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Swope said gender expression encompasses
transsexual or transgen-der
people, who are currently not ex- The Space Research Institute loses funding, closes without warning
» See GENDER, A2
East Tliach
undergoes
speed limit
decrease
ALISON MCFERRIN
NEWS EDITOR
Auburn City Council gave the
green light for speed limit reductions
on East Thach Avenue, but not
all council members were full speed
ahead on the plan.
"There's just been a growing concern
that we're setting precedents
that we probably shouldn't set," said
Councilman Gene Dulaney.
Dulaney was one of four votes
against the change, along with Mayor
Bill Ham, Bob Norman and Brent
Beard.
The 35 miles per hour speed limit
on Thach was reduced to 25 miles per
hour, a change which went into effect
Tuesday.
In favor of the vote were Robin Kel-ley,
Arthur Dowdell, Dick Phelan,
Tom Worden and Sheila Eckman.
Residents initiated the request,
saying people were driving 45-50
miles per hour, but a traffic calming
study on the road indicated otherwise.
Hie study showed that 85 percent
of drivers on East Thach were
going 39-40 miles per hour in the 35
mph zone—not fast enough to warrant
action.
"People drive at the speed at which
they are comfortable driving," said
city traffic engineer Brandy Ezelle.
"Changing the speed limit does not
necessarily change drivers' b'ehav-
» See TRAFFIC, A2
One organization is writing a recipe
for change.
Spectrum, the Auburn Gay-
Straight Alliance, has started a petition
to add gender expression to the
list of protected classes under Auburn
University's official policies.
Currently, the University's official
policy regarding prohibited harassment
of students explicitly grants
protection from discrimination on
the basis of age, sex, religion, race, color,
national origin, sexual orientation
or disability.
According to Joni Swope, Spectrum's
director of social affairs, gender
expression is a category separate
from sexual orientation.
This vacuum that simulates the environment of outerspace is the last major piece of equipment the Space Research Institute has to move out of the Leach Center.
Gone without a trace
HAYLEY BLAIR
ASSOCIATE CAMPUS EDITOR
The Space Research Institute is
being shut down as the Office of the
Vice President for Research (OVPR)
reorganizes its institutes.
In order to cut down on costs, the
OVPR is evaluating its research centers
and will either place them under
the care of a college that would
sponsor the organization or eliminate
them altogether.
Although it's been lucrative for
the University in the past, the Space
Research Institute has stumbled
through the pitfalls of the economy
and is losing money,
John Mason Jr., vice president for
research, was also concerned the institute
had become more valuable to
scientific organizations outside Auburn.
One of the many projects the institute
worked on for organizations
outside the University is a satellite it
tested for NASA.
"They're building a satellite called
solar probe plus, and it's going to
be the closest satellite to ever orbit
the sun," said Steve Best, former research
engineer at the institute. "To
keep the satellite from burning up,
they have to build heat shield materials
they needed tested."
NASA requested help from many
space research institutes on the
project, including Oakridge National
Laboratory, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
in California, the NASA facilities
in Goddard and the space institute
at Johns Hopkins, but Best said
the Space Research Institute was the
only one able to do it.
"I met with the guys and said, 'I
think we can do it,' and we did," Best
said. "We do some unique stuff, and
when (NASA) found out'we were
closing, they were kind of upset."
Best said some of the employees
from the institute would be creating
a new business in Notasulga, so
space research organizations out-
Caitlyn Coats, alumna of chemical engineering, sits in the once-active space institute.
side the University can still go to
them for help.
"I told them to wait a little bit and
we may have that capability again off
site," Best said. "They've already told
us that if we can make it work off
campus, they have more work they
want us to do."
Brian Wells, former senior research
associate at the institute, said
the new business was started from
personal money some of the institute's
employees had saved and is
projected to open in December.
"We used to be on the outskirts of
campus," Wells said. "As the University
has grown, we are no longer on
the edge of campus, but at its core, so
they're trying to convert this space
for academic research. There just
wasn't a compelling reason as to why
we needed to be on campus."
Memorial honors student deaths
HAYLEY BLAIR
ASSOCIATE CAMPUS EDITOR
After numerous student deaths,
the SGA has decided to sponsor a
memorial for students who attended
Auburn University, and have now
passed away.
The idea has been initiated twice
before, and a student memorial was
almost incorporated into the design
of the Student Center in 2008, but the
project was never finished.
"It's just something that came to
light with all the visible deaths," said
SGA President Kirby Turnage. "It's an
area of campus we noticed that we
don't have that a lot of our peers do.
It will be a place to healthily grieve
and gather in times like this."
Chris Osterlund. executive vice
president of the SGA, was the primary
proponent of the project and was
the first to present the idea to the
SGA.
"When I was in Nicaragua for
spring break, I had a good group of
very close friends who were grieving
over Mary Beth (Goodner)'s death,"
Osterlund said. "While it was extremely
saddening, I did notice the
fellowship that was created there,
and the ability to gather as a body
was really healing."
Osterlund said he wanted a place
at Auburn that would foster that kind
of fellowship as well.
"What we really want to promote
is a place where students can gather
when there is a death," Osterlund
said.
The project will be funded primarily
through fundraisers and outside
donations, but the SGA has voted to
give $3,000 to start off the project.
"We passed a bill for $3,000 to
get the program off the ground and
started with materials that will contribute
to the industrial design program
and get them started with the
essential materials they need,", said
SGA Vice President Vanessa Tarpos.
The entire project will cost approximately
$500,000 and will be
designed by Auburn industrial and '
graphic design students.
"This is a very expensive project
that will not be paid for by student
fees," Kirby said. "There's going to
have to be some private fundraising
and other revenue sources because
this is not something we can fund
out of the Student Activities Budget"
The monument is still in the planning
stages and nothing is official yet,
but a possible place it may be built is
in Ross Square, the area with the Koi
pond between Foy and Samford.
"If we have it in Ross Square we ,
would have the monument and the
landscape around it completely renovated,"
Osterlund said. "1 would
hope that when I graduate in May of
2013 we will have a definite place for
it to be put and a definite design and
we'd be looking to contract it out."
Osterlund has beSn looking into
the creation of a memorial for eight
months and has even talked to psychologists
to see if the memorial
would be beneficial.
The psychologists said the memorials
are good because it allows student
deaths to be mourned in a way
that's both respectful and uniform.
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North Dean Road
Nov. 4,12:12 p.m.
• Samuel Martinez, 32, of Mexico City
North Dean Road at Opelika Road
Nov. 5, 4:12 a.m.
• Brandley S. Webster, 42, of Anniston
North Wire Road at Webster Road
Jan. 1, 5:55 a.m.
• Courtney N. Ingalis, 23, of Birmingham
South College Street at East Samford Avenue
Nov. 5,11:44 p.m.
• Michael T. Torres, 18, of Huntsville
West Magnolia Avenue at Cox Street
Nov. 6,12:14 a.m.
• James J. Alexander, 27, of Alexander City
Annalue Drive at Thorpe Street
Nov. 6,1:48 a.m.
• Ayten S. Bakhiyarova, 28, of Baku, Azerbaijan
Stage Road at North Dean Road
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• Audie J. Vaughn, 23, of Montgomery
South College Street at East University Drive
Nov. 6, 3:09 a.m.
• Colby J. Smith, 18, of Nashville, Tenn.
South Donahue Drive at South College Street
Nov. 8, 2:50 a.m.
• Michael B. Barnes, 26, of Kennesaw, Ga.
Opelika Road at Temple Street
Nov. 9,1:54 a.m.
• Richard E. Speake, 55, of Opelika
Wire Road at Talheim Street
Nov. 9,3:27 a.m.
Campus A2 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, November 10, 2011
CRIME REPORTS FOR NOV. 4 - NOV. 9,2011
Nov. 5 — South Gay Street
Theft of property reported. One
outdoor light fixture.
Nov. 6 — North Donahue Drive
Burglary of residence reported. One
CD player/radio, two color tube
televisions, one microwave and one
cordless phone.
Nov. 6 — South College Street
Breaking and entering of a vehicle
reported. One GPS unit.
Nov. 7 — Webster Road
Breaking and entering of a .vehicle
reported. One gas card, one ashtray
and $5.
Nov. 7 — West Longleaf Drive
Burglary of residence reported. One
flat-screen TV and one TV remote
control.
Nov. 7 — West Thach Concourse
Theft of property reported. $200.
Nov. 7 — Innovation Drive
Theft of property reported. Copper
fittings and pipe.
Nov. 7 — Lee Road 53
Breaking and entering of a vehicle
reported. One bow with accessories,
one water backpack, binoculars, one
laser range finder, one cellphone and
one iPod.
Nov. 8 — West Longleaf Drive
Burglary of residence reported. One
flat-screen TV and two TV remote
controls.
Nov. 8 — South College Street
Theft of property reported. One laptop
and one faux pearl necklace.
Nov. 8 — Downs Way
Breaking and entering of a vehicle
reported. $5 in quarters.
Nov. 8 — South College Street
Theft of property reported. One
topaz ring.
— Reports provided by Auburn
Department of Public Safety
GENDER
» From A1
plicitly protected under University policy.
"Teachers can fail them just because
they don't agree, and they can't do anything
about it," Swope said. "You can't do
that anymore for kids who are just gay."
Swope said she thinks individuals with
gender expression issues face a great deal
ofharassment.
"It's fundamentally contrary to, or
seems fundamentally contrary to, traditional
lifestyles," Swope said. "A person
who is born a woman, but feels strongly
as if they are a man, goes contrary to
most peoples ways of thinking. 1 can't tell
you why I know I'm a girl, but I've always
known I was a girl. But for people who
grow up with my same genetic set and
they know, from wherever, that they're
a man—I can't empathize with that, and
empathy is something that's lost on our
generation."
Swope said the petition has been in existence
for approximately a year and a
halt
"We have a petition available at all
meetings and at all events," she said.
"We're not standing out on the Concourse
with just the petition. It's always accompanying
another event"
Swope said the group has been unable
to get a straight answer from any University
office about how many signatures
are necessary before a petition will be re-
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viewed by the Board of Trustees.
According to Josh Adams, University
policy coordinator, there is no formal protocol
for the submission of petitions by a
student organization.
"Well, really they all are sort of case by
case in terms of who is involved in revising
a policy," Adams said. "But University
policies at the highest level are controlled
by the board, so student input is certainly
input, but changes are officially made and
ratified by the boar^l."
Adams said a student organization
wishing to petition for change should just
collect as many signatures as possible. The
organization could then go to the Office of
Student Affairs and ask to be placed on the
agenda for the next board meeting.
"Other University policing break down
into different administrative positions of
the University, and really those policies
that students would be able to influence
the most would be polices that fall under
the director of student affairs, Ainsley Carry'
Adams said.
Spectrum's desire to change Auburn
policy accompanies a statewide policy
evaluation.
According to Ralph Young, Equality Alabama
vice chair, state Rep. Patricia Todd
is considering proposing an amendment
to Alabama's Student Harassment Act
that would explicitly include sexual orientation
and gender identity and expression
as protected classes.
"A few years ago, what's called the Stu-
TRAFFIC
» From A2
the library and school.
Ham said while he appreciated
the concerns of
the residents on the street,
he didn't think lowering the
speed limit was the answer.
"There's a lot, a tremendous
amount of engineering
criteria," Ham said. "You can
cause problems by having the
speed limit too low, too."
Ham and Dulaney said
they felt the problem was
more of an enforcement issue.
"They're probably still going
to exceed the speed limit,"
Ham said. "I don't know if the
net effect will be much different
I hope I'm wrong."
Eckman, who voted for
the change, said she doesn't
think traffic studies always
show the reality of the situation.
"Nobody knows better
than the people that live
there," Eckman said. "It's
a very, very.busy corridor
there."
Eckman said she thought
the change was necessary
because of the narrowness of
the road, the bike lanes on either
side and the number of
children going to and from
dent Harassment Act was passed, and it
mandated that every school system ...
adopt a bullying policy, but did not provide
any context or requirements," Young
said. "The state Board of Education then
wrote a model policy to give guidance to
each of those school districts, and that
model policy did not include sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression."
Young said the amendment will be introduced
to the legislature in February.
Although Spectrum is seeking to introduce
change at the University level,
Swope said she thought younger children
are among the most important groups to
protect.
"I think the biggest problem is with
school-age children anyway, because with
the age of technology and growing up
with anonymity, there's strength in anonymity,"
Swope said. "You can say whatever
you want, and it's OK for you to say
it because there's no ramifications. So I
think if there's going to be this much more
power for kids who don't know how to use
it, there has to be accountability for that
power and for those choices."
Swope said she thought the attitude toward
Spectrum and the LGBT community
was becoming more favorable in Auburn.
"Less people ignore us on campus,"
Swope said. "Like when we do stuff on the
Concourse we actually have more people
that are willing to stop and talk to us instead
of just either ignoring us or just giving
us funny looks."
Thursday, November 10, 2011 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Campus A3 r~
Making a
comeback
Native American history in Alabama
Festival introduces community
to Native American
history and culture CONTRIBUTED
The Native American festival has been hosted by the Jule Collins
Smith Museum since 2001.
LANEJONES
STAFF WRITF.R
American, history didn't
start with Thanksgiving.
The Native American Festival
on Friday and Sal urday at
the Jule Collins Smith Museum
of Fine Art aims to entertain
participants while educating
them about an important
part of the state's history.
"You have an opportunity
to come and watch some of
the performances, participate
in the dances, see some reen-actments
of the culture of the
time and see and hear what's
going on currently with Native
Americans," said Shakeer
Abdullah, director of the Multicultural
Center. "It's a pretty
ambitious display of living history."
The festival began in 2001
and has continued annually
ever since, but was canceled
last year due to budget restrictions.
Abdullah said the
push to restart the festival began
with Native American stu-'
dents.
"We didn't do one in 2010
because we just didn't receive
funding from the University,"
said Shanna Hanes, graduate
student in marine biology and
president of the Auburn American
Indian Association.
"I got a little aggressive
about it and decided to go
The Creek Indians follow the
Trail of Tears out of Alabama.
door to door, department to
department. We worked with
the Office of Diversity and
Multicultural Affairs to get this
to launch and become an annual
festival that we can really
count on."
The members of AAIA see
the festival as an opportunity
to reintroduce Auburn to
its Native American community
and a chance to educate
people about the culture and
current issues facing Native
American students, faculty
and staff at Auburn.
"It is the largest cultural
event that we have in not only
Lee County, but in the whole
surrounding region, so it's very
educational," Hanes said. "As a
matter of fact, a lot of the Lee
County schools rely on the festival
to integrate directly into
their classroom curriculum, so
1 definitely think it's extremely
beneficial to the community."
Anber Little, junior in communication
and AAIA vice
president, hopes the festival
will raise awareness of Native
American history and the impact
it has on students.
"The goal of the festival is to
learn and preserve real American
history," Little said. "Nowadays
we don't have a lot of Native
Americans in our history
books or curriculum. When
more and more people come
MARIA IAMPIETRO / PHOTO EDITOR
Shanna Hanes, president of the Auburn American Indian Association,
dressed in traditional garb for class Tuesday.
out, it gives us a better opportunity
for the school to give us
the resources to recognize Native
Americans."
The organization plans to
use donations from the festival
to establish the University's
first scholarship fund for Native
Americans.
"The AAIA is working to endow
a scholarship to highlight
and support Native American
students in colleges and
universities," Abdullah said.
"The idea is to get more Native
American students here
at Auburn University because
historically, through the Trail
of Tears, a lot of Native Americans
were displaced from Alabama."
The goal of the student organization
is to draw more Native
American students to Auburn
and to reconcile the history
the state has with Native
Americans.
"A lot of people were moved
during the Trail of Tears in the
1800s," Little said. "Since this is
their homeland, we want to try
to get them a scholarship and
a chance to come to a university
like Auburn.
"With that in mind, we're
trying to establish in-state tuition
for them, but also to establish
extra money in the
AAIA fund so we can help
them out with any extra costs."
Admission to the event is
free and all donations taken at
the festival will directly benefit
the scholarship fund. Hanes
hopes the scholarship is Auburn's
first opportunity to become
known as a Native American-
friendly school.
The event features traditional food,
"There aren't any of those
I'm aware of in the whole
Southeast," Hanes said. "If we
have a fund, an actual scholarship,
then I think we're going
to draw a lot of attention from
Native Americans in various
places and hopefully increase
the diversity on campus. That's
something that I'm very passionate
about"
The festival, taking place
across two days, offers participants
a chance to experience
Native American culture
through traditional food,
crafts, dances, artifacts and
demonstrations.
"You're having a lot of these
sacred, ceremonial dances
that are used for enterCONTRIBUTED
crafts, dances and artifacts.
tainment, but they represent
something that is bigger and
better," Hanes said. "You get
to witness something that has
been practiced for the past 400
or 500 years. It's usually a pretty
fantastic experience."
Abdullah said planning the
festival has been exciting. He is
looking forward to the event as
a cultural experience that will
unite the Auburn community.
"I'm looking forward to seeing
the performers and getting
a chance to interact with the
community and with the students,"
Abdullah said. "I'm excited
to promote a better understanding
of all the cultures
that make up our Auburn family"
Alabama first colored by Spanish.
State is named after Creek Indian
tribe.
Battle of Horseshoe Bend concludes Creek
Indian War with defeat of the Creek
Indians.
Second Creek Indian War begins in
Alabama.
Battle of Hobdy's Bridge concludes Second
Creek Indian War. The battle was the
last Native American battle fought in Alabama.
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V leads U.S. forces against the "Red Stick"
Creek Indians. Battles are fought mainly
in Alabama.
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Indian Removal Act is passed. The act calls
for the removal of eastern Native Americans
to territory west of the Mississppi River.
Fort Toulouse constructed near
Wetumpka for trade with Native
Americans.
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Bicycle police officers prove
useful to college campus
Project Underpants
provides essentials
for the underprivileged
SLOANE HUDSON
WRITER
The Student Nurses Association
is teaming up with Lee
i County's Head Start program
to host Project Underpants, a
month-long project accepting
donations for underprivileged
children.
Project Underpants is SNA's
fall philanthropy where members
collect new and unopened
children's underwear,
sizes 3-8.
Stuart Pope, faculty adviser
for SNA, said the project: began
after members visited Lee
County schools for informational
presentations.
"While we were there, some
of the students noticed that a
few of the kids were not participating
and not behaving like
they were happy," Pope said.
"Alter asking the teachers and
finding out they'd had an accident,
the students found that
while their clothes were being
washed, they didn't have anything
else to put on. which can
be humiliating."
Members of SNA quickly
. .* . .
agreed that they could find a
way to help with this issue.
"These are kids with backgrounds
of disadvantages,"
Pope said. "So our students
said, 'What can we do to help?'
and settled with Project Underpants."
Jessica Godwin, senior in
nursing and president of SNA,
said anyone is welcome to donate
to Project Underpants.
"We have bins located
around several of the sorority
halls," Godwin said. "If anyone
wants to volunteer to be a liaison
for us, they can take a bin
to set up in their dorm. We also
accept monetary donations to
buy more underwear to fill in
the gaps of what we don't have,
since we'll have more of some
sizes than others."
Project Underpants is not
limiting the donations collected
to Lee Count)'. The SNA voted
to include an orphanage in
Malawi. Africa, that is currently
under construction and will
house approximately 100 chil-,
dren when complete.
"This is the first year that we
are sending underwear overseas,
so we're happy to be taking
the project international,"
said Blair Snell, senior in nursing
and SNA vice president.
Auburn SNA is part of the
National Student Nurses Association,
and Auburn members
held a presentation at this
year's annual conference, inspiring
schools in Virginia and
Texas to host their own Project
Underpants events.
The SNA is also teaming up
with area businesses to promote
the initiative.
The Chick-fil-A on Magnolia
Avenue will give a free milkshake
donors until Nov. 18.
"Cici's Pizza is hosting a
Project Underpants now, and
when a customer mentions
the project, they will donate
10 percent of the ticket to the
cause," Pope said. "Donations
made this night will get someone
a free drink, as well."
Students are encouraged to
contact any member of SNA to
make donations or if they have
questions about where to donate.
HAYLEY BLAIR
ASSOCIATE CAMPUS EDITOR
High-speed chases may not
be in the cards for most bicycle
patrol officers, but their
maneuverability gives them
a special place on a university
campus.
"I think we serve a little bit
different purpose from a traditional
patrolman in a patrol
car," said bicycle officer
Gavin Compton. "Part of having
officers on bikes on campus
serves a couple different
purposes."
Capt. Tom Stofer said the
use of bicycle officers is important
because they are often
the, first responders to on-campus
problems.
"Keep in mind that Auburn
University has become more
of a pedestrianized campus in
that streets that used to be accessible
by automobile are no
longer that way," Stofer said.
"We"ve got to have mobility on
campus and one of the things
that give us that mobility is bicycles."
Through close cooperation
with their assigned partners
officers handle traffic violations
on the roads.
"Our primary purpose is a
community-policing style of
being visible as a way to help
u
We serve a little
bit different
purpose from
a traditional
patrolman."
—GAVIN COMPTON
CAMPUS BICYCLE OFFICER
deter crime, but we also enforce
traffic laws," Compton
said. "We may sit near a crosswalk
as vehicles slow down or
don't slow down. We work
in teams of two so we radio
ahead to the next guy to stop
a certain vehicle."
Melvin Owens, director of
public safety at the University,
said he believes having bicycle
officers on campus is
helpful in many ways, both to
the police and students.
"It's a great opportunity for
staff and students to interact
with the bicycle officers,"
Owens said. "It's much easier
to make contact with them,
much easier to establish rapport
and much easier to respond
to any given situation,
especially if it's around buildings,
where the roads have
been blocked or barricaded."
Owens said it's important
to develop a spirit of cooperation
so students feel comfortable
approaching officers on
campus with their problems.
"If there's problems we
would recommend you flag
them down and talk to them
regardless how severe the
situation is because a lot of
times it gives you the ability to
head off problems before they
become severe," Owens said.
Compton said he's been
stopped to help with a number
of problems during his
time as a bicycle officer.
"Personally, I've been
flagged down by students for
just arguments on the Concourse
to calm people down,
or thefts like textbooks stolen
at the library and the victim
has followed the suspect out
and is able to flag us down to1
help," Compton said.
Owens said collaboration
between the Auburn police
and the Department of Public
Safety is important to the security
of the campus.
"We both do what's needed
to make sure the campus is
safe," Owens said. "We complement
each other, and each
of us has our niche where we
work together for the overall
benefit of the campus."
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SARAH COOK
WRITER
Sunny Stalter began preparing
for this moment at the age
of 12, and she didn't want to
jeopardize it.
Stalter, assistant professor
of English, realized a lifelong
dreanvwhen she was invited
in June to be a contestant on
"Jeopardy" in Los Angeles.
Stalter made it through two
rounds—the first aired Oct. 27
and the second Oct. 30—and
walked away with $36,200.
"Being on 'Jeopardy' has always
been on the bucket list,"
Stalter said. ,
Staker's "first attempt to be a
contestant on the show was at
age 13, when she was chosen
to audition for the teen tournament.
"My parents drove me six
hours from central Illinois to
the Mall of America in Minnesota
where we got to meet Alex
Trebek," Stalter said.
Although she didn't qualify,
Stalter said it was the first step
in her journey.
Stalter tried out again her
second year teaching at Auburn
and made it to the audition
stage in Chicago.
The auditions were three
weeks before her wedding, so
she wrestled with whether she
would participate.
"1 really felt like my experience
with auditioning and just
the positive energy from being
about to get married really
worked in my favor," Stalter
said. '
After the audition process,
Stalter was originally set to
film in August, but unexpected
circumstances delayed her
TV debut.
"Alex Trebek was robbed
in a hotel and woke up and
chased after the burglar and
hurt his Achilles tendon," Stalter
said.
"It got delayed for a month,
which was shocking and awful,
but 1 also had an extra
month to study."
To prepare for the show
Stalter played two practice
games every morning.
"To help her out we watched
'Jeopardy' together, and I kept
track of her score and judged
whether she beat the other
people to the buzzer," said Paul
Stalter-Pace, Stalter's husband.
Stalter said her second'
game on the show was full of
categories from her "nightmare
game of'Jeopardy'"
MEGAN SMITH
WRITER
There's a ghost on campus,
and students aren't sure
where to find him.
Built in 1851, the Auburn
Chapel was used as a Confederate
hospital during the Civil
War and was the site of rebel
soldier Sydney Grimlett's
death following a leg amputation.
According to legend, the
ghost of Sydney may still wander
through the building.
The chapel was sold to the
University in 1921 and was
home to the Auburn Players
Theatre from 1927 until 1973,
when the Auburn theatre began
performing at the Telfair
Peet Theatre on Samford Avenue.
It was during the early theatre
performances at the chapel
that Sydney was said to
have appeared.
"I never knew the chapel
was supposed to be haunted,"
said Amanda Wynne, junior
in biomedical sciences
and secretary for the Auburn
House of Prayer. "It's a very
peaceful place to be."
Wynne said AHOP meets
in the chapel every Tuesday
and has a prayer watch once a
month, but she has never experienced
anything related to
a haunting.
Still, the legend of Sydney
has attracted its fair share of
attention.
Sydney is a featured ghost
in the late Kathryn Tucker
Windham's book, "Jeffrey's
Latest 13: More Alabama
Ghosts."
And in 2008, the Southern
Paranormal Researchers
came to the chapel two separate
nights to investigate.
The investigative team
took photos and video, conducted
psychic readings and
used devices to record EVP, or
electronic voice phenomena.
The team failed to conclude
the chapel is haunted,
but said because of unexplained
energy fields, orbs
and EVP, it could be a residual
haunting.
Other legends have suggested
Sydney moved to the
Telfair Peet Theatre after per-formaces
ended at the chapel.
Chris Baldwin, senior in
theatre, said every theatre has
its ghost.
"The chapel used to be
the theatre," Baldwin said. "I
think Sydney followed us over
from there."
Baldwin said people would
find a single shoe missing at
the theatre and blame the
one-legged ghost.
Mary Landwehr, junior
in musical theatre, said on
opening nights students
would leave Reese's Pieces on
the catwalk above the stage
for Sydney.
Sydney was banished from
the theatre in 2008.
"Too many students started
blaming Sydney for any
' problems during plays," Landwehr
said.
Landwehr said she isn't
sure if the banishment
worked or not.
"I've been in both places
at night, and the theatre is
creepy," Baldwin said. "I do
know the ghost came from
the chapel, but I don't know
if he returned or not," Landwehr
said.
Real or not, Landwehr said,
Sydney is an Auburn legend.
studying the molecular
mechanisms of the plant to
determine its effectiveness in
treating the symptoms of Alzheimer's.
"When it first came to
the market, it was used for
wound healing," Ahuja said.
"Since then, it has been used
for anti-cancer studies. Now,
we are looking at the memory
aspect of this plant."
Ahuja aims to determine
which elements of the plant
are responsible for the memory-
enhancing effects shown
in volunteers so pharmaceutical
companies can begin
clinical testing.
Ahuja, who came to Auburn
after completing his
master's degree in India, has
been involved in this research
for two and a half years.
"How is the brain forming
new connections every day?"
Ahuja said. "It fascinates
me how we can think, how
we can correlate the things
and how we can learn new
things."
Ahuja said Auburn's research
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"As compared to India,
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and you have so many instruments
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lucky day when you get some
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"After so much of the mundane
and routine you get
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"There was a category in
'Double Jeopardy' on Russian
composers," Stalter said. "All
three of us were just avoiding
Russian composers like the
plague."
The most unex-pected experience
of being on the show,
Stalter said, was witnessing
how organized it was.
"The thing that I wasn't expecting
and that I really enjoyed
the most was seeing
what a well-oiled machine it
was," Stalter said.
Although he couldn't make
it to Los Angeles to watch Stalter
play, Stalter-Pace said family
and friends came to their
home to watch Stalter's game.
"I was so proud the whole
country could see how awesome
my wife is and to get to
see her achieve a childhood
dream," he said.
REBECCA CROOMES / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
The Auburn Chapel on South College Street was constructed in 1851 and was used as a hospital by
the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Manuj Ahuja is waging war
against Alzheimer's disease
with the help of a plant.
Ahuja, a graduate teaching
and research assistant
in the Department of Phar-macal
Sciences, is dedicated
to determining how a traditional
remedy can be used to
combat the symptoms of Alzheimer's
disease.
Ahuja is investigating an
herb called centella asiati-ca
in the treatment and prevention
of memory loss in Alzheimer's
patients.
"It's a herbal plant, and it
has been used in Chinese and
4 Indian traditional medicine
systems," Ahuja said. "It has
been used for wound heal-
' ing, for antibacterial purposes
and as a memory tonic.
Ahuja and his team are
MARIA IAMPIETRO / PHOTO EDITOR
Sunny Stalter, professor of English,
walked away from Jeopardy
with $36,200.
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ANNA CLAIRE CONRAD
STAFF WRITER
Auburn residents are encouraged
to give thanks and show their support
for their neighbors who have fought
and are still fighting for America's
freedom.
Friday, the City of Auburn will hold
a ceremony at the Auburn Veterans
Memorial at the intersection of Ross
Street and Glenn Avenue.
Lt. Cmdr. Sam Nichols, chair of the
Auburn Veterans Committee,, said
this event is a great opportunity for
the people of Auburn to recognize
and support their local veteran community
and those abroad".
"The celebration will start at 10
a.m. with a wreath-laying ceremony
to honor those who have passed on,"
Nichols said. "We will have a series of
performances by the Drake Middle
School mixed choir and a concluding
number by bagpiper Dan Drum-
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Opelika residents Navy
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Loachapoka third graders 'wobble their way to Disney World
Protecting
US. waters
"We thought it would be a good
idea to do because everyone loves
seeing little kids dance, and everyone
knows the 'wobble,'" said third-grader
Calvin Crabb.
The class is also fundraising by
working football games, selling barbecue
plates and hosting fall festivals.
Crosby said the tripSvill be a distinctive
experience for many of the
children.
"They will get to travel and experience
hotel life," Broach said. "Traveling
is a rarity for these children who
only go to Columbus and Birmingham
on occasions. In one questionnaire
it was discovered that only a
fourth of the students actually vacation
outside of Alabama."
The classes will be participating
in Disney's Youth Education Series,
which provides learning opportunities
for students through chemistry
experiments at Epcot and studying
animal behaviors at Animal Kingdom.
Crosby said she hopes the trip will
motivate her students when they see
more of what the world has to offer.
Third-graders Carrington Allen
and Jasavein Frazier hope to see how
movies are made, find Mickey Mouse
and ride roller coasters. Jireh Ray
wants to learn about roller coasters.
The trip is planned for the spring
if the classes are able to raise enough
funds.
They will visit three of the six Disney
Parks: Magic Kingdom, Disney's
Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal
Kingdom. They also hope to visit
Downtown Disney to eat dinner at the
world-famous Rainforest Cafe.
To donate, check out the third
graders' Facebook page, A Dream
is a Wish, and their YouTube video,
"Wobble Our Way to Disney World."
US department
demands data
NICK BOWMAN,
WRITER t
The U.S. Department of Justice is
making more work for most Alabama
school systems.
A Nov. 1 letter from Assistant Attorney
General Thomas I*erez to every
district in the state reminded superintendents
of the justice department's
responsibility to prevent discrimination.
It included a list of information
that had to be provided to the DOJ by
Monday.
The list, which the DOJ stressed as
"preliminary in nature," includes nine
items mostly concerned with withdrawal
rates and the race and nationality
of students who withdrew in the
last year.
Todd Freeman, principal of Auburn
High School, said the percentage
of Hispanics in Auburn was already
low at 2.1 percent
"Our Hispanic population in terms
of percentage is not as significant as
many other schools in the state," Freeman
said. "At Auburn High School 1
have not seen any noticeable withdrawal
patterns because of the immigration
act
"We have a very small percentage
of Hispanic students, so we would notice,
obviously, if they left. That would
be very significant to us."
Mark Neighbors, superintendent
of Opelika schools, said he's frustrated
by the action because it gives the
districts little time to compile information
already available at the state
level.
"They just want dates and absences.
They can get that from the state
department (of education)," Neighbors
said. "1 don't really know why
they sent it—maybe to irritate us."
He said the information is available
to the DOJ electronically.
"I think we've had three students
leave," Neighbors said, adding they
were all elementary students. "I've
not really seen an impact North Alabama
hais seen a bigger impact."
Neighbors said there's more farm
work in Northern Alabama than
in the Auburn-Opelika area, which
could explain the low population of
Hispanic students.
Perez included a note concerning
conflicts regarding denying educa-
» See DOJ, A6
ing his time of service.
"Our mission was to go
out and be undetected,"
Key said.
Even the Navy authorities
didn't know precisely
where the submarine was.
"They knew we were
in so many square miles
in the Atlantic Ocean," he
said.
As a nuclear machinist,
Key spent his time at
sea standing watch and
performing maintenance,
working on things like piping
systems, pumps, valves
and the propulsion plant
and nuclear reactor on the
submarine.
"When you're on a submarine
in the middle of
the Atlantic at 400 feet
and something breaks,
we did not have the luxury
of pulling in or having a
maintenance facility fix it"
Key said. "We had to figure
out how to fix it, and
if we didn't have the parts
needed on board, we had
» See VETERAN, A6
It's all about funny business
KEN PORTER
WRITER
"Wobble" has become more than a
dance move to some students at Loa-chopoka
Elementary School.
The third graders are hoping the
dance will help their dream trip to
Disney World become a reality.
The idea originated with third-grade
teachers Stephanie Broach.
Madelyn Crosby and Robert Harlan.
"We wanted to go somewhere that
wasn't too far to drive to," Crosby said.
"It has so many experiences in all one
place. We want to go feel the Disney
magic."
To garner support for their trip, the
third-graders made a YouTube video
for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" featuring
the students dancing to hip-hop
artist VI.C.'s song "Wobble." They
hope the video will achieve national
recognition.
ALISON MCFERRIN
NEWS EDITOR
Bill Key was 18 years old
when he decided to join
the military, but he didn't
know he .would spend the
next 20 years of his life on
and off submarines.
"I don't think there's anything
you can really compare
it to," Key said.
Key joined the Navy in
1985, mostly to get away
from school. His plan backfired
almost immediately.
Key spent the next year
and a half at nuclear pow-fer
school, training to do the
job for which he had signed
up.
However, it didn't end
there.
"For the next 20 years
of my life, unless 1 was on
leave, I was taking a test
every other week on material
that we went over,"
Key said. "We were always
studying, learning, taking
tests."
Key was 20 when he
went on his first submarine
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Loachapoka third-graders use their dance skills to fund their trip to Disney World.
NATALIE YARID
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The average American doesn't get
paid to make people laugh, but Jimmy
Johnson is anything but the average
American.
Johnson works as a self-employed
comic strip cartoonist and is most
commonly known for the "Arlo and
Janis" comic strip.
Johnson said he was always a fan
of animated cartoons like "Rocky
and Bullwinkle," but as he reached
his teenage years he became more
attracted to sophisticated and clever
adult humor.
"I have always been interested in
cartoons," Johnsons said. "I began to
become familiar with comic strips
and how it all worked when I studied
journalism at Auburn and started
to work for newspapers."
Johnson graduated from Auburn
in 1975 with a journalism degree.
He worked for The Auburn Plainsman
during his college career and at
other newspapers after graduation,
including Opelika-Auburn News.
Johnson said during his time as
a journalist he would usually draw
cartoons or other artwork for the
newspaper, simply because he enjoyed
it.
"It was a bonus that I
could offer to others," he
said.
Johnson landed his
first job as a cartoonist
in the mid '80s for the
Jackson Family News in
Jackson, Miss.
He now works
as a syndicated
cartoonist
for United
Media,
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MEMORIAL
» From A5
mond. followed by a reception
sponsored by Chick-fil-A at
the Auburn Chamber of Commerce."
Allyson Petrone, choir director
at Drake Middle School,
said she is excited for her students
to have this opportunity
to perform.
"Close to 50 of my students
have volunteered to participate
at this event," Petrone
said. "I think this is one of the
most important programs we
do all year.
"The students will not only
get to learn patriotic music
that is representative of our
country, but also remind people
of what our military has
done and continues to do for
our country."
Nichols said this year will
be the first to have a keynote
speaker.
"We have invited Capt.
Richard Fox, US. Navy, who is
the commanding officer of the
Naval ROTC unit and a professor
of naval science at the University,"
Nichols said. "He will
deliver some remarks regarding
his own experiences and
his gratitude for our nation's
brave military."
Phillip Dunlap, economic
development director of Au-"
burn, said the ceremony will
attract people of all ages.
"Veterans and their families.
including children, will be
in attendance," Dunlap said.
"A wide cross section of the
Auburn community will be
there to honor our veterans
and show respect for all they
have done for our country ...
This is a way to show respect
for those who cannot be here."
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which distributes his comic
strips to newspapers.
While Johnson said he is
aware that the core of his audience
comes from his generation.
he tries to employ universal
humor to which everyone
can relate.
"Everyone that: sees 'Arlo
and Janis' claims that Jimmy
has been peeking in their
window." said Gail Langley. a
founding member of the Mystic
Order of East Alabama
Fiction Writers. "I like that so
many people can relate to his
comics."
Much preparation goes
into a comic strip for Johnson.
He said coming up with ideas
is the hardest part of the job.
"Reading, traveling and
television are great things to
stimulate my mind and get
me thinking," Johnson said.
Johnson said other influences
are Hill Mauldin, an editorial
cartoonist, and Charles
Schulz, the cartoonist famous
for the "Peanuts" comic strip.
Although Johnson spends
a lot of time working on his
cartoons, he said it's different
from having a nine-to-five
job.
"One of the great things
about the job is that 1 have a
lot of free time," Johnson said.
"I have a lot of flexible time
to do things unrelated to cartoons."
Hut one comic project that
has consumed him for the last
few months is his first book,
"Beaucoup Arlo andjanis."
"Beaucoup is a slang term
from the Vietnam era. which
means 'much of meaning the
book is much of Arlo and Janis,"
Johnson said.
'llie Lee County Historical
Society will host a free book
signing Saturday at Pioneer
Park for Johnson's book and
others by local writers.
"I am going to be his first
customer," Langley said.
The book will be available
for purchase Saturday from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday
is typically crunch time
for Johnson, but the job allows
him plenty of freedom
to travel and to work when he
wants.
"A lot of people ask if drawing
comic strips is all 1 do,"
Johnson said. "Yes, it's all that
I do. I love it."
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to figure out how to fix it in a
unique way."
Key said that was the fun
part of the job—that and
watching movies.
"We got to see movies on
the TV before people here got
to see them in the theater half
the time," Key said. "We'd get
them as soon as they came
out... You didn't even bother
to go out to the theater when
we were in port."
But a movie collection
wasn't the only thing the strategic
missile submarines had
on board.
"We could carry a lot of
missiles," Key said. "These
were all multiple warhead
missiles for use against Bussia
if necessary, or any other big
threats that were out there."
Key described the missiles
as being more powerful than
those used at Hiroshima or
Nagasaki.
"We carried enough missiles
to destroy a country," Key
said. "Luckily, we never got a
launch order, because that
would have meant World War
ni."
Key's time on the submarine
meant time away from
his wife and children.
"If we were in port, 1 could
call," Key said. "And we wrote
a lot of letters."
Key went two to three
months at a time without seeing
his family, unless he was
on shore leave.
His longest span below the
surface was 110 days.
"1 knew the job he was doing
was important for the protection
of our country," said
his wife, Michelle Key. "It did
get hard, but we had a good
church family support system."
Bill said he told Michelle
that whenever she couldn't
take it anymore, that was
when he would retire.
"I went out to sea, but she
had to stay home and take
care of children by herself,
and that was a hard job, too,"
Bill said.
So in early 2006, Key turned
in his papers and prepared to
retire in July of that year.
But on June 23, Bill passed
out in his home. After a series
of tests, it was determined he
was operating on less than
half a heart.
He was scheduled to receive
a pacemaker Aug.
10, but on Aug. 8, his heart
stopped.
tion based on his or her immigration
status," Perez wrote.
Neighbors emphasized
schools don't request immigration
information from students.
"All we do is we code into
the computer, which is up-
His family and emergency
responders performed CPR,
but after 44 minutes without
a heartbeat, Key was pronounced
dead at the emergency
room.
"The EMTs said, 'He is fighting
too hard,' and they would
not quit," Bill said. "I'm here
because God wanted me here
... and 1 thank him every day
for it"
Bill's pacemaker was implanted
Aug. 13, and life went
on despite his prognosis: a
5 percent chance of survival
with massive brain damage.
The problem was caused
by diesel exhaust poisoning
in November 2005 from malfunctioning
equipment.
"Sometimes I resent—not
the Navy, because you can
have indust rial accidents anywhere—
but what I can't do
anymore," Bill said. "I hate lying
around. I hate the fact that
I have to take a nap every day."
Bill said he doesn't know if
people really understand or
appreciate veterans the way
they should.
"I would love to see our
country go to a required military
service, a year or two
years. I wish more people
would understand what Veterans
Day is about."
tion of origin," Neighbors said.
"We're not allowed by federal
law to not take any child that
meets the requirements (of enrollment)."
The DOJ is also requiring
school districts to send
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Community
OUR VIEW
Auburn
women
better than
Playboy
Liz CONN
MANAGING.ED1TORI®
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Let's be honest—no one reads
Playboy for the articles.
November's issue features the
"Girls of the SEC." Five of the featured
women hail from Auburn.
In the Nov. 3 edition of Hie Plainsman,
one of the Auburn women who
posed said she thinks Playboy "supports
women."
Playboy supports women's genitalia.
Big difference.
The central issue—beyond that the
magazine is trashy and obscene—is
that women volunteer for this. They
see it as some kind of badge of honor.
After all, who wouldn't, want to join
the ranks of Playboy along with such
role models as Pamela Anderson and
Anna Nicole Smith?
Other women think it shows how
far we've come that we can be openly
proud of our bodies'.
This is irony at its best, considering
magazines like Playboy only push us
backward.
It is indisputable that Playboy encourages
men to view women as
sexual objects. If not, then Playboy
would publish pictures of women in
clothing.
And no, a cowboy hat and boots do
not constitute clothing.
Women are not chosen as Playboy
models for their intelligence or their
leadership skills.
Instead, Playboy presents these
women—our fellow students—as objects
for men's gratification.
No one is going to see the "Girls of
the SEC" spread and say,. "Wow, that
girl from Auburn has beautiful eyes."
The women who posed were given
fake names. Clearly, privacy is an important
value for these women.
But who needs a name when you
have boobs, right?
It worries me that these ladies,
who voluntarily strip down for a national
publication, think it won't negatively
affect their future or their reputation.
Playboy has a circulation of 1.5 million.
That means you will leave nothing
to the imagination for-1,5 million
people, and they didn't even have to
buy you dinner first.
It's not just men our own age who
will be looking at every inch of your
body. It's men old enoUgh to be your
father or your grandfather. For that
matter, it might even be your father
or your grandfather. It's your professors.
It's Hugh Hefner.
Your reputation will never be the
same.
It's similar to the distinction between
laughing with someone and
laughing at someone. Playboy viewers
aren't admiring and respecting
you. They're exploiting you and leering
at you.
Show me Michelangelo's sculpture
of David, and I might say it celebrates
the human form and holds artistic
value.
Not so with Playboy. Playboy
serves nothing but prurient interests.
In a word, it's demeaning.
What bothers me more than Auburn
women posing in Playboy is
that one of them posed while wearing
a shredded Auburn jersey.
To me, Auburn means class. It
means modesty and humility.
Auburn's representation in Playboy
means otherwise. It makes us look
like a university of Kim Kardashians.
I hold women, and especially Auburn
women, to a higher standard.
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LGBT petition highlights
anti-bullying legislation
Life is tough for a lot of people.
We all had our friends that made
our burdens a bit lighter with
their company, but we all had our
bullies as well. We all knew the
people that made our burdens
heavier—those that made walking
through the doors to school
an act of bravery.
The point is that we all had
bullies. It doesn't matter if we're
black, white, Asian, gay, straight,
male, female or transgender—we
had people who, for whatever reason,
reveled in our pain.
It's because of this that anti-bullying
and anti-descrimination
legislation is grown from such
good intentions.
The people involved in the
movements behind such laws
care about children and care
about people. They care about our
schools and our workplaces. They
want children and adults to be
free from the emotional strain of
schoolyard tauntings and an unrighteous
firing.
However, with these movements
comes special interests.
Each group wants its own protection.
They want their name on the
list It's understandable and it's expected.
People feel strongly about
their respective causes, and it's
natural to want to do well for the
mission you've worked toward.
The problem with giving specific
mention to every minority
group under the sun is that it
splinters the force toward the
original goal—an end to bullying.
These policies and these laws
need to make it clear that bullying
and discrimination are wrong in
all situations.
We think transgender individuals
deserve all the protections of
our anti-bullying laws and our anti-
discrimination laws. There's no
reason why a professor should be
able to grade a transgender student
differently simply because
he or she is transgender. But labeling
the group as a "protected"
class only alienates them further.
Why can we not enforce a policy
that prohibits giving a grade
for anything other than performance?
Is failing a student for his
or her political views any different
than failing a student for his
or her sexual preference or gender
expression?
The same goes for bullying policies
and laws. Bullying is wrong
on every level no matter who is
the victim and who is the perpetrator.
Do not be confused—we support
anti-bullying and discrimination
laws.
We only feel that picking and
choosing groups for special mention
leads to every group feeling
the need for special mention.
When you put one group on
the list and leave orte group off,
it sends a clear message that you
consider one group more worthy
of protection.
The Plainsman staff wholeheartedly
supports groups like
Spectrum and all groups supporting
minorities. To have a community
to which a person can belong,
especially if that person feels separated
from the Auburn community,
is a wonderful thing. Everyone
should have a place to which
they can be unconditionally welcomed.
We only wish to see more
steady laws and a consistent policy
from the University that provide
equal protection for all.
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Your view: Tsaltas letter offensive on new level
I am beyond offended by this article.
My mom was diagnosed with stage three breast
cancer at the age of 41. As the daughter of a 10-
year breast cancer survivor, this article is offensive,
and as an Auburn student I am appalled that
you would publish an article like this.
Kelly has already criticized sorority girls, and
she can do that as much as she wants. However,
this article has been taken to a whole new level.
How someone could bash one cancer is completely
heartless.
Her research was not accurate by saying that
only breast cancer had a month designated to it.
January is cervical health awareness month; February
is national cancer prevention month; March
is national colorectal cancer awareness month;
'April is cancer control month; May is brain cancer
month; June is national cancer survivor's month;
September is childhood cancer month; and November
is lung cancer awareness month.
Other cancers are not publicized as much
and they should be. However, this article bashing
breast cancer and saying people are basically
wasting their money is heartless. There could
have been a much more appropriate way of writing
an article to raise awareness of the other cancer
awareness months.
There is no disease that could ever be over-funded
or over-publicized. One in eight women
is diagnosed witK breast cancer. That's one girl in
your group of girlfriends.
I am very thankful that because of the funding
for breast cancer research and the publicity it receives
that my mom was able to catch her breast
cancer before it got worse. I am thankful that my
mom was here to raise my brother, sister and I.
However, there are many women who did not survive
this awful disease and fought just as hard.
I pray that you are never personally affected by
breast cancer or any other cancer.
Davis Ann Winter
junior, early childhood special education
Your view: OWS protests inequality, not wealth
I sincerely respect the thought of informing the
people about today's issues and events; however,
the article you published titled "'Occupy' demands
echo Obama Politics" was misleading, and
the "facts" you obtained about Occupy Wall street
were not facts at all. but merely assumption.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is not adverse
to capitalism let alone fighting against it. Yes, •
we are protesting social and economic inequality,
but on the bases of big corporations and its interference
with the government. The people have
lost their voice. If our economic policy is laissez-faire,
then why does corporate influence our government
more than the American voice does?
There is a problem in this system we use today
based off of the lack of morality in these big corporations.
Capitalism cannot work if the "big man"
isn't doing his share. One cannot work his or her
way to the top if one isn't given opportunity to do
so. Unemployment is currently 9.1 percent—that
is, out of every 100 persons nine people are unemployed.
This does not include Americans under
16, nor does it include people who are not looking
for jobs.
Yes, the rich falls under the "umbrella of the
American public," but the fact that these companies
aren't using their money to produce jobs
and stimulate the economy, but instead increasing
their own salaries and giving themselves unnecessary
bonuses tells us there need to be some
kind of implementation. Usually, taxing the rich
does not work, as we have learned from Reagan
and his brillaint-at-the-time Reaganomics, but
that was when corporate America was doing its
job, when they actually benefited and trickled the
funds down to main street.
I feel that this article was very narrow-mind-ed
and did not support facts of today's society. If
you do not think that the economy is "collapsing
on us," then what exactly constitutes as "collapsing"
in your book? With 9.1 percent unemployment,
quantitive easing of the dollar bill, endless
military funding and $14,949 trillion in debt as of
6:16 p.m. Nov. 3,1, along with the other 99 percent
of the population, strongly disagree.
Sheila West
freshman, pre-nursing
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SPORTS Crosscountry
« PAGE B4
aims to win B1
»PAGE B3
Equestrian
leads the
conference
CHRISTINA SANTEE
SPORTS EDITOR
After bringing home two more victories
last Saturday, this time against
South Dakota State and Delaware
State in Brookings, S.D., the No. 1 Auburn
equestrian team is hard at work
preparing to meet its second conference
opponent of the season.
Auburn will take on Georgia away
in Athens Friday at 1 p.m. The Tigers
have never succeeded in outscor-ing
the Bulldogs on their home turf,
but they're hoping to break the streak
once and for all through patience and
determination.
"Going to Georgia, what we have
to focus on are the things that we can
control," said junior hunt seat rider
Lindsay Portela. "Sometimes we try
to get a little bit ahead of ourselves,
especially when we go there because
it is such a big meet. We know we can
beat Georgia, and we've proven it several
times at SECs and nationals. It always
comes down to us against Georgia."
Auburn enters the meet undefeated
at 6-0, while Georgia holds a 3-1
record. Both teams have claimed victories
over opponents such as Kansas
State, Texas Christian University and
South Carolina.
"We've never beat (Georgia) away,
so it's definitely going to be a big
meet this weekend," said sophomore
hunt seat rider Jennifer Wax-man.
"We were really close last year,
and I definitely think we have a good
shot if we just stick to (the plan), but
I know we're all going in there on our
'A' game."
Last year, the Tigers shut out the
Bulldogs 13—6 at home, winnifig all
four events. Georgia entered the meet
ranked No. 1 and Auburn at No. 3.
"I think we just really need to make
sure that if we are neck and neck all
the way up until the last event, that
we stay positive and don't let the first
few points determine how the rest of
the meet goes," Portela said.
The team's objective is to stay focused
and confident, until the end of
» See EQUESTRIAN, B2
Swimming
to confront
rival Friday
GRAHAM CARR
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The swimming and diving version
of the Deep Souths oldest rivalry between
the University of Georgia and
Auburn is set to splash into the pool
Friday at the Martin Aquatic Center.
It will be the second home meet of
the season'for the men's team and the
third for the women's.
The 2-0 men's and 3-0 women's
teams will try to build off last Friday 's
victory over Penn State.
Coach Brett Hawke said both Auburn
squads have room for improvement,
and mental toughness is a nec-cessity
on the teams' wish list
"Just staying in the present is a big
thing for us," Hawke said. "We tend
to get carried away looking too far
ahead. If we just stay in the present
and focus on the little details that we
need to get better at, we are in a pretty
good spot."
Assisfant coach Sam Busch said
stamina needs to be consistent
throughout the meet
"We need to learn how to rally in
the 200-yard races," Busch said. "We
have to be able to finish that back half
of those races. We also need to be able
to finish races at the end of the meet
when everyone is tired."
While the Auburn men have led the
SEC with 15 consecutive conference
titles and eight national titles, Georgia
and Auburn have fought it out on
the women's side, with the Lady Bulldogs
winning the SEC title last year.
Auburn and Georgia have been the
» See SWIMMING, B2
The women of the Auburn soccer team celebrate and hoist the championship trophy after winning their first-ever SEC Tournament after a 3-2 victory over Florida.
Auburn soccer 2011 SEC Tournament
champs, first-round hosts for NCAAs
After securing its first-ever SEC Tournament title, Auburn will host Utah State
CHRISTINA SANTEE
SPORTS EDITOR
Following its SEC Championship
victory Sunday in Orange Beach,
Ala., with a 3-2 victory over Florida,
the No. 3 Auburn soccer team was
selected as a first-round host for the
2011 NCAA Tournament this weekend.
"We are all incredibly excited,"
said senior defender Julie King. "The
way that we won the (SEC) tournament
was awesome—two shutouts
and a win versus Florida. I couldn't
think of a better story. We are excited
to host We love playing at home,
and we hope we can get the win on
Saturday."
Auburn, the automatic qualifier
from the SEC, will face Utah State,
the automatic qualifier from the
Western Athletic Conference, Saturday
at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Soccer
u
We are all incredibly
excited. The way
that we won the
tournament was
awesome—two
shutouts and win
versus Florida. I
couldn't think of
a better story."
—JULIE KING
SENIOR DEFENDER
Complex.
"We are real excited to be playing
at home on Saturday night," said
coach Karen Hoppa. "We hope to get
a good crowd. Anyone that is not in
Athens, Ga„ for the Auburn-Geor-gia
football game, we hope they will
come out at 7 o'clock on Saturday."
Among the 16 seeded teams competing,
eight are from the SEC. Auburn,
Arkansas, LSU, Alabama,
Georgia, South Carolina, Tennesee
and Kentucky will all have a shot at
the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's
Soccer Championship title.
"The conference is the best it has
ever been," Hoppa said. "Eight teams
is the most we have ever gotten into
a single NCAA Tournament. Hie last
highest was six. It's the best year we
have ever had, and it does speak volumes
to what our team is capable
of
Despite tough competition ahead,
the Tigers are hopeful they'll be able
to withstand any obstacles.
"Our conference this year was unbelievable,"
said junior goalkeeper
Amy Howard. "Every single game
this year was a battle. It shows with
eight teams getting in that anything
is possible."
During the regular season the Tigers
lost to. opponents Wake Forest,
Mississippi State, Florida, South
Carolina, Tennessee and rival Alabama.
Auburn tied Memphis and
Colorado.
"We had an up-and-down SEC
season," said junior midfielder Ana
Cate. "To finish strong like we did
and beat three awesome teams gives
us a lot of momentum going into
Saturday."
The opportunity to host marks
Auburn's third in school history, as
the University was selected in both
2004 and 2008.
Auburn will enter the tournament
» See CHAMPIONS, B2
COLEMAN MCDOWELL
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
After making it out of October
with a 3-2 record, Auburn (6-3,4-2
SEC) begins the first leg of "Amen
Corner" as they travel to Athens to
take on SEC East leader Georgia (7-
2,5-1) Saturday.
Only 38 points separate Auburn
and Georgia over the course of
the 114 meetings between the two
teams. Georgia has outscored Auburn
1,809-1,771 in all of the meetings
dating back to their first game
in 1892.
Coach Gene Chizik knows the
historical significance of this rivalry
and what makes this annual meeting
something special.
"1 think when you talk about rivalries,
part of what makes a rivalry
a rivalry is that there's great competition,
and it usually goes back
and forth," Chizik said. "A rivalry is
always made up of two teams that
usually have something in common
and are great competition for and
with each other. I don't think you
could go back and do the math and
think anything other than that's
one of the reasons this has been a
great rivalry."
Coming off nine straight Saturdays
of football and five consecutive
SEC games, Auburn took
a much-needed break last week.
Chizik said the week was used for
rest—mental and physical.
"I think the week off has certainly
helped us just kind of mentally
and physically rejuvenate some-
REBECCA CR00MES / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Auburn running back Michael Dyer is brought down by an Ole Miss defender.
what," Chizik said. "We've had some
really good practice days. We have a
whole other week to prepare, which
we'll need to beat this very good
team."
Chizik thought the break was
especially important for starting
sophomore quarterback Clint
Moseley.
"It's good to come off a win—in
really (Moseley s) second start—
to get a win and to be able to build
on some of those things that we
did not so well and some things we
did do well," Chizik said. "We really
focused more on Auburn than we
did on Georgia by design. I think
for him, personally, that was invaluable,
but for the whole team as
well."
After sitting out three straight
games, Emory Blake made his return
against Ole Miss, and by his
own admission he was only 75 percent
healthy. With the bye week,
Blake was able to fully rest his injured
ankle and will be close to full
speed in Athens.
"Having Emory back the other
night versus Ole Miss—it was obvious
in some third-down situations—
him making some big catches
and things of that nature that
were all at the right time makes a
difference for your whole football
team," Chizik said.
Having Blake back for the Ole
Miss game had a positive effect on
Moseley. He had a clear safety net if
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REBECCA CROOMES / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Freshman defensive lineman Gabe Wright, sophomore defensive end Corey Lemonier and junior linebacker
Daren Bates attempt to block a kick by Ole Miss.
SWIMMING
» From B1
two dominant women's programs
in the SEC through the
last 15 years. The two teams
have combined for 13 SEC titles
and nine national titles
since 1997. Georgia has the
edge in SEC titles 8-5, while
Auburn has the edge in national
titles 5-4.
Senior diver Vennie Dan-tin
said facing the Bulldogs at
home is an advantage, especially
since the Georgia women
have not lost at their own
aquatic center in 75 meets.
"Home advantage is always
good," Dantin said. "1 know for
us divers, the springboards are
always a big thing for us, and
they kind of differ a little bit
at each pool. We are comfortable
with the way our home
springboards are since we are
on them all the time, and just
EQUESTRIAN
» From B1
competition, Waxman said.
"We just have to make sure
that no matter what happens,
we stay positive and keep focused
because a lot of times at
meets it can get frusturating
because we're not riding our
own horses, and it's definitely
more challenging," Waxman
said. "Even if somebody makes
a mistake or we're down, we
have to make sure we keep going
because it's not over until
it's over."
Based on Auburn's current
season performances and
knowlege of Georgia's strategy,
coach Greg Williams believes
the team has a fighting
chance.
"They don't really lose in
Athens, but we're good enough
to do that," Williams said. "It's
hard to beat any good team on
the road. It's a big accomplishment,
but if we stay mistake-free
and the girls ride like they
have been, I feel like we'll bring
a win home Friday. It would
just be really hard for them
to know that the fans in the
stands are our fans makes us
feel more comfortable."
This will be the second time
this season both the men and
•women will swim together.
The first was last Friday
against Penn State.
Swimmer Max Murphy, senior
in political science, said
he likes the change of pace
when the men and women are
able to swim together.
"It just makes it more fun
to compete, especially, when
both the women and men are
swimming fast," Murphy said.
This will be the last home
meet for either squad until
January when they face Texas.
Attendees are encouraged
to wear orange, as Friday's 3
p.m. meet will feature the All
Auburn, All Orange promo.
The first 150 fans in attendance
will receive an Auburn
drawstring backpack.
ii
They don't really
lose in Athens, but
we're good enough
to do that."
—GREG WILLIAMS
EQUESTRIAN COACH.
not to. We've won the hunt
seat side there, and we've won
the western side there, we just
haven't had both ride to their
abilities at the same time.
Considering the football
team also faces Georgia this
weekend, it's likely that tension
will be at a high in Athens.
"I definitely know that Auburn
and Georgia, especially
equestrian, it's the biggest
rivalry," Portela said. "Neither
one of us wants to see
the other win. Especially with
the football team playing, it
makes us want to win that
much more. To win away there
would make it so much better,
and then for the football team
to get a win would be priceless."
TIGERS
» From B1
a play broke down, and Blake
responded with five receptions
for 71 yards and one
touchdown.
Georgia presents an interesting
matchup for the Tigers
on the defensive side of
the ball.
Sophomore quarterback
Aaron Murray leads the SEC
in passing touchdowns, even
with Ail-American receiver
A.J. Green in the NFL.
Freshman running back
Isaiah Crowell, who Auburn
recruited heavily last season,
provides a steady rushing attack
that was thought to be
lacking with starting running
back Washaun Ealey being
kicked off the team before the
season began.
After starting the season
0-2, the Bulldogs have won
seven consecutive games,
including five straight SEC
contests. Georgia will be Auburn's
second to last SEC opponent
in the regular season.
"No. 1, I think the biggest
thing, and you can see it when
you watch their film, is you
have a team that's won that
many games in a row, and
they are playing with a huge
amount of confidence and
they're getting better every
week," Chizik said.
The Tigers have won 72
consecutive games when
scoring 30 points or more.
The last time Auburn lost
when breaking the 30-point
barrier was in 1996 to the
Bulldogs, 56-49.
The Tigers are 289-4 all-time
when scoring 30.
"It's one of those games
where we're going to have to
go in and play the best road
game we've played, no question
about, it, and win," Chizik
said.
The game will be televised
by CBS at 2:30 p.m Saturday.
CHAMPIONS
» From B1
14-6-2, above Utah State,
who holds a 15-4-2 record.
It is the Tigers' 10th overall
and sixth consecutive NCAA
Tournament appearance.
Opponent Utah State will be
making its NCAA Tournament
debut.
The Auburn-Utah State
winner will face the winner
of the Maryland (10-5-4) vs.
La Salle (15-13) match in the
second round of the tournament.
Tickets to the match between
Auburn and Utah State
are now on sale. General admission
is $10, and tickets
for University students with
a valid student ID and youths
are $3.
The first 100 Auburn University
students will receive
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Volleyball tries to stay hopeful
Improvements should have
fans impressed with Barbee
ly a starter. He has led the team
with 21 and 16 points scored in
the two exhibition games.
Every Auburn fan is glad to
see junior guard Frankie Sullivan
back on the court.
Sullivan played in only six
games last season after tearing
and re-injuring his ACL. Because
of his lack of time on the
court, he was given a medical
hardship waiver, which allows
for an extra year of eligibility.
Sullivan's presence on the
court will play a huge role in
Auburn's success this year. In
the four games in which he
started last season, all four
were Auburn victories.
With Sullivan sidelined last
year, senior forward Kenny Gabriel
became the face of Auburn
basketball.
There aren't many players
who have ventured into Auburn
Arena that are more fun
to watch. Not to mention, Gabriel
is also the leading scorer
and rebounder returning from
last year.
Gabriel has the ability to
lead the team in most offensive
categories.
He had two dunks last season
that are probably still being
shown somewhere. And
when the lane to the hoop is
blocked, Gabriel has the ability
to knock down a three.
Putting those three players
on the court is a nice combination,
but there is just as much
excitement for a new point
guard. Junior Josh Wallace has
always been a great defensive
player, but has struggled to
shoot well. That's why sophomore
Varez Ward will bring
something new to the team: a
shooting point guard.
Then, there's arguably
the most popular player on
the team: junior center Mob
Chubb.
Basketball is undeniably a
team sport, and despite others
making contributions on the
court, Chubb will be the key
factor for the team's success as
long as he's a starter.
That's not meant to be taken
in a positive way, though.
Chubb doesn't fully understand
the concept of passing
the ball. It doesn't matter if
there are three men on him—
nine times out of 10 he's going
to shoot. The other time, the
ball will be stolen.
If Chubb can learn ball
movement, the offense will
prosper substantially.
Ultimately, this may be one
of the biggest factors toward
Auburn's success in SEC play.
Hie indefinite suspension of
sophomore guard Josh Lang-ford
is only affecting the team
in negative ways.
Not only does it keep the
2010 No. 1 high school player
in Alabama off the court, it
always makes depth a possible
issue.
Barbee will turn the program
around. It will be sooner
than later.
No one is expecting to compete
for a conference title
come March, but Auburn was
picked to finish 10th in the
conference this year. It's a stepping
stone.
As Auburn tips off tomorrow
night against McNeese
State, who made the NIT last
year, fans should be prepared
for a show. This year's team
definitely has the potential to
surprise a few people.
year. We'll just keep working at
changing our mindset."
The Tigers enter Sunday
with a 10-16, 4-12 SEC tally,
while the Bulldogs carry a
10-15, 5-11 SEC record. Mississippi
State has fallen in its
last seven games, five of which
were Jost by zero.
Auburn will forgo a Friday
match this week, but will utilize
the time off as an opportunity
to regroup and recharge.
"It's a long week," Nold said.
"We'll probably get an extra
day off this week which is
probably good at this time of
year. We're a little beat up and
a little thin in the middle with
some injuries, so I think that
day off \yill help us."
As for Auburn's loss against
Mississippi State last month,
Nold is confident they'll enter
the meet with a better knowledge
of the Bulldogs' game
strategy.
"It was defense in my mind,"
Nold said. "I thought they
stepped up and played some
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Changes in the Auburn basketball
program are coming
sooner rather than later.
The Tigers haven't been too
successful since falling to eventual
national champion Syracuse
in the Sweet 16 in 2003.
With only one postseason
tournament appearance in
the following years, coming in
the 2008-09 season, fans have
recently forgotten the team's
past success.
But the hiring of coach Tony
Barbee was like being brought
out of the Dark Ages. Putting
his record at Auburn aside, everything
he's done since arriving
on the Plains has shown
how bright the program's future
is going to be.
Last year was rough —
there's no denying that.
However, the team played
with as much heart as any in
the country, and that shows effective
coaching.
Now that the 2011-12 season
is here, this team is going
to impress doubters.
Looking at the two exhibition
games, Auburn is an offensive
machine. The Tigers
scored 86 and 83 points in
those games, which is more
than every game last season
but one.
Sophomore guard Chris
Denson is one of the reasons
Auburn is scoring so many
points. After showing improvements
toward the end of
last season, Denson is current-
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The Auburn volleyball team
has fallen on hard times lately,
arid after a devastating loss to
Arkansas last Sunday, isn't exactly
thrilled to meet Mississippi
State this weekend.
Auburn fell to Mississippi
State earlier in the season.
"We have a lot of mental improvements
we need to make,"
said coach Rick Nold. "The
ways we look at things, how we
handle little failures. In a good
match, you lose almost half
the points, so how you handle
that, I think, is very important.
"That's something we've
been spending a lot of time
with and it's not something
we're going to change within
a week. We can make some
improvements and maybe
we'll see it happen in a good
way in spurts, but that's something
we're going to spend a
lot of time with and not just
this week, but again through
the spring (and) through next
good defense and we didn't
make
that I think we could have
made. Hopefully the second
time through we'll get a little
bit better feel for them."
Although Mississippi State
has suffered in performance
lately, Nold knows better than
to expect an easy win.
"Mississippi State, they're
kind of on a little bit of a tough
stretch right now, but earlier in
the season they were on a roll,"
Nold said. "They again had a
very strong season, it's just a
matter of for us, we're going to
need to probably worry a little
more about ourselves and how
we're going to play. We've got a
game plan set. We've watched
film already (and) we know
what they're going to do. It's
just a matter of figuring out
what we're going to do."
Auburn hosts Mississippi
State Sunday for a 1 p.m.
match at the Student Activities
Center. It will be televised
regionally by SportSouth.
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Freshmen lead cross-country into regional meet
COLEMAN MCDOWELL
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Auburn's young cross-country
squad will travel to Tuscaloosa
for the South regional
tournament Nov. 12.
Led by freshmen Niklas
Buhner and Kane Grimster on
the men's team, the Tigers are
hoping their familiarity with
the course will help them to a
top-five finish.
"We raced there about a
month ago at the Crimson
Classic," said coach Mark Carroll.
"Everybody has seen the
course, so they all have an idea
of what is coming this weekend."
The Tigers are ranked 12th
heading into the 26-team regional.
Having faced and beaten
many'of Saturday's competitors,
Carroll is hoping for a solid
showing by the men.
"A lot of the teams we've
raced at one point or another
throughout the season, and
I think we've beaten most of
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them," Carroll said. "There's 26
teams on the men's side, and
we're ranked 12th, so I'm going
to say top-five, top-six."
Buhner and Grimster have
alternated first and second
places for Auburn this season.
Grimster finished 14th overall
in the SEC Championship,
and Carroll said Buhner would
have finished right with him if
it weren't for a fall two miles
into the race.
"I think Kane in particular
had a super run at the SEC,"
Carroll said. "He ran a very mature
race where he didn't get
mixed up in the fast pace, and
he came in 14th. Kane is really
a miler, so an eight-kilome-ter
race isn't really his specialty.
So for a miler to finish 14th
in the SEC is very good."
The Tigers have two seniors
and no juniors on the roster, so
the freshmen have been asked
to lead the team early in their
careers.
Carroll said their impact depends
on how good the freshman
are in regards to when
they are able to contribute.
"To put in perspective, Kane
has run 3:44 for 1,500 meters,
which is approximately 4:01
for a mile," Carroll said. "Nik-las
has run 3:46 in the 1,500,
which is about a 4:03 mile.
You've got two guys very close
to four-minute miles, so when
you have good guys like that
coming in, you expect them to
be right up there leading the
team."
Carroll is in his third season
coaching the Tigers and is still
working to shape the roster
into his team.
"I'm beginning to build my
team now," Carroll said. "The
team I inherited had juniors
and seniors, so those guys are
gone at this point So I'm finally
building my team. I think
we've already seen some really
good results from Nik-las
and Kane this year. I hope
they are all going to continue
to improve and develop and do
some good things for us."
Former diver Mazzaferro prepares for
interview of lifetime, study at Oxford
BRANDON MILLER
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Most Auburn students
would typically visit Boston
for tourist attractions, sporting
events or to visit family.
Former diver Dan Mazzaferro,
however, is making the trip for
a different reason: Boston is
the location for the next round
of interviews in his quest to
become a Rhodes Scholar.
"It's honestly a blessing and
a surprise to become a Rhodes
Scholar finalist," Mazzaferro
said.
Mazzaferro's accomplishment
marks the third consecutive
year a member of Auburn's
swimming and diving
team has been a finalist for the
scholarship.
"We could not be more
proud of Dan for this phenomenal
accomplishment," said
Jay Jacobs; director of athletics.
"Dan has succeeded at the
very highest levels academically,
athletically and in the
community, so this recognition
is well-deserved. Dan is
certainly a worthy candidate
for the Rhodes."
The next step for Mazzaferro
is a two-day interview process
with the District II selection
committee Nov. 19-20.
He will join 12 other finalists
from the district, and two
of the finalists will be selected
as 2012 Rhodes Scholars.
"I'm going into the interview
delighted to be where I
am right now, where my experience
at Auburn University
has brought me to," Mazzaferro
said. "I'm going to go there,
be myself and try to be as relaxed
as possible."
Mazzaferro said he believes
his recent research on
the health care system will aid
him in the interviews.
"My proposed field is a
(Master of Science) in biomedical
engineering," Mazzaferro
said.
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health care."
Mazzaferro's story is unlike
many other athletes', many of
whom start playing their sport
at a young age and excel to the
point of collegiate success.
Rather, Mazzaferro said he
didn't start diving competitively
until he was 12, and that
only included competing during
the summer months.
However, he did start gymnastics
at age 5.
. "As I got more serious with
gymnastics, those hours increased
further and further,
which made it harder," Mazzaferro
said.
"When you go to middle
school and high school, you
have to manage your time
with school, of course, which
is most important, gymnastics,
which was four-plus
hours a day, and diving, which
throughout all of my high
school career until sophomore
year, I was only diving two or
three times a week."
Mazzaferro said he decided
before his sophomore year of
high school to which sport he
would fully commit his time.
"It was a tough decision because
I really like a challenge,
and gymnastics was more of a
challenging sport," Mazzaferro
said. "But then again, diving
is its own challeage in its
own way."
As the Cheshire, Conn., native
began looking for the right
college fit, he didn't know anything
about Auburn.
"I was traveling all over the
country for different recruiting
trips," Mazzaferro said.
"And I'll be honest, before I
visited Auburn, I didn't even
know where Auburn was, I
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If you asked me
freshman year,
I'd say the re'd
be no way I'd be
studying business.
But, as everything
unfolded, it fell
into place, and I
think it all worked
out for the best
case scenario."
—DAN MAZZAFERRO
RHODES SpiOLAK FINAMST
didn't know what Auburn was.
I didn't know why I was going
on a recruiting trip there."
Mazzaferro said his ideal
school included a team that
was a family and would come
with a lot of friends from the
beginning.
"The main reason that was
so important in my college decision
is because on my state
high school swimming and
diving program, the swimmers
understood the importance of
divers, and the divers understood
the importance of swimmers,"
Mazzaferro said.
"You can't win a state title
without a whole team, and
that's the same mindset that it
is here at Auburn."
While Mazzaferro continued
competing with a successful
program, his academic
plan took an unexpected turn
the summer before his senior
year.
"I tore my ACL, and it
caused me to redshirt my senior
year," Mazzaferro said.
"Since I had a redshirt, it gave
me an extra year of eligibility.
I had.to decide what I wanted
to do. I could either get a second
undergraduate degree, or
I could study'toward a master's
degree."
Mazzaferro, who graduated
with a bachelor's degree
in chemistry with a 3.92 GPA,
said he ultimately decided to
enter graduate school to begin
working on his Master of Business
Administration—rather
than his original plan of medical
school—so he could compete
in his final year of eligibility.
"It was very strong that he
was able to come back and
win two SEC titles and I think
Co-SEC Diver of the Year," said
diving coach Jeff Shaffer. "And
he was a two-event All-Amer-ican
at the NCAA Championships,
too."
Mazzaferro, who currently
holds a 4.0 GPA, said he still
plans to attend medical school
after he finishes his MBA. He
has his sights set on becoming
a doctor.
"The way it is now, most
medical professionals have to
know at least some information
regarding business," Mazzaferro
said.
"If you asked me freshman
year, I'd say there'd be no way
I'd be studying toward business.
But, as everything unfolded,
it fell into place, and I
think it all worked out for the
best-case scenario."
Mazzaferro also had his
first experience as a doctor
last summer when he interned
in the Czech Republic
and at the East Alabama Medical
Center.
Mazzaferro said he initially
wanted to work with orthopedics
after finishing school, but
working with a neurosurgeon
for a week pushed him in a different
direction.
As Mazzaferro prepares for
his trip to Boston, he said his
full attention is on academics
since his eligibility has expired.
"Personally, I feel like I've
accomplished everything I can
in diving," Mazzaferro said.
"And I'm ready to move on."
Play-It Again offers discount deals
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ANDREW MCCASIIN
WRITER
Play-It Again Sports is giving
sports fans a chance for a double
play.
The sporting goods consignment
shop that recently
opened in Opelika is hoping
to recycle and redistribute unused
athletic equipment
"We're doing a soft opening,"
said owner Casey Wade. "We're
just opening to buy inventory.
For the next three weeks we're
going to buy new and used inventory,
as well as getting our
new stuff
The store offers three options
for selling sports apparel:
cash payment, trade-in or consignment
Cash sales involve more inexpensive
sports apparel, like
baseball gloves, and the store
also offers a store credit for
items that are traded in.
"Let's say you were looking
to buy a new set of golf clubs,"
Wade said. "Let's say you had a
baseball bat. You bring in a bat
and we give you $15 for trade-in.
When you find a set of golf
clubs for $50, it would be $35."
For higher priced items,
Play-It-Again offers consignment
sales.
"It's for bigger ticket items,
things over $100," Wade said.
"If you wanted to sell some
equipment, we would take it
,and sell it and would give you
a percentage, around 50 percent"
Wade said consignments
are the way to get the most
money out of old sports apparel.
However, he reminded that
original owners must wait until
the item actually sells to receive
payment
"We'll be open to buy for
nowf said employee Samantha
Bradshaw. "On the Friday after
Thanksgiving, we will open
doors to sell."
Danny Aubin, co-manager
of Play-It Again Sports, said
he is confident the store will be
successful.
"This community is an athletic
community," Aubin said.
"For the stuff that is too big or
too small, people have a way to
get rid of it They can get a good
amount of money back than at
a yard sale. It gives the community
an option to buy something
that's not brand new."
Aubin said customer service
and location are two traits that
distinguish Play-It-Again from
other sport retailers.
"If Dick's doesn't have what
you need, people usually go to
Academy," Aubin said. "We're
right in the middle. Our new
stuff will always be cheaper
than Dick's or Academy."
Wade also plans to invest in
the community.
"Programs will be set up,"
Wade said. "If you want to donate
sporting goods, we \yill
write the check to an organization.
"We will also be involved
with the Chizik Foundation
and the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes. We're trying to go local
as much as possible, but a
lot of that has to be set up."
Currently, the store is not
seeing a great influx of college
students.
"We're definitely going to
market on campus," Aubin
said. "We've already talked to
basketball coaches, and word
is going to get around. We're
well-known in the community.
We're going to get around
quick."
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It's her senior year of high school,
and Libby Lukens has yet to decide
where she wants to attend College.
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Stone Mountain, Ga., or she could go
out of state to attend the university
from which more than 25 of her relatives
graduated.
Lukens, junior in biomedical sciences
and business, chose Auburn.
"When I made my college decision,
my parents left it up to me," Lukens
said. "I thought 1 wanted to be different
than everyone else, but in reality,
I learned in a spout of maturity that
I could go to Auburn like my brother
and other family members did and
still love this institution."
Of these relatives, many bear the
last name Haley.
Paul Shields Haley, Lukens' great-great-
grandfather, graduated from
Auburn with the highest honor of civil
engineering in 1901. The Haley Center
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What is your favorite food?
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Auburn experience, but still
value it and appreciate it so
much more because there's
such a rich family involved
here," Lukens said. "It's a common
bond that all of us share."
Lukens said Auburn traditions,
especially football,
were instilled in her family at a
young age.
"It's a way of life and the
kind of person you are," Lukens
said. "It's never something I sat
down and learned about. It's
just part of everyone's story."
From the time she could
throw a football, Lukens said
she was taught everything
about the sport from her father.
Lukens said football weekends
are the prominent event
that brings relatives together
again.
"I remember going to the
Auburn-Florida game in 1996
(and seeing) the winning
field goal," Lukens said. "Now,
there's nothing like being in
t he student section at apy football
game."
Lukens' parents, John and
Karen, met at the University,
and her brother, David, graduated
two years ago as the fifth
generation of Auburn graduates.
As for her own story, Lukens
said she thought her time here
would last forever.
"Starting as a freshman (I
knew) so much about Auburn,
but I didn't necessarily know
anyone else here," Lukens said.
"The friendships I've made and
the experiences I've grown
from are some of the best
memories I've had here."
Though her time in college
is close to an end, her Auburn
experience will forever be family
history.
"It's one of those things
where it's really hard to describe
to someone the Auburn
experience, but when you have
your whole entire family that
has experienced it themselves,
you just catch on," Lukens said.
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Trojan wags a finger at Auburn
Trojan ranks
Auburn 120th
in sexual
health report
KATEJONES
INTRIGUE EDITOR
Trojan Sexual Health released
its annual health report
card and ranked Auburn
120 out of MO schools,
16 spots higher than last year.
Bert Sperling, lead researcher,
said the schools
chosen for the study were
based on size, tier schools—
for example, schools in big
conferences—and iconic
schools like Ivy Leagues.
Sperling said Ivy League
schools may have small campuses,
but have an impact because
of their notoriety.
"We celebrate a little
change upward." Sperling
said, referring to Auburn's
rank. "But on the scale it is
low."
The main reason for Auburn's
jump, Sperling said,
is an improvement in peer
groups and outreach programs
promoting sexual
health.
"They were really low last
year," he said. .
Health Protection and
Wellness Services, which has
been open for a year, offers
several outreach prorams for
students.
Eric Smith, director of
Health Protection and Wellness
Services, said there are
peer health educators that
provide outreach for general
health, and additionally there
is the Sexual Assault Awareness
Task Force.
"That group of students
does a great job throughout
the year putting information
out about sexual health and
in particular consent," Smith
said.
A learning community
based around health and
wellness and a campaign
about consent are both being
discussed, Smith said.
"It's still very much in development.
but the idea there
is just to get information out
about what consent is, what
it means, what 'yes' actually
looks like in a sexual situation,"
Smith said.
In addition, Sperling said
Auburn received a good score
for student health center
hours of operation.
"They are open for a wide
percentage of the week." Sperling
said.
Auburn's student health
center is the Auburn University
Medical Clinic.
The clinic is open six days
a week, Monday through Friday
from 8 a.m.-to 6 p.m. and
Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.
Sperling also said Auburn
received a good score because
of the availability of ',
information and the cost for
HIV and ST1 testing, as well as \
availability for female contra-ceptives—
all available at the '•
medicial clinic.
Auburn is lacking informa-tion,
however, on male con- ,
traceptives like condoms, he »|
said.
"Often, schools will have *j
information on the pros and
cons of condoms and where
they are available," Sperling
said. ~i
Chelsea Crawford, fresh-man
in anthropology, recent-ly
noticed in the lobby of her
residence hall a sign adver- *i
tising November as Sexual
Health Awareness Month. The
flyer included a tip that read, .
"Fact One: Stressed? Chill
Out! Stress can make your pe- •
nis shrink."
"I don't think facts like that ;
really promote sexual health,"
Crawford said. "Theyjustgrab
attention."
Broccoli Kerry's recipe of the week
Cheddar Soup
Directions:
Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add the olive
oil and diced onion. Saute for 10 minutes.
Add the chicken stock, water, broccoli and carrot
and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer
covered for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables
are tender. Add the Cheddar cheese condensed
soup, shredded cheddar cheese, garlic
powder, salt and pepper. Using an immersion
blender, blend soup until desired consistency (a
blender can also be used by carefully blending
the soup in batches until desired consistency is
reached). Simmer the blended soup for an additional
15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serves: 4
Contributed by Kerry Fannon
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 medium onion,
diced
16 ounces chicken
stock
% cup water
4 cups broccoli florets
1 carrot, sliced
1 (10.75 ounces) can
cheddar cheese condensed
soup
8 oz. cheddar cheese,
shredded
1 teaspoon garlic
powder
Salt and pepper, to
taste
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT B7
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DJ Crude Carter (left) uses different lighting techniques to enhance the audience's dubstep experience at
Bourbon Street Bar Saturday night.
DJs light up the night
Lighting
effects can
add to musical
experience
BECKY HARDY
ASSISTANT INTRIGUE EDITOR
As the crowd screams for
more, the combination of the
fresh beats and neon lights
pumps up the crowd to dance
all night
Auburn Underground Pro-jx
and Facecandi Lighting Productions
presented a dubstep
concert hosting various disc
jockeys at Bourbon Street Bar
Saturday.
Lighting and special effects
at any show can act as "visual
glue" that binds the audience
with the performer beyond
just the music alone,
said Richard Mueller, co-own-er
of Facecandi Lighting Productions
and a local DJ with
the stage name Soulecta.
While running his company
and working as a DJ, Mueller
said he has learned how lighting
affects the crowd.
"The energy at a dubstep
event is faster, thus the lighting
system effects would be
slightly more intense in delivery
of visuals," Mueller said.
Lighting experts are performers
in their own right,
said Lee Bradberry, local DJ
and member of the AUProjx
crew in Auburn.
Bradberry said the lighting
expersts put thought into
how they are interjection the
DJ into their creative procees.
"A lot of effects you see are
programmed beforehand, but
they do have manual control,
and that's where things get exciting,"
Bradbetty said.
Other DJs agree that lighting
is a critical factor in any
concert. Max Moksol, a DJ in
Auburn by the name of Crude
Carter, said lighting and special
effects are important during
a show.
"I feel like the lighting can
carry a party to the next level,"
Moksol said. "It adds something
special to the environment
that just isn't there in a
dark room."
Jason Webster, an Auburn
DJ by the name of Djason, said
the light show must be balanced,
however.
"There's only so much a DJ
can do," Webster said. "(Lighting)
gives good pop to the
show, but it can't be too bright.
Too much lighting distracts
people."
Facecandi Lighting uses
multi-colored lighting to attract
the audience to the performances.
"In the deeper psyche of
things, different colors could
perhaps have a common effect
to all, but everyone has th'eir
preferences, and we have the
tools to accommodate," Mueller
said.
Bradberry said he works
closely with Facecandi when
setting up lighting for one of
his shows.
"They are open to sugges-u
The energy at a
dubstep event is
faster, thus the
lighting system
effects would
be slightly more
intense."
—RICHARD MUELLER
CO-OWNER. KACECANFL I
LIGHTING PRODUCTIONS
.tions of all kinds and have
even asked for input on how I
want to be lighted," Bradberry
said.
While the same general
lighting effects are used at every
show, each artist has a favorite
part of the performance.
"My favorite part is the last
hour of any show because that
has given everyone all night
to get into the show," Webster
said. "In that last hour, you get
everyone so pumped that they
don't want to leave."
While Webster's favorite
section of a show is always the
same, Moskol said his favorite
changes every time.
"My favorite part of a show
is never the same," Moskol
said. "I find it changes after every
show just depending on
the events of the night. I've
really enjoyed playing shows
since I started almost a year
ago, so playing a good set in
front of an energetic crowd is
always an amazing experience
in my book."
Which are you: crew, on stage or band manager?
1. On the weekends, you most likely see yourself:
a. Going to local bars for karaoke night
b. Helping set up events on campus or in town
c. Organizing the plans for a crazy night
2. Out of your friends you are:
a. The organizer, who knows all the best places to go
b. The center of attention—you love talking to tons of
people and most likely will pick the place to go
c. The go with the flow type—you don't care what you do
as long as it's a good time
3. You like to work with:
a. Big groups of people, the more the merrier
b. A small group, not too many people to worry about
c. By yourself, you can get things done the way you
want to .
If you were working for a play, would you be found:
a. Helping out painting sets
b. Directing the entire show
c. Performing as a lead role
5. When deciding on what to wear out you:
a. Pick something flashy without consulting anyone
b. Pick something more conservative to give off a good
image
c. Ask what all your friends are wearing first so you
don't stand out too much
6.
Scoring: Add up the points
and check out where you fit!
1. a(3),b(1),c(2)
2. a(2),b(3),c(l)
3. a(1),b(2),c(3)
6-1 — Stage Crew
You may not like to be the
center of attention, but
that doesn't mean you
don't like to hang out with
a group of friends all the
time. If you don't like to be
the center of attention, but
still like the perks of working
for a major artist, then
stage crew may be the job
for you.
Your friends would best describe you as:
a. The one who gets all the attention
b. The planner and organizer of events
c. The person who makes everything happen
4. a(1),b(2),c(3)
5. a(3),b(2),c(1)
6. a(3),b(2),c(1)
18-13 — On Stage
You're the kind of person
who li^es to be the center
of attention, and although
you might not be overpowering,
yo
