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Thursday, September 1, 2011 www.theplainsman.com Vol. 118, Issue 2, 20 Pages
MIRANDA DOLLARHIDE
, EDITOR
After years of wear and tear,
Magnolia Avenue is finally get­ting
its long-overdue facelift.
The city of Auburn and Auburn
University are collaborating to
improve the safety and appear­ance
of Magnolia Avenue with
new crosswalks, solar-reflectant
lights and added landscaping.
Kevin Cowper, assistant city
manger, said the idea to improve
Magnolia materialized after the
city started noticing an increase
in pedestrian accidents.
"I think the project is one of
improving the appearance of the
roadways... but more important
than that, it's going to improve
pedestrian safety."
After the city noticed a safety
problem, Chris Osterlund, exec­utive
vice president of SGA, said
the city decided to contact Au­burn
University because Auburn
students were the ones being ef­fected
by the accidents.
"They want to not affect the
roads as much on the Universi­ty
side and not put up barriers or
gaudy things, but ultimately they
want people to be safe," Oster­lund
said.
"What their hope is, from a
University standpoint, is to get
people to use these sidewalks
and crosswalks while they are
traversing the street."
In the past, Magnolia's cross­walks
were indicated with
striped white paint.
Cowper said they will keep the
striped paint for added visibility,
but will add patterned concrete
to indicate where to walk. They
will also reinstall all of the solar-reflectant
lights to shine at night.
In addition to safety, the city
wants to improve the appear­ance
of Magnolia.
"You've probably also seen at
the end of Magnolia between Do­nahue
and College, there's some
small landscape islands just to
enhance the appearance of the
road," Cowper said.
One thing the city will be in­stalling
is something that hasn't
been seen on Auburn roads be­fore.
They will install digital signs
over the road.
"These will be big signs that
will be mounted on poles that
come out over the roadway,"
Cowper said. "It will warn that
this is a pedestrian area—drive
carefully. Something like that."
Cowper said the majori­ty
of the project should be ful­ly
opened by Aug. 31 and all of
the lanes on Magnolia will be re­opened,
but they still have more
» See MAGNOLIA, A2
ELIZABETH BONNER
STAFF WRITER
According to a College Prowler
survey, 84 percent of Auburn Uni­versity
students feel safe and se­cure
on campus, but only 15 per­cent
say the police are "extremely
present and willing to assist stu­dents."
The new Auburn police substa­tion
in the Student Center plans
to change that.
"Although the Auburn cam­pus
is relatively safe in compar­ison
with many other institu­tions,
every incremental step we
can take to improve student safe­ty
is worth it," said Ainsley Carry,
» See POLICE, A2
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Diagram of improvements being done on West Magnolia Avenue. Similar improvements are effecting East Magnolia as well.
SGA, city of Auburn work
to improve Magnolia Avenue
Housing
extends
visitation
ROBERT E. LEE
ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR
Don't turn out the lights yet.
Before the school year start­ed,
Ainsley Carry, vice president
of Student Affairs, approved new
visitation hours for on-campus
housing.
Quad and Hill residence halls
had their hours extended from 10
a.m. to midnight Sunday through
Thursday and until 2 a.m. Friday
and Saturday. New hours for the
Village are from 10-2 a.m. daily.
A spring survey conducted by
Residence Life showed that stu­dents
wanted a change to hours
more similar to other universi-
» See HOUSING, A2
AU Police
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Student Activity Center implements group fitness fee
Liz CONN
MANAGING EDITOR
For group fitness classes at the
Student Activities Center, stu­dents
must pay to play.
This semester introduces the
GroupFit Pass, which costs $10
per semester and is required to at­tend
any of the Student Act's for­merly
free group fitness classes.
The new fee will help fund certi­fication
from the American Coun­cil
on Exercise for the class in­structors
and personal trainers,
said Pam Wiggins, group fitness
coordinator.
"We're not asking that Auburn
University or Campus Recreation
pay all of it, but we would like to
subsidize it," Wiggins said.
"So with that small $10 a se­mester,
we're able to get our stu­dents
certified."
Of the Act's 24 instructors, 20
are students. Although they have
already received basic training—
and some even have specialty cer­tification
in their respective ar­eas—
ACE certification is becom­ing
the industry norm, said Bill
Jackson, associate director of life­time
wellness and fitness.
"Gold's Gym and all those plac­es
are starting to are require that
nationally accredited group fit­ness
certification, not just a spe­cialty
certification," Jackson said.
"That's just the way the industry's
going."
Jackson said benchmark­ing
other programs showed that
some universities charge a fee for
every class attended.
"If you go to a yoga class today
it's 5 bucks—if you go Wednes­day
it's another 5 bucks," he said.
"We felt $10 a semester for people
to participate in our group fitness
program was very reasonable."
At the University of Georgia,
students choose from tiered pass­es,
ranging from a single-use pass
for $6 to an all-access pass for
$125 per semester.
Jackson said while some SEC
schools provide free classes, Au­burn
generally has more class of­ferings,
with 71 classes each week.
An exception is the University
of Florida, which offers 125 free
classes each week.
In addition to certification, a
process that takes two to three
months and costs about $230 per
person, the $10 fee will help pay
for the instructors' continuing ed­MARIA
IAMPIETRO / PHOTO EDITOR
Students who pay the new $10 group fitness fee at the Student
Act get stickers on their TigerCards.
ucation classes.
Wiggins said the money will
not fund construction of the Rec­reation
and Wellness Center, slat­ed
for completion in spring 2013,
nor will it fund higher pay for em-
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DUI ARRESTS IN THE CITY OF AUBURN
AUG.27-AUG.,2011
• Lynn M Gynther, 53, of Columbia, S.C.
Orchard Circle
Aug. 28, 7:37 p.m.
• Leonardo Reyes Sanchez, 34, of Jalesco
East Glenn Avenue at Debardeleben St.
Aug. 28, 5:29 p.m.
p Christopher Lane Pike, 26, of Thomasville, Ga.
South College Street
Aug. 27, 5:59 a.m.
• Cody Lee Abernathy, 21, of Wetumpka
South College Street
Aug. 27, 4:28 a.m.
• Margaret Ritchie Wright, 20, of Mobile
West Magnolia
Aug. 27,1:06 a.m.
• Erica Taylor Hall, 20, of Marietta, Ga.
North Ross Street at East Glenn
Aug. 27,1:10 a.m.
• Madison Lynn Jones, 22, of Atlanta
North Ross Street at East Glenn
Aug. 27,1:10 a.m.
CRIME REPORTS FOR AUG. 26 - AUG. 29,2011
Aug. 26 — Shelton Mill
Theft of property reported. One
licence place.
Aug. 26 — Lee Road 57
Theft of property reported. Three
flat screen TVs, one laptop, one Wii
game console.
Aug. 26 — Lee Road 57
Theft of property reported. One TV,
one laptop, one National Champion­ship
ring, one football.
Aug. 27 — Payne St.
Theft of property. One car tag.
Aug. 27 — Lee Road 137
Theft of property. Twenty-one bicycle.
Aug. 28 — Bibb Avenue
Breaking and entering of a vehicle
reported. Bright green leather wallet,
credit cards, checkbook, DL, SS and
electronic weed-eater.
Aug. 28 — Opelika Road
Theft of property reported. Two pairs
of jeans and one Polo hat.
Aug. 28— East Magnolia
Auto theft reported. Green Volkswa­gen.
Aug. 28 — Lee Road 137
Theft of property. Bunk bed frame.
Aug. 29 — East Glenn
Theft of property. Wii game control­ler.
Aug. 29 — Kent Drive
Theft of property reported. One TV,
two laptops, Under Armour back­pack,
three Under Armour pullovers.
Aug. 29— East Glenn
Theft of property reported. Tape
measure, debit card, flip phone,
book bag, brown leather wallet,
sunglasses, fluke voltmeter.
Aug. 29 — Webster Road
Theft of property reported. Three
laptops, two portable hard drive,
one gaming system, one 32-inch flat
screen.
- Reports provided by Auburn
Department of Public Safety
MAGNOLIA
» From A1
work to do.
"The project will con­tinue
probably through
next week," Cowper said.
"Some of the striping I
was talking about, rein­stalling
pedestrian cross­ing
signs, the landscaping
that we'll be doing in the
small medians, that will
all occur in two or three
weeks."
The digital sign will be
installed during winter
break.
"You'll be looking at a
December time frame for
the signs," Cowper said.
Osterlund said once
all of the improvements
are finished, facilities will
monitor how it's working.
"Hopefully they won't
have to do anymore," Os­terlund
said. "On the
complete opposite side
of the spectrum, if it con­tinues
to be an issue, and
students or University af­filiates
aren't using the
crosswalks, they may
have to resort to channel­ization,
and that requires
putting up railing on the
University side."
Putting up railing
would make it impossible
for students to cross the
street without hopping
the rail.
Osterlund said none of
their plans after the proj­ect
is finished are set in
stone.
"I think it will definite­ly
encourage pedestrians
to use the proper crossing
places as well as remind
drivers to be more consci­entious
of pedestrian traf­fic,"
Osterlund said.
HOUSING
» From A1
ties. Interest in changing
the hours had been dis­played
for months, accord­ing
to Director of Residence
Life Becky Bell.
"It was important to re­view
our guest policy be­cause
residents were re­questing
a review," Bell said.
"The increased hours, while
probably not increased
enough for some residents,
are a start to an ongoing re­view
process."
The Village residence
halls were allowed more le­nient
hours because of their
private living spaces.
"There are differences
between the Hill and Quad
residence halls and the Vil­lage
halls," Bell said. "In the
Village, residents have in­dividual
rooms in addi­tion
to common space for
the suites, so having guests
in a Village room does not
have the same impact on
a roommate as having a
guest in a shared room."
Bell noted the increased
hours will have a posi­tive
effect on residents as
they now have additional
time to study or meet with
friends who. do not live in
their hall.
The only concern ex­pressed
on the survey was
a possible noise increase
throughout the halls, but
according to Bell, there
have been no complaints.
Auburn now has vis­itation
hours compara­ble
to the University of Al­abama,
but remains strict
compared to Birmingham-
Southern College, which
has 24-hour visitation in se­lect
halls.
Teague Hall resident Ste­phen
Fristoe, freshman in
actuarial science, explained
how the increased hours
will help him become ac­quainted
with other stu­dents.
"The new hours are great
to have, meaning we have
more time to get to know
people, and it is impor­tant
to get to know peo­ple
around campus," Fris­toe
said.
The former visitation
policy was from noon until
midnight daily, something
many students found in­convenient
considering af­ter
hours, group activities
were restricted to outside
of their designated hall.
Teague Hall resident as­sistant
Spencer Pursley, ju­nior
in building science,
found the changes some­thing
the residents de­served.
"I think it's a step in the
right direction," Pursley
said. " It's what the resi­dents
asked for because
before the rule really was
strict."
STUDENT ACT
» From A1
ployees.
"It's to improve the quali­ty
of our program," Wiggins
said. "In order to sustain a
quality program, you have
to have professional devel­opment."
Olivia Franklin, junior in
architecture, said she does
not think certification will
make much of a difference.
"I've been going for the
past two years," Frank­lin
said. "The classes were
good then, and they're good
now. I'm out-of-state, so it
seems like they could find
$10 in the money I'm pay­ing."
Jackson said certification
will help instructors pro­vide
the safest classes pos­sible.
"We have to be con­cerned
about the safety
of our participants and to
make sure they're getting
the type of fitness activity
they deserve," Jackson said.
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POLICE
» From A1
vice president of Student
Affairs.
Tommy Carswell, captain
of the Auburn Police De­partment,
thinks the sub­station
will create a more
visible police presence on
campus than there has
been in the past.
"We hope it makes peo­ple
on campus feel saf­er
by knowing that we're
right there," Carswell said.
"While we've always had
officers on campus, no
one knew exactly where
they were at a given time.
It moves an officer from a
random location to a spe­cific
location where people
know that he or she will be
there."
The substation opened
this summer. Auburn Police
Assistant Chief Paul Reg­ister
worked closely with
Carry and his staff to turn
this long-standing idea into
reality.
"It's something we'd
been dreaming of for a long
time," said Carswell. "We
knew that we needed to be
closer to the people of Au­burn—
physically closer."
According to Carswell,
most SEC schools have
their own police depart­ment,
but the Auburn Po­lice
Department is re­sponsible
for law enforce­ment
on campus as well as
throughout the city. This
can cause a duplication of
effort.
"Getting this office is just
a way of strengthening that
effort," Carswell said.
The appeal of this station
is convenience. The po­lice
want students to have
a central place to turn to in
case of trouble on campus.
"The whole idea behind •
it is that we just want to be
accessible and convenient
for the students, faculty and
staffT said Tom Stofer, cap­tain
of the Auburn Police
Department.
"It's a central location
people are aware of so that
when they need help they
know where to come to get
assistance."
Students haven't begun
to utilize the station like its
creators were anticipating,
but many still aren't aware .
of it.
"It hasn't been used a lot,"
Carswell said.
"We've yet to reach the
people that we want to
reach with this resource.
Summer was a little slower,
but thank goodness it's not
every day that everybody
needs a police officer. The
success of it isn't measured
by the number of people
that come in and out of it,
but by the number of peo­ple
who have this access
when they need it." .
Brittany Kear, freshman
in pre-nursing, said she ate
lunch a few feet away from
the station last Friday, but
still didn't know it existed.
"I didn't know about it,
but it's a good idea," Kear
said. "In case there's an
emergency, they're right
here. It makes me feel safer
on campus."
In the article "Resident assistants work to improve residence life" of the Aug. 25
issue of The Auburn Plainsman, David Adkison's name was printed as "David Atki-son."
The correct spelling is "Adkison." We regret the error.
. In the "Funds needed for firefighting" article of the Aug. 25 edition, it was incor­rectly
stated that residents currently pay a $25 fire fee per month. The fee is yearly,
not monthly. We regret the error.
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New pianos hit right note
REBECCA CROOMES / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Julia Tucker, junior in piano performance and economics, hones her skills on one of
the new pianos in a practice room at Goodwin Hall.
MEGAN SMITH
WRITER
Students in the Depart­ment
of Music are using
new keys to play for suc­cess.
Every major and mi­nor
in the program is re­quired
to work with pianos,
and students now have 19
new pianos to play.
Hie $175,000 to huy the
pianos came from the Col­lege
of Liberal Arts' equip­ment
budget and allowed
the department to buy 15
Knabe upright pianos and
four baby grand pianos.
The college also received a
grant to purchase various
other instruments.
"This has been our ban­ner
year to purchase in­struments,"
said Sara Baird,
chair of the music depart­ment,
"to replace instru­ments
that were unusable
because of their age."
The new pianos replaced
those in the practice rooms
that were 40-50 years old.
Baird said the pianos were
"extremely well-used and
beyond repair."
"The old pianos were ter­rible,"
said Thomas Har­bin,
senior in piano perfor­mance.
"It was only when
Dr. Baird became direc­tor
that the music program
started getting better. She
got things together."
Two of the baby grand pi­anos
were placed in faculty
offices, and the other two in
practice rooms accessible
to piano performance ma­jors.
Some of the old pianos
were kept as well.
"I prefer to practice on
the new ones," said Chris­tina
Kettering, sophomore
in piano performance and
English. "They threw out
the really bad ones."
Kettering and other stu­dents
in the program are
supposed to practice at
leasf three hours a day.
"It gets really hectic
around noon," Kettering
said. "Then it gets hard to
find a good room."
Before the pianos were
purchased, Kettering said
she couldn't tell if her play­ing
was bad, or if it was
the piano, but she usually
blamed the piano.
"I call the new ones 'ego
pianos,'" Kettering said.
"They're ego boosters. Ev­erything
you play sounds
good. The old ones, every­thing
sounds bad."
. Auburn went through a
formal bidding process to
buy the pianos.
Atlanta's Piano-Works
won the bid and acquired
the pianos for the Univer­sity.
The older pianos are be­ing
sold by the surplus de­partment.
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SGA Senate Meeting
August 29,2011
• Dining expansion is a top priority among
the SGA. A new dining hall is in the works
to open in conjunction with South Donahue
Residence Hall, which will replace Sewell Res­idence
Hall.
• Tidy Tiger, a new campaign formed to help
promote awareness regarding excess trash on
game days, will be promoted around campus
at upcoming football games.
• A system to increase convenience for on-campus
housing during the break between
summer and fall semesters is being reviewed
in hopes of providing a more effective move-in
date.
Campus A4 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, September 1, 2011
Graphic novels provide alternative to traditional textbooks
REBECCA CROOMES / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
The two installments of the Atlas Black series have been combined into one volume.
CHELSEA HARVEY
CAMPUS EDITOR
Comic books aren't just
for kids anymore.
Dave Ketchen, eminent
scholar and professor of
management, is in the pro­cess
of co-authoring his
fourth graphic novel text­book,
expected to be re­leased
next summer.
His previous three books
covered business topics in­cluding
management, fran­chising
and family busi­ness.
The difference between
these and regular text­books
is that they are writ­ten
in comic book format,
with art, characters and
storylines that illustrate
business concepts.
"There's a lot of really
cool stuff that goes on now
that didn't go on, let's say,
20 years ago," Ketchen said.
"But textbooks have stayed
the same. They're just as
boring today as they were
20 years ago. So we kind of
asked ourselves, 'Is there a
way to come up with a text­book
that would be more
interesting that students
would actually look for­ward
to reading?'"
A-number of different
people have been a part
of the graphic novel's pro­duction,
including sever­al
artists and coauthors.
However, Ketchen's consis­tent
collaborator oh all of
the books has been Jeremy
Short, associate professor
of management at the Uni­versity
of Oklahoma.
Short and Ketchen were
responsible for all the cre­ative
points in the graph­ic
novels, including charac­ters
and storylines.
Short met Ketchen in
the late 1990s at Louisi­ana
State University, before
Ketchen came to Auburn.
Short was Ketchen's doc­toral
student at the time.
The two began work on
the graphic novels in 2009.
Short said he wanted to
partner with Ketchen be­cause
of Ketchen's presti­gious
reputation and large
contribution to the College
of Business' collection of re­search
articles.
"So one of the things that
we wanted to do with these
books, and one of the huge
reasons why I wanted to get
Dave involved early—be­sides
he's just a great and
really fast writer—is he's
just a well-known research­er,"
Short said. "It adds to
the legitimacy that's im­portant
for these kinds of
books."
The first graphic nov­el
the two wrote was titled
"Atlas Black: Managing to
Succeed" and was pub­lished
in 2010.
The book has a sequel
called "Atlas Black: Man­agement
Guru."
Both Atlas Black books
were co-authored by Talya
Bauer, professor of business
administration at Portland
State University and were
illustrated by artist Len Si­mon.
The third book is called
"Tales of Garcon: The Fran­chise
Players." It explores
the dynamics of a family
business.
Although Ketchen and
Short continued to work
together, this book was co-authored
by Jim Combs,
professor of management
at Florida State Universi­ty,
and illustrated by artist
Will Terrell.
Short said despite how
unusual they are as text­books,
the graphic nov­els
have had a high success
rate among students.
"Eighty-five percent of
students like it more than
traditional textbooks or
traditional case materi­als
we've had," Short said.
"We've received several
comments from students
just saying that they love it."
Neil Danville, senior in
entrepreneurship and fami­ly
business, took two cours­es
with Ketchen in which
the graphic novels were as­signed
as textbooks.
"I thought they helped
a lot because in the begin­ning
when you get a book,
any student's not going to
want to read it and they
dread reading it," Danville
said. "I just thought it was a
way of disguising the mate­rial
that would be in a tradi­tional
book, but once I got
to reading it, you get caught
up in the material as well as
the story that's going on in
the comic book, so it really
is engaging and I really did
get a lot from it."
Short said he has used
the books in the classroom
both exclusively and as
supplements. He said the
books can be used both in­side
and outside the class­room.
"Part of our inspiration,
too, would be the idea that
these books could be used
by just anybody who is in­terested
in business," Short
said. "So you wouldn't nec­essarily
have to be a busi­ness
student at all."
Ketchen said he thinks
the real strength of the ,
graphic novels is that they
contain elements that tra­ditional
textbooks lack.
"I think they add a third
dimension to the concepts,"
Ketchen said. "I think if you
use a traditional textbook,
you're sort of living in a two-dimensional
world. But this
can really bring the con­cepts
to life."
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ELIZABETH BONNER
STAFF WRITER
Auburn University ar­chitecture
students' de­signs
will inspire the forth­coming
Alabama Impact
Crater and Science Cen­ter.
The center will be built
in Wetumpka over the im­pact
site of an ancient me­teor.
David King, professor of
geology, was the first sci­entist
to successfully de­termine
that the myste­rious
horseshoe-shaped
feature is an impact crater.
"I did not discover the
crater, but I brought in­ternational
recognition
that it is an impact crater
via my publications," King
said.
The crater has become
a geological landmark and
visitor attraction for Ala­bama.
However, its four-mile
diameter makes it
difficult for visitors to re­ceive
a complete tour.
Partnered with the El­more
County Crater Com­mission,
Auburn Univer­sity
architecture students
participated in a design
competition for a new
museum and science cen­ter
which will serve as the
commission's central facil­ity
for educating the pub­lic.
"This was an interest­ing
challenge," said Justin
Miller, assistant professor
of architecture. "The cra­ter
is a big landform that
is really difficult to appre­hend
in its entirety. The
students had to come up
with an interpretive cen­ter
to describe the cra­ter
without having a very
clear representation of it."
The designs for the cen­ter
include a museum, au­ditorium,
event space, ob­servatory,
research facility,
gift shop and cafe.
"I tried to put myself in
the shoes of what it would
be like coming in the me­teor
from space to the
Earth, how it would feel
with the meteor coming
to the impact," said Ryan
Zimmerman, senior in in­terior
architecture and
winner of the competi­tion.
"I tried to capture
that feel in my design."
Samantha O'Leary, ju­nior
in architecture and
third-place winner, took a
different approach.
"My angle was tak­ing
advantage of the site,"
O'Leary said. "There are all
these views of the crater,
and each one changes ev­ery
time you move around
the site."
The students spent a
semester working on the
project, which they said
was demanding.
"For the last week of
the project, I brought in
a blow-up mattress, a bag
of clothes, a dock kit and
an alarm clock, and I lived
in the community plan­ning
room," said Samuel
Maddox, junior in interi­or
architecture who took
fourth place in the com­petition.
"I slept about two
hours a night."
Still, the students felt
the end result was worth
the effort.
"It was really cool de­signing
the whole project
because some of our ideas
could be used to actual­ly
be built," Zimmerman
said. "We spend all our
time designing on paper
and modeling on the com­puter,
but this actually has
an end result."
NICK BOWMAN
ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR
The second-oldest cot­ton
.research field in the
world has reached a cen­tury
of continuous experi­mentation.
The rotation sits behind
the Jule Collins Smith Mu­seum
of Fine Arts on South
College Street and has
served Auburn University
since the 1880s.
Responsible for manag­ing
the rotation is Charles
Mitchell, extension special­ist
and professor of agrono­my
and soils.
Mitchell said in 1911 the
state legislature awarded
the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute funds to create a
research station.
Using those funds, Au­burn
began the experi­ments
on the land of J.A.
Cullars.
"Each plot out there rep­resents
a different treat­ment
that's been continued
for 100'years," Mitchell said.
The history of the rota­tion
goes back further than
1911.
"In the 1890s, there was
a professor of biology here
named George Atkinson,"
Mitchell said. "One of the
problems for farmers in the
South was that al his
time of year, cotton would
develop a kind of cotton
rust. The leaves would turn
orange then brown and
fall off. Nobody knew what
caused it."
Mitchell said Atkinson
began researching different
disease organisms involved
in cotton rust, but discov­ered
that all of these organ­isms
grew on cotton as a re­sult
of the rust. The bacteria
and fungi were symptoms
of an unknown disease.
"Atkinson came in and
started throwing some stuff
out there," Mitchell said.
"He found out that if he put
out this mineral called kai-
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nit, that suddenly the rust
went away''
Mitchell said kainit is a
potassium-bearing miner­al.
This experiment led to
the discovery of a potassi­um
deficiency in Southern
soil.
Another consequence
of Atkinson's experiments
was a drastic increase in
the study and use of fertil­izer,
which eventually mo­tivated
Auburn to pure base
the land from Cullars and
begin the century of re­search.
"If you go down to that
experiment, you'll see one
plot that's got rust, same
with the soybeans," Mitch­ell
said. "You can't see that
anywhere else in the world
because people have been
fertilizing for 100 years."
Involved in the planting
and farming of the rotation
since 1996 has been Den­nis
Delaney, researcher of
agronomy and soils.
"We've had a lot of vis­itors
come through," Del­aney
said. "It's the one place
that we can really take peo­ple
and show them fertil­izer-
deficient symptoms.
Most farmers don't see the
obvious symptoms like we
do."
The Cullars Rotation isn't
a simple historical perspec­tive
of agriculture in Ala­bama.
The rotation contin­ues
to prove its agricultural
significance.
"About the time that I got
here, we went to conserva­tion
tillage, or no till," Del­aney
said. "The yields have
steadily increased over the
years."
Mitchell said the lack of
tillage helps to conserve
minerals in the soil and
prevent erosion.
"Those plots have not
had a plow put in them
since 1997," Mitchell said.
"It helps to conserve the
soil because minerals don't
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disturbed."
Mitchell said since tilling
has stopped, the rotation
has set record crop yields.
"The reason we're able to
get such good production
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is because we're leaving
the residue on the surface,"
Mitchell said. "The soil is
actually improving."
Tlie rotation was added
in 2003 to the National Reg­ister
of Historic Places.
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MARIA IAMPIETR0 / PHOTO EDITOR
Cullars Rotation is the second-oldest cotton experi­ment
in the world. The oldest cotton research field, Old
Rotation, is also a part of the Auburn campus.
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It would take an Act of Congress
ALISON MCFERRIN
NEWS EDITOR
Where the breakdown of so­cial
construct meets hip dance
moves, all you need is a whole lot
of beauty product to hold it to­gether.
Auburn Area Community The­atre
is having auditions for its
first musical, "Hairspray," and the
choice of this production wasn't
made just because of its popular­ity
or potential for encompassing
a large cast.
"We chose this particular play
because of its racial balance," said
Barbara Stauffer-Brewi, manag­ing
director. "In order to even be
able to do Hairspray, you have to
sign on the contract... that you
won't swap out characters—that
you'll maintain the racial bal­ance."
Stauffer-Brewi said partici­pation
in the AACT by African-
Americans has been historically
low. They hope to begin to change
this with the production.
"Any time you have a part of
your community missing in what
you're doing, it diminishes you,"
Stauffer-Brewi said. "We want to
broaden and reach out."
Becruitment is in the job de­scription
for artistic board mem­ber
Malcolm Webster, who has
been involved in community the­atre
for years.
"I think part of it goes to stereo­types,"
Webster said. "A lot of Af­rican-
Americans don't do the­atre
... A lot of times you might
have a person who's interested
in theatre—who's a young black
person—who doesn't do that be­cause
that's not talked about or
encouraged."
A myriad of roles are avail­able,
from principal roles like Tra­cy
and Link, to positions in the
dance choir and musicians. There
will be a place for everyone in this
production—if you at least know
your right foot from your left
"You don't have to have had
training in dance," said choreog­rapher
Kelly Davino, junior in the­atre.
"We're going to find some­thing
for you to do."
Including everyone, Webster
said, is what community theatre
is all about.
"With this show, you're bring­ing
more people in than we've
ever had before," Webster said.
"You might not realize that per­son
standing there is a star wait­ing
to'be born."
Auditions will be Sept. 6-7 from
6-8 p.m at the Jan Dempsey Com­munity
Arts Center. Participants
should prepare to sing a 30-sec-ond
to one-minute a capella seg­ment
of any song that will show
their range. They should also
dress to dance.
Of course, there may be a spe­cial
role for someone with the
right qualifications.
"I would love to be able to do
'Hairspray' as it has traditional­ly
been done, with Tracy's moth­er
Edna being in drag," Stauffer-
Brewi said. "If we can't, we can't—
I'll cast it some other way—but I
would really like to do that"
Webster said they have also
been contacting black churches,
the Auburn University Black Stu­dent
Union and the National Pan-hellenic
Council to solicit partic­ipation.
"I think it's going to be very in­teresting
for the community,"
Stauffer-Brewi said.
Even if you've never acted be­fore,
getting up on stage may open
new horizons, Davino said.
"It really helps you to under­stand
other people, other cul­tures,
other societies," Davino
said.
And being in theatre means be­ing
on an even playing field, even
if you are untrained.
"There is a bond among the­atre
people—thespians—that
transcends their socio-economic
(status), their race, their place in
society," Stauffer-Brewi said. "In
the theatre, everybody stands on
equal ground."
For more information visit
www.auburnact.org.
Public safety's wish is granted
SHANETTA PENDLETON
STAFF WRITER
Alabama House Speaker Mike
Hubbard secured $20,000 in
grants for the Auburn Police and
Fire Divisions.
"Auburn's policemen and fire­fighters
deserve our support in
every way we can give it," Hubbard
said. "It's my job to see that hard-earned
taxpayer dollars are re­turned
to our community and put
to good use. I can think of no bet­ter
way to do that than giving our
police and fire departments more
tools to protect us."
The equipment purchased with
these grants will benefit students
along with permanent residents.
The Auburn Police Depart­ment,
which also services the
University, received $10,000 that
it will use to purchase four sets of
night-vision goggles. The equip­ment
will be used to investigate
criminal activity and help the de­partment
with search-and-rescue
efforts.
"If there's a crime at night, the
night-vision goggles are useful
because they will help us identi­fy
the suspect," said Police Chief
Tommy Dawson. "Also if a student
is lost, these could be used to lo­cate
them immediatelyr
Hubbard said he was especially
pleased the grant would be bene­ficial
for campus safety.
"Having night-vision monocu­lars
will enhance officers' ability
to keep students safe when they
are most vulnerable," Hubbard
said.
The remaining $10,000 given
to the Auburn Fire Department
will be used to purchase another
Holmatro extrication tool, or the
Jaws of Life, and the power pack
needed to operate it.
"If someone is involved in a car
accident and we have to pry the
door open or get the hood off, this
equipment allows us to do that,"
said Auburn Fire Chief Lee Lamar.
In addition to the $20,000 se­cured
for Auburn, Hubbard se­cured
another $20,000 grant for
Opelika.
Opelika Police Chief Tommy
Mangham said the Opelika Police
Department will be using $9,700
to purchase an identification card
printer and laminating tool's.
According to Fire Chief Ter­ry
Adkins, $8,500 will be used by
the Opelika Fire Department to
purchase LED flashlights for all
fire personnel, and the remaining
$1,800 will be used to purchase
new camera equipment for the
Community Relations Depart­ment
ANNA CLAIRE CONRAD
The Lespri Endonptabl, or "The Indomitable Spirit," exhibit at
the JCSM is a great resource for students participating in the
Auburn Connects! Common Book Program.
Haitian art helps
make connection
REBECCA CROOMES
ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Dancing monkeys and villag­ers
plowing bountiful fields are
not the usual images associated
with Haiti.
Ever since the Jan. 12, 2010,
earthquake, it's easy to think of
Haiti as a shattered society, but
the Jule Collins Smith Museum
of Fine Art and the Auburn Con­nects!
Common Book Program
desire to change this perception
by displaying a gallery of Haitian
paintings, which opened Satur­day.
"Haiti is very close to us geo­graphically,
and I think it's im­portant
to understand the cul­tures
and the histories of our
neighbors," said Constance Reli-han,
associate provost of under­graduate
studies. "We all need to
be globally aware."
Relihan is one of the founders
of the Auburn Connects! Com­mon
Book Program.
This year's book "Mountains
Beyond Mountains: The Quest
of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who
Could Cure the World" by Tra­cy
Kidder, concentrates on Hai­ti
and one man's efforts to make
a difference.
Relihan said students who are
It's good to be
reminded that any
culture is much
more than its
current economic
situation."
—CONSTANCE RELIHAN
ASSOCIATE PROVOST OF
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
assigned to read the book during
class or are participating in the
program will experience a new
way of reading after seeing the
exhibit.
Lespri Endonptabl, or "The
Indomitable Spirit," is an exhibi­tion
of paintings and sculptures
from Haiti froml945 to 1990.
The collection is being bor­rowed
from the Huntington Mu­seum
of Art in West Virginia.
"If you think about the earth­quake
aftermath of Haiti, what
you often see is images of peo­ple
in trouble, people in poverty,
people in difficulty, and it's good
to be reminded that any culture
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STAFF WRITER
These are no ordinary church
bells ringing at the Auburn Uni­tarian
Universalist Fellowship
Church.
The low-key, intimate atmo­sphere
of the church building pro­vides
the ideal setting for the Sun-dilla
Acoustic Concert Series.
"Our goal with these perfor­mances
is to bring artists to town
that under other circumstances
would not come to Auburn," said
Bailey Jones, freelance journalist
and organizer of the event.
Friday, Sundilla hosted a per­formance
by Birmingham's Act of
Congress.
Band members include vocalist
and fiddle player Connie Skellie,
vocalist and guitarist Chris Grif­fin,
bass player Tim Carroll and
lead vocalist and mandolin play­er
Adam Wright.
Griffin said this was the band's
first professional trip to the Plains,
although they had recently played
a show in Opelika.
Lead singer Adam Wright wel­comed
the audience to the venue
with a loud "War Eagle."
The band opened with one of
its original songs from the album
"Declaration." As the night went
Act of Congress took the stage Friday as part of the Sundilla Acoustic Concert Series at Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 450
Thach Ave. Next in the series will be Smithfield Fair, playing Sept. 23.
on, they played covers of popu- Great Heights."
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er with dreams of high-class Hoi- Act of Congress has a style that
lywood living. Hie crowd cheered
for an encore and thanked the » See SUNDILLA, A8
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AU Campus Safety urges
spectators to take the
following precautions during
football season:
1. Dress for the heat. Wear lightweight, light-col­ored
clothing to reflect the heat.
2. Drink plenty of water and non-alcoholic and
decaffeinated fluids. Hydrate with water several
days before you expect to be exposed to the heat,
as well as during and after heat exposure.
3. Wear sunscreen. Sunburn can significantly re­tard
the skin's ability to shed excess heat.
4. Know the signs of heat stress. Get help if you
suspect you or someone near you is suffering
from heat stress. The symptoms include heavy
sweating; weakness or fatigue; cold, pale, clammy
skin; irritability; dizziness; fainting and vomiting.
Game-day staff and emergency responders are
prepared to respond if necessary. Cooling sta­tions
staffed with medical personnel are available
in the concourse area.
Doughnut
maker succeeds
by learning
from mistakes
BIANCA SEWARD
WRITER
Before the spring of
2009, Bill Springer had nev­er
made a doughnut in his
life, let alone run a dough­nut
shop.
Four days before opening
Daylight Doughnuts, the
Springer family churned
out doughnut after dough­nut,
hoping to perfect the
signature pastry.
For the North Alabama
native, being an Auburn fan
wasn't always easy amidst
the predominantly Tide
territory.
"My brother thought
about Alabama, but Dad­dy
would have ripped his
head offT Springer said. "An
Auburn family stays an Au­burn
family."
Springer was raised on
the Alabama and Tennes­see
state line. He grew up
working on the family farm
and ventured farther south
to Auburn University, seek­ing
a degree in agriculture
and economics.
Springer is now father to
three Auburn graduates,
the youngest of which fin­ished
last year.
He and his wife, Vickie,
have been married 28 years.
"1 really don't know how
she's put up with me for so
long," Springer said.
All members of the
Springer family help with
the store, including out-of-town
in-laws.
Lucy Michael, Springer's
mother-in-law, travels from
North Alabama to help out
with the store. She recently
retired from her career as a
seamstress.
"I don't do much but
ice doughnuts and other
odd jobs in the back," Mi­chael
said. "It's very differ­ent
from sewing, but 1 enjoy
working with family."
Before the doughnut
business, Springer devot­ed
five years working as a
Gideon in the prison min­istry,
passing out Bibles in
the mid-'80s. During this
time, Springer said he dis­covered
insight on how to
be successful in life.
Springer said he trusts
mistakes to lead him to
success.
"Mistakes mean you're
trying," Springer said. "If we
had stayed just a doughnut
shop, we would have been
shut down in our first year.
So we started experiment­ing
on sandwiches and
burgers and anything else
our customers were inter­ested
in ... It's important to
Bill Springer, owner of Daylight Donuts, said taking care of customers is high-priority.
me to see returning faces."
True to his word, Spring­er
makes a mess behind the
counter remaking a cus­tomer's
iced mocha as he
gives her a helpful tip on
making the difficult left
turn out of the parking lot.
And that's just the way he
wants his business to run.
Newly employed Lau­ren
Shepherd of Savannah,
Ga., began working at the
doughnut shop to try to es­tablish
residency in Ala­bama.
"I really like working here
because even though it is a
family-run store, I don't feel
excluded," Shepherd said.
"I've only been here a few
weeks, and they really took
me under their wing to
show me the ropes."
said. "It proves how talent­ed
they really are."
Both Meadows and Bray
said they would definitely
come back to Sundilla for
another concert
"I think there's an acous­tic
movement going on,"
Wright said. "There's some­thing
real about acous­tic
music being played live,
more real than what plays
on the radio."
The Sundilla Concert Se­ries
will host another per­formance
Sept. 23 at the
same venue by the band
Smithfield Fair.
"They're a Celtic trio from
Louisiana that has been
around for more than -20
years," Jones said. "I'm an­ticipating
a good crowd."
For more information on
the Sundilla Acoustic Con­cert
Series and Act of Con­gress,
visit www.sundilla.
org or Tike' the Facebook
page.
HAITI
» From A7
is much more than its cur­rent
'economic situation,"
Relihan said.
Karissa Womack, ju­nior
in English, participat­ed
in setting up the exhib­it
as part of her internship
at the museum. She said
she thinks the vivid colors
and expressions of joy will
mend the disconnect stu­dents
have with Haiti.
"Despite whatever per­sonal
tragedies and things
of that nature that the peas­antry
actually live in ... it's
joyful, and it's beautiful, and
it's happy," Womack said.
Womack attributes the
happiness and inspiration
Haitians have to the local
religion of Vodou, a combi-
•! nation of island religion and
Catholicism.
A large part of the exhibit
! was designed to teach visi­SUNDILLA
» From A7
makes it hard to classify it
in one genre.
"I would not categorize
our music under the Chris­tian
label," Wright said.
"Since we are all believ­ers,
that moral foundation
comes out in our work in a
welcoming way''
Auburn students in at­tendance
said they thor­oughly
enjoyed the concert.
"I liked the part when
they came off the stage and
sang a cappella best," said
Carrie Bray, sophomore in
pre-medicine. "It showed
their raw talent."
Courtney Meadows,
sophomore in biomedical
sciences, said she listened
to the band's music online
before attending.
"Their live performance
is just as great as their re­corded
music," Meadows
Iflilfllli
tors about Vodou's vital role
in Haitian identity.
Other works, Womack
said, allow students to
imagine what Haiti was like
before the earthquake.
The Cathedral of Our
Lady of the Assumption in
the Hatian capital of Port-au-
Prince was destroyed in
the disaster, but lives on in
oil paint.
Volunteers like Char­lotte
Laroux are available
to take visitors on a tour of
the exhibit Laroux said she
thinks she has been award­ed
a great opportunity.
"I immediately loved (the
exhibit)," Laroux said. "It's
such a rare opportunity to
see art from Haiti."
Laroux, like Relihan and
Womack, said the exhibit
was fascinating in the con­text
of the disaster.
Lespri Endonptabl will
be featured at the JCSM un­til
Oct. 29.
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Community
OUR VIEW
Group fitness fee is just one of many
Ten dollars doesn't sound
like much.
Admittedly, to most it isn't.
But we're college students.
We're the eaters of ramen and
the scroungers of sofa change.
Ten dollars is something for
us, and now we're $10 shorter.
Charging for the use of
group fitness classes is an
abrupt change from previous
semesters, and the fee is in­tended
to cover the $230 cost
of each instructor's certifica­tion.
The point of this certifica­tion,
from the perspective of
the University, is to give' back
to the instructors who donate
their time and effort to the
group fitness program.
They want their instructors
to be able to professionally use
the skills they have acquired
while teaching at Auburn, and
the certification makes the
transition cheaper and easier
for instructors.
At first, this all makes per­fect
sense.
But when you dig into it, af­ter
you're done digging into
your empty pockets, the pro­gram
is requiring partici­pants
to foot the bill for what
amounts to a charitable act on
the part of the University.
Instructors are already re­quired
to go through a lengthy,
two-semester process of in­struction
to teach a class.
When they finish, they're com­fortably
competent, the Uni­versity
isn't liable for any inju­ries,
and no one can make an
accusation of negligence.
No warning, other than a
tab on the Campus Recreation
website posted on Aug. 3, was
given to students prior to fall
semester. On that page it says
the charge is in place, not that
it's under review or open to
comment.
Then there's the pay. In­structors
start at minimum
wage and earn more based on
how long they've been teach­ing.
The highest-paid student
instructor on staff makes $15
an hour after teaching two
years.
Students working for the
University can't be considered
well-off, but we're all in the
same hole. However, they're
walking away with a certifica­tion
paid for by other students.
Certification is a good thing,
as is giving our students as
many skills as possible to com­pete
in the real world, but we
feel that this is just another
cost on top of a sizeable heap
of costs that the student body
must bear.
Auburn students are already
required to chip in $200 per se­mester
for the new Recreation
and Wellness Center. We un­derstand
the University can't
build a new facility without
generating the revenue to ac­count
for construction costs,
but still, it's another fee for the
heap.
Counter to this argument is
the fact that many other SEC
schools charge for the use of
their facilities, some much
more than others. The Uni­versity
of Georgia charges ten
times that of Auburn.
We're frustrated. If it's not
additional class fees, it's a
meal plan. If it's not a meal
plan, it's a tuition increase. If
it's not a tuition increase, it's
an iClicker.
It seems like we can't go one
semester without shelling out
more than we did the year be­fore.
At what point does an­other
$10 break us?
When we're asked for tens
or hundreds of thousands, an­other
$10 doesn't sound like
much.
EDITOR'S VIEW
The Plainsman can offer more than just news
MIRANA
DOLLARHIDE
EDITOR®
THEI'LAINSMAN.
COM
Some things at Auburn are
expected. Rolling Toomers af­ter
a victory, yelling "War Ea­gle"
at any public event and
picking up The Plainsman ev­ery
Thursday. The Plainsman
is a part of what makes Au­burn,
Auburn. These pages are
created every week by a hard­working
group of student
journalists who are dedicat­ed
to bringing you the news.
With that said, creating a pub­lication
that can be read by
25,000 students, a local com­munity
and the online world is
one of the most badass things
I've ever done. Here are four
reasons you should volunteer
to write for the Plainsman.
1. You get to be part of Au­burn
history. Imagine 100
years from now—you .will
most likely be dead, unless
you're a vampire or hobbit—
but somewhere in the Ralph
Brown Draughon Library ar­chive,
an Auburn Plainsman
will exist with your name and
story. Some eager journalism
student will be writing a story
on what Auburn life was like in
the 21st century, and you will
be their guide.
2. You get substantial expe­rience
for your resume. Build­ing
your resume in college
isn't difficult. With a myriad
of clubs and organizations,
pushing your resume into the
two-page mark will happen
faster than you can say, "I'm
in." Will being a member of the
board-game society get you
that first job? Probably not.
Unless you're applying to work
at Mattel. However, working
for a paper where you learned
to work under pressure, on
deadlines and for a major uni­versity
may do the trick.
3. You get paid. Finding a job
in this economy is not easy, es­pecially
on campus. We pay
every two weeks.
4. You'll make life-long con­nections.
In the job market,
I've heard it's not what you
know, but who you know. As a
Plainsman reporter, you meet
all kinds of people. Little do
you know now, some of those
people you meet are going to
be CEOs of Fortune 500 com­panies,
famous athletes or
possibly president. The con­nections
you make now could
be ones that last forever.
Working for The Plains­man
can be one of the greatest
tilings you do at Auburn. Stop
by The Plainsman office, Suite
1111 in the Student Center,
every Wednesday at 7 p.m. to
volunteer. If writing isn't your
thing, but you still want to
contribute, send us your ideas
at editor@theplainsmap.com
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STAFF COLUMNS
Mainstream media missing the serious issues
CHELSEA HARVEY
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Here's a news flash: reporting is not
what it used to be.
OK, so I might be exaggerating. I'll ad­mit,
I haven't done enough research to
know for sure whether reporting in the
1800s was more relevant than it is today.
But what I do know is that when I turn
on the 11 o'clock news, I do not want to
see Lady Gaga's face staring back at me. I
want to see some real news.
It could be that I'm just a purist when it
comes to hard news. My point here is that
it's a big world out there, and I'm pret­ty
sure there are enough important glob­al
events going on that we shouldn't run
stories on who's getting divorced in Hol­lywood.
I'm sorry, Fox News, CNN and all the
rest of you, but I didn't give a damn about
the royal wedding last spring when there
was Egypt and Libya to think about. And
frankly, I couldn't care less that Steve Jobs
resigned—not when hurricanes are bat­tering
the eastern United States, Chinese
miners have been trapped underground
for days and Gadhafi is still missing in ac­tion.
The concerning point is this: the media
report what the people care about. So if
the media are reporting "news" that NO­BODY
(in my humble opinion) should
care about, then what does that say about
us?
It says that we have lost interest in glob­al
affairs. And in an increasingly intercon­nected
global society, this, to me, is the
most disturbing thing of all.
I just can't help but feel the kind of soci­ety
that cares about what's going on half­way
around the world is the kind of so­ciety
that embraces diversity, advocates
tolerance of all cultures and beliefs, helps
out its neighbors when they are in trouble
and generally—try not to gag—works to
make the world a better place.
So, on that note, it is my hope that the
future media will take a less shallow and
more global-minded approach to report­ing,
reflecting the interests of a public that
actually cares about the world outside the
entertainment industry.
As college students, we find ourselves
in the exciting role of the newest gener­ation
of world-changers. Taking an inter­est
in the things that matter is our respon­sibility.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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for people to participate
in our group fitness program
was very reasonable."
—WILLIAM JACKSON
MSTUPKNT ACTIVITIES C ENTER IMPLEMENTS.
GROUP FITNESS PEE" M
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Vote at www.theolainsman.com
This week's question:
Would you pay $10 a semes­ter
for a group fitness pass?
O Yes
O No
O Not sure
Last week's question:
Would you use an on­line
dating site?
Yes.
No.
78%
Not sure.
SIS 9%
YAL recruiting
dishonestly
Recently on campus, I stumbled
across a large display of the U.S. nation­al
debt, an advertisement for Young
Americans for Liberty. Although I had
previously heard of the group in pass­ing,
I was uncertain about what they
actually represented, so I chose to ask
them. This proved an alarmingly poor
method to learn about the organiza­tion.
I was blatantly lied to about the
ideology and purpose of the club. In
fact, despite a recruiter vouching for
the club as a "nonpartisan" group that
was "separate from political parties,"
less than five minutes on Google dem­onstrated
those quotes are anything
but genuine. YAL was formed as a Lib­ertarian
advocacy group, and some
of the Auburn chapter's free litera­ture—
namely, "The Economics of Free­dom:
What Your Professors Won't Tell
You"—attests to that. I read the book's
introduction, and I knew that I had
been misled about the nature of the
club. What's particularly infuriating
about this is I felt insulted that a group
demanding greater political culpabil­ity
would use dishonesty as a recruit­ment
tool. If you trick people into sup
porting your cause, how are you act­ing
any differently from the "typical"
politicians belittled by your recruit­ers?
Effective politics demand hon­esty,
and the first step toward hones­ty
is admitting to your own biases. I
merely ask that in the future, the YAL
stands by what it actually represents.
Matt Greenemeier
senior, anthropology
Public safety personnel adds valuable asset to the Auburn community
BiliPiF-'fl ALISON MCFERRIN
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As carefree college students, it can be
easy to assign a stigma to local law enforce­ment
and public safety officials.
After all, seeing those flashing red-and-blue
lights in your rearview mirror rare­ly
means you're about to have a positive or
uplifting experience.
But the truth is, these public servants
work tirelessly to fulfill their duty: ensur­ing
the safety of Auburn residents and stu­dents.
Maybe we think since police officers and
firefighters get a paycheck, that is enough
appreciation. But public safety officials of­ten
go beyond the call of duty, and can you
put a price on that feeling of security?
Public safety is an issue throughout the
city of Auburn as well as on campus.
The new police substation on campus,
located next to the Tiger Transit office, is
staffed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to handle stu­dent
complaints and campus safety issues.
This makes it even easier for students to
benefit from the available services.
And the City of Auburn will soon have
more of the equipment it needs to get the
job done, thanks to a grant secured by Al­abama
Rep. Mike Hubbard. Night-vision
goggles and the Jaws of Life don't come
cheap, you know.
This equipment and the new substa­tion
are wonderful, much-needed resourc­es.
But the services we need come from the
men and women behind the equipment
These are the men and women who re­spond
when someone pulls a dorm fire
alarm at three in the morning.
These are the officers who are there ev­ery
time you get in a fender-bender, when
you come back to your car to find the win­dow
broken and your possessions miss­ing,
or when your car stalls on North Col­lege
Street.
These are the people that respond to
bomb threats and kidnappings and lost
children. These people are here for us, and
we should respond in kind.
Public safety and law enforcement are of­ten
tasked with doing jobs that are going to
make people angry—and it's understand­able,
because who can afford to drop $50 or
more on a parking ticket?
But they press on, providing the servic­es
that keep our society running safely and
finding new and innovative ways to protect
and serve.
They deserve our appreciation.
The Editorial Board
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SPORTS Soccer
preview
» PAGE B4
Tiger's
youth
cause for
concern
Since winning the National
Championship, things have got­ten
quiet on the Plains thanks to
Ohio State, Miami (Fla.), LSU and
other schools with issues off the
field.
It seemed like Auburn was back
to being the quiet, above-aver-age
team we've all learned to love.
Well, somewhat.
Despite being ranked 19th and
23rd in preseason polls, experts
are questioning Auburn's ability
to win.
While I don't believe Auburn
will fail to become bowl eligible—
like some are predicting—I think
it may be a long year for the Tigers.
Although lack of experience
isn't anything new to Auburn,
the Tigers are missing 17 start­ers
from last year, which makes
me believe this may be the year it
catches up with the team.
I think naming Barrett Trotter
the starting quarterback was the
first step toward building a suc­cessful
season.
Trotter arguably knows the of­fense
better than anyone else on
the team, and that's crucial when
Gus Malzahn is calling the plays.
Michael Dyer and Onterio Mc-
Calebb returning to the backfield
will keep the ball moving.
Don't forget, Dyer was only one
of 27 players last year to rush for
1,000 yards.
Interestingly, McCalebb has
been listed above Dyer at run­ning
back, but coach Gene Chizik
is saying it's not something fans
should look too deeply into.
The receiving corps will also
boost offensive statistics, despite
having new starters.
Keep in mind, Emory Blake and
Quindarius Carr saw the field a lot
last year.
The issue of inexperience is
most apparent concerning the of­fensive
line and defense in gener­al.
Auburn only has Brandon Mos-ley
returning to the offensive line.
With that said, Chizik and com­pany
did a great job recruiting, so
if there's one group that's going to
surprise fans, I believe it will be
the offensive line.
The defense, which only has
three returning starters, is going
to need the experienced players
» See COLUMN B2
Several Tigers bring down a South Carolina player at the SEC Championship in the Georgia Dome Dec. 4,2010.
DEFENDING
THE TITLE
Although expectations for this
seasons Tigers are low, the
team remains confident
CRYSTAL COLE
Sl'ORTS EDITOR
A lot can be said about the
team Auburn had last season,
but people aren't as quick to
talk about what will happen
this year.
Even though his team is
ranked No. 23 in the Associated
Press poll, coach Gene Chizik is
hopeful about this season.
"My thing with my players
is they have to stay focused on
what we are asking them to do
in this building, and that's been
our mantra since I've been here,"
Chizik said. "Really, to be honest
with you, I'm not really aware
of what is swirling around out
there, whether they think we're
going to be 14-0 again or 0-14.
What our main focus is with our
players and trying to impart on
our players is pay attention to
what you can control, and the
things they can control are right
in this building."
Many analysts compare Au­burn's
newest starting quarter­back,
Barrett Trotter, to last sea­son's
Heisman Trophy winner
Cam Newton, but Chizik said
he doesn't cross that line.
"We've talked about it briefly,
and my words were simply this:
'You're Barrett Trotter, don't try
to be somebody else,'" Chizik
said. "He doesn't need
to be Cam Newton. He
need to try to be Chris Todd or
Jason Campbell. He needs to be
Barrett Trotter. Really and tru­ly,
that's about the length of the
discussion. I think he under­stands
that, and they all
that."
Looking ahead, the Tigers
face Utah State at home Sat­urday.
While the out-of-con-ference
game is an easy win in
most fan's eyes, Chizik views the
game as a challenging learning
opportunity.
"We're excited that it's here,"
Chizik said. "We've had a real­ly
good fall camp. I'm sure that
you guys have seen the two-deep
now with what we've come
up with. Again, it's going to be
really interesting. It's going to be
a lot of fun. I think we counted it
up, and we're going to have any­where
between 25-30 players
playing Saturday that have nev­er
played a college game, which
ought to get extremely interest-
» See FOOTBALL B2
Barrett Trotter, Auburn's starting quarterback this year, makes a
pass against Arkansas State last season.
Volleyball
preview
» PAGE B4
MiP
CHRISTINA SANTEE T
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Although block seating in Jor­dan-
Hare Stadium has always
been available to Auburn's Greek
life and qualifying organizations,
the release of the new 2011-2012
SGA Spirit Contract may cause
those who usually turn down the
opportunity to rethink their deci­sions.
"The way we're doing it is brand
new," said Mary Ryan, SGA secre­tary
of traditions.
Ryan said eligibility has worked
the same way in previous years,
but the opportunities for block
seating haven't been as publi­cized.
The new contract is hoped to
generate enough excitement to
get more groups interested and
involved in the race for spirit
points.
"Anybody who's in the spir­it
program is qualified to re­ceive
block seating if they reach
enough spirit points," Ryan said.
"Everybody starts at zero in April
and as the year continues to April
\
(of the following year), the rank
based on spirit points determines
those at the top."
Organizations in the top por­tion
of the rankings are eligible
to receive block seating if they so
choose.
"If the organization is in the top
part, but they wish not to have
block seating, then they don't
have to get it," Ryan said.
The size of an organization's
block is determined by several
factors.
Factors include the organiza­tion's
actual ranking based on the
total number of spirit points ac­cumulated,
its involvement in
and support of University-based
events, as well as the size of the
group itself.
"You have to fill the seats as
well, and if you don't, then you
have spirit points deducted," said
Ryan, who is also in a campus so­rority.
"Normally, the sororities
just think it's a lot of hassle and
don't want to worry about filling
the seats and making sure the sis­ters
are there (in time)."
CHRISTEN HARNED / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
The bleachers inside Jordan-Hare Stadium await fans at Saturday's game against Utah State.
Those who opt for block seat­ing
are required to be seated in
their designated area in Jordan-
Hare exactly 45 minutes before
the start of a game.
"It's a pretty large deduction, so
a lot of people just don't want to
hassle with it," Ryan said.
(
* • , • " ' , * ' ' ' ' ' « ' ; - • .
' - • . ... ••: •••- •' • •. ;• :
A deduction won't affect an or-
• ganization's other activities, but
a total of three deductions will
forfeit any eligibility a sorority,
fraternity or other organization
might have to compete for block
seating the following year.
Other organizations that regu­larly
receive block seating include
the Honors College and Ignited.
No sorority will be participat­ing
in block seating this year.
Further information and a copy
of the 2011-2012 SGA Spirit Con­tract
can be found at www.au-burn.
edu/sga/programs/spirit/.
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New season, new look
BRANDON MILLER
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
As Auburn takes the
field Saturday against
Utah State, the start­ers
won't be the only new
things on the field for the
Tigers.
During the offseason,
there were several uniform
alterations made for 2011.
"There have been nu­merous
performance-based
enhancements
made to the uniform that
includes the material that
is not noticeable," said
Scott Carr, senior associ­ate
athletic director.
There are three major
changes to this year's uni­form.
Players' names on the
back of each jersey are
still the same font, but the
name itself will be smaller.
Carr said the fabric be­ing
used for this year's
jerseys stretches and ex­pands
more, so the names
needed to be made small­er.
Another noticeable
change is the stripe on the
side of the pants.
"The stripe is still the
same in that there is an or­ange
stripe with navy blue
on both sides," Carr said.
"However, this year the
stripes are not sewn on
top of the pants. Instead,
they are part of the pants
and made from the same
material."
The pants now have five
panels as opposed to last
year's 10, which allows for
a tighter panel on the back
of the leg to give more sup­port
to the hamstring,
Carr said.
It also allows for a horse­shoe
panel that gives more
support to the back of the
knee and provides a better
solution than bulky knee
braces.
Carr also mentioned
these changes make the
blue stripe close to 2 inch­es
shorter because of ad­ditional
hems around the
knee.
"The third change was
to add 'War Eagle' on the
waistline of the pants,"
Carr said. "It will be cov­ered
by the jerseys most of
the time."
The decision to make
alterations was made by
Li
Auburn has a
very traditional
uniform, so we
do not discuss
aesthetic
changes...
even if other
schools do."
—SCOTT CARR
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Auburn's athletic depart­ment
and was for perfor­mance-
enhancement rea­sons
only.
"Auburn has a very tra­ditional
uniform, so we
do not discuss aesthetic
changes to our uniforms
even if other schools do,"
Carr said. "We do discuss
performance enhance­ments
to our uniforms
though."
Carr also said a discus­sion
about the possibili­ty
of having orange jerseys
did not come up.
"The jerseys are still
navy blue with white nu­merals,
white and orange
stripes on the sleeves and
a name on the back," Carr
said. "The pants continue
to be white with blue and
orange stripes on the side."
The changes made to
the material used for the
pants and jerseys were
able to cut the weight of
the Tigers' uniforms by 20
percent.
The material also
"breathes better" and is
the same weight wet as it
is dry, two things which
Carr said are huge im­provements
from the pre­vious
material.
"The jerseys are more
elastic, which should
make them tighter and
more difficult for oppo­nents
to grab," Carr said.
While the updated uni­forms
are as new as some
of the Tigers who will see
playing time this year,
the changes have gotten
praise in the locker room.
"Our players love the
performance of the new
uniforms and have made
comments that they are
the best uniforms they
have ever worn," Carr said.
COLUMN
» From B1
to step up quickly and the
younger players to learn
even more quickly.
While Auburn starts the
season against Utah State,
it is hoped one of the team's
easy wins, No. 20 Mississip­pi
State, comes to town for
an early-season challenge
the following week.
If lack of experience does
in fact catch up with Au­burn
and worst comes to
worst, I believe Auburn
could finish the year 4-8.
. If Auburn can win all four
games in September, two of
which should be easy victo­ries,
we could be looking at
an eight-win season, nine at
best.
FOOTBALL
» From B1
ing."
The depth chart was re­leased
earlier this week,
leaving many fans won­dering
why junior Onter-rio
McCalebb was starting
above sophomore Michael
Dyer.
Chizik said the two are
not in any competition and
that he feels good about the
decision.
"I wouldn't read anything
into that at all," Chizik said.
"You know how we run our
offense with Michael and
Onterio, and you're even
seeing some of the fresh­men.
You're going to see
Anthony Morgan. Again,
you're going to see a lot of
faces at tailback as well, so
I wouldn't read anything
into that."
Chizik also said the tran­sition
for the new players
has been made easy thanks
to the attitudes of the vet­erans.
"What I've found—cer­tainly
with this group that
we have, with the 25 guys
that we brought in—they
came in with a lot of humil­ity
even though they were
ably more internally from
each guy individually and
what he expects himself to
do than anybody. So as a
whole we don't really talk
about that
"We don't talk about
expectations in terms of
what everybody else's ex­pectation
is. We only talk
about expectations in
terms of what ours are."
Chizik said he feels his
team has had great fall
camps and is pleased with
what he has seen thus far.
However, he said he feels
this week's preparations
are still irrfportant.
"We've made a lot of
strides probably in the last
10 days or so in my opinion,
so we're just about where
we need to be and where
we thought we would be,"
Chizik said. "Again, under­standing
we still need an­other
whole week of work
to be prepared to play in
this game Saturday."
Kickoff for Saturday's
game is slated for 11 a.m.
and marks the first meeting
between the two schools.
The game will be tele­vised
on ESPN2.
Auburn has won 20 of its
last 25 season openers.
highly recruited," Chizik
said. "I think they under­stood
once they got here,
all that goes away, and they
are just the low guy on the
totem pole, and they have
to work to have a job."
After last season's Na­tional
Championship run
and the low expectations
made by national media,
the team could very well be
under a lot of pressure.
Chizik said he tries to
keep his team focused on
individual games, rather
than what people think.
"There is always pressure
when you're in the SEC, and
ii
We only talk about
expectations in
terms of what
ours are."
—GENE CHIZIK
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
there is always pressure
when you are at a place like
Auburn because the expec­tation
of everybody is for
you to win," Chizik said.
"It comes with the territo­ry.
The pressure is on prob­
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Nold continues to 'ace role of coach
CHRISTINA SANTEE
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
After his hiring was an­nounced
by Athletics Di­rector
Jay Jacobs in April,
volleyball coach Rick Nold
is having no problem mak­ing
himself comfort able at
the University after leaving
Jacksonville State Universi­ty
following nine seasons.
"I know a lot of peo­ple
with ties to Auburn,
so when the position be­came
available, 1 had a lot
of interest being in-state
and learning the traditions
here," Nold said. "It was just
an exciting opportunity
that 1 had to go after."
For Nold, transferring
to Auburn was a positive
change. He said it's easy
for recruits and visitors to
see what a nice place Au­burn
is.
"It's a great place with
great people," Nold said. "I
love it."
Nold, 41, majored in
sports administration at
the University of Louisville
in Kentucky, where his love
for volleyball grew.
"I was probably 20 years
old when I started coach­ing—
just helping out with
teams," Nold said. "Then I
had gone out to California
in 1992 and I was playing a
lot at that time. Obviously,
that could have been a path
I could have taken then, but
I felt like coaching was just
a better option for me.
"I like competing with
the girls and teaching them
new things and seeing how
they respond to that."
In high school, Nold
played basketball, football
and ran track.
"(Volleyball) just
matched me," Nold said.
"As I started playing a lot, I
had some success and as I
started coaching, I felt like I
was aoic to teach the sport
well, and people responded
to that. So, I guess I just felt
like it was the way to go."
Nold's experiences of
playing and teaching the
sport have helped him lead
his teams to success.
"He's a good coach and
he knows the game," said
assistant coach Floyd Dea-ton.
"He's been around great
players, and he's a great
player himself. He under:
stands that there's more to
life than just volleyball and
the little things that make
(a team) better."
For Nold, there are spe­cific
characteristics he
looks for in a good team
player.
"There's definitely the
athleticism part of it that
we look for," Nold said. "Just
somebody who's competi­tive
and likes to work hard
and wants to be a part of a
winning program."
A three-time conference
coach of the year, Nold's
success in leading his play­ers
to victory could be at­tributed
to the effort he
puts into practicing and
perfecting what skills his
team already possesses.
"A lot of it is just learning
how to focus if we're work­ing
on skills," Nold said.
"There's a conditioning side
to it. We work at a lot of dif­ferent
skills to try and im­prove
those areas for them.
"Everybody does some­thing
a little different,
but then again there's the
strengthening aspect of it.
"We do conditioning at
our practices, and all that
ties together to train them
to become a better athlete."
Nold's favorite part of a
game is usually the most
stressful.
"The tightest, most com­petitive
portions of (the
match)—I think that's
when you learn a lot about
yourself and other people,"
•Nold said.
Volleyball practice began
Aug. 8 for the Tigers in prep­aration
for their season that
kicked off last week.
"We want to compete for
championships, and that's
something that we're al­ways
going to talk about,"
Nold said. "We had a great
season last year.
"Specifically, service is
a big thing for us. That's
where the game starts, and
if we can improve in those
areas then I think we can
make a big jump on last
year."
Nold said being comfort­able
working together is a
priority for the team mem­bers
and coaching staff.
"He's really thought­ful,"
said junior elementa­ry
education major Sar­ah
Wroblicky. "He's a real­ly
good coach and is really
supportive.
"With our old coach, if
you messed up you would
look over and think, 'Oh,
shoot. Am 1 going to get
pulled out?' (With Nold) he
doesn't get mad, and he'll
just say, 'Next ball.' He's kind
of like a backbone—like a
father figure."
Although only in his first
season, Nold's team and
surrounding peers have
only good things to say.
They appreciate what he's
bringing to the team and
the amount of effort he
puts into coaching.
"I like the fact that he's
easygoing, but he demands
certain things," Deaton
said. "He wants the girls
to play hard and play with
a lot of energy, but when
they're not playing volley­ball,
to be students."
For those hoping to make
it big as a professional one
day, Nold has some strong
advice when it comes to
success and self-motiva-tion.
"My advice would be to
do well in school because
there's a very small percent­age
who are," Nold said.
"I think with anything
you're doing, whether it's as
an athlete or a profession­al
in an area of business, I
think you just have to make
• sure you're putting every­thing
you have into it and
you're always trying to im­prove.
You should have high
expectations and want to
be the best."
GETTING TO KNOW NOLD
Mayo or Miracle Whip?
Neither. Anything with mayo I won't
touch. |'m not a mayonnaise guy.
Favorite color?
Blue
What kind of car do you drive?
A Nissan Pathfinder
What's your favorite song?
The Auburn Fight Song
What's your favorite time of the year?
The [volleyball] season
What's your favorite food?
Pizza
What's your favorite part of the game?
Game five when it's 13—all
Have any hobbies?
I golf.
Do you have any kids?
No
Are you married?
Nope
Where were you before you
came to Auburn University?
Jacksonville State University
If you weren't a volleyball coach,
what do you think you'd be?
A teacher; As a coach, I'm in the gym
ail the time, so that makes me want to
say I'd be a physical education teacher.
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Ticket system fails students' demands
CHRISTINA SANTEE
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
With Auburn's 2011 sea­son-
opener against Utah
State this Saturday, stu­dents
who weren't able to
snag a season package are
trying to find a way into Jor­dan-
Hare Stadium in time
to see the Tigers in action.
According to the Auburn
Ticket Office, 14,500 full-season
student tickets and
1,000 mini-season student
tickets were made available
to eligible students.
Tickets were made avail­able
to students based on
the number of semester
hours they've completed at
Auburn University.
The full-season package
includes tickets to all home
games, including face-offs
against Utah State Univer­sity,
Mississippi State Uni­versity,
Florida Atlantic
University, the University
of Florida, the University of
Mississippi, Samford Uni­versity
and the University
of Alabama.
The mini-season package
includes one lower-level re­served
ticket to six home
games including Utah
State, Mississippi State,
Florida Atlantic, Florida,
Ole Miss and Samford. The
Alabama game is the only
home game not included in
the mini-season package.
According to the Auburn
Ticket Office, student sea­son
tickets are sold out, and
no more will be made avail­able
to students for either
home or away games.
Although a good number
of Auburn students willing­ly
choose to sell their tick­ets
to those eager to attend,
prices can become inflated
and the quantity still limit­ed.
Ken Porter, junior in jour­nalism,
said the University
was unsuccessful in mak­ing
an appropriate number
of tickets available to stu­dents
for the coming foot­ball
season.
"I think they should ex­pand
the student section,
so every student can get
tickets," Porter said. "We
are the ones who are pay­ing
to go here."
Porter, a transfer student
from Alabama, suggested a
different route the ticket of­fice
could take in regards to
student ticket distribution.
"The ticket office here
should set up a program
like Alabama does," Porter
said. "While I was there, ev­eryone
was able to get tick­ets,
but if you sold your
ticket or didn't use it you
got penalized. If you got so
many points by the end of
the year, you couldn't get
tickets for the following
year."
Porter isn't the only one
who is disappointed with
Auburn's ticketing system.
"My personal opinion
is that there isn't enough
student tickets, available
for the people that actual­ly
attend Auburn Universi­ty,"
said Jay Spence, senior
in business management.
"I think that more tickets
should be issued to stu­dents
so that they can show
their school spirit instead
of having to order a ticket
online or risk getting tak­en
advantage of by a ticket
scalper."
Kimberly Carroll, senior
in communication, feels
the University is doing the
best it can.
"I think that student af­fairs
makes enough tickets,"
Carroll said. "They actually
tend to oversell the student
section every year."
The Auburn Tigers' suc­cess
generated an increased
amount of hype last season,
causing even more fans to
attend games. According to
Carroll, the student section
overflowed several times
last year.
"Many freshmen com­plain
that they did not get
tickets or that they got a
miniseason, but I think it's a
rite of passage," Carroll said.
"If every freshman were
able to get tickets, thfere
would not be enough seats
for season-ticket holders in
the student section."
Underclassmen typical­ly
miss out on a full season.
"I had a miniseason as a
freshman and though I was
not entirely happy, it just
made me appreciate it that
much more the next year
when I was able to get sea­son
tickets," Carroll said. "I
honestly do not think it is
the best idea to make more
student tickets available
unless the student-section
seating expands."
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Soccer f inds winning ways
KRISTEN OLIVER
WRITER
The Auburn women's
soccer team improved its
record to 2-1 with wins
against Middle Tennessee
State University and Ken-nesaw
State University this
weekend.
Auburn beat MTSU 4-1
in Friday's game at the Au­burn
Soccer Complex.
Junior forward Mary Coi­fed
scored two goals and
assisted another.
Coffed's first goal was as­sisted
by freshman forward
Tatiana Coleman.
Later in the half, Coffed
scored again, splitting a
pair of defenders and slid­ing
the ball inside the post
just before the 24 minute
mark.
She served a corner kick
in the last five seconds of
the first half to assist junior
Julie King's header.
Two days later, Auburn
had another big win, this
time against KSU.
"We wanted for this
game to be a little better
organized offensively in
the box," said coach Karen
Hoppa.
Coleman led the offense
in Sunday's game against
Kennesaw State with three
goals.
"I'm really excited about
it because they were my
first three goals of my col­lege
career," Coleman said.
"Hie first goal was off my
left foot, which is not my
strong foot, so I was excit­ed
about that."
Her first goal came in the
sixth minute from an assist
by senior midfielder Katy
Frierson.
Frierson assisted Cole­man's
second goal with a
short corner kick.
"We have this corner kick
we've been working on,"
Frierson said. "I was just
trying to kick it into the
frame of the goal, and there
REBECCA CROOMES / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Junior forward Mary Coffed makes a pass against Ken­nesaw
State last season.
was so much chaos going
on that hopefully some­one
would get a touch. Ev­eryone
kind of dummied it,
and it just went in."
Coleman scored her sec­ond
goal in the first min­ute
of the second half af­ter
a poor clear from KSU s
keeper left the ball at her
feet.
Coleman's third goal,
rounding out her hat trick,
was in the 68th minute.
"To see Tatiana score
three goals was huge for
us," Frierson said.
"I saw the ball and kind
of attacked it and placed it
right on," Coleman said of
her last goal.
Auburn, which managed
to shut out KSU, had just
eight total shots on goal.
The Tigers' next home
game is Sept. 2 against
Duke University at 7 p.m.
Duke finished out the
2010 season 11-8-4, al­most
exactly the same as
Auburn's 11-8-2 last year.
Duke is currently one
victory ahead of Auburn in
the win column.
During the 2011 season,
Duke , has beaten Army,
South Carolina, Houston
and Notre Dame, all by a
two-point margin.
Auburn lost to Wake For­est
4-1 to begin the season.
However, Hoppa saw an
improvement in the Ti­gers'
play between the two
games they played this past
weekend.
"We wanted to be bet­ter
defensively," Hoppa
said. "I definitely think we
achieved that. We were
very solid defensively."
After letting in a late
goal in Friday's game, she
was focused on getting the
team to stay strong defen­sively.
Hoppa said she was
pleased with the shutout.
According to Frierson,
the Tigers have high hopes
for this year.
"We had a good win Fri­day,
but to do what we want
to do this year we need to
take care of these games,"
Frierson said.
Hoppa described their
plans for further improve­ment
before the game
against Duke.
"We've got to be better
at our possession," Hoppa
said. "Our first half we gave
away too many balls, and
we've got to be better with
our finishing percentages
as well."
Coleman described her
faith in the team after the
shutout Sunday.
"I'm just really con­fident,"
Coleman said.
"That's the word—confi­dent—
in this team."
MARIA IAMPIETRO / PHOTO EDITOR
Senior outside hitter Kelly Fidero scores for the Tigers against Alabama A&M.
Volleyball defeats Alabama
A&M in first home match
LEWIS BUCKALEW
WRITER
The Auburn women's
volleyball team had a suc­cessful
start to the 2011
season.
This past week, the Ti­gers
competed in the Ac­tive
Ankle Challenge host­ed
in Gainesville, Fla., and
hosted Alabama A&M for
the first home game of the
season.
Auburn succeeded at
the Active Ankle Chal­lenge
where they were pit­ted
against both North
Carolina and Boston Col­lege.
The Tigers' first match
was against North Caroli­na
on Friday.
The first set went back
and forth before North
Carolina eventually pulled
ahead.
After North Carolina
controlled the second set,
Auburn took an early lead
in the third set, but ulti­mately
fell.
The Tar Heels came
away with a 3-0 victory.
The Tigers'- second
match in the Active An­kle
Challenge was against
Boston College, whose
coach, Chris Campbell,
was previously an assis­tant
coach at Auburn.
The Tigers maintained
full control of each set
against Boston College
with a short point struggle
early in the second set.
The Tigers held Boston
College to a negative hit
percentage, which led to
the Tigers' 3-0 victory.
During the Active Ankle
Challenge, several Auburn
athletes broke records for
kills, digs and assists, in­cluding
sophomore out­side
hitter Vesela Zapry-anova,
sophomore mid­dle
blocker Chloe Rowand
and junior outside hitter
Brittney Rhude.
The Tigers entered their
home opener on Tuesday
with a 1-1 record.
Auburn faced Alabama
A&M, which had a 3-1 re­cord
entering the match.
With the avid support of
Tigers fans, the team com­pleted
the first set with a
score of 25-12.
After being held to zero
kills in the first set, Ala­bama
A&M made an ef­fort
in the second set to
come back.
However, the Tigers
once again emerged vic­torious
with a second set
score of 25-14.
The third set ended
with a final score of 25-16,
sweeping Alabama A&M
with an overall set score
of 3-0.
Auburn travels to Mur-freesboro,
Tenn., for the
MT Blue Raider Bash on
the campus of Middle Ten­nessee
State.
The Tigers begin Friday
against Florida Interna­tional.
Auburn's women's vol­leyball
now stands with a
2-1 record after their two
recent victories against
Boston College and Ala­bama
A&M.
This is a good start for
the Tigers, as the new
leadership of first-year
coach Rick Nold is evident
in the team's cooperation.
AU cross-country to battle the Trojans this Saturday
SARAH COOK
WRITER
The Tigers and the Tro­jans
are set to meet Satur­day
at Troy University for
their first cross-country
meet.
Auburn has several re­turning
runners and a few
newcomers to complete
the team roster.
"Coming back on the
men's side, Niklas Buhner
from Germany is back," said
coach Mark Carroll. "Nik-las
joined us last year in the
spring, so he didn't have a
cross-country season last
year."
The men's team has a va­riety
of seniors and fresh­men.
"We have Jeff Sanders,
who last year was away on
international studies, and
he's back," Carroll said. "Jeff
is a senior in cross-coun­try,
and Niklas will only be
a freshman in cross-coun­try,
which is great. He's real­ly
young."
Senior Joby Peake is the
team captain for the men.
Other returning runners
include Jason Miller, Sam­uel
Mueller and Andrew
Scott.
"All had big summers of
training from what they
tell me," Carroll said. "So,
all in all, I think we will be
in good shape on the men's
side."
On the women's side, the
Tigers have more newcom­ers
than returners.
"We have Elizabeth Bri-asco
back this year and
Erika Kolakowski," Caroll
said. "They will be joined
by some of our signees, Sa-mantha
Berger from Col­orado
and Molly Pezzu-lo
from upstate New York
and a few other young la­dies.
We are a young team
on that side."
Nine of the women on
the cross-country team this
year are freshmen.
"We are in a bit of the re­building
phase with the
women, but we've worked
hard, and I think we'll have
a good first step and a few
good years to come," Car­roll
said.
The Trojans closed the
2010-11 season by sending
three runners, Enock Kirui,
Sylvia Chirchir and Ag­nes
Kapsoiyo, to the NCAA
South Regional meet in Bir­mingham.
They've been prepar­ing
for the upcoming sea­son
with workouts and dai­ly
practices in attempt to
have another successful
season.
"Now that they're back in
school again we've been do­ing
some workouts and get­ting
after it," said Jill Lan­caster,
Troy University di­rector
of track and field and
cross-country. "They did re­ally
well last season and
we're looking to see how
they do again."
Some returning runners
for the Trojans include Al­lison
and Morgan Paulson,
Kapsoiyo and Kirui.
"We have the twins Mor­gan
and Allison leading the
women on along with Ag­nes,"
Lancaster said. "Agnes
came on really strong last
season and did really well,
so the three of them are go­ing
to do a great job again,
I'm sure."
Troy has also added sev­eral
freshmen to the cross­country
team.
"We've had some under­classmen
come along as
well that are pushing the
returners in practice right
now, and they're looking
good, too, so we're really ex­cited,"
Lancaster said.
Along with new recruits,
Troy has a new assistant
coach, Casey McDermott.
"I'm excited about their
work ethic, too," McDer­mott
said. "So far at prac­tice
the incoming class is
really jumping on board
and working hard."
The SEC, which is known
for being extremely com­petitive,
appears to be just
as competitive in 2011.
"The SEC always has
some very, very good
teams" Carroll sad. "Arkan­sas
in particular, I think,
will be a forced to be reck­oned
with. The University
of Florida is always pretty
good. Georgia is pretty sol­id."
Both teams are working
on their times and prepar­ing
for later meets.
"I really think going for­ward
that we focus on our
team," Carroll said. "Ev­ery
day is important in the
process of getting ready for
those pre-SEC meets."
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Balconies bloom apartment-sized harvest
KATEJONES
ASSISTANT INTRIGUE EDITOR
When time starts to move fast
and life gets busier, some people
use personal gardening as a way
to slow down and get back to the
roots.
"It's just a really fun and easy
thing to do," said Catherine Pries-ter,
junior in environmental sci­ence.
"It is a good way to save
money, so it's the best of both
worlds if you like having fresh veg­etables,
and you don't mind put­ting
in a little bit of work."
Priester planted her first gar­den
in the spring of last year, but it
didn't produce anything because
the spot didn't get enough sun.
"This year I've done contain­ers
in my front yard so you can
move them to where the sun is
most available, and if you rent,
you don't have to dig up your
landlord's yard, which is kind of
a problem in some places," Pries­ter
said. "I mean, if you have a tiny
apartment and all you have is a
little balcony or porch, you can
plant in them and it's really easy''
Wheeler Foshee, professor of
vegetable production in the Col­lege
of Agriculture, said growing
in containers is obviously differ­ent
from planting in the ground,
but it can be done according to
what you plan to grow.
Foshee said to plant squash this
time of year.
A rectangular planter potted
with a couple of squash plants
and placed outside of an apart­ment
would be effective, he said.
» See GARDEN, B6
RAYE MAY / INTRIGUE EDITOR
Students use gardening to de-stress from classes and studying.
MARIA IAMPIETRO / PHOTO EDITOR
Justin Fulton, 23, listens to DJ Icky Bob through headphones at a silent disco at Bourbon Street Saturday night.
Dancing to the sound of silence
Headphones
are the latest
bar accessory
JENNIFER LEONARD
WRITER •
With a full light display and
a pair of headphones for each
guest, silent disco was the fea­ture
at Bourbon Street Bar
Aug. 25.
Silent Events is a travel­ing
production company that
hosts parties where the music
is played through headphones
rather than through speakers.
It allows guests to not only
dance and listen to music, but
also talk with other guests not
wearing headphones.
Ryan Dowd, owner of Silent
Events, said he was trying to
create an atmosphere where
guests were dancing to what
appeared to be silence.
Each guest receives his or
her own set of headphones for
the evening upon arriving and
can adjust the volume to as
loud or quiet as he or she pre­fers.
Silent Events has approxi­mately
120 shows per year, and
they come to Auburn roughly
every six to eight weeks.
Dowd said that they began
MARIA IAMPIETRO / PHOTO EDITOR
DJ Icky Bob picks individual songs for listeners to enjoy on their headphones at the silent disco.
in Europe on a wildlife reserve.
They were unable to make
noise past a certain time be­cause
they would disrupt the an­imals.
They put on headphones so
they would be able to continue
dancing and partying without
anyone else hearing.
This sparked the idea of a busi­ness.
Dowd said they brought it
back to the United States, start­ing
first in Manchester, Tenn.,
and branched out to other areas
in the U.S. shortly after.
Carla Irene, senior in wild­life
sciences and pre-veterinary
studies, said that she felt it was
different from a regular disc
jockey because everyone was
able to have the option of what
they wanted to do while they
were there.
"It was a unique experience
that everyone should try at least
once," Irene said.
The only part that Irene said
she did not care for was that
there was only electronica music
to listen to.
Jamie Whitehead, sophomore
in education, also conveyed that
she would have liked more op­tions
for the music due to the
repetition, but liked how the
lights were set up for dancing.
"It is a great atmosphere and
conveniently located. It is a
good place for a night out with
friends," Whitehead said.
It seemed a little silly at first
to dance in silence, but as more
people started to show up, it be­came
more fun, Whitehead said.
To get more information on
where to see them next, check
out their website at www.silen-tevents.
com or check with Bour­bon
St bar to see when silent dis­co
will be returning next.
The new
baby diet
Dieters inject
pregnancy
hormones to
lose weight
ELLE WELCH
ASSOCIATE INTRIGUE EDITOR
Human chorionic gonadotro­pin
is the newest buzz in dieting.
HCG is a hormone produced
during pregnancy by the develop­ing
embryo.
The hormone attracts fat cells
and converts them into nutrients
for the embryo, which in turn
speeds up the mother's metabo­lism.
Since 1950, millions have lost
weight using the HCG diet, ac­cording
to hcgdiet.com.
Phyllis Mescon and daughter
Caroline Mescon of Chattanoo­ga,
Tenn., have both received the
injection form of the hormone,
coupling it with a 500-calorie dai­ly
diet.
The hormone can also be ad­ministered
via liquid drops or
pills, according to the Mescons.
Phyllis heard about the diet
from a friend and said after hear­ing
about HCG she began seeing
it in the media more frequently.
"I was definitely attracted to
the promotion that highlighted
the benefits of the HCG diet, spe­cifically
that taking HCG would
allow me to lose 20 pounds in
four weeks without being hungryr
Phyllis said.
Phyllis kept to a 500-calorie dai­ly
diet.
"I would eat about four large
strawberries for breakfast, two
Melba toast crackers for a mid­day
snack, lettuce and chicken
for lunch," Phyllis said. "Two Mel­ba
toast crackers for an afternoon
snack and cabbage with a protein
like chicken or shrimp."
Phyllis expressed her concerns
about a 500-calorie-a-day diet,
but she said it changed the way
she thought about food and what
she was putting into her body.
Phyllis has not experienced
any side effects and has kept the
weight off for several months by
maintaining a healthy diet.
» See DIETING, B6
Band of fraternity brothers creates rock, soul cover band
MELODY KITCHENS
ONLINE EDITOR
Consisting of four fraternity
brothers with a love for playing
music, The Odettas have been on
Auburn's music scene for more
than a year.
"I think it's common among all
of us in the band that we just love
music in general," said keyboard­ist
Matt Dean, junior in biomedi­cal
sciences. "We love listening to
it and playing it."
When the band first started
jamming together for fun, they
soon realized they wanted to do
more with the music.
"We first went to Bourbon
Street Bar, a Thursday in the mid­dle
of summer 2010," said drum­mer
William Heilpern, junior in
finance. "We ended up bringing
out a huge crowd from Tuscalo­osa
and Montgomery, and that's
where it started."
After their first show, The Odet­tas
began playing at bars and fra­ternity
parties throughout Au­burn
and ventured as far as Tus­caloosa
and Birmingham.
The band covers songs by
groups such as the Grateful Dead,
The Allman Brothers Band, Phish,
Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, The
Rolling Stones and others.
The Odettas said one of their
favorite things about playing in
Auburn is being able to put on a
show for their friends.
"Friends from here and other
schools come in town and watch
us play," Heilpern said. "It's like
a reuniting. That's what I enjoy
most about it"
Those friends look forward to
seeing the band's energy on stage,
knowing The Odettas will pick
songs that most students loye.
"I always love watching them
play because they have so much
fun and everyone loves to sing
along," said Mollie Kindahl, senior
in elementary education.
The group said they enjoy play­ing
with other local bands and
singers, connecting the Auburn
family even more.
"Auburn has a lot of really
» See ODETTAS, B6
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I always love watching
them play because
they have so much
fun and everyone
loves to sing along."
—MOLLIE KINDAHL
SENIOR, ELEMENTARY EDUC ATION
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Southwestern
Corn Salad
Kerry's recipe of the week Chance of tremors
unlikely in Auburn
Ingredients:
4 ears fresh corn
VA cup fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon lime zest
1 cup extra virgin ol­ive
oil
salt and pepper, to
taste
1 cup tomatoes, diced
VT. cup red onion, diced
115.5 oz can black
beans, drained and
rinsed
1 avocado, diced
Directions:
On an outdoor grill or stove grill pan, grill the
corn on all sides for about 10 minutes or until
softened. Remove from grill and cut corn from
cob. In a large bowl combine the lime juice, lime
zest, olive oil, salt and pepper. Whisk together.
Add the corn, tomatoes, red onion, black beans
and avocado. Toss until all ingredients are coat­ed
in dressing. Refrig'erate immediately and
serve cold.
Serves: 4
Contributed by Kerry Fannon
JOE RANDOM
JAMIE MILLER
Junior, public relations
What is your favorite color?
Lime green
What is something you fear?
I'm afraid of the dark.
What is an odd habit you
have?
I sleep with a stuffed tiger.
What is something random
about you?
I have a fear of corners.
What is your favorite movie?
Finding Nemo
Do you collect anything?
Sunglasses
What is your favorite thing to
wear? *
Flip flops
What is your favorite food?
Macaroni and cheese
DIETING
» From B5
Caroline wanted to shed
some of the weight she had
put on in college before
spending the summer in
New York.
The college lifestyle
caused her to struggle with
food portions, and after she
saw her mother's results
she decided to try it.
"I found the injections
to be the easiest route be­cause
they are painless and
quick," Caroline said. "The
needles are the size of di­abetic
needles, so they are
tiny."
Carolines daily diet was
much like her mother's, but
she grew tired of how bland
it was.
"For breakfast I would
have half of a grapefruit and
for lunch three egg whites,"
Caroline said.
In contrast to her moth­er,
Caroline does not think
the diet is healthy, but said
it does produce results.
She said you have to be
strict or you can end up
gaining extra weight. She
received criticism from
friends, but liked the results
she was seeing.
Caroline said she would
recommend this diet to
others as long as they are
cautious and dedicated.
After Caroline stops the
injections and 500-calo-rie-
a-day-diet, she is ex­cited
to be able to exercise
again and is going to prac­tice
portion control.
GRAHAM CARR
WRITER
After the earthquake
that hit Virginia last week,
many couldn't help but
wonder what the possib-lity
of a tremor in Auburn
would be.
Luckily for the Auburn
area, this scenario is un­likely,
according to Lor­raine
Wolf, professor of
geology. However, it is
possible, she said.
"The Earth's crust here
is riddled with old, an­cient
faults that formed
when the continent
was building,"Wolf said.
"These faults aren't ac­tive
like the San Andreas
Fault or the faults in the
Pacific Northwest, and
it is no longer an active-plate
boundary, but oc­casionally
forces from
plate boundaries from far
away accumulate enough
stress in the Earth's crust
that fractures will hap­pen
on those old faults."
Taylor Machen, junior.
in geography, said he is
surprised the threat lev­el
is not higher since Au­burn
is close to the Ap­palachian
Mountains.
"I'm glad that the threat
level is not as bad as I
thought," Machen said.
"If we had something like
they had in Virginia this
past week, or if we had
earthquakes as much as
California, I do not know
how I would react."
The threat level is low
enough that Bill James,
Auburn's public safety di­rector,
said he does not
feel an earthquake reac­tion
plan is necessary.
However, Jarrjes said
the response to an earth­quake
would be similar to
other natural disasters.
"Depending on what
kind of damage there was,
there could be a police re­sponse,
fire response and
a building inspection divi­sion
response," James said.
"The building inspection
division would assess any
damaged buildings. Fire
would provide any type
of rescue that might be
needed. Police, depending
on the amount of damage,
may have to secure prop­erties
and traffic direc­tion."
Wolf said the last signif­icant
earthquake in Ala­bama
was in 2003 in Fort
Payne. The earthquake
registered a magnitude of
4.7.
"The one in Fort Payne
was associated with an
elongated trend of seis-micity
in the east Ala­bama
or east Tennessee
seismic zone," Wolf said.
"Sometimes it is called
the Southern Appalachia
seismic zone. Northern
Alabama is on the south­ern
tip of that"
Wolf said the New Ma­drid
Fault is the clos­est
major seismic zone.
This fault, near Memphis,
Tenn., produces a major
earthquake every 400-
500 years that would be
felt around much of the
Southeast if it occurred
again.
According to Wolf, if
the New Madrid Fault
produced an earthquake,
Auburn would most like­ly
feel it
"That's a fundamen­tal
difference in the
East Coast and the West
Coast," Wolf said. "In the
East Coast the waves from
the earthquake travel very
far.
"They are felt much fur­ther
away than the same
size earthquake in Cali­fornia.
It has to do with
the nature of the Earth's
crust there.
"Over there, crust is
more broken up and piec­es
of it have been slapped
onto the side of the conti­nent.
"Ours is more strong
and old, and that allows
for the waves to travel far­ther."
0DETTAS
» From B6
GARDEN
» From B5
According to Foshee,
cabbage and leaf lettuce
also work well in contain­ers.
Even though it's late in
the summer, several vege­tables
can still be planted
for harvest.
"You know in Alabama,
we can nearly grow vege­tables
year-round, particu­larly
from central Alabama,
south," Foshee said. "So
yeah, you can plant squash
still, and you can in 45 days
be picking squash."
Cabbage, broccoli, cau­liflower,
collards, turnips,
mustard and Irish potatoes
can be planted now.
According to Foshee,
cabbage, broccoli and col­lards
can even survive in
the cold.
In Priester's garden now
are three tomato plants in
her southern-facing front
yard, where they receive the
most sun.
She has compost hidden
in the back to use as fertil­izer.
"I started my tomato
plants a little bit late, so
they are still little green to­matoes
right now, but I feel
like it's going to be hot long
enough where 1 can have
tomatoes in September at
least," Priester said.
To Foshee, the novelty
and the freshness of grow­ing
one's own vegetables
outweigh the immediate fi­nancial
savings.
"The novelty aspect is
like, 'Hey, I grew this vege­table
and I'm going to get to
eat it,"' Foshee said. "There
is something really cool
about that."
Foshee said he has met
a lot of students who are
interested in where their
food comes from, and they
are interested in growing
something themselves.
Ashley Culpepper, junior
. in agriculture communica­tions,
is a student in Fos-hee's
vegetable production
class.
Culpepper said after the
quickly and start, using it in
your recipes."
Foshee said with first gar­dens,
there are a lot of fail­ures
because most people
aren't sure exactly what to
do.
"Start small," Foshee said,
"and don't give up because
chances are you may have
some failures, but you learn
and keep going. That's part
of gardening. Gardening is
like farming—it's tough-but
there's a lot of good in­formation
out there."
For more information
on agriculture and gar­dening,
including when to
plant, visit Auburn's exten­sion
service website: http://
www.aces.edu
good live music," Roney
said. "We're really hon­ored
to be playing in Au­burn
alongside bands
like The Good Doctor,
The Chronic Blues, The
Bama Gamblers, etc."
The Odettas said they
recognize this chance
does not come around
often.
"Not everyone has the
chance to do it, so if you
can while you're young,
you might as well do it,"
said vocalist and guitar­ist
Ray Nichols, recent
Auburn graduate in his­tory.
class she hopes to apply
what she has learned.
"My grandparents have
a garden, and my parents
have a little garden in the
back, so anything I learned
I can use with that," Culpep­per
said.
For those wanting to
start a garden, but are un­sure
where to begin, Pries­ter
said start with herbs.
Herbs use small contain­ers
that can easily sit in a
window and require only
occasional watering.
"You don't have to wor­ry
really much about bugs,
and you can start using
them really fast," Priester
said. "You can grow some
rosemary or basil really
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nior in finance and eco­nomics,
agreed grocery
shopping is cheaper and
said you can control what
you buy.
"You can make a meal for
$2 or $3 rather than pay­ing
10 bucks for a meal that
you could have made in 20
or 30 minutes," Eshelman
said. "It's just the time that
people don't want to put in,
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