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KEEPING WEGL WEIRD
ERIC AUSTIN
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W« s'a' ion manager Checano
Cambridge, junior in English,
began the semester with a v i­sion
ofchange. l ie is seeking to
expand I lie listenersliip of f-'M 91.1 by si ream-lining
the station's content anil expanding the
station's community presence, Ilovvever. his
big ideas and aggressive approach have creat­ed
backlash both within and without the sta-.
•lion from those who feel WEGE's traditional
college radio identity is being lost.
A niew direction:
Cambridge said he is seeking structure in
what: lie felt was a structureless organi/alion.
"You have a person at the top: and then ii
goes down," Cambridge said. "Von can'no lon­ger
be competitive with ol her schools without
some kind of structure. •
Cambridge has proposed a slalion model
organized around "blocks," where listeners
can expect to hear the same genre ol music;
for a set period of time each day.
"Ifyou like jazz, you have a certain lime lo
listen to jazz," he said. "If you like all ernative.
we have a time to listen to thai. II you like
R&B, if you like country, 1 think we even have
that as well."
Within these blocks, he is pushing lor his
DJs to play at least one "mainstream song for
- every few "up-and-coming" songs. Cambridge
said lie believes this structure 'will bring in
new listeners to a station dominated by indie
music.
Cambridge's push for a more streamlined
approach to the station has made waves w ith­in
WT'Cil.'s studio, leading veteran Pis to be­lieve
his v ision is a clear move-, toward mold-ing\\
K(il. ilitt> a lop-10 station.
In response, a group of 0|s have created
"Keep WEtil. Weird." with the sensational
slogan " l op 10 is Tyranny." I he group's Face-book
page has received more tlraii 800 hits in
a week. •
".College radio, for me, is the ability of any
l)| or any student at the station to come on
and express themselves bv the music tliev
play." said Alessio Summerlield. sophomore iii
radio, television and'film and a leader oft he
: group.
Summerlield and Isaac l.iui. junior in com­puter
science, cohcisi "l.lephant .Willi a Mo­zart
Soul ' Tuesday nights on \\ I'.CiI . Iliev
assifnted leadership of-the-KW'W inov eivjjenl
after KiversEange.lv. an alumnus, created llie
group in response lo'wh'al he saw as a wor­risome
change .in the direction ol the slalion.
"lie (Cambridge) basicalh said" we don't
want it -to be dark and underground, I.im
said. "We need to bring more- of the.main-st
ream siull lb compele.
Competition is sonlclhing Cambridge w ill;
inglv acknowledged he is Irving to address,
lie said lie sees W 1.(11, as an opportunity for
studenl s of all majors lo receive real radio ex­perience
w bile I hey are in school.
"Were in college lo gel a degree.aiuMind a
job" Cambridge sa.id. "Vein create a lab so thai
. once v im leave here, von can transfer into cor­porate
America more easily.
Cambridge said'lie wants to" improve the
professionalism ofThe slalion. I le no longer
' I urn lo WEGL A2
Station manager's push for change faces scrutiny
Auburn mourns death of beloved dean
JILLIAN CLAIR
Associate News Editor
Professionalism, intelligence, pas­sion
and personality—these were
qualities College of Sciences and
Mathematics Dean Marie Wooten
embodied.
Wooten, an Auburn faculty mem­ber
since 1987 and newly appointed
dean of COSAM, died Nov. 5 after be­ing
struck by a vehicle while jogging
at the intersection of South Dona­hue
Drive and South College Street.
"Marie, in my opinion, was one of
the most talented faculty members
I've ever met," said Lawrence Wit,
associate dean of COSAM. "She was
good at everything—whether that
was teaching, or her research pro­gram,
or her outreach to the com­munity
at large—everything she did,
she did a superb job."
Wooten, who began her tenure
as dean Aug. 1, was interested in
researching cellular and molecular
developmental neurobiology and
neurodegeneration and had recently
discovered a genetic link between
obesity and Alzheimer's disease.
She earned two patents and com­mercialized
one technology.
Passionate about women in sci­ences
and mathematics, Wooten
also co-founded the Institute for
Women in Sciences and Engineer­ing-
.
She also held grants from the
National Science Foundation, the
American Heart Association, NASA
and the U.S. Department of Agricul­ture.
Despite her accomplishments and
numerous responsibilities, Wooten
remained humble, approachable,
energetic and organized.
"She was one of those people that
even though she was giving to so
many different relationships and
so many different commitments,
she was never spread too thin," said
Dana Woods, senior in biomedical
sciences and president of COSAM
Leaders. "She was wholeheartedly
giving to whatever it was at that
time."
Wooten cared deeply about un­dergraduates,
even after she was
chosen as dean.
Shaista Walji, junior in'molecular
biology, worked with Wooten in her
research lab.
Whereas most other research labs
rely on graduate students to do most
of the research, Walji said Wooten
had a different perspective and en­couraged
her to not only assist grad­uate
students, but
to pursue her own
research as well.
"I just know per­sonally
it's a loss
for me because I've
always looked at
her as a role mod­el,"
Walji said. "She
was kind of like
that other mother­ly
figure over here,
where .you know, if
you had any con­cerns
or anything
you know you
could go to her."
Wooten often
mentioned focus­ing
on three P's—planning, persis­tence
and passion, said Jack Femi-nelia,
professor and chair of the
department of biological sciences.
"There's a fourth P that I think re­ally
personifies what Marie is and
what she's meant—and the fourth P
is people," Feminella said. "Very few
deans have the combination of intel­lect,
passion and people skills, and
she had that."
President Jay Gogue remembers
Wooten for her energy and humor
during meetings, as well as the fresh
ideas she presented.
"The part that I'll always miss is
her smile and her sense of humor,"
Gogue said. "If she was gonna meet
with you, you were excited about the
meeting because you knew it was .
gonna be a fun meeting. You could
tease and kid her, and she would
tease and kid you back. When I think
of Marie, I think of a smiling face."
When someone young dies unex­pectedly,
there is a deep sadness and
a sense of lost potential, said Sharon
Roberts, associate professor of bio­logical
sciences.
However, Roberts said she feels
the same sadness when she thinks
about Wooten's death, even though
she was 53 years old.
"All this po­tential,
all of
these ideas,
all this excite­ment—
and now
gone, and it
seems unfair to
us, and I also
have a sense of
it being incred­ibly
unfair to
Marie," Roberts
said. "She had
done so much.
She was look­ing
forward to
this, she knew
what she want­ed
to—I just
feel like she should have gotten the
chance. There's kind of a little sense
almost of anger that way—real dis­appointment."
Before her death, Wooten laid
foundations for many ideas for the
future of COSAM that Wit said are
important for the college to contin­ue
to strive to fulfill.
"I think she would want us to
move on with the vision she had, and
I think that is what everyone's inten­tion
is—that is, to pursue toward ex­cellence
individually and collective­ly,"
Wit said. "The vision was bigger
than herself—it was the institution,
and the institution has to pick it up
and go on."
Emily Aduns / PHOTO EDITOR
/ •
Erica Meissner and Krissy Voss stand in front of Samford
Hall. Both are finalists for a Rhodes Scholarship.
Potential Rhodes
scholars compete
Liz CONN
Assistant Copy Editor
Though Erica Meissner
and Krissy Voss will soon
have Auburn in their
rearview mirrors, the
"Rhode" ahead is bright.
As finalists for the
prestigious Rhodes
Scholarship, the two stu­dents
wiH interview with
district committees Nov.
19-20. Scholarship win­ners
will be announced
following the interviews.
The Rhodes Scholar­ship
covers tuition and
fees and provides a living
stipend for two years of
study at Oxford Univer­sity
in Oxford, England.
Each year, 32 students
in the United States re­ceive
the award.
Meissner, senior in an­thropology
with a minor
in sustainability, is cap­tain
and four-year mem­ber
of the swim team.
"Not only is she a
world-class athlete,
but she is also a leader
among her peers that are
doing the same things
she is," said Caleb Rotton,
senior in psychology. "I
think that sets her apart
from anyone I know."
Meissner is working
on her honors thesis, and
while she has not picked
a definite topic, she said
her thesis will combine
her passions for sustain­ability
and anthropology.
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story, go to www.
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WEGL
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wants DJs to simply
come in with their MP3
players or laptops, play for
an hour and leave.
He believes this format
creates a greater probabil­ity
for incidents such as
profanity to occur on air.
Nonetheless, he insisted
the station is not headed
in a Top-40 direction.
"I think it's the fear of
'change because people
don't like change," Cam­bridge
said. "I don't see
what the problem is."
Managerial Shakeup:
While the music chang­es
have spawned the KWW
movement, Cambridge
has also faced scrutiny
from his own staff about
the direction of the sta­tion.
Patrick Schultz, sopho­more
in agriculture, began
the fall semester as music
director for the station.
"The music director is in
charge of putting together
the overall playlist and
setting the genre theme
for the station, as well as
dealing with outside agen­cies
like record labels,"
Schultz said.
While Schultz said he
was alarmed at Cam­bridge's
rhetoric regarding
the music changes, he was
pleased Cambridge was
looking to push the sta­tion
in a more profession­al
direction. Cambridge
chose to give Schultz more
responsibility by allowing
him to seek out new op­portunities
for WEGL to
expand its listenership.
"I was inquiring about
getting a series of live con­certs,"
Schultz said. "I was
looking to get it at a venue
like the Independent off
campus."
Schultz said Cambridge
and station adviser Dafhi
Greene were not receptive
to his ideas, so he e-mailed
James iClantooth, director
of student development,
and Ainsley Carry, vice
president of student af­fairs,
about his ideas.
In the e-mail, Schultz
asked the two for help in
getting his idea for the live
shows started.
Cambridge was not
happy with Schultz's ac­tion,
and following a dis­cussion
between Schultz,
Cambridge and Greene,
Schultz said he was re­moved
from his position
on WEGL's staff.
"The part that got him
in trouble was because he
went so far," Cambridge
said. "He didn't go through
the chain of command.
He didn't go through me,
through my boss, so I
couldn't cover him."
Schultz insisted he
was merely doing, the job
Cambridge asked him to
do.
"I'm upset primarily be­cause
I got forced out for
taking the time and initia­tive
of looking for different
ways to promote the sta­tion,"
Schultz said.
Greene said Schultz
knew WEGL could not
broadcast live from bars
due to liability issues.
Sydney Fagen, senior in
journalism and promo- ,
tions director for WEGL,
said she feels that Cam­bridge's
push for profes­sionalism
is a needed
change, but saw the firing
of Schultz as a step too far.
"I feel like they were
looking for a reason to
fire him," Fagen said. "The
reason they gave me for
firing him was when they
were having this meeting,
he got up and walked -out.
That's not a firing offense."
Fagen said some on the
staff are concerned about
the direction in which
Cambridge is moving the
station, but said many are
now afraid to speak out.
She also said staff mem­ber
Hayley Cox, sopho­more
in Spanish, resigned
following Schultz's remov­al
and after learning she
had not been receiving
pay for her position.
Greene declined com­ment
on the firing of
Schultz, but said in a stu­dent
organization like
WEGL, everyone has "to
be a team player."
Fagen said Cambridge
has even brought in new
staff members who are in
line with his vision.
"It was supposed to be
my responsibility to get
my assistant, but Chee
found one for me," Fagen
said. "He hires cute girls.
There's like an onslaught
of cute girls now at WEGL
because Chee hires them."
Regardless of the mana­gerial
rollercoaster and
the potential musical mu­tiny,
Cambridge is moving
ahead with his plans to
make WEGL legitimate on
a national scale.
The purpose is "to keep
WEGL forward," Cam­bridge
said. "To keep
WEGL pushing forward to
expand our audience, our
involvement in the com­munity
and expand WEGL
on a national basis. We're
going to challenge other
major universities."
Despite Fagen's con­cerns,
she believes Chee
has WEGL's best interest
in mind, and that changes
in the station come and go
every year.
"I don't think it's the
end of the world," Fagen
said. "It's not the apoca­lypse.
It'll go back WEGL
is an institution. WEGL
has been around for a long
time, and I think it is going
to go back It always does."
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Seafood restaurant thrives despite oil spill
Action plan gains
two new projects,
one amendment
CHELSEA HARVEY
Staff Writer
Every five years, the
U.S. Department of Hous­ing
and Urban Develop­ment
allocates funds
to cities in the form of
a Community Develop­ment
Block Grant.
The city of Auburn
must come up with an
action plan relating to
the allocation of funds
every year.
Two projects totaling
$48,000 are being added
to the 2010 plan.
Sharon Tolbert, direc­tor
of community de­velopment,
has led two
community hearings
concerning the addition­al
projects, as well as an
amendment to an exist­ing
project.
The Nov. 8 hearing at
the Boykin Community
Center began with an
overview of the two pro­posed
additional proj­ects.
The first is a $43,000
drainage improvement
project proposed for
Darden Avenue to reduce
the possibility of flood­ing.
Tolbert said the proj­ect
is necessary, but it
comes with certain re­percussions.
"We're adding that as
a new activity, but what
we have to do is reduce
funding in another proj­ect,
which is project ad­ministration
and hous­ing
rehabilitation," she
said.
The second proposed
addition, estimated at
$5,000, is a stream miti­gation
project at Sam
Harris Park.
Mitigation is a process
that counters potentially
environmentally de­structive
actions.
In this case, a mitiga­tion
plan was developed
to offset construction on
the Northwest Village
subdivision.
"We have to plant ad­ditional
trees to com­plete
that mitigation,"
Tolbert said.
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NEWS
ANDREW YAWN
Writer
Giving up was never an option for Jim­my
Stinson, owner of the Creole and Sea­food
Shack
When the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
threatened to cripple the seafood indus­try,
Stinson, an Alabama native, knew he
had to prepare.
Determined to outlast the adversity
that forced other seafood restaurants out
of business, Stinson bought as much fish
and shrimp as possible and braced for im­pact.
"You're not backed by nobody but your-selfT
Stinson said.
These words held true as Stinson man­aged
to not only survive the oil spill, but
thrive.
With no financial aid, the Creole Shack
stayed in business and even moved out of
the namesake building into a larger, more
customer-friendly location on Martin Lu­ther
King Drive the first week of Septem­ber.
The new location offers more dining
space, more parking and a well-stocked
bar.
As the Creole Shack makes the transi­tion
from a cramped, bustling cafe to a
more legitimate, restaurant-style estab­lishment,
Stinson and his wife are excited
about the progress being made.
"(The restaurant) is Jimmy's dream, and
we're just trying to live it out," said San­son's
wife, Errtestine.
The move, however, also provides an
added challenge for the business.
During the first month at the new loca­tion,
the lack of a working phone line and
poor service plagued the restaurant.
"The problem with that was 90 percent
of the people on the floor were green,"
Stinson said. "Some had waited tables be­fore,
and some had never waited a table
in their lives."
Stinson and his employees fixed the
phone lines, and the staff is now more ex­perienced.
As the oil spill fades into the past, things
are looking up for the Creole Shack
First-time customers Roy and Susan
Price of Mobile agree.
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(Left) Creole Shack owner and head chef Jimmy Stinson prepares Creole food for the restaurant's customers. (Right) Customers enjoy Creole food at the Creole Shack's new location on
Martin Luther King Drive. (Below) The Creole Shack menu displays the daily specials and a note to the power above for another year of business.
"We had good service," Roy said. "They
were very nice."
Susan, who ordered the jambalaya and
fried green tomatoes, said she enjoyed the
authentic Creole cuisine.
Stinson, a self-taught cook, perfected
his craft while living in Florida and New
Orleans.
"I lived in New Orleans for several
years, just eating the food, tasting it, com­ing
back, playing with it, learning how to
cook," Stinson said. "I have a passion for
cooking."
The restaurant has a healthy lunch and
dinner crowd and looks to gain more no­tice
from people searching for a home­made
Southern meal.
Although the oil spill had the potential
to shut down his business, Stinson said
he would not have let it keep him down.
"I'd start pushing chicken and pork and
everything else," Stinson said. "I'd still be
in the food business."
Despite the threat to his business, he
made all the right moves to avoid the fate
suffered by so many other Gulf Coast res­taurants.
But even with his success, Stinson is
not taking anything for granted.
Above the daily specials is a single
quote: "Thank you, Almighty, for another
day and another year."
For Stinson and his restaurant, his fore­sight,
perseverance and passion equal a
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College ofAg rounds up scholarship funds
BRENT GODWIN
Assistant Campus Editor
Those who came to
town for the Homecom­ing
game had the oppor­tunity
to experience the
Ag Roundup—a large tail-gating
event that not only
provided food, but also
raised money to help stu­dents
pay for college.
Themed a "Taste of Ala­bama
Agriculture," the
roundup featured food
and products produced
throughout the state.
The Ag Alumni Board
sponsors the roundup ev­ery
year as a scholarship
fundraiser for the College
of Agriculture.
Attendees enjoyed an
all-you-can-eat buffet,
with corn dogs, sweet po­tato
fries and, despite the
frigid temperature, ice
cream.
"It is a really fun tailgate
every year," said Kate Der­by,
Ag Council president.
In addition to the $5 ad­mission
fee, the roundup
also featured silent and
live auctions to raise mon­ey.
"I'm a senior this year,
and I have done the round­up
the past few years,"
Derby said. "It is the most
fun event we have. You get
to eat really good food,
and it's fun to be able to
hang out and tailgate with
people that you see on a
day-to-day basis on a more
relaxed level."
Derby said she also
enjoyed getting to meet
alumni of the College of
Agriculture.
About 1,300 people
came out to the Alabama
Farmers Pavilion before
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Corey Courtwright and Jeremy Pickens, Ph.D. students in fisheries, fry catfish for visitors at the 31 st annual Ag Roundup Nov.
6 before the homecoming game. The event's proceeds contribute to scholarships within the college.
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In this case, funding
will go toward the plant­ing
of approximately 50
trees in the park.
The third item on the
agenda was a proposed
amendment to an exist­ing
project scheduled
to install streetlights
in various locations
around the city.
Although the project
was already listed on
the 2010 Action Plan,
Tolbert said a change in
location constitutes an
amendment to the proj­ect,
which must then be
reviewed for final ap­proval.
It has been proposed
that three additional
streets be added to the.
streetlight project: West-view
Drive, Dunford Ave­nue
and the intersection
of Donahue and Martin
Luther King drives.
"In the original plan,
we had to identify where
we're going to put the
streetlights," Tolbert
said. "They were not
originally identified."
Tolbert said there
have been no objec­tions
related to any of
the proposed projects or
amendments.
Residents who
couldn't be present at
the meetings have until
Nov. 17 to submit writ­ten
comments to the city
of Auburn regarding the
proposed changes to the
action plan.
The comments will be
reviewed, and the final
plan will be submitted to
HUD Dec. 8.
AG
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the Homecoming football
game.
"We still had a great turn­out
this year, despite the
colder weather and the new
location," said Robert Hen-sarling,
director of the Ag
Heritage Park.
Hensarling said the ten­tative
amount of money
raised this year is $6,500 at
the gate and $7,000 from
the auction.
"It didn't used to generate
as much excitement as it
does now," Hensarling said.
"It has become a great way
to stay engaged with the ag­riculture
community."
The roundup has become
one of the most popular
tailgates of the year, Hen­sarling
said.
This year, the roundup
was moved to the Ham
Wilson Livestock Arena, in
hopes that it would give the
event more exposure and
space to expand.
"I think people always
have fun trying the food,"
said Paul Patterson, associ­ate
dean for instruction for
the College of Agriculture.
"Hie roundup is always a
great opportunity for peo­ple
to learn more about
Alabama agriculture."
Patterson said this year's
roundup also featured
some livestock animals,
such as a dairy cows and
sheep.
"My favorite part is
watching the families and
children get the chance to
experience all that agricul­ture
in Alabama has to of­fer,"
Hensarling said. "The
food is beyond imagina­tion."
* Rebecca Crootnes / PHOTO STAFF
Sheila Carter shops at Fringe during the Historic Downtowri Christmas Open House Nov. 7. For 15 years, downtown Opelika businesses have held the event at the start of the holiday season.
Opelika businesses kick off holiday shopping
REBECCA CROOMES
Writer
Droves of shoppers
turned out in Opelika Sun­day
afternoon to stock up
on early savings for the
holiday season at the His­toric
Downtown Christ-
» mas Open House.
Snacks, savings and an
ample supply of hot apple
cider greeted the rosy-cheeked
patrons as they
walked into stores from
the windswept streets.
In addition to Christ­mas
gifts and decorations
hitting the shelves, busi­ness
owners used their
special Sunday hours to
offer deals on leftover
spring and summer items
to make way for the rest of
their Christmas fare.
"A lot of the gift stores
like to use this event to
showcase new things," said
Stacie Money, owner of
the clothing chain Fringe.
"Even though we're not a
gift store, we still like to
participate."
Fringe's location on
South Eighth Street in
downtown Opelika was
buzzing Sunday with cus­tomers
enjoying chocolate
cupcakes and trying on
new coats for the sudden
chilly weather.
Money has experienced
success in the clothing and
clothing consignment-business
since 2005.
The spacious location
on South Eighth Street is
special to Opelika because
it is one of several busi­nesses
taking residence in
the historic district.
One of the main reasons
the Historic Downtown
Christmas Open House
was initiated was to get
consumers interested in
shopping at locally owned
and operated businesses
like Fringe.
Money was not the only
business owner with a
good turnout—stores like
Downtown Printing & De­sign,
Frou Frou on Eighth
and Heritage Gifts and
Gourmet were also packed
with holiday shoppers.
Cashiers at Taylor Made
Designs, also known as
TMD2, were busy wrap­ping
gifts as owner Lynn
Bradakis chatted with
customers and served the
refreshments.
Bradakis and her daugh­ter
Taylor, senior in fi­nance
who works at the'
store with her mom, said
business has been steady
despite the economy.
"We've been OK for
10^ years," Bradalris said.
"We've been faring good
because we are the reason­ably
priced store."
Bradakis said she attri­butes
the low prices TMD2
offers to making most
of the products they sell
themselves.
Denise Haynes, member
of the Friends of Interna­tional
Students,' brought
along graduate student
Bing Liang to see what
American Christmas
shopping is all about in a
small town like Opelika.
"It's a wonderful atmo­sphere,"
Haynes said. "It
just kicks off the season. I
also come to support the
businesses."
Atmosphere and sup­porting
local businesses
are the two main arteries
of the event, said Kathy
Penton, cofounder of the
event and co-owner of
Southern Crossing, a gift
shop.
"We've been doing this
for about 15 years," Penton
said.
Originally, the down­town
open house was
planned to attract custom­ers
to a failing downtown
business, but it has be­come
a staple tradition for
all businesses in the area.
"It's a fun time," Penton
said. "Small-town America
at its best."
Scheduling the His­toric
Downtown Christ­mas
Open House is usu­ally
based on a big Auburn
game, Penton said.
Most years, it happens
to fall somewhere around
the Georgia game, but
this year it was sched­uled
around Homecom­ing,
which gave locals
the chance to enjoy the
shopping while seeing old
friends.
"We want everyone to
have fun," Penton said.
"Someone told me it's like
going to a psychiatrist—
you get to laugh and have
fun."
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Veteran's Day
Veteran's
Day service
in Auburn
@ Veteran's
Memorial
on Glenn
Avenue,
10 a.m.
12
Board of
Trustees
meeting,
Auburn Uni­versity
Hotel,
9 a.m. to
noon
Men's basket­ball
vs. UNC
Asheville @
Arena, 8 p.m.
13
Football vs.
Georgia,
2:30 p.m.
M
Volleyball vs.
Mississippi
@ Student
Activities
Center,
1:30 p.m.
15
East Alabama
Arts presents:
Remember
Me @ Opelika
Center for
Performing
Arts, 7 p.m.
16
Free outdoor
Zumba @
East Alabama
Medical Cen­ter
parking
deck, 5 p.m.
Domestic vio­lence
panel
discussion @
Haley Center
Room 3195,
5 p.m.
17
Poultry Sci­ence
Club
smoked
chicken sale
@ poultry
science build­ing,
3 p.m. to
6 p.m.
18
Women's
Basketball
vs. Duke @
Arena, 6 p.m.
19
Men's Basket­ball
vs. Sam-ford
@ Arena,
7:30 p.m.
20
Saturday Art
Club @Jule
Collins Smith
Museum,
10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Men's Bas­ketball
vs.
Campbell @
Arena,
4:30 p.m.
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Thursday. November 11, 2010 www.theplainsman.com News
OUR VIEW
WEGL manager goes corporate, weird revolt
WEGL is at an ideological
crossroads.
On one side sits new sta­tion
manager Cheeano Cam­bridge.
He wants WEGL to be more
professional.
He wants music to be ar­ranged
in recognizable
blocks—jazz, alternative, hip-,
hop, even country—and the
indie and "weird" music of
WEGL to be offset with more
"mainstream" songs to "bring
in new listeners."
"We're in college to get a
degree and find a job," Cam­bridge
said. "You create a lab
so that once you leave here
you can transfer into corpo­rate
America more easily."
And then there's the other
side—those who want to
"Keep WEGL Weird," a group
that is now 800 strong on
Facebook.
These current and former
DJs and WEGL fans like Au­burn's
college radio station
just the way it is—impromptu
ragtime music and all the rest.
They have no desire to turn
WEGL into a business or pre­pare
themselves for corpo­rate
America.
Ihey want to play music
and express themselves.
But that's irrelevant now
that Cambridge is the boss.
"You can no longer be com­petitive
with other schools
without some kind of struc­ture,"
he said.
He wants WEGL to be a
business.
And he has every right to
take this stance. He is, after
all, the boss, for a bit anyway.
But here's the thing: WEGL
isn't a business.
WEGL's funding comes di­rectly
from student activity
fees.
The station doesn't have
to kowtow to advertisers or
please station producers. It is
its own entity, free to more or
less broadcast what it pleases.
Which is what it does, or
did at least, in true college ra­dio
fashion.
But Cambridge wants to
"challenge other major uni­versities"
and make WEGL
the best, which is where more
mainstream music and more
RADIO STATION
W>B9 J
MAIM STREAM
dovinMV
op^«2S
Keep
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"traditional" radio activities
like an expanded community
presence fit.
Should WEGL even be con­cerned
with challenging oth­er
major universities?
What good does that do
beyond boost resumes and
induce back-patting?
Making WEGL more pro­fessional
and getting rid of
dead air and lazy plug-and-shuffle
iPod shows is a good
idea. Props there.
But trying to sully WEGL,
a college radio station, with
attempts at expansion and
market domination under­mines
the foundation of the
station.
Not every endeavor un­dertaken
in college or life is
about making money or being
the best.
Sometimes, believe it or
not, people pursue interests
out of pure passion.
We only hope Cambridge
finds tire right balance be­tween
professional and weird.
Regardless, Keep WEGL
Weird.
"We're in college to get a degree
and find a job. You create a lab so
that once you leave here you can
transfer into corporate America
more easily."
Cheeano Cambridge,
junior, English
"Keeping WEGL Weird" A1
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Will you be voting in the Miss
Homecoming election?
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Miss Homecoming?
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56%
• 14%
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Should WEGL play more
mainstream music?
O Yes
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Newton scandal sad day forjournalism, future journalists
The Cam Newton re­cruiting
allegations per­petuated
by The New York
Times' Peter Thamel, ESPN
and a "journalist" for FOX-Sports.
com named Thayer
Evans are a new low for
the field of journalism.
Instead of thorough re­porting
involving numer­ous
credible sources and
attempted fairness and
balance—you know—the
founding tenets of journal­ism,
these jackals, these
self-serving leeches, are
trying to sink the hopes
and dreams of a student-athlete.
Hacks like Thayer Evans
and Peter Thamel, who
broke the "sociology class­es
are easy at state uni­versities"
story involving
Auburn football athletes
back in 2006, are more in­terested
in creating a per­sonal
brand and garnering'
hits than actually using
and obeying key journalis­tic
principles.
Fabricate, exaggerate
and wait for the hits and
"buzz." That's their kind of
journalism.
And their chosen me­dium,
the medium forced
upon today's journalists,
the Internet, lends itself to
sloppy j ournalism.
Today's news is all about
immediacy and breaking
stories.
Is this what journalism
has become?
Former Mississippi State
quarterback John Bond,
who was said to have had
contact with Kenny Rog­ers,
the man who suppos­edly
asked for $180,000
from Mississippi State on
behalf of Cam Newton,
said on the Atlanta radio
station WCNN that there
"were two people in be­tween,
but, basically, yes,
that's what happened."
That was ESPN's,
Thamel's and Evans' main
source—"two people in
between, but, basically,
yes, that's what happened."
And somehow that's
enough to crucify the
Heisman frontrunner and
a key player on an Auburn
team 10-0 in the midst of a
potential national cham­pionship
run.
Not to mention this lat­est
hubbub about Cam's
academic record at Flor­ida,
which is all based off
an unnamed source from
the University of Florida.
Rightly, Auburn has
started to fight back.
"I'm trying to defend
something that is quite
frankly garbage," said
coach Gene Chizik in a
press conference Tuesday
morning.
Watching the video, you
can see Chizik's barely
controlled anger.
Auburn Athletic Direc­tor
Jay Jacobs released a
similar statement: "Any
discussion of academic
records is a clear violation
of federal privacy laws.
We will not go down that
path or stoop to that level
as others have apparently
done. We will, however,
emphatically say that Cam
is eligible to play football
at Auburn University both
academically and athleti­cally."
Perhaps, sometime
in the future, truth will
emerge from this ever­more
confusing situation,
truth which will no doubt
be brought to the public
by actual journalists con­cerned
with integrity and
. truth.
But until that day
comes, we will stand with
Cam Newton, not because
he's Cam Newton, Heis­man
hopeful, but because
he wears orange and navy
and plays for Auburn.
And Auburn is a family
who looks after its own.
Four Loko fad nothing new,
plenty of other ways to get
equivalently jittery, sauced
YOUR VIEW
Editor, The Auburn Plains-
I don't understand all
the fuss about Four Loko.
People have been mix­ing
energy drinks and
alcohol for probably al­most
a decade now, and
frankly, banning Four
Loko will just force col­lege
kids who drank them
to mix their own alcohol
and Monster or Red Bull.
And the media is tak­ing
the small increase in
deaths and hospitaliza­tion
because of alcohol
poisoning and sensa­tionalizing
them because
some (not all!) qf these
kids drank one Four Loko
during the course of the
night.
Check this out—Four
Lokos are 12% alcohol by
volume.
If we are drinking Mon­ster
(16 ounce can) and
vodka, which let's say
is 40% ABV, and we mix
them, we get: one shot
(1.5 ounce) -> 3% ABV
two shots (3.0 ounce) ->
6.3% ABV three shots (4.5
ounce) -> 8.8% ABV four
shots (6.0 ounce) -> 10.9%
ABV. And so on.
If we were drinking
24 ounces of Monster, it
would only take some­where
between four and
five shots of 40-proof
alcohol to make them
equivalent to Four Loko.
In addition, Monster
contains 160 milligrams
of caffeine per 16-ounce
can, so 240 for 24-ounce
Four Loko contains (ac­cording
to its website,
www.drinkfour.com)
the same amount of caf­feine
"as a tall coffee from
Starbucks", which is ap­proximately
200-250 mil­ligrams.
A 24-ounce can of
Monster would contain
the same amount of caf­feine
as 24 ounces of Four
Loko, if not a little more.
So stop banning Four
Loko unless you're going
to make it illegal to drink
energy drinks and malt li­quors
together, too.
Kirstin DeRosa
sophomore,
microbiology
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BEN BAKTLEY
Opinions Editor
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LAURA MAXWELL
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DANIEL CHESSER
News Editor
CRYSTAL COLE
Sports Editor
EMILY CLEVER
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ERIC AUSTIN
Campus Editor
ADAM BULGATZ
Design Editor
BRIAN DESARRO
Intrigue Editor
Auburn fan wants answers
Editor, The Auburn Plains­man
Let me start by saying
that, although I'm current­ly
a senior at the University
of Illinois at Champaign,
I've grown up watching
Auburn football and have
always admired the way
the program there is run.
In fact, I was devastated
when qur athletic director
refused to fire Ron Zook
last year because I was
hoping we could scoop up
Tommy Tuberville.
I'm a student reporter
for our campus TV sta­tion
(UI-7 TV) and was our
student newspaper's {The
Daily Mini) football col­umnist
last season.
Yet right now, I really
wish I was working for a
media outlet in Alabama
because you guys have an
opportunity to speak out
about something disgrace­ful.
I hope that someone at
Hie Auburn Plainsman is
writing a column to tear
apart ESPN's recent cover­age
of Cam Newton. .
This morning, Joe Schad
was live on ESPN's set re­porting
on Newton "alleg­edly"
cheating on an exam
while at Florida. This has
Florida sour grapes writ­ten
all over it—and the
media should not be taint­ing
Newton's Heisman
campaign (not to mention
his eligibility and entire fu­ture)
with something that
happened years ago.
The young man made
mistakes, but that's why
he went the junior college
route and got his act to-ge'ther.
The fact that this stuff
is surfacing is disgraceful,
ESPN should be covering
things that are current—
that's why it's seen as a
credible sports news sta­tion.
College football players
make more mistakes than
athletes in any other sport
in the world. Trust me, I've
seen the things that go on
at Illinois.
But that's why they're
student-athletes (empha­sis
on the student). At
the end of the day, they
should have the ch&nce
at redemption—and Cam
Newton's road to redemp­tion
shouldn't be undercut
by arrogant members of
the national media.
I really hope someone at
The Plainsman comes to
his defense.
Pete Zervakis
University of Illinois
senior, broadcast
journalism
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The Villager, known for
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art and jewelry, has a new
location, as well as a new
collection of handmade
accessories.
Jewelry designer Jill
Schwartz showcased her
designs Nov. 5 and 6 at
The Villager's new loca­tion
at 104 N. College St. in
downtown Auburn.
Schwartz's current col­lection,
"Elements," was
started in the late '80s.
"I just keep adding new
things to it as the years go
by," Schwartz said.
At the age of 3, Schwartz
glued beads to her ears be­cause
her parents wouldn't
let her get her ears pierced.
"That was quite the mo­tivating
thing," Schwartz
said. "I became obsessed."
After graduating with a
bachelor's degree in design
and environmental analy­sis
from Cornell, Schwartz
went to Europe for a year.
"I found myself wander­ing
into little bead shops,
and I started to make my
own creations," Schwartz
said. "I got so many com­pliments
that I decided to
start selling my work on
the trains. Twenty-eight
years later—here I am."
After returning from Eu­rope,
Schwartz completed
her masters degree in in­terior
design at Pratt Insti­tute
in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Schwartz does licensed
work for big companies
like Urban UK, Nordstrom
and Anthropologic.
"I still do one show in
Europe every year, and I
sell to all different sizes of
stores," Schwartz said.
Ingrid Brown, owner of
The Villager, met Schwartz
at an Atlanta gift show in
2001.
"(Ingrid) has been buy­ing
from me ever since,"
Schwartz said.
- The Villager, once locat­ed
at 824 E. Glenn Ave., has
been at its new location
for about a month, Brown
said.
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DANIEL CHESSER
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Thomas Randall is get­ting
in the holiday spirit
early by giving back to a lo­cal
family in need.
For the third year in a
row, the owner of Against
All Odds tattoo art studio
is selling raffle tickets for
tattoo discounts.
"We are doing it to buy
Christmas for a family
through the Domestic Vio­lence
(Intervention) Cen­ter,"
Randall said. "I want­ed
to help the community
out that supports us."
Randall said he is ex­cited
about giving to one
family because it is more
personal than just donat­ing
money to a fund.
"I want to directly influ­ence
a family's life," Ran­dall
said. "That way, I actu­ally
know where it is going
to also.
"Tickets are $5 a piece,
and you can buy as many
as you want."
Tickets are available at
the shop through Dec. 11,
with the prize being $300
toward a tattoo.
Randall's business has
been operating for three
years on Opelika Road,
and a party is held each
year at the Independent
to celebrate the end of the
raffle.
Tickets will also be on
sale the night of the party,
where the prize will be
awarded at midnight.
"We will let it fill up
and see how many people
show up because that is
our last little push to sell
tickets," Randall said.
Randall is not just an
artist, but an entrepre­neur.
He prides himself on
custom tattoos, but also
sells his artwork, known as
"flash," to other parlors.
"We do a lot of custom
work," Randall said.
People are welcome to
come in with ideas of tat­toos
for Randall to work
with after a consultation
to discuss what the cus­tomer
wants.
"When I have it drawn, I
give you a call, and you can
come by to check it out,"
Randall said. "If you like
it, we tattoo it. If you don't,
we change it till you like it."
Randall is originally
from Memphis, Tenn., but
traveled all over the Unit­ed
States in his 10 years as
a professional tattoo artist.
"Probably like 20 states
in the U.S. I have tattooed
in," Randall said. "I used to
do black rallies and con­ventions—
go to Sturgis
and do the Sturgis Bike
Rally."
For more information
on Randall or his studio,
visit his website at thom-asrandall.
com.
Thomas Randall of Against All Odds tattoo art studio, stands
next to some original artwork in his studio on Opelika Road.
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Spain program
shifts its focus
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said Anna Lee Alford, graduate
student in finance.
Alford said she remembers
Foy as feeling cramped.
"I loved Foy, but the building
just wasn't meeting the campus'
needs," Alford said.
The Student Center opened in
August 2008, just in time for use
for the fall semester.
The grand opening was in No­vember
2008 and featured Au­burn
administrators, faculty and
beloved former dean of students
Dean Foy for the ribbon cutting
ceremony.
"We have not added any ad­ditional
food space," Carry said.
"We have tried, through din­ing
services, to pay attention to
what students are saying, and
we have adjusted venues to meet
student demands."
Venues such as Coyote Jack's
and Mama Leone's have been
replaced with more popular
choices, such as Nathan's Hot
Dogs and Papa John's.
One aspect of the Student
Center planned for improve­ment
is the amount of seating,
Carry said.
"There are times when you can
walk into this building in mid­day,
at our peak, and there are
people sitting on the floor," Car­ry
said. "If we're going to be the
premium dining venue, we've
got to have places for people to
sit down. In the near future, be­fore
this semester is over, we're
bringing in some more leisurely,
comfortable seating throughout
the building."
One aspect of the building
that has come under scrutiny
has been how many hours it is
available for student use.
Carry said student govern­ment
is going to start exploring
the possibility of the Student
Center being open for 24 hours.
The building currently closes
at midnight and opens at 6 a.m.
"If we didn't have the Student
Center, the campus would be
lacking," said Eric Hayes, fifth-year
in business administration.
Hayes said he feels the Student
Center is valuable to students as
a place to study .other than the
dorm or the library.
"It's one of the biggest, nicest
buildings I've seen on any col­lege
campus," Hayes said. "I like
the third story—it's a good place
to find a quiet spot to study."
Hayes said one of his favorite
parts of the building is the game
room located on the first floor.
"Foy definitely didn't have any­thing
like that," Hayes said.
Carry said one of the things
he wishes he could change is the
ballroom space.
"It is not adequate," Carry said.
"Hie ceiling is not high enough
to hold a major event. I wish we
could go back and rethink that
space, but it is too late for that."
Some minor problems have
occurred in the building from
time to time, but Carry said that
is normal for new buildings.
There were problems with the
student media offices, including
lack of sound proofing at WEGL
and a leaky ceiling in The Plains­man
office, among other issues
throughout the building.
"We've had some minor issues
like that, but nothing major,"
Carry said. "It has been a very
well built building."
Carry said they probably could
have done a better job mak­ing
the design easier for people
to find their way around in the
building.
Despite the complications, the
building is heavily used.
Many student organizations
SARA WEEKS
Writer
The Department of
Foreign Languages
and Literature has an­nounced
that it is re­vamping
one of its most
popular summer abroad
programs.
The summer Spanish
immersion program in
Salamanca, Spain, is un­dergoing
changes that
will be implemented
next summer.
The program offers
students an intensive
study of the Spanish
language and culture of
Spain.
"The Salamanca pro­gram
is one of Auburn's
oldest study abroad pro­grams,"
said Jana Guti­errez,
program director.
"Its popularity was grow­ing
beyond its means,
so they forced us to find
a solution that would
solve the problem of
overcrowding."
Students will study at
tjie Universidad de Sala­manca,
which was built
in 1230 and is Spain's
oldest university. Lo­cated
120 miles west of
Madrid, Salamanca is a
city rich in culture and
history and is home to
the Plaza Mayor.
"Salamanca was a
beautiful place to be,"
said Laurin Lee, junior in
elementary education. "I
really enjoyed getting a
chance to experience liv­ing
abroad."
Hie focus of education
has been intensified for
the Salamanca program.
"The quality of learn­ing
has been vastly im­proved,"
said Jorge Mu-noz,
one of the three
program directors. "Stu­dents
will be taught by
professors from the Uni­versidad
de Salamanca,
and they are some of the
best in their fields."
• In order for students
to develop their linguis­tic
proficiency, they are
placed in classes that are
in accordance with their
level of Spanish.
Students are expected
to take six credit hours
dealing with conversa­tion,
syntax, composi­tion,
literature, Hispanic
film and others.
"Being totally im­mersed
in the culture
really improved my
Spanish communication
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In the two years since its in­ception,
the Student Center has
quickly become the center of
student life on campus.
Ainsley Carry, vice president
of student affairs, said the Stu­dent
Center has served its pur­pose
exactly as the University
hoped it would.
"I wasn't here for the Foy days,
but I am told the traffic that is in
this building and the amount of
students that just hang out here
is totally different than how it
used to be in Foy," Carry said.
Carry said students use the
building as a hangout during the
day, before and after classes.
Students also use the build­ing
to study, take naps, watch TV
and socialize.
"For my first two years at Au­burn,
I was in Foy all the time,"
Alexis Janosik, Ph.D. student in marine biology, shows visitors marine creatures in jars in the new climate change laboratory.
New lab addresses climate change
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ABBY TOWNSON
Writer
The biological sciences
department of the College
of Science and Mathemat­ics
dedicated the new Mo-lette
Environmental and
Climate Change Labora­tory
Friday.
The lab, located in the
Rouse Life Sciences Build­ing,
was named in honor
of William Molette, a 1927
electrical engineering
graduate of Auburn, and
his wife Ruth.
The Molettes left a $2.7
million estate to COSAM
to be used for scientific re-
Faculty member Scott
Santos said approximately
$142,000 of the bequest
was apportioned to reno­vate
an unused classroom,
expand the old laboratory
and create the Molette
Laboratory.
"When this space be­came
available as a poten­tial
area to expand the lab
into, the department and
COSAM were, again, very
supportive in providing
the funding for the renova­tions,"
Santos said.
Larry Wit, associate
dean of COSAM, opened
the dedication with a wel­come
and a memorandum
Wooten's involvement
with the venture.
"She was a person that
had great vision," Wit said.
"She was also the master
at bringing groups togeth­er
on a project and getting
them to cooperate to get
something done."
Department faculty
members Santos, Kenneth
Halanych and Kevin Fiel-man
will be co-directors
of the Molette Lab, where
their once-separate labs
will be conjoined for coop­erative
research.
The three professors
were integral in acquiring
research grants that will
"The three of us had al­ready
started working a lot
together, and our students
interacted a lot," Santos
said. "We started talking
about, 'Well, why don't we
combine forces?' and that
makes a bigger stronger
lab."
Santos' research fo­cuses
on the conservation
of tropical habitats. Ha-lanych's
research focuses
on the evolution of marine
invertebrates, and Fiel-man's
research focuses on
physiology, the function of
organisms.
Halanych said it is both
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the compatibility of their
fields and their use of
similar research tech­niques
that enable them
to work together effec­tively.
Santos said one prac­tical
benefit of the col­laboration
in the Molette
Lab is their research can
be more competitive for
funding.
"The more interest­ing
and actually exciting
side is, by combining ef­forts,
we can ask differ­ent
types of questions
and we can answer ques­tions
more thoroughly
and meaningfully," San­tos
said.
In his address to the
dedication's attendees,
Jack Feminella, chair of
the Department of Bio­logical
Sciences, said the
lab and its directors were
a student-centered col­laboration.
"I think rhore than any­thing
else, what made Us
start talking about com­bining
labs was getting
the students together so
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are reserving space in
the meeting rooms. ,
"We wish we could
step back three years ago
in the design phase, and
add more meeting rooms
for student organiza­tions,"
Carry said. "Right
now we are bursting at
the seams."
Carry said the building
now features door coun­ters
at the exits.
"We reached a point
in October where we
saw half a million peo­ple
in and out of the
th.ey could interact with
each other and learn
from each other, as well
as us," Halanych said.
Joie Cannon, graduate
student in biological sci­ences,
said the new lab
fosters teamwork and
effectiveness in research.
She also said that the
space and new equip­ment
created a more '
helpful work environ­ment.
"During the transition,
we had been using the
classroom as sort of tran­sient
lab space, but this
is much more efficient,"
Cannon said.
SantQs said he hopes
they advance the work
they have begun with the
Molette Lab.
"The other hope I
would have is that we
can be a successful
group, such that we can
provide a role model to
the Auburn community,"
Halanych said. "Not. that
we're the center of atten­tion,
but that by us being
able to come together
and do this, hopefully it
will help other aspects of
Auburn research go up."
building," Carry said. "I
think that's astronomi­cal.
That's wear and tear
on the building, on the
restrooms, the furniture,
the carpet, so we are con­stantly
trying to keep the
building clean." ^
The Student Center
seems to have brought
the Auburn family to­gether
under one roof in
just two years.
"That is one of the
biggest changes that it
has brought to campus,"
Carry said. "It's a place
for students to just hang
out. It's exactly what we
want in this building."
surveying former graduate
students on their measure
of success with the pro­gram
and how their ca­reers
have been affected
by it.
Alumna Casey Zito, se­nior
vice president and
chief retail banking offi­cer
at the United Bank in
Minette, said the program
has definitely been ben­eficial
for her, , especially
when she applied for her
current position a few
years ago.
"The MBA is what I think
gave me the edge," Zito
said. "It was a step up and
helped me reach the next
level of my career."
After the rankings were
released, Zito said her ac­complishments
seemed
greater because the pro­gram
is nationally and
globally recognized.
"I am extremely proud
of Auburn," Zito said. "The
people who put on the
program are very near and
dear to my heart ."
Alumnus Robert. Muller
said the program helped
him gain valuable insight
into the business world.
Muller, gynecologist at a
private practice in New Or­leans,
also acts as a quality
insurance medical director
and special interest group
medical adviser to the FBI.
"I've been pretty much
in the scientific world all of
my life," Muller said. "I had
no knowledge whatsoever
COURTNEY SMITH
the needs of its students
and offer programs dedi­cated
to those needs.
With the combination of
online learning and cam­pus
visits, Auburn success­fully
caters to those needs,
Muller said.
Gropper said he credits
the program's overall suc­cess
to its top-notch facul­ty
members and excellent
students.
"We basically started
this program from scratch
10 years ago," Gropper
said. "We're very pleased
that we're getting this kind
of international recogni­tion."
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skills," Lee said.
Classes begin, in the
morning and are in ses­sion
until mid-afternoon,
so students have half of
the day and weekends to
explore Salamanca.
"For the first time, the
students will have the
choice to either stay with
a family or in a dorm," Mu-noz
said. "If they choose to
stay with a family, which I
highly recommend, they
will have a more immersed
cultural experience."
An additional improve­ment
the program made
is a limited number of par­ticipants.
In previous years,
the trip has never been
capped, but this year there
is only room for 80 partici­pants.
"1 think this will defi­nitely
be an improvement,"
Lee said. "Last year there
were more than 100 stu­dents
there. It was a really
big group."
Munoz said this year's
trip is also the cheapest it
has ever been.
Munoz stresses while
the changes are academic,
the program is the same.
"It's the students who
are going to realize that,
everything they loved
about the Salamanca pro­gram
are still there," Guti­errez
said. "They just im­proved
the quality of the
program."
There will be an infor­mational
meeting at 4 p.m.
Nov. 17 in Haley Center
2370.
Gutierrez said the de­partment
is introducing a
Costa Rica program and a
summer program in Ma­drid,
which was previously
only available as a semes­ter-
long program.
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The Master of Business
Administration program
ranked 35th in the nation
and 75th worldwide in a
recent survey by the Finan­cial
Times.
This is the second time
Auburn has made the list,
last year ranking 40th na­tionwide
and 84th interna­tionally.
Auburn is one of four
universities from the SEC
to be included in the rank­ings.
"It reports to others the
quality of your program,"
said Jackie DiPofi, director
of the Small Business De­velopment
Center. "It's a
major factor in marketing
the program nationwide."
Daniel Gropper, associ­ate
dean of Auburn's MBA
program, said he often
meets members of re­spected
universities from
Asia, Europe and South
America at conferences
with other major busi­ness
schools and that the
importance of rankings is
obvious.
"They know and recog­nize
Auburn's name just
from being in the rank­ings,"
Gropper said. "It
helps Auburn build bridg­es
and creates potential
for future partnerships be­tween
universities."
Gropper said the rank­ings
are mainly decided by
of the business world."
Muller said being in the
MBA program taught him
many business-related
skills that he now finds
beneficial.
The program taught him
how to deal with financial
situations and how to run
his business.
"I would never have
been able to do all the
things I do now and basi­cally
juggle three different
careers without having
this education behind me,"
Muller said.
What makes a good
business school, Muller
said, is its ability to meet
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Professor Marc Silver-stein
lets nothing keep him
down, even a vision im­pairment
that inhibits his
ability to read the books he
teaches.
"I don't think it really
impaired him at all," said
Kimberly Roberts, junior
in animal science. "I think
it would be essentially the
same."
Silverstein said his' pas­sion
for his work overrides
the difficulties that come
with it.
"There are certain cor­ners
I have to cut for my­self!'
Silverstein said, "but
1 don't feel I ever short­change
my students be­cause
I feel a high degree of
responsibility to them."
Silverstein said he has
learned to accept certain
concessions that make his
work easier.
For example, he listens
to many of the books and
plays he assigns on CDs,
rather than straining to
read them.
Silverstein said his favor­ite
part about teaching is
its immediacy.
"I like to see students en­gaging
with the material,"
he said. "I like to see their
responses."
Silverstein said the first
thing he does when plan­ning
a course is develop a
theme for his students to
follow throughout the se­mester.
"I don't use an an­thology,"
he said. "I don't
want this to seem like an
anthology course. So I usu­ally
pick a theme for the
course and ask a question."
Die question, which fo­cuses
the theme for the
course, differs from one
semester to the next. This
semester's theme is what it
means to be human.
Throughout the semes­ter,
students are assigned
to read a number of works
that are consistent with the
course's theme.
They will be required to
write two papers as well as
complete a midterm and a
final.
Stephanie Perkins, soph­omore
in animal science,
said the class also empha­sized
the historical context
of the literature.
"He talked about the Ho­locaust
a lot," she said. "He
talked about the French
Revolution a lot in connec­tion
with 'Tartuffe' (a play
by Moliere)."
Roberts said she found
the course challenging.
"I guess the works that
he picked weren't really
things that you would usu­ally
think of. They're kind
of obscure, out there," she
said.
Silverstein said he tries
to focus on literature that
doesn't provide too many
answers.
"The important thing
about literature, about
the best literature, is that
it raises questions," Silver­stein
sai'd. "It doesn't an­swer
them. I don't want to
read a book that provides
answers for the reader."
Although Silverstein's
effectiveness of teaching
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Marc Silverstein discusses "The Red Letter Plays" by Suzan-'
Lori Parks with his Contemporary American Literature class.
remains untouched by his
disability, he says there are
challenges he does face.
"I think the biggest chal­lenge
for me is learning to
ask for accommodations,"
he said. "I was very loath
to ask for help because, like
a lot of people with disabili­ties,
I didn't like to think of
myself that way.'"
Silverstein said it is
sometimes difficult for
professors with disabilities
to secure the accommo­dations
they need, even if
they ask for them.
"If you're able to function
in the classroom, if you're
able to do research, then
people don't think you may
need accommodations," he
said.
Despite these difficulties,'
Silverstein said there are
upsides to the situation.
"It's opened up a level of
intellectual inquiry for me,"
Silverstein said.
For example, Silverstein
is working on a book that
discusses the emphasis
placed on vision in plays.
"There are certain play­wrights
who question the
way we give sight prior­ity
over the other senses,"
he said. "Why is it that we
have to base so many of our
categories on sight, even
our metaphors?"
Silverstein's impaired vi­sion
allows him an insight
into this topic of research
that most people do not
have.
"Some people say there's
a certain autobiographical
element in that," he said. "I
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Helping Haiti: Auburn alum uses fisheries to feed
Agriculture Communica­tion
and Marketing and a
member of the York Lec­turer
Committee.
Abe's lecture centered
on the conditions in Hai­ti.
He said recent natural
disasters and govern­ment
corruption have
made Haiti into the
country it is today.
After Abe finished his
Ph.D., a professor en­couraged
him to sign
on to a short-term fish­farming
project in Haiti.
"I thought he told me
that I was going to Ta­hiti,"
Abe said jokingly.
"When the plane landed
in Haiti, I was sitting
there waiting to catch
the next plane. It never
came. And for 13 years,
I'm still waiting for that
plane."
In his lecture, Abe said
Valentin Abe, Auburn alum, implements fish farms in Haiti.
many different organiza­tions
and governmental
agencies have tried to
help Haiti, and yet there
are still many problems.
He said that was puz­zling
to him until he real­ized
the reason.
"It's not because we
didn't know what to do,"
Abe said. "It's because we
didn't know how to do it."
Abe said they had to
realize how to work with
the geography and natu­ral
resources available
in Haiti, as well as the
high poverty level of the
people.
"How do you fos­ter
economic develop­ment?"
Abe said. "You
have to rethink Haiti."
Abe worked with oth­ers
to "rethink" the couh-try
by starting a program
called Caribbean Har­vest,
which is now one
of the most successful
tilapia hatcheries in the
Caribbean.
By employing Haitian
people to work on the
fish farms, they have
been able to help many
Haitians have incomes
and provide for their
families.-
"It was pretty inspira­tional,"
said Alicia Den­ning,
president of Engi­neers
Without Borders.
"I started working with
(EWB) because I wanted
to save the world, and he
just kind of reminded me
that that was still in my
heart."
Abe said when he found
out he had been chosen
as one of Time's 100 most
influential people, after
a nomination by former
president Bill Clinton, he
was surprised.
"I didn't think the work
that I was doing in Haiti
was being noticed," Abe
said.
Abe said future plans
include working with the
Clinton Foundation to ex­tend
the project into Af­rica
and Nicaragua.
For now, Abe said he
will return to Haiti to con­tinue
his work.
"The people of Haiti
didn't choose to be there,
and they didn't choose to
go through what they've
been through," Abe said.
Mic Night brings out the Bohemians
ALISON MCFERRIN
Staff Writer
Something was a little
fishy about the E.T. York
Distinguished Lecturer
on Thursday—but not in
a suspicious way.
Valentin Abe received
his doctorate in fisheries
in 1995 and returned to
give a lecture for the E.T.
York Distinguished Lec­turer
Series through the
College of Agriculture.
Abe, one of Time maga­zine's
"100 most influen­tial
people in the world,"
has been developing fish
farms in Haiti for the
past 13 years.
"When he came to
national attention and
we could claim him as
our own, it was an ob­vious
choice for him to
come here," said Katie
Jackson of the Office of
what we like to sing. I'm
really influenced by Ryan
Adams and Wilco and stuff
like that"
The band features a Ca-jon
drum, played by Tyler
Wallace, sophomore in
visual communications,
acoustic guitar and vocals
by Williams, banjo by Tra­vis
Widner, senior in wire­less
hardware engineering,
and guitar and harmonica
by Andy Cox senior in
graphic design.
Playing regularly at the
Olde Auburn Ale House,
the band also plays shows
at the Irish Bred Pub,
where they will be per­forming
Nov. 27.
DEREK LACEY
Associate Campus Editor
UPC's Open Mic Night
brought the talented of
Auburn's student popula­tion
out of the woodwork,
as aspiring bands, come­dians,
poets and even ma­gicians
took advantage of
the free stage time.
John and the Conners
highlighted Open Mic
Night with a performance
of their original, self-de-scribed
"vanilla" music.
"Alternative folk," said
Chris Williams, sopho­more
in prelandscape ar­chitecture.
"We write all
our own stuff, and that's
John and the Conners perform an original song at UPC's
Open Mic Night Thursday at the AUSC Starbucks.
"The Ale House is our
home," Williams said.
"That's where "we started,
and that's where we'll al­ways
be."
A welcome change of
pace came from Chris Ko-lar,
freshman in electrical
engineering who stepped
up to the microphone to
perform a few card tricks.
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HISTORICAL
"Certain standards,
guidelines, are drafted
up to make sure that all
future developments in
the downtown abide
by a certain historical­ly
accurate standard,"
said Luis Gallardo, ad­ministrator
of the com­munity
development
office, part of the plan­ning
department.
These standards may
increase everything
from tourism to cul­tural
development.
They ensure Opelika
is able to hold onto its
heritage.
Much of its heritage
is from being a railroad
town, Gallardo said.
"There's a lot of his­tory
in that street," Gal-
. lardo said. "That par­ticular
street features a
number of little monu­ments
and parks built
by the city to com­memorate
historic
events."
Monuments and
parks aren't the only
things commemorat­ing
Opelika history.
"Every couple cor­ners
of the downtown
district, there are little
plaques that detail the
historic background
of some of the more
popular buildings or
sites, railroad points,
stuff like that," Gallardo
said!
One popular build­ing
is the Lee County
Courthouse, which
was built in 1896.
"The courthouse is
quite typical of that
Paris architecture and
has lots of history, and
our town was built
around it," Gallardo
said. "It's on our seal."
Gallardo said he
thinks the most impor­tant
thing in retaining
historic downtown is
keeping it pedestrian
friendly.
"Lots of people like
the concept of being
able to walk up and
down the his­toric
downtown
area and shop
at all kinds of
tiny, historically
friendly stores,"
Gallardo said. "I
think that that
style of commerce
of the old
day—little
shops and
little restau­rants—
need
a pedestrian-friendly
envi­ronment."
DINING
To tempt your taste
buds, downtown Opelika
is home to elegant din­ing
rooms and cozy cafes,
along with other eateries.
Jimmy's serves New
Orleans fare for lunch
every day and for din­ner
Tuesday through
Saturday.
Owner Jim Sikes
said downtown Ope­lika
has changed in
the past five years.
"There's night­time
traffic here
now," Sikes said.
"You see people on
the streets
"T w a l k i n g ,
and . that
wasn't true
five years ago.
Come 5:30,
unless they
drove here,
they weren't
coming. And now there
are people here, and it is a
nicer, safer environment."
Jimmy's New Orleans
menu includes every­thing
from crab cakes to
po'boys.
The sophisticated at­mosphere
lends itself to a
nice evening out—maybe
on a date or entertaining
company.
"We've got gumbo and
bread pudding," Sikes
said. "Those two things
are probably our most
popular items."
Breezeway is another
Opelika favorite, sitting
on South Eighth for al­most
20 years.
"Everybody loves our
grilled chicken fingers,"
said owner Gena Henley.
In addition to chicken,
Breezeway offers salads,
Boar's Head sandwiches
and burgers, and they
have just recently started
serving breakfast.
"f think that people
should support local
businesses instead of the
big chains," Henley said.
"Twenty years ago, I was
probably the only place
to eat downtown, but
now we've got several re­ally
good restaurants."
Another restaurant is
Cottage'Cafe, which isn't
your typical sandwich
shop. It's boxed in by
four specialty gift shops,
all collectively known as
Cottage Walk.
Sandwiches with
made-fresh-every-day
fillings, soups and des­serts
are the features for
lunch at Cottage Cafe.
"We're just tickled to
be here in one spot in the
historic downtown Ope­lika,"
said Tim Gore, one
of the four owners. "Peo­ple
love it, and they come
every day to enjoy it."
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said Stacie Money, owner, of consign­ment
shopping. "We have people that
come in almost every day of the week"
Shopping isn't the only attraction.
Recently opened in downtown Opelika
is the Event Center Downtown, which
is located in the old Coca-Cola bottling
plant on the north side of the railroad.
"We've been operating and hosting
some events since April," said Lisa Beck
owner of the Event Center Downtown.
The center hosts everything from
wedding receptions to company semi­nars
to plays and concerts.
If you're looking for a night on the
town, downtown Opelika has that cov­ered,
too.
Eighth and Rail is a dessert cafe and
tavern that has been entertaining young
and old for eight and a half years.
"Our live music is a big part of what we
do," said owner Richard Patton. "We do
mostly national acts. We prefer original
Elaine Busby / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
With a wide variety of food and beverages, the Irish Bred Pub is a great place to hang out.
If you want to go shopping or have
some fun, you may think you are lim­ited
to Tiger Town—but you would be
wrong.
In downtown Opelika, there are at
least a dozen shops within walking dis­tance
of one another.
One such shop is Picket Fence, which
has been in business on South Railroad
Avenue for 11 years.
"Being a small town, we have a little
bit for everybody," said Mary Skinner,
co-owner of the gift shop. "It brings a
whole different atmosphere when peo­ple
come here. They're wanting to get
away from the hustle and bustle."
Gift shops and antique shops are
prevalent in the downtown area, but
clothing stores also make an appear­ance.
Fringe, for example, is an upscale con­signment
shop on South Eighth Street.
South Railroad Avenue is home to numerous restaurants and shops housed in historical
buildings, adding to the charm of the downtown area.
Elaine Busby / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Eighth and Rail, a dessert caf6 and tavern, is the perfect place for an evening out.
started to explode recentlyf Patton said.
Another option is the new kid on the
block, the Irish Bred Pub, which has
been open since August and is already a
hit with students.
The Pub opens at lunchtime, but stays
open into the night to offer food, bever­ages
and a variety of entertainment.
music—we're more of an original-music
spot than a cover-band spot—but as far
as styles of music, we do everything."
Eighth and Rail is 21 and up, and Pat­ton
said this makes the venue more mel­low.
"We've been here from when there
was nothing here to when we've kind of
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KATIE BROWN
Writer
Things are getting a
little hairy on campus as
men continue to avoid us­ing
their razors and grow
beards for No Shave No­vember.
The event has one sim­ple
rule to determine the
manliest of men: do not
shave.
Since shaving is forbid­den,
other forms of up­keep,
such as trimming
or waxing, are also not al­lowed.
While No Shave Novem­ber
may help people save
money from no longer
buying shaving cream, not
everyone can handle the
commitment.
"I gave it a try for a few
days, but I had to give up
last week," said Spencer
Brown, sophomore in po­litical
science. "I guess I
just wasn't cut out for it. It
is a much harder process
than you might think."
While Brown had to for­feit
the competition, he
said he was happy to par­ticipate.
"I'm glad I got to give it a
try, though, because some
of my friends didn't even
try No Shave November,"
Brown said. "They either
can't really grow facial hair
or are too embarrassed
with the facial hair they do
grow."
Avoiding the temptation
to shave when the beard
begins to get uncomfort­able
or itchy is another
obstacle.
"It can definitely be un­comfortable
growing a
beard," said Chris Agness,
senior in finance. "A lot of
guys let it get to them, and
they end up shaving."
Agness,
who had
p r o u d l y
b e e n
growing a
beard until
he shaved
it for a
Halloween
costume,
d o e s n ' t
think No
Shave No-v
e m b e r
s h o u l d
only per­tain
to the month of No­vember.
"I have a couple of
friends who pretty much
participate in No Shave
November year-round," he
said. "It gets to be a com­petition
with your friends."
While men see No Shave
November as a competi­tion
and sign of status for
being able to grow the bur-business.
"I actually think
it's pretty funny to watch
some of these guys give it
a try, especially toward the
end of the month. I'm just
glad girls don't have par­ticipate
in something like
this."
Even though No Shave
November is the most
popular month for men to
celebrate
t h e i r
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S h a v e
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February
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Movember, a combina­tion
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and "November,"
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cancer affecting men, spe­cifically
prostate cancer.
Movember began in
Australia in 2003 and is a
worldwide phenomenon
similar to No Shave No­vember.
Men grow a mus-
I'm just glad
girls don't
have to participate
in something like
this."
Amelia Cheeley,
senior, international
business
liest beard, the women of * tache throughout Novem-
Auburn's campus also have ber to raise awareness for
something to say about it.
"I don't mind it too
much," said Amelia Chee­ley,
senior in international
men's health.
To date, Movember has
raised more than $42 mil­lion
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released?
Anything fantasy novel
Are you participating in No Shave Novem­ber?
No
What is your craziest No Shave November
story?
; It went on from last November to last May,
f and it was pretty bad.
What is your favorite soup?
Santa Fe
What tip do you have for maintaining your
car?
I work on it all the time. You always have to
be working on it.
Maintenance and types
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Thursday, November 11,2010 www.theplainsman.com Intrigue
Unconventional dinner creates at-home feeling
> . RACHEL SHIREY
Writer
Although most students
look forward to traveling
home for Thanksgiving
to enjoy homemade cas­seroles
and sweet pump­kin
pies, others envision ^
Thanksgiving dinner dif­ferently.
For some, it is an oppor­tunity
to create their own
meals and enjoy this spe­cial
time with friends.
Jenny Meyer, junior in
prepharmacy, said she and
her friends made a potluck
dinner last year.
"I have friends who are
from other states, like
Texas and stuff like that,"
Meyer said. "Me and my
parents had Thanksgiving
lunch—we always have
Thanksgiving lunch—and
so afterwards' my friends
were having a Thanksgiv­ing
dinner in Auburn.
"So what I did was I
brought some of the tur­key
that my family made
to that dinner, and we
all just kind of had a big
Thanksgiving potluck kind
of thing."
Meyer said people con­tributed
items like turkey,
mashed potatoes, peas
and several other Thanks-giving-
themed dishes.
She said they wanted to
contribute food that was
easy to make and inexpen­sive.
Hannah Yon, sopho­more
in interior design,
said she plans to stay in
Auburn for Thanksgiving
so she can attend the Iron
Bowl game in Tuscaloosa.
"Basically, I'm going
home and coming back on
the day before Thanksgiv­ing
because we wanted to
go to the Iron Bowl," Yon
said.
"So we're going to one
of my boyfriend's friends'
apartments, and I'm go­ing
to cook Thanksgiving
lunch that day, and then
we are going to head down
to Tuscaloosa for the Iron
Bowl game."
Yon hasn't decided ex­actly
what she plans to
cook, but anticipates hav­ing
Thanksgiving classics,
including turkey and stuff­ing.
Yon said she plans to
have the turkey made at
home beforehand to avoid
the hassle.
Restaurants also take
measures to prepare for
the Thanksgiving holiday.
"This Thanksgiving is a
little bit different than last
year," said Arif Kor, execu­tive
assistant manager at
Ariccia in the Auburn Uni­versity
Hotel and Confer­ence
Center.
"If you remember, the
Alabama game was ac­tually
on Thanksgiving
weekend, so Thanksgiving
is going to be a lot quieter
because last year actually
all the businesses down­town
were asked to stay
open."
Kor said hosting the Iron
Bowl allowed for more ac­tivities
last year than are
planned for this year.
However, Ariccia will
host two Thanksgiv­ing
activities despite the
amount of students re­turning
home or attending
the Iron Bowl.
They are offering a
brunch buffet and the
traditional, three-course
Thanksgiving Dinner.
"We will have, obvious­ly,
carving stations, fried
turkey with all the trim­mings,"
Kor said. "We will
have a pork-carving sta­tion,
omelet station and
waffle station."
Kor said they look at the
city's historical data from
past years before they
make their decisions.
They looked at their
business rate for the last
several years when Au­burn
played away, and
Sarah Morriss, sophomore in pregraphic design, uses her mothers recipe to prepare a com­mon
Thanksgiving dessert—an apple pie.
they had enough business
on the holiday to justify
staying open again.
"Typically in hotels, we
find out that these special
religious holidays—like
Christmas, Easter, Thanks­giving—
we are always the
busiest because most peo­ple
are closed," Kor said.
"We always find out that
we are usually the social
center when it comes to
restaurants in the com­munity,
so it's a pretty easy
decision for us."
Although the option is
there for a college-style
Thanksgiving, not every­one
has the best luck at­tempting
it.
'"Die first year I stayed
home, it was just me and
a buddy, and we ended up
ordering Little Caesars on
Thanksgiving Day," said
John Burleson, senior in
architecture. "That was
kind of depressing. Now, 1
stay here and work up till
Thursday." "
Burleson said this year
he plans to travel to Tus­caloosa
Thanksgiving Day
because he has family
there.
He also plans to attend
the Iron Bowl game.
This year, various res­taurants
around Auburn
also plan to incorporate
Thanksgiving-themed
items into their menu be­fore
and after the holiday.
For example, Mike and
Ed's will have smoked
boneless turkeys and
hams before they close for
the holiday, and Niffer's
Place will have a turkey
burger.
Best south of the border
McAlister's
chicken tortilla
Topped with tortilla strips, it is like a fiesta in '
your mouth, with Mexican spices and savory
pieces of chicken. Available in cup for $3.49 or
bowl for $4.69.
Campbell's
tomato soup
Creamy tomato soup is the perfect companion
to any sick day. Just add water and heat. Avail­able
at most grocery stores for less than one
dollar.
Miranda Dollarhide / ASSOCIATE INTRIGUE EDITOR
As the temperature drops and coats become a must, soup is the perfect food to combat the
winter chills—all you need is a big spoon, a thick napkin and our list of the best soups in Auburn
Best classic Best all-natural Best stew
Au Bon Pain's
chicken noodle soup
Earth Fare's
carrot and ginger soup
Price's Barbecue House
Brunswick stew
Best instant Best seafood
Au Bon Pain's
clam chowder
Made with huge chunks of potato and whole
clams, its authentic taste is comparable to New
England's best. Available in medium for $3.79
and large for $4.89.
A classic chicken noodle soup just like mom
makes, with egg noodles and chunks of hearty
chicken. Available in medium for $3.79 and
large for $4.89.
Whole carrots, orange juice and ginger give
this creamy soup a surprisingly tangy taste.
Available in 16 ounces for $4.49 and 32 ounc­es
for
With tomatoes, corn and three types of meats-chicken,
beef and pork-Brunswick stew is the
best mate to any barbecue sandwich. Available
$2.43 with tax.
~l Intrigue C4 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, November 11, 2010
tips
for keeping your
car running
It's easy to neglect your vehicle in college, but
keep it in good condition using these ten tips
1 Follow the owner's manual mainte­nance
schedule. Most manuals have a rec­ommended
service plan that breaks down
• needed service not just by miles driven,
but also by time. Remember to check this regularly to
prevent unexpected maintenance from piling up.
2
3
4
5
Do your homework. Many cars are
known to have problems at certain points
in the car's life. Finding problems known
for your car is a Google search away.
Wash it regularly. Paint is more than just
an aesthetic feature: it is meant to protect
the parts underneath. Keep it looking new
by regularly washing dirt and grime off.
Be gentle. Slower accelerations and brak­ing
tend to conserve gas and preserve
the life of your brakes. And watch out for
B those pesky speed bumps!
Be aware. As you drive your car, look out
for any unusual sounds, strange smells
or anything else amiss. These can be key
signs your car may need maintenance:
6 Unload extra weight. Unnecessary
weight can add stress to your car's critical
systems and can cause premature wear, so
® take out all that tailgate stuff and unload
those boxes just sitting in your trunk.
7 Get problems checked immediately. If
a problem arises, get it checked out by a
certified technician sooner rather than
" later. This will keep small problems from
turning into large problems and will keep you safe.
8 Use quality parts. When fixing a prob­lem,
use quality replacement parts rather
than the cheapest option. It is recom-
B mended to use genuine manufacturer
parts for vital repairs. Others that are less vital can be
replaced with less expensive replacement parts.
9 Trust your mechanic. Your relationship
with your mechanic can make or break the
bank when it comes to repairs. Make sure
H you find someone you trust who won't talk
you into unnecessary repairs or add-ons while still
provide quality service that will keep you safe.
* Have a repair fund. Be prepared for
I I I rePairs by having extra cash on the
I \ M side. Putting aside $50 a month into a
car repair fund can keep you from be­ing
strapped for cash when the timing belt unexpect­edly
breaks and needs to be replaced.
Brian Desarro / INTRIGUE EDITOR
Take the bus to the
Iron Bowl!
Avoid the hassle of
driving and parking.
$55 per person
Football murder mystery revealed
As Auburn seeks a second national championship, the story of
a 1957 team member is finally told: Sherry Lee Hoppe writes
about the life and secrets of her late husband, Bobby Hoppe
JAKE COLE
Writer
When Bobby Hoppe
proposed to Sherry Lee in
1971, he told her about a
grand jury hearing a few
years back in which he'd
been briefly considered a
suspect in the death of a
Chattanooga man named
Don Hudson.
"He looked at me and
said, 'Sherry Lee, I want
you to know that I have
never murdered anyone,"'
Sherry Lee Hoppe said.
Sixteen years later,
whispers of a reopening of
the case prompted Bobby
to meet Sherry on their af­ternoon
walk and confess
that, on July 20, 1957, he
shot and killed Hudson.
Now, two years after her
husband's passing, Sherry
Lee Hoppe is telling his
story in "A Matter of Con­science:
Redemption of a
Hometown Hero, Bobby
Hoppe."
Before the Homecoming
game last Saturday, Sherry
Lee signed copies of her
b i o g r a ­phy
in the
c a m p u s
b o o k -
store.
' " S o
m a n y
p e o p l e
k n e w
bits and
p i e c e s
or heard
r u m o r s ,
but they
d i d n ' t
know the
truth," Sherry Lee said on
why she chose to write
about their ordeal.
Upon returning to Au­burn
University, Bobby suf­fered
mental anguish from
the incident, and the play­ing
field became a place to
exorcise his demons.
Bobby helped the Au­burn
Tigers to the national
championship, gaining
a reputation as a brutal
blocking back and also
placing fifth on the team's
all-time rushing list.
"When he was on the
football field, he was able
to totally focus on that,"
Sherry Lee said. "It was
the only escape he had for
this terrible secret he held
inside."
A 1966 grand jury hear­ing
collected evidence
against Bobby, but the
case never went to trial.
Then, 22 years later,
Chattanooga police in­dicted
Bobby on charges
of first-degree murder in
one of the first cold-case
trials in the country.
The Hoppes hired Bobby
Lee Cook, one of the most
prominent attorneys in
the nation.
Cook's ability to catch
the discrepancies in tes­timonies,
combined with
the absence of records
from the 31-year-old case,
resulted in a hung jury
that nev­er
led to
any more
court bat­tles.
A f -
ter the
trial, the
H o p p e s
m o v e d
so Sherry
Lee could
take a job
as presi-dent
of
R o a n e
State Community College
in Harriman, Tenn. Living
in a more rural area al­lowed
them to escape the
notoriety of the publicized
trial and to quietly move
on with life.
Yet Sherry Lee wanted
to tell the truth about her
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BOBBY HOPPE • r.
Sherry L. Hoppe
with Deftme B.Buike
So many
people knew
bits and pieces or
heard rumors, but
they didn't know the
truth."
Sherry Lee Hoppe,
writer of "A Matter of
Conscience
husband's tribulations,
obtaining his blessing to
write his story weeks be­fore
his death in July 2008.
Returning to the cam­pus
where her husband
helped win a victory he
could never fully enjoy,
Sherry Lee signed copies
of her book, coauthored
with Dennie Burke.
Burke was her colleague
from Austin Peay State
University, where Sherry
Lee served as president
from 2001 until her retire­ment
in 2007.
The event was organized
by the campus bookstore.
Among those who
stopped by Sherry Lee's
signing were fans of her
husband and the '57 Ti­gers,
as well as some with
more personal connec­tions.
"My mom e-mailed me
an article about the event,"
said Jennifer Wilson Mc-
Craw, holding a signed
Courtesy of Nanette Noffslnger
copy dedicated to her fa­ther,
Jerry Wilson, who
played with Bobby. "I had
been interested, and since
I was here for Homecom­ing,
I just stopped by."
Sherry Lee described
her book as being "80 per­cent
courtroom drama,"
but said the central theme
can be found in the title.
Bobby's conscience,
which haunted him for de­cades,
is the focus.
Yet there are others re­marked
upon as well, from
the preacher who accept­ed
Bobby's confession in
confidence, but could not
stay silent, to the witness
who lied repeatedly on the
stand even after she gave
herself away, to an IHOP
waitress who .unexpected­ly
provided the key to the
entire trial.
"I hope readers take
away that conscience can
come in many forms,"
Hoppe said.
The Real Adventures of Mark Twain
After 100years, Mark Twain's newly released autobiography
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Writer
After a century of antici­pation
from fans around
the world, Mark Twain's
autobiography hits stores
this month.
The first volume of the
three-volume edition
comes out Nov. 15.
The famed author of
American classics "The
Adventures of Tom Saw­yer"
and "The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn" be­gan
drafting his autobiog­raphy
in 1870.
It remained a work in
progress until shortly be­fore
his death in 1910.
As one of his dying
wishes, Twain asked for
the publication of his au­tobiography
to be delayed
for 100 years.
"The fact that now you
can go into the bookstore,
hopefully, and pick up the
autobiography and read it
should make it a lot easier
to incorporate this kind of
material into our thinking
and our scholarship," said
Erich Nunn, assistant pro­fessor
of English.
The delayed release of
the autobiography should
increase the excitement
among fans, said Katy
Goodman, junior in Eng­lish.
"I also think it will dras­tically
change the way we
analyze his texts because
we will
k n o w
m o r e
a b o u t
where he
is writing,
from and
will also
i m p a c t
many of
his fans,"
G o o d ­m
a n
said.
Nunn
said he
a n t i c i ­pates
this text will be valu­able
to the study of Twain's
works.
"It helps us to gain a
much broader, but also
deeper understanding of
Twain's political invest­ment,"
Nunn said. "I think
that the standard line on
this is that Twain in this
autobiography was far
more politically outspo­ken
than he had been in
his fiction, which tended
to be satirical."
Nunn, who regularly
teaches Twain's works in
his American Literature
classes, said students of­ten
come to class having
read "Huckleberry Finn"
in high school, and the
challenge is to teach them
a new,
d e e p e r
u n d e r
s t a n d -
the nov-t
h o u g h
f o r m a -
f o u n d
a u t o -
b i o g r a Graphic courtesy of Hal Holbrook
phy has
been available schol
ai's in archival form for
quite some time, this new
edition is the first time
Twain's autobiography
will be available to the
public.
"This is far and away the
most complete version of
the autobiography, and
this should end up being
the definitive edition of
this important text," Nunn
said. "What this publi­cation
represents is the
opportunity for nonspe-cialist
people who aren't
scholars of Twain to have
tr
i.
greater access to that ma- }
terial."
Nunn described the in­tense
editorial process
that the new, publicly ac­cessible
form of the auto­biography
went through.
"Versions of the auto­biography
had been pub­lished
before, but they'd
always been highly ed­ited,"
Nunn said. "The edi­tions
of the autobiography
that had been out often
reflected the political or
aesthetic concerns of their
editors."
Adam White, senior in
English, has several ideas
as to why Twain wanted to
wait 100 years to publish
his autobiography.
"I think he decided to
hold its release for 100
years either because he
wanted to talk to the
future, which is pretty
cool, or he wanted to let
us overanalyze his work
for 100 years before he
slapped us with the truth,"
White said.
The autobiography will
impact classes as well.
"I think that this mate­rial
may certainly show
up in future classes that I
teach and would imagine
the same is true for other
people as well," Nunn said.
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Leo: Overachieving at the beginning of the semester is easy.
Overachieving at the end is a near miracle.
Pisces: Prepare to get a reality check early in the week. The house
of cards that is this semester's classes will finally come tumbling
down.
Scorpio: Everyone may be praising you now, but what about
when they find out that secret you've been keeping?
Taurus: Justin Bieber is 16 years old and has his music, a book
and even a line of nail polishes called, "One Less Lonely Girl."
What .have you done with your life?
Aquarius: Who knew teachers had set aside time where they sit
in their office waiting on students to come by and ask questions?
Surely not you.
Cancer: Profound personal revelations seldom come sober.
Libra: You will wake up to find it was just a dream, pissing off
audiences everywhere.
Capricorn: Facebook stalking an ex can keep you updated on
their life, but actual stalking can get you back IN their life.
Aries: For your horoscope, please see the policy located in the
Tiger Cub handbook.
66. Prune the hedge
67. Mil. plane
68. Makes a sketch
69. Medal recipient
DOWN
1. Kind of school
2. Yikes! (hyph.)
3. Olin or Home
4. Girls
5. Late
6. WWW addresses
7. Great.Lake canals
8. Ranked highest
9. Smudged
10. Hush puppy meal (2
wds.)
11. Not employed
12. Orderly'
13. Rayburn and Snead
21. Finale
23. No gentle­man
26. Epics
27. Miss Longstocking
ACROSS
1. Tug
5. Expels
10. SwimmersNaid
14. A moon of Saturn
15. Indy 500 sound
16. Inventors spark
17. Many centuries
18. Avoid a big wedding
19. Bang
20. Sci-fi weapons
22. Potpourri bags
24. Gary's st.
25. U.K. fliers
26. Go faster (2 wds.)
30. Lowest stratum
34. Zeroes in on
35. Was mistaken
37. Sweater makings
38. College stat.
39. Atom fragment
40. _ kwon do
41. Samoa's capital
43. Desktop symbols
45. Phi _ Kappa
46. Library's need
48. Pined for
50. _Dawn Chong
51. Drain cleaner
52. Base
56. Twinkled
58. Followed closely
60. Cambodia neighbor
61. Not in the dark
63. Taj Mahal feature
64. Two pounds, plus
65. Firm refusal
28. Inbox filler (hyph.)
29. Buyer's concern
30. Violin-playing come­dian
31. Like Cheerios
32. Box
33. Work clay
36. Mine marsupial
42. Spray can
43. Island nation
44. Merchants
45i Width
47. Capture
49. Yes, to Angus
52. Varieties
53. Pace
54. _ contendere
55. Aquarius'tote
56. Got taller
57. "...to form a _ perfect
union..."
58. Bahrain VIP
59/ Showroom model
62. Mogambo name
Sagittarius: Slam, bam, jam, lamb, dam, ham, pram, yam, clam,
gram and ram all rhyme with Cam. Go.
Gemini: Your life will be imbued with a deep sadness this week,
but the good news is you can just continue ignoring it like
always.
Virgo: There are a million reasons you shouldn't give up on love;
it just sucks that none of them are very good.
Clue 4: M R A N E
Answers to
last week's
crossword
Bonus: Use circles to solve
Instructions
Place the numbers 1 to 8 in
each of the octagons such
that the numbers are not re­peated
in any row, column or
diagonal.
The numbers along the edg­es,
top and bottom are the
sums for the numbers in the
diagonal that begins or ends
at that number.
The number in each dia­mond
is the sum of the num­bers
of each of the four faces
that border that diamond.
The numbers that border the
diamonds do not have to be
unique.
4. Number of numbers provid­ed
in this Octo = 56
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BLAKE HAMILTON
Associate Sports Editor
For those who forgot
amidst all the Cameron
Newton allegations, the
Auburn Tigers face the
Georgia Bulldogs this Sat­urday
in the Deep Souths
Oldest Rivalry.'
With a win, the Tigers
will clinch the SEC West
and play in the SEC title
game.
The Auburn-Georgia
series is tied with Oregon-
Oregon State as the sev­enth-
most played series in
the nation.
The two teams first
played in 1892 and have
continuously played since
1898, except during World
Wars I and II.
The Tigers hold a slight
edge in the series, which
stands at 53-52-8.
Strangely enough, in the
past, the visiting team has
had the edge.
Auburn has a winning
record (18-11) in Athens,
while Georgia has a win­ning
record (14-9-2) on the
Plains.
The Bulldogs have won
five out of its last seven
trips to Jordan-Hare, but
look for no upset here.
The Bulldogs are com-
The women's soccer
team will appear in the
2010 NCAA Soccer Tour­nament.
This will be the ninth
total tournament appear­ance
and fifth consecutive
year the team will have
appeared in the postsea­son,
a school record.
"We were really excited
to see our name come up
on the board," said coach
Karen Hoppa. "We defi­nitely
knew we were on
the bubble.
"We felt like we had
done enough to get in
the NCAA Tournament,
but you just never know
for sure until your name
comes up in the selection
s*how. We were all very ex­cited."
Auburn was named an
at-large team in the tour­nament
after being elimi­nated
from the SEC Tour­nament,
losing to Georgia
2-1.
Hoppa attributes the
selection to Auburn beat­ing
Florida State, then No.
5 in the country, as well
as Florida, then No. 6 na­tionally.
"In soccer, they only
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ERIKYABOR
Writer
Th,e burgeoning Auburn ice
hockey team has far exceeded the
expectations of many in its inau­gural
season.
After finding themselves as the
only SEC school without a hockey
team, co-captain Justin Nabors
and James Florkiewicz worked
diligently last semester to bring
the sport back to Auburn after a
27-year hiatus.
The original Auburn ice hock­ey
team was
founded in
1980, but lasted
only three years
before being
disbanded.
"Hockey play­ers
share a bond
that is hard
to describe in
words," said
te^m captain
Anthony Gen-erotti.
"I feel
that having
this team at Auburn University in
the South makes this bond even
stronger because hockey is not
very prevalent in the South. We
formed this team to help spread
the word of our sport as well as
play the game we love for the
School we all love."
So far the Tigers have over­come
the obstacles typical of
many first-year teams.
"Thus far, the season has ex­ceeded
my initial expectations,"
Nabors said, "We have been told
Everyone
on the
team can see the
improvement that
we show every time
we take the ice*'
Anthony Generotti,
hockey team captain
many times that for a first year
team, we are doing a great job.
Normally, first season teams have
no wins and minimal amount of
players.
"We have been extremely lucky
with the amount of talent and de­termination
present in our first
team, not to mention enough
players to fill three lines and then
some. So we have done much bet­ter
then I had initially expected."
However, Nabors stated that
their objective is not to be a good
first-year team, but "a good team,
period."
SEC hockey
teams often have
difficulties in
startingbecause of
a lack of support,
though Nabors
believes that last
weekend's game at
Mississippi State
had around 2,800
supporters for the
Bulldogs.
The Tigers have
had a string of
luck when it came to support.
When it was announced that a
hockey team would be forming,
at least 70 people showed interest
in joining. A week after the team
Facebook page went up there
were over 1,200 fans.
Despite their most recent
matches versus Mississippi
State and Arkansas being losses,
Nabors said he finds the high
level of competitiveness in the
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seed 16 teams, and the
rest is paired up region­ally,"
Hoppa said. "So the
fact that we had beaten
two seeded teams really
carried a lot of weight to
get us in. We had a couple
of good wins right there at
the end of the season.
"Beating Georgia, then
beating Alabama to win
the SEC West was a major
accomplishment for us as
well."
Nationally recognized
players also contributed
to Auburn's selection.
Among these is junior
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about every category defen­sively
in the league, and they're
going to come in here ready to
play."
Chizik said a major concern
will be Georgia wide receiver
A.J. Green, entering the game
with 32 catches for 510 yards.
Green missed the first four
games of the season after being
suspended for selling a jersey,
but since his return, the Bull­dogs
have averaged 40 points
per game.
"When you have one guy that
commands so much attention,"
Chizik said, "you spend hours
trying to figure out how you're
going to cope with him."
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The Auburn women's soccer team celebrates after being announced as an at-large selection in the NCAA Tournament.
BLAKE HAMILTON
Associate Sports Editor
Will the West be won?
Coach Gene Chizik asks this
question in preparing for the
2010 edition of the Deep Souths
Oldest Rivalry against Georgia.
A win would earn a trip to At­lanta
for the Tigers.
"We have our work cut out