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Thursday, October 11,2007 Vol. 114, Issue 8
28 Pases
City Council tackles city
parking amid condo boom
ByANNAMCBEE
StaffWriter
While the future of the on-campus
parking situation appears dismal, one
parking problem has received a solu­tion.
At its Oct. 2 meeting, City Council
approved an amendment to the lan­guage
of a zoning resolution. These
changes, recommended by the Plan­ning
Commission, include the increase
of parking requirements for multi-fam­ily
structures.
Currently, developers are required
to supply one parking space per bed­room.
Due to the enactment of this
resolution, they will now be required
to allot 1.1 parking spaces per bed­room.
Any multi-family construction ini­tiated
on or after Oct. 2 will have one
> Turn to COUNCIL, A2
Tolbert mischief charge dropped, DUI stands
By KRISTIOBERHOLZER
Associate Copy Editor
Auburn University men's head bas­ketball
coach Jeff Lebo announced in
a statement Thursday, Oct. 4, charges
of DUI and criminal mischief against
starting senior guard Frank Tolbert
had been dropped.
According to an article published by
the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Friday,
Oct. 5, the DUI charge was dropped af­ter
tests revealed Tolbert was not over
the .08 legal limit.
Die Plainsman has been able to in­dependently
confirm the criminal
mischief charge was dropped, pending
restitution for the damage to the fence
of United Auto Collision.
However, after contacting the Au­burn
City Municipal Court, Court
Magistrate Susan White confirmed
the DUI charge against Tolbert has not
been dropped, and a court date of Oct.
18 is still on schedule.
White confirmed the criminal mis­chief
charge has been "nol pros," mean­ing
the case will not be prosectued.
The owner of United Auto Collision
could not comment concerning the
restitution of the fence, but said "ev­erything
was OK."
Brad Bass, assistant court adminis­trator
and court clerk for City of Au­burn,
confirmed information given by
White is up-to-date and accurate, but
added that "the legal case is still pend­ing."
Media Relations could give no com­ment
concerning the conflicting re­ports
until the legal process is com­plete.
Coach Lebo has not returned num-
> Turn to CHARGES, A2
Auburn's TEAM-Math
program receives money
to farther math education
By ALEX SCARBOROUGH-ANDERSON
Assistant Sports Editor
The Auburn University Foundation was given
$304,975 from The Malone Family Foundation
to help Auburn's TEAM-Math program.
TEAM - Transforming East Alabama Mathe­matics
- is run by Auburn co-directors Marilyn
Strutchen and W. Gary Martin.
Strutchen and Martin, who both joined Au­burn
University in August 2000, oversee the de­velopment
of the program that helps improve
the quality of math educations.
TEAM-Math, which works with 15 Alabama
school districts, helps teachers change their
practices to teach children to use math in real
world situations
Tuskegee University has been a TEAM-Math
partner since the program's inception, helping
professional and teacher development.
The program has worked with more than
1,400 teachers from the Georgia state line to
Montgomery, improving math scores.
"A lot of schools have had big increases in
their student achievement from working with
the program," Martin said. "We're getting really
great results so far."
Martin and Strutchens are both professors at
Auburn, working with both the Department of
Mathematics and the Department of Curricu­lum
and Teaching in creating new, interactive
curriculum.
The program provides professional develop­ment
of current teachers, as well as improves
the preparation of new teachers.
"We're seeing the teachers who are more ex­cited
about teaching mathematics," Strutchen
said. "We help students become more confident
in their mathematics abilities."
The program is funded by a grant from the
National Science Foundation that has given
TEAM-Math $9.4 million in its fifth year of a
five-year grant.
The National Science Foundation's grant has
restrictions in how the money may be spent,
making donations vital to the program's suc­cess.
The Malone Family Foundation's gift gives
TEAM-Math support for integrating technol­ogy-
The Malone's donation is part of the "It Begins
at Auburn" program that goes to several other
University foundations.
"We are dedicated to funding programs we
believe will help improve the education of the
children," said Alyson Malone of The Malone
Family Foundation.
The numberof Auburn
STUDENTS
is at an all-time high
from 1997 - 2000
OA percent of baseball players
Zyy percent of football players
5 0 percent of men's basketball players
earned a degree within fa years of enrollment*
so where have all the
By KEVIN SAUCIER
Assistant Intrigue Editor
People all over the United States turn
on their televisions to watch student
athletes from around the country com­pete
each week. Every week they hit the
field, but how many take the time to
hit the books so they can walk across a
stage and graduate?
GRADUATES
Student athletes at Auburn University gone 9
rank among the lowest in the SEC when
it comes to graduation rates.
A university's graduation rate is based
on an NCAA formula that tracks players
who enrolled as freshmen or transferred
> Turn to GRADUATES, A5
Auburn Board of Education begins process of zoning new elementary school
By BLAKE LARSEN
StaffWriter
There are five elementary schools in the Au­burn
school district with a sixth school currently
in the process of zoning.
The Auburn Board of Education has begun the
zoning process in preparation for the opening of
Richland Elementary School. The school is pro­jected
to open fall 2008.
Superintendent Terry Jenkins said the popula­tion
of elementary school children continues to
increase on an annual basis, resulting in the need
for an additional school.
"The goal is to have 300 to 400 students in each
school," Jenkins said. "We currently have around
520 students at Yarborough and over 600 students
at Oakland."
Todd Freeman, administrative assistant for
operations and services, said the addition of the
new school is based on a pattern of growth.
"In the last four years the population growth in
the area has left us with four of the schools keep­ing
500 students at a time," Freeman said.
While the zoning process for Richland is still
in the early stages, Jenkins said his staff has been
making progress.
"Our staff has been working on (zoning) for al­most
a year," he said. "We are currently present­ing
zone lines and a number of different alterna­tives
to the Board of Education."
Freeman said they will be meeting with the
Board of Education in a work session this week.
"When we meet with the Board of Education
this week we will be discussing all of the possible
options, as well as trying to get a finished plan by
November," Freeman said.
Jenkins said once the zoning process is com­plete,
his staff will then begin assigning both
teachers and students to the new elementary
school. This process of selection will allow the
teachers some choices as well.
"The teachers will be allowed to rank the
schools in order of personal preference," Jenkins
said. "We want a good mix of^both veteran and
younger teachers at all of the schools."
Freeman said the first order of business will be
to assign a principal to the new school.
"We need to find a principal, and then assign
a mix of both old and new teachers to Richland,"
Freeman said.
Tracy McWherter, a parent of two children who
attend Yarborough Elementary, is pleased with
the thought of less school crowding.
"Yarborough is a great school, but it will be nice
to decrease the class sizes so the students can get
more one-on-one time with their teachers," Mc­Wherter
said.
Busing students to and from school also seems
to be an issue with the zoning process when de­ciding
which students will attend each school.
"We don't want children being driven past
schools closer to home and being taken farther
away," Jenkins said.
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DUI arrests in the City of Auburn
Oct. 3 -Oct. 9,2007
Catherine E. Kelly of Winchester, Hampshire, U.K.
334 W. Magnolia Ave.
Oct. 3,2:55 a.m.
Stephen Duran Prickett of Goldsburrough, N.C.
Sara Street
Oct. 6,2:57 a.m.
Cassie Danielle Caraway of Montgomery
East University Drive at Ferndale Drive
Oct, 7,2:03 a.m.
Marquez A. Reed of Atlanta
South College Street
Oct. 7,4:06 a.m.
Teodoro Antonio of Mexico
Martin Luther King Drive at Bridle Court
Oct. 7,7:58 p.m.
Hardy James Dennison ofLanett
Shug Jordan Parkway at Northpointe Drive
Oct. 7,9:20 p.m.
COUNCIL
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additional parking spot for each ten. This is good
news for the realm of guest parking.
"Recently we had a lot of letters concerning the
lack of guest parking and subsequent towing,"
said Councilman Dick Phelan. "It probably is a
better deal for the students."
The change's little opposition came from the
direction of local developers. The concern is over
a slight, but noteworthy, loss in building size. De­velopers
inquired if the need for parking is great
enough to offset such a loss.
In response to questions regarding the need
for the extra parking space, Councilwoman Shei-lah
Eckman said, "It's sort of like Wal-Mart-you
have to plan for the worst case scenario for park­ing,
and they need to plan for Christmas."
The amendment comes after much research
conducted at other universities.
"I think that 1.1 was not just a number that was
plucked out of the air," Phelan said. "That was af­ter
researching an awful lot of university towns."
The Auburn City Council will meet again Tues­day,
Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.
For the City Council agenda go the City of Au­burn's
Web site, www.auburnalabama.org.
CHARGES
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erous calls Tlie Plainsman has made and his sec­retary
has referred all calls to Media Relations.
On Thursday, Sept. 20, Tolbert was arrested on
a charge of driving under the influence of liquor.
Tolbert was arrested Friday, Sept. 21 on a charge
of criminal mischief.
In the Sept. 27 story in The Plainsman, there
were no factual errors and Tlie Plainsman relied
on verified Auburn Police reports and the words
of Auburn Police Capt. Tom Stofer.
Continue to check Vie Plainsman Web site,
www.theplainsman.com, for continuing coverage
of this breaking news event.
CRIME REPORTS
Oct. 2 - Oct 8
Oct. 2, Park Place Apartments - Theft reported. A bicycle was
reported stolen.
Oct. 2, Bedell Village Apartments - Theft reported. A box of Pop
Tarts was reported stolen.
Oct.3, Southridge Trailer Park - Theft reported. Video games,
colo gne gift set, ammunition and $300 were reported stolen.
Oct. 3, Southridge Trailer Park - Theft reported. A watch, DVD
player, bag and $30 were reported stolen.
Oct. 3, Chickasaw Avenue - Theft reported. A diamond bracelet,
necklace, wedding band and Auburn hat were reported stolen.
Oct. 3, Auburn Trail College Park II - Theft reported. An iPod
and ear buds were reported stolen.
Oct. 3, Gentry Drive - Theft reported, A Wii gaming system, video
game and controller.
Oct. 3, CDV Extension Building - Theft reported. A guitar and
CDs were reported stolen.
Oct. 3, SouthRidge Trailer Park - Theft reported. Two ATVs were
reported stolen.
Oct. 3, Auburn Trail College Park II - Theft reported. A trailei
and oxygen tanks were reported stolen.
Oct. 3, Oak Street - Theft reported. An iPod, speaker box and
faceplate were reported stolen.
Oct. 4, Alpha Gamma Rho - Theft reported. Framed pictures and
a plaque were reported stolen.
Oct. 5, Health Data Inc. Solutions - Theft reported. A laptop was
reported stolen.
Oct. 5, Big Kmart - Theft reported. Oil, shampoo, beauty prod­ucts
and deodorant.
Oct. 5, Legends of Magnolia Condos - Theft reported. $1,20C
was reported stolen.
Oct. 5, Wal-Mart Supercenter - Theft reported. A purse, wallet
driver s license and credit card were reported stolen.
Oct. 6, State ABC Store - Theft reported. A bottle of vodka was
reported stolen.
Oct. 7, Frank Brown Recreation Center - Theft reported. A eel]
phone was reported stolen.
Oct. 7, Dillard's - Theft reported. Twelve women's shirts were re­ported
stolen.
Oct. 7, Donahue Crossing Condos - Theft reported. An iPod and
$70 were reported stolen.
Oct. 7, Frank Brown Recreation - Robbery with a weapon re­ported.
A wallet, cell phone, debit card, driver's license and $4C
were reported stolen.
Oct. 8, Shana Court Apartments - Theft reported. A TV, DVD
player and stereo were reported stolen.
Oct. 8, Firehouse Subs - Theft reported. $648 was reported sto­len.
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Sentences slashed for DUIs
By LINDSAY O'NEAL
Associate News Editor
Attorney General Troy King is not appealing a court ruling that
creates shorter sentences for drunken drivers with multiple con­victions.
His decision came Oct. 2, but he announced he will work with
the Legislature for tougher laws.
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously decided
Sept. 28, the four convictions, which raise a driving under the in­fluence
charge from a misdemeanor to a felony, must all occur
within a five year period.
The law states the first three convictions are misdemeanors
with a possible year's jail time and the fourth conviction turns into
a felony which is punishable by 10 years in prison.
Originally, the law stated the convictions must occur within
five years of each other, but the courts amended the law to tough­en
punishments. However in 2006, an amendment was approved
which reinstated the five year rule.
Despite King's decision to not appeal to the Legislature, King
promises to create a bill for next session that will count all convic­tions,
regardless of time, when raising the conviction to a felony.
Lee County Police Chief Frank deGraffenried understands the
attorney general's decision not to appeal the ruling.
"I would prefer a longer period of time for the application of the
felony charge because repeat offenders will continue until they re­ceive
help or are incarcerated for a period of time," deGraffenried
said. . ;
Peggy Batey, Alabama's executive director of the Mothers
Against Drunk Driving, said as the law stands now it is a slap in.
the face to all those who have been affected by drunk driving.
Rep. Marcel Black, D-Tuscumbia, and the chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee, said the Legislature was not intended to put
the five year requirement back into law and he fully expects law­makers
to work with the attorney general in his efforts for stricter
policy.
The court's decision directly affected a motorist who had sev­en
convictions within a 15 year period, but only three within five
years. The motorist was facing a felony sentence but now faces
misdemeanor charges.
In August, Alabama prisons held 599 people for felony charges
of driving under the influence. Officials do not know how many
will be able to appeal their sentencing, but those who were re­cently
convicted and those awaiting trial are excepted to reap the
benefits.
Batey said she is worried repeat offenders on the roads will
raise the already high alcohol related fatalities which have already
increased 5 percent within the last year.
The Lee County Police Chief also believes there are relatively
few fourth and fifth time repeat offenders yet, but even one is a
danger to others and themselves.
Photo illustration by Michael Friedman
On Oct. 2, Attorney General Troy King decided not to
appeal a court ruling that creates shorter sentences for
drunken drivers with three or more convictions.
The Court of Criminal Appeals seemed to share the concern
when the court wrote the Legislature saying they "urge the Leg­islature
to promptly clarify its intent through appropriate legisla­tion."
"Future misdemeanor DUIs will be sentenced harshly by the ju­diciary
and that repeat offenders will still carry a heavy sentence,"
deGraffenried said. "But if the current law is deemed to have loop­holes,
we must do what is right within the law until those loop­holes
are closed."
2006 DUI statistics:
- In Alabama there were 1,208 traffic deaths. Out of
those, 475 were alcohol-related deaths.
- There were 384 fatalities involving a .08+ BAC driv­er
in Alabama.
- In the U.S. there were 42,642 traffic deaths. Out of
those, 17,602 were alcohol related deaths.
- Halloween has the highest drunken driving fatality
rate of the year. Summer holidays such as Memorial
Day and the Fourth of July fall after Halloween for fa­talities.
- Information compiled from www.madd.org
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U.S., Alabama soldier death tolls rise
By JEREMIAH BODNER
StaffWriter
Between Thursday, March 20, 2003, and Tliursday, Oct. 11, 2007,
the Auburn Tigers completed an undefeated football season, the
final three Harry Potter books were released and more than 3,800
American soldiers died in Iraq.
Through the United States' first year in Iraq, 2003, the sum of
American soldier deaths hit 486, according to the Iraq Coalition
Casualty Count. The subsequent year, _ _ _ _ « _ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
the American soldier death total al­most
doubled, reaching 849.
Lt. Col.Jon Segars, professor of mili­tary
science is responsible for prepar­ing
Auburn's Army ROTC students to
deal with the realities of post-gradua­tion
deployment. Leadership, accord­ing
to Segars is essential in the prepa­ration.
'
"It is easy to sit at Auburn Univer­sity
and try to say how things are in Iraq, but things have changed
since my last deployment." Segars said, whose last stint in Iraq was
in 2003. "Whether it be for the Army or the National Guard, we
want them to be able to lead a group of soldiers into a field envi­ronment."
With almost three months remaining in 2007, the American sol-
"We want to train and be
prepared for anything that will
happen."
dier death total has already climbed to 814. Since the initial year
of the United States' invasion of Iraq, the American military death
total has not dropped below 800 soldiers. Last year's total was 822.
While the death totals continue to rise, so do those American
soldiers wounded.
According to the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, 27,753 American
soldiers have been injured while serving in Iraq through the past
four and a half years. There have been 4,996 wounded in 2007.
Segars' time in Iraq progressed through first-hand combat expe-
___—_ rience. He served as brigade operations officer in
the 3rd Infantry Division during both Operations
•Desert Spring in Kuwait as well as Operation Iraqi
Freedom. He was a member of the initial assault
into Baghdad.
"We want to train and be prepared for anything
that will happen," Segars said. "We don't want to
do what has been seen in previous generations,
like World War II, where young soldiers got out of
——^——— school and were then sent directly overseas."
To avoid situations like this, Auburn ROTC is pre­paring
its students, and soon to be soldiers, through a variety of
ways.
There are 71 paths of training and education to help these stu­dents
develop the necessary skills they need, said Segars.
According to the United States Department of Defense, the in­volvement
of American soldiers in Iraq is broken into two time seg-
Lt. Col. Jon Segars
professor of military science
ments: Operation Iraqi Freedom, lasting from the conflict's launch
through Sept. 1, 2007, and Operation Enduring Freedom, Oct. 7,
2001 through Sept. 1,2007.
Alabama military forces have totaled 70 soldier deaths through
these two time periods.
There have also been an additional 505 Alabama soldiers wound­ed
while in Iraq. These numbers include both hostile and non-hos­tile
confrontation while in the line of duty.
While Segars' engagements in Iraq dealt with personal combat,
Maj. Paul West, ROTC admissions officer, was involved with several
small reconstruction projects, such as building schools and other
humanitarian work. However, West was also faced with the verac­ity
of danger.
"There were always the threats like mortar attacks or IEDs on our
convoys or some other type of danger," West said, whose men were
primarily from southern Alabama. "But everyone we took over to
Iraq, we brought back home."
Segars was not this fortunate. Of the 800 soldiers in his division,
50 were wounded and three were killed during action. Decisions,
which lead to these deaths, according to Segars, are often based on
hard decisions, which must be made.
"It is difficult to balance what it is going to take in order to com­plete
the assignment or task given to you by your commanding of­ficer,"
Segars said. "The primary goal is to minimize casualties on
both sides. We want to minimize as much blood shed as we pos­sibly
can."
Drought continues to take over Southeast
By BRITTNEY YVILLIFORD
StaffWriter
Alabama is in the middle of its worst drought in 50 years.
The exceptional drought level, the highest of four stages, usually
occurs no more than once every 100 years, according to the U.S.
Drought Monitor.
Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia are
also suffering from exceptional drought levels.
The Birmingham Water Works Board downgraded its drought
level from stage three to stage two on Sept. 19. However, accord­ing
to its Web site, the board is still asking residents to limit their
water use.
While Birmingham was at stage three, water consumption
reached a high of about 131 million gallons per day. The board im­posed
mandatory water restrictions, and the consumption dropped
to about 101 million gallons per day.
Although the Alabama drought is not as severe as it has been in
previous months, the board is still asking its 600,000 Birmingham
customers to limit their water use and follow certain guidelines.
The board asks customers to water their lawns on specific days
of the week, and to avoid watering between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. If
residents do not comply, they may have to pay surcharges for ex­cess
water use.
Lee County has also implemented water restrictions.
Lee County contains five water systems, said Tom Littlepage,
chief of the Water Management Section of the Alabama Office of
Water Resources.
Littlepage said Auburn is under a voluntary water restriction.
The county government is asking residents to reduce the amount
of water they use, but it cannot enforce the request.
Littlepage said two Lee County water systems, Beauregard and
Smiths Station, are under mandatory water restrictions.
The other two systems, Opelika and Loachapoka, are not under re­strictions.
Littlepage added out of the 547 public water systems in Alabama,
105 have some type of voluntary conservation measure. Mandatory
restrictions control 28 of the water systems.
"Therefore, statewide, approximately 24 percent of the water sys­tems
are under some type of voluntary or mandatory restriction
measure," Littlepage said.
About 50 percent of the population of Alabama is under some
sort of restriction, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Voluntary water conservation measures include avoiding exces­sively
washing cars, boats, sidewalks and driveways.
The Birmingham Water Works Board is also asking golf courses
to water their grass sparingly. Swimming pools and Jacuzzis should
only be emptied and refilled when necessary for repairs.
The drought level is slowly improving, but Alabama is still more
than 16 inches behind in rainfall, according to the board.
The demand for water is improving because less water is needed
in the fall, but the board is remaining cautious about water con­sumption
because October is the driest month of the year. The goal
of the board is to not exceed 114 million gallons per day.
Information on the current drought:
- The worst of the drought spreads from Alabama
through Kentucky and North Carolina
- The areas least affected by the drought are the Mid­west
and the Plains.
- The drought also extends to the West Coast
- Information compiled from the U.S. Drought Monitor
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PALS aims to clean up Lee County
By RILEY TANT
StaffWriter
The Lee County chapter for Alabama's People
Against a Littered State (PALS) is in the process
of being developed with hopes of cleaning up the
local area.
PALS is a nonprofit organization created to
spread littering awareness throughout Alabama.
The group is an organized partnership of gov­ernment
leaders, teachers, students, parents,
civic groups, businesses and volunteers who
partnered together to implement their programs
throughout Alabama.
PALS groups are being formed in different coun­ties
throughout Alabama to promote community
initiatives in anti-littering education campaigns.
A public forum was held Oct. 2 to provide in­formation
for interested citizens and discuss the
development of PALS in Lee County.
Margaret McElroy is a member of the PALS staff
and attended the forum to provide information
about their work and answer citizen's questions.
McElroy provided information about the
group's achievements, its mission and goals set
for Lee County to a group of 40 concerned resi­dents.
Information was provided about its pro­grams,
including Adopt-A-Mile, Adopt-A-Stream,
Adopt-A-Beach and Adopt-An-Area.
PALS mission statement is simply put on its
Web site; "Alabama communities working togeth­er
for a cleaner Alabama."
Lee County PALS made it their goal to decrease
Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
The Lee County chapter for Alabama's People Against a Littered State (PALS) held its
first meeting on Oct. 2 to discuss ways to clean up the Auburn-Opelika area.
litter in Alabama by changing the behavior and
attitude of citizens through involvement in the
group and their mission.
PALS is hoping to provide litter education cur­riculum
for schools, scholarships to high school
students, coordinate community-wide clean-ups
and implement recycling programs.
Paula Brickner, a Lee County resident and
founder of Lake Harding Citizens Against Road­side
Pollution, has also taken on the task of pilot­ing
the development of PALS. *
"We had many concerned citizens at the meet­ing,
but most are older and I want to get young
people involved somehow," Brickner said. "I would
love to see men and women from my generation
and younger find ways they can get involved. The
formal business of the next meeting will be form­ing
the chapter and figuring out the bylaws, but
we also want to start finding ways of getting the
younger generation involved."
One of Brickner's goals for the Lee County cam­paign
is to promote their initiative through a bill­board
campaign and on T-shirts and buttons. But
Brickner realizes this brand new group has many
options and prospects to pursue. •
"The possibilities are all endless at this point,"
Brickner said.
The next meeting for PALS will be Nov. 5 at
Southern Union State Community College ad­ministration
building auditorium.
Brickner said most students don't realize what
an impact they can make on their generation as.
an individual.
"I would like to see someone from Auburn stu­dent
body step up to the plate and be apart of
the board to provide fresh ideas on how to bring
this problem to the forefront of the community,"
she said.
Brickner said many students don't realize what
a problem littering has become.
"Auburn has a beautiful campus but out on
these country roads it's littered with trash," she
said.
Brickner added students are a part of Lee
County, even if they are not from here. They can
take ownership of where they live and take initia­tive
to help eliminate the littler problem. Anyone
can start by picking up one piece of trash every,
day.
"This is not a one woman show, and this is not
just me on a crusade," Brickner said. "It's about all
of us. I don't have all the answers, so I am looking
for someone to give me the ideas. Students can
help us lay this groundwork out Who better for
the job than students?"
GRADUATES
>From Al
ferred into the program from a ju­nior
college or a four-year school.
The formula takes into account
students who leave school in good
academic standing with eligibil­ity
remaining and does not penalize
schools for this.
Students who turn pro or transfer
to another school are not counted
against a team either.
The system does not account for
players who take longer than six years
to graduate but still do. If an athlete
takes longer than the six-year win­dow
to graduate the student counts
as having failed.
Auburn's football team ranks sev­enth
out of 12 SEC schools with a 59
percent graduation rate.
The baseball team's graduation rate
is the lowest in the SEC, with only 34
percent of athletes graduating.
The men's basketball team is eighth
in the conference with a 50 percent
rate of graduation. The women's bas­ketball
team, however, has a 78 per­cent
rate of graduation.
However, every sport at Auburn has
a graduation rate that falls above the
national average. In the NCAA, only
21 percent of baseball players, 33 per­cent
of men's basketball players, 53
percent of women's basketball play­ers
and 51 percent of football players
graduate.
NCAA President Myles Brand could
not be reached for Jhe Plainsman,
but told the Atlanta Journal-Consti­tution
that schools with rates below
60 percent are not ideal. The goal for
the NCAA is an 80 percent graduation
rate for scholarship athletes.
. "We would like to see a graduation
success rate of at least 60 percent in
each sport for each school," Brand
said. "If you're below 60 percent, you
have some work to do."
The graduation rate for all students
at Auburn, including non-athletes, is
62 percent.
National News:
Noose discovered at Columbia:
A noose was discovered on the office
door of a black professor at Columbia
University, school officials and the New
York Police Department said. The noose
was found in a building at Columbia's
Teachers College, said Joe Levine, execu­tive
director for external affairs at Teach­ers
College. The noose was placed on the
professor's office door sometime before 8
a.m. Tuesday, Levine said. Security cam­eras
cover the entrance to the building,
but there are none in the hallway where
the noose was discovered.
Deputy kills six young people:
A sheriff's deputy who killed six young
people at a house party in Crandon, Wis.,'
apparently died after shooting himself
three times in the head with a .40-caliber
pistol, the state attorney general said.
Initial reports that 20-year-old Tyler
Peterson was killed by a police sniper's
bullet were apparently incorrect, though
it appears the sniper may have shot Pe­terson
in the arm, Attorney General J.B.
Van Hollen said.
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Intrigue Editor
MIRANDA MATTHEIS
Campus Editor
Our View
Dismissal of charges raise eyebrows
The problem: The unclear dismissals of the DUI charge and the crimi­nal
mischief charge against Frank Tolbert seem a bit odd.
When we heard about the charges
against Frank Tolbert being dropped this
week, we admit we did enter a momen­tary
period of bewilderment.
But, when we thought about it for a
second, we realized that we were any­thing
but surprised.
When it comes to student athletes and
criminal charges, one almost always sus­pects
something like this to happen.
Hie criminal mischief charges were
dropped after promises of monetary
restitution were made to the towing com­pany
whose fence was damaged. Great.
It's in the best interest of the towing
company to go ahead and get that money
rather than have to wade through the
court system to try to get it. We can't
blame them for taking that deal.
The DUI charge is still up in the air,
according to the Municipal Court, but
coach Lebo has been reported by other
news media as saying both have been
dropped. So, maybe Tolbert wasn't driv­ing
drunk. That's great, too.
Since there aren't any more charges
out against Tolbert, we should feel happy
about this.
This unpleasantness is potentially at
an end, perhaps.
He'll be allowed to play the whole sea­son
without penalties or any other form
of punishment, maybe.
Our debate about the proper punish­ment
for a event such as this was merely
an academic exercise, a honing of the
journalistic skills.
After all, we are a learning laboratory
here at The Plainsman.
Uncork the champagne. Fetch the
orange and blue streamers and balloons.
Bring the band out.
Heck, let's have a "He Wasn't Driving
Under the Influence" rally at Toomer's
Corner. Get the cheerleaders to come
and yell. Have it be a fundraiser for Moth­ers
Against Drunk Driving. It's a very
worthwhile cause.
For once, an athlete probably isn't
guilty. Hallelujah, praise the deity of your
choice.
War Eagle and whatnot.
We should be ecstatic about this.
We're not.
We're actually very confused by all of
this.
With a story of potential exoneration
and redemption such as this one, the
Media Relations department should be
singing praises louder than the Harlem
Boys' Choir.
Our respective inboxes should be
flooded with press releases and opportu­nities
to get statements from Tolbert and
coach Lebo.
But why are we getting two different
stories: one from Media Relations and
one from the Municipal Court office.
This should be an open-and-shut case,
if we choose to believe Lebo and Media
Relations.
This is a chance to clear both Tolbert's
name and Auburn's in one swift swoop.
Why aren't we taking advantage of this
gift from the gods and running with it?
We don't know the answer, and Media
Relations isn't answering the question.
It doesn't make any sense to us, but
that's what is going on. Odd, isn't it?
So, forgive us if we aren't at the "He
Wasn't Driving Under the Influence" pep
rally, ever, if it was our idea.
Graduation rates grate on nerves
The problem: The six-year graduation rates of Auburn athletes are
among the lowest in the Southeastern Conference.
Yes, we know, it seems like we're being
a bit harsh on the Athletics Department
this week, but, sometimes, that's how it
goes.
When we see that only 34 percent of
the baseball team is graduating within
a six-year time period, we can't help but
get a bit riled up about it.
As much as we dislike bringing it up,
you can't help but think of the stereo­typical
dumb jock when you hear about
things like this. Our low graduation
rates for athletes isn't going to do any­thing
to help that stereotype go away.
It's a truly sad situation to see
numbers like this: 50 percent for men's
basketball, 59 percent for football.
How did it get this bad?
Honestly, that's just the way it is.
While those athletes are at Auburn,
their focus in on their sport, not an
Organic Gardening class. In the grand
scheme of these sports, the focus is
always fixed on the almighty "WT
For most of us, our main goal here is
to get a degree and find a good job with
that degree.
It's not like that for some athletes.
It isn't their fault and we aren't blam­ing
them. Some of them wouldn't even
be here if it wasn't for the fact that they
can toss, dribble or hit as well as they
can.
At least they are getting the chance to
attend some classes here.
Well, when there's not a game... or
practice... or travel for a game.
Auburn Athletics are very demanding
on their students, just like every other
athletics program in the country.
They have to be. It's the way things are
done.
Classes aren't about the learning
experience for some of these people.
Hie message they get is a sermon on
eligibility, not a discourse on the tenets
of graduating.
Play well, son, and you won't need
that degree.
Maybe they won't. For that 66 percent
of the baseball team that doesn't have
one, we hope that's true.
The whole situation is a Catch-22:
focus intensely on one aspect and the
other will suffer.
However, we do feel the need to men­tion
that women's basketball had a 78
percent graduation rate. That is good.
Do we wafit losing teams because our
star linebacker was too busy cramming
for his Biology exam?
We don't know.
At the end of the season, though, we
have to ask the question: "In the end,
did we really help them?"
Auburn is about higher learning and
education, but what have these people
been taught? Again, we don't know.
Our Policy
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No, I will not 'Crank That Soulja Boy'
KEVIN SAUCIER
saucikp@theplainsman.com
The record industry estimates it's
losing more than $300 million a
year due to piracy, but CD sales
have been in a downward spiral for
some time now.
I think piracy is a major problem,
but maybe their efforts to place ,
blame should include a look at the
music they are promoting. People
do not want to buy what they're
peddling, and the record industry
should start promoting music that
people believe is worth their hard-earned
dollars.
The music the major record
labels are pushing today is mostly
formulaic, cookie-cutter, auto-tuned
aural waste, and no genre is
exempt from this.
Pop has Britney Spears, rock has
Nickelback and rap has that guy
that performs "Ay Bay Bay."
I've read where executives relate
the music industry to a carpenter,
and they say downloading music is
like stealing a chair from a furniture
store showroom. I think they are
right, but I also think the case is
that they are now building chairs
that are missing seats, and consum­ers
are not interested.
Pop music is currently created in
a manner that allows people who
have no business singing to become
stars, and this has created an en­vironment
based on purely "image
first / music later" entertainment
And when the image is not that
great anymore (see: Britney Spears),
the music that was never great to
begin with is exposed for the dreck
that it is.
When we're in our cars or walk­ing
down the street listening to
music, we don't see (insert pop
star here)'s great body, we just hear
lame music, and the music simply
does not have enough substance to
stand on its own.
I understand that there is tal­ent
in writing a great hook for a
song, which is often the work of a
behind-the-scenes songwriter and
not the "artist," but I refuse to buy
music like that I will not pay them
a dollar for an empty-headed, albeit
catchy, pop song.
If you are a fan of the music I'm
labeling as "bad," more power to
you. But for those of us who want
to see a change in the music being
promoted, we can send a signal to
the labels by not buying it
Even if someone releases a hi­lariously
bad song and you want to
own a copy so that you can reflect
at will on how bad it is, do not buy
it.
Look up the video on YouTube.
Also, if you are like me and enjoy
bands that do not always get the
most attention, buy the music of
bands and artists you find your­self
enjoying the most. If we truly
respect someone's work, we should
pay for it.
If what you view as good music
does not sell, the majors will only
assume that we like what they are
already pushing. Britney Spears'
"Gimme More" is currently the No.
1 download on iTunes this week.
This means that people spent
money to get that song, and that
money serves as a signal to Spears'
bosses that says, "The public wants
more," so let's not mislead them.
In closing, if DAngelo ever comes
out of hiding and puts out a new re­cord,
you had all better buy i t I will
crank "Voodoo" until the day I die.
Kevin Saucier is the
Assistant Intrigue Editor of
The Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach him at 844-9118.
Coming to terms with living with Janie Ruth
jCLIFFJMc£OLLUM
cmccollum@theplalnsman.com
Ever since we laid my grand­mother
to rest this summer, I've
been racking my brain trying
to find a way to turn it into a
thoughtful, meaningful column for
this paper.
But, up until now, every time I
tried to put pen to paper or hand
to keyboard, I just couldn't bring
myself to do it.
I couldn't make my hands admit
what my brain didn't want to
know: Janie Ruth, my grandmoth­er,
is dead.
I really didn't let myself cry
about it. The day she died, I went
down to the creek behind her
house and gave myself five min­utes
to get it all out, because, after
that, I needed to pull it together.
My way of dealing with sad
things is best described by a won­derful
Mark Twain quote:
"The secret source of humor is
sorrow."
I went into my "Happy Warrior"
mode, a mode I've been told is
utterly useless when I would go to
console friends.
Throughout the burial process, I
looked for the funny any chance I
J
could get.
I tittered at the random names
of the various relatives that ap­peared
out of nowhere to descend
upon the house.
I guffawed at the sudden ap­pearance
of a Braves lapel pin on
the corpse at the visitation.
Even at the grave side service,
there was humor. The pastor was
going on a bit to long and the
weather was a bit too warm, so
I told my grandmother that she
had to do something about one of
them or I would leave.
J then felt a breeze begin to
blow.
I mentally said to her "That's not
the one I wanted you to take care
of
I swear I could feel a hand
across the back of my head, a slap
that came down from heaven.
It's inherently funny, isn't it?
The best part was her pastor's
eulogy, as he randomly began to
speak in verse and said "Redee-meth
liveth" five times when he
meant "Redeemer liveth."
Every time I tell these stories to
friends and well-wishers, the char­acters
get more bold and boister­ous.
The funeral gets funnier.
It's as if the entire event is noth­ing
but one great big story, and
anyone who knows me will tell
you I love to tell a good story.
But, there's a part I leave out.
By focusing on the funny, I get to
avoid the death.
After all, it was a minor plot
point in an otherwise hilarious
story, and I won't ruin a good story
with sadness.
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Last week, I moved into her
house. It will always be her house,
no matter how long I stay there.
I've let "my house" slip a few
times in conversation, and every
single time, I've felt guilty about it.
It's entirely irrational, I know, but
it's where my mind goes.
We repainted and fixed up the
place, but my mind still goes to
what she would think about it
I firmly believe she's the sort
of stubborn that would haunt .
a place, so I know she's there in
some sense.
Every day, I wander around a
home I live in that is not and will
never be completely mine.
. I'm OK with that. I don't think
I could really deal with it being
altogether mine.
Every time I cook using her
stove and her cookware, she'll be
there, telling me to watch what I'm
doing.
Every family holiday meal, she'll
still be at her symbolic head of the
table, barking orders at the rest
of us.
I can't deal with a reality in
which she isn't there. Not now.
I'm not strong enough to do
that.
The end of that Twain quote
is that "There is no humor in
heaven."
I hope Twain's wrong.
I really do.
Because even she's got to laugh
about "Redeemeth liveth."
CliffMcCollum is the
Opinions Editor of The Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach him at
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Thursday, October 11,2007 COMMENTARY A7
Whatever happen to nap time and Play-Doh
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editor@theplainsman. com
I miss kindergarten.
Kindergarten was the time in my life I enjoyed
most. I enjoyed nap time because I almost al­ways
went over the 30-minute allotment.
I enjoyed playing with Play-Doh for hours on
end, especially for no particular reason.
But, the thing I miss most about my life in
kindergarten is that I had absolutely nothing to
worry about.
I didn't have to worry about grad school, mid­terms,
studying or drama.
Let's face it, I went through 70 percent of my
life without hearing any of those words.
I never thought I would be comfortable with
my worrying, but now I'm accustom to it, and I
think that is what scares me the most.
It scares me not because I don't like who I am
or who I'll become, but because I know I'm not a
kid anymore. And I haven't been for some time.
When I start to worry about my life, where I'm
going or what I'm doing, it doesn't occur to me
that I'm worrying because I'm so used to it.
Problem.
I want to be able to finger paint or swing on a
jungle gym because it makes me feel like nothing
can ever hurt me.
You know when you're younger you think you
are invincible to everything.
Nothing can ever hurt you, until that bee
stings or that time you bit into pizza before it
had time to cool.
And when you db get hurt, it only hurts for a
minute and you go back to bouncing around and
having fun.
I'm at a point in my life where I constantly
have to return someone's phone call, put out
fires (literally and figuratively), study/cram for a
test and smile.
And to be frank, kindergarten already taught
me everything I need to do to be a successful
human.
Wash my hands before I eat.
Nap daily.
Share everything. (OK, so I'm still working on
that one.)
The invention of the Crayola crayon sharpener
made the light bulb seem dull.
Flush.
Chocolate is always good for you.
Play-Doh, surprisingly, can be marketed as a
stress reliever.
Don't hit other people. But, if they hit you, it's
fair game.
Cars do not stop for pedestrians.
Say you're sorry when you hurt someone.
You're only cute for the first six years of your
life.
I could go on, but my 10 months in kindergar­ten
showed me I don't need to worry because
everything will always work itself out.
I've tried as of late, and been successful in
embodying that theory.
Don't worry unless you have to.
If Mom didn't feed you dinner at your normal
time, it's OK, just know it's coming.
But, don't enforce this rule too stringently. If a
big final is coming up, you should probably wor­ry
about that a week or so in advance, instead of
the minute before the exam is passed out.
Don't worry, be happy.
It's hard to tell people not to worry. Ihave a
hard time telling myself to calm down.
But, I've come to a realization that everything
will be resolved. It might not be in the way you
wanted it to, but it will work out.
Worry about the things that matter. Family.
Friends. Project Runway.
And go easy on the things that don't. Grades.
What outfit you wear. If you look fat in some­thing
(because if you have to ask...).
Life is too short to constantly be worrying, and
even though I might see worrying as a installed
part of my life, I know I can control it.
But, I still miss kindergarten.
If I had to guess as to the motivation of this
column, it would probably be my family.
My Mom and Dad are taking my sister to Dis­ney
World this weekend, "just because they can.
and they need a break."
Umm... I know I might be in the middle of a
project called "my life," but can I have a break
too?
Granted, I'm too busy to go, but it still would
have been nice to have an invite.
I mean, I could always take a break to visit The
Happiest Place on Earth.
Guess not.
War Eagle anyway.
David Ingram is Editor of
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Student says to hold off con­gratulations
on going green
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman: '
I liked the article in the paper about the
"greening" of Auburn, but I'm really not im­pressed
with direct deposit.
How about installing solar arrays on all the
buildings on campus so the University could
produce its own electricity?
Why not put a wind turbine or two on top of
the Haley Center?
Are the Transit buses using B100, and if not,
why?
How about rainwater catchment systems to
collect rain water? Rain water is soft and free
for the collecting; it's perfect for watering land­scapes.
How much of the trash thrown away on cam­pus
is recyclable?
How much can be composted?
It's nice to see the University patting itself on
the back for a job well done, but don't uncork
the champagne just yet
Michael Tiemeyer
graduate student, mathematics and statistics
Professor urges AU to get
facts on global warming
Editor, Tlie Auburn Plainsman:
I enjoyed Alabama State Climatologist and
University of Alabama-Huntsville professor Dr.
John Christy's seminar last week, Global Warm­ing:
What do the Numbers Show?
Despite spending the last 18 years study­ing
environmental sciences and engineering,
Christy is" almost the only legitimate climatolo­gist
who I have heard contend that significant
anthropogenic climate change is not occurring.
Thus I appreciated the opportunity to hear an
opposing viewpoint, and Christy and I do agree
on some things.
For example, we both like numbers, science
and energy.
Nonetheless, we do not agree on what the
numbers show, especially the many numbers
that Christy did not present.
However, don't take either of our words for it.
I encourage you to read the U.S. National
Academies' summary report on climate change
(http://dels.nas.edu/basc/Climate-LOW.pdf) to
see what the nation's best scientists and engi­neers
have concluded.
Despite our disagreement on the numbers,
I'm sure that Christy would agree with me that
public policy should be based on the best avail­able
science rather than emotions, politics or
ideology.
As the late Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Richard Feynman wrote in the aftermath of the
space shuttle Challenger disaster, "reality must
take precedence over public relations, for nature
cannot be fooled."
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UPC expects lots of laughs at stand-up comedy show
ByMALLORYBOYKIN
Assistant Campus Editor
UPC plans to make students laugh until they cry Oct. 16, when it
brings comedian Jim Gaffigan to the Plains. The jokes get started
in the Student Activities Center at 7:30 p.m.
Many students may recognize Gaffigan from his work on Com­edy
Central, "My Boys" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
"Right now he is on the TBS show 'My Boys' and he is really well
know for 'Pale Force' on 'Conan O'Brien,'" said Emily Chappell, UPC
director of speakers and comedians.
For students who do not know, UPC President Virginia Daw­son
said, "Pale Force" is a cartoon Gaffigan performs with Conan
O'Brien where they dress up in superhero costumes. '
"His stand-up is absolutely hilarious," Chappell said.
Chappell said he is well-known for his Hot Pockets skit.
Chappell said students can get a taste of Gaffigan's comedy on
YouTube.
"When you see him, and definitely when you hear his voice or tant director of UPC speakers and comedians. "We've been trying
hear a certain joke, you are going to know who it is," to bring him for a while now and the date finally worked
Chappell said.
Dawson said students will be entertained by Gaffi­gan's
performance.
"I think a lot of his material college students will
find appealing because that's kind of the audience
that he likes," Dawson said.
Chappell expects Gaffigan to get a good response
from the crowd based on what she's heard about him
from other schools.
"All of the references that we got said nothing but
good things, not only about him as a person but his
performance, and they all expressed how much he
enjoyed doing college shows," Chappell said.
Gaffigan's show is something that UPC has been planning for a
long time.
"We've been i?aiiy excited about Jim," said Meredith Craig, assis-
Gaffigan
out with his schedule."
The UPC speakers and comedians committee plans
events based on student demand and artist availability.
"They try to do it based on what students want as well
as availability and comedians are always a big hit with
students," Dawson said.
Craig is predicting a big audience on Thursday night.
"We've gotten a lot of positive feedback on campus
about Jim," Craig said.
Also, based oh the size of the crowd for last year's co­median,
it is likely that a lot of students will come out to
see Gaffigan.
"He's probably one of the bigger comedians that we've seen in a
while," Dawson said. "We had Demetri Martin last year and he was
a big hit."
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ORANGE, BLUE & GREEN | Auburn goes green
AURecycling, Sustainability Initiative expand
By SARAH BROCK
Senior Reporter
From Al Gore to gas prices, the nation is abuzz
with environmental issues. But Auburn students
don't have to look far to get involved with the
movement.
With two student organizations, a campus
recycling program and the Sustainability Initia­tive,
students have several options to affect the
environment.
Auburn's Sustainability Initiative serves as a
campus leader for education about sustainabil­ity.
The program, established in 2004, also pro­vides
programs and services to promote sustain­able
practices.
The Sustainability Initiative is bringing the
national environmental movement to campus
through Focus the Nation, a national campaign at
educational institutions and civic organizations
aimed at raising awareness and starting discus­sions
about global warming and solutions.
"The hope is that once we've had this cam­paign,
people will keep talking about it - what
are we going to do about it instead of does this
exist," said Lindy Biggs, director of the Sustain­ability
Initiative.
The campaign on campus has included several
speakers and discussions. The campaign will end
with a day full of activities and discussions re­garding
global warming on Jan. 31, in the midst
of presidential primary elections.
"Regardless of what party, somebody is going
to have to talk about it," said Matthew Williams,
projects manager with Sustainability Initiative.
"It's an issue that's out there."
The Sustainability Initiative has also created
programs that hit closer to home, such as Green
Lunches, which began this semester.
The brown bag lunches are held the second
and fourth Mondays of the month, and each
lunch features a campus speaker who discusses
sustainability.
Other projects include the Haley Green Roof,
Lug-a-Mug and Auburn Clean Streams, all of
which are detailed on the Sustainability Initia­tive
Web site.
The Sustainability Initiative has also encour­aged
faculty to incorporate sustainability into
their curriculum through the Fall Line Project.
Each spring, a workshop is held for interested
faculty to discuss ways to put environmental
issues into the curriculum, regardless of disci­pline.
FUN RECYCLING FACTS:
Average Weekly Recycling
Collection: 12 tons
Recycling Collection total since
start of program in 2005: 650 tons
Game Day Recycling total since
2005: 25 tons
Recycling Waste Reduction
Savings: $10,000
Recycling Revenue Generated
since 2005: $10,000
Source: AU Recycling
Sarah Brock / SENIOR REPORTER
Freshman Kimberly Kreimer empties her recycling in a bin outside her residence hall,
Toomer Hall. Kreimer said she empties recycling two to three times a week.
A minor in sustainability is also being devel­oped
to prepare students to face these issues.
"These are the careers of the future," Biggs
said.
AU Recycling
A recycling program that began at office desks
has grown to include recycling in several areas
across campus. Faculty and staff can recycle pa­per
at their desks in offices, while students on
campus can participate in residential recycling,
a program that began this year.
Freshman Kimberly Kreimer is one campus
resident who recycles by taking her bag to a re­cycle
bin outside her residence hall. Kreimer said
recycling isn't difficult since the bin is right next
to the trash bin. •
"It's good for the Earth," Kreimer said. "That's
why you're supposed to recycle."
The entire Auburn community can help out
during Gameday recycling by finding the recycle
bins near their tailgate spot.
"For me, one of the main goals is to get the
campus community thinking twice about what
they're throwing away," said Donny Addison, sol­id
waste and recycling coordinator.
Not only will recycling help the environment,
but it saves the University money as well.
"What's collected as recycling reduces disposal
costs of the landfill," Addison said.
With the help of Clay Mclnnis, SGA liaison to
environmental awareness, three fraternities be­gan
recycling at their houses this fall.
While the program has expanded since its in­ception,
Addison wants to see it expand more.
"I think it's still a small number of people, and
the amount of bins is no where near it should be,"
Addison said.
Additional bins will also make the program
more visible and increase participation.
"People will participate as it becomes more
and more convenient," Addison said.
Organizations
The push for change on campus hasn't come
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Icing on the cake for museum's fourth birthday celebration
ByLAUBENWIYGUL
Associate Campus Editor
The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art cel­ebrated
its fourth birthday Sunday and was open
to the public with free admission, offering activi­ties
for all ages.
"The event went really well," Andy Tennant, as­sistant
director of the museum, said. "More than
336 people attended, which was more than we
expected."
The museum opened to the public Oct. 3,2003,
and has hosted more than 100,000 visitors in­cluding
area school children, Auburn University
students and faculty, community members and
regional tourists.
The theme of this year's festivities was "Go
Roger Go" in reference to Roger Brown's exhibi­tion,
"Southern Exposure," that opened Saturday.
Brown was an artist and Opelika native.
Guest Curator Sidney Lawrence, of Washing­ton,
D.C., organized Brown's traveling retrospec­tive
for the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum
and Sculpture Garden from 1987 to 1988 and
other Brown projects.
Lawrence, an art writer, has published reviews
and articles in The Washington Post, Art in Amer­ica,
Smithsonian, The Wall Street Journal and
Artnet.com.
The show's catalog which contains an essay by
Lawrence, a foreword by former JCSM curator
Lee Gray, and an afterword by curator Lisa Stone
of the Roger Brown Study Collection, School of
the Art Institute of Chicago, is available for sale in
the Museum Gift Shop.
This exhibition will also travel to the American
University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in
Washington, D.C. in February and to the Ogden
Museum of Southern Art at the University of New
Orleans in Louisiana next summer.
The festivities at the celebration included bi­cycle
decorating activities, face painting by Uni­versity
art students, balloon art by Dr. Magic, an
art scavenger hunt, sketching in the galleries and
other hands-on activities for children and adults.
"The event was a rousing success. Everybody
especially enjoyed the birthday cake tasting," Ten­nant
said.
Guests were invited to cast their votes in the
most beautiful birthday cake competition where
four top local pastry chefs provided fanciful cakes
for the competition. The winner was a cake de­signed
by Susan Hoisington, owner of Gourmet
Tiger Bakery, and Pam Shirley, senior cake deco-
Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
Gourmet Tiger won the cake contest.
rator at Gourmet Tiger Bakery.
"Our cake design was modeled after two of
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just from faculty and staff. Stu­dents
have formed two organi­zations
to help.
With approximately 50
members, the Environmental
Awareness Organization (EAO)
promotes education about en­vironmental
issues through
several projects, including a
compact fluorescent light bulb
sale and a benefit concert.
"I just don't think many Au­burn
students are eco-friendly,"
said Rachael Werner, president
of EAO. "'[hey just don't know
any better."
Werner hopes her organi­zation
can change that. EAO,
which is open to all students,
meets every other Thursday
evening.
The Auburn Sustainability
Action Program (ASAP), is a
new organization to campus.
Biggs said the organization will
help with Sustainability Initia­tive
projects.
Future Success
The leaders in the campus
movement have big plans for
the future. Williams said plans
are underway for a bike shop in
the new student union.
"The idea is to have some­thing
that expands the bike
community," Williams said.
"W7e want to set it up so people
who want to learn how to fix
their bike can do so."
Biggs said in the long-run,
the campus has the potential
for several sustainable projects
- from all electric vehicles on
campus to reducing the cam­pus
energy use by 50 percent.
For any project to work,
however, the program needs
student participation.
. "This is our thing," Mclnnis
said. "This is what we can latch
onto and change."
Biggs said one of the prob­lems
is people think helping
the environment is inconve­nient.
"We've grown pretty darn
lazy," Biggs said. "Why is it so
inconvenient? If you're going
out anyways, why not make a
detour to drop off your recy­cling?
What are you losing to
take an extra few minutes?"
Werner said another prob­lem
is the attitude that one
person can't make a difference.
"People think 'I'm just one
person,' but if everybody thinks
like that, nothing gets done,"
Werner said.
Addison agreed.
"When you start thinking
about the large-scale effect, it's
phenomenal," he said, "but it
doesn't happen on a large scale
until the individual person
makes a decision about their
life."
Those involved in the cam­pus
movement hope students
decide to participate in a cam­pus
program.
"There's so many ways to get
involved," Werner said. "It's
easier to get involved than
most people know." -
Upcoming Events
Today, 7:30 p.m., 208 Foy
EAO meets, and all are welcome to
attend.
Oct. 16,5 p.m., EAO Garden
Join EAO every Tuesday for work in the
garden on West Samford. Those who help
can take home produce.
Oct. 20,3 p.m. to 2 a.m., Roosters
Watch a benefit concert to raise
environmental awareness. There will be
six bands. Wear a costume.
Oct. 22,12 p.m., 208 Foy
Participate in a Green Lunch with
speaker Kevin Fielman from biological
sciences.
Nov. 13,6 p.m., Haley 2370
A showing of "Kilowatt Ours" and
discussion with filmmaker Jeff Barrie.
Reporter's Note:
Jltis is the second part of a four-part series about Auburn and
the environment. Die series will highlight various programs on
campus dedicated to sustainability and other issues facing the
campus and the state.
Coming Next Week: A look at the Natural Resources
Management & Development Institute
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Students can purchase tickets for the event the same way they
bought them for the fall concert and are limited to one ticket per
student.
Students must present a current student ID when they buy their
ticket and need to bring both with them when they attend the
event.
"You can just come pick it up any time the week before," Dawson
said. "We'll be on the Concourse passing them out."
UPC started selling tickets on the Concourse from 10 a.m. until 4
p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
They will continue to sell tickets at that time on the Concourse
Thursday, Oct. 11, Friday, Oct. 12, Monday, Oct. 15 and Tuesday,
Oct. 16.
Chappell encourages students to buy their tickets now because
the event is at the Student Activities Center and there is limited
seating.
Students who want to find out more about Gaffigan before they
buy their ticket, or who just need a good laugh, can check out his
Web site, www.jimgaffigan.com.
"You can look up his material, look at clips, look at what colleges
he's preformed at and pictures," Chappell said. "It's a great Web
site."
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Brown's famous works, one being 'Buttermilk Sky' that is on ex­hibit
in Chicago. We also tried to tie in the Twin Towers, having
them emerge from the cake for a 3-D effect," Hoisington said.
Auburn High Varsity Singers performed, and Aubie led a bi­cycle
parade for children 12 and under around the museum's
circle drive.
The event ended with a joini singing of "Happy Birthday," led
by Miss Auburn University Jenna Bryant.
"It was a very fun and family-friendly environment," Jenna
Bryant, Miss Auburn University and a sophomore in fashion
design and communication, said.
"I had a great time painting wooden airplanes with the chil­dren
and leading everyone in singing 'Happy Birthday.' It was
evident by the attendance that many people have respect for
the museum. I was so excited to take part in the fourth birth­day."
The birthday celebration was sponsored by Ursula's Catering,
the Gourmet Tiger Bakery, Wal-Mart of Auburn, Kroger of Au­burn,
Kroger of Opelika, Bruno's, Party Depot and Coca-Cola
Opelika Sales Center.
For more information about Brown's exhibition, visit www.
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and e-mail to help bring certainty to stu­dents
who are unsure about what the best
way to apply to medical school is," said Am-jed
Mustafa, the GRE program manager for
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.
According to the survey, 77 percent of the
admissions officers said the MCAT score
was one of the top two most important fac­tors,
while 75 percent believed undergradu­ate
grade point average was the other.
Morgan Tucker, a medical student at the
University of South Alabama College of
Medicine, felt like the interviews were the
most important part of the application pro­cess.
"The hardest part was the MCAT, and
the second hardest part was the waiting,"
Tucker said.
Tucker, who applied three times to medi­cal
school before getting in, said he was
told his grades and MCAT scores were in
acceptable range, but it was his lack of hos­pital
experience that was keeping him out.
"Other than having good grades and
MCAT scores, experience in the hospital is
what medical schools want to see," Tucker
said.
Mustafa said that the MCAT is an ex­tremely
valid test that is written and ad­ministered
by the Association of American
Medical Colleges.
"Medical schools use it to predict how
• well students will do in the first two years
of medicine," Mustafa said. "As a result stu­dents
should give a lot of attention to their
preparation and on average begin studying
four months in advance."
There has been a recent change in the way
the MCAT is administrated. The test, which
used to be an eight and a half hour exam, is
now reduced to five and a half hours. The
test is now a computer-based exam instead
of a pencil and pa- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
per one. Computer-based
testing allows
the AMC to run the
MCATs 24 times a year
instead of two times a
year.
One positive thing
that has come from
the recent test change
is the written MCAT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
practice test is now
accessible on the computer.
Students can practice for the computer-based
MCAT for free on Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. in
the Lowder Business Building
"The time to take the exam is also impor­tant,"
Mustafa said.
"The survey results revealed that April
was one of the preferred testing times be­cause
it gives applicants an opportunity to
get their scores back before the application
process opens. Since medical schools have
rolling admissions, it's always good to be
first in line," Mustafa said.
One surprising result of the survey was
the admission officers who suggested tak­ing
the MCATs in January, a new test date
now being offered.
Mustafa said administering the test in
January allows students to take the exam
again if they did not like their scores.
"Medical schools use it to
predict how well students
will do in the first two years
of medicine"
Amjed Mustafa
GRE program manager for Kaplan
"I read the survey recently, and now I
know when the best times for me to take
the exam are," Cassie Locante, a junior in
biomedical sciences, said.
Locante said the surveys provide valu­able
information about the applying to
medical school.
"Since the application process is already
stressful, it's nice to have the surveys to of­fer
a little bit of insight on what to do," Lo­cante
said.
According to the survey, 60 percent of
.. polled officers said the
medical'school appli­cation
process is get­ting
more competitive.
While this is an in­timidating
statistic
for students, medical
schools are also look­ing
at the statistic
and realizing more
-•••• - and more doctors are
needed every day.
"There is now a big push for medical
schools to. add more seats in the years to
come," Mustafa said.
Mustafa said even though it may be hard
for students to get accepted they should
still apply to medical school.
"The one important thing for students
to take out of this survey, even though the
general admissions is getting more com­petitive,
it's a great time to apply to medical
school," Mustafa said.
Mustafa said students should start pre­paring
for medical school their freshman
year by maintaining a strong GPA.
He said sophomores should keep their
GPA up and start thinking about the MCAT,
and juniors need to start preparing for the
test and gathering their personal state­ment,
recommendations and interview
tips and tactics.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Festival of Wheels, sponsored by
the Lee-Russell Aging Foundation will
be Saturday, Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at Kiesel Park (520 Chadwick Lane.) For
more information contact Jean Causey at
749-5264 or jean.causey@adss.alabama.
gov.
Attention Fraternities! Don't forget to
turn in your commitment form for Tri
Delta's 1 st Annual Frats at Bat softball
tournament by Monday, Oct. 15. For more
information, contact Mary Allen at
allenm2@auburn.edu.
"Freestyle, Fish & Fun" is hosted annually
by the Black Student Union and will be on
Thursday, Oct. 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in
the War Eagle Food Court located in Foy
Student Union.
BET correspondent Jeff Johnson will
lecture and conduct a question and answer
session on Oct. 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in
Foy 217. He is hosted by the Black Student
Union.
Haunted House hosted by the Auburn
University Players will be Oct. 26 to 28 at
235 Ryan Street. The House opens at 8 p.m.
Admission charged.
"Indo Indicia" by Julia Kjelgaard is an
exhibition of large, painted and embroi­dered
digital prints on canvas and large-scale
sculptural wall work based on travels
to India and Tibet that will be in Biggin
Gallery, 101 Biggin Hall through Nov. 2.
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (open
during lunch hours.) Sponsored by the
College of Liberal Arts Department of Art.
For more information, contact Barb Bondy
at 844-3483.
EVENTS
Thursday, Oct. 11
Second Annual Auburn Out Loud cel­ebration
will be on the Concourse from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. in honor of National Com­ing
Out Day. There will be an opportunity
for students, faculty and staff to make a
T-shirt to wear or put on display. Contact
Stephanie Graham at grahasr@auburn.edu
or Katie Lushington at Iushidk@auburn.
edu for more information.
Ultimate Money Skills: Scholars, Dol­lars,
Budgets & Bills is a dynamic and en­ergetic
presentation about how the choices
you make about money while in college
can have a direct impact on your future
financial success and help you make better
decisions during and after your time at Au­burn
University. Free, interactive seminars
are available in Lowder Business Building,
Room 113A, at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The Market at Ag Heritage Park is back
for an encore and will be from 3 p.m. to 6
p.m. featuring seasonal vegetables along
with honey, goat cheese, baked goods,
stone-ground grains and more.
Noted British Biographer Ann Thwaite
and AU's Gary Mullen to Speak on
Naturalist Gosse from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
thejule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
The museum will also have on display 24
reproductions of watercolors produced by
Gosse during his stay in Alabama in 1838.
Call JCSM at 844-1484 for reservations. A
reception will follow the lectures.
Battle of the Bands will be from 6 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. in the Student Act Pavilion and
is sponsored by the University Program
Council. Call 844-5292 for more informa­tion.
Friday, Oct. 12
Media InForum will be held at the Jule
Collins Smith Museum for students in­terested
in learning about script writing,
advertising, publishing, getting an agent
and creating and pitching a television
reality show. Six speakers will give presen­tations
throughout the day beginning at 9
a.m. Each presentation is 35 minutes long
and will end with a 15-minute question-and-
answer session. At 3 p.m. a panel
discussion will be held at the close of the
forum. For the list of speakers, times and
more information about the forum, visit
http://www.aumediainforum.com/.
Sunday, Oct. 14
Kaplan to offer free practice tests for
graduate school: GMAT, GRE, LSAT,
MCAT, DAT, OAT and PCAT practice tests
will be administered under simulated
testing conditions at 3 p.m. in the Lowder
Business Building. Enroll in this free event
by calling 1-800-KAPTEST or going online
at www.KAPTEST.com/practice. For more
information, contact Sarah Holt at holt-sar@
auburn.edu.
Duo Montagnard Recital will be from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Goodwin Recital Hall.
Duo Montagnard was formed in 2002 and
has performed more than 80 concerts in
20 states, Canada, Slovenia and Greece.
Members include Joseph Murphy, who has
been the saxophone professor at Mansfield
University of Pennsylvania since 1987, and
Matthew Slotkin, the director of guitar
studies at Mansfield University.
Monday, Oct. 15
"Stop Hunger Now": Help package
100,000 fortified rice-soy meals for school
feeding programs in Tanzania at the Alfa
Farmers' Pavilion at Ag Heritage Park from
9 a.m. to 11a.m., 11:30 a.m. tol:30 p.m.
and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. To volunteer for one
or more shifts, please e-mail 0hunger@
auburn.edu.effort.
Annual Beat Bama Food Drive kickoff
rally, sponsored by SGA, will begin at 5:15
p.m. on Samford Lawn. All non-perishable •
items collected during the month will go to
support the East Alabama Food Bank.
Thursday, Oct. 18
Project Vote Smart Bus will be on the
Concourse from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
providing information on candidates and
the voting process for the 2008 elections.
For more information, visit http://votes-mart.
org/blog/?page_id= 113.
Italian club plans events for all students,
celebrates Italian American heritage month
By AYSHIA GREEN
StaffWriter
Auburn's Italian Club is hosting its week
of events in honor of Italian American Heri­tage
month.
For the past three years, the Italian Club,
along with the multicultural center and the
Italian department, has hosted an event
that recognizes Italian history and culture.
This year the film "Big Night" will be
shown Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. and Oct. 12 at noon
at the Jule Collins Smith Museum. It takes
an intimate look at Italian immigration
through the lives of two brothers from Italy.
In the film the two brothers undergo the
struggles of opening a business in a time
of adversity and racism. The two brothers
struggle with tryingtto make it with an au­thentic
Italian restaurant in a society that is
not ready for one.
"The film is appropriate for our time and
the society we're in," said Giovanna Sum-merfield,
faculty adviser for the Italian
Club.
Summerfield said the documentary is
also interesting from a historic perspective.
Italians weren't welcomed in the United
States because during World War II, the
Americans and Italians were on different
sides. The film covers all the struggles ex­perienced
during that time.
Following the film will be a discussion
about the topics touched on in the docu­mentary
and how they affected the audi­ence.
Featured panel guests include the di­rector
of the documentary along with two
professors from Auburn, Anthony Gadzey,
associate professor of political science and
Larry Gerber, professor of history.
Also on the panel will be the education
officer of embassy, and the president of the
Council for the Promotion of the Italian
language in American Schools.
Refreshments will be served immediately
following the panel discussion.
The Italian club started the month with a
traditional Italian dinner Oct. 1.
Last year the Italian club hosted a series
of events including films, a guest speaker
from Italy and some Italian cuisine.
"It was very beneficial for the students
who showed up," said Willie Morris, former
president of the Italian club. "People were
exposed to an environment that they aren't
used to getting here in Auburn."
Italian American Heritage month reach­es
out to those of Italian descent and also
those who are interested in learning more
about Italian cultures and its influence in
the United States.
Italian American Heritage month was
a time that was set aside for people to re­flect
on the contributions made by Italians
and the struggles that brought them to this
point in time.
More than 5.4 million Italians emigrated
to the United States since 1820. Today there
are more than 26 million Italian Americans
in the United States. Italian Americans are
the fifth largest ethnic group in America.
"If anyone has an interest in Italian cul­ture
this is a great route to start it on," said
Daniel Nesmith, president of the Italian
Club.
The Italian department has reached out
to several members of the Auburn commu­nity
as well as those in surrounding areas.
"It helps people to be aware about other
races and the diversity around us," Sum­merfield
said.
Summerfield is offering participation
points for students in her classes if they at­tend
the event.
"It shows that they go further and also
lets them see another side," she said.
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'I he Multicultural Center will host a multicultural education workshop featuring
Dr. Kristen Hoerl, Department of Communication and Journalism. Dr. Hoerl
will facilitate a discussion on "Cross-Cultural Communication". This session
reviews challenges of cross-cultural communication and the elimination of com­municating
stereotypes. Following the performance of "N'gger, Welb'ck,
Ch'nk" on October 17, 2007, this session reviews the power of language and the
misrepresentation of underrepresented communities. (See more about the perfor­mance
at www.nwclive.com).
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2:00pm-3:00pm at Hoy 213
"My Two Cents"
A Diversity Him Scries
This Fall the Multicultural Center is launching a Diversity Film Scries entitled
"My Two Cents." This will include documentaries that will not only be thought
provoking but ignite interesting dialogue. This month the Multicultural Center
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Biggin Hall art exhibit brings
Indian photographs to campus
By EMILY CLEARBORN
Staff Writer
Julia Kjelgaard's trip to India changed her life.
"Being in a foreign country often allows a clear­er
vision because all of your normal reactions are
in the process of taking in experience, and there­fore
you are suspending judgment," Kjelgaard
wrote, and her art reflects that statement
She infused culturally significant photographs
and multi-dimensional embellishments to create
the images in Indo Indicia, now on display in the
Biggin Hall Art Exhibit.
"My work has always been about learning to
see and appreciate the unseen," Kjelgaard said.
Most of Kjelgaard's art consists of photographs
that have been transposed onto a canvas.
Kjelgaard taps into each photograph, removing
elements of the picture and adding some of her
own, such as bright colors and unique shapes as
highlights and embellishments.
Non-traditional embroidery, vividly colored
squares that look similar to large pixels, fake flow­ers
and small round mirrors are just a few details
Kjelgaard fused into each photograph.
"It is an intervention into the surface of the dig­itally
produced photograph," Kjelgaard explained.
"The intervention is meant to ask a question, not
just about what we see and how we see it, but the
underlying questions that affect us all regardless
of race or color oijnational identity."
About half the pictures are two different images
juxtaposed vertically, and often the two comple­ment
one another, as in "Weaving."
The top image in "Weaving" is a photograph of
a large loom, fully fitted with fabric.
The bottom image is a detail of the embroidery
such a loom would produce.
The other half of the images consists of a set of
circular photographs, as in "Cosmos." Kjelgaard
combines the circles to create one image that can
be viewed from two different settings, as a whole,
or as parts of a whole.
The size of Kjelgaard's art can be a bit over­whelming
as well, and this only adds to the effect.
Alone, Cosmos is a staggering 6 by 21 feet, taking
up an entire wall.
"I loved the bright colors and how massive
each piece was," said Betsy Munger, a freshman
in graphic design. "If I had had more time I would
have looked longer at each piece."
Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
Observers take time to appreciate and
contemplate the Kjelgaard's photography
that is on display this month in the Biggin
Hall Art Exhibit.
"1 thought they were beautifully crafted and
worked really well together," Munger said.
Indo Indicia's size makes it difficult to view
each piece to the full extent.
Professor Cynthia Kristan-Graham of the art
department enjoyed the exhibit as well. Kjel­gaard's
cultural reflection and blending was well
received.
"I thought her use of printed, textured photo­graphs
combined with some elements typical of
Indian textile-i.e. round mirrors, tassels-was
unique and innovative," Kristan-Graham said.
"Instead of making documentary photographs,
she made a new type of photo-textile that both
recorded herexperiences in India and created a
trans-cultural art form at the same time."
Indo Indicia will be on the first floor of Biggin
Hall until Nov. 2.
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Fraternities and sororities battle
it out for Boys and Girls Club
Interfraternity Council hosts Fall of Phi Kappa Tau for $175 and Matt Reynolds of
Philanthropy Challenge to raise
money for Greater Lee County's
Boys and Girls Club
By LAUREN WIYGUL
Associate Campus Editor
Last week, the Interfraternity Council held
two major events and sold T-shirts to raise
money for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Lee County.
The Boys and Girls Club is dedicated to ensur­ing
the community's chil- '
dren who are less fortunate
have greater access to qual­ity
programs and services
that will enrich their lives
and shape their futures.
The events were part
of IFC's Fall Philanthropy
Challenge.
Fraternities and sororities
competed to win the events
and raise the most money in
order to ultimately win the
Challenge.
"IFC is very pleased with
the turn out and participa­tion
in the Fall Philanthropy
Challenge," said Ben Coff- •_»__________
man, IFC administrative vice
president. "With the success that we saw in its
first year, we are confident that this event will
continue to grow in the future. There was quite
a bit of competition among the organizations to
win the challenge this year, and it is our belief
that this will become one of the most coveted
awards in the Greek community in the years to
come."
On Monday night.'Oct. 1, IFC hosted a kara­oke
night and date auction at SkyBar.
Brothers of Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity
won the karaoke contest and 16 fraternity men
were auctioned off.
Those being auctioned included Patrick
Greene of Alpha Tau Omega for $100, John
Backer of Farmhouse for $155, Thomas Steele
"There was quite a bit of
competition among the
organizations to win the
challenge this year, and it
is our belief that this will
become one of the most
coveted awards in the
Greek community in the
years to come."
Ben Coff man
IFC administrative vice president
of Kappa Alpha Order for $175, David Brooks community."
Delta Sigma Phi for $150.
"1 enjoyed being able to help out with such a
good cause," said Greene, a junior in biomedical
sciences.
"Although I was nervous about how much I
would go for beforehand, it turned out OK, and
we ended up making a big impact for a great or­ganization."
On Tuesday night, Oct. 2, IFC hosted a bowl­ing
tournament at the bowling alley as a part of
the challenge.
Twenty-five organizations participated in the
event. Pi Kappa Alpha came in first, followed by
Phi Kappa Tau in second place and Beta Theta
——______ Pi in third.
After selling T-shirts in ad­dition
to these two events,
IFC expects to donate nearly
$10,000 to the Boys and Girls
Club of Greater Lee County.
The winner of the Fall Phi­lanthropy
Challenge will be
announced at the end-of-the-
year IFC banquet in No­vember.
This is the first year that
IFC has hosted a Fall Philan­thropy
Challenge,.
This is also the first year
that they have raised money
for the Boys and Girls Club
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as part of a large scale phi­lanthropy
event
"With this philanthropy, we wanted to give
back to an organization in the Auburn-Opelika
community," Coffman said.
IFC chose the Boys and Girls Club because it
is an organization Greek men and women can
get involved with outside of the philanthropy
challenge.
The challenge provided the opportunity to
strengthen the partnership between the Boys
and Girls Club and the Greek community at
Auburn.
"The inaugural IFC Philanthropy Challenge
was a huge success," said Steve O'Neil, IFC vice
president of public relations. "This is just one
event that shows the positive impact these fra­ternities
have on Auburn University and our
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Children learn about mammal, feel 'batty' at Arboretum Days program
By DIANA EVERAGE
Staff Writer
This past Saturday, Vicky Beckham Smith, a wildlife educator
from Eufaula, gave the presentation, "Bats, Gotta Love Em!" as part
of Arboretum Days. .
"I love all wildlife," she said.
Smith became particularly interested in bats as a child when her
aunt brought home a bat that had been "whopped in the head by a
janitor inside a church."
Danita Smith, arboretum curator, said this pw-sentation
was the first given by a person not
affiliated with Auburn University.
"We take advantage of the expertise at Au­burn,
but entomology people know more
about this than we do," she said.
To excite the audience of about 30 kids ac­companied
by their parents, the wildlife in­structor
started by asking, "Are you all feeling
a little batty this morning?" to which the kids
eagerly responded, "Yeah!" ,^____^_^
She proceeded by giving bat facts.
She said they are not pet animals and explained that she has had
a rabbies shot which qualifies her to handle them.
She then showed the kids the rabbis tag she wears on a chain
around her neck.
"The vet said the bats were too small to wear the tag so he gave it
to me," she told them, to which the kids burst out in laughter.
She informed them bats are mammals because they have babies,
drink their mother's milk, are warm blooded, breathe with their
lungs and have fur.
"They are also the only true flying mammals," Smith said. "The
"They are also the only true
flying mammals. The others
just have an extra flap of
skin"
Danita Smith
arboretum curator
others just have an extra flap of skin."
She went on to discuss the different species of bats.
The largest species of bat is the Malaysian flying fox, which has
a 6-foot wingspan and the bumble bee bat that weighs the same
amount as a dime.
She also discussed their eating patterns, habitats, threats and
various myths associated with them, such as they're all blind.
She explained that although bats depend heavily on their ears,
"they are not blind because most light does not bother them."
Throughout the presentation she repeatedly admonished the
- children about the dangers of touching a bat
with bare hands.
She gave the example of a young girl who
was bitten while trying to help an injured bat
and suffered serious neurological damage as a
result.
"If you come into contact with a bat and are
bitten please tell an adult," she said.
To their delight, at the end of the presenta­tion
the kids got the opportunity to see Elvis
and Sparky, live bats, who were circulated
around the arboretum in cages.
Both bats have suffered debilitating injuries and can never be re­leased
in the wild again.
Elvis has a broken pelvis and Sparky had one of his wings de­stroyed
by a firecracker.
"They repay me for taking care of them by being representatives
of their species," Smith said.
Afterward, a couple of the kids praised the presentation.
"I liked it a whole bunch," said Eli Fuller, 9. "Especially when we
got to see the bats."
Both boys and girls were equally attentive during the presenta-
PETE RILEY / PHOTO EDITOR
Children learn about bats during a presentation by Danita
Smith. The presentation was part of Arboretum Days, an
event held some Saturdays before home football games.
tion.
Andrew Wheeler, 11, said, "It was very interesting. I liked learn­ing
about the fruit bats."
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INTRIGUE Jane Random
Fair enough: Lee County Fair a local success
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Thursday, October 11,2007
ByKATEWINFORD
StaffWriter
Funnel cakes, French fries and Ferris Wheels
sum up the Lee County Fair this past week.
The annual event, which has been going on
since the '60s, was in town Oct. 2-6 at the Lee
County Fairgrounds off Fox Run Parkway.
"The unlimited rides pass was the way to go,"
said Lyle Gerard, a junior in finance. "It was
definitely the best deal."
With more than 20 different rides and games,
the event catered to both adults and children.
However, the fair was much more than cot­ton
candy and bumper cars.
Each night, there were different events from
live bands and livestock shows to beauty pag­eants
and baking contests.
The livestock show featured a variety of ani­mals
including sheep, goats and steer.
Three different bands were featured, entertain­ing
fair guests with music from the Southern
gospel and bluegrass genres.
Also, there was an exhibition showcasing a
wide variety of displays from groups like H &R
Block, 4-H, the Opelika Chamber of Commerce
and the Homemakers' Association.
Mike Vanmeter, supervising the "Snack
Shack" at the fair, said Friday was usually the
most popular day to go.
"We see a lot more locals than college stu­dents,"
he said. "High schoolers are the biggest
group, though."
Almost 19,000 people attended last year's fair,
and this year's was even bigger.
The Lee County Fair is sponsored by the Ope­lika
Exchange Club, members of the Education­al
and Agricultural Exhibit Committee and the
Lee County Extension System. The event's pur­pose
is to benefit the Dixie Youth Program.
The Opelika Exchange Club begins planning
Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
LEFT: The Lee County Fair came to the
Auburn-Opelika area Oct. 2-6, attracting
more than 19,000 people. Various carnival
rides, including a Ferris Wheel, were set
up at the Lee County fairgrounds.
BELOW; Concessions were also available
to fair-goers. Tytrabious Williams of Ope­lika
enjoys a handful of cotton candy.
the event in June by choosing rides, picking out
which foods to prepare and contacting differ­ent
vendors to make the event as much fun as
possible for visitors.
Even the workers operating the rides got into
the fun too.
Gerard said the man operating "Spin," a ride
that can be manually turned while rotating
around in the air, told him to spin the ride as
fast as he could go.
"I didn't let him down," Gerard said.
Maria Sanders, a junior in elementary educa-
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CONTRIBU ED
Universities compete for Dave
Matthews Band performance
By LISA MARSHALL
StaffWriter
Auburn University is in 18th place in
a contest to win a free, live concert by
Dave Matthews Band.
"The World's Loudest Pep Rally"
contest is sponsored by AT&T and in­cludes
more than 100 other universi­ties,
all in NCAA Division I football.
The school that submits the most invi­tations
relative to its enrollment wins
the concert.
"The program enables fans to dem­onstrate
their team passion by using
their favorite communications devic­es,"
said Dawn Benton, AT&T senior
public relations manager.
Benton said college students and
college sports fans are among the
heaviest users of text messaging, the
Internet and other high-tech commu­nications
devices that AT&T provides.
A number of groups on Facebook
were created to spread the word about
the contest.
"I heard some friends talking about
it, but then when I saw it on Facebook,
I went and voted," said Erin Taylor, a
junior in elementary education.
Benton said Auburn was in the top
eight in the contest a few weeks ago
but has since fallen to 18th.
"I think we still have a chance, we
just have to bite the bullet and vote a
lot, and fast," said Kaley Burch, a se­nior-
in human resource management
and psychology.
There are two ways for fans to vote
for their favorite school. AT&T cus­tomers
can text "DMB" to 9-5-9 on
their cell phones.
Other fans can submit invitations on
AT&T's Web site at www.attblueroom.
com.
Submissions pn the Web site can in-
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-J> Turn to DAVE, C2
BayFest attracts music lovers to
streets of Alabama's Port City
By KEVIN SAUCIER
Assistant Intrigue Editor
BayFest took place in downtown Mobile last
weekend, and through small episodes of wind and
rain, the Port City still managed to put on a suc­cessful
festival.
The festival started at 6 p.m. Friday with local
acts leading up to the three headliners at 10:15
p.m.
Ludacris performed Friday, evening to a crowd
of several thousand.
In the months leading up to the festival, orga­nizers
were criticized for inviting an act some did
not see as family friendly.
Ludacris acknowledged the controversy about
three songs into his set.
"There are some songs we can't do 'cause of kids
and stuff," the rapper said. "But, we're going to do
what we have to to have a good time, right?"
Ludacris made it a point to include songs from
his entire career, asking the "real Ludacris fans" to
sing along.
"Where are the real Ludacris fans at?" Ludacris
asked the screaming crowd. "OK, if y'all are real
Ludacris fans I should be able to do any song.'up
here, and you'll be able to sing along."
With that the rapper jumped into a medley of
songs including "Area Codes" and "What's Your
Fantasy" that had the crowd bouncing.
On the other side of the festival grounds, cOun^
try singer LeAnn Rimes was giving festival attend­ees
a similar show by focusing both on the hits
that broke her when she was 13 and on songs from'
her new album "Family." . .
Rimes' set included "Blue," "One Way Ticket"
and "Big Deal."
Velvet Revolver, who was often described- as
"Guns 'n' Roses with the guy from Stone Temple
Pilots," also played Friday night.
The band enjoyed a large crowd, many wearing
Guns 'n' Roses or Stone Temple Pilots T-shirts.
When the guitarist, Slash, began a solo the crowd
roared.
Mobile native Andrew Wheat, 18, worked Friday
and Sunday at the festival helping set up and tear
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Zune 2 debuts as iPod alternative
By REBEKAH STEVENS
StaffWriter
Is it time to break up with the iPod and hook up with
Microsoft's Zune 2?
Sure, the iPod has been a faithful companion with
its familiar click wheel and plastic ear buds lulling the
mind to sleep while listening to each 99-cent purchase.
Lately though, something might have been missing. So
if the ears need an alternative music choice, the Zune
might be the next music relationship.
Microsoft's Zune 2's new features include wireless
sync with a PC feature and Wi-Fi sharing. Its new touch
sensitive navigation buttons along with an a 3.2 inch
screen comes with 80 GB of hard drive memory.
Controlling the Zune with the Zune pad is similar to
the iPod's click wheel, making the song selection pro­cess
easy. The hardware offers a widget called the Zune
Card which will be embedded into your social network­ing
site.
The Zune 2's sharing capabilities will be different
from the original Zune. Shared songs will not have
the three-day limit for use rule, but the three-play rule
remains in effect.
Zune will also now import television recorded in
Windows Media Center making it possible for your
favorite shows to tag along. However, the Zune's
newest feature is the "Zune Social," which will be
CONTRIBUTED
an online community giving the music fans a place to
connect and share music tastes.
Clay Montgomery, a senior in accounting, thinks the
Zune 2 will be a successful business venture for Micro­soft.
"The new'Zune Social'feature is a really good idea
because it gives users a chance to see what other peo-
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Velvet Revolver was one of the bands featured at BayFest in
Mobile last weekend.
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down the
bands.
Wheat said the highlight of
his weekend
was get- ~"~" *
ting to meet
Saturday's festivities cul­minated
with Joan Jett and
her backing band called the
Blackhearts and Daughtry.
Joan Jett came out with her
low-slung Les Paul guitar and
l a u n c h e d
Slash.
"I -told
him he was
Ludacris
performer and rapper
"There are some songs
we can't do 'cause of
kids and stuff, but we're
the reason I going to do what We
ever picked have to to have a good
up an in- °
strument," time, right?
Wheat said.
"He said
that was
cool, and ""*"*•"""""^——
he seemed
genuinely flattered."
Many of the festival at­tendees
were upset with the
layout of the beer and food
vendors.
At one point in the festival
area there was a beer tent on
one side of a street and a hot
dog stand on the other.
This created a crowd in the
middle that made it nearly
impossible for large groups
of people to exit the area af­ter
Velvet Revolver played
Friday.
Cries of "This is stupid!" and
"Move!" were heard through­out
the exiting audience.
into "Bad
Reputation."
The crowd
s c r e a m e d
and was
in turn re­warded
with
a set heavy
with her old
hits and fa­mous
cov­ers,
includ-
""""~~"~"~"""~~ ing "Love is
All Around",
which is probably better
known as the theme to "The
Mary Tyler Moore Show."
Sunday's crowd was not as
large as the previous two days,
but Wheat said that did not-stop
The Wallflowers from
putting on a good show.
"It wasn't quite as big, and
their stage setup wasn't that
large," Wheat said.
"But it was cool seeing a
band there that was just a
drum kit, two guitarists and
bass. They seemed like they
were better performers than
some of the other acts, real
professional."
FAIR
>From CI
tion and also an attendee of the
fair, said her favorite ride was
the "Trabant," a ride that tilted
at different angles while spin­ning
around in the air.
"It was so refreshing to
act like a kid again," she said
about the fair.
Admission to the fair was $2
for adults and SI for children
under 12. Tickets for the rides
ranged in price from $1 each to
S30 for 32 tickets, or an unlim­ited
rides pass for $1