2005-09-08 The Auburn Plainsman

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State & Local
Lee County helps victims
The Lee County Red Cross has been
working around the clock to aid the
victims of Hurricane Katrina. They
have set up shelters, blood drives
and donation centers. A3
Campus
Alcohol policy successful
Police, University administration
and officials agree the new alcohol
policy was effective in curbing
behavioral problems in the stadium
in its first week B1
Prick the pain away
An ancient Chi­nese
practice,
acupuncture, is
gaining popularity
among students as
a form of stress
relief therapy. Bl
Intrigue
A mouth full of Auburn
The Alabama Bureau of Tourism
and Travel created its "100 Dishes
to Eat in Alabama Before You Die"
list Five places in the Auburn-
Opelika area were included. O
Fall fashion finds in Auburn
r ~ ~ ~Jk Flip into fall fashion
with input from
fashion guru Kathy
Taylor, associate
intrigue editor, in
Kathy s Fashion
Korner. C4
Sports
Auburn brings home bronze
Auburn made its mark on the world
as women's basketball center
Marita Payne won the bronze
medal with her team in the World
University Games in August D5
Soccer team improves record
The Auburn
women's soccer
team got their
first win at the
Auburn/Reebok
Classic
Tournament this past weekend. D8
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LIFE OR DEATH
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FAITH LEADER
Chette Williams is the spiritual
coordinator of Auburn's athletes, Dl
A Spirit That Is Not Afraid
gfoburn Mamsman Vol. 112,
Issue 3,
32 Pages
Sept. 8,2005
Theatre department head resigns
By SARAH BROCK AND
MEGAN SMITH
Campus Staff
With the originally scheduled open­ing
night of "The Best Little Whore­house
in Texas" only weeks away, the
show faces postponement. Worth
Gardner, theatre department chair and
play director, resigned Tuesday morn­ing,
citing a lack of resources and
money for the department as his rea­sons.
Gardner said he could no longer do
the job he was hired to do.
"What I really do best, I can't do
here," Gardner said. "The resource
doesn't match the vision. The program
needs to be run with someone who
can run good art with less funds."
Ultimately, Gardner said there was a
discrepancy between the vision for the
department and the funds available.
"I felt the arts was being choked out
of existence," Gardner said. "I didn't
feel I was hired for them to say 'shrink
the vision to fit the budget'"
Gardner said the department usual­ly
approaches the College of Liberal
Arts when additional funds are need­ed;
however, with the recent change in
the college's dean, Gardner said the
money was no longer given.
"We spend money before we make
money, which can be very problematic.
I understand that," Gardner said.
"Before, a deficit would rollover (to the
College of Liberal Arts), and we'd try to
make it up. In the regime change, there
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updates on the theatre
department and the fate of "The
Boot Little Whorehouse In Texas."
wasn't understanding."
Anne Katrin-Gramberg, dean of the
College of Liberal Arts, said the theatre
is given enough funds and was
> Turn to RESIGNATION, A5
KATRINA KNOCKS [Auburna nswers
KNEE DEEP: Jesse Pulley walks through water in a New Orleans
his home in Jefferson Parish on Sept. 5.
KATHY TAYUM — ASSOCIATE INTRIGUE EDITOR
LITTLE BITS OF JOY:
Casey Braswell, a
junior in finance and
a Red Cross volunteer,
plays with Ivanal
Rhea, 4, at the Red
Cross shelter. Ivanal
and her family
evacuated from New
Orleans with their
families. The Red
Cross shelter is
located at the First
Baptist Church in
Opelika, 301 South
8th St.
MUl RUTHEHfOto — THE ADVOCATE, BATON HOUSE, tA.
neighborhood after retrieving what he could from
Stories
tell of
survival
By KATHY TAYLOR
Associate Intrigue Editor
Hurricane Katrina hit the coast
about two weeks ago, but the entire
nation is still feeling the strong
winds of its aftermath. Katrina
affected everyone in different ways,
and the Auburn family is no excep­tion.
From students and teachers
who lost their family members and
friends to the new population that
has migrated to the Auburn-Opelika
area for safety, everyone has a
unique and touching story.
Returning to Auburn
Adam Campagna, a 24-year-old
New Orleans resident, was in
Auburn on Saturday but not for the
same reason as 87,000 other Auburn
fans. He sat in front of Anders Book­store
and collected money for Hurri­cane
Katrina relief.
Campagna was born in Auburn,
attended Auburn High School then
moved to New Orleans to go to Loy­ola
University. After graduating, he
became a middle school teacher
and furthered his career as a musi­cian.
Campagna shares his experiences
as he sits in the sun, collecting
money for those less fortune than
him.
"I left New Orleans on Saturday
afternoon, and it actually only took
me three extra hours. But when my
girlfriend, her family and one of my
friends left the next day when every­thing
started to look really bad, it
took them 23 hours to get to Hous­ton,
which normally takes 7 hours.
> Turn to KATRINA, A2
MORE ON KATRINA
> Gas prices affected, A3,
> Conunwiity relief
efforts, B4<
Students organize hurricane relief efforts > a.*-*.*-***
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ByYUNMIYI
Online Editor
The Division of Student Affairs and
many other student organizations are
helping with Hurricane Katrina relief
efforts through the Lee County Red
Cross.
Student organization leaders and
advisers have been working hard to
organize ways to contribute to those in
need.
UPC is one of the many organiza­tions
collecting monetary donations
on the Haley Concourse.
"We're out here for students to make
a difference," said Emily Ross, UPC
president "We talked to the Red Cross,
and they said they needed money the
most"
Volunteers from other student
organizations have also teamed up to
collect money for the Red Cross. Eight
stations across campus have been col­lecting
money: Auburn University
Bookstore, War Eagle Food Court in
Foy Union, Tiger Transit depot Dudley
Hall, Lowder business building the
Ralph B. Draughon Library, Haley Con­course
and Toomer's Corner.
Stations have been collecting money
since Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and will be ending today.
The total amount raised for Tuesday
> Turn to RELIEF, A2
> Tuf ane students enroll la
University classes, B4.
• Student shares family's
hurricane experience, B4.
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from onr area in
the aftermath of
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was more than $3,300, Panhellenic
Council adviser Jill Moore said.
Johnny Green, the acting director
for the Center for Diversity and Race
Relations, said the center is working
under the provosts office to find
ways they can contribute.
In addition to collecting money,
the SGA has also partnered with the
Red Cross for a blood drive.
"We have SGA volunteers assisting
with the Division of Student Affairs,"
said Michelle Murphy, SGA adviser.
The blood drive will be held Sept.
14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in
the Foy Ballroom.
"(The blood drive) was scheduled
in advance, so we already had it in
our calendars," said Christen Ridley,
SGA administrative vice president.
Auburn's Greek organizations have
also been working for Katrina relief
efforts.
On Sept. 2, the Interfraternity
Council (IFC) recommended frater­nities
ask for monetary donations at
the entrance of their band parties.
Moore said that Sigma Nu raised
more than $850.
The Panhellenic Council has part­nered
with local restaurants in the
area to raise awareness. Five restau­rants
will be involved with giving a
portion of their profits to the Red
Cross.
The participating restaurants
include Brick Oven on Sept 8, Roly
Poly on Sept 9, Chappy's Deli on Sept
13. TCBY on Sept. 26 and Momma
Goldberg's on Oct. 3.
Students looking for a way to get
involved are encouraged to contact
their organizations for ideas and
ways to help.
For more information on Hurri­cane
Katrina relief efforts, students
can visit the University Web site at
www.ocm.auburn.edu/katrina/.
RICHARD AIJWIIANX0N — THE ADVOCATE. BATON ROUGE, LA
MOTHER'S STRUGGLE: A Hurricane Katrina refugee
and her two babies wade through the water to an
awaiting chartered bus outside the Hyatt Regency
Hotel in New Orleans. Refugees were walked
through the lower level of the hotel to a line of air-conditioned
buses.
KATRINA
> From Al
"I live uptown New Orleans, and my
house is actually fine. I'm pretty sure it's
dry. But really, by Tuesday, everyone I
knew from there came to the realization
that the material stuff really doesn't mat­ter.
It's not going to be the same anyway
when we go back; nothing will be the
same. It's nice to think that my house is
OK, but I'm most worried about the other
people that are still there.
"I want everyone to understand that
there is a lot of poverty in New
Orleans, and it's really sad that
the looting is happening. It's
not that the people are bad; it's
just that they saw this horrible
catastrophe as an opportunity
to make their lives better.
"It's really sad for me to
watch TV because I realized
that I probably know some of
those people, or maybe I've
taught some of those kids that
don't have parents anymore.
"I don't know what I'm going
to do yet. I really don't know if
I can live there. I don't know if
that's viable for me, but I've
got options. I really have it easy; I'm young
and I have people to take care of me. I
can't even begin to think about the people
down there now.
"I'm glad I got to know the New Orleans
before it became the new New Orleans. I
know all the wonderful things about it,
and that cannot be taken away by any­thing"
Reuniting a family
The Red Cross shelter at First Baptist
Church in Opelika is the temporary home
for Jan Fontaine, a 41-year-old resident of
a suburb of New Orleans.
"I'm glad I got
to know New
Orleans before
it became the
new New
Orleans."
— Adam Campagna.
hurricane refugee
"When I evacuated New Orleans on
Sunday, my children were with me, but I
brought them to their dad's house in
Slidell. We were all scared our car would
not make it all the way to Atlanta, where
my brother owns a hotel, so (the children)
said they wanted to stay with their dad.
We knew the hurricane was a Category 4
or 5, but at the time we thought it would
be bad just for New Orleans.
"We drove 15 miles in three hours, got
to Mobile many hours later, then covered
the state until we found a hotel. I arrived
with my mother in Opelika on Monday
morning and finally got a
hotel.
• "We came to the shelter
on Tuesday, and I had still
not heard from my kids. I
tried to call all the numbers
I knew."
Katie Brock, a 24-year-old
graduate student in con­sumer
affairs and a volun­teer
at the Red Cross, met
Fontaine on Sunday night,
and Fontaine gave her all
the information about her
19-year-old son and 16-year-old
daughter. That night,
Brock found the name of
Fontaine's ex-husband online on a Red
Cross Web site. ,.
After calling several numbers, Fontaine
found out her children were safe in a shel­ter.
"It was the worst time of my life before I
knew they were OK I had to get a job
because I couldn't sit and watch TV with
all the horrible scenes."
Fontaine got a job on Thursday painting
the inside of apartment buildings to make
money, a small step in rebuilding her life.
The Red Cross volunteers in Opelika
have contacted the Red Cross shelter
where Fontaine's children are, and
Fontaine should be reunited with her chil­dren
within a few days.
Starting at a new school
Angel Irvin, a sixth-grader, fled from
New Orleans with 17 members of her fam-iiy-
"One of my sisters wasn't planning on
coming with us, but my dad made her
because he didn't want any of us to drown
because we live by the levy. All of my fami­ly
is safe, and some of my other family is
moving to Opelika soon, so we'll all be
together."
Irvin is optimistic about her new life in
Opelika.
"The people (at the hurricane shelter)
are very nice and helpful, and I've met lots
of new friends. I start school tomorrow at
Opelika Middle School. I'm excited
because we had to wear uniforms at my
school in New Orleans, but here we get to
wear our own clothes."
Welcoming family
Natalie Arieux, a Auburn junior in mass
communication, has family in New
Orleans.
"My dad is from New Orleans, and my
aunt lives there now, along with my two
cousins. They live in Merieux, a suburb of
New Orleans. They evacuated and came to
our house in Dothan on Sunday. They
brought a van, four changes of clothes,
their dog and some pictures.
"They are still at my house in Dothan,
and they don't know anything about their
house in New Orleans because they can't
talk to anyone because all their friends
aren't there. They are 99 percent sure the
water's at least to the ceiling though.
"My uncle works with the city of New
Orleans, and he may move to Houston
because that's pretty much where New
Orleans is now. Their kids will probably
start school in Dothan or Atlanta."
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IN BRIEF
Tallassee woman killed in
Auburn car accident
Elaine McKenzie Johnson, 25, of
Tallassee was killed Sept 2 in a car
accident The accident occurred at
the intersection of East University
and Annalue drives.
Grant helps east Alabama
domestic violence victims
Gov. Bob Riley awarded $5,525 in
grant money to several east
Alabama counties. The money will
help operate the Domestic Violence
Intervention Center.
Museum of Mobile closed
by Katrina flood damage
The Museum of Mobile will remain
closed until repairs are made to the
flood damage caused by Hurricane
Katrina. The building located in
downtown Mobile, is a National
Historic Landmark.
Riley calls on Alabamians to
donate blood
Gov. Bob Riley is calling on
Alabamians to donate much
needed blood. Seventy percent of
people in Alabama and the Gulf are
eligible to give blood.
INSIDE
Alabama company supplies
donations for Oprah
Oprah Winfrey donated $1 million
toward food and other items to
hand out to Hurricane Katrina
victims. Birmingham company C&S
was a major supplier of items such
as ice, cereal and diapers. A total of
10 truckloads was donated. A4
A helping hand
"Even though Alabama
suffered, we're going to
take the lead in
reaching out to others
in need."
-Bob Riley
Governor
THIS WEEK
Sept 4,1951:
Alabama lawmakers pass legislation
requiring a new look for the states
license plates. Beginning October 1954,
tags were to carry an image of a heart
and the phrase, "Heart of Dixie," a
slogan that had been used for several
years by the Alabama State Chamber of
Commerce to promote the state.
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Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Local flea market
violates state
gun laws
Auburn community finds ways to donate
By BETHANY KIRBY
StaffWriter
One by one, college students came
and took off their shoes, dropping
them in a pile at the front of the room.
Nikes, Rainbows, New Balances —
everything from boots to flip flops.
Last week, Auburn students left a
local church barefoot, so some of the
victims of Hurricane Katrina wouldn't
have to be.
Auburn students are more than will­ing
to help in the devastating after­math
of the Hurricane Katrina, and
opportunities abound in the Auburn
and Opelika area.
Since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the
coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama last week, refugees have
scattered to Red Cross shelters across
the Southeast
As remaining residents are evacuat­ed
from the flooded city of New
Orleans, refugee camps overflow. And
the Auburn community has welcomed
ONLINE:
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out bow you can help victims of
Katrina In the Auburn and Opelika
araa.
the homeless.
In the past week, 250 people from
New Orleans were transported to
Auburn.
The Red Cross worked together with
the Auburn M.BA. program to reno­vate
an old, run-down elementary
school where these families could stay.
This new shelter is located on Waverty
Parkway in Opelika.
"The American Red Cross' response
to Hurricane Katrina is now our
largest mobilization ever for a single
natural disaster," said Jennifer Ryan,
executive director of Lee County Red
Cross.
Ryan said volunteers can help at the
shelter or in the office.
> Turn to DONATIONS, A4
Hurricane brings gas panic
NIK! UUTU. — ASSISTANT COPV EDITOR
IN A FRENZY: Cars line up to fill up at Murphy USA, by the Auburn Wal-Mart. People hurried to gas sta­tions
last week with fears of running out of gas as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Gas crisis effects local drivers and out-of-town
football fans
By MATT DISCHINGER
Assistant State & Local Editor
During the last few months, gas
prices have had Americans whining
In the past week, Hurricane Katri­na
amplified their whines to
screams as prices went up every­where
— some places by the dollar.
About a week ago, citizens of
Auburn and Opelika flooded gas
stations with their business, causing
many stations to run out of gas.
Auburn City Manager David
Watkins said on a Sept. 1 Weblog
that the city has received no official
word of a gas shortage in Lee Coun-
"We might be creating one by
everyone running to the gas pumps
to fill up because of the panic situa­tion,"
Watkins said. "I'm sure we'll
come out of this fine."
The frenzy was seen throughout
the Southeast, reaching up to North
Carolina and Virginia, most of
which rely on Gulf Coast pipelines
for their gas supply.
For Auburn football fans, this
couldn't come at a worse time.
The season opener against Geor­gia
Tech came just days after the
upshot of gas prices, causing fans to
pay much more than they're used
to.
Furthermore, Auburn opens up
the first five games of the season at
home. For fans, this means gas
prices could stay high for almost
every home game this year.
While the increase in gas prices
does affect fans heading to Auburn,
it especially hits hard with tailgaters
bringing an RV or mobile home.
Jerry and Gail Williams of Ozark,
approximately 100 miles southeast
of Auburn, said they always bring
> Turn to GAS, A4
Turnham
named party
chairman
By TESS HOLLIS
State & Local Editor
Auburn University graduate Joe Turn-ham
was recently named Chairman of the
Alabama Democratic Party.
This will be Turnham's
second time as Chairman
of the party. He last served
from 1995 to 1998.
Turnham was named by
acclamation after former
U.S. Attorney Doug Jones
dropped out of the race.
"I have humble gratitude . Turnham
towards the members of
the committee that chose me as the
chairman and it shows they have confi­dence
in me," Turnham said.
Turnham is replacing outgoing party
chairman Redding Pitt.
Turnham said the Job will take a lotJW
multitasking, and it will be a challenge. %
"The first thing we must do is reach out
to potential candidates and try to unify
everyone (in the party)," he said. "We need
to work on fundraising and candidate
recruitment"
Turnham plans on building a political
"business plan" for people to invest in. He
also stressed the issue of people dropping
their assumptions about political parties.
"I basically want voters to sit down and
really look into each party," he said. "I also
want to present candidates and present
issues to all voters."
"(Next year) is a big election year, espe­cially
since the governor's seat is up for
election and so are all the Legislative
seats," Turnham said. "I would like to go
to the Auburn University campus to talk
> Turn to TURNHAM, A4
Campaign cracks down on DUI's
By JESSICA OTWELL
Assistant Campus Editor
Auburn drivers can expect to see more police
cars patrolling the city in the next few weeks.
"You drink, you drive, you lose," a
nationwide safety campaign, is being
enforced in the Auburn and Opelika
areas.
The central Alabama highway safety
office implements two major safety
campaigns a year. One is "Click it or
Ticket" and the other is "You drink, you
drive, you lose."
Sgt. William Matthews of the Auburn
Department of Public Safety is the local
coordinator of the campaign in the
Auburn area. The Opelika Police
Department and the Lee County Sher­iff's
Department are also involved with
the campaign.
Williams said saturation enforcement
patrols are the extra officers on the road specifically
looking for impaired drivers. The three factors the
officers look for are driving under the influence,
speed and not wearing a seatbelt.
"We probably have more alcohol involved drivers
inside the city because it is a college town,"
Matthews said.
Auburn Mayor Bill Ham said because half of the
community is under the age of 25, there will more
than likely be more cases of alcohol abuse.
"With any drinking and driving, there is a great
W V» V.1 "8 k °* ^eing hurt or even killed," Ham
Whaev pe rmoboarbel y said> -With those scenarios and the num.
alcohol
involved
drivers inside
the city
because it is a
college
town."
— Sgt. William
Matthews,
Auburn Department of
Public Safety
ber of young people in Auburn, we should
do all we can to keep people as safe as pos­sible."
Around 18 additional patrol cars can be
expected to be seen around the Auburn
area.
"Generally, we try to pick days of higher
activity according to state and in-house
statistics to find out when most accidents
and DUI arrests occur," Matthews said.
Although the number of officers have
increased on the road, the consequences
remain unaffected. The court and ticket
costs and penalties are still the same.
Besides enforcing more patrol in
the area, commercials promoting the campaign
have been airing on Alabama television stations.
The ads are targeted toward a younger audience
to promote the message "You drink, you drive, you
lose."
The campaign lasts until Sept. 12.
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SAFETY CAMPAIGN: Posters such as this one
are being displayed nationwide to send out
the "you drink, you drive, you lose" message.
The national safety campaign last until Sept.
12.
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Unemployment Insurance turns 70
ByDANAjAFFE
StaffWriter
On September 14th, Unemployment Insurance
will celebrate its 70th birthday.
According to the state Department of Industrial
Relations, 41,000 people in Alabama receive funds
from the program each month.
The purpose of Unemployment Insurance is to
provide financial benefits to workers who become
unemployed.
"It helps workers to afford the bare essentials that
they need to live and to support their families dur­ing
times when they are out work and looking for a
job," said Debbie Hebert, employee of the Alabama
Department of Industrial Relations.
The program started in September 1935, during
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's term, when the
Great Depression put a large portion of the nation
out of work.
Congress passed two social insurance programs
on a national scale in 1935.
The two programs created were the Social Secu­rity
Act and the Unemployment Insurance Program.
"Citizens really need this program. There are
thousands and thousands of workers all across the
nation that depend on this program," said Ron
Macksoud, public information specialist for the
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
The money and benefits for the unemployment
trust fund come from federal taxes that employers
pay
"You never know when you are going to be in the
ranks of the unemployed," Macksoud said.
Although it took two years to build the fund to
provide benefits and get started, during its first year
of eligibility in 1938 total benefits paid came to an
impressive total of $8.1 million and the average
weekly check was $7.75.
While benefits are calculated using base period
earnings and can have a large range, the average has
skyrocketed over the years.
"The cost of living has changed, making the dif­ference
of payment continue to evolve over the past
70 years," Herbert said. "In 2004, total benefits paid
exceeded $246 million, and the average weekly
unemployment check was $176.64."
For those who were put out of work as a result of
the Hurricane Katrina disaster, unemployment ben­efits
are available.
"It is tough to tell how things will change for the
program due to this hurricane because it's early on,"
Macksoud said. "We don't have any numbers in yet,
it may be another week or so (before we know)."
GAS
> From A3
their RV to home games.
Williams said they usually
pay about $250 to fill up their
RV for the trip, but he
expects it will soon cost him
about $350.
Williams said to save
money this season, they will
leave the RV with their
daughter in Opelika to make
the RV's trip considerably
shorter.
Williams added that their
generator runs on gas and
uses around a gallon an hour,
which he said is a great
expense in itself.
"Wed end up spending
$400 on gas alone if we took
it back and forth," Williams
said.
Melissa and James Heron
of Priceville, approximately
220 miles northwest of
Auburn, said they will be
leaving their RV in Auburn
between games.
"It's definitely cheaper,"
Melissa Jones said.
When asked if the team's
performance, compounded
with an increase in gas
prices, would
influence their
attendance to
home games
this season, the
Williams' and
Heron's gave
the same
response —
win or lose,
they'll be here.
"We've seen a
bunch of losing
seasons," Jones
said. "We love
Auburn and we'll keep show­ing
up."
Alabama Attorney General
Troy King along with more
than 30 other state's attorney
generals, is working to deter­mine
what actions to take as
a result of the rising gas
prices across the state and
the Southeast
"Alabamians are rightfully
demanding to know if they
"We might be
creating one (a
shortage)
by everyone
running to the
gas pumps to
fill up."
— David Watkins,
Auburn city manager
are being gouged, in viola­tion
of state law," King said in
a statement
"This gasoline was already
in Alabama,
already bought
and paid for by
the stations, so
how can the
gasoline futures
market be
blamed for the
jump in the
price of this
existing gasoline
supply?" he said
in the statement
King and
the other attor­ney
generals participated in
a nationwide conference call
last week to determine their
course of action.
According to a released
statement there was a«con-sensus
that an explanation
from the oil industry should
be "immediately forthcom­ing,
and if not official action
should be taken by the states
to require an explanation."
Riley applies golden rule'
By MATT DISCHINGER
Assistant State & Local Editor
In the wake and devastation of Hurri­cane
Katrina, many refugees from
Louisiana and Mississippi have found
themselves searching for a place to live.
For this reason, Gov. Bob Riley is
forming Operation Golden Rule, which
is designed to meet the housing needs
for people who lost their home because
of the hurricane.
"Even though Alabama has suffered,
we're going to take the lead in reaching
out to others in need," Riley said in a
Sept 1 press release. "Obviously our first
priority is serving the needs of Our own
citizens, and we will, but this is a catas­trophe
that stretches beyond borders
and hundreds of thousands are search­ing
for a place to call home."
In preparation for Operation Golden
Rule, Riley toured two former military
installations: Fort McClellan in Annis-ton
and Mobile Middle Bay Port
Riley's goal was to look at former mili­tary
housing and decide whether it
could be used to house victims of Katri­na
on a long-term basis.
Riley will recommend the locations to
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), which will decide if it
can be used for housing refugees.
Riley is also considering opening
closed mental health facilities to further
aid neighboring states.
Riley said he would like to see more
communities in Alabama take after
Ozark, which adopted Bayou La Batre
and is sending its citizens over to help.
"Alabamians are already coming
together to help storm victims at short-term
assistance communities," Riley
said in the Sept. 1 release. "Now with
Operation Golden Rule we will help
with their long-term needs."
Last Wednesday, Riley said refugees
will also be able to stay in hotels, cot­tages
and trailer sites in Alabama's 22
state parks.
On top of that, FEMA will supply sev­eral
hundred travel trailers for refugees
to use in the long-term.
The second part to Operation Golden
Rule is the creation of the Governor's
Emergency Relief Fund to help meet the
needs of Alabamians who are not cov­ered
by insurance or FEMA claims.
To be eligible for assistance, evacuees
must register with FEMA by calling 1-
800-621-FEMA
Contributors may send checks made
payable to the "Alabama Governor's
Emergency Relief Fund" to: Alabama
Governor's Emergency Relief Fund P.O.
Box 1523 Montgomery, AL, 36102.
TURNHAM
>• From A3
with students about all of the different candidates
out there."
Turnham wants students to look at issues that
affect them, such as what politicians will do for high­er
education and how certain political parties
respond a to national crisis such as Hurricane Katri­na.
• "The 2006 election year will bring some bright can­didates,"
he said. "I get a sense that Auburn might
take a look at some of the Democratic candidates."
"I want to people to also look at the Republican
party," he said. "I think there is a failure on their part
to provide bold leadership as far as dealing with the
Federal deficit and the Iraq situation goes."
Besides serving as chairman of the Alabama Demo­cratic
Party, Turnham ran for Congress twice. He lost
to Gov. Bob Riley in 1998 and lost another bid to Con­gressman
Mike Rogers in 2002.
Turnham, 45, is a 1981 Auburn graduate. He is the
son of former Alabama Representative Pete Turn­ham.
He lives in Auburn with his wife Paula and his two
children.
"Although I am used to politics, this is very exciting
and stimulating," Turnham said.
HowtoHelp DONATIONS
> Volunteer free
hours for the Red
Cross in the Lee
County area.
> There will be a
blood drive Sept 16
and 17 on the
Concourse for
Alabama victims of
Katrina.
> Donate Items and
money to Mm Red
Cross of Lee County,
items that can be
donated range from
baby diapers and
formula to drinks
and snacks.
>• From A3
"Even if it is just for a few hours to give
relief to other volunteers," Ryan said. "We
need people to answer phones, register
people at the shelter, serve snacks, trans­port
items to the shelter, play games with
the kids... we are a 24/7 operation, so any
time of the day or night is good."
"These 1.3 million refugees will not be
able to return to their homes for months,"
said Michael Krause, a Red Cross Disaster
Services volunteer. Krause said the peo­ple
in the shelters have nothing left
"It's up to the University students that
have time — they don't have the 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. jobs — to come volunteer," Krause
said.
If people want to donate food, they
should bring drinks and snacks to the
shelter, not baked goods. Red Cross is
also eager for businesses that are willing
to sponsor entire meals for refugees.
"Donations of store gift cards, gas cards
or Wal-Mart gift cards that (the refugees)
can use at the pump would be appreciat­ed,"
Ryan added.
Financial cohtributions are welcome.
Ryan said the response to this disaster is
estimated to cost about $130 million.
Donations can be made through the local
Red Cross chapter, or online at www.red-cross.
org.
Also, the need for blood is urgent
Every Wednesday, the Red Cross holds a
blood drive at its office in Opelika on 26th
Street from noon to 6 p.m.
Caroline Glagoia, director of the blood
drive for SGA, said there will be a blood
drive on Sept 16 and 17 on the Concourse
for Alabama victims of the hurricane.
Oprah uses state wholesale for donations
By TESS MOLLIS
State & Local Editor
In response to the devasta­tion
left by Hurricane Katrina,
talk show host Oprah Winfrey
packed up her crew to hand out
donations in Biloxi, Miss.
Winfrey donated $1 million
to America's Second Harvest
The Nation's Food Bank Net­work.
The network allocated
$200,000 from the funds to pur­chase
products from C & S
Wholesale, out of Birmingham.
Products purchased from C &
S include a truckload of bottled
water and multiple truckloads
of everything from cereal to ice
and diapers.
Robbie Powell, C & S employ­ee,
said 10 truckloads were
shipped to Biloxi via Federal
Express.
"Besides the $200,000 donat­ed
by Oprah, (C & S) donated
$7,000 to the cause," Powell
said.
After the food arrived at a
Mississippi food bank, it was
packed onto smaller trucks for
Winfrey to hand out on her
Tuesday show.
Her show will focus on the
aftermath of the hurricane and
encourage viewers to donate
money to her "Angel Network"
with the funds mainly going to
the hurricane relief.
We want you to
complain!
Send us your gripes and complaints and you could be
published next week in the CamPlainsman.
bAmemcanHemtaae Month
P at Auburn Universil
September 9th, 2005—6pm - 9pm
Foy Ballroom, Auburn University
Featuring live music
from RedbfU, and
pre-ceilidh dance in­struction
from Karen
penence
required. Everyone
invited! Bring com­fortable
shoes and a
sense of fun!
5
&
CENTER FOR DIVERSITY
AND RACE RELATIONS •A? mfr <w
September 21st, 2005—6:30pm
Foy Union—Room 217, Auburn University
"Not Just Desserts" Lecture
Series—Highland Heritage in
the American South
Celeste Ray, Professor of Anthropol­ogy
at University of the South and au-.
thor of Highland Heritage: Scottish
Americans in the American South, will
be talking about the Interesting phe­nomenon
of Scottish Heritage in the
Southern States.
Everyone invited!!
Auburn University is on equal opportunity educational institution / employer w
A4 m)t glubum glafagman Thursday. Sept 8,2005 i
Unemployment Insurance turns 70
ByDANAJAFFE
StaffWriter
On September 14th, Unemployment Insurance
will celebrate its 70th birthday.
According to the state Department of Industrial
Relations, 41,000 people in Alabama receive funds
from the program each month.
The purpose of Unemployment Insurance is to
provide financial benefits to workers who become
unemployed.
"It helps workers to afford the bare essentials that
they need to live and to support their families dur­ing
times when they are out work and looking for a
job," said Debbie Hebert, employee of the Alabama
Department of Industrial Relations.
The program started in September 1935, during
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's term, when the
Great Depression put a large portion of the nation
out of work.
Congress passed two social insurance programs
on a national scale in 1935.
The two programs created were the Social Secu­rity
Act and the Unemployment Insurance Program.
"Citizens really need this program. There are
thousands and thousands of workers all across the
nation that depend on this program," said Ron
Macksoud, public information specialist for the
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
The money and benefits for the unemployment
trust fund come from federal taxes that employers
pay-
"You never know when you are going to be in the
ranks of the unemployed," Macksoud said.
Although it took two years to build the fund to
provide benefits and get started, during its first year
of eligibility in 1938 total benefits paid came to an
impressive total of $8.1 million and the average
weekly check was $7.75.
While benefits are calculated using base period
earnings and can have a large range, the average has
skyrocketed over the years.
"The cost of living has changed, making the dif­ference
of payment continue to evolve over the past
70 years," Herbert said. "In 2004, total benefits paid
exceeded $246 million, and the average weekly
unemployment check was $176.64."
For those who were put out of work as a result of
the Hurricane Katrina disaster, unemployment ben­efits
are available.
"It is tough to tell how things will change for the
program due to this hurricane because it's early on,"
Macksoud said. "We don't have any numbers in yet,
it may be another week or so (before we know)."
GAS
> From A3
their RV to home games.
Williams said they usually
pay about $250 to fill up t heir
RV for the trip, but he
expects it will soon cost him
about $350.
Williams said to save
money this season, they will
leave the RV with their
daughter in Opelika to make
the RV's trip considerably
shorter.
Williams added that their
generator runs on gas and
uses around a gallon an hour,
which he said is a great
expense in itself.
"We'd end up spending
$400 on gas alone if we took
it back and forth," Williams
said.
Melissa and James Heron
of Priceville, approximately
220 miles northwest of
Auburn, said they will be
leaving their RV in Auburn
between games.
"It's definitely cheaper,"
Melissa Jones said.
When asked if the team's
performance, compounded
with an increase in gas
prices, would
influence their
attendance to
home games
this season, the
Williams' and
Heron's gave
the same
response —
win or lose,
they'll be here.
"We've seen a
bunch of losing
seasons," Jones
said. "We love
Auburn and we'll keep show­ing
up."
Alabama Attorney General
Troy King along with more
than 30 other state's attorney
generals, is working to deter­mine
what actions to take as
a result of the rising gas
prices across the state and
the Southeast
"Alabamians are rightfully
demanding to know if they
"We might be
creating one (a
shortage)
by everyone
running to the
gas pumps to
fill up."
— David Watkinsi
Auburn city manager
are being gouged, in viola­tion
of stale law," King said in
a statement
"This gasoline was already
in Alabama,
already bought
and paid for by
the stations, so
how can the
gasoline futures
market be
blamed for the
jump in the
price, of this
existing gasoline
supply?" he said
in the statement
King and
the other attor­ney
generals participated in
a nationwide conference call
last week to determine their
course of action.
According to a released
statement there was a •con­sensus
that an explanation
from the oil industry should
be "immediately forthcom­ing
and if not official action
should be taken by the states
to require an explanation."
Riley applies golden rule'
By MATT DISCHINGER
Assistant State & Local Editor
In the wake and devastation of Hurri­cane
Katrina, many refugees from
Louisiana and Mississippi have found
themselves searching for a place to live.
For this reason, Gov. Bob Riley is
forming Operation Golden Rule, which
is designed to meet the housing needs
for people who lost their home because
of the hurricane.
"Even though Alabama has suffered,
we're going to take the lead in reaching
out to others in need," Riley said in a
Sept 1 press release. "Obviously our first
priority is serving the needs of Our own
citizens, and we will, but this is a catas­trophe
that stretches beyond borders
and hundreds of thousands are search­ing
for a place to call home."
In preparation for Operation Golden
Rule, Riley toured two former military
installations: Fort McClellan in Annis-ton
and Mobile Middle Bay Port
Riley's goal was to look at former mili­tary
housing and decide whether it
could be used to house victims of Katri­na
on a long-term basis.
Riley will recommend the locations to
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), which will decide if it
can be used for housing refugees.
Riley is also considering opening
closed mental health facilities to further
aid neighboring states.
Riley said he would like to see more
communities in Alabama take after
Ozark, which adopted Bayou La Batre
and is sending its citizens over to help.
"Alabamians are already coming
together to help storm victims at short-term
assistance communities," Riley
said in the Sept 1 release. "Now with
Operation Golden Rule we will help
with their long-term needs."
Last Wednesday, Riley said refugees
will also be able to stay in hotels, cot­tages
and trailer sites in Alabama's 22
state parks.
On top of that, FEMA will supply sev­eral
hundred travel trailers for refugees
to use in the long-term.
The second part to Operation Golden
Rule is the creation of the Governor's
Emergency Relief Fund to help meet the
needs of Alabamians who are not cov­ered
by insurance or FEMA claims.
To be eligible for assistance, evacuees
must register with FEMA by calling 1-
800-621-FEMA
Contributors may send checks made
payable to the "Alabama Governor's
Emergency Relief Fund" to: Alabama
Governor's Emergency Relief Fund P.O.
Box 1523 Montgomery, AL, 36102.
TURNHAM
>• From A3
with students about all of the different candidates
out there."
Turnham wants students to look at issues that
affect them, such as what politicians will do for high­er
education and how certain political parties
respond a to national crisis such as Hurricane Katri­na.
• "The 2006 election year will bring some bright can­didates,"
he said. "I get a sense that Auburn might
take a look at some of the Democratic candidates."
"I want to people to also look at the Republican
party," he said. "I think there is a failure on their part
to provide bold leadership as far as dealing with the
Federal deficit and the Iraq situation goes."
Besides serving as chairman of the Alabama Demo­cratic
Party, Turnham ran for Congress twice. He lost
to Gov. Bob Riley in 1998 and lost another bid to Con­gressman
Mike Rogers in 2002.
Turnham, 45, is a 1981 Auburn graduate. He is the
son of former Alabama Representative Pete Turn­ham.
He lives in Auburn with his wife Paula and his two
children.
"Although I am used to politics, this is very exciting
and stimulating," Turnham said.
How to Help DONATIONS
> Volunteer free
hours for the Red
Cross in the Lee
County area.
> There will be a
blood drive Sept. 16
and 17 on the
Concourse for
Alabama victims of
Katrina.
>- Donate Items and
money to the Red
Cross of Lee County.
Items that can be
donated range from
baby diapers and
formula to drinks
and snacks.
> From A3
"Even if it is just for a few hours to give
relief to other volunteers," Ryan said. "We
need people to answer phones, register
people at the shelter, serve snacks, trans­port
items to the shelter, play games with
the kids... we are a 24/7 operation, so any
time of the day or night is good."
"These 1.3 million refugees will not be
able to return to their homes for months,"
said Michael Krause, a Red Cross Disaster
Services volunteer. Krause said the peo­ple
in the shelters have nothing left
"It's up to the University students that
have time — they don't have the 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. jobs — to come volunteer," Krause
said.
If people want to donate food, they
should bring drinks and snacks to the
shelter, not baked goods. Red Cross is
also eager for businesses that are willing
to sponsor entire meals for refugees.
"Donations of store gift cards, gas cards
or Wal-Mart gift cards that (the refugees)
can use at the pump would be appreciat­ed,"
Ryan added.
Financial contributions are welcome.
Ryan said the response to this disaster is
estimated to cost about $130 million.
Donations can be made through the local
Red Cross chapter, or online at www.red-cross.
org.
Also, the need for blood is urgent
Every Wednesday, the Red Cross holds a
blood drive at its office in Opelika on 26th
Street from noon to 6 p.m.
Caroline Glagola, director of the blood
drive for SGA, said there will be a blood
drive on Sept 16 and 17 on the Concourse
for Alabama victims of the hurricane.
Oprah uses state wholesale for donations
ByTESSHOLLIS
State & Local Editor
In response to the devasta­tion
left by Hurricane Katrina,
talk show host Oprah Winfrey
packed up her crew to hand out
donations in Biloxi, Miss.
Winfrey donated $1 million
to America's Second Harvest,
The Nation's Food Bank Net­work.
The network allocated
$200,000 from the funds to pur­chase
products from C & S
Wholesale, out of Birmingham.
Products purchased from C &
S include a truckload of bottled
water and multiple truckloads
of everything from cereal to ice
and diapers.
Robbie Powell, C & S employ­ee,
said 10 truckloads were
shipped to Biloxi via Federal
Express.
"Besides the $200,000 donat­ed
by Oprah, (C & S) donated
$7,000 to the cause," Powell
said.
After the food arrived at a
Mississippi food bank, it was
packed onto smaller trucks for
Winfrey to hand out on her
Tuesday show.
Her show will focus on the
aftermath of the hurricane and
encourage viewers to donate
money to her "Angel Network"
with the funds mainly going to
the hurricane relief.
We want you to
complain!
Send us your gripes and complaints and you could be
published next week in the QotvaPIaimman.
Call us a t 844-9109 or email us at
thoUls@Uieplainsman.coni
Scottish AmenicanHemtaae Month
at Auburn Universi
September 9th, 2005—6pm - 9pm
Foy Ballroom, Auburn University
Featuring live music
from RedhiLL, and
pre-ceilidh dance in­struction
from Karen
o di anriJleil^Le xpenence
required. Everyone
invited! Bring com­fortable
shoes and a
sense of fun!
CENTER FOR DIVERSITY
AND RACE RELATIONS
September 21st, 2005—6:30pm
Foy Union—Room 217, Auburn University
"Not Just Desserts" Lecture
Series—Highland Heritage in
the American South
Celeste Ray, Professor of Anthropol­ogy
at University of the South and au­thor
of Highland Heritage: Scottish
Americans in the American South, will
be talking about the interesting phe­nomenon
of Scottish Heritage in the
Southern States.
Everyone invited!!
Auburn University is un equal opportunity educational institution / employer
Thursday. Sept 8,2005 qflie Auburn ^lafnaman
The
ComPl ainsman
Helping you let off steam, one week at a time
A5
CRIME
REPORTS
Sept. 2 — Sept. 6
Halftime etiquette
"I would like to thank the
fraternities in the lower por­tion
of student section(s) 27-
26 for showing their clASS
by throwing cups and bever­ages
at the Georgia Tech
band before halftime.
Thanks for representing
Auburn University on
national television. You're an
inspiration to us all."
Thank God for the
Georgia Tech band
"Normally I would be
appalled by the actions of
those who launch missiles
masquerading as Coke cups
toward an opposing team's
band members. However,
like a U.S. Patriot missile,
they all found their intended
targets: the white uniforms
of those pesky insects from
Atlanta. Thank you to every­one
who threw a cup, since
those few minutes were the
most entertaining of the first
hair
Hurricane relief
"George W. Bush has
amazed me yet again. People
were left homeless and with­out
food for seven days as a
result of Katrina, before they
received any federal aid. Oh
wait, I forgot, all of our
National Guard troops are
already in the Middle East.
It's easy for him to help out
the Iraqis, but he can't rush
to help his own people.
Thanks, W!"
Bush continues to prove
wonderful leadership
"No matter how much one
worships at the altar of his
Lordship George W. Bush,
no one should continue to
blindly follow this man and
have the infamous "W
sticker on a car where the
Jesus.fish should be. His
actions in removing nearly
$71 million from the U.S
Army Corps of Engineers in
New Orleans over the past
few years to help pay for his
Jacobinesque crusade in
Iraq — which has yet to have
any favorable result for our
nation — is beyond words.
He does nothing to defend
our nation's borders while
millions of illegal aliens
stream across like the water
came pouring into New
Orleans. Bush truly is a joke
... and even worse, he is an
unfunny joke, the one you
hear that is so bad you feel
sorry for the person who
just told it"
- Call 844-9109 to sound
off about anything campus or
city-related. It can be good it
can be bad or it can be ugly.
The Plainsman reserves the
right to edit for grammar,
length and inappropriate or
libelous material
Sept. 2, BP Grub Mart - Gas
drive-off reported. $51 in gas
was reported stolen.
Sept. 3, Wal-Mart - Shoplift­ing
reported. Nine cans of
Simalac baby formula was
reported stolen.
Sept. 3, Jordan-Hare Stadi­um
- Theft reported. Items
reported stolen include a wallet,
a Georgia driver's license, two
American Express cards, a Visa
check card, a Macy s credit card
and a watch.
Sept. 4, Jordan-Hare Stadi­um
— Copyright infringement
reported. Seventy-four Georgia
Tech and Auburn caps valued at
$3 each were recovered.
Sept. 4, The Edge Apart­ments
— Larceny reported. A
Char-Broil propane grill was
reported stolen.
Sept. 4, Wrights Mill Trailer
Park — Burglary reported.
Items reported stolen include
an Xbox with controllers, a Nin­tendo
Game Cube, a Sony
Playstation, seven Xbox games,
five memory cards and an Xbox
headset.
Sept. 5, Wal-Mart - Shoplift­ing
reported. Forty-nine miscel­laneous
clothing items were
reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Barron's Trailer
Park — Burglary reported.
Items reported stolen include a
Kodak digital camera, a radio, a
CD case with 20 CDs and a lock
box containing medication.
Sept. 5, Eagles West Apart­ments
— Auto theft reported. A
Yamaha motorcycle valued at
$9,810 was reported stolen.
Sept. 5, West view Cemetery
— Desecration of a memorial
object was reported.
Sept. 5, Winn Dixie -
Shoplifting reported. A family
pack of steaks valued at $50 was
reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Spencer Ave. — Rob­bery
and aggravated assault
reported. $200 in U.S. currency
was reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Miller Hall — Larceny
reported. A 2,400 watt generator
was reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Stonegate Trailer
Park — Burglary and theft of a
firearm reported. Items report­ed
stolen include two pistols, a
set of keys and a vehicle ciga­rette
ashtray.
Sept. 5, Auburn Trail Apart­ments
— Burglary reported. A
Magnavox DVD player and 70
DVDs were reported stolen.
Sept. 5, 724 Wrights Mill
Road — Disorderly conduct was
reported.
Sept. 6, Bodega — Aggravated
assault with a gun and carrying
a pistol without a permit was
reported.
— reports provided by the
Auburn Department
of Public Safety
RESIGNATION
> From Al
unaware of Gardner's reasons
behind his resignation.
"He did not give a reason for
resigning," Katrin-Gramberg
said.
Gardner said to provide stu­dents
with a good experience,
more funds are needed.
"I consistently spent more
money than we had to make a
point that this is how much
money it takes to run this pro­gram,"
Gardner said.
Unlike most other programs
and departments, Gardner said
the theatre requires more
expensive resources to teach.
"It's not like buying better
books," Gardner said. "It's buy­ing
other things.
Gardener said that before his
resignation, "Whorehouse" was
already in jeopardy of being
postponed or canceled due to a
lack of funds.
Katrin-Gramberg said the
show's postponement is a result
of Gardner's resignation, not a
lack of funds.
She also said the theatre
department received more than
$400,000 for this current fiscal
year.
"The College of Liberal Arts is
committed to finding funds to
produce 'Whorehouse,'" Katrin-
Gramberg said. "As always, our
students are our first concern."
Theatre students said they
had problems with the Universi­ty
investing money in other
projects on campus, but not the
theatre department
"It's kind of sad we can spend
$40 million dollars on a stadi­um,
but we can't spend money
on the department" said
Danielle Griffith, a senior in the­atre.
"I know the funds are
there. We're just not getting
them."
Gardner, who served at the
University for four years, has
offered to stay for two weeks if
needed.
Katrin-Gardner said Gard­ner's
classes have been covered
and professor Dan Larocque
has been appointed interim
chair of the department
The show must go on
The past three weeks, cast
and crew members of "Whore­house"
have worked six days a
week preparing for opening
night
And they're not ready to let
the curtain close on their pro­duction.
Students are looking for alter­native
ways to produce the play.
Matt Dewberry, a senior in
theatre, said the play will be
postponed either later in the fall
or will be put on in the spring.
If the play is performed in the
spring, "Metamorphosis," the
show originally scheduled, will
be replaced with "Whorehouse."
Because the theatre depart- •
ment receives its funds from
Auburn University, students
cannot independently seek
monetary donations.
Students said without neces­sary
funds to finance the show,
it makes putting on the play dif­ficult
"We can't further the theatre
department if we have the bare
minimum resources," said
Whitney Thornberry, a junior in
theatre.
Although shaken up by the
recent events, the production
staff said they understand the
reasoning behind the resigna­tion
and are hopeful for the
play's fate.
"I'm, in a way, shocked. I
understand Worths reason for
leaving, so I'm indifferent" said
Ashley Nelson, a junior in the­atre.
Members of the play said they
are determined to put on the
show.
"If you want something bad
enough you got to sacrifice for
it" said Sean Cox, a sophomore
in theatre.
While students begin plan­ning
alternate ways of putting
on the play, some are still disap­pointed
by the outcome.
"I moved down here from
New York expecting a theatre
that wanted to put on shows,"
Griffith said.
Griffith's parents had already
bought plane tickets from New
York to attend the show.
As for the future of the play,
students and faculty continue
to rehearse and remain positive.
"We're moving forward and
have every intention of honor­ing
the work done on 'Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas,'" said
Larocque. "We have no inten­tion
of canceling after so much
work has been done."
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Halftime etiquette
"I would like to thank the
fraternities in the lower por­tion
of student section(s) 27-
26 for showing their clASS
by throwing cups and bever­ages
at the Georgia Tech
band before halftime.
Thanks for representing
Auburn University on
national television. You're an
inspiration to us all."
Thank God for the
Georgia Tech band
"Normally I would be
appalled by the actions of
those who launch missiles
masquerading as Coke cups
toward an opposing team's
band members. However,
like a U.S. Patriot missile,
they all found their intended
targets: the white uniforms
of those pesky insects from
Atlanta. Thank you to every­one
who threw a cup, since
those few minutes were the
most entertaining of the first
hair
Hurricane relief
"George W. Bush has
amazed me yet again. People
were left homeless and with­out
food for seven days as a
result of Katrina, before they
received any federal aid. Oh
wait, I forgot, all of our
National Guard troops are
already in the Middle East.
It's easy for him to help out
the Iraqis, but he can't rush
to help his own people.
Thanks, W!"
Bush continues to prove
wonderful leadership
"No matter how much one
worships at the altar of his
Lordship George W. Bush,
no one should continue to
blindly follow this man and
have the infamous "W
sticker on a car where the
Jesus . fish should be. His
actions in removing nearly
$71 million from the U.S
Army Corps of Engineers in
New Orleans over the past
few years to help pay for his
Jacobinesque crusade in
Iraq — which has yet to have
any favorable result for our
nation — is beyond words.
He does nothing to defend
our nation's borders while
millions of illegal aliens
stream across like the water
came pouring into New
Orleans. Bush truly is a joke
... and even worse, he is an
unfunny joke, the one you
hear that is so bad you feel
sorry for the person who
just told it"
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CRIME
REPORTS
Sept. 2 — Sept. 6
Sept. 2, BP Grub Mart - Gas
drive-off reported. $51 in gas
was reported stolen.
Sept. 3, Wal-Mart - Shoplift­ing
reported. Nine cans of
Simalac baby formula was
reported stolen.
Sept. 3, Jordan-Hare Stadi­um
— Theft reported. Items
reported stolen include a wallet,
a Georgia driver's license, two
American Express cards, a Visa
check card, a Macy's credit card
and a watch.
Sept. 4, Jordan-Hare Stadi­um
— Copyright infringement
reported. Seventy-four Georgia
Tech and Auburn caps valued at
$3 each were recovered.
Sept. 4, The Edge Apart­ments
— Larceny reported. A
Char-Broil propane grill was
reported stolen.
Sept. 4, Wrights Mill Trailer
Park — Burglary reported.
Items reported stolen include
an Xbox with controllers, a Nin­tendo
Game Cube, a Sony
Playstation, seven Xbox games,
five memory cards and an Xbox
headset
Sept. 5, Wal-Mart - Shoplift­ing
reported. Forty-nine miscel­laneous
clothing items were
reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Barron's Trailer
Park — Burglary reported.
Items reported stolen include a
Kodak digital camera, a radio, a
CD case with 20 CDs and a lock
box containing medication.
Sept. 5, Eagles West Apart­ments
— Auto theft reported. A
Yamaha motorcycle valued at
$9,810 was reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Westview Cemetery
— Desecration of a memorial
object was reported.
Sept. 5, Winn Dixie -
Shoplifting reported. A family
pack of steaks valued at $50 was
reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Spencer Ave. — Rob­bery
and aggravated assault
reported. $200 in U.S. currency
was reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Miller Hall — Larceny
reported. A 2,400 watt generator
was reported stolen.
Sept. 5, Stonegate Trailer
Park — Burglary and theft of a
firearm reported. Items report­ed
stolen include two pistols, a
set of keys and a vehicle ciga­rette
ashtray.
Sept. 5, Auburn Trail Apart­ments
— Burglary reported. A
Magnavox DVD player and 70
DVDs were reported stolen.
Sept. 5, 724 Wrights Mill
Road — Disorderly conduct was
reported.
Sept. 6, Bodega — Aggravated
assault with a gun and carrying
a pistol without a permit was
reported.
— reports provided by the
Auburn Department
of Public Safety
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RESIGNATION
> From Al
unaware of Gardner's reasons
behind his resignation.
"He did not give a reason for
resigning," Katrin-Gramberg
said.
Gardner said to provide stu­dents
with a good experience,
more funds are needed.
"I consistently spent more
money than we had to make a
point that this is how much
money it takes to run this pro­gram,"
Gardner said.
Unlike most other programs
and departments, Gardner said
the theatre requires more
expensive resources to teach.
"It's not like buying better
books," Gardner said. "It's buy­ing
other things.
Gardener said that before his
resignation, "Whorehouse" was
already in jeopardy of being
postponed or canceled due to a
lack of funds.
Katrin-Gfamberg said the
show's postponement is a result
of Gardner's resignation, not a
lack of funds.
She also said the theatre
department received more than
$400,000 for this current fiscal
year.
"The College of Liberal Arts is
committed to finding funds to
produce 'Whorehouse,'" Katrin-
Gramberg said. "As always, our
students are our first concern."
Theatre students said they
had problems with the Universi­ty
investing money in other
projects on campus, but not the
theatre department
"It's kind of sad we can spend
$40 million dollars on a stadi­um,
but we can't spend money
on the department" said
Danielle Griffith, asenior in the­atre.
"I know the funds are
there. We're just not getting
them."
Gardner, who served at the
University for four years, has
offered to stay for two weeks if
needed.
Katrin-Gardner said Gard­ner's
classes have been covered
and professor Dan Larocque
has been appointed interim
chair of the department
The show must go on
The past three weeks, cast
and crew members of "Whore­house"
have worked six days a
week preparing for opening
night
And they're not ready to let
the curtain close on their pro­duction.
Students are looking for alter­native
ways to produce the play.
Matt Dewberry, a senior in
theatre, said the play will be
postponed either later in the fall
or will be put on in the spring.
If the play is performed in the
spring, "Metamorphosis," the
show originally scheduled, will
be replaced with "Whorehouse."
Because the theatre depart- -
ment receives its funds from
Auburn University, students
cannot independently seek
monetary donations.
Students said without neces­sary
funds to finance the show,
it makes putting on the play dif­ficult
"We can't further the theatre
department if we have the bare
minimum resources," said
Whitney Thornberry, a junior in
theatre.
Although shaken up by the
recent events, the production
staff said they understand the
reasoning behind the resigna­tion
and are hopeful for the
play's fate.
"I'm, in a way, shocked. I
understand Worth's reason for
leaving so I'm indifferent" said
Ashley Nelson, a junior in the­atre.
Members of the play said they
are determined to put on the
show.
"If you want something bad
enough you got to sacrifice for
it" said Sean Cox, a sophomore
in theatre.
While students begin plan­ning
alternate ways of putting
on the play, some are still disap­pointed
by the outcome.
"I moved down here from
New York expecting a theatre
that wanted to put on shows,"
Griffith said.
Griffith's parents had already
bought plane tickets from New
York to attend the show.
As for the future of the play,
students and faculty continue
to rehearse and remain positive.
"We're moving forward and
have every intention of honor­ing
the work done on 'Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas," said
Larocque. "We have no inten­tion
of canceling after so much
work has been done."
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Founded In 1893 As The Orange & Blue
Vol. 112, No. 3
KATIE BRUMBELOE
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SARAH BROCK
Campus Editor
STEVE SEAGLE
Sports Editor
Editorial Board
APRIL JO LOVE
Editor
LANDON BROWN
Business Manager
TESS HOLLIS
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ASHLEY HUNGERFORD
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Our View ••
Three strike limit?
Alcohol policy makes the play, loses the game
With one game down and six more
home games to go, the question
becomes how many students will
lose their athletic ticket privileges
because of alcohol-related offenses?
The new sign at the student sec­tion
entrance clearly spells out the
penalty for being caught sneaking
alcohol into the stadium or consum­ing
it once inside.
But as students filed through the
gates, skepticism of the policy's
effectiveness began to grow.
Bags were hastily looked over, and
many students entered with little to
no search at all.
During the game, students could
be seen dunking down and passing
drinks.
Drunken brawls broke out periodi­cally
within the student section, and
a sea of mini-bottles littered the
stands as students filed out
According to Jim Hardin, a senior
program adviser in the Office of the
Dean of Students, about 22 students
were removed from the game for
alcohol possession.
It's a start, but if this policy is real­ly
going to strike fear in student-drinkers
all across the Plains, we
have to do better than that
A few thousand students attended
Saturday's game, and we'll put
money down more than 22 were
intoxicated.
The policy, designed by the joint
efforts of Interfraternity Council
President Tate Jackson, SGA presi­dent
John Tatum and Dean of Stu­dents
Kent Smith, was written to
make the football experience more
enjoyable for all students.
The idea is not to kick the spirit
out of anyone, but to help students
find their spirit through the action
on the field and not the party in their
cups.
We still believe the policy has
potential, but we aren't ready to say
it worked.
Like all things, it will take time —
time to convince students that offi­cials
mean business and time for
officials to determine the best
course of action for pinpointing
offenders.
Students should also be warned
that just because they didn't drink
doesn't mean their name isn't on the
offenders list.
The database is compiled using
student IDs, which means if you give
your ticket out you'd better trust
who's borrowing it
Hardin told ThePla/nsmanboih
the ID lender and the ID user will be
punished for actions that go against
the policy.
We'll see what happens in the
stands Saturday.
With the policy already in place and
kick-off at 11:30 a.m., students
should have more time to consider
the consequences and fewer prime
drinking hours.
This week's number might not
mirror the number of empty minis
on the ground at the end of the
game, but IDs were scanned.
And those 22 students are now
one strike closer to a football fatality.
Running on empty
Gas concerns can be elevated with common sense
Everyone is concerned with the
ever-rising gas prices.
A lot of traveling takes place in the
fall, especially if you're an SEC foot­ball
fan, and for most of us, traveling
means filling up the tank — often.
We love joy rides, too, but here's
the thing. The country is having
enough trouble without needless
panic attacks.
Please don't freak out every time
the words "gas," "prices" and "short­age"
are uttered within three sen­tences
of each other.
Take a nice long, deep breath, and
plant your feet on the ground.
Do not take off running to your
extra large, fully-equipped SUV. Do
not storm the gas station, and do
not put $100 worth of gas into your
tank.
We know it's tempting. But panic
only breeds more panic. Everyone
filling up at once only encourages a
shortage, which encourages price
gouging.
If you're really concerned about
running out of gas, then help us con­serve
it
Avoid needless driving. Try and do
all your errands in one trip, taking
the most effective route to avoid zig­zagging.
Carpool with friends. Pile into a
gas-efficient sedan when heading to
the bar instead of meeting there in
separate vehicles.
Hop on the biggest carpool in
Auburn, the Tiger Transit. Catch up
on the latest gossip, or meet new
friends.
If you can spend extreme amounts
of money filling up your gas tank,
then surely you can afford to walk a
little more and put the saved money
toward Katrina relief efforts.
Open those checkbooks, Auburn,
and close those gas caps.
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Staff Opinions
Tragedy bring best, worst out of people
In the week and a half since Hur­ricane
Katrina hit the Gulf Coast,
I've seen the best of people.
But I've also seen the worst.
Last Thursday, I witnessed hun­dreds
of college students give the
shoes off their feet to send to areas
affected by Katrina. A generation,
which many say are self-centered,
didn't mind walking home Thursday
night in their socks or barefeet
But for every story like this one,
I've heard or read stories that are
just the opposite.
I've seen a picture of several men
and women, probably about the
same age as me, ankle deep in water
coming out of a store carrying boxes
of shoes and football jerseys with
the tags still on. The widows of the
store are shattered.
I've also read numerous stories
on CNN, Fox and ABCNews about
people shooting at rescue workers.
People even shot at nurses and doc­tors
as they tried to evacuate a hos­pital.
Stories like these make me sick.
In a time when the Gulf Coast
needs to bind together to overcome
this disaster, there are people-trying
to profit from others' pain.
These people are vultures, feed­ing
off the last sense of normalcy
the people of New Orleans have.
I want to ask these vultures: when
the water makes you sick and
there's no food left and rescue work­ers
are afraid to come near you, how
ASHLEY HUNGERFORD
ahungerford@theplmnsman.com
will that shirt, television, DVD play­er,
stereo, necklace save you?
Will that television, which you
can't watch because power is out
for a couple of months, bring you
nourishment or that watch covered
in diamonds help you float?
I just don't understand these peo­ple.
I see the pictures of the devasta­tion
and my heart goes out to the
people of the Gulf Coast, but when I
hear stories about the looters, I get
angry and frustrated.
What does this say about our
society?
Does it say we care more for our­selves
that we are willing to steal
the possessions from a dead body as
we watch the body float down the
street?
Does it say that we are willing to
harm those who are working to save
us so we can make off with that pair
of shoes?
I don't know the answers to these
questions. I pray the answer is no.
But as stories continue to flood
out of New Orleans about out-of-control
looters, my mind is left con­fused.
As I sit in the comfort of a home
not surrounded by water, with the
air conditioner on and my stereo
playing, I wonder about the people
of New Orleans.
I wonder about those still
trapped in their attics or rooftops,
waiting for their turn to be air-lifted
away to safety.
I wonder about the thousands of
people with nowhere to go, who
have no idea when their next hot
shower will be.
But then I wonder about the loot­ers.
I wonder if they sleep at night
or if they toss and turn, haunted by
the families they stole from.
I wonder if they even blink an eye
when they steal the valuables from
a flooded house. And I wonder what
drives a person to aim, and possibly
shoot, a gun at the people who are
risking their lives to save others.
I wonder.
I pray that as the days pass, I will
hear more stories like the one of
students giving their shoes. But I
fear things are only going to get
worse before they get better.
I pray that God watches over his.
children tonight, wherever they
might lay their heads for rest
Ashley Hungerjbrd is managing editor of
The Auburn Plainsman. You can reach her
at 844-9108.
Loss of life after Katrina unacceptable
i 1
In the wake of the disasters caused
by Katrina, another disaster
occurred: the sluggishness of our
government and president to react to
such devastation.
It should seem an obvious choice
when an entire city, gets flooded,
almost entirely destroyed, that the
first thing our government should do
is help the displaced and desperate
people.
On television last Thursday, two
days after landfall, there didn't seem
to be a lack of footage showing peo­ple
lying in the streets dirty, hungry,
thirsty, and, most disturbingly, young
children and the elderly dying of
dehydration.
Bodies were being dragged
through the streets by loved ones
who couldn't bear to let them go and
elderly people drifted off into a sleep
from which they didn't wake up. .
Children, spouses, parents and sib­lings
were lost in the chaos and dis­placed
families were either walking
from Louisiana to the nearest dry
state or trying to survive in the desig­nated
shelters.
The National Guard, the few that
were sent in, did little. The police
were too busy following Bush's com­mand
to punish looters to help.
"I think there ought to be zero tol­erance
of people breaking the law
1
MATTHEW STROTHER
mstrother@theplainsman.com
during an emergency such as this..."
Bush said in a report from Reuters.
The sad part was that this com­mand
came days after the looting of
goods like TVs, electronics and other
expensive items had occurred. The
only looters now were desperate sur­vivors
trying to find food and water
to feed their families.
Once again, Bush was too late.
It wasn't until Friday that any seri­ous
rescue arrangements were made
to help the people left in New
Orleans. A budget of $10.5 billion was
approved and after four full days of
little to nothing from their own gov­ernment
there was finally some help
for the survivors.
But now, the estimated death toll
of New Orleans is 10,000. Ten thou­sand
people dead, not just from Kat­rina,
but from dehydration,
starvation, violence and exposure.
Many people have blamed the vio­lent
actions of a few for the govern­ment's
hesitation to go into New
Orleans, but if the reaction had been
quicker the violence may have been
quelled.
Days before the hurricane hit
experts were making predictions
that we now know were correct •
Shouldn't the government have been
more prepared for this? Shouldn't it
have had people ready and waiting to
go?
Apparently not Now the Federal
Emergency Management Agency .
(FEMA) is coming under fire for its
slow response, but that's only one
link in the chain.
After all the death, hesitation and
destruction, Bush still hasn't
acknowledged that his response
could've been better, instead he
decides to investigate who is to
blame.
In an AP report Tuesday, he gave
this excuse:
"We want to make sure we can
respond properly if there is a WMD
(Weapons of Mass Destruction)
attack or another major storm."
Good ol" Bush, still waiting for
those WMD's.
Matlliew Strother is intrigue editor of The
Auburn Plainsman. You can reach him at
844-9112.
COMMENTARY A7 Thursday, Sept. 8,2005
Far away friend teaches fearlessness, fortitude
When I was 6 years old, I wanted to
be a teacher. At 13,1 wanted to be a
dentist.
And now, less than nine months
away from receiving my diploma, I
want to be a journalist Go figure.
I've always had the ability to change
my mind. My career ambitions never
had to be set in stone
That's a typical mentality for a lot of
students. We begin life with one goal,
stumble through another hundred or
so and eventually succeed at some­thing
completely different from where
we began.
When we've finally worked it out, we
flip through the classifieds until we
find the perfect combination of hours,
benefits and atmosphere before com­mitting
to a job we'll ultimately leave
for one reason or another.
Not all of us have this luxury.
I met PiChi Chang in Seattle during
an intensive five-day workshop with
the Associated Press.
She's finishing her master's degree in
photojournalism at the University of
Missouri, a far stretch from the bache­lor's
degree she earned in economics
at National Taiwan University.
Economics was a practical degree
with a practical future for the Taiwan
native, but PiChi wanted something
more, something different
So she did what any of us would
have done.
She left everything behind — her
family, her friends, her culture, her lan­guage,
her familiarities — and flew to
the other side of the world to pursue
photojournalism.
OK, I probably wouldn't have done
it I probably would have stayed at
home and spent the rest of my life ana­lyzing
something I cared little about in
order to avoid the unknown.
But PiChi was fearless.
Not knowing a soul, she packed her
bags and followed her dream, which
fortunately for me brought us togeth­er.
Over the course of the week in Seat­tle,
she helped me branch out of my
comfort zone and become more fear­less,
too.
We rode to the top of the Seattle
Space Needle, and I hate heights. We
held dead fish at the Pike Place Fish
Market and I hate fish — dead or
alive.
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And in the midst of conquering the
world, we became friends.
On our final night while everyone
else crashed from exhaustion, PiChi
and I talked until almost 3 a.m. know­ing
early morning flights awaited us.
I learned a lot that night I learned
to appreciate my education and my
opportunities.
I learned that I'm spoiled.
My family supports my ambitions to
be a journalist but they'd also support
my ambitions to be a surgeon should I
change my mind today.
I'm surrounded by people who help
me accomplish my goals, who open
doors and say, "We're right behind
you."
I live in a country that respects my
profession, though people may not
always agree with it
PiChi's experience has been a little
different
WhUe some welcomed her, others
saw her as another competitor and
snubbed her. Instead of helping her
adjust they told her to fend for herself.
But PiChi's not one to stray from a
challenge, one of the qualities that
make her a good photographer.
She's stayed strong, and she's sur­vived.
She completed an internship at the
Daily Press in Newport News, Va., and
will graduate in December.
But the challenge won't end there.
PiChi will have just one year to get a
job, or she'll be forced to leave the
country.
Leaving the country would mean all
of PiChi's hard work would be in vain.
In Taiwan, PiChi told me, journalists
and photojournalists are looked down
on, making it a trying career path.
Listening to PiChi that night I felt
very lucky — lucky to be born in Amer­ica,
lucky to be living in the 21st centu­ry-
No challenge I face will compare to
her struggles.
My family will always be a car-drive
away whenever I need support No
crossing oceans necessary.
My country will always allow me to
pursue my ambitions. No timeline
required.
PiChi taught me about strength,
dedication and fearlessness. I taught
her about Auburn football.
We've managed to stay close consid­ering
our friendship was built on five
days in an unfamiliar place with little
sleep and little free time.
We e-mail whenever we get a
chance, and I pass on whatever job
search advice I can offer, usually it's
nothing more than a "Keep it up. I
know something will pan out"
But I received an e-mail from her
Tuesday night that once again remind­ed
me how lucky I was.
"Just want to know that you are safe
(from Hurricane Katrina's destruc­tion),"
PiChi wrote. "If there is anything
I can help, please let me know."
April Jo Love is editor of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at
844-9108
Your View
Step down in 2007,
Lowder, Auburn wants
you to go
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
I am a junior here at Auburn and
could not think of a better place to go
to school.1 have grown up with Auburn
football and nearly all my family has
graduated from this school I have lived
all over the country before attending
school here and I have defended
Auburn, explained where Auburn was,
and tried to explain to friends around
the nation why I love this school
The students and regular citizens of
Auburn are what make it great
It seems to me that those people
have spoken, not just recently, but
many times throughout the years and
have not been heard, and are still not
being heard.
The^ people want (trustee) Mr. Bobby
Lowder gone.
The attempt to
replace Tommy
Tuberville in some
kind of covert plane
flight to Kentucky
made this school
look second class.
Our school deserved
better, and changes
luckily were made.
We removed a
president and an
athletic direct or.
That was not
enough.
I don't think there
would be too many
complaints, especial­ly
from the students
(who Auburn is supposed to be about
right?) if Mr. Lowder had been
removed right then and there.
Of course he was not, he and the
other trustee who were involved in that
ultimate act of stupidity were spared.
Was anyone surprised? I wasn't
I think Auburn is setting a great
example for its students, if you have
money and influence you can get away
with anything.
Is that what we are about here?
I hope not, and to prove it Mr. Low­der
needs to leave when he is supposed
to, in 2007.
I see a lot of signs and T-shirts
around campus proclaiming, "I believe
in Auburn, and love it"
Well, unless that happens, I cannot
believe in Auburn, but I will always love
it
Mike Cibulsky
Junior, Criminology
Is Auburn focused on
students?
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
I went to see my academic adviser
today, and she told me, "The (Auburn)
University will do nothing to benefit
the students."
As soon as I did hear this, every
muscle in my body was so tense and
my adrenaline rush was so high that I
was about ready to find Ed Richardson
myself and have a chat with him face
to face.
I'm sorry, correct me if I'm wrong,
the whole reason the University is even
in existence is because of the students,
right? But when my
own academic advis­er,
the liaison
between the Auburn
academic system
and me, the student
tells me my parents'
money for my educa­tion
is not worth it
because students
repeatedly get
screwed over by the
school, I get a little
upset
The last time I
checked, my parents
are busting their
butts so they can
spend a consider­able
amount of money on me to go
here, so that I may, someday, have the
great opportunity to do the same for
my kids.
It's true, I love Auburn. I've been a
diehard Auburn fan my entire life, and
generations of my family have gone
here.
However, Auburn University is not
the same today as the Alabama Poly­technic
School that my (late) grandfa­ther
was so proud to call himself a
graduate of.
So it sickens me that I am so dis­gusted
with the entire administration
at Auburn University to the point
that I almost don't want to go here
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anymore, to the point where all I want
to do is get through the two football
seasons that I have left here as a stu­dent
(or at least I hope only two and
not more), to the point where I am
encouraging my younger sibling not to
go here.
As great as it is "to be an Auburn
Tiger" during football season, the
other semesters that I'm here I just
can't wait to get out!
To put this in perspective, some peo­ple
(including myself) say that the Uni­versity
of Alabama is no good, that the
only reason anyone goes there now is
because of "the name" or because they
couldn't get into Auburn.
Well, honestly, the way I look at it if
Auburn keeps it up, we will be in the
same boat as Alabama in the future,
and Troy University will be the "place
to be" as a college student in the great
state of Alabama.
Whether it's parking issues, anal
professors and administrative staff,
crappy student housing, the ridiculous
rising costs to go here, or just the gen­eral
fact that students are always
placed dead last on the priority list
I know that everyone would agree
with me when I say that Auburn's
"puppet masters" need to shape up,
not only for the benefit of the land
grant university of the state which
Alabama so desperately depends on,
but most importantly, in my opinion,
for the benefit of the Auburn family.
Haley Lucido
Junior, Political
Science
Animal Cruelty
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:'
It's good to see officials taking ani­mal
cruelty seriously in Lee County
("Animal cruelty cases rise in Lee
County," Sept 1,2005). Animal cruelty
investigator Jama Singley is right when
she says that animal cruelty affects
everyone in the community because of
its connection to violence against
humans.
Unfortunately, not all of Alabama
has made such strides against animal
cruelty. Since Alabama's felony animal
cruelty law was passed in 2001, only a
handful of cases have been successfully
prosecuted. Meanwhile, animal cruel­ty
— from violent abuse to cruel neg­lect
— continues to cause enormous
animal suffering across the state.
Animal cruelty deserves the signfi-cant
attention of law enforcement offi­cials
and community members.
Citizens who see an animal chained
without food or shelter or who see an
animal being violently abused should
report such animal abuse to the police
and local animal controL Animal cruel­ty
is an important community issue
that must be taken seriously, for the
benefit of both people and animals.
Ariana Huemer
Animal Cruelty Case Manager
The Humane Society of the
United States
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY
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Tuesday September 20,2005
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Location: Juie Collins Museum of Fine Art
Sing, tell jokes, play music, recite
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IN BRIEF
Applications due for
Mr. and Miss Glom
Mr. and Miss Glomerata pageant
applications are due Sept. 16.
Applications are available online,
and the Top 40 call-outs will be
Oct 12.
Theta Chi faces sanctions
from IFC, national council
Theta Chi is on social probation
after an IFC court hearing regarding
the incident that occurred with a
rushee Aug. 16. Read The
Plainsman online for the full story.
SOS applications available
Successfully Orienting Students
(SOS) orientation leader
applications are available in Foy 189
or online at www.auburn.edu/sos.
Applications are due Sept 16.
Associate provost appointed
for academic affairs
Dorothy Cavender, associate dean
for academic affairs in the College
of Human Sciences, has been
appointed as associate provost for
Academic Affairs. .
INSIDE
Poultry science receives
new building
A new $20 million building, located
above the Hill residence halls, has
been completed on campus.
State-of-the-art classrooms for
poultry science students were
dedicated Friday. B8
Campus offers support after
Hurricane Katrina
As Hurricane Katrina leaves a wake
of devastation in Louisiana and
Mississippi, some Auburn students
have been affected while others are
helping to rebuild housing B4
Southern Style
"'It's like a hidden
treasure. There's good
music, good food. It's a
real Southern thing. It's
just a cultural
experience"
-Sarah WhaUey
senior, Spanish
CAMPUS STAFF
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Editor
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Associate Editor
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Assistant Editor
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CAMPUS Sept. 8,2005
Fruits and veggies
Ag market provides
wide selection of
produce, B8
Officials dub new policy effective
By CHASE MITCHELL
Assistant Campus Editor
While the Tigers were trying to
"Wreck Tech" on the field Saturday
night, the administration was busy
struggling against another old foe —
alcohol.
About 22 patrons got their first
taste of Auburn's new stadium alco­hol
policy when they were caught try­ing
to sneak liquor into the game,
said Jim Hardin, a senior program
adviser in the Office of the Dean of
Students.
Hardin said the students who were
caught cooperated since they were
well aware of the new rules.
"Nobody seemed to fuss too much,"
he said.
Upon their ejection, the students'
identification cards were scanned so
the University could keep track of
them.
"All of those people who were
caught at this first game now have
one strike against them," Hardin said.
Of the 22 students kicked out, three
or four had used another students' ID
to get into the game, Hardin said.
Hardin stressed that students
should be careful to whom they lend
their IDs, because both the person
holding it and the person who lent it
will be penalized.
"It's sort of like lending your car to
somebody," he said. "If they park in
front of a fire hydrant and get a tick­et,
then you're the one responsible for
the ticket on the car."
Auburn police chief Frank deGraf-fenreid
believes the policy has been a
success so far.
"I think we really did see less alco­hol
at the game," he said, although he
did admit the evening's festivities
te Turn to ALCOHOL, B3
Acupuncture Alleviates Pain
Ancient Chinese method of stress
relief gains popularity on the Plains
By MEGAN SMITH
Associate Campus Editor
Lying face-down with thin
needles lightly pricking one's
back, shoulders, legs and head
may not sound like the most
relaxing stress-reliever, but for
some people, it's just what the
doctor ordered.
Paula Lord, owner of Paula's
Acupuncture located next to
L.A. Tan and Spa on East Uni­versity,
said acupuncture is an
excellent way for students to
reduce stress or any other
physical ailment they may be
experiencing.
"Acupuncture heals people
and provides pain relief with­out
any of the side effects," Lord
said.
Acupuncture is an ancient
Chinese medical practice that
became popular because the
Chinese were not allowed to
perform surgery. Instead, they
devised a practice of placing
needles in key parts of the
body, which triggered a healing
process and often alleviated
health maladies.
Lord said acupuncture can
heal anything including an
aching back, depression and
acne. She said many of her
clients also use acupuncture
treatments to rejuvenate face
muscles to prevent wrinkles.
"There are very few things it
doesn't help," Lord said.
Lord, originally from Los
Angeles, Calif., said she became
interested in acupuncture
because she had severe neck
and back pain.
> Turn to RELIEF, B3
KAT1F. BRUMBELOE — PHOTO STAFF
HURTS SO GOOD: Paula Lord, owner of
Paula's Acupuncture on East University,
performs acupuncture on a student to
relieve stress. Lord said the method can
also be used for pain relief.
Trustee's
term
evaluated
By MEGAN SMITH
Associate Campus Editor
Auburn trustee Charles Ball, who was
thought to have been appointed to serve
out a full seven-year term on the board,
is now expected to fulfill a two-year
term, according to Auburn's new draft
interpretation.
The draft, submitted by Interim Presi­dent
Ed Richardson to Attorney General
Troy King said Ball was appointed to fin­ish
serving board member Lowell Bar­ron's
remaining term.
The statement said Barron resigned in
2003 with two years left, unknown to
Barron himself. After his apparent resig­nation,
he re-interviewed with the
trustee selection committee to be re­appointed
to the board.
Conner Bailey, University Senate chair,
said everything is speculation at this
point because a ruling has not been
issued yet
"We call these hypotheses," Bailey
said.
Burke Cox, an executive committee
member for Auburn Trustee Improve­ment
Political Action Committee (ATIP),
said the opinion Richardson issued
doesn't make sense.
"The idea that Barron resigned two
years early after serving a full year when
his term was presumed expired, then sit­ting
before the Trustee Selection Com­mittee
to be re-appointed is ludicrous,"
Cox said.
Earlon McWhorter, president pro tem­pore
of the Board of Trustees, said the
board can't do anything until a ruling
> Turn to BALL, B3
Officers concerned for pedestrians
KATY AOJFF — ASSISTANT HIOTO EDITOR
TRAFFIC STOP: Liz Tvazon crosses the
street with her dog Pixel. The Auburn-
Opel ika area ranks as the 11th most
dangerous metropolitan area in Alaba­ma
for pedestrians.
By NIKI DOYLE
Associate Copy Editor
Tires squeal, brakes smoke and a horn blasts
in warning. The near-victim walks away
unscathed and oblivious to the angry driver.
This is a common scene on the Auburn cam­pus,
but it could be a fatal one.
"There's a mentality that if you walk at a
crosswalk, you have the right of way. I think
that's a little naive," said Bill James, Auburn's
director of public safety.
According to a study by the Surface Trans­portation
Policy Project, a non-profit organiza­tion
dedicated to safer communities, the
Auburn-Opelika area is ranked as the 11th most
dangerous metropolitan area in Alabama.
The study, based on statistics from 1994-
2003, estimates that only 5 percent of travel is
on foot, but approximately 12 percent of traffic-related
deaths are pedestrians.
Jay Amling, an employee of the Auburn Uni­versity
Facilities Division, said he frequently
sees close calls on campus. Amling said that
considering the carelessness of students, there
are "not as many (injuries) as there should be."
Capt. Tom Stofer of the Auburn Police Divi­sion
said he does not currently have statistics
> Turn to PEDESTRIANS, B3
Survival story
retold to campus
By BOSS JOHNSON
StqffWriter
On a seemingly normal
April 2003 afternoon of hiking
alone through Eastern Utah's
vast mountains and canyons,
Aron Ralston, an experienced
mountaineer, saw his life
change in the blink of an eye.
While climbing down a
small cliff, Ralston's support
from the terrain beneath him
gave way, causing him to fall
down a small gorge.
A falling boulder crushed
his arm, leaving his right
hand and wrist wedged
between the side of the
canyon and the half-ton boul­der.
This left the native of
Aspen, Colo., stuck in the
cold, dark canyon for six days.
Ralston's survival became
apparent only when he decid­ed
to amputate his own arm,
which freed him from a sure
death as nobody was around
for miles.
Students at Auburn had the
opportunity to listen to Ral­ston's
story first-hand when
he spoke and held a book
signing at the Student Activi­ties
Center Tuesday.
"Aron Ralston's story is
incredible," said sophomore
Allison Rhon,. "I had heard
about his story before, but
when I heard him speak, his
story meant so much more."
Many students witnessed
Ralston's harrowing account
of narrowly escaping death in
a remote desert canyon at the
UPC-sponsored event
Kacy Schmidt, special proj­ects
director and organizer of
the event, thought Ralston's
speech would benefit Auburn
> Turn to RALSTON, B3
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Quilts of Gee's Bend will be on
display Sept. 11 at the Jule Collins Smith
Museum of Fine Art from 11 a.m. to 7
p.m.
Admission to the museum will be free
all day.
The women of Gee's Bend will also be
in Foy Union Sept. 12 from 3 p.m. to 4
p.m.
The books "Gee's Bend: The Women
and Their Quilts," and "The Quilts of
Gees Bend* will be available for purchase
and signing.
Successfully Orienting Students
(SOS) Applications are due by 12 p.m.
Sept. 16 in Foy Room 189.
Applications can be found in Foy Room
189, or can be accessed online at
www.auburn.edu/sos.
Successfully Orienting Students is
Auburn's transfer student orientation
program.
For more information about SOS, call
the Freshman Year Experience office at
844-4501 or come to one of the following
information sessions Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
in Foy Room 189 or Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
in Lowder Room 0112.
Glomerata Independent Photos
will be taken Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sept. 14 from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in the first floor of Haley Center.
This is an opportunity for students who
are not part of a Greek organization to
have their picture taken for the Glomera­ta.
Miss Glomerata Pageant Applica­tions
are due Sept. 16. between 8 a.m.
and 4:45 p.m.
Applications can be picked up in the
Glomerata office in the Foy Publications
Suite.
ty and Sorority Contracts are due
between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 16.
Applications can be picked up in the
Glomerata office in the Foy Publications
Suite.
The College Democrats will be on
the Haley Concourse for "Proud to be a
Democrat Day" Oct. 4. They are also
sponsoring speaker Lucy Baxley at 5 p.m.
in Langdon Hall.
Mormon speaker Steven Lund of
the Atlanta Georgia Mission will be
speaking and answering questions Sept. 9
from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Foy Room 213.
MEETINGS
Auburn Christian Fellowship is
holding worship Tuesday nights at 8:05
p.m. For more information, visit
www.auburnchristianfellowship.com or
call 821-3963.
Co-op registration meetings will be
held today at 6 p.m. in Lowder Business
Building Room 110, tomorrow at 3 p.m.
in Room 129, Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. in Room
129, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. in Room 112 and
Sept 14 at 2 p.m. in Room 129.
Auburn Christian Fellowship is
offering free dinner Thursdays at 6 p.m.
For more information, visit
www.auburnchristianfellowship.com or
call 821-3963.
EVENTS
Dimensions Hair Studio is holding a
Cut-a-Thon for Hurricane Relief on Sept.
11 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
All proceeds will go to the American
Red Cross to benefit the victims of Hurri­cane
Katrina. Free food will be provided
by Subway and Mellow Mushroom.
Glomerata Organization Fraterni- The Black Student Union will be
holding the 19-cent Wing Jam on Sept. 12
from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Foy Room 217.
All proceeds will go toward the World
Food Program "War on Hunger."
The Auburn Libertarians will be
holding "Operation: Politically Home­less,"
an outreach event, Sept. 20 and 21
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Haley Con­course.
A Scottish Ceilidh will be held
tomorrow night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in
the Foy Union Ballroom.
A Ceilidh is a traditional Scottish
dance party. Redhill, a Birmingham-based
Celtic band, will perform.
The Auburn Libertarians are host­ing
"Rich and Poor in a Libertarian Soci­ety,"
a lecture by Roderick Long, Sept. 21,
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Foy Room 203. Free
pizza and soft drinks will be provided.
Long is a senior faculty member of the
Ludwig von Misses Institute in Auburn.
Career Development Services is
sponsoring "Extreme Makeover: Career
Edition" Sept. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
the Haley Concourse.
The program is designed to help stu­dents
prepare for the job market. For the
full list of events, go to
www.auburn.edu/career/emce.
Career Development Services and
Belk are sponsoring "Professional Image
Makeover" Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. in Foy Room
213.
Students can learn how to dress for
success at job interviews and in the
workplace by watching a fashion show.
The Division of Student Affairs
and Undergraduate Studies will be
sponsoring "Major in Success" at 7 p.m.
in. the Student Activities Center.
For more information, call Julia James
at 844-4452.
ON THECONCOURSE
How have you been
impacted by Katrina?
I've nevergiven blood
before, but I did after the
storm"
lUmftBCoh
senior,
"I had to drive home this
weekend and all the gas
stations were out It was
kind of hard to get back"
freshman,
building science
"I'have a lot ojrfriends
matwerUtoTulaneand
Loyola that had to
transfer to Georgia
sophomore,
liberalarts
It's hard to watch the
coverage on T.V.and
witness these people
suffering. I've donated
money to the Red Cross"
junior,
marketing
interviews byMelanie Soil id assistant intrigue editor
photos by Kathy Taylor, associate intrigue editor
Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
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PEDESTRIANS
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available, but he remembers
approximately six or seven
pedestrian fatalities in the past
10 years.
"Fortunately, we don't have
all that many pedestrian acci­dents
considering the large
amount of students and driv­ers
in Auburn," Stofer said.
Stofer said the last student
fatality he can remember
occurred two years ago when a
car struck a female student
crossing Magnolia Avenue at
night
"If there's any word of cau­tion
that I can put out there,
it's this: a pedestrian is no
match for a 3,000 pound vehi­cle.
If there's an accident,
you're going to be the loser."
RALSTON
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students.
"I have read Ralston's book, and I found it
compelling," Schmidt said. "He has a beautiful
story and bringing him to Auburn was some­thing
that we did for students here to take in
and maybe learn some life lessons."
Ralston's story is popular, not only among
the students who heard him speak, but to
everyone in the nation who has heard his
accounts.
Having appeared on "The Late Show with
David Letterman" and numerous other news
and talk shows, Ralston has written his own
book, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."
Ralston is now touring the country, visiting
several cities a month and talking about his
almost fatal week in the mountains of Utah.
"I could have given up when I was stuck in
that canyon, but I didn't," Ralston said. "My sur­vival
was a miracle, and I want to share it to
inspire people and give them hope."
MICHAEL NELSON — PHOTO EDITOR
SUPERMAN: Aron Raltson shares his story of
being trapped in the canyons of Utah and
surviving for six days.
TRUSTEE
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has been made.
"There's nothing we can do
except to say we will abide by
the law," McWhorter said.
McWhorter said there was a
lot of confusion surrounding
Ball's actual term.
"It was never the intent for
Mr. Ball to serve three years,"
McWhorter said.
McWhorter also said while
Richardson submitted his opin­ion
to King, an attorney hired by
Richardson issued his state­ment
regarding the trustees.
"What Dr. Richardson did
was hire an attorney. It's a
process and procedure you go
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through," McWhorter said.
Cox said he- was doubtful of
Richardson. .
"When University staffing or
structural decisions need to be
made, Richardson has used his
lame duck status to push them
through, but with the trustees
he is simply not standing his
ground," Cox said. "The result is
that appropriate presidential
governance at Auburn is being
defined as any decision that
doesn't cross the will of Bobby
Lowder."
ALCOHOL
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were not without incident.
"We had several fights in
and around the stadium," he
said. "I know the officers were
very busy."
Hardin knew of at least one
behavior problem as well.
"The (Auburn) band com­plained
that some students
were harassing them," he
said.
DeGraffenreid said he
hopes the stiff penalties for
repeat offenses will be a
sobering proposition for the
students who were caught
Saturday.
"It's a progressive policy," he
said, "so hopefully (they)
won't do it again."
After a second violation,
the students' tickets are
revoked for the 2005 season,
and for a third violation, they
are prohibited from buying
student tickets for the rest of
their college career.
The way the policy is
designed, if the student isn't
deterred by the penalties,
they'll be weeded out by them
instead.
"We're just concerned for
the safety of everyone at the
game, students in particular,"
deGraffenreid said. "We'll do
whatever we need to make
sure everything goes well."
ACUPUNCTURE
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After she visited an acupuncturist, she
said she noticed immediate results.
"It was amazing. I had tremendous
relief/ Lord said.
After she visited another doctor who
specialized in the therapy, she wanted to
learn more about it. She attended Emper­or's
College in Santa Monica, Calif., where
she earned her master's and logged in
4,000 hours learning the art
After she became certified, she worked
in multiple clinics in California before
deciding to move to Auburn with her hus­band.
Lord said she enjoys helping her clients
and hopes she can teach them how
acupuncture works to heal their ailments.
"Part of what I do is educate," Lord said. •
Lord asks all first-time patients for a
detailed medical history and asks sets of
questions to figure out how to target the
problem. Most physical or emotional prob­lems
people have can be related to the
health of certain organs, Lord said.
The first set of questions deals with the
lungs and large intestines. Lord said the
lungs are connected to sadness and grief.
The second set of questions pertains to
the kidneys and urinary bladder, while the
third set of questions concentrates on the
liver and gallbladder.
Lord said if a client is feeling fearful, the
problem maybe connected to the kidneys.
Lord also said the liver controls the eyes,
and if a client has dry eyes, it could be a
problem with the liver.
The last set of questions focus on the
heart and small intestines.
Lord said if a client is having trouble
staying asleep, there could be a problem
with the kidneys, but if a client is having
trouble falling asleep, the heart may be the
root of the problem.
Lord, who has lived in Auburn for six
weeks, said she typically sees about five to
seven people a day.
Lord said she understands
why people may be fright­ened
at first by the different
form of therapy, but with the
proper treatment it can be an
enjoyable experience.
"I want people to know I'm
qualified," Lord said.
Lisa Johnson, a hair stylist
at LA. Tan and Spa, has gone
through sessions with Lord.
"It feels very relieving,"
Johnson said.
Johnson said she began
acupuncture at age 15 after
she got into a car accident and suffered a
stroke in her brain stem. The right side of
her face was paralyzed.
After Lord treated her, Johnson said she
and her friends noticed changes in her
face. J
"People would look at me and say 'your
"Acupuncture
heals people
and provides
relief without
any of the side
effects."
— Paula Lord
owner of Paula's
Acupuncture
face is moving,'" Johnson said.
Lord's husband, Keith, has also used
acupuncture to help his physical problems.
Keith said he fractured two vertebrae in
his back and has since had trouble lifting
heavy objects. Because of the acupuncture,
his pain has been relieved, he said.
Keith said he was never a fan of
acupuncture before he married Paula.
"I hate needles, and she's gotten me over
hating them," Keith said.
Paula said all the needles are the width
of a strand of hair, and they are one-eighth
of the size of a needle used to draw blood.
The average number of
needles used in a treatment is
12 to 20, except more may be
used when treating physical
pain, Paula said.
Keith said his wife
worked with many students at
University of California Los
Angeles for stress relief and
concentrated on many stu­dent
athletes.
Auburn athletes, espe­cially
football players, suffer
from a lot of abuse on their
bodies in practice and in
games, which prevents them from being
100 percent all the time.
According to Keith, if athletes experi­ence
what acupuncture can do, it would
help them perform better.
"We'd love to get our foot in the door
with the athletes," Keith said.
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Graduates hammer away at new housing for victims
MIUIAEI, NILSOS — PIIOTO EDITOR
HANDY GUYS: David Wurst (left) and Anthony Tilman (right), from the College of
Architecture, Design and Construction design weather-resistant housing units out
of shipping containers to help refugees who suffered losses from Hurricane Katrina.
The containers are portable and may serve multiple purposes including being
stacked for shipping and storage. They also can sit almost anywhere and are 40 feet
by 8 feet and nine feet tall. Features of the containers include air conditioning and
electricity.
By SARAH BROCK
Campus Editor
Refugees from Hurricane Katrina may soon have
new living arrangements, thanks to students from
the College of Architecture, Design and Construc­tion.
A group of students in the Design/Build graduate
program are creating temporary, weather-resistant
housing units out of shipping containers.
The containers, made out of corrugated metal,
are 40 feet by 8 feet and nine feet tall. The finished
models will have air conditioning and electricity.
"One of the reasons we looked at these (contain­ers)
is because there's a surplus," said Anthony
Tindill, a student working on the modules.
Tindill said the containers are used to ship items
overseas, and since the United States is an import­ing
country, there is an excess of these containers.
The idea to develop alternative housing arrange­ments
for refugees developed from a meeting last
week where some of the students were working on
a group project required of all students in the
Design/Build program.
"My group was planning on integrating (the con­tainers)
into the house we're building," said Michael
Grote, a graduate in the program. "So we were sit­ting,
talking about how to get these boxes for our
own project, and it became evident that we needed
to redirect and use our expertise to help with the
people displaced by the hurricane."
The students working on the new project are
developing three prototypes to experiment with
different variables of the module.
In one, they are exploring using partitioned walls
or having a telephone and cable hookup.
They plan to present their idea and models to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
which could then decide to mass produce the mod­els
and use them to replace tents.
"We're trying to replace tent cities," Grote said.
"You can live in a tent for a few days, but living in a
tent for months is different. It's really not a digni­fied
way to live for a long time."
The group plans on creating a blueprint for the
shelters so volunteer groups can create them.
"If we can come up with a blueprint, they can be
mass produced by anyone," Tindill said. "It's simple
enough so a church group could use a blueprint
and create them."
In addition to being in surplus, the containers
have other benefits. They can be easily stacked for
storage and shipping. They can also sit almost any­where,
and the group is looking at creating a simple
foundation to create a level ground for the models.
The first prototype should be completed today,
and the group will begin work on two more. Tindill
said a crew of eight people can make one of the
modules in two days.
Since the project is currently unfinished, there is
no price estimation yet. Once the prototypes are
completed, FEMA will ultimately decide if they will
be put into practice.
The group is not sure when FEMA will actually
be able to look at the plans.
"We're trying to go through the right channels,"
Tindill said. "The wheels are spinning, and we're
hoping to get there real soon."
Student affected by hurricane
By MICHAEL J.
THOMPSON
Assistant State & Local Editor
For those out of the path of
Hurricane Katrina, watching
the aftermath of her fury on
television, it may be difficult to
understand the tragedy faced
by victims.
Bryan Gambina, a senior in
mechanical engineering, isn't
so lucky.
He grew up in New Orleans,
and his entire family lives and
works in the area that bore the
brunt of the storm's power.
"It has been unbelievable
watching the
news, seeing sites
around the city
and areas I used
to visit a lot,"
Gambina said,
"and now they're
under water."
With the storm
approaching last
week, his
thoughts were
centered only on
his parents, Louis
and Wendy, and
his two sisters
and brother.
His father, who
lives in Harahan,
La., a suburb of
New Orleans five miles from
the Superdome, decided to
ride out the storm in his home.
His mother and siblings
evacuated their home in
Metairie, La., another suburb
of New Orleans, and went to
one of Gambina's relative's
house in LaFayette, La.
Two hours from New
**It has been
unbelievable
watching
the news,
seeing sites
around the city
I used to
visit a lot.*'
— Bryan Gambina,
senior in mechanical
engineering
Orleans, they would ride the
storm out from there.
Gambina's father, who owns
a pharmacy in east New
Orleans that now sits in 20 feet
of water, relied on word of the
storm's progression from his
son in Auburn.
"The power went out as the
storm approached, so he was
unaware of what was going on
in New Orleans and the sur­rounding
areas," Gambina
said. "So I kept text messaging
him updates about Hurricane
Katrina and he would tell me
what was going on down
there."
With the
news beginning
to show the
storm's devasta­tion,
Gambina
admits he was
worried about
how his dad
would get out of
the city.
"The next
day, my dad told
me he went out­side
and the city
looked like a it
was a warzone;
helicopters fly­ing
all around,
debris every way
you looked," he
said.
What his dad did next made
even Gambina laugh.
"He somehow found a
(police officer) and he rode
around with him in his squad
car for awhile, looking at the
devastation," Gambina said.
"Eventually they came upon
one of his friends stores, which
was a high,-end electronics
store, and noticed a caved-in
wall. There were file cabinets
opened everywhere and most
of the equipment was gone."
His father soon realized it
was time to leave New Orleans.
Unable to get his car out of
the garage without any power
to open it, his father was
forced to use a hammer and a
screwdriver to bash it in.
Neither his mother nor
father's homes suffered any
flood damage, but Gambina
jokes that his father's garage
isn't in the greatest shape.
However, being in LaFayette
didn't remove Gambina's fami­ly
from harm's way.
"LaFayette is located on the
highway the refugees are using
to get to Houston, where
upwards to 250,000 people are
trying to go, and people are
afraid to go out at night
because of all the looting and
crime that is occurring," he
said.
Gambina's mother has
found a temporary job at a
hospital as a nurse, and his
father is trying to find a job at
a pharmacy in another state.
Both Gambina's father and
mother plan on returning to
New Orleans when the flood
waters recede, Gambina said.
"I graduate next year, and I
plan on going back and living
there, helping in the rebuilding
process," he said.
"The most important thing
is my family is all alive and
safe," Gambina said. "The city
can be rebuilt and replaced.
It's my family's lives that could­n't
be."
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find home at University
By CHASE MITCHELL
Assistant Campus Editor
Thousands of college students have been
displaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Kat­rina.
In an effort to aid those who need a place
to learn this semester, Auburn is
accepting transfer students from
schools like Tulane, Dillard,
Xavier, Loyola and Southeastern
Louisiana.
John Fletcher, assistant vice
president of Student Affairs, is
helping interested transfers get
enrolled as soon as possible.
"We've had about 30 (students)
who have called or shown an
interest," he said. "As of now, we've
had seven who have enrolled."
Auburn's deadline to add fall
courses is usually the 15th day of
class, which was last Wednesday,
but the University is bending the
rules so transfer students will have
more time to get here and settle
down.
Kim Trupp, the director of Auburn student
housing, said the University is willing to
cater to the transfer students' housing needs
as well.
"We are able to house students who are
coming over from the devastated areas," she
said. "I actually just had a Tulane student in
my office, and we put someone in from Loy:
ola last week."
Housing is also waiving the students' appli­cation
fee and deposit, saving them each
$130.
But Fletcher does have some worries.
Since Auburn students start school earlier
than most other Southeastern colleges, he
said, transfer students may already be miss­ing
valuable class time while they get situat­ed.
Another thing that is not helping matters,
Fletcher said, is that Auburn is already deal­ing
with its biggest freshman class in history,
and its largest student body
ever.
If the students were to
attend classes, it could cause
over-enrollment.
Fletcher also pointed out
the University's other Katrina-caused
woes.
"There's a fair number of
Auburn students who are from
the affected areas," he said. "Our
first priority is to help them."
He spoke of one Auburn stu­dent
from Louisiana, whose
house was severely damaged,
who might have trouble paying
tuition.
"I don't know that there's a
magic answer (to the problem),"
he said, "but that's the kind of thing we're
going to be dealing with."
Auburn isn't the only university lending a
helping hand to students affected by the
tragedy.
According to a press release from the
Alabama Department of Postsecondary Edu­cation,
the Alabama College System will be
offering financial assistance to students who
are enrolled in two-year schools that will not
be reopening.
They will also be reimbursing students who
must withdraw from those schools because of
hurricane-related circumstances, the release
said.
"There's a fair
number of
Auburn
students who
are from the
affected areas.
Our first
priority is to
help them."
—John Fletcher,
assistant vice president of
Student Affairs
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