Rates
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Units
821-4200
Management by:
Cary Pick Realty, Inc.
AUBURN HAIX
APARTMENTS
Unique
Restored
Residence Hall
Close to
Campus
* One Bedroom
Units
* Quiet
Environment
821-4661
Management by:
Cary Pick Realty, Inc.
821-4200
Lemans Square
and
Chateau Apartments
• Large Living Spaces
• Swimming Pool
• Great Values
• Designer Furniture
• Manager On Site
Come See
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821-9192
Management by:
Cary Pick Realty, Inc.
821-4200
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• Huge living
spaces
• Natural
Environment
• Washer/Dryer
• Swimming Pool
• Great Rates!
821-6161
Management by:
Cary Pick Realty, Inc.
821-4200
Scarborough
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Auburn
* 1, 2, and 3
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* Washer/Dryer,
Microwave,
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Fireplace Available
* Swimming Pool
* Walk to Campus
826-6470
Management by:
Cary Pick Realty, Inc.
821-4200
Eagles West
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GREAT LOCATION
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* Swimming Pool
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Improved relations key to Debrow's platform
BY BILL BARROW
News Editor
Everett Debrow Jr. is running for
the Auburn City Council to rekin­dle
the dialogue he says is lacking
between City Hall and Ward 1,
Place 1.
Debrow is a life-long Auburn
resident. He graduated from
Auburn University Montgomery
with a bachelor of science and fin­ished
his master's degree in 1996.
He is currently employed in the
management of Imageware
Technologies.
His mission on the council, he
said, would comprise four parts:
education, affordable housing,
establishing a dialogue between
elected officials and their con­stituents,
and educating the public
about the political process.
"Education is a priority — not
that it is a problem here. It's far
from that. The city does an excel­lent
job of supporting public edu­cation,
but we must continually
confirm that support.
In regard to affordable housing,
Debrow said, "There is not a vast
availability of low to middle
income housing. The city has an
excellent housing market, it's just
that some of that market is one the
high end.
"That segment of the housing
market should not be scaled
down, there just needs to be
another (price) level entered into
that market."
Debrow's largest efforts on the
council would center on simply
being a good representative, there­by
accomplishing the latter com­ponents
of his platform.
"Change is due. There are fresh
ideas out there," he said. "We
need strong leadership. And
when I say strong leadership I
don't mean somebody who can
talk. We can all talk. We need
someone who has the ability to
have a vision, conceptualize that
vision and take initiatives to work
toward that vision becoming reali­ty,
Debrow said.
"The present leadership has not
demonstrated effective communi­cation
without causing dissension.
If you evoke serious discussion
you can get things accomplished.
Continuing contact with voters
away from City Hall would also
be a priority, Debrow said. "If I
can come around and ask for
someone's vote, then I can come
around after the election and ask
their opinion."
Concerning the question of
moving city elections, Debrow
said the issue is a cloudy one.
"Whatever is done we must
think about the cost that would be
saved. We have to ask would the
cost saved be worth moving the
elections," he said.
Debrow also said we must ques­tion
whether a move would actu­ally
increase student vote. "If the
students want to have a say they
have to make the effort," he said.
"The burden should not be on
the city, it should be on the stu­dents.
No none can make any­body
vote or do anything if they
don't want to."
Local business president Mixon seeks council seat
BY BETH BEASLEY
Assistant Copy Editor
Bill Mixon said he plans to focus
the next four years on industrial
development and school improve­ments
if re-elected to the city coun­cil
on Aug. 25.
Mixon is now serving his second
term as a councilman from Ward 3,
Place 2.
He said his plans and priorities
for Auburn are three-fold, includ­ing
"focused, careful industrial
expansion, making sure that the
school systems are supported by
the city and a strong, aggressive
planning commission."
The careful selection of compa­nies
will provide jobs that will pay
a "living wage," Mixon said.
"We need to continue to focus on
industrial development in the
same fashion we have. We need to
hold companies to very high stan­dards.
We're looking for compa­nies
that will be good corporate cit­izens,"
he said.
Mixon addressed the concern
that people were moving to
Auburn just for the school system,
but said the city could not allow
the quality of schools to drop to
prevent growth.
"The Wall Street Journal ranked
us (Auburn schools) in the top five
in the Southeast. We have an excel­lent
school system. I just can't
imagine doing something that
would affect that in a negative
way," he said.
Mixon said he is also concerned
about the infra-structure of
Auburn.
Mixon is concerned with the
quality and safety of roads within
his ward. He said there are several
primary roads classified as county
roads.
"We've worked with the plan­ning
commission to try and work
out a program to have these roads
brought to city standards and
maintain them in a manner we're
accustomed to," he said.
Mixon is president of Prime
Manufacturing in Auburn.
He and his wife, Dianna, have
lived in Auburn since 1983.
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Football season in sight as freshmen report
BY RACHEL NORRIS AND
DAVE JOHNSON
Staff writers
At 5 p.m. Monday, freshman
recruits reported to Sewell Hall
for press interviews.
Many were eager to talk to the
media and loved the attention.
"I wasn't expecting it (the
attention), but I love it, I love the
camera and I love talking," said
Willie Northern, a recruited wide
receiver from Quincy, Fla.
Many of the freshmen who
reported had big goals and high
expectations not only for acade­mics,
but also for football.
"One of my major goals, foot­ball
wise, is to be freshman All-
Terry Bowden during interview with Andy
Burcham, on the freshman class, which
reported for practice Monday.
SEC receiver and after that my
next step is to be All-American
and then, you know,
win the Heisman some­time.
Academic wise,
the major thing is get­ting
through the first
quarter," Northern said.
Northern, who was
heavily recruited and
rated by SuperPrep as
the No. 6 receiver in the
nation, said his deciding
factor for choosing Auburn was
his chance to play right away.
"Other schools were telling me
I could play right away but they
were just telling me that." When
Northern looked at the depth
chart from Auburn, he decided
he would fit right
in as a wide receiv­er.
Northern said if
he can be on his
game and get
placed on the first
rotation, that his
chances of playing
in the season open­er
against Virginia
are good.
"I will be very
d i s a p p o i n t e d ,"
Northern said,
should he not play
on Sept. 3. "But, I
think that if I don't
use the best of my
ability on the foot­ball
field and be
inconsistent and
not catch, that is
my fault if I don't
get to play."
As confident as
Northern sounds,
Coach Terry
Bowden does not
seem to agree.
AG. Hall/Photo Staff
"We have a couple of days to
first find out physically if they
bring in some mature
skills," Bowden said.
"And then, about a week
later, we'll find out if they
mentally have the maturi­ty
to handle the coaching,
the pressure and the load.
And if they can, I'm not so
sure there is a real first
team opportunity right
there for a while, nor do
we want it. But there are some
second team possibilities, espe­cially
wide receiver and safety,"
he said.
Northern is not the only
promising recruit in Auburn's
stable that was available for com­ment.
Gabe Gross, a 6-foot-3-inch,
195-pound quarterback recruit is
anticipating the official start of
practice.
"I've been here all summer,
throwing and stuff but it's not
been official practice. None of the
coaches have been out there, I'm
ready to have things get kicked
off and see what happens and see
what I can do," Gross said.
Gross' early arrival on campus
has provided him with time to
get acquainted with some of the
current players.
"It helped me a lot," Gross said
of his early start. "Just mainly
getting comfortable with every
body and knowing the guys
before I came in and not just get­ting
thrown into the fire when I
first got here. I think being able to
know some of the routes and
some of the offense a little bit will
help me down the road."
According to Gross,
there is no additional pressure to
fill his father Lee Gross' shoes. "I
do think about it and I hoped I
A.G. Hall/Photo Staff
Freshman wide receiver recruit, Willie Northern, enter­tains
the media and looks forward to a season with
Auburn, in which he has high expectations of playing.
would be in this position one day.
I am excited about it (playing
football for Auburn) and my dad
will be proud of me no matter
what I do.
"I will be out here working
hard and when my chance
arrives I hope I do well," Gross
said.
With 1,601 total yards offen­sively
and 20 touchdowns as a
senior, Gross' future on the Plains
appears bright.
With all the publicity during
the offseason, Bowden is ready to
get practice started. "It is amaz­ing
how unusual it is . For the
players and coaches, we had an
enjoyable offseason. A lot of peo­ple,
because it had just been on
the news, have beat a dead horse
in the ground over, and over, and
over again.
"When there's no iceberg under
that tip, I don't lose any sleep. I
knew there also was some indi­vidual
who would make some
sad mistakes. I'm excited about
the season. But on the other hand,
I don't see offseason changing a
lot because of the demand for
football news," Bowden said.
All freshman reported Monday
and the only surprise was
Rashaud Walker. The coaching
staff is waiting to see if Walker's
history section of the exit exam
comes through.
"There will be some surprises,
there will be some disappoint­ments,
but none of it will be per­manent
because it is much too
early to make any final evalua­tions
on any players," Bowden
said.
Special teams' new look still full of questions
With the score Auburn 15, Alabama 17
and seconds remaining on the clock, Jaret
Holmes lined up for a 39-yard field-goal
attempt. The kick was up ... It's good.
Auburn won 18-17 and was the SEC
Western Division Champion. Holmes
made 14 of the 17 field goals he attempted
last season, including a string of 12 in a
row at one point, and 36 of 37 PATs. He
was Auburn's leading scorer with 78
points.
Oh, he also averaged 42.9 yards per
punt and is now battling for the punt and
kick-off duties for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Holmes' talent and the ice water that
runs through his veins will be missed this
year for the Tigers.
If the same situation that happened in
the Alabama game were to happen again
this year, sophomore Robert Bironas
would be the man stepping up to take the
kick. The question is ... will he be ready to
make the kick?
Well, if the spring game is any indica­tion,
then he will be.
Bironas booted a 37-yard field goal as
time expired to give his white team a 17-
16 victory, and more importantly, gave
him the starting field goal slot for this sea­son.
Taking over for Holmes punting the ball
will be senior Jeremy Zills. He punted
three times last year for a 36.3 yard aver­age,
including a 52-yarder.
The biggest question mark on special
teams this year will be how long Zills and
Bironas can hold off freshman Damon
Duval.
Duval boomed two punts in the spring
game, one for 67 and one for 54 yards, but
his promise leads back to high school.
Duval was twice named all-state as a
kicker/punter in Tennessee and set
Chattanooga city records for single-season
and career punting average. He averaged
44.7 yards per punt his senior season and
had a 43-yard career average.
As a place kicker, he hit a 57-yard field
goal and four 55-yarders during his high-school
career. He also booted 90 percent of
his kickoffs into the end zone as a senior.
The one area of the kicking game the
Tigers are experienced in is long snap­ping.
The often-overlooked area of the
kicking game has seniors Brent Turner
and Alex McRee battling for snaps, literal-
With the exception of the lack of experi­ence,
the Auburn kicking game looks
alright, which leaves the question of who
will return kicks for the Tigers.
The answer is Markeith Cooper.
Coming into spring, the Tigers looked
to have one of the premier tandem of
return men in the country. Cooper was
going to team with Robert Baker and give
Auburn a 1-2 combination unsurpassed in
college football.
With the loss of Baker, most of the
duties will fall on Cooper, who averaged
10.1 yards per punt return and 23.9 yards
per kickoff return last season.
Also seeing time as a return man this
season will be Clifton Robinson, who
averaged 8.5 yards per punt return and
18.6 yards per kickoff return last season.
Coming into the season, a lot of ques­tions
remain about the special teams of
Auburn. The kicking game is a big ques­tion
as Auburn lost Mister Everything
(Holmes) and turn to inexperienced
replacements.
The return game, which had a chance to
be spectacular, will now be capable, but
not quite spectacular.
SPECIAL TEAMS GRADE — C
PREVIEW BY ADAM WINSLOW
Sports staff
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KICKER ROBERT
BIRONAS
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Depth Chart
PK Robert Bironas (So;) i
Damon Duval (Fr.)
P jferemy Zills (Sr.)
Damon Duval (Fr.)
SN Brent Turner (Sr.)
Alex McRee (Sr.)
KR/PR Markeith Cooper (Jr.)
Clifton Robinson (So.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
MCREE ZILLS
DUVAL COOPER ROBINSON
Rachel Norris
Polls fail to
have faith
If you have been paying
attention to the preseason polls
that have come out, you have
noticed that Auburn has been
ranked low.
The polls that have come out
are ESPN/USA Today
Preseason top 25 which ranked
Auburn 22; Jeff Sagarin's top 25
which ranked Auburn 11 and .
Sporting News which ranked
Auburn 36. Everyone is still
awaiting the rankings of the
Associated Press Poll.
Granted the preseason polls
don't mean much and for every­one
to rank Auburn so low for a
team that played for the SEC
title last season doesn't make
much sense to me.
The only thing keeping
Auburn down is that we lost
Dameyune Craig and have
replaced him with Ben Leard —
who I might add is not going to
be bad.
Even though we are returning
14 starters and 15 with consider­able
experience we are still
ranked low. I don't understand.
So what? Yeah we lost Craig,
Takeo Spikes and Fred Beasley,
names that have been heard for
three years now.
But we do still have a team
and in my opinion a team that
will not be as bad as everyone
thinks.
Maybe I am biased because I
am an avid Auburn fan and
always think we will be the best.
However, I do think there is a
feasible chance of a return trip
to Atlanta this year.
As for Leard, I don't think he
will be a problem. The defense
may have to step up a little, but
that should definitely not be a
problem.
Defensively, we are returning
names like Jimmy Brumbaugh
and Charles Dorsey. So if there
were a problem offensively,
these guys should be able to
pull the defense up to the next
level, not only with their talent,
but also their senior leadership.
I think it's time we give Leard
some credit. After all, he was
highly recruited and left high
school with more athletic hon­ors
than Craig did.
I am not trashing Craig at all,
I like what Craig did for
Auburn and I can't wait to see
him beat Shane Matthews for
the No.3 spot on the Panthers
depth chart.
However, Leard can step up
and fill the void and run a suc­cessful
offense, he has been on
the sidelines with Terry Bowden
for three years now.
As for the low rankings, I
think they are going to help
Auburn in more ways than hurt
them. They should, anyway.
These polls should pump
Aubum to prove everyone
wrong and win the SEC title.
They should make Auburn
practice harder and come out
stronger than ever.
Go get 'em Tigers!
Rachel Norris is sports editor for
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Brazilian jiujitsu tournament brings master to Student Act
BY BRYAN BAKER
Sports Staff
This upcoming weekend in the
Student Activities Center, students
will not be playing volleyball or
basketball, they will be fighting.
Organized fighting of course,
presented by the Auburn
University Brazilian Jiujitsu/ Judo
Club and will be held Aug. 14-15.
Brazilian jiujitsu originated from
the original jiujitsu in Japan.
"It is so much more realistic
because we actually practice what
we preach, while some of the other
Karate forms do not go all out in
class." said Randall Phillips, assis­tant
tournament director.
On Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., a
seminar will feature Jacare, a mas­ter
of Brazilian jiujitsu.
"I can't emphasize how famous
this man is," Phillips said. "Rolls
Grade, twenty- five years ago, was
one of the best fighters in the
world, and he taught Jacare."
Rolls Gracie is a descendant of
the Gracie family which made
Brazilian jiujitsu what it is today.
Jacare holds a fifth degree black
belt, trained 35 Brazilian National
Champions and was Brazil's
National Champion in 1977-78.
He also owns a jiujitsu school in
Atlanta.
The seminar, recommended for
all levels of training, will last four
hours and deal with take downs,
self-defense, boxing, ground fight­ing
and submission techniques.
Many people will be attending
the seminar for last-minute prepa­rations
for the tournament on
Saturday.
Brazilian jiujitsu is broken up
into two arts, sport and vale
tudo.
Sport jiujitsu, the art form used
in the tournament, looks like a
wrestling or judo match.
"There is no punching or kick­ing,
it is mainly grappling,"
Phillips said.
The tournament will be divided
into four weight divisions: light,
less than 160 pounds; middle, 161-
179 pounds; heavy, 180-202 "Usually the opponent will tap
pounds; and super heavy, 203 out when you try to submit him,"
pounds and up. Phillips said. "And you can do so
Participants will be divided into with a variety of chock holds."
two belt _ _ _ ^ — — _ _ _ If no
divisions,
senior men
white belt
and senior
men blue
b e l t ,
depending
on years of
grappling
experience
The indi­vidual
matches consist of seven- system.
minute grappling contests, and the "There is a variety of positions
first fighter to submit loses. which you give points to, and each
"There is no punching or
kicking, it is mainly
grappling."
RANDALL PHILLIPS
Assistant tournament director
f i g h t er
submits,
the refer­ee
and
t w o
j u d g e s
make a
decision
b a s e d
upon a
p o i n t
of those positions are referred to as
the dominant position," Phillips
said.
Even if one fighter is a head in
points, then he is submitted, his
opponent wins.
Brazilian jiujitsu clubs will be
traveling from all over the
Southeast to compete in this tour­nament.
The seminar costs $70 and will
begin at 1 p.m. on Aug. 14.
The tournament will cost $30
and participants must be regis­tered
by 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Fighting will begin at 1 p.m.
Spectators will be allowed in at
no cost.
Bironas finds place on special teams
BY JEFF SCHREIBER
Assistant Sports Editor
One man, a kicker, turned the tide and led the
Auburn Tigers in points over both the 1996 and
1997 seasons. His name?
Jaret Holmes.
Now, however, the upcoming season
brings change to the special teams
corps, as Holmes is gone, graduated and
kicking footballs in Philadelphia. Left
behind is a torch to be passed and a goal
to strive for: putting those same points
on the scoreboard.
On April 25, that torch was seemingly
passed successfully from foot to foot, as
Rob Bironas kicked two field goals in
the A-Day game, one for 37 yards, the
other for 23, good enough to win the
game for his team and be named special teams
MVP for the spring game.
Bironas, a sophomore from Louisville, Ky,
came to the field at Jordan-Hare a walk-on for
the 1996 season and a reserve last season. He
has not, however, seen action as of yet.
His inexperience, though, remains unques­tioned,
at least by special teams coach Jack
Hines.
"Except for the long snappers, the special
teams squad is totally inexperienced," Hines
said. "I do think, though, that Rob (Bironas) has
potential to be a very good kicker."
"Now, he hasn't been in game situations,"
Hines continued, "though he has been in the A-Day
games. He kicked the winning field goal.
That's given him some semblance of pressure
situations, but it's not the same when you have
85,000 people yelling and screaming."
The 6-foot, 190-pound place kicker will see
action this season, however, as he is slated to
take the starting role as place kicker and field
goal kicker.
"It's not so much kicking
the ball, it's thinking about
kicking the ball."
ROB BIRONAS
BIRONAS Auburn place kicker
"I've been practicing all summer," Bironas
said. "A lot. A whole lot. I've been trying to take
the weekends off, but I've also been telling
(punter Jeremy) Zills how much I am ready and
want to play."
"I'm ready to go, man. I'm ready for
Virginia," Bironas said.
But, Bironas continues to maintain some con­cern,
some anxiety toward the first game.
"I've been concerned with my placekicking,
field goals and kickoffs," Bironas said. "My con­fidence
is there, my coach's confidence is there
and it is a lot easier to work with a coach that
has confidence in you.
"But, as long as they put me out there, I have
confidence in myself. My girlfriend Audra, my
parents, they all give me support," Bironas said.
"See, the pressure is going to be there,"
Bironas said, "but you have to get over it, ad
you have to treat it like practice, like I would be
kicking in practice. Kicking is all mental. It's not
so much kicking the ball, it's thinking about
kicking the ball."
Bironas walked on to the Tiger squad
in 1996, and was redshirted. Last season,
he spent most of the games in the stands,
in his own words, simply waiting his
turn.
The A-Day game, according to Bironas,
was his chance to break out, to show the
coaches, the fans and the other players
what he can do.
"I thought I had a good day," he said.
"I could have had a bad day, with noth­ing
going right, but I had a good one, so I
felt really good because I saw everything hap­pen
that I wanted to see happen."
"Now, I wish that I had made that other field
goal," he said of a failed attempt. "But, we're not
going to talk about that one."
As for the successes in the past, and the ones
in the future, Bironas will not take credit.
Instead, he chooses to credit those around
him— his supporting class in this performance
that will hopefully get rave reviews come the
end of December.
"I have to thank my snappers," Bironas said.
"Brent (Turner) and Alex (McRee), along with
(Jeremy) Zills and Damon Duval. They get the
ball where it needs to be. Without them, I
wouldn't stand a chance."
A chance to show spirit
BY JEFF SCHREIBER
Assistant Sports Editor
Auburn fans will have a
chance to meet and get auto­graphs
from their favorite foot­ball,
volleyball and soccer play­ers
at the annual Auburn Fan
Day.
Most football
players will be
set up around
the Beard Eaves
M e m o r i a l
Coliseum con­course
with pens
in hand, ready to
make millions
smile.
Football seniors, Terry
Bowden, Aubie, volleyball and
soccer players, cheerleaders,
Tiger Pause and Tiger — the
eagle mascot — will be sta­tioned
on the coliseum floor.
"Having Fan Day in the coli­seum,
as opposed to the stadi­um,
is 10 times better for the
players," Media Relations
Director Kent Partridge said.
"We did it last year over
there, and the players thought
it was great," Partridge said.
"Mainly because it is so hot in
the stadium, and I know every­body
likes to be able to get to
the stadium and all, but we
allow that on A-Day. People are
allowed to come onto the field
after A-Day for pictures, auto­graphs,
whatever.
"But in August, for those
guys to be suited
up in the game
stuff, and have to
hang out at that
stadium for two
hours, that can be
brutal on them,"
Partridge said.
"Plus, with the
event at the coliseum, we can
make it more of a, well, not a
football thing, even though
people come for the football
players. Volleyball players, soc­cer
players, it just wouldn't feel
right having them over in the
football stadium," he said.
Posters, autograph boards
and schedule cards will be
available to fans at no charge.
Those who make their way to
Beard-Eaves will also be able to
purchase a copy of the 1998
Football Media Guide.
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Preseason Football Rankings
ESPN/USA Today Preseason Top 25
1. Ohio St.
2. Florida St.
3. Nebraska
4. Florida
5. Michigan
6. Kansas St.
7. UCLA
8. LSU
9. Arizona St.
10. Tennessee
11. North Carolina
12. West Virginia
13. Penn St.
14. Syracuse
15. Texas A & M
16. Colorado
17. Washington
18. Georgia
19. Virginia
20. Wisconsin
21. So. Mississippi
22. Auburn
23. Michigan St.
24. Notre Dame
25. Arizona
The Sporting News
1. Florida St.
2. Nebraska
Ohio St.
Florida
Arizona St.
Michigan
Kansas St.
LSU
West Virginia
UCLA
11. Tennessee
12. Texas A & M
13. North Carolina
14. Penn St.
15. Virginia
16. Notre Dame
17. Wisconsin
18. Syracuse
19. Colorado St.
20. Southern Cal
21. So. Mississippi
22. Georgia
23. Colorado
24. Utah
25. Washington
(36. Auburn)
Jeff Sagarin's Preseason Top 25
1. Nebraska
2. Florida
3. Florida St.
4. Tennessee
5. Ohio St.
6. Michigan
7. Penn St.
8. Washington
9. Kansas St.
10. North Carolina
11. Auburn
12. UCLA
13. Arizona St.
14. Colorado
15. Notre Dame
16. Georgia
17. LSU
18. Southern Cal
19. Washington St.
20. Texas A & M
21. So. Mississippi
22. Virginia
23. Syracuse
24. Alabama
25. Oregon
Sports Briefs
Fyffe will continue work as
play-by-play announcer
Jim Fyffe, the voice of Auburn football
and basketball for the last 18 years, and the
Auburn Network have signed a two-year
agreement for Fyffe's services.
Under the new agreement, Fyffe will
take up where he left off as the lead play-by-
play announcer for all radio broadcasts
of Auburn football and basketball. He will
also write his column for the Auburn
Network's Web site, as well as various
endorsements and personal appearances.
are set to compete in the 98th U.S.
Women's Amateur golf tournament in Ann
Arbor, Mich., Aug. 11-16.
Tigers prepare for Women's
Amateur Golf Tournament
McGill tackle gives verbal
commitment to Auburn
Former coach Virginia Derby-Grimes,
All-SEC Marty Goldthrop and Ail-
Americans Robin Cook and Katie Gallina
McGill High senior Steve Goula, who
has started at tackle since his sophomore
year, has given a verbal commitment to
Auburn.
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BY BRYAN BAKER
Sports Staff
Between 1991-94 an Auburn
wide receiver blossomed from
the throws of Stan White and
Patrick Nix.
That man is Frank Sanders.
He was born in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. and attended
Dillard High School, the same
school that produced Charles
Dorsey and 1998 recruits Mario
Bynes and Xavier Lewis.
Having only started two
years on the Plains he ranks
third on Auburn's all-time
receptions and yards with 1,998
yards.
Sanders also ranks second in
career touchdowns receptions
with 15.
In 1994 he was an Ail-
American and All-SEC selec­tion
and that same year
Sanders had 58 receptions and
seven touchdowns.
In his career at Auburn,
Sanders had four 100-yard
touchdown games which
places him third behind Tyrone
Goodson.
In his final year at Auburn,
Sanders was the recipient of
The Shug Jordan Award, which
is given to the most outstand­ing
senior each season.
Sanders was a versatile ath­lete,
playing not only football,
but baseball as well.
On the diamond, he lettered
in 1994, was named to the SEC
West All-Tournament Team and
started in left field for the
College World Series Team.
In the 1995 NFL draft,
Sanders was selected by the
Arizona Cardinals in the sec­ond
round.
In his rookie season, Sanders
caught 52 passes for 883 yards
and the following year he
grabbed 69 balls with 813 yards
along with four touchdowns.
Sanders also started 31 out of
32 games his first two years in
the desert.
Last season was Sanders'
best pro year.
He finished the year with 75
catches and 1,017 yards receiv­ing
and has more catches in his
first three years with Arizona
than anyone in team history.
Last season, he combined
with fellow wide receiver Rob
Moore to form one of the NFL's
best receiving duet with 172
catches and 2,601 yards.
Last March Sanders signed a
five-year contract with the
club.
FILE
Former Auburn football star
Frank Sanders plays for the
Arizona Cardinals.
Bryan Hebson pitches for minor league affiliate
BY JOSH JOHNSON
Staff Writer
Former Auburn baseball player
Bryan Hebson may be remem­bered
in the minds of most
Auburn fans as a pitcher who
struck fear in the eyes of opposing
batters.
Standing 6-feet-4 inches tall,
Hebson intimidated batters by
fanning them 251 times in 273
innings pitched during his career.
Hebson's talent to strike out
opposing batters didn't go unno­ticed
coming out of high school.
During his freshman year,
Hebson was thrown into the fire
by pitching in SEC play and post­ing
a 7-1 record, helping Auburn
complete their best regular season
in school history with a record of
50-13.
In 1996, when the Tigers strug­gled
with young and inexperi­enced
talent, Hebson anchored
the pitching staff. He posted a 7-6
record and led the team with 91
strikeouts in 100 innings pitched.
But in 1997 Hebson continued
his assault on opposing batters by
helping Auburn to a College
World Series appearance.
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Hebson recorded a 11-4 mark in
19 games, started in the 1997 sea­son.
His 121 strikeouts in 111
innings pitched was good for sec­ond
on the team behind Tim
Hudson.
Hebson had an ERA of 4.43 and
led all Tiger starting pitchers in
allowing the fewest walks, with 38
during the season.
During the record-breaking
1997 season, Hebron teamed up
with Tim Hudson by joining the
250 career strikeout club at
Auburn.
The Auburn teammates became
the fourth and fifth pitchers ever
to reach the 250 mark and the first
teammates to surpass the mark in
the same season. Hebson led the
SEC in pitching, posting a 4.31
team ERA. The Tigers' pitching
staff also held opponents to a
league-low .248 batting average.
Hebson helped Auburn to its
fourth-ever trip to the College
World Series by taking the East
Regional Championship in
Tallahassee, Fla.
For his performance in the
regionals, Hebson was named to
the NCAA Regional All-
Tournament team with fellow
teammates Josh Etheredge, Jamie
Kersh, Tim Hudson, Adam
Sullivan, Rob Mcrory and Chad
Wandall.
For his career at Auburn,
Hebson tied former Tiger pitcher
Gregg Olsen for the most wins in
school history with 25 in three sea­son.
Hebson started 44 games, which
is the fourth all-time in school his­tory.
His 251 strikeouts is fifth
behind John Powell, Ryan Halla,
Olsen and Hudson on Auburn's
all-tie list.
After the 1997 season, Hebson
turned pro and was drafted in the
first round of the Major League
Baseball Draft by the Montreal
Expos.
Now Hebson pitches for the
Cape Fear Crocs, a minor league
affiliate of the Expos in the South
Atlantic League. Hebson has post­ed
a 2-4 record in 12 games for the
Crocs. He has 38 strikeouts in 49
innings pitched, has given up 33
runs, 22 bases on balls and has an
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1998
Lee County Humane Society puts on benefit
BY JOSH JOHNSON
Staff Writer
The first Woofstock '98 will be
held Saturday, Aug. 15, at Kiesel
Park in Auburn starting at 10 a.m.
Woofstock '98 presented by the
Lee County Humane Society,
gives dog owners a chance to
bring their pets (on a leash) to the
park for a day of music and fun
for the whole family. All proceeds
benefit the animals at Lee County
Humane Society, which is a non­profit
organization.
"Woofstock will help raise
money to take care of the needs of
these animals," said Kim
Klopfenstein, a worker at the
Humane Society. "Because we are
a non-profit organization and
don't receive anything from Lee
County, 40 percent of our profits
come from what we raise."
There are many activities
planned to entertain the families
and students who will bring their
pets to the park. A 5K "Fun Run"
sponsored by the city of Auburn
will kick things off at 8 a.m.
Also, there will be pet food
sample booths, and contests
which will entertain the pet own­ers
and their pets.
"There will be plenty of activi­ties
for everyone to join in,"
Klopfenstein said. "We will have
contests like stupid pet tricks and
a contest for the ugliest dog."
Woofstock '98 will also give the
pet owners a chance to get their
dogs adequate vaccination, if
needed. All Creatures Vet Clinic
will be at Kiesel Park and will
give dogs reduced vaccinations
they need to receive and shots to
prevent rabies.
"By allowing your dog to be
checked out, and to make sure
they're healthy is important,"
Klopfenstein said .
Woofstock will also be spon­sored
by local animal control. The
organization will sponsor an
amusing contest called "People
Pound" which will help donate
money to the Humane Society.
"People Pound" will allow a
pet owner, with consent, a chance
to fill out a complaint against
another pet owner and get that
person impounded for the day.
There will be a $100 donation for
the impounded pet owner to be
released.
"People Pound" will be a fun
FILE
Woofstock '98 will be held Saturday at Kiesel Park to benefit
animals at Lee County Humane Society. Among the events
planned are a 5K run and live music by four local bands.
activity for the pet owners to par­ticipate
in," Klopfenstein said.
Also on the ticket for Woofstock
will be live music sponsored by
WMZA Mix 96.7 and WTGZ Tiger
95.9 and 104.9 New Rock. Mix
96.7 will hold a live broadcast
throughout the day, while Tiger
95.9 will be broadcasting from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m.
Scheduled to appear during
Woofstock between 2 p.m. and 7
p.m. will be four bands who will
play live music for the audience.
The four groups who are sched­uled
to play are: Wallstreet,
Baghouse, Peter Spivak and Live
Bait.
"Anything we can do to pro­mote
a public service event like
this is great," said Sherry, a disc
jockey for Tiger 95.9. "We are
excited about Woofstock and the
bands playing, and hope there are
a lot of people out there."
Outback Steakhouse will pro­vide
food from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
for the pet owners who plan to
spend the whole day at
Woofstock. There will be people
selling bottled water and soft
drinks.
"Outback will provide the food
and there will be booths selling
drinks, so there will be plenty of
good food for everyone who
comes out," Klopfenstein said.
Admission at Woofstock '98
will be $4 per person and all pro­ceeds
will be given to the Lee
County Humane Society. For
more information, call the shelter
at (334) 821-3222.
"Woofstock '98 should be a
great time for families, students
and their dogs," said Jack Fischer,
director of the Lee County
Humane Society.
Books-A-Million offers free swing dance lessons
BY M. MCGEHEE
Staff Writer
Amid magazines and newspapers,
dozens of couples learn the basic steps of
swing dancing at Books-A-Million.
Every Friday at 7 p.m., couples gather
in the store to dance to such bands as Big
Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cherry Poppin'
Daddies, Manhattan Transfer and even
some songs from the "Swingers" sound­track.
In the center is Dewayne Reynolds, a
graduate student in political science and
instructor of the swing class.
Reynolds said the class began because
•he wanted a place to dance and thought
Books-A-Million had a good floor for it.
And because he is an employee, the store
allowed him to begin the class.
"I wanted to dance," Reynolds said,
"and the only way to dance was to start
teaching the class myself."
The class is free and open to the public.
Since mid-July, when the class started,
,. Reynolds has been drawing a crowd of
both dancers and spectators in the store.
Though some people prefer to watch,
those that dance enjoy it.
"It's fun," said Dave Bundrick, a fresh­man
in Spanish. "I knew a girl at work
that went to swing dances a lot and she
suggested it."
Abbie Seales, an incoming freshman,
said she attends the class because she
"always wanted to dance like this."
Some patrons might recall the swing
night offered at the former Neon's estab­lishment.
Reynolds said the classes ended
when attendance dropped over the sum­mer.
Reynolds said he wasn't here when
Neon's held classes. "A man I know from
church had been teaching ballroom danc­ing
at Foy (Student Union).
"I have been taking there since
February. I know enough to teach people
what they know at night," he said.
Reynolds said the whole thing started
when he grabbed one of his friends and
started to dance with her in the store.
Now Reynolds has couples that are
returning each week for lessons and
despite the group's dominance of the
magazine section, there have been few
complaints.
"There are very few people that have
complained about not being able to
THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor
Students enjoy free swing dancing lessons at Books-A-Million, 1716 Opelika
Road. The classes are held in the bookstore every Friday night at 7 p.m.
browse," Reynolds said, "but the people
that work there help out a lot."
But swing dancing has been around for
decades and has just now made a resur­gence.
Maybe it is because of the new style that
modern-day swing contains.
"The new swing is different from the
original swing," Reynolds said. "The orig­inal
has an influence, but it is totally
new.
However, because of the growing size of
the class, Reynolds seems unsure if classes
will continue to be held in Books-A-Million,
though he likes teaching there.
He urges anyone with knowledge of a
good place to dance to let him know.
He said, "I just want to have fun, and
swing is fun."
Plays show at Behind the Glass
*• CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor
Chi Chi Lovett poses with a cow which was made this week at
the children's art camp at Biggin Hall. At 11:30 a.m. today, there
' will be an exhibition in Biggin Hall of art produced at the camp.
INDEX
Area Entertainment
AU & Beyond
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B8 Shakespeare Festival B6
B6 Tiger 95.9 Top 10 B8
NEXT WEEK
Find out about a summer concert
series in Opelika
Restaurant
showcases three
one-act plays
"An Evening of One Acts," by
Small Time Outreach Productions,
Inc. (STOP) was performed last
weekend at Behind the Glass cafe.
Saturday night, three plays were
performed for a crowd of about 40
in the cramped dining area of
behind the glass.
"Here We Are" the first play of
the evening, directed by Becky
Hendrix and starring Matthew
Benge and Marie Tieck, was a
humorous play about a couple on
their way to their honeymoon.
The play was written by Dorothy
Parker and conveys to the audience
the uncertainty and brevity of the
relationships between men and
women, and how far they have
come since the early 20th century.
The couple argue about every­thing
from family members to what
they should do once they get to the
hotel room.
The next performance was "A
Singular Kind of Guy" performed
by Rhett Luedtke.
The short piece was a monologue
about a guy who compared himself
and his role in life to an outdated
typewriter.
The final play of the evening was
entitled "Sure Thing," directed by
Rhett Luedtke, and starred Karl
Blischke and Emily Hill.
CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor
Small Time Outreach Productions sponsored "An Evening of
One Acts," three one-act plays, at Behind the Glass Saturday.
"Sure Thing" was a brilliant play
in which the two main characters
get a chance to relive and re-word
the first 15 minutes of their first
conversation.
The most unique thing about this
play was every time the characters
changed the wording of their con­versation,
or decided to take a dif­ferent
approach in a pick up line,
they would ring a bell signaling to
the audience that a change was tak­ing
place.
STOP'S cast and crew include
some talented and experienced
actors.
Rhett F. Luedtke, Artistic Director
of STOP, has acted in many roles
including "The Glass Menagerie,"
"Tartuffe" and "King Lear" to
name a few.
Marie Tieck and Matthew Benge,
who play the lead characters in
"Here We Are" have performed in
many plays.
Tieck is currently finishing up
her Senior year of aerospace engi­neering,
and Benge is a recorded
and published songwriter who is
the music director of Trinity
Lutheran Church in Auburn.
Karl Blischke and Emily Hill,
who performed in "Sure Thing,"
also have many credits under their
belt in acting.
The performances were great,
and the relaxed atmosphere of
Behind the Glass complimented the
evening.
STOP'S fall acting classes begin
Aug. 24, and anyone interested is
encouraged to call.
REVIEW BY J E N N Y BLEVINS
Associate A&E Editor
Jenny Blevins
/ miss family >
vacations to
Gulf Shores
Since I haven't been on vaca­tion
with my family in a couple
of years because of school, sum­mer
jobs and other things going
on in my life, I have had a chance
to reflect of all the summers I
spent with them as a child in my
favorite place in the world, the
Alabama Gulf Coast.
Gulf Shores, Redneck Riviera,
or whatever you want to call it,
has been my oasis since I was a
small child.
My earliest memories of Gulf
Shores include dodging waves
with my dad in my water wings,
learning to read by watching
planes trailing big ads of seafood
buffets and upcoming regattas,
and running on the cool sand at
night, flashlight in my small
hand, chasing little sand crabs.
Every summer, mom, dad, my
brother Tom and I would hop in
the car and head to the gulf
almost as soon as we could.
We would always stay at the
same hotel, eat at the same
restaurants and shop at the same
souvenir stores, but we always
had a blast.
My brother and I once carved
our names into one of the bal­conies
of the hotel, we built hun­dreds
of sandcastles together
and every night, after a dinner of
fresh seafood, we would all go
walking on the beach to the Gulf
State Pier.
Walking on the pier was one of
the best parts of the trip.
I loved to watch the night fish­ermen
reel in huge fish, bait their
hooks with nasty looking things
that I learned later in life were
squid, and my mom would hold
my waist as I peered down to
look at a jellyfish or two.
As I got older, the beach trips
became more and more memo­rable
when we started going
deep-sea fishing with my uncle,
Capt. Jimmy.
As a portrait of a true sea cap­tain,
my shabby-looking uncle
would take us out shrimping
and deep-sea fishing in the gulf
to catch whatever we could for
dinner that night.
I think the most I ever caught
was the propeller of his boat.
At night, I would be exhausted
and the sound of waves crashing
onto the shore lulled me to sleep.
I think the worst part of the
trips would be that I usually had
to share the same bed with my
brother, and everyone knows
how weird and grotesque that
can be.
After having such a great time,
I would always dread going back
home, but after we shopped a
while at the souvenir places, I
had enough stuff to remind me
of yet another great trip with my
family.
I would buy anything from a
cheesy air-brushed T-shirt with
my name on it to a hermit crab
that would eventually die.
Now, most of those cherished
souvenirs have been thrown
away and the pictures of my
brother and I have begun to yel­low
over the years, but I will
always have the memories of
those great summers my family
and I spent in Gulf Shores.
Jenny Bleb ins is associate A&E
Editor for The Auburn
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Atlanta.
What are you most afraid of?
Heights.
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I ate some raw meat when I was in Paris.
What is the last movie you saw?
"Mafia." It was terrible.
What do you think of Will Smith?
I think he's got big ears.
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Leg warmers.
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In the late 1950s, the name
Patsy Cline became synonymous
with country music and the bit­tersweet
songs that were popular
in the Grand Ole Opry's heyday.
Hits like "Crazy" and "I Fall
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tonk jukeboxes and crackling AM
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"Always ... Patsy Cline," pre­sented
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her friendship with Louise that
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The play, written by Ted
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