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Vol. 107 No. 2 , 3 6 pages State of the union: Thach, Wire
Trustees, student leaders agree on non-centralized location for new student union
By Amanda House
Campus Editor BOARD OF
At the first Board of Trustees meeting of the
2000-01 school year, the trustees unanimously
approved the site for the new student union
building.
The board approved the site that the
Property and Facilities Committee originally
recommended, the north side of the intersec­tion
of West Thach Avenue and Old Wire
Road.
Sen. Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe, who chairs the
Facilities and Property committee, said it took
a lot of work to find a suitable place for the
building. He said he thinks the site will make
that corner of campus look nicer because of
the landscaping the board has approved.
"We did a real extensive, exhaustive search
on campus for the new student union build-
TRUSTEES
ing," Barron said. "I think
when the building is
complete that end of
campus will be as beauti­ful
as the front end of
campus."
SGA President Lindsey
Boney said he was
"happy and excited" to
see the approval of the
site on the agenda for the meeting and that
"the students are satisfied" with the site.
David Stejskal, chairman of the Student
Planning Committee, said the committee
believes the intersection of West Thach
Avenue and Old Wire Road is the best place
for the new building.
"We think this is the best option for the new
student union," Stejskal said.
However, the site the board approved for
the building is not the site the student com­mittee
selected and originally said was the best
site, the parking lot west of Jordan-Hare
Stadium and north of Beard-Eaves-Memorial
Coliseum, which holds 594 C-zone parking
spaces as well as alumni and scholarship park­ing.
Barron told The Auburn Plainsman last May
that he didn't think the Board would approve
the student committee's site because, "it is
crowded and will displace so many parking
spaces.
"The only other option," Barron said, "is just
stay where we are. If the students prefer it or if
we can't find, the right location, it can just stay
where it is."
The trustees also discussed the budget for
fiscal year 2000-01, which begins Oct. 1.
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By Laura Susan Bamberg
News Staff
This year, six new stars will fall on
Auburn's downtown area this spring.
The Tiger Trail is Auburn University's
replica of Hollywood's walk of fame.
Pat Dye, head coach; Willie Smith,
track and field; Kenny Howard, assis­tant
athletic director; Rosalind
Pendergrast-Council, track and field;
Rex Frederick, basketball; and Buddy
McClinton, football will be honored as
the 2000 inductees of the Tiger Trail.
On Saturday, Sept. 30, the weekend
of the Vanderbilt game, Auburn's
Chamber of Commerce and BellSouth
will host a breakfast for the inductees.
Ron Anders, chairman of the Tiger
Trail and vice president of Anders
Bookstore, says the trail gives business­es
a way of saying thanks to the athlet­ic
department.
"We want to honor former people
involved with Auburn athletics,"
Anders said.
"They have brought honor to
Auburn University and indirectly
brought commerce to us."
Trey Johnston, one of the owners of
J&M Bookstore, is one of the former
chairmen for the trail and is still active­ly
involved in the project.
"It's funded by donations from the
local community and is a feel-good
event. We really encourage people to
come to the breakfast and get
involved," Johnston said.
Because of heavy expenses, Anders
decided to try to get corporate spon­sorship
for the event.
"The six plaques themselves cost
around $500," Anders said. "We also
give each of the inductees a smaller
plaque, tickets to football games and
other amenities.
"It really helps if we can set up cor­porate
sponsors. It's a big burden off
our shoulders," Anders said.
This year, BellSouth, BellSouth
Mobility and BellSouth Yellow Pages will
be the corporate sponsors, giving $3,000
to help with event.
Ty Fondren is the corporate
spokesman for BellSouth. He says
helping out with the project will bene­fit
his company as well.
"This is the first year the Tiger Trail
has had a corporate sponsor," Fondren
said. "We have been big supporters of
Auburn's Chamber of Commerce and
see this as a good opportunity."
"First, we felt it would help us sup­port
the Chamber of Commerce at a
high level. It also lets us support
" See TRAILS, A10
Social security numbers absent from IDs
By Lauren Glenn
Assistant Campus Editor
In an effort to reduce security to
Auburn students, the use of Social
Security numbers has been reduced,
effective this fall.
"Several years ago the SGA passed a
resolution against the use of Social
Security numbers being used as identifi­cation,"
said Jim Hanson, who chaired
the committee that recommended the
policy change.
"Their reasons were based on privacy
and the possibility of identity theft,"
Hanson said.
According to Hanson, the issue
became a point of concern in 1992, when
a group of Rutgers University students
filed a lawsuit against the university
because of its use of Social Security num­bers
as identification.
Hanson said that there are several fed­eral
laws relating to the use of Social
Security numbers.
One of these laws is the Privacy Act of
1974 that states, "It shall be unlawful for
any Federal, State or local government
agency to deny any individual any right,
benefit or privilege provided by law
because of such individual's refusal to dis­close
his Social Security number."
The law further states, "Any Federal,
State or local government agency which
requests an individual to disclose his
Social Security number shall inform that
individual whether that disclosure is
mandatory or voluntary, by what statuto­ry
or other authority such number is
solicited, and what uses will be made of
it."
"(The students) felt that Rutgers was
violating these laws," Hanson said.
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Trustee to address senators
Trustee Robert E. Lowder is sched­uled
to speak at SGA Senate this
Monday at 7 p.m. in Foy Student Union.
Lowder, chairman of the board and
CEO of Colonial BancGroup, Inc., is now
serving in his second term as a trustee.
Lowder has been the center of atten­tion
on the board after speculations
arose concerning his alleged involve­ment
with Terry Bowden resigning as
head football coach in October 1998.
Lowder has also been accused of
micro-managing board decisions and
influencing trustee appointments.
Senate President Brad Buck said
only SGA senators
will be allowed to
address the trustee.
Senate leaders met
earlier this week and
decided no one
other than senators
will be allowed to
ask Lowder ques­tions,
Buck said.
The Plainsman
will broadcast audio of Lowder's
appearance at Senate on its Web site,
www.theplainsman.com.
- compiled from staff reports
ROBERT
LOWDER
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News Briefs
National
Earthquake shakes small
California town outside San
Francisco
A moderate earthquake struck
the small town of Yountville, Calif,
early Sunday morning. Three peo­ple
remained hospitalized Monday,
with one in critical condition.
The 5.2 quake hit six miles
northwest of Napa Valley, an area
previously thought to contain no
faults. The last major earthquake
to hit the Napa Valley area was in
1969.
Classes canceled as profes­sors
strike at Eastern
Michigan University
A week into the semester, dozens
of classes were canceled when 650
professors went on strike Tuesday.
The strike came after contract
talks ended without an agreement
between the university and faculty.
The contract, which covers
tenured and tenure-track profes­sors,
expired Monday night.
Replacement of full-time faculty
members with part-time faculty,
control over Internet courses and
salary benefit increases are some of
the issues which cannot be agreed
upon.
Forty percent of the faculty are
not covered by contract and are
expected to hold class.
Land reopens in Montana as
wildfires lose strength
Rain, falling temperatures and
hundreds of firefighters resulted in
millions of acres of land to reopen
in Montana Tuesday.
Close to one-fifth, 20 million
acres, of the state's private and pub­lic
land had been closed. The
threat of existing fires spreading
has lessened as conditions have
been wetter and cooler.
Twenty-five large fires still burn,
on 645,079 acres in Montana. So
far this year, 6.6 million acres,
roughly the size of Massachusetts,
have been burnt nationwide.
State
U.S. Senators wager on
football game
U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
and U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
placed a bet on last
Thursday's football game between
Wyoming and Auburn. Enzi wore
a bright orange and blue tie and
made favorable remarks about the
Tigers on the Senate floor Tuesday.
Both were in Auburn for the
game and were guest lecturers for
a graduate class of business exec­utives.
Enzi is a graduate of the
University of Denver and Sessions
graduated from the University of
Alabama.
Anthrax antibiotic being
designed at UAB
University of Alabama-
Birmingham researchers say a new
antibiotic for anthrax could be
available for use within three
years.
The drug would be used to pro­tect
civilians and troops in emer­gency
situations. The army has
funded $6.5 million over the last
four years to help develop the
drug.
It has been tested on animals to
prove it is not toxic. More testing
is needed to prove its effectiveness
before it can be approved by the
Food and Drug Administration.
Some counties lifted from
fire alert
Enough rain has fallen in the
last few days for the Alabama
Forestry Commission to lift
restrictions on outdoor burning in
17 counties Tuesday.
Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee,
Covington, Crenshaw, Dale,
Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston,
Lee, Lowndes, Macon,
Montgomery, Pike and Russell
counties are clear of restrictions.
However, 50 counties are still
under restrictions because of the
drought.
Local
Opelika woman found dead
in her home
A 75-year-old woman was
found dead in her Second Street
house Monday morning. Family
members called the police at
about 10 a.m. Labor Day. after
they discovered the body. Police
are investigating the death as a
possible murder.
Auburn City Council
approves budget Tuesday
By the time it adjourned, the
Council had passed the city's bud­get
for the next two fiscal years
and turned down a controversial
ordinance that would allow door-to-
door solicitation by businesses.
The Council voted unanimous­ly
against solicitation, despite
court rulings against other cities
who prohibit door-to-door sales,
said Doug Watson, city manager.
The council agreed to the vote
during the Committee of the
Whole meeting prior to the for­mal
call to order, when council-woman
Carolyn Mathews and
others said public sentiment was
against allowing companies to sell
door-to-door.
Watson said the council will
wait until they're forced to
rescind the prohibition, although
doing so could be risky.
Cities have been sued in the
past, Watson said, but, "A court
case takes a long time to unfold,
many months, and so the council
certainly would have time to take
action."
The city budget passed unani­mously
once a provision to
increase business licensing fees
was removed. At the end of a
series of state tax increases,
charging more for licenses would
be a sore spot for area business­men
The Council also approved the
addition of a turn lane near The
War Eagle Supper Club on South
College Street.
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"It's ironic that alumni drive
down the concourse the day
after they were ticketing cyclists
for violations."
— Tyler Massey
Sophomore, Philosophy
"I hate the way Auburn fans
and visiting team's fans leave
our beautiful campus so trashy
after games."
— Jena Putnam
Senior, Secondary Science
Ed.
"You should be able to buy
parking pases on-line from the
University page. It's stupid to
wait in a long line."
— Jessica Seymour
Junior, English
"The school should empha­size
academics more and athlet­ics
less."
— Joseph Wall
Junior, Environmental
Chemical Engineering
"I enoyed the game and tail-gating
and seeing everybody
out. The student section
rocked!"
— Brad Prince
Graduate student, MBA
"UPC is finally doing some­thing
good. The Velcro
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8/31/00 10:30 p.m., Armstrong Street and
Casey Avenue — one 19.97 Chevrolet CI500
pick-up truck reported stolen.
9/1/00 8:45 a.m., College Park I
Apartments — the property manager of
College Park I reported criminal mischief and
damage of two Michelin tires, estimated at
$300.
9/1/00 9:14 a.m., McKinley Avenue —
third degree burglary reported, causing damage
to the exterior door, estimated at $250.
9/1/00 10:50 a.m., South College Street —
one Remington 1100 12-gauge shotgun, valued
at $500, one Winchester semi-automatic .22
caliber rifle, valued at $250, assorted U.S. cur­rency,
mostly quarters, valued at $1,000, six
pocket knives, valued at $240, one glass globe
containing water and gold dust, valued at $150,
reported stol
9/1/00 4:28 p.m., Thomas Street at
Genelda Avenue — leaving scene of accident
reported.
9/1/00 6:10 p.m., Eagles West Apartments
— harassment reported.
9/2/00 10:22 a.m., Diplomat Apartments
— a police officer reported two semi-flattened
automobile tires.
9/2/00 2:08 p.m., Swann's Trailer Park —
accidental damage to a windshield, estimated at
$300, reported.
9/2/00 4:30 p.m., Drake Apartments— one
19-inch MTX color television, valued at $300,
reported stolen.
9/2/00 5:30 p.m., Compass Bank— illegal
possession or use of a credit card reported.
9/3/00 1:30 a.m., Old Wrights Mill Road
— one pair of Polo jeans, valued at $44, one
hand controller for Playstation, valued at $32,
one hand controller for Nintendo 64, valued at
$32, and one memory card for Nintendo 64,
valued at $10, reported stolen.
9/3/00 9:40 a.m., Auburn Church of Christ
— one Sanyo mini shelf system CD radio
stereo, valued at $125, one Sharp 19-inch color
television, valued at $200, and one Emerson
VCR, valued at $200, reported stolen.
9/4/00 3:30 p.m., Patio Apartments —
criminal mischief reported, causing damage to
a 1997 Mazda 626, estimated at $350.
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Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
' Wal-Mart Supercenter moves in
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By Sarah Graham
Staff Writer
Students probably noticed a new addition
to town as they returned for the 2000-2001
school year.
A new Wal-Mart Supercenter, located on
South College Street, is receiving its finish­ing
touches before the grand opening Sept.
20.
As Auburn's student population has
steadily risen over the past few years, the
current Wal-Mart on South College Street
has struggled to meet consumer demand.
Assistant Manager Daryle Smith said Wal-
Mart Corporation is in the process of closing
many of its out-dated, low-inventory stores,
and replacing them with Supercenters.
When the old store closes Sept. 19, it will
be divided into many smaller business
spaces, much like the ones throughout the
rest of the shopping center.
The new Supercenter will boast a greater
variety of merchandise, a large-scale grocery
store and many other convenience centers.
Smith said that
the 220,000 square-foot complex "will
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The Wal-Mart Supercenter, located
College Street, will open Sept. 20.
include a McDonald's restaurant, a hair and
nail salon, a bank, a photo lab, a bakery, an
eye exam office and a pharmacy."
The old familiar conveniences will remain,
but they will join many new additions,
which will enhance Wal-Mart shoppers'
experience.
The Wal-Mart management team is antici­pating
a high volume of business once the
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new store opens.
Training sessions with old and new Wal-
Mart employees have already begun, and a
prevailing spirit of hard work and enthusi­asm
is adding to the excitement over the
new store.
"We're all pretty excited about the new
store," Smith said. "Once it's finished, it will
be real nice for our customers."
Local organization extends help to AIDS victims
By Annie Krocker
StaffWriter
East Alabama AIDS Outreach
(EAAO) is a local organization
that is unknown to many students
and local townspeople.
It is an important service that
provides free and confidential
assistance to victims of AIDS.
AIDS is a major epidemic that
has been contracted by more than
8.4 million people worldwide. It
is caused by HIV, and it is only
contracted through the exchange
of bodily fluids. The EAAO is
working to stop the spread of this
disease.
The East Alabama AIDS
Outreach was started in 1989 by a
single social worker who offered
services only part-time.
However, this organization has
grown and now staffs eight
\ employees. It has several volun­teers
that focus their work on
fund raising events. The art auc­tion
in winter, the phantom ball in
summer and other fundraisers
account for 23 percent of the
organization's budget. Additional
funding is provided by the United
File
The East Alabama AIDS Outreach gives support and
information to those infected and affected by AIDS.
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The Alabama AIDS Hotline is
another organization that pro­vides
services for AIDS victims
and their families. It also helps to
fund EAAO.
Brenda Cummings, an Alabama
AIDS Hotline employee, said,
"Our main function is to the pub­lic.
We provide education."
The Center for Disease Control
National STD and AiDS Hotline,
located in North Carolina, is a
national service that helps clients
find local programs like EAAO.
East Alabama AIDS Outreach is
run by Executive Director Marilyn
Swyers. Under her leadership, the
EAAO provides Chambers, Lee,
Macon, Russell and Tallapoosa
counties with confidential testing
for HIV, group and individual sup­port
for those infected or affected
by the HIV virus and information
about the prevention of AIDS.
Free HIV testing is one of the
services that has been offered at
EAAO in the past and hopes to be
continued when a new employee
is hired to fill the position.
"Testing is important. You can't
tell if someone is HIV positive by
looking at them," Swyers said.
The EAAO is open to the public
and is located at 305 East Thach
Ave. Swyers said the EAAO
"serves everybody, we do not turn
anybody away." Swyers did say,
however, that the organization has
received grants that are to be
focused specifically on education
and the prevention of AIDS for a
group that has been hit the hard­est
by the HIV virus — African-
American females.
• State Hispanic population flourishes in past decade
By Britt Waller
StaffWriter
Jennifer Bartley is one face in a
growing number of Hispanics mov­ing
to the state of Alabama.
Bom in Guatemala and adopted by
Baptist missionaries from the United
States when she was 2-weeks-old,
Bartley lived in her native land until
she moved with her parents to
Oklahoma during her freshman year
of high school. The next year, her
family moved to Auburn.
Family and commerce played a large
role in the 83-percent rise in the
Hispanic population of Alabama
since 1990, new U.S. Census Bureau
estimates say. Hispanics are now the
fastest-growing minority in the state,
with an increase in every county
except Perry. The latest data puts the
exact number in Alabama at 45,349
— 20,000 more than in 1990.
"The first weeks were strange,"
Bartley said. "I'm bilingual, so that
helped a lot."
Despite those first weeks, she
adapted well to the change of culture,
thanks to her unique background.
Now a freshman at Auburn, Bartley is
double-majoring in international
business and Spanish.
"The largest differences are that the
sense of family is not as strong as in a
Hispanic country," Bartley said "And
here, life is much more commercial."
The rolling economy of the past
few years means more jobs available,
and more immigrants to fill those
spaces.
Bartley is working to support her­self,
and Alberto "Raul" Morales is
working to support his family.
Originally from Vera Cruz,
Mexico, he moved to the United
States three years ago.
A friend touted Auburn as a "land
of opportunity," and he moved here
after a short stay in Aurora, 111. He
speaks very little English but is able
to get by "waiting tables at Cancun's
Mexican Restaurant.
"It is easier to get a job here than in
a city in Mexico because they require
education certificates for jobs,"
Morales said. "Most of the people
that move here to work are from rural
areas where there is poor education
— people that cannot find work in
cities in Mexico."
Morales is here with his three broth­ers,
his wife and his two children. He
eventually plans to move back to
Mexico, but wants his children to
speak fluent English because it is a
valuable asset in Mexico.
"Being able to speak Spanish and
English is good in the United States,
but it is worth more in Mexico
because of the
number of English-speaking
people
there," said
Morales.
Family ties have
an impact on the
increase in
Hispanic popula-tion,
too.
"Many people, when they immi­grate,
bring most of their family with
them," Bartley said.
This could account for the 81 per­cent
increase that Lee County has
seen since 1990, up from 550
Hispanics to more than 1,000.
"Many people, when
they immigrate, bring
most of their family with
them."
This is also reflective of the
Hispanic enrollment, excluding non­residents,
at Auburn. The most recent
data from the University Planning
Office shows an 18 percent increase
in total enrolled Hispanics.
"You can tell there is an increase,"
Bartley said. "You just go to the gro­cery
store and you can see more."
Morales also said that even though
the "land of opportunity" has held
true for him, he wouldn't recommend
coming to Auburn
for work to anyone
else. He says the job
market for
Hispanics has got­ten
more competi­tive
with the
increase. As long as
there are employ­ment
and educational opportunities
available, however, more will come.
The increase means more diversity
for Alabama, Lee County, and
Auburn. Hispanics are a diverse
group within themselves, making it
virtually impossible to find an "aver­age"
one.
Jennifer Bartley
University student
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OUR VIEW
Simply unacceptable
SGA must pursue referendum to refund student
union fees and prevent $145 million mistake
When 3,784 Auburn students voted in favor
of a new student union in 1999, they naively
assumed students would be able to use the
building they would help pay for.
Last Thursday, the Board of Trustees proved
them wrong when it unanimously voted to build
the new union at the Max Morris Drill Field on
Thach Avenue and Wire Road.
With trustees such as Jimmy Samford and Sen.
Lowell Barron parading around while gloating
about how well trustees work with students, let
us observe the following instance of this so-called
mutual relationship.
Last fall, 81.5 percent of surveyed students
said the most important aspect of a new student
union is that the building be centrally located
and in reasonable walking distance from the cen­ter
of campus.
The Student Planning Committee and
University Building Committee seemed to settle
on a site that would qualify as centrally located:
the C-zone parking lot west of Jordan-Hare
Stadium and north of Beard-Eaves Memorial
Coliseum. In April, the two committees
approved this site unanimously and prepared to
recommend it to the board.
However, the board, under the influence of
alumni scholarship parking donors, informally
rejected the proposal of the two committees and
stubbornly insisted the new union be built 10
minutes away from campus.
This is our student union, paid for by our stu­dent
fees, used by our student body, and yet the
board wants to build it out in on the edge of
campus where no one will use it.
We do not consider this to be model team­work.
Nor do we consider the recent actions of stu­dent
leaders team-like. Last spring, SGA
President Lindsey Boney and Student Planning
Committee Chairman David Stejskal openly and
authoritatively defended students rights to have
a say in where the new union should be built.
But at last Thursday's board meeting, both
stood before trustees and said the new location is
the best possible spot and students approved of
it. Boney and Stejskal, you have misrepresented
student opinion, and now you must lead the way
for students to receive their just dues.
When students approved a student union fee
increase in the spring of 1999, one of the stipu­lations
was, "The new union will be built in a
central location to serve as a campus communi­ty
and recruiting aid."
No matter which way you hold a campus map,
Thach Avenue and Wire Road is not the central
location of Auburn University.
Students made an agreement with SGA con­cerning
this new union: Students would pay
more fees, and SGA would direct the union.
The students have thus far fulfilled their end
of the contract, and SGA has failed miserably.
The good-faith that caused students to approve a
fee increase in 1999 has been violated and the
contract is void.
SGA has failed to convey and defend student
opinion regarding the location of the union, and
now it should focus on developing a referendum
to refund the student fees already contributed
and prevent millions of dollars from being mis­used.
SGA leaders should create a special ballot ask­ing
students if they arc still willing to pay for a
union so inconveniently located.
And we hope this time someone — be it
trustees or student leaders — will listen to the
students.
Photo-op Fascism
SGA Senate has been claiming to open and
improve lines of communication between them­selves
and its constituents for the past two years.
Seemingly forever, SGA leaders have been
campaigning on the idea of giving students a
more active role and voice in student affairs.
However, trustee Bobby Lowder will make a
rare public speech this Monday at SGA Senate,
and only senators will be allowed to ask the con­troversial
board member questions.
It would not have surprised us if Lowder had
stipulated that only senators would be able to
address him, seeing as he has refused nearly
every media request for an interview for the past
two years.
But this blockage of open discussion is the
result of senators who have supposedly diligent­ly
worked on expanding the lines of communi­cation
of this University to hear what students
have to say.
According to Brad Buck, Senate president and
SGA vice president, in a meeting with Brandon
Blair, Ellen Magnus, Jay McFarland, Michael
Solomon, Brandon Riddick-Scals and Brian
Vines — all Senate committee chairs — it was
agreed that no one other than senators would be
allowed to address Lowder Monday.
There is no logical explanation that can be
given as to why this policy was agreed on.
In the simplest of arguments, this is a public-university,
the meeting is being held in a public-building
and as a servant of a public institution,
Lowder should be able to receive questions from
all tuition-paying students.
Granted, the procedures of SGA Senate must
follow the standards of Robert's Rules of Order,
but said standards allow for suspension of dis­cussion
rules so talks can be opened to outside
observers. With the longstanding controversy
and heartache Lowder has caused this
University it is blatantly inappropriate for sena­tors
to limit discussion Monday night.
Senators are worried about the length of time
taken up by outside speakers, Buck said. When
John Hcilman, dean of the College of Liberal
Arts, attended Senate last spring, discussion
took an hour-and-a-half, senators complained.
We hate to inconvenience senators, but need
we remind them thi'y were not elected to serve
Auburn students Tor a mere one-and-a-half
hours a week.
If it takes three hours to answer every ques­tion
that needs to be asked Monday, so be it.
Faculty and students have waited years to get
answers as to why Lowder appears intent on
destroying Auburn, and senators should not
deny them the opportunity to gain some under­standing.
Genuine concerns faculty and students have
for Auburn University and may want Lowder to
address should outweigh any time limits and
meeting protocol.
Based on their past performances with guest
speakers, including Hcilman and trustee Jimmy
Samford, the majority of senators seem either
unwilling to or incapable of asking questions
germane to Auburn students and faculty. Certain
senators, such as Vines and Courtney Brew have
established themselves as hard-nosed, inquiring
student leaders by asking guest speakers tough
questions.
However, these two cannot be expected to ask
all the questions Lowder needs to answer, and
they should be backed by all students and facul­ty
who are frustrated with and tired of Lowder's
totalitarian rule over Auburn.
We sec Lowder's sudden willingness to talk to
the senators in the first place as him taking
advantage of a photo opportunity. The board
hired a public relations firm — Birmingham-based
Direct Communications — last June to
help put out a more positive image of our polit­ically
plagued board.
Lowder and his PR coach have likely prepared
generic and vague references to make himself
and the board look like saints. Samford has tried
to do this numerous times, and has repeatedly
failed. Trustee and Sen. Lowell Barron has tried
to do the same, and he too has fallen short.
SGA Senate must do its best to ensure that the
truth is given a chance to come out by allowing
all students and faculty to ask Lowder questions
this Monday at 7 p.m. in Foy Union.
It is a meeting open to the public, and if the
public — students and faculty — demands
answers, senators should yield the floor.
If Senate allows students and faculty to speak,
and students and faculty ask the questions burn­ing
their hearts, we have no doubt the truth will
prevent Lowder and his spin doctors to portray-our
disgusting board as anything close to posi^
tive.
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Blinded by orange and blue pride
Every morning I wake up at 7 a.m. to
take my roommate to her 8 a.m. class at
Cary Hall.
Usually the drive takes about five
minutes, 10 minutes maximum.
However, this past Thursday morning
the drive took nearly half an hour.
In preparation for the heavy gameday
traffic that was beginning to pour in,
the University chose to barricade the
campus streets, making it impossible
for any car to get anywhere near cam­pus.
Not only were half of the streets
blocked, but the streets that weren't
blocked off were so congested that I
found myself sitting through the same
red lights two and even three times.
On a typical day, I am the most impa­tient
person on the Plains.
I don't turn my computer off at night
because I get bored waiting for it to
shut down and tired of wailing for it to
restart again.
I don't hang-dry my clothes that are
supposed to be .hung dry because I
don't like having to wait to wear them
and I don't dry clean my dry-clean
onlys because I don't like waiting to get
them back.
1 can't sit through half a commercial
without changing channels.
You gel the point. Patience is a virtue
that I wasn't blessed with.
But last Thursday my roommate
watched in amazement as I sat calmly
in the heavy gameday traffic, talking in
a normal voice, not complaining at all
LAUREN
GLENN
' and listening to
the radio, so far
removed that I
didn't even notice
a commercial was
airing.
I have to admit,
I was pretty
impressed with
myself.
I don't know
what it was, but
"""~—""" there was some­thing
about that day. There was some­thing
about seeing the streets lined with
RVs, about seeing children with tiger
paws painted on their faces, about see­ing
families, teenagers and alumni drive
for hours just to be a part of something,
to be a part of Auburn, that made mc
not mind having to sit through one red
light for nearly 10 minutes and having
three cars cut in front of me.
Those people see Auburn at its ideal.
With their painted faces and resonating
"War Eagle!" They see Auburn through
orange and blue colored glasses.
I wonder if they ever sec what I see.
I wonder if they were frustrated when
the Board of Trustees chose to place the
new student union at the nearly inac­cessible
site of West Thach Avenue and
Old Wire Road.
1 wonder if any of them were disap­pointed
when the Minorities
Introduction to Engineering program,
which had been in existence since
1978, was cut.
I wonder how many of those alumni,
who flock to Auburn in droves on a
gameday, were disappointed when Jack
Miller, a graduate of the University of
Alabama, was appointed to the Board of
Trustees.
Maybe they felt the same way I did.
And maybe, just like me, on a day
like that, the spirit and excitement that
surrounds a game day overrides the
frustration that is aroused by everything i
from bad traffic to an inconvenient
union location, to various program cuts
and questionable mergers.
But that's only one day and the
euphoria surrounding a game day is
bound to be replaced with the same
frustrations we face on an everyday
basis.
The spirit of Auburn lies in more
than painted faces and winning a game.
It lies in the hearts and the minds of
each and everyone of us.
It's a spirit of peace in the midst of
excitement, of perseverance through
frustration and difficulty.
It's evident every time I walk past
Samford Hall, toward Toomcr's Corner, •
and think of the hundreds and thou­sands
of people who have faced just as
much disappointment and frustration
with this University as 1 have and come
out of it all shouting "War Eagle" with
pride and excitement.
Lauren Glenn is assistant campus
editor of The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach her at 844-9118 and
glenn@theplainsman.com
'Gen X': Battling the clans of apathy
Auburn University is a wonderful
place to live and study. I left my home
in Birmingham to live in Auburn
because 1 had a cheap place to stay and
UAB sucked. After three years, I can
say that I live in Auburn because of the
fantastic journalism department here,
for The Plainsman, and for the people
— my people.
The people in this town are simply
incredible. No other place offers as
many varied life forms and personali­ties
and they're all so friendly! I can
walk to class, the store, and to about
10 friends' homes just to kick it when­ever
I want.
But things are different here on the
Plains since I arrived three years ago.
The "Generation X" cliche that we are
all so sick of hearing about seems to be
infiltrating the loveliest village on the
Plains. We are too accustomed to easily
accessible entertainment. Leisure time
takes utmost precedence.
We are lazy, easily-distracted and not
easily motivated. Everything seems to
either work automatically, or it's done
for us. Elaborate video game systems,
personal computers, and drugs and
alcohol leave us dormant and apathet­ic.
With the advent of the computer
onslaught, we are becoming empow­ered
more than during any previous
era. We know more about this stuff
than our managers do. Heck, we're cre­ating
it! Sometimes it seems that
Generation X doesn't have to do any­thing.
We've got this digital world at
our fingertips, and it's our creation and
it's changing the world.
So why do anything? Something in
Auburn's spirit has been forgotten. Too
often I hear kids complaining that they
are bored. "Auburn is boring. There's
nothing to do except stand around a
keg and watch football."
Students have too much free time
that's never taken advantage of. Be cre­ative.
Some people are difficult, saying,
"If I lived in Colorado 1 would go ski­ing
every day; you know, like in
California where you can just go and
surf in the Pacific Ocean whenever you
want."
Give ine a break. Skiing is a fine
sport if you can afford expensive •
resorts and frigid conditions. And
PATRICK
CROTTY
California is too
crowded. People
there live right on
top of one anoth­er.
Yeah, so they
can surf. 1 bet it
takes them two
hours to get
through traffic.
Through visit­ing
various met­ropolitan
areas, I
— — — ^ — — — conclude that a
concrete jungle
— is a concrete jungle — is a concrete
jungle. The scene in downtown
Birmingham resembles the same con­crete
and asphalt environment of New
York or Atlanta. They're just buildings
and streets.
People must form the distinction.
Maybe in today's world we have for­gotten
our responsibility to innovate, to
be creative and enterprising. The adults
of this world are already involved in
careers and mid-life crises of their own.
They're trying to figure out what hap­pened
to their youth.
Don't let this happen ... For Auburn's
sake. Life in Auburn, as elsewhere, is
often dull, slow, and quiet (unless you
work at The Plainsman). Maybe life in
Auburn even seems ugly at times.
Now, don't get me wrong, Auburn
University is an academic inecca for
scholars from all across the globe, and
many great things are done at this
institution. Auburn is an agriculture
and engineering school, historically.
The innovations and research forged
throughout this history continue to
influence society.
Fyodor Dostoevsky once said thai
"beauty will save humanity." Besides
our own creative potential, we have no
other defense against life's void.
Only humans can appreciate beauty.
It is imperative that we constantly
dream, imagine, and create.
I think it must be the arts that
Dostoevsky was talking about. No mat­ter
what ingenious ideas or accom­plishments
people may construct, only
our capacity to express individuality
and an interpretation of culture will
ever rescue us from the ordinariness ol
life. f
Aubum is a Southern gem. There are
dozens of churches and banks. But
Auburn residents must seize opportu­nities
to experience the local culture
they are submerged in.
Area names such as Loachapoka,
Beauregaurd, Wetumpka, and
Notasulga may sound "hickish" to
some, but to an outsider, these Indian
names are as exotic and fascinating as
the people and places found there.
Don't overlook the cultural treasures
around you. Students must remain
conscientious. Think about the people
you arc patronizing when you shop at
the Gap or in the mall. Who gets those
profits? Spend your money on the right I
things, supporting independent enter­prise.
There arc no longer venues for small­er,
local or travelling bands in Auburn.
Gone arc the days of the original Sani-
Freeze (The Flush), Coffee Banque,
Java, Imaginary Records, the Book
Cellar and Express magazine.
Independents just can't compete with
oblivious consumers.
Don't allow Auburn to become a
strip-mall lined, suburban wasteland
like so many other rapidly developing
communities.
Help to make a change. Get
involved. Broaden your horizons. Take |
advantage of Auburn's personable
atmosphere. Do something outside of
your usual routine.
Heed Dostoevsky's prophecy — sup­port
the arts in your community.
Besides reading The Plainsman, check
out the Auburn Circle. Read the flyers
posted around campus.
Auburn University's music and art .
departments feature talented and cre­ative
individuals with their own inter­pretations
of "our" culture.
The most important thing is to be '
passionate about something. If you
actually make the effort, you just rriigr
realize what Dostoevsky meant. For ar
instant, a melody, lyric or picture can.
pluck you right out of Auburn's bore­dom
and transport you into that realm!
only the human imagination can cxpe-J
rience — beauty
Patrick Crotty is assistant features
editor of The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach himjat 844-9112 anal
crotty@theplainsman.com
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging 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.
• Behind smoke screen, reality is trustees don't listen to student!
At last Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting, after
the approval of the new student union site. Sen.
Lowell Barron said the student union resolution was a
principle illustration of how the board and the stu­dents
were working together.
Sorry Sen. Barron, you're fooling yourself and
insulting our intelligence. The students fought hard to
ensure student voices were heard throughout the
process of deciding what would go into the new union
and where it would be located, but in the end their
voices were silenced by you, your committee and
facilities.
Last fall, students were asked to fill out a question­naire
concerning the location of the new student
union. More than 81 percent of those surveyed said
the most important issue for the new union should be
its centralized location with adequate walking dis­tances
from all parts of campus.
Last Thursday the board didn't listen to student
opinion.
This isn't the first time the board has been closed-minded
when dealing with students. In 1998, students
were asked to respond to an opinion poll about the
University's proposed plan to switch from quarters to
semesters. The results — 80 percent of the students
surveyed were opposed to any change in the current
system. However, months later the plan that would
RACHEL
DAVIS
ensure our fall 2000 transition'
was before the board and
approved after little discussion.
Again, the board didn't listen
to student opinion.
The board is insistent that they
listen to and work with students
and faculty on issues.
This, however, rarely proves
to be true. Time after time, the
trustees request student opin­ion,
only to confirm decisions ""•"""""™~^—"^~"
that the board and other campus leaders have already
pre-conceived from the beginning.
Debbie Conner, director of Foy Student Union, said
the approved union location was the original site the
facilities division had campaigned for since the begin­ning
of the process.
Do not ask for "student opinion" simply to massage
a situation or ease student-trustee relations. Do not
patronize our representatives by patting them on the
back for their good works, only later to dismiss their
efforts as menial.
The board has heard — but not listened — students'
concerns and it is inappropriate for student leaders to
give the perception that they have. David Stejskal,
chair of the Student Planning Committee for the new
union, addressed the board last Thursday with a
defeated tone and said the approved site would be the
best option for the new union.
This is diametrically opposed to what Stejskal said
in May when he told students the proposed site would
always be on the edge of campus and no one would
attend.
"1 assure you, we won't take a back seat to Tom
(Tillman), Stan (Drake), David (Housel) or anyone
else," Stejskal said in May. "We will fight the fight
worth fighting — and we will be successful."
Also during Thursday's board meeting, SGA
President Lindsey Boney echoed Stejskal's approval of
the location, claiming it was what students wanted.
Students said they wanted a centralized location
and the new site is hardly centralized. Mr. Boney, stu­dents
did not vote on, or approve, this site.
During his State of the SGA address in May, Boney
was adamant about taking a stance in support of what
the students wanted.
"There are people on this campus who are trying to
take Auburn away from us (students). This is our
Auburn. It's not President Muse's. It's not Sen.
Barron's. It's not Tom Tillman's and it's not Bobby
Lowder's Auburn. It's our Auburn," Boney said.
After a year and a half of working and planning,
Stejskal decided he was beaten and could fight no
more.
And after smashing against the wall of trustee a
administrative politics, Boney realized if a new uni
was to be built, it would be built the trustees' way.
I can empathize with Boney and Stejskal's battle
can empathize with their broken spirits after defe;
but I cannot accept their misrepresentation of stude
opinion.
Gentlemen, losing to your opponent is one thir
losing face is another.
The statements of Boney and Stejskal only perpet
ated the misconceived notion that the board pa
attention to students' opinions.
This is indicative of the way the board manipulat
students, faculty and administrative opinions: Yc
either agree with the board or they make you agr
with them so they appear to be working for us, wi
Rachel Davis is editor in chief of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at 844-9021 and
davis@theplainsman.com.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
n Auburn faithful
disappointed by lack
of complete 'Eye of the
Tiger'
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
We were so disappointed at the opening game by
the missed opportunity to get the crowd into the
game from the beginning!
Did you notice the lack of crowd noise and support
until the big hits took place? The crowd was practi­cally
non-existent in the game even though 76,100
fans had come on a Thursday-night, non-conference
game. ,
I* This was the first game of the much anticipated
new season of AU Football — everyone was hyped —
why was that lost? My voice was already hoarse dur-
I* ing the first quarter, but most of the stands were not
cheering, standing up etc. in support.
You had to be able to tell this. Only the student sec­tion
was loud. The team was 4th and 1, went lor it,
made it, and the stands didn't even verbally support
that. I was the only one in our entire section that
even stood up and cheered lor that.
Something is badly wrong there
You need to play "EYE OF THE TIGER," not just
that ridiculously short clip you put on. When that
song resonates though the great sound system, it
excites, ignites and unites the crowd.
It sets the tone for the entire game: It gets the
crowd into it from the beginning. Even the old people
who sit around us would jump up and get involved
when that song was played.
All the visitors in the stands at every game would
look at each other in amazement and then talk about
how great that was when it was played and how it
electrified the crowd.
The smoke was nice, but "smoke and mirrors," as
they say, cannot take the place of "EYE OF THE
TIGER" and get the crowd into the game for you.
Your fans were so disappointed, and I think you
should listen to their silence, lack of participation and
realize you missed a great opportunity to invigorate
them and have enthusiastic support from beginning to
the end of the game.
It. was a good game, especially for our young and
inexperienced team. I am sure they learned a
lot from it. We are looking forward to an excit­ing
year.
Hope they can step up the amount it will
take for next weeks' game. The team will defi­nitely
do better with more crowd involvement.
We will be heading to Oxford next week to
support you. It is an 8-hour, drive from where
we live. Hope you will support us the rest of
the season and return to playing the full ver­sion
of "EYE OF THE TIGER" at every home
game. You can keep the smoke too, but
PLEASE PLAY THE SONG AND REV UP THE
CROWD!!! You will see a vast difference in
crowd support if you do.
Thank you and War Eagle
Barbara and Buddy Sisson
Conyers, Ga.
Frustrated student
asks gameday
questions
Editor, Die Auburn Plainsman:
I love Auburn Football as much as the next
guy. But then again I don't park my RV in the
middle of campus and proceed to get drunk
while thousands of students weave their way
around me to get an education.
The idea of a 7 p.m. game on a Thursday is
absolutely ridiculous. Why are students barri­caded
from driving within the bounds of a C-zone
pass? Simply to weed out the outsiders
and keep then from staking their claims on the
inside of campus?
How is it suddenly permissible to park on the
curb and drink beer in plain view of the police?
Why are our classes, that we pay increasing
sums of money to attend, cancelled when they
conflict with game time? Quite simply, why are
these resources (police, etc.) being used to keep
students out when they could be reallocated to
keep order in the afternoon (a novel concept)?
Jason Key/Art Editor
Why not force tailgaters to stay off the internal
campus until, say 6 p.m.? Are we so afraid of
offending (or maybe failing to cater to) our oh-so-precious
sports fans?
They'll find a way to be here either way. I heard
that necessity is the mother of invention, but let's
make sure any new ideas bypass the geniuses that
scheduled the Wyoming game.
If you want a good tailgating spot on campus, get
here early on game day. In the mean time, students
should do their parts to tear down fluorescent tape
when it crosses their paths.
Remember why the University is here. And as
long as the prohibitive rules remain in place, we can
all rest assured in knowing the next Joseph Zanthos
is out there, ready to smash into us on our way to
the next class.
Ashley Smith
06, MBA
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Inaccurate' column fails to recognize good parts of Auburn, trustees
The Aug. 31, 2000, issue of The Auburn Plainsman
on its editorial page carries an interesting personal
opinion piece by Mr. Scott Parrott.
While Mr. Parrott certainly has the right to voice
I his personal opinion, it is important for your read­ers
to know the facts about positive actions taken
by your Board of Trustees, faculty, administration,
alumni, and students to improve Auburn University.
Mr. Parrott would have you believe that academi­cally
Auburn is headed in the wrong direction, and
[that students and faculty have no input into actions
|of the board. This is simply inaccurate.
1. Thanks to our fine student and faculty popula­tion
coupled with an outstanding academic pro-
Igram, Auburn scores and academic achievements
|have never been higher. i
2. Thanks to prudent management and the will-lingness
to make tough decisions when necessary,
Ithe cooperative efforts of the board and administra-
|tion have stabilised the University so that w' are
liinancially in cofttroi of our own destiny. ™
This was done while increasing faculty salaries
creating a $1 million scholarship program, and
budgeting $7 million in the upcoming year to
maintain and improve our facilities used by stu­dents
and faculty.
3. The writer suggest there is no interaction
between the board and students or faculty. The
fact is that board members are now meeting on
a regular basis with representatives of both
groups, as well as alumni and employee groups.
In addition, we encourage any student or fac­ulty
member to personally attend board meet­ings
if their schedule permits.
Apparently, there are some personal feelings
that still linger with Mr. Parrott from action taken
this year upon the recommendation of Dr. Muse
and other administration officials to merge commu­nication
and journalism.
We believe, in the end, this merger will be highly
successful for both programs involved as well as the
University. It is my hope»that this action does not
ADMINISTRATIVE
VOICES
JIMMY
SAMFORD
A forum for persons
involved and concerned
with the institution to
express their views on
issues that affect the
Auburn University
community.
continue to jade coverage of the positive actions
that are being taken by your board and the
University.
So that your readers understand different person­al
opinions, I would encourage readers of The
Auburn Pl'Oisman to review a column by Dr. Mir J
found onpage 51 of last Thursday's Auburn I
Football Illustrated, Thomas Spencer's article on
page 1 of the Friday, Sept. 1 edition of The
Birmingham News, or Jacquline Kochak's article on
the front page of the Sept. 6 edition of the Opelika-
Auburn news.
America is the greatest country on earth, provid­ing
its citizens many freedoms — none greater than
the freedom of speech. Few issues or debates only
have one side.
When your staff writes personal opinions, I
would encourage you to also print a contrasting
view for the benefit of your readers and in fairness
to the good work being done by many people at
Auburn University.
W. James Samford, Jr., is president pro tern of the
Auburn University Board of Trustees and senior
partner of Samford and DePorJa law firm. You can
reach h im at (334^62-1600 Jf
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but all working families. Let's invest in health care, education,
a secure retirement and middle class tax cuts."
1969 — enlisted in the U.S. Army
1970—• recognized as Soldier of the Month at Fort Rucker
1971—served in the 20th Engineer Brigade in Vietnam as a
military journalist
—Al Gore, during the 2000 Democratic National Convention
EDUCATION
Academics
1969 — earned B.A. in government from Harvard University
1971-1972 — attends the Vanderbilt University Graduate School of
Religion
1975-1976 — attends Vanderbilt University Law School
Family life
1970 — marries Mary "Tipper" Elizabeth
1973 -— Karenna Gore is born,' age 27
1977 — Kristin Gore is born, now age 23
1979 — Sarah Gore is born, now age 21
1982 —Al Gore III is born, now age 17
Schools:
Gore's plan will require states and school dis­tricts
to identify failing schools and put in'place
an aggressive plan to turn those schools around.
Schools that do not improve would be shut down
and reopened under new leadership with a rigor­ous
peer evaluation of every teacher.
Teachers:
We should treat teachers like the professionals
they are and hold them to high professional stan­dards.
Gore's plan will make sure there is a quali­fied
teacher in every classroom, and hold teach­ers
to high professional standards — requiring
rigorous testing for all new teachers, periodic
peer reviews of licensed teachers and faster, fair
ways to identify, improve and, where necessary,
remove failing teachers.
Students:
We need to demand more from all of our stu­dents.
Gore's plan encourages states to develop
high school completion exams — to ensure that
every student leaves school with the skills he or
she needs to succeed — and voluntary national
tests in 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade math to
make certain every student masters the basics.
He will also increase efforts to keep children in
school and close the gap between disadvantaged
students and their peers.
Invest an additional $115 billion over 10 years
to help every child in our public schools reach
high standards.
Early Education and Universal Preschool:
Gore's plan will start with a momentous strate­gy
for early education by making high-quality,
voluntary preschool available to every 4-year-old
and an increasing number of 3-year-olds ensure
every child starts school ready to learn.
HEALTHCARE
1. Expanding access to health care coverage
protecting women's right to choose: Gore believes
there is no challenge more fundamental than pro­tecting
women's reproductive health. Al Gore will
fight to guarantee women the right to choose and
make abortion safe, legal and rare
while making significant investments in family
planning and education. Freedom of choice also
means freedom from fear in making that choice,
and we must not allow a woman's right to choose
to be taken away by those who resort to violence.
2. Expand eligibility under the Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) and hold states
accountable for signing up eligible children lor
health insurance.
3. Expand health care coverage to working families
by extending CI IIP to parents.
4. Provide affordable health care options for
Americans ages 55 to 65 with a 25 percent tax
credit to buy into Medicare.
5. Make health insurance more affordable for small
businesses by offering a 25 percent tax credit for
the premium costs of each employee.
6. Strengthen health care delivery systems for the
uninsured.
7. Strengthening Medicare: would take Medicare
off budget and place it in a "Medicare lock box" so
Medicare payroll taxes can be used only to
strengthen Medicare and pay down the national
debt, not lor tax cuts or government spending.
8. The "lock box" plan extends the life of the
Medicare Trust Fund until at least 2030 by devot­ing
the interest savings from debt reduction to
Medicare solvency.
9. Strengthen Medicare through price competition
among managed care plans and cost savings for
competitive pricing.
10. Seniors would have 50 percent of the prescrip­tion
drug benefit costs, up to $5,000 annually and
a new catastrophic prescription drug benefit. It
would also provide cost-sharing protections for
low-income beneficiaries.
11. Protecting Patients: Gore is a strong supporter
of the Patients' Bill of Rights that would ensure
patients critical health protections and take med­ical
decisions from insurance companies and
HMOs and give diem back to patients and doctors.
Pets
One black labrador named Shiloh
One mixed-breed dog named Daisy
Facts and figures compiled from the official Al Gore Web site.
www.algurc2000.com
CRIME, GUN CONTROL
1. Increase penalties for gun-related crimes.
2. Require every buyer ol a handgun to obtain a
state-issued photo license, after passing a back­ground
check and safety test.
3. Ban so-called "junk guns" and assault weapons.
4. Limit handgun purchases to one-per-month and
require a three-day waiting period for handgun
purchases.
5. Require child-safety locks for all new handguns.
6. Raise the minimum age to possess a handgun
from 18 to 21.
7. Support gun-free schools, requiring states to
adopt a policy of mandatory 1-year expulsion for
any student who brings a gun to school.
8. Extend the Brady Law to violent juveniles, bar­ring
youth convicted of serious violent crimes in
juvenile court from owning firearms as adults.
SOCIAL SECURITY ~ T~
1. Devote all Social Security surpluses to Social
Security and debt reduction. Social Security
should not be undermined by a large, risky tax
cut or other government spending that wastes
Social Security surpluses.
2. Strengthen Social Security until at least 2054
by using long-term interest savings to extend
solvency.
3. Oppose efforts to raise the retirement age or
reduce benefits by privatizing the system.
4. Retirement Savings Plus Accounts: They
would not reduce or divert Social Security rev­enues,
and they would not involve any changes
to the Social Security program.
5. Similar to traditional IRAs and 401(k)s, con­tributions
to these accounts would be tax-deductible.
Accounts would be tax-free and
withdrawals would be taxable.
6. If a couple fully participates, they can save
$400,000 for their retirement.
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Labor Day passes, election day nears, candidates turn up heat
Ok, so maybe Al Gore did not "invent" the
Internet or maybe he is not the most exciting
candidate for the job, but as the U.S. presiden­tial
election pulls into its last leg after Labor
Day weekend, Bush and Gore are neck to neck.
The race is now in full swing while George W.
Bush and Al Gore embark on a virtually non­stop
campaign tour across the country. Each
candidates has almost nine weeks to influence
the minds of the American people. However,
there a few things to consider during this time
of f^st paced politicf.
SEAN
JAREM
T
As history dictates, in
nearly every campaign after
World War II the candidates
leading in the polls after
Labor Day weekend has
proved prosperous in the
election.
Secondly, according to a
poll in the Washington Post
the majority of voters have
already made up their minds.
So for the next Mine
weeks each candidates will be clawing their way
for the "undecided" in America.
Between now and Nov. 7, each campaign will
spend $67 million - the maximum amount
allowed under the law during this time.
According to recent polls, the Gore-Bush race
is neck to neck, so on Nov. 7 the election race is
on.
•
Sean Jarem is news editor of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach him at 844-9109
jarem@theplaimsman.com
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Piercing problems persist
By Camie Young
Assistant News Editor
Even Jon Gault, a piercing appren­tice
at Voodoo Needle Tattoo and
Piercing Studio in Auburn, was a little
nervous when he got his nipples
pierced Tuesday.
"Does that hurt, honey?" Gault's
girlfriend asked him. "Mmm hmmm,"
he said, wincing a little. "It's more like
a burning sensation than a pain."
With gloves on, a medical tray out
and sterilized equipment in hand,
Garett Donnelly, a senior in microbiol­ogy,
performed the surgery. He has
seen first-hand all the medical prob­lems
that go along with piercings.
"I do tongues and navels all the time
and the occasional eyebrow and nos­tril,"
he said. "It rarely gets more inter­esting
than that."
In Donnelly's experience, the
tongue is the least likely to get infect­ed,
while the navel is the most. "I've
probably seen as many infections as
I've pierced navels — not just the ones
I've pierced, but others as well."
He said the best cure for an infec­tion
is hot salt-water treatment for 20
minutes a day for three days.
Often, infections are confused for
irritated skin, and the treatments can
lead to dry skin. "It's not good for the
piercing, but it's better than infec­tions,"
Donnelly said.
Frederick Kam of the Auburn
University Medical Clinic said the
Camie Young/Assistant News Editor
Garett Donnelly, a senior in microbiology, pierces John
Gault's nipple. At the Voodoo Needle, Donnelly sterilizes
everything in order to prevent the spread of disease.
most risky part of piercings is the pos­sibility
of contracting certain diseases
— most commonly, Hepatitis C or B.
Another possible problem is
keloidis, which involves scar material.
"It has to do with a person's healing
capabilities," he explained. Keloidis is
most commonly found in people of
African American descent.
Kam said many students come to
the clinic with a fair amount of pain
that comes from the piercings. But,
"the more common problems with it is
the problem of soft tissue infections,"
he said.
Donnelly agreed. He said the risk of
spreading disease, at least in his shop,
is virtually impossible. The needles
and jewelry are not reused, and the
forceps and any other equipment used
are soaked in bleach and put into an
"autoclave" machine.
Although no certification is
required in the state of Alabama, the
Voodoo Needle is monitored by the
Health Department, and Donnelly said
he went through vigorous training.
Still sitting in his chair, Gault said
he performed his first nipple piercings
last week, but he was still a little ner­vous
about his own.
Medically speaking, the problems
with peircings aren't always external.
Donnelly joked about the many
people who have passed out either
while being pierced or while watching.
He said one man sent the partition
wall crashing to the ground as he
watched his girlfriend get her navel
pierced.
"It has to do with how nervous you
are before it gets done," he said.
Afterward, the body releases all its
endorphines and the blood sugar level
drops, causing the person to pass out.
Sometimes, nervousness goes past
passing out, he said, still laughing. "In
four years, I've only had one person
cry, and 15 people throw up."
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piercing is just ramming a piece of
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Alabama students test high on SAT
By Brandon Patterson
Stafff Writer
Recent results of SAT scores show
high school students in Alabama are
scoring well above the national aver­age.
'Alabama high school seniors aver­aged
559 on the verbal portion and
555 on the math portion. The nation­al
average is 505 on verbal and 514 on
math.
"The students did it again," said
Tony Harris, spokesman for the state
Department of Education. "Going
back to 1972, the scores on the SAT
have increased almost without excep­tion
year after year after year."
Only about 9 percent of Alabama's
high school students take the SAT, but
the majority of those scored above the
national average. Seniors who take
the SAT usually plan to attend out-of-state
colleges.
G.J. Higginbotham, district two rep­resentative
for the Alabama State
Board of Education, is concerned
about that percentage, though.
Since 1990, SAT scores are drastical­ly
higher in both the math and verbal
portions of the test.
"One thing that helps our scores on
the SAT is that we now have in
Alabama the four-by-four curriculum,
which requires high school students to
take four years of math, four years of
English, four years of science and four
years of social sciences," Harris said.
"Alabama has the strictest require­ments
of any state, in that four years of
each subject required," said Linda
Rainer, the public relations director of
Auburn City Schools. "The students
really benefit from that format."
The state Board of Education is also
getting involved to make sure the stu­dents
do the best they can on the test.
"There is a program that was started
called the Reading Initiative that
increases students reading levels at an
early age," Higginbotham said.
"The board has raised graduation
standards by creating programs such
as this. Students are really trying to
learn nowadays," said Higginbotham.
"Parents and teachers are encouraging
the students better than ever as well."
"I feel that teachers and parents are
talking to the children of the impor­tance
of the test more," said Rainer.
"They are taking time to notice the
students' strengths and building upon
them."
The students, teachers, parents and
administrators have definitely
improved upon old methods of
preparing one or oneself for the SAT.
Nationwide scores on the math por­tion
of the SAT are at their highest
level since 1969, and scores on the
verbal portion are steadily increasing
as well.
"The scores keep increasing,
because the students are working
extremely hard wanting to get in to
good colleges," said Harris. "Their
hard work has paid off."
"Kids are' really paying more atten­tion
at doing their best," Rainer said.
"We have provided students a chance
to improve their scores, and they
have."
"Sure, the scores are higher than
they've ever been, but the scoring isn't
what it should be," Higginbotham
said. "The scores should keep improv­ing,
and one day these totals will seem
very low.
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Language Arts
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UNION Continued from Page One
The new budget will include a 5.3 percent increase in
tuition, a $4.8 million increase in the budget, a two per­cent
salaries and wages across the board and $ 1 million
given to graduate teaching assis-tants
in tuition wavers.
The board is set to approve the
budget at the next meeting, which
will be Sept. 29.
Others items discussed at the
meeting include:
• President's report on Auburn's
first semester since 1942, in which
President William V. Muse said all
degree programs are still possible to
complete in four years, except two
bachelors of science in civil and
chemical engineering.
• Approval of revisions to the Faculty Handbook.
• Approval of an aircraft replacement policy, which
will decrease the time between buying new aircrafts for
the air transportation department.
• Approval of an adjustment of the administrative fee
for clearing registration/graduation to one fee instead of
two.
• Approval of a cooperative master's program in soci­ology
between Auburn and Auburn University at
Montgomery.
"I think when the building is
complete that end of campus
will be as beautiful as the
front end of campus. J5
• Presentation on the Poultry Product Safety and
Quality Peak of Excellence.
• Report on academic program inventory based on
Alabama Commission on
Higher Education Viability
Standards and other program­matic
reductions, which con­cluded
only three of the origi­nal
68 non-viable programs
remain non-viable — bachelor
of arts in German, bachelor of
arts in foreign language educa­tion
and doctorate in aero­space
engineering.
• Review of schematic plans
for a weight training and con­ditioning
facility.
• Review of schematic plan for a poultry science
building.
• Review of schematic plans for a three-dimensional
art studio building.
• Approval of naming the pharmacy building "W. W.
Walker Jr. Building."
• The items approved by the Board will not officially be
approved until the Board approves the minutes of the
Aug. 31 meeting, which will happen at the Sept. 29
meeting.
Sen. Lowell Barron
Property and Facilities Committee Chair
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SECURITY
"With increasing technology,
there are more things that people
can do with that number," said
Brad Buck,
"If someone smart
enough got involved they
could get the numbers
and use them to get into
people's bank records.
SGA vice pres­ident.
"If
s o m e o n e
smart enough
got involved,
they could get
the numbers
and use them
to get into
people's bank
records."
• "We're just
trying to pro-tect
Auburn University students
from things like that and prevent
Auburn University from a future
lawsuit if something bad did hap­pen,"
Buck said.
"Nothing has happened that we
know of," said John Fletcher,
interim vice president for Student
Affairs. "All you have to do is lis­ten
to the news to hear of these
things happening."
As a step towards reducing the
use of Social Security numbers as
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identification, the printing of the
number on the front of Tiger
Club Cards has been eliminated.
The num-ber
will
still remain
on the
m a g n e t ic
strip.
According
to Fletcher,
S o c i a l
S e c u r i t y
n u m b e r s
will also be
r e m o v e d
from pre­liminary
class roles and be
replaced by the global user ID
that is issued by the Office of
Information Technology.
"Something great that hap­pened
is that Social Security
numbers have been taken away
from everywhere except on a
need to know basis," Buck said.
"I think we have accomplished
a lot," Buck said. "There is still a
lot that still needs to be done."
Brad Buck
Vice president of SGA
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athletic programs in an additional way. Lastly,
it's a good way to expose BellSouth brands to a
great target audience." he said.
Fondren said sports marketing has proved
successful to BellSouth.
Anders sees the event as beneficial to local
businesses in that it is "one of the best market­ing
and economic development tools we have".
Former city councilman Ken Brown started
the trail in 1995, but died a year later.
Gail Alsobrook, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, was thrilled with the project.
"We worked with the city to get it estab­lished,"
Alsobrook said. "It took 18 months to
get it rolling."
"The city was wonderful and most coopera­tive,"
Alsobrook said. "They made great sug­gestions
and it's been a good partnership."
Of the six inductees, only Kenny Howard
lives in Auburn.
Howard was named NATA Hall of Fame
member in 1976. He is athletic trainer certified
and has served as an athletic trainer for various
events for 29 years.
Howard began his Auburn University career
in athletic training and served as trainer for 25
years. He then moved to administration as
assistant athletic director for three years.
Howard was a trainer for the 1952 and 1976
Olympics and was head trainer for the World
Games in 1977 and 1979.
He is also a charter member of the Alabama
Trainer's Hall of Fame, the DeKalb County
Sports Hall of Fame, and served as a city coun­cilman
for four years.
• Pat Dye is probably the most recognizable of
the six. He finished first in the SEC in 1983 and
1987-1989.
Dye coached eight bowl games, made it into
the Hall of Fame in 1990 and was named SEC
Coach of the Year in 1983 as well as in 1987-
1988.
Olympic gold medalist Willie Smith set
records in both indoor and outdoor track and
field.
Smith qualified for the NCAA Indoor
Championships in 1976, where he ran as an
Olympic relay alternate. He also participated in
the championships in 1977 and 1978. In 1974
he ran as a relay alternate and came in first.
Smith participated in the 1979 Pan-Am
Games, where he placed third. He also partici­pated
in the World University Games in 1977.
He placed sixth in the World Championship
Performers in 1983. He was named Ail-
American in 1978.
Rex Frederick, former Auburn University
basketball player, was named All-SEC from
1957-1959. He was named All-American from
1958-1959.
Frederick's rebound average for 1956-1957
was 15.3; in 1957-1958 was 14.8, and in 1958-
1959 was 12.9.
Buddy McClinton was a former football play­er.
When Auburn played Arizona in the 1968
Sun Bowl, he was named defense's MVP.
The most interceptions for his career were
18, from 1967-1969. From 1967-1969, he ran
for a total of 208 yards and was named a yearly
leader for pass interceptions in 1967 and 1969.
The last of the six inductees, former track
and field star Rosalind Pendergrast Council,
will be the sixth female on the Tiger Trail
Council was named 1989 Indoor SEC
Champion, made the women's indoor top ten
in 1987, and gained track letters from 1984-
1987.
Council also qualified for the NCAA Indoor
Championships in 1986 in the 55 meter hur­dles.
The Sat. breakfast is open to the public and
will begin at 8:00 a.m. Tickets will cost $25,
and Bell South is preparing gift baskets as door
prizes.
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University adds new master's program
By Andrew Reese
News Staff
In an effort to meet industry demands,
the English department added a new
degree program this year.
The masters degree in technical and
professional communication is the 'only
new program offered this year at the
University. Us creation contrasts a trend
that, over five years, has whittled Auburn's
degree offerings from 319 to 226.
'..", A push to start a graduate program in
the field began in the early 1990s, but
there was no money for new programs
available, said David Haney; graduate pro­gram
coordinator for the English depart­ment.
Last year, finances improved, and the
Board of Trustees approved the new offer­ing.
The English department now has
three graduate programs: The technical
writing degree, the master of arts and doc­torate
degrees in English.
Liberal Arts Dean John Heilman said
adding the program will cost the
University the price of one additional
course — about $4,000 annually.
"There appears to be virtually no risk
involved in starting this program."
Heilman said. "The return on investment
will begin as graduates are employed in
positions for which the program has pre­pared
them."
Technical communication was a neces­sary
addition, said Don Cunningham, the
program's coordinator. Many employers
look for graduate-level education when
they hire technical writers.
Auburn's strong undergraduate program
made the school a natural candidate for a
masters program, he said. Currently,
Auburn is the only university in the state,
and one of few in the Southeast to offer a
graduate degree in technical communica­tion.
A strong graduate program could help
the undergraduate program, too, Heilman
said.
"Strong graduate programs support
strong research, which, in turn, tends to
enhance the learning environment that
undergraduate students experience and
tends to help develop and retain strong
faculty," Heilman said.
Five faculty members teach technical
writing at Auburn, and Cunningham said
they are considered experts in the field.
Technical writers can get jobs anywhere
companies and other organizations need
to make complex information easier to
understand, Cunningham said.
He said growing high-tech industries
mean more demand for technical writers
— and more demand placed on schools t
deliver them. Cunningham said mos
Auburn undergraduates find jobs afte
graduation.
"We imagine there will be quite a bit
interest in the program less so from oil
own graduates than from students at othe
schools," Haney said.
Haney said he gets one or two inquirie
about the program weekly. He said h<
believes inquiries will increase substantial
ly once the English department start;
advertising.
The first students probably won't entei
the program until the spring, he said, anc
the program should grow from there.
• Car blazes
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By Kristin Lenz
Copy Editor
She had her outfit picked out for
Thursday's football game — but the red
strapless dress and new shoes were nothing
more than ashes.
Meredith Nance, a sophomore majoring in
public relations and minoring in political
science, stood and watched as firefighters
hosed down her green 1995 Volkswagen
Jetta.
"Dad, I've always wanted a black car —
now I've got one," Meredith Nance said to
her father over a cellular phone "I'm serious
dad, there's nothing."
The Auburn Fire Department was dis­patched
to the parking lot behind Dixie
Bibbs Graves Hall on the Hill at 2:49 p.m.,
Aug. 31, said Capt. Johnny Lawrence. When
the firefighters arrived, the passenger com­partment
was on fire, according to the
department report.
Nance and her roommate. Tiffany Spahn,
had stopped at Graves Hall on the Hill to
pick up a dress from their friend Lanie
Cleveland, a sophomore in psychology and
pre-law. Nance was then planning on drop­ping
Spahn off at class and then going to the
tanning bed.
After Nance started the car, she and
Spahn, a sophomore in nursing, noticed
white smoke coming out of the dashboard.
"We got out of the car and 1 called my dad
on.my cell phone as Lanic called 911 on
hers," Nance said. Other girls had gone into
the building and brought out fire extin­guishers.
"The car started smoking more and flames
started coining out too," Nance said. "Some
friends took me to the other side of the
building so I couldn't see what was going on,
but 1 could figure it out though by the
expressions on people's face."
—Nance said she walked around to the other
side of the building and watched as firefight- See BLAZE, B2
Kristin Lenz/Copy Editor
Above, firefighters check to see if the fire that engulfed Meredith Nance's 1995 Volkswagen Jetta on the Hill
Thursday is out. Below, the view of Nance's car through the driver's window shows the extent of the fire damage.
ers worked on the blackened steel to ensure Hjp^
the flames would not reignite.
Firefighter Shawn Cobbs, who was on the
scene, said it took about 10 minutes to con­tain
the fire
Lawrence said the cause of the fire is still
under investigation but that the fire origi­nated
under the dashboard on the driver's
side. During the fire, the gas tank was not in
danger of being affected.
Nance said her dad called back and said he
had worked everything out with the insur­ance
company.
Not only was the car destroyed, but Nance
said her purse, wallet, keys, driver's license,
student ID and the new books she had
bought for classes were also burned in the
University Senate discusses fall
enrollment, Board of Trustees
By Lauren Glenn
Assistant Campus Editor
Laura Douglas/P/iolo Editor
Effie Albrecht-Piliouni, English instructor, speaks to
the University Senate Tuesday about child care and the
Employee's Child Care Alliance.
Last Tuesday, University Senate
held its first meeting of the 2000-
01 school year.
Provost William Walker opened
the meeting with a call to order,
addressing such issues as last
week's Board of Trustees meeting
and enrollment statistics for this
year.
According to Walker, the
University has suffered a decline in
undergraduate enrollment.
"(A decrease in undergraduate
enrollment) is occurring primarily
because our senior class has 642
fewer students than this time last
year," Walker said.
"This is exactly what we expect­ed.
Those that were seniors did
whatever they had to do to gradu­ate
before the transition hit them."
Walker also addressed the size of
this year's freshman class.
"You've all heard about the large
freshman class that we have expe­rienced,"
Walker said. "We have
3,876 new freshman. That's not
including the total freshman class,
which is 5,706. The difference is
between those that are 'old' fresh­men."
According to Walker, freshman
enrollment has increased by 174
students.
"We also have 1,394 transfer stu­dents,
which is up by 42 students,"
Walker said. "Enrollment is down.
but we have had a surge on the
freshman level."
Walker said Auburn's recruiters
will be working to bring in a new
group of students, so enrollment
will remain where it is now.
In regards to the board of
Trustees meeting, Walker spoke on
a question presented to the
trustees by Jack Miller, appointed
. to the board last year.
According to Walker, Miller
asked, "Isn't there something that
Auburn University can do about
the drought situation?
"With all of this great scientific
and technological expertise that
we have, isn't there something we
can do to help the citizens of this
See SENATE, B2
University
continues
search for
Burkhalter's
replacement
By Amanda House
Campus Editor
WALKER
As the third week of fall semes­ter
rolls to an end, the University
has yet to permanently fill, the
position of vice president for
Student Affairs.
Last week, the search commit­tee
for the new vice president rec­ommended
five to Provost Walker
— Charlotte
Davis, vice
president for
s t u d e n t
development
at Shorter
College in
Rome, Ga;
William W.
Harmon, vice
c h a n c e l l o r
for student affairs at thei
University of Pittsburgh; W. Wes'
Williams, assistant vice president
for student affairs/enrollment
management and services at West i
Virginia University VJlaZ*
Morgantown; Homer Wesley,
assistant vice president for enroll­ment
management and dean of •
admissions at the University of ]
Southern Mississippi; and Charles
S. Schroeder, vice chancellor of j
student affairs at the University of.;
Columbia at Missouri.
Walker said he is still reviewing
the candidates and will recom­mend
one of those names to
President William V Muse some­time
this week or next.
"I'm in the process of doing
some further research," Walker
said. "I'm making inquiries on all
five (candidates)."
Walker said he feels no rush to
fill the vice president position
because John Fletcher, interim
vice president of Student Affairs,
and his staff are doing well.
"The people at Student Affairs
are doing a great job," he said.
"Dr. Fletcher is doing a great job.
So there's ... not a real sense of
urgency."
Fletcher, who had breakfast
with all five candidates, said he is
"pleased with the experience
they bring with them."
The vice president position
became vacant 10 months ago
when Bettye Burkhalter
announced her resignation.
Fletcher has acted as interim vice
president since March.
Fletcher said he would like.to
stay on campus after the yice'
president position is filled.
"I have no plans to leave
Auburn," Fletcher said. "I love it
here."
He said he would like to be
See SEARCH, B2
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Itate, primarily the agricultural industry?"
Walker expressed an interest in Millers con-lern
with the agricultural industry, but he was
rorried about what the expense of researching
lis problem would be.
Walker said Miller thought it would be nice
"all the knowledge we possess could focus
Itself on issues like that if there was a possibil-fy
of success."
Following Walker, English instructor Effie
Ubrecht-Piliouni gave a presentation on
pehalf of Faculty Welfare, in regards to an
tmployee child care issue.
Currently there is a child care facility for
University employees, run by the Employee's
liild Care Alliance, directed by Gail Piggot.
According to Albrecht, there are two needs
ivhich the ECCA does not meet: Infant care
[newborn to six months old) and emergen­cies,
such as when a regular day care cannot
take a child because of illness.
"We keep giving ideas and suggestions and
we keep hoping," Albrecht said.
In other business, the Senate approved a
new policy for the College of Human
Sciences, requiring that students transferring
from another college or school on campus
have an overall GPA of at least 2.0 on all
courses attempted at Auburn.
The Senate also approved an enrollment
management proposal originating from the
Academic Standards Committee. This pro­posal
requests that the committee consider
changing the standard criteria requirements
of seniors and fifth-year students from a 1.90
to a 1.97, rather than a 1.974 minimum GPA,
to keep the required GPA at two decimal
places.
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lofficially hired as vice president of
lEnrollment Management, a position he also
Iholds as interim. However, he said, that will
Idepend on whether the new vice president of
IStudent Affairs keeps the same structure in
Ithe Student Affairs office. Vice president of
[enrollment management and vice president
lof Student Life are assistant vice presidents to
Ithe vice president of Student Affairs. Nancy
iMcDaniel is the interim vice president of
IStudent Life.
Fletcher said he did not apply for the vice
Ipresident of Student Affairs position because
I he didn't feel he was at a point in his career
where he thought he
could bring the "best
combination of experi­ence
and education to
Auburn University." But,
he said he would like to
pursue a position similar
to vice president of
Student Affairs some day.
"Although I've been
involved in higher education for 19 years,"
Fletcher said, "I am ultimately, in my career,
interested in pursuing a job like (vice presi­dent
for Student Affairs)."
FLETCHER
Eighteen Auburn seniors have been
najned to the President's Student
Leadership Program for the 2000-01
school year. They include:
• Kathleen Ann Burt, accounting
• Glennis Curry, political science/
journalism
• Shaun Addison DeCoudres, finance
• Jessica Muse Rannery, public
reljations/Spanish
i Brock Harrison Goodwin, electrical
engineering
• Susan Michelle Goree, animal and
dairy sciences/pre-veterinary medicine
• Lauren Ashley Hall, animal and dairy
Sciences/pre-veterinary medicine
• Mary Elizabeth Hicky, human
development and family studies
• Stephen Jonathan Hudson, forestry
•Jonathan Michael Kiel, software
engineering
• Staretta Alicia Linton, marketing
• Pelham Norville, electrical engineering
•TaShawna Denise Thomas, biomedical
sciences
•Annie Coleman Rankin, rural sociology
•Jonathan D. Simpson, international
business
•Cathleen Mary Sybert, chemistry
• Tara Lee Tyson, English/international
business
• Rebecca Ann Walker, civil engineering
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Kristin Lenz/ Copy Editor
Meredith Nance's 1995 Volkswagen Jetta caught fire on the Hill last Thursday destroying the car
and its contents, which included Nance's student ID — her ticket to Thursday's football game.
blaze.
Nance told nearby friends that she
had no idea how she would get into the
football game. Recent Auburn graduate
and former member of Nance's sorority,
Alpha Gamma Delta, Sara Ketcham,
game.
"I was supposed to meet my date at 4
o'clock," Nance said. "I was a little
late."
As of press time, Nance said the
insurance company is still preparing its
gave her a ticket to Thursday night's report. She said everything that was in
the car, as well as the value of the car
prior to the fire, will be replaced by
insurance but that the exact reimburse­ment
amount had not been deterr.
mined.
Nance said she is driving her dad's car,
a Volvo, until they find her a new car.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Mandatory Organizations
Presidents' Meeting will be Sept.
7 at 5 p.m. in Langdon Hall. All
presidents of organizations at
must attend.
Catholic Student Organization
'invites all students to attend
Student Liturgy and dinner at 6
p.itk in the Lowder Center, every
•Thursday Sunday student Mass
has been moved to 9 p.m.
• College Life Series: Every
Wednesday 4 p.m. Next Week:
"Getting Off On the Right Foot
Academically" in Foy Student
'Union 202.
Co-op Registration Meetings
•will be held on the following
dates in the Lowder Business
Building: Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. in
•room 112, Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. in
room 110, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. in
room 129, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. in
#ro6m 129 and Sept. 13 at 5 p.m.
in room 129.
The Auburn University
• Outreach Office is offering a
Small Gasoline Engine Repairs
Cotrrse. The class meets Tuesday
• a n ? Thursday from 5:30-8:30
p.m. at Briggs & Stratton Sept.
12-21. Call 844-5101.
• ',.
Auburn University's Outreach
Program Office is offering the
"LSAT Preparation Program"
*Sept. 9-10 from 8:30 a.m.-4:40
p.m. in the Lowder Business
Building. Call 844-5101.
•
The Auburn University
Outreach Office is offering a
•course titled "Parenting: The
Teen Years." The course will be
held Thursday, Sept. 7, from
|6:30-8:30 p.m. in Spidle Hall.
Call 844-5101.
The Auburn University
Academy for Lifelong Learners
is celebrating 10 years of opera­tion
Wednesday, Sept. 13. All
interested community members
are invited to attend. Morning
sessions are free. Afternoon ban­quet
requires pre-registration
and fee. Call 844-5165.
AUALL will offer 17 study
groups for the fall beginning
Sept. 18-19. Anyone interested in
participating is welcome. Call
844-5165.
The Auburn University Speech
and Hearing Clinic is having a
free speech and hearing screen­ing
Wednesday, Sept. 20 from
1:30-4 p.m. No appointment is
necessary.
If your child has ADD, the
course "Parenting an ADD Child
— What You Need To Know" is
for you. The course will be held
Sept. 12 and 14 from 6:30-8:30
p.m. in Spidle Hall. Call 844-
5101.
Hospice of EAMC needs volun­teers!
Training classes will be
held Sept. 7 and 14 from 5-9 p.m.
Call Lee Wilkins at 826-1899.
Parent Education Group at
Auburn University Psycho- logi­cal
Services Center, Haley Center
1122, Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.
Sept. 13-Nov. 1. Separate groups
provided for parents and chil­dren.
Small fee. Call 844-4889.
Marianne Williamson, interna­tionally
acclaimed author and
lecturer, will speak in
Birmingham Sept. 8 at 1:30 p.m.
and 7 p.m. at the Alys Stephens
Center. For affordable tickets,
call (205) 975-ARTS. Call the
Human Potential Foundation
(205) 833-6795.
Lee County Democratic Club
will meet Monday, Sept. 11, at
the Best Inn and Suites. Dutch
treat dinner at 6 p.m., program at
7 p.m.
Increase your intuitive abilities,
work with angels. Attend basic
class on Integrated Energy
Therapy Sept. 17, taught by the
Rev. J im Helbert. Call Dr. Brower
at 821-4085.
The Marriage and Family
Therapy Center at Glanton
House provides therapy for stu­dents
and non-students, couples,
families or individuals. Sliding
fees. For day or evening appoint­ment,
call 844-4478.
Social Phobia Group meets at
Auburn University Psychological
Services Center, Haley Center
1122, each Thursday evening
beginning Sept. 14. Pre-screen-ing
required by Sept. 8. Call 844-
4889 to arrange screening.
Steve Thomas and the
Gardeners, with Christy
Hartsfield, will present a pro­gram
on Heritage Plants Sept. 9
at 9 p.m. at the Forest Ecology
Preserve. Entrance gate to
Preserve Hwy 72. Call 887-6297
or 502-4553 for more informa­tion.
Deadline for submissions for
The Auburn Circle, Auburn's
general interest magazine, is
Sept. 25. Poetry, fiction, art, pho­tography
and non-fiction entries
are welcome. Please turn in all
creative work to the Circle office
in the basement of Foy Student
Union.
MEETINGS
Want to learn sign language?
Join us Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in Foy
Student Union 246. Call Monica
Harris at 826-8416.
Society of Women Engineers
meets this Monday at 6:30 p.m.
in Brown Hall 239. Open to any
women interested in engineer­ing.
The Auburn Wesley Foundation
meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. for"
Bible study, Thursdays at 6 p,m.
for fellowship dinner and
Sundays at 8 a.m. for worship.
Bring a friend. Call 887-3101.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
every day in the Auburn/ Opelika
area. For meeting times, places
and more information, call 745-
8405.
Beyond, Auburn's RPG organiza­tion,
meets Wednesday in Foy
Student Union 321 at 6:30 p.m.
Come by and see what's running
this week.
Auburn University Society of
Anime and Magna meets
Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Wonders of
the East (next to Cheeburger
Cheeburger). Stop in and see
what is showing.
SAFE Harbor Women's Center
offers free confidential services
for sexual assault (date/stranger
rape, dating violence, sexual
abuse) and eating problems
(recovery from eating disorders).
Call 844-5123
The Auburn Gay and Lesbian
Association meets Mondays at 8
p.m. in Haley Center 2208. Visit
www.auburn.edu/~aglassn or e-mail
auburnstorm@gay.com for
more information.
What do you think of the
new union location?
o
"It's kind of far away. It won't
be convenient: for eating
between classes."
Mike Robinson
Sophomore, mechanical
engineering
j|&g&
"I like it. It's better than the
eagle's cage;"
I-aura Young
Junior, pre-nursing
"As Iong:as it's not where
the eagle's cage is at, 1 don't
mind." i
Kevin Hicks
Junior, building science
"I think it's kind of far. I
khink thatthe students .
aren't going to go because of
the location."
Leah Truss
Freshman, biology
"f think it should be more
centralized."
Patton Evans
Graduate student
master of education
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The Interfraternity Council "hopes" to help small
and large fraternities with the changes it has
brought to rush this fall.
Last week, the IFC held its first orientation for
rushees and hopes to make this mandatory in the
future. This fall the rushees are required to turn in
a basic application to the IFC and to pay a $5 fee.
The IFC will be taking these applications through
formal rush this fall. Brian Blythe, IFC chairman,
said these fees will be due before a formal rush in
the future.
While it seems IFC is looking to make rush more
structured like other southeastern universities, that
is not the IFC's goal.
The IFC wanted to give all rushees a chance to
see their options among fraternities and give frater­nities
a chance to see who is interested in rushing a
fraternity, Blythe said.
With more than 700 applications already turned
in, and more expected, the number of rushees this
fall is up from last year said Blythe.
"I think these changes will improve rush for all
fraternities and rushees," said Brent Walker, assis­tant
recruitment of Alpha Gamma Rho.
Alpha Kappa Lambda is one fraternity looking to
improve its numbers. With only seven active broth­ers
this year, Alpha Kappa Lambda was forced to
move out of its house last year since they could no
longer afford to pay the -rent, said chapter adviser
Christian Carpenter.
Since they had no summer rush events, Alpha
Kappa Lambda is looking to do all their recruiting
in formal rush. There will be no alcohol before,
during or after its rush as Alpha Kappa Lambda
looks to stick with Select 2000, which is a program
to keep some fraternities alcohol-free.
Carpenter said they want to "focus more on aca­demics
than partying."
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Mathematics
Began Term: 1999, after Jim
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Term Expires: 2007
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— Compiled by Amanda House, Campus Editor
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Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN B5
Fire ant mound research
earns student award
By Amber Adams
Campus Staff
Matt Aubuchon is all smiles, and he
;has proper justification.
Aubuchon, a graduate student in ento­mology
and plant pathology, is the recip­ient
of the National Geographic Society
Award.
Aubuchon, the first American to win
this award, will receive 500 pounds
(equivalent to $800-900), a certificate
and the National Geographic Society
! World Atlas.
. He said he "had no expectations of
• winning because there was a lot of inter­national
competition from countries
;such as Italy, Croatia, Great Britain and
iPoland."
With financial assistance from
Auburn, Aubuchon will travel to
Oxford, England, to receive this award.
| He will be in England for one week
and will then return to Auburn to con­tinue
his graduate studies.
Aubuchon submitted 10 maps on fire
,ants and their habitats to the British
Cartography Society, which issues the
award.
BCS is an association of individuals
and organizations dedicated to the
exploration and development of map­ping.
The project, which mapped fire ant
mounds by using aerial photography and
bar graphs, also incorporated Global
Positioning Systems, which allowed
Aubuchon to see the latitude and longi­tude
of each mound.
Aubuchon said the research was com­posed
during a four-month period,
which began in the summer of 1999.
During this time, Aubuchon took cours­es
that enabled him to process maps.
His instructor for one such course was
Philip Chaney associate professor of
geography.
Chaney said Aubuchon has a back­ground
in science but realized how map­ping
(geography) could strengthen his
project.
Aubuchon, who is originally from St.
Louis, obtained his undergraduate
degree in environmental science and
management from Indiana University.
He graduated December 1996 and has
been a graduate student at Auburn since
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The graph demonstrates the average number of fire ant mounds per des­ignated
treatment plot. The research earned Matt Aubuchon, grad stu­dent
in entomology and plant pathology, the National Geographic Award.
1997.
Aubuchon's future career goals include
enrollment in a doctoral program in
entomology, complete with field research
such as ecology.
Helping him on his application was
Gary Mullen. A professor of entomology
and plant pathology, Mullen said
Aubuchon, "was an outstanding student
in the master's program that has a keen
interest in the fire ant project and in field
research."
Aubuchon, on the other hand, was
stunned and overwhelmed by his recent
success.
To find out more about cartography,
entomology and geography, visit
www.cartography.org.uk on the Web or
the college of entomology and plant
pathology at 301 Funchess Hall.
Fatal West Nile virus possibly soaring to South via mosquitoes
By Amanda Aline Messer
Campus Staff
It's that time of year again
when Auburn students can make j
their mark in history by having!
thei.- photographs included in I
the 2001 Glomerata.
Students may stop by the
photo-tent on the Concourse
Sept. 11-15 from 9 a.m.-lp.m.'
There is
no need to
sign up
for a spe­cific
time.
T h e
Glom staff
chose to
c h a n g e
the loca­tion
of the
pictures in
hopes for
more stu­dent
par­ticipation.
The staff
Concourse
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
To get involved~
on the Glomerata
or to find more .
information on it,
stop by Foy
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Publications suite
or call 844-4254
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By Napo Monasterio
Assistant Copy Editor
Watch out for that runny nose
or that unusual headache. It
might not be your monthly cold
but the West Nile virus.
This virus, which killed seven
people in New York state last
year, might be flying South this
fall. Mosquitoes and migrating
birds are the carriers of this
deadly disease. The virus causes
encephalitis, which is a fatal
inflammation of the brain.
So far, no cases have been
found in humans in the
Southeast, but the spread of the
disease is being closely moni­tored
by the University.
This year, only one man has
been diagnosed with this
African virus in the Northeast,
but was
released after a
week in the
hospital.
F r e d e r i c k
Hoerr, director
of the Alabama
S t a t e
Ve t e r i n a r y
D i a g n o s t i c
L a b o r a t o r y ,
said no cases of the disease have
been found in Alabama's birds.
"We have not had any cases of
West Nile Virus," Hoerr said.
"You might have a fever
and feel like you have a
cold. The danger is that
you can get encephali­tis."
Frederick Hoerr
Alabama State Veterinary Diagnostic
Laboratory director
"But it's definitely something to
be concerned about.
Hoerr is currently examining
dead birds found in the vicinity,
since those may
have died
because of the
disease.
" C u r r e n t l y ,
we're doing sur-v
e i 11 a n c e ,"
Hoerr. said.
"The birds are
being submit­ted
to the
Southe a s t e rn Raptor
Rehabilitation Center."
This virus, brought from
Africa by migrating birds, is
transmitted by mosquitoes that
bite infected birds and then bite
humans, infecting them with
the virus.
"You might have a fever and
feel like you have a cold," Hoerr
said. "The danger is that you
can get encephalitis."
Joe Shelnutt, director of the
Southeastern Raptor
Rehabilitation Center, said this
disease mostly affects the elder­ly
and the young.
"It's not here yet, but we
expect it to be here," Shelnutt
said.
"They are classic flu symp­toms,"
Shelnutt added. "You
might actually have the West
Nile virus."
Hoerr said that before last
year, the virus was known to be
in Africa, but it has recently
made its appearance in the
United States.
Some of the primary symp­toms
are fever and chills,
Shelnutt said.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
• For more information on
the West Nile virus, visit
the Centers for Disease
Control Web site at
www.cdc.gov/nicdod
/dvbide/westnile/
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accessible location for students
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photo studios, though Photo!
Services will still be in charge of
taking the photographs.
The Glom staff wants all stu­dents
to be included so they can
record a more accurate picture of;
the student body.
Jennifer McClellan, people edF'
tor of the Glomerata, encourageef
student involvement.
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you can look back at your place!
in Auburn's history," McClellan
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with photographs regardless
of the weather conditions.
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be no make up photos.
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Senators speak to graduate students
By Lauren Glenn
Assistant Campus Editor
As part of a series of lectures sponsored
by the College of Business, U.S. senators Jeff
Sessions, R-Ala., and Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.,
gave a presentation last Thursday on the
importance of government in business.
According to Daniel Gropper, director of
Auburn's Masters of Business
Administration program, this lecture was
the third in a series of lectures called,
"Distinguished Leaders in Government and
Business."
The College of Business works with the
Alumni Advancement Board to find keynote
speakers. In the past, the college has lis­tened
to speakers such as Bob Riley and
Newt Gingrich.
"I think it's very important for all stu­dents,
but particularly business students, to
understand how government affects busi­ness,"
Gropper said.
Enzi is the only accountant in the Senate.
"I concentrate most of my efforts on small
businesses," Enzi said. "We need to design
regulations in this country to help business­es
like that."
"You have huge corporations that will
never die, and small businesses trying to be
competitive," Sessions said.
Sessions and Enzi also spoke about Social
Security, taxes, the national debt and mak­ing
more jobs.
In regard to past efforts to bring more jobs
to Alabama Sessions said, "They've got to
build SUVs for Mercedes somewhere, why
not here?"
"(America) has had the greatest increase
in Gross Domestic Product for the last two
years," Sessions said. "Great nations ought
to be able to compete with anybody in the
world."
Both senators were concerned with the
present state of taxes.
"A good tax brings in a lot of money and
costs little to collect," Sessions said.
"The number of people paying no tax is
about to exceed the number of people pay-
Laura Douglas/P/ioto Editor
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions spoke to a group of MBA students last
Friday on the relationship between business and politics. Sessions was
joined by Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi.
ing a tax," Enzi said.
"We've got to do better about Social
Security," Sessions said. He was concerned,
that people get very little from Social
Security in comparison to what they put in.
According to Gropper, about 60 students
attended the lecture.
"There was a mix of on and off-campus
executive MBAs," Gropper said. "(The
EMBAs) come to Auburn for a week and
complete the rest of their coursework via
the Internet, CD-Rom and videotape.
"We're bringing in students from all over
the country. We want to try and think of
some innovative things to do in order to
raise the program's visibility."
According to Gropper, the program has
strong connections with the Republican ,
Party, but he said he would "really like to
get some democrats."
Lab technician retires to enter ministry
By Justin Smith
Campus Staff
Helen Harvey Felton, a labora­tory
technician with the depart­ment
of animal and dairy sciences
in the College of Agriculture,
retired Aug. 31.
She spent over 50 years at
Auburn, 33 of which were spent
in this position.
While in high school, Felton
worked part-time at Auburn's
horticulture farm, gathering fruits
and vegetables. Her future hus­band
worked full-time at the hor­ticulture
farm when she began
working.
Felton left Aubu