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Architects visit; union planning begins
By MANDY HUDSON
News Staff
Two blank drawing boards awaited
students joining an open forum with
WTW Architects Monday night to dis­cuss
the creation of a new student union.
Doug Shuck and Glen Shultz from
WTW of Pittsburgh, Penn., arrived in
-Auburn Monday to view the campus
and receive student input concerning a
new union.
"It becomes a very important front
door to any college campus," Shuck
said.
Shultz and Shuck introduced a sum­mary
of national trends, and to guide
discussion, they presented the results of
a spring quarter survey in which stu­dents
listed their top 10 requests for
items in a new union.
The top
items included a
food court, ATM,
computer lab,
information desk
a n d
recreation/bil­liard
facilities.
"I think it's hard for students to envi­sion
items beyond what they have now,"
said Debbie Conner, director of Foy
Student Union.
("OMINC; SOON
• A look at the
student unions
of Auburn's peer
institutions
"We're pushing the survey all through
fall," said David Stejskal, head of the
Student Planning Committee.
This fall, the committee has collected
1,600 new surveys from student organi­zations
and tables around campus. With
600 more surveys, the committee will
reach it's goal of polling 10 percent of
the campus enrollment.
Survey questions cover eating envi­ronment
and food preferences, as well
as University services to be offered in a
new building.
Other options include a one-hour
photo shop, travel agency, bookstore,
pharmacy, video rental store, Ticketlink,
bank, flower store, laundry room and
music store.
One question addresses accessible
parking for the union vs. a central loca­tion.
"This is probably the brunt of (select­ing
a site for) a building — parking on
campus," Shultz said.
"There is no easy answer to parking,
but there has to be a way to get vehicles
close enough for drop off and pick up.
"Right now there are no sites in
mind," he said.
WTW did present potential sites to a
small group of student leaders Monday
Turn to FOY, A10 SHUCK SHULTZ
a ... many of them don't have any business getting credit cards."
— Opelika attorney Joanne Camp on college students
DEEP
IN THE ARMS OF
DEBT
Vendors offer students
quick credit that often
turns into quick trouble
By JUSTIN C. SMITH
News Staff
Editor's Note: This is the first article in a two-part series.
Next week, The Auburn Plainsman will examine credit
counseling available to credit-card addicts.
_. Numerous advertisements for "low-rate, low-fee" credit
Jiards are posted on bulletin boards in Parker Hall, Haley
Center and Foy Student Union.
They're nearly impossible to miss, and on several occa­sions,
salespeople are near Foy Student Union or on the
Concourse trying to get students to apply for cards.
Representatives for the Auburn Alumni Association's
Visa or Mastercard have taken hundreds of applications
from students in exchange for free Auburn T-shirts, a ven­dor
on the Concourse said.
Applications for credit cards are also available in resi­dence
halls and on-campus bulletin boards, courtesy of
Visa and Mastercard.
In the technological era we live in today, credit cards
allow anyone to buy now, pay later. Unfortunately, the "pay
later" portion of credit purchasing is often ignored by cus­tomers.
Any shop, gas station, restaurant or department store
CATHERINE KINCADE/P/ioto Editor
Amanda Trotman, a sophomore in secondary education, discusses the details of a
credit card with a vendor on the Foy Patio. The vendor, right, refused to be identified.
accepts credit cards for all purchases. As few as 15 years
ago, credit cards were primarily used for "emergency" sit­uations
in which a consumer did not h?.ve enough cash or
did not have a checkbook to purchase a product.
Conversely, credit cards are now used more often than
cash.
Unlike using a checking account, it is often difficult for
people to keep track of their credit card balance. Over time,
credit balances can add up to unbelievable amounts, and
some students find themselves in a great deal of trouble.
With interest rates on credit cards as high as 18 percent, stu­dents
who carry balances are simply giving "free money"
to credit card conglomerates.
Many credit cards, such as the Auburn Alumni
Association cards, which feature the Auburn logo, are spe­cially
designed for college students. Although these cards
have a small line of credit to begin with, students who make
timely payments can earn additional credit after a few
months.
Still, many college students get into credit card trouble.
Turn to DEBT, A8
Sunday alcohol sales boost local economy
By FRANCES BOWDOIN
Staff Writer
•The Oct. 12 vote in the Auburn may do
more for the city than just allow citizens to
buy alcohol after noon on Sunday.
Many Auburn residents feel this vote will
change Auburn's economy; a change that
will greatly benefit Auburn in the future.
The projected economic increase may
not be seen in the near future, but may be
seen in the months and years to come.
"Auburn will definitely benefit from the
Oct. 12 vote," said Robert McCulIough,
president of Eagle Budweiser Distributing
Company in Opelika.
"It's not about selling beer. This puts
Auburn at an economic advantage,"
McCulIough said.
Eagle Budweiser Distributing has not
seen an immediate
ECONOMIC increase in Sunday
J A sales in Auburn, he
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^ ^ ^ ^ _ , McDonald, a pre-salesman
with
Premium Beverage,
, also said his employer,
which sells Miller and
Coors products, has not seen a big increase
because of Sunday sales of alcohol in
Auburn.
GROWTH
"The first week this was in effect was
after a big home football game," McDonald
said. "It was hard to gauge because people
were maxed out and probably didn't feel
like 'drinking."
"I expected a little more sales than we
had the first week," McDonald said.
But he said the big increase will come on
Halloween and Super Bowl Sunday.
Many restaurant owners agree with
McDonald.
David Allen, general manager of Ruby
Tuesday's, said he expected a big increase
in Sunday sales, but so far sales have been
average.
Buffalo's American Grill and Touch
Down's Pub-N-Eatery have benefitted
from the Oct. 12 vote, and the sports bar's
owner and manager said they owe it to
sporting events on Sunday afternoons.
Pat O'Brien, manager of Buffalo's, said
he feels the sale of alcohol on Sundays is
"more of a day thing."
"People are coming in to watch the NFL
games on Sunday afternoons, and they
want to drink while watching them,"
O'Brien said.
Previously, Touch Down's was not open
on Sundays, but the restaurant's owner,
Tucker Brown, decided he would open on
Sundays after the Oct. 12 vote.
Turn to ECONOMY, A8
Gay caucus
to identify
'Safe Zones'
Program will coordinate i
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender students
with accepting faculty
By RYAN LEE
Assistant Campus Editor
With some members of Auburn's under­graduate
community creating a "hostile cfif
mate" toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender students, the LGBT Caucus is
preparing to launch an allies project designed
to help students find resources to cope withi
oppression they encounter because of their
sexuality. ,•'.
"I know students hear 'fag' and 'queer'
jokes all the time if they are in the closetj?
said Becky Liddle, co-chair of the caucus.
"(Closeted) students are constantly bombard­ed
with the message that homosexuals are
evil and are not
liked, which
makes Auburn's
Climate very hos-r
tile."
Kathy Liddle;
Becky's partner;
_________________ said the. aggres­sion
toward same-gender-loving people is
subtle, but strongly present around campus. '.
"It's not as though there are billboards and
front-page headlines saying, 'Cleanse the
campus of all the queers,' but a lot of people
don't want to come out because they knoty
about the negative treatment they will
receive," said Kathy Liddle, a graduate stu^
dent in sociology.
The caucus' effort, called Auburn Allies
Project, will attempt to help students identify;
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Jenny Evans, Lindsay McCraney,
Selwyn Stewart, Katie Day and
Amy Priest campaigning on campus.
• Monday: Tiger Mania events begin.-
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• Wednesday: ODK Cake Race
begins at 3:30 p.m. at Hutsell Track.
• Saturday: AU vs. Central Florida at
1 p.m. in Jordan-Hare Stadium
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Agency provides shelter, assistance to the battered
By DANIEL FRANKLIN
Staff Writer
A family, though usually formed and held
together by the ties of mutual respect and human
dignity, can result in horrible violence.
To deal with the problem of spousal abuse, orga­nizations
such as the East Alabama Task Force for
Battered Women have initiated various programs.
"We have a 24-hour crisis line, a confidential
shelter, court and child advocacy programs, sup­port
groups and school-based prevention groups,"
said Lisa Stephens, the current director of the task
force.
"Our mission is to eliminate domestic violence,"
she said.
Former director Becky Benton agreed. "The ini­tial
call (of the agency) is to provide shelter and
assistance trying to reach young children, develop
healthy relationships and avert domestic violence,"
she said.
Although the title of the organization indicates
that it emphasizes the care of battered women, the
agency also works with abused children and the
m
elderly. Men abused in homosexual relationships
are also given help.
The task force has been supporting victims of
abuse, of all sorts, since it received its first patient
in 1981.
"The agency is affiliated
with the United Way. It
works in Lee, Chambers,
Macon, Randolph and
Tallapoosa counties,"
Stephens said.
It is the only agency in the
area that counsels and pro­vides
support for victims of
domestic violence and their
families.
Benton said, "There is a definite need for the
agency. There are more unreported crimes than
there used to be."
One of the more ambitious programs that the
task force has begun is its program in schools.
This program is led by an educational specialist
who teaches students about the dangers of vio­lence,
as well as its prevention.
.?•;
Dr. Alexander Vazsonyi of the department of
human development and family studies at thS
University, acknowledged the school-based prcg
gram "would help," but said the program did have
its shortcomings.
"It's difficult for a school tij
compensate for problems ig
the home. The program need§
to be much more intensive." £
People disagree as to the'
cause of domestic violence;
but everyone acknowledge^
the problem begins in the,
home.
"Family is the key," Vazsonyj
said.
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Although no work of agencies can root out the
evil completely, organizations like the East
Alabama Task Force for Battered Women hope to
make a difference in the lives of family abuse vie*
tims.
"We want everyone to know that help is avail­able,"
Stephens said.
re is a definite need
the agency. There
are more unreported
crimes than there i~~
to be. >
— Becky Benton
Former Director, EATF
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"Midterms are terrible. They are
nothing but stress. They make you
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Kim Morse
Freshman, apparel design
"GTA's make me angry. They
just don't care. All they care
about is getting through their
graduate degree. They don't care
what you make in the class, or if
you understand it."
Amanda Peterson
Sophomore, finance
"I hate English because you have
to write about observing stuff that
has no point, like 'describe this
apple.'"
Tiffany Holley
Freshman, Pre-Business
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lines are out past the register. It's
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National State Local
Five killed in plane crash
A Lear jet carrying champion
golfer Payne Stewart crashed on
Tuesday, killing all five people
aboard.
The chartered, twin. engine
Lear 35 may have suddenly lost
cabin pressure soon after taking
off from Orlando, Fla., for
Dallas, government officials
said.
Passengers were apparently
incapacitated as the plane con­tinued
flying on autopilot, before
running out of fuel and nosediv­ing
into a grassy field in South
Dakota.
Stewart, 42, was one of the
most recognizable players in
golf because he wore traditional
knickers and a tam-o'-shanter
hat. He won 18 tournaments,
including three major champi­onships,
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Lack of funds forces Dole
to drop out of GOP race
Elizabeth Dole, the first
woman to be a serious candidate
for the Republican Party's presi­dential
nomination, dropped out
of the race last Thursday, saying
she could not raise enough cash
to compete with the fortunes of
her opponents.
Her withdrawal came before a
single ballot had been cast — in
itself a statement about the
importance of money in politics.
Cities in disagreement
over date of Halloween
City officials across the state
are split over when to celebrate
Halloween. In Mobile, city offi­cials
expect children to go trick-or-
treating this Sunday, Oct. 31.
In other cities, such as
Birmingham, leaders are recom­mending
that children make their
door-to-door rounds a day early,
on Saturday, Oct. 30. Auburn
officials are among the latter,
recommending Oct. 30 as the
evening to trick-or-treat.
Health Officials stress
Halloween safety
Officials with the Alabama
Department of Public Health are
recommending children and par­ents
keep some guidelines in
mind while trick-or-treating.
They include:
• Having at least one parent
accompany any child younger
than 12 on their candy-gathering
rounds.
• Attaching the name, phone
number and address of children
younger than 12 either on their
bag or costume.
• Making sure children travel
through well-lit areas of town
and only stop at houses with
good outside lighting.
• Setting specific times for chil­dren
to begin and end trick-or-treating.
New millennium brings
new library for Auburn
A new 24,065-square-foot!
library is expected to be finished-by
the year 2001.
The $3.2 million project,"
approved by 97 percent of the*;
915 voters casting ballots for the;;
February referendum, will dou-^
ble the library's shelf space
meeting a critical need for the,*
library as its current facility nexC
to city hall on Ross Avenue has^:
exceeded its capacity.
The new library will stand on'
the corner of Dean Road and;
Thach Avenue.
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Wounded Opelika officer
moved closer to home
Opelika police officer*;
Jonathan David Cagle, 26, was';,
transferred from Columbus!
Medical Center to a hospital fori
evaluation Friday.
The results of the evaluation3
will determine if Cagle will need-to
undergo any physical rehabili-j
tation.
Cagle was shot in the earljg
morning hours Oct. 16 as h£
investigated a reported burglary"
at Bennet's Trailer Park.
As he was outside securing thet
scene in the rear of a mobile
home, a shot fired from inside^
the home struck the officer in*
the head.
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AIDS Awareness
AIDS rate continues to rise as funding falls
By CARRIE MARKER
Staff Writer
I Funding for AIDS research and
• support is decreasing as prevention
J programs slow down. The only thing
I moving full force these days is the
i AIDS virus itself.
The question that arises in most
• people's mind when they hear about
E someone who has AIDS is, "How did
! they get it?"
Apparently, more people are con-
; cemed about how the virus is con-
; tracted rather than wondering how
• they can help, how they can give or
• how the disease can be prevented.
Regardless of how the virus is con­tracted,
it is spreading.
There are 83 reported AIDS cases
in Lee County, which has almost dou­bled
since last year. In 1998 there
were about 45 full-blown AIDS
cases. There are 69 people who have
tested HIV-positive in Lee County,
! which will develop into AIDS cases
I in years to come.
East Alabama AIDS Outreach,
(EAAO), formerly known as Lee
County AIDS Outreach, has recently
broadened its service areas and edu­cation
programs beyond Lee County
to Macon, Russell, Chambers and
Tallapoosa counties to accommodate
the growing number of those infected
and affected by HIV or AIDS.
So, again the question on most peo­ple's
minds: "How did they ge*
AIDS?"
According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), 70 percent of
those diagnosed with HIV or AIDS
contracted it through heterosexual
! sex. Information given by EAAO
j confirms the same percentage in Lee
; County. Of the 83 reported cases of
AIDS, 44 of those contracted it
through heterosexual sex. The other
Lee County residents were infected
through intravenous drug use, homo­sexual
sex or from mother to baby in
childbirth.
According to the Alabama AIDS
Hotline, HIV or AIDS is one of the
leading causes of death among men
and women between the ages of 25
and 44.
Because of an average latency peri­od
of 10 years, individuals 20 to 29
years of age who are testing positive
for HIV were probably infected as
teenagers.
It is estimated that about 1 million
Americans were HIV positive in
1999. That's about one in 250, or one
in every History 103 class. One to
two people under the age of 20 are
infected by HIV every hour, accord­ing
to WHO.
Not only is the virus spreading at
staggering rates, especially in the
young, heterosexual community, but
the plot thickens when the funding
and education programs are going
bankrupt.
Founders of the Ryan White
Foundation announced Monday they
will be shutting down at the end of
October because of dwindling dona­tions.
Jeanne White-
Ginder, mother of
the foundation's
namesake started
the foundation in
1990, the year her
18-year-old son
died of AIDS.
Foundation lead­ers
attributed the
drop in funds to a
growing sense that
the AIDS epidemic is over.
"Today, the AIDS epidemic is in the
midst of one of its worst crises yet —
the crisis of complacency," Mark
Maddox, chairman of the founda­tion's
board, said in a statement
released earlier this week.
Many see prevention programs as
imperative in the fight against AIDS;
more important than finding a cure is
preventing the spread of the virus in
the first place.
"The world has sufficient knowl­edge
to contain the AIDS epidemic
through prevention," said Hiroshi
Nakajima, former director general of
WHO. "Fear, indifference and denial
have been our main enemies," he
said.
The situation seems hopeless, espe­cially
to those who have dedicated
their lives and jobs to educating, pre­venting
and comforting. Only one out
of 10 people who are infected with
HIV know they are infected, accord-ing
to informa­tion
given by
EAAO. The
statistics avail­able
are unre­alistic
in their
extremity.
"There
are 11,000
cases of HIV
and AIDS in
Alabama start­ing
in 1989.
Now take that number and multiply
by four or five — that is a true realis­tic
number of the people infected,"
EAAO's Executive Director Marilyn
Swyres said.
Once a person is diagnosed with
AIDS, which can be eight to 10 years
after they were first infected, treat-bday
the AIDS
idemic is in the
midst of its worst
crises yet — the crisis
of complacency j
— Mark Maddox
Chairman, Ryan White Foundation
ment consumes their life.
"AIDS patients take anywhere
from 11 to 50 pills in a 24-hour peri­od,
and that doesn't even treat the
side effects of AIDS, like diabetes,
heart disease, arthritis, etc," Swyres
said.
EAAO is funded by five different
federal programs, four state funds,
renewable grants, city donations and
private donations, accumulating more
than $64,000, and even that is not
enough. "Are we struggling financial­ly
or mentally?" an EAAO case man­ager
asked.
"Can we say both?" Swyers
agreed.
AIDS patients not only have to
fight the disease on a daily basis, but
also the fears and misconceptions that
come with this deadly virus.
"Seventy-five percent of people with
AIDS do not tell anyone that they are
infected," the EAAO case manager
said.
AIDS patients typically suffer from
severe depression and, in many cases,
lose their jobs, homes and friends.
Who AIDS infects is the undis-criminating
factor. "It doesn't matter.
The virus doesn't discriminate,"
Swyers said.
CONTACT
To make donations, volunteer or
learn more about HIV and AIDS,
call the EAAO (334) 887-5244
or its helpline 1-800-799-4967.
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Outreach seeks holiday items, food
By ALISHA REYNOLDS
Staff Writer
Because of an increasing number
of AIDS cases in the area, the East
Alabama AIDS Outreach is accept­ing
donations for Thanksgiving and
Christmas food boxes to give to
local HIV and AIDS patients.
The 48 clients it served last year
increased to 82 because of an
expansion of their local service area
to include three new counties.
"With the increasing case load,
the available sources for food sup­plies
are going down," said Marilyn
Swyers, executive director of
EAAO.
Recent hurricanes have depleted
the EAAO's food bank and local
organizations are assisting other
areas where the need for help is
more immediate.
Expansion and a low food bank
create a possibility that a shortage
of donations will occur, and all
clients will not receive a food box.
"The epidemic is going on and
our donations are not," Swyers said
Keith his, outreach case manager,
said, "Eighty-five percent of the
clients we serve are indigent. They
have no insurance, little or no
income and may be on a disability.
They would be going without a lot
of things in the holiday baskets if
we were not working with organiza­tions
from the community.
"Being cut off from friends and
family is a reality for our clients,"
Iris said.
Though there is the American
Disabilities Act of 1990 to protect
against job discrimination for HIV
and AIDS patients, Swyers said
many times employers find ways
around the law and fire their clients
for other reasons.
"I have seen a lot of our clients
lose homes, families and jobs.
Many of them face this by them­selves,"
Swyers said.
To brighten the holiday season of
their clients, the EAAO has sup­plied
food and gift boxes to all
clients they serve for the last five
years. They need donations of non-perishable
food items, small toys,
children's books and toiletry items
for their clients whose ages range
from 1 to 61, Swyers said.
"We would like to be able to give
every client a food basket. Any
time an organization wants to take
us on, I would welcome it."
Marion Kent of the Auburn St.
Vincent dePaul Society, a Catholic
organization to assist needy, has
helped the EAAO the last few
years.
Kent said, "We find it very fulfill­ing
to be able to assist people who
are needy in the community." .
Anyone interested in donating or
sponsoring a client or family should
contact the EAAO by Nov. 19 at
887-5243.
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Windom proposes lottery-free plan
By CLAYTON CROWNOVER
Staff Writer
'. Lt. Gov. Steve Windom proposed the
'.• Alabama Scholarship Assistance Program last
' week to help fund new scholarships for high
• school students without the use of a lottery or
-; jre'w state taxes.
The program is designed to help underprivi-
- leged students who excel in high school. It
- would grant scholarships to guarantee the
" chance for students to go to some form of high-j
er education.
The new proposal would provide scholarships
y' and mandatory fees to students who meet the
^criteria, which includes;
• a 3.0 grade point average in core curriculum on
a. 4.0 scale,
• r6 core curriculum units,
• a cumulative score of 20 on the ACT
• an adjusted gross income of $50,000 or less
with a $3,000 allowance for each additional
dependent.
ASAP also sets up a technical critical-needs
program that places $5 million in a pool for
scholarships to the state's technical schools.
Eligible students would agree to enroll in
specified programs important to the state's job
market, designated by the Alabama Commerce
Commission. Students with Pell Grants or stu­dents
who are in the state's prepaid college
tuition plan would also be eligible.
The fiscal office estimated that of the 44,685
high school graduates expected next spring,
5,318 could meet the academic *and economic
qualifications.
It also estimated about one-third would lose
SlEGELMAN
their scholarship because of either poor grades
or increased family income.
Siegelman's lottery plan would have provided
free tuition to any student who maintained a 3.0
GPA regardless of their family income.
Siegelman said Windom's new alternative is
"like robbing Peter to pay Paul in that it takes
funds from higher education and K through 12
to fund the scholarships,"
said Carrie Kurlander, the
governor's press secretary.
The governor said he
is open to any suggestions,
as long as it does not
require new taxes or taking
money away from existing
education programs.
Windom said the esti­mated
total cost of the first
year of ASAP is less than $16 million, and when
fully implemented in year four, the estimated
cost would be $36 million per year.
Alabama taxpayers are currently spending
$36 million per year just to subsidize out-of-state
students attending Alabama colleges and
universities. Out-of-state tuition can be raised to
reduce or eliminate the subsidy. More than $200
million rests in noneducational projects in the
education budget, and The Special Education
Trust fund has grown more than $175 million
per year since 1991.
At the cost of $36 million per year, the pro­gram
would require only 21 percent of the new
money coming into the education budget. For
each dollar spent on education in Alabama,
ASAP could be funded for less than one penny.
Paul Hubbard, the executive secretary of the
Alabama Education Association, said, "We can't
afford to take money away from funds we are
already thin in."
Siegelman also said that we can not possibly
take any money away from the education budget
for any reason. He said that if higher education
is robbed of money for a handful of scholar­ships,
you would decrease the worth of that col­lege
or university.
Siegelman also said if you take money away
from kindergarten through 12th grade you
would take away the money used to raise teach­ers'
salaries in the state of Alabama, which
would keep Alabama from attracting highly
qualified educators, and only the students would
suffer.
Out-of-state tuition cannot be raised because
there is a risk of losing funding from those
prospective out-of-state students, Siegelman
said.
The Higher Education Partnership, a commit­tee
of Alabama universities that supported
Siegelman's original plan, said its member uni­versities
would be willing to work with any new
alternatives, but it is very concerned about try­ing
to begin any new education programs with­out
any added sources of revenue.
Windom said he will attempt to pass this new
proposal in an upcoming special session of the
state Legislature and try to have it begin in time
for the fall of 2000.
"There is no doubt that this program can be
done if we make it a priority," Windom said.
"We are not attempting to say that this is the
program, and that there can be no changes. We
are introducing this today so there can be full
study and debate."
Chicken fingers replace Milo's hamburgers
By EBONY FLAKE
Staff Writer
For five years the restaurant
known as Milo's Hamburgers has
been sitting on Magnolia Avenue.
But now, Milo's has been changed
to Kilby's.
Owner and operator Al Tomlin,
who has been in the restaurant busi-
- ness for 25 years, said it was time
for a change.
"With my experience the transi-
' tioii went smoothly," Tomlin said.
Tomlin, who formerly owned the
Milo's franchise, decided to go
independent mainly because he
wanted more variety on the menu.
"With Milo's, we had so many
restrictions on what we could serve
(mainly hamburgers)."
Among the changes in the menu
'• from Milo's to Kilby's is chicken
'. tenders, chili fries, onion rings and
- hot dogs.
Milo's, known for its special
sauce and sweet tea, might be a
tough act to follow, but Tomlin said
everything has pretty much
remained the same.
"Milo's special sauce was an
acquired taste. I think we may have
lost a few customers because of it.
The tea we have now is as good as
its ever been. Milo's tea is made
from a concentrated syrup and ours
is brewed daily," he said.
The first few weeks Kilby's has
been open business declined, but the
restaurant has managed to keep its
loyal Milo's customers and attract
new ones. Tomlin said, "If you serve
a quality product consistently, cus­tomers
will come."
Tony Reese, who worked at the
restaurant through the transition,
said, "There hasn't been much of a
change, other than the menu.
Kilby's is named for the father of
CATHERINE KINCADE/P/iofo Editor
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order from Townsend Kyser, a senior in pyschology.
Tomlin's business partner. "I toyed
with naming the restaurant Big Al's,
after myself, but I didn't think that
would sit too well with Auburn stu­dents,
so I went with Kilby's
instead," Tomlin said.
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EDITORIALS
A union united
New students-only building should house
attractions that appeal to all students
Auburn answered an important question during
the 1999 spring elections: Do you want a new stu­dent
union?
More than 77 percent of the students voting said
yes. Six months later we are asking tougher ques­tions:
What do we want in the new student union,
and where should it go?
Earlier this week, the University Building
Committee and the Student Planning Committee
welcomed to Auburn Doug Shuck and Glen Shultz
from WTW Architects Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pa. These
nationally respected and seasoned experts came to
help answer those questions, but they don't have
the final say. Auburn does.
Though the final plans are months from being
presented to the Board of Trustees, we offer this
suggestion, also offered by the gentle­men
from WTW: build a union that
attracts all students.
Student unions typically house five
types of outfits: student organizations
and student leadership, student ser­vices
provided by the University, con­ference/
meeting facilities, retail cen­ters
and entertainment venues.
The existing union contains limited
aspects of all five, but each is lacking.
Consider the following: Foy houses
most, if not all, of the student leader­ship
space, but from SGA to the publications suite
in the basement, everyone requests more space.
Student counseling services and the Freshman
Year Experience office are in Foy, but the only
administrative offices most students want and need
— bursar and registrar — have no window in the
only all-student building on campus.
There is a ballroom, but it is too small and too
embarrassing to host the formal event of organiza­tions
that might otherwise use the union.
There are meeting rooms, but they are often too
small and too few in number to serve a 21,000-stu-dent
campus. Additionally, there multi-media/tech­nological
capability is deplorable.
There are retail centers, but among them is only
one national food chafn and no clothing store, post
office, coffee shop, bank or 24-hour copy center.
There is entertainment, but it comes in the form
of 300 square feet containing 10 arcade games.
IN SUMMARY
Issue: Planning for
new student union
Problem: Too many
possibilities, not
enough space
Solution: Place pri­ority
on attracting
every facet of the
student body
And the list goes on.
There is not enough money or space to satisfy
every request from across the campus, but the fol­lowing
should be priorities of the committee, the
architects and the board, above. These suggestions
will help meet what should be the University's
united goal: a union for all students and only stu­dents.
That's why it's called a student union.
• Student Organization Space: A student union
is not a union without SGA, UPC, The Plainsman
and all the rest. But the new offices should be more
visible than the existing ones, and we shouldn't
stop there. Access to the union, if not priority,
should go the smaller groups that have no home
now. There should be ample space for mailboxes
for every chartered group on campus; and the
union should provide an all-access
workroom, i.e. copy machine, fac­simile,
etc.
• Retail services: Move the
University Bookstore to the union.
It's good business all quarter and on
game days. Add practical services
like a bank office, more ATMs, 24-
hour copy center, convenience store
and a U.S. Postal Service branch
office. Throw in a mall-like food
court with a healthy, affordable
menu and most Auburn students
would have a daily need to come to the building.
• Entertainment: Let's have a real game room
with billiards. Throw in a practical, multi-use the­ater.
It could house UPC free movies and speakers,
SGA debates, appearances by dignitaries, theatre
department productions, etc. Meanwhile, make the
entire building an art gallery, displaying the work
of Auburn students.
• Practical features: Don't build a new union
without plenty of lounges and study areas.
Students will always crowd the union to watch
their soaps. Make sure the entire building is wired
for the best in multi-media capabilities. Sprinkle
computer stations all over the building, so we can
check our e-mail somewhere other than a crowded
lab.
Above all, make this building for students — not
just SGA or The Plainsman and certainly not
administrators — but all students.
... and it should be built on the south side of
Haley Center and the east side of Jordan-Hare
The discussions have just begun in the public
arena, but behind closed doors they have raged
since the students first confirmed there would
indeed be a new student union: Where will the
building go?
There are supposedly no "official" sites being
considered yet, but there are only
so many places a centralized,
accessible student union can go.
Some time next year, the Board
of Trustees will accept or reject a
site. In the mean time, the
University Building Committee is
gathering information on more than
a few sites for the building.
Before the debate is steered in the
desired direction(s) of the powers
that be, The Plainsman casts its
vote for the plot south of Haley
Center and east of Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Here are three reasons why: 1) It's centralized,
2) It's centralized, and 3) It's centralized. There
are two philosophies on the union: 1) put it on the
outskirts of campus where students can park there,
or 2) put it in the middle of campus where students
can walk there.
Option two is a no-brainer. The student union is
best situated between the major academic, resi­dence
and athletic portions of campus.
Additionally, such placement would not spell
doom for Tiger, the University mascot, as there
exist no federal regulations to keep
the aviary from moving. The only
federal regulations in effect on the
matter set strict guidelines should
the decision to move the aviary be
made.
Another potential site, at the
corner of Thach Avenue and the old
Wire Road, is more than a 10-
niinute walk from Haley Center, a
12-minute walk from the Quad
dorms, and a 20-minute walk from
the Hill. A real union cannot be so far from
Auburn's heaviest foot traffic.
The new student union is not a drive-in on the
periphery of campus. It should be the center of
Auburn student life, so it should be in the center
of Auburn.
IN SUMMARY
Issue: Where to build
the new student union
temporarily lost forms
Recommendation:
Where the Eagle's
Cage and the Haley
Center parking lot are
located now
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JASON KEY/Art. Editor
Halloween is time for treats, not
tricks like hellacious Hell House
Orange- and black-colored M&Ms,
painstakingly carved jack-o'-lanterns
on porch steps, children dressed in
brightly colored costumes roaming
through neighborhoods in the crisp
night air...
Remember when Halloween was just
like this? As children, the holiday was
a feast for the senses, a "frightfully"
fun day that both scared and delighted.
All of us remember days like this
that ushered in the two most festive
months of the year.
Why can't it be this simple any­more?
It seems old-fashioned
Halloween traditions have given way
to more sinister events, as in many
towns, fall festivals have given way to
so-called "judgment houses."
These church-sponsored events are
aimed at "scaring" people into becom­ing
Christians. The Hell House in
Auburn is one such place.
Each night members of the Victory
World Prayer Center lead visitors
through various "real-life" situations.
The grim reaper ushers people into
scenes that include a girl who has
committed suicide by shooting herself
in the head (graphically displayed with
blood and bits of skull behind her) and
a college party where students are
drinking and smoking marijuana.
There's a particularly grotesque
scene about abortion, where a young
girl has the procedure, then dies as a
video tape featuring an aborted fetus
plays in the background.
KARLYN
BOGIE
Later there is a
scene in hell
where the crowd
is addressed by
Lucifer. Then visi­tors
are led into an
all-white room
where they are
"saved" and given
a short sermon by
the church pastor.
Members of the
prayer center and
other churches say this is an outreach
to the community; a way to spread
religion and the teachings of the Bible.
However, what they are teaching
people is not about the Bible OR
Halloween. It's about intolerance and
more importantly, fear.
These groups have taken a simple,
innocuous holiday and turned it into a
chance to merely intimidate people
into religion.
Even worse, the advertisements for
judgment houses rarely mention the
graphic nature of their content, and
sometimes describe themselves as
"haunted houses," not even mentioning
church affiliation.
As a result, visitors are in effect
tricked (not treated) into listening to a
distasteful diatribe on religion. Their
interpretation of religion.
It is incredibly offensive that any
group could take the teachings of the
Bible and morph them into a morbid
and decidedly non-Christian event.
What happened to the days when i
churches just had Halloween carnivals
that celebrated fellowship and unity?
There is no reason why we should
resort to scare tactics to pull people
into religion. (Ever heard the old say-,
ing, "You can catch more flies with
honey?")
There are better, more tolerant ways
to spread the teachings of the Bible.
And roaming through a series of gore-;
filled scenes while people scream -at •
you about going to hell will not make.;
anyone more likely to accept religion.
In fact, it probably has the opposite
effect and turns many people, like ^.
myself, off in sheer disgust.
Though, I'm certain these groups are
full of kind, well-intentioned people,:
they're spreading their message the
wrong way. No one wants to have reli­gion
forced on them, especially while
trying to celebrate a harmless holiday -
that caters mainly to children.
Halloween is for trick-or-treating,
haunted houses and tons of tasty treat's -
— not scaring people into becoming •
true believers.
And maybe the question these mis­guided
groups should be asking them- *
selves is "what would Jesus do" to
spread his teachings? I would venture
to say it would not be this.
Karlyn Bogie is managing editor ofThe\
Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach her at 844-9108 and
hogieka@mail.auburn.edu.
Dole paves way to White House,
serves as role model for women
Last Thursday I was surprised and
disappointed to hear that Elizabeth
Dole resigned from the presidential
campaign race.
In a world dominated by white,
male politicians, it was exciting to see
a woman run for our nation's most
demanding position.
Imagine a woman as the leader of
the free world.
Admitted, before I knew Dole had
begun a campaign, I doubted there
would ever be a woman president in
my lifetime. Now I am confident a
female president is in the future — the
near future.
We as women have a lot to learn
from Dole. In every public appearance
or speaking opportunity she showed
grace and class under pressure. She
proved women could be taken serious­ly
and compete with our male counter­parts.
She tackled the tough issues such as
increased control of schools and drug
intervention.
Her campaign was not perfect.
Among its flaws were a severe lack of
BETH
BEASLEY
fundraising,
which ultimately
led to her resig­nation.
Critics
say she didn't
take political
risks, failed to
establish herself
as a candidate
early enough and
was slowed by a
— ^ — ^ ^ ^ — husband who
doubted her candidacy.
However, she was the first woman
to be taken as a serious presidential
candidate.
While her trailblazing campaign to
the White House has ended too soon
for her and her supporters, she has in
no way failed.
Although her talents are unfortu­nately
not going to be used as presi­dent,
perhaps her most important con­tribution
has not gone unused.
She has brought each little girl who
has the dream of becoming president
one step closer to reality.
In her own words, she "has paved
the way for the person who will be the
first woman President."
She not only paved the way for
more women to become presidential
or political candidates, but more
importantly she has become a positive
role model for young women.
In fact, she is paving a road few
have taken. Not since the days of-
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith in 1964
has a woman been taken so seriously.!
Dole has been the most positive
example to show little girls and youn|
women that the position is not unat­tainable
and out of reach.
I have no desire to run for president!
or even a political office, but for thos^
little girls who do hold that dream,
Dole has set a beginning example.
For those who dream of leading
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, not just
decorating it, Dole has made the first |
steps in a long, tiresome walk.
Beth Beasley is assistant managing edi\
tor of The Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach her at 844-9 J08 and
beaslea@mail. auburn, edu.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. Vote next Thursday in th<
Miss Homeconiing election. Campaigns start Sunday.
Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN A7
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
'Education governor' doesn't support this institution
Auburn people have complained for generations about
shoddy treatment from state government officials.
Maybe we have a chip on our shoulder. Maybe we
wish we could replace Samford Hall with Denny
Chimes. Maybe we wish we had the Machine. Or maybe
we just really have gotten shoddy treatment from the
, State House elite.
Gov. Don Siegelman, the self-proclaimed 'education
governor,' is continuing that grand tradition of Goat Hill
snobbery toward the cow college in west Lee County.
Siegelman campaigned on the promise of redeeming
Alabama education on the back of his now-failed "edu­cation
lottery." He spent the months before the
• November 1998 election blazing to every corner of the
state. He spent the months after the election putting
together his army of lottery pushers in his cabinet and in
the State House.
The former lieutenant governor used the organization­al
session of the Alabama Senate to realign the
Legislature's upper chamber. The move stripped incom-
• ing Lt. Gov. Steve Windom of much of the power
Siegelman held in the position.
On Inauguration Day earlier this year, Siegelman took
the podium on the steps of the Capitol and delivered
what sounded like a regurgitated campaign speech. He
proclaimed: "Education is the key to every child's suc­cess,
and it is the key to Alabama's success."
Siegelman continued, "We must open the doors of
BILL
BARROW
higher education in Alabama to all
our children. No child should fail
simply because of money."
Perhaps even more prophetic
on that chilly January morning in
Montgomery was this statement:
"Alabama, the waiting is over —
too much time wasted, too many
promises broken, too many dreams
shattered."
Between the Inauguration
and the Oct. 12 special election, the
Siegelman education charade con­tinued,
as the governor pushed lottery enabling acts
through the House and Senate, then paraded all over the
state, including a brief stop in the Loveliest Village, to
show the people his good work.
Two weeks ago, because of the powerful voice of the
people, Siegelman's lottery honeymoon came to an
abrupt end. The governor spent two years selling his
plan, and in 12 hours Alabama told him no. He has swal­lowed
the bitter pill and resolved to come up with a 'Plan
B.'
All the while, though, he has left Auburn out of what­ever
plans he has made. The governor who pretends to
cradle education in his protective, progressive arms
ignores the state's flagship institution of this state.
The proof is in the governor's silence and in his
absence(s). In all of his political glory, the governor has
appeared in Auburn once. ONCE. During the same peri­od,
Siegelman visited the University of Alabama, where
he once served as SGA president, three times.
His one paltry trip to Auburn left much to be desired.
It was only to sign an enabling act he had already signed
— the classic photo-op at the expense of real conversa­tion
with constituents. Siegelman could have used the
opportunity to converse with students and faculty, the
very people he said he wanted to help. Instead, he walked
in the door, listened to a canned introduction from
Provost Bill Walker, gave a happy "pro-me" speech,
smiled for the cameras, and bolted out the door to do the
same thing at Troy State two hours later.
The only attention Siegelman has truly given Auburn
has been less than impressive, when he reappointed
Jimmy Samford and Bobby Lowder to trustee spots, then
added businessmen Byron Franklin and Jimmy Rane.
Siegelman called all the appointments sound, citing the
dignified service of all four Auburn men-
John Denson's service must not have been good
enough. Neither was that of Alabama Power CEO Elmer
Harris, an Auburn engineering graduate who could have
represented a side of Auburn that is unrepresented on the
current board.
Apparently, Siegelman cannot find an Auburn person
from the Huntsville area worthy of serving on the board
either, since he has let James Tatum's seat go empty for
nine months.
Of course, the governor's neglect of the Aubum board
is not surprising. His lack of familiarity with Auburn is
understandable — he won't even make the 45-minute
trip from Montgomery to chair the board meetings, even
though it's his constitutional duty. Siegelman has not
attended one board meeting since he took office. There is
not even an empty chair at the table anymore. Auburn
has come to expect the cold shoulder.
Perhaps the governor shouldn't have that duty,
because it mixes politics and education — something
Auburn is accustomed to. If Siegelman agrees, he should
lead a constitutional reform of the board. If not, he
should attend every board meeting, come to a few foot­ball
games, sit in on some classes and converse with stu­dents
and faculty.
Such actions would give credence to his words. Such
dedication would show he cares about how education
affects the future of Alabama, not how it affects the
future of his political career.
Bill Barrow is editor of The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach him at 844-9021 and
barrowj@mail.auburn.edu.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Students should
show football
more support
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
As an alum, I have been disappointed at
what 1 have seen in regard to the empty
seats in the student sections at some of our
bigger games during the past few years.
-Iknow that this year and last haven't
been very good record-wise, but I noted
some years ago the only holes in an other­wise
packed stadium were in the student
section.
These situations occurred during some of
the better Bowden years, and certainly
have carried over through last year and the
present. It was very noticeable at the
Vlississippi State game, and we were play-ng
a team that was undefeated and ranked
n the top 15.
I remember feeling a few years ago that
iere were lots of loyal alums who couldn't
et tickets without making certain levels of
ontributions to GAF, or whatever, and we
egularly had what seemed like sections of
empty seats in the student section — even
fter all the students made their way in,
ometimes well into the second quarter.
If.we really want to have a home field
dvantage, then our students have to be
iresent for the whole game (preferably
well before kick off) and be fired up —
ust as they were the U of F game.
Take a look at the stadiums of some of
he other football programs that have the
stature of Auburn's and you'll see no bare
pots.
I won't get into the specific conduct
ssues as I sit on the northeast sideline and
ell away from the student section, so I
taven't seen the bottles, etc. that were
oted in this article.
I would only say that my sons' played
ports when they were of high school age
both graduated from Auburn at least five
ears ago), and I would have hated to
enow that by standing on the sideline and
epresenting their school they would have
een subject to be hit in the head with a
ottle, flashlight battery, or whatever a
veak mind might decide to throw.
dayman Duffey
lass of 1966
Columnist off
the mark on
churches, poor
editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
As a Christian and member of a local
hurch, I wanted to address the issues
rought up in John Boyd's column, titled
After Lottery Vote, Conservative
Christians Should Put Up or Shut Up."
.First, I'd like to address the
nplication that Alabama churches are all
ilk and no action. Secondly, I'd like to
ispel Mr. Boyd's implication that the lot-try
is good for the poor as a reasonable
ope out of poverty.
Should Christians put up or shut up?
Lbsolutely! If Mr. Boyd had
iken the time to do some research by call-
>g one of the local churches, I think he
'Ould have been impressed (as I was when
arrived in Auburn a year ago) with the
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-fes-Hi/tff or
extent of outreach local churches provided.
Although Mr. Boyd's statement, "the
poor will always be among us," is all too
true, let me share with you the way one
church is trying to make a difference local­ly,
nationally and globally. Locally, this
church helps our community's poor in sev­eral
ways, including building a home for a
local single mother of three, through
Habitat for Humanity, repairing and reno­vating
homes for poor elderly through Care
Construction, and providing funds for gro­ceries
and utility bills through its MERCY
fund.
Nationally, a team heads to the
Appalachian Mountain region each
year to provide for the poor through con­struction
and repair of homes, schools, etc.
Globally, it sponsored two trips this past
summer to Latin America. In Venezuela
they built a community center. In Bolivia,
they built and staffed a medical clinic.
Will these charitable acts bring an end to
poverty? Of course not. But we can make a
difference in at least some lives. Will the
lottery help the poor? Absolutely not!
The lottery will only continue to deterio­rate
the meager resources the poor do have.
A national study by two Duke University
professors found that individuals earning
less than $10,000 per year spend more
money on the lottery than any other income
group.
High school dropouts spend four times as
much as college graduates. Blacks spend
five times as much as whites. Sales of
Georgia lottery tickets are two and a half
times higher in poor neighborhoods than
affluent ones, while the recipients of lot­tery-
funded scholarships have family
incomes $13,000 higher than the state aver­age.
Sounds like Robin Hood in reverse —
seducing meager resources from the poor
and bestowing them on the middle and
upper classes. ,
So if not the lottery, then what?
Admittedly the following is based on an
overheard conservation, not documenta­tion;
however, I understand that Alabama
has the lowest property tax of any of the 50
states. 1 was told that if properly taxes on
average were raised $ 10 each month, we
could fund the programs Gov. Siegelman
proposes.
Why not bring that to a vote?
Contrary to Mr. Boyd's assertion, I do feel
% I
satisfaction "from keeping
the lottery from the desperate hands of the
poor." I don't want my children's education
purchased by those who can least afford it.
I don't want my children to receive the
government's message that study, sweat
and diligence is an outmoded means to suc­cess
— New York: "All you need is a dol­lar
and a dream", Massachusetts: work is
nothing but heart-attack-inducing drudgery,
or Illinois: "could be your ticket out" of
poverty.
Mr. Boyd would do well to research his
material in the future. If he wants to take a
pot shot at somebody at least it should be
an educated one. That might eliminate the
baseless, National Enquirer-like venting,
which have become so popular today.
Success in journalism, like life, should
require study, research and pondering not
just a random thought (number).
David Kiel
Auburn
Fraternity
treats other
students rudely
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
It disappoints me that I am an Auburn
Alumnus and graduate student here at
Auburn University and can't come to a
football game at Jordan-Hare with my
friends without having to deal with
unnecessary harassment and assault. I
realize this sounds severe, but after what
I have to say, you can decide if I am
overreacting. I have been attending AU
football games for the last four years and
have never been subjected to the sort of
juvenile and criminal behavior as I
endured Saturday night at the Florida
game.
As my group entered the stadium and
attempted to find seats (first come, first
serve might I add), we were quickly
informed by some colorfully decorated
SAE pledges that we better leave "their
section." To avoid an altercation with
these fine young men, we decided to go
elsewhere. Unfortunately another couple
did not receive the same message, but
JASON KEY/Art Editor
were rudely informed that this section
was "reserved" by having a couple of
drinks poured on their heads. Don't get
me wrong, I do understand that pledges
are not allowed to think for themselves
and only do what they are told by the
older brothers, but this was ridiculous. So
does this mean the brothers are at fault
for the pledges' total lack of respect and
common decency?
This is where our eventful evening at
Jordan-Hare began. As soon as the SAEs
discovered our disdain for their pitiful
display, they broadened their attack to a
wider target audience that just so hap­pened
to include my group. From this
point forward, which was shortly before
kickoff, when we decided it was best to
leave, we were showered with ice cubes,
liquor, cokes, cups, and empty glass
liquor bottles. One of these bottles struck
my friend on the head. So, at this point
we began to weigh our options. We could
a) leave, b) fight the entire SAE fraterni­ty,
or c) inform the police officers of the
harassment, assault, and drunk and disor­derly
conduct.
We chose option c. Much to our sur­prise
and disappointment, the Auburn
City Police on duty told us they could do
nothing about it and to find the AUPD.
Apparently these police officers were
unaware of the hefty radios they carry for
just such an occasion. Instead, they want­ed
us to fight through the sea of students
and find one for ourselves. THANKS!
Here's a question, why are they in uni­form
to serve and protect and pain to
maintain order if there is 'nothing they
can do about it?"
Anyway, back to the SAEs' poor
behavior. They were not going to be sat­isfied
until they cleared the entire area of
their attack. So what is my point to all
this ranting and raving?
I understand that fraternities enjoy sit­ting
by their friends, but hey, don't we
all? And if I remember correctly I paid
the same amount for my tickets as they
did. I don't or have anything against fra­ternities
or the Greek system at Auburn
University, but this type or behavior
needs to be addressed.
So I ask and challenge the University,
the Police Department, the Stadium
Security, the IFC, and the brothers them­selves
to put a stop to this dangerous
behavior. After all, we are all "Tigers"
and want nothing more than to cheer on
our team and enjoy the games we all pay
good money for. So to all the SAEs and
any other group of people that believe
they have special privileges in the stu­dent
section . . . GROW UP!
Thank you and War Eagle.
Name withheld upon request of author
Lottery defeat
blessing for AU
and Alabama
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
I don't usually write editorial com­ments
,but I felt I must respond to your
lottery bill defeat. . .
You have just been most richly
blessed; albeit unknowingly. Let me
explain. I am a native of Virginia, but
have deep Alabama roots; from my uncle
(pharmacy-class of '16) to numerous kin-folk
in St. Clair County. We have had the
lottery here in Virginia for well over 10
years in just about any form you would
desire.
It was originally designated for fund­ing
schools and roads ONLY! Guess
what? You know the drill. It has been
diverted to practically every pork-barrel
project in every county and locality in
our state.
I am a retired pharmacist and observed
situations in the drug stores I have
worked in that the lottery, since its incep­tion,
has taken part in ruining more peo­ples'
lives than it has ever benefitted.
I have made the following observa­tions:
1. It ain't what it started out to be.
2. The people that purchase the most
lottery tickets are the exact ones that can
afford it the least; i.e. state and federally
funded programs.
3. It can and does become an addic­tion.
4. Advice for state officials — Do not
start vast projects with half-vast ideas.
I love Auburn as well as anyone and
would love to see it reap huge benefits
from any well thought out program BUT
this is not one of them.
A decrepit old WAR EAGLE,
Lea Maters
Coeburn, VA
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FOY Continued from Page One
Afternoon. One site, near the intersection
of Thach Avenue and the old Wire Road,
would allow more student parking.
The other site, more centrally located,
is south of Haley Center and east of
Jordan-Hare Stadium.
If that site is chosen, University archi­tect
Tom Tillman said he knows of no
federal regulations that would prevent the
Eagle's Cage from being moved.
Tillman did say, though, the selection
of the site is months away. "I like to leave
as many options open as possible," he
said.
The Board of Trustees must approve
the site recommended by the University
Building Committee, the committee
responsible for the project.
The national trends in student unions
included retail services, such as a conve­nience
store or retail clothing store, a. fit­ness
center and a post office, as a way to
draw students into the union.
Double-function spaces are also nation­ally
popular, allowing a daytime buffet to
operate as a coffeehouse at night, or for a
presidential ballroom to transform into
nightclub ambiance.
Students at the forum stressed a variety
of food options, in addition to 24-hour
availability.
"We're finding a real return to a health­ier
lifestyle and choices," Shuck said. He
CONNER
said restaurants typically have not done
well in unions, but buffets have proven to
be quite successful.
Both architects discussed the possibili­ty
of a ballroom capable of accommodat­ing
tables for 700-800 and of a theater
designed with lighting and acoustics.
" S t u d e n t s
have overwhelming­ly
said they would
like to see more the­ater
space — more
seats for the free
movie," Conner said.
She said the
committee has most­ly
concentrated on
issues' that will
undoubtedly go into the union, but want­ed
to hear what the students thought first.
"I think an audio-listening room where
students could check out CDs would be
used," said Aaron Wheeler, a senior in
political science and current Foy employ­ee.
"I would like more recreation. Nobody
ever hangs out on campus anymore," said
fellow worker Katy Richards, a senior in
criminology.
"A gaming room with pool and ping
pong - that's what you call a student
union," adds engineering senior Henry
Howard, rounding out the trio behind the
desk.
According to Stejskal, the committee
plans to continue polling students through
Nov. 4, in order to tabulate the results
before WTW's next visit.
Shultz estimated Auburn to be the
firm's 38th college union assignment.
"The current building seems to lack a
sense of identity as far as where the front
door is,"'Shuck said, in reference to Foy.
"It's not visually connected, meaning
you can't see throughout the building," he
said.
Both architects said they were
impressed with the scale of the campus,
and the University's icon, Samford Hall.
"It's a very spirited and friendly place,
and that attitude is prevalent in the stu­dents
and faculty," Shuck said.
"Auburn has a very diverse student
body. We want to be sure we don't attract
one type of student to the union," Stejskal
said.
"We have the responsibility of planning
now for 40-50 years. The responsibility
is huge."
WTW representatives will be in
Auburn again on Nov. 18-19 to continue
the planning process.
Bill Barrow, editor of The Auburn
Plainsman, contributed to this report.
CAUCUS Continued from Page One
gay-friendly faculty members so they can ask
them for a list of gay-friendly student services.
Beginning next month the caucus will send
Safe Zone signs to Auburn's faculty members
with the hope they will be placed on office doors
or on desks for students to see.
It is important that people realize just because
an employee has a Safe Zone sign on the door,
does not mean he or she is gay, Becky Liddle
said. The sign simply acknowledges the faculty
member is supportive of LGBT people and has
a list of resources that
FOR MORE INFO
• Contact Becky
Liddle at 844-2881
or the caucus at
aglbc@auburn.edu
can be offered to needy
students, she said.
"The vast majority of
people who will be par­ticipating
in the Safe
Zone Allies project will
be heterosexual allies,"
Becky Liddle said.
"By which we are referring to straight folks
who want to be helpful to this particular
oppressed group, even though they're not mem­bers,"
she said.
Because of the absence of laws protecting
LGBT people from discrimination in the work­place,
Becky Liddle said most LGBT people
cannot afford to be out and available to students.
"A straight ally can safely put an ally sign on
their desk and they will not be fired for liking
LGBT people," she said.
Terry Rodriguez, art designer in the school of
Agriculture, is a member of the caucus and a
heterosexual ally to LGBT people.
"There are people out there who are afraid of
(LGBT people). There are people who hate
them and don't understand them," Rodriguez
said. "I think as a straight person, I can be some­one
who can stand up for them without having -
to be afraid myself.
"I think LGBT people are another oppressed
group and they don't even have the law on their
side at this point," she said. "Straight people can
be a big help by saying, 'You really shouldn't
talk that way, because they are people; people
just like you and me.'"
Straight people are in a better position to be
outspoken against oppression than LGBT peo­ple
are, Rodriguez said.
On the Safe Zone signs will be information
about gay-affirmative churches, counseling ser­vices
and organizations faculty members will be,
able to provide information to interested stu­dents.
The presence of the sign does not desig­nate
the faculty member as a counselor, Kathy
Liddle said.
"A lot of people think if they are an LGBT
ally, people are going to come to them and tell
them about their sex life," she said.
"The theme of this project is don't assume,"
Kathy Liddle said. "Don't assume if someone
supports gay rights he or she is gay, don't
assume if you are talking to someone who sup­ports
gay rights that person is gay and don't
assume because someone is Christian they are
hostile or homophobic."
DEBT Continued from Page One
According to Joanne Camp, an Opelika
^bankruptcy attorney, "Credit card
spending is rampant. It amazes me to
see how much debt students get into,
especially when many of them don't
have any business getting credit cards."
; Larry Cooper Jr., another local attor­ney,
agreed, emphasizing that "credit
card companies target students who run
up credit card debts." By inflicting high
interest rates for students who carry bal­ances,
credit card companies turn huge
profits.
It is crucial, especially for college stu­dents,
to pay off credit card debts each
pay period, because doing so helps to
build a solid credit history. When apply­ing
for a mortgage or a car loan, the
applicant's credit history is always
taken into consideration by financial
institutions.
Banks and credit card companies
agree a financial institution is more like­ly
to approve a loan or mortgage if the
applicant has consistently paid off cred­it
debts, in full, every month.
Many students at Auburn have credit
limits less than $1,000 on their first
credit cards. Since many students have
the bill go directly to their parents or
guardians, they may never have to
worry about paying off credit debts.
By having parents pay off credit card
balances each month, the student is
building a good credit history. By grad­uation,
the student's credit limit will
have been increased to $2,500 or more.
However, a limit this high for college
graduates who are using their first cred­it
card only occurs when the student
regularly makes significant credit pur­chases
and the balance is satisfied each
month.
In a university setting, it is easy to
lose track of how much money is being
spent Credit cards are extremely popu­lar
today, but they should be used only
in situations when an individual is low
on cash, said Bill Dorsey, director of
development for Consumer Credit
Counseling Services of Alabama.
The most important factor to consider
when using credit to purchase a product
is the knowledge that it is much easier
to stay out of debt (by paying the credit
balance each month) than to get out of
debt.
ECONOMY Continued from Page One
"We were debating on being open on Sunday,"
Brown said. "We needed a day off."
Brown said he thought people liked the option to
drink while watching Sunday football games, and
so far, Sunday sales at Touch Down's have been
good.
"If I do decide that we need a day off here, we
won't close on Sunday. We'll probably close on
Mondays," Brown said.
Although the last two Sundays have been slow
or average with most of Auburn's alcohol distribu­tors
and sellers, many business owners feel the
Oct. lSlvote will have long-term economic benefits
on AuBurn.
McCullough said more restaurant chains will
look at coming into Auburn since alcohol can now
be sold on Sunday.
"Nine out of 10 conventions in this area were
ending|up in Columbus and Montgomery because
they were selling alcohol on Sundays," said Tom
Hayley, owner of Hayley-REDD Real Estate
Developing Company.
"In six months, interest will be placed on Auburn
by small hotel chains," Hayley said.
"Auburn has great education and recreation
opportunities, and businesses are noticing this,']
Hayley said.
Hayley, who also owns the Tiger Package StoresJ
said with an increase in hotels in the area, more;
conventions will move to this area of Alabama.
He said although Tiger Package has seen minoJ
benefits from Sunday alcohol sales in Auburn, the
city will see the overall increase in the economy
because of the sales.
"I'm excited because this is going to benefit all
of Auburn," Hayley said. "I think this will realhj
take Auburn to the next level in competition fof
tourism."
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BSU visits 4th Quarter
MINORITY
AFFAIRS
Students gather in
response to allegations
of racial discrimination
at local night club
By RACHEL DAVIS
Assistant Campus Editor
Nearly 80 members of the Black Student Union
assembled in response to alleged discriminatory
actions at Auburn's 4th Quarter.
The group met Friday night in Foy Student Union
and walked to the 4th Quarter as a supportive unit.
Eric Poythress, a sophomore in pre-dentistry,
said, "If we're going to make a difference in the
way he's acting, then we just need to come togeth­er
as a group and go over there and see what he's
actually going to do."
Some members of the BSU have said the owner
of Auburn's 4th Quarter, Pat Grider, has been dis­criminating
against black males. Most of the accu­sations
were made the night of the Ole Miss game.
"It's unfortunate that the crowd outside (after the
Ole Miss game) was mostly black. I was in a 'catch
22.' I could not physically over
load my staff with more people
with a clear conscience," Grider
said.
According to Grider, only five
people were working inside the
club that night.
"If you are an Auburn student
and you're dressed right, it does­n't
matter to me if you're black
or white," Grider said. He denies all allegations of
discrimination.
All members of the BSU were let in Friday night,
and they were all in accordance with the dress code.
One black male was not allowed in the club. The
reason Grider did not let him in was because he was
a football player, and Grider has had
problems with team members in the
past, he said.
Still, Sterling Huntley, a sophomore
in chemical engineering and an admit­tedly
inactive member of the BSU, said,
"Overall, I feel we could have had a bet­ter
turnout. We gotta be able to unite on
a common cause."
Huntley said he was unclear about the
agenda for the night and he also sug­gested
something more should have
been done to really be effective.
"It was poorly put together. I didn't even see the
BSU president there. If you're gonna make a move,
then you gotta make a move," Huntley said.
He said the BSU should have publicized this
event more to the sororities and fraternities and
should have passed out flyers.
"The thing would have been very successful if
more blacks would have shown up. There's unity in
numbers and there's unity in strength — there's
RYAN LEE/Assistant Campus Editor
Robert Lumpkin, a freshman in pre-business, gathered at Auburn's 4th Quarter
with the BSU Friday night in response to reports of racial discrimination made
against night club owner Pat Grider. Grider denied all accusations.
power in numbers," Huntley said.
Iris Hill, a freshman in pre-veterinary sciences,
said, "I didn't feel welcomed by the owner and the
bouncer. They were just acting rude toward me. I
had fun regardless though because I like to dance."
Walke also said if further actions need to be taken
in the future, the BSU is prepared to do so.
Grider responded to the BSU's action by saying,
"That's exactly what I was hoping for — clean-cut
Auburn students — and that's exactly what we got.
She said she felt the BSU accomplished its goal -And I hope they come back every week," Grider
Friday night.
"I probably would (go back) if I
didn't have to pay and I was really
bored," Hill said.
James Walke, director of the
Minority Mentor Program said, "I
think it went really well. The students
were concerned in making sure that
they have a place to go. As far as
whether or not we will have success
long-term, we'll just have to wait and
see.
"I do think it was successful for
this reason. The students identified a problem, they
developed a strategy and they took action.
"I think students are feeling much more empow­ered
as a result. I think they feel their concerns are
heard both in the community as a whole as well as
the University at large.
"We hope the owners of the 4th Quarter heard our
complaints and we hope no further action is neces-
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said.
Auburn's 4th Quarter has a dress code that does­n't
allow plain white t-shirts, athletic jerseys, Greek
letters and no hats other than baseball caps.
Local lawyers said private businesses are allowed
to put certain restrictions on dress codes as long as
the dress code is posted. Private businesses also
have the right to say who can come into and who
cannot come in their establishments.
If the status of race and gender are not being dis­criminated
against, then the business is within the
law.
"All the rules may seem like a lot of rules but the
rules don't keep out Auburn students," Grider said.
The purpose for the dress code is to attract
respectable University students, not keep them
away, he said.
Friday's actions marked the first racial discrimi­nation
instance the BSU has acknowledged and
taken action against this year.
"We're headed toward the millennium and it's
time to let this racial thing go," Poythress said.
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Peaks program
awards $17.5
million to top
priorities
By RACHEL DAVIS
Assistant Campus Editor
Five research groups have been named to receive a total of
$17.5 million in funding through the Peaks of Excellence
Program from the University during the next five years.
The $17.5 million comes from low priority programs that
have been cut from the University's budget as well as existing
programs.
The Auburn University Peaks of Excellence Program was
designed to promote Auburn into a position of national promi­nence
in areas of research.
Dr. John Pritchett, associate vice president for academic-affairs
and dean of the Graduate School, said, "The philoso­phy
behind this is we wanted to select a limited number of
programs that we can reallocate resources to and within a
five-year period of time this limited number of programs is
going to bring us to national stature."
About 50 research projects were presented to a panel of
Auburn faculty leaders and scholars for evaluation. The com­mittee
selected 10 projects that were then narrowed down to
seven by President William V. Muse.
The seven projects were again presented to the panel of
evaluaters and five were chosen to receive the funding. The
projects selected to receive the funding were in the detection
and food safety area, biological sciences, forestry and wildlife
sciences, transportation and information technology.
Team members on the detection and food safety project are
developing a chip that can be placed in the packaging of food.
This chip would detect harmful bacteria and dangerous tem­peratures
that may occur during the food distribution process.
The forestry team is developing a new way to harvest tim­ber
and sustain the production rate at the same time.
"The (biological science team project) is really geared at
elevating our faculty in this important area of genetic engi­neering
and related areas but also providing for additional
graduate student training," Pritchett said.
The team of transportation is developing ideas for better
highways and vehicles. They are also building a test track but-side
of Auburn for research in the area of transportation.
The information technology team has developed a concept
of "reconfigurable smart parts." These parts, for example, can
be a simple car part that can program itself to work in all
types of vehicles.
The projects were judged on seven different criteria.
•clearly define specific steps to achieve national recogni­tion
over the five-year period.
•provide current status on research throughout five years. £
•have clear goals that include enhancement of research,
graduate education and outreach.
•have well-defined measurable objectives.
•include annual assessment activities that can document the
move toward national recognition.
•account for all internal and/or external funds and
resources. . -;
•provide evidence in the final year to prove that specified
goals have been reached. -',
Deans receive pay raise
By JENNIFER MORRIS
Campus Editor
Deans at the University's 14 schools and col­leges
will receive at least a 5 percent raise thanks
to this year's budget.
The dean of human sciences received the biggest
raise with 17 percent. Four other deans also made
more than the 5 percent addition.
The dean of the Graduate School fielded a 7 per­cent
increase, the deans of Sciences and
Mathematics and Veterinary Medicine received a
9.2 percent increase and the dean of business
received a 13.4 percent increase.
Auburn was able to budget the pay raises
because of the ongoing reallocation plan outlined
by the administration and approved by the Board
of Trustees, said Sam Lowther, executive director
of the department of planning and analysis.
Because the net increase in state funding was
minimal, staff at other schools in the state may not
get raises this year, Lowther said.
The goal is to reach regional averages, or to
reach at least 95 percent, Lowther explained, "but
that's a moving target. It takes several years to
make a substantial increase toward reaching
regional averages.
"The goal is obviously to increase salaries on a
regular basis up to the point that we reach the goal
that's been set."
A goal of 95 percent was set by Executive Vice
President Donald Large and approved by the board
last year and should be reached within five years.
As for standing now, Lowther said, "We're
Deans
•Agriculture
•Architecture,
Design and
1999-2000 Salarv
$152,250
Construction (interim) $112,380
•Business
•Education
•Engineering
•Forestry and
Wildlife Sciences
•Graduate
•Human Sciences
•Liberal Arts
• Library
•Nursing
•Pharmacy
•Sciences and
Mathematics
•Veterinary Medicine
$155,010
$124,960
$137,220
$116,850
$118,130
$131,030
$115,500
$113,530
$100,800
$127,500
$131,300
$129,930
roughly at 90 percent; specific areas may be better
or worse."
Regional averages, which usually climb about 4
percent each year, are announced in spring, he
added and predicted, "We're not going to pick up a
lot, at least in theory."
Deans, department heads and other administra­tors
set pay raises for faculty this year. A 2 and a
half percent increase was set based on market or
merit, Large explained, and another half percent
could be reallocated in each college.
Private food services bring
plastic and styrofoam to Foy
By ROB FORRESTER
Staff Writer
This year marked a new era for food
service at Auburn, bringing Chick-fil-A
and Starbucks and along with them, sty­rofoam
and plastic containers.
This is a dramatic change from what
Auburn students were accustomed to.
The hard plastic plates and stainless
steel silverware students had grown
accustomed to are gone. They have
been replaced with styrofoam plates and
plastic utensils.
Some people are upset, though no
complaints have been filed. Others are
indifferent, but all should wonder why.
Why after all these years of what
seemed to be environmentally friendly
plates and silverware would Auburn
choose to change to styrofoam and plas­tic,
especially during a time when soci­ety
seems more sensitive to the environ­ment.
Shaun Decoudres, a junior in business
and a frequenter of Foy, said, "I first saw
the styrofoam and realized that it wasn't
biodegradable. I would like to know
FOOD
SERVICES
how much money this is saving and
what steps they're taking to protect the
environment."
Representatives of Sodexho Marriott,
which now runs the University's food
service, and Gary Zaleski, director of
the service, said the Auburn food service
division is doing what is best for the
environment and stu­dent's
pockets.
When the food
service division used
plates and silver­ware,
it used dish­washing
machines:
'Those dishwash-ing
machines come
from the stone age," Zaleski said. "It
costs anywhere from $45,000 to
$75,000 for a new one so we are saving
Auburn students money."
As far as the environment, Zaleski
said, "Those new machines put caustic
chemicals in the water and pollute it.
Studies have shown styrene (plastic
utensils) and styrofoam will not pollute
the environment to the extent of caustic
chemicals.
"The dishwashing machines areftiot
worth the investment based on what we
can do with a good recycling program."
A recycling program is Sodexho
Marriott's solution to being environ­mentally
conscious. •'.•'.•
Zaleski said he hopes the new recy­cling
program will be implemented
sometime around Christmas break.. The
program will recycle both the plastic
and the styrofoam, but with different
procedures.
The food service division already
recycles cardboard, and this will help
cut down on the amount of trash even
more, but "this will only work if the
students make it work," Zaleski warns.
These programs are being implement­ed
across the country by Sodexho
Marriott. Not all have switched to recy­cling,
but they are being used in some
places.
Zaleski said the reason for the switch
to Sodexho services was the students
wanted the new programs they could
offer.
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THE NEXT PAGE THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999
Grad school enrollment rises
By ANDY PUTMAN
Staff Writer
'. For the first time since the 1995-96 academic year,
overall enrollment in the graduate school increased here
at Auburn. The master's of business administration pro­gram
was a major factor in this accomplishment,
accounting for 90 percent of the increase.
• This year there are 141 additional MBA students in
thejirpgrarn.
; The; program can be broken down into four versions:
traditional graduate program on campus, Distance-
F,dtlea'tion program, Executive and Physician Executive.
• The1 Executive program helps those already in the
business world enhance their skills and possibly
advance into higher levels of management. The
Physician Executive helps doctors become familiar with
the field of business.
• Enrollment in other areas of the Graduate School have
dropped recently, although the MBA program has con­tinued
to grow for many reasons.
• The Graduate School Dean John Pritchett described
< • t
the MBA program as a high-quality product in high
demand. Dan Gropper, assistant dean in the College of
Business and executive director of the MBA programs,
offered a few explanations also. The program has
moved to a system of only admitting students to start
the^fall quarter. It is hoped this will increase unity with-ih-
the^students of the program.
[ Gropper feels a tremendous amount of the success
wag -due to the people involved in the College of
Business. "The faculty and staff of the College of
Business have just done a great job implementing and
executing the program," he said.
Another factor that helped the program was a move
made by the University's Board of Trustees. The board
allowed the College of Business to set up a differential
tuition rate for the Distance Education program.
This enabled the program to incorporate new technol­ogy
into its curriculum. Embanet, a corporation,
worked with the University to create a system for class­es
over the Internet for the MBA program. This system
caused a slight increase in tuition for the Distance
Education students but enhanced the program's capabil­ity
in return.
This is just one example of how the differential tuition
rate has allowed the College of Business to be innova­tive
and more competitive.
The Executive and Physician Executive versions of
the MBA program currently require a week in Europe as
part of the education process. The Physician Executive
version also calls for a week in Washington D.C. dis­cussing
topics involved in the business of health care
and its relation to political issues.
Gropper said he feels an international studies trip
would also help the traditional MBA graduate student as
well and feels it would be a good addition to their cur­riculum
as well.
The program's recognition has helped attract students.
Christina Beasley, an MBA student who did her under­graduate
work at Auburn, noted that when she applied,
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the program had just been ranked in the top 10 percent
of the nation and the recognition helped her choose
Auburn's program over others.
Another MBA student, Bart Hyche studied as an
undergraduate at Mississippi State University and said
he heard a lot of good things about Auburn's program
and before he chose to come here.
Mergers consolidate College of Science and Math
By FRANCES BOWDOIN
Staff Writer
j The College of Science and
Mathematics had two new name changes
ait the beginning of fall quarter, the merg­ers
. in the biology and geology depart­ments,
. The. geography department, which was
previously part of the College of Liberal
Arts, merged with the geology depart­ment.;
The zoology, botany and microbiology
departments also merged to become the
department of biological sciences.
Both mergers are now located in the
College of Science and Math.
•'President Muse proposed the mergers
ovtfr a year ago," said Bob Cook, head of
the; department of geology and geogra­phy.
Cook said he feels the merger between
the two departments is a good move by
the University.
He said the geology and geography
departments both use geospatial technol­ogy,
the development of geographical
data on a computer base where any kind
of information can be used to benefit
both fields.
"Geographers do geospatial technolo­gy,
and geologist use it," Cook said.
Cook said the two departments work
hand-in-hand, and the merger will be
beneficial.
Terry Tidwell, an office employee of
the geography area of the new merger,
said the geography department will ben­efit
from the merger.
"We were a small department, and this
will save the liberal arts department
some money," Tidwell said.
Alfred Brown, interim chair of the
department of biological sciences, said
his department also benefitted from the
merger in the science department.
"The feeling is that it will strengthen
the department by centralizing
resources," Brown said.
"The merger will build us further in
terms of biological sciences," Brown
said. "This will help us press on to
achieve national status."
Brown said the department of biologi­cal
sciences is looking for a permanent
head to the department.
"An outside search for a permanent
chair has begun," he said. "By fall 2000,
we hope to have the position filled."
Students may see the mergers as a
problem, but University professors say
the they will not be bothered by the
mergers in the College of Science and
Math.
"Everything is being done with the
idea that students won't be disrupted,"
Cook said.
Cook said the only new courses being
offered in the department of geology and
geography are at the introductory level
for teaching geographic information sys­tems.
Brown also said students won't be
affected by the merger of the department
of biological sciences.
"All the curricula are the same,"
Brown said. "There are still biology,
microbiology and zoology tracks
offered."
Brown said the only problem students
may have is that this merged department
is located in four buildings on campus.
"We are located in the Life Sciences
Building, Funchess Hall, Physiology
Building and Cary Hall," Brown said.
"This may be the only problem students
face when trying to get holds removed
when registering."
Semesters
bring tuition
payment plan
By GREGORY BROWN
Staff Writer
Along with the change to the semester system
next fall, Auburn students will be offered a deferred
tuition payment plan.
. For an annual administrative charge students will
have the option of being billed by the Bursar's
Office in three installments per semester.
The billing process will not change. "Instead of
receiving a single bill for the full tuition, (students)
will receive three separate bills for the amount due
for that month's installment," explained Freddy
Bobo, director of the Bursar's Office.
Students wanting to participate in the program
will have to sign up when enrollment documents are
distributed, Bobo said.
It has not been decided how much the administra­tive
fee will be. The fee will cover the costs of
increased paperwork and mailing associated with
more billings.
The first payment will be due earlier under the
differed payment plan than the single payment,of
the plan currently in use, therefore the University,
will not lose money on interest.
Students using the new plan will be able to pay
their bursar bill just as they always have. Fees, for
both the current and the deferred payment plans may
be payed by credit card on Auburn's online infor­mation
system at oasis.auburn.edu.
The program is being offered because with the
change to semesters under the current payment pro­gram
students will only receive two tuition bills per
year. The deferred payment plan will spread the
financial burden of families more evenly over six
smaller bills per year.
Students favor having more options for paying
their fees. . .
Erin Lee, a freshmen in international business,
talked about the deferred payment plan, "It would
help my parents, and be easier to budget." Lee pays
higher tuition as an out-of-state student.
Brian Cole, also a freshmen in international busi­ness
said, "I like how it spreads the costs."
"We want to offer something that would take the
load off of students and parents," Bobo said.
Tuition is currently $920 for in-state students and
$2,760 for out-of-state per quarter. Tuition will not
rise because of the semester change, however itwill
go up because of normal annual increases. , - •
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The Littleton-Franklin Lectures
in
Science and Humanities
Ursula Goodenough
" The Sacred Depths of Nature"
4:00 PM
Monday, November 1
Auburn University Hotel and
Conference Center Auditorium
As modern scientific research provides long-sought
answers to the complex questions of nature, we are left to
ponder the place of concepts such as beauty and spirituality in
these equations. In her new book The Sacred Depths of Nature,
Ursula Goodenough addresses these questions, rationalizing our
understanding of scientific reality with our innate desire for
reverence and continuity.. This eloquent volume, which combines
a lucid description of modern biology with meditations on its
spiritual significance, has been called a major new contribution
to the ongoing dialogue between science and religion.
Ursula Goodenough is Professor of biology at Washington
University and one of America's leading cell biologists. She is
the author of a popular textbook on genetics, and has served as
President of the American Society of Cell Biology and of the
Institute on Religion in an Age of Science.
Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN B3
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Career Development Services
and Student Success Center ori­entation
sessions will be held in
the RBD Library Auditorium on
the first floor.
Drug Problem? Narcotics
Anonymous meets Mondays at
8 p.m. in the basement of White
Street Baptist Church on the cor­ner
of Drake Avenue and White
Street. Call 1-800-467-7314 or
826-0832.
The Marriage and Family
Therapy Center at Glanton
House provides services for stu­dents,
couples, families and
individuals. Reasonably priced.
For day or evening appoint­ment,
call 844-4478.
The Auburn University
Outreach Program Office is
offering a number of one-day
workshops this fall. Topics
range from blacksmithing to
Beanie Babies. Call 844-5101 or
check our website at
www.auburn.edu/community
courses
SSC College Life Series every
Wednesday from 3:10-4 p.m.
and 5:10-6 p.m. Next week's
topic: Choosing A Major.
Langdon Hall. Call 844-5123.
Advocates for Disability
Awareness in cooperation with
Program for Students with
Disabilities is sponsoring a men-torship
program. For more
information see the display at
the PSD office in Haley Center
room 1244.
Does Food Control Your Life?
Assessment and referral ser­vices
for individual counseling.
Assessment and brief screening
for on-campus Body Image and
Food Issues support group. Call
844-5123.
Would you like to experience
deja vu? Tune into the 80s
Rewind weekdays from noon-1
p.m. on 91.1 FM WEGL.
The Auburn Black Caucus cor­dially
invites you to attend the
ABC Honors/Awards Program
Sunday, Oct. 31, at the Auburn
University Hotel and
Conference Center in meeting
rooms E, F and G at 3 p.m.
The Catholic Student
Organization will host the fol­lowing
events: Nov. 12, 13 and
14, Toccoa Trip. Thursdays at 6
p.m., Liturgy and dinner. Call
887-5380.
Presbyterian Student
Fellowship Thursday worship
and dinner at 6 p.m. This
Sunday there is a service project
at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.
The Eastern Orthodox
Christian Association will par­ticipate
in Divine Liturgy on
Saturday, Oct. 30, beginning at
9:00 a.m. in the University
Chapel.
Anything Goes Design Contest
Auburn Society of Apparel
Professionals invites you to
design and construct a creative
garment using anything but fab­ric!
Due Nov. 5. Call Stephanie
Wright at 844-1341.
The Make A Difference Day •
Program: "Getting in Touch
with Nature for the Differently
Abled," originally planned for
Oct. 23, has been rescheduled
for Sat, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. Those
who wish to attend should call
887-6297 by Nov. 6 to identify
their limitations so arrange­ments
can be made in advance.
For anyone interested in partic­ipating
in the Miss Auburn
University Pageant, there will
be an informal meeting Nov. 4 at
6 p.m. in Foy 208. No prior
pageant experience needed.
Sixth Annual Auburn/Alabama
"Food Fight": Until Nov. 18, the
two schools are competing to
raise the most food for their
local food bank. Donations can
be made at Foy Union, dorms or
at the food bank. Call 821-9006.
Auburn Christian Fellowship-
Free dinner every Thursday at 6
p.m.; Bible studies every
Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.; Vespers
every Sunday at 7p.m. Located
at 315 S. Gay St. Call 821-3963
or visit www.auburn.edu/acf.
Catholic Student Organization
Halloween Social, Oct. 29, 9
p.m.; Haunted Hayride, Oct. 30,
7 p.m.; Student Mass, Sundays,
10 p.m. and Student Liturgy and
dinner, Thursdays, 6 p.m. Call
887-5380.
MEETINGS
The Auburn Gay/Lesbian/
Bisexual Caucus will meet at 5
p.m. in Haley Center 2011 on
Nov. Contact
in
12 and Nov. 13.
Becky Liddle
liddlbj@auburn.edu
844-5160.
or
at
call
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
every day of the week in the
Auburn/Opelika area. For
meeting times and places, call
745-8405.
The National Agri-Marketing
Association will be meeting the
first and third Thursday of each
month in Hood Auditorium,
Comer Hall at 5 p.m. Everyone
is invited to attend.
Advocates for Disability
Awareness has bi-weekly meet­ings
on the second and fourth
Wednesdays of the month at
4:30 p.m. in Haley Center 1227.
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Auburn Triathletes Meeting 7
p.m., Foy 202. All levels wel­come.
Lee County TOUCH meeting
Thursday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. at
EAMC Classroom D. Grady
Harmon will speak about
Prostate Cancer: A Patient's
Point of View.
COSAM Leaders is looking for
students who are interested in
helping with the College of
Science and Mathematics.
Apply in the Extension Cottage.
Interviews are on Oct. 25-26.
Call 844-4555.
The Agronomy Club will meet
the first and third Tuesday of
each month in Funchess Hall
room 246 at 5:15 p.m. Everyone
is invited to attend.
Student Alabama Education
Association will meet
Thursday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. in
2461 Haley Center. All educa­tion
majors are invited to join us
for timely pre-professional
information.
Auburn Wrestling practices 6-8
Monday-Thursday at Auburn
High School. Everyone
Welcome. Come out to compete
with other SEC teams or just to
get in shape. Call Seth Ellis 844-
8805.
The Auburn Gay and Lesbian
Association meets every
Monday night at 8 p.m. in Haley
Center 2222. All are welcome.
For information please e-mail
audisney@theglobe.com.
College Republicans meeting
at 7 p.m. in Foy Union. For
more information, call Brad
Wideman at 502-6322 or visit
w w w . a u b u r n . e d u / a u c r .
Supreme Court Justice Harold is
scheduled to speak.
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Alumna donates $1 million
By MALLORY DRAPER
Staff Reporter
Carol Clark Laster, a former Auburn student,
has donated $1 million to the University, dividing
it between the College of Veterinary Medicine,
band scholarships and athletics.
Laster, a retired science teacher and counselor
of Mountain Brook Junior High in Birmingham,
said this was her uncle's money, and he left her in
charge of it when he died two years ago.
"It took a while to realize how much money
there actually was," she said.
Half of the donation is being given to the
Southeastern Raptor Rehabilitation Center, a part
of the vet school in need of improvement.
Joe Shelnutt, director of the raptor center, said
the money will be used in more than one area.
"This money will mainly go toward reconstruc­tion
of facilities," he said.
"It will go toward new flight cages for condi­tioning
releasable raptors, an expansion of some
medical areas and a large facility for housing,
training and maintenance for educational raptors,"
Shelnutt said.
Laster said the reason she decided to donate to
the raptor center was because her husband, W.
Russell Laster, graduated from the vet school in
1951.
"In discussing it with him, he wanted me to give
some of the money to the vet school," she said.
"When I found out the raptor center was in
need, I thought this would be good," Laster said.
The remaining $500,000 will be divided equal­ly
between the expansion of Plainsman Park and
scholarships for the University's band program.
"I had reasons for donating to both of these
areas," Laster said.
"My uncle and my whole family loved baseball.
"I played the kettle drums in the band at Auburn
along with my brother, who played the saxophone
and the clarinet," Laster said.
Laster, who attended Auburn for two years but
graduated from the University of Montevallo, said
she talked with all three areas and determined
what each one needed.
Sam Hendrix, director of development for the
College of Veterinary Medicine, said Laster's
family did not want the money they worked for to
go to the government. "With Carol's gift, we're
going to be able to build more flight cages, which
is a very good thing," Hendrix said.
"I would like to remind people enrolled at
Auburn now that they are going to a school that is
as good as it is because Auburn people for gener­ations
have been giving money to make it better
than what the state would provide," he said.
Auburn traditions continue with
Homecoming ODK Cake Race
By KATIE McCORMACK
Assistant Copy Editor
Auburn students will have the
weekend to polish up their run­ning
shoes in anticipation of the
71st annual Rosen-
Hutsell/Omicron Delta Kappa
Cake race.
The race, a staple of
Homecoming week, will be
Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 3:30 p.m.
The 2.5 mile race begins at the
Wilbur Hutsell track and contin­ues
throughout campus.
"Traditions at Auburn have
fallen by the wayside. Not
many traditions are left and
we're just trying to keep it
going," Melvin Rosen, former
Auburn track coach, said.
Rosen said the race originated
in 1922 by Wilbur Hutsell,
Auburn track coach from 1922
to 1963. Hutsell started a simi­lar
tradition at the University of
Missouri and decided to charter
the tradition at Auburn.
Originally, onlyi freshmen
males could participate in the
race. Hutsell used.the race to
recruit talented rumers for the
track team.
"In the late 197J>s, the race
was opened to anyone," Rosen
said. Until that time because
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women could not particpate in
the race, they baked cakes for
prizes.
All Auburn students, faculty
and staff are encouraged to par­ticipate.
Melanie Goldsmith, ODK
cake race's co-chair, said last
year's race drew 300 to 400 par­ticipants.
The first 20 men and the first
20 women to cross the finish
line will receive a homemade
cake.
A trophy will be awarded to
the first male and first female
finisher, as well as a kiss from
Miss Auburn, Jaime Harder, for
the first male finisher and a kiss
from SGA President Andrew
Nix for the first female finisher.
Even though there is no fee,
resgistration for the race will
begin at 2:45 p.m. at the Hutsell
Track. If severe weather
occurs, the race will be resched­uled
for Thursday, Nov. 4, at
3:30 p.m.
Black Caucus
hosts reception
By RYAN LEE
Assistant Campus Editor
To recognize individuals and organizations
dedicated to assisting and leading underrepre-sented
groups on campus, the Auburn Black
Caucus will hold its second continuing Honors
Faculty Reception Sunday at 3 p.m.
Nine awards will be presented to nominated
honorees and one of the largest minority facul­ty
classes in Auburn's history will be recog­nized
at the reception, which will take place in
rooms E, F and G of the Auburn University
Hotel and Dixon Conference Center.
"The Auburn Black Caucus is a group of fac­ulty
and staff that represents all underrepre-sented
groups on campus," Shirley Barnes,
chair of the event, said. "We have invited all
Board of Trustee members, deans, vice presi­dents,
faculty and students to attend the func­tion."
Each award is given to an individual or orga­nization
nominated by Auburn faculty and staff
as having respect for diversity and justice for
minorities.
The award categories include the Board of
Trustees Award, Dean's Award, Precedent
Award, Community Leader Award, Faculty
Senate Chair Award, W.L. Strain Award and
the Department Head or Director Award.
An award will also be given to an under­graduate
and graduate student who, while
earning a degree, has demonstrated the ability
and willingness to become involved and speak
out on behalf of justice.
The W.L. Strain Award, named for retired
Alabama Cooperative Extension Service
employee Willie L. Strain, will be presented to
an individual who has dedicated his or her
entire life to mentoring, supporting and
advancing equal opportunities for African-
Americans and other underrepresented groups.
In 1971 Strain was involved in the landmark
civil action lawsuit Strain vs. Philpott, which
eventually affected the affirmative action plan,
equal employment opportunities and programs
for meeting nondiscrimination requirements
by state cooperative extension services
throughout the nation.
The Strain vs. Philpott case was as signifi­cant
to equal opportunity in the workplace as
Brown vs. Board of Education was to equal
opportunity in education, Barnes said.
With 10 new minority faculty members at
Auburn this fall, Barnes said the new leader­ship
in administration is showing an effort to
diversify the University's faculty.
"It is certainly a positive move," said
Barnes, "but our numbers are still low and we
need to do more.
"We have a great need to increase minority
students, faculty, staff and administrators.
When minority students come here, it is impor­tant
for them to see people in underrepresented
groups in leadership positions," Barnes said.
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