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Hopefuls
FACE TO FACE: Five of Alabama's
ian John Sophocleus, Republican U.
By ROSS MOORE
State & Local Editor
Five candidates for governor
came to Auburn Monday to engage
in the Student Government Associ­ation's
gubernatorial forum.
"This was one of my campaign
objectives," said SGA President
Brandon Riddick-Seals. "The SGA
(hosted) this event to encourage
young voters to become more
involved in the process of selecting
its leaders."
Those participating in the event
included Libertarian John Sopho­cleus,
an Auburn economics profes­sor;
Republicans Tim James, a
Greenville businessman, Congress­man
Bob Riley of Ashland and Lt.
Gov. Steve Windom of Mobile; and
Independent Gladys Riddle of
Chilton County.
gubernatorial candidates participated in a forum Monday. From left to right and top to bottom, libertar-
S. Rep. Bob Riley, independent Charys Glidden and Republicans Tim James and Lt. Gov. Steve Windom.
AUDIENCE SURVEY
' Top choice for governor.,;
Bob Riley -— 75 percent
Steve Windom — 8.3 percent
John Sophocleus — 6.6 percent
Tim James — 5 percent
Charles Bishop — 3.3 percent
Don Siegelman — 1.6 percent
Gladys Riddle — 0 percent
The forum was moderated by
APTV's Tim Lennox.
After three-minute opening state­ments,
each candidate was given
one minute to answer questions
from the moderator.
The candidates took similar
stances on several issues.
No candidate objected to the leg­islators'
decision to use lethal injec­tion
instead of the electric chair.
Main goal for new governor
Education — 59 percent
Economic development — 22.7 percent
Constitutional reform — 13.6 percent
Taxes — 4.5 percent
- Informal survey conducted by
The Auburn Plainsman
All candidates agreed homosexu­als
should not be given special pro­tection
against state hate crime
laws. They also urged Alabama to
defend its water supply against
competing states.
Sophocleus placed emphasis on
reducing the size of government,
restructuring state legislature and
increasing citizen representation.
He also spoke against constitu­tional
reform.
"The almost certain result will be
major tax hikes to fund even more
government activity," Sophocleus
said.
Riley said as a congressman he
has observed how other states have
moved ahead and called for change.
"We have to change the economic
model, the mindset of our politi­cians,
and we have to do something
about this institutional mentality in
Montgomery that keeps us doing
the same thing that hasn't worked
for literally a generation," Riley said.
He also reiterated his support for
constitutional reform without a
convention.
James spoke against excessive
governmental interference in busi-
> Turn to FORUM, A5
Vol. ION. No. 20. .VI pages
LOACHAPOKA QUARRY
Survey
shows
support
By HEATH LOFTIN
Associate State & Local Editor .
According to a survey conducted by
McGuire Woods consulting firm and a num­ber
of Auburn University students, public
support for a quarry in Lee County may be
stronger than people believe.
"Florida Rock asked us to actually do the
surveys," said John Pudner, who directed the
survey. "They are a client of ours. They paid
us to go out and gauge what the public mood
was."
The project covered Lee County and other
surrounding areas. - ;
Pudner contacted Justin Cobb, a student
at Auburn and co-chairman of the Auburn
University College Republicans, and offered
him the option to assist with carrying out
the door-to-door surveys in the area. Cobb
then offered the job to College Republicans
colleagues.
"This was just Justin personally, and he
offered it to the rest of the club," said Pete
Smyczek, another student involved in the
survey process and a member of College
Republicans. "The College Republicans don't
take a side on the issue at all. This is just a
bunch of the members who are looking to
raise some money to go on a trip to D.C."
Cobb said the survey was done on a non­partisan
basis and was not run as a College
Republican project.
Pudner stated he was not the person who
had the alleged conversation with Dara
Kloss reported last week by The Auburn
Plainsman, in which Kloss was told the
money the students were paid was only to be
used for a trip.
While allowing that someone else might
have contacted Kloss, Pudner said he had no
idea who that would have been.
> Turn to SURVEY, A5
BUDGET AND FINANCE
Fee increase discussed
From staff reports
The debate over whether to increase student
activity fees will appear on the SGA elections
ballot next week as part of a student survey.
Auburn students currently pay $18.75 a
semester in SAP fees. That money is distributed
among the nine Student Activities Projects —
the Glomerata, UPC, the Auburn Circle, SGA,
Impact, WEGL, Rlack Student Union, Interna­tional
Student Organization and Tiger Cub.
The $15 fee most students recall is a union fee
that goes entirely to Foy Student Union and the
Student Activities Center. Student Activity Pro­jects
do not receive any of that money.
"The budget and finance process that we hag­gle
with every year is unduly drawn out and
hurts the capabilities of Auburn's student activi­ties,"
said Sen. Jay McFarland of the College of
Engineering. "Increasing the money allocated to
our student activities can bring us up to par with
what competitive schools in the SEC spend.
"We are trying to gauge student opinion for
raising fees and we need about 80 percent of the
people who vote to say yes," McFarland said.
A study of southeastern schools shows
Auburn's activity fees are lower than those
charged by schools Auburn generally competes
with in other categories and events.
The University of Georgia charges students
$38 each semester as a student activity fee. This
fee is split between organizations including Uni­versity
Union, responsible for bringing ent ertain-ment,
as well as the Student Government
Association, a campus radio station, intramural
sports and more than 20 multicultural organiza-
> Turn to FEES, A5
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
No wires? No problem
By LINDSAY EVANS
Assistant Campus Editor
Auburn's engineering program, backed by a $25
million endowment, will lead the nation with a
new major — no wires about it.
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will
add wireless engineering to its curriculum this fall.
This innovative program, the first in the nation,
will be under the departments of electrical and
computer engineering and computer science and
software engineering.
"This is an extremely important area, and there
is a rapidly growing need for wireless systems and
engineers to operate them," said Richard C. Jaeger,
distinguished professor and interim director of the
new wireless engineering research and education
center.
This cross-departmental program was ignited
Endowment allows Auburn
to start nations first
wireless technology program
by Samuel Ginn's vision for the college and his
hefty donation to the college last February. Ginn,
an Auburn alumnus and leader in the wireless
communications arena, made a $25 million com­mitment
to Auburn, the largest donation in school
history.
The departments of electrical and computer
engineering and computer science and software
engineering are currently in the process of gaining
approval for the degree.
> Turn to WIRELESS, A5
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CORRECTION
In last week's edition of The Auburn Plainsman, the headline for Heath Loftin's
story read "College Republicans receive $15 apiece for singing pro-quarry peti­tion."
That information was incorrect. College Republicans as an entity never
supported the drive, but it was only individuals who took part in the signature
drive. Also, an attempt was made to contact Justin Cobb, but it was unsuccess­ful.
The Plainsman apologizes to the College Republicans for these errors.
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DUKE UNIVERSITY'S Office of
Information Technology found
that between 25 and 30 Duke
University computers were
hacked into over the past week.
Most of the computers
belonged to students.
The hackings had one thing
in common — they all affected
computers with the Windows
2000 system and no adminis­trator
password.
Christopher Cramer, infor­mation
technology security
officer, said the hackers used
the computers for denial-of-service
attacks. Such attacks
use Duke's large amount of
bandwidth to send information
at other servers faster than
they can handle it, shutting
down their servers.
Cramer said instructions
were sent from an Internet
relay chat room to each Duke
computer. Administrators first
learned of the hackings after a
Canadian Internet service
provider called OIT and said it
was under attack from four
Duke computers.
Cramer said OIT cannot do
much to stop hackers short of
limiting academic freedom and
access by setting up a firewall.
A firewall would add an extra
layer of security to Duke's net­work
but, for instance, would
prevent a computer science
student from setting up a serv­er
to test programs.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA versus
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University of Florida basketball
games have been hostile during
the last two showdowns. The
hostility on the court moved
into the stands Tuesday night.
It started during warm-ups
when a basketball careened
into the Georgia student sec­tion.
When UF center Udonis
Haslem went to ask for the ball
back, Haslem said the students
refused to return the ball.
As Haslem turned around,
the ball was thrown and hit the
.UF center.
It is unclear whether Haslem
was hit in the shoulder or the
head.
The throw was described as
something between a lob and a
straight shot.
In reaction, Haslem took the
ball and threw it overhand into
the crowd hitting Georgia law
student Jay Ernst.
Ernst, who was sitting four
rows back, was hit in the
mouth and was not part of the
preceding actions.
"I turned to get my drink,"
Ernst said. "All of a sudden I
looked up and saw the ball
coming at me. He drilled it."
Ernst was cut in the lip and
received ice to treat the
swelling.
Haslem only had one com­ment
to make about the inci­dent.
"All I can say is that I apolo­gize
to the guy that got hit,"
Haslem said.
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THURSDAY, FEB. 21,2002 STATE&LOCAL A3
Research funds debated
Senators propose bill
opposing governors plan
to rely on verdict
to fund research
By HEATH LOFTIN
Assistant State & Local Editor
Last Tuesday, Gov. Don Siegelman
asked state legislative officials to reject
a proposed bill to steer $8.5 million a
year away from the Capital Improve­ments
Trust Fund toward state
research universities.
In its place, Siegelman laid out a pro­posal
for a separate bill expected to
take 10 percent of the $3.4 billion
ExxonMobil Corp. verdict and set it
aside for research universities.
According to Ted Hosp, Siegelman's
legal adviser, $20 million could be gen­erated
yearly if the full settlement is
awarded to Alabama. This is more
money than the Capital Improvements
Trust Fund Bond is expected to gener­ate.
The rest of the settlement will be
divided into different sectors of the
state, including 25 percent to the gener­al
fund, 25 percent to the education
trust fund, 20 percent to the Alabama
medicaid trust fund, 14 percent to the
state's lawyers, 10 percent to the Alaba­ma
senior services trust fund and 10
percent to a trust fund dedicated to
> Turn to RESEARCH, A4
AUBURN C I T Y COUNCIL
City's growth
focus of meeting
By KATY HARPER
StaffWriter
In its meeting Tuesday, the
Auburn City Council discussed
the city's growth boundaries,
along with traffic control
issues, additions to the indus­trial
district and alcohol licens­es.
The council heard a speech
by Lee Alice Johnson from the
KPS growth management
group. A plan to extend the
> Turn to COUNCIL, A4
Selma activist honored
Malika Sanders was recently presented a
human rights award in Salt Lake City, one
among three recipients worldwide.
Malika Sanders stands in front of the Civil Rights Mural in Selma. Sanders was one among three recipients of
Reebok. She helped lead a Selma protest in 1989 and now works for 21st Youth Leadership Century Movement.
By ROSS MOORE
State & Local Editor
Fifteen years ago, the last place Mali­ka
Sanders hoped to be was in Selma.
It wasn't because she faced club-wielding
police on a civil rights march
along Edmond Pettus Bridge. That event
took place 25 years earlier, before she
was born.
In 1989, Sanders helped lead 150 stu­dents
in a protest against the failure to
renew the contract of a black superin­tendent
and to address other racial
problems.
"When I left Selma, I vowed I was
never coming back," she said. "By that
time, I was feeling the hurt of a 16-year-old
going through that kind of experi­ence."
Sanders returned to Selma and is now
director of the 21st Century Youth Lead­ership
Movement.
Sanders, 28, was one among three
worldwide recipients of a human rights
award presented by Reebok.
Zambian Kavwumbu Hakachina,
Nepali Maili Lama and Sanders joined in
Salt Lake City on Feb. 7, the day before
the Olympic Games began, to accept the
award.
"The theme of the Olympics was light­ing
the fire within," she said. "One of the
best ways we can carry the light is to be
able to risk our lives for others."
One of the reasons Sanders received
the award was her fight against racial
tracking when she was 16,
The tracking system, based on the
recommendation of teachers, would
Ross MOORE — STATE & LOCAL EDITOR
a human rights award presented by
place white students in upper level
courses, while blacks were channeled to
lower level courses.
"Gov. (George C.)Wallace made it clear
that not under any circumstances would
we integrate," she said. "So, they came
up with a system where black and white
students would walk through the same
door, but would go to separate classes.
"It didn't matter if your mother went
to Harvard or if she was a school
teacher," Sanders said. "If you were
black, you were going on the lower level."
After black superintendent Norward
Rousell addressed the tracking problem,
he was fired by six white board mem-
> Turn to SANDERS, A4
State&Local Briefing
THREE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED FOR
BURGLARY: On Feb. 15, the Lee County Sher­iffs
Office arrested two adults and a juvenile for
committing at least five burglaries and thefts in
the Beulah area of Lee County.
More than $15,000.worth of property was
stolen, including more than 30 firearms, jewel­ry,
a gas grill, chain saws, televisions and other
tools and electronics. Most of the property has
been returned to the owners.
Thomas Kyle Gallagher, 18, from Valley,
William Jeremy McGill, 16, from Cuseeta and a
45-year-old from Valley were charged with bur-
•glary.
McGill was released from the Lee County Jail
on $73,000 bond. Gallagher is being held in Lee
A :. J? ,
County Jail. The juvenile is being detained in
Lee County Youth Development Center.
LEGISLATION INTRODUCED FOR
SPORTS COMMISSION: Gov Don Siegel
man announced legislation to create the Alaba­ma
State Sports Commission to enhance
Alabama's economy, image and quality of life
and to enhance the health and wellness of
Alabamians.
"Alabama takes great pride in the vast num­ber
of sporting activities available for citizens
to enjoy," Siegelman said. "Many of those sport­ing
events provide annual economic boosts for
communities and the state.
"This commission will seek to find ways to
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increase those opportunities by promoting
sporting events, venues and activities and and
also to recruit new events to Alabama."
The ASSC would serve as a partner with pri­vate
and public sector sports interest to attract,
host and support sporting events and organiza­tions
in the state.
Sporting events and venues promoted would
include the Robert Trent Janes Golf Trail, the
Alabama Bass Trail, Senior Bowls in Mobile
among many others.
Sponsors of the legislation are state Sen.
Rodger Smitherman and Rep. Oliver Robinson,
both of Birmingham.
HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY: Universi-ty
students, faculty, staff and alumni are to join
on the front steps of the Alabama State House
on Feb. 21.
The theme of the event is "Courageous Solu­tions"
and will focus on the states funding
crises, address tax and constitutional reform
and salute our nation.
The students are urged to attend to urge
elected officials to press for tuition fairness,
competitive compensation and economic devel­opment
issues
"I'd like to see all students in Montgomery,"
said SGA President Brandon Riddick-Seals. \
A free barbeque lunch will and a job fair will
follow the event.
.— compiled from staff reports I
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COUNCIL
city's boundaries and create new "hot spots," or
areas of interest, was initiated by the council and
addressed by Johnson.
The plan creates seven "hot spot" areas
around town, mentioning for inclusion the
downtown area, University property, Wire Road,
Wal-Mart area, South College Street area and
Opelika Road. Also included in the plan is a gen­eral
neighborhood area, which consists of seven
neighborhoods around the Auburn area.
The exact use of these "hot spots" has yet to be
determined.
"Downtown will still be the primary village
center of Auburn," Johnson said.
Johnson also discussed the future growth of
the city, and said the west side of Auburn is
where the city is really going to grow the most in
the near future.
The "hot spot" plan is expected to be reviewed
by the planning committee in 45 days.
"It's a valid approach to seek out something
different than what we see all across the coun­try,"
said councilman Rod Popwell.
SGA Representative Wesley McGugin attend­ed
the meeting to discuss the Auburn University
SGA Gubernatorial Forum. Wesley told the
council that five candidates attended the forum,
and although no Democrats attended, it went
well.
"We've heard nothing but favorable comments
on SGA's format for the forum," said Councilman
Logan Grey.
The council approved three new businesses
for inclusion in Auburn's industrial district.
Businesses approved are Auburn Technologies,
U.S. Sporting Goods and Stahlschmidt & Mai-worm,
a company that manufacturers aluminum
wheels for the auto industry.
Alcohol licenses were approved for the Glen-dean
BP and the new Clipper Seafood Restau­rant.
The council also approved four-way stop signs
at the intersection of East University Drive and
South Donahue Drive, and approved one stop
sign at the intersection of Stone Point Drive and
South Donahue Drive.
At its next meeting, the council plans to dis­cuss
Auburn's towing problem.
SANDERS
bers.
Students Movement Against
Racial Tracking was an organi­zation
formed and Sanders was
elected to the steering commit­tee
and became a spokesperson.
A protest was organized in
February 1989. Several students
closed the school for five days
and four nights.
"The whole point was not to
not learn, but we didn't want
the injustice to continue," she
said.
Afterward, parents were
given control of their child's
tracking. More blacks became
board members to be more pro­portional
to the city's popula­tion,
she said.
During the battle, Sanders
said she had received bomb
Ithreats, had been arrested for
handing out fliers and became
disappointed in the city.
But after attending Spelman
College in Atlanta, Sanders
returned to Selma.
"I think we are placed where
we are for a reason," she said.
"God put me here because I am
responsible for the collective
community here."
Sanders successfully organ­ized
a voter registration drive
resulting in an 80 percent
turnout in the city's 2000 elec­tion.
She is also involved in 21st
Century Youth Leadership
Movement, which started in
1985 during the planning of the
20th anniversary of the Voting
Rights Act and the Selma to
Montgomery Commemorative
March.
"We've heard of Dr. King and
we know he had a dream, but
we don't really know the condi­tions
were that dream came out
of," she said. "So 21st Century
works to do that."
The 21st Century movement
also works to develop young
people to be community lead­ers
and deter them from youth-on-
youth violence, drug abuse,
crime and to help them develop
solutions to problems.
"Part of it is the history, part
of it is developing an analysis
for present day injustices and
then having the tools and skills
to deal with that," Sanders said
The organization now has a
16-acre camp site in Selma.
Although the organization is
based in Selma, it operates 28
chapters throughout the nation
and one international chapter
in Mali, West Africa.
"I have a vision, and that
vision is a very simple one," she
said. "When people need food
they have something to eat.
"That everybody has a home
to live in and can go to the doc­tor
when they are sick. That
everyone can work and provide
for their family. That everyone
can be loved and treated justly."
"Unfortunately in our society,
we create so many barriers for
such a simple idea," she said.
"But that is my vision and that
is my dream."
RESEARCH: Sens. Ted
Little,Tom Butler's bill
opposes Siegelmans reliance
on ExxonMobil
early learning projects.
Many lawmakers disagree with Siegelman
over the functionality of his proposal.
Much of the disapproval for Siegelmans
plan stems from disagreement over if and
when the Exxon money
will be received after
the case is appealed.
"I don't have very
much faith in the
Exxon money. The
Exxon money is
'maybe-money' that we
may get and we may
not get," said Sen. Tom
Butler, D-Madison, eo-sponsor
of the Capital
Improvements Trust
Fund bond bill in the
Senate.
"If Exxon money ever becomes a reality, it
may be years in the future," said Sen. Ted Lit­tle,
D-Auburn, the other co-sponsor of the
bond issue bill in the Senate. "You are talking
about long, lengthy litigations."
Little pointed out the Valdez oil spill in
Alaska as an example of why Alabama might
have a difficult time receiving money in the
Exxon settlement.
The Valdez oil spill incident occurred in
the 1980s, and Alaska has yet to receive the
money it was awarded in its settlement.
Butler spoke against sentiments by Siegel­man
that money from the Capital Improve­ments
Trust Fund should be used for
industrial recruitment incentives, such as
putting up money to entice Hyundai to build
a plant in Alabama.
"The kind of jobs that we are going to need
in the 21st century are going to be the jobs
that are created by today's research," Butler
said. "We are in the 21st century now. We
have funds available. They are available for
job creation, and that is what this bill does."
"We have short-changed
research institutions for too
long in this state"
—Ted Little
Sen., D-Auburn
Little and Butfer spoke sentiments of
agreement this bill is a more practical and
effective proposal in regards to time factors.
"We don't have time to wait on Exxon," Lit­tle
said. "We have short-changed research
institutions for too long in this state.
"It is time that we realized that they are the
flagships of this state,"
he said "It's time that
we gave them addi­tional
funding for the
job that they are doing
and for what it could
do for this state."
Under Little and
Butler's bill, Auburn
University is to receive
the largest amount of
funding of all research
universities affected by
the bill. The University
would receive a total of $25 million to aid in
project funding.
Of the $25 million, $20 million of this fund­ing
is proposed to go to Auburn's Center for
Transportation Technology with the remain­ing
$5 million being set aside for a drug man­ufacturing
and research facility.
The bill also includes proposals to grant: $5
million to the Alabama A&M Research Insti­tute,
$10 million towards an applied science
building at the University of Alabama in
Huntsville, $10 million to the University of
Alabama at Birmingham, $15 million towards
a cancer research center at the University of
South Alabama and $20 million to the Uni­versity
of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
If the Capital Improvements Trust Fund
bond bill passes the Legislature over Siegel-man's
proposed bill, it may face further
scrutiny and possible rejection from the very
person who is proposing its opposition bill —
Siegelman.
"I'm hoping that we can get this bill passed
and that the governor will support us when it
reaches his desk," Butler said.
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FORUM: Candidates
discuss education,
economy, constitution
From Page One
ness and his opposition to con­stitutional
reform.
"Rewriting the constitution
is a reaction to proration,"
James said. "It is about money
and taxes. They know if people
of Alabama had a state referen­dum
on taxes, they would lose.
So, they had to call on a new
vehicle."
James said he supports an
amendatory process to make
targeted changes. He also said
grades 1-3 education was his
main focus.
Windom said he supported a
constitutional convention and
an article to allow voters to
approve of changes article-by-article.
He also spoke against no-bid
contracts and the need for
leadership.
"(Gov.) Don Siegelman had
his chance, but he blew it,"
Windom said.
He also said he proved his
leadership abilities by fighting
the lottery and saving higher
(education during proration
cuts.
Absent from the event were
Democrats Charles Bishop,
agriculture commissioner, and
Siegelman.
Siegelman never accepted an
invitation to the forum.
"When he was elected gover­nor
of this state, he agreed to
serve four years, not three,"
said spokesperson Rip
Andrews.
Windom rejected Siegel-man's
choice not to attend.
"I'm disappointed the gover­nor
wouldn't submit to the
same level that everyone else
did," Windom said.
About 400 people attended
the event, but a majority of
those present were non-stu­dent
adults.
Jason Martin, a junior in
forestry, said he was disap­pointed
in the student turnout.
"People don't know they have
much say," Martin said.
James said he was impressed
with the crowd.
"Back when I was here, I
don't think we would have
filled a room with college kids
watching a political debate," he
said.
Most candidates said they
were impressed by the ques­tions.
"Some of the questions were
very good," Sophocleus said.
"But some did not seem rele­vant
enough for state and local
government."
Candidates were allowed one
minute to respond to questions
before their microphones were
turned off. While all candidates
could read the clock, Riley's
answers were repeatedly cut
off.
"I just can't do it in one
minute," Riley said.
He said it would have been
unfair if his time was extended
while other candidates were
not given such privileges.
Many students, including
Martin, expressed interest in
Windom and Riley.
"Alabama needs a strong
leader — someone very active
— not somebody who just
speaks," Martin said.
Rebecca James, a senior in
math and French, said Sopho­cleus
had good ideas, but she
was most impressed by Tim
James.
"Other candidates bumbled
on, but he was very blunt and
that's what made the differ­ence,"
she said. "He's not scared
to have a clear and concise
opinion."
The primary election will be
held June 4, and the general
election is scheduled for Nov. 5.
QUARRY: Survey
shows area willing to
welcome Florida Rock
From Page One
"I was the one who paid
them, and I don't know who
else would have called her,"
Pudner said.
Pudner also said the reason
they paid students to carry
out the survey was to offer
incentive for the students to
go out and conduct the sur­vey
door to door and interact
with area residents.
"We do pay people to go
out and do these surveys,"
Pudner said. "We do encour­age
them incentive to get
comments from people. The
reason for that is that its real­ly
hard going door to door."
"Groups are paid all the
time to go around and get
signatures and names for
petitions," Smyczek said. "It's
standard practice."
Pudner also said students
weren't only paid for pro-quarry
signatures, but for sig­natures
in general.
"As long as they were get­ting
comments, that was an
indication that they were
going out and talking to peo­ple,"
Pudner said. "In order to
get paid, they had to collect
comments."
"If we just got a name, it
was worthless," Cobb said.
Cobb and Smyczek said the
survey included interested
people signing their name,
giving their address and e-mail
address, circling com­ments
they agreed with on
the form and writing com­ments
of their own.
Pudner said before con­ducting
the surveys, he
warned Florida Rock officials
public opinion would more
than likely be against their
proposed quarry.
In the end, Pudner said the
surveys showed something
"We ended up with
more people who
actually favored it
on property rights
than opposed it for
other reasons"
— John Pudner
Consultant, McGuire Woods
different.
"As we got out, we really
saw some strong support,'"
Pudner said. "It was basical­ly
a property rights issue for
those people." . -
"As we got out more in the
rural areas, including places
like Macon county and the
surrounding areas, they had
even stronger support," he
said. "There it was very
much job-oriented."
The proposed quarry is
expected to bring 25-30 jobs
to the area.
"We ended up with more
people who actually favored
it on property rights than
opposed it for other rea­sons,"
Pudner said.
"The vast majority are
pro-property rights," Cobb
said.
With this information,
Pudner made his official rec­ommendation
to Florida
Rock in February.
"In early February, I gave
them a memo outlining the
surveys," Pudner said. "I told
them, 'Here is the breakdown,
and actually your support
looks pretty strong here.'"
"I advised them at that
point that they probably still
wanted to pursue it (a permit
from the Alabama Depart­ment
of Environmental Man­agement
for a quarry in Lee
County)," he said.
>: Increased funding would allow SAPs to
carry on new projects, serve better, leaders agree
From Page One
tions.
"We provide our multicultural associa­tions
with nearly $120,000 to put on events
such as Fiesta Latino and other cultural
events," said Jerry Anthony, business manag­er
for the department of student activities at
Georgia.
"This is in addition to our University
Union, which provides entertainment, hav­ing
a budget of roughly $857,000," he said.
"The University Union is responsible for
bringing concerts, Broadway plays and
movies."
I Anthony said nearly half of the entertain­ment
budget for University Union is gener­ated
by revenue from events that are put on.
University of Georgia is in the process of
increasing fees by $3 per semester.
The University of Florida charges its stu­dents
an activity fee based on number of
semester hours a student is taking.
The $7.58 per semester hour, which trans­lates
into about $91 per semester for a stu­dent
taking the minimum fulltime load,
funds programs including entertainment,
publications, sports and other student activ­ities.
"Our budget allowed us to bring acts like
John Mayer, lots of local bands, and comedi­ans
and events have free entrance for Flori­da
students," said Alana Nunez, director of
the Reitz Union, the organization responsi­ble
for bringing entertainment to the Flori­da
campus.
The results of the opinion poll will be for­warded
to the Board of Trustees, who have
the final say in fee increases.
SAP leaders said raising fees would allow
them to improve their programs.
Glomerata editor Memorie Nichols said
there would be the possibility of offering a
class that counts for credit to students
interested in working on the yearbook if
funding was increased.
"This class would help maintain a con­stant
staff throughout each semester, which
would make for a better quality book,"
Nichols said.
Sanford Johnson, president of the Black
Student Union, said there are many ways the
BSU can use more funding.
"Due to lack of funds, we've had trouble
putting together Tiger Stomp at the level we
want it," Johnson said. "More funding would
allow us to significantly decrease the price
of the tickets and still be able to put on a
great show in addition to more multicultur­al
events."
UPC coordinator Andy Gwaltney said
without a substantial increase in Student
Activity Fees, UPC will be unable to provide
better programs to Auburn.
"The University Program Council would
benefit from increasing student activity fees
in many different ways. The most obvious of
these reasons is that it would allow us to
bring bigger, better, and a greater amount of
entertainment to Auburn University stu­dents,"
Gwaltney said.
"One of the main problems UPC is faced
with each year is the constant rising of tal­ent
costs for bands and artists."
Programs cut in the past, he said., or that
have simply been put off because of lack of
funds, could be funded with a fee raise.
SGA administrative vice president Court­ney
Bru said one project SGA and BSU have
been working on together is a Black Alumni
Hall of Fame to be displayed in Foy Student
Union to recognize African-American grad­uates
who either achieved historic firsts or
made exceptional accomplishments while
at Auburn.
The project was scheduled for this year,
but was postponed due to the lack of
money.
Bru said the SGA hopes to bring more
events to Auburn in the future, like the
Gubernatorial Forum last Monday.
"This year the forum had to be financed
by student affairs because of the lack of
money within SGA's budget," Bru said.
"The only way any of these benefits can
be implemented is if the students get out
and vote next Wednesday and Thursday,"
said McFarland. The fee increase question
will be the only opinion question on the bal­lot
for elections taking place Feb. 27-28.
WIRELESS
From Page One
Tracks for both software and
hardware design will be avail­able
under the vast umbrella of
wireless networks and devices.
The wireless engineering pro­gram
will operate like current
engineering programs, into
which students are officially
accepted after roughly 60 hours
of pre-engineering curriculum.
Mike Newlin, a sophomore in
electrical engineering, said he
will switch majors this fall.
"I'm doini? it because it gives
you more ofMons," Newlin said.
"I want to do it because it gives
because everything is moving to
wireless, and I'm more likely to
get the job I want with that
degree."
Wireless engineering encom­passes
satellite transmission
and radio, short wave broad­casting,
fiber optic data trans­mission,
cellular
telecommunications,
microwave transmission for
voice and data applications.
The current U.S. economic
shift towards telecommunica­tions,
including the Internet,
cellular phones and lightning-quick
cable connections is tied
to the ^jreless engineering field.
"You probably can't imagine
how much software is in a cellu­lar
phone," Jaeger said. "When
you turn on a cell phone in Cali­fornia,
it's only a second or two
before the network realizes
you're in California."
The new degree will debut in
the University as well as around
the United States.
Approved by the Wireless
Advisory Board and the College
of Engineering Curriculum
Committee in November and
by the Auburn University Cur­riculum
Committee in Decem­ber,
the approvals for this
degree have been so far consis­tent,
i
After being given a thumbs-up
by the Board of Trustees this
month, the wireless engineering
degree is awaiting approval by
the Alabama Commission of
Higher Education, the program
will be established upon
approval by this Commission.
"Auburn has even been look­ing
into what to do about pro­viding
wireless access on
campus," Jaeger said. "That's the
way we're all moving." "Cell
phones, the internet, everything
is progressing this way," said
Kent Sayler, a junior in electrical
engineering. "Ten years ago, we
would have never imagined, but
now it's the way itis."
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^•"""^w ^De suurarn plainsman COMMENTARY A tradition of honesty and truthfulness THURSDAY, FEB. 21,2002
JUSTIN C. SMITH
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ELIZABETH LAWRENCE
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JULIA PROCTOR
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Trashtalk
Financial ties to Lowder by
board members troubling
If the trash isn't taken out to the
dumpster, it starts to smell. After a
while, those who live in the house get
used to the smell. And so the trash
heap piles up.
Auburn's trash heap is the Board of
Trustees.
Allegations of micromanagement
and close personal ties among board
members have been building for
years. Auburn reeks of corruption.
It smells so bad, no one is sur­prised
when new evidence of cor­ruption
is presented. The latest
example brought forth last week in
The Opelika-Auburn News adds to
the pile.
State records reveal Robert Low-der's
company, Colonial BancGroup,
has made numerous loans to other
trustees' companies, and those in
state records are the ones we know
about because banks aren't required
to file every loan made.
• Loans have been made to trustees
Earlon McWhorter, Paul Spina, John
Blackwell, Lowell Barron and Jimmy
Rane.
Spina's company has taken out
four loans from Colonial since 1999,
and the company has made no loans
from any other bank, according to
state records.
Blackwell's six loans have all come
since he was appointed to the board,
and Sen. Barron's one loan came
when he was blocking efforts in the
Senate to replace Lowder on the
board.
Couple this information with what
is" known about Jack Miller and
Jimmy Samford.
Miller works for a company owned
by Lowder and has been paid as a
legal consultant by Lowder's compa­ny.
Samford is a lobbyist for Colonial
BancGroup. Both Miller and Sam­ford
have offices in the company's
headquarters.
John Blackwell is involved in a $15
million building for Colonial in
Huntsville, and Lowder gave money
to Gov. Don Siegelman's campaign
four years ago.
That puts nine out of 13 trustees
with direct financial ties to Lowder,
and Golda McDaniel worked with
Lowder in getting proxy votes for the
failed Alumni Association takeover
in fall 2000.
Of course, trustees smell nothing
wrong.
They contend they are business­men
seeking a good loan for their
companies. Maybe, but it's not
known whether Lowder offered com­petitive
interest rates on the loans.
We do know trustees' companies
take out loans from Lowder and two
trustees are employed by Lowder in
some form.
The buck stops at Lowder's feet, it
seems.
The evidence leads at least to the
perception of corruption, and it
shows a board that is indebted to
Lowder.
No wonder the board votes the
same, without discussion, 99 percent
of the time.
Lowder calls the plays, and the
trustees just run with the ball.
Auburn has been smelling the
board's corruption for years, but it
must not get used to the smell.
Even if the trustees were to apolo­gize
and repent, it would be too late.
No one on campus has confidence
in the board.
The board is interconnected, does
business in secret, micromanages
faculty and staff and uses the univer­sity
for business.
Let it be repeated — the trustees
must resign. It's time to take out the
putrid trash once and for all.
First talk,then act
Attendance was low. The candi­dates
spoke rhetoric and were afraid
to disagree. It was on TV, and half the
crowd wasn't students.
That, in summary, was Auburn's
Gubernatorial Forum last Monday
night.
The forum was brought together by
the Student Government Association
and was televised by Alabama Public
Television.
No Democrats showed up, but
Republican candidates Lt. Gov. Steve
Windom, U.S. Rep. Bob Riley and Tim
James were present, along with Liber­tarian
and Auburn professor John
Sophecleus and independent candi­date
Gladys Riddle.
Of course the two Democratic can­didates
— Gov. Don Siegelman and
Agriculture Commissioner Charles
Bishop — didn't need to show up.
Siegelman will win the nomination,
why risk embarrassment? Let the
Republicans fight it out.
Attendance to the forum was dis­mal.
Half of the the perhaps 400 peo-
OUR POLICY
pie there were not students. Counting
television crews and newspaper
reporters, students were arguably a
minority.
Of course, don't be quick to label
students as apathetic.
The forum did not enlighten those
in attendance. Nothing of substance
was said, and almost everything
could be read on each candidate's'
Web site.
Despite attendance, Brandon Rid-dick-
Seals and the SGA should be
commended for gathering five candi­dates
for governor on campus to dis­cuss
issues.
It is clear students, when joined
together with a clear objective, have
sway in Alabama.
Now, if only the SGA could funnel
these efforts to a cause which has
more effect at Auburn: the ousting of
the Board of Trustees.
The forum was a good first step.
The next step should be involving
students in a more interactive and
meaningful way.
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CLAY Cox
LOWDER. •.
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Student leaders, forum miss point
I did not go to Monday night's
gubernatorial forum at Auburn.
I know it was probably a waste of
time.
I know that with a certainty born of
four years of pent-up frustration.
Frustration at a state and at a system
that promises change and, in the end,
leaves us with the same problems
Alabama has faced forever
Despite what the carefully-crafted
platforms presented by the five or six
or seven or 100 candidates may have
indicated, I know they probably
won't change anything. Poverty,
ignorance and the rapacity of a mon­eyed
class with a stranglehold on
political power will probably contin­ue
to flourish here, no matter which
white, rich, Protestant male sets up
shop in the governor's mansion next
year.
As a white, Protestant male myself,
I don't see anything inherently wrong
with being one, or even electing one
into office. I do, however, see a prob­lem
with accepting their say-so as
canon.
So, I did not go to Tuesday night's
gubernatorial forum.
But I do know the affair was as
elaborately scripted and as careful as
the French royal court at Versailles
— and just about as concerned for
the commonwealth.
I knew all this before the debate
started, before Riley, James, Smith,
Jones and whatever other suited con­servative
with a solid, Anglo-Saxon
surname graced the Plains with his
presence, regal entourage in tow.
I know this because their kind
campaigned for my vote four years
DREW
REESE
Design Editor
reese@theplainsman.com
ago. Then, a rich white guy promis­ing
to be the "education governor"
took the mantel of state from anoth­er
rich white guy, who, for all his
faults, does a darned good ape
impersonation. I believed Don
Siegelman's promises then.
I was lied to. But I don't mind.
I don't care any more. I don't
believe anymore.
What surprises me is that some
people — to be specific, our student
leaders — still seem to believe that
these old, rich, white men hold the
keys to our state's future.
They seem to have forgotten that
our current crop of state leaders has
sold everyday people in this Alabama
out — and that every crop of leaders
since 1901 has sold everyday people
in Alabama out.
So, while it was sponsored with the
best of intentions by the Student
Government Association, I'm not
about to join those who are praising
Monday night's gubernatorial forum
as a good thing — a blow for democ­racy.
Because it wasn't.
Yes, I agree with Brandon Riddick-
Seals, et. al, that something needs to
be done about raising political
awareness on campus. Yes, I agree
that there are problems facing this
University and this state that need
speedy resolution. And I even agree
that we probably need a new consti­tution.
But I don't see how talking about
our state's problems will amount to
anything, and I don't see the point of
students cooperating with a system
— applauding it, even — that uses
them for votes and ignores them
after Election Day.
I expected more from my student
representatives. Aren't a lot of them,
after all, the same folks who were
inspired to lead a walkout last year?
I guess that momentary outrage
has gasped its last breath, choked
out by the miasma of conservativism
and complacency — stifled by a god­awful
sense of decorum.
While the other student bodies,
have developed being unruly and
raising hell to a high art form, stu­dent
leaders at Auburn seem to
think following Robert's Rules of
Order over cookies and punch will
solve the problems faced by this Uni­versity
and this state. We must, after
all, be Auburn Men and Women,
polite, politick, deferential to our eld­ers.
Monday's gubernatorial forum
confirmed what I expected all along.
While campus politics elsewhere
have taken on a few Marxist tenden­cies
(It's been said a little wide-eyed
radicalism is healthy for us young
folks.), our student leaders seem to
take their cues from the Mickey
Mouse Club.
Hey there! Hi there! Ho there, can­didates!
You're as welcome as can be!
You represent everything that's
wrong with Alabama, but War Eagle!
With the problems facing our
state, that's just cheesy.
Sleeping longer should be guiltless
It's time for late risers to unite.
We've had it with you early risers.
You make us sick.
. The challenges a late riser faces
in life are often overlooked. It's
time to bring light to the struggles
of the late riser.
A late riser is a person who sees
no advantage in getting up early
when there is no need to. Early ris­ers
are the opposite.
Each defies the logic of the other.
The habit of late rising starts at
about age 12, when, for whatever
reason, the body just can't get up at
7 a.m. for Saturday morning car­toons
anymore.
This is also about the time chil­dren
are given responsibilities on
Saturdays, such as mowing the
lawn or doing the laundry. This is a
cruel bit of fate brought upon by
the masters of early rising, parents.
The parents can't comprehend
why their child has suddenly start­ed
"sleeping in."
(This term was obviously started
by an early riser because it hints
that the person is committing a sin
against humanity. I will us,e the
term "extended relaxation period,"
it's more P.C.)
The extended relaxation period
continues until it's no longer physi­cally
possible.
Parents try hard to reform the
late riser, but usually the scare tac­tics
don't work. Given nothing to
do, the late riser will sleep, missiAg
ADAM
JONES
Managing Editor
jones@theplainsman.com
breakfast and lunch.
Grandparents also pose a prob­lem
to late risers.
The elderly are intrinsically not
late risers because they "Earty-rismg
peers are the
worst. They
have no power
to force the
late riser to get
up, but they
contribute
most to the
guilt"
have to get out of bed
at 4:30 a.m. It's written
somewhere that this is
how it must be if you've
retired.
When the elderly
make their pact with
the devil to get up
before the sun rises
each day, they also
agree to make as much
noise as possible to
wake up the grandchil­dren
who are still asleep.
But the elderly are only a minor
problem to the late riser. The
biggest problem is peers.
Early-rising peers are the worst
kind. They have no power to force
the late riser to get up, but con­tribute
most to the guilt.
They do it by throwing in those
funny little sayings like "good
morning sunshine" when it's 1 p.m.
Then there's the ever-popular "hey,
you did decide to get up." That's
usually followed with a quick '\
thought we might have to go in
your room and check for a pulse."
I'll stop for a moment so you can
laugh. I am.
The late riser must hold back the
contempt and take the abuse. Any
explanation on the advantages of
the extended relaxation period will
be lost on the early riser.
But the comments are only the
beginning. Early risers bring on the
most guilt by actually being
productive.
There's nothing worse, and
they do this knowingly.
"What time did you get
up," the late riser asks out of
courtesy.
"About eight," the early
riser chimes in. "Then I did
my laundry, finished my
homework for the weekend,
walked the dog, wrote a
book, drove to Atlanta to
have brunch and, oh yeah, I
cleaned the house with my tongue."
Everybody on earth fits into
these two categories, and the late
risers carry an eternal burden.
Well, late risers have had enough.
Yes, we sleep in. Yes, we could
make better use of our time. No,
we're not lazy, just tired.
Where were you at 3 a.m. last
night?
So get off our case early risers.
Let us have our extended relax­ation
period in peace.
tEIje Auburn ipatntfman
THURSDAY, FEB. 21,2002 COMMENTARY A tradition of honesty and truthfulness A7
THE EDITOR SPEAKS...
The day that I am in charge, trustees won't be too large
Lowder's the headmaster,
And the rest just go his way.
Trustees don't have a purpose,
I wish theyd resign today.
I'll tell you a story
About a bunch of lazies
About a certain board of trustees.
They laughed and they talked,
yet nothing moved forth,
they should just pack up and leave.
Once there was a man,
he had a big mouth
and his mouth was full of lies,
lies, lies.
Lottery, education,
constitutional reformation,
Siegelman is out of tries,
tries, tries
NAPO
MONASTERIO
Editor
editor@theplainsman.com
If all trustees were gone,
what an institution this would be;
and if SGA did its job,
what a great SGA it would be;
and if politicians were less political,
what great politicians they would be;
and if alumni didn't just boost athletics,
what great alumni they would be;
but if Alabama had another governor,
what a great state Alabama would be.
• •
SGA once had many banquets,
they munched out of student fees.
Luckily the funds got chopped off,
now we don't pay for SGA's feasts.
Once upon a time in a land far far away,
a football program was busted,
it put the whole school to shame.
Players got SUVs, plenty of cash to spare,
NCAA got word of it,
said goodbye to the Tide's fame.
(And two years of bowl games.)
It was a good day for Auburn,
we had good reasons to poke fun
at the other school in Alabama
for the stupid things that boosters
have done
• •
They do shady business,
They run our school.
Trustees are useless,
let's give them the boot.
He's lean, he's mean,
he was a member of the Machine.
Siegelman, crooked Democrat,
you're just Casey at the bat.
YOUR VIEWS
If I could be governor only for a day,
I'd let Auburn faculty have a little say,
I'd write a constitution,
have it ready by May,
I'd tell them trustees:
faculty's way or the highway.
And if I could be in SGA, only for a day,
I'd ask students what they have to say.
I'd do everything I could
but build my resume,
I'd tell them trustees:
the students' way or the highway.
As soon as Jack Miller began to feel
That he would get a decent deal
he went and knocked
on Lowder's door.
When Bobby opened, he saw
the power-hungry man, the rich folk,
and he said, "May I come in?"
Rich Bobby saw it a deal,
then he called his friend on Goat Hill,
He said, "Don, put him in the board."
And Don agreed. It was a deal.
Donny Donny did a dozen
dumb decisions,
a dozen dumb decisions
Donny Donny did;
If Donny Donny did a dozen
dumb decisions,
Where's the dozen dumb decisions
Donny Donny did?
(Auburn's dozen dumb distrustees.)
May these hackneyed poetry
attempts and revised nursery rhymes
serve to not just give laughs, but to
represent what our administration
stands for and what our governor's
interests are.
May you find a Serious point amidst
the political incorrectness: we need a
change.
May Alabama one day live free of
corruption and happily ever after,
Plainsman unjust, biased
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
I am writing this letter to both shed some light
to last week's article about the quarry; as well as
to express my disdain for the reporting skills (or
rather lack thereof) of Heath Loftin. I'm also con­cerned
with the apparent reporting policy of The
Auburn Plainsman and the publishing of factually
unfounded editorial-like pieces as front page
material. I was startled to say the least when the
caption under the article last week read; College
Republicans receive $15 dollars apiece for signing
pro-quarry petition. The implication of this state­ment,
as well as the rest of the article, was that the
College Republicans did no less than coerce peo­ple
to sign a piece of paper in order to get money.
This assertion is grotesquely false and the entire
article was patently offensive and offered no alter­native
viewpoint. Furthermore, Loftin both mis­quoted
his only source, and second-hand quoted
me as well as John Pudner without ever verifying
if those were in fact true statements. As it turns
out, they were not. I am disgusted by the level of
disregard and lack of professionalism Loftin
demonstrated in this article. He threw my name
and apparent statements around as if they were
fact, yet never made any attempt to call or verify
them.
Such opponents view being paid to gather
information and the like as awful. Yet the tactics
being used by their side are inexcusable. When an
acquaintance of mine recently wrote an e-mail to
Alabama Department of Environmental Manage­ment
and the governor's office in favor of the
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quarry and property rights, he received a harass­ing
phone call asking why he cared. And who put
him up to it? And now this! It seems the means
with which these anti-quarry people will go is
what is awful! Slandering, harassing, misrepre­senting,
and generally trying to scare' anyone away
who holds an opposing view is what's awful. I can
at least claim I never threatened, misled, harassed,
or intentionally or not, lied to anyone to get them
to agree with me. For the record let it also be
known that most large environmental organiza­tions
pay for the collection of data and gathering
CLAY COX—ART EDITOR
of signatures. Organizations such as Clean Water
Act take donations, out of which the people gath­ering
the info get 40 percent. If it is "awful," Mr.
Turnham, for us to do it, then it must be univer­sally
proclaimed that all phone surveys, environ­mental
petitions, etc. are also awful in that they all
use such deviate means to get people to work for
them such as payment! Get Real!
In summary, Loftin committed either a vicious
or stupidly careless act by running this story so
recklessly. It is the worst single piece of journalism
I have ever had the displeasure to read. I can only
presume that if he wrote this article so haphaz­ardly,
he may have done it many times before. The
level of misinformation is frightening. Ms. Kloss'
implication that I somehow lied or misled people
is personally offensive. If anyone was misled, lied
to or misrepresented, it was clearly me and my
organization. Let it be known that, although this
event was offered to the club by me, neither
AUCR, nor any Republican official, holds an overt­ly
pro-quarry stance. Only members who partici­pated,
including myself, definitely hold this view.
Furthermore, those who participated were
specifically instructed not to mention they were
with AUCR, as it is a wholly non-partisan issue.
Being that I offered it to my group, and members
of my group participated, does not constitute any
official endorsement of the quarry by AUCR or
any other Republican. I hope this helps set the
record straight, and that the policy of The Plains­man,
and the recklessness of Loftin, will be dealt
with judiciously. The slander of my name and my
organization are absolutely unacceptable! On a
lighter note, it was humorous to see that The
Plainsman finally took the time to write and article
on us. Previously, although having appeared in
other papers and being featured on the Columbus
News, The Plainsman never deemed our activities
newsworthy. I guess it holds for this paper as well
that journalists rarely miss an opportunity to
engage in slanderous muckraking.
I'm tempted to think of your paper not as
upholding a "tradition of honesty and truthful­ness,"
but more like a "tradition of one-sidedness
and reckless bias."
Justin Cobb
Chairman, College Republicans
CAMPUS VOICES
Trustees taking steps to ensure academic excellence
"The real voyage of discovery con­sists
not in seeking new lands, but in
seeing with new eyes." The words of
Marcel Proust, a French novelist in the
early 20th century, are very descriptive
of how Auburn University is approach­ing
its agenda for the coming decades.
As we work to make Auburn the best
that it can be for our students, faculty,
alumni and the state, we must focus on
a growing university that faces a new
and different set of challenges and
issues as well as a new and different set
of opportunities. On Feb. 1, we
embarked on a voyage of discovery
designed to meet these objectives.
However, our process of discovery
must be exhaustive and encompass all
areas of campus life. We are in the
midst of that process.
At the Feb. 1 meeting, Auburn Uni­versity's
trustees accepted my recom­mendations
that they adopt and
proceed with a plan of action outlined
WILLIAM
WALKER
Interim President
walkewj@auburn.edu
in a report by Dr. William Weary, a
nationally recognized expert on uni­versity
governance and administration.
This comprehensive and forward-look­ing
document, entitled "Auburn Uni­versity's
Agenda,'" provides a plan of
action through which the board and
the administration can increase
Auburn's "institutional capacity."
It is no secret that Auburn has had
more than its share of challenges in
recent years. Inadequate resources,
underpaid faculty and staff and con­flicts
over the way the University is
governed top the list of difficult issues
we have faced. The board and I contin­ue
to share the belief that for Auburn
to move forward and continue provid­ing
a quality education for our stu­dents,
we needed to grade the
University on its day-to-day operations
and analyze its direction for the future.
In his study of Auburn, Dr. Weary
interviewed more than 160 individuals,
including students, faculty, administra­tors,
trustees and alumni. What he
found is just as encouraging as it is
challenging and exciting. Dr. Weary
wrote that, "During the course of the
months I've watched Auburn, I've had
the impression of a descent, a plateau,
and, now, the beginning of a rise."
It's very encouraging that Auburn's
academic programs, despite drastic
cuts in state funding, have grown
stronger, thanks in large part to dedi­cated
University leaders and skilled
professors. Dr. Weary singled out
Auburn's Peaks of Excellence as "radi­ating
excitement and success." These
programs in transportation, cell and
molecular biosciences, forestry and
others are hallmarks of Auburn aca­demics,
now and in the years to come.
It is no surprise that U.S. News &
World Report continues to rank
Auburn among the top public academ­ic
institutions in the nation.
Yet Auburn's success will ultimately
rest not with its current achievements
but rather with the way it approaches
the future. And Dr. Weary in his report
makes clear that Auburn's academic
future is clouded by, among other
things, budgeting problems, the lack of
systematic program and faculty
reviews, and the need to integrate
information technology in the class­room.
The recommendations adopted Feb.
1 by Auburn's trustees are part of a
deliberative and long-term effort by
the board and administration to
ensure the University's vitality and
academic excellence well into the
21st century. These recommenda­tions,
as identified by Dr. Weary,
include assessing and meeting the
needs of Auburn's "customers;" plan­ning
for needed renovation and
maintenance; properly funding a
campus that is "starved for
resources;" enhancing and unifying
Auburn's advancement programs;
developing a clear academic mission;
developing a stronger University
administration; amending the way
Auburn governs itself, including
changes to the structure and proce­dures
of the Board; and long-range
planning.
There is no doubt that we have laid
out a challenging agenda for the next
few years. Yet it is an exciting one full
of great potential and promise. And
through our "voyage of discovery,"
Auburn will build upon its tradition in
academics, research and extension.
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UNIVERSITY PLANNING
AgricultureLcomplexapproved^
By BRIAN RUSSELL
Associate Campus Editor
The University Planning
Committee has approved a
plan to lease land at the Uni­versity's
experiment station in
Cullman so a $13.5 million
complex can be built there.
Shortly after the vote to
approve, leasing the land for
development to the agriplex
committee, a state appointed
agency to promote farming,
Bob Ritenbaugh, Auburn's
director of auxiliary enterpris­es,
questioned exactly what the
committee had just approved.
"I really had difficulty trying
to understand what they really
wanted to do," said Ritenbaugh,
who abstained from voting. "I
really felt unprepared to vote
on that based on the little that
I heard.
"I'm not sure we approved
something we should be
approving on."
Christine Curtis, assistant
provost for facilities, ques­tioned
how this partnership
would benefit the University.
"I thought these partner­ships
were supposed to in some
way help the experiment sta­tion
monetarily," Curtis said.
"This one may, through some
unobvious way help, but noth­ing
direct."
After the they were assured
University money would not be
used to develop the property,
members of the Planning Com­mittee
agreed to recommend
the project to University Presi­dent
William Walker and the
Board of Trustees with sugges­tions
about terms for the lease.
Jim Bannon, director of out­lying
Units for the College of
Agriculture was one of the pro­ponents
of the proposed plans.
"The agriplex will help us
come closer to integrating the
producer with the consumer
resulting in products more close­ly
in line with consumer needs,"
Bannon said. "This is an oppor­tunity
to look at some innovative
marketing strategies where you
actually have the public involved
in trying to disseminate what
the best variety of, for instance,
sweet corn would be."
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CAMPUSARTS
Community
members
attend an
exhibition
by University
professor
Murray C.
Adams, a
sociologist.
Adams
works in oil
and charcoal
as a hobby.
Pebble Hill sponsors
local art exhibition
By MELISSA DAVIS
" StaffWriter
Members of the Auburn community gathered
on Monday at Auburn's Pebble Hill Center for the
Arts, to see the work of Auburn sociologist Murray
C. Adams.
An Auburn professor in sociology for 32 years,
Adams spends most of his extra time creating col­orful
oil paintings or charcoal sketches to sell to
the public. "Painting relaxes me and it's definitely
cheaper than therapy," he said.
Many of the items on display were loaned to the
exhibit by former customers. "I usually sell my
work through art shows," said Adams. The average
oil goes for $300.
"Some of my paintings were shown in a show in
Foy Union 15 years ago," said Adams. "Now I usu­ally
have smaller exhibits with one or two other
artists."
Although he paints a variety of images, Adams
is especially skilled at portraying landscapes and
human figures. His pictures carry names such as
"Blue Bonnets" and "Smokey Mountain Winter."
Several of his clients have brought pictures of
loved ones or family pets to be copied in oil onto
canvases.
"People and nature are wonderful and interest­ing
subject matters," Adams said. "My goal is to
find the beauty and even novelty in the natural
world and human condition."
Many of the visitors to the Pebble Hill exhibit
admired Professor Adams' use of color and tex­ture.
"A couple of his oils reminded me of other
famous painters, like Monet," visitor Theresa
Thomas said. "I really enjoy the bright colors."
Adams began to paint and draw from a early
age. "I have been sketching portraits on envelopes
or on butcher paper since I was seven years of age.
I remember making a pencil drawing of my father
reading when I was very young."
Adams admits that a minor in art from Ole
Miss, taught him very. "But, it did expose me to
oils and the skills of basic rendering," he said.
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Many of the visitors to the Pebble Hill exhibit
admired Murray C. Adams' use of color and
texture. " A couple of his oils reminded me of
other famous painters, like Monet," said one.
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Business
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annual event
By SAIGE NEWTON
Campus Staff
Future and current entrepreneurs gathered
together for the Eighth Annual African
American Entrepreneurship Summit Feb. 12-
15 to circulate information and gain advice
on business management in today's world.
"The AAES has become a national confer­ence
dedicated to disseminating information
pertaining to the critical entrepreneurship
issues affecting African Americans," said
Summit founder Keenan Grenell, director of
the masters of public administration pro­gram
and associate professor of political sci­ence.
The conference, held at the Auburn Uni­versity
Hotel & Dixon Conference Center,
consisted of businesspeople, policymakers,
community agencies. It provided workshops,
paper presentations and lectures for entre­preneurs.
One of Grenell's foremeost concerns when
founding the summit was to connect entre­preneurs
with successful business owners
and to hear their success stories. Attendees
heard the odds and adversities that these
business leaders were able to overcome.
"The summit brings together a group with
collective interests and puts people in touch
with those who could help growing business­es.
"In three days, it gives a very concentrated
level of information that it may take one
individual two or three years to accumulate,"
said Don-Terry Veal, acting conference direc­tor
and associate director of Auburn's Center
for Governmental Services. So, the Summit is
basically a vehicle for concentrated informa­tion
on business."
Workshops included in the summit
addressed how to sustain a home-based busi­ness,
getting and keeping customers, selling
company products to corporate America and
financial tools for business.
How does entrepreneurship education
contribute to African American freedom?
"The effort here is to understand the oppor­tunity
and giving you the choices of how to
improve yourself. Concerning Black busi­nesses
today, we have to realize that racism is
still there. We should stick together and work
together ourselves," said conference speaker
Thomas Dortch, Jr., chairman of 100 Black
Men of America's National Board of Direc­tors,
and president and chief executive offi­cer
of T WD, Inc.
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Consultant report discusses
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By SAIGE NEWTON
StaffWriter
A new proposal by Bill
Weary, a Washington consult­ant,
outlines major problems
with the University and sug­gests
several solutions.
"Bill Weary is able to see
things here that he can see in
the national context," said
John Heilman, senior presi­dential
assistant to William
Walker.
Because Auburn is under­funded
and tuition has
increased, students are won­dering
what will happen next.
"The Auburn financial situ­ation
is a fact of life," said
Interim President William
Walker. "It is terribly short­sighted
to think we will get all
this money from the state. We
need to start prioritizing."
Weary analyzed every
aspect of the University before
making recommendations.
Weary interviewed about
160 people representing all
facets of campus life.
Weary proposed an eight-point
plan covering each area.
This report outlines what
should be done and how to
implement it.
The report aims to address
issues such as meeting the
needs of its students, colleges
and departments, providing
for renovations and mainte­nance-;
funding properly for a
campus that is thirsting for
.resources, assembling a clear
academic mission, construct­ing
a. stronger University
administration, amending the
way Auburn governs itself and
. organizng long-term plans.
•'Overall, I believe this
report .proposes a broad-based
agenda for actions that
can do a lot to strengthen
Auburn University's institu­tional,
capacities," Heilman
said.
The Board of Trustees has
already adopted this report,
said interim provost, John
Pritchett.
"Weary:was brought aboard
to allow us to move forward
for search of.an external pres­ident,"
Pritchett said. "Howev­er,
he suggested we defer for a
while arid address some issues
on campus.
"Our academic programs
have continued to excel and
our university is still unparal-lel
within the state, but we are
woefully underfunded," he
sari v^
Weary also said in the
report Auburn has had deteri­oration
in unity, or "the com­mons."
"The commons" can be
described as the shared cul­ture,
community and values of
an institution.
When "the commons" are
intact, a university-operates in
a way that pulls it_together,
giving it identity, purpose and
strength.
"There was a r'eS'pect and
trust from where people came
from and now the atmosphere
has changed in which trust
has turned to distrust and
respect to disrespect, and we
need to reclaim that environ­ment,"
Pritchett said.
In accordance with this
idea, Walker has been working
on a parallel effort to make
changes.
The directions planning
group, a commission to imple­ment
changes, has been
adopted by the Board of
Trustees.
"The board has been sup­portive,
but the first thing is it
will have to assess itself,"
Walker said. "We need to
establish some clear-cut
goals. I have asked them very
simple questions — what do
we want Auburn to be? How
much will it cost, and where
will the resources come from?
"We have never taken this
approach, because"all that is
said is 'we don't have
enough.'"
Walker said Weary's report
is "a very healthy endeavor
and an excellent analysis of
Auburn coming from some­one
who has no•• ties to
Auburn."
Students get hands dirty recycling
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By JAKE MCLEAN
StaffWriter
Two weeks ago, Auburn students clad in white
protective bodysuits rifled through dumpsters
on campus.
They were volunteers and members of the
Environmental Awareness Organization, and
they were looking for recyclable materials.
"The trash survey was a hands on survey that
let the EAO and the rest of the University know
what recyclable materials to focus on and where
those recyclable materials accumulate the most,"
said EAO member Donny Addison.
The goal of the survey was to^separate.paper,
cardboard, plastic, aluminum and other recycla­ble
materials and to measure by weight and vol­ume
what percentage of University" waste
consists of these reusable materials. ' •
All sorted recyclable materials were taken to
the recycling center two blocks south of Glenn
Avenue on Donahue Drive. ';'.'• •
More than a ton of recyclable materials were
taken to the center to be recycled during the
week-long effort.
The EAO sampled garbage from eight dump­sters.
Group members said they felt the data
they collected told a lot about the the Universi­ty's
waste stream. •. •'••
According to the data, the average perceri'tage
of recyclable goods per dumpster was 60 per­cent.
The percentage varied depending on the
facility the dumpsters serve. The amount of recy-.
clable goods retrieved from residence halls aver­aged
slightly less than classroom and office
buildings.
The frequency of pickup and size of the dump­sters
can be reduced, resulting in significant sav­ings
for the University in trash-disposal fees, said
Karrie Ann Fadroski, president of EAO.
Some dumpsters, like the one at the Lowder
Business Building, were overflowing with recy­clable
goods. At Lowder, more than 90 percent of
the material consisted of recyclable paper and
plastic.
Members and non-members of the EAO expe­rienced
first hand the amount of/jr'ecyclable
material thrown away every day at thg.Universi-ty.
"It seemed to me that everyone who partici­pated
realized the potential of expanding the
University recycling program," said EAO member
Donny Addison.
"It was frustrating to see so manjrbottles and
cans being thrown away when thesjfTjre renew­able
resources," said volunteer JameJ^Bgrner.
The EAO will provide the data thjgJLEollected
to University recycling director Jann2"Slhith. The
group hopes data will be the first step toward
expanding the University's current recycling pro­gram.
"The University, as an institution run by,
employing and striving to produce educated citi­zens,
must be the leader when it comes to prac­ticing
environmentally sustainable operations,"
Turner said.
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Auburn University Psycho­logical
Services Center, in
1122 Haley Center, provides
therapy and assessment to the
community and students. Call
844-4889.
AU Marching Band Flag
auditions for fall 2002 will be
held March 2. Meet at Good­win
Band Hall at 1 p.m. E-mail
goodjen@auburn.edu.
Survivor Support Group pro­vides
help for the community.
Contact SAfE Harbor
Women's Center at 844-5123.
Rape Aggression Defense
Training is Feb. 4, 11 and 18
and April 8,11 and 15 from 6
p.m. n 10 p.m. Call 844-5123.
What's In It For You? Diver­sity
Panel, a College Life
Series, will be held Feb. 27 at 4
p.m. in 213 Foy Student
Union.
Changing Dimensions Min­istries
and Pastor Mario
Brown invite you to Sunday
worship at 11 a.m., Sunday
service at 7 p.m. and Thursday
Bible Academy at 7 p.m. at
Best Western Inn.
join Gerald on "The Bread of
Life" gospel show Sundays
from 7-10 a.m. on WEGL 91.1
FM.
Auburn Wesley Foundation
is the United Methodist col­lege
group. It 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 887-3707 or e-mail
auwesley@bellsouth.net
Adult ADHD Support Group
is now forming at the Auburn
University Psychological Ser­vices
Center. Documentation
of diagnosis is required and
there is a low fee for 8 ses­sions.
Call Todd Smitherman
at 844-4889.
Adult Female Survivors of
Childhood Sexual Abuse ther­apy
group is now forming at
Auburn University Psycholog­ical
Services Center. There is a
low fee per session. Call Todd
Smitherman at 844-4889.
Free and confidential servic­es
are available at SAfE Har­bor
Women's Center for
students who have experi­enced
any form of sexual
assault, dating violence and
stalking. Call Paula Carnahan
at 844-5123.
The 2002 Opelika Arts Asso­ciation's
annual Festival of the
Arts at Spring Villa will be
held Saturday, April 20. Ven­dor
applications are now
available. Call 749-8105.
Black History Month will be
honored Feb. 26 with the "Off
to the Races" play in Foy Ball­room
at 7 p.m. and BET Com­edy
Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the
Student Activities Center.
Do you like the outdoors?
White Oak Plantation will be
hosting a sporting clays shoot
March 2 to benefit Lee Scott
Academy. To purchase tickets,
call Jennifer at (334)524-1731.
The Marriage and Family
Therapy Center at Glanton
House provides therapy and
premarital couseling for stu­dents,
couples, families and
individuals. There are sliding
fees. Call 844-4478 to schedule
an appointment.
The Outreach Program
office will be offering a course
March 9-10 to prepare you for
the GRE. Call 844-5101 for
registration information.
Free tax assistance is avail­able
at the Dean Road Recre­ation
Center, 307 S. Dean
Road, Wednesdays from
10a.m.-2p.m. through April
10.
The Business-Engineering-
Technology Program is
accepting applications for
admission to the B-E-T minor.
Classes begin fall 2002. Busi­ness
and engineering majors
can apply online through
March 1 at
www.eng.auburn.edu/BET
Drop off a new bear for the
Teddy Bear Drive in 7030 or
3223 Haley Center, Feb. 1
through March 15. Donations
are given to the Child Advoca­cy
Center of East Alabama to
assist abused children.
Enjoy the outdoors on a
sporting clays course with
Delta Zeta! The sorority will
be have a fund-raiser at White
Oak Plantation Shooting
Resort March 16. For tickets,
call (334)727-9258.
Career Development Ser­vices
is having a Career Expo
Feb. 26 from 3-7p.m. at the
Auburn University Hotel &
Dixon Conference Center.
Meetings
Improve your communica­tion
skills and lose your fears
of public speaking. Toastmas-ter
International meets 5:30 -
6:30 p.m. every Monday at 109
Comer Hall. Questions? Call
826-2165.
Project Uplift's upcoming
training session is Feb. 26
from 4-8 p.m. in 2228 Haley
Center. Visit 1130 Haley Cen­ter,
call 844-4430, or visit
www.auburn.edu/projectu-plift.
Basset Hound Rescue of
Alabama Adoption Day is at
Wynnsong Cinemas March 2,
from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Rain Day
is March 9. Visit
www.bhra.org.
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Flynt wins writing award
By GINNY FARMER
Assistant Copy Editor
A die-hard Auburn fan might
wonder why a respectable Uni­versity
professor would accept
an award presented by the Uni­versity
of Alabama.
But in the academic arena,
Auburn and Alabama are on
the same level, said Wayne
Flynt, recipient of the 2002
Clarence Cason Writing Award.
The award, presented by
Alabama's journalism depart­ment,
honors writers whose
works or background reflect a
strong connection to the state
of Alabama.
"This is our most prestigious
writing award," said Bailey
Thompson, head of the jour­nalism
department at Alaba­ma.
Flynt has been a history pro­fessor
at Auburn for 25 years,
and is one of the few Distin­guished
University Professors.
This distinction allows Flynt to
alternate semesters between
teaching and doing research.
"I've always been intrigued
by the way history intersects
current events," said Flynt, cit­ing
the debate about the 1901
Alabama Constitution and
recent racial conflicts at
Auburn.
Flynt said studying history is
key in understanding the pres­ent.
A course such as Alabama
history may help make stu­dents
better, more informed
citizens, he said.
"The best part about Auburn
is, always has been, and always
will be the students," Flynt
said. "They are a pretty good
cross-section of Alabama's
population, except for African-
Americans."
Of Flynt's 10 books, which
explore the history of southern
Distinguished
University
Professor
Wayne Flynt
receives the
2002
Clarence
Cason
Writing
Award. Flynt
will be
presented
with the
award March
13 at the
Sheraton
Four Points
Hotel at 6
p.m.Tickets
are open to
the public.
DECEMBER DAWN COLE — PHOTO STAFF
people, religion and politics, he
said his favorite is "Poor but
Proud: Alabama's Poor Whites."
He said the book is partly auto­biographical.
Flynt is the grandson of a
poor share-cropper and has
found his history is similar to a
large portion of the state's pop­ulation.
"I was really interested in
how I got to be the way I am,"
Flynt said. "The book is an
attempt to give ordinary peo­ple
a voice. Ordinary people
think they don't have a history.
They think only extraordinary
people have a history."
Flynt said his high school
English teacher, Opal Lovett,
encouraged his loye for writ­ing.
"I've always loved journal­ism.
That's a medium I like,"
Flynt said.
Clarence Cason founded
Alabama's journalism depart­ment
in 1928.
Cason committed suicide
shortly before the 1935 publi­cation
of his book "90
(Degrees) in the Shade." He
feared public response to the
book, which Flynt described as
exemplifying Cason's "lovers'
quarrel" with Alabama.
The book criticizes lynching,
which directly contradicted
popular religious beliefs, said
Flynt, who wrote the preface to
the book's second edition, pub­lished
in 1983.
"He (Cason) was a person
who wanted to take his values
across the popular culture of
Alabama," Flynt said. "More
academic people ought to do
that."
Before beginning his current
career, Flynt wanted to be a
minister. In a time still
engulfed in racial prejudices,
Flynt said he knew the pulpit
was not a place he could bring
his non-racist views.
Flynt, who writes editorial I
essays for Alabama's newspa­pers,
knows he is a controver­sial
figure.
"I didn't seek it out," he said.l
"But, I don't run from it either."
"This is one of the most|
important awards I've ever got­ten,"
Flynt said. "The otherl
winners are people I've held inl
great esteem all my career. It si
wonderful to be listed side by|
side with them."
Previous winners include!
Pulitzer Prize winners Edwardl
O. Wilson and Howell RainesJ
and blues and jazz writer anc
author Albert Murray.
Winners receive $3,000 and;
plaque.
Flynt will receive the Casor
Award in Tuscaloosa on Marchl
13 at the Sheraton Four Pointsl
Hotel. The reception is at
p.m. Tickets are open to the
public.
Phone books recycled on campus
University takes over
BellSouth recycling initiative
By MEREDITH RACSTER
StaffWriter
People are being encouraged to gather
their old telephone books and magazines
to be recycled for the annual BellSouth
recycling campaign Feb. 11-22.
All old Phone books will be accepted,
including those from Auburn University,
Auburn, Opelika, Columbus and Mont­gomery.
This year, the two-week campaign is also
accepting magazines, journals and any
softbound books to be recycled. No hard­cover
books will be collected.
Several locations on campus have collec­tion
containers for the paper products.
Some locations include Haley Center, Foy
Student Union, Beard-Eaves Memorial
Coliseum, Parker Hall, the athletics facili­ties,
Samford Hall and the Ralph Broun
Draughon Library. There are also contain­ers
in residence hall mailrooms.
"It (the campaign) used to be sponsored
by BellSouth and worked with the schools
to generate revenue," said Jana Smith,
manager of contracted services at Auburn
University.
"Everybody here is disappointed that
BellSouth is not participating this year.
Every year that we've done this they have
been involved," said Max Grice
at the Waste Recycling Ser­vice.
Smith said BellSouth is not
participating this year, but
they wanted to keep the cam­paign
going at the University.
Waste Management pro­vides
receptacles for the campaign at no
cost to the University. The custodial staff
in participating buildings keeps an eye on
the containers when they get full.
"I donate the roll carts and recycling
bins to the University and then they take
'At one time
we bailed up
80 tons"
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Waste Management
care of it themselves," said J.R. Manler at I
Waste Management. "When they're full.l
we pick them up."
"We are the end result of the collection,"
Grice said. "We bail up everything and shipl
it to a mill. At one time we bailed up 80|
tons."
Once the bails of paper products arel
shipped to the mill, they are used in a mixl
that creates other paper products, such a s |
more phone books and cardboard boxes.
"In the past, the collection hasl
gone to Smith Lab where it wasl
used in experiments onl
flowerbeds and weeds," Grice|
said.
Grice said the collection will gol
to the Austell Boxboard Mill!
where tubes, boxes and rugs froml
the paper material are made.
Jana Smith said she would appreciate!
anyone who sees a full container to call herl
at 844-9430 so the container can be emp-f
tied for more paper products.
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c) Women's Gymnastics
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Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 B5
ROTC student goes
full speed to Ph.D.
By JAMIE WHITELEY
Assistant Copy Editor
In the Navy, you can sail the
seven seas. In the Navy, you can
also get your Ph.D.
Maybe that's not the version
of the song most people are
familiar with, but it's the ver­sion
officer candidate Eric
Hicks is singing.
Hicks recently got permis­sion
from the Navy to pursue
his doctorate.
The Navy doesn't offer many
Ph. D. scholarships, but it
awarded four Ph.D. scholar­ships
this year, said Donna Kel-ley
from the College of
Engineering.
Hicks has been in the Navy
for eight years as a submariner
on the USS Scranton.
"It takes a different kind of
person to deal with the isola­tion,"
Hicks said.
The Navy is short on sub­mariners,
and Hicks wasn't
sure they were going to give
him the scholarship.
"I was actually kind of sur­prised,"
Hicks said. "I figured
I had a chance."
Hicks is an electrical engi­neering
major and has a 4.0
JAMIE WHITELEY—ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR
AWARDED: Captain J.T. McMurtrie Jr. gave Officer
Candidate Eric Hicks another scholarship this year
rounding Hicks' scholarship money to nearly $18,000.
GPA. He has earned more
than $18,000 in scholarships
at Auburn.
"He goes out there and
pursues the scholarships,"
said Lt. Steve Fuller, an
adviser for Auburn's NROTC.
"He's got a good track
record."
Hicks plans to go to Naval
Postgraduate School in Mon­terey,
Calif., and then contin­ue
his career as a
submariner.
By the time he pays back
his commitment, he will have
been in the Navy for 18 years.
It makes sense to stay in and
retire, he said. "Nothing in
the Navy is free," Hicks said.
Students reel in fishing tips
from Bassmaster experts
By ERICATHOMAS
StaffWriter
Many who have watched
Shaw Grigsby's "One More
Cast" television series have
wondered what makes the him
so successful.
Grigsby offered fishermen
the answers to that question
when he came to Auburn as
part of the Bassmaster Univer­sity
program.
The program, sponsored by
the Auburn University Out­reach
Program, was held in the
Business Building Feb. 16 and
17.
Fishing enthusiasts had the
opportunity to learn from pros
such as Grigsby, Woo Daves,
the 2000 BASS Masters Classic
champion, and Mark Davis,
2001 Bass Angler of the Year.
Bassmaster University is held
all over the nation and has
grown in popularity.
"Bass fishing is one of Ameri­ca's
fastest growing sports, and
Auburn University is proud to
help increase its popularity,"
said Rob McKinnell, program
developer.
McKinnell said this is
Auburn's third year to host
Bassmaster University.
This year there were 200 reg­istered
participants in the pro­gram.
Katie Bailey, a student
employee in the outreach
office, has been involved with
ASHLEY VANSANT — PHOTO STAFF
Fishing enthusiasts had the opportunity to learn from
pros at a recent fishing conference.
the program from its start at
Auburn.
"This is my third year with
the program, and I love it," Bai­ley
said. "I plan to do it until I
graduate."
Bailey said she enjoys meet­ing
the pros and working with
the program, because it
reminds her of her hometown.
"I'm from a town with a lake
and fishing is big," she said. "It's
like being back at home with all
these bass fishermen."
The two-day conference
began at 8 a.m. Participants
attended six different work­shops
throughout the day, led
by professional instructors
Grigsby, Ray Shedgwick and
Danny Joe Humphrey.
Each pro focused on a spe­cific
technique he found use­ful
in catching bass.
Pros discussed fishing tech­niques
such as plastic worms,
crank baits, top water, flipping
and pitching and spinner
baits.
Participants often leave the
university with new tech­niques
for more successful
fishing.
"I have had numerous pro­gram
participants tell me that
the instruction they received
increased their success
tremendously," McKinnell
said. "I can't think of a better
way to increase your fishing
knowledge than learning from
the world's best fishermen."
"All of the pros were really
instructive," said Amra Shep-ard,
a student who helped
with the program.
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B6 Qfyt Auburn iglatnsfman Thursday, Feb. 21,2002
Feds require international student reviews
By MICHEILE O'ROURKE-COLE
StaffWriter
Since 1997, Auburn and other southeast­ern
schools have worked
on a software-based sys­tem
to help the Immi­gration
and Natural­ization
Service improve
their record keeping.
Jim Ellis, director of
international education
said the program has
been helping "revamp
their reporting and
records system."
With this project in motion, INS and
other federal agencies set a completion
date of 2003. The project's timetable was
accelerated after the Sept 11 attacks.
In a presidential directive dated Oct 30,
2001, the White House reinforced the
necessity for implementing a universal
electronic tracking system for internation­al
students.
"The INS, in consul­tation
with the Depart­ment
of Education,
shall conduct periodic
reviews of all institu­tions
certified to
receive non-immigrant
students and exchange
visitor program stu­dents,"
the directive
states.
"These reviews shall include checks for
compliance with record keeping and
reporting requirements. Failure of institu­tions
to comply may result in the termina­tion
of the institutions approval to receive
"lam hoping that there
will be more visibility,
more attention given to the
students across the board"
— Jim Ellis
director, international education
such students," it states.
"By the end of this year, every school in
the United States must comply," Ellis said.
Ellis said the new fee is not just about
compliance and record keeping. He listed
several other benefits to the international
community that will come via the funding,
including the expansion of the training
programs for faculty and staff and the
additon of advisers for students.
"I am hoping that there will be more visi­bility,
more attention given to the students
across the board," Ellis said.
Turkish engineering student Orhan Ben-giz
said he is confident the Office of Inter­national
Education has his best interest in
its new policies.
"I think that they will try to keep it (fees)
as low as possible," Benzig said. "We
should compare it to other universities."
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Fraternities * Sororities* pital across from Channel 66
Clubs * Student Groups - Earn TV. University Barber Shop. Best
exceptional money this semes -.- prices on hair cuts and tanning
ter with the easy Campus- F/T, P/T $600 or more per bed $20.00 a month. 887-9240.
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Shogun now hiring waitstaff income with HERBALIFE. •
and bartenders, 1550 Opelika 888-717-8529. Jackson Furniture Inc. Locat-
Rd. (Flint s Crossing Shopping ed 1977 County Rd. 63,
Center). Christian Leadership desired
Tuskegee, AL 36083. 6 miles
East of Tuskegee off Hwy. 29-
80, 2 miles behind Floral Park
Motel. (334)727-1172. Closed
Thurs. and Sun.
Office assistant and front desk
help needed. Infusion Technolo­gy
has an opening for a office
assistant and Front Desk clerk,
good communication skills and
office experience helpful.
Please contact Shannon Scott at
888-715-7101.
Lifeguards wanted in North
Myrtle Beach, SC. Will train,
no experience. Apply
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MENTORS NEEDED FOR
GIRLS - work at summer camp
in northwest GA. Contact - jal-lison@
girlscoutsnwga.org for
more info. It takes a great leader
(you!) to teach a girl not to fol­low-
make a difference not just
money.
The Auburn Executives Suite
Program is looking for individ­uals
to be host/ hostesses for the
2002 Football Season. Appli­cants
must be outgoing, ener­getic,
and enjoy working with
others. This opportunity is a
great way to share the Aubum
Spirit while earning money!!
All undergraduate and graduate
students are encouraged to
apply. For more information
please call Jane Mitchum, Suite
Program Director, 844-1153.
Bartending, Excellent Salary
Potential. For more information
cal 1-800-293-3985 ext. 111.
Love Shooting Things (with a
camera)?! Photograph our spe­cial
day and earn a nice chunk
of change. Email:
bridget 1920@hotmail.com to
set up interview.
for Summer Camp Position.
Riverview Camp for Girls on
top of Lookout Mountain (45
min. S. of Chattanooga) in
Mentone, AL offers a challeng­ing
summer for those who want
incredible experience working
with campers ages 6 to 16.
Seeking females to work as
counselors/ activity instructors.
Call for information on a chal­lenging,
outdoor summer
opportunity. Equestrian Pro­gram,
Swimming, Tennis, Life­guards,
WSI, Canoeing,
Gymnastics, Sports, Soccer,
Basketball, Golf, Dance,
Archery, Riflery, Arts & Crafts,
Ropes Course, Climbing Tower
and more! Call now for applica­tion
and interview appointment
@ 1-800-882-0722 or online
www.riverviewcamp.com. Will
be interviewing on campus
soon.
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plus for Cold Stone Creamery.
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Sometimes the prospect of a
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"All real estate advertised
herein is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act, which makes
it illegal to advertise any
preference, limitation, or
discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national
origin, or intention to make any
such preference, limitation, or
discrimination." "We will not
knowingly accept any
advertising for real estate which
is in violation of the law. All
persons are hereby informed
that all dwellings advertised are
available on an equal
opportunity basis."
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For Sale
(Real Estate) HnH For Rent
Condos and Townhouses for
sale. Lease purchase plan. Stu­dio
condos 1/2 block from cam­pus,
completely furnished with
private parking. Purchase
$36,900 or rent for $350.00
with option to buy. Financing
available. 826-8835.
For Rent
Quiet study atmosphere, 2 BR
duplex on 5 ac. lake in
Loachapoka w/ fishing privi­lege.
887-7718.
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath House in
Auburn, $600/month. 2 Bed­room,
1 Bath House at Whatley
Farms, $425/month. Pets
allowed. Call Ernest Whatley,
703-7771 or Charles Whatley,
703-7774.
Are you tired of crowded
apartment living? You and your
pets can enjoy spacious country
living at Whatley Farms. Enjoy
fishing, hiking & central
heat/air only 5 1/2 miles from
campus. We have 2, 3 & 4 bed­room
units available for sum­mer
& fall. From $425. Ernest
Whatley, 703-7771, Charles
Whatley, 703-7774. Office
745-5292.
Available Fall semester 2 bed­room
furnished apartment. Dou­ble
beds. Central h/a, w/d,
transit available. 2 people per
apt. Rent $225/mo. each. No
pets. Call 887-3544.
3-4 BR Houses and 2 BR
duplexes avail. August.
821-0908, leave message or
444-8031.
Duplex in Northpointe for
rent, 3 BR/ 2 B each unit,
$810/month/ unit, lease/ deposit
required. 334-272-1956.
FOR RENT: Available 2002.
Three bedroom, two bath
triplex on 3 acres. Near vet
school. Two story, hardwood,
tile, screen porch, very nice.
Quiet. W/D, all appliances.
Five-run dog kennel. Pets wel­come,
but no party animals.
$930/month. Call 887-1002.
Northpointe duplex 3 BR, 2
BH, dishwasher, microwave,
washer, dryer. $750/mo. Call
821-9923.
House for rent/ unfurnished,
210 Payne Street. 4 BR/ 2 BA.
Available now thru summer.
334-677-6674.
3 BR/ 2 BA on 20 ac. stable and
pastures for horses. Close to
campus. Avail. August.
821-0908.
Need two subleasers for sum­mer
at Brookehill Apartments,
includes own bed and bath.
Walk to campus! Call 4 BR/ 2 BA House, C/H/A,
502-8047. W/D, DW, fenced yard. N. Col-lege
Street. Family members
Secluded cabin loft, one bed- plus one friend allowed. Avail.
room. Call after 6:00 p.m. August. 821 -0908.
742-0034.
Roommate wanted!!!! Call
Spring Break Condo, sleeps 6, 821 -4400.
Majestic Sun, Destin, FL. 7
nights $334 ea. person. E-mail: $325.00 per month. Best loca-
AAFS2@AOL.COM tion, 1/2 block from campus, 2
865-970-2206 blocks to Toomer s. Private
parking and furnished.
Northpointe Duplex 3 BR/ 2 826-8870.
BA, W/D, microwave, dish
washer, refrigerator, all conven­iences
of home. Beautiful
ceramic tile kitchen, ceiling
fans throughout. Pool/ basket­ball
area. Available for August
2002 - $275/each. No pets.
334-826-6636.
Available Fall Semester, 1
bedroom furnished duplex, 2
miles from Toomer s Corner.
No pets. $260/mo. 1 person
only. Call 887-3544.
2 BR/ 1 BA duplex - C/H/A,
W/D hook-ups on transit route.
618 N. Ross St. $425/mo. Call
821-6144 or 740-7612.
3 BR/ 3 BA duplex. Quiet, pri­vate.
Dishwasher, icemaker,
W/D, deck or patio, very nice.
$900/mo. 821-1094
Available August 16th, 3 bed­room
furnished Greek Revival
House. 2 miles from Toomer s
Corner. W/D, DW. No pets.
$900/month. Call 887-3544.
For Rent Fall Semester. Har­mon
Estates duplex. Next to
Auburn Super Wal-Mart. 3 BR/
2 BA, W/D, DW, $815 month.
821-8697, if no answer please
leave messag
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counselors and instructors
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Qualifications:
Enthusiastic Christian
Love for children
Strength in one or more activity areas
I.ove Ibr the outdoors
Fur more information, visit
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Spring Break week PC Beach
Mar. 23. 3 BR Condo on Beach.
Loaded sleeps 8. $1,000, $125
each. Phyllis w 887-4941, h
887-7261.
Brick house on 2.5 acres, 4
bdrm, swimming pool/ private.
Also 1 Bdrm apt. Newly remod­eled,
new appliances. 742-0034.
New 3 br/ 2 ba duplex, w/d,
dishwasher, microwave. Avail­able
fall semester. Located in
Harmon. $875/mo. 821-8641.
Subleaser needed immediately.
Big one bedroom apartment,
plentiful parking, C/H/A. $315
month. Call Sally 821-9668.
For Rent: two bedrooms for
rent $200.00 per month plus
utilities. Located 10 minutes
from campus. Call Amy at
826-8318, leave message.
Advance leasing now Sum­mer/
Fall 2002, Eff. 1, 2 & 3
Bedrooms. Water/ Garbage pro­vided.
Furn. or Unfum. Close to
campus. Come choose yours
now. Chateau Apts. 821-4600.
Apartment for rent spacious 3
floors, 2 BR, 2 1/2 BA, fur­nished,
dishwasher, laundry
room, w/d in apt., water at
$500/mo. Call 887-5466 after 5
p.m. Available March.
Sublease w/pool 733 W. Glenn.
Big furnished 1 BR w/ balcony,
bath w/separate vanity, FP, DW,
microwave, W/D, complex.
205-798-2464.
, boys2mom@beIlsouth.net
Roommate needed house off
Glenn near Kroger. Shared
bathroom, fenced in back yard.,
1/3 utilities. $300/month. Pets
considered. 334-663-6956.
2 Bedroom duplex, stove and
refrigerator furnished, one
block from campus - quite loca­tion,
big yard - central h/a -
washer, dryer - no pets - 12 mo.
lease- available fall - $590/mo.
821-9558.
1 or 2 Bedroom duplexes -
unfurnished 6 blocks from cam­pus
- quite location- big yard -
central h/a - washer connection
- ideal for serious students or
grad students - no pets -12 mo.
lease - available fail- $360/mo.
821-9558.
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fans, stove/refrig./dw, covered
deck, convenient @ 534
Swanns Park - 11 off Wire
Road, available immediately.
(205)640-6263, (205)640-1195,
(205)903-3278.
Lot 65,14x80, Conway Acres,
2 bedroom, 2 bath, fenced yard,
pets allowed, front door park­ing,
all standard appliances.
821-0602 or 706-773-9013.
2 BD/ 2 BA, 1992, 16x72
Mobile Home. Large master
bedroom & bath, spacious liv­ing
area. Large front deck with
outside storage building. Call
745-7661 no answer - leave
message.
1997,16x80 Vinyl siding, shin­gled
roof, 2 BR, 2 BA, garden
tub in both. Arrowhead #28.
$25,500. 887-9186.
1 Bed, 1 Bath Mobile Home
for Sale. Nice deck, fenced
yard. Dawson s Park. Call Bad­ger
Homes at 334-332-6136 or
check us out on the web at
www.badger-homes.com
Mobile Homes for Sale, stu­dent
parks. All sizes, all prices.
Most homes located in Ridge-wood
Village. Park amenities
include pool, tennis, basketball,
and volleyball areas. Conve­niently
located on Tiger transit
route. Call Badger Homes at
334-332-6136 or check us out
on the web at www.badger-homes.
com
1996,14x52 Fleetwood, 2 bed­room,
1 bath, central heat and
air. Lot 64 Lakeshore Trailer
Park. $8,000. Call 749-8859 or
844-3603.
For Sale
Olympus Pearlcorder S713
Microcassette Recorder w/ 2
tapes. $20. 826-0779, please
leave a message.
Yakima Roof-Rack new 48
Bars, 1 Bike Carrier, Locks
w/keys. $275.00 o.b.o. Call
821-9701, leave message.
1999 Honda Accord LXV6,
40K mis. all pwr/ service
records. 2 dr., very clean,
grn/tan. $15,500.334-821-1790
Kia Sportage, black, 1996,
69,000m, cd/am/fm. Excellent
condition. $6,250. 887-7171.
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Check with the Lee County
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