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Drill field makes history The Max Morris Drill Field holds historical marker Rebecca Moseley CAMPUS BEAT REPORTER

In May of 1953, the president of the formerly named Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Ralph Draughon, dedicated the ROTC drill field to Max Adams Morris for his many deeds and accomplishments. Due to construction of the Village Residence Halls and residence halls parking lot, the drill field has recently been relocated across from the stadium in front of the Nichols Center on South Donahue Drive. Morris not only has a drill field dedicated to his name, but will now a historical marker dedicated to the field. The Max Morris Field is now decorat-

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Slade and Katie Ponder, both Auburn alumni, wed on Samford lawn on May 26.

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Slade and Katie Ponder is the first couple to win the War Eagle Wedding Contest.

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On Friday, June 1, I was given the rare opportunity to sit in on the radio show of arguably the most disliked man in the state of Alabama: Paul Finebaum. The trip was put together for a sports media class and had 10 Auburn students sitting in Finebaum’s studio all watching intently as he orchestrated the chaos known as The Paul Finebaum show. It was an eye-opening experience to say the least. I did not grow up listening to Finebaum’s show as most of his listeners have. However, I quickly learned how controversial and influential he is. Opinions on Finebaum have all been said, from labeling him an Alabama fan to a sports talk radio show host that does nothing more than listen to enraged, and sometimes insane, callers. Whether or not he is an Alabama fan is between him and his maker. But my expe-

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The reception was held at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center.

First War Eagle Wedding supported by Auburn community TJ Harlin CAMPUS EDITOR

The voting was completed; the lawn was set up; and the big day had finally come for one lucky couple. After months of anticipation, Slade and Katie Ponder finally said “I do” on May 26, 2012 to conclude the first War Eagle Wedding. This was no typical wedding. Every aspect of the Ponder’s wedding from the dresses to the cake were voted on by the Auburn family online. The idea originated from the University of Utah’s “The Ultimate Utah Wedding”. Teresa Whitman-McCall, director of campus and community events in the Office of Communication and Marketing, said she believed the idea would work beautifully at Auburn. “We couldn’t think of any better way to commemorate a wonderful occasion in a young couple’s life and share it with the Auburn family,” Whitman-McCall said.

Auburn University then partnered with the Hotel at Auburn University to host the event, which would come to be known as the War Eagle Wedding. The group talked to local companies for help with the event and received a great response. “The vendors liked it a lot,” said Terri Lynn Beasley, Sales Manager at The Hotel at Auburn University. “They were able to get quite a bit of exposure from this.” Auburn students also played their part to make the War Eagle Wedding happen. Students in the design program designed wedding dresses as a class project. “We were able to give some real-world application to students through the advanced apparel design program,” Whitman-McCall said. Each week the Auburn community voted on different aspects of the War Eagle Wedding including the couple. The event quickly grew in popularity. More than 150,000 people voted on the wed-

ding cakes alone. “(The wedding) was a community effort,” Whitman-McCall said. “Our slogan was ‘It’s their wedding, but its your plan.’” With the first War Eagle Wedding completed, talks have already been made about a second War Eagle Wedding, but some things need to be finalized. “(The wedding) was a big expenditure for (the hotel) and I know it was a big expenditure for Auburn and some of the other vendors as well,” Beasley said. “We’re going to have to do a cost-benefit analysis and see if it makes sense to have another one, but I know many of the vendors do want to.” Whitman-McCall said the experience was one to remember for all. “I know I can speak for all of the people involved, whether they are sponsors or vendors that the experience was very humbling,” Whitman-McCall said. “The couple was just a dynamic wonderful couple to work with.”

Bahá’í Club encourages equality one film at a time The Auburn Bahá’í Club encourages spiritual unity through “Education Under Fire” Nathan Simone ONLINE EDITOR

Founded in 1844 in Iran by Bahá’u’lláh, the Bahá’í faith is a monotheistic religion that seeks to emphasize the spiritual unity of all mankind. Since its founding, the Bahá’í have faced discrimination in Islam-dominated Iran. One film is trying to change that. On Saturday,June 2, at 7 p.m., the Auburn University Bahá’í Club and the Auburn Alliance for Peace & Justice co-presented the documentary, “Education Under Fire,” at the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 450 E. Thach Ave. The 30-minute documentary details the systematic persecution of people of the Bahá’í faith in Iran, including the denial of access to

higher education, opening of businesses and participation in other areas of Iranian society. The film focused on the creation and current suppression of the Bahá’í Institute of Higher Education, which was created by Bahá’í Iranian professors in response to the denial of higher education to Bahá’í students. Because of the discrimination of Bahá’í in Iran, BIHE has to operate covertly, holding classes in people’s homes and grading assignments through a personal network of friends and helpers. Celebrities of the faith, such as Rainn Wilson of NBC’s “The Office,” have come out in support of the documentary to help raise international awareness. An informal discussion followed the film with 19 people in at-

tendance, including Jack Guillebeaux of Montgomery. Guillebeaux is African-American and Bahá’í, which allows him to see the parallels between the rights denied to Iranian Bahá’í today and the discrimination he faced growing up in the South during the civil rights movement. Guillebeaux was concerned with letting the elected officials in Alabama know about those in Iran denied of their human rights. “We elected and put these people in office, and it is our responsibility to continually remind them of what is right,” Guillebeaux said. “We’re sure going to be getting a lot of practice raising our voices.” Guillebeaux’s wife, Fafzaneh, is from Tehran, Iran, and can re-

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member the discrimination she faced growing up. “Bahá’í were portrayed as anti-Islam, and this ignorance continued well until the 1979 Islamic Revolution,” Fafzaneh said. After viewing the film, Jishnu Saha, senior in chemical engineering, said it seemed like the Bahá’í weren’t even citizens. “With such basic rights being denied, it almost seems like these people aren’t part of Iranian society,” Saha said. This film may have remained on the fringes of student awareness had the Bahá’í Club not been around to screen it. While there has been some form of a Bahá’í Club since the 1980s, the current chartered club was formed in Spring 2011 by sisters Nourah and Eman Said. Growing out of the small Bahá’í group already present in Auburn, the sisters sought to have a Bahá’í presence on campus. This is the second screening of the film by the club, the premiere having happened on March 1 in the Student Center ballroom.

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» From 1 ed by an honorary, historical marker dedicated to the heroic Max Adams Morris. To the right of the Nichols Center entrance stands a plaque engraved with gold letters describing the heroic acts and achievements that define Morris. The dedication ceremony was held on May 24 outside of the Nichols Center. Several noted figures were present at the dedication ceremony. Douglas Chambers of the Carnegie Hero Fund and President of the Auburn Heritage Association Mary Norman were both in attendance at the event. Auburn University Interim Provost, Timothy Boosinger, as well as members of the related families, Nelson, Perritt, Kelly and Morris, in-

The Auburn Plainsman cluding Morris’ son, Max F. Morris. Auburn University Trustee, Jimmy Rane also attended, as well as Commanders of each Auburn ROTC unit. Charles Hendrix, professor in pathobiology, urges students to visit the historical marker in hopes that they will learn a story that truly epitomizes the Auburn spirit. “Max Adams Morris was the ultimate Auburn scholar athlete – he typified all of the tenets of our Auburn Creed,” Hendrix said. Battalion Executive Officer and Staff Advisor Major Stewart Robbins said the historical marker recognizes ROTC values through its concentration on sacrifice of one for another. “Army ROTC teaches you how to lead,” Robbins said. “It offers opportunities and challenges that can’t be found anywhere else on this

campus.” Remaining dedicated in his activities, successfully attempting to save several lives and earning many, muchdeserved awards–these are some of the acknowledgments on the historical marker. “(Through ROTC) you develop confidence, self-esteem and leadership skills that will help you progress throughout college, the military or your civilian career,” Robbins said. These acclamations show that the memory of Morris exudes not only the Auburn spirit, but ROTC spirit as well. “The marker is a good reminder to current cadets that Auburn University has a long history of producing quality officers and that they should strive to maintain that quality in the future,” said 2nd Lietenant Cliff Johnson.

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rience has led me to believe that Finebaum is an intelligent, clever, witty and sometimes cold-hearted man. For a show that covers primarily college football, June 1 is not a date with a whole lot going on. This didn’t stop Finebaum from putting together a captivating and humorous show from 2:07 p.m. till 5:57 p.m. without a hiccup. The show covered the SEC meetings, had a special guest in Tim Brando and, of course, fielded calls from boisterous, but always entertaining, listeners. Throughout the show one thing stayed consistent: no one was spared from his wrath. Finebaum has been criticized for his comments, which may sound smug when

Thursday, June 7, 2012 heard on the radio. That changed for me when I saw his face after saying some of these things. He is no more than a child in a man’s body having fun behind a microphone. He smiles, he laughs and, I promise you, he does have a soul. Proof is his coverage of the tornado that leveled parts of Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hackleburg, Pleasant Grove and much of the state in 2011. He described in detail the events of that day, most notably how he watched the tornado travel from left to right across the window in his studio. In a debatable decision that most would disagree with, he stayed true to his duty as a journalist and remained in studio to relay updates on the disaster. Finebaum continued to cover the tornado for the next month, to his city, his state and his country as he

was broadcasted on Sirius XM Radio 91. It is understood that most people’s opinion of Finebaum won’t change anytime soon. Come August, he will be catching hell from all angles with a barrage of accusations regarding his unspoken affiliations. Regardless, he deserves respect. Finebaum serves a tough market and handles it well. No matter which station he is broadcasting from, after his recent legal struggles are settled, he will continue to provide plenty of sports conversation for Auburn and Alabama fans alike. If none of that suffices, he did slip a quote most Auburn fans can enjoy. “Auburn fans at least have a connection to their school,” Finebaum said. “And Alabama fans, there are a lot more of them and tend to be a bit more unruly.”

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A portion of West Samford Avenue will be closed until July 27, 2012.

Section of Samford Avenue closed, dorm under construction Rebecca Moseley CAMPUS BEAT REPORTER

The area between Duncan Drive to South Donahue Drive on Samford Avenue will be temporarily closed until July 27 due to the installation of underground utilities for a new residence hall. The hall will be known as the Student Resident Hall at Samford Avenue and Donahue Drive. The construction project team of 15-20 people is a collaboration of members of the University’s staff, a contractor from Associated Mechanical Contractors and B.L. Harbert acting as the construction manager. Along with electronic message boards and two AU Daily notices announcing the closure, this construction project team is working closely with the University to implement a pedestrian routing plan around this . Along with Samford Avenue, its sidewalk on the north side will be temporarily closed. However, pedestrians may continue using the sidewalk along the south side of Samford Avenue. These routes are marked with pedestrian signs along Samford Avenue and Duncan Drive with hopes of easing traffic. Signs are also posted around the area to direct vehicular and bicycle traffic along the detour route which uses Duncan Drive, Lem Morrison Drive and South Donahue Drive. For example, if traveling east along West Samford Avenue from South College Street through campus, the detour route will take drivers and cy-

clists south from Telfair B. Peet Theatre at the intersection of Duncan Drive and Samford Avenue East past the AU Medical Clinic on Lem Morrison Drive, continuing north to South Donahue Drive to the Samford Avenue intersection where the Telecommunications and ETV building is located. Facilities Management Manager Ben Chapman said Samford Avenue will be completely reopened at the end of July. “Together, we decided that this is the best time to do it because of its two-month duration,” Chapman said. “Because we chose this time, this construction project will be done before the fall semester and will not affect fall classes or football game-day traffic.” Other campus disruptions that are projected to end by the fall include the War Eagle Way Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project, traffic light timing corrections along Wire Road and the re-roofing of several residence halls on the Hill. The War Eagle Way Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project began on May 16 and will include new traffic control devices at War Eagle Way intersections, a new entrance into the parking lot of Lowder Hall from War Eagle Way across from Miller Drive, an additional right turn lane onto Donahue Drive from War Eagle Way and a redesigned parking lot at Lowder to increase circulation for all means of transportation. To view maps regarding these and other changes, visit the Facilities Division’s homepage at www.auburn. edu.

Twelve Auburn City School teachers and seven Auburn University graduate students are traveling to Korea from May 30 to June 14 for a Global Studies Program. The objective of the program is to immerse teachers who work with Korean students in their native culture. The number of Korean families in the Auburn and Opelika areas has risen due to an increase in nearby Korean Automakers companies Hyundai and Kia. The program began in 2010 with a grant from the president of AJIN USA, a Korean automotive supply company with a production facility in the Cusseta area. The program allows for academic credit through a grad-

uate-level course Global Studies in Counseling and Education. The home of the course will be Ewha Woman’s University, located in Seoul, Korea. This is the second year teachers from Auburn, Opelika and Lee County schools have accompanied graduate counseling students to Korea. Two Auburn professors in the Department of Special Education Rehabilitation and Counseling Dr. Suhyun Suh and Dr. John C. Dagley and Federal Programs Coordination for Auburn City Schools Karen Synder will join teachers and students on the trip this year. Dr. Suhyun Suh said the president was very willing to help the program. Suh said his own daughter went to high school in Amer-

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ica. He also said he realizes there are challenges to education because of a lack of understanding. He said he hopes the program will enable to smooth transition for both students and teachers in the Auburn City School System. The teachers participating in the trip will present what they have learned to other teachers upon return. . “For some people it’s a kind of a risky adventure going to the opposite side of the world,” Suh said. The program begins with pre-departure orientation sessions led by Korean professors with lectures to familiarize participants with Korean culture, traditions and holidays, historically significant sites and government.

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80 people were attendance, and a formal discussion panel was held afterward. The club hopes to donate two copies each of the documentary to the Ralph B. Draughon Library and the Auburn City Library for interested parties to view. The club still holds devo-

tionals, study circles and regular meetings and can be contacted through their official Facebook page under “Auburn University Bahá’í Club.” “We’re not worrying about changing the whole world, because you have to start with one community at a time,” Said said. “If we’re able to make small changes here, and someone else is able to make changes there, then eventually the world will see the difference.”

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While in Korea the group will take guided tours and field trips in the greater Seoul area, Panmunjam, Daegu and Pusan. AJIN will also take the group to Shanghai, China for additional tours. “The program has done exactly what the sponsors hoped in raising awareness so that teachers can appreciate where the students are coming from,” Synder said. She said that the parents of Korean students are very appreciative of the effort the school system has made. Synder said the language barrier is small because most Koreans speak English. Schools in Korea begin teaching English in third grade. “I wish we could offer more and at a younger age,” Synder said, regarding languages in our school systems.

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Cheerleading campers practice their routines in the Auburn Arena.

Campers get knee deep at Auburn’s fish camp. The camp will run June 25-29 and July 9-13.

Campers find the Plains to be perfect campsite TJ Harlin CAMPUS EDITOR

Summer camp is one of the most important times for young people across the nation. With countless options, it can be tough to decide which to attend. Many choose Auburn as their summer camp destination. Each summer, thousands of middle and high school students descend onto campus to participate in summer camps. Camps are offered in numerous fields, ranging from architecture and industrial design to cheerleading and fish camps. These camps usually last for one week, and the campers get a taste of what life is like

on Auburn’s campus. Campers stay in the Hill residence halls and eat at Terrell Dining Hall. Approximately 500 students will participate in academic camps this summer. “Academic camps have doubled in size this year,” said Dominique Rabine, Program Developer for the Office of Professional and Continuing Education. The largest camp Auburn offers is cheerleading. This summer, nearly 3,500 cheerleaders will come to Auburn to work on their tumbling, dancing and cheering skills. However, Auburn does not actually run the activities at the cheerleading camp. The camp is run by Varsity, the

leading name in cheerleading competition. Varsity hires professional instructors and college cheerleaders from across the country to teach the campers. However cheer camps are not just for instruction. Cheerleaders compete against other schools in challenges throughout the week. “These girls train hard,” Rabine said. “We have girls with broken noses and twisted knees. I even saw a girl get dropped. There are a lot of athletic moves they’re trying.” All moves are taught to the cheerleaders under the supervision of trained professionals. Safety is the top priority for the cheerleaders. Auburn’s success at cheer-

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University and what it stands for,” Rabine said. These camps offer much They come to more than academic and athletic enrichment. Auburn because “(Summer camps) are they love the area, a big recruiting tool,” said the University, and James Birdsong, Program what it stands for.” Developer in the Office of Professional and Continu—Dominique Rabine ing Education. “I have counPROGRAM DEVELOPER IN THE selors working this summer OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL AND that were former summer CONTINUING EDUCATION program participants that came here and said ‘man this leading camps is not by acci- is where I want to be.’” dent. Coaches can choose to Allison Childress, incoming go to identical Varsity cheer- freshman in pre-mathematics leading camps across the education, attended Auburn’s southeast, but they continue cheerleading camp during to choose Auburn. high school. “They come to Auburn be“Going to cheerleading cause they love the area, the camp at Auburn definitely had

a great influence on me deciding to go there for college,” Childress said. “We got to see a lot of the things Auburn had to offer that we wouldn’t get to see on a regular campus tour.” Auburn students can play a part in the summer camp experience. The Office of Professional and Continuing Education begins looking for counselors in January. Twenty counselors are usually hired for the summer. “Auburn students will get to see parts of the University they may not be familiar with,” Birdsong said. “If anybody’s interested we love to have those that like kids.” Available jobs will be posted through Career Development Services.

Building science team victorious in San Antonio Nathan Kelly WRITER

Auburn’s building science program received national attention when its team of six Auburn students won the project management award at the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. competition in San Antonio, Texas in April. Kathryn Crowley, Jeremy Bolton, Daniel Chapman, Chelsey Jacobs, Seth Slatton and Charles Powers represented Auburn. The team was given a project to present in front of judges in San Antonio weeks before the competition was held.

“We spent a good 50 to 60 hours on that project,” Chapman said. “We were assigned a school in Maryland and had to come up with a company.” The team had to figure out the costs and the building plans to renovate a school in Baltimore. They focused on 24 hour safety on the site and getting the local community involved. The team proposed local business owners to be hired along with local minority women. The team was told the school had been vandalized and caught on fire. The judges gave the team 6 hours to re-

spond to the damages done in their projects. The proposed solution was to rearrange storage areas and modifying the site utilization plan. The solution added one week to the entire schedule of 10 months. The final budget proposed was $5.6 million. “Most of us had done construction internships so we were all well prepared for the fire damage in the building,” Crowley said. After the team presented how they would handle the damages done to their project, they were given the next

day off. Auburn was announced the winner for project management on the final day. “We balled out the presentation,” Crowley said. “We were cohesive in the question and answer portion and the judges thought our presentation was the best.” Crowley said the win should give Auburn’s building science program national recognition. “It helps get students jobs out of college,” Crowley said. “It gives our building science program a little more credibility when students are trying to decide on a major too.”

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Students need to respect facilities Auburn is one of the most beautiful schools in the SEC. If you don't believe that, you haven't been here, or you're an Alabama fan. We have an immense maintenance staff that keeps our campus and facilities looking great. They work constantly to keep the University looking its best, but they are under-appreciated, and probably underpaid. No one ever thanks the men and women who wake up at the crack of dawn to keep our campus running as smoothly and neatly as possible. In fact, if you ever look in the Haley Center or library bathrooms, you can see just how some of us show our appreciation. Simply put, it's gross. The stalls look like someone threw a water balloon filled with Mountain Dew in them, and there are enough paper towels on the floors and counters to soak up an oil spill. Who is doing this? If you can't use the bathroom like an adult, then you shouldn't be allowed outside of your home. At the very least, you could wear a diaper and save the rest of us the uncomfortable shock

of walking into a wrecked bathroom. Not surprisingly, this deplorable behavior has spread outside of the public restrooms. Several spots around campus have become late-night shelters for discarded beer cans, broken bottles and all the other garbage that goes along with drunkenness. We know that only a few people are responsible for this, and we hate to sound like your mom telling you to clean your room. However, we want you to think of the people who have to clean up this mess. It takes more hard work to keep Auburn clean than it ever will to get your degree with even less of a payout at the end. These men and women are not just janitors, custodians or landscapers. They are the people that make Auburn the University we know and love. Don't take them for granted. They are not your maids and butlers. Who do you think picks up after football games? When the tailgaters have left their hot sauce and beer stained footprint on our otherwise peaceful campus, the maintenance staff is there to make it like new again. Auburn has a good reputation academically and athletically. We believe the University also has a good reputation for the state

of its campus, and none of us has the right to take away from what many people have put countless hours of work into. We have a good thing going here. Auburn is a beautiful college set in a charming small town. All we have to do to keep it that way is be responsible for ourselves. In other words, stop making a mess. If you have ever been to the University of Georgia's campus, then you know what can happen when the mess gets out of control. The thought of our campus turning into a haven for habitual litters and bathroom destroyers makes us shudder, especially when we think about all the Facilities staff that would have to pick up after. We’re know there are people who believe that they can trash the place all they want because there will always be someone there to pick it up. We would like to tell those people that entitlement looks good on no one. If you think the maintenance staff is here to cater to your filthy lifestyle, you might not be suited for life outside of high school. Clean your messes up. We can't afford to let our standard of living slip, and the easiest way to slip is when there is something on the floor.

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Camp War Eagle counselors should watch what they say As anybody who is on campus knows, it’s Camp War Eagle season. Many incoming students and their parents are being guided around campus for the first time. This is one of their first opportunities to be introduced not only to this campus, but to the city of Auburn and its culture.

Thursday, just before 4 p.m., I was walking on the outdoor staircases of Haley Center when I stopped to watch as people gathered on the concourse to watch two guys perform a stepping routine. I thought it was pretty cool that something spontaneous was happening; those are the things that make going to

school full-time in the summer more bearable. Many of the campers as well as their counselors stopped momentarily to watch the performance. I happened to be behind one of the (CWE) groups that had just walked over from watching the stepping routine. Following them into Haley, I overheard one of the campers

say, “He (counselor) said it was a black thing.” The counselor confirmed what he said and then went on to say that “they do things like that [inaudible time length].” I was disappointed to hear someone say such a remark, and I am especially disappointed that it was a counselor for Camp War Eagle.

It appauls me to think that one of the first experiences those campers have on campus is someone proclaiming a racial stereotype. I would hope that the University trains the camp counselors on cultural competency prior to becoming a student representative of the University. One could only imagine

what kind of message that sends to the incoming students. I would certainly not like to hear someone in response to the word ignorance say, “That’s an Auburn thing.” Joshua Turchen Ph.D student Counseling Psychology

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HBO series ‘Girls’ rises above ‘Sex and the City’ legacy Melody Kitchens MANAGING. EDITOR@ THEPLAINSMAN. COM

“Girls,” an HBO drama currently on its seventh episode, is the best show on television right now—to some girls at least. Many critics compare it to “Sex and the City,” and besides the show focusing on four

white girls in New York City, I don’t see why. I like “Sex and the City,” but I don’t love it. I like indulging in pointless thoughts like, “I’m definitely a Carrie” or “I could pull of that feathered beret, too.” Besides fantasizing about Jimmy Choos, I’ve never been able to relate to either of the characters on “Sex and the City.” Remove the outlandish fashion, puns and at least five

going-out-for-drinks scenes. Add witty banter, awkward, yet realistic situations and good fashion, especially in character Jessa. Keep the sex, New York and the guys you love to hate. That will almost make “Girls.” When I first heard about “Girls,” I found out its executive producer is Judd Apatow. I had already seen Apatow work his magic with comedic mastermind Kristen Wiig in “Bridesmaids,” so I knew this

new show would be at least semi-entertaining. The creator of “Girls,” Lena Dunham, is just brilliant. I’ve listened and watched countless interviews with her, and I’m slightly obsessed. In one interview, Dunham says, (referring to the relationship with her parents) “Please stay out of my work life, but please bring me soup.” She’s genuinely hilarious, and everything she does seems to be fearlessly on record. I

love that, as this translates effortlessly into “Girls.” The show opens with Hannah, the character played by Dunham, at dinner with her parents. Her parents no longer want to financially support Hannah, as she’s been out of college for two years. As a soon-to-be college graduate, I relate to this completely. Besides the confusion on age-appropriate behavior, “Girls” features a good bit of

reckless relationships. Adam, Hannah’s boyfriend in the show, could be the most controversial character so far. It seems like most girls has had an Adam in their lives, and at one point, we thought we should keep him around. Hannah wants what most girls wants in a relationship, but she still doesn’t want to be like every other girl. Story lines like these makes Dunham the voice for our generation.

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Cannibalism, masichism, zombie apocalypse plaguing U.S. Anna Claire Conrad COPY@ THEPLAINSMAN. COM

Just in case you haven’t seen the memes trending on Facebook and Twitter or haven’t kept up with national news lately, it looks as though we might have a zombie apocalypse on our hands. The police and government officials are blaming 31-yearold Rudy Eugene’s gruesome, cannibalistic daytime assault on the homeless 65-year-old Ronald Poppo on “bath salts.

“Surveillance videos from May 26 show that Eugene was ripping, chewing and ingesting Poppo’s facial tissue for an agonizing 18 minutes before help arrived at the causeway. When armed police officers demanded that Eugene step away from his victim, he raised his head with pieces of flesh dangling from his jowls, snarled and resumed his meal. An officer shot Eugene once as a warning. Eugene remained un-phased and continued to gnaw on his victim. Police officers shot several more times until Eugene was dead. By this time, 75 percent of Poppo’s face was missing, either strewn on the pavement

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or inside Eugene’s belly. Oh, by the way, the perpetrator was naked this entire time, and he didn’t die until he was shot in the head. Poppo was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital. He currently resides in the ICU, and will require months of treatment to rebuild his features, though he will be permanently disfigured. With Miami’s infamous reputation for drug-related crime and rampant outbreak of untreated mental disorders, bath salts and hysteria make for a plausible motive. Back in 2002, Cali-based rap artist Big Lurch was arrested for the PCP-induced murder

Carter with pepper spray, but this only enraged him. Carter then proceeded to hurl pieces of his skin and entrails at the police officers, who quickly retreated. That’s how zombies infect others with the virus, in case you didn’t know. The Bergen County SWAT team was called in and successfully subdued Carter. He was taken to a hospital where he remains in critical condition. One of the police officers that responded to the scene reported that he believes drugs or mental illness may have led to this horrifying incident, but these details have not been confirmed.

In addition to these two bizarre acts of human behavior, three other cases of varying degrees of cannibalism have occurred this past week in Tokyo, Sweden and Maryland. The timing of these incidents is uncanny, and with all of these men being labeled as druggies or lunatics or both, it’s hard to not suspect a possible cover-up. I’m not saying drugs and mental illness aren’t the cause behind these recent attacks, but with the collective number of these gruesome assaults and flesh-eating incidents, the zombie apocalypse seems just as likely as any other reason the government feeds us.

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13-year-old Kevin Lazenby of Opelika misspells the word “hortulan” in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. This was his last spelling competition.

Lee County champion ends spelling career at nationals Andrew Yawn COMMUNITY EDITOR

Opelika High School rising freshman Kevin Lazenby’s decorated spelling career came to an end Thursday, May 31, as the 13-year-old was eliminated in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. Competing in nationals for the second year in a row, Lazenby breezed through the preliminary rounds and advanced to the nationally televised semifinals with the hopes of bringing Alabama its first title since 1974. In the fourth round, which is the first round of the semifinals, Lazenby correctly spelled “cephalalgia” – meaning “a headache,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary – to advance to the fifth round. There, however, he was stymied by the word “hortulan” and tied for 22nd place out of 278 competitors. Lazenby said he understood the origin of the word, however was unsure of the spelling of the suffix. He decided to spell the word “hortuline” earning a ring from the judge’s bell signaling both his error and and loss at the national title. Because of age and grade restrictions for the Bee, Lazenby will not have another chance to compete in another spelling bee as he advances to the ninth grade. Lazenby said the weight of that pressure may have had an influence on his final performance. “I guess there was a little more pressure because it was my last year so I wanted to do good, but it was a good experience,” Lazenby said. Still, Lazenby said he fulfilled some of his aspirations on the national level. “It was fun because I made it further than last year and I was on TV and all that,” Lazenby said. “My goal ever since I made it to nationals last year was to be on ESPN, and last year I did not make it. This year I came back, studied harder and made

it, so accomplishing my goals made it special.” Lazenby’s prodigious study habits did not go unnoticed. “He was very dedicated, (and) this is something he worked extremely hard at year round,” said Becky Brown, public relations coordinator for Opelika city schools. “He would get up early before school and study words, if he was on a trip he would study words.” His studying and dedication paid dividends as, over the past three years, Lazenby won the past three Lee County spelling bees and the past two state-wideSpelling Bees. This earned him two berths in the

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national championship. His mother, Shirley Lazenby, also helped him study by quizzing him and said this outcome was just further proof of her son’s abilities and desire to succeed. “Getting to the semifinals was so huge,” Mrs. Lazenby said. “It’s the kind of accomplishment that reflects that “working every day” kind of diligence,” Mrs. Lazenby said. Lazenby said he will miss everything about spelling bees from going on stage to travelling and seeing new places now that his spelling career is over. Well, almost everything. “I will definitely not miss studying,” Lazenby said. “I’m going to

high school so that’ll be a new experience, and I don’t have any long term plans, but I definitely will not be studying spelling in the near future.” For the Lazenbys spelling has been their family’s pasttime Lazenby’s parents have been bringing their children to the county spelling bee for 12 years. Now, however, Kevin’s impending ineligibility means the spelling tradition has come to an end. And yet, with Kevin being the only Lazenby child to go to the National Bee, the family’s past time ends on a high note. “It was the theme of our lives. From fall to summer it’d be spelling,” Mrs. Lazenby said. “But now that theme of our lives is over ... and we’re just super proud of him.” And yet, his spelling prowess and dominance of the region’s tournaments the past few years remains a testament to him and the schools he attends. “He’s a great student, a great person and we’re just glad he made it to the semifinals,” Brown said. “He represented (the Opelika City Schools) and the state of Alabama very well, and we’re excited that he had this opportunity.” To Brown, Lazenby’s steady improvement from bee to bee shows that if he did have one more year of eligibility, Lazenby would certainly bring Alabama its second-ever National Spelling Bee title. “He could do it, I think he could (win it all),” Brown said. “But he represented (the Opelika City Schools) and the state of Alabama very well, and we’re excited that he had this opportunity,” she said. Even though her son may not be entering any more bees, his mother thinks this experience can help bring Alabama the title another way. “Now, hopefully he can be sort of a mentor or a leader to some of the younger spellers coming up,” Mrs. Lazenby said.

A plan to fight Alabama’s new immigration law, H.B. 658, has been set into motion by a collective of approximately 200 local, regional and national organizations. The group is doing this in response to the signing of a revised version of the original immigration law H.B. 56 and what they see as too little change in the parts of the bill that were deemed so controversial in the first place by its opponents. “The changes make it more harsh and punitive than before,” said Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Henderson then outlined a twopronged approach to tackling what he calls “the most vile, anti-immigrant law in the country.” As for the architects of the law, Henderson explained the fervent desperation with which the groups will attack legislators. “If we can’t appeal to your humanity, then we will to your pocketbooks,” Henderson said. The plan will look to begin a thorough review of all possible legal actions to slow down or obstruct the law being implemented while also kicking off a public education campaign that will share information and stories about the effects of the bill on residents in Alabama. The goal of the public education campaign is to discourage tourism to the state by making people think twice about what is being supported with the money spent here. Another key facet of the education campaign is what Cindy Estrada, vice president of the United Auto Workers, called “bannering, not picketing.” Groups of people will be placed at Hyundai dealerships throughout the country to try to inform people about the law before they buy a car from Alabama. Henderson emphasized it is not a boycott. “We are not intending to cause Alabamians long lasting economic harm,” Henderson said. “But Alabama is currently a civil and human rights disaster.” The Supreme Court will be issuing a ruling in the coming months to decided whether immigration laws belong under state or federal jurisdiction, but Mary Bauer, legal director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said the coalition can’t wait for that. “People are suffering, (and) we felt compelled to move quickly.” Bauer said. Bauer called H.B. 658 “primarily a concession to big business” and said a provision that calls for quarterly lists of people suspected of being in the state illegally is barbaric and will only “encourage vigilantism.” She also said “Alabama is once again left to the federal courts because of our legislators kicking the can down the road” and said

to thank lawmakers like Sen. Scott Beason for “Latinos continuing to suffer.” Immigrants make up less than two percent of Alabama’s population and the vast majority of them are not illegal, according to Henderson. He also added that less than 30,000 illegal immigrants are estimated to reside in Alabama and the state is simply looking for a scapegoat and coming up with a nonexistent problem. Immigration experts have found that immigration has considerably slowed and even gone into the red since the recession took hold in the U.S. in 2007, according to Henderson. Most economists agree that immigration, regardless of the legality of it, has a positive net effect on the economy by boosting demand and also contributing with sales taxes and even paying into programs like Social Security. A study conducted by University of Alabama economist Samuel Addy in Jnuary agreed with this theory. In “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the New Alabama Immigration Law,” Addy said the law could cost the state between $2.3 billion and $10.8 billion in annual gross domestic product, based on estimates that between 40,000 and 80,000 undocumented workers would flee. In December, the law’s champions pointed to the state’s unemployment rate falling from 9.2% to 8.7% as a sign the law was working and putting Alabamians back to work. Opponents of the bill, along with most economists, found that the gains were mostly in the automobile-making industry where there was not a large immigrant base to begin with. Industries like farming saw little to no gain in employment in 2011. Farmers throughout the state are having difficulty filling jobs that had been reliably manned for years, and tomato crops that are on the verge of being ripe may rot in the fields if laborers can’t be found to harvest them. Anticipating the change brought by the law, many farmers only planted only on small fractions of their land. Estrada pointed out that across the country people are seeing Alabama as a bad example of how to handle immigration policy. Mississippi leaders routinely cited failures of Alabama’s law as reasons why they shouldn’t pass a law remotely similar to it, according to Estrada. Estrada said the key for opponents of the law is action, and any lack of that may end all hope for change in the state. “We are only in the beginning of (a process that) may take a long time, but silence is an endorsement of a pointless and racist law,” Estrada said.

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• $2.6 billion – Estimated state financial loss if all unauthorized immigrants were removed • $5.7 billion – Combined purchasing power of the state’s Latino and Asian population • $122.9 million – Amount contributed to the state economy by foreign students • 4.9 – Percent of the state’s workforce that are immigrants • 4.2 – Percent of the state’s workforce that are unauthorized immigrants Courtesy of Immigration Policy Center

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If it’s on the Internet, it’s got to be true. While this phrase is usually used to sarcastically rebut false information, it’s becoming more and more truthful as the web continues its shift from a cyber playground to a bastion of news and information. News, in particular, has been commandeered by technology as people turn more toward the stories on their homepage than ones folded on the front porch. The latest example of this came Thursday, May 24, as www.al.com ironically broke the news that daily newspapers The Birmingham News,

the Press-Register of Mobile and The Huntsville Times will be reducing their publication to solely Wednesday, Friday and Sunday editions. In addition, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans will end its 175-year run of publishing the city’s news every day and will also be reduced to three papers a week. From a business standpoint, of course it makes sense. Putting all updates and breaking news online means that more people will be forced to visit the websites leaving room for profit from online subscriptions and advertising. But newspapers should not be totally driven by business. As a journalism major, I am aware that I’ll probably never have a lavish mansion or bathe in tubs overflowing with cash, but newspapers aren’t about making money.

Writing this column for a newspaper about why newspapers are still relevant may seem like a biased business move in itself, but there’s more to it than that. There’s a nostalgia to newspapers, a credibility that means what you see is verifiable fact – unless it’s an opinion like this one – and not some internet spam trying to get hits. Newspapers are more a part of people’s lives than most think. New Orleans, for example, kept its citizens informed during Hurricane Katrina by continuing to report to the rest of the state about the conditions of the affected cities throughout the bedlam. In addition, the paper has one of the highest circulations of any major newspaper, and the city has one of the lowest Internet usages of any major city. The situation is similar in Bir-

mingham as inner city impoverished families who may not own a computer or television now have no affordable news source. The media company controlling the three affected Alabama newspapers justify the change by saying the three papers will be “more robust” and include more features and stories. Frankly, if you’re only going to print a paper three days a week, the papers obviously have to be bigger to make up for the four days left behind. But, what’s the point of a bigger newspaper with more news if that news has already been seen online two days ago? The three papers will be graphic, advertisement and feature heavy in order to fulfill this promise. Also, if they do publish redundant stories about events that hap-

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pened days earlier, the point of the the newspaper is lost. For companies that are looking to save money, this seems like a waste. In addition, the removal of the Saturday edition is one of the worst moves that could have been made. For a state that’s all about football, people looking to keep up with high school results or look ahead to Sunday’s professional games will be forced to detour from the paper rack to the keyboard. Yes, it saves the company money. Yes, these papers don’t feature the most interesting news all the time. But it’s solid, it’s tangible, it provides jobs and a more personal look on life in your area. Morning coffee and the morning paper have gone hand-in-hand over the years, and it’s much cheaper to spill coffee on a newspaper than an Ipad.

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The Auburn track and field team is sending seven of its members to compete for national titles at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa June 6-9 during the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Student athletes from across the nation will try for national titles on Drake’s world-renowned sports field—the Mondo Super X Performance track. Besides both the men’s and women’s 4x100m relays, five members will compete in multiple individual events. Ralph Spry, coach of track and field, said the key to success in nationals is consistency. “We don’t need to do things a whole lot differently,” Spry said. “I told them, ‘Now you just do what you did to get you here.’” This is Spry’s 14th year at Auburn, and he won the national championship in 2006. “Having that kind of experience is tremendous help while preparing these guys for nationals,” Spry said. “This experience is priceless for them.” Harry Adams, Marcus Rowland and Keenan Brock will be competing in the 100m and 200m sprints along with the 4x100m relay. “There’s definitely a rivalry between the guys to see who brings home the most medals,” Brock said. Brock said it takes a special chemistry to have success with the 4x100m relay. “You can’t just put four dudes together and expect success,” Brock said. “It takes unity and support, which we have.” The last meet for the Tigers was in May, but the off-season is actually a good thing for track and field.

“I like it because we can us this time to get over injuries, let our bodies heal up and catch up on rest,” Brock said. Spry said this time off has helped his athletes prepare for the competition. “We want our guys to be at their ultimate peak for nationals,” Spry said. “This gives us enough time to be totally rested and prepare for the competition.” Maya Pressley, competitor in the women’s high jump, likes to use this time during their break to train and relax, but still yearns for the upcoming meet. “I feel anxious about it, but mostly focused and prepared,” Pressley said. “Our coaches and trainers have done a great job with us mentally as well as physically.” Other competitors representing Auburn at nationals are Kai Selvon, CeCe Williams and Stephen Saenz. Williams will race the 400m while Selvon will run the 100m and 200m. Like Selvon, Saenz, Auburn’s thrower, also double qualified. He will be competing in the discus throw and the shot put. The men’s 4x100m team will consist of Brock, Rowland, Adams and Michael DeHaven. The four runners won the third heat of the NCAA East Prelims together. They hold the record for the best time in the nation of 38.30 seconds they put up at the Texas Relays earlier this year. Selvon, Williams, V’alonee Robinson and Alycia Prior will run in the the women’s 4x100m relay at the national championship. Spry said he has great expectations for his team this year. “I’m looking for top 10 finishes,” Spry said. “The top four teams go home with hardware, and that’s exactly what we’re shooting for.”

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Harry Adams and Keenan Brock practice at the Hutsell-Rosen Track on May 31, 2012 in Auburn, Ala.

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Cydney Clanton at the Derby Invitational, Oct. 24, 2008, in Auburn.

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Reese Dismukes holds off LSU defensive tackle Bennie Logan on Oct. 22, 2011, in Baton Rouge, La. Auburn lost to the Tigers 45-10.

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Sophomore center Reese Dismukes has been named to the Rimington Trophy Spring 2012 watch list, an honor devoted to the top centers in the nation. Dismukes joins 49 other centers on the list, nine from the SEC. “It is an honor to be put on the list, but I cannot let it get to my head,” Dismukes said. “You know this is one of the top programs in the nation and I am expected to play at this level. Hopefully I can get things done this year and be a finalist.” The committee for the Rimington Trophy chooses players from four All-American lists, the American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News and Football Writers Association of America. After his freshman season, Dismukes was named to the Football Writers Association of America All-Freshman team, the SEC All-Freshman team and CBS Sports Freshman All-America team. The 6-foot-3-inch 300 pound sophomore attended Spanish Fort High school under coach Bryant Vincent, now the tight ends coordinator at the University of South Alabama. Vincent said Dismukes commanded

the offensive line from his first year at Spanish Fort as a right guard. “About four weeks into summer camp he was telling all of the other offensive linemen what to do,” Vincent said. “He has an incredible intelligence and IQ for the game.” At Spanish Fort, Vincent gave Dismukes the ability to make decisions on the offensive line that most linemen do not have. “He would call all of the protections and check runs right and left for us,” Vincent said. “He knew and did it all from calling the play, snapping the ball and then blocking.” Dismukes entered his freshman year in the spring semester of 2011 with hopes of grabbing the vacant center position left by Ryan Pugh. A spot he competed for against, then sophomore, Blake Burgess. “It helped coming in six months ahead of time,” Dismukes said. “It gave me a chance to get a head start on the offense and really be a contender for that starting center spot. It was a good experience to be thrown into the fire before everyone else. It let me know what to expect and what was expected of me.” Building off of the success of his fresh-

man season, Dismukes is utilizing the offseason to improve his physicality. After a spring practice, offensive line coach Jeff Grimes said Dismukes steps in the huddle with confidence. His body has changed. He’s leaner, stronger, quicker and confident. For Dismukes, the necessary off-season work is only a part of what needs to be done to achieve his goals. “I just have to work as hard as I can to get my body right and in the best shape for the season,” Dismukes said. “I am not done. I need to get even bigger, faster and stronger. I have to keep working at it so I can perform with the best of them. “As an offensive line we want to be the toughest in the country. Year in and year out we strive to be the best and that is what we are shooting for here.” Former Spanish Fort High School coach Bryant said the sky is the limit for Dismukes and the best is yet to come. “He takes over the offensive line and creates a dominant front,” Vincent said. “I think this year you will see a center that is a lot more comfortable in his body and ready to handle the physical demand. “By his junior and senior year you will have one of the best centers in the nation and I truly believe that.”

The U.S. Women’s Open will feature two former Auburn Tigers among a field of great female golfers. Auburn graduates Haley Wilson and Cydney Clanton both qualified for the tournament this summer. Wilson, a 20-year-old native of Ft. Mitchell Ala., qualified for the Women’s U.S. Open last week. She earned one of the three spots at her regional qualifier at the Oaks Club in Osprey, Fla. She posted rounds of 72 and 76 for a total of 148 to make the Open. “It was an awesome feeling [to qualify],” Wilson said. “Golf is what I love, and I’m ready to step up on the big stage.” Clanton, a 22-year-old from Concord NC, qualified a week before Wilson. Clanton tied for second at her regional qualifier with a two round score of 143 at the Dunwoody Country Club in Dunwoody, Ga. Clanton graduated in 2011 with a degree in finance, and is currently a member of the LPGA tour. During her time at Auburn, she had an award

filled career. Some of her top honors include being named as a 2011 NGCA Second-Team All-American, and the All-SEC First Team. The ladies were both key parts of the Auburn women’s golf team, and Head Coach Kim Evans wished them only the best in their bright futures. “They were great players for Auburn,” Evans said. “I know they will continue to be great.” When Evans was asked to give advice to the ladies she simply said, “They’re veteran players… they know what they’re doing.” With confidence like that coming from the coach, it’s no wonder these young ladies have made it to the grand stage in women’s golf. Wilson, who will be making her entrance into the LPGA Tour, did not have the jitters a normal 20-year-old would. “I feel really confident,” Wilson said. “My game is getting better every day.” The young ladies will have some stiff competition, in-

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