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utmrn Vol.111.
Issue 15.
36 Pages
Jan. 20,2005
Q Plain
uick
Defensive coordinator gone
Tommy
Tuberville's
award-winning
defensive coordinator
Gene
Chizik is leaving
for the University of Texas. Chizik
led the Tigers' defense, which was
No. 1 in the nation in scoring
defense in 2004. A4
Trustee candidates named
Auburn's Board of Trustees will have
a new member soon. The Trustee
Selection Committee interviewed
30 candidates to fill Golda
McDaniel s seat Dec. 28. Four finalists
were named, including Samuel
Ginn, whom the College of Engineering
is named for.Campus, HI
(if IB testing improved
East Alabama Medical Center's
forensic laboratory can now test for
GHB, a common date-rape drug,
faster than before. Results can be
obtained in less than a week, compared
to up to several months from
the state's forensic lab. Expedited
testing could assist date-rape prosecutions
in the area. Stale & Local.
A5
Siegelman to run again?
Former Gov. Don Siegelman may
toss his hat in the ring for Alabama's
next gubernatorial race.
Siegelman, defeated by Gov. Bob
Riley in 2002, was indicted on federal
fraud charges related to the
state's Medicaid program last year,
but charges were dropped.
Stale & Local, \>
Stadium work continues
Bidding on phase two of Jordan-
Mare Stadium's renovations will
begin in February. Phase two
includes construction of additional
rest rooms and concession stands.
Sports, I) 1
Blood drive goes mobile
LifeSouth's new
blood campaign
is hitting the
streets of
Auburn. A blood
van will go to local apartment complexes
daily through March.
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lack Miller to resign
from die Board?
Yes: 87.7%
No: 12.3%
Should Auburn
start its
presidential
searcli by the
end of the yew?
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Marching band entertains U.S. president
ByDEVINDOTSON
StqffWriter
The Auburn University Marching Band
will perform for the president today. Not
Interim President Ed Richardson — President
George Bush.
The band will march in the 55th Presidential
Inaugural Parade in Washington,
D.C., representing the state of Alabama.
Auburn's is one of only two collegiate
bands from the Southeast participating.
"I'm excited. I'm nervous," said Rick
Good, marching band director. "This is
such a big honor. It's great to end our year
with such a reward."
The parade begins at 2:30 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time and will be televised by all
major networks with an expected 500,000
viewers as estimated by inaugural05.com.
This will be the third inaugural parade
for an Auburn band. The band performed
> Turn to PARADE, A3
AFTER THE TSUNAMI I Hoping, giving, waiting
KATIf. ORUMnUJlf. — mow I:I»II»
HELPING HANDS: Seniors Terra Douberly (left) and Amanda Cash carry a load of donated goods for
Sterling Arbors tsunami relief fund-raiser. Proceeds from the Jan. 29 event will go to the local
American Red Cross. For an additional story, see A7.
Auburn aids
Auburn international students wait for
news from home, organize relief efforts
By ANNA CLAIRE STAMPS
Senior Reporter
Kholis Abdurachim Audah, a
graduate student
in chemistry, has
been looking for
his old college
roommates.
Nearly three
weeks after multiple
tsunamis devastated
parts of
Asia and eastern
Africa, including
Audah's native
Indonesia, his
friends are still
missing
"I've tried to call
and e-mail, but I
haven't been able to reach them,"
said Audah, whose hometown is
an hour away from the Indone-
"I've tri^d to
email, put I
haven't been able
to reach them.
I'm really concerned
about
them."
— Kholis Abdarachim Audah,
graduate student
sian capital of Jakarta. "I'm really
concerned about them, but I
hope that they are all right."
His roommates had been
studying at the
University of
Malaya, Malaysia,
where Audah
studied for his
master's degree
and part of his
Ph.D. before he
came to Auburn.
Audah's family
escaped the effects
of the tsunami, but
many other people
he knew in
Indonesia were
not as fortunate.
"I know of a professor
(and her) family who died
in the tsunami," Audah said. The
professor had studied with
WwtwsXmv OH I
MARCH ON:
The Auburn
University
Marching Band
will perform in
the Inaugural
parade at 2:30
p.m. It will be
televised on all
major networks.
Audah at Bogor Agricultural University
in Indonesia and had
received her Ph.D. from Oregon
State University.
"She taught at the University of
Syah Kuala Banda Aceh, [in] the
province that has been hit by the
tsunami," he said, adding that
Aceh was the Indonesian
province closest to the epicenter
of the earthquake that caused the
tsunamis.
"Now the University (of Syah
Kuala) needs more than 200 professors
because there are not
enough professors there to
teach," he said.
Auburn students lend a hand
As the death toll nears 160,000,
a number that would almost fill
Jordan-Hare Stadium two times
> Turn to TSUNAMI, A4
• m M H H H H H W H |
Alumni
contract
in the
works
By AMY GORDON
Assistant Campus Editor
Auburn officials and Auburn Alumni Association
officers are close to wrapping up the
association's delayed facilities and services
agreement. The contract will detail the official
relationship between the University and the
Alumni Association.
The facilities and services agreement provides
for association employees to qualify for
state pensions, and the University rents an
office for the AU Foundation from the association.
If signed, the agreement will end a three-month
process in which the Alumni Association
has functioned without any such contract
with the University.
Andy Hornsby, president of the Alumni Asso-
>• Turn to ALUMNI, A4
September
report due
to SACS
By LINDSAY EVANS
Content Editor
Although the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools lifted probation Dec. 7,
Auburn could face sanctions again this
December if the accrediting agency is dissatisfied
with a Sept. 22 progress report.
Interim President Ed Richardson doesn't
consider that any more probable than being
struck by lightning, he said in a Jan. 13 interview.
"If lightning strikes me, I won't go home this
afternoon," Richardson said, motioning out
the window toward Samford Hall's pooling
lawn. "So I'm saying the likelihood of that
occurring is so remote that I wouldn't worry
about it — either lightning striking me or
SACS."
A letter from SACS dated Jan. 6 lists three
items Auburn must address in the progress
> Turn to SACS, A3
**... the likelihood
of (more trouble
with SACS)
occurring is so
remote I wouldn't
Richardson worry about it."
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"I think it is stupid that
girls wear the Ugg boots with
short skirts in 30 degree
weather. Just because your
feet are warm, your butt isn't."
Trouble focusing
"I think it is really annoying
when you are trying to work
and your friends turn the
radio up really loud."
Saturday finals
"Why do we have finals on
Saturday when offices are,
closed? You can't get ahold of
anyone if you have any questions
before your final."
Tiger Transit confusion
"Why does the park and
ride not take you to C-zone
parking?"
On the concourse
"Why do we need two concourses?
The old one was just
fine."
Don't leave, Coach
"Why is Chizik leaving
Auburn after the amazing
season we just had? He has
made our defense the greatest
in the nation."
It's called a holiday
"Why did professors give us
more homework over the holidays?
We would have been
better off-going to class on
Monday."
Can't handle change
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semester instead of waiting
until over the break?"
Perfect season
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Jan. 12—Jan. 17
Jan. 12, Haley Center - Larceny
reported. Five Auburn
Tigers sleeveless shirts and
five Auburn Tigers T-shirts
were reported stolen.
Jan. 13, Best Western -
Aggravated assault with a
knife reported.
Jan. 13, 218 W. Glenn Ave. -
Theft from residence reported.
Items reported stolen
include a Sony PlayStation 2, a
Dell personal computer and
10 assorted PlayStation 2
games.
Jan. 13, 7301 U.S. Highway
280 - Harassment reported.
Jan. 15, Chewacla State Park
- Larceny reported. Items
reported stolen include a
black purse, a MasterCard, a
VISA debit card, a Best Buy-card,
a Victoria's Secret card
and an unknown amount of
currency.
Jan. 15, Bath & Body Works -
Shoplifting reported. Body
spray and lotion were reported
stolen.
Jan. 16, Spectrum 47 - Theft
from a public building reported.
Two cases of Bud Light
were reported stolen.
Jan. 16, Kroger - Robbery
with a firearm reported. Two
DVDs were reported stolen.
Jan. 17, Toomer Street and
Genelda Avenue - Auto Theft
reported. A black Isuzu Rodeo
worth $6,000 was reported
stolen.
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Apartments - Burglary ol
auto reported. A driver's side
rear window was reported
stolen.
Jan. 17, Panera Bread Company
- Theft from a public
building. One hundred dollars
was reported stolen.
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Dante Francisco, a junior in
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He was hospitalized Tuesday
because of "severe weight loss,"
according to Bryan Harris,
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Ministry.
Francisco suffered from
long-term liver problems, said
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former roommate.
Francisco became ill over
Christmas break
Cause of death is unclear, but
"doctors believe there may
have been a coronary event
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heart attack," Harris said.
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took a course during the University
of Mississippi's first winter
intersession this month.
At the Oxford campus, students
were enrolled in one of
the two-week courses, according
to Don Howie, director of
summer school and intersession
programs.
Despite the intensity of the
format, many instructors found
students taking intersession
courses were dedicated to the
task
Enrollment in the May intersession
has grown each year
since it was introduced at Ole
Miss in the '90s.
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Minneapolis was packed Saturday
to celebrate Martin
Luther King Jr.'s birthday with
keynote speaker Spike Lee.
[Lee] said people need to be
educated on the impact King
had on the civil rights movement.
Sam Adegoke, president of
the University of Minnesota's
Black Student Union said Lee
was the best choice for a
keynote speaker because of
the issues he centers his films
on.
Minneapolis Community
and Technical College sponsored
the tribute.
Louisiana State University
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John Pisani, publicist for
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characters from the show, and
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The location manager
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number of reasons, Pisani
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BANDTASTIC: The Auburn University Marching Band will be Auburn's third band to perform in an inaugural
parade. It previously performed for Harry Truman in 1949 and George H. W. Bush in 1989.
PARADE
• From Al
in 1949 for Harry Truman and in 1989 for George H. W.
Bush.
The inspiration for the trip came when Good saw a
pictured of the band in the 1989 parade.
When he inquired about participating, he found he
only had four days to return the application.
"There's just so much involved," Good said. "It's so
big."
He submitted a picture of the band, an audio clip
and a two-minute video, which included Bush leading
a "War Eagle" cry during his visit to Auburn.
After letters of recommendation from several governmental
officials and the approval of three separate
inaugural parade committees, the band was accepted
on Dec. 10.
When first considering the trip. Good realized funding
would be a deciding factor and approached
Richardson, who agreed the honor should be pursued
and secured funding for the trip through the president's
office.
"The band, indeed the fine arts, plays a very important
role in all of our lives," Richardson told The Plainsman
in a prepared statement.
In addition to funding, the band also dealt with time
constraints.
Since the marching band was busy practicing for the
Sugar Bowl performance, it was unable to focus on
parade preparation.
The band played through the two parade songs a few
times during bowl practice, but met for its only concentrated
practice Monday.
During the 1.7 mile parade, the band must adhere to
strict musical and security guidelines.
Students will be transported on secured buses from
a security checkpoint to the beginning of the parade
route.
They must play two marches at only the specified
locations on the route and must march at 112 beats-per-
minute with 28 inches between each step, Good
said.
Once the band turns onto 15th Street, where the
president will watch the parade, no member can make
any movement different from the rest.
Despite the pressing timeline and precise guidelines,
band members are excited.
"I'm amazed," said Tyler Benjamin, head drum major
and a senior in music education. "It's something I'll be
able to tell my kids someday."
The 330-member group left Jan. 17 after practicing
most of the day.
The band spent Tuesday and Wednesday touring the
city and enjoying inauguration-related events.
Besides the parade, members are eager to see the
sights and enjoy the festivities.
"I'm looking forward to seeing Kenny Chesney," said
Taylor Keeton, a senior band member. "I'm not very
nervous about the parade. I believe in our band's ability."
SACS
• From Al
report: the presidential search,
trustees' conflict of interest policy
and the presidential evaluation.
SACS' hands-off policing style and
many voting members make it hard to
say what would be an unsatisfactory
progress report. If SACS' Commission
on Colleges finds Auburn hasn't made
enough progress in those areas, it
could issue probation again or drop
the University from its
membership.
"That's not going to
happen," Richardson said.
He said his job evaluation,
based on the Association
of Governing
Boards' standards, should
be complete in April or
May.
An independent review
of the trustees' Code of
Ethics policy given to
SACS in December will
satisfy the second item,
Richardson said.
And the process for a
presidential search, he
said, will be outlined "well
before September."
Presidential plan
Despite a SACS special
committee's recommendation
that Auburn start a
presidential search July 2, ,
Richardson said he won't
worry if it hasn't started
by September.
Jack Allen, associate executive
director of SACS' Commission on Colleges,
said the agency has no policy
on presidential searches.
"Our requirement is that you have
to have a chief executive officer
whose primary responsibility is to the
institution," he said. "And that is the
case with Dr. Richardson.
"I guess the question of interpretation
is, do you have to have a permanent
CEO at some point?"
Allen said he doesn't have the
— lack Allen.
associate executive direc
tor of SACS' Commission
on Colleges
answer to that question.
Richardson has said he has no
plans to push for the full presidency
and would like to spend about three
years at Auburn.
"When I first came ... I indicated it
would take a year to get off of SACS,
and it would take a year to deal with
patterns of behavior," said Richardson,
who insists that making the rules
is the easy part.
He said making sure
trustees and other University
constituents
abide by them is hard,
and as soon as the search
starts, he will become a
lame duck.
"To start that at this
time, again, substantially
undermines that effort,"
Richardson said.
He has indicated that
by his time table, his
third year would be the
best time to start a presidential
search.
A University Senate
committee on Process,
Criteria and Timing of a
Presidential Search finalized
a report of its recommendations
Jan. 10.
"We believe that we
should establish the goal
of having a new president
in place by January
2006, but no later than
July 2006," the 12 committee members
wrote.
Earlon McWhorter, trustee president
pro temp, was traveling Wednesday
and could not be reached for
comment.
Trustees must initiate the presidential
search, but McWhorter has not
mentioned an estimated starting
date.
It has been about 12 years since
Auburn conducted a national search
for a president.
"Our
requirement is
that you have
to have a chief
executive
officer whose
primary
responsibility
is to the
(school). And
that is the case
with Dr.
Richardson."
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According to the Associated Press and
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Auburn finished the 2004-05 season ranked
No.2, but sometimes 1'acLs can be slightly, or
in this case, highly skewed. Momma Goldberg's
and many others within the Auburn
community and around the nation felt as
though Auburn should have taken home
the national championship title.
A victory over Virgina Tech in the Sugar
Bowl capping a the lirst ever 13-0 season
in Auburn history, can only equate to the
epitome of perfection. .
It's not every year that an extraordinary
head coach receives the Paul "Bear" Bryant
Coach of the Year Award. Not to mention
receiving the award over Southern California's
Pete Carroll.
And it doesn't stop there. Gene Chizik,
Auburn's defensive coordinator, was recognized
as the 2004 Broyles Award winner,
honoring the nation's top assistant.
But Auburn doesn't have to be named the
FedEx Ground Team of the Year to prove
its audacity.
Jason Campbell's swiftness and acute
agility are mere specks of his qualities on
the field, and Southern California's Matt
Leinart would need more than a mediocre
left arm to penetrate through a game with
Auburn.
It would have taken die speed and quickness
of a jaguar to take down running backs
Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown.
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honors to justify a flawless team? The fa»t"is
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an entire season. That should be more
than enough to legitimize a national title,
and thanks to Momma Goldberg's, a
In a rare and unprecedented move the manageinent of Momma Goldberg's has chosen to venture into the
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Defensive coordinator
heading to Texas
ByWILLMEZICK
Assistant Sports Editor
Auburn defensive coordinator Gene
Chizik will be leaving the Plains to join
the defensive staff at the University of
Texas.
Chizik will replace current Svracuse
coach Greg Robinson as the long-horns'
co-defensive coordinator. He
will also coach linebackers.
Chizik, recent winner of the
2004 Broyles Award, which honors
the nation's top assistant
coach, spent the past three
years transforming Auburn's
defense into one of the best in
the nation.
The Tigers finished each
the past two seasons
ranked fifth in the nation
in total defense and
ranked first in scoring
defense in 2004. allowing
only 11.3 points per game.
Chizik. who coached in
Texas before at Stephen F.
Austin, said he is excited
about returning to the
state to coach at a school
that he considers tops in
the nation.
"The University of Texas
is one of the most prestigious
jobs in the country,"
Chizik said in a teleconference
on Monday. "It was a
great opportunity for me
to get to do what 1 feel is
the best job in America."
Chizik also said working
under Texas head coach Mack Brow n
is the perfect stepping stone to future
head coaching jobs.
"Coach Brown has done a tremendous
job of promoting coaches underneath
him." Chizik said. "He's had
seven different coaches under him go
on to be head coaches, and he really
feels like if I come to Texas and do the
job we're hoping that 1 can do and that
I think 1 can do, he thinks we'll be able
to propel this to a head coaching job
somewhere down the line."
Auburn head coach Tommy
Tuberville has remained supportive of
Chizik despite the decision coming so
close to signing day.
"I'm proud for him and his family,"
Tuberville said in a Monday teleconference.
"He did a great job. We hate
to see him leave. But. that's part of this
business, and sometimes you
have to make decisions that are
really tough."
Tuberville will not begin the
search for a new defensive
coordinator until national signing
day has passed, but he
already has a list of possible
candidates prepared.
"I have a short list
that 1 always keep on both
sides of the ball which I
will look at," Tuberville
said. "We'll have a coach
in place after signing day."
Chizik's departure
would seemingly have an
adverse effect on Auburn
recruiting, with signing
day only a couple of
weeks away. However,
Chizik has said he will do
his best to make sure that
those who made commitments
to Auburn will
keep them.
"I talked about that
with Coach Tuberville,
and I made it very clear to
him that I would do anything
possible in terms of contacting
those recruits and explaining to them
that you don't come to Auburn University
for Gene Chizik." Chizik said.
"You come to Auburn University
because you think it's the right fit for
you."
Texas finished the 2004 season 11-1.
capping the year with a 38-37 victory
over Michigan in the Rose Bowl.
Chizik
"He did a great
job. We hate to
see him leave.
But that's part
of this
business, and
sometimes you
have to make
decisions that
are really
tough."
— Tummy Tuberville,
Auburn football coach
ALUMNI
>• From Al
ciation, said he had reviewed the final draft of the
agreement. He also said board members were reviewing
it, and he expected it would be signed by himself
and Interim University President Ed Richardson within
"the next week or ten days."
According to Hornsby, there was one significant
change in the contract. This time,
the agreement will run for two years, not
just one as in previous contracts.
"It's a good contract," Hornsby said. "It'll
be good for the University and for Alumni
Board members."
Ralph Jordan Jr., vice president of the
Association, concurred with Hornsby. Jordan
said he felt very comfortable with the
contract and with the way the association
and the University worked together on the
agreement.
Jordan said the contract will actually
save money by providing for a two-year
run before the University and the Alumni
Association have to renegotiate.
Without the time-consuming process of renegotiating
the contract next year, the University and the
Association can take the time to work together on
other projects, Jordan said.
Jordan said he felt the agreement would be mutually
beneficial to the Alumni Association and to the Uni-
"It's a good
contract. It'll
be good for the
University and
for Alumni
Board members."
— Andy Hornsby,
Alumni Association
president
versity.
"The agreement will benefit the University because
the Alumni Association allows the University to stay
in touch with its alumni," Jordan said. "Without the
Alumni Association, the University
would have to start a separate entity to
keep in touch with alumni."
Richardson said that the contract is
currently under review by University
attorneys. He said that although he has
not looked over the final contract, he
"intends to work very closely and cooperatively
with the Alumni Board."
Richardson said he "would not be surprised"
if the contract is signed soon,
especially since the agreement is basically
the same as the ones in past years.
The process of drafting a new agreement
began last fall when Richardson
announced he would allow the old
agreement to expire. Instead of renewing
the agreement as was done in the past, he said he
would seek to negotiate a new contract.
At the time, the Alumni Association was facing a
three-way race for its presidency, usually an uncontested
position. Then-Vice President Hornsby eventually
won the presidency, and named the agreement as
a top priority for his first months in office.
TSUNAMI
>• From Al
over, Auburn students are
doing their part to help
tsunami relief efforts.
The International Student
Organization and
the University Program
Council are holding a talent
showcase Jan. 21 at 6
p.m. in the Foy Union
Ballroom. The event is
free, but ISO and UPC
members will collect
donations for the American
Red Cross.
Bayu Prakosa, a senior
in political science and
economy who is from
Indonesia, said the show
will be similar to the cultural
show the ISO held in
November.
"We had dancing, a
fashion show, musical
acts and martial arts,"
Prakosa said. "This will
be a lot of the same, but
we've only had a week of
planning."
The showcase will feature
dancing and fashion
from a variety of cultures
and nationalities, including
India, Turkey, China,
Sri Lanka, Africa, the
Caribbean and Latin
America.
It isn't the first fundraiser
sponsored by
Prakosa and other ISO
members, however.
"Over the break,
because a lot of people
were out of town, the
international students
who stayed in town
organized a fund-raiser,"
said Vivek Krishnan, a
graduate student in materials
engineering who is
from India.
"We called up the local
Red Cross and called the
local Wal-Marts and set
up tables Jan. 8 and 9," he
said.
About 55 volunteers,
comprising mostly international
students and
members of the Graduate
Student Council, raised
$3,600.
"All we did was set up
Red Cross cans," Krishnan
said. "School was not
even in session."
More of those cans will
soon be located in campus
buildings like Lowder
and Haley Center.
Audah said many people
in Indonesia and nearby
countries are still
trying to make sense of
what happened.
"All the people just can
say that it was the worst
thing that's happened in
their lives," he said. "They
can not explain it more by
any words."
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Alabama National Guard
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per month, causing many guardsmen
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Roy Moore popular with
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According to a poll by the University
of South Alabama, 8 percent of
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a problem for tax payers
Inmates are being crammed into
county jails because of overcrowding
at the state penitentiary. Overcrowding
might lead to a tax
increase to cover the cost of holding
inmates at county jails. A7
Deciding to run again
" The people of Alabama
will be my final decision. I
need to see if this is what
the people want me to do."
-Don Siegelman
former governor
THIS WEEK
Jan. 16,1967
Alabama inaugurated its first
female governor in front of an audience
of 150,000. Lurleen Wallace
succeeded her husband, George C.
Wallace. Lurleen Wallace was the
third female governor inaugurated
in the United States.
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SAFE PARTYING: The East Alabama Medical Center's forensic lab can now
detect GHB, better known as the date rape drug, in less than a Week. The drug
is usually slipped into unsuspecting victims' drinks.
FAST RESULTS
New lab detects date rape drug faster
By KATIE BRUMBELOE
Photo Editor
Testing for the date rape drug GHB
(Gamma hydroxybutyric acid)
can now be done in less than a
week at East Alabama Medical
Center's forensic laboratory.
"We are just trying to get the
word out to folks on campus
that this service is available,"
said Allen Valaer, manager of the
EAMC forensic toxicology lab.
Previously, GHB testing could
only be done by sending a test to
the state forensic lab through the Auburn
Police Department.
Through the state lab, testing can take
from a few months to more than a year.
"Once the (test) is turned over to the
department of forensic sciences, it may
be months before we get the final results,"
said Lt. Jerry Holder of the Auburn Police
Department.
He said he has no doubt that testing at
the medical center will speed up the
state's testing process.
GHB: "It will definitely help the
> Gamma department of forensic sciences,"
hydroxybu- Holder said.
tyric acid Valaer stressed that the med-
> Also known ica* c e nter's lab is separate from
as the date ''"'s l a t e forensic lab.
rape drug "We a r e n o t Pa r t of the state
forensic laboratory," Valaer said.
"In no way are we trying to divert
samples here and take something
away from the state's forensics lab.
"What we are providing is a testing
service for individuals who think they
have been given something like GHB."
Valaer said other date rape drugs, such
as Rohypnol, can also be found through
> Turn to TESTING, A6
Teachers raise controversy
Higher education asking
for same raise as K-12
ByTESSHOLLIS
Assistant State & Local Editor
Alabama's four-year colleges are asking
for equal treatment if the state Legislature
decides to give a 7 percent pay increase to
public school teachers this year.
The Alabama Education Association has
asked the Legislature for a 7 percent raise
for K-12 personnel. Meanwhile, Alabama's
Higher Education Partnership has asked for
similar treatment for the faculty and staff of
its 15-member schools, including Auburn
University.
Although Auburn's faculty and staff
would welcome a pay increase, some fear
such a move may put higher education
against secondary education.
"I feel it would be counterproductive to
pit Alabama's public schools against those
of us in higher education," said Willie D.
Larkin, chair of the Auburn University Faculty
Senate.
"I think Auburn's administrators ought to
state the best case they can for receiving the
highest possible pay increase for its employees."
Larkin said several steps Auburn must be
taken in ensuring a pay increase.
"We must continue to keep our work on
>• Turn to RAISE, A6
"I am getting encouragement
from friends and from people
on the street who would like to
see me run again.'*
Siegelman
Siegelman
considers
second run
By MEGAN LYNCH
StaffWriter
Though former Gov. Don
Siegelman has not announced
intentions to run in the 2006 governor
race, some Alabama residents
suspect he may soon.
"There are no plans at this
point," said Siegelman Tuesday.
But an e-mail from Siegelman
Jan. 10 asking supporters to
attend his "First Governor's Listening
Post" Jan. 19 in Huntsville,
Ala., with the Rocket City
Democrats, had supporters wondering
about his intentions.
In the e-mail, Siegelman said
the meeting would give the
group a chance to discuss critical
issues facing Alabama and the
nation.
"Please take some time before
the meeting to think about these
important issues (and any others
you would like to discuss),"
Siegelman urged.
He listed debatable issues like
the education lottery, taxes and
Constitutional reform, teacher
pay raises and health care.
While Siegelman has not pub-lically
stated his plans to run, he
said, "I am getting encouragement
from friends and from people
on the street who would like
to see me run again."
Siegelman said that the decision
to run is a two-prong decision.
"First I need to look at my own
life and see if it is something I
really want to do and whether I
want to give up the time I have
with my family," Siegelman said.
"Secondly, the people of Alabama
will be my final decision. When I
listen to them, I will see what
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER
HIM FROM:
>- His term as governor
from 1999-2003
> His ill-fated push for an
education lottery in 1999
> His loss to Gov. Bob Riley
in 2003 by 0.23 percent
> His May 2004 indictment
on charges of conspiracy,
theft and fraud. (In October
2004, the conspiracy and
theft charges were dismissed,
and the fraud
charges were dropped.)
they say about the future of
Alabama and the problems
Alabama faces. I need to see if
this is what the people want me
to do."
Jessica Eastman, president of
Auburn's College Democrats and
a senior in political science, is
among those that believe Siegelman
might run for governor
again.
"I think there are definite signs
that (Siegelman) is running,"
Eastman said. "Especially since
he is hosting a listening post as
he did in the '80s before he ran
last time."
Mike Kanarick, executive
director of the Alabama Democratic
Party, said the democratic
candidates have plenty of time to
decide on running.
"It is not unusual by springtime
of this year for candidates
to announce they are running,"
Kanarick said. "It takes tremendous
amounts of financial
resources and grass roots efforts.
>• Turn to SIEGELMAN, A6
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testing at the medical center's lab.
"We can test for a wide range of drugs, but GHB
is what we're really focusing on because it seems
to be prevalent in the area," he said.
Because GHB stays in the body for such a short
period of time, Valaer said it is important to get to
the emergency room or University medical clinic
as soon as possible.
"If (victim) wait until Monday morning from
Friday night, it's not going to do them any good.
"(Victims) need to give a blood sample within 5
hours," he said. "With urine, the detection time is
a little bit greater — about 13 hours."
From April 2003-April 2004, the medical center
saw 54 sexual assault cases, said Melissa Rogers,
unit manager for the medical center's emergency
room.
Of those 54 cases, Rogers said 27 claimed they
had been drinking alcohol. 24 claimed their
assailants had been drinking alcohol or doing
other drugs and 14 said they felt like they had
been given GHB or other date rape drugs.
"Those numbers do not include the people that
decided they did not want the police involved,"
Rogers said.
Rogers, also one of the medical center's four
sexual assault nurse examiners, said many rape
victims don't realize they have to file a police
report before they can have testing done.
"(Victims) need to know that in order to get a
(test) done they do have to make a police report,"
she said. "It's treated as evidence.
"However, if they tell the police up front they
are not interested in pressing charges there is not
a lot that is going to be done with (the report)
most of the time."
Victims that do not want to file a police report
can still be seen by an emergency room physician
to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases,
have pregnancy tests run and get preventative
medicine for sexually transmitted diseases,
Rogers said.
"We try to provide that peace of mind that they
need," she said. "We also refer them to the health
department for follow-up testing — HIV testing,
syphilis and repeat cultures of whatever area is
affected to make sure the medicine works."
Rogers said the medical center always refers
victims to counseling services after they leave the
hospital.
"For Auburn students, we refer them to Safe
Harbor," she said. "If they are not Auburn students,
we refer them to the Rape Crisis Center for
Alabama."
Valaer said he hopes the lab can be a great service
to students and the general public alike.
"This laboratory, just as the philosophy of the
hospital, is a service to the community," he said.
"We are here to help."
SIEGELMAN
> From A5
So the sooner the word is out, the sooner they can
start getting their troops ready."
Siegelman said he has not yet started rounding
his troops.
Because of name recognition, Siegelman
believes he has enough time before declaring candidacy.
"People have already formed an opinion,
whether favorable or unfavorable," Siegelman
said. "Since I have served as governor before, I
have more time than the average candidate. It
won't take as long for me as it will for a new candidate."
Siegelman served as Alabama's 60th governor
from 1999-2003 before he was defeated by Republican
Bob Riley by a slim margin in 2002.
After a short contesting by Siegelman, the official
turnout showed Siegelman losing by a close
3,117 votes, or 0.23 of a percentage point.
In May of 2004, Siegelman yvas indicted on conspiracy,
theft and fraud charges stemming from
an alleged plan to illegally diverge state Medicaid
contracts providing medical care for poor pregnant
women.
But U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon dismissed
the conspiracy and theft charges against Siegelman.
Soon afterward, federal prosecutors
dropped the remaining fraud charge.
Since the charges were dropped, conversation
about a political comeback for Siegelman has
been rampant.
"He was a very popular governor when he
served and was supported very loyally," Eastman
said. "It will be an interesting race for sure."
But not everyone is thrilled about Siegelman
re-entering the political scene.
"He needs to bow out now. He has had his
spotlight in the sun, and it is time for someone
else," said Cliff McCollum, an Auburn student and
member of the College Democrats.
"But truthfully, in Alabama, anything is fair
game." McCollum said. "Guy Hunt admitted his
wrongdoings, and we elected him again."
Though. Siegelman is unsure of his plans to rerun,
he said, "I will try to make a decision as early
as possible. It is not something that needs to be
rushed."
Siegelman graduated from the University of
Alabama in 1968.
Ha went on to attend Georgetown University
School of Layv in 1972 and Oxford University in
Oxford, England. Siegelman currently lives in Ves-tavia,
Ala., with his wife, Lori, and their two children,
Dana, 19, and Joseph,16.
k >
RAISE
• From A5
the radar screen of state politicians. There has
to be a clear strategy of attack. The Board of
Trustees, central administration, faculty and
alumni must be on the same page. If we do, I
believe that we can get the attention of the state
Legislature," Larkin said.
Decisions affecting salary levels for the University
tend to be internal, according to Conner
Bailey, University Senate chair-elect and professor
of rural sociology.
"The decisions are shaped, to an extent, by the
faculty salaries committee, the University budget
advisory committee, the central administration
and ultimately by the Board of Trustees," he said.
"When Auburn or any other university puts
forward a budget request to the Legislature, any
increase in funds may be used for a variety of
purposes, such as scholarships, in addition to
salary increases. The university receives funds
from both the Legislature and tuition, and then
decides how to allocate that money," Bailey said.
" Lynda Rainer, director of public relations and
grants for the Auburn City School Board of Education,
thinks University faculty deserve the
raise just as much as K-12 educators.
Auburn University's faculty works hard," she
said. "Our teachers in higher education are not
paid up to the Southeast standards because
there is only so much money."
If Alabama's four-year colleges proposed such
a pay increase, K-12 educators would be put first,
said Thomas Hunter, Auburn University political
science professor.
"Any time a raise is proposed in legislation,
either for K-12 or higher education, K-12 wins
because there are more people affected," he said.
The 7 percent pay increase proposed by the
AEA would be applied across the board. It would
come from the Education Trust Fund, which is
dependent upon income and sales taxes.
"Recently Alabama's economy has improved,
which has improved the ETF. If the 7 percent
increase was approved by legislation, there
yvould still be enough dollars left for other programs
in the education budget," said Bill Haneb-uth,
manager of research and technology for the
AEA.
"One must understand that K-12 personnel
have not had a raise in three years," he said. "(A 7
percent raise would be) barely enough to even
match the increase in cost of living."
Hanebuth said to pass the pay raise, the education
budget and the budget's enabling act have
to pass the legislature and receive the governor's
signature.
"If it passes, it would be law, and they would
get the raise, not less than 7 percent. Local
school boards would pay for the raise from state
funds provided," Hanebuth said.
The pay increase will be discussed when the
Alabama Legislature regular session convenes
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State inmates crowding jails
By SAMANTHA CORONA
StaffWriter
Lee County residents may be moving
toward a tax increase as the number of
county jail inmates continues to pass
capacity.
"If you ask for the number one problem
with state jails, it is definitely overcrowding,"
said Sheriff Jay Jones of the Lee County
Justice Center.
County jails have experienced a rapid
growth through the past several months
that does not appear to be ending any time
soon, according to Jones.
Both state and local inmates are being
held in facilities across the state of Alabama
because of the lack of space in the state
penitentiary, leaving local residents to pick
up part of the bill.
And just how overcrowded are the county
jails across the state becoming? Lee
County alone has already doubled its
capacity, and Jones added that jails across
Alabama have reached out to neighboring
states for help.
"There was a time when we had to send
Alabama inmates to Louisiana jails in order
to make more room," Jones said. "It's bad
when you have to pay other states to house
your inmates because you don't have
enough room."
Alabama jails are holding as many
inmates as possible, and county officials are
asking for a piece of the state budget to
spare their counties as much expense as
possible.
"We were being given $1.75 a day for each
inmate, when it actually costs around $30 a
day to completely care for one inmate,"
Jones said. "Something had to be done."
According to Jones, sheriffs across Alabama
issued lawsuits against the state government
for help with funding to care for
the state inmates being
housed in their jails.
"The department of corrections'
budget has been
increased," Jones said. "But
not nearly to the level that it is
needed."
Lee County is not alone in
this problem. Jefferson County
Judge Dan King said that
the current jail population is a
problem for all counties, but
perhaps a little work and
harsher living conditions
could make the inmates realize
that jail is not a comfortable place to be.
"You can hold prisoners in any kind of a
building as long as it has a fence around it,"
King said. "The problem is that people are
too worried about trying to make it a hotel.
The prisoners aren't eager to get out and
stay out."
So with expansion not a priority, there are
few suggestions being considered as a solution
to this population problem, according
to Jones.
Increasing parole and pardoning is one
option that government officials have considered
to clear out those prisoners being
held for non-violent crimes.
"If you ask for
the number
one problem
with state jails,
it is definitely
overcrowding."
— Sheriff Jay Jones,
Lee County Justice Center
But additional probation offices would be
needed to enforce parole rules and regulations,
causing even more costs on taxpayers,
as King pointed out.
The Lee County Justice Center is planning
to break ground on a new $20 million
expansion in April, but Jones said although
there will be some added
room and availability, eventually
state inmates won't be
allowed to stay in Lee County
without fair compensation.
"If we have to seek legal
practices to move out who
shouldn't be here to fill in
with those who should, we
will certainly do that" Jones
said.
Expansion for the rest of
the state of Alabama may not
be an option. Since funding
and space are not widely
available for every county, some towns will
have to put pressure on the state prison
expansion for relief.
"We're going to have to look at building
new state jails," Sgt. Steve Morrow of the Jefferson
County Jail said. "That means added
costs, but it is the only way to fix things."
Still, with no construction plans in
motion, officials are wondering how much
worse the situation can get.
"The state prison situation is going to get
worse," King said. "Until they get together
enough money to actually build more state
prisons, it will definitely get worse before it
gets better."
Lee County Sheriff's Office busts
meth lab protected by explosives
Minor
Harrison
ByERINJ.MURRIN
Assistant State & Local Editor
On Jan. 4, Lee County Sheriff's Office seized a
methamphetamine lab protected with explosives in
Smiths Station.
After a year of complaints that homeowner Jerry
Scott Minor, 34, was producing and selling methamphetamine,
Lee County Sheriff's Office opened up an
investigation.
Capt. Van Jackson, Lee County Sheriff's Office
Investigative Division, said the investigation yielded
proof that Minor had an underground trailer that he
was using to produce the methamphetamine drug.
Jackson also said that the investigation found that
Minor was using scanners, surveillance equipment,
guns and dynamite to prevent action by law enforcement.
He said the Lee County Sheriff's Office, with the
Opelika Police Department, the Auburn Police
Department and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Bomb Unit, conducted intense surveillance on the
Minor residence on Jan. 4.
The police moved in on the residence after spotting
several suspects that had outstanding warrants.
Minor fled the scene via the Chattahoochee river.
After obtaining a search warrant for Minor's residence,
law enforcement found fire arms, methamphetamine
and ingredients used for cooking
methamphetamine.
Jackson said that Minor's residence was also armed
with an explosive device containing 25 sticks of dynamite.
The ABI was able to disarm the explosives and safely
remove the dynamite.
After two days at large. Minor and another suspect,
Lucinda Denise Harrison, 29, were arrested in Smiths
Station.
Jackson said that the Lee County Sheriff's Office
and the United States Marshall's office took Minor
and Harrison into custody with no altercation.
Minor and Harrison have been charged with four
counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance,
one charge of unlawful possession of marijuana
in the second degree, unlawful manufacturing of a
controlled substance in the first degree, and criminal
possession of explosives.
In 2004, there were 10 people arrested on methamphetamine
violations in Auburn, said Sergeant Chris
Murray of the Auburn City Police Department.
Murray said that most cases in Auburn have to do
with methamphetamine possession.
"There aren't many cases in Auburn, and we want
to keep it that way," Murray said.
Natalie Wood, community marketing director at
Bradford Health Services in Montgomery said the
drug is similar to crack in its effects.
Wood classifies meth as a "Caucasian drug that is
extremely addictive and running rampant through
rural Alabama."
. "This is a hard drug to recover from," Wood said.
"Someone in need of recovery needs to go to an
appropriate substance abuse center."
Wood said that Bradford Health Services offers free
and confidential consultations. For more treatment
information, call 334-244-0702.
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Lee County businesses have
been busy helping to collect money
for tsunami relief. Around the community,
more than $10,000 has
been collected to help those effected
by the tsunami.
Many local businesses are working
with the American Red Cross.
Donations are going to the organization's
International Response
Fund of the tsunami reMef effort.
Brick Oven Pizza, Bodega, Wal-
Mart, Outback Steakhouse and 1st
and 10 Sports Bar have all hosted
fundraisers to donate to the relief
fund.
"The Red Cross's response plan
is to first provide food and safe
drinking water to the victims," said
Jennifer Ryan, executive director of
the Lee County Red Cross. "We
are also helping by providing mental
health counseling and family
tracing."
Brick Oven Pizza donated 10
percent of its Jaft, 6 sales to the Red
Cross's relief fund. Donations are
still being accepted there.
On Jan. 12 Bodega held a tsunami
benefit that raised $4,000 for
the Red Cross.
"The owner, a manager and I
were headed back from the Sugar
Bowl when we decided we wanted
to do something to help," said Bill
Lawrence, general manager of
Bodega.
Bodega donated the money to
the Red Cross.
"Our owner looked at several
organizations before deciding on
the Red Cross," Lawrence said. "We
wanted to give it to an international
organization to be sure it helps
the right people, so we decided on
the Red Cross."
Outback Steakhouse served an
all-you-can-eat lunch buffet on
Saturday, Jan. 15 from and raised
more than $2,000.
On Jan. 17,1st and 10 Sports Bar
sold t-shirts and donated cover
charge to the Red Cross's relief
fund.
Sterling University Arbors Apartments
is planning a yard sale on
Jan. 29 from 7 a.m. until noon.
Residents have until Jan. 28 to
donate items, and the proceeds
will go to the relief fund.
"We thought this would be a way
for college students to help the
tsunami victims, since they could
donate things they don't use anymore
without having to donate
money," Michelle Murphree said,
manager of Sterling University
Arbors Apartments.
Murphree said that the office
will also be cleaning out its closets
for the yard sale. Holiday decorations,
decorations from model
apartments, computers and monitors
are some of the things the
office will be donating.
Becky Benton of the United Way
said that United Way is working
with the Red Cross in collecting
funds.
The Salvation Army is also taking
donations.
"We've received between $1,500
and $2,000 so far," said Jerry Gravat
of the Solvation Army in Opelika.
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A8 COMMENTARY Thursday, Jan. 20,2005
Wt)t Suburn plainsman
Founded In 1893 As The Orange & Blue
Vol. ill.No. 15
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Content Editor
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Intrigue Editor
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Our View
It might sound broken...
But we're going to play this record again
At the risk of sounding redundant,
we think an Auburn president
selected from a nation-wide pool of
candidates and reviewed by representatives
from all the University's
constituents could accelerate the
healing we're told Auburn needs.
As we've mentioned before, the
nature of our current and previous
presidents' appointments left a sour
taste in many mouths.
Both decisions were made unilaterally
by the Board.
A letter from SACS dated Jan. 6
lists three areas on which Auburn
must give updates in its Sept. 22
progress report. One of those was a
presidential search.
SACS suggested the search begin
in July, but now that probation has
ended. Auburn's administration has
stuffed the orange-and-blue wax
back in its ears.
Richardson said the process for a
presidential search will be outlined
"well before September," but he said
he doesn't know if search will begin
in 2005.
Only the Board of Trustees can initiate
a search, so the ball is now in
the lap of Earlon McYVhorter. the
Board's president pro tempore.
We're encouraged that a process
will be outlined by September, and
we hope faculty, students and staff
will have a hand in its construction.
McWhorter has assured us in the
past that the Board will conduct a
search that includes Auburn's constituents,
and we hope he's right. The
tensions between the bigwigs
(trustees and administrators) and
the plebians (everyone else) that
threatened to boil over during our
year of probation didn't disappear
just because probation did.
A transparent, representative,
truly national presidential search
could signal the start of a new, 21st-century
Auburn.
We hope that's not asking too
much.
Hot Air, part deux?
Former Gov. Don Siegelman
told The Plainsman that he was
"getting encouragement from
friends and people on the street"
who would like to see him run for
governor in 2006.
Siegelman said he would base
any decision on his family and the
people of Alabama.
Siegelman thinks he has the
name recognition to enter the
race late, though in his case that
could be both blessing and curse.
Siegelman served as Alabama's
60th governor from 1999-2003
before a narrow defeat to Gov. Bob
Riley in 2002.
In May of 2004, Siegelman was
indicted on conspiracy, theft and
fraud charges stemming from an
alleged plan to defraud the state
Medicaid system.
U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon
dismissed the conspiracy and
theft charges against him, and federal
prosecutors dropped the
remaining fraud charge.
Perhaps even more damaging
(for the crucial Auburn vote).
Siegelman was seen as Bobby
I.owder's patsy.
He made several controversial
appointments to the Board during
his time as governor, including
Jack Miller, I.owder's lawyer, and
I.owder himself.
But the past is forgivable, especially
in light of a Mobile Register-
University of South Alabama poll
of likely Republican voters that
suggested Moore could win in a
2006 primary race.
With Moore's star power, a former
governor with a corrupt reputation
might be the only candidate
who can halt the state's slide into
moral and religious fanaticism.
Siegelman vs. Moore presents a
quandary: Would you rather the
governor be indicted or maligned?
This state has had more than its
share of both corrupt and crazy
politicians. While the crazy are
more interesting, the corrupt are
more predictable.
For now, we'll take neither, and.
hope something better comes
along.
Perfection
Congratulations to coach Tommy
Tuberville and the 2004 Auburn
Tigers.
The team ended its perfect 13-0
season with a 16-13 victory over Virginia
Tech in the Nokia Sugar Bowl.
Special kudos to Tuberville, who
has proven his dignity and class
twice over since the unfortunate
plane trip from the season past.
We wish Tuberville and his Tigers
many more perfect seasons.
Our Policy
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official opinion of the newspaper. Thet opinions expressed in columns and letters
represent the views and opinions of their individual authors and do not necessarily
reflect the Auburn University student body, faculty, administration or Board of Trustees.
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The search for Leadership continues.
Staff Opinions
College musts and must nots
College is all about finding yourself,
learning and having fun. It does not
take a rocket scientist to know that
the world is full of hate and corruption;
just turn on the TV. In this
messed-up world, it's important to
make the best of what's around. I've
thought of a few things to do and not
to do while in college. These may be
completely opposite from what you
think, but the diversity of thought is
what makes life interesting.
Top 4 things you should do while
you're in college:
1. Make a few good friends. People
put such an emphasis on having
tons of friends. Lots of friends are
great, but a few are even better. The
few friends that you can count on are
the ones you'll remember. I'm not
saying don't meet people, but try to
find a few that will stick with you for
life.
2. Listen to good music. I am a
huge fan of music. I don't see how
people made it through life without
listening to it. The music I listen to
determines what mood I'm in, so I
suggest that you find a few bands that
make you happy, and then find some
other people who like the same
bands and jam o u t A few good-to-lis-ten-
to-in-college bands: Dave
Matthews Band, Phish, Elliott Smith,
The Beatles, The Shins, Ben Harper.
3. Find your personal style. 1
know guys cannot relate to this one,
but your personal style doesn't neces-
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sarily have to be the clothes you wear.
It can be your favorite books and
movies, how you decorate your room
and your writing style. I was once told
to write about what you know; the
same goes with personal style. Go
with things that you know or that
make you feel comfortable. Finding
your personal style makes you one
step closer to finding yourself. Bottom
line: Be who you want to be, not
what everyone else is.
4. Get some sleep. I don't know
why it's so cool to not get sleep in college,
but it's definitely not smart.
Sleeping is one of the most underrated
elements of college. Get enough of
it, but not too much.
Top 4 things you shouldn't do while
in college:
1. Pursue an MRS degree. Girls
who come to college just to get married,
and, yes, some still do, are stuck
in the past. Sorry, but it's not 1952! If
your parents are paying hundreds of
thousands of dollars for you to get an
education here, then that's what you
should do. Don't get me wrong, I
would love to meet my future husband
in college, but that's definitely
not a good reason to be here.
2. Be lazy. Sloths are born in college.
They wake up at 2, go to a few
classes and watch soap operas or
wrestling matches or (worse yet) play
video games. Sorry guys, but most
girls cringe at the words PlayStation
and Xbox. Laziness is just another
way to ignore the beautiful earth God
created.
3. Go home every weekend. Why
go home when there's so much to do
in Auburn? I'm from a small town, so
it is probably different for people
from Birmingham, but going home
every weekend defeats the purpose of
college. You cannot learn to live on
your own if you still rely on your
mom to do your laundry every week.
4. Spend all your money on
clothes or beer. Materialism, to me,
is one of the seven deadly sins.
There's nothing worse than a person
who is not grateful for or satisfied
with what they have. Will it really
matter 10 years from now if you wore
an Old Navy shirt or a Prada shirt? As
for beer, guys (and girls, I guess), it
just contributes to weight gain and
bad choices, so it's best to spend your
money somewhere else.
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Kathy Taylor is assistant intrigue editor of
The Auburn Plainsman. You can reach her
at 8^-9112.
Bush, Part II: an immodest proposal
The sequel to America's favorite
apocalyptic farce opens today with
George W. Bush's inexplicable second
inauguration. In the spirit of
healing and reconciliation our
esteemed president has espoused
since his re-election, and since I can
only assume he's a devout Plainsman
reader, I offer a few items of
constructive criticism.
1. Buy a dictionary. Enough said.
2. Get over the homosexuals.
They're not coming for you. They're
not trying to defile America's children
(and there's plenty of heterosexuals
already furthering that
enterprise). Their marriages don't
devalue yours, and Jesus does not
cry when one homosexual makes
medical decisions for their incapacitated
partner or shares an health
insurance plan.
You've got a big constituency that,
for whatever reason, believes millions
of decent, law-abiding (since
Lawrence v. Texas) gays present
some problem to America that the
government needs to fix. I don't
know why, but these people listen to
you. Please drop the ridiculous Constitutional
amendment and set
them straight.
3. Come clean on Iraq — and I
mean everything. Your WMD
hunters officially threw in the towel
last week, so you've got some
explaining to do. You said Iraq had fi
DAVID MACKEY
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to be attacked because it posed an
imminent threat to the free world.
To paraphrase your lackey Sen. Zell
Miller, what were they going to
attack us with? Spitballs?
An honest discussion of why
thousands of Americans and Iraqis
are dead because of a war started
for an apparently bogus reason
would be the respectful way to kick
off your second term. But that's just
a start — those responsible, and I'm
winking in your direction, Mr. President,
have to face real consequences.
And then there's the torture. Bill
O'Reilly can call it "coercive interrogation"
all he wants, but that doesn't
change anything. It's time for you
to quit making excuses for "a few
bad apples" and put a stop to it.
Wrangle up the "bring it on" face
and tell the military, "Americans
don't torture people. We're better
than that, so act like it."
4. Knock off the fake journalism.
Modern journalism has many
problems, I'll admit, but we don't
need you adding to them. It was
recently discovered that your
administration paid a prominent
commentator $240,000 to shill for
your education agenda, unbeknownst
to his viewers. 1 thought
bribes were supposed to run the
other way.
In addition, several arms of the
Bush regime, particularly the Office
of National Drug Control Policy,
have produced pseudonews reports
for television featuring "journalists"
interviewing government officials
to tout the merits of their policies,
without identifying the pieces as
disgusting, totalitarian insults to
our collective intelligence'(a term I
invite you to use in the future.)
It's not like you're hard-pressed
for new ways to lie to the public.
You got your war, and you won reelection,
so traditional methods of
disinformation and deception seem
to be working for you. While I
admire the entrepreneurial spirit,
leave the lies-masquerading-as-news
to the mainstream media.
I've done my part. I'm really trying
to bridge the ideological gap,
Mr. President. Now it's your turn.
David Mackey is managing editor of The
Auburn Plainsman. You can readi him at
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COMMENTARY A9 Thursday,Jan.20.2005
Abortion more than a political duel — it's personal
Saturday marks the 32nd anniversary
of one of the Supreme Court's
most controversial decisions: Roe v.
Wade.
The court decided Jan. 22,1973,
that "the right of personal privacy
includes the abortion decision..."
Writing the court's majority opinion,
Justice Harry Blackmun acknowledged
"the sensitive and emotional
nature of the abortion controversy, of
the vigorous opposing views, even
among physicians, and of the deep
and seemingly absolute convictions
that the subject inspires."
He noted, however, that the court's
task was "to resolve the issue by constitutional
measurement, free of emotion
and of predilection."
For those of you not familiar with
the back story, this is the nutshell version:
Roe (not her real name) was a single,
pregnant woman in Texas, which,
like most states at the time, had criminal
abortion laws.
Texas' laws prohibited abortion
unless a physician determined that a
full-term pregnancy would endanger a
woman's life.
Roe brought a class-action suit
challenging the constitutionality of
the laws. Roe was not threatened
physically by her pregnancy, but
claimed she did not have the means
or desire to raise a child.
Fast forward to the Supreme Court.
It ruled, 5-4, that the right to personal
privacy included the decision to have
an abortion.
Though the right to privacy is not
explicitly stated in the Constitution
(some would argue it isn't implicitly
stated, either), several court cases
have interpreted the right in the first,
fourth, fifth, ninth and 14th Amendments.
. In it's ruling, the court stated that
Texas' laws were detrimental to the
pregnant woman.
"Specific and direct harm medically
diagnosable even in early pregnancy
may be involved," Blackburn wrote.
"Maternity, or additional offspring,
may force upon the woman a distressful
life and future. Psychological harm
may be imminent. Mental and physical
health maybe taxed by child
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DIFFEE
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care..."
And in the high court's tradition of
making lower courts handle the dirty
work, the Supreme Court added in its
decision "that this right is not unqualified
and must be considered against
important state interests in regulation,"
leaving a more precise definition
of what is and isn't constitutional
abortion to another day.
And so, here we are, on the eve of
yet another Roe anniversary. The decision
and issue are still hot, and unlike
the court, the public discourse is not
free of emotion or predilection.
Visit a pro-abortion site, and you'll
discover there is a "war on choice,"
waged by regressive religious extremists.
Visit an anti-abortion site, and you
can read scripture, check in on the
"baby diary" and maybe even see a
picture of an aborted fetus in a trash
can.
Why has conversation about abortion
devolved into name calling and
piles of dead babies?
Politics and religion. But mostly
politics.
An article in Monday's edition of
The New York Times outlined a few
Democrats' goal to inject a little bit of
Jesus into the party by courting Jim
Wallis, a popular left-leaning evangelical.
Among other things, Wallis "urged
Democrats to look for middle ground
on the social issues most troubling to
religious traditionalists, like obscenity
and abortion," the article said.
Wallis argued that whatever their
feelings on the issue, Democrats need
to propose ways to reduce the occurrence
of abortion.
I think that's something social conservatives
can agree on, though they
might disagree on the method (should
the government give condoms or
chastity belts to middle school kids?).
Despite Wallis' suggestion, I don't
expect to see a bipartisan abortion
commission.
As the two mainstream parties
grow more alike every day, the one
issue that can rally the faithful is abortion
(with gay rights as a close second).
The politicians and the political
wannabes fan angry flames for votes
and hope their constituents that don't
live on the fringe of the ideological
spectrum are too distracted by the hot
rhetoric action to enter the debate.
But some sort of compromise can
be found. Maybe both sides could
agree to quit using words like "sinners"
and "fascists" in conversations
about abortion.
After 32 years, it's time we learn to
tolerate other people's opinions with
thoughtful consideration.
James Diffee is editor of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach him at
844-9108.
Your View
Lowder's image is his own
creation
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
1 am disgusted by the letter from
alumnus Fred Vruels in the Dec. 2,2004
issue regarding The Plainsman's relationship
with Bobby Lowder. Vruels
needs a lesson in the First Amendment.
It is the job of The Plainsman and
other media to contact Lowder for
comment anytime his name is used in
news reports. If Lowder chooses not to
comment, as he has done recently for
all media when it comes to Auburn-related
issues, then The Plainsman has
a right to discuss why. I do not think
that the paper, or another other media
reporting on the problems at Auburn,
have treated Lowder or his family
harshly or unfairly. He is a man who is
CEO of a publicly traded company. He's
a big boy. He's received harsher criticism
about his actions running Colonial
Bank from analysts
and institutional
investors than what
I've read in any newspaper
concerning
Auburn.
That a board of
trustee member at
Alabama's largest
university would not
talk to the student
newspaper — or any
paper — suggests
that the board member
does not understand
that it is any
Alabama paper's job
to report on matters
relevant to all
Auburn constituents
ni, faculty, staff and administration.
Despite his contributions to the University,
Lowder has failed in providing the
right leadership by ignoring these constituents,
who are now retaliating with
votes of no confidence and requests for
him to step down.
The Plainsman reports what is news.
And if there are multiple organizations
on campus and off campus criticizing
Lowder, it is their duty to report that If
the other side chooses not to respond,
then what we read appears one-sided.
But it is still objective. If Lowder wants
to help The Plainsman present a more
accurate portrayal of events, then perhaps
he would be wise to talk to its editors
and writers, and encourage others
who are his friends to talk as well.
1 applaud The Plainsman for providing
a reasoned voice in updating alumni
throughout the world on what is going
on at Auburn. Keep up the good work
and ignore those who don't understand
that the media serves as a way to comfort
the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
Chris Roush
Plainsman editor, 1986-87
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Coach Lebo a class act
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
When I was flipping channels and
came across a men's basketball game
and heard the announcer say "Virginia"
I yelled "Go Virginia" because I live in
ACC country-
Then I heard him say Jeff Lebo was
coaching Auburn, and I began yelling,
"Wait a minute —
don't you dare try to
beat up on Jeff Lebo."
I live in North Carolina,
and Jeff Lebo
will always be
thought highly of in
these parts. And after
what he and Auburn
showed Virginia Dec.
3, he won't soon be
forgotten there either.
I hope he will be
given a fair chance at
Auburn. No matter
what happens, you
couldn't have gotten
a better person.
Doug Byrd
Statesvilie, N.C.
Faculty welcome
dissenting opinions
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
1 should like to direct my comments
to a statement reported by Mr. David
Mackey in a Dec. 2 article of The
Auburn Plainsman titled "Faculty ask
two trustees to resign for SACS' sake."
The article quotes SGA President Mr.
Bradford Boney as saying, in reference
to the vote on the resolution before the
assembly, "I was not surprised (some
faculty) didn't want anyone else to
speak." If this is truly Mr. Boney s asser-
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tion about the proceedings, it is blatantly
false and ridiculous.
The resolution about the trustees had
been discussed at length for approximately
an hour. An amendment to the
resolution had been proposed and was
defeated during that time, and various
members of the group present had
expressed opinions about both the resolution
and the amendment Dr. Conner
Bailey had specifically called for anyone
present who wished to speak to the
contrary side of the resolution to please
come forward before those in support
would speak sequentially. Had Mr.
Boney wished to speak, he had ample
opportunity.
While Mr. Boney was in line behind
several faculty members waiting at the
center aisle microphone, the question
was called. There was some confusion
about the correct and courteous procedure
to follow, but several knowledgeable
members of the assembly correctly
observed that parliamentary procedure
required a vote once the question was
called. This was not a personal attack
on Mr. Boney or those faculty members
waiting to speak. It was a clean and
right explanation of the rules regulating
conduct of a meeting.
Sorry, Mr. Boney, but the faculty were
following the rules. No one directed
anything at you personally, and we
regret that you did not step forward at
the time designated for contrary opinions.
Strict adherence to rules is a good
policy to observe, whether one is a student
a professor or a trustee. It is certainly
no basis on which to take
personal offense.
Howard L. Thomas
associate professor,
textile engineering
Never miss an opportunity
for subterfuge
To the guy in the passenger seat last
semester on College Street
During my five years here at Auburn,
I have come to realize that the college
experience is all about opportunities.
Taking these chances and growing as a
person is the greatest part of college. I
have tried to take advantage of every
opportunity presented. However, one
missed opportunity in particular has
itched at my conscience.
One early evening in December, I was
walking downtown on College Street
enjoying the unseasonably comfortable
weather. Now, I must preface this tale
with the fact that I am an Asian grad
student. The stereotypical Asian grad
student however, is normally in the sciences,
maths or engineering. I, on the
other hand, am in the business school.
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To continue, I was walking down College
and you, who were in the passenger
seat rolled down your window and
yelled, "Are we still having the test
tonight?" Now as far as I could tell you
asked in all sincerity. I was stunned,
since I do not teach, and quickly replied
as the car you were in rolled away from
me, "Uh, I dunno..." I surmised that
you mistook me for your GTA, probably
for your lab.
Did you see that? Opportunity just
passed me by. I later realized that I had
missed the chance to respond "Yes, it's
been rescheduled for next Monday."
That didn't come to me till later, kind of
like when someone insults you, and you
can't think of a proper (and hilarious)
retort until hours later.
If I have learned anything at Auburn, .
it is not to let a good — nay, golden —
opportunity pass by twice. So, woe to
the next person who mistakes me for a
GTA. Don't even bother asking - Yes,
your test is postponed until next week.
Brad Garland
graduate student, accounting
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Welcome back
SGA Senate returns
for the first session of
the new year, B3
SGA returns to laws
Laws making it
harder to campaign
ByCARAPARELL
Senior Reporter
When former SGA presidential candidate
David Bules hit the bars with friends
during campaign week, he hardly expected
to receive a campaign violation, the
Auburn senior said.
The DJ spotted promotional campaign
stickers and coozies and gave a shout out.
"It was all our friends there, but there
were a few people from another campaign,
too." Bules said.
Bules lost campaigning hours for the
mishap because the SGA code of laws prohibits
mass communication.
Each candidate must take a test on election
rules outlined in a 25-page book of the
SGA code of laws. Rules range from regulation
of poster size to where and when campaign
material can be distributed.
One rule states, "No campaign material
shall be placed on moving objects including
cars. However people wearing T-shirts
and name tags shall be the exception."
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Smokers' dream
k\l II. BRl'MBLLOF. — 111010 MOTOR
BREATHE DEEP: Kelly Dunham, who is seeking a second undergraduate degree in art,
takes a drag from a cigarette. Students who want to quit smoking can now get paid for
their efforts.
Researchers offer money
in exchange for smokers
participation
By KATIE BRUMBELOE
Photo Editor
Auburn students who
smoke cigarettes could put
some extra cash in their wallets
if they are willing to quit.
Smokers can earn up to
$165 if they significantly
reduce or abstain from
smoking cigarettes as part of
a smoking cessation study
now under way by the
Auburn psychology department.
"We're trying to reward
abstinence," said Chris Cor-reia,
psychology professor
and author of the study.
The study hopes to find
that money can give smokers
incentive to quit, said Trisha
Benson, graduate coordinator
for the study.
"Paying people not to use
has worked with hard-core
drugs like cocaine and heroin,"
she said. "We want to see
if our findings transfer to
smoking."
Correia got the idea for the
study while in school at the
John Hopkins School of Medicine
in Baltimore, Md.,
when he worked at
methadone clinic that
followed a similar
program
geting
pants cash, but instead
vouchers that could be traded
for goods and services in
the community," he said.
"This was to alleviate concerns
about the money
earned in the study being
used for drugs."
To fund the smoking cessation
study, which began in
fall 2003 and will continue
through the spring 2005
semester, Correia applied for
a grant through the National
Institute on Drug Abuse. The
grant was awarded in August
2003 and will end on July 31,
2005, he said.
In order to continue
heroin
and
cocaine users.
Unlike the smoking study,
participants were not given
money as incentive.
"We did not give partici- > Turn to SMOKERS, B2
Former first
lady dies at 94
By JESSICA OTWELL
Assistant Campus Editor
On Jan. 7, 2004, Auburn lost a caring
and respected person in the history and
community of Auburn. Caroline Marshall
Draughon was 94.
"I don't think she ever had an enemy,"
said Jack Simms, retired professor of journalism.
Draughon was the University's first lady
from 1948 to 1965. Ralph Draughon was
president when Alabama Polytechnic
Institute was renamed Auburn University
and when the Tigers won the 1957
National Championship.
Many students associate her name
with Caroline Draughon Village, which is
one of the on-campus apartment complexes.
But a close circle of friends
remembers her as much more.
Emily Leischuck, a retired assistant to
President Draughon, fondly remembers
Caroline, a family friend.
"She was a lovely, gracious lady. She
never met a stranger and very certainly
epitomized the Auburn spirit as the first
lady," Leischuck said.
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Draughon
FACTS:
> She was
wife of the
University's
10th
president.
>• She was
Huntingdon
College's
Alumna of
the Year in
1963.
• She was a
SelmaHSgh
School
graduate.
Four vie for open
trustee seat
By SARAH BROCK
Assistant Campus Editor
The Board of Trustees will
soon welcome a new member
as Golda McDaniel's
term expires this year.
The Trustee Selection
Committee has chosen four
nominees and will present
one to the state Senate for
approval.
The selection committee
originally faced 24 nominees
before selecting four finalists
on Dec. 28. The nominees are
Samuel Ginn, William Hayes,
Oliver Kingsley and Dwight
Wiggins.
The committee will meet
Jan. 28 to interview the finalists
and make a decision.
"I would like someone
with a broad experience in
business with a good, solid
background from Auburn,"
said Ralph Jordan, vice president
for the Alumni Associa-
CANDIDATES:
> Samuel! Ginn
> William Hayes
> Oliver Kingsley
> Dwight Wiggins
tion and member of the
selection committee. "(I'd
like) someone with a history
of involvement and participation
with Auburn after
they graduated."
The selection committee
includes two trustees, two
members of the alumni
board and an appointee of
Gov. Bob Riley.
"Those in the alumni association
have long advocated
for more independence
between the trustees," said
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"The four nominees are
truly outstanding and
have great Auburn ties. I
wish we had room for all
ofthem.'*
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SMOKERS
> From Bl
research on the study after the
summer semester, Correia has
already applied for another grant.
"If funded, it will allow us to
look at some additional ways of
making the program more effective
and (learn) more about who
responds to this kind of approach
and who does not," he said.
To qualify for the study, participants
must be Auburn students
who are 18 or older and smoke at
least 15 cigarettes per day, Benson
said. A Breathalyzer test is administered
to participants to confirm
whether they are heavy smokers.
Students do not have to be
interested in quitting smoking to
be involved in the study.
"At least half of the participants
are not interested in quitting,"
Correia said. "Not all participants
want to quit smoking. They just
want to make money."
Students who qualify will participate
in a three-week study that
will monitor levels of carbon
monoxide in their lungs. Correia
said. Participants are required to
report to the lab twice a day Monday
through Friday to give breath
samples through a Breathalyzer.
During the first and third weeks
participants are paid $4 for every
Breathalyzer reading, regardless
of the carbon monoxide level,
making them eligible to earn up
to $40 each week, Correia said.
The second week requires participants
to reduce or abstain
from smoking cigarettes in order
to receive money.
Participants are divided into
two groups. Group one can earn
up to $40 in the second week.
Group two can earn up to $80 during
the week.
If participants give breath samples
with low carbon monoxide
levels they will be rewarded, Correia
said. If readings show they are
still smoking, participants will
receive no payment. Participants
who give consecutive low carbon
monoxide readings during week
two will continue to see an
increase in the money they earn
and receive a bonus at the middle
and end of the week, Correia said.
Sessions missed during week
two are counted the same as a
high carbon monoxide reading
and participants are reset to the
original pay, he said. If students
miss too many sessions they will
be dropped from the study.
Once students have completed
the three-week study, they are
asked to return for a single follow-up
session to check their progress,
Correia said. Participants will
receive $5 regardless of their
Breathalyzer readings.
Many participants have quit the
study before they have completed
the full six weeks.
Brandon Costerison, a sophomore
majoring in communications
and political science, got
involved in the study this past
spring after seeing an advertisement
in The Auburn Plainsman. A
smoker for three years, Costerison,
like 50 other undergraduates
that have been involved in the
study so far, saw the program as a
perfect opportunity.
"I wanted to quit, and 1 needed
the money," he said.
Costerison said he did not completely
quit smoking during the
study, but learned he would have
to cut back significantly in order
to get paid.
Cutting back was difficult, Costerison
said. He returned to his
regular smoking habits once he
completed the study.
'After (the study) was over I
went back to normal," he said.
"Finals were coming up. and I was
stressed and needed (to smoke). I
think the study was fairly effective,
and I really cut back on
smoking."
Correia said he hopes the program
can eventually become
treatment for smokers who want
to quit, but said more data needs
to be collected before that can
happen.
For information call 844-5062 or
e-mail correcj(S>auburn.edu.
LAWS
> From Bl
This rule may seem
oddly specific, but to director
of elections Chris Price,
every detail has a purpose.
"It's hard to understand.
Some of them are laughable,"
Price said. "You
would think, 'Who would
paint a dog?' I'll tell you
who did. It's stuff you
would think 'Who would
ever do this?'"
The code also regulates
the stability of campaign
billboards, campaign
spending, size of table toppers
and the colors used on
campaign material.
Each candidate must
pick a primary and secondary
color for campaign
material. Neither color can
be black or white, and no
two candidates can have
the same colors.
"The reason we do that
is so people couldn't develop
campaign material
that's a spoof of anyone
else," said Price.
All material is submitted
to the elections board for
approval before campaigning.
Though this process filters
out many potential
violations, common mass
communication violations,
like Bules', still occur.
When a candidate is
accused of a violation, the
board of elections first
considers whether it is
truly a violation. Then they
consider its intentionality
and impact before deciding
on a penalty. Price said
in the past two elections
only a handful of punishments
were handed out.
Most punishments involve
loss of campaigning hours.
In the summer of 2003,
Price and an elections
board task force reviewed
and edited the SGA code of
laws. Price said unclear
rules allowed improper
campaigning and left open
loopholes.
"The people in the
spring election before the
task force were starting to
weigh what was worse —
a campaign violation or
not getting those extra
votes from what they were
doing."
Another reason for the
code overhaul was the
changes occurring in SGA
elections nationally.
Schools like the University
of Georgia have a similar
code, with parts based
on Auburn's code.
UGA's code also contains
regulations that appear
tedious, such as prohibiting
campaigning within 50
feet of a university computer
lab, considered poll
sites.
"Last year they went out
with tape measurers and
measured the distance
between the candidate and
the nearest computers,"
said Andrew O'Connel,
chair of UGA's SGA elections
committee.
UGA's SGA candidates
are given five violations
before removed from the
race. O'Connel said they
have few severe violations.
The University of Alabama
has similar rules. Most
violations are punished
with community service.
As Auburn's campaign
week starts Feb. 2, candidates
will work to get elected
and to stay in line,
something SGA Assistant
Vice President Penny
Helms said isn't hard to do.
"If you make sure that
you're honest and maintain
honesty and integrity, you
don't have to worry about
breaking the rules," Helms
said.
DRAUGHON
> From Bl
As the first lady, Draughon was
involved in and started many
organizations. Among the most
remembered was DAMES, a support
group for students' wives.
"When the war was over and so
many people carne back to school,
the DAMES club really nurtured
these young wives," Leischutk said.
Draughon was also one of the
charter members of the Jule Collins
Smith Museum of Fine Arts board
of directors; a member of Delta
Kappa Gamma, a professional honorary
society of women educators
and a member of P.E.O.. a sisterhood
that promotes international
educational opportunities for
women. She also organized freshman
picnics, dinner meetings for
student leaders and graduation
receptions, said Leischuck.
Ford I.aumer, an associate professor
of marketing, was Draugh-on's
neighbor the last 10 years
before her death.
One of his fondest memories
occurred when, as a freshman in
1958, he attended the freshman picnic.
"At the picnic, she made it a point
to go around and talk to everyone.
and she asked me a few things
about my hometown. She always
remembered things and spoke to
you," Laumer said.
Laumer said when she lived
across the street from him, she was
in declining health, but was still
caring and always had a bright
smile.
"Her spirit, of course, will long be
with us — especially in this place
that meant so much to her," Taylor
Littleton, a retired vice president
for academic affairs, during a
memorial speech.
Caroline was preceded in death
by her husband, Ralph, who died in
1968.
TRUSTEES
>- From Bl
Andy Hornsby, president of the Auburn
Alumni Association. "We believe any of
these four will be independent of the four
sitting trustees."
Samuel Ginn is a native of Alabama and
currently resides in Hillsborough, Calif; He
He funded a wireless engineering degree
program, and the College of Engineering
is named in his honor. He retired as Chairman
of Vodafone in 2000. When asked for
an interview, Ginn declined to comment.
Kingsley recently retired as president of
Exelon and now resides in Birmingham.
He earned his bachelor's degree in engineering
physics from Auburn. Kingsley
also served in the U.S. Navy for five years.
"I have a passion for excellence, and the
ability to take things and make them better,"
Kingsley said. "I'd really like to give
something back to Auburn."
Hayes is an Alabama native and now
resides in Frisco, Texas. He retired from
Texas Instruments in 1996 and now focuses
on investing and charity work. Hayes
received a bachelor's and master's in electrical
engineering from Auburn.
Wiggins was born in Frisco City, Ala.,
and earned his bachelor's and master's
degrees from Auburn in mechanical engineering.
He recently retired as president of
Posco Refining Company and now resides
in Basking Ridge, N.J.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The University Speech and Hearing
Clinic will hold a free speech and hearing
screeningjan. 31 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in
Haley Center, Room 1199.
Co-Op Registration Meetings will be
held in Lowder Room 110 today at 4 p.m.,
Room 014 Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. and Room 112
Jan. 24 at 2 p.m.
The "For Real" series, sponsored by
Safe Harbor, will present "It Only Takes a
Drop: Sexual Assault and Campus Safety"
Jan. 26 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Foy Exhibit
Hall.
Change for Change, the freshman division
of the Committee of 19 War on Hunger
Campaign, starts this week. Collection
tables will be located on the concourse
today through Jan. 21.
Delta Sigma Thela sorority will hold
"Rush 2005" Jan. 23 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in
Foy Exhibit Hall. Contact Charria Campbell
or Barbara Pitts at 887-7342 for information.
MEETINGS
Auburn Zen meets Thursdays from 6:30
p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Auburn Unitarian Universalis!
Fellowship, 450 E. Thach Ave. Newcomers
to sitting meditation are especially
welcome.
For information, contact John Clifton at
cliftjo@auburn.edu or Tom Hodges at hod-getf@
auburn.edu.
Auburn Christian Fellowship will hold
its Bible study on Tuesdays at 8:05 p.m. A
free dinner will be Thursdays at 6 p.m.
Dick Clark, former president of the University
Libertarians, will present an "Introduction
to Libertarianism" today at 7 p.m.
Foy Room 203. For more information, visit
http://www.auburn.edu/libertarian.
The University Libraries Book Club
will meet on the second-floor conference
room of Ralph Brown Draughon Library
Jan. 31 at 11:45 a.m. The club will discuss
"Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded."
Contact Richelle Mask at 844-1734 or e-mail
aulbookclub@auburn.edu for information.
EVENTS
The University's 10th Annual Beekeeping
Symposium will be in Lowder
Business Building Feb. 5 at 8 a.m. For
information, contact Angie Rodgers at
844-5006 or e-mail rodgeas@auburn.edu.
James Gundlach, professor of sociology
and winner of the 2004 Ig-Nobel Prize
for Medicine, presents "Research Enters
the Culture Wars: The Effects of Country
Music and Abortion on Suicide" Jan. 26 at
noon in Foy Room 213.
The College of Veterinary Medicine
will hold its Public Health Careers Day
Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. in Overton Auditorium. SA
reception will be held in the Goodwin Student
Center. For information, contact
Kenneth Nusbaum at 844-2693.
Okyay Kaynak, UNESCO chair on
mechatronics at Bogazici University in
Istanbul, Turkey, will speak on the erosion
of boundaries between different disciplines
in the information age today in
Broun 238. For information, contact Sandra
McLain at 844-1887.
Senate attendance falls short first week back
By SARAH BROCK
Assistant Campus Editor
At its first meeting of the
new year, SGA Senate failed to
have quorum.
Because of the Martin
Luther King holiday, Senate
reconvened Jan. 18, but without
the presence of two-thirds
of the Senate, official business
could not be conducted.
Nominations were taken for
the Doug Davis Award, which
honors former senator Doug
Davis who passed away a year
following his graduation.
"They made this (award) in
honor of him," said Chad Bennett,
SGA vice president. "He
was close to the those who
were senators when he died."
The award honors the
exceptional work of a senator
and is given at the Senate's
installation banquet.
Senate will vote from the list
of nominees next week.
This year's candidates, nominated
by their fellow senators,
are Bennett, Drew McWatters
and Bubba Hood, senators at-large,
Colin Brooks, senator
for the College of Engineering,
Anna Claire Stamps, senator
for the College of Liberal Arts,
and Lee Johnsey, senator for
the College of Business.
"It's great to be nominated
for hard work and stuff like
that," Bennett said.
Senators also heard from
Chad Sinclair, who represented
Alpha Tau Omega, which
will try to found a fraternity
chapter here.
"We're really excited to have
the opportunity to set up our
fraternity here," Sinclair said.
Sinclair also invited the
male senators to join the fraternity
and become founding
fathers.
The current senators will
meet three more weeks before
their terms expire.
In other business, Ashley
O'Neal, a senator from the College
of Liberal Arts, was
•removed from office because
of absences.
Senate will meet Jan. 24 at 7
p.m. in Foy Room 213. For
information, call 844-4240.
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and would you quit if paid?
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journalism
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Parade honors undefeated team
ByLINDSEYGIERER
Staff Writer
The Auburn Tigers might not
have been No. 1 in the eyes of
national voters, but last Saturday
afternoon on the Plains, there was
no doubt in anyone's mind who the
true national champions are.
A "Parade of Champions," honoring
the football team and coaches,
drew a crowd of approximately
12,000 fans to celebrate the Tigers'
undefeated championship season.
The parade began at the south
end of Jordan-Hare Stadium, proceeded
down Donahue Drive, up
Magnolia Avenue and ended at
Toomer's Corner.
The team, dubbed this season as
an army of hard-fighting soldiers,
marched through its final Tiger
Walk of the season and made its
way to the stage in front of Toomer's
Drugs.
During the ceremony, half a
dozen voices were heard, including
comments from play-by-play
announcer Rod Bramblett, Mayor
Bill Ham, Interim President Ed
Richardson, senior
defensive end Bret
Eddins, defensive end
Quentin Groves and
head coach Tommy
Tuberville.
"This feels like a
national championship
to me. Let's let these
guys know they are No.
1," said Bramblett, who
acted as emcee.
The crowd erupted
into applause.
Ham followed Bramblett,
expressing his
feelings about Auburn
and the celebration.
"I don't know what the mayor of
Los Angeles is doing right now, or
the people at (the University of
Southern California), but it can't
top this. 1 know that," Ham said.
Eddins spoke on behalf of the 18
seniors, thanking fans for their sup-
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CHAMPIONSHIP STYLE: The University band plays familiar Auburn pep
songs at the Jan. 15 "Parade of Champions." In addition to the band,
the parade featured the team, coaches, cheerleaders and Aubie. The
parade ended at Toomer's Corner for a victory celebration.
"I don't know
what else you
can do when
you beat
whoever they
put in front of
you."
— Bret Eddins.
senior defensive end
port and proclaiming his love for
Auburn and its rich tradition.
"I don't know what else you can
do when you beat whoever they put
in front of you," Eddins said. "I
believe we are national
champs."
Eddins, who confirmed
his belief that
Auburn should be considered
the best in the
country, was followed
by a man who was
voted America's best.
Tuberville, the American
Football Coaches
Association National
Coach of the Year,
addressed the crowd
and left no doubt as to
whom he felt was number
one.
"It's been a wonderful
trip," Tuberville said. "Six years
ago in December, during a press
conference when I came here, one
of the things I said was that we will
win a national championship here
at Auburn, and we dang did it last
week."
Tuberville told those gathered
that people said Auburn wasn't supposed
to be in the Orange Bowl and
would probably lose the Sugar
Bowl.
"We just proved them wrong 13
times," Tuberville said.
To wrap things up, Tuberville
called upon Groves to lead fans and
players in singing, "Hard-Fighting
Soldier."
Players and coaches had sung the
song in the locker room after each
game since their victory at Ole Miss
on Oct. 30, which clinched the western
division title.
As a perfect end to a perfect season,
senior football players led the
team and fans in a championship
rolling of Toomer's Corner.
Though the ceremony and tree-rolling
festivities took about an
hour, the memories from the Tigers'
13-0 season will surely last a lifetime.
Charlotte Hughes, a long-time
Auburn fan, summed it up.
"We went 13-0. No one can take
that away from us, and I'll never
forget this season."
Copyrighted logo creates
scholarships with sale
By SARAH BROCK
Assistant Campus Editor
An undefeated football season helps
more than just the athletic department.
The University has copyrighted a
championship series logo, and the
team's perfect season has brought in
revenue to be used for scholarships.
"Sales have been tremendous," said
Charles Gross of Tiger Rags. "We've had
a banner year and one of the best years
we've ever had."
Tiger Rags is one of 15
manufacturers that are
licensed to produce the
championship merchandise.
Manufactures must pay
a 15 percent royalty to the
University, which results
in scholarship money.
"Our primary purpose
is to protect the University
name," said Susan
Smith, director of trademark
management and
licensing. "Secondly, we
want to promote the University
and finally, generate
revenue."
Smith said last year, license revenue
provided more than $1 million in
scholarships.
The Auburn University Bookstore
has felt the team's success through its
sales.
"We're getting more national recognition,"
said Abby Coan, merchandise
manager at the University bookstore.
"The Web site is where you really see
an increase in sales."
Approximately 500 licensed manufacturers
produce Auburn merchandise,
but only 15 participate in the
championship program.
"We want to support those vendors
who have been coming to us for a long
time," Smith said.
Manufacturers who do not have this
special license cannot reference the
championship season or the team's
"Sales have
been
tremendous.
We've had a
banner year
and one of the
best years
we've ever
had."
— Charles Gross,
co-owner of Tiger Rags
undefeated record.
"We targeted licensees we felt have
been big supporters of the University
and could get the merchandise out,"
said Jennifer Koshlap, University services
representative with the Collegiate
Licensing Company. "The only companies
that could be a part of the program
were those already licensed with
the Universityr
Local retailers, such as the bookstores,
can then purchase merchandise
from the licensed manufacturers.
While there are other
local manufacturers, Tiger
Rags was the only one
choosing to participate in
the championship series.
"We sent all our locals
the information," Smith
said. "Because it's a separate
license, it's a little
more expensive. For small
retail shops, it's cost prohibitive."
One of the main purposes
for providing licenses to
manufacturers is to allow
the University to approve
all designs. Every design,
including game day shirts and special
events merchandise, must be approved
by the University's licensing department.
Merchandise involving other
schools, the SEC or the Sugar Bowl
must also be licensed by those entities.
"Every design, we approve," Smith
said, "which keeps us busyf
Smith said merchandise that features
alcohol or weapons will not be
approved. If found, such counterfeit
merchandise is removed from retail
locations and manufacturers are fined.
Royalty for a license to produce standard
merchandise is 8 percent, and the
royalty increase for the championship
program is passed to consumers.
"In some cases, it's just a few dollars."
Coan said. "It's usually not significant
enough where someone thinks twice
about purchasing an item."
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Researchers study city, town deer
By JESSICA ROBBINS
StqffWriter
A group from the wildlife sciences department
is researching the effects urbanization has on
fawn survival in the area.
"What we're starting to learn is that wildlife in
urban areas has very different
behavior than wildlife in rural
areas," said Steve Ditchkoff, a professor
of wildlife ecology and management
"Most of the information in textbooks
is on deer in rural areas," he
said. "We are trying to improve our
understanding of how deer operate
in urban and suburban areas."
Since deer in urban areas face
fewer dangers than deer in rural
areas, the researchers are trying to
understand why urban deer populations
do not exceed rural populations.
"To try and get a grasp on that, we
are specifically looking at fawn survival,"
Ditchkoff said.
To perform the study, researchers chose an
urban area in Auburn and a rural area in Camp
Hill.
To monitor the deer, researchers insert a
transmitter into an adult doe.
When the doe gives birth, the transmitter is
"We are trying
to improve our
understanding
of how deer
operate in
urban and
suburban
areas."
— Steve Ditchkoff,
professor of wildlife
ecology and management
pushed out, sending a signal to researchers.
"When we get a signal, we locate the fawn, put
on a radio collar and monitor that animal to find
out how long they are surviving and what they
are dying from," Ditchkoff said. "We're comparing
what we're finding here in Auburn to what
we find in the rural area."
Research conducted last year
through the same program showed
coyote predation was the leading
cause of fawn death.
"We're finding this in the neighborhoods
where we're working, the
same neighborhoods where you
live," Ditchkoff said.
Sarah Saalfeld, a graduate student
working with Ditchkoff, said
six of the 19 fawns studied last year
were killed by coyotes. Other
deaths were unexplained.
Saalfeld said continuing the
research for another year will allow
the group to study more specimens
and combine data.
Ditchkoff is requesting anyone in
the Chewacla area who frequently feeds deer to
participate in the program.
Marjorie Gentry, a residential participant last
year, said the deer continue to return to her area.
"I've lost track of how many they've darted
specifically out of our yard, but there have been
several," Gentry said.
FEED BAMBI: Sarah Saalfeld, a graduate student
in wildlife science, feeds a fawn at
Chewacla State Park.
Ditchkoff said they would begin locating and
darting the doe in February because it's easier to
find them when it's cold.
"Deer move around more when it's cold and
there's not as much to eat," he said.
Lillie Sjedge, an employee of the All Creatures
Veterinary Clinic in Auburn, volunteered for the
program last year.
"Many of the fawns have to be bottle-fed twice
a day," Sledge said. "We give them whatever they
need so that they can be released back into the
wild."
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Fraternities learn leadership skills to avoid semester repeat
ByJESSICAOTWELL
Assistant Campus Editor
A water-filled car, a stolen buffalo mount and
several house fires were events in the lives of
some fraternity men at Auburn last semester.
During the homecoming parade, Theta Chi's
float of a dog house went up in flames, and many
acts of vandalism between fraternities followed.
According to Jake Gross, Interfraternity Council
adviser, pranks between fraternities have been
going on for years.
"I'm an administrator as well, so I think a lot of
the blame falls on the University for not acting on
these problems in the past," Gross said.
Tate Jackson, a junior in biomedical sciences,
was the 2004 secretary of the IFC. This year he is
serving as president.
"When these events occurred, the University
said that it was unacceptable behavior, so we
called a presidents' meeting and investigations
among fraternities began. All of the fraternities
complied and they all took steps to resolve the
problem," Jackson said.
Gross said a few members affiliated with a fraternity
were asked to leave and put before a student
disciplinary board. Gross would not reveal
the names of the fraternities.
He said the fraternities were very proactive in
putting an end to the scandals.
"We wanted to send the message that this kind
of behavior wouldn't be tolerated at Auburn University*
Gross said.
Clay Dudley, the 2004 Vice President of Risk
Management for the IFC, said that any incident
dealing with fire and life safety went through risk
management.
"I think they didn't realize that what they were
doing was such a big deal until they saw the consequences
it had," Dudley said.
Dudley thinks there is a still a possibility that
vandalism among fraternities could happen
again, but there is greater knowledge of the consequences.
"Some people just want to carry on traditions,
and it's something we are going to have to weed
out," he said.
"When students decide to come to Auburn,
they are accepting to come into a safe environment
that is productive to learning things for the
rest of their lives, and that's the most important
thing to us," said Kent Smith, dean of students.
Jackson commented on the importance of safety
and the steps the IFC is taking to make fraternities
at Auburn safer.
"We are doing our best to ensure this doesn't
happen again," he said.
"We are also focusing on educational programming
for leadership positions and for new members
in the fraternities through seminars this
semester," Jackson said.
"I think there is a greater respect and awareness
now of other people's property and that will
pave the road for future progress," Gross said.
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• Five candidates have been selected to
interview for permanent director for the
University libraries.
Those interested in more information
about the candidates can visit the libraries'
home page at http://www.lib.auburn.edu.
• Samia Spencer, alumni professor of
French, received the prestigious Palmes
Academiques award on Dec. 9,2004. Jean-
David Levitte, the ambassador of France to
the United States, presented the award to
recognize Spencer's outstanding teaching
and scholarship.
• Thejule Collins Smith Museum of Fine
Art presents an exhibition of bronze sculptures
by French artist Auguste Rodin. Titled
"Rodin: In His Own Words," the exhibit will
run until March 13. For information on the
exhibit, call 844-1484.
While this is the first major display for
the museum, a debate surrounding the
authenticity of the exhibit is currently
being addressed.
. • R. Wayne Johnson, professor of electrical
engineering and director of the Information
Technology Peak of Excellence, has
been selected as editor-in-chief of the
Transactions on Electronics Packaging and
Manufacturing for the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers.
The publication covers a range of topics
related to materials and processes used to
manufacture electronic product.
• The University Center for the Arts and
Humanities, Auburn Arts Association and
the East Alabama Medical Center present
"Dinner, Talk and After-Dinner Party" with
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg.
The event will be Jan. 29 at the EAMC
Health Resource Center in Opelika. Tickets
for the event are $50. For information or to
order tickets, call Faith Nance at 826-8346,
• Mary Rudisill, a professor in the College
of Education's department of health and
human performance, has been named acting
department head until an external
searchcan begin.
• Julie Huff, a professor of communication
and journalism, has been named Student
Affairs Special Projects Adviser.
• The Department of Industrial Design
will display the photography work of its
third-year students in the College of Architecture,
Design and Construction Gallery at
the Dudley Commons. A reception will be
held from 11:30 am. to 1:00 p.m.
For information, contact Kevin Cowart
at 844-2381.
• The University new medical clinic,
located at the corner of Duncan and Lem
Morrison drives, is now open. The building
also holds a pharmacy. Student Counseling
Services and Safe Harbor, a sexual assault
and awareness program.
For information and times of service, call
844-4422.
•Beginning Jan. 31, students with past
due Bursar accounts will be blocked from
printing in the Office of Information Technology
Computing Labs.
To learn how to clear a Bursar account
balance, visit www.auburn.edu/bursar.
•Alpha Kappa Psi, a business fraternity,
will hold Rush Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Rushees need only attend one
night Dress code is business casual.
For information, e-mail Donald Hayden at
haydedo@auburn.edu.
•During the University Senate meeting
Jan. 18, the Senate voted to approve the Ad
Hoo Committee on Process. Criteria and
Timing of a Presidential Search's report
Headed by Larry Gerber, a professor of
history, the committee presented modifications
made to the report since it was discussed
at the November meeting.
Changes included a suggested presidential
search panel of 18 people representing
the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students,
alumni, administration and the Administrative
and Professional Assembly.
Turkish culture, language introduced
By JULIE WALTMAN
StaffWriter
The Diversity and Tolerance Organization
(DTO) is offering Turkish classes to students
wanting to expand their cultural horizons.
Turkish natives Hakan Balci, president of
DTO, and his wife, Selcen Kilinc, teach the classes.
"The purpose of the
