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Speak Lowder, we can't hear you Dye Proflts

from bank Lowder won't talk to The Auburn Plainsman — he grants interviews to Birmingham News and Huntsville Times, but not to the student press BY LEE DAVIDSON Editor

Editor's Note For more information on Trustee Robert Lowder, see profile article on A 3, editorial content on A6 and letters to the editor on AT.

"Until you learn some

manners, I will not

talk to you. Young

lady, I do not want

anything to do

with you."

ROBERT LOWDER Auburn trustee, speaking to

Davidson at the Nov. 19 Commission meeting

DYE

CHRIS COMPTON/Pholo Editor

Trustee Robert Lowder after a meeting of the Commission on Friday, Nov. 20.

LOWDER

"Did you get a Plainsman this morning, sir?" L E E D A V I D S O N

Editor, The Auburn Plainsman

"No, I'm not interested." R O B E R T L O W D E R

Auburn trustee

"You have blasted my mother and my father,

and you have been very discourteous, and I

don't intend to talk to you. I don't intend to

speak to you."

R O B E R T L O W D E R

Auburn trustee, speaking to Davidson at the Nov. 20 meeting of the Board of Trustees

This blank space, is intentional and rep­resentative of unreported facts.

The Auburn Plainsman has contacted Mr. Lowder routinely since Oct. 27 in effort to set up an interview. The most recent calls were made at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Dec. 2.

At these times, as well as at the Nov. 20 Board of Trustees meeting, Lowder was informed of an intent to print this story void of his further input.

At the time of press, Lowder's secretary still said he was unavailable for comment.

connection BY JENNIFER MORRIS Assistant Campus Editor

Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye exercised his stock option as director of Colonial BancGroup this fall. Dye bought 50,000 shares of com­mon stock at a fraction of their usual cost, according to the bank's Securities and E x c h a n g e Commission fil­ings.

He paid $1.54-$1.81 for each share on Sept. 14 of this year. The stock usually costs nearly $13 per share.

Dye had the right to buy shares at this price because of his position with the bank.

"The process is perfectly legal," said John Jahera, professor of finance and head of the finance department at the University.

Oftentimes, companies offer these stock options as "deferred compensa­tion" to its officers and directors.

"It's not uncommon at all," Jahera said.

Glenda Allred, assistant to the chair­man of Colonial BancGroup, said this type of transaction does happen often with public institutions. •-'.

The stocks bring Dye's total hold-! ings in the BancGroup to about $800,000. He owns a total of 61,190 shares of stock.

Dye is one of 5,700 shareholders in the company. He now owns 5.58 per­cent of the company's 109,664,000 shares of outstanding stocks.

University Senate Chairman Glenn Howze said, "I'm sure it's legal, but it's still a strange occurrence. I think it would be hard to find another exam­ple of this."

"It sounds like a sweetheart deal to me," Howze said.

If Dye were to sell the stocks he bought in September at today's value, he would make over half a million dol­lars.

"I'm dumbfounded" that he could make that much money with one transaction," Howze said.

Dye was appointed to Colonial BancGroup's Board of Directors in 1981, Allred said.

That was the same year he began coaching Auburn's football team.

Board of Trustees accept Muse's proposals INDEX BY JENNIFER MURPHREE Assistant Campus Editor

The time bomb many feared at the Nov. 20 Board of Trustees meet­ing never dropped.

Instead of exploding, it will tick until April, suspended over the fac­ulty committees chosen to decide the fate of Auburn's low-priority programs.

Trustees who have pushed and prodded what should have been a tedious process for eight months, skidded to a hault — accepting, but not approving, University President William V. Muse's restructuring recommendations.

But in the final meeting of this lengthy process, push never came to shove. The board decided not to decide. One decision dissolved the Commission to Review the University's Role. Instead, the pro­grams will be reveiwed by the method Muse has touted all along.

A faculty review committee will meticulously examine each of the

programs before any is eliminated. The decision will now be made

after Gov.-elect Don Siegelman takes office, and appoints six new Auburn trustees.

Trustee Bessie Mae Holloway of Prichard was the only board mem­ber to voice distress over pressure for a quick decision — while trustees Jimmy Samford and James Tatum expressed late concern for the programs their budget trim­ming would eliminate.

Holloway spoke as a former edu­cator.

"I get very nervous when things are pushed so fast — and I'm ner­vous this morning," Holloway said,

"I think these recommendations should go to the faculty committee before they come to us."

As trustees changed their tune, defending the merit of good pro­grams instead of the need for bud­get cuts, Muse reminded the board who made the rules.

"I didn't set this time table —

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Lowder sits next to Ed Richardson at the board meeting Nov. 20.

-—- COMING MON DAY Read the first-ever "Review and

Forecast" issue recapping events of the fall and looking to the future.

Dec. 7, 1998 you set this time table. If I had known you were going to wait, until April to do this, I'd have a lot more time to get many more peo­ple involved," Muse said.

Barry Burkhart, who is chairman of a committee to evaluate Auburn's efficiency, said while some "positive outcomes have

come from this painful process, I think it would be wise to never do this again.

"Instead, I ask of the board, if this type of situation rears its head in the future, charge the president, charge the faculty with that task. And hold us to that responsibilty," Burkhart said.

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*rofile: Meet Trustee Robert Lowder By BILL BARROW

| State/Local Editor

Quiet. Docile. Full of good inten­sions. These are descriptions of (Auburn trustee Robert Lowder by I friends who say they know him I well.

The same man is described by I others, including some students, las power-hungry and micro-man-|aging.

Lowder, a 1964 graduate of the I University, is president and CEO I of Colonial BancGroup Inc., based I in Montgomery. He is a former I national president of the Auburn I Alumni Association, and has j served on the Board of Trustees (since 1983 after his appointment [by Gov. George G. Wallace.

Lowder's defenders call atten-Ition to his sizable contribution of I time, money and ideas to Auburn. His opponents say he has too

I much power and wants even | more.

Barry Burkhart, member and I former chair of University Senate, I said, "Lowder is in a position to do I an enormous amount of good for

"He has done good things for Auburn, but he

seems to abuse his power. "

M A R Y C A T H E R I N E B A R G A N I E R

Auburn student

this university. But he is squander­ing the opportunity by creating this atmosphere of mistrust and hostility.

"It's a tragedy — sort of makes him a tragic figure," Burkhart said.

Sen. Lowell Barron, a trustee from Fyffe, Ala., stands on the flip side of the Lowder coin. He described his relationship to Lowder as a "friendship" beyond professional dealings.

Barron has served on the board since 1991. He has no official busi­ness ties to Lowder, but Lowder is a contributor to his political cam­paigns, Barron said.

But Barron dismissed all claims that Lowder's contributions con­trol his votes. "I raised over $200,000 for my last campaign. (Lowder) gave me $200 of it. How

does that buy influence? I'm more independent-minded than that," Barron said.

Asked how he would introduce Lowder to a stranger, Barron said, "I would tell someone who didn't know Bobby he was a quiet, gentle individual. He's extremely bright and is extremely caring about Auburn and his friends.

"Once you get to know Bobby you feel very strongly about him because he feels that way about you. He's just an outstanding indi­vidual, a fine, moral, Christian man."

Barron said many of the strong anti-Lowder opinions are unfounded and based on misinfor­mation and even jealousy.

"Those people get information from people eaten up with jeal-

CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor

Lowder talks with Trustee Jack Venable (middle) during the final meeting of the Commission.

ousy because they see someone who runs a multi-million dollar empire because he works 18 hours a day six days a week, and because of that he's extremely successful," Barron said.

Lowder's service to Auburn is genuine, Barron said.

"He's always doing good things for Auburn. Why he's treated as such a villain is beyond my com­prehension," he said.

"You can't always see what he does," Barron said. "You don't see his involvement in the decisions until you're involved in making them with him. He's just always full of good ideas."

Barron cited Lowder's sugges­tion of David Housel for athletics director in 1994 as an example of a "good idea" from Lowder. "He didn't say it in the domineering fashion some people paint him in. He said, 'What do you all think about David Housel?'

"He's also gotten a lot of ideas rejected, but his ideas are usually good enough. He's usually in the majority," Barron said.

Students, some of whom did not know of Lowder until the current University review process and post-Terry Bowden resignation period, also hold _ ^ ^ ^ _ _ _ „ _ varying views.

M a r y C a t h e r i n e Barganier, a sophomore in public relations, said she knew of Lowder before she was an Auburn student.

"Yes, I knew he was president of Colonial Bank and a trustee. I knew he was a rich son-of-a-gun," Barganier said. "He has done good things for Auburn, but he seems to abuse his power, and it's obvious he has no business still being on the Board of Trustees."

Wess Floyd, a freshman in mass communications, said he was not familiar with Lowder until accusa­tions of Lowder's involvement in

CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor

Lowder at the Nov. 20 meeting of the Board of Trustees.

Bowden's departure circulated. "I think it's been blown way out

of proportion. Lowder has released statements explaining his side but they are just buried (by the media)," Floyd said.

Both Hoyd and Barganier con­firmed they had never met Lowder or observed him at any board meeting.

The following is a timeline of the life of Robert Lowder, beginning with his involvement with

"You

decisions

with him.

don't see his involvement in the

until you're involved in making them

He's just always full of good ideas."

SENATOR LOWELL BARRON Trustee

Auburn: 1960 — graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery; played football; began his freshman year at the University in the fall. 1964 — graduated with high hon­ors from Auburn; member of Sigma Nu fraternity 1964-66 — United States Army 1966-68 — Alabama National

Guard 1981 — served as national presi­dent of the Auburn Alumni Association; sat on the search com­mittee responsible for the hiring of football coach Patrick F. Dye 1983 — appointed by Gov. George Wallace and confirmed by the state Senate to Auburn's Board of Trustees 1983-84 — served as chairman of University presidential search committee that hired James E. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ — ^ ^ — Martin, Auburn

president from 1984-92 1992 — Lowder B u s i n e s s Building, named for Robert's par­ents, opened to students 1992 — served -on search com­

mittee responsible for hiring of football coach Terry W Bowden 1995 — trustee term expires; Gov. • Fob James' efforts to appoint a replacement are unsuccessful, as his nominations fail in the state • senate; Alabama Supreme Court ! rules in favor of Lowder saying incumbent trustees shall remain on the board until replacements are nominated and confirmed. '

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Citizens fan flames of debate at City Council Tuesday BY MICHAEL S.

Staff Writer HILL

Citizens spoke out in protest of year-round city schooling polls and the future of Lee County Road 159, two topics before the City Council Tuesday.

On the year-round school issue, Dave Elton of 222 Singleton St., denounced recent polls given to judge interest in year-round school­ing, when he said they were mis­handled. He had the poll profes­sionally reviewed, and quoted from that review.

"The survey doesn't take into consideration those that oppose the change in the calendar year," he said.

Elton cited other discrepancies with the poll, such as whether par­ents get one or two polls, and

THINH NGUYEN/Assistan Photo Edtor whether children get polled and if

Dave Elton of 22 Singleton St.-, spurs debate at Tuesday's City Council meeting concerning polling * ^ 2 J ^ s h o u l d be take" i n t ° C°n" surveys. The polls were aimed to account for local opinions about possible year-round schools.

Council approves $3.2 million library

Since the poll ran in a newspaper, Elton said correct accountability would be nearly impossible.

In addition, council discussed the future of Lee County Road 159. Two opposing interests included citizens of Lee County Road 159 an Maritn Marietta Aggregates, a com­pany that provides crushed stone and owns a quarry on the road.

Mary Lou Smith of the Sandhill community, which is based on the road, protested its closure, as pro­posed by Martin Marietta.

Smith argued that several resi­dential homes in the area use the road daily.

Steve Allen, a spokesman for Martin Marietta, said the road needed to be closed to prolong the life of the quarry because the rock needed by the company extends through the road.

He noted that the road and a bridge on that road had been con­demned by professionals a few

years earlier. Allen also added that Marti

Marietta sold more than 700,00 tons of rock locally last year.

Councilmember Arthur Dowdell, said, "If I had to vot tonight, I wold vote to close (th road). A lot of people depend o the quarry. I also think it is a dange for any 18-wheeler to cross th« bridge." In oth^r action, the council: • Passed an ordinance that polit cal signs can be posted no soonc than 30 days prior to election an must be removed seven days affa the election. • Granted a request by Chamber c Commerce to close the section Magnolia Street that runs fror College Street to Wright Street Jar 10, 1998, for a "Youth for Christ event. • Approved a request from th Uptown Merchants to hold a side walk sale Dec. 5,1998.

BY ADAM B.

Staff Writer HOSE

The Auburn City Council approved a resolution to contract out engineering and design ser­vices for a new city library.

The library will be built at the corner of Thach Avenue and Dean Road where Lakeview Baptist Church was formerly located. It will be about 25,000 square feet with plans for further additions to be built within the following 10 years.

City Manager Doug Watson" said there is a need for a new facility because of space needs for

other city departments at the city hall complex and because the cur­rent facility is simply too small.

"Prior to 1987, the City Library was at the Kinnucan's location on Gay street," Watson said. "The present facility is 11 years old and has only about 10,000 square feet of space.

"We just need a larger facility," he said.

The design contract has been given out to Williams-Blackstock Architects of Birmingham. The total cost of the construction is estimated at more than $3.2 mil­lion.

"The voters will have to pass a referendum, probably in late

February or early March, before construction can begin, but there will be no new taxes involved," Watson said.

"Assuming the referendum passes, construction will begin around this time next year," Watson said.Librarian Margie Huffman said she is excited about the new library.

She said the current library is doing well, but is just too small.

Huffman said the current library has many programs that will continue to grow with the new library.

"Our biggest emphasis is our children's programs," Huffman said.

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"We will continue having our pre-school story times, our spe­cial holiday programs and our summer reading programs for our children up to the sixth grade."

"Our library is a community library. It is much different than a university research library," Watson said.

Huffman said that even though it is a community library it is still used by many University stu­dents.

The current library is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m to 7 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m to 5 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.

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Preven: Morning-after pill now on market BY LORI MOORE Staff Writer

Few mishaps in life can be averted after the fact. An accidental pregnancy can be ended if caught early enough.

The Federal Drug Administration approved Preven, the first commercial "morning-after pill," Sept. 1.

While similar drugs have been used for near­ly two decades, Preven's approval marks the first to be openly promoted.

Gynetics Inc., Preven's maker, reports there are 2.7 million unintentional pregnancies annu­ally. Half result from failed birth control.

These pregnancies account for 1.4 million abortions in America each year.

"We especially see those who have had an abortion before, and don't want to go through that trauma again," said Olivia Jacobs, a phone counselor at the Feminist Women's Clinic in Atlanta. "The doctors prescribe three to four women per week on a walk-in basis," Jacobs said.

The FDA's greenlighting of Preven has stirred up controversy based on politics, safety con­cerns and moral beliefs.

"It's been promoted as contraception, but it's not," said Kirk Walden, executive director of Women's Hope Medical Clinic in Auburn. "It is

;'. an abortifacient, which prevents pregnancy after •', it already happened."

Preven, consisting of two concentrated doses I of birth control hormones, is taken within 72

hours of unprotected sex. It's 75 percent effec-J rive in preventing accidental pregnancy. J Local women looking for emergency contra-| ceptives may find it close to home. The ; University Medical Clinic ——~—————•

offers the treatment. "We use the gold standard

m emergency contraceptives called Ovral. It's been around for years," said Dr. Suzanne Grahme of the university clinic.

"We haven't heard of Preven, but it usually takes six months to a year (after FDA approval) for the medi­cine to become common."

Grahme said she only sees two or three patients a month for this treatment. The medi­cine usually proves effective, but patients who seek the pills are in for a rough time.

"People get very sick from the pills. Most girls are already on birth control and have somehow just missed a pill.

"Adding this medication to the other greatly increases the body's hormones. It affects periods

"It's been promoted

as contraception,

but it's not."

KIRK WALDEN Executive director,

Women's Hope Medical Clinic

and causes exceptional nausea. It's not as easy as they think," Grahme said.

Grahme recommends the use of regular birth control, also available at the clinic, before the fact, which works better with fewer side effects.

Common reactions to the drug include nau­sea, headaches and dizziness.

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Reference for Winter 1998-'99, include blood clots, liver dam­age and migraines.

Other clinics are found mainly in Atlanta and Birmingham. They also guard against the drug's possible health hazards.

At Feminist Women's Clinic, nurses first perform a preg­nancy test. They then check vital signs to see if the woman is healthy for the medicine.

Timing and desperation pose the greatest health risk for patients.

"The woman must be honest with us. Some are so desperate to end their pregnancy they say it has been less than 72 hours since intercourse when it's been longer.

"The drugs won't work by then, and the high dosage of medicatioivat the wrong time is dan­gerous for the woman," Jacobs said.

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Keisha, a nurse who preferred not to give her last name, said, "We (at Summit Medical Clinic in Birmingham) do lab work and fill out medical forms for the patient before we can prescribe the medication."

Scientific debates still wage over how the treatment's age-old method actually prevents pregnancy.

Preven delays ovulation-this much is certain. But the theory that the pill keeps fertilized eggs from attaching to the uterus, — which causes many to equate it with the RU 486 abortion pill.

"Others may call it contraception, but we dis­agree," Walden said. "Our clinic does not do abortion, so we are not involved."

The Lee County Health Clinic also doesn't use Preven.

"I feel it won't be too far down the road, but it's too controversial and political right now," said Laurie Stout of the Bureau of Family Health Services.

Political problems aside, emergency contra­ceptives remain in use.

Insurance companies who cover birth control will cover emergency contraceptives. Lori Agin, who handles Gynetic's public relations, said they are best prescribed by a woman's doctor.

More information on the drug can be found at www.preven.com or at the University Medical Clinic.

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OPINIONS The expressions of this

newspaper's opinion are restricted to this page. The unsigned editorials reflect the views of The Auburn

Plainsman's editorial board which is comprised of

the executive staff, section editors and

assistants. Other opinion, often contrasting, is offered

in adjoining columns. .

EDITORIAL B O A R D Lee Davidson

Editor Matt Romano

Managing Editor Karlyn Bogie

Copy Chief Bill Barrow

State /LocalEditor Charlotte Mcintosh

Campus Editor David Ching Intrigue Editor

Steve Raymond Sports Editor

Chris Compton Photo Editor Jason Key Art Editor

Robert J. Edmonds Business Manager

CORRECTIONS

Mistakes sometimes occur in the production of The

Auburn Plainsman. When corrections are necessary,

they are printed on page A3 in the following week's

edition.

Our View Board needs restructuring A uburn University's Board of

Trustees needs to have an overhaul of the laws governing its existence if it is to fairly represent Auburn University and operate effectively.

It is a requirement that board members live in Alabama. This creates a breeding ground for individuals such as Robert Lowder to sink their claws into a board and assert dominance.

There is a limited number of people with comparable financial pull to play on Lowder's level. When you limit your resource pool to within Alabama, you are further limiting the number of applicants from which to draw capable, dependable trustees.

How can the board effectively do what is right for Auburn when it is making decisions for an audience it cannot relate to and does not understand?

The structure of the board is unique here in Alabama and so far, it is not working.

Gov.-elect Don Siegelman will likely reappoint Lowder to Auburn's Board of Trustees in January. It will be a political favor that Lowder bought with his sizeable contributions to Siegelman's campaign.

If Lowder still wants a seat on the board, it will be his for the taking. The question is whether the heat has gotten to him yet. Maybe he has had enough and is ready to get out of the kitchen once and for all.

However, there are six seats to be filled in January. If appointed, Lowder will only

hold one. Siegelman can fulfill his obliga­tion to Lowder and still provide Auburn with an equitable board.

Out-of-state board members should be considered. Look at Don Logan, Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Cable in New York, or Lamar Durrett, president of Air Canada.

Auburn is shaped by the growing diver­sity of its student and alumni population — some of whom leave Alabama to pursue greatness. Our potential is not limited to

the success we can create with state boundaries.

Our board should not stifle that development by being such a poor sampling of what Auburn has to offer.

A constitutional amendment is necessary to enact this change and time may not permit.

Therefore, short-term solutions may be out of reach for the board's current problems, but a major restructuring of the board is necessary if future problems are to be avoided. This is now up to Siegelman.

Tuberville off to encouraging start C oach Tommy Tuberville is off to a

good start. He is just what the wounded Auburn family needs. Finally, someone has said ours is a-game of integri­ty that incorporates honest sportsmanship and a love for football.

Football is a driving influence in Auburn. Community morale and city economy is determined by how well our football team performs.

The "nightmare" last five weeks of uncertainty Athletics Director David Housel so aptly described finally has come

to an end. Next year promises to be a year of transi­

tion for Auburn athletics and. academics alike.

Tuberville is armed with determination, humility and a love for the game that will see him through, accomplishing great things along the way.

Keep your positive attitude. Show the true Auburn spirit. You're right, it's not about being an Auburn man. It's about being a good man and a good coach. That is what it means to be an Auburn man.

We welcome you to the Plains and to the best group of athletes you will ever have a

chance to work with in your coaching career. The one constant throughout this tumul­

tuous season has been the faith of the play­ers — the kids balancing work and school and sport for the sake of the game.

The larger Auburn family could take a les­son from their perseverance and heart. Don't give up on Auburn. We're still kick­ing.

Welcome Coach. Get to know our town, our people and our team. You have a won­derful opportunity in front of you, and we look forward to seeing you in action on the Plains.

War Eagle.

SGA misses mark in criticism of media "The time has come, it has even

past come, for me to stand up to the board. I apologize on behalf of the student body to the board and specifically Mr. Lowder, for the press' use of artful quotation to create antagonism where there was none before."

That is what our SGA presi­dent, Will Stegall, had to say to the Board of Trustees during its meeting Nov. 20.

The first thing I would like to do is commend our SGA presi­dent. It is about time he said something during these meetings instead of sitting there doing nothing as the students' voices go wasted.

But Mr. Stegall I must ask you one question — when you speak on behalf of the student body, do you speak to the students before you make statements for them?

You have an awesome responsi-

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bility, Mr. Stegall, to stand up and do what is best for the students and uphold what they believe in.

On this issue, you did not speak of their opinion. Since the press has come out about the board and Mr. Lowder in The Auburn Plainsman, we have received a positive response from an over­whelming majority of the stu­dents.

The students support us and you, as the SGA president have

no right to speak on behalf of the student body without consulting them first.

You did not consult the SGA Senate before doing this. You did not seek its opinion.

You need to learn to speak your mind instead of being a politician who kisses up to people more powerful than him.

For the sake of Auburn University you must let the stu­dents' voices be heard.

Do more than just make a one­time speech in front of the board, do more than fight for only our student activity funds being cut.

Student activities are vital to Auburn, but so are other pro­grams. Speak the students' mind on these programs. Let their voice be heard.

Mr. Stegall, you should be a leader and at the forefront of this debate.

Auburn is a university. It is a university that would not exist without the students, which you are their elected leader.

Speak their voices. If they want Bobby Lowder gone, tell him. If not, tell him that too, but at least find out their opinion and let it be known.

This issue about the Board of Trustees has been going on since 1995, it just hasn't been reported.

Other presidents haven't spo­ken up but that doesn't mean you can't.

There is still time and your tenure is still young.

You can either sit back and enjoy the ride or speak up and let Auburn's students' voice be heard. You are our leader, make the students proud.

Sieve Raymond is Sporls editor (or The A uhurn Plainsman.

Actions speak Lowder than words It's not just how much you

give, it's how you go about giv­ing it.

Take Jim Nelson. Mr. Nelson is from Texas, and not unlike a great deal of Texans, he has lived a very interesting life.

After serving his country in World War II, Mr. Nelson came home to graduate from Texas A&M University in 1949, then spent the next five decades in the oil business.

He made his living, made his millions, and now he has decid­ed it's time to start giving back.

Last December, Mr. Nelson donated $10 million to his alma mater's petroleum engineering department, the department he graduated from. Upon doing so, he made one very important stipulation — nothing may be named after him. Instead, he requested the department be renamed for Harold Vance, a professor at A&M when Nelson was a student. He also estab­lished two chairs in petroleum , engineering, named for Albert B. Stevens and Robert Whiting, two more of Nelson's professors.

So what's the deal? What does this have to do with Auburn?

On the surface, very little. Mr. Nelson never mentions the Loveliest Village in die article I

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read about him in the Texas A&M Foundation's "Spirit" newsletter.

It does relate to us in a deeper sense as it serves as a model to how one should support the causes they care about, namely their alma mater.

This brings us to Robert Lowder. I don't know what; exactly Lowder is up to. I don't know how many people he has in his pocket, if any at all. I don't know what he's done, and I don't know what he plans to do.

What I do know is this: Bobby Lowder could leam a whole hel­luva a lot from a man like Mr. James K.B. Nelson.

Mr. Nelson insisted after his $10 million contribution that his name not be associated with it in any way. Lowder enjoys remind­ing anyone who will listen that his daddy built the business

building and even hinted at enjoying the concept of Lowder University for a day.

Lowder says he loves Auburn. Mr. Nelson quietly showed he loves Texas A&M.

I will not be so bold as to speak on behalf of this University's students.

To do so would be both foolish and ignorant as I possess neither the authority nor the knowledge to speak for such a contingent.

What I do know comes from the multitude of feedback we at The Auburn Plainsman have received from students, alumni and faculty, and from that infor­mation I have determined one clear consensus.

Bobby Lowder's mere pres­ence on the board, whether he's done anything wrong or not, is enough to create a destructive amount of dissension among the already dysfunctional Auburn family.

If Lowder truly cared about what's best for Auburn in the 21st century, he would step down from the Board of Trustees and sit in his Montgomery man­sion quietly writing checks to support the University he claims to hold so dear to his heart.

Any other action is a search for power by a frail little man with

too much of daddy's money on his hands.

The type of action Jim Nelson doesn't feel obligated to do.

By the way, in case you were wondering how the story of Mr. Nelson ended, A&M's Petroleum Engineering department recently proposed naming their premier scholarship program the Nelson Scholars program.

An uneasy Mr. Nelson is still considering.

I hope I'm wrong about Lowder. I hope he really does want what's best for Auburn and if I had the opportunity to meet him, I would be more than will­ing to give him a fair shot.

But for now, I don't know the man and all I know about him comes from his actions and his comments, or lack thereof, and all I can take from those observa­tions is that it isn't the advance­ment of Auburn that Robert Lowder has in mind.

I want to like Bobby Lowder. He says he loves Auburn, and that should be enough. But as cliche as it is, actions do speak louder than words. Control of a school shouldn't be collateral for a few hefty donations.

Mall Romano is managing editor lor The A uhurn Plainsman.

Lee Davidson

Blank space emphasizes importance

Once again The Auburn Plainsman is exploring uncharted territory. This was first accomplished by writing a story about a man named Robert Lowder and showing his tangible connections tying his political influence to controlling other Board of Trustee members. Now we are running an article void of any text.

This is a unique occurrence and is not one to be repeated. It is done for emphasis, and it is done for the sake of -the students.

We had to get your attention. Credit the subject matter's importance to your" lives to necessitate such dramatic action.

The story could have been written with supporting quotes and text wrap ping around the lift-out quotes that were used instead. But these quotes told the whole story. There was no rea­son to distract it with more text.

The blank space emphasized the importance of Lowder's refusal to talk to the newspaper who broke the story revealing his dominance in Auburn.

Lowder invited The Birmingham News into his home for a leisurely interview. He treated The Huntsville Times similarly. However, he walked away shaking his finger at me when I asked him to let Auburn students hear his side of the story. At both the Commission meeting and the Board of Trustees meeting, I requested an inter­view.

Many staff members have asked him for a chance to tell us about himself, too. He has clearly said he wants noth­ing to do with us. We approach him with respect and are armed not with reproach nor aggression, but with a sin­cere desire to tell the truth.

But still he won't talk. This is fine; it is his right to chose not to talk to the press.. However, he is a trustee — he is charged with serving Auburn University. To withhold critical informa­tion from the news source that is led by,' students and geared for students is not \ smart for Lowder.

We are his constituents, and yet he wants nothing to do with us. We don't claim to be the voice of Auburn stu­dents, but we do provide a sounding board for the thousands of student voic­es to be heard. We tell the stories that need to be told. That is our duty.

Additionally, because Lowder has not denied anything, is he not inadvertently admitting guilt?

He has plenty of friends who will sing his praises and proclaim his inno­cence for him. This is evident in the profile article which is on A3 of this week's paper.

This profile was written to inform students (to the best of our ability with­out quotes from Lowder himself) about the facts and background of Lowder. We want to inform students.

Our intent is not to confuse or mis­lead with sensationalism. Our intent is to drive home the importance of what this pivotal man has to say in his own defense.

If our style of expression is viewed as off-color to some, then simply let three things be understood: one, Lowder is -powerful; two, he doesn't want stu­dents to know what he is doing; and three, he has acknowledged the validity, of everything we have printed, by virtue of his refusal to speak out against us.

If Lowder cares for Auburn as he pro* fesses to, wouldn't he want students to know that? For some students, the cam­pus newspaper is the only print media they are exposed to. And some students don't even read that. This validates the extraordinary layout technique for the front page.

We are trying to reach students who normally wouldn't pick up a paper.

The simple facts presented are worth more than a passing glance. This is a good time to read The Auburn Plainsman. Our approach accomplishes the goal of encouraging closer examination by more students.

The Auburn Plainsman felt this was the best way to ask once again for an inter­view with Mr. Lowder. Please call us at 844-4130, and we'll set up a convenient time to talk.

Leii Davidson is editor of The A uhurn Plainsman.

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[Thursday, Dec. 3,1998 The Auburn Plainsman A7

O N THE CONCOURSE Do you feel the Board of Trustees should be restricted to alumni who live in Alabama?

Interviews and photos by Thinh Nguyen, assistant photo editor.

ALEX BOWMAN Freshman, psychology

"No, not really. My dad is an alumnus, and he's a great guy. He lives in Bay St. Louis, Miss. "

KIM MARTZ Sophomore, engineering

"No, I don't think that's fair. I don't think it depends on where you live so much as how much you care about the University."

LORI COWART Senior, human development-family studies

"I think it should be any of the alumni. As long as you are an alumnus you have that right whether you are from Alabama or Ecuador."

MILLARD JOHNSON Graduate student, public administration

"Given Alabama's history in higher ed, a new venue is due. It is without question that the old guard leadership has failed poor-iy"

LEE ROACH ]unior, philosophy

"I don't think so because alum­ni should all have the equal opportunity as long as it's feasible for them to meet their require­ments."

Across-board cuts reward inefficiency

LETTERS POLICY All letters to the editor brought In person to The Auburn Plainsman office must be signed by the author. All letters to the editor received via e-mail or regular post must include the author's name, address and tele­phone number. Each letter's legitimacy will be verified. Names may be withheld at request of the author. HOW TO REACH US The Auburn Plainsman office is located in the basement of Foy Student Union. To report a news story or idea stop by our office or give us a call.

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Editor, The Auburn Plainsman, I take exception to Ben

Buckner's article in your Nov. 12 issue. The headline of the article says it all. Namely, "Across-the-board cuts provide only answer" (to the departmental cutting process in the face of budgetary cutbacks.)

Across-the-board cuts have the advantages of (1) sounding emi-

I' nently "fair" and (2) exempting administrators from difficult deci­sions involving which departmen­tal budgets should be cut and by how much.

In fact, across-the-board cuts in any organization unfairly penalize efficient performance and inflate budgets.

Across-the-board cuts are based on the assumption that all units (in this case, departments) are per­forming equally efficiently.

This assumption is rarely true in the real world. Units usually vary widely in their efficiencies, rang­ing from those that are inefficient­ly run (i.e., those that are uneco-nomically run, with considerable fat or waste) and those that are efficiently run (i.e., those that make the best possible use of the funds they receive to carry out their missions).

An across-the-board cut does little damage to an inefficiently run unit. To such "fat" units the cut means that the unit has only to eliminate some of its "fat." The unit still maintains its basic resources and can continue to function.

The "leaner," more efficient unit, however, is not so lucky.

For such a unit every budgetary cut means a reduction in its core capacities, all of which are already being employed to the maximum.

In short, while a budgetary cut to a "fat," inefficient unit may be an annoyance, for a "lean," effi­cient unit such a cut may impair its essential functions.

Across-the-board cuts, therefore, reward inefficiency and penalize efficiency.

A side effect of across-the board

cuts is overall inflation of unit budgets and the organization's overall budget. This is most obvi­ous in the federal government where agencies each year receive annual appropriation from Congress. It sometimes occurs that toward the end a fiscal year, and I have witnessed this person­ally, some agencies have not yet spent all of their allocated funds. To admit this to Congress would invite a reduction of such agen­cies' budgets for the following year.

As a result they begin to spend wildly — and not always wisely — as their fiscal year draws to a close in anticipation that their next year's allocation will be at least as much as that for the current year. And as their unit budgets increase, so does the budget of the organization as a whole.

To reward efficient unit-depart­mental behavior and to discour­age budget padding, administra­tors who allocate funds should eschew across-the-board cuts and instead assess the efficiency and overall contribution of each unit and only then allocate funds.

This, however, is a difficult and time-consuming process which can create considerable rancor and ill-feeling among departments. Across-the-board cuts avoid this whole difficult process.

But should University adminis­trators be excused from making selective budget cuts just because the activity is so difficult? I think instead they should be made to make the hard, selective budget-cutting decisions that they are being paid to (and have already begun to) make.

They should not be allowed to take the easy way out and impose across-the-board cuts to depart­ments while wrapping themselves in any cloak of putative "equi-tability" or "fairness."

Robert Quinn Organizational psychologist Dadeville

Editor, The Auburn Plainsman, I want to welcome all of the

new football coaches to Auburn University. You know that you have to fill some pretty big shoes I just want to take the time to tell you about one of the greatest individuals I have ever met. His name is Pete Jenkins.

To me, Coach Jenkins is the standard all coaches should model themselves after.

Coach Jenkins is more than a coach. Coach Jenkins is role model that everyone should try to pattern themselves after. Very rarely can anyone say that after just one encounter with an indi­viduals their life was enhanced.

However, after meeting Coach

Jenkins I could say that. The sin­cerity that he displayed to his players, co-workers, and individ­ual that he encountered is what defines Coach Jenkins.

He always had time for his players,, both past and present, Tigerettes and Tiger Host, co­workers and anybody that just stopped by to just say hey. Coach Jenkins just cared.

While I did not have the dis­tinct honor to play for him, Coach Jenkins always had time to listen and give advice.

However, Coach Jenkins would not have been complete if it were not for his wife, Donna.

Together, these two comprise my idea of a perfect marriage.

JASON KEY/Art Editor

4th Quarter owner defends club's actions Editor, Tlie Auburn Plainsman,

This letter is not for the thousands of patrons of the 4th Quarter, because they already know the insinuations made two weeks ago are comical. It is for the thousands of people who have never been to the 4th Quarter because a person is mad that we would not let him have a hip-hop style party in our establishment. - When we decided not to have it, he lost a

possible money making opportunity. He then found three people out of 40,000 to give a negative comment about our establishment. He attacked our character and dress code to attempt to give his complaint validity. Neither of which are the issue. I seriously doubt that those three people with the nega­tive comments have never been in our estab­lishment.

We will not respond to the racial issue because only a blind person could frequent pur business and believe that. The real issue is that we no longer want to have any "Hip-hop or Techno style" nights. Each type of event brings out a large group of decent peo­ple, but each has its drawbacks. From our experience the techno music seems to make people dance wildly, swinging their arms and kicking their legs. The hip-hop style music seems to incite the crowd because of its lyrics, which primarily describe and condone the use of drugs and violence. As the music gets

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more pure, the crowd starts showing the effects of the music. We have observed this from three years of playing different levels of each music. We now only play a mix of the milder techno music and hip-hop music. Another reason we do not plan on having either night is that we do not condone drugs or violence and do not want to be associated with people who do.

In the past three months, (the busiest of the year), only 12 people were turned away and did not return because of hip hop style cloth­ing. Of those 12 people, only five of them were African-American. Four of the seven Caucasians were in the military at Fort Benning.

Our dress code is used to keep the appear­ance of our crowd desirable. We want people to dress up to enter our establishment. We are a place to socialize, dance, eat and drink with your friends. We expect people to shower and put on a decent set of clothing before going out. Ninety-nine percent of all people dress up before they go out at night anyway. Our dress code does not allow plain white T-shirts, jerseys or tank tops. This is because we don't want people to get out of bed, get off the practice field, leave the gym, and head straight to our establishment. We do not allow hip-hop style clothing to eliminate super baggy pants that cover the shoes and hang down past the waist. This eliminates a

tripping hazard and underwear hanging out of people's clothes. Also, baggy clothing makes it very difficult to detect weapons or alcohol hidden under them. Weapons have never been an issue inside our business before and do not feel that we should inconvenience 900 customers by searching everyone at the door just because four people are wearing baggy clothes. We believe that "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

On a normal night, nearly 80 people do not gain entry to our club because they do not have a valid ID. At least 10 do not get in because they are too intoxicated, and about six are refused due to the use of fowl lan­guage while waiting to show their ID. Maybe one person is refused a night due to hip-hop style clothing.

The "real problem" is that a person who has no place to have a party is upset because we are not interested in having it for him. It is surely not our responsibility to have a party for each and every person who attends our establishment. If we do have any other type of additional night, it would probably be a 70's disco night. That is "our" music prefer­ence.

Patrick J. Grider Co-owner, 4th Quarter

I do not know what Coach Jenkins is going to do next, I just wanted to say thank you for mak­ing a difference in so many peo­ple's lives, especially mine.

I hope I have made it clear the standard that this man set. I chal­lenge every new Auburn coach to try and meet it. I hope that everyone of you welcomes the challenge and does what is best for Auburn, Auburn football and most of all the lives that you will impact.

I know you will do a great job.

Eddie James Senior, industrial engineering

Alumni give lots of money Editor, Tlte Auburn Plainsman,

I would submit that AU alum­ni have been quite active on non-athletic University improve­ments. Most of the improve­ments in the engineering school were only possible by significant alumni contributions.

Furthermore, alumni pay taxes like everyone else ... (except most college students, • that is).

Finally, alumni can do what­ever they choose to do with their money, contribute to athletics, the Greater Auburn Fund, or a trip to Hawaii.

Rather than write an article alienating alumni who choose to make charitable contributions (most heavy athletic contribu­tors do the same for academic interests), why not show a little gratitude for the things alumni have contributed.

If you want to impune some­one for what AU does not have,why not start with ungra­cious, self-serving, whiney stu­dents who like to point fingers and cast blame.

Nothing can stifle the flow of alumni contributions any better.

I am not rich, and can barley afford a ticket to a game, let alone a sky box.

I have no desire to defend the rich, because like you, I cannot relate to them.

But I am grateful they exist and they choose to send money to AU in the amounts they do. Perhaps you mean well. Please, don't make yourself a barrier to the charity that does find its way to my beloved Loveliest Village on the Plains.

Ken Ingram Class of 1981

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Playful project swinging into community neighborhood BY KARLYN BOGIE Copy Chief

By late April, children will be •; climbing over a miniature Samford Hall and playing hide-and-seek in an Eagle's Nest treehouse at a new Auburn-themed playground.

The playground, located on a 1,500 square foot piece of land in the Cary Woods neighborhood, will be privately funded by Auburn citizens and students, who will then "give it back to the city," said Suzy Thomas, general coordi­nator for the project.

"The city will end up owning (it), or it will be given to the city," said Auburn Mayor Bill Ham about the playground, which will be built the week of April 6-11.

Thomas said she and other Auburn residents began lobbying for a new playground because "it's been identified as a need for the -past several years by many differ­ent groups. It's an obvious thing

, that's missing." At first, Thomas said, the com­

mittee considered building the playground near East Alabama Medical Center, but that piece of land "wasn't desirable" because it was located near a lake. The'water .would make it less safe for chil­dren, and safety is one of the

group s primary concerns. "We worked with the

Department of Parks and Recreation and identified Hickory Lane Park (which the new play­ground will replace)," Thomas said.

After identifying the piece of property, the committee turned to another goal, allowing children to help design the park.

On Design Day, Nov. 4, children from each school in the city were asked what types of things they wanted to have in the playground, and the architects used their ideas to create a model.

Several University students from the architecture, landscape design and building science departments helped the children put their ideas on paper, Thomas said. "It was a big deal for them to do, that I think they had a great time.

"(The students) asked them what their dream (playground) would be and the kids told them... (The architects) pretty much made the playground like what they said," she said.

The playground, which was designed by Leathers and Associates of Ithaca, N.Y., will have a distinct Auburn flavor and harbor a variety of fun-filled activ-

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Children from local schools tell designers what they would want in their 'dream1 playground during Design Day, Nov. 4.

ities for children of various ages. It will include an Eagle's Nest tree-house, "twisty" slides, a miniature Samford Hall playhouse, rope and rock-climbing walls and bridges.

"It's going to be a very complete park," Thomas said. "It should be a very interactive play space."

She said the committee chose Leathers and Associates because it designed playgrounds in collabo­ration with the community.

Those interested can visit the company's Web site (www.leather-sassociates.com) to see samples of

other playgrounds it has built. Another aspect of the play­

ground the committee was con­cerned with was accessibility to the handicapped. "A big thing too is that we don't really have a hand­icapped park," Thomas said.

She said the playground will exceed 50 percent handicapped accessibility and will also have extra safety measures.

Thomas said another feature the committee felt was important is that the playground will be a "des­tination park." The theory behind

this is "a parent would have to take their child there."

Another goal the committee set out for the playground was to deter vandalism in the neighbor­hood. To do this, the committee will recruit high school students to help build the playground.

The project was approved by the Auburn City Council in mid-November and has been well-received by the community, Thomas said. The committee sent a letter to Cary Woods residents to tell them about the project.

Thomas said they have received no calls in opposition to the project and several people even offered to help.

After receiving the go-ahead from the City Council, the commit­tee began its effort to raise the $80,000 to $100,000 needed to build the playground Nov. 30 and will continue with a "big push in December," Thomas said.

Funding for the playground will come from private donations. "Everybody can buy into this thing. We're going to address vol­unteer organizations, large busi­nesses, small businesses and cor­porations," Thomas said.

Ham, who is on the fund-raising committee, said, "We have a good bit of interest from different busi­

ness entities. "(Fund raising) probably won't

start in earnest until January, but there have been people who are; aware of the project and and have: expressed interest in donating."

Ham said one corporation has, already pledged $10,000, and a* civic club has committed $1,000 for the playground.

The playground will be built in just one week by 3,000 volunteers from the community. Crews of 100 people per shift will work three four-hour shifts per day, Thomas said.

The committee will provide food and daycare for those who come to help.

Thomas said it will be like a "huge community barnbuilding, a party. It's going to be really fun."

She said the group welcome$ anyone who wants to help, include ing Auburn students. "We would really love student participation, and there are many ways to partic­ipate."

Thomas said the community effort to build and fund the new. playground will be beneficial to everyone, not just to children.

It will also aid in "the process of building camaraderie in the com' munity. There will be no price on that."

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Muse underscores importance of liberal arts BY MALLORT DRAPER

I Staff Writer

Auburn's graduate students now have Imany of their restructuring questions lanswered.

When asked at the Graduate Student ICouncil meeting if the College of Liberal lArts was going to survive, University •President William V. Muse said that it def-linitely had a place here.

He said although the areas of strength I are agriculture and engineering, liberal I arts is one of the foundations of the under-I graduates.

The GSC has about 2,700 members. IEveryone in the graduate school is auto-Imatically a member.

This council exists to be a voice for its I members, acting as the official graduate (student representative.

Monday night Muse discussed the

future of the graduate school on campus, the importance of it, and how it can better serve the community.

David Promis, GSC president, said the council was eager to hear what Muse had to say.

"This is the first time Muse has addressed this organization. We are happy that he has taken time out of his busy schedule to cover these issues," Promis said.

"We have a lot of questions about restructuring on campus," he said.

At the meeting, Muse commended everyone for continuing their education.

Muse said he remembered getting his Ph.D. He said he could relate to the stu­dents, because he remembered how diffi­cult it was.

"The first year, I almost quit and joined the Marines. I figured the Marines could­n't be any worse," Muse said.

Muse said he was proud of the graduate program and advised the students to stick to it.

Muse then explained how Auburn was trying to strengthen its funding. He said they were trying hard to provide enough funding for the graduate students.

"I know what it is like to go week to week, wondering if you have enough money to survive," he said.

The floor was opened for questions, and many graduate students took this oppor­tunity to ask about restructuring.

"The priorities were largely selected by a task force that I appointed.

"The idea is to try to be excellent in everything you do. A university that is strong in one area is typically known to be strong in other areas," Muse said.

"We do not have the money to support every area. The state will not give us more money. We have to do our best in some

MUSE

things and not focus on others," he said.

Recommendations called for a 10 percent cut in administration and a 5 percent cut in academics.

The GSC wanted to know how the Board of Trustees saw the graduate students.

"The board did adopt a policy that the undergraduate program was the University's first priority.

"However, we will try to offer graduate programs of high quality to these students.

"As an organization, you have the opportunity to express a collective voice. If you want to express your opinion, do so," Muse said.

Muse reminded the students that they had to be competitive if they wanted to

have the best graduate program. James Ledbetter, a GTA for U101, said as

unfortunate as cuts seem to be, they are necessary.

"Not every program can be equally funded. Funding is a major problem, and this is just the result of it," Ledbetter said.

There has recently been a decline in graduate student enrollment. There are fellowships, which offer tuition waivers for GTAs and GRAs.

"Fellowships at this point are for doctor­al students only, but will soon be phased into master's students as well.

"We are not as competitive. We need to get more graduate students involved," Ledbetter said.

Promis said graduate students are part of the Auburn family, but are unique.

"We are not the typical student, but we do have needs that should be addressed," he said.

Largest freshman class squeezes budget BY CLARKE PITTS

I Staff Writer

Too many freshmen are I enrolling in the University caus­ing a lack of sufficient core cur­riculum class seats and instruc­tors.

Rebekah H. Pindzola, associate 1 dean for academic affairs, said the core curriculum for the

I College of Liberal Arts is pre­pared to handle 3,000 to 3,200 incoming freshmen per year.

The incoming number of fresh­men for fall quarter 1997 was

1 about 3,600, and the total for fall 1 quarter 1998 was 3,706.

This is more than the College I of Liberal Arts can provide class­es for, and 400 or more students

j cannot get the classes they need, she said.

"We have only been given funding for 3,000 to 3,200 stu­dents. We have not been given permanent funding to use for the extra students." ; Although more students means

more tuition funds, that money has not been appropriated to the

'College of Liberal Arts, she said. . Even more money would not

guarantee an instant solution. Pindzola said, "If I had a wheel­barrow full of money delivered to my door, I couldn't hire teach­ers on the spot."

Even if more teachers could be hired on the spot, there would be no offices to put them in, not enough classrooms for the stu­dents and the department would not be large enough to manage it all.

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The 1998 freshman class has crowded the Plains. The freshmen enrollment at the start of fall quarter was 3,706, or about 100 more than the freshmen enrollment during fall 1997.

has implemented a plan that will increase enrollment by 1 percent per year through the end of the century. This increase isn't just freshmen, but includes all gradu­ate and undergraduate students.

Students on campus see the problem. Traci Tudisco, a fresh­man in criminal justice, said, "I was able to get the classes I want­ed for fall quarter, but I couldn't

get what I wanted for winter quarter."

Alec Morrow, an undeclared sophomore, said not being able to get the classes he wants is an inconvenience.

"I like to take certain classes certain quarters. Because I can't, I'm not going to graduate on time," he said.

Jim Golson, assistant vice pres­

ident of enrollment management services, is in charge of recruiting for the University. He is a mem­ber of the Enrollment Management Council, which meets three to four times a year and sets the guidelines for enroll­ment.

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Student voice encouraged in union decision BY JENNIFER MURPHREE Assistant Campus

Swing dancing's popularity has swung full circle, Hey Day still showcases our friendliness, and students are once again scream­ing for a new union building.

While students seen (and most befriended) by James E. Foy in his 25 years as dean of Student Affairs seem worlds apart from those Foy Director Debbie Conner sees today, these three things, and many others, connect Auburn men and women, old and new.

In 1950, students were asked to vote on a referendum raising stu­dent activity fees to fund an inno­vative idea — the soon-to-come Auburn Union.

They said yes, and the build­ing's namesake agreed.

"When something involves their way of student life, go to them to see what they think about

I . .

it, and ask them to vote if they're to be the ones paying for it," Foy said.

This fall, students were asked to ponder the same question, and SGA received a resounding yes. The true test will come in May, when the referendum is present­ed for students to vote on.

"It's a positive statement about the Auburn spirit, that students want a new and improved union building," Conner said. That spir­it has persevered from great to bad to even worse times, seen by both Conner and Foy.

Foy used to warn incoming freshmen of Auburn's friendly ways, "I won't tell you you won't find one S.O.B. at Auburn, but if you do, he won't be here long, cause he won't be able to stand being alone."

Swing is back a second time, but during Foy's days at Auburn, dancing wasn't just an extra activ-

CONNER

"It's a positive statement about the Auburn spirit, that students

want a new and improved union."

D E B B I E C O N N E R

Foy Student Union director

ity offered by UPC, but a major social event for students.

"To me this was the best time of the week," Foy said. "We loved breaking into dances, cutting in and meeting someone new — it meant a lot on a campus with 4,000 males and 1,100 females."

Foy served as dean of Student Affairs from 1950-78, leaving to serve two years as Fob James' executive secretary, then returned to Auburn's campus as national secretary treasurer for Phi Eta Sigma honor society until 1992.

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The 1977 Glomerata describes Foy as being famous for leading impromptu "wah eagul" pep ral­lies in front of Mary Martin Hall.

Foy recalls the days when the marching band wound its way around campus, gathering fol­lowers from fraternity houses along the way.

Comparing Auburn's campus before and after TVs became familiar sights in fraternity hous­es, Foy said he "hated them and still do."

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Bone marrow match found before SGA drive BY JENNIFER MCCULLARS Staff Writer

Imagine being diagnosed with a deadly disease and your only hope is finding an exact match for your bone marrow.

Now imagine finding the match, only to have your hopes destroyed when the person decides not to give.

This is exactly what happened to Jill Andrews, a 27-year-old wife and moth-er, when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Diseasejshortly after the birth of her son, Jake.

But Andrews and her family are not giving up hope. They are going through an e x h a u s t i v e search trying to find a match.

Andrews' mother-in-law, Martha Watson, called the SGA desperate for help, and Nov. 17-19, the Auburn SGA held an emergency bone marrow drive in search of a possible match.

"Normally, it takes a commu­nity two to three months to plan something like this, and we did it in two to three weeks," Watson said.

Watson knows the chances for finding Andrews a match in the local community are slim to none, but is confident others will benefit from the drive.

"Normally, it takes a community two to

three months to plan something like this, and we did it in two

to three weeks."

M A R T H A W A T S O N

Mother-in-law of Jill Andrews

"If the drive doesn't save baby Jake's mom, then we know with all the donors we got, someone else could be saved," Watson said.

Christy Baker, the assistant director of the bone marrow drive, said, "The response was overwhelming. Only around 600 people usually turn out, but 1,066 people turned out for this drive."

The drive was so successful it had to shut down early on

""•"~~ Thursday because they ran out of money and test tubes.

Andrews has been on the top priority list of the National Bone Marrow Registry since June.

When a match was found for her in September, Andrews

stopped the chemotherapy treat­ments she was undergoing, but the donor backed out at the last minute.

As a result of stopping the therapy the tumors in her chest and neck had grown rapidly.

Now, Andrews has a reason to be hopeful again. The week prior to the SGA drive another perfect match was found.

The register is holding the donor for 60 to 90 days while

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AU industrial design students help NASA BY DAVID PATTON

Staff Writer

Auburn s tudents are helping design componen t s for the International Space Station.

As part of a continuing collab­orat ion be tween NASA and Auburn , industrial design stu­dents are working on a Payload Equipment Restraint System.

There are 12 teams of three stu­dents working on solutions that will be presented at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville Friday, Bret Smith, an associate professor in industrial design, said.

"The design depar tment has done several projects for NASA in the past few years, and there are several A u b u r n a lumni in NASA," Randy Bartlett, an asso­ciate professor in industr ia l design, said.

Kenneth Smith, an Auburn industrial design alumni, is the NASA contact at MSFC, and helped initiate the design project at Auburn.

NASA currently doesn ' t have an adequate tool management system for use while doing experiments.

"It 's hard to keep objects in place in zero-gravity," Smith said. "Our s tudents are devel­oping temporary storage (areas) where tools and par ts can be stored while the crew is work­ing," Smith said.

This storage system is to be used in the research furnace module , Smith said.

"The tools have to be readily available," Smith said.

These designs will have practi­cal uses and help astronauts do their jobs better and more safely.

"This is not a blue-sky research project," Bartlett said.

"Some of these s tudent designs will be selected for further devel­opment and may actually fly on the International Space Station," Bartlett said.

Tippi Clark, a junior in indus­trial design, said, "It 's been a cool experience to work for NASA, and (making) cool stuff for our portfolios."

Smith said, "Our department does industry collaborative pro­jects frequently, which helps stu­dents get jobs."

Roger Jones, a junior in indus­trial design, said, "It 's been a great experience to design for

REBECCA BUCHANAN/Photo Staff

Daniel Hunter and Chris Blair work on their industrial design project

which will be presented at the Marshall Space Flight Center Friday.

NASA while in school, but I'll be a lot happier when this is over."

Roger Hanna , a senior in industr ial design, summed u p the emotions of the students as the project comes due as "work, work, wor.k."

However , Daniel Hunter , a junior in industrial design, said,

"I t 's really neat to think that when you look up at the third brightest object in the night sky (the International Space Station you can say, 'Hey, I helped design some of that ' ."

"This is something I'll tell my grandkids ," Hunter said.

Auburn's programs rank high with students Auburn outscores other schools in national student satisfaction inventory

BY BRAD CARMACK ~~

Staff Writer

A u b u r n professors a n d staff a re all express ing their de l ight in response to t w o consecut ive years of h igher scores on the the Noe l -Lev i t z S t u d e n t Sat is fac t ion Inventor .

The s u r v e y of s tu ­d e n t s is a d m i n i s t e r e d by an educat ional con­su l t ing firm called the USA Group .

The w i d e l y used i n v e n t o r y is d e s i g n e d to m e a s u r e s t u d e n t s ' sat isfaction wi th their univers i ty compared to the nat ional averages in 12 categories or "global scale ."

Th,e s u r v e y sa id A u b u r n r anks signifi­cantly h igher than the n a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s in ins t ruc t iona l effective­ness , s t uden t centered-ness , c a m p u s c l imate , c a m p u s s u p p o r t ser­vices, recrui tment and financial a id , c a m p u s life" and service excel­lence.

The ra t ings for acade­mic adv is ing , regis t ra t ion effectiveness, a n d , concern of the i n d i v i d u a l , a n d r e s p o n s i v e n e s s to d i v e r s e p o p u l a t i o n s were average compared to the na t iona l da ta .

Scores were low only on the safety and secur i ty global scale, pa r t l y b e c a u s e of negat ive responses to <a ques t ion related to c a m p u s park ing .

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faculty and staff."

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University president

In a repor t in te rpre t ing the resul ts of the i n v e n t o r y for S t u d e n t Affairs, Michae l LaTour, a p rofessor of m a r k e t i n g a n d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , i n d i c a t e d h i s o p i n i o n r ega rd ing the reliability of the survey.

"It is m y belief tha t the process w a s han ­d led carefully and professionally, and I a m satisfied wi th the val idi ty of these da ta a n d the ques t ionna i re ins t rument , " LaTour said in the report .

Univers i ty Pres ident William V. M u s e said he believes the resul ts are remarkable , c o n s i d e r i n g s o m e of the l imi t a t ions A u b u r n has recently faced.

"I th ink that i t 's ex t raord inary that the ra t ings are so high consider­ing that (Auburn) has h a d to o p e r a t e w i t h v i r tua l ly n o increased s u p p o r t from the state. I give all the credit to the faculty and staff," M u s e said.

The s t u d e n t s ' rep l ies to academic qual i ty were pos i ­tive compared to the nat ional a v e r a g e for i t ems a s k i n g w h e t h e r s tuden t s be l ieved "I a m able to exper ience intel­lec tua l g r o w t h h e r e " a n d "There is a commi tmen t to academic excellence on this c a m p u s . "

Othe r measu re s of qual i ty s e e m to s u p p o r t the s tu ­d e n t s ' view. A u b u r n ' s acade­mic reputa t ion score in the h igh ly touted ra t ings by US N e w s a n d World R e p o r t increased from a 2.5 for 1998 to a 3.1 for 1999, p l ac ing A u b u r n a m o n g the top 50

publ ic univers i t ies in the nat ion.

Ted Becker, a professor of political sci­ence, said he bel ieved that the rat ings reli­ably reflect the v iews of the A u b u r n s tu­den t body.

"Overal l , I w o u l d say that the ques t ions seem to be reasonable and cover mos t of the areas of s t uden t life.

"Based on my experience, most A u b u r n

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s t u d e n t s are rela­t ive ly sat isf ied w i t h the i r e d u c a ­tion a n d enjoy the act iv i t ies tha t a re avai lable ."

In add i t ion to the su rvey , focus

g r o u p s , cons is t ing of h a n d - p i c k e d s t uden t s and cam­p u s l e a d e r s , p r o ­v i d e d i n - d e p t h informat ion abou t the qual i ty of c a m p u s life.

S tuden t s in the focus g r o u p s were con cerned tha t s o m e of the professors were exhibi t ing s igns of " b u r n - o u t " a n d a "less i n v o l v e d " a t t i t u d e in the c lass room because of the increasing d e m a n d s their d e p a r t m e n t s had placed on them.

M a n y freshmen said the general elat ion of C a m p War Eagle was quickly extin­gu i shed by the sober ing experience of large, deper ­sonal ized c lassrooms and c rowded offices.

Bettye Burkhalter , associate p rovos t and vice p res iden t for S tuden t Affairs, said she will w o r k ha rd to smooth the transi t ion from or ienta t ion to s tuden t s life. "F re shmen feel a let d o w n after they go to class. The C a m p War Eagle counselors are ext remely wel l - t ra ined.

I w o u l d l ike to keep the c o u n s e l o r s active wi th the freshmen d u r i n g their first year.

Peer counse l ing is also extremely effec­t ive . It wi l l h e l p m a k e the t r ans i t ion heal thy," she said.

M u s e said h e bel ieves A u b u r n is taking the necessary measu re s to cont inue to gar­ner h igh levels of satisfaction from stu­den t s .

" O n e of the key e lements of the p lan that was p resen ted to the Commiss ion is rais­ing faculty salaries to a compet i t ive level.

"Retaining the faculty will certain-: ly improve the s t u d e n t s ' satisfaction wi th the academic services they have received," M u s e said.

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"They hurt the pep rallies. People used to pour out of their houses as the band marched by. Years later you'd see a dark house with 'Gunsmoke' playing, and the band would just march on," Foy said.

Foy dubbed his way of doing things in the 1950s as "in loco par­entis," a latin phrase meaning, "in place of parents."

The changing times and increase in student population forced things to change, but Conner said when one tradition is lost, it only leaves room for a newer one.

"Camp War Eagle is new, but fast becoming a tradition. It's a big part of instilling all the Auburn traditions into students, and the feel of the larger Auburn family, before they break off into their individual organizations," Conner said.

Foy said he sees one change that he desperately needs to stop, because it tears at the roots of the University's creed — that is facul­ty members being forced to go elsewhere for more money and recognition.

"We always had faculty mem-

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James E. Foy, in his office in 1977, was dean of Student Affairs from 1950 to 1978. Not only did he lead impromptu pep rallys, but also observed the building of a new student union.

bers turn down higher-paying positions because of their love for Auburn. I believe in the human touch that love for an institution brings.

"It gives two dimensions to stu­

dents when they leave here, a human and a professional side. I have no way of knowing what kind of people we're keeping. I just hope it's the good ones," Foy said.

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University President William V. Muse; Donald Large Jr., executive vice president; William Walker, interim provost; academic deans; Bettye Burkhalter, assistant provost and vice president of stu­dent affairs; and Golson.

Pindzola said, "There is a seri­ous problem with communica­tion. When the principle players understand this problem, we can offer a quality education for our students."

Golson met with Pindzola, department heads and John Heilman, interim dean of liberal arts, Nov. 16,1998.

"I discussed the Enrollment

Management Council and the process by which enrollment is managed. I pointed out the means by which they give input is through Walker," Golson said.

"I learned first-hand some of their concerns and shared with them the means of expressing their concerns.

"I think that meetings has cre­ated a good relationship," he said.

Golson has also arranged for a similar meeting with the College of Science and Mathematics to be held Jan. 25,1999. The College of Science and Mathematics also provides many core classes for

students. This meeting will pre­sent more issues that must be addressed for a plan of action. •

Pindzola said, "I see hope in sight in that we have had meet­ings with Jim (Golson) to clearly let him see the big picture." Pindzola said Walker has recent­ly appointed a committee to dis­cuss the issue of liberal arts fund­ing.

Pindzola asked, "What can we do to solve this decade old prob­lem?" Her answer is improve­ments in communication.

Golson said he believes this communication is being estab­lished.

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Andrews goes through intense radiation to shrink the swelling of the tumors so it will be safe for her to have a transplant.

Andrews and her family are optimistic about the match, but realize things could change quickly.

"The person could still change their mind and that's why the SGA drive was still held, " Watson said.

Carolyn Cowsert, the director of the bone Marrow Registry, said, it is rare for a person not to give the bone marrow needed.

"In all my years of experience, I've never had that happen," Cowsert said.

After the two weeks of radiation, Andrews will go through several more weeks of chemotherapy, and if the donor is still willing she will then receive a transplant.

"We as a family try not to dwell on the cancer. We try to store up happy memories, so when she does find a donor and receives the transplant, she'll have those memories to get her through it," Watson! said.

Newly formed Auburn Off-road Club drives into popularity with trail ride BY LORRI LITTLE Staff Writer

Usually when the word off-road is used around Auburn, images of riding in the mud trying to cut a new trail in the woods with a big 4x4 might be envisioned.

This is not the case of the newly established Auburn Off-road Club.

Auburn Off-road Club requested and received a charter last spring and held the first official meeting in the second week in October.

"We are not trying to destroy the environment," said Michael Oberding, assistant director of Auburn Off-road and a senior in finance. "We stay on existing trails

and don't make new trails. We are just trying to defeat environmental obstacles in our vehicles."

Oberding and his wife, Sherri, an occupational therapist in Columbus, Ga., are active in the planning of activities for Auburn Off-road.

"It's not just for the guys," Sherri Oberding said. "My favorite part is meeting other people and spend­ing time outdoors with purposeful activities."

Trail rides and camping are the major interest of Auburn Off-road Club along with repairing vehicles and socializing, said Michael Oberding.

"I think it is a good idea to have

an off-road club because most of the trails around here are closed now," said Brian Schnarr, sopho­more in wildlife science. "I would enjoy meeting people with com­mon interests."

Michael Oberding said it doesn't take a large truck to participate in Auburn Off-road. He has a 1969 Ford Bronco he uses for the trail rides.

There is a variety of vehicles that participate in trail rides.

Some are "basic stock models right off the lot and some are extremely modified," Sherri Oberding said.

She didn't recommend trying a "low rider" for the trail rides and

her husband added there are trails of different degrees of difficulty so everyone has a chance to see what "their vehicle will do against the terrain."

Nov. 20-21, a group went to a trail ride in Gardendale.

"The trails were challenging and had steep inclines," said Michael Oberding. "We had a great time and had a great turnout despite the Auburn vs. Alabama game."

The next meeting of Auburn Off-road Club is Jan. 13,1999, at 9 p.m. in the basement of Haley Center. They will discuss the trail ride for winter quarter and show a video on what to expect on the trail rides.

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Global awareness brought to local level BY ERIKA SfflNHOLSTER Staff Writer

The department of human sci­ences held its first Day for Global Awareness Tuesday in Spidel Hall.

June Henton, dean of human sciences, spoke enthusiastically about the program, and said, "This is the first Human Sciences Day for local understanding."

University President William V. Muse said, "With achieving local understanding rests our potential for achieving world peace."

This day is helping to promote the international minor within human sciences, which has only been around for two years.

In establishing this under­standing, Auburn and Edith Cowan University in Australia began an exchange program last year.

Stephanie Wright, master stu­dent of apparel and textiles, said, "In fall 1997, seven students and one professor came here as the first leg of the exchange."

Wright and four others were the first leg from Auburn to go over to ECU. They left in July, which is in the middle of winter in the southern hemisphere, for the beginning of their spring semester. They returned in November.

"When this opportunity came

up I thought that it was fantas­tic," Wright said. "This program gives you any opportunity imag­inable."

Wright urged students to look into an exchange program. "Get out there and see the world," she

"said. "It's a wonderful world and the passport is open to you, you just have to let the stamp be put in it."

Bill Kent, associate professor in human sciences, went to ECU as a visiting lecturer from September to October. "There is so much momentum between us . that it (exchange program) is not going away."

There were projects represent­ing various areas of the world on display, as well as brief speeches by the dean, the president, pro­fessors and students.

Accompanying some of these displays were samples of food.

Three different departments of human sciences participated in this awareness program by plac­ing their projects on display.

Harriet Giles, assistant profes­sor of human development and family studies, explained what her class was required to portray.

Human development and fam­ily studies looks at families in a "cross-cultural prospective," Giles said.

Students of this class were paired together and had to choose a country to represent.

News Bri Aubie gears up for national mascot competition

Aubie has been chosen as one of 13 finalists in the Universal Cheerleaders Association's 1999 national mascot competition.

The finalists were chosen based on two-minute tapes submitted by more than 100 collegiate mascots nationwide. Aubie's tape was judged best of the group.

"We're very excited that Aubie has continued the tradition Of excellence, again qualifying for the national championship," Debbie Conner, adviser of Aubie, said.

Auburn defeats Batna in fifth food drive Auburn won the fifth annual Auburn-Alabama food drive. Auburn students, faculty and alumni collected more than 13 tons

of food for the East Alabama Food Bank during the intra-state dona­tion drive, setting a new record and keeping the trophy on the Plains for another year.

"The real winners of this annual competition are the hungry fed through the food bank network," Martha Faupel, executive director of the East Alabama Food Bank, said.

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Allison Simons, senior in inte­rior environments, explained what the class required her to portray.

"We had to chose a culture from Latin American, Native American, Asian, etc. I chose to represent Latin America.

"Then, I had to decide where in Latin America would I like to base my clients. I chose New Mexico," Simons said.

Once Simons chose her desti­nation, as did others, she had to research that particular area. She then had to design a customary house for the particular area that she chose.

Amy Simomme, professor of nutrition and food science food lab, said the students of princi­ples of food preparation "learned about flavors from other coun­

tries and preparation of ethnic foods."

There were food samples from Italy, Honduras, Turkey, Ireland, the United States and more.

Projects from all three classes were on display to be viewed and tasted, from noon to 2 p.m.

"Today allowed a chance for students to become aware of the other departments within the school of human sciences," said BethAnne Barber, senior in apparel merchandising.

"I felt it provided visitors the opportunity to view students' projects that were inspired by other cultures," said Jenny Manifold, senior in apparel mer­chandising.

Carol Warfield, head of depart­ment of consumer affairs, said, "I think today was a phenomenal success.

"To have all three departments represented showed the cultural integration and visitors were stimulated to think in other ways."

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11/18, 3:46 a.m., CDV Extension — Disorderly sub­jects reported.

11/18, 6:23 p.m., Boyd Hall — Trespass warning issued.

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11/19, 8;01 a.m., Beta Theta Pi fraternity house parking lot — Criminal mischief reported.

11/19,11:40 a.m., Facilities building — Theft of wallet

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Flying team takes off to national competition , BY CATY HOUSTON : Staff Writer

The War Eagle Flying Team will •be lifting off to national competi­tion in May after placing third in

• regionals. • "This is the first time since 1980 -the team has been to nationals," Ross Armstrong, president of the flying team, said. "It's exciting."

The Flying Team competed in the annual National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., Nov. 11-14. Placing third gave them the chance to represent Auburn in the national competition.

The team will travel to Salina, Kansas, a branch of Kansas State University, in late May for the jnational competition.

• "The competition included sev­

eral flying events, like landing and a message drop," Armstrong said. "We took two planes from the Auburn Airport to Daytona."

Armstrong said besides the fly­ing exercises, there were also many ground-based events which included flight computer accuracy, a Simulated Comprehensive Aerial Navigation test, aircraft recogni­tion and a flight simulator event.

The team competed against Embry-Riddle, a well-known fly­ing school, Miami Dade Community College, Florida Institute of Technology and the University of Jacksonville.

Emmett Johnson, the flying team's adviser, said it had tough competition at regionals, compar­ing the flying team at Embry-Riddle to Auburn's football team. However, he said about 36 colleges will compete at nationals, and it

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will be even harder. "It's going to be stiff," Johnson

said. "We'll have the best teams in the

country there. The latter part of winter quarter and the beginning

of spring quarter, we'll develop a training program for team mem­bers to practice different events."

Johnson said preparations are expensive, but the team will "peak out just before nationals."

Healthy breaks boosts exam energy in finals BY JILLY JACKSON Staff Writer

Mistletoe, Christmas lights and festive parties can only mean one thing — it's that time of year again.

No, it's not a reminder of the forthcoming Christmas season, but something even more fanciful to students — finals.

Yes, those dreaded exams college students around the globe must endure time after time are soon to arrive here on the Plains.

Beginning Monday at 8 a.m., Auburn's students will enter classrooms to be tested on a quarter's worth of knowledge. For some, this will begin the first round of college finals, and for graduating seniors, it may be their last time sitting in a cramped desk in Haley Center.

For anyone taking finals this quarter, there a few pointers everyone can benefit from before stepping foot into that horror-filled

iTexam room. Tor starters, one thing students should

Hocus on is eating healthy and balanced meals.

Lynn Eden, a nutritionist for East Alabama Medical Center, said eating in a healthy man­ner can be quite beneficial to those who are studious and give you the energy needed for those late nights of studying.

"The best foods to eat would be high car­bohydrate, but not concentrated sweets, such

as bread, pasta and cereal for high energy levels," Eden said.

Robert Keith, professor of nutrition and food science, also said he believes that eating a healthy diet will help you stay focused.

"Eating breakfast should be the first thing. It is very important because it starts your day off and gives you the needed energy to study," Keith said.

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sure to stay hydrated. Coffee and tea dehy­drate, so don't consume too much," Keith said.

Peter Grandjean, assistant professor of health and human performance, said, "Exercise is an excellent stress reliever.

"Any short duration, moderate intensity workout will get your heart rate up. About 15 to 20 minutes should do it. Walking, cycling, even walking the stairs in Haley Center will increase your heart rate and get your blood flowing," Grandjean said.

Smokers quit for a day BY COURTNEY HUGHES Staff Writer

If smokers could quit for one day, they could quit for a life­time.

This is the message Jen Mills, president, and other members of Creating Awareness & Developing Responsibility through Education (CADRE) tried to relay to Auburn students during The Great American Smokeout Thursday, Nov. 19.

By strolling along the Concourse, students could find helpful information on smoking and its side effects. CADRE members were available to assist smokers who wanted to extin­guish their ciga­rette habits.

Each student who stopped by the CADRE booth was asked to sign a pledge to refrain from smoking for 24 hours. All 24 stu­dents . who pledged to stop smoking were given a bag filled with candy and gum to help bat­tle cigarette cravings. Informational pamphlets from the American Cancer Society were also given to those interest­ed in quitting.

Nathan Cork, a freshman in architecture and CADRE mem­ber, said he hopes each person who signed a pledge to stop smoking will quit for at least 24 hours, if not permanently.

The Great American Smokeout was sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The event is held each year on the third Thursday in November, exactly one week before Thanksgiving.

"The American Cancer Society sponsored this to show people that if they could quit for one day, they could quit on a more long-term basis," Mills, a senior in social work, said.

The American Cancer Society can be reached at 1-800-ACS-

2345 for further information on; smoking and smoking-related; diseases.

Malcolm Webster, peer educa­tion coordinator-trainer of CADRE, said the 24 hours of the Great American Smokeout is; held to show smokers how easy; it is to quit.

"It doesn't take a lot of smok-; ing to cause health problems,"! Webster said.

Smoking not only causes a! number of preventative diseases,! but also affects the physical' appearance of the smoker, he' said.

Found in the literature provid-; ed by the American Cancer

S o c i e t y , . : "Every ciga-! rette costs 14! minutes oC life." Smoking one pack of c i g a r e t t e s every day for one year takes nearly 70 days off of a life.

"People need to love

themselves in order to protect themselves," Webster said.

He said he hoped each student who took the brochures and pamphlets on the day of The Great American Smokeout first learned the information and then put it to use in order to protect themselves and others from the harmful side effects of smoking,

Webster and other CADRE members relayed these messages to students who wanted to stop smoking.

However, CADRE does not only aim to help students stop smoking.

The organization also offers-peer education on health related; topics such as AIDS and other; STDs, sexual assault, eating dis-;; orders, alcohol and drug abuse' and many more topics.

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23 Wanted Scrap Gold, Highest Prices paid. (Chains, class rings, diamonds, etc.) Hill's Jewelry, 111 E. Magnolia, Auburn. 887-3921.

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Auburn swept away by Mr. Top Hat, chimney sweeper BY LIONEL BOURROUX Staff Writer

When people open their doors and see Jeff Simmons, it doesn't matter if they have had a rotten day or are simply wor­ried about their daily duties.

From the youngest generation to the oldest, Simmons always brings a sun­beam into people's lives. Even if it's just for a fraction of second, he can force a smile in anybody's face.

He is Mr. Top Hat. From Opelika to Auburn, Simmons

goes from one roof to another to clean, repair and restore chimneys. Sometimes, he will need only a few hours to com­plete his work. And in other cases, he will operate tirelessly on an entire chim­ney system for a day or two.

His only concern is to please his cus­tomers the best he can, but he never for­gets that chimney sweeping is, above all, steeped in tradition.

Chimney sweeping wouldn't be the same if he didn't wear his top hat and his tails while crawling up the chimney or fixing its crown on the roof. No matter the circumstances, he always wears his uniform, even if he risks losing some of lis credibility within the chimney sweep jiiild.

"Most of the chimney professionals in the United States have stopped wearing their top hat because they think it's unprofessional," Simmons said. "I totally disagree. People can figure out that I'm professional because of my knowledge of what I'm doing."

The significance of the top hat is anoth­er reason for Simmons to keep wearing it. "Actually, a chimney sweeping hat is not really a top hat. It's a tall derby," he said.

Because of its flat lid across, it catches the soot on the rim without having it falling on the chimney sweep. It also keeps from bumping your head when working inside the chim­ney.

Even more sig­nificant, the name of his b u s i n e s s , Top Hat

Chimney Sweep, directly requires Simmons to wear his outfit at work.

"Most of my customers don't even know my name, they just call me Mr. Top Hat," he said.

"I'll be going down the road, and someone will be yelling out of his car, 'Hey, Top Hat.'

The industry is now good for Simmons. When his kids were little, his wife was able to stay at home with them, and they were able to purchase a nice house where they could enjoy a cozy life. But because of the business growing so rapidly, it now requires a tight organiza­tion.

"Right now, we're booking appoint­ments for the week before Christmas," he said.

Since Simmons schedules most safety inspections in the spring and summer with his regular customers, Top Hat stays busy all year long.

However, things have not always flourished.

"My wife and I literally starved my first few years. We lived off my gardens and never ate meat because we couldn't afford it," he said. "Get ready for these years after college."

Simmons graduated from Auburn in 1983 in personal management. After aspiring to a career in photography, he got involved in chimney sweeping through Ed Witherman, who owned Top Hat Chimney Sweeps at that time.

Witherman didn't have enough time to combine sweeping and his job as a teacher at O p e l i k a H i g h School.

Working on weekends and late evenings had become too constraining for him, and he decided to leave his work. Simmons said," I liked the business so much, I bought the company."

When Simmons and his wife took over, it was a slow, but growing process. They had to expand their activity to other ser­vices such as painting, roofing or even cleaning gutters. Simmons didn't have a list of customers and had to prospect from door to door giving free chimney inspections.

In 1990, after five years of services, he became a certified chimney sweep and a member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild, which helped strengthen his cred­ibility toward his customers. He extend­ed his knowledge to fire codes, all types of creosote, or dust removal, and solu­tions for complex draft and smoke pecu­liarities.

In the early days, Simmons had to per­form in particularly tough conditions. "I used to have to put on overalls, gloves, booties and tape everything together," he said. "Then, I had to put my balaclava on and my respirator to crawl inside the fire place. I sealed myself inside with the vac­uum and cleaned the chimney. When I came out, I was black from head to toe."

These conditions changed drastically when he was able to use a dust control machine that pulled so much air out he didn't have to seal himself inside any­more. "I don't get nearly as dirty as I used to," he said.

However, almost with nostalgia, he mentions a few strange things that hap­pened to him while crawling up the chimney. "Inside one fireplace, I was

cleaning, and all of a sudden I felt something around my neck mov­

ing," he says. "I couldn't see what it was with the respirator so I

came down, and it was a 5 foot snake.

"I came out fly­ing out of the

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cloud of dark smoke. And I didn't stop running until three blocks down the road."

Simmons ran into all kind of different things, such as squirrels, raccoons, birds and, a duck once, "It can be a pretty interesting business," he said.

Beside getting dirty and endangering his safety when working on roofs, Simmons doesn't seem to notice any other inconveniences these days.

"That job has been able to teach me all kinds of skills. I have to sell myself as well as the importance of my work every day," he says. "I've taken a lot of contin­uing education toward that area."

The National Chimney Sweep Guild annual convention offers different cours­es that help understand the evolution of the business. "I've only missed one in the last eight years," he said. " Learning how chimney sweeps used to operate in the past, it helps me understand how it is supposed to evolve now."

Also, European sweeps come to national meetings, which is a way to exchange knowledge, skills and pass on the history and traditions. In 1666, London was destroyed because of chim­ney fires which emphasized the impor­tance of chimney sweeps.

As a result, chimney sweeps were con­nected to positive connotations.

"In England, people who get married usually have a chimney sweep attend to bring good luck. In German homes, peo­ple hang a bag of soot," he said. "Also, shaking the hand of a chimney sweep will bring good luck for a year." As a result of his devotion and compe­

tence, Simmons was elected president of the Alabama Chimney Sweep Guild in 1994. "I wanted to give something back to the business," he said. Now, he plans to get involved with the Chimney Safety Institute and teach a couple sum­mers. Simmons emphasized the impor­tance of the close internal network with­in the guild. "I'm on my computer .

every night talking to other sweeps. No one else can get on the website but us," he said.

"I've never met such a group of people. My competition here is also my best friend."

The business has grown so much in the last few years that Simmons can no longer handle all of it by himself. He is considering hiring someone to train that could eventually work on his own.

"But it's hard to find. The last guy I had fell off the roof. He was real good. I say 'was' like he passed away ... But, when he fell, he got real bruised up, and I think he decided that it wasn't exactly what he wanted to do," he said.

When all is said and done, Mr. Top Hat stands before his completed work in this house where he rebuilt the whole chim­ney from the hearth to the crown on the roof. His hands on his hips, he searches the fire place for any possible defects he might have missed.

On a curtain spread out to cover his work area, he gathers all the debris in such a meticulous way that he only has to fold it to complete his cleaning part of his work. "Cleaning is definitely my bread and butter," he said. "There is very little material involved, and I know exactly what I'm going to make."

As he loads his equipment in his 1997 white Ford Econoline, his eyes light up. "If somebody has a dream to go into a certain business, do it," he said. "People need to follow their dreams and not be scared."

Before stepping into his van, he turns his head away and mutters a few words to himself.

"I don't want to say it," he says as he turns around. "But I've thought about starting over again, because the building of the business was really fun.

"You know, oddly enough, one of the most successful chimney sweeps in the country is in Dade County, Fla., where it never gets below 60 F."

Junior League sponsors Festival of Trees BY JENNY BLEVINS Assistant Intrigue Editor

Christmastime is upon us and to kickoff the holiday season, the Junior League of Lee County will be sponsoring the Festival of Trees at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center.

Laura Merryman, co-chairman of the Festival of Trees, said the Junior League is very excited about the event.

"The Festival of Trees is spon­sored by the Junior league of Lee County and all proceeds go to the prevention of child abuse and neglect," Merryman said. "There will be children's breakfast with Santa, a carol sing and there's going to be a ladies luncheon."

The event centers around the hallways of the Hotel and Conference Center which will be decorated with all types and styles of Christmas trees.

"We will have all kinds of trees from the whimsical to traditional to

old english, just every kind of tree imaginable," Merryman said.

Several area business contribute to the event through attendance, sponsorship, donations and deco­rating.

"Several of the Junior League members have stores and business­es in the area and they decorate the trees. They look very profession­al," Merryman said.

Activities that will be featured are The Super-Lube olde fashioned carole sing, a children's breakfast with Santa, story time with Mrs. Claus, a children's craft room and the Junior League Gift Shop where guests can buy items crafted espe­cially for the festival.

Items on sale will be table-top trees, wreaths, Christmas orna­ments, T-shirts, baked goods and children's items.

Merryman encouraged students to come to the event.

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The Festival of Trees will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 1, and run through Sunday.

"It's an event that involves the work of 150 women and we'd love to have everyone in the community come out and support us/ ' Merryman said.

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Hi-Lo aerobics will be at 9 p.m. at Foy Student Union.

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Mary" will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Langdon Hall.

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Mary" will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Langdon Hall.

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"Faith Healer" — Dec. 2-6, 9-13. STOP Theatre, 166 N. Gay St., Auburn Call 502-4050.

Dick Dale — Dec. 3. The Masquerade, Atlanta. Call (404) 577-2007.

Festival of Trees — Dec. 3-6. Auburn University Hotel & Conference Center, Auburn. Call 887-7011.

Creed with Jimmy's Chicken Snack — Dec. 4. The Tabernacle,

Atlanta. Call (404)659-9022.

"The Nutcracker" -v Dec. 4-6. The Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts/Montgomery. Call (334) 409-0522.

Gerald Levert — Dec. 5. Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham. Call (205)715-6000.

Neil Diamond •— Dec. 6. Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tenn. Call (615) 255-9600.

Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, The Mother Hips and Bare Jr. — Dec, 9. Cotton Club/Atlanta. Call (404) 874-1993.

Smooth Jazz Christmas featur­ing Dave Koz, David Benoit, Brenda Russell and Peter White — The Roxy, Atlanta. Call (404) 233-ROXY.

Brother Cane with Vallejo — Dec. 12. Cotton Club, Atlanta Call (404) 874-1993.

Vic Chesnutt and Lambchop — Dec. 18. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta. Call (404) 521-1786.

Everything — Dec. 19. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta. Call (404) 521-1786.

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Mike Mikos, 02 AMN Where are you from? Hoover.

How did you pick Auburn? I've been an Auburn fan all my life.

What's your favorite drink? Jack & Coke.

Road Rules or Real World? Road Rules.

rr '• What's the last CD you bought? Everclear.

Do you have any gross habits? Sometimes I've been known to go. without certain undergarments.

What do you think of Terry Bowden? Terry who?

Crocodile Hunter ... what do you think? I thought he was dead.

Where do you see yourself in 20 years? Retired, hunting and married to a model.

Backstreet Boys — yes or no? NO!

THINH NGUYEN/Assistant Photo Editor

Mike Mikos is a sophomore in aviation management.

If you could be any character from a sitcom who would you be? Al from "Married ... with Children"

Did you vote? No.

What's the best concert you've ever been to? Widespread Panic in Athens, Ga.

Are you 21? No.

Fake ID or friends buy it? Friends buy it.

What did you do for Thanksgiving break? Go hunting.

What's the first thing you look for in a girl? If she's a brunette.

What's a definite turn off? When there's food stuck in their teeth.

Who's your favorite local band? Rollin' in the Hay.

What's your favorite saying? Edywichafangas!

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John Bartek speaks to students about survival, human spirit BY BEN WINGATE Staff Writer

Four oranges, two candy bars and no drinking water were all John Francis Bartek and seven other men had to begin a three-week journey on rafts after their plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean.

Bartek, one of the survivors of the 1942 ordeal, known as the "raft episode," spoke about the crew's experience in the Ralph B. Draughn Library Thursday, Nov. 19.

"That they could endure was a powerful testimony to the human spirit," said distinguished profes­sor W. David Lewis.

At the time of the raft episode, Bartek was a 23-year-old with only four months of training in flight engineering. He had no prior experience in the B-17 on which this mission would take place.

Although this was only his sec­ond major assignment, he said he was delighted to know he would be flying it under the leadership of his childhood hero, Eddie Rickenbacker, known as the "ace of aces" and a commander of the famous 94th Pursuit Squadron in World War I, who later shot down 26 German aircraft.

Lewis, a Rickenbacker scholar, is now writing a biography of

Rickenbacker's life that will be completed at the end of the year 2000.

The flight, dubbed a secret mis­sion, was destined for destruc­tion even before the plane left the ground.

Although the crew didn't know it at the time, the magnetic com­pass was 18 degrees off. After flying for 15 hours in search of a landing site, it was only a matter of time before the plane ran out of gas and crashed.

Lewis said the strangest thing was that the plane crashed less than 400 miles away from where Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937.

At this point, the eight- mem­ber crew scrambled out of the windows of the plane and crowd­ed into three small rubber rafts.

"Some days the ocean had 15-foot waves. Other days the water was like glass.

"There were only three or four really rough days, but at times, you really wished you were dead," Bartek said.

He said the afternoon tempera­tures reached 120 degrees.

"Although 70 degrees doesn't seem that low," Bartek said, "the difference from the afternoon's temperature made the nights seem freezing."

Bartek's wife, Marie, men­tioned that Alex Kacsmarczyk,

BEN WINGATE/Staff Writer

John Bartek, a survivor of a 1942 secret mission that almost cost him his life, spoke about his ordeal recently at the Ralph B. Draughon Library.

one of the original crew mem­bers, died on the 13th day. He was already weakened from a surgery before the trip, and he developed a severe case of trench mouth resulting from drinking too much salt water.

She said, "God was in control the whole time, because he pro­vided the jacket of Alex (Kacsmarczyk) to keep John (Bartek) warm, the rain for drink­ing water and the raft was the

shelter." Bartek said he hated that the

jacket had to come as a result of Kacsmarczyk's death, but he added that it was one of the things God used to keep a promise revealed to him earlier in the trip.

He said he was reading his Gideon's New Testament one afternoon, and he read Matthew 6:31-34. He said he felt God was saying he would take care of

everything. "God will never let you down," he said.

Bartek said a few days prior to Kacsmarczyk's death, a seagull landed on Rickenbacker's head.

"He (Rickenbacker) caught the seagull and killed it by breaking its neck," Bartek said.

The crew used part of the seag­ull to eat, and Rickenbacker used its insides to catch fish.

Bartek said, "I grew up in the depression, and I learned the value of hard work."

He said the three-week episode was the hardest thing he had ever faced, but the important thing was the hard work and unity of his crew members.

"You've got to have other men around you," Bartek said, "and we operated as a unit."

On the last day of their three-week excursion, the men agreed it would be best to separate. They decided that if they split up, there might be a greater possibility of rescue ships seeing them.

Their calculations were correct, and by the morning of Nov. 12, all were rescued and accounted for.

"The day the U.S. Kingfisher (a rescue boat) picked me up was the happiest day of my life.

"Everyone always hears about Eddie Rickenbacker and makes him out to be the hero," Bartek said.

"All of them were heroes, not just Eddie Rickenbacker."

Lewis said, "This just goes to show us that heroism is not dead, and we have one of them stand­ing with us here today."

Mrs. Bartek said, "He (Bartek) goes to many places to tell what God did for him, mostly to young people. He loves young people."

In 1985, some elementary school children in Iowa heard about him in a book called "We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing."

With the aid of their teacher, these children raised money and paid for him to come and stay with them for a week.

"We still keep in touch with that teacher," Mrs. Bartek said.

"John has been writing a book about his experiences," she said, "and I've been pushing him to finish it for years."

Mrs. Bartek said her husband has been a continual inspiration in her life, not just because of the "raft episode."

"When I met him (in 1991), the thing I liked the most was the way he talked about his (late) wife of 39 years," she said, "and the way he loved her after all that time.

"That was the kind of man wanted to spend the rest of my life with."

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Friday, Nov. 20, America's favorite dad, Bill Cosby, made an appearance at Alabama State University.

His appearance raised $150,000 for scholarships at ASU in memory of his son Enis. The scholarship is not an "Enis Cosby scholarship," it is a scholarship in his memory to be used as deemed by the presi­dent of ASU.

Cosby said, "All I did was show up. I was the stimulus for the iner­tia."

Cosby talked about his youth and college years as well as his parents and grandparents. He began by saying that we all need­ed to help our communities.

"You don't need to go to South Africa. Just go five miles out," Cosby said. The show that lasted just over an hour had everyone in stitches.

Fernando Naves, a senior at Alabama State, said, "It will be memorable. I'm glad we had the opportunity to have Bill Cosby." Gov.-elect Don Siegelman was in attendance and said, "I have respect for Bill Cosby. He has a great rapport with people."

Cosby spoke of a time in which "there was no such thing as ADD or dyslexia. You were dumb," and

CHRIS COMPTON/Photo Editor

Cosby performed at Alabama State University last Friday.

when " there was no such thing as child abuse, any old person could hit you."

He said he always had a prob­lem with Sunday because "Jesus was coming to get me." Cosby branched out into trying to under­stand why society is in a down­ward spiral by saying, "If God made Adam and Eve and they didn't listen to God, where do we go from there?"

Cosby closed with an act dedi­cated to his grandfather. The act spoke of how Cosby had to go to his grandfather's house every Sunday at 6 a.m. and listen to his grandfather pray for three hours.

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Enemy of the State Touchstone Rating: R

Can Will Smith still shine in a blockbuster film without a sup­porting cast of animatronic aliens?

That question is attempted to be answered in the new movie, "Enemy of the State."

Jon Voight plays the head of the National Security Agency who is caught on tape murdering an influential senator. The senator refuses to vote for a bill that would further government control over civil privacy. . This information is unwittingly passed of to attorney Robert Dean (Smith) who then becomes the vic­tim of a high-paced chase.

As a slimy government agency head, Voight is perfectly cast. His suspicious on-screen presence

'makes'him the villain you love to

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hate. "Enemy of the State" supplies

its audience with exactly what it wants. From the opening scene, it's a wild roller coaster of a ride that attempts to appeal to an audi­ence's fear of the government.

Smith actually displays his wide range as an actor. That's right — Smith can act. Of course, a high-budget action flick is not the best stage to show off one's abilities,

but Smith does fuel audience paranoia with a solid perfor­mance.

Gene Hackman makes an appearance as a surveillance expert that befriends Smith and the only one that can explain the reasons behind the aggressive pursuit of his character.

Will Smith has taken proper steps by selecting different types of roles, but he eventually needs

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to find the courage to explore films outside of the action genre.

The theme of citizens' fear of government power is entertaining, but the implication that we are under continuous observation in a big-brother manner is a little much to accept.

The film falters by trying to sell itself as a smart conspiracy thriller but provides us with nothing more than "Bad Boys" without the Martin Lawrence one-liners.

For many moviegoers, that's enough. "Enemy of the State" guarantees two hours of car chas­es, explosions, and a ridiculous showdown between the feds and the mafia. Therefore, this movie will be embraced by many view­ers.

Don't expect to see pi' Smith at an award podium any time soon, but "Enemy of the State" will keep him as the enemy of box office opponents.

REVIEW BY RICHARD ROWAN

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Ringmaster Artisan Rating: R 1/2

, -' "And the Oscar goes to Jerry . -Springer for 'Ringmaster.'"

The audience cheers, Springer Ithanks his people, and I wake up

] Iscreaming in my theater seat. nTiank goodness — it was only a rdream. ' Now I have seen some bad movies in my day. Some of them featured such absolutely awful ideas as singing cockroaches, a irtidget in a duck suit and Pauly

shore. But Springer's attempt at a film

in "Ringmaster" is proof that we are witnessing the dumbing of America.

Don't be confused. "Ringmaster" is not the com­pelling true story of talk show icon Springer.

No, no. It is the fictional tale of another former mayor turned daytime television pimp, but his name is Jerry Farreley.

To my surprise, Springer was not the leading character. It is really tear-jerking tale of a mother and daughter that share both a trailer and two lovers. We follow this lovable duo as they succeed in their quest to become guests on

Springer's show. I admit that I am not a fan of

Springer's show. If I truly wanted to see rednecks

brawl and throw chairs, I could just wait until my cousins crack their third beer after Thanksgiving dinner.

"Ringmaster" is such a farce that even the most hard core Springer fans would struggle to find pleasure in this movie. My fellow non-fans would struggle to restrain from ripping out the the­ater seats and hurling them at the screen.

The ads for "Ringmaster" call it a comedy. But the true comedy of the film occurs when Springer condemns an outspoken audience

member with a monologue that attempts to be a serious response to his real-life moral opponents.

But after the turn Springer's career has taken, who could take him seriously?

"Ringmaster" is the kind of movie that modern audiences are just sick of. It may be too hot for TV, but, Springer, it's just way too late for the big screen.

Therefore, unless the latest Disney insect cartoon was over your head and you kept scream­ing for the ladybug to take it off, I would at all costs avoid "Ringmaster."

REVIEW BY RICHARD ROWAN

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Garth Brooks newest CD is per­fect if you are a fan of his like me, but can't afford to go to one of his concerts.

It's the perfect solution, you don't have to travel somewhere and pay an arm and a leg. All you have to do is get this set and you'll be at the concert.

The set features two CDs in a live concert format that features many of Garth's greatest hits, and a couple of new sones

The first track on CD one is "Callin' Baton Rouge" which is a great song even if Baton Rouge is the location of our favorite rivals the Bayou Bengals, also known as Loser State University.

The first CD also features 'The Thunder Rolls' the long version. The regular version of this song is already great but in this special concert version we find out what happened.

More songs appearing include "We Shall Be Free," "Long Neck Bottle," and one of Garth's best songs ever, "Standing Outside the Fire."

The second CD features such songs as Two Pina Coladas, which

sounds as if it was written by Jimmy Buffett, and a great slow song "To Make You Feel My Love," which was in the movie "Hope Floats."

Another song on disc two is 'The Beaches of Cheyenne,' which reminds you that you should never say you don't give a damn if someone is coming back or not.

The set ends with the 'Dance' another Brooks classic slow song, but I won't end here without talk­ing about the best song in the whole set.

'Friends in Low Places' is the highlight of the second CD, and the whole set if you ask me, but this isn't just the regular version, it's the mysterious concert ver­sion, which features the third verse.

If you are familiar with the song, you will remember that in the regular version Brooks goes to the wedding of his ex-girlfriend and basically doesn't say much that amounts to anything.

In the concert version, he explains that this isn't the way he would act in real life and sings a third verse with the help of the crowd.

In the new verse he basically tells her that he is going to stay and drink at her wedding and she can kiss a certain part of him if she doesn't like it.

Overall this is better than most live albums I have heard, and is a great catalog of all of Brooks greatest hits as well as a few new ones.

If you are a Garth Brooks fan, this one is definitely worth the money.

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Ballet offers 'gift to children of all ages' with 'Nutcracker' BY JENNIFER PAGE Assistant State/Local Editor

. A Christmas without "The Nutcracker" would be like Christmas without eggnog and candy canes. . Not to worry, though. In the third annual community event, local dance troupes will give three performances of "The Nutcracker" from Dec. 11-13 at Telfair Peet Theatre. - This year's performance will be differ­

ent from the last two, said Lisa Wilson, publicity chairwoman for the event. > "The last two years offered only

excerpts of the ballet," she said, "but this year, the whole ballet will be included."

Ann Rosborough, owner-director of The Ballet School in Auburn, will direct this year's performance of the ballet.

"I am very excited," Rosborough said. "It will be an extremely special event."

Rosborough said participants in the ballet were selected both through area dance studios and through open audi-

"I hope we can make them feel a little better than they

did before."

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Director, The Nutcracker

tions in September. Kendra Gray, formerly affiliated with

the Lexington Ballet, will reprise her role as the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Gray, a doctoral candidate in counsel­ing psychology at Auburn, has danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy the pre­vious two years.

Gray said it was the right time to per­form the entire ballet.

"The first year, we didn't want to antic­ipate the community's reaction to (the ballet)," she said. "But this year, we have enough dancers and there is enough community involvement and interest to support the entire performance."

Todd Putman, owner of Dance Et Cetera in Prattville, will dance the part of

the Cavalier. Formerly with the Montgomery Ballet,

Putman is now affiliated with the Alabama Dance Theatre.

Janice Tzeng, a lOth-grader at Auburn High School and sister of SGA Vice President Ching-Wei Tzeng, will dance the part of Clara.

The Dec. 11 performance will begin at 7 p.m. Performances Dec. 12 and 13 will begin at 2 p.m.

General admission seats are sold out for the Saturday and Sunday perfor­mances. Reserved seating is still avail­able.

Reserved seats are $10 for adults, $7 for children 12 and under. The remaining general admission seats for Friday's per­

formance are $6 for adults and $4 for chil­dren.

Tickets are available through the Auburn Arts Association, which is spon­soring the event. Ticket order forms are also available from Anders Bookstore, J&M and J&M II bookstores, Sofy Copy and the Auburn and Opelika chambers of commerce.

Rosborough said she hopes the perfor­mances will meet a higher goal.

"For me personally, I appreciate doing this. It's a fun thing to be a part of.

"The purpose of theater is to make you ponder, to take you to another level," Rosborough said.

"The Nutcracker' is about Christmas magic," she said. "It is a gift to children of all ages.

"I just hope we can help people dream, hope and believe, and I hope we can make them feel a little better than they did before."

For more information about the perfor­mances, contact the Auburn Arts Association at 887-2832. JAMYE SHEALY/Art Staff

Movie companies offer strong group of holiday releases BY RICHARD ROWAN Staff Writer !lf you are expecting little

more than socks and Furbies under your Christmas tree, venture to the theaters and check out the excellent holiday

j movie season.

Last December was the . launching pad for such Oscar winners as "As Good As It Gets," "Good Will Hunting," and of course, the unsinkable "Titanic."

From the same studio that supplied us with the critically embraced summer hit, "Saving

•Private Ryan," comes "The Prince of Egypt." This adapta­tion of the story of Moses is one of the most visually spectacular animated masterpieces to ever

;hit the big screen. The Disney monopoly on animated fea­tu res has now ceased with the

enormous buzz surrounding this biblical epic.

In the category of romantic comedy, the can't-miss story of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

. reuniting with their "Sleepless in Seattle" director in "You've Got Mail." This film promises to skillfully interweave romance and laughter with the best chemistry of any on-screen couple.

Also attacking the Christmas Day box office is the World War II drama, "The Thin Red Line." This movie has big plans on invading the Oscar nomina­tions spearheaded by a stellar cast led by Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson and Nick Nolte. The representations of the horrors and the heroics of warfare are brilliantly represented in this film.

Susan Sarandon is the mother Julia Roberts will never be in

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December movies such as 'The Thin Red Line,' starring Woody Harrelson and Sean Penn, are expected to garner a number of award nominations. Last year, films released in December earned 53 Academy Award nominations.

the season's tearjerking family made "Mrs. Doubtfire," .is sure After a few consecutive box-comedy, "Stepmom." Director to deliver another quality hit office duds, John Travolta tries Chris Columbus, who also that aims straight for the heart, to resurrect his status in "A

Civil Action." It is a high-pow­ered courtroom drama that demonstrates its firepower with an outstanding support­ing cast and a gripping script penned by "Schindler's List" award-winning screenwriter, Steven Zaillian.

Robin Williams returns to his forte in the dramatic comedy "Patch Adams." It is the true story of a former mental patient that becomes a pediatrician who prescribes laughter as the best medicine. The Academy Award winning actor may see his fifth nomination for his touching portrayal of this title character.

Last year, 53 Oscar nomina­tions came from films with December release dates. In all liklelihood, movie viewers can expect that trend to continue with the anticipated high qual­ity of this year's holiday films.

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Santa parachutes, spreads Christmas cheer to local kids BY JODY SCHNURRENBERGER Staff Writer

Saturday, Nov. 21, Santa left his sleigh behind to parachute from a plane, landing in the field in front of the USA Factory Stores.

"I enjoy pleasing little kids," Pete Culbreath, a first sergeant in the Infantry Training Brigade at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., said. "I enjoy it. I especially like to do the flying Elvis's and Santa. I like to see the kids."

Santa was whisked away in a car, and taken behind the stores where he was replaced with a more jolly looking man. Hundreds of children waited in line to tell him their Christmas wishes.

The switch didn't go unnoticed by all, though. Litivia Warren, a

student at Southern Union College and sales associate at Carter's said, "Santa was kind of slim. Even the kids noticed. One of them said, 'Look momma, Santa must be on a diet.' But it was kind of fun seeing Santa parachute out of the air."

"It was the most in shape Santa I've ever seen, but I think it was great. It was fun for the whole family," Derek "Mojo" Myers, pro­motions and music director and on-air personality for Rock 103 radio station in Columbus said.

"It was good to see the twinkle in the children's eyes when Santa came diving from the sky," Randy Roads, fleet manager for Rock 103 said.

About Culbreath as Santa, Bill Slaughter, who dressed as the Santa for children to have their

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pictures taken with said, "He's a good Santa Claus. I've met him before. He's a good jumper."

Culbreath has jumped nearly 3,000 times. Slaughter, owner of

AU Singers present Fall Show BY MAC MIRABILE Intrigue Staff

The Auburn University Singers presented its annual Fall Show to a sold-out crowd Monday night at the Telfair Peet Theater.

The Auburn University Singers, a mixed show choir consisting of thirty-two singers, four backup singers and 10 instrumentalists, was conducted by Thomas R. Smith, Director of Choral Activities at Auburn.

The University Singers opened the show, walking through and greeting the audience, shortly before they "Set the Night to Music" in their first piece. The sequined outfits of the singers flashed in the spotlight as they danced their way to the stage. The song ended with thunderous applause from the audience, a hint of that yet to come.

The show featured music from all ages for all ages. Songs rang­ing from Celine Dion's popular "I'll Be" to U2's "Love is Blindness" were some.of the more contempo­rary items performed by the University Singers.

The University Singers sang and danced their way through "Love Potion No. 9" before entering the age of swing in which they twirled and snapped to the "Big City Beat."

The concert drifted into sev­eral arrange­ments from Broadway. A Broadway musi­cal duet, "The Proposal/The Night Was Alive," was per­formed by the duet of Adam Hose and Andrew McKeown. The singers then sang their way through a collection of tunes from American musical theatre entitled "Rodgers and Hammerstein."

Switching costumes to fit this medley, the University Singers each dressed the part of a particu­lar show. Their humorous rendi­tion of hits such as "The Sound of

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The AU Singers preformed its Theater Monday night to a sold

Music," "Edelweiss," and "Oklahoma" saw the singers wear­ing the costumes ranging from cowboys to sailors and nuns to tomboys.

During "Do-Re-Mi," the singers played the part of distracted and unruly children; yet despite the discord apparent on stage, their unified voices still rang out in har­mony.

The program continued after the introduction of the AU Singers and instrumentalists }jyith "Keep

"""~~~ = the Flame Alive," "Riversong" and "Somethin' About You," a humorous song sung by the quartet of Doug Cordes, Jacob Haines, Andrew McKeown and • Sloan

Yarborough. After the Lee Miller solo perfor­

mance of "Moonlight Serenade," the AU Singers again rose, this time to the tune of the "Chattanooga Choo Choo." The singers danced across the stage in a nicely choreographed piece in which the singers became the train.

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annual fall show in Telfair Peet out crowd.

Closing the performance with "Tear Them Down," the singers joined hands, smiles across their faces, and took a bow. The instru­mentalists were then lead to center stage for a standing ovation.

Lee Miller, a senior in mass communications and a four year

. member of the University Singers, stated "everyone works so well together" that "the concert went off really well."

Stacey Peacock, a junior in early childhood education, who has been singing on stage since high school and is looking forward to the AU Singers European trip, "we're going to be singing and dancing" through England, France and Holland.

Before they leave this summer for Europe, however, the University Singers will have a Spring concert on a date to be announced.

Smith, who energetically con­ducts the group founded in 1972, joked that his enthusiasm in directing the University Singers "helps keep me young."

He also states that he will con­tinue in the path of his previous 27 years as he continues to "have a roll, be effective, and make a dif­ference" in future choral activities.

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Mouse, has worked with Culbreath as the jumping and sit­ting Santas for the USA Factory Stores for the six years the promo­tion has been done.

As expected, Santa brought cus­tomers. "It's a good promotion every year. It always increases our sales," Lee Anne Caudle of Auburn, manager of the Paper Factory said.

"Even if they (customers) don't buy anything today, they may see something they like and come back later. It gets everybody in the mood to shop for Christmas," Caudle said.

Amy Flowers Uphold, market­ing director and mall manager ,tries to arrange something special at least once a month. Some of the annual events at the USA Factory Stores include an arts and crafts

fair, fire fighters competitions, ping pong ball drop, Boy Scout Jamboree and antique car show. ;-

Along with the Santas, there were sidewalk sales, pictures with Santa, free coloring books and candy canes, various characters including the mall mascot, Regal Eagle, walking around entertain­ing kids and the radio stations Rock 103 and Tiger 95.9 entertain to adults.

About 5,000 people came out for the day's events. "It was a big suc­cess. It's our way of kicking off our Christmas season and bringing Santa out for the kids," Uphold said.

Slaughter will also be taking pic­tures with children for $1 and handing out free candy canes and. coloring books on Dec. 5 and 19. .

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Debra Funkhouser and Greta Lambert portray Sylvanie and Ivey Rowe in the Alabama-Shakespeare Festival's production of 'Fair and Tender Ladies.' The play runs through Dec. 23.

ASF performs musical folk tale BY LORI MOORE Staff Writer

The Alabama Shakespeare Festival is presenting "Fair and Tender Ladies," a musical folk tale about lovin', losin' and livin' in the Appalachian moun­tains.

Free-spirited Ivey (Greta Lambert) has sipped from the cup of love and loss. But in the foothills of Appalachia, it tastes a lot like moonshine.

The play follows the life of Ivey Rowe from 1912 to the 1970s. As Ivey comes to the end of her life, she relives her expe­riences through letters to both the dead and living.

Ivey makes a childhood pact with her institutionalized sister, Sylvanie (Debra Funkhouser), to live freely. In her letters to Sylvanie, she writes of her dream to be a writer.

Her dreams are cut short when she chooses a quick tryst with a soldier rather than an education in Boston.

The resulting scandal drives her to her sister Beulah's (Kim

Ders) home in a modern mining town.

As a "rurnt" woman, Ivey has no restraints flirting with the town's men. But after a disaster at the mine, she realizes her good pal Oakley (Samuel D. Cohen) is the man to marry.

The couple returns to Sugar Fork, Va., Ivey's birthplace, and her free spirit is buried under the weight of five kids and the Great Depression.

When temptation gives way to an affair with the "honey­bee" man, Ivey's marriage actu­ally strengthens.

Ivey looks back on her loves and losses with the steel-rimmed wisdom of age. Though her dreams changed with reality, she raised five suc­cessful children, lived on her own terms and had few regrets.

Like her strong-willed grand­mother, whom she quotes liber­ally, she sacrificed much and gained more.

The musical successfully used only six actors for nearly two dozen parts and voices. Music and Ivey's narration painted her

memories on stage. Lambert often acts to no one

at all as the chorus (Cohen, Woody Jenkins, Teresa Williams) supplies the voices of the char­acters.

Author Lee Smith tells her story of life's beauty with crass simplicity. The characters demonstrate an endearing lack of couth in their life views.

The acting remained solid, though sometimes too exagger-ated for ASF's small Octagon stage. The simple wooden set J j perfectly created Ivey's rustic world.

The music flowed well through most of the play, ,; though it fell short at the pivotal mine disaster. The steel guitar J created a simple bluegrass feel.

The fine and tender ladies of i this story had backbones of steel. Ivey was one of a long JHJ line of survivors.

Like many of the women in .J, her world, Ivey lived with dig­nity and died with beauty.

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Welcome to Tuberville! Thomas Hawley Tuberville becomes Auburn's 25th head football coach, leaving Ole Miss for the position

BY STEVE RAYMOND Sports Editor

Saturday, Nov. 28, a new begin­ning at Auburn, as Thomas Hawley Tuberville was named head football coach.

"My family and I are honored to have the opportunity to be your next football coach," Tuberville said.

"I would like to let Auburn fam­ily know that I am here and we are going to be here, for a long time," he said.

Tuberville came to Auburn from . Ole Miss where he spent four sea­sons as head coach.

His record at Ole Miss was 25-20. "Our No. 1 goal always will be to

win a national championship, if you're playing major college foot­ball if that is not your goal you shouldn't be playing.

"If we achieve that goal we will have won a conference champi­onship which will be a goal, and we will have beaten Alabama, which is very important," Tuberville said.

Tuberville was chosen as coach by Athletics Director David Housel.

"It has been a painfuloyear and painful season for Auburn people. Our nightmare is over. The sun has broken through, and we are ready

to move forward to our future," Housel said.

Housel detailed several qualities he was looking for in the new head coach.

Those qualities were for the new coach to be a proven winner, a players coach, someone committed to academic excellence as well as athletic excel­lence, some­one able to unify the Auburn peo­ple, a good recruiter with Auburn val­ues and a coach that . will run the program under tions.

"In two words, we were looking for Tommy Tuberville," Housel said.

Tuberville replaces Bill Oliver who was Auburn's interim head coach after the mid-season resigna­tion of Terry Bowden. .

Tuberville inherited an Ole Miss program that was plagued, by NCAA sanctions and was able to guide the Rebels to a winning record in 1996 despite having just 61 scholarship players.

He never had a full compliment of scholarship players in his four

HOUSEL NCAA regula-

years at Ole Miss. "You could not be around the

SEC while Tommy has been at Ole Miss and not be impressed with the job Tommy has done," Housel said.

Tuberville was named SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press last season and was the runner-up for the Schutt Sports Coach of the Year honor awarded by American Football Quarterly.

Tuberville was an assistant at Miami from 1986-93, including being defensive coordinator in 1993.

He was also the defensive coor­dinator at Texas A&M in 1994 before coming to Ole Miss in 1995.

"I am one of the most fortunate guys to be able to work with many great people," Tuberville said.

Tuberville coached under Miami Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson, Seattle Seahawks coach Dennis Erickson, Dallas Cowboys player personal director Larry Lacewell and Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocumb.

"I take my defensive x's and o's from Larry Lacewell. Jimmy Johnson is a delegator of authority, he hires good coaches and if you're not a good coach you won't be there long. He was the best recruiter I have ever been around and organizer," Tuberville said.

"R.C. Slocumb taught me how to deal with probation, we went undefeated but we did not go to a bowl. From Dennis Erickson I learned offensive philosophy, he basically started the one back and

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Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville takes interviews after his meeting with the players on Monday. Tuberville brings to Auburn a 25-20 record after four years at Ole Miss.

Another change is all funds will important thing we do, it starts in be funnelled through the this state and in all four corners. University, including endorse- We need to rebuild a relationship

no back offense. "But my philosophy is my own,"

Tuberville said. Tuberville's contract is similar to

that of the previous coach, Terry Bowden.

It is a five-year contract with a minimum salary of $700,000. But incentives could push the contract to more than $800,000.

The contract is also a roll-over contract in which the coach and the University have the right to extend the contract each year.

ments. Previously, endorsements were handled by the Auburn Network.

"That is a fundamental change, but it is essentially a bookkeeping change," Housel said.

Tuberville comes to the Plains with the reputation as a strong recruiter.

"What we need to start tonight is recruiting. Recruiting is the'most

with the high school coaches that this university is second to none," Tuberville said.

"We will do our homework and we will do it awfully hard."

Tuberville also brings the reputa­tion as a coach who is not afraid to take chances.

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Eight Ole Miss assistants change zip codes Players respond to new coach, changes BY STEVE RAYMOND

Sports Editor

With a new head coach come new assistant coaches, as Auburn's coaching staff will resemble Ole Miss' from last season.

Eight members of new head coach Tommy Tuberville's staff will be changing addresses from Oxford to Auburn.

"These coaches are good people who love what they are doing. They have great personalities with very little ego and that is rare in this business. They believe in each other and enjoy being around one another," Tuberville said.

Auburn's offensive coordinator will be Noel Mazzone. Mazzone was offensive coordinator for four seasons under Tuberville at Ole Miss.

"I think the players are excited. This is a tough transition, it is tougher for the players with rela­tionships being broken and they have to learn a new system," Mazzone.

Mazzone, 40, coached quarter­backs at Minnesota for three sea­

sons before coming to Ole Miss," Mazzone said.

"Continuity is a key on this staff. We play as a team and coach on a team. This is my sixth school and I have never seen a staff where nobody leaves."

He also spent five seasons coach­ing quarterbacks at TCU and five years as an assistant at Colorado State.

"Our offensive philosophy-is to score. The one good news is that we don't have to play Auburn and Brother Oliver. They were the only ones we really had a hard time with," Mazzone said.

Eddie Gran will coach the run­ning backs next season for Auburn.

Gran was a graduate assistant at Miami when Tuberville was an assistant coach there.

Gran, 33, has coached at Cincinatti and East Carolina.

Greg Knox will coach the wide receivers at Auburn and will be recruiting coordinator.

"I called a couple kids (recruits) and they asked, Coach what

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New Auburn defensive tackles coach Don Dunn takes questions on Monday. Dunn coached four years at Ole Miss under Tuberville and comes to Auburn with seven other Ole Miss assistant coaches.

BY BODIE PICKENS Assistant Sports Editor

As Tommy Tuberville emerged as the coach to lead Auburn's sto­ried football program into the 21st century, the first ^ ^ ^ step came I Monday after­noon when Tuberville finally] met face-to-face I with the players.

When asked I what the meeting I was about,[ Tuberville said, "Today was my day to explain what I'm about, who I am, why I'm here and what we want to accomplish."

Presenting himself to the play­ers in a closed-door meeting resulted in an overwhelmingly positive reaction by the players.

"I just wanted to let them know our goals, my philosophy on han­dling a team and the direction we are going to go," Tuberville said.

"The train is pulling out, if you want to get on, get on. If you don't, you'll get left behind."

Being on the other end of Tuberville's message, freshman fullback Heath Evans said, "Coach Tuberville talked about being one, being a unit, and if you're not going to join us, leave us now. I think that's great."

The focus was on the players themselves as Tuberville stressed to the group he will be a "player's coach."

Sophomore offensive guard Kendall Simmons said, "A play­er's coach is what everyone on the team needs, and I think he will do a good job of that."

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Tuberville the man to lead Tigers into next century INDEX

A new era is beginning on the Plains.

last Saturday Auburn ended the speculation and announced Tommy Tuberville would be the next head football coach.

While some fans wanted to see. the interim removed from Bill Oliver's title, Tuberville being hired is the best thing for Auburn.

en things out. The public

doesn't know what really occurred with Coach Bowden, and the two peo­ple that do (Lowder and Bowden) aren't talking.

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Tuberville is also an excellent recruiter. He did a great job luring athletes to Oxford (if you've been there, you know

what I'm talking about). It's kind of hard

to attract talent to Tuberville, who is known as

the "Mississippi Riverboat Gambler" for some of his play calling, was the best candidate for the job when you take every­thing into account.

With all the speculation brew­ing about what actually hap­pened with former Tiger leader Terry Bowden, Auburn needs someone from the outside of this situation to step in and straight-

One thing is fur sure, huwevei, play in a 45,000 scat stadium in-; Tuberville had nothing to do with it, and Auburn needs some­body that wasn't around when it happened.

Tuberville has proven that he can thrive in adverse situations. In 1994, he took the reigns of an Ole Miss team that was on pro­bation and in disarray and has turned it into a successful and winning program.

town that is, let's say "less than exciting."

To quote a gas station atten­dant that our sports editor Steve asked about the town's restau­rants, "This ain't Auburn, this is Oxford. We ain't got no Applebees or Ruby Tuesday, this is Oxford."

It's amazing what Tuberville did at Ole Miss, and it will be

exciting to see what he can do here on the Plains.

Tuberville has been successful everywhere he has been, whether it has been helping win national championships at Miami or tur-ing around a Rebel program that had sunk to rock bottom.

Athletics Director David Housel has put the Tigers in position to make a fresh start by

start getting the team ready for next season.

With a new coach and a new beginning, Auburn should be ready to put this season of tur­moil to rest and look forward to a bright future when it comes to football on the Plains.

Randall Rowv is an assistant Sporls editorfor The Avhurn Plainsman.

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Snake man in the secondary BY RYAN LEE Sports Staff

At first glance, you might mis­take him for a professional wrestler.

Your second and third observa­tions of Antwoine Nolan would probably net the same results as your initial one. Your perception would not be entirely inaccurate. * Nolan, a junior in communica­tion, is the proud owner of two pythons, sports a bleached-blond hairdo and is a devoted viewer of World Championship Wrestling and New World Order. He even Has a perfect nickname for a wrestling artist: Dirty.

His alias, exotic pets and awkward hair style stem from his younger jfears in Newnan, Ga. S "When I was in high school my teammates said that I played dirty because sometimes I Would take cheap shots at my opponents," Nolan said.

* "I was always doing anything I could to get an advan­tage on the field and soon people just started calling me Dirty. It's stuck ever since." J Another nickname he could ftave been given is Effective, but that's not quite as intimidating or flashy. i In his senior season at East Coweta High, Nolan was ranked among the top 50 athletes in Georgia. As a defensive back, Nolan snagged seven intercep­tions during his final year and caught an equal number of touch­downs as a wide receiver. ,* Initially, Nolan played as a receiver while being recruited, but has since found a home at fight corner.

J "Coming to Auburn from high school was like night and day," he said. "In high school I was used to being an all-star on both sides of the ball.

"Everyone looks up to you in high school because you were the best. Once I got here I was com­peting with 105 All-Americans just to get playing time.

"At first I would have liked to play both offense and defense, but I'm satisfied with the role I play now."

Unique could have been anoth­er candidate for Nolan's nick­name, but it too lacks pizazz and would probably not strike fear into Hollywood Hogan's heart.

During his sophomore year in high school, Nolan and a friend placed a bet on a basketball game. Dirty lost. This explains his alternative hairdo. The bet called for the loser to dye his hair

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blond. Nolan, being a man of his word, followed through and quickly grew fond of his new look.

"It's not every day that you see a black guy walking around with blond hair," he said.

"The bet was only a one time thing, but immediately I fell in love with it, my parents fell in love with it, and ever since it has just stuck."

A lot of things seem to stick for Nolan, including his hits on opposing receivers.

In his collegiate career, Nolan is a two-time letterman, who in 1997 led the Tigers in breaking up passes and has just completed his second season as full time starter at right cornerback.

However, sometimes Nolan has trouble staying attached to his snakes.

Recently, for a nine-month

period, his 4-foot python, better known as Lil' Dirty, was mysteri­ously lost somewhere in his dorm.

"One day he was just up and gone! I was constantly looking for him, but for nine months he could not be found.

"One evening my roommate was studying, and Lil' Dirty crawled across his feet," Nolan said.

.As far as his football life is con­cerned, many people have won­dered how Terry Bowden's mid-season departure has affected the young athletes of Auburn. Nolan says, if anything, it has helped him.

"One of the biggest reasons for ' my choosing

Auburn was knowing that Coach Oliver would be there as defensive coordi­nator," Nolan said.

"He is a very wise person and always tells it like

it is. As far as the change from Coach Bowden to Coach Oliver, I'd have to say, personally, I have more respect for Oliver, and I think it's safe to say that the majority of the team would agree."

With Oliver's background as a defensive coordinator — and spe­cialty in defensive backs — Nolan and the Tiger defensive unit was hoping he would remain as head coach next year.

However, sometimes things don't always work out. While Nolan is interested in continuing his football career after Auburn, he does have a backup plan.

"I would like to work with chil­dren," he said. "I am minoring in education counseling and enjoy working with kids. I am leaning in the area of motivational speak-ing.

Club soccer team wins SEC BY KRISTIN GADD Staff Writer

The Auburn Men's Club Soccer produced a 6-0 record going into the SEC Championship.

The championship was held on Saturday, Nov. 7, in Meridian, Miss. The team was victorious, and this is the first time Auburn has won the SEC title.

First, the team played Mississippi State, who had beaten Alabama, and were victorious with a score of 2-1. Goals were scored by No. 11 Rusty Harper (team president) and No. 12 Nick Miele.

In the finals, the Auburn club team defeated Middle Tennessee

State University, whose only loss this season was to Auburn. The game-winning goal was scored by No. 5, Kevin Pitts. Pitts is also the teams leading scorer.

Through the team's diligent efforts and hard work, Auburn now had the opportunity to com­pete against our nation's best club soccer teams in Phoenix, Ariz, where the National Championship Finals were held Nov. 19-22.

In addition to winning the SEC Championship, four of the Auburn players were selected for the all SEC Tournament Team: Ryan Krausse, Jacob Skinner, Brad Warden, and Rusty Harper.

Krausse, a senior in communica­tion, said, "This is what we have been talking about since the first

practice of the season. We set a goal, and everyone was willing to work for it.

"Our team is filled with good players at every position, but it is the willingness to play as a team that makes us successful. We feel we have a good shot at being National Champions and bringing the big one back to Auburn," he said.

"The entire team wishes to thank ill of the soccer sweethearts for their help. Special recognition goes to Tiffany Sutton, Rachel Hopper,and Alicia Martin for attending all games, home and away. Your undying Auburn soc­cer spirit and continuing support is greatly appreciated," Krausse said.

It's great to be an Auburn Tiger* ! Some might call it a roller- coast­

er ride. But the 1998 Auburn foot­ball season didn't have enough peaks for that distinction to apply

However you want to describe this season — last season — it was miserable. But, it's over, and it hurts less in retrospect.

I watched most of the season from the stands. Seven times I went on my way to watch the Tigers play at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Five times they lost. I didn't like it much.

But two Saturday nights ago I saw Auburn football, Auburn University even, from a different perspective: as an "objective" media member who was not allowed to cheer or jeer outwardly.

This could have been difficult, especially during Auburn's roaring start, but turned into no challenge at all. The more I sat on in silence, the more I came to understand about Auburn, about this series and what it all means.

Watching the night's festivities from high above the field forced a detachment from what transpired below. What I saw mattered more than the scoreboard or the record books.

Seventy-thousand crimson-clad fans released decibels upon deci­bels of joy after exorcising the demons of a 4-7 season a year ago.

Bill Barrow A small contingent of Auburn

students, distinguishable in the north end zone only by their enthusiasm, weathered the cold in hopes that the season would be salvaged.

Two bands performed their best shows of the year. They played a little louder than any other game.

The fans got there earlier than usual, and they didn't leave till the final horn. This series is truly spe­cial.

But Auburn still lost, you say. Auburn did lose. It did hurt. And

it does matter. More importantly, though,

Auburn University is the same institution today as is was prior to kickoff. "War Eagle" means the same thing now as it meant on Sept. 3, before the season ever began.

Observing the final 10 minutes of the season from sidelines con­firmed it. We're still here. We're not going away. There will be brighter

days. As the clock wound down,

Athletics Director David Housel told me this Auburn team and sea­son forces you to draw a line in the sand and ask yourself which side, you stand on. "The Auburn side," he said. "I stand on the Auburn side."

The men in orange and blue gave valiantly that night. They did not want to go 3-8. They wanted to win. They wanted to please the throngs who live vicariously through them.

That night, they pleased me any­way. I saw for the first time what they go through every week, and I came to a startling conclusion: that's enough for me.

Stunned Auburn students, some seniors, stood in the stands won­dering why it had to end this way. But that's just it; 31-17 is not an ending. Neither is 3-8. They are but points on the Auburn timeline.

After the game some Auburn faithful stayed to say, "It's great to be an Auburn Tiger!" over and over again.

Some Crimson Tide faithful jeered back "It's great to be 3-8! I said it's great to be 3-8!" You know, it ain't so bad when being an Auburn Tiger comes with it.

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"I love to do the unorthodox, I love the surprising. I learned this from Jimmy Johnson, we would try to do one or two things in a game, it helps the players practice, gives them a sense that coach wants to win the game."

Tuberville said he will run the same offense and defense he did at Ole Miss.

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football to win; you have to be con­sistent. Somewhere during the sea­son if your philosophy is only to throw the football, you are going to have a bad day. We will run the football. We will spread the field," Tuberville said.

Tuberville is 44 years old and is married to the former Suzanne Fette.

He has two children, Thomas, 4, and Troy, 2.

"He is really excited about being here," Suzanne said.

"I don't think there is any better place to coach college football, live and raise a family than Auburn, Ala.," Tuberville said.

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Regarding the way Tuberville presented himself, freshman tight end Lorenzo Diamond said, "The part that got my attention was that he stated himself to be a player's coach."

Fellow freshman Derek Magwood agreed with Diamond's statement.

"Tuberville came across as a guy who truly wants to be a play­er's coach and generally wants what's best for the players."

Magwood added, "He (Tuberville) seems excited about getting to personally know the players unlike the previous coach that we had."

Some players had heard posi­tive things about of Tuberville even before he was hired.

"I liked him even back when he was trying to recruit me," Simmons said. "He left a good impression on me the first time I met him."

"When I first heard that Tuberville was going to be the new coach, I was curious to see if he was the player's coach that I heard he was," said sophomore linebacker Roderick Chambers.

"We'll find out more about him and his personality once he talked to us individually within the week," he said.

'If he does what he says and

talks individually to each player and gets to know them, then it will go a long way in helping the team grow close to the coach," freshman Meiko Collier said.

Players like Collier were pleased he was hired because it assured a fair chance.

"I wanted to see a new coach because the previous coach (Bowden) had his favorites and some players wasn't given a fair chance," he said.

Even though losing most of the old staff will take time for the players to get use to, some players stressed the importance of learn­ing the new ways.

"We are going to have to learn a new system and try to work it out the right way for us (the players)," junior defensive end Leonardo Carson.

"It is something you have to keep a positive attitude on and go on with it," senior defensive end Jimmy Brumbaugh said.

"I'm really relieved that we finally have a coach, and we're ready to move on with things," freshman quarterback Gabe Gross said.

As a whole, the majority of the football team is expressing satis­faction with the choice of Tuberville leading the Tigers in the future.

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school are you at now'," Knox said. Knox, 34, came to Ole Miss in

1995 from Stephen F. Austin. "This is a very close staff. We

were at Ole Miss four years and never had one coach leave. We had other job offers, but everyone decided to stick together. The more con­sistency you have the bet­ter your team will be," Knox said.

Joe Pannunzio will coach the special teams and tight ends.

Pannunzio, 39, also coached at Minnesota and TCU.

Hugh Nail will coach the offenJ

sive line. Nail, 40, spent six seasons at

TCU before arriving at Ole Miss. Nail played at Georgia under Vince Dooley.

Don Dunn will coach the defen­sive tackles.

"This is a tough situation for them (players). It is a tough deal when you lose a coach but unfortu­nately it is part of the business," Dunn said.

Dunn, 44, has coached at Nevada-Reno, Pacific University, Montana State and Tennessee.

"Our door is always open. If they (players) have a problem they can come see us," Dunn said.

"We are excited, lucky and very fortunate to come to Auburn. It is a great opportunity for us," he added.

John Lovett will coach the defen­sive backs.

Lovett, 46, was defensive coordi­

nator at Maine before arriving at Ole Miss.

Terry Price will coach the defen­sive ends.

Price, 30, came to Ole Miss from Western Kentucky.

Price was an all-conference defensive end at Texas A&M in 1989 and an honorable mention All-American.

"We won't miss a beat. All we are doing is changing offices and changing names (of schools). These guys will hit the ground running and they will sell this program. It's a great place to sell," Tuberville said.

A defensive coordinator has not been named.

"Right now we are going to hire a defensive coordinator. I don't know who that is going to be, whether it will one of the guys on the staff, I just don't know now," Tuberville said.

Tuberville offered the job to for­mer interim head coach and defen­sive coordinator Bill Oliver.

"I kid with Bill Oliver that he is the second best defensive coach in the country behind me," Tuberville said.

However, Oliver decided to remain in retirement and not to take the position.

"I knew what he was going to tell me, but I had to give it a shot. That could be a reason I might be holding it open for a while. There are only so many fish out there he can catch," Tuberville said.

Assistant coach Joe Whitt will be retained by Tuberville in some capacity.

"Joe is an on-the-field coach right now during the recruiting period. Joe is important to us in recruit­ing," Tuberville said.

Plainsman Sports would like to wish everyone Safe and Happy Holidays. Good luck on finals/and we will see you in 1999.

Family donation helps to fund women's facility BY JULIE BUNTIN Staff Writer

Earlon and Betty McWhorter donated $2.5 million to the Athletic Department, representing the largest one-time gift in Auburn Athletic history.

This large donation will be used to fund construction of a new women's sports complex to be built near the softball facility off Samford Avenue.

The complex will house a gym­nastics practice facility in addition to offices and locker rooms for gymnastics and softball.

Construction of the facility is scheduled to begin September 1999.

Yann Cowart, a former football

player at Auburn and member of The Butner Group in Montgomery, will design the new facility.

Earlon McWhorter, a supporter of the University and Auburn Athletics, said, "It has been our desire to make a major contribu­tion to Auburn. That desire later became a goal."

McWhorter became a student at Auburn in 1966 at age 29 with a wife and two children. Betty worked at East Alabama Regional Medical Center while Earlon earned his degree in building sci­ence.

"This enables us to fulfill a com­mitment to all student-athletes, both male and female," McWhorter said. "This is some­

thing we believe is very important and something we really wanted to do."

Earlon McWhorter is president of McWhorter and Co.

McWhorter and Co. is a com­mercial contractor operating in 26 states and was ranked among the top 15 in size in 1998 by Business Alabama Magazine.

"The McWhorters have given to Auburn in so many ways over the years, and now they have taken the opportunity to leave a visible legacy," said Jay Jacobs, associate athletics director.

The McWhorter's daughters, Brenda Aughtman and Beth Casey, are also Auburn graduates and former Tigerettes.

McWhorter said he chose to

fund a women's complex because, "Our women's facilities are just not what they should be."

Jacobson said the McWhorter's gift has helped every athletic department, because their budgets won't have to be cut to fund the women's complex.

David Housel, athletics director, said, "Betty and Earlon are the blueprint for Auburn people. They are the examples all Auburn people should try to emulate, not just because of their generosity, but because of their commitment to whatever things are true and good. They are for Auburn first, last and always. You have to love and appreciate those kind of peo­ple."

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Men sweep both Arizona schools as women rebound against Sun Devils after falling victim to the Wildcats BY BODIE PICKENS Assistant Sports Editor

The men's and women's swim teams recently completed a west coast swing, that included dual meets against nationally ranked Arizona and Arizona State.

The men swept the Wildcats and Sun Devils while the women rebounded with a victory against Arizona State.

In their meet against the Wildcats, the women fell to Arizona's womens team 181.5 to 114.5. However, the men cap­tured their opening dual win by topping the Wildcat men's team 154-140.

Swimming Coach David Marsh said, "The Arizona meet did not come out like we expected and it was a little disap­pointing."

On the women's side, the Tigers captured five of the events including the 200-yard relay won by juniors Mimi Bowen and Katie Ryan, senior Katie Taylor and sophomore Brook Monroe.

Freshman swimmer Ashley Ellis recorded the highest finish as she placed second in the 200 butterfly by posting a time of 2:01.77. Ellis also placed third in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.92.

Marsh said, "Overall, the team is coming along good."

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The men were assisted by young athletes as six events were taken by several Auburn fresh­men.

"The guys came up big for us. The captains and the freshman were the key," Marsh said.

John Pearce won the 500-yard freestyle and also finished second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:39.23. In the 200 breast stroke, Justin Rhine came out first with a time of 2:04.52, while

Clements and David Denniston finished sec­ond and third respec­tively.

"I was pleased with the weekend and also pleased with my overall performance," Pearce said.

When asked about Arizona, Marsh said, "We knew that Arizona

was going to be tough and it would prove to be a gut check time for the team."

After traveling from Tucson to Tempe, the Auburn swim team found a way to win against the Sun Devils two days later.

Regarding the meet against ASU, Marsh said, "I don't know if it was the Arizona sunshine or that we had a couple of days' rest, but we came out on top. I would say it was the latter."

The men claimed victory 168-94 while the women edged ASU's women's squad 138-124.

The Auburn men won 10

events in the competition. "The Arizona meet seemed to

be a wake up call and it showed against Arizona State," Marsh said.

Like before, the "freshman presence" outshined the Sun Devils as Clements and Bryan Rother placed first and second in the 1,650-yard race. Rother clocked at 15:55.49, while Clements was timed at 15:34.38.

Regarding this performance, Marsh said, "The most exciting thing about the Arizona State meet was the improvement of our men's distance group with Rother and Clements taking the 1,650 freestyle."

Rhine continued his success by winning the 200-yard breast stroke for the sec­ond straight time, post­ing a mark of 2:03.98.

Sophomore Jeff Somensatto captured the 200-yard fly (1:48.61) and the 200-yard back stroke (1:48.76). Matt Busbee claimed the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.59 sec­onds.

Auburn also got a 1-2-3 punch in the 100-yard freestyle as Brock Newman (49.26), junior Carter Hull (49.86) and Somensatto (50.08) finished respectively.

"Brock Newman came up strong for us as well as everyone on the men's side," Marsh said.

After losing against the Wildcats, the women defeated the 23rd-ranked Sun Devils.

The Auburn women started winning with a victory in the 200 medley relay with the team of Ryan, Ellis, Taylor and sopho-

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"The women performed well against the Arizona State squad," Marsh said.

Freshman swimmer Abby Hochella said, "We are expecting to be more solid this year and the meets out in Arizona will help us when we host Stanford in January."

Stanford is the defending NCAA women's champion with its last visit to the Plains resulting in the title.

Monroe helped the women build a 24-12 lead by winning the 1,000-yard freestyle.

Marsh said, "A dominating win set up great things ahead for the

women." Bowen placed first in

the 50-yard freestyle (23.66) and second in the 100-yard freestyle (51.87). Not to be out­done, Ryan finished sec­ond in the 50-yard freestyle (24.14) while Taylor placed first in the 100-yard freestyle.

McReynolds won the 200-yard breast stroke with a time of 2:14.33 while junior Rada Owen captured the 200-meter back stroke.

The men improved to 2-0 in dual meets while the women are currently 1-2.

In the mix of the weekend, Marsh was selected to be on the coaching staff of the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships.

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Oliver retires over Thanksgiving break BY RANDALL ROWE Assistant Sports Editor

On Tuesday during the Thanksgiving break, Auburn's interim head football coach, Bill Oliver, removed himself from consideration for the head coach­ing job on the Plains.

"At my age I just can't look in the mirror and justify to myself that I can do for these players what a younger coach can do for them," said Oliver.

After Terry Bowden's resigna­tion Oct. 23, Oliver led the Tigers to a 2-3 record. He coached the Tigers to victories over Louisiana Tech and Central Florida in the five-game span.

"For him to say I'm burnt out, and I want to step down and retire, I respect him for that. We just didn't want to lose him to anybody else, we valued his coaching," said freshman full­back Heath Evans.

"I can't say that after a year the fire will still be there. These play­ers need somebody who can say they will be there for them the whole time they are playing at Auburn," Oliver said.

Oliver was hired in 1995 to

almost every game late into the fourth quarter.

Oliver expressed nothing but confidence that Athletics Director David Housel would make the right decision when he chose the Tigers next head coach.

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Former interim head football coach

replace defensive coordinator Wayne Hall. Oliver was the defensive coordinator at Alabama and his defense helped win a National Championship in 1992.

Oliver's defense was ranked second overall in the SEC this

and kept the Tigers season in

"I've been fortunate to work with two really great athletic directors during my time as a coach," Oliver said.

"Hootie Ingram was one and David Housel is the other. I have confidence that David will do the right thing for this program. These players don't have to

worry about a thing," Oliver said.

Five days after Oliver pulled his name out of the hat, Auburn announced that former Ole Miss Coach Tommy Tuberville would be Auburn's next head football coach.

Tuberville expressed interest at the press conference in luring back the former leader of the Tiger defense.

"I'd love for him to be part of this staff, that will be his deci­sion," Tuberville said.

Tuberville also joked that there was only one defensive coach in the country better than Oliver.

"Bill Oliver is the second best defensive coach in the country behind me," Tuberville joked.

Oliver's interim stint as the Tigers' head coach marked the second time that "Brother" Oliver has served as a head coach. His first tour of duty came at UT-Chattanooga.

Men's hoops team tops competition in Aloha state BY STEVE RAYMOND Sports Editor

Auburn men's basketball team is off to its best start in 12 years following a win at the United Airlines Tip-Off Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.

In the championship game of the tournament the Tigers defeat­ed Hawaii 84-57.

"We were the dominant team. We beat a good team, and I didn't think it would be as dominant as it was," Coach Cliff Ellis said.

Sophomore guard Scott Pohlman scored 19 points to lead Auburn to the victory.

Auburn led 36-30 at halftime. Auburn began the second half

with a 19-5 run to take a 19-point lead with 12:55 to play in the game.

"Our defense was making plays and allowed us to get high percentage shots off steals. We shot it well and got in a rhythm in the second half," Ellis said.

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and had 11 steals. They also out rebounded the Rainbows 42-31.

"We just have to go play each time out and find a way to win. Every time that we have won a game this year, it has been differ­ent people. I even liked the way our bench played," Ellis said.

Auburn moved its record to 6-0.

In its first game of the United Airlines Tip-Off Classic, Auburn defeated Rutgers 70-55.

Porter led Auburn with 22 points and 11 rebounds in only 27 minutes of action.

Auburn jumped out to a 12-3 lead, but Rutgers was able to rally to pull within 31-27 at half-time.

The Scarlet Knights were able to score the second half's first seven points to take a 34-31 lead.

Auburn then scored eight con­secutive points to grab a 39-35 lead with 15:11 remaining in the game.

The Tigers later added a 13-4 ""~~mm~mmmm~~mm— r u n to t a k e

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Auburn senior forward Bryant Smith and junior forward Chris Porter play against Central Florida. Auburn is 6-0 this season.

guard Jay Heard had 13 points off the bench includ­ing hitting all three of his t h r e e - p o i n t shots.

J u n i o r guard Doc R o b i n s o n added 12 points and eight assists. Junior forward Chris Porter added 11 points and nine rebounds.

Auburn forced 20 turnovers

"We were the dominant team. We beat a good team, and I didn't think it would be as dominant

as it was."

C L I F F E L L I S

Auburn men's basketball coach

over the game with 7:39 left.

Auburn's d e f e n s e f o r c e d Rutgers into 25 turnovers including 13 s t e a l s .

Auburn's record moved to 5-0 with the win. Auburn defeated BYU

on Monday, Nov. 23, 62-43 to move its record to 4-0.

Defenses dominated the first half as neither team shot more

than 30 percent. Auburn led 22-15 at halftime. The Tigers then used a 13-5 run

to start the second half to pull away from the Cougars.

Heard led Auburn 12 points, Porter added 11 points.

Junior center Mamadou N'Diaye tied his career high with five blocked shots.

Thursday, Nov. 19, Auburn moved to 3-0 on the season with a 77-42 victory over Central Florida. The Tigers were led by senior forward Bryant Smith with 17 points. Freshman forward David Hamilton added 15 points and seven rebounds.

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Auburn had a early 19-6 run that propelled them to a 32-18 halftime lead. Smith scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half.

Auburn used an 11-1 run early in the second half to break the game open for good and cruise to the 35-point victory.

Auburn held high-scoring Central Florida senior forward Brad Traina to only four points. The Golden Knights had no play­ers score in double figures. Junior guard D'Quarius Stewart led; Central Florida with nine points.

The Tigers held the Golden; Knights to just 25 percent shoot- '• ing for the game.

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N'Diaye improves level of play BY JASON MCGINNIS Sports Staff

Mamadou N'Diaye, junior center, is from Dakar, Senegal where he started playing basketball.

N'Diaye played one year of high school basket­ball at Maine Central Institute, a prep school in Pittsfield, Maine. N'Diaye helped lead the team to a 24-6 record his first year playing in America.

N'Diaye said the difference between Senegal and American basketball is "a more physical game here, back home we work more on skills and to make plays to get an open shot. Here you have to be physical and to be able to push the ball in close to the basket."

Coach Cliff Ellis said, "I think that he has made a lot of improvements over last year. He came from another country and is still learning the American game."

Ellis said, "We are still trying to teach him little things, on the offensive end of the court, that will make him better and will also make the team better because of it. On the defensive end, N'Diaye is there."

N'Diaye said, "I came to Auburn because of Assistant Coach Mike LaPlante. He recruited me when I was in Maine, and when Auburn hired him, I came with him.

I didn't know much about Auburn before I came here, but it's been a good choice for me. I like the coaches who are here, and I think that we have got the best, most talented team since I've been here." J Last year, Auburn had a record of 16-14 and went to the second round of the NIT tournament with N'Diaye at center.

As a freshman, N'Diaye averaged three points a game, 2.5 rebound and blocked 25 shots while only starting 11 games.

Ciampi's team led by Sparrow

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Junior center Mamadou N'Diaye attempts a shot during the Central Florida game.

N'Diaye last year averaged eight points per game, 6.9 rebounds, which was a team high, and blocked 152 shots, which broke Auburn's single-season blocked-shot record once held by Charles Barkley He ranked second in the SEC in blocked shots per game, averaging 2.4. Also, this summer N'Diaye played for the Senegal National Team in the FIBA World Championships in Athens, Greece.

N'Diaye said, "When I'm out on the court, I just try to play hard and smart and to give it my all. This year, I think that I've gotten stronger which will help my inside game and I have a little more confidence on my shots."

N'Diaye said, about the fans, "I love the Cliff Dwellers.They really get into the game. I hope the fans will come out, in force, and support us. I like playing at home because I know that the fans are behind us, and I like playing for our fans."

BY LIONEL BOURROUX Sports Staff

Conswella Sparrow led Auburn with 27 points in a 74-42 defeat of UNC-Asheville on Monday, Nov. 30, to improve Auburn to a perfect 4-0 record.

Despite UNC-Asheville's ability to tie the game four consecutive times early in the first half, Auburn gained the lead 17-13 with 8:52 left in the half and never trailed again. However, the Tigers still couldn't keep their opponent out of con­tention and headed to the locker room with a close score of 29-26.

The Tigers came back in the sec­ond half and outscored their oppo­nent 45-13 to record a comfortable win.

Sparrow honored her SEC Player of the Week nomination with 27 points and 14 rebounds.

"They were a pretty' good team, but I don't think we came out ready to play from the beginning," Sparrow said. "We struggled early in the game, but were a little bit more aggressive in defense in the second half."

The junior from Shelbyville, Term., was also the first Auburn player to win SEC Player of the Week since Tara Williams won the award for the week of Feb. 9,1997.

"It's a big honor. It goes along with my teammates because with­out them I couldn't have gotten an honor like that," she said.

Another highlight of the win

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Auburn sophomore guard Tasha Hamilton clears the lane against UNC-Asheville. The women are currently undefeated.

against UNC-Asheville was the performance of Tasha Hamilton, who hustled for 11 points and 10 rebounds.

"In the off-season, I've tried to improve my shots and my defense. It gave me a lot of confidence," Hamilton said. "Now, I realize the potential that I have."

Coach Joe Ciampi said he was relieved after Monday's victory.

"Offensively, we were making some.bad choices in the first half, and the players had to understand the changes we had to make," he said. "Tasha Hamilton was a big contributor tonight. She made some key baskets for us."

In previous action, on Nov. 27-28,

Auburn cruised to victory in the championship game of the Auburn Coca-Cola Thanksgiving Classic and defeated UT-Martin 81-46. Auburn previously broke open a tight game with a 30-11 run.

Prior to beating UT-Martin in Saturday's championship game, the Tigers overcame a tough oppo­nent by winning its first-ever over­time game in Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum by defeating Florida A&M 83-74. Sparrow was the tournament's MVP.

Auburn is back in action Friday j Dec. 4 against UAB and Sunday , Dec. 6 against Kentucky for its first SEC game of the season in Beard- j Eaves Memorial Coliseum.

Auburn volleyball team toppled by top-ranked Gators in SEC semifinals BY MARY RUTH BOOKER Staff Writer

Any hope of advancing in the SEC Tournament was crushed when Auburn volleyball was defeated in the semifinals by top-seeded Florida. i' "We were looking to come out and play good volleyball, but we didn't," Coach Kris Grunwald said.

"Maybe we were content with making it to the semifinals, and

when you are going for a title, that isn't enough," he said.

Ja u n e 1 le H a m i l t o n , s o p h o m o r e middle block­er, led the team with 10 kills, hitting .059.

Sophomore outside hitter Brooke McCarley recorded eight kills, hitting .269.

GRUNWALD

Fifth-ranked Florida took an early lead to win games one and two, 15-3. Auburn hit .082 with 12 kills and eight errors in game one.

The Tigers recorded 11 kills, hitting .027 and 10 errors in game two.

Five service errors were record­ed in game one.

Game three marked Auburn's first shut out this season with a score of 15-0.

The Tigers hit .028 with 26 kills, 23 errors and 106 attempts in the

match. Auburn's loss to Florida came

after battling Georgia for a victo­ry in the tournament's quarterfi­nal match.

"This was a huge match for us to win. It was by far the most emotional match we have played this year," Grunwald said of the Georgia game.

Auburn won with scores of 15-3,13-15,1-15,15-10,17-15.

Hamilton led the team with 21 kills hitting .261.

Amy Wilson, sophomore out­

side hitter, recorded three service aces and took an 8-0 lead before Georgia had its first sideout.

Georgia took an early lead in game two, but senior middle blocker Heather Franey and McCarley tied the game at seven with block assists.

Georgia came back to tie the match at 1-1.

Game three was not promising for the Tigers hitting .136 with five kills and eight errors.

Auburn came back to win games four and five.

Georgia took an early lead in game five, but Franey and Wilson tied the game at 7-7 with block assists.

With the game tied at 15-15, a kill by Hamilton brought the Tigers to a 16-15 lead.

With block assists from Hamilton and senior setter Piper Craig, Auburn won 17-16 advancing to the semi-finals.

Auburn wrapped up the sea­son with a record of 22-9.

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