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AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Vol. 107 No. 16, '42 pages
Postal rates increase
Postal patrons shell out more to send letters
By Faith Ford
Assistant Intrigue Editor
Julie Morris/Photo Editor
A postal patron pays for new stamps, which came into
use Jan. 7. Anyone mailing letters first class has to pay 34
cents now.
Last week students returning
from the break lined up at the
Auburn Post Office in pursuit of 34-
cent stamps.
Yes, the price of stamps has once
again gone up.
On Jan. 7, the United States
Postal Service raised the rates on a
number of its products and services,
including a penny increase on the
price of a First-Class stamp.
Bill payers, letter writers and card
senders rushed to the post office to
purchase the 34-cent stamps as well
as one-cent stamps to be used with
the old 33-cent stamps.
Evan Lancaster, a senior in
mechanical engineering, said he has
not yet, but will soon be making a
visit to the Auburn Post Office. "I
have to mail my parents some­thing,"
Lancaster said. "I am going
to have to buy two, one-cent stamps
since 1 never bought any the last
time."
Terry Ingram, supervisor of cus­tomer
service at the Auburn Post
Office, said there have been long
lines this week, but few complaints.
"The only complaints were not
the cause of the increase, but why
didn't we go up to 35 cents," Ingram
said. Customers seem to prefer a
number that would be easier to
work with.
The Postal Service increased the
cost by only one cent in order to
meet costs. "We don't want to over­charge,"
Ingrain said.
The 34-cent rate is still among
the lowest of major industrialized
nations. Adjusted for inflation, the
price of a First-Class stamp is lower
than it was in 1971.
Jill Miranda, a senior in psychol­ogy,
went to the post office last
week to purchase 34-cent stamps.
"I am bothered by the increase,"
Miranda said, "but I understand
they have to raise prices in order to
cover the costs."
Though the Postal Service keeps
costs as low as possible, periodic
rate increases are necessary in order
to keep up with the changing econ­omy.
See STAMPS, A8
Kingly celebration of spirit, faith, equality
By Tim Ritter
Staff Writer
This past week, Auburn stu­dents
may have noticed a differ­ence
in the events celebrating
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. That
difference was an increase in the
number of events.
After having only one official
University-sponsored event last
year to celebrate the birthday of
the famous civil rights leader,
this year there has been a pletho­ra
of events. Two of the events
were a presentation by Johnny
Green on Thursday and a Unity
Breakfast sponsored by the Zeta
Phi Beta sorority on Friday.
Both events stressed the need
for unity in trying to solve mod­ern
society's problems, particu­larly
problems dealing with racial
divisions. As the late King Jr.'s
teachings did, these events
emphasized that all races, faiths
and classes must work together
to eliminate hatred.
Green, an assistant professor of
political science at Auburn and
pastor of the White Street
Missionary Baptist Church, gave
his presentation on "Using Faith
to Inspire Your Actions toward
Social Justice."
Green began by saying that
though there are many people
voicing concern over the need for
social justice, humans are still
living in a world that needs to be
kinder and gentler. He called for
"faith-inspired action," which
means that individuals of all
faiths must demonstrate the
principles of their faith by trying
to make a positive impact on the
lives of those who, by situation
or handicap, aren't able to do
things for themselves.
Green called attention to
Alabama's economic situation to
help explain why blacks and
whites remain separate. He said
that Alabama was in the bottom
states in the crucial areas of qual­ity
of education and the differ­ence
between the earnings of the
poor and the rich.
He said the best solution was
to encourage social capital,
which he defines as more active
community involvement to help
sow up the divisions between
society's different races, classes,
and faiths.
Despite the number of prob­lems
that exist, Green sees hope
in the progress that has been
made since the death of King Jr.
"We've come a long way, and I
applaud America. My presence
in Auburn is a testament to that."
The Unity Breakfast, held at
the Auburn University Hotel &
Dixon Conference Center at 7
a.m., allowed local people who
worked in different areas of
expertise to listen to speakers
and discuss with each other the
racial problems that still exist
and possible solutions.
''We've come a long way, cmd i applaud America, My
presence in Aidmm is a testament to that/'
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Schools'
revenue
decreases
for 2001
By Laura Susan Bamberg
News Staff
Julie Morris/P/iofo Editor
See KING, A8
Local students, faculty and community members marched Monday in
honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. This year's celebrations included a
unity breakfast, various speakers and a gospel choir performance.
Auburn University has been privy to increased
tuition and programs cuts for quite some time.
Due to less revenue in the state's Education Trust
Fund, students in higher and K-12 education may
experience more cuts in programs.
The Education Trust Fund appropriated a 2 percent
loss in revenue for this year. But if the next month of
the new quarter goes badly, proration is in order. That
next month is January, and it is more than half over.
This fund brings in revenue from income and sales
taxes. In October, there was a significant drop in tax
revenue, and this trend continued through November
and December, though not as severely.
Don Large, executive vice president, said it is too
early to tell if proration is coming.
"Revenue comes in and as the economy grows, it
grows. Each year, a budget and a projection of the fol­lowing
year is made. We had a projected growth of 4.5
percent. That percentage is either limited or nonexis­tent
at this point," Large said.
"More money was appropriated by the legislature
than we actually have, so we'll have to cut back," he
said.
"If proration does* occur this year, it won't affect
See FUNDS, A8
Council divided on liquor proposal
Debate continues over
proposed ordinance that
will set new alcohol law
for restaurant owners
By Andrea Hardage
Staff Writer
Auburn bar owners have to sell alcohol to
make profits, but the key is to sell food to stay
in business.
At Tuesday nights Council meeting, bar own­ers
fought to make it a little easier to keep their
doors open.
A proposed ordinance will establish two
optional categories for establishments holding
restaurant-lounge and restaurant-pub licenses
and proposes the following requirements:
The first option will allow businesses to con­tinue
as they have in the past. This means that
the gross receipts from the sale of meals and
food cannot be less than 40 percent of the com­bined
sales of meals, food and alcoholic bever­ages.
The second option will require businesses to
have at least 40 percent of gross receipts from
the sale of food and meals are required only
between the hours of 5 and 10 p.m. No alco­holic
beverages will be served after 3 a.m. and
drinks served at a discount price will only be
allowed after 9 p.m. Businesses operating
under this option will be required to purchase
an additional annual license fee of $15,000.
SGA Representative William Gwin spoke on
behalf of Auburn University students stating
the concerns and support students have
regarding the proposed ordinance.
"We (Auburn students) feel that students
who go out to bars will still find a place to
drink and (will) drive miles and miles out of
town to places that are open which will
increase the likelihood of drunk driving,"
Gwin said.
Lakeview Baptist Church college minister
Cliff Knight, who works with college students
on the negative affects of alcohol said he
opposed the proposed ordinance. "By increas­ing
the alcohol percentage, we are not taking
the best interest of and health of our students
into consideration."
Real estate developer Tom Haley expressed
See LIQUOR, A8
Baseball player's
charges dropped
By Sarah Golnik
Assistant Sports Editor
Auburn baseball player Joseph
Zanthos, charged in the death of 19-
year-old student Jeffrey Crocket, will
not face trial for manslaughter.
The Auburn Police Department
charged Zanthos with manslaughter
in late December in connection with
an automobile accident that occurred
Aug. 27 on West Magnolia Avenue
near Locust Circle in Aubum.
The Birmingham native was treated
for minor injuries at the scene of the
accident and charged with driving
under the influ­ence.
Manslaughter
charges are
brought when an
individual reck­lessly
causes the
death of another
person and is a
Class B felony.
Zanthos, a
_ junior honor
student and
baseball player was recently recog­nized
as one of the top student-ath­letes
in the SEC.
JOSEPH
ZANTHOS
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National
Emergency alerts in California
California remains on the verge
of blackouts as its two biggest util­ities
seem to be slipping deeper
into financial trouble. Electricity
production slowed as power plants
in southern California switched to
oil because of soaring prices for
natural gas. California declared a
Stage 3 Alert for the third time
since Christmas after power
reserves dipped below one and a
half percent.
Nestle buys Purina for $10 billion
Swiss food giant Nestle
announced Tuesday that it is buy­ing
Purina for $10 billion, creating
a pet-food empire with such
brands as Alpo, Purina, Friskies
and Meow Mix.
Defamation suit could reopen
Watergate
A defamaion suit went to trial
Tuesday that could reopen the
Watergate scandal and bring some
of its major players back into
court.
The lawsuit was brought by
Liddy Maxwell "Maxie" Wells, a
former secretary for the
Democratic National Committee.
She is seeking $5.1 million from
G. Gordon Liddy, who claimed the
burglars who broke into DNC
headquarters at the Watergate
complex were looking for photos
thai could link John Dean's future
wife to a call-girl ring.
Clinton diagnosed with cancer
President Bill Clinton was diag­nosed
with a basal-cell carcinoma,
a common and rarel^-life-threat-ening
form of skin cancer. Doctors
removed a skin growth from his
back last week.
State
Mobile woman sues for Spanish
driver's license test
This week an Alabama case
reached the Supreme Court.
Martha Sandoval, a Spanish-speaking
woman from Mexico
who lives in Mobile, sought her
driver's license five years ago, but
the test was not available in
Spanish.
An Alabama constitutional
amendment passed in 1990 made
English the state's official lan­guage,
ending the 21-year practice
of offering the test in multiple lan­guages.
Amendment urges Ten
Commandments display
The Christian Family
Association will push this year for
a state constitutional amendment
to allow the Ten Commandments
to be displayed in public buildings
and schools in Alabama.
Dean Young, executive director
of the Gadsden-based group and
one of the top campaign fund­raisers
for newly sworn-in Chief
Justice Roy Moore, said Monday
his group will call on members of
the Legislature to endorse the pro­posal
when its regular session
begins Feb. 6.
Moore became a national figure
when he fought to keep a plaque
of the Ten Commandments hang­ing
in his Gadsden courtroom.
New rules for state day care
A legislative panel approved
new rules for child day care cen­ters
Tuesday, including a change
that makes some church-affiliated
centers subject to'State oversight
for the first time.
Local
Coroner elected to state post
Bill Harris, Lee County coroner,
was elected president of the
Alabama Coroner's Association, a
statewide organization consisting
of coroners, deputy coroners and
medical examiners from around
the state.
Woman dies in hunting accident
The Lee County Sheriff's
Department is investigating the
death of an elderly Salem resident.
Dorothy Moore Watkins, 70, suf­fered
a gunshot wound' to the
head Saturday at a location near
Lee Road 257 in Salem.
Two killed in wreck near Opelika
Two residents of Opelika were
killed and one injured in a one-vehicle
accident Sunday morning.
According to Lee County
Coroner Bill Harris, the driver,
Cindy Chaney, 26, and passenger
Khalilah Booley, 23, were killed at
about 3:15 a.m. on U.S. Highway
280 West.
Cold weather causes dangerous
dirt roads
The below-freezing tempera­tures
of the past two months are
making the dirt roads of Lee
County dangerous, according to a
press release from the Lee County
Highway Department. Lee County
has 315 miles of unpaved roads.
Chamber honors local father
The Auburn Chamber of
Commerce honored Tracy
Patterson with the Sam Teague
Award for his dedication to the
chamber and the community in
2000 at its annual meeting
Tuesday.
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"Conserve. Gas prices are only"
gonr.a get higher."
— Shaun Rhudy
Senior, mechanical engineering
"Underwater the fish don't
stink."
— Kevin Spotswood
Junior, business
"If I see one more Bush-Cheney
sticker I'm gonna scream. I think
more are showing up since the
election."
— Spencer Kyle
Junior, marketing
"Auburn sucks, but the Larry
Kelly Five are playing at
Bottcher's on Saturday night."
— Nikolas Mimikakis
Senior, environmental science
"'Emmancipate your mind from
mental slavery.'" (Bob Marley)
— Heather Gilmore
Freshman, liberal arts
"All that makeup will come off
once you get intimate.""
— Medicine MaW
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1/9/01 5 a.m., Alabama Nurseryman's
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South Debardeleben Street — One Compaq
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12/30/00 11 p.m, Shug Jordan Parkway-
Fifty computer discs, one calculus book and
one men's leather belt reported stolen.
12/18/00 3 p.m., West Magnolia Avenue —
Two forged checks reported.
12/14/00 3 a.m., College Park II — Men's
14kt. gold watch, men's sterling silver link
bracelet and various video games reported
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Student found dead, roommate accused
By Patrick Crotty
Assistant News Editor
An Auburn student died on
riday, Jan. 5, after an alleged
hysical altercation with his room-ate
led to his death.
Waid Fambrough, 20, from
luntsville was found alive but
nresponsive as Auburn police
"esponded to an emergency call.
rambrough was transported to
ast Alabama Medical Center
'here he died at about 3:30 a.m.
Fambrough's roommate, James
ruce III, made the emergency call.
nice, 20, also from Huntsville,
vas arrested as a suspect in con-tection
with the death. Bruce was
ccused of choking Fambrough
luring a "physical altercation,"
ccording to Auburn police. He
was taken to the Lee County
Justice Center and released on
$10,000 bond. The case will be
turned over to the Grand Jury.
A neighbor and mutual friend,
Chris Bagwell, attended Grissom
High School in Huntsville with the
two students. Fambrough and
Bruce were at Bagwell's trailer just
two doors down two hours prior to
the incident. Bagwell asserted that
the students were getting along
fine.
"I can't believe it," Bagwell said
in a report given to the Opelika-
Auburn News. "James and Waid
went to my high school. They were
close friends.
"They were over here around
midnight because another friend of
ours from high school was in
town," Bagwell said. "They were
laughing, palling around and hav­ing
a good time. They didn't even
have anything to- drink on them.
"I've never seen them be mean to
anyone else," Bagwell said. "They
aren't the type to fight, especially
not with each other."
The victim's body was turned
over to the Alabama Department of
Forensic Sciences for autopsy. The
exact cause of death is still unde­termined.
Lee County Coroner Bill Harris
said there is no conclusion as to
the death. "It's still pending. The
autopsy reports are still being han­dled
in Montgomery," Harris said.
"The cause and manner of
Fambrough's death has not been
declared," Harris said.
A death certificate indicates the
cause along with one of five possi­ble
manners of death, including
natural, accidental, homicide, sui­cide
and undetermined circum­stances,
Harris said.
Friends of the students indicated
that mistakes made by the police
department and local news author­ities
misconstrued evidence by
calling the incident a 'strangling.'
Reports began circulating that the
incident was an accident, and that
Fambrough's larynx collapsed.
Robert Parkman is owner of
Heritage Park, the trailer home
neighborhood where the incident
occurred. "It had to be an acci­dent,"
Parkman said. "They were
like brothers."
For continuing coverage, read The
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for any updates.
Preliminary Census report says population more diverse
By Jenny Howard
Assistant Campus Editor
Alabama is filling up with a more
liverse population while shaping
ip with fewer residents below the
poverty line.
The Census Bureau reports that
hough the state still lags behind in
lational averages, it projects steady
mprovement.
Since 1920, Alabama has
remained the same in its number of
eats in the U.S. House of
epresentatives, and this year's
opulation report will not break
le trend with any seat gains. The
000 Census reports show
labama has held seven House
eats since 1970 and will continue
hold seven seats for the next 10
ears.
"It is interesting that Alabama
:ached its peak in number of U.S.
:presentatives in 1910 and 1920
nth 10. Since then our growth had
igged the nation's so we have lost
iree congressmen," said Parker
lollins of the Alabama Department
f Economic and Community
ffairs (ADECA).
As prescribed by the
onstitution, the decennial
ensus' main purpose is to deter­mine
the distribution of the 435
embers of House of
ipresentatives. The distribution
f members in the other chamber
f the U.S. Congress, the Senate, is
naffected by the apportionment
rocess, as the Constitution pro-ldes
two senators for each state.
George Mason of Virginia told
he Constitutional Convention in
787 the House would be "the
;r!and depository of the democratic
ijinciples of the Government."
•ipwever, the House doesn't hold
lich democratic clout these days.
'he Senate rules as the House
:omplains of a decline in power.
"'If you want to get along, go
long' was the motto of Sam
layburn, the crusty Texas
Democrat who was speaker
jetween 1940 and 1961, a man
vho drank bourbon and branch
vater and smoked stogies and was
Resident Population and
| p Alabama
Year
2000
1990
1980
1970
mo
19S0
1940
1930
1920
1910
1900
1890
1880
1870
1860
1850
1840
1830
1820
1810
1800
1790
1789
Resident
Population
4,447,100
4,040,587
3,894,025
3,444,354
3,266,740
3,061,743
2,832.961
2.646.248
2,348,174
2,138.093
1,828.697
1,513,401
1,262,505
996,992
964,201
771,623
590,756
309,527
127,901
9,046
1,250
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Number of
Representatives
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
6
7
7
5
3
1
5,000,000
4,590,000
4,000,000
1,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000.000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
Alabama's RssHont Population,
1*00-2000
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Atlantic Monthly reporter Sanford
J. Ungar.
POPULATION OVERVIEW
According to the Census Bureau,
Alabama had a population of 4.3
million people in 1995, and now
has 4.5 million as the 22nd most
populous state. It is expected to
keep the same rank with 5.2 mil­lion
in 2025.
Over three decades, Alabama's
total population is expected to
increase by 97,000 people. Among
the 50 states and District of
Columbia, the state's net gain
ranks as the 17th-largest. Its rate
of population change, at 22.8 per­cent,
ranks as the 25th largest.
From 1995 to 2000, the state
would have a net increase of
198,000 people, which would rank
as the 21st largest net gain in the
nation.
The rise of the economy has
brought with it a desire to move to
areas well-known for a higher stan­dard
of living. As a result, popula­tion
increases are steeper in sur­rounding
states, such as Georgia,
which has gained two House seats.
Ethnic diversity is expected to
improve in Alabama.
Between 1995 and 2025, the
number of non-Hispanic whites
residing in Alabama is projected to
increase by 630,000, compared to a
gain of 275,000 for non-Hispanic
African Americans, a gain of 7,000
for non-Hispanic American
Indians, Eskimos, and Aleut, a gain
of 28,000 for the non-Hispanic
Asians and Pacific Islanders, and a
gain of 32,000 for persons of
Hispanic origin.
As the Baby Boom generation
(those born between 1946 and
1964) reaches retirement age, there
will be rapid growth of the elderly
population (65 and over). The size
of the elderly population is project­ed
to increase in all states and the
District of Columbia over the 30
year period.
The proportion of Alabama's
population classified as elderly is
expected to increase from 13 per­cent
in 1995 to 20.5 percent in
2025. Among the 50 states and
District of Columbia, the state is
projected to have the 24th-highest
proportion of elderly in, 1995 and
the 20th-highest proportion of
elderly in 20*25.
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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The median income of Alabama
households is rising, but the state's
poverty rate is higher than the
national average. In 1998-1999,
Alabama's median household
income was S36,640, a 4.4 percent
increase over the previous two
years. The national median house­hold
income level rose 2.7 percent
to 540,816 in the same period.
The bureau found that in 1998-
1999, 14.8 percent of Alabamians
lived below the federal poverty
line. That's a slight decrease from
the two previous years, but higher
than the national average of 11.8
percent.
"I think (Alabama) is in pretty
good shape, and its definitely
improving," said Ahmad Ijaz, an
economist at the University of
Alabama's Center for Business and
Economic Research. "But we have
the same problem that other
Southeastern states have, and that's
the loss of textile jobs."
Ijaz said that automotive manu­facturing
jobs have not nearly
replaced the thousands of jobs lost
in the state as textile manufactur­ing
has moved overseas.
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work at The Plainsman. Gome to a meeting
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OUR VIEW
Step right up
With trustees willing to talk, it's
imperative for students to speak up
Here it is.
SGA Vice President Brad Buck has been say­ing
for months now that he is working on a
forum between students and Board of Trustee
members to close the communication gap
between the two factions.
It looks as if Buck's months of work will
culminate this Wednesday when
trustees will appear in Langdon Hall
to hear what students have on their
minds.
Applause should be distributed
evenly between Buck for organizing
the forum, and the trustees who
have committed to attending the
event.
However, this open forum will be
utterly pointless if there are no stu­dents
present at the meeting to
voice their concerns and seek
answers to the frustrating questions
Auburn puts in front of them.
Whether it is parking, roadways, housing,
academics, billing procedures or anything else
students worry about, now they finally have
the chance to voice their concerns to the men
making the decisions.
Students concerned with the downsizing of
their major, department, school or entire col­lege
now have the opportunity to seek expla­nations
from the owners of the chopping
block. i
IN SUMMARY
At issue: SGA,
Board of Trustees to
hold open forum
Wednesday, 7 p.m. in
Langdon Hall.
Our View: Forum is
good idea but <
meaningless without
student involvement.
Solution: Students
need to attend and
voice concerns
Frustrated that the University is planning to
construct the new student union on the out­skirts
of campus? Or maybe you think the
location on Thach Avenue and Wire Road will
be the perfect place for the student union as
Auburn expands. Now is your chance to tell
the men who made the decision either how
brilliant or out of touch they are.
At least eight of the 12 current
trustees have financial ties to
trustee Bobby Lowdcr. Now is the
rare opportunity for students to
find out how trustees view those
ties, and if there are conflicts of
interest present on the board.
This board has been surrounded
by controversy for the past few
years, and now students finally
have the chance to ask trustees
first-hand whatever they choose to
ask.
Students should not rely on SGA
to represent them to the Board of Trustees next
Wednesday. Nor should they wait for
Thursdays Plainsman to let them know what
was said.
If students want to show they are a powerful
stakeholder in this University, they need to
attend the open forum Wednesday and let the
men who often seem to forget about students,
see just how powerful they are.
Good game, good luck
Football players headed to the
pros have our support, gratitude
Auburn football. What heart. What unity.
What fierce competition. What passion.
Auburn fans have a lot to be proud of with
the passing of the season.
It was a season of excitement when the team
roared into Jordan-Hare Stadium at the
Georgia game with Tiger flying overhead.
It was the season of comebacks when the
Tigers unmasked their unrestrained power
against the Ole Miss Rebels and Tuberville
reclaimed his glory. It was a season of unfor­gettable
highlights and record-breaking runs
not seen since Bo Jackson.
And it was a season to snatch back the state's
braggin' rights with the defeat of Alabama,
along with a SEC western division title.
These braggin' rights, which at times can
destroy friendships and marriages, arc perhaps
most important to college football fans across
the state. The events of the cold, November
day will be replayed over and over again
between combatting colleagues, school chil­dren
and old men gathered at the diner over
their steamy cups of coffee.
Those coffee shop chats will not be without
the names of three outstanding athletes who
led us to victory this fall — Ronney Daniels,
Rudi Johnson and Heath Evans. Three out­standing
players that will say goodbye to
Auburn football as they prepare themselves
for the NFL draft.
They will be missed by fans and team mem­bers
alike.
With Daniels' quick and magical fingers, he
conquered 378 yards with three touchdowns
to secure several Auburn victories.
Evans will be remembered not only for his
special team tackles but for his admirable gifts
for being a team player and building the
morale of his fellow players. He could be seen
gathering the team for prayer after the games
and crucial moments during play.
Rudi will be remembered for being Rudi.
Enough said.
Their talents and dedication to the team
were only on loan to Auburn for a short time.
But their time here will be remembered long
after their dances across the gridiron in
Jordan-Hare Stadium have ended.
Royal reminder
We all had a day off Monday. It was nice.
Got that rest we needed, did that housework
we had been putting off and watched that tele­vision
program we hadn't seen in a while.
Wc all had a day off Monday. It was nice.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would
have celebrated his 72 birthday Monday, but
instead, we celebrated it for him. It was nice.
However, this was not just Martin Luther
King Day, where made-for-TV movies about
his young life arc shown throughout the day.
No, this wasn't just Martin Luther King Day,
where we all hear Stcvic Wonder's version of
"Happy Birthday."
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This was Martin Luther King Day, 2001. It is
the start of something new. Oppression, dis­crimination,
racism and bigotry arc things of
an earlier time and need to be left there.
King's dream continues to live on today. We
are making strides, but we have miles to go in
improving race relations in America.
Most Americans believe in equality and har­mony
among all people. These are the people
of the 21st century, others will be left behind.
11 is dream lives on, and so we continue to
celebrate. Wc will celebrate in future years
too, and we will all get the day off.;
And it will be nicer.
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KEY ISSUES
Jason Key!Art Editor
Passports, prostitutes and other
fixtures of European travel
Wandering the dark streets of
Helsinki, Finland trying to find the
American embassy. Sounds like a
nightmare. Actually, it was only one of
my memorable experiences in Europe
over Christmas break.
Yes, I committed the cardinal sin of
overseas travel: 1 lost my passport.
While getting a new one was one of
the most stressful experiences I ever
had, there were some positive aspects.
I was staying in Oulu in the north-em
part of Finland. Losing my pass­port
allowed mc to spend a day in
Finland's capital and the seat of the
American embassy, Helsinki.
Helsinki is a beautiful city modeled
after old St. Petersburg. It has a great
public transportation system and a
beautiful park overlooking the Gulf of
Finland.
I got to wander around the park
while waiting for my new passport to
be processed. I also got to talk to some
cool Finnish people.
There was the guy who took my
passport photos for starters. Some
vandal had broken his window the
night before, and he was lamenting
over how it was the third time in the
past few months. Wc talked about
how it's hard to comprehend why peo­ple
do things like that to other people.
I was intently waiting for word
about my passport situation when I
saw this hip-looking guy with a
Paramount Studios bag. I asked him
about his bag, and he said that he
works in Los Angeles, covering
Hollywood for a Finnish magazine.
He was getting hassled because the
consulate said his journalist's visa did­n't
apply to "entertainment." He was
surprised by this because it had been
KEENAN
POPWELL
routinely
renewed for the
past three years.
We ended up
talking about'all
the actors and
directors he had
interviewed. He
recently inter­viewed
Cameron
Crowe and the
whole cast of
™™""—"~"^—^~~ "Almost
Famous" for its Finnish release.
Meeting people is the best part of
traveling. Even when I'm in the worst
situations, like waiting for a replace­ment
passport, it's always great to
strike up a conversation with some
random stranger.
I'll always remember the conversa­tions
I had in Europe. Whether talking
to some British guys about the differ­ences
in American and British slang
while sipping a Guinness Extra Cold
in a London pub, or hanging out with
a bunch of girls from Slovenia in an
Amsterdam coffee shop, I'll never for­get
the people I met in Europe.
One of the coolest things about the
places I visited in Europe was the
immense diversity I experienced first­hand.
Even in Finland, which is per­ceived
as relatively homogenous, there
arc Turkish pizza joints and Chinese
restaurants everywhere.
In Amsterdam, diversity is an integral
part of its atmosphere. At peak tourist
times, it is said that only one half of
the people in Amsterdam arc actually
residents. The rest are tourists from
Europe, the United States and the
Middle East among other places.
Amsterdam is also a city full of con­tradictions.
Its architecture is beautiful-with
Dutch Renaissance houses over­looking
the city's many canals. Yet, in
the very same city you have the filthy
Red Light District with its unpaved
alleyways lined with prostitutes in
neon windows. Amsterdam has amaz­ing
art galleries, but if you aren't in the
mood there arc a couple of sex muse­ums
and a marijuana museum.
In Amsterdam we stayed in a seedy
one-star hotel which almost caught on
fire. I heard loud sirens, and then real­ized
that there were two fire trucks on
the sidewalk under our window. I sur­vived
and made it to my last stop:
London.
In London I spent my afternoons
looking at some of the best art and
historical collections in the world.
Evening activity varied from small
neighborhood pubs to hip hop clubs.
The one thing that 1 will always
remember and cherish about London
is "the tube," London's underground
subway system. Public transit doesn't
get much cleaner or more efficient. It
also makes it impossible to get lost in
London because you can always look
for the red circle that denotes
London's underground.
From pcoplewatching on the
London underground to losing my
passport in snowy Finland, I saw and
experienced so many different things
in Europe. I am thankful that I had
the opportunity, and I encourage any­body
else with the chance to take full
advantage of it.
Keenan Popwell is assistant Intrigue
editor of The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach him at 844-9112 and
popwell@theplainsman.com
Dude, where's my car?
"A man only realizes what he truly has
when he loses everything."
— Unknown
My mom called me Mr. Impulse
when I was younger. It was an unusual
yet fitting name for an otherwise nor­mal
boy. I suppose my impulses led me
into more than one disappointing
adventure.
Impulses drive human behavior —
good and bad. Impulses cause the
mouth to open and devour food when
hunger strikes. They also urge a person
to apologize when guilty of a wrongdo­ing.
My car was stolen on New Year's Eve.
I feel positive it's my karma biting me
back. "Y2K" could not pass by silently
for mc as well as some other individual.
If nothing else, Y2K can now be remem­bered
as an introduction to the lifelong
experience of victimization.
How could such a foresakable crime
seep out of the wicked pits of the city
and find its way into my quiet, humble
cottage on the Plains?
Greed. The deadliest of the seven
sins. The miser and the beggar act on
the same impulse as the thief. "No good
man ever became suddenly rich."
— Syrus.
My first reaction was bewilderment. I
live within sight of the Auburn Police
Department on East Magnolia Avenue.
My home is the first single residence on
East Magnolia as you come from
College Street.
The house is very old, with antique
windows and doorknobs, and a single
gas heater. I think it was designed for
i
PATRICK
CROTTY
hunters. My bed­room
is drafty,
with three huge
windows over­looking
Magnolia
Avenue and
Cedarcrest Circle.
Sunlight pours
in from all direc­tions.
The pipes
spill out water
every morning
„ _ ^ ^ shower,
however long it might take to warm up
or to actually remove soapy residue.
Our doors never lock, much less shut
securely. A friend might stop by to make
a phone call or use the restroom. I don't
mind. There's usually someone there
when I arrive. The door is always open.
A newcomer who actually knocks at the
front'door is the only cause for alarm at
my home.
All this might have changed had I
allowed a greedy thief to ruin my secu­rity.
Perhaps 1 could become angry and
seek out retribution on the rest of the
world; or I could install an alarm sys­tem
and buy a handgun.
Instead, I relax and rely upon my own
peace of mind, the untouchable securi­ty
of my thoughts. I remember all of the
friendly neighbors I've grown to know
in Auburn — a quiet Southern village,
surrounded by other farming commu­nities.
I take this opportunity to have my
retribution, with pen and paper.
And to my assailant — my wheels are
gone, and perhaps you laugh as you see
me walking by in the rain. I only hope
you realize the favor you've done me.
Now, I may wholeheartedly join my fel­low
soldiers of fortune in the concrete
and asphalt jungle you take for granted.
The relentless pursuit of freedom is no
longer a goal, but a reality. "Property has
its duties as well as its rights."
— Drummoncl.
Though a noble and pretentious goal,
it is one I cannot forsake. And as long as
one encroaches on the rights of another,
I will not persist.
Take what you want from mc. My
possessions are insubstantial. They
encumber my journey with wickedness.
Let this be my open invitation to the
public. Come to my home and pillage.
"What is yours is wine, and all mine is
yours" — Plautus. II you want it, it is
yours.
Private property is a terrible lie to
every individual. Take whatever you
may, and it is yours. If it was necessary
to take without asking, perhaps you
needed it more than I.
After graduation, my diploma will be
the only concrete possession I hold on
to. The rest I declare public property, for
the masses to devour — just like the
starved hole.
I will be in a better state of mind
where, no matter what, my value
remains secure.
Patrick Crotty is assistant news
editor of The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach him at 844-9109
and crottydptheplainsman. com
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Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN A5
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Auburn's heart will continue to beat to sound of music
While most of us were nestled in the warmth of
our homes escaping the left over stress of finals
week, the University music department was begin­ning
to sec relief in what has been an uphill struggle
for funding during the last several years.
It seems that through newly discovered funds and
donation;, from the department's patrons, Santa
Clauses if you will, the music program will be
singing fcr several more holiday seasons.
The department took a considerable cut, 10 per­cent,
in funding after the 21st Century Commission
was formed in April 1998. The cuts were made
because of the foreseen decrease in state appropria­tions
to higher education and was to the tune of
about $250,000 over the next five years.
The commission deferred all academic program
evaluations to the Academic Program Review
Committee who then decided the viability of all
departments and programs. The music program was
not a top priority.
The department was not deemed worthy of exten­sive
funding because it did not meet numerical stan­dards
set forth by the Academic Program Review
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DAVIS
Committee.
It did not graduate the
desired number of students. It
did not have the proper num­ber
of faculty and the music
department does not supply the
University with an excess in
revenue. Therefore, it was
deemed an expendable depart­ment.
After the music performance
major was set aside and other
entities in the department slowly began to choke
themselves from lack of funds, the dedicated faculty
and students began to think of ways to appeal their
funding problems but mostly to no avail.
They made "I support music education" T-shirts
which portrayed the inarching band as a silent half-time
show. They looked to alumni and private
donors to quench their unending need for money to
run a successful department.
They continued teaching, playing and singing, and
they somehow learned to cope with a strangled bud­get.
Their problems as a financially unsound depart­ment
are far from over, but this semester brings hope
for a better, stronger department. They have brought
back a coral performance minor this semester and
will be able to create more scholarships for potential
music majors and minors.
A growing, striving department will recruit fine
musicians that will work steamy 12-hour days before
school begins and throughout fall semester to per­fect
their halftime performances at football games.
Musicians who will give up nights and weekends
to learn their routine for Fall Show — three glorious
nights when the stage is theirs and departmental
struggles melt away in the spotlight.
Musicians who spend more time in the practice
rooms at Goodwin Hall, preparing for their senior
recital, than they do at home or in their books.
Musicians who can fill a sanctuary or 85,000-seat
stadium with the sweet sounds of The Star Spangled
Banner and our dear Alma Mater.
These students who have donated their time and
dedication to the music program over the years are
much more to Auburn than weekend entertainment
for pigskin thirsty fans.
They are the music makers, the dreamers
dreams — deep thinkers and far reachers. Their tal­ents
are essential to Auburn and her intellectual
growth.
It's a shame that somehow their efforts were over­looked
in fund allocations. But just like its students,
the department will continue to play on through
donated funds and surprise visits from Santa Claus.
^tat^A^
Rachel Davis is editor in chief of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at 844- 9021 and
davis@theplainsman.com
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Local alum looks
around town and
sees familiar scenes
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
Hi students! I've thought of writing this let­ter
man) times and decided today was the day
to get it done — so here goes ...
First, let me tell you that I'm not a mer­chant,
fast-food establishment owner or ser­vice
station owner. I'm not a doctor, lawyer,
professor or a politician. I am simply an
Auburn grad (class of 1948) who moved back
to Auburn when I retired in 1991 simply
because I love it and want to spend the rest of
my life here!
Why? Because Auburn University is here
and YOU are here. Yep, that's right. You are an
important part of the reason that I am so com­pletely
happy to be a resident of Auburn.
I watch you as you trudge along toward yet
another quiz and remember how I did the
same thing. I see you at the grocery store
debating over which brand of potato chips to
buy (looking closely at the price) and remem­ber
how I did the same thing. I hear the bands
playing on Friday and Saturday nights and
think about how much fun you are having and
remembering the good times I had doing the
same thing.
I see you at the basketball games and at the
football games cheering, and having a good
time — win or lose. I did the same thing —
except that we usually lost — but like you, we
had a GOOD time!
I also ihink I know what many of you are
thinking, and it's this: "I can't wait to graduate
and get out of this town!" Yes, I thought the
same thing.
But let me tell you what I'll bet happens to
you when you do graduate and leave. It won't
be long before you will remember how sweet it
really was, how much you miss the days you
spent in Auburn, and how much you wish you
were back — right here!
Let me tell you something, without you here,
there would not be an Auburn University and
Auburn, Ala., would probably be a dried up
crossroads of a town with one service station, a
hardware store and one broken down third-rate
restaurant! >.
Listen, when you're not here this town is dead,
so don't doubt for a minute that you are appreci­ated!!!
Thank goodness when you graduate there
will be other wonderful students to take your
place. And, thank goodness you will never forget
us, AND, I'll bet you a six-pack right now that
you'll one day want to move right back here —
just like I did!
Well, you can tell that my better subjects
weren't English or English composition, but I
think you can tell where my heart is and where it
always was and always will be. Oh, and by the
way, don't worry about flunking that last quiz.
Just suck it up an you'll graduate anyway. Just
like I did.
Homer H. Turner, Jr.
Class of 1948
Auburn fans earn
praise from UofM
athletics director
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
As the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at
the University of Michigan, I know how our
university is judged by the actions of our stu­dent-
athletes, administrators and even our fans.
All I can say is that Auburn University dis­played
integrity and class on and off the field,
throughout the week and especially on game
Jason KeyMrf Editor
clay of the Florida Citrus Bowl. Your players,
coaches, administrators, band, cheerleaders and
fans made me want to sing the War Eagle
Fanfare.
I would also like to commend President
William V. Muse and Director of Athletics
David Housel on their leadership.
While I'll always be a Wolverine, I can
promise you that when Auburn takes the field
next season against Alabama, I'll be shouting,
"War Eagle."
Bill C. Martin
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
University Of Michigan
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Lesson in sincerity: Thank goodness Christmas is finally over
I know you mean well, and I still love you, but
don't.
Sure you haven't seen me in a little more than three
weeks, but still, don't ask. Because if it is one thing I
am tired of hearing, "How was your break?" is it.
I don't feel like telling you how my break really was,
so I'll prob.ibly just nod and say with indifference,
"Hmmm, ii was OK."
You might be fascinated if I told you about the
painfully cold weather back home, but would not
likely be interested in my story about how that weath­er
confined me to the toilet for days.
And you would probably roll your eyes when I
complain about how frustrating it is to see the contin­ued
de-Christianizing of the "winter shopping sea­son,"
or whatever they're calling it now.
Do you really want me to explain how hard it is try­ing
to return to a life you've put on hold for four years
while you iry to get some higher learning and a better
life?
Places change. People change. Things change. And
it hurls a little when you notice you weren't necessari­ly
included in that change.
It's hard staying with six other people in your
mama's on;-bedroom apartment because your trifling
sister can't support herself and her four sons. Do you
want to heir about how it feels to watch your four
nephews grow up facing the inner city by themselves,
while you — the only male influence in their lives —
are a thousand miles away, going to school at, "The
Loveliest Village on the Plains."
I could tell you about how guilty you feel when you
see your young nephews already living from day to
day, while you eat at Foy Union every afternoon.
Do you want to hear about that damn dog? For the
love of humanity, that damn dog! Yeah, the one that
has absoluiely no regard to when and where he
relieves himself. The dumb
canine that jumps all over you
and licks wherever he pleases
right when you put on your
fresh outfit.
That's a frustrating story for
another day, surely not what you
meant to hear when you asked
me about my break.
Maybe you wanted to hear
me tell you about what it feels
like to walk the streets you
grew up on and see the same
people, yet feel completely disconnected.
Your conversations with some of the folks you saw
nearly every day for 18 years arc limited to awkward
pauses, generic topics and a mutual feeling of guilt.
Some of the people you talk to feel guilty because they
surrendered to the street and everything that comes
with it.
You feel guilty for leaving them behind, wondering
how and why you were able to get out of the cycle.
Worse still, you feel guilty because you are afraid it is
simply a matter of time before the never-resting cycle
snatches you back. After all, who do you think you
are trying to escape? Do you think you are better than
everyone else? What makes you special?
But worst of all, you see the cycle now. When you
were on the street and in the neighborhood, you
thought this was life, and left it at that. But now, being
in an entirely different environment, you see that the
cycle isn't a natural way of the world.
It is a creation. It is a system. It is a combination of
practices, beliefs and laws designed to keep those who
are down, down. And my God, is it working! And it
pisses me off.
Oh, I am sorry; I am rambling. What was the ques­tion
again? Oh yeah, how was my Christinas break?
Hmmm, it was OK.
Huh?
Yep, I sure did get a chance to see my family. I got a
chance to see that one of my family members, who
had been clean and serene for two years is back on
that stuff. I went to visit one of my brothers, who
refused to even see me because he didn't want me to
sec him in the state he was in. I understand.
My grandma told me about my brother who I hadn't
seen in five years, and about how well he was doing in
high school and how he managed to leave that gang
stuff alone. He was on the honor roll at his school,
and a decent wide receiver on the football field; Lymas
was doing it, she told me.
However, that didn't stop him from getting shot in
the head on his way home from school. He's alive,
thank God, but part of his brain was destroyed from
the shooting last month. A good kid, but it doesn't
matter — ever.
The cycle. The system. The frustration. The lost
hope. And those in the distance wonder why people
just don't pull themselves up by the boot straps and
escape. Work hard. Get over it. Right?
And I was able to see my Aim Nettie, who has lost
more than a hundred pounds in the last few months
as she fights to hold on to these last few days. Her life­time
of smoking, drinking and partying have rewarded
her with a nearly all-encompassing cancer.
Well, ( don't want you to think my break was filled
with misery and pain. Of course there were the good
times.
Like staying up all night and playing cards with that
friend you were almost sure you had lost.
Or the 15 of you all going bowling and just partying
all night. Taking time out of the hilarious evening of
sub-par bowling to collectively reflect on the yester­days
of your life. The good old days when you were
poor and didn't have anything to worry about; hell,
you still are poor, but where did all these bills start
coming from?
Yes, there were even absolutely beautiful times, like
lunch with mama at Billy Goat's.
Or the long-brewing tears Claire and Laura let you
cry. They sat there and listened to you, and loved you
when you were really going through it.
Or that moment — after spending three weeks in
Chicago — when you're walking down the street and
it finally clicks: You are home now. What was recently.,
so strange and foreign is again home now, and oh,
does it feel good.
Just as it feels good when you sit and talk to Nettie
about her 49 years on earth, and how she partied. And
how she doesn't regret one second of it.
And yes, it feels good when you pray. And pray. And
pray. And see that while you have it rough, it's going
to be OK. You have a roof to sleep under, food to keep
you going, and love from God, your mama, family and
friends. You have a lot.
God told you He would not tempt you more than
you can bare, and you take great peace in that.
I'm sorry to ramble, but you asked. I really didn't
want to talk about my break that much, but you were
the one who wouldn't stop asking.
Can you do me a favor? Like I said before, I know
you mean well, but the next time you are wondering
how someone's break went, go find another trick to
ask.
Because when you ask me and I start thinking about
how my break went, I just gel homesick.
Ryan Lee is editorial page editor of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach him at 844-9108 and
lee@theplainsman. com
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meeting the city's liquor-to-
food sales ratio,
Bodega has started con­struction
of a hot dog
stand that will serve hot
dogs to passersby in the
daytime.
Selma mayor speaks at AU
By Andrew Reese
Assisiant News Editor
Jim Perkins was 12 in 1965 when
' he watched beaten marchers strag-
; gle in from a confrontation with
Alabama State Troopers.
They were on their way from
• Selma to Montgomery. They
• demanded voting rights. They
walked over the Edmund Pettus
Bridge crossing' the Alabama River
just outside Selma where they were
i assaulted by officers.
The confrontation became
known as Bloody Sunday and
Selma became synonymous with
racism.
As a black child growing up in
the '60s, Perkins said that racism
colored everything in his life with
fear — fear that took decades to
overcome.
He talked about how he became
the first black mayor of Selma.
He talked about fear, racism and
the power to overcome them both
at the Auburn University Hotel and
Dixon Conference Centerjan. 10. It
was part of the University's com­memoration
of Martin Luther King
Jr. Day.
The University's Office of
Minority Affairs asked Perkins to
speak because he embodied the sort
of spirit that fueled the Civil Rights
Movement.
"I think (King) would be beam­ing
with pride to see what's happen­ing
in Selma now," said David
Wilson, associate provost and vice
president for outreach at the
University.
Since elected, Perkins has
worked with blacks and whites
alike to try to reverse Selma's public
image.
Racial problems have by no
means gone away in the Dallas
County seat. A monument erected
to Confederate general and Ku
Klux Klan founder Nathan Bedford
Forest on the town square has
strained race relations.
But the town faces a greater
threat, economic discrimination, he
said.
Today, Selma has an unemploy­ment
rate of 18 percent, one of the
highest in the state.
"Some people believe that
democracy is the system in which
we live," Perkins said. "It's not. We
live under capitalism, and the
struggle for democratic rights
should be taken into that system.
"Because we've placed so much
emphasis on wealth, it has created a
society of self interest, and institu­tional
racism grows out of greed."
Perkins said he finds the solution
to all the'problems he faces in his
faith in God and in not worrying
about what others do.
"Check yourself," he said. "When
you check yourself, the other things
in life take care of themselves."
John Bello-Ogunu, assistant
provost for Multiculutral Affairs
said he was proud to host Perkins.
Salvation Army aids tornado victims
By Autumn Folmar
StaffWriter
For more than a century, the Salvation Army
• has provided ministry, aid and relief to people
and communities in more than 100 countries
around the globe, and recently to the residents
of Tuscaloosa.
On the afternoon of Dec. 16, Tuscaloosa res­idents
were hit by a devastating tornado.
Because the storm brought a sour note to the
holidays for many families, the Salvation Army
immediately stepped in, providing food, cloth-
• ing and Christmas toys.
• "We are the first ones in and the last ones
•out," said Pam McCaffrey, public relations
'- director of the Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
Division (ALM) of the Salvation Army. "We
i rebuild everything."
Within Alabama there are 18 large Salvation
•Army offices. The Tuscaloosa division happens
• to be one of them, and about 1,000 year-round
volunteers were available to assist with the tor­nado
damage.
Because of the holiday tragedy, Corps officer
of the Tuscaloosa subdivision Lt. Phillip Swyers
said the number of volunteers and neighbors
• wanting to lend a helping hand grew drastically.
"An extraordinary amount of people have
come together to volunteer," Swyers said. "Last
month was incredible."
As much as SI million in non-monetary items
• have been collected for residents hit by the
storm, as well as about 5219,000 in donations.
Large corporations have been the donors, giv­ing
large amounts of money, clothing and food.
"Many of these companies come forward
when something like this happens," McCaffrey
said. "Home Depot deals with restoration, so
they always come forward. They are wonder­ful."
Swyers says it's truly a blessing when corpo­rations
take an active role in providing for the
community.
"We have had such an incredible response,"
Swyers said.
Lt. Col. Donald Canning, divisional comman­der
of the ALM Division, agrees.
"It's a wonderful compassion by these busi­nesses
to try to help their neighbors," Canning
said.
The Salvation Army ALM Division houses 70
large offices, 42 main offices and 30 smaller
offices, containing donation centers in every
county.
In addition to leading any relief efiorts that may
happen in its area, the ALM Division is also
responsible for special yearly drives, such as the
box fan drive in summer months for people with­out
air conditioners, the fall food drive and a win­ter
relief drive, which collects warm clothing.
Another well-known Salvation Army tradi­tion
is Christmas kettles, which is identified by
the bright red buckets and volunteer bell-ringers
stationed outside shopping malls and
grocery stores. Although this is still a tradition
today, Christmas kettles, like the Salvation
Army itself, would not be here without the ded­icated
commitment of William Booth.
In 1865, Booth, a pawnbroker-turned minis­ter,
his wife Catherihe and their six children
moved to Nottingham, London, to establish a
mission tent they named the Christian Mission.
Booth, a'man filled with Christian ideals,
renamed the mission the Salvation Army flfi
1878, becoming the founder and first general of
this new army dedicated to helping others.
Today this international movement, which is an
evangelical branch of the Universal Christian
Church, has more than 14,000 centers of worship
called Corps around the world.
Corps provide more than 20 community pro­grams
such as health care, alcohol and drug reha­bilitation
and probation homes for young offend­ers.
One of Booth's mottos was the one-word bat­tle
cry, "Others!" This motto of providing others
with ministry and aid is still evident in the
Salvation Army today.
"We see this as a ministry, so our job is never
truly done," Swyers said.
However, in the midst of a disaster such as the
one in Tuscaloosa. Canning said it is sometimes
difficult to know when the Salvation Army
needs to withdraw.
"What the Salvation Army wants to do is try
to return families back to somewhat of a stale of
normalcy," Canning said. "We want to make
sure they are somewhat on their feel and stable
before we feel we can leave."
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Teshieka Curtis, the president
of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Gamma Xi Chapter, spoke first
and invited the guests to "dare to
make a change."
Local reverends Connell
Osborne, Al Jackson, J. Arthur
Grubbs and Diana Jordan Allende
were the guest speakers. All cited
a need to unite under God in
order to bring everyone together.
Then all the speakers and
guests were allowed to discuss the
causes of racial problems so that
possible solutions could be
found. This also exposed people
to problems that some of the peo­ple
had not been aware of.
Evelyn F. Crayton, chapter
adviser and organizer of the
event, hoped that the event would
help to bring people together to
find solutions, and that bringing
people together was also the goal.
As Crayton said, "People come
together when they know more
about each other."
Crayton also hopes the break­fast
can become an annual event.
"1 just hope people can come
together and talk together, so peo­ple
can learn that we have more in
common than we have different,"
Crayton said.
John Bello-Ogunu, assistant
provost for Multicultural Affairs,
hoped that Auburn can continue
to have more such events to cele­brate
the life of Martin Luther
King Jr. in the future.
Bello-Ogunu also encouraged
students to remember as they cel­ebrate
the holiday what King Jr.
died fighting for. "He died fight­ing
for justice and racial equality,
not just for white people or for
colored people, but for all human
beings."
LIQUOR Continued from Page One
the concerns downtown businesses have if the
ordinance passes because of the jrrent prob­lem
with vandalism, littering and public uri­nation
downtown.
Patrick Grider, co-owner of The Blue Room,
down played the vandalism and littering prob­lem
in downtown after bars close. He said the
broken beer bottles found downtown in the
morning is not a result of selling alcohol, but
a result of student pre-drinking before going
into bars and then leaving the bottles outside
of their cars.
Haley also spoke of some planters that had
been knocked over on Anders Book Store
property.
. Grider said the resolution to the problem
.^vould be to "buy Mr. Anders some bigger
planters."
He went on to say that "we can fix these
problems, it will just take us working with the
downtown businesses."
Ronny Anders Sr., owner of Anders Book
Store, responded to this. "What 1 have just
heard in the past 10 minutes is like putting ice
cream on manure. Vandalism is vandalism,"
he said.
in response to businesses concerns, Mayor
Bill Ham said that he and the council are com­mitted
to do what is takes to solve the problem
downtown. "We're going to enforce the law,"
Ham said, alluding to more police protection
to deter vandalists.
- Although Anders is upset with the vandal­ism
to his store, he expressed how grateful he
was for Auburn students and how without
Auburn students his business would not exist.
• Gwin said although in favor of the ordi­nance,
he is aware of the slippery slope of the
-bars could bring to downtown and how this
could affect Auburn.
Councilman Logan Gray said in order to
keep the loveliest village on the plain, you
need to look back. "We used to never allow
•alcohol downtown, then it was 50/50 and now
60/40. This is a slippery slope."
. Councilman David Cicci, who is for the pro-
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Kelly Marston, a University student, spoke at Tuesday night's city council
meeting in favor of bars' and restaurants' continued sale of alcohol.
posed ordinance, visited downtown bars on
the Friday before the Auburn vs. Vanderbilt
football game between the hours of 11 p.m.
and 3 a.m. He walked with police to observe
the downtown environment.
"I saw a lot of college kids dancing and
socializing. I did not see any fights, arrests or
major problems. Not to say they don't exist, I
just didn't see them," Cicci said.
"I think its (downtown) a safe environment.
1 see lots of students walking downtown and
walking home," Cicci said.
Haley admitted that after examining the
proposed ordinance it was a "little more lib­eral
than we thought. But, this is a step in the
right direction."
Grider expressed to the council how diffi­cult
it is to meet the current 60/40
alcohol/food requirement.
The Blue Room provides entertainment to
students, not food. When an establishment
provides entertainment and alcohol, people do
not come in to eat, he said.
Greg Bradshaw, owner of Bodega, said he
has tried two different menus to try to fix the
problem of not being able to sell food, but
people just don't come in.
"I can sell a bottle of vodka faster than a
burrito in this town," Bradshaw said.
In other business, the council:
• Placed Greg Bradshaw, owner of Bodega,
ad Patrick and Daniel Grider, owners of The
Blue Room on a six-month probation period
for failure to fulfill the current food/alcohol
ratio.
• Approved the purchase of a Crew Cab 3/4
ton pickup truck for the Public Safety
Department in the amount of $22,782.21.
• Approved the purchase of 364 residential
refuse containers for the Environmental
Services Department in the amount of
516,108.80.
Much like the cost of a gallon of
milk, a tank of gas or a burger and
fries, the price of stamps changes with
the times. The increase from 33 to 34
cents was necessary in order to keep
up with increased operating costs.
"Just like everything else — infla­tion,"
Ingram said. He has been work­ing
for the Postal Service since 1972
when the price of stamps was 6 cents.
Current increases in the price of
fuel, transportation, utilities, labor
and health care benefits have
increased the cost of running the
Postal Service.
The Internet has also had an affect
on the Postal Service, Ingram said.
Online bill payment and e-rnail have
taken away bus'iess. "That's cutting
out a lot of our hrst-class postage," he
said.
"Most people don't realize the
postal service isn't subsidized by tax
dollars," Ingram said. The Postal
Service has not received any tax
money since 1982.
The Postal Sendee relies only on
revenues from postal products and
services. The entire cost of the service
is paid for by the customers.
"Statutory reform of the nation's
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the foundation for a financially secure
Postal Service, one that is capable of
meeting the needs of the American
people today and far into the future,"
said Einar V. Dyhrkopp, chairman of
the board of governors of the USPS, in
a statement made on Dec. 5.
Three nondenominated first-class
stamps are currently available: Statue
of Liberty, farm flag and flowers. One-cent
stamps are available at all times.
Stamps with a 34-cent denomination
will be available in February.
If a letter is sent out with a 33-cent
stamp, the letter will either be
returned to the sender or delivered
with postage due upon delivery,
Ingram said.
Other rate changes include a $3.50
one-pound rate for Priority Mial and a
decrease from 22 to 21 cents in the;
cost of an additional ounce of first-class
mail.
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tuition. It'll mean program cuts. We
did budget for 2 percent proration.
Both K-12 and higher education will
experience the same percentage of
proration," Large said.
Large said he believes we can han­d
l e ^ moderate amount of proration
that will not affect program quality.
"We will have to find alternative
ways to reduce expenditures.
Hopefully, this will be a temporary
problem," he said.
This all hinges on whether or not
proration occurs at all.
An Associated Press article from
Jan. 8, 2001, says lawmakers and the
governor, increased education spend­ing
for the year but did not plan for a
problem like this.
However, the state's General Fund,
which is spent on state troopers, pris­ons
and other services has a "rainy-day
account" of S5 million.
Paul Hamrick, Siegelman's chief of
staff, said the reason the ETF does not
have such an account is because if
they were to set one up "the money
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Because the state did not set aside
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occurs.
Hamrick said that for the last twe
years, Siegelman's administration ha;
been more conservative with spend­ing
than any other in Alabama's histo­ry-
"We try not to release nonessentia
funding. We want to save it for more
important uses. The result is that the
General Fund has more carryovei
money. The ETF does not have as
much," he said.
"Proration has occurred in the past
Whether or not programs are or
depends on the schools' reserves," he
said.
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them or have already spent them
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Playing on: Music department learning to survive
By Brandon Evans
Assitant Campus Editor
Despite a 10 percent ($250,000) cut
in funding stretching over five years, the
department of music has managed to get
by.
The shortening of funds stems from
the 21st Century Commission, a pro­gram
devised and operated by the Board
of Trustees that determined what depart­ments
would or would not hold impor­tance
for the University in this century.
"We're coping fairly well," Johnnie
Vinson, director of bands, said. "We've
figured out how to deal with it."
This is the second year of the commis­sion's
five-year program and the music
department has already given up about
$100,000, Thomas Smith, department
head of music, said.
"When Liberal Arts searched for bud­geted
funds to give up because of the
21st Century Commission, music was
first because we had just lost our bache­lor's
program of performance music,"
Smith said. "Because we lost this pro­gram,
the majority of our courses were
part of the music education program."
The music education bachelor's degree
is part of the department of education
and not part of Liberal Arts College,
making it easier for them to cut music,
Smith said.
In order to survive and thrive
throughout these funding cuts, the
music department has implemented a
plan.
"We've switched to a rotating chair
and let go of some faculty," Smith said.
A rotating chair is when the depart­ment
chair is elected from within the
department to serve as the chair for
three or four years. This process cuts
down on financial expendituters since
bringing in a qualified head from outside
the school is usually rather costly.
Being constricted to one degree pro­gram
has allowed the department to
focus intently on that program and to
improve it and draw in an increasing
number of students, Smith said.
Despite financial hardships, the music
department reinstated their music per­formance
minor this semester "after
having it pushed aside by the 21st
Century Commission," Smith said.
Although music performance may be
at the heart of many of the faculty in the
music department, "the majority of our
faculty is reacting realistically and focus­ing
on our music education" Smith said.
In order to increase enrollment and
possibly increase funding, Smith said,
"We're taking the offensive and getting
the word out across the state that we
have a strong program with dedicated
faculty."
The music department has also
received contributions from some con­cerned
patrons of the musical arts.
The music department plans to utilize
donated funds to boost their music edu­cation
program with scholarships. These
scholarships will then attract young and
taented musicians wishing to be educa­tors
to Auburn's music department.
Johnnie Vinson, director of bands, leads the
department has been struggling with budget
Laura Doug\aslAssistantPhoto Editor
symphonic band. The music
cuts for the past five years.
New VP of Student Affairs talks about
getting to know spirit of Auburn
Cece Satterwhite/Wiofo Staff
Wes Williams, vice president of student affairs, began left West
Virginia University to work at Auburn University Jan. 1. Williams has
been working in higher education for 23 years.
Wes Williams
VP of Student Affairs
Interview by Lauren Glenn
Campus Editor
Wes Williams began his position as vice
president of Student Affairs Jan. 1. Williams
received his bachelor's degree from Carson
Newman College in Jefferson City,
Tennessee, along with two degrees from
Clcmson and his doctorate in education
from George Pcabody College at Vandcrbilt.
Williams formerly served as an assistant
vice president for Student
Affairs/Enrollment Management and ser­vices
at West Virginia University at
Morgantown.
Williams, born in Atlanta, Ga., has a wife,
Sara, and two sons: Alex, a sophomore in
high school and Will, a sophomore in col­lege.
Plainsman: What has the transition to
Auburn been like?
Williams: It's been very nice. The people
have been very nice. They've gone out of
their way to be super. People couldn't be
nicer. I got a chance to go to the Citrus
Bowl. My wife and 1 enjoyed that.
Plainsman: What made you decide to
leave West Virginia for Auburn?
Williams: I've been lots of places in high­er
education. Middle Tennessee, Georgia
State, Kansas and then West Virginia. At
West Virginia, I was an assistant vice pres­ident.
This gave me an opportunity to be
a vice president.
It seemed like a great campus and I was
excited about the Auburn Spirit. I have
family in Atlanta, Georgia. It was almost
like an opportunity to come home.
Plainsman: What first interested you in
this position?
Williams: The fact that it was Auburn.
Auburn has an excellent reputation,
knew a little bit about the institution; I
grew up in the South, so it was familiar.
Auburn is known for academic excellen­cy
and a good Student Affairs program.
Plainsman: There was a long delay in the
selection process for vice president of
student affairs. I know 2 people dropped
out of the running. What made you
decide to wait it out?
Williams; 1 thought it was worth the wait.
I've been working with higher education
for 23 years. I know sometimes these
things take a while. I also know that
things worth having arc worth waiting
for, and I had a good feeling about
Auburn University.
Plainsman:
business?
What is your first order of
See WILLIAMS, B2
Students await board response
for new union resolution
SGA Senators discuss their
plans to bring issue to
Board of Trustees
By Lauren Glenn
Campus Editor
In its last meeting of the Fall 2000 semester, SGA
Senate passed a resolution requesting that the Board
of Trustees halt construction on the new student
union until the siting process is re-evaluated.
In order to bring this issue to the board, senate has
mailed copies of the resolution to all its members, as
well as members of the Student Union Planning
Committee and various administrators.
Senate has planned an open forum with the board
that will take place later this semester.
Senators are hoping the resolution will encourage
the board to discuss the union siting issue during the
open forum.
"I think they'll talk more about whether the site
will be moved," said Courtney Bru, senator at-large.
Because the resolution was passed at the end of the
semester, senators have not been able to do much
follow-up, said Wil Russell, a senator for the College
of Architecture, Design and Construction.
"We're hoping the board will take the time to sit
down and take the time to look at it," Russell said.
"There has been a lot said by the board, that they
want to listen to students. This is their chance to sit
down and talk to us.
"We need to let everyone know what the reason­ing
is on both sides," Russell said. "Let's get a clear
reason for this."
Lowell Barron, an Alabama senator and member of
the board, chairs the bdard's planning committee.
Barron said he has received a copy of the resolution
and although he has not responded to the SGA
Senate yet, he "intends for the board to have a
response.
"I think the resolution is important," Barron said.
"The board appreciates any input from any Auburn
students."
Barron talked about possibilities of building the
union in smaller sections, with different sections in
different locations.
"We might decide to break it up and place it on
different spots on campus," Barron said. "But if we're
going to have one large building, there's not another
footprint on campus large enough."
"I don't think they comprehend how Jarge the
footprint of this building is," Barron said. "It is as
large as Haley Center.
"It's easy to talk this talk, but when you put it in
reality, the space isn't there.
"It's frustrating to all of us," Barron said. Barron
also said he wanted the building the center of cam­pus
but did not know where it could go.
Barron also said the building is far from construc­tion.
"We're not even close to construction. We've not
even hired an architect. We're at least a year from
construction.
Barron said that the students who will use the new
union will be the next generation of Auburn stu­dents.
Barron also said he doesn't expect the location to
change.
"I don't expect things to be different," Barron said.
"If we're to build a building the size that the students
want, there's no other location close to campus."
Members of senate still hope to see the resolution
on the agenda of the next Board meeting and to dis­cuss
it in the upcoming open forum.
"We're just doing things because we have a love of
Auburn, just like they do," Russell said.
Brad Buck, SGA vice
president, speaks to sen­ators
about the upcoming
open forum with the
Auburn University Board
of Trustees. The forum
will be held at 4:30 p.m.,
Jan. 24 in Langdon Hall.
The floor will be open to
all students wishing to
ask questions.
Napo MonasteriolAssistant photo editor
SGA holds student, trustee forum
By Lauren Glenn and
Jenny Howard
StaffWriters
Students will finally be able to be
question the Auburn University
Board of Trustees.
In its first meeting of the spring
2001 semester, SGA Senate dis­cussed
the upcoming open forum
with the Auburn University Board
of Trustees.
"The board is coming because
they want a chance to speak to the
students directly," said Brad Buck,
SGA vice president. "This was
Senate's idea, but the board
jumped at the idea. They were
ready to be heard."
The forum will take place Jan. 24
at 4:30 p.m. in Langdon Hall.
Invitations have been sent to each
member of the board along with
William V. Muse, Auburn
University president; Don Large,
administrative vice president and
William Walker, University
provost.
Buck said some of the issues stu­dents
can anticipate discussion of
arc parking issues, micromanage-ment,
the music program and the
new union issue.
Buck said he had received
responses from three board mem­bers:
Ed Richardson and Jimmy
Samford, who accepted and Robert
Lowder who declined due to a pre­vious
engagement.
Buck said the reason the forum
was planned on such short notice
was because of timing difficulties.
"The biggest feat was finding a
date when President Muse, Don
Large and Provost Walker could
be there," Buck said. "These are
three of the busiest men on this
campus."
Buck also said that Senate tried
to plan the forum around basket­ball
season because that was a time
when the majority of the trustees
would be in town.
The purpose of the open forum,
Buck said, is to open the lines of
communication between the
board and students.
"This is the first time students
" See SENATE, B2
"There's something to t h i s Auburn s p i r i t people t a l k about." Wes Williams, vice president of Student Affairs
B2 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001
SENATECo ntinued from Bl
'. will hear information directly from the Board of
! Trustees and not through hearsay," Buck said.
• "This will be direct questions, direct answers,
direct communication."
• • Buck said all students are welcome to come
; and ask questions.
; ;' "It's very important for bridging the commu-
, fltcation gap," Buck said. "The worst thing that
'. could happen is that one of the two sides don't
. realize how important this is.
'. ! Buck said he wants students to ask the tough
questions in the appropriate manner.
• ••• "From working with the board I now^sjiew
them much differently than 1 used to," Buck
| said. "Before, 1 viewed them as the dominant
; board.
; "Now I see a group of men who love Auburn
1 University and are really trying to make the best
[ decisions," Buck said.
In other news, Brandon Riddick-Seals, senator
. at large, discussed issues such as ticketing cut-
• off times and placing polling locations on cam-
• pus during elections.
Riddick-Seals said that the Student Interest
• committee is working toward earlier ticketing
| cut-off times during the weekdays, changing
; the cut-off time from 5 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Riddick-Seals also said that he is working
towards having polling locations on campus
during election times.
Also during committee reports, Michael
Solomon, senator at large, informed Senate that
the Academic Affairs Committee is beginning to
finalize the new academic honor code, and
Brian Vines discussed the upcoming Budget and
Finance hearings, during which the B & F com­mittee
allocates funds to student activity pro­jects
from the student activity fees.
"Everyone got close to what they wanted last
year," Vines said. "This year we're going to have
cut from programs that don't want to be cut,
and that's just what happens when you don't
have enough money."
At least $82,595 will have to be cut from pro­grams
such as WEGL, Impact, the Auburn
Circle, the Glomerata, the Tiger Cub, Miss
Auburn Pageant, UPC major entertainment and
SGA.
The B&F committee has proposed "complete­ly
friendly cuts" with organizations who know
they have room to give and are willing to cut
back this year.
"Last year, UPC major entertainment had
about $120,000 and said, 'If you need $10,000
go ahead and cut it—no problem,'" explained
Tamara Bowden, associate director of Foy
Student leadership and programs.
However, some assumed 'friendly cut' pro­posals
have met opposition. Programs cringe at
this year's need for cuts because of the comfort­able
$60,000 surplus expended last year to meet
programs' budget requests. About $50,000 is
the expected amount for "unfriendly cuts."
SGA has been working on making this the
last year of this "up one year, down the next"
cycle. The first hearing for proposals will be
Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend.
"SGA is here to represent the student body,"
Vines said, "so we are asking, 'Where is the stu­dents'
money best spent?'"
Because Senate had two resignations this
semester, senators approved two new senators
to fulfill the previous senators term, which ends
in February.
Stephanie Stallworth, a senior in management
information systems, will replace Jared Macrory
as senator at large, and Miller Caldwell will
replace Collin Carter in the College of
Architecture, Design and Construction.
Senators absent were Anna Beth Allen and
Morgan Baskin.
Napo Monasterio/Assistant photo editor
Brine Vines, head of the Budget and Finance Committee,
speaks to senators about the upcoming budget and
finance hearings.
Former Auburn professor
dies at age 64 of aneurysm
By Lauren Glenn
Campus Ediior
A memorial service was held Jan. 13 at Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church for Carolyn Brown, a
• retired assistant professor of English at Auburn.
Brown, 64, died in her sleep of a cerebral hemor-
; rhage while vacationing in France with her hus-
| band.
According to the Opelika-Auburn news, Charles
Brown, Carolyn Brown's husband, called for medical
• assistance when Carolyn made a sighing sound and
1 did not awaken.
;-After administering life-saving procedures, para­medics
took Carolyn to the Hospital Cochin in
France where she was officially pronounced dead.
7 Carolyn was cremated at the Pere-Lachiase
Cemetery in Paris, France. Her ashes were buried in
Baton Rouge La., where she was born.
Brown said Carolyn received her bachelors and
master's degrees from Louisiana State University.
• Before teaching at Auburn,
Carolyn taught at LSU, the
University of Missouri and
Jacksonville State University in.
Florida.
Carolyn joined the Auburn
faculty in 1967. While at
Auburn, she was director of the
applied writing program. After
her retirement from the English
department, Carolyn joined the
- human odyssey department as
a part-time faculty member.
She retired from Auburn University in 1995.
"(Carolyn) was first and foremost a wonderful
teacher," said Mary Waters, an instructor in the
English department. "She was dedicated and devot­ed
to maintaining high standards for students.
"She taught many English courses, especially writ­ing
courses," Waters said. "She was admired and
respected and will be greatly missed."
CAROLYN
BROWN
WILLIAMS Continued from Bl
Williams: Getting to know the stu­dents
and the staff and the faculty.
It's really important to remember
the people you are serving. I am
serving the students and the staff
and the faculty. It's important to get
to know people and it's important
for people to get to know you.
I've already visited all of the
offices in Student Affairs, which 1
think is important. I'm just one
person. There are lots of people in
Student Affairs and they're the ones
who make things happen.
Plainsman: What are your goals as
vice president of Student Affairs?
Williams: I'm pretty new, but I cer­tainly
think things should be stu­dent
centered. I want to continue
with excellent opportunities for
students outside the classroom. 1
think the bottom line is that with­out
the students, there is no pur­pose
in our being here. Students
are very important people.
Plainsman: Are there changes you
would like to see at Auburn?
Williams: I learned a long time ago
that in a new position, it's best to
move slowly. There is something to
this Auburn spirit that people talk
about. I don't have any plans for
change until I find out why things
are the way they are.
Plainsman: How has your commu­nication
been with the Auburn
University Board of Trustees?
Williams: It's been fine. I did inter­view
with them. Since then, 1 did
see them at the bowl game and at a
basketball game. They've been very
cordial and friendly and support­ive.
Plainsman: How has the student
reception been?
Williams: The students are
extremely nice, friendly and outgo­ing..
I'm having dinner tonight
(Wednesday) with Lindsey Boney
the SGA President. I also met a lot
of stude it leaders in the orienta­tion
program. I like students,
wouldn't be here if I didn't
Sometimes working with adminis­tration
is not as much fun as work­ing
with students.
Plainsman: What would you like
to bring to Auburn that you feel
isn't here already?
Williams: I'm not sure. I'm still fair­ly
new. Is there something missing?
People seem to be working hard foi
students. I'm sure time will tell me
more.
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this summer at www.auburn.edu/surveys
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Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN B3
Semester transition has mixed reaction
By Jessica Moore
SlaffWriter
Auburn University survived its first semes­ter.
The semester conversion brought up sever­al
concerns dealing with seniors, along with
other students, most of which have been
resolved.
"It is too early to tell if the grades are better
off due to the conversion," said Adam Clayton,
SGA director of semester conversion.
"Graduating seniors' problems are dealt with
on a case-by-case basis through an appeals
process," Clayton said. "If anything, people
were mainly helped more than hurt by the con­version."
One major change for graduating seniors,
because of the semester conversion, was the
distribution of diplomas. Last semester, gradu­ates
did not receive their actual diplomas dur­ing
the graduation ceremony.
Instead, the graduates received a letter of
completion when they walked. Their diplomas
were mailed to them shortly after the ceremo­ny.
"Some students were taken by surprise,"
Clayton said.
The reasoning behind the new process is lack
of time. The Registrar's Office did not have
enough time between the end of the semester
and the graduation ceremony to calculate all of
the credits and the grades.
Another change that has impacted students
at all levels is the merging of classes. Several
students are having to repeat sections of cours­es.
"Two of the classes I need to graduate
merged. I had already taken one of the classes,
but I had to repeat all of the information over
when the classes merged," said Chris Waddell,
a senior in management information systems.
Many students were frustrated with the
inconvenience of repeating material in the
classes. "I just looked at it as one more class I
had to take," Waddell said.
Student Counseling Services did not experi­ence
much change in the number of students
who use their services.
"We were just as busy as we have been in the
past," said Vera Russell, Student Counseling
Services coordinator. "The exact numbers are
not in yet. We have to take into consideration
that we are dealing with a 15-week period
instead of a 10-week period."
The counselors are presented with the same
types of problems. "Students are not necessari­ly
more stressed than they were in the past due
to semester conversion."
"Some students are better at making transi­tions
than others, but stress is stress," Russell
said.
Auburn has one semester behind it and one
more to go this school year. "Everything went
great. There were no major problems.
Everyone has worked well together so far,"
Clayton said.
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resolution?
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I thmk that was my downfall
last semester."
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Increasing drug use causes
shortage of pharmacists
By Casey Collier
StaffWriter
' The federal report, "The Pharmacist
Workforce: A Study of the Supply and
Demand for Pharmacists," released in
December, cited a shortage of pharmacists
in the United States.
"In Alabama it is estimated there is a
shortage of 200 to 300 pharmacists," said
Lee Evans, dean of Auburn's School of
Pharmacy.
There are many reasons that have con­tributed
to the shortage of pharmacists.
"The population is growing older, and
there are more people taking more pre­scriptions,"
said Paul Jungnickel, assistant
dean of the School of Pharmacy.
Drugs also have become more efficient
pver the years. Many illnesses are now
cured by prescription drugs instead of
other medical procedures, Jungnickel said.
The estimated number of prescriptions
filled has increased by 32 percent. In 1989,
$2.7 billion worth of prescriptions were
dispensed. The number of prescriptions
dispensed is expected to reach $4 billion,
Jungnickel said.
There are also more job opportunities in
the pharmaceutical industry. This is
because of new technology. Pharmacists
also have become more patient-care based,
said Kelly Stricklin, a third-year pharmacy
student. This creates the need for more
pharmacists throughout the nation.
The report suggested a need for increased
enrollment in schools of pharmacy
throughout the nation.
"In 1985, 10 to 12 new schools of phar­macy
opened," Jungnickel said.
The School of Pharmacy
can only enroll a class of « T h e Auburn School of
Pharmacy is a national
leader in developing
solutions for the
pharmacists workplace.
work place. "
Lee Evans
School of Pharmacy Dean
100 students per year.
"Our goal is to increase
the class size to 120 stu­dents,"
Jungnickel said.
"The school of Pharmacy
is definitely underfund­ed,"
Stricklin said.
"The level of funding
and size of the pharmacy
building does not allow
for us to bring in more
students," Jungnickel said.
Auburn is already accepting the maxi­mum
number of students.
"Education of pharmacists is expensive,
but the shortage must also be abated
through increased enrollment, especially
by the comprehensive university," Evans
said.
"In contrast to what has happened over
the last five-plus years with new schools of the safety in the process."
pharmacy being opened, it is much more
cost effective to expand existing schools."
The School of Pharmacy is expecting to
receive more funding for its program.
Additional funding would allow the school
to "put more pharmacists out there" to
decrease the shortage, Stricklin said.
The lack of space does not allow for
Auburn to accept many more students.
The shortage of space has
also created a competitive
atmosphere. "It is very hard
for a student to get into the
School of Pharmacy,"
Stricklin said.
"The shortage of pharma­cists
has opened up a lot of
opportunities for students
interested in the field of phar­macy,"
Stricklin said.
"The Auburn School of
Pharmacy is the national
leader in developing automation solutions
for the pharmacist's workplace," Evans
said.
"Our Center for Pharmacy Operations
and Design and department of pharmacy
care systems have been involved in the
•designing, evaluating and promoting the
use of automation to increase the efficiency
of dispensing medication and to increase
01/01/01 10:45p.m. — Burglary reported at 1101 Redbud.
01/04/01 12:35a.m. —Justin R. Williamson, 19, was arrested and
charged with driving under the influence before being taken to the
Auburn jail. Arrest occurred at comer of College Street and Ingram Hall.
01/05/01 11:11a.m. — $25 stolen from vending machines in Dorm M.
01/06/01 11:44p.m. — A juvenile was arrested and taken to the Auburn
jail after being charged with driving under the influence. Arrest occurred
at corner of Wire Road and Lem Morrison.
01/08/01 4:26p.m. — A class ring, pair of sunglasses, stamps and CD's
stolen from a dorm room in Sewell Hall.
01/13/01 5:50p.m. —John A. Vabulas, 1.8, was arrested and charged
with possession of marijuana at Noble Hall and taken to Lee County Jail.
Vabulas is another tragic victim of the War on Drugs.
01/13/01 11:36p.m. — Minors found with possession of alcohol at
Keller Hall. No arrests were made.
01/14/01 1:44a.m. — Minors found with possession of alcohol on 103
Willow Street. No arrest made.
01/15/01 1:40a.m. —James G. Defreezer, 18, of Alpharetta, Ga., was
arrested and charged with possession of marijuana at Redbud Court and
was violently hurled into the Auburn Jail.
Summer Survey determines which classes students demand
An online University survey
allows students to convey to
departments what classes
have the highest potential
enrollment.
Students can also make comments about courses "Students can gain an edge in attending summer
they would like to add. term by taking some of the core course require-
According to John F. Pritchett, associate provost ments in a compressed session," said John
for Academic Affairs and dean of the Graduate Fletcher, interim assistant vice president for
School, approximately half of Auburn students Enrollment Management Services.
By Jessica Moore
StaffWriter
The University is conducting an online survey to
determine interest in summer term courses.
The survey allows students to choose from a
menu of courses they would like to see offered this
summer.
• The results of the survey are sent to each depart­ment
to help it design a summer schedule of cours­es
to please the students.
attend summer session.
"We are asking students to
help us plan the summer ses­sion
so that we can do every­thing
in our power to meet our
students' needs," Pritchett
said.
Students have also been noti­fied
via e-mail about the sur­veys.
Summer enrollment dropped
at other universities that went
from quarters to semesters.
"This is the first time
Auburn has offered
students input in selecting
courses for the summer.
William Walker
Auburn University Provost
Auburn's summer term will have 50 class days, or
10 weeks, that can be cut into
two five-week terms.
Walker said students
should have completed the sur­veys
as soon as possible so there
would be plenty of time to plan
classes according to the results.
"We want to make sure that if
there is a demand for a certain
core course that we offer it," said
Stev# McFarland, associate dean
"This is the first time Auburn has offered stu­dents'
input in selecting courses for the summer,"
said Provost William Walker.
"With the change to a semester system, our sum­mer
term is structured differently than it has been
in the past, so we are able to approach developing
the curriculum from what I think is a better strat­egy,"
Walker said.
The survey will stay online to be monitored, but
the last day to complete it was Wednesday.
Registration for summer and fall semesters
begins Feb. 17, with summer classes starting on
May 23.
of the Graduate School.
Pritchett said students are encouraged to take Summer term also offers students the chance to
advantage of summer term because of smaller pick up a few classes from their major,
classes, more one-on-one time with teachers and a With fewer students on campus, there is a more
less-crowded campus. relaxed atmosphere and better parking choices.
• The surveys were available on-line at
www.auburn.edu/surveys.
• The final date for completed surveys was yes­terday,
Jan. 17.
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Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN B5
Researchers refine new drug-delivery techniques
By Brandon Patterson
Assistant Campus Editor
A research team at the Scott-Ritchey Research
Center at Auburn University's College of
Veterinary Medicine is working on a new drug
delivery system that targets treatments to certain
areas of the body.
The group is currently refining the distribution
of a certain drug to a central area of muscles in an
infected area. This system could aid in the treat­ment
of muscular dystrophy and diseases found in
the muscles of the brain and heart. Bruce Smith, an
associate professor at Auburn University chairs
the group and its revolutionary experiments.
"This is a collaborative study in which my team
is trying to find a way to direct drugs to a target
area," Smith said.
"We are not refining a drug at all, but instead we
are working on the process of the drug's distribu­tion,"
Smith said. "For example, in chemotherapy
the drug goes all over the body, and therefore
makes people sick. We are developing a peptide,
comprised of seven amino acids, which would
direct a drug directly to the tumor. We have found
molecules that target different muscle and skeletal
tissues, cardiac muscles, brain muscles and even
breast cancer."
The study group's members, consisting entirely
of Auburn University faculty and a graduate stu­dent
assistant, are confident that this new technol­ogy
will be available to the public in the near
future. In fact, the group has already applied for a
patent on its project.
"We have been working on this
project for about four years now,"
said Tatiana Samoylova, assistant "This is a collaborative
research professor at Auburn study in which my team
University. "Our work is document- j s t r y i n g to find a w a y to
area'
ed in a 50-page report, and we have
made steady progress."
"This is a promising new method
that will improve the delivery of
drugs and aid in gene therapy," said
Henry Baker, director of the Scott-
Ritchey Research Center and participant in the
study.
"I believe that the delivery system will be com­pleted
in the next 10 years," Baker said.
Smith said he feels the system could be ready in
as few as three years. He also said the advancement
could be administered intravenously or directly to
the infected muscle, through a local injection, if all
goes according to plans
direct drugs to a target
molecule in actual treatment, but we feel that this
procedure could significantly help in aiding mus­cular
diseases," Smith said. "In fact, we calculate
that if we increase targeting in an area by tenfold,
we can decrease the amount of the dosage by 90
percent and that would also do away with many
side effects of the drug. On the other hand, we
could target the normal amount
of treatment in an area, and that
would increase the drug's potency
by 10 times in a particular tissue
you're interested in."
"I love everything about this
project, because we are develop­ing
a refined delivery system,"
Samoylova said.
"We are developing small pep­tide
molecules which act as
addresses to infected cells. Although our progress
is slow, we are successfully finding new sequences
of peptides."
As to this point in the research, no humans have
been tested with this method of drug delivery. The
study is still in its early stages, but progress is
being made daily.
"Right now we are primarily experimenting on
isolated cell cultures and mice," Baker said. "We
—Bruce Smith
Associate professor
We are still a few years away from using this are targeting only muscle regions in these experi-ments.
There are certain recognition signals in
each organ we test, and we are trying to determine
what these signals are telling us about how a drug
is reacting with an organ's internal chemicals.
Again, we are only exploiting muscles in these ini­tial
experiments."
"In these first steps of the experiment we are sim­ply
trying to prove that a drug can be targeted,"
Smith said. "We are using mainly cells, mice and
dogs to test if we can target a certain area.
Currently, we are using live breast cancer cells in
our study to see if there is any transfer of any
genetic materials or any by-product made by the
cells in defense of the disease. Our next step will
be to see how tumors react to the targeting of these
drugs."
So far, the experiments have involved slow and
careful testing. The study is beginning to take
shape, and the optimism of its success drives the
researchers to its completion.
"I am optimistic that this study will be a suc­cess,"
Smith said.
"We are not far enough along to see any side
effects of our testing, but if we can truly target
drugs then we will have an impacting result."
"The study is encouraging because at first we
could only target skeletal muscle," Baker said.
"Now we can reach brain cells and heart tissue."
Education class benefits all majors
By Elizabeth Lawrence
Campus Staff
At 8 a.m. Tuesday in 3170 Haley Center students
await their professor and the lecture before them.
They carry six books, a course packet and six hours
credit for this education class.
The class consists of six sections with three lectur­ers
involved with each section, three-hour lectures
meeting twice a week and two hours of community
service involving children each week.
This class covers topics from education's historical
and philosophical background to practical issues
such as school system economics and social class,
giving prospective educators skills to think critically.
Assistant Professor Ivan Watts arrives and begins an
animated lecture encouraging students to speak out
in class.
"You can't afford to be shy, if you are this is the one
class I am going to have to see you come out a little
bit. By midway you should be saying something that
bothers you and we should be discussing it. You are
going to expect your students to do homework, I am
• going to expect you to do your homework," Watts
said.
Welcome to EDUC 3000.
The class existed before the semester transition in
the form of three courses, in an attempt to integrate
all the issues of a diversity of learners and their set­tings
the courses were combined for the semester
transition. James Kaminsky, professor and head of the
department of educational foundations, leadership
and technology, explains the change.
"There has been a similar type of core for years, for
at least some 10 years, but the movement to EDUC
3000 was to more tightly coordinate the contribution
of social foundations, counseling, counseling-psy-chology
rehab and special education," Kaminsky
said.
. Cody Merrill, a senior in education, admits he was
not excited about taking a six-hour class, but his
opinion has changed since the first week of class.
"It's not so bad since the class is small, and it's not
so much of a lecture because the time passes faster
. than it would in a normal class, so three hours isn't
, too bad," Merrill said.
One objective of the class is to expose students to
a methodical, critical way of thinking, a linear way of
Laura Douglas/Assistant Photo Editor
Instructor Ivan Watts energetically
lectures on many subjects in EDUC 3000.
looking at problems facing educators.. Watts
describes the class as a beginning course, where stu­dents
are forming ideas about the kind of teachers
they want to become.
"I think it will be helpful because it has the history
and philosophy of teaching and all the different
aspects of teaching," Merrill said. "Having it in a
small setting gives us more one-on-one time with the
professor."
"This is not regurgitating philosophies, but how it
may play a part in what we call schooling now," Watts
said.
In reference to handling classroom situations he
makes it clear that it is not a one size fits all type of
class. Other courses are needed to reinforce and con­tinue
the critical thinking process.
Watts has been with the department of educational
foundations, leadership and technology for two years
and describes this class as energetic, critical and a
must-take for any student, not just those in educa­tion.
"We have about 15 weeks in the class, and we are
going to be talking about a variety of topics and a
variety of issues," Watts said. "As the course
advances, their lenses are going to change."
The class begins to prepare students for situations
they may face in the classroom and encourage them
to explore ideas to bring positive change to their
vocation. A foundation for educators to draw from
and build on as they continue their education and
make the transition into teachers.
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