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MTV films at Auburn for show about sex, relationships
TIGER CUB ONLINE
The Tiger Cub online website includes all of the same policies
and procedures as the paper version.
Tiger Cub switches
to online operation
MIRANDA DOLLARHIDE
EDITOR
Everything is moving online
these days, and the Tiger Cub is
no exception.
After a vote from the SGA sen­ate,
it decided to make the Tiger
Cub completely paperless.
With a past budget of $26,850,
the decision to run exclusive­ly
online began with the admin­istration
and worked its way to
the SGA senate.
"The undercurrent for the Ti­ger
Cub specifically was pulled
from an administration lev­el
just because the University
started the policy website on­line,"
said Curry Stevenson, SGA
treasurer. "Some of that kind of
trickled down to us from upper
administration about the print­ing
and to look at it because you
know (the money) is allocated
between six other student orga­nizations."
In the past, the Tiger Cub was
printed in the front of the stu­dent
planner supplied by the
University.
"It was only distributed to
freshmen during Camp War Ea­gle,
but it was available to all
students in the bookstore," said
Vanessa Tarpos, SGA vice pres­ident.
The decision to make the Ti­ger
Cub paperless wasn't ran­dom.
Stevenson said the accredita­tion
given by the Southern Asso­ciation
of Colleges and Schools
We do have the
policy online, and
this is $26,000 of
students' money that
could be better used
somewhere else."
—CURRY STEVENSON
SCATREASOHEH
mandates certain policies; and
those policies recently changed.
"How it used.to be was the ac­creditation
... used to have a pol­icy
which requires you to hand
every student a copy of the ac­tual
policies on academics, stu­dent
conduct and everything
like that," Stevenson said. "That
has changed. Now it's just an on­line
form."
Before the official decision
could be made, Tarpos said SGA
went through several channels.
"We had surveys conducted,
proposals presented and the
(Communication) Board dis­cussed
it," Tarpos said. "There
were a lot of third parties in­volved."
SGA also considered if a print
edition of the Tiger Cub was
worth wile.
"We make a recommendation
from our level about the Tiger
Cub," Stevenson said. "We (ask),
» See TIGER. CUB A2
BY THE
NUMBERS
OLD TIGER CUB
$26,850*
Estimated total cost of the Tiger Cub
*cost includes printing, computers and payroll
MELODY KITCHENS
ONLINE EDITOR
Known for his outright honest
advice, Dan Savage, sex and rela­tionship
columnist, is taking it to
the next level: MTV
Having experience with Q-and-
A sessions at colleges and uni­versities,
Savage said he's ready
to bring his perspective on sex to
television.
"Usually students are thrilled to
have me come to school and kick-start
open, honest and frank dis­cussions
about sex, pleasure and
responsibility," Savage said.
The show, "Savage Universi­ty,"
will feature Savage and side­kick
Lauren Hutchinson trav­eling
to college campuses and
meeting with students in Q-and-
A formats, offering them a crash
course in relationships, sex and
love.
"We really just hope that it's a
place that students can learn and
open up a dialogue, be heard and
get advice from Dan, who's such a
well-regarded expert in the field,"
said an MTV spokesperson.
Savage said the concept for the
show began as he pitched differ­ent
ideas and formats to MTV
and MTV executives.
"It seemed, one—so obvious,
and two—almost too good to be
true," Savage said. "I was basically
already doing it and had been do­ing
it for years. So the format was
a perfect fit."
Savage also said most of what
he sees on TV does not reflect the
MUSIC TELEVISION'
"fun, pleasurable and recreation­al"
realities of sex.
"There are potential negative
outcomes and consequences
that we have to be aware of and
informed about so we can make
better, wiser and safer choices,"
Savage said.
"But in the end, we have a right
to take some risks in pursuit of
sexual pleasure and intimate con­nections
with others."
Students' reactions to the MTV
version of Savage's college talks
have yet to be seen, as Auburn
» See MTV A2
»
Rolling to the future
SGA works to bring
bike-sharing
program to campus
GRAHAM CARR
Spirit has PETA singing 'Free Bird'
PETA asks Auburn
to end its pregame
tradition
NICK BOWMAN
OPINIONS EDITOR
People for the Ethical Treat­ment
of Animals isn't happy with
Auburn University.
In a letter to the Montgomery
Advertiser, Lindsay Pollard-Post,
staff writer for PETA, said Auburn
should cease its eagle flyover cer­emony.
"In light of Spirit's disturbing
accident, let's hope the Tigers will
be good sports and retire their
animal mascots to sanctuaries,
where they can live out their days
in peace and safety," Pollard-Post
said.
Jamie Bellah, director of the
Southeastern Raptor Center, said
Spirit is in good hands.
"We provide him wonderful
care," Bellah said. "I have a won­derful
team at the Raptor Center.
We believe in what we do."
A lot of thought goes into each
flight, and if there's any danger to
the eagle, the flight will be can­celed,
Bellah said."
He said the crash was a very
rare occurence.
"I've been here since 2004 and I
haven't seen this," Bellah said. "All
of the stadium flights I've seen
since then were fine."
Bellah said Spirit would die if
released into the wild because of
his damaged beak.
"We have to cut up his food for
him," Bellah said.
Pollard-Post said Auburn is
mistreating the eagles by having
the flyovers.
"Animals aren't performers or
party decorations, and they don't
deserve to be frightened, hurt or
even killed just so we can have a
momentary thrill," Pollard-Post
said.
Bellah said the eagles are rarely
in danger and have plenty of time
to rest after the flight.
"We have an area that we can
keep the eagles in that's air-condi-tioned,"
Bellah said. "The one that
flies rests up in the secure area,
then they take the tour around
the stadium and we bring them
back to the Raptor Center."
Bellah said Spirit is all right and
hasn't displayed any symptoms as
a result of the accident.
"He's been examined and every­thing
seems to be just fine," Bellah
said. "We feel fortunate that he's
doing very well."
sounds of bikes pedaling,
squeaking and tires spin-may
be more prevalent in
soon.
Chris Osterlund, SGA execu-vice
president, said Auburn
is gathering information on a pro­gram
that would provide school-owned
bikes on campus.
These bikes could be used by
students for their use on campus.
"We do not have the bikes ygt,
we are still in testing," Osterlund
said. "This summer we drafted a
survey to get feedback from stu-,
dents, and we got positive feed­back
that, yes, we should pursue
this program."
Eric Smith, director of health
promotion and wellness services,
said the interest in some sort of
bike program started a few years
ago.
"There was suppose to be a bike
shop in the Student Center, but it
kind of lost momentum," Smith
said.
Osterlund said the SGA started
thinking about this idea last yean
with Brad Cink, the SGA executive
vice president, but it also did not
» See BIKE RENTAL A2
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DUI ARRESTS IN THE CITY OF AUBURN
SEPT. 16-SEPT. 22,2011
• Ronterrius L. Buckhannon of Montgomery
Wire Road at Cox Road
Sept. 16, 9:22 p.m.
• David L. Clevenger of Kennesaw, Ga.
East Glenn Avenue
Sept. 17, 2:26 a.m.
• Taylor J. Beebe of Springfield, Texas
East Glenn Avenue
Sept. 19,10:02 p.m.
CRIME REPORTS FOR SEPT. 16-SEPT. 22,2011
BIKE RENTAL
» From B2
start gaining momentum
until this year.
"After talking this sum­mer
and developing some
ideas, we decided to pur­sue
a hybrid of a Mississip­pi
State model," Osterlund
said. "Mississippi State has
a fleet of bikes—about 200.
They are on campus and
students are allowed to use
them any time they want"
Osterlund said Auburn
consulted other universi­ties
regarding the type of
bicycles they supply for stu­dent
-use, wanting to en­sure
that the bikes chosen
are capable of handling Au­burn's
terrain and can be
utilized by the maximum'
number of students.
Smith, who is coordinat­ing
the program, said the
two bikes being tested are
the 21-speed Commuter
and 7-speed Cruiser. Both
bikes are manufactured by
the Collegiate Bike Compa­ny,
which has collaborat­ed
on similar projects with
other universities.
Smith said the bikes vary
• in price with how many up­grades
are included, but
start at around $200.
"We have applied for a
concession fund grant to
pay for the initial funding
for the bikes themselves,"
Smith said. "Hopefully we
can receive that grant. Oth­erwise
we are back to the
drawing board on where to
get the funding."
There are a few obstacles
the program leaders will
have to overcome. Some
people have voiced their
concern that more bikes on
campus may decrease pe­destrian
safety.
Holley Patterson, junior
in biomedical sciences,
said she likes the idea, but
is skeptical.
"I don't know if they can
make sure no one will steal
the bikes or stop people
from getting hit by the bik­ers,"
Patterson said. "I have
seen people get hit, and
adding more bikes to cam­pus
would only raise chanc­es
of people getting hit. If
they can find some way to
enforce people from steal­ing
the bikes and make sure
people walking won't get
hit, then I am OK with the
program."
Smith said there are ways
to keep people from steal­ing
the bikes. The first is
to use the Mississippi State
option of making the bikes
one-of-a-kind, painting the
bike school colors with lo­gos
and stickers to make
them recognizable. This
would allow people to no­tice
if the bikes were not in
a correct location. Other
options are GPS and lock-in
rack systems.
"The Mississippi State
program works well for
access and convenience,"
Smith said. "It will only
work here if as a campus we
make it work; otherwise, we
would have to go to a lock-in
system where you have
to swipe your card to un­lock
the rack to get a bike."
Smith said there would
be an educational program
to teach people proper bike
safety so they do npt hurt
themselves or others on
campus. Lights will be add­ed
onto the bikes for addi­tional
safety also, he said.
Both Osterlund and
Smith hope the program
can be implemented some­time
this spring.
Sept. 16 — Sara Street
Burglary of residence reported. One
laptop with charger and $25.
Sept. 16 — Hampton Drive
Burglary of residence reported. One
computer and one 42" LCD TV.
Sept. 16 — Spring Street
Burglary of residence reported. One
drill set with two batteries, bit set
and charger.
Sept. 16 — East Glenn Avenue
Theft of property reported. Set of
headphones, one Rock Band pin,
one necklace, one Auburn lanyard,
one Auburn cup, Auburn-playing
cards and one computer mouse.
Sept. 17 — Kennesaw Lane
Theft of property reported. One
revolver and one purse.
Sept. 17 — Kennesaw Lane
Burglary of residence reported. One
shotgun, one watch and one HP
scanner.
Sept. 17 — Jack Hampton Drive
Burglary of residence reported. Two
TVs and one laptop.
Sept. 17 — Lee Road 137
Burglary of residence reported. Two
laptop computers and one bottle of
Adderall.
Sept. 18 — Wire Road
Breaking and entering of a vehicle
reported. One iPod touch and one
GPS.
Sept. 19 — South College Street
Burglary of residence reported.
Seven Playstation 3 gardes, 18 Wii
games, one gold necklace with gold
cross and one bank check.
Sept. 21 — Longview Court
Breaking and entering of a vehicle
reported. One set of car keys.
- Reports provided by Auburn
Department of Public Safety
Stress can lead to an unhealthy diet
KRISTEN OLIVER
WRITER
Between school, work
and having a social life, col­lege
can be stressful.
Barbara Struempler,
professor in the depart­ment
of nutrition, dietetics
and hospital management,
said some people have a
tendency to turn to food
when they are stressed.
"When people get under
stress there are those that
like to eat and then those
that don't," said Struem­pler,
who is also a nutri­tionist
with the Alabama
Cooperative Extension
System. "So for those that
are under stress a lot and
like to eat, they probably
need to look for foods that
are good munching foods,
which have some nutri­tional
value and not a lot of
calories."
Struempler said keep­ing
quick fruits and vege­tables
around are a good
option. Filling foods such
as popcorn not dripping
in butter, crackers, low-fat
•yogurt or miniature candy
bars are good to keep han­dy
as well, she said.
"When I'm studying, I
try to eat foods that will
give me energy, like peanut
butter crackers or banan­as,"
said Amanda Healy, ju­nior
in pre-nursing.
"Foods that are healthy
and give you energy are
best. While something like
pizza might be quick and
easy, it won't make you feel
good when you need to be
productive."
Struempler said get­ting
even a little energy is
a good thing to do when
stressed.
"In terms of physical ac­tivity,
when we get stressed
we think we don't have
the energy or the time to
go out and take a walk,"
she said. "But that walk
around the block would
serve you a lot better, get
your blood pressure back
under control and relax
your neck muscles."
Many students find that
exercise is a good way to
let off steam.
"When I get stressed,
one of my favorite things
to do is go to the gym," said
Liz Howerton, junior in
animal sciences. "It's a real­ly
great way to relieve ten­sion.
When I get back, I'm
more relaxed and just able
to climb back on the horse
and get work done."
Struempler said portion
control is the most impor­tant
part of eating when
stressed. She also recom­mends
exercising.
"It gives you a better
feeling of overall wellness,"
Struempler said. "Between
sensible snacking and tak­ing
a walk around the
When I get
stressed one
of my favorite
things to do it
go to the gym."
--Liz HOWERTON
JUNIOR. ANIMAL SCIENCES
block, you might be able to
control stress."
Howerton said a change
of scenery is a good way for
her to feel better when she
is stressed.
"Getting out in the fresh
air is a good change of
pace," Howerton said. "I
like to just get outdoors
instead of staying cooped
up in the library or in my
room."
Healy said taking a break
is sometimes the best way
to relieve stress.
WAYS TO
CONTROL
OVEREATING
1. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH FRUITS ANDVEGGIES.
2. CONTROL PORTION SIZES.
3. GET OUTDOORS AND EXERCISE.
4.TAKE BREAKS WHEN YOU FEEL YOURSELF START­ING
TO STRESS OUT.
MTV
» From A1
is Savage's second stop
behind the University of
Maryland.
"I trust that students at
Auburn will enjoy the talk,
and I'm not arriving with an
agenda, contrary to what
most expect," Savage said.
"Conservative college
students who come to my
talks expecting to be out­raged
often leave agreeing
with me on lots of subjects.
All are welcome."
The show is in pre-pro-duction
and will air in 2012.
Filming will occur Sept.
27-30 on and off campus,
with a taping from 6-9 p.m.
Sept. 29 in 113A Lowder
Hall.
To participate, email sav-ageshow.
au@gmail.com
and include name, classifi­cation
and a recent photo.
Auburn students must
bring their valid student ID
and be at least 18 years old.
TIGER CUB
» From A1
'Is it necessary any­more?'
We do have the
policy online, and this
is $26,000 of students'
money that could be
better used somewhere
else, and that was kind
of our thoughts."
Tarpos said the stu­dents
were a big part of
their decision.
"When it's student
money, when they are
getting charged, when
their parents are getting
charged every semester,
it may seem small, but it
can lead to a big pool of
money that we have to
spend responsibly," Tar­pos
said.
Putting the Tiger Cub
online could result in
students not reading the
policies.
"It's really their
choice," Stevenson said.
"Every student should
know it is their respon­sibility
to read (the po­lices).
You almost sign
a contract when you
come to school that you
are responsible for abid­ing
by all the outlined
polices, and if you break
them there are conse­quences."
At the beginning of
the year, Ainsley Carry,
vice president of student
affairs, sent an email to
the student body en­couraging
them to read
the Tiger Cub online,
Stevenson said.
The Tiger Cub com­mittee
submitted the
paperwork requesting
the $26,000 budget, but
they were turned down.
Tarpos said the mon­ey
was split between the
other organizations that
SGA governs.
All of the policies in­cluded
in the Tiger Cub
can be found online at
www.auburn.edu/tiger-cub.
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Online course evaluation system saves class time, money
ELIZABETH BONNER
STAFF WRITER
Say goodbye to scan-trons—
at least when it
comes to course evalua­tions.
"For the last few years,
Auburn has been using a
paper-based course evalu­ation
tool that came from
an outside provider," said
Associate Provost Emmett
Winn.
The University senate
asked the Teaching Effec­tiveness
Committee to con­duct
research and recom­mend
another system.
"The Teaching Effective­ness
Committee recom­mended
an online system
called CoursEval," Winn
said. "The positive aspects
of this new system are that
it is less expensive, much
less labor-intensive and it
offers a great deal of flexi­bility."
CoursEval uses web-based
software that allows
students to anonymously
evaluate their courses on­line.
Students will be• a ble
to access and submit eval­uations
at their leisure dur­ing
a certain time period at
the end of the semester.
"Evaluations will be avail­able
online for students to
take from Nov. 28 through
Dec. 2," said Jessica Epper­son,
junior in biomedical
sciences and SGA represen­tative
for the CoursEval im­plementation
committee.
"It's convenient, quick and
easy for students."
With the prior system,
another university sent the
evaluation scantrons to
Auburn to be distributed to
classes close to the end of
the semester. The complet­ed
evaluations were then
processed for a charge per
scantron, and the graded
scantrons were returned to
Auburn for review.
"This system was very ex­pensive
and required a tre­mendous
amount of labor,"
Winn said.
While the new system al­lows
for speedy results, in­structors
are still disal­lowed
from viewing evalua­tions
until final grades have
been submitted.
The main concern re­garding
CoursEval is the is­sue
of student response.
"It's so important to eval­uate
because you need
some basis to determine
how effective a classroom
has been over the semes­ter,"
Epperson said. "It's an
honor to have the right to
voice your opinion about
your class. It takes only a
minute to complete, so
there's no reason that you
shouldn't"
The implementation
committee decided to at­tach
incentives to the eval­uations
to motivate stu­dents
to complete therfi.
The system will function
like a raffle, and students'
names will be entered into
prize drawings when evalu­ations
are submitted.
"The primary concern
with the new system is a
low response rate," Winn
"said. "To combat this we
are going to offer incentives
recommended by the SGA
Academic Affairs Commit­tee.
Students who submit
an evaluation would be eli­gible
to win the prizes."
Some of the prizes in­clude
spirit points, dis­counts
at the AU Bookstore,
iTunes gift cards and even
iPads for top winners.
"We're still in the plan­ning
stage, but we're hoping
to have a good participa­tion,"
said Azeem Ahmed,
junior in pre-business and
student member of the im­plementation
committee.
"The majority of universi­ties
that adopt electron­ic
evaluation systems see
a drop in student respons­es,
but we're hoping that
won't happen too drasti­cally.
That's what the incen­tive
package is for—it gives
students a tangible reward
for participating in the new
program."
Ahmed said he feels the
system will reward stu­dents
in greater ways.
"The new system will
benefit students by mak­ing
sure that their voices
get heard," Ahmed said. "It
makes it a whole lot easier
for students to voice their
opinions and concerns
about their academic expe­rience
at Auburn."
New $9 million-plus aquatic research center swims into town
in Auburn's fisheries de­partment,
but also the im­portance
of how they af­fect
aquaculture on a state,
national and international
level," Cline said.
Cline said the visitor cen­ter
is still under construc­tion,
but he expects it to be
installed with the interac­tive
equipment and be of
museum quality within the
next six months.
"We have had over 600
people come to the Re­search
Center prior to the
opening of the visitor cen­ter
in our administration
building," said Randell
Goodman, director of the
E.W. Shell Research Center.
Goodman said he antic­ipates
.the opening of the
visitor center to increase
attendance and enhance
the center's ability to ed­ucate
and demonstrate
what the fisheries depart­ment
offers.
ANNA CLAIRE CONRAD
STAFF WRITER
Schools of fish and re­searchers
are expect­ed
to swarm the new Au­burn
University Center for
Aquatic Research Manage­ment.
The $9 million-plus facil­ity
was constructed at the
E.W. Shell Research Center,
located next to the market
operated by the Auburn
fisheries department at
2101 N. College St.
"We predict this new fa­cility
will bring student#
and civilians of all ages to
Auburn's campus in an ef­fort
to learn more about Al­abama's
aquaculture," said
Katie Jackson, chief editor
at the Office of Agricultural
Communications and Mar­keting.
Jackson said this facility
has been a long time in the
making.
Recent funding from pri­vate
donors, the University
and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Adminis­tration
made it possible for
the center to open this year.
, "The center will pro­mote
three of the Univer­sity's
core ideals: research,
teaching and outreach,"
Jackson said. "This is an op­portunity
to get students,
faculty and the Auburn
community involved in Al­abama's
extensive aquacul­ture."
Jackson said the cen­ter
will have amenities
that the E.W. Shell Re­search
Center1 lacked,
including interactive learn­ing
kiosks, static image dis­plays
along the walls, flat-screen
televisions and live-fish
aquariums.
"This facility will provide
a public face for the Au­burn
fisheries department
that matches its outstand­ing
reputation," said David
"We will focus on three
areas: aquatic ecology, rec­reational
sport fish man­agement
and aquaculture,"
Goodman said.
Young children will also
be able to participate.
"In the past, we've re­ally
only been able to ac­commodate
children from
the sixth grade up to high
schoolers and college stu­dents,"
Goodman said.
"Now that we'll have in-struinents
such as flat-screen
panels, televisions,
aquariums and kiosks, we
will be able to educate the
younger demographic as
well."
Goodman said his team
is excited about this facili­ty
becoming an asset to the
community.
"Not many people know
this, but Auburn is home
to the largest fisheries re­search
department in the
world."
The cost of the new Center for Aquatic Research Man­agement
was mitigated by funding from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Cline, extension specialist
in the department.
Jackson said the fisher­ies
department is ranked
No. 1 in the nation, and it is
recognized internationally
as having premier research
facilities.
"The ultimate goal of
this project is to make peo­ple
aware not only of what
happens at the facility and
Campus A4 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, September 22, 2011
Student engineers show
off fun, engaging talents
SGA Senate Meeting
Sept. 19,2011
• The Hey Day committee requested volunteers from SGA sign up on their website.
Every hour between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. will require 42 volunteers, and anyone can
volunteer.
• TheToomer'sTen buses run from 10-2 a.m., but records show not many students
are using them.The SGA hopes to increase the number of students utilizing the
service.
•
• Work on the Chick-fil-A breakfast plan will begin immediately after final exams,
and the estimated finish time is Jan. 3.
• The SGA is collecting items for the Beat Bama Food Drive auction taking place
Oct. 14. Previous items auctioned include a football signed.by Gene Chizik, a fish­ing
trip, jewelry and antiques, all donated to help fund the food drive.
Freshmen break academic record
ELIZABETH BONNER
STAFF WRITER
Put down your protrac­tors,
the second-annual tal­ent
show sponsored by the
National Society of Black
Engineers is here.
"We just started it up
last year, and we're try­ing
to make it every year,"
said Joshua Spencer, NSBE
president and senior in civ­il
engineering. "Last year it
wasn't that big, but we want
it to be bigger this year."
The idea came from a pri­or
event with which NSBE
had success.
"It was an outgrowth of
several years back when we
held a Mr. Engineering con­test
with a talent portion,"
said Nels Madsen, NSBE ad­viser
and professor of me­chanical
engineering. "One
guy could do a Rubik's Cube
behind his back. We had
a really great time with it,
and after that they thought
a talent show would be re­ally
fun."
Any Auburn student can
participate, and all Auburn
students are welcome to at­tend.
The winners will receive
Visa gift carcls: $100 for first
place, $75 for second and
$50 for third. Students who
attend will receive eight
spirit points.
Some of the talents will
be similar, while others will
be more distinctive.
"There will be musical
performances: dancing,
singing, rapping," Spencer
said. "Most of it's musical,
but not all of it. There's one
person doing card tricks."
Whatever the act, NSBE
feels it is sure to entertain.
"Last year we had a group
ti RACHEL SUHS / GRAPHICS EDITOR
of engineering students
that sang in a trio, and it
was just beautiful," Madsen
said. "One guy—and I think
this took enormous cour­age—
did stand-up come­dy."
There will be three judg­es
for the show, and the cri­teria
include overall per­formance
level, originality,
crowd appeal and person­al
opinion.
"Last year we watched
and listened to every act,
then we got together and
gave a total number of
points," said Madsen, who
will return as a judge. "We
pay attention to how the
audience responds, and
then we come to our rank­ing.
We try to decide who
the audience likes the best
and who we like the best."
Tickets cost $5, and 25
percent of the proceeds
will benefit the Boys & Girls
Clubs of Lee County.
"We want to fulfill our
mission statement, and
part of it is to positively im­pact
the community," Spen­cer
said. "Impacting youth
at an early age in a positive
u
We want to fulfill
our mission
statement, and
part of it is to
positively impact
the community."
—JOSHUA SPENCER
N'SM- PKHSlDi.NT
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way can help them so that
they can grow up to be­come
engineers or doctors
or whatever they want to
do in the future."
Rose-Gaelle Belinga,
graduate student in com­puter
science and software
engineering and former
president of NSBE, offered
another perspective on the
event.
"It is good because peo- •
pie have the misconception
that engineering students
don't have a social life," Bel­inga
said. 'And because the
proceeds go to charity it is
really fun because many
different organizations get
involved for the cause and
just to make fun of each
other."
Madsen said NSBE hopes
people from across cam­pus
come out to see anoth­er
side of these engineering
students.
"It's also a social outlet
for people to put away all
their work for a while and
just relax and have a good
time," Madsen said. "People
can meet students across
the college and. even the
University, and they can
make some new friends."
The show will be at 6 p.m.
Friday in Haley 2370.
ROBERT E. LEE
ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR
Freshmen are giving Au­burn
a new reputation.
According to the Office
of Institutional Research
and Asses'sment, the av­erage
ACT score for this
falls incoming freshmen is
27.2, and the average GPA
is 3.81. Both categories are
0.3 points higher than in
2010, and the average ACT
score is the highest of any
previous Auburn class.
Additionally, in a survey
conducted by OIRA the
number of Auburn stu­dents
that meet the ACT
College Readiness Bench­marks
ranks 46 percent­age
points higher than the
rest of Alabama and 40
points higher than the rest
of the United States.
Dean of Enrollment Ser­vices
Wayne Alderman
explained how incoming
freshmen continue to sur­pass
the requirements for
ACT scores.
"Auburn continues to at­tract
outstanding students
as a result of the excellent
reputation of Auburn's fac­ulty
and programs cou­pled
with the unique spir­it
of the Auburn family,"
Alderman said. "The Uni­versity's
strategic plan in­cludes
a focus on attract­ing
outstanding students,
and we believe Auburn
will continue to enroll the
best and brightest stu­dents."
With an increasing stan­dard
for academic excel­lence,
scholarships may
also be affected.
"As the number of stu­dents
who qualify for
scholarships based on ac­ademic
achievement con­tinues
to increase, we
could see a decrease in
the number and award
amount of available schol­arships,"
said Velda Rook-er,
director of University
scholarships.
"How much it might de­crease
would depend on
our ability to preserve the
greatest amount of fund­ing
for the largest number
of students for the longest
period of time. However,
the intent is for our schol­arships
to remain compet­itive
among high-achiev­ing
students."
According to the New
Student Factbook pro­duced
by OIRA, while the
average GPA of this fall's
admitted freshmen is 3.81,
the average for students
who applied to Auburn
was 3.72.
Setting the bar high has
been a goal over the last 30
years, as the percentage
of students accepted af­ter
applying has dropped
from 80.35 percent in 1980
to 70 in 2010, according to
OIRA data.
President Jay Gogue ac­knowledged
the trend of
Auburn students surpass­ing
the prior averages.
"The academic strength
of this year's freshman
class once again shattered
University records," Gogue
said.
"Average ACT scores
and grade point averages
have risen the past several
years, and they stand now
at an all-time high, sur­passing
the University's
goal for 2013. We believe
it's one indication of Au­burn's
growing reputation
as a destination for talent­ed
young people."
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Be the artist of Alabama district lines
SLOANE HUDSON
WRITER
The 2010 census results are in,
and the Alabama legislature is
tasked with redrawing congres­sional
and state legislative and
Board of Education district lines,
according to the Alabama Senate
website.
These districts must be redivid-ed
every 10 years. While new con­gressional
and state Board of Ed­ucation
district lines have already
been redrawn and are waiting ap­proval
from the U.S. Justice De­partment,
new state House and
Senate districts are yet to be de­cided.
"There will be some that will
have quite some large changes in
them because of the population
growth in some areas," said Bon­nie
Shanholtzer, staff director of
the redistricting office. "(The dis­tricts)
will more than likely be
done in our next regular session."
The Alabama legislature con­venes
February 2012.
Before the districts are decided,
the Permanent Legislative Com­mittee
on Reapportionment has
announced that public hearings
will be held to get citizens' input.
Hie final results will be based
on a number of factors, such as
minority population and commu­nities
of interest.
"When it's a little community,
and maybe a district splits that
community, that would be some­thing
you would want to bring be­fore
the committee," Shanholtzer
said.
The dates, times and locations
of the hearings have been publi­cized
on the Alabama Senate web­site.
"We really encourage people to
come to the hearings because it's
the only way the committee can
know the wants and needs of the
people of Alabama," said Suzanne
Webb, public relations director for
Alabama Attorney General Luther
Strange.
The district lines must be drawn
to comply with the one person,
one vote requirement of the U.S.
Constitution.
Todd Stacy, communications
director for Alabama House Rep.
Mike Hubbard, said he urges stu­dents
to attend the hearings to
not only express their opinions
about redistricting, but also to
learn about the process.
"It's always a good idea for stu­dents
to educate themselves and
get involved with issues having to
do with state government," Sta­cy
said. "And it matters because
what happens in Montgomery-af­fects
Auburn."
It's difficult to determine the
outcome of the hearings so far in
advance, but Webb said she is op­timistic
citizens will attend and be
vocal about their wishes for redis­tricting.
"Hubbard and the legislative
leadership are committed to pass­ing
a redistricting plan that has
fairly drawn lines. That's the idea:
fairly drawn lines," Stacy said.
The public hearing in Auburn
will take place Oct. 17 from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn.
SID SWAMINATHAN
senior, aerospace engineering
"I would probably
go. It's always good
to know what's
going on; I always
like to stay involved
with stuff like this."
RACHEL FREEMAN
junior, psychology
"it doesn't affect
me now, but in the
future I'd be con­cerned.
I definitely
think it's important
for people'lobe
vocal about il."
Local leaders not
counting on jobs bill
American Jobs
Act proposes tax
cuts and funding
NICK BOWMAN
OPINIONS EDITOR
The American Jobs Act is on the
table, and local leaders are look­ing
at what it means for Auburn,
Opelika and Alabama.
The $447 billion bill is a com­bination
of tax cuts, tax breaks,
funding for teachers, funding for
school renovations, funding for
community college renovations
and infrastructure stimulus.
"I don't have much confidence
that it's going to do anything for
Opelika, Lee County or the state
of Alabama that will have any
long-term impact," said Opelika
Mayor Gary Fuller.
President Barack Obama is us­ing
a grade sheet created by the
American Society of Civil Engi­neers
to push the need for invest­ment
in infrastructure.
The nation's infrastructure cur­rently
has a grade of "D." While
states don't receive grades, ASCE
has listed its recommendations
for Alabama.
The group's top three infra­structure
concerns in the state
are roads, wastewater and bridg­es.
It says Alabama has $3.51 bil­lion
in infrastructure needs and
$3 billion in deferred transporta­tion
maintenance.
Twenty-six percent of Ala­bama's
bridges are structurally de­ficient
and functionally obsolete,
and 16 percent of Alabama's ma­jor
roads are in poor or mediocre
condition, according to the ASCE.
The jobs bill allocates almost $513
million for Alabama's transporta­tion
infrastructure.
"We've got some infrastructure
needs, including expanding our
u
I have serious doubts
we'll ever see one
dime of that money."
—J. TERRY JENKINS
SUPERINTENDENT. AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS
water resources, our outer loop
and some highway projects that
we've been looking for funding
for," said Auburn Mayor Bill Ham.
J. Terry Jenkins, superinten­dent
of Auburn City Schools, said
he has reservations about the bill,
which allocates $451 million to
save the jobs of Alabama teach­ers,
police and firefighters.
"I have serious doubts we'll ever
see one dime of that money," Jen­kins
said. "Usually what they do is
target large cities."
Jenkins said Auburn is in a pe­riod
of growth, which keeps away
additional funding.
"Over the last four years, we've
picked up 1,700 additional stu­dents,"
Jenkins said. 'As far as cut­ting
back or laying off teachers,
that's not even an option for us."
Jenkins said Auburn is the ex­ception
to decline in Alabama.
"Now, if I were with Birming­ham
or Montgomery, they are not
growing," Jenkins said. "They^con-tinue
to lose students annually. I
would say that in the state of Ala­bama,
probably less than 20 per­cent
(of school systems) are grow­ing."
Also in the bill is a payroll tax
cut aimed at encouraging busi­nesses
to hire. The proposal low­ers
the payroll tax to 3.1 percent,
cutting it in about half. It is only
applicable, however, to the first $5
million in wages paid.
Jan Ellis of the Southern Camp­us
See JOBS, A8
ALEX SAGER / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
David Pierce, junior in management, rides his bike home from class. Bikers are a common sight on
campus and throughout Auburn, used for both recreation and transportation.
Bicycle committee
makes Auburn
bicycle-friendly
NATALIE YARID
' ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR t
Skip the headache of finding
a parldng spot on campus or the
TO-minute wait on your Tiger
Transit. Just bike to campus.
Bike jams don't exist or make
you late to class, bikes are easy to
park and it is good aerobic exer­cise.
Biking is pollution-free and
causes hardly any wear and tear
to city streets.
Even if yon don't own a bike,
the City of Auburn's bicycle
committee has made it possi­ble
through the bike loaner pro-'
gram.
The program offers the free
use of bicycles and helmets for
all citizens and visitors to Au­burn
who are 19 years of age and
older.
Take a valid form of photo
identification to 365 N. Donahue
Drive to loan a bike.
There is a two-week loan peri­od,
and the bicycles must be on
time so that others can enjoy the
benefits of the program.
Thanks to the bicycle commit­tee,
the League of American Bi­cyclists
has named the city of
Auburn a bicycle-friendly com­munity.
"The committee meets to help
determine where we can edu­cate
cyclists and what we can do
to encourage cycling," said Bran­dy
Ezelle, city traffic engineer
and bicycle committee coordi­nator.
The committee provides
weekly bike rides, a bike-rack
program, a routing plan and oth­er
helpful information available
on their website, www.auburnal-abama.
org/cycle.
While bikes are a wise choice
of transportation, riders must be
smart and follow safety rules.
"Bicyclists are supposed to
obey all the rules of the road just
as if you are in a vehicle," said
Will Mathews, Auburn police
lieutenant.
Sidewalks are for pedestrians
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Kiesel park keeps it classy with community orchestra
ANNA CLAIRE CONRAD
STAFF WRITER
Don't expect dogs to be the only
ones enjoying Kiesel Park Sunday.
The Auburn Community Or­chestra
will be hosting a classical
concert at 7 p.m. in Auburn's larg­est
city park.
"This will be the llth-consec-utive
year that the Auburn Com­munity
Orchestra will be per­forming
symphonies for the pub­lic,"
said Howard Greenstein, con­ductor
and professor in the Au­burn
University music depart­ment.
Goldstein said this symphon­ic
orchestra was established in
1951, and since then its members
have always made an effort to in­clude
the community in their per­formances.
Goldstein said people are invit­ed
to bring whomever and what­ever
they would like to this per­formance.
"We encourage people to bring
their friends and children to the
event," Goldstein said. "People
can even bring their dogs to bark
along to the symphonies."
Goldstein said he encourages
attendants to bring their own re­freshments,
along with blankets
to lie on.
Ben Wehtje, bassoon play­er
and fifth-year senior in music
performance, has performed with
this symphonic orchestra for the
past four years.
"I am expecting a decent
turnout this year," Wehtje said.
"There's always a steady amount
of people that attend our con­cert."
Goldstein is also anticipating
many attendees at Kiesel Park
Sunday.
"I'm expecting a decent mix of
students, faculty and people who
just love music," said Goldstein.
"I'm hoping that the majority in
attendance will be from the sur­rounding
community."
Goldstein said the concert is
sponsored by the University mu­sic
department, the Auburn Arts
Association and the City of Au­burn
Department of Parks and
Recreation.
"The orchestra primarily con­sists
of students, music and non-music
majors and some faculty,"
Goldstein said. "Most of our audi­ence
consists of people involved
or connected to the music de­partment
at the University."
Wehtje said this event appeals
u
People can even
bring their dogs to
bark along to the
symphonies."
—HOWARD GOLDSTEIN
CONDUCTOR
to casual listeners because the or­chestra
plays songs everyone has
heard before.
"The symphonies we'll be per-
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CALENDAR: THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 - SATURDAY, OCT. 1 AUBURN GAS MONITOR
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• Auburn
United
Methodist
Epworth
Center
• 6:30-11
a.m.
Sundown
Concert Series
-John and the
Conners
• Kiesel Park
• 6-7:30 p.m.
Levi Lowrey
Concert
• Eighth &
Rail
• 8 p.m.
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• Dean Road
Recreation
Center
• 8 a.m. to 12
p.m.
Rollin' In The
Hay concert
• Moe's Origi
nal BBQ
• 8 p.m.
Sundown
Concert Series
- The Good
Doctor
• Kiesel Park
• 6-7:30 p.m.
Oktoberfest
• The Hotel
at Auburn
University
• 5:30-8 p.m.
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Orches­tra
Concert
• Kiesel Park
• 4 p.m.
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with the hope of expanding
the site before relaunch­ing
it.
"When I was looking to
add more personalized
items, I thought 1 would
have someone do person­alized
jewelry, but then I
thought, 'Why would I do
that when I could make it
myself?'" O'Donnell said.
As she began creating
her own jewelry, O'Donnell
joined Etsy, an online mar­ketplace
for all things cre­ative
and handmade, and
learned of an artist com­petition
at The Villager, a
store in downtown Auburn.
"Hie first time we start­ed
carrying her pieces was
for an artist show," said
Kathy Myles, The Villag­er
gallery manager. "It was
about two years ago. She
entered three pieces in the
show, and they did so well,
we kept her ever since."
O'Donnell now sells
her work at The Villager,
Etsy and her own website,
which shows no trace of the
original baby blankets that
got her started.
The lasting theme in
O'Donnell's work is person­alization.
"I love to customize and
personalize," O'Donnell
said. "That's my focus.
That's what kind of fuels my
pieces. Since I knew mono-
Local artist seeks
album artwork
MEGAN SMITH
WRITER
Local artist John Peter­son
is asking for the com­munity's
help in designing
his newest CD.
He is hosting a contest
for the designing of the al­bum
art for the CD, which
is set to be released in Jan­uary.
"I want the focus of the
art to be on the name of
the album," Peterson said.
He said the album title,
"The Elements," reflects
all the aspects of his life,
such as marriage, father­hood
and chemistry and
biology—his academic
interests.
Vikki Peterson, John's
wife, describes his music
as "folky Americana-ish."
"He hasn't been very
good about selling CDs
on his website," Vikki said,
"but he does do well sell­ing
at his concerts, which
are on average every other
month or so."
The album art con­test
began at his Satur­day
show at The Gnu's
Room and is set to con­clude
Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. It
is open to Auburn Univer­sity
faculty, staff, students
and the surrounding com­munity.
Tina Tatum, owner of
The Gnu's Room, said she
was happy to oblige when
Peterson came to her with
the idea for the contest.
"It was an idea he had
to incorporate the com­munity
into what he's do­ing
with his music," Tatum
said. "We're hoping that
once word spreads, we'll
Li
We're hoping
that once word
spreads, well
have a lot of
submissions."
• —TINA TATUM
OWNER, TOE GNU'S BOOM
have a lot of submissions."
A $100 gift card to
The Gnu's Room will be
awarded to the winner.
Tatum said before an­nouncing
the winner, The
Gnu's Room will host a
show in January featuring
all of the different art that
was submitted. John plans
on performing during the
show.
So far John has released
four albums, but this will
be the first that he has
asked for community par­ticipation
with his cover
artwork.
John is a professor at
Troy University and will
graduate from Auburn
with a Ph.D in biology in
May.
Along with singing, Pe­terson
plays guitar, ban­jo,
mandolin, bass, har­monica,
dobro, concerti­na,
clarinet and piano.
Artwork for the contest
can be submitted at The
Gnu's Room or on John's
website, changery.tumblr.
com, which also has sam­ples
of his music.
"People usually put so
little into their albums,"
John said. "We want to do
something special."
Creativity
produces
unique jewelry
ELIZABETH BONNER
STAFF WRITER
Elena O'Donnell, a stay-at-
home mom and local
jewelry maker, started with
baby blankets and moved
to trendy jewelry, never los­ing
sight of the meaning be­hind
every piece.
She started her website
about nine years ago in an
effort to bring in supple­mental
income while liv­ing
with her young family
in Ohio
"1 needed to bring in
something extra, but I still
wanted to be able to stay
at home," O'Donnell said.
"I was in baby mode, so at
that time babies inspired
me. I thought, 'What would
I want to get as a gift?' and I
started a website with per­sonalized
baby blankets."
A couple years later
O'Donnell and her fami­ly
moved to Auburn, and
she put her website on hold
KIESEL
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forming are often featured
in movies or television
shows," Wehtje said.
Goldstein said the line­up
for this performance
will include symphonic
pieces such as "Jupiter" by
The Planets and an over­ture
to Strauss' "Die Fleder-maus."
"We'll also perform a
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gramming and 'personal­ization,
that's where I start­ed
with jewelry making."
Her sterling silver and
copper necklaces and
bracelets displayed at The
Villager are engraved with
initials, names and mean-
- ingful words and phrases.
"From the personaliza­tion
I've gotten into inspir­ing
words," O'Donnell said.
"Everything is focused
around inspiration, per­sonalization
and custom­ization.
It's all about the
meaning behind it."
To view O'Donnell's
work, visit her website,
www.madgabdesigns.com.
Beatles medley," Wehtje
said. "I think this will be
the most popular perfor­mance."
Students are enthusiastic
about this concert as well.
"I enjoy classical music,"
said Corey Harris, sopho­more
in biomedical scienc­es.
"I usually only listen to it
while I'm studying, but I'd
go to this concert."
Harris said the location
of this symphonic orches­tra
makes it more appeal­ing.
"Kiesel Park is always a
fun location," Harris said.
"I think listening to an or­chestra
perform outdoors
will be great."
However, Goldstein said
he feels differently about
this location.
"Of course, we would
love to perform in a facility
built for-an orchestra, one
that would carry our mu-
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sic," Goldstein said. "But
there's no such building in
Auburn yet"
Goldstein said if the
weather is unfavorable, the
concert will take place on
campus in Goodwin Hall.
People can contact Gold­stein
at 334-844-3167 the
day of the event to confirm
the location.
To learn more about the
orchestra, visit www.aubur-nalabama.
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Community A8 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, September 22, 2011
Vitamins bring good health and job opportunities
SHANETTA PENDLETON
STAFF WRITER
The vitamin and supple­ment
company Pharmavite
plans to build a new facili­ty
in Opelika that will bring
$74 million in capital and
280 jobs to Opelika.
"The new facility is part
of Pharmavite's strategic
plan to capitalize on the
growing global consumer
trends on health and well­ness
and meet increased
demand for our products,"
said Mark Walsh, chief op­erating
officer at Pharma­vite.
"As Pharmavite has
continued to grow, a large
percentage of our custom­ers
are in the eastern Unit­ed
States. We are constant­ly
looking for ways to better
serve our customers and
this new facility in Opelika,
Ala., will support this."
Based out of Northridge,
Calif., Pharmavite is a man­ufacturer
of dietary supple­ments
as well as soy-based,
all-natural snack bars.
Their products are distrib­uted
worldwide, includ­ing
Japan, Taiwan, Mexico,
South Korea and Iran.
"This is a great day for
the city of Opelika," said
Opelika Mayor Gary Full­er.
"Pharmavite is an ex­ceptional
company and
we look forward to a great
partnership, and I am glad
to welcome them to our
community."
Construction for the
plant is scheduled to start
later this year. The initial
operations are scheduled
to begin in early £013. The
facility will be built, on a 50-
acre site in the Northeast
Opelika Industrial Park and
will initially be more than
300,000 square feet.
Pharmavite expects to
employ approximately 280
employees in the first year
and add employees in the
coming years. A few mana­gerial
positions are expect­ed
to be filled this year, but
recruiting for the majori­ty
of positions will begin in
June 2012.
"Locally, the decision to
build this facility in Ope­lika
is extremely important
because not only will it cre­ate
280 jobs initially, it will
bring some much-needed
diversification to our local
manufacturing base," said
Lori Huguley, director of
Opelika Economic Devel­opment.
With the economy wa­vering
and unemployment
stagnant, 280 new jobs will
not only have a large im­pact
on the surrounding
area, but on the state of Al­abama,
Huguley said.
"From a state perspec­tive,
it will open a new av­enue
of manufacturing to
recruit to the state," Hugu­ley
said. "The selection of
Opelika, Ala., by Pharma­vite,
who is one of the lead­ers
in this industry, serves
as a notice to others in this
market that the state of Al­abama
is ready to do busi­ness
in this industry."
Various locations were
evaluated during the selec­tion
process, but Pharma­vite
representatives said
they felt Opelika was the
best fit for their new facil­ity.
"From the high-quali­ty
workforce to the strong
community infrastructure,
Opelika met or exceeded
it will bring some
much needed .
diversification
to our local
manufacturing
base."
—LORI HUGULEY
BISECTOR. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
our expectations, and we're
excited to be joining such a
great community," said Ron
Pillsbury, vice president of
operations at Pharmavite.
For more information
visit www.pharmavite.com.
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Keeping downtown Opelika beautiful
NATALIE YARID
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Downtown Opelika
doesn't retain its histo­ry
and beauty simply by
chance.
The Historic Preser­vation
Commission was
formed by the City of Ope­lika
to support the histor­ical,
cultural and artistic
heritage of the city.
"The commission works
very hard to keep down­town
looking good," said
Lisa Harrelson, Ope"lika
community development
administrator.
Any changes a business
or individual desires to
make to a building down­town
must be approved
by the commission before
work can commence.
"They try to keep things
in the time frame of the
buildings," Harrelson said.
The commission works
to maintain a historic look
in signs, awnings, doors
and the area's landscap­ing.
They particularly keep
neon or fluorescent signs
out of the area.
The commission re­cently
requested a grant
which will provide all of the
downtown buildings fund­ing
to preserve their histor­ic
qualities.
Along with the upgrades,
Pam Powers-Smith, direc­tor
of main street, will con­tinue
working to bring new
businesses and events to
downtown Opelika.
CHRISTEN HARNED / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Opelika's Historic Preservation Committee works to
maintain downtown's buildings and landscaping.
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. "Bikers' violations are
the same as being in a car.
They are identical to a vi­olation
you would get in a
car," Mathews said.
The penalty for bicy­cling
on a sidewalk is a
maximum fine of $100.
Bikes must be parked in
a bike rack, not attached
to trees, light poles or
flowerbeds. Any person
who parks a bicycle in
an illegal spot also will
be punished with a $100
maximum fine.
Mathews said helmets
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times.
"The helmet is a life-saver.
It's undisputed," he
said.
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headlight bright enough
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Power, the second-largest
employer in Alabama, said
their long-term hiring and
growth predictions don't
change if the bill is passed.
• Fuller said he disagrees
with the spirit of the bill.
"I'm going back to my
central objection: what
did the last one do?" Full­er
said. "The best indica­tor
of future performance
is past performance. We see
where the unemployment
is nationally right now. We
have no growth and a huge
debt. Someone has to pay
for this."
Fuller said infrastructure
is a local obligation.
"Of course we could
use some stimulus mon­ey,
byt we think it's our re­sponsibility
to handle those
things," Fuller said. "We've
got the ability to handle the
debt of long-term bond is­sues
for road projects."
Fuller said he is wary of
another round of federal
dollars.
"We've been pretty good
stewards of tax-payer mon­ey,"
Fuller said. "Maybe
some places haven't been.
Maybe they're in trouble
with roads and bridges, but
you and I shouldn't have to
pay for their mistakes. You
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Community
OUR VIEW
Peace in the Middle East is
becoming a fairy tale.
The area has been unstable
and violent for as long as our
generation has been on this
earth. It's difficult to imagine
what life would be like if this
world had a peaceful Middle
East.
The fact is that it's as im­probable
as it is desirable. Re­ligious
conflict is lengthy con­flict.
There is nothing quite like
religious fervor to spur man
into unending defiance.
We will see violence and un­rest
there for.years to come.
Our children will see the-same
sights that we see now.
As such, Israel is in a tough
spot. With the fall of Egypt's
Mubarak, who supported Is­rael's
right to exist, and the
abrupt change of tone from
Turkey, an historical ally of Is­rael,
they don't have many
friendly neighbors left.
Israel's existence is not an
occupation. We believe the
Jewish people have a right to
that land, and more impor­tantly,
have a right to exist.
But this isn't to say peace
talks betweeii the Palestinian
and Israeli people shouldn't
continue. Palestinians have a
right to exist as well.
However, the Palestinian
leadership's decision to lobby
the United Nations for state­hood
undermines the peace
talks between the two peoples.
The credibility of the U.N. is
questioned on a frequent ba­sis.
As such, the organization
is not one that should be cre­ating
nations.
The U.N. grossly mishandles
or outright abuses their fund­ing.
Its peacekeepers are sel­dom
trustworthy and often
hindered by bureacracy and
incompetence.
As we witnessed in Hai­ti
when cruise ships carrying
peacekeepers anchored off­shore
and wasted thousands
of dollars, the U.N. is often in­capable
of discipline.
It is the sole right, responsi­bility
and privilege of the peo­ple
in Israel, the West Bank
and Gaza to settle their differ­ences
and to create a system
that works for them.
A U.N. resolution will only
aggravate an already tense sit­uation.
If this were an imppssibili-ty,
our opinion would be differ­ent.
But this isn't an impossi­ble
situation. We believe peace
can be achieved.
Rational, good Israelis and
Palestinians exist. These peo­ple
want peace, and given the
opportunity, they will find a
way.
However, the process has
proved difficult.
Many lives have been lost in
a stalemate of both military
and diplomatic strength; thus,
the Israeli government can­not,
and should not, relinquish
land that would leave them
susceptible to attack.
This isn't an amazing or dif­ficult
concept. Would Ameri­ca
not fiercely defend its bor­ders
if it were neighbors with
the likes of Iran, Syria, Turkey,
Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
Would we not be wary of a
people who launch rocket at­tacks
into our villages and
towns while at the same time
declaring we're the reason ne­gotiations
stall?
— YOUR VIEW
There is a problem of focus
with the Palestinian people.
We do believe they want
peace, but at the same time
they elect a government that
will not accept anything less
than what amounts to a sur­render
on the part of Israel.
The two don't mesh.
The 1967 borders cannot
be reinstituted. The loss of the
Golan Heights would be stra­tegically
devastating for Israe­li
security.
Further, Israel acquired the
territory through a legitimate
war of self-defense. They have
as much a claim to the Golan
Heights as the United States
does to Texas.
The situation is complex
and frustrating. It's profound­ly
sad to see people fighting
day to day, either for what they
believe or merely to stay alive.
Peace is a noble goal, and we
believe the Palestinian and Is­raeli
people understand that.
Like it or not, that's the way
things are in the Middle East,
and ho resolution from the
United Nations is going to
change that.
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Anybody who recognizes
Israel will bum in the fire
of the Islamic nation's fury."
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Improving race relations begins with acceptance of responsibility
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NICK BOWMAN
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I've always found the best way to get
people out of a room is to talk about race.
They're afraid of the discussion. Even I'm
afraid of the discussion, to a point.
It's a poisonous topic for white people.
It ends political aspirations, employment
and relationships. Anyone, whether a ce­lebrity,
politician or public figure, who even
slightly criticizes a policy that only mildly
involves race, is thoroughly reviled.
I must ask: why?
Why can we not simply talk about racial
issues without fear of being alienated or be­littled?
This problem goes beyond issues direct­ly
relating to race. It is enough to criticize
the decisions of a member of another race.
Why is it that I cannot disagree with
Obama's policies? Why is it that I must be
painted as a vicious racist incapable of any
thought beyond, "He looks different! Get
him!" if I have a problem with the way he
runs the country?
Is it a Democratic ploy to shut down crit­icism
of their party? If that's the case, does
the black population accept the role of lib­eral
rampart?
Claiming the country is racist because
of Obama's approval rating, or the resis­tance
to the stimulus and health care bills,
makes no sense. He won with a majority of
the popular vote. Somewhere, someplace,
there were white people voting for Obama.
Are we racist by virtue of disagreeing
with the president? Are we only respect­able
and free of our discriminative tenden­cies
while we're in lockstep with his poli­cies?
I've taken to heart the words of Martin
Luther King Jr. I judge Obama not by the
color of his skin, but by the content of his
character. I, personally, am not impressed.
And what of "reverse" racism? Does hate
flow but one way? The incredibly offensive
hypocrisy of this term compels us to move
beyond it. That word points the rhetorical
finger at the white population and says, "It
is you who are evil. It is you who spreads
contempt."
Racism is racism, and it has no origin.
Humanity has always been skeptical of the
"other." There is nothing more natural than
to judge.
We must join together as people and
move forward. We must stop tearing open
the wound of an older time when it be­comes
convenient to do so.
In no way am I dismissing the evils of
racism. Dehumanizing any person based
on something so insignificant as skin color
is unworthy of our species. It is a scourge,
but it is not one exclusive to the white pop­ulation.
I invite people, all people, to hold ac­countable
those who abuse the color of
their skin for their irresponsible actions.
They cheapen the racial fabric of our coun­try
by using fear to punish those they dis­agree
with. Let us be better than they.
Creative design as important to newspapers as creative reporting
COLUMN
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NEWMAN
DESIGNS'
THEPLAINSMAN.
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The design, and not just
the stories, of The Auburn
Plainsman is a high priori­ty
to the staff. Editors value
design just as much as an
artist, architect or design­er
would. We are all cre­ative
and are taught to no­tice
aesthetic details.
There isn't much differ­ence
between students in
math or science or engi­neering.
We all strive to
solve problems.
We have to be meticulous
to achieve success.
I think it's important to
take advantage of the simi­larities
between us. Being in
school, we have an incredi­ble
opportunity to interact
with a multitude of differ­ent
people. We can all be­come
involved in the cre­ation
of original ideas.
Working at The Plains­man
has opened my eyes to
this idea. Getting out of my
design studio and into an­other
one has not only in­creased
my knowledge in
the artistic realm, but has
expanded my comfort zone
to accept other creative ap­proaches
to my work.
Recreation and Wellness Center a thankless burden on seniors, juniors
MARIA IAMPIETRO
PHOTO@THEPLAJNSMAN.COM
As I walk through the Student Center, I
am constantly reminded how awesome the
new state-of-the-art Recreation and Well­ness
Center will be next fall. There is going
to be a hanging figure-eight track, a lounge
pool and a rock wall.
There's only one problem: I will never get
to use it. I will, however, have paid $600 for
it by the time I graduate this.spring.
The reason, I am told, I cannot complain
about this fee is because it was a self-as­sessed
fee, meaning that we, students, as­sessed
it to ourselves by voting majority
"yes" in the campaign to build the new cen­ter
in February 2009.1 voted "no," knowing
I would never see my $600 again. I'd rath­er
have an iPad or pay some bills or some­thing.
Looking at images of workout rooms
with floor-to-ceiling windows plastered all
over the Student Center makes me bitter.
The University is always asking me for more
money. Take for example, the "Student Giv­ing
Campaign"—what a joke! I want some
payoff.
What if there were a way those who paid
fees for the rec center, but will graduate be­fore
its opening, could see some payoff?
What if, by some stroke of magic, the
University decided we deserved some kind
of rain check? That would be sweet. Those
of us who may decide to stick around Au­burn
could still use the center.
Currently, the fee for the recreation cen­ter
is $150 per semester, but it will jump to
$200 next fall when the center opens. Since
I will have paid $600, that would equate to
three semesters of use, redeemable with­in
a span of a certain number of years (I'm
thinking 10). I think that's fair—and high­ly
unlikely.
I guess I'm not used to things at Auburn
being fair. It also would have been fair for
me to get football tickets as a freshman.
That didn't happen.
If I got to use the recreation center for
three semesters, I would be happy. Until I
receive the rain check I deserve, I won't be
satisfied.
The Editorial Board
MIRANDA DOLLARHIDE
EDITOR
Liz CONN
MANAGING EDITOR
ALISON MCFERRIN
NEWS EDITOR
CHELSEA HARVEY
CAMPUS EDITOR
RAYE MAY
INTRIGUE EDITOR
NICK BOWMAN
OPINIONS EDITOR
NIK MARKOPOULOS
COPY EDITOR
CHRISTINA SANTEE MARIA IAMPIETRO
SPORTS EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR
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Tigers seek redemption after Clemson
COLEMAN MCDOWELL
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
After suffering their first defeat since
2009, the Tigers .hope to get back to their
winning ways when they host the Florida
Atlantic Owls Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Owls (0-2) have strayed from the
comfort of the Sun Belt Conference and
faced a brutal opening stretch of games,
starting their season with away games
against No. 22 Florida and No. 17 Michigan
State.
When the Owls have the football Sat­urday,
two of the statistically worst units
in the nation will be on the field: the Owls
rank 120th in the NCAA in total offense,
while the Tigers rank 117tn in total defense.
The Tigers' (2-1, 1-0 SEC) low ranking
can be partially attributed to the youth at
every level of the defense, but coach Gene
Chizik isn't using the lack of experience as
a crutch.
"The certain problems are going to be
solved by them executing what is called,"
Chizik said. "Whether it's a senior, none of
that matters. We're in game four now. We
don't have any new players."
Defensive coordinator Ted Roof knows
his unit's deficiencies are not permanent.
"The good news is it's all fixable, and we
want it fixed today," Roof said. "But there's
no magic pill or magic dust that you just
sprinkle on. It's just a process we've got to
work through, that we've got to continue
to grind. We're all part of it. We all own it.
We've just got to keep grinding it.out to get
it fixed."
Roof used aggressive blitz packages
while coaching at Duke University and the
University of Minnesota, and he continues
to do so at Auburn. He employed an aggres­sive
defensive gameplan to counter Clem-
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Running back Michael Dyer sprints from an opposing Tiger at Saturday's game.
son's spread last Saturday, but the inability
to pressure the quarterback led to Clemson
racking up 624 yards of total offense.
"Part of the blitz is hitting the right lanes,
attacking, pop the pads, all the things that
go into that and the coverage element
also," Roof said. "The coverage isn't where
it needs to be to force the quarterback to
hold onto it for an extra second." '
Chizik knows improving the overall per­formance
of the defense includes many dif­ferent
facets.
"We certainly need to simplify some
things," Chizik said. "There is no ques­tion
about that. Part of the reason tackling
can become challenging is when you have
played so many plays with the same guys.
Now, that is twofold if we can't get off the
field on third down. It's really kind of a cu­mulative
effect in terms of us being able to
function better on defense."
Auburn has had a potent offense under
offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, many
times scoring enough to bail the defense
out of trouble, but Saturday was an excep­tion.
The offense was shut down in the sec­ond
half, scoring only three points, but Mal­zahn
has confidence the offense will con­tinue
to develop as the season progresses.
"We have got to get better each week, we
have to find a way of getting better at ev­erything,"
Malzahn said. "Heel strongly this
group will be a successful offense by the
end of the year."
One way to jumpstart the offense is get­ting
increased production from running
back Michael Dyer. In the first three games,
Dyer carried the ball 14, 18 and 16 times,
respectively, averaging 7.5 yards per carry.
Chizik looks for that number to increase
in the coming weeks.
"He's running fresh and well, and you
can expect him getting the ball more as we
move forward," Chizik said. "He was very
productive, as we all know. That's the rea­son
I'm saying our aim is to get him more."
Across the sideline from Chizik will be
FAU head coach Howard Schnellenberg-er.
Schnellenberger has been at FAU since
2001 and has been coaching since 1959.
When asked if Chizik would like to con­tinue
coaching as long as Schnellenberger,
who is 77 years old, Chizik replied with a
straightforward "No."
Chizik has great respect for the job Sch­nellenberger
has done at FAU.
» See FOOTBALL, B2
Engineers recover robotic eagle prototype, take it to new heights
CHRISTINA SANTEE
SPORTS EDITOR
Rumor has it a new bird might
be stealing beloved eagles Nova
and Spirit's limelight on game-days—
a bird that is more predict­able
and obedient.
Resurrected by Jarred Beck and
Brian Pappas, seniors in electrical
and computer engineering, and
graduate student Emile Ewing,
"Robo-Nova" was rescued from
storage after a summer clean­up
of Broun Hall's electrical engi­neering
lab.
Originally constructed as a se­nior
design project in fall 2009,
the mechanized ornithopter was
initially designed to mimic a car­dinal,
not an eagle.
Charlie Stringfellow, Auburn
alumnus in electrical and com­puter
engineering, was the first to
propose the idea of a robotic car­dinal,
mimicking the mascot of
Ball State University.
"He and his wife wanted to sup­port
some student projects," said
Thaddeus Roppel, associate pro­fessor
in electrical engineering.
"He said, 'My wife is an alumna
of Ball State and their mascot is a
cardinal.' He said if we could make
a bird like an eagle, except make
it look like a cardinal, then that
would be something of interest."
Although the request seemed a
bit unusual at the time, generous
funding by Stringfellow allowed
for the project. That semester, two
groups of students produced a
pair of well-crafted machines. Ro-bo-
Nova remains in Broun, while
the other was given to the String-fellows
as a gift.
Similar to the workings of a ra-dio-
cont'rolled model airplane,
Robo-Nova operates via a re-
•chargeable battery and joystick.
Using altered parts purchased
from a store-bought kit, the cre­ation
features a lightweight car­bon-
fiber frame and a nylon skin.
"We definitely looked at the
possibilities of how to make an
eagle from scratch," Pappas said.
"We've looked at different materi­als
and done a little research into
the true movements of how a bird
actually moves. This one does flap
its wings, but it's very simplified
to how a bird moves."
On a fully charged battery, Ro­bo-
Nova can remain airborne for
up to 10 minutes.
"They originally built them
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with a wireless camera," Beck said
of earlier prototypes. "I think the
bird had GPS on it so you could
tell it where to fly'
However, Robo-Nova has short­comings
which keep it from com­peting
with Spirit and Nova. In
the machine's current state, the
strong wind currents present in
the stadium would be too much
for the robotic counterpart to
withstand.
"With this particular bird,
wind is very bad for it," Beck said.
"It's really hard to control it even
if there's a slight breeze. That's
» See ROBO-NOVA, B2
Clemson fans prove Auburn isn't the only classy Southern school
BRANDON
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Clemson is Auburn with a lake?
Try again.
I've heard people say Auburn
and Clemson are alike my entire
life, and last weekend I made the
trip to South Carolina and had a
chance to see for myself.
I've returned to the Plains, and
my experience tells me that, while
there are similarities, Auburn is
one of a kind.
The mascot of both teams is
the Tigers. Auburn and Clemson
are also land-grant institutions
in their respective states and are
known for having great engineer­ing
programs.
The campuses of both schools
are a lot alike, except it looks like
Clemson hasn't constructed a
new building in a decade.
Clemson's Tillman Hall and
Auburn's Samford Hall, the icon­ic
clock towers of the campus­es,
were both designed by Bruce
& Morgan, the architectural firm
responsible for arranging earlier
blueprints of the structures.
Then there's Clemson Memori­al
Stadium, where part of the stu­dent
section is a grassy hill. Be­tween
its scoreboard and occa­sional
tiger-growl sound over
the loudspeaker, I'm questioning
why they haven't considered ren­ovations.
At least paint the score­board
to make it the correct col­or
purple.
Everything about the stadium
screamed ACC. And when I think
ACC, I don't think football.
The ACC is second-rate when
it comes to football, other than
Florida State. When have you ever
been scared to play an ACC team,
before Saturday?
For that reason, the atten­dance
surprised me. As the game
was starting, the student section
wasn't even full, and the game
wasn't even a sellout.
Considering how ecstatic
Clemson fans were about beating
Auburn—despite being favored—
' you'd think they would sell out an
80,473-seat stadium.
Let me tell you, though, the
fans were loud. That was the thing
that made me realize Clemson
and Auburn had something deep
in common.
Clemson fans wasted no time
in spreading Tiger spirit. They
cheered from kickoff until they
rushed the field after the game.
Speaking of which, who lets fans
go Onto the field after the game?
And as sick of hearing their "1-
2-3-4..." cheer as I was, I must ad­mit,
it was deafening. The en­tire
"Solid Orange" crowd was in­volved.
Regardless of how the game
went, Clemson's fans impressed
me during and after. Auburn's
fans, however, did not.
After Barrett Trotter's fourth-quarter
interception, a few navy-clad
fans began making the walk'
back to their tailgates. By the
time Clemson drove down the
field, running off the clock, there
was a steady stream of Auburn
fans leaving. There were still three
minutes left in the game. Auburn
fans were All In... the parking lot.
Clemson fans seemed to care
more about celebrating the vic­tory
than reminding Auburn fans
the winning streak was over, oth­er
than the few fans that yelled
"Roll Tide" at me. Every game
should have that kind of sports­manship
afterward.
That night I went to a birthday
party for a family friend attended
primarily by Clemson boosters,
and while we were the only Au­burn
fans there, you'd have never
known.
We actually talked more about
South Carolina than the day's
game, and the few comments
amongst them were all quiet. It
was classy.
I may make jokes about Clem­son
not having the best football
facility or newest campus, but the
fans are awesome. Other Auburn
fans I've talked to have agreed.
In the past year there have been
several articles by opponents
commenting how nice Auburn
fans are, and Clemson is of the
same spirit. Saturday was a good
nonconference game, and even
if the result wasn't what the or­ange
and blue was looking for, the
sportsmanship displayed was re­freshing.
I hope the kindness in Clemson
was an experience for Auburn to
bring back to the Plains and con­tinue
to practice toward away
fans. No one wants to travel hun­dreds
of miles to be taunted.
Also, Auburn fans needs to ap­preciate
the generosity that was
given last weekend after the de­feat
by the home Tigers because
I don't think it will be shown on
the road for the remainder of the
2011 season, especially at LSU
and Georgia.
For the trash talk that is bound
to come, keep in mind the words
of Jay-Z: "You can pay for school,
but you can't buy class.
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"He's been a tremen­dous
football coach over
the years and has had a lot
of success and really start­ed
that program from the
ground up and has done a
tremendous job with that,"
Chizik said. "I don't really
know him very well, but I
have met him a couple of
times, and I am very aware
of the great job he has
done over the years coach­ing."
On the offensive side
of the ball, there are few
bright spots for the Owls.
They have a total of 185
yards of offense through
their two games this sea­son,
managing a meager
52 rushing yards.
Junior quarterback Gra­ham
Wilbert has complet­ed
18 of his 36 passes for
122 total yards. Running
back Alfred Morris, who
has over 2,000 career rush­ing
yards, has been held to
37 yards on 24 carries this
season.
The defense ranks 107th
in the nation, giving up 451
yards and 42.5 points per
game. The lone highlight
of the year for the FAU de­fense
was tallying three in­terceptions
against Flori­da.
The matchup versus
Florida Atlantic will serve
as a game for the Tigers
to regain confidence lost
from the Clemson game
and prepare for six con­secutive
SEC games. But
Chizik wants this week to
be about Auburn.
"It's not really about
Florida Atlantic, redly and
truly," Chizik said. "This is
a game where we've got
to improve some things
in practice and go out on
gameday and execute the
things that we feel like we
need to improve on.
"It's very obvious that
we need to play better all
the way around as a team.
That's the beauty of foot­ball:
it's not about Florida
Atlantic or anybody else.
It's about Auburn, and we
have a lot of improvement
to do."
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something that would be
considered if there was a
future version.
"It would have to be
heavy enough and have
enough controls to coun­teract
for that. Safety would
be a major concern when
you let one of these go
around all 87,451 of your fa­vorite
friends.".
Though chances are slim
that Robo-Nova will soon
replace Auburn's cherished
War Eagles, it's still possible
the ornithopter could serve
another purpose.
"A robotic one—if the
controls were right—could
fly in the arena or some­thing
like that," Beck said,
"something smaller where
you couldn't really bring an
actual eagle in."
Robo-Nova could also be
a reliable substitute when
conditions aren't favorable
for Spirit or Nova.
"If it becomes a problem
where they can't fly, at least
there would be a backup or
something we could demo
outside or in more hectic
environments where you
couldn't actually bring the
eagle out," Beck said.
Those involved hope to
see more lifelike features
on the next model, assum­ing
they are able to find the
time and funding.
"We're talking a lot about
how they fly is related to
the feathers, so we were
hoping to keep it a tradi­tional
eagle shape," Beck
said. "Eagles fly really well,
so it gives a really good
blueprint as something to
work toward for mechani­cal
models."
A prototype worthy of
replacing Auburn's ea­gles
could be designed and
built in as soon as one to
two years.
"We are exploring op­tions
of building our own
prototype that could actu­ally
do that," Beck said. "I
don't know at what stage
we are now, but there have
been thoughts. Hopefully,
the next one will have a lit­tle
more intelligence to it­self
to help it stay in the air."
Assistant coach Braswell a strong addition to equestrian team
care in Hartford, Conn.
Heifer has worked with
Braswell for five years and
considers her an asset in ev­ery
position she has served.
"She not only brings with
her a wealth of knowledge
and experience, but she has
a lot of fresh and new ideas
to enhance the team," Heif­er
said. "She is extreme­ly
organized, hardwork­ing
and dedicated to every­thing
she does."
Coach Greg Williams re­cruited
Braswell six years
ago and invited her to work
clinics and camps during
her years as an athlete and
through graduate school.
"I recruited Jess to come
to Auburn \yhen she was in
high school," Williams said.
Williams then trained
Braswell for the four years
she rode at Auburn.
"Getting to see Jessica
coach these riders—par­ticularly
the upper-level
ones-^was more proof of
qualifications than many
coaches get to see firsthand
when making a hire," Wil­liams
said.
"Jessica knows this sys­tem,
she knows Auburn
and what it takes to win in
the SEC."
Braswell said she is most
excited about the coach­ing
staff working cohesive­ly
with the team and not
separating to train the girls
based on their strengths.
"I was very pleased that
the girls were focused and
supported each other,"
Braswell said. "It gave me
an idea of how they work
in a competitive environ­ment."
The first match of the
season will be away at the
University of Tennessee at
Martin. Braswell said she
hopes to help build on the
team's existing success.
"Our ultimate goal is an­other
national champion­ship,"
Braswell said. "But
I also want the girls to feel
great about what they have
done and what they have
accomplished—appreciate
the University and the en­vironment
that they are in."
BIANCA SEWARD
WHITER
After four years on the
Auburn equestrian team,
Jessica Braswell is trad­ing
her riding boots for a
coaching cap.
Braswell is joining the
equestrian staff in their
pursuit of a third national
championship.
Braswell was no strang­er
to success before becom­ing
hunt seat coach for the
nationally ranked team.
She led Auburn to a nation­al
championship in 2006
as well as a national cham­pionship
in hunt seat, her
specialty, in 2008.
Originally from Rich­mond,
Va., Braswell stud­ied
both agricultural eco­nomics
and Spanish inter­national
trade.
Before attending col­lege
at Auburn, Braswell
showed horses and ponies
on the A-Circuit. She also
won the Virginia Horse
Shows Association cham­pionship
for best child rid­er
in 2002 and 2004.
After earning her under­graduate
degree, Braswell
completed her master's in
business administration.
During graduate school
Braswell stayed close to the
team by working as direc­tor
of operations.
"I am excited to be com­ing
back to a program I be­lieve
in," Braswell said. "I
was an athlete not too long
ago, and I hope I am able to
relate to the team and re­member
what it's like to
ride in college."
Braswell's first taste of
coaching came Thursday
at the team's inner squad
meet.
"Her transition into
coaching has been so easy,"
said Lisa Heifer, western
discipline coach. "She is a
natural coach and the ath­letes
respect her. Thursday
night was a great start to
the season."
Before securing her posi-ton
at Auburn, Braswell
worked as a strategist in the
proposal management de­partment
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Athlete of the Week: Bianca
Sierra, dedicated soccer player
REBECCA CROOMES
ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Bianca Sierra first put
on her first pair of soccer
cleats when she was 3 years
old.
Her father wanted her to
develop footwork skills for
a career in basketball, but
things didn't turn out the
way he planned.
The sophomore in ex­ercise
science from Liver-more,
Calif., headed* the
ball into the net for a 1 -0
win over No. 5 Duke Sept. 2,
landing her spots in Soccer
Americas Team of the Week
and Our Game Magazine's
Players to Watch list.
Sierra played soccer
through her entire prep
school career, which would
later serve as preparation
for her collegiate career.
When it came time to
choose a college, she decid­ed
to put on the No. 7 jer­sey
for Auburn over sever­al
other schools, including
Oregon and Texas Christian
University.
"I just liked the cam­pus,
the coaches, the team
chemistry and the whole
feel of the Auburn family,"
Sierra said.
Coach Karen Hoppa said
Sierra played in almost ev­ery
game as a freshman, but
has now locked-in a start­ing
position in her sopho­more
year.
"She's really getting bet­ter
every game she plays,"
Hoppa said.
Hoppa also said the team
was proud of Sierra making
her first career goal against
Duke, a win Hoppa said the
team felt they deserved.
"It's one she'll never for­get,"
Hoppa said. "Our team
is really focused on being
great, and Bianca is one of
those players."
Redshirt freshman goal­keeper
Chandler Hillin said
Sierra has been a huge help
to the defense and is a reas­surance
on the field.
"I know she would have
my back," Hillin said.
A five-hour flight sepa­rates
Sierra from her par­ents
and brother.
However, she said the
transition from California
to Alabama has been easy
enough.
"I love it," Sierra said. "It's
way different than Califor­nia
in a good way. Everyone
is so much nicer."
Even when Sierra is not
playing soccer for the Ti­gers,
she is still playing "the
beautiful game" with the
national women's team of
Mexico.
Sierra spent the summer
of 2010 in Germany playing
against teams from around
the world in the FIFA U-20
Women's World Cup. Mex­ico
made it as far as the
quarterfinals before falling
to South Korea.
It was further than Mex­ico's
women's team had ad­vanced
in a long time, Sier­ra
said.
Hoppa said Sierra isn't
the first Auburn player
to also play for a national
team.
"It's a great honor to rep­resent
your country," Hop­pa
said. "We're very sup­portive
of her playing for
Mexico because it is such
a great opportunity, and it
makes her a better player."
Sierra and the Tigers re­turn
home to the Auburn
Soccer Complex Friday
night after tying Colorado
and defeating Denver 2-1
in a tournament last week­end
in Denver.
Friday's game is a con­ference
match against Ken­tucky
(7-1) and will begin
at 7:30 p.m.
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Gene Chizik and Clemson coach Dabo Sweeney shake hands after the game.
student since the 2008 sea­son
when we had people
booing one of our own play­ers.
Did I want to beat Utah
State and cruise to a boring
52-10 victory? Of course,
but that didn't happen.
Did I want to give up 600
plus yards to Clemson? No,
but it happened.
This isn't 2010. Cam New­ton,
Nick Fairley, Darvin
Adams—all those guys are
gone. If you get mad and
leave every time we get
down by 10 points or more
this year, you might as well
sell your tickets to scalpers,
because it's going to hap­pen.
Our team is super tal­ented
and had a lot of stars
next to their names com­ing
out of high school, but
at the same time, we are so
young that games like Sat­urday's
loss are going to
happen.
But you know what?
Those same players you
gave up on so easily are
the foundation of our next
championship.
The very players that
people spent Saturday
night dogging on mes­sage
boards are going to be
the guys who get Auburn
through this season or get
us back to the top in 2012.
All of the young guys are
only going to get better.
I have been going to Au­burn
games since I was 1
year old, and one of the first
things I learned from my
father was that you don't
leave Auburn games early.
I was there in '96 when
the "Barn" burned, and my
mother had to drag me out
of the stadium kicking and
screaming because I want­ed
to stay in the stands with
my father.
And through all the loss­es,
all the blowouts, the en­tire
1998 season, I have only
left one game early that I
can recall.
That one being the 2001
Iron Bowl because my fa­ther
didn't want me to hear
the Alabama fans in the
nearby sections sing "Ram­mer
Jammer" after defeat­ing
us.
It isn't that hard to sup­port
your team to the end
no matter what.
Auburn's football team
made a dream come true
for every single Auburn fan
in the world in 2010, but
three quarters into the 2011
season, some of those same
"fans" elected to head for
the exits,
One other thing I have
learned from Auburn foot­ball
is that if you stand by
them long enough, eventu­ally
they will reward your
patience.
The 2008 season was
abysmal, but I would do it
again every time if it means
another 2010.
One of the main things I
thought was special about
Auburn was that we loved
Auburn football because
we first loyed Auburn Uni­versity.
But so far this sea­son,
it's evident we only
love Auburn football when
we're winning.
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to watch the Tigers play
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That's how many days we
haye the opportunity to en­ter
the gates of the stadium
that each fan longs to enter
as soon as the previous sea­son
ends.
Seven Saturdays out of
52. That's how many week­ends
we get the chance to
make our small, personal
contribution to Auburn's
football program by sup­porting
our Tigers, win or
lose.
But for two of the first
three games this season,
there have been fans piling
out of the stadium before
the clock reads 0:00.
I saw it at Clemson this
past weekend, and every­one
saw the mass exodus
during the fourth quarter
against Utah State.
This team took an en­tire
fanbase on their back
last season and gave us
the most memorable year
of Auburn football history,
and how do we repay them?
By filing out of the stands
with our tails between our
legs midway through the
fourth quarter.
I have never been so em­barrassed
to be an Auburn
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The Auburn cross-coun­try
teams protected their
home course during the
only home meet of the sea­son.
The men's team, which
won a title in Troy during
their season opener, con­tinued
their strong perfor­mance
with another first-place
finish in the Auburn
Invitational held Sept. 9.
The team got a boost
from two newcomers as
redshirt freshman Niklas
Buhner took the top indi­vidual
spot in the 6K race.
"Buhner just got back
from Europe from being at
home, and we also held out
Kane Grimster last week,"
said coach Mark Carroll.
/'The idea was to just give
them an 'extra week of
training and bring every­one
over with a full team
today."
Carroll wants the mo­mentum
from the victory
to carry over to the rest of
the season.
"We've trained very hard
over the last few weeks
and to get a win at home is
great," Carroll said. "It will
be a big confidence boost­•*
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er and a big morale booster
moving forward from here."
Grimster, a freshman
from Australia, finished
fifth behind Buhner, fol­lowed
by senior Jeff Sand­ers,
sophomore Samu­el
Mueller and senior Joby
Peake.
Those times were enough
for the Tigers to top Ken-nesaw
State 30-59 and take
first place.
The women's race looked
promising at the beginning,
but the Tigers couldn't hold
their lead through the last
leg.
Sophomore Elizabeth
Briasco and junior Alissa
Fisher came close to plac­ing
first, but were overtak­en
during the final stretch.
"Briasco and Fisher just
got after it from the start,"
Carroll said. "Sometimes,
when you have a home
meet, you get a little excit­ed.
They both were able to
really get after it today, The
young lady from Samford
caught Briasco late in the
race, but she gave it her all.
I couldn't be happier for the
girls."
The second and fourth
overall finishes gave the
Lady Tigers a shot at anoth­er
team title, but they fell
three points shy of Georgia
State and Samford, taking
third place.
Coming within three
points of winning both
men's and women's titles,
Carroll said he was pleased
with {he performance.
"It was great today," Car­roll
said. "The ladies were
third overall, which is a
very good run on the home
course, and the men were
first. It's always good to get
a win at home. Then you
also have the individual
winner in Buhner, which is
awesome."
After a positive showing
at the Auburn Invitational,
the Tigers now turn their
focus to the Florida State
Invitational.
"From this week on, the
training changes and be­comes
slightly more in­tense,"
Carroll said. "Now
we switch more toward in­terval
work. Racing is obvi­ously
very, very good for us,
and the race this week will
be another big step up for
us at Florida State.
"The level of competition
is going up the whole time
with each meet, and we
are getting a little closer to
the SEC each time with the
thought that we peak at the
right time."
According to Carroll, the
Tigers have been improving
with each week of training.
"This week was great,"
he said. "Across the board,
everyone had great work­outs
this week. Racing at
home was big, and like I
said, racing period is worth
two to three weeks of train­ing.
It just seems like ev­eryone
came off the home
meet just a little bit further,
and the workouts this week
showed that."
Carroll said he thinks the
FSU Invitational will be a
good measuring stick of
how far the Tigers have pro­gressed.
"Florida State is very
good on both the men's
and women's sides," Car­roll
said. "You have North
Florida coming in, too. It's
16 teams, so it's a pretty big
meet. It will be strong com­petition
for us and another
step in the right direction
toward SEC."
Carroll is keeping the
team focused and hopes
they will hit their stride be­fore
SEC play begins.
"We're trying to keep get­ting
better and better each
week and taking each chal­lenge
as they come," Carroll
said. "We're excited. The
team is ready to get on the
road again this week and
then the week after at Notre
Dame. I think after that ev­eryone
will be in full race
mode."
Niklas Buhner keeps pace at the Florida Invitational.
PATRICK TIGHE
WRITER
The Auburn volleyball
team is preparing to chal­lenge
Alabama this week­end
and get their season
back on track.
Coached by Rick Nold,
who had a 172-98 record
and three NCAA postsea­son
appearances at Jack­sonville
State before joining
the Tigers in April, Auburn
is currently 6-6 and 0-2 in
nents.
The Tennessee Volun­teers
swept the Tigers on
the road Sunday in Knox-ville,
and the Crimson Tide
lost 3-1 to LSU.
"I don't think you need
to prep any differently for
a game like Alabama. The
drive comes naturally for
a rivalry," Fidero said. "We
just need to clean up some
things from this week­end,
and I think our per­conference
play.
"We need to keep work­ing
hard and playing better
than we are playing," Nold
said. "We are better than
how we are playing, and we
need to answer to that."
So far the Tigers have
been led by outside hit­ter
Kelly Fidero, senior in
health promotion, who has
108 total kills and 28 blocks,
and setter Chelsea Wintz-inger,
undeclared sopho­more,
with 228 assists.
Auburn was victorious
in both games against Ala­bama
last season, sweeping
the Crimson Tide during
the first contest at home.
The second matchup was
a close contest in Tuscalo­osa
with Auburn dropping
the first two sets, but win­ning
the next three to se­cure
the victory.
"The last time we played
them it was a very emotion­al
game. We came back and
beat them 3-2 there," said
middle blocker Camila Jer-sonsky,
sophomore in pre-polymer
and fiber engi­neering.
"We need to have
home-court advantage and
we need all of our fans out
there."
The Tide, coached by Ed
Allen, holds an identical re­cord
at 6-6 and 0-2.
Both squads are coming
off of losses to SEC oppo­formance
will be better no
matter what."
Coaches and players
agreed they need to fo­cus
and play in a manner
that helped them reach
the NCAA Tournament last
year.
The match will take place
Friday at 7 p.m. in the Stu­dent
Activities Center.
Nold encourages Auburn
fans to come to the match
and be loud.
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Actor Hal Holbrook
performed in
Opelika Sept. 15
For the show, Holbrook dresses
in old-fashioned attire: a classic
off-white suit with a red bowtie
and a chained gold pocketwatch
pinned to the front.
Holbrook embodies Twain,
sporting white hair and a mous­tache,
as well as puffing on a cigar
for the show's duration.
Holbrook becomes Twain dur­ing
the performance, reciting the
author's jokes on politics, the me­dia,
religion and life.
"If we want to know what the
human race is truly like, observe
us at election time," Holbrook
said. "Common sense is out of
place at election time."
Holbrook, as Twain, said when
science, freedom of speech and
the prudence not to exercise ei­ther,"
Holbrook said. "Washing­ton
is the stockpot for every. jack:
ass in the country."
Holbrook also satirized the re­ligious
aspects of America and
the number of Christians in the
nation's demographics, again
channeling Twain.
"If this is a Christian country,
so is Hell," Holbrook said. "Some­times
it does seem a shame that
Noah and his party did not miss
the boat... It is inscrutable to me
that God should endure all this,
with lightening so cheap."
Wealth and money was anoth­er
topic that drew a lot of noise
RAYE MAY
INTRIGUE EDITOR
Mark Twain was resurrected
on a high school performing arts
stage last week.
Hal Holbrook performed his
Tony Award-winning show,
"Mark Twain Tonight," at Opelika
High School Sept. 15. Holbrook
has been performing this specif­ic
show since 1954 and received
his first of 10 Emmy nominations
RAYE MAY / INTRIGUE EDITOR
Hal Holbrook performs "Mark Twain Tonight" at Opelika High School.
for it.
The show features only Hol­brook,
a book-laden table, a chair
and a lectern, all positioned atop
an old carpet, setting the 1800s
atmosphere.
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it comes to political elections, we
are simply watching a parade of
half-truths, and there is not one
brain among politicians that is
superior to the rest.
"We have freedom of con-from
the crowd.
Holbrook quoted Twain, say­ing
the lack of money is the root
of all evil.
"Wealth is more respectable
than virtue," he said. "People
learned to fall down and worship
wealth."
Amongst the packed audito­rium
was Donna Kelley and her
daughter Keri, a senior at Opelika
High School. Donna said it was
amazing that Twain's writings are
still relevant.
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Women can still be seen
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campus after the Labor
Day holiday, but the issue
of whether it's fashionable
is still one to be argued.
Annie Jackson, manager
at the boutique Behind the
Glass on Magnolia Avenue,
said not wearing white af­ter
Labor Day is a dying
trend.
"I definitely wear white
right now," Jackson said.
Jackson said she believes
celebrities are looked to for
fashion ideas, adding that
trends come to Alabama
from the West Coast and
New York.
"In Auburn, there aren't
^pany people who create
their own look," Jackson
said. "Fashion travels and
makes its way here a little
later."
Nicole Halpin, junior in
marketing, said wearing
white after Labor Day is a
funny rule to her.
"I do not wear white af­ter
Labor Day," Halpin said.
"The rule isn't as strict as it
used to be, but my grand­mother
also said it was
tacky."
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BECKY HARDY
ASSISTANT INTRIGUE EDITOR
High-waisted skirts and
shorts can be seen all over
campus this fall. They can
be worn to class, out to
parties or even just loung­ing
around the dorm. This
trend is a go-to for women
looking for an easy but chic
outfit.
High-waisted bottoms
can add flair to any outfit,
so knowing how to wear
this style correctly is cru­cial.
High-waisted bottoms
just started getting popu­lar
about a year ago. Seen
on runways from design­ers
such as Derek Lam and
Nanette Lepore, this 1970s
style is coming back with a
vengeance.
The pieces are best
known for lengthening a
woman's legs and shrink­ing
her waist.
Women wearing a pair of
high-waisted jeanS could
pair them with a tucked-in
flowy top or a V-neck with
a light vest
Since high-waisted jeans
• are close-fitting around the
waist, too much hug of the
fabric can make a girl look
curvy in the wrong places.
While some pieces can
be less than flattering if
worn the wrong way, many
girls find the high-waisted
look fabulous.
"I don't wear any skirts
that aren't high-waisted,"
said Jessie Harrison, fresh­man
in chemical engineer­ing.
"For my figure it's slim­ming
because it accentu­ates
the tiniest part of my
bocly."
The same rules apply
to wearing high-waisted
shorts. Since showing leg
is inevitable when wear­ing
these pieces, the trick
is to not show too much
else. When wearing high-waisted
shorts or skirts,
a cute blouse that covers
the shoulders is the perfect
balance.
"I wear lots of high-waisted
shorts," said Bailey
Vaughn, freshman in phys­ical'therapy.
"I like them
because they are very cute."
Whether women wear
them for style or to accen­tuate
their figures, high-waisted
bottoms are here
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She said she doesn't have
an exact reason for follow­ing,
the rule, except that it
was decided a long time
ago and should be fol­lowed.
The weather also plays
a significant role in still
wearing white this late in
the year, especially with
white shoes, Miller said.
"White shoes go with
a lot of things," she said.
"That's the main reason,
because their summery
clothes match their white
shoes."
Jackson suggested pair­ing
white with a blazer or
a fall top.
"It's all about the pairing
and playing it up with jew­elry,"
Jackson said.
One exception for Mill­er
is wearing white denim
pants until it gets cooler.
Miller said she would
wear them now with her
summer tops until the
end of September, but she
would not use white denim
to help transition into a fall
wardrobe.
"I would still wear them
until I was wearing fall
clothes," Miller said.
Halpin said white shoes,
linen pants and white
dresses should be kept in
the closet until Memori­al
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"Those are definitely big
no-nos," Halpin said.
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