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Jillian Clair believed in Auburn men and wom­en,
and he loved them without res­ervation.
In the 1960s, when tensions were
high, the hippie movement was in
full swing and the Vietnam War
was being pro­tested,
Foy
reminded Au­burn
students
and faculty
how much it means to
be a member of the
Auburn family.
To Foy, an Auburn
bond was an uncondi­tional
bond.
In a staff meeting
in the late '60s, Low­ell
Ledbetter, former
director of Foy Student Union,
said a faculty member said to Foy,
"Jim, I notice that you give these
hippies that come in here just as
much time and attention as you
do the clean-cut, sharp-looking
students."
In response, Foy said, "A
hippie student—the long haired
student with grungy clothes—is just
as much entitled to my time as the
clean-cut student. I might not hire
him, but he's an Auburn student,
and I respect him."
Foy believed an Auburn man or
an Auburn wom­an,
no matter who
they were, where
they came from
or what they be­lieved,
deserved
his attention.
After all, they
were family. This
is how Foy lived.
Foy, dean of stu­dent
affairs from
1950 to 1978, is
remembered for his joyous spirit,
loyalty to Auburn and for the per­sonal
touch he applied to his work
and interactions with others.
"I don't know of another person
in Auburn history who had as great
a hands-on impact on Auburn stu­dents
as Dean Foy did," said David
I don't know of
another person in
Auburn history
who had as great a
hands-on impact on
Auburn students as
Dean Foy did."
David Housel,
former Auburn athletic
director
Beloved Dean James E. Foy embodies spirit,
tradition and family of Auburn University
Associate News Editor
Y m ^ o James E. Foy, Auburn
meant family. No matter
Auburn students' back-grounds
or appearances,
they always received their dean of
student's full attention and respect.
The Auburn Creed calls all Au­burn
men and women to live to a
high standard, and also to believe in
Auburn and love it.
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Housel, former Au­burn
athletic director.
"He was the human
touch. All those years,
he never met a strang­er."
Foy was known for
his passion and dedi­cation
to the Auburn
Creed.
In the 1978 edition
of the Glomerata, Foy
said, "Dr. Petrie really
had it! The creed is
where Auburn is at!"
Foy's grandson, Ben­jamin
Spratling IV,
said that although Foy
was a well recognized
figure in Auburn histo­ry,
he always remained
humble, sincere and
kind. Spratling said
•Foy's dedication to his
Christian faith and the
Auburn Creed were
what made that pos­sible.
"He never asked to
be famous," Spratling
said. "He' didn't care.
They told him they put
his name-on a build­ing,
and he was like,
'Well, thank you—it's
their building; they
can do what they
want with it.' He was
humble, and it wasn't
a fake humble. It was
real in the fact that he
was never self-focused;
he was always loving
someone else."
Johnny Green, for­mer
dean of students
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from 2006 to 2009,
said Foy was always
helpful to him and
gave good advice.
"He was very com­p
a s s i o n a t e — v e r y
d o w n - t o - e a r t h , "
Green said. "For all
that we've heard about
literally a living leg­end,
he was extreme­ly
approachable and
would talk to anyone.
He did not put on airs
or pre­tend."
Fo y' s
g r e a t ­est
pas­sion
was
Auburn
students,
Ledbet-ter
said.
F o y
and his
w i f e
Marylou
often in­vited
small groups of.
students to their home,
and Ledbetter said he
truly enjoyed talking
with students.
"I have seen him sit
up there on the curb in
front of Cater Hall till
three and four in the
morning talking with
students just because
he wanted to talk with
them about this or that
or the other," Ledbet­ter
said.
Spratling said Foy
cherished time with
his family and adored
his wife. Whether it
was his family, his co­workers,
the Auburn
community or his stu­dents,
Spratling said
Foy's mind was always
on serving others.
"I think the one
thing that I would like
people to understand
about my granddad is
that it was never about
him," Spratlintr said.
" N o n e
of it was
a b o u t
him. To
h i m ,
h a t
Dean Foy's
greatest
accomplishment is
in the hearts and
minds—perhaps
souls—of the young
men and women
whom he touched."
David Housel,
former Auburn athletic
director
w
was im­p
o r t a n t
was al­ways
his
n e i g h ­b
o r
and his
Gpd."
H o w ­ever,
Foy also enjoyed
Auburn football and
passionately cheered
on the Tigers.
Foy's "War Eagle"
was unique, Housel
said.
"The striking thing
about Dean Foy is how
rabid he was giving a
'War Eagle' when he
was- young, and how
moving and inspir­ing
it was when he
was old—still doing it
as hard as he could,"
Housel said. "Dean
Foy's 'War Eagles'
came not just from
the body, but from the
soul."
Housel said Foy's
legacy can't be restrict­ed
to a brick-and-mor-tar
building or a list of
accomplishments.
"Dean Foy's greatest
accomplishment is in
the hearts and minds—
perhaps souls-—of the
young men and wom­en
whom he touched,"
Housel said. "Now
that sounds kind of
'pie-in-the-sky,' but in
his case, it was real. He
cared, and he wasn't
afraid to show it."
Although today's
generation of Auburn
students may have
never met Foy, heard
him give a War Eagle,
or even known who he
was, Housel said they
are benefiting from
what he did at Au­burn.
In some ways, Led­better
said, Foy in­spired
the concept of
the Auburn Family.
"The students today
are benefiting from
the work and effort
and love and commit­ment
of a man they
never knew," Hou­sel
said. "Auburn was
a great place before
they came. This man
played a major part in
making it great."
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Garrett T. Huston, 23, of Opelika
Pumphrey Avenue
Oct. 10,2:32 a.m.
Ricardo Cortez-Qrta, 34, of Michoacan,
Mexico
Lem Morrison Drive at Wire Road
Oct. 10, 5:23 p.m.
DUI Arrests in the City of Auburn
Oct. 8 - Oct. 14, 2010
James D. Cole, 47, of Columbus, Ga.
West Samford Avenue
Oct. 8.10:40 p.m.
Guadalupe Perez-Sandobal, 29
East Glenn Avenue
Oct. 9,2:52 a.m.
Colleen K. Murphy, 19, of Boston, Mass.
West Longleaf Drive
Oct. 10,1 a.m.
Ismael Martinez-Palacios, 22, of Turbante de
la Libertad, Guatemala
North College Street at Mitchum Avenue
Oct. 10. 2:19 a.m.
Crime Reports for Oct. 8 - Oct. 14, 2010
Oct. 8, Lee Road 10
Burglary reported. One Toshiba
laptop computer.
Oct. 8, Clark Avenue
Theft of property reported. One
men's wallet, one Smith & Wes­son
handgun, $1,500.
Oct. 8, U.S. Highway 29 South
Breaking and entering a vehicle
reported. Two CB radios.
Oct. 8, Sara Street
Burglary and theft of property re­ported.
One Insignia flat-screen
TV, one Dynex flat-screen TV.
Oct. 8,400 Block of South
Brookwood Drive
Theft of property reported. One
yellow-gold wedding band, one
whole ham, one Indiana Jones
Wii game
Oct. 9, East University Drive
Shoplifting reported. One pair of
size 8 Kmart boots, one pair of
size 11 Kmart boots, one pair of
size 10 Route 66 boots.
Oct. 10, 2400 Block of East
University Drive
Breaking and entering a vehicle
reported. One Garmin GPS, one
•Garmin GPS charger, one radar
detector charger.
Oct. 10,400 Block of Lee Road
72
Auto theft reported. One black
Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck.
— Reports provided by Auburn
Department of Public Safety
Oscar Dowdeli, Jr., 46, of Tuskegee
Mile marker 57, Interstate 85
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Charlie Timberlake / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
tries its luck at ring toss during the Lee County Fair Friday.
Charlie Timberlake / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
(Above left) Fair attendees play rodent roulette, looking on anxiously and hoping that the live rat crawls into the color hole on which they placed their money. (Above right) Patrick (right) and
Corrie (left) Templeton square off against each other in a shooting competition to win a prize at the Lee County Fair Friday.
Lee County Fair
community for
entertains
66th year
JILLIAN CLAIR
Associate News Editor
Funnel cakes, livestock
shows, beauty pageants, the
Scrambler, mullets—and of
course, the Ferris wheel.
Hie sights, tastes and smells
of the Lee County Fair have
come and gone for the 66th
time.
The fair, which has remained
basically the same throughout
the years, was a success again
in 2010, said Jim Sadler, presi­dent
of the Lee County Fair As­sociation.
However, admission to the
fair was raised for the first
time in more than 20 years,
Sadler said.
Adults paid $3, and admis­sion
for children was $2.
"Of course, the economy is
having some effect on us right
now—for the past few years
it has," Sadler said. "We have
held the same fees on the gate
for over 20 years—$2 and $1.
This year, we figured our num­bers
may be down a little bit,
so we just had to go up a little
to help with overhead."
Seventy-five to 80 percent
of the proceeds from the fail-go
back to the community to
support Dixie Youth (city base­ball
leagues), the food bank
and youth advocacy centers,
Sadler said.
Other proceeds help provide
the $6,600 in prizes offered at
the fair, the entertainment
and maintenance of the fair­grounds.
Fair attendance'has been as
high as 26,000, but Sadler said
for the past few years, the aver­age
has been 12,000 to 16,000.
James Gang Entertainment
out of Andalusia has provided
the carnival rides for the past
12 years.
"They're a good, clean, fam­ily-
owned operation," Sadler
said.
Patrick Kane Mezick, fresh­man
at Southern Union, said
he has been coming to the fair
since he was 8 years old.
"Everything's going the
same as every year," Mezick
said. "Stupid rednecks come
out here for no reason."
Although Mezick used this
year's fair as a date night with
his girlfriend, Meagan Wood,
senior at Opelika High School,
he said he usually comes with
his family.
"Me and my dad come out
here and just about win every­thing,"
Mezick said.
Mezick's most memorable
fair prize was a $50 iguana he
won a few years ago, although
he said it only lived for 15 min­utes
after the fair.
This year, Mezick's winning
streak continued.
"He won me a rabbit, and
don't know what I'm gonna do
with it," Wood said. "It's in
trunk."
"Her mom don't know about
it yet," Mezick added.
Wood said she
coming to the fair
was 15.
"It's the same thing
year," Wood said. "They should
change some stuff, but if you
come every year, you know
what you like."
Ashley Hansana, 31, and her
sister, Meagan Davis, 28, of
Opelika, said they bring their
brother Colt, 18, to the fair ev­ery
other year.
Colt, who has a rare genetic
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© Rto6erfest
Auburn celebrates the 200-year-old German
tradition with beer, brats and cheese
CHELSEA HARVEY
Staff Writer
Auburn's Earthfare hosted its
first Oktoberfest Friday from
5-7 p.m.
The event was the brainchild
of Lacey Updegraff, communi­cation
relations coordinator for
the store.
Updegraff said she came
up with the idea more than a
month ago.
"1 do events in the store as
much as we can," Updegraff
said. "Oktoberfest is just a great
event that everyone sort of rec­ognizes,
and it goes along well
with our specialty department."
Oktoberfest is traditionally
recognized as a German festi­val
that runs for several weeks
from the end of September into
the beginning of October. It is
known, among other things,
for its dedication to food and
drink.
Earthfare's interpretation of
Oktoberfest. involved a celebra­tion
of all things German, pri­marily
German food.
Free food samples were scat­tered
around the store, includ­ing
apples and caramel, home­made
pretzels, German cheese
and baked turkey legs.
Erik Abbo, food services,
manager at Earthfare, said the
store wanted to make as many
German foods as possible for
customers to try.
"He's got cheese, and he's got
beer, and he's got brats and rats
and sauerkraut," Abbo said,
pointing out a co-worker hand­ing
out free samples.
Abbo said the food tastings
were already popular among
customers by 5:30 p.m.
"It's pretty good. Actually,
it's really good," he said. "We
haven't tried anything like this
at the store, so it's a learning
curve."
Several beer tastings were
also held throughout the
evening, offering samples of
Samuel Adams Octoberfest and
Maren Dogtoberfest beer.
One section of the store was
also devoted to a free German
cooking class, which was con­ducted
by Jenny Hobbs of Hum­ble
Pie Catering.
Participants were able to ob­serve
as Hobbs prepared a meal
in front of them and explained
the process.
Packets of sample recipes
were also available for observ­ers
to take home. The recipes
included warm German potato
salad, beer, brats and apple
strudel.
Sara Collins, Earthfare cus­tomer,
said she shops at the
store at least once a week and
found out about Oktoberfest
through a Facebook notifica­tion.
"Well, I knew it was hap­pening,
and so I decided to get
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Train's a comin'!
Officials say railroad safety is usually
the responsibility of motorists
JILLLAN CLAIR
Associate News Editor
Trains frequently
pass through Au­burn,
and the cross­ing
arms on College
Street are known for
backing up traffic.
Students, how­ever,
may not. think
much about railroad
safety or the likeli­hood
of being struck
by a train.
Sept. 30 at 5 p.m.,
a tractor-trailer car­rying
plastic resin
pellets was struck
by a train at the in­tersection
of Ala­bama
State Highway
14 and Lee County
Road 55.
There were no
injuries, but Darin
Thurmon, the driver
of the truck, said he
wondered why there
were no crossing
arms, bells or whis­tles
to warn him that
a train was coming
as he pulled onto
the tracks, wait­ing
to turn left onto
Hwy. 14.
Bill Harris, spokes­man
for the Ala­bama
Department of
Transportation, said
there are 3,254 pub­lic
railroad crossings
in Alabama, but only
1,260 have warn­ing
signals such as
crossing arms, bells
or whistles.
In Alabama in
2009, there were 69
collisions, four fatal­ities
and 24 injuries
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some groceries and par­take,"
she said.
Collins said she planned
to make her way around to
each of the samples avail­able
in the store.
"I'm pretty sure that
there's not going to be any­thing
tl^it beats the beer,"
she said.
According to Updegraff,
events such as Oktoberfest
are not uncommon at
Earthfare.
A taste fair was held sev­eral
weeks ago with sam­ples
such as grilled mush­rooms,
beer and wine,
Updegraff said.
"We had people cooking
in all sections of the store,"
she said. "People could
come taste it."
Updegraff said the pur­pose
of Oktoberfest, and
all other events, is to en­courage
people to broaden
their horizons.
"We try to do as many
events as we can just to
get people to try stuff they
never have before," she
said.
Events such as Oktober­fest
are popular, but are
not the only time the store
offers samples to custom­ers,
Collins said.
"They always have like
somebody cooking some
food or free samples out,"
she said.
Charlie Timberlake / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Kent Owusu (right) and Mohammad Hossain (center) sample Samuel Adams Octoberfest.
TRAINS
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involving railroad cross­ings.
"We get about $5 million
a year in federal funds that
can be used to upgrade
rail crossings, and we can
upgrade 20 to 30 cross­ings
a year," Harris said.
"The system we use priori­tizes
crossings and targets
the crossings that are the
highest priority."
Harris said federal cri­teria
for prioritizing rail­road
crossings that need
updates include traffic
volume, train counts and
accident history.
"Fortunately for Auburn,
all the high-capacity road­ways
have the crossing
arms and the bells and
whistles," said Auburn City
Engineer Jeff Ramsey.
However, rural areas of­ten
lack crossing signals,
Ramsey said.
It costs about $150,000
to install signals at each
railroad crossing, Ramsey
said.
Installing crossing sig­nals
may not always pre­vent
accidents.
Nancy Hudson, execu­tive
director of Alabama
Operation Lifesaver, said
driver error rather than
lack of crossing signals is
usually the cause of a train
accident.
"We have a tendency to
think (crossings with arms
are) a much safer crossing,
but nationally, more crash­es
happen where there are
gates than where there is
only the crossbuck— (the
white X-shaped sign at*
railroad crossings)," Hud­son
said.
The reason for the high­er
incidence in accidents
where signals are in place,
Hudson said, is that peo­ple
often try to beat the
train before it stops traffic.
"Most of the time, from
the time when the gate
starts to move, you have
about 20 to 25 seconds be­fore
the train actually en­ters
the crossing, and it's
not enough time," Hudson
said. "So many people try
to beat the train and end
up losing their life."
Harris said it is impor­tant
to remember that
trains always have the
right-of-way.
"Trains cannot stop
quickly," said Carla Grole-au,
CSX director of corpo­rate
communications. "It
is a simple law of physics:
the huge weight and size
of the train and the speed
of the train dictate how
quickly it can stop under
ideal conditions."
Groleau said a 100-car
freight train traveling at 55
miles per hour would need
more than a mile to stop
once the train is set into
emergency braking.
Hudson said drivers
need to constantly remem­ber
that trains could be on
any track at any time, and
it is the driver of the car's
responsibility to yield to
trains.
"We certainly don't want
to lose anyone at a railroad
crossing when it's such a
simple thing to not get hit
by the train—to just watch
every single time," Hudson
said.
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Football vs. LSU
@ 2:30 p.m.
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The ferris wheel spins guests at the Lee County Fair Friday.
EVENT CALENDAR: THURSDAY, OCT. 14 - SATURDAY, OCT. 23
18
AU Sym­phonic
Winds
concert
@ Auburn
High School
Performance
Center, 7:30
p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
19
Freestyle,
Fish, Fun &
Stroll-off! @
Student Cen­ter
Ballroom,
6 p.m. to 8
p.m.
20
The Silent
Witness
Exhibit
(Domestic
Violence
Awareness)
green space,
1 p.m.
22
Downtown
Auburn
Friday Night
Block Party, 6
p.m.
and knock him down. It's
really easy for him."
Although the fair hasn't
changed much over the
years, Sadler said people
can expect some changes
for the 2011 Lee County
Fair.
"Next year, we're plan­ning
on running a one-night
reduced armband
and gate, probably on a
Wednesday night," Sadler
said.
Unlimited ride arm­bands,
which are generally
$20, will be reduced to $15
on the reduced-fee night.
"That'll be well-adver-tised
over at the Univer­sity,"
Sadler said. "We will
probably do some more
campus-type advertising
next year because we're
gonna be kind of targeting
that market to come over
maybe on a Wednesday
night. That's a good night
for college kids because it's
not too close to game day."
Sadler said the exhibit
barn will probably be re­built
next year as well.
"Come out and support
us whenever we have a
fair," Sadler said. "All the
money stays in the com­munity."
The fair takes place the
first week in October.
Oktoberfest
(S) Chamber
of Com­merce,
5:30 p.m.
15
Picnic cel­ebrating
arts
and humani­ties
@ Cater
Lawn, noon
to 2 p.m.
FAIR
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disease called Cockayne
syndrome, loves the fair,
Davis said.
"I would say that his fa­vorite
thing is getting us to
buy him useless toys that
he will never use again
and spending, like, $20 on
a $4 stuffed animal," Davis
said, laughing. "Any activ­ity
where you spend $25
for, like, a Dollar Tree toy
is always good bonding."
Hansana said the whole
family has been coming
to the fair since they were
children, but now, they
just come to see Colt have
a good time.
"Really, we're not even
riding rides," Davis said.
"We'll put him on a ride
and then we'll wave at him
as he goes by. Getting him
excited—that's the best
part."
The small size of the fair
is perfect for Colt, Davis
said.
"If you took him to a
big fair like Montgomery
or Birmingham, it's so big
and so crowded," Davis
said. "He's kind of special
needs, so this one's better
to have less people, since
no one's going to run by
CMN Cut-a-
thon @ 2
Chic Salon
and Bou­tique,
12 p.m.
to 4 p.m. Soccer vs.
Tennessee @
Soccer Com­plex,
7 p.m.
Highway
280 Band @
Kiesel Park, 6
COMMENTARY A5
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OUR VIEW
Remembering Dean Foy: Auburn man
Regardless of definition,
the late James E. Foy was a
true Auburn man.
He lived by the Auburn
Creed.
He truly believed in the
power of the human touch
and a sound mind and having
a spirit that is not afraid.
Many a Foy story involves
him reaching out—to hippies
and war protestors and those
against his own ideological
principles simply because
they were Auburn students.
He was, after all, as he'd
probably say, the dean of stu­dents.
And he took that role
seriously.
His door was always open
for an Auburn student.
Foy didn't just preach
Auburn family and what it
means to be an Auburn per­son—
he lived it daily for 29
years.
That's 29 years of War Ea-gle-
filled pep rallies; 29 years
of Foy's contagious joy-for-life,
milk-of-human-kindness
campus roaming; 29 years of
passion for Auburn and its
students and its aura.
He was the force and brains
behind "Hey Day," a tradition
which continues today.
He might have even been
the man behind the Auburn
family mythos.
Even if. he didn't create the
idea of the Auburn family, he
certainly lived it.
Beyond his job, after he
retired, he was still Auburn's
loudest and most vigorous
cheerleader. And one of its
most mischievous pranksters.
Former director of Foy Stu­dent
Union, Lowell Ledbetter
tells of the time Dean Foy and
a friend drove to Tuscaloosa
one winter.
On the
brown field be­side
Alabama's
famous Denny
Chimes, Foy
and friend,
both wearing
work overalls,
probably gig­gling
like the
big kids they
were, took
100 pounds
of winter rye
grass seed and
spelled out
"War Eagle" in
big block letters.
Late in life, when he was
confined to a wheelchair, his
voice noticeably softer but no
less full of soul, there he'd be—
rolled out to the 50-yard linfe,
to halfcourt, his wild strands
of white hair flailing, his right
arm circling counterclock­wise:
"Waaarrrrr Eagle, Hey!"
The man loved Auburn Uni­versity.
"I don't know of another
person in Auburn history
who has as great a hands-on
impact on Auburn students
as Dean Foy did," said David
Housel, former Auburn ath­letic
director and all-around
keeper of Auburn lore (from
"Auburn Icon's Legacy Lives
On," Al).
He never lost his child-like
love of Auburn.
He was a special man, a
one-of-a-kind personality.
His departure in 1978 left
a Foy-shaped hole in the Uni­versity,
a hole
which has nev­er
been filled.
For most
students to­day,
and even
students in the
recent past, Foy
is just a build­ing
or an info
desk.
Instead of
conjuring im­ages
of im-
F0Y promptu pep
rallies on Cater
Lawn or world-record-
setting blood drives
during the Vietnam War, Foy's
name is synonymous with
eateries and late-night infor­mation
seeking.
Dean Foy was everything
listed above and more, more
than a building or a phone
number or an old man lead­ing
a halftime War Eagle.
It's a shame how easy it is to
forget those who came before.
Jordan, Cater, Hare, Haley,
Petrie, Parker—those are all
just names to most of us stu­dents.
But they were the people
who made Auburn what it is
today.
Dean Foy was no less im­portant
than those great Au-
YOUR VIEW -
burn men and women.
His goal was to help stu­dents
while in college, but
also to prepare them for life
post-college.
He wanted to imbue stu­dents
with the Auburn ethos
and let every student know
what being an Auburn man or
woman meant.
Auburn is a special place
and people like Dean Foy
made it that way.
And he and the others who
made Auburn Auburn should
be properly remembered.
Every Auburn student
should know about Dean Foy,
understand his legacy and re­alize
why he loved Auburn.
The Auburn Creed should
be at the forefront, a constant
reminder of what it means to
be an Auburn student.
Half-hearted renditions
during Camp War Eagle and
diversity-filled commercials
during home football games
don't do the Creed justice.
Any definition of an Auburn
man or woman begins with
the Creed, its message spread­ing
ever outward, blanketing
all of campus and, from there,
the world.
"Dr. Petrie really had it! The
Creed is where Auburn is at!"
Foy said in the 1978 Glom-erata.
Not everyone gets to follow
his or her passion when en­tering
the workforce.
Dean Foy did, and Auburn
was forever changed by his
personality and presence.
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"Everything's going the same as
every year. Stupid rednecks come
out here for no reason."
-Patrick Kane Mezick,
freshman at Southern Union
from "Lee County entertains
community for 66th year, "A3
Last week's question:
Would you support legal
gambling in Alabama?
Yes
No
69%
31%
This week's question:
Do you know the Auburn
Creed?
O Yes
O No
O Some of it
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Editorial was 'uncaring, thoughtless and personally disgusting
Editor, The Auburn Plains­man
It is quite evident from
your recent editorial (Sin­ister
slant of 'Save the Ta-tas,'
Oct. 7) that you have
never had anyone in your
life be diagnosed with
breast cancer.
Because if you did, you
would re-think your entire
little speech bashing the
month of October as be­ing
nothing but a way for
drug companies to make
money.
I am a 40-year professor
here and a two-time breast
cancer survivor who owes
my life to being "aware"
of breast cancer and the
drugs that keep me cancer
free.
As with any diagnosis of
a condition, fatal or not,
there is a risk of a false
positive.
And I know that cancer
is no exception.
However, for those of
us who do get treatment,
take the drugs prescribed
and have life-saving sur­geries,
we are all thankful
for the fact that people are
becoming more -aware of
the ways to prevent breast
cancer with early detec­tion
and self-exams.
Your editorial is one
of the most uncaring,
thoughtless and personal­ly
disgusting pieces I have
ever read.
To say that "AstraZen-eca
is to National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month
what Hallmark is to Val­entine's
Day" is absolutely
absurd.
People buy cards in Feb­ruary
because they want
to.
People take drugs for
cancer to save their life.
How dare you even
make the comparison!
We here at Auburn are
doing what we can to im­prove
the quality of life for
people.
If you think that the fo­cus
should be on actual
diagnosis and prevention
rather than simply raising
"awareness," then I suggest
that you major in pre-med
specializing in oncology if
you are concerned at all.
Or better yet, wait un­til
someone you love gets
breast cancer, and these
drugs you are so adamant­ly
against don't work, and
your loved one dies.
We will see what your
stance is then!
Karla Simmons
assistant professor,
consumer affairs
IBM may have stolen
Auburn prof's patent
Editor, The Auburn
Plainsman
%
Tech giant IBM has al­legedly
infringed a patent
filed by the James B Davis
professor of ECE Adit Singh
of the Samuel Ginn College
of Engineering as part of
the research he carried out
almost 10 years ago with
his then graduate student
Thomas Barnett.
The patent in question is
about a method to efficient­ly
estimate the reliability of
integrated circuits.
The technique on adop­tion
is said to significantly
reduce the cost' of making
chips.
More details about the
methods can be found in
the patents—7,194,366 and
7,409,306.
Given the high costs in­volved
in filing and battling
out a patent suit, AU has
been fortunate to get a law
firm who has taken up the
cause on its behalf.
I think this patent litiga­tion
is a testimony of the
standard of research car­ried
out at AU by its profes-
' sors on two counts.
For one, the idea was
worthy enough to be ap­propriated
by a company
like IBM, which is arguably
among the pioneers in the
art of integrated circuit
making.
Secondly, large law firms
have faith in our professors
and the worthiness of their
research to take the battle
all the'way to IBM's door­step.
Suraj Sindia
graduate student, electrical
and computer engineering
War Eagle to Dean Foy
Editor, The Auburn
% Plainsman
I had what I consider
to be the distinct honor
of knowing Dean Foy
during my four years at
Auburn.
From character to
spirit, no one epitomized
the Auburn Creed in dai­ly
life the way Dean Foy
did.
Honest, hard work de­fined
his days as Dean of
Students, and it was the
human touch that al­lowed
his legacy to live
on in the lives of those
he helped mold into Au­burn
men and women.
For me, Dean Foy
will be remembered as
all smiles, as he and I
walked on the court to
accept the James E. Foy
ODK Cup during half-time
of the 2005 Auburn-
Alabama basketball
game.
"Lets get your
hands up for Auburn!
Waaaaaaaarrr Eagle,
Hey! Woooooo!!!" (As
only he could do.) The
. crowd erupted.
Obviously, the erup­tion
was not because of
the cheer, but because
of what it meant to the
man that was leading it.
Family, values, tradi­tion.
Auburn.
It was his trophy, his
life and he was deliver­ing
it to everyone in the
building with as much
gusto as he could mus­ter.
This past week, Au­burn
may have just lost
its own trophy sports­man.
Hie legacy he leaves
behind, however, doesn't
have to be engraved on
a trophy or written in a
book.
It is understood with
each War Eagle ex­changed.
Bradford H. Boney
SGA president 2004-2005
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News A6 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, October 14,2010
Cosy Sheridan takes the stage at Sundilla
'Second Saturday9
re-enacts1800s with
music9 crafts9 food
LIBBY SO
Writer
It may be impossible to know
what it was like to live in the 1800s,
save for watching an episode of
"Little House on the Prairie," but the
Lee County Historical Society's Sec­ond
Saturdays staff strives to re-en-act
the era as accurately as possible.
Since 2003, with open-fire cooked
food, folk music performances,
19th-century homes and black­smiths,
the Lee County Historical
Museum has transformed down­town
Loachapoka into a scene from
the past every second Saturday of
the month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
"It's a lot of fun to hear the chil­dren
in the log cabin rooms," said
Jessie Summers, museum curator.
"They look around and say, 'Where's
the television?' And we have to
stop and remember that they never
knew a world without television.
That's one thing we offer folks: a
learning experience."
Children learn that they can ob­tain
some basic products without
buying them from a store by seeing
how people in the past obtained
them.
Growing up with advanced tech­nology
and marketing all around
them, kids seem to think that
clothes and food simply come from
supermarkets and malls, said the
staff members.
All of the antiques inside the mu­seum
were donated by local resi­dents
and friends.
Summers and other staff mem-bers
use what they have to arrange
things together, which is what Sum­mers
said she personally enjoys the
most.
"I've been participating at the
museum for 26 years." said Esther
Marshall, spinner, weaver and in­structor.
"It isn't about having the
crowds we have on Fair Day, but
having enough people come out so
that we can show off what we ^do.
That's how this has grown."
People gathered in different spots
throughout the fairgrounds, listen­ing
to the workers explain how to
shape metals and how recently-shaven
wool and other furs are
made into thread and clothing.
Marshall said showing people the
old way of doing things gives them
different perspective.
"I love to wake up hearing the
smithy because it makes me feel
like I'm back in another time," said
Jean O'Donnell, attendee. "You can
close your eyes, and if there's not
too much traffic, you really feel like
you're back in the 1800s."
The next Second Saturday takes
place Nov. 13.
"Leave your 21st century mind at
the gate, and think about how life
was like 160 years ago," Marshall
said.
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ALISON MCFERRIN
Staff Writer
A black drape served as
the backdrop, twinkling
holiday lights set the mood
and the acoustic stylings
of Cosy Sheridan filled the
Auburn Unitarian Univer-salist
building Friday night
as part of the Sundilla con­cert
series.
The next concert will be
at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 and will
feature Chuck Brodksy.
Admission to Sundilla is
$10 for the general public
and $8 for students. Chil­dren
12 and under can get
in free. Free refreshments,
coffee, tea and water are
available at every show,
but all outside food and
drink are also allowed.
Sheridan,* along with
her accompaniment TR
Ritchie, performed two
sets, consisting of a total
24 original songs.
About 40 people at­tended
the concert, which
also featured free refresh­ments.
Many concertgoers
laughed at Sheridan's witty
lyrics and exchanged com­ments
with her between
songs.
"It's hard to explain how
it's different to go to a live
performance than to sit
in a movie or in front of a
television," Sheridan said.
"I think it's something we
miss from having been,
for so many eons, people
who sat around campfires
together because we lived
in a tribe... There's some­thing
kind of primal about
it that I think appeals to
some part of the human
creature."
Sheridan's lyrics ranged
from pseudo-educational
in "Hannibal the Carthag­inian
Crossing the Alps,"
to whimsical, like her song
"Barbie," to more serious,
like "The Land of 10,000
Mothers," which she said
she wrote after watching
tearful military goodbyes
in the airport.
"I thought it was great,"
said Marjorie Teeter, who
works in the theatre de­partment.
Teeter said she found
out about the concert from
the e-mail list, but she first
heard about it from some­one
in the community.
"We don't have a huge
core audience, but they're
loyal," said Bailey Jones,
who is in charge of book­ing
acts for Sundilla. "They
tell everybody, you know.
They bring friends."
Sundilla averages 12
concerts per year, ranging
from the top performers to
lesser-known talents.
"I would love for it to at
least get big enough that
we can start offering the
performers guarantees,"
Jones said. "Right now,
we can't do that. I mean,
they're going to get what­ever
people pay at the door
and no more. I would love
to draw enough people
so that we either bank a
little money or at least I'm
Charlie Tfmberlake / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Shachar Newton displays his blacksmithing to onlookers Saturday.
Spence McCracken, former Opelika High School football coach, now mentors at-risk teenagers. Mc-
Cracken played on Auburn's football team and has received numerous awards.
Emily Adams / PHOTO EDITOR
discipline and attitude.
In the program, teachers
are asked to rank the student
on attendance, grades, home­work,
discipline and attitude.
Students compete with
each other to have the highest
score at the end of the week.
McCracken, a 1972 Auburn
graduate, played center on
arguably one of the most fa­mous
Auburn teams in his­tory.
Coached by Ralph "Shug"
Jordan, Auburn appeared in
three bowl games while Mc­Cracken
was on the team.
McCracken went on to
coach high school football
for 36 years in Montgomery
and in Opelika, winning three
state championships, and be­ing
named the USA TODAY
National Coach of the Year in
1986.
After retiring from coach-'
ing in 2008, McCracken said
he wanted to try to find a way
to stay in the school system.
"I wanted to find some­thing—
I didn't know what
it would be—but I wanted
to find some way to stay in­volved
and to stay around
these great kids and coaches
that I have relationships with,"
McCracken said. "I just wasn't
quite ready to leave that yet."
McCracken said he found
his place within the charac­ter
education program, which
takes a hands-on approach to
mentoring students.
"It's different than coaching
was," he said. "With coach­ing,
you're around these kids
all the time, but it was easy
to get caught up in practicing
and working out and miss the
actual people. I like this pro­gram
because it allows you to
focus on the actual people."
McCracken said he some­times
eats meals withthe stu­dents,
gives them rides home
or sits in on their classes.
• "People ask me if retire­ment
is going to drive me
crazy," McCracken said. "It's
not going to drive me crazy. I
will spend time with my fam­ily,
get more involved with my
church, play some golf and
make my yard look nice."
McCracken said he has one
main goal in retirement. '
He said his goal is to "fol­low
what the good Lord leads
me to do. He never leads you
wrong."
Cosy Sheridan performs at Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for the Sundilla Concert
Series Friday. The next concert will be Oct. 22 and will feature Chuck Brodsky.
confident that I could tell
somebody, 'Yeah, we're
going to have 100 people
there, and if they each pay
10 bucks, you'll get $1,000.'"
Sundilla is a non­profit
organization. The
and providing hospitality
for the performers, Jones
said.
Sheridan and Ritchie
received a standing ova­tion
and came back for an
encore.
Former
high school
football
coach now
spends time
mentoring at-risk
youth at
Opelika High
School
BRENT GODWIN
Assistant Campus Editor
Spence McCracken, former
Auburn football player and
well-renowned high school
football coach, has spent the
last year investing in at-risk
teenagers at Opelika High
School.
The character education
program began last year with
a grant from AT&T and sup­port
from Auburn Univer­sity.
It aims to help students
who are struggling with their
grades, as well as issues with
performer takes 90 per­cent
of the ticket sales.
A working board of 12
keeps Sundilla running,
managing everything from
sound equipment, book­ing,
helping with CD sales
ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Tim Simpson / PHOTO STAFF
dual cultures of science and faith.
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AGSA celebrates pride week, preaching ^
trance ih light of national bullying concern§
Gubernatorial candidates
set to debate on campus
ERIC AUSTIN
Campus Editor
The eyes of the state will be
on Auburn Oct. 19 when the
two men vying to be Alabama's
next governor will square off in
a debate in the Student Center
ballroom at 7 p.m.
The debate will be the second
in a series crafted by the Stu­dent
Government Associations
of Auburn and the University
of Alabama. The first was held
Sept. 14 in Tuscaloosa between
Commissioner Ron Sparks,
the Democratic nominee, and
Robert Bentley, the Republican
nominee.
"The SGA at Alabama came
up with the idea and brought
it to us back in February and
asked us if this was something
weU be interested in getting
together on," said Kurt Sasser,
senior in human resource man­agement
and SGA president.
For Sasser and his adminis­tration,
Tuesday's debate will
be.the culmination of months
of work.
"We've really been meeting
with everybody since May on an
every-other-week basis," Sasser
said.
For leaders of the SGA, the
planning has been a learn­ing
experience. Sasser said he
worked closely with SGA Trea­surer
Spencer Moore, senior in
political science.
"I have learned a ton about
everything, from one end of
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Liz CONN
Assistant Copy Editor
Today's society often puts the
science of evolution and spiri­tual
faith in separate, conflicting
corners. Last Thursday, Mark
Cohen came to campus to offer
a different perspective.
Cohen, professor of anthro­pology
at the State University
of New York at Plattsburgh, said
the primary goal of his lecture,
"Darwin and the Bible: Culture
of Science, Culture of Faith,"
was to explain the relationship
between the cultures of science
and faith and how each contrib­utes
to understanding evolu­tion.
"I think they are both neces­sary,"
Cohen said. "I think they
are both very important. I think
they should not intrude on one
another."
Hamilton Bryant, senior in an­thropology
and president of the
Anthropological Society, said he
thought Cohen's lecture was es­pecially
pertinent on a generally
conservative campus.
"I think he provided a unique
opportunity for people to recog­nize
that you can have a place in
your life for faith and for more
science-based thinking," Bry­ant
said. "They don't necessarily
have to butt heads. I think a lot
of students, especially on Au­burn's
campus, could really ben­efit
from knowing that."
Cohen said the misuse of the
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Braxton Tanner, sophomore in zoology and director of political affairs with AGSA, dances on the concourse Monday as passing students sign messages of love on National Coming Out Day.
. ERIC AUSTIN
Campus Editor
The Auburn Gay-Straight Alli­ance's
Pride Week is quickly be­coming
a yearly tradition for the
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen-der,
and questioning community
to assert its presence and build
new relationships with support­ers.
This year, however, Pride Week
has taken on new meaning, with
a recent string of highly publi­cized
suicides within the LGBTQ
community because of bullying.
Monday was National Com­ing
Out Day, and AGSA took to
the Haley Center Concourse to
give students the chance to be
themselves and show support
for their peers.
"We're giving students the
opportunity to come out of the
closet," said Braxton Tanner,
sophomore in zoology and AGSA
political director. "We're also giv­ing
students who aren't coming
out of the closet a chance to
write a message of support and
love so they can make the scari-ness
of coming out a lot easier."
Tanner officially came out to
the Auburn community Monday,
but said he has been out among
his peers for several months.
While he has faced some nega­tivity
from peers and family
members, he said he finds com­fort
in the AGSA community and
other straight allies.
Straight allies are termed
"strallies" by gay rights activists.
"I am here as a strally, which
means that 1 am just here to
Today is Transgender Aware­ness
Day.
"We're trying to raise aware­ness
of common farces that are
out there about the transgender
community," Tanner said. "A lot
of transgendered people don't
get much focus because all the
attention is given to people of
same-sex orientation."
The week will close out tomor­row
with AGSA raising funds
and awareness for the Trevor
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support the community," said
Rhamah Norris, freshman in
pre-vet zoology and an AGSA
member. "It's really important
that people have support when
they come out."
Tuesday was Strally Day, with
ribbons handed out to sup­porters
of the movement, and
Wednesday was Civil Rights Day.
AGSA highlighted 1,100 rights
guaranteed to heterosexuals, but
denied to homosexuals because
of laws such as the Defense of
Marriage Act.
Fiesta de Diamond Rio
ERIC AUSTIN
Campus Editor
The University Pro­gram
Council has an­nounced
its next Tiger
Nights celebration,
which will feature the
country music band
Diamond Rio.
The group became
popular in the '90s with
hits such as "Beautiful
Mess" and "One More
Day."
Diamond Rio will
headline "Tiger Nights:
Fiesta on the Plains"
Oct. 22 from 7 p.m. till
midnight. The event
will be held on the
Student Center Green
Space.
"We wanted some­thing
that would fit
into our budget, and
we decided on Dia­mond
Rio," said Anne
Smead, junior in pub­lic
administration and
director of Tiger Nights
for UPC.
The event will take
on a South of the Bor­der
theme with que-sadillas,
burritos, a
mechanical bull and
salsa dancing. Though
Diamond Rio may not
exactly fit into the Lat-in-
American theme,
Smead said they will
still provide a great
night of entertainment
for attendees.
"We obviously
couldn't get Shakira,"
Smead said.
The event is free for
Auburn students with
a student I.D. and $5
for the general public.
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Project, a group that seeks
an end to LGBTQ suicides
brought on by bullying.
With recent suicides
garnering national at­tention,
AGSA is acutely
aware of the need for a
support system within the
community.
Patrick Padilla, fresh­man
in English and his­tory
and an AGSA mem­ber,
said one aspect that
is often overlooked in the,
discussion about bullying
is that many teens and
young adults who are bul­lied
for their sexual orien­tation
are actually hetero­sexual.
"Are we just going to ig­nore
the suicides for the
kids who weren't in the
sexual minority?" Padilla
said. "They are regularly
bullied with derogative
terms that are applied to
our community."
Padilla said he feels the
Auburn community is ac­cepting,
or at least toler­ant,
of the LGBTQ com­munity.
"I know there are pock­ets
who do not like us
here," Padilla said. "For the
most part, though, I feel
welcome. I've never really
experienced hate."
Tori Gimenez, fresh­man
in prenursing, came
out Monday after being
inspired by her experience
at Atlanta Pride over the
weekend.
"It was a great celebra­tion
of people who are just
happy with their lives,"
she said. "We stayed at a
church that is gay-sup­portive,
and they gave a
really great service that
basically said God loves all
of his children."
Support has been the
theme of the week.
Gimenez said it is this
support that has helped in
her decision to come out.
AGSA hopes .to take that
support and broaden it.
DEBATE
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the spectrum of Alabama
politics to the other end,
which is event planning,"
Sasser said.
Sasser and company see
the event as an excellent
opportunity to show what
Auburn students are ca­pable
of and also as a way
to get involved in state
politics.
"It's kind of a multifac-eted
event in the fact that
it's a great way for the can­didates
to get their mes­sages
across," Moore said.
Higher education has
been a topic of debate
in the campaign. Sparks
supports the legalization
of gambling and follow­ing
states like Tennessee
and Georgia in institut­ing
a state lottery to fund
a scholarship program for
higher education. Bentley
views gambling as a "det­riment
to society" and
has focused on calling for
greater transparency in
university budgets.
"Since a significant
amount of our funding
comes from the state, Au­burn
students need to be
aware of the candidates'
positions on higher educa­tion
and other relevant is­sues,"
Moore said.
Sasser and Moore are
hoping to generate a large
student turnout.
Jordan Luke, junior in
English and director of the
Politics and Leadership
program in SGA's Tiger
Tuesdays, said her group
is fired up for the debate.
"We're not directly in­volved,"
Luke said. "But
we've been pushing our
members to get involved."
Luke said PAL has been
holding a voter registra­tion
drive on the Haley
Center concourse this
week and is hoping to get
more students engaged
and educated in the mid­term
election year.
Sasser said being edu­cated
is the most impor­tant
part of the political
process.
"On Nov. 2, when they're
going to make that vote,
they'll be able to make
the right choice because
they'll know about which
issues they care about and
be able to pick the candi­date
that best addresses
those issues," Sasser said.
The debate will be fol­lowed
by a private recep­tion
with the two candi­dates
and student leaders
at President Jay Gogue's
home. It will be broadcast­ed
live on Alabama Public
Television and Radio.
"I'm trying to push these
kids," Luke said of her PAL
members. "We're the fu­ture
of this country and
that future starts with vot­ing."
THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, October 14,2010
COTW teaches religious diversity
COURTNEY SMITH
Writer
While the Auburn-Opelika com­munity
features numerous church­es
and other houses of worship, stu­dents
rarely get the opportunity to
study different religions and Chris­tian
denominations in a scholarly
setting.
"The Current Religious Scene"
meets three times a week and has
been taught by Richard Penaskovic
for the last 22 years. The main pur­pose
of the class is to educate stu­dents
about different religions and
denominations, Penaskovic said.
"As people, we usually get upset
when others disagree with us," Pe­naskovic
said. "I say if you disagree
with me, then you have something
you can give me."
Penaskovic has been a professor
of religious studies for 36 years and
said his job is enjoyable. He said he
enjoys not only teaching his stu­dents,
but also learning from them.
"A university consists only of stu­dents,"
Penaskovic said. "Some of
them just happen to teach."
Penaskovic said the class has al­ways
been a popular choice for stu­dents.
He said it usually fills up fast be­cause
the size of the class is. limited
by the number of seats available in
the classroom. Otherwise, he said,
he would have more than 100 stu­dents.
Jeff Skinner, senior in communi­cations,
said the class has given him
a better understanding of religion.
The class is part of his minor in reli­gious
studies, but he said he would
still take the class regardless.
"It gives you the ability to open
your mind to other people's views
instead of just your own," Skinner
said. "It shapes you, so you can see
where other people are coming
from."
Another reason Skinner said he
wanted to take the class is because
he is interested in learning about
other religions. He said he already
knows a lot about Christianity from
living in the Bible Belf, and the class
has taught him to be more open to
different views.
"Our professor is big into having
open classroom discussions," Skin­ner
said. "It's teaching me how to
have better interactions with peo­ple
who have different beliefs."
Skinner's classmate Shelly-Scott,
senior in psychology, said this is the
fourth class she has taken with Pe­naskovic.
She said she is in the class
for similar reasons, even though it
is not required for her major.
"I want to get a better knowledge
of people in different religions and
denominations," Scott said. "I want
to have a better understanding of
where they're coming from and feel
more comfortable talking to them."
Scott works at Auburn United
Methodist Church and said the
class has helped her teach the chil­dren
at the church about religion.
She said she has also learned more
about the different denominations
within Christianity and is able to
talk about them in more depth.
More importantly, Scott said, the
class has been .beneficial for her
major.
"It's kept me more of a critical
thinker," Scott said. "That's impor­tant
in psychology, since we have to
do a lot of analysis."
Penaskovic said he wants stu­dents
to walk away with a more
tolerant, open-minded view toward
those with an opposing set of be­liefs,
even if they do not agree with
said beliefs.
"I believe values are caught rath­er
than taught," Penaskovic said.
"You can tell a child many things,
but they learn more from watching
everything you do."
Ultimately, Penaskovic wants his
students to acquire wisdom and :
a better understanding from his
class.
"Wisdom is the art at making
good of what life throws at us," Pe- I
naskovic said. "Wisdom is dealing i
with things that come our way and !
managing a smile."
Tim Simpson / PHOTO STAFF
Professor Mark Cohen answers questions following his lecture on the cultures of science and faith last Thursday.
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terms "theory" and "fact" fans the
flames of the evolution controver­sy.
"Darwinian evolution is not
fact," Cohen said. "It's about as
close to truth or fact as science has
reached." t
A fundamental principle of sci­ence
called uniformitarianism
states that natural principles gov­ern
the world.
Since it cannot be explained by
known principles, Cohen said cre­ation
science is an oxymoron.
On the other end of the spectrum
from creation science is evolution­ary
psychology, which says there is
no need for faith since genetics can
explain everything, Cohen said.
"First of all, that's scientific
bullshit, but you can see how
threatening it is if they're claim­ing
territory like that," Cohen said.
"It's an enormous challenge to faith
which does not have to be there. It's
arrogance of scientists gone mad."
Cohen said the importance of
faith should not be disregarded.
He said studies have shown that
anti-inflammatory elements in
blood increase when a person is in
a state of faith, whether it be faith
in God, family or friends.
"If it's faith in God, fine, I don't
care," Cohen said. "From my point
of view, it's the faith, not the God,
that's important here."
Cohen said faith is important
because it provides what science
cannot—conscientious morality
and guidelines on how to treat one
another.
"I hope none of you will ever give
up your faith," Cohen said. "I hope,
however, you will keep it. separate
from science. The two sides have to
respect each other."
Kyle Lindsey, junior in psycholo- >
gy, said he thinks the two sides can
even complement each other.
"I am very much about the iner­rancy
of the Bible," Lindsey said,
"but at the same time, I don't see
it as conflicting with evolutionary
biology; in fact, if anything, I see it
complementing."
Cohen said it is of utmost im­portance
for students to challenge '
what they are told, think critically
and understand that they are al­ways
entitled to an opinion.
"My 5-year-old daughter is en­titled
to an opinion," Cohen said.
"Her opinion may become more re­fined
as she gets older, just as yours
may. But if you can't start building
opinions now, when do you reach
the point where you can?"
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Thursday, October 14,2010 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Campus B3
Auburn's north campus: The scenery is changing
The L-Building, Engineering Shops and Dunstan Hall are among buildings that are in the works
to be replaced in an effort to make Auburn's campus more efficient and pedestrian-friendly.
DEREK LACEY There are numerous new
buildings and renovation proj­ects
under way on campus
aimed at improving many on-campus
issues.
"The infrastructure, multi­purpose
paths, heating and
cooling systems, parking, in­formation
technology, research
potential, traffic control, etc.,
are all being impacted in a posi­tive
way by the projects that are
currently in construction," said
Scott Fuller, director of con­struction
management.
In a presentation given to the
Board of Trustees June 18,2010,
the Facilities Division unveiled
its campus objectives for 2010-
2020, outlining plans for the fu­ture
of Auburn.
The presentation included
plans to replace buildings like
Haley Center, Funchess, Spidle,
Upchurch and Parker halls, and
to renovate "architecturally sig­nificant
academic buildings,"
like Comer Hall, the Textiles
Building and Mary Martin Hall.
The funding needed to ac­complish
these goals is also in­cluded
in the presentation, not­ing
the preliminary estimate at
$380 million, with $213 million
needed to "replace deteriorated
academic buildings," of which
the L-Building, Engineering
Shops and Dunstan Hall are not
included.
The presentation also pro­posed
the objectives be funded
by tuition, student fees, student
wellness center fee, govern­mental
grants/bonds, devel­opment
campaign/gifts and
alignment with the Auburn
University Development Cam­paign.
According to the 2007 update
to the master plan, the area
these buildings currently occu­py,
which is mentioned several
times in the update, will be the
home of a new parking facility,
an unspecified building and a
quad area.
On Page 68 of the master
plan, under a map labeled "po­tential
development capacity,"
the space is occupied by what
is keyed "North Garage—650
spaces."
The same map includes a
twin parking garage: "South Ga­rage"
on Mell Street, beside the
new OIT building.
Plans are also under way to
remove the surface parking lot
behind Lowder Business Build­ing
and replace it with a new
quad.
This effort outlined in the
master plan ties in the north­ernmost
section with the core
of campus.
A main goal is to add more
green space and shade to re­duce
the level of campus heat.
"Lowder Lawn is a long-term
recommendation to remove
the intrusive parking to the
south of the building and cre­ate
a more appropriate setting
for this major campus facility,"
according to the master plan.
The demolition of buildings,
the addition of parking and new
quads demonstrate the objec­tives
of pedestrianizing campus
and preserving the village-like
layout, both of which are listed
as goals of the master plan.
The L-Building is targeted for demolition as soon as the occupants can be
moved to new buildings, which are currently under construction.
Elaine Busby / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
The engineering shops (left, with white roofs) and Dunstan Hall (right) are
also targeted for demolition by late 2012 or early 2013. A parking garage is
planned to occupy the space, along with a new building and quad area.
Associate Campus Editor
In 1923, with donated funds
and materials, the L-Building
was constructed at a cost of
only $1,500 to the University.
In 1929, an additional wing
was added, and in 1948, the
original wing was demolished.
Today, the bulk of the build­ing
sits abandoned and off-limits
because of the erosion of
earth underneath the building,
which caused the building to
settle.
"The L-Building, Dunstan
Hall and the Engineering Shops
are targeted for demolition, as
soon as is practical, after the
occupants of those buildings
are vacated to other buildings,"
said Tom Tillman, director of
University planning. "There is
no firm schedule at this point.
Hopefully, all occupants will be
relocated by mid-2012 or early
2013."
The L-Building now houses
only a handful of University
employees, including College of
Engineering and Office of Infor­mation
Technology staff.
With repairs considered too
costly, it will be torn down by
2012 or 2013, according to Greg
Parsons, University architect
and director of facilities design.
According to the 2007 update
to the Campus Master Plan, 12
buildings are categorized under
"potential demolition," includ­ing
the Food Services Building,
Mell and Parker halls, the Physi­ology
Building arid Beard-Eaves
Memorial Coliseum.
Campus B4 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, October 14,2010
Assistive Technology Conference discusses disabilities
A week to think: climate, energy, hunger, sustainability
ALISON MCFERRIN
Staff Writer .
Mobility problems are
being solved with innova­tive
technologies such as
machines that allow dis­tillled
persons to control
computers with the move­ment
of their eyes.
The Eyegaze Edge Com­munications
System from
QuadAdapt and LC Tech­nologies
Inc. is one of
many assistive technol­ogy
products that took the
spotlight at the first Ala­bama
Assistive Technol­ogy
Expo and Conference
last week.
Assistive technology is
generally described as any
form of technology that
assists individuals with
disabilities.
Tlie conference attract­ed
about 200 attendees,
including consumers,
caregivers, teachers and
other professionals.
The two-day event fea­tured
two keynote speak­ers
in addition to breakout
sessions with presenters
on a variety of topics, from
classroom solutions to
home modifications and
how to implement the
latest technologies to aid
people with disabilities.
Thursday's keynote
speaker, Robert Rummel-
Hudson. shared his per­sonal
struggles with his
daughter Schuyler's dis­ease.
Schuyler was born
with a rare neurological
brain disorder called bilat­eral
perisylvian polymicro-gyria,
which prevents her
from being able to speak.
Rummel-Hudson spoke
about his family's experi­ence
with assistive tech­nology
for Schuyler, espe­cially
a device that helps
Schuyler to talk: Prentke
Romich's Vantage Lite
speech-output device—or
as Schuyler calls it, her
"big box of words."
The Prentke Romich
Company was one of the
25 vendors that were at the
conference to exhibit new
technology and distribute
information.
"From an informational
standpoint, there's just
so much information to
learn," Rummel-Hudson
said about the importance
of vendors at a conven­tion
like ALATEC. "There's
some crazy stuff out there.
It's like magic."
The conference included
artificial limbs, specially
designed vans and tech­nology
for people with low
vision or blindness.
"Assistive technol­ogy
is... the great equal­izer
for individuals with
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disabilities, and if we can
learn how to use it, people
with disabilities can live
the American dream," said
Kate Musgrove, graduate
student in rehabilitation
counseling.
The tour of the Auburn
University Center for Dis­ability
Research and Ser­vice
highlighted assistive
technologies on campus.
Scott Renner, coordina­tor
of assistive technology,
conducted the tour Thurs­day
and Friday.
The main focus, Renner
said, was "how we could
really be the leader in
maybe developing an an­nual
assistive technology
conference and partnering
with the Alabama Depart­ment
of Rehab Services
and partnering with our
other agencies that really
work with people with dis­abilities."
SARA WEEKS The Beat Bama Food
Drive also began Monday
at the Athletic Center, fea­turing
women's basketball
coach Nell Fortner.
Climate and Energy
Week events are spon­sored
by the German Em­bassy
in partnership with
Auburn's Office of Interna­tional
Education to bring
awareness to issues of in­ternational
climate con­trol
and energy as a part of
the Transatlantic Climate
Bridge.
"Our purpose is to team
with the German people
to raise awareness and let
students know that choic­es
make a difference," said
Andrew Gillespie, coor­dinator
• of international
research and outreach ac­tivities.
Most of the events are
Impacts on food securi­ty
could be higher accord­ing
to a 2009 study by the
International Food Policy
Research Institute, which
projects an increase of
24 million malnourished
children in 2050 because
of climate change.
"Sustainability, in a
broad sense, is our con­cern,"
Gillespie said. "En­ergy,
food security, water
security—these are the
issues that have and will
cause wars in the lifetimes
of our students."
There will be a table
on the Haley concourse
Thursday and Friday from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., where
more information about
getting involved can be
found.
Tonight, Sigma Chi fra­ternity
will host the Beat
Hunger Bash. There will be
live music, free food and a
grill-off competition. To
enter, each student must
bring two nonperishable
food items that will go to­ward
the Beat Bama Food
Drive.
The International Stu­dent
Organization's Peace
Dinner will be held tonight
at 6 p.m. in the Student
Center ballroom. Students
can come for free to taste
food from various coun­tries
arouijd the world.
Students are encouraged
to bring canned goods.
Saturday is World Food
Day, so the Division of
Student Affairs, Office
of Sustainability and the
Committee of 19 are host­ing
a tailgate on the Green
Space three hours before
the Arkansas game.
CHELSEA HARVEY
Staff Writer
A $1 million endowment from the Ber­nard
Osher Foundation has ensured the
continued success of the Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute at Auburn,
OLLI is an organization devoted to
higher learning for retirees.
"There are no formal requirements for
membership other than an interest in
continued learning," said Linda Shook, co­ordinator
for OLLI. "One need not be fully
retired, nor are there academic or experi­ence
requirements. Anyone interested in
learning simply for the love of learning is
invited to join OLLI at Auburn."
Shook said all study topics and activi­ties
are coordinated by members. The
ability to choose that they want to learn is
a key component of the program.
This endowment is the first that Au­burn
has received from the Bernard Os­her
Foundation.
"The interest earned from the endow­ment
will be used to operate the OLLI a.t
Auburn lifelong learning program," Shook
said.
The Bernard Osher Foundation is de­voted
to providing scholarship funding to
institutions of higher learning.
The official website of the Bernard
Osher Foundation says, "The Founda­tion
awards annual operating grants of
$100,000 renewable for a second, and
perhaps, third year. Upon demonstrated
success, the Foundation will consider es­tablishing
endowments of $1 million to
provide permanent support for such pro­grams
as individual Osher Lifelong Learn­ing
Institutes."
The Bernard Osher Foundation also
provides grants and scholarships to in­dividual
students, integrative medicine
programs and local arts and educational
programs in California and Maine.
Hie Foundation currently supports
118 lifelong learning institutes at a wide
range of universities in all 50 states and
the District of Columbia.
OLLI at Auburn was originally founded
in 1990 by Mary Burkhart as the Auburn
'University Academy for Lifelong Learn­ers,
but changed its name to the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn af­ter
applying for a grant through the Ber­nard
Osher Foundation.
"The designation of each grantee as
'The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
the University of X' is a condition of the
Foundation's grant-making, as is the use
of a logo which consists of a simple circle
with the words 'Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute' arranged within," according to
the Bernard Osher Foundation website.
According to Shook, OLLI at Auburn
went through a three-year process with
the Foundation, culminating in its appli­cation
for the $1 million endowment.
OLLI at Auburn offers eight-week fall,
winter and spring sessions, as well'as a
12-week summer session. One term costs
$65, and three terms cost $150. Member­ship
dues are $10.
"Members plan the topics to be studied
through a curriculum committee," Shook
said. "Peer leadership is the key to its fun
and success. Members make all decisions
relating to the curriculum and the opera­tion
of the organization. All activities are
designed, coordinated and evaluated by
members."
Hie organization's 2010 fall curriculum
includes classes such as Advanced Wa-tercolor
Drawing, Art and Architecture,
Current Economic Topics and Humanity
in the Midst of War.
"OLLI at Auburn has a well-deserved
reputation for quality programs," said
President Jay Gogue. "The generous en­dowment
from the Bernard Osher Foun­dation
is recognition of OLLI's commit­ment
to lifelong learning and its success
in enriching lives."
Participants watch a presentation at Alabama Assistive
Technology Expo and Conference.
Writer
In the hope of spread­ing
awareness for two in­terconnected
issues, the
Committee of 19's Hunger
Week and Climate and
Energy Week will go hand
in hand to emphasize the
connection between hun­ger,
sustainability and en­ergy
concerns.
An interclass coin drop
competition, faculty battle
of the bands and tailgates
are just a few of the events
occurring on campus this
week for an awareness
campaign for hunger, cli­mate
and energy issues.
The week's events
kicked off Monday with a
coin drop competition be­tween
all four pharmacy
classes.
being planned by the Au­burn
Sustainability Action
Program.
"Auburn
S u s t a i n ­ability
Ac­tion
Pro­gram
is a
group that
focuses on
s u s t a i n ­ability
ini­tiatives-campaign
i n i t i a -
tives that
strive to
get things
c h a n g e d
on the
Energy, food
security, wa­ter
security—these
are the issues that
have and will cause
wars in the lifetimes
of our students."
Andrew Gillespie,
coordinator of inter­national
research and
outreach activities
causes disasters such as
the recent flood in Ban­g
l a d e s h ,
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to reduce
g l o b a l
a g r i c u l ­tural
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of hun­ger
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University
level," said Nathan War­ner,
senior in biosystems
engineering and ASAP
president.
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number
of people at risk of hunger
is projected to increase by
10 to 12 percent by 2050 as
a consequence of climate
change."
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Lauren Van Patten, senior in HDFS, plays with four of the children at the Early Learning Center, which serves as a preschool for young children and provides employment for undergraduates.
CHELSEA HARVEY
Staff Writer
Early morning walks
on the Haley Center con­course
often include the
sounds of screams and
laughter from toddlers at
the Auburn University Ear­ly
Learning Center.
Although the center
serves as a preschool for
young children, it also pro­vides
employment for 50
to 60 undergraduates in
need of a position that will
fulfill the requirements of
their major.
According to Sharon
Wilbanks, director of the
center, most of the stu­dents
who work there ma­jor
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and family studies.
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"I think it's rewarding to
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"It's definitely opened
my eyes to different
types of children and
personalities and temper­aments,
and also different
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Hicks said the respon­sibilities
of the student
educators were much the
same as those of the other
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Shannon said the other
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handle different
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she enjoys spending time
with the student teachers.
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any, but there must be some
because we have so many
different kinds of people
here."
-Claude Ball, junior, com­puter
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'Bullies beware."
-Blake Harris, junior, com­munication
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ALISON MCFERRIN
Staff Reporter
With the growing prev­alence
of chalked messag­es,
Auburn concourses
have become a canvas for
everything from birthday
wishes to theological de­bate.
"It's a concern because
even something that's not
offensive to somebody, to
the writer, it might be of­fensive
to somebody else,"
said Bob Rittenbaugh,
director of auxiliary ser­vices.
Most people don't leave
their names along with
their chalk artwork. How­ever,
public attribution
was absolutely necessary
to Kelsey Taylor's plan.
"I was trying to think
of a way to ask my date to
formal," said Taylor, soph­omore
in human develop­ment
and family science.
"I wrote 'Payton Haisten,
AXQ formal' with a ques­tion
mark and put 'From
Kelsey Taylor.'"
Sara Beasley, sopho­more
in elementary edu­cation,
helped Taylor
cover the concourse with
the invitation. Beasley
said that's not the only
time she has written on
the con-c
o u r s e
w i t h
chalk.
" M e
and my
f r i e n d s
w e r e
d r a w i n g
Christmas
trees and
stuff on
the con­c
o u r s e , "
B e a s l e y
said. "It
was around Christmas­time,
so we thought it'd
be fun to draw, like, snow­men
and Christmas trees."
Taylor said she didn't
know writing with chalk
on the concourse wasn't
allowed until someone
from the Panhellenic
Council contacted her
about it.
"No one gets in trouble
because no one's dumb
enough to write their
first and last name," Tay­lor
said. '"Ihey just said,
'You're not supposed to
do that.
If you
c o u l d
go clean
it off,
that'd be
g r e a t . '
But I
m e a n ,
t h e r e
was no
c l e a n ­ing
it
off. It
was all
over the
concourse."
Whether writing on the
concourse with chalk is
strictly against the rules is
still an unanswered ques­tion.
"I don't know that we
have a formal written
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it should be
against the rules. I
mean, rain can wash
it off."
Kelsey Taylor
sophomore in human
development andfamily
science
Raptor Center
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Hug it out
The guys from A Hug From Taylor
Swift' are back with a new project
encouraging community service
Get away for a day
From literary excursions to forays into the
supernatural, there is no short supply of
unusual day trips near Auburn
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» PAGE C3
BRIAN DESARRO
Intrigue Editor
While her hug may have only
lasted a moment, the impres­sion
Taylor Swift left on Michael
Wekall, Ryan Leander and David
James has lingered, spurring a
new online movement promot­ing
community service and good
deeds.
The guys from "A Hug From
Taylor Swift," a website dedi­cated
to completing video chal­lenges
from Swift, which result­ed
in the surprise performance
last spring, are back again with
teamhug.org.
"It grew out of us receiv­ing
challenges from
Taylor Swift," Wekall
said. "We really want­ed
everyone to have
the same experience
that we got to have,
we decided t h
we were going
to get celebri­ties
and our­selves
to give
out chal­lenges
to
people with a prize at the end."
The basic idea is that each
month a new celebrity-spon­sored
video challenge will be
posted for viewers to complete
by sending in their own creative
response video. Wekall, Leander
and James will then pick a win­ner,
awarding them with a prize.
The first challenge, which was
posted Sept. 30, is to do the most
creative, charitable thing with
$20, with a prize of one of five
signed copies of Swift's new CD,
"Speak Now," out Oct. 25.
Wekall said the first challenge
was a platform for people to do
whatever good deeds they want­ed
in their community.
"We set it at $20 because we
didn't want people to have an
unfair advantage over some­body
because we are opening it
up for people to do anything,"
Wekall said. "There are some
people that wouldn't be
able to afford much
and some that could
afford a ton, so it's
not necessarily to
say we want people
to spend $20, but we
don't want people to go
over it."
All sub­missions
for
the first
challenge
are due by
5 p.m. Oct. 23.
When it comes to future chal­lenges
and what, or who, may
be in store, the guys kept pretty
quiet.
They did confirm, however,
that they recently received a
Contributed by Michael Wekall
Even businesses have taken advantage of free advertising in chalk on the concourses.
Art takes over concourse
While most can be chalked up to an afternoon,
of fun, chalk drawings are becoming
more and more popular
hurdles, students can bet
on their favorite horse
while tailgating with
friends.
"It would be great for
a lot of students to come
out and support it," said
Rachel Crumbley, public
relations manager for Cal­laway
Gardens.
Since 1992', Callaway
Gardens has held Fantasy
in Lights.
Staying in the car is
a good idea during the
event, which takes place
Nov. 19 through Dec. 30.
Students have the oppor­tunity
to drive more than
five miles while viewing
the 8 million lights that are
displayed.
Depending on the day
of the visit, tickets range
from $16 to $22.
While Steeplechase and
Fantasy in Lights are only
two' of the many events
Callaway Gardens has to
offer, Crumbley believes
the resort has a lot that ap­peals
to Auburn students.
"Each
s e a ­Swift,
Leander, Aubie, Wekall and James yelling War Eagle onstage at Swift's surprise appearance last spring.
direct Twitter message from
MTV's "The Buried Life" and
are working on partnering with
them for a future challenge.
"We have just been trying to
contact other celebrities," Le­ander
said. "I actually ran into
Gene Chizik and told him about
that. Hopefully, he will create
a video challenge or one of the
players."
After completing three of their
own challenges from Swift, the
team has been busy preparing
for the launch of teamhug.org
earlier this month.
Leander said they went to
Nashville to promote teamhug.
org and say goodbye to "A Hug
From Taylor Swift."
"It changed my life—just
where I enjoy it more, make the
most out of every opportunity
and to prove that if you have this
idea and you really go for it and
pursue it, then you can achieve
it," Leander said.
Wekall said his experience
with "A Hug From Taylor Swift"
actually helped him land a job
with a marketing/social media
company in Atlanta.
Similar to "A Hug From Taylor
Swift," the response to teamhug.
org has been overwhelmingly
positive.
"It's been pretty awesome,"
Wekall said. "It's been fun to
kind of just do fun stuff and get
people to do really cool, crazy
stuff. I'm enjoying it."
Leander said from what he can
see on Twitter and Facebook, the
public is excited about the pros­pect
of another chapter of video
challenges from the team.
One of the cooler parts of the
project for the guys is this is not
just about them and their com­munity
anymore, but people all
over.
"It's a really cool thing because
you don't have to be in a certain
area to do these things," Leander
said. "You can do it wherever
you live. You don't have to be in
Auburn or Atlanta or Charlotte
to do it, so that's what makes it
cool and possible and catching."
To stay updated on new chal­lenges
and info from teamhug.
org, visit their website, Twitter
or Facebook page.
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KATIE BROWN son offers a different
thing," Crumbley said. "It
is a great date location or
a great place for a group of
guys to play golfT
While it is located far­ther
away than Callaway
Gardens, Monroeville has
a lot to offer book lovers.
As literary capital of the
South and hometown of
Harper Lee, author of "To
Kill a Mockingbird," Mon­roeville
inspired Lee's nov­el.
It is also the childhood
home of Lee's friend and
writer Truman Capote.
The town features the
Courthouse Museum,
which was used to recreate
the courthouse in the film
version of the novel, a free
exhibit of Lee and Capote,
walking tours around the
town, a gift shop and a
play of "To Kill a Mocking­bird"
each spring.
"We have more than
20,000 visitors each year,"
said Nathan Carter, di­rector
of sites and opera­tions.
"I think, especially
if students have any inter­est
in southern , literature,
Monroeville is definitely a
place to visit."
Since 2010 is the 50th
anniversary of Lee's novel,
Monroeville has been cel­ebrating
all year.
A festival will be held
Oct. 14 and 15 at the
Old Courthouse lawn
inspired by the festival
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To pass those days
where nothing seems to
be happening, trips to the
bowling alley or local mall
are no more with these
fun, inexpensive day trips.
Callaway Gardens, lo­cated
in Georgia about an
hour from Auburn, makes
a perfect destination for
students interested in a
wide variety of activities.
With events that change
with the seasons, as well as
year-round activities such
as the Cecil B. Day But­terfly
Center and wildlife
trails, Callaway Gardens is
ideal for day or overnight
trips.
This fall and upcoming
winter have no shortage of
activities in which to par­ticipate.
On Nov. 6, Steeplechase,
a thoroughbred horse race
sponsored by Auburn, will
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policy at Auburn, and if
we did, it would be some­where
in the Tiger Cub,
and I don't believe it's in
there," Rittenbaugh said.
Regardless, Whitney Bell
and her friends made sure
to get permission before
they took to the streets for
a special cause.
"I was alerted that it's
considered vandalism in
some way," said Bell, senior
in biosystems engineering.
Bell and a number of
other students wanted to
make chalk drawings on
the concourse in honor of
a friend who had been in
a skateboarding accident
and was in a coma.
Bell said she was in con­tact
with the mechanical
engineering department,
who put her in touch with
counselors through the
University.
"They were scared that
people who were close to
Justin were traumatized
because of it," Bell said. "So
when they asked us what
we were doing, you know,
and we told them this—
they said that we could
have permission. They said
that it wouldn't be a big
deal."
Bell and about 50 of Jus­tin's
friends decorated the
concourse with pictures of
things that reminded them
ofjustin.
"He used to go out and
draw on the concourse
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Question & Answer
If you could get a hug from
anyone, who would it be?
Thomas Kimbrough, my friend
What tip would you give peo­ple
for registering for classes?
Know what classes you want
before registration.
What is your favorite day trip?
A theme park
If you could only watch one
movie for the rest of your life,
what would it be?
"The Hangover"
Where do you buy your gro­ceries?
Walmart
Would you rather be Batman
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Iron Man because he doesn't
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What was your favorite show
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"Boy Meets World"
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add the ground sausage and saute. When half­way
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conscious and could com­municate
with us, he told
us that he really liked the
drawings."
Recently, the messages
on the concourse have
been neither invitations
nor words of support to
friends.
Instead, advertisements
have alerted students
to Ring Week and PINK
events, as well as promot­ed
websites like auburn-scene.
com
Bible verses like "Now
to Him who is able to do
exceedingly more than
all we can ask or imagine,
TO HIM BE THE GLORY!"
(Ephesians 3:20-21), have
been met with quotes
from Nietzsche, such as,
"Christianity is the hang­man's
metaphysics," para­phrased
from "Twilight of
the Idols."
Taylor said she didn't
see a problem with chalk
drawings on the con­course.
"I don't think it should
be against the rules," Tay­lor
said. "I mean, rain can
wash it off
Bell shared that view,
but added a stipulation.
"If it's getting in the way,
like if they're doing it dur­ing
the middle of the day,
like where people are go­ing
to classes, or if it's just,
like, a graphic picture of
any kind, then I would say
that something should be
done about it."
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and artichoke dip,
Try not to gourd' yourself on these tasty recipes
Pumpkin Trifle
Ingredients:
2 boxes white cake mix
1 (5.1 oz.) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding
1 (30 oz) can pumpkin pie filling
1 (12 oz.) container frozen whipped topping
1 tfiaspoon cinnamon, optional
Directions:
Bake the white cakes according to the directions and cool com­pletely.
In the meantime, prepare the vanilla pudding and set aside.
When the pudding has cooled, mix in the pumpkin pie filling until
combined. Cut the cooked cakes into one-inch squares. In a trifle
bowl or a deep bowl, add a quarter of the cake (of the 2 cakes total).
Then, add a quarter of the pumpkin pudding mixture. Top this
layer with a quarter of the whipped topping. Repeat this three more
times, the top layer being the whipped topping. Sprinkle the top
with cinnamon. Refrigerate and serve cold.
Serves: 15
Creamy Pumpkin Pasta
Ingredients:
1 lb. rigatoni pasta
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
V2 cup shallot, chopped
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup heavy cream
salt and pepper, to taste
Vi teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
V* cup fresh parsley, chopped
V2 cup Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Follow directions on pasta box and cook until al dente. In a deep skillet,
heat the olive oil on medium. Add the shallot and saut£ for about 7 min­utes
or until translucent. Then, add the chicken stock, canned pumpkin,
heavy cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Whisk all ingredients together.
Simmer for 15 minutes. Add the sage, parsley and Parmesan cheese and
toss with pasta until all is coated. Serve hot. , / ! :
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Munch on this, not that
Eating healthy is about making choices. Christi Talbert, senior in nutrition dietetics, walks us
through these alternatives from some of the most popular Auburn restaurants
Tip: "At least you're getting spinach, a vegetable. You're getting two vegetables, essentially. Corn is a vegetable, but
it's a starch, and we get plenty of corn in our diets anyway. You're leaving out the fried, and you're more likely to
Little
build-your-own
pizza
Menu Description:
Topping choices
include: onions,
mushrooms, toma­toes,
green peppers,
broccoli, olives, etc.
Italy's
Lovers
Pizza
Menu description:
"Five meats:
Italian sausage,
pepperoni,
ground beef, ham,
meatballs, mozza-cheese,
Parme­san
and oregano."
Tip: "I would say try and make your own, and add as many vegetables as you like. Get the thin crust and try and cut
down on calories and carbs. Try it with maybe mushrooms and spinach and black olives."
Pita Pit's
Roast Beef Wrap
Menu Description:
"We love you
tender."
Tip: "Caesar dressing is really high in fat. You could ask for the dressing on the side and then put as much on
there as you want. Always substitute healthy fats when you can—hummus or babaganoush."
Pita Pit's
Chicken Caesar
Wrap
Menu description:
"Romaine lettuce,
Parmesan cheese,
Caesar
dressing, grilled
chicken breast and
real bacon. A toga
party in your
mouth."
Interviewed by: Chelsea Harvey
Niffer's
Spinach and
Artichoke Dip
Menu Description:
"Creamy spinach,
artichoke hearts
and cheese. Served
with tortilla chips."
Niffer's
Corn Nuggets
Menu description:
"Niffer's famous
corn nuggets!
Sweet and
delicious."
Maria iampietro / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Until tiie TV starts
reporting on
campus events^
read the
EMILY ADAMS
Photo Editor
The time for fear is here.
Killer clowns, haunted
forests, ghosts and more
await unlucky visitors at
spooky spots around Au­burn.
Anderson Farm in Ope:
lika hosts haunted hay-rides
every Thursday in
October from 7 to 10 p.m.
and every Friday and Sat­urday
from 7 to 11 p.m.
Rides are $10 per person.
Allen Blankenship, di­rector
of the haunted hay-rides,
said the 30-minute
ride is full of excitement.
"Be prepared to be
scared," Blankenship said.
"There are a lot of differ­ent
things that will get
you when you're riding
through."
The farm also has a
pumpkin patch during the
day and face painting on
Thursdays.
Pope's Haunted Farm,
located 15 miles from Au­burn
in Salem, offers three
events sure to satisfy any
craving for fright.
Hie haunted barn fea­tures
a "Nightmare" theme
in the newly expanded
8,000-foot facility.
The Puppet Man and his
misfits wander through
the barn's 18 rooms.
Visitors also tour Cree-po
the Clown's living room
and a playroom with dolls
and stuffed animals.
The haunted hayride has
more than a dozen scenes,
including Evil Santa, The
Last Exorcism and the
Scarecrows.
Visitors ride through the
woods in a 40-foot trac­tor
with surround-sound
speakers.
Pope's third event, the
haunted
forest, is
an un-g
u i d e d
t o u r .
It gets
v i s i t o r s '
b l o o d
p u m p ­ing
with a
graveyard
and aban-d
o n e d
houses.
"We've
been do­ing
it for
17 years," Pope said. "We
change everything around
every year. We try to make
everything new, so it keeps
people coming back."'
Pope's is open every Fri­day
and Saturday in Oc­tober
from 6:30 to 10 p.m.
and Sunday, Oct. 24 from
6:30 to 9 p.m.
For adults, one event
We try
to make
everything new, so it
keeps people coming
back."
Allen Blankenship,
director of Anderson
Farms haunted Hayrides
is $12, two events are $20
and three events are $25.
For children 12 and un­der,
one event is $10, two
events are $18 and three
events are $22.
Tickets can be pur­chased
at the door.
Haunted Hollow Funer­al
Home and Casket. Com­pany
is another blood-cur­dling
attraction located 30
miles north of Auburn in
Valley. .
O p e n
e v e r y
F r i d a y
and Sat­urday
in
October
from 6:30
to 11:30
p . m . ,
Haunted
H o l l o w
also of­fers
three
events.
Visitors
tour the
remains
of Finn's Casket Company,
complete with its own
spooky tale of witches and
death.
Groups also walk
through the Beulah Cem­etery
and haunted woods
to reach the Village of the
Dead.
A ticket for all three
events is $16.
Plainsman.
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TO BUY IT TWICE?
Tuning in to WEGL with Cheeano Cambridge
Intrigue C4 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, October 14, 2010
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Know what you want. Meet with your adviser and cre­ate
a list of classes you need. Choose the exact classes
you want before your time to register. Ibis way, you
won't waste time adding unnecessary classes.
Be punctual. Confirm the time that you are able to
register and be prepared. Set an alarm specifically for
registering so you don't forget or sleep through it.
Check and check again. If a class that you want is
closed by the time you are able to register, keep check­ing.
Someone already registered may have a change of
mind and drop the class, opening a spot for you.
Be willing to adjust. Just because you would prefer all
afternoon classes doesn't mean you will get them. You
are a big kid now. Suck it up and register for the 8 a.m.
while it is available.
Don't get discouraged. If you don't get all of your
classes online, remember that you have other options.
Don't give up just yet!
tips
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you want 9.
Go to class. Go to the first day of class. You will be
surprised at how many people decide to drop the class
before it starts.
Befriend the professor. Most professors will under­stand
your dilemma. They may not be able to add you
to the class, but they might have some suggestions for
sneaking onto the roster.
Go to the'department. Your professors will usually
direct you to the head of the department to be added
to a class. Know who has the authority to put you in a
class and where to find them.
Be persistent. Don't let someone tell you to wait it out
or try again later. Time is of the essence when scram­bling
for classes. Don't take no for an answer.
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Writer
Auburn's student-run
radio station gets into a
rhythm with its new sta­tion
manager.
Originally from New
York, Cheeano Cambridge,
this year's station man­ager
and junior in English
and communication, got
involved with WEGL last
year after transferring
from Houston.
Cambridge's first radio
show was "Drive at Five."
WEGL is a Class A, non­commercial,
FM college
radio station broadcasted
from campus and run by
students who are interest­ed
in the radio business.
"I think it's cool that
WEGL gives Auburn stu­dents
the opportunity to
get that kind of experi­ence,"
said Courtney May,
junior in human develop­ment
and family studies,
who frequently tunes in to
WEGL.
"We talked about every­day
topics and played mu­sic,"
Cambridge said. "It
was more of a talk show,
so it was pretty cool."
""TUthough Cambridge is
an English major rather
than a radio, TV and film
major, he sees himself be­ing
the station manager
for an actual commercial
radio station.
"I love the idea of radio,"
Cambridge said. "Reach­ing
out to thousands of
people and trying to be
the voice of reason, per se,
is a good thing."
Even though Cambridge
enjoys talking on the ra­dio,
he said his favorite
part about radio is meet­ing'
people and hearing
what they have to say.
"To hear your caller's
voice and hear what they
have to say about you,
about your show, about
what we're talking about,
it really lets me know if
you're really listening,"
Cambridge said.
" Cambridge has been the
station manager since the
beginning of the semester
and said the position kind
of fell in his lap.
"After the previous
station manager gradu­ated,
the position was left
vacant," Cambridge said.
"I had a great show, so
someone actually recom­mended
me. I spoke to the
adviser, and she told me to
apply for it, so I did."
After applying for the
job, the communications
Board of Directors voted
for him to fill the position.
As station manager,
Cambridge's day-to-day
responsibilities include
taking phone calls from
vendors and potential
vendors and meeting with
students and various cam­pus
and outside organiza­tions
for events.
"In regards to opera­tions,
I just make sure the
radio station runs effec­tively,"
Cambridge said. "I
also have to meet with dif­ferent
music vendors that
come in so that we play
up-and-coming music."
And WEGL listeners
have taken notice.
"I tune in to WEGL be­cause
they play music I
don't hear anywhere else,"
said Ian Kinzer, senior
in secondary education.
"Every other station plays
only mainstream stuff, but
not WEGL. No, no, no."
Kinzer, who has been in
Auburn for four years and
has been an avid listener
of WEGL, said he has no­ticed
positive changes in
WEGL throughout the
years.
"When I first started
listening to it four years
ago, and it was months
before I heard anyone ac­tually
speak," Kinzer said.
"Between songs, you'd just
hear 10 seconds of static
and maybe someone shuf­fling
around with a disc."
Cambridge wrote an es­say
detailing his goals for
the station as part of his
application for the posi­tion
of station manager.
"One of the goals was to
expand WEGL's audience,"
Cambridge said. "ITie big­gest
goal was to change
the audience of WEGL to
make it more listening-friendly
and to play more
variety."
Interested students
are encouraged to get in­volved
with WEGL.
Wilson Bowling, gradu­ate
student in history,
hosted a radio show on
Cheeano Cambridge, WEGL station manager, hangs out at
the studio in the Student Center.
WEGL and had a great ex­perience.
"It caters to all person­ality
types and lets people
express themselves," Bowl­ing
said.
For students interested
in getting involved with
WEGL, meetings are Tues­days
at 6:30 p.m. in the stu­dio,
located in Suite-1105
of the Student Center.
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Spin it like a helicopter.
Pisces: Don't blink.
Scorpio: Load up on protein. It's gonna be a challenging next
couple of days.
Taurus: Sell all your possessions and take the oath of Feanor.
(Bonus points if you have no idea what the oath.of Feanor is.)
Aquarius: Enroll in flute lessons. You look like a flute player.
Cancer: Huffing Walmart spray paint from gray tube socks is
a poor life choice.
Libra: You have a date with destiny this week. Tomorrow, 3
a.m. on top of Cater Hall. Bring cream cheese.
ACROSS
1. Hunter's post
6. Turn white
10. PC photo format
14. "Balcony scene" swain
15. Heavy hydrogen discoverer
16. Eurasian range
17. Dancer's rattler
19. Minute amount
20. Commotion
21. Feel anxiety
22. Pinnacles
23. Bird enclosure '
24. Synthetic fabrics
25. Obstruct
28. Roman foe
30. Sifts through
31. Relaxes (2 wds.)
35. Cypress feature
36. Hardens
37. Giant-screen technology
39. Sabatini of the courts
41. Alpine moppet -
42. In addition
43. Rum drink (2 wds.)
44. Purchased
48. Fountain toss-in
49. Oil jobs
50. Bravery
52. Chem. or bio.
55. Like of bricks
56. Early astronomer
58. Unruly kid
59. Leaning Tower site
60. Please greatly
61. Perm follow-ups
62. Skunk's defense
63. Rigid
DOWN
1. BajaMs.
2. Warty critter
3. GI supply
4. Beak of a bird
5. Baubles
6. Blender button
7. Diva's solo
8. Grant a mortgage
9. Iris locale
10. Ripe, as a pear
Capricorn: Do you ever wonder if the blood mobile is actu­ally
run by vampires?
Aries: Don't listen to the haters. You're a great dancer, and
you aren't fat. More plump if anything.
Sagittarius: Keep fighting the good fight. Pantless Tuesday is
a noble dream.
12. Gobbled up
13. Mirror material
18. Press
22. Sighs of relief
23. Media star
24. 66 and 1-80
25. Gross!
26. Bean for sprouting
27. Earnest request
28. California winery
29. Tex. neighbor
31. Casual neighbor
32. Connection (hyph.)
33. Give off light
34. Zilch
36. Forsake a lover
38. Noon, to Caesar
40. Gridiron shouts
41. Cafeteria wear
43. Heath
44. Blurts out
45. Unconventional
46. "Das Boor" craft (hyph.)
47. Well-bred ones
48. Unambiguous
50. No longer in force
51. Lhasa
52. Read a bar code
53. Prunes back
54. Uh-huh (2 wds.)
56. Navy noncom
57. Dot in the Seine
Gemini: Rihanna loves the way you lie. No one else does. Stop
please.
Virgo: Eat. Sleep. Pray. Jenga.
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Use letters from circles
Clue 3: Raw, finely-chopped meat
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Place the numbers 1 to 8 in
each of the octagons such
that the numbers are not re­peated
in any row, column or
diagonal.
The numbers along the edg­es,
top and bottom are the
sums for the numbers in the
diagonal that begins or ends
at that number.
The number in each dia­mond
is the sum of the num­bers
of each of the four faces
that border that diamond.
The numbers that border the
diamonds do not have to be
unique.
4. Number of numbers provid
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them to release the birds
we rehabilitate."
Orientation and train­ing
sessions are held for
those who anticipate be­coming
a volunteer for the
center.
Topics and lessons in­clude
how to handle, pre­pare
food for and feed the
birds, as well as the dif­ferent
species of birds the
Raptor Center commonly
treats, their behaviors, life
histories, characteristics
and whether they migrate.
Though the center re­ceives
funds from Auburn,
friends, educational pro­grams
and Football Fans
and Feathers, it is not
enough to pay for trained
professionals, so volun­teers
are crucial to the
center.
• "1 don't think we could
do what we do without
them," Beliah said. "We
take in 250 to 300 raptors
a year, and that's a lot of
care. If it were just Liz
and I taking all of them, it
would be very difficult."
Hie Raptor Center is
just as important to the
more experienced volun­teers
and student workers,
as they see it as a learning
experience.
"This is what I want to do
in the future, so it's good to
have experience," said An­drew
Hopkins, senior in
zoology. "It'll help me with
my resume. Hopefully, it'll
LIBBY SO
Writer
Those interested in
working with vultures,
red-tailed hawks, the Uni­versity's
symbolic bald ea­gle
and other raptors can
volunteer at the South­eastern
Raptor Center.
The center provides stu­dents
with flexible hours,
allowing them to receive
hands-on experience and
education at their conve­nience.
The Raptor Center has
two main goals: education
and rehabilitation.
'Hie education side fo­cuses
on taking the birds
out to shows and schools.
The rehabilitation side
concentrates on restor­ing
the birds to health
and what the workers call
"fight condition" for re­lease
back into the wild.
As a volunteer, tasks
such as cleaning and feed­ing
are a given.
Nonetheless, there are
tasks, such as doing data
work, changing bandages
and giving medicine (with
supervision), to which stu­dents
can be promoted if
deemed dependable and
responsible enough.
"Certainly, volunteer­ing
sounds like fun, and
it is, but there is a lot of
hard work," said Jamie Bel­iah,
director of the Raptor
Center and department
head of clinical sciences.
"But one of the more re­warding
experiences we
can give the dependable
volunteers that help us
for a long time is to allow
Corey Furr, junior in wildlife science, holds an Osprey while
volunteering at the Southeastern Raptor Center.
Raptor Center volunteer Shawn Smith, junior in wildlife science, holds a Mississippi Kite.
get me a job."
The Raptor Center
mainly appeals and ad­vertises
to preveterinary,
wildlife, zoology and other
basic science majors.
"But it's welcome to any­body,"
said George Wash­burn,
senior in zoology.
"It's a great experience
if you're not squeamish
with cutting up food or
anything. Very rarely will
you get a chance to work
with these birds."
Those interested can
find out more information
by contacting Roy Crowe
or Marianne Murphy at
334-844-6943 for the edu­cation
side of the center,
or Liz Crandall at 334-844-
6347 for rehabilitation and
transport.
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Boaz loses beloved son
Peyton Williams, 13, died in a car accident following the Louisiana-Monroe football game Oct. 2
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Peyton Williams of
friends at 4:30 and we did
not stop until 11:30 that
night," Patrick said. "The
outpouring from our town
has just been amazing."
Members of Auburn ath­letics
were also present at
the visitation.
Swimming and diving
coach Brett Hawke pre­sented
Peyton's parents
with an Auburn swimming
ancl diving pullover with
uniform.
Peyton's name stitched on
the back.
Peyton went to school
in Boaz and stayed busy,
playing five sports includ­ing
football, swimming,
basketball, golf and base­ball.
Peyton's football team­mates
encouraged his par­ents
to continue to attend
their football games.
"Of course, it's not an
easy thing for us to do, but
we're going to try to honor
his memory by going to
support them," Patrick
said.
Patrick said Peyton has
an outgoing personal­ity
who loved his church
youth group and friends.
"I can just sum it up by
saying he was a good boy,"
Patrick said.
Peyton had one sib­ling,
an 11-year-old sister
named McKenna.
Jamie Self, a Boaz resi­dent
who also attended
the ULM game, sent coach
Gene Chizik an e-mail
about Peyton's passing the
day after the accident.
Self told Chizik how ex­cited
Peyton was to go to
the game and Tiger Walk.
"The child had been a
huge fan of Auburn foot­ball
his whole life and been
brought to games since a
very young age," Self said.
"I felt like the news needed
to be shared among you
and your players. He was
barely away from the sta­dium
when it happened,
most likely still rejoicing
from the victory."
Chizik said he enjoyed
hearing about Peyton's ex­citement
about the game
and Tiger Walk
"We were all devastated
to hear of Peyton's passing,
and were more than happy
to pray for his family as
they are mourning his
loss, " Chizik said. "Words
don't come easy at a time
like this, but Mr. and Mrs.
Williams as well as the rest
I can just
sum it up by
saying he was a good
boy."
Patrick Williams,
Peyton's father
of Peyton's family are cer­tainly
in all of our thoughts
and prayers at this time."
These e-mails were cir­culated
among Auburn
fans and recieved many
reposes.
One woman, Michelle
G r e e n e
said her
f a t h e r
recently
died of
c a n c e r
and was
a huge
A u b u r n
fan.
" S o
k n o w
that this sweet little boy
will be met in heaven with
open arms and a BIG War
Eagle," Greene said.
Self said Peyton's death
has brought the small
community even closer.
"It's actually been quite
amazing here, everybody's
really come together and '
have been very support­ive
especially his parents,"
Self said. "They are really
strong, faithful people and
they have handled every­thing
so well."
Patrick said Peyton's ac­cident
was something he,
could never be prepared
for, but hopes some good
can come of it.
"Right now, we know of
21 people who have come
to know Christ as a direct
result of the accident," Pat­rick
said, "Certainly that's
some good that could
come out of that situation."
Patrick, a basketball and
swimming coach for Boaz,
was a long-time announc­er
for Jacksonville State*
football games.
He said he was in his
living room, getting ready
to go watch the JSU game
when he recieved a phone
call from
his neph­ew
about
Peyton.
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