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Foy takes to the skies
James E. Foy celebrates his 90th
birthday with a flight around Auburn.
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Nov. 9,2006
CONDO CONUNDRUM
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New luxury condominiums will be built above the Auburn Bank building, where Bodega is located. The condos will be set back from College Street and
will extend from Magnolia Avenue to the edge of Quixote's and the Auburn Inn. Developer Ed Lewis said he hopes to preserve the feel of downtown.
Approximately
70 to 75 condos
slated to appear
on College Street
By VICTORIA CUMBOW
StaffWriter
The corner of Magnolia Avenue
and College Street downtown will
soon be the home of approximately
70 luxury condominiums.
Ed Lewis, an Auburn graduate
and developer, has a footprint in
place for the future of the down­town
landscape.
"We are planning to put condo­miniums
in, and our intent for con­dominiums
is not gameday condo­miniums,"
Lewis* said. "This is a
very, very nice place downtown for
people who want to live down­town."
While Lewis said he does not
intend to make the condos "game-day
only," 22 alumni have commit­ted
to wanting one and most live
outside of Auburn.
"I'm not going to dictate what a
person does with them," he said.
"Some of them will be gameday,
but I think some will be gameday
for a period of years and then peo­ple
will move there permanently.
"I think this is not a building for
college students to live in, neces­sarily.
It's a building for people to
live in and make it their home. We
are going to have some very nice
restaurants, we're going to have a
very nice parking deck, and it's an
excellent location in town."
Lewis and one of his investment
firms, Oak Tree Investments, own
properties at 114 W. Magnolia Ave.,
101 N. College St. and 129 N.
College St.
Those properties encompass
Toomer's Place, Bodega (the old
Auburn Bank building), Quixote's,
Auburn Inn and the associated
parking lots.
That property is everything he
needs to build a five-story condo­minium
building Lewis said. His
plans have been in the works for
more than a year.
"There are a few timing issues to
work out with a few of the tenants,
and construction will be started as
soon as those are worked out,"
Lewis said. "I hope it is very, very
near, but it could be much longer."
Lewis gave six architectural
firms two weeks to come back with
a presentation, and a firm in
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Birmingham was chosen. Lewis
will not yet disclose the architect's
name because the footprint, or
simpler floor plan, has not been
set
While the architect is based in
Birmingham, Lewis said he hopes
to look locally for a real estate firm
when he is ready to sell.
Jon Cuhw/DESIGN EDITOR
"We love Auburn. We would like
to see Auburn progress a bit and
look a bit better downtown," Lewis
said. "We would like the buildings
downtown to look like they were
built 50 years ago like it was part of
an original Auburn that has some
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Golden eagle to retire Saturday
FILE
Marianne Murphy, a raptor education biologist,
works with Tiger in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
By MIRANDA MATTHEIS
Associate Campus Editor
After four seasons of flight, the
golden eagle Tiger will have her
last flight and retire from flying at
home football games at
Saturdays home game against the
Georgia Bulldogs.
The decision to retire Tiger
came recently because of con­cerns
about a recurring spot of
skin cancer on her right leg.
"Right now it's not life threaten­ing,"
said Roy Crowe, raptor edu­cator
and eagle consultant
Jamie Bellah, director of the
Southeastern Raptor Center, said
the last tumor was removed June
19.
"It's a low-grade malignant
tumor," he said.
Bellah said the type of tumor
Tiger has usually doesn't spread,
but it is possible.
"Right now her leg is looking
very good," he said.
Tiger's tumor was treated with
local radiation therapy.
The tumor has been removed
approximately six times and
keeps coming back.
Crowe said when the tumor
comes back, Tiger goes lame on
that leg
"If she's lame, we don't need to
be putting her through the rigors
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Search for
president
prolonged
By SARAH BROCK
Senior Reporter
When Auburn rings in the new year this
January, the University will not have a new
president at the helm. Trustee Charles
McCrary, chair of the presidential search com­mittee,
said the search process is taking
longer than anticipated.
"I was hoping we could get somebody at the
end of the year," McCrary said. "In another two
weeks, you've got Thanksgiving and finals and
the year's gone."
The search advisory committee is still get­ting
acquainted with the final 16 candidates
before narrowing the field to just a few, who
will eventually visit campus.
"What's important here is I'm not worried
about the calendar," McCrary said. "My goal is
not to meet a particular calendar, but to honor
the process."
President Ed Richardson will serve through
June, but if a candidate is named before then,
he is willing to step down earlier. McCrary said
he does not anticipate the search lasting
longer than June.
Furthermore, he said Richardson is not a
candidate for the presidency.
"I've made it abundantly clear he is not a
candidate," McCrary said. "He does not want
to be a candidate."
The J.6 candidates include a variety of peo­ple:
university presidents, provosts, military
personnel and CEOs. ^."
"It's just what we wanted — the full spec­trum
of traditional and non-traditional peo­ple,"
McCrary said.
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Riley earns
second term
By BETHANY KIRBY
Assistant State & Local Editor
The people of Alabama have spoken, and on
Tuesday night, Gov. Bob Riley (R), was
declared the winner over Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley
(D) in the gubernatorial race.
"Now's the time for all Alabamians to come
together," Riley said in his victory speech
Tuesday night "Now you are a part of our
family ... Family is what
it's all about."
Baxley made her con­cession
speech Tuesday
approximately 20 min­utes
before Gov. Riley
spoke.
"I am proud of our cam­paign,"
Baxley said. "I
have a total respect for
the will of the people, and
the people have spoken."
Riley spoke to a crowd of supporters,
emphasizing Alabama's potential in the years
to cornel
"We have a chance to make Alabama the
greatest state in this nation," Riley said.
Riley mentioned his Plan 2010, which has
been his focus as he campaigned during the
past months. Plan 2010 highlights Riley's goal
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Louisiana State University University of Alabama
The Daily Reveille —
The Baton Rouge, La., Alcoholic Bev­erage
Control Board and the Office of
Alcohol and Tobacco Control raided
Bogie's Bar and Grill in a joint operation
last Thursday night.
The ATC received a complaint about
underage drinking at the bar. Five or six
undercover agents arrived at the bar at
11 p.m. to make observations and con­firm
the validity of the complaint.
"We sent in a 19-year-old operative
who was able to enter and purchase an
alcoholic beverage," ATC enforcement
director Steve Spalitta said.
Spalitta said about 500 patrons
arrived within 40 minutes.
Spalitta said the doorman yelled to
the underage patrons in the bar to take
their wristbands off when uniformed
agents arrived at the bar at 11:55 p.m.
The agents entered the bar and
checked all IDs in about an hour and 15
minutes. Spalitta said 299 people were
under the drinking age, and 178 were at
least 21 years old. He said agents issued
32 criminal citations.
University of Florida
Independent Florida Alligator —
One of the three men accused in the
beating death of University of Florida
student Thomas Brown at the Florida-
Georgia game last year pleaded guilty
to a lesser charge of felony battery last
Wednesday.
Prosecutors accepted the plea at a
hearing, no longer seeking a ruling of
second-degree murder, which has a
maximum sentence of life in prison.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda said
the team of prosecutors accepted the
lesser plea because Jeremy Lane, who
was "most culpable" in the death of
Brown, was convicted of aggravated
battery in early October.
De la Rionda said Foss' plea was best
for everyone in the case because Lane
had received a lesser conviction than
the originally sought second-degree
murder conviction, even though prose­cutors
presented evidence that Lane
was the main attacker.
University of Mississippi
The Daily Mississippian —
Graduate assistants at the Universi­ty
of Mississippi will see a reduction in
their paychecks beginning Jan. 15
because of a mandatory health insur­ance
program the university has
adopted.
The graduate student council and
the graduate school have decided to
enroll all graduate assistants in a
health-insurance plan that will be par­tially
subsidized by the university.
Over the last few years, the universi­ty
has realized that many graduate
assistants were without adequate
health insurance, according to
Stephen Monroe, president of the
graduate student council. Since 2003,
the graduate student council and the
graduate school have been researching
the issue and investigating possibili­ties
to solve the problem.
Maurice Eftink, associate provost
and dean of the graduate school, said
compared to what students have had
before, the plan is "very attractive."
"The larger and more stable the
group, the better the rate and the
more attention you get when filing
claims," Eftink said.
The Crimson White —
Four pledges of the multicultural
sorority Alpha Delta Sigma quit the
sorority because of behavior they
described as hazing.
The ex-pledges said sorority lead­ers
often yelled at themand treated
them poorly, overloaded them with
activities and gave them unreason­able
deadlines, which hurt their
grades. Sorority leaders deny all the
charges.
"A few of the girls' grades plummet­ed,
and some were at the point where
they were failing some classes," said
Kala Dumas, a freshman majoring in
telecommunication and film and one
of the ex-pledges.
She said the drop in their grades
was because their time was monopo­lized
by the pledge process.
Amanda Baker, president of Alpha
Delta Sigma, said the pledges were
told of the requirements and dead­lines
before the process began.
"Our top priority is academics,"
Baker said.
University of Arkansas
Arkansas Traveler —
The journalism department at
the University of Arkansas may be
headed for a crack-up — literally.
Some offices in the journalism
department are sinking because the
grade of the slab on which that part
of the building is based has settled,
said Bob Beeler, associate director
for design and construction.
Officials with University of
Arkansas Facilities' Management
have known about the sinking for
three months, and have tried to
measure its progress by putting
motion-monitoring devices on the
cracks that have appeared in Kim-pel
Hall, Beeler said.
The movement stopped momen­tarily,
and then began again three
weeks ago, he said.
"We know it is a problem and we
are on course to fix that," he said.
University of Kentucky
The Kentucky Kernel —
Two University of Kentucky fresh­men
were arrested on robbery and
arson charges last week.
August Anthony Mapp, 18, was
arrested early Wednesday after two
reports of robbery and assault.
Robert Erik Gregory, 18, was arrest­ed
Friday on suspicion of the same
crimes.
According to police reports, both
students are Holmes Hall residents
and are from Louisville, Ky. Mapp is
listed as a pre-marketing major, and
Gregory is undecided.
Around 12:35 a.m. Wednesday,
Lexington Police responded to a
robbery report at 201 Simpson Ave.,
Sgt. Pete Ford of the Lexington
Police said.
During the robbery, the suspects
sexually assaulted the woman who
lived at the apartment they robbed
and physically assaulted both occu­pants.
Ford didn't go into detail on the
incident, but said the physical
abuse was caused with hands and
fists. Ford said all victims were fine-to
the best of his knowledge.
Crime
Reports
Nov. 2 — Nov. 6
Nov. 2, Winn Dixie, 1625 E. University Dr. —
Burglary of auto and theft of article from auto
reported between 4 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. One set of
Ping G-3 golf clubs with Mizuno head covers,
one Callaway golf bag, one men's wallet, one pre­scription
bottle of Lorcet and one prescription
bottle of Mobic were stolen. The total value of
the items was $695.
Nov. 2, Logan Square Apartments — Larceny
and burglary from residence reported. One
Playstation 2, one Playstation 2 game, one Citi­zen
watch, one white gold Fairhope High School
class ring and one iPod were stolen. The value of
the stolen items was $1,050. One Dell laptop was
damaged, valued at $1,700, and one deadbolt
was damaged, valued at $25.
Nov. 3, 755 Stubb Ave. — Cruelty to animals
reported between 9:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
Nov. 3, The Reserve on South College —
Harassment reported between 5:30 p.m. and 6
p.m.
Nov. 3, Exxon (Village Mart) — Criminal tres­passing
and harassment reported between 11
a.m. and 11:10 a.m.
Nov. 3, Big Cat Fuel, Opelika Road — Gas
drive-off reported at 2:41 p.m. $3 in gas was
stolen.
Nov. 4, Auburn Trail — Larceny and burglary of
residence reported. One computer bag/case, one
Palm T/X handheld organizer, one black iPod,
one Sony Handycam, one Sony VAIO notebook,
one Linksys wireless router and one Logitech
videocam were stolen. The value of the stolen
items was more than $3,487.
Nov. 4, Webster's Crossing TP — Burglary from
residence and theft from yards reported. Two
claw hammers, one silver-colored ring and one
Frontier Bank check were stolen. The items were
valued at $131.
Nov. 5, Winn Dixie, 1617 S. College St — Pos­session
of a forged instrument reported between
7 p.m. and 8 p.m. One Waffle House payroll
check, valued at $187, was recovered.
Nov. 5, Shady Glenn Apartments — Aggravat­ed
assault with strong-arm reported.
Nov. 6, 828 Heard Ave. — Criminal mischief
reported between 3:30 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. Two
right-side windows were damaged to a value of
$2,000.
Nov. 6, South Donahue Drive/Lem Morrison
Drive — Burglary of auto and theft of article
from auto were reported between 12:15 p.m. and
4 p.m. One Marlin .444 SS rifle with a Leupold
scope was stolen. The value of the gun was $450.
One passenger door window, valued at $200, was
broken.
Nov. 6, Webster's Crossing TP — Burglary of
auto and miscellaneous larceny reported. One
pair of white Air Jordan tennis shoes, valued at
$125, was stolen. One drivers side window was
damaged at a value of $150.
Nov. 6, Auburn Links at Mill Creek — Criminal
mischief reported between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.
Four green tee boxes on the fairway were dam­aged
on holes 6,7,8 and 9. The cost of the dam­age
was $20,QO0.
Nov. 6, Richland Road/Shug Jordan Parkway
— Theft from public building reported. One red
Coleman 5,500-watt generator was stolen. The
value of the generator was $800.
Nov. 6, Plato's Closet — Three incidents of theft
and sale reported. An unknown number of cloth­ing
items was stolen and sold. The total value of
the clothing was $300.
Nov. 6, 809 Tullahoma Drive - Burglary and
theft of residence reported. One small, red tool­box,
30 assorted hand tools, one DVD player and
130 assorted DVDs were stolen. The value of the
items was $1,605.
Nov. 6, Carpenter Way/Olivia Way — Theft
from yards and criminal mischief reported. One
Senco electric air compressor, one Senco gas-powered
air compressor, one Makita generator,
one master lock and one trailer door hinge lock
were stolen. The total value of the items stolen
was $2,415.
Nov. 6,1025 Lakeview Drive - Burglary of auto
and theft of article from auto reported. One Sav­age
12-gauge pump shotgun, one black iPod and
one Magellan model handheld GPS were stolen.
The total value of the items stolen was $1,200.
— Reports provided by the Auburn
Department of Public Safety
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STATE&LOCAL Political Cartoons
November 9,2006
Results create
cautious' hope
By MATT DISCHINGER
State & Local Editor
While the 2006 elections will change the face of
America, it is unlikely that much will change for
Alabama.
This year's race was one of dominant incumbents
like Gov. Bob Riley, Rep. Mike Hubbard ( R-Lee) and
Sen. Ted Little (D-Lee). These incumbents were able
to hold their seats — in Lee County, at least — by
pushing hard for the University and promising more
to the students.
"It is definitely a good day for the state of
Alabama,'* said Kristy Cottrell, chairwoman of
Auburn University College Republicans. "Besides
that, it's an even better day for Auburn University."
Cottrell said the state elections affirmed that the
citizens of Alabama know what they want and who
will give it to them.
"The agenda for Auburn University will be passed
now," Cottrell said. "So many Auburn students
turned out to vote, and now those candidates have
work to do."
Jeffrey Ioimo, president of the Auburn University
College Democrats, said the state elections could
have gone better for democrats.
"We would have liked to see Lucy Baxley win, but
it was a battle of who could spend more," Ioimo said.
"I know a lot of people were kind of down after the
state elections, but we're running — in many cases
— against incumbents. Incumbents are almost
impossible to take down."
One of the incumbent dominators was Little, who
took almost 60 percent of the vote in District 27.
Ioimo said he would have liked to see Carolyn Ellis
win the House seat 79, and he was disappointed in
that outcome moreso than others.
"In general, the Republicans just got out the vote
better," Ioimo said. "But, nationally, it's a great day to
be a Democrat"
Wednesday afternoon it was reported that the
Democratic Party had gained 28 seats in the US.
House of Representatives and had gained nine more
seats than is required for the 218 majority.
In the U.S. Senate, Democrats gained four seats
and were waiting for two more likely victories in
Virginia and Montana.
"We now have control of the House and also a very
good chance with the Senate," Ioimo said. "The
American people have stood up and said they want
change in policy and leadership."
Grace Toles, president of the Auburn University
Libertarians, said she felt encouraged about the
results, both state and national.
"Dick Clark got more votes per dollar than either
of the other candidates," Toles said. "It shows there
are a lot of liberty loving voters out there."
Toles said the next few years will greatly influence
the Libertarian Party.
"I think a lot will depend on how good the
Democrats do," Toles said.
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City Council hears
citizens9 complaints
By ABIGAIL HOLLO WAY
StqffWriter
Auburn citizens brought concerns for the commu­nity's
safety at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
In the last six months, residents of the Habitat
Homes have experienced an increase of crime in
their community.
Jessie Bradshaw, of 833 Lunsford Drive, and several
of her neighbors described the vandalization of their
homes. They said their homes have been broken
into, with valuables stolen and delinquents are tres­passing
on their property. Bradshaw asked the city to
step in and take action against the local criminals.
"We're just asking for more police patrol,"
Bradshaw said. "We'd just like something to be done."
The residents have witnessed the trespassers
smoking marijuana and partaking in other illegal
activities. It is believed that the criminals are citizens
of the newly constructed Oak Ridge Apartment
Complex.
Shenise Baker's home at 825 Lunsford Drive was
broken into.
"They stole everything that was valuable," said
Bakers, a single mother.
The council agreed to look into beefing up police
forces in the ana. Mayor Bill Ham stated that he
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THE VOTES ARE IN I More of the same
Mfchatl Ctabpm /PHOTO EDITOR
Barbara Priester and Faye Ross, Lea County Gov. Bob Riley supporters, check the election results at the Lee County Courthouse Tuesday night Priester
and Ross stay updated on the progress of Riley and other Republican candidates in the Lee County elections.
Incumbents hold ground
By ASHLEY HUNGEBFOBD
Assistant State & local Editor
The rainy weather on Election
Day Tuesday didn't stop voters in
Lee County from going to the
polls.
Of the registered voters in Lee
County, 26,768 votes were cast at
the polls. Lee County Probate
Judge Bill English said there was
a 37.7 percent turnout of regis­tered
voters, just below his 39.5
percent forecast
English said he didn't see the
rain as a deterrent to voters. He
said many voters rushed to the
polls early to beat the rain. When
the weather cleared up in the
afternoon, he said there was still
a steady stream at the polls.
As the results rolled in Tuesday
night, it was clear Lee County
voted many incumbents into
another term.
Sen. Ted Little (D-Auburn)
defeated challenger Peggy Martin
in the State Senate District 27
race.
"We're excited about our victo­ry,"
Little said. "We worked hard
in a campaign that was filled with
a lot of negative advertisements
and not issues."
Little said in his next term he
will remain devoted to education
and economic development in
east Alabama.
"East Alabama is doing so well
with bringing jobs to this part of
the state," lie said.
Little said new jobs are con­stantly
coming to his district like
the new automotive part manu­facture
coming to Opelika.
"Alabama has moved from the
textile stage to the automobile
stage," he said.
He said he would also like to
see the public have the opportu­nity
to vote on whether they want
a constitutional convention to
revise the 1901 Alabama consti­tution,
which Little calls outdat­ed.
He said the convention would
have elected delegates that
would revise, consolidate and
suggest possible deletions. Then
the proposed new constitution
would be voted on by the people.
In a highly publicized race,
Rep. Mike Hubbard (R-Aubum)
won another term in
Montgomery in State
Representative District 79.
"I'm very pleased with the out­come
of the race," Hubbard said.
"It was a long tough campaign,
and I'm thankful the people of
District 79 we're able to see
through the mudslingmg."
For his next term in the state
House, Hubbard said he wants to
focus on Auburn University, the
completion of the bridge at Exit
57 on Interstate 85 and work with
Gov. Bob Riley on accomplishing
Riley's initiatives.
"Auburn is always my top focus
and it has always been," Hubbard
said.
Hubbard is also the house
minority leader. He said he's dis­appointed
Republicans didn't
gain in seats in the house, but "at
least we didn't go backwards."
However, challengers Carolyn
Ellis (D) and Dick Clark (I) were
both pleased with their cam­paign
and election experience.
"It has been wonderful to meet
the people and talk about the
issues I talked about," Ellis said.
"My earnest desire is that we will
work together to make Alabama
better tomorrow than it is today"
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ELECTION RESULTS
GOVERNOR U
BOB RiLI 1
LUCY BAXLEY
LT. GOVERNOR
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Opelika superintendent search narrowed
By BETHANY KIRBY
Assistant State & Local Editor
Opelika City Schools narrowed its five candi­dates
for superintendent to two, and inter­views
are today.
Beth Wright, superintendent of Florence
County School District 3 in South Carolina will
interview at 4 p.m., and Mark Neighbors, assis­tant
superintendent for Opelika City Schools,
will interview at 7 p.m., said Kate Larkin, pub­lic
relations coordinator for Opelika City
Schools.
Unlike the first round, these interviews will
not be preceded by a community reception,
Larkin said. However, the public is welcome to
come observe the interviews.
Beth Wright has served in her position since
2001 and has worked in education for almost
30 years.
Wright said through these years she's
learned the most important characteristic she
could bring to the superintendent position
would be a love for the children and the energy
to back that up.
"I'm still excited after 30 years in education,"
Wright said.
For Wright, the possibilities and potential
aren't just for the students, but they are for the
adults, whether the parents or the staff mem­bers
in the school district
Wright said she has been impressed with
Opelika City Schools' staff and facilities, and
has enjoyed the interviewing process so far.
"It felt like a good fit, and it must have felt
that way for them," Wright said. "As much as
they're choosing me, I'm choosing them."
Wright said one of the things that attracted
her to Opelika was that the school district is
about the same as the one where she works in
Florence. Wright had previously worked in a
larger school system in Williamson County,
Tenn., as an assistant superintendent But she
likes the smaller district where she works now.
"Anywhere I go here, I know everyone,"
Wright said. "That's something I really don't
want to lose."
Wright said because the district is smaller,
she can attend nearly every ballgame or school
event
"I enjoy being able to do that" Wright said. "I
like being involved in the lives of the children of
the district and with the staff. That* what
makes our district go."
Mark Neighbors has been the assistant
superintendent for Opelika City Schools for
approximately five years, but has worked in
this schools system for almost 16 years. He has
four years of experience outside of Opelika.
Neighbors said his advantage in already
being assistant is that he already knows the
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Ellis said without hesitation she would com­plete
the entire process again.
Clark was the only Libertarian candidate on
the Lee County ballot.
Receiving 3.15 percent of
the votes, Clark said he was
happy to have the chance
to inform voters about Lib­ertarians
and the issues
they're concerned with.
"I'm very grateful to
those people who support­ed
my campaign," Clark
said.
Clark ran for office in
2002. He said he's happy he surpassed his previ­ous
results, and he learned more than he did his
first attempt
Clark said after 13 months
of campaigning, he's now
going to focus on applying
for law schools.
In statewide offices, Jim
Folsom, Jr., (D) defeated
Luther Strange (R) to occu­py
the lieutenant governor
seat left vacant by Lucy
Baxley.
Troy King (R) defeated
John Tyson Jr. for another term as attorney gen­eral.
In an upset, Beth Chap­man
(R) unseated incum­bent
Nancy Worley (D) for
the secretary of state posi­tion.
In a surprise unseating,
Sue Bell Cobb (D) ousted
incumbent Drayton Nabers
Jr. (R) for chief justice of
Alabama Supreme Court.
While much of the
national coverage of Tues­day's
elections revolved around whether the
Democratic party would win the majority in the
U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, Rep.
Mike Rogers (R) won another term representing
the 3rd Congressional District. *
Rogers received 59 percent of the votes
statewide and 61.58 percent of the votes cast in
Lee County Tuesday.
"I'm excited that folks have confidence in me
that they want to send me back" Rogers said.
Rogers said he didn't see Tuesday's election
as the Democrats taking control of the House as
much as the Republican majority losing control.
He said several members of the Republican
party did stupid things that opened the door for
the Democrats.
"Republicans just got out of the way for
Democrats and let the Republicans give the
majority away," he said.
Rogers said he wants to spend his next term
focused on border security and energy policies.
He said he plans to travel to ethanol plants in
Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, stressing the
need for the United States to lessen its depend­ence
on imported oil.
Also in border security, Rogers said he wants
to work on legislation regarding training of bor­der
patrol and K-9 unit protection teams.
English said Lee County didn't have any
major problems at the polls Tuesday.
"We had a couple little bobbles early, but you
kind of expect that," English said.
He said a machine malfunction at a poll loca­tion
in Smiths Station, but they had the prob­lem
solved by 7:45 a.m.
"The majority of the poll workers did a great
job," English said.
Lee County has 290 poll workers who worked
a long day Tuesday for only $75.
Little
City continues success
in financial reporting
By LINDSAY WOOD
StaffWriter
The City of Auburn was recently
awarded the Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting by
the Government Finance Officers Asso­ciation
of the United States and Canada.
The award was given for Auburn's
Comprehensive Financial Report for the
2005 fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
The award, the city's 20th consecutive
award, was received Oct. 27 and will be
presented at a City Council meeting.
Auburn's first award was received in
1986, and is the second highest recipi­ent,
just below Birmingham.
"We try to produce the best document
for the citizens. The document tells the
citizens what they need to know about
the city's government and how taxes
break down." said Heather Dewitt, finan­cial
information officer for the City of
Auburn.
The document includes a section
about how Auburn's tax dollars are
spent.
Auditors and staff, who spend months
putting together the document, look
through records to make sure tax money
is being spent accordingly and then use
that information to make the budget
better for the next fiscal year.
The criteria for the award are based
on how easy to read the document is
and the availability of the documents to
the city's residents.
According . to the Government
Finance Officers Association, eight cri­teria
are considered in the application
for the award: local significance and
value, technical significance, transfer­ability,
documentation, cost-benefit
analysis, efficiency, originality and dura­bility.
The certificate program was estab­lished
in 1945 and was designed to
encourage thorough financial reporting
in state and local governments.
"Over 69 percent of all cities and 46
percent of all counties with populations
in excess of 50,000 participate in the
program, as well as 43 state govern­ments,"
according to www.gfoa.org.
Auburn has also received the Distin­guished
Budget Presentation Award and
the Popular Annual Financial Reporting
Award for the fourth consecutive year.
The documents are required to be
submitted to the Government Finance
Officers Association every year.
The document is available at
www.auburnalabama.org, in the Budget
and Annuals tab.
Dewitt said putting the report on the
city's Web site has made it cheaper and
more accessible.
The panel of judges met high stan­dards
for the program. Some of these are
a "constructive 'spirit of full disclosure'
to clearly communicate its financial
story and motivate potential users and
user groups to read the CAFR," accord­ing
to the city's press release.
Dewitt said the City of Auburn plans
to continue its excellence by producing
another reader-friendly financial docu­ment
for the next fiscal year.
Manufacture comes to Opelika
ByWESSINOR
StaffWriter
Gov. Bob Riley announced Oct. 19 the
City of Opelika will be the home of Dae-won
America LLC's new $30 million man­ufacturing
facility. The facility should
provide jobs for roughly 170 people when
completed.
Al Cook, Opelika director of economic
development, said Daewon chose Opeli­ka
to build a manufacturing plant for one
reason — location.
"I think that they saw that we have an
outstanding location, the same reason
that a lot of companies are picking Opeli­ka,"
Cook said.
The facility will manufacture suspen­sion
bars and coils for vehicles, and it will
supply Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of
Alabama, located in Montgomery. The
Daewon facility will also supply Kia's new
plant under construction in West Point,
Ga.
"The convenience of being able to
serve the new Kia plant at West Point as
well as the Hyundai facility in Mont­gomery,
that was a key thing," Opelika
Mayor Gary Fuller said.
The plant will be built off Exit 66 of
Interstate 85, within the Northeast Opeli­ka
Industrial Park.
The park is home to Mando America
Corporation and Maxforma Plastics LLC,
also suppliers for Hyundai Benteler Auto­motive,
which supplies BMW and Mer­cedes.
The new plant should create many
positive things in the city.
"This means new high-paying jobs
which we very much appreciate. It means
that there'll be new people coming into
our community," Fuller said.
"There'll be new jobs for our citizens
that may have been displaced by the lay­offs
... so this could be an opportunity for
those folks. It's just a good thing and it
will mean additional residential develop­ment,
additional retail sales for our mer­chants,"
he said.
Cook said there were also other factor
that drew Daewon to Opelika.
"Aside from the location, there's a great
quality of life in Opelika," Cook said. "We
have excellent schools, close to Auburn
University, we have Lake Martin as well
as world-class golfT
Fuller agreed Opelika was an attractive
location.
"We have an attractive incentive pack­age
for them. I think they just felt at
home in Opelika," Fuller said. "You know
how when you go somewhere you feel
comfortable? I think they just had a
sense of comfort being in Opelika."
Construction will begin before the end
of the year. The plant is expected to be
completed by summer 2007.
Data Entry Operators
Will work around class schedules
HDI Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a large contract for data entry servic­es.
As a result, we are looking to add up to 100 full arid/or part-time data
entry operators in our Auburn office. Successful
applicants will be able to:
• Type 35 wpm
• Work 20 or more hours per week (flexible schedule)
• Begin work in mid-November
• Work a first or second shift schedule
After an initial training period, employees can earn up to $15.25 per hour
based on production. Benefits include medical, dental, and 401K.
Applications must be submitted through the Alabama Career Center, 2300
Frederick Road, Opelika. For more information email:
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Meanwhile, students at
Auburn are left to watch the
national numbers arrive and
wonder what will come of the
drastic changes.
"The other states made
their decisions — I'm glad
Alabama made the right one,"
Cottrell said. "It's not going to
be good for immigration. I just
hope nothing too bad comes
of it."
Ioimo said the reaction of
Auburn's largely conservative
campus may be surprising.
"I think you will see a lot of
cautious optimism on this
campus," Ioimo said.
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school system, the people and
the community. But he added
that being the local guy could
be a disadvantage in the
selection process.
Neighbors said he learned a
lot in this position working
under Phil Raley, who has
been superintendent for 17
years and is retiring this year.
Neighbors said the most valu­able
thing he learned was
how to find the best in people.
But Neighbors also has
some ideas about how to keep
Opelika's schools moving in
the right direction.
"I think that every decision
should be made trying to for­ward
improvement," Neigh­bors
said. "If you're not
focused on what's right for
kids, you won't last long."
Neighbors said his vision
for the years to come would
include enhancing the use of
technology in teaching and
strengthening academic pro­grams.
"I believe that you need
parents to be involved,"
Neighbors added. "The prin­cipal's
leadership and teach­ers
will fashion the way you
want to go."
Neighbors said he thinks
the Board of Education has
handled the selection process
well.
"They're not in a hurry,"
Neighbors said. "There's not
any instability in this deci­sion.
They want to be sure
they pick the right person."
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would like to meet with Oak
Ridge Apartment Complex
and ask them to rein in their
tenants.
City Manager Charlie Dug-gan
already began looking into
matters with the police divi­sion.
"We need to catch these
people, and they need to be
arrested," Councilmember
Arthur Dowdell said of the
criminals. "I'm deeply con­cerned."
In other business, the coun­cil
tabled the approval of the
Map it Out While School is
Out program. The program is
a tutoring plan that will supply
after-school tutors to needy
children.
"This is a direct need of low-to-
moderate income homes,"
said Sharon Tolbert, Auburn's
assistant economic develop­ment
director.
Auburn Daycare Centers, a
major player in this deal, did
not send a representative to
Tuesday's meeting. The coun­cil
tabled the approval of the
program until they receive
answers to any questions they
may have.
The council passed several
resolutions during the meet­ing.
The Lee County Humane
Society was allotted $89,737
for the 2007 fiscal year and
$98,737 for 2008 fiscal year.
The money will go to inves­tigating
animal cruelty cases
and housing and processing
animals.
The Grove Hill subdivision,
Ninth Addition, was allotted a
drainage and utility easement
while the Cooper Hill subdivi­sion
had several rights of way
approved.
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character."
His original footprint shows the building
extending 15 feet from SkyBar Caft on Mag­nolia
Avenue to the end of the Auburn Inn on
College Street
Building regulations must be followed
before the complex can go up. Building
codes in Auburn state that if a building is
within three feet of the property line, only 15
percent can have windows.
After three feet, the percentage gradually
rises. This particular code prevented the
new Summit condos on College Street from
having exterior windows.
While the condos on Magnolia Avenue
above Buffalo's American Grille do have exte­rior
windows, that particular building was
built in the '70s when the guidelines were dif­ferent
"These are all existing buildings," Lewis
said. "We are moving far enough back off the
property line that we don't have to worry
about our windows."
Lewis will build on top of Quixote's and
Bodega. The building will extend behind
Stamp Your feet, The Veranda, Stamp, The
Corner News, Foot Locker and Gap.
"Our buildings on all streets, the third,
fourth and fifth floor(s) would be set back off
of College and Magnolia so they won't be
straight up on the street. The building front
will be set back," Lewis said.
The top three floors will be condos, while
the bottom floor will house restaurants and
retail.
"We have a pool, a pool deck and every
level has a deck that looks out over the pool
deck and the pool," Lewis said.
"Every condo will have a balcony, and the
current plan is for all of ^^^,^m^m.^^^
them to have a fire­place,
and so every­body
has a great view
of downtown, either
looking over Toomer's
Corner or looking over
different parts of
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The condos will vary
in price depending on their location in the
building
While Lewis cannot estimate what the
condominiums will sell for, Don Allen, devel­oper
of the Legends of Magnolia, where
Wendy's used to be, is targeting the same
market as Lewis.
Allen has pre-sold approximately 11 of 54
condos, and prices range from more than
$400,000 to $700,000.
The role of the Urban Core Task Force
Lewis has no control over the buildings he
doesn't own, but Jan Dempsey, chair of the
steering committee for the Urban Core Task
Force, said she hopes existing developments
will improve their appearance.
"We will be encouraging existing develop­ments
to repaint and change signage, and
perhaps we could give some sort of incentive
so that we can change the palette of down­town
and improve the appearance, even in
those areas where there is no redevelopment
in addition an improved street scape, with
trees and wider sidewalks and many
options," Dempsey said.
Sally Pasley, owner of The Veranda on Col­lege
Street said she doesn't want to see
downtown change much.
"Downtown is a fun place to be," Pasley
said. "I don't want everything to look alike,
and I want everything to stay low. I think it
adds character to downtown because of the
different buildings, different colors and tex­tures."
Dempsey said the condominiums built on
College Street created attention, conversa-
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Citizens put up a sign on Glenn Avenue protesting luxury condominiums. Many residents art
concerned about the new developments, but developer Ed Lewis said he wants to preserve
Auburn's feel. The sign on Glenn has since been removed.
"We never had any intentions of
doing anything but preserving
(the Auburn Bank building)."
Ed Lewis
developer who plans to build
condos downtown
tion and concern throughout Auburn.
"They did, in many instances, stir a some­what
negative reaction or at least got peo­ple's
attention," Dempsey said. "This task
force was created to address those concerns
and to be proactive in any future develop­ment
in that area."
All Urban Core guidelines must be met by
•any new development Dempsey said.
"Retail would be required on the first floor
and parking for the development will be
required on site," Dempsey said.
Dempsey's explanation of the Urban Core
Task Force makes the force responsible for
things such as setbacks, the scale of building
and the percentage of glazing
"If you are going to build it this is how you
have to do it," Dempsey said. "It will address
materials and a color palette, and all are
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ components of the pri­vate
development"
The Urban Core's
timeline is to have
development stan­dards
in place before
an actual plan comes
forward.
The Urban Core held
a visual preference sur­vey
for the public to
find out what was desirable for downtown
Auburn.
"I think there is a pretty good consensus of
what would be desirable in the Urban Core,
and we talked that it would be reasonable to
expect a significant increase in the number
(and) in the kinds of entertainment venues
downtown and restaurants, but the real key
to the first successful development down­town
is going to be increased public park­ing"
Dempsey said.
Dempsey said parking is "an absolute
necessity" for the success of downtown.
Lewis' plans show an enclosed parking
deck.
"It will be parking for the tenants, the city
and the University," Lewis said, "and not an
open parking lot as we have there behind
Bodega."
CrUzens, business owners still concerned
Veranda owner Pasley is pleased with
additional parking but still has concerns.
"I don't want the parking leased to the Uni­versity.
People won't shop here because there
are no parking spots. It doesn't leave much
parking for customers," Pasley said.
The plan shows a five-story brick building
beginning at the old Auburn Bank building
which will stay as-is, and extending behind
the building down College Street until it
reaches Quixote's and Auburn Inn.
"We never had any intentions of doing
anything but preserving (the Auburn Bank
building)," Lewis said. "I think that's one of
the few buildings downtown that is truly a
property that needs to be preserved, and it
will be preserved."
Lewis also has commitments for a spot
from Moe's, Starbucks and a Greek restau­rant.
He intends for every restaurant to have
on-street dining and a balcony upstairs that
will also be on-street dining
Lewis has not applied for a building per­mit
and said he won't until the footprint is
set in stone and approved. Lewis estimates
once everything is approved, it will take two
years to build.
The condominiums are not yet named.
Lewis said he would not take any living
space away from students, with the excep­tion
of the eight apartments in Toomer's
Place.
The apartments are in the plan for Lewis'
development
"I own it now, and it will be torn down,"
Lewis said.
The apartments are managed by North-cutt
Realty.
Southern Union student Ryan Hope lives
in one of the upstairs apartments. Although
Hope could only sign a six-month lease, he
said he is happy where he lives and would
like to stay.
"I really like it. It's perfect perfect place­ment.
There's nothing wrong with the shops
or anything," said Hope, who was recently
offered a six-month extension on his lease. "I
think it just adds a whole lot to downtown,
also. It's just a perfect place to live."
Eric Stamp, owner of Stamp and Stamp
Your Feet both located downtown, sell shirts
with the slogan, "Say no to luxury condos."
"I don't feel like we're on any campaign to
stop them or the renovation or rebuilding of
downtown," Stamp said about the T-shirts.
"It was just a good, funny idea."
Stamp is concerned about the benefit of
condos to downtown.
"I'm not personally excited about it. It
seems like it came out of nowhere, and it's an
enormous project and I would say that I'm
far from being conservative, but I think less
change downtown is better," Stamp said. "It
seems like the people with the money get
what they want eventually, and I'm sure the
building will be built and there's very little
anyone can do about it"
Stamp questions the benefit the develop­ment
will have on his business.
"I don't think it will be beneficial to my
business," he said. "I think the development
of downtown eliminates a lot of its charm,
and I think that's one of the things people
come down here for. I think that the town
loses one of its major assets, which is the
hometown, small-town feel."
Lewis has also developed properties in
Florida, mostly individual homes. He and his
wife, also an Auburn graduate, retired to
Auburn. Lewis served as vice president of
candy company Mars Inc., and is also Gov.
Bob Riley's representative on the Research
Park at Auburn.
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He is not ready to divulge,
however, the diversity and back­ground
of the candidates.
"We are very sensitive to the
issue of diversity, both in race,
gender, diversity of experience,
viewpoints, the complete
gamut of diversity," McCrary
said. "We are sensitive and are
trying to address that"
McCni y also said he is not
worried that some candidates
might take other offers as the
search continues, and he is con­fident
the committee will find a
quality candidate.
"I know the Auburn family is
curious and anxious," McCrary
said. "Everyone wants to know
who, what when, where, and so
do I. It just takes time. I think
everybody's real comfortable
where we are." \r
On the agenda
Board of Trustees
Nov. 9 - Nov. 10,2006
Property and The committee will discuss several projects, including the stadium
Facilities scoreboard and sound system, the outdoor swim training pool, the
basketball arena, the west campus housing project and the student
center ancillary projects, which includes the green, Loop Drive and the
pedestrian concourse.
Executive The committee will discuss the Board of Trustees by-laws and the
strategic diversity plan. Also on the agenda is a discussion of proposed
changes in the minimum amount of donations required to establish
named endowments or name academic units and faculties.
President's President Ed Richardson is expected to announce his plans for the Vice
Office President of Institute for Natural Resources position. This position would
report directly to the president and coordinate several campus divisions.
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By KIM CALABRO
The Coffee Couch hung up its cappuccino
cups and traded them for seaweed and
wasabi.
Wall Street Deli has done away with its
connected coffee shop, The Coffee Couch,
and plans are underway to transform it into
a sushi bar.
Sushi has become the new "it" thing in
Auburn. It seems that sushi is showing up on
every menu.
For anyone who isn't up to date with the
new trend, sushi is a Japanese delicacy.
It contains rice combined with a variety of
fillings which are commonly seafood, meat
and vegetables. Sushi is usually wrapped in
dried sheets of laver, or seaweed.
Michael Mu, owner of Wall Street Deli,
decided to turn tlie Coffee Couch into some­thing
profitable that students would enjoy.
Mu's reason for replacing the coffee shop
was simple — money.
"There was a lack of sales in volume," Mu
said. "In terms, it was losing moneyf
The Coffee Couch offered free Internet
access and a place to study, but not many
students took the opportunity.
"It probably wasn't getting much business
because they close early," said Amy LaRue, a
junior in English. "Most students don't start
studying until late. That's why I go to Tay­lor's,
it stays open the latest of all the other
coffee shops."
Following the closing of the Coffee Couch,
Mu decided it would be a waste of space to
have half a unit empty. After some careful
consideration, he thought the best idea
would be to bring in a sushi bar.
"It's going to be a full-service sushi bar
with servers," Mu said.
Customers will be served at tables or sit at
the bar and interact with the chefs.
"Sushi is the hot new phase right now," Mu
said. "It's been going on for two to three years
Pet. Rlfey / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
The Coffee Couch on Thatch Avenue is going to be converted into a sushi bar by the owner of
Wall Street Deli, Michael Mu.
now, and it hasn't died out yet"
Many food services have also jumped onto
the sushi boat. At least seven restaurants in
the Auburn area have incorporated sushi
into their menus. Mikata, Shogun, Juliana
Tokyo. Nihon Express and the Mandarin
House all serve sushi. Even Foy Student
Union and Bruno's grocery store have sushi
chefs.
"I think there has been such a big sushi
craze because it's different and it's pretty
healthy' LaRue said. "Girls love that"
Mu said another reason sushi is so popular •
is because students are more open-minded
and diverse these days.
To most college students, the price of sushi
is not cheap.
"It's definitely pricey most places," LaRue
said. "Be prepared to spend 10 to 15 dollars
for one meal."
Mu said he thinks it is important that his
sushi bar be affordable for students' budgets.
"It's going to be of reasonable cost," he
said. "Other restaurants jack up the prices."
Mu plans to hire three sushi chefs. He is
sending them to train, in Denver, Colo.
"We are sending them to Denver to learn
cutting, filleting and proper preparation," Mu
said.
Construction of the restaurant should be
completed by December, but will most likely
open near the beginning of neat semester.
Mu plans to offer free auaM samples dur­ing
the grand opening to receive customers'
responses on what they like and whet they
think needs to change to increase business.
"Customer comments ale important to
us," he said.
Not only is the sushi craze sweeping
Auburn, it's sweeping the nation.
According to www.foodandwine.com, the
greater Los Angeles area boasts 276 sushi
restaurants as of 2004. Switchboard.com has
more than 200 sushi bar listings for New York
City and more than 80 for Atlanta.
Auburn's sushi bar listings are soon to be
in the double digits, and some may say that's
a feat in itself.
Concert series cut
short by weather
By ASHLEY KILCRE ASE
StqffWriter
The Auburn Parks and Recre­ational
Department had to can­cel
two of its concerts in this
fall's Kiesel Park concert series,
Sundown Concert at Kiesel
Park.
The two concerts featuring
the Auburn Knights Orchestra
and the Caterpillars of the
Community were canceled
because of bad weather.
"It was predicted to be rain­ing
or lightning or the ground
was already wet," said Allison
Hall, public relations director
for the Auburn Parks and
Recreational Department. "It
was going to be no fun for any­one."
The Auburn Parks and Recre­ational
Department plans to
reschedule the two concerts in
a new spring concert series that
Kiesel Park has never had
before.
Hall said the department is
planning the series for every
Thursday night in May 2007.
There will be five concerts in
the series, and each concert will
last from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
"There will be one band per
night. They'll play for the full
hour and a halfT Hall said. "It's a
family event. Bring family, the
family dog, lawn chairs, a pic­nic."
The Auburn Knights Orches­tra
has been asked to resched­ule
a concert in the spring.
The Auburn Knights Orches­tra
is a popular band that has
been around for more than 75
years.
The Auburn Knights Orches­tra
started in 1930 and is possi­bly
the longest performing
college-age big band organiza­tion
in the world.
Kiesel Park was the location for the Sundown Concert Series this
fall. Two of the concerts had to be canceled because of bad weather.
"The Knights play swing and
big band music," Hall said.
The Caterpillars of the Com­munity
are also being asked to
play a concert in the spring.
The Caterpillars are a four-member
band that calls itself a
"jam band." They play fun, fami­ly-
friendly music including
swing, jazz and Southern rock.
The Auburn Parks and Recre­ational
Department is still con­tacting
several local and
regional bands to play in the
spring series. Hall said bands
have come from Montgomery,
Birmingham and even Atlanta
to play at Kiesel Park.
Hall said the plans for the
spring concert series should be
finalized in one to two months.
For more information, check
the Auburn Parks and Recre­ational
Department Web site at
www.auburnalabama.org or
call the Auburn Parks and
Recreational Department at
501-2930.
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Report released on directed reading, independent study courses
A committee investigating the alleged
improper use of the independent stud­ies
and directed reading courses
released a report on its findings last Fri­day.
The report attempts to answer four
main questions about the independent
study practices at the University and the
practices of two faculty members —
Thomas Petee in the department of
Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology
and Social Work and James Witte in the
department of Educational Founda­tions,
Leadership and Technology.
According to the report, in a "small
number of cases," students in each of
these departments received grades for
work they did not do. The committee
found that the cause of this was poor
record-keeping by the two professors.
Secondly, using data gathered from
spring 2003 through this fall, the com­mittee
discovered that all students were
given the same opportunity to take
these courses. Furthermore, student
athletes did not receive higher grades in
these courses than non-student ath­letes.
The committee also determined that
this incident was isolated, and large
numbers of independent study courses
are not common at the University.
In its findings, the committee wrote
that Petee and Witte had "too many stu­dents
in too many course sections,
which led to their inability to accurately
keep track of the students." To com­pound
this problem, both Petee and
Witte "lacked effective oversight from a
higher level administrative unit," such as
deans or department heads.
The committee issuing the report
consists of Sharon Gaber, associate
provost for academic administration,
Constance Relihan, associate dean in
the College of Liberal Arts, and Marcia
Boosinger, faculty athletics representa­tive.
The investigation began June 1 and
included interviews with Petee, Witte,
Jim Gundlach, who had questioned the
independent study practices, students,
academic advisors, athletic academic
counselors and College of Liberal Arts
administrators.
According to the report, 48 student
athletes in nine different sports and
seven non-athlete students were inter­viewed.
Since the beginning of the investiga­tion,
Petee stepped down as depart­ment
chair of sociology, criminology,
anthropology and social work. Petee
and Witte still serve on faculty.
The athletics department has sent a
separate report to the NCAA
— Staff reports
Other recommendations
. The dean should approve any
duplicate course sections that
are offered independently.
• Faculty, academic advisers and
athletic counselors frequently
review student records to ensure
students do not take non-repeatable
courses.
• Implement a system that allows
inquiries and complaints to be
quickly reported to the
appropriate person.
TIGER
> From A1
of training," he said.
While the tumor isn't a problem now, Crowe
said he thinks Tiger needs to come to retirement
because the tumor could come back
"It's very easy for us to get our hopes up, but
the reality is we feel that it's likely going to come
back at some time," Bellah • < M _ ^ ^ _
said.
Crowe said he thinks it is
better to go ahead and retire
her now while she is alive
and doing well, than to have
to announce to fans that she
died without retiring.
Tiger hatched in 1980, and
came to Auburn in 1986.
Her first flight was during mmmmmm^l^^^^
the first football game of the
2000 season when Auburn played Wyoming and
won 35-21.,
During this flight, she flew from the goalpost
to midfield.
She flew throughout the 2000 season, and
then began having problems in the 2001 season.
She did not fly in 2002 or 2003, and returned in
2004 and has been back since.
In 2002, she flew at the opening ceremonies of
the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Tiger is also part of the Alabama Animal Hall
of Fame.
While she will no longer fly at home games,
Tiger will still be at Auburn and will participate
"I'm turning a wild eagle loose
in front of87,000 people. I
don't know what's going to
happen."
in educational programs.
Aside from the 87,000 people at home football
games, Tiger has seen approximately 55,000 peo­ple
during programs.
"We're required by law to do 12 programs a
year with the bird," Crowe said. "We do hundreds
and hundreds."
Crowe and his partner, Marianne Murphy,
train the birds at the stadium each morning.
"I would say one quarter of my time is
» « _ » _ « _ _ _ _ involved in that two minute
flight," Crowe said.
He said the birds are
trained to react to cameras,
cars and pep rallies, among
other things.
"We acclimate the birds to
the crowds," Crowe said.
To acclimate the birds to
these things, the birds are
_ « _ _ ^ _ _ — _ taken to pep rallies and foot­ball
practices.
Also, the birds are flown on the sidelines dur­ing
the game to get them used to the noise of the
crowd.
"She associates the crowd with food," Crowe
said.
While the trainers can't control the flight pat­terns
of the birds at the games, there are some
things they can do to increase the length of the
flight.
"We control it by hiding the lure," Crowe said.
Other factors include the wind, how hungry
the eagle is and how the eagle feels that day.
Each eagle has a flight weight, and if it is on
the lower end of that weight, it is more likely to
Roy Crowe
eagle consultant
go after the lure faster.
Another factor to be considered in the flights
is whether they can actually take place.
The birds can't be flown if the wind is blowing
more than 30 mph, or if there is anything else
that might put the eagle in danger.
Crowe said eagle safety and public safety are
the most important considerations.
"It's just a judgment call," he said.
Crowe said he turns the risk of losing the bird
every time it's turned loose.
"I'm turning a wild eagle loose in front of
87,000 people," he said. "I don't know what's
going to happen."
He said he likes to keep the bird in sight and
inside the rim of the stadium.
If a bird gets loose, it has a tracking device on
it so it can be located.
Crowe said he flies Spirit, the bald eagle, early
in the season because it's hot, and bald eagles
can handle the heat better. He said he begins fry­ing
the golden eagles when the weather cools.
"If everything goes well this weekend, we will
have flown an eagle at every home game flaw­lessly
for three years," Crowe said.
During pre-game Saturday, a video presenta­tion
of Tiger will be given. Then, provided condi­tions
allow, Tiger's flight will be announced and
she will fly.
Tiger will still retire whether conditions allow
her to fly during Saturday's game, Crowe said.
At halftime, an on-field ceremony will take
place with Tiger and golden eagle Nova, and
Nova will be announced as War Eagle VII.
"They just want to make sure this is Tiger's
day," Crowe said.
RILEY
> From A1
for the next four years, which includes creating a
world-class education system, reforming state gov­ernment,
expanding economic growth, protecting
Alabama and securing the quality of life.
"Over the last four years, we've made dramatic
strides," Riley said. "That foundation now becomes
a launching point for the state of Alabama."
As he has done throughout his campaign, Riley
said his administration has been corruption-free
for the past four years.
"I think we are bringing a new ethical standard to
Montgomery that we've needed a long time," Riley
said. "As long as you trust your government, there's
no limit to what we can accomplish."
Riley said Alabama is blessed with more
resources than any state, except for maybe Alaska.
He said it's impossible to travel in Alabama without
appreciating the beauty of the state.
"I am more optimistic today about the future of
Alabama than I have ever been," Riley said.
Baxley had served in Alabama government for
the past four years as lieutenant governor, and
before that, she was state treasurer for eight years.
Baxley said she was grateful that she was allowed
this opportunity to serve the people of Alabama in
such a way.
"It is a victory for the American dream of what
can happen in the state of Alabama," Baxley said. "I
stand before you as a very, very blessed person."
Riley expressed his gratitude to the voters.
"It is truly a blessing to have the opportunity to
serve this state," Riley said.
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Vol. 113, No. 12
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City faces controversy
over condominiums
The problem: The rise of condominiums in Auburn's downtown
area could change the face of the city forever.
Stand at Toomer's Corner and gaze
down South College Street. What do
you see?
We see a patchwork quilt of vari­ous
buildings and businesses that
give this city a kind of antiquated
downtown feeling. We see a thriving
downtown community, full of vibrant
life. This holds true except for one
building: the new condominiums
located above Juliana Tokyo.
The building is sleek and modern
and would not look out of place on
the streets of Buckhead in Atlanta.
But. in downtown Auburn, it looks
like a blight on an otherwise pictur­esque
city scene.
It serves as a warning beacon for
what is to come: a downtown filled
with little more than dozens of high-priced
condominiums for the privi­leged
few.
As this paper has reported, a new
condo development will appear on
the South College skyline sometime
soon, taking up the spaces occupied
by tenants like Bodega, Quixote's and
countless other stores.
So, we are forced to ask ourselves
this question: What does this mean
for us?
This building project will directly
affect the lives of eight students liv­ing
in the apartment complex behind
the Auburn Inn. as their apartments
will be bulldozed for this construc­tion.
But what about the rest of the pop­ulation?
The man behind this project told
The Plainsman he wants families and
permanent Auburn and Opelika resi­dents
to live in his new development.
While we applaud his idea, we
can't help but think his goal will not
become reality.
With the price for some downtown
condos falling between $400,000 and
$700,000, it seems to us that the only-clientele
who could bring in that
much cash would be Auburn's travel­ing
alumni.
We definitely can't imagine any
student being able to live there.
We continue to see two visions of
these condominiums: one good, one
bad.
During football season on home
gamedays, we expect to see the bal­conies
and windows flush with light
and life, as alumni return to party it
up and cheer on their favorite team.
But. after the season is over, we see
visions of empty balconies, darkened
windows and no signs of any sort of
life.
Is that what we want for down­town
Auburn? Come December, do
we want a shroud of gray to descend
over South College Street?
We say a strong, emphatic "No."
Also, at the risk of sounding our
age, what about the downtown
nightlife?
Auburn's nightlife is not exactly
stellar right now, but with the
removal of establishments like.
Quixote's and Bodega, where will stu­dents
go?
Most of the other establishments
seem to be too far out of the way to
become feasible options. Will house
parties become more en vogue, or
will the Auburn night scene simply
die a sad, whimpering death?
If the developer somehow succeeds
in attracting groups of permanent
resident families to these condos,
we're not sure what will happen to
places that are staying, like Sky Bar.
We see visions of noise complaints
and citations for those owners, hurt­ing
their livelihood and their ability
to do business.
When it comes down to it, we see
the city of Auburn, a city built around
this University, is once again moving
away from the needs and wants of
the group of people who should be a
main constituency of their town: us,
the students.
For a community that prides itself
on having a wonderful relationship
with its student population, we have
difficulty finding evidence of its exis­tence.
If prospective students come and
see what our community is like and
compare it to a more student-friendly
community like Athens, Ga., or even
Tuscaloosa, we think we may see
some students not wish to come to
this University.
Auburn is no longer the Auburn we
once knew and loved. We realize
change cannot be stopped and mod­ernization
will happen. It saddens us,
but we know it is an inevitable force.
As we see Auburn change around
us, we are forced to ask ourselves
what Auburn will be like when we
become the alumni that the new con­dominiums
seem to cater to.
Will we recognize Auburn? Proba­bly
not.
We will be forced to stroll down
South College, walking by condo
after condo, as we see the ghosts of
businesses, bars and buildings we
once were familiar with and now only
exist within our minds.
Take a good look down South Col­lege
Street, Auburn. It may never look
the same, and we want you to try to
preserve a happy memory of what
Auburn once was.
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Victoryland not worth the gamble
JESSICA OTWELL
jotwelJ@theplainsman.com
About a month ago, I did something
that would not exactly make my moth­er
proud.
As a result of boredom and curiosity,
I tagged along with friends (who were
also bored and easily amused) to Victo­ryland
in Shorter.
I'm sure you've seen the signs —
"Debbie won $12,486 at Victoryland,
and you can too!"
Sketchy at best, these billboards
have middle-to-low-class-looking peo­ple
holding money they won at the dog
track.
Before I went to Victoryland, 1 had
my doubts about the legitimacy of this
place, but after I left, these presump­tions
not only proved true, but exceed­ingly
so.
This place is the closest thing to Hell
I have experienced, and I've seen a lot.
Upon entering, a rent-a-cop checks
your drivers license to make sure you
are 19, then you proceed to a counter
to get your "Q-Club card." This is the
card you insert in the machines to play
the gambling games, and it's also the
card on which your winnings are cred­ited.
From there, you put money on
your card and start playing.
Let me set the scene — yellow, dingy
lighting casts a dirty glow on what
seems like miles of brightly lit
machines throughout this building
that seems to never end. Songs like
"Karma Chameleon" are muffled by
the sounds of sirens, rings and music
from the machines. The air smells like
a cocktail of cigarette smoke and body
odor.
I'm sure you have your ideas about
the kinds of people who attend these
places, but this is where I was proved
wrong.
Sure, you have your 30-somethings
with over-teased hair and bright red
lipstick and the people who look like
homeless, recovering alcoholics. But a
different audience caught my eye: peo­ple
who looked like they got home
from a hard day at the office, put their
hair down and their jeans on and came
to gamble.
These young adults looked like they
haven't held a real job in their life.
There were little old ladies who looked
like they were someone's grandmother
with homemade purses.
They would sit in their stools in
front of these machines, and push but­tons
while their credits would slowly
diminish as they played again.
This just broke my heart.
1 know these people consciously
decided to take their chances with
these games. That's not the point
Blame it on my conservative roots, I
think these establishments just should
not exist in Alabama.
The problem isn't my moral convic­tions.
It's the unclear laws that allow
for establishments like this to exist.
The Alabama gambling laws allow
for these machines as long as they
operate on a Bingo-card system, which
changes at random. Definitions like
"gambling," "chance" and "lottery" are
also loosely defined.
These statutes allow for many loop­holes
and ways to rob people, and
action needs to be taken to revise
these laws to read more clearly.
Time and time again, video casinos
have been shut down and reopened
across our state because of a lack of
clarity in our laws, and this is unac­ceptable.
Whether these places are allowed to
exist is at the discretion of our law­makers,
despite moral convictions.
Don't trust mine, either. I'm the most
politically confused person out there.
What can I say, though? I was born
and raised in Alabama, and I go to Vic­toryland
for fun.
I didn't bet any money when 1 went,
but it looks like Debbie is contributing
enough for the both of us.
Jessica Otwell is managing editor of
The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach her at 844-9108.
Speaking up, taking stand harder than it seems
DANAJAFFE
djaffe@theplainsnum.com
Every Thursday, at the
end of our weekly Plains­man
meeting, the opinions
editor asks for two staff
members to volunteer to
write columns.
At this time, the room
becomes so silent you'd be
able to hear crickets chirp­ing.
People start fidgeting,
either staring a hole into
the ground or gazing
around at others in the
room, silently praying
someone will speak up and
take one.
Last week, I was doing
something of that nature,
and all of the sudden, my
section editor volunteered
me. She said, "Thanks for
stepping up, Dana."
While I had stepped up
and taken a column, 1
actually hadn't done so.
Someone else had done so
for me.
The situation made me
angry, not at my co-worker,
but at myself. I was mad
that I had not just risen to
the occasion on my own.
The same situation hap­pens
in class when a pro­fessor
asks a question and
silence fills the air until
they end up answering it
themselves.
Meanwhile, almost every
student in the room proba­bly
had something worth­while
to say. I know I regret
not participating.
It seems like writers
should be jumping at the
chance to fill a page with
whatever they want, but
that is not the case.
Later in the week, in one
of my classes, we read the
essay "Why Don't We Com­plain?"
by William F. Buck­ley
Jr. with a similar
underlying theme. The
essay talks about how
Americans never cqmplain
anymore because we are
always expecting someone
i
else to do it.
The essay opens on a
train where the passengers
are sweating and all some­one
needs to do is mention
the heat problem to the
conductor and the prob­lem
can easily be solved.
The author starts to say
something, but as soon as
he raises his voice to speak
to the conductor, neigh­boring
passengers look at
him as if he is rude for *
inquiring.
I don't comolain in many
situations, but whenever I
order food at a restaurant
and the order isn't right, I
ask politely for my order to
be corrected.
I've noticed when I do
this 1 seem to make those I
am with uncomfortable
and they look at me as if I
am too demanding. I don't
see what is so wrong with
getting what you paid for.
I think the problem is
with speaking up usually
comes something negative.
Whether it is stares or
direct complaints back at
you, stating your opinion is
a risk that is hard to take.
That is why, in situations
where the misery is collec­tive,
we tend to let some­one
else deal with it.
For example, in Buck­ley's
essay, he is in a movie
theater and the picture is
out of focus. Everyone is
miserable and squirming
in their seats, yet everyone
wants to place the respon­sibility
of doing something
on someone else, so noth­ing
is done.
Buckley said every New
Year's Eve he makes the
resolution that he will no
longer sit back and will
start to relieve the silence.
Most of the time, I'm a
shy person who stands
back, lets others make the
changes I desire and don't
like taking the risk of using
my voice.
After reading the essay, I
vowed to make a valiant
attempt to change, and
this is my first way of doing
so.
Danajqffeis associate intrigue
editorofThe Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach ho­ot
844-9112
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Thursday, Nov. 9,2006 COMMENTARY A9
Auburn's wish list: a letter to Santa
NIKI DOYLE
editor@theplainsman.com
I don't have much to say this
week, so in lieu of my regular col­umn,
I decided to give Auburn
University a chance to speak its
mind in a personal letter to Santa:
Dear Santa,
I'm not a demanding child.
Despite all the great gadgets and
gifts available this season, I only
want one special present
You promised it to me earlier this
year, remember?
A president. A shiny, new-and-improved
University president
The one I have has lost all its
allure. It has treated me well, yes,
but it's time for a new one.
This one's warranty is running
out fast.
It's time for one who will be
around for a while; one who will
love me and pay attention to me
the way I deserve.
You said you would pick one of
the 50 or so candidates by
December. Now it's taking you
"longer than expected" to finish
your shopping spree.
Maybe you're just waiting for the
day-after-Thanksgiving discounts. I
don't know how well that will work
for you, but I guess money is the
most important factor, right?
I don't understand why you can't
find a suitable replacement for me,
Santa. I'm sure you and your elves
are working hard, but you've done
this before.
You brought me William Walker
in 2001. He was apparently defec­tive,
though, so I guess you're trying
something new.
I know you've made some mis­takes,
Santa, but there surely must
be something out there for me.
Maybe I just should ask for a dif­ferent
Christmas gift, since my new
president is out of the question.
How about a new Board of
Trustees? Oh, wait I'm sorry. I.
think I need to chat with God on
that one.
How about more parking for all
those students? Maybe you could
throw in free football tickets, too. I
hear some other children on your
"nice list" get those.
You could finish the construc­tion.
It's painful to be in such a dis­array
and to have all those visitors
whispering about my unkempt
look. They wrinkle their noses at
the dirt piles and orange cones and
heavy machinery scattered every­where.
While you're at i t you could
clean up your communication sys­tem.
It's awfully confusing on cam­pus.
No one ever seems to know
what's going on.
Or, if you think I've been extra
good, you could talk to the City
Council and try to keep my neigh­borhood
the way it's always been.
You could help set restrictions so
Auburn's beautiful, diverse down­town
doesn't turn into a cookie-cutter
housing facility.
You could fix the record-keeping
problem on campus. You could
make sure the proper chain of com­mand
is in place for all academic
departments so I'm not embar­rassed
in another national scandal
anytime soon.
. I mean, we all love attention, but
only the good kind.
I guess I can't be too upset
Santa. You gave me a new eagle to
replace poor Tiger. But I think
that's the work of the magical
Thanksgiving turkey, or whatever
brings gifts in mid-November.
I guess I'm just on your "naughty
list" this year. I'll try harder to be
good. You missed my 150th birth­day,
but maybe you can celebrate
my 151st That's a good number,
too.
Sincerely,
Auburn University
Niki Doyle is editor of
The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach her at 844-9021.
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on the Democratic takeover in the U.S. House
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Your View
Alabama alumna
concerned about
the majorette line
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
My name is Stacie McLendon, and
I am a little concerned about some­thing
that is happening at Auburn
University that most of the students
haven't even noticed.
I am not an Auburn student, or
alum... actually, I just graduated in
May from the University of Alabama
where I was a majorette in the
Million Dollar Band for three years.
I don't know if this has come
across your table or not, but Dr.
Good, the Auburn band director, is
trying to fade the majorette line out
of the band.
He has now combined the
majorettes, dance line and flag corps
into one big group called the "Tiger
Eyes."
There is a Web site called
www.saveaumajorettes.com. I
encourage you to go to this, read
more about what is happening to
the majorette line and sign the
online petition.
I have tons of friends who go to
Auburn, and I have asked them if
they have noticed anything. They all
say no, and they have not even heard
about the "Tiger Eyes."
And they haven't noticed because
Dr. Good is being very sneaky about
this and making the change very
gradually.
And you may ask why I care about
the Auburn majorettes and why am I
contacting you.
Well, it's not an Alabama-Auburn
thing — it's a majorette thing.
Majorette lines here in the South
are few and far between as it is, and
I know deep down that once these
major colleges start getting rid of
their majorette lines then the high
schools will follow, and then what
are little girls who have this talent
supposed to do?
But, on the other hand, maybe it is
an Alabama/Auburn thing, because
the Auburn majorettes barely wears
sequined outfits now. One of their
costumes is a long-sleeved polyester,
zipup the front dress, with stage
makeup on, their hair pulled back in
buns and flesh-colored shoes.
And when they show up at Bryant-
Denny Stadium in a few weeks for
the Iron Bowl, they are going to be
so embarrassed when they see the
Crimsonettes, because the
Crimsonettes will be wearing the full
red sequin, two-piece uniform, white
boots, pretty hair and pretty, natural
makeup.
I know what the Auburn band is
doing to the majorette line is not
what those girls signed up for, and if
they try to voice their opinion, they
are punished by sitting out a game
or being threatened not to make it
next year.
Alabama and Auburn are both
schools based on tradition, and the
Auburn majorettes are a huge part of
that tradition — running out in front
of the band as they play "War Eagle."
I know it would be everywhere if
the school was trying to do this to
Aubie, or the eagle or the cheerlead­ers,
so why should it have to happen
to the majorettes?
I strongly urge you to go to that
Web site I gave you, do some
research and put a story in the
newspaper so that the student body
can know what is happening.
Stacie McLendon
University of Alabama alumna
Remembering our
fallen heroes on
Veterans' Day
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
What does Veterans' Day mean to
you?
To me, it is a special time to
remember our servicemen and
women "living and dead" who stood
up in defense of this great nation for
230 years.
The Liberty Bell continues to ring
because of people like George
Washington, Robert E. Lee, George S.
Patton and the Tuskegee Airmen of
World War II.
Saturday, Nov. 11.2006, is
Veterans' Day.
The movie "Flags of our Fathers"
depicting the Battle of Iwo
Jima touched me because my Uncle
Lewis fought there.
He was with the 1st Marine
Division, and by the grace of
almighty God, came home to a joyful
family. Lewis was named after his
great grandfather Lewis Milton
Griffith who served in the 39th
Mississippi Regiment, Company B-CSA
during the war between the
states. My family is proud of both
these men.
On Veterans' Day, let us not forget
that it was American patriot Patrick
Henry who said:
"It can not be emphasized too
strongly or too often that this great
nation was founded, riot by the reli­gionists
but by Christians, not on
religion but on the Gospel of Jesus
Christ."
Can you imagine what some peo­ple
might say today about such a
bold statement as this? There was a
time when his words were the soul
of our nation.
Let us remember that George
Washington led his troops in
prayer before they crossed the
Delaware River on a cold, snowy
night to surprise the British and
Hessian Troops Dec. 26,1776.
Our children should know of
Andrew Jackson and a ragtag army
who defeated the British in 1815 at
the Battle of New Orleans. A young
officer named Wade Hampton of
South Carolina rode 750 miles in 10
days to Columbia, S.C.. and then to
Washington, D.C., to tell President
Madison and the country of the
great victory.
We shall never forget that in
March 1836, a small group of men at
the Alamo stood between Santa
Anna's 5,000-man army and the
unprepared small army of Sam
Houston. In the lonely monastery of
the Alamo were Davy Crocket, Jim
Bowie and less than 200 men under
Col. William Travis. Just days before
Santa Anna's final assault these men
came into the Alamo, knowing they
might die.
On their last night on earth, the
men of the Alamo prayed their
battle would, somehow, lead to vic­tory
even though they might not
see i t A short time later at San
Jacinto, Houston defeated Santa
Anna with the battle cry of
"Remember the Alamo!"
Lest we forget the men of the
Confederacy and Union who fought
four long, bloody years during the
War Between the States, 1861 to
1865.
There have been many names, but
the US Congress would officially
name it "The War Between the
States." Since the Spanish American
War, the Confederate battle flag has
been the blood brother of the Stars
and Stripes as Southerners have
taken their place at the front in all
our nation's wars.
May we continue to remember
that in February 1898, the American
Battleship Maine blew up in Havana
Harbor with nearly 300 dead.
The Spanish-American War
brought Teddy Roosevelt's
"Roughriders" to Cuba to charge up
San Juan Hill to victory. Old Joe
Wheeler, a former Confederate cav­alry
general, was there with him.
Wheeler got excited and forgot
which war he was in. He shouted,
"There they are, go get those
Yankees!"
In Greensboro, N.C., a 6-year-old
girl named Mary Frances Barker
awoke to the shouts of a boy far
down the street. It was 5 a.m. Nov.
12.1918. It was the paper boy shout­ing,
"The war is over, the war is
over!" World War I had finally come
to an end on the 11th day of the 11th
hour and the 11th month of
November 1918.
The US Congress proclaimed
"Armistice Day" a year later on Nov.
11.1919.
On Sunday, Dec. 7,1941, the first
word of the attack on Pearl Harbor
came by radio. Newspapers did run
"extras" that Sunday with little infor­mation
and a lot of fear. That
Sunday would become "a day of
infamy."
On Monday, Dec. 8, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, during a spe­cial
session of Congress, spoke of the
attack and declared war on Japan.
His speech was broadcast on the
radio.
F.D.R.'s closing words were: "With
the abounded determination of
our people, we will gain the
inevitable triumph, so help us God!"
Since that time, there was Korea,
Vietnam, Grenada, Desert Storm,
Afghanistan and Iraq. We can not
forget that we were attacked again
Sept. 11,2001.
Since World War II, we have seen
prayer taken out of our schools
and "Under God" under attack on
the pledge of allegiance.
Are we still a nation of God as we
once were?
With all that is happening in the
world today, it seems to me that we
may need God more then ever.
Armistice Day became Veterans'
Day in 1954. Let's all remember men
like Ira Hayes, Mike Strank. Franklin
Sousley, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley
and Harlon Block who placed the US
flag on top of Mount Suribachi dur­ing
the Battle of Iwo Jima. Three of
these men were later killed at Iwo
Jima, and the other three helped
promote the sale of war bonds.
They say the soldier did not think
of himself a hero — he believed the
heroes were of the soldiers who died
in battle.
Take a few minutes this Veterans'
Day to thank a veteran and light a
candle for those serving our country
around the world and in harm's way.
We will never forget!
Calvin E. Johnson, Jr.
Kennesaw, Go.
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November 9,2006
The Auburn aviator
Dean Foy
flies high
for 90th
birthday
By KENDRA CARTER
Staff Writer
"Watch out Red Baron! Jim
Foy is in the sky!" read a sign
held by a bystander, awaiting
the plane's arrival.
Friends and family of former
Dean of Students James E. Foy
gathered Sunday afternoon at
the Auburn-Opelika Airport to
witness his first time in an air­plane
in 51 years.
Foy, whose 90th birthday
was Tuesday, decided to cele­brate
the occasion by flying
over Auburn and Lake Martin
in an airplane similar to one he
flew in his days as a fighter
pilot in the US Navy.
Last summer, when ques­tions
about celebrating his
birthday arose, Foy said all he
wanted was to fly in a plane.
"He wanted to wait until he
turned 100." said Mary Lou Foy,
the former dean's daughter.
"I thought it was perfectly
logical because he's always
loved flying," said Susan
Spratling, Foy's other daughter.
"He wanted to see his beloved
Auburn from the air."
Foy, who was the dean of stu­dents
from 1950 to 1978, enlist­ed
in the Navy Dec. 8, 1941, the
Departments
undergo test of
program review
Michael Claborn / PHOTO EDITOR
Former Dean Jim Foy celebrated his 90th birthday
by flying over Auburn. Waiting for Dean Foy after
his landing were friends and family, who sang
"Happy Birthday" to him. Foy, who served in the
Navy, flew a plane (top right) similar to the one he
used as a fighter pilot in World War II.
day after thte Pearl Harbor
bombings.
He served as a fighter pilot,
safety officer and, eventually, a
lieutenant commander during
World War II.
Spratling said her first mem­ories
of her father involved air­planes.
She said he is "very lucky
when it comes to planes"
because he survived three
plane crashes during his stint
in the Navy.
When the yellow T6-Texan
landed, a group of Foy's friends
from the University, Rotary
Club and the Auburn United
Methodist Church sang
"Happy Birthday" after he was
helped out of the plane.
"We forgot to bring the
choir," said Linda Bayse, who
has been Foy's caregiver for
two and a half years.
>• Turn to FOY, B3
By SARAH BROCK
Senior Reporter
Full implementation of
academic program review is
getting closer as four aca­demic
programs are in the
middle of a pilot test of the
program.
The departments of ani­mal
sciences, architecture,
nursing, sociology/anthro­pology,
criminology and
social work are participating
in the pilot implementation
this aca- ^ _ _
demic year.
"What we
care about is
h a v i n g
strong aca­demic
pro­grams
in
e v e r y __________—.
major," said
Bill Sauser, associate dean
and professor.
The purpose of the reviews
is to help programs improve
and to help the provost
determine how to allocate
resources to various pro­grams.
Some programs, including
architecture and nursing,
already undergo external
accreditation reviews.
"Not every program at
Auburn University experi­ences
these reviews on a reg­ular
basis, and we wanted
everyone to have that oppor­tunity,"
said Sharon Gaber,
"What we care about is
having strong academic
programs in every major."
Bill Sauser
associate dean and professor
associate provost for aca­demic
administration.
The program review has
two parts — a self-assess­ment
completed by the
department and a site visit
from both internal and
external reviewers.
The four departments are
completing the self-studies,
which are due the end of
November.
The self-assessments look
at a variety of things, includ­ing
enrollment, student and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ f a c u l ty
a c c o m -
plishments,
r e s o u r c es
a v a i l a b l e ,
curriculum
and goals.
"It's been
____________ a good
process for
our department because it's
been a tool to generate sta­tistics
on where we've been
and where we're going," said
Wayne Greene, department
head of animal sciences.
Those programs that com­plete
external accreditation
reviews can use materials
from those reviews to com­pile
the necessary informa­tion
for the self-assessments.
"It is a good opportunity
to think about how the pro­gram
can grown and evolve,"
said David Hinson, interim
>• Turn to REVIEW, B2
Alderman to change recruitment
By MIRANDA MATTHEIS
Associate Campus Editor
On Nov. 1, Wayne Alderman
was named the new dean of
enrollment management.
Alderman, a professor in the
College of Business,
will oversee recruiting,
admissions and schol­arships
in his new
position.
"I was dean of the
business school for
seven-plus years, so I
think I've seen that
side of the University
and the effects of
recruiting," he said.
John Fletcher, assistant vice
president of Enrollment
Management Services, said the
University is making changes
Alderman
with recruitment.
"We're in the process of begin­ning
to examine how we recruit
students to Auburn," Fletcher
said.
He said short-term and long-term
changes will be seen in the
recruiting process,
campus visits and
communication.
For the short-term,
enrollment manage­ment
services will
focus efforts more on
market targets,
Fletcher said. He said
the changes will create
a narrower focus in
recruiting in the future.
"In the past, we have had a
much broader approach to
recruiting," he said.
Also, prospective students
may attend special days for cam­pus
visits, Fletcher said.
Communication changes
would include more personal­ized
contact, such as phone calls
and e-mail, he said.
"I'm interested in how we can
do a better job with communica­tion
with potential students,"
Alderman said.
Fletcher said the three main
challenges to the enrollment
manager will be to narrow the
focus of recruitment, change
methods of recruiting and
update some of the campus visi­tation
programs.
The University is working with
consultants to determine what
changes can be made. The
changes will take place as soon
as possible, and additional plans
will evolve for 2008.
Riley asks for votes at Samford Hall
By MARY HOOD
Assistant Campus Editor
As the days before elections
day wound down, Gov. Bob
Riley and Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley
stopped at Auburn University
as part of their campaign
tours.
Last Thursday, Riley spoke
on Samford Lawn at 3:30 p.m.
A group of approximately 50
people, mostly the College
Republicans, gathered to hear
what the governor had to say
to inspire the college students
to cast their votes for him.
Riley began by introducing
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Volunteers sort through trash they gathered from the residence halls to find anything that might be
recyclable. The trash was displayed on Cater Lawn yesterday.
Cater Lawn turned into landfill
to warn students of wasteful habits
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Gov. Bob Riley makes a visit to Auburn in an attempt to gain last
minute votes from students. Members of the College Republicans
came to hear his speech given on Samford Lawn.
By KATE FARLEY
Staff Writer
A pile of trash was placed
on Cater Lawn yesterday to
raise awareness about waste
disposal at Auburn University.
The trash, which was gath­ered
from the residence halls
Wednesday, was sorted before
being placed on the lawn.
The event, Landfill on the
Lawn, was sponsored by AU
Recycle, i
Lindy Biggs, a professor of
history and director of the
Sustainability Initiative, said
she hopes the event will final­ly
open students' eyes to waste
problems.
"I hope students become
really interested in recycling
and also become aware of
their own habits," Biggs said,
"The habits they have of
throwing stuff away that
maybe is still good and use­ful."
Volunteers gathered
Monday's trash from the three
residence areas: the Hill, the
Quad and the Extension.
Volunteers collected vol­ume
measurements of all the
general recyclables, such as
plastic, aluminum, mixed
paper and glass. The trash was
then piled onto Cater Lawn.
In total, the volunteers col­lected
644 gallons, or 230
pounds, of trash.
"I just wanted to physically
sort through the trash to see
what different types of mate­rials
students are throwing
away on campus," said Donny
Addison, the recycling and
solid waste coordinator.
Of the volume of trash col­lected,
64 percent could be
recycled.
In 2002, Addison conducted
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Sally Jones Hill named new campaign
co-chair for "It begins at Auburn"
I lill has been either a member, vice president or
president of AU Foundation since 1986. So far.
the campaign lias raised more than $400
dollars. Fifty-eight percent of the campaigns
goal includes scholarships, faculty, programs
and unrestricted dollars.
150th lecture series speaker
J. Wayne Flynt will give
the lecture, "Auburn Uni­versity
Serving the Com­munity."
at 4 p.m. today
in the Special Collections
and Archives section of
the Ralph B. Draughon
Library. Flynt is an
Auburn professor
Flynt emeritus of history.
Naughty French farce opens at
Auburn University Theatre
The College of Liberal Arts Theatre Department
presents "The Flea in Her Ear" production. Per­formances
will be Nov. 9 to Nov. 10 and Nov. 14
Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. A matinee performance will
be Nov. 12 at 2:30 p.m. All performances will be
at Auburn University Main Stage. Admission is
free for students with a valid University ID, Tick­ets
are S20 for the general public and $ 10 for
senior citizens. For ticket information, call the
Ticket Office at 844-4154.
CAMPUS STAFF
CHASE MITCHELL
Campus Editor
MARYHOOD
Assistant Editor
MIRANDA MATTHEIS
Associate Editor
SARAH DAY OWEN
Assistant Editor
To reach the campus staff, call 844-9118.
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head of the School of Architecture, Design
and Construction.
"So we see that as a generally positive
thing," he said.
Hinson said one suggestion he would have
in improving the review process would be to
synchronize the University's review with the
external accreditation reviews so departments
such as architecture would be able to compile
all the data for both reviews at once.
The site reviews will begin next February
and will be several days of visits from four
reviewers.
Since animal sciences and
sociology/anthropology/criminology and
social work do not receive external accredita­tion
reviews, the site visitors will be two exter­nal
reviewers in the same field and two faculty
members from a related field.
The site visitors for architecture and nurs­ing
will be four faculty members from a relat­ed
field, and the team will also look at
evaluations from those who visited the
department during the accreditation process.
The site team will then make a report for
the dean of the college, who will then provide
a report and recommendations to the provost.
Students will also be involved in the process
during the site visits when the reviewers meet
with students to get their input.
Sauser said the program reviews will help
the provost allocate resources to the programs
and areas that need it.
"This is a tool to help the provost and Uni­versity
set priorities," Sauser said. "It won't
replace the decision-making process, but it
gives you better information upon which to
base your decisions."
After this year's pilot test, the provost, with
the help of the Academic Program Review
Committee within University Senate, will
revise the review process if needed.
"The idea is to try it out, see if there are
revisions, and keep the ball rolling in future
years," Sauser said.
In addition to making changes to the
process, the committee and provost's office
will also need to decide how many programs
will be reviewed each year and how often pro­grams
will be reviewed.
"We want to make it a practice that every
program will be reviewed and have its chance
to make its case," Sauser said.
Spencer Stantii / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Bob Riley speaks on the positive changes he has made in Alabama over the past
four years, including improvements to the economy.
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Mike Hubbard, the Republican can­didate
for state representative, and
gave him his sincere vote of confi­dence.
Hubbard, in turn, spoke briefly
about Riley's character and his wishes
to see Riley back in office.
Riley thanked the College Republi­cans
for their support, then moved on
to speak of all he has done in the past
four years.
He mentioned his improvements to
Alabama's economy, his changing
government meetings to have an
open-door policy, his concern for edu­cation
and the lack of corruption in
his administration.
The crowd — adorned with Riley
stickers, banners and blue-and-orange
shakers — cheered Riley
throughout his speech and were given
a chance to shake his hand and take a
picture with him.
Most of the attendees of the rally
were Riley supporters.
Taylor Phillips, a junior in econom­ics
and self-proclaimed big supporter
of Riley, said hearing Riley speak only
bolstered his support for the gover­nor.
"I think that I'm more confident in
him now than I was before," Phillips
said.
Jessica Dewberry, a sophomore in
pre-med, and Laura Smith, a junior in
elementary education, both agreed it
was good to hear the governor speak
of education in Alabama.
"It's good to know that he'll put us
in his platform," Dewberry said.
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a waste study by going through 12
dumpsters from academic buildings
and he found that 50 percent of the
trash could have been recycled.
"That was a large basis for starting
our recycling program with faculty
and staff," Addison said. "Right now,
we are in the process of starting a
huge student recycling program with
the support of the dean of students."
At the event, students were asked to
sign a petition to show the University
that they are concerned about recy­cling.
"We're going to probably get a thou­sand
signatures today," Addison said.
Addison said if students were made
aware of the importance of recycling,
major change could occur.
"A lot of people think recycling is
just a tree-hugger, hippie kind of thing
to do," Addison said. "I want to take it
away from that. Recycling is free,
trash costs money."
Addison said the University holds a
$600,000 contract to dispose of trash
into a landfill. The program saved
$25,000 on waste reduction.
He said there are several ways to
make a difference, starting with the
companies that sell products on cam­pus.
"You could make a contract with
Coca-Cola," Addison said. "Have them
take a little responsibility for all the
plastic and aluminum they bring on
campus."
Biggs said aluminum and plastic
wastes need to be addressed because
both can easily be recycled.
"Aluminum is one of the most
expensive metals that we make and
it's completely recyclable," Biggs said.
"When you put a can back into the vat
of molten aluminum, you get another
can. It takes a small fraction of the
resources of energy and raw materi­als,"
she said.
Baker Melson, director of Campus
Smith said she is thankful that Riley
speaks of education so much because
that directly affects college students.
Amidst the crowd of Riley support­ers
stood four protesters holding up
signs, sarcastically thanking Riley for
raising Alabama's college tuition and
other criticisms that have been pin­pointed
against the governor.
Lucy Baxley came onto Auburn's
campus at 12:30 p.m. Saturday during
the Arkansas State game.
She stood near the College Democ­rats
tailgate.
But her purpose, according to Col­lege
Democrat President Brandon
Costerison. was not to cater to the
College Dems, because she already
had their vote.
"The main goal is to get people not
politically active to meet her," Costeri­son
said.
Costerison said Baxley wanted.to
be able to speak of her platform and
tell what she is planning to do if elect­ed
to those who don't watch political
debates or closely follow each candi­dates
campaign.
"(We're) trying to extend past the
Democratic base, and expose Lucy to
the everyday voter," Costerison said.
Costerison said the response he
was receiving leading up to the tail­gate
was great and that everyone
within the democratic organization
was very excited and "fired up about
it."
He believed Baxley coming onto
campus would serve her well in her
campaign effort.
"Anytime anybody hears Lucy's
plan for Alabama, they see there's a
big difference between the two candi­dates,"
Costerison said.
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Spencer Stantii / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
A volunteer sorts through trash collect­ed
from residence halls.
Service Operations, knows the impor­tance
of recycling goes far beyond the
immediate benefits.
"The better we take care of our little
part of the world, the better it will be
for those who follow us in the future,"
Melson said.
"Recycling contributes a little part
in the overall protection of our envi­ronment,"
he said.
Addison said the benefits of recy­cling
go beyond waste management.
"Recycling is economical," Addison
said. "The industry itself creates more
jobs in the waste management indus­try.
So, in a sense, we are providing
more jobs for our nation, and those
recycling jobs pay more than general
waste."
The AU Recycling program hopes to
gain funds to provide more bins to
students and faculty on campus, so
recycling can become an easy, every­day
habit.
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Michael Claborn / PHOTO EDITOR
At Tuesday's University Senate meeting, faculty asked Provost John Heilman (bottom right) questions
about post-tenure review. Senator Rik Blumenthal (bottom left), questioned the intent of the program.
University Senate meets
Faculty discuss topics
such as post-tenure
review, pose questions
to provost Heilman
By SARAH DAY OWEN
Assistant Campus Editor
Discussion at Tuesday's University Senate
meeting ranged from faculty policies to Web
site-posted salaries to campus safety.
The Faculty Development Review Program,
or post-tenure review, was brought up again
by faculty chairman Rich Penaskovic.
He pointed out several issues with the
review process. First, he said, the annual
review by deans and department heads isn't
sufficient.
Second, the student evaluations are not
meaningful, he said.
Penaskovic questioned the implementation
of the new policy before the next president
comes into office, instead of waiting for the
office to be filled before making changes.
He said Senate leadership cooperated in
meeting about the policy because otherwise,
it would have been formed without their
input.
Penaskovic said they tried to safeguard fac­ulty
rights in the process.
"Where do we go from here?" Penaskovic
said.
He said the faculty has the choice of either
accepting the policy or formulate something
different.
Penaskovic suggested a meeting to discuss
options on a new policy Nov. 28.
He asked faculty to give their input before
the meeting by e-mailing the University Sen­ate.
Provost John Heilman said meetings with
Senate leaders and Richardson all had consid­eration
in formulating the program.
He said he planned to proceed with a field •
test in time to present the results to the Board
of Trustees in the spring.
He encouraged the faculty to wait until
after the test to give input.
"This really is a field test," Heilman said.
Rik Blumenthal, chemistry and biochem­istry
senator, spoke several times at the meet­ing.
Blumenthal said he is concerned with the
level of distrust between the business side and
the academic side of the University.
He said he also questioned the intent of the
program.
The one-year period of review is not reason­able,
Blumenthal said.
"At this time and place, 1 don't think it's a
good idea," Blumenthal said.
Heilman said the meeting was a good
opportunity for discussion.
He said he thinks the program is important
for higher education.
"I think the benefit is accountability," Heil­man
said.
Another subject discussed at the meeting
was the phrase about gay, lesbian and trans-gendered
students in the Strategic Diversity
Plan.
David Carter, an associate professor in his­tory,
asked Heilman about the phrase's dele­tion.
Heilman said Richardson is "committed to
putting that language into policy."
When asked about the removal of Universi­ty
salaries from the Web site, Heilman said
issues with posting on Banner had caused the
delay.
Connor Bailey, immediate past chair, said
the listing is currently in PDF format on the
Web site, but doesn't have division three and
four employee salaries.
Campus safety was brought into discussion
by Penaskovic, who mentioned several recent
burglaries on campus, including three laptops
from a locked on-campus office.
He said there is no nighttime security at
Haley Center, where his office is located.
He said he would like to discuss the system
of the Auburn Police Department compared
to the old system of the campus security force
at thejanuiiry meeting.
Heilman said the subject had been dis­cussed
by the deans at the provost's meeting,
and will be looked into further.
Leadership center phased out'
By LINDSAY WOOD
Staff Writer
The Center for Leadership
Connections recently devel­oped
Pathways, a non-aca­demic
leadership program
that gives college students the
skills and knowledge to
become leaders in the world
after they graduate.
Unfortunately, the program
was "phased out" before it got
off the ground, along with the
center itself.
Dean of Students Johnny
Green informed the center by
e-mail Nov. 1 that the Leader­ship
Connections Office
would be on hiatus "due to
restructuring and lack of
funding for the Student Lead­ership
Office."
All other Student Leader­ship
programs were also "to
end immediately."
All 20 administrators and
the members of the group
were informed of the cancela­tion
and the reasons for ter­mination
leading to the
e-mail.
Sarah Skipper, associate
director of the Pathways pro­gram,
informed all members
of the termination last week.
Stephanie Tate, a member
of Pathways, received the e-.
mail last Thursday.
"I am disappointed and
shocked because it came out
of nowhere," Tate said. "I think
it's a missed opportunity for
Auburn, and it would have
reflected well on Auburn to
produce graduates with lead­ership
qualities."
However, Green maintains
that the program is not actu­ally
being termi- _
nated — yet.
"The program
is just sitting idle
right now," he
said.
Pathways
sponsored only
two events, a
repelling trip and
a two-hour semi­nar,
before its
supposed cance­lation,
Tate said.
The Pathways
program was ^ _ ^ ^ _^
developed by
members of the Leadership
Development Steering Com­mittee
during the last two
years.
The Center for Leadership
Connections Office met Fri­day
to explore options for the
programs associated with the
center including the Pathway
program, an interdisciplinary
leadership minor and the
Ropes Course.
According to the center's
Web site, the Pathways pro-
Ithink it's a missed
opportunity for
Auburn, and it
would have reflected
well on Auburn to
produce graduates
with leadership \
qualities."
Stephanie Tate
member of Pathways
gram includes four tracks, or
"paths" that must be complet­ed
consecutively.
Paths one and two teach
leadership knowledge and
skills while allowing explo­ration
of personal leadership
style.
Paths three and four imple-
_ ^ _ ^ _ _ ment an individ­ual's
skills and
network with a
variety of leaders
in different disci­plines
and roles.
Each pathway
the participant
completes has
three main
objectives: expe­riential
leader­ship
development
activity, personal
_ _ _ _ » _ » leadership
assessment and
leadership education.
The members' goal was to
complete each of the path­ways
while developing leader­ship
and life skills that could
be assessed later in their lives
and careers.
The recent cancelation — or
holding — of the program has
put some individuals involved
with the project out of jobs
and opportunities that were
previously available to them
through the program.
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knew just the person to take Foy up in the air.
"I've flown a lot of people over the years," said
J.B. Stockley, aircraft owner and Opelika resi­dent
who agreed to take Foy up in the air. "For­mer
aviators like Dean Foy enjoy it so much. It's
a real pleasure to do," Stockley said.
Even though Stockley got the plane off the
ground and eventually landed it, he said Foy
flew the aircraft back to Auburn from Lake
Martin.
"For someone who hasn't flown in 51 years,
he did quite well," Stockley said.
Foy's flight triggered a