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Gflfie Auburn Matnsman Vol. 113,
Issue 34
12 Pages
sJuly 12,2007!
Long awaited iPhone is instant hit
or Apple Store
By TAMARA GRESHAM
Staff Writer
Wait no longer, the iPhone is finally here.
Apples newest innovation, the iPhone, became available for
purchase Friday, June 29 at 6 p.m. In order to become one of
the first to have one, consumers across the country set up
camp outside their local AT&T
hours before the introduction
the iPhone. r
"Most of the stores in our
company sold out within a
few hours of
opening"
s a i d
Dawn
B e n ­ton,
the
public re­lations
rep­resentative
for AT&T.
After wit­nessing
the
high demand
at the local
s t o r e ,
sophomore in
physical education
Tray Blackmon decided
to take another route.
"I'm ordering mine from a guy for
$400," Blackmon said. "I'll get it next Tues­day."
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However, everyone doesn't need to result to eBay just
yet.
Benton made sure to inform future customers Apple is replen­ishing
the phones on a daily basis.
"Stores will get iPhones shipped to them regularly." she said.
The key to getting an iPhone for most was to get to the closest
retailer as early as possible and wait for it to open.
With a limit of two per customer, the iPhones are available on
a first come, first serve basis, and once they're out for the day,
that's it "There were about 20 people in line," junior in chemical
engineering Marcus Coleman said. "I went to an AT&T store in
Birmingham, (and) it wasn't that bad."
A cautious move would involve visiting apple.com and pur­chasing
online directly from the Apple Store. The company even
offers free shipping.
If the Internet is not accessible, one can order via phone by call­ing
1-800-MYAPPLE.
The iPhone is a 3-in-l cell phone, iPod, and wireless internet
device, but sets itself apart from other phones that are capable of
doing similar things because of its massive storage capabili­ties.
$499 customers receive a 4 GB de­vice
and for $100 more they can
double their storage to an im­pressive
8 GB.
"It's amazing, period," Ricky
Lee Whittemore said, a junior
in management information
systems.
He said the overall perfor­mance
of his new iPhone
was extraordinary.
Apple has loaded the
iPhone with a large bat­tery
that allows a talk
time of up to 8 hours, 7
hours of video playback,
6 hours of internet us­age
or 24 hours of audio.
With a 10-day battery
standby, the iPhone blows its
competition out of the wa­ter.
To hook up service to
the new phone, cus­tomers
had to log on to
apple.com and con­nect
service through
iTunes. iTunes
serves as the activa­tion
for AT&T.
A p p l e . c o m
found a flood of
more than 700,000
people logging
on Friday and
Saturday to
connect ser­vice
the new
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GRE revamp won't take
place as scheduled
By NATALIE WADE
Wen's Editor
The Graduate Record Examinations General Test revisions that
were supposed to take effect in September have been canceled. The
main reason stated for the cancelation, in the news release issued
by the Educational Testing Service, is the uncertain guarantee of
complete access to all students.
"At this point we have canceled our plans (for the revision)," said
Karen Bogan, senior manager external relations at ETS. "It's quite
possible that a few years from now we might revisit the idea, it's
certainly a possibility, but at this point we've canceled it because
we know that it certainly is not going to happen in the next couple
of years."
The GRE General Test is taken by any student as a requirement
for admission of graduate school.
"The test is just a barometer, a way to test and see how you will
potentially do in graduate school," said Micah Beavers, a senior
majoring in psychology. "It's not necessarily the best way, but they
have to determine where you are comparatively."
The GRE tests are broken up into three subcatorgories: Verbal
Reasoning section, Quantitative Reasoning section and an Analyti­cal
Writing section.
"Right now if you want to do the GRE General Test you can go
to your local Thomson Prometric site, and you register and then
you can take the test," Bogan said. "You can take the test almost
anytime."
Bogan said the revised version of the test would require all stu­dents
wanting to take the test take it at the same time, and ETS re­alized
there were not going to be an
adequate number of seats available
so the revision was canceled.
"We will still be making some
changes to keep the test fresh but
we won't be doing the major over­haul,"
Bogan said. "It's a test we al­ways
make changes and upgrades
to over the years and we are going
to continue to make some changes
to update the test."
ETS develops the GRE General
Test, which means the company
writes the questions, manages the
administration of the test, and
manages the scoring of the test
ETS is also responsible for the se­curity
of the test
"We were basically changing the
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Micah Beavers, a senior
in psychology, studies
for his upcoming GRE
test. He has to take it to
get into grad school.
Leischuck award winners announced;
COSAM and Education professors win
By JON-MARC LARSON
Sports Editor
Dr. Pamela C. Boyd of the College
of Education and Dr. Roland Dute
of the College of Sciences and Math-matics
have been announced as this
year's recipients of the Gerald and Em­ily
Leischuck Endowed Presidential
Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Since 2005, the Leischuck Award has
been given to Auburn University's top
two teachers.
Recipients share the same excellence
in teaching as well as the ability to cul­tivate
tremendous students and fellow
faculty members.
The award is eligible to any full-time
tenured profes­sor
who carries
a 50 percent
teaching load
and has not ac­cepted
and early
retirement op­tion.
The 2007 can­didates
were
nominated by
students and fel­low
faculty mem­bers
before being recommended by the
provost and a selection committee.
Along with the prestige of the award
Dute
is a $10,000 stipend for each recipient.
The Leischucks, along with Auburn
President Ed Richarson and Provost
John Heilman, honored Boyd and Dute
Monday at the President's Mansion.
Boyd, an as­sociate
pro­fessor
of cur­riculum
and
teaching, has
been a mem­ber
of the Au­burn
University
faculty for 14
years.
Boyd teaches
undergraduate
students in the
College of Education as well as prac­ticing
teachers through the Universi­ty's
outreach programs and graduate
school.
"It's and honor on multiple levels,"
Boyd said. "It is an honor for my stu­dents
because they inspire me to be an
innovative educator. I am privileged to
work with students and acting teach­ers.
They have turned me into a wise
teacher."
Boyd has not forgotten the institu­tion
which has allowed her to make
such an impact in many lives.
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Cynthia Tucker learns meaning of work
By KRISTIOBERHOLZER
Copy Editor
She is one of the first African-American woman to be­come
editorial page editor at one of the top-ranked daily
newspapers in the country. She frequently serves as a com­mentator
on Jim Lehrer's "NewsHour" program and on
CNN and Company. And as of April 16,2007, she became
a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Sound im­pressive?
Well, it is.
Cynthia Tucker is a household name for newspaper
readers across the nation. She is considered one of the top
journalists in the field, and was noted for her "courageous,
clear-headed columns that evince a strong sense of mo­rality
and persuasive knowledge of the community," when
awarded the Pulitzer. As she continues on with her suc­cess,
students at Auburn University can call her one of our
own- she is,a 1976 alumna.
Born in Monroeville, Ala. in 1955, Tucker lived through
the challenges of a segregated South. Affected by the Jim
Crow laws, she did not attend desegregated classes until
her junior year of high school.
"I grew up in a very segregated environment but I knew
that things were changing, and even at the age of 171 knew
whatever I ended up doing professionally, I would prob­ably
be in a predominantly white environment. What Au­burn
taught me is what I was already begun to understand
from my high school experience, in that white people were
no different than black people in the full array of human-ity:
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At Auburn, Tucker double majored in jour­nalism
and English, was a War Eagle Girl
for a year and wrote occasionally for The
Plainsman. Like every other college stu­dent,
time rushed by for her, but the experi­ences
remain.
"It was a good experience. I had some
very good teachers at Auburn, although Au­burn
has a reputation then, and I suppose
now, of being mostly an agricultural and
engineering university. The department of
liberal arts was good. I made some friends
who are my friends still," she said.
As part of her studies. Tucker interned at
the afternoon sister paper to the Montgom­ery
Advertiser, the Alabama Journal. After
graduation, she interviewed at different
newspapers, some with the help of notable
Auburn figure Jack Simms.
"I didn't want to stay in Montgomery;
1 wanted to go to a bigger city, and I took
those clips (from the Alabama Journal) and
1 applied to work at the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution," she said. "Jack Simms helped
me get a job interview with AP and that's
where he wanted me to work, but 1 inter­viewed
here at the Atlanta Journal-Consti­tution
instead."
A few weeks later she was hired as a re­porter
for the AJC, and began to make a
name for herself by covering topics and is­sues
some might have hesitated on.
"Ihe same thing worked for me (at the
AJC) that worked for me at Auburn: hard
work. Plus, I enjoyed the work. I came to
work in the newspaper business which
wasn't boring because 1 didn't mind putting
in a ten-to-twelve hour day if that's what it
took to get the story. So I worked hard, very
hard in the first couple of years, and happily
figured out what I was doing."
Four years after being with the AJC,
the same urges'to move to a bigger city
prompted Tucker to move to Philadelphia
to become a reporter for The Philadelphia
Inquirer, one of the nation's best papers.
But again, not long after her move there,
she wanted to stretch her journalism to
cover the international scene by becoming
a foreign correspondent.
"I got it in my head that I wanted to be
a foreign correspondent based in Africa. I
had really naive romantic notions about
what that would be like, and my editors
at the Inquirer told me I was too inexperi­enced
for a foreign assignment. Now I now
know they were absolutely right about it; at
the time, 1 thought they didn't know what
they were talking about."
Tucker wrote to other foreign corre­spondents
from papers like The New York
Times and the Washington Post for advice
and consultation. With their suggestions
in mind, she got all the shots necessary
for travel and set off. She wrote from Ke­nya,
Zimbabwe, Botswana, the Ivory Coast
and Senegal, covering real-life struggles for
democracy, freedom, women's rights and
fights from oppression.
"1 found Africans who admired the
American civil rights movement. At the
time when I was in Africa, Nelson Mandela
was still in prison and many South Africans
were still looking for their pwn democratic
movement that gave black Africans their
full civil rights and they talked about their
admiration for Martin Luther King Jr. and
Andy Young and John Robert Lewis, many
of the civil rights leaders here."
"I bumped around (Africa) for six months.
I did some freelancing, and it was great and
wonderful adventure for me, but it cured
me of the idea that I wanted to be a foreign
correspondent," Tucker concluded.
Upon arriving back to the United States,
Tucker was rehired at the AJC as a colum­nist
and editorial writer. Then, in 1988. she
was one of 12 journalists across the nation
chosen for a Harvard University Niemand
Fellowship, where she focused on econom­ics
and fiscal policy in South America and
the Caribbean.
"I had never studied economics, but it
became clear to me that you really need
to understand something about econom­ics
and business if you were going to write
about politics. When
people say tax cuts
move business, is that
right or wrong? When
people say we have to
raise taxes is that right
or wrong? You need to
have some way, some
background, to be able
to assess what claims
politicians are making
when you're talking about the economy."
Tucker's career skyrocketed after com-
. pleting her fellowship at Harvard. In 1990,
she was promoted to editorial page editor
of the AJC and continues the same job to­day.
Three years later, she was recognized as
the nation's top columnist by the National
Women's Political Caucus and was awarded
their Exceptional Merit Media Award.
During the mid-'90s, Tucker became a
staunch voice representing her state of
Georgia. She appeared on several national
television shows and programs concerning
Georgia politics and politics of the South as
a whole. Her columns picked up national
attention, as did her unreserved style of ad­dressing
situations that most would handle
cautiously. She began to solidify her reputa­tion
as an articulate journalist whose col­umns
produced a response from readers,
whether in support or protest.
"Well, I love everything about (my job.)
It combines the best aspects of reporting
because I do a little bit of reporting for my
column- I think all good columnists do
that- but it also, I hope, allows me to make
a difference. If I take a local issue that is im­portant
enough, and I write about it over
and over again, I might have an opportu­nity
to have some influence, and every jour­nalist
lives for that. It's making a difference,
absolutely."
Aided by the convenience of communica­tion
via the Internet, Tucker's columns can
The Pulitzer Prize
be read now by anyone in the world. Her
columns appear the AJC every Wednesday
and Sunday, and are printed by more than
40 different papers across the country, in­cluding
The Huntsville Times.
"When my column goes up on the (AJC)
Web site, people can read it all over the
world. I get e-mails not only from people
who don't live in Georgia, but from people
who don't live in the United States."
The dissemination of her editorials re­inforced
her national recognition for witty
columns that addressed issues that needed
to be highlighted, and sparked a series of
Pulitzer Prize nominations for commen­tary
in 2004 and again in 2006.
It wasn't until April of this year that she
and fellow co-worker Hank Klibanoff, man­aging
editor of the AJC, each won a Pulit­zer.
"(It feels) awesome. It is the most pres­tigious
award in the newspaper business,
and it's just a wonderful feeling to get that
sense of recognition from one's peers, sort
of an official stamp of approval, if you will,
that says that I have reached the ranks of
the nation's most highly regarded and best
journalists, and that's a
nice place to be. Sort of
like if it were sports, it'd
be like getting into the
hall of fame."
Although Tucker has
now added a Pulitzer
to her collection of
awards, she is not fin­ished
striving for more.
She plans to continue her
columns at the AJC, pointing out issues in
her Atlanta community that are important
to her.
She has not grown tired of her job which
publicizes accountability on a public scale.
Tucker is also considering writing a book
focusing on race in the Deep South, and
how many black and white families in the
South are related.
"The South is a wonderful and a wonder­fully
complex place. It is a much more toler­ant
place than when I was growing up, but
there is still very real racial tension, not just
in the South, but all over the country. The
South is layered and rich and textured and
complicated."
As a journalist with more than 30 years
of experience, Tucker has learned a few
things about the people she writes about
and writes for.
"Humanity is amazingly wonderfully
complicated. People will always surprise
you in good and bad ways, and that's what
makes journalism so fascinating- you have
to write about people and people are just so
endlessly fascinating."
While she doesn't get many chances to
come back to her alma mater here on the
Plains. Tucker serves on the board to the
alumni magazine and sometimes speaks at
events on campus.
"1 was a big football fan (while at Auburn,)
and I still am. 1 don't come often, but I come
occasionally. I'll certainly be back."
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"It is an honor for the College of Educa­tion
who has provided an avenue to win
such a prestigious award," Boyd said. "It is
an honor for the teaching profession which
often does not receive the recognition it
richly deserves."
As an educator of other and future edu­cators,
she has not lost sight of the charac­teristics
that are important in being a good
teacher.
"I think it is important to create relation­ships
with students, organizing class in
a way that learning is meaningfully con­nected
to who students are and what they
do, and model the characteristics of a com­petent,
committed, reflective profession,"
Boyd said.
Also emphasized by Boyd was the phrase
"committed, confident and reflective",
words vital to successful teaching.
In addition to her time in the classroom,
Boyd served as coordinator of the College of
Education elementary education program.
Dute has served on the Auburn Univer­sity
staff for 25 years and is a professor in
biological sciences for COS AM.
Dute teaches courses ranging from fresh­man
biology to upper level science classes
to undergraduate and graduate students.
"I really enjoy my particular subject," said
Dute. "If you like what you do it shows up in
the classroom, and that is what matters."
Dute credits his memories of being a stu­dent
with some of the success of his teach­ing
tactics.
"I remember being a student and the
things I remember the things that worked
and didn't work from my own instruction,"
said Dute. "It really helps me with what I
want to do."
In addition to his responsibilities teach­ing,
Dute advises many undergraduate and
graduate students as well as previously
serving on 38 student committees.
Both Dute and Boyd feel extreme grati­tude
to all those who have helped them
reach this point in their respected careers.
They understand the commitment all
faculty members at Auburn have to enrich
students with proper knowledge.
"I am excited to win, but I am thankful,
given so many great teachers at Auburn,"
said Dute.
Boyd and Dute join former winners Wil­liam
Buskist and Leanne Lamke in 2005
and Robert Lishak and Joseph Kicklighter
in 2006.
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platform of the test, it wasn't our main de­sire
to have all the students take the test at
the same time, but we were converting to
a new platform called Internet Based Test­ing,"
Bogan said. "The Internet Based Test­ing
System requires that all students take
the test at the same time."
Security is a reason for the changes.
"Now that we have canceled the revised
ORE, we are looking at other ways to insure
security by having more secure test forms
that students will be taking," Bogan said.
Some students were preparing to take
the test before the changes took place.
"I read about (the changes), and I was go­ing
to try to take it before (they took effect),
but then I found out they weren't going to
change it," Beavers said. "(From what I un­derstood)
they were going to add a calculus
section, more math on it It was just more
you had to know, so I'm glad they didn't"
According to the ETS's website there are
sue centers in Alabama to take the GRE
General Test. The closest center to Auburn
University is located in Montgomery off
Zelda Road.
"(When you take the test) really all de­pends
on the graduate school," Beavers said.
"You have to go online to see as far as when
the graduate school wants all you letters of
recommendation and your GRE score and
all that Typically you would at least want
to take it at the beginning of the semester
before you graduate."
There is a $140 fee to take the test and
you must register online at ets.org.
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phone.
Customers also had to sign a two-year
contract with AT&T to get service for the
iPhone. As of now, AT&T has rights to the
iPhone for the next five years. No other
cell phone provider can give service to an
iPhone.
In addtion to the cost of the phone and
the rate plan, customers must also pay a
monthly fee called a data package.
Some are beginning to wonder how long
will it reign as the latest technology.
Travis Coleman, a senior in international
business, thinks it won't be long.
"(Apple) will come up with a better phone
later in the year," he said.
Coleman plans to wait
In the meantime, Apple stores offer tu­torials
for those who have purchased their
iPhone and need help figuring out how to
use it Like the iPod, the iPhone is navigated
by touch, but it has no buttons. Using this
device is centered on what could be called
a pinch-tap-flick touch technology system
where users let their fingertips guide their
Internet experience.
To learn more about the iPhone, apple,
com has a series of online demonstrations
that introduce and explain all the functions
of the device and are available for viewing.
Addiction to video games not mental condition
By NATALIE WADE
News Editor
Doctors concluded the proposed video
game addiction diagnosis should be left out
of the American Diagnostic and Statistic
Manuel of Mental Disorders at the annual
American Medical Association meeting
held in June.
According to the American Psychiatric
Association website "the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM) is the standard classification of
mental disorders used by mental health
professionals in the United States."
The topic of inclusion was pushed back
until the 2012 edition of the manual is
discussed.
Psychiatrists concluded there was not
enough supportive evidence at the time to
include it in the manual.
Many psychiatrists are against the rush
to include the diagnosis.
"To have it as a psychiatric diagnosis has
a lot of implications," said Michael Brody,
chair of Television and Media Committee
of the Academy of Child Psychiatry and
professor at the University of Maryland.
"The kids that I have seen have a lot of
underlying problems such as depression."
A news release put out by the APA
stated "psychiatrists are concerned about
the wellbeing of children who spend so
much time with video games that they fail
to develop friendships, get appropriate
outdoor exercise or suffer in their
schoolwork. Certainly a child who spends
an excessive amount of time playing video
games may be exposed to violence and may
be at higher risks for behavioral and other
health problems. We look forward to further
exploring this issue with our colleagues at
the AMA House of Delegates meeting."
Before the proposed addiction is included
in the manual some psychiatrists are urging
people to consider other issues that can
lead to the excessive use of video games.
"Parents should actually look at these
games themselves," Michael Brody. "Some
of these games are incredibly violent. I am
not a big fan of video games or their rating
system. To make (video game addiction) a
psychiatric diagnosis, I don't think that is
reasonable," Michael Brody.
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Founded in 1893 As The Orange & Blue
Vol. 113, No. 34
KATIE NOLAND
Managing Editor
NATALIE WADE
Xews Editor
Editorial Board
VICTORIA CUMBOW
Editor
JON-MARC LARSON
Sports Editor
KRISTI OBERHOLZER
Copy Editor
BROOKE PEACE
Intrigue Editor
Our View
Welcome to all; hard work required
The problem: Many people are looking for the easy way, without work.
America is a country rich in tradition.
We take pride in the heritage that made
us the country we are today.
One of the most integral things in
the development of our country is the
dynamic mixture of cultures as people
from all over the world immigrated to
America.
We recognize this heritage, and we
feel like immigration is still an impor­tant
part of what our country is becom­ing.
However, we feel like an important
part of this tradition is lost in today's
culture.
Those coming to our country in the
past understood hard work. Not only
did they understand it, but they valued
it.
People came to America ready and
willing to work to earn a life of the free­doms
America offers.
They were honored to be a part of
America. They learned to embrace our
culture, while still honoring their own.
We feel as though people coming are
now coming to our country and receiv­ing
handouts.
We are the first to recognize this does
not mean everyone. There are still those
that come to America to find a better
life and work hard for what they have.
We applaud those individuals and
those families.
We welcome immigrants, but they
should come with the understanding
that our families worked hard for a life
in America.
We simply want all to understand to
be prepared to do the same.
There are countless debates on those
working in America and those receiv­ing
help from the government. Even the
president has made comments about it.
Maybe it all shouldn't fall on immi­grants.
Americans can sometimes be
too proud to do low-end jobs.
In "The Legend of Bagger Vance," Matt
Damon's character makes a powerful
statement to a young boy.
The boy is complaining about his
father cleaning the streets.
Damon's character tells the boy his
father is hard-worker. He didn't take the
easy way out.
He paid off everyone he owed, and
he works that low-end job in order to
provide for his family and not declare
bankruptcy.
Perhaps more Americans need to
think that way.
Hard times fall on everyone. There is
no shame in working a job considered
by the public to be low-end.
It's what America was founded on.
Plain, good ole hard work.
We welcome people from around the
world to our country.
Even with its problems, we are proud
of it. It is our home and our pride. It is
who we are, and we love it.
Please know we expect a hard days
work from everyone here.
That includes teenagers, adults, im­migrants
and everyone else in America.
We simply want America to stay great,
so put forth the effort and make a dif­ference,
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Career woman, no mommy in future
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I had a conversation last week with my sister-in-law.
I'm an aunt to four wonderful boys, who I adore more
than anyone else in the world. We were chatting about
them and the future.
Sitting by the pool, I said something about wanting to
help them with college when they were older. She made
a face which said to me, "Yeah right, you'll have you're
own to worry about."
It is a known fact in my family I don't want children,
but my sister-in-law doesn't believe me. She keeps tell­ing
me I'll change my mind.
I know that 1 still could change my mind, but I don't
think I will.
I'll be 25 at the end of the summer. I've never had the
'I want kids' feeling. I've been in love and in a serious re­lationship,
and it still didn't hit me. I think I just skipped
the whole motherhood gene altogether.
. I am great with my nephews. I'm great with children I
know, and I've even been a summer camp counselor and
loved it. I'm not a warm and fuzzy kid person.
. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of all the weird looks. I'm tired
of people telling me I'll change my mind. I'm even more
tired of people wanting to know why.
What's wrong with not having kids? Lots of people
don't have children. I know I'm in the South, and tra­ditionally
people get married, buy a house, have kids. I
don't want that, and I'm tired of people telling me that
it's weird.
I want a career and a marriage, but kids aren't in my
future.
1 have goals and aspirations, and they don't make well
for kids.
I'm not being selfish by doing what I want. I would be
selfish if I had kids knowing I couldn't be the mother I
wanted to be.
I've said this for a long time, and my parents never un­derstood.
A few weeks ago, I called my mom to tell her I
had a date. To my shock and astonishment, she said to
me, "Be careful with that, boys can be a distraction."
I sat there for a minute a little stunned. Had my
mother finally understood after years of telling her what
I wanted?
Turns out, she had. My parents are supportive of m e :
in everything I do. They encourage me, and they help me
whenever I need them.
It was hard for me to tell my parents I won't give them
grandchildren, and they are finally OK with it. They've
accepted the fact I won't ever live in the same small
town, three houses down and go to church with them
every Sunday.
If my own parents can understand, why can't others?
I know it doesn't matter what others think, trust me, I
know that. But on some level, it bothers me that people
think I'm abnormal for not wanting kids.
If I were to have children, I would want to raise them
the way my brother and I were raised. In a neighbor­hood
with friends and yards. And I would definitely
want to raise them in the South. There's just something
about this place that's unlike any other.
I can't do professionally what I want to do and raise
my kids that way. It's not feasible. Therefore, I'm being
responsible with my decision.
Women are considered to be a certain way. Tradition­ally,
fathers don't stay at home. Why should I have to
give up my dreams just to have kids? I shouldn't, and I
won't.
Women can have the same successful careers as men,
and there shouldn't have to be an either/or. Unfortu­nately,
sometimes there is.
Sure I could have a live-in nanny to raise them for me,
but my parents were at every recital and soccer game I
was in. I know how much that means.
It shouldn't have to be a career or kids, it should be an
and. In my case, I don't think it is. Why is difficult for so
niany people around me to understand that?
Victoria Cumbow is Editor of The
Auburn Plainsman. You can reach
her at 844-9021.
Sense of entitlement growing in younger generations
BROOKE PEACE
bpeace@theplainsman.com
We have been raised by a generation of parents
who didn't want us to have to work as hard as they
did. They worked hard to put us through school.
So, we could have stable, well paying jobs.
I have to wonder though if this advantage has
been good for the future generations. Yes, we're
more educated and prepared for the world, but
have we missed the concept of hard work?
We live in a privileged and spoiled society.
People throw around the concept of having the
"right to" things.
America was founded by men who believed in
work, hard work. The country was built by sweat
and tears.
Our ancestors were weren't asking for a hand
out, they were fighting for freedom. So, when did
this word "entitlement" start running our coun­try?
When did people start believing they were
owed something? The government doesn't owe
anyone anything. It is incredible to me the num­ber
of youth who are walking around with their
attitudes, like somehow they got the shaft in life.
People want everything for free. People rant
about free health care, free education and more
government assistance.
Education is a privilege. That is what makes it
special. Already, we're seeing a bachelors degree
lose it's weight. Our children will have to go to
graduate school to stand out from the crowd of
resumes.
People cry about more government assistance,
when the government has set up loans, grants
and financial aid specifically for people who need
a helping hand.
Scholarships are set up for people who have
worked hard. Rewards are still granted for hard
work.
It's not going to be easy though. No one said it
would be easy to pay back student loans. But it's
worth it. It's supposed to be hard, if it was easy
everyone would do i t
It just drives me crazy to hear the adolescent
cries from the people who gripe about wanting
to do whatever they please because this is a "free
country" and they don't want the government
getting involved. Quick to want freedom, until
they need help. But. as soon as there is a problem,
they're crying about more government interfer­ence.
I understand that people are still born into cer­tain
classes. It's not going to be the same work
load for everyone. There are many things about
your born status that can't be changed. But that
is what the American dream is. The idea is that
with hard work, we can all get ahead. Everyone
is not going to be completely equal. Communism
was created to bring equality, so no one would
be left out. Everyone would have just as much as
their neighbor. No more, no less.
People should be rewarded for hard work.
I feel that P.J. O'Rourke worded it best when
he said, "Freedom is not empowerment. Em­powerment
is what the Serbs have in Bosnia.
Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered. It's
not entitlement. An entitlement is what people
on welfare get, and how free are they? It's not an
endlessly expanding list of rights — the "right" to
education, the "right" to food and housing. That's
not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't
rights, those are the rations of slavery — hay and
a barn for hurtlan cattle. There is only one basic
human right, the right to do as you damn well
please. And with it comes the only basic human
duty, the duty to take the consequences."
Brooke Peace is Intrigue Editor of
The Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach her at 844-9109.
"The same thing
worked for me (at the
AJC) that worked for
me at Auburn: hard
work"
Cynthia Tucker
on working at the Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Do you agree
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deci­sion
to build the
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Do you find
it extremely
difficult to
balance your
studies, social
life ana job
while in col­lege?
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NEWS A5
July 12,2007
Education ranks 46 in national poll
By ASHLEY HOPKINSON
; Assistant News Editor
] Auburn's college of education program
Ranked 46 among public institutions ac-fcording
to a recent study by U.S. News and
World Report.
'..The college was also ranked 62 overall,
ieight spots ahead of last year's ranking.
This ranking, which was out of out of 240
graduate education programs, puts the
program in the top 25 percentile.
Ashley Hollis / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Drew Morgan walks through the door of
the Auburn University College of Educa­tion
located in Haley Center.
"I think it's well deserved," said Drew
Morgan, a junior in secondary education,
about the ranking results.
"I know the Dean has really been push­ing
conceptual framework (which requires
students to be) competent, committed and
reflective professionals."
Morgan said the best is expected of them
because professors want them to be good
educators.
Michael Tullier, director of external re­lations,
said the College of Education has
been ranked for several years.
"The advantages (the new ranking)
offers are national exposure and recog­nition."
Tullier said the ranking is particu­larly
important to graduate students
who are looking to advance themselves
professionally.
"Graduate students are more mobile,
they are shopping around for schools
based on ranking and accreditation,"
Tullier said.
Since research funding was one of
the criteria for ranking, it is no surprise
that the college has focused energy to­ward
spending it.
Tullier said research is one of their
main objectives.
Just last year the college dedicated
$6.7 million dollars to research expen­ditures,
two million dollars more than
previous years, Tullier said.
Tullier said the college can maintain
its competitive edge by continuing to
provide students with well-rounded ex­posure
and access to activities outside
of classroom-based education.
"We have a unique opportunity to
give a lot of students hands-on experi­ence
in addition to mainstream teach­ing,"
Tullier said.
Morgan said he thinks the program
is thorough. In addition to going into
schools for practical and hands-on ex­perience
their junior years, education
majors are required to complete an in­ternship
their senior year.
. "From what I hear from recent gradu­ates
it prepares us really well once we get
out," Morgan said.
Drew Clark, director of the Institution of
Research and Assessment, said the ranking
was based on several different criteria.
"Research counts for 30 percent of the
final score," Clark said.
This includes funded research and re­search
spending, which incorporates the
amount of research expenditures per full-time
faculty and the number of faculty en­gaged
in funded research.
Clark said the largest weighing compo­nent,
40 percent, came from reputation or
quality assessment surveys.
Two sets of surveys are sent out, one to
deans of education and graduate deans
and the other to school superintendents.
Clark said, however, the criteria for
judging may vary between different disci­plines.
"The (U.S. News and World Report)
change their methodology from year to
year. Sometimes it stays the same some­times
it doesn't," Clark said.
Other criteria can include Graduate Re­cord
Examination verbal and quantitative
scores, acceptance rates, student-faculty
ratio, faculty journal editorships, degrees
awarded and the percent of students in
doctoral programs.
Tullier said, while it is nice to be ranked,
it is also a benchmark for the college to
create higher academic standards.
In 2005 President Ed Richardson said
"(Ranking) improvements are the result
of hard work by the faculty, staff and ad­ministration
and the commitment by the
Board of Trustees to establish and support
long-term improvements. I remain opti­mistic
that further improvements will be
forthcoming."
When compared to other public insti­tutions,
the college of education received
superior scores in research funding, the
amount of students enrolled in graduate
program and the number of faculty in­volved
in research.
Traveling abroad for credit
By SARAH JANE LITTLE
StaffWriter
Although many Auburn stu­dents
are spending their sum­mer
in class, interning, working
or home with the family, some
are traveling across the globe
in hopes of attaining a little col­lege
credit while having an ex­perience
of a lifetime.
"I went to Italy this summer,"
said Jenny Carswell a senior in
psychology and Italian. "Study­ing
abroad is an opportunity I
think every student
should take
advantage of.
It was a great
chance to use
the language I
had learned, but
I would still have
gone even if I wasn't
studying Italian.
"It was such an op- '
portunity for person­al
growth and I met
so many new people.
I have some fantastic
memories and the cost
wasn't even that bad."
Auburn offers study abroad
options all over the world, and
opportunities are not limited to
foreign language majors.
"The foreign language depart­ment
offers programs to Mex­ico,
Spain, Germany, France,
Italy and Austria," said Robert
Weigel, chair of the depart­ment
of foreign language and
literature, "but students can
also apply through the Office of
International Education or surf
the web. Students are welcome
to go abroad with any program
they find as long as Auburn
signs off on it."
Auburn offers both 4-week
summer sessions and 16-
week fall and spring semesters
abroad.
Students are encouraged
to take classes in their fields
as well as language or culture
classes for the country or coun­tries
they are visiting.
"Studying abroad is a great
resume packer," said Deborah
Weiss, assistant director of the
Office of International Educa­tion.
"It shows flexibility and ma­turity
and the ability
to be comfortable in
other settings and
around different
people."
Students inter­ested
in studying
internationally
should start re­searching
and
planning well
in advance.
"Students
should
. begin pre­paring
about a year
before they want to leave. This
allows students to look into all
financial aid and scholarships
available," Weiss said.
"If a student says they can't
afford to study abroad they
haven't talked to us, but we
need to have time to get the
money they need."
However, the actual cost for
many of the programs is fairly
comparable to spending the se­mester
taking classes in Auburn
with the addition of airfare.
"Studying abroad is such a
great opportunity," said Weiss,
"and with all the different op­tions
available to students the
world truly is Auburn's cam­pus."
Student expression case decided
"Times have changed
politically, we are a
more conservative
country than we once
were when it comes
to basic rights."
Mark Goodman
executive director of the
Student Press Law Center
By NATALIE WADE
News Editor
The United States Supreme Court
ruled in against the student in the
Morse v. Frederick case in a 5-4 deci­sion.
According to the Supreme Court's
opinion written by Chief Justice John
Roberts, the Olympic torch was car-riedthroughjuneau
Alaska en route to
Salt Lake City in
2002 and in front
of Juneau-Douglas
High School.
Joseph Frederick,
a senior atJDHSat
the time, held up a
banner that read
'Bong Hits 4 Jesus'
during the proces­sion.
Upon seeing
the sign, Deborah
Morse, principal of JDHS, told Freder­ick
and his friends to take down the
sign because it advocated illegal drug
use. When Frederick refused, Morse
suspended him for 10 days. Frederick
filed suit claiming his first amend­ment
rights were violated and won
the case in the 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals.
Morse then took the case to the Su­preme
Court where the justices ruled
in favor of the principal.
"I think the bigger implication for
the student press and actually student
expression in general is that the ques­tion
that this case leaves open will
there be other limitation on student
expression approved by the supreme
court," said Mark Goodman, execu­tive
director of the Student Press" Law
Center.
In the recent years several cases
have been brought before the court
concerning student expression
rights.
"I believe that if you just look at
things historically at least over the
last 20 years or so you see a steady in­crease
in the diminishment of student
rights in general and specifically stu­dent
free expression rights where the
20 years before that those rights were
actually growing," Goodman said.
One similar case is the 1969 Tinker
v. Des Moines court case.
According to the Stu­dent
Press Law Center
Website, "Students, the
Court held, do not 'shed
their constitutional
rights to freedom of
speech or expression at
the schoolhouse gate,'
and school officials
may not punish or pro­hibit
student speech
unless they can clearly
demonstrate that it will
result in a material and
substantia] disruption
of normal school activities or invades
the rights of others."
The court was given the task of de­termining
if the principal was reason­able
in deeming the sign a cause for
disruption of normal school activity.
In the end the court decided Morse
was justified in her decision to force
the students to take down the sign.
"Times have changed politically,
we are a more conservative country
than we once were when it comes
to basic rights," Goodman said. "We
live in a time when students are gen­erally
disregarded or thought of as
problems not as potential leaders of
the future. If you look at the way our
society thinks about young people to­day
it's nearly always in the context of
the problems associated with them.
I think this perhaps is a reflection of
this fear of teenagers and the belief
that we must control them or the
problems existing in our schools will
get worse."
HIV Testing Day encourages awareness
By ASHLEY HOPKINSON
Assistant News Editor
America is, in its 26th year of the HIV epidemic, and
the uphill battle continues with an estimated one million
Americans infected, a quarter of which are living unaware
of their infection.
"Take the test and take control" was the theme of the 13th
annual National HIV Testing Day on June 27, The event, or­ganized
by the National Association of People with AIDS,
is aimed at encouraging early diagnosis . and
routine testing for HIV
"It is estimated that a majority of
new infections are likely transmitted
by individuals who are completely
unaware of the infections they pos­sess,
we have to change this," Dr.
John Agwunobi, Assistant Secretary
for Health for the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, said in a
webinar.
Agwunobi said since there is not a cure
for HIV today, it is important to encourage
HIV testing as the best way to stop the spread of
the epidemic.
"Testing is the first essential step in linking
people with HIV to medical care and ongoing sup­port,"
Agwunobi said.
Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the National Cen­ter
for HIV/AIDS for the Center for Disease Con­trol
and Prevention, said the reality is that HIV
remains a major threat to the nation's health.
"National HIV Testing Day is a valuable oppor­tunity
to remind Americans to seek out HIV testing,
learn if they're HIV positive and take steps to protect
their health," Fenton said.
More than 30,000 organizations nationwide were in­volved
in 2007 Testing Day efforts to educate and prevent
HIV Among those organizations was AIDS Outreach of the
East Alabama Medical Center, who offered the free Orasure
Oral Fluid HJV-antibody testing in office and at Greater
Peace Baptist Church on June 24.
"In total, we tested over 30 people last week," Malcolm
Webster, spokesman for Prevention Communication and
Testing AIDS Outreach of EAMC, said,
AIDS Outreach of EAMC, Women's Hope Medical Center
and the health department offered free HIV testing as well.
"It is very important for all people at risk to be tested; col­lege
students can be a particular risk," Webster said.
Webster said studies show two-thirds of all STDs occur
in people 25 years of age or younger, and about one in four
young adults and teenagers get a STD every year.
Takirra Winfield, media projects coordinator for the Na­tional
Association of People with AIDS, said one of the root
ways to take care of HIV rates is early diagnoses and treat­ment
with care.
"The CDC recommends that health care settings screen
patients between the ages of 13-64 during their health care
visits (because) HIV can affect people of all ages," Fenton
said.
The events of National HIV Testing Day kicked off in
Washington D.C.
"D.C. has the highest prevalence of AIDS in the county:
one in 20 people live with (the virus,)" Winfield said.
However, the nation's capital is not the only area with
staggering HTV statistics.
According to the Alabama Department of Health, as
of March 2007, there have been 14,897 people that have
tested positive for HTV in the state since 1982. It is esti­mated
that approximately 9,836 are still living.
"But we also must remember that about 25 per­cent
(one out of four) of those living with HTV
do not know they are infected because
they have not been tested," Webster
said.
Jose Rodriguez, spokes­man
for Columbus Public
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said that ^^^» testing is very important
for two central ^| reasons: prevention and
treatment
"I would encourage people to take HTV testing
seriously; if you know your status early there are proven
advantages that you can stay alive healthier," Rodriguez
said.
Winfield said it is better to know than not to know.
"If you're positive you can still be that successful doctor
or lawyer, AIDS now is not so much a death sentence," Win­field
said.
Education is now on the first line of defense for dispelling
Hrv myths and encouraging testing.
Broadcast organizations with a younger audience like
MTV and BET joined hands in the fight to educate by air­ing
programs with HIV/AIDS themes throughout the week
prior to National Aids Testing Day.
"We need to start talking more openly and honestly about
HIV and AIDS. We need to share the truth and not the vi­rus,"
Webster said.
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Company offers new debt solutions
By ASHLEY HOPKINSON
Assistant News Editor
Graduating seniors have more to worry about
than securing a great job. Even the best entry-level
positions are losing the battle against rag­ing
student credit card debt.
According to USA Today, "the accumulation of
debt, especially student debt, is the biggest fac­tor
depressing the wealth of people under 40.
By spending more on
education and delaying
careers, young people
find themselves los­ing
economic ground
to their elders and cre­ating
a society that is
more unequal, at least
temporarily."
Advance Resource
Computer Systems re­cently
launched Debt
Logistics, an online tool
designed to help con­sumers
manage their
credit card debt.
"Credit card terms
are so difficult to un­derstand,
it's easy for
consumers to get lost,"
said Mark Jones, vice
president of Debt Lo­gistics.
Jones said unless consumers know how credit
cards work in detail it's hard to know where and
how money is applied to debt
Debt Logistics aims to educate the consumer
first.
Their website provides access to several tuto­rials
including an educational one designed to
explain the credit system.
"(Our) main goal is to help people control their
credit card debt by understanding how credit
cards work."
Jones said debt logistics is not a "John doe"
type of website because it is tailored to the ac­tual
consumer who enters information specific
to their accounts.
"Consumers enter a secure, private website
and input their own data, without giving any
identifying information," said the ARC in a press
release.
Customers are encouraged to call their credit
card companies for updated and detailed infor­mation
on their accounts.
"Walk through it with the customer service
representative and have them feed you the infor­mation
you need," Jones said.
Once the consumer goes through the tutorials
the website is designed to provide customized
feedback on the best way to manage their debt.
Jones, who is experi­enced
in the mort­gage
industry, said
that most mort­gage
companies
view credit consoli­dation
services as
bankruptcy.
"We'll help you
improve your credit
score not hurt your
credit score," Jones
said.
Getting credit
problems under
control is impor­tant
to many stu­dents
in debt
Tasha Douglas,
senior in Finance
said credit cards
are bad news.
"I think I will
have trouble paying my debt if I don't get a good
job after I graduate" Douglas said.
However, Douglas said getting a credit card in
college is still important to establish well -need­ed
credit history.
Ashley Davis, senior in Public Relations, who
was advised by her parents not to; said she
would only consider getting a credit card in case
of emergencies.
"I definitely would not advise it," Davis said.
Jones said he is not implying credit cards are
evil or that people shouldn't use them, but that
they should be educated about the best way to
handle their finances.
"Do not get more than one (credit card) and
do not use cash advances, if you do get (a credit
card) just use one (and) you should be OK," said
Jones as advice to college students.
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JCS Museum making renovations for new exhibit
ByERICTIELES
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The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts will be reconstruct­ing
the design layout in two areas of the museum to accommodate
one of Auburn's most prized collections of American art
"We want to put our Advancing American Art Collection' into
a setting; once visitors see the collection we want them to get a dif­ferent
feel from the rest of our collections," Janet Spivey, graphic de­signer
at Jule Collins Smith Museum, said. "In designing the walls,
we want it to relate to the times when the pieces were created."
The Advancing American Art Collection' consists of 79 oil and
38 watercolor paintings done by such names as Ralston Crawford,
Ben Shahn, Georgia O'Keefe, John Marin, Jacob Lawrence, Arthur
Dove and Romare Bearden.
Originally, an overseas traveling exhibition of American life,
Auburn University purchased 36 of the 117 paintings auctioned as
war supplies for $1,072. Now valued at between $7 and $10 million,
it was described as the art bargain of the century, representing the
finest works ever done by these artists.
"It is so important to feature this collection simply from the
efforts Auburn has placed in collecting each piece," Spivey said. "I
think there is a really big push in order to show off our collections,
especially ones like the Advancing American Art Collection' be­cause
it shows where we came from."
A temporary wall in the Chi Omega-Hargis gallery will be taken
down and replaced by a new wall set at a different angle, which will
divide the gallery into two smaller spaces.
"Our plans are to build another temporary wall in the Chi Ome­ga
gallery so to create two mini-gallery in there, which will hold
our Advancing American Arts Collection,'" Scott Bishop, curator of
education at Jule Collins Smith Museum, said.
A second temporary wall, located near the museum's freight
elevator, is being removed as well.
"The wall being moved by the freight elevator is simply for lo­gistical
purposes, especially during special events and in bringing
things from the basement," Spivey said.
The Jule Collins Smith Museum opened to the public on Oct.
3,2003. The 40,000 square-foot building, with modern architecture
and travertine stone exterior walls, sits on 20 acres at the entrance
of Auburn University.
It houses eight exhibition galleries, a museum shop, a cafe, an
auditorium and a terrace overlooking the lake on the main level,
as well as a work-on-paper study room, a vault system, a carpentry
shop and staff and security offices located on its lower level.
With current membership exceeding 1,500 members, Jule Col­lins
Smith Museum houses more than five permanent collections
devoted primarily to 19th and
20th century American and Eu­ropean
art.
With such an extensive
assortment of works, perma­nent
collections are put into
rotations along with temporary
collections that rotate more
frequently. Currently the muse­um
is showing 'Printology and
Alabama: Nature, Industry, Art,'
temporary collections that will
end Sept. 1.
Currently, the temporary
wall in the Chi Omega-Hargis
gallery directly faces visitors
walking in. By moving the wall
90 degrees, it will divide the
large space into two smaller
galleries located to the left and
right of the entrance.
"The wall in the Chi Omega
gallery was intended to draw
visitor's attention to one specif­ic
piece, but now it interrupts
flow within the gallery," Bishop
said. "By subdividing the gal­lery
with a new temporary wall,
it will change how visitors will
experience each work."
In designing gallery layouts
many factors are taken into
consideration. Gallery designs are created specifically for each in­dividual
collection, not simply to accommodate the most number
of pieces on a wall at one time.
"Moving through the galleries is like turning the pages of a
book- it is all about the progression of the experience; depending
on how we design each gallery, we can channel flow," Daniel Neil,
preparator at Jule Collins Smith Museum, said. "We try and look
spatially at how each wall is going to tell a story, artistically or edu­cationally."
Museum visitors also dictate gallery design. Flow within each
gallery is important to the emotional experience each person has.
"We try and watch people or groups in each gallery and moni­tor
their movement patterns so we can better accommodate traffic
for future displays," Neil said.
The biggest struggle museum staff faces in showcasing multi-
Athley Hofli* / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
"Spinoff," a piece by Jean Woodham, it is displayed at the front entrance of the Jule
Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. It is a part of the museum's permanent collection.
pie collections is the time visitors spend on each individual piece.
"Our main goal is to move walls and design faces for each of our
works so it looks like they all have a place," Spivey said. "The last
thing we want is for people to rush through the whole collections
and not experience what the artist intended."
Deciding where walls will be placed, such as the new tempo­rary
wall in the Chi Omega-Hargis gallery, requires thought, plan­ning
and communication with the artist
"We work with small versions of each gallery before we handle
any actual art; we try and move the art as few times as possible," Neil
said. "We work closely with artists and make sure that the design
and layout of each wall helps in the story telling of each piece."
Although the actual reconstruction seems minimal, the affect
it has on the atmosphere within the mu­seum
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Students find pools to
beat the summer heat
By AMANDA SCHUMAKER
Assistant Intrigue Editor
It is another hot summer day in Auburn. The
only thing students want to do is to find a way to
escape the summer heat, but how? Go to a wa­ter
park, get a snow cone or maybe buy some ice
cream?
For some, the solu­tion
is found in their
backyard. Many of
Auburn's apartment
complexes are joined
with swimming pools,
and for several resi­dents,
this is their way
to beat the heat
Most apartment
complexes have a pool
that can be used by ten­ants
and guests. Many
students are using the
pool area to study, lay
out with their friends
or just play a round of
volleyball.
The apartment com­plexes
that include
pools range from
Campus Pointe, The
Exchange, Longleaf
Villas, The Reserve, Au­burn
Trails, Southern
Edge, Logan Square,
Donahue Crossings
and The Edge West, just to name a few.
The city of Auburn has a couple of public pools.
Drake Pool is one example. It is located at 653
Drake Avenue.
If people are looking for somewhere quiet and
peaceful to study or to simply get in some quiet
time, Longleaf Villas is usually a quiet place..
"The Exchange is always busy," Ashley Prich-ard,
a junior studying biomedical sciences, said.
"(Longleaf Villas) usually is not that crowded and
is more relaxed."
In addition, the pool is smaller and more of
personal setting, so bringing in a float may not
be as much of a problem at a smaller pool then it
is at a larger pool.
"We usually bring our floats from Wal-Mart
and float in the pool with our friends," Joanna
Failla, a junior studying fashion design said.
If volleyball is what people are into, then many
residences, such as The Exchange, offer that spe­cific
amenity.
However, The Exchange has one of the busier
pools, mainly because of the size of the apart­ment
complex and
the number of resi­dences.
"We like to come
in the , morning
when it's not so
busy," Lauren Wil­son,
a sophomore
studying interior
design, said.
"It usually gets
(busy) later in the
day and on the
weekends."
Some residents
with pets enjoy
bringing their dogs
to the pool as well
to cool off when
needed.
"I like the South­ern
Edge because
it's easy to park
there, and I like
to bring my dog,"
Casey Wilson, a
graduate student
in early childhood education and special educa­tion,
said.
More pools in the area find their busier hours
later in the afternoon. A representative from the
Exchange front office said that Saturdays start­ing
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the pools are constant­ly
filled with residents as well.
With all the many options in Auburn, it
shouldn't be hard to find the right pool.
If people like to study, morning hours and
smaller pools are the best bet, if they are more
into volleyball and hanging out with larger
crowds, the larger pools later in the day are their
best bet. There are many pools to choose from
in Auburn.
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Ashley Hollls / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
The pool at Campus Pointe is staying busy
this summer with students trying to cool off.
ByBROOKEPEACE
Intrigue Editor
If you're looking for a break from draft beer
and pizza, Ariccia Trattoria & Bar may have
what you're looking for.
Ariccia is located inside the Auburn Univer­sity
Hotel and Dixon Conference Center.
The name originated from the town of Ariccia,
Italy, which is close to Rome. Ariccia is the home
of the international campus of Auburn Universi­ty's
College of Human Sciences and is therefore
the inspiration behind the name.
Thursday night is 'College Night' at Ariccia.
Students can come and enjoy drink specials and
Italian and Italian specialties.
Hans van der Reijden is the managing director
at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Con­ference
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"We want to encour­age
people to expand
their wine palate. With
50 percent off on pre­mium
bottles of wine on
College Night it is easier
and more affordable to
try new wines and find
new favorites," said van
der Reijden. "This is also
a great opportunity for novice wine drinkers to
sample a bottle they might normally shy away
from because of a high price."
College Night lasts from 4-9 p.m. every Thurs­day.
Originally it was on Monday nights, but
they soon found Thursdays to be a more popular
night for college students to go out with friends.
"Our goal is to promote wine education in the
rising college community," Ryan Penso said. He
is the operations manager of the Conference
Center.
Lydia Walker is a senior in secondary educa­tion
in English. Walker said she likes to enjoy a
glass of wine with her dinner.
"I had a glass of Pinot Grigio the last time I was
there. It was really good," Walker said.
Ariccia is offering about seven different wines
from its selective wine menu for half the price
they're usually sold. Prices range anywhere from
$25 to $30.
"Our goal is to promote wine
education in the rising college
community."
Ryan Penso
Operations Manager, AH Hotel Dixon and
Conference Center
"Between you and a friend you can split a nice
bottle of wine for only about $15," Penso said.
Ariccia serves American and Italian cuisine. It
has an exquisite lounge and bar area, and a won­derful
patio.
The patio is a great option for those warm
summer nights.
All of Ariccia's red and white wines are Italian
or from California.
Its discounted wines include a Cabarnet Sau-vignon,
Chardonnay, Syrah, 2 Pinot Grigio and
a Chianti. Its bar also offers a variety of drink
styles.
Ariccia may be a little more expensive than the
regular college cuisine bill, but it's offering a lot
more than just wings.
Kay Coker is a senior in apparel merchandis­ing.
Coker said she really enjoyed the salads.
• ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ " • • • • • B "The other night I just
ordered a salad, but it was
delicious," Coker said.
In the fall, Thursday
nights are extra special at
Ariccia. During the weeks
of every home football
game, it has Tiger Talk
with Tommy Tuberville.''.
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questions about the season and the upcoming
games. It's broadcasted by WEGL radio station.
Guests are encouraged to come and listen.
People are also welcome to ask the coach ques­tions.
Saturday nights are also a special night for Ar­iccia.
They have a chocolate bar with a variety of
chocolate-infused treats that change weekly.
It is offered between 7 - 10 p.m. for $8.50 or
$6.50 with purchase of an entree.
Kelli Smith is a senior in apparel merchandis­ing.
"I really want to try the chocolate bar. I've
heard it's amazing," Smith said.
Of course the crowd is a little thinner because
it's summer time, but Arricia is continuing to
stay busy.
Ariccia is a great place to enjoy the night with
your friends and try a new wine.
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in the location of wall comes a list of things that
must be done to complete the project so the
whole room is not interrupted.
"It is quite an extensive project because we
have to paint, re-hang and make changes with­out
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Michael Moore's latest film,
"Sicko" opened on June 29th.
Moore is also the director of
films such as "Fahrenheit 9/11"
and "Bowling for Columbine".
Moore will indeed be ruffling
some more feathers with his
latest work.
Sicko is being shown in select
theaters, and you can visit his
site at MichaelMoore.com to
find a local theater to visit.
Sicko takes a close look at
the American health care sys­tem.
The film is a one-sided
scream for the 50 thousand
Americans who are living with­out
health care.
Moore follows a couple of
different families and gives the
audience an inside look at the
reality of living without health
insurance.
He gives the audience a
day in the life of hardworking
people who are not covered by
health care insurance, either
because of their employment
or because of health issues that
do not allow them coverage.
Moore unveils the issue and
doesn't push to reform health
care, but rather he is pushing
to socialize health care.
He travels to Canada, Eng­land,
France and finally, Cuba
to prove his point.
All of these countries have
been working with universal­ized
health care for some time.
Universalized health care
makes health care free a public
service. It's essentially free.
Moore also points out all of
the public services we use daily
that have been socialized.
The United State Post Office,
police, garbage and public edu­cators
have all become a part
of our society that is funded by
taxes.
Even public libraries are run
by the state.
We enjoy these services on
a daily basis without a second
thought.
With socialized health care
anyone can enter any hospital
and obtain help immediately.
Taxes would pay for every­one's
hospital bills and surger­ies.
There is no such thing as a
"co-pay" in some other coun­tries.
Also, medicine is much more
affordable. The film shows a
woman who generally pays
about $120 for her inhaler pur­chasing
the same inhaler for
close to $5 in Cuba.
It's amazing that in our coun­try
freedom of speech has given
someone has the privilege to
write, direct and produce a film
that makes a mockery of our
government.
Moore makes a joke of our
American hatred towards the
French because the French are
leading more relaxed lives and
have a higher health percent­age
than Americans.
Moore's complaints are
indeed valid, but his outrage is
more a cry of entitlement than
of reason.
The film is informational, but
be careful to take it with a grain
of salt.
Keep in mind that these
countries have their own prob­lems
as well.
It would be foolish to believe
that you're getting a fair look at
both sides of the story.
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Index
Employment
For Sale
-Real Estate
-Mobile Homes
-Miscellaneous
For Rent
-Homes
-Mobile Homes
-Apartments
Lost & Found
-Items
-Pets
Wanted
-Roommates
-Items
$
Real Estate
Classified Rates
Line Ads
Student Rate:
S3.50 plus 25C for
each word over 14
General Rate:
S4.20 plus 30C for
each word over 14
The deadline to place a classi­fied
ad is 4:30 p.m. the Friday
preceding the Thursday of pub­lication.
The Auburn Plainsman
reserves the right to refuse any
ad it considers misleading or in
poor taste. No Work at Home
ads will be accepted
Border Classifieds
Local Rate: S7.50 per
column inch
National Rate: S8.75
per column inch
Other than logos, no
artwork is accepted.
Minimum ad si/.e is 1
column x 4".
Maximum ad size is 1
column x 8". Space reser­vation
deadline for border
classifieds is 3:30 p.m. the
Friday prior to publica­tion.
No advertisingdis-counts
apply.
Part-time Dance Teachers
Needed. Dance experience
required. Nix Dance Studios,
887-7250.
iBARTENDING! High "in"
come Potential. No experience
necessary. Training provided!
(800)965-6520 ext. 186.
Part-time Dance Instructors
needed. Dance experience
required -- classical ballet expe­rience
preferred
www.auburnballet.com.
TiGERSNEEbjdBS.COM
Paid survey takers needed in
Auburn. 100% FREE to join.
Click on surveys.
Earn $7 - $10/Hour. Flexible
Hours. Telephone Sales. Great
pay. Weekly pay. Call 826-6898.
Job Coach Positions avail­able.
Must be a High School
Graduate, one year experience
working with persons with dis­abilities
or the equivalent in post
secondary education. Great for
students. Please email resume to
benita(<* achievement-center.org.
Or mail resume to AC-ES, 510
West Thomason Circle, Opelika.
AL 36801. Will accept resumes
until July 15. The AC-ES is
an equal opportunity. Affirma­tive
Action employer. We are a
private non-profit organization.
CARF accredited and United
Way Agency.
Childcare help needed begin­ning
fall semester: 3-5 p.m.. M-F.
Duties include picking child
up from school and assisting
with homework. Call 826-9897
or email sjawentfecharter.net for
more information.
PT Office Assistant needed for
medical office. Intermediate
accounting education or higher.
Knowledge of QuickBooks
required. Fax resume and refer­ences
to 334-501 -1223 or email
eaacl23@yahoo.com
Need Musician and Music
Minister, Airview Baptist. Call
745-6825. Mon - Thurs., 8 am
- 3 pm.
Nanny needed for older chil­dren
14 and 11. M-TH, 3:00
7:00? 887-5949.
Eligible for retirement but not
sure your pension is adequate?
Auburn SnoBiz is looking for a
couple or individual who want
to own a business, have a 5 fig­ure
income, and have 6 months
off each year while they are still
young enough to enjoy it. Call
821-2078.
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For Sale
Real Estate
All real estate advertised herein
is subject to the Federal Fair
Housing Act. which makes it il­legal
to advertise any preference,
limitation or discrimination
based on race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial status,
or national origin, or intention
to make any such preference,
limitation,.or discrimination."
"We will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate
which is in violation of the law.
All persons are hereby informed
that all dwellings advertised are
available on an equal opportu­nity
basis.
For Sale 3 bd, 3 bath house. All
appliances including w/d, $900
permth income. $125,000. Call
(404)375-0503.
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BUY SELL TRADE
• iPods, Digital
Cameras
• Computers &
Laptops
• Video Games,
Guitars
• DVDs, Stereos
887-6774
(Next to Brick
Oven Pizza)
Now Leasing for Fall
Houses
Duplexes
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134-887-5274
472 North Dean Rd Suite 101
Auburn Alabama 36830
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Mobile Homes
1990, 2 BR/2 B A, 14x70,
C/H/A. Appl., utilities included,
large deck, clean, great condi­tion.
$10,900. (334)332-6188.
Mobile home in Swann II.
1994. 14x70, partially furnished,
2 BR/ 2 BA. washer/dryer,
covered deck. Excellent condi­tion.
Call 334-588-2343 or
334-300-9047.
Miscellaneous
New mattress sets 17 $ 125. F
$150, Q/$195, K/$350. Pil-lowtop
sets 17$ 185, F/$235,
Q/S255, K/$405. AFFORD­ABLE
MATTRESS. Five Points
Plaza. Opelika. AL
334-745-1599.
Two Cerwin Vega 15 inch
speakers. Also Cerwin Vega 12
inch subwoofer. $500 firm for
all.'Serious calls only
334-750-1422.
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For Rent
ik Homes
2 BR/1 BA house close to
campus: some built-in furnish­ings,
water and garbage pick-up
provided. S5(X).00/month. NO
PETS. Call Watson Properties,
887-9865.
3 BR/ 2 BA house close to cam­pus.
WD. DW. carpeting and
hardwood flooring. NO PETS.
$750.00/montli for 2 people.
Call Watson Properties.
887-9865.
Blake Real Estate Rentals
beginning Aug. 15, 2007 - 4, 3,
2 bedroom houses, I bedroom
apartments. 12 month leases,
central h/a. washer/ dryer, dish­washer.
Call Blake Real Estate,
334-524-6807 or 334-887-1822.
Quiet 2 BR f/House, 2 BR
duplex, 3 BR/ 2 BA house on
5 acre lake w/fishing privileges
in Loachapoka. I to 2 adults
preferred. 887-9573.
House For Rent - 3 Bedroom,
1 Bath, C/H/A. $695/rho. Pro­fessionals
or Grad Students.
334-332-3742.
Large home in Opelika. 3-4
bedrooms, 2 baths, wood floors,
great porch and yard. Centrally
located to Auburn and Southern
Union. $67-5/month. Lease and
ref required. Available immedi­ately.
334-745-0333.
Now Leasing!
Homes at
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Pepperell Village, 2 BR, l
bath, screened porch, centrally
located. Available August. $540/
month. Ref. and lease required.
334-745-0333
Houses For Rent: 3 Bed, 2 1/2
Bath and 4 Bed, 2 Bath starting
Fall. Call 821-8611 or 559-1167
leave message.
TOWNHOUSE I N THE
COUNTRY - NOW AVAIL­ABLE.
Quiet. On three wooded
acres near Vet School &
Technology Park. Three bed/
two bath, hardwood & tile, all
appliances, W/D. Two story,
screen porch, unique. Large
kitchen. Dogs welcome, but no
party animals. For directions
& photos. Email to
proDertymanagcnientCgcomcast.net,
call (256)527-8018.
TWO'BEDROOM HOUSE.
Quiet. Near Vet School & Tech­nology
Park. Large bath (two
sinks). Big kitchen, custom birch
cabinets. W/D. Screen porch. All
tile floors. Dogs welcome, but
no party animals. Prefer profes­sionals
or mature students. $775
includes garbage & lawn. For
directions & photos, Email to
pro pertymanagement<s comcast.net,
call (256)527-8018.
4 Bedroom, 2 bath brick house,
large yard, fishing, hiking,
fireplace, front & back porch &
deck. Lawn service included. 3
lakes. Only $ 1,200 per month.
703-7771 or 745-5570.
Mobile Homes
Mahone Creek Mobile Home
Park-Lots for Rent!! Only 8
miles from Vet School!! All stu­dents
get first 4 months FREE.
$100.00 monthly includes lawn
maintenance. For more informa­tion
call 740-8390.
Living on 6 acres beautiful
country site at 508 Lee Road
118. 2 BR/2 Bath Mobile
Home. Rent $500/ per month.
Call 334-559-1167.
Hearthstone Condo for rent
Jan. 1,2008. One bedroom, one
bath, washer/ dryer provided,
pool, fireplace. $550/month.
Call 887-7943.
3 BR/ 2 BA unfurnished condo
for rent. Wisteria Condomini­ums,
832 Harvard Drive. Avail­able
after June 1. $ 1,200/month.
Call 770-461-4342.
3/2:TH7$825^W/D hook-up"
remodeled, pool, loads of ame­nities.
Partially furnished. Avail.
8-1-2007.334-444-4210.
Duplex for Rent - 2 Bedroom,
1 Bath, $425/mo. Pet friendly.
334-332-3742.
Master - BD + BA (furn. or un-furn.)
$200 + 1/2 utl. Avail, now
til 6/'08 in quiet 2 BD/ 2 BA.
Townhs. ALL amenities (W/D
etc.). Opelika. Great deal/ view/
roommate. Male, n/s.
334-741-0118.
2 Bd7 2 Ba new kit. new paint.
All appli, water & garb. Pool,
balcony. 2 Bks. from Camp. Ct.
Sq. 1 yr. lease. $700/mo. Ava.
8-1.334-361-0591.
Cottages at Ross Park - Most
desirable unit in complex. Avail­able
for Fall Semester. 670 Cau-then
Court, Auburn. AL. 3 BD/
3 BA, immaculate kitchen with
top of the line appliances. Large
laundry room. Great corner lot
with lots of green grass. $ 1320/
month. One year lease beginning
Fall Semester. Call
(256)825-0178 or
(256)404-0908.
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Apartments
Female roommate needed.
Non-smoker. 2 bdrm, 2 bath
townhome close to Tiger Transit.
Available 8/1. $425/mo. Cindy
(859)219-2333. '
Three honorable male room­mates
needed 4 BR/ 4 BA condo
at The Edge starting June 22,
2007. $425/room/month +
shared utilities. Contact Aaron
or Karen Pierce 256-551-1699
or kp5@comcast.net
NONSMbklNG COLLEGE
MALE to share 3 B/1 & 1/2B
FURNISHED townhouse,
W/D, 2 refrigs, transit, 1 mile
to campus. No pets. $250/mth
+ 1/3 mil. Call (404)680-7280;
(770)521-2347.
Female architecture student
looking for non-smoking room­mates
starting summer or fall.
Refurbished Auburn Crossing,
4 bedroom condo. $300 month
plus utilities.
lynnisenburg@earthlink.net or
404-432-9057.
Female wanted 4 BR/ 4 BA
partially furnished, security
system, Eagles Landing for
Fall or Spring. (856)690-0359
call (281)615-6341
JCluvsPA@aol.com
Missing your pet? Check Lee
County Humane Society on
Shug Jordan PKWY in Auburn.
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2 BR/1 BA apt. Available fall.
Close to campus, C/H/A. plenty
of parking, quiet neighborhood,
garbage pick-up provided. NO
PETS. $410.00/ month. Call
Watson Properties 887-9865.
2 BR/ 1 BAapt. Availabie faii.
Quiet neighborhood. C/H/A,
washer/ dryer, DW & garbage
pick-up provided. NO PETS.
$430.00/month. Call Watson
Properties 887-9865.
1 BR apt. Availabie fall. Close
to campus, hardwood/ tile floor­ing,
some built-in furnishings,
quiet neighborhood, plenty of
parking, garbage pick-up pro­vided.
Cats only allowed with
deposit. $340.00/ month. Call
Watson Properties 887-9865.
Plainsman
Tiger
Trailer Park
MOBILE HOMES
FOR RENT
1,2, & 3
BEDROOMS AVAILABLE
Shady I ots - Close to Campus
Tiger Transit Stop
Central Heat and Air
Washer and Dryer, Decks.
l'cts are Welcome!
Available NOW!
826-1169
Lost keys to University and
Dodge Truck key. Will appre­ciate
if you have them please
return to David Crosby at the
Paint Shop. $50 REWARD. No
questions asked.
Found 3 Books on 6/28/07, Gay
Street. Call to identify,
821-7070.
Wanted
/lit Roommates
Female roommates needed.
Edge Condominium College
Street. 4 bedroom. 4 bath, 2nd
floor. Available Immediately.
$350/bedroom/month.
334-559-2940.
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Artist Rendering by 360 Architects
Inside view of Auburn University's approved basketball
arena. The arena will cost $92.5 million dollars and is
expected to be completed by the 2010-2011 season.
Artist Rendering by 360 Architects
East side of Auburn University's approved basketball
arena. The arena was designed by 360 Architects and
is expected to sit 9,600 fans.
AU approves new basketball arena
By JAKE MASTROIANNI
Assistant Sports Editor
In pursuit of building the finest facilities
in the nation, Auburn University has decid­ed
to construct a new $92.5 million dollar
basketball arena.
Construction will begin on the arena
starting summer of 2008, and will not be
scheduled to open until the 2010-2011 bas­ketball
season.
It is designed to hold a capacity crowd of
9,600 screaming Auburn fans, and will en­compass
243,792 square feet.
The new facility will be located on the
north and west sides of the existing arena,
Beard-Eaves-MemoriaJ Coliseum, which
can seat 10,500 people and has been the
great home for Auburn basketball since
1971.
The Coliseum has seen Auburn basket­ball
greats such as Charles Barkley and
Wesley Person play on its court.
Beard-Eaves will remain in use for other
collegiate sports such as gymnastics.
With the new arena, that will all seem
like ancient history after experiencing a
game with the added state-of-the-art tech­nology.
A high-definition video scoreboard will
include full message/information center
technology.
There will be court-side seating that will
bring fans closer to the action than ever be­fore.
Students will be provided will their own
private entrance and a court-side com­mons
food court. The arena will also have
a two-court practice facility, strength and
conditioning center, sports medicine facil­ity,
men's and women's team office suites,
student athlete lounges and men's and
women's team locker room suites.
"A new arena is not only in investment in
the future of our basketball programs, but
is an investment in the future of Auburn
University and the community," Jacobs said
in the press release.
Also included in the arena is a ticket of­fice,
two food courts, an Auburn team store
and chair-backed seating.
Bleacher seating will be provided for the
1,500 people in the student section.
There will be 450 premium court-side
seats available and 12 arena level suites.
"This is a gigantic step for Auburn bas­ketball,"
said Auburn men's basketball head
coach Jeff Lebo in a press release.
"A new arena shows a tremendous com­mitment
to the future of basketball at Au­burn."
The Lovelace Museum, currently located
inside the athletic department will be re­located
to a space in the new arena upon
completion.
The arena was approved within five min­utes
of the Board of Trustees meeting,
Auburn has spent $45 million dollars in
the past two years improving facilities like
Jordan-Hare Stadium, as well as building
a $3.6 million tennis facility, $5.5 million
track facility, $1 million swimming pool
and a $2 million golf complex.
Such improvements include the highly
anticipated $3 million high-definition vid­eo
board installed in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
It is scheduled to be completed before
the kick-off of this football season in Sep­tember.
Improvements to athletic facilities on
campus ensure Auburn fans that the ad­ministration
is committed to athletic ex­cellence
in all sports.
Auburn i motors to success in stock car racing
By JON-MARC LARSON
Sports Editor
Auburn University's long list of successful
alumni has grown as Marc Mitchell, a 2006
graduate in building science, has rocketed
up the national stock car racing scene.
Mitchell is sponsored by Ergon, a com­pany
who specializes in oil refinery, own­ing
and operating
multiple refineries
across the South­east.
As a child, Mitch­ell
always main­tained
an interest
in motorsports.
As his age would
grow, so would his
love for the sport.
After graduating
from Maclay Prepara­tory
College in Tallahassee in 2002,
Mitchell began formally racing by par­ticipating
in the Race Car College in Min­nesota
where he learned from Khort-track
legend Dick Anderson.
Once enrolled at Auburn University,
Marc's love of racing would be challenged
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and all the
other tribulations
college students
face.
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school
during the week
and traveled to
Atlanta to prepare
for upcoming rac­ing
events on the
weekend.
"My freshman
and sophomore
year I would keep
my race car in
Atlanta," Mitchell
said.
"I feel like this
helped put me ahead of other drivers my
age because I had to work so hard."
Along with his dad, Mitchell learned how
to balance driving with the mechanical and
technical aspects of racing.
Knowing how the stock car works is just
as vital as being able to drive.
David Hovls/MCG MOTORSPORTS
Marc Mitchell tries to stay ahead of the competition in a
recent event. Mitchell graduated from Auburn University in
2006 with a bachelor's degree in building science.
"In the long run, knowing the techni­cal
side of the race car gives the team an
advantage because it allows the driver to
easily communicate the problems with the
car back to the crew chief so we can make
> Turn to RACING, B6
Latest Auburn football
news as season nears
By JON-MARC LARSON
Sports Editor
For Auburn University, football season is a never ending pro­cess.
Recruiting season is followed by the arrival of two A-day
practices and any other unexpected events that could arise.
This season is no different as the Tigers have seen numerous
events alter the expectations and course of the 2007 season.
Recently, Tommy Tuberville had an appendectomy at the An­drews
Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Tuberville, who has led the Tigers to a 33-5 record over the past
three seasons, is expected to make a full recovery.
"The surgery went well, and I'm looking forward to a speedy
recovery," Tuberville said.
"I am glad that I was able to get the procedure done now before
we get into the full swing of the football season."
Tuberville is in his 13th season as a head coach and has posted
arecordof95:49.
Senior defensive end standout Quentin Groves has been named
to three watch lists for national awards going into the 2007 cam­paign.
Groves, a native of Greenville, Miss., has been named to the
Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award and most re­cently
the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award lists.
Groves totaled 37 tackles last year and an impressive 9.5 sacks
in route to being honored in the Coaches and Associated Press
All-SEC and Rivals.com Third-Team All-America.
Semi-finalists for the awards will be named in early November,
just in time for the Iron Bowl.
In other news concerning the Tigers, the athletic department
recently announced plans to play Clemson University in a home-and-
home series for 2010-2011.
This will mark the renewal of a great rivalry between ACC and
SEC powers.
Clemson will visit the Plains Sept. 18,2010, with Auburn return -
ing to Death Valley Septl7,2011.
"We're very pleased about adding Clemson to our schedule in
2010 and 2011," Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs said.
"Clemson has an outstanding program, and it will be exciting
to renew a rivalry that dates back over 100 years."
This match up helps emphasize Auburn University's commit­ment
to playing top-notch competition with the likes of Kansas
State, South Florida, West Virginia and now Clemson on the
schedule over the course of the next couple seasons.
"This is a continuation of our commitment to schedule quality
non-conference opponents," Jacobs said. "The SEC-ACC match-
> Turn to FOOTBALL, B6
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Auburn Head Coach Tommy Tuberville recently had an
appendectomy in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Tuberville has posted
a career record of 95-49. Tuberville is entering his 13th
season as a head coach in the SEC.
Athletic department receives "Best in the Nation9for game-day publication
By KRISTIOBERHOLZER
Copy Editor
During the month of June, the Auburn University
athletic department was named in three different
competitive awards.
These only highlight the department's nation-wide
recognition as a collegiate athletic leader.
On June 22, the College Sports Information Direc­tors
of America named the Auburn Football Illustrat­ed
as the "Best In The Nation."
Auburn's official game day publication beat out
Clemson, which finished second, and Ohio State,
which placed third.
The publication was passed out at all eight home
games of the 2006 football season, and included sev­eral
features about senior players, former players and
off-field activities of active football players.
An extensive list of game day information is also
provided in each program, and covers the home and
rival teams' roster, statistics, SEC standings and team
statistics.
Three days later on June 25 the University's Athletic
Marketing Department was awarded second place in
the "Best Targeted Group Promotion" category at the
National Association of Collegiate Marketing Admin­istrators
annual convention held in Orlando, Fla.
The athletic department was recognized for its
strong relationship with the Opelika Tourism Bureau
during the past athletic year.
One promotion between the two partners included
coupons left at hotels for lodgers to redeem free bas­ketball
tickets at the Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum
Box Office.
The NACMA Awards began in 2003 and honors
outstanding departments in 16 different categories,
which are broken down into three classes by school
size. •
Finally, on June 27, Auburn athletics as a whole was
placed 19th in the nation.
The 2007 U.S. Sports Academy Director's Cup,
based out of Daphne, Ala., annually awards the best
collegiate athletic programs in the nation by an accu­mulation
of points depending on the school's finish
in up to 20 sports.
Auburn finished with 866.25 points to take the 19th
spot, and received points in 13 of the 20 sports avail­able.
The men's and women's swimming and diving team
both earned the full 100 points because of their na­tional
championships.
The men's outdoor track and field team earned 85
points thanks to their third place finish in the na­tion.
The football team, which had an 8th place
> Turn to MEDIA, B6
AUBURN
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RYAN ROBERTSON
rrobertson@theplainsman.com
All professional sports leagues have
annual drafts to "fairly" divide the
young talent coming into the league.
Each team is reminiscent to an
elected captain of the school yard, but
this involves adults and older children.
Drafts are a way for a team to plan
for the future, which makes them im­portant
to those owners and general
managers who want to keep their jobs
as long as possible.
Drafts and certain players can be
so important that winning and filling
the seats in the stadium can take a
backseat sometimes.
The team with the worst record is
usually given the most sympathy, and
the chance to improve the most in the
draft.
In an effort to get the best player on
their team, current players can start
getting helpful hints that imply losing
isn't so bad.
No one will ever openly admit to
purposely losing, but it's fairly obvious
when a team is doing just that
The National Basketball Associa­tion
wanted to do something about
this, but any new idea would have to
be approved by the upper manage­ment
of every team.
What they came up with was a lot­tery.
First implemented in 1985, it has be­come
one big mathematical equation.
There are 14 non-playoff teams that
have a chance to get the first pick
The worst team is given the best
odds, but they don't always win.
Ihe process is similar to the Pow-erball
lottery system, but a little more
complicated.
The system has been called into
question on more than one occasion,
but the lottery has always done exactly
what it is intended for.
Ihe Memphis Grizzlies and Boston
Celtics had the worst records last sea­son,
but didn't get the first pick.
Ihe Celtics seemed to be losing on
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up is one that all Auburn and Clemson
fans can look forward to.
Ihe home-and-home series will also
be beneficial to both schools' fans with
both campuses being so close in prox­imity."
purpose at one point in the season.
Despite having the sixth worst
record among non-playoff teams, the
Portland Trail Blazers won the Greg
Oden sweepstakes.
It was a statistical anomaly for
Portland to win, but there's no reason
to think it was fixed. Memphis and
Boston received the fourth and fifth
picks respectively.
I can understand why some
people can have a problem with the
lottery, but only because I know what
its like to be a slighted fan.
Shouldn't the worse team in the
league get the first chance to get bet­ter?
The easy answer to that question is
absolutely, but it's naive to think every
team is trying hard not to get to that
point.
It's human nature to want to play
with fate in an effort to not have to ask
regretful questions.
The lottery had to be implemented
to at least try to save underachieving
teams from themselves.
Losing on purpose can not only
reflect badly on that one team but the
whole league.
What kind of message are these
teams sending to their fans if they're
giving up in every game they play?
What kind of message are they
sending to their current players who
have always been told to play as hard
as they can even if they don't always
do?
If past drafts have taught us any­thing,
it's that having one of the first
picks is not always a good thing.
There is more pressure to make a
good decision, and some players just
can't handle the pressure of the profes­sional
ranks.
There are so many talented players
with soaring potential in each draft
that you don't have to have a lottery
pick to get a good player.
Teams should show their com­petitiveness
and pride every season no
matter who is coming out of college
the next season.
Professional sports are held to high­er
standard, and every team should try
harder to meet that.
If you are worthy of playing profes­sional,
then you should show your
skill.
Ryan Robertson is Associate Sports
Editor of The Auburn Plainsman. You
can reach him at 844-9104.
Auburn holds a record of 32-11-2
all-time against Clemson, with the last
game between the two being played in
the Peach Bowl in 1998.
Auburn won that game with a score
of2M7.
The first meeting between the two
football giants dates back to 1899
where Auburn took the victory.
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adjustments," Mitchell said.
Mitchell saw numerous counts of
success during the 2004 season.
He earned a second place finish in the com­petitive
Georgia Asphalt Series race at the Wa­termelon
Capital Speedway.
In addition, Mitchell competed in three Amer­ican
Speed Association, events in Pennsylvania,
Minnesota and Atlanta Motor Speedway.
While in Atlanta, Mitchell was privileged to
team with racing legend Mark Martin.
"It's a big deal to be a teammate with him,"
Mitchell said. "I really learned a lot; he's basically
a mentor of mine."
The Atlanta race also saw the premiere of the
Auburn University number 34 car.
Mitchell was able to strike a deal with the Au­burn
athletic department in which will provide
finances for a few of Mitchell's races.
This was a huge privilege for Mitchell, given his
love for Auburn University.
"I love the small town atmosphere and espe­cially
the football games," Mitchell said about
Auburn.
During his tenure, Mitchell has been privileged
to run at some of America's finest tracks.
He has raced at Atlanta, Daytona and Talla­dega,
just to name a few.
Mitchell's big break came when he entered his
first NASCAR Busch Series event at the Nashville
Motor Speedway.
After a week of testing, Mitchell felt confident
in his team and his car.
Unfortunately, qualifying for the Nashville race
was cancelled and Mitchell was forced to start in
a provisional position at the back of the starting
grid.
The day was marked by several ups and downs
that saw Mitchell pass 25 cars in 40 laps, before
a vibration caused his car to lose a wheel and
brush the outside retaining wall.
Mitchell, who will compete in one more Busch
Series race in Memphis later this season, is living
every young race fan's dream.
"I went to college thinking I would get a job in
my field, but opportunities came, and I had to
run with them," Mitchell said.
Mitchell plans to continue his racing career,
and hopes to get a full-time ride with a NASCAR
Busch Series team, and maybe one day a Nextel
Cup job.
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post-season finish, received 70.5 points to add to
Auburn's total points.
"We're very proud and honored to rank among
the top 20 athletics programs in the countryf
Mark Richard Sr., associate athletic director foi
Team Support, said.
"We strive to be the preeminent athletics de­partment
in the country, and we feel we're mak­ing
progress towards that goal. Auburn has a
reputation for winning national championships
both as individuals and teams, and our success
during the 2006-2007 school year helped solidify
that reputation." -
Stanford won the Director's Cup, and was fol­lowed
by UCLA, University of North Carolina,
University of Michigan and USC, which rounded
out the top five.
Auburn University's 19th-place finish was an
improvement from last season's 23rd-place rank.
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