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MUSIC FESTIVALS issue
SUMMER 2010
• THE HANGOUT MUSIC, BEACH & ARTS FESTIVAL
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may 2010
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“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing
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A B O U T S H AY E
its best, night and day, to
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means to fight the hardest
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issue 01 may 2010
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Smith
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT: BEN TATE Ben Tate is Auburn.
lessons he learned about football, he said
After a few months of working out, training,
that from his coaches, he learned how to
staying in shape and keeping in touch with
respect people and be on time. Tate said
ABOUT THIS
his fans, Ben Tate, former Auburn running
that Curtis Luper, the running backs coach,
NEWSLETTER
back, is ready for what lies ahead of him in
“taught him a lot about the game.” He said
the world of professional football. While the
that Luper is a “really good person.”
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Thank you for taking the time
future is exciting to him, he acknowledges
to read this newsletter. I have
that his Auburn Family has had an impact on
Last Friday, Tate became the first Auburn
compiled a few of the stories
him as a person as well as his game.
player to be drafted by the Houston Texans
I have written this semester
organization. Prior to the draft, Tate said, “I
along with some of my
Hard work is something that Tate attributes
am ready for when my name gets called on
favorite quotes and random
much of his success to. “I believe in hard
draft day.” He has been working hard, train-
work like the Auburn Creed says,” Tate said,
ing and is “ready to make an impact” for his
“and that’s something I strongly believe.”
new team.
Tate said that many of his memories at
An impact is definitely what Tate made at
Auburn are when he was “hanging out with
Auburn setting records for the school, but
his friends.” On the other hand, some of his
Auburn also made an impact on him person-
most memorable experiences were “going
ally as well as his game. He hopes to be able
through the hard summer workouts with the
to give back to his fans and the people that
team.”
have supported him all these years as an
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C O N TA C T S H AY E smithshaye@gmail.com 205.447.4293
Auburn Tiger. Many of his coaches had an impact on him while he was at Auburn. Along with the many
ATHLETE
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT BEN TATE
FIREHOUSE SUBS MAKES $18,000 DONATION FOR LOCAL SAFETY
(CONTINUED)
One way that Tate stays
through social networks. He thinks they are a good way to reach out to new fans as well as his Auburn
don’t mind and the people that mind don’t matter.”
To some people, Firehouse
other firefighters, the incident
registers that explain the nonmission
and
“Be who you are because the people that matter
Opelika Fire Department reveives 5 portable radios which will increase communication and safety.
in touch with his fans is
SHAYE’S FAVORITE QUOTES
Subs may be known for it’s Hook
commander and the dispatch
profit’s
Family. Since he is not
collect
and Ladder combination or it’s
center.”
money for the Foundation.
from the South, Tate says
“Fully Loaded” sandwiches, but
that it is an easier way for
to the Opelika Fire Department,
Attendees at the event includ-
people to follow him.
Firehouse Subs means something different.
IT BEGINS WITH ONE
-Dr. Seuss
Auburn University Student Giving Campaign
While he was running for Student
them after the graduate. The goal is to
dent development, or to your college,”
Government
President,
get 25 percent of the student body to
Watkins said. “You name it, you can give
Jacob Watkins’ platform was student giv-
participate, and he wants 75 percent of
it there.”
“We are all about giving them
ing to the university. After being elected
the SGA to give.
ed Reed Compton, Opelika
tools to improve the community,”
and talking to advisers, he put his plat-
Firehouse
franchisee,
said Compton. “It’s all about
form into action and the 2010 student
The Student Development Board, which
cash, check or credit card. The student
Chris Holmes, Firehouse Subs
safety and response time. You
giving campaign, “It begins with One,”
is made up of students from every col-
giving website gives details about ways
On March 1, at 3:30 p.m.,
area representative, Meghan
can’t help but to make their jobs
got kicked off on Feb. 1.
lege has been trained on the importance
to give, reasons to give, the Student
Firehouse Subs in Opelika and
Bender,
easier.”
of the campaign and relaying the mes-
Development Board and gift designa-
“Today is a gift. That is
their non-profit Firehouse Subs
Community program manager,
“The purpose of the campaign is to edu-
sage to students in different colleges
tions.
why it is called the pres-
Public Safety Foundation donat-
Opelika Fire Chief Terry Adkins,
Chief Adkins who has been fire
cate all students on the importance of pri-
and groups on campus. Students will be
Tate enjoys involving his
ed $18,000 worth of life-saving
Captain Ashley Harmon, fire-
chief in Opelika since 1996 and
fans in social networking.
equipment to the Opelika Fire
fighters Lieutenant Stephens,
with the Opelika Fire Department
“It’s fun to interact with
Department.
Allmond and Johnson, para-
for 44 years is appreciative that
medics Brown and Smith, and The Foundation donated five Motorola portable radios which
“I just have fun with it. It’s me being me,” Tate said about social networking.
fans,” he said, “and it’s cool to see the things they say.”
Now that Tate is officially a Houston Texan, he will be able to use social net-
Subs
Firehouse
Subs
“Private donations make a difference in
are to the university and how much of an
ference,” Watkins said, “and by being
our Auburn experience.”
impact they make.
able to designate what the gift goes to,
these radios were made avail-
Watkins hopes that by educating stu-
The campaign will run for six weeks and
passionate about and will know exactly
nearby Firehouse Subs General
able at a time when the econ-
dents now on private giving, they will be
students are able to choose specific
where it’s going.”
Manager Ashly Shannon.
omy is tight and said, “Without
more informed and continue giving back
areas that their money will go to. “You
the help of Firehouse Subs,
to the university that gave so much to
can give it to specific scholarships, stu
More information on the 2010 student giving campaign can be found on the Office of Development’s website, www.auburn.edu/studentgiving.
firefighters because it will pro-
“The Foundation fills needs
we wouldn’t have been able to
vide radio communication during
for different fire departments,”
supply our firefighters with this
fire operations.
Compton said. “We knew we
equipment right now.”
had the funds available and we “The radios are equipped with
approached the Opelika Fire
and interact with him while
a ‘firefighter down’ button which
Department to see if they had
Shaye wrote this article for The
automatically sends a distress
any needs.”
Loveliest Village, a blog for The
updated on his journey into the National Football
signal direct to the 911 center,”
Corner News. You can view more
said Opelika Fire Chief Terry
Compton explained that the
stories like this by visiting the blogs page on her website:
Adkins. “These radios will great-
funds that were raised to donate
League.
ly increase the personal safety
the five radios came from indi-
Ben Tate on Twitter:
of the firefighters and will allow
vidual donations, pickle bucket
them to be in direct contact with
sales and canisters placed by
twitter.com/BenTateRB Ben Tate on Facebook:
facebook.com/BenTateRB
www.mshayesmith.com/blogs.html
vate gifts to the university,” Watkins said.
students can give to something they are
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