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Board
approves
tuition
increase
By ANDREW SIMS
Online Editor
President Gogue stood in
front of the Board of Trustees
Friday and laid out both the ac­complishments
and goals the
school has made going into the
fall 2009 school year.
Gogue said he realized this
year was going to be difficult be­cause
of the 12 percent budget
cuts he described as, "the worst
in Auburn history."
The school recently had $39
million cut from its state allo­cated
funds from the Alabama
Education Trust Fund.
"These funds are collected •
from the state sales tax and state
income tax." said Student Gov­ernment
Association President
Jacob Watkins. "This is hard dur­ing
these times because people
are buying less and not report­ing
as much income so this af­fects
the schools directly."
The question proposed to the
budget committee said Watkins
was how to offset this loss of
money.
The decision was not to place
all of the shortfall on tuition and
the backs of the students. The
board decided on a 5.7 percent
increase for in state students
and a 6.1 percent increase for
out of state tuition. Ibis tuition
increase alone is expected to
help generate $9 million in rev­enue
for the school.
In addition to the increase in
tuition the board also approved
$15 million in one time cuts and
an additional $15 million per­manent
cuts. These cuts will be
passed on to individual schools
at the University to decide where
the money is taken from.
""In making these budget
cuts the goal is to make sure all
academics are preserved," said
Deedie Dowdle, executive direc­tor
of the Office of Communica­tions
and Marketing.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009
Vol. 115, Issue 34
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Got questions?
Answers are on
Admissions Office creates account to answer perspective students'jmmtions
By SARAH CRAFT
Associate Copy Editor
The Auburn University Admis­sions
department is working to bet­ter
serve its students by creating a
Facebook page where students can
ask questions and have them an­swered
by an admissions counselor.
"The class we're recruiting was
born in '92 or '93 and have always
had access to the Internet," said Jim
Parrish, assistant director at the Of­fice
of University Recruitment. "We
asked what other schools were do­ing
to keep up, and now our Face-book
page has been up and running
for a year."
Current or prospective students
can find the page by searching for
Auburn University Admissions on
Facebook.
Once a student becomes a "fan"
of the page, he or she may write Aihlea Draa / PHOTO EDITOR
> Turn to FACEBOOK, A2 Perspective students have a new resource when deciding on coming to Auburn in the Admissions Office Facebook page.
Officials announce Foy venues to open
By SARAH HANSEN
Associate News Editor
Fear not Auburn students. War
Eagle Food Court is returning —
have your Tigercards out and ready
to go.
Although the food court area of
the Foy Student Union building has
remained unused for the past year,
it is now ready to make a comeback.
Auburn University administra­tion
decided to take on this project
during the spring semester of the
2008-2009 academic year, accord­ing
to David Robinson, director of
business development for auxiliary
services.
Auburn's new meal plan policy
went into effect during the fall of
2008 which made it mandatory for
all incoming freshmen to obtain a
meal plan.
Each student is responsible for
using $1,000 per semester wherever
Athlea Draa / PHOTO EDITOR
The empty Foy War fiagle Food Court
will be reopening with new venues.
Tiger Card is accepted. "It was a de­cision
that the administration made
to give another venue to students to
spend their required dining money,"
Robinson said.
With the project only being ap­proved
a few months ago, they are
currently still in the design phase of
the project, he said. Actual construc­tion
for the project is not scheduled
to begin until the end of summer.
It is important to the administra­tion
that improvements to Foy are
made before the new food venues
are put in place.
"We're dressing up the venue it­self
to bring in a new, bright atmo­sphere,"
Robinson said.
Currently, the food court area
is being brought up to standards.
"We're taking care of what all needs
to be done to the building itselfT
Robinson said.
The food court will include South­ern
Grill, Salsarita's, Mondo Sub and
salad and dessert bars Tiger Dining
has named Simply Salad and Just
Dessert. Au Bon Pain soup will also
be available to purchase, according
to Robinson.
Auburn University student, Sta-cie
Davis, a junior in pre-pharmacy,
looks forward to seeing Foy look less
dark and outdated, and more invit­ing
to students.
"I think that when we were fresh­men,
we all really enjoyed being able
to go eat at Foy," Davis said. "I think
this past year Foy has been a wasted
space, especially since it's such a
great central location on Auburn's
campus. It's great that it's going to
be utilized."
Her only concern is that prices
will be set too high. She believes
that on-campus dining is extremely
expensive compared to other op­tions
off-campus. With the prices
set so high, students are deterred
from wanting to spend their money
on-campus, she said.
During the 2008 fall semester, Au-
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AU Athletics named 6th in football revenue
By ANNA SCHIERHOLZ
Associate Sports Editor
Though the Tigers may not
have defeated the Tide in the
last Iron Bowl battle, they did
manage to top their rivals in
another way: Revenue.
Street & Smith's Sports-
Business Journal unveiled
their Top 10 College Sports
revenue list last week. In the
2007-2008 season, * Auburn
football brought in the sixth
highest amount of money of
all NCAA teams.
"We can't do anything but
applaud our fan base," said
Stephen Naughton, director
of ticket sales in the Auburn
athletic department. "Obvi­ously
a ton of support comes
from our alumni, but there
are so many other fans that
didn't go to Auburn, but love
it just the same."
The tackling Tigers brought
in $59.67 million, topping the
Tide's $57.37 million in the
past season.
Auburn athletics brought
in a total of $89.31 million,
placing seventh on the over­all
list and defeating the
eighth place Alabama in a
second category.
"The top 10 ranking just
shows that Auburn fans put
their money where their
mouth is when it comes to
football," said Austen Vollen-weider,
a junior majoring in
animal science specializing
in pre-veterinary medicine.
"Football is serious business
here."
The University of Texas
lead the NCAA in both over­all
and football categories,
with its athletic department
bringing in $120.28 million,
and football making $72.95
million of that total.
Five of the top 10 schools
in football revenue were SEC
universities. Behind Texas,
the University of Georgia sits
second, followed by Florida,
Ohio State University, Notre
Dame, Auburn, Michigan, Al­abama,
Penn State and Loui­siana
State University.
Texas also lead the pack
in 2003, raking in $47.55 mil­lion,
significantly less than its
most recent revenue mark.
The top 10 athletic pro­grams
in the NCAA behind
the Longhorns are Ohio
State, Florida, Michigan, Wis­consin,
Penn State, Auburn,
Alabama, Tennessee and
Oklahoma State.
Auburn football is a rev­enue
booster for the Univer­sity,
selling out Jordan-Hare
Athlea Draa / PHOTO EDITOR
Despite the 36-0 loss to Alabama's Crimson Tide In last year's Iron
Bowl, the Tigers have taken In more sports revenue than UA.
nearly every season, Naugh­ton
said. But, tough econom­ic
times paired with a sub-par
last season have pushed tick­et
sales down.
Tickets went on sale to the
public last week, like every
other season, unlike many
seasons in the past, tickets
are still available for several
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>FromAl questions 1 had related to
my possible Auburn experi-liis
or her questions on the ence" Dooley said,
site's "wall." They are each The Auburn Admissions m
to prospective
p e r s o n a l l y
answered on
the wall by an
a d m i s s i o n s
counselor.
" P e o p l e
loVe to see
that we're
out there,"
Parrish said.
"These kids
want instant
gratification
so we check
the page mul­tiple
times
per day."
The counselors answer
the questions on Facebook's
public wall function rather
than sending it to the in­quirer's
inbox in the interest
of keeping the page as pub­lic
as possible.
"Someone will undoubt­edly
have the same ques­tion,
so we post the answers
where everyone can see
them," Parrish said.
"I stumbled upor the
Facebook page while brows­ing
the admissions Web
site," said Meghan Dooley,
a senior at Pineview School
for the Gifted in Sarasota.
Fla., and prospective Au­burn
student. "I'm applying
in the fall of 2009 and had
a specific scholarship ques­tion
that I had searched for
and been unable to find on
the site."
Parrish said many stu­dents
come to the site to ask
general Auburn questions.
"Often it's a matter of
finding the right person to
Auburn is
F a c e b o o k
page isn't lim­ited
to incom­ing
freshmen.
huge on spirit, and Mun>' trans-
I I I , , fer students wed like to also might
communicate that find the site
helpful.
"As a trans-
Students.
Jim Parrish
assistant director
Office of Recruitment
fer student I
have a million
q u e s t i o n s , "
said Sarah
LeAnn Sehell-er-
Triplett, a
senior transfer student from
Eastern Carolina University
with a major in communi­cation
disorders and psy­chology.
"Sometimes when
I'd call the school I could
not get through, but when
1 went on the Facebook
page my questions were an­swered
very promptly."
Parrish said the Admis­sions
department hopes to
further expand their Face-book
page in the future by-uploading
videos and hiring
appropriate personnel to
staff the page.
"We would like to start
tapping into the Auburn
spirit by making it an option
to download the Auburn
fight song directly from the
Facebook page," Parrish
said. "Auburn is huge on
spirit, and we'd like to com­municate
that to prospec­tive
students."
Not only is the Facebook
page available to share with
students answers to ques­tions
about Auburn, but it
answer," Parrish said. "We also has helped students in
get till sorts of questions their application process.
such as 'How do I find a
roommate, change my ma­jor,
or make a 'Class of'13'
Facebook group?' When
that happens, we will send
them links to where they
need to go."
Prospective students said
I hey appreciate the quick
replies.
"The page allowed me to
receive personal, case-by-
"The Facebook page redly
helped with application to
Auburn," Scheller-Triplett
stiid.
Some students included
the Facebook page as rea­sons
why they decided to
come to Auburn.
"It definitely helped me
make the decision to make
Auburn my first choice,"
Doolevsaid.
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June 17 - June 23, 2009
June 17, Wright Street at West Magnolia Avenue - Burglary
reported. One black 30G iPod reported stolen.
June 17, North College Street - Burglary reported. One Can­non
PowerShot camera, one pair Costa Del Mar Triple Tail
sunglasses, one pair Oakley sunglasses, one pair Sony head­phones,
one iPod wall charger and one Verizon car charger
reported stolen.
June 17, Eagles Landing South - Larceny reported. One
Playstation 3, two Playstation 3 controllers and one Playsta­tion
3 Madden 2009 reported stolen.
June 17, Eagles Landing South - Burglary reported. Two
XBox 360 controllers, five assorted XBox 360 games and three
DVDs reported stolen.
June 17, View Apartments - Burglary reported. Two black
Remington 1187 12-gaugc shotguns with synthetic stock
reported stolen.
June 17, Garden District - Theft reported. One Acer laptop,
one Samsung insync cell phone, one pair iNike tennis shoes,
one pair Sperry casual shoes and one college textbook "Test
and Measurements" reported stolen.
June 18, Hilton Garden Inn - Burglary reported. One Toshi-.
ba laptop, one black leather briefcase and miscellaneous
office supplies and files reported stolen.
June 18, Decrficld I Apartments - Burglary reported. One
Panasonic DVD/CD player with a flat screen LCD and one
black Nikon Coolpix digital camera reported stolen.
June 19, Swann's Triangle Trailer Park - Burglary reported.
One Vizio 37" flat screen TV, one Nokia cell phone and 200
checks reported stolen. One rear exterioT door and one inte­rior
door reported damaged.
June 19, West Glenn Avenue - Burglary reported. One set of
dark bowling shoes, two Adidas golf shirts, one backpack and
one tax research textbook reported stolen.
June 19, Big K-Mart - Shoplifting reported. One Joe Boxer
brand bra, two Fruit of the Loom brand bras, two Basic brand
ladies pants and one Attention brand ladies pants reported
stolen.
June 20, Walmart Supercenter - Shoplifting reported. One
pack of ground beef reported stolen.
- Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety
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The board also voted not to
give salary increases to staff
members for the second year
in a row.
"We all understand that
this is a shared burden and
something we are all a part
ofT Dowdle said. "We are all
just thankful we are not cut­ting
jobs."
Some of the major ad­vancements
Gogue talked
about were the development
of a new Honors College
model, which would encour­age
a greater retention of its
members.
"If you look out amongst
the graduates at graduation
and ask the honors college
graduates to stand up you see
one here and another there,"
Gogue said. "That is not what
we want."
Dowdle also said the presi­dent
was excited to announce
that every school at Auburn
has now or is working to­wards
having an internation­al
study abroad program.
"This is a great thing to
have more students being ex­posed
to different cultures,"
Dowdle said. "More and more
these students are involved
in a world that requires an
understanding of other cul­tures."
A full list of the objectives
set out for the upcoming
years at Auburn will be pro­vided
in the trustees meeting
minutes which are available
to the public around the time
of the next meeting sched­uled
for Friday, Sept. 25.
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Site offers students way out
By NATALIE NETTLES
Intrigue Editor
Gone are the days of forged
doctors excuses and comput­ers
that crash the day an as­signment
is due.
A new Web site, www.cor-rupted-
files.com, promises to
do away with excuses of the
past by allowing students to
e-mail purposely corrupted
files to professors in order to
buy time to finish their work.
The site, which offers Mi­crosoft
Word, Excel and Pow­erPoint
documents for $3.95,
does not identify its Webmas­ter
and states on the home
page to keep the site a secret.
Joey Burns, a sophomore
in supply chain management,
said he thinks students who
use this site to buy time are
cheating.
"Everybody has to be dealt
with on the same time line,"
Burns said. "It's not fair for
one student to get to turn
their work in late."
However, the FAQ section
of the Web site does encour­age
students to only send a
corrupted file to a profes­sor
as a last resort and to al­ways
ask for a
deadline ex­tension
first.
J o h n
Hagerty, a
professor of
English, said
he now re­quires
his stu­dents
to sub­mit
work in
person rather
than via e-mail
after having issues with
students sending him incom­patible
files.
"Usually there were two is­sues,"
Hagerty said. "Some­times
it would just not be
compatible and 1 wasn't able
to download it and I would
just e-mail them back and
say, 'I'm not able to get that.'
Two, sometimes you worry
about viruses."
Burns said about half of his
professors at Auburn have
It's not fair for
one student to get
to turn their work in
late."
Joey Burns
sophomore, supply
chain management:
required work to be submit­ted
via e-mail, while the rest
require it be turned in during
class time.
H a g e r t y
said it is
not fair for
students to
e-mail cor­rupted
files in
order to buy
time.
"Even if
they're not
getting it in as
good of shape
as it could be,
you don't, want to be letting
people gel around the rules,"
Hagerty said.
Hagerty said though he
has not been suspicious that
students have e-mailed him
corrupted files, he does think
professors should watch out
for them.
"If students are doing this
more and more, and I sus­pect
that will be happening
a lot more if there are ways
they can get around the rules,
then it may be something we
should take a closer look at,"
Hagerty said.
Emmett Winn, interim as­sociate
provost, said Auburn's
records show that since fall
2004 there have not been
any cases of students inten­tionally
using corrupted files
submitted to the Office of the
Provost.
However, Winn said Sec­tion
1201 (#7) of Auburn's Ac­ademic
Honesty Code states
that "altering or misusing a
document is a violation and
that associated violations
may be referred to the com­mittee
for action."
Winn said the punishment
for violating the Honesty
Code varies according to the
severity of the situation.
"So, the evidence for each
case is considered by the
committee in determining
appropriate sanctions," Winn
said. "Possible sanctions in­clude
a zero grade on the as­signment,
an F in the course
and/or suspension."
FOY
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burn University administered
an online survey asking what
kinds of food were wanted for
on-campus dining.
The survey resulted in tell­ing
administration that stu­dents
want more ethnic food
options.
This'information was used
to determine what is going
into the new food court, Rob­inson
said.
"I do think variety is a good
thing, however 1 don't eat on-campus
that often," said Kelly
Day, a junior in liberal arts.
"But for freshman it seems
like variety is key in main­taining
a healthy diet."
She believes that giving Foy
a facelift will be appealing to
prospective students and
parents.
ATHLETICS
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SEC matchups, Naughton
said.
"Our ticket sales are down
five to six percent so far,"
Naughton said. "I think it's
the economy mainly. Most of
the reasons people have giv­en
us for not buying tickets
have to do with just not being
able to afford it this year."
Still, he said he is confident
that most tickets won't be
available for long. This year,
Auburn sold all its tickets
through a new online system.
Currently, e-mails are being
sent to ticket holders from
the last five years describ­ing
ticket packages and the
games that are still available,
Naughton said. The ticket of­fice
will also begin to adver­tise
heavily in newspapers
and online, he said.
"Auburn has no medical
school and no law school,"
Naughton said. "We're the
farmers and the engineers,
and we're still drawing great
crowds. That says a lot for
Auburn."
Naughton said that Au­burn
fans are loyal to their
team and their town.
"I have bought student tick­ets
each year that I've been at
Auburn," Vollenweider said.
"And 1 will keep buying them,
no matter what kind of team
we are projected to have, as
long as I can."
"The new student center
will never be Foy." Day said.
"It's good that they're taking
the time to keep Foy alive see­ing
as it's such a huge Auburn
landmark."
While War Eagle Food
Court js getting reinstated,
more changes in Auburn's
food venues are to be made
on-campus.
Chef's Table on the ground
level of the Student Center
will be moved to where the
University planned to place
the Auburn University Book­store's
Tiger Den.
The additional space will
provide a wider variety of
food options.
In keeping with students'
wishes for more ethnic food
options, an Asian concept
venue Yan Can Cook will fill
Chef's Table current location,
Robinson said.
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COMMENTARY A4
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009
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Founded in L893 As The Orange & Blue
Vol. 116, No. 33
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
ALLISON CI.AHK
.WHS Editor
ANDREW SIMS
Online Editor
KEVIN SAUCIER
Cop) Editor
NATALIE WADE
Editor
|L'I.IAN KERSH
Managing Editor
PATRICK DEVER
Sports Editor
ASHLEA DRAA
I'hott) Editor
NATALIE NETTLES
Intrigue Editor
ALL OF OUR VIEW
Thefollowing editorial is the expressed, unsigned view of not only the editorial staff', bat
also the view of the business staff of Vie Auburn Plainsman.
Staff agrees upon
traits for position
Dean Green,
The selection of a general manager
for The Auburn Plainsman has been a
long process, but something we know
will be well worth the wait. We've met
the candidates and feel confident
that one of them will make a perfect
tit.
After talking it over and coming to
some agreed upon conclusions, we,
Ihe Plainsman's entire student staff,
have put together a list of attributes
we feel would make a person quali­fied
to become our general manager.
Ihe list is not tailored to one can­didate,
but is simply a list of charac­teristics
our ideal candidate would
possess.
We also understand the final
decision is not ours, but yours Dean
Green, so we only hope this edito­rial
will weigh in as a factor in your
decision.
Since the role of general manager
is multifaceted, we feel the person
who is chosen must have the re­quired
experience to deal with all
aspects ofThe Plainsman.
First ami foremost, we understand
this person will be responsible for
helping to turn around the paper's
financial situation, and so this person
should have a background in busi­ness
dealings. Specifically we feel the
ability and knowledge to train stu­dents
on how to sell online advertise­ments
would be preferred.
We also feel a person who is:
able to think outside the box,
humble enough to find outside
resources when their answers
are not sufficient,
approachable,
enthusiastic about their job.
and
able to work well with stu­dents
would be a great addition to our
team.
Finally, we think we need a person
who has a strong sense of direction
lor our paper.
These are only our suggestions for
what should be considered when
determining who will fill the role of
general manager, no more.
Thank you for your consideration,
Ihe Auburn Plainsman
OUR VIEW
Credit card
step on the
If signing up for a credit card is
something you celebrate, that's one
more celebration that'll have to wait
tor that 21st birthday.
Requiring that a card signer be 21
rears old or have a co-signer if under
18 to obtain a credit card is one of
many changes lor plastic cash come
: ebruary 2010 that are outlined in
the new I redit CARD Act of 2009.
While this is another form of legis­lation
that points out and attempts
to corral the Irresponsibility of young
Nilks, were on board with it.
Many of us have either personally
fallen victim to the "I'll get a credit
i aid when I go to college' plan gone
awry, or know someone who has had
tile same misfortune.
Ihe problem is that 18-year-olds
running around with credit cards,
whether irresponsible or not. typi-i.
ally don't have loo much experience
with credit, which often snowballs
into the exponentially increasing
interest lees and nightly calls from
1-S00 numbers, demanding more
money.
Credit card companies know this
chain of events, and prey off it.
When freshmen flock to Auburn or
any other university, they find credit
card companies staked out, waiting
like alligators at the watering hole.
Though instead of a gazelle being
turned into the day's main course,
these students become the proud
owners of a glimmering credit card,
and soon thereafter, not-so-shiny
legislation
right path
debt to payoff.
We understand that picking up a
credit card to help with some of the
financial burdens of entering college
is a common and often smart plan,
because several of us had the same
notion.
However, settling into the college
life while balancing schoolwork and
a job to pay off those credit card
charges is often a situation that
leaves people struggling to make pay­ments.
This is why we feel like pushing
back the age of credit card acquire­ment,
sans parents, to 21 is a good
idea. These few years allow for the
growth of maturity and comprehen­sion
key in effectively being a card
wielder.
We also agree that Ihe required
"Leon" high school courses could
help soon-to-be college students har­ness
the temptations of a brand new
credit card with heightened credit
card education.
Ihe largest downfall to the Credit
CARD Act of 2009 is thai il will delay
the process of people beginning their
credit, which is checked for sign­ing
leases or buying cars, ibis could
make it difficult when leaving college
with minimal credit.
Then again, we don't agree with
the whole "credit is credit" attitude.
It's certainly better to be delayed a
few years and limit the fallout then to
fall into a credit pit-trap earlv in the
going.
OUR POLICY
The opinions ofThe Auburn Plainsman staff are restricted to thesepages. These unsigned
editorials are the majority opinion of the night-member editorial board and are. the of­ficial
of union of the newspaper. Ihe opinions expressed in columns and letters represent
the views and opinions of their individual authors and do not necessarily reflect Auburn
I nivcrsily student.;,, faculty, administration or Hoard of 'Trusteed.
Thank you social media
NATALIE WADE
cditor@theplainsman.com
Social media has now taken
a step in the right direction
to become a more credible and
informative tool.
Sadly this step is at the cost of
people's lives and freedom.
In the last week the whole
world has seen Ihe lew glimpses
being spread about the riots in
Iran over the recent disputed
election process.
As a journalist I hold a strong
belief in the ability to share
knowledge with the public. Most
often the knowledge, or truth, is
divulged only because a person
works with a respected publica­tion
of some sort.
It's sad to say that now the
roles have reversed in this inci­dent
and any ties with a publica­tion
will now grant a person an
answer of "no comment" to any
burning question they may have.
Ihe Iranian government is be­ing
incredibly tight-lipped about
the situation, not to mention the
inability of journalists to infiltrate
the region, and the truth has not
been made available.
But through social media such
as Facebook and Twitter, cell
phone photos and videos by­standers
are taking and recording
can now be available to take the
place of AP photos.
The greatest thing about these
advances in technology is the
immediacy that accompanies the
uploaded pics and videos. Most of
the news values we are learning
as aspiring journalists at Auburn
University are being covered:
Timeliness, relevance, impact,
prominence and conflict.
Thanks to these bystanders the
world is being updated on the
true horror Iran is going through,
simply over the right to a just
election. 1 daresay most journal­ists
wouldn't risk their lives to
upload a photo like these people
are.
The next time you upload an
emo picture of yourself think
about the risk these people are
under for exposing the truth.
For those who condem social
media as worthless and counter­productive,
let these few ex­amples
shine as how social media
can be used to its greatest extent
This is the future of breaking
news and I'm a fan.
Natalie Wade is the editor of
Ihe Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach her at 844-9021.
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ANNA SCHIERHOLZ
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Before my enrollment at Au­burn,
the South was mysterious,
uncharted territory for this city
girl. Though St. Louis is techni­cally
below ihe Mason-Dixon line.
1 surely didn't feel Southern.
I'd heard all Ihe stereotypes. My
fellow Midweslerners warned me
of the irresistible charm of boys
with a Southern Iwang. the prissy
Southern belles, the fried food
that might assist in my gaining of
the freshman 15.
I came prepared to fend off
these typecasts, but Auburn
quickly won me over. Now. after
two years here. I like tothink of
myself as an adopted Southerner.
Looking back. I'm not sure il it
was the sweet tea. Ihe Irattv short
shorts, the 2007 Iron bowl or the
toilet paper that trimmed the
trees of Toomer's Corner for the
week that followed.
Rut, one thing that I know
helped the south win me over
was the graciousness and polite­ness
of the Auburn men around
me. Much to my surprise, chivalry
is not dead down south.
In my bustling, mid-sized
city, businessmen and women
scamper the streets, desperately
searching for their next dollar.
Don't get me wrong. I love my
hometown, but i would never
expect to hear a friendly "hello"
from a stranger or have my car
door opened by a date.
All along, 1 thought these ac­tions
were antiquated and extinct
in modern America. I couldn't
have been happier to be proven
wrong.
At the beginning of my fall
semester freshman year. I was
power walking up the steps
toward the Haley Center, trying
to remember how to navigate the
quadrant system, when I spotted
an endangered species of man,
one only found in the south.
He was holding the door open
for me, though I was a good
20 steps behind him. When I
reached the door, he nodded po­litely,
and 1 nodded back, slfghtly
shocked.
'Ibis experience was the first of
many.
Sadly, I can't help but realize
that women have assisted in the
demise of chivalry. We are accom­plices
to the murder, demanding
equality in a male dominated so­ciety.
Though I absolutely believe
a woman can do anything a man
can do, 1 do appreciate the perks
that a chivalrous guy can provide.
I like to have my car door
opened for me, to not worry
about who is going to pick up the
check at dinner on a first date, to
be walked to my front door at the
end of an evening.
Maybe the desire for chivalry
is a trivial, girlish naivete, but I
think there is more to the tradi­tional
Southern mating ritual.
Chivalry keeps the girls happy
and the guys trying. So please,
protect the endangered species.
Anna Schicrholz is the associate
sports editor of Ihe Auburn Plains­man.
You can reach her at 844-9109.
Wasting excessive time online
CHRISTIAN BECRAFT
cliristian.becrajl@Oieplainsinan.com
1 don't have many hobbies, but
when it comes to procrastina­tion,
and with the Internet as my
guide, you can just call me an
expert.
Ihe Internet is a helpful tool
for procrastination, one that
everyone tinkers with. If you say
you don't you are either lying or
you just honestly are not fasci­nated
with the Internet like 1 am,
living without the care to figure
out its black hole nature, and for
that I applaud you.
Whether I am looking up
movie times on moviefone.com
or looking up a word on diction-ary.
com with every intention of it
being a quick browse. I soon am
lost in the millions of Web sites in
the cyber world.
Ihe extras on Google always
get me, and when i am looking up
movie showings on movietone,
com I always want to search the
reviews which then leacft me to
imdb.com which sucks me in for
at least an hour as I browse trail­ers
and upcoming releases.
Google is also a black hole by
force. One little search for an ar­ticle
on "Wuthering Heights" and
Emily Bronte's underlying theme
of love's destruction for a World
Lit paper (or just, for curiosity)
could turn into numerous hours
onAmazon.com looking at what
other users purchased when they
bought Emily Bronte's only novel.
Or, when searching for tickets
for a Vampire Weekend concert
could lead to my realization that 1
need a new concert outfit leading
to lost time on neetmagazine. ,
coin's "A to Z Stockists'" page.
It's procrastination at its finest.
It is the reason why I write most
of my articles' rough drafts first
on paper or on my computer with
my wireless connection turned
off.
'Ihe Internet is taking over, just
as forgetting your cell phone at
home puts you in a frenzy when
fifteen years ago, I assume, cell
phones were superfluous. When
wireless networks cannot be
found most users will inconve­nience
themselves to a different
location to stay connected.
The Internet is convenient.
A friend of mine told me (on
Facebook chat, a conversation
that turned into 30 minutes when
I was just getting on to s$e the
details of an event invitation)
that she'll look up the weather on
weather.com before opening the
door to see how hot it is.
Everything can be found
online. Newspapers, articles,
books, music, clothes, food. Did
you know you can now order
food online? Restaurants such as
Papa John's or Roly Poly can take
orders online while still giving
the pick-up or delivery option as
well.
As much as 1 enjoy my ridicu­lous
infatuation with the Internet
and staying connected, I realize
the need to stay connected with
people should be much more
important. I love the tangibility
of a newspaper. 1 love the sound
of a Beatles record in my record
player. I love trying on clothes
in the store. I love clarifying my
order at Roly Poly when I am cer­tain
the person on the other end
of the phone thinks I am crazy
for wanting a grilled cheese with
honey mustard.
I will always have a love-hate
relationship with the Internet its
several resources at my fingertips
and ability to lose time in its infi­nite
world. However, I realize the,,
need for distance between this
cyber companion for the sake of
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Community gathers for art walk
By JENNIFER BECKETT
Staff Writer
Hula hooping, face painting, dough tossing,
scavenger hunting - a mere glimpse of the
array of activities and attractions at the 2009
SummerNight downtown art walk held Fri­day,
June 19 on College Street and Magnolia
Avenue.
Started by the Auburn Arts Association,
SummerNight features artists from Auburn
and surrounding areas gathered downtown
to display and sell paintings, pottery, quilts,
jewelry and other artistic wares to students
and families of the Auburn community.
"Ibis is an opportunity for the entire com­munity
to support the arts," said Sarah Hand,
art specialist and cultural director of the
Auburn Parks and Recreation Department.
"People can experience innovative perfor­mances
and can shop local downtown busi­nesses
after hours."
Artists lined the streets with their creations
displayed in front of the shops.
"I've dabbled in crafts all my life," said Caro­lyn
Lord, an artist and member of the Renais­sance
Artists' Society. "I started pastel paint­ing
classes about five years ago."
The Renaissance Artists' Society meets reg­ularly
to organize art shows and to have fun,
Lord said. •
The intense June heat did not deter Au­burn's
avid art supporters - or many others,
for that matter.
"We had a wonderful turnout and record
attendance this year," Hand said.
About 45 artists participated, which is
double the number who came last year, Hand
said.
Surrounded by his paintings of landscapes
and portraits on et.sels outside of Bizilia's
Cafe, artist Phillip Zenor said he started
painting because he thinks it is fun.
"I've painted off and on all my life," he said,
"but I started really playing with it when I
spent the winter in Naples, Florida."
A returning participant of the art walk, Ze­nor
has focused on painting only six months,
he said.
He said his long-term goal as an artist is
just to enjoy himself.
Around the corner in front of Little Italy
Pizzeria stood Sam Pittinos and Mary Collins
up to their elbows in flour tossing dough for a
crowd of children.
"We just show them how to roll it and let
them play with it," said Collins, a senior in an­thropology
and pizzeria employee.
Neither Collins nor Pittinos has participat­ed
in the art walk until this year.
"I have been here for four years, and I don't
know how I missed it," Collins said.
Also new to the downtown art scene, Kris-tina
Azar laughed as she watched the kids
playing with dough.
"1 think it's awesome that we actually get to
see families," said Azar, a sophomore in bio­medical
sciences. "As a university' town, we
see so many student faces; it's fun to get to see
families, also."
Auburn provides a hometown atmosphere
to many people, even those not originally
from the area, Azar said.
Students of ART 3010 at Auburn University
assisted in the children's area, Hand said.
Austin Nelson / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Left: Local children run and hula hoop In the art-filled
streets of downtown Friday evening during
the annual SummerNight art walk. Residents felt
the art walk was a success and more popular
than past years.
Above: Always there to help, Aubie shows a local
kid how to properly hula hoop with four hoops.
"The students were a huge part of Summer-
Nights," Hand said.
Azar appreciates art, but does not partake,
she said.
"I look at all of these paintings and wish I
had the finesse," she said.
Breaking free of the confines of paper and
canvas, Laura Banks explores artistic endeav­ors
on wheels.
The back of her jersey reads "Lucy Fero­cious"
and displays her team number.
Dressed in a black tulle skirt, fishnets and
roller skates, Banks described her involve­ment
in the Burn City Rollers, Auburn's full-contact
female roller derby.
The skaters participate in "bouts," a mix­ture
of soccer, hockey and skating, she said.
"Two teams come together, five girls on
each team," Banks said, "and the goal is to get
the 'jammer' through the 'pack' to get points."
Anything goes as far as clothing, she said.
"We wear different colored jerseys, tutus,
fishnets," Banks said. "It's really just personal
preference and how much you want to get
into your character."
New airport terminal underway
Ashlea Draa / PHOTO EDITOR
Cumberland is one of the two companies to undergo expansion.
Local companies
expand, add jobs
By JORDAN BRANTLEY
StaffWriter
Two Auburn manufactur­ers
are planning to expand
their production and em­ployee
base.
Cumberland Plastic Sys­tems
LLC and Donaldson
Company Inc. will be adding
additional employees within
the next two years.
Alison Petersen, human
resources representative for
Cumberland, said Cumber­land
plans to hire at least 51
employees over the next two
years.
Jim Noreault, plant man­ager
for Donaldson, said
Donaldson Company plans
to hire 25 employees starting
in January 2010.
Petersen said it is not an
immediate physical expan­sion,
but a production expan­sion
where the company will
buy new machines and hire
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By JORDAN BRANTLEY
StaffWriter
Last Thursday was the ground-break­ing
for a new terminal at the Auburn-
Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport.
The airport has been operational
since 1930 and has been in need of re­pair
since the 1980s, said Bill Hutto, air­port
director.
He said planning for the new addi­tion
started in 2002, but once construc­tion
begins, the terminal should be
completed within one year.
"The building is too small to accom­modate
the demands that we have to­day
in personnel and the people in the
community" said Hutto. "It has many
maintenance issues that are ongoing,
including roofs and walls that leak, and
it's too close to the runway to meet the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
standards."
The guest list for the ceremony in­cluded
members of the Auburn Univer­sity
Board of Trustees, the city councils
of Auburn and Opelika, Lee County
commissioners, city and county offi­cials
and the FAA.
The airport is used by the University
for aviation students and also serves
the community as a public airport.
Hutto said with more than 65,000 air­craft
operations each year,'the airport's
size would not be able to support their
mission.
"Many of our corporations that are
based in Auburn, Opelika and Lee
County fly into the airport," Hutto said.
"The local government sees having a
nice, efficient functioning airport as an
economic tool."
Hutto said the new terminal will in­clude
a conference room which will
better serve their customers.
They will be able to fly intb the air­port,
meet, then fly out from the same
location.
"Once it's completed and custom­ers
land, they will know that they have
landed in a modern, progressive com­munity,"
Hutto said.
Mayor Bill Ham said it is a necessary
economic development tool.
He also said the new terminal will
have a positive effect on the Auburn
community.
"It's the first thing companies want
to know about," Ham said. "The locale
of the airport, the number feet of run­way,
how accessible it is and whether
they can get their corporate planes in
and out with ease. That's the primary
reason the two cities and the county
put in almost $5 million to make it hap­pen."
State Rep. Mike Hubbard said he
has been interested in seeing improve­ments
in the airport terminal for some
time. i
"There is no doubt that we are under
served in this community," Hubbard
said. "We are one of the most progres­sive
communities, but we unfortunate­ly
have one of the worst airports. That
is not the impression we want to give
people when they first arrive in Au­burn."
Hubbard said the fast-growing com­munity
deserves to have a first-class
airport that will encourage progress in
the region.
"It's a catalyst for economic devel­opment,
needed for the University,
aviation management, flight training
programs and also for the community,"
Hubbard said.
Hubbard has been working closely
with the education trust fund and the
Department of Transportation to se­cure
funds for the terminal. Hutto said
Hubbard has been a real champion for
the airport.
"I've been able to secure $4.7 million,
and I know the cities and counties are
committed to putting money up," he
said.
Hubbard said he commended the re­gion
for working together and support­ing
the community.
"This is a classic example of how the
two cities, the county, the university
and the state are all working in concert
together to make this plan a reality," he
said.
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more employees to work them.
"We are a new company, and we've been
working hard the past few years to get busi­ness,"
Petersen said. "We are dependent on
our customers for when they release proj­ects,
so our decisions to hire are an imme­diate
effect."
Cumberland is investing $2 million and
Donaldson $3.5 million to add more to pro­duction
lines.
Mayor Bill Ham Jr. made the announce­ment
about the companies' expansion at
the last, city council meeting.
"Obviously in these stressful times, jobs
arc being lost more than gained," Ham
said. "We do have a lot of unemployed
people, but Lee County is one of the low­est
unemployment areas in the state and
having people gain employment is a good
thing for the community."
Mike Grier, manager of the Alabama
Career Center Auburn-Opelika office, said
the companies go through the career cen-ter
to help with the hiring process.
"When the companies get ready to do
something, they get with us and give us
specific times, dates and job descriptions,"
Crier said. "They ask us to prescrecn, and
we begin recruiting for them."
He said the community was hit hard by
the closing of Pace Industries, accounting
for a loss of 157 jobs.
With these two companies growing, Gri­er
said the community's economic stand­point
looks positive.
"Job creation is a vital part of our econ­omy."
Ham said. "Not only do we immedi­ately
benefit from new jobs in the form of
business licenses and occupational fees,
but also through payroll injection into our
local economy."
Philip Dunlap, Auburn's economic de­velopment
director, said the new jobs give
Auburn an optimistic future.
"1 think anytime you add new positions
that's a positive," he said.
He said the technology-based, value-added
manufacturers will create solid em­ployment
opportunities for our citizens.
"Cumberland is an outstanding example
of one of the many partnerships that exist
among our industries," he said. "We have
been fortunate to have Donaldson in Au­burn
for 10 years. Their products are vvell-
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Congress signed on new
credit card law for 2010
By SARAH CRAFT
Associate Copy Editor
Students under the age of 21 wjio
hope to soon be paying with plastic
may have to wait a little longer.
Congress signed the Credit Card
Accountability and Disclosure Act of
2009 into law, which will go into effect
February 2010.
H.R. 627-15, section (B)(i-ii) of
the bill states that "an application
to open a credit card by a consumer
who has not attained the age of 21 ...
shall require signature of a cosigner
... or submission by the consumer of
financial information... indicating an
independent means of repaying."
In a nutshell, paople under 21 who
want to apply for a credit card cannot
own a credit card in their own name.
They must either have their parent
or spouse over the age of 21 co-sign,
or the person must prove that he or
she has sufficient income to repay the
debt.
The law states that the new, more
stringent measures are meant to pro­tect
potential card applicants.
The section pertaining to appli­cants
under 21 is titled "Protection of
Young Consumers."
"I think the current economic situ­ation
has reminded everyone money
doesn't grow on trees," said Gov. Bob
Riley's press secretary Todd Stacy.
One other notable clause in the bill
(H.R. 627-6, section (B)(k)(l)) states
that customers must "opt in" for an
over-the-limit fee.
Ibis means that when a customer
reaches his or her credit limit, the
card will be declined unless the cus­tomer
opts to pay a fee for overages.
Only recently have credit card com­panies
allowed customers to charge
over their credit limit rather than de­cline
the card, but customers often
are slapped with fines.
One of the major goals of the bill is
to cut down on these fines.
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NEWS STAFF
ALLISON CLARK
Editor
SARAH HANSEN
Associate Editor *
To reach the staff, call (334) 844-9109.
Photo by Emma Robertshaw
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A new credit card law was signed by
Congress forbidding people under 21
from owning a credit card.
dated changes," said Jamie Grady, a
representative for Wells Fargo.
Mike Rogers is Alabama's District 3
Representative to Congress.
According to a statement on his
Web site he said, "The bill should help
level the playing field between credit
card companies and consumers, and
mandates that credit card companies
provide consumers at least 45 days
of written notice before any rate in­creases
in clear English."
Jenny Zuniga, a 20-year-old senior
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In the past five years, the number of drunken drivers in Auburn has risen, with the highest percentage being within the age group of 18 to 24-year olds.
Police see rise in drunken driving
The Auburn Police Department says drunken driving, particularly
among the college-aged demographic, has risen in
Auburn during the past five years.
By JACLYN DUNN
StaffWriter
Many different things mix well
with alcohol, but driving is not
one of them.
The number of drunken drivers
in Auburn has risen steadily over
the past five years; the highest
percentage being within the age
group of 18 to 24-year-olds.
This age group made up more
than 67 percent of all DUI ar­rests
during the past five years,
according to the Auburn Police
Department.
"Our numbers might be skewed
because we are in a college'town,"
Police Capt. Tom Stofer said.
Of the 67 percent of DUI arrests,
around 30 percent were under
the age of 21.
"It doesn't matter if the legal
age was 15 or 30, the issue is to
stay out from behind the wheel,"
Stofer said.
In 2008, the Auburn Police De­partment
shows that of the 348
DUI arrests, 103 of them were
made because of a traffic acci­dent.
Stofer said drinking and driv­ing
is at the top of the depart­ment's
priority list.
"We don't cut any slack," Stofer
said. "It is for safety."
An alternative to getting be­hind
the wheel after a night out
is to call a taxi.
"I learned you don't realize just
how dangerous it is until it's too
late," said Eli McCrory, a junior in
building science. "You're out hav­ing
a good time and then things
just escalate so quickly that you
get behind a wheel without even
thinking."
Adam Leger, a junior in land­scape
horticulture, said he ad­mitted
to having a few drinks af­ter
being pulled over for a busted
tag light.
"I was like any other student
thinking I could get away with
it (drinking and driving)," Leger,
said. "No one thinks they'll get
caught."
Leger passed the sobriety field
test and his blood alcohol con­tent
was under the legal limit.
"I got lucky and since then, I've
learned not to think twice, and 1
always find an alternate way to
get home," Leger said.
Stofer said the best form of pre­vention
for drinking and driving
> T u r n to DRIVING, 152
CERT offers
emergency
aid lessons
By JACLYN DUNN
St off Writer
Auburn University7 Public Safety and Lee
County Emergency Management havc'im-plemented
a new program to help victims
in emergency situations.
The Community Emergency Response
Team, or CERT, is a group of individuals
who have completed training hours in spe­cific
areas t hat allow them to be better pre­pared
for emergencies.
"The emergency training prepares you for
the aftermath of maybe a tornado or any
kind of community emergency," said John­ny
Langley. department director of emer­gency
management for Lee County.
The county offers a 21-hour course that
takes place over several weeks and teaches
participants about how to react in disas­ter-
type situations.
"The course is in case first responders
can't get to you," Langley said. "We try to
teach citizens to be self-sufficient for up to
72 hours."
The course covers every element of an
emergency from disaster preparedness to
medical operations to search and rescue
operations.
Langley said the biggest issue they try to
stress to the citizens is that they need to
have a plan for every possible event.
A similar CERT course is also available
for faculty members on the Auburn Uni­versity
campus.
"The objective is to prepare each build­ing,"
said Susan McCallister, associate di­rector
of public safety information.
Faculty members from several buildings
such as Haley Center and R.B. Draughon
Library have already gone through the
training course, and training will begin
soon for the Student Center and Lowder.
McCallister said the vet school offers a
course for students that specializes in how
to care for one's self as well as animals dur­ing
disasters.
McCallister also said the course for Au­burn
faculty members is similar to the
training course offered by the county.
Both courses prepare participants for
> T u r n to CERT. B2
Credit in college debatable
By STEPHANIE ENGLAND
StaffWriter
Once away from the security
of home, many college students
have to make their own financial
decisions.
Credit cards are popular and can
offer many benefits, but they also
can have incredible downfalls.
"College students, like adults,
deserve access to credit cards,"
said Jamie Grady, a Wachovia
spokesperson. "Having a credit
card has almost become a ne­cessity
in order to make travel
arrangements, rent a car or pur­chase
services over the phone
and online."
IS
Credit cards have many ben­efits
if they are used wisely, said
Edward Tonini, director of edu­cation
for Alliance Credit Coun­s
e l i n g,
Inc.
T h e y
o f f e r
c r e d i t -
building
assistance,
c o n v e ­n
i e n c e ,
p r o t e c ­tion
and
ways to
keep track of spending.
"But a credit card is not a neces­sity,"
Tonini said.
The right time to get a credit
card may depend solely on the in­dividual.
"For most, the right time to get
a credit
c a r d
w o u l d
be when
t h e y
m o v e
out and
become
f i n a n ­c
i a l l y
indepen-d
e n t , "
said Sven Thommesen, an eco-
> Turn to CREDIT, B2
The danger of using a
credit card, of course, is that is so
tempting to whip out that card at
every purchasing opportunity''
Sven Thommesen, economic professor
Emma Robertshaw / PHOTO STAFF
Though credit cards are appealing, the debate continues over whether they should be a
available to college students.
Or-aan'ization Auburn houses Mariners national headquarters
Every week this semester,
The Plainsman
will highlight a
campus organization.
Check back next week
to read about the
1Sailing Club.
By STEPHANIE ENGLAND
StaffWriter
Many students arrive at col­lege
with a desire to get involved
on campus and give back to the
community.
The Mariners, a service orga­nization
that supports Auburn
University's Naval ROTC, does
just that.
Formed in 1977 by a group of
women who saw that the NROTC
needed support, Auburn's chap­ter
is the National Headquarters
for the Mariners, as it was the
first in the country to be estab­lished.
'Hie all-female group partici­pates
and helps with the NROTC
drills, Junior ROTC drill meets
and intramural sports, said Lt.
James Dickey, the adviser for the
Mariners.
They also help out the local
community through various ser­vice
projects throughout the year.
"We attend a few functions
with the NROTC members ev­ery
year," said Morgan Bridges,
the Mariners co-president. "We
also work at the food bank, par­ticipate
in Relay for Life, and vol­unteer
at the human society and
community nursing homes."
Twice a semester the Mariners
help with the NROTC physical
fitness training by giving out re­freshments
and food, making it a
great way to interact on campus
and get involved.
"The Mariners provide a unique
service opportunity for students
at Auburn while creating an.easy
atmosphere to get connected
with students who have similar
interests," Bridges said.
Aside from service, the group
also hosts several social activi­ties
allowing its members to get
to know the men and women in
the unit better.
"In the past we have done
things like themed movie nights,
game nights and a Thanksgiving
dinner," Bridges said. "But I'm
hoping to try some new things
this year like maybe a casino
night."
An annual fall screening is held
where potential members are in­terviewed.
Members of the Mariners pride
themselves on supporting those
who are doing so much for the
country.
> T u r n to MARINERS, B2
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Scholarships offer relief to economic woes
By JUSTIN DORMAN
StaffWriter
With the economy on the
fritz and tuition prices on the
rise, it is becoming ever more
difficult to afford a college
education.
Fortunately, Auburn Uni­versity
students have avail­able
to them a plethora of
scholarship opportunities,
ranging from general univer­sity
scholarships to depart­ment,
freshman and transfer
scholarships.
Every year Auburn awards
approximately 6.000 scholar­ships
through the Office of
University Scholarships.
In addition to the general
scholarships awarded at the
university level. Auburn also
oilers scholarships individu­ally
through the departments
of each one of the 12 schools
and colleges.
The money for these schol­arships
typically comes from
donors and the Hoard of
Trustees.
Ryan Villarreal, an unde­clared
sophomore in science
and mathematics, thinks the
scholarships are a blessing
to families who may be suf­fering
because of the rapidly
declining economy.
"There are plenty of ways
that Auburn helps it's stu­dents,"
Villareal said. "Finan­cial
aid, individual scholar­ships.
The people who meet
the right requirements go to
school for next to nothing."
Every year there are around
2.000 recipients of individual
general scholarships, accord­ing
to the Office of University
Scholarships.
Auburn offers about 300
of these such scholarships
and awards them during the
spring semester between
the months of February and
April.
The Office of Scholarships
are in charge of setting the
criteria that current and pro­spective
students must abide
by to qualify.
There are specific mini­mum
GPA requirements in
order to be considered.
Incoming Freshman and
transfer students must be
accepted for admission and
have either a 3.0 high school
GPA or a 3.0 transfer GPA.
Students currently en­rolled
at Auburn must have
a minimum 3.0 unadjusted
GPA.
Some colleges have differ­ences
in the criteria they re­quire
students to meet.
For example, in the College
of Sciences and Mathemat­ics,
the primary determinant
for awarding scholarships to
freshmen is the prospective
student's SAT or ACT score.
Other colleges allow more
breathing room with their re­quirements.
The School of Forestry
and Wildlife Sciences, which
awards around 5100,000 an­nually,
requires only that a
student have an unadjusted
cumulative GPA of 2.75 to be
considered for departmental
scholarships.
Also, the student must
complete 12 credit hours in
the semesters during and
prior to the scholarship with
a GPA of 2.5 and a grade no
lower than a C in those class­es.
Carolyn Smith, Scholar­ship
Coordinator for the
Building Science department
thinks that although Auburn
does have many opportuni­ties
to aid its students finan­cially,
the numbers are lower
than ever because of the im­pact
of an economy in reces­sion.
Smith also said that her
particular department, gave
out 67 scholarships to the
tune of $116,763.
"It was lower this year be­cause
of the economy," Smith
said. "We do an online ap­plication
usually based on fi­nancial
need. Sometimes we
do an academic award."
Preston Fulghum, a senior
in Health Administration,
understands the burden of
paying for one's own educa-tion.
"I'll bet there are hundreds
of students at Auburn that
would not be here were it not
for scholarships," Fulghum
said. "It sure beats having to
work two or three jobs and go
to school at the same time."
DRIVING
>From A1
is education and enforce­ment.
According to the Insti­tute
on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism, each year ap­proximately
16.000 people
are killed in alcohol related
crashes, alcohol is a factor in
almost half of all traffic fatali­ties
and every other minute a
person is seriously injured in
an alcohol related crash.
"(Drunken driving) is ir­responsible,
and if you can't
make somewhat safe and
smart decisions while drink­ing
or know your cut-off
point, then you shouldn't be
drinking at all," Paige Reiber,
a senior in health adminis­tration
for nursing, said.
CERT
>From A 1
disasters such as hurricanes,
fires and power outages, but
the on-campus course also
covers a section specifically
on terrorism.
After completing the
21 hours, citizens in the
Lee County CERT are put
through a disaster scenario
exercise where the trainees
report what they see to the
instructors via radio commu­nication.
The scenario puts them
through a power outage,
fake fires and other possible
emergency situations, Lang-ley
said.
Both courses give par­ticipants
who complete the
course a backpack safety kit
that includes a first aide kit.
a wrench, medical gloves, a
hard hat. and other emergen­cy
supplies.
However. McCallister said
the one provided to faculty
members must remain on
campus at all times.
"I think the emergency
training is a great program,"
Blair Stansell, a recent Au­burn
nutrition graduate,
said. "It is a good way to
make sure everyone is better
prepared for anything that
could happen."
Lee County is offering CERT
courses Sept. 12 through Nov.
12 for any citizen who wants
to participate.
Lanalev said he recom­mends
having a group of 10
to 15 to get the most out of
the experience.
The course is free and the
directors are also willing
to work out a training sched­ule
that best works for the
group.
The training offered at
the University is funded by
grants and donations.
McCallister said Auburn is
hoping to provide more fund­ing
to expand the training to
students.
CREDIT
>From A I
nomics professor. "Like it
or not, our society lives on
credit and you need to build
your credit score. Having a
source of emergency cash is
extremely useful until you
can save enough to build an
emergency fund."
According to a press release
bv the Office of the Press Sec­retary
for the White House,
Americans pay SI5 billion in
credit card fees every year.
"It's a big responsibility and
you can get yourself into a lot
of trouble misusing credit,"
Tonini said. "We ileal with
thousands of people every
year who are in that situa­tion
where they didn't handle
it responsibly and through
circumstances they got into
trouble with overspending
and costs."
Tonini said companies give
free reign when it comes to
spending.
"Ihe danger of using a
credit card, of course, is that
it is so tempting to whip out
that card at every purchas­ing
opportunity," Tho'mmesen
said. "Then to not pay the full
bill at month's end is when
the debt piles up. If you can­not
discipline yourself, then
perhaps you should not have
one."
Thommeson suggests stu­dents
get a fixed rate.
"If you plan to pay off the
bill every month, then get a
card with a low yearly fee,"
Ihommeson said.
For information on the
credit card law Congress
signed for 2010, turn to A6.
MARINERS
>From A1
"They're offering a lot for
our country and it makes me
feel good to know that 1 can
give back to them even if it's
in just a small way," Ashley
Mund, co-president of the
Mariners, said. "I just want to
give them a thanks for what
they're doing."
The group meets once a
week to discuss upcoming
events and activities.
Ihe group provides a great
way for students to connect
and interact.
Auburn's Mariners have
earned multiple service
awards in the past, and other
universities are looking to
them for help.
'Ihe University of Mississip­pi's
NROTC has called on Au­burn
to help them get their
Mariners chapter up and
running again. Bridges said.
The Mariners are planning
a trip to visit Mississippi and
help out the university in any
way they can, Bridges said.
"They willingly volunteer
their free time to help out the
guys and girls that will go on
after college in the service of
their country and they will­ingly
volunteer to help out on
campus and around town,"
Dickey said. "It's great to be
an adviser to a group of peo­ple
that raise the standard
for the rest of us."
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'Year One'
REEL REVIEW
Year One': a comedic miss
Rating PG-
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HOW WE RATE:
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* * * - Average
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Highlight:
REEL REVIEW
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REVENGE
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THE FALLEN"
"Year One," Harold Ramis' new, inac­curately
titled comedy, that suggests the
pairing of the neurotic, sensitive straight
man and the Fat, loud-mouthed schlub is
.is nld as history itself.
Perhaps that's why Jack Black and Mi­chael
(era arc playing to types so rigid
t hey might a> well be cast in stone.
If you've watched the trailer for the film
then you already know the plot: Black's
Zed and (era's Oh live in a village in what
is certain!) not the first year of human ex­istence.
Ihe village is apparently in the Garden
ol Eden even though it's clearly not, and
Zed and Oh pine for Maya (June Raphael)
and Eema (|uno Temple), respectively.
One day, Zed eats the forbidden fruit,
and soon the two friends set out to ex­plore
the world as they pledge to return
as heroes to \\ in their loves.
Along the way they stumble from one
Bible story to another, meeting Cain (Da-vid
Cross) and eventually making their
\va\ to Sodom, where the people inexpli­cably
speak with British accents.
Anyone going into this film expecting
even a hint of the Ramis of old is in for a
rude aw akening, which is all t he more be­wildering
given the wealth of comic talent
both in front of and behind the camera.
I low could he come up with this? Keep
in mind: I larold Ramis is the person most
responsible for t he rise of chaos and rev-elr\
in comedy.
lie introduced raunch to the main­stream
with his script for "Animal House"
and his partnerships with Bill Murray rep­resent,
for many, the standard of cynical,
skewed comedy.
Imld Apatow in particular owes his ca­reer
to Ramis, which might explain why
he would finance such a terrible script.
Ihen again, maybe it exerted the same
strange influence over him as it appar­ently
did the others.
It doesn't help that Cera and Black are
playing their old shtick: Cera is ironically
detached, while Black doesn't read his
lines so much as shout them like a drunk­en
William Shatner. Occasionally, he sim­ply
devolves into noises and funny faces.
Why not just jangle keys at us, too?
And as shoddy as the script is, Ramis'
direction fares no better: for some reason,
he devotes most of the shots of this epi-cally
scaled comedy to close-ups, as if he
was desperate to get a reaction, any reac­tion,
out of the bored actors.
"Year One" is clearly shooting to be a
piece of satirical blasphemy a la Monty
Python's "Life of Brian," but it can't even
hit the simpler parody of "History of the
World Part 1."
It's filled to the ceiling of its PG-13 rat- •
ing with sodomy, circumcision and gay
jokes - Oliver Piatt's turn as a high priest
makes Ken Jeong's minting mobster look
like a character from '"Ihe Wire" - yet Ra­mis
is just wary enough of incurring any
protests that he plays it frustratiugly safe.
Yes, for all its gross-out gags, the only
bold aspect of the entire film was the
decision to include a blooper reel, as the
thought of watching the crew having a
good time with this after torturing us for
97 minutes is just insulting.
At least the cast has the deeency to look
as uncomfortable in these candid mo­ments
as they do in the final product.
Make no mistake: "Year One" is among
the worst films of recent years, and the
nadir of Ramis' career.
Cross those fingers for "Ghostbusters
111." everyone.
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Sophomore Katy Frierson keeps the ball from a defender in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Frierson had nine goals in 2008.
Soccer kicks it into gear
By HOLLY HERETH
Staff Writer
As the summer heats up, the Auburn
Women's Soccer team prepares for the
season kickoff in August. Last season,
Auburn tied Louisiana State University
for the S1£C West Championship, placed
2nd in the SEC Tournament and played
in the NCAA Tournament. This season,
the coaches and players are hoping to go
even further.
"We are looking forward to bringing
home 1st place in the SEC Tournament,
next year, but we have to take the season
one game at a time and focus on a vic­tory
in every single match," said forward
Lydia Townsend, an undeclared sopho­more
in liberal arts.
This summer, the team members are
training individually to get ready for
their first game against Samford on Aug.
23.
"If we are prepared individually, then
we can begin building as a team during
preseason," said midfielder Monica Afa-nador,
a senior in public relations.
The team will start practicing togeth­er
on Aug. 7, giving them two weeks to
work together as a team before the first
game.
"Soccer is a sport of physicality and
endurance, and returning in top notch
shape is the most important thing as
we start off our season," Townsend said.
"There is always the challenge of being
able to gel together on the field within
such a short period of time between our
first practice and our first match."
Karen Hoppa, head coach of the Ti­gers,
said she is confident in the team's
discipline for the summer as they are
training on their own.
"We've got such a great group of rising
seniors that we aren't worried about the
team at all," she said. "They will stay on
top of everybody and make sure every
body is ready to go."
The nine freshmen that Auburn is
welcoming will be given the challenge of
playing with the team for the first time
after only a few weeks of practice, but
Afanador is confident in their abilities.
"I am very excited about the nine in­coming
freshmen for next year," she said.
> Turn to SOCCER, B6
A bump with coach Benson $
By GRACE HENDERSON
Staff Writer
Wade Benson has been coaching vol­leyball
for more than 20 years. As head
coach of the women's volleyball team at
Auburn, he and his staff bring a lot of ex­perience
and passion to the game.
"Speaking for everybody. I can tell you
that we really enjoy Auburn as a school
and as an area to live and raise a family,"
Benson said. "I've enjoyed the different
sports that I've been able to go out and
support, and the volleyball program, I
believe, is making its next step forward."
Growing up in Southern California
sparked his interest in volleyball, he
said, because he was around it all the
time. Benson attended the University of
Oregon where he played both beach and
indoor volleyball and he began coach­ing
high school teams in the Portland
area. He came to Auburn as an assistant
coach after working as head coach at
Eastern Washington University.
Assistant coach Chris Campbell said
he would describe coach Benson as
BENSON
passionate, intense and
driven.
"He's always looking
for ways to improve, al­ways
looking for an edge,
for a way to get better, for
a way to gain an advan­tage,"
Campbell said.
Benson said one thing
that makes Auburn great
is its extremely support­ive
community.
"(Auburn) has a lot
of pride in the University, both on the
academic side and the athletic side," he
said. "It's a place that has the ability to
support its programs well, which allows
the coaches to have a chance to be suc­cessful.
Those two areas are very strong,
and they are things that coaches appre­ciate."
He said that the recruiting in the area
is strong.
Counseling, teaching and competi­tion
are the three best aspects of coach­ing,
Benson said.
"If I wasn't going to be a coach, I
would've been a counselor
because the two professions
are similar," he said. "There's
teaching involved in coaching
obviously, but there's also a lot
of growth training."
It's important, he said, to
have someone around to help
make the tough decisions
that come'with being in col­lege.
Benson said he is confi­dent
in the team's future.
"We're bringing in eight or nine fresh­men,
which is over half the team," he
said. "We have no seniors, so 2009 is go­ing
to be a year where we're really get­ting
used to each other and getting our
younger players involved in the SEC."
Campbell said he is excited to see
what the next season will bring.
"We've got a great recruiting class
coming in, and we've got a great group of
returning players," he said. "We feel like
this is the first step in rebuilding Auburn
volleyball."
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By COURTNEY JOHNSON
StaffWriter
Auburn's athletic depart­ment
is keeping up with
fans across the country by
utilizing social networking
Web sites. Sites like Twit­ter,
MySpace and Facebook
have become a new and
easy way for fans to receive
the latest information about
their favorite teams.
Twitter is a way for the
football department to
keep in touch with fans.
The football team has their
own Twitter account, Foot-.
ballAU, that it use to count­down
until kick off, post
articles published in news­papers
all over the country
about the team and update
fans on the team's hard
work.
There are also unofficial
Auburn' athletic Twitter
accounts, created by fans,
which are a great way to be
informed about what all of
Auburn's teams are doing.
These Twitter user's post
about upcoming events,
ticket purchasing informa­tion,
schedule updates and
season recaps.
For fans already on Twit­ter,
simply "following" the
Auburn athletic teams is an
easy way to stay in touch.
"I graduated from Auburn
a couple of years ago and
live in Atlanta, so I like to
stay on top of any informa­tion
about football games
and Auburn events so that
I can plan to come in town,"
said Evyan Mischke, an
Auburn alumni. "I already
have a Twitter for work and
personal use, so it makes it
much easier to just follow
the sports team's accounts.
It helps me keep up with
everything going on in Au­burn."
Facebook is also a popu­lar
way for fans to keep in
touch. Groups like "The Au­burn
Ticket Exchange" and
"Auburn Football" serve as
forums and chat rooms for
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events and to buy and sell
tickets.
. "Freshmen year, I didn't
get a full season of tickets,
so using Facebook helped
me out a lot," said Lana
Alessio, a senior in market­ing.
"It made it much easier
to get in touch with people
selling some of their tick­ets
and I ended up going to
most of the games."
David Finch runs a Web
site called "Social Media Ex­plorer"
and explains ways to
utilize technology.
"Facebook is a great place
for video and photos to be
uploaded," Finch said. "Not
only is it ideal for up-to-date
content where fans can par­ticipate
with the ability to
facilitate discussion boards
but also to receive the latest
information on games and
team related events. Twitter
can be the ultimate commu­nication
tool for last minute
changes."
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benefits of a team blog as a
conversation piece that is
easily updated with pictures
and video that are easily
shared and current sched­ules
and player profiles that
can be updated.
Brad Gust, Auburn Asso­ciate
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official social media net­work
he was aware of was
the Auburn football team's
Twitter account
"There will be one specifi­cally
for Coach Chizik in the
•future but for now, Footbal-
1AU is the only one," Gust
said. He advised that, like
anything else on the Inter­net,
use some caution when
reading third party sites, not
officially associated with
the University.
"Hopefully, the informa­tion
put out by others is ac­curate
but it isn't necessar­ily,"
Gust said.
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SOCCER
>From B5
" lliey are ranked the top recruiting
class in the SEC West by TopDraw-crSoccer.
com. I can't wait to see the
skills and personalities they will bring
to our team."
One of those freshman will be the
team's new goalkeeper.
"Our biggest challenge probably
is going to be having a freshman in
goal," Hoppa said. "Everybody mak­ing
that adjustment to a new keeper
is going to be tough because it's such
a crucial position, but we are very ex­cited
about this class."
Hoppa thinks they will gel well.
"They bring in a ton of depth to the
team and they will be a great compli­ment
to a returning group of players,"
Hoppa said.
Even with nine new players and a
new goalkeeper, the team is setting
high goals.
"Each year our team creates a list
of goals we want to achieve before
the season ends," Afanador said.
"Some of our goals include winning
the SEC West, the 'Iron Bowl' of soc­cer,
placing first in the SEC, winning
the SEC Tournament and making it to
NCAAs."
Florida, the defending SEC champi­on,
is going to be among the toughest
for the team to rival.
Afanador said while they are hope­ful
for a Florida win, it's not the focus.
"Even though I'd like to see us beat
Florida, our team never looks ahead
in our season," Afanador said. "We fo­cus
on one game at a time."
BENSON
>From B5
Benson said he feels no pressure being
ranked 26th in the nation by PrepVolley-ball.
com because the teams knows what it
is capable of doing, especially in the 2010
season.
"We really believe that 2010 is going to
be the year that we're really going to strike,"
Benson said. "2009 we'll be growing and
- 2010 we'll be showing."
Improvements on the student activities
building has really helped boost atten­dance
during the season, Benson said, but
hopes people will continue to come out
and support the team in the future.
Fans like Sara Beth Terry, a senior in hu­man
development and family studjes, are
eager for next season. "I love watching Au­burn
volleyball because you can really see
their unity on the court," Terry said.
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Auburn receivers Tim Hawthorne (top left), Terrell Zachery (top right), Harry Adams (bottom left) and
Derek Winter (bottom right) evade defenders after catching the ball.
Catching up with AU's
2009 receiving corps
By NICK VAN DER LINDEN
Staff Writer
The time of Ben Obomanu, Devin Aro-rhashodu,
and Courtney Taylor, has long
come and gone, and it's time for Auburn to
forget about past struggles.
Players said they were excited about the ar­rival
of wide receiver coach Trooper Taylor,
who they said instilled new life into the wide
receiver group.
"It is not important what was said or done
last season, it is all about what we have now.,
Taylor said.
The assistant coach said he is excited to say
the least about the upcoming season.
He said he thinks he made the right deci­sion
in coming to Auburn.
"We're all family here," Taylor said. "We had
a lot of lime to get to know each other even
better and share our ideas."
Although there is no proven leader on the
team yet, Taylor consistently praised Haw­thorne
throughout the spring for his matura­tion
and said he could emerge as the team's
top receiving threat.
The 6-foot-3-inch, 214-pound receiver is
fast, confident and bound to make big plays.
He will likely be accompanied by Alabama
native Terrell Zachery.
Ibe 6-foot-1-inch, 195- pound receiver said
he is looking to improve even more from last
year as well as secure a starting spot.
"This year's team is a lot better," Zachery
said. ""Ibe chemistry has improved and the
team is a lot closer now."
Zachery also said the aspect the players
love about Offensive Coordinator Gus Mal-zahn's
offense is that the team never knows
what to expect.
'Ibis aspect of his coaching always keeps
the defense guessing.
To add on to the receiver group, Harry
Adams has moved back to the wide receiver
position from the secondary and said he is
happy with the move.
Taylor said he had been after the 6-foot
185-pound Adams for quite some time.
"Even when he was at DB, 1 was still recruit­ing
him," Taylor said. "I think he likes the idea
of getting his hands on the ball and making
some plays." •
At the end of the day, Chizik said Auburn
will be a run-first team.
But he added he will still need playmakers
to step up in the passing game.
This year could be that year with the help of
former five-star recruit DeAngelo Benton and
signing day-addition Emory Blake.
Zachery is confident the wide receivers will
do their part in the run-based offense in the
coming year.
"The wide receivers are now the best part of
the offense," Zachery said.
'Whatever you are,
be a good one."
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