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Sophomore found dead, no foul play suspected
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Cassandra Anne Gacek, sophomore in undeclared sciences & math, was found dead at her Toomer Street apartment Thursday, March 28. According to a report from the Lee County Coroner, Auburn Police, Auburn Fire and East Alabama Medical Center EMS received a 911 call Thursday, March 28, at 7:14 p.m. concerning an unresponsive female on Toomer Street.
Chief Deputy Coroner Gene Manning pronounced Gacek dead at the scene at 8:15 p.m. According to the report, Gacek had a past medical history of seizures. Capt. Tom Stofer of Auburn Police confirmed that no foul play, alcohol or other substances are suspected to be a factor in her death. The Auburn Police, Lee County Coroner, and Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences are continuing the investigation. Gacek, 20, was a member
of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, resident of Mobile and a 2011 graduate of St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile. News of Gacek’s death spread quickly on social media and her Facebook page received an outpouring of support from family and friends in the days after her passing. Jordan Kirkland, president of Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) sorority, said that many members called Gacek a dear friend. Kirkland said Gacek had a great interest in fashion and
enjoyed camping and hiking in her free time away from pursuing a career in physical therapy. Kirkland and members of KKG expressed their joy at having her as a sister and how much she is already missed. “Though she was only a sophomore, Cassandra made such great contributions to our chapter and its members,” Kirkland said. “Her close friends have called her intelligent and spontaneous with a striking beauty and a compassion-
GACEK ate heart. She is already dearly missed by the members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.”
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Calling all Tigers: Train, Hot Chelle Rae and Green River Ordinance for UPC spring Concert. Auburn students asked, and the University Program Council listened. UPC has organized Auburn Airwaves, a spring concert featuring Train, Hot Chelle Rae and Green River Ordinance to preform Thursday, April 25, with doors opening at 6 p.m. Free tickets will be available for students only starting Wednesday, April 10 at noon at Auburn.edu/UPC. Emily Armstrong, director of major entertainment, was in charge of organizing the event. “Green River Ordinance will open and then Hot Chelle Rae and then Train will be the headliner so they’ll be the last act to go,” Armstrong said. “We’d really love to sell out the arena and have everyone that can fit be there.”
UPC started planning the event at the end of last semester to make sure that things would be ready in time, Armstrong said. Although Auburn is a smaller venue, all of the artists were flexible and easy to work with, Armstrong said. UPC had students answer surveys so that they could get a feel for who the student body was interested in seeing. Armstrong said they made sure this was what the student body wanted and that they chose artists that students would be interested in and have a good time at. “They were great, they seemed really excited to come to Auburn,” Armstrong said. STAY UPDATED WITH EVERYTHING AUBURN @ ThePlainsman.com
GE Aviation plant soars to Auburn with big investment Chandler Jones COMMUNITY REPORTER
Auburn’s General Electric Aviation Plant reached skyhigh tax abatements at the Auburn City Council. At the Auburn City Council meeting April 3 to a happening assembly of Auburn residents. GE Aviation predicts bringing an upward of 69 jobs with
an investment approximating $24,841,000. “This is for the equipment that they are bringing in, it’s just taking them longer than anticipated to purchase the equipment so the abatement needed to be extended,” City Manager Charles Duggan said. “It usually lasts about two years and so we just needed to
extend it out for them, because they’re now buying the equipment. ” GE Aviation builds hightech blades for jet engine. These blades are smaller and are meant to go in the hottest and fastest part of the jet engine.
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Former Miss Auburn University launches food desert 5K run
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2013 Involvement Awards Winners Congratulations to all organizations and individuals selected for the 2013 Involvement Awards!
Miss Auburn University 2011 has cooked up an event to fight hunger and bring awareness to her cause while people run the Food Desert 5k on Sunday, April 7, around Auburn’s campus. Former Miss AU Emilee Williams, with help from Auburn organizations Committee of 19 and Campus Kitchens, organized this event as part of her Miss Alabama platform. The event is being held to symbolize the distance many people have to travel to get fresh fruits and vegetables. “It’s called the food desert 5k because the distance
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that people, about 25 million Americans, have to travel to access fresh food is about a three mile radius,” Williams said. “If you live in one of those areas it’s called a food des-
ert which means that if you’re food insecure, you can’t really use your food stamps or anything like that at a healthy grocery store.”
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Exceptional Campus Organization Phi Sigma Pi
The Award for Outstanding Research, Innovation, or Development University Program Council
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Outstanding Cultural Activity of the Year “Friendship BBQ”- Iranian Student Association
Outstanding Sports & Recreation Organization Women’s Club Volleyball
Female Student Leader of the Year Kristie Tingle
Outstanding Media Organization The Auburn Circle
Male Student Leader of the Year Logan Powell
Outstanding Honor or Professional Society of the Year American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Most Entertaining Campus Event Outstanding Support Organization “Tiger Stomp”- Black Student Union War Eagle Girls & Plainsmen Advisor of the Year Amy Ware
New Organization of the Year Real Food Challenge
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DUI ARRESTS IN THE CITY OF AUBURN MARCH 27 – APRIL 2, 2013 ■ Charles Saxon, 21, Birmingham Thursday, March 28, 1:26 a.m. on North Ross Street ■ Jay Gonzalez, 21, Auburn Thursday, March 28, 3:08 a.m. at South College Street and Devall Drive ■ Tani Jones, 43, Auburn Saturday, March 30, 3:06 a.m. on South College Street ■ John Harvey Sr., 62, Auburn Sunday, March 31, 9:27 p.m. on West Longleaf Drive ■ Patrick Riley, 30, Auburn Monday, April 1, 3:24 a.m. at South Donahue Drive and East Longleaf Drive ■ Katherine Jaggie, 24, Auburn Tuesday, April 2, 2:38 a.m. at South College Street and West Samford Avenue ■ Tyler Griffin, 27, Auburn Tuesday, April 2, 3:37 a.m. at North Gay Street and Opelika Road ■ Eddie Richardson Jr., 51, Auburn Tuesday, April 2, 9:44 a.m. at South College Street and Sandhill Road
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CRIME REPORTS FOR MARCH 27 – APRIL 2, 2013 March 29 – Wire Road Third-degree burglary of a television between 1–9 p.m. March 30 – Opelika Road Second-degree criminal mischief between 4:20–4:36 a.m. March 30 – Lee Road 137 Harassment report March 30 – Opelika Road Third-degree theft of clothing and jewelry between 10:15–10:23 a.m. March 30 – Opelika Road Third-degree theft of clothing between 3:55–4:05 p.m.
March 30 – East Longleaf Drive Third-degree burglary of video game console, video games, clothing and a drivers license between 9–11 p.m. March 30-April 1 – Lee Road 12 Third degree burglary of a television, DVDs, video games, laptop, and an Xbox between 7:30 p.m. March 30–9:30 a.m. April 1 March 31 – North Gay Street Third-degree burglary of a laptop, two televisions, video game system and video games between 5:30–11 p.m. April 1 – South College Street Third-degree theft of electronic reader cases and an electronic reader stand between 3–3:10 p.m.
April 2 – Mell Street Second-degree theft of a laptop between 12:10–1 a.m. April 2 – South College Street and Beehive Road Left the scene of an accident between 5:49–5:51 a.m. April 2 – South College Street Third-degree theft of soda bottles, barbecue sauces and a deli wing plate between 2:15–2:30 p.m. April 2 – Shug Jordan Parkway Harassment report — Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety
Undergraduate Research Board holds Research Fair Kailey Miller CAMPUS REPORTER
For the first time at Auburn, the Student Government Association Undergraduate Research Board has organized the Undergraduate Research Fair to benefit students and to help them find the best research fields. The fair took place at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center on Wednesday, April 3rd from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Faculty manned tables to talk to you about research opportunities within their department,” said Patrick Michael, senior in physics. “Each table (had) packets of information regarding research projects in each department for students to come and pick up and look through and contact information for faculty members so that they can try and reach out and get involved in undergraduate re-
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search.” Michael was the SGA co-director of academic affairs on cabinet this past year and helped form the Undergraduate Research Board. This is the first year the Undergraduate Research Board and Undergraduate Research Fair have existed. “The Undergraduate Research Fair is a fair we set up to break the gap between research opportunity and professors looking to involve students in undergraduate research,” said Mohamed Elzeiny, junior in microbiology. “It’s this informational program we set up to get students out and get more involved in research.” There are 16 members on the Undergraduate Research Board who were selected through an application and interview pro-
be related back to hunger,” Williams said. “My vision was people would reach for the cookbook when preparing a recipe and that would remind them that not everyone has that luxury to prepare a fresh meal every night. It’s just kind of a way to connect you back to people who may not have what you have access to.” Vice President of the Committee of 19, Azeem Ahmed, said he has worked with Williams in both the Committee of 19 and Campus Kitchens. “She had this amazing idea for the Food Desert 5k as part of her Miss Auburn platform,” Ahmed said. “I was like, you know what, sounds awesome.” Committee of 19 is Auburn’s war on hunger initiative that handles advocacy, awareness and fundraising for all the hunger related activi-
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Gacek was fond of tie-dying, exploring and conquering new lands, climbing trees, trips and photography. Gacek is survived by her parents, Mark and Pamela, sister Marissa, two brothers, Michael and Markie and her twin brother, Peter. Viewing is Friday, April 5, from 5 – 8 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street in Mobile. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, April 6, at 11 a.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church.
Th e m anufa c turin g equipm ent purchased values at $18,567,000 and will save an annual $85,408 and non-manufacturing equipment (personal property) purchased is $6,274,000, saving $28,860 annually. These abatements do not include educational, hospital and children’s
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cess. The Undergraduate Research Board then selected the students from a variety of different fields. “We had all areas of campus researched in one group and we could all find out from our specific colleges what kind of opportunities were out there and how to get students better plugged in,” Smith said. Colson Smith, sophomore in organismal biology, facilitated helping students get introduced to professors and helping them find out what type of research they are interested in. “It’s great for us as well as students to find out what exactly is going on, what professors are doing and how students can get connected with them,” Smith said. Smith said he believes a lot of students
ties, like the Beat Bama Food Drive on campus. “Emilee has pretty much been running the event,” Ahmed said. “She has done most of the event planning, and we will do some volunteering.” President of Campus Kitchens, Emily Scammel, said they are helping collaborate and give Williams support. “We have made a few donations, and more than anything we are just supporting full-heartedly everything she is trying to do,” Scammel said. “A lot of our members will be there running the race. I probably will not be running because I am horrible at running, but I will be there for support anyway. Just whatever she needs us for.” The race will start at the RO parking lot off Thach Avenue by the Village residence halls at 1 p.m. home taxes. In other news: - Citizen’s Communications concerned an annexation property located on Stonewall Road. Michael Keel is the developer who intends to build $300,000-$400,000 homes on those properties. It is a rural area and citizen Ann Priester Bennett spoke against the annexation. She owns property in Stonewall and hopes to leave that area rural.
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Senate met Monday, April 1st to allow for senate committee reports, to confirm several appointments made by SGA and other organizations on campus, as well as give senators a look at bills that will be coming into senate in the next week. Senator at Large, Logan Powell brought to Senate’s attention the strides his committee is making for campus safety. “We are currently working on a resolution to improve the lighting near the extension parking lot as well as working on a student survey for safety walking to and from the Village.” Senate confirmed two new senators to represent their re-
spected colleges. Oclla Parks will represent the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and Christopher Faron will serve as the senator for the College of Veterinary Medicine, both Parks and Faron have served in senate previously. Senate also approved the new assistant vice presidents for SGA Cabinet. Twelve new students were appointed to these positions and each were confirmed with no discussion from senate. Senator Jacob Dean, from the College of Liberal Arts, did warn senate to be wary of spreading themselves thin. Dean talked briefly about senators being able to perform both jobs effectively and how they were potentially taking positions away from oth-
er students who would like to and are qualified to serve SGA. Senator at Large, Jackson Pruett, presented the new Legislative Affairs committee. “As part of this year’s committee restructure we will be creating a new legislative affairs committee. The goal of this committee is to serve as a voice of the student body to Montgomery and Washington on issues that involve students,” Pruett said. Before senate closed, advisor Brad Smith said he saw several new faces during SGA cabinet interviews. “To me that was really exciting and should be exciting to you guys as well that we will potentially be seeing some new faces in the office,” said Smith.
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Emilee Williams was crowned Miss Auburn University in 2011.
and continue around the campus until making it back to the RO parking lot. It is $15 to register, and T-shirts will be sold for $12 at the registration tent.
Residents of the neighborhood spoke in favor of the annexation to build up the neighborhood. - The Council passed a micro loan for the upcoming Edible Arrangements. “That’s our microloan program where the city borrowed money from the federal government and we’re able to make low interest loans to qualifying companies to get them off the ground,”
The first male and female to finish will earn a prize. For more information contact ecw0010@auburn.edu or visit www.racesonline.com to register to race.
Duggan said. “This is going to be a business that hopes to locate in The Shoppes at Cary Creek.” “The idea is to help someone starting out in a new business that’s what that micro loan program is all about,” Duggan said. “It’s not a lot of money, but it helps fill in the gaps.” - They approved the purchase of 10 mobile video cameras systems from D igital Ally for
$24,010 to equip the 10 Law Enforcement Sedans the Public Safety Department purchased back in February. - Seven city officials were recognized for 5-, 10- and 30-year pins; three retiring employees were given trophies and Phillip Dunlap was acknowledged for receiving the David R. Echols Distinguished Service Award for Exemplary Service in Economic Development.
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don’t know about this opportunity. “After this, we really wont have an excuse not to know what’s going and we’ll definitely have a lot better understanding of the variety of research opportunities that we have,” Smith said. “It’s not just people in this one lab doing research, but it’s all across campus for each student in each major.” The fair took place during research week, which happened throughout the entire week at the Auburn University Hotel. The research week administrators gave the Undergraduate Research Board a time slot to have the fair. “The whole point of the URB is diversity and I think that it did a really great job with that,” Elzeiny said. “We have people from all sorts of majors, all sorts of backgrounds and you kind of come together as a team.”
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Committee of 19 brings slums to campus Eva Woghiren WRITER
The Committee of 19 has done it again- raising awareness to those in poverty stricken countries who are still living “joyfully.” The committee partnered with Servants in Faith and Technology, on their big spring project “Slum City.” Members of the organization, leading Auburn’s fight against hunger, constructed lifesized replicas of slums, representing five different countries: India, Cambodia, Pakistan, Kenya and Bolivia. “We wanted to just bring awareness that more than one billion of our brothers and sisters around the world live like this,” said Cary Bayless, committee advocacy and awareness facilitator. “Through organizations like Committee of 19 and SIFAT we are trying to educate the Auburn family on ways that they can help.” The city was opened on the Haley Center concourse from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 through Thursday, March 28 for people to look through and ask representatives any questions they had. According to Bayless, the point of this event
was not for people to walk by and feel saddened for those experiencing this life, but to realize that because of their extreme poverty there are many health issues and civil issues that arise with this lifestyle. “At first when I walked by I did feel really sad, but after I talked to someone about it I learned that they were doing this for a reason and to get students involved,” said Nicole Fulkerson, freshman in communication. SIFAT is a worldwide spiritual service organization that serves and educates others in order to improve third world countries. The committee attends SIFAT meetings to gain knowledge about some of their programs and technologies that can be used to help alleviate hunger. Hamp Price, a learn and service intern with SIFAT, said the committee asked them to partner and to bring examples of technologies being used in these communities to help mitigate ways of life. “After doing research on these urban slums we realized that we are not going to get rid of these whole cities of slums, but instead by asking them what things are inhibiting you from living a fulfilled life and going about it that way,”
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Price said. According to the research done by SIFAT these countries are suffering from several problems because of inadequate nutrition, limited access to clean drinking water and breathing problems from smoke inhalation. Both organizations believe the first step in aid for these countries is to become aware of the situation at hand. Price said until students understand where they fit in with the problem they cannot be a
part of the solution. “There is enough food to feed everybody in the world,” Price said. “So why do we have problems like obesity, yet other people around the world are starving to death?” According to Price, students have thanked them for being a voice for their people and sharing a story that is not very well portrayed. The Committee of 19 as well as SIFAT encourages students to get involved whether it is by donating funds or donating their time.
The Mariners celebrate Jane Wayne Day bright and early Ben Hohenstatt WRITER
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Mary Katherine Dlugos, left, junior in political science, and Donald Taylor, sophomore in pre-physical education, at Jayne Wayne Day, Saturday, March 30.
On Saturdays at 8 a.m. most Auburn students are sound asleep, but Saturday, March 30, while many slumbered, a dedicated group of women were just being issued military equipment. Saturday, March 30, was the first Jane Wayne Day organized by The Mariners, the female auxiliary NROTC program. Jane Wayne Day’s creation at Auburn was almost a challenging one according to Kelly Richardon, Mariners secretary. Rihardson said Spring semester is a challenging time to reserve space, but this year Mariners were successful, and events took place at the Nich-
ols Center, rugby field and the facilities Richardson said the group hopes to make Jane Wayne Day an annual event. Jane Wayne Day is an event that started as a way for military spouses to experience firsthand what a day in the life of their significant others was like. The event’s emphasis was on experiencing the drills and experience of NROTC and ROTC members and making a gesture of solidarity as opposed to increasing understanding between spouses. “It’s a chance to look at what they get to do,” Richardson said. This included being issued military gear and performing
standard drills including combat fitness testing, running, a field meet and an obstacle course. By 7:50 a.m. Marines-forthe-day were outside of the Nichols Center with chipper demeanors and ready for their run to the rugby field and to go through basic formation. Rachel Suhs, Mariners vice president, said she was surprised by the obvious energy of the participants. “These are the type of things any Marine Corps regiment would do,” Suhs said. The immersive experience also extended to lunch which was comprised of what the official Jane Wayne Day schedule described as “delicious MRE’s,” or meals, ready-to-eat.
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who have Alabama roots. Guy Rhodes, publisher and editor of The Tuskegee News, is receiving the Distinguished Alabama Community Journalist Award. “For me, winning the award represents not just me, but a lot of the people I have worked with,” Rhodes said. “It is a great honor for me to receive it.” Rhodes, 1969 Auburn graduate, said he has always been interested in journalism. Rhodes was the sports editor and business manager of The Plainsman during his time at Auburn. He worked and wrote for The Montgomery Advertiser, Columbus, Ga.’s Ledger-Enquirer and the Opelika-Auburn News. In 1990 he became the
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The Auburn University Journalism Advisory Council is holding its annual award ceremony April 19 at the AU Hotel and Dixon Conference Center to honor outstanding journalists from the state of Alabama. The council issues five awards and this year, three of the recipients are associated with Auburn. Roy Bain is the Auburn Journalism Awards Chairman. “By putting on the ceremony, we are trying to celebrate Alabama Journalism,” Bain said. Bain also said that to be a recipient you need to be nominated and that four of the five awards must go to individuals
editor of The Tuskegee News where he has been for 18 years. “Journalism is one of those things that once I got into it, it was hard for me to turn it loose,” Rhodes said. “What I like about it so much is getting to know people from all walks of life.” Ed Williams, professor in the department of Communication and Journalism, is receiving the Distinguished Special Achievement in Journalism Award. “I think it is one of the most significant awards I have received,” Williams said. Williams has been teaching Journalism at Auburn for 30 years and became interested in it when he worked for his high school paper.
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“I can’t imagine doing anything else,” Williams said. “I thought I wanted to be a community newspaper editor and I did do that, but when I came to Auburn to teach Journalism I never wanted to leave.” Williams is retiring after this semester. Ace Atkins, 1994 Auburn graduate, is receiving the Distinguished AU Alumnus in Journalistic Achievement Award. “I loved everything about being a journalist and a reporter,” Atkins said. “Nothing gave me more pride and joy.” After his job as a reporter, Atkins began writing crime novels in 2001. For more, visit ThePlainsman.com.
After lunch and the application of camouflage face paint or cammie paint it was time for the part of the day that inspired the most dread and excitement, the obstacle course. “It will be a struggle, but it’ll be a lot of fun,” Richardson said. Obstacles included Marine Corps staples such as the log wall and up and over bars. There was also an event unique to Auburn University during Jane Wayne Day, a run through what is affectionately known as the Mundy Trail. The General Mundy Fitness Trail is a wooded path on the West side of Auburn’s campus with pull up bars at its beginning and end with exercise stations along the trail.
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Above right Garrett Blackburn works on the Hovercraft to prepare in for the competition.
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Behind the closed doors of the Polymer and Fiber engineering building is one of Auburn’s best kept secrets, and it’s ready to usher in a new era of collegiate rivalry. Yes, there is a Hovercraft division to the War Eagle Motor Sports program, and on Saturday, April 27 they will face off against none other than the University of Alabama in the first-ever Hoverclub of America-sanctioned SEC competition. The team has slowly been gaining recognition for more than a decade, and during their 2008 run the Auburn team placed second overall in the Formula S and Formula II engine competitions, as well as winning the Most Innovative Design award for their carbon fiber Hovercraft. “Theres just a handful of colleges doing this,” said Polymer and Fiber engineering technician Jeff Thompson. “Most are the ones that specialize in composites, but the (Hover)club is huge, there’s a lot of old guys with lots of money that show up and look like nascar haulers, we compete with all of ‘em.” “The club took off at first, and floundered for a couple years, but the boys this year have really been enthusiastic and made a lot of progress.” For the hovercraft team, their work is an intensely personal one, fueled by a desire to not only design the best machine possible, but win competitions under the Auburn banner. The contest is an endurance race at Lake Lurleen against Alabama’s newly formed hov-
ercraft club. Teams race on a single tank of gas, and can change riders, but not refuel for the length of an hour. The team has two hovercrafts they’ve been developing for the event, one a heavier but more reliable orange fiberglass craft that has been the a mainstay of the club since the beginning, and a newer, lighter carbon fiber in black that they plan on unveiling at the race. “I aim to see it finished before I graduate,” said Garret Blackburn, senior in polymer and fiber engineering. “We’re getting close, and if we can get it to the race it’ll be even better.” To drive the hovercraft you must put in at least two–three hours of work a week, but for all those involved, that’s the fun part. They implement their own designs, repair and autograph the damages to the craft they caused and personally tweak its features by hand to ensure everything is shipshape. “This is really just a fun thing to get hands on with, get some experience with, and understanding the more complex things in machinery,” said Nick Johnson, senior in mechanical engineering. “People come into the club and don’t really know what to do, or how things work, and you just kind of lean over the shoulder of somebody doing something until you figure it out. Im at the stage now where I can come in by myself and get some serious work done.” Students interested in mechanical engineering are welcome to join the hovercraft club.
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Rehydrate with beer
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Clement has been making coffee on his own since his junior year in high school. He has up to 20 customers a week selling types of coffee like espresso, latte, mocha and regular coffee.
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The runners meet at Quixotes before and after the run for some beers.
Jordan Dale WRITER
Running for Brews, a new running organization in Auburn, encourages participants to down a cold beer with new friends after running a 5K each week. Quixote’s hosts the organization each week, offering $1 beer specials to participants. Running for Brews was founded in Dunedin, Fla. in 2010 by co-founders Kevin Bupp and John McMahan. Since then, they have added four locations in Florida, as well as locations in Chattanooga, Tenn. and Boulder, Colo. Auburn marks Running for Brews’ first location in Alabama. “We wanted to create an experience for runners that was unique, fun, and fulfilling,” Bupp said. For McMahan, it’s about meeting new people and networking. “Week in and week out, we have met thousands of individuals who have our same interests in mind,” McMahan said. Running for Brews’ vision is to grow a nationwide group of social running clubs that will benefit communities everywhere. “Running for Brews connects with local communities and charities to bring people together,” Bupp said. Adam Pugh, manager of Big Dog Running Company in Auburn, said Running for Brews scouted Auburn for people willing to help get
the program on the ground and running. Lesley Benning, employee at HealthPlus Fitness Center, was approached in a similar manner. “I thought it sounded pretty cool and it would force me to get out on a Saturday night,” Benning said. Benning agreed to lead the Auburn location for Running for Brews. She said 30 people signed in for the inaugural Running for Brews run and they ran a distance of 3.4 miles, just over a 5K. “We’re going to try and change up the route each week, or ever y couple weeks,” Benning said. “We’ll try to go through 3 or 4 different routes on a loop.” Running for Brews offered a friendly atmosphere for a variety of athletic ability. Some people treated the 5K as a race, while others chose to walk and just complete the event. “Drinking and running are two of my passions,” said Philip Smith, Auburn alumni. “I like that there is something new and different coming to Auburn.” Smith said he found out about Running for Brews through his friends in Facebook. Others saw Quixote’s advertising the run and decided to participate. “I’m a frequent flyer of Quixote’s and so when I found out they were having a 5K I decided to run it,” said Blake Burgess, senior in theater. “I just got done play-
ing football for Auburn and I was looking for a way to stay healthy and get active.” Burgess finished the run in first, rewarding himself with a cold beer to rehydrate. “I feel fantastic,” Burgess said. “I ran around Auburn, got to meet a couple I didn’t know and it was a lot of fun.” Benning said that she hoped Running for Brews would turn into something big during the summer, engage participants of all ages, not just college students. “We’re going to try and have some fun nights like costumes nights,” Benning said. “Or, maybe mini-marathons where we sprint from Quixote’s to Toomer’s and then snag some beers; fun things like that.” Charitable races are also an integral part of Running for Brews as a way to add a level of meaning to the runs in addition to promoting a healthy lifestyle. “I like that about it,” Smith said. “I know that they’re trying to get communities together to have a good time, run a little bit and also drink some good beers for good causes.” Whether running or walking, Running for Brews is aiming for building healthy lifestyles. “The brews are just a bonus to building new relationships and creating a unique community of runners and walkers,” McMahan said.
Student profits from coffee Freshman starts Black Flag Coffee in his dormitory kitchen Kailey Miller CAMPUS REPORTER
Josh Clement, freshman in physics, has started his own coffee shop Black Flag Coffee, in the first floor kitchen of Harper Hall of the Quad dormitories. Clement became interested in making coffee during his junior year of high school. “The summer just before starting here I built my own coffee roaster and kind of started getting into it,” Clement said. “Espresso is a lot harder to make though so I got a job at Caribou in the library just to get a little bit of experience.” Clement got most of his other coffee making supplies on eBay. The coffee beans that he uses are Sweet Maria’s coffee. Clement makes various types of coffee including espresso, lattes, mochas and regular coffee. He has peppermint, caramel, vanilla and pumpkin flavored syrups that he can add for flavor. Clement says that he can have anywhere from 10-20 customers each week. James McKelly, associate professor of English, is one of Clement’s regular customers. “He just does a really great job,” McKelly said. “I think he’d be a really great small town entrepreneur.”
Putting BIG faith in Auburn students Evan Isbill WRITER
In the spring of 2012 a decision was made to eliminate “spirit points” which determined block seating. Spirit points were given to people who participated in IMPACT, philanthropies, BIG Event and other events put on by Auburn. Eliminating these points held the potential to negatively affect these programs. “I wanted to see intentional and meaningful volunteerism and not forced work hours,” said Owen Parrish, former SGA president. “We were in a system that I had seen through my time as Director of BIG Event and my time in SGA and friends’ time as exec members and president for IMPACT that we were, instead of encouraging and supporting people to really love community service and love different avenues through which they could accomplish community service. They were being forced into working for ulterior motives.” But even with these great intentions, many questioned if programs like BIG Event could effectively serve the Auburn community anymore. “It was terrifying to think that this program that we had built up for so long might see a dramatic drop in volunteers.” said Kyla Wilkinson, last year’s BIG Event Director. BIG Event, is a day of community service that allows Au-
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I think the lack of spirit points was the best thing that has ever happened to us.” —Leanne Portera DIRECTOR OF THE BIG EVENT
burn students to give back to the community they call home. Each year there are four directors appointed to the monumental task of planning the BIG Event. This year’s directors were Logan Powell, Leanne Portera, Catherine Pariseau and Kellie Jones. None of the directors felt that the point system being taken away was a hindrance for this year’s BIG Event. “I think lack of spirit points was the best thing that could’ve happened to us,” Portera said. “It made us take a step back and say what’s the purpose of BIG Event?” This attitude and question helped to motivate all the directors forward with the task at hand. They each spoke in depth about all of their hard work. But, the BIG Event is held on a Saturday morning, and given the average college student’s sleeping schedule; there was a lot of room for doubt. These directors, however;
didn’t doubt. “Throughout the year we never had a set number and our attitude was we’re just going to work as hard as we can and that way at the end of the day if we have 500 people or we have 4,000 people we can rest knowing we did our best,” Powell said. Pariseau echoed this attitude and gave insight to the vision of the BIG Event team. “We really decided we weren’t going to be focused on numbers that we were gonna be focused on the quality over the quantity,” Pariseau said. With that hard working attitude and faith their future volunteers, the team pushed forward. And all of their hard work and positive attitudes paid off. The directors were invited to attend a national BIG Event conference at Texas A&M in the spring. The conference, according to the directors, was informative and encouraging. They all smiled while commenting on their own part in the conference. Auburn’s BIG Event directors were asked to give a presentation on their own event and strategies. The program transitioned from one that many had doubted, to a program that was getting some national attention and praise. Now, with a successful trip to Texas A&M under their
belts, the directors still had the actual event to see through. But their confidence was as strong as ever. “I think we all knew Auburn would step up,” Potera said. “There was no doubt in our minds that there were going to be awesome students who were gonna come out and they blew us away.” And step up they did; 2,200 students volunteered at 170 jobsites in Auburn on March 23rd. “The people who signed up just really pulled through,” Jones said. “They honored the commitment that they made and that’s something you can’t say about a lot of college students. I think last Saturday really disproved that theory that vww college aged-students are solely focused on themselves.” This is exactly what BIG Event is about, Auburn students showing up to serve Auburn. “People didn’t go because they were forced to go,” Parrish said. “They went because they cared about it. And I think that’s a huge stride for BIG Event and I think the program has really unchained because of a lack of spirit points where it can really grow now it can really succeed because you have a passionate group of people who are participating and that care about it rather than a forced group of laborers who know they have to go once a year.”
There was a question of whether Clement should be roasting and selling coffee in a dorm, However, Clement is not technically selling it. He doesn’t put a price on the coffee, but instead leaves out a jar for tips from willing customers. Clement said as long as customers tip well he makes money off of every cup of coffee. “One thing I think he does is he locates online really good places to source the beans and that’s key with coffee,” McKelly said. “If you can source your beans from really high quality growers you’re in business. It costs a little bit more that way, but the way josh does it I believe he’s able to keep his costs down pretty far because he’s just one person.” Syler Liu, junior in business, met Clement at Caribou Coffee last semester and goes to get coffee from Clement almost every week. “I would recommend it for everyone on campus because I’m a business major and I see this as a business that he started,” Liu said. “Everything he does is by himself, it’s really good, and the coffee is good.” Liu’s favorite coffee from Clement is the iced mocha. Clement’s customers come and go at different times throughout the day. “Some of the people live
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I would recommend it for everyone on campus because I’m a business major and I see this as a business he started. Everything he does is by himself, it’s really good and the coffee is good.” —Syler Liu JUNIOR IN BUSINESS
here, other people just come and knock on the door and come in,” Clement said. “I’m usually here in the afternoons and anyone can call me.” Clement said that he can’t make coffee as fast as Caribou does, but that he makes it well. Clement plans on continuing to make coffee after college, but said he doesn’t plan on continuing it as a business. Instead, he plans on being a physicist. McKelly described Black Flag Coffee as “dynamite” and said he and his wife love it. “He can really custom roast the stuff for you,” McKelly said. “If you mention you like a certain kind of bean, he’s able to go and find that kind of bean and roast it to your specifications and it’s not super prohibiting or expensive for him to do because he’s so small scale.”
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Women deserve better
RACHEL SUHS/DESIGN EDITOR
Women have had to fight hard to get where they are in America. During our nation’s infancy, women were treated and expected to act like domestic automatons, a robot that could breast feed and cook a turkey dinner without making too much of a fuss. Of course, women have made great strides since then. Any job a man can do, a woman can too. But are those old time gender prejudices really gone? Recent arguments in congress focusing on birth control and the actual definition of rape are evidence that woman may still not have an equal voice. We believe the equality of women should not even be an issue because it is simply a fact. Women are equal. Deal with it. Todd Akin, a former representative from Missouri, said during his 2012 campaign that women who are victims of “legitimate rape” do not get pregnant. Thankfully, Akin was not re-elected, but his statement is a symptom of a larger problem among our legislators. When they don’t understand the simple biological process of procreation, forced or not, how can we ever move past the stigma that affects rape victims?
According to statistics gathered by the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, or RAINN, 54 percent of all sexual assaults go unreported and 97 percent of rapists never spend a day in jail. That’s right, 97 percent of rapists have never had to face the consequences for their vile actions. Why? At the heart of the matter, it’s because women are not actually viewed or treated as equals, even in a country that says everyone is equal. We don’t even have to go overseas to places like India, a country rampant with gender discrimination and shaming of rape victims, to see how poorly women are being treated. Look at CNN’s fawning over the Steubenville rapists. They committed a heinous crime, yet the loss of their futures was mourned, and the victim was unjustly portrayed as a deserving what she got. On Tuesday, March 19, a sexual assault was reported to the Auburn Police Department. However, AUPD said on Monday, March 25 the statement had been falsified, and the case is closed. We don’t know exactly what happened, who was involved or any other concrete details surrounding the falsified report, and we
can only speculate a motive. But the incident has definitely raised a few questions, and it has made us take a deeper look at the international conversation on sexual assault, rape and women’s rights. The University has taken a proactive step against sexual assault and rape by instituting a Safe Harbor program. We doubt the international community, or even the United States, sees Auburn as a paradigm for equality and civil rights, but the rest of the world could certainly benefit from looking at why a Safe Harbor program is necessary in the first place. Humanity – whether the male or female variety – has more value than we could ever imagine. So are women so marginalized and mistreated? We want women in Auburn, Steubenville, India and everywhere else in the world to know they deserve a free and equal life just as much as men do. The stigma surrounding rape victims is just as atrocious as the act itself. So we stand in support of women and the victims of rape and sexual assault. You are not alone, and we are ready to continue the fight in the hopes that someday soon, we will see true equality for women.
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We’re long overdue for a nap Social media Chelsea Harvey ONLINE@THEPLAINSMAN. COM
I read a statistic somewhere once that claimed today’s average high school student suffers from as much stress as the average psychiatric patient in the 1950s. Considering how things run around on the Internet, I have my doubts about the verity of this statement; however, it did get me thinking about today’s typical American lifestyle and the importance of rest. When I think about college alone, the people around me—my friends, colleagues and classmates—are some of the busiest people I have ever seen. They’re in class 18 hours a week. They spend hours in labs doing research. They work one, two, even three jobs sometimes. They belong to multiple organizations and clubs. In short, they are amazing people—we are all amazing people—but we have no free time at all. I used to believe that maybe this was
a college phenomenon. I thought to myself, “Surely when I graduate, things will calm down a little. After all, I won’t have classes and labs and homework and studying to worry about anymore. I’ll get up and go to work every day, and other than that, the rest of my time will be mine to do whatever I want with.” But America doesn’t think like that— at least, not anymore. Maybe there was a simpler time once, when—as the statistic suggests— an even moderate degree of stress sent the average adult running to a doctor. But stress seems to be a way of life these days. We live in a workaholic culture. We are pressured to be constantly moving. Gone are the days of attending our 9–5 jobs and leaving the work behind at the end of the day; most adults I know work 8–6 or 7–7, and when they come home in the evenings, they bring anything they didn’t finish home with them. It’s not any better for kids either. When I was in high school, I was in class eight hours a day, I worked a parttime job, I was involved in three or four campus and community organizations, I took music lessons and I came home and did my homework every night—
and I was by no means an outlier at my school. It’s like I said. Stress is a normal state of mind. Being impossibly busy is a normal way of life. We live in a super-productive society—but, I am often convinced, a less happy one. A person with time for everyone and everything but himself is not a healthy person. I’m no psychologist, but I can tell you firsthand that working non-stop all the time and never taking any opportunity to sit down, relax, and cater to yourself a little results in bitterness, anxiety, and inevitably exhaustion. It strains our relationships with the people we love. It reduces the quality of our work. And so, as I said before, I am here to advocate the importance of rest. In a society that waits for no one, it is crucial that we wait for ourselves every now and then. Skip that class just once and sleep in. Call in sick to work. Take a mental health day, turn off every electronic device you own, and go off the grid for a few hours. I promise, when all the rigors of everyday life begin to catch up with you, you will thank yourself.
Spring fever everywhere but the plains CAITLIN WAGENSEIL INTRIGUE@THEPLAINSMAN.COM
It’s finally starting to warm up again, and that means we can all look forward to pool time, cookouts, summer clothes, music festivals, and of course, baseball. As an Atlanta Braves fan, I was fortunate enough to have tickets to the opening game at Turner Field to watch the Braves take on the Phillies. And those who have ever been to an opening game know that not much comes close to it. I didn’t always see it this way, however. Growing up with a dad who was infatuated with Braves baseball, I was constantly getting dragged to the games. And at the age of 8 or 9, I would have much rather been shopping at Limited Too or Abercrombie Kids than watching baseball. I mainly went for the
Dip-N-Dots. Fast-forward to now, and it’s hard to believe that’s how I used to be. I’ve now racked up a Prado, Freeman, Heyward and obviously a Chipper Jones shirt. At the opening game on Monday, I proudly wore my Jason Heyward shirt, and couldn’t wait for that first pitch to be thrown. For anyone who was at the game, you know you could just feel the excitement throughout the park. After a crazy ruling on a so-called “infield fly” that ended the season last year, fans were back and more than ready for the Braves to finally take it all the way this year. And we might actually have the team to do it. After homeruns from Uggla, Freeman and newcomer Justin Upton, the Braves beat the Phillies in a 7–5 victory—and it was exciting the whole time. All baseball fans can attest to that awesome feeling and familiarity that comes with tailgating before a game, as well as the sounds and smells that come with being at the game in general.
Cheesy, but true. Especially for Atlanta Braves’ fans, Turner Field feels like one big family, particularly when everyone does the Tomahawk chop together. After all, “this is why we chop.” While there are many major league baseball fans, it’s about time we come together and support our team that we have right here in Auburn, because this is where it all starts. Braves starting pitcher Tim Hudson, as well as previous Braves catcher David Ross, played here before getting drafted. There is always an outpouring of support for the football team here, but not as much for the baseball team. These guys, as well as all other underrated sports in Auburn, deserve the same support we give to the football team. So if you haven’t been to one yet, go experience an Auburn baseball game. Even if you may not be an avid baseball fan, or even a sports fan, you can still enjoy the warm weather, good food and good friends.
irrelevance EMILY BRETT DESIGN@ THEPLAINSMAN. COM
Facebook has caused quite a stir over the past few years. What would we do without it? Social media, in general, has exploded over the past year- with the rise in popularity of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In what way does social media fulfill us? As social media grows larger and larger I feel as if the more it becomes a competition of: how many likes can I get on this picture or how many new friends can I add or how many awesome pictures of myself can I post to show off how wonderful my life is right now? We have all fallen victim to this at least once or twice… or maybe on a daily basis depending on how in touch we are with our virtually portrayed lives. The virtual, social networking world is dangerous. It boosts egos and switches focus on ourselves and the issue of : how cool can I make my life look? The real relationships and interactions we have with the people around us are what truly matter, not how many friends Facebook says we have. What did we ever do before the explosion of social media? I feel as if the relationships we shared with others were stronger, less superficial and more personal. Without Facebook, getting over ex’s or forgetting bad memories would be much easier. The constant urge to stalk that cute boy or girl in your anatomy class on Facebook is tempting, but really, if Facebook didn’t exist you might actually have to have the courage to talk to that person in real life. Today, it’s easy to reach out but are we truly reaching out when it is not in person? There are so many ways to “stay connected.” Are we truly connect-
ed or are we just in existence with one another? Communication forms the cornerstone of all relationships and it’s sometimes important to evaluate how you communicate with others. What does your Facebook say about you? Are you creating a persona online that is true to who you are in real life? It is easy to get sucked in, for sure. For example, the other day, Facebook was experiencing a glitch and all 2013 had been deleted. I frantically tried looking for it—everywhere and it was nowhere to be found. Why did I freak out? Then I realized that I had become victim to the social media bug. 2013 has been my most exciting year yet and Facebook has proof of that…but without proof, my life just seemed lame. I had to remember that my memories from everything that had happened this year in 2013 weren’t lost, they were just lost on some irrelevant website that made me look cool. But wait. When I say irrelevant do I really mean it? It was a wake up call and proved to me just how selfishly dependent we can become on social media. Social Media has the power to rule our lives, if we let it. After about four or five days everything from 2013 was restored and everything in the world was good again. What would we do without this “communication tool?” Just think, next time you’re on Facebook, think about how you portray yourself. Have you created a competition for yourself? Do you dwell more in the virtual world than you do in the real world? If so, then it’s time to wake up and smell the roses, spring is already among us and it’s time for new beginnings. Take charge and experience life for what it truly is. Focus on the real relationships you have with people and not what it says you have online.
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Two of Auburn’s historic homes scheduled for demolition Sydney Callis COMMUNITY EDITOR
The Auburn Preservation League held a meeting on Tuesday, April 2 to discuss ways to prevent the demolition of two historic homes in Auburn. The two homes, on North Gay Street, are currently set to be demolished to build a MAX Credit Union on the property. President of the APL, Jason St. Clair, said the APL board approved a board within the APL called the Strategic Priorities Committee to work to establish laws that would hinder the demolition of Auburn’s historic homes in the future. “As we know right now, there’s really no legal way to save these homes,” St. Clair said. “As this committee we’re going to go try to explore ways to stop this. The first meeting will be next week.” Chip Nix of Newground Building Company and Jason Lewis of Hydro Engineering Solutions, are working with MAX on the project and attended the ALP meeting on Tuesday, April 2 to hear community concerns and answer questions. “Our client is MAX,” Lewis said. “We’re building a bank. The two homes cannot serve as a bank building. We have to build a bank vault, and there is no real way for us to use the homes. I don’t have a project that can reuse the homes.” Nix said the homes have been for sale for the past three to five years. A.Z. (Zack) Carter III, the son of the owner of one of the homes, said he would like to see the homes renovated for the credit union’s use rather than demolished, a sentiment shared with many attendees of the meeting. Carter said he doesn’t want to impede the sale
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At the APL meeting, attendees discussed ways to save the homes on the 300 block of North Gay Street from scheduled demolition to build a MAX Credit Union.
of the property, but doesn’t want to see his father’s home demolished. “My father’s widow had to sell because she’s not wealthy,” Carter said. “I know my father would not want to see the sale, but I know if at all possible, Dad would want to see his home saved.” Moving the home, conducting a feasibility study and renovating the home to fit the needs
of the credit unions were alternate plans discussed to save the home. Nix said he is willing to hear ideas from the ALP about saving the homes, but said he needs to hear them in at least 30 days in order to have a conversation about the plans. “We’re trying to be good neighbors and come forward before the buildings come down,” Nix said. “There’s no way the buildings on the site,
on those two properties will work for the credit union. But if the APL has a desire to either relocate the buildings or salvage materials, etc. we’re trying to open the arms and say we’re willing to talk and see what we can do to work together.” Nix and Lewis also said they have not currently set a date for the demolition, but said they are far along in the inspection period after meeting the neccessary zoning requirements.
Downtown Opelika adds even more fun to Fridays Amber Franklin WRITER
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Like last year’s event, the Doggie Olympics will have a fastest peanut-butter licker competition.
It is a dog-eat-dog world in pursuit of olympic gold Abigail O’Brien COMMUNITY WRITER
This Sunday, April 7, the Tuskegee University Canine Club will host its annual Doggie Olympics at Kiesel Park from 1–5 p.m., with proceeds benefitting the Macon County Humane Society. Willie Bidot, who is in his third year of pursuing his doctorate at Tuskegee Veterinarian School and is also president of the Canine Club, said the event is a great way to promote health for the dogs as well as have fun. Other Tuskegee clubs will be present at the event, offering activities like dog bathing and microchipping, Bidot said. The event is free, but if owners want to enter their canines in competitions, registration is $2. Events will include competitions for the largest dog, smallest dog, fastest peanut-butter licker and most obedient, among other events, Bidot said. There will be prizes for first, second and third place for all competitions, Bidot said. “It’s just something different for their dogs,” said Melissa Weldon of Auburn Parks and Recreation. “You can get your dogs involved in the event and…it doesn’t have to be a dog with a kind of talent – you could just be a great dog that loves peanut butter and your dog could
walk away with a prize.” One of the reasons Weldon wants to support the event is because the proceeds go to help the Macon County Humane Society, Weldon said. Weldon lives on a small farm in Notasulga and said her and her husband have 12 dogs, 11 of them rescued. “I know the need is there,” Weldon said. Lorna Aho, president of the Macon County Humane Society said on a personal level, she enjoys coming to the Doggie Olympics and getting to see the familiar faces of dogs she has previously fostered and having them remember her. Macon County Humane Society has no facility and operates solely on fostering, Aho said. Aho said right now she has 10 foster dogs and eight of her own, estimating that she has fostered more than 350 animals in the last four to five years. The event is helpful for the MCHS in not only providing money, but also in raising awareness. “To be honest, the human resource side needs to be as replenished just as much as the monetary side,” Aho said. “I could have all the money in the world but if I didn’t have fosters I couldn’t make this thing work.” The event will be held in the dog park section of Kiesel Park.
If you’re looking for something new to do this Friday, besides the regular Sky17-Bourbon-Momma G’s circuit then head to Opelika. This Friday, April 5, is Opelika’s monthly First Friday event. Every first Friday of the month, shops in Opelika’s downtown district are open until at least 8:00 p.m., and there is live entertainment throughout downtown. “There’s a different ambiance on First Fridays,” said Pam Powers-Smith, director of Opelika Main Street. “You have more people milling about, and it’s a really laidback, casual night.” People can visit restaurants normally open late, such as Jefferson’s, Ma Fia’s Ristorante and Eighth & Rail, but explore other parts of downtown Opelika while they wait. “Instead of standing there waiting for your table for an hour, people know they can walk around and shop, or pick up dessert at one of our dessert places that stay open a little later that night,” PowersSmith said. “Typically people will run into people they know, so you’re chatting with people and it’s fun.” During First Friday, customers can visit up to nine retail stores in downtown Opelika that are open late. Some of the stores that participate are Fringe Consignment Boutique, The Coveted Closet and Jane Sweet Jane.
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People that hold a nine-to-five job don’t really have the opportunity to shop at our retail stores, so this is the perfect chance for them to leisurely come out and look around our shops.” —Pam Powers-Smith DIRECTOR OF OPELIKA MAIN STREET
Fringe and The Coveted Closet sell clothing for women and girls, while Jane Sweet Jane and Taylor Made Designs specialize in handmade items and gifts such as pillows, lamps, jewelry and accessories. Staying open late on First Fridays gives stores a chance to reach people they may not normally be catering to. “People that hold a nine-tofive job don’t really have the opportunity to shop at our retail stores, so this is the perfect chance for them to leisurely come out and look around our shops,” PowersSmith said. Fringe experiences a difference in customer base because of First Fridays, said store manager Ashley Colquitt. “I do think we have different customers that come through the night of First Friday just because of us being open late,” Colquitt said. “People tend to come through here because they see that we’re open when they’re going to dinner or whatever.”
One thing missing from First Friday is the college demographic. “I think we don’t get too much of the college population up this way, and I think it would be great for them to start coming here,” said Lisa White, store team leader at Fringe. This month’s event will feature music by Destiny Brown, an Auburn alumna, and other musicians from the local area. “We have live musicians set up sporadically around the downtown area, so each block has a different musician,” Powers-Smith said. First Friday is already a hit with Opelika residents, but Powers-Smith continues to encourage more people, especially Auburn students, to come enjoy the downtown event. “Try something new,” Powers-Smith said. “Come over here and see and do something different. Go somewhere for dinner that you don’t normally go to dinner in Auburn and experience the atmosphere for yourself.”
Community blooms for annual Garden in the Park festival Anna Claire Conrad WRITER
Get ready to get a dirty in your gardening clothes because Keep Opelika Beautiful is hosting its annual Garden in the Park event at Opelika Municipal Park on Saturday, April 6. Garden in the Park will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m., and according to Raven Harvis, Keep Opelika Beautiful board member, this event will be fun for the family. “Garden in the Park is a family activity that brings people
from all walks of life together united to support the efforts of Keep Opelika Beautiful and their children who are performing,” Harvis said. “And it gives everyone a chance to interact with those in their city.” Vendors will sell a variety of handmade, natural and garden-related products, such as jewelry, artwork and birdhouses at the park. “We’ll have everything from children’s clothes to headbands to trees and other plants to natural honey,” Miller said. “We’ll also have face-
painting and other arts and crafts and live music. It’s a broad spectrum of things, but everything is related to that handmade, natural, gardenrelated core. That allows us to keep out resell stuff or the stuff you see in larger stores. These are things that you may only be able to purchase at this event, and these may be vendors you otherwise wouldn’t know were out there.” According to Harvis, this emphasis on homemade and homegrown goods is a key factor in event.
“I love meeting the local vendors,” Harvis said. “Many of them make and sell such unique things and you can only find them by coming to events like Garden in the Park.” Harvis said this is not an event exclusively for families and gardeners. She said college students would also get a lot out of this event. “This event is perfect to give [Auburn University] students the feel of a welcoming community,” Harvis said. “And it’s also great for networking. They will learn so much about the
talents of the city schools in Opelika and be exposed to its finest residents.” If that’s not enough to persuade college students to show up, maybe the free admission will be. “This is the first year that we have not charged admission,” Miller said. “Which I think is just huge because, obviously, that will attract more people.” It’s the sense of connecting people to their community that makes Garden in the Park so vital to the OpelikaAuburn area, and according to
Harvis, it’s events like this that will keep our community alive and active. “It is essential to meet and greet your neighbors, support community activity and expose yourself and your family to things that further the beauty of our great city,” Harvis said. “People often get inspired to get involved when they connect a cause to an event. We are hoping that Garden in the Park is an event that connects people to continue to ‘Go Green’ and ‘Keep Opelika Beautiful.’”
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Cam Newton is one athlete who would have benefitted from financial compensation, but the team as a whole may not have.
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(Top) Malzahn speaks to the team Wednesday, April 3. (Left) Dee Ford evades an offensive lineman. (Right) Cameron Artis-Payne is brought down.
A-Day not too far away John Burns Sports Editor
A-Day, the chance for Gus Malzahn and his Tigers to display their progress on the field, is 16 days away, and the team is now two weeks into practicing as a unit under the new coaching schemes. The Tigers held a two-hour full contact practice Wednesday morning, with 45 minutes of situational scrimmage work. At this point of spring training, things are not clicking for the players as they would ideally be halfway through a season, but that is to be expected, especially with new leadership. “I told the guys after practice we’ve got a long way to go,” Malzahn said. “Watching everything, we’ve got to get better at our assignments, as far as body language, as far as effort, everything.” Though the players aren’t necessarily playing to their full potential at the fifth spring practice of the year, the coaches have accounted for the learning curve, and believe the players should start understanding offensive and defensive schemes much better within the next few weeks. “But the great thing is that the next couple of practices, we should see improvement,” Malzahn said. “We’ve got most of our stuff in now and we should start seeing some improvement.” By “stuff ” Malzahn means he and the other members of the coaching staff have expressed
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We’re trying to get them to think like we want them to think, play like we want them to play, everybody (to) be together with great effort, great body language (and) the mental and physical toughness.” —Gus Malzahn HeAd football coach
their expectation of positional assignments, as well as introducing offensive and defensive plays, blocking schemes and blitz and cover packages. “We’re trying to get them to think like we want them to think, play like we want them to play, everybody (to) be together with great effort, great body language, (and) the mental and physical toughness,” Malzahn said. “We’re straining them – they’re out of their comfort zone, which is good – but after five practices, we should start seeing improvement.” College football is a business, and in the SEC it’s a particularly difficult one, especially to downtrodden team members that still have the incredibly bitter taste of defeat in
their mouths from last season’s debacle of a campaign. As the coach said, he and his staff are pushing the team to their limit and beyond in order to ensure that they, along with the Auburn community and fan base, don’t have to experience another 3–9 season. Apparently Malzahn believes after five practices the team should begin its upward trend toward “getting” the way the offense and defense will work, and that’s a good sign, because this A-Day is of greater importance than most, and it’s not far away. It’s more important because of the high expectations and faith in the new coach, and while it may not be fair to demand excellence out of a first-year SEC coach, it’s the conference that he is getting paid to coach in, and fans of Auburn want and need a good return on that dollar, and soon. It’s also easy for a team and fan base to become spoiled after the 2010 BCS National Championship, and it’s even more simple to become impatient with a program that dropped off the conference map while a rival is the cream of the NCAA crop year in, year out. The team needs to look like they know what they’re doing on A-Day, because if they don’t, the excitement surrounding this team and staff may slightly diminish. The Tigers will return to practice Friday, April 5, after a day of rest.
De-Frost the wings before takeoff Andrew Yawn Sports Reporter
Spring practice has begun and Gus Malzahn has his players flying around the field. For linebacker Kris Frost, this means taking some time away from flying through the air. Frost, sophomore in professional flight management, has spent the last year learning the craft and earning his wings as part of his curriculum. With the beginning of spring practices, however, Frost said he’s had to make time for football. “It’s just a little time, a month and a little bit,” Frost said when asked if he’s had to put off flying. “We have meetings at five so I’m going to have to postpone some stuff now.” And for good reason. Frost spent last season under former Tiger Daren Bates, the team’s leader in tackles in 2012. In new defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson’s 4-2-5 system, the former high school All-American is looking to crack the starting lineup. And yet, despite Auburn’s reputation as a football factory,
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When I came for my visit and found out that they had a flight program I knew that’s what I wanted to do, and it was a big say-so in me coming here.” —Kris Frost Auburn Linebacker
Frost said he wouldn’t be on The Plains these days if not for the University’s flight program, the second oldest in the country. “When I came for my visit and found out that they had a flight program I knew that’s what I wanted to do, and it was a big say-so in me coming here,” Frost said. “I’m just focusing on what I want to take advantage of academically-wise.” Frost said the Auburn University Regional Airport’s proximity to campus was also a huge factor in his decision to sign with the Ti-
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Kris Frost charges after the ball at practice Wednesday, April 3.
gers. Like football, Frost said flying requires preparation, communication and multi-tasking, and Frost has now flown several times with an accompanying instructor.
Soon, however, Frost will earn the aviation equivalent of starting a Saturday football game: his first solo flight. “It’s fun,” Frost said. “It was a cool little twist in my life, and I’m enjoying it every step of the way.”
One thing in particular separates collegiate sports from professional sports: money. And I believe that is the way it should be. We all know those NCAA commercials that state, “There are over 400,000 NCAA student-athletes, and just about all of us go pro in something other than sports.” College is about the education and earning a degree for the majority of student-athletes, not solely about sports. Not to mention, there are endless questions to be raised if compensation were allowed. What about the little guys? Those mid-major teams and athletes who do not get as much exposure as the SEC or Big12. What about those smaller sports teams such as lacrosse or swimming? What about the women’s sports that do not earn as much revenue or get as much recognition as the men? The list could go on and on, and I believe that keeping the traditional aspect of amateurism in college sports is necessary. But, in my mind, student-athletes are already getting paid. What do you call the tens of thousands of dollars that they receive in scholarships? Is that not money their families get to keep? Nonetheless, there are obviously those who believe that it is time to compensate student-athletes because of the money that their likeliness generates. For example, former NBA stars Ed O’Bannon, Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson are leading a lawsuit against the NCAA and its lack of compensation. According to a CNBC article, a trial is scheduled for July 2014, and many think that the NCAA will lose. But, as of now, athletes know that they sign their marketing rights away to the NCAA when they sign with a college team, and I am standing firm with my argument. Whenever I think about collegiate sports, I think about the team pride and team unity that is evident. And there is evidence to back up the notion that this team pride and team unity is not always present in professional sports. Look at the past three or four years in the NFL alone. Big-name players such as Maurice JonesDrew, Darrelle Revis, Mike Wallace and Michael Crabtree, to name a few, have all held out of preseason training camp or expressed their intent to be traded because of their inflated egos and desire to be paid more. What is to stop this from happening if compensation is brought into collegiate sports? Take Cam Newton, Anthony Davis or Johnny Manziel, for instance. All are student-athletes who burst onto the scene with record-breaking performances in the past three years. Say Cam Newton would have been paid a portion of what his likeness generated during the 2010 season. Who’s to say that he would not have developed an inflated ego, put himself before his team and rather than being a leader, caused locker room tension? Would he have won the Heisman Trophy? Would Auburn have won the BCS National Championship? Perhaps not. Although I am firm in my belief that individual compensation should be kept out of collegiate sports, that does not necessarily mean that I don’t believe more compensation to an athletic program as a whole wouldn’t work. According to the aforementioned CNBC article, the NCAA generated approximately $6.6 billion in television contracts and merchandise licensing in 2012. And where does this money go? Primarily, it is kept within the NCAA. I believe that the NCAA should have to forfeit more of the money to universities, and, in turn, the universities could compensate the athletic programs as a whole with better facilities, more scholarships, etc. If it has to be done, it has to be for the benefit of all. “Texas A&M got some $37 million in media exposure after their quarterback Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy in December,” said Scott Minto, director of San Diego State University’s sport business program. “He didn’t get paid one dime from that.” But, Scott, that is not to say that Texas A&M did not, or could not, use that money for the betterment of the football program. The bottom line is, I believe that amateurism is essential in keeping the tradition of collegiate sports alive. It makes it different from professional sports, and in many respects, it makes it better.
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Former Tigers in the show John Burns Sports Editor
The Major League Baseball season began Sunday, March 31, and while Auburn is not as well known for sending athletes to the big leagues as it is for the NFL, there are still a handful of Tigers who made opening day rosters. Tim Hudson of the Braves, David Ross of the Red Sox and Josh Donaldson of the Athletics all made their team’s 25-man roster. Hudson began his 15th season and ninth with the Braves by opening against the Phillies Monday, April 1. The Braves picked up the win, but Hudson
did not stay in the game long enough to add it to his 197–104 overall record. A former All-American, Hudson has the 13th most strikeouts of any active player in the majors with more than 1,800. Donaldson is the third base starter for the Athletics, and is in his third season. Last season Oakland won the AL West. Ross is new to the Red Sox, but it is his 12th season overall. Last year Ross was backup catcher to the Braves’ Brian McCann. He was with the Atlanta-based team for four years, and is a career .238 hitter over 11 years.
The next week in Auburn athletics April 5
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, College
Men’s tennis vs. Texas A&M, Auburn, at 5 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. Texas A&M,
Station, Texas, at 1 p.m.
Softball vs. Ole Miss, Auburn, at 1 p.m.
College Station, Texas, at 5 p.m.
April 8
Softball vs. Ole Miss, Auburn, at 6 p.m.
Memorial Golf Club, Tampa, Fla., all day.
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, at 6:30 p.m.
Track, Tiger Track Classic, Auburn, all day.
April 6
Men’s golf, Gary Koch Invitational, Old
March 26
Softball vs. Southern Miss, Auburn, at 6 p.m. Men’s golf, Gary Koch Invitational, Old Memorial Golf Club, Tampa, Fla., all day.
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, at 2 p.m.
March 27
Softball vs. Ole Miss, Auburn, at 6 p.m.
Auburn, at 6 p.m.
Women’s gymnastics, NCAA
Softball vs. Troy, Auburn at 6 p.m.
Baseball vs. Alabama State,
Regionals, Gainesville, Fla., at 5 p.m.
Women’s tennis vs. Missouri, Columbia, Mo., at 9 a.m.
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Tigers trying to fill needs at linebacker position Will Gaines Sports Reporter
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Under Ellis Johnson’s 4-2-5 defense, Auburn will switch from three linebackers to two, with a hybrid at the “star” position.
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During Gene Chizik’s tenure at Auburn the linebackers were consistently inconsistent and rarely had any production. New defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson will be looking to get the linebacking corp back as one of the consistent strengths for Auburn. With Johnson’s new 4-2-5 defensive scheme most of the defense will not change from a year ago as far as strategy goes, but the linebackers will be a group that will be taking on a new look in 2013 The 4-2-5 is a system that takes away one of the linebackers from the 4-3 (Auburn’s previous defensive scheme) and replaces him with an extra player in the secondary. While the third player is technically a safety he will be part of the linebacking group in some situations. This player will be called the star position. Players have got their first look at the new system during spring practice and have indicated that the star position will play as a safety against spread offenses, but will play more of linebacker role against traditional pro-style offenses. With the move to this style of defense, the linebacker position will not be a major recruiting emphasis any longer, with much more emphasis being put on big physical safeties. Because of this the Tigers’ low numbers at linebacker should not be a problem. Also, Auburn will be looking for bigger linebackers so they protect the middle of the field better. Johnson has said that he would like his linebackers to be 230 pounds and above. Currently on the roster are Jake Holland, Kris Frost, Cassanova McKinzy, Justin Garret, JaViere Mitchell and Harris Gaston. Holland is the most experienced player in this group, but has not proven himself to be a productive player. He lost his starting job last season to then freshman McKinzy. All this said,
Holland has been showing Johnson that he is clever enough to play in his defense. He is currently the only player cross training for both available linebacker spots. Frost was a highly decorated recruit in high school, but has yet to see much playing time at Auburn other than special teams. Johnson has said he likes his confidence and the command he takes on the field. He could be looking at playing the mike position, which is the quarterback of sorts on the defense. Physically, Mckinzy is the best linebacker Auburn has. At 6-foot-3, 245 pounds he fits what Johnson is looking for in a linebacker. He also saw some playing time in 2012 that will give him experience and confidence going into 2013. A new face to this group is Ladarius Owens. Owens played linebacker in high school and asked the coaches if he could return to this position after being moved to defensive end. Like McKinzy, he has good size for the position. The thing the coaches will be watching all spring is if he has enough athleticism to play in space as a linebacker. Mitchell and Garrett have both been splitting reps at the star position so far this spring. Both have the athletic ability and size to play this spot and will get more of a serious look when fall camp begins. The candidate most likely to play the star position is junior college transfer Brandon King. He was hand selected by Johnson to play the star and he has all the intangibles to be successful. “Brandon King is a defensive back/safety from junior college. Once again, we felt like we needed some depth at safety and some guys that could immediately play. He’s a very hardnosed, physical type player, so we are very excited about him,” Gus Malzahn said on signing day. The new 4-2-5 scheme should bring more success for the linebackers this fall, and in turn add much needed strength to the overall defense. NEWGRADS
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Crunch time in College Station After three brutal weekends against SEC opponents, the Tigers will need to turn their season around at Texas A&M this weekend Ethan Brady Sports Writer
Starting the season with an impressive 13-3 record and on the verge of becoming nationally ranked, the Auburn baseball team hit a wall, losing eight of ten that included a seven game conference losing streak. After managing a single victory over Alabama, the Tigers are looking forward to their first contest against SEC newcomer Texas A&M. The three-game series against the Aggies will be April 4-7 in College Station, Texas at Blue Bell Park. Texas A&M (1811, 5-4 SEC) comes into the game previously ranked as high as No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, but recently dropped out of the rankings after being swept by No. 14 South Carolina this past week. The Aggies should match-up well against Auburn as both teams rank closely together in the bottom 25 percent of most SEC statistics. There are strong similarities in RBI, on base percentage and homeruns between the teams this season. This should prove
to be a closely contested pitching match with both teams averaging approximately three earned runs per game. One of the most glaring differences between the two teams is Auburn’s second to last ranking in errors with 39, against A&M’s second best with 24. Throughout the season, Auburn has hurt themselves by consistently allowing unearned runs, many off of errors. There were seven unearned runs in one game against Troy, eight against Alabama last weekend, and 38 total this season. Texas A&M has only allowed 11 unearned runs all year and have forced their opponents to work for their scores. If the Tigers can limit their errors and refrain from giving freebies to the Aggies, the series should be close throughout the weekend. Pitching will be key for Auburn as Texas A&M has allowed 32 fewer runs than the Tigers and consistently score more. Auburn’s pitching has shown flashes of success in winning games this season, but will need to limit the Aggies’ scoring to give Auburn’s unpredictable batting a
chance at gaining a lead. Some players to watch this series are two productive seniors, Auburn’s Garrett Cooper and A&M’s Mikey Reynolds. Cooper, the first baseman for Auburn, has recently entered a hitting hot streak, leading the team in batting average with a .333 and hitting a crucial three-run homerun to defeat Alabama March 29. Cooper is tied for the lead in hits, doubles, triples and homeruns for the Tigers this season and trails only Ryan Tella in RBI’s with 20. Reynolds, a shortstop for the Aggies, leads his team in six categories including batting average, hits and runs. His .404 average is fourth overall in the SEC and will likely be a problem for Auburn pitchers throughout the weekend. For Auburn to be successful in this series they must limit their errors and unearned runs, pitch well against one of the SEC’s better hitting teams and score when they have runners on base. Too many times this season the Tigers have left two and three runners stranded on base, runs that could have changed the outcome of their losses.
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Though the Auburn women’s basketball team was eliminated from the WNIT in the round of eight, senior Blanche Alverson will have another opportunity to represent her school at the State Farm College 3-Point Championship. The event will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at McCamish Pavilion on Georgia Tech’s campus, and is part of State Farm’s 25th annual College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championship. Alverson is part of an exclusive group as only 23 other athletes were invited to join the competition. It will be broadcast live on
ESPN. “It is such an honor to be selected for this event and I am excited for the opportunity to go to Atlanta and do my best,� Alverson said. “Being able to put on the Auburn jersey one more time means so much to me. I will do my best to represent the Auburn Family well.� Alverson is from Andalusia, and is a 6-foot-3 senior who averaged 12.6 points per game and was a centerpiece to the Tigers’ success this season. She made 67 three pointers this season and is the fourth Auburn player in history to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 100 steals and assists, and 50 blocks during her career.
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(Left) Jonathan wallace throws while being pressured by Gabe Wright during practice Saturday, March 30 in Jordan-Hare Stadium. (Right) Marcelo Chierighini finishes in second place in the 100 yard freestyle Saturday, March 30.
A week in Auburn sports Baseball:
The baseball team won its first SEC game of the season last Friday, March 29 with a 6–3 victory over rival Crimson Tide. Unfortunately the victory was sandwiched by a 6–2 loss Thursday, March 28 and a 2–0 defeat Saturday, March 30. The Tigers are now 1–8 in SEC play but boast a 16–12 overall record. Though the team gave up 11 runs against Alabama, only three of them were earned, and the Tigers’ pitching staff ended the week with only a 1.00 ERA.
Women’s Basketball:
Swimming & Diving:
The men’s swimming and diving team finished in eighth place at the 2013 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. It was the men’s team’s 21st consecutive top 10 finish at the event, dating back to 1993 and their 31st of all time. Auburn earned 30 All-America honors and a national championship in the 200 freestyle relay.
Women’s Golf:
The women’s basketball team’s run in the WNIT ended with a 56–43 loss to Drexel in the quarterfinal round of the tournament Saturday, March 30. The Tigers won three WNIT games, and finished the season with an overall record of 19–15.
The No. 28 women’s golf team tied for ninth place at the Bryan National Collegiate, which was hosted by Wake Forest and the University ofNorth Carolina-Greensboro, Sunday, March 31. The Tigers collectively shot 30 over after 54 holes, and Marta Sanz earned her third top 10 finish of the season by shooting three over par.
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The No. 32 men’s tennis team picked up a big road win over No. 14 Vanderbilt 4–2 Friday, March 29, but fell to No. 8 Kentucky 4–1 two days later and their undefeated streak on the road against SEC opponents was snapped. Both meetings were on the road for the Tigers, and their record is now 12–7 (4–5 SEC).
Softball:
The Auburn women’s softball team won two of three games against Mississippi State, defeating the Bulldogs 8–3 and 7–5 Friday, March 29, but lost to the same team 4–3 Saturday, March 30. After the weekend series, the Tigers’ record sits at 23–14 (4–8 SEC).
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The No. 22 women’s tennis team were dealt their first defeat at home this season 5–2 against No. 19 Vanderbilt Friday, March 29. They were not losers for long, as they swept No. 47 Kentucky 4–0 Sunday, March 31. The Tigers are now 15–5 (5–4 SEC).
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The Auburn track team opened up outdoor meets last Friday, March 29, and had several standout performers immediately.Jessie Johnson and Valentina Muzaric each set school records in women’s pole vault and shot put, respectively. Senior sprinter Harry Adams tied his personal record in the 100 meter-dash.
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The murals Christian Hamrick painted at Moe’s Bar-B-Que are funky, one-of-a-kind anecdotes that cover the brick walls on the inside of the restaurant and outside on the back patio.
Original Bar-B-Que, original artwork Caitlin Wagenseil Intrigue reporter
Christian Hamrick is the artist behind the unique murals at Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que. Those murals, however, barely scratch the surface of his many artistic talents. “I was painting a mural in the back of Little Italy and (a guy) came in to get a pizza for the crew constructing the innards of Moe’s Bar-BQ,” Hamrick said. “He seemed interested in what I was doing, and asked if I would paint their restaurant next door.” Hamrick said he was then introduced to one of the owners named John Moss. “Moss told me I had two days to paint before they opened—I didn’t sleep for the next two days,” he said. “A few months later, they asked for the outside patio to be painted.” As far as the creative inspiration behind the murals at Moe’s, Hamrick said he was given a lot of freedom. “The only specific item they asked for was the menu board,” Hamrick said. “The crew and I brainstormed throughout the process, and the
inspiration was barbecue, music and good people.” Hamrick said he used paint and spray paint to do the murals. To be specific, he said he used chalk, charcoal, ink, sharpie, house paint, acrylic paint and a few other forms of media. He said he did a sketch or two for the menu board, but besides that didn’t really map anything out on paper. He also said he first painted a few outlines on the walls at the restuarant and went from there. “Most of it was in the moment,” Hamrick said. Additionally, Hamrick said he didn’t find painting the murals time-consuming or nervewracking at all. “I guess I’ve learned to ignore the woes of late nights,” he said. Hamrick said that the best description of his art is found in the artwork itself. “As far as words go, I am searching for the heartbeat—everyone has a heartbeat but we rarely notice its presence; it’s not just knowing you’re alive, but truly realizing you’re alive,” Hamrick said. “My art, at least recently, is the
hope of this realization. Personally, I find the heartbeat in the process of creating.” Aside from his work at Moe’s Bar-B-Que, Hamrick has also painted other murals around Auburn and Opelika, including the murals in Little Italy, Seoul BBQ and Las Margaritas. And Hamrick doesn’t need to say much about what he believes to be the best and hardest part of what he does. “The best part is the most challenging part, and the most challenging part is the best part,” he said. He said that on a good day, he spends about 24 hours in the studio, and is usually involved in multiple projects at the same time, whether those projects be collaborative or individual “Today, I put paint on a piano for the Keynote Project, sketched out a few sculptures, and brainstormed community garden options,” he said. Additionally, Hamrick said he prepped a canvas to continue a series of subconscious portraiture and “talked with some folks about the blossoming of the Cotton Seed Studio in Opelika.” While time in the studio takes up much of
Hamrick’s time, he uses what spare time he does have enjoying much of what life has to offer. “I drink coffee, fish, travel, breathe,” he said. “I get lost, go outside when it storms, make friends, read, dream, and go to shows—I tend to find enjoyment in many things.” Hamrick added that he was looking forward to Richard Hagans’ solo show, “Out of Place,” at The Railyard in Opelika on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, 13. “I caught a sneak peak of some of the work he is planning to show, and it is something I recommend no one miss,” Hamrick said. What Hamrick does is very unique, but he is not yet sure what exactly it was that got him interested in art. “I’m still figuring it out,” he said. “I have always been passionate, not just about art, but other things in general.” The weather, movement, humans and cooking were some of his other passions that he named. With regards to the future, Hamrick has a few words to describe the impact he hopes his work will have. “I hope it strums the soul,” he said.
Ben Rector, Alpha Rev to perform at Bourbon street tonight
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Bourbon Street Bar is revving up for the performance of Ben Rector featuring Alpha Rev on Thursday, April 4. Alpha Rev is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, that was formed in 2005 by singer-songwriter Casey McPherson, and their performance at Bourbon Street will promote their newest album Bloom that was released Tuesday, March 19. “I love big sound. I love big expansive melodies,” McPherson said. “We are kind of infusing that with American folk and American country. You know, the older country stuff like Johnny Casino and Johnny Cash.” McPherson said the band also draws from Tom Petty on some of the songs and Radiohead in terms of melody and harmony. The group has released three albums including Bloom, and they are on tour often. Along with McPherson, Jeff Bryant, Zak Loy and Tabber Millard make up the sounds of Alpha Rev, and they don’t just play the guitar and drums. Alpha Rev uses the piano, organ, mandolin and lap and pedal steels in their music. “So we are a four piece, but we
I love big sound. I love big expansive melodies. We are kind of infusing that with American folk and American country. You know, the older country stuff like Johnny Casino and Johnny Cash.” —Casey McPherson Singer-songwriter
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carry twice as much gear with us, because we are switching instruments a lot,” McPherson said. Tinizia Bentley, senior in theater, said she loves Alpha Rev. She first heard one of their songs one morn-
ing on VH1’s ‘You Oughta Know.’ “I guess I would call them alternative,” Bentley said. “If I could compare them to another band I would probably compare them to Yellowcard, but I would only compare
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them to Yellowcard because they are a band that has a fiddle. Yellowcard also has a fiddle, and they kind of play the same genre of music.” Bentley said she would really like to see Alpha Rev at Bourbon and that she didn’t even know they would be there, but thinks students should not expect to be able to dance if they attend because that isn’t their type of music. “I really liked it. It was pretty, so I further investigated them and re-
ally liked everything I heard,” Bentley said. “The lyrics that they have for the songs, it’s just beautiful. Like any song that you listen to of theirs is like thought out. It makes you feel something. It’s not simple. It’s like you actually have to listen to understand what they are talking about.” McPherson says his inspiration for songs comes from the way he feels. It really helps when he has gone through something awesome or terrible to start cracking a melody and start cracking a lyric open. “Bloom is really dealing with getting around or getting through internal conflict whether it be internal inside yourself or internal like a close relationship,” McPherson said. “A lot of times that’s how we figure out who we are and what we are about going through the fire, especially fire in this case that deals with internal conflict and external close circle.” An experience is what McPherson said he hopes Alpha Rev’s performance gives the Bourbon Street audience. “Hopefully a little bit of a tonic experience in terms of different sounds and emotional melodies, and an emotionally high-energy show,” McPherson said.
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Student kicks back with Avett brother Anna Beth Jager Intrigue reporter
Most college students spend their spring break trips sprawled out on beaches across the South attempting to get sun, sand and a lot of booze. But for Jacie Coressel, junior in political science, a casual evening hanging out with Scott Avett from Grammy-nominated band, the Avett Brothers, was a trip more her style. Coressel traveled to Europe with family friends over spring break in what she calls a “fly by the seat of our pants” kind of trip. With St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, and an evening in London hanging out with Scott Avett after one of his shows, it’s a trip she will likely never forget. The Avett Brothers, a folk-rock inspired band taking the world by storm, hail from Coressel’s hometown of Concord, N.C., where she saw them play many times before they achieved their growing popularity. “They always used to play in downtown Concord and I would go watch them,” Coressel said. “I’ve been obsessed with them forever, so when they got really big I kind of felt like I had a sense of ownership of them.” Coressel’s family friend who accompanied her to Europe happened to attend high school with the brothers, and after seeing their show in London, the band’s manager invited them back stage where they had the opportunity to hang out with Scott for approximately two hours. This wasn’t the first time Coressel had made one of the brother’s acquaintance. “(My friend and I) actually ran into them in the mall once before,” she said. “We have a really small mall in Concord. We were those girls who went up to them and asked for an autograph. I felt really bad because Scott was with his kids and Seth was with his wife, but they were just so cool about it.” While Scott admitted to Coressel that he didn’t remember that fateful day at the mall quite as vividly, she said both brothers haven’t let the fame go to their heads and they each possess an infectious, down-to-earth personality that
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CBDB played at Tuscaloosa’s Jupiter bar Friday, March 1 to a sea of spirited fans.
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Scott Avett and Jacie Coressel hang out in London backstage after the concert.
seemed to stick around for their second meeting. “They are just so down to earth,” Coressel said. “They’re really good, familyoriented, small-town men. They’re still connected to their roots, which I thought was really amazing because, I mean, they’re playing a show in Europe and they still have these great personalities. They haven’t been caught up in the fame.” Coressel said whenever she meets a fellow Avett fan, she feels a sort of connection there. It’s a universal fandom, with incomparable loyalty and endless love for new and old sounds that vary between records. When it comes to the Avett Brother’s music, Coressel is a huge fan of it all, but she tends to prefer their older stuff, with albums like “Emotionalism,” rather than their newer sound in the wildly successful album “The Carpenter.” “I like their new stuff, I really do, but “Emotionalism” is probably my favorite album,” Coressel said. “Their older stuff is definitely better to me just because I grew up listening to it. I feel like their style has changed a lot because they have become more famous, which I understand because they’re trying to adhere to popular culture, but I definitely like their older stuff a lot better. It’s all great though, I can’t really complain.”
They call it joyfunk. CBDB, a band based out of Tuscaloosa, coined this phrase to describe their sound, and recently made their mark in Auburn playing at Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que. Now, the band is returning to Auburn and will bring their unique sound to Bourbon Street Bar this Friday, April 5. “It basically defines our music,” said Glenn Dillard, saxophone and keyboard player, of the term joyfunk. “We always try to keep that funky aspect throughout our songs and our writing. We threw joy in front of it to keep that sense of fun and make the music interactive so that whoever comes out and sees us will have a good time.” A few of the band members had played together in a previous band, and met the others at a show. From there, they all struck up a conversation about forming something together. “We all hit it off pretty well, and from there we just decided we wanted to start a project together, which has turned into the band we have now,” Dillard said. CBDB played its first show as a band on June 23, 2011. The band has such a unique sound because all six members have very different musical backgrounds and influences. “I love a lot of stuff like Paul Simon and Umphrey’s McGee,” said Cy Simonton, lead singer and guitarist. “Our bass player John lis-
tens to a lot of world music.” As for the name of the band, both Simonton and Dillard said they’ve left that up for the audience and fans to decide for themselves what it means. “It’s something we came up with, it’s catchy and doesn’t sound like anything else," Dillard said. “We’ve enjoyed letting people come up with what they want for it." While playing at Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que on Saturday, March 23 wasn’t the band's first time in Auburn, Simonton and Dillard are excited to return. “Auburn is great,” Simonton said. “We’ve had some great shows out of Auburn for sure— that Moe’s show was awesome; the crowd was awesome and people were into it and cheering, which makes us get into and play really well.” Dillard agrees. “We always enjoy playing there," Dillard said. "There are great people that are there, and it may be a small place, but it’s such an energetic place. You can get a good amount of people in there and have a great time, and that’s what we care about—having fun.” Additionally, Dillard said that Auburn always reminds him of a close-knit community. Because CBDB plays many of their shows in Tuscaloosa, Dillard said he always enjoys traveling and getting to see new faces in the crowd. “It’s different for us here,” Dil-
lard said. “We like it because we always look forward to seeing the friends we’ve gained while playing in Auburn, as well as meeting new friends. It’s a lot of fun to travel and meet new people.” The band members do find time, however, to take a break from their busy schedule and find time to write new music for a second album. “We’ve already started writing new music for the second one, and we’re hoping to be recording that in the beginning of next year,” Simonton said. He added that a collaborative effort from all the band members goes into writing each song. Dillard said the band has already written three new songs for the next album. “We’re continuously writing and just trying to make each better than the last,” Dillard said. CBDB will play at Bourbon Street Bar this Friday, April 5, as well as Peachtree Tavern in Atlanta on Saturday, April 20. Additionally, the band’s first album, “phone.keys.wallet.,” is available on iTunes. CBDB encourages those interested in the music to like its Facebook page at facebook.com/CBDBmusic, and to follow the band at twitter. com/CBDBtweets. More information about the band and upcoming shows can be found at cbdbmusic.com. As for the show at Bourbon, the band is excited to return and play there for a second time.
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Art students spend 48 hours at Waffle House Kelsey Davis Intrigue reporter
From pencil drawings etched on paper to figures outlined in syrup on napkins, the Association of Visual Arts incorporated it all while conducting its event: 48 Hours at The Waffle House. The event encouraged those within the community to visit and eat at a Waffle House of their choice during the designated 48-hour period. Participants were then urged produce any kind of creative medium inspired by their various experiences. “It’s a fun place to draw,” said Jon Hooks, president of the AVA. “You never know what you’re going to see at Waffle House, but yet it always kind of feels the same after you leave I think, even if something weird happens. It’s never quite the same, but it’s always similar in some way.” Hooks said that the main goal of the event was to record the 48-hour time period in a creative manner. “We just general interest to see if there was anything that was unique, or if everyone kind of had the same experience,” Hooks said. Though much of the 48 hours consisted of typical Waffle House activities, a few of those hours did break away from the norm. “I did not know Waffle House had a bouncer on Friday nights, but it was actually necessary as I found out. So that was cool,” said Ashley Reid, member of the AVA, in reference to a security guard who works at Waffle House. Hooks explained that a fight broke out at one of the Waffle Houses where a participant was dining.
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“He wasn’t even sure (of what happened), but he took photos of it,” Hooks said. “We’ll have those nice photos in the exhibition, which will be kind of awesome.” All data collected will be on display in The Vault Gallery of Biggin Hall Friday, April 5 until Friday, April 19. The interior will be decorated to resemble a Waffle House like facade, where art from the event will be on display. “We’re trying to recreate a similar experience that you would have from going to a Waffle House within a very small confined gallery space,” Hooks said. From 12–5 p.m. on Friday, April 5, waffles and coffee will be provided. Those who attend are encouraged to leave a “tip” based on the service the received and their experience at the exhibit. All donations will go to the Visual Art Students Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series, AVA’s student run endowment fund. This fund allows students to bring visual artists and scholars to lecture at Auburn University for the public to attend.
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ABOVE: Members of the AVA congregate after their time at Waffle House to look at photos and discuss their observations. BELOW: A sampling of the artwork produced by students from the event.
Earth Fest brings all-day music and more to the Plains Kelsey Davis Intrigue writer
Get social media, news in one place with Flipboard Elizabeth Wieck intrigue@ theplainsman. com
There are a lot of apps on my iPhone. I’ve got the social media power duo of Facebook and Twitter, Kindle, Instagram, Vine, Spotify, USA Today and The New Yorker. While having an abundance of tools at my fingertips for idle time can’t be considered bad, it can be a nuisance to constantly flip black and forth among applications. The solution for this issue lies in the next logical move for the evolving media market: making it available in one place. Flipboard hopes to fill this void. Half social media and half news article assemblage, the app allows you to customize and view all the information you want to see in one place. It was launched in 2012 and is available on both Apple and Android devices. They collaborate with major publications like The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post and USA Today to streamline content. While it might sound like a board game for aging citizens at a nursing home, the name proves to be fitting. Instead of swiping from side to side like the typical smartphone maneuver to turn the page, you swipe up and down–flipping to the next page. It’s an alternative that proves to be very addicting. The app has a crisp visual appeal. It’s situated in a grid pattern with constantly updated pictures and text ac-
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cording to the latest articles. As I see it, the app has three main customizable features: social media, articles and the ability to create what they call magazines. Flipboard shines in that it’s easy to read articles across a variety of news outlets. You can browse through categories like news, politics and technology or by publication. It’s great if you want to read a lot of articles without having to go through different apps. Within each category, you can dig deeper. For example, under food you can filter through options like baking, vegetarians or recipes. You can additionally follow specific publications to ensure you get all the content they’re producing. Major news outlets aren’t the only options for reading, however. Magazines, websites and blogs are included as well. Flipboard allows you to sign into your social media accounts, connecting
them all in one place. Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Instagram, Flickr, Tumblr and Twitter are just a few of the options. The Twitter page lets you to flip through people you follow and immediately displays pictures or articles that are embedded in each tweet. And while the interface is visually pleasing, it’s tedious to individually scroll through every tweet on your feed. If you’re looking to quickly scroll through your feed and see what your friends are up to, it’s best to stick to your Twitter app. The idea of combining social media platforms is logical, but it doesn’t work as well as it needs to replace the actual applications themselves. Yes, it’s great to be able to flip through my Facebook newsfeed on Flipboard, but it doesn’t offer as many usable features as the original app. You can also create what they call “magazines.” Similar to Pinterest boards, magazines let you save articles or pictures to for later reading. It’s not apparent if creating a magazine is useful. You can follow others’ magazines, again, similar to Pinterest. Flipboard claims that this option allows people to “be a reader and editor,” but really, it’s more of a bookmarking tool. Perhaps there’s value to them if you’re the type that likes to save things for future use or review. The most useful feature is overwhelmingly the ability to browse hundreds of articles in one place. In a world where new information is coming in every second, keeping up can be tedious. With Flipboard, you only see what you want.
Flower hour, yoga sessions and all day live music are just a few of the draw ins for this year’s Earth Fest. The Environmental Awareness Organization will continue the long running tradition of hosting its one-day music festival on Saturday, April 6 at the Davis Arboretum. The first band will take the stage at 11 a.m., and the music won’t stop until sundown. “Our last band is scheduled at 7 p.m., but they usually don’t stop playing until like 9:30,” said Stephanie Ard, president of the EAO. “We’ll say it’s supposed to end at sundown, but there’s always some band still jamming out there when it’s pitch black.” A spread of 13 bands will intermittently play among three different stages, with a different band taking one of the stages each hour. Some featured artists on the lineup include Gypsies with Knives, Victorian Sundial and Lydia Clash. “I worked (the event) two years ago, and the music was awesome,” said TJ Weaver, Earth Fest volunteer. “When I wasn’t having to work, I was spending down-time enjoying the music.” But the festivities don’t end with a solid line up of jam-band like tunes. There will be yoga on the pavilion at 11 a.m. (all are encouraged to bring their own mats), various local vendors, a tie dying station and more. Other perks lie in the raffling off of an Fend-
er 51 Resonator Bass. Best of all, the concerts are completely free. Musicians playing and those working the event all volunteer their time. Donations will be accepted on behalf of the EAO, which will in part be donated to the Davis Arboretum. “(The Davis Arboretum) hosts Earth Fest every year for us, and they’re just great to us,” Ard said. “The arboretum partners with the EAO on a lot of things, and it’s their 50th anniversary, so we wanted to donate some funds to honor that.” Aside from accepting donations to help pay for the event, the EAO will be selling an array of meals, with at least one vegetarian option. “The veggie burger I had was top notch,” Weaver said. Everything coming out of the food tent this year will be essentially waste free, including the plates, cups and silver wear. “We’ve been working really hard to make sure that everything that comes out of the food tent completely compostable,” Ard said. “It all can go into our compost pile. We’ll then use the university’s industrial strength compost pile to break everything down.” No matter what the reason might be for attending Earth Fest, plan on making a day of it. “Bring a blanket and a bunch of your friends and just plan on staying the whole day because usually people get there and then don’t want to leave,” Ard said. “They just wind up sort of setting up camp.”
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Foster’s Auburn immaturity just the from the flourished start. throughout From the his recruit unexpected large Aubur ing n up, Foster departure from tattoo on his his could arm to his The rumor potentially be official visit and the coverwere alleged s surrounding a problem for any progra Skybar with ly because of an his departure m. to Tusca incident sophomore loosa Supposedly center Reese occurring at Auburn’s Dismukes argument and Foster Dismukes. slurs towarthat allegedly engaged includ departure d Foster, which ed Dismukes in a heated using racial from the promptly visit and Multiple result John Burn arrival in in Tuscal photos that night Tuscaloosa.ed in his s SPORTS oosa EDITOR from Many peoplewith fellow recruit Twitter confirm Though Gus Malza ed Foster Alvin Kamar around changing valuable all recruits will Auburn test ahead hn had a massiv event that believe this a. to Aubur be was Alabam directly n’s one to be when he of him in Decem e team, one a. resulted had to hire was the football for Tiger of the main concer ber broug in Foster a commitWhen asked glue that staff and a coachi signin ht fans ns the by g with when recruit an ng togeth runni Opelik Foster replied defensive minded class of acceptable Malzahn offensive- Barberng backs in er. class , “I can’t a-Auburn News prospe but with Though was hired, Peyto shed any about the and Johnat “I’m going In a mere cts. the signin light on incide han Ford. n Foster has the incident has “I think recruits gs Carl Lawso to say this about two month Malza hn not been that. No comm nt both of re-tweeted it seems of these are n, ent.” s, “I names based those guys confirm defense true Aubur n’s a of the best put togeth er really felt ” Malzahn said. ed, on Twitte is on skin comment about one the Malzahn runni ng backs leading like he’s coaching direction. headed in the right color and calling someo r college to the said. “I keys to one of ,” staffs making football think got all the ne If the rumorbelief that the incide It would Aubur and a top in a lot of guys this class. When recruiting skills that they’ve n’t be a s are true nt did indeed n look bad, 10 went to be a Dismukes, went south calibe it takes MalzahnRivals.com. class, according running this and coach r recruiting back in league.” to there other ways, he team rules a player who has situation looks occur. this hung in didn’t bring class if the “I’m very with us. that resulte including a public had previous issuesterrible on He provid The staff share in his stabili class,” Malzaexcited about d in his also added this specif ty on the defens ed the wide of offensive backs fair wide suspension intoxication arrest violating Rumors hn said. four receivers. signed 23 ive and Robin receiv ers in ically to “We’ve Ole Miss, have surfased of for the Clemson in August have the side Earne st He that we son, We really so far in this class. added but Dismuke’s game. class did. He loves Dominic Tony Steven which arose once again this dual threat three poten possible son, The head Auburn. our needs feel like we filled Walker entire situati transfer from Foster quarterbacks tial Davis, ” and Marcu the two to In Septem Adams as coach raved about comp limen. I’d really like that he s to ber of 2012, ’s visit last weeke on is speculation well. to alread fans, Steven t campu our coach nd. I’m not y has on Foster told “I staff. They s s. going anywh ing my think this is going the Plains both consid and Robinson cousin, Jeremy Johnso in a short did a wonderful eighth year are Ladar man, “Aubur ere, I’m to be job and staying, period receivers ered four-star wide think nobod ious Phillip to state of Alabam n, who was n to do it s, man. by Rivals. I don’t think coach college For a team of time.” y for my And to a’s Mr. Footba th com On Nick Marsh The confid like me can do, I’ve ever a bigger that gave do what almost 200 just seen ll, Aubur the offens ive ence in people up Malza athletic guy lock for all have all and Jason Smith his interv to prove them n picked line, than him,” every gameyards on the ground the hn said. the poten up Devon Danze recent eventsTigers, but after iew seemed to wrong.” Auburn’s “I really last season tial the sky is additions te say he was think quarterback to be combi y and Deon the limit the of for Alabam in his recruiting Gene Chizik’s future. a with him. ne to weigh Mix who Along with Carl Lawso defensive lineme in the dismissal he will now a. “ 610 pound and signing Overall, The contro be playin “We’re Montravius n, Elijah Danie n the nation s. National going to g footba ’s top defenssome of three Day was was a drama versy surrou l, recrui Adam ll Signin give Bradley a succes of those ive line are invalu s and Ben lineba ts, Malzahn s as Malza g guys a shot all and his linebacker’s -filled proces nding Foster ’s quarte brought able. recruitment Lawson staff succe hn ckers at to antics going s revolving in “They rback,” Malza to Aubur fill some and Kenny Cameron Toney hn said. eded five defens and Daniel are all the way around the ’re all n High, major young top defen very his wide ive decisions Flowe rs, at that back gaps at and Adam ends in the class, made by connection to Troop to his transfe sive backs positi on. talent ed quartereceiver, runnin and threat s signing. Foster in g back, Alexan Macke rback recruit in is the 25th overal type guys The dual the recent er Taylor and r his class. he essent and defense. l Khari der, Brandon King nro a lot of the that weeks leadin The produ So, ially filled Harding. and keep different thingscan do every ction that g to his ventures gaps at position. seems Having , (and) plays will an adequ recent events be hard to leave to follow Foster Now that successful alive can be ate defens very wherever with what behind regarding e pieces, he Malzahn has signature. Auburn we the battle , especially after he the just has added two do.” moving that took to get them the His career quality to get place for the progra back to mentorshipo at Alaba ma his successful m may rely f peers and seasons. staff if he heavily cooper is on the NFL level to be a success at ation with the Carl Law Tide’s footba football. the collegi son - DE ate level ll and possib ly Mon
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