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Vol. 119, Issue 31, 16 Pages
Losing our roots
University announces final rolling of Toomer’s Oaks, future landscaping plans to be announced A-Day, April 20
Brewing on The Plains A graduate program in brewing sciences was approved by the board of trustees. Will you brew the next best lager?
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Downtown fire safety How safe are the bars downtown in times of emergency?
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The University made numerous attempts to treat the Toomer’s Oaks by injecting a sugar substance into the roots in order to encourage photosynthesis.
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The Giving tree Did the University make the right decision in deciding to remove the Toomer’s Oaks?
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The University announced Friday, plans to remove the beloved poisoned oak trees at Toomer’s Corner. Despite repeated efforts to save the trees, the possibility of their survival has been in question since the poisoning was discovered in January of 2011. A date has not been set for the trees’ removal. According to the press release, the University and the city of Auburn will host a “Celebrate the Tradition” block party featuring live music at Toomer’s Corner after the A-Day football game Saturday, April 20. The block party will provide fans with one last opportunity to roll and photograph the trees before they are removed. “While I will be very sad to see the trees go and to see the end of an era of one of our greatest traditions, I think
that A-Day serves as a great opportunity for us to celebrate the history associated with the oaks at Toomer’s Corner one last time before we move into the next stage of this tradition,” SGA President Owen Parrish said. The University will also announce its future landscaping plans for Toomer’s Corner at A-Day. More than 10,000 people voted in an online survey conducted by Auburn University and landscape architecture firms Nelson Byrd Woltz and jB+a for various plans to redevelop the famous corner . “The architects are combining their expertise and experience with the terrific input from the Auburn Family to come up with a future plan that we will all be proud of,” said Dan King, assistant vice president of facilities management. The survey featured four possible landscaping schemes for the Toomer’s Oaks area and the area extending
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The Toomer’s Oaks were allegedly poisoined by Harvey Updyke Jr. after the 2010 Iron Bowl.
into Samford Park. Auburn will decide what to do with the area after it analyzes the data. It is possible that one specific scheme is chosen, but it is also possible that multiple features from different schemes are combined into one.
“They don’t really know yet, because they’re really interested in seeing what 10,000 people thought,” said Debbie Shaw, vice president of alumni affairs.
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Students want tradition to stay with oaks renovations
National Signing Day Who have the Tigers signed in coach Gus Malzahan’s 2013 recruiting class?
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Toomer’s Corner in 1890.
Alumni recall memories of Toomers through the ages Austin Lankford Campus Writer
Funny in flannel Improv troupe gives its first performance of the year tonight, Feb, 7, at 8 p.m. in Haley 2370
Although the fate of the Toomer’s Corner oaks has now been decided, the people of Auburn will keep them alive in spirit through stories and memories. The trees are scheduled to be removed after the A-Day game in April, giving students and fans one more chance to roll the infamous oaks.
The trees’ uprooting hits hardest the people who have made special memories on the corner throughout the years. “I remember bringing my kids to Auburn and them begging me if they could roll Toomer’s after the game,” said Kay Ellen Willoughby, a 1983 Auburn graduate.
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It has been officially announced that the Toomer’s Trees will be removed in the upcoming months. Students and faculty members have mixed feelings about this Auburn tradition changing. “I think its sad to see a big part of the university’s heritage torn down, but I also think that the university and the city are going to work together to do whatever it takes to keep tradition alive and I’m glad to see that,” said Travis Herrmann, senior in journalism. Auburn provided a survey for those concerned with Toomer’s Corner to help decide what should replace the Toomer’s Trees. “They can’t stay the way that they are now, they’re just a scar on the face of the campus and it’s the saddest thing I’ve seen since I came
here,” said Michael Fuhlhage, assistant professor in the department of communication and journalism. “I haven’t been around long enough to feel like those specific trees are the ones that have to be there or else the tradition fails; as long as there are trees for people to paper, the tradition lives on.” Although the final plan for Toomer’s Corner has not yet been revealed, there is a plan for a new tradition to live on at Toomer’s Corner as long as Auburn fans are dedicated to carry it on with their spirit. “I have a young child who I wanted to raise in that tradition and now we’re going to have to make due with whatever they accommodate the university with, but I think it’ll be positive moving forward,” Herrmann said.
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DUI Arrests in the City of Auburn Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2013
Crime Reports for Jan. 30 – feb. 5, 2013
■ Donald Gillenwaters, 52, Lanett Thursday, Jan. 31, 12:13 a.m. at South College Street and Reese Avenue
Jan. 30 – West Magnolia Avenue Auto breaking and entering between 9:10 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
■ Christopher Taylor, 22, Waverly Thursday, Jan. 31, 3:30 a.m. on Pride Avenue
Jan. 30 – Opelika Road Third-degree criminal mischief report between 8:54 p.m.–8:59 p.m.
■ Willard Faulkner Jr., 25, Auburn Saturday, Feb. 2, 11:58 p.m. at North Gay Street and Halal Court ■ Cely Thompson, 19, Auburn Sunday, Feb. 3, 12:22 a.m. at Bragg Avenue and Sanders Street
Jan. 30-31 – North Donahue Drive Second-degree auto breaking and entering between 5 p.m. Jan. 30–1:30 p.m. Jan. 31
■ Daniel Hughes, 20, Miami, Fla. Sunday, Feb. 3, 1:17 a.m. on West Samford Avenue
Jan. 31 – Street not provided Third-degree theft of clothes between 3:29 p.m.–3:39 p.m.
■ Brianna Smith, 19, Hogansville, Ga. Sunday, Feb. 3, 3:04 a.m. on South College Street ■ Tanner Graham, 20, Nashville, Tenn. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2:56 a.m. at Dekalb Street and Opelika Road
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“If one was significantly the favorite, then I’d say they may pick that one. You kind of just have to wait and see.” Auburn intends to create structures at the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue that can be rolled once the trees are gone. Fans will be encouraged to roll these structures after football wins and other occasions. “We want people to be upbeat about the future of this area,” Shaw said. “Rolling the corner is a uniquely Auburn tradition, and whether we roll trees or other structures, the camaraderie and sense of togetherness is part of what makes Auburn a special place.” Shaw and Susan Smith, director of trademark licensing, are working to come up with products made from the wood of the trees to be sold to the public. The profit will go toward scholarships. “We know we want to offer a lot of different price points,” Shaw said. “Some items may be more expensive, but then some are going to be very reasonable for anybody.” Shaw and Smith haven’t
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“I can remember them trying to get toilet paper on the highest branch.” Willoughby said during the 2010 undefeated season that seeing the oaks was one of the best parts of the game day experience. “We even loved driving by them the next day after a game and they were still covered,” Willoughby said. “It’s really sad that they won’t be there anymore.” Bobby Adams graduated from Auburn in 2003 and was also a cheerleader. “I remember being called out when I made cheerleading next to the trees,” Adams
decided on what type of products will be offered, but they have some ideas. “It’ll probably range from a framed picture that’s got a piece of the wood in it with a special plaque,” Shaw said. “We may have paperweights out of the wood. We may have bowls. We’re just looking at a lot of different products.” Auburn is installing high-resolution cameras in various locations surrounding the Toomer’s Oaks. The cameras will be up by the end of the week. “Some very special high-resolution cameras are being placed in areas that will film around the tree,” Shaw said. “You’ve probably seen those old grainy films. Well, no longer. These cameras are much higher resolution.” Vandalism was a cause for concern for the university in deciding when to announce the trees’ imminent removal. “We talked a lot about that because there were a lot of reasons we didn’t want to announce it this early,” Shaw said. “We do have some concerns that some people might try to vandalize the tree.”
Jan. 31 – North Dean Road Third-degree theft of a laptop between 2 p.m.–2:20 p.m.
Jan. 31 – South Dean Road Third-degree theft of a cell phone and U.S. currency between 11 a.m.– noon
Feb. 3-4 – Jordan Street Third-degree burglary of a DVD player and space heater between 10 p.m. Feb. 3–6 a.m. Feb. 4.
Jan. 31 – Yeager Lane Third-degree burglary of two laptops between 5 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
Feb. 4 – Gentry Drive Criminal trespass report between 9:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Jan. 31- Feb. 1 – Street not provided Third-degree theft of an iPhone between 8:45 p.m. Jan. 31–4:30 p.m. Feb. 1.
Feb. 5 – Stephanie Court Auto breaking and entering between 12:01 a.m.–1:40 a.m.
Feb. 1 – Street not provided Third-degree criminal trespass report between 4:45 p.m.–4:55 p.m.
— Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety
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One of the four options for landscaping Toomer’s Corner. The University has not announced a timeframe on the renovations, but the last rolling of the oaks is scheduled for April 20.
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A survey conducted by the University showed more than 10,00 individuals voting on what to do after the Toomer’s oaks are removed. The most popular option voted on was replacing the trees with an artificial structure.
said. “That was one of my best memories of the corner.” Adams is still an avid Auburn fan and has two daughters who he has brought to watch football games. “I know that they will build memories other places on campus, but it’s sad they won’t be able to experience that,” Adams said. The experiences and memories made under the Toomer’s oaks go back for generations in some families. Patrick Bush, a 2001 graduate, was preceded by his mother and grandfather at Auburn. “The first time I rolled the trees at Toomer’s Corner was after an LSU game as a kid,” Bush said. “I didn’t realize how special that landmark was until later.”
Bush said his mother was present at what is believed to be the first rolling of the oaks in 1972 after the Iron Bowl. Bush plans on attending the final rolling in April with his family. Chip Scivicque, also an Auburn graduate, is on staff with Campus Crusade. “I remember rolling the Toomer’s oaks when I was a student 40 years ago and since my office is a few hundred feet away from Toomer’s Corner, I’ve enjoyed the beauty of those oaks every day,” Scivicque said. Scivicque said even more than the beauty and celebration, he sees a sense of belonging in the trees because during the victory celebrations around them, people are rev-
eling in the fact that they are part of the Auburn family. “And that goes deeper than a win or even a national championship,” Scivicque said. Many wonder, since the trees will soon be gone, what new traditions the people of Auburn will come up with. “I am confident that Auburn will reinvent that tradition and it will be a great one,” Bush said. Willoughby said she doesn’t know what the tradition will be, but hopes that it still takes place on the trees’ corner. “It’s no doubt sad they are coming down, but I know Auburn is bigger than any one or two trees,” Adams said. “But if there is ever a place to grow bigger and better trees, it’s Auburn.”
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“I think there has been enough pain for all of the alumni and all the people coming that they look forward to a solution.” Nina Brewer-Davis, instructor in the department of philosophy, said that it is sad but necessary to remove the trees. She isn’t the only one who thinks this way. “They have no choice, I think that’s what has to be done because the trees did not survive the poisoning so this opens up a new chapter in Toomer’s Corner,” said Jessica Armstrong, instructor in the department of communication and jour-
nalism. “Although it’s sad to see the trees go, it’s exciting to see what might be there in the future.” Ben Hohenstatt, junior in journalism, said that if the trees are going to be removed, they might as well get it out of the way. “I think it’s kind of sad because it marks an end to something, but at the same time if they are going to replace them with something, then it all kind of balances out,” Hohenstatt said. Brewer-Davis hopes that there is some sort of response to the mean spiritedness that is the reason for the trees removal, but others are just disappointed to see the original trees removed.
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‘Always with a smile and a kind word’ Former Journalism staff member Elsie Reynolds passes away Jan. 28
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Comstock works along researchers to develop her art in Antartica.
Art professor recieves grant to study in Antartica Sydney Conrad Writer
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Elsie Reynolds, daughter Erin Reynolds Peacock and granddaughter Addison at the 2000 Auburn Plainsman open house.
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Elsie C. Reynolds was known for her exemplary character, her love and loyalty to her friends and family and her ready smile. Reynolds, a treasured member of the Auburn University journalism department for 30 years, passed away at her home in Auburn Jan. 28, 2013. Reynolds was 71. Reynolds, a resident of Auburn for the past 36 years, retired from her administrative assistant in 2005. “Let me make something perfectly clear: the world is run by administrative assistants,” said Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser, department chair of public relations. “The rest of us are expendable.” Reynolds worked as a part-time secretary for both the religion and journalism departments before becoming secretary of the journalism department in 1981. “She was always more than a secretary,” said Jerry Brown, head of the journalism department from 1992-1999. “She was a secretary, receptionist, chief budget officer, personnel director and more.” Brown said he nicknamed Reynolds “Radar O’Reynolds” because of her efficiency and her ability to anticipate what was needed. “Elsie was such a dependable, efficient person at the office,” said Ed Williams, professor of communication and journalism. “Whenever I asked her about something, it had already been done. She was a step ahead of me.” Reynolds not only streamlined processes within an office environment, but was able to garner trust from students with a variety of concerns. “Elsie was the first listening ear,” said Dr. John Carvalho, associate professor of journalism. “She had not only a courtesy, but a warmth that I think would make any student feel welcome.” Carvalho served as director of the journalism department from 2004-2009. “She made my job easier,” Carvalho said. “It takes a special person to do what she did, and I think her character filled it well.” Reynolds worked to facilitate the merger that occurred between the departments of journalism and communication. “For many of us, Elsie was the continuity between the journalism department, between the chairs and the way we did things,” Fitch-Hauser said. “She was the glue that held the journalism department together.”
Faculty members were moved as they recalled their memories of Reynolds. “Elsie was the constant,” Fitch-Hauser said. “She was always there, always with a smile and a kind word.” “She was an incredible woman,” said William White, instructor of journalism, “Everyone in the department loved her dearly.” Reynolds was a pivotal player in the process to receive full accreditation of the journalism department. “That was sort of the heyday for Elsie when we got that national notice,” Brown said. “She was instrumental in making all the arrangements that were involved, taking care of the accreditation team, filing the reports and making certain everything was on deadline. “ “She kept everything organized, which was an underrated job,” Carvalho said. “For us, that meant state and federal laws, accrediting agencies, and all the other things that went into the department.” Beyond her work ethic, Reynolds was renowned for her character and personality. “She knew everyone by name and their hometowns,” Fitch-Hauser said. “May her family know the peace she always seemed to exude.” “I’ll never forget her gentle laugh,” Carvalho said. “When a student would tell us something horrifying, she would have a momentary look of surprise and laugh softly.” Reynolds was an active member of Parkway Baptist Church and served as church clerk, as well as other capacities, over the years. “I don’t think saints ever advertise themselves as future saints, but I think if there is such a thing Elsie Reynolds is one,” Brown said. “She showed it in every aspect of her life.” Reynolds was also praised for her uncommon loyalty to the journalism department, electing to remain administrative assistant for the duration of her time at the university. “I get the greatest satisfaction in my job when I am challenged,” Reynolds said in the July 1996 issue of AU Report, “Also, I delight in working on campus during fall quarter when excitement is in the air, there are students to meet, friends to welcome back and endless things to do.” Reynolds’ funeral was held Thursday, Jan. 31 at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel in Opelika. More than 150 were in attendance. “She loved people, and people naturally loved her back,” Williams said. “That was just her nature: to love other people.”
Allyson Comstock, art professor at Auburn University for 25 years, was granted the opportunity to embark on a twomonth excursion to Antarctica in October. The National Science Foundation (NFS) awarded Comstock the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, covering all cost of transportation, food and other ground accommodations. “I think one of the reasons I was selected is that I am using the microscopic views,” Comstock said. “In my application I talked about how that’s imagery and scientific knowledge that very few people have access to.” While there, Comstock will be working in collaboration with a team of scientists led by Dr. James McClintock, who received his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of South Florida in 1984. During the
past 25 years of research, Dr. McClintock and his team, specifically Dr. Chuck Amsler and Dr. Robert Angus, have been working together in studying the prospective impacts of ocean acidification and increasing seawater temperature on Antarctic marine algae and invertebrates, the findings of which Comstock strives to put in a new light. “As an artist I’ll learn a lot about the research that’s being done there, and one of my goals as an artist is to present that research to an audience in a different means then a scientist,” Comstock said. “One of the goals of the NSF program is to bring to light the research being done there through a different format.” Over the two-month period of her excursion, Comstock will be studying microscopic views of core samples from the ice, from which she will to draw a series of art pieces in the triptych format, which
consists of three drawings per piece. “The central panel is more of an artistic invention; I’m using a view of the landscape, a smaller view, and then I’m layering in the broad view and the microscopic view,” Comstock said. “So, it becomes more of a composite of the macro and the micro. That’s the title of my project; it’s ‘Antarctica: Micro, Macro and In Between’.” Her artwork will not be completed until about a year after the excursion. With the help of the resouces available, Comstock is hoping to return with many photographs that will help her be able to compose drawings. “I’ll be gone all of fall semester, and it’s because my colleagues and department chair are willing to rework course assignments so that I can be on leave,” Comstock said. For more visit theplainsman.com
The counselors recommend which girls they think would be right for the program. They are looking for girls that have some risk issues that YWLP can work with to have better outcomes, said Carol Roberson, adviser. “We aren’t trying to do therapy with people, but a lot of girls, if they have somebody special in their lives, it will make a lot of difference,” Roberson said. There is one group meeting per week with all of the big and little sisters. The graduate facilitators put together a curriculum for them to follow that targets different leadership skills. Each week includes a different discussion about topics involving leadership, bullying, gossiping and other issues that surface in junior high, Brown said. “We may have role plays on how to stop bullying or role playing how to talk to your teachers about things that are going on with your friends,” Brown said. “We’ll just have fun games that get the teenagers really involved and really absorbing the message.” In addition to the weekly group meetings, the big sisters
spend at least an hour each week with their little sister. “One pair just took a selfdefense class and common things are baking cookies, making food together, seeing movies, just hanging out and watching TV,” said Alyssa McElwain, graduate student program facilitator with YWLP. YWLP has approximately 17 big sisters in the program right now, but they are hoping to recruit more. Brown, Roberson and McElwain all see YWLP as a success at Auburn,. One challenging aspect of the program is scheduling, Brown said. Finding times where both the big and little sister have free time can be difficult. YWLP has had positive feedback from the undergrads and the junior high girls. “We felt like there was a real need in the community for these girls who are at risk and (we) wanted to do something to try to help them get through their really difficult junior high years,” Roberson said. For more information and updates visit ThePlainsman. com.
Student big sisters help Auburn, Opelika teens Kailey Miller Campus Reporter
Junior high is an experience that can be easier for some teenagers than others. Young Women Leaders Program started in Auburn in the spring of 2010. YWLP is a program that involves female undergraduate students mentoring teenage girls from different junior high schools throughout the community. It was originally started at The University of Virginia. Christiana Brown, graduate facilitator for the program, described YWLP as a multi-level mentoring program. Dr. Donna Sollie, YWLP program director, mentors Brown who in return mentors the undergraduates, or big sisters. The big sisters mentor the teenage girls who are known as the little sisters. “I help keep track of everything that’s going on in their relationships,” Brown said. The big sisters are paired with their little sisters for nine months, or two semesters. The advisors communicate with counselors that work with girls from local junior high schools.
Board of Trustees approves certificate in brewing sciences Daniel Cannaday writer
While sitting in class, many students have pictured themselves sitting on a breezy, sandy beach with a cold beer in one hand that hisses crisply as they unscrew its top. Though beaches are difficult to come by in Auburn, students who enjoy a refreshing brew might soon have the chance to create their own concoction for a grade. On Friday, Feb. 1, the Board of Trustees approved a plan to move forward with a new
brewing sciences program that will educate graduate students on both the business and production of the craft beer industry. The board unanimously passed the motion proposed by Martin O’Neil, head of the Nutrition Department. One reason the Board accepted the new program so readily, according to O’Neil, is the enormous economic upside and apparent lack of negatives. “This program stands to benefit the economy not only locally, but on a national scale
as well. There’s really no downside,” O’Neil said. “The tourism industry is on the rise here, and this kind of training will put graduates in a great place to obtain jobs in that sphere.” Though in its early stages, O’Neil hopes the curriculum will help students by training them in this rapidly growing trade. The graduate certificate program will consist of 18 hours and six classes that cover everything from the business of brewing to manufacturing yeast cultures to the ac-
tual process of brewing beer. Classes will cost graduate students $750–$1000 an hour and provide students with the training needed to be competitive with graduates of programs such as University of California—Davis’s undergraduate brewing sciences degree. The program is wildly popular among students at the university and employers, who have snapped up graduates, some of whom have gone on to hold high-level positions at several breweries. Graduates
have also had success starting their own craft beer companies. Students who obtain a master’s in brewing sciences at UC—Davis become certified as a “Master Brewer,” the highest title bestowed in the world of beer crafting. The same will be true of Auburn’s program according to O’Neil, with the courses focusing, in large part, on training students to pass the Institute of Brewing and Distillation Examination. O’Neil believes starting this program will alleviate that in-
convenience, create jobs and most importantly, give Auburn students the edge in an extremely competitive job market. Though approved, the program still has a long journey before it becomes part of the curriculum here, so the possibility of an Auburn micro-brew is, for now, a distant dream. Though perhaps a premature thought, one day students might enjoy the chaos of Panama City Beach during Spring Break with a home-brewed “Tipsy Tiger” in hand.
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Wishes come true with WishmakersAU WishmakersAU fundraises for Make-AWish Foundation for the state of Alabama Becky Hardy Campus Editor
WishmakersAU fundraises to grant wishes closer to home. WishmakersAU raises money for the Make-AWish Foundation, which grants wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions, in Alabama. Olivia Yocum, president of WishmakersAU, brought the club to campus starting fall of 2012. “My sister, Nora Banks, works for Make-AWish for the state of Alabama as a development manager and so she wanted it to come to Auburn,” Yocum said. “It was a really long process. We worked on it for about a year before it got (to Auburn).” Since the club works directly through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, they have to follow the foundation’s rules, which means they are not allowed to ask a ‘Wish Kid’ to come to any event, unless they volunteer. “We’re not allowed to go through [Make-AWish] and be like ‘Hey can you come speak.’ They have to actually volunteer to come to an event,” Yocum said. Although they have yet to have a ‘Wish Kid’ volunteer to come to one of their events, the organization has still had success at their fundraisers. This past fall semester, the WishmakersAU held a Rake-A-Thon. “We put out an ad in papers and stuff, as well as, handed out fliers and got people to volunteer their homes to rake their lawns,” said David Sanderlin, events coordinator for WishmakersAU. “There’s a suggested amount of money that they can donate per hour that you’re there.” Families were suggested to donate at least $30 an hour for raking. “People usually went pretty above,” Sanderlin said. “People were very generous in the Opelika and Auburn area.” The event lasted a couple weekends long and the club was able to raise approximately $2,000. WishmakersAU’s event for the spring semester will be a 5K Saturday, March 30. Registration is $20 and comes with a T-shirt. “You can go on our Facebook page and there is a link to our website, or you can go to WishmakersAU.com,” Yocum said. Next year the club hopes to put on a benefit concert and art auction. “One of the girls that’s in (the club), her mom owns a frame shop, so we wanted to put on an art show fundraiser,” Yocum said. The organization’s goal is to grant at least one wish this year, which costs approximately
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Olivia Yocum, sophomore in nutrition and dietetics, Julianna Cvetetic, sophomore in graphic design and Lexie Powers, sophomore in undeclared science and math, rake Auburn and Opelika natives’ yards to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation last fall. They raised close to $2,000 at this event that lasted a few weekends long.
$10,000. “I think if we can do the 5K right, I think we can grant a wish,” Yocum said. “We want to make this a long term thing, not with just us every year. When we graduate we want it to still be here and still be big.” Since this is only the second semester that the organization has been around, it only has approximately 15 members. “With more people we could have bigger events and then we can expand and have more man power,” said Will Gosdin, coordinator for financial committee for WishmakersAU. Small time commitment is all that is needed to join. “There are very few other ways to spend your time better,” Sanderlin said. “It’s a really good organization and we don’t demand a lot of time. It’s really just for these events. It’s just a couple hours, like last semester for people to come rake for one or two hours out of their semester.” The club stresses their flexibility with schedules. “Coming from an outsider just starting an organization, I didn’t want to bombard people with fliers on the concourse and shoving it in their faces,” Yocum said. “I didn’t want to bombard people with fliers on the concourse and shoving it in their faces. I don’t want it to be too demanding. We all have our stuff that is going on. We just want to make it fun, but it’s also for a good cause.” Although the organization is not allowed to ask ‘Wish Kids’ to come to events, the members have met people from all over the nation that
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have been affected by the foundation in some way. “You can’t really say that your money went to this specific kid, but before this even started I met a guy and he was a year younger than me,” Yocum said. “He was flying in and out of Houston, Texas, to get transplants and he had cancer. It hit him within the year and he died over the summer. It hit me last summer. I only met him once, but it was a life-changing thing.” Sanderlin had a similar experience when meeting a student at Auburn who used to be a ‘Wish Kid.’ “One of the first weeks we asked people to join last semester, we asked someone ‘Hey would you be interested in getting involved with this?’” Sanderlin said. “He didn’t tell us right off the bat, but after two minutes of talking with
us he said ‘I was up to receive a liver from the Make-A-Wish foundation when I was a kid.” He said by the time (the wish) had gotten to him, he had already received the transplant, so he passed (the wish) on to another person.” The organization enables its members to meet people they would not have met otherwise. “It was cool to meet someone whose life had been affected and who was familiar with the organization,” Sanderlin said. “It was very cool.”
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In an out-of-character move, The President William, Jefferson, Clinton Hunger Leadership award awarded an honorable mention to Auburn University’s own shining star in the battle against hunger. Devin Yeomans, senior in nutrition and dietetics, was the sole recipient of the honorable mention for The President William Jefferson Clinton Hunger Leadership Award. Yeomans was approached by her mentors, Paul Harris, associate director for the honors college. and Kate Thorton, director of hunger and sustainability initiative in the College of Human Sci-
ences as well as the Hunger Solutions Institute, last semester. “They suggested that I would be a good candidate for it and I thought it would be a good opportunity to represent Auburn,” Yeomans said. “I thought it would be a good way to show off Auburn a little bit and all the cool things that are going on here.” Auburn is the home of Universities Fighting World Hunger, The Committee of 19 and a new hunger solutions institute. The process of applying for this award started with submitting a video. Yoemans worked with a videographer and the final outcome portrayed Yeomans as a mime. “Hunger is a silent population of people that are going hungry and therefore don’t have a voice,” Yeomans said. “So he got this idea and turned me into a mime.” Yeomans sent her video, along with hundreds of other students across America, to a panel of judges, Harris said. Her video made it to the finals along with four other students. Yeomans then wrote three 1,000-word essays discussing what she was doing as a leader to fight hunger, what she planned to do in the future to battle the growing epidemic and current efforts to end hunger world-wide by gov-
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“They were very detailed and tough essays to write,” Harris said. “I worked with When I first met Devin to get her to think her she was really about what she was all about.” meek and quiet When Yeomans received and then it was the news of her honorable mention, she was told that awesome to see mentions are her transform over honorable usually not even given out. the last couple “I was really excited and of course it’s a huge honor to of years, where win an award like that,” Yeoshe’s gone from mans said. somebody who Thornton taught Devin in her class in the fall of 2011. can stand up in Thornton teaches a Hunfront of a room ger: Causes, Consequences of hundreds of and Responses course. “When I first met (Yeopeople and very mans) she was pretty meek confidently speak and quiet and then it was well about what really awesome to see her transformation over the she’s passionate last couple of years, where about .” she’s gone from some—Kate Thornton body who was pretty timdirector of hunger and id to somebody who can sustainability initiative in the stand up in front of a room college of human sciences of hundreds of people and very confidently speak well about what she’s passionate ernments and non-profit or- about,” Thornton said. Yeomans plans on applyganizations. Harris said Yeomans was ing to the rural sociology prorewarded $250 in financial gram for graduate school afsupport for her film from his ter completing her underoffice for national prestigious graduate degree this year. “I would describe her as a scholarships. Harris helped Yeomans person with a big heart who during the application pro- is concerned with helping cess by guiding her through out those most in need and the difficult and challenging who is taking steps to make essay-writing portion of the the world a better place,” Harris said. application.
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Finding joy in life after surviving breast cancer
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The 2013 Winter Career Panel, Expo and Luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center, discussed non-profit and philanthropic work. Joy Arnov Blondheim, co-founder of the Joy to Life Foundation along with her husband Dickie, provided the keynote speaker address during Tuesday’s event. “Joy and her husband have taken what was a family heartbreak and turned it into something that has had a positive affect on numerous Alabamians,” said Sidney James Nahkjavan, Drummond Throne Stukes executive director for the Cary Center for the Advancement of philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and Women’s Philanthropy Board. “Their dedication to service and philanthropy and the impact they have made
With philanthropy, it’s not all about doing something for somebody else and volunteering.” —Joy arnoy Blondheim Co-founder of the Joy to life foundation
and continue to make are all very inspirational.” Joy to Life is a nonprofit organization based in Montgomery that seeks to build awareness and provide free mammograms along with other breast exams to women in Alabama who cannot afford to do so on their own or with their medical insurance.
“As a breast cancer survivor, our purpose was just to give back in honor of my good health and that we came through a very dark time,” Blondheim said. “We got started in a small way providing mammograms for women under 50 in the tri-county area of Montgomery, and now we are providing mammograms, other breast screenings and great awareness throughout the entire state of Alabama.” Blondheim discussed what philanthropy means to her and how young people can get involved and start their own philanthropic endeavors. “With philanthropy, it’s not all about money. It’s about doing something for somebody else and volunteering,” Blondheim said. “I’m really looking forward to this experience tomorrow and having the opportunity to educate people on Joy to Life and provide some insight.”
Blondheim’s presentation, “Finding the Joy in Breast Cancer,” ignited the day’s events, which featured three career panelists: Paul W. Kennedy, president of the Walker Area Community Foundation; Tasia Malakasis, the “Goat Cheese Guru,” owner and president of Belle Chevre and Julie C. Smith, vice president of external affairs in the southeast region for Verizon Communications. Each panelist was a business or nonprofit leader, and each discussed their careers in their organizations and service as mentors for students and members of the community. The Women’s Philanthropy Board was established in 2002, and since then it has been the inspiration for the development of a minor in philanthropy and nonprofit studies in the College of Human Sciences. New York Times’ best selling author Andy Andrews was the keynote speaker at this event.
Women’s Resource Center hosts advice event Dr. Lori Hart gives advice directed towards gender behaviors Kelsey Davis Intrigue Writer
Langdon Hall was nearly full 10 minutes before speaker Dr. Lori Hart began her talk on “Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About the Opposite Sex.” The talk was hosted by The Women’s Resource Center as an event for the Women Of Auburn Helping Women program. The talk centered on the psychological differences between men and women. The goal on educating students about theses differences was aimed toward helping them learn how to more successfully take on leadership roles, both on campus and in the work force. The audience was comprised of nearly all women, with three men present at the event. Dr. Hart acknowledged the men at the beginning of the presentation, and thanked them for coming. The talk, however, did not completely reflect the female audience as it examined aspects of behavior for both genders. Dr. Hart showed the con-
trasts between men and women by telling about how much more women talk than men, a woman’s ability to multitask verses a man’s, the way the two genders react to confrontation and much more. “She told us about the psychological differences between men and women and how we can relate better. She gave advice, but it was hilari-
talk up to 20,000 words a day. That’s just gross. The average man? 7,000 words a day.” After Dr. Hart’s talk concluded, a panel of five successful Auburn women was opened to take questions from the audience.
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She told us about the psychological differences between men and women and how we can relate better. She gave advice, but it was hilarious.”
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Copy Cat, the full service copy center in the Student Center, is shutting down part of its services. Bob Ritenbaugh III, assistant vice president for auxiliary services, said Copy Cat is closing its production operation. This service was used to make brochures, posters and
fliers. Ritenbaugh said they couldn’t justify buying and maintaining new equipment due to the lack of business that part of Copy Cat was getting. “The individual departments on campus are doing that on their own,” Ritenbaugh said. “The decision was made to go ahead and close because the demand wasn’t there for its services.”
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Ritenbaugh did say that Copy Cat will still stay open for students to make copies like it always has. Hunter Wallace, senior in public relations, often uses the Copy Cat facility. “I thought Copy Cat was closing as a whole,” Wallace said. “I’m glad to hear that students will still be able to make copies because that part is so convenient.”
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most challenging struggle the women met coming out of college, to what they would have done differently during their time in college, to what it’s like juggling a family and a career. “I really liked when she (Tracey West, panel member) said, ‘Failure is a moment in time, it’s not a person.’ That resonated with me,” said Ga-
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Like so many of us, their roots are firmly planted deep in the corner of College and Magnolia. Across from the Vault, Sky and the drug store they’ve sat for what seems like forever, reminding rush hour drivers and midnight revelers of all their memories through the branch shaped corridor that leads to school. And soon, maybe before we graduate a new class of seniors, our trees will be removed from that hallowed ground. While we may eagerly await or
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passively ignore the result of the Harvey Updyke trial, we know that the oaks received a lethal dose of poison from someone and they will not be around for rolling past this spring. If you were lucky enough to come to Auburn as a child and grow up with football games and roll the giants that seemed like elephant legs, you remember a point, though probably fuzzy and poorly defined, that the trees assumed their real, normal size. They were never really that
large and their current sickness doesn’t help make their appearance more impressive. Now, walking by them, it’s almost as if you can hear them quote Shel Silverstein’s Giving Tree wheezing, “I am sorry… I wish that I could give you something, but I have nothing left.” But they do have something left. Memories like childhood trips with old friends and family members and of the 2010 national championship party will
always linger around the corner. And the University has planned a final celebration around the trees centered around A-Day weekend and is putting into motion the process of figuring out what exactly is next for Auburn and the corner. While we wait for what the replacement monuments will be, let’s make sure we enjoy the eye candy of the trees while they’re still here and make it out to roll them one last time into a beautiful wintry, white oblivion.
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If you want to be treated like an adult, act like one Sydney Callis News@theplainsman. com
One of the ultimate goals of every child or teenager is to be a grownup. The pleasure of being in charge of your life and of making your own decisions seems like the perfect solution to everyone else telling you what to do. Truly becoming an adult, however, comes with a hidden, but important price. The price of becoming an
adult is to recognize and accept the responsibility and be accountable for your choices and actions. Unfortunately, the example most often seen in modern society is to always shirk responsibility and find others to blame for your circumstances. Katharine Hepburn long ago recognized this tendency in today’s society. In her autobiography, Me: Stories of My Life, she laments, “We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers, but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if
you wanted to change, you’re the one that’s got to change.” Being accountable to others is a normal thing in everyday life. Employees are held accountable by their bosses, children are held accountable by their parents, and students are held accountable by their teachers. Being accountable to yourself and for your own actions, however, seems to be lacking in much of today’s society. Too often we make a mistake and immediately begin to rationalize the pending consequences by blaming others or running back to our parents to ask them to fix it for us.
Do not blame the policeman that tickets you or blame the Professor for a poor grade or blame your roommate for the messy kitchen. Okay, that last one may actually be your roommate’s fault. A true responsible adult accepts accountability and devises a plan to correct or mitigate the consequences. Asking for help is not a bad thing, but it should not be the first thing that happens right after you try to blame others. I want to know when people stopped being accountable for their own problems and when they started blaming everyone else for their prob-
lems. I am guilty of it as much as anyone. When something goes awry, my kneejerk reaction is always to say it isn’t my fault. This epidemic of playing the blame game when something doesn’t work out isn’t only found in our generation. Politics, for example is one great example of people arguing and blaming others for reasons something isn’t working or laws aren’t being passed. However, we need to start correcting this trait in an effort to eradicate it. If mommy or daddy still calls from home to fix your mistakes at Auburn, you need to grow up and pronto.
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Alabama Power serves customers first, not politicians Recently, some news articles and editorials around the state have painted a distorted or incomplete picture about our business, our prices and the way we are regulated. Please allow us the opportunity to provide you – and many Auburn University students, faculty and staff are Alabama Power customers – a thoughtful response. But first, here are some things you should know about us: For decades, the price we charge for electricity has been – and remains today – below the national average. We expect our base rates to remain flat in 2013, and we are working now, under the direction of the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC), to try to keep those rates flat through 2014. In contrast, at least eight utilities across the Southeast have requested rate increases totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. The reliability of our electric service is among the best in the industry, as well as our reputation for getting your lights back on after major storms or natural disasters. Reliability is important for all our cus-
tomers, but it’s also vital for the global industries that have located here and brought quality jobs to our state. Those companies have cited high reliability and competitive electricity prices as factors in choosing Alabama for new manufacturing facilities. There are many reasons why it’s difficult to compare one utility’s prices to another’s, or compare what one utility charges its residential, commercial or industrial customers versus another utility. Everything from the type of generating plants a utility uses, to the distance to fuel sources, to the population density of its customer base, to the weather can affect costs. The differences in state tax structures and the cost to comply with government environmental mandates can also play a role. Indeed, over the last decade Alabama Power has had to invest nearly $3 billion in our existing plants to comply with new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. As for the regulatory process in Alabama, some recent stories have tried to sensationalize what’s known as our “return on equity” (ROE). This
is essentially what we’re allowed to earn on the portion of our business financed through the issue of the common stock of our parent company, Southern Company. Under our state regulatory process, we’re given – not guaranteed – the opportunity to earn between 13 percent and 14.5 percent ROE. But equity ( from stockholders) represents less than half the money invested in our company. As a matter of fact, Alabama Power uses less equity than most utilities to fund our business. A larger part of our capital comes from lower-cost debt, which is borrowed from financial institutions and other sources. When you look at our total return on all our invested capital – a much better measure of what we truly earn – it is less than 8 percent, which is comparable to utilities in the Southeast and around the country that are similar to Alabama Power. You may not realize, and perhaps we haven’t explained it well, how much scrutiny our business and our operations receive as an investorowned utility. We are one of the most regulated companies in the state, and we have to justify our business
decisions to the PSC. Every month the PSC staff reports in a public meeting about our rates and our fuel expenditures. But that’s just the beginning. Day in and day out, our employees are preparing and providing information for the PSC and its staff, whenever they request it. Recent news reports have been misleading about whether the PSC has ever re-examined the regulatory process that we must answer to every day. In fact, the PSC has made more than 20 modifications or policy changes to that system since it was put in place 30 years ago. In addition to the PSC’s monthly public reporting about us, every year we must present to the PSC, in another public meeting, our estimates for future expenditures related to our base rates. Our staff is questioned at the meeting about our figures, and the public can participate as well. This same process takes place every year in connection with our projected environmental expenditures. Beyond the PSC, Alabama Power has many more requirements to report information to government agencies and the public. We report
multiple times a year to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about our finances, sales and fuel mix, and about environmental compliance, legal and other issues that may affect us in the future. All these reports are available online for public view. And we report information regularly to a host of state and federal agencies, including EPA, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. For more than 107 years, our employees – your neighbors – have worked hard every day to provide you with reliable, affordable electricity and award-winning customer service. We are committed to you, our customers, and to the communities we serve. And we want to hear from you if you have any concerns about us. For more information, please visit www.alabamapower.com or call us anytime at 1-800245-2244. Nick Sellers Vice President Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Alabama Power
Religious freedom under threat from Obamacare mandate On Friday, President Obama proposed a “compromise” to last year’s Contraception Mandate that would expand that mandate’s religious exemption to include religious-affiliated organizations. Previously, only those employers who met a four-pronged test (including a requirement that the organization primarily serve persons who share its religious beliefs) were exempted from the mandate, meaning that Catholic hospitals, Baptist colleges, and church-affiliated soup kitchens would be required to pay for, albeit indirectly, contraception and sterilization services. I applaud President Obama for recognizing the burden last year’s mandate placed on the free exercise of religion and for amending his religious exemption accordingly. However, he did not go far enough. The history and judicial interpretation of the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause demonstrate that government must allow a citizen’s conscience to guide his or her actions (both proscriptively and prescriptively) until a compelling government interest demands the infringement The Editorial Board
of that right of religious free exercise, and even then the burden on free exercise must be as least restrictive as possible. (See the Supreme Court’s decisions in Wisconsin v. Yoder and Sherbert v. Verner as well as Justice O’Conner’s dissent in Boerne v. Flores.) Through the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Congress required the federal government to uphold this level of protection, and thus it binds actions by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and President Obama Requiring citizens (via their business) to either purchase contraception in violation of their religious beliefs or pay a penalty burdens the free exercise of religion. This burden is not exclusive to certain occupations since the issue is not vocation, but religion. Thus, a religious exemption that does not include private employers (such as Hobby Lobby) does not eliminate the mandate’s burden on free exercise. Since a burden on religion clearly exists, the question remains as to whether a compelling government interest overbalances the burden. It does not. A larger insurance pool hardly
seems to be a government “interest of the highest order,” and the mandate is not the least restrictive means since access to contraception and sterilization could be provided through alternate channels. Thus, the mandate still violates the Free Exercise Clause. President Obama must recognize that religion holds a claim to the obedience of individuals regardless of their occupation. While the wisdom of the mandate in question is debatable, its effect on religion is not. Obama already recognizes this fact (as evidenced by his religious exemption), but he does not protect religious beliefs equally. Just as the Continental Congress granted religious exemptions from conscription, the White House must expand his religious exemption to include all persons with religious objections to contraception and sterilization. The burden on religion is too great, and the government interest is too small, to allow anything less. Some will claim that women will have reduced access to healthcare if the exemption is expanded. However, this will not affect access to contraceptive and sterilization services, and
the mandate would remain in place for all those without religious objection. Eighty-nine percent of insurance plans already cover contraception and sterilization, and Health and Human Service’s Title X Program would provide access to those unable to pay the estimated $15-$50 per month. Thus, the straw-man argument that predicts reduced health care access must be rejected along with the burden on free exercise of religion. President Obama must ignore fallacious arguments that seek to sensationalize the effect of widening the religious exemption. Instead, he must maintain constitutional fidelity by allowing individuals to follow their consciences without government repercussions. The Free Exercise Clause protects the right of people to act upon their religious beliefs, and an analysis of the contraception mandate (even with the recently expanded exemption) finds it in direct opposition to the First Amendment. Caleb Wolanek Junior Political Science
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The General Lane House, former home to a Civil War general and an intergral part of the community, is celebrating its 160th birthday.
General Lane House is 160: A home with hidden history Abigail O’Brien Community Writer
The white, pre-Civil War General Lane House now sits quietly on 712 Sanders St., tucked near an elementary school and away from its previous home. That previous home was once the corner of College and Thach, located where the Ralph Brown Draughon Library now sits. Ralph Draughon Jr., co-author of “Lost Auburn: A Village Remembered in Period Photographs,” remembers the days when a wood picket fence surrounded the historical home, whose land butted up all the way until Comer Hall, he said. “Tradition and institutional memory add a thrill of depth to the educational experience that I think is very important,” Draughon said. For Draughon, the house is important to Auburn because of the people who occupied it and the memories within its walls. The house was at one time occupied by Gen. James Henry Lane, a previous professor at Auburn, the youngest Confederate general to be given that title and an acquaintance to Stonewall Jackson, who was actually Lane’s previous math teacher during Lane’s time at Virginia Military Institute, Draughon said. Draughon told of one important moment in Lane’s career, the Battle at the Bloody Angle, in which Lane and his men held up their defense, although outnumbered, against Grant’s troops as they tried to break through their lines. After prolonged fighting, Lane and his men were able to push Grant’s men back and they turned to head back to camp. “But General Lane and his men were just exhausted,” Draughon said. “They had been fighting for 24 hours and they were just staggering and weak and wounded.” As they hobbled back, Lane and his men saw a figure waiting for them on horseback in the distance and realized it was Gen. Robert E. Lee, Draughon said. As they passed by Lee, “He took off his hat in this sweeping gesture and then he bowed to the men in gratitude for their heroic defense…their heroic fightthey saved the day at the Bloody Angle,” Draughon said. It is stories like this and others that are hidden within the walls of those who lived in and frequented the General Lane house. Now, the house has become a venue for new memories in the community. For over five decades the house has
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The Women’s Club of Auburn has worked to keep the decor close to the original, like in the parlor room formally known as the Pearson Room. The home is located on Sanders Street.
been used as the clubhouse for the Woman’s Club of Auburn. Gina Fromhold, who was president of the Auburn Woman’s Club from 19841986, and has been a member for more than 30 years did extensive research on the house and its origins. The building was designated for demolition in the early 1960s, but later saved, bought and given to the Woman’s Club as a gift to be used for a hub for their community, Fromhold said. It was then moved in sections over to its current location, where it has since been used for numerous meetings, socials and other happenings of the Auburn Woman’s Club Fromhold said. The Woman’s Club of Auburn has worked hard to keep the original antiquated look and feel of the historic home. Inside, the walls are adorned with numerous aged photographs of those who used to live in the house. Thick red curtains hang from the high windows, aged antiques hug the walls and china from the 1800s sits in a large glass cupboard, on loan to the Woman’s Club from the granddaughter of Elizabeth Ross Glenn. For woman like Fromhold, the club has become a center for community and an opportunity to branch out. She studied science in college and said she was able to explore more artistic outlets through her involvement in the club. “Auburn itself is a rich place for people who want to spread their wings in the arts,” Fromhold said. The Woman’s Club is divided into six departments: bridge, home & garden, international affairs, literature & arts, lunch bunch and the newest section, business and professional women. “There weren’t any social services,”
Fromhold said. “The city didn’t provide anything, the country didn’t provide anything and poor people had no place to turn. And these women, they had canning classes, they started the public library… so they were really communityminded.” Jeanette Jones, current president of the Auburn Woman’s Club said the club is honored to call the General Lane House their home and want to continue to foster its historic past by taking care of it. “It’s just a connection to the past,” Jones said. “And it’s a part of Auburn’s history. So we’re very proud, in the best sense of the word of pride.” Like Fromhold, Jones is thankful for those who pioneered ahead of them with not only the establishment of the clubhouse, but also the values that it promotes. “I imagine, close to a hundred years ago, women were hardly able to vote or have any jobs of any kind and so to get together and talk about current events and be a part of the community was very important,” Jones said. “We may not realize it so much today, we modern women, but I’m sure it must’ve been quite a remarkable thing 93 years ago.” Jones said the house has not only become a meeting place for the 250+ members, but a home of memories. “It’s just like being in a home really,” Jones said. Jones said that for her and many of the women, the home has become like a family possession. “It’s just like, if you go back to your parents’ home and your grandparents’ and great grandparents’ pictures are on the wall, it’s a family situation,” Jones said. “We feel like we’re members of a family.”
Brazil nightclub fire prompts new codes Chandler Jones Community Reporter
The lines that bend around the block outside Auburn favorites like Sky Bar and 1716 are at first, discouraging, but never threatening. Unfortunately, for students in Santa Marie, Brazil that situation led to at least 233 deaths at “Kiss” a local nightclub for students, according to media reports. On Sunday, Jan. 27 chaos erupted as the club’s pyrotechnics ignited a fire that released toxic smoke which caused a stampede of people traveling toward a single exit only to be blocked by bouncers. Here in Auburn, thorough measures are taken toward safety regulations. It’s all about permits and fire-prevention systems. Officials abide by an updated international building code to prevent situations like these. Occupancy levels are determined by a particular building size: 15 square-feet per person in table and chair areas and seven square-feet for standing areas. Requirements for door width are half an inch per person. “We are currently using the most current edition, the 2012 International Building Code,” said Andy Meeks, building official for the Auburn Codes Enforcement Division. “Prior to that we were using the Standard Building Code, but they’ve quit publishing it. Several model code groups in the country got together and started publishing the International Building Code.” Wheeler Casey, general manager of En Fuego, said building codes have certain standards that should be met. The CED performs frequent occupancy load checks. Overcrowding can lead to a first warning, then a citation which will require the facility operator to go to Municipal Court. Casey says their crowd control policy is “one in, one out.” In recent years a number of overcrowding violations have been issued and a number of blocked exit violations, which Meeks said is “pretty serious.” The CED checks sprinkler systems on a quarterly basis and alarm systems every six months. The Fire Department has annual pre-fire inspections for every building in the city.
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Several model code groups in the country got together and started publishing the International Building Code.” —John Meeks City of Auburn building official
“We’ll look at the site and situations at that time,” said Lee Lamar, chief of the Auburn Fire Department. “If we do have an alarm there, we’ll look at the system and see what condition it’s in.” As soon as the sprinkler system activates, the alarm sounds and the Fire Department is alerted, said Lamar. He said that the automatic sprinkler systems provide “a great level of protection.” According to Casey, regulations are strictly enforced with frequent fire marshal visits, especially on game days. “We have sprinkler systems imposed,” Casey said. “We have automatic fire systems in place in the kitchen and exit signs posted everywhere.” According to Lamar, for pyrotechnic use everything must be licensed, regulated, rated and tested. For pyrotechnics to even be used there must be approval by the Fire Department, the Police Department and the Fire Marshal’s office. “A lot of bands for example, now, at least in our area, instead of using pyrotechnics they’re using the devices which use CO2, extinguishers and cryogenics for hazing and smoke effects,” Lamar said. “They’re a lot safer, they don’t require a permitting process. They really don’t pose any hazard to anybody.” According to Lamar, if ever a fire-situation arises the Fire Department would be prepared with two-thirds of their resources: three engine companies, a ladder company and a battalion chief. “Our fire codes are our first line of defense on these things,” Lamar said. “By making sure the buildings are designed properly and provided with a high enough level of protection and also making sure the exits are right.”
Dancing in the moonlight for Hospice Advantage fundraiser Trent Erwin Writer
On Saturday, Feb. 16, the community will be dancing the night away at the second annual Moonlight Masquerade to raise money for the Hospice Angel Foundation, a charitable foundation for Hospice Advantage EAMC and Bethany House. “The Hospice Angel Foundation helps our patients when they’re having financial difficulties,” said ShaKoya Harvey, volunteer coordinator for Hospice Advantage. “If they’re having some type of hardship, our foundation can help assist
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The Hospice Angel Foundation helps our patients when they’re having financial difficulties.” —ShaKoya Harvey Volunteer Coordinator for Hospice Advantage
them with that.” Hospice Advantage is an advocate for patients with life
limiting illness and the staff provides end of life care for the patients and families. The Moonlight Masquerade will feature a live band, dancing, silent auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres, balloon pop and wine pull. Attendees can purchase a balloon for $5 to participate in the chance to win gift cards, or they can purchase a wine cork for $10 and be eligible to win bottles ranging from $10–$300. All prizes and items available for the silent auction are donations from local businesses and will help raise additional funds for the foundation.
“Our community is a huge part of it,” Harvey said. “It’s really warming and touching to see the community doing things like that. It’s good to know we have some honest people.” One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the foundation to help patients. Eboni Austin, an intern for Hospice Advantage EAMC and Bethany House, said she is most excited to see patients at the event and see people come together to support a good cause. Last year’s Moonlight Masquerade was interrupted by
bad weather, causing the power to go out and the staff to scurry to make accommodations. Harvey said they pulled out a piano and the band continued to sing while they lit candles and used glow sticks to light the room. “What ended up happening was a beautiful depiction of what we strive to do each day at Hospice Advantage,” said Christine McIntosh, volunteer coordinator for last year’s fundraiser. “Many times we walk into situations where families and patients feel like they are sitting in the dark. We come in, sit with them and shine some
light on their situation.” Tickets are on sale for $100 per person, $700 for a table of eight or $900 for a table of 10. The event will be held at Robert Trent Jones Marriot Hotel from 7–11 p.m. “It helps bring the community together by telling them about Hospice, and kind of gives a better understanding of it,” said Lauren Barkley, previous volunteer and senior in creative writing. To receive more information or to purchase tickets, contact ShaKoya Harvey at 334-826-1899. Tickets are available until Friday, Feb. 8.
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The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art will present an exhibition called “Preserving Tradition,” featuring a selection of paintings, sculpture and works on paper from the museum’s permanent collection. These works of art are being produced by artists that revel in naturalistic representation. Finding new ways to show other representations of the world around us is a key factor in artistic development. Another key element of art is the appreciation of the artistic styles from past generations that have led to these innovations. The point of the “Preserving Tradition” art exhibition is to present and preserve the art traditions that have preceded us, and then find ways to enhance and extend them. “At JCSM, we believe art changes lives,” said Charlotte Hendrix, print and digital media producer at JCSM. “The
museum’s most recent exhibitions have focused on modernism, but this exhibition moves into a different direction to compliment the painter’s subjects, landscape, figure and still life.” While celebrating artistic styles from past generations is a main goal of JCSM, they also want to exhibit types of art people wouldn’t usually have the chance to see and appreciate. “The museum strives to serve and grow our audience by offering education programs and exhibitions,” Hendrix said. “Our audience includes students, both K-12 and college, university faculty and community members.” Brianna Hunter, freshman in psychology, said she believes studying these older techniques from a modern day perspective could be a fascinating concept. “I believe we can’t create new artistic masterpieces without knowledge and appreciation of the concepts,
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“Preserving Tradition” will open at JCSM Saturday, Feb. 16.
technique and general art form of older artists,” Hunter said. With the preparation of these works still ongoing, JCSM focuses more on the educational value of these art works during preparation of an exhibition. “The museum does not disclose the financial value of works; rather, it is the artistic value that our curators and educators consider when preparing an exhibition or acquiring a new work,” Hendrix
said. With the opening of the exhibition drawing closer, the artists are working to finish the installation of “Preserving Tradition” in JCSM. The Curator of this exhibition , Dennis Harper, and JCSM employees have been working to complete the exhibition. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Also, student membership to the museum is free. The exhibition will begin Saturday, Feb. 16 and end Saturday, June 8.
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Issues concerning senior citizen complaints, a recycling fund grant and over $25,000 in approved spending dominated Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Alice Skutack represented the senior citizen community during Citizen’s Communications and expressed her frustration at the lack of space for seniors in the Frank Brown Recreation Center. According to Skutack, “not an inch” of the senior center has been designated for senior citizen use. “One of the major con-
cerns is that the senior citizen center appears to be predominately office space and space for OLLI,” Skutack said. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University is a senior learning program processed through the university. “Auburn’s very fortunate to have a lot of great things like this, but it appears the building was built and the discussions were made with OLLI and that the design was for OLLI,” Skutack said. “Now that’s great, but we have to schedule senior functions around when OLLI is not having classes.” Less than half of the 8000 sq.
ft. of the Recreation Center is usable space for activity and meeting rooms, Skutack said. “A great deal of this has been miscommunication which is what I was trying to say here,” Skutack said. “This was not communicated and it has not been in the newspaper. The seniors just thought that they didn’t get what they were supposed to get.” In other news, the Council resolved to submit a recycling fund grant and approved new police cruisers. A submission for a grant for the East Alabama Recycling Partnership was approved. The Partnership is among
Auburn University, City of Auburn, City of Opelika and Lee County created in 2009 to promote recycling. “We’ve been very successful, in fact Governor Riley came as one of these projects to tour our recycling center one year,“ Duggan said. “Right now we certainly think we are doing the best job we can. And a lot of people are looking at us to see how we are doing it.” The Council also approved spending $27,005.88 for five Chevrolet Caprice Law Enforcement Sedans equipped with V-8 engines and $27,177.08 for five equipped with V-6 engines.
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Foster snubs Tigers again After comitting and decommitting to Auburn, Foster was still considered an Auburn man, until last Monday Ethan Brady Sports Reporter sports@theplainsman.com
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Malzahn gets top 10 class The Auburn coaching staff reacts to watching Montravius Adams says he is signing with the Tigers Wednesday Feb. 6.
With limited time to salvage a deteriorating recruiting class, Gus Malzahn and his staff come through with a Rivals.com top 10 recruiting class John Burns Sports Editor
Gus Malzahn had a massive test ahead of him in December when he had to hire a coaching staff and recruit an acceptable class of prospects. In a mere two months, Malzahn put together one of the best coaching staffs in college football and a top 10 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com. “I’m very excited about this class,” Malzahn said. “We’ve signed 23 so far in this class. We really feel like we filled our needs. I’d really like to compliment our coaching staff. They did a wonderful job in a short period of time.” For a team that gave up almost 200 yards on the ground every game last season the additions of defensive linemen Carl Lawson, Elijah Daniel, Montravius Adams and Ben Bradley are invaluable. Lawson and Daniel are top five defensive ends in the class, and Adams is the 25th overall recruit in his class.
Though all recruits will be valuable to Auburn’s football team, one was the glue that brought the defensive class together. “I’m going to say this about Carl Lawson,” Malzahn said. “I really felt like he’s one of the keys to this class. When a lot of guys went south and went other ways, he hung in there with us. He provided the stability on the defensive side specifically to have the class that we did. He loves Auburn.” The head coach raved about Adams as well. “I think this is going to be my eighth year to coach college and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bigger athletic guy than him,” Malzahn said. “I really think the sky is the limit with him. “ Along with signing some of the nation’s top defensive line recruits, Malzahn brought in linebackers Cameron Toney and Kenny Flowers, and defensive backs Mackenro Alexander, Brandon King and Khari Harding. Having an adequate defense
was one of the main concerns for Tiger fans when offensiveminded Malzahn was hired, but with the signings of these recruits it seems Auburn’s defense is headed in the right direction. It wouldn’t be a Malzahncaliber recruiting class if the coach didn’t bring in his fair share of offensive backs and wide receivers. He added three potential dual threat quarterbacks to the two that he already has on campus. Jeremy Johnson, who was th state of Alabama’s Mr. Football, Nick Marshall and Jason Smith all have the potential to be Auburn’s quarterback in the future. “We’re going to give all three of those guys a shot at quarterback,” Malzahn said. “They’re all very talented at that position. The dual threat type guys that can do a lot of different things, (and) keep plays alive can be very successful with what we do.” Auburn added two quality
running backs in Peyton Barber and Johnathan Ford. “I think both of those guys are true running backs,” Malzahn said. “I think they’ve got all the skills that it takes to be a running back in this league.” The staff also added four wide receivers in Earnest Robinson, Tony Stevenson, Dominic Walker and Marcus Davis, Stevens and Robinson are both considered four-star wide receivers by Rivals.com On the offensive line, Auburn picked up Devonte Danzey and Deon Mix who combine to weigh 610 pounds. Overall, National Signing Day was a success as Malzahn and his staff succeeded to fill some major gaps at wide receiver, running back, quarterback and defense. So, he essentially filled gaps at every position. Now that Malzahn has the pieces, he just has to get them moving to get the program back to successful seasons.
The drama filled saga worthy of its own reality television show that is the recruitment of Reuben Foster has finally come to an end. The signature of the top inside linebacker on a letter of intent to the University of Alabama officially ended his recruiting process on National Signing Day. People close to the situation believe that a wild mix of events this past weekend played into his decision and led to his Tide commitment Wednesday. After originally committing to Alabama after his junior season, Foster flipped to Auburn in July, de-committed in December and finally signed with the Tide on National Signing Day. When he committed to Auburn everyone knew him for his football talents and five-star status, but after talking with The Plainsman it became apparent he was just a normal high school kid. A kid who was funny, couldn’t dance and hated cats. Then he handled his recruitment with Auburn just the same, like a child. Foster’s immaturity flourished throughout his recruiting from the start. From the large Auburn tattoo on his arm to his unexpected departure from his official visit and the coverup, Foster could potentially be a problem for any program. The rumors surrounding his departure to Tuscaloosa were allegedly because of an incident occurring at Auburn’s Skybar with sophomore center Reese Dismukes. Supposedly Dismukes and Foster engaged in a heated argument that allegedly included Dismukes using racial slurs toward Foster, which promptly resulted in his departure from the visit and arrival in Tuscaloosa. Multiple photos that night from Twitter confirmed Foster in Tuscaloosa with fellow recruit Alvin Kamara. Many people around Auburn believe this to be a commitchanging event that directly resulted in Foster signing with Alabama. When asked by Opelika-Auburn News about the incident Foster replied, “I can’t shed any light on that. No comment.” Though the incident has not been confirmed, on Twitter Foster has re-tweeted a comment about calling someone names based on skin color and making Auburn look bad, leading to the belief that the incident did indeed occur. If the rumors are true this situation looks terrible on Dismukes, a player who has had previous issues violating team rules including a public intoxication arrest in August that resulted in his suspension for the Clemson game. Rumors have surfased of Dismuke’s possible transfer to Ole Miss, but once again this entire situation is speculation which arose from Foster’s visit last weekend. In September of 2012, Foster told the Plainsman, “Auburn fans, I’m not going anywhere, I’m staying, to do it for my cousin, Ladarious Phillips, man. And to do what people think nobody like me can do, just to prove them wrong.” The confidence in his interview seemed to say he was a lock for the Tigers, but after Gene Chizik’s dismissal and recent events in his recruiting he will now be playing football for Alabama. The controversy surrounding Foster’s recruitment was a drama-filled process revolving around the young linebacker’s antics going all the way back to his transfer to Auburn High, his connection to Trooper Taylor and the decisions made by Foster in the recent weeks leading to his signing. The production that seems to follow Foster wherever he ventures will be hard to leave behind, especially after the recent events regarding the battle that took place for his signature. His career at Alabama may rely heavily on the mentorshipof peers and cooperation with the Tide’s football staff if he is to be a success at the collegiate level and possibly NFL level football.
National Signing Day: defensive additions Carl Lawson - DE
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Considered the second best player in the class, Lawson is the complete package at defensive end. He has good size, 6-foot-2, 251 pounds and decent speed relative to his position. An Alpharetta, Ga. native, Lawson committed to the Tigers March 24, 2012. After Gene Chizik and his staff left, there was speculation that Lawson was going to bail as well. After signing his letter of intent, Lawson humbly said he just wants to wear an Auburn jersey.
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Auburn landed a huge defensive prospect on Wednesday after defensive tackle Montravius Adams from Dooly County, Ga. committed and signed with Auburn live on ESPNU. Adams is the No. 25 overall prospect in the country according to Rivals.com. He is a four-star No. 13 overall prospect, according to ESPN. He was named a 247Sports AllAmerican after helping Dooly County to the Class A Georgia title.
Elijah Daniel - DE
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Auburn fans woke up to a pleasant surprise when defensive end Elijah Daniel flipped his commitment from Ole Miss to Auburn on Wednesday. Daniel was the first player on signing day to fax in his letter of intent to the Auburn coaches. Daniel is from Avon, Ind. and is a four-star defensive end according to both Rivals and ESPN. He was first team All-State in Indiana, and a PrepStar All-American his senior year. He also played in the Under Armour All-American Game.
Ben Bradley - DT
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Bradley is a massive defensive tackle who weighs in at 310 pounds and is 6-foot-3. That’s all good news for an Auburn defense that needs to plug up holes in the interior run game. Bradley will get help from Adams in the run-stopping game, where the defense struggled last year. A player with his size and strength can force running backs to the outside where, with the additions of Lawson and Daniel, the Tigers are relatively deep.
Mackenro Alexander - DB
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Three-star safety Mackenro Alexander chose to sign with Auburn on Wednesday over Mississippi State and Clemson. Alexander was named the Naples Daily News Defensive Player of the Year after ending his senior season with 154 tackles and five interceptions. Alexander played mostly outside linebacker in high school, but is expected to play safety at Auburn.
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Cameron Toney - LB
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One of two inside linebacker recruits, Toney is a welcomed addition to the future Tiger defense. Inside linebacker is the most important position on defense and the Tigers have not had a run-stopper who can cover the middle since Josh Bynes in 2010. This 6-foot-2, 225 pound commit is known as an instinctive run-stopper both inside and outside the box, which means he has the speed to pursue an outside run, an area Auburn desperately needs to improve on.
Kamryn Melton - CB
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The only true cornerback in the Auburn recruiting class thus far is listed at 5-foot10, weighs 170 pounds and is named Kamryn Melton. He has a vertical jump of 33 inches, which partially makes up for his smaller height. Melton also runs a speedy 4.45 40-yard dash, according to Rivals.com, which means he has the speed to keep up with many SEC-caliber wide receivers.
Brandon King - DB
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Another well-sized recruit at 6-foot-2, 215 pounds, King committed to Auburn in the beginning of January and was the first of a string of junior college recruits to join the Tigers. King played safety last season at Highland Community College, but it is thought that he is well suited for an outside linebacker position due to his good size. Whether he plays linebacker or safety, King’s skill sets are needed to improve last year’s poor defense.
Kenny Flowers - LB
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Malzahn continued to scour the junior college recruits and came away with the commitment of this gem of a linebacker. As a redshirt freshman, Flowers tallied 95 tackles, 6.5 for a loss in 2012, and was ranked the No. 2 JUCO inside linebacker, according to 247Sports following the season.
Khari Harding - DB
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At a press conference Wednesday, Malzahn described Harding as a “vicious guy.” Known for being a thumper at the third level, Harding automatically adds to the hardnosed mentality Malzahn and defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson are trying to cultivate.
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National Signing Day: offensive additions
JeremyJohnson-QB CameronArtis-Payne-RB Jason Smith - QB
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Tagged as a pocket passer, this 6-foot-5, 215 pound quarterback from Montgomery can heave the ball, but is also mobile for such a big guy. Of course when Auburn fans think of a six and a half foot, more than 200 pound quarterback, one Cam Newton comes to mind. He’s no Newton. But he is a viable option for the future of the Auburn quarterback position once he gets his skills polished.
Nick Marshall - QB
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Another large quarterback who can use his arms and legs in and out of the pocket joined the Tigers in January. Marshall played at Garden City Community College last season, and obviously dual-threat quarterbacks like him are more than welcomed in Gus Malzahn’s spread offense. Of course, there are now five players who may be vying for the quarterback position, so because Marshall is so athletic, he might be pegged as a wide receiver or a cornerback. Either way, in Malzahn’s spread offense and defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson’s 4-25 defense there is always room for more receivers and corner backs.
Peyton Barber - RB
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Barber rushed for more than 1,700 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior in high school. According to 247Sports, he is the No.32 running back, and the No.48 overall prospect in Georgia. Former NFL players Marion and Dominique barber are Peyton’s second cousins.
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Artis-Payne was rated as the nation’s top junior college running back, as he rushed for 2,048 yards and 25 touchdowns last season. He led the California Community College Athletic Association in rushing yards, yards per game, yards per rush and touchdowns He enrolled at Auburn in January, and is majoring in philosophy. Artis-Payne was the JC AAthletic Bureau first team All-America offensive player of the year. He was the conference player of the week five times last season. Artis-Payne was one of the first recruits to sign with the new Malzahn regime. His commitment triggered a wave of new recruits that joined Auburn.
Johnathan Ford - RB
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Auburn filled a big need when in-state running back Jonathan Ford chose Auburn over Tennessee in front of a packed gym at his high school on Wednesday. Ford was previously committed to Vanderbilt, but twoweeks ago decided to open his recruitment back up after Auburn extended a late offer to the New Hope, Al running back. Ford is a four-star according to Rivals and a three star according to ESPN. He was first team AHSAA All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic in December.
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Easily one of the speediest recruits Auburn has landed this year, Smith brings 4.47 40yard dash speed to the Tigers. Smith will either be a quarterback or a wide receiver, but it is thought that he would bring more to the table as a wide receiver because of his speed and shiftiness. From Mobile, Ala., this 6-foot-1 athlete is a firm commitment to the Tigers because of how well he should fit into Malzahn’s offensive scheme. If Smith does become a wide receiver it will add to the number of different plays and tricks the head coach can throw into the book.
EarnestRobinson-WR
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Robinson one of several true wide receivers in this season’s recruiting class and ranks 39th at his position. He is 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, has a 30-inch vertical jump and runs a 4.81 40-yard dash. Wide receiver has been a position Auburn has not had much success with in the previous two seasons and any added depth is welcomed. Other schools Robinson considered include Alabama, Arkansas, LSU and FSU.
Daniel Carlson - K
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Now officially a Tiger, Jeremy Johnson will compete for the starting quarterback job against four other quarterbacks.
Devonte Danzey - OL Dominic Walker - WR One of three prospects from Hutchinson Community College, Danzey was ranked the No. 1 JUCO offensive guard in the nation following his 2012 redshirt freshman season. Auburn’s offensive line is still young, but offensive line coach J.B. Grimes has plenty of depth to make the offensive line one of the more competitive position battles heading into the 2013 season.
Marcus Davis - ATH
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A dual-threat quarterback in high school, Malzahn announced Wednesday that Davis would be used as a slot receiver during his time at Auburn. As a senior, Davis ran for 846 yards and eight touchdowns in addition to throwing for 1,019 yards and 15 touchdowns. Wide receiver was a position of need for the Tigers, and, with the departure of scat back Onterio McCalebb, the small, speedy Davis should be a useful addition to the Tigers’ offense.
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A high school teammate of fellow Auburn signee Tony Stevens, the Tigers hoped to bolster their wide receiving corps by snagging Walker, a top 50 wide receiver. Now that Walker has signed, The Tigers are laden with options on the outside. At 6-feet-2-inches and 195 pounds, Walker has the physical tools to be a fast, powerful presence on the outside.
Tony Stevens - WR
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Deon Mix - OL
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Deon Mix was one of the late additions to this recruiting class, and he weighs in at 315 pounds and is 6-foot-4. He is an offensive guard , and was picked for the first team all state. He is considered the No. 5 prospect in Mississippi and the No. 15 offensive lineman in the nation according to Rivals.com. He was named in MaxPreps Missippi Fab Five for recruiting
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Auburn assistant coaches Rodney Garner, Melvin Smith, JB Grimes and Dameyune Craig celebrate on National Signing Day.
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The No. 21 Auburn men’s tennis team defeated UAB 6–1 at their match Sunday at George Ward Park in Birmingham. The Tigers came back to win after their only loss of the season last Sunday against No. 11 Mississippi State. “I think we played fairly well,” said Auburn Coach Eric Shore. “Tough conditions: it was very windy and the courts were quicker courts. So it was a little difficult to start, but we had gone up there on Saturday and got a hit in. So getting that hit in and playing doubles first, I thought we came out a little slow, but we adjusted and played well at the match as the day progressed.” Auburn won the doubles point after some close matches, according to Shore. It came down to three doubles matches. The Tigers won one of the matches, but lost two. “We did a good job there,
but it was pretty close in doubles,” Shore said. “I think in singles we played a bit better as the day progressed.” Senior Andreas Mies won in straight sets 6–2 and 6–4. “He had a tough match and he handled it well,” Shore said. “He got better and he’s getting better. He’s not where he wants to be, but he’s getting closer.” Sophomore Lukas Ollert continued to play well, and is undefeated in singles matches this season. “I played against a friend of mine,” Ollert said. “I played very good the first set I won 6–1. I was up 5–3 in the second. I kind of struggled with winning the match, I don’t know why, and it got really close. I lost the second set. Then the tie breaker… It was a really close match and it shouldn’t have been that close.” Senior Michael Wardell also won for the Tigers in straight sets 6–2 and 6–3. Wardell said the men fought very hard, and to their cred-
it, UAB came ready for the match. “We have a guy that played here last year that played there and he was ready,” Wardell said. “One of our old teammate’s brother plays for them, so I feel like they brought all they had and we really had to play well to beat them, and we did.” Auburn is headed to California this weekend, to San Diego State Saturday and Fresno State on Sunday. After that, the Tigers are facing Georgia Tech and Clemson at home, and they hope to beat Mississippi State in a rematch at home in a month. “I know that we’ve got to continue to improve and get better because it’s going to get tougher next weekend,” Shore said. “We have Georgia Tech and Clemson at home: two ACC matches. Then we start the SEC, so we’ve got some work to do and we are running out of time. It’s getting closer to conference time which is really make-orbreak you.”
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A week of Auburn sports Men’s Basketball:
The men’s basketball team lost their fifth and sixth straight games against Georgia and No. 17 Missouri, respectively. The Bulldogs defeated Auburn 57-49 Jan. 30 and the Missouri Tigers stomped Auburn 91-77 Saturday, Feb. 2. According to al.com’s Joel Erickson, after the Missouri loss coach Tony Barbee said, “I told the guys I’m embarrassed to say I coach this team.”
Baseball:
Coach John Pawlowski sent an email to all Auburn students urging them to come support the baseball team. As basketball games have been popular events this semester, Pawlowski said he hoped students would make baseball games equally popular. Admission is free for students and opening day is Feb. 15 against Maine.
Men’s Tennis: The men’s tennis team improved to 5-1 with an away victory against UAB Sunday, Feb. 3.
Women’s Basketball:
The women’s basketball team also lost their fifth and sixth straight games last week. The losses came against LSU last Thursday, Jan. 31, 59-55 in a game that came down to the last minutes, and a 59-51 defeat to South Carolina Sunday Feb. 3.
Women’s Tennis: The women’s tennis team swept both Georgia Southern and
Alabama A&M 7-0 at the Yarbrough Tennis Center Sunday, Jan. 3 to improve to 3-1 for the season.
Gymnastics:
The women’s gymnastics squad snapped a three meet losing streak by defeating Missouri 196.725-194.575. Auburn tied a record for largest away score in school history. The score of 196.725 was also good for the fourth highest score recorded in Auburn gymnastics history.
Equestrian:
The No. 2 ranked Auburn women’s equestrian team are now 2-0 after traveling to Fresno, Calif. The team defeated Fresno State and No. 6 Kansas State over the weekend.
Track and Field: Auburn track and field traveled to Lincoln, Neb., for the 38th
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Hasina Muhammad shoots over LSU’s Sheila Boykin Thursday, Jan. 31.
annual Frank Sevigne Invitational and won three individual event titles and set two school records. Top performers include Marcus Rowland, Harry Adams, Valentina Muzaric, Jessie Johnson and Maya Pressley.
Women’s tennis team holds serve at home Eva Woghiren Writer
The Auburn women’s tennis team improved to 3-1 by defeating Georgia Southern 7–0 and Alabama A&M 7–0 in a doubleheader Sunday, Feb. 3 at Yarbrough Tennis Center. The first to finish their doubles match against Georgia Southern were junior Jackie Kasler and sophomore Emily Flickinger, who won 8–2. Freshmen Pleun Burgmans and Michala Kucharova followed up their teammates’ victory with an 82 win
of their own, while sophomore Jen Pfeifler and senior Paulina Schippers also won their match 8–4. “I feel great about my game,” Pfeifler said. “Last year I had a little bit of a shoulder injury and so this year I think I have improved on my ground stroke a lot. I’m going in with much more confidence.” The strong wind played a factor in Sunday’s matches, but did not hold the team back from dominating equally in singles. Freshman Maria Cardenas Conti won her match 6¬–
1, 6–0. “With the wind it was really hard to play,” Conti said. “In the beginning I was just trying to play inside the court, not taking many risks and it worked out in the end, but overall I think I adjusted very well.” Coach Lauren Longbotham Meisner also mentioned her concern about the wind and how it affected the game of her players, but believes they fought through it to get the job done. Burgmans, Flickinger, Kasler and
Schippers saw more action, and came out on top in their singles matches. Freshman Ashley Kitchen also participated in singles, winning 6–3, 6–0. Later Sunday evening the team took on Alabama A&M and came out with a victory. Again Kucharova and senior partner Plamena Kurteva led the way with the first victory in doubles, 8–0. Securing the last win of the night was Kasler, 6–0, 6–1. “I played all of the freshman to see how they would do in their first home
opener,” Meisner said. “Burgmans played really (well), but all of them did well, so I’m happy.” Because they have been indoors for the past couple of weeks to get ready for next week the team plans on practicing more outside to adjust to weather conditions. They also plan to focus primarily on doubles. Auburn has another doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 9, when the Tigers take on Georgia State at noon and Samford at 6 p.m. at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
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The Auburn Plainsman
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Denson gives Tigers an edge
Playing through two injuries, junior guard Chris Denson keeps the Tigers competitive with career-bests in scoring and rebounding Lance Davis Sports Writer
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Chris Denson shoots over Winthrop’s Reggie King and draws a foul on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Junior guard Chris Denson has been spending a little more time than he’d like in the training room. “The trainer calls me his best friend,� Denson said. “I’m in the training room all the time.� Denson suffered a stress fracture in his left foot sometime in late December. The exact time of his injury is unknown, but he was held to just eight points versus Illinois on Friday, Dec. 28. Denson combined to go 0– for–8 from the field with one point in his first two games back from injury. “I probably shouldn’t have played them these last two games,� coach Tony Barbee said of Denson and freshman guard Jordan Price, who also suffered a stress fracture in his foot. “They’re saying they’re ready, but as I watch them on tape they weren’t ready physically in just terms of being in-game sharp, ready.� In his third game back, Denson scored a game-high 18 points on 6–of–9 shooting and seemed to be on his way back to full health. Then he hurt his right ankle. No worries, though. He just used the same foot brace for
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We put ourselves in a bad situation, but we’re trying to look at the positives.� —Chris Denson Junior Auburn Guard
the stress fracture in his left foot and switched it to his right foot. “(My) foot is getting better,� Denson said. “I don’t know what it is, but two days ago I rolled my right ankle, so I got my boot on my right ankle now instead of my left one. It didn’t really affect me against Georgia. I’m fine.� Denson is still not 100 percent, but he has been one of the Tiger’s best players during another underwhelming season for the team. “He’s played well. He’s played as good as he’s played since he’s been here,� Barbee said. “It was unfortunate, the injury that he had and the time that it came at, ‘cause he was playing as good as anybody on the team. It was a big setback for him and for us.� On top of missing time with an injury, Denson missed the first seven games of the season
after being ruled academically ineligible. Even with being tossed in and out of the lineup throughout the season, Denson is still producing at a high level. Denson is averaging a career-best in scoring and rebounds, tallying 11.7 points and 3.1 boards per game. He’s also getting to the foul line often, averaging 5.8 freethrow attempts per game. Denson has drawn seven fouls per 40 minutes, according to Ken Pomeroy, sports analyst, which would rank first in the SEC if Denson had played enough minutes to qualify. Denson has improved his passing and has a 1.1 assistto-turnover ratio to show for it. While that may not seem like much, consider he had a negative turnover-to-assist ratio last season, when he averaged 1.1 assists and 1.4 turnovers per game. Denson admits he’s not going to light it up from three, but he brings slashing ability to the Auburn offense. He’s quick, shifty and always seems to be in the paint fighting for the ball. Despite being in and out of the lineup all season, Denson has been able to be productive without establishing much of a
rhythm. “It’s hard,� Denson said. “I know my sophomore and freshman year, they called me the microwave guy, coming off the bench and creating a spark. But becoming a junior, I started starting, and I like the rhythm coming the game and not waiting like I used to. “Coming in, I like to start the game instead of just coming in like I used to and got to catch up to how everybody else is playing. I came back the Georgia game and started. I definitely like that better than coming off the bench.� Despite Denson’s solid play, the team is struggling and finds itself in a six-game losing streak. “It’s a lot of pressure. There’s a lot of pressure on everybody,� Denson said. “We need Noel (Johnson) to step up his shots. Allen Payne did his thing (Wednesday versus Georgia). Me and Frankie (Sullivan) need to step up.� The season is not over, though, and Denson and the Tigers still have plenty to play for heading into the weekend matchup at Kentucky. “It’s still not over, Denson said. “We put ourselves in a bad situation, but we’re trying to look at the positives instead of the negatives right now.�
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This time of year, most college football coaches are either looking for recruits or looking for a job. While watching his daughter and the rest of the Auburn High School women’s basketball team crush Russell County 53-38 on Friday, Feb. 1, former Auburn University wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor said he was perfectly fine enjoying his free time. Taylor’s daughter Starr, a freshman at AHS, dominated the game and led her team with 20 points, six steals and two assists. For regular fans of the AHS Lady Tigers, Starr’s consistent production comes as no surprise. As for Taylor, a coach used to life dominated by football, he is relishing the opportunity to watch his daughter and spend time with his family. “It’s been great to have time off to be a father and be able to watch her play,� Taylor said. According to Taylor, he just might take the entire season off. “Right now, I can sit back and take a year off and watch my son (Blaise) play as a junior, and I can watch my daughter play which I haven’t been able to do,� Taylor said. “And I can spend time with my wife. And still get paid. That’s the beauty of it for a whole year and a half.� Taylor and the rest of Auburn’s football coaches were released in early December following the termination of former head coach Gene Chizik. As part of his contract, Taylor is scheduled to continue to receive monthly checks as if he was still on staff. When asked again if he planned to spend the next year in the stands rather then on the sideline, Taylor said he did. However, Taylor said he hasn’t closed the door on a 2013 coaching job completely, and he and his family are waiting for “whatever God has� for them. “If something opens up that fits me, and it’s good for (Blaise) and (Starr) and the family, then we’ll do it,� Taylor said. “But we’re not doing anything until we know exactly what’s best for us... You can’t call God, but when God calls you, you’ve got to take that call.�
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Andrew Yawn Sports Reporter
Over the past four seasons, 2009-11 with Auburn and 2012 at Arkansas State, Gus Malzahn’s offense has averaged 2,953 rushing yards a season. Should those numbers continue in 2013, Malzahn’s first as coach of Auburn, running back Mike Blakely will not be a part of it. Auburn associate athletic director Kirk Sampson announced Wednesday, Jan. 30, Blakely will not return to Auburn next summer as a player or student. Last summer, former running backs coach Curtis Luper said Blakely came in “with a better frame of mind and better sense of urgency than he did in the spring.� “There are times when Mike appears to have the most talent of the bunch,� Luper said of Blakely before the season. Blakely appeared to have the physical tools necessary to succeed at the collegiate level. Af t er b e i n g hi g hly recruited out of Manatee
High School in Bradenton, Fla., Blakely was ranked the No. 6 running back in the nation and scored 42 touchdowns combined in his final two years at the school. Blakely then committed to Florida, before transferring to Auburn’s spread offense and red-shirting in 2011. However, the problem with Blakely seemed to be his attitude. Coaches continuously said he needed to focus more on his game, and Auburn media relations were loathe to allow him to speak with the media. In 2012, Blakely showed improvement and led the team in rushing with 11 carries for 42 yards in the team’s loss at Mississippi State. However, fumbling problems kept him buried beneath Tre Mason and Onterio McCalebb, and Blakely only had 11 carries over the final seven games. Blakely’s future remains unknown, but a move back to Florida—perhaps the University of South Florida—is expected for the sophomore running back.
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Elizabeth Wieck Intrigue Editor
Tucked away in the Student Center lies an area where a loyal group of gamers play, lounge and study. Gamers of all interests are welcome, whether their forte be trading cards, video games or computer games. While there is a gamers’ club that meets on Fridays at 7 p.m., the area does not cater only to members. “There are a lot of members, but also a lot that come here to hang out casually,” said Alex Fleet, freshman in computer science. More than anything, it’s a place to hang out and spend time, a second home of sorts. “Several of us just come here and hang out during the week. When we don’t have classes, we’ll play some games together and kill some time without sitting in our rooms doing nothing,” said Trent Coleman, freshman in chemical engineering. Fleet said that most, if not all, of the students who hang out in the gaming area play games on their own time. It’s the camaraderie, however, that keeps the tables and couches crowded and the faces familiar. “We come here to have our daily dose of community, so to speak,” Fleet said. First and last name familiarity, though, is something that comes with time. “The funny thing is, we know each other by our gamer tag. Once you’ve been around long enough, you start to know everyone’s real names,” Coleman said. Even with a full class load, Daniel Justice, junior in nursing, said he spends 30–40 hours per week gaming in the Student Center. But what about homework and studying? Justice and Coleman said, despite the loud noises and distractions, the gaming area can be a great place to study, especially at night. “Honestly, we can get stuff done. We don’t have to be locked away with headphones like a lot of people do,” Justice said. “We’re just used to all the traffic. Also at night too, after 8 o’clock this place is dead.” “It’s really quiet in here at night. It’s actually one of the better places to study,” Coleman said. “Then you can de-stress. If you’re studying for two hours, you can be like ‘Hey, want to play a game real quick?’, and go back to studying. It keeps you calm and not yelling at homework.” Accountability factors in as well. “It makes it cool for homework, because there are a lot of people who have gone through what you (have),” Justice said. There are a lot of computer-based and engineering majors that hang out in the area, but Justice said the area of study is otherwise all across the board. Fleet has plans to go into software development in the future. “It would be really cool, because I would be participating in something that I actually enjoy doing,” Fleet said. “There’s really no better joy, because if you love what you do in terms of your work, then you’ll never work a day in your life, or so the saying goes.” “Wasn’t it Mark Twain that said, ‘Make your vacation your vocation?’” Justice said. Indeed, it was. Justice, Fleet and Coleman said the best part of hanging out in the gaming area is freedom of self-expression. Everyone does what they like and it is accepted. “You’re not being judged. We know that everyone here has their thing, you know what I mean?” Justice said. “You’re not being judged,
Katherine McCahey / assistant photo editor
Students play computer games, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Wii and other videogames in the Student Center gameroom.
you’re not judging, you’re just being who you are. That’s the best part. You go into some circles and people are always talking about each other behind their back. Here, it’s just like, you do what you want.” “In other circles, too, it’s like you have to put up a façade almost. You present who you want them to perceive you as,” Fleet said. “Where as here, ‘Oh hey I’m this guy, this is who I am.’ And you’re OK.” Coleman, too, said he enjoys gaming and hanging out with gaming friends as an alternative to “typical” college activities. “I find this much better and a little bit cheaper than going out and drinking, wasting my time doing all the regular college stuff,” Coleman said. “I like this better because I’m with my friends. I’m having a good time and some of the funniest moments happen here. Sometimes you’ll walk past and see people banging on the table.” The recent absence of the famed Dance Dance Revolution machines is quite a sore subject among the gamers that frequent the area. According to Justice, the University made the man who owned the machines move them out of the Student Center because families on football game days found them to be too noisy and large. “They wanted to create an environment for the people who bought tickets to hang out and eat food. I’m not a fan of it,” Justice said. Justice said since he and the other gamers hang out in the area every day, their opinion should come before fall season ticket-holders. The gaming area in the Student Center is a unique place. It’s a community, a collection of like-minded people, and a place to learn and show your true self. “I like seeing the same people, just hanging out with friends. Some people go out and do other things, but this is what we do,” Justice said.
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The Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular gaming consoles available in the Student Center’s entertainment area located outside of Au Bon Pain on the first floor.
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Behind the scenes with Twitter account @Tiger_Makeout Anna Beth Jager Intrigue Reporter
“Spotted a makeout sesh at the bar?” @Tiger_Makeout, a Twitter account that has everyone talking, is here to collect. And by collect, it means posting pictures people send in of unsuspecting couples making out in public. @Tiger_ Makeout has burst onto the scene with no apologies, its number of followers increasing steadily. So now your mom, little brother and grandma can have the opportunity to see you in a way they really never wanted to before. The anonymous account started toward the beginning of January and has since spread like wildfire, gaining nearly 5,000 followers since its first tweet less than a month ago. Similar accounts at University of Missouri and the original ‘make out’ twitter at
Purdue have also gained a hefty fan base, with numbers ranging from 8,000-12,000 followers since they first started. Which begs the question: who is the mastermind(s) behind these accounts? Or more importantly, behind Auburn’s? Because aside from the few additional comments such as “get it” and “dayum” every once and a while, the identity of @Tiger_Makeout remains a mystery. That didn’t stop us from chatting with them, however, because along with the identity, there are so many other questions we’ve been curious about since the moment the account made its first debut. Like, for instance, where did this idea come from and why decide to start it here? It said, “A friend at another SEC school was on their school's make-out account and it sounded like some-
thing Auburn would appreciate,” @Tiger_Makouts said. “I think that here in the South, everyone likes to know everyone else's business and Tiger Makeout is a perfect outlet for that in a college setting.” So hey, if you had a little too much to drink and can’t remember who you made out with the night before, have no fear. Just log onto Twitter and you’ll figure it out rather promptly since @Tiger_Makeout never fails to flood timelines every weekend with new pictures of horny strangers. Which might embarrass some people, right? The whole idea of posting these pictures seems incredibly invasive. They are pictures that are all too hilarious until you yourself fall victim to them and end up in thousands of stranger’s timelines making out with a random. When I asked @Ti-
ger_ Makeout how it felt about this, it said, “To me, it's all in good fun. I don't know the photographer's motives.” There’s no discriminating when it comes to this account, as @Tiger_Makeout will post any ‘make out’ picture that is sent to them. If you noticed they were offline for a bit, it’s not for what you think. It said, “I was briefly stuck in "Twitter Jail”....twice. For following too many people (I just wanted to follow all my followers). I can't help it that I'm popular.” No, you certainly can’t. Whether it’s positive or negative attention, there’s still an overabundance headed in @ Tiger_Makeout’s way. Speaking of negative attention, the mastermind(s) behind @Tiger_Makeout have heard quite a few threats sent in by people who weren’t pleased with a picture posted of themselves.
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“I've even been contacted by someone's mother. I think it is funny when people direct their anger at me. It was probably their friend who sent it in.” We asked for a little more information about @Tiger_ Makeout’s identity, but the creator(s) weren't interested in spilling any details, ending the interview with a simple “wouldn’t you like to know.”
You’re sassy, and we like it. The mystery remains, and as the popularity of the account grows, the likelihood of being on it grows as well. So next time you feel like some PDA, make sure there aren’t any camera phones around or you may end up somewhere in the Twitter world alongside hundreds of your unsuspecting peers.
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The Auburn Plainsman
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Tex’s Tacos rolls into Terrel Dining hall: permanent location finds success
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The Lee County Flannel Club welcomes new members every other Monday.
Kelsey Davis / Intrigue Writer
Kelsey Davis / Intrigue Writer
Tex’s Tacos opened a location in Terrell Dining in the Hill to spread the truck’s popularity to other parts of campus.
Their Texicana fries are steak, guacamole, pico de gallo, grilled onions, queso fresco, cilantro, and salsa on fries.
Student improv troupe to debut tonight, Feb. 7 Michael Hill Writer
Kelsey Davis Intrigue Writer
It all started in the summer of 2010 over Tex-Mex and margaritas. As two buddies traveled through Texas, sampling tacos of all sorts along the way, the idea for Tex’s Tacos was born. “We just wrote a business plan. We had no clue what we were doing because we had never worked in a restaurant, not even serving as a waiter,” said Mac Helms, president and cofounder of Tex’s Tacos. “It was a lot to get together, but once we got the ball rolling, we got pretty committed. We opened in April of 2011, kind of on a whim. It was crazy.” The truck began its business ventures in Atlanta before they were contacted by Tiger Dining to give Auburn’s campus a shot. Students who were here the semester it arrived will remember Tex’s Tacos eruption onto our campus. Waiting lines stretching across the green space were reminiscent of Chick-fil-A in the Student Center, before express lane days. “That first spring semester they were here, they were having to serve all day. They’d go back to the kitchen right after serving, and cook basically until the start of the next day,” said Evan Davis, general manager. Business for Tex’s Tacos continues to boom, as the average day carries with it a four-hour rush period. “It’s nonstop. You’ll have a rush when class ends, and by the time you get to the end of that line, you might get a five minute break. If you have to use the restroom, you better hurry,” said Jojo Patino, longest working employee of Tex’s Tacos. The day’s work doesn’t end when customers stop approaching the truck, however. Between prep work,
cleaning, loading the truck and more, the business is being worked on usually 19 hours a day. The start up was no easy task, but the response Tex’s Tacos received was not completely unexpected. “I’ve always had a lot of confidence in our brand because we work so hard at it, and I know all that goes into it. We make our food from scratch, so it’s extremely labor intensive with the prep,” Helms said. “Everybody’s been so great though, you can’t ever quite anticipate such a warm reception.” Considering the success Tex’s Tacos has experienced at Auburn, it’s no surprise that they were approached by Tiger Dining about opening up a permanent spot in Terrell Dining Hall. The staff was already using the area for food prep and storage, so the transition wouldn’t present too many obstacles. The area was an opportunity waiting to be taken. “Tiger Dining gauged our interest on the idea back in the end of November,” Helms said. “We met with them and the University to see if the University would approve of Tiger Dining’s proposal. They did, so it all came together really quickly.” Although Tex’s Tacos is grateful for the opportunity to start business in Terrell, the ultimate dream is to have a location in the Student Center. Similar to the taco truck’s arrival on campus, its reception into Terrell was welcomed as expected, but still impossible to prepare completely for. “I thought it would be busy, but the first few weeks have been unbelievable,” Davis said. “The first week was crazy. (Mac and I) didn’t take a training course on this or anything, but at the time we just somehow knew what we were doing. When it’s just
two people who know what they’re doing, that puts you up here for a lot of hours. The whole week was just a blur to me.” A permanent location on campus means Tex’s Tacos will get to present customers with new additions to the menu. Burritos and salads will be introduced next week, along with other specials that are arriving soon. Operating on Auburn’s campus has been hugely successful for the Tex’s Tacos, but has also presented a unique circumstance of challenges. “You’re isolated to a specific number of customers, and that’s limited to those on campus,” said Davis. “Any bad experience whether it’s food, poor customer service or just anything not up to the customer’s expectations causes that number to go down, and you can’t make it up elsewhere. You have very few chances and almost no room for error.” Helms strives to keep customer satisfaction high by never remaining complacent in anything involving Tex’s Tacos - whether it’s ingredients, combinations, products or even customer service. “We work tirelessly to deliver a memorable dining experience. I believe that our loyal customers in Auburn recognize the sincerity behind this desire of ours,” Helms said. As for the overwhelming support Auburn has shown toward Tex’s Tacos, Helms says he could not be more grateful. “It’s truthfully been incredible how supportive and forgiving everybody has been here,” Helms said. “Everything’s not going to be perfect everyday. The days that it’s not, the fact that people still come back is exactly why I’ve fallen in love with this place.”
A dance troupe? A flannel shirt wearing group? It’s an improv comedy troupe. That’s how the Lee County Flannel Club can be described. The Lee County Flannel Club was started by two Auburn University students, Ellie Learner and Kelly Holcomb, in the fall of 2011. They met each other at an improv show in Chicago, and realized that they were from the same hometown and wanted to start an improv troupe at Auburn. “It was challenging,” Learner said. “We had a few interest meetings and two or three people would show up.” The group was originated in 2011 and has worked since then to add new members and work on improving their improv skills, preparing for their first show. The purpose of the organization is focused around students who are interested in comedy. Learner said the club became an official club last year. “We got the name from the fact that a lot of people that do improv comedy tend to wear flannel a lot,” said Hayley Cox, senior in radio, television and film. Cox says that the troupe does short form and long form improv. The group has anywhere from 12–16 members at a time and auditions are held during the fall of each school year. According to Cox, auditions consist of playing games with the rest of the troupe, seeing how well people take criticism and how quickly they adapt to it. “We just want to find people who just seem like they fit in with
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We just want to find people who seem like they fit in with the group and it would be a natural thing for them to join.” —Haley Cox Senior in Radio, television and Film
the group and it would be like a natural thing for them to join,” Cox said. The group also has improv workshops on every other Monday at 8 p.m. The next workshop will be held on Sunday, Feb. 18. Joshua Perkins said that he joined the group because he wanted to be in front of people and break out of his shell. Learner says that the workshops are like open practices where anyone can come out, have some fun and learn more about the club to see if they want to audition next year. “I’m really excited. I’m nervous,” Learner said. “I feel like we have come a long way already.” The troupe is having its first show on Thursday, Feb. 7 in Haley 2370 at 8 p.m. and the event is free to all attendees. “We’ve been working for a while and I can’t wait until we have our first show,” Perkins said. Cox said the Flannel Club can be contacted through Facebook under “The Lee County Flannel Club” and @ImprAUv on Twitter.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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The Auburn Plainsman
A brief history: from East Alabama Male College to Auburn Lindsey Raygan WRITER
Being a part of the Auburn family is a privilege that not everyone has the chance to experience. As members of that family, students and faculty become a part of the legacy that is Auburn. A large part of that legacy is the traditions that define Auburn University. However, the University has not always been called Auburn, but has gone through a number of names that each brought something new to the college, making it what it is today. With each name change came new additions and accompaniments, which evolved into the tradition that the Auburn family now experiences every day. Before the college took on the name of its hometown, it was known as the East Alabama Male College. Founded in 1856 and opening its doors in 1859, EAMC was an all-male college that focused on educating its students strictly in liberal arts. It was strongly linked to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, making it a private Methodist University. Dr. Dale Coleman, associate professor, explained the reasoning for the creation of the school, saying, “People in east-central Alabama wanted to educate their sons closer to home rather than sending them to expensive boarding schools.” As a Camp War Eagle student counselor, Kristin Poole, junior in English, said that she spent about 10 hours total learning about the history of Auburn before the summer orientations in order to educate incoming freshmen about the family they were becoming a part of. “Knowing the history has made me feel more a part of the Auburn family
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Danielle Wall, junior in political science, sports the popular API apparel that can be found in bookstores around Auburn.
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Everyone always said ‘Auburn’ in the chants and cheers instead of the API.” —Dr. Joseph Kicklighter history professor
and community,” Poole said. After many successful years, the college had to close its doors in 1871 because of the financial struggle and devastation resulting from the Civil War. Then, in 1872, the EAMC was re-
organized and reopened under the Land Grant Morrill Act of 1862 and 1890, which gave Auburn the opportunity to prepare its students with skills to build a better future through agriculture and engineering, to meet the needs of a growing population and to build better roads and infrastructures. Along with the new land, women were allowed to attend starting in 1892, which made Auburn the first coeducational four-year college in the state. The Morrill Act specifically gave each of the eligible states 30,000 acres of land to be used to fund institutions and help expand their studies. “With that new focus came the new name ‘Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama,”” Coleman
said. The college became less formally known as Alabama’s “Land-Grant” College. Dr. Joseph Kicklighter, a history professor at Auburn, said that although the University is jokingly called “Cow College,” many other colleges across the state hoped to get the land grant to further their study opportunities. “Even the University of Alabama wanted to get the land grant,” Kicklighter said. Along with the AMCA, many other colleges around the nation received land grants under the Morrill Act, and began using “Polytechnic” in their names to exhibit their modern curriculum. Following the contem-
porary trend, the Auburn Board of Trustees changed the college’s name from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama to Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1899. This piece of Auburn’s history still remains prevalent today through the common “API” shirts that are worn by students, fans and other members of the Auburn family. As the institute grew larger and gained popularity, it began to be known and referred to as just “Auburn,” instead of the Polytechnic Institute. “Everyone always said ‘Auburn’ in the chants and cheers instead of the API,” Kicklighter said. With the nickname also came a sense of pride and unity, which urged alumni to push for another name change. The Institute met all requirements for the first time in history, which qualified it as an official university. The institute needed a new name that recognized its broader field of study, and in 1959, the State Legislature and Governor signed a bill to change the college’s name to “Auburn University.” The name change became official on Jan. 1, 1960, and according to Coleman, “was befitting the breadth of [the] mission and delighted the alumni.” “This name change was an acceptance of the reality,” Kicklighter said. Loving a university that has gone through so many changes has instilled a strong respect for tradition in the hearts of Auburn men and women everywhere. Progressing from an all men’s college in 1856, to a land, sea and space grant University that educates more than 25,000 students today; the University thrives on its history and undying traditions.
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In just 15 minutes each morning there is a way to become smarter, more energetic and more alert, that any doctor would recommend, and that doesn’t involve the application of deer antler spray. This simple process is, of course, eating breakfast. It is a cliché, but there are a lot of reasons that breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. “Look at the word breakfast. We’re literally breaking the fast,” said Jessica-Lauren Newby, Auburn University’s registered dietitian. “When we wake up, our bodies have been in a fasting state for 10 hours. Continuing the fast really affects our metabolism.” “Food is fuel, you wouldn’t want to start a car on an empty tank,” said Eric Smith, director of health and wellness. These qualities make breakfast an essential step to starting the day, not only providing an initial spark, but also providing long-term energy and encouraging higher metabolic rates. Time constraints coupled with assumptions that a small, quick breakfast would not be beneficial may cause some to skip breakfast, but this is not the case. “Some breakfast is always better than no breakfast,” Newby said. Newby said even a simple sleeve of peanut butter crackers could be a beneficial source of protein, carbohydrates and fat. A morning meal boosts not only brain power, but physical energy as well, Smith said. “Proteins and carbs will help get you kick started,” Smith said. This pro-breakfast sentiment was echoed by Elizabeth Fowlkes, junior in communication. “Breakfast definitely helps me concentrate,” Fowlkes said, “If I don’t eat, all I can think about is being hungry.” Breakfast will not only keep away distracting thoughts of hunger, but it also provides extra energy for the brain. “We need carbs for our brains to run,” Newby said.
Although the benefits of eating breakfast are well documented, there are many people that skip breakfast with the goal of weight loss in mind. Newby sited studies that indicate it is counterintuitive, and those who eat breakfast are generally lighter than those that make lunch their first meal of the day. “When we miss breakfast we miss the opportunity to wake up our metabolism,” Newby said. “Then we over consume, and the excess goes into fat storage.” Skipping breakfast also leads to a tendency to over eat at lunch, Newby said. Smith said a heavy lunch can also slow down your metabolism, making it harder for the body to burn calories. “It is far better to eat smaller meals throughout the day than to eat one or two large, heavy meals,” Smith said. Just eating breakfast is an advantage, but eating a well-balanced one should be the goal. “I always advise people to aim for three food groups,” Newby said. Smith advocated trying to find a balance between nutrition and simplicity to fit time constraints, saying a breakfast consisting of a banana, yogurt and granola would be a nutritionally sound meal. “You would be getting minerals, vitamins, a shot of calcium and adequate carbs and protein,” Smith said. Smith also acknowledged that coffee would likely be part of a college student’s breakfast noting that the choice is up to the individual. “A cup of coffee is totally fine, but when someone drinks pot after pot then they can run into some problems,” Smith said. Coffee has some health benefits in moderation, but too much caffeine can be bad for you, Newby said. Breakfast is definitely important, but it is hard to make generalizations about what exactly people need to be eating. “Everyone’s food needs are drastically different,” Smith said, but he also noted that the importance of eating breakfast applies to everyone.
Solar Expression’s solar powered signs must be placed where they can catch the sun.
Caitlin Wagenseil Intrigue Reporter
Ever seen a solar powered sign? Well, now you can thanks to local business Solar Expressions that make Auburn and Alabama collegiate signs, as well as other custom logos. “We make and sell solar signs,” said Charlie Harper, vice president of Solar Expressions and senior in marketing and radio, television and film. “There’s a piece of acrylic that goes into a panel that is solar powered, and there are lights inside so when the sun goes down it will turn it on.” Harper added that the sign needs to be placed somewhere where the sun can reach it. “During the day, the sun will be charging up the top panel that gives the sign all the energy it needs so that at night, it just feeds off that energy for power,” he said. In order to be more versatile and reach more people, Harper said other logos include “Welcome,” “It’s a girl,” and “Party’s here.” And all of these signs are interchangeable. Harper said this was done so that people can display an Auburn logo during football season, but still have the option of changing it out with a welcome sign or some other type of logo. “It was when we thought to do that when it really kind of exploded and we were like ‘wow, we might actually have something here,’” Harper said. Because an AC/DC adaptor
is included, the sign can also be used inside. Harper said it’s similar to a night light. The business is run by Harper and his father, Vandy. Harper said his father worked with acrylic panels and LED lights in his spare time, and two guys approached him about turning his hobby into a business. “My dad came to me with the idea, and I had a lot of ideas on how I thought it could be improved, and different ways to use the signs,” Harper said. “About a year ago he asked if I wanted to go into business with him and I said I’d love to and it just started from there.” As for working so closely with his dad, Harper said it hasn’t been a problem. “We get along and we don’t really have any issues—it’s pretty easygoing,” he said. According to Harper, the most challenging and the most enjoyable part of the business tend to coincide with one another. “There’s a lot of responsibility—I have my dad above me, but I have to make a lot of decisions that will fall on me if I make a mistake, and taking the blame for my actions,” Harper said. “But it’s also refreshing to not really be told what to do. It’s nice to have some freedom, so that if I have an idea for a product I can make it happen easily.” In addition to Harper and his father, there are a handful of other employees that help out, design the website and do
some additional marketing. Harper said the business will occasionally conflict with his schoolwork. “It’s nothing too drastic,” he said. “Sometimes it gets to be too much, but at this point I’ve put my outside stuff a little over school just because it’s real and it’s a good experience.” As for plans after graduation, Harper is still working it out. “I’m still working on what I want to do—that’s why I’m doing the dual degree because I like doing film stuff but I also like advertising,” Harper said. “So I’m just doing this right now and seeing where it takes me.” Harper plans to make a commercial for Solar Expressions sometime in the future. While there is a store location in Auburn, Harper said the majority of business is done through the Internet. “We do have occasional walk-ins, but the office is more of a warehouse and a place for us to work on things instead of people to come and buy,” he said. “But if somebody comes in, then we’ll definitely help them out.” Solar Expressions is located at 2515 E. Glenn Ave. in Suite 301. The website is currently being worked on, but signs by Solar Expressions can be found at other local businesses in Auburn including Kinnucan’s. Harper and his father are also working on adding other collegiate logos to their signs.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Students’ apparel designs to hit runway Jherrica Luckie Writer
The results are in, and four of the 16 semi-finalists for the Emerging Designer Contest at the third annual Birmingham Fashion Week are students of the University’s apparel and design apartment. Birmingham Fashion Week is a runway show, featuring local and national designers, models, make-up artists, hairstylists and boutiques held at Pepper Place Saturday, Feb. 23–Saturday, March 2. “It’s a huge opportunity to make connections and show your talent,” said Kailey Smith, semi-finalist and junior in apparel design. The 16 semi-finalists in the Emerging Designer Contest will showcase four garments
nalists. The designers were asked to create a concept board along with 15 illustrations and two fully constructed garments. The items were judged by Heidi Elnora, a bridal wear designer who was featured on season two of Project Runway. “Heidi is amazing. She is one of the most motivating and encouraging people I’ve ever had the opportunity of speaking with,” Sarah said. “She really understands how hard it is to break through in this industry, so she works really hard to give us these opportunities that she didn’t have when she was a fashion design student.” The contestants are required to design and create every detail of their collection, including finding a model to
to be judged by fashion experts on Thursday, Feb. 28 and Friday, March 1. The top eight will go on to the final runway competition on Saturday, March 2, where the winner will receive a cash prize, a 12-piece showcase in next year’s runway show and a television appearance. “Being a semi-finalist is exciting and challenging,” said AnnaKay Winford, junior in apparel design. “It means very little sleep, but it’s such an honor.” Sarah Winford, a semi-finalist who graduated from Auburn in apparel design and production management in December, said they went through a nerve-wracking two-part tryout in October before being chosen as semi-fi-
Lauren Gilchrist, senior in apparel design at Auburn, said that she and the other three girls became close through classes over the past several years. “Apparel design is a competitive field, but I am mostly competitive with myself,” Gilchrest said. “We are all very encouraging and supportive of each other. I am lucky to be surrounded by such talented ladies.” Gilchrist said that it was Sarah’s previous experience with the competition that helped her decide to tryout. “Right now I am focusing on making my four looks to the best of my ability,” Smith said. “Winning would be awesome, but just being able to compete is already huge.”
wear their garments on the runway. The contestants will be given an opportunity to qualify for the final runway show on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The semi-finalist will reveal one of their four garments at Saks Fifth Avenue, where Kimberley Newport-Mimran, president and designer of clothing line Pink Tartan, will choose her favorite piece. Sarah said she found out her, AnnaKay and the two other apparel design students had been chosen as semi-finalist on Thursday, Nov. 29. This is Sarah’s second year competing at Birmingham Fashion Week. “I was so excited I couldn’t focus on my finals, all I wanted to do was sketch, brainstorm and create,” Smith said.
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