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Bowden contract still unsettled
By ROBERT WATSON
Assistant Sports Editor
Tempers are flaring on the Plains
between former Auburn Coach
Terry Bowden and the University.
The dispute is over whether
. Bowden violated clauses in his set­tlement
contract with Auburn. The
clauses forbid him from accepting
employment in the field of athlet­ics.
The two parties are settling the
issue through binding arbitration.
Bowden and the University must
each choose one arbitrator and
agree on a third arbitrator to decide
what action to take.
At stake for Bowden are mort­gage
payments on his home for
five years and the use of two auto­mobiles
for three years.
On the line for Auburn is the
institution's reputation and perhaps
more.
Bowclen's contract forbids him
from accepting any full-time
employment related to athletics "or
work in any respect as a (1) writer,
(2) author, (3) radio, television or
newspaper commentator,
spokesman,
analyst or
announcer, (4)
motion pic­ture
actor, or
(5) employ­ment
in print,
electric or
i n t e r n e t
media or
industries: or
BOWDEN
any other similar
position."
The contract also states "The
term 'athletics' will be construed in
the broadest possible sense."
Bowden
works for
ABC as "free­lance
talent."
He also writes
an occasional
column for
ESPN.com
and USA
Today.
War between the camps is being
waged in the media.
Bowden recently lashed out at
trustee Bobby Lowder and former
Auburn Coach Pat Dye.
LOWDER
Dye said, "He's (Bowden's)
done enough talking for both of us"
on WJOX, a Birmingham radio sta­tion.
Lowder had no comment.
Auburn countered by releasing
the terms to Bowden's contract.
"Auburn is attempting to try its
case in the media and to sway pub­lic
opinion without making a full
and fair disclosure of the true
facts," according to a statement
released Tuesday by the law firm
of Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton,
which represents Bowden.
Bowden's firm also addresses
the clauses in question: "The early
drafts of the contract referenced
'part-time' employment, and
Bowden refused to agree to that.
"David Housel and Auburn
agreed to change the provision to
"full-time," specifically to allow
Bowden to take exactly the kind of
part-time work he currently per­forms
for ABC."
The statement was released after
comments written by David Housel
in a letter were recently mailed to
Turn to BOWDEN, A12
Six injured in College Park knife fight
TRICE MECGINSON/' Photo Staff
A brawl at College Park II left
six victims injured. The brawl
began after a party July 2.
By JAMIE PILARCZYK
News Editor
Six people were injured in an early
morning fight July 2, at an apartment in
College Park 11.
Lieutenant Jerry Holden of the
Detectives Division at the Auburn
Police Department said that a suspect
has been identified, but an arrest has not
been made.
"We have identified a suspect and the
charges are pending,1, Holden said. "We
have not arrested anyone, but 1 feel like
that will happen soon."
Holden said u request to leave the
party was the cause of the brawl, which
sent one victim to East Alabama
Medical Center with a severed femoral
artery, left two with stab wounds and
several others with cuts from a knife.
"It was just a verbal altercation about
the party ending and asking people to
leave," Holden said. "Next thing you
know, people are fighting."
Dale McCullough, director of market­ing
for College Park, said the people
who instigated the fight were not
Auburn students nor residents of the
community.
Holden said that College Park has
made every effort to get the details of
the incident. She said that the residents
left their apartment door open, allowing
the strangers to enter the party.
"Although the party was held at a
College Park apartment, the people
involved were not residents," Holden
said. "The people who precipitated the
altercation were not residents."
"We know that students are going to
entertain while they are in college,"
Holden said. "But they just have to be
sensible about security.
"We are doing our best to communi­cate
to our residents to be cautious,
don't leave doors open when your apart­ment
borders a busy street and make
sure that people you're inviting over are
people you know."
Holden said several witnesses and
victims have come forward, which took
some time since witnesses feared
reprisal from the attackers.
This echoes the March 5 shooting at
the Auburn National Guard Armory,
when no one would come forward as a
witness. But Holden does not see a con­nection
between the two incidents.
"I sure don't see any link between the
two, but I couldn't say 100 percent."
Campus recycling program
remains poor at University
By JAMIE PILARCZYK
News Editor
A self-proclaimed leftover hip­pie.
Waymon Abner is disappointed
with the recycling efforts on the
Auburn campus.
"When 1 was a teenager, if you
littered, you were scum," said
Abner, a safety and health techni­cian
for Housing and Residence
Life. "You were useless. That was
the mindset."
Abner talked in the lobby of
Lupton Hall while emptying two
bins, set there to collect food and
clothing the residents would have
otherwise thrown away after mov­ing
out. This project is one of many
Abner has started and carries out on
his own.
"It's a great program, if 1 do it,"
Abner said. "People really are
lazy."
He said people need recycling to
he completely easy, or the efforts
are fruitless.
"They (Housing) used to have a
big trailer up on the hill and expect­ed
residents to haul their stuff up
there," said Abner, who has been
working for the University for 18
years.
Abner said the project had to be
made more convenient for the
users. Now bins are placed inside
each residence hall, and Abner
empties and delivers the goods to
the East Alabama Food Bank and
Salvation Army.
"I've seen a lot of changes over
the years," Abner said. "But we
could do a better job."
This sentiment is shared by Ann
Cromwell, the University's solid
waste and recycling manager at
Facilities.
Cromwell said. "We're behind
the rest of the country in terms of a
recycling program."
Cromwell was hired back in 1997
and has since gone on two materni­ty
leaves.
'That's not done well for the
University," Cromwell said, refer­ring
to how her absence has made it
difficult to coordinate new pro­grams.
Since her return in February
of this year, she has handled "most­ly
special projects and fielding of
recycling questions," she said.
Lee Smith has temporarily taken
over the solid waste and recycling
programs Cromwell had already
implemented, having not started
anything new.
The trailer is one of the efforts to
improve the recycling of office
paper and newspaper. It rotates
locations on campus between the
Haley Center Concourse, Lowder
Business Building, College of
Veterinary Medicine, Student
Activities Center and the Langdon
Annex.
Cromwell said the University
recycles a variety of items in accor­dance
of Section 22-22B-3 of the
NEW PAWS
Turn to RECYCLE, A12
RACHEL DAVIS/Assistant Copy Editor
Amy Leigh Bamberg and other campers paint new tiger paws
on the street at Toomer's Corner on Tuesday night. See page
A4 for more pictures from Camp War Eagle.
TRICE MECGINSON/ Photo Staff
Portions of Chewacla Creek have dried up.
Some citizens say its the result of mining.
Quarry delays dye test
to determine reasons
for dry Chewacla Creek
By BRANDON EVANS
Assistant News Editor
Martin Marietta claims they will conduct a dye test
this month at Chewacla Creek to identify the reasons
behind a quarter-mile section of the creek drying up
along with the sudden occurrence of numerous sinkholes
in and around the cr.eek.
The dye test was initially scheduled for April 28. but
has been delayed several times.
According to Martin Marietta, the results of the dye
test may not be released to the public because of current
litigation occurring between Martin Marietta and resi­dents
of Lee County Road 159.
Robert Cook, head of the AU Geology department,
said, "The whole concept of the dye test is to find out
how water is moving underground and to determine the
direction water is flowing.
"You inject dye into the water table and see where the
water comes out. Sometimes you throw it in the water
and never see it again."
The dye test will allow the Alabama Geological
Survey, which is overseeing the testing, to determine if
Martin Marietta's two quarries on Lee Road 159 are
responsible for the environmental damage done to the
creek.
Martin Marietta already hired a firm to drill wells
around the quarry to determine if the quarry is impacting
the water table.
Jimmy Sprayberry, attorney for the plaintiffs against
Martin Marietta, said it is no question that the quarry is
to blame for damaged done to the creek. The quarry was
opened around 30 years ago, digging off and on, but
started continuous digging around 10 years ago.
Sprayberry said portions of the creek began to dry up
soon after, with the earliest signs of degradation appear-
Turn to DYE, A12
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THIS WEEK IN AU HISTORY:
1978 Auburn President Harry M. Philpott
announced an NCAA investigation into possible
recruiting violations by both the football and bas­ketball
teams. The University was on probation
for the 1979 football season.
It took me four years to paint
ilike Raphael, but a lifetime
to paint like a child.
—Pablo Picasso
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Voter fraud found in Winston County
By CHRIS MCLEMORE
Staff Writer
As the Black Warrior River and Clear Creek
washes the terrain of Winston County, federal
and state agents investigate a crime against the
community: voter fraud.
Two weeks ago, U.S. Attorney Doug Jones
and Attorney General Bill Pryor announced a
federal grand jury has indicted 11 people alleg­ing
voter fraud in the Winston County
Republican primary on June 6, according to the
Department of Justice's news release.
The accused include a sheriff, a circuit clerk,
a district judge, three candidates and five resi­dents.
They are Sheriff David Sutherland, 52;
District Judge Ann Richardson, 53; her hus­band,
Jimmy Richardson, 63; Scotty Cole, 60;
Denita Lee, 44; Randy Lee, no
age available; Circuit Clerk
William Bailey, 56; Idas
"Spooky" Neal, 58; Mary Jo
Ingram, 45; Hoyt Page, 54;
and Eugene Emerson, 71.
The indictment alleges the
defendants met from April 6,
2000, to June 6, 2000, plotted
ways to pay, and paid voters
Sutherland, Bailey; Jimmy Richardson and
Ingram were previously arrested by warrant on
June 8 on federal charges related to buying
votes and falsifying absentee ballots.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office, FBI,
Alabama Bureau of Investigation and Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board are investigating the
case.
"A citizen's right to vote is absolutely invalu­able
in a democratic society," Jones said. "The
democratic process is tainted, and the communi­ty
suffers when votes are secured by fraud as
alleged in this case."
Sutherland, sheriff of Winston County for six
years, and Ingram, manager of Lakeshore Inn,
recruited runners to distribute absentee ballot
applications to registered voters and to pay off
voters once they cast ballots at the polls.
Lakeshore Inn is the supposed place in which
.————---—--—--—————. the defendants held meet-
"A citizen's right to ings.
PSST,
vote is absolutely
invaluable in a
democracy."
— Doug Jones
U. S. Attorney
for absentee Ballots in the June 6 election.
Money as well as beer and whiskey were used
as payment.
The voter fraud was to ensure the election of
Richardson, Bailey, Cole, Lee and Neal.
About $3,200 was given to Ingram by the
other defendants in order to pay for the ballots.
Court papers revealed Sutherland, Emerson,
Page and Jimmy Richardson met several times
in May to discuss trading beer and whiskey for
votes in dry Winston County.
Bailey provided no
comment on the tele­phone,
and efforts to reach
the other defendants were
unsuccessful.
Rick Johnson, 74,
said, "It's been going on
for years. They have been
selling absentee votes, but they got caught. Now
they're in bad trouble.
"I voted for Bailey, Richardson and
Neal this past time. Now, I'm sorry I did,"
Johnson said. "A vote should be held sacred.
This will make a lot of people quit voting."
Johnson said the defendants probably would­n't
have been caught if the past election didn't
have a federal nomination on the ballot.
Ricky Johnson, 45, another resident, said, "I
don't vote because I don't want to be held
JASON KEYMrt Editor
responsible for the corruption.
"Apparently federal or state agents have
Sutherland on an audio tape, and as of now,
Sutherland can not carry a gun or be around any'
guns," Johnson said. "They're all crooks."
Karen Mann, 43, of Winston County said,
"The whole system just sucks. I was delighted
to hear of the indictment. Sutherland is one
crooked snake."
The Rev. Mark Johnston, 52, of Winston
County said, "The whole thing is ludicrous and
embarrassing."
The arraignment is Thursday before U.S.
Chief Magistrate Michael Putnam in the U.S.
District Court in Birmingham.
JUNE
S M T W H F CampuSfaV^ JUNE
S M T W H F S
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SGA and East Alabama
Summer Blood Drive is
on July 12 and July 13
from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in
the basement of Haley
Center. Please come
donate to help save lives
in our community.
Co-op registration meet­ings
will be held on the
following dates in 129
Lowder Business Building
July 13 at 6 p.m. and July
14 at 1 p.m.
East Alabama AIDS
Outreach presents
Volunteer Training
Workshop. Learn more
about HIV/AIDS and
how you can help others.
For more information on
volunteering or to register
for training, please call
887-5244 or (800) 799-
4967.
Does Food Control Your
Life? Assessment and
referral services for
individual counseling.
Assessment and brief
screening for on-campus
body image and food
issues support group. Call
Student Counseling
Center at 844-5123.
Lifeguard Certification
Course, Lifeguard review
course and CPR/PR will
be taught through the
Outreach Program Office
on campus starting April
10. Call 844-3108 to sign
up.
Attention all Sci-Fi Fans!
The Klingon Assault
Group is scanning this
quadrant for new mem­bers.
Check us out at:
http://www.auburn.edu
/~bentoam/KAG/ or call
844-1589.
The Society for Creative
Anachronism studies and
recreates the combat, fun
and feasts of the Middle
Ages. Go to: http://www.
auburn.edu/sca/ or call
826-5747
Are drugs affecting your
family or a friend? Log
onto www.stopaddiction.
com or call 1-800-468-
6933. Narconon provides
free assessment, evalua­tion
and referral services
to internationally recog­nized
alternative and tra­ditional
treatment facili­ties.
The Forest Ecology
Preserve, 3100 Alabama
Highway 147 North, will
be open every Saturday
during June, July and
August from 8a.m. to
noon. Explore seven dif­ferent
trails. Open to pub­lic.
No charge. Call
887-6297 or 502-4553.
MEETINGS
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets everyday in the
Auburn/Opelika area. For
meeting times, places and
more information call:
745-8405. .
Advocates for Disability
Awareness has biweekly
meetings on the second
and fourth Wednesdays of
the month at 4:30 p.m. in
1227 Haley Center.
Confidential Support
Group for students with a
mental illness. Meets the
second and fourth
Tuesdays of the month in
the ground floor (#19)
conference room of the
library, 5:30-7p.m. Geneva
1-800-264-6422
Ministries In Action has
Friday Night Live Bible
Study in 113 Lowder
Business Building at 7p.m.
and detention center min­istries
bi-weekly. For more
information call 844-0991
or 501-1778.
The Auburn Plainsman
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in B-100 Foy Union at 7
p.m. For more informa­tion
on becoming a volun­teer
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Foster takes chair as journalism head
By RACHEL DAVIS
Assistant Copy Editor
The official papers haven't been
signed, but the journalism department
has a new occupant.
Hal Foster, a 30-year newspaper
veteran and journalism instructor for
20 years, has been appointed depart­ment
head of journalism.
"It's a good fit," said Foster, who is
transferring from the Dan Rather
school of journalism at Sam Houston
State in Texas where he has been a
faculty member since 1998.
"With what Jack Simms has put
together and the faculty does here, it
was a good fit for me," he said.
Foster began teaching journalism
classes in the early 1980s at the
University of Southern California,
while he worked as a reporter and edi­tor
at The Los Angeles Times.
He said he became increasingly
interested in the academics of journal­ism
and received his doctorate in 1998
from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
"I wanted to find a program that
was based in practical journalism,"
' JULIE MORRIS/Ass/sfanf Photo Editor
Hal Foster, an experienced newspaper man and journalism
instructor, will serve as the journalism department head.
Foster said. "It's where my experience
is. That's what I know."
The Auburn journalism program is
focused on teaching students the basic
practical skills needed to work in a
newsroom. Theory-based journalism
is not part of the curriculum.
The journalism and communication
programs will be merged beginning
fall 2001, and Foster said, "If a merg­er
is done properly it will not hurt the
journalism department."
Bringing the programs together
could improve the quality of the jour­nalism
curriculum at Aubum, Foster
said.
The merger could allow journalism
students more experience with broad­cast
journalism through the communi­cation
department's Mass
Communication (RTVF) major, he
said.
Journalism has evolved into more
than print media, encompassing
broadcast journalism, on-line publica­tions
and web design for newspapers.
"We in print journalism are getting
our feet wet with online," Foster said.
Foster said he has hopes of adding
an online journalism class to the cur­riculum,
but it is too soon to tell when
the addition will take place. "One
thing that is important is we've got to
do it fairly quickly," he said.
Chairing the merged departments is
something Foster said he would possi­bly
consider, but "I'm not really
thinking that way now. I've got my
hands full now."
Foster said he is looking forward to
working with the department of com­munication
faculty to see that the
merger will be as smooth as possible.
"I am optimistic about the program
and the merger," Foster said. "I am
hoping for the best."
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Libertarians get name on presidential ballot
Libertarians collect 60,000
signatures in order to
secure their place on the
November ballot
By BRANDON EVANS
Assistant News Editor
The Libertarian Party of Alabama worked to
ensure that its name would appear on the
November ballot next to its nominees.
In order to get a party's name on the ballot,
the party must gain signatures equal to or
more than 3 percent of the gubernatorial votes
cast in the last election. That number comes to
39,536 registered voters. Without this many
signatures, a candidate must appear as an
independent without a party label to identify
his platform.
Another way of adding the party's name on
the ballot is to have received at least 20 per­cent
of the votes from the previous election.
"This is the way Republicans and
Democrats have controlled political offices in
Alabama with no real competition from third-party
candidates," said Matthew Givens, vice-chairman
of the Alabama Libertarian Party
and candidate for Public Service
Commissioner.
Givens said the Libertarian Party spent 17
months collecting the necessary votes.
In fact, it gained about 60,000 signatures in
order to assure its place — — — — —
on the ballot. It complet­ed
collection of signa­tures
in March, although
it had until Aug. 31.
"Alabama has the
stiffest requirement in the
nation to gain ballot
access," said Givens.
The Libertarian Party's
nominee for president is Harry Browne.
The Libertarian Party also has candidates
for every congressional seat.
Givens said his party has grown 15 to 20
"Alabama has the
stiffest requirement in
the nation to gain bal­lot
access."
percent during the past two years, picking up
defectors from both Democrats and
Republicans.
"Democrats and Republicans want to grow
government in order to achieve their goals,
and we are the only party that believes the
people can run their own lives better than
George W. Bush, Al Gore or even Harry
Browne," Givens said.
The Libertarians collected votes by setting
up booths and petitioning
signatures at "college cam­puses,
outside voting booths
and anywhere else we could
set up a table," Givens said.
Candidates from other
major parties will have no
mention of their political
affiliation on the November
ballot.
These include John Hagelin of the Natural
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AU School of Pharmacy receives grant
By GERALD PACE
Assistant News Editor
The Auburn School of Pharmacy
recently received a grant of $250,00
from the Institute for the Advancement
of Community Pharmacy. Aubum is
one of two southern schools receiving
the grant.
Ten schools of pharmacy received
grants for expansion of existing pro­grams.
Five new schools and six new
courses will be initiated through grants
also. There are a total of 21 grants with
a sum of $4.7 million that will be dis­persed
over the next five years.
Lee Evans, dean of pharmacy, said
the grant will be used for expansion of
the pharmacy building to increase
enrollment.
The Institute for the Advancement
of Community Pharmacy, founded by
the National Association of Chain
Drug Stores and the National
Community Pharmacy Association,
gives grants to schools to increase the
number of students involved in com­munity
pharmacy.
"We were able to get the grant
because of our plans to get local prac­titioners
(pharmacists) in the commu­nity
involved in teaching students,"
Evans said.
"Community pharmacists are those
found in Wal-Mart, CVS, long-term
care facilities and those outside of
institutions," Evans said.
Evans said this grant is necessary
because of the national shortage of
pharmacy. Demand for pharmacists is
increasing and will continue to, Evans
said.
"Our school is 10 percent minority
students which is more than others on
campus," he said.
The size of the class entering the
school of pharmacy for Fall 2000 is
about 110, making the school's enroll­ment
400. With the grant, plans are
being made to add space to the school.
This will allow the school to increase
enrollment to about 120 students per
class.
There will also be an increase in fac-
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Auburn's pharmacy school received $250,000 from the
Institute for the Advancement of Community Pharmacy.
ulty in order to keep the faculty-stu­dent
ratio small.
The pharmacy industry is changing,
Evans said. The present number of
prescriptions will go from 2.8 billion
to 43 billion by 2003.
"Medication errors may increase
with this rate of growth," Evans said.
"The unique things that Auburn does is
have our students begin taking care of
patients immediately."
Although plans are being made to
increase enrollment, the criteria to get
into the school will be the same. The
application process consists of two
years in pre-pharmacy and pre-requi--
site sciences, the PCAT entrance
examination, and an interview. After
acceptance into the school, students
must attain a doctorate of pharmacy
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Auburn Department of Communication
Disorders ranks nationally 51 out of 225
By BRANDON WILSON
News Staff
Auburn's Department of
Communication Disorders has
received national recognition for
offering one of the top programs in
the nation.
In a national poll done by U.S.
News and World Report, Auburn's
department of Communication
Disorders ranked 51 out of the 225
programs in the .country.
The polls are done through
questionnaires, which are sent to
ail targeted programs in the nation.
A vote is taken, and a rank is
issued.
Taken into account during the
polling period are "faculty produc­tivity
and word of mouth you get
from former students and employ­ers,"
said William Haynes,
Department Chair. "We turned out
to be number 51."
Haynes noted that the depart­ed
is small, but, "We are the
nly program in the state that is
anked. Nationally ranked."
According to The U.S. News and
odd Report's list of top schools,
octoral and master's programs
ere ranked collectively.
"If you look at the people who
re ahead of us, most of those pro-rams
are doctoral programs,"
aynes said.
Auburn's Department of
ommunication Disorders is only a
aster's program, placing the pro­gram
at a disadvantage when being
considered for national rank. The
reason is because "it is easier if
you have doctoral students and
graduate students putting out pub­lications.
You turn out a lot more,
and your visibility becomes high­er."
Haynes noted
Auburn's department beat out a lot
of doctoral programs. "If you rule
out the doctoral programs on the
list, we are really number 14," he
said.
Auburn's department has also
been busy reaching out to the com­munity.
"Every year, we schedule
10,000 therapy sessions in our
(Auburn's) clinic."
These sessions are for people
from campus and the surrounding
community.
"We also screened the hearing of
1,500 babies born in the East
Alabama Medical Center in Lee
County this year," Haynes said.
The faculty members of the
department are also receiving
national recognition. "Larry Molt,
an assistant professor, has won
many national teaching awards,"
Haynes said.
One of the things to look for
from the department in the future is
an increase in the amount of
research done by the master's stu­dents.
"We do our best to encourage
them to do research," Molt said.
The department has been cur-
LAURA DOUCLAS/Photo Editor
Ashley Hardee, graduate student in audiology, peers into
the ear of Mandy Chalker, graduate student in speech and
language pathology, using a video otoscope.
rently involved in brain activity
research. "I do brain imaging
research, particularly EEG topo­graphic
research, in terms of the
amount of electrical activity of the
brain. We have a joint project with
Auburn University in
Montgomery," Molt said.
Molt noted that EEG topograph­ic
research entailed placing elec­trodes
on the scalp to measure
underlying brain activity as it
processes language.
In August. Molt will be present­ing
four papers at the Third World
Congress on fluency disorders in
Copenhagen, Denmark. Next June
he will present two papers in the
Netherlands.
"We have a real high quality and
production rate in books, research
articles and international presenta­tions,"
Haynes said.
Molt said he was very excited
about the future plans of the
department.
"(Auburn's Department of
Communication Disorders' nation­al
recognition) makes me proud of
our faculty and students. It's nice
to get this recognition," Haynes
said.
Drought leaves empty wells and empty pockets
Residents and businesses
find that lack of water
causes dramatic effect on
the local economy
By BRIAN MISHKIN
Staff Writer
An on-going water drought in Alabama keeps
one of life's most essential elements in short
supply.
Local residents and businesses have found
the lack of water is causing a dramatic effect on
the local economy.
This year, the Lee County area has been suf­fering
a 17-inch deficit comparatively from a
30-year average. The county has received 14.99
inches of rain this year.
This deficit has affected Alabama's primary
cash crops: cotton and cattle herding. Farmers
and herders have had a new experience with
this water shortage.
Those dependent oy fertile soils have found
Alabama's land unbearably dry. With the lack
of irrigation systems in Alabama, subsoils are
not receiving the water they need to enrich
plants.
Dr. Mike Patterson, an extension weed spe­cialist
for the University, said a one-inch rain
will only go down about 3 to 4 inches. Plants
use this water too fast, keeping the subsoil too
dry for the plants to survive.
"This is a tough situation and is hurting
everybody," Patterson
said.
"What we need is week­ly
substantial rainfall, or
this thing could get
worse," Patterson said.
Cattle herders may not
be able to produce enough
hay to feed suffice for the
winter months.
Cotton growers may not be able to produce a
crop this year.
For now, their only solution is crop insurance.
Crop insurance is provided by the government
to assist farmers in cases like this, Patterson
said.
This is not a money-making scheme and
merely returns the farmers to the status quo
position, Patterson said.
Other businesses are dependent on rain such
"This is a tough situa­tion
and is hurting
everybody."
— Mike Patterson
Extension weed specialist
as golf courses, parks, car washes and land­scapes.
These businesses may not be surviving much
longer without some sort of rainfall.
Spiffy's Car Wash has suffered severe reper­cussions
during this waterless period.
Manager Tim Ball of Spiffy's said he has had
a 30 to 35 percent decline in sales from mid-
May to early July. On an aver­age
day, they previously saw
about 125 cars but now only
services about 60.
Rainfall is what Ball attrib­utes
higher sales to. The rain
creates mud from dirt, causing
dirty cars. "No rain, no cars,"
Ball said. With surging labor
costs, Spiffy's may have to lay
off employees to survive the drought.
Local residents may find water bills to be
slightly inflated through the summer months.
This is not brought about from rising water
prices, but primarily because of the use of more
water.
The Water Works Board reports that water
prices are not rising, and water rationing is not
expected for the future.
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Auburn forestry researchers receive
honor award for longleaf pine effort
By ELAINE COX
Staff Writer
Researchers from the Auburn University
School of Forestry and the United States
Forest Service's Southern Research Station
recently received an honor award from the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) for their efforts to preserve the lon­gleaf
pine.
"This is quite an honor to have this distinc­tion,"
said Charles McMahon, Auburn Forest
Service longleaf research project leader.
The award, one of two awarded this year, is
given out to associations within the USDA in
recognition of a variety of accomplishments.
"Many people don't realize that U.S. Forest
Service is part of the USDA," McMahon said.
The U.S. Forest Service's Southern
Research Station is located on the south end of
Auburn's campus and has collaborated on lon­gleaf
pine research with University faculty for
more than 20 years.
Auburn researchers received this award for
promoting sensible management of natural
resources.
In addition to research efforts, Auburn fac­ulty
and researchers established the Longleaf
Alliance in 1996. The principal goal of
Longleaf Alliance is to educate land owners
about the longleaf pine and encourage them to
plant trees.
The longleaf pine once covered 90 million
acres of land across the South. In .1996, when
the Longleaf Alliance was created, only 3 mil­lion
acres of longleaf pine were left.
Dean Gjerstad, a School of Forestry profes­sor
and co-director of the Longleaf Alliance,
said, "The longleaf pine was cleared by early
settlers to make room for farming and used as
building materials for towns and cities."
He said the longleaf pine "was also shipped
to the eastern United States and even back to
Europe. It can be found today in wharfs that
are two to three hundred years old."
The longleaf pine is an ideal building timber
because it is resistant to termites and does not
easily decay.
After World War II, however, pulp and
paper production became the dominant
forestry industry in the South. As a result,
Gjerstad said, "The loblolly pine replaced the
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The longleaf pine might be making a
comeback thanks to an alliance of
researchers from the forestry department.
longleaf as the number one commercial in the
South," because it grows faster.
Today, the longleaf pine is primarily used
for utility and telephone poles across the
United States and around the world.
The longleaf pine also supports a diverse
ecosystem and a rich herbaceous environment.
"Smokey the Bear, forest fire prevention
and urbanization have been the most recent
threats to the longleaf," Gjerstad said.
Forest fires prevent the growth of compet­ing
vegetation and "prepare the ground as a
seed bed so that when the tree's seeds fall,
they will be able to germinate," McMahon
said.
"Natural forest fires are to forests as fertiliz­ers
and irrigation are to farm land," McMahon '
said.
Seedlings of the longleaf pine require spe­cific
environmental conditions in order to ger­minate.
For this reason, many farmers and
land owners choose not to replant them.
Researchers at Auburn, however, are work­ing
on artificial regeneration of the longleaf i
pine, a process that involves the use of con- -
tainerized seedlings.
"Seedlings grown in a plastic container
make the planting protocol easier and gives a
higher survival rate," McMahon said.
Research is also ongoing at the Auburn
University Dixon Center near Andalusia
where the longleaf covers 2,400 of the center's
5,000 acres.
The Dixon Center was established in 1980,
and all Auburn forestry students are required j
to spend one summer there, taking five inten-.
sive, field-oriented courses.
While researchers work to answer important
questions about the longleaf pine, the
Longleaf Alliance, through the publication of
a regular newsletter and sponsoring work­shops,
functions as a forum for communica­tion
between researchers and land owners.
Gjerstad said the greatest challenge for the
alliance is "convincing farmers to convert to
planting the longleaf. It is important that we
get information out to farmers about the long-leaf.
"The worst thing that could happen is that the
longleaf pine could only be seen as a museum
exhibit, similar to the redwoods in the West,"
Gjerstad said.
He said this can be prevented "if people uti­lize
and manage the longleaf. If they have
many acres of longleaf pines and use some of
it to sell and still keep young trees, then this
would be ideal for the ecosystem and regener­ation
of the longleaf."
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'GA Senate
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icommittee
By JAMIE PILARCZYK
News Editor
The student committee on the
[academic honesty code was
[announced Tuesday night at the
[Student Government Association's
second formal senate meeting of
I the summer.
The Academic Honesty Review
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President Lindsey Boney, will be
! comprised of Michael Solomon,
head of the Academic Affairs
Committee; Matt Hall, senator of
Liberal Arts; Chris Algee, SGA
Cabinet's director of Academic
Affairs; David Stejskal, assistant
director of the Blood Drive and
Star Linton, a student representa­tive.
The Senate is waiting for Provost
William Walker to appoint faculty
members to the committee.
In other business, the Student
Interests Committee is working on
a new Senate Web page and imple­menting
the scrolling Senate
updates on computer lab terminals.
Senate members absent were
Melissa Brooks and Christina Van
Santen.
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News Briefs
International
Garbage slide crushes
hundreds in Phillipiries
Rescue workers are fighting the
stench of decaying bodies buried
under tons of garbage in Manila,
Phillipines after the rubbish col­lapsed
July 10.
The dump site, Lupang Pangako
(Promised Land), became an
avalanche after five days of endur­ing
typhoon Kai-Tak. Phillipine
officials said about 200 shacks
beneath the mountain of garbage
were crushed.
At press time, about 115 bodies
had been recovered from the rub­bish.
About 100 people are still
missing.
A problem rescue workers face is
the possibility of the spread of dis­ease
from the decaying corpses
buried in the garbage. They have
requested extra chemicals and pro­tective
gear to ward off disease.
National
Virginia Sheriff doubts
killing is a hate crime
Ron Watkins, sheriff of Marion
County. Va., says there is no indica­tion
that the recent murder of Arthur
"J.R." Warren Jr., a black homosex­ual
male, is a hate crime.
Warren was beaten and repeated­ly
run over with a car by a group of
male juveniles.
Arthur Warren Sr., father of the
murder victim, ordered the body of
his son to be displayed at the funer­al
June 8, at Mount Beulah Baptist
Church in Grant Town, W. Va. to
show what "they had done to his
son."
Gay rights activists are requesting
police and prosecutors to declare
whether the murder was a hate
crime.
State
Landfill proposed on
Selma civil rights trail
Plans are being made to construct
a 670-acre, solid-waste landfill near
U.S. Highway 80 on the historic
Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights
trail of 1965.
A mixed group of blacks, and
whites of the area are opposing this
action because of environmental
issues and the historical value of the
highway.
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Korean War veterans honored
By GERALD PACE
Associate News Editor
The Auburn City Council recognized nine Korean
War veterans at its July 5 meeting.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the war.
Mayor Bill Ham read a resolution passed down from
"the Alabama legislature that recognizes the 70.000 sur­viving
Alabama Korean War veterans. It stated the vet­erans
should be commended for protecting the institu­tion
of democracy..
"One hundred and thirty thousand Alabamians were
involved in the war," Ham said. "Seven hundred gave
their lives, but we will feel it's necessary to honor those
still alive."
The council's Teamwork Award was given to 12 vol­unteers
who helped in the Safe Kids Car Scat Cheek-Up
Event. In the event, 59 car seats were inspected. About
90 percent needed adjustments.
The volunteers took a class on child safety in order to
work in the event. Volunteers recognized were Assistant
City Manager Wendy Hasset, Strven Davis, Russell
Hays, Joseph Donaldson, Miles Aley, Walter Tate.
Evelyn Cobb. Clay Carson, Jonathan Ley, Bill
Messerschmidt, Stephen Kersey and Scott Mingus.
In other council business:
• named Sharon Bradley of the library department
Employee of the Month
• presented Charlie Buckher of the Public Safely
Department a service pin for 15 years of service
• awarded a bid to Caraway Steel for the construction
of a new roof at Dean Road Recreation Center for
$47,655
• passed ordinances for annexation of David Taylor's
property on the north and south side of Pear Tree Road
and Helen Gholston's property at the northeast intersec­tion
of U.S. Highway 280 and Pear Tree Road
• passed a resolution zoning Bent Creek Grocery
• granted drainage and Utility easement to Paul and
Beverly Webster on Loachapoka Highway, Willow
Creek Sewer Project, phase III
• granted rights of way to Pace Brothers, Inc. and
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A8 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, July 13, 2000
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EDITORIALS
Auburn, let Bowden be
While some former coaches get to stick around,
Terry Bowden and his family are being run out of
town.
Maybe Lowder and Co. thought Bowden and
his family would grow tired of their million dollar
home and free cars and leave on their own.
But Bowden wants to stay.
Bowden agreed to work part-time for ABC
prior to signing the settlement with the University.
Why would he sign a settlement that would not
allow him to keep his job?
Bowden said he didn't. He said
the word "full-time" was added to
the settlement phrase "employment
or work in any capacity" with the
expressed understanding that he
already had a part-time job.
That is full-time employment or
full-time work "in any capacity."
If this is not true, then why even
use the word "full-time?" Saying,
"employment or work in any capac­ity"
would be sufficient. Or why not
ask, "full-time or part-time?"
Even if the statement was meant
to be inclusive of a part-time job, it
is, in effect, unclear. Bowden should not be the
one to suffer from this ambiguity.
'Any ambiguity should be interpreted in
Bowden's favor since he and his family are the
ones who stand to lose so much.
" Terry Bowden has not violated the contract.
Why would he?
' And if he was in violation of the contract with
the ABC job, why has Auburn waited so long to
do anything about it? Auburn knew about this
when it signed the settlement.
Auburn is about to begin its second season with
IN SUMMARY
Issue: Terry
Bowden's aljeged
contract violation.
Problem: Dubious
wording of contract
may threaten
Bowden's future.
Our View: Auburn
leave Bowden and
family alone.
Tommy Tuberville. The ugliness of the Bowden
resignation is forgotten, and Lowder and Co. go
looking for an old fight. Why? According to
David Housel, we're looking toward the future.
Bowden had remained quiet, content and out of
the way until Lowder and Co. started trying to put
his family out of their home.
It is shameful to treat a former coach, regardless
of his football record, in this way. Coach Bowden
has not only brought Auburn glory on the football
field, he has done his job, followed orders and
been a gem in the community.
Pat Dye certainly brought Auburn
far more shame than Bowden ever
did. Dye, who compromised the
integrity and purity of the game
Auburn people love, is still an
Auburn hero.
Bowden should have been more
careful. It was a bad idea to sign that
settlement. And it is obviously a bad
idea to trust a trustee. All of his
coaches, including "Brother" Oliver,
have finished in scandal.
Lowder and Co. are the ones
making Auburn look bad. Paying
hush money to former coaches is certainly an
indication of impropriety in the Athletic
Department.
Bowden has made an appeal to public opinion
in hopes that it will match the power of Lowder
and his cronies.
We know Lowder is not afraid of negative
press, but I'm sure he's scared of another NCAA
investigation.
In the interest of the Athletic Department and
the Auburn Family, the University should publicly
apologize and leave Bowden and his family be.
No further delays
Martin Marietta should conduct dye test immediately
Martin Marietta has put off dye testing Chewacla
Creek for nearly three months now. Almost a half a
mile of creek bed has dried up along with the
appearance of a large number of sink holes due to
the limestone quarry digging beneath the water
table.
This problem has been a concern since 1992, just
two years after the quarry began heavy and consis­tent
digging. And now, Martin Marietta seems to be
confused as to who the source of the problem could
be. They feign confusion on the issu; they show no
concern on the issue: and you can be sure that they
would not even be considering any type of testing
on the creek had not multiple lawsuits been liled
against them by Lee Road 159 residents.
The citizens of Lee Road 159 are the ones con­fused.
They can be compared to the aquatic life that
resided in the portion of Chewacla Creek that dried
up. Helpless creatures (lapping around in the soil,
not knowing where their source of life had gone —
wondering why their elected officials have turned
their backs on them.
Auburn's city officials claim to care about keep­ing
Auburn green. They love to say this is the
loveliest village on the plains. But, if that concern
really existed, why would you choose the away
team of the Martin Marietta Aggregates over your
own people? People whose families have lived here
for over a century.
Why would you choose a side that comes in and
does irreparable environmental damage to one of
this city's loveliest natural monuments?
It seems appropriate to assume that die city
chooses Martin Marietta over their citizens for sev­eral
reasons.
In 1998, city officials had a private brunch with
some company heads of Martin Marietta, such as
Steve Allen. The company told the city everything
was oka. Don't worry about those silly residents,
they're in the way of our expansion. They're a lia­bility
that needs to be removed.
Soon thereafter, these citizens of Auburn,
approach the city with their dismays over the quar­ry.
They tell the city they don't want the road that
leads to their homes destroyed, they say it hurts
them to see natural beauty that's been four billion
years in the making taken out in 10 by greedy rock
fiends.
And do you know how the city replied? They
called the people "kooks."
The Alabama Department of Conservation needs
to get involved as well. You'd think their only job in
this state was to put wildlife to sleep.
Martin Marietta needs to conduct the dye test
immediately. If the test proves Martin Marietta is to
blame for the damage, it needs to do all it can to
remedy the situation. The city should also assume
some responsibility for their lackadaisical attitude
towards our people and our dwindling resources.
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Stranded in Boston, loving it
Of everything I have learned at
Auburn, the one thing I will
remember most has nothing to do
with academics or sorority sister­hood.
It has to do with tradition. I am
not talking about the tradition of
Auburn as an institution, but a tra­dition
that has taken on a life of its
own — the ultimate road trip.
I had the opportunity last week­end
to go to Boston with my room­mate,
Amanda, and her friend from
high school, Eleanor. It was
Eleanor's 21st birthday weekend,
so we knew it would be a wild trip.
To get a cheaper rate, we booked
our flight back to Atlanta on
Sunday for 6:15 a.m., even though
we intentionally planned on sleep­ing
until noon and flying home
standby Sunday afternoon.
Although the airport looked
crowded when we arrived, we still
thought we would have no problem
getting a later flight.
But we had no idea we would sit
in Boston's Logan Airport for more
than eight hours, waiting ... and
waiting ... and waiting for someone
to feel sorry for us and let us on a
plane.
Hour after hour, we heard the
dreaded announcement, 'Attention
all passengers flying standby, we
are sorry, but you will not be
cleared for this flight."
However, what sounds like a
miserable experience was actually
MALLORY
DRAPER
the best part of
the trip. The
three of us
were so deliri­ous
from get­ting
no sleep
the previous
three nights
that we didn't
really care
about being
stranded in
Boston.
We spent these hours sitting at
gate after gate rehashing every
moment of the trip. In particular,
two fond memories were how the
average beer there costs $3.50, and
how although it was Eleanor's 21st
birthday, she bought us shots.
The trip began when we had
arrived at our friend Caroline's
apartment in Cambridge Thursday
afternoon and immediately were
ready to go out.
The weather was a perfect 70
degrees as we strolled by Harvard
on our way to The Border Cafe. It
was there I discovered another dif­ference
about the North — the
waiters don't like to separate
checks.
Because I never used my credit
card at dinner, combined with the
charging of every diet coke refill
and the high prices in the bars, I
left Auburn with plenty of money
and came back with exactly $3.42.
1 love the way we had intended
on seeing all the sights of Boston
and shopping at unique places, but
instead ended up shopping at the
GAP, not seeing one sight and
spending the whole time eating fat­tening
food, drinking heavily and
laughing about chocolate syrup .
incidents (Hershey body shots ...
mmm). This was what made the
trip so awesome.
I would like to dedicate this col­umn
to all of our Boston friends,
particularly Caroline, Megan,
Carrie, Tom, Paul and, of course,
Chris for making the Southern
belles feel right at home. It's
tough to say what we would have
changed about the weekend. I
can't think of one thing.
As we finally got lucky and
began boarding the last plane of
the night to Atlanta, I began to
realize that of all the road trips I
have taken, this was definitely my
favorite.
I learned that a road trip doesn't
have to actually involve driving
with a huge group of friends, but
instead can involve flying across
the country to meet all types of
new people.
Of all the aspects of college life,
the ultimate road trip is an experi­ence
one should never miss out on.
Mallory Draper is an assistant copy
editor of The Auburn Plainsman. You
can reach her at 844-9113 or drap­er
® thepluinsman. com.
Bonuses for grades, not scores
The National Education
Association met July 6 in Chicago,
holding its annual Representative
Assembly.
During this meeting, the NEA
members took a firm position in
favor of higher salaries for teachers
and other education employees -
and rejected arbitrary, top-down
merit pay systems.
After a two-hour debate, the dele­gates
voted not to establish NEA
criteria for analyzing other alterna­tive
compensation systems. This
was the first time the NEA had for­mally
considered the bonus-pay
issue, and most likely it will not be
the last.
Voted down, the proposal failed
mainly because of the distrust in
some states where members have
faced a hostile attitude by some
state governors, legislatures and
school boards.
If the propos­al
had gone
through, most
likely the
bonuses would
have been
based on stu­dents'
scores
on standard­ized
tests.
This cannot
1 happen.
If the mon­etary
rewards for teachers become
based solely on standardized tests,
soon they will begin to teach noth­ing
but the material on the tests.
Criteria for bonuses should
include persistent energy, devotion
to a subject area, and determination
to teach more than just academics.
There have been teachers in my
LAURA
DOUGLAS
life that not only guided my acade­mic
life, but also were (and still are)
sources of inspiration, wisdom and
will often offer years of experience
to my troubles. And I was not their
only focus; they gave their attention
to any student without any predilec­tion.
Teachers are underpaid as is, but
there must be some solution to this
problem. There is no reason why
teachers' bonuses cannot be based
on standardized tests, but they can­not
be based on them alone.
Perhaps next year, wherever the
NEA meets, the issue will arise
again. Hopefully someone will find
a way to reward teachers, other than
the occasional smile of a student.
Laura Douglas is the photo editor
of The Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach her at 844-9157 or
douglas @ thepluinsman. com.
Bar tabs make for risky business
Credit cards and college bars
can make one hell of a dangerous
combination.
Just because you may forget
how many drinks you had in the
course of a Friday night does not
mean in any way that the bar­tender
does too.
When you start a tab with the
bartender, some time in the
course of the night drinks some­how
get cheaper or you start
thinking you are richer.
If you fall victim to any of
these fallacious ideas, your head
will probably hurt in the morn-wig,
and your credit card state­ment
will most likely accommo­date
another digit at the end of
the month.
Let's not forget about the )
friendly per­son
on the
other side of
the bar who
has been so
graciously
serving
drinks and
making
small talk
with his
palm open
_______„.mmm at the end
of the night.
By this time, that person is one
of your closest friends, and you
would not even consider leaving
without giving them at least 15
percent.
By this time, your signature is
probably illegible, but that's no
problem either. In fact, nexr
SEAN
JAREM
time just save yourself the trou­ble
and place a giant X in its
place, either one will suffice.
Next time you decide to go to a
bar on a weekend night, it will
benefit you and your wallet sig­nificantly
to leave the plastic at
home and stick with cold hard
cash. Let's face it, when your
broke, your're broke.
If the credit card happens to
be the only form of survival, at
the end of the night don't blame
anyone but yourself. Unless, of
course, your parents happen to
pick up the bill, then have a good
time and let all consequences fall
of them.
Sean Jarem is the manuging editor of
The Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach him at 844-9113 or
jarem @ thepluhhsman. com. r
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Thursday, July 13, 2000 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN A9
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or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
DANIEL JACKSON
Dysfunctional
AU family has
poor parenting
Arbitration is better than litiga­tion
in family matters. Voluntary
mediation works even better.
But, there is only one place
where dysfunctional families can
really get the truth out no matter
how scandalous.
This week on Jerry Springer.
The Auburn Family. Think about
it. I'm sure we have enough trail­ers
to qualify.
Can't you hear the crowd
chanting, "TERRY, TERRY,
TERRY!!!" as the white (collar)
trash truth unfolds.
They could scream about the
time Paw Lowder gave Little
Terry an allowance if he wouldn't
tell the truth.
At the time. Paw Lowder tried
to kick Little Terry out of the
house for getting a job as a jour­nalist.
Lord knows Paw Lowder does­n't
like journalists. Once he even
punished his journalist children
for writing an award-winning
paper in school.
But that wasn't a big deal
because the Auburn Family is-known
more for its athletes than
its scholars.
Now, Little Terry is a grown
man who still gets an allowance
and lives under Paw Lowder's
roof and Paw Lowder's rules.
If Uncle Don from
Montgomery was on the show,
he would start throwing (trustee)
seats like an idiot. (Paw Lowder
pays him an allowance too.)
Uncle Don could really hurt
some Auburn people throwing
seats like that.
Springer could ask them to talk
about all the spineless uncles and
aunts in the administration who
continue to lay down while Paw
Lowder walks all over them.
Springer could ask them how
they covered up the tracks on
their backs.
All these yocals certainly
belong on the Springer show, but
like insurance families, our fami­ly
prefers binding arbitration to
settle its disputes. This way, the
whole family doesn't find out
what's really going on, and Paw
Lowder can use his purse strings
for leverage in negotiations.
Or maybe we could talk about
some of the spoiled, apathetic
children who would only take
interest in their family's problems
if they saw it on Springer.
The only redeeming thing
about the whole show, after all
the mud slinging and petty bick­ering
had ended, would be the
wisdom of Jerry Springer's final
thought.
He would probably say some­thing
like this, "In a world where
money speaks, our leaders are
often nothing more than Howdy
Doodys in three piece suits."
"But the little people should
never sell themselves short to the
short strings of powerful pup­peteers."
"We all need money to make
ends meet, but our self-respect
and personal pride are far more
important than material success."
When grown men in their own
community act like they belong
on a day-time mellow drama or
soap opera, it's no wonder so
many children look lo MTV for
role models.
Daniel Jackson is editor of
The Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach him ai 844-9021 and
jackson QP theplainsman. < oin.
On the Concourse
Where does Terry Bowdeti fit into the AU Family?
interviews and photos by JULIE MORRIS/Ass/'stanf Photo Editor
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"At this point, I don't think he
really does. A lot of people don't
want to accept him."
Amy Marvin
Senior, secondary
education
"1 think he was a good coach.
He just left on bad terms."
Ryan Cooper
Sophomore, undeclared
"I feel like he was a pretty
good coach. I don't think they
should take his house."
Chris Gooden
Sophomore, pre-medicine
"I really think he's thought of
as an outcast now."
Nick Chisholm
Sophomore, marketing
I think he's a part of the
family. He played a good role
on campus. He gave it his
all." /
Jennifer Simpson
Junior, civil engineering
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bicycles save
parking space
and human race
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
There were numerous articles, opinion
pieces and letters to the editor on parking
problems on campus in the last few issues of
The Plainsman. Without those articles, I
would never have known there is a problem.
1 always park right in front of the building 1
want to enter at any time of the day and any­where.
No, I don't drive an ambulance,
guess again.
Let me list some arguments for bicycling
as means of transportation (not as sport
equipment or a toy — that's nice too, but a
whole different topic):
Bicycles don't pollute. Except for some
gases from the owner at times, they spare us
all the carbon dioxide (global warming), car­bon
monoxide and sulfide (poisonous).
Bicycles don't use up non-renewable fuels.
What will we tell our kids if they don't have
the same opportunities we enjoy because we
were so wasteful with our resources'? "Sorry,
kids, but let me tell you, we had a lot of fun
driving around all the time."
Bicycles need less space. Have you ever
been annoyed by urban sprawl? Have you
ever thought about the consequences for our
aquifers of water being prevented from enter­ing
the ground through extensive paved areas
such as shopping mall parking lots? Can you
imagine how much more green space, chil­dren's
playgrounds and sports fields there
could be if we could do with less parking
space?
Bicycles are faster in cities. Factoring in
average search times for parking spots and
the walk from the car to the buildings on
campus, you will probably save time riding a
bicycle to school if you live within a five
mile radius from school.
Rush hour? Traffic jams? What's that?
Bicycles are good for your health. It's a
free workout in fresh air, without losing any
extra time.
Bicycles make you enjoy your city more.
You see, hear, feel and smell more.
Think that you look tougher in your truck
than on a bike? Pushing your limits on the
bicycle is tough; pushing the accelerator
pedal and turning a wheel supported by
power steering is not.
How about safety? With the current arms
race on the roads (SUVs and big trucks), I
am amazed that nobody has started to drive
tanks yet. It reminds me a little bit of the
medieval armors: quite protective but way
too clumsy and impractical. Just to be smart,
wear a helmet; keep your breaks in shape;
use lights; obey traffic rules; think for those
traffic participants who obviously cannot
think for themselves, and you will be fine.
Volker Balm
Auburn and
alumnae will
miss 'Jack'
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
On the Montgomery Advertiser state page
a few days ago, 1 saw a very familiar face.
What's truly incredible is that if I saw Jack
Simms in person today, he would remember
my face as well. Not that I was special at
Auburn University but was just another jour­nalism
student. But Jack has an extraordi­narily
sharp memory.
I was one of the lucky survivors of his
tough JM101 class — passing it the first time
— and he personally helped me meet an
unrelenting Photo JM deadline by giving me
JASON KEY/Art Editor
his own lab key. With it, 1 could finish the
assignment after my job kept me working
past midnight. Jack knew I needed that job
to be able to afford to stay in school, and he
found a diplomatic way to help me without
superceding the authority of my professor.
Without a trace of arrogance, it was obvi­ous
Jack had a vast personal knowledge of
world events. We learned a great deal from
his many experiences and his strong journal­istic
ethics. Simply put, he is highly respect­ed
and Auburn will miss hiin.
I was glad to see Jack receive deserved
kudos, and 1 sincerely hope he writes a book
about his life.
By the way, I'm not being disrespectful.
He always insisted that we call him Jack.
Jill W.West
Auburn journalism graduate, 1991
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Harry Potter enchants adults and children alike
On July 8 at 12 a.m., thousands
of copies of a children's book were
sold to thousands of children in
line.
Before July 8 and since then,
these children have discovered a
form of recreation, apart from the
Internet and television ... and we
have a problem with this?
Since the release of the fourth
book in the Harry Potter series,
many adults and parents have been
in an enchanted tizzy.
Many grown-ups are claiming
these infectious stories are adverse­ly
affecting children by exposing
their impressionable minds to the
realms of witchcraft and wizardry. I
have noticed that objections to the
Harry Potter series comes from two
sides.
One side says that because witch­craft
has been officially declared a
religion, allowing the Harry Potter
series to be read in public schools is
a direct violation of the separation
of church and stale as provided for
by the Untied States Constitution.
This argument has one major flaw.
It presupposes the stories of Harry
Potter leach witchcraft.
However, I submit lo you lo
experts on Wicca, witchcraft or
wizardry their thoughts on how
closely Harry Potter's adventures
correlate lo their own practice. I
would be extremely surprised if you
founuVanyone who would not see
JASON
KEY
' Harry's adven­tures
as far
from their
actual practice
as we know
D i s n e y ' s
"Pocahontas"
is from actual
h i s t o r i c a l
account.
The other
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Harry Potter opponents are parents
afraid their children are being cor­rupted
by supposed evil influences
found in the stories.
To counter this, I submit an
excerpt from an essay titled
"Christianity and Culture" written
by Christian author C.S. Lewis,
author of the children's series "The
Chronicles of Namia."
"Adults often disquiet themselves
about the effect of a work upon
children — for example, the effect
of the bad elements in Peter Pan,
such as the desire not to grow up or
the sentimentalities about Wendy.
But if I may trust my own memo­ry,
childhood simply does not
receive these things. It rightly wants
and enjoys the Hying, the Indians
and the pirates — and just accepts
the rest as part of the meaningless
"roughage" which occurs in all
books and plays; for at that we
never expect any work of art to be
interesting all through."
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To me, it is tragic to restrict a
child's desire to read over a non-issue
such as the Harry Potter
debate. It seems to me that the clas­sic
response parents have whenever
their children get fascinated with
something the parents don't under­stand
is lo censor and forbid it.
Granted, many times this is a
warranted reaction: children cannot
always adequately think for them­selves,
and most of the time they
need an authority figure in their life
to regulate how they are influenced.
However, I hope that before par­ents
decide to censor Harry Potter
from their children, they themselves
will read it once to make a justified
decision.
The over-arching issue here is
that we get a glimpse at the seem­ingly
boundless capacity that chil­dren
have to gel captivated by a
book. While in my opinion, it
would be a shame to deprive chil­dren
of sifch a harmless series as
JASON KEY/Art Editor
Harry Potter, the most important
thing is that if the Harry Potter
books don't meet your justified
standard for them, find something
that does.
The positive effects of reading —
boosted intellect, better speech and
enhanced concentration — are so
numerous; it's almost magical.
Jason Key is the art editor of The
Auburn Plainsman. You can reach
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Estate
For Rent
For Rent
^ J Employment
Assistant Dance Teachers
nejrded. Girls with dance
experience please apply. Call Nix
Dgjjce Studio,
8§7-7250.
Pftrt-Time: Mechanically
oriented, construction/
maintenance experienced person
ftir rentals and grounds
maintenance in mobile home park,
Wire Rd. Prefer class schedule
with most afternoons free and
Saturdays. Reliable, hard worker
who can take direction well and
often work alone. Willing to work
with your class schedule. 703-6063
before 8 p.m.
Janitorial service needs
individual for carpet cleaning, full-time,
$6.00-59.00 per hour - Call
749-2031 between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Nanny needed M-Th afternoons
and. early evenings. Non-smoker,
must have a reliable car. Great
schedule for college students. Call
887-5949.
Job opportunity for sales
associates at Jan's if you would
like to show and sell contemporary
women's clothing please apply in
person at Jan's (Near East
Alabama Medical Center) on
Aubum-Opelika Hwy. Must be
available for work at least 3 days a
week. Store hours 9:30-5:30,
Mon.-Sat.
35mm PHOTOGRAPHERS
WANTED part-time to cover
campus events. Hiring now for
fall. Must have own 35mm SLR
camera and reliable car. No
experience required, will train.
Call 821-9196 weekdays.
• t MISCELLANEOUS For Rent
CW Smith Decorating Company
Commercial Specialists, Painting/
Wallcovering Construction,
Renovations. Equipped for
emergency and fast track projects.
Auburn # 887-6699, Fax
334-262-4352.
University Barber Shop. Best
prices on hair cuts and tanning
bed. $20.00 a month. 887-9240.
We buy and sell most anything.
Yard Sale Store, Railroad Avenue,
Opelika. 749-9449.
Two pairs of cats, all need new
homes. All neutered and
vaccinated. Supplies included. Call
Chris, 821-4029.
JIB] Real Estate
"All real estate advertised herein is
subject to the Federal Fair Housing
Act, which makes it illegal to
advertise any preference,
limitation, or discrimination based
on race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status, or
national origin, or intention to
make any such preference,
limitation, or discrimination." "We
will not knowingly accept any
advertising for real estate which is
in violation of the law. All persons
are hereby informed that all
dwellings advertised are available
on an equal opportunity basis."
BARRON'S
MOBILE
SOME PARK
2045 LEE RD. 137
(WIRE ROAD)
Across the street from
the Strutting Duck Deli
AUBURN, AL.
334-821-1335
SOME UNITS
AVAILABLE
NOW AND
LEASING
FOR
FALL
Call 334-821-1335
4 anytime, for
an appoinftnent.
2 BR, 1 BA Duplex on Cone St.
Auburn. $400/mo. $400/dep. Call
#742-0570 or O-727-8401.
Available Aug. 15.
Quiet study atmosphere. 2 BR
duplex & 3 BR/ 2 BA House on 5
acre lake in Loachopoka. No pets.
887-9573.
RESIDENCES
O F - C E N T R A L - P A R K
AUBURN'S FINEST
N E W RENTAL COMMUNITY
F E A T U R E S / A M E N I T I ES
•Walk-in Closets
•Many Garden Tubs (select units)
•Nine Foot Ceilings
•Outside Storage Rooms
•ISDN Telephone Lines
•Alarm Systems
•Carports available (select units)
•Spacious Floorplans
•Washer/Dryer Connections
•Professionally Landscaped
•Pets Allowed 30lbs. & under
2 & 3 Bedroom apartment homes
Leasing for
Spring, Summer, and Fall
Come and see the elegant living space
that the Residences have to offer.
Also leasing Grecian Court
Townhouses (off N. Gay st.)
for Fall Semester
502-1152
Mon-Fri10-5
Sat by appt only
Closed Sundays
730 N. Dean RU
Suite # 200
1 or 2 Bedroom Duplex -
unfurnished 6 blocks from campus
- quite location - big yard -
central H/A - washer connection -
ideal for serious students or grad
students - no pefs - 12 mo. lease -
available fall - $340/mo. 821-
9558 or contact
idonald@acesag.auburn.edu
Duplex for rent 2 bed, 1 bath.
$425 includes water, sewage,
garbage. Professionals only. Pets
negotiable. 750-8316, 501-0035
page.
House for rent, 3 bed, 1 !4 bath.
$725. Professionals only.
750-8316, page 501-0035.
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath House -
CH&A, stove & refrigerator
furnished. $750.00 month - 12
month lease. New DW. Call
887-1822.
4 Bedroom, 2 Baths, brick. Total
electric, central H/A - fenced yard
for dog - Available now - stove &
refrig. furnished - lease required -
New dw. $800 per month.
887-1822.
2 Bedroom duplex, 1 bath -
washer & dryer furnished - central
h/a - stove & refrigerator
furnished - New DW. 12 month
lease $450.00 per month. Call
887-1822.
One bedroom apartment - 1
Bath - CH&A, stove &
refrigerator furnished, water,
sewage, garbage & hot water
furnished - $235.00 per month. 12
month lease. Total electric. Call
887-1822.
Student Housing Available:
Diplomat Apartments - 1 BR, 1
BH. Starting at $310.00. Greentree
Terrace Duplexes - 3 BR, 3 BA.
$290.00 each. Call for viewing
(334)887-3332.
2 BR, 1 BA duplex - C/H/A, large
kitchen area, basement, storage
room. 620 N. Ross St.
$395/month. Available August.
821-6144.
residences @ m indspijhg .com
£ ExcluHsively offfeiredm by Woodr uff
Auburn Realty
233 W. Glenn
887-8777
Lamplight
Apartments
* 2- BR 2- Bath
* 2 blocks
from campus
* Furnished
* Two occupants
only v
$430 per month
For Sale
For Sale
For Sale
Q Wanted
Lost and
Travel
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or in poor taste.
For Rent
MALE ROOMMATE
NEEDED! Fall 2000 - Summer
2001 to share 3 BR/ 2 B duplex
located 810 Cliff Drive next to
Super Wal-Mart. Private Parking.
Pool, W/D, DW, MW. Please call
502-5313.
Whatley Development now has 2
units in Auburn for rent for fall
semester as well as several
residences at Whatley Farms. Pets
allowed. Yard maintenance &
fishing are included with each unit.
Faculty & Students are welcome.
703-7771 Ernest Whatley,
703-7774, Charles Whatley.
AS CLOSE TO A HOUSE AS
YOU'LL FIND. 2 & 3 Bedroom/ 2
Bath. Well maintained mobile
homes. W/D, DW, C/H/A, ceiling
fans, mini-blinds, large covered
front deck, fenced shady lots close
to campus. Water furnished.
Available fall. 703-6063, before 8
p.m. please.
Available August. 2 bedroom
unfurnished duplex kitchen built-ins,
w/ w/d connections. $425/mo.
Family or single professional
person. Call 887-3544.
NORTHPOINTE DUPLEX: 3
bedroom, 2 bathrooms, washer,
dryer, dishwasher, microwave.
Access to pool. $780/month. Call
821-9923.
Subleaser needed Fall 2000. 1
Bed/ 1 Ba, 900 ft2. Walk to
campus. Free campus parking.
$250.00/mth. Clean. 502-6564.
1511 Saugahatchee Road, 2
bedrooms, 1 bath, stove,
refrigerator, washer, dryer, wood
floors. Excellent condition. $550.
821-6543.
Two bedroom $380 month,
garbage, basic cable and pest
control included plus storage unit.
887-9022.
Two bedroom, one bath houses.
Hardwood floors, cen. h/a, pets
allowed. 12 month lease. Avail.
Aug. $575.00/mo. 826-0725.
Furnished apartment on East
Glenn for rent. Call 742-0652.
1 BR apts. available fall. Close to
campus, hardwood/parquet
flooring, some with C/H/A, some
built-in furnishings, quiet
neighborhood, plenty of parking.
$300.00/month. Call 887-9865.
Country Home - 4 bedroom, 2
bath, large yard, dog pen,
fireplace, gas grill, deck. Call
(334)745-5570.
Are you tired of crowded
apartment living? Call Ernest
Whatley at 703-7771 or 745-5292
or Charles Whatley 826-0955, and
let us tell you about our spacious
houses, large lots, fishing lakes,
jogging & hiking trails. Pets are
permitted. Only 7 miles from
campus. Also units in Auburn.
Duplex for rent Harmon Estates,
3 bdV 2 bth, wsh/dry. Avail. Aug.
1. $795 mth. Call 821-3414.
Duplex for rent 1999, Sara Dr.
near by Auburn Super Wal-Mart. 3
Bdr / 2 Ba. $790/mo. Call
821-4916.
2 Bd/ 2 Ba Mobile Home.
Furnished, w/d, front porch, rear
deck, country setting. Aprox. 15
mi. from campus. $250 per/mo.,
deposit required. 745-3567.
1 Bedroom apartment at
Lakewood Commons, available
August 15th very quiet, very nice.
$450 per month. Call 821-5141.
For Rent one and two bedroom
apts. near campus. Available now
and fall 2000. Starting at $275/mo.
Call Mike 502-6188.
For Lease: Brick home in quite
country setting near AU vet
school. Great for young
professional or older mature
student. Two bedroom, 1 1/2
baths, livingroom, den or 3rd
bedroom, kitchen with fireplace,
outside storage building with
fenced back yard. References
required, no inside pets, $650.00
per month. Call 821-5498.
One bedroom $280 month.
Water, garbage, basic cable and*'
pest control included. 1 !/2 blocks*;
to campus. 887-9022. f
For Rent: One and two bedroom
apts. near campus. Available now
and Fall 2000. Call Mike
502-6188.
Female roommate wanted
Crossland Downs condos, non­smoking,
w/d, pool, mostly
furnished. Call Kimberly
(904)737-9255.
2 BR, 1 BA apartment with large
closet, swimming pool, kitchen,
dishwasher. $275 per month plus
utilities. Call 821-8616 or
(205)223-9292.
Nice 2 bd/ 2.5 ba condo, w/d
large kitchen, DR, pools and tennis
courts. The Brookes. 745-8131.
One bdrm. cabin secluded 11
miles from campus. Central H/A
Available 8/15/2000. 742-0034.
2 BR apt. 511 1 Thach, Auburn
Close to campus. Washer, dryer,
patio area. 821-2167.
Roommate needed Lakewood
Commons, own Br & Ba
furnished. Pets allowed. $350/mo.
+ utilities. Call Jeff 826-5462.
2 Bedroom, 1 Bath house 1 block
from campus on West Glenn.
Hardwood floors, covered porch.
$400/monthly. 887-7432.
1 Bedroom, 1 Bath house, 1
block from campus. $250/monthly
including water & sewage.
887-7432.
i
MB
Auburn Realty
233 W. Glenn
887-8777
Gazebo
Apartments
650 N. Ross
•2 Bedroom / 1 Bath
•unfurnished
•total electric
•dishwasher/disposal
laundromat on premises
•garbage service and
pest control provided
$410/month
i i—if ffifc •
Auburn Realty
233 W. Glenn
887-8777
Brookside
Apartments
• 3-BR 2-Bath
Close
To Campus
• Furnished /
Unfurnished
$600/$645
£
%
er month
Stark Rentals
& Services
and
The Shack
Tri-plex 2 2 - bd apts
all amenities
Pets allowed
$550.00 Each
1 - bd, w/d,
microwave
$325.00
1 - bd house
all amenities
$375.00
1 10-bd house
for rent with w/d
Call Stark Rentals
at 826-9854
between
11AM arid 6PM
Monda^ridav
Thursday, July 13, 2000 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN All
THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
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inl For Rent
SAVE MONEY ! Rent from
owner. HABITAT
CONDOMINIUM. 2 Bedrooms, 2
Vi Baths. Sleeps 4 Spacious floor
pian. Recently remodeled and fully
furnished. Pool, clubhouse, and
shuttle. $640 mo. + deposit.
826-6032.
Roommates needed for beautiful
new house, walking distance from
campus. Spacious living and
dining room, private bedrooms,
shared bath, study area, yard, and
vy/d. Local telephone, power &
vfater included. Cable & LD extra.
$500/month. Available August 1st.
Call 887-5292 or e-mail
anhiirnhouse@go.com
NOW LEASING
CLIFCOE
DUPLEXES
$ 630 2BR/2BA
$750 3BR/2BA
Pets are allowed
with no Pet Deposit
Required.
Lease one of our
brand new units
now!
Great location
near Commerce
Drive.
For more information
and availability call:
826-3409 or 887-5777.
EVANS REALTY, INC.
729 E Glenn Ave.
821-7098
Apartments Close
to Campus
Available for
Summer and Fall
One Bedroom and Eff.
Winn I & II
Carolyn
Dubose
Byrd I & II
Stop by our Office Today
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 12:00
Cary-Pick Realty
j "At The Depot"
;120 Mitcham Avenue
: www.carypick.com
334-821-4200
: Now Leasing
For FALL 2000
Auburn Limited II- (lBd.)$305
: Crescent Ct. (lBd.) $295
E.GeneldaCt. (lBd.) $320
ToomerCt. (lBd.)$295
Village Green (2Bd.) $440
For additional information, please call (334) 844-4130
For Rent
(mobile homes)
For Sale
(mobile homes)
2 BR, 2 Bath or 2 BR, 1 lA Bath
mobile home for rent this fall on
Wire Road. Rent is $400.00' and
$350.00. Small quiet park.
745-3937.
Very nice and roomy 2 bed trailer
for rent. Includes garden tub!
$450/mo. Call today!!! 821-5141.
Available Fall 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath
Modular Home. 3 Blocks from
campus. Heritage Park, 319 Bragg
Ave. 821-0927 or 704-6051.
LOTS ON WIRE ROAD -
Arrowhead, a student park. Large,
spacious lots. Safe environment.
Minutes from campus. 826-8056
before 8 p.m. please, 703-6063
days.
Available Fall 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
2 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home. 3
blocks from campus. Heritage
Park, 319 Bragg Ave. 821-0927 or
704-6051.
For Rent Mobile Home 1 bath, 2
bedroom. Vet graduate students -
Close to Vet School. 826-0390.
pinetucket@prodigy.net
Roommate wanted to share 1998
2 Br/ 2 BA mobile home in
Conway Acres with one other
student; must be male, non-smoker,
student no pets; LR,
kitchen, washer/dryer furnished or
unfurnished; storage shed; power,
water, cable included in rent;
$250/mo. 256-837-0037.
EVANS REALTY, INC.
729 E Glenn Ave.
821-7098
Brand New
3 BR/2BA
Duplex -Available August
Woodland Terrace I
221 Armstrong St
Also Two and
Three Bedrooms duplexes
available fall
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 12:00
Auburn Hall
Apartments
210 East Thach Ave.
Unique Restored
Residence Hall
One bedroom/One bath
Furnished Units
$320.00 month
Walking distance to campus!
Laundry facility on site.
Management By:
Cary-Pick Realty, Inc.
334-821-4200
wtyw.carypick.com
MOBILE HOME FOR RENT - Must see 1989, 14x70, 2
1998, 14' wide, 2 Brm, 2 Ba. Bedroom, 2 Bath. Located on
Unfurnished. Located convenient landscaped lot in Midway Manor,
to campus and shopping at mall. Large deck and storage bldg.
$425/mo for two people. Available included. Many extras. Excellent
Aug. 15, 2000. Call 444-8300. condition. $14,000 o.b.o.
334-741-7026.
For Rent Mobile Homes and lots.
Wire Road area. 334-821-5674. 16x80> W Redman 3 BR - 2
BH, CH&A, large rear deck.
2 Bedroom, 1 Bath mobile home. Windover Farms, lot 42.
$250/monthly includes lot rent. $22,600.00.826-5342.
Campus Trailer Court, 887-7432.
For Sale: 14x70 mobile home. 2
14x70, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath w/ bed, 2 bath, washer, dryer,
study room, c/air. Campus Trailer refrigerator. Good condition.
Court. $350/monthly. 887-7432. $6,500 o.b.o. 1-800-448-4073, ask
for Larry.
2 Bedroom Mobile Home for
rent. Close to Vet School. Fenced
in yard. $310/month. Will sell for
Looking for a mobile home for $4,500. Owner finance half.
school? Call The Badger Homes 502-7762.
Listing Service. We can show you
more homes at Ridgewood Village 14x70? 2 BR / 2 BA Horton Home.
than anyone else. Page us at Excellent condition. Many extras.
826-4191 to schedule an Must s e e , C a l , M e l i s s a 826-1621
appointment. or e_maij AuburnTigre@cs.com
For Sale 14x70 Clanton Mobile _ ., . , , .. -,„
., „ ™, „ T^A i . J • Trailer for sale by owner. 14x70,
Home 2 BD/ 2 BA located m m 5 F l e e t w o o d W i n d o v e r F a r ms
y,n7Vnnn?n P. ., 2 ? n l , #170. Must sell. $15,500. 334-347-
$17,000.00. Please call 502-1301 „.,, ,„ < . „ . ..
or(205)822-7431. 0411 (Robert Hendnx).
; " " " ' • " i"'»" j i n * !998 Fleetwood, 14x60, 2 BD/ 2
Mobile Home 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath. _. . ..rfr. ln , , „ ,
T _ . , ... , , BA, Electric, W/D, 10x16 Deck,
In Steeplechase. Washer, dryer, '. , .•
. v ,. . ,' ' J Storm Windows, Assume
new air conditioner, porch, tenced • c . , n „ „,„„„
yard. $6,000. 770-854 7677, ***** _ g » _ } J f m° V e -
334-502-6232 or e-mail %^tf '
KERSMITHfS).southernco.com 8^0-/430.
For Sale
(mobile homes)
EVANS REALTY, INC.
729 E Glenn Ave.
821-7098
NOW LEASING FOR
SUMMER AND FALL
ONE AND
TWO BEDROOMS
BROWN I
BROWN II
LENOX
DUDLEY
WALKING DISTANCE
TO CAMPUS
9 & 11 1/2 Months Lease
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 12:00
EVANS REALTY, INC.
729 E Glenn Ave.
821-7098
Leasing for
Summer and Fall
1 and 2 Bedrooms
Magnolia Woods
Burton House
Graywood
Close to Campus
9 and 111/2 Months Lease
Managers on Site
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30-12:00
Eagles West
Apartments
700 West Magnolia Ave,
Great Location
Across the street
From Campus
1 Bedroom/1 Bath
2 Bedroom/2 Bath
$320- $620 month
*Swimming pool
*Laundry Facility on Site
*Washer/Dryer in
two bedroom units
Manager on Site
334-821-7432
Management By:
Cary-Pick Realty, Inc.
334-821-4200
www.carypick.com
Scarborough
Square
733 West Glenn Ave
Luxury Townhouses
1,2, and 3 Bedroom
Washer/Dryer
Microwave, Dishwasher
Fireplace Available
•Swimming Pool &
Volleyball Court
*Walk to Campus
•Laundry Facility on site
Manager on Site
334-826-6470
Management By:
Cary-Pick Realty, Inc
334-821-4200
wwwycarypick.com
For Sale
(mobile homes)
FOR SALE - Five minutes from
college. 1996 Fleetwood
Broadmore Mobile Home. 2 Bed,
2 Bath, Air Cond, Dishwasher.
Located on private lot. Excellent
condition and ready to move in.
$18,999. Day: 334-344-3600
(Office #) Ask for Ron.
1994, 14x70 Horton Summit, 2
Bd/ 2 Ba deck, fenced yard,
shingled roof, w/d, c. air/ gas &
stove. $17,500. (Must sell by
August) (334)826-2575.
Steeplechase Lot # 50.
MUST SELL Furnished trailer
with washer, dryer. 2 BR/ BA for
$5,300.00. Call 334-826-0351.
Piano for sale. Console. Excellent
condition. 0 Down, Assume low
payments. See locally.
1-800-880-4189.
AKC Chocolate Black Labrador
Retreivers, Championship
bloodline. Shots, Wormed. $150-
$250. 826-0390. e-mail:
pinetucket@prodigv.net
1993 Ford Explorer 4x4 Eddie
Bauer. All opt. power seats, navy
w/tan leather. $6,400 Brandon
(334)444-5127.
Chrysler E-Class '83. $250.00.
As Is. Runs. Needs transmission
work and paint. It talks! 826-5736.
First Realty
Price Reduced!
Foxburough Apts
lBR-$375
2BR - $ 495
Shady Glenn
Condos
3BR- One Left
$585
887-3425
www.leasefirst.com
Habitat
Condominiums
1001 North Donahue
Huge Living Spaces
2 Bedroom/2 1/2 Bath
From $670 Monthly
*Natural Environment
* Washer/Dryer in Units
*Swimming Pool &
Volleyball Court
Manager on Site
334-826-6161
Management By:
Cary-Pick Realty, Inc.
334-821-4200
www.carypick.com
2 Wanted
WANTED TO BUY - Highest
prices paid for scrap gold, class
rings, chains, wedding bands and
so forth, and diamonds. Hill's
Jewelry, 111 E. Magnolia, Auburn.
887-3921. SS
WANTED ! Used canoe. Want to
sell yours? Call me 887-3056.
tL
Lost and
Found
Found precious stone bracelet on
Magnolia Avenue near Domino'SV
Call 887-5292 to identify.
Tiger
Trailer Park
MOBILE HOMES
FOR RENT
2&3
BEDROOMS AVAMBLE
MOST WITH CENTRAL
HEAT AND AIR, WASHER
AND DRYER, DECKS.
AVAILABLE NOW
826-1169
pagejt@mindspring.com
First Realty
Price Reduced!
Towne Creek Apts,
lBR-$395 Z.
2BR-$595 :
Goodwin Apts
lBR-$290
887-3425
www.Ieasefirst.com
Lemans Square &~*
Chateau Apartments
560 North Perry/560 North Gay j
Great Value
Lots of square footage
$270-$450
*Eff., 1.2&3 Bedroom units;
•Swimming Pool
*Laundry Facility on Site j
Manager on Site
334-821-9192
Management By: :
Cary-Pick Realty Inc:
334-821-4200. :
www^arypick.conl
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ing in 1992.
"The quarry has one pit on each side of Old
Mill Road and one is way below the water
table," Sprayberry said.
Sprayberry's clients in this case are suing
Martin Marietta for two reasons, and there
will be two trials.
The first part is scheduled for mid-
September and involves Martin Marietta wish­ing
to remove Lee Road 159 so they can join
the two quarries on either side into one giant
pit.
Martin Marietta claims the road is a liabili­ty
and needs to be removed, but Sprayberry
said the road is over 100 years old and con­tains
homes with families who have lived
there for 100 years.
If the two pits merge, they will create a hole
covering 60 to 100 acres of land extending up
to 450 feet deep by the time Martin Marietta
leaves in 20 years.
The second part of the lawsuit is scheduled
for mid-October, and it will hold Martin
Marietta responsible for all ecological damage
which has occurred since their quarry has been
in operation.
Beside the 40-foot wide, quarter-mile
stretch of dry creekbed, hundreds of sinkholes
have also appeared.
"They(sinkholes) look like tiger pits.
They're several feet across and up to eight feet
deep covered with a thin layer of foliage,"
Sprayberry said.
While Martin Marietta has been keeping in
close contact with city officials, they have
given rib time to the residents of Lee Road
159.
•'Martin Marietta has given private meetings
with city officials and tells them everything is
alright. We have requested similar meetings
and have never gotten it. We're never granted
the same opportunities," Sprayberry said.
Sprayberry also said the State Conservation
Department has not been helpful at all in this
case.
Steve Allen, vice president and spokesman
for Martin Marietta, was not available for com­ment.
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BOWDEN Continued from Page One
athletic program supporters.
"Auburn University has
attempted numerous times
to resolve this matter ami­cably
and in a businesslike
manner for more than a
year," Housel wrote.
'it has been reported
since last year that Coach
Bowden signed a multi-year
contract with ABC Sports
that currently pays him
more than $225,000 annual­ly,
which clearly triggered
this section of the contract.
"It is our strong intention
to resolve this matter this
summer and prior to the beginning of the new
year in consideration of the Bowden family
and Auburn University," Housel continued.
The mudshnging is taking its toll on the
Bowden family.
"My children are 10 years and younger,"
Bowden said. "They don't know what's going
on. My oldest daughter was going to go to
Auburn, now she's going to go to West
HOUSEL
Virginia.
"My wife Shyrl knows
too much. It affects her the
most.
"The last two years have
really worn on her."
Because of her family's
military background, Shyrl
has lived much of her life
in Russia and Japan.
Alabama is the only state
she's ever lived in. Her par­ents
live in Loachapoka.
"A word of warning to
Auburn: Bowden will not
lie down," wrote John
Morris, an SEC Rivals
Correspondent and longtime friend of
Bowden, on SECRivals.com.
"The best thing Lowder, Dye and Co. can
do is let this entire situation fall by the way­side,
" Morns wrote.
"Let Terry Bowden do what Terry Bowden
does. Let it go — before the University and
the football program are permanently dam­aged."
Code of Alabama, which orders that state
agencies and public schools should devel­op
necessary new programs for recycling
to reduce the generation of solid waste by
the state.
"We also recycle cardboard boxes,
steel, yard waste, construction demolition
waste, fluorescent light bulbs and batter­ies."
Cromwell said. These are all done
separately from Housing and Dining,
which are both run by Auxiliary
Enterprises.
"Sodexho Marriott as a corporation is
more environmentally conscious," said
Bob Ritenbaugh, director of Auxiliary
Enterprises. "They are enhancing the
recycling program here."
Ritenbaugh said Sodexho Marriott does
its part to reduce waste. It sends less to the
dumpster with products that are more effi­ciently
packaged, such as ketchup shipped
in bags instead of giant metal containers,
and other food sent frozen in bags instead
of large cans.
SGA President Lindsey Boney appoint­ed
Chris Godbold to the cabinet position
of director of environmental awareness.
"He wants to get an electric bus system
and a comprehensive campus recycling
program up and running," Boney said.
"The office is his to run with."
A comprehensive program would make
sophomore Christie Scott very happy.
"Recycling sucks on campus," said
Scott, who is majoring in biochemistry.
"There's not much to it around here.
"Students should be more informed of
what is available. There should be bins all
around campus, and there should be all
forms of recycling, not just aluminum
cans," Scott said. "What it comes down to
is that people are lazy, and if you make it
easy, they will recycle."
Environmental Awareness Organi­zation
President Mandy Tran said a recy­cling
program is one of the campus club's
goals.
"Everyone would like to see a better
recycling system established here on cam­pus,"
Tran said. "Weil be discussing how
to approach these problems over the sum­mer.
"The good news is, however, that
Habitat for Humanity may be getting a
good sum of funding that will go
toward the purchasing of a number of
recycling bins for Auburn's campus," she
said.
"That will help this situation a lot. We
hope that the school administration will
be able to help out more next year than it
TRICE MECCINSON/ Photo S
The Recycle Auburn Drop Off Center is located at 365A I
Donahue Drive. The center accepts items the University does nc
has done in the past with regards to hav­ing
a more accommodating recycling sys­tem
on campus."
Tran also said the EAO would like to
reinstate reusable utensils in the cafeteria.
As for recycling in the dorms,
Cromwell said she was not responsible for
Housing programs, but that she should
take the initiative and "actively work hand
in hand with Housing" to get a system set
up.
"I don't have jurisdiction over housing
or athletics," Cromwell said. "I don't
think my mission was ever to provide
recycling services for housing, but our
program is not where it needs to be."
Phyllis Gauker, administrative secre­tary
for die Director of Environmental
Services AI Davis, said curbside pickup of
recyclable materials is not an option
because of a conflict of interest. Auburn
has a contract with another company out
of Montgomery who collects the paper.
Gauker said about 10 years ago they
used to pick up recyclables at certain
administrative buildings and dorms.
There used to be one at the library and at
Haley Center, but then people started
dumping other materials besides paper or
cardboard in them.
"The importance of recycling is sepa­rating
the material. Otherwise, it's just
trash," Gauker said. "We don't pick up
trash, so it became fruitless."
Gauker offered the drop-off site as a
good alternative, but "it is self-serve."
The Recycle Auburn drop-off center,
located at the Solid Waste Department,
365A N. Donahue Drive, accepts a variety
of items.
Flattened cardboard; clear, green a
brown glass; steel and tin cans (from foi
items); aluminum (from beverages); pit
tic (including shampoo and medicine bt
ties and bags) and magazines are most
the items accepted.
What are other campuses in the natii
doing in the name of environmentalism
An energy competition among Harva
dorms saved the school $500,000 in ent
gy costs over six months, according to tJ
April-May issue of National Wildli
Magazine.
The University of Massachusetts
Amherst was able to compost seven to
tons of food waste per week in 1998-9
This saved $55 per ton or $ 19,250 aim
ally for the university that would ha
gone to landfill costs, according to tl
campus ecology Web site.
University recycles
newspaper
office paper
cardboard
tires
fluorescent bulbs
auto batteries
kitchen grease
steel
tin
yard waste
motor oil
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Different tastes in a small tow
Fine dining, antiques, rock 'n' roll
posters and T-shirts and black bears
are all part of Waverly's community
By BRUCE DANIELS
Staff Writer
Dilapidated buildings, overrun by
ktidzu, can be seen all over. These
leafy sculptures are as much a part
of the Deep South as the old architecture of
the homes, churches and downtown struc­tures.
In Majorie Webb's "History of Waverly."
written for the Chambers County School
Messenger in 1924, she describes the
town's early economy based on cotton and
merchant trade. Some of these businesses
were considered to be very modern for the
time.
Waverly's businesses along Patrick
Street are located in the same historic
buildings described in Webb's article.
One of Waverly's original businesses that
Webb described as an "up-to-date" garage
was actually one of the oldest Ford dealer­ships
in the country.
"In this advanced age, no town is com­plete
without a garage," wrote Webb.
While this downtown garage has long
since closed shop, one of the new business­es
thai has taken its place is a restaurant
named Peyton's Place.
Taking advantage of the Southern tradi­tion
of driving far to eat well. Peyton
Hooper, a lover of out-of-the-way places, is
delighted with his 8-month-old business in
Waverly.
Peyton's Place is owned and operated by
Hooper, 44, who was given the garage as a
gift from his mother.
The renovated and refurbished garage
LAURA DOUCLAS//7)<jfu Editor
Standard Deluxe designs posters and shirts
for bands and venues like The House of Blues.
contains artwork by renowned Waverly
artists. The garage offers live jazz perfor­mances
and dinner theater starting in
August.
"We specialize in Southern cuisine, prior
to the invention of the deep-fryer," Hooper
said.
The house specialty is stuffed bacon-wrapped
trout, but there are many other
selections on the seasonal menu.
The eatery does not serve alcohol, but
does provide stems and mixers to those
who want to bring their own alcohol.
Right next door to the garage was a mod­ern
grocery store called Waverly Trading
Company.
"Waverly Trading Co. has an up-to-date
grocery store," Webb wrote.
Taking the name from the grocery store
in Waverly's past, Jim and Tobby
Strickland are setting up a new addition on
the main street.
Their store will sell fine-wood furnish­ings,
art and clothing the couple have craft­ed
or acquired over the years.
Waverly is an example of a typical
Southern town, but it is still home to some
nol-so-typical businesses.
Just behind the tiny post office, across
the street from Peyton's Place and the
Waverly Trading Company, sits the ware­house
Webb described in 1924.
The warehouse is where Auburn alumnus
Scolt Peek started Standard Deluxe, his
design and printing company, nine years
ago.
Seeing the vacant building surrounded by
a peaceful little town, he
jumped in and made him­self
at home, said Peek.
Standard Deluxe's logo,
an old model pickup truck
with elastic dimensions,
painted on the side of the
warehouse is reminiscent
of the popular Woodstock
logo.
By filling the "barn"
with old signs, black-and-white
photos, art prints and
a lot of ink Peek created an
employee-friendly home­spun
atmosphere where lie
and a team of craftsmen
and artists print and design
T-shirts, signs and other
artwork for bands, clubs,
festivals and businesses.
Standard Deluxe has
done many posters for the
House of Blues in New
Orleans.
LAURA DOUCLAS/P/70(o Edilcfr
Hundreds of empty wine and liquor bottles line this wall of Peyton's Place in downtown Waverly. Peyton's
Place does not serve alcohol but encourages it's patrons to bring their own to enjoy during their meal.
They sell their work throughout the
nation and the world, but are now expand­ing
locally.
•'The Caribbean used lo be a third ol our
business, but now they're only ten per­cent,"
Peek said.
"It's a gradual thing we're not big. but
we're not small."
His expressed contentment for the size of
Standard Deluxe was matched by his com­fort
in Waverly.
"Good business and good neighbors,
that's what it's all about," Peek said.
"Today it is recognized as one of the
most progressive small towns in Alabama,"
Webb wrote.
However, Webb probably never imag­ined
that Waverly would have private,
clothing optional campgrounds for adult
men.
The resort also acts as headquarters for
the Central Alabama Black Bear Club,
whose Web site staled, "Our goal is to bring
bears together for fun, friendship, cama­raderie
and hopefully, a little romance."
the Black Bears were not available for
comment, but according to the Web site, the
lodge is surrounded by 33 wooded acres.
The 16-bunk bunkhouse has all the com­forts
of home. It has bathrooms, a kitchen,
air conditioning, hot tub, satellite TV, com­puter,
Internet access and an above-ground
pool.
U.S. 280 bypass spells relief for
Waverly residents and businesses
By BRUCE DANIELS
Staff Writer
Houses with huge, rocking-chair-porch­es
and antique buildings line the narrow
main street as pecan irees shade the land­scape
of the sleepy town.
Waverly resembles many other small
Southern towns. Just north of Auburn, it is
home to only 200 people.
"I never heard of anybody that lived in
Waverly that didn't like it," said Marcus
Moreman, former mayor of Waverly.
Thanks to some recent reshuffling of
U.S. Highway 280, there- is no longer
highway traffic on Patrick Street, the main
road in this rural community.
Residents were not fond of Highway
280 which barreled down the main street.
"Ninety-nine percent of the town is
happy to have the bypass," Moreman said.
"The road is not very wide. We had
trucks coming through here 24 hours a
day, and they were tearing up the road and
creating many safety hazards."
"I'm just tickled 10 death to have
Waverly bypassed," Moreman said.
In Majorie Webb's "History of
Waverly," written for Chambers County
Schools in 1924, she optimistically
describes Highway 280 as the "Florida
Short Route" that passes through the main
street.
Along with the growth associated with
the inclusion of Waverly in the Central
Georgia Railway, completed in 1872, 280;
was seen as a sign of a boom or rebirth.'
"After the road was built, the citizens of;
Pea Ridge had agreed on the name
'Waverly' for the new town, and the com­munity
began to take on new life. The
road from Waverly to Opelika lias been
completed and is now ready for tourist
travel," Webb wrote.
Now the people of Waverly are more
concerned with the atmosphere of their
small town than exposure to travelers on
280.
"It's great; people are taking strolls
along main street. I never saw that
before," said Susan Leadbetter, a local
massage therapist, certified natural health
professional and Yoga instructor.
Almost all of Waverly's businesses are
sole proprietorships, and each welcomed
the new bypass with an "Amen!" or a
•Hallelujah!"
"With the new four-lane bypass, some
of the new things are gravitating to
Waverly," Leadbetter said.
"1 think Waverly will blossom."
Triumph riding in Auburn
By WHITNEY ELLIS
Staff Writer
There is a place in Auburn that is known
around the world. You might pass it everyday
but not realize it.
Skinner's Motorcycle Shop has been in
business since 1957 and has been in the
Opelika Road building since 1961.
John Skinner, owner of Skinner's
Motorcycles, sells and ser- - _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ ^_
vices all makes and models
of motorcycles. His main
specialty is the British-made
Triumph
Motorcycles.
Skinner bought the busi­ness
from his father, John
Pop" Skinner, in 1980.
Skinner says the average age of Triumph
buyers in his store is between 50 and 60. This
is because restored bikes can range from
$7,500 to $10,000.
According to Triumph Motorcycles web
site,"Triumph has a rich history of almost
Triumph rolled off the assembly line in
Coventry, England in 1902.
While doing an interview with Motorcycle
Industry Magazine in 1997, Skinner told a
story about a guy that bought a motorcycle
with cash — actually $1,200 in quarters,
dimes and nickels.
This isn't the only story that Skinner can
tell about his store. In October, 1989,
Playboy Magazine did a pictorial of "Girls of
the Southeastern
Conference." The whole
photo shoot was done at
Skinner's shop, and the
bike that was used in the
photo shoot is in his
showroom today.
Many people,from
alumni to football play­ers,
have bought bikes from Skinner over the
years. But one has shown an admiration for
the bikes.
Mike Howard, an artist, stopped by one
day: "He was going to New Orleans and
topped by to buy a bike," Skinner said.
of
"It's reputation that
has kept this place in
business."
— John Skinner
owner. Skinner's Motorcycles
100 years of motorcycling." The first skinne* later learned that Howard, in a
cafe in New York, painted a mural
Skinner's with the Union Jack .
Another thing that sets Skinner apart from
many others is that he is also a motorcycle
racer. He raced in the early 1970s, but was
injured in a fall. He was recruited by the
American Motorcycling Association in 1997
to race in vintage flat-track races. He has
won three races this year.
"It's reputation that has kept this place in
business," Skinner said. "If you look back a
few years at Triumph's best dealers in
America list, you will see that we were on
the list."
He told Motorcycle Industry Magazine
that "people would come from several states
away to ask him (John "Pop" Skinner) lo
work on their bike. He was 'the Triumph
man!'"
In today's world of motorcycle shops the
size of car dealerships, Skinner's small size
is different.
Next time you pass Skinner's Motorcycles,
don't just think thai you are passing another
building or another motorcycle business, you
are passing a motorcycle shop with a history.
MOTORCYCLES
JULIE MORRIS/Assist.ml Photo Editor
Located on Opelika Road, Skinner's has been around since
1957. It specializes in British-made Triumph motorcycles.
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Auburn duo rocks Sweden
By ALI HECK
Staff Writer
A fan sporting Kool-Aid red hair and black
Doc Martens is stretching her neck to see if the
man sitting across the table was indeed Chet
"the Cheetah" Weise.
"Are you Chet?" she stammered.
"Yeah," he answered.
"Oh, my God, I saw you guys at Bodega," she
said.
"I tried to talk to you that night, but I was a lit­tle
shy."
Hands shaking, she timidly handed a menu to
him and asked for his autograph. He glanced
sideways as if to say, "I swear I didn't plan
this," before handing the autographed menu
back to his adoring fan.
Just when you thought you couldn't take
another 80's cover band, out of the blues/punk
scene comes Auburn's own Immortal Lee
County Killers.
Their name came from the simple fact that the
band members have all been in and around Lee
County at some point.
The two-piece band includes Chet "the
Cheetah" Weise on guitar and vocals and "Boss"
Sherrard on drums.
Fitting the typical rock 'n' roll checklist: a
worn jean jacket, big, Elvis-like sunglasses,
sideburns and arriving late for interviews, the
Cheetah seems to encompass everything the
Immortal Lee County Killers (ILCK) are about.
The Cheetah, who was reluctant to elaborate
on the origin of his nickname, said the ILCK is
not your average band.
"We are only a two piece, but we have a very
full sound," the Cheetah said.
"It's like a really electrified, high-energy punk
rock kind-of blues-type thing."
The Cheetah said you could even describe it
as "a little nastier, faster Rolling Stones."
The ILCK have toured mostly around the
South and out toward the West. They have
played at The Green Bean and Bodega in
Auburn. Most recently the band has returned
from playing shows in Europe.
How did the band end up in Europe? It is
something right out of a movie.
"Well, we played a show in Austin, Texas,"
the Cheetah said.
"It was one of those instances that you hear
about in movies, but you don't think really hap­pens.
The right person was there at the right
time. This guy saw us, really liked us and e-mailed
us to come play his festival in Sweden."
CONTRIBUTED
(Top) Chet "the Cheetah" Weise, gui­tar,
and Doug "Boss" Sherrard,
drums, rock Barnstormer's Pizza in
Montevallo.
(Right) "Boss" Sherrard makes up
the rhythm section of the duo.
Around 34,000 music fans flocked to the
Swedish rock festival as it hosted headlining
acts such as Oasis and Rage Against the
Machine.
Swedish MTV dubbed the ILCK the best band
at the festival. The band appeared in Swedish
newspapers and was interviewed on Norwegian
radio.
"I can't believe they liked us so much," the
Cheetah said.
"I think it was because we were something
different."
The Cheetah said they received a good
response while they were overseas and have dis-cusse'd
going to Spain over Christmas.
When their new album comes out, they will
tour around the states and may try to return to
Europe as well.
In the near future, the ILCK will be playing
dates in New Orleans, Memphis, Little Rock
and Athens.
As he walked out the door into the evening
heat, he yelled, "We'll have to grab a drink
sometime." And with that, the Cheetah disap­peared
into the night.
The Immortal Lee County Killers tentatively
expect their new album, The Real F***ed Up
Blues, to be released in November.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
• For information on tour dates, band
members and concerts, visit
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Arts displays works of all ages
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By ERIN SIMPSON
Staff Writer
Two hundred pieces of Pablo
Picasso's pottery collection will be
at the Montgomery Museum until
Aug. 13.
In addition to Picasso's work,
the Montgomery Museum of Fine
Arts has many other things to
offer. The museum was
founded in 1930 and is the oldest
fine arts museum in Alabama, said
Amanda Smith, director of mar­keting
and public relations for the
museum.
"The museum's permanent col­lection
consists of an outstanding
survey collection of American
paintings and sculpture, Old
Master Prints, Southern regional
art and decorative arts," Smith
said.
The American paintings consist
of masterpieces from the 18th to
the 20th century.
"The sculptures at the museum
are inside and outside," Smith
said, "and varied from metal to
stone," Smith said.
"The Southern Regional Art
reflects the distinguished legacy of
the Southeast and the continuing
vitality of its contemporary art,"
Smith said.
The Old Master Prints includes
works by Rembrandt, Goya and
Picasso. The Decorative Arts
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some of the most important col­ored
and blue and white pieces,
Smith said.
"The museum's permanent col­lection
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A current display of the famous
sculptor Auguste Rodin is a good
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