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Student dies after weekend car accident
BY JENNIFER MORRIS
News Staff
Auburn student Scott A. Cornelius, 23,
died at 3:19 a.m. Sunday from injuries
sustained when the car he was a passen­ger
in collided with an oncoming pick-up
truck on Martin Luther King Drive the
day before.
The driver of the car, 26-year-old
Russel B. Montgomery of Anniston, sus­tained
minor injuries.
The driver of the truck, Chris O.
Johnson of Opelika, was not injured, said
Auburn Police Department spokes­woman
Drucilla Cooper.
According to the police report, the acci­dent
occurred at 11:35 a.m. Saturday at
the intersection of Lee Road 051 and
MLK Drive just outside the Auburn city
limits.
Montgomery had swerved onto the
right shoulder to avoid an oncoming car
that had crossed into his lane.
As Montgomery recovered, his 1997
Mazda 626 slid into the left lane and col­lided
with the 1972 Chevrolet C-10 pick­up
truck, according to the report.
The truck struck the car on the passen­ger's
side. Both vehicles were totaled.
Cornelius was taken to East Alabama
Medical Center, along with Montgomery,
Cooper said. Both were admitted.
Cornelius died early the following
morning, according to the accident
report.
Montgomery suffered a collapsed lung
and bruises, said Cornelius' father,
Ronald Cornelius.
"The case is under investigation,"
Cooper said.
Montgomery is a former Auburn stu­dent
and former roommate of Cornelius
who was visiting him for the weekend.
Cornelius, a senior in management
information systems from Rainbow City,
was expected to graduate in August. He
planned to start interviewing for jobs
soon, his roommate Heath Williamson, a
senior in said.
Cornelius lived in Loachapoka with
Williamson, who had known him since
they went to junior high school together.
Williamson is also from Rainbow City.
Williamson said he believed Cornelius
was on his way home at the time of the
accident.
Cornelius came to Auburn after two
years at Gadsden State Community
College, but had always been a "hard­core"
Auburn fan, Williamson said.
Football was definitely his favorite
Tiger sport, he added.
"The Auburn experience meant a lot to
him," his father, Ronald Cornelius said.
"Auburn was a lifelong dream.
"(Since) he was a youngster, he had
always wanted to go to Auburn."
Ronald Cornelius, also a lifelong
Auburn fan, said his son being at the
University meant a great deal to him.
"He was achieving his goals," Ronald
Cornelius said.
And now, "I can't tell you how much I
appreciate the support of his Auburn
family," he said.
"He was really outgoing and had a
great personality," Williamson said. "He
got along with everybody."
Ronald Cornelius said, "Scott liked
fishing, golf and people.
"Everybody was Scott's friend."
"His legacy is the friends he left," he
said.
About 400 people attended visitation
for the family Tuesday night, Ronald
Cornelius said.
A funeral was held for Cornelius
Wednesday afternoon at Collier-Butler
Funeral Home in Gadsden.
Cops and Lobsters ... Foy referendum up for vote
TOMMYROWEJ Photo Staff
Officer John W. Belk III helps servers at an Opelika-area Red Lobster as part of
the national Cops and Lobsters fund-raiser held to benefit the Special Olympics.
The fund-raising event ends April 4. For more, see story on A5 .
BY JENNIFER MORRIS
News Staff
The Student Senate approved ref­erendum
for a new student union
Monday night, securing its spot on
the spring ballot.
The referendum proposes a $5
increase in student fees per quarter
for the next 10 years. The fee will be
raised $5 eyery five years thereafter.
The referendum ensures the fees
will in fact go toward a new union.
Its first stipulation earmarks the fees
for "the construction, operating and
maintenance costs of the new stu­dent
union. The fees will be pro­rated
for the semester system,"
Senate President Ching-Wei Tzeng
said.
Students will vote on the referen­dum
April 7-8 during SGA elections.
Tzeng also said the outlook is pos­itive
for passing the referendum.
"We will advertise as much as we
can to show students the dire need"
for a new union, he said.
No definite plans on what the
union will include have been set.
However, Tzeng said, "A food court
is the most popular thing that every­body
wants."
Other top suggestions include a
bookstore and retail stores.
Debbie Conner, director of Foy
Student Union, said a mailroom is
also being discussed. Students
would be assigned a mailbox upon
enrollment; the assigned mailbox
and address would never change.
This would be a convenience to
students because most typically
^OHN RITCHIEJ Photo Staff
SGA vice-president Ching-Wei Tzeng discusses a referendum
concerning the establishment of a new Foy Student Union building.
move every year, Conner said.
Tzeng said the new union will be
"a central place for gathering, not
just for meetings."
Although the location of the new
union is still undecided, two sites are
being seriously discussed. The first is
the current site of the Math Annex,
next to the stadium. The second is
the current location of the Eagle's
Cage, which could be moved next to
Parker Hall.
Parking for the new union is also
undecided.
Several senators mentioned build­ing
a parking deck. But, "It just
depends on how much money we
have," Conner said.
The fate of the current building
remains undecided. "We just don't
know," said Conner. "I don't see it
being torn down," she said.
In other news, the Senate
approved several organizations
board charters.
A permanent charter was
approved for the League of the
South, a club whose purpose is to
educate students about the history
and cultural heritage of the South.
Probationary charters were
approved for the Ultimate Frisbee
Club, Women's Rugby Club, Alpha
Omega Christian Organization,
Army ROTC Cadet Club and Pre-
Nursing Volunteer Club.
Judge says Senate rules were broken
BY BEN NEWBERN
Staff Writer
Republican Lt. Gov. Steve
Windom violated the state
Constitution by gaveling in new
Senate operating rules in a contest­ed
voice vote, a Democratic judge
ruled Tuesday.
Circuit Court Judge Charles
Price declared those rules void
and said Windom "knowingly and
intentionally violated the
Constitution and the laws of
Alabama" as the Senate opened its
legislative session March 2.
Windom violated at least five
sections of the Constitution and
nine Senate rules, Price said.
The ruling will be immediately
appealed by Attorney General Bill
Pryor's staff, who is representing
Windom.
"We've said all along that what
Steve Windom did was just plain
wrong," Senate President Pro
Tempore Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe,
said in a prepared statement.
"Now, we know that the law is on
our side.
"Judge Price gave the people of
this state back their right to repre­sentation,"
Barron said.
Price ruled that the courts could
get involved in matters involving
the legislature if they were sub­stantive
and not procedural.
This statement destroyed the
main contention of Windom's
defense that the judicial branch
should not get involved in the
internal struggles of the legislative
branch because of separation of
please see RULES, A3
Vet school oil spill
drains into stream
JOHN MKHIEJPhoto Staff,
State Senators met March 14 even though there was not a quorum.
BY CATY HOUSTON
Assistant Campus Editor
About 800 gallons of heating oil
overflowed from a boiler located
at Green Hall on the campus of
the College of Veterinary
Medicine, Thursday, March 4.
Charles Ray, director of safety
and environmental health at the
University, said the boiler lost a
total of 800 gallons, but only
about 300 gallons actually flowed
to the ground.
Ray said the overflow occurred
after the boiler had been shut
down.
"The boiler was operating at
Green Hall and had technical
problems unrelated to the oil
spill, so facilities shut it down,"
Ray said. "In the process of shutr
ting down, a pump was left on,
which pumped oil into a partially
empty tank, and when this tank
filled up, oil flowed out the top."
Ray said they are still investi­gating
why the pump was still
running.
Ray said the facilities depart­ment
checks boilers on an hourly
basis, so the oil had not been
overflowing long before it was
caught.
He said the other 500 gallons
never left the manway, a tunnel to
the top of the pump, and the facil-please
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LIFE? Call Liza Mueller at Student
Counseling Services (844-5123) for a
confidential, free evaluation and ser­vices
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£a AUBURN CHRISTIAN
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Thursday at 6 p.m. at 315 S. Gay St.
Bible study is at 6:45 p.m. every
Tuesday. Come for great fun and fel­lowship.
Call 821-3963.
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FRIENDS (Quakers) invites you to
worship each Sunday at 132 N. Gay
St., the Auburn National Bank
Center, in Suite 205. Worship is at 9
a.m., followed by coffee at 10 a.m. For
information, call Julie 826-6645 or
Tom 887-9688.
£~ "BIRDING OPPORTUNITY" at the
Forest Ecology Preserve Saturday,
March 13, at 9 a.m. and Sunday,
March 14, at 2 p.m. Scott Lovell will
present the program and conduct field
experiments about bird migration,
habitats and selected species at the
preserve. For more information, call
887-6297 or leave a message at 502-
4553.
£n R E D CROSS will be having a yard
sale and blood drive at Home Fashion
Center, 1703 Westend Court,
Opelika, Saturday, April 10, from 6
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recreates the combat, fun and feasts of
the Middle Ages. For more informa­tion,
call 844-5683 or 745-5657. Or
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meets every Thursday in 113
Business Building at 8 p.m. Everyone
is welcome! For more information,
call 887-0940 or visit our Web site at
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eliminate poverty housing in the
Auburn area. Meetings are the second
and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6
p.m. in Burton Hall. For more infor­mation,
call Becky Bell, 844-3466.
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meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in 10
Business Building. All majors wel­come.
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FELLOWSHIP meets every Friday at 7
p.m. in 125A Business Building.
Everyone is welcome. Visit our Web
site at www.auburn.edu/xa.
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AWARENESS (ADA) is holding meet­ings
the second and fourth Thursday
of the month, at 5:30 p.m. room 1227
Haley Center. Everyone is welcome.
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Deaf culture and language every
Tuesday in Foy Student Union from
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Crime Report
2/28, 5 a.m., 315 Genelda Ave.
— An Alpha Kappa Lambda flag
valued at $150 reported stolen.
3/2, 3 a.m., 190 E. University
Drive, Garden District — Three
fluorescent lightbulbs, valued at
$150, reported damaged.
3/2, 12:30 p.m., 1276 Placid
Wood Road — One fire extin­guisher
and one realty for sale
sign found.
3/2, 7 p.m., Dillard's Colonial
Mall, children's department —
One three-pack of boys briefs,
valued at $8, and one six-pack
white crew socks, valued at $5.99,
reported stolen. Items recovered
later that evening.
3/2, 8:45 p.m., China Palace —
One fiberglass lion statue, gold in
color, reported stolen. The statue
was worth $1,200.
3/3, 9:25 a.m., Drake
Apartments — Family violence
harassment reported.
3/3, 3:55 p.m., Enchanted
Masquerade, 1912 Opelika Road
— One $150 Titanic costume
reported stolen.
3/5, 11:50 a.m., 1012 Lakeview
Drive — The theft of a red 1997
Ford Ranger reported. The vehi­cle
is valued at $14,000.
3/5, 2:10 p.m., Wal-Mart, 1655
S. College St. — Four EPT preg­nancy
tests, one bottle of Aleve
and one package of Comtrex
reported stolen. All items recov­ered
later that day.
3/5, 3:30 p.m., Mane Design,
1631 S. College St. — The theft of
services in the form of $1,375.84
in phone calls reported.
3/7, 3:50 p.m., 756 Sherwood
Drive — A Huffy bike and a 21
speed bike reported stolen.
Pride in Production
Day scheduled for
March 16
On Tuesday, March 16, the
Business Council of Alabama will
sponsor Alabama's Pride in
Production Day '99.
This annual event, held at the
Montgomery Civic Center, is a
free exposition and celebration
saluting Alabama manufacturers.
"Manufacturers are vital to our
economy, they make a difference,"
said Business Council of Alabama
President Bill O'Connor.
Gov. Don Siegelman will be
among the guests in attendance.
— staff reports
Tort reform still
issue in Alabama
Alternative dispute resolution
(ADR) will most likely be a hot
topic as the Alabama Legislature
begins its 1999 session.
Tort reform has been an issue
for the last few years.
While lawyers bicker over
whether to limit damage awards,
there is a nationwide trend to
avoid costly litigation and exces­sive
damage awards.
A Montgomery firm, Franklin
ADR, is spearheading the move­ment
toward mediation in
Alabama.
"Mediation is almost always
much less costly than litigation,"
Harris said.
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RULES CONTINUED FROM Al
powers.
"Courts get involved in legisla­tive
matters all the time," Price
said.
Eighteen Democratic senators
filed a lawsuit last week in the
midst of a boycott of the state
Senate, contending that their con­stitutional
rights had been violat­ed
when Windom refused to rec­ognize
them and record their
votes.
"In my service, I've never seen
anything like it. We were denied
our rights to vote. We were denied
our rights to be recognized," Sen.
Hank Sanders, D-Selma, said.
"I was shocked and appalled at
the unprecedented actions by Lt.
Gov. Windom as the 1999 legisla­tive
session began. His blatant
attempt to ignore the majority
votes cast by the Senate is contrary
to all principles of democracy,"
Sen. Ted Little, D-Auburn, said in
a prepared statement.
SIEGELMAN
Democrats
circulated a
petition calling
for Windom to
admit the
majority of the
Senate voted
against his
p r o p o s e d
rules.
Windom did not testify during
Monday's hearing.
"The eyes and ears of the lieu­tenant
governor have always been
accurate," Windom said.
"I was sitting up there. 1 know
what I saw and heard. That's what
my eyes and ears saw and heard,"
Windom told The Birmingham
News last Friday.
Sen. Gerald Dial, D-Lineville,
and a Windom loyalist, presented
the rules changes and Windom
quickly gaveled them in during
the opening minutes of the session
on March 2.
Democrats jumped to their feet
and pleaded for recognition,
points of order, and a roll call vote.
Many were shouting and waving
their fists at Windom, over the
cries of "dictator."
The noise level was so high in
the Senate chambers that an auto­matic
device was set off that
turned the microphones off on the
Senate floor.
The new rules restored power to
Windom he'd lost in the organiza­tional
session in January, when he
was stripped of much of the tradi­tional
power of lieutenant gover­nor.
That power was instead given to
Barron, a Siegelman loyalist.
Barron has commanded 18 votes
in the senate since that time.
All votes come from Democrats.
Windom's faction includes 17 sen­ators.
Twelve are Republican and five
are Democrats.
Faculty resolution fails
A University Senate resolution to
provide non-tenured professors with an
auxiliary position fails in a 22-20 vote
SPILL CONTINUED FROM Al
ities division was able to collect
all of it.
The 300 gallons on the ground
flowed across a small asphalt lot
into a storm drain. It then flowed
into a culvert that ran into a small
stream.
"We dammed the stream to
stop water flow," Ray said. "The
oil was only about 100-150 feet
down the stream."
Ray contacted the Alabama
Department of Environmental
Safety to report the spill.
James Alexander, ADEM repre­sentative
who came Thursday
with a colleague to inspect, said if
there is a suspected release of
more than 25 gallons ADEM must
be notified.
"The University did what it
could to prevent the release of
spreading further down the
creek," Alexander said. "In the
circumstances, they did all they
could and should have done to
contain the release."
Ray said he is unaware at this
time if there was any soil, water
or wildlife damage.
"We collected about 800 gallons
of oily water and ended up dig­ging
up three truckloads of soil,"
he said. "We also had 18 55-gal-lon
drums filled with booms."
A boom is a floating collector
that soaks up the free product.
Ray said he received the call
around 7:05 a.m. Thursday
informing him of the spill. He
said they worked until Saturday
at 11 a.m.
"Saturday morning, I decided
that was as much as we were
going to be able to do," Ray said.
"We still have booms across the
concrete which is collecting the
oil that is seeping through the
cracks. Alexander said ADEM
will require Auburn to conduct a
follow up.
"We are going to require the
University to take tests of soil and
groundwater," Alexander said.
"At this time, we know of no
major impact. My colleague and I
went further downstream, and
we did not see any effect."
Ray said Auburn has had larg­er
oil spills, but they do not occur
frequently.
"It doesn't happen on campus
often," he said. "I've been here
since 1982 and I know of two oth­ers.
The largest was around 3,000
gallons."
Correction ...
In the March 4 issue of The Auburn Plainsman, an article, "AU conducts search for provost and dean"
incorrectly identified Richard C. Kunkel, as David Kunkel. Richard Kunkel is the dean of education and
serves as chairman for the provost search committee. The Auburn Plainsman regrets this error.
BY CATY HOUSTON
Assistant Campus Editor
With a vote of 22-20, University
Senate failed to approve a recom­mendation
to establish an auxiliary
position for non-tenure track facul­ty
from the Senate Ad-hoc
Committee to Study Career
Ladders for Non-tenure Track
Faculty.
Jo Heath, professor in the depart­ment
of mathematics and chair of
the committee, said the
current "career ladder"
for non-tenure faculty
consists of only a few
years of full-time work,
and then they are
"forced" to go to part
time work.
She said this is almost
always the case, no
matter the quality of
their job performance.
Heath said when faculty mem­bers
only work part-time they only
receive a partial paycheck, no
health insurance and few profes­sional
courtesies.
She gave an example that a part-time
employee could be told only a
day in advance they wouldn't be
needed for that quarter.
Heath said non-tenure track fac­ulty
are "here to stay" because they
can teach more and get paid less,
and they are not required to do
research or have a Ph.D.
Heath said the auxiliary position
would provide protection for the
non-tenure track faculty members
and give them the opportunity for
a permanent full-time position.
Opposition to the proposal came
from Jim Hansen of the depart­ment
of history. He expressed con­cern
that these auxiliary positions
would threaten the status of
Auburn as a research university.
"How can we continue to argue
that teaching and research go
together," he asked.
Alexander Dunlop, associate
professor of English, agreed with
Hansen. Dunlop said the English
department has repeatedly met
about these positions and are
strongly against the proposal. He
expressed concern that the auxil­iary
faculty were not required to do
research.
"There are many reasons, but the
most important is the problem of
employing a large number of facul­ty
with different standards,"
Dunlop said.
"Our vote is against the principle
because it compromises the idea and
identity of this research university."
ALEXANDER DUNLOP
Associate professor of English
Heath explained the problem
would be combated by personnel
caps. If the proposal had been
accepted, a cap of 15-25 percent
would be placed on the number of
auxiliary positions available. She
said those departments without the
core curriculum would have the
cap of 15 percent.
Dunlop also expressed concern
that this would create three levels
of employment — tenure, auxiliary
and non-tenure — increasing
resentment between departments.
Support for the proposal came
from Gary Swanson, professor of
physics. He said if the proposal
passed the departments, they
would not have to establish these
positions in their department.
"This opens the way, but does
not require action by every depart­ment,"
Swanson said. "It's not lay­ing
a burden on any person. If they
don't believe in it, they're not sad­dled,
but it opens opportunities for
some people to keep it."
Dunlop disagreed, even though
departments would not be
required to establish the positions.
"Our vote is against the principle
because it compromises the idea
and identity of this research uni­versity,"
Dunlop said.
After the proposal failed, Dunlop
recommended the committee con­sider
other problems and needs of
the non-tenure faculty. Glenn
Howze, Senate chairman, asked he
put this in writing and postponed
it to the next meeting.
In other business, the Senate:
•Unanimously approved
changes to the Auburn Bulletin
required for semester transition.
These changes were discussed in
the February meeting.
• Unanimously approved a pro­posal
that allows any Auburn
undergraduate student
who is in good standing
at the University to
transfer to AUM. It also
allows any AUM student
in good standing to
transfer to the
University. The mini­mum
transfer GPA for a
student transferring to
Auburn is set at 2.5 and
minimum GPA for transient stu­dent
to AUM in 2.0. The proposal
also stated a student must meet
transfer requirements established
by the faculty on each campus.
•University President William V.
Muse said higher education
receives a 5.78 percent increase in
the governor's proposed budget,
which was announced last week.
"The governor's budget
announced last week is the best
budget we have had recommended
for higher education in five years,"
Muse said.
He said the budget must go
through the House and the Senate
before it passes. However, if trie
budget holds, it will provide sup­port
for to increase faculty salaries
5 percent, increase the operating
budget 3 percent, increase deferred
maintenance and will help pro­gram
enhancement.
"These increases are all consis­tent
with the goals established by
the Board of Trustees in January,"
Muse said.
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STATE NEWS
GOP offers alternative scholarship plan, Democrats skeptical
BY TONY IMMS
Staff Writer
Republicans in the Legislature say Alabama can
fund college scholarships without a lottery, so they
are pushing an alternative to Gov. Don Siegelman's
proposed education lottery.
The Republican plan was outlined by Sen. Larry
Dixon, R-Montgomery, and Rep. Mary Sue
McClurkin, R-Pelham, in the Republican response to
the governor's State of the State speech.
Siegelman's speech focused primarily on his lot­tery
plan and ended with a challenge to the
Republicans to "stand up tonight and you tell us
how you are going to pay for college scholarships.
You tell us."
The Republican plan, based on the Taylor
Scholarship Plan currently in effect in Louisiana,
would dedicate a certain amount of new growth in
the education budget
to funding college
scholarships, Dixon
said.
The special educa­tion
trust fund, which
is fed by sales taxes,
income taxes and
property taxes, grew
more than $100 mil­lion
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The Taylor Plan is similar to a plan passed by the
Alabama House of Representatives in 1997 by a 96-0
vote, Dixon said.
That plan would have attached a software tax, so it
would not have been based on new growth alone,
Dixon said. It was passed by a Senate committee by
a vote of 9-1, but never
came before the full
Senate.
"Lt. Gov.
Siegelman stopped it
because he was plan­ning
to run for governor
on a lottery plan,"
Dixon said.
The Taylor plan in
Louisiana awards schol­arships
for state schools
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of at least 20 on the ACT and at least a 2.5 GPA in
core curriculum. The Alabama plan would use the
same criteria, Dixon said.
Democrats are skeptical about the feasibility of the
Republican plan, however. Sen. Ted Little, D-Auburn,
said money in the education budget is
"I do not think you
can fund scholarships
out of the present
budget."
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"I do not think that you can fund scholarships out
of the present budget," Little said.
In addition to the scholarship plan, the
Republicans have addressed other issues for this leg­islative
term.
McClurkin proposed a requirement that voters
show identification at the polls. She also called for
criminal background checks on teachers.
Under other Republican proposals, minors seeking
abortions would be required to have a "notarized
parental approval form" to receive an abortion, and
women considering abortion would receive a "bal­anced
pro and con information booklet," McClurkin
said.
McClurkin and Dixon also called for bipartisan­ship
in the Alabama Legislature, and said partisan
fighting should come to an end.
Video poker proponents
BY JACKSON pushing legislation
Staff Writer
Montgomery County Circuit
Judge Charles Price approved
Alabama's $3 billion share in a
national settlement with tobacco
producers Wednesday, March 3.
The settlement will be disbursed
to the state over the next 25 years.
Price's judgment brought an end
to a civil dispute between former
Gov. Fob James and Attorney
General Bill Pryor over whether the
settlement was enough to cover
expenses to the state in treating
smoking-related illnesses.
In a statement to the press, Pryor
expressed his contentment with the
settlement.
"This decision represents the
largest civil recovery ever by the
state of Alabama, bringing more
than $3 billion to fund Children
First and other programs designat­ed
by the Alabama Legislature,"
Pryor said.
James disagreed and said
Alabama should receive at least as
much as Mississippi, which was
awarded $4.4 billion.
Price approved the settlement
after hearing the testimony of
Montgomery lung specialist David
Franco, who opposed the settle­ment,
state Health Officer Don
law professor Mike Debow, and
others in favor of approval.
Franco said he felt the settlement
"sold the state short." He said
Alabama spends $94-125 million a
year through Medicaid alone.
"(The settlement is) capping lia­bility
for the tobacco industry, so
they can go back to business as
usual passing on the costs to smok­ers
and tax payers," he said.
"I was disappointed, but not sur­prised,"
Franco said. "Hopefully
the legislature will use the money
for tobacco-related programs. My
patients with emphysema can't
even get oxygen."
Another criticism of the settle­ment
stems from individual suits
that collected far more than the
national settlement.
"We would have recovered more
if we had sued individually,"
Franco said. "States like Florida
and Texas, who got full recovery,
were awarded 50 percent more.
The public isn't aware of the short
falls of the settlement."
Pryor said separate litigation
could not be successful because of
state law.
Former Lt. Gov. Jere Beasely said
he felt the national settlement
might have cost the state $3.5 bil­lion
dollars in marginal costs.
BILL BARROW/State/Local Editor
Alabama will get $3 billion from a tobacco settlement to pay for
the medical care of smokers like these Auburn students.
"I think the tobacco industry
came out of this thing smelling like
a rose," Beasely said.
The terms of the settlement give
$206 billion dollars to Alabama and
45 other states over the next 25
years in return for the states drop­ping
lawsuits to recover the costs of
treating tobacco-related illnesses.
Tobacco Companies, including
Phillip Morris and R.J. Reynolds,
will also spend $1.7 billion on
studying youth smoking and
finance anti-smoking advertising.
The settlement also bans the use
of cartoon characters in advertis­ing
that appeals to younger people.
The approval provides 45 days
for all parties to appeal, but Beasely
said the only parties that have
standing in the appeal is Alabama
and the tobacco companies, and the
state has already approved the
deal.
BY ALICE HAYGOOD
Staff Writer
Video poker may show its face
at Alabama's four dog tracks,
especially with Gov. Don
Siegelman in office.
Track officials have tried for
years to bring video poker, but
have consistently failed because of
lawmaking authorities who are,
opposed to gambling.
Video poker would allow indi­viduals
to play poker against a
computerized game, similar to
personal computer games, said
John Knight, House Ways and
Means-General Fund Committee
chairman.
Lawmakers in favor of the game
said it would provide more jobs
for unemployed Alabamians.
"Because of the casino competi­tion
in Mississippi, we must main­tain
jobs of our employees,"
Knight said.
Along with employment, the
proposed video poker would
bring in about $20 million in taxes.
"The money we could make on
taxes will go into the general fund
for the state of Alabama," said
state Rep. John Rogers, D-Montgomery.
"The money that's
brought into the general fund is
used for state troopers, prisoners,
Medicare, Medicaid — anything
that is state-oriented."
The proposed law prohibits slot
machines and casinos in the tracks
because those are "games of luck,"
Knight said. Whereas poker is
considered a "skill-dependent"
game.
Video poker will be pro­grammed
to bring an 80 percent
return to players, that way partici­pants
could only lose 20 percent of
their money, Knight said.
Siegelman's proposed lottery
plan and video poker at the dog
tracks are listed under separate
bills.
"These are two different issues,"
Rogers said. "They have no mar­riage
whatsoever, but having
Siegelman in office will definitely
help."
The bill has not yet gone to the
House committee, but could be
voted on sometime this week.
Unlike Siegelman's lottery, the
video poker plan does not require
voter approval.
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LOCAL NEWS
Zero tolerance group making strides
BY KRISTEN LENZ
Staff Writer
Last weekend local law officials
held a check point at the intersec­tion
of Lee County Road 14 and
U.S. Highway 29.
They checked more than 500
cars and made five DUI arrests.
The checkpoint was part of the
new alcohol awareness campaign,
"Zero Tolerance, Know It ... Or
Take a Hike."
Zero tolerance laws have been
adopted in all 50 states as well as
the District of Columbia. Alabama
passed its own laws in 1996.
The law states a person under
the age of 21 that is driving and
has a blood alcohol level of .02 or
above, will automatically have his
or her driver's license suspended
for 45 days.
The University kicked off its
zero tolerance campaign last
weekend.
David Hodge, a counselor at
Student Counseling Services, also
serves as the Alabama State
Coordinator and the BACCHUS
and GAMMA Peer Education
Coordinator for the Zero
Tolerance Coalition of Lee County.
"We actually started yesterday
(March 6). We are integrating the
Zero Tolerance campaign with the
Safe Spring Break campaign,"
Hodge said.
Auburn will continue out the
week of March 8-12 to inform stu-
THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor
Heather Weekley, a junior in social work, signs a pledge for an
alcohol-free spring break as Malcolm Webster, of CADRE, looks on.
dents about the new zero toler­ance
laws. There will be a booth
set up on the Concourse, and there
will be pamphlets along with
prizes for people who stop by and
answer questions correctly.
The University's campaign ends
after Spring Break, but will contin­ue
to assist others. Auburn High
School, Opelika High School and
Southern Union Community
College are also involved in the
zero tolerance campaign.
Hodge said the University will
continue to campaign with the
other schools through their prom
and graduations to inform stu­dents
about the consequences of
breaking the new law.
Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones is
on the coalition for the Auburn-
Opelika area. "Any person under
the age of 21 that's operating a
motor vehicle that has alcohol
detected in their blood stream is in
violation with the law and they
are going to face the sanctions that
the new law allows for," Jones
said.
"There is no exceptions, no
excuses. It's a hard law, but it is
one that we feel is extremely
important. We had many deaths of
persons under the age of 21 in the
last few years that were alcohol-related
crashes. We want to elimi­nate
that. We are in the business to
save peoples lives and make the
roads safer," he said.
Jones said this law focuses on
young people. The age group
affected by this law are those ages
15-20.
"The campaigns in the past have
been toward overall the entire dri­ving
population. This specifically
targets younger people. We feel
that's extremely important
because statistically, young people
have a higher percentage of
involvement in traffic accidents
and there have been, obviously,
indications that alcohol has been a
factor," Jones said.
The Zero Tolerance campaign
was first piloted in Colorado and
Florida. The campaign is funded
by a grant from the National
Highway Traffic and Safety
Administration.
The BACCHUS and GAMMA
Peer Education Network in con­cordance
with Students Against
Destructive Decisions (SADD),
local law enforcement agencies
and schools, all participate in the
campaign.
"The state of Colorado has had a
major reduction in alcohol-related
accidents involving younger aged
drivers. That, in and of itself,
speaks volumes. If we can reduce
the number of accidents involving
alcohol among young people that
get behind the wheel in the state of
Alabama, if we save one life, then
it's accomplished something,"
Jones said.
Area law enforcement officers
wait tables for Special Olympics
BY MAXINE FEILD
Staff Writer
Cops helped Red Lobster raise money for
Special Olympics on Tuesday.
Local law enforcement officials worked on
their skills as they assisted Red Lobster servers
wait on tables. The fund-raiser, known as "Cops
& Lobsters," takes place at Red Lobster restau­rants
all over the United States and Canada on
designated days from Feb. 15 through April 4.
Thousands of officials participate in the event
at more than 650 locations, and last year they
raised more than $740,000 nationwide.
Locally, Red Lobster No. 539 in Auburn raised
more than $2,000 this year, almost doubling last
year's profits.
Red Lobster's relationship with the Special
Olympics began in 1987 when the restaurant
company sponsored the International Special
Olympics Games in South Bend, Ind. Red
Lobster continues to show its support by pro­viding
employment for hundreds of people
with developmental disabilities.
"Red Lobster's support of people with devel­opmental
disabilities is anchored in our compa­ny
culture of fairness and caring," Red Lobster
President Dick Rivera said. "We are proud of
our long-standing association with Special
Olympics and the opportunities it provides to
interact with our friends in the community
through Cops & Lobsters."
The event, previously known as "Tips for
Cops," was recognized nationally on the Today
show last week.
"All four local police departments were
involved — the Lee County Sheriff's
Department, the Auburn and Opelika Police
Departments as well as the University,"
Nannette Ferrell, the event coordinator, said.
"We're one of the Special Olympics' major
supporters, and Red Lobster was even recog­nized
by Reagan and Bush," Ferrell said.
Seventy-five percent of the profits goes direct­ly
to the local Special Olympics, and 25 percent
benefits the Special Olympics Law Enforcement
Torch Run.
"The police officers assist in uniform and
serve water, refill glasses, greet tables and
unload trays while they tell customers about the
program and provide them with envelopes if
they choose to donate money to the cause,"
Frank DeGraffenried, Auburn Police
Department chief of patrol, said.
Eleven law enforcement officials from the
Auburn Police Department volunteered to par­ticipate
in the event.
"It's for a good cause. Kids get to participate
in sports events, and everyone's a winner in the
Special Olympics," Officer Keith Home of the
Auburn Police Department said.
CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor
Auburn police officers spent Tuesday as
waiters at Red Lobster. They volunteered
to raise money for Special Olympics.
The restaurant auctioned off three dinners for
more than $50 each.
"It was a pleasure working with the officers
since they all have a great sense of humor,"
Hunter Crumpton, a server at Red Lobster, said.
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Mr. Robert Lowder, for ^ resign from the Board of Trustees.
Gov. Don Siegelman, for the good of Auburn University, please do not reappoint Lowder to the Board of Trustees,
Siegelman needs focus to govern
C ^L jj ov. Don Siegelman has a lot to
^ ^ * ^ ^ learn about social graces. He
has a lot to learn about "people skills."
And he has a lot to learn about properly
defending his education lottery if he thinks
he can substantiate a lottery without
Senate support.
The phrase, "Why can't we all just get
along," strikes unpleas­antly
close to home as
Siegelman and Lt. Gov.
Steve Windom bicker
from their opposing cor­ners,
talking fast and
condemning each other
for their abuse of power.
Neither was right to act
as they have.
Siegelman should not
have stripped Windom
of the responsibilities
and control that he
enjoyed when Siegelman
served as lieutenant gov­ernor.
Nor should Windom,
in turn, show abuse of
his gavel by bullying
through his legislative
agenda disrespectful to
opposition or the voice
of other senators.
Despite these two
leaders' immature actions, they apparently
did not learn that two wrongs don't make
a right.
Instead they both stand their ground,
petition their loyal herds of Democrats and
Republicans to flock around them and pre­pare
for a stalemate.
This will solve nothing.
When asked when Siegelman would
announce his appointments to Auburn's
Board of Trustees, he said it was not a high
priority issue for him, and it probably
wouldn't be considered until June because
it was not an issue that required drastic
attention.
Siegelman said he would concentrate on
getting a lottery established first. He then
said he had not thought about reappoint­ing
Robert Lowder to the board at this
time.
We contend that trustee appointments
are worthy of his priority list and further
thought of his decision is
valid, especially in regard to
Lowder's reappointment.
The Senate meets 30 days
out of the year. So far, demo­cratic
senators have refused
to come to work for seven of
those days.
This prevents a majority
from being present and halts
all business from occurring.
This is not good for the
state. Neglecting these
issues will not solve any­thing.
The "Education
Governor" needs to live up
to his promise and pay
attention to the University, a
center of higher education.
Auburn needs to be
given a sense of direction
during this volatile era of
program cuts and academic
attacks.
Ready or not, here life comes
This marks the third week in a
row Charlie Wemyss has seen
his name in the paper (quite a
thrill, hey Charles).
Early fall quarter, Charlie and
I were taking Marketing
Research Methods. It was a
Thursday morning and unusual
as it may be, we were the first
ones to class.
I was reading over the
Plainsman when Charlie asked if
he could borrow the front sec­tion.
As I handed him the paper, I
was surprised to see how in
almost clockwork precision,
Charlie turned straight to the
Opinion page and began reading
my column for the week.
After roughly 15 seconds of
silence, out of nowhere Charlie
blurts out, "GOD, I HATE Matt
Romano!"
Needless to say, this got my
attention. I knew the feeling was
spreading across campus, but
this was a first.
He obviously had no idea who
I was. So, I decided to have some
fun with it.
"Now, Charlie, why would
you say that?" I asked.
"Because he
has no idea what
he's talking
about. Ever."
Now granted,
the column in
question wasn't
my best. In fact it
was possibly
my worst and I
have apolo­gized
for it
many times since. But give me
some credit, Charlie, at least I
didn't bash the fratties again.
After a luke-warm debate of
about five minutes, Charlie was
starting to catch on and finally
asked, "What do you care, do
you know him?"
I responded, "Well, I am him."
Charlie's jaw drops. He looks
at me, he looks at the mug shot.
Back at me, back at the mug.
"But, no, wait, that's not, but, I
really like this part, it's kinda
funny."
Thanks Charlie.
Kind of a pointless story, but I
told him it would make the
paper someday, so there you
have it.
Charlie and I have since
Matt Romano
become if not
friends, at least
friendly acquain­tances.
Charlie's a
good guy. He
graduates this
quarter after about
six years of
degree changes
and late nights
at Buffalo's.
I wish Charlie Wemyss, Kenny
Epps, the man with the unre­quited
dream to be Joe Random,
and the rest of this quarter's
graduating class the best of luck.
That, of course, also includes
my roommate Johnny, aka
Chachi. Chachi's off to conquer
the world of international
finance and plans on being an
integral factor in the financial
operations of Romano
Enterprises.
The Benji's crew will be short
one helluva darts player next
quarter, his fraternity will be
without a loyal member and our
apartment will be without a tele­vision
that's too dark to watch
anyway.
Good luck, Chachi, we're all
gonna miss ya.
It's a little humbling to see
your friends graduate, or as
Johnny would say, "gradjumu-mate."
It reminds us time just isn't
slowing down no matter how
much we beg it to. There's no
limit to what- most of us would
do to relive some of the days of
the past four years.
But we can't. None of us can.
Such is life. You conquer one
challenge and move on to the
next.
I just wish things could slow
down every now and then. All
indications tell me the longer I
live, the faster life goes by.
So where does this leave me?
One quarter away from being a
grownup. Okay, maybe not a
grownup, but at least a real per­son.
Kind of.
It's a scary thought. Exciting,
but scary just the same.
Good luck, winter graduates.
Do well in the real world, but
watch your back — June 11 will
be here before you can put your
foot in your mouth.
Malt Romano ismanagingctlitor
for Tlw A uhum Plainsman.
A problem-solution approach to Auburn 's woes
As we stand on the threshold of a new
millennium, Auburn's biggest problem is
not Bobby Lowder, David Housel, football
buyouts or budget cuts.
The most serious problem is an environ­ment
of internal rivalries in which the
University community has divided itself
into factions that refuse to respect or
acknowledge the other side. While the
extremes fight, no one is standing up for
the middle.
To combat divisiveness, the ultimate
enemy, we should learn from our history. A
look back shows we have not always been
able to see that the sun is orange and the
sky is blue, because the dark clouds of con­troversy
planted themselves above Lee
County.
In the early '80s there was the
Funderburk fiasco, when University
President Hanly Funderburk resigned after
a miserable two-year administration filled
with no-confidence votes from faculty sen­ate,
SGA Senate and the Plainsman.
In the early '90s it was the Father Curran
tenure battle, when then-President James
Martin did not grant tenure to a visiting
religion scholar thought to be "too liberal"
for Auburn. The incident landed Auburn
on the censure list of the American
Association of University Professors.
Shortly thereafter, the NCAA came call-ftg
during the Eri^Ramsey years. The sub­sequent
investigation led to
the resignation of the presi­dent,
athletics director and
football coach and a two-year
probation for the foot­ball
program.
Each case dealt a blow to
the cohesiveness of the
Auburn family. Each nega­tive
event brought the regional
and even national spotlight to
this quaint college town when
we did not want the attention.
But in each case, Auburn sustained itself,
because that's what Auburn people do.
In 1999, we are not sustaining our family.
Instead we are drawing lines in the sand,
and daring those who disagree to cross.
The examples are numerous, but the
solutions are there. If Auburn people recog­nize
the following problems and their
potential solutions, then the family will be
all right.
Problem — Terry Bowden resigns. Two
camps formed. One said, "Good riddance,
now we can win some football games."
The other side called for David Housel's
and Bobby Lowder's heads to roll.
Solution — Bowden is gone. Housel is
not. Deal with it. Support Tommy
Tuberville and the players now.
Problem — Media coverage centers on
Bobby LowJer. One side says Lowder is
Bill Barrow
the Anti-Christ, the other
points to his generous dona­tions
of time and money.
Solution — Accept that
Mr. Lowder will be reap­pointed
to the Board of
Trustees. Work with those in
power or they will not work
for you. Lowder can ease
his own burden by being
forthright with the Auburn
people. People always trust
their leaders more when they come out of
the shadows. The public listens to whoever
talks, and if Mr. Lowder remains silent, he
will not be heard.
Problem — This fall, the Commission to
Review the University's Role revealed a
longstanding mistrust between the faculty
and the board.
Solution — All involved should under­stand
that trustees and faculty alike work
in the best interest of Auburn. We should
accept that trustees lean to the conservative
side, while faculty tend to be more liberal.
This is a healthy difference of opinion for
any university. It is called balance.
Problem — The actions of Plainsman
Editor Lee Davidson led to a resolution of
disapproval by the Board of Student
Communication. This led to the classic bat­tle
of student media versus student govern­ment
Solution — Student newspapers have
the right to be critical. Student government
has the right to criticize the newspaper.
Both sides should respect the rights and
role of the other. Both institutions have a
tradition of serving the University. Each
should let the other do it.
Problem — The debate between those
who say the Auburn family should not be
critical of its leaders, and those who mock
the concept of the Auburn family, saying its
self-professed members are "brainwashed."
Solution — The first faction has blind
faith, the second has no faith. Members of
the first faction say "War Eagle" in their
sleep. Members of the second will not say
"War Eagle" at all. It is right to question
our leaders' decisions, but questioning
their intentions and defiling the fabric of
their being does nothing to enhance this
institution.
These have not been the brightest days in
Auburn, but we are not going to hell in a
hand basket. We've got some problems, but
Auburn has the human minds and human
hearts to overcome them.
Drop the negative, doomsday attitudes.
Get off your soapboxes, drop the boxing
gloves, and put on your work gloves. Don't
fight the "other side" when we should all
be on the same side: Auburn's.
Lee Davidson
Convention
feels like a
homecomim
Bill Barrow is Slate/Local editor for
The A uhum Plainsman.
Last weekend served as a two home­comings
for me. First, I enjoyed a success"
ful birthday celebration for my grand­mother
in Memphis. Then I was lucky
enough to be able to participate in the
Alabama Press Association's winter con­vention
in Birmingham. It felt like more
of a family reunion than a convention.
I'm not opposed to family analogies
when they are appropriate. I know they
can be disguised or sugar-coated or mad|
to be something they are not.
But that's not the case with the family I
of the Alabama Press Association. The
great thing about family is you can't hidd
one member or take away one person
without affecting the whole.
This family consists of the tried and
true journalists who represent Alabama'^
print media. They swap tales, and they
are intensely competitive with one anotl
er. But at the end of the day, there's not
anything one wouldn't do to help out
another family member.
Speaking as an outsider to the group, ]
witnessed first-hand their kindness and
generosity.
I had the honor of sitting beside Marcil
Sears at the banquet Saturday night. Sea/
is the retired publisher and editor of The!
Shelby County Reporter. She was the firsj
female president of the APA, and she is i
wonderful, delightful dinner companion|
She understands the power of the
press, both past and present. She shines
with sincerity and determination, and sh
has a rare appreciation for journalism as J
the art of storytelling.
She is one of many in the group whor
I found captivating and inspiring.
There was one gentleman in the crowd
who you didn't have to sit by to notice <
appreciate his presence — Brandt AyersJ
publisher and editor of The Anniston Sta
This gentleman initiated applause
when keynote speaker Gov. Don
Siegelman said he knew this crowd was I
tired of hearing about his education lot­tery,
so he wasn't going to talk about it
anymore.
Ayers represents all that is solid in jou
nalism. His style and class sets a stellar
example, and his enthusiasm for journal!
ism is contagious.
Also leading the way with his sharp,
compelling wit and a real sense of humc
was APA President Hollis Curl, publishe
and editor of The Progressive Era in
Wilcox County.
I was received with open arms and
hugs. I was happy to see familiar friends!
Mike Venable and Jill Tigner of The
Phenix Citizen and Carol Pappas of The I
Daily Home (Talladega).
I found allies in Troy State University
sponsors, The Tuscaloosa News delegate
and the fun folks (Auburn graduates)
from the Business Council of Alabama.
The Alabama press are good people. It
that simple. They have heart, ccr /ictionl
and determination. They are the best the
South has to offer. They compete on a
national level with other states' press
associations and enjoy commanding sue!
cess and respect.
It is a friendly bunch. For my first conj
vention, it was certainly eventful.
As a closing speaker to the convention
I summarized recent events on the Plair
During the Q & A, questions centered
around the election process that gover
Plainsman editors. I was given a chance |
to say how opposed I am to a student-wide,
popular election of a journalist.
Being political has little to do with cor
petently running a newspaper. Auburn
needs to catch up with the rest of the
world on this point.
APA executive director Bill Keller askd,
what progress University President
William V. Muse had made in appointing
a committee to evaluate the role of Con
Board. To date, President Muse has not
appointed a committee.
Saturday night, I asked Gov. Siegelma
about trustee appointments and the reap
pointment of Robert Lowder. To both
questions he said he hadn't "given the
issue any thought," because he was con-j
centrating on his lottery.
All in all the convention was yet anotl
er experience that I will never forget. I af
grateful for the opportunity to attend, tc
learn and to feel like family.
The APA does Alabama proud, and I
was honored to be a part of its conven­tion.
Lee Da viclson, is editor of
The A uhum Plainsman
Thursday, March 11, 1999 TheAunurnFTainstnan A7
ON THE CONCOURSE
How far will Auburn go in the NCAA tournaments?
Interviews and photos by AG Hall, photo staff.
LETTERS
TO THE
EDITOR
LETTERS POLICY
ROB PATE
Sophomore, physical therapy
"Men, Final Four. Women,
Sweet 16."
MARCUS AUTRY
Junior, exercise science
"Men, No. 1. Women, Sweet
16."
HEATHER COST
Junior, socialwork^
"You know, all I can say is War
Eagle. Sweet 16, baby."
ANITRA GEFMAN
Senior, communications
"Men, all the freaking way.
Women, they don't have a
chance."
ADRIAN HUNTER
Senior, psychology
"Men, all the way. I think the
women have the potential to
make the Final Four."
SGA president went too far in his views
Editor, Tlie Auburn Plainsman,
I couldn't understand why my March
fourth edition of the Plainsman was so
silent on issues of the Lowder nature.
Then I realized that the editorial staff had
been handed an unsolicited document that
manages to further damage the already
crumbling reputation of the puppet-SGA.
That the author of the letter is our SGA
president would be funny, were it not
embarrassing.
I would like to begin by agreeing with
Mr. Stegall on one point. In the modern
onslaught of both television and print
media, the credibility of sources is increas­ingly
hard to ascertain. In a democratic
society, though,, it is the responsibility of
the individual citizen to act as their own
filter when sorting through this glut of
information. One either picks and chooses
their external sources of information
through careful research and cross-refer­encing,
or one jettisons them altogether
and relies on the truths of personal experi­ence.
Either option seems to be a superior
choice than the one vaguely hinted at in
your rambling letter.
In the same paragraph that you laugh­ingly
credit the Kingfisher, Huey Long,
with asserting a fundamental truth, you
begin a much more startling discussion of
state-run journalism in the former Soviet
Union. Mr. Stegall, the "interesting philos­ophy"
to which you refer is communism.
Are you perhaps suggesting that we
should employ this "curious approach" in
dealing with our current situation on the
Plains? You and your student Politburo
have already made a move in this direction
with your censorship of Ms. Davidson.
Maybe next you could order a seizure of
the Plainsman presses. Then you and the
rest of the SGA could use them to "lie in
the interest" of your beloved Mr. Lowder.
Or maybe you could indulge your neo-
Luddite fantasies and have the presses
"abolished altogether." Newspapers are,
after all, the "spawn of the machine."
In your position as an elected member of
the student government, I believe your
statements are inexcusable and taint the
(supposedly!) democratic process your
office represents.
You state that it is "an inescapable fact
that newspapers thrive on friction and con­flict."
Guess what, Mr. Stegall, friction and
conflict are the signs of a healthy democra­cy.
It is extremely disturbing that you do
not understand this fundamental precept.
The critical lack of judgment shown by
submitting such an incoherent letter to the
public forum invalidates your leadership
ability. I implore other Auburn students to
join with me in calling for your immediate
resignation.
Stuart C. Shockley
Senior, liberal arts
Student
embarrassed
by SGA prez
Editor, 77/e Auburn Plainsman,
I never thought the day would come
when I would say I'm embarrassed to be
an Auburn Tiger, but it has. It isn't
because Auburn itself is a bad place —
quite the contrary. This is a campus full of
students who want to leam and grow, fac­ulty
who care about their students, and
athletes who play with heart and determi­nation.
Auburn is a community dedicated
to reaching higher goals. My embarrass­ment
stems from certain leaders represent­ing
Auburn falsely and portraying a very
negative image of Auburn to the rest of the
country.
Our athletics director and certain
trustees show that when money talks,
Auburn listens. We buy off games and we
buy off coaches. These leaders have
severely damaged Auburn's credibility
and reputation. Our student leaders show
that when the paper talks, they get scared.
What is it that you are so afraid of The
Plainsman exposing? Are you afraid read­ers
will see you for who you really are?
The fact that our SGA president, William
C. Stegall HI, advocates the abolishment of
newspaper is shocking. It was his letter
that finally prompted me to write one of
my own. Stegall wrote "There is much to
indicate that newspapers wish to minimize
discussion." If that was true, do you think
your letter would have been published?
The fact that newspapers contain editorials
is to promote discussion. Newspapers are
an arena for which debate can take place.
I am not always pleased with the media.
In fact, last year I disagreed with an article
and the way in which material was pre­sented
in the Plainsman. I wrote a letter
expressing my distaste and it was pub­lished.
In this arena of discussion, I had
the opportunity to promote change.
The fact that Mr. Stegall believes in
restricting free speech should appall the
student body. Do we really want such an
archaic, narrow-minded view representing
us?
I look forward to the day when the
Auburn name once again brings a feeling
of pride to mind. This day won't come
until the leaders of Auburn prove that they
are working unselfishly for the betterment
of the University, and not for their own
selfish needs. It's not too late to wipe
clean Auburn's tarnished name and move
to a brighter future.
Jenn Schroeder
Senior, secondary education-language
arts «
JASON KEYIArt Editor
Article misrepresents laws,
people of a 'beautiful country'
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
I felt responsible to inform you about a
misleading statement in an article by Emily
Palmer entitled "Government Warns
Students for Spring Break Abroad," pub­lished
on Nov. 3,1999, in the Auburn
Plainsman.
I think the author overstated the policies
of foreign countries on drug issues by
quoting "There is a mandatory death
penalty for drug trafficking in countries
such as Saudi Arabia, Malasia and Turkey."
Most of the passage in the article are
excerpts from the Department of State's
Web pages, however, even this Web page
does not quote such a strong and
misleading phrase, mandatory death
penalty.
I have been asked by American and the
International students on the reliability of
Turkish judiciary system,.mostly related to
death penalty.
Those of us of Turkish origin were upset
by reading the article and our being asked
such questions. Due to increase in drug-related
crimes, The Republic of Turkey has
started having severe punishment on drug
related crimes in 70s, by an initiative from
the US, and punished those especially the
^ring-leaders.
Once again, it is true that the Turkish
government is strict on drug-related crimes
in order to protect its young people, how­ever,
the government has also established
treatment centers to help drug users.
The point is that the phrase "mandatory
death penalty" was an extreme exaggera­tion
in regard to Turkish law, and was
result of a poorly investigated subject by
the author.
On behalf of the Turkish Student
Organization, I consider this sentence very
damaging and feel that it serves to discour­age
those who may be considering travel
to our country. Turkey is a beautiful and
interesting country, having been home to
several ancient civilizations, and enjoys
benefits of foreign travelers, as do other
European countries.
Your generalized statement is harsh and
particularly frightening to students who
may have interests in Turkey. Perhaps
such misleading statements should be
more thoroughly investigated prior to pub­lication.
Siyami Karahan
Ph.D student, biomedical studies in
veterinary medicine
President, Turkish Student ^Organization
Enamored
with Stegall's
latest letter
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
I loved it! That incredible letter last week
from William C. Stegall DT, my favorite of
the three Lowder Student Stooges.
Here is the president of the SGA and
member of the Board of Student
Communications telling us about the sinis­ter
motives of newspapers in general and
wondering if "we would live in greater
peace and enjoy sounder moral health if
the institution of the newspaper were abol­ished
altogether."
And, what a marvelously simple state­ment,
this: "An interesting philosophy
adopted by the former Soviet Union con­cluded
that the freedom to initiate
conflict was not one of the legitimate free­doms.
They therefore established state
control of journalism."
I suggest to Mr. Stegall, the finance
major, that every dictator worth his salt
establishes as a first order of business state
control of journalism. But to stop the lying
newspapers from lying? Come on.
Is it not ironic that you chose to express
your opinion through a letter to this news­paper?
And, even more ironic that this
conniving, deceitful editor allowed it to be
published.
Jack Simms
Journalism professor emeritus
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Auburn needs to get its
priorities straightened out
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
In a time of limited funding, it is
important to make every dollar
count. That is why I cannot under­stand
Auburn. I have had two
friends work for the facilities divi­sion
in the summer and both came
back with stories of doing about
three hours of work then wasting
the remainder of the five hours loaf­ing.
This was not just my friends
loafing, it was the whole crew. On
three separate occasions I have seen
facilities crews washing the side
walk in front of the L-building.
When I asked them why they were
washing the sidewalk, the response
was, "Got to get my 40 hours some­how."
Now let us discuss the con­struction
crews. How many times
can they dig up that same area, on
the corner, between the business
building and the pharmacy build­ing.
What happened to fix it right
the first time? Is facilities division
some left over New Deal make work
program?
I am in mechanical engineering
and have studied heating and air
conditioning systems. The state of
our systems is atrocious. I distinctly
remember Dr. Fukia of the physics
department wearing a jacket to class
on a 95 degree day because his
classroom was so cold. On the
opposite extreme, Ramsey Hall must
have the windows open 365 days a
year.
Wilmore labs are finally getting
redone and they are putting in a
dedicated boiler. Auburn has both a
hot water and a chill water loop.
Why can't they draw from that
source instead of building a $500,000
boiler system. Including upkeep on
the boiler, this could be a multi-mil­lion
dollar mistake. This could be a
building code issue, but if you are
reading President Muse, please ask
whoever is in charge of this project
to show you the code in writing that
would be in violation. In writing
does not mean information from a
chemical vendor.
The SGA wants a new Foy Union,
I say who cares about Foy when
other buildings, where learning is
supposed to occur, are so hot and
have C02 levels so high it is impos­sible
to concentrate.
I have a suggestion for the SGA,
why don't you do some investigat­ing
into the efficiency of the
University and present these find­ings
to President Muse or the Board
of Trustees. This would be much
more productive than raising stu­dent
fees so that the SGA can have a
more posh working environment. I
have a suggestion for President
Muse and the Board of Trustees:
Scrap the entire maintenance and
facilities division, and solicit bids
from private contractors. Let free
market economics squeeze the inef­ficiencies
from the system. Create
oversight committees for construc­tion
headed by people that are
tough, that like to make noise and
are technically competent.
A perfect committee head would
be Dr. Maples of the Chemical
Engineering Department.
There are too many people at this
University that are too concerned
about offending people to make the
tough choices that are needed.
David J. Schaus
Senior, mechanical engineering
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Section B, 8 pa^c:
Semester adviser eases students' transition fear!
BY JENNIFER MCCULLARS
Assistant Campus Editor
Auburn's fall 2000 semester transition
has some students worried about gradu­ation
delays and credit hour losses.
Christine Curtis, associate vice presi­dent
for research and coordinator of the
semester transition, said the transition
should not be a problem because juniors
and seniors should have completed core
requirements before the transition.
"If they have not, they should avoid
getting caught in a required course
sequence at the time of the transition to
avoid a possible setback," Curtis said.
Mary Kuntz, associate professor of
classics in foreign language and litera­ture,
is working on the semester transi­tion.
Kuntz said, "If I were a student, I
would do everything I could to get the
core done."
"The core for semesters is based on
degree requirements and will meet those
and all federal and state standards,"
Curtis said.
Students should work closely with
their advisers to avoid a setback, she
said.
Curtis also said students will not lose
credit hours and graduating seniors
should not be set back.
"If a student's academic progress is on
track under the quarter system, it should
remain on track after the transition," she
said.
Curtis said the University is develop­ing
help for students to deal with the
transition, including mandatory advis­ing,
use of campus and external news
media and a Web site.
"At the heart of each effort is commu­nication.
The adviser should be the pri­mary
source for students about the
semester transition," Curtis said.
Kuntz said, "We are requiring advising
because wt want to make sure students
have been advised on the best strategies
to protect them."
She said most schools will begin advis­ing
students in April. Kuntz said many
colleges have extended advising to facul­ty
as well as the regular advisers.
Barbara Wilke, senior academic advis­er
for the College of Business, said since
they don't have as many advisers in the
business department, they might con­duct
group sessions to advise students.
"If we don't get information out to
them, then they should start checking
with us in April about when we will
start," she said. "This is required and if
they don't attend, we will definitely put
a block on their registration."
Students transferring from junior col­leges
with a quarter system will have
their hours converted the same as
Auburn students'. Curtis said the
University is trying to match junior <plr.
lege courses to Auburn courses.
The core requirements for studefttf
under the quarter system are 61 credit
hours. Under the semester system the
required core will change to 41 credit
hours.
Fifteen to 17 hours is considered to be a
full course load in the semester system/
and 120 hours will be required for grade*
ation.
"It's going to be hard on everyone ijs<d
to quarters, at first," Kuntz said. "But/I
think it's going to be hardest on profes­sors
who have been here for a really long
time." *
Defense class gives students confidence
BY KATIE MCCORMACK
Staff Writer
In 1871, Susan Br Anthony, a
vital member of the women's suf­frage
movement said, "Women
must not depend on the protec­tion
of man, but must be taught to
defend herself."
This statement is still applicable
in today's society, especially on
college campuses.
In an effort to educate women at
the University, through a combi­nation
of awareness and preven­tion
techniques, the Auburn
University Department of Public
Safety has started offering a Rape
Aggression Defense (RAD) class.
The class is taught by four certi­fied
instructors (all police officers
with the University police depart­ment)
and includes three different
phases.
"RAD teaches defense against
abduction. The number one goal
of the course is to teach people
how to get away," Det. Tara
McCallum said.
. The first phase of the class,
called risk reduction awareness,
teaches out and about safety tech­niques
such as how to make your
home safer, how to deal with
harassing phone calls, keeping
your windows locked and walk­ing
to your car.
"You should never walk around
completely unaware of your sur-please
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Women's advocate
remembered
THINH NCUYEN/Assistant IPhoto Editor
Gina Carman, a graduate student in higher education administration and a participant in
the Rape Aggression Defense class, fights off Chris Butler during a simulated attack.
BY BEN NEWBERN
Staff Writer
Candace Falk, director of the
Emma Goldman Papers Project at
the University of California-
Berkeley, presented Auburn with
a glimpse at the personality of the
American radical and early femi­nist
Emma Goldman on Tuesday.
Falk spoke to a crowd of more
than 200 people Thursday at a
Broun Hall lecture commemorat­ing
March as Women's History
Month.
The lecture, "Passion, Politics
and Free Expression: The Legacy
of Emma Goldman," was spon­sored
by the University Lectures
Committee, Women's Studies
Program, the Pebble Hill Center
for the Arts and Humanities and
the departments of anthropology
and history.
Auburn Women's Organization
President Claire Rumore said she
was impressed with Falk as a
speaker.
"From the beginning, Ms. Falk
amazed me with her gracious and
friendly demeanor, the way she
made jokes about Alabama we
laughed at because we knew they
were all true, the way she drew
the crowd into her talk and
almost resurrected Emma from
the dead by the way she
described and enlivened her
through historical accounts,"
Rumore said.
Women's Studies Program
Director Donna L. Sollie said she
enjoyed Falk's lecture and learn­ing
about Goldman.
"I learned a lot about the issues
that Goldman faced in her time,"
Sollie said..
"Honestly, I learned so many
things. There are so few role
models for present-day wom-enists,"
Rumore said.
"Emma Goldman was a power­house,
a woman driven by so
much passion, determination;
relentlessness, the likes of which
we really have lost since her day,"
Rumore said.
Goldman was a major figure in
the history of American radical^
ism. One of the early feminists;
she was an influential anarchist.
She was an advocate for free
speech, women's equality, labor
rights for the working class, an
eight-hour workday and the use
of birth control.
"Role models for women today
are characters like Ally McBeal.
Personally, I find that insulting.
I'm left wondering where the
Emma Goldmans in the world
are. What's stopping me from
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Committee reviews political science master's degree for elimination
BY JENNIFER MCCULLARS
Assistant Campus Editor
In a meeting Friday, March 5, the
Program Review and Assessment
Committee discussed the proposed elimi­nation
of the master's degree in political
science.
Robert Bernstein, professor and depart­ment
head of political science, said the
greatest benefit of the master's program is
the higher number of students in the doc­torate-
level classes.
He said the master's program is small
and the students in the program take
classes with students working on their
doctorate.
"Having another four to five masters
students in the doctoral program con­tributes
more people to the classes,"
Bernstein said.
Few students who graduate from the
master's^program go^at^o^he^ioctoral—would balmy and worth keeping, he said.'
program at Auburn, Bernstein said.
To be admitted to the doctorate pro­gram
in political science, students must
have a master's degree, he said. If the pro­gram
were eliminated, the majority of
doctoral students would come from uni­versities
other than Auburn.
John Heilman, interim dean of the
College of Liberal Arts, said the possible
elimination revolved around three issues:
viability, quality and centrality.
"The quality of students has been very
good, and the faculty within the depart­ment
is very high quality," he said.
Drew Clark, head of the committee,
said he was astonished by the quality of
the faculties credentials for the program.
Bernstein said, "This is one of those
small programs. I'm not going to tell you
it's the most vital thing at the University."
But, the cost of keeping the program
If the master's program were eliminat-
, ed, few, if any, courses would be canceled,
Bernstein said.
"I really think the courses offered now
would be the same either way," he said.
Bernstein also said potential master's
students have called and asked him about
the proposed elimination.
"If we go ahead with it, then we will
have a cutback in students," he said.
The deadline for the committee's rec­ommendation
is April 2.
The committee plans to review pro­grams
that have fallen below 100 percent
in viability standards on April 16.
Heilman said the meeting was the third
one about the proposed elimination of the
master's program, and he commended
the way things were being handled.
"This whole process represents the best
of the Auburn spirit," he said.
THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor
The master's degree in political science was examined Friday. The deadline
for the Review and Assessment Committee's recommendations is April 2.
Read about how the Elections
Board is getting ready.
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New York Times says college trends reversing
BY ROXANA CORREA
Staff Writer
Imagine you just settled in on
your first day of college. Your
parents are gone, and you are
finally on your own. You can do
what you want, right?
You might be in for a rude
awakening if you are at one of
many college campuses joining a
trend to adopt rules where the
administrators act as stand-in
parents.
The rules are said to help guide
students. Those rules, however,
are considered "crazy" by some.
Stephanie Taylor, a freshman in
pr'e-nursing science, is tone of
those people.
"I'd feel like a little child. You
might as well go back home for
that," Taylor said.
According to a March 4 New
York Times article, college cam­puses,
such as Harvard,
Princeton, and Penn State, are
adopting rules that range from
getting rid of single-sex fraterni­ties,
to not allowing on-campus
parties without proper supervi­sion,
to giving students curfews.
The article stated adopting
rules will help the students stay
out of trouble.
Although Auburn does not
seem to be following the trend, it
has adopted various projects in
order to help — — — -—
guide students
with the transition
to.college and the
overall college
experience.
With programs
such as Camp War
Eagle and the
U100 Auburn
E x p e r i e n c e
course, the
Student Success
Center is ensuring
that students are
offered a hand in
adjusting to col­lege.
"We offer a lot of programs and
seminars, but we have not consid­ered
making an across-the-board
rule," said Nancy McDaniel,
THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor
Although Auburn's general student policies are not as strict as
other schools, visitors to dorms must sign in at the front desk.
A resident assistant checks in a visitor at Dorm M Tuesday.
director of the Student Success
Center.
Some students seem to have
mixed feelings about the situa­tion.
Taylor
said, "I don't
think we need
supervision,
but some guid­ance.
Some
students are
not as respon­sible
as others.
F r e s h m e n
probably have
other things on
their minds
like drinking,
instead of
studying."
B r a n d i e
Ragland, resi­dent
assistant
for Boyd Hall, agreed. "Some stu­dents
feel pressured to do certain
things, and if they had positive
influences maybe they would not
"Once you are in
college, you have
made a giant step to
take responsibility for
yourself and your
decisions."
NANCY MCDANIEL
Director of Student Success
Center
feel so pressured to drink or be
exposed to parties."
McDaniel said an institution
should not enforce such rules on
students. "One of their (the stu­dents')
greatest challenges is
making choices on how to seek
assistance, manage time and get
involved," she said.
McDaniel said students need to
learn to make beneficial decision
for themselves, not with adminis­trators'
supervision.
Many feel colleges do not have
the right to enforce such rules on
students because they are adults.
But are they?
According to the New York
Times, various university presi­dents
and administrators feel that
undergraduates are not really
adults.
McDaniel said, "Once you are
in college, you have made a giant
step to take responsibility for
yourself and your decisions. In
my opinion that makes you an
adult."
Bridget Lindstrom, resident
assistant for Sasnett Hall, said,
"College students should be treat­ed
as adults. Treating them like
teen-agers is not the solution, and
it will not teach them responsibil­ity."
So what exactly is the solution?
McDaniel said the solution is
education.
The Student Success Center is
starting a "social norming pro­ject,"
that will help students
understand that not all students
engage in drinking and partying.
McDaniel said many students
do things because they think
everyone else is doing it.
"This program will show that
others are doing things that make
a difference," she said.
Ragland agreed, saying more
groups like CADRE (Creating
Awareness for Drinking
Responsibly through Education)
are needed to make students
aware of what affects drinking
have on students. She added that
Christian-oriented groups are
also necessary.
Currently, Sasnett Hall, along
with other residencies, provide
University-sponsored seminars
such as Alcohol Awareness Week.
A lot of emphasis is put on
drinking because it is the biggest
problem at Auburn, McDaniel
said. However, she said it is not
so much drinking, but instead
drinking responsibly.
"It's hard to convince students
to take this issue seriously. Even
if nothing happens, you are
putting yourself and otners 'in
danger," McDaniel said.
Many people seem to agree,
. Lindstrom said, supervision and
strict rules over students are not
the answer to the campus prob­lems.
"You're supposed to learn how
to be independent. Screwing up
your freshman year is
natural,"she said.
McDaniel said students should
be able to make their own deci­sions.
However, she said stu­dents
should access programs
and seek out services.
Students sweat tax day
BY JOSH REED
Staff Writer
April 15 — the day you always
heard your parents gripe about.
Now students are griping right
alongside of the grown-ups.
April 15 — tax deadlines. Many
students are starting to file their
taxes now, so they can avoid any
close calls with the government.
Citizens are taxed by the gov­ernment
according to individual
W-4 forms, which are completed
when applying for a job. The
information given on this form,
including how much money is
made and the number of people
that will be claimed, determines
the person's tax bracket.
"I've worked in Wyoming the
past two summers, and I file my
taxes over the phone. It's really
an easy process," said Alicia
Reynolds, a junior in public rela­tions.
Filing taxes by phone is only
one method of filing. While most
people choose the traditional fil­ing
by mail, the computer has
become a new wave of interest for
those seeking to make the process
easier.
The Auburn-Opelika area offers
numerous tax advisers for stu-1
dents seeking guidance on how to
file for taxes.
"Students come to us for advice
as well as credit counseling
because we offer both hands-on
and electronic ways of filing
taxes," said Verlaine Lynn of the
Consumer Management Group!
located in Auburn. "The deadline
is April 15, and they can pick up;
forms here if they like," Lynrj
said.
Students can pick up W-2
forms at the library, the post office
or any of the income tax adviser
offices in the area.
Many students said their pari
ents do their taxes for them, while
some have not had to work.
Whatever method students anc
their families choose to file their
taxes, April 15 is always a stress­ful
day.
"I rarely get money back
because I have a trust fund that
pays for my tuition, and the
money I get from that is taxable,"
said Chris Dutlinger, a senior in
finance. "Any money I make
working puts me in a higher ta>t
bracket," he said.
Elections Board makes
final election preparations
BY CATY HOUSTON
Assistant Campus Editor
SGA Elections Board met
Thursday, March 4, to approve
candidates' T-shirt and nametag
designs.
All designs were approved with
no discussion.
Ivy McKinnon, head of
Elections Board, asked members
to contact candidates to remind
them all candidate campaigning
materials must be in by Tuesday,
March 9, for final approval.
McKinnon said the board is
requiring the candidates to turn in
the actual T-shirt, nametags and
other material, instead of just sam­ple
designs.
Elections will begin the first
class day of spring quarter
Tuesday, March 30. However,
McKinnon said the elections will
be stopped Friday, April 2, at
p.m. because of Easter.
"We wanted everyone to be able
to spend time with their families
and not have to worry with can>
paigning," she said. "We will
restart elections Sunday, April 4, at
6 p.m.
"Things are looking really
good," McKinnon said. "We
decided to put candidates'
debates and forums on the same
night to increase attendance!
We're also going to have a band
for callouts. We don't know who
the band will be yet, but UPC is;
helping us out."
Debates and forums will be held
Tuesday, April 6, in Foy Student
Union Ballroom, and students can
vote April 7 and 8.
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Auburn engineers
sponsor satellite link
to Ford presentation
The Auburn Society of
Engineers is sponsoring the Ford
Motor Company Executive
Technical Presentation next
Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. in the
Ralph B. Draughon library on
the first floor.
Ford will be presenting the
2000 Lincoln LS via satellite
from Detroit.
The 2000 Lincoln LS is an
advanced-designed luxury sport
sedan with a unique identity.
Ford's top executive engineers
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being one?" Rumore said.
"Emma Goldman lived from 1869 to 1940
and did most of her political activism
between 1890 and 1917. What I thought was
really good about it was that between 1906
and 1917, she criss-crossed the country talk­ing
about her magazine 'Mother Earth,'" Falk
said.
"She went to so many places — small
towns, large towns, universities, the backs of
bar rooms, mine shafts, coal mines — but she
was never able to go to the South," she said.
The discovery of Goldman's love letters to
socialist activist Ben Reitman made Falk real­ize
Goldman's vulnerability and made the
20th century anarchist seem even more inter­esting
and compelling.
"I think it took her years and years to
counter the image of herself and as an anar­chist
as only being about throwing bombs and
chaos," Falk said.
Goldman's ideology made her a target dur­ing
the Red Scare that following the Russian
Revolution and World War I. In 1917,
Goldman was put on a ship and deported to
Russia with 248 others.
Goldman later became disillusioned with
the Soviet Union and traveled extensively
through Europe.
She was allowed to return to the United
States only once during the remainder of her
life, in 1934.
Goldman eventually died in exile, and was
returned to the United States for burial in
"I think it took her years and
years to counter the image of
herself as an anarchist."
CANDACE FALK
Director of the Emma Goldman Papers
Project at the University of
California-Berkley
Chicago.
"I felt very touched about being in
Alabama, correcting the historical record dur­ing
Women's History Month as a keynote,
speaker," Falk said.
-oundings," McCallum said.
When you are unaware, you
become an easier target for an
ibduction or rape. An example of
jeing unaware is jogging while
vearing headphones.
McCallum said headphones
iecrease your chances and often
prevent you from hearing a possi-
)le attacker approaching you from
)ehind.
Another general safety rule is
lways telling someone where you
ire going, whether it be a room-nate,
a parent or a friend.
Simply leave a note or tell
omeone when you go away.
)therwise, we (the police) have no
tarting point when something
appens," McCallum said.
The second phase of the class
saches basic self-defense tech-iques.
These techniques include
icks and strikes as well as how to
scape various holds, such as a
hoke hold or a bear hug.
The third phase of the class is
ailed simulation. Students are out-tted
with kneepads, elbow pads,
elmets and gloves and practice
ieir techniques in a simulated
ttack situation.
In various scenarios, an attacker,
dressed in an aggressor suit, tries to
assault the students. The students
are encouraged to use 100 percent
force to defend themselves from
the various holds and grabs.
Julie Vanderzanden, a residence
life assistant with the University
has taken the class two times.
"Now I feel that I have some way
of dealing with an attacker. I know
that I have clear-cut options to take.
The class taught me not to give up
because I may just have one chance
to defend myself," Vanderzanden
said.
Courtney Leach, a freshman in
criminology, has also taken the
class two times.
"RAD gave me the physical and
mental skills that I need to survive.
It also gave me more confidence,"
Leach said.
Leach said the class helped her
mental focus and explained the
importance of always being aware
of a situation.
"You learn to never give some­one
the opportunity to attack you,"
Leach said.
Once students complete the RAD
course, the instructors sign a ticket
stating they are eligible to take any
RAD class offered anywhere in the
THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor
Dara Ranson, a freshman in criminology, prepares to defend
herself during the simulation Saturday.
United States or Canada free of
charge.
Practice is essential to maintain
knowledge of these basic skills.
"If you don't practice, you won't
remember. You lose your motor
skills in an attack situation so we
want the actions to become a natur­al
response," McCallum said.
Many women rely on pepper
spray or mace as a means of pro­tection
in a possible attack situa­tion.
They become dependent on
one thing to help them escape.
"These things can only be used
as a distractor to incapacitate the
attacker, and any weapon can be
used against you," McCallum said.
RAD provides you with more
than one option or plan of action
for handling an attack situation.
According to a study by the
National Institute of Justice, one
out of three women can expect to
be sexually assaulted in their life­time.
However, only 10-16 percent
of those assaults are expected to be
reported.
"People think it can't happen to
them, that they are invincible,"
McCallum said. She said people
also have the misconception that
these type of things never happen
in Auburn.
Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31,1997,
only one sexual offense was report­ed
to the University police depart­ment.
"This gives people a false sense
of security. Just because it isn't
reported, doesn't mean that it isn't
happening," McCallum said.
In many sexual assault situa­tions,
especially on college cam­puses,
the attacker is an acquain­tance
to the victim. Victims often
blame themselves in these situa­tions
and do not report the crimes.
A study by the National Victim
Center of the Medical University of
South Carolina found that 76 per­cent
of rape victims knew their
attacker prior to the attack. One of
the goals of the RAD program is to
build self-esteem and confidence-so
that, if attacked, the victim will
not blame herself and report the
crime.
McCallum said the police
department encourages people to
report sex offenses even if they
decide not to press charges.
Reporting the crimes make pec-ple
aware that sex crimes are occur­ring,
and it builds credibility of.
individual cases if the attacker
decides to rape again McCallum
said.
RAD is available to female stu­dents,
faculty and staff free of
charge. The general public may
enroll in the class for a minimal fee."
The police department will offer
two classes spring quarter. One
class is to be taught on April 8, 15
and 22 from 6-10 p.m. The other
class will be taught May 13, 20 and
27 from 6-10 p.m.
All classes will be taught in the
Student Act and students must
attend all three sessions to suffi­ciently
complete the RAD pro­gram.
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Outdoor Recreation Committee provides
Whitewater rafting for students who want
to get away from studying
BY TYRA MCKINNEY
Staff Writer
For students who have spring
fever this quarter, the University
Program Council Outdoor
Recreation offers planned outside
events for students.
Students can enjoy planned
events away from the hustle and
bustle of college life at the
University.
' A weekend at DeSoto Caverns
can cure the winter blues for stu­dents.
Explore the caverns on
March 6-7 in Childersburg.
There is a $23 fee and students
need a sleeping bag, flashlight and
warm clothes (cave is 60 degrees
year-round).
/'The Outdoor Recreation trips
are always fun and entertaining
and you get to meet a lot of peo­ple
on the trips," said Karen
Arthur, director of UPC Outdoor
Recreation and a junior in accout-ing.
Adventurous students can sign
up May 22 for the Whitewater
rafting trip on the Ocoee River.
The river was made famous by
the 1996 Olympic Whitewater
events in the Cherokee National
Forest.
There is a $25 fee that includes
camping fees and limited camping
equipment.
Paul Bednorowski, a senior in
marketing, said, "I had a great
time when I went about two years
ago, it is good for a beginner to
start off on."
The UPC Outdoor Recreation
will hold a rafting trip on the
world-renowned Chattooga River
that is famous for its appearance
in the 1972 movie "Deliverance."
The trip will be on May 22 at the
Chattooga River located through
Sumter and Chattahoochee
National Forests.
There is a $75 fee that includes
meals, camping fees and camping
equipment.
"I really enjoyed the Chattooga
trip, the river was more difficult,
but I had a lot more fun, and I met
a lot of people," Bednorwoski
said.
Students interested in a chal­lenge
this spring can participate in
the Auburn Sprint Triathlon will
be held at the Aquatics Center
May 2 at 7:30 a.m.
The triathlon includes a 200-
meter swim, a 13-K bike ride and a
3-K run.
Registration for the triathlon is
open to anyone who has suffi­ciently
trained for the event. To
register come by the UPC office in
Foy Student Union.
A clinic will be held for first-time
participants on Saturday,
May 1, at 5 p.m. at the Auburn
University Aquatics Center.
Advice will be given on what to
wear, how to set up your bike and
gear and fast transitions;
Keeping cool will be the key
this spring so students can enjoy
the deep sea fishing trip that will
be held May 29 at the beaches of
Gulf Shores in Florida.
"The deep sea fishing trip was a
really nice road trip, and it was a
lot of fun hanging with my friends
outside of Auburn," said Cale
Tennison, a senior in management
information systems.
Students interested in the trips
should sign up immediately
because only a few slots are avail­able,
Arthur said.
To sign up or for more informa­tion
on the outdoor recre­ation
trips offered spring quarter
come to the UPC office in Foy
Student Union or call 844-5292.
CONTRIBUTED
Karen Arthur, director of UPC Outdoor Recreation, rock climbs
during a recent UPC trip to North Carolina. UPC's next planned
outdoor recreation will be a Whitewater rafting trip.
Speaker explains dangers of eating disorders
BY ANDREW MAESTRI
. Staff Writer
One in 20 college-aged women is affected by
an eating disorder.
These and other eating disorder facts gained
from a recent survey conducted by the Wellness
and Fitness Exposition were dicussed last
Thursday by a team of counselors, students and
nutritionists.
The group gathered to discuss eating disor­ders
and the facts, myths and health implica­tions
associated with these diseases with a
group of Auburn men and women.
The seminar concluded a week-long series of
events and activities for the lifetime wellness
and fitness exposition.
"We've formed an informal group of individ­uals
who are concerned about eating disorders
and who are volunteering their time to ask,
'What can we do?'" said Liza Mueller, a coun­selor
at counseling services.
The seminar was designed as an informative
session to encourage affected students to seek
help through counseling services.
According to a 1984 survey conducted by the
Wellness and Fitness Exposition, nearly 85-90
percent of women dislike their bodies and feel
changes are necessary.
In actuality, only 25 percent of the women
JASON KEY/Art Editor
tested were actually overweight, and 75 percent
believed themselves to be "too fat."
The two main forms of eating disorders are
anorexia and bulimia.
Those suffering from anorexia tend to lose 20
percent of their ideal body weight and basically,
stop eating.
Bulimia sufferers appear normal on first
glance or even slightly overweight. By binging
and purging by vomiting or using laxatives,
those with bulimia develop rigid rules about
food.
"The seminar was very personal for me," said
Kimberly Wilson, a junior in liberal arts.
"Several family members have eating disorders,
and as an athlete it is critical to remain fit and
healthy."
Jane Turnbull, a junior in psychology, devel­oped
anorexia at the age of 11 while she was in
the fifth grade.
Although today Turnbull considers herself
well, she said those with eating disorders are
never fully cured.
"It's hard to know the cause of my problem,"
she said. "Instead of worrying about the cause,
I just found the best thing to do was to focus on
getting better."
She has now devoted her life to helping those
with eating disorders and is working with
Mueller to help those with these problems.
"I was very moved by her speech," said Anne
Marie Zima, a freshman in international busi­ness.
"It made me realize no one is immune to the
disease. The speeches were positive and made
me glad to know that you don't have to give in
to these problems," she said.
Mueller said, if left untreated, eating disor­ders
can be fatal. "Eventually the body eats up
the heart in order to live, and the person dies
from heart failure."
For assistance with an eating disorder or
someone to talk to, contact Liza Mueller at 844-
5123. Contact Bill Jackson, 844-4716, for physi­cal
assistance and nutrition information.
03/02/99, CDV Extension C Building — The theft of a 1990
Mitsubishi Eclipse was reported.
03/04/99, 310 Keller Hall — Criminal mischief was reported in con­nection
with damage to a computer.
03/04/99, Brookwood Circle, Opelika — Gary M. Hall, 37, was
arrested on a warrant charging him with assault.
03/05/99, Thach Avenue — Lawrence W. Mayfield, 19, was arrested
on a warrant charging him with possession of marijuana.
03/05/99, Willow Street — James J. Love, 18, was arrested on a war­rant,
charging him with possession of marijuana.
03/06/99, 200 D Physiology Building — The theft of a Nikkormatt
camera, and computer adapter was reported.
03/07/99, Dean Road — Jeffrey S. Gunter, 27, was arrested and
charged with driving under the influence.
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Thursday, March 11,1999 The Auburn Plainsman B5
Club donates math books to Zimbabwe
BY JENNIFER ALEXANDER
Staff Writer
The Auburn Rotaract Club is
sending math books to Zimbabwe.
The club has collected more than
2,000 textbooks from Auburn stu­dents
to send to universities in
third world countries.
Chris Rodgers, faculty adviser
for the club, started the club a year
ago.
"Auburn had never had one, so
last year we started advertising for
the club. We had one person show
up at the first meeting.
"Our second meeting was better,
and we had 20 people show up,
and we have been growing ever
since," Rodgers said.
The club has just finished its first
year and now has 35 members.
Rotaract sent its first shipment of
books to Zimbabwe last week.
The U.S. Defense Department
will ship things like this for free,
Rodgers said, but there's a lot of
paperwork.
Two of the countries Rotaract is
currently working with are
Guatemala and Brazil.
"We were close to sending a
PREGNANT TEENS IN NEED
shipment to Guatemala when the
hurricane hit. " The shipment kind
of got put on hold," Rodgers said.
The club does more than just col­lect
books for the third world coun­tries.
Rodgers said some of the other
projects the club participates in are
Habitat for Humanity, volunteer­ing
at the East Alabama Food
Bank, after school tutoring at the
Boykin Center and helping the
City of Auburn to build a new
park.
Mike Daven, a graduate student
in discrete mathematics, is a mem­ber
of the club. The club collected
the books during book buyback
week from students who donated
them, he said.
"We sent the math books to
Zimbabwe because our adviser
had a professional colleague who
needed them," Daven said.
Rotaract is still looking for places
to send the remaining books,
Daven said.
The Rotaract Club meets the first
and third Tuesdays of every
month. E-mail Chris Rodgers at
rodgecl@mail.auburn.edu for
more information.
A.G. HALL/Photo Staff
Members of the Rotaract Club prepare to send more than 2,000
textbooks to universities in third-world countries. The club,
which has grown to include 35 members, also helps with other
community service projects.
Student godparent program calls for volunteers
BY RACHEL DAVIS
Staff Writer
There is a program in Lee County that
assists pregnant and parenting teens to adjust
to the responsibilities of parenthood.
It is sponsored by the Family and Children
Services in Opelika.
They are looking for Auburn students who
are willing to become a "godparent" for preg­nant
teens in Lee County. The Godparent
Project matches pregnant teens or teen parents
with trained volunteers.
Sharon Gess, the project's director, said,
"The main goal of this program is to try to
provide extra emotional support for the
teens."
She also said the volunteers educate the
teens by preparing them for childbirth by
attending lammas classes and OB/GYN
appointments.
Autumn Walden, a senior in human devel­opment
and family studies, said, "The pur­pose
of this project is to help girls with basic
childcare, school, getting jobs, and health care
who would otherwise not get support at
home."
She also said, "I love volunteering. I have
been a volunteer with the program for over a
year."
The program also allows for one recreation­al
activity and one educational activity per
month that includes all volunteers and their
teens.
The educational activities deal with parent­ing
skills, alcohol and drug abuse and child­birth
preparation. The recreational activity
usually centers around the holiday that is
approaching.
They have Halloween parties, Thanksgiving
dinner, and Christmas parties. During the
summer, they have pool parties and picnics in
the park. Gess said they try to take one big trip
during the summer. Last summer they took
the girls to Vision Land.
Kim Cornelius, a graduate sUdent in
human development and family studies, said,
"There are currently only 15 volunteers and
approximately 80 girls that need to be paired
up."
The volunteers attend a training course for
two consecutive evenings. After they are
paired with their pregnant or parenting teen it
is recommended that the volunteer stay with
their teen for at least six to nine months.
The program is asking for Auburn students
who are willing to give their time to helping a
pregnant teen. The students do not have to be
mothers, themselves.
Students, you can receive course credit after
6 months of volunteering. If you are interested
in becoming a volunteer for the Godparent
Program, call Sharon Gess at Family and
Children Services at 742-2112, or you can visit
its office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Creative technology
seminar comes to campus
BY MAC MIRABILE
Assistant Intrigue Editor
With its theme of "Embracing the
New Age of Instructional
Technology," the Faculty
Development Consortium will pre­sent
the Fifth Annual Instructional
Technology Conference on March
17-19 at the University.
Designed to introduce its partici­pants
to new and creative ways of
incorporating the ever-changing
world of information technology
into the classroom, the conference
will have presenters from the FDC
and other colleges and universities
covering a variety of themes and
topics.
Speakers from EDUCASE — a
national and administrative con­sortium
made of 1,400 colleges and
universities, 600 institutions, and
200 corporate sponsors — will
address issues ranging from strate­gic
planning for the future and
more effective uses of the Internet
to instructional technology services
and trends.
Special themes of the conference
include the influence of informa­tion
technology on the following:
demonstrations and presentations;
teaching oral and written commu­nication;
teaching statistics, espe­cially
in social sciences; education;
making the teacher's job easier;
and decision making.
Amanda Mize, a senior in mar­keting,
is one of three marketing
students helping to plan the tech
conference.
She said it would be good to
attend, but "if you are in MIS or
engineering and you would like to
meet some people or just learn
more about computers."
National companies, such as
Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Gateway, and
Apple, will be sending representa­tives
to the conference.
She said this is an important
Instructional Technology
Conference in Alabama.
The Instructional Technology
Conference is dedicated to aiding
teachers in learning to incorporate
technology into their teaching
smoothly and effectively.
In helping teachers to "know
what is out there" in terms of tech­nological
resources, the conferehce
hopes to inform those in atten­dance
how to help students
become a part of the technology
revolution.
In short, the conference's g(Jal is
to prepare students for the future
world in which they will find-jobs
and build careers.
HonorableMention,
"WBH
•Krystyna Kuperberg, alumni professor in the department of
mathematics; Claude Boyd of the department of fisheries and allied
aquacultures; and James Hansen of the department of history,
received Auburn University's Creative Research Award.
The award recognized outstanding research and scholarly achieve­ments
of faculty in their field. Each recipient receives a $5,000 cash
prize and a plaque.
Kuperberg was recognized in 1994 in the Annals of Mathematics for
solving the Seifert Conjecture problem, a math problem that had been
unsolved since 1950.
Boyd is an authority in fisheries and aquaculture research. He also
established the world's first college courses on pond water equality
and bottom soil management.
Hansen, a historian, is known for writings about aeronautics and
aviation history. He has also served as one of three chairmen for the
1998 National Aerospace Conference in Dayton, Ohio. In 1995, one of
his works was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
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Needed: Students to work with
our autistic son in our ABA
Program. Background in
psychology or related Field
..helpful, but not required. Must be
£at3e to commit, this is not a
^summer job. Job location is
"Alexander City. Call
;(256)329-1644.
SUMMER CAMP Counselors &
Instructors for private co-ed youth
camp located in the beautiful
mountains of Western North
Carolina. Over 25 activities
including All sports, water skiing,
heated pool, tennis, art, horseback,
Go-karts. 6/15 to 8/16. Excellent
salary plus room, meals, laundry,
travel pay & great fun! Non-smokers
call for brochure/
application: 800-832-5539
anytime!
35mm PHOTOGRAPHERS
wanted part-time to cover special
events. Must have own 35mm SLR
Camera and reliable car. No
experience required will train. Call
Village Photographers,
821-9196 weekdays.
Part-Time Nanny wanted for in-home
care of newborn infant.
Spring Quarter Tues. and Thurs.
-;10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Prof. Francois,
"• -887-2854.
Staying Over
Break?
Help Wanted.
March 17-26
Earn $7 to $10 per hour
Opportunity to work next
quarter selling Community-
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over the phone.
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at
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Circus
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Part-time Laundromat attendant
needed to work nights and
weekends. Applicant must be neat
and dependable. Apply in person
at Clothes Basket Laundry, 1901
Opelika Rd.
Motivated? Responsible? The
Nantahala Outdoor Center needs
people like you! Located in the
heart of the NC Mountains where
boating, biking and hiking
opportunities abound! Various
positions available including raft
guiding, guest services, retail and
food service. Summer housing and
meal plan available. Call
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Spring/Summer Internships -
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while earning MONEY and
possible CREDIT selling yellow
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telephone directory. Great Resume
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relations. No experience needed.
Call 1-800-466-2221 ext. 470 or
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Maintenance help wanted part or
full time. M-F. Stop by Evans
Realty.
University Notes is now hiring
note takers for spring quarter. If
you have good note-taking skills
and a 3.5 GPA or higher call
821-NOTE too see how you can
make money going to class!!
Business Assistant needed: self
motivated, detail oriented, with
organizational, marketing,
computer and financial skills. Part
or full time. Minimum Monday -
Friday 12-5. Send resume and
salary history: Liberty
Corporation, P.O. Box 2225,
Auburn, AL 36831.
Job opportunity for Sales
Associate at Jan's. If you would
like to sell women's designer
sports wear. Apply in person at
Jan's. Located near East Alabama
Medical Center on Opelika-