2017-04-20 The Auburn Plainsman

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A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID
Thursday, April 20 2017 Vol. 124, Issue 29, 12 Pages
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DAKOTA SUMPTER / MANAGING EDITOR
Protesters clash outside Foy Hall before Spencer's speech.
Alt-right supporters, protesters converge on campus for Richard Spencer event
CHIP BROWNLEE
COMMUNITY EDITOR
Auburn braced for the worst and hoped for the best ahead of a
planned event by alt-right leader Richard Spencer — an event he
promised would be a showdown.
In the end. Spencer encountered a mixed crowd at his speech, a
few hundred largely peaceful protestors outside and a quiet end to
the night.
Auburn Police Chief Paul Register said the protests and counter
protests Tuesday night resulted in three arrests.
"I'm pretty happy with the way things have gone," Register said.
"It could have been a lot worse. I attribute the peaceful nature to the
students."
The airests were made at approximately 6 pm. after a fight broke
out between two middle-aged protestors. The pair only got in about
two punches before police took them to the ground and restrained
them using plastic restraints.
The pair were not students, according to police. Register said po­lice
had no other major problems Tuesday night. Law enforcement
was out in force, though, after receiving credible threats of violence
ahead of the event and fearing the possibility of "civil unrest."
Inside of Foy Hall, where Spencer spoke to a crowd of about 300,
reaction was mixed to his controversial comments. About half of
the crowd, largely middle-aged white men who didn't appear to be
students, rose often and clapped for Spencer. While the other half of
the crowd, largely students seated toward the back of the auditori­um,
heckled and booed.
In response to questions from students, Spencer bashed facts,
calling them boring. He said he would "own slavery" because he
understands the power of the white race, and he wants the white race
to regain their identity.
More than half of the questions Spencer fielded in his Q&A ses­sion
were from students who didn't appear supportive of his rhet­oric
— most of them made it obvious but asked substantive ques­tions
regardless.
The alt-right speaker, who rose to national prominence after be­ing
punched at an anti-Trump rally in January, also criticized Au­burn
Athletics for "bringing in people they have nothing in common
with" and said the SEC was "sick" because "black athletes are not
part of the white identity."
Spencer said that college football had become a "billion-dollar
circus" and said he would ban college football if he had the choice.
He spent much of the night attempting to clarify the "alt-right move­ment"
— a term he coined himself.
The prominent white nationalist advocated creating a new col­lective
nation-state of all white people, which he said would help
lift the "black cloud of pain, sin and weakness that is weighing us
down."
"Diversity makes the world ugly," Spencer said. "It makes the
world lose all meaning. It's a way of bringing to an end a nation and
a culture that was defined by white people. I could go on for hours,
but what is good about diversity?"
Before the event began Tuesday evening, a federal judge ruled in
favor of Richard Spencer's right to speak on Auburn's campus. Last
week, the University canceled Spencer's reservation for the Foy Au­ditorium.
The Georgia college student who booked the Foy Hall reserva­tion,
Cameron Padgett, filed a motion in court Tuesday morning
seeking an injunction to force the University to allow Spencer to
speak.
The court on Tuesday granted that motion, attorneys for the plain­tiff
and the University told The Plainsman. Padgett is not from Au­burn
and is not an Auburn student. Spencer and his supporters paid
$700 to rent Foy Auditorium and extra fees to pay for police secu­rity.
The judge said the University did not provide any supporting ev­idence
that Spencer advocated violence.
The controversial white nationalist promised a showdown with
University officials over freedom of speech on public college cam­puses
after officials canceled his planned speech at Foy Hall. That
showdown took place more in the courtroom than on the concours­es
of Auburn's campus.
"They think they have shut this down but they haven't," Spencer
said last week. "I will give a speech on their campus. It is a public
place. I think Auburn University is naive and has totally misunder­stood
who I am if they think that I am going to politely back out of
this. I will be there 100 percent."
Spencer promised Tuesday night was "going to be wild." That
wasn't the case, though, according to police.
"I think it means a lot that the arrests weren't students," the police
chief said. "It really speaks to how well behaved our students are."
Citing security and safety concerns — and the possibility of "civil
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MATTHEW BISHOP / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Three people were arrested after an altercation outside Foy Hall.
DAKOTA SUMPTER / MANAGING EDITOR
Richard Spencer speaks in Foy Hall.
MATTHEW BISHOP / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
A protester outside Foy Hall.
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unrest" — the University tried to cancel his
visit late last week.
"In consultation with law enforcement,
Auburn canceled the Richard Spencer event
scheduled for Tuesday evening based on le­gitimate
concerns and credible evidence that
it will jeopardize the safety of students, facul­ty,
staff and visitors," a University spokesper­son
said in a statement.
On Twitter, Spencer said he would be "fly­ing
people to Auburn and purchasing safety
gear."
There were dozens of "Antifa" antifascist
protestors present along with dozens of alt-right
Spencer supporters who claimed to be
part of the "Traditional Workers Party," a far-right
white nationalist group that supports
ethnically pure nations.
Auburn Unites Concert, march
protests Spencer appearance
CLAIRE TULLY
CAMPUS EDITOR
KRIS MARTINS
ENTERPRISE EDITOR
JESSICA BALLARD
COPY EDITOR
Musicians took to a makeshift stage at the
head of the Green Space in an effort to fos­ter
unity on a day when many felt their safety
threatened on campus because of the crowds
white nationalist Richard Spencer would be
bringing to campus Tuesday evening.
The Auburn Unites Concert, attended by
students, faculty and community members,
took place on the Green Space as a way to
prevent Spencer from using it as a platform
on which to speak.
Jakob Geiger, sophomore in political sci­ence,
helped organize the event and brought
together artists such as Alex Wilkerson, Dog­wood
Lung and Cherry Motel to perform.
"Hold up your picket signs, and let's show
Nazi's what we think of them," Geiger said.
Before the concert began, students stood up
on stage to read prayers representing differ­ent
religions including Hinduism, Christian­ity
and Judaism.
Students with Black Auburn, a group of
several on-campus organizations thai band­ed
together to host Auburn Unites and an as­sociated
march, congregated at the staircase
outside the Student Center Starbucks dressed
in black but with orange ribbons tied around
their wrists or arms to distinguish themselves
from other groups expressing their views on
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An Auburn student carries a sign at Auburn Unites Music Fest on the Greenspace on Tuesday, April 18,2017 in Au­burn,
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campus.
Shannon Arthur, one of the leaders of the
group, emphasized nonviolence but encour­aged
participants to speak out. Many partic­ipants
hoisted signs — one of which said,
"Hate speech is not free speech" — and oth­ers
wore shirts with messages of solidarity.
Bria Lewis, freshman in apparel design,
held a sign that said, "You alt-NOT be here!!
#NoPlaceForHate." She said Auburn is not
the place for hate speech.
"1 believe that this is a campus where it
should be inclusive and everyone is accept­ed
and everybody is just loved. 1 feel like he's
just coming to hate and 1 don't really like
hate," she said, then gestured to her sign's
message.
The group of about 100 marched from
the steps, led by Chanelle Leonard, chant­ing
"Hey hey, ho ho, facism has got to go,"
as they made their way onto the Green Space
where they were met with cheerr from the at­tendees
of the Auburn Unites concert.
Arthur expressed her concerns about the
University's lag in communication, particu­larly
in regard to Spencer's campus visit.
"There definitely needs to be a better way
for administrators and students to commu­nicate
because students found out about this
via Twitter, even our elected student officials,
which is crazy," Arthur said. "That means no
one is on the same accord. It wasn't even on
the campus calendar, which is mandatory.
This should have been on there."
Had students found out from the Universi­ty
first, there might not have been such a pan­ic,
Arthur said.
"Finding out on Twitter on such a close-knit
campus like this is like screaming fire
in a crowded room." Arthur said. "It's proba­bly
the worst thing you could possibly do. We
have a very big campus, but we find out infor­mation
very quickly."
Arthur said she appreciated the peace­ful
nature of the concert in contrast to events
transpiring in the area surrounding Foy Hall,
where Spencer was set to speak.
"I think the student population feels super
blind-sighted, but the turnout here is amaz;
ing," Arthur said. "I wish it would stop be­ing
violent over there [Foy], but it's peace­ful
over here."
Before the event, some students were wor­ried
about safety to the extent of teaching
safety and self-defense techniques.
"We never expected this to happen on our
campus, so we're kind of weirded out by ev­erything,"
one protester wearing a helmet and
other protective gear said. "We've spent the
past couple of days help spread information
about this. We've been offering training for
people about how to deal with getting pep­per
sprayed and Maced just in case there are
any agitators on the other side who come and
attack."
Arthur said Auburn needs to begin address­ing
the type of campus culture it's fostered
over the years.
"We've had this issue before, and I think
the fact that he felt comfortable coming to our
campus says that we have a campus culture
here that's conducive to how he feels," Arthur
said. "We have buildings named after white
supremacists and people who believe in seg­regation,
like the Wallace Building."
Baffled, Arthur said, "You want everyone
to go in there and feel okay?"
"If you have buildings named after people
who believe in segregation than you have a
campus culture here already," Arthur said. "I
know buildings seem minute to people, but
it says to the black students on campus that
'you're not welcome here and this building is
honoring a man that doesn't respect you.'"
In the week before Spencer's event, Auburn
addressed a White Student Union claiming
to be a part of the University. The group was
handing out fliers on campus and asking peo­ple
to view their website.
"I'm here because this is getting a little bit
ridiculous," said Jessie Bridges, one attend­ee
at the Auburn Unites Concert. "Like we're
starting to see stuff on campus that's like
white supremacy and the KEK, which is like a
neo-KKK making reference to a demon god."
Bridges also pointed to provocation, po­lice
barricades and ordinary people dressed in
safety gear.
"This, to me, says that this is a pivotal mo­ment
in history, and so, it's important that
people our age are a part of that because if
they're not a part of that, it'll skip by our gen­eration
and the same sins will continue to be
committed," Bridges said.
There were several things Arthur said she'd
like to see changed on campus.
"From policy to emission to student recruit­ment
and retention to faculty recruitment and
retention," Arthur said. "We've got to make
Auburn appealing for the masses and have an
inclusive campus."
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Thursday, April 20,2017 ThePlainsman .com Campus
INCLUSION
Fijian Chief Tui Mali visits The Plains
LOREN KIMMEL
CAMPUS WRITER
The Auburn Cross Cultural Center for Ex­cellence
hosted an event in celebration of Asian
and Pacific Islander heritage month on Wednes­day
evening.
Auburn invited Fijian Cheif Tui Mali from
the island of Vorovoro to campus to speak with
students and faculty about his perspective and
goals for inclusion for people across the world.
In his opening claim, Mali pointed out the
window and gestured to the sun. He said the sun
shining through Room 2196 of the Haley Cen­ter
is the same he wakes to in Fiji.
Expanding on this point, Mali said we are all
a family. He compared the sun to the connection
between all people.
Kate Thornton, director of hunger and sus-tainability
initiatives at the Hunger Solutions
Institute and the director of global education in
the College of Human Sciences, led the question
and answer session.
Thornton led the study abroad program for
Auburn students to study in Fiji and planned the
event with Allen Sutton, director of the Cross
Cultural Center for Excellence, last April.
"It took a letter writing campaign," Sutton
said. "We had to write to their government, and
we had to write to the government here to allow
them to come in, get passports, different things
like that."
Sutton said although it took an extensive
amount of work to put this event together, it was
well worth it.
Mali answered questions with his belief that
"we are all one."
"If you don't look after your friend that is be­side
you, that's something else," Mali said.
One of Mali's initiatives within Fiji has been
reducing the division between tourism and na­tives.
He said when visiting the island, there is
a clear line separating people, and he asked Au­burn
students when they visit to help break this
barrier.
Thornton reflected on her trips and the impor­tance
of respect within Fijian culture. She said
when she and the students stay on the island,
they are regarded as family rather than visitors.
A recent breakthrough for the tribe came
when some became engineers. The island is
beginning to take steps toward taking actions
against the severe impacts climate change has
CALEB HOOD / PHOTOGRAPHER
Fijian ChiefTui Mali speaking on Asian/Pacific Islander Month.
had upon them, Mali said.
In reference to these contributions, as well as
the annual study abroad trip, Mali said, "When
Auburn students come, they build the world."
GREEK LIFE
CONDRA LEA CARTER / PHOTOGRAPHER
LEFT: Alpha Gamma Delta's Greek Sing dancers after winning the title.
RIGHT: Alpha Gamma Delta sisters perform "Running Down the Aisle."
Alpha Gamma Delta wins Greek Sing 2017
KRESSIE KORNIS
CAMPUS WRITER
The University Panhellenic Society
hosted their annual Greek Sing on Tues­day,
April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Auburn
Arena. Alpha Gamma Delta won the
competition with a themed dance titled
"Running Down the Aisle."
The event was hosted by the Director
of Greek Sing Lauren Campisi and IFC
President Duncan Asbury.
Campisi said about $2,000 was raised
for Habitat for Humanity this year
through benefit nights. The money will
be going to Lee County's Habitat for
Humanity.
Other than the dance itself, sororities
gained points for Greek Sing through
benefit night participation and volun­teering
for Habitat for Humanity work­days.
"This year, not only will we be mak­ing
a monetary donation, but we also had
almost 200 Panhellenic women attend
our Habitat workdays," Campisi said.
Campisi said the proceeds from 2016
Greek Sing were able to build a house
for a family in Auburn.
The Greek Sing Chairs of each Pan­hellenic
sorority chapter choreographed
dance numbers for their sororities.
The night ended with a performance
from Best Buddies, an Auburn organiza­tion
that matches people with intellectu­al
disabilities with college students with
the goal to create one-on-one friendships
between the pairs.
See more winners below.
Second place: Alpha Delta Pi (Doll-house)
Third place: Alpha Chi Omega (Alpha
Space) and Alpha Omicron Pi (Alpha O
Freak Show)
Fourth place: Chi Omega (Chi-0
Construction Zone)
Facebook Photo Contest: Kappa Al­pha
Theta (USS Theta)
Creativity: Phi Mu (Welcome to the
Candy Shop)
President's Award: Delta Delta Delta
(Fly Delta)
SENATE
SGA discusses communication, Richard Spencer
LOREN KIMMEL
CAMPUS WRITER
Senate saw discussion from organiza­tions
such as the College Democrats and
the NAACP in relation to concerns about
communication.
In lieu of Richard Spencer's visit, Pres­ident
of the NAACP Shannon Arthur said
a majority of students found out about the
speaker visiting campus via twitter rather
than the Senate or administration.
"There is a problem with student body
finding out via Twitter," Arthur said. "I
ask that we improve some form of com­munication
so that students are not blind-sided
and there is not some form of pan­ic."
Arthur addressed the Senate and said
she was disappointed in the line of com­munication
with the University.
"It doesn't work for Auburn, for as
close knit we are." Arthur said. "Com­munication
with administration and stu­dents—
All of us working together."
SGA President Jacqueline Keck used
her time during executive announce­ments
to answer questions about the sit­uation.
Keck reiterated the University's mes­sage
and said due to public safety con­cerns
from the Auburn Police Depart­ment
the event was canceled.
"This is a great time for you to listen
to other people around you and really
hear their concerns," Keck said. "As stu­dent
leaders make sure that you under­stand
this is a time to listen. To make sure
that every member of the Auburn Family
feels accepted."
SECURITY
Robbery reported outside South Donahue Residence Hall Tuesday night
STAFF REPORT
University Campus Safe­ty
and Security reported an
on-campus robbery near the
South Donahue Residence
Hall on Tuesday evening.
The victim had her wallet
and backpack stolen by a man
dressed in black after he ap­proached
he." near a dumpster.
Read the full statement be­low.
"The Auburn Police Divi­sion
is investigating a robbery
that was reported at approxi­mately
8:40 p.m. today. The
victim reports that she was
walking near the dumpster at
the east side of South Donahue
Residence Hall and was ap­proached
by a male, who stole
her wallet and backpack. The
victim was not injured during
the robbery and no weapons
were seen or used.
The suspect was described
as a black male, wearing all
black, with slender build and
approximately 5'9" or 5'10".
He was last seen running away
from South Donahue Resi­dence
Hall toward Leach Sci­ence
Center.
Please be reminded of the
following:
Stay alert to your surround­ings
and walk with friends, es­pecially
at night.
Use available means of
transportation such as the
Night Security Shuttle (avail­able
on campus at 334-844-
7400 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00
a.m. while classes are in ses­sion),
a local taxi service, or
Uber.
Trust your instincts. If you
do not feel comfortable in a
place or situation, leave.
If you see suspicious activ­ity
or a person behaving sus­piciously,
notify police at 911
(emergencies or crimes in
progress), 334-501 -3100 (non­emergencies)
or 334-246-
1391 (tip line - text or call).
If you have any information
about this incident, please no­tify
the Auburn Police Divi­sion
using the tip line."
These events transpired
while white nationalist think­er
Richard Spencer was on
campus speaking at Foy Hall.
ACADEMICS
Undergraduate research spotlight:
Erin Walker
ROMY IANNUZZI
CAMPUS REPORTER
Erin Walker, senior in psy­chology,
is conducting a study
on the relationship between the
American court justice system
and transgender victims of vio­lent
crime under the mentorship
of Dr. Apryl Alexander.
"We chose to examine that
[transgender] population be­cause
the laboratory was al­ready
researching racial and
ethnic minorities and the im­pact
that being a racial and eth­nic
minority had on judicial de­cision
making and the legal
process," Walker said. "1 chose
to study gender minorities, spe­cifically
transgender popula­tions,
to see the effect that be­ing
transgender would have on
the judicial decision-making
process."
Walker said because statis­tics
show transgender people
as being among the least likely
populations to commit violent
crime, she chose to focus on the
outcomes of court cases involv­ing
transgender victims.
Walker also said she chose
to conduct a "vignette study,"
in which a hypothetical situa­tion
is played out by real par­ticipants,
because existing data
had set a "clear precedent" for
the quantitative statistics of vi­olent
crime against transgender
individuals.
For her vignette study, Walk­er
chose a group of under­graduate
psychology students,
whom she said are "primari­ly
upper-middle class, hetero­sexual
Caucasian women, who
tend to come from historical­ly
Christian backgrounds," and
assembled a "mock jury" to set­tle
a hypothetical court case in­volving
violent crime against a
transgender victim.
"In our vignettes, a transgen­der
person was a victim of a vi­olent
crime, and we designed it
this way, so we could measure
whether or not there were prej­CONTRIBUTED
BY ERIN WALKER
udicial views had by those who
were put in a mock jury set­ting,"
Walker said.
Walker said she chose her
study partially because of in­creasing
awareness of trans­gender
populations and issues
and because the population is
less thoroughly researched than
many other minority groups.
"There are studies which
examine transgender popula­tions,
however, there is much
research to be done on gender,
sexual and romantic minorities,
especially gender minorities,"
Walker said. "It is paramount
that more data be brought to the
surface, so that a scientific un­derstanding
of hov much dis­crimination
affects these popu­lations
can be more readily un­derstood
by the general pub­lic."
Walker said despite general­ly
conservative attitudes in Au­burn.
she has met little backlash
over the course of her study.
"Most of the individuals
with whom I discuss research
are academically-minded, and
because of this, there is a small­er
chance that backlash will oc­cur,"
Walker said. "When in­dividuals
are interested in the
pursuit of knowledge, and the
process of learning and grow­ing
in general, open-minded-ness
tends to follow."
Walker said because trans­gender
individuals are still an
emergent and largely misun­derstood
minority, the best way
to educate people on transgen­der
issues is through patience
and kindness.
"It is rare for individuals
who are well-educated about
a particular group to be open­ly
discriminatory," Walker
said. "Such discrimination does
come from a place of ignorance
rather than a place of malice,
and one of the best approaches
for combating such prejudicial
behavior and attitudes is edu­cation."
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GREEK LIFE
KAE HENDERSON / PHOTOGRAPHER
TOP LEFT: Pi Beta Phi's contestant WesVansant raised the most money of any contestant. TOP MIDDLE: Curry Cates won the "Big Man on Campus" title. TOP RIGHT: Harlan Bailey, winner of the Mr. Congeniality award
competes during Big Man on Campus. BOTTOM LEFT: Drew McCormack dresses as a shirtless Santa Claus during his performance. BOTTOM MIDDLE LEFT: Competitor Aubrey Sharp hulahooped on stage during the
pageant. BOTTOM MIDDLE RIGHT: Quin Anderson dressed in a black leotard for his performance. BOTTOM RIGHT: Contestant Nick McCallister strikes a pose on stage.
Zefa Tau Alpha's annual Big Man on Campus raises $90,000
KRESSIE KORNIS
CAMPUS WRITER
Zeta Tau Alpha hosted its 22nd annual Big
Man on Campus on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30
p.m. in the Auburn Arena. The theme was "It's
A Pink Tie Affair."
Big Man on Campus is a male pageant in
which sororities nominate one participant per
chapter.
Delta Delta Delta's nomination, Curry Cates,
won first place at the event. Cates sang "You
Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban as his talent.
Allyshia Gupta and Carter William Palek
hosted the event. Gupta said $90,000 was raised
this year for Zeta Tau Alpha's fundraiser ben­efiting
breast cancer education and awareness.
"One in 8 women in the United States will
be diagnosed with breast cancer in their life­time,"
Gupta said. "I want to ask each and ev­ery
one of you who is here tonight to share the
knowledge with just one friend, family member
or loved one, so that you can help save a life and
be the cure."
The grand total was raised through ticket
sales, fundraising by the contestants and fund-raising
by Zeta Tau Alpha sorority members and
sponsors.
The contestant who raised the most mon­ey.
Wes Vansant. representing Phi Mu, won the
Fundraising Award.
Directors Emily Deutsch, Jennifer Gold-schmidt
and Ann Kennedy McAlister have been
planning this year's Big Man on Campus since
the beginning of January.
Goldschmidt, senior in marketing, said each
contestant did something different to make the
evening special.
"It's wonderful how all the boys did," Gold­schmidt
said. "Each one of them added some­thing
different, and we definitely could not have
done it without them. They were all so creative
and fun to work with. There was one boy who
raised over $2,000."
See more winners below.
First runner-up: Wes Vansant of Pi Beta Phi
Second runner-up: Ben Conry of Kappa Delta
Mr. Congeniality: Harlan Bailey of Alpha Chi
Omega
Sexy Legs: Joseph McCormick of Chi Ome­ga
Zeta's Favorite: Justin Greenfield of Alpha
Xi Delta
ACADEMICS
Auburn graduate awarded Fulbright Scholarship to teach in Germany
AMANDA RONAN
CAMPUS WRITER
Carson Williford, recent Auburn University
graduate, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar­ship
to teach English in Germany. The Auburn.
Alabama, native graduated in fall 2016 with a
degree in English literature and philosophy and
a minor in German.
"This scholarship will provide Carson a once
in a lifetime opportunity to live and teach in a
foreign country," said Paul Harris, the National
Prestigious Scholarship adviser for Auburn Uni­versity.
"This will allow him to become a much
more well-rounded person." -
The Fulbright Program is an international ed­ucational
exchange program sponsored by the
United States government. The scholarship is
designed to increase mutual understanding be­tween
the people of the United States and oth­er
countries. Those awarded the scholarship are
selected because of academic or professional
achievement as well as demonstrated leadership
potential.
"He has a background in a foreign language,
which is a minor in German, and teaching after
being a writing consultant for the Miller Writing
Center," Harris said. "He's also very interested
in building cultural bridges between Germany
and the United States, so he was a very strong
FACULTY
candidate for this scholarship."
The application process for the Fulbright
Scholarship requires a one-page or a thousand-word
personal statement and a two-page pro­posal
of study. It also requires three letters of
recommendation by his former professors and
his official transcript. There is also a scholarship
interview on campus by three Auburn profes­sors,
Ralph Kingston, Rupall Mishra and Paula
Bobrowski, who are a part of the campus-wide
Fulbright interview committee along with Har­ris.
"I worked with Carson three years ago for
a summer scholarship to England, and 1 also
worked with him on the application as well,"
Harris said.
Three summers ago, Williford applied and
was awarded another Fulbright scholarship fol­lowing
his freshman year at Auburn. The United
States-United Kingdom Fulbright Summer In­stitute
was one month.
"I went to Nottingham, England," Williford
said. "It was a great experience. I was expect­ing
it to be really challenging and rigorous, but
it was more of a cultural experience. That real­ly
gave me a new perspective on learning and
how the academic aspect of it all has to be more
down to earth.
The scholarship allows students to tekch
CONTRIBUTED BY CARSON WILLIFORD
while also participating in the culture. For this
scholarship, Williford will be partnered with a
teacher to teach English in a classroom for 12
hours a week, but outside of that he will spend
the rest of his time exploring and learning more
about the German culture.
"It's a huge opportunity in general to help dis­cover
what I want to do ultimately," Williford
said. "I want to keep reading, writing and think­ing
about language. I want to learn more Ger­man.
and 1 also want to live somewhere besides
Auburn, so hopefully this will be what will help
me take the next step following the Fulbright
Scholarship."
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Professor keeps students laughing on Auburn's marketing association Twitter
CLAIRE TULLY
CAMPUS EDITOR
Emory Serviss, College of Business market­ing
program champion and adjunct marketing
professor, has made a splash on Twitter with
students.
Serviss can be recognized from his humor­ous
quotes posted to the Auburn Marketing As­sociation
Twitter account.
"All credit goes to Ms. Jacqueline Redd, who
is the director of marketing for the AUMA,"
Serviss said. "I am a bit of a comic in class and
during AUMA meetings, and Ms. Redd cap­tures
these quotable quotes for our AUMA
viewing audience."
When asked what he's most enjoyed about
his time in Auburn, Serviss said it's been work­ing
with his students and seeing them succeed.
"Helping my students with their career plan­ning,"
Serviss said. "I get so excited when I see
my students launch into their dream jobs post-graduation."
Keeping true to his comedic reputation, Ser­viss
joked that while he's at Auburn he'd like to
successfully walk onto the football team.
"[I'd like to be a] walk-on quarterback who
brings home another National Championship to
Auburn," Serviss said.
On a more serious note, Serviss said he has
nonfootball related goals for his time at Au­burn.
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"At 43,1 believe my football playing days
are well behind me," Serviss said. "What I
would like to accomplish during my time here
is to truly make a difference in my students'
lives."
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A spirit that is truly not afraid
EDITORIAL BOARD 2017
We weren't sure what to expect from Richard Spencer's visit to
campus. We, along with much of the Auburn Family, hoped for the
best and prepared for the worst.
And in the end, it could've been a lot worse.
The Plainsman's editorial board commends the student body and
the Auburn community for how Tuesday's events were handled.
We abhor what Spencer stands for and from what we saw Tiles-day
night, we're in good company.
In fact, Auburn students literally ran him out of town.
Yes, there was one violent outburst that led to three arrests. But
none of those people were students.
Hundreds of students — whose views fall all over the political
spectrum — turned out to the protests and counterprotests. For the
most part, the discourse was peaceful.
The Auburn Police Division deserves applause, too — the po­lice
at the protests and the speech handled the situation profession­ally
and with grace. They showed respect to Richard Spencer sup­porters,
protesters, University representatives and members of the
media.
Without their professionalism and diligence, the event could've
ended very differently.
A lot of people and organizations came together to ensure pro­testers
and counterprotesters were kept safe.
We can say today, without a shadow of a doubt, the Auburn spir­it
is truly not afraid.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
AU demonstrated the
fullness of its creed
Like many alumni of our great Auburn Family, I have
watched with horror and shame over the past few weeks as
white supremacy reared its uninspired head on the loveli­est
little campus on the "loveliest village on The Plains."
Tonight, the Auburn community demonstrated the full­ness
of its creed: it rose to "doing justly" with "a spirit that
is not afraid."
Mr. Spencer demonstrated how unoriginal, base and ig­norant
white supremacy is.
In turn, our community demonstrated the power of love,
of peace and of refusing to cower to intimidation, fear-mongering
and perpetuating the pain of slavery and geno­cide.
To those students who stood up to hate and to those who
are victims of it today and every day, I stand in solidarity
with the anguish and courage of the last few days.
I am proud of you and am proud to be not just an alumna
of our great school, I look forward to joining you as a re­turning
graduate student and colleague in the fall.
To those students who turned out in support of the fas­cist
and neo-Nazi message of Mr. Spencer, I exhort you to
reexamine the creed which is the foundation of everything
upon which Auburn is built.
None of the views espoused therein are personified by
the so-called "alt-right."
Such regressive and oppressive views are not Auburn
and its students.
Such views have any place in our society, and history has
never favored those like Spencer and his kind.
I exhort you to re-examine your lives and to take ev­ery
advantage of the education you will receive at Auburn
which will foster in you "a sound mind" and "cultivate
sympathy" for your fellow human beings.
Darcy Corbitt-Hall is a 2015 graduate.
LETTERTOTHE EDITOR
Professor: Don't let Richard Spencer use you
Richard Spencer, a leader in the alt-right
movement who wants to speak on the Auburn
University campus Tuesday night.
University officials have denied his request.
Mr. Spencer has stated that Auburn University
will "rue the day" they denied him the opportu­nity
to speak on campus (http://www.theplains-man.
com/article/2017/04/richard-spencer-au-burn-
will-rue-the-day).
Mr. Spencer is a provocateur. He makes his
money by expressing outrageous opinions.
That's his act, his shtick. And now he wants
to bring his traveling white nationalist carnival
to our campus.
One of the first steps any group of advocates or
protesters must take in advancing their cause is to
petition the establishment, to use the normal dis­cursive
means of persuasion.
In other words, Mr. Spencer must first follow
all the rules.
LETTERTOTHE EDITOR
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My advice is to treat Mr. Spencer as you would toxic waste.
Stay away from him.
Let him request a meeting with university of­ficials,
show up to Samford Hall wearing a suit
and tie.
He could even bring coffee and a couple boxes
of Krispy Kreme donuts.
And if university officials still refuse to grant
him permission to speak on campus, then he
should take them to court.
Let him stand before a judge and argue that
Auburn University, a public institution of higher
learning, is preventing him, a law-abiding Ameri­can
citizen, from exercising his First Amendment
—DAVID SUTTON
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
right of free speech.
He has followed Auburn's policies and proce­dures.
He has completed the requisite paperwork and
paid the fees. What else does Auburn University
want from him?
But Mr. Spencer is not interested in engaging
with Auburn students and faculty on an intellec­tual
level, to use logic and reason to persuade us
that his ideas have merit and that his cause is just.
He wants to start a fight.
He wants a physical confrontation with police
and protesters. He wants the situation to descend
into chaos. He knows it will make great televi­sion.
My advice is to treat Mr. Spencer as you would
radioactive waste. Stay away from him.
Don't give him your attention, your energy, or
your time.
Don't let him use you as a prop in his street
theater.
Don't give him the moral high ground.
We are in the final weeks of the semester.
All of us, faculty and students, have plenty of
work to do before final exams begin.
Richard Spencer is a distraction.
Let him strut and fret his hour upon some oth­er
stage.
Dr. David Sutton is an associate professor in the
communication and journalism department.
This letter was submitted on Monday, April 17.
Freedom of speech is alive and well at Auburn
How the worm has turned.
In 1970 (1969?) when I was a senior, I was a member of a
"radical" group (sorry, I can't remember the name) on campus
that had invited the Reverend William Sloan Coffin, chaplain
at Yale University to speak on campus. The administration re­fused
to release the student funds to pay Rev. Coffin. Our or­ganization
contacted Morris Dees, who represented us in the
court of Judge Frank M. Johnson in Montgomery. We won the
case, and Rev. Coffin spoke to a small but enthusiastic-group
on campus.
I'm pleased to see that freedom of speech is still alive and
well in Auburn. In my day, the Rev. Coffin was too liberal for
some, but he was able to speak. I do not endorse the views of
the latest "rabble rouser" on campus but do support his right
to be heard. If we no longer tolerate free speech on our cam­puses,
we are all lost.
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Leslie Norris Beet ley is a 1970 graduate.
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LOCAL
Rep. Maxine Waters to speak in Auburn
SAM WILLOUGHBY
COMMUNITY WRITER
The Alabama College Democrats will
host U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. D-Cali., Fri­day,
April 21 in Auburn.
Waters' speech will kickoff the College
Democrats' 2017 Spring Convention. Wa­ters
will join incoming Alabama House
Minority Leader Rep. Anthony Daniels,
Tuskegee Mayor Tony Haygood and Al­abama
Rep. Elaine Beech.
Waters has represented Southern Cali­fornia
in Congress for 26 years and serves
as the ranking member of the House Fi­nancial
Services Committee and is the
former chair of the Congressional Black
Caucus.
Waters has recently gained notoriety
as one of the more outspoken detractors
of President Donald Trump. According to
The Hill, Waters told a crowd in Washing­ton,
D.C., that she planned to "fight every
day until he is impeached," during a.Tax
March last week.
Sewell has represented Alabama's 7th
Congressional District, which encom­passes
parts of Birmingham, Montgom­ery
and much of West Alabama, since
2011.
She sits on the House Ways and Means
Committee and the House Permanent Se­lect
Committee on Intelligence, the com­mittee
currently investigating Russia's in­fluence
in the 2016 presidential election.
The committee recently took testimony
from FBI Director James Comey.
Famed civil rights attorney Fred Gray
will speak on Saturday as the conven­tion's
keynote speaker. Former Chief Jus­tice
of the Alabama Supreme Court Sue
Bell Cobb will also speak on Saturday at
the convention's Women Empowerment
Luncheon.
General admission tickets for the kick-off
event could be purchased ahead of the
event for $35. Students should be able to
get in free with their student ID and by
registering online.
The event is currently scheduled to be
held at Pebble Hill, but organizers say
they are looking into booking a large ven­ue
due to high demand.
Registration was suspended by the
time of the publication of this article, but
organizers hope to reopen registration if a
larger venue is booked
JUDICIARY
PROFILE
CONTRIBUTED BY NIGHET AHMED
Auburn student Nighet Ahmed has lived in Auburn for 30 years.
30 years in Auburn
SAM WILLOUGHBY
COMMUNITY REPORTER
Auburn student Nighet
Ahmed, doctoral candidate
in adult education, grew up
in Peshawar, a Pakistani city
about 40 miles from the Af­ghanistan
border, along­side
the children of Ameri­cans
who worked at the city's
United Nations base and for
the various U.S. governmen­tal
departments with offices in
the area.
She attended a Christian
missionary school in the al­most
99 percent Muslim na­tion
and received a degree in
home economics, also from a
college founded by mission­aries.
"They were so open to the
idea of missionaries com­ing
in and setting up their
schools," Ahmed said. "It was
just an open society, really."
After her husband got a job
at nearby Tuskegee Universi­ty,
Ahmed moved to Auburn
in 1985, a place she now calls
her "hometown."
Peshawar was known col-"
loquially as "Little America"
because of the large amount
of Western presence. Through
her schooling and her travels
in Europe, Ahmed said she
was accustomed to much of
the culture. Instead, it was the
little things she had to pick up
as she went along.
"Everything was new, and
I was fascinated by so many
things," she said. "I didn't
even know the cents and the
dimes and the nickels. If I had
to buy something, 1 would
just put the coins on my hand,
and I would let them pick be­cause
I didn't know what they
were asking for.
"It was not a total culture
shock, but it was different."
In her early years in Au­burn,
Ahmed said she was
immediately accepted as part
of the community. Twenty-five
years ago, she became an
American citizen.
"I met people who were
very open and welcomed me
with open arms," she said. "I
did not feel like an outsider,
actually. I never felt like an
outsider."
Once she decided to home-school
her children, she
turned to the Auburn commu­nity
to get them involved in
extracurricular activities
"I think the Auburn Fami­ly
became truly my family,"
she said. "I couldn't be more
thankful to people here for
their graciousness, for their
kindness. I just do not have
words."
Ahmed recalled the story
of her son, a volunteer mem­ber
of the Red Cross, saving
someone using his training in
CPR. Afterward, the mayor
invited him to City Council to
recognize him for his actions.
"Look at the positives
there, right?" she said.
"And then he was the one
who was stopped by the po­lice
and asked to show his
identification a few years lat­er
on campus."
About five years ago,
Ahmed's son was working for
the University as a photogra­pher
taking pictures around
campus in the afternoon when
he was stopped by officers in
multiple cars demanding to
see identification. The only
explanation for the incident
Ahmed said they could think
of was that he looked "differ­ent."
"Instead of having com­munities
where we trust peo­ple,
we've become so suspi­cious
of others who look dif­ferent,"
she said. "That's not
a healthy trend, if we live in
constant fear."
Since moving to Auburn
more than 30 years ago,
» See 30 YEARS, 7
STATE
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Roy Moore and his attorney and supporters walk out of the Supreme Court Chamber, in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday Oct 27,2016 before the lottery
is heH to pick the judges who will hear his appeal.
Special Supreme Court upholds chief justice's suspension
CHIP BROWNLEE
COMMUNITY EDITOR
A special Supreme Court
has upheld the suspension
of Alabama Supreme Court
Chief Justice Roy Moore,
who was permanently sus­pended
last year by anoth­er
court for violating judicial
ethics.
Moore's attorneys argued
in written briefs to the spe­cial
Supreme Court that the
Court of the Judiciary — a
nine-member judicial over­sight
panel that handles com­plaints
against judges in the
state — overstepped its au­thority
in permanently sus­pending
the chief justice.
The special court did not
side with Moore.
"Because we have previ­ously
determined that the
charges were proven by clear
and convincing evidence and
there is no indication that the
sanction imposed was plain­ly
and palpably wrong, mani­festly
unjust, or without sup­porting
evidence, we shall
not disturb the sanction im­posed,"
the special Supreme
Court wrote in their opinion.
Last month, Moore's at­torneys
filed .a motion with
the court requesting the can­cellation
of oral arguments.
Resultantly, no public court
hearings were held in the
case.
Under Alabama law, the
Court of the Judiciary need­ed
a unanimous vote to re­move
a judge from the bench
when they are weighing the
punishment for judges who
they have decided violat^l
the Alabama Canons of Judi­cial
Ethics.
In Moore's case, the Court
of the Judiciary skirted the
requirement for a unanimous
vote to remove by using a
simple-majority vote to-im-pose
a near-permanent sus­pension
of two years and two
months^.The suspension ends
when Moore's term is up in
2019.
When Moore's term ends
in 2019, he will be too old to
run for reelection under Al­abama
law, which limits the
age of judges to 70 years.
With the suspension upheld,
his judicial career is effec­tively
over.
Moore argued that his sus­pension
was four times lon­ger
than any other suspension
in Alabama since the rules of
the Court of the Judiciary
were revised in 2001.
"Even though both sanc­tions
are similarly severe, be­cause
the Court of the Judi­ciary
was unanimous in its
imposition of such a serious
sanction, we cannot conclude
that the Court of the Judicia­ry
violated Rule 16 of the
Rules of Procedure of the Al­abama
Court of the Judicia­ry,"
the special court wrote.
With his suspension,
Moore has kept his title, but
he lost his authority, his of-
Governor announces
By Chip Bbownlee
COMMUNITY EDITOR
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — There will be a special election in December
to elect a permanent replacement for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by
now-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Gov. Kay Ivey rescheduled the special election Tuesday after calls and
lawsuits from lawmakers and state officials who felt the previous sched­uling
was unlawful and unfair.
- Her office said the decision was made so the election would "adhere
with state law."
Former Gov, Robert Bentley previously scheduled the election to coin­cide
with the 2018 statewide general election, but Ivey reversed that deci­sion
Tuesday. Instead of November 2018, the genera! election will be held
in December 2017 — almost a year ahead of the prior schedule.
"This special election will remove any cloud of doubt that might have
been associated with the previous process," Ivey said at a press conference
Tuesday afternoon. "This is the people's decision."
Primary elections fear the Senate seat wifl be held on Aug. 15,2017, and
runoffs — if needed — would be held on Sept. 26,2017. The statewide
special election for the seat will be on Dec. 12,2017.
"I promised to steady our ship of state. This means following the law,
which clearly states the people should vote for a replacement U.S. Sena­tor
as soon as possible," Ivey said. "The newU.S. Senate special election
dates this year are a victory for the rule of law."
» See ELECTION, 7
Thursday, April 20,2017 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Community 7 l~
DEVELOPMENT
Second Church of the Highlands planned
ALEX HOSEY
COMMUNITY WRITER
A new Church of the Highlands campus
and outreach center will be coming to Au­burn.
The second campus in Auburn will be lo­cated
on a 55.33-acre plot of land near the
intersection of Shug Jordan Parkway and
North Donahue Drive, across from the new
Walmart Neighborhood Market.
The main church building will be similar
in size and appearance to the current Church
of the Highlands campus.
"It's basically a replica of what you have
on East Samford and Glenn, so you'll know
what you're getting," said Forrest Cotten,
director of Auburn's Planning Department.
The second campus is being constructed
to meet the increasing amount of church-go­ers
at the current location, which held eight
separate worship services over Easter week­end.
The Auburn church currently has traffic
directors in its parking lot and an overflow
section in the lobby on Sundays to help al­leviate
congestion, but according to a mem­ber
of the church's "Dream Team," even the
overflow section often has overflow for the
9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. services.
The new campus will also feature a sepa­rate
building called a "Dream Center," which
will be used as a storage and staging facility
for the outreach programs of the Church of
the Highlands.
"This is where they'll store dry goods, wa­ter
and any outreach materials they need,"
~
MATTHEW BISHOP / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Church of the Highlands on Monday, April 10,2017, in Auburn, Ala.
said Brian Harris, a project manager from
Gonzalez Strength & Associates represent­ing
the church's proposed plans. "This is
where they'll convene and go out into the
community, so it's more a warehouse-type
staging facility."
The Dream Center, which is planned to be
7,445 square feet in size, gained the required
conditional use approval from the Auburn
Planning Commission Thursday evening.
The Church of the Highlands began in
2001 in the Fine Arts Center of Mountain
Brook High School in Birmingham, Ala­bama.
Today, the church has 16 campuses
in Alabama with one in Auburn and one in
Opelika.
"The church is excited to be looking at a
parameter contract in Auburn for a second
campus," Harris said. "It's impressive that
they have the ability to do this. I think it
shows the demand and the appreciation the
community has for the church."
30 YEARS
» From 6
Ahmed said she feels like an outsider now more
than ever. Initially, no one ever questioned her
identity as an American, she said, but recently she
feels people have begun to look at her differently.
"When I first came [to Auburn], I was like any­one
else, and then after 9/11 my identity changed
to being a 'Muslim woman,"' she said. "And now
over the last year or so, I have another new identi­ty,
which is an 'immigrant Muslim woman.'
"I hate to say that because there are people who
are still so supportive and so welcoming and so
warm. But that is a fact."
After being told things like "go back to your
country," by people in town, Ahmed said she is hy­per-
aware of her surroundings at all times and has
stopped doing certain things, like driving at night
in the country, in order to feel safe.
"I'm being asked about my identity of who I
am or where do my priorities lie. This is a question
that nobody would have ever [previously] asked
me.
"I cannot deny my roots and my background,
but I feel and think more like an American in the
sense that I think of this as my country."
Ahmed said she is still thankful for her home­town
of Auburn, where she studies at the Universi­ty,
but worries about the direction the country may
be moving in.
In 2002, she formed the International Women
for Peace and Understanding, a group composed
of Auburn women with diverse backgrounds that
focuses on increasing understanding of all cul­tures,
as a way to push back against what she sees
as ignorance toward one another.
"I think ignorance is our biggest enemy," she
said. "If I'm ignorant, then I'm fearful of some­thing,
and then anybody can come and exploit me.
Whatever somebody tells me, that becomes the re­ality."
ELECTION
» From 6
At her first press conference last
week, Ivey appeared apprehensive
about moving the election but said
she had not made a final decision. She
promised to weigh both sides, includ­ing
how much money changing the
election date would cost taxpayers.
"There's a limited time available to
make a reasonable decision on that,"
the new governor said last week. "If
we move the date, it will cost about
$15 million that will come straight
out of the General Fund budget. So,
while I have some concerns about the
whole situation, I have to also be very
mindful of the impact it will have."
Legal concerns appeared to have
outweighed concerns of cost.
"This is not a hastily made deci­sion.
I consulted legal counsel, the fi­nance
director, Speaker McCutcheon,
Senate President Del Marsh and both
budget chairmen since the cost to the
General Fund could be great. How­ever,
following the law trumps the
expense of a special election," Ivey
said.
According to estimates from the
Secretary of State's Office, the spe­cial
election will likely cost between
$10 million and $15 million. Secre­tary
of State John Merrill said he is
hopeful that the cost will be closer to
$10 million.
In February, Bentley appointed
then-Alabama Attorney General Lu­ther
Strange to the seat formerly held
by Sessions. The decision came un­der
fire because Strange's office at
the time was conducting an investi­gation
into the former governor's re­lationship
with a top political staffer,
Rebekah Mason, with whom Bentley
was suspected of having an affair.
Strange has said he will run for re­election
in the special election.
"As I've said for months, I'm
a candidate, and I'm ready to run
whether the election is next month or
next year," Strange said. "As the only
announced candidate for this office,
I will spend the next several months
being the best Senator I can be, up­holding
Alabama values and working
with President Donald Trump to drain
the swamp and help make America
great again. The people of Alabama
deserve nothing less, and ultimately it
will be up to them to decide who will
represent them in Washington."
Some Democrats and Republicans,
who have both fought Bentley's spe­cial
election date, praised Ivey's deci­sion
to move the election up.
"Governor Ivey's announcement
this morning puts us one step closer
to turning the page on this ugly and
shameful period in our state histo­ry,"
said House Rep. Chris England,
D-Tuscaloosa. "This demonstrates a
departure from the backroom poli­tics
that we have seen for too long in
Montgomery. The people of Alabama
have the right to decide who rep­resents
our state, and now they will
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Bo Decker (35) celebrates at homeplate with teammates after scoring during KSU vs. Auburn Baseball in Kennesaw, Ga., on Tuesday, April 18,2017.
SUMNER MARTIN
SPORTS WRITER
After three innings, it looked as if it would be a low-scoring
affair Tuesday night, but the Tiger offense found its rhythm in
the fourth and never looked back.
"The offense, ever since Samford last week, we've just been
doing a pretty good job there and giving us a chance in our
ballgames," Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. "That
offense is getting good, still playing good defense and starting
pitching. Kind of the recipe."
Auburn shortstop Luke Jarvis headlined the offensive on­slaught,
grabbing four hits and hitting a grand slam to cap
a 12-run fourth inning as Auburn cruised to a 15-7 win over
Kennesaw State Tuesday at Stillwell Stadium.
Tigers starter Christian Camacho completed a career-long
six innings pitched and allowed only one run on five hits. He
threw first-pitch strikes to 25 batters, struck out four and did
not issue a walk.
"Christian Camacho had a great start and got one of our
game balls," Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. "The
other one was Luke Jarvis with four hits. Luke Jarvis had a
couple of hustle plays and tough foul balls. He threw out the
guy at the plate when they had two runners at third base. The
offense, I feel like since Samford last week, has been doing a
pretty good job. The offense was great tonight."
The Tigers scored a season-high 12 runs in an inning for
the first time since 2013, with the punctuation mark being
the grand slam by Jarvis. Auburn sent 15 men to the plate and
recorded eight hits to break the game wide open in the top of
the fourth. All nine Auburn hitters would score in the inning.
The scoring started in the fourth with Josh Anthony's sec­ond
RBI of the day which was followed by a two-run single
from Bo Decker. After a double steal, Anthony came in to
score on an error.
Jeremy Johnson then doubled home Decker and Jay Estes
plated two on his 13th double of the season. Daniel Robert
was next with an RBI single, and after a walk to Blake Logan,
Jarvis crushed the first pitch he saw from reliever Turner Wat-kins
over a building in left field for a 13-1 lead.
"I was just trying to see a fastball that I could handle. He
threw one in the dirt, and then he left a nice one in my zone,
and I was ready for it and put a good swing on it and it kind
of carried. That may have been the furthest ball I've ever hit,"
said Jarvis of his team-leading fourth home run.
The Tiger bats have been scorching of late, tallying six
homers in their last five games including two grand slams.
Jarvis' home run was his team-best fourth t)f the season. The
Auburn shortstop finished with a career-high four hits and
five RBIs. He also scored two runs.
Anthony opened the scoring in the second with a RBI single
to give Auburn a 1-0 lead. He finished with two hits and two
RBIs. Jonah Todd also added two hits. The Tigers also added
two runs in the eighth for a 15-2 lead on a Dylan Ingram RBI
double and a run-scoring single from Jarvis.
"Everybody had a good at-bat. They kept passing it down,"
Thompson said. "Jarvis supplied the big punch, but a lot of
that in-between there to set it up was taking balls, swinging
at strikes, backside, just good approaches by our ball club."
Kennesaw State's Corey Greeson led the team with two hits
including a triple and one RBI.
Terence Norman went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and added
a 3-run home run in the eighth.
Owl starter Nathan Dupree fell to 0-4 on the season and al­lowed
five runs in 3.1 innings.
The Tigers finish 5-3 on their eight-game road trip and im­prove
to 28-11 overall, while the Owls fall to 17-20.
Auburn returns home to face No. 11 Arkansas this weekend
at Plainsman Park for a three-game SEC series beginning Fri­day
at 6 p.m. CST.
Thursday, April 20,2017 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Sports 9
SOFTBALL FOOTBALL
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Emily Spain (7) throws the ball to first for an out during a game against SIUE.
Spain steps away from softball
WILL SAHLIE
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
After not appearing in a game since March
26 at Florida, Auburn infielder Emily Spain
has taken a leave of absence from the program,
head coach Clint Myers announced Thursday
afternoon.
"She has taken a leave of absence, and she'll
be not with us until the end of the year," My­ers
said.
Spain appeared in 13 games for Auburn this
season, starting six games. She hit .071 (1-for-
14) with four walks and six runs scored. She
was perfect in the field, committing zero errors
in her 21 chances.
Myers said Spain's departure was not relat­ed
to the resignation of former associate head
coach Corey Myers on March 30.
"She's taking a leave of absence," Myers
said. "She's been seeing a doctor. It's just the
way it is. She needed some time, so she's got
it."
Since her removal from the starting lineup in
mid-February. Myers has used both sophomore
Casey McCrackin and freshman KK Crocker
at second base. Crocker has started the last two
games for Auburn.
Along with McCrackin and Crocker, Myers
said junior infielder Whitney Jordan has taken
reps at second base to provide extra depth.
"It just means that somebody else is going
to have to pick up the load," Myers said. "Life
goes on. That's the great thing about sports. No
one person is bigger than the program."
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Mize named to National team
WILL SAHLIE
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Auburn sophomore Casey Mize has had,
arguably, the most impressive season of any
pitcher in the SEC this year. He is 6-1 with a
1.23 ERA and leads the conference with 82
strikeouts. On Friday, however, Mize earned
one of the most prestigious honors of his col­legiate
career.
Mize accepted an invitation to join the 2017
USA Baseball Collegiate National team this
summer.
"This means a lot," Mize said. "This has
been a goal of mine for some time now. I'm re­ally
ready to go learn from and compete with
these guys. This is the top players, and I'm re­ally
looking forward to the opportunity to rep­resent
the United States. This is truly an honor."
The Springville, Alabama, native became
the first Auburn pitcher to record back-to-back
games with 12 or more strikeouts since 1999.
His SEC-leading 82 strikeouts are good for
third in the country. His 1.23 ERA ranks third
in the SEC and 18th nationally.
"I think every coach and player affiliated
with Auburn baseball is excited for this oppor­tunity
for Casey to represent our country," Au­burn
head coach Butch Thompson said. "I think
Casey will be the first to tell you that several of
his coaches and especially his teammates are a
huge part of this. I think we are all thankful to
be a part of Auburn University and the oppor­tunities
it presents us now and for the rest of
our lives."
Mize is the eighth player in Auburn history
to be selected for the USA Baseball Collegiate
National Team. Anfernee Grier, who was se­lected
in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft,
represented the United States in 2015. The oth­er
Auburn representatives included Gregg Ol­son
(1987), Mark Bellhorn (1993-94), John
Powell (1993), Steven Register (2003) and
Hunter Morris (2008).
The 2017 Collegiate National Team will
train USA Baseball National Training Com­plex
in Cary, North Carolina, and compete in
a series of games with teams from the Coastal
Plains League from June 20-25.
The U.S. will then host international friend­ship
series against Chinese Taipei and Cuba
from June 27 to July 7, in Cary, Charlotte and
Durham, North Carolina.
CONDRA LEA CARTER / PHOTOGRAPHER
Casey Mize (32) pitches at the Auburn vs. South Carolina game.
WOMiN'STINNIS
Auburn falls to Arkansas
in regular season finale
JACK WINCHESTER
SPORTS EDITOR
The Tiger women's tennis wrapped up the
regular season with a 4-2 loss to No. 18 Arkan­sas
at Yarbrough Tennis Center on Sunday.
Trailing 2-0, Alannah Griffin put the No.
11 ranked Tigers on the board with her fourth-straight
singles victory.
The sophomore defeated Natsuho Arakawa,
6-3,6-2 on court six to improve to 14-11 (4-4
SEC) on the season.
Junior Andie Dikosavljevic won her sixth
match over a ranked opponent with a 6-4, 6-4
victory over No. 49 Shannon Hudson on court
one. The Australia native finishes the regular
season at 17-8 (5-3 SEC) in singles.
Arkansas clinched the match after taking the
doubles point and then taking courts two, four
and five in singles.
Auburn will prepare for the SEC Women's
Tennis Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on
April 19-23.
Stidham earning teammates' trust
JACK WINCHESTER
SPORTS EDITOR
A relationship between a quarterback and
| a wide receiver is crucial at any level of foot­ball.
It is even more important in a fast-paced
SEC offense.
What people often do not realize, is that a
quarterback's chemistry with a running back
| is just as important for a team like Auburn,
who has relied heavily on its ground game re-j
cently.
For transfer quarterback Jarrett Stidham,
transitioning into the Auburn run game has
been extremely smooth.
"It's been really good," Stidham said. "The
| first day [was] just trying to get used to the
steps and whatnot, but really after that first
day, we just hit it off and just like it's always
been."
With Auburn planning to use more run-pass
option plays under new offensive coordinator
Chip Lindsey, the decision making of quarter­backs
is vital.
For Stidham, building trust and chemistry
with the Tiger tailbacks this Spring has been
easy.
The running will not be left specifically to
the tailbacks though.
While Stidham is not known for his run­ning
abilities, he has proven in practice and at
Baylor that he can tuck the ball and take off.
During his time in Waco, Texas, Stidham
had 36 carries for 70 yards with two touch­downs.
"I'm not going to lie; I'm not going to be
Cam Newton or Nick Marshall and take it 75
to the house," Stidham said. "I'm probably
going to get caught from behind. It's just not
my game.
"I like to run around a little bit, keep the
defense honest and I think we'll have some
of it."
Whether it is Stidham calling the signals
for the Tigers in the Fall or not. Auburn run­ning
backs coach Tim Horton is confident in
the quarterback's relationships with his tail­backs.
"You really do have to give kudos to Jarrett
Stidham and Malik Willis and Woody," run­ning
backs coach Tim Horton said. "I think
they've all done a good job. We've got good
kids that get along with each other, that want
to see each other successful and do well and
are good encouragers to one another, I think
the chemistry is really good; not just with the
running backs and the quarterbacks, but real­ly
the entire offense and I think the chemistry
on our entire team is pretty good right now."
Stidham will continue to battle for the start­ing
quarterback position throughout the sum­mer
and Fall Camp.
The transfer quarterback was brilliant in
the Auburn spring game, completing 16 of 20
passes and throwing for 267 yards all in the
first half.
Auburn takes the field on September 2,
2017 as they host Georgia Southern to kick
off the college football season.
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Dunbar chooses Auburn
WILL SAHLIE
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Junior college guard/forward Malik Dunbar
committed to Auburn and Bruce Pearl Saturday
night. Dunbar, who played at College of Cen­tral
Florida in Ocala, Florida, last season, an­nounced
his decision on Twitter.
"I want to thank all the coaches who saw
something in me," Dunbar wrote. "But I've de­cided
to be an Auburn man."
Dunbar averaged 10.6 points and 4.9 re­bounds
per game while shooting 40.3 percent
from the floor last season. He also shot 73.5 per­cent
from the free throw line.
The North Augusta, South Carolina, nai-tive
will be a sophomore for Auburn next sea­son.
He joins four-star Chuma Okeke and Da-vion
Mitchell in Auburn's 2017 recruiting class.
Five-star Austin Wiley is also apart of the class,
but has already played half a season at Auburn.
Former Presbyterian College forward Desean
Murray will also be eligible for the Tigers after
sitting out last season.
Dunbar visited Auburn this past weekend on
an official visit. He also took visits to Ole Miss
and Arkansas-Little Rock.
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ADAM SPARKS / PHOTOGRAPHER
Carmyn Greenwood (10) celebrates after a base-hit single.
ADAM SPARKS / PHOTOGRAPHER
Kasey Cooper (13) throws to first for an out Auburn vs Missouri on Sun­day,
April 16 in Auburn,Ala.
ADAM SPARKS / PHOTOGRAPHER
Makayla Martin (29) and Kasey Cooper (13) are all smiles as the signal
two outs to the outfield after a double-play.
ADAM SPARKS / PHOTGRAPHER
Victoria Draper (27) sends a chopping ground-ball through the infield.
Auburn vs Missouri on Sunday, April 16 in Auburn, Ala.
ADAM SPARKS / PHOTOGRAPHER
Auburn head coach Clint Myers (right) and assistant Casey Myers
(right) celebrate the final out of the game.
ADAM SPARKS / PHOTOGRAPHER
Carmyn Greenwood (10) catches a fly ball for an out Auburn vs Missouri on
Sunday, April 16 in Auburn, Ala.
Tigers remain at No.7 in national softball rankings
JACK WINCHESTER
SPORTS EDITOR
There was no moving in the rankings for the Auburn soft-ball
team after this past weekend.
Clint Myers and his squad held on to the No.7 spot after tak­ing
two of three from the visiting Missouri Tigers.
Auburn looks to move up in the polls as they head to South
Carolina this week to take on the Gamecocks in a three game
series.
SEC foe Florida moved to the number one spot after com­pleting
the SEC sweep of Georgia on April 10.
The Gators then walked off with a 1-0 win over FSU snap­ping
the Seminoles' 24-game winning and 29-game undefeat­ed
streaks.
They capped off the week taking two-of-three from Ken­tucky.
The Texas A&M Aggies find themselves at No.4 this week,
after taking two of three on the road at No.24 Arkansas.
Auburn, which remained No. 2 in the NCAA RPI, can be
seen on the SEC Network + throughout the weekend in South
Carolina.
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HORTICULTURE
Where to plant what plant when
MADISON OGLETREE / PHOTO EDITOR
Learning what plants to plant around you can liven up the room, said Amanda King, Blooming Colors employee.
LILY JACKSON
LIFESTYLE EDITOR
Many believe that the addition of a lit­tle
life and color to a room, desk or outside
deck can greatly influence mood and over­all
ambiance.
Amanda King, senior in horticulture,
has been working for Blooming Colors for
three years now. She found the job through
her mother and has loved working in the
business.
King said plants make people happy and
help with regulating the mood in offices
and confined spaces.
"They are good for the air — they clean
the air," King said. "It's nice to have some­thing
living. It brings color to places that
might be a little dark or stuffy."
In her experience, she found that college
students lean toward plants that are easy to
care for like cacti and succulents.
King said these plants don't require
much maintenance or watering.
"There are tons of plants, like Snake's
Tongue or Apothos that are not high main­tenance
and don't require a lot of sun be­cause
those are two things that college
kids don't often have."
As for an outdoor deck that receives
light at different times of the day, King
suggested that students do some research
before purchasing a plant or talk to the em­ployees
at the store where you buy them.
"It really depends on what type of sun
the plants will get," King said. "The after­noon
sun is a lot more intense, so it can
take a lot more variety of plants. With
morning sun, you would have a more lim­ited
selection. Shade-loving plants would
be best."
King said hydrangeas, ferns and orchids
would do well in a shade-loving environ­ment
or on a deck that receives morning
sun.
When taking care of flowers, some
blooms need to be pruned to grow more.
Hydrangeas fit into this category, while
orchids only need pruning once a year.
King said peace lillies are fairly easy to
care for and will let the owner know when
they are in need of water.
Peace lillies are very forgiving, King
said.
"With flowers, making sure you have
good fertilizer and water is key," King
said. "Typically, the rule is 'more sun,
more blooms,' but with certain plants, it
can differ, especially with shade-loving
plants."
For offices, King recommended rex be­gonias.
She said there are many bright col­or
variations in the foliage that can liven
up a dry place. They can tolerate low light
while producing bright colors, King said.
For those interested in herb gardens,
King said most herbs do very well and are
easy to maintain. The only herb that might
cause trouble would be lavender.
"Cilantro does well if you can find it.
and mint spreads," King said. "If you can
kill mint, you have a talent."
With a budget, King advised buying
small plants at a lower price and working
with them to get them to a better size.
She said it takes time, but when students
are on a budget it is the best option.
Hz Records: 'Not quite
ENTERTAINMENT
10,000
JESSICA BALLARD
COPY EDITOR
What started out as a joke between married couple
Russ and Hannah Baggett, became reality when they de­cided
to start a record business and pop-up shop.
After moving to Auburn almost two years ago for
Hannah's job at the University, Russ wondered what he
would do to fill his time.
A combination of a love for records and a niche that
needed to be filled in Auburn led to the conception of
10,000 Hz Records.
10,000 Hz Records' first public appearance happened
at John Emerald Distillery on March 24. Cherry Motel
and Captain Kudzu played, and Russ played some of his
accumulated records between the band performances.
"We sold a little less than half of what we brought
there," Russ said. "So that was encouraging since we re­ally
didn't know what to expect."
He originally booked the show thinking it would be
an excuse to have a little party and play some records,
Russ said.
However, after the last record store in the Auburn and
Opelika areas closed, Russ said he and Hannah started
seriously thinking about the logistics of starting a re­cord
business.
The duo are currently working on their second pop­up
shop. On Record Store Day, April 22, 10,000 Hz will
have everything from indie rock and psych to soul, funk
and hip-hop records dispersed in crates at Coffee Cat in
downtown Auburn.
Big names like Arcade Fire, Radiohead and Mac De-marco
will make an appearance, as well as more obscure
compilations from labels like The Numero Group and
Light in the Attic Records.
"That's kind of part of the novelty for us," Russ said.
"Like, 'What's going to be there?' You don't really
know. 1 mean,I know, but nobody else really does."
Russ said Coffee Cat seems to be a hub for people who
play in bands and those are the people who buy records.
Russ said he's been playing in bands for most of his
life. When he and his wife still lived in North Carolina,
he played in and made a record with a band called Some
Army, which he still does some stuff with when they can
remedy the distance. Now he has a studio in his home
where he continues to play.
Music being an integral part of the couple's lives,
Russ said he and Hannah have been collecting vinyl for
years. They both had inherited some but didn't start buy-a
record store'
ing new vinyl until about 2001, he said.
The name of their pop-up shop operation actually orig­inated
from the first record Russ ever bought.
When he lived in Chapel Hill, he was driving down the
main road in town next to the university listening to the
college radio station.
"This song comes on, and I'm like, 'What the hell is
this song?'" Russ said. "There's this crazy song with this
robot voice that's talking, and then it gets to this cho­rus
with this big sweeping Beetles-esque chorus. And 1
wait for the DJ to come on, and he says it's a song called
'How Does It Make You Feel' by Air, this French band."
Russ pulled over and went into a record shop to look
for the album.
He asked the owner of the store for help, and the own­er
told him they didn't have the CD, but they had the re­cord.
"I look at it, and the artwork is awesome, and I'm like
'okay,'" Russ said. "I bought it on the spot."
The name of the album he bought is 10 000 Hz Leg­end.
The weekend of March 21-23, 10,000 Hz Records will
host their second pop-up shop from the time Coffee Cat
opens until about 2 p.m. or 3 p.m.
Concourse tactics
KARL HACKMILLER
LIFESTYLE WRITER
Those dedicated souls of the concourse, the ones who
bother us in the early morning light or the late afternoon heat,
always cheerful and content to be completely ignored, these
people are the beating heart of the student campus scene.
They remind us who to vote for, they hand out yearbooks
for free and sometimes these sweet angels of guerrilla mar­keting
even hand out one-day-old Krispy Kreme Donuts —
and only for the cost of acknowledging their existence and
the existence of their cause.
So often ignored, these campus crusaders have developed
their own strategy for success, and it seems more than any­thing,
that it's a numbers game.
A gaggle of chipper Wellness Hut Workers, that mysteri­ous
center of concourse activity and the number-one produc­er
of novelty button puns on campus, offer up their own ad­vice.
"Be assertive," they all said at once.
"Be assertive and friendly," another one added. "It's about
striking a balance."
"Get in people's way," said another student worker, who
wished to remain anonymous. "Stand out in the concourse
and make people look at you."
"Don't even give them the option to turn away," she said.
Another strategy offered by these dedicated servants tar­gets
bicycle riders. Essentially, these workers stand almost
on a collision course with on coming bicyclists who will
have no choice but to accept the flier or button."
Rejection, it seems, comes with the territory.
"Just wish them a really nice day," the Wellness Hut leader
suggested for when one student, fully equipped with a thou­sand
yard stare, passes you by.
This must be standard advice because as 1 rejected a stu­dent
offering free yearbooks, she told me, without any sar­casm
or passive aggressive tone, to have a great day three
times in a row.
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DAKOTA SUMPTER / MANAGING EDITOR
J.O.E.S. Deli & Grill is located at the corner of North Dean Road and East Glenn Ave.
J.O.E.S. gets four out of five stars
BROOKS GLOVER
Delis usually conjure the scene of a large,
pot-bellied, mustachioed man, clad in a white
apron, handing sliced meats and cheeses over
a counter that runs the length of the business.
However, today these sorts of delis seem to
exclusively occupy Kroger, Publix and the like.
Otherwise, delis have become more or less syn­onymous
with sandwich shops like Chappy's,
McAlister's and Auburn's most famous —
Momma Goldberg's.
J.O.E.S. Deli and Grill sits on the corner of
North Dean Road and East Glenn Avenue. It is
the newest addition to the area's roster of deli­catessens.
Opened last fall by brothers Mike and Tom,
J.O.E.S. continues the family history of delis.
Even the restaurant's name serves as a familial
tribute honoring both the brothers' father while
also being an acronym for the brothers' children.
Once inside, a massive chalkboard with the
entire menu written on it greets you. Large, rus­tic,
wooden booths line the wall contrasting the
sleek, contemporary chairs covered in a bright
orange that fills the rest of the restaurant.
It was one of these brothers who took my or­der
after walking me through the menu and an­swering
my questions with a certain enthusi­asm
in his voice. He didn't have a mustache or a
white apron, but it was a welcoming gesture for
my first time.
J.O.E.S.' main offerings are sandwiches,
which lie divided into two categories on the
menu — deli style and grilled. Deli sandwich­es
include staples such as the muffuletta, cor­don
bleu, Reuben and BLT as well as originals.
The California Dream consists of turkey
breast, swiss, avocado, lettuce, tomato and
ranch.
The Ba Ba Beefy is chocked with corned
beef, roast beef, pastrami, swiss and mustard.
Various burgers, melts and cheese steaks can
be found on J.O.E.S.' grill section of the menu.
The Cowboy Burger adds red onion, barbe­cue
sauce and bacon to the top of a cheddar-smother
burger.
The Babe combines marinated pork roast,
grilled peppers, onions, provolone, lettuce, to­mato
and mayonnaise together resulting in a
dripping sandwich that can barely contain itself.
Ignoring the function of the sandwich,
J.O.E.S.' offers something greater than Au­burn's
chain delis. Here, the sandwiches have a
life to them, making sandwiches from Chappy's
or McAllister's seem sterile.
Kettle chips and a pickle are served with each
sandwich. If you decide to "upgrade" your side,
you can choose pasta salad, tortellini salad, po­tato
salad or fresh fruit.
Beyond sandwiches, J.O.E.S. offers soups,
salads and even a daily quiche.
Painted onto the far wall is a sort of history of
J.O.E.S beginning with the brothers working in
their parents'deli.
After mentioning Mike's and Tom's children,
it ends with a wish that your visit "fills your bel­ly,
lightens your heart and puts a smile on your
face."
Overall, I give this deli a four out of five.
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"I Melt With You'by Modern English
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"A tribute to the kids who didn't have to go to school on Earth."
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Sapphire, an unadopted dog at Lee County Humane Society on Tuesday, April 18,2017 in Auburn, Ala.
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supermodel
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attic?
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nickname
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detergent
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Shakespeare
plays
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cap letters
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daughter
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