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‘My home away from home’ Auburn QB feels ‘more comfortable’ on the field after two wins Nathan King ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

On Sept. 9, 2017, a young man who hadn’t played a snap of college football since Nov. 21, 2015, until a week prior stepped foot into Clemson University’s Death Valley with the weight of a pained and overbearing fanbase on his shoulders.

Jarrett Stidham, a 6-foot-3, 214-pound quarterback headlining the highly anticipated 2017 Auburn Tigers, fell short of expectations through two weeks of the season.

On the first play from scrimmage against the defending national champion Clemson Tigers, Stidham broke down the pocket and took his eyes off the downfield receivers. The QB panicked for a safe way out of his crumbling protection before being torn down by the Tiger tandem of linebacker Kendall Joseph and defensive end Austin Bryant.

That sack would be the first of 11 on Stidham in Auburn’s 14-6 loss to Clemson, a matchup that was heralded as a “telling” game for the Auburn offense. Stidham finished the game 13-for-24 with 79 yards passing. Auburn as an offense gained only 117 total yards, the lowest mark of Malzahn’s career as a coach or a coordinator.

Granted, Clemson may go the entire 2017 campaign with the most dominant defense in college football. Nevertheless, Auburn faithful tabbed the offense’s performance unacceptable

and tossed it largely in the lap of head coach Gus Malzahn, who began to hear his name brought up in “hot seat” conversations.

Stidham, a transfer quarterback two years removed from playing in the Big 12 for the Baylor Bears, was expected to be the solution to Malzahn’s long-standing issues of quarterback development. Bringing in Arizona State offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey with Stidham seemed like a pair that would work wonders for the offensive side of the ball.

At Baylor University, Stidham replaced starting QB Seth Russell in the 2015 season after Russell sustained an injury. Stidham stole the show, essentially holding a coming out party every week.

When Russell returned, fans across the country knew that Stidham wouldn’t be sitting on the bench for long.

That was all before the Baylor football program imploded, forcing multiple players, including Stidham and Auburn runningback

Kam Martin, to leave the university in search of a normal college playing experience.

Stidham elected to take a year off, keeping his game polished while attending McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. Baylor Bear practiced with former and current Bears at

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Students protest zoning regulations Petition against evictions garners more than 8,000 signatures EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The mayor and Auburn City Council responded to students over the city’s unrelated occupancy rule Tuesday, making clear they support enforcing current law while agreeing to meet and work with SGA representatives and students who believe the law unfairly targets them.

“We’ve got to get to a point where people really believe we’re serious about it,” said Mayor Bill Ham of the rule, which prohibits more than two unrelated individuals from living together in many areas of the city.

The ordinance, enacted in 1982, is intended to maintain the character and family-friendly atmosphere of the city’s older and more residential neighborhoods by prohibiting three or more unrelated people from living together including students who might rent a house for school.

Those living in areas of the city zones as zoned as neighborhood conservation (NCprefixed) districts, limited development districts (LDD) or development districts (DDprefixed) are living under the unrelated occupancy ordinance and could face eviction or court summons if a complaint is filed against the household.

The discussion between council members, residents and students during the council’s meeting Tuesday night became heated at several points between the longtime residents who support the provisions of the zoning ordinance and the students who spoke out against it.

The students came to speak out at the council meeting after a rash of complaints left more than a dozen students with eviction notices and concerns about where they might move when the 30-day time limit to move out expires.

Two seniors, Hayley Bylsma and Brooke

Meeting Drunk Aubie Lily Jackson

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Buckles, started a petition last week addressed to the council asking them to reconsider both the ordinance and the 30-day timeline. It garnered about 9,000 signatures and caught the attention of residents who became concerned the petition might push the council to amend the ordinance.

“I would like to urge the council not to give in to the mass hysteria on social media,” said Bob Lowry, a resident of Payne Street, part of the area that has become the focal point of the discussion over the ordinance.

The city has received 17 complaints from the public against homes potentially in violation of the ordinance — the most in years, according to Planning Director Forest Cotten. Of those 17, six households were served with violations. Most were along Payne Street and Dumas Drive.

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With a glass of whiskey in one paw and a phone in the other, Drunk Aubie has become an icon for making Auburn fans laugh when the football season is no laughing matter.

Drunk Aubie runs a parody account and spits jokes after one too many drinks when the team does one too little on the field. In 2012, the Tigers suffered their worst season in 60 years, going 3-9 overall and 0-8 SEC. Drunk Aubie, not driven to the bottle just yet, left the season with his tail between his legs. He felt the pain of his fellow fans and knew there must be something done. Humor and whiskey straight had to take over for sanity’s sake.

“It was a way to escape from how bad we were and laugh at ourselves,” Drunk Aubie said. “We were laughing at how bad we were.”

The team failed so hard, Drunk Aubie said he had no choice but to head to the liquor cabinet. Drunk Aubie said he had seen other accounts , but he was surprised how it took off.

Once the team went on the “magical run of 2013,” tweets came easier and the traction followed suit.

Drunk Aubie asked to remain anonymous for the sake of the character and the personality that goes with it.

As for coming up with content, Drunk Aubie said, “If you got it, you just got it.” In his experience, he’s found that the longer he sits on a joke, thinking about the likes or retweets it might get, the worst it ends up being.

Drunk Aubie said when in doubt, flipping whatever conversation is being held into “Bammer hate” will always win favoritism.

“Anything anti-Alabama or Georgia or even Arkansas does well,” Drunk Aubie said. “If you connect two completely different topics — one thing that’s blowing up with another thing that’s blowing up — it usually does really well.”

Drunk Aubie attended Auburn and graduated in 2015.

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POLITICS

Joe Biden campaigns for Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones Chip Brownlee EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Former Vice President Joe Biden made a trip to the Yellowhammer State to throw his support behind Democratic candidate Doug Jones, whom Biden painted as a measured, reasonable and respectful candidate who “knows Alabama” — a stark foil to the Republican candidate.

“My mother used to say that the most important virtue was courage,” Biden said. “Doug has demonstrated his courage and his absolute integrity. ... Doug knows Alabama. He knows your heart. And he’ll never let you down.”

Biden said he didn’t even have to explain the contrast between Jones, who is a former U.S. Attorney, and former Chief Justice Roy Moore, who is headlining the Republican ticket.

“You know folks, in our system, there’s no way it can function without consensus, consensus,” said Biden, who served as vice president for eight years but was a U.S. senator for 36 years. “We don’t need another extremist up in the United States Senate.”

Biden didn’t name Moore outright.

Jones and Moore will face off in December in a special election to replace now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who vacated Alabama’s junior senator seat in February when he was appointed to head the Justice Department.

Biden traveled to Alabama Tuesday to stump for Jones — a long-shot but experienced candidate whom many Democrats feel just might

have a chance.

“I promised Doug I would campaign for him or against him, whichever one would help him most,” Biden said jokingly. “Doug possesses what an American political leader and the system need today.”

Democrats hope that the controversial nature of his opponent Moore might also help out Jones.

Moore has been a fervent opponent of samesex marriage throughout his time in Alabama politics. In September 2016, he was removed from the Alabama Supreme Court after defying the U.S. Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision. More than a decade earlier, he was removed for defying a federal order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state’s judicial building.

“When you’re on the right side of history and on the right side of justice, you can do anything,” Jones said before Biden took the stage at an auditorium in Birmingham’s BJCC. “Roy Moore is not on the right side.”

Moore’s victory in the Republican runoff on Aug. 15 was a shock to many establishment forces who had thrown their money and resources behind Sen. Luther Strange, the incumbent appointed to temporarily replace Jeff Sessions. Those establishment forces were worried that Moore would join more conservative wings of the party and add another roadblock for the leadership’s agenda.

CHIP BROWNLEE / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Former Vice President Joe Biden points to a supporter’s phone at a campaign rally for Senate candidate Doug Jones in Birmingham, Ala., on Oct. 3, 2017.

Strange ultimately lost despite a visit by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence — on top of more than $30 million in ad buys financed by a Mitch McConnell-aligned PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund.

Democrats are hoping to perform a similar upset but by a different method in a state that has not voted for a Democratic candidate in a statewide election since 2008.

“When (Doug Jones) wins this race, it will

send ripples across this country,” Biden said.

“But don’t do it for that reason. Do it for Alabama. Do it for Alabama.”

The last Democrat to hold a statewide elected position was the late Alabama political icon Lucy Baxley, who was elected as Public Service Commission president in 2008. And Republicans have held large majorities in the state Legislature since 2010.

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ZONING » From 1

“I ask you to put yourselves in our seats,” Buckles said. “We are hardworking students. We have not received noise complaints.

We have not received any sort of complaints except for the fact that ... we are suspected to have different last names.”

Buckles and Hayley Bylsma, who live together on Dumas Drive southeast of downtown, were recently given a violation and told they had 30 days to resolve the matter. They live in a home owned by Hayley Bylsma’s father, Wayne Bylsma.

“The mass hysteria that has been described, I would like to change that term to students using their voice,” Buckles said. “If you look at our country’s history, there are some laws that aren’t right, and laws can be changed.”

Before the mayor opened up the forum, he asked everyone from the public in attendance to raise their hands if they were concerned about the ordinance. Of the crowd of around 75 to 100, nearly everyone raised a hand.

“We live where we live precisely because that zoning protects us and allows us to quietly enjoy our neighborhood,” said Auburn resident Chip Townsend, who spoke out in favor of keeping the ordinance as is. “The problem is you’re mad at the city, and you ought to be mad at your landlord.”

Townsend said those who own and rent out houses should be responsible, understand the rules and shouldn’t have rented out the property to students if they would be in violation of the ordinance.

“If I had a child there, I think the landlord would need a lawyer because I’d have one,” Townsend said. “I believe the best way to make this work better is to go forward from here and not only enforce the law … but I would love to see the city impose some real consequences to the landlords.”

But Townsend said if the students and parents are aware of the ordinance, they share a burden of responsibility to follow the law.

Wayne Bylsma, who played football at Auburn for former head coach Pat Dye, said he and his wife planned to use the house as a game-day spot and as a place to retire. In the meantime, Hayley and her roommates were using it for school.

Both said they had no idea about the ordinance because they bought the property and built a home in 2015. In doing so, he said he had to submit plans to the city for approval and no one said anything about the zoning ordinance.

In April 2016, during the spring of Hayley Bylsma’s sophomore year, police came to the newly built home early in the morning and informed them a complaint had been filed with the Planning Department, Hayley said Tuesday night after the meeting.

BIDEN » From 1

Nationwide, Democrats are hoping to capitalize on disdain for Republicans in charge of Congress and disdain for Trump. Democratic Senate leadership in Washington have discussed plans to bolster Jones’ campaign, according to The New York Times.

On top of that, Democrats in Alabama — who have been plagued with apathy and low voter turnout for nearly a decade now — believe they may finally have a candidate in this election who can inspire the base and

CHIP BROWNLEE / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Auburn senior Brooke Buckles speaks to the City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.

Hayley Bylsma wasn’t there at the time because she was overseas, she said in an earlier interview with The Plainsman, but her roommates were there. No further action was taken and they didn’t believe there was any issue, she said.

Wayne Bylsma said at the meeting Tuesday that he was not previously aware of the ordinance when they built their new home on a previously vacant lot.

“I’ve never heard of such zoning,” Bylsma said. “How was I supposed to know? Students live all up and down our street. The bus services our street. Obviously, if it’s on the bus route, everyone knows students live on that street.”

But Ham and Ward 5 Councilwoman Lynda Tremaine equated lack of knowledge of zoning ordinances with speeding and claiming ignorance of the speed limit to get out of a ticket. In the end, they said, you’re still violating the law.

get voters out to the polls.

Having a packed audience of more than 1,000 at a smaller auditorium in the BJCC in Birmingham is perhaps a good sign that Democrats may have more momentum in this race than in recent years.

“He knows the people. He cares about the people. He is determined to get up there and do right,” said Donna Corbett, a Democratic voter from Walker County who attended the rally. “But he’s going to need a lot of help.”

Jones is best known for his legal career as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama dur-

ing the administration of President Bill Clinton.

During his time as a federal prosecutor, Jones reopened the cold 16th Street Baptist Church bombing case and brought two former Klansmen who perpetrated the bombing to court.

Both were convicted in 2001 — nearly 40 years after the 1963 bombings.

“Not all candidates are created equal,” Biden said. “I can count on two hands the people I have campaigned for that have as much integrity, as much courage and the sense of honor and duty that Doug does.”

CHIP BROWNLEE / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Senate candidate Doug Jones campaigns in Birmingham, Ala., with former Vice President Joe Biden on Oct. 3, 2017.

STIDHAM » From 1

D1Sports, an athletic training complex five miles from his former university.

Weekly text messages to former head coach Art Briles kept the Texan tethered to his old life, but his master plan and eccentric work ethic propelled him forward to his next goal: to enroll at a Division I program in January of the following year.

To achieve this, Stidham completed an associate’s degree at McLennan and became eligible to rediscover his past life.

The Florida Gators and the Auburn Tigers became the final choices for the No. 1 JUCO quarterback.

On Dec. 10, 2016, before Auburn was to face Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, Stidham announced his verbal commitment to the Tigers. “These last six

months have been crazy and the craziness is finally over,” Stidham said in a tweet. “Time to start my next chapter at Auburn University! WAR EAGLE!” Immediately, the hype began to swell for next season’s Tigers. Lindsey was brought in, and Stidham looked great in spring camp.

Auburn’s annual spring game, known as “A-Day” on The Plains, furthered the excitement for Stidham and the offense, as the gunslinger completed 16of-20 passes for 267 yards.

The 2017 season opener against Georgia Southern left little to be desired, as Auburn dominated the Eagles, 41-7. Stidham looked rusty as expected, but showed flashes of the athleticism and leadership under center that Auburn fans had been looking forward to.

The rust was expected,

considering the now-redshirt sophomore hadn’t played a snap in 651 days.

Then came the Clemson aftermath, in which fans scrambled to label Stidham a bust and Malzahn a quarterback killer.

Although he was unable to keep his eyes off the pass rush amid the on-field chaos, off the field, the 21-year-old maintained a level head and trusted Auburn’s process. Stidham rated his confidence in the team’s offensive improvement at a “110 percent.”

“We’re going to regroup, we’re going to be a better offense,” he said following the loss in Death Valley. “There’s no doubt in my mind we’re going to get this fixed.”

True to his word, a different player stepped onto Pat Dye Field at JordanHare Stadium the next week. Auburn as a whole struggled against Mercer, narrowly skating by the

Bears in a 24-10 win. Auburn coughed up the pigskin five times in a frustrating outing.

Stidham, however, turned in one of the most efficient games in conference history, completing 32-of-37 passes for 364 yards. At one point in the contest, he completed 18 consecutive passes, a program record.

The performance earned him a quarterback rating of 90. The quarterback’s completion percentage of 86.5 serves now as the second-highest in a SEC game with over 30 completions, right behind Tim Tebow’s mark of 88.6 against Cincinnati in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.

While media and fans blasted the Tigers and cited no improvement, Stidham quietly had his first coming out party in the orange and blue.

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One of the major complaints from students who spoke at the council meeting was that they felt targeted. They believe they are being discriminated against by the city because they are students.

That complaint was also a focus in the petition.

“There is no place in Auburn where an Auburn student cannot live,” Tremaine said after the meeting, noting that two unrelated students could live together anywhere in the city. “All this ordinance does is to help protect neighborhoods. Zones are in place in every community. They are there to maintain order.”

Ham said he believes the issue shouldn’t drive a wedge between students and residents in Auburn.

“I hate when we have ... this group against another group,” Ham

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DRUNK AUBIE » From 1

He has settled down in his large kitty litter box, or Birmingham, as some call it. It’s a nice getaway, but Drunk Aubie’s heart and drinking tendencies never leave The Plains.

Drunk Aubie said he is surprised that he’s never gotten a call from the Auburn administration for his jokes.

“Considering how protective they are over [sober] Aubie, I’m surprised I’ve never been contacted,” Drunk Aubie said.

The University’s Aubie, or Sober Aubie, and Drunk Aubie have had some interaction on Twitter and the University’s main account follows him: a compliment, Drunk Aubie said. Kerryon Johnson, Deshawn Davis and Daniel Carlson are some of Drunk Aubie’s favorite players to mess with and converse with online.

He said Carlson doesn’t interact as much.

“I’ve been trying to get [Carlson] out of his shell recently,” Drunk Aubie said.

Drunk Aubie spends his days writing about sports, coincidentally. He has been following the recent news concerning the Auburn softball incident and the arrest of former Auburn basketball Assistant Coach Chuck Person.

“On a serious note, it’s been disappointing,” Drunk Aubie said.

“Personally, the two best times for Twitter are when really good things are happening or really bad things are happening.”

He said business is booming but not for the right reasons. Drunk Aubie said he hopes Auburn doesn’t get rid of Bruce Pearl as he is the best thing that has ever happened to Auburn basketball.

On Sept. 27, @Lill_Wane tweeted to Drunk Aubie nominating him for athletics director, Jay Jacobs’ current position There has been much conversation about Jacobs’ role in the department.

Drunk Aubie said in his humble, furry opinion, Jacobs has been followed by controversies at every

turn.

“I think it’s about to hit the reset button on this fence,” Drunk Aubie said. “I don’t think he’s done a terrible job, but there have been a lot of controversies, and these big things have come out lately. It would just be easier to have a restart.”

He said the current athletic teams give him enough humorous content to work with, and he doesn’t want anything else making Auburn a laughing stock. He said it’s like a sibling situation.

“It’s okay for me to make fun of them, but it’s not okay for anyone else to make fun of them,” Drunk Aubie said.

Drunk Aubie laughed at the idea of having fans and said he always tries to interact with those that respond to his initial posts. But, staying Drunk Aubie, rather than a man behind the mask — which he is not, he’s really a drunk Tiger — is crucial to the account and his personality.

“If you were to know who we are, you would find it hard to actually picture Aubie sitting there drinking and tweeting drunk,” Drunk Aubie said.

He said with division being so prominent, people find it easier to rally behind a Tiger rather than a grown man ranting about Auburn football, which is exactly what Drunk Aubie is not. Stated clearly again, he is a tipsy Tiger on his way to liver problems.

Drunk Aubie said he tries to stay uncontroversial as often as possible to provide a place for laughter and light-hearted jokes about a notoriously unpredictable team. He said he does wonder if one day he will say something a little too far over the line and it will be known as “The End of Drunk Aubie.”

For those looking out for Drunk Aubie, he said his favorite bar is 17-16 and he’ll be drinking straight whiskey. Even if you catch him, you probably won’t know you did.

The Auburn Family may never know who Drunk Aubie is. “...And let’s keep it that way,” he said.

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Stop the mental health stigma

Christie Shiozitz COLUMNIST

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Don’t zone out students EDITORIAL BOARD FALL 2017

A recent string of zoning complaints and the eviction notices that have followed have hit some Auburn students.

Unbeknownst to many, Auburn has a zoning ordinance that prohibits more than two unrelated individuals from living together in the same home across large swaths of the city.

Several complaints have been filed by some of the area’s older, longterm residents who want to maintain the character and quiet of the city’s more family-friendly atmospheres.

Once those complaints are filed, police and Planning Department officials begin investigating and often serve search warrants.

If a household is served a violation, the students are only given 30 days to resolve the matter, which almost universally means kicking out the extra roommates living in violation of the ordinance.

We believe the city should reconsider that enforcement policy and even reconsider the ordinance as a whole.

Auburn students shouldn’t be regarded as such a nuisance. We add value to many aspects and areas of Auburn, both economically and culturally.

But at the same time, we understand why families who have lived here for de-

cades want to keep their neighborhoods quaint, safe and family-oriented. We understand why there should be restrictions and why zoning ordinances exist.

Regardless of whether the ordinance is right, it’s still the law. And you should respect the law.

On the other hand, many students appear to be unaware of the ordinance. While students have a responsibility to be informed, their landlords should not take advantage of them by allowing them to live illegally somewhere.

Landlords, including parents who buy homes for their kids and their friends, should face consequences for renting their property to students against the ordinance.

On Tuesday, SGA President Jacqueline Keck implored Auburn City Council to allow the students 90 days to leave.

“Students have no reason to know that this law is on the books until they are evicted,” she said.

We support Keck and her willingness to stand up for students. Others, including Student Affairs officials also went to support student voices.

While the City Council doesn’t appear poised to change the ordinance, they have agreed to meet with concerned students and SGA representatives.

That is a good move, and we hope positive change and discussion will come of it.

Look around you; to your left, right, in front and behind. One of those people you just saw probably has a mental illness.

Physical illness and mental illness are viewed in two completely different lights. It is considered normal for someone to have a physical illness whether it is the flu, a broken arm or cancer. However, for someone to have a mental illness it is not seen as treatable. Some even consider it to be made up.

There is an inexplicable and inexcusable stigma around mental health, and it needs to end.

There are so many different types of mental health issues that can fall anywhere from anxiety or depression to anorexia to attention deficit disorder. With all the different types of illnesses out there, there are just as many people who should be treated for them but won’t because of the stigma around them.

For the people who take medication, receive therapy or some sort of method of recovery, they are often afraid to mention it to anyone for fear of being perceived as mentally unstable. When we see someone on crutches we

don’t look at them and think they are making it up, but rather that we hope they heal soon or help them with their treatment.

Mentally ill patients should be treated no differently. We should be there to help them with tasks that they may have trouble with until their treatment is over, just as you would for someone who can’t write because of a broken arm.

Many patients with a mental illness are afraid to get help because of how they may be viewed afterward. They only feel comfortable talking to their immediate family members, if that.

It is our job to finally accept mental illness for what it is — an illness. It is time to make those living with one more comfortable in their own minds and feel less alone.

We all have bodies and minds that we need to take care of. Mistreatment of our bodies, both physical and mental, are not things to take lightly.

The stigma is not something that will dissipate on its own. As a community it is something we can work together to change The views expressed in columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Auburn Plainsman.

ARTS

Poetry: Time of Transparency I think it the time of transparency The rhetoric from the position we thought to be the top Is now debased to unfamiliar place As we exist No need we trust in him But I ask is the true idea coming here?

Is this what enemies fear?

A new space In which value can be placed On the people And not debased By the fact of my race Might it be I only react when it threatens me Or the idea that my monies May be of compromise If he come for mine

May seem like empathy there But I am all too aware You’d turn your head If he didn’t bark at you instead I reserve my right not to believe That this “family” has received Me, or the idea that a minority race Might equate In this space We are Americans I am an Auburn student But I wonder if my community feels the same way I don’t demand a revelation But if you remain opaque How might I know you feel What it’s like to be me

I am cynical

Again I demand nothing from you But would you stand with me If the issue wasn’t about you?

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The B----- Mentality: Strong, independent women are not your enemies Lily Jackson MANAGING EDITOR

A man says, “Change everything and start over again.”

“Oh, what vision he has — what strength.”

A woman says, “ Change everything and start over again.”

“What a b----.”

A scenario that has not only been portrayed in the daily operations of practically every field, even female-dominated fields, but one that has sunk into the mindset of many. Media and pop-culture have portrayed the over-worked, under-socialized boss-zilla in movies, music and news. The habit of first noticing the blemishes on a woman’s face instead of the carefully crafted and mountain-moving phrases firing from the mouth that will later be judged as “toobig” and “snake-like” has become formulaic for high-platform commenters.

Women in the workplace are judged on the least relevant elements of their appearance and character rather than

the skills and aspirations that’ll make them successful in the years to come – if given the chance, of course.

Speaking of chances, a report in 2008, classified as “The Athena Factor,” stated that women in the workforce are less likely to receive second chances and are judged harsher than their male counterparts. This explains why women can expect that they won’t be promoted at the same rate as a man, despite equal education and skill level.

Once in a higher position, women are ripped apart beginning with their willingness to wear pumps to whether they prefer pantsuits or dresses.

While men are able to walk firmly on their platform of privilege and strength, strong women are seen as unkind, aggressive, unfeminine and even “downright awful,” said New York University psychologist Madeline Heilman.

Hence, the repeated use of the term, “b----.”

Competency and strength for women have been reduced to unnecessary

cruelty and conniving personality traits.

Those that refer to their female superiors as b------ because they are unhappy with decisions made are not the only guilty parties.

The mentality itself spawns from women stepping over other women in search of the sliver of success left by men for the female population.

In the article, “Why Women (Sometimes) Don’t Help Other Women,” Marianne Cooper said with more sexism there is more conflict.

Although the Queen Bee Theory states that women can’t, under any circumstances, get along.

It’s outlined humorously in the film “Mean Girls” and the television series “Pretty Little Liars.”

This theory, although pretty thoroughly debunked, has a few key characteristics noted that show up in generations that were more subjected to sexist ideals.

As a female Shinto priest in Tokyo, Japan, Tomeo Ichino fell into the shame

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tional Women’s Day 2017 said.

The B---- Mentality has seeped through the top layer of cascading sexism, through the thick male boundaries, into the minds of women fighting for the jobs they deserve.

Whether they choose to perform silently, without confidence or crush all that lies in their path, the mentality itself is to blame and can only be reversed with a consensus among all women.

Strength shouldn’t be viewed as a hindrance to others. Power through spoken word and compelling leadership shouldn’t be feared when coming from a woman. Women shouldn’t be pitted against each other because of ingrained sexist tensions.

Women shouldn’t be seen as the enemy or be subjected to the B---- Mentality for exhibiting the same qualities of the world’s strongest men.

The views expressed in columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Auburn Plainsman.

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of being a woman in a “man’s role.” She said members of the community looked at her and wished she was her grandfather, pushing her to wear a green robe for a more masculine appearance.

When a woman feels she is a part of sexist stereotypes she is more likely to distance herself from other women, setting up what can be referred to as a pseudomasculine bunker.

Or in other terms, she distances herself from the stereotypes that have made sexism an issue for her.

She becomes the strong woman she always knew she was, but with the price of another’s dreams under her.

Simply stated, men aren’t the only reason why women are set back in the workforce.

Sexism, internal and external, plays a strong role in making women feel incompetent or cruel for their strong leadership. “Much more can be done by the women themselves to solve such problems [gender inequality],” a woman interviewed by The Atlantic for Interna-

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Jordan-Hare stadium will strike up the band with a world-renowned trumpet ensemble.

The United States Army Herald Trumpets, the group that serves as the official fanfare ensemble for the president of the United States, will perform with the Auburn University Marching Band during the Military Appreciation halftime show of the football game this Saturday.

Originally founded in 1959, the US Army Herald Trumpets were formed “to add splendor to official military ceremonies,” according to their official site. Usually playing when the president welcomes foreign ambassadors and royalty, the ensemble has also performed at numerous Olympic Games, Super Bowl XXXIX and the 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I basketball championship.

Their collaboration with the marching band this weekend is just one stop of their multiple-day residency in the Auburn-Opelika area. They will also be performing with The Symphonic Winds ensemble Wednes-

day night at 7:30 p.m. in the Telfair Peet Theatre and teaching trumpet classes for high school students, college students and musically inclined members of the Auburnw-Opelika community.

“They are performing and doing multiple clinics in the area so they have multiple opportunities to engage with young musicians and the public,” said Dr. Corey Spurlin, Auburn Marching Band director. “They decided it was a worthwhile venture considering the number of people they would be playing for in our stadium.”

The US Army Herald Trumpets became involved with the University all because of a personal connection between members of both.

Dr. Mark DeGoti, associate professor of trumpet at Auburn went to Indiana University’s School of Music with Erik Ramos, a member of the Herald Trumpet ensemble. After seeing Ramos’ posts on social media featuring the group’s performances, DeGoti decided to reach out to him to see if they could collaborate.

“I just threw the idea out to [Ramos[ and to

our marching band director because I know we always have a military appreciation halftime show and that they have done big events like this in the past,” DeGoti said. “That was the beginning of the conversation.”

That was back in late spring, and since then the two groups have been working on their upcoming performance. DeGoti said that both parties have adjusted their music to complement each other’s sound.

“They have lots of pieces that they’ve done in the past with different marching groups and different concert groups,” DeGoti said.

“We had to make some adjustments to fit the needs since every music program is a little different; we used some of their music and they’re using some of ours.”

As a trumpet instructor, DeGoti said he is very excited for Auburn fans to experience the University’s sound paired with that of the US Army Herald Trumpets.

“For me the most exciting thing is that you hear bands play, you hear orchestras, you hear choirs; trumpets -- just a group of trumpet players --is kind of unusual.” DeGoti said.

“They’re going to be playing trumpet ensem-

ble music at a level that most people have never heard.”

The Military Appreciation halftime show will be sponsored by Coca-Cola, and their involvement will make the performance even more unusual to Auburn Fans.

“All of the fans that are sitting on the East side on the lower bowl of the stadium will have a card taped to their seat,” said Spurlin.

“During the halftime performance there will be a countdown on the video board and when that reaches zero we would like the fans to hold up their card and so that the cards together will form an American Flag pattern that will become part of our halftime show, a backdrop for the band.”

The marching band director believes that the combination of a world-renowned trumpet ensemble playing with the University Marching Band and the added backdrop will leave quite the impression on attendees to the game.

“Its something we think will be unique and very memorable in terms of what they’ve seen and experienced in Jordan-Hare,” Spurlin said.

ARCHITECTURE

Students design and build Buster’s home S tephen L anzi CAMPUS WRITER

Four Auburn students recently concluded their year-long project of designing and building a house, Buster’s home, from start to finish for a Hale County resident.

As architecture students at Auburn; Olivia Backer, Carley Chastain, Ben Malaier and Janine Mwenja, had to choose from a conventional thesis-style project in Auburn, a project with Urban studio in Birmingham or a project with Rural Studio in Hale County. The students chose to study for their fifth year of the curriculum at Rural Studio.

“I decided to go to the rural studio because it was this amazing opportunity to build and work in a completely different environment than what we’re used to,” Backer said.

Rural Studio is a design-build program that gives Auburn students a more handson educational experience while assisting an under-served population in West Alabama.

Rural Studio offers various projects students can choose from including renovating or remodeling public buildings.

Once there, the students chose to partake in the studio’s 20k project. The project began in 2005 with the concept of how much a person living with government subsidies can afford to pay every month toward the mortgage, said Xavier Vendrell, acting director of Rural Studio.

The studio gives the students full autonomy over the project from start to finish. They conducted research on previous homes in the 20k product line, consulted their professors and the studio and designed and built the house while managing the schedule and budget.

“All due respect to our levels of intelligence, but if yo-u give four 22-year-olds the project of building a house, things have to get pretty simple for it to be an achievable goal,” Chastain said. “There was no handholding. We had to set our own schedule.

We had to manage our own budget and different things like that.”

The students quickly learned how difficult it can be to build the desired standard of house while staying within the budget.

Chastain recalled their professor’s instruction on the first day of the project.

“Make me a gourmet meal with only rice, salt and peppers,” Chastain said.

The students came away with a deeper understanding of the issues facing people living below the poverty line.

“You learn that it’s an all-encompassing problem, more than just a basic design problem. But, the really cool thing about the studio is that we’re allowed to explore those problems as well,” Backer said.

“A lot of people are not aware that architecture can play a social role in our society,” Vendrell said. “The architecture that really affects people is the everyday architecture.

We all live in a house. We all go to schools.

We all go to the market. We go to work. We all go to these places and they’re very important.”

The real-world experience brought what they had learned in the classroom to life.

“I would have all these moments where I would be doing something and I went, ‘Oh. This is what that drawing meant.’ When I look at a set of drawings now, my understanding is on a different level,” Chastain said.

The learning was a constant throughout

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the project for the students. Chastain said building a home requires learning something every week. Skills differ for each task requiring a different skillset for concrete, framing, running wire, installation and plumbing. Chastain said with every task, you learn a new set of skills.

The students believe all the skills and lessons learned will be applicable to their future endeavors in architecture. “There’s a breach between the people who are building the houses and the people who designed the houses. This could be architecture in general, it doesn’t have to just be houses. I would love to be working with a team who strives to bridge that gap,” Chastain said.

Chastain also thought the team approach of the project was beneficial because of the rarity of teamwork in school. Chastain said that with architecture being a profession

where people work in a team, learning to work creatively in a group is a whole new ball game.

“On the architectural level, it was really awesome to be able to see this thing that you conceptualize, to create it and have ownership on it,” Backer said. “But on the other level, we had this really amazing client. And to see how excited he was about us making this thing for him and how much he appreciated it feels great because it’s us not learning for the purpose of gaining more knowledge, but it’s us learning in a way that helps someone else.”

“What I’ve been told by a lot of the staff at Rural Studio is that we won’t get the full effects for the next few years, almost,” Chastain said. It might not be until years down the road at another job will I realize how much this experience taught me.”

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ADMINISTRATION

Student Affairs absorbs 3 depts Loren Kimmel CAMPUS EDITOR

Beginning on Oct. 1, the University’s Division of Student Affairs will absorb three new departments under their umbrella as part of an effort to realign the structure of the University.

President Steven Leath has expanded the realm of Student Affairs to now cover Tiger Dining, the First-Year Experience Office, Housing and Residence Life and Auxiliary Services Property Management, among the other departments already under the Student Affairs umbrella.

“The realignment was really based on Dr. Leath’s vision, and he wants a better student experience,” said Bobby Woodard, vice president for Student Affairs.

In total, more than a dozen departments will now be under Student Affairs.

“One of the primary reasons we realigned Student Affairs was in discussion with student leadership, Jacqueline Keck and others, and then many of the programs that most affected student’s lives — dining, residence [and] first-year experience,” Leath said.

Leath noted before the realignment, departments were spread across the organization of the University. “[It] made it hard for stu-

dents to know where to go and made it hard for them to be fully integrated,” Leath said. “So we put them all together in one area so it’s kind of a one-stop shop.”

Leath said he believes the realignment will allow the University to be more efficient and allow the students to be better served. Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement Lady Cox agreed.

“We are constantly working to make the student experience better, anything we can do to improve your time while you are here at Auburn we want to do that,” Cox said.

The departments moved into Student Affairs are not expected to undergo significant changes.

“We are really just changing structure lines. The department’s day-to-day operations will stay exactly the same,” Woodard said. “They are very efficient in what they do, we might tweak some little things here or there, but for the most part, they are just moving as a whole structure.”

Woodard said getting the true student experience and getting to the heart of how the University can create a better campus experience for the students, mainly the undergrads but also to help the parents, is one of the main purposes of the realignment.

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Auburn alumna Elizabeth Lowrey recently received the honor of being featured in The New York Times for her work in the architecture and design community.

During her time at Auburn, Lowrey was a student in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in interior design. After earning her degree, she went on to help found Elkus Manfredi Architects in Boston, Massachusetts and is still working there as a principal director of interior design.

“Auburn taught me about passion, excellence and collaboration,” Lowrey said.

“The interior architecture program was very unusual for its time in that the building science, architecture and interior design departments worked together – all the components necessary to create a successful work environment.”

The New York Times piece featured Lowrey’s workspace and highlighted different aspects that help her draw inspiration. One of the main focus points of the room is Lowrey’s “Wall of Ideas” where she and her team will constantly add different items such as pictures and ticket stubs throughout the day.

Some other ideas that inspire Lowrey are fashion and mixed media, which is what she describes as “the marriage of opposites.” Even a turquoise bottle moti-

vates her to keep hydrated while also providing a sentimental touch, reminding her of her grandmother.

Lowrey was extremely honored for herself and her firm to be included in such a prestigious news source like The New York Times.

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“It is thrilling,” she said. “I am especially happy to be recognized in The New York Times business section and also that the journalist mentions collaboration.”

The Auburn College of Architecture, Design, and Construction is still a thriving program at the University. Lowrey offered a few tips to the students in the program.

“Create a network of colleagues and mentors; put yourself out there and learn to listen. Design school can give you the impression that you know more about design than your client,” Lowerey said. “But your client always knows more than you do about the problems that need to be solved.”

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AU students affected after powerful presentation by Seton Hall victims Paul Brock CAMPUS WRITER

As the final event in its four-part event series for Campus Fire Safety Month, the department of risk management and safety hosted a showing of the film “After the Fire” on Sept. 28 from 7-9 p.m..

The protagonists of the documentary made an appearance and gave a talk on the importance of fire safety after the film was shown.

“Everyone that we’ve talked to – our nursing professors, other students that have been to this – said that this is such a moving experience,” said Brett Vanderlinden, senior in nursing.

The event was attended by Auburn’s Fire Department’s firefighters.

“On college campuses there might be a lot of false alarms,” said Sergeant Mark Rumsey. “But you never know when it might be the real thing.”

The film “After the Fire” is based on The New York Times Bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning book “After the Fire” by Robin Fisher, which describes the aftermath of the Seton Hall fire.

The book and movie narrate a tragic dorm room fire in 2000 that killed three students and injured over 50 more. Both the film and the book focus on the recovery process of students Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos who received life-threatening burns from the fire.

“I teared up,” said Mackenzie Stanford, junior in industrial and systems

engineering. “I didn’t realize how involved the [event] was.”

Stanford was not the only emotional viewer as sniffles could be heard throughout the auditorium while the movie played.

“No matter how many times we give this presentation, it never gets any easier to see what we had to go through,” Simons said while speaking after the film.

“We probably should have told you before we showed the documentary that it’s an emotional roller coaster.”

Llanos described the difficulty he had returning to a normal life with permanent tissue damage.

“I started to realize that before society could accept me, I had to learn to accept myself. I had to learn to love myself; we all ought to learn to love ourselves a little more,” Llanos said.

Llanos and Simons stressed the importance of not tampering with smoke detectors and said that the greatest fire risk is for students who live in off-campus housing, which is not always as safe.

Both Llanos and Simons recommended that residence advisors constantly remind hall residents of the importance of fire drills because there is always the possibility of an actual fire.

“It’s so important that [RAs] enforce all the [rules],” Simons said. “It’s up to you guys to prevent those things from happening.”

Simons said RAs and students have to follow the directives, no one should

have candles in their rooms.

Simmons and Llanos travel to over 200 campuses each year to tell students about the importance of fire safety, and they often visit hospitals’ burn units where they provide encouragement to other fire victims.

“We had some [nursing] students attend last year, and they said it was the best thing they had done at Auburn,” said assistant professor Ann Lambert.

“We encouraged our students to come this year.”

Assistant professor Morgan Yordy said he thinks it’s a good video to show for future nurses to see the struggles on all sides After the presentation there was a prize drawing for everyone who attended the event. Various prizes were given out including a $100 gift card to Kinnucans and a basketball signed by Bruce Pearl.

One student who attended three of the four fire safety events qualified to win a Yeti cooler.

In addition to prizes, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen provided free chicken dinners and soda to all participants.

Simmons and Llanos met students at a booth afterward where they sold signed copies of the book and film and took photos.

“Fire does not have any prejudice,” Simons said. “We hope never any other campus has to deal with anything like [the Seton Hall fire].”

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Making opportunities with Prison Arts + Education Project Jessica Jernigan COMMUNITY WRITER

Kyes Stevens’ life took a turn when she was given the opportunity to teach poetry at a prison in 2001.

Stevens, the founder of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project, graduated from Auburn with a degree in English before moving on to earning her MFA in poetry at Sarah Lawrence College.

Growing up in a small town in Alabama, her childhood was surrounded by books, engrossing herself in every opportunity to learn.

“Even though I came from a firmly middleclass family in Alabama, I came from a privileged family because there were always books around,” Stevens said.

Her family has been a part of the Auburn community for years.

“I do feel like the people who come before you make a path and my family did that for me,” she said. “My grandmother was a graduate here in the 30s, and she was one of the first women at Auburn to receive her pilot’s license.”

She grew up in a family where she was surrounded by women doing remarkable things she said. The struggle was existing in a society that had yet to catch up.

As part of the 125 years at Auburn women celebration, Stevens said it makes her feel very proud of her family and the opportunities that have been created here.

She fell in love with poetry at a young age but didn’t pick it back up again until high school.

“My mother’s mother worked at Auburn in the home ec department so when I would go visit her, she had her dad’s poetry books,” she said. “So, as a little bitty kid, I’d read them, didn’t understand them, but I read them. It wasn’t until high school I started writing poetry, but it was very typical, very ‘woe is me’ poetry.”

Her work progressed from there, but she said it wasn’t until graduate school when she took her first poetry class and really fell in love.

“This is not what I thought I was going to do. The idea of moving back to Waverly, Alabama, with an MA in women’s history and an MFA in poetry and no jobs was my reality, so this opportunity literally fell in my lap,” she said.

She was offered a job to teach poetry at Talladega Federal Prison, and it was there she was inspired to create the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project.

“What I saw in that prison were people that loved poetry for the same reasons that I love poetry, but they never had access,” Stevens said. “The access is part of the problem.”

Through art and educational opportunities, Stevens hopes it’ll spark a change in conversation the way the incarcerated are viewed. It is important to recognize the privileges others may or may not have.

“One of the things with privilege – you’re not even looking at the people who are incarcerated, people are so quick to say ‘inmate,’”

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she said. “Language is so important regarding how you present and do anything.”

“When you look at the state of Alabama there are predominately white people who grow up in wealthy areas where there is access to all kinds of things. Sports, clubs, you can learn to draw, be in band. And then there are all of these schools in the same state that do not have access, so some even struggle to get textbooks or computers.”

The person that has the privilege and gets exposed to something may not be cognizant of how it may be influencing their lives, she said.

“It is an opportunity to be exposed to something, to know that it even exists,” Stevens said. “So, if you don’t have that exposure then you can’t really include in how a young person thinks about what they can do with the rest of their life. They may think they don’t have the opportunities to be a graphic designer or an engineer.”

The program is now actively working in 10 prisons. It not only develops an education for its students but influences their lives inside and outside of prison.

“Education can help their situation today, when they get out, help their children’s lives and the community. So why not create space for these programs?” she said. “It is the public perception that someone has done something

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bad, but the greatest disservice to people who are victims of crimes is to release them from prison with no meaningful opportunities to do something different with their lives.”

If you want to savor society and more make more victims, education is one of the number one indicators, she said.

The project just launched a bachelor of science program along with their art opportunities.

“We have an interdisciplinary studies program that is located at one facility where students all over the state apply, are vetted then accepted,” Stevens said. “They are taking the same classes as you do (university students).”

Stevens said as she hopes to see the project grow she will also see growing acceptance from society.

“There are a lot of conversations about if you give people access, equality is not necessarily equity,” she said. “Building equity is recognizing everyone’s needs and building a foundation for those needs.

“We are a society that likes to put up fences. We like to remove people because we don’t like to be reminded that every human being has the capacity for acts of extraordinary kindness and goodness and if given a chance people have the capacity to do something other.”

To change the conversation she said it’ll have to start with education but also being realistic and forcing yourself to be around peo-

ple that are not like you.

In every group there is an “othered.” Every group that is pushed to the periphery for whatever reason – they’re gay, they’re an immigrant, they’re poor.

“Lots of people don’t want to get out of their box and see those people as people,” she said. “If we continue we make all of these generalizations and then there are all these misunderstandings when, in fact, human beings have most things in common.”

She said people want to succeed. They want happiness in their life, they want a family and to take care of that family.

Steven’s philosophy is to just try. The students who were hesitant and felt they couldn’t write were given the advice just to attempt it.

“People live inside of a prison, a place that tells them every day about who and what they are,” Stevens said. “To step out onto a branch and try to learn to do something different is a risk, and it is a very vulnerable thing to do in such a tough culture.”

Poetry can simply be whatever they want it to be. No matter what the subject she said, education is the key to growth.

“When you are in a classroom and are exposed to different ideas and different cultures you grow as a human being and that influences you, which will influence your family and then the community and then every aspect of your life,” Stevens said.

RESTAURANTS

O Town Ice Cream to expand food menu Rowland Sauls COMMUNITY WRITER

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O Town Ice Cream will officially roll out a new lunch menu on Thursday, Oct. 19.

The once-small ice cream operation now has its own location on the railroad strip in downtown Opelika. Beyond that, O Town sells ice cream at many local events including the Waverly Boogie recently and various events on campus.

O Town has been offering classic lunch options at its central location. These include BLT sandwiches, chicken salad and pimento cheese with bacon and pepper jelly. That is changing.

On Friday, Sept. 29, Wilton’s Catering Pop-Up at O Town Ice Cream launched.

Angela George, owner of O Town, described Chris Wilton as “an amazing caterer” and “really famous” around the Auburn-

Opelika area.

“He does things on campus, he does things at the event center in Opelika,” George said. “He does wedding catering and chamber breakfasts. So he’s very well known. That’s why you see a line in here today.”

The whole store smelled like Wilton’s crawfish étouffée, one of the specials offered that day. Also offered were Conecuh cornbread jalapeno corn dogs and muffuletta sandwiches.

People of all ages from toddlers to senior citizens gathered for Wilton’s food and George’s ice cream at lunch time. According to George, Wilton’s pop-up will come to O Town a few Fridays per month. The menu will be announced via social media early that week.

On Thursday, Oct. 19 O Town will of-

ficially release a new lunch menu available every day.

That menu will include panini sandwiches and daily soups as well as some specialty foods.

“We might have corn dogs one day or we might have a gumbo or chili,” George said. “We also might do tamales. My mother was Mexican, and she taught me to do that, so we might do it seasonally.”

The main goal of the new menu is to excite customers with new foods coming up while offering a steady menu with daily specials regular customers can count on.

“A good solid menu is a good thing, but people really do look forward to ‘What’s on the menu today?’ They like that.” George said. “Oct. 19 we’ll have the full menu, but before that we will be having some test runs with specials from the menu.”

NATURE

Kreher Preserve leading ‘unhuggable’ walks O livia W ilkes COMMUNITY WRITER

Kids and their parents can visit the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve and Nature Center on Tuesday, Oct. 10, and adults on Thursday, Oct. 12, to learn about nature’s “unhuggable” creatures such as snakes, bats and spiders while on a nature walk through the preserve.

The Kreher preserve is owned and operated by Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.

Preserve employees lead children ages 4-12 and their parents on Discovery Walks the second Tuesday of every month, and adults on Nature Hikes the second Thursday of each month.

The walks and talks feature a dif-

ferent topic every month. In September hikers learned about butterflies, while during October they can expect to explore “unhuggables.”

“All the things that people are kind of afraid of, curious about – but you definitely wouldn’t want to give a hug,” said Jennifer Lolley, outreach administrator at the preserve said about the “unhuggables.”

Lolley sometimes leads the hikes and will likely do so this month.

“I’ll probably end up getting out a snake, and I’ll talk about bats and maybe get out the tarantulas, things like that,” Lolley said about the Discovery Hike.

All hikes are free and open to the public.

The Discovery Hikes are geared a little more toward education,

while the Nature Walks focus more on exercise.

“With adults, we can go further, tie in some cardio with some education,” Lolley said.

The preserve is open every day of the year. Five to six thousand kids from local schools and daycares visit the preserve annually for environmental education programs.

Lolley said they see more visitors in the fall months as outdoor temperatures decrease.

“The cool months feel so great out there,” she said. “It’s just a really great place to get your exercise.

Individuals or families interested in attending the October Discovery Hike or Nature Walk can visit the Kreher preserve’s website for more information.

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Standard Deluxe dirt road race taking off this month Christina Sullivan LIFESTYLE WRITER

Standard Deluxe Dirt Road Century bike race is not your average bike race. There are different types of races such as road or mountain biking, but this race mixes a bit of both on mostly dirt and gravel roads. Participants can choose between 100, 60 or 30 mile races depending on experience or preference.

The second-annual bike race will be held Saturday Oct. 21 in Waverly, Alabama.

“So many races out there, are just that, they are races,” said Colt Fetters, one of the race directors. “People get out there, and it is really cutthroat. People don their spandex outfits and go as fast as they can. What we tried to do with this route is to make it as fun an event as possible. You can make it competitive if you want to, but we have tried to add different types of tweaks to make it exciting for those who do not want to take it as serious.”

Some of these tweaks are a mustache competition, groovy music and hidden beers along each trail.

After competitors finish the race the party starts with live music and the grills fired up.

Fetters said, “The part after the race is honestly the most fun. You are euphoric because you just burned off all the sugar in your system so your brain doesn’t quite work, then you can hang out with your friends and drink too many beers while listening to music.”

Dirt Road Century is sponsored by the Terra Firma bike team, which Fetters is a member of. The money raised is used for other races as well as sponsoring bikers so they can cycle the money back into the community.

When a buddy of Fetters found the route in Waverly, Alabama, they were amazed that more people were not riding it. After exploring the area, they were shocked it was only 15 miles from Auburn and thought more cyclists should hear about it.

“What better way than to combine the Standard Deluxe, one of our favorite music venues, with a bike race and have a whole event,” Fetters said.

At last year’s race there were 65 participants and a good amount of spectators.

All the races started at the same time, but this year they will end around the same time so that they can have a better celebration. For the 100 mile race, the fastest might finish in six hours, the slowest might finish in 10. With staggered

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Racers enjoying the red dirt roads.

starts they hope to make the event more enjoyable.

“We made some slight variations on the route from last year to make the route flow better with eight stations throughout the route where people can get food and water,” said Fetters. About half the people are going out there to race as fast as they can, while others are going out there just to finish it and have fun with friends.

There are maps on the website of each route with an elevation chart to give bikers an idea of what is to be expected.

“It’s a good course, there are better courses out there because we are in Eastern Alabama, but the culture surrounding the ride is the most important part, which is promoted by the mustache competition,” said Fetters.

The mustache competition is a fun activity that everyone can enjoy even if they aren’t the

fastest racers. Because all mustaches are different, they decided to judge them based on categories. Last year the categories were the most volume, best style and the character. So just because someone cannot grow a huge mustache, they don’t have to count themselves out. Fetters said, “A winner last year had shaved his mustache and beard into the shape of a huge mustache that stretched ear to ear. There are also lots of weird mustaches that are trying to be serious mustaches, and those are even better.”

There is also camping available the night before and the night after.

“Feeling accomplished at the end so you are able to indulge, and then you can camp there that night so you do not have to drive home,” said Fetters.

The early-bird registration, before Oct. 7, is $55. This includes an event T-shirt, live mu-

sic, a post-ride meal and beverage, GPX route in case of mechanical or human failures, pickups in case of mechanical or human failures and medically trained personnel in case of injury.

“To be best prepared I would get some saddle time. I would not say this is about being fast, but if you are used to sitting on a bike for a long time that is the number one key. Some padded shorts and may be some shammy cream which goes a long way to not chaffing,” said Fetters.

The culture of the race is to have fun and not take it too seriously so that all types of people can feel comfortable.

AJ Hudson, senior in nursing, said he’s been biking a lot to prepare for the race and grooming to prepare for the mustache competition.

“I’m excited to see if I can actually bike 30 miles without dying,” Hudson said. “And I’m stoked to spend time biking with all my friends and to crack a cold one at the end.”

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Transit suspect back in custody Sam Willoughby COMMUNITY EDITOR

Tony Patillo, one of the men charged last month with rape and sodomy that allegedly took place on board a Tiger Transit bus, is back in jail after his bond was revoked this weekend.

Patillo’s bond was set at $127,000 following his arrest on Sept. 16. He made bond on Sept. 22, and was released from jail on the condition that he wear a tracking ankle monitor allowing law enforcement to locate him at any time.

According to a motion

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said. “There is nothing healthy about that issue. Auburn University has been here for a long, long time. ... Its contributions to this community are too vast to even think about. But I, too, understand the neighborhood issues.”

Ward 7 Councilman Gene Dulaney echoed that sentiment.

“We all value that this is a college town,” Dulaney said.

“The University and the student body is part of that. The student body is a valuable part of our community. Quite

filed in the Lee County District Court by District Attorney Brandon Hughes on Saturday, Patillo’s ankle monitor was not working from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. Multiple calls were placed to Patillo from the company in charge of the tracking device, but he did not answer any of them.

Contact with Patillo was eventually made, and his ankle monitor was replaced in case the device was faulty. As of 1 p.m. on Saturday, when the motion was filed, the district attorney’s office said Patillo’s whereabouts had been unknown for more than 14

hours.

“It’s my stance that it was not a malfunction, it was deliberately letting the battery die, or there was something that he was doing so we couldn’t track him,” Hughes said. “I sent my investigator to retrieve Mr. Patillo, and he was arrested.”

Two hours after the prosecution filed its motion, Judge Steve Speakman granted it, revoking Patillo’s bond.

Patillo is currently in custody at Lee County Jail indefinitely. If Patillo requests it, the court will set a new bond hearing.

frankly, you bring an energy and a spark to the life of this community that adds to the quality of life for all of us.”

He said it doesn’t need to be a student versus non-student issue.

“It’s trying to make sure that we all coexist in the best way possible,” Dulaney said. “The city is not trying to be punitive. We’re not trying to pick on students. We appreciate that you’re here and that you’re a part of Auburn.”

The mayor and city manager have scheduled a meeting later this week with SGA President Jacqueline Keck to discuss a path forward with dis-

cussions about the ordinance.

Keck, who attended the meeting and spoke out, said she hopes the city will take academic success into consideration in terms of enforcement and eviction timelines.

“If they get 90 days it gets them toward December when they’re able to finish up their finals,” Keck said. “I would ask for special consideration for that, especially for the students who are graduating in December because it’s really hard to find a two-month lease.”

Ham said the council has no plans to amend the ordinance, and no action was taken Tuesday.

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Auburn resident Chip Townsend speaks at City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2017.

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Pettway ‘frustrated’ as season gets off to slow start Tyler Roush SPORTS WRITER

A mixture of plantar fasciitis and ankle injuries have kept running back Kamryn Pettway away from achieving self-prescribed greatness.

Two months ago, Pettway had brewed a plan to break the Auburn single season rushing record set by Tre Mason in 2013, describing himself as “quicker, more explosive.” In preparation, Pettway shed five pounds over the summer.

“I know I’ve got some big shoes to fill,” Pettway said. “But with hard work, I think I can get it.”

Two years ago, Pettway was put on the roster as a fullback, finishing the 2015 season with a single reception for 12 yards.

The following season, Pettway shifted to running back and led Auburn in rushing with 1,224 yards with a SEC-high 122.4 yards per game despite playing just 10 games.

Pettway has appeared in three of five games this season, but fell prisoner to the sideline with another injury suffered in a 2410 win over Mercer.

He returned to the field two weeks later for Auburn’s 4910 win over Mississippi State, rushing for an unimpressive six yards on five carries.

“He is a competitor,” Malzahn said. “He hasn’t been 100 percent in any of the games yet, and I know that has been frustrating for him. We’ve got to get him healthy, and when we get him healthy, I think he will be in a good spot.”

Kerryon Johnson and Pettway have traded their fair share of injuries, with Johnson currently recovering from an ongoing hamstring injury.

Kam Martin, a sophomore who has impressed with limited playing time, will hold onto the reins as the No. 2 running back until Pettway’s return.

Johnson leads Auburn in rushing with 300 yards – a number that Pettway eclipsed in fewer games last season – despite Pettway having four more carries. The two have yet to reach simultaneous success this season, and Malzahn would not clarify if Pettway would return against Ole Miss.

“I think with [Pettway] and [Johnson] – we’ve got to be very smart with those guys in practice,” Malzahn said. “At the same time, [Martin] was also banged up going into the last game, too.

We were able to rest him – I think that’s good. I really expect all the guys to be ready to play. It’s just a matter of how healthy we can get them before the game starts.

“But I really expect all the guys to be ready to play. It’s just a matter of how healthy we can get them before the game starts.”

With a different running back leading the team in rushing the past three weeks, stability at running back appears to be a focus.

Pettway just wants to get back onto the field.

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Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl during the second half of the Auburn vs. Mississippi State basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Auburn, Ala.

Then he had another. And another.

The following week, Auburn opened SEC play at reeling Missouri. Stidham again carved up the defense, only this time it was from the deep ball, something the Tigers had been severely lacking in seasons past.

The Tigers completed their three deepest passes of the season in the 51-14 rout of Mizzou, including two of 50 yards or more.

Those two 50-plus-yarders matched Auburn’s season total from 2016.

Stidham finished his first game in the Southeastern Conference with 218 yards and a score thanks to 13-of-17 passing. The QB boasted another insane quarterback rating, this time at 97.9.

Against Mercer and Missouri, Stidham compiled a completion percentage of 83.3, good for first in the conference. Standing in front of the Tigers now was Mississippi State, a squad touting one of the better passing defenses in the nation.

The best passing defense on the planet couldn’t break Stidham out of his groove last Saturday in Jordan-Hare.

Against Mississippi State, Auburn officially cemented themselves as a contender in the SEC West.

A win over Missouri was impressive, but moving to 2-0 in the conference by way of a 49-10 victory over a ranked opponent served as a much stronger indication of offensive improvement.

Business as usual ensued for Stidham, who completed 13-of-16 passes for 264

Pearl: Chuck Person’s alleged conduct is ‘unacceptable’ “ Chip Brownlee EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl spoke out for the first time since associate head coach Chuck Person was arrested and suspended after being charged with bribery by federal prosecutors.

“I stand by the University’s statement, and the conduct that is alleged in this complaint is unacceptable,” Pearl said in a press conference on Friday before the men’s basketball team headed into its first practice of the year.

Pearl said he and others are discussing about what to do with the assistant coach and associate head coach position now that Person has been suspended.

“When the staff has changed in the past, when there have been changes, there is a mechanism by which you can elevate somebody to the assistant coaching status, and we are in discussions about that,” Pearl said.

Person and nine other individuals including three other NCAA Division I assistant and associate coaches were arrested Tuesday as part of a nationwide law enforcement effort.

The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York charged Person with accepting bribe money in exchange for directing

student-athletes to money managers and agents if they were to make it to the NBA draft.

Person has been released from jail and has been ordered to appear in New York federal court in October.

Pearl declined to answer any more questions related to the investigation. Ahead of the first practice of the season, Pearl wanted to remain focused on basketball.

“I feel really confident in our players,” Pearl said. “There are certain ways you have a barometer on that. We’re healthy. We go into the season completely healthy. We are physically much stronger. Our team GPA has never been higher. These guys have worked really hard. There has been a lot of discipline.”

Pearl said he believes the team could make it to the NCAA Tournament this year.

“I do feel as confident going into this season as any season I’ve had,” Pearl said. “I’ve never in my three years been in a position where I’ve said I think I have a team that is good enough to potentially get to the NCAA tournament. I’ve never said that.”

Auburn finished the 2016-17 season with an 18-14 record for the program’s second most wins in the last 14 years.

“We have a very strong foundation, and I feel like this team has a chance,” Pearl said.

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Assistant Coach Chuck Person has a chat with Jordon Granger during a timeout. Auburn vs. Arkansas in Auburn, Ala. on Feb. 10, 2015.

One of my goals every week is to have a perfect completion game. Obviously, it doesn’t work out like that, but I try to get it as close as possible every week of the season.

— Jarret Stidham

yards and two touchdowns in what was the most efficient performance for an Auburn quarterback since Heisman trophy winner and national champion Cam Newton in 2010.

Through this three-game tear, Stidham has carved up defenses, with 58 of his last 70 attempts completed. Following the blowout against State, he is now the No. 8 QB in the country in terms of completion percentage — not something that most fans expected to be hearing back in early September.

Even at Baylor as a backup, Stidham appeared to improve in every game in similar fashion to his game-by-game progression on The Plains.

His backfield is now completely healthy, evident in junior tailback Kerryon Johnson’s eight touchdowns in the last two contests.

His offensive line has found their favorite rotation, evident in Stidham’s newfound confidence and poise in the pocket, where he has experienced significantly less pressure in the last three games.

Most importantly for the now-superstar quarterback, he isn’t backing down.

“One of my goals every week is to have a perfect completion game,” Stidham said.

“Obviously, it doesn’t work out like that, but I try to get it as close as possible every week of the season.”

At the start of the season, we were two years removed from the Corbin, Kentucky, native putting on a college football uniform.

Now, just weeks after being chewed up and spit out by the Clemson Tigers and Auburn fans, as Malzahn’s team ventures into the meat of their conference schedule, Jarrett Stidham is thinking perfection every time he steps onto the field.

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Tigers split weekend SEC matches

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Brenna McIlroy (8) Auburn volleyball vs. Missouri on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Auburn, Ala.

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Auburn volleyball returned home to Auburn Arena to play the Missouri Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks in the first home SEC games of the season. Auburn split the games, falling to Missouri 3-2 (22-25, 25-23, 20-25, 27-25, 15-11) and sweeping Arkansas 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 26-24).

The Missouri match, a back and forth encounter all match, resulted in a heartbreaking loss for the Tigers. The match was controlled by Auburn early on, but Missouri refused to give Auburn any easy sets, fighting hard as the match went on.

The first set started with a strong defensive showing as an Anna Stevenson block set the tone of the match early. Auburn seemed to have a comfortable lead mid-way into the set, but Missouri rallied back and took the lead 17-16. Auburn remained poised, and with the help from Stevenson, senior Macy Reece and sophomore Gwyn Jones, the Tigers finished out the set 2522.

Similar to the first set, Auburn established a lead early in the second set. Missouri used a long run to knot the set at 17. Auburn traded points with Missouri as both teams neared set point, but Missouri eventually edged away from Auburn late to win the set 25-23.

Auburn, full of energy in the third set, built momentum by getting everyone involved. Junior Brenna McIlroy and senior Alexa Filley displayed great leadership by leading the charge of

well-executed plays that kept Missouri on their feet. Despite the close second set, Auburn recovered quickly and comfortably took the third set 25-20.

Missouri took control of the match early for the first time to start off the fourth set. Auburn never let the lead get out of hand as they steadily climbed back into play. Great blocks by Filley and Stevenson along with hustle dives and digs from senior Jesse Earl and freshman Payton White helped Auburn regain control.

Ultimately, Missouri took advantage of some Auburn errors to take the fourth set 27-25, forcing a fifth set.

Once again, Missouri used their previous momentum to obtain an early lead in the fifth set. Auburn’s defense got better as the set went on, and the Stevenson and Reece duo continued to contribute kills. However, Missouri’s lead ended up being too much as they took the final set 15-11.

The nail-biter match ended in a disappointing result for the Tigers as they took their first SEC loss of the season.

“We needed to be more consistent throughout the match,” head coach Rick Nold said. “We didn’t take advantage of situations and didn’t make the aggressive plays that would have pushed us to a better result. Missouri took advantage of the opportunities, and it hurt us in the end.”

Despite the result, Jones had a career-high 21 kills for the game. Filley finished with 47 assists.

Following the loss, Auburn looked for a redemption win against Arkansas on Sunday. They did just that by sweeping the

Razorbacks.

The Tigers never trailed the Razorbacks for an extended period of time throughout the match, maintaining a lead or a reasonable deficit the entire match.

The first set started with a fairly even sequence, but Auburn mid-way into the set, refused to look back. Jones and sophomore Shaina White contributed kills to finish out the set 25-23.

In the second set, Auburn built up the momentum and energy that would eventually help them throughout the match. Stevenson had emphatic kills that provided Auburn with momentum that carried throughout the set. The Tigers used her energy to pace themselves, and with unstopping efforts from Jones, the Tigers closed the second set 25-22.

The final set was the closest set of the match. The two teams traded points well into the 20-plus point marks. Senior Courtney Cable and McIlroy had a kill each to end the set 26-24 in Auburn’s favor.

“I’m happy we came out aggressive in the beginning,” Nold said. “We’ve always been a team that plays and puts pressure on people. I think on Friday night we didn’t quite do that like we normally do. We’re going to make mistakes here and there.”

McIlroy led the team with 12 kills for the match with Filley having 35 assists.

Auburn improves to 3-1 in SEC play and 10-3 overall. The Tigers will hit the road for a two-game road trip to face Tennessee on Oct. 4 and Kentucky on Oct. 8.

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AU finishes fourth Peter Santo SPORTS WRITER

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Jarrett Stidham (8) floats a pass to Ryan Davis (23) in the first half. Auburn vs. Mississippi State on Saturday, Sept. 30 in Auburn, Ala.

Two Tigers honored by SEC Will Sahlie SPORTS EDITOR

Two Auburn players were honored by the SEC on Monday following the Tigers’ 49-10 victory over Mississippi State.

Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham was named SEC co-Offensive Player of the Week and defensive end Nick Coe was named co-Freshman of the Week.

Stidham, who split the honor with Georgia running back Nick Chubb, completed 13 of his 16 pass attempts Saturday night for 264 yards and two touchdowns.

Stidham has completed 58 of his final 70 pass attempts (83.4 percent) over his last three games. Stidham’s 261.1 quarterback rating is the highest for Auburn since Cam Newton in 2010.

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Stidham has hit 26 of his 33 attempts in SEC play, in which Auburn has outscored its opponents 100-24.

“That’s something I really take pride in,” Stidham said after Saturday’s game. “I don’t really want to throw it up in double and triple-coverage just to throw it up and try to make a play. I want to throw it to the right guy against the right coverage.”

Coe, who shares the Freshman of the Week honors with Florida running back Malik Davis, finished with a career-high six tackles, a tackle for loss and four quarterback hurries.

It is the second straight week the SEC has honored an Auburn standout. Defensive end Marlon Davidson was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week following Auburn’s 51-14 victory over Missouri.

Sophomore Elena Hualde carded a 3-under par 69 in the final round Tuesday, the low individual round of the week for Auburn, but that was one of the lone bright spots as the Tigers finished in a disappointing tie for fourth at +13 in the Magnolia Invitational at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi.

“Overall, very disappointed with a tie for fourth-place finish,” Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said. “Just had to count too many high numbers over the three days. Clean that up and we will have better finishes. Some bright spots were Michaela’s top-10 finish and Elena’s final-round 69.”

Hualde’s final round was her third round in the 60s this season and moved her into 11th place. She opened with a birdie and played the back nine in even par before birdieing three of her final seven holes.

Michaela Owen was the Tigers’ top individual finisher in a tie for eighth at 1-over par after a final round 73. Her three birdies on Tuesday were enough to earn her fourth career top-ten finish.

Freshman Kaleigh Telfer carded a final round 76 and finished tied for 27th in her first collegiate tournament. Kelli Murphy and sophomore Kayley Marschke finished in a tie for 34th.

Tournament co-host Ole Miss won the event at -10, seven shots ahead of second place Memphis. Ole Miss’ Julia Johnson and Memphis’ Abby Herrmann were co-medalists at -7.

Johnson won a two-hole playoff to take the title.

Auburn will continue its fall season Oct. 22-24 at the Mary S. Kauth Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.

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Elena Hualde recorded her third round in the 60s this season.

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Mize tabbed as No. 5 MLB draft prospect Staff Report Junior pitcher Casey Mize has been tabbed the No. 5 MLB draft prospect entering the 2018 season, D1Baseball.com announced Tuesday.

The Auburn right-hander is the fourth rated collegiate prospect and is joined by three other SEC pitchers in the top six.

“Casey had an exceptional sophomore campaign for both Auburn University and Team USA,” head coach Butch Thompson said. “I believe this prediction is accurate due to Casey’s special presence and skill on the mound. Casey is much like his teammates and college players all over the country in that he works hard every day to simply become a better version of himself. We are all excited about the 2018 season.”

The recognition for Mize comes after a summer with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team during which he went 1-0 and didn’t allow an earned run in his two appearances with the club.

The Springville, Alabama, native also had a breakout season for the Tigers in 2017 when he posted an 8-2 record with a 2.04 ERA, which ranked third in the SEC and 25th in the country. Mize struck out 109 batters – the most by an Auburn pitcher since 1999 – and issued only nine walks en route to leading the NCAA with a 12.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Additionally, after throwing 83.2 innings, he ranked 15th in the country with 11.73 strikeouts per nine innings.

Mize struck out 10 or more batters in five of his 12 starts a year ago and totaled nine strikeouts in a pair of other trips to the mound. He didn’t allow an earned run in six of 13 appearances and tossed a pair of complete games in a regular-season win against South Carolina and NCAA Regional victory against Tennessee Tech. Nine of his 12 starts were quality outings, and arguably his best performance of the season came when he pitched seven shutout innings and allowed only two hits with 12 strikeouts and one walk in a 2-1 win at Texas A&M on April 7.

Mize and the Tigers are scheduled to begin fall practice on Thursday, Oct. 5.

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Auburn soccer gathers prior to a recent home game.

Auburn ties Mississippi State, remains unbeaten in SEC play Henry Zimmer SPORTS WRITER

The Auburn soccer team battled to a scoreless draw in a tough road contest against Mississippi State on Sept. 29 at the MSU Soccer Field.

In a competitive road matchup against the Bulldogs (7-1-3, 1-12 SEC), the Auburn team fought hard to end the match in a scoreless draw. The draw puts Auburn (5-3-3, 2-0-2 SEC) in fifth place overall in the SEC. This draw also accounts for Auburn’s fifth straight competition without a loss in SEC play, dating back to Sept. 8.

The Tigers amassed 14 total shots in the competition, shooting four on goal. Forward Bri Folds led the Tigers charge with five shots and one on goal, while forward Kristen Dodson followed behind with four total shots. Midfielder Courtney Schell also got in on the action with three shots and one on goal.

Though the Tigers did not score, they had an excellent chance in the 75th minute when Dodson connected with a right-footed blast from 30 yards that just narrowly missed the net, clanking off the crossbar. The nil-nil draw was Auburn’s fourth draw of the season.

“We’re a bit frustrated because we didn’t think we played our best,” head coach Karen Hoppa said. “A lot of that is credit to Mississippi State and how direct they played. I was pleased overall with our effort but thought our quality of play could’ve been a little better. We felt like we left something on the table tonight.”

While many shots were fired, even more were stopped by the AU defense. The Bulldogs offense shot 15 times with three being on goal. While 15 shots were taken in 110 minutes of game time, not a single goal was allowed by junior goalkeeper Sarah Le Beau.

The Auburn defense has blanked opponents five times this season, three of which being in SEC conference play. This shutout is their second straight in the SEC. “The back four and Sarah Le Beau are special. There’s no doubt about it,” Hoppa said. “It’s a really high-quality group, and all five of them are playing exceptionally well. We’re really happy with that side of the ball.”

Auburn will continue to play SEC opponents as it enters into the middle of its schedule this week. Auburn will host Arkansas on Thursday, Oct. 5 before traveling to Tuscaloosa to take on Alabama on Oct. 8.

SEC Soccer Standings

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Casey Mize (32) pitches at the Auburn vs. South Carolina game.

1. South Carolina (4-0) 2. Vanderbilt (3-0-1) 3. Florida (3-1) 4. Texas A&M (3-1) 5. Auburn (2-0-2) 6. Tennessee (2-1-1) 7. Ole Miss (2-2)

8. Mississippi State (1-1-2) 9. Arkansas (1-2-1) 10. Kentucky (1-3) 11. Missouri (1-3) 12. LSU (0-2-2) 13. Alabama (0-3-1) 14. Georgia (0-4)

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Spinning in style: Vinyls are back again Cole McCauley CAMPUS WRITER

There’s something about holding a physical copy of an album in your hands, taking a new and pristine vinyl out of its sleeve and lying down as you fully experience an album for the first time.

Hitting their stride in the third quarter of the 20th century, the invention of CDs and then digital streaming services like Spotify have unfortunately lessened the impact that vinyl records once had.

Regardless, the “vinyl revival” has once again changed music.

More than three million vinyl LP’s (Long Playing albums) were sold in 2016, a 53 percent increase from the previous year and the highest mark since 1991, when CDs were starting to replace household record players.

While digital streaming still dominates the music industry today, it is clear that vinyl records are no longer the afterthought of the American public.

However, the question remains, what sparked the sudden resurgence of vinyl records in the last decade after vinyl records were on the verge of becoming completely obsolete?

The answer comes in the form of “Record Store Day,” which according to the events website “is a day for the people who make up the world of a record store — the staff, the customers and the artists — to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role these independently owned stores play in their communities.”

This event was paramount in putting vinyl back on the map with Universal Records sales manager, Marc Fayd’Herbe, describing the event as, “the single best thing that has ever happened for independent record shops.”

Although most of the country’s vinyl sales come from websites like Amazon, Record Store Day has produced the highest amount of vinyl sales in a single day since 2013.

While remaining relatively unknown to many casual music fans, the impact of the event cannot be overlooked when it comes

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Vinyl records and record players have made a recent comeback.

to the mini vinyl renaissance we’re enjoying today.

As more and more recording artists and bands catch on to the growing popularity and business opportunity that vinyl records present, the medium will rise again to new heights.

While vinyls will almost certainly never again be the dominant medium for music, what is it about vinyl records that have reinspired old fans or produced a new wave of passionate, millennial collectors?

“People want to have something tangible, something to hold in their hands. That’s something you don’t get when you use something like Spotify.” said Russ Baggett, owner of 10,000 Hz Records, a pop-up record shop in Opelika.

Much of the allure that vinyl records bring to the table resides in the experience. Listening to an album on Spotify can be great, and

particularly convenient.

However, sliding a crisp, unplayed vinyl out of its sleeve, closely studying the album artwork and actually sitting down and listening to it can’t be beat.

Even getting up to flip the record throughout the LP can create a unique, unparalleled experience.

Vinyls, to many, can even open the listener’s ears to details they may have missed in previous listens.

For those in college now, vinyls haven’t been a part of the mainstream for very long, and, although it’s easy to now find them from countless artists on websites like Amazon, it is certainly possible that an interest in vinyls was sparked from the collection of previous generations.

Many younger collectors nowadays have inherited a mass of old vinyls from parents and grandparents.

This ritual of passing music down from generation to generation only works in favor of vinyl records and will only help extend the trend’s longevity in the future.

With the ability to experience an older generation’s music in a more, intimate and physical form, millennials are able to tap into a well of nostalgia and truly experience music just as older generations did — something that profoundly appeals to today’s generation.

With the popularity of vinyls skyrocketing in the last few years, one can only assume that the technology is here to stay.

However, just like parachute pants in the 80s, it is widely known that trends come and go.

On the other hand, vinyl records have been a thing since the late 19th century so, therefore, it is obvious that this is no normal trend.

One might think digital music streaming giants like Spotify and Apple Music will eventually kick vinyls to the curb, yet a shift in viewpoint would probably convince many otherwise.

Vinyl records aren’t here to reclaim the throne in the world of music. The convenience and sheer power of digital streaming is something that vinyls will never be able to match.

Instead, vinyls should be viewed as an enhancement to their digital counterparts, a separate, more ritualistic experience for those who have yet to experience the joy that a concrete vinyl album can bring.

“It’s not like we can pretend that stuff like Spotify and Apple Music doesn’t exist, it’s not like we’re not aware of that,” said Baggett.

The word experience will likely come up when talking to an avid vinyl connoisseur.

Why? Because that’s what vinyl records are.

Having a physical copy of your favorite album can become a sort of trophy for many people.

With the current generation constantly being plugged into their music, it is only natural that people would want to experience that music in different ways.

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‘IT’ gets a sequel Price Everett LIFESTYLE WRITER

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Pumpkins can be included in many ways other than through food or drinks.

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Incorporate the trend this fall Emma Rygiel LIFESTYLE EDITOR

Although the weather may suggest otherwise, fall is officially here. Epitomizing the season, pumpkins seemingly come out of nowhere and into our lives as soon as the leaves start to turn.

Although the famous Starbucks drink gains most of the attention, there are many other ways to incorporate pumpkin into your life beyond your morning coffee.

Welcoming in the coziest month that is October, here are a few ways you can utilize the spice that takes tradition a little further. With these tips you’ll be a pumpkin pro by the end of the season.

Pumpkin to perfect the skin With DIY beauty trends becoming all the rage, pumpkin seeds provide benefits that go far beyond adding flavor to a dish. Pumpkin seed oil is a rich supplier of vitamin E, zinc, omega 3 and other antioxidants.

Proving to be a good product in the

journey to healthy, glowing skin despite the temperature drop around the corner. Homemade pumpkin face masks, sugar scrubs and lotions are simple ways to save money and use natural ingredients that are both environmentally friendly and better for your body overall.

Lush’s pumpkin spice bath bomb is another beauty buy to splurge on in the season that incorporates the scent and its healthy skin offerings.

All great options to use pumpkins as more than just a decoration and receive lasting benefits for your skin.

The quintessential fall scent Seasonal scented candles have fallen under an umbrella of must-haves for quite some time now, but nothing can sum up the time of year better than the pumpkin scent. Instantly creating a warm and cozy environment in your home, a pumpkin candle is tough to beat.

Ranking among some of my top favorites are Nest’s Pumpkin Chai scent,

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Adding pumpkin to every meal Although pumpkin pie, bread and lattes are the most common ways to integrate the spice into your diet, there are many other options sure to satisfy your craving in a new way.

Pumpkin granola, oatmeal and protein shakes add the flavor, while still staying true to a health-oriented diet.

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Warner Bros. Picture and New Line Cinema are bringing a part two of the horror surprise of the year, “IT.” “IT,” the hit adaptation of the Stephen King novel, will be getting a sequel on Sept. 6, 2019.

Screenwriter Gary Dauberman, who helped write the first film, has signed on to write part two as well.

Andres Muschietti, director of the first film, and his sister, producer Barbara Muschietti, are also expected to return to the same roles for part two, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“IT,” now known as “IT Part I,” focused on a group of misfit children known as the Loser’s Club, who band together to stop an evil, shapeshifting clown named Pennywise who is terrorizing the town.

The end of “IT” suggests the tale of the Loser’s Club and Pennywise is not over.

“IT” was a terrifying and heartfelt coming-of-age story, and the performances from the young cast were fantastic. Muschietti was able to elicit fear and humanity in the performances of the group of losers.

“IT” has been a colossal hit not only to critics, with an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, but also at the box office.

According to Box Office Mojo, “IT” was produced for

$35 million. The film has made over $268 million domestically so far with an additional $212 million in international markets for a combined total of over $480 million.

Due to this high margin of profit from the film, an announcement for a sequel was inevitable.

“IT Part II” will focus on the Loser’s Club reuniting 27 years after the events of the first film to finish off the evil clown for good.

With all of them having moved on with their lives and forgetting about the horrors they experienced as children, they will now have to face their fears again.

Due to the box office success, a sequel makes sense.

With the novel clocking in at nearly 1,200 pages, the producers have made the decision to split the story into two films, rather than fitting it all into one. The movies will be presenting the child and adult stories as separate entities.

“IT Part II” won’t be so much of a sequel, but rather the completion of the story that this year’s “IT Part I” started.

The cast for “IT Part II” has not yet been announced, but with it coming out in theaters in 2019, announcements are expected soon.

Fans hope it closes the story with as many scares, thrills and heart the first gave them this year.

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