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Troopers crack
down on violations
in new campaign
DUI arrests in the City
of Auburn since
Aug. 13,2007
David Q. Haynes of
Cullman
Chalet Apartments at
215 South Gay Street
Aug. 13,8:03 p.m.
Rafael R. Diaz of Mexico
East University Drive at
Indian Pines Drive
Aug. 15,1:39 a.m.
Joseph A. Sparks of
Huntsville
East Veterans Boulevard at
South College Street
Aug. 17,2:37 a.m.
Augstin M. Ruiz of
Mexico
The Courtyard at Auburn
Apartments
420 N Dean Road
August 20,2:31 a.m.
Lindsay Elizabeth Field
of Valdosta, Ga.
Opelika Road at East
University Drive
Aug. 21,2:08 a.m.
By TORI ALLEN
Associate News Editor
26,126. The number of tick­ets
written over the span of
four days.
These were written all along
Alabama's roadways, from the
interstate to small country
roads, in an attempt to save the
lives of Alabama's residents.
While the national average
of deaths on the roadways in
the United States fell two per­cent
from last year, Alabama's
fatality rate from car-related
accidents rose five percent.
The total number of deaths
last year on Alabama roadways
was 1,208.
After such an alarming sta­tistic,
an "intensive highway
safety effort" was put in place
by Colonel Christopher Mur­phy,
by instating every able-bodied
officer in the state to
get behind the wheel of their
patrol car and crack down on
hazardous motorists for one
week.
The program, titled "Take
Back Our Highways" ran from
August 13 through 17 with all
officers and an additional 200
troopers running radars and
observing motorists to ensure
they were driving safely.
"A lot of folks were thinking
we were just cracking down on
speeding, but it was way more
than that," said Cpl. Tracy Nel­son
of Public Information for
State Troopers.
"We were focusing on DUI,
speeding, improper lane
change, reckless driving, fol­lowing
too close, everything,"
Nelson said. "If we reduce
speed, we reduce the number
of fatalities."
After the week long pro­gram,
the number of car-relat­ed
deaths from last year had
significantly fallen.
During the same week in
2006, 13 people died on the
roadways, and this week only
four were killed.
"Our goal is to keep people
from dying," she said. "People
think it's all about how many
tickets we can write, but we
are about keeping people from
dying."
More programs are planned to continue running through the
end of this year similar to the "Take Back Our Highways" pro­gram.
Some Alabama police are planning to take more local steps to
a "Take Back Our Highways" campaign to make it a more local
effort
To report a dangerous driver or situation on the roadways,
call *HP from landlines or *47 from cell phones.
"Take Back Our Highways"
411 Crashes
580 Assisted Motorists
140 DUIs
684 Following Too Close
561 Troopers on patrol
241 Improper Lane Change
4,995 Seat-Belt and Child
Safety Citations
620 Arrests for Warrants
or Drug Charges
Thursday, August 23,2007
'It's just
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19,780
Undergraduate Students
$900,000
Parking Fees and Fines
$100
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One R-Zone Hangtag
3,138*
Current C-Zone Spots
$700,000 a.ti**t»i0m*mA*ii
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Many students have been given tickets because of the decrease in C-Zone spaces.
New parking guidelines
leave students stranded
$30
One C-Zone Hangtag
By KRISTIOBERHOLZER
Associate Copy Editor
As students pour back on to campus with the
start of classes, many have had a rude awakening
to parking difficulties, specifically in C-Zone.
A new construction development for The Vil­lage,
which began during the summer, destroyed
more than half of the previously existing C-Zone
parking lot located off Roosevelt Drive and Wire
Road. This has caused a headache for commut­ing
students who now find themselves hunting
for any available parking spot relatively close to
central campus.
According to David Vedder, manager of Parking
Services, C-Zone hang tags from the 2006-2007
academic year are not set to expire until Aug. 31.
Some students are still using those hang tags,
thus causing even more demand for the limited
parking spots.
"This is the first semester where the Univer­sity
has seen a parking shortage," Vedder said.
"Up until now, we've had adequate parking. (Stu­dents)
are going to have to change their old park-
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Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
More and more students are finding on these on their car. Parking tickets for illegally
parked vehicles are given daily.
Two Auburn students write song for Braves
By SARAH BROCK
Senior Reporter
When Auburn students Andrew
Hall and Tyler Crawford saw first
baseman Mark Teixeira in a Braves
uniform, they couldn't help but feel
inspired.
The pair began thinking of words
to rhyme with Teixeira (Yogi Berra,
Scarlett O'Hara), and before long,
they had lyrics and a tune, which
they immediately recorded on a
phone.
"I knew if we didn't record it, we'd
forget the entire thing," Hall, a grad­uate
student in physical education,
said.
With Crawford playing guitar and
Hall singing lead vocals, the two re­corded
a video and uploaded it to
Facebook and YouTube under the
name Tito and the Gunshow.
Crawford said initially they were
excited to see 100 hits on YouTube,
but within a few days, the video had
taken off and made it into the hands
of SportSouth, TBS, the Braves and
even Jeff FrancoeUr, who left a mes­sage
for the men on YouTube, offer­ing
them tickets to a game.
"The thing is we did this goofing
around, so to have this kind of reac­tion
is crazy," Hall said.
Crawford said when SportSouth
first contacted them, they thought a
friend was pulling a prank.
"I said 'This is crazy,'" he said.
Clips of the video were played
on SportSouth and TBS during the
games last weekend. The pair trav­eled
to Atlanta Tuesday to perform
live during the SportSouth Braves
LIVE pre-game show.
The two brought their couch to
perform on, and were also inter­viewed
by host Jerome Jurenovich.
On Aug. 31, the pair will perform
the tribute live at Turner Field on
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Death toll rises in bridge collapse
The final death toll in the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn.,
came to 13 as the remains of the final victim were discovered.
Gregory Jolstad was a member of the construction crew work­ing
to fix the bridge when it fell on Aug. 1. Jolstad was the final
person of the several who were reported missing.
Utah "gives up" on coal miners
The families of the six missing coal miners in Utah are claim­ing
that officials have "given up" on the search for their family
members. The coal-miners have not been heard from since the
collapse on Aug. 6 and testing has shown low-levels of oxygen
in the areas they may be. During a rescue attempt to locate the
miners, three rescuers were killed on Aug. 17 after a tunnel wall
collapsed.
Vick to plead guilty in dog trial
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has entered a plea
bargain in the case of dog-fighting on his Virginia home's prem­ises
that could lead him to 18-36 months behind bars, offered
by the prosecutors. Vick's attorney is now hoping to re-kindle
his professional football career after he serves his time. Falcons
owner Arthur Blank told NFL he will not make a statement until
all facts have been shown and he is also "not really surprised" by
the plea deal offered to Vick.
Wal-Mart to carry talking Jesus doll
Local Wal-Marts will begin to carry superhero dolls of not a
comic book series, but those of the Bible. More than 400 nation­al,
and 14 Alabama Wal-Marts, will carry dolls resembling David,
Samson and a talking Jesus. There is set to be two feet of shelf
space for the dolls in Wal-Marts including Prattville, Cullman,
Hoover, Enterprise and more.
Tide football player arrested making
fifth player arrest in two months
The University of Alabama's fifth student athlete has been arrest­ed
in the span of two months. Simeon Castille, a senior defen­sive
back for the Tide football team, was arrested for disorderly
conduct on Aug. 19, becoming another Tide football player to be
arrested. Other players, Brandon Deadrick, Brandon Fanney, Roy
Upchurch were arrested for an incident near campus.
New alcohol penalties take effect at
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas officials have outlined new penalties for
students who violate alcohol and drug policies. The consequenc­es
correspond to the degree of violation and range from alcohol
and drug education classes and community sendee to probation
and indefinite suspension. The new policy was proposed during
the fall of 2006 and developed through collaborative efforts by
departments and leadership across campus, particularly the of­fice
for Community Standards and Students Ethics, the UA Po­lice
Department of Residential Life, said Aisha Kenner, associate
dean of students. The old policy did not include any provisions
dealing with the way the UA sanctioned students with alcohol or
drug violations, said Kenner. The policy focuses on steps "intend­ed
to educate students" about their.choices and "catch students
who may have a problem," she said. Alcohol consumption and
intoxication cases on college campuses nationally has increased,
CRIME
REPORTS
Aug. 14 - Aug. 20
Aug. 14, Sunny Foods - Shoplifting and criminal trespassing
reported. A tiger design cigarette lighter was reported stolen.
Aug. 15, Murphy Oil Company - Gas drive off reported. 13 gallons
of gas were reported stolen,
Aug. 15, Conway Acres Trailer Park - Indecent exposure was
reported. •
Aug. 16, College Street - Theft reported. A Rolex watch, a HP
laptop, Cannon Powershot digital camera, Sony Playstation and an
iPod home dock were reported stolen.
Aug. 16, Wal-Mart Supercenter - Larceny reported. Three dia­mond
wedding bands, a gold men's wedding band and a jeweler
monocle were reported stolen.
Aug. 16, Senators Drive - Burglary and larceny reported. A Sony
laptop computer, a Nintendo, a TV, a Playstation and Nintendo DS
system were reported stolen.
Aug. 17, Sanders Street - Theft from an auto reported. An iPod
was reported stolen.
Aug. 18, Creekside - Larceny reported. Set of Jeep Grand Cherokee
keys and five DVDs were reported stolen.
Aug. 18, Creekside -Theft reported. Five DVDs, two Playstation
video games, an iPod, a bottle of Patron Tequila and a bottle of rum
were reported stolen.
Aug. 18, Swanns Trailer Park - Theft reported. Pavilion lap top,
DVD player, CD player, and Remington gauge were reported
stolen.
Aug. 19, The Tire Store - Theft reported. Checkbook, 30 used tires,
$315 and a drivers license were reported stolen.
Aug. 19, Craig Court - Theft of a firearm reported. A black Hi-Point
9mm gun was reported stolen.
Aug. 20, Longleaf Drive - Theft reported. A Coach purse,
a driver's license, cash, house keys, I.D.'and a debit card were
reported stolen.
Aug. 20, Eagles Landing - Aggravated assault was reported.
Aug. 20, Greentree Terrace - Theft reported. A checkbook, a
Yamaha amplifier, energy speakers, a Meade telescope, a Toshiba
flatscreen TV, crate amp speakers and hair clippers were reported
stolen.
Aug. 20, Bibb Avenue - Theft reported. A Hewlett Packard
computer system was reported stolen.
Aug. 20, First Baptist Church Child Development - Burglary re­ported.
A wooden necklace valued at S20 was reported stolen.
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Drought dries Alabama's water resources
By LINDSAY O'NEAL
Assistant News Editor
The Auburn Water Works Board has invoked a
voluntary outdoor water restriction for the Au­burn
community.
"We are asking people to conserve water and
cut back before we get in to a situation that we
have to make restrictions mandatory," Director of
Water Resource Management Scott Cummings
said.
According to the American Water Works As­sociation,
the average American household uses
350 gallons of water a day and on average 50 to
70 percent of home water usage is spent outdoors
on lawns and gardens.
Cummings and the Water Works Board are
asking residents to be efficient with their water
usage and to water their lawn every other day.
Additionally, residents should not leave sprin­klers
unattended and resist heavy consumption
during the peak hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. While
residents should focus their efforts during the
times of drought, all of these suggestions are use­ful
practices year round.
The board is also implementing a voluntary
odd/even street number system. Houses located
on an even street number should water their
yards on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
I louses located on an odd street should water on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
Ihe Auburn W ater W oiks Board has asked Auburn issrlerits to conserve water by lestrbthg outdoor
waterusage.lhe voLntaiy jestrbtbns com e i i the wake ofG c^BobR:Dey announcing 15m oreAhbam a
counties expevrrnchg a droughtem ergencyAs ofnow, 53 Ahbam a counties atE declaring severe drought
canditians.
Residents are asked to avoid outdoor water since the press release.
consumption on Sundays.
Already, residents and businesses are taking
notice of the restrictions causing the average dai­ly
water usage to drop half a million gallons a day
As a major consumer of water, Auburn Univer­sity
is cutting back by reducing use of sprinklers
and irrigation cycles. According to John Mutton,
the student advisor to the dean, "We are already
seeing signs of distress on trees on older trees, but
irrigation systems are to supplement the rain not
to replace them."
Despite the strain on Auburn's landscape, the
1,900- acre University is cutting water consump­tion
10 to 15 percent campus-wide.
Mutton explained that the University is moni­toring
the drought and will have to look at
drought resistance if the heat persists. Also, the
University is exploring ways to reduce their water
consumption through alternative plumbing for
all buildings.
Other local businesses are taking notice of the
water restrictions. The Mills Creek Golf Course
is only watering their greens consistently. Wa­ter-
conscious businesses like Indian Pines Golf
Course and Campus Pointe apartments use their
lake for irrigation and watering rather than ex­haust
city resources.
The city is trying to maximize their purchase of
water for Lake Ogletree from Opelika to maintain
stable levels. Cummings assures that the water
supply is still ample and will still be able to meet
the needs of the community, but warns that if the
demand for water does not stabilize mandatory
restrictions might be a possibility.
The Water Works Board will gauge the progress
of the voluntary restrictions by monitoring water
and lake levels. Cummings noted that the board
will meet in a couple of weeks and decide wheth­er
mandatory restrictions are needed.
Pete Riley I PHOTO EDITOR
John Sban, a senior i i finance, p:repaies for the weekend. Lee County, unite 26 other
counties h Abbam a, albws the selland distribution of arjohoL
Prohibition takes a try
in Limestone County
By TORI ALLEN
Assistant News Editor
In the small town of Athens, Ala., popu­lation
at 21,000, a controversial bill arose
from a local Christian community to try
and prohibit the sale and distribution of
alcohol.
Ihe bill made its way to a city-wide vote,
but its residents knocked the bill down
with 68 percent voting against the bill.
Residents of the town say the issue was
more of a moral versus money debate.
According to John Hamilton, Athens
city clerk, the alcohol tax in the city brings
in $500,000 in revenue to the city every
year. That is not including sales tax, profits
made from sales and more.
Half of the funding from the alcohol tax
goes to a school system reading program.
"There are two reasons I started this,"
Eddie Gooch, reverend of Isom's Chapel
United Methodist church and author of
the bill said. "Number one, I have a strong
conviction in my heart that it was what the
Lord Jesus wanted us to do, and number
two, it was for the voice of the children."
Gooch believed that children in the
town are highly affected by alcohol con­sumption
in the household, recanting a
story of dropping a child off at their home
with the lawn strewn with beer cans and
beer bottles.
"In different scriptures that talk about
dangers, that was a basic thing," Hamilton
said. "The Lord says it's bad and he's not
going to tell us anything wrong."
Gooch agreed, saying, "But if a person
so decides to drink, the Lord does not take
away our free will."
Ihe town was split with a "hot summer
of rhetoric on both sides, with letters to
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the editor every Sunday," said Mayor Dan
Williams.
"The whole community is not divided,"
Williams said. "It's been a large number of
vocal people on both sides. But some sat
back and looked back at how we handled
the ordinances, and what happened with
the money and voted. It was mostly the si­lent
majority that you never hear from."
According to Hamilton, a local paper
endorsed the idea of staying dry through­out
the voting period.
The town was originally a dry city in the
dry county of Limestone, but in Septem­ber
2003 the town passed a bill to make
the city wet. Local residents, before the
bill, would have to drive into neighboring
counties like Madison to purchase beer,
liquor and wine.
"I've been mayor for going on 16 years,
on the city council for eight years, then
five years on school boards; I think I know
this town pretty well," Williams said. "This
town has been dry for the majority of my
life, and three years ago when the effort
was made to legalize (alcohol), I just didn't
think it would pass."
After the sale of alcohol was legalized in
the city, several ordinances were created
to monitor the distribution and to keep
the town safe.
"We developed a strict ordinance with
sale and distribution to make the city look
like it's not wet," Williams said.
When the bill first went through, it only
marginally won the vote, and a shocking
10 to 12 percent increase-came in voters
to keep it legalized.
The number of total voters for the latest
bill did drop 900 votes.
Out of Alabama's 67 counties, 26 of them
are dry counties.
Local break-ins raise concern
ByANNAMCBEE
StaffWriter
A wide variety of civic issues were discussed at the
Aug. 21 Auburn City Council meeting.
The most pertinent issue on the agenda was the re­cent
crime in the Carey Woods subdivision.
Last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12 burglar­ies
occurred in the established Auburn neighborhood.
The safety issue in Carey Woods did not begin last week,
according to many residents.
The influx in car and home burglaries began around
the holiday season of 2006, when there were reports of
large volumes of Christmas presents taken from prop­erties.
However, this week's bur­glaries
have sparked a new wave
of alarm among the residents of
the community.
One cause for the recent scare
is the timing of the break-ins.
Not only have homes recently
been burglarized at night, but
last week one home was victim­ized
in broad daylight. ___——_——_
Furthermore, the occupant
of this specific home is worried that her residence has
been watched for some time because it was burglarized
during her one-hour absence from the property.
More than a dozen representatives of the neigh­borhood
were present at the City Council meeting
expressing numerous startling accounts. Multiple
Councilmembers recommended an elevated version of
a neighborhood watch program to the concerned citi­zens.
One idea is for labels to be distributed to citizens;
such labels would be placed on items of great monetary
value. This, in combination with other neighborhood
watch ideas, such as posting signs throughout the de­velopment,
will hopefully deter future burglars.
Councilman Arthur Dowdell was the first of the eve-
"When neighbors are watching
neighbors, that's usually when
you get the best results."
Arthur Dowdell
Auburn City Council
ning to mention the idea of such a community watch
"When neighbors are watching neighbors, that is
usually when you will get the best results," Dowdell
said.
While such comments soothed a handful of the pres­ent
citizens, many wanted to be guaranteed that local
law enforcement officers would increase their physical
presence in the relevant area. City Manager Charles
Duggan stated action would be taken in effort to rem­edy
the issue.
"One of the hallmarks of Auburn is to feel safe," Dug­gan
said. "We're trying to solve crime and we're trying
to limit crime."
Another topic of interest this week was the peti­tion
for a restaurant retail li­quor
license for both locations
of Momma Goldberg's Deli. The
establishments currently have an
alcohol license restricting them
to the sale of beer. The petitions
for both locations were unani­mously
approved.
A significant subject of the
_ _ _ _ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ evening was the plea of The Rev.
Nolan T. Torbert for the approval
of an office, barbershop and beauty shop at 576 Pride
Ave.
Torbert has become well known throughout the com­munity
for his outreach toward the impoverished. He
currently contributes tremendously to the community
through free programs such as a mentoring services, a
workout facility and an after-school program.
Torbert is concerned that impoverished families
cannot afford to pay for multiple children to have fre­quent
haircuts. Dowdell expressed his approval for the
program.
"This is one project that will enhance the commu­nity.,"
Dowdell said. .
The various appeals to the Council to approve the
project resulted in a unanimous positive vote.
Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
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Our View
Auburn becoming a big business
The problem: Auburn University
making money than focusing on
We have to say, it's a sad day on the
Plains when we find that Parking
Services has turned a grassy knoll into
a B-Zone. Does Auburn honestly have
the audacity to zone turf for parking
purposes?
While something like this may sur­prise
some of you who are new to this
campus, we can't help but think that
actions like this have simply become a
fact of life if you live in Auburn.
We see our beloved Auburn as a mass
of contradictions, claiming to be here
for the benefit of its students with an
open hand while dismissing our con­cerns
with the other one.
The parking issues we've all experi­enced
in the last few days are simply
the tip of this monstrous iceberg that is
poised to destroy us all.
While the construction going on
around us is interpreted to us as a sign
of progress and good things to come, we
can't help but wonder why we can't fin­ish
one building project before we move
on to five other ones. It seems to us
that sensible, well thought out building
schedules that aren't overlapping would
certainly help prevent the traffic snares
and parking woes we currently face.
More people are coming to Auburn
every year, and we think that is a great
thing, but we worry when we hear trans­fer
students in the SOS program were
having difficult)' locating any classes at
all when they arrived on campus. If our
goal is continued expansion, which it
seems to be, it would seem rational to
try and prepare for this onslaught on
students by offering more classes.
is becoming a place more about
the needs of students.
However, it seems that "rational" is
not the guiding doctrine here.
When we decided to come to Auburn,
we fell in love with the picturesque,
small, Southern campus and the charm
of the surrounding area and we got the
impression this was a place that would
keep our concerns as students as its
first priority.
Sadly, every year more and more of
that idyllic, whimsical vision slips away
and we are forced to come to terms with
the current harsh reality: Auburn has
become a business and is moving away
from its roots as a university.
What can we as a student body do to
stop this horrible progression? We wish
we could tell you that a mass student
protest, something like a "Park-In" in
the alumni spots on the first game day
would send a message to the powers
that be, but we're at the point where
even civil disobedience would more
than likely fail.
The fear of retribution, be it in the
form of the ticket-wielding Parking
Services employees or a threat of losing
your diploma, would prevent such ac­tion,
effectively stifling almost any form
of dissent that we as a student body
could muster.
We realize that all of these forces have
been happening over a long period of
time, but it was only when we sat back
and looked at it all collectively that we
realized what a problem it was.
Our only hope is that by putting it
here in print form, we can help you real­ize
what is happening, too.
-Cliff McCollum, for the Editorial Board
Our Policy
The opinions of The Auburn Plainsman staff are restricted to these pages. The unsigned edito­rials
are the majority opinion of the nine-member editorial board and are the official opinion
of the newspaper. The opinions expressed in columns and letters represent the views and opin­ions
of their individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the Auburn University student
body, faculty, administration or Board of Trustees.
What exactly does Congress do?
DAVID INGRAM
editor@theplainsman. com
The movie Spiderman ends with
the quote, "With great power comes
great responsibility."
It's a great quote if you're the
valedvictorian of your graduating
class.
It's not a great quote if you find
yourself in the United States Con­gress.
It's no secret that people, espe­cially
politicians, are afraid of losing
power. You can always tell when a
politician is afraid they might lose
power: they start acting like some
kind of yoga instructor.
"Let's just take a step back and
breathe and think about this," or
something to that extent.
This was no more evident than
last April. A deranged, crazy lunatic
killed 32 of his fellow classmates
on the campus of Virginia Tech
University.
The day after the shootings, the
majority leader in the Senate and
the president of the United States
said some things I will never forget.
It was an amazing time in
Washington. For the first time in as
long as I can remember, everyone
in Washington was in agreement
about something, but giving the
same semiautomatic response.
Regardless of what you may think
of President Bush, he does try, and
often succeeds as being a successful
healer-in-chief.
He had a chance to heal the coun­try
here. He failed.
"Now is not the time to do the
debate (about guns) until we're
absolutely sure what happened," the
president said.
We know what happened. Dude
with the worst haircut shoots stu­dents
with an easily obtainable gun
and somehow in the middle of this
managed to send a package to NBC
News in New York.'
On the morning of April 17, less
than 36 hours after the shootings,
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) said, "I
hope there's not a rush to do any­thing."
He was talking about guns.
He went on to tell us that we need
to take a deep breath. (See, the yoga
thing.)
Then was the perfect time to do
something about guns.
Clearly there was a failure in the
system to where the Common-
Wealth of Virginia let someone who
had a series of psychological defects
purchase a hand weapon.
Fix it.
Worry later about Iran and how
many times this month Lohan has
gone to rehab and tell me how you
are going to make me feel safe at an
institute of higher education in the
wealthiest country in the world.
Don't take this as an attack on
the 2nd Amendment. You can have
as many guns as you want. You can
even have them outside while you're
burning an American flag,
What a country, right?
Wrong.
I really do not understand mem­bers
of Congress. I think I've been to
class more times this year than days
they've been in session.
And now, 12 of them want to be
our next president?
Whenever we gain power, any
kind of power, we will do anything
to hold on to it.
Congress might have it back­wards,
"With great power comes
great responsibility," not "With great
responsibility comes great power."
The voters give Congressmen so
much responsibility.
We give them the responsibility
with our money, our schools, our
safety in the hopes they will make
things better.
We elect them to make things
better.
They run on campaigns to make
things better, and from what I can
tell, things are not getting better
and the title of "representative" or
"senator" is going to their heads.
They take the power and run with
it because Americans are too afraid
to stand up to them.
A lot more would get done if ev­ery
member of Congress was voted
out every election year.
There's an idea that gives the
power back to the people.
They work for us, not the other
way around.
Help them remember that.
David Ingram is Editor of
The Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach him at 844-9021.'
Parking problems breeding student frustration
TESS HOLLIS
thollis@theplainsman. com
I remember that orange sheet of
paper the parking staff gave you
when you picked up your hang tag?
Well if you don't or if you discard­ed
it in the trash, let me enlighten
you.
For all C and R hang tag holders
you must have your vehicle removed
from the Coliseum, C-Zone lot by 6
a.m. the day before a home football
game.
The other restriction that stuck
out to me involved the West Park­ing
Lot, which is an RR-Zone lot. All
vehicles must be removed from this
lot by 6 a.m. the day before a home
game as well.
The list goes on to include three
more lots where vehicles must be
removed by 10 p.m. on the day before
home games.
But wait, they do give an alternate
parking area for RQ, RR and RS hang
tag holders who are "displaced by
game day parking." They give you
parking off South Donahue, which is
practically away from any building
you would need to go to in the first
place.
I believe this is just another slap
in the face to students by Auburn
;/
University. This is also another way
this town is starting to accommo­date
more to alumni and the people
with money instead of its students,
whether it's through parking or
building condos that students or
their parents can't afford.
The parking situation on campus
is already a headache for any student
who needs to bring their car on cam­pus.
It is also limited this semester
because of the construction of the
new Village.
I have no complaints about the
Village; it will most definitely be a
step up for new students after its
completion. But with a limit on park­ing
spaces, it seems a little ridiculous
to close an entire C-Zone and RR-Zone
lots for a whole day.
Does the University realize that
classes still happen on the day before
a home game?
Do they realize that there are
people who rely solely on their cars
to get to campus because the Tiger
Transit doesn't run in their neighbor­hood,
or they can't walk to class from
their residence?
Even if there was a Tiger Transit
running in my neighborhood, the
issue of overcrowding becomes a
factor there. With everyone deciding
not to park on campus because of
the hassle, the Transit system will be­come
strained to its breaking point
and could become more annoying
than trying to find a decent space.
When all of our modes of trans­portation
finally reach their breaking
point, this campus and the city of
Auburn itself could potentially come
to a screeching halt. Gridlock and
onfusion will be commonplace. t
If the current situation is allowed
to continue to grow, that Doomsday
scenario could become the way of
life here on the Plains.
This issue goes beyond parking on
campus, though. It raises the issue
on who the University really cares
about; the students or the people
that stroll into town on the week­ends
just to see a football game?
The picture that has been painted
thus far leads me to believe it's
about the weekend football fans and
alumni.
I realize that any credible Univer­sity
and the surrounding town relies
on its alumni and its football fans for
financial support. But don't forget
about the 20,000 something students
who also financially support this
town and University.
We, the students, are why this Uni­versity
is what it is. Sure, thousands
of people who come to every game,
but there isn't an Auburn game
that would be the same without the
student section cheering and going
nuts. We are the reason this Univer­sity
stays alive.
Eventually parking will be non-ex­istent
on this campus, and that could
be a good thing. At least it would put
everyone in the same dilemma, and
not just the students.
But until then, make sure you have
an alternate plan for parking on
Fridays before home games, because
Auburn University isn't going to cut
you any slack
less Hollis is News Editor of The
Auburn Plainsman. You can reach
her at 844-9112.
"Our goal is to keep people from dying. "
Corporal Tracy Nelson
On the goal of the "Take Back Our Highways" campaign
This week's question
"Have you suffered diffi­culties
from lack of park­ing
on campus?"
>yes
>no
Go to www.theplainsman.com to
vote.
Last week's question
"Do you plan to spend a
summer in Auburn while
you are in college?"
63% yes
37% no
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Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
Since the demolition of part of the Coliseum C-Zone, many
students are forced to park illegally and thus get ticketed.
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ing ways and bad habits.
The University has been le­nient
about students parking on
curbs and fire lanes, but we're
going back to a tow policy."
Alyson Williams, a sopho­more
in accounting, is one of
many students fighting the
parking battle.
"They've cut more than half
of the parking, and it took me
30 minutes to find a spot on
Thursday," Williams said. "It's
just ridiculous."
With the central C-Zone lots
packed by 8 a.m., Vedder en­courages
students to use the
NC-Zone (No Charge) located
by intramural fields and take a
transit to central campus.
Parking has also changed for
students who live on-campus,
and newly added zones have
dictated where on-campus resi­dents
may and may not park
their vehicles.
"All on-campus residents will
have a place to park," David
George, director of Parking and
Transit Services, said. "We will
not oversell these hangtags."
There are approximately 700
parking spaces for residents of
the Hill, 115 for the Quad and
180 parking spaces for Exten­sion,
y
The Parking Services Office
managed a random lottery to 1choose the residents who will
be issued the hangtags for their
designated R-Zone.
For students who were not
chosen by the lottery, a RR (Re­mote
Residential) hangtag is
available at the price of $30.
RR-Zone parking lots are lo-ated
at the former Caroline
Draughon Village site off of
iemlock Drive and the former
C-Zone parking lot off of Thach
Avenue, Wire Road and Magno-.
lia Avenue.
"It's just really a pain," Satya
Penmathsa, a resident at the
Extension and junior studying
industrial engineering systems,
said. "Now we just have to do a
lot of walking all the way back
(to RR-Zone) just to get our
cars."
Two Tiger Transit routes
have been created to pick up
and drop off students from
these new parking zones. One
will carry students from the RR-Zones
directly to the Hill. The
other will transport students
from the RR-Zones to the Haley
Center and on to the Quad.
"The new two routes are go­ing
to be called 'Hill West Park­ing
Loop' and 'Haley West Park­ing
Loop,'" Breanna Gregory, a
student worker for Tiger Tran­sit
and junior studying apparel
merchandising, said. "There's
going to be two buses on each
route, and they will probably
come in about the same amount
of time as the other buses do
during the season."
The RH, RQ and RE zones will
be reserved for those matching
hangtags 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. However, A, B and
C zones are available for cars
with all hangtags between the
hours of 5 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Unfortunately, residents who
were not chosen by the lottery
and thus forced to purchase RR-Zone
hangtags are not allowed
to purchase C-Zone parking
hangtags.
Those spots are only reserved
only for students who commute
to and from the Auburn Univer­sity
campus.
* The current C-Zone park­ing
spot number is an unofficial
estimate from the Parking and
Transit Services Office.
Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
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plaza prior to the game. The
two will also get to meet play­ers,
including Teixeira, who
has already seen the video.
"When we heard Mark
Teixeira heard it, we couldn't
believe it," Crawford said.
When they travel to Turner
Field, the students will also
record the song for the Braves
to play on the video screen
between innings and during
the occasional rain delay.
To get the video, it took the
pair four takes because they'd
laugh or forget the words, but
they said they aren't nervous
about performing it live next
week.
"We feel we can go and just
pretend it's just us on the
couch," Crawford said.
A few lyrics will be changed
before the performance, pri­marily
the line that proclaims
"Scott Thorman stinks and
Julio is old," referring to the
Braves backup first basemen.
When they realized the
players had seen the video,
they said they felt bad about
the line.
"It just happened to fit,"
Hall said.
The pair said they appreci­ate
Thorman's hustle and "big
swing," and Hall said he real­izes
Thorman "could beat us
up." Hall has been a Braves
fan his entire life, and played
baseball for Auburn for one
year. Crawford said while
growing up he watched the
Braves, but became an avid
fan later, thanks to Hall.
The two have received
compliments from opposing
teams' fans on the video. They
have also considered writing
more songs about the Braves,
but they have yet to compose
one.
"We don't want to come
out with one that's terrible,"
Crawford said.
For now, they said they
will continue crooning about
the "biggest thing in Georgia
since Scarlett O'Hara."
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Thursday, August 23,2007
Auburn makes top list in U.S. News & World Report again
By SARAH BROCK
Senior Reporter
For the 15th consecutive year, Auburn Univer­sity
ranks in the top 50 public universities accord­ing
to U.S. News &World Report's annual survey.
Ihe rankings, released last week, placed Auburn
45th among public institutions and 96th among
all universities, public and private.
The University of Alabama was ranked 42nd
among public universities and 91st among all
universities.
Drew Clark, director of Institutional Research
and Assessment, said Auburn and Alabama are
closer than the ranking indicates. In the report,
Auburn's "score" is only one point lower than
Alabama's, and Clark said because the scores are
rounded, the two schools could have been even
closer.
Clark said the information given by the maga­zine
is nothing new as all the data for the report
is provided by the school.
Rankings such as these are _________
often used as a resource by po­tential
students.
"The purpose of this publica­tion
is to help potential college
students and their parents find
schools they might be interest­ed
in applying to, in hope that
students will find a school they
had not thought of,' Clark said.
Clark added that when _ _ _ _ _ __
asked, most college students
said guidebooks were not important in making
the final decision about where to attend Auburn
does use the ranking in its marketing materials.
"We've been promoting the fact that we've been
in the top 50 institutions for years now," Deedie
Dowdle, director of Communications and Mar­keting,
said.
______________ In a release, President Jay
Gogue said the report can
also help in strategic plan­ning.
Besides rankings in col­lege
guidebooks, Auburn
has several other tools to
assess the institution.
One of those tools is the
Collegiate Learning As-
______________ sessment, which measures
progress students make in
areas such as critical thinking and writing.
Another assessment is the National Survey of
Student Engagement, which measures interac­tion
between students and faculty, how students
"We've been promoting
the fact that we've been in
the top 50 institutions for
years now"
Deedie Dowdle
director,
Communications and Marketing
learn skills and how supportive the campus en­vironment
is. Clark said these two assessments
provide more information on what Auburn stu­dents
learn and how they learn it,, which can be
valuable in evaluating the University.
"If all you pay attention to is a rank order, you
lose a lot of qualitative information," Clark said.
The U.S. News and World Report devises its
rankings based on seven categories: academic
reputation among its peers, graduation and re­tention
rates, faculty resources, student selectiv­ity,
financial resources, alumni giving and gradu­ation
rate performance, which is the difference
between the number of students expected to
graduate and the number who actually do.
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's un­dergraduate
program ranked 57th nationally and
34th among public universities with doctoral pro­grams.
Extra exam day
gives students
longer break
between tests
By MIRANDA MATTHEIS
Campus Editor
While the school year is just beginning,
some people on campus are already thinking
about final exams.
This year, the final exam period will be
six days, as opposed to five days in previous
years.
The official exam schedule posted on Au­burn's
Web site last week was incorrect, and
has been taken down.
Stan Reeves, chairman of the Calendar
and Schedules Committee, said the decision
to change the schedule was made about two
years in advance.
The committee had plans to change the
schedule, and then it heard concerns from
students about the exam times. After hearing
those concerns, the schedule was changed.
"It's going to allow us to spread the exam
periods out, preventing having exams during
normal meal times," Reeves said.
Exams will be given in the morning, after­noon
and evening.
He said people had expressed concerns
about exams being held during times when
students are accustomed to eating.
"(Changing the schedule) was something
that we've been wanting to do anywayf he
said.
When the committee heard the concerns, it
was able to better allocate exam times.
The exams will be the same length as they
have been in the past, but there will be two-and-
a-half hours between each one, instead of
only 30 minutes.
"I haven't heard anybody who wasn't excited
about going this way," Reeves said.
However, there are more class periods as­signed
to the same exam period this year.
Reeves said only less popular classes will
share exam times, in an attempt to create few­er
conflicts.
Also, on the evening of the last day of exams
will be a make-up period.
Departments that hold department-wide
exams will still have special exam periods for
that purpose.
Students should go to the Auburn Web site
in the coming days for the new schedule.
CONSTRUCTION ZONE AHEAD
Editor's note: Sometimes it seems as if Auburn's entire campus is under
construction. To help clear some of the confusion, we 've designed a map
to show where construction can be found on campus. In addition, we've
provided information about what purpose the projects will serve, when
the projects will be complete, and what they will look like when they are
finished. We will continue to provide updates on construction throughout
the school year as they develop.
Shelby Center for Engineering Technology
Expected completion date: later this year
The first phase of the $108 million Shelby Center for Engineering
Technology will open later this year. The building will house offices
for research, instruction and administration.
The Village and Basketball Arena A
Expected completion date: Fall 2009
The Village" will serve as a new location for on-campus housing. A
new basketball arena will also be constructed in the area, costing an
estimated $92.5 million.
New Student Union A
Expected completion date: Fall 2008
The new student union will have seven eateries, including Chick-Fil-A
and Starbucks. The building will also be home to Tiger Transit and vari­ous
other student organizations.
University asks students to get new Tiger Cards as part of switch to Banner
By LAUREN WIYGUL
Associate Campus Editor
Along with the many construction sites found around Auburn's
campus this fall, students are being welcomed back with the task of
having to get their picture made, that is, for their new student ID.
By Aug. 29, all students, faculty and staff must have new ID cards.
There will be no charge for initial IDs issued through the 29, but
after this date there will be a $25 charge. Old IDs will not work after
this date.
The cause for this process is the University's decision to use new
nine-digit numbers called Banner IDs instead of Social Security
numbers as unique identifiers for all students, faculty.and staff.
Students must have a new ID card in order to get into football
games, get a parking pass, check out library books or use their Ti­ger
Club Account
Old Tiger Cards will not be valid for en­trance
to football games, so it is important
that students switch over soon.
Employees must have a new ID card for ac­cess
to certain buildings and to check out li­brary
books.
Students, faculty and staff may obtain a new
ID card at the following locations from 8 to 12
p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.: War Eagle Cafeteria ID
Card Office and the Food Service Warehouse,
located at 151 S. Donahue Drive.
Students may also go to the Coliseum in
conjunction with Parking Services from 8 to 4 p.m., and faculty
staff may go to the Identity Management Office in the Property
and
Ser­vices
Building at the corner of Shug Jordan Parkway and Pum-phrey
Lane.
In order to accommodate distance for students, employees
who work off campus and other individuals off campus, the
ID Card Office in the War Eagle Cafeteria will be open a few
hours on the days of home football games, and times will be an­nounced.
Teresa Chandler, TigerCard office staff member, said "Make
sure to bring some sort of picture ID, your old ID will work and
lines are not as long at the Food Service Warehouse."
Because charges for new ID cards will begin on Aug. 29, stu­dents
only have six days left to go pick up a new one at no cost.
For more information on how to get a new Tiger Card, go to
the Tiger Card Web site at tigercard.auburn.edu or visit the office
located in Foy Student Union.
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By MALLORY BOYKIN
Assistant Campus Editor
This semester the Ralph
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something new by extending
it's hours of operation, which is
good news for students who are
night owls or tend to cram the
night before a test.
It is now opening its doors to
students 24 hours a day, 5 days
a week.
The new hours are something
that the library has been think­ing
about for a long time now.
"We have been talking with
student groups and thinking
about it for about a year," Mar-cia
Boosinger, Head of Refer­ence
and Instruction Services,
said.
The library got the idea to ex­tend
their hours from the SGA
and the success of staying open
all night during finals.
"Originally when SGA came
to us they wanted to do 24
hours, but we wanted to start
that slowly because of cost and
security," Boosinger said.
"That was a great success and
so that inspired us to look at ex­panding
the hours some more."
M ianda M atlheE/Can pus EdiDi
The ibraty is testhg extended hours this son ester to deterni iie if the schedufe shourl be cxsntiiued.
The library decided to change
the hours that they are open af­ter
a survey that was conducted
with the SGA among students
The survey showed that a fair
amount of students would use
the library if it was open past 2
p.m. and before 8 a.m. classes.
"We looked at those two
things and it just seemed logi­cal
to stay open all night," Boos­inger
said.
The library is now staying
open for 24 hours from Sunday
night until Thursday night.
"We open on Sunday at 1
o'clock in the afternoon and we
don't close again until Friday at
9 at night," Boosinger said.
"Our Saturday hours are the
same as they've always been,
from 9 to 9."
Even though the library is
open during these hours, not all
of its services will be available
to students.
"The reference desk and the
service desk for microforms
close at midnight," Boosinger
said.
"The digital resources lab
closes at 2."
Students seem to be glad that
the library is opening its doors
to them for such an extended
amount of time.
"If I ever needed it, it's good
to know that the library's open,"
Brianne Jones, a junior with an
undeclared major, said.
The new hours of operation
make it easier for students to
find time in their busy sched­ules
to use the library as a place
to study.
"I have a job, so it would be
easier for me if I had to work
late and I could just come in af­ter
work," Jones said.
The change is helpful to stu­dents
who do not start studying
until the day before their test.
"I think a lot of people can
benefit from it because a lot of
people wait until the last min­ute
to study," Emily Mauldin, a
senior majoring in human de­velopment
and family studies
said.
This semester is a test-run for
the library's new hours to make
sure that students are safe and
take advantage of the new ser­vice
that the library is providing
them.
"It's on a trial basis to see how
much it's used and make sure
that it's secure," Boosinger said.
"We do also have to work at
our budget, but we feel like if
the students are making use of
it then it will be worth the cost."
For a complete listing of the
services, visit the library Web
site at www.lib.auburn.edu.
Years at Auburn consist of unexpected changes
MIRANDA MATTHEIS
mmattheis@theplainsman.com
It seems strange to me now, but it was
only three years ago when I was attending
classes at Auburn for the first time.
Like many freshmen, I was extremely
nervous to begin my life in a new place.
Auburn was unfamiliar to me, and I knew
I wasn't going to have any knowledge of
anything going on around campus.
But, that was to be expected. Feeling lost
comes with the territory of being a fresh­man,
and I was okay with that.
However, I didn't think that three years
later, today, I would still feel lost on this
campus.
But I do.
Every time I turn around, there's some­thing
new going on.
New Tiger Cards. New construction. New
parking rules.
I don't think I'm ever going to catch up
with everything that seems to constantly
be changing around me.
As a junior in high school, I toured Au­burn
for the first time. I remember stand­ing
in the Upper Quad, and thinking this
was an absolutely beautiful campus.
Auburn stood out from the other places
I'd visited, and I eventually decided to make
this place home for my college career.
Since that first visit, this campus has
changed more than I could have expected.
Old buildings are getting torn down, and
new ones are going up faster than I can
keep up with.
I didn't decide to come to Auburn so I
could watch my parents shell out thou­sands
of dollars every semester for my
tuition. I could have chosen to go to school
in the state of Georgia, which would have
allowed me to take advantage of the HOPE
scholarship.
But, I didn't like the schools there. I liked
Auburn. In fact, I loved Auburn.
I loved the beautiful campus, the south­ern
hospitality and the timeless traditions.
Now, three years and many thousands ol
dollars later, I sit in Auburn and wonder if
I'm in the same place I was when I came to
visit.
I know all the construction is to serve a
purpose.
Maybe future generations of Auburn
students will see the finished product of al!
this construction and fall in love with the
campus much like I did.
But, until the projects are finished, the
current students get to look at fences, con­struction
tape and piles of dirt.
I hope the University will eventually stop
making so many changes to a place that is
already so beautiful.
We all chose to come here because we
liked it the way it was when we first saw it.
I'm now in my last semester here at
Auburn.
Please, let me enjoy the campus.
Miranda Mattheis is Campus
Editor of The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach her at 844-9118.
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Thursday, August 23
The Market at Ag Heritage Park,
3 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Ag Heritage Park.
"Discover Auburn" series kicks
off with Petrie Biographer from
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. in the Special Collec­tions
and Archives of Ralph Brown
Draughon Library. Mike Jernigan,
author of Auburn Man: the Life and
Times of George Petrie, will kick off
a year-long series entitled "Discover
Auburn," which features programs
on AU research, history and other
topics of interest. The series is co-sponsored
by the Auburn University
Libraries, the Caroline Marshall
Draughon Center for the Arts & Hu­manities
and the Auburn University
Bookstore.
Design on a College Dime, from 6
p.m. - 7 p.m. in Foy 217, is a work­shop
for incoming students, or
anyone who wants to attend, who
are looking for a way to decorate
their dorm or apartment. Students
will learn how to design their living
space frugally and without violat­ing
any housing codes, like paint­ing,
drilling, wiring, etc. Print outs
and examples will be provided for
viewing and instruction to students
as well as instructors to answer any
questions. Door prizes will be given
away to lucky attendees. Sponsored
by the University Program Council.
Monday, August 27
Fight the Freshman 15 is 7 p.m. - 8
p.m. in Foy Ballroom. Tom Ryan is a
motivational speaker that special­izes
on how to "Fight the Freshman
15." He gives the real facts on fitness
and nutrition. Sponsored by the
University Program Council.
Tuesday, August 28
Free Movie: "Knocked Up" from 7
p.m. - 9 p.m. in Dudley B6.
Sponsored by the University Pro­gram
Council.
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Assistant Campus Editor
This year, The Auburn Book Exchange is
offering students an alternative to buying
and selling their books by giving them the
opportunity to trade in their old books in
exchange for new ones.
The way that the service works is fairly
easy.
All a student has to do is go to the Web
site, www.auburnbookexchange.com, regis­ter,
list the books that they have and select
the books that they want on their wish list.
Students only have to pay a $20 member­ship
fee for one year and $10 per book that
they are able to receive off their wish list.
"The computer will sort the books by
what they have and what's available," Mike
Ousley, co-owner of The Auburn Book Ex­change,
said.
"We are only going to be open for a month
in the fall, a month in ___________
the spring and ten days
in the summer," Ousley
said.
In case students
missed the deadline to
turn in their books ear­lier
this month, they
should still hold on to
them because the com­pany
will be back again
at the end of the semester.
"We plan on being back in December,"
Ousley said.
The main purpose of The Auburn Book
Exchange is to provide an inexpensive way
"That's what it's all about,
saving the students
money and providing a
service."
for students to get the books they need for
class.
"We want to keep our overhead low, so
— — — _ that we can continue to
provide books for $10
each," rush Wood, co-owner
of The Auburn
Book Exchange, said.
"That's what it's all
about, saving the stu­dents
money and pro­viding
a service," Ousley
said. "It has been a win,
win, win situation for
everybody so far," Ousley said.
Both owners hope the company's popu­larity
will continue to spread and they will
be able to continue to provide books to stu­dents.
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Students have an opportunity
to learn about one of Auburn
University's greatest legends,
George Petrie, through "Discov­er
Auburn: A Lecture Series."
The series kicks off Aug. 23
in the Ralph Brown Draughon
Library at 3 p.m. with a presen­tation
by Mike Jernigan, author
of "Auburn Man: The Life and
Times of George Petrie."
"Petrie was a graduate of Au­burn,
and then he was a faculty
member here. He was Dean of
the Graduate School and he was
the first football coach," Dwayne
Cox, head of Special Collections
and Archives, said.
"In Mike's book, he calls him
'the Renaissance Man,'" Joyce
Hicks, a library specialist who
is involved with the "Discover
Auburn" series, said.
Petrie created a huge part of
Auburn's history and tradition,
which is why the series is begin­ning
with a lecture by his biog­rapher,
Mike Jernigan.
Petrie also wrote the Auburn
Creed.
"Football season is about to
start and he was the first foot­ball
coach, so it seemed like a
good time to do this program
on Petrie," Cox said.
The series is being presented
by Special Collections and Ar­chives
in the libraries, the Cen­ter
for Arts and Humanities and
the University Bookstore.
The "Discover Auburn" series
showcases the research that
Auburn faculty does outside
the classroom.
"It's an outreach program that
allows the public to hear about
humanities research," Mark
Wilson, worker for the Caroline
Draughon Center for Arts and
Humanities, said.
Students are encouraged to
take time to stop by to learn
about Petrie.
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Up to 2 roommates! Located
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New mentor group looks for adviser
Organization to help transition
incomingfreshmen looks for faculty
adviser to get its feet off the ground.
By LAUREN WIYGUL
Associate Campus Editor
An up-and-coming student organization to
Auburn's campus is the Auburn Mentors.
Its aim is to help incoming freshmen and
transfer students transition into the Auburn
University community and be successful mem-bers<
if the Auburn family.
; AU Mentors will meet this goal by empower­ing
students through mentoring, leadership de­velopment
activities and planned social events.
' Lauren Hodgen, a senior in criminology and
criminal justice and a member of the groups
leadership board, said, "Our president, Justin Da­vis,
realized the need •"••"mmmm————"
that many incoming
students have for a
helping hand after
they begin school
and decided to start
a group dedicated to
this goal."
After leadership
board selections,
which were done
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process, the board
held its first mentor selection interviews in the
last weeks of the past spring semester.
' 'Around 50 mentors were chosen to help get
the program up and running this fall before be­ginning
training sessions in the spring.
The Mentors plan to hold additional inter­views
before training begins.
"Our eventual program goal is to have 200
mentors able to serve 1000 of the incoming
freshmen, which will take a few years to reach,"
Hodgen said.
"The mentors' purpose will be to help the
freshmen transition into successful college stu­dents,
through such means as directing them to
appropriate campus services and offering gener­al
advice as upperclassmen. We want the fresh-
"We desperately need an adviser
so that we can begin the process
of training students to be effective
mentors to incomingfreshmen and
transfer students"
Justin Davis
president of AU Mentors
men to have this as an option of something to
' join, not as a requirement, and we hope to have
each mentor serve three-five freshmen over the
course of the year. We are really excited to pro­vide
a new opportunity for Auburn's newest stu­dents
in the following years."
Ethan Knight, a junior in civil engineering and
a new AU Mentor, said that he wanted to get in­volved
in such a group because it is a "good way
to help out freshmen and help them become ac­quainted
with the school."
"Right now, we are trying to become an offi­cial
campus organization with the SGA organi­zations
office, but we have no current faculty
member to serve as adviser," Justin Davis, a se­nior
in public administration and president of
AU Mentors, said.
"We desperately need an adviser so that we
can begin the process of training students to
be effective mentors to incoming freshmen and
— — — — — transfer students."
Davis said the men­tors
are looking for
many qualities in the
advisor.
Those include a
commitment to the
mentoring of students,
passion for student
affairs, experience in
mentoring of students
______________ and commitment to di­versity
amongst college
students.
Johnny Green, dean of students, said it is Uni­versity
policy that all Auburn student organiza­tions
have a faculty member as its adviser.
"It is a way to give each student organization
professional support, advice, and counsel and it
allows the faculty to become involved in student
affairs as well," Green said.
Green said once all the paperwork required
for a new organization, including by-laws and
a constitution, is complete and the SGA Senate
has passed a bill for it, AU Mentors will be an of­ficial
Auburn University program.
He said he is "excited for it to begin because
it will help students focus on completing college
and graduating."
Stay safe and be aware around campus
ByMALLORYBOYKIN
Assistant Campus Editor
While Auburn University's
campus is safe, students should
always pay attention to their
surroundings and keep their
defenses up.
The University has many sys­tems
that are in place to make
campus safe.
"The University does a good
job with lighting and emergen­cy
phone centers and escorts
and shuttles and police pres­ence,"
Sergeant Bill Ramsey,
the Community Services offi­cer,
said.
There are also many safety
measures that have been put in
place to make campus safe for
students who live on campus
and have to park far away from
their residence halls.
"The transit is very impor­tant,
and then there is the night
security van and they've added
an extra one which is great that
runs until 3 (a.m.)," Kim Trupp,
director of Housing and Resi­dence
Life, said. "Then, we've
got a guard in the lot from 8 at
night until 6 each morning, in
both the two lots."
Students are strongly en­couraged
to take advantage of
the shuttle systems at night.
"People don't have to park
and walk They can get a ride
to their dorm, to the library or
where ever they are going on
campus," Major Melvin Owens,
director of Public Safety at Au­burn
University, said.
If a student ever finds them­selves
in a situation on cam­pus
where they feel unsafe,
the course of action that they
should take depends on the
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said.
"If it is a non-threatening sit­uation,
we would always want
that person to let their hall di­rector
or their resident direc­tor
know," Trupp said. "If it is a
matter of feeling threatened, a
call to 911, it is appropriate to
bring the police in right away* .
Students should never leave
their doors unlocked, prop
doors open, give their student
ID cards to anyone or hold
the residence hall door open
for other people if you do not
know that they live in that
dorm, Trupp said.
"Female students should al­ways
travel in groups," Ramsey
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"Also, for your automobile
safety, don't leave anything like
books or book bags or purses
or iPods or phones or any­thing
visible inside your car, if
you have to leave them in your
car, put them in your trunk,"
Ramsey said.
If students want more infor­mation
on campus safety, they
can attend self-defense classes
in Auburn.
"Auburn University and the
City of Auburn in conjunction
with the City of Auburn Police
sponsor a RAD class, that's a
Rape Aggression Defense class
that is excellent for female stu­dents,"
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Debt: More money, more problems
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Students everywhere are having their firstenoountets wih debtdur-iig
collage. Credit cards, student bans and bank overdraft, fees can
fead to m ountiig studentdebt.
By KEVIN SAUCIER
Assistant Intrigue Editor
"Debt" is a four letter word that even
George Carlin probably fears, and college
students everywhere are cowering in fear
as well.
Debt seems to enter the picture quickly,
taking students and their parents by sur­prise.
Gwen Braden, vice president of human
resources for United Bank in Atmore, ex­plains
some of the various ways that stu­dents
can spend their way into financial
oblivion.
"Student loans, debit cards and the old
standby known as credit cards all can
contribute to a student's financial insta­bility,"
Braden said.
She is quick to point out these meth­ods
of payment are not inherently evil on
their own.
"It mostly all boils down to a student's
spending habits and whether or not they
can make these devices work for them in­stead
of against them," she said.
Braden said a student's reluctance
to "rough it" during college can lead to
debt.
"Sometimes you'll find that non-work­ing
college students, who may or may not
have had a job in high school, want to
maintain a lifestyle that would resemble
that of a student who has a job," Braden
said. "These students want to spend their
money on expensive stereo equipment
and nice TVs and just generally blow all
their money on things they don't need.
However, they still need food at the end
of the week and decide to charge a basket
full of groceries. One basket leads to two,
leads to three, and you get it."
Braden witnessed this attitude of "fun
first, food later" when a coworker's son
charged more than $10,000 in credit card
expenses on several different items in­cluding
a speaker system, DVDs and gas­oline
while attending Auburn.
Christopher Camp would have been a
senior at Auburn this year, but financial
woes forced him to leave the university.
He attributes this to his lack of attention
to his finances.
"(Debt) sidetracked a lot of my college
plans because there were a lot of financial
circumstances taking place that I was not
aware of," said Camp. He warns students
that debt and it's repercussions can affect
anyone.
"No matter what year of school you're
in, or how much money you have, always
be aware of where you stand financially
both at home and at school.
Camp plans to attend Albany State in
Turn to DEBT, C2
Students learn quick,
healthy eating habits
while on campus
By EMILY HIX
Associate Intrigue Editor
Among the dorm luxuries
of sharing a bathroom, bunk
beds, noisy neighbors and a
lack of space, the last thing a
student wants to worry about
is trying to eat healthy while
living in the dorm.
"When I moved into the
dorm my freshman year, I
wasn't sure how to even begin
to attempt to eat healthy,"
said Sara Claire Ames, a
junior in finance. "All I knew
to eat was macaroni and
cheese, peanut butter and
jelly and animal crackers."
College students tend to
stick to what is quick and
easy, instead of what will give
them the most nutrition.
"Students want things that
are convenient," said Claire
Zizza, a nutrition professor.
"A Pop Tart for breakfast
won't give you a balanced
diet."
Trying to eat a balanced,
nutritious diet while living in
the dorms can be challenging.
H o w e v e r ,
are
"I always feel better
when I eat a full
breakfast, lunch, and
dinner. If I skip meals
I get too hungry and
tend to overeat the next
meal."
Allison Barlow
freshman, business
there
several ways
to beat the
absence of
a kitchen
and mom's
fully stocked
p a n t r y .
H e a l t h y
eating is not
s o m e t h i ng
which can
only be done
at home.
As a basis for a balanced
diet, the USDA food guide
pyramid, provides the
necessary food groups
and servings required to
maintain a healthy diet. It is
an excellent way to monitor
what types and how much
of certain foods should be
consumed, according to two
Auburn University nutrition
professors.
"The food guide pyramid
gives excellent recommended
guidelines for healthy
eating," said Sareen Stepnick,
a nutrition professor.
Students do not consume
as many servings of fruits and
vegetables as they most likely
did when they were living
at home, said Zizza, who
recommends several quick
ways for dorm residents to
get the recommended daily
fruits and vegetables.
Buying dried fruit and
freezing grapes are two
methods of keeping fruit in
the dorm for healthy eating.
Both will not spoil and are
nutritious, yet easy.
Also, drinking plenty
of water, which is readily
available in the dorm, is
important in attempting to
eat healthy.
"One of the most important
nutrients we need is water,"
Zizza said. "People need to
be aware of how much water
you are in taking."
According to the Web site
dormroomdiet.com, water
not only hydrates the body
helping it function better, but
it can suppress the appetite.
Drinking lots of water may
help students avoid snacking,
which can be dangerous, said
Zizza.
Instead of grazing on
snacks throughout the
day, eating
three square
meals is also
i m p o r t a n t
when trying
to eat healthy
in the dorm.
These meals,
plus a few
h e a l t h y
snacks such
as fruit or
cheese, will
provide sufficient energy
to tackle the daily college
grind.
"I always feel better when I
eat a full breakfast, lunch, and
dinner," said Allison Barlow,
a freshman in business. "If I
skip meals I get too hungry
and tend to overeat the next
meal."
Trying to cook full meals in
the dorm may be difficult, but
grocery store frozen meals, as
well as restaurants, provide
adequate alternatives.
"Frozen dinners are a great
way for portion control,
you just have to be careful
because some are very high
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THE HEAT IS ON
Photo Illustration by Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
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keep cool Tan peratmes sHIlTFmahhghiito kteAugust
Fighting thefahrenheit
in record temperatures
By JULIE CLARK
Assistant Intrigue Editor
Fall semester doesn't mean
fall weather for students in Au­burn.
The city has experienced
several days of triple-digit tem­peratures,
and even on cooler
days, the high rarely dips below
90 degrees.
Auburn Medical Clinic direc­tor
Dr. Fred Kam warns expo­sure
to these kinds of tempera­tures
can result in heat-related
Turn to HEAT, C2
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Students m ovixr iito theirapartm ents aie discarding unwanted ffir-niure.
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Once sought-after
furniture now in trash
By EMILY HIX
Associate Intrigue Editor
The numerous experiences of moving in and movingbut may
be one of the most dreaded parts of college life.
"Moving out is probably my least favorite things to do," said
Emily Deeter, a junior in history. "It is so overwhelming because
you have accumulated so much stuff over the year andyou
don't know what to do with it all."
Dumpsters overflowing with old mattresses, desks and dress­ers
are a common sight this time of year when students' apart­ment
leases end and others begin. August has proven to be a
time when students must decide whether to either toss their
unwanted apartment furniture or haul it to the next place they
will be living.
"In a student dwelling area, we have to service them twice
this time of year because the volume is so great," said Andre
Richardson, the recycling division manager for the City of Au­burn.
"It's really crazy."
By the looks of the dumpsters around Auburn, many stu­dents
do decide to get rid of their old furniture.
However, some students try to make some money off their
unwanted possessions. Selling furniture to consignment shops
takes more effort than tossing it in the dumpster, but the mon­etary
return may make it worth it.
"I sold the furniture from my old apartment that I didn't
want to take to my new house," said BJ Haisten, a junior in
building science. "I was able to buy new stuff for my new house
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Insects infest local residences, homes
By JULIE CLARK
Assistant Intrigue Editor
In the last few weeks, many
new and returning Auburn
students have encountered
small intruders in their college
residences. Some students
call pest control professionals
to fight off the intruders, and
others decide to battle the
pests themselves.
But perhaps the best line of
defense is being knowledgeable
about the insects you are
combating.
Entomology department
chair Arthur Appel said indoor
and outdoor cockroaches, a
variety of ants, bees, wasps,
fleas, ticks and spiders are
all among the most common
pests found in the Auburn area.
Insects move inside after a
change in weather, Appel said,
which makes home invasions
more likely in late spring and
fall.
Garrett Stinson, a freshman
in civil engineering, said he has
experienced an infestation of
ants and roaches. He said he
believes this is partly due to the
moving in and out of students
during this time of year.
"I set off foggers and sprayed,"
Stinson said.
The extreme heat over the
past few weeks could have
an effect on students' insect
problems.
"Extended hot and dry
weather does increase the
movement of insects indoors,"
Appel said. "Like us, they are
looking to cool off and get a
drink of water."
Bryan Caldwell, a sophomore
in civil engineering, said he
believes ants invaded his home
in search of water. Caldwell
said he and his brother cleaned
up and killed the ants with ant
spray.
Appel said most insects that
students commonly encounter
are harmless unless a student
has an allergy to that insect
"Many people are allergic
to insect bites and stings and
even insect skin and feces,"
Appel said.
Appel said the most harmful
common pests are bees and
wasps because of their painful
stings and possible allergic
reactions. Fire ant and other
ant stings are also potentially
harmful, he said. Other insects
can cause harm without even
stinging.
"Insects such as roaches and
flies .can mechanically vector
various disease organisms such
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the spring.
Zack Thornton, sophomore
in education, has a credit card
in the mail. He may not plan to
use it, but he signed up for it
as part of a promotion to get
a free pizza. He has eaten the
pizza, but will now have to
deal with the temptation of
having that little piece of plas­tic
in his back pocket.
"Being realistic, no, I prob­ably
won't use it," Thornton
said. "I'll more than likely
chop it up. But I can definitely
see people excited about both
getting a credit card without
their parents knowing and
having a pizza in the fridge. I
know I'm not gonna use it, but
someone will be up at Kinnu-can's
on Monday."
If he decides to use his new
card, Braden recommends
that Thornton make more
than the minimum payments
on the card.
"They're often set up to suck
a student's wallet dry," Braden
said. "The minimums usually
don't make much of an impact,
and if the company sets the
math in the contract against
you, it could take quite a while
to pay off a $100 purchase."
Some students believe that
they can spend all they want
while in school because it will
be easy to pay off loans and
credit cards when they get
a great job after graduation.
Braden warns against this
mode of thinking.
"I reject people [for jobs]
all the time simply because
they have terrible credit, and
many other companies pull
credit reports for their job ap­plicants,"
Braden said. "It may
sound like a vicious cycle, but
if a student can learn to live
within their means, it doesn't
have to be."
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in sodium," Stepnick said.
Eating out is not always
a bad choice. However, it is
important to make careful
selections, keeping in mind
fruits and vegetables, said
Stepnick.
According to the Web site
donnroomdiet.com, the top
principles in dorm room healthy
eating are: always having break­fast,
eating at least every three
hours and avoiding snacking
within two hours of going to
bed.
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because of the money I got
from my old stuff?
Other students decide to
give away their old furniture.
"I thought it was a good
idea to give away some of my
things to Good Will when I
moved out," Deeter said. "I
didn't need the stuff, but I
thought it could come to
some good use."
When students leave
behind belongings in their
apartments, Northcutt Realty
gives the unwanted collegiate
furniture away to Salvation
Army or Goodwill if it is still
in relatively good condition.
"I think that it would be a
really neat thing if Auburn did
some kind of service project
to make good use out of our
old furniture," said Deeter.
"There is so much stuff that
we don't necessarily want any­more,
but that others would
find so useful."
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such as viruses, bacteria and
worms," Appel said.
So what can be done to get
rid of these pests?
"It really depends on what
kind of insect," Appel said.
His advice for ridding your
home of spiders - which,
he notes, is not an insect
but is a pest - is swatting it
or sweeping it outside, and
he suggests buying bait for
cockroach infestations.
"Most insects can be
managed without the use of
insecticides, or by using very
small amounts of insecticides,"
Appel said. "Newer insecticides
for homeowners do not smell,
so don't think the insecticide is
stronger if it stinks more!" He
adds that you should always
use insecticide products as
directed and dispose of the
containers appropriately.
If you haven't had an
infestation yet, Appel has some
suggestions for prevention.
He advises keeping doors and
windows closed or tightly
screened. He also said you
should remove debris and
mulch from around the
foundation of your home.
Appel discourages leaving dog
food outside overnight. He
said you should take out the
trash regularly and use plastic
trash bags. He also suggested
watering the lawn in the
morning rather than at night.
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Ancbew Gunn stands outii his yard, bcated at2406 W averV
Parkway h Opelika. Since he moved hto his cnrrmthouse
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Gunn sad his garden has bean "stressed out-' this summer
because of the high tern peiatures and drought Gunn has been
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heat-related illnesses and dehydra­tion.
He says muscle cramps can be
an early sign of a heat-related illness,
but not everyone experiences cramps
before displaying more severe and seri­ous
symptoms.
Kam cites nausea, vomiting, light­headedness,
headache, irritability and
confusion as signs of heat exhaustion.
He says heat stroke includes all
these symptoms and more severe ones
including worsening confusion, unre­sponsiveness,
seizures and coma.
If a person were to suffer from any of
these symptoms, he should let some­one
know immediately.
"I would hate for someone to have
signs of heat exhaustion, pass out and
not have access to help because they
did not tell someone," Kam said.
Kam advises anyone experiencing
symptoms to get to a cool environ­ment,
remove any unnecessary cloth­ing,
drink cold fluids if available and
use a fan or an air vent to help evapo­ration.
"Not sweating is a bad sign and you
can promote evaporation by lightly
misting your skin," Kam said.
Heat-related illnesses can be avoided
by taking simple precautionary steps.
"Show some common sense," Kam
said. "Take into account clothing, tem­perature,
humidity and hydration."
Kam encourages wearing light-col­ored,
loose-fitting clothes made of ab­sorbent
material.
He also suggests limiting the things
people carry with them.
For example, a student could lighten
his load by taking unnecessary things
out of his backpack.
He urges people to stay hydrated
with water or electrolyte replacement
drinks before, during and after activi­ties.
Jenni Breland, a senior in public rela­tions,
stays cool in the Auburn heat by
staying aware of the heat.
"I just drink lots of water and try to
stay as hydrated as possible," Breland
said.
Kam adds staying out of the sun
when temperatures are at their hottest
will help people avoid heat-related ill­nesses.
"If you are going to exercise out­doors,
do so early in the morning or
in the evening after the sun has gone
down," Kam said.
Kevin Jordan, a sophomore in busi­ness
shares his secret to keeping cool.
"I've been staying inside a lot and I use
air conditioning," he said.
Humidity is also a factor in the cau­sation
of heat-related illnesses.
"Humidity affects our ability to cool
down through evaporation of sweat,
which is a major mechanism by which
we regulate our bodies' temperatures,"
Kam said.
Kam adds that some people have ill­nesses
or are on medications that pre­dispose
them to heat-related illnesses,
and he says those people should take
additional precautions in hot and hu­mid
weather.
"Everyone should make an effort to
know in advance what the weather is
going to be like - temperature, humid­ity,
heat index - and plan accordingly,"
Kam said."
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'Becoming Jane'
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When I arrived at the movie theater
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movie-going companion, we were shocked
to find a huge line waiting outside the
door. Amber commented she was worried
that we might not be able to get tickets to
see "Becomingjane."
On a weekend when a comedy from the
people who brought the world the cin­ematic
miscarriage of "Knocked Up," I told
her I doubted weU have anything to worry
about. We got into the theater just as the
previews were beginning and found only
20 people sitting there.
For the record, those of you who went to
see "Superbad" missed a wonderful show.
"Becomingjane" gives us a view into the
imagined later adolescence of one of the
seminal figures in all of British literature:
Jane Austen (portrayed decently by Anne
Hathaway).
This early Jane is a poor parson's (James
Cromwell) daughter whose writings are
created mainly to entertain her family, al­though
her ultimate goal, as we well know,
is to live off of the money she will generate
by the publication of the products of her
pen.
This Jane Austen is juvenile, and, at
the film's beginning, we begin to wonder
how this naive, albeit charming, woman
ever penned such literary classics as
"Northanger Abbey" and "Pride and Preju­dice."
However, our young heroine soon meets
the wayward Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy),
a poor law student who is completely de­pendent
upon his uncle (Ian Richardson)
for his allowance. Jane and Tom are not
at all suited to one another so, in typical
romantic film fashion, they fall head over
heels in love.
This budding romance does not please
Jane's mother (Julie Walter), who wants
her daughter to marry someone of stature,
namely the nephew of her father's irritable
parishioner, Lady Gresham (portrayed by
the wonderful Dame Maggie Smith).
While Jane and Tom continue their ill-fated
romance, she dives deeper into her
writing, spurred by the passion of her new
relationship. "Pride and Prejudice" begins
to come alive before our eyes, as we find
that the character of Elizabeth Bennett
has many similarities with her creator.
When seeing a "historical" biopic such
as this, you have to keep in mind that the
writers and producers have taken great
liberties with their view of the past. Yes,
there actually was a Tom Lefroy, but his
influence on the writings of Austen seem
to be non-existant, or, at best, minimal.
The dangerous message of this film is
its implication that without this romance
to Lefroy, Austen would have remained a
childish writer, never fully reaching her
potential as one of literature's great lead­ing
ladies.
If it is true that a liaison with Lefroy
caused the authoress to pen her magnifi­cent
"Pride and Prejudice," then we owe
him a great debt, but one thinks that cre­ative
license, not historical fact, is running
the show here.
The film does drag a bit in places, name­ly
during the courtship of the young lovers,
but the antics of the supporting cast help
pick up the pace.
This film almost merits a fifth star simply
for the distressed look that Dame Mag­gie
Smith conjures up every time she is
thwarted. I've often said that when you
need a look of pure shock, one should
head to Dame Smith.
It truly earns its fifth star for its ending,
a rather heartwarming affair that actually
caused Amber to cry.
This has never happened before at any
of our movie-watching outings, or ever
in my presence, truth be told,'so it was a
rather momentous occasion and worthy of
another star.
Go and see this delightful fim, but keep
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By ROSS JOHNSON
Sports Editor
Just after the Auburn football team
held a 130-play scrimmage Friday night,
its final scrimmage before the regular
season, the Tigers held a light practice
for just less than two hours Saturday
morning. The coaching staff was able
to review and dissect the scrimmage,
which was closed to the regular public.
"I think the offense is coming along"
offensive coordinator Al Borges said.
"We're still not where we need to be,
but we're getting there."
" Borges also said the backup quarter­backs
have made strides to show who
will be the number two behind starter
Brandon Cox.
"If we were to play tomorrow, Blake
Field would be the backup," Borges
said. "But that could change from now
until the first game. Kodi Burns has
also looked good."
The running game has also made sig­nificant
strides, according to running
backs coach Eddie Gran. Brad Lester
and Ben Tate have solidified them­selves
as the top two backs, but red-shirt
freshman Mario Fannin has been
impressive.
"Mario made great pickups in pass
protection in the scrimmage," Gran, a
coach at Auburn since 1999, said. "He
will get some carries this year."
Out for an undisclosed amount of
time is running back Tristian Davis,
who broke his. toe during a previous
practice.
Receivers coach Greg Knox also said
the starting receivers have emerged,
which include Rod Smith, Preachae
Rodriguez and Robert Dunn.
On the offensive line, true freshman
Lee Ziemba from Rogers, Ark., has
shown the coaching staff he could start
the opening game versus Kansas State
on Sept. 1.
"I'm trying to improve my technique,"
Ziemba said, who has been practic­ing
containing senior defensive end
Quentin Groves. "I've been taught out
of some bad habits. But every day is a
fight to be the best player."
Ziemba also said it would be a dream
. come true to start his first game as a
true freshman.
"My goal is just to get better every
dayf Ziemba said. "I'm very excited to
be here."
Defensively, the Tigers were strong in
the scrimmage, creating five fumbles
and missing only six tackles.
"I saw significant improvement," said
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Auburn golfers Jay Moseley and
Glenn Northdutt started their jour­ney
Aug. 20 to join the ranks of Tiger
Woods, Phil Mickelson and Arnold
Palmer as winners of the United States
Amateur Championship.
Junior Jay Moseley makes his first
trip to the Olympic Club in San Fran­cisco,
Calif., for the championship,
while sophomore Glenn Northcutt re­turns
for the first time since the Junior
Amateur in 2003.
Both are excited to compete in their
first amateur championships and will
face only the stiffest of competition on
one of the nation's toughest golf cours­es.
"It's an awesome experience being
here," Northcutt said. "I've enjoyed ev­ery
minute and can't wait to get start­ed."
Moseley and Northcutt both beat
out over 3,500 golfers who attempted
to qualify for the amateur to arrive in
San Francisco Friday, but have yet to
see, or even speak to one another.
With a notoriously tough course,
both golfers have been playing prac­tice
rounds and working on perfect­ing
their swings in preparation for the
championship.
"The course is good. It's tough,"
Moseley said. "They have added some
length to it and the rough is high and
the fairways are narrow. You have to
limit your mistakes on a course like
this."
Following the end of qualifying on
Tuesday, the field of 312 will be cut
down to 64 and a match play, brack­et
style, tournament will determine
the winner of the 107th U.S. Amateur
Championship starting Wednesday.
The winner of the championship is
given an exemption to the following
years Masters, U.S. Open and British
Open,, making the Amateur Champi­onship
the biggest prize an amateur
golfer can hope for.
Not surprisingly, Tiger Woods won
the amateur championship three years
in a row from 1994 to 1996, the only
golfer to accomplish such a feat
The Golf Channel will televise match
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NBC will televise the semifinals Aug.
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Coming off a last place finish in the SEC West
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Despite being picked to finish fifth in the
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"A successful year is finishing ahead of where
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Last year the team finished in the basement
of the SEC West, finishing 13-1