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Vol. 118, Issue 7, 18 Pages

Community mourns student death Liz Conn MANAGING EDITOR

Kyle Nixon’s smile and laugh were infectious.

“He could get you to laugh at things you would never think of,” said Alex McSwain, Nixon’s friend and fraternity brother. “That really was what impressed people most about him. Of all the things we shared together, laughter was by far the thing that I will most remember.”

Nixon, senior in political science and member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, died early in the morning Sept. 29 after col-

lapsing at an off-camSo politics and milpus apartment. itary strategy were Nixon, 22, wanted to always a topic of work in politics for eidinnertime conther the Republican or versation at our Libertarian Party, said house.”

Barbara Nixon, Kyle’s This summer mother and Auburn Kyle went to New alumna.

Orleans on a bus NIXON “We were constanttrip for the Jon ly talking about the Huntsman presinews and especially politics,” Bar- dential campaign. bara said. “Not only just with his “He was the one who introdad and me, but he has two un- duced me to Ron Paul,” McSwain cles who are in the Army. One just said. “He was very much a liveretired as a general, and the other and-let-live type of person, and I is a lieutenant colonel right now. think that influenced his political

“

He could get you to laught at things you would never think of.”

—Alex McSwain NIXON’S FRATERNITY BROTHER

beliefs.”

The oldest of four children, Kyle was born in Fort Benning, Ga., on June 11, 1989.

As part of a military family he moved many times, but lived in De Pere, Wis., from kindergarten

through his junior year of high school.

His family now lives in Lakeland, Fla. McSwain said Kyle had a flair for fixing things, whether it was a problem with his car or his computer.

At home, he even liked to take things apart and put them back together.

“When I walked into his room Thursday night and was looking around,” Barbara said, “I saw a dismantled Xbox over in the cor» See COMMUNITY, A2

Local authorities roll up drug bust Auburn students, others arrested

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Demolition for Sewell is underway. Work on the foundation should be completed by October.

Saying so long to Sewell What the future will hold for the athletic dorm Chelsea Harvey CAMPUS EDITOR

On-campus housing will receive another expansion over the next year.

Sewell Hall, which served primarily as a dorm for athletes since its construction in 1962, although a mix of both athletes and non-athletes have lived there, was demolished last week to make room for a new residence hall.

Ben Chapman, construction project manager, said the demolition process took fewer than two

weeks.

“Yeah, the structure is down, and pretty much they’re sorting the material by concrete and steel because they do, in essence, recycle and send it to the dump,” Chapman said. “So the foundation’s left, that’s kind of what they’re working on now.”

Chapman said work on the foundation should be complete by the end of October.

“Basically when they get done, they grade in essence, smooth out that hillside, and then they will put out some grass seed and stabilize the hill and it will just remain that way until we start construction on the new building,” Chapman said.

According to Gregory Parsons, University architect, construction

“

Almost all the suites in the new building will be two-bedroom, two-bath units with the same kind of common area and kitchenette as in the Village.”

—Kim Trupp DIRECTOR, HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE

for the new residence hall is expected to begin in early 2012.

Parsons said the new structure will be an improvement over the old one. » See SEWELL, A2

tended the University in spring 2010 and is currently the manager at Little Caesers of Auburn.

Leitstein has been charged Natalie Yarid with trafficking marijuana, firstASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR degree possession of marijuana, Two Auburn University stu- possession of a controlled subdents and others stance and posseswere arrested Monsion of drug paraday after a drug bust. phernalia. Carter Auburn police has been charged found 5 pounds of with trafficking marijuana, various marijuana, and illegal prescription McFarland and medications, a 9 mm Perez have both handgun and apbeen charged with proximately $3,000 possession of drug LEITSTEIN at an Auburn apartparaphernalia. ment in the 1600 The bust took block of Downs War, place at approxioff West Longleaf mately 10:30 a.m.

Drive.

Monday.

Arrested were Jus“We try to serve tin E. Leitstein, 21, our warrants when of Boca Raton, Fla.; they are least exChristopher C. Cartpected,” Dawson er, 20, of Decatur; said. “We knew Dorian J. McFarland, they wouldn’t be CARTER 20, of Kokomo, Ind.; expecting us at and Justin N. Perez, 10:30 in the morn20, of Mesa, Ariz. ing.”

“For this area, it He said there was a substantial was some prior drug bust. You don’t investigation insee 5 pounds of marivolved, and it took juana here in Auburn a few hours to obevery day, at least we tain the warrant. don’t,” said Tommy The next step for Dawson, Auburn pothe four men is a PEREZ lice chief. preliminary hearPerez confirmed in ing. a conversation with T h e “We have a court date in Plainsman that Leitstein and about one month, but I am not Carter are current students at Auburn University. Perez last at» See BUST, A2

Domino’s pizza truck rolls onto concourse Hayley Blair ASSOCIATE CAMPUS EDITOR

A recent addition to the concourse may signal a new era in food service as Tiger Dining continues to expand its reach across campus.

Bill Sallustro, retail operations director for Tiger Dining, has extended an invitation to Domino’s to bring a food cart onto the concourse, in hopes it will provide students more food options.

“It’s a service to the students,” Sullustro said. “It was a brand new concept we saw that was

available. They had a food truck available, so we approached them and asked if they wanted to come to campus so we could provide more locations for students to have lunch.”

Sallustro said the idea was to allow students a quick place to grab a bite as they hurry to class, as the cart is in an area students usually traverse.

“We like to help them get to class on time by putting these carts around campus so they can get food quickly,” Sallustro said.

Brandon Payne, assistant man-

ager at Domino’s, also said he hopes to provide a service to students as he manages the new Domino’s cart, which will be open on the concourse from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each weekday.

“We just want to help out the students so they could have a fast meal for a cheap price,” Payne said. “This was just an opportunity to feed more students over there.”

Chris Daughtry, also an assistant manager at Domino’s, said he hopes having a cart on campus will cause students to appre-

ciate their product more.

“It’s just to get our product out,” Daughtry said. “Everyone’s so

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used to Papa John’s; it’s like a Papa John’s town. We’re just trying to get out there and show our product is superior.”

The trial run for the cart will be six weeks, and Payne will use the time to get a feel for how students react to Domino’s being on campus.

“We’re not really interested in profits at the moment,” Payne said. “We’re just going to try it and see how it goes. Of course making money is something you want » See PIZZA, A2 Recycled paper

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DUI ARRESTS IN THE CITY OF AUBURN SEPT. 30 – OCT. 4, 2011

CRIME REPORTS FOR SEPT. 30 – OCT. 4, 2011

■ Anthony C. Cordray, 26, of Maysville, Ky. Webster Road Oct. 1, 2:50 a.m.

■ Brittany M. Nelson, 22, of Nashville, Tenn.

North Gay Street Oct. 4, 3:05 a.m.

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is significant competition nearby.

“Domino’s has to make sure we have enough value to support the cost of the cart there,” Sallustro said.

Though Domino’s was only brought to the concourse Monday, Sallustro said students may need to start watching for other additions.

» From A1 to happen, but right now that’s not the main focus.”

Domino’s presence on campus is not set in stone and will depend alot on how the trial period goes.

Sallustro said it’s possible they may decide not to stay, especially since there

Sept. 30 — Alan Avenue Theft of property reported. Four 20” chrome rims.

Oct. 1 — Opelika Road Breaking and entering of a vehicle reported. Five automobile fuses.

Theft of property reported. One laptop, one computer charger and one computer hard cover.

Sept. 30 — East Longleaf Drive Burglary of residence reported. One Playstation 3 and one 32” TV.

Oct. 2 — Professional Parkway Auburn Theft of property reported. Two diamond rings.

Sept. 30 — South College Street Theft of property reported. $8.

Oct. 2 — Shell Toomer Parkway Breaking and entering of a vehicle reported. One MetLife handbag, one Vera Bradley handbag, one camera bag and lens cover, Adderall and Lexapro.

Oct. 3 — North Donahue Drive Burglary of residence reported. One laptop, one 26” TV, one Playstation 3, five Playstation 3 games and $20.

Sept. 30 — South College Street Theft of property reported. One cellphone and $20.

Sept. 30 — Wire Road Theft of property reported. One electric cash register and $4.

Oct. 1 — West longleaf Drive Burglary of residence reported. One Xbox 360, one set of keys and one iPod.

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Auburn University was chosen last week to receive part of a $15 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to research advanced methods of producing biofuels.

Biofuels are fuels created by the process of biological carbon fixation.

They can be created from substances such as alcohol, plants or fats and oils.

“With projections that more than 10 billion gallons of fuel produced in the Southeast will be required to meet the renewable fuels standard, it is important to the country that we make progress,” said Tim Rials, director for the Center for Renewable Carbon Tim Rials at the University of Tennessee.

The grant was awarded to the new Southeast partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems, including the University of Tennessee, the lead institution, as well as the University of Georgia, North Carolina State, Tuskegee, Alabama A&M and Fort Valley State universities.

Auburn’s Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts will use its $4.5 million share to develop methods of converting biomass, including switchgrass, pine and eucalyptus into gasoline and diesel, according to the USDA. The schools of forestry and wildlife science and

SEWELL

» From A1 “(Sewell) was an outdated kind of construction, the walk-up type. You walked up to the outside, more like a motel than a dorm,” Parsons said.

“It wasn’t very community-like. With a dorm, with the residence halls that we have, the idea is to kind of have like a family or a team or a community kind of environment, where you just have walkup apartment style does not really lend itself to

Oct. 3 — Mell Street

industrial and systems engineering will also examine the safety and ergonomic issues of harvesting these forest elements.

President Jay Gogue emphasized the importance of Auburn being on the forefront of this new method of creating fuel.

“Auburn is building a national reputation for expertise in converting abundant, renewable biomass into fuel and clean energy,” Gogue said. “It’s critical to maintaining a reliable, affordable and secure energy supply that stimulates economic growth and provides job opportunities in our state and region.”

Steven E. Taylor, professor and head of the Biosystems Engineering Department, said Auburn was selected for collaborative reasons.

“The entire group was chosen in part due to our concepts for developing a sustainable biomass supply system for the Southeast U.S., ... and our millions of dollars of research that is currently underway on various aspects of bioenergy production,” Taylor said, A major goal of the IBSS is to secure a safe method for developing genetically modified crops to be used in the making of biofuels, Taylor said.

Also noted in the USDA goals is the development of the cleaner and more

efficient Fischer-Tropsch diesel.

A document issued by the Department of Transportation on F-T research said, “ F-T fuel can directly replace conventional diesel fuel without modification to engines or significant changes in performance.”

The document also explained that F-T diesel has a higher rate of degradabil-

ity and can be used in fuel cell systems.

The IBSS region currently has limited biomass fuel production, and with the collaboration of the enlisted universities, will help develop biomass that is necessary for future biorefineries to operate as well as resources to utilize current biomass fuel production, according to the USDA.

that.”

The new building will have approximately 410 rooms, a 185 percent increase over Sewell’s 144 bedrooms. The building will house no more than 49 percent athletes, in compliance with an NCAA regulation stating strictly athletic dorms are not permitted.

While Sewell Hall was managed by the Athletic Department, the new residence hall will be under Housing and Residence Life.

Kim Trupp, director of

Housing and Residence Life, said many student athletes are currently living in the Village residence halls. However, when the new building opens, many will be relocated there.

Trupp said the new building will be a “top-ofthe-line” dorm.

“Almost all the suites in the new building will be two-bedroom, two-bath units with the same kind of common area and kitchenette as in the Village,” Trupp said. “The bedrooms in this new building will be a good bit larg-

er than the bedrooms in the Village. We’ll also have a washer and dryer stack unit in each of the suites and a few extra furnishings that you don’t have in the Village.”

Trupp said discussions are taking place regarding a dining hall for the new building.

“We’re still working out the dining hall piece, location and what-have-you, but that is part of the project, to also add the new dining venue, either in the building itself or in close proximity,” Trupp said.

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Head of biosystems engineering Steven Taylor is responsible for the lab that uses a gasifier to make gas from materials like woodchips.

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Auburn students Leitstein and Carter may also have to face a hearing with the University.

Aileen Perez, graduate assistant of student conduct, said the University and the city have two completely separate processes when handling students involved in crime.

“The criminal process ensured if you violated the law, but the University ensured if you violated the code,” Aileen said.

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ner, and I said, ‘Yep, that’s Kyle.’”

During high school, Kyle wanted a new computer— not just any computer, but one that he would build himself.

Kyle made a contract with his parents: they would allow him to build the computer, and in exchange he would provide free baby-sitting services for life.

“That’s how we worked it all the way through high school,” Barbara said. “I never had to get a baby sitter again after that. We took full advantage of that.”

Kyle had a constant companion in his dog, an American Dingo named Sam. Sam could even recognize the sound of Kyle’s Saab from a distance, Barbara said.

“It spoke to his character that whenever Sam wandered away, he’d just wander on back to Kyle’s room,” McSwain said. “Kyle never worried and just knew and had faith in Sam to wander on back.”

Kyle held a part-time job at Brick Oven Pizza Company on North Gay Street.

“He was one of those guys that we could always count on him being here, showing up for his shift, doing the work we asked him to,” said Jeff Finkhousen, Brick Oven manager.

The brothers of TKE plan to pool their money to build a memorial for Kyle outside the fraternity house, said Carlos Perry, TKE president.

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ty has received a complaint about can choose a hearing process or admitting responsibility to violating the code and completing the sanctions. Aileen said the hearing consists of a panel of three Auburn University faculty and two studentsfrom the student discipline committee.

While three of the four men arrested attend or have attended Auburn University, Dawson said Auburn isn’t a bad area.

“We are as good as any institution of our size at combating drugs,” Dawson said.” We have a good group of students here in Auburn, and we want to keep it this way,” Dawson said.

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Kyle will also receive a posthumous degree from the political science department, said Gerry Gryski, professor and department chair.

“To be so committed to a son or a daughter, to support them and see their way through a number of years of college and all of the growing up and all the difficulties that are involved with maturing and growing up—the degree is the end point in that,” Gryski said.

“In many respects, this is the closing of a very important chapter in the book on Kyle. I know his folks will be very proud of the experience.”

Kyle had a tattoo on his shoulder of the Presbyterian Church’s cross logo, which McSwain said was an important expression of Kyle’s faith.

“We knew that he would be going to heaven someday,” Barbara said, “and that makes it a whole lot easier for all of us to go through this right now.”

She said Kyle’s brother James plans to get the same tattoo in Kyle’s memory.

Kyle is survived by his parents, Barbara and Kevin Nixon, and his siblings: James, 21; Sam, 13; and Kate, 12.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Auburn, with a reception at the TKE house afterward.

Autopsy reports have not been released, but foul play is not suspected, according to the Auburn Police Division.

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Canadian senator encourages women in politics Anna Claire Conrad Staff Writer

Women in Auburn are about to receive some international inspiration.

The Honorable Canadian Senator Céline HervieuxPayette will visit Oct. 10– 14 as a guest of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

“She will be speaking on pertinent social issues such as the woman’s role in politics and business, and the differences between the American and Canadian cultures,” said Samia Spencer, professor of French and Honorary Consul of France in Alabama.

Spencer said the senator has visited Alabama frequently in past years.

“Previous times I have invited her to the meetings of the Alabama chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French in Montgomery,” Spencer said. “She has also spoken in Mobile, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa on several occasions advocating parity of men and women in the workplace.”

Spencer said this will be the senator’s third time in Auburn.

“I enjoy coming to this campus very much,” Hervieux-Payette said. “The people here are welcoming, and now that it is fall the climate is wonderful.”

Hervieux-Payette will be conducting two speeches during her visit.

“My first speech, ‘Would the World be Better Governed if Women Were Equal Partners in the Decision-Making Process?,’ will be presented on behalf of the Department of Women’s Studies in Room 005 of Biggin Hall at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 12,” Hervieux-Payette said.

“The other, titled ‘The United States and Canada: Two Neighbors, A World of Difference,’ is scheduled to convene in the Student Center Ballroom on Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m.”

Spencer said the senator’s visit could not come at a more appropriate time.

“Today, women in politics in our country only make up about 15 percent

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SGA Senate was reminded of the following events:

• The Beat Bama Food Drive begins Monday. Students are encouraged to donate or volunteer to help with events.

• Voting continues for mascots in the Capital One Cup. Students can vote for Aubie by

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• October is career and student affairs month.

of the electorate,” Spencer said. “We are working to figure out why this is.”

Spencer said when Hervieux-Payette visited Auburn in 2002, the conference was open to all students, faculty and members of the community.

“People came from all over to hear her discuss what needs to happen in the United States to get women more involved with what goes on in their country,” Spencer said.

Hervieux-Payette said many have misconceptions regarding the similarities and differences between the U.S. and Canadian cultures.

“It is often misunderstood that since the U.S.

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Today, women in politics in our country only make up about 15 percent of the electorate. We are working to figure out why this is.”

—Samia Spencer Professor of french and Honorary Consul of France in ALabama

and Canada are such close neighbors, and since English is widely spoken—especially in English Canada—that our North American culture is the same of

that in the U.S., but this is not so,” Hervieux-Payette said. “I will discuss in my speech how different our lifestyle is in French Canada compared to that of the United States, and I hope to open people’s mind to this unique way of life.”

Hervieux-Payette will also be visiting business classes to discuss trade policies between the two countries.

Spencer said the senator’s visit is made possible by the generosity of several organizations, including the Honors College, the College of Business, the Women’s Studies Program, the College of Liberal Arts and the French Honor Society.

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High-profile film fest comes to AU Elizabeth Bonner Staff Writer

Italian Film Festival Inc. traveled from Miami to Atlanta. Its next stop is Auburn.

IFF and the College of Liberal Arts teamed up to bring the festival to Auburn from Monday through Wednesday at the Auburn Hotel and Conference Center.

“National Italian Heritage Month is nationally recognized in October every year,” said Giovanna Summerfield, CLA director of the arts and faculty initiatives and associate professor of Italian and French. “It’s to celebrate the contributions of Americans of Italian origin and Italians living in America.”

In past years the organization had events mixed with film, discussions and student performances, but this type of film festival is a first.

“We had an intercultural day last year where we joined with some of the music majors,” said William Harmon, senior in communication. “They sang excerpts from operas, and we read some poetry.

It generated enough interest to convince the film company to have a film fest here.”

Italian Consul General Marco Rocca approached Summerfield about bringing the festival to Auburn.

He will serve as the event’s opening speaker.

“The consul got involved because they co-sponsor

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this festival in the U.S. with IFF,” Giovanna said. “The Italy study abroad program has received financial support from the Italian embassy ( for the last few years).”

Giovanna and Harmon emphasized the importance of a community like Auburn being chosen to host one of the festivals.

“Miami is huge. Atlanta is huge,” Harmon said.

“They picked two really big cities, and then they picked Auburn as the third one.”

The festival will feature three films: “Happy Family,” “Dieci Inverni” (10 Winters) and “Il Figlio Piu Piccolo” (The Youngest Son).

“They’re all by famous directors in Italy,” Giovanna said. “They mostly are comedies or movies that even an international audience could understand and appreciate.”

There will also be a reading of classical Italian poetry and a brass quintet

which will play Italian Renaissance music.

Alessio Summerfield, sophomore in radio, television and film and Giovanna’s son, read last year and will do so again at this year’s festival.

Alesso grew up speaking Italian.

“I’m Sicilian-American,” Alessio said. “Half my family can’t speak English.”

Those hosting the festival said they are hopeful it will spark a new interest in the event.

“I think film is a good universal medium for people who wouldn’t necessarily gravitate to intercultural events,” Harmon said.

And they aren’t just hoping for Italian participation.

“We’ve had a lot of nonItalian students come and have a really good time,” Giovanna said. “Openminded students should come and learn about a different culture.”

Giovanna said she thinks it is a great opportunity for people to learn more about this demographic of America.

“It will focus on what the Italian people have done for the U.S.,” she said. “Italians are the fifth-largest group in the U.S. It’s kind of a celebration of their contributions, reminding Americans that might be of Italian origin and might not be that there is this Italian component in their community, and it needs to be acknowledged.”

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Ben Furman and David Raley ride a limousine from Terrell Hall to the Tiger Zone area of Village Dining. Tiger Dining is sponsoring the rides every Monday in October.

Limo events support all-you-can-eat zone Hayley Blair Associate Campus Editor

From high-class limousines and generous philanthropy to bump-in-thenight thrills, Tiger Dining has students covered every Monday this month with its promotion of the Tiger Zone area in the Village Dining Hall.

One of the reasons the all-you-can-eat Tiger Zone is being emphasized over other dining venues is because students were beginning to think the area was reserved only for athletes.

“It’s because of the way the location is situated inside the building, and you only ever see athletes in there, so people might automatically think it’s only for athletes,” said Gina Groome, marketing director for Tiger Dining. “We’re not real sure how that perception started, but we do feel we definitely need to change it.”

A limousine will travel back and forth from Terrell Hall in the Hill to the Village from 5–9 p.m. so those who live farther away will be able to travel to the events in style.

“It’s your basic limo,” Groome said. “There’s a TV, champagne glasses and all that stuff. There won’t be any alcohol because it’s a dry campus, but it’s still your normal, flashy, fullsize limo.”

Hudson Kus, director of dining services, said he hopes the philanthropy aspect will encourage participation from the Greek community.

Anyone can petition to receive a percentage of the proceeds, but they must guarantee 100 people will come, so on previous nights sororities were almost exclusively represented.

“We provide the food, and the sororities actually come in and man the stations and serve the tacos, and we give them a percentage from the sales,” Kus said.

The last limousine night of the month falls on Halloween.

“That’s going to be our biggest night,” Groome said. “We’re going to be doing a really fun Halloween monster bash or carnival.

We’re going to have a costume contest, and you can

win free dining dollars, so we’ll have lots of fun things going on.”

There will be karaoke at Monday’s event and on Halloween, and singer Nellie “Vanelli” Davis said she encourages everyone to come and participate.

“Most of the time people don’t want to sing up front, but if I see someone singing along with me, I’ll try to bring a mic over for them,” Davis said. “A lot of times I’ll do that to encourage somebody to come up and sing something just to remind people that karaoke is about having fun and not about talent.”

Kus said karaoke night is always a lot of fun, and he guarantees there will be at least two good acts worth the trip.

“We’ve brought her in before, and she’s a lot of fun, high energy,” Kus said.

“So she’ll be in on both of those two nights, and also you can expect to see me up there singing, too. I’ll try not to run everybody off, but I’m going to give it a shot.”

There will also be a trivia night Oct. 17.

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Museum’s birthday celebration features Chinese charm Carol Linde Writer

For his 50th wedding anniversary in 1998, mechanical engineer Albert Smith donated the $3 million needed to construct a fine arts museum at his alma mater.

Because of his generosity, the museum was named in honor of his wife, and on Oct. 3, 2003, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art first opened its doors to the public.

Now, eight years later, the museum remains active.

Throughout the fall the JCSM will have a special exhibit titled “On the Silk Road and the High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce.”

The museum is exploring beyond ceramics and invites guests to immerse themselves in the world of an 18th-century Chinese trading district in celebra-

tion of the museum’s eighth birthday.

“It just shows how far we have come in such a short amount of time,” said Colleen Bourdeau, marketing and events manager for the museum.

Chinese trading districts called hongs were traditionally places of much competition mixed with politics and bargaining.

From noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, the museum’s festivities will include re-enactments of Chinese and Dutch traders, stations with clay and ink wash and various other Chinese traditions to discover.

Additionally, an emperor impersonator will be on hand to discuss the importance of tea and trade.

“We’ll have a teahouse set up and a trading district and a dragon maze for kids to explore,” said Andrew Henley, the museum’s cura-

tor of education.

There will also be several musicians, including a performance of Chinese folk songs, and dancers from Variations Studio will put on a performance.

“Definitely the Chinese theme will be sort of pervasive throughout the whole building,” Henley said.

The rest of the museum’s exhibits will be open for the duration of the event, as will the cafe.

“Everyone can enjoy the fun, but they also can enjoy the exhibition,” Bourdeau said. “The Museum Cafe will be open for lunch, and we’re serving, along with the Chinese theme, Asianstyle food, and it’s really just going to be a great day.”

Coinciding with the birthday celebration will be a craft fair featuring more than 20 local and regional artisans.

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The museum’s October exhibit will feature Chinese traditions and trading culture. fair has been held in the spring.

“It’s a good opportunity for holiday shopping,” said Carol Robicheaux, museum shop manager.

Ceramics, jewelry, paintings, photographs, fabric art and sculptures will all

Football first ladies lead charity talk Bianca Seward Writer

Chizik and Malzahn are teaming up again, but this time it’s the misses whom people are listening to.

Jonna Chizik and Kristi Malzahn are scheduled to speak at this year’s Women’s Philanthropy Board Fall Luncheon Oct. 14.

This is the first of three key events sponsored by the organization.

The luncheon will launch WPB’s celebration of its 10year anniversary, “A Decade of Philanthropic Impact: Advancing the Vision.”

Tickets to the event are on sale for $55 per person and $550 for a table of 10.

Prior to the luncheon, Gene Chizik’s book, “All In: What it Takes to Be the Best,” will be available, with the proceeds benefiting The Chizik Family YouTurn Foundation Inc. The board said it is ecstatic about an expected full house next week.

“We hope people will feel inspired and empowered to maximize their philanthropy aspirations,” said Sidney James Nakhjavan, director of the WPB. “‘All In’ Advancing Philanthropy” is the theme for the event, tying together the speakers and message.

After the luncheon a dedication ceremony will be

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We hope people will feel inspired and empowered to maximize their philanthropy aspirations.”

—Sidney James Nakhjavan Director of the women’s philanthropy board

held at the Cary building on North College Street for the board’s invited guests.

“Jonna and Kristi have worked closely with the board in preparation for

New grant rushes Auburn to forefront of food safety Shanetta Pendleton Staff Writer

That chicken in the freezer may be safer to eat in the future.

The Food and Drug Administration granted Auburn University $6.5 million to develop a national food protection training program.

“The Food Safety Modernization Act signed into law in January supports development of a national food protection training effort, and Auburn will receive $6.5 million during the fiveyear program,” said Leslie Parsons, assistant director of business operations for the University.

“Auburn will work with the FDA to strengthen protection of our food supply and improve the way we detect and respond to foodborne illness.”

Parsons said Auburn plans to assist in developing online instructions that will complement hands-on training for food safety personnel.

Auburn will partner with other universities including Alabama A&M, North Carolina State and Purdue to infuse future FDA training with the latest research and technology regarding disease detection and food safety.

The grant will not only provide training for food safety and protection, but will also allow for the con-

tinued advancement of the research program.

“Funding of this nature advances our overall research program and increases our reputation nationally,” Parsons said. “It provides opportunity for interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration, and through the Virtual Food Systems Training Consortium will be used to create virtual training models and protocols that can be used throughout the food system.”

Patrici a Cur tis, director of the Auburn University Food Systems Initiative, will be directing the Virtual Food Systems Training Consortium.

“I am particularly excited to see the Virtual Food Systems Training Consortium selected by the FDA,” Curtis said. “It speaks to our cutting-edge research not only in the area of food safety, but also to our innovative methods for delivering instruction.”

Parsons said the Virtual Food Systems Training Consortium will reduce the costs and time of providing quality training in food safety.

“University involvement in FDA training guarantees that the latest research on methods in food detection and safety will be available immediately to program directors and instructors,” Parsons said. “Because of its unique collaborative structure, the Virtual Food

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University involvement in FDA training guarantees that the latest research on methods in food detection and safety will be available immediately.”

—Leslie Parsons Assistant Director for Auburn business operations

Systems Training Consortium offers the expertise available at several universities rather than just one.

“Historically, advanced training meant spending time and money to travel to a national training center. Now, a significant portion of that training can be made available virtually, online, on demand.”

According to Parsons, faculty from across campus are contributing their expertise to this effort.

Their research addresses many food safety concerns in areas including microbiology, poultry science, egg safety, fish and seafood safety, retail food safety, manufacturing safety, feed mill safety, risk and crisis communications, food sensor design, assessment and information technology.

The work of these researchers will serve to inform all aspects of the training program, thus ensuring those on the front lines of the nation’s food systems are optimally equipped to maintain the integrity of the food supply.

the event,” Nakhjavan said.

“They have been an absolute joy to work with.”

The WPB, housed in the College of Human Sciences, has awarded more than $325,000 in scholarships and faculty awards, programmatic support and educational programs.

Whitney Griswold, senior in interdisciplinary studies, has volunteered for the WPB since 2009.

“I’m so excited to learn from Mrs. Chizik and Mrs. Malzahn’s experiences,” Griswold said. “I want to know what has motivated them to give back abroad and back home in their community.”

be available.

Student member ships for the JCSM are free, and registration can be completed at www. jcsm.auburn.edu using a valid Auburn email and student ID number.

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ly emails updating members on exhibitions, events and exclusive member-only programs.

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Archaeologist unearths key to teaching Anna Claire Conrad Staff Writer

Archaeologist and professor of anthropology John Cottier has inspired his students to think—and dig­— outside of the box.

“I’d like to think that I challenge people to think holistically and to think anthropologically,” Cottier said. “By thinking anthropologically, we look for patterns and then we try to explain those patterns. So that way, there’s a different way of looking at a wide range of things.”

During the time Cottier has worked as an archaeologist in Alabama, he has been awarded $4 million in grants from various entities, including the University and the National Science Foundation, to work on multiple projects at local, state and federal levels.

“We’ve done a lot of digs here in Alabama,” Cottier said. “We’ve excavated at sites of slave cabins, historic American Indians and pre-historic American Indians—really just a wide range of archaeological sites.”

Cottier said he has also worked at various forts around Alabama, including Fort Conde in Mobile, Fort

Morgan in Gulf Shores and primarily Fort Mitchell in Russell County.

Cottier said he and his team are now working hard analyzing the results of an excavation at a dig site just outside of the casinos in Atmore, Ala., in hopes of learning about the Poarch band of Creek Indians.

“This Poarch Creek excavation is finished,” said Monica Cox, recent Auburn graduate in anthropology. “We’re working on the analysis part of our investigation now.”

Cottier said he and his co-workers have been working at this particular site for 10 years excavating artifacts from the Creek civilization.

“The Poarch band of the Creek Indians have given us $1 million on their own,” Cottier said. “They are very interested in and happy with the work we have done so far. They have been very gracious with funding some of our research at this site.”

Despite his travels, Cottier said he is an Auburn Plainsman, through and through.

“I grew up in Auburn,” Cottier said. “I attended undergraduate school here

and then went on to the University of Alabama to get my master’s degree and then the University of Missouri for my doctorate.”

Cottier has been teaching at Auburn for 32 years.

He has also taught at both of his other two alma maters.

“He’s very passionate about what he’s teaching,” Cox said. “He drives you to want to learn more and be better at whatever it is you do, whether you’re an anthropology major or not.”

Hamilton Bryant, senior in anthropology, said Cottier inspires his students to be skeptical and analytical, despite one’s inclinations.

“He encourages us to not just accept what people say,” Bryant said. “There’s a lot of misinformation out there, which plays a big part in the value of anthropology. Dr. Cottier has taught us to approach our work with a holistic nature.”

Cox said working alongside her mentor has been an invaluable experience that inspires her to pursue her own dreams without reservation.

“He’s extremely encouraging,” Cox said. “He never gives up, and that keeps us going.”

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Professor John Cottier works with student assistant Hamilton Bryant, senior in anthropology, sifting through rocks in search of artifacts.

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A planned $21.6 million facility is expected to have 58,000 square feet of research and office space for the department in the College of Education.

“The current facility is inadequate to support the research, teaching and outreach mission of the kinesiology department,” said Betty Lou Whitford, dean of the College of Education.

The new facility will have three floors, each of which will cater to different needs of the department.

“I think the College of Education Department of Kinesiology facility will be a

tremendous addition to Auburn University,” said Dan King, assistant vice president of Facilities Management. “It will provide a quality teaching, learning and research environment for an important and growing program here at Auburn.”

The first floor will house the department’s biomechanics and motor behavior laboratories.

The motor behavior lab, which focuses a significant portion of its research on physical activity in children, will open onto a green space for outdoor activity.

The second floor will house epidemiology and exercise behavior labs and the TigerFit program, which provides health screenings and fitness assessments for students, fac-

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With support such as this, our kinesiology program can become the top such program in the country.”

—Betty Lou Whitford Dean, College of Education

ulty and the community.

The third floor will feature controlled-access space for muscle physiology, cardioprotection, neuromechanics, sports optimization and thermal labs.

The facility is expected to be completed by spring 2013 and will be located on Wire Road between the tennis courts and the outdoor

swimming complex.

“We are very excited about the new facility and thank the Board of Trustees for their support,” Whitford said. “The construction of this building means our Department of Kinesiology will have a facility that matches its outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and outreach—all three parts of Auburn’s mission of a major land grant university.”

Whitford said she believes the facility is what is needed to give the program a boost in the National Academy of Kinesiology rankings.

“Already ranked 22nd nationally, with support such as this our kinesiology program can become the top such program in the country,” Whitford said.

Greek Week unites Greek life Rebecca Croomes Assistant Photo Editor

Fraternities and sororities across campus are getting ready to put on their letters and show what their chapters are made of.

The Greek community is hosting a carnival, a canned-food drive and a pageant for Greek Week 2011, taking place Oct. 9–14.

All proceeds from the events will be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County.

Stacy Shockley, senior in marketing and member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, said the charity work provides a different view of Greek life.

“It gives us a better name so people don’t think we just, like, party all the time,” said Shockley, director of Greek Week for the Panhellenic Council. “Like, we really do have a great philanthropy that we’re supporting. I think it’s really important for all of us to, like, come together and work together.”

Promoting unity in Auburn’s Greek community is one of the main purposes for Greek Week, said Carter Hawkins, junior in international business and mem-

ber of Theta Chi fraternity.

“It’s just kind of to bring all the Greeks together in a setting that they normally wouldn’t come together in and all in the name of, like, community service and raising money for kids,” Hawkins said.

Hawkins, director of Greek Week for the Interfraternity Council, said all the cookouts and games are designed to bring the clubs together, but ultimately serve the greater purpose of philanthropy.

Hawkins said the planning began early because the organizing team reworked last year’s schedule, keeping some events and planning new ones. Meetings with representatives from every sorority and fraternity and local restaurants had to be conducted so schedules would match up.

The job of planning the activities for the Interfraternity Council was turned over to Tyler Adkins, senior in wireless engineering and member of Sigma Pi. “It’s kind of fun to determine what we do and actually make a difference in how it evolves,” Adkins said.

“Past that, it’s been a lot of fun working with every-

body from different organizations.”

Adkins said he worked with the Panhellenic activities director to prune the schedule and add new material after analyzing feedback he received from other fraternities.

“We just kept an open mind in trying to determine what was going to be the best fit for Greek Week this year,” Adkins said.

One of the new events being held this year is “Canstruction,” a contest to see which team can design the best structure out of canned goods donated

by Kroger. Teams will pay to compete and the food will be donated to the Beat Bama Food Drive, Hawkins said.

Highlights of the week will be the Miss Greek Week pageant Tuesday and the Greek Week carnival Wednesday on the Student Center Greenspace.

The carnival will be open to all students from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and costs $2 to participate. After 3 p.m. children from the Boys & Girls Clubs and any students accompanying children in Project Uplift are welcome to attend the carnival games for free.

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Jasmine Marvin and Degabriel Marvin, 4, play a water gun game at the fair, open through Saturday.

Meet at the Midway Lee County Fair entertains young and old with rides, shows, games and food

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The Zipper is one of about 20 rides providing entertainment on the Midway for Lee County fair-goers. Unlimited ride passes are $20.

You don’t have to search far for cheap, fun and different plans Thursday through Saturday.

The Lee County Fair has arrived in town for the 64th time and has plenty of attractions planned.

“The fair is entertainment for youth of all

ages in the county,” said Jim Sadler, president of Lee County Fair Association. “It is a great way to have fun without a great expense.”

Located off Highway 431 near Opelika High School, the fair will be open Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students and chil-

dren and $1 for senior citizens.

“I hope everyone will come to the fair,” said Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller. “It’s going to be a beautiful and fun week.

You need to come out and enjoy some food and rides.”

Sadler said unlimited ride passes can be purchased for $20. There will be approximately 20

rides, including a Ferris wheel and the Zipper.

Another feature of the fair is competitions like animal exhibitions.

The steer and heifer shows took center stage Wednesday night, and a goat show will take place Thursday night.

“I hope nothing ever happens to the fair,” Fuller said. “It reminds me of the good ol’ days.”

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Book release honors storyteller Kristen Oliver Writer

Alabama lost one of its most acclaimed talents this summer when Kathryn Tucker Windham died at the age of 93.

Windham started her first writing job when she was just 12 and won several Associated Press awards for writing and photography during her 81-year career.

Her life and her stories will be celebrated with an event Thursday at 7 p.m. at The Gnu’s Room.

“She was best known for her storytelling,” said Tina Tatum, Gnu’s Room owner. “A storyteller is somebody who, as soon as they start talking, everybody is just captivated by what they say.

And they bring forward all the old traditional folklore from the past that keeps it alive for all of us.”

Windham was born in Selma and grew up in neighboring Thomasville.

“She was known to generations of school children for her ghost stories and her collection of folklore and as a storyteller who drew her inspiration and narratives from growing up in Alabama and life in Alabama,” said Jay Lamar,

director of the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities. “She was incredibly funny and had a really sharp wit.”

Windham traveled the country, giving people an idea of what life in Alabama was like.

“We just want to celebrate her work and the impact she’s had on so many of us and her dedication to writing and the arts,” Lamar said. “She put Alabama history and experience in a perspective all of us can identify with.”

The event marks the start of the October Auburn Writers Conference and will be presided over

by Ed Williams and Mary Helen Brown, professors in the Department of Communication and Journalism who knew Windham.

Williams said he first met Windham more than 15 years ago, and for several years he took students in his newswriting classes to interview her in Selma. Today he requires students to read her book “Odd-Egg Editor.”

Tatum said the experiences that can be learned from the life and works of Windham will be part of the event.

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We just want to celebrate her work and the impact she’s had on so many of us.”

—Jay Lamar Director, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center

up for people who have memories of her or her stories or their own stories to share,” Tatum said.

At the time of her death, Windham was working on a memoir.

The book, “She: The Old Woman Who Took Over My Life,” will debut at the event.

“The fact that her last book is going to debut at the event is really the perfect opportunity to remember her and to celebrate her,” Lamar said.

Tatum said she hopes young people come to the event whether they have heard of Windham or not.

“This event is to honor her memory,” Tatum said. “She really is an Alabama treasure.”

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A sea of pink will flood historic downtown Opelika when breast cancer survivors and supporters walk to raise awareness in the seventh-annual Think Pink Walk.

The one-mile walk will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Tickets cost $15 and include a Think Pink T-shirt.

“It’s really awesome to see people, hopefully over 600 people, walking around the square with pink T-shirts on,” said Colleen Alsobrook, co-director of the walk.

Throughout the day the downtown area will have breast cancer awareness activities, live entertainment and a reception for all participants.

All proceeds from the walk will benefit East Alabama Medical Center’s Breast Health for Underserved Women Program.

The program provides mammograms, diagnostic testing and treatment for women in east Alabama who might be unable to get it otherwise.

“It’s showing every year that more and more women are being diagnosed with breast cancer, so early detection is important,” Alsobrook said.

The annual walk began when representatives from the EAMC,

American Cancer Society and Opelika Main Street wanted to bring breast cancer awareness to a local level.

“If we don’t get the word out and make sure people know to get yearly mammograms and do self-exams, then they could miss things that really could affect them later on,” said Amanda Fowler, Auburn graduate and ACS employee who has participated in the walk. “One of my favorite times of the fall is attending this event ... The energy is just amazing.”

Breast cancer survivors are a close-knit community in the Auburn and Opelika area, Fowler said.

“They’re just a family,” Fowler said. “They want to get the word out and make sure that everyone is aware of what they need to know and taking care of their own health.”

According to the ACS, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer other than skin cancer. When found in its earliest stage, the chance for successful treatment of breast cancer is the greatest.

“Prevention and early detection is the key to saving lives,” Fowler said.

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Knitting not only a hobby, but a career Elizabeth Bonner Staff Writer

Knitting with a heart— that’s how Anne Ivy-Townley sees it.

Ivy-Townley opened Tavita’s Heart last January, but the events that led up to it didn’t come from extensive planning or a preconceived career path.

She started knitting two years ago simply because she wanted to learn.

“I don’t have an interesting story,” Ivy-Townley said.

“I wanted to learn to knit, so I watched some YouTube videos. I can’t remember

why. I just randomly, one day, decided that I wanted to learn.”

She said it was pretty easy to pick up, and it quickly became one of her favorite hobbies.

“I like to have something to do—watching a movie or anything,” Ivy-Townley said.

“I’m kind of fidgety, and it’s something to do instead of just sitting there. And then you have something to show for it.”

She started teaching her friends and family how to knit and even taught a few small classes at coffee shops like Toomer’s Coffee and The Gnu’s Room.

“When I get excited about something, I want to teach everybody else, regardless if they want to learn it or not,” Ivy-Townley said.

Through this process IvyTownley has been able to find a deeper meaning in knitting, a meaning reflect-

ed in the name of her shop. “ We’re named after Tabitha from Acts Chapter 9 in the Bible,” Ivy-Townley said. “She made garments for people, and everyone loved her. She died, and everyone was so sad.

They asked Peter to come pray for her, and he raised her from the dead. I just really love that story because her heart was to be generous with her gift.”

Ivy-Townley has seen others take the skills they’ve learned from her and show the same generosity.

“There is a woman who came to a class with her granddaughter and some of her friends, and she learned to knit with the girls,” IvyTownley said. “She started making sweaters for a charity for girls who need them.

It was cool to see her just take it and run with it like that.”

Opening a yarn shop was just a distant possibility

for Ivy-Townley, but when her location on South Gay Street in the same strip as Gnu’s Room, Perch and Amsterdam Cafe became available, she knew she wanted to go for it.

“I was a history major,” Ivy-Townley said. “I didn’t think a lot about business.

We didn’t plan on opening a yarn store, but when this place opened up we just kind of jumped on it. This whole little shopping center is really artsy, and I felt like it would really fit in with everything else.”

Tavita’s Heart is Auburn’s one and only yarn shop. She sells knitting and crochet supplies and teaches a wide variety of classes.

Ivy-Townley said she wants the shop to be a place where people can come to get away from life’s business and relax.

“It’s got a great environment,” said Amanda Wynne, frequent customer

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Anne Ivy-Townley owns the only yarn store in Auburn. and friend of Ivy-Townley.

“Normally there’s music in the background.

“It’s a very welcoming place where you can just come and knit.”

ers-Smith, director of Opelika Main Street.

Breast cancer survivors attending the event will be honored and given a special gift, Alsobrook said.

“I just think it’s fun,” Powers-Smith said. “Everyone is wearing pink, and it’s fun to meet people you maybe didn’t even know were sur-

vivors of breast cancer.”

All contributions from the event will benefit women of east Alabama. Last year more than 150 women were served.

Those who want to participate in the walk can register at 8 a.m. on Railroad Avenue across from Cottage Café.

City officials lend ear to student concerns Alison McFerrin News Editor

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The Loveliest Village on the Plains may sometimes be seen as a city divided: one part residents and one part students. But city officials don’t see it that way when it comes to city concerns.

“You are a resident of Auburn if you have a residence,” said Auburn Mayor Bill Ham. “If you have a dwelling here, then you live here.”

This point is crucial for students to recognize when it comes to voicing city concerns. Students may not be aware of how to deal with the city, whether regarding a traffic light, a pothole or organizing a community event.

“If an individual has a problem, the best thing to do is, if it’s not something within a particular department, like police or fire or codes or planning or something like that, I’m available 24/7,” Ham said. “So is the city manager.”

Auburn City Manager Charlie Duggan said whether or not someone is a student “doesn’t always come up.”

“There are definitely some issues that are unique to the students, or to that

age group,” Duggan said.

“We treat all the issues the same whether someone’s 19 years old or 89 years old.”

Auburn is divided into eight wards. Students, like residents, can voice their concerns to their council representative.

“I would expect anyone that has a residence in any part of the community, even if they’re renting for a week or a month, that the council member for that geographical area would direct them,” Ham said.

Students also have a voice in Opelika, where Mayor Gary Fuller said they do what they can to accommodate student concerns.

“They would just do what any other citizen would do,” Fuller said. “Certainly they can call the mayor’s office, and we’ll try to accommodate them.”

One way to make contact with city departments in Auburn or Opelika is to attend a city council meeting.

“That’s a good venue because we’ve got all the department heads of the city there—we kind of get everybody at once,” Ham said.

The citizens’ communications portion of the meeting allows any resident to express his or her concerns for a maximum of

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We treat all the issues the same whether someone’s 19 years old or 89 years old.”

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five minutes in front of the council.

Additionally, students may not realize there is a portion set aside for SGA communications at Auburn City Council meetings, which provides a link between the council and the SGA. Ham said he also goes to breakfast with the SGA once a month, adding that he and the council try to be proactive about understanding and addressing student concerns.

“I see the efforts of students and what they bring to this community as being incredibly beneficial,” Ham said.

Fuller voiced similar feelings.

“We love students,” Fuller said. “We welcome them in Opelika, and we try to always show them a lot of love.”

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It’s time to spread the power of pink Cancer is a quiet, creeping threat from within.

It’s a thing this world could do without. It takes from us our friends, our neighbors and our families. If it’s not breast cancer, it’s cancer of the skin, lung, blood, pancreas, prostate, colon, throat or any other vital thing.

Too many people are taken too early by this too terrible disease.

It’s as if that cloaked skeleton has gotten scythe-happy.

There’s no cancer awareness movement more broad than that for breast cancer. Thousands of runs, walks, picnics, banquets, fundraisers and other events are held every year to raise money for the cause or to just raise awareness of the most prevalent cancer in women. It’s a wonderful thing that our nation has embraced this cause.

Early treatment often leads to recovery. Women who catch the cancer early have a much better chance of saving themselves.

We’ve come a long way from

the time when we discouraged women from ever talking about their breasts. Diseases went untreated and women lost their lives to a preventable illness for the sake of propriety.

Today, though, it’s tough to find a person that doesn’t know someone who had or has breast cancer. There are a lot of people out there who raise funds for their grandmother, sister, mother or daughter.

Breast cancer awareness is capable of moving a sizeable amount of money.

The movement has developed into a unique fashion and cultural statement. There are T-shirts, wristbands, clubs, books, speeches, shoes, bumper stickers, organizations, lobbyists and a host of other channels through which the breast cancer awareness message and its finances can flow.

One thing breast cancer awareness groups particularly excel at is putting the faces with the cause. The survivors and those currently suffering are given special nametags and, generally, a part in

the ceremonies. This is a somber reminder of the multitudes breast cancer affects.

Why not include, along with the faces of those who struggle with breast cancer, the results of the hard work of those involved in the awareness campaign? Show us the money donated, the treatments developed, the medicines created and the lives saved.

Show the people who put forth so much what they need to see: their labor is paying off.

But there are, sadly, those who suffer from other cancers not so easily found or diagnosed. No amount of awareness or self-screening is going to prevent their diseases from coming full-force.

The only answer for them is treatment—lengthy, painful, expensive treatment.

We have the opportunity to use the power of pink to benefit the lives of others suffering from their own cancers by generating at least a part of the finances.

We feel that the force behind the breast cancer awareness

movment can be effectively and righteously used to benefit the victims of other cancers who deal with the costs of treatment.

We at The Plainsman recognize that those with breast cancer in no way have it easy.

Cancer is cancer, and it’s always a tough road, but that’s our point—everyone who has this disease is suffering terribly.

What we would like to see is an open invitation to organizations that support victims of other cancers to join in October’s numerous awareness events and have them be a part of the movement. Breast cancer is an awful thing in the same way that all cancer is awful.

All cancer must be fought on all fronts. A fight against breast cancer should be a fight against every other sort as well.

Using the giant umbrella of the breast cancer awareness movement, greater progress can be made for the effort of curing all cancers.

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Take advantage of college, cars and friends to see the SEC Madeline Hall Copy@ theplainsman.com

I graduate in seven months, and I finally realized one of my biggest regrets of my college years.

I haven’t gone to enough away games.

My sister and I went to Mississippi State my freshman year and stayed with our brother. The Friday before the game was Bulldog Bash, which is their version of a UPC concert, featuring Matt Wertz and Gavin DeGraw. I had a great time and got to walk around their campus that night and see

the highlights.

The next day was less exciting.

Remember the time we won 3–2?

Yeah, it was that game.

So overall, an enjoyable experience, but I never went to another away game until last weekend.

I guess part of why I never went was the difficulty of getting tickets as an underclassman, and then last season all the good games were at home.

This season, though, my friends and I decided to take advantage of our seniority and buy tickets to South Carolina, LSU and Georgia. We all knew at least one person at each school that we could crash with, and road tripping together would make traveling less expensive.

After a few quick stops around Auburn, we were on the road. Five and a half hours plus some traffic later, we were there. Time flies when you’re fist pumping to Girl Talk and belting the lyrics to your old Avril Lavigne CD, right? Right.

The first pleasant surprise came when we found out there was no towing on weekends for our friend’s building. Auburn, take note.

The next came later in the night when we went to Five Points, Columbia’s downtown college scene.

Along with having a huge variety of bars to go to, there was no cover. Awesome, I know. I was able to bar hop to four different bars, all after 11 p.m., without puling anything out of my wallet ex-

cept my license. Here’s looking at you, Skybar.

Also, being the minority at another SEC school makes the experience that much better. Seeing another fan reppin’ their Auburn gear and joining an Auburn chant in a crowd of “the enemy” brings a sense of unity and pride like nothing else.

I found myself surprised Saturday by the classy Gamecock fans.

Maybe they pitied us too much to say something mean because they’d heard about our defense, but if the worst I have to put up with is a “Roll Tide,” or the soda poured on the back of my car over my Auburn license plate, I’ll take it.

On top of it all, our defense

showed up and we won the game.

After dinner at Chipotle, a problem Auburn is in the process of remedying, our USC friends gave us a quick personal tour of campus.

Although I prefer Auburn’s close quarters, USC’s sprawling campus was beautiful and full of history.

The all-around success of this trip opened my eyes to how fun away games can be, and I can only hope the next few will be just as exciting and educating.

I encourage students to travel outside the Auburn bubble at least once, preferably for an away game, and truly experience the other college towns not lucky enough to have you.

Escape the stress of college with rustic country fun at the county fair Alison McFerrin News@theplainsman. com

As midterms loom and my supply of coffee runs dangerously low, it seems like perfect timing for the Lee County Fair to roll back into town.

I went to the fair in my hometown before the semester started back up. After a corndog and an agonizingly long (probably three and a half minutes) ride on some

contraption that had cornered the market on centrifugal force, I thought I would never be able to walk straight without feeling sick again.

But hey—that’s the fun of the fair, right?

For me, the fair evokes powerful images. It’s bright lights and loud music. It’s carnies and thrill rides and stuffed animals bigger than a house. It’s cotton candy and candy apples and pretty much anything you can deep-fry.

But it’s also simplicity. It’s a time when, for maybe only a few hours, you can cast aside the real

world and return to the days of throwing plastic rings at glass bottles to win a stuffed monkey.

It’s straightforward fun that flies in the face of today’s tech-focused world of Wiis, Blu-rays, e-readers and iPods.

Something in me expects to find Andy, Barnie and Opie checking out the goats while the carousel turns endlessly in the background, playing a familiar tune.

I remember going to the fair with my parents and with my friends as I got older. I remember channeling school spirit into the fair with the marching band

as we opened up the beauty pageant. I remember rows of blue ribbons for the largest pumpkin, the reddest tomatoes or the most impressive 4-H project. I remember the feeling, each year, of taking that first step onto a dusty Midway. The night ahead was full of strolling, running into people you know from around town, day fading to night and making the lights of the rides even brighter. There was something so uncomplicated about those nights.

Maybe my vision and my memories are overly romanticized. After all, the fair also tends to be

sticky and noisy and distinctly odorous.

But a county fair is quintessentially Southern, right on par with opening doors, tipping hats and eating fried chicken (another fair food favorite). It attracts a class of people, from young to old and poor to rich, who just want to go out and have a good time. And with a minimum sticker price of only $1–3 for admission, it might just be one of the cheapest good times out there.

Keep your $50 concert ticket.

During my study break, I’m going to the fair.

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Government exercised dangerous power by assassinating American citizen Last Friday the Obama administration announced that it had killed one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world: Anwar alAwlaki, a radical American-born cleric living in Yemen.

Awlaki was infamous for his fiery sermons advocating jihad against the United States and its citizens, and he had been on the CIA’s hit list since early 2010.

Obama boasted that his death was a “major blow” to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and a “significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat Al Qaeda.”

The story you probably didn’t

hear is that Awlaki was an American citizen who had never been charged with any crime and was assassinated without any semblance of due process.

Administration officials continue to claim that Awlaki was involved in planning various attacks and was officially tied to AQAP, but they refuse to release any of the evidence for their claims.

Without proof of these allegations, the only thing that’s clear is that Awlaki was exercising his freedom of speech in a way that the government didn’t like.

Obama even refuses to release his own Justice Department’s interpretation of the Authorization for the Use of Military Force resolution that supposedly gives him the ability to extra-judicially execute U.S. citizens. State secrets privilege sure comes in handy.

This sets a dangerous precedent, the magnitude of which cannot be overstated. The president can now play judge, jury and executioner for any person in the world for any alleged crimes he can think up, and he doesn’t have to present a single shred of evidence to support his claims.

If you happen to trust Obama with that power (not that you should), remember that the legacy of executive overreach won’t end with this presidency; it could very well be Rick Perry or Michelle Bachmann authorizing the due-process-free killing of citizens in an election cycle or two.

That point highlights the astounding hypocrisy of Democrats and progressives who pretended to care about civil liberties back when Bush was in office. They (rightfully) lambasted his administration for its warrantless wiretapping, suspension of habeas

corpus, “enhanced interrogation techniques,” et cetera. Now that an incumbent Democratic president is leading the assault on the Bill of Rights, they are the ones applauding loudest.

When it comes to undermining the principles that our country was founded on, at least Republicans have been consistent.

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Soccer to score big on Friday Sloane Hudson WRITER

ROBERT E. LEE / ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR

Coaches Gene Chizik and Trooper Taylor join fellow Tigers running onto the field before kickoff against the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Tigers succeed in conference, await Razorbacks Christina Santee

After snapping their 10-game unbeaten streak with a loss to Mississippi State Sunday, the No. 20 Tigers will face one of their most challenging opponents Friday, the No. 9 Florida Gators.

“They’re consistently the best team in the league,” said senior midfielder Katy Frierson. “It’s exciting that this is the team we’ll play after such a disappointing loss.”

The Tigers are preparing accordingly for a bigger game with a challenging atmosphere.

“Gainesville is a very tough place to play because their field is smaller than most of the fields we play on,” said coach Karen Hoppa.

Preparation for this game will start with intense practices and trying to use the loss against Mis» See SOCCER, B2

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After claiming a 16–13 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the game’s final moments, the No. 15 Auburn Tigers are hard at work preparing to face the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Saturday.

“Everybody knows we have a great challenge this week, another tough road game against a very good football team,” said coach Gene Chizik. “It’s going to be a great challenge for us. We’re going back on the road, and I feel like our team is getting a little bit better of an idea of playing on the road and the challenges of that that come with these tough SEC road games.”

The work-in-progress Tigers are 4–1 for the season and 2–0 in the SEC, and the Razorbacks are the third conference opponent Auburn faces this season.

“They execute extremely well,” Chizik said of the Razorbacks.

“There’s no question about that.

I think everybody knows they have three very talented wide receivers that are very explosive, very fast. They’re very good with the ball in their hands after the catch. Their running game is always extremely physical.

They have big (running) backs.

Their quarterback is very well coached. We have to play much better than we have the previous two outings to give us a chance to win. I’m talking defensively as we know that, and this is an offense that is tough to slow down.”

As defending national champions, the Tigers have struggled defensively since the start of the season. They managed to make impressive comebacks against opponents like Utah State and South Carolina, and Auburn’s strength will be tested by a topranked team once again.

“You hope they’re getting better every week in terms of trusting each other and relying on each other as a unit,” Chizik said.

“I think they are. I think this is

Wallen is ballin’ Brandon Miller ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

ROBERT E. LEE / ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR

Junior defensive back T’Sharvan Bell tackles South Carolina wide reciever Bruce Ellington. going to be a great test because there are going to be some things that happen in this game right now that they’re going to have to overcome in terms of negative things happening. That’s just the pressure this offense is going to put on your defense.

“I think this is going to be a phenomenal test for our guys.

We’ve faced some really good offenses up to this point. That’s 100 percent fact. This one right here may be the best out of all the ones we’ve faced. I think it’s going to be a really good test for our guys right now because I think they do feel like in the last two weeks, progress has been made.”

Arkansas has claimed three of the last four matchups against Auburn.

“This is about Auburn, it’s not about Arkansas,” Chizik said.

“We’ll continue to try and improve ourselves.”

Although Auburn lost to Clemson this month, it has won 10 consecutive conference games and 11 straight against SEC opponents—the longest streak

From a fan’s perspective, nothing is nicer than having confidence in a late-inning pitcher in a close game.

While Major League Baseball has names like Mariano Rivera and Jonny Venters, Auburn has senior pitcher Ethan Wallen.

“He’s a tremendous athlete,” said coach John Pawlowski. “He’s one of the best two or three athletes on our team. He handles himself on the mound and loves to compete.

“In baseball, especially in this league, there has to be things that separate you from the next person, and he certainly is one of our most competitive guys.”

Wallen said he began playing baseball at age 4 and fell in love with the game while competing around his friends. As the Anderson, Ala., native continued playing, he became the definition of a utility player.

“I caught in high school, pitched, short stop—played whatever depending on who was playing the other positions,” Wallen said. “I like doing it all. It’s fun.”

Despite being a versatile baseball player, Wallen said he didn’t know he was good enough for collegiate baseball until his high school coach, Trent Patterson, had Northwest Shoals Community College scout him, ultimately landing him a spot with the Patriots.

After going 5–2 with a 4.76 ERA playing for the Patriots his fresh-

ROBERT E. LEE / ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR

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Tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen fights for a touchdown Saturday.

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Assistant coach Carrie Karkoska pushes swimmers to succeed Melody Kitchens ONLINE EDITOR

In her fifth year at Auburn University, assistant coach Carrie Karkoska continues to bring success to Auburn’s swimming and diving program.

Karkoska spent two seasons as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach. As well, shecompleted her master’s in exercise science at Auburn in August 2009.

Before she was promoted to assistant coach, Karkoska spent a great deal of her time in the weight room, her main focus being the diving, cross-country and gymnastics teams from 2007–09.

She then transitioned to serving in the role of assistant coach for the following three seasons.

“It’s a good challenge and transition to become a coach,” Karkoska said. “One is the credibility.

People can be hesitant to see that transition from diver to coach.”

Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Karkoska earned an undergraduate degree in organizational leadership and supervision from Purdue University.

Prior to moving to Auburn, she spent a year at Purdue as an intern in strength and conditioning.

There, she worked mostly with the university’s men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s swim-

ming and diving, cheerleading, softball and soccer teams.

Working with the swimming and diving team in particular was nothing new for Karkoska, as she was an accomplished diver herself only a few years ago.

Before her teenage years, Karkoska said she loved gymnastics, but she was ready to try something new.

“My mom was a diver, so she helped influence me to try something different,” Karkoska said. “It was for a change.”

That change turned into diving at age 13, and success followed Karkoska throughout her high school and college careers.

In high school she als. To this day, she was a four-time state remains the platchampion and a Juform record holder nior World Diving at Purdue.

Champion in 2000.

In addition to all At Purdue, Karher own successes, koska set numerous Auburn swimmers school records, includand coaching staff ing her accomplishagree that KarkosCARRIE KARKOSKA ment as the first diver ka is an asset to the at the university to win a staff and members of conference title. the team.

She lettered all four years while “She has an ability to connect on the diving team at Purdue and with people, and she’s always became a four-time All-American willing to learn,” said associate honoree. coach Frank Bradley. “That and Karkoska was also Big Ten Div- challenging, challenging others, er of the Year twice and compet» See KARKOSKA, B4 ed in the U.S. Olympic Team Tri-

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sissippi State as motivation, Hoppa said.

“The coaches are working to get some good game plans ready, and we’ll have some good practices, but ultimately we still have it in the palm of our hands,” said senior defender Julie King.

“It’s up to us what we want to do. The past is the past, and we’re just looking to focus on what we can control.”

The Tigers will need to give it their all against Florida, King said.

“A team like Florida requires us to execute our strategies for the full 90 minutes or they’ll get up on us on the scoreboard,” King said.

“We’re prepared to execute our game plan and have some good practices ahead of us this week to make sure we play to our full potential on Friday.”

The Tigers play the No. 9 Florida Gators Oct. 7 in Gainesville, Fla.

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After visiting more than half of the SEC’s stadiums as an away fan, I honestly think South Carolina is the second-most hostile environment I’ve been in.

Can you guess who’s first?

While some would consider that a compliment, please don’t.

It’s not meant to be one.

Despite meeting and talking to numerous nice, typically older, Gamecock fans, the difference between them and the attitude most young fans had toward me was like the difference between garnet and orange.

In attempt to get the full experience of Columbia, three friends and I went downtown Friday night. Considering we had never been to the capital of South Carolina, we didn’t have much of a choice other than to ask locals questions about places to go and things to do.

Other than one or two individuals who thought it would be funny to give us wrong directions, there weren’t any problems. That changed when we got to Five Points though.

At Five Points, the premier bar scene, a random guy tried to fight one of my friends, who was simply trying to make sure he was OK. I must say, though, Five Points lived up to what we were told. It’s a district-like portion of town that is lined with bar after bar. However, there are that many bars because there are that many people. All we found were lines.

On gameday, it appeared Gamecocks fans could not have been more polite. In fact, a home fan next to our tailgate gave us a plate of extra food they had.

Then, on the walk to the stadium, it didn’t take more than five minutes before I was taunted for the first time.

“You don’t have Scam Newton this year,” a Gamecock fan yelled.

Little did he know Auburn didn’t need the former quarterback.

Four rows from the top of the

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man year, Wallen went 4–0 his sophomore year with a 2.25 ERA. “My sophomore year, I got a lot of muster on my fastball,” Wallen said. “And that fall I felt like I was throwing it really well.”

The performance received attention from Pawlowski, who offered him the opportunity to become a Tiger.

“I was born and raised an Auburn fan, and it’s always been my dream to come here and play,” Wallen said.

“To get recruited by them, there was no other option to go anywhere else.”

Last year Wallen had the most appearances on the team, something the

stadium, the trash talk never stopped. There were four mid-20year-old Auburn fans two rows in front of me, and South Carolina teenagers in front of and behind them.

Throughout all of the bickering, there was one line that had those in black silent.

“I’m still mad y’all played Oklahoma in ’04 instead of us. Oh, wait, that was the real USC.” As far as Williams-Brice Stadium goes, it appeared South Carolina hadn’t updated it’s scoreboard since the last time it won the conference. That would be in 1969 … and in the ACC. I will, however, say I loved the chair-back bleachers in the upper deck. That was a nice surprise. One I would have appreciated more is if the seating numbers were a foot apart from one another.

The game itself was incredible.

Obviously, anytime Auburn wins it’s a good game … except against Florida Atlantic, right?

Has everyone jumped off of the “Fire Ted Roof ” bandwagon now?

That’d be appropriate. Marcus Lattimore was held to 66 yards.

He’s been averaging 152.75 per game this year. Not to mention, according to Gamecocks faithful, Lattimore is this year’s Heisman winner. By the way, as a team South Carolina only had 289 yards of offense.

I’m also working on a Facebook group for Steven Clark to win the Ray Guy Award. On seven punts, he put five inside the 20-yard line.

South Carolina did not have any punt return yards.

Instead of giving the punter his due, it appears the new thing is “bench Barrett Trotter.” That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.

Even Gene Chizik has said Keihl Frazier is not prepared to run the offense.

What’s new though? Turning on players and coaches is apparently the theme of this season.

But Auburn continues to prove itself when fans seem to show less confidence. So, what happens when the No. 15 team in the country heads to No. 10 Arkansas this weekend?

coaching staff “It’s great besaid is one of cause it’s differhis strengths. ent. It’s a low, “With Ethan low three-quarand the way ter arm slot, his arm works, and he gives us he’s available a different look almost every out there when time he comes he’s pitching.”

ETHAN WALLEN to the ballAs fall pracpark,” said astice continues, sistant coach Scott Fox- Wallen said he’s working hall. “That’s a huge advan- on being more consistent, tage for a coaching staff throwing strikes, being in to have someone like that the zone and allowing the with such a bounce-back in defense to back him up. his arm.”

“Last season, I struggled Wallen also had the a little bit throwing strikes,” third-lowest ERA at 4.83 Wallen said. “That’s been and second-most wins my main focus this sumwith five, which Pawlows- mer and this fall. It’s being ki mostly credited to his de- able to throw strikes and livery. spot up.”

“He throws from a little Foxhall said Wallen has bit different of an arm an- done well thus far through gle,” Pawlowski said. practice.

Although it’s only October and there are still plenty of kinks to be worked out with the team overall, Wallen’s role on the team is already known.

“It’ll be middle to late in the ball game when he’ll be used,” Pawlowski said. “He’s the type of guy that can go in there and get ground balls, and he’s going to be in with guys in scoring positions and guys on base.

“You have to have somebody that has a little different beat to them, and he certainly has that.”

Only time will tell if Wallen can perform this year.

“Everybody’s dream is to make it to the big leagues,” Wallen said. “But you can only go day-by-day, work hard now and hope it pays off in the end.”

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Sophomore middle blocker Camila Jersonsky prepares to spike against USC.

Tigers ready to bump Bulldogs Graham Carr Writer

Bump, set, spike, score is hoped to be a recurring sequence by the volleyball team this week and the rest of the season.

The team’s next match is against Mississippi State in Starkville at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The game will be televised regionally by Cox Sports.

This will be the first of two meetings between the teams this year; the second is Nov. 13.

Auburn dominat ed meetings last year with Mississippi State only winning one set of the two matches and Auburn winning a combined six sets.

This will be the second of a four-game away stretch for Auburn as they travel to Georgia, LSU and Arkansas.

Coach Rick Nold said he hopes his team is ready for the test.

“I think it will be interesting to see how we go on the road,” Nold said. “When we have played here at home, we have had a lot of energy

in matches, and that really helps our confidence. Now when we go on the road, we want to find that same level of intensity. We just need to continue to work and these road games will show us where we are. I hope we will respond well.”

Nold said he felt like his team is beginning to hit its stride at this part of the season.

“The system we are putting in as coaches, I think, is finally starting to click and giving them a lot of confidence in themselves,” Nold said. “They aren’t thinking too much, they are just going out and playing hard. I think beating the people we have here at home shows what we are capable of.

When you go into matches expecting to win, it helps.”

Senior outside hitter Kelly Fidero said she feels her and her teammates still have a lot of work to do for this game and the subsequent road tests.

“I think we can still serve a little tougher,” Fidero said.

“Our defense is better than our offense at this point.

I think our blocking and serving just need to get a little better, and I think we’ll be all right.”

Sophomore right setter Chelsea Wintzinger said she agrees with Fidero, and added the team needs to fix the little things.

“I think we need to work on staying even more consistent,” Wintzinger said, “There were times in previous games where we would go down a few points and they would get on runs. We need to work on not giving up those runs.”

Both Fidero and Wintzinger believe the team is playing with a lot of confidence right now after winning three of the last four matches.

“We have some tough games coming up starting with this game this week, and I think we are playing our best right now,” Fidero said. “But we know we have a chance to really get on a roll.”

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Sophomore Quincy Hayes competes in equitation over fences against TCU Saturday.

Equestrian talent leads to wins Patrick Tighe Writer

The defending national champion equestrian team is preparing to face SEC opponent South Carolina at the Auburn University Horse Center at 10 a.m.

Saturday.

Both teams hold an identical record at 2–0.

“They are riding extremely well,” said coach Greg Williams. “We are just continuing on. We still have to go all the way into spring.

When SEC schools compete, you don’t have to say much to the girls.”

Auburn has been led by the riding of two women so far this season: hunt seat rider Maggie McAlary, senior in communication, and western rider Indy Roper, junior in communication.

McAlary and Roper took home honors and victories in meets against University of Tennessee at Martin and Texas Christian University.

The Tigers have two other top athletes in hunt seat rider Christina Lin, sophomore in international business, and western rider Stephanie Rucci, sopho-

more in business.

Lin and Rucci were keys in Auburn’s victory against TCU Saturday.

“I think we need to work on the fly,” Lin said. “As a team we need to compete against one of the tougher schools in South Carolina. We all did really well this weekend, but we need to step up to the plate even more next weekend.”

Coach Boo Major heads the Gamecock squad. Major has 50 overall victories in his 14 years with the Gamecocks and 17 total victories at equestrian national championships.

South Carolina is second in the nation for overall victories.

The Gamecocks boast talent with their equitation riders junior Kimberly McCormack and freshman Katherine Schmidt.

McCormack won by a 21-point margin against Fresno State in her first equitation competition of the season.

Schmidt won most valuable player honors in equitation over fences against Fresno State.

The Tigers swept the set

of meets against the Gamecocks last season. Auburn won 1472–1469 in a tiebreaker last October in Blythewood, S.C. The second competition, held at home, was decided by a final score of 10–9.

Roper was successful in the horsemanship portion of the meet, while McAlary won in the equitation over fences competition.

Coach Williams and the squad encourage the Auburn fanbase to come out and support the team in this SEC contest.

The team is holding a tailgate challenge at the South Carolina meet.

Nonstudent organization winners will be rewarded an Auburn tailgate tent and two chairs.

For student organizations, first place will receive 75 spirit points and an “Auburn Family All In” sign autographed by the team.

Second place will receive 50 spirit points, and third place will receive 25 spirit points.

Each tailgate will be judged on food, name, size, atmosphere and its support for Auburn.

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Men’s golf voted No. 1 team in the country Coleman McDowell ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

For the first time in Auburn history, the Tigers are ranked the No. 1 team in the nation in Golf World magazine’s coaches’ poll.

The poll combines the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America.

The full results of the poll are in the Oct. 3 issue of Golf World and can also be found on Golf World’s website.

Auburn jumped from No. 9 in the previous rankings to supplant UCLA as the top team.

The highest the Tigers placed in previous polls

was No. 6 in February 2005.

Other ranked teams from the SEC include Alabama (T-5), Arkansas (9), Florida (10), Georgia (T-16), Tennessee (19) and LSU (22).

Auburn vaulted to the top of the rankings due to a string of successful tournaments.

The Tigers won the Carpet Classic Invitational despite No. 1 seed Blayne Barber, junior in finance, not playing, and the team tied for second at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational.

Fresh off a No. 1 ranking, the men’s golf team placed fourth in the 2011 Jerry Pate Invitational in Vestavia Hills Wednesday.

The Tigers took fourth behind the Texas Longhorns who carded a cumulative four under par for the tournament.

The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers tied for second at 16 over, while the Tigers finished at 24 over.

The Tigers added to their 11-tournament streak of top-four finishes, shooting a 287 on the final day.

Coach Nick Clinard was not satisfied with the result of the tournament, but is eager to prepare for the next one.

“We played poorly and we have many areas to improve on, which include our patience and mental

toughness,” Clinard said.

“We will get back after it in a few days, and I am excited to work hard with the guys the next two weeks.”

Will McCurdy, senior in radio, television and film, led the Tigers with rounds of 70, 72 and 71, placing 10th at three over par.

McCurdy leads the squad with a 71.78 scoring average.

Barber finished with two rounds of even par and one round of 78 to claim 19th individually.

Barber has placed in the top 20 nine times in a row.

The Tigers are off for two weeks before traveling to Atlanta for the U.S. Collegiate Championship.

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Karkoska brightens each swimmer’s day.

“She gives good advice not just about swimming, but also about life,” Fonteno said. “She’ll be there for you whether you’re inside the pool or not.”

The coaching staff agrees with the team members’ impressions.

“The guys and girls do a great job with her as assistant coach,” Bradley said.

“They’re able to understand whatever the delivery of the set is and the expectations of the set.”

Out of the pool and away from coaching, Karkoska enjoys cooking and working out.

“I love them both,” Karkoska said. “I guess that goes hand-in-hand. I love to cook, so I should work out, too.”

Whether she is coaching or not, “it’s important to enjoy all the small moments, just enjoy your experiences” Karkoska said.

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For her unsurpassed dedication, character and ability to succeed in her profession, Karkoska was honored by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, winning the John Stucky Award in 2009.

Karkoska said though the team will face challenges, the relationships she builds with the swimmers and the coaches are important.

“There’s a big family aspect,” said Megan Fonteno, Auburn swimmer and freshman in pre-pharmacy.

“She’s welcoming, and we come together as a team.

People say swimming is an individual sport, but her and this college definitely make it a team sport.”

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since 2003–05. As well, six of Auburn’s last eight wins have been against teams that were ranked or are currently ranked.

“I think this league is full of talent, and it’s at every position,” Chizik said.

“You’re going to see linebackers that are just unbelievable, and then you’re going to play another team and you’re going to see two or three defensive linemen that keep showing up and popping up. You’re going to see defensive backs that just make tremendous plays with the ball in the air.

“It’s all over the league. I think there’s so much talent from top to bottom.

You just even look in our west side alone and how many great defensive players you can think of. There are a lot of them. Again, just

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the whole league I think top to bottom has them.”

Arkansas ranks seventh in the NCAA in points per game at 39.4, as well as logging 471.8 total yards per game. However, the Razorbacks are allowing 22.8 points per game and 388.4 total yards for the opposing team this season.

Auburn averages 30.6 points per game, allowing 27.4 for the opposing team. The Tigers also average 186.6 rushing yards and 184 passing yards per game.

“I think that we made some strides this past week, certainly defensively on third downs,” Chizik said. “I think we’ve made some improvements there with pressuring the quarterback, whether we were blitzing or not. The last couple of games, we’ve started to get turnovers defensively, which I think we’ve improved there. If you go

to the offensive side of the football, we were able to possess the football a good bit of the time Saturday, which certainly helped when you run 90-something plays. I think we have a better idea running the football now of what we can and can’t do. We certainly haven’t arrived in any of the areas, but we have a better idea of where we’re at.”

Even so, only time will tell whether or not the Tigers can improve quickly enough to beat the season’s more difficult opponents, like Florida, LSU and Alabama. Overcoming recent injuries and stifling inconsistency will be determining factors concerning the team’s success.

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Social media creates challenges Nick Bowman Opinions Editor

Maddox said he kept his homosexuality secret for six months before his parents found out by reading a journal of his they found. By the time they knew, Maddox said, he was able to answer their religious questions with religious answers.

“In those six months I was able … to understand how Christianity and homosexuality are not completely opposed.”

Both Tanner and Maddox also said marriage is something traditional Christianity should not prevent homosexuals from enjoying.

Maddox said although marriage has religious rites, he believes it is still an institution of the

Facebook has 800 million users. More than 2 billion posts are commented on and liked every day. More than 350 million people access Facebook using their phones.

That’s a lot of progress from asking a neighbor for access to the party line.

“Social media forces you to communicate in very short blocks,” said Jeremy Walden, professor of communication.

“Because of that, I think some people are losing the ability to communicate in an in-depth way.”

Walden said because of this developing technology, students are unable to easily express complicated ideas.

“There’s an overall feeling of a lack of depth,” Walden said. “Even if it’s a paper, it’s like they’re talking to a friend.

Stream of consciousness writing is a big issue.”

Joni Richards, professor of communication, said employers are creating requirements to account for the shift in the way young people interact with the world.

“A lot of the employers now are asking for you to be able to present yourself,” Richards said. “Making a poster and speaking for yourself is very important.”

Employers and universities are putting an emphasis on group interaction, where communication skills used to be a given, Richards said.

“This generation can go and Facebook and talk and talk,” she said. “They have 500 or 1,000 friends, but if you were to ask them to speak to those 500 people in the Auburn Arena, do you think they’d be able to do that?”

Walden said his public speaking students struggle with face-to-face interaction.

“I think there’s a lack of people in real life that are able to show their emotions, figuring out how to interpret other peoples emotion because they’ve

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Roommates Braxton Tanner and Samuel Maddox are both openly gay and practicing Christians.

Friends break Bible Belt boundaries Gay roommates hold on to religious roots Raye May Intrigue Editor

Two roommates are not praying the gay away—they’re praying the gay will stay.

Braxton Tanner, junior in environmental design focusing in prelandscape architecture, and Samuel Maddox, junior in architecture and interior architecture, are religious and openly gay.

Maddox and Tanner said they both grew up in Evangelical Christian homes and struggled with their sexuality in high school.

“I always knew I was different growing up,” Maddox said. “All my friends were girls. I was more of a momma’s boy, more of an indoor kid … I had a different social life from all the guys I grew up with.”

Maddox said when he was 16 a relationship with a friend felt different than any friendship he’d had before, and the pair decided there was some attraction between them.

“The conversation went something like, ‘I think I love you,’ ‘I think I love you, too.’ ‘Does that make me gay?’ ‘Yeah, I think so,’” Maddox said. “I had been afraid I might be gay, but I didn’t really even admit that fear to myself.”

Like Maddox, Tanner said he felt different growing up and was afraid of admitting he was gay because of the way he was raised.

“For me the fear was definitely religion-based,” Tanner said. “My parents growing up donated to an anti-gay recovery program that our church conducted … I was in the closet until I came to college.”

Tanner said his sexuality is still a source of conflict in his family.

Maddox said he also had fears, but his parents were more accepting of homosexuality.

“I think my fear was maybe a little bit societal as well as religious,” Maddox said. “I knew it would be a taboo. There was a fear of thinking that it wasn’t supposed to be this way.”

Both Tanner and Maddox went to private Christian schools. Tanner said his school would have expelled him if he let his secret slip.

Despite the struggle with reli-

gion, both Maddox and Tanner said they are still strong in their faith.

“I’m still very highly religious,” Tanner said. “I just got to a point, really, where I just got tired of lying to myself, and then once I was able to open up to people, come out of the closet, admit that I was gay—it then gave me the freedom to really reshape my faith and rethink the way I thought about things.”

Tanner said he teaches a gay Bible study at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, and the church is very accepting of him.

He thinks homosexuals who stray from religion are his ministry because of a friend from high school who felt the need to choose between his faith and his sexual orientation.

“He had never heard before someone else tell him that he didn’t have to give up his faith to be gay, and it really saddened me,” Tanner said. “From that point on, hearing that friend say that, is when I felt like that was something I needed to help.”

Like Tanner, Maddox said he has held on to his faith.

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Christianity and homosexuality are not completely opposed.”

—Samuel Maddox junior, architecture and interior architecture

Smashing pumpkins with The Farmer in the Dell Megan Smith Writer

Carve it, bake it or shoot it from a catapult; it’s pumpkin season.

The Farmer in the Dell Pumpkin Patch opened Saturday for its fourth season. Along with 69-cents per pound pumpkins, the Pumpkin Patch offers 50cent snacks and gourds, as well as dollar Baby Jacks, or miniature pumpkins, and drinks.

“Lots of college students come on dates here,” said owner and Auburn graduate Mark Foshee.

“We don’t charge to get in. You can choose what you want to do.”

Foshee said when the patch first started, it was a pumpkin field and a bale of hay.

Now there is a mountain of hay to climb and more activities for visitors.

The pumpkin patch is three and a half acres of hand-planted rows 300 feet long. The field is lined with woods and a large sunflower field.

“We actually get a lot of people out here,” Foshee said. “Lots of sorority and fraternity swap dates.”

Auburn graduate Rob Hutchins brought his wife and 16-monthold son for its opening day.

“I like it,” Hutchins said. “I just told my other son to bring his girl-

friend. It’s a cheap date—$3 hayride and beautiful pictures.”

The Pumpkin Patch is open Monday through Friday in the morning for groups and from 3 p.m. until dark on Thursday and Friday. It’s open Saturday from 9 a.m. until dark.

Foshee said after Oct. 17 the patch will be open every day except Sundays.

The hay ride travels around the outskirts of the field and through the woods, lasting about 15 minutes.

Sarah Stutler, senior in exercise science, said she is looking forward to going to the Pumpkin Patch.

“It sounds like a relaxing day and I can’t wait to find a pumpkin to carve,” Stutler said. “I love this time of year.”

The Pumpkin Patch also features a hay bale mountain to climb and take pictures on, a trough of corn kernels for children to play with and a fenced-in chicken coop.

Foshee said in about two weeks the main attraction will be unveiled: the catapult.

“We’re trying to take it slow building it,” Foshee said. “I don’t want to get hurt, and I don’t want anyone else to get hurt.”

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The catapult will be about 9 feet tall and will be able to launch pumpkins weighing fewer than 10 pounds.

“We think it’s going to be a big hit,” Foshee said. “That’s what we’re going for.”

There will be a $5 rate to use the catapult, and the pumpkin is included because of the catapult’s

weight limit.

“We usually just find places to throw pumpkins, like off balconies,” Stutler said. “This catapult sounds awesome. I mean, pumpkin smashing? Awesome.”

The Pumpkin Patch is a great place to find odd pumpkins for Auburn’s annual pumpkin carving, Foshee said.

“There are oblong ones, lots of weird stuff out here,” Foshee said.

“Warts, frog skin, green ones and even white pumpkins.”

Foshee said young families and couples are the main focus for business, and with so many things focused on horror and frights for Halloween, he wanted to introduce something different.

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Mexican Chicken Casserole

Kerry’s recipe of the week

Ingredients: Cooking spray 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 medium onion, sliced 1 bell pepper, sliced 4 cups chicken breast, shredded 1 (10 oz.) can cream of chicken soup 1 (10 oz.) can cream of cheddar soup 1 (15 oz.) can diced tomatoes, drained 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon paprika Salt and pepper, to taste ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded 1 cup crushed tortilla chips Cooked rice (enough for desired servings)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a 13 x 9” casserole dish with cooking spray. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper. Sauté for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. In a large bowl, add the cooled onion and bell pepper, shredded chicken, cream of chicken soup, cream of cheddar soup, diced tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper and parsley. Stir until all ingredients are combined. Transfer into greased casserole dish.

Top with cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown. Serve over rice.

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What is your favorite food?

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What is your favorite holiday?

Halloween

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Probably not What is your favorite color?

Green

Who is your role model?

My old horseriding instructor Who do you want to win the World Series?

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state.

“I think it’s really wrong for anyone to say that if it doesn’t line up with Christian principles, you can’t get married in our state,” Maddox said.

Tanner said he does not think the South is quite ready for gay marriage.

“There still needs to be change, and there’s still work to be done.”

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spent so much time online communicating where there is no sense of emotion,” Walden said.

It’s not uncommon to see students texting or using Facebook, Walden said.

“As a professor, I can sit there and rail on it all day long,” Walden said. “What bothers me is when other students are up talking.

I’ve seen that trend change.

They’re so tied to it that

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New game designed to unite not divide Raye May Zombies will be invading campus, but without the gory mess.

Lizzie Briasco, junior in nutrition dietetics, and Garrett Blackburn, junior in polymer and fiber engineering, have been organizing a group for a new game on the college scene: Humans vs. Zombies.

Briasco said she came up with the idea to bring the game to Auburn in early summer and began planning, but passed a large portion of the responsibility to Blackburn.

“I came up with the idea to do HvsZ in Auburn at the start of the summer, but got caught up in a summer class and training,” Briasco said. “So Garrett took over from there. He’s done most—if not all—of the work.”

Humans vs. Zombies is a game of tag played at schools, camps, neighborhoods, military bases and conventions across the world, Blackburn said.

“Human players must remain vigilant and defend themselves with socks and dart blasters to avoid being tagged by a growing zombie horde,” Blackburn said.

According to the HvsZ website, www.HumansVsZombies.org, the largescale game of tag was invented at Goucher College in Baltimore in 2005.

The game spread quickly through Facebook and is now played at more than 650 colleges and universities worldwide.

HvsZ is a meaningful experience that draws people together regardless of social differences, according to the site.

Since zombies don’t discriminate by race, gender or sexual preference, you’ll be “eaten” unless you work together.

In the beginning, all participants are “humans.” One player is randomly selected to be the “original zombie,” and that zombie eats people via tagging them, turn-

ing the victim into another zombie. Players may defend themselves by throwing socks or shooting foam darts at the zombies.

Zombies must “eat” a human player every 48 hours to stay alive, and once a human has been tagged, he or she must wear a bandana to identify themselves as a newly changed zombie.

The game is played from 7 a.m. on the beginning day until 3 a.m. on the ending day, and certain areas of campus will be determined “safe zones” where the game is suspended, and all weapons must be concealed.

“The game looks fun,” Blackburn said. “Considering that this game has been around several years now, I’m quite surprised that I’m the first to initiate it here at Auburn.”

Blackburn, like many others, discovered the game through the Internet.

“Periodically I’d see my non-Auburn-attending high school friends post things about the game on Facebook,” Blackburn said.

“I’ve never played before, but I’d like to. From what I’ve read and pictures I’ve seen, some people really get into this game.”

Once Briasco and Blackburn got permission from University administrators, they made a Facebook group to invite students and the community to the event, set to begin Feb. 6 at 7 a.m.

“Based on what I’ve read, a typical game lasts a week,” Blackburn said. “Auburn is pretty large, though, so we might add a few days to that. The details are still in the works.”

Blackburn said he expects a great turnout for the event.

“This is a game of wide appeal … played at hundreds of universities across the nation,” Blackburn said.

“Through word of mouth alone there are currently 777 attending and 354 maybes. I expect these numbers to continue to grow.”

they can’t go an hour without checking it.”

In a poll of 65 people around campus and downtown, 47 said they would rather watch a movie than read a book for two hours.

Forty-two said they would rather skim Facebook than spend 30 minutes reading a newspaper.

Everyone said they check Facebook at least once a day, and 53 said Facebook is one of the first websites they open when they get on a computer.

People check Facebook so often because they’ve got to figure out what their friends are doing, and they’ve got to figure out what the trend is, Richards said.

Richards said the upcoming generation needs to be prepared for life outside of the Internet.

“We just need more group work classes. Employers nowadays, a lot of them are moving to team building. You need to be able to work with people.”

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GleeFit dances into Student Act Sloane Hudson Writer

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Tomatoes, one of many fruits and vegetables classified as superfoods, are known to help fight all types of cancer.

Superfoods save day “ Becky Hardy

Assistant Intrigue Editor

Superfoods are packed with vital vitamins and minerals and exceed the normal nutritional content.

Auburn students agree with adding foods to their diets that will benefit their health.

“I would be willing to try anything new that is healthy for you,” said Amber Steger, freshman in international business.

Along with antioxidants, these superfoods also contain compounds called phytonutrients, which can be found in many animal and plant products. Each of these phytonutrients plays a specific role in increasing

a person’s health.

For example, carrots help with eyesight, and the phytonutrient in blueberries helps with reducing red coloring in your skin tone.

Some of the superfoods include broccoli, asparagus, green tea, tomatoes, Goji berries (which supposedly help in rapid weight loss), cacao, peanut butter and turkey.

“All these foods (and their close relatives) are foods that are nutrientdense,” said Ann Johnson, graduate assistant in nutrition and food science.

“They have a large amount of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals for few calories. I would recommend all of these to be included

in a diet,” Johnson said.

Some students already incorporate healthy eating or drinking into their daily habits.

“I love the Naked drinks,” said Dagny Jewell, freshman in finance. “So I’d definitely be willing to put more superfoods in my diet.”

These foods are meant to improve many things throughout your body, including younger skin appearance, increased lifespan, protecting your heart and body from diseases, sleeping more restfully, losing weight more easily and gaining more energy.

Johnson said superfoods cannot fix everything wrong with a person’s

I would recommend all these to be included in a diet.”

—Ann Johnson Graduate Assistant, Nutrition and food science

health.

“The old adage, ‘if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is,’ is revelant here,” Johnson said.

Although some people may say that superfoods are not all that they are cracked up to be, many superfoods are deemed beneficial to the long-term health of an individual.

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Students looking for a healthy way to cleanse their diet should look no further than organic eating.

Joel Finney, produce manager at Earth Fare, said organic foods are without pesticides, added hormones or artificial colorings.

“Pretty much anything that companies put in food to make it last longer, organic does not have,” Finney said.

Koral Myrex, senior in graphic design, has been eating entirely organic for the last year.

Myrex has always tried to eat healthy, but with school starting and a stressful schedule, she became ill from an unhealthy diet.

Myrex said she was able to make the transition to organic without trouble.

“It was pretty much at once,” Myrex said. “When I got sick, I really realized I need to do this right.”

Myrex said before the switch she didn’t like eating vegetables or drinking water.

“Once I started, it’s about how you feel, not about how it tastes,” Myrex said.

“When I eat normal food now, I get sick, and I don’t feel good.”

Since the transition Myrex has seen only positive changes to her overall wellness.

“Since then, I have so much more energy,” Myrex said. “I don’t feel so tired all the time. I feel better about myself.”

Katie Ward, senior in business administration, only eats partially organic, including items such as organic peanut butter, granola, yogurt and produce.

Ward said she has chosen to take a gradual transition to eating organic as opposed to all at once.

GleeFit is Auburn’s newest dance-format exercise class, inspired by the popular Fox Network television show “Glee.”

The Campus Recreation staff is constantly searching for new fitness models to bring to Auburn, and GleeFit is this year’s addition.

“Christie Coleman and I go out annually to find out what’s hot,” said Pam Wiggins, group fitness coordinator. “We were at a conference in Chicago and came back with the idea of GleeFit. Because the TV show ‘Glee’ is so popular now with students, we thought we would try that musical change.”

The benefit of a fitness class based on a musical television show is the abundance of popular and modern songs to use for the class, Wiggins said.

GleeFit instructor Emily Quinn has taught dance-aerobics classes in the past and said she has thoroughly enjoyed teaching her classes the different routines from “Glee.”

“I jumped on board because I thought it would be fun to try,” Quinn said.

“It’s something different from Zumba to get your

heart rate up, burn some calories and have some fun.”

Attendees should expect moderate-level intensity during the 30–45 minute workout.

GleeFit instructor Maria Campbell enjoys singing along with the songs while teaching.

“Most of the songs are familiar to everyone, and the moves are easy so I don’t have to stay in the front of the class the whole time,” Campbell said.

Campbell said the class will make a person sweat because it’s cardio-heavy, but attendees shouldn’t expect to be sore the next day.

“The show actually airs on the same night as my class, so it’s become a conflict because people don’t want to come work out right before the show begins,” Quinn said.

The GleeFit instructors have been creating personalized choreography for the class based on seasonal themes.

“This month I’ve been doing choreography to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ since we’ve got Halloween coming up,” Quinn said. “If you like the show, or even if you don’t, it’s a lot of fun to come and have a good time with upbeat music.”

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Todd Gilbert peruses the selection of organic foods at Earth Fare on Opelika Road.

He likes to shop at Earth Fare for all of his organic needs.

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Since then I have so much more energy. I don’t feel so tired all the time. ” —Koral Myrex Senior, Graphic Design

“When I can’t taste the difference, I choose organic food,” Ward said. “Some organic doesn’t taste as good as the unnatural.”

Finney said without the additives or extra hormones the food won’t be able to damage organs.

For example, Finney said with conventional eggs the animals are caged up,

and chickens usually walk around in their own feces.

“So with our eggs, they are cage-free,” Finney said.

“That way chickens can go wherever they want in a confined area, but it’s not as confined to where they have to walk around in their own feces, so they aren’t dropping eggs that have feces and other things on it.”

Organic food sometimes takes longer to produce and Finney said that contributes to a higher cost.

“Usually there’s a lot of tests that the U.S. Department of Agriculture allow farmers to have when it comes to growing those types of organic items,” Finney said.

He said with added labor due to tests that are not

used growing conventionally, the cost rises.

Although eating organically is more expensive, Myrex said she shops around.

“Walmart has started carrying more organic foods than they used to,” Myrex said.

Myrex shops at Earth Fare, Kroger and Walmart to find her items with the best deal at each store.

“To me it’s worth the money because I feel so much better,” Myrex said.

“I have to budget, but it’s worth it in my opinion.”

Overall, she said her transition to organic has been entirely beneficial.

“It’s becoming a lot more normal to see people doing what I’m doing.”

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The Auburn Plainsman

Thursday, October 6, 2011

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