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Vol. 115, Issue 30
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Student athletes make the grade
Bv HOLLY 111 HI III
Staff Writer
This year's Tiger Torch Ban­quet
honored 171 Auburn
athletes with outstanding
academics by giving them
the Top Tiger Award. Among
those, special awards were
given to student athletes who
displayed exceptional char­acter.
A.J. Mills, senior gymnast
in Marketing, received the
first Virgil Starks 111 Passion
Award given in honor of the
Senior Associate Athletic
Director who
passed away
last fall.
In addition
to being an
o u t s t a n d i ng
student. Mills
served as the
president of the
Student-Athlete
Advisory Com­mittee
and has
been involved
on campus as
well as in the Auburn com­munity.
"It's something I couldn't
MILLS
fathom," Mills
said. "From
the moment
I stepped on
campus for
Camp War
Eagle, [Starks]
made me feel at
home."
Mills knew
Starks' fam­ily
because of
their involve­ment
with the
Auburn Athletic Department
and through the Big Sis/Lil
Sis program which his daugh­ters,
Victoria and Anna, were
involved with.
Despite Starks' reliable in­volvement
in the lives of Au­burn
athletes, Mills said fam­ily
came before students.
"In everything he always
put God first," Mills said.
Benjamin Jones, a senior in
Mechanical Engineering, was
named male Scholar Athlete
of the Year.
He is a member of the base­ball
team who received the
Most Improved Community
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Memorial service
set for Saturday
Information given to The Plainsman by Forestry Club
President and SGA Senator Skylar Clark about the memo­rial
service honoring the life of Walker Taylor is as follows:
The memorial service has been scheduled for May 30th
at 1:30 p.m. in Room 1101 Conference Hall of the School of
Forestry and Wildlife Sciences building.
Walker's parents have requested that the attire be semi-casual.
The service is being put on by both the University
and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. A Toom-er's
oak tree will be planted at the Solon Dixon Forestry
Education Center in Taylor's honor.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend and
asked to share any stories or memories about Walker at
the service.
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Campus surrounded by construction
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City of Auburn commences widening, turn signal, resurfacing project on Magnolia Avenue.
Project should be completed by the end of July, leaves plenty of time before football season.
ByJENNIFElR BECKETT
St off Writer
Construction to make new
lanes at the intersection of
Magnolia Avenue and Dona­hue
Drive likely will end in
time for football season, said
Alison Frazier, project man­ager
and engineer.
"Based on the original con­tract
term, we should finish
by the end of July," Frazier
said. "We have experienced
some rain and utility delays,
but we are sill hoping to fin­ish
before football season
starts."
The idea for the project
arose from the need to allevi­ate
congestion in that area by
dedicating an extra lane for
movement on all four sides,
Frazier said.
"rlhe ultimate goal of the
project is the installation of
new signals and to resurface
Magnolia from the old credit
union to Gay Street." said Fra­zier.
Cecily Hornady, junior in
business marketing, said traf­fic
flow was congested before
construction.
"It took meat least 10or 15
minutes to turn left at that
intersection," said Hornady,
Austin Nelson / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Drivers may be inconvenienced by current construction on Magnolia Avenue, but the project should be completed by the end of July.
who lives in Magnolia Stu­dios.
Others avoided traveling
on Magnolia altogether be­fore
construction.
"I haven't dealt with the
traffic there much, so I didn't
have many problems before
construction started," said
Charlotte Lambert, junior in
industrial design and resi­dent
of Eagles West on Glenn
Avertue.
Since construction began,
many students have had to
re-route and incorporate
more time into their daily
travel routines.
"I usually have to allow an
extra five or more minutes
when walking to class be­cause
I have to walk around
the detour," Hornady said.
"Crossing the street is hard,
too, because drivers aren't
paying as much attention to
pedestrians."
Lambert said she also must
leave her apartment a few
minutes earlier to compen­sate
for the detour.
Despite travel time issues,
Frazier said she has received
few complaints regarding
traffic back-up on College
and Thomas Streets.
Construction began on
April 30 after funding became
available through the Special
Five Mill Tax Fund, Frazier
said.
"When the project is com­pleted,
we will have spent
approximately $1.1. million
through allocation of exist­ing
hinds voted on by Auburn
citizens," Frazier said.
The fund allows voters to
approve the use of existing
tax monies set aside for aid in
annual public improvement
projects, according to the
City of Auburn Web site.
"I don't know if the changes
will help with traffic prob­lems,
but I really hope they
do," Hornady said.
Riley signs
'Hops' bill
Bv JORDAN
BRANTLEY
Staff Writer
Friday morning
(iov. Hob Riley signed
a bill allowing stron­ger
beer to be sold in
Alabama.
Gourmet beer bill
IIB 373 raises the
limit of percent alco­hol
by volume to 13.9
percent.
' The bill passed the
Senate 19-9 and the
House 83-3 on Thurs­day.
For the past four
years, an organiza­tion
called l;ree the
Hops (FTH) has tried
to change Alabama's
alcohol by volume
law. FTH is a grass­roots,
nonprofit or­ganization
trying
to bring the highest
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Restaurant opens downtown
Ashlea Draa / PHOTO EDITOR
With the passing of the gourmet beer law, Ala-bamians
will soon have more beer choices.
ByHOLLEIGH
PATTERSON
Staff Writer
Fresh, never frozen.
In a world where this may
not be the motto of most
hamburger chains, this is
the approach that Five Guys
Burgers and Fries has taken.
Located on College Street
in the heart of downtown Au­burn,
Five Guys Burgers and
Fries opened its doors locally
May 22.
"Customer service and
food quality are our high­est
priorities," Len Cerasoli,
franchise owner of Five Guys
Burgers and Fries in Auburn,
said. "We hope that we will
have as much success at this
location as we have had at
the Montgomery location."
Success hasn't been hard to
come by for this burger joint
because they use fresh ingre­dients
and no preservatives.
"We have no freezers, ev­erything
is fresh, and noth­ing
is made in advance," said
Anderson Hewitt, district
manager of the Five Guys
Burgers and Fries in Auburn.
"We have fries cut fresh ev­ery
morning and handballed
meat patties. I like to think
we have the highest quality in
products."
Customers share that opin­ion.
Tessa Puckett, a regular
at the Five Guys Burgers and
Fries located in Trussville,
'Won't think about going back
anywhere else for a burger.
"There is nothing that can
compare to Five Guys," Puck­ett
said. "No other fast food
place tastes nearly as fresh.
When it comes to a burger
and hies, Five Guys is above
every other restaurant"
Five Guys Burgers and
Fries has a menu designed to
accommodate any customer.
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DUI Arrests in the City of Auburn
May 20-May 27,2009
Sean Joseph Thomas of St. Louis, Mo.
North Gay Street and Opelika Road
May 22,1:16 a.m.
Daniel Keith Newell Jr. of Montgomery
650 Dekalb St.
May 22,3:09 a.m.
Ashlea Draa / PHOTO EDITOR
Daniel Watson, a first year veterinary school student, chows
down on a Five Guys burger and fries at the first Auburn loca­tion
on College Street. Five Guys opened Friday.
FIVE GUYS
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For the customer who
wants a lull out burger, they
offer their full-sized burger
with or without cheese.
For tlu- customer who is a
not as hungry, they have
the little burger, Both can
come dressed however the
customer desires with a list
toppings to choose from.
Cerasoli said Five Guys
was started in Washington
D.C. in 1986 by a father and
his four sons.
After seeing the success
of their company. Five Guys
decided to franchise in
2004. Since then, one res­taurant
has been opened
every two days across the
country, making Five Guys
Burgers and Fries the fast­est
growing chain in the
United Slates in 2008.
Cerasoli said Five Guys is
committed to the campus
lifestyle.
"Starting in the fall. Five
Guys Burgers and Fries will
be opened late on Thurs­day,
Friday, and Saturday
nights." Cerasoli said. "We
want to make sure the staff
is trained and well-adjusted
first so our'customers will
experience the best service
and food possible."
GPA
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Service Award,
"We did a bunch of stuff
as a team." said Jones when
asked whal was different
about this year.
flie baseball team par­ticipated
in the "Strike Out
Cancer Hun." a f>k race host­ed
by the Auburn University
Diamond Dolls to honor
Auburn baseball coach John
Pawlowski's daughter who
is lighting childhood can­cer.
The team also visited the
Children's Hospital of Ala­bama
before playing Sam-ford
last March.
At this year's Tiger torch
Banquet, Auburn athletes
with a varsity letter and a
3.i cumulative GPA could
be inducted into Chi Alpha
Sigma, a National College
Athlete I lonor Society.
Monica Afanador, junior
soccer player majoring in
Public Relations, is among
those inducted.
Willi a 3.58 cumulative
GPA, she says grades have
always been just as impor­tant
to her as soccer.
"Being an Auburn athlete
is more than just playing
well on the field. It means
being disciplined in the
classroom and having good
character as well. No one
can deny that being a col­legiate
athlete is time-con­suming,
but my coaches and
teachers have taught me to
manage my time well." Afa­nador
said.
The Auburn student ath­letes
were encouraged to
invite a professor who has
been influential in their aca­demic
careers and who has
encouraged them to suc­ceed.
Afanador invited Julie
Gregory, a public relations
professor.
"Mrs. Gregory really sup­ports
the athletic program
and I always felt like she
made sure I was doing my
best," Afanador said.
According to the Official
Web site of Auburn Ath­letics,
among the Auburn
athletic teams represented
at the Tiger Torch Banquet
were Baseball with nine Ti­ger
Torch Award recipients,
Men's Basketball with one,
Equestrian with 15, Foot­ball
with 20, Men's Golf with
seven. Women's Golf with
seven. Gymnastics with 12,
Soccer with 16, Softball with
10. Men's Swimming and
Diving with 13, Woman's
Swimming and Diving with
L9, Men's Tennis with four.
Woman's Tennis with seven,
Men's Track and Field with
18, Woman's Track and Field
with eight and Volleyball
with five.
The banquet was held on
April 29 in the Auburn Uni­versity
Student Center.
CRIME REPORTS
April 23 - May 27, 2009
April 23, North Ross Street - Burglary of auto reported. One
black cross swiss backpack, one World Literature II Bedford
Anthology textbook, one Ray-Ban sunglasses and one coin
jar containing $10 in coins were reported stolen. A passenger
side rear door panel was also damaged.
April 25, South Gay Street - Theft reported. One 22" Ariens
push mower reported stolen.
April 27, Sigma Nil - Theft reported. One car battery, two
television 6-inch car monitors, one Blackberry phone, 50
compact discs and miscellaneous paperwork was reported
stolen.
April 27, Ogletree Road - Burglary reported. One door­frame
reported damaged. One red Craftsman large toolchest,
miscellaneous tools, one Browning compound bow and one
Husqvarna 61-20" chainsaw reported stolen.
April 27, Glanlon House - Larceny reported. One Georgia
driver's license, one Suntrust Visa debit card, one Visa credit
card, one Auburn University ID and one Suntrust: personal
check reported stolen.
April 27, Goal Post - Theft reported. One bottle Seagram's
gin reported stolen.
April 28, North Ross Street - Burglary reported. One XBox
360 Live, one Playstation 3, one Playstation 3 controller and
one XBox controller reported stolen.
April 28, Chewacla State Park - Theft reported. One tan
leather men's wallet, one Visa National City credit card, $70,
two Sam's charge card and gass card and one North Carolina
driver's license reported stolen.
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April 30, Habitat Condos - Theft reported. One Kenwood in-dash
CD player face plate, one Coach black canvas ladies wal­let,
one Coach wrist change purse, one Bed Lobster server's
apron, SI00, one Florida driver's license and one Washington,
D.C. birth certificate reported stolen.
May 1, Hemlock Drive a t Vine Avenue - Burglary reported.
One Panasonic CD player, one 4GB iPod, one set of keys,
one Army Aviation debit card and one black leather wallet
reported stolen.
May 19, Kent Drive - Larceny reported. One 32-inch Phillips
flatscreen television reported stolen.
- Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety
BEER
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quality gourmet beer to Ala­bama.
Ihe group consists of more
than 1,300 members and has
2,600 subscribers to their
newsletter.
"The governor's office re­ceived
more than 2,800 phone
calls from supporters of the
bill," said Stuart Carter of Bir­mingham,
president of FTH.
"People keep saying we
want to increase the level of
alcohol in beer, when really
we want to increase the level
of alcohol permitted in beer,'
Carter said. "We want to in­crease
the variety, the choice
and the quality that is avail­able
to the adult consumers
of the state."
FTH said it wants to give
Alabamians the chance to
choose higher quality beer.
"The kind of person who
appreciates gourmet beer
tends to be a college gradu­ate
with a fairly high dispos­able
income who appreciates
the good things in life," Carter
said. "It: is also a matter of
taste, not one demographic
or age group."
Because of the bill, brew­eries
now have the opportu­nity
to brew different styles
of beer.
"Our core recipes won't
change because of the higher
alcohol by volume content,
but it would allow us to make
more styles," said Jason Malo-ne,
manager of Good People
Brewing Co. in Birmingham.
They now have the ability
to brew any style with a per­cent
alcohol by volume of
13.9 percent.
Carter said many business­es
have already agreed to sell
their products in Alabama if
the law was changed.
He said there is an entire
cross section of Alabama's
society that enjoys good beer.
"Craft beers are a. expen­sive
and b. too heavy to be
consumed in large quantities,
so college kids and teens, in
relation to drinking, this is
not the beer for them," Malo-ne
said.
i h e Alabama Citizen's Ac-lion
Program (ALCAP), an
organization that strives to
make Alabama a safer state,
opposes the bill.
it's now characteristic of
our culture to make alcohol
an idol that we worship," said
Dr. Joe Godfrey, executive di­rector
of ALCAP. "Ihe beer
is marketed to young people
and college students, because
that is the future of their busi­ness."
Riley's signature disap­pointed
Godfrey.
lie said the constant push
for more alcohol, especially
on teenagers and college stu­dents,
is devastating.
Godfrey added that the bill
is part of a bigger situation
involving the level of alcohol
and how much is sold.
Until this bill, Alabama was
one of three states with the
nation's lowest limit of alco­hol
by volume at 6 percent
and is the only state that has
a container size limit on beer,
according to Fill's Web site.
Changing Alabama's con­tainer
size law is FTH's next
project.
"There are other legislative
issues we are looking Into,
but now we are just enjoying
the fruits of four years of hard
work," Carter said.
The next step is for whole­salers
to bring in new brands
that they can now sell.
Belgian Trappist beer, beer
from existing breweries like
Rogue, Terrapin and Sweet­water
are a few brands that
are now allowed to be sold in
Alabama.
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OUR VIEW
Glad the hops are freed,
can finally buy gourmet
After a four-year campaign, Free
the Hops finally saw Gov. Riley sign
the Gourmet Beer Bill into law.
Some Alabamians will join the
grass-roots organization in celebra­tion
of the max alcohol by volume
increase from 6 to 13.9 percent in
beer available statewide, while oth­ers
doubt the bill's necessity.
We believe a toast is in order to
commend the governor's decision to
finally "free the hops" with the sign­ing
of this bill.
However, in contrast to the stereo­types
of drunken college students,
our excitement stems more from the
level-headed, respectful decision of
our state than it does from the avail­ability
of Russian Imperial Stouts.
Certainly gourmet beers are noth­ing
to shake a stick at, but it's nice
to see a decision develop that treats
Alabamians like adults. All too often
it seems our state government is
grounded in ambiguous morals more
than it is in logic and reason.
If we're going to be trusted with
the privilege of consuming alcohol
alter we turn 21. then why restrict
the caliber of beer we may choose
to drink? There's little difference in
drinking a couple top-shelf, high-
ABV beers than downing a six-pack
of Natural Light.
And while we acknowledge the
concern about young drinkers get­ting
their hands on beers with high
alcohol contents, we don't believe
the newly available drinks will cause
any unruly consumption.
Many of the soon-to-be-available
beers will carry hefty price-tags and
stout, acquired tastes that will most
likely deter young drinkers from
replacing their beer pong brews with
a high-ABV beverage.
On the other end of the spectrum,
this decision provides the privilege
of classy, distinguished ales for those
beer connoisseurs out there.
No matter the alcohol content of
the beverage in our hand, it's still
our duty to drink responsibly, and
it's nice to hear we're finally being
acknowledged as people capable of
that.
Summer construction woes
For more than the past two
months, construction has plagued
not only Magnolia Avenue and Dun­can
Drive, but the beautiful image of
Auburn's campus. And since May 10,
the "Closed Road" signs and bull­dozers
have found their way over to
Samford Avenue as well.
This summer, the campus boasts
three major construction sites either
on the grounds or immediately
within reach.
Camp War Eagle attendees must
be turned off by the numerous
blights and navigational inconve­niences,
which shouldn't character­ize
their first experience at Auburn
L niversity.
We understand that summer con­struction
causes less congestion than
it would during the school year, but
saturating the area with construction
during the summer seems less than
ideal.
It's promised that Auburn is the
"Loveliest Village on The Plains," but
when students arrive for orientation
in the summer, they arrive in a lovelv
village that is tarnished with con­struction.
And students who live here
during the summer must deal with
the inconveniences.
We are certainly appreciative of the
work being put in to make the Mag­nolia-
Donahue intersection more
safe and making transportation to
and from campus more convenient.
It's also come as signs of growth for
the city as a whole.
At least we can always count on
all construction being completed in
time for the first football game.
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Auburn University students, faculty, administration or hoard of Trustees.
YOUR VIEW
Citizen
sides with
Troy King
Editor. 'The Auburn Plainsman:
Governor Bob Riley had enough
confidence in the strength of Troy
King's character to appoint him
Alabama attorney general in 2004.
Ihe voters of Alabama expressed
their approval of his job performance
by electing him attorney general for a
full term in 2006.
He is the top prosecutor of the
state, writes legislative packages to
propose to the Legislature, issues
advisory legal opinions to clarify
scenarios, offers comfort to the fami­lies
of 23 police officers who died in
)
the line of duty in the last five years,
witnesses executions on death row,
leads the complicated investigations
of serious crimes from murder on
down, oversees the work of 15-20 in­vestigators,
and travels with security
guards to protect his life.
Years before his election, a gener­ous,
appropriate, salary was ap­proved
for the position of attorney
general. In my opinion, Attorney
General Troy King did not sell his
soul for the price of tickets to a
Braves baseball game, or for the
invitation among other politicians to
a party to simply garner publicity for
a project, or for his attempt to locate
a job for a friend's mother.
There's an old saying, "If you
can't stand the heat, get out of the
kitchen." Troy King is in the kitchen
and this strong man can certainly
stand the heat. His soul is intact.
Fayc Gaston
union Springs
Have a a roommate who doesn't want to do chores? One way to convince
them would be with what is called the Marty McFly Method.
If they drive a DeLorean or own a hoverboard, they'll be done before
you can get to the chicken noises. "Dated References"
The first in a series of no
more after this one.
KEVIN SAUCIER
Back again, ready to give opinions
NATALIE WADE
editortiitheplaiiisinan.com
I'm back. Yes, Comm Board
allowed me to be editor again
this summer. So nice of them.
Since I've been here and done
all of this before, you shouldn't
worry much about how infor­mative
the paper will be this
summer.
We are going to fill your minds
witli as much information as pos­sible.
And some of it will be useful
to you as a citizen, or part-lime
dweller, of Auburn.
Other areas of the paper won't
help you on "Cash Cab" or "Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire." Take
this page for example. To the left
you are going to hear why we
don't like construction and why
we do like beer.
Way too obvious for a college.
newspaper, right?
If you don't feel like wasting
your Thursday reading something
that you could do yourself then I
would avoid this page at all costs.
Well, I mean, unless you want
to just kill some time between
classes or while you're on the
transit.
If you can walk and read, then
you could be more productive on
your walk to class than the entire
Fox New:s staff is on a typical
workday.
Oh yeah, I don't like Fox News.
This space right here is re­served
for my opinions and all
things I deem important, or all
things that I can form an opinion
on two hours before deadline.
It'll vary from week to week.
Stay tuned it could become an
interesting space.
Our copy editor, SoSure, said
I should introduce myself, but
what he meant was "do some­thing
to fill this space, so I don't
have to write anything on the fly."
So, here goes. My name is in
the upper left, my number is
lower right, I'm a Mac and have
a cat.
American Idol didn't matter
much to me, I don't have an opin­ion
on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's
nomination nor do I care that
President Obama spent yesterday
in Vegas.
1, however, was upset when
rumors circulated about Jon and
Kate having problems. I've since
sided with Jon and hope that
Kate realizes that playing the
victim too much is not cute.
If Twitter partners with a
television show, I'll stop updating
my friends on the most irrelevant
parts of my day.
RESENT TWEET: Great, I'm
lost in Opelika.
It wasn't necessary to begin
with, and it can easily be cut out
of my life.
Just recently I have made an
effort to become more musically
aware. This was more out of ne­cessity
than actual ambition. I'm
surrounded by musical savants,
and I'm tired of saying "Who are
they again?"
My Pandora account is now
bursting at the seams with bands.
Hopefully now I can at least carry
a conversation about music.
If you have any comments or
musical suggestions, feel free to
let me know!
Natalie Wade is the editor of
The Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach her at 844-9021.
Spending summer in Auburn worth it
NATALIE NETTLES
natalie.nettles@theplainsman.com
Ah, sweet summertime on
The Plains.
Though many students prefer
to get out of Auburn for the
summer, I am not one of them.
In fact, I've stayed in Auburn
every summer since I've been
enrolled here.
Yes, it's empty and there is not
as much going on as during the
fall and spring semesters.
However, there are many
things one can take advantage
of by spending a summer in
Auburn.
Not that Auburn has a pleth­ora
of traffic anyway (except on
football game days), but there is
significantly less traffic during
the summer months.
You are guaranteed a parking
spot on campus no matter what
time of day you have class.
No more driving aimlessly
around C-Zone praying to God,
or whichever deity you choose,
that someone leaves within the
next three minutes so you can
make it to class on time.
You are also guaranteed to
find a guest spot at any of the
various apartment complexes.
Say a temporary good-bye to
parking a mile way or risking
the wrath of a tow truck.
Summer classes at Auburn
are shorter and generally
smaller. I'd even go as far as to
say they are easier.
With a three-month sum­mer
semester and two mini-semesters,
the University offers
students plenty of opportunities
to get ahead in their academic
careers.
Not that I would recommend
doing this, but if a student were
to take a full course load during
both mini-semesters, they could
graduate way ahead of schedule.
Enough about classes though.
No summer should be all work
and no play.
There are plenty of opportu­nities
for afternoon fun in the
sun.
Various pools at apartment
complexes across the city offer
locations to work on your tan
and take a dip in the water.
For those wanting to take a
dip in a larger body of water, or
those simply wanting to reenact
the "I'm On a Boat" music video,
Lake Martin is a mere half-hour
drive away.
The stores generally remain
fully stocked all summer long.
No more leaving Wal-Mart
empty-handed because they
were out of your favorite brand
of laundry detergent.
Finally, once summer is over,
it's time for football season
once again.
What could be better than
that?
Natalie Nettles is the intrigue
editor of The Auburn Plainsman.
You can reach her at 844-9109.
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NEWS Thursday, May 28,2009 AS
Children get crafty
at weekly art club
By SARAH CRAFT
Associate Copy Editor
The image that usually
comes to mind when think­ing
of an art museum is one
of somber patrons quietly
contemplating serious pieces
of professional artwork.
However, any person who
believes that type of enter­tainment
is all that an art
museum has to offer needs
to visit the Jule Collins Smith
Museum at 10 a.m. on Satur­day.
They will be greeted with
the sounds of children excit­edly
laughing and squealing
and instructors energetically
teaching various art tech­niques.
The Jule Collins Smith
Museum's Saturday art club
meets every Saturday this
summer from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Children of all ages are in­vited
to come work with art
teachers from throughout
the community to learn ex­citing
new art techniques. .
Kids get to work with every
medium imaginable, from
watercolors and crayons to
pewter and plaster.
"Kids need encouragement
and a safe environment to
create art, and that's what
we're trying to give them,"
said Education Curator (K-
12) Adam Henley, who is in
charge of the art club.
When Henley took over the
project a year ago, the club
met only once a month.
He said he decided to in­crease
the frequency to once
a week to expand how much
the club has to offer the stu­dents.
The program has expand­ed,
increasing from about 20
students per week to more
than 75.
In the past, the club has
also catered mainly to ele­mentary
school students, but
in recent weeks secondary
students have been allowed
to come as well.
'Ihe museum has garnered
more publicity for the club
by sending flyers to local art
teachers, who then send the
information home with their
students.
Amanda Ray, an art teach­er
at two Opelika elementary
schools, said she encourages
her students to attend the
club.
"1 knew 1 had several kids
who would love this, espe­cially
in the summer when
nothing's going on," said Ray,
who attended the art club
last Saturday for "moral sup­port."
This support from local
school systems has raised
more awareness of the art
club, both from returning
members, and people who
have never gone at all.
Melissa Howell, who works
in the office of the Dean of
Students, brought her moth­er
and her daughter for the
first time last Saturday.
"I could've just stayed in
the bed, but I wanted to see
what it was all about, and we
got grandma to come too!"
Howell said. "It was a lot of
fun."
Kim Smith, an instruction­al
assistant at Auburn Early
Education Center, says she's
passionate about showing
kids all the different aspects
of art.
Her daughters Ashlee, 9
and Katelyn, 7, have enjoyed
coming to the art club since
last summer.
Their favorite project so far
has been "Texture," in which
the kids got to make straw
hats and decorate them with
sequins, buttons, and rib­bons.
Katelyn has one other fa­vorite
part of the art club—
the cookies. The museum
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Ashlea Draa / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Local children Dan, 8, and Jacqui, 9, get creative at the Jule Collins Smith Museum's Saturday art club.
Dowdell unhappy
with racial setup
of city council
By ALLISON CLARK
News Editor .
Councilman Arthur L. Dowdell houses con­cerns
for Auburn City Council's racial archi­tecture,
saying that it does not efficiently rep­resent
the black community.
"'Ihe black community makes up 17.5 per­cent
of the population," Dowdell said. "So can
I, as one city councilman, represent that racial
makeup? Auburn has not had two blacks on
its city council since the early '70s or '60s. It's
time for a change, and they know it."
Currently, the City Council includes eight
white members and one black member.
Dowdell brought this issue to attention in
the city council meeting on Tuesday, May 18,
where it received feedback.
"I think there is certainly adequate repre­sentation
for any ethnic or religious group on
the city council," Council member Dick Phel-an
of Ward 6 said. "In this community, I think
it's somewhat of a non-issue, but obviously
Councilman Dowdell doesn't agree with that."
Dowdell said he wants to see; if possible, a
five-member council with three council mem­bers
having voting powers, and the mayor
having no voting powers.
"I think the mayor
should be a presiding of­ficer,
not a voting officer,"
Dowdell said. "If he's go­ing
to have to have voting
powers, then we should
have a seven-member
council with the mayor
voting and being one of
those seven. I think that would be fair, with-two
of the council members being black."
To Phelan, addressing the representation of
minorities could lead to the issue of women's
representation.
"If you go by Dowdell's analogy, then you
would have to say there should probably be
more women on the City Council, but I don't
think the one woman that serves on the coun­cil
is ready to go to court to ensure that four
women get on the council," Phelan said.
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Schedule of Events:
Drawing techniques
Collages
Abstract shapes
Patterns
Printmaking
Drawing tricks
July 18
July 25
August. 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29
Weaving
Sculpture
Furniture design
Drawing places
Drawing w/ new materials
Book making
Mosaics
Austin Nelson / PHOTO EDITOR
Council member Arthur L. Dowdell, who repre­sents
Ward 1, expresses dissatisfaction at the
city council's racial makeup.
is currently the only female on the council.
Dowdell said hewould consider taking the
' matter to court.
"It doesn't mean we have anything personal
against anybody," Dowdell said. "It means that
we will let a jury decide
whether Auburn is racial­ly
imbalanced."
Along with most of the
council, Mayor Bill Ham
disagrees with Dowdell.
"I don't think there is
any truth to what he's
saying," Ham said. "Our
council is separated into eight wards whose
members are more than willing to help and
be representatives of citizens and serve them."
Ham said there will probably be no action
taken by the council.
"He's an individual," Ham said. "I don't think
anybody can make him believe any different
than he believes, but certainly any informa­tion
that is available, he certainly has access
to. I hope he is on a fact-finding mission, be­cause
I think he will find that the facts will
It's time for a change,
and they know it."
Arthur L. Dowdell, Councilman
Council member Sheila Eckman of Ward 2 bear there is no validity to what he is saying."
PACT board guarantees
tuition through spring 2010
ByAMYBLEY
Staff Writer
The PACT Board voted
May 20 to pay fall and spring
tuition for program partici­pants
and adopted a resolu­tion
to conduct a financial
study.
This decision affects the
48,000 participants in the
PACT Program.
Thejirogram has lost over
half of its worth in the stock
market, but still has enough
to cover the 58 to 68 million
dollars required to pay tu­ition
for the next year and to
reimburse the initial invest­ment
of all participants.
The Retirement Systems
of Alabama is conducting a
study to determine a source
for future funding.
This study will be present­ed
to Gov. Bob Riley and the
Alabama Legislature within
30 to 45 days.
The main decision affect­ing
current PACT partici­pants
is whether to remove
their money from the pro­gram
and reinvest elsewhere,'
or to stick with the program
and hope for funding
If participants remove
their money, they will get
their initial investment plus
one percent interest and mi­nus
some fees.
This may benefit those
who have recently invested,
but would be detrimental to
people who invested many
years ago and who now have
students close to college a'ge.
Patti Lambert, founder ol
the Save the Alabama PACT
group, encourages people
to leave their money in the
program. "The least you will
get is what you paid in, and
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Professor speaks
on global change
By COURTNEY JOHNSON
SlaffWriter
The Auburn Forestry Department wel­comed
Wei-Jun Cai as a guest speaker dur­ing
the Weaver Lecture Series last Friday.
The lecture series is sponsored by the Earl
H. and Sandra H. Weaver Endowment.
Cai is a professor of Marine Sciences at
the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.
Cai's lecture, "The Role of the Coastal
Zone in Global Change Research," explained
the importance of preserving coastal zones
throughout the world to ensure the continu­ation
of the resources they provide.
"The coastal zone is a zone of transition
between the purely terrestrial and marine
components on Earth's surface - a place of
diversematural systems and resources," Cai
said.
The coastal zones provide resources like
oil, gas, crops and more than 90 percent .of
global fisheries. These zones are areas of
transport, tourism and industry, explained
Cai.
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Professor Cai, from Georgia, speaks about the
need for environmental change.
"The resources of the coastal zone are cru­cial
to our societal needs. The coastal zone is
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now, which he says is just as important as making changes for the future.
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sity and ecosystems that support the
function of Earth's systems," Cai said.
Cai presented the six most pressing
Conns of glohal change that are affect­ing
our coastal zones: increase of nutri­ent
flux, damming, increase of global
temperature, loss of wetland, increased
C02 in the atmosphere and ocean
acidification.
Increased global temperatures are a
major concern in the coastal zones.
"We are in the warmest period in the
past millennium," Cai said.
Ocean acidification has been a con­cern
of the scientific community but
is recently becoming a concern for the-general
community.
"Ocean acidification occurs when
the C02 in the atmosphere is taken up
by the ocean and the pH of the ocean is
lowered," Cai said. "Ibis affects carbon-based
species like shellfish."
The Clean Water Act is an example of
a policy created to prevent future prob­lems
and deal with the consequences
communities face.
However, some policies can do more
harm than good.
For example, corn-based bio-fuel has
a negative impact on coastal zones.
"My mom's SUV can run on bio-fuel,
which is one of the reasons she pur­chased
the car," said Michelle Thomas,
a senioi in human development and
family studies. "I think it's interesting
that the negative etfects of bio-fuel on
the environment are just now being re­alized."
Cody Watts, a senior in rehabilitation
services, has noticed tips about the en­vironment
around campus.
"I think Auburn has been making a
solid effort to increase environmental
awareness in the past year," Watts said.
"I always notice the screen savers on
the computers that have easy ideas for
helping the environment."
Cai's advice is the scientific commu­nity
and public should work together
to make everyone aware that global
change is a problem now, not just
something to be concerned about in
the future.
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serves light, kid-approved
refreshments.
Henly keeps in contact
with many art teachers in the
area, but he said he's always
looking for volunteers to help
teach techniques on Satur­day
mornings.
Education majors, espe­cially
those with a specialty
in art education, are encour­aged
to contact him at an-drew.
henley@auburn.edu or
334-844-8792, if they are in­terested
in helping out with
the art club.
Students looking for a
great way to beef up a resume
while also having a great time
are encouraged to volunteer.
While the art club is geared
toward elementary school
students, it has something to
offer everyone.
From volunteering to
learning basic art techniques
to just having a great time
goofing around with the kids,
the Saturday art club is a
fun way to spend a Saturday
morning.
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NEWS STAFF
ALLISON CLARK
Editor
SARAH HANSEN
Associate Editor
To reach the staff, call (334) 844-9109.
PACT
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if you leave it in, you may get
an education." Lambert said.
Lambert said the challenge
facing the Legislature is de­termining
a way to pay the
tuition of 48,000 participants.
She has already begun
hearing stories from students
who will be unable to stay
class if PACT falls through.
"It would put a huge strain
on my family if PACT did
not pay," said Amanda Har­bison,
senior in animal sci­ences/
muscle foods. "It was
my Grandmom's inheritance
that paid for the program and
I need two more years of tu­ition.
It would be unfair if my
parents paid the money and
then their kids were not able
to use it."
Lambert sees the only way
to obtain legislative support
and funding for the program
is to sign up huge numbers of
people to Save the Alabama
PACT.
She encourages people
to sign up to the Facebook
group, Save Alabama PACT.
Lambert said that "baby
steps" have been made as
"talk about closing it down
(has changed) to positively
funding through spring."
Though the future of PACT
still hangs in the balance, she
is encouraged by the progress
made so far.
"It is not fair for equal
students to pay different
amounts," said Mike Reyn­olds,
director, of student fi­nancial
services at Auburn
University.
The goal of the indepen­dent
study is to indicate, with
a reliable range of numbers,
what it would take to bail out
the program. 'Ihis solution
will be brought before the
Legislature during the 2010
session beginning in January.
Riley has said he will call
a special session if the legis­lators
can assure him that a
consensus has been reached
and legislation putting this
solution into practice will be
passed.
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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009
Music course rocks out
Copies of the popular "Twighlight" book series are displayed at Hastings.
Readers bite into
vampire books
By NATALIE NETTLES
Intrigue Editor
Auburn may not be the School of Rock, but students
taking a particular summer course may find them­selves
indulging in the sounds of youthful rebellion
and powerful guitar riffs.
'"The History of Rock Music," a special topics course
being offered during the first summer semester, is
looking into how the rock music genre originated and
how it has evolved since.
Howard Goldstein, professor of the course, said he
has been interested in rock music since an early age.
"What I like about early rock music is people actu­ally
wrote songs, songs that have a structure and a
melody and a texture and interesting harmonies and
lyrics that are observational," Goldstein said.
The course, which was offered last summer semes­ter
as well, is the.first of its kind at Auburn.
Although Goldstein only got to the Jimi Hendrix
and Woodstock era last summer, he hopes to cover
more this time around. x
"Since I favor that music to begin with, I guess 1 kind
of emphasize it," Goldstein said.
Goldstein said he plans to definitely cover The
Beach Boys, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Little Richard,
Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.
"You can't really talk about, the history of rock with­out
those because everything that comes after relates
to those groups 1 would say," Goldstein said. "What I'd
kind of like to do is pick three or four representative
albums and sort of concentrate on them and really see
how they work."
In addition to the basic history, Goldstein focuses
on explaining how the music works.
"I think it's fun when you know how to define a par­ticular
style by its traits," Goldstein said. "It makes it
more interesting to listen to people because then you
can find out what'their influences are and how they
conform to those expectations or go against them."
Stuart Finlay, a senior in marketing, said he thinks
Auburn should offer more special topics cburses.
"Ultimately, my goal is to do sports and entertain­ment
management, and with this class I can get a bet­ter
feel for the history and it actually shows a little bit
of the business side of it as well," Finlay said.
Finlay said he is enjoying the class and Goldstein's
method of teaching. ,
"He puts things together that I've probably always
known, but he puts it in actual words and makes it
collaborate so now I can explain it if need be," Finlay
said.
Taylor Anderson, a junior in history who is also en­rolled
in the course, said rebellion against the norm
is what he believes makes rock music stand out from
other genres.
"I've always loved music," Anderson said. "It's what I
love about life, really. I really like rock 'n' roll, especial­ly
classic rock, so I just wanted to learn more about it"
Goldstein said he believes the course is appealing
to students because so many people take rock 'n' roll
music seriously.
"They take it seriously as music and also for what it
.can tell us about the culture we live in and the culture
we lived in," Goldstein said. "I'm trying to use rock
music as a way to talk about music in general and
also about, recent history and culture as well."
By CHRISTIAN BECRAFT
Associate Intrigue. Editor
With series like the "Twilight Saga"
and the books that spurred HBO's
television series "True Blood," the on­going
vampire craze has most readers
whimsical rather than horrified.
Ever since the "Twilight" books' re­lease,
the seemingly recent obsession
with vampires has heightened.
! Vampire books have been popular
since Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Drac-ula,"
but with the second book of the
"Twilight" series, "New Moon", hitting
theaters in November and with more
vampire books hitting the shelves,
the obsession is reaching previously
unseen heights.
• "We can't keep them in stock, espe­cially
when "Twilight" the movie Jirst
tame out," said Lynze Durham. Hast­ings
employee. "People would imme­diately
come in and buy 'New Moon.'
As soon as we had them in, they were
coming out and buying them. It's still
a big deal."
When readers search for the Gothic-novels
in bookstores, they won't find
the series on the shelves in the fic­tion
section. Instead customers will
notice the large displays of Vampire
books and paraphernalia that, are ap­pearing
in the front sections of most
stores.
Many stores and libraries hold
book release events to get readers ex­cited
about the new stories.
Bailey DeBardeleben, a junior in
elementary education, was one of the
many "Twilight Saga" fans who spent
late hours in a book store waiting lor
the release of Stephenie Meyer's final
book to the series.
"As soon as I found out that we
could go get 'Breaking Dawn' at mid­night
I was all over it," DeBardeleben
said. "I made a T-shirt that said Team
Edward and waited in line at mid­night
at Books-A-Million."
Once they finish the "Twilight
Saga," Ashley Brown, assistant youth
services librarian at the Auburn Pub­lic
Library, said readers ask for rec­ommendations
of what to read next.
Since these books have a romantic
character unlike the portrayal of
most vampires in past books, Brown
said shetries to recommend books
with similar characters.
"There is always a group of people
interested in whatever book, but
since "Twilight' there is more interest
and a broader audience asking for the
books," Brown said.
Brown said there is usually a wait­ing
list, for the books at the library.
She also said the books are captur­ing
the interest of many people who
before were noj avid readers but are
now frequent library visitors asking
for other books similar to these para­normal
fiction novels.
For a more mature audience, Brown
recommends Charlaine Harris' books
that inspired the HBO series True
Blood starting with book one, "Dead
Until Dark."
"I love the "Twilight' books because
they are unique romantic stories,"
DeBardeleben said. "They are not
predictable and not cliche love sto­ries.
You would think vampire stories
would be honor novels, but they are
different and interesting and so easy
to read."
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Staying cool may be a challenge this summer, but Auburn offers students various pools at which to do so.
Splashing into summer
By STEPHANIE ENGLAND
Staff Writer
Alabama summers mean swel­tering
heat and humidity, which
the majority of students plan to es­cape
by relaxing at one of Auburn's
many swimming pools.
A trip to the pool after class or
work in the summer months is a
trend for students, but the ques­tion
remains: with so many differ­ent
options, which pool is the best
place to spend the summer?
NtAv additions such as Creekside
and The Exchange have become
increasingly popular, while old
favorites such as Edge West and
University Heights still draw in stu­dents
as well.
Choosing the best pool, howev­er,
may just depend on what kind
of atmosphere a student wants.
"Hie pool I choose to go to de­pends
on what kind of mood I'm
in," said Cayley Mullen, a senior in
apparel merchandising. "If 1 want
to be in more of a social scene, I'll
go to Creekside. If I just want to re­lax,
I'll go to Edge West."
Some of Auburn's swimming
pools also hold special events and
activities to entertain and attract
students.
The Exchange, a new apart­ment
complex located on Longleaf
Drive, has four different pools to
choose from, said Mike Hnytka,
'Ihe Exchange's leasing manager.
Every Friday throughout the
summer, the pool will host a D|,
Hnytka said.
"We've got a pool with a basket­ball
court, a lap pool, and a tan­ning
pool where students can lay
out in about 6 inches to a foot of
water," Hnytka said.
A hot: tub, fire pit, basketball
court and sand volleyball court
adjacent to the pools also provide
students with plenty of other activ­ities
for the summer, Hnytka said.
Another popular site is Creek-side's
resort style pool, located of'l
Opelika Road. With three differ-
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Every week this semester,
The Plainsman
will highlight a
campus organization.
Check back next week
to read about the
Traveling Tigers.
• " ' —— Gay-Straight Alliance promotes diversity
By JUSTIN DORMAN
Staff Writer
Many students struggle to find an identity
when they first arrive at college. Fortunately,
Auburn University serves as a home for sev­eral
organizations that embrace and encour­age
diversity, such as the Auburn Gay-Straight
Alliance.
The purpose of the Auburn Gay-Straight Al­liance
is to foster that diversity and use it in a
positive light.
What is now the AGSA started as the Gay
and Lesbian Association in 1991. Over time,
the group found other students and grew un­til
2006 when they changed the title to the Au­burn
Gay-Straight Alliance.
AGSA President and Director of Event Plan­ning
Frank Crisona describes the organiza­tion
as a safe haven to discuss issues that ef­fect
the lives of both gay and straight people.
"It is really just a safe place where students
can come and discuss problems, ranging from
family problems to the coining out process,"
Crisona said. "We also discuss discrimina­tion,
religion and sometimes just politics."
'Hie AGSA has four annual events, two each
semester. This October it will host Coming
Out Day, the organization's biggest event,
where members hand out T-shirts and help
students who are struggling to find the cour­age
they need to come out.
Also, in November the AGSA acknowledges
the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day
Printed oh Recycled Paper
honoring transgender individuals who have
been discriminated against or killed for em­bracing
their diversity.
In the Spring the Gay-Straight Alliance
holds a National Day of Silence. Katie Rowe,
director of social affairs, said that members
are asked to be silent on this day to represent
the struggle of coming out.
' "Gay people are silenced everyday because
they fear they can't come out." Rowe said.
"Our goal is to improve campus' perceptions
and create a safe zone; a better community for
gays and their allies."
For the first time this spring, the organiza­tion
put on a drag show titled "What a Drag."
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"I love the Creekside pool," said Mary
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"It's just a short walk from my house,
there is always music playing and I here
are always people 1 know there."
Creekside's pool and clubhouse pro­vides
a great place to escape after class,
while also providing a great place to get
some schoolwork done and still be able
to get some sun, Moody said.
Although Creekside and The Exchange
are both large with multiple swimming
pools, Auburn's smalleY swimming pools
are still not counted out.
Some students find that the less-ex­travagant
pool sites are the best. Loca­tions
like The Edge West on West Mag­nolia
Avenue and the Garden District on
Hast University Drive still retain popu­larity.
The Edge West pool is more laid back,
Mullen said. She said she will almost
always go there rather than the other
more crowded pools because it is a bet­ter
place to relax during the school week.
"But once Friday rolls around and
it's finally the weekend, you might just
catch me at a pool with a bigger crowd,"
Mullen said.
With so many appealing options to
choose from, it's no wonder students
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'lhe AGSA hopes to make it an annual
event in the future.
Students interested in attending
meetings are strongly encouraged to do
so. lhe regular meetings are held in the
Student Center on Wednesday evenings
at 7 p.m.
"At the meetings, everyone tends to
know everyone else," Rowe said. "We are
a very social group: we typically all go
oul to dinner after our meetings."
The Gay-Straight Alliance never wants
to turn away any of its members or deter
anyone from joining, but there are many
misconceptions about the organization.
"We are not a dating service,"< said
Howe. "Also, people think that you have
to be gay to attend a meeting, or that
you're gay if you show up, and that is riot
true."
The AGSA is also an organization
determined to promote gay-straight
awareness on Auburn's campus.
Logan Plew, a junior in Supply Chain
Management, said it is great to have
such a diverse campus. -,w«
"There is a organization for every­thing,"
Plew said. "Auburn does a great
job of representing all groups of people."
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Web site helps students browse for summer jobs
By Callic C iarrett
StuffWritvr
Although summer is a time for fun
and relaxation, a part-time summer
job in Auburn may resolve the sum­mer
slumps of bored students.
"Some great resources we have
available arc the career counselors
on staff and a Web site. jobs.auburn.
edu, for on and off-campus job op­portunity
posting," Katie Mantooth,
career counselor with Auburn Uni­versity's
career services, said.
, This Web site offers utilities such
a? the ability to create a profile, up­load
a resume, apply for jobs online
and view multiple job descriptions
Mantooth said students who
work 10 to 15 hours a week are prov­en
to be more academically success­ful,
and it improves their time man­agement
skills.
She said a job only starts to af­fect
students' grades when they art'
working more than 20 hours a week
and they start working during the
hours they need to schedule a class.
meet with a professor or be in the
library studying.
A job can be difficult for students
because they may struggle finding
time to study and still have time tor
a social life.
"I found my job at Gold's Gym last
summer just by asking if they were
hiring," Beth Latham, a senior in
nutrition, said. "It was hard balanc­ing
time between my job and class
because I would work until 9 p.m.
and did not want to study when I
got home, but I had to learn time
management."
Mantooth agreed it is important
for working students to learn how
to divide their time up for each ac­tivity
throughout the day such as
class, appointments, working out,
study groups and socializing with
friends.
Because of the budget cuts in our
current economic status, the stu­dent-
staff is unfortunately the first
to be cut. Mantooth said.
'Ihcre are many jobs offered in
the community outside of Auburn's
campus. Mantooth said it is often
necessary for students to take the
initiative to look deeper than jobs.
auburn.edu since not every busi­ness
posts their job openings on
Auburn's Web site.
Stephanie King, human resource
generalist for the. city of Auburn,
said there are many opportuni­ties
for summer jobs that have to
do with sports and recreational
programs, such as recreation lead­ers
that oversee children's summer
camps or sporting events. There are
also lifeguard opportunities for all
of the public pools that are hired
through the city of Auburn.
"There are other positions avail­able
that carry out through the year
which are geared directly toward
yStudents such as public safety spe­cialist
and student fire fighters."
King-said.
To apply for any job through the
City of Auburn, King said you must
go to the Web site auburnalabama.
org/jobs to print off an application
and either mail it in or drop it off at
the Alabama career services office.
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Byjaclyn Dunn
Staff Writer
In the words of singer Alice
Cooper, "school's out," but for
many students it is starting
all over again with summer
classes.
Their only chance to get
out and experience summer
is a quick weekend vacation,
but it isn't always easy to find
the perfect thing to do.
If students are looking to
stay closer to Auburn for the
weekend, Atlanta has week­end
packages at low rates.
With CityPass, students
can purchase a packet that
includes one ticket to each of
the following: Georgia Aquar­ium.
Zoo Atlanta, World of
Coca-Cola, Inside CNN Stu­dio
Tour, Fernbank Museum
of Natural History or Atlanta
Botanical Garden, and High
Museum of Art or Atlanta
History Center.
Each packet is just under
$70 and can be used within
nine days of the purchase.
"It's great, because you
can spend the time over two
weekends with a week in be­tween,"
Susan Wilson, a City-
Pass representative, said.
Wilson explained what a
CityPass is and why it is con­venient.
"It's a booklet of actual tick­ets,
not vouchers or coupons,
for immediate admission to
the most popular museums
and attractions," Wilson said.
"So there's no planning nec­essary.
It saves about 50 per­cent
off the cost of visiting
each attraction separately."
Wilson also explained why
Atlanta is appealing to young
people.
"College-bound students
are great customers for City-
Pass, because it is a great way
to explore the new surround­ings,"
Wilson said.
For a more traditional
summer destination, a few
nearby beaches offer quick
getaways. Gulf Shores, which
is just more than four hours
south, offers parasailing and
several dinner cruises, not to
mention sand and sun.
Pensacola, Fla., which is
about three hours and 45
minutes south of Auburn, is
a great beach for seafood din­ing
and exploring museums if
the sun doesn't suit.
For the music fans out
there, Lake Martin is having
its annual July 4th Blast. It
will be held at the Lake Mar­tin
Amphitheater from 5 p.m.
until 10 p.m.
The blast will feature music
from Shades of Blue, Home­land,
and Sweet Young'Uns
and will conclude with the
annual fireworks show. Tick­ets
are $10 in advance and
SI5 at the gate.
Downtown Birmingham is
having its City Stages week­end
concert series from June
19 to 21.
Jim Taylor. City Stages at­tendee
and public relations
representative, said the City
Stages atmosphere is perfect
for college students.
"When I was in college.
City Stages was a great way to
celebrate summer and min­gle,"
Taylor said.
The weekend will feature
headliners such as Styx, Plain
White T's, and Dierks Bent-ley,
as well as more than 40
other bands ranging from rap
to big band to school bands.
Taylor said the number one
reason fo attend City Stages
is the low ticket price.
"It's cheap," Taylor said. "At
$40 for the entire weekend,
City Stages is and has always
been a deal you can't beat."
Another popular summer
concert phenomenon lo­cated
in Manchester, Tenn.,
could be called a modern day
Woodstock, Bonnaroo.
The four day and night ex­perience
lasts from June 11
to 14, and general admission
tickets range from $225 to
$250 per person. The Web site
gives all types of informative
lists for first-timers, such as
"what to bring," "what not to
bring," and "what to know be­fore
you go." Attendants can
bring their own tents, lawn
chairs, etc., and showers are
provided.
The diverse line-up in­cludes
Bruce Springsteen
and The E Street Band, Beas-tie
Boys, Snoop Dog, Gov't
Mule, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, moe.,
Phish, and almost 100 others.
Natalie McCormick, a se­nior
in civil engineering, said
Bonnaroo was a great place
to see all of her favorite musi­cians
in one place.
"It was surreal seeing Bela
Fleck during the day, Sigur
Ros in the evening, and then
watching the sunrise while
front row at a Disco Biscuits
show," McCormick said.
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Men's doubles plays to best finish in 7 years
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Auburn's top pair, Alexey Tsyrenov (front) and Tim Puetz (back), fall to John-Patrick Smith and Davey Sandgren of Tennessee in t he setrfina" rod of NBA tour naat.
ByANNASCHIKRHOI.Z
Associate Sports Editor
Auburn tennis players
have not advanced past the
quarterfinals at the NCAA
Men's Doubles Tournament
in seven years.
However, the duo of Alex-ex
Tsyrenov and Tim Puetz
moved forward to the semi­finals,
only to fall 6 1 . 6-2
to John-Patrick Smith and
Davey Sandgren of the Uni­versity
of Tennessee Sunday.
Tsyrenov and I'uel/. were
ranked 10th In the Intercol­legiate
Tennis Association
entering the competition
and defeated teams from
the t niversity ol Southern
California and the University
of Georgia before losing to
the third-ranked Smith and
Sandgren.
"We didn'l play well in
the beginning," Puetz said.
"(Tennessee)played a lot bet­ter
than we did. They deserve
to be in the championship
round. I give them credit."
The doubles team ofi'syre-nov
and Puetz, a senior and
sophomore respectively, had
a successful season, ending
with a record ol 36-12.
"Tim and 1 were definite­ly
successful this season.
Tsyrenov said. "We were in
the top four teams in the na­tion.
Jhat's good enough for
inc."
After losing the first set
of the semifinal round, the
team was down 2-0 in the
second set before a two-hour
rain delay. Head coach Eric
Shore thought the duo could
get I he momentum back, but
Puetz pulled his groin short­ly
after play began. Though
he continued to play, he
had difficulty moving on the
court, giving the opponent
an advantage.
"We were trying lo get the
momentum back." Shore
said. "We thought I he break
would help us. then Tim got
hurl."
In their first match in
the tournament. Tsyrenov
and Puetz defeated fourjh-ranked
doubles team Robert
Fa rah and Steve Johnson of
Soul hern California 6-2>. 6-1.
Then, moving into the quar­terfinals,
the team defeated
Georgia's Jamie Hunt and
Nate Schnugg. a fifth ranked
team, in a three set bailie.
3-6,6-2,6-3.
"Alexey and I made a good
team." Puetz said. "As the
year went on. we got belter
anil heller and more used to
each oilier." *
Auburn's top pair was the
first to reach the quarterfi­nals
since 2005, when Gahor
1,'elva and Alex Schwei/.er
advanced, and the first to
reach the semifinals since
2002, when Mark Kovacsand
Andrew Colombo advanced
and won the title.
"Alexey and Tim are a
great team, one of the besl
Auburn has ever had. They're
right up (here with Colombo
and Kovacs." Shore said.
Auburn ended the season
with an overall record of J i -
13. an SEC record of-1-7 and
an 8-13 record against na­tionally
ranked teams. The
team won six- of 10 home and
two of nine away events.
'"Even though we didn't
quite reach our goal of mak­ing
the Sweet 16 as a team,
we had a successful season,"
Shore said. "We finished 21st
in the nation, and we were
happy with that."
Auburn Tennis:
Fun Facts
-Head Coach Eric
Shore is the all-time
winningest coach at
Auburn in his 17th
season.
-Heather Bybee
completed herjhlgh
schpoijfcareer
undefeated, wjtb a
perfect 42-6 record.
-Men's Asliant Coach
Gabor Pelva speaks
four languages
Serbian, Hungarian,
German and English.
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-Fani Chifchiey***as
the first female Ail-
American in Auburn
women's t e s t s '
history^:;.
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-With only 10 players
on the men's tennis
team, 8 different
nations are -
represented. *x *-'"'•
-Shore was born in
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada.
-Tim Puetz, a native
German, says his
favorite food is ribs.
Auburn grad outswims Phelps
By MICHAEL HANSBERRY
StaffWrilcr
Phelps came in al 19.01 in the
100-meter freest vie and Bousqucl
came in at 48.22, giving P.ousquet a
Members of the Auburn swim U.S. Open record,
team participated in the 2009 Char- Bousqucl was modest when
lotte 1. ItraSwim Competition with asked how it feels to beat Phelps,
outstanding results; "Everyone was amazed by it."
More than
20 swimmers
represented Au­burn
at the four-day
event held
May 11-17.
Unlike regu­lar
swim meets,
the UltraSwim
requires individ­ual
competition
in contrast lo
the usual team
participation.
Bousqucl said.
"but as an ath­lete.
I'm not
so excited be­cause
we are
two different
individuals and
you can't really
compare his
Maggie Bird, race to mine."
junior Auburn Swimmer B ° ll s M u ' e '
said he started
It was our first meet
this summer, and it was
good to know I was on
track with my goals.*'
swimming in
his later years because of issues
2009 Auburn graduate and 200S with his hones. He had to stop play
Olympian, Fred Bousqucl. once
again dominated the event.
Bousquct not only came in first
place in the 50-metcr freestyle with
a time of 21.33 seconds, but he also
heat Olympic Cold Medalist. Mi­chael
Phelps, in the 100-meter free­style
finals.
ing soccer and take either dance or
swimming. I IK decision would ulti­mately
change his life forever.
"I grew up very quickly and my
bone structure didn't, so I was prct-tv
much breaking bones in my body
even' lime I would play soccer," he
said. "My mom took me to the doc­tor
and they said until you finish
growing up, you cannot play leant
aspect sports."
Bousquct said when he was
younger, he swam one afternoon a
week and he grew to like it.
He said he is not an aquatic per­son,
but he is a hard worker and
that he is consistent in the work he
does.
I hat, he said, is how he got to the
point he is at now.
Bousquct said his biggest ac­complishments
were winning the
50-metcr freestyle three years in a
row and making it to three different
Olympics, which, he said, was "one
of the toughest things to do." ,:
Other notable Auburn swimmers
were Tyler McGill and Maggie Bird.
Bird, a junior in finance from
Muncie. lnd., finished in the top five
for three of her races, an accom­plishment
she takes great pride in.
"It was our first meet this sum­mer,
and it was good to know I was
on track with my goals," Bird said.
She finished fourth in the wom­en's
1,500-meter freestyle final and
400-meter preliminary freestyle.
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Olympian and Auburn graduate Fred Bosquet sets a U.S. Open Record in the
100-meter freestyle at the 2009 Charlote Ultraswim Competition.
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Bird said she was inspired to swim
at the age of 6 by her older brother,
but did not start to lake it seriously
until age 10.
"1 started doing it all year long...
dropped my other sports and then
just stuck with swimming through
high school and then college," she
said.
. Bird said her training regiment in­volves
swimming twice a day. ihrcof '
days per week, weight lifting :i days^
a week and running. She said she
doesn't plan to swim after college. /
"I think I'll he done swimming
after next year," she said. "I'm rca<iy
to start something new, pursue 6- i
nance and see what happens." '
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Jlaggle Bird swims in the 1.500-meter freestyle. Tyler McGill swims in the 100-meter freestyle.
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SWIMMING
>From 135
Olympic Trials finalist and
five-time AU-American Tyler
McGill, a senior in econom­ics
from Champaign, HI., has
been swimming competi­tively
since he was 11.
McGill came in fourth in
the 100-meter freestyle fi­nals.
Like Bird, McGill said he
started swimming recre-ationally
and a local coach
got him involved in a year-round
swimming club. That
is when he started compet­ing.
• McGill described his big­gest
accomplishment in
his swimming career as the
team national title.
"My freshman year when
we won, I didn't really have
a huge role," said McGill.
"This year, I was oh more re­lays
and I placed higher and
scored more points. Being
a team captain', it felt more
personal to me to win this
year."
McGill said although he
is not certain about his ;fu:
ture after school, he plans to
train for the 2012 Olympics.
PLAINSMAN ARCHIVES
Coaches first season falls short
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SPORTS STAFF
PATRICK DEVER
• Editor
ANNA SCHIERHOLZ
Associate Editor
To reach the staff, call (334) 844-9109.
By PATRICK DEVER
Sports Editor
With another year in the
books, the Auburn Tigers fin­ished
the 2009 baseball sea­son
with a record of 31 -25.
Head coach John Pawlows-ki's
first year in command at
Auburn started off rocky as
the team went 2-4 in its first
six games. Having coached in
conferences like the Pac 10
and the ACC, Pawlowski had
the right experience to deal
with this slow start.
"The level of play was what
I expected," Pawlowski said.
The Tigers quickly turned
that around by going on
an 11-game winning streak
highlighted by a four game
sweep of Brown University
at home and a win over the
University of Alabama at the
Capital City Classic.
The Tigers carried this mo­mentum
into SEC play when
they took series wins over the
University of Tennessee, Mis-
3&r:
sissippi State University and
Vanderbilt University.
"We were really productive
driving in runs and hitting
home runs," said Hunter Mor­ris,
sophomore.
However, the season
turned as Auburn lost its next
five conference series. The
team was plagued by injuries
throughout the season.
"Unexpected injuries af­fected
the team," Pawlowski
said, "but guys really stepped
up like Tony Caldwell at
catcher and Casey McElroy
at shortstop. Austin Hubbard
did a great job as our closing
pitcher too."
[he season ended on a high
note as the Tigers won two
out of three games against
Alabama.
"Our bullpen and our start­ers
played really well toward
the end of the season." Morris
said.
This off-season brings with
it hope for next season, but
not without some hard work.
The Tigers plan to reinforce
their pitching.
"We need more depth at
pitcher to compete in this
conference," Pawlowski said.
The Tigers have live pitch­ers
signed to play next year to
help develop that depth.
Offensively, Auburn was
a one-dimensional team at
times. It relied on the home
run too often. The team is go­ing
to have to manufacture
runs without the long ball if
it wants to make it to the SEC
and NCAA tournaments.
Base running is another
area that could use some im­provement,
said the coach.
"We need more team speed
on the base paths." Pawlows­ki
said.
With one season in the
books as head coach, Paw­lowski
is excited for the years
to come.
"The coaching staff did a
great job this year," said Mor­ris.
"'Iliey. are a solid group
and made us belter players."
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