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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 Vol. 115, Issue 2
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O.A.R. to headline UPC s fall concert
ByALIMcGUINN
Assistant Campus lulitor
The five-member band O.A.R.,
whose music is well known across
college campuses throughout the
country, will be making its debut
appearance at Auburn for the se­mester's
fall concert, the University
Program Council announced today.
"We're really glad about this be­cause
O.A.H. just came out with a
new album in June," said Chappel
McCollister, director of major enter­tainment
for the UPC. "And there's
always been a large draw for O.A.R.
here at Auburn."
O.A.R.'s newest album, "All Sides,"
is the band's ninth.
The concert is scheduled for Mon­day,
Sept. 29, and will be held inside
the Beard-Eaves Memorial Coli­seum.
This will be the second concert
held in the Coliseum, following the
spring 2008 concert featuring Akon
and Soulja Boy.
"We're hoping the Coliseum will
become the set venue," McCollister
said. "That way, we'll never have to
worry about rain issues."
Only 7,000 tickets will be sold on
a first-come-first-serve basis begin­ning
Monday, Sept. 22.
The first 750 people to obtain a
ticket will receive wrist bands al­lowing
floor access.
As usual, tickets will be free of
charge, but may be picked up only
with the proof of a student ID.
The location for ticket sales has
yet to be determined, but McCol­lister
said it will most likely be from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m. near the Student
Center entrance facing Haley Cen­ter.
UPC's search for this concerts art­ist
line-up began back in late April.
UPC members took into account
opinions and desires from surveys
of the student body, as well as costs
and available concert dates.
McCollister said UPC had been
looking at artists from a variety of
genres, but chose to feature a more
rock-leaning band since the spring
concert was urban.
The UPC paid just more than
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STARTING IT OFF
AUBURN 34 ULM 0 RIGHT
J.D. Schcln / PHOTO EDITOR
ABOVE: Defensive end Michael Goggans, No. 49, runs the ball in for a touchdown during the first de­fensive
play of the game. RIGHT: Chris Slaughter, No. 32, makes a fourth-quarter reception.
Tigers breeze past ULM, rise to ninth in AP
Auburn (1-0,0-0 SEC) shut out the Univer­sity
of Louisiana at Monroe (0-1, 0-0 Sun Bell)
34-0 Saturday night in the season opener.
The Tigers scored in every facet of the
game with touchdowns on offense, defense
and special teams.
Junior defensive end Antonio Coleman got
the Tigers on the scoreboard first when he
sacked ULM quarterback Kinsmon Lancast­er,
knocking the ball loose for Michael (iog-gans
to scoop up and take into the end zone.
Kodi Burns started the game at quarter­back
and alternated the position with Chris
Todd.
In the third quarter, Burns was forced into
the locker room after a laceration to his leg.
Ben Tate led the charge with 115 yards
on 13 carries, highlighted by a 49-yard run
resulting in a Wes Byrum field goal.
For a full recap from the first game of
the season, t u rn to Sports, 1)1.
Morgan Thicker / ASSOCIATE PHOTO
Hand stamps continue at SkyBar
Morgan Thicker / ASSOCIATE PHOTO
By AUSTIN NELSON
Staff Writer
An attempt to streamline checking
proof of age at SkyBar was unsuccessful.
The bar recently purchased and tested
a scanner that can check the authentic­ity
of a customer's driver's license.
Pat Grider, co-owner of SkyBar, how­ever,
said the scanners did not work as
intended.
"We tested about 20 IDs, and it just
wasn't working right," Grider said.
"When 1 tested my ID and it still didn't
work, we decided to discontinue using
the scanners."
Grider said he hoped the scanners
could mean less waiting time for people
trying to get in the bar.
"When we come across a suspected
fake ID and are forced to deny someone
entry, this customer usually tries to ar-
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SGA, BOT,
students take
steps toward
new student
rec center
By MALLORY BOYKIN
Campus Editor
For her 21st birthday, SGA President Lau­ren
Hayes received an unexpected birthday
present last Friday.
The Board of Trustees approved her propos­al
to initiate the process of hiring an architect
for a new student recreation center.
Hayes presented information gathered by
the SGA and the Student Act committee from;
students a consulting firm to the board, ask-;
ing for its permission to start looking for an
architect so schematic designs of the rec cen­ter
can be created, and the next steps can be
taken to making it a reality.
Before the meeting, Hayes said while actual
actions have just begun this year, the SGA has
been talking about this project for about 10
years.
"I feel like we've done' all the research we
could do," Hayes said. "We've got all the infor­mation
possible to show this board how much
we need and want this building."
Students will have to pay a fee of $125-$185
per semester for the new Student Act, which
will be paid with tuition. Students pay $7.50
for the Student Act that exists now.
"1 think it's going to be worth it," Hayes said.
"Once we hire this architect, we are going to
let students see what they can have, so they
are going to be very informed before they
make this vote."
Hayes said while this is a significant in­crease,
she is confident students will be on
board with the new student rec center once
they can compare the projected facility's costs
to other universities' rec centers.
D'uririg the meeting, Hayes said the Student
Act, which was built in 1984, has a 3.94 square
feet per student ratio, which is below the 10.49
SEC average.
Ihe new Student Act aims to have a 9.42
square feet per student ratio and possibly
feature indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities,
racquetball courts, social rooms, outdoor rec­reation
areas, locker rooms, a walking track
and more fit ness facilities.
According to a survey of 5,000 participants
conducted by the SGA, about 70 percent of
the students said they spent up to nine hours
per week working out. Students stated the
main reasons they look to places off campus
are variety and availability of equipment and
parking.
Hayes said they plan to seek approval of an
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DUI Arrests in the City of Auburn
Aug. 25-Sept. 1,2008
Jacek Muzur of Warsaw, Poland
East University and Gatewood Drive
Aug. 25,12:50 p.m.
Lauren Martinez of Tampa, Fla.
Hemlock Drive and Vine Avenue
Aug. 27,11:11 p.m.
Samuel Ewing of Tallapoosa
334 W.Glenn Ave.
Aug. 28,1:01 a.m.
Eva Kamal of Bangladesh
206 N. Gay Street
Aug. 28,3:24 a.m.
Adam Krouse of Arlington, Va.
North Donahue and MLK Drive
Aug. 28,3:28 a.m.
Kevin Kelterborn of Rockford, III.
North College Street and East Magnolia Avenue
Aug. 29,10:45 p.m.
Todd Stancil of Gadsden
South Gay Street and East Thach Avenue
Aug. 30,9:57 p.m.
Steven Rich of Alexander City
Harmon Drive
Aug. 31,2:38 a.m.
CRIME REPORTS
Aug. 25- Sept. 1
Aug. 26, Windover Farms - Burglary reported. One
Sony 32-inch television, one Panasonic DVD/VHS
player, one stereo, one Dell computer, one Dell 17-inch
(latscreen monitor, one Dell printer and one coffee
maker reported stolen.
Aug. 29, Gold's Gym - Theft reported. One blue AU
purse, one tan wallet, one Georgia drivers license, one
Social Security card, one Regions Bank Visa card, one
ESPN Visa card and $30 reported stolen.
Aug. 30, Wal-Mart Supercenter South College
- Theft reported. One pack of Trojan Magnums, one
pack of Trojan ultra-ribbed, two pairs of Dickie shorts,
one box of Winchester 12 GA "AA" shells and one stick
of Degree deodorant reported stolen.
Aug. 31, Creekside of Auburn - Theft from yard re­ported.
One brown leather tri-fold wallet, one Alabama
driver's license, one Tiger Club card, one Redstone Fed­eral
Credit Union credit/debit card and $60 reported
stolen.
Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety
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architect from the board in November
and present them with a student ref­erendum
in February. Students were
present at the meeting to show I heir
support for the new building.
"We need to make it clear to the
Board of Trustees how important it is
for us to get a new Student Act, and the
best way to do that is to come here and
show our support, not only for Lauren,
but also for the new Student Act," said
Scott Seilz, a sophomore majoring in
political science.
Leanne Mareck, a senior in political
science, said she thought it was a good
idea to encourage students to come to
the meeting.
"1 definitely do because we need to
make it clear to them that we really do
want a new student rcc center, and al­though
a lot of us will be gone by the
time it is built, it is definitely some­thing
that we've missed out on having
as students," Mareck said.
Mareck said student life would be
more complete with the new Student
Center, housing and other facilities
being built on campus.
The board also discussed expanding
the budget for the Terminal Building
at the Auburn-Opelika Airport from
$5,695,000 to $6.5 million.
While it passed the resolution, the
board talked about extending the
airport's runway to better utilize the
facility and meet the objectives for the
airport that were laid out at previous
meetings. The board also felt it should
look at other alternative locations to
place the runway.
It said it needs to look at all possi­bilities
for the airport and be present­ed
firrfi information to decide what is
best for the community.
O.A.R.
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$60,000 for O.A.R. and its opening band,
Simplified.
This a considerable amount less than
concerts held in recent years, which had
costs ranging anywhere from $75,000 -
$90,000.
"We're trying to be a little more cost ef­ficient,"
McCollister said.
"With this being the first semester of
the tuition hike, we thought it'd be in the
student's best interest to have a cost ef­ficient
show. But we think we did a good
job for the money."
Simplified, a band native of Charlotte,
N.C., is an up-and-coming band which
has already had several show dates with
O.A.R.
Doors will open the night of the con­cert
at 6:30, and Simplified will begin
playing at 7:30.
SCANNER
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gue with us," Grider said. "This holds up
everyone in line."
Grider said the scanner was manu­factured
by Tokenworks, a company
that specializes in making magnetic-card
scanners for businesses.
According to the Tokenworks' Web
site, the scanners are supposed to work
for all official government-issued iden­tification
curds except those issued
from the state of Georgia.
Georgia-issued driver's licenses do
not comply with the 2005 Heal ID Act
that implemented standards for state
driver's licenses. Georgia is one of few
states that have not decided whether or
not to follow the Real ID act.
Some students over and under 21
thought the scanners were a good idea.
"When there are underage people in
a bar drinking, it bothers me." said Mark
Jarrell, a junior in industrial design. "I
prefer to go to a bar that is really strict
about not letting underage kids in."
Danielle Sherman, a junior in public
relations, turns 21 in three weeks. Sher­man
said the scanners are a good idea,
but she will be upset if a bar turns clown
her Cieorgia license alter she turns 21.
"I would be pretty angry if after wait­ing
for that long to finally be old enough,
my real ID didn't work." Sherman said.
Tommy Daniels, a freshman in busi­ness,
said he knows friends that use fake
licenses to get into bars all the time. Ihe
idea of license scanners, however, made
Daniels reconsider using a fake.
"I would think about using one if they
didn't scan," Daniels said.
Underage drinking is a problem that
plagues many college campuses. Being
denied entry to the bar, however, is only
one possible consequence of using a
fake license.
Andy Knight, training coordinator
for the Alabama Beverage Commission,
said fake licenses can mean fines and
even criminal charges, for both the es­tablishment
that served the alcohol and
the customer.
"'Ihe bar will usually be fined any­where
from $750 to $1000 and can pos­sibly
lose their liquor license," Knight
said. "Ihe customer will face a simi­lar
fine, as well as a misdemeanor for
knowingly using a lake."
Because of stiff penalties for serving
underage customers, Knight said many
bars are starting to use the scanners.
"1 know of plenty of bars in Alabama
that are using the scanners and have re­ported
no problems," Knight said.
SkyBar will consider using the scan­ners
again in the future, despite its
failed attempt to implement them.
"I think the industry is just a little be­hind."
Grider said. "Hopefully in a year
or so, the technology will be more reli­able."
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 ®lje auburn $Imnsman NEWS, A3
Alabama Power proposes rate increase
age can be less."
'Hie 14.6 percent increase is designat­ed
toward average .consumers who use
1,000 kilowatt hours a month. 'Ihose af­fected
by this increase could be paying
$16.45 more a month.
This price increase also means some
By MATT THOMAS
Staff Writer
Alabama Power is considering a 14.6
percent rate increase, which means
higher monthly energy costs for Ala­bama
residents.
The rate increase is being proposed Auburn students who live off campus
because the company is under recov- may be paying higher power bills.
ered in fuel expenses and must make the "I live in The Reserve with three other
money back. guys, and we pay our own power bill,"
"It is a rate adjustment that is strictly said Daniel Herrera, a sophomore in bi-related
to fuel cost," said Michael Sznaj- ology. "It's irritating to think we may be
derman, Alabama Power spokesman, paying more money a month because of
"We work hard to try and keep those this (increase)."
down, but right now and over the past Auburn University, considered an in-couple
of years, the trend has been for dustrial customer by Alabama Power,
the fuels we use the may also see an
most, coal and nalu- „ * increase in energy
ral gas, (their) prices It is a rate adjustment that is costs
are up significantly, strictly related to fuel cost."
and we have to re­cover
those costs." Michael Sznajderman
Alabama Power Alabama Bower spokesman
has been holding off —
on expenses to see
if the prices of fuel moderate. If the cost
of fuel is lower, customers' monthly bills
will be lower. But as fuel prices continue
__ to go up, the company has to collect the
costs.
The proposition is in front of the Pub­lic
Service Commission. If passed, it will
recover the fuel costs over a one-year
period, starting in October.
"If the PSC agrees, it would be a 14.6
percent increase," Sznajderman said.
"But they can come back and say 'recov­er
it over 18 or 24 months,' and we'll do
Sznajderman pre­dicted
a 24.8 percent
increase for the Uni­versity
if approved
by the PSC, but it
could be reduced,
if they decide to expand the rate over
more than 12 months.
Sznajderman said Alabama Power's
rates have been significantly lower than
the national average.
He also said the company has been
trying to work with customers to com­bat
this energy increase by giving them
information on being more energy effi­cient.
"For many, many years we were able
to keep our rates flat, but just growing
costs, inflation, personnel costs, fuel
costs, all in recent years have taken a
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whatever they advise us to do. If they do
that, then it's possible that this percent- spike upward," Sznajderman said. "We
Austin Nelson / PHOTO STAFF
Alabama Power is proposing a 14.6 percent
increase in rates. Auburn students may see
an increase of up to S16.45.
will be spreading that message (of en­ergy
efficiency) more than ever because
people pay on how much energy they
use." *
Tlie PSC has called for a public hear­ing
of the rate adjustment set for Sept.
2o.
The new rate will-be set after the hear­ing.
Disaster response training set for Saturday
By KATIE WILLIAMS
Staff Writer
The Lee County Chapter of the Ameri­can
Bed Cross is hosting a disaster re­sponse
training day Sept. 6.
The training day involves four courses
titled, "Fulfilling Our Mission," "Disaster
Assessment," "Mass Care" and "Shelter­ing."
Kach course represents a different
aspect of the response to a disaster —
from the overview of the purpose of Red
Cross, to assessing damage caused and
caring for those in need after a disaster
strikes.
Jennifer Ryan, execut ive director of the
Lee County Chapter of the Red Cross,
says residents who take this class can
help with response in national disasters,
as well as help here in the local area.
Jenny Sallee, a senior in elementary
education from Cincinnati, has partici­pated
in related courses through life­guard
training back in Ohio.
"I think it's a great idea for everyone to
get training," Sallee says.
Similar training is held almost quar­terly,
but special training courses are
offered throughout the year to orga­nizations
such as churches or student
groups.
The course is open to anyone with any
type of skill level and motivation to help
Rod Guajardo / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
The American Red Cross will hold disaster response training this Saturday. The courses
are open to anyone interested in learning about disaster response training.
and learn.
"We may have four students turn out,
we may have 40, but either way, we count
it as a success if we get one new volun­teer
that we didn't have yesterday, be­cause
every person is important when it
comes to disaster response," Ryan says.
Training for disaster response is espe­cially
important this time of year with
hurricane season in full swing.
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Terminal construction funding approved by city of Auburn
By NATALIE WADE
News Editor
The city of Auburn approved its
funding for the construction of a
new terminal at the Auburn-Ope-lika
Robert G. Pitts Airport at the
Aug. 19 Auburn City Council meet­ing.
The project is being jointly funded
by the cities of Auburn, Opelika and
Lee County.
The three entities will each pro­vide
one-third of the cost.
Lee County has already approved
its funding, and the city of Opelika
will be voting on its funding at one
of the next Opelika City Council
meetings.
Bill Hutto, Auburn-Ope'lika Rob­ert
G. Pitts Airport director, said the
terminal building has been the main
focus of construction at the airport
for the last four years.
"It is going to allow us to accom­modate
the amount of traffic we
get in here; we get a tremendous
amount of corporate aviation that
comes through, and it will allow
us to accommodate those custom­ers
much better than we can today,"
Hutto said.
The building now being used was
built in 1950, is too close to the run­way
and doesn't comply with FAA
regulations. Hutto also said the
architect has been hired, and the
building plans are at 50 percent
completion.
'lhe city of Opelika has yef to ap­prove
its funds, and bidding on the
project cannot commence until it
does.
"Our cities and county are very
interested in it because it's an eco­nomic
development tool for them,"
Hutto said. "The airport is a very im­portant
transportation component
and one of the things a corporation
looks at when they want to bring
jobs to a community."
Hutto said all construction taking
place at the airport is currently for
the new terminal. Some of the con­struction
projects include moving
dirt from the north side in order to
build.
That dirt is being moved to the
south side to raise the ramp for the
airplanes. A main waterline is also
Austin Nelson / PHOTO STAFF
Construction on the terminal at the Robert G. Pitts airport is awaiting Opelika's approval of funds.
having to be relocated, a retaining
wall is being constructed and an en­trance
from Glenn Avenue and Rent
Creek Road should begin construc­tion
by the beginning of October.
Although the airport is experi­encing
a lot of construction. Hutto
said he does not anticipate having
to close the runways.
Big Blue Bookstore will soon offer students the option to rent textbooks
By MATT LEVY
Staff Writer
The Big Blue Bookstore will be
beginning a new textbook rental
service for several core classes.
It is hoped to be up and running
by the end of September to early
October.
Big Blue is working with a third
party, www.mybookhead.com, in
providing this service.
The Web site is the one providing
the online rental service.
Students can go to the Web site
and click on their school's name.
The site will give the name and ad­dress
of the bookstore providing
the service, in this case. Big Blue
Bookstore.
When the book is reserved, the
student will get a ticket number.
That number will \K the number
reserving the
book.
The books "We wanted to provide a new
can be rented
men," said Todd Godwin, the text­book
manager for Big Blue. "Since
they do not know where the good
deals are, this
for three day it
a time.
If you wanted
to keep it for
longer, simply
do not return
the book.
lhe book will
simply be re-rented by the store
with the same charges as before.
"We wanted to provide a new
service for the students of Auburn
University, especially for the fresh-service
for the students of
Auburn University, especially
for the freshmen."
Todd Godwin
textbook manager, Big Blue Bookstore
can help them
get the books
they need with­out
paying more
than they need
to."
Dustin Hol­land,
a sopho­more
in civil
e n g i n e e r i n g ,
agrees this ser­vice
can be useful. "If they are
cheaper than buying the text book
outright, then, yes, it would be bet
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Big Blue Bookstore will soon be renting textbooks for core classes through mybook-head.
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McCain picks Palin as running mate
By GRIFFIN LIMERICK
Associate News Editor
One week after Sen. Baraek
Obama's historic acceptance
of the Democratic Party's
nomination for president,
political history is once again
being made.
Last Saturday, Sen. John
McCain named Gov. Sarah
Palin his vice presidential
candidate. Palin is the first
woman to receive the Repub­lican
vice presidential nomi­nation.
Caroline Wren, deputy di­rector
of accounts receivable
for the McCain campaign,
said everyone in McCain
headquarters was excited
about the pick.
"We didn't find out until ev­eryone
else found out," Wren
said. "I cried. Other people
were crying. People were
clapping and cheering. It was
the most amazing decision
on McCain's part."
Caleb Byrd, treasurer for
Auburn University College
Republicans, said McCain's
vice presidential choice was
"perfect."
"I've been researching
Palin before McCain picked
her, and she's a great gover­nor,"
Byrd said. "She has 80
percent approval ratings in
Alaska, and she is absolutely
the game changer McCain
needed."
Many people believe Palin
will draw
the support for us, Min-of
Sen. Hill- "(Palin) has 80 percent. nesota is
ary Clinton's approval ratings in Alaska, g°od. espe-
IINC in Minnesota.
"Minnesota is a battle­ground
state of.ours and one
of the deciding states in this
election," Wren said. "Colo­rado
was good for the demo-crats,
but
and she is absolutely the
game changer McCain,
needed."
female fo
l o w e r s .
H o w e v e r ,
Tricia Wein-stcin,
vice
chairman of
AUCR, said
C l i n t o n ' s
supporters
won't vote
for Palin strictly because she's
a woman.
"(Voters) will look at her
as a candidate and choose by
the issues," Weinstein said.
"I think a lot of people went,
for Hillary because she was
a woman, but I don't think
McCain picked Palin because
she's a woman."
Palin accepted her nomi­nation
at the Republican
National Convention, held at
the Xcel Energy Center in St.
Paul, Minn.
Wren said it was a smart
political decision to hold the
Caleb Byrd
treasurer, Auburn University
('allege Republicans
cially with
the states
around it."
The RNC
has been
scaled down
after the
recent for-mation
of
H u r r i c a n e
Gustav.
President Bush canceled
his speech Monday night to
focus on the storm.
Byrd said Bush made the
right decision.
"Bush caught a lot of flak
for the way the government
and FEMA responded alter
Hurricane Katrina. and he's
trying not to make the same
mistake twice, which I think
is commendable," Byrd said,
"lie's the leader of a nation,
not a party."
Bush spoke at the RNC
Tuesday night via satellite.
Other speakers at the con­vention
include McCain,
Palin and republican primary
candidates Rudy Giuliani,
Mike Huckabee, Fred Thomp­son
and Mitt Romney.
Weinstein said she was
supposed to attend the con­vention,
but couldn't arrange
her schedule around it.
"I've gone to these conven­tions
many times, and I en­joy
all of the speakers there,"
Weinstein said.
To win in November, Mc­Cain
will have to win more
than just the conservative
vote. He-will have to battle
Obama for the independent
vote. Weinstein said McCain
appeals to independents.
"McCain attracts the mod­erate
conservative vote, rath­er
than the ultra conservative
vote," Weinstein said.
Byrd said he is confident
McCain will win in Novem­ber.
"(McCain) understands
what sacrifice and leadership
is, and I think he's the best
choice lor president," Byrd
said.
Whet her McCain or Obama
wins, one thing is certain:
this presidential election will
be historic:.
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Opclika
Mayor: (iary luller
Place I: Patricia Jones
Place 2: Larry Gray
Place 3: runoff between Lucinda
Samford Cannon and Joey Motley
Place 4: Kddie Smith
Place 5: William I). Lazenby
Smith's Station
Mayor: LaFaye Dellinger
Place 5: Richard Key
LaFavette
Mayor: runoff between Robert
C. Finley and Matthew Hurst
District A: Cornelius Reese Jr.
District R: David Ennis
District C: Toney R. Thomas
District E: Tammie R. Williams
Notasulga
Mayor: Frank Tew
District 1: David Waldrop
District 2: Terry Rroach
Council members:
Coy Bennett Bass, Jr.
Baxter G. Garner
Robin T, epllins
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District 2: Jim Jones
District 3: Ray Edwards C.
District 4: Elizabeth M. Lyons
District 5: Rodney Mitchum
District 6: Henry L. Cooper /
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News From Beyond Auburn
United States World
NEW ORLEANS - The
day after Hurricane Gus-tav
passed through New
Orleans, city officials asked
residents not to return to
the city until power is re­turned
and major damage is
repaired. Gov. BobbyJindal
said about 300,000 homes in
New Orleans were without
power. Jindal said residents
would be allowed to return
to their homes in stages.
DETROIT — Gov. Jennifer
Granholm was given the
authority to remove Mayor
Kwame Kilpatrick from of­fice
Tuesday morning. Kil­patrick
is charged with 10
felonies that include per­jury
and assaulting a po­lice
officer. The controversy
stemmed from the discov­ery
of Kilpat rick's affair with
his chief of staff.
ST. PAUL — More than 250
protestors were arrested
Monday outside of the Re­publican
National Conven­tion.
Unruly protestors were
subdued by pepper spray
and wooden sticks. Several
of the protestors were pro­testing
the conflicts in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Congress
is calling for an updated
federal Poverty Measure.
Members of Congress from
both parties consider the
current measure to be out­dated.
They believe the
measure, which has not
changed since the 1960s,
doesn't accurately portray
the nation's current poverty
levels.
NEW YORK — The price of
U.S. crude oil for October
delivery dropped $5.75 a
barrel after Hurricane Gus­tav
hit. It is the cheapest oil
has been since April 8.
FRANKFURT, GERMANY —
Three men arrested last year
on suspicion of planning
a terrorist plot have been
charged by German pros­ecutors.
The men planned
oh attacking a dance club in
Giessen that is popular with
Americans. The men were
charged with membership
in foreign and domestic
terrorist organizations a n d '
plotting bomb attacks.
AFGHANISTAN - The
American military reported
that five to seven civilians
were killed and two civilians
were wounded in an air-strike
operation in Afghani­stan
last month. These re­ports
differ greatly from the
United Nations and Afghan
government reports, which
said there were 90 civilian
casualties. The American
military has agreed to a
joint investigation with the
United Nations and Afghan
government.
IRAQ — Tuesday, the Iraqi
Army and police force were
handed control of the An-bar
Province from Ameri­can
commanders. Anbar
was previously known as
the most dangerous prov­ince
in Iraq for Americans.
A parade was held Monday
to celebrate the occasion.
CONGO — Seventeen peo­ple
are feared dead after a
small plane crashed into
a mountainside in Congo
Monday. United ' Nations
employees and other aid
workers were aboard the
plane. Rescuers have been
unable to reach the crash
site.
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COMMENTARY A6
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
KEVIN s
Opinions
NATALIE WADE
News Editor
MALI ORY BOYKIN
Campus Editor
\UC1ER KR1
Editor
KATIE NOLAND
Managing Editor
LINDSAY DAVIDSON
Associate Copy Editor
STIN OBERHOLZER
Editor
ALEX SCARBOROUGH-ANDERSON
Sports Editor
JULIE CLARK
Intrigue Editor
OUR VIEW
Picks for vice president expose
flexibility of both political parties
Experience.
The word we have heard non-stop,
from both Republicans and Democrats,
has just been thrown out the window,
but we are not sure whether we should
be relieved it is gone or angry some­thing
touted as such a major issue for so
long has been dismissed with such case.
We are referring of course to the deci­sion
by presidential candidate Sen. John
McCain's pick of Alaskan Gov. Sarah
I'alin to be his vice presidential running
mate.
Kudos to I'alin forgetting picked, but
McCain picking a running mate who
started into politics around the same
time as his opponent is contradictory.
Throughout his campaign, McCain
has stated his views on Barack Obama's
lack of experience, but Palin's career
began in 1992 as a city council member
in the town ofWasilla, Alaska.
In 1996. she was elected mayor of
Wasilla. Obama began his career as an
Illinois state senator in January of 1997.
Obama began representing Illinois
as a U.S. senator in January 200"). and
Palin assumed office as the governor of
Alaska in December 2006.
If experience is such a big deal to the
Republican Party, why place a person
with roughly the same amount as your
opponent within a breath of the presi­dency,
especially when your candidate
is 72 years old?
The answer to the question is it never
really mattered to them, and it is what
the\ had to work with.
They saw a shot and took it for as long
as they could, and in this case this was
until they contradicted themselves.
Some of us think it might be an at­tempt
to save face on an election many
feel will end with a Democrat in office,
because if the Republicans lose, they
will at least be able to say, "Hey, remem­ber
thai \ear we had a woman for a vice
presidential candidate? We made some
history, too."
But the Palin pick appears to have
worked in some respects already.
One of the letters we received but did
not print this week encouraged vot­ers
to rally around Palin and support
McCain for no reason other than Palin's
sex.
Does pleading to people to abandon
their convictions just so this nation can
say we have a woman for a vice presi­dent
sound ridiculous to anyone else?
This is the same type of ridiculous­ness
that suggests we should elect
Obama for the sole reason of his race.
"Forget the issues and the candidates'
stances ... don't you think they deserve
a break?"
But the Republican's "Look, it's a lady"
card seems to have worked on some.
The Republicans are not the only ones
who have pulled back on their experi­ence
hounding.
While Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware was
campaigning for his own presidency,
he once said, "The presidency is not
something that lends itself to on-the-job
training."
But since he has been picked as
Obama's running mate, he is of course
singing a different tune. His praises for
Obama know no end now.
"I am ready." Biden said at the Demo­cratic
National Convention. "Barack is
ready. This is his time."
Obama may have very well won Biden
over in the time since Biden dropped
out. but knowing politicians are obli­gated
to hype their party's candidate
makes us doubt how much they truly
agree with and believe in them.
But this is the name of the game. Say
what you need to get what you want,
and leave the voters in a daze, confused
about what their candidate truly be­lieved
in the first place.
Students should be aware of what
activities are considered hazing
Hazing is one of those things you
hear about before you get to college and
wonder if it is real of not.
Episodes of "Law and Order: Special
Victims Unit" sometimes deal with
cases of hazing gone wrong, where
violent or demeaning traditions got out
of hand and someone was seriously hurt
or killed.
We know what this type of hazing
looks like, and we know this type of
activity has no place at Auburn.
But Auburn's stance on hazing utilizes
a broad definition, and if the leaders
and members of campus organiza­tions
are not aware of what the Univer­sity
considers hazing, they might find
themselves in trouble over offenses they
believed were not a big deal.
For this reason, we believe any stu­dents
involved with a campus organiza­tion
should take part in the open forum
at 6 p.m. tonight at the Student Activi­ties
Center about Auburn's policies on
hazing.
According to the Stop Hazing pam­phlet
available at www.auburn.edu/
stophazing, Auburn University's defini-t
ion of hazing is "any act ion or sit uat ion
created intentionally or unintentionally
whether on or off campus, to produce
mental or physical discomfort, embar­rassment,
harassment, or ridicule ... or
other activities which are not consistent
with organizational laws, ritual, or poli­cy
or the regulations and policies of the
educational institution. Actions, forced
or required or implied to be required
which violate federal, state, or local law
are considered hazing."
It is quite common to see a group of
pledges arriving to a restaurant early
to secure seating for the senior mem­bers
of their organization, but under
Auburn'sdefinition, this would be con­sidered
hazing.
Dress codes and designated-driver
duty, both common activities, are also
listed as offenses.
If your organization lakes part in
activities like these, it would be a good
idea to go to the forum tonight, where
panelists like president Jay Gouge and
dean of students Johnny Green will clear
up any questions students may have
about what is or is not hazing.
OUK POLICY
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editorials are. the majority opinion of the eight-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.
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KEVIN SAUCIER
YOUR VIEW
Student center
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Editor. Tlit: Auburn Plainsman:
Our Chartwell's team proudly operating on-campus
at Auburn University Tiger Dining has
heard your comments and concerns regard­ing
dining enhancements for the new student
center.
We are aware that there are plenty of details
that need to be tackled.
> The hours of operation for every dining loca­tion
are constantly being reviewed, evaluated
and adjusted to help meet your dining require­ments
and schedule constraints.
Along with the hours of operation there is a
huge concern for the long lunchtime lines at
every dining location.
Bank debit and credit card processing has
been a major contributor to the length of the
lines problem.
But we are currently changing to secure,
internet-based equipment that will lower the
time of each transaction from occasionally up to
•40 seconds to less than 10 seconds. And our new
associates are working diligently to be ready for
the number of students expected at each dining
location every day.
Student excitement and your patronage
exceeded our pre-opening projections, and our
associates are scrambling to adjust.
Also, you may have noticed that we have
relocated the popular, fresh-daily sushi selection
to ourOuttakes convenience stop in an effort to
improve service at .the Chef's Table.
Along with other issues of concern. Auburn
University is determining ways to increase seat­ing
in the student center.
We want to thank all Auburn students, faculty,
and staff for their patience as we work together
to build a better on-campus dining experience
for everyone.
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Writer's sarcasm lost
on column readers
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
Wow, I can't believe one of our own would
write something this pessimistic right before the
first game of the season.
You don't have proof to back up many of your
claims that Auburn will do poorly other than the
coincidence of Corso picking Auburn to win the
SEC in 200-1.
Change can be a good thing, and we have a lot
of it that can work for our good.
Also, just because someone says something
about our team doesn't mean it becomes a self-fulfilled
prophecy.
It embarrasses me as a fellow student to have
another student show such a lack of support and
pride in one of our teams like this.
They practice hard and I don't believe that
they go out every game intending to play poorly.
They do much more work than you do sitting
in the Plainsman office complaining about how
you think they will be out-performed.
Is it your goal to belittle their strength and
talent or do you just enjoy being sadistic? It ab­solutely
made my blood boil to hear such snide
remarks about our team.
1 know Saturday's game wasn't our best, but
we won and we worked it out and we will be fine
this season.
Please in the future, have a little faith in our
team: in their spirit, in their ability and in their
hard work.
Otherwise, take your blood traitor attitude to
the University of Alabama.
Meaghan Davis
senior, communications
Ed note:
Meaghan-
While I don't know if you actually read the
column in its entirety. I think it s safe to assume
you did not. If you had. the last four statements
would have revealed the true message behind my
column.
I defended Auburn's coaching changes and play­ers,
and I even included the all-important tidbit
about the last time Lee Corso predicted Auburn to
win the SEC (2004, the last year we won it).
Hut thank you for the feedback, and War Eagle!
-B.L, Auburn blood traitor
Lesson in spelling
required for editor
Editor. Vie Auburn Plainsman: ..
I was excited to pick up my first copy of the
Plainsman this semester.
Really. I was, and not just because of that
awesome Momma Goldberg's coupon. I read
l his paper cover to cover every Thursday. Well,
at least the Thursdays that somebody bothers to
put copies in Funchess Hall.
At any rate, 1 was extremely, very relieved this
week to find that Alex Scarborough-Anderson is
not an English major since he cannot spell the
word offense (that's with one s, not two).
To be a football expert, he sure could use a
lesson in terminology. Or perhaps, more ap­propriately,
as a journalism major, or an editor
for the Plainsman, he could use a lesson in basic
spelling.
I don't know how the hierarchy of this <
newspaper works, but could somebody please
designated as the one to run spellcheck over the
articles before you print?
Thanks for being such a great reflection on
our University!
Anne Barganier
junior, horticulture
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 COMMENTARY A7
Sporlitics? Politorts? They're the same!
KRISTIN OBERHOLZER
(•ditor@theplainsman.com
Although the Democratic
National Convention is be­hind
us and the Republican Na­tional
Convention will be wrap­ping
up tonight, I'm still a little
confused concerning what's been
deemed one of the most historic
nomination processes in Ameri­can
political history.
Did I just watch two separate
political congregations elect their
talking head, or did I witness an
athleticless sporting.event?
When I break the whole thing
down, after reading the never-ending
array of articles filled with
experts' analysis, and after brows­ing
through spectacular photos
only AP and Reuters could deliv­er,
1 see no difference between the
conventions and well, just any
plain old sporting match.
Let me explain.
To begin, notice the most obvi­ous:
the venues for each party's
convention are full-time venues
for large sports teams.
The Democrats launched their
convention from Denver's Pepsi
Center, home to the NBAs Denver
Nuggets and the NHL's Denver Av­alanche.
As if that wasn't magnifi­cent
enough, the Dem's headed
over to the Denver Bronco's Mile
High Stadium for Barack Obama's
acceptance speech finale.
The Republicans have housed
their convention in Minneapolis-
St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center.
Normally, that venue sees the
likes of the NHL's Minnesota Wild
fans, and not so much of the se­nior
citizens rocking red, white
and blue sequin top hats adorned
with McCain/Palin stickers, like
they're at some kind of lame Re­publican-
inspired New Year's Eve
party.
Next, notice how the corporate
sponsorship is overwhelming.
Mega-giant-bohemeth-super
companies have poured millions
upon millions into both parties'
conventions, making their names
and products unavoidable to any
conscious attendee.
Corporations like Comcast,
United Airlines, GToogle/You
Tube, AT&T, Microsoft and Gen­eral
Motors — corporations with
governing friends in high places
— want to be sure you notice
who's footing chunks of the bill.
But if plastered sponsorship is
what the corporations are after,
I have a better idea for the 2012
conventions.
Mimick the NASCAR drivers'
little jumpsuits and design logo-covered
three-piece suits for the
nominees and speakers to march
around in while they deliver their
carefully tailored speeches prom­ising
four years of "real change."
1 can see it now: Obama/Biden,
the newest Rainbow Warriors.
And for the Republicans, a Bud-weiser
sponsorship.
It'd be fitting, since Cindy Mc­Cain
is the multimillion dollar
heiress to a company which dis­tributes
Budweiser. That, and
Sarah Palin would look fantabu-lous
in a red pants-suit.
Finally, notice how the style of
new\s coverage has changed for
these events.
It's transitioned from anchors
sitting in a studio reading some
prepared news, to anchors sitting
right in the middle of the action,
calling each move like it was...
well, a game.
Anchors make it sound like ev­erything
a candidate does or say
has some type of strategic fore­thought
behind it, like it's a play
they can execute to make an easy
2-pointer.
And wearing the microphone
headsets doesn't help either.
I can hear it now: (as McCain
and Palin walk across the stage,)
"Watch McCain put his arm
around Palin!" yells Chris Mat­thews.
"He's really trying to show
the nation what a united front for
freedom the two make!"
Score for McCain and Palin
— two freedom points.
I think the nomination process
has turned into a dog and pony
show, dumbed down with big
fights, big signs and loud music
(mostly from Brooks and Dunn.)
The conventions are not so
much a gathering of people con­cerned
about the political state of
the nation anymore; they're more
of a spectacle to be mesmerized
by.
So if 1 can choose between
watching another convention or
watching a Chicago Bears game,
I'll.vote football every time.
Kristin Oberholzer is the editor of The
Auburn Plainsman. You can reach
her at 844-9021.
I want to, quite
frankly, attack the
idea that evolu­tion
and religious
faith are somehow
polar opposites."
Ken Miller
author of "Only a Theory: Evolution and
the Battle for America's Soul'
This week's question
"Whose vice president pick
made more sense?"
>McCain
>Obama
Go to www.theplainsman.com to vote.
Last week's question
"Do you think the drinking age
should be lowered to 18?"
67% yes
33% no
Choose comfort over
cool if chance arises
HELEN NORTHCUTT
northcutUielen@lheplainsmaii.com
As college students
we are forced to
make choices in our daily
lives. Some choices are
big, important, life-alter­ing
choices. Others are
small, mundane, ordinary
choices. This weekend 1
made a very bad choice; I
wore heels to the football.
game.
'lliis might seem silly,
but this simple selection
of shoes was something
i will regret for weeks
and remember for the
duration of all football
seasons to come.
When dressing up for
an occasion, typically
vanity prevails over com­fort,
at least in my case.
I am sure many girls
can relate to the shoes
we squeeze our feet into
and the binding outfits
we wear.
But, I have never had
such a horrific experience
with shoes as 1 did this
past Saturday.
1 was prepared for a
small amount of discom­fort,
so I added blister
Band-Aids to the backs
of my heels before even
putting my shoes on.
Thinking this would
solve any future prob­lems,
I headed out for a
clay full of walking and
lailgating.
Within the first two
hours of hiking up and
down campus, the backs
of my shoes had already
worn through my Band-
Aids and were damaging
my heels.
Of course, I tried to sit
as much as possible and .
could only limp around
whenever 1 tried to walk a
minor distance.
So, when the time
came lo head to the
stadium, all I could think
was I cannot wait to sit
for four hours.
As soon as I was
seated in the stands, I
removed my awful shoes
revealing the injuries
caused by only a few
hours of concentrated
rubbing. I vowed never
to put these shoes on
again.
'Ihroughout the
entire game I sat. stood,
cheered, and even
jumped barefoot. Gross,
I know, but my feet were
finally getting the relief
they had been aching for.
As the game came to
an end, I assumed my feet
had recovered enough to
endure the walk out of
the stadium and home.
Wrong. 1 could barely
make it up the stairs and
to the gates before I was
ripping them off once
again.
The worst part is it was
unbearable for me to con­sider
putting these dread­ful
shoes on my poor feet,
so I walked out of the
stadium sans shoes.
I stepped out of the
gate onto the pavement
where a tiny piece of glass
embedded itself into my
right foot.
Just my luck, can't
make it with shoes on
and can't make it with
shoes off.
1 should have known
better.
1 What was 1 thinking?
Needless to say, it will
never happen again.
These terrible shoes
ended up in my garbage
can without a second's
hesitation.
As for the glass, it
might still be residing in
my foot.
A sore, prickly sensa­tion
in my right foot and
large blisters are now the
constant reminders of my
stupid decision to belittle
comfort.
Moral of my story,
when it comes to making
choices about attractive
or comfortable shoes,
please, I beg you, choose
comfort.
Independents should pick a side this time
ALEX SCARBOROUGH
-ANDERSON
scarborougli-anderson.alex@theplainsman.com
With all the hub-bub of the party
conventions over the past two
weeks, I know one man who must be
feeling a tad left out — Ralph Nader.
Obama had his moment at the Demo­cratic
National Convention in Denver
last Thursday preaching the same lines
he's hammered over the past six months.
Change, change, change. Blah, blah,
blah.
McCain will have his moment in St.
Paul at the Republican National Con­vention
tonight promising to bring his
own version of change to the Oval Office
— Bush with a better vocabulary. Well,
at least McCain promised there will be
a beautiful woman in the White House
not being chased by Bill Clinton when he
asked Sarah Palin to be his vice presi­dent.
But guess who didn't get their moment
in the spotlight in the endless coverage
of party conventions? It was the lowly In­dependents
left sitting at home like the
rest of us watching CNN and Fox News
droll out the bumbling coverage of use­less
party semantics, naming candidates
we've known for months.
Now I know there has never been a
true Independent National Convention,
but I'd like to propose one. This is Amer- .
ica and by God, no one is left out. It's like
my very own version of "My Super Sweet
Sixteen" for party politics.
This is how my little girl's convention
ought to look:
Starting off, location is the number
one factor. And what better place than
Cheyenne, Wyoming? Population 53,000,
according to the 2000 Census.
What better way to show indepen­dence
than picking a state capital so
small the media covering the RNC and
DNC would double their population?
Independents are boring and thus
we must choose the most boring town
imaginable. Think "Leave it to Beaver"
meets "The Andy Griffith Show" meets
C-SPAN at 2 a.m.
That's boring. You could drink three
Red Bull's and still nod off once or twice.
Our convention of Independent's
would be a thriller though. We would
bring entertainment that would put
Stevie Wonder to shame when he per­formed
last week at the DNC.
We'd bring Enya.
Since Independents don't seem to
know exactly what it is they want, we'd
bring a singer who doesn't exactly know
what she is.
She's a lot like an Independent. She
can perform in 10 different languages,
but none of them are all that good.
I hate the two-party system in America
as much as the next clear thinking
person, but the Independent Party is a
joke. Hey, instead of Enya coming to the
INC, let's bring a comedian. I'm think­ing
Carrot Top. Does he still qualify as a
comedian?
Independents might like his brand of
humor — I use the word humor loosely
here — and maybe in one of those props
he carries around they'll find a candi­date
who might actually get a decent
vote and not just throw another election
to Republicans.
Yes, this is where I begin to rail on
Ralph Nader, face of the Independents.
Granted he seems like a nice enough
guy who I can't help but smile at, like a
dog chasing his tail, walking on stage
to debate with the big boys, but he's be­come
a joke I'm tired of laughing at.
Nader has won an election before.
Only problem is it was for another party.
Take that victory and go home.
"Not my president" T-shirts should
have read "Nader over Gore? Really? RE­ALLY?!"
Nader has his points, but to vote for
him was a mistake.
Independents should stick to their ide­als.
They are what make America great
Fight the system, but don't make this
year a repeat of the 2000 election.
Alex Scarborough-Anderson is the sports
editor of The Auburn Plainsman. You
can reach him at 844-9104.
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NATALIE WADE
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We all piled into the stadium
to watch our boys Saturday
night. It's been a long time coming and
something a lot of us have probably been
counting down to for a while, I know I
have.
You pay money for your tickets, buy
Auburn, apparel to don or even wash that
lucky T-shirt you wear to every game. So
why is Auburn forcing us to stand in a
section that does not expand no matter
how much our student population does?
As I sat in the seat I stood in line hours
before the game to get and watched my
fellow Auburn students fight for whatever
space they could squeeze into, I wondered
if the sky boxes and regular ticket sections
were forced to do the same. I think not.
The people in charge of ticket sales,
the Auburn Athletic Ticket Office for
those who didn't know, would never
oversell those sections, because the
people sitting in them would never stand
for it, pun intended.
The highlight of my night, game aside,
was when the police and security guards
stopped asking people to find a seat. I
can only assume they stopped because
they realized there were none to be
found. Students were forced to watch the
game from the walkways, which in turn
caused a thruway congestion — some­thing
that could be deemed a safety
hazard.
Of course, we will all be there again
this week and every home game to come,
standing close enough to smell what
condiments we all put on our hotdogs,
because we are true Auburn fans.
Another pleasant consequence from
oyercrowding is the ever growing ten­sion
in the stands. Take for example, at
one point during the game I had not one
but TWO guys standing behind me in
my OWN seat, not in the seats behind
me. Since I am fairly short, I can safely
assume I was not imnedina their view.
but they were in my personal space, and
I had to ask them to move.
While we're on the topic of football
games, I would also like to give my own
breakdown of what is and is not proper
game day etiquette. I'm sure the people
who go to the games to actually watch
them would agree with this list.
It is not OK to wear leopard print,
skin-tight dresses to a game, some
combination of school colors should be
worn.
It is not OK to drunkenly talk or
scream to the person sitting next to you
about everything else but the game. If
you wanted social hour, skip the game
and go to the bar.
It is not OK to fight with your signifi­cant
other throughout most of the game,
we all have problems and football games
should be fun.
And lastly, just because you've been
drinking doesn't mean Tubbs can hear
you if you yell louder. He knows what
he's doing, let him do it
Natalie Wade is the news editor of The
Auburn Plainsman. You can reach her at
844-9109.
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Orleans, is staying in Auburn
while Hurricane Gustav pass­es.
She recalls all the help
and support the Red Cross
provided during Hurricane
Katrina three years ago and
agrees they are a great ser­vice
organization.
The knowledge acquired
from these courses will
serve both students and
residents not only here, but
also throughout the U.S. and
abroad.
"The American Red Cross
is a national and internation­al
organization," Ryan says.
"The training they get here is
the same training they would
get in Chicago or Atlanta or
Chattanooga or wherever
they go."
The Red Cross also has a
student chapter located on
the Auburn University cam­pus.
For more information on
this organization, students
can contact the chapter's
president, Christina Rosser.
The Sept. 6 training will be
held from 8 a.m. -4 p.m. at the
Lee County Red Cross office
in Opelika and is free to the
public.
Lunch will also be pro­vided.
Interested residents
must register in advance by
contacting the office at 749-
9981..More information can
also be found by logging on to
the Web site at http://www.
leeredcross.org.
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ter to rent them out."
"It would be a lot better
to use for core classes," said
Charles Snoddy, a junior in
education.
However, some students
have expressed some con­cerns
for the rental service.
"I would like there to be
a larger selection of text­books
to rent," said Logan
Wells, a pre-med student.
"It's not just core classes
that students will be want­ing
textbooks for."
Another student also has
'concerns about the length
of time of the rental service.
"Having a semester based
rental would be preferable,"
said Shannon Doyle, a fresh­man
in journalism.
Several students have
agreed that having an on­line
service makes the ser­vice
more viable and easier
to utilize.
The rental rate is also
considered to be reason­able.
It will be offered at a
rental rate of 10 percent
of the original price of the
textbook per day.
The rental service will be
limited to core classes for
the time being.
The core subjects that
are offered for rentals are
accounting, biology, chem­istry,
economy, finance,
mathematics, manage­ment,
marketing, statistics,
philosophy and English.
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Vice presidential
candidates in a
FLASH
Now that the presidential candidates have chosen
their running mates, The Plainsman offers a brief
look at the possiblefuture vice presidents.
* • *
JOEBIDEN
Age: 65
• Birthplace: Scranton, Pa.
• Position: Delaware Senator (D)
•Time served: 36 years
•Accomplishments: Biden is the
chairman of the Senate Foreign Rela­tions
Committee. Biden was chairman
of the Senate Judiciary Committee
from 1987 to 1994. Biden passed the
Violent Crime Control and Law En­forcement
Act of 1994, placing more
than 100,000 police officers on Ameri­ca's
streets.
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SARAH PALIN
Age: 44
• Birthplace: Sandpoint, Idaho
• Position: Alaska Governor (R)
• Time served: 1 year and 9 months
• Accomplishments: Palin is the
first female Governor of Alaska. Palin
created Alaska's Petroleum Systems
Integrity Office. Palin is chair of the
Interstate Oil and Compact Gas Com­pact
Commission, which promotes the
conservation of domestic oil and natu­ral
gas resources.
• information gathered from the candidates' Web sites; http://
biden.senate.gov and http://gov.state.ak.us.
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Library opens doors to A Ufans for party
ByALIMcGUINN
Assistant Campus Editor
The Ralph Brown Draughon Li­brary
held its third annual open
house orientation and tailgate last
Friday where Auburn cheerleaders,
Aubie and the Auburn Band per­formed
for football fans.
The orientation and tailgate is
a way for students to learn what
services, like subject specialist li­brarians,
the Digital Resource Lab
and Study Partners, are available
for them throughout the year, said
Donna Walker of communication
and marketing for the library.
From beads handed out at the
front door to the moonwalk on the
fourth floor, the tailgate offered ac­tivities
on different floors through­out
the library.
"The tailgate is a good orienta­tion
to the libraries and the services
we have to offer," Walker said. "It's a
chance to meet the staff."
Walker said it is a great way for
incoming freshmen to learn what
types of services the library offers.
"When those research papers
come around, they'll remember
that research section in the library,"
Walker said.
The tailgate is also a way for re­turning
students to be welcomed
back to campus and refresh their
memories about what is offered at
the library.
"I saw the library tailgate infor­mation
in 'Ihe Plainsman and decid­ed
to come see it," said Caleb Swan,
a junior in marketing.
According to Walker, many Au­burn
fans, other than students and
faculty, came by to check out the
tailgate, and turnout grows from
•year to year.
"We had a great turnout," Walker
said. "We had a little bit of everyone.
The word is starting to get around
campus; more professors are telling
their classes about it."
Ihe tailgate was recommended in
the University 1000 and 1050 classes
as a possible lab, Walker said.
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Morgan Thicker / ASSISTANT PHOTO EMTOR
At the tailgate, 5-year-old Olivia practices her driving skills, while Marcus Thomp­son,
a sophomore in mechanical engineering; Matt Cromer, a senior in mechani­cal
engineering; and Beau Helton, a senior in mechanical engineering, watch her
feel the need for speed. This was just one activity offered at the library tailgate.
JD Schein / PHOTO EDITOR
The Eagle s Nest that occupies the top floor of the Haley Center has been providing scenic views of campus for Auburn students and faculty since the building was built
in 1969. Back then, it was simply known as the tenth floor. After much digging in Auburn's archives, it is still a mystery as to how it became known as the Eagle's Nest.
Looking down from up above
By MALLORY BOYKIN
Campus Editor
The view from the top never looked
so good.
Students can see most of campus
by stepping out on the observation
deck that surrounds the Eagle's Nest
on the top floor of the Haley Center.
Ihe nest is the highest point on
campus.
Teresa Hawkins, classroom build­ing
manager, said the space was at
one time open to students to be used-as
a lounge area, but it is now locked
because of a few attempted jumpers
in the past.
Hawkins said the Eagle's Nest is
primarily used as a meeting place
for organizations, such as student
groups, fraternities and sororities.
The south side holds 50 people,
while the north side holds 35 people.
The north side is equipped with
loveseats and chairs, and both sides
have limited kitchen areas with no
stove.
'Ihe Eagle's Nest is one of the stops
on the tours that are given to pro­spective
freshmen.
"There have been a lot of students
who basically solidify their decision
to come to Auburn based off their
experience at the top on the Eagle's
Nest," said Edward Reynolds, adviser
for student recruiters. "It's a huge
selling point for us."
Reynolds said the view includes
the central part of campus, including
parts that cannot be seen from the
walking tour.
"Normally, we don't give historical
information on the Eagle's Nest, but
it is a great tool on the tour because
you can see all of the campus," Reyn­olds
said.
Beverly Pance, a junior in apparel
merchandising and business, said
she went to the nest on a tour.
"I liked being able to see all of cam­pus,"
Pance said.
The space is free for those who are
University affiliated, but it is a $50
fee for the first 4 hours and every
hour after that for those not associ­ated
with the University.
At least one week's notice is re­quired
to reserve the space, but a two.
week notice is preferred.
Hawkins said the Eagle's Nest can­not
be used on game day, and mem­bers
of the party must be able to
climb the last flight of stairs to get to
the space.
Site
helps
job
hunt
By BRITTNEY WILLIFORD
Associate Campus Editor
Career Development Ser­vices
offers a number of re­sources
to students as they
work to land a great job, from
simulated interviews to re­sume
reviews.
The department stepped
up its services even more
with the recent launch ofjob-
Central, a Web site to help
students find part-time and
full-time jobs, as well as in­ternships.
'Ihe features of the site,
www.jobs.auburn.edu, are
not new to Career Develop­ment
Services, but are now
centralized and more user-friendly.
"The name is new, but the
services are not new," said
Katie Mantooth, career coun­selor
at Career Development
Services. "Now it's just fewer
clicks when you're searching
for a job."
JobCentral allows students
who set up an account to
post their resume or look for
available jobs.
"It's going to be a key way
to get resumes out there for
employers to see," Mantooth
said.
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Safety awareness month educates students
By GRACE ANTHONY
Assistant Campus Editor
Safety first.
This month, Auburn Department of Public
Safety is participating in the National Safety
Awareness Campaign.
Auburn has taken precautionary measures
to reduce harm and increase safety awareness
against sexual assault, through the University
course Rape Aggression Defense for women
classes.
Ihe University, along with Safe Harbor and
the Department of Public Safety, introduced
these classes to educate college women on
the importance of hands-on, realistic self-de­fense.
HAD focuses on awareness, prevention, risk
reduction and avoidance.
"Those RAD classes are terrific, but it basi­cally
teaches women how to protect them­selves,
primarily sexual assaults, and to give
them a better sense of awareness," Auburn Po­lice
Capt. Tom Stoffer said. "I highly encour­age
all women to consider these classes."
The class is not only a way to get more
hours, but it is interactive learning.
"Honestly, self-defense class made me more
aware of the fact that things can happen in
Auburn," said Amy Harris, a junior in elemen­tary
education who took the course. "We don't
like to think about it, but that doesn't mean
we shouldn't."
"We learned that attackers normally don't
go for girls who look confident, so girls should
walk with their head up and with purpose,"
Harris said. "We learned certain kicks and
ways to get out of holds."
Safe Harbor aims to educate students and
citizens about domestic violence issues. It
is the University's sexual assault assistance,
awareness and risk reduction program.
Safe House, which is funded by Safe Harbor,
is a safe haven for women and children to es­cape
a domestic violence situation. The loca­tion
is unknown to keep the inhabitants safe.
Because Auburn is a walking campus does
not mean students should disobey traffic and
bicycle laws.
"Practice those basic safety principles,"
Stoffer said. "Be aware of your surroundings,
there is safety in numbers, report suspicious
behaviors and avoid risky behavior. •
Doing this means no jogging alone at
night.
Stay on a well-lit path away from isolated
places and construction areas.
Also, do not use headphones or your cell
phone while walking; this makes it more dif­ficult
to hear what is going on. It also makes a
student less alert.
"General safety tips are not gender specific,"
Stoffer said. "Young men and young women
have to practice the same general safety prac­tices."
Some of the venues are University classes,
Women's Studies, Human Development Fami­ly
Studies, residence halls, sororities, fraterni­ties
and many other clubs and organizations.
Night Security Shuttle runs off-campus from
6:15-10 p.m. It runs on campus from 6 p.m.
until 7 a.m., except on home football game
evenings. When the Night Transit Shuttle is
not in operation, Auburn provides a security
escort service from 3-7 a.m. all weekends,
University holidays and semester breaks.
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"We got the word out to
student organizations, soror­ities
and fraternities so that
they can let their new mem­bers
know what is available
on campus," Walker said.
Kelly McMullen, a senior in
English, came to the tailgate
because she had to perform
for the hand, but stayed to
enjoy the rest of the festivi­ties.
"1 came to the one last
year, and it was a little bigger,
but this year it seemed like
everyone has come because
they want to he here," Mc­Mullen
said.
McMullen completed her
punch card to turn in to the
raffle and had free food.
"It was a lot of fun. it got
me excited for (the game)."
McMullen said.
Other activities ottered
were at the event, "Rolling
Library Corner" where fans
could practice their toilet
papering on the fourth floor,
a moon bounce, a shooting
duck game and free Coke
Zero, food, beads and prizes.
The tailgate is part of the
librarian instruction budget.
"Librarians teach research
and scholarly lessons." Walk­er
said, "So those librarians
put this together to reach out
to the community."
The library tailgate has al­ways
been held the Friday
before the first home football
game.
"It's held on a Friday be­cause
people already have
their own game day plans,"
Walker said. "It's still close
enough to the game weekend
to be relevant."
There were 1,750 visitors,
which Walker said made a
great turn out.
"The AC Libraries are
pleased to have an event like
Tailgate at the library." said
Nancy Noe, Libraries' In­struction
Coordinator. "The
tailgate allows us to connect
with our users."
Club encourages hospitality
SGA SENATE
Did not meet this week be­cause
of campus closing for
Labor Day. The next meeting
will be 7p.m., Monday.
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MALLORYBOYKIN
Editor
BRITTNEYWILLIFORD
Associate Editoi
GRACE ANTHONY
Assistant Editor
AL1 McGUJNN
Assistant Editor
"o reach the staff, call (334) 844-9118.
By BRITTNEY W1LL1FORJD
Associate Campus Editor
Thomas Maple, along with thou­sands
of other Auburn fans, spent the
morning of Sept. 1, 2007, preparing for
the fust football game of the season
against Kansas Slate.
As he got ready to enter the stadium.
Maple, an Auburn alumnus, spotted a
couple and two small children dressed
in purple who appeared to be lost.
"I thought. 'If that was my family and
we had traveled to Kansas, I'd want
someone to help.'" he said.
He helped the family find their gate,
and decided he wanted to help visitors
at every game and encourage others to
join him.
Maple, a member of the board of di­rectors
of the Lee County Auburn Club,
helped the club start the Friendliest
Village on the Plains campaign.
The purpose of the campaign is to
help visiting teams' fans feel at home
on the Auburn campus by treating
them with the hospitable and friendly
Auburn spirit.
"Think about how many Auburn fans
there are. compared to visiting fans,"
Maple said. "Think what we could do if
everyone helped."
In help remind Auburn fans to help
visitors, the club is selling buttons with
the message. "Welcome to the Friendli­est
Village on the Plains!"
The buttons also feature a picture of
Aubie, because he embodies the Au­burn
spirit and is loved by all.
The club has several aoals for the
CONTRIBUTED
Buttons for the Lee County Auburn Club's "Friendliest Village on the Plains" campaign
are designed to remind members of the Auburn family to treat visitors with hospitality.
The buttons will be sold on football game days for S5 at the club's tailgate tent on Nich­ols
Center Lawn, Cutie Pie. both Tiger Rags locations and the store's Web site. Money
from the buttons will go toward scholarships for Lee County students to go to Auburn.
campaign. One goal is to increase the
hospitality Auburn fans show to rivals
in all sporting events.
'Ihc club also hopes the campaign
will promote Auburn's good reputation
and make it known as the most hospi­table
university in the nation.
Nancy Bendinger, president of the
club, said she wants Auburn to be
known as one of the friendliest cam­puses
in the country.
She said she encourages students,
employees and all of the Auburn fam­ily
to be hospitable toward anyone who
visits the Plains.
"We would like to reach out to away
fans and make them feel welcome,"
Bendinger said. "We want to treat them
how we would want to be treated."
Bendinger, Maple and the rest of the
club will do their parts to make visitors
feel welcome, through hosting a hospi­tality
tent close to the Alumni Associa­tion
tent at each home football game.
At the tent, which will be on Nich­ols
Center lawn and will begin several
hours before kick-off, the club will pro­vide
visitors with a place to cool off. The
club will offer bottled water, snacks,
visitor's guides and information about
Auburn. Opelika and Lee County to the
visiting team's fans.
The campaign buttons will be sold
for $5 each game day at the tent, Cutie
Pie, both Tiger Rags locations and the
store's Web site.
All proceeds from the buttons will
help support scholarships for Lee
County high school students to attend
Auburn University.
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Holly Holman, program adviser for
student employment, said the site usu­ally
offers between 60 and 100 jobs.
The site is divided into a section for
part-time jobs and a section for full-time
jobs and internships.
Career counselors review posted re­sumes
in the full-time jobs and intern­ships
sections to ensure they are com­petitive.
Holman said more than 73.000 stu­dents
have registered for the part-lime
section and encourages students , to
participate.
"Getting a part-time job in college
helps build skills you can use in the
work place after graduation," Holman
said.
JobCentral is the only way students
can participate in on-campus recruit­ing.
The user-friendly site helps student;
upload or build their resumes, searcl
through jobs, select favorite employ
ers, customize their profile and set u|
a calendar.
The site allows students to take par
in interviews following the upcoming
career expo to be held at the Dixor
Conference Center from 3-7 p.m., Sept
29, for business and non-technical ma
jors, and Oct. 1 for engineering anc
technical majors.
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September 19th _ I I
On Cater Lawn <§ 7:30 pm
FREE food!
Bands Compete for
Cash Prizes!
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*at least one band member must be an AU student
Applications due:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cooperative Education
Program registration meet­ings
will begin Aug. 28 at 2
p.m. in Lowder 111. Meetings
also will be Aug. 29 at 3 p.m.
in Lowder 129, Sept. 2 at 6
p.m. in Lowder 112, Sept. 3
at 3 p.m. in Lowder 112 and
Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. in Lowder
129.
Free Speech and Hearing
Screening at the Auburn
University Speech and Hear­ing
Clinic Monday, Oct. 6,
from 1:30-4 p.m. All children
need to be accompanied by a
parent or guardian. There is
no appointment necessary.
Auburn City Schools Fall
Festival will be held Tues­day,
Sept. 16, from 5-8 p.m. at
Duck Samford Sports Com­plex.
The festival is a fund­raiser
for the Parent-Teacher
Associations at all 10 Auburn
public schools. There will be
games and food. Tickets for
the Fall Festival are available
at ACS elementary schools
on the day before the festival
and at the festival. Tickets
cost $.50 or a pack of 10 for
$5. Rain date will be Tuesday,
Sept. 23. Call Linda Shook
at 502-2448, or lindashook@
bellsouth.net.
EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 4
JCSM "A little lunch music"
will be held from 12-1 p.m.
at the Jule Collins Smith
Museum Cafe. The Auburn
Chamber Music Society j
sponsors local musicians to
play during lunch. Visit www.
jcsm.auburn.edu for more
information and the menu,
updated weekly.
Get Cookin' with CDS
Cookout will be held from
1-3 p.m. at Cater Lawn.
Hamburgers, hot dogs and
drinks will be served. There
will also be free giveaways.
For more information, go to
their Web site, www.auburn,
edu/career.
Anti-Hazing Forum
brought to Auburn from the
Office of the Dean of Stu­dents
at 6 p.m. in the Student
Activities Center. Hazing and
its impact and consequences
will be discussed. Panel­ists
will include: President
Gogue, Dean Johnny Green,
Athletics Director Jay Jacobs,
Director of Bands Rick Good,
Director of Student Counsel­ing
Services Doug Hankes,
SGA President Lauren Hayes,
Director of Club Sports
Dianne Harper, Director of
Student Development Pro­grams
Jamie Mantooth and
Director of Greek Life Paul
Kittle.
Friday, Sept. 5
David Odom/Jeremy Samo-lesky,
Faculty Recital will
be held from 7:30-9 p.m. at
Goodwin Recital Hall.
Monday, Sept. 8
CSM: New Docent Training
will be held from 9:30 a.m.
to noon at the Jule Collins
Smith Museum of Fine Art.
Be a volunteer docent and
better understand the his­tory
of art and learn how
to lead discussions with
students. Docents train over
two semesters at the muse­um,
which will cover history,
educational methods, the
Jule Collins Smith Museum
collection and the logistics of
how to tour. Classes will be
held Monday mornings from
9:30 a.m. to noon, beginning
Sept. 8. Contact Andrew
Henley at 844-8792 for more
information.
Friday. Sept. 12
Kicardo Garcia, visit­ing
musical artist will he
performing at the Jule Col­lins
Smith Museum of Fine
Art from 7-9 p.m. Ricardo
Garcia, an award winning,
chart-topping guitarist. Gar­cia
graduated in 1999 at the
Universities of Salzburg and
Munich where he studied
guitar and ancient music.
He has performed under
the direction of well-known
conductors such as Maximi-ano
Valdes, Juan Jose Mena,
Monica Huggett and Seirgiu
Comisiona in more than 30.
countries throughout Europe
and America. For more infor­mation,
call 844-1484.
Saturday, Sept. 13
JCSM: Saturday Art Club
will be held from 10-11 a.m.
at the Jule Collins Smith
Museum of Fine Art. The Art
Club is for students ages 8-12
r
to explore their artistic abili­ties.
It is free and open to the
public Parents are encour­aged
to accompany their
child. Saturday Art Club
will be Sept 13, Oct. 11 and
Nov. 8, from 10-11 a.m. at
the museum. Students will
spend 15-20 minutes looking
at artwork and the rest of the
time creating projects based
on the students' observa­tions.
For more information,
students can e-mail the mu­seum
at jcsmtours@auburn.
edu or call 844-3486.
Alabama BEST 2008 Kick-
Off Day will be held at 10:30
a.m. -1:30 p.m. at the Auburn
University Student Cen­ter
Ballroom. Teams from
around Alabama will pick
up their robot kits and learn
about this year's competi­tion.
Students will have six
weeks to design, build and
prepare their robots for the
competition. 'Hie competi­tion
will be held Oct. 25,
on the Auburn University
campus.
.Tuesday, Sept. 16
JCSM Dinner a n d a Movie
will be held from 6-9 p.m.
at the Jule Collins Smith
Museum of Fine Art. The
films are from the Southern
Circuit Tour of Independent
Films. Hie Museum Cafe is
offering a buffet before each
of the films. The movie is
free, but for S15 per person,
dinner can be served. It will
be served from 6-7:15 p.m.,
and the movie begins at 7:30
p.m. A cash bar is available
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The film, "Ripe for Change," is
a documentary that explores
the intersection of food and
politics in California over the
last 30 years. It highlights
debates discussing issues
such as agriculture and sus-tainability,
which relate to all
of the United States, not just
California.
Wednesday. Sept. 17
Auburn Abroad Fall 2008
Study Abroad Fair will be
held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
in the Haley Center Lobby.
There will be 40 program
providers in attendance from
both Auburn University and
non-Auburn programs st, the
event on Wednesday. Enroll­ment
in Auburn Abroad
holds the student as a full-time
student at the Universi­ty
while studying in a variety
of foreign countries around
the world. PACT funding and
scholarships for a program
abroad are available. For
more information, students
are asked to visit Auburn
Abroad's Web site, www.
auburn.edu/international.
Discover Auburn: Art
Slotkin will be held from 3-4
p.m. at the Special Collec­tions
in the RBD Library. The
lecture. "Early Engineering at
Auburn," will be by Art Slot-kin
in the Special Collections
and Archives department
located at the RBD Library.
The Discover Auburn Lecture
Series is sponsored by the
Caroline Marshall Draughon
Center for the Arts & Hu­manities
and the AU Librar­ies.
Sunday, Sept. 28
Auburn Community Or- '
chestra will be held from
3-4 p.m. at: the Jule Collins
Smith Museum of Fine Art.
The orchestra will perform a
concert under the direction
of music director Howard
Goldstein and AU music-professor
Bill Schaff'er. Those
who attend will be presented
with a collection of music of
Handel, Haydn and Medels-sohn.
The event is free, but
space at the location is
limited.
Monday. Sept. 29
Auburn hosts Career Expo
for business and non-tech­nical
major for all students.
Come to the Auburn Hotel
and Dixon Conference Cen­ter
from 3-7 p.m. Students
will be introduced to em­ployers,
job opportunities
and internship opportunities
that will help them in the job
market. To see what busi­nesses
are coming, check
out t heir Web site at, www.
auburn.edu/career.
Tuesday. Sept.30
Fluid Phase Processing of
Cylindrical Nanomaterials
has Virginia Davis assistant
professor of Auburn Chemi­cal
Engineering speaking
from 3-4 p.m. Come to Tex­tile
Building 104 to hear this
speaker.
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Auburn Anthropological Society makes comeback, plans fall events
By ELLISON LANGFORD
Muff writer
["he Auburn Anthropologi­cal
Society invites students of
all majors who are interested
in combining intellectual ad­ventures
with social festivi­ties
to join this semester.
Meetings are the first
Wednesday of every month
in varying locations.
Natalie Glynn, president of
the society and a senior in an­thropology,
said the society
offers a variety of benefits for
its members.
Anthropology offers main
disciplines for a wide range of
careers, which Glynn hopes
will appeal to students who
have yet to declare a major.
Cilvnn said joining thesoci-ety
will make you well-round­ed
because it shows you are
interested in more than just
attending class.
"The function on campus
is to raise awareness about
our major," Glynn said. "We
are small, and we value that,
but we also want to get more
people interested. So we in­vite
people who are non-ma­jors
to join and come to our
meetings and our events."
Kay I'm Stephens, secretary
of the organization ami a se­nior
in anthropology, echoes
Glynn's sentiments about the
goals of the society.
"The big part is that we
just want to gel the word out
about our major, because we
have kind of a small major,"
Stephens said.
Stephens said the club also
wants to make resources
available for members.
Resources include oppor­tunities
to develop connec­tions
with others in the held
of anthropology outside of
Auburn. Stephens said the
club will also be a way for
students to get to know their
professors, who will eventu­ally
write their letters of rec­ommendation.
Glynn encourages students
to join, because the club
gives people a creative outlet.
These outlets are manifested
in the clubs plans for a vari­ety
of fall activities.
The organization has in­vited
forensic anthropologist
Cassandra Hill to speak at its
October meeting. Other plans
lor fall include volunteer­ing
opportunities and a trip
to "Moundville Days," a Na­tive
American festival which
takes place in Tuscaloosa.
"(Moundville is) a Mis-sissippian
period archaeo­logical
site; it dates to about
probably 1000 A.D.. 1500 A.D."
said Kristina Shuler, assistant
professor of anthropology
and adviser of the club. "It's
one of the larger mound cen­ters
of southeastern Native
Americans, so it's a pretty rel-
Museum hosts Grimsley Johnson
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Rheta Grimsley Johnson, award-winning reporter and columnist, came to speak to audiences Aug. 28
at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts &
Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts, the Auburn Community Orchestra and the museum joined
with the Arts Association of East Alabama, Envision Opelika and the Auburn Chamber Music society
to sponsor the event Thursday. Audiences listened to Johnson's lecture titled "Book and Buffet: An
Evening with Rheta Grimsley Johnson."
evant site."
tilynn said passion makes
the Auburn Anthropological
Society different from other
student organizations.
"We have dedicated to
making this work," Glynn
said. "It's kind of a struggle to
keep something going when
you are in a really small sec­tion
of campus."
The society is undergoing
a revival after past problems
with consistency, but Glynn
believes it will be stronger
this time. ,
"We have a lot of people
who are really passionate, re­ally
focused and want to make
this happen," Cilvnn said.
Shuler said anthropology
is a unique major because of
how diverse it is.
"Anthropology is a very
broad field, so people from
many disciplines might be in­terested
in being in the club,"
Shuler said.
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Members of the Auburn Anthropological Society take their annual
float trip. The society, open to all students, is planning its fall events,
including an anthropologist speaker, volunteer opportunities and a
trip to a Native American festival. The organization meets the first
Wednesday of every month, but the location varies. The club gives
students a chance to get the creative juices flowing.
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Tuition increases, students will take drastic measures and seek other options for ByALIMcGUINN
Assistant Campus Editor
With the tuition increase of 12 percent, stu­dents
find themselves on a tighter budget and
receiving numerous phone calls from stressed
parents.
Hie allocation the University received from
the state this year was significantly less than
last year, which caused the increase of tu­ition.
Last year, in-state tuition was $5,250 and
out-of-state tuition was $15,750, not includ­ing
student fees.
This year, the increase has caused in-state
tuition to go up to $5,880 and out-of-state to
517,640, without student fees, according to
the executive director of Student Financial
Services, Michael Reynolds.
"(The University) tries to come up with the
least amount of increase as possible to keep
the level of service and quality as it is on cam­pus,"
Reynolds said. "They don't intentionally
raise tuition, it's a long process."
Catherine DeHart, a sophomore in market­ing,
said because she is from South Carolina,
the tuition increase has affected her.
"It put another burden on my family be­cause
out-of-state tuition is already high
enough, adding more
to it doesn't help," De-
Hart said.
Reynolds said the
University tries to do
the minimum increase
possible to get by and
keep all things nor-mal.
"Anytime there is an increase, it will put a
hardship on the student's family," Reynolds
said.
Reynolds explained the applications for fi­nancial
aid have not increased, and the num­ber
of applicants still remains at about 60
percent of the Auburn students. However, the
use of alternative loans, or private loans, has
increased.
Private loans are loans students can use
once they have borrowed all the federal loans
they can borrow.
a "Alternative loans
should bg. .the last
option," ^Reynolds
said.
DeHart said she
has less allowance
from her parents
this year and more
phone calls from her
dad telling her to be frugal with her spending
money.
"I walk to campus and plan on doing less
road trips to save gas money," DeHart said.
"The best route, however, is for the
student to take the federal route':
Michael Reynolds
Director of Student Financial Services
If a student does not qualify for financial
aid and cannot get a scholarship, Reynolds
recommends they get money through work
study programs.
Reynolds said, many students have one or
two jobs to help pay for their tuition at Au­burn.
"Another great way to help save up for col­lege
are pre-paid college tuition plans," Reyn­olds
said.
A pre-paid tuition plan is a contract that
will pay what tuition is, regardless if there is
a tuition increase.
Therefore, if tuition increases while a stu­dent
is enrolled in classes, the contract states
the full tuition will still be paid.
With the economy dipping low, students
hope the tuition will not increase again dur­ing
their time at Auburn.
"I just hope tuition doesn't go up again
while I'm here," DeHart said.
SG A committee pursues sustainability initiatives with help from students
SGA s Environmental Initiative
Committee works with other
campus organizations, includ­ing
ASAP, EA0 and AURecy­cling
promoting an environ­mentally
conscience campus.
By HOPE HOLLAND
Staff Writer
Auburn University needs student help to
improve the environment and increase envi­ronmental
awareness.
Student Government Association president
Lauren Hayes came into office with a goal of
promoting SGA environmental awareness.
This informs the Auburn community about
recycling, conserving energy and enforcing
sustainability throughout campus.
"SGA wants to raise environmental aware­ness
throughout our community and campus
and hopefully help students realize sustain-ability-
is a collective effort," said Clay Mcln-nis,
SOA Environmental Initiative Committee
Chair.
SGA joins with other Auburn environ­mental
committees, including the Auburn
Sustainable Action Program (ASAP), AU Re­cycling,
the Game Day Recycle Program and
the Environmental Awareness Organization
(EAO).
Several students are unaware of the oppor­tunities
to help the environment.
"You are always hearing about everyone
going green, so it is good to Auburn taking
action in so many different ways," said Callie
Barfell, a junior.
Together, these programs hope to impact
an environmental change in Auburn and help
students obtain a sustainable lifestyle to bet­ter
the future of our world.
The ASAP directed by Dr. Lindy Biggs and
project coordinator Matthew Williams, pro­vides
students with an opportunity to incor­porate
sustainability in their lives.
Affordable, sustainable practices for Au­burn
students include leaving their cars at
home, driving more slowly to save money and
fuel, buying non-disposable products and re­cycling
through AU Recycling.
An easy way to save electricity is to turn off
lights and computers when not in use.
"Right now we are working on the Did You
Know Campaign, and it's going to be rais­ing
awareness throughout campus by giving
helpful tips to students \nd the community,"
Mclnnis said. "Our first tip would be printing
on both sides of the paper on campus, saving
Auburn University money and saving trees.
It's a simple idea, but not a lot of people know
about it."
Another program working to improve the
Auburn environment is AU Recycling.
AU Recycling has incorporated several
programs into its plan to better the environ­ment.
Some of these include the Deskside Recy­cling
Program (DRP), the Residential Life Re­cycling
Program and the Game Day Recycling
Program.
The DRP provides recycling bins infaculty
and student buildings.
Ihe Residential Life Recycling Program
provides reusable recycling bags to students
living in campus housing and asks that stu­dents
empty their bags into the nearest recy­cling
bin.
The Game Day Recycling Program allows
Auburn fans to recycle during the football
season.
Recycling containers are placed across
campus for fans to dispose of plastic and alu­minum
containers.
"I think I notice recycling bins mainly on
game days," said Paige Carpenter, a junior in
the College of Business. "That's the best way
to prevent the campus from getting ruined."
Volunteers set up these containers a few
hours before the game in order to accommo­date
large crowds that show up to attend the
game.
"Sustainability, at its core, means doing
more with less," Mclnnis said.
During Welcome Week, AU Recycling
worked a table, which gave students free re­cycled
binders.
Another program Auburn participates in is
Recyclemania 2008.
Recyclemania is a 10-week-long competi­tion
that has more than 200 colleges and uni­versities
competing to see who can produce
the least amount of waste, while at the same
time producing the most recyclable materi­als.
Look forward to the ASAP's ECO Olympics,
taking place in the spring.
This will be a competition similar to Recy­clemania
2008.
This increases awareness not only with Au­burn
students, but also with college students
everywhere.
Taking action with sustainability and recy­cling
can improve the future for generations
to come.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Multicultural Center Open House
! I a.m. - 2 p.m. 1330 Auburn University Student Center
The Multicultural Center will open its doors to faculty, staff and students to highlight its services and new location. Come and
meet the Multicultural Center staff and enjoy light refreshments.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
"Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath"
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Auburn University Student Center Ballroom
Documentary viewing of "Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath" followed by a Facilitated audience discussion The
Multicultural Center and Access & Community Initiatives will sponsor this educational and informative documentary film about
the effects of 9/11 on the United States. Valarie Kaur was a 20-year-otd college student when she set out across America in the
aftermath of 9/11, camera in hand, to document hate violence against her community. From the still-shocked streets of Ground
Zero to the desert towns of the American west, her epic journey confronts the forces unleashed in a time of" national crisis
racism and religion, fear and forgiveness until she finds the heart of America... hallway around the world.
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Friday, September 12, 2008
"The Divine Nine Lecture"
6 p.m. in 213 Auburn University Student Center
I lave you ever been interested in the origins of step shows and stepping on campus? If so please join us for "the Divine Nine
Lecture."
The Multicultural Center will host Lawrence C. Ross, Jr. the author of The Divine Nine for a lecture and QA session. The Divine
Nine is a national bestseller which provides a history of the nine African American Greek organizations and is aimed at current
fraternity and sorority members, prospective members of these organizations, high school students and all those interested in
African American history and the history of'RIack Greek letter organizations.
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Students moved by history of Fort Benning
Mother of Marine shares
book about Fort Benning,
in honor of her son, leaving
the audience inspired
By SARAH LAMBERT
Staff Writer
Auburn High School graduate Billy Stelp-flug
was killed in the Beirut terrorist bomb­ings
in Lebanon, Oct. 23, 1983.
He was 19 years old.
Ten years later, his mother Peggy Stelpflug
undertook a project to honor her son, a lance
corporal in the Marines.
Peggy Stelpflug gave a lecture. Thursday, on
her book "Home of the Infantry: A History of
Fort Benning."
She and co-author Richard Hyatt began
writing it in 1993.
Peggy Stelpflug's lecture took place in Spe­cial
Collections in the Ralph Brown Draughon
Library.
The lecture was sponsored by AU Libraries,
the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for
the Arts & Humanities in the College of Lib­eral
Arts (also known as Pebble Hill) and the
AU Bookstore.
The "Book Talk" was free and open to both
students and members of the Auburn com­munity.
Dwaiyne Cox, head of Special Collections
and Archives, first had the idea for the lecture
when he learned Peggy Stelpflug and Hyatt's
book had been published in '2007.
Cox met Peggy Stelpflug when she was first
researching the book and learned of the tragic
death of her son. Billy.
About 30 guests attended the lecture, many
of whom were friends and family of Peggy
Stelpflug.
A few Auburn students were also in atten­dance.
One student was Audra Brawley, a fresh­man.
Brawley said her professor, Paul Harris, of­fered
possible extra credit to anyone who at­tended
the lecture.
Brawley said she didn't mind attending the
lecture.
"I've always been interested in history,"
Brawley said. "My dad was a history buff, and
my grandmother grew up in London around
the time of World War II."
Brawley said she always grew up hearing
stories of her grandparents' meeting, and that,
is how she first became interested in learning
about history.
Stelpflug had no trouble keeping the inter­est
of any of those in attendance of the lec­ture.
For over an hour, she entertained her audi­ence
with various anecdotes.
She talked of famous military leaders and of
presidents and army wives.
Stelpflug also told the audience about
beautiful old buildings and a dog named Cal­culator.
As diverse as the stories were, Stelpflug
wove them all together with the common
thread they all shared — a part in the history
of Fort Benning.
The event became less like a lecture and
more like a conversation with a wise and kind
woman.
'lhc audience casually shouted out ques­tions
and chuckled at Stelpflug's interesting
anecdotes.
Despite a smaller turnout, Cox said he con­sidered
the lecture a success.
"Really, all our lectures have been success­ful,"
Cox said. "We have some of the same peo­ple
show up every time."
One such person is Julia Norton, a retired
employee of the Auburn University business
office.
"I enjoy coming to all these lectures," Nor­ton
said. "They are always very interesting.
I'm glad Auburn has them."
Cox said some lectures are more popular
with students than others.
Often, more students will attend if one ol
their own professors is speaking at the lec­ture.
"They're probably hoping they will hear
something that will get them an A," Cox
joked.
Cox said he would be happy to hear sug­gestions
about future lectures that would in­terest
students in coming to be a part of the
audience.
A full list of lectures can be found at Pebble
Hill's home page on the Auburn University
Web site.
Students show support in All
Auburn All Orange T-shirts
By MALLORY BOYK1N
Campus Editor
Students dealt out the dough,
buying more than 850 All Auburn
All Orange T-shirts. Friday.
SGA set up a table outside of
Haley Center, catching students on
their way to and from class, to get
them to buy the shirts.
The T-shirts were being sold by
the SGA in honor of College Colors
Day and the All Auburn All Orange
program.
"We made this event in order to
accommodate what Gov. Bill Riley
had said about College Colors Day
and wearing your college colors."
said Lesley Ireland, director Spirit.
Ireland said the All Auburn All
Orange program helps the SGA
"It's kind of helpful lor both
causes because the All Auburn All
Orange shirts, what is neat about
that program is some of the profits
go directly back to the SGA," Ireland
said.
Ireland, who is a junior in English,
said SGA uses the money from the
All Auburn All Orange program to
fund more projects lor the student
body.
She said she thinks this year's All
Auburn All Orange event has been
successful.
"I've seen a lot of people wearing
orange: the T-shirt seems to be ev­erywhere
today," Ireland said.
Hannah Roberts, a junior in hotel
and restaurant management, said
she knew it was College Colors Day
because she saw the All Auburn All
Orange T-shirts on students all over
campus.
Tara Tucker, a sophomore in nurs­ing,
said she wore orange on Friday
in honor of the new state holiday
and the All Auburn All Orange pro­gram.
She wore Auburn colors that day
to participate in the new holiday
and because it is such an important
Auburn tradition.
Brooke Patterson, a sophomore
in speech pathology and audiology,
said she thought the new state holi­day
was a good idea.
She said she too, has seen a lot
of people wearing orange around
campus.
Patterson said she wore orange
Friday, because it was the day before
the first home football game and to
celebrate College Colors Day.
Beverly Pance. a junior apparel
merchandising and business major,
said she shared Patterson's enthu­siasm
for the new holiday because
of the mood that it creates around
campus.
"I think it (the holiday) should be
every week because of school spirit,"
Pance said. "It gets everyone excited
about the game."
According to its Web site, the All
Auburn All Orange program was
created by the SGA and Auburn
athletics department in 2001 to pro­mote
Auburn spirit.
According to their Web site, more
than 5.000 people were able to vote
to choose the design they wanted
for the 2008-2009 All Auburn All Or­ange
T-shirt.
At the A-Day game, the winner
was announced, according to' the
Web site.
The Web site said some of the
proceeds from the All Auburn All
Orange T-shirts go toward SGA's
BICi EVENT and funding for Auburn
University's scholarships that go to
students.
Mallory Boykin / STAFF
April Dennis, a freshman in chemistry, was one of the many students who bought
All Auburn All Orange T-shirts, Friday, showing support for the SGA, celebrating
the College Colors Day state holiday and getting ready for Saturday's game.
Towing companies break down the do's and don'ts for students
By GRACEANTHONY
Assistant Campus
H.D.K. T owing;
still around de­spite
the scan­dalous
tax eva­sion
case this
summer.
Despite a S100.000 income
tax evasion fine, Ricky Gene
Haddock's local towing com­pany,
H.D.K.. is still traffick­ing
illegally parked cars this
football season and the rest
of the year to the unmarked
compound on Opelika Road.
Many thought this year
would be better without the
company snooping around
looking for unmarked cars.
They thought wrong.
"We're towing about the
same," said Joe, who does
not give out his last name, at
H.D.K. about towing now, as
compared to before the law­suit.
"There is nothing in the
business license ordinance
in general that says you can't
get a business license if you
have been convicted of x, y
and z," said Andrea Jackson,
the city of Auburn's direc­tor
of finance. "The city does
not have a plan, as far as I'm
aware, to do anything."
LaTrice Mose of the city
of Auburn confirmed that
one action the city is taking
is that it will no longer call
H.D.K. for public safety issues
or assistance.
"H.D.K. is not on (the city of
Auburn's) rotation. I can tell
you that information." Mose
said.
Many question why a busi­ness
can still run after having
received, according to a news
release from the Alabama
Department of Revenue, "the
largest criminal fine ever im­posed
under Alabama's tax
evasion laws."
Mose said H.D.K can still
operate its business, as long
as it has a license.
"As long as he abides by the
towing ordinance, he can re­new
his license," Mose said.
Should Auburn's business
ordinance and the towing
ordinance be married or at
least mirror each other or any
model of business ethics?
"Yes, his business license
is still in effect," Mose said.
"Business licenses run
through the end of the year.
As long as he has insurance,
he can have a business li­cense
for towing: that's the
only thing the towing ordi­nance
says."
Lee County Circuit Judge
Jacob Walker ordered Had­dock
to pay the fine and an
additional $54,000 for restitu­tion
of Alabama tax, interest
and penalty, according to the
release.
The money is one thing, but
W a 1 k e r
originally
o rd e r ed
jail time
and a pro­bationary
period.
Illegally
p a r k e d
cars in
p r i v a 1 e
business­es,
such
What students need to do is look
at the map and realize this is not
working, I have got to go out to
that new lot and walk or lake the
Tiger Transit.
David Vedder
Auburn University's parking manager
counts like Chevrolet. Mazda
or Honda. They will be called
by the city in case of an acci­dent
"We do not impound ille­gally
parked cars." Toney said.
"That's just something we did
not want to
get involved
with."
A u b u rn
Parking Ser­vices
will
call towing
c o m p a n i e s
to come pick
up illegally
parked cars
from Univer­sity
lots like
as apartments, is not the only C /.ones on game days, cross-reason
a car can be towed, walks and handicap spots.
For the same reason, there The towing companies will
are different towing compa- then move the cars to anoth-nies.
er on-campus location.
Some assume towing "The University is respon-around
the city might be halt- sible for them." Toney said,
ed or maximized because the "The University has its own
shift of business from H.D.K. impound lot."
John Toney of Big Blue Auburn University's park-
Towing said business is still ing manager, David Vedder.
the same considering the dif- said H.D.K. staying in busi-ferenl
jobs the two do. ness has no effect on the Uni»
"Our business does not af- versitv.
feet theirs, and theirs doesn't
really affect ours," said Toney
of H.D.K.
Many students confuse
the towing companies, but
companies like Big Blue low
if a car is broken down for ac-
"'Ihey (H.D.K.) may have in
years past, but I can't recall
when they were last on cam­pus
at our request,'-' Vedder
said.
Auburn is in year 5 of a 10-
year "pedestrianizalion pro­gram"
by a master plan.
"So what's happening in
Auburn and pushing of spac­es
out of core campus and
onto the periphery of cam­pus
is by design," Vedder said.
"It's not just something that's
happened willy-nilly."
Vedder suggests a change
in mentality is needed on
campus regarding the park­ing
situation.
"What students need to do
is look at the map and realize
this is not working. 1 have got
to go out to that new lot and
walk or take the Tiger Tran­sit,"
Vedder sai.d.
'Towing on Auburn's cam­pus
was not an issue until
three years ago, when dean
of students at the time, Kent
Smith, compared the scene of
cars to an Auburn game day,
after seeing the state of Au­burn
parking dining sorority
rush and band practice.
He questioned why stu­dents
were allowed to park in
the fire zones and anywhere
they pleased.
Smith also said an impor­tant
lesson for students in
college is to take responsibil­ity
for all of their actions and
face their consequences.
One such tiling is taking
responsibility for where a stu­dent
leaves his or her car.
'Ticketing was-not enough
to teach students any les­sons.
This led to Auburn Uni­versity
starting its aggressive
towing program on campus.
"Behavior has changed tre­mendously
now that we have
a strict towing policy," Vedder
said.
The amount of illegally
parked cars has reduced
greatly in the last three years.
"It's sad to me that thou­sands
of dollars is drained
out of funds that could be
going towards education; it
goes to simply learning a les­son
about where and how to
park," Vedder said.
He said money parents and
students spend on towing
their cars could be spent to­ward
more valuable things.
"It is a major waste of mon­ey
for students and parents,"
Vedder said.
Vedder said the parking is­sue
on campus stems from
inconvenient parking on
campus, not a limited num­ber
of spots.
"There is not a lack of park­ing
on this campus," Vedder
said. "It's simply not conve­nient."
Vedder said they are just
trying to solve the problem
on campus.
"All we're trying to do is
change behavior, because
ticketing alone did not do it"
Vedder said.
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