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Thursday, April 2(1 2001 Auburn ( Alii. :U>8-19 No. 2!). 10 paj4<-.
Committee acts
in managerial
role, oversight
overlooked
Within the Board of Trustees resides nine committees, but there is no
committee run in the same manner as the Athletics Committee. While
some University officials have defended the actions of this committee,
others have questioned the methods and role of this oversight body.
ByAlexRalney
Sports Editor
The Board of Trustees has nine
committees within the structure
of the board, but one, the
Athletics Committee, has been
called into question regarding the
manner in which meetings have
been executed.
The committee, chaired by
Trustee Robert Lowder, has been
accused by some as having almost
unlimited jurisdiction in
Athletics Department matters.
The issue first came to light
when former University President
William V Muse addressed facul­ty
representatives of the
Committee on Intercollegiate
Athletics March 15.
The meeting was called when
Wayne Flynt, distinguished
University professor, called for a
look into the practices of the
Athletics Department and a possi­ble
violation of institutional con­trol
as outlined by the NCAA.
"What happens at those meet­ings
is the athletic director and
the president go out and imple­ment
what has been decided on,"
Muse said in the meeting.
No records or minutes were
kept at any of the meetings of the
Athletics Committee that would
support Muse's claims, however.
"Traditionally, minutes have
not been kept in the Athletics
Committee meetings," said Grant
Davis, secretary to the board.
The absence of minutes and
seemingly informal style of meet­ings
has only fueled speculation
that the committee is operating in
a managerial role, rather than
oversight.
Muse has implied that the
Athletics Committee follows a
different set of rules than other
board committees.
"Well, different in the sense,
Dennis, that in virtually every
other case, the committee meets
in a public way, that there are
people other than just the mem­bers
of the board and minutes are
kept," Muse said to Dennis
Wilson, faculty representative of
the intercollegiate athletic com­mittee.
"In most cases, a committee
would be reviewing something
which they're then going to rec­ommend
to the full board and is
on the next board's agenda."
"In the case of the Athletics
Committee, the meetings are pri­vate,
they're not official because
no record is kept of them, of
those meetings, and no action is
taken by the board itself," Muse
said.
Recently, the board has found
itself waged in a war over the
right to private meetings, which
is illegal in Alabama under the
Sunshine Laws.
Several state newspapers,
including The Auburn Plainsman
See ATHLETICS, A10
Photo Illustration by Napo Monasterio/P/iofo Staff
AFPAC teams up with AAUP for run
By Lauren Glenn
Campus Editor
Auburn stakeholders will be giving the Board
of Trustees a run for its money in the upcoming
Prorated 5K Resignation Run.
The Resignation Run will be held on Dead
Day, May 3, and is being sponsored by the
Auburn chapter of the American Association of
University Professors.
The American Association of University
Professors (AAUP) passed a resolution last
Thursday calling for the resignation of the entire
board. The resolution soon was followed by the
idea for a Resignation Run.
"It started out as just a silly idea," said Marty
Olliff, a member of AAUP. "A few of us suggest­ed
that we would be willing to support a run-walk
in support of the resignation of the board
and in support of AFPAC."
AFPAC, the recently formed Auburn Family
Siegelman announces
11 -percent proration
See5KRUN,A10
Julie MonlslPhoto Editor
Rob Peck, a freshman in software engineering, signs up on
the Concourse to support AFPAC.
By Camle Young
News Editor
Auburn University suffered a severe blow
Friday in its fight for funding.
Gov. Don Siegelman announced prora­tion
would hit higher education at 11.17
percent, leaving only a 3.76-percent cut for
K-12 education funding.
Higher education officials asking for pro­ration
to burden both levels of education
equally. &
"The stance of Auburn University is that1
all education in the state is important,"
Interim Provost John Pritchett said. "Every
student in this state is important, and what
the governor is saying is there's not enough
food on the table for all education.
"The governor is saying 'I'm letting this
SIEGELMAN
union leader decide
who is going to
starve.'"
The union leader
Pritchett refers to is
Paul Hubbert, execu­tive
director of the
Alabama Education
Association, that is at
the forefront of K-12fc
efforts to alleviate its portion of the prorat­ed
budget.
Siegelman said his decision for proration
was based on a 1995 law. "I have no choice
but to follow the law as it exists today," he
said in a press release. "The 1995 legislative
See PRORATION, A10
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April 26, 1990: The King & Spalding report, financed by the Board of
Trustees to investigate former Alumni Association Director Jerry Smiths
ethics violations was made public. Smith resigned in the Spring of 1989 for
acting in an improper manner by accepting $44,000 to co-execute Lois
Huff's, a deceased Georgia businessman, $1.8 million estate.
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National
Quadriplegic receives pig
cells in surgery
Fetal pig cells were injected into
the spine of a 50-year-old quadri­plegic
man in an experimental
procedure that hospital officials
say was the first of its kind.
If it works, the cells will grow as
they would in a developing pig
and create a new connection in
Charles Dederick's spine, which
was damaged in a 1997 motorcycle
accident. If electric impulses can
again flow from his brain, they
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and possibly allow him to walk
again.
Court OKs arrest for not
wearing seatbelt
A divided Supreme Court ruled
Tuesday that police can arrest and
handcuff people for minor traffic
offenses, saying the authority
flows naturally from the right to
pull someone over.
The court ruled 5-4 in the case
of a Texas woman handcuffed in
front of her small children and
briefly jailed for failing to wear a
seatbelt.
State
Alabama House wants
sexual orientation in hate
crime law
The Alabama House voted 45-42
Tuesday to include sexual orienta­tion
in a state law that provides
additional penalties for hate
crimes.
The vote sent the bill sponsored
by Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery,
to the Senate, where
it died last year.
Holmes said the Gay and
Lesbian Alliance of Alabama sup­ports
the legislation.
Family HealthCare in dan­ger
of losing funding
Internal conflicts and accusa­tions
that records were stolen
could lead to Family HealthCare of
Alabama losing $6 million in fed­eral
money.
The U.S. Bureau of Primary
Health Care, which is investigating
Family HealthCare, will suspend
the federal grant money unless all
board members and the CEO
resign within a month, according
to a letter received by the 13 board
members Friday.
Local
Auburn High football coach
buried Tuesday
Bill McCall, former head coach
of the Auburn High School fool-ball
team, died Saturday from a
blood clot.
Friends and family packed the
sanctuary of the Auburn United
Methodist Church Tuesday to say
goodbye in what may have been
the largest sports-related funeral in
Auburn since the death of Shug
Jordan in 1979.
Auburn CityFest held at
Kiesel Park on Saturday
The Auburn community will
come together this weekend for
spring activities at Kiesel Park.
The first Auburn CityFest will fea­ture
live music, refreshments and
picnics for all ages.
Stranger seen at schools
An unknown man was report­edly
enticing children to his car
with candy outside Wrights Mill
and Dean Road elementary
schools.
The incident at Dean Road was
dismissed by officials, saying the
child made up the story. Wrights
Mill Road officials said the inci­dent
was blown out of proportion.
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and get down to the beach. My
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— Katie Davidson
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"It's kinda weird that they're
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stolen from vehicle.
04/23/01 10:30 p.m., U-Ride Auto Sales —
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04/23/01 8:50 p.m., Cavell Court
Apartments — One Huffy bicycle, valued at
$150, reported stolen.
04/23/01 8:15 p.m., Woodland Terrace
Apartments — Damage reported to vehicle.
04/22/01 2:30 p.m, Campus Courtyard at
Magnolia— Specialized Hard Rock mountain
bike, valued at $450, and one bicycle lock,
valued at $50, reported stolen.
04/21/01 1 a.m., Campus Courtyard at
Magnolia — Theft of a Cannondale bicycle,
valued at $1,200, reported stolen.
04/21/01 2:45 p.m., Greentree Terrace —
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valued at $800; one keypad for alarm system,
valued at $200; and one class ring with ini­tials,
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phone, valued at $40; Compass Bank check
card; Alabama driver's license and two sets of
keys reported stolen from residence.
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Councilman reprimanded for Indian Hills fiasco
By Robert Voitle
StaffWriter
— Plans for commercial development of an area
of land adjacent to the Indian Hills subdivision
may not continue because of the opinion of one
Auburn City Council member.
According to council members, Councilman
David Cicci sent an e-mail to Paula Bounds, a res­ident
of Indian Hills, stating his opinion that the
residents should stop negotiations with develop­er
Mike Shannon. According to the e-mail, there
weren't going to be enough votes
to pass the ordinance that would
allow Shannon to build a large
shopping center on his land. The
e-mail was circulated as a flier to
all Indian Hills residents, who
then decided to halt negotia­tions.
"I believe the committee is
underestimating the support on
the council and personally feel that there are at
least five 'no' votes for the rezoning," wrote Cici.
City Council members, who had not seen the
e-mail but heard rumors about it, were enraged.
They accused Cicci of falsely assuring the neigh­borhood
that residents would win this fight.
"It's my understanding, David, that you told
them there were five city council members who
were going to vote against the ordinance," said
Councilwoman Carolyn Mathews.
"It wasn't me," Cici said. "I didn't state any
numbers or any names. I simply replied to an e-mail
with my opinion."
"What this demonstrates
is the fragility of eco­nomic
development. It's
a very sad moment for
the city of Auburn."
John Heilman
Auburn City Councilman
Two months ago Indian Hills residents were
outraged when they learned that Shannon want­ed
an ordinance passed that would reduce a 100-
foot strip of land bordering the neighborhood to
20-feet.
The 100-foot strip was originally zoned for res­idential
use in order to protect the neighborhood
from unsightly cqmmercial development and had
already been reduced once from 400 feet.
Because of efforts by the city, negotiations were
moving smoothly and a compromise was almost
reached before Cici's e-mail was distributed.
"A majority of the neighbor­hood
was in favor of reaching
some sort of compromise,"
Mayor Bill Ham said.
Councilman Rod Popwell was
maddened by Cicci's actions,
saying the opinion of a city
council member is more than
an opinion.
"There was so much effort for
so long and the neighborhood seemed willing to
compromise," Popwell said. "I don't think coun­cil
members should try to affect the process."
But Cicci contended that his e-mail wasn't
responsible for the collapse in negotiations, and
he is free to express his opinion whenever he
likes.
"One e-mail caused it to collapse? I'm not buy­ing
it," Cicci said.
Council members were quick to point out the
sensitivity of negotiations.
"These kinds of negotiations are very, very sen­sitive,"
said Logan Gray, also a councilman. "This
is serious money. It's big money. It means the dif­ference
between this city moving forward faster
or not."
"What this demonstrates is the fragility of eco­nomic
development. It's a very sad moment for
the city of Auburn," said councilman John
Heilman.
Following the Committee of the Whole meet­ing,
council members managed to subdue their
tempers long enough to conduct the council
meeting. During citizen's communications, the
argument was renewed by Rob Cheroux, a con­cerned
Auburn citizen.
"In business negotiations, bluff and a favorable
hand are necessary, but in government negotia­tions
the city must face the citizens with an open
hand. 1 see this as representation with a closed
hand," Cheroux said.
Indian Hills residents present at the meeting
also shared their views.
Brenda Lynn, an Indian Hills resident and
member of the five-person committee established
by the neighborhood, says she is the only owner
on the committee with property adjacent to the
development.
"All of the adjacent property owners are for it.
It was the non-adjacent property owners who
were against it," Lynn said.
In the end, it was Ham who brought an end to
the warfare and made the goals of the city clear.
"There will be development on that acreage.
The property is at a major interchange of 1-85
and there will be development, and my objective
is that the neighborhood gets a fair compromise,"
Ham said.
Tuskegee honors airmen
at first Convocation
By Laura Douglas
Assistant Photo Editor
TUSKEGEE — America's first African-
I American flying unit of World War II
trained only 20 miles down the road
from Aubum University. On July-19,
1941, the Tuskegee Army Air Field
opened for training of the 99th Pursuit
Squadron.
Four hundred and fifty black fighter
pilots under the command of Col.
Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who would later
become the U.S. Air Force's first black
general. The group's missions took
them to North Africa, Sicily and
Southern Europe.
The Tuskegee Airmen flew over 200
missions during World War II. They
were the only group in the European
theatre that did not lose a bomber to
enemy planes.
This past Sunday, Tuskegee
University honored these men in its
first ever Annual Convocation.
University President Dr. Benjamin
Franklin Payton presented approxi­mately
35 men certificates of merit.
The ceremony included the families of
the airmen, high school ROTC stu­dents
and the university students and
faculty.
One of the airmen's goals in World
War II was dubbed the "double V" Not
only did the airmen want victory in
Europe over the Axis powers, but vic­tory
over racism.
Lt. Col. Herbert E. Carter, a retired
airmen, spoke to the group about the
airmen's struggle over racism. "It was
their courage, determination, devotion
to duty and love for their country — in
spite of its imperfections — that gave
them character to overcome."
Laura DougIasMss;sfanf Photo Editor
Lt. Col. Herbert E. Carter spoke to students at Tuskegee
University's Convocation Sunday. Carter was one of the
Tuskegee Airmen.
Education secretary visits famed
black university during state tour
Rod Paige, U.S.
Secretary of
Education,
addresses a
crowd in front
of a statue of
Booker T.
Washington in
Tuskegee.
By Ryan Lee
Editorial Page Editor
TUSKEGEE — In his first nation­al
tour, U.S. Secretary of Education
Rod Paige made three stops in
Alabama last Thursday to promote
President George W Bush's national
education platform.
The second leg of Paige's tour of
Alabama brought him to Tuskegee
University, a historically black uni­versity.
Addressing administrators,
students and community members
of Tuskegee, Paige discussed Bush's
plan to make sure no child is left
behind in the public education sys­tem,
increased funding for histori­cally
black colleges and universities
and the possibility of voucher pro­grams
that would allocate money
for parents to send their children to
private schools.
"I am a strong supporter of pub­lic
education," Paige said. "The idea
of public education is man's greatest
social concept.
"Our public school system is
leaving children behind," Paige
said. "What we want to do now is
fix it so that no child is left behind.
That is the president's idea, and that
is why I signed on with him."
Paige visited Tuskegee and other
parts of Alabama upon the invita­tion
of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions. Paige
began his tour of the state by visit­ing
an elementary school in
Birmingham, followed by his stop
in Tuskegee. The secretary of edu­cation
completed his trip by attend­ing
a dinner in Montgomery.
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A4 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, April 26, 2001
2000 YEAR
x\.T TBI J l ^N TP-PntPred Unfaxnll- to t^le —^ Championship for our football team, a new vice
president for Student Affairs, the early dismissal of William
iar territory Tuesday, August 22, 2000. y Muse from the presidency massive protests against the
F d the first time in half a century, the largest insti- Board of Trustees and proration will forever be recorded as signifi­cation
of higher education in Alabama returned to
the semester system and a n ew way of campus life.
Though change was expected this academic year, few
could have foreseen what was headed Auburn's way. A trip
— AUGUST
cant events in Auburn's first academic year of the 21st century. Such
an active year cannot be fully captured in two pages, but some high­lights
included ...
> August 16, 2000 Former Auburn football coach Terry
Bowden settles a dispute over his contract with Auburn without
any arbitration proceedings. Auburn and Bowden had agreed to
arbitration earlier in the summer.
> August 2 1 , 2000 A fire in the basement of
Haley Center closes the building for a few hours. The
fire started in the kitchen late morning in the newly ren­ovated
basement as workers turned on the deep fryer.
• August 2 1 , 2000 Joseph Stephenson, music department
head since 1991, dies at age 57 from a massive heart attack. He taught
music theory, applied piano, piano literature, music analysis and
music appreciation
>• August 22, 2UUU po r ^ e fjr s t ^me S i n c e the 1940s, Auburn makes transition
to academic semesters, causing students to begin classes nearly a month early.
>• August 31, 2000 At the Board of Trustees'
first meeting of the school year, student leaders and
trustees agreed on a non-centralized site for the
new student union. The approved site would be on
the north side of the intersection of West Thach
Avenue and Wire Road.
>• August 31, 2000 President William V Muse appoints Guin Nance chancellor for
Auburn University-Montgomery. The trustees approve her at their first meeting. Nance
has served on the AUM faculty since 1971, three years after the University was founded.
> August 31, 2000 Rudi Johnson
steps into Jordan-Hare Stadium for the first
time to meet the Wyoming Cowboys. He
rushes for 174 yards and 3 touchdowns, in
his first game of the season. The Tigers
defeated the Cowboys 35-21.
SEPTEMBER
> September 1 4, 2000 The Auburn Plainsman reported that the Board of
Trustees hired Direct Communications, a Birmingham-based public relations firm, in
June to improve relations with students and faculty at the University. The firm charges
up to $200 an hour for services.
> September 20,. 2000 Super Wal-Mart
opens its doors on South College Street. The
store holds its grand opening with a ribbon cut­ting
and festivities including the Auburn
University Marching Band.
>- September 28, 2000 Auburn terminates its contract
with former Tiger defensive coach Wayne Hall, who had not
coached an Auburn game since the 1996 Outback Bowl.
OCTOBER
>- October 5, 2000 The Auburn
Plainsman reports that images of minorities
on the covers of the Admissions Office's
1999-2000 and 2000-01 application pack­ages
were doctored photo illustrations to
create "pleasing compositions," said Pete
Pepinsky, director of University Relations.
Octobe r / 2000 Former University President
Wilford S. Bailey dies. Bailey, 79, became Auburn's
interim president after President Hanley Funderburk
resigned his position in 1983. He served until 1984.
> October 1 2, 2000 Touchdown Auburn!
Jim Fyffe, the voice of the Auburn Tigers, cele­brates
20 years of Auburn sportscasting. The
Auburn Network releases "Jim Fyffe 20th
Anniversary Video," a collection of stories, calls
and insight into Fyffe's career.
> October 1 9. 2000 Aubie is sentenced to
sensitivity training because of controversy sur­rounding
a T-shirt he wore at the Auburn vs.
Mississippi State game. The shirt read "Aubie 3:16,"
copied from professional wresder Stone Cold Steve
Austin.
>• October 2.1, 2000 The Alumni Association Board of Directors
elections is temporarily postponed because of a disagreement over illegal
proxy votes for an alternate slate of candidates.
> October 23, 2000 Students Against Decentralization (SAD)
expresses to SGA Senate their dissatisfaction with the new student
union site. The group of architecture students express concerns with
finding a more centrally located alternative plan.
>• October 25, 2000 President Muse announces his
decision to name Wes Williams vice president of Student
Affairs. Williams had previously served as assistant vice
president for student affairs/enrollment management and
services at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W. Va.
He takes Bettye Burkhalter's place.
NOVEMBER
>• November 7, 2000 Alabama voters pass Amendment 5, calling for
reform of Auburn's Board of Trustees. This allowed two, at-large seats and
term limits for board members.
Another Constitutional amendment allowing blacks and whites to marry
passes by a 20 percent margin throughout the state.
Lee County voters side with the GOP and the search for the nation's pres­ident
begins.
> November 11, 2000 The Tigers
beat the Georgia Bulldogs, 29-26, in
Jordan-Hare Stadium for the first time
since 1990.
>• November 1 3, 2000 Coach Tommy
Tuberville reaches a five-year contract agree­ment
in which he is slated to receive $1.25
million annually. This makes him the second-highest
paid coach in the SEC, tied with LSU's
Nick Saben and just behind Florida's Steve
Spurrier.
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> November 16, 2000 The Southern Poverty
Law Center, a civil rights organization based in
Montgomery, releases a 53-page report labeling the
League of the South a hate group.
> November 18, 2000 The Tigers
celebrate their 9-0 victory over the
Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny
Stadium — the first time the rivals played
in Tuscaloosa in 100 years. The victory
matches the Tigers against the Florida
Gators for the SEC Championship.
> November 27, 2000 Trustee Robert
Lowder speaks to SGA Senators about "the
rules of life." He discusses Auburn's past and
shares his vision for its future. Senate passes a
resolution in disap­proval
of the student
union site after
Lowder spoke.
»'
Q U O T
MOM
October 7. 2000
"I apologize to
anyone who paid
money to see that
game."
Tommy Tuberville
Aubum football head coach
after losing to
Mississippi State 17-10
October 23, 2000
"Do we want to make
our history, or do we
want to accept the
history that is
given to us?"
Thomas Doyle
Students Against Decentralization,
advocate of relocating
student union
February 12, 2001
"Today, if you vote
as a body to spare
your pride rather
than spare this fine
institution, Auburn
will receive a black
eye that will not
soon disappear."
Lindsey Boney
SGA President.
after the board voted unanimously
to fire President Muse
February 20, 2001
"I would hope that
people who are truly
members of the
Auburn family, that
they would not desert
Auburn because of the
decisions I made."
Gov. Don Siegelman
after his trustee appointments
March 1, 2001
"It is irresponsible
for the state
government to totally
dismantle two- and
four-year institutions
to save K-12."
Rebekah Pindzola
Acting dean College of Liberal Aits
responding to proration crisis
March 13, 2001
"I'll support this
resolution as many
times as I can vote."
David Laband
Professor of economics
on the vote of no confidence
resolution passed by general faculty
Thursday April 26, 2001 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN A5
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A B L
ENTS
October 12, 2000
"I've done TV work,
but with TV, the less
you say, the better
you are. In TV you
frame the picture, in
radio you paint it"
Jim Fyffe
Voice of the Auburn Tigers
a reflection of 20 years of
'Touchdown Auburn' calls
January 30, 2001
"(Muse) is not as
forceful as we would
like. Personally, I
don't think we've
advanced as much as
we should have under
his leadership"
Sen. Lowell Barron
Trustee and State senator
announcing Muse's contract would not
be renewed after his contract expired
February 15, 2001
"We had a board that
allowed the president
to operate the
University"
Harry M. Philpott
former University president
after board fired President Muse
February 20, 2001
"We have a board
that is controlled by
one man. When
(the board) acts
irresponsibly it was
an oversight We
need an oversight —
an oversight Board of
Trustees."
George Crandell
AAUP president
after the firing of former
University president Muse
March 13, 201)1
"Auburn's biggest
problem is that it is
in Alabama"
Bruce Gladden
Chair of University Senate,
farewell address
March 14, 2001
"Mamadou told me
last year that he had
set the single-season
shot block record too
high for anyone to
catch. I just looked at
him and told him I'd
do it my freshman
year, and I did."
Kyle Davis
Aubum center
after 13 blocked shots, setting a
new Auburn record
DECEMBER
> December 7, 2000 The Board of Trustees hires
International Design and Entertainment Associates (IDEA) to
define the Auburn story, identify Auburn's strengths and weak­nesses,
and in effect, "brand" the University.
JANUARY
>• January 18., 2001 T h r ee
Auburn football players — Rudi
Johnson, Heath Evans and Ronney
Daniels — announce their NFL
draft intentions.
>• January 18, 2001 During the Christmas break, the Auburn music
department finds funds to continue the voice minor program at the University.
>- January 24, 2001 Members of the
Board of Trustees and the administration partic­ipate
in an SGA-sponsored open forum and
answer questions from students.
FEBRUARY
> February 1, 2001 On the way out: Muse's
decision to leave Auburn after his contract
expired in March 2002 is made public when three
trustees tell the Decatur Daily News that Muse
will not return as president once he has finished
his term. Muse does not give specifics as to why
he is no longer interested in the presidency.
>• February 2, 2001 The College of
Engineering receives a $25 million endowment
from Auburn graduate Samuel Ginn. The college is
named after Ginn at the Feb. 6 board meeting.
Ginn is the founder of AirTouch Communications.
>• February 8, 2001 East Carolina University announces its approval of Muse
for the chancellorship. Muse applied to other colleges and universities during his
tenure at Aubum, including Florida and Minnesota.
> February 12, 2001 The Board of
Trustees holds a special session to announce
Muse will become assistant to the board until he
leaves for ECU in August. Provost William F
Walker is appointed interim president. Other
administrative promo­tions
followed.
V February 13, 2001 Gov. Don Siegelman announces his appointments to
the two at-large seats on the board. Golda McDaniel of Columbus, Miss., and
Earlon McWhorter of Anniston, Ala. were met with much controversy from stu­dents,
faculty and alumni.
>- February 15, 2001 Owen Brown, an alumnus, announces his
decision to pull his $2 million endowment to Auburn because of the cur­rent
political climate at the University
> February 1 5, 2001 Students storm the Alabama
State House in opposition to the governor's appointments of
McDaniel and McWhorter. Sen. Ted Little stalls the Senate,
and the vote is postponed until the next week.
> February 20, 2001 More than
1,000 students walk out of classes in
protest of the firing of former President
Muse and the governor's appointments
to the board. They march from Beard-
Eaves Memorial Coliseum to Samford
Hall where a rally took place.
> February 20, 2001 Alabama Senate con­firms
trustee appointments, despite heavy protests
from students.
2 00 1
]•• February 2 1 , 2001 The University Senate vote no confidence in
the Board of Trustees. Others stakeholder groups would follow passing a
total of 10 no confidence votes.
>- February 26, 2001 Brandon
Riddick-Seals won the SGA presiden­tial
runoff. He defeated Andy Redman
by a 63-37 percent vote.
MARCH
>* March 1, 2001 SGA Senate, in a unanimous vote, pass a resolution
declaring no confidence in the Board of Trustees. SGA President Lindsey Boney
called for a special session of Senate in order to pass the resolution before the
newly elected SGA officers took office.
> March 3, 2001 Golda McDaniel, recent appoint­ment
to the board, announced her resignation as president
of the Alumni Association at a special meeting of its exec­utive
board. Vice President Bob Kloeti replaces Mcdaniel
as president.
>• March 5, 2001 Eight Alabama newspapers
and the Alabama Press Association file suit against
the Board of Trustees for its alleged violation of the
Alabama Sunshine Law, which prevents public offi­cials
from holding non-public meetings.
>• March 6, 2001 Charles Barkley, NBA star and
former forward for the 1982-84 Tigers basketball team,
returns to Auburn to retire his jersey, No. 34.
>• March 6, 2001 The annual Higher Education
Day rally sees its largest turnout in recent years,
mainly because ofr the looming issue of proration.
More than 2,000 students from state institutions rally
in front of the State House.
• March 13, 2001 The general faculty votes no confi­dence,
366 to 29 with one abstention, in the Board of
Trustees. It also passed a resolution approving an assessment
of the board by an outside assessment committee.
> March 19, 2001 Jane Buck, national
president of American Association of University
Professors, visits campus to discuss AAUP guidelines
for shared governance.
> March 20, 2001 Freshman basketball standout Kyle Davis set
a school and National Invitational Tournament record with 13
blocked shots against University of Miami in Auburn's 79 - 64 win.
APRIL
>• April 4, 2001 Supporters and opponents
of Constitutional reform rally at the State House
for their causes.
> April 5., 2001 Alabama football coach
Dennis Franchione and Auburn's Tommy
Tuberville team up with university presidents to
lobby for higher-education funding.
>• April 6, 2001 At the board's last meeting of the
school year, trustee Charles Glover apologizes for his hand
in micromanaging the University and promises to be the
trustee Auburn deserves for his two remaining years on the
board. Trustees also approve a presidential search process.
>*• ApriI 9, 2001 Auburn Family Political Action Committee announces its sup­port
in calling for resignations of all trustees and raises money to help support politi­cal
candidates that are "Aubum-friendly."
>-April 17, 2001 University Senate, after
two hours of debate, calls for the resignation of all
trustees. Senate agrees, by resolution, that the pres­idential
search process should not go forward until
resignations are accepted.
> April 18, 2001 Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics
releases the transcript of an interview conducted with Muse after he
was fired by the board. He discusses the detailed governing rela­tionship
trustees have with the Athletics Department.
> April 21, 2001
Auburn's race car finished
sixth in the Busch race at
Talledega.
A6 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, April 26,2001
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,'
or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
(EfieHuburn Plainsman
S I N C E 1 8 9 3
Editorial Board
Kristin Lenz
Managing Editor
Camie Young
News Editor
Lurenda Davis
Intrigue Editor
Rachel Davis
Editor in Chief
Sally Tidwell
Copy Editor
Napo Monasterio
Editor-elect
Ryan Lee
Editorial Page Editor
Lauren Glenn
Campus Editor
Alex Rainey
Sports Editor
The expressions of this newspaper's opinion are restricted to these pages. The unsigned editorials represent the
majority opinion of the Editorial Board of The Auburn Plainsman. Staff columns, guest columns, and letters to the
editor represent the opinions of their individual authors). Opinions on these pages do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the University trustees, administration, faculty, staff, alumni, student government or student body.
OUR VIEW
'So'...
End of school year doesn't mark end of Auburn's
problems; should not mark end of protests
This is what Auburn supporters feared most.
This is what the Board of Trustees couldn't wait
for.
This is the end of the regular school year. There
are but a few days remaining before most stu­dents
head home and remove Auburn from their
daily thoughts.
Soon, faculty will take a few months and try to
recuperate from Auburns first year under the
semester system.
Yes, summer is approaching, and that usually
means only one thing at Auburn: Football season
is just around the corner.
This year, however, summer must mean so
much more. Auburn is fighting for its mission
and existence, and it cannot afford to take the
summer off.
During the past few months, unprecedented
pressure has been directed toward the Auburn
Board of Trustees, demanding its members to
release their deathgrip on Auburn while they
serve their own interests and degrade the name
and reputation of this university.
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, administrators
and just about everyone else under Auburns
orange sun have fought diligently since February
to restore respectability and democracy on the
Plains. They have realized that the repeated
actions of the trustees —micromanaging the
University, purchasing governors and legislators
to ensure the continuance of their control, disre­specting
the power of other positions such as
president and athletics director and serving only
themselves — has caused Auburn to be the joke
of higher education.
Our memories of disgust and disappointment
must not fade as the warmer months approach.
As the temperatures begin to increase, so must
the pressure placed on the Board of Trustees to
either change its oppressive governing practices
or get out of town.
When told by a reporter that the University
Senate had passed a resolution asking all the
members of the Board of Trustees to resign,
trustee and Sen. Lowell Barron tersely replied,
"So."
This group of power-hungry and narrow-minded
trustees has given no indication that it
will work to change its archaic way of ruling, and
so the stakeholder groups at Auburn must not
give any indication that it will continue to accept
this unacceptable form of tyrannical rule.
The fight to reclaim Auburn does not have to
be won during the summer months, but it must
be continued during that time. If students, facul­ty,
staff and alumni can maintain the pressure on
the Board of Trustees, fall will quickly arrive, and
then these groups can collectively flex their mus­cles.
If the Board of Trustees has not made any sig­nificant
changes by August, protesters will have
an entire year to organize and act, the regional
and national media will be hovering around
Auburn football, and the Board of Trustees will
be forced to answer to the Aubum subjects it has
proven it considers to be insignificant.
Auburn's fight for respectability and shared
governance must continue during the summer
months, despite the lack of participants. If the
fight can last these coming months, it will
undoubtedly eventually be won by Auburn and
its people.
With all the best...
Bits of advice to Auburn's different leaders,
stakeholders and organizations
All year long, we have offered criticism, praise
and suggestions concerning issues confronting
Auburn. In closing, we offer last-minute tips and
remarks to those on the Plains:
SGA President Brandon Riddick-Seals, 63
percent of Auburn students trusted you to lead
them during these difficult times. Please do not
let their voices go unheard.
During his last few weeks in office, your pre­decessor,
Lindsey Boney, adjusted the volume of
the student voice on campus. Once you have fin­ished
settling into your administration and have
done the appropriate housecleaning, we urge you
never to forget that your voice is for each of the
other 22,000 students who don't have an office or
a seat at the Board of Trustees' table.
Aubum faculty, again thank you for showing
students what it means to fight We hope you
continue to pursue truth and justice with open
minds, and with the betterment of Aubum at the
forefront of all decisions.
Please do not let this struggle die. We need you
all to be on the front line of each conflict that
faces Aubum University right now.
Auburn alumni, thank you, as well, for your
efforts during these difficult times. We ask that
you continue to look upon Auburn not only as a
Saturday tailgate party, but as an institution of
academic and philosophical enhancement. Your
power is unmatched in Auburn's political scene,
and we ask to you continue to pool all resources
to battle negative aspects of your alma mater.
Board of Trustees members, please under­stand
the burden you are to Aubum University
and please leave.
Former University President William V.
Muse, we thank you for your service to Aubum
and wish you and your family nothing but the
best as you prepare to lead another institution.
East Carolina University will be better for having
selected a man of your character to lead it.
Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and Aubum
Athletics Director David Housel, your support
and protection of the Board of Trustees has been
simply pathetic. We hope — against hope — that
each of you will find some shred of decency left
in your hearts, and will work toward remedying
the problems you have helped create.
Auburn people have seen both of you all's true
colors, and those colors are not orange and blue.
Please stop placing your own interests before the
needs of Alabama and Aubum University.
Aubum University, please continue to grow.
Growth and progress are measured by much
more than college magazine rankings and sports
polls. Growth and progress are measured by the
climate of the campus, and the quality of life for
each person at Auburn.
We can no longer hide behind the veil of con­servatism
and tradition. Many of Auburn's
revered traditions and customs were created
when this campus was not inclusive to all groups
of people.
This does not mean that we must abandon the
traditions that define us, but simply that Aubum
must actively work toward making sure each stu­dent
is comfortable in its environment. We must
work to ensure that events like Tiger Stomp and
the World's Fair are added to the list of Auburns
many great traditions.
Aubum is taking steps toward improving toler­ance,
unfortunately those have been baby steps.
Now is the time for Aubum to take leaps and
bounds toward ending bigotry on campus.
God, please watch over Auburn as it struggles
with issues and itself. Auburn and its people need
your guidance now more than ever.
30
When journalists used to send reports over the
wires, they used the symbol "— 30 —" to indi­cate
the end of their report.
Our report is nearing its end.
Looking back at the events of this year, for bet­ter
and for worse, we each have learned lessons
many of us never fathomed, and others never
considered learning.
if I
We certainly weren't perfect, and we were often
reminded of that.
We did however, do the best job we knew how,
and everything we wrote was published with the
hopes of improving Aubum University.
Thank you ... for everything.
— 30 —
m\
Blair Hasty /Art Staff
High price for AU's happiness: War
For as many people who have come
to Aubum, they have all left in one
way or another. The first person to
leave Aubum was likely a celebrated
genius, saying something like, "I
enjoyed my time here. This is a special
place, but it is the people of Aubum
that make it so special."
Perhaps at that point, he was cele­brated
as a master of the English lan­guage,
a truly insightful individual
whose words struck to the heart of the
moment. Now, more than a 100 years
and thousands of Aubum people later,
the words seem cliche and completely
unoriginal. ' /
Its hard to come up with something
original about a prdcess that has been
going on for such a long time. Of
course, it is the people that make
Aubum great. People are what make
anything in life gijeat, not just Aubum.
Without the people of Aubum, all
this university would be is a bunch of
buildings, emptyiand uninhabited, and
one huge shrine (to the football gods.
So to me, it seems a bit simplistic to
say people are what make this place
great. This is definitely true, but people
are also tearing flie fabric out from this
institution we all claim to love.
You can't love;Auburn and not love
the war that is being fought over it.
But thats what some people are
doing.
If you listen to. the Board of Trustees,
Cliff Ellis, David Housel, Rick Heartsill
and all of the other sellouts hereto,
Aubum has never been better.
If you listen to The Auburn
Plainsman, alumni, faculty, students
and all of the other institutions sur­rounding
this one, Auburn has never
been worse.
Somewhere in the middle lies the
truth of where Aubum stands.
ALEX
RAINEY
The problem
is, those associated
with the board
believe they are jus­tified
in thinking
this institution is on
stable ground.
They quote
numbers from U.S.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ News & World
Report's ranking of
Aubum as a top-50 public institution,
but neglect to mention that in one
year, Auburns rank in that survey has
fallen from No. 38 to No. 42.
They say things like, "there are only
a few students here today, I'd say the
other 95 percent of Auburn students
are happy with the job the board is
doing," but forget that the students in
attendance are elected officials for that
other 95 percent.
They use a piece of good legislation,
the provision which calls for out-of-state
trustees to be named, to appoint
someone from Mississippi, a hotbed of
education and Alabama's cellarmate in
virtually all education categories.
They make light of the situation, by
saying things like, "These days if it •
rains, it must be the Board of Trustees'
fault," as newly appointed Trustee
Golda McDaniel said.
No, Ms. McDaniel, I would not
attribute rainmaking to the skills of the
board members, because there are no
scientists on the board, and a bunch of
businessmen couldn't figure out how
the damn stuff worked without a dollar
sign attached to it.
You see, these are just a few of the
idiotic events that have transpired over
the last six months. I saw it unfold, but
this time, so did students, alumni and
almost everyone associated with this
university.
I look back now, and see how far we
have come since I came to Auburn.
Now you see freshmen who know who
sits on the board ... and they actually
care.
When you spend as much time in
one place, you start to wonder if you
are making a difference. I laid awake
asking myself that question many
times in the last year, and just when I
thought it wasn't making any differ­ence,
the governor appoints two new
members to the board, and Aubum
students unite and revolt
Refreshing.
As I leave, I pray this struggle does
not die.
. When I came to Aubum, I thought
the good pi' boy system was something
Aubum benefitted from, but now, I see
that is exacdy what has caused such a
mess.
I came to Auburn for all the wrong
reasons, knowing more about Takeo
Spikes than Dr. William V Muse.
I leave now caring more about the
future of this institution, not the foot­ball
team.
I am both fearful of the way the
institution is run and heartened by the
efforts of many to reverse the system
that threatens our university.
I dream of the day that Aubum
refuses to be content with just being
the best in Alabama. I dream of the day
when this institution becomes what it
can become, one of the greatest institu­tions
in the Southeast.
But without the war, progress is sure
to stall.
Alex Rainey is sports editor for
The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach him at 844-9104 and
Tainey@theplainsman.com
In the bliss of reflection, reality sets in
Its tradition, just as much as wearing
orange and blue on a fall Saturday, that
Plainsman graduates write a farewell
column.
Why? Consider it proper protocol,
that when one gets ready to venture
beyond the peeling-paint walls of this
office, that we kiss them goodbye and
turn in our keys.
As any good journalist, especially the
ones you readers know as Plainsman
reporters, we must always have one
last word.
Bye.
The drizzling rain spat on the foggy
circles of her black-framed glasses. It
was a dark day — not black — but the
color one gets when the heart hurts and
the mind wanders through the depths of
the soul.
The wind wound around her golden
hair as if to whisper warnings in her ear.
It said nothing.
The girls brown leather boots laughed
in the dirty puddles they came across on
her way to work. Like children with dish
pans and wooden spoons, the thunder
made her bones shudder.
The lightning shocked the whites of
her eyes. The eyes that stared out from
under her hooded jacket that shielded the
droplets.
Upon opening the door, she found her­self
in a familiar setting. Tiled floors,
beige walls and fluorescent lighting sur­rounded
her. The hallway in front of her
stretched three-fourths the length of a
basketball court.
Rooms lined that hall: Rooms filled
with computers, telephones, reference
books, stacks of yellowed newspapers. In
one room, there sat an aged man, fever­ishly
poking away at the black keys with
KRISTIN
LENZ
white letters. He
did not see the
girl.
She stepped
into an area that
was littered with
•odd shapes and
sizes of paper.
There were little
knives and scis­sors
lying on
• slanted tables
with their tops lit
up.
The girl removed her jacket and, shak­ing
off the excess moisture, placed it on
the back of the chair.
Her mission on a day like that day
was simple — put it to bed on time, with
relatively few mistakes. As she usually
did, the girl began to ask the others, who
were aimlessly wandering around, what
the status of their responsibilities were.
But this day was different.
When she spoke, no one heard her.
When she wrote it, no one read it. When
she laughed, no one joined in her senti­ment.
When she yelled, no one calmed
her. When she cried, no one dried her
tears.
It was a realization that was as com­mon
as roadkill and as unaccepted as
George W Bush — everyones replace­able.
The girl found herself surrounded
by previous cohorts who now, knew not
of her existence. But they were the ones
that picked up where she, and so many
others, had left off.
So, she signed, laid down her pen and
put on her jacket.
Looking around, she remembered the
countless hours the bold-faced clock on
the wall had recorded in her time there.
All the late nights that extended into
early mornings were worth the personal­ly
canceled classes and several sleepless
4
days.
The girl turned the corner, only to hear
voices of the past — of the GREATS. In
her heart, there were only a handful. Not
everyone who walked down that hallway
was worthy of its history. But the
GREATS were incredible in their works,
as well as their ways.
Continuing down the hall, through the
desks with cluttered tops and violently
ringing phones, the girl walked. Voices
without mouths ringed in her eats, and
she turned around.
Their faces were all so real, though
they all knew they were just particles
that made up the air around them that
they could no longer breathe. But she rec­ognized
every form, and oh, how they
laughed at their similar shortfalls. For
they all thought they would return, one
last time.
For hours the girl and her great forms,
sifted through their thoughts. From down
the hall, loud feet approached the back
room. No one moved —for the great
forms knew they couldn't be seen by these
people.
The lights went out.
The girl stood up and took the hand of
the form next to her. He continued with
the person next to him until the great
forms were one.
When the girl opened the door, the
hallway extended beyond sight and the
rain still fell. The great forms stepped
through the door, feet planted firmly, and
walked away.
But the girl stopped. She looked back
through the door as the familiarity
closed, and laughed. The girl vowed
never to return, but to remain, always, in
spirit. __^_^__
Kristin Lenz is managing editor
for The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach her at 844-9108 and
lenz@theplainsman.com
Thursday, April 26, 2001 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN A7
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or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
An editor's farewell: Presses don't stop for has-beens
I can hear them — the cruel ticks of the clock —
whispering time has run out. They grow stronger by
the hour, the minute, the second, constantly remind­ing
me of an end I haven't wanted to face since the
beginning.
But I .have known since the beginning that end
would soon come, and no matter how hard I fought,
time would inevitably be the victor.
So here I sit, for the last time, banging out discon­nected
thoughts and random commentary with the
hopes of having some semblance of an impact on the
Auburn that I have loved and will continue to revere.
Thursdays. It's strange really, how one regular week­day
has become my entire existence over the span of
a short 29 weeks. But, it has — however unhealthy or
wrong that may be.
But this isn't just about those rewarding Thursdays
when Auburn gets a copy of what we have labored
coundess, sleepless hours over. It's about what went
on between those Thursdays that has made all the dif­ference.
Somewhere between move-in day almost four years
ago and packing up this office littered with scattered
notes, forgotten homework assignments, old pictures
of Auburn long before I knew her — memories really
— a scared freshman found the confidence she need­ed
to become who she really is.
That freshman, who counted her steps so carefully,
knowing each would bring her closer to the end, has
found herself not wishing to rewind time, only hoping
she remembers it as clearly as she lived it.
Those memories will be played and replayed in the
RACHEL
DAVIS
years after she has left what has
become home during her four
years here.
Auburn has been cruel. She
has been a blanket of solidarity
for a somewhat restless soul who
constantly pushes at the future,
never looking back to the past.
That blanket, now being lifted,
forces tears for the fond yester­days
and affectionate memories.
She will remember she cried.
Auburn has been cruel to herself, often engaging
her own in violent, turbulent battles for truth, better­ment
and freedom. But it's not these wars that will
ultimately defeat her — on the contrary.
It's the small struggles of conservative habit — not
tradition — she fights daily that hold her back, often
going unnoticed by many who view her as the
supreme University — the ultimate status quo.
Though she may be a holy hostile for some, she will
most certainly continue to remain a hindrance to her
own progress and the advancement of others. The
tight grip of conservatism around her neck prevents
Auburn: a good institution, from becoming Auburn: a
great institution.
She will remember she fought.
Auburn has been an experience of discovery, as are
all universities. But for a conventional small-town girl
who, before, had learned most of what she knew from
a textbook, couldn't possibly have imagined she
would become as aware of life as she has.
She now understands the importance of a mind well
versed in the academy, but is close enough to leaving
this place that she realizes it's the out-of-textbook
experiences that will take her further than any 50-
minute class period.
She has learned much more from those who have
surrounded her tenure here — lessons learned over a
spaghetti platter at The Grille, a late-night drive home
from Tuscaloosa or a cool, fall Tuesday afternoon atop
the dried-up waterfall in Chewacla Park.
She will remember she learned.
When the sun sets and begins to cast its shadow on
the cheek of an already tear-stained face, there will
only be quick goodbyes to those who have made the
experiences worth one-day remembering and
retelling.
Though our contact will gradually grow dimmer
with each consecutive year and added adventure, our
shared experiences will continue to remain fixed in
that unalterable time — memory.
To those who have already slipped away, you are
gone but never forgotten — eternally locked away in
the heart and mind of someone you once knew. May
you be ever so swift and prosperous in your endeav­ors.
She will remember she loved.
Not everyone finds more than one home or family
at Auburn, but that orphaned freshman somehow
found herself adopted by a group not quite like any
other on campus. And this, before she had even suf­fered
through her first Math 159 class period.
They march to a beat of different drum (or several
drums), so she fit right in. They often go unnoticed or
unappreciated by overzealous football fanatics insis­tent
on commercializing the meaning of a Saturday
afternoon.
But they march on, heads held high to the tune of a
most familiar song. On to vict'ry strike up the band...
She will remember she marched.
There is a place that is forever running over with
ideas, suggestions, criticisms, commendations, con­demnations,
cynicism, loyalty, heartbreak, outrage
and pride — but in these few final ticks of the clock
they all seem to blur into one indescribable existence.
To write another year in a 107-year chronicle of his­tory,
tradition and reflection is an honor. Although
our black and white record will eventually yellow
with time, the memories that we cataloged will forev­er
whisper their legacies to generations that pass
through these doors.
They will forever be reminded of the deep-rooted
history that surrounds them. They will forever
remember their purpose and their passion for a job
well done and a battle well fought.
She will remember she did.
Rachel Davis is editor in chief of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at 844-9021 and
davis@theplainsman.com *^
FAREWELL COLUMNS
Witnessing politics as usual gives
this photo journalist reason to write
Jason KeyI Art Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Regents hoard may
spread problems
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman
I knew that one day we would
hear the suggestion of a Board of
Regents in the state of Alabama.
Just a few years ago this was sug­gested
because it works for
Georgia and would possibly save
money.
If you will recall, Bobby Lowder
gave one million dollars to the
University of Alabama.
For the life of me I couldn't fig­ure
out why one of our Board of
Trustees and graduates would
give that kind of money to UA
when we need so much ourselves.
I have heard, but do not know
for sure that other Universities in
the state have benefited from this
donor.
Then it occurred to me. If the
state of Alabama does go to a
Board of Regents over the entire
university system, guess who
wants to be on it.
The best way to get the votes
from the other schools is ...
money.
Now we have Gov. Don
Siegelman (surprise, surprise)
suggesting that we change the
system with the Constitutional
Amendment changes.
What a horror for our state's
educational system.
The problems that we now face
at Auburn would then be
statewide problems.
I urge the citizens to consider
what you wish for, you might get
it.
Jan Lisenby *98
Ozark, Alabama
I never do this. But I realized I can't let the
last paper of my undergrad career slip
through my fingers without saying a few
things.
If there's one thing everyone living in
Alabama should do before they leave or
decide they want to raise children here, it's go
to a Senate hearing during the legislative ses­sions
at the State House.
I think the most emotional moment I've
ever experienced during my short two years
at Auburn occurred on the Senate floor this
February. All other memories of this poten­tially
great university were paled in compari­son
to the overwhelming sense of sinking,
disappointing sadness I felt for the state I'd
put so much love and faith into my entire 21
years on earth.
Standing behind the photo-room glass Feb.
20, with more than 200 Auburn students
crammed into the observation room above
me and nearly 1,000 more on the lawn of
JULIE
MORRIS
Samford Hall, I felt like
we couldn't lose.
How could they see
us there, all of us — fac­ulty,
students, alumni —
shoving newspapers
from around the state in
their faces, telling them
their decision is a mis­take,
and STILL ignore
us.
" . It was truly defeat­ing.
Every moment of spectacular excitement
I enjoyed when I walked into a full house at
Jordan-Hare Stadium somehow soured when
the vote to appoint two new, but cloned,
minds to the Board of Trustees returned.
From the Senate floor where I was taking
pictures, I could see them leave. All the stu­dents
that were once plastered to the glass lit­erally
sprang from their seats and filed out
into the hallway, while the Senate scurried
like roaches, paying about as much attention
to what was going on as they had for the past
five hours of protest.
It was over, and nobody cared.
So my challenge is this: go and watch.
Witness the way your government operates.
Is it boring? Well, yeah, of course it is. But I
guarantee you'll walk out of that State House
asking yourself how the hell anything in
Alabama ever gets done? Does anybody ever
pay attention around here?
Well, that's it. My first and last column in
The Auburn Plainsman, and I wasted it on a
bunch of damned trustees and politicians.
Maybe I am a journalist.
One more thing, in appreciation to my par­ents
for their support and encouragement: I
love you, Mom.
War Eagle, Dad.
Julie Morris is photo editor of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at 844-9157
and morris@theplainsman.com
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All I know to do when the words do not
come is write.
I'm trying to make sense of some nonsensi­cal
thoughts, so bear with me please. I'm a
writer, and right now that is all I know how
to be. Here come the words.
I'm a lot of things, but one thing I am not
is a sentimentalist. This week, though, I can't
help but get a little sentimental.
I am a lot of things, and I will soon add
one more adjective to the list.
I will soon be a graduate of Auburn
University.
You will read these words approximately 16
days before I take that title, and I will cling to
my current title as long as possible: Auburn
student.
It's a time for parties, a time for pride and a
time for prayers.
(Yes, I said prayers. After all, I have no idea
where I will go when I leave the Plains. I
don't have a job.)
But what can I say about my time at
Auburn? I suppose I can go back to those
adjectives — the tides that go beside my
name.
Something like: Camie Young — student,
writer, musician ... creator extraordinaire.
I am a very different person than the one I
was when I walked onto Auburn's campus
four years ago.
I remember unloading my mom's car and
decorating my room that first day. I met one
of my suitemates, but she did not stay. She
just came to start moving in.
My mom wanted me to wave from my
room before she and Dad drove off, and as I
waved, I tried to calm my chin, quivering
from an attempt to hold back tears.
As I write this, my chin quivers again, and
a tear rolls down my cheek. But I was brave
CAMIE
YOUNG
then; I did not cry.
I tried to invite sev­eral
girls from my hall
to watch a movie with
me, but they all wanted
to decorate their rooms
with their new room­mates.
My roommate was­n't
there yet, and I was
alone.
————-— But I didn't cry
when I spent my first night in Auburn. Why
do I cry when I recall it?
By the way, the story of my first night in
Auburn is not supposed to sound like 1 was
sad and lonely. It is supposed to tell you
about my first courageous step out into the
world. I was scared. I was alone. But I sur­vived.
Since then, I have spent many nights
watching a movie alone, and I have spent
many more surrounded by friends at parties,
at friends' houses and at The Auburn
Plainsman.
Auburn has been the place where I have
grown up. OK, so I really "grew up" in
Snellville, Ga. — not quite as small in size as
it sounds, but much smaller than the whole
new cultural and intellectual world I have
immersed myself in at Auburn University.
But, wait a minute, you don't care about
how much I've grown up in the past four
years. You won't miss my stories, and most of
you won't miss me.
But somewhere in this group of memories
is a coherent theme — you know, the kind
you have been looking for in Great Books all
semester. So bear with me.
Now, back to all those titles.
I'm a fighter. I stood with hundreds of my
peers, facing an almost-impossible foe. I
signed my name to the front page of the cam­pus
newspaper in disgust of the men and
woman who rule this University. I fought for
my school, for myself and for all the Davids
who challenge their Goliaths.
I'm a friend. These past few weeks I have
worked to put friendship first in my life. It
slipped for a while there. I got too involved
in work — too involved in myself.
But I realized that as much as I could
accomplish alone, it's not worth it unless you
can share it with someone. For the past cou­ple
of weeks I have slept just a little bit less
than normal, so I could take a break and have
a little more fun than usual.
To tell you the truth, I have felt better
about myself and my work this past month
than I have for the past year.
I am a storyteller. I know that most of you
only notice the byline when I write a column,
but I have told you many stories for the past
year and a half. They aren't my stories —
they are the stories of students, teachers,
administrators, politicians, basketball stars
and citizens.
I would like to think that I gave you a little
piece of history. And, most of all, in each
story of someone else, I gave you a little bit
of myself.
I am a determined, dependable, somewhat
clumsy, often sarcastic, completely controlling
student. In 16 days, I will be more than just a
college alumna. I will be an Auburn Tiger.
And I hope from this story, finally my story,
I might have taught you a little bit about
growing up. 1 hope I might have given you a
little more of yourself.
Camie Young is news editor of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at 844-9109
and young@theplainsman. com
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A8 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, April 26, 2001
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Auburn celebrates Rape Awareness Month
By Camie Young
News Editor
Photos by Ali Heck/Photo Staff
Rape survivors and
their supporters
marched down the
streets of campus
Thursday in
support of Rape
Awareness Month.
After the march,
several rape
survivors told their
stories, especially
how they survived
the aftermath of
rape.
They marched in silence, the click of heels on cement
their cadence. J
They held picketing signs high, as if it were the first
time since that fateful day they could hold their pride
up.
They were survivors and supporters.
It is Rape Awareness Month, and they wanted every­one
to be aware.
The march began Thursday as the sun set. Seventeen
women and one man walked through the streets of
Auburn, from Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum to Haley
Center, to condemn rape, celebrate survival and walk
away.
For years, Paula Carnihan let her rape define her life,
she told the group. "I was brutalized for hours by some­one
I knew, someone I trusted," Carnihan said. "I didn't
tell a soul. I stuffed it down, put it in Pandora's Box."
Carnihan said one of the best days of her life was the
day she finally told someone about it.
"I went from being his hostage after the rape to just
being me again," she said. "He took one night of my life
from me. I gave him everything else."
Carnihan is now the director of the East Alabama
Rape Counseling Service, which helped sponsor the
event.
That night in Haley Center, four women told their
stories — stories of tragedy, stories of guilt, stories of
strength.
Jane Pugh, an Auburn resident, spoke of her rape,
which occurred 11 years ago in the presence of her 6-
year-old son.
"I can't change what happened a minute ago, much
less what happened 11 years ago," she said. "But I'm a
survivor. You have to let go because the person it hurts
the most is yourself and those around you."
The Southern Union student said being raped is hor­rible,
but the victims have a choice about how they live
after the incident.
"If it can happen to me at 3 in the afternoon in my
own home, minding my own business, it can happen to
you," she said. "There are simple things we an do to be
safe and let God control the rest of it."
Julie Lindsey, executive director of the Alabama
Coalition of Rape and a rape survivor, agreed the after­math
of a rape is one of the worst parts. "It was almost
like someone took a glass bowl, shattered it into a thou­sand
pieces, swept it up into a dustpan and said, 'Here
put this back together again,'" she said.
"I had this overwhelming need to make some sense
out of this, to use it for good, because there was cer­tainly
nothing good about it," Lindsey explained. "I will
never get over it, but I have learned to live with it.
"I am not a victim — 1 refuse to wear that label. I
refuse to be shamed. I refuse to feel devalued," she said.
"My rape is not my shame. It is the shame of the people
who raped me."
Lindsey called rape "cancer on a psychological level,"
but she says there is hope. "Mine is in remission now,"
she said.
One of the biggest problems facing rape victims, she
said, is a victim-blaming society.
"The questions I got were: What were you doing
working so late at night? Don't you know better?" she
said. "The 'why' questions should be directed to those
doing the raping."
That night, survivors sat together, listened to each
other's stories and supported each other.
It was not a night of tragedy. It was not a night of loss.
It was a night of hope.
"An incident that could have very well been the end
of my life has been a source of strength," Carnihan said.
"/ am not a victim / refuse to wear that label. I refuse to be shamed. I refuse to feel
devalued. My rape is not my shame. It is the shame of the people who raped me."
Julie Lindsey
Executive director, Alabama Coalition Against Rape
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Students jailed for littering downtown
By Patrick Crotty
Assistant News Editor
The Auburn Police Department
made arrests last weekend for lit­tering.
Some students were kept in
jail overnight for their offenses.
The littering arrests were part of
an effort to clean up the downtown
bar scene in Auburn.
"We are responding to com­plaints
about rowdy behavior
downtown," said Auburn Police
Capt. Frank DeGraffenried.
Some businesses that share the
downtown area complained about
littering and other misbehavior
during weekends.
DeGraffenried said littering was
"one of the problems we had.
"Littering is one thing police offi­cers
were told to be on the lookout
for," DeGraffenried said.
"Bottles and cans were being
thrown on private property," he
said.
DeGraffenried said employees of
the bars have helped improve the
problems downtown.
"Some of the employees go out­side
after close and pick up trash,"
he said. "1 think the bars are trying
to be good neighbors."
Other conduct targeted by the
APD on weekends in the down­town
area include public lewdness,
criminal mischief, drinking in pub­lic
and under-age drinking.
DeGraffenried said some offend­ers
incriminated themselves by
reacting to police. "Some people
get arrested when they see the
police and then throw their bottles
down and get arrested for litter­ing,"
DeGraffenried said. "They
escape one charge and pick up
another.
"Be aware that it is against the
law to drink in public in the city,"
DeGraffenried said. "Encourage
people to use the trash recepta­cles."
DeGraffenried said there has
been a reduction in complaints
from businesses downtown. I think
the word is getting out," he said.
Anthony Harris, a junior in com­munication,
said, "I think every­body
can solve the problems down­town
by simple consideration.
"Nobody likes to see trash on the
ground and nobody wants there to
be a bunch of drunken kids lying
on the ground."
Students like Harris hoped the
Auburn community would work
together.
"I think it's possible for the busi­nesses
downtown to enjoy the area
peacefully," he said.
Melanie Cooper, an employee of
Bourbon Street Bar, said, "I can
already see improvements in the
atmosphere around downtown.
Maybe some day the police won't
have to make arrests."
Muses honored by League of Women Voters
By Brian Russell
Staff writer
Auburn's League of Women
Voters awarded former University
President William V Muse and his
wife, Marlene, with the Phyllis Rea
Award in recognition of their out­standing
service to the Auburn com­munity.
"This year's awardees have made
their great contributions to Auburn
as a team," said Charlotte Ward,
state president of the league and
award presenter.
Phyllis Rea, wife of former history
professor Robert Rea, was one of the
founding members of Auburn's
chapter of the league, and was
oeloved for her state-improvement
advocacy.
After Rea's death in 1993, Dr. Leah
lawls Atkins, director of the Center
or Arts and Humanities, established
the award to be given to recognize a
)erson in the community "who has
emonstrated in time and energy
hat she or he embodies the princi-
)les of the League of Women Voters;
that is, to be an informed and active
Darticipant in our representative
overnment."
Past awardees include former
Auburn Mayor Jan Dempsey;
Auburn Bulletin founder, editor and
ublisher Neil Davis; former
Ciouncilwoman Mary Fortenberry;
rofessor of history Wayne Flynt;
nd the night's presenter, Charlotte
Jennifer Murphy/P/iofo Staff
Marlene Muse, center, and former Auburn University
President William V. Muse were honored by the League of
Women Voters, pictured with League President Ruth Wright.
Ward.
The league acknowledged Muse
for his turnaround of Auburn
University's academic affairs.
"When Dr. Muse arrived, Auburn
University was not only under long­standing
censure by the American
Association of University Professors,
but had just committed a new
offense against the principles of aca­demic
freedom that would have
brought censure again, were that
possible," Ward said.
"Within two years, the problem
was resolved, censure was removed,
and the Auburn chapter of the
AAUP honored Dr. Muse with its
first Academic Freedom award in
1994."
Ward also cited Muse's involve­ment
in establishing Gamma of
Alabama, the state's third chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa, which is the nation's
oldest liberal arts honor society as
being another of his beneficial
works.
"With limited resources and an
often unsupportive Board of
Trustees, he resolved some long­standing
problems and brought the
university to new academic
heights," Ward said.
Ward noted Marlene Muse's dedi­cated
involvement in organizations
such as Habitat for Humanity and
the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater
Lee County as evidence of her wor­thiness
of the accolade.
"I can think of no other person
who has so generously devoted her
time and talents to so many good
causes as Marlene Muse," Ward said.
"Marlene Muse is never just a rec­ognizable
face on an organization's
letterhead," Ward said. "She is a
working member."
"What I have done was what I
thought was my obligation,"
William Muse said, upon accepting
the award.
Marlene Muse accepted the award
by underlining the importance of
service to the community, the
esteem Marlene holds for the mem­bers
of the league and the impor­tance
of this award to her.
"The hard work in this life is the
work only few people will do,"
Marlene Muse said. "I can't think of
an award which would be more
meaningful to me."
The Muses received the award
Monday, April 23, at a dinner meet­ing
of the league's local chapter at
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. The
meeting was also a farewell to the
Muses.
League members said the two will
be missed when they move to North
Carolina, where William Muse has
taken the job of chancellor of East
Carolina University.
"This will hold a special place of
prominence wherever we live,"
Marlene Muse said.
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ATHLETICS Continued from Page One
"Traditionally, minutes have not
been kept in the Athletics
Committee meetings. Every
committee meeting I've been in
has been an open meeting."
Grant Davis
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
"What happens at those
meetings is the athletic director
and the president go out and
implement what has been
decided on."
William V. Muse
Special counsel to the board
FLYNT HOUSEL MUSE LOWDER
have joined a suit filed by the Montgomery
Advertiser to halt these secret meetings.
"Here at Auburn, the meetings are held — and
I'm confident that there is no public notice of the
meetings because I can't imagine a sports writer
getting a notice that that meeting is going to be held
and they wouldn't be completely covered up with
media," Muse said of the Athletics Committee.
Auburn University Relations handles all publicity
for the Board's committee meetings. According to
Rnh I owery. of University Relations, the group has
never received or published an announcement for
an Athletic Committee meeting.
Other committees such as the Budget committee
have posted their announcements on the University
Relations' Web site, but never the Athletic
Committee.
This contrasts sharply to the picture painted by
Davis, who maintains the meetings are all done>in
an open manner.
"Every committee meeting I've been in has been
an open meeting," Davis said.
However, Davis said the next meeting would be
announced. Though a date has not been set, he said
it would likely fall sometime after the June board
meeting.
Because of inaction by the Alabama Legislature
and the Alabama Supreme Court on budgetary mat­ters
affecting Auburn, the Board not have a special
called meeting prior to its previously scheduled
June 4 meeting.
Wilson has also been invited to attend the meet­ing
as a faculty representative.
While Auburn faces no charges from the NCAA,
some of the recent news involving the Athletics
Committee has been directly linked to a 1997
NCAA report.
In the report, two items identified as areas that
could improve were placing a faculty representative
at the committee meetings and keeping minutes.
The report from four years ago has been slow to
filter into the committee's agenda.
"The Athletic Committee announced at their next
meeting, they will invite the Faculty Athletic Rep.
and keep minutes based on the recommendations
from the 1997 NCAA Self Study," Wilson said. "The
committee will also hold public meetings."
With the scrutiny already surrounding the board,
Wilson suggested the time may have been right to
act on the recommendations.
Muse has maintained he transmitted the recom­mendations
to Lowder, but never received any type
of acknowledgement from Lowder.
Though Muse could not recall what prompted his
resubmission of the recommendations to Lowder,
he said it became clear approximately one to one-and-
a-half years ago, it would be appropriate to
remind him.
The Self Study is a tool in compliance, more of a
check-up of a university's athletics department,
where recommendations for improvement can be
identified.
PRORATION Continued from Page One
act protects all salaries in K-12."
Siegelman also proposed a
$100-million bond issue to allevi­ate
the proration strain. It would
reduce cuts to approximately 3.7
percent.
But higher education officials
rejected the proposal. "Would
you take a 20-year mortgage on
your house to buy two-weeks
worth of groceries?" Pritchett
said.
State Rep. Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn,
has followed the prora­tion
issue closely in the
Legislature. The Republican cau­cus
lobbied for weeks to mandate
6.2-percent across-the-board
cuts.
"(Siegelman) didn't embrace
our proposal," Hubbard said. "He
said, 'Look, I'm going to treat you
guys differently, but I'm going to
make up for it by borrowing $ 100
million.' It's absolutely irrespon­sible.
It's skirting around deficit
spending."
Like Pritchett, Hubbard
likened the bond proposal to a
personal budget. "That's like bor­rowing
money to pay your light
bill," he said.
"You would have my kids pay­ing
for this for years to come for
a six-month problem."
For now, deans and department
heads at Auburn are searching
through their budgets for ways to
cut the budget without hurting
academic programs.
"I've asked the deans to look at
a worst-case scenario," Pritchett
said. "We don't want to do any­thing
to impact the learning pos­sibilities
of students."
Auburn is in better fiscal shape
to handle a prorated budget than
any other college or university in
the state. Several years ago, the
University began saving for a sit­uation
just like this one. The pro­ration
reserve fund now stands at
approximately $9 million.
Pritchett is still hopeful that
the Alabama Supreme Court will
rule in favor of equal treatment of
K-12 and higher education,
which will prorate the budget by
6.2 percent.
"I believe that we can weather
that without significant impact
on students," he said. "There will
be some damage, but it will be
minimal damage."
Siegelman said the ultimate
solution to the proration problem
is constitutional reform. "We
need to change the way govern­ment
works; and to fix govern­ment,
we've got to change our
Constitution," Siegelman said.
"The recent economic down­turn
shows us that it only takes a
bump in the road for the progress
we are making in education to
become threatened. We must not
let that happen. Alabama must
continue striving to become the
education state."
Pritchett agreed. "What we've
got to do is put enough food on
the table, and that's through
Constitution reform," he said.
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5KRUN Continued from Page One
Political Action Committee, will
also be participating in the
Resignation Run.
"The AAUP has a great deal of
respect for any group willing to
participate to the extent AFPAC
has done," Olliff said.
"We're particularly proud of the
founders of AFPAC, who've taken
this to a whole new level."
The Resignation Run will begin
at 10 a.m. at the eagle statue, in
front of Beard-Eaves Memorial
Coliseum, and end on Samford
Lawn.
"We decided to call it a prorated
5K," Olliff said. "It's only 4K — it"s
20-percent prorated, which is
about what Auburn will be."
Olliff said he measured the dis­tance
of the Resignation Run's
route and it came out to be right at
4K.
"If (the governor) can be short,
we can be short," Olliff said.
Other organizations, such as the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools and the Association of
Governing Boards will be partici­pating
in the event. All proceeds
generated by the AAUP will be
donated to AFPAC.
"The need for a 5K was to just
lighten up the mood and spark
support by groups that are ready to
see a significant change," Olliff
said.
"We could have a litany of the
things the board has done, both
right and wrong."
Olliff said the board as a group
does not seem to understand what
the University is.
"The University is the intersec­tion
between faculty and stu­dents,"
Olliff said. "It's not the
football team or the trademark."
Olliff said the board has fre­quently
demonstrated an agenda
separate from that of the rest of the
University. Olliff also said the
board has been unwilling to dis­cuss
its agenda separately.
"All the good the board has done
has been incidental, almost acci­dental,"
Olliff said.- "Auburn has
progressed as far as it has academ­ically,
quite frequently, in spite of
what the board has tried to do."
AAUP, along with AFPAC and
other participating organizations,
hope to hold a rally on Samford
Lawn immediately after the
Resignation Run.
"We want the board to know it
didn't end at the (walk-out)," said
Susan Morgan, chairman of
AFPAC. "They (trustees) think if
they can just hang on until the end
of the semester then it will all just
die down."
AFPAC set up a table on the
Concourse last Tuesday to gener­ate
support for AFPAC and the
run-walk. A petition started by
AFPAC has gained more than 300
signatures.
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(F) Lauren Glenn, editor
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Comm Board urged to examine editor selection process
By Lauren Glenn
Campus Editor
At its meeting last Thursday, the Board
of Student Communications selected a
three-member committee to examine the
selection process for The Auburn
Plainsman and Glomerata editors.
"There's a lot to this," said Bob
Ritenbaugh, director of Auxiliary
Enterprises. "Every time I talk to some­one,
1 learn something else.
"I think there's enough in there that we
make some investigation into this,"
Ritenbaugh said.
The board examined the issue of editor
selection in 1999. Then-editor Bill Barrow
stood in opposition of changing the elec­tion
process and the board later chose not
to examine the issue further.
During the meeting, members of Comm
Board expressed concern about the
resources that would be required to form a
such a committee.
"Your time is the only thing that would
be required," said Rachel Davis, editor of
The Plainsman. "All I'm asking is that you
form a committee."
Davis gathered letters from former
Plainsman editors and also from three of
the four executive officers of SGA, includ­ing
SGA President Brandon Riddick-Seals,
SGA Vice President Michael Solomon and
SGA Administrative Vice President
Courtney Bru.
According to a letter from Riddick-
Seals, "Seeing that the paper is a separate
entity from student-activity-fee-funded
projects, and the current means by which
we select our editor is very unique, if not
the only remaining process of its kind, I
strongly urge the student communications
board to consider facilitating efforts to
transition the election process to the edi­tor
of The Auburn Plainsman to a more
updated and media-oriented selection
process."
Bru also wrote in favor of reforming the
current process.
According to her letter, "Qualifications,
experiences and relationships with the
existing Plainsman staff are legitimate con­cerns
and should play a larger role in the
selection of the editor.
"I don't have a solution, nor do I feel
informed enough to make one," Bru's let­ter
stated. "But the many suggestions that
I have heard seem to be not only fairer,
but also more intelligent than our current
practice of popularity contests, bolstered
by brightly colored shirts, catchy slogans
and influential friends."
In her letter, Bru also requested the
position of editor to be removed from the
spring-election ballot.
One of the most common arguments in
favor of selecting the editor by popular
vote is that The Plainsman should be the
See COMM BOARD, B2
Vet school fun includes Famous Frisbee Dogs
. ___ Jennifer Murphy/P/ioto Staff
Trainer Herb Hennigan and his World-Famous Frisbee Dogs demonstrate their
skills at last Saturday's College of Veterinary Medicine open house. The 24th
annual open house included food, demonstrations and entertainment.
Vet School opens its
doors for 24th annual
open house
By Elizabeth Lawrence
Assistant Campus Editor
It's the only on campus event where you'll find
a grand marshal with feathers.
"Tiger," War Eagle VI, kicked off the 24th
annual open house for the Auburn University
College of Veterinary Medicine Saturday.
Pets and their owners covered the lawn in
front of the vet school throughout the day, as the
members of the sophomore and freshman class­es
hosted events for the community.
David McGee, a sophomore in veterinary
medicine, served as a co-c,hair for the event this
year.
McGee said the public could learn about the
advances in veterinary medicine and general pet
care by attending the event.
"It's the one time a year we can officially open
the doors to the public," McGee said. "People
can come in and learn about the vet school and
about veterinary medicine here at Auburn."
The open house began at 8:30 a.m. and lasted
See VET SCHOOL, B2
Senate approves new Comm Board
By Elizabeth Lawrence
Assistant Campus Editor
The SGA Senate voted in five student positions and
one alternate for the Board of Student
Communications and passed the University
Committee appointments at its meeting Monday in
the Foy Student Union Ballroom.
The names of Jon Davis, Spencer Hall, Misty Kelly,
John Brumit, Courtney Bru and alternate Matt Powell
were announced after senators completed their senate
test, which quizzes senators on their knowledge of
Robert's Rules of Order and parliamentary procedure.
Senators elected the six Comm Board members
through secret ballot after nominees gave speeches
and answered questions.
"I think the people who were elected have a work­ing
knowledge of student publications," said SGA
Vice President Michael Solomon.
"There are some changes that are most likely going
to be made this next year and I think they will be able
to handle making those kind of decisions."
Senators passed 14 changes to the UPC Code of
Law in order to make the deadline for entry into the
Tiger Cub.
Brandon Blair, SGA Code of Laws chairman, said
the bill was not received by the Code of Laws
Committee in enough time to go through the com­mittee
and still get to the Senate floor before the end
of the semester.
"If this did not come to the Senate floor tonight, the
changes would not have been made in the Tiger Cub
for the next year," Blair said.
The dates for Miss Homecoming elections were
passed, with two special voting sessions at the vet
school and in campus residential areas in order to
increase voter turnout.
"We added the special sessions at the vet school for
the dean's hour because usually we only get a 6-per­cent
voter turnout at the vet school," Blair said.
"We were told that at the time of the special session,
about 96 percent of students in the College of
Veterinary Medicine will be there."
The special sessions were added because of an ini­tiative
concerning the Academic Honesty Policy,
which will need 25 percent of the student body's vote
to be enacted.
Miss Homecoming kickoff will begin at 3 p.m. Oct.
14, with voting Oct. 18-19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The vet school special session is scheduled for Oct.
16 at 11a.m., and in residential areas on campus on
Oct. 17 from 6-8 p.m.
Napo Monasterio/P/ioro Staff
John Davis, Tiger Cub Editor, tells Senate
why he should be chosen for Comm Board.
In other business:
•The Student Speak-Out will be held today at 7 p.m.
in the Upper Quad for students to talk with SGA rep­resentatives
about their concerns.
See SENATE, B2
**X think it is a cynical attempt by the
League of the South to profile themselves as
a suffering group, whtlSAftican-Amcricun
leaders and civil right
for reparations stemmh
issue of slavery."
LOS requests Civil War reparations
"We anticipate that athoroui impartial congressional i
reveal the necessity for
compensatory program oS0&ce
of all races in the bc^iH^^were
to treatment during a^after the
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Petiti
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by JLeague of the South
By Brandon Evans
Assistant Campus Editor
In an effort to relieve the
Southern man's burden, the
League of the South started
an online petition which it is
considering to present to
Congress.
According to the petition,
the petitioners want Congress
"to conduct a thorough, non­partisan
study examining the
long-neglected injustices aris­ing
from the war crimes com­mitted
across the South from
1861-65 in violation of the
U.S. Constitution, the Law of
Nations and U.S. Executive
Order No. 100, whereby the
private property of non-com­batants
was ravaged, burned,
stolen and destroyed as a
deliberate policy of an uncon­stitutional
war of invasion,
conquest and occupation ...
"We anticipate that a thor­ough
and impartial congres­sional
investigation will
reveal the necessity for a
long-overdue compensatory
program of justice for people
of all races in the South who
were subjected to treatment
during and after the War
Between the States that
resulted in little less than bar­baric
dispossession and
destruction of Southern peo­ple
and their way of life."
Eric Peatman, a junior in
zoology and coordinator of
the Auburn chapter for the
League of the South, said the
Auburn chapter supports the
petition.
See SOUTH, B2
LAUREN GLENN
God, give my
blessings to
Auburn University
I had something of a life or death experience this
weekend.
I had a car accident on Gay Street and found
myself flying into the windshield of my Honda
Civic, cracking the glass and placing a large knot on
my head, a cut on my lip and a bruise on my chin.
We won't talk about the excessive damage that
was done to my car.
The people who did the estimate on my car said
that judging by the crack in the windshield, had I
been going any faster, 1 would have gone through.
I've spent a lot of the past few days thinking
about how blessed I am.
And I've spent a lot of time thinking about what
might iraveT)eenTiadT been less blessed.
And the rest of the time I have spent wondering
why I am so blessed.
I can't call it lucky.
That would imply that it was simply a coinci­dence
that even though my airbag didn't inflate and
my seatbelt did not catch, I just happened to not be
going fast enough to propel myself through that
windshield.
My mother said the Lord was watching over me.
Well, Lord, I hope you are reading The Plainsman
right now — because I figure there is no way I will
have another accident like that anytime soon —
according to the body shop, at least not for another
month, and in the meantime, there are a lot of other
Auburn people who need your help.
Please help the recently formed Auburn Family
Political Action Committee. Its goal is sound and its
mission is true. Grant the group the ability to dis­cern
what is right and the courage to act upon it.
God bless the Board of Trustees. Grant it the
humility to know and understand where it is not
wanted, and why the members are not wanted
there. Give the trustees the forbearance to endure
the criticism they have and will continue to endure
if they do not relent in their micromanaging, tyran­nical
practices.
God bless my fellow staff members at The Auburn
Plainsman, who have endured as much criticism as
the board itself for the paper's criticism of the
board.
God bless the Student Government Association.
Give it the wisdom not mistake compromise for
selling out and the boldness never to compromise.
God bless the University Senate. Give it the col­lective
knowledge and the wisdom to act on behalf
of the University it knows and loves, and the
University that knows and loves the Senate.
And finally, God, bless my car. May State Farm
grant you a brand new hood, a new windshield, a
new bumper, a new right-front tire and rim, and
adjust your frame so that you may drive safely and
steadily, however slower and more cautiously than
before.
For all you Auburn family members out there —
I'll be thinking of you.
And somewhere down Opelika Road, hidden in
an out-of-the-way body shop, there sits a 1999 sil­ver
Honda Civic, sad and lonely, dented and torn,
waiting for its ship to come in.
Lauren Glenn is the Campus Editor of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at 844-9118 and
glenn@theplainsman. com
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B2 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, April 26, 2000-
COMM BOARD Continued from Bl SENATE. Continued from Bl
voice of the students.
However in his letter, Solomon con­tended
that The Plainsman is not the
voice of the students, even though it is
produced by students.
"This is a student-run newspaper,
not the voice of the students,"
Solomon's letter stated.
"When I say this, I mean that it is the
job of The Plainsman to report on what
is going on here on the plains, and give
their opinion on that information. In
no way, shape or form can The
Plainsman be the voice of the stu-
VET SCHOOL
dents."
Davis suggested the possibility of a
selection committee that potential can­didates
for editor would have to appear
before, and also the possibility of each
candidate being approved by The
Plainsman staff by a two-thirds vote.
"Maybe the process we have is not
giving the best candidate the editor­ship,"
said Ryan Jackson, a member of
Comm Board.
"I would be in favor of Comm Board
looking into this further," he said. "We
have nothing to lose but time."
Jay McFarland, a junior in engineer­ing
who sat as a proxy for Riddick-
Seals, said he did not see a problem
with the editor being elected by popu­lar
vote, if there were two equally qual­ified
candidates.
Ritenbaugh made the motion to elect
a three-member subcommittee of
Comm Board to investigate the selec­tion
process.
"That subcommittee can report back
to all of us," Ritenbaugh said.
"Everybody has some great points
here."
Continued from Bl
until 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
"It's a fun-filled day," McGee said.
"We have had a lot of kids coming
through, and it's been great to give
them a little animal education while
they have fun."
The sophomore class is responsible
for the yearly event, heading the 15
committees and six sub-committees.
Members of the freshman class serve
as co-chairs, learning the in's and out's
of the event before the planning begins
in the fall for the next open house.
"David and I have had a lot of help,"
said Lorin Hillman, a sophomore in
veterinary medicine and co-chair for
the open house.
"The sophomore class was great to
work with. This has been a chance for
us to take a break from studies and vol­unteer
a little bit for the event."
Twice on Saturday the crowd gath­ered
on the school's front lawn pad­dock
to watch Hennigen's World-
Famous Frisbee Dog Show, making it
one of the main attractions.
"It was packed when the dogs came
out," said Holly Andrews, small animal
event coordinator responsible for the
Frisbee Dog Show.
"The guy would throw out five
Frisbees at once and the dogs would
catch them at the same time," Andrews
said. "The crowd loves them."
The scheduled events, which began
at 8:30 a.m. and lasted until 11:30
a.m., included a class of 2005 meeting,
the Hennigen's World-Famous Frisbee
Dog show, an equine and canine parade
of breeds, Southeastern Guide Dogs,
Auburn Police Dogs, IBDS Law
Enforcement Dogs, SERRC Raptor
Center Birds of Prey, sheep herding and
Pony Club demonstrations.
"I have two horses, so the equine
exhibit is the most interesting to me,"
West said. "They always have a lot of
interesting things though, especially
for children."
Designed for a young audience, the
all-day events took place on the front
lawn and included a dog obstacle
course, petting zoo, dog sitting, face
painting, balloon animals, teddy bear
surgery and a sports medicine exhibit.
"I thought the kids would enjoy the
petting zoo," said Sharron Dutton,
mother of two. "I would like my
daughter to go through the vet school,
it is really a great school. Maybe one
day she "could be here."
Children had the opportunity to see
a donkey, chinchillas, hairless cats,
ducklings, chicks and a hedgehog in
the petting zoo, where they learned
how to take care of their pets.
Freshman Carrie Darnaby worked in
the petting zoo and other exhibits dur­ing
the day and said the children
enjoyed learning and the hands-on
time with the animals.
"We had a lot of people in here
today," Darnaby said. "I wanted people
to be aware of the animals and that not
The topics to be discussed during the Speak-
Out include: the Board of Trustees, the new stu­dent
union location and the master plan for
Auburn, and the student body's role as a stake­holder
for the University.
• Probationary charters were granted to the
Historic Preservation Guild, the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America and the
National Society of Collegiate Scholars at
Auburn University.
' • Senate also passed bills for the approval of
permanent charters for the Tau Sigma Honor
Society and the English Graduates
Organization.
• The American Production and Inventory
Control Society was granted $ 100 to be taken
from the Organizations Fund in order to reim­burse
members for a trip taken last year.
Napo Monasterio/P/xofo Staff
Senator Parker Ellen addresses
Senate during its Monday meeting.
SOUTH Continued from Bl
Jennifer Murphy/P/iofo Staff
One of the Famous Frisbee
Dogs waits eagerly for orders
from trainer Herb Hennigan.
everything bites."
Hillman said she was glad the day
had gone successfully and was proud of
what had been accomplished.
"Hopefully, this has been educational
for a lot of people," Hillman said."It's
just a way for us to open our doors and
give the community a chance to check
us out and get their pet questions
answered."
"My family is from Savannah," Peatman
said. "My grandmother tells me stories she
heard from her grandmother suffering rom
Sherman's troops.
"You can travel across Georgia and still see
the damage."
The LOS Web site contains the petition
and currently has
more than 2,200 elec­tronic
signatures from
people across the
country.
Last year, the
Southern Poverty Law
Center released a 53-
page research report
declaring the LOS a hate group.
Heidi Beirick, a senior writer for the
SPLC's magazine, "Intelligence Report,"
said, "I think it is a cynical attempt by the
League of the South to profile themselves as
a suffering group, while African-American
leaders and civil rights groups are asking for
reparations stemming from the serious issue
of slavery.
"I think it is a mockery
to the high-profile
attempts made by
African Americans."
Heidi Beirick
Southern Poverty Law Center
"I think it is a mockery to the high-profile
attempts made by African-Americans,"
Beirick.
Beirick also said the petition by the LOS
comes in the wake of the nationally run
advertisement by David Horowitz.
The advertisement ran in student and pro­fessional
papers alike, and stated
10 reasons against giving repara­tions
to descendants of slaves.
Critics called the ad racist, and a
small protest of the ad occurred at
Berkeley.
Horowitz has been a journalist
for more than 25 years. In the
1960s he was a fighter for liberal
causes, several years ago he took a drastic
change in stance, switching to the opposite
pole of the right-wingers.
• Visit the LOS Web site at
www.dixienet.org and www.splcenter.org.
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mangy assistant copy editor foi
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to Thank You for allowing us to serve you this past School Year!
Dr. Fred Kam, M.D., Medical Director
Dr. Ross Ellis, M.D.
Dr. Suzanne Graham-Hooker, M.D.
Dr. David Smithson, M.D.
Jean Dubois, CRNP
Robin Farrell, CRNP
Teresa Hodge, PA-C
Patricia Keeney, CRNP
Holly Roberts, CRNP
Sherry Seibenhener, CRNP
Mina Jeffers, R.N. - Clinical Supervisor
Peggy Hansen, R.N., C.
Sarah Hendricks, R.N.
Linda Simpson, R.N.
Debbie Spillers, R.N.
Jeannie Karabasz, LPN
Jeremy Cleveland, Athletic Trainer
Tanya Bryant, Medical Assistant
Jackie Cannon, Medical Assistant
Stacy Childs, Medical Assistant
Wendy Jones, Medical Assistant
Dee Dee Moseley, Medical Assistant
Brenda Stubbs, Medical Assistant
Helen Moore, Radiology Technologist
Tennille Payne, Radiology Technologist,
Medical Assistant
Renee Gosda, Senior Lab Technologist
Nancy Murphy, Lab Technologist
Martha Nicholson, Lab Technologist
Tanya Prickett, Medical Technologist
Kimberly Taylor, Medical Technologist
Robin Williams, Supervisor - Front Desk
Angela Adams, Reception/Medical Records
Cheryl Harris, Reception/Medical Records
Holly Spratlin, Reception/Medical Records
Cathy Watson, Reception/Medical Records
Janice Edwards, Part Time Medical Records
Vickie Gunn, Supervisor - Billing Department
Jessica Fussell, Billing
Loren Nix, Billing
Gerry Nobbley, Billing
Darlean Todd, Billing
Gail Giambrone, Assoc. Director for
Administration
Joyce Chocklett, Administrative Secretary
Salena Carlisle, PT Administrative Clerk
Brian Earnest, PT Administrative Clerk
hiursday, April 26, 2001 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN B3
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Patricia Yeager, professor and
director of first- and second-ear
studies at the University
Michigan will speak at the
tglish department's annual
Undergraduate awards cere-lony
at the Auburn
Iniversity Hotel & Dixon
conference Center April 26 at
p.m. Topic: "Ghosts and
Shattered Bodies, or, What
)oes It Mean To Be Haunted
jy Southern Fiction?"
deception following.
..ee County Relay For Life
lay 4-5, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at Duck
Samford Park. Call 749-1449 or
321-2748.
^ocal artist Adrian Alsobrook
rill have several pieces on dis­play
at Pass Around Sound,
|127 E. Magnolia Ave. and The
/illager Frame Shop, 824 E.
Jlenn Ave. Art will be on
exhibit through April. Call
321-786 or 821-8174.
iHouse of Miracles, 1750
)pelika Road (across from AC
5itness) hosts Sunday morn-ling
service at 11 a.m., and
londay and Friday Bible
study at 7 p.m.
The Marriage and Family
Therapy Center at Glanton
House provides therapy for
students, non-students, cou­ples,
families or individuals.
Sliding fees. For day or
evening appointment, call 844-
4478.
SAfE Harbor Women's Center
offers free confidential services
for , sexual assault
(date/stranger rape, dating
violence, sexual abuse) and
eating problems (recovery
from eating disorders). Call
844-5123.
Listen to "The Bread of Life,"
a contemporary gospel show
on WEGL 91.1 FM with
Gerald, Sundays from 7-10
a.m.
Graduate Women! Feeling
overwhelmed but can't talk
about your "problems" with
people in your department?
The FREE AND CONFIDEN­TIAL
graduate women's sup­port
group is for you. Call 844-
5123.
Auburn University Gospel
Choir invites you to its 17th
anniversary at Lakeview
Baptist Church, April 29 at 2:30
p.m.
"Celebrating Student
Research" — presented by the
Women's Studies Program —
April 25-26 in 208 Foy Student
Union from noon-1 p.m.
Speakers will be undergradu­ate
and graduate students
from communication, English,
history, psychology and phi­losophy.
The American Association of
University Women and the
Pilot Club's annual book sale
is April 26-29 from 10 a.m.-9
p.m. Thursday through
Saturday 1-5 p.m. in Old
Bookland Store at Colonial
Mall. Call 844-3102 or 821-2894
Reception for Dr. and Mrs.
William V. Muse — Dr. and
Mrs. William F. Walker,
Administrative and
Professional Assembly, Staff
Council, Student Government
Association and University
Senate cordially invite you to a
reception in honor of Dr. and
Mrs. William V. Muse on May
1 from 4 p.m.-6p.m. at the
Auburn University Hotel &
Dixon Conference Center,
Ballroom A.
MEETINGS
Sigma Delta Pi, Come relax,
meet new friends and speak
Spanish in a casual setting!
Every Wednesday from 8 p.m.-
close at the Olde Auburn Ale
House. Call 844-6381 or email
powelst@auburn.edu.
The Auburn Gay and Lesbian
Association meets every
Monday at 7:30 p.m. in 2208
Haley Center. For more infor­mation
please email
au_agla@gay.com or visit the
Web site at
w w w . a u b u r n . e d u / ~ a g l a s sn
or e-mail the organization
at au_agla@gay.com.
Auburn Wesley Foundation
meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. for
Bible study, Thursdays at 6
p.m. for fellowship dinner and
Sundays at 8 p.m. for worship.
Bring a friend. Call 887-3101.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
every day of the week in the
Auburn/Opelika area. For
meeting times, places and more
information, call 745-8405.
Ministries in Action (MIA) has
Bible study, and praise and
worship Fridays at 7 p.m. in 246
Foy Student Union. Call 466-
0481.
"Yes, I think I'll do good."
Carolyn Bryan
Junior, English
"I'm not sure if I'll do that
well "
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Frchman, environmental
science
"I'm starting to study
early. I think I'll do well "
Will Paiamcr
freshman,business
Have a great summer from The Auburn
Plainsman Campus Staff. See *"*• •MOV* "*nrl
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"I'm going to review my
notes and I'll do pretty
Curtis VViggnis
Sophomore, computer and
electrical engineering
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"A week ahead of time I
go to Haley and study, so
I think I'll do good;"
Brandon Wolfe
Sophomore, pre-law
— Interviews and photos by
Elizabeth Lawrence/Assistant Campus editor
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Auburn medical lab opens house
By Holly Pressnell
StaffWriter
The Auburn University Laboratory and
Medical Technology Department presented its
fourth annual open house in honor of National
Laboratory Week at Rouse Life Sciences
Building April 23-24.
The open house is one of many ways in
which the College of Science and Math reaches
out to the community and shares what is going
on in the department.
COSAM invited all of the schools in the
Auburn area to participate in a day of hands-on
science. The Auburn faculty, students, alumni
and other guests were also invited to partici­pate
in the open house.
The open house offered cholesterol screening
and blood typing for a fee, and then there were
also experiment demonstrations given by the
medical technology students. The medical
technology students were stationed around the
lab at stations demonstrating each lab depart­ment's
focus.
"You must be proficient in all fields to be a
medical technologist," said Jamie Hutchinson,
a medical technology student.
Their fields of expertise include hematology,
micro biology, parasitology, phlebotomy, chem­istry
and toxicology.
To show their abilities, the medical technol­ogy
students presented focal points from each
laboratory department to the students who
came. The students from Morris Avenue
Elementary School were enthusiastic about
learning.
"It is really neat, but some of it makes me
queasy," said Quenten Laskoski, a fifth-grade
student.
It isn't a surprise that Quenten was queasy,
there were parasites in jars on display, a blood
Quadapalooza rocks
campus for third year
Julie Morris/Photo Editor
Becca Stephens, a laboratory technician, examines a slide during the
University Laboratory and Medical Technology Department's open house
held at Rouse Life Sciences Building.
test and a urinalysis was demonstrated.
The open house for the students included a
tour of the Auburn campus, a picnic lunch and
a demonstration given by the Southeastern
Raptor Rehabilitation Center. Local merchants
donated products that were given to the stu­dents
as door prizes.
"My favorite part is the blood typing," said
Jee Summers, a Morris Avenue student. "This is
a really cool way to learn about science."
"The open house is a way for us to get kids
interested in science early," said Kat West,
medical technology adviser. "Mary Lou
Howard worked with me in organizing the
open house."
Mary Lou Howard is the director of Summer
Youth Experiences in Science. Summer Y.E.S. is
a camp sponsored by COSAM and the
Outreach Program Office.
"The camp is one week long. It is for stu­dents
grades 4-10," Howard said.
She said it is a great hands-on experience for
students, and it will help improve their interest
in science.
The open house gave people the opportunity
to see what Auburn University Laboratory and
Medical Technology Department is doing,
exactly what it takes to become a medical tech­nologist
and what a medical technologist does.
By Elizabeth Lawrence
Assistant Campus Editor
Students wandered out of their
dorms as music drifted from the
back porch of Cater Hall Saturday
for the third annual
Quadapalooza.
Nathan Pieritz, a member of the
Broun Hall Council and veteran
Quadapalooza staff member, said
the event was well worth all of the
planning.
"Everybody in the quad comes
out here and it's just packed full of
people," Pieritz said. "It's right
before finals, so it gives students a
break before all of the extra study­ing
starts."
Students were tempted with free
food, water games, tug of war,
twister, volleyball, music, a movie
shown in the upper quad and ulti­mate
Frisbee in the lower quad.
"I got here at about 1 p.m., and
it's been a lot of fun," said Holly
Hodges, a freshman in early child­hood
education and Quad resi­dent.
"The music is pretty good,
and they have great burgers. I'm
glad I came out here."
During the past three years the
event, usually only open to quad
residents, has grown tremendous­ly.
This year the event became
campus-wide when the University
Program Council became a co-sponsor.
Historically, the event has been
sponsored by Auburn University
Housing and Residence Life, and
planned by students of the Broun
Hall Council.
This year UPC took a role by
donating sound equipment and
big screen for the movie later in
the evening.
"The stipulation for the cd
sponsorship was we would pro*
vide the screen and some sound
equipment," said Andy Gualtney, a
UPC staff member. "But it had to
be a campus-wide event for us to
do that."
"I think we had about three oi
four staffers there to help,
Gualtney said. "I heard that every­thing
ran smoothly and everybod)
had a good time with it."
Students of the Broun Hal
Council came up with the idea fa
Quadapalooza three years ago.
Steven Smith, director of BrouE
Hall and area coordinator for th<
quad dorms, said the event hac
expanded a lot when compare;!
with the last two years.
"Every year has been different,
Smith said. "This year we have th
cotton candy and popcorn
machines, and this is the first time
we have had the giant twistei
game."
Becky Bell, assistant director S~
Housing and Residence Life, saic
she was willing to increase thi
funding for the event because i<
has proven to be successful.
"I have no problem supportinj
this event," Bell said. "I think it'
great that the students came up
with the idea and have made
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