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Toomer’s seedlings take root across the Southeast Marissa Luckie INTRIGUE WRITER

Before their death, the Toomer’s Corner Oaks showered their acorns down onto Auburn’s soil.

Now those acorns have grown into seedlings and are branching out across the country, creating little patches of Auburn wherever they go.

One Auburn alumnus, Taylor Morris, who graduated from the College of Architecture, Design and Construction in 1981, decided to take it upon himself to find the trees.

Morris and his wife, who also graduated from Auburn, were gifted a seedling seven or eight years ago from some friends.

Despite living in Nashville, Tennessee, which Morris explains is a little far north of the optimal growing range for the oak, their seedling has thrived.

“This seedling was from the original trees, so we were just thrilled to get it,” Morris said. “It was just a little bitty guy, maybe 14 inches high, and now it’s about 10 feet high, so it’s done well.”

Spurred by his curiosity as to where the other trees have taken root, Morris created a Facebook page about three years ago, hoping other seedling owners would post the location of their trees.

Although Morris said the response has been modest so far, the page has started gaining more

recognition lately.

“The first year there might have been like 20 or 30 people who discovered it, and then all of a sudden, over the last year, it probably doubled in size,” Morris said. “I get probably like five or 10 new likes a week.”

So far, trees from Alabama, Washington, D.C., Missouri and Tennessee have been documented on the page.

Thanks to one of Morris’ friends, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross of Florida, a Toomer’s Oak seedling has resided on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol since 2011.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, who was present for

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the planting of the seedling, expressed his approval in a news release at the time.

“The rich traditions of Toomer’s Corner can now grow deep in the grounds of our nation’s Capitol,” Rogers said in a statement.

No stranger to the political world, a Toomer’s Corner seedling also resides in front of the governor’s mansion in Montgomery, according to Gary Keever, College of Agriculture professor who helps coordinate the seedling program.

Still, Morris said he would love to hear about more of the seedlings.

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Chip Brownlee

COMMUNITY REPORTER

The unemployment rate rose slightly for the AuburnOpelika metropolitan area in statistics released for November 2015. The increase was likely because of an increase in workforce participation, according to Labor Department officials.

In a report released in late December by the Alabama Department of Labor, AuburnOpelika’s unemployment rate rose from 4.5-4.7 percent.

About 100 new workers entered the workforce during the time period, nearly a 1 percent increase from October.

Even with the slight increase in unemployment, Auburn-Opelika still maintains the lowest unemployment rate of any metropolitan area in Alabama.

Its closest competitor is the Huntsville metropolitan area with 5 percent unemployment.

Shelby County in the southern Birmingham metropolitan area took the No.1 spot for lowest county unemployment rate at 4 percent. Lee County, home to Auburn and Opelika, had the second-lowest unemployment rate at 4.7 percent.

The unemployment rate

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Kasandra Watson has raise more than $50,000 on her GoFundMe page.

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for the state of Alabama as a whole increased from 5.9 percent in October to 6 percent in November.

The unemployment rate is still down from 6.1 percent a year ago, despite more than 16,000 workers entering the workforce since November 2014.

“The very slight uptick in November’s unemployment rate is due to the fact that more people entered the workforce,” said Labor Depart-

ment commissioner Fitzgerald Washington in a press release.

“More people are employed both over the month and over the year, so this small increase is not necessarily bad news.”

The unemployment rate for Alabama in November 2009 during the peak of the recession was 11.9 percent with 1,000 fewer individuals participating in the workforce. The unemployment rate has been cut in half over the course of six years.

Alabama’s trend of improvement follows a similarly healthy trend on the national level.

The national unemployment rate held steady in November and December at 5 percent with an increase in the workforce, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

More than 270,000 individuals entered the workforce in

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Personal tragedy leads to outpouring of support Corey Williams CAMPUS EDITOR

Kasandra Watson planned to have a normal Christmas with her mother and two young siblings. She spent the night at her grandmother’s house in Pace, Florida, Dec. 24 and woke up early to call her family just in case they needed her to pick up something on the way over.

With just one phone call, Watson’s life changed.

“Someone else answered the

phone,” Watson, graduate student in pharmacy, said. “They said, ‘Your mom has been in a car accident. We don’t know how severe it is.’”

Watson rushed home. Not long after, a police officer rang the doorbell.

Her mother, 43-year-old Jennifer Neal, was dead. In that moment, Watson went from being a big sister to a parent. She

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The following were arrested and charged with driving under the influence by the Auburn Police Division from Jan. 1 - Trenten Fatease Jernigan, 24 North Donahue Drive at CSX Railroad at 1:13 a.m.

Jan. 2 - Elizabeth Shaw Hartfield, 45 North Dean Road at 11:52 p.m.

Jan. 6 - Michael Ray Brown, 44 South Gay Street at 9:41 p.m.

Jan. 7 - Samuel Wright Folmar, 19 North Ross Street at 3:09 p.m.

Jan. 9 - Name witheld North Gay Street at Mitcham Avenue at 11:57 a.m.

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Jan. 9 - Hakjoon Lee, 55 South College Street at 9:02 p.m.

Fans roll the original Toomer’s Corner Oaks during The Last Roll on April 20, 2013.

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Jan. 10 - Matthew James Bass, 22 Opelika Road at North Ross Street at 8:10 a.m.

“In my mind, I have this picture of a map of America with all the trees spotted,” Morris said. “So far, it’s been a slim response, but I would love to think that over time people will discover it.”

And there are certainly more seedlings out there, ripe for the documenting.

Although he does not know the specific number, Keever said that from 2002-11, the seedlings generated some $300,000 in revenue.

“Well over about nine years, they generated close to $300,000 in revenue that was used for student scholarships,” Keever said. “I don’t know the exact number sold since it wasn’t in our department, but they initially sold them for about $60 each. And then when they became limited, they were around $100. You can do the math and get an estimate.”

That’s over 3,000 seedlings sprin-

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November. In December, the civilian labor force increased by more than 466,000, but a low unemployment rate doesn’t necessarily signify a strong economy, according to Richard Seals, assistant professor of economics.

“You can’t just look at that one statistic,” Seals said. “The market participants on Wall Street pay very little attention to that statistic. They look at a whole basket of statistics to get an overall idea of the health of the economy.”

Even with added participants in the workforce over the past several years,

TOOMER’S CORNER OAK TREE SEEDLINGS Seedling owners post photos to the Facebook page Toomer’s Corner Oak Tree Seedlings.

kled across the U.S., and that number could soon be growing now that Toomer’s Corner is once again home to healthy, acorn-producing oaks.

“Actually I have collected acorns, and I’m germinating them as we speak,” Keever said. participation is still at a 40-year low, according to Seals.

Stagnant wages, low growth rates and market turbulence combined with increasing public debt in China could signal weaknesses in the economy.

“A lot of people have given up, but a lot of people are also retiring right now, and that cohort of people is larger than the people entering the workforce,” Seals said. “The labor market overall is not very strong. It’s not necessarily weak. It’s just not very strong.”

Even with the economy’s weaknesses, Seals, who researches college graduates in the labor market, said the future for college graduates is bright.

became responsible for her two young siblings — Kileigh, 11, and Will, 6. They were left with no insurance or savings.

Neal was a natural with children, Watson said. She worked at a daycare center until she had kids of her own. Then, she became a stay-at-home mom.

“She was always up at the school,” Watson said. “She was the ‘room mom.’”

Watson was devastated, but she is no stranger to tragedy. Her father died while she was in high school and her half-brother, who was born with a neurological disorder, died when he was just 2 years old.

She didn’t tell her siblings about their mother’s death until hours after she heard the news. She didn’t want to ruin their Christmas.

Kileigh has been strong in the face of tragedy. Of course, Watson said, she’ll miss her mother. But she wants to be strong for her little brother.

“It’s unbelievable,” Watson said. “She’s been a beacon of light for everyone.”

Will is too young to fully understand the situation, Watson believes. He still calls out for his mother.

“Some kids will get news like this and they’ll get aggressive,” Watson said. “Nothing like that has happened. They’ve both really surprised everyone. Everyone’s so amazed at how strong they’ve been through the entire situation.”

Watson started a GoFundMe page. She was hoping for just enough to finance her mother’s funeral. But soon, contributions started flooding in. More than $50,000 has been donated in just a few weeks. Most of that money, according to Watson, has come from the Auburn Family.

Because of the kindness of Facebook friends and strangers, Watson said, Kileigh and Will will stay with family members while Watson finishes her degree.

Kileigh is eager to get back into gymnastics, and Will is looking forward to his seventh birthday.

“It’s just amazing the people who have reached out to me,” Watson said. “The support I’ve received is overwhelming.”

To donate to Watson’s page, visit her GoFundMe at www.gofundme.com/b6gjwvh6.

“The labor market for college graduates is looking better,” Seals said. “It looks way better than during the height of the employment crisis [of 2008-09].

If you look at unemployment rate for recent college graduates at the height of the crisis, it was way higher than the average unemployment rate. That’s come way down, and we’ve had some wage growth for recent college graduates as well.”

December unemployment statistics for Alabama will be released at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22.

National unemployment statistics for January will be released at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.

What happened in Auburn while you were away Auburn’s famous War Eagle Supper Club held its “last call” on New Year’s Eve.The club favorite band Telluride returned to play for the sellout crowd. Memorabilia from the club was auctioned off the next day.

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Christmas Eve was a day filled with rain. Several area creeks overflowed their banks, and the Auburn Fire Division rescued several motorists and a family whose canoe capsized.

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Speaker Mike Hubbard’s ethics trial entered a new chapter after his high-powered law firm of White Arnold & Dowd left the case. Hubbard’s trial start date is scheduled for March 28, but it’s possible the trial will be delayed.

A disappointing 6-6 regular season for the Auburn football team ended on a high note, as the Tigers put together their most complete performance of the season in a 31-10 win over Memphis in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 30.

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Committee chairs plan for new semester Claire Tully CAMPUS WRITER

The committee chairs in SGA are preparing to complete their terms this spring semester and set precedents in areas such as election law, student representation and sustainability.

Meredith Smith, Code of Laws committee chair, said her committee is focused on making necessary corrections to election law.

“At the beginning of this term, my committee members researched their assigned title of the Code to determine what laws needed to be updated,” Smith said. “During the fall semester, we focused on passing the audit of Title 700, which is election law, because it is the biggest chapter of the Code.”

Smith wants the audits to pass during this upcoming semester, so it will be easier to understand for future senators and Auburn students.

“My goal for this next semester is to pass the

audits of the remaining titles so the Code is fully updated by the end of my term,” Smith said.

“Additionally, I want to update the layout of the Code, so it’s more professional and easier to use.”

Drake Pooley, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs committee chair, said he is placing importance on making sure the student body is properly represented in SGA. “By the end of January, SGA’s Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Committee will be releasing the first ever State of Diversity in SGA report, outlining key facts and figures relating to different ethnicities, gender, et cetera,” Pooley said. “This is a really exciting opportunity for us to get a picture on how representative we really are of the student body we represent and will also provide baseline figures for how we can improve SGA’s diversity in the future.”

The Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Committee plans on reaching out to campus organi-

zations more this semester as well, according to Pooley.

“We are also looking to continue expanding our outreach to the different organizations on campus, as each senator on DMAC is currently tasked with representing four to six diverse student organizations,” Pooley said. “As President Gogue has spoken to the Auburn Family about, we are looking to work closely with upper administration to come up with action steps we can take in the student senate.”

Trey Fields, Student Affairs committee chair, is focusing on green efforts, such as recycling and conserving energy, because the Sustainability Committee no longer exists in SGA. “That is something that I am personally passionate about, so I have kind of lumped that now defunct committee into the duties of the Student Affairs Committee,” Fields said. “I am looking into some of the energy output on campus and

why we leave lights on pretty much all the time in some buildings.”

Fields said he wants to look into why the Haley Center, the recreation center, RBD Library and Jordan-Hare Stadium seem to have their lights on for unnecessary amounts of time.

“Seems like a gross waste of energy and resources to me,” Fields said.

The Student Affairs Committee is also looking to start a dialogue with the City of Auburn about recycling.

“Since coming to Auburn, and especially after moving off campus after my freshman year, I was surprised that the city of Auburn didn’t recycle,” Fields said. “I think with Auburn-Opelika being one of, if not the fastest growing metropolitan area in the state, it’s about time this community got on board with a pretty common, modern practice like a basic city-wide recycling program.”

SAFETY

Hot wheels: hoverboards banned over fire concerns

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The University has instituted a temporary ban on hoverboards because of safety concerns associated with the devices, according to a University press release.

“Until further notice, the use of selfbalancing devices inside of university facilities is banned, and charging of these devices is prohibited in all university facilities (owned or leased),” the release reads. “This action is being taken as part of the university’s efforts to maintain a safe campus through a comprehensive fire prevention program.

Restrictions will remain in place until safety concerns are resolved.”

The federal government is investigating at least 28 reports of hoverboards bursting into flames, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Amazon stopped selling the self-balancing boards last month because of safety concerns.

The popular holiday toy has been banned by at least a dozen other univer-

sities.

The University of Alabama was the first Alabama college to ban the device, shortly followed by the University of Montevallo. The institutions listed similar safety concerns.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot F. Kaye released a statement about hoverboard safety last month.

“CPSC engineers in our National Product Testing and Evaluation Center in Maryland have tested and will continue to test new and damaged boards in search of an answer for why some models caught fire during the charging stage and others caught fire while in use,” the statement reads. “Our expert staff is looking particularly closely at the configuration of the battery packs and compatibility with the chargers.”

The CSPC also warned consumers against nonfire related hoverboard injuries.

“While the fire hazard has generated significant attention, I do not want to

downplay the fall hazard,” the statement reads. “CPSC has received dozens of reports of injuries from hospital ERs that we have contracts with and they continue to feed us realtime data.”

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More than 60 airlines have banned the device.

ACADEMICS

Online graduate programs rank among top in nation Staff report

Online graduate programs in business, education and engineering are listed among the top programs nationally in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings.

In the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business, the nonMBA online graduate programs were ranked seventh, according to a University press release.

Its online MBA program placed 10th in the nation.

The College of Education ranked seventh among online graduate education programs, and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering ranked 27th

among online graduate engineering programs.

The graduate computer information technology program ranked 16th.

“The high rankings reflect our faculty’s continued dedication to providing an excellent education for our distance learning students,” said Timothy Boosinger, Auburn University provost and vice president for academic affairs, in the release. “Our online graduate programs continue to excel as we work to develop new fully online degree programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.”

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rankings were scored on student engagement, student services and technology, faculty credentials and training, admissions selectivity and peer reputation.

Only programs in which all the required coursework could be completed via distance education were considered for the rankings.

“Auburn is strategically creating more online degree programs that are innovative, accessible and relevant,” Boosinger said. “Our goal is to provide distance programs that parallel our on-campus instruction and create opportunities for anyone who wants to earn an Auburn degree.”

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University to celebrate ‘King Week’ Staff report

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The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs’ Access and Community Initiatives will commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a weeklong series of events.

To kick off the week, the AuburnServes Volunteer Fair will be held in the Student Center on Friday, Jan. 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

This event allows various nonprofit agencies to inform students and community members about their agencies and service opportunities.

On Monday, Jan. 19, the MLK Annual Scholarship Breakfast will be held at The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center.

Tuskegee University President Brian Johnson will speak at the University’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast.

Johnson, the seventh president of Tuskegee University, received his bachelor’s degree from Johnson C. Smith University in 1995, his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998 and his doctorate from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 2003, according to a University press release. Also on this day, the communitywide day of service, A Day On and Not A Day Off, will be held from 7:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

Flute Juice Productions presents Galen Abdur-Razzaq on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 6-7:30 p.m at The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center.

From Montclair, New Jersey, Abdur-Razzaq is a flutist who has performed internationally and domestically for the last 30 years.

Black Poets Speak Out, an event sponsored by the College

of Liberal Arts Creative Writing, will feature participants reading original and published poetry with justice themes.

This will take place on the open-air forum in front of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

The final event to close the series is the Community Justice Forum, which will be held on Friday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m.

This event, which will take place at Harris Center, is focused on exchanging information and views on juvenile justice and allows individuals, public service agency professionals and community-based organizations an opportunity to discuss.

More information about any of these events and contact information to reserve tickets can be found on the University’s website.

Many events are free and open to the public to attend.

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Married professors cope with husband’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis Corey Williams CAMPUS EDITOR

Richard Ault has always loved cooking for his wife, Emily Myers.

He learned to make one of his favorite dishes, crawfish and shrimp etouffe, in the ‘80s when he taught at Louisiana State University.

He hasn’t been able to cook as much as he’d like, Emily explained, because he’s forgotten to turn the stove off a few times.

“I haven’t burned the house down yet,” Richard joked.

Richard was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease about five years ago.

He was an economics professor at Auburn until after his diagnosis, and his wife still teaches social work at the University. They’ve been married for more than 30 years, and, for the most part, they’ve been extremely happy together. But their lives changed when Richard started having symptoms.

It started simply enough: misplaced keys, a forgotten name or two. A lot of wives would’ve chalked it up to the natural aging process. Richard wasn’t getting any younger, after all, and forgetfulness tends to come with old age.

But Emily knew something was wrong.

She’s taught an aging class for more than 30 years.

“I always felt there was wisdom and something different and valuable about older people,” Emily said.

Richard’s mother had Alzheimer’s, Emily said, so she immediately suspected the worst.

After some tests, her fears were confirmed.

Richard was a professor at LSU and Emily was working toward a master’s degree in social work when they met in Louisiana in the ‘70s. A member of the economics faculty was dating one of Emily’s friends, and the two were introduced.

“It was kind of love at first sight,” Emily said. “Right, Richard?”

“Well, I’d say it was more lust at first sight,” he said with a smile.

They didn’t become an item until later because Emily was involved with someone else at the time.

One day, Emily and Richard met again at a department store. They were both trying to avoid going home, and the store was open late.

“He was shopping for underwear because he ran out of clothes,” Emily said.

They were married two years later. The newlyweds moved to Auburn and started teaching at the University in 1983.

They’ve lived in Kuderna Acres, a quaint little neighborhood off Wire Road, the whole time. The roads wind into other roads, and children are still allowed to play in the streets.

It’s reminiscent of a bygone, simpler time.

Emily and Richard said they have loved

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Emily and Richard enjoy the view from their dining room overlooking their property in Kuderna Acres.

their lives there.

“We were the first newcomers,” Richard said about the neighborhood. “Now we’re second in seniority.”

It’s where they raised their 19-year-old daughter, Maddie, and where they cooked countless meals together. It’s where they lived, loved and made memories together.

It’s also where, for Richard, those memories are beginning to fade.

He’s still quite aware of his life and his surroundings. He can tell the story of his life with almost perfect accuracy, and he makes insightful observations about politics and society.

But it’s the small things he has trouble remembering. Emily worries it will soon become the big things.

He took her to a doctor’s appointment in Birmingham a few weeks ago, and they didn’t have problems getting there. Emily fell asleep on the way back to Auburn. When she woke up, Richard was heading back in the direction of Birmingham.

She dreads the day he’ll have to give up his keys.

“Stopping driving means a loss of independence,” Emily explained.

Richard said the change will be difficult, and he worries about the time he’ll have to spare when he can’t go anywhere he wants, whenever he wants. But he knows it’s coming, and he’s taking it in stride.

“I’ll just have to fish more,” he said.

Even though she’s had a great deal of experience with Alzheimer’s patients, Emily has had some trouble adjusting to his diagnosis.

She said Richard has become fixated with tidiness recently. Compulsivity can sometimes be a symptom of his disease.

The other day, Emily said, he reorganized her shoes. She admits she was a little annoyed.

She didn’t have a problem with the way they were arranged in the first place.

After she voiced her irritation, she could tell she had hurt Richard. She knows becoming her burden is one of his biggest fears.

“I had to tell myself, ‘Emily, you can’t do that anymore,’” she said.

She is also concerned for Maddie. She’s at school at the University of Alabama, and Emily said she doesn’t seem to want to talk about her father’s diagnosis. But she knows it’s been hard for her.

These emotions aren’t uncommon among Alzheimer’s patients and their family members, said Jason Young, director of programs and advocacy for the Alabama/Florida Panhandle chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

People who’ve been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s usually feel a wide variety of emotions, including anger, relief, denial, depression, resentment, fear, isolation and a sense of loss, Young said.

More than anything, though, Richard seems

worried. Worried he’ll become his wife’s responsibility, worried their relationship will change.

Richard remains pretty quiet while Emily talks, teasing her here and there. She said she’s always loved his sharp sense of humor.

But when she steps away, he becomes more serious. He said his life with her has been perfect.

“I care so much for her, it hurts me to think something that involves me will become a burden for her,” he admitted.

Richard, as charming and witty as he is, is an academic at heart. His identity is tied up with his intellect. To lose one is to lose the other.

He didn’t want to retire, but he knew it was time when he received his annual student evaluations.

Most of them were positive. Richard said he has always received some of the highest reviews in the economics department. But among the encouraging comments were some Richard knew were significant.

“Dr. Ault has a tendency to repeat some lectures.”

“He’ll tell the same stories twice.”

He stopped teaching the following semester.

He still reads often. Not novels, because he doesn’t always remember where he left off, but he likes nonfiction.

He also plays word and number games. He’s especially enthusiastic about Sudoku.

As his memory fades, so will his ability to do the things he enjoys.

His disease will eventually progress, and he’ll be able to perform fewer and fewer simple tasks. It will become more difficult for him to communicate. One day, he’ll lose his ability to speak at all.

A person with Alzheimer’s lives, on average, four to eight years after being diagnosed, Young said. But he or she can sometimes live up to 20 years, depending on other factors.

“In the final stage of this disease, individuals lose the ability to respond to their environment, to carry on a conversation and, eventually, to control movement,” Young said. “They may still say words or phrases, but communicating pain becomes difficult.”

But that’s all in the future.

For now, Richard and Emily are taking this one day at a time. He’ll do as much as he can, while he can. Nobody knows exactly what to expect with Alzheimer’s or how many more lucid moments they’ll have together. Every patient is different.

One thing, though, Richard knows for certain.

“Marrying her is the best thing I ever did,” Richard said. “I try to say it every day. And I mean it.”

DONATIONS

McWhorter School of Building Science receives $2 million gift tion was made in support of the “Because this is Auburn” campaign, the University’s $1 billion fundraising effort.

As of Wednesday, Jan. 13, the campaign had raised $887 million, 88.7 percent of its goal.

“We are committed to the success of Auburn University and we hope that this gift allows the school to provide students additional opportunities to experience real-life projects that are embedded in their communities,” Jim said in the announcement. “We also are pleased to provide support for re-

cruiting faculty members who will continue the school’s exceptional construction education.”

A portion of the gift will be used to “enhance hands-on learning opportunities that enable students to use their construction education to impact their communities through projects focused on community needs,” according to the announcement.

Seventy-five percent of the gift will be used to create two endowed professorships within the school for recruiting and retaining

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outstanding faculty members.

“The Jim and Alison Gorrie gift is an elegant example of the convergence of enlightened philanthropy with mission-critical, strategic priorities in our building science program and the college,” said Vini Nathan, dean of the College of Architecture, Design and Construction. “I am delighted about the sustained and significant impact this gift will have on our students, our faculty, the construction industry, and our communities regionally, nationally and internationally.”

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Jim and Alison Gorrie of Birmingham committed $2 million to the McWhorter School of Building Science, the University announced Friday.

Jim is a 1984 Auburn graduate and the CEO of Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie, a national construction company with 11 offices in six states.

Alison is a 1984 Auburn graduate and the co-founder of Dorm Décor.

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Alabama should end lottery ban Article IV, section 65 of the Alabama Constitution reads: “The legislature shall have no power to authorize lotteries or gift enterprises for any purposes, and shall pass laws to prohibit the sale in this state of lottery or gift enterprise tickets…”

With the state legislative session beginning Feb. 2, some lawmakers intend on sponsoring bills that would create a state lottery for Alabama, one of the six states that currently prohibit it.

State Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, and Rep. Alan Harper, R-Northport, will both be sponsoring such a bill, with McClendon estimating the potential revenue of his bill to be upwards of about $300 million per year.

Having already attempted to pass many state lottery bills throughout the past several years, Rep. Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, is planning to introduce one as well.

“A statewide lottery is a way to fill in the gaps without losing important programs, and it does so in a voluntary way,” Ford said in an opinion article.

A bill proposing to amend the state constitution would need the support of threefifths of both houses in the Legislature. The bill would then go to voters in a statewide referendum.

We believe creating a state lottery would be beneficial to Alabama because it would help alleviate the current budget shortfall of more than $260 million.

Attempts by Gov. Robert Bentley to raise taxes have been largely unsuccessful because of a stubborn Republican-led Congress, so the Legislature has resorted to combating the shortfall by cutting government spending and has moved $80 million from the Education Trust Fund to the General Fund.

If the Legislature continues to refuse to raise taxes or instate a lottery, soon other already-poorly funded areas of government may have to be cut, such as prison funding

Response to “University announces temporary ban on hoverboards” Cunningham Kel “Good. I don’t care to see the cost of tuition rise due to someone suing the University for their lack of balance or burning a building down because of crappy craftsmanship of an item.”

Spencer Evans “Looks like the football team can finally start walking to class.” and Medicaid.

Unlike Nevada, where most of the antilottery lobbying is a product of its massive casino industry, Alabama has opposed the lottery largely on moral grounds.

Opponents argue the lottery is simply a regressive tax that preys on needy folks who are more inclined to participate.

While this argument may seem compelling to some, it doesn’t seem as strong when you take into account that a lottery would help poor, qualified students attend college by creating new scholarships.

The revenue from a lottery could also help fund K-12 education, which has been cut 17.3 percent since 2008. After all, education is one of the best cures for poverty.

Another thing to consider is that many Alabamians already travel across state borders in order to play other state lotteries. With the Powerball game approaching 1.5 billion, Alabamians are flocking over to neighboring states such as Georgia in an effort to win.

Instead of paying for the scholarships of

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Georgian students, Alabamians ought to be able to help their fellow Alabamians attend college.

Georgia’s lottery-funded Georgia Hope and Zell Miller scholarships provided $679 million in student aid during the 2010-11 fiscal year.

In addition to creating incentives and opportunities for students across Alabama, the revenue from a state lottery could be used to fix other state problems such as prison overcrowding and the lack of funding for rural hospitals.

This isn’t the first time the ban has been challenged in Alabama. Back in the late ‘90s, Democratic Gov. Donald Siegelman advocated for a state lottery that would help fund Alabama colleges.

Naturally, being that Alabama is in the heart of the Bible Belt, there was strong religious opposition to it. The lottery bill passed through the Legislature but was defeated in a 54 46 percent statewide referendum.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Why ‘reverse racism’ is holding us all back Ashley Moore

Reverse racism is a term that I have been seeing a lot lately. In the midst of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, many white people have been defending the fact that they want the movement to just go away by saying (or tweeting) things like, “A black kid from my high school got a scholarship and I didn’t ... racism, man.”

However, this “racism” that our white friend experiences so often isn’t really racism at all. Sure, maybe he feels discriminated against, but a victim of racism?

No. It is not reverse racism for people of color to be given the tools to reach a goal that whites have had access to because of their privilege. Living as a white woman in a society that is carefully constructed to benefit whites, I believe that the only way for our society to move past racism is to start by recognizing the structural oppression against people of color that still occurs today and by teaching our children to be allies instead of claiming to be the victim and taking attention away from the real issue.

The terms racism and discrimination are often confused, and are sometimes used interchangeably and, often, incorrectly. Discrimination is simply the choice between two things. So, sure, a person of color can

say, “I prefer anyone else in the world to a white person,” and discriminate against them, which might hurt the white person’s feelings, but it’s not “reverse racism.”

The term racism includes all of the years that people of color have been abused mentally, physically and emotionally by individuals and institutions of power within our country.

There is a history behind the word. From the genocide of indigenous peoples, to slavery and Jim Crowe laws, to police brutality, people of color have been oppressed for the entirety of United States’ history.

We live in a society that is structurally designed to help whites succeed, whereas people of color are often left a few steps behind.

Although it is possible for whites to be discriminated against, there is no history of white oppression. Therefore, typically, the only thing a white person has to face is discrimination from individuals, not societal structures and institutions.

It is difficult for white people to understand racism without acknowledging their privilege. Viola Davis famously became the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama this year, and in her acceptance speech she so brilliantly stated, “The only thing that separates

women of color from anyone else is opportunity.” The fact that she was the first black woman to ever win this award, in 2015, isn’t because there are women of color staring in television shows who didn’t deserve the award, but rather because, until recently, there haven’t been women of color staring in television shows.

From university scholarships to the Emmy Awards, the structures that make up our society are designed to benefit white people over people of color.

No, white people didn’t do anything special to get the upper hand, and, no, they shouldn’t be discriminated against because, hey, no one gets to choose their race. However, privilege that protects whites from experiencing racism continues to exist.

The issue of racism in our country today is real. However, that racism isn’t against whites. In order to become allies and stop encouraging a perpetual cycle of systematic racism, white people must check their privilege and understand that, because we don’t have a terrible history of being oppressed, we simply cannot experience racism, no matter how discriminated against we might feel.

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Response to “Sen. Shelby criticizes Obama over gun policy during Auburn campaign stop” Griff Shelley “So Sen. Shelby thinks he has a case against someone who taught constitutional law at Harvard as well as ran the law review journal? Right. Of course, he seems to be igoring the fact that most of the executive actions the preisdent proposed really don’t even do that much more than what we have now.”

Response to “Alabama chief justice orders probate judges to stop issuing same-sex marriages licenses” Nora Bahr “My only hope is that this stunt will result in him being removed from the bench again.”

Elizabeth Anderson “This is stupid. There are so many other issues we need to resolve instead of worrying who people love. Let’s feed & shelter the homeless, educate the children, and provide jobs and affordable healthcare. This is a stupid waste of time and money, and you can’t legislate who I love.”

Mollie Littrell Struzick “Give it up! Let folks be happy!”

Response to “Gay Street parking deck redevelopment gets its first green light from the Auburn City Council” Joshua Dorsey Poole “So, they’re taking away parking, but packing more people into downtown? I really don’t like the direction this town is heading.”

Jeremy Leff “Love to see this kind of progress in Auburn. This looks much more “lovely” than what is there presently!”

Response to “Students’ voices: How to prevent gun violence in the community” Atticus Wise “Firearms death rates tend to reflect the relative level of urban development per state. The higher, the more rural.

The opposite trend occurs when looking at violent crime rates. The lower, the more rural. If you want to be left alone, move to the country, just don’t expect the long ambulance ride to the hospital to help your health.”

Ashley Moore is a senior in social work.

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Ministry provides opportunity for kids with special needs Lily Jackson

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People can find their niche in music, sports or writing. But for children living with physical, emotional and mental disabilities, this search for a hobby and passion can be a challenge.

Dena Little, owner and founder of Storybook Farm, wanted to give children with special needs the opportunity and resources to find a different kind of hobby.

Little graduated with a degree in English, which explains the names of her animals. Boo Radley, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are just a few of the character names found on the farm. Storybook Farm opened in 2002 on a smaller farm in Auburn and then moved to its current location in 2004, according to Little.

Storybook Farm is a nonprofit faithbased ministry that provides therapeutic horse riding to children facing life challenges, according to Andrew Skinner, one of the workers at the farm. Its tagline, “Hope on Horseback,” hits home for those who learn and ride at Storybook.

Alex Jay, senior in special education, has been riding horses since she was 5 years old and volunteering at Storybook for four years. Jay said Storybook combines her two passions: children living with special needs and horses.

“Storybook Farm is so important to these children,” Jay said. “They truly believe it is their horse and that being here weekly to ride is their responsibility.”

Unlike similar therapeutic horse riding facilities, Storybook Farm is free to all children who come to ride.

Starting at age 2, children can begin to ride without cost to their families. The physical and mental benefits that come from riding at Storybook are priceless, according to Jay. Jay said the children aren’t aware their balance and speech are improving after every session, because to them it’s just fun.

Certain things the children need, such as balance and core strength, come naturally while riding horses, Jay said.

“Riding horses can help with physical disabilities that would otherwise be dealt with through stretching and pulling the body in physical therapy,” Jay said.

Ellen Rankins, senior in animal science, said the Storybook holds a huge emotional impact on the children who ride and the volunteers.

“You can see the joy in each child’s face and tell that their day is getting brighter,” Rankins said.

Rankins started as a rider at Storybook Farm and has stuck with the ministry since then. Originally volunteering with a Girl Scout group, Rankins said she fell in love with the farm, the children and the volunteers. About 14-year-old Rankins began teaching and walking alongside the children while they rode.

Rankins said she has learned so much from volunteering at Storybook.

“We have bad days, but Storybook has

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Alex Jay, senior in special education, kisses Tom Sawyer at Storybook Farm.

taught me to count my blessings,” Rankins said. “I’m not in a wheelchair or paralyzed from the waist down.”

Today, Rankin conducts riding lessons, and she loves to interact with the riders as well as the volunteers.

Little praised the community’s involvement on the farm and how volunteers make Storybook’s mission possible. The farm never stays the same, because each volunteer leaves his or her “stamp” on the farm, Little said.

“Storybook Farm morphs and transforms weekly based on the skills and personalities of those who volunteer,” Little said.

Little said she hopes to expand the farm

from 26-51 acres in the near future. They will be building an educational pavilion soon to accommodate the large crowds.

The pavilion will be used for crafts and gatherings such as birthday parties for the riders and its annual derby. Another addition is a gardening area supported by Committee of 19, an Auburn University organization that fights hunger. All of the expansions are funded by local contributors.

Skinner welcomes people of all personalities and talents to visit and volunteer at Storybook Farm.

“You don’t have to have experience to volunteer at Storybook Farm,” Skinner said. “You just need a desire to help out and give back.”

A new year signals new resolutions, and at the top of most people’s lists include some variation of better fitness and health routines.

The on-campus recreation center can be crowded during the spring semester, and some students find it overwhelming to work out there. Luckily, there are some off-campus locations in Auburn that offer the same, if not better options for fitness.

The Yoga Room is a brandnew location opening Jan. 18.

“We are conveniently located on East University Drive, but not where the congestion is,” said Auburn alumna and The Yoga Room owner Elizabeth Shannon.

“There is plenty of free parking, and we have a very spacious studio where yoga is all that’s going on there. It is just yoga mats and bodies.”

This new yoga spot offers a special discount for students.

The regular monthly unlimited rate for a membership at The Yoga Room is $90, while the rate for students is $75.

The Yoga Room will also be offering a new member special, which offers 30 days of unlimited yoga for $30.

Shannon said she has always been passionate about health and fitness.

“I’m passionate about people being healthy, and yoga is the most accessible and most well-rounded workout,”

Shannon said. “It’s everything all in one.”

The Yoga Room offers vinyasa yoga and yin yoga classes for all levels, as well as a beginner class for people who have never tried yoga before.

A membership at The Yoga Room also includes a complimentary car sticker, tank top, reusable stainless steel water bottle and free mat rentals.

“The purpose of The Yoga Room is to do some really great yoga and for it to be really fun,” Shannon said.

Tiger Iron Gym for Women is located on Glenn Avenue behind the Auburn Chamber of Commerce.

A membership to Tiger Iron Gym is $25 dollars per month.

This membership includes 24/7 access to the gym, access to Tiger Iron’s coed gym located on South College Street and classes.

There are also family memberships available.

Tiger Iron Gym for Women offers classes of all types, from barre class to Insanity.

“I have had an off-campus gym membership since I was a sophomore,” said Hunter Harrison, senior in marketing.

“I really love being able to go on my own time and not have to wait for someone to get off of one of the machines. The rec center gets so crowded during the spring semester. Joining an off-campus location was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

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Cougars moving east, with sightings in Alabama Liz Maddux

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Cougars have not been seen in Alabama since 1947. However, recently, multiple people have come forward saying they have seen a cougar on their property in Alabama.

These sightings have started to cause worry among Alabama citizens, but many people who report these findings are often mistaken.

“A lot of people who think they have seen cougars frequently mistake them for bobcats or other animals,” said Bill Gray, wildlife biologist for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Todd Steury, professor of orestry and wildlife sciences, said the movement of cougars coming east is mainly just the outcome of basic population growth.

“Cougars have been expanding east for some time now, and it is typical for males to disperse far and wide and for

the females to settle in close to home,” Steury said. “This is an evolutionary trait that reduces inbreeding, and it is very common in mammals.”

Male cougars move east faster than females, and the females slowly follow behind, Steury said.

Steury did his graduate research in the mountains of Indiana for two years but never saw a cougar.

“I saw signs of cougars, like scat and dead elk, but I never saw one myself,” Steury said.

“Cougars are very good at hiding. The odds of someone seeing one are very slim.”

Gray said he would need legitimate evidence of a cougar sighting in Alabama to verify these sightings, but it is possible that these animals are here.

If you come across a cougar, do not approach the animal.

Report the sighting to the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries at 334-242-3465.

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Anders Bookstore celebrates 50th birthday Alex Wilkerson COMMUNITY WRITER

In January, Anders Bookstore will celebrate its 50th anniversary serving Auburn University students and Auburn football fans.

The store was opened by Ronnie and Rosemary Anders in 1966. The original location of the store was in the former Lambda Chi house, which stood where Moe’s Southwest Grill and Balcony Bar are currently located.

Ronnie, who was born in Tuscaloosa, moved to Montgomery in fourth grade. After graduating, he spent two years at the University of Alabama before transferring to Huntingdon College. There he met Rosemary, whom he married soon after graduating.

“I saved him from that Alabama degree,” Rosemary said.

Ronnie worked for a short time in Savannah, Georgia, at a trucking company before coming to Auburn to operate his father’s bookstore.

“I majored in accounting, and I thought that was what I wanted to do, but the computer changed that,” Ronnie said. “The computer tied me down to a desk, and I didn’t like that.”

Ronnie’s father Troy Anders had opened an Anders Bookstore in Montgomery to service students in grades first through 12th. When the Alabama Legislature passed laws mandating that schools provide books for students, Troy decided to open a business in Auburn to sell books to college students.

“We didn’t feel like there was a lot of competition here,” Ronnie said.

In the ‘60s, the only off-campus bookstores were J&M and Burton’s.

“Burton’s was a great old bookstore,” Rosemary said. “It was like one of those original bookstores with the big ladders that went up to the books.”

Ronnie said students’ options used to be limited.

“At the time, Burton’s was still open, but they sold more marriage stuff than actual books,” Ronnie said. “J&M pretty much dominated everything.”

The Auburn University Bookstore was open then too, but it was different from today’s version.

“When we got here, the University bookstore was just a little hole in wall in the basement of Foy Union,” Ronnie said. “You went down and stood in line and gave them your schedule, and they got the books.”

The University store would prove to be a

major competitor for Anders when it came to students on scholarships.

“Of course at that time, if you were on a scholarship, you had to buy books from the Auburn Bookstore, and we had a legal fight over that,” Ronnie said.

With help from other off-campus bookstores, the Anders led a legal battle to make competition more fair. The actions went straight to the Alabama Legislature, which decided universities couldn’t prevent scholarship holders from shopping at other bookstores.

“We had one dissenting vote,” Ronnie said.

Thirteen years after the bookstore first opened, the Anders decided to move the store farther down Magnolia Avenue after McDonald’s bought the property for their current location.

The new store, adjacent to McDonald’s, remains their current location. The property featured two old houses. They moved one into the country for the family to live in. The other house was torn down to make way for their new location.

“It really doubled the size of the store,” Ronnie said.

Over the years, the Anders became involved in the Auburn community. When the first baseball stadium scoreboard was built, Anders Bookstore co-sponsored the construction with Coca-Cola Co. “That was quite an investment for Anders Bookstore at the time,” Rosemary said.

One of the most lasting imprints from Anders Bookstore on Auburn came from one of its first artists. The symbol of the Auburn “A” with the War Eagle flying through the middle was designed for Anders Bookstore by its art department.

“We used it for probably 30-40 years, and it’s been on all kinds of things,” Ronnie said.

The Anders’ sons, Ronnie Jr. and Kirk, both attended Auburn University. Ronnie Jr. went on to become Auburn’s mic-man and cheered on the different sports teams when Bo Jackson and Charles Barkley attended Auburn. Both brothers pledged Phi Gamma Delta, and the elder Anders were known to have made an appearance or two at Phi Gamma social events.

“My wife and I used to go to Fiji island parties,” Ronnie said. “We weren’t allowed to go on Saturdays, but we enjoyed the Friday night parties.”

Ronnie Jr. went on to become an Auburn City Council member while Kirk became involved in real estate.

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Above: Rosemary and Ronnie Anders look at memorabilia from their years of running Anders Bookstore.

Below: The Anders have owned Anders Bookstore for 50 years this January.

In 2005, the Anders decided to sell the store.

“The time was just right, and we had a great offer,” Rosemary said.

Anders was bought by Nebraska Book Company. In summer 2015, the store was acquired by Follett Higher Education Group, a corporation that owns about 1,300 bookstores

across the United States as well as in Canada, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

Looking back on years of success at the bookstore, the Anders take pride in the relationships made at the store.

“Our student employees have been a lot of joy to us,” Rosemary said.

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Pair of Tigers make their NFL Draft decisions Sam Butler SPORTS EDITOR

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Two Auburn Tigers have made their decisions regarding their NFL futures, and one will give the Tiger defense something to look forward to in the fall.

Auburn defensive end Carl Lawson, who is widely regarded as the best defensive player on Auburn’s roster — and a potential high choice in the 2016 NFL Draft — will return to The Plains for his junior season, according to a tweet Lawson sent out last week.

Lawson finished with just 20 tackles and one sack in 2015, but he suffered an injury in the second half of the season opener against Louisville and didn’t return until Oct. 31 against Ole Miss.

He will anchor a defense that is go-

ing through its third defensive coordinator in three years, following the departure of Will Muschamp and the arrival of Kevin Steele.

Lawson burst onto the scene in 2013 as a true freshman, but was sidelined for the entire 2014 season with a torn ACL. Because Lawson redshirted the 2014 season, he will have two more years of eligibility remaining, should he choose to remain at Auburn for that long.

Meanwhile, the anchor of the Auburn offensive line, left tackle Shon Coleman, will declare for the 2016 NFL Draft, according to a tweet posted on his account.

"It was a very hard decision but I've decided to forego my final year and enter the NFL Draft," the tweet read. "I'll forever be an Auburn Tiger!"

Coleman, who was a second-team All-SEC selection this season, started

12 of Auburn's 13 games in 2015 and played in a total of 32 games during his three seasons on The Plains.

Coleman overcame a myriad of obstacles during his time with the Tigers, including a bout with leukemia that kept him out of football from 2010-12. He returned to back up current St. Louis Ram Greg Robinson in 2013 before assuming the starting role in 2014.

The 6-foot-6, 313-pound Coleman is ranked No. 6 among offensive tackles and No. 37 overall player in this year's draft and is projected to be selected somewhere in the first two rounds, according to CBS Sports' prospect rankings.

Coleman is the first Auburn underclassman to declare for the draft.

Another underclassman, defensive tackle Montravius Adams, could potentially declare as well, depending on the grade he receives from the NFL Draft board.

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Carl Lawson (55) sprints off the line during a game against Florida Atlantic in 2013. Lawson, who missed all of 2014 and six games in 2015, will be staying at Auburn for his junior year on The Plains. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Shon Coleman (holding the trophy) will head to the NFL, while Carl Lawson (touching head) will stay on The Plains for another year.

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Early enrollees headline stellar 2016 Auburn recruiting class Jonathan Hefner SPORTS WRITER

Auburn football has reshaped its program recently with many coaches coming and going, such as replacing former defensive coordinator Will Muschamp with LSU’s Kevin Steele. Muschamp, who was recently hired by South Carolina for the head coaching job, took linebackers coach Lance Thompson and secondary coach Travaris Robinson.

Regardless of Auburn’s coaching changes, the Tigers have still managed to maintain a steady class, which is ranked 10th in the nation, per 247sports.

The 2016 class is riddled with talent, and is led by community college transfers Paul James III and John Franklin III. James is a transfer from Copiah-Lincoln Community College who plays weak-side defensive end. He stands at 6-foot-4 and 255 pounds and will likely be considered as a strong contender to start at the outside linebacker position. This past season, he recorded 14 sacks for a loss of 66 yards. Granted, defensive sensation Carl Lawson was injured, but Auburn’s pass rush lacked at times in 2015, and didn't really hit its stride until the Iron Bowl and Birmingham Bowl. With the exit of seniors Cassanova McKinzy, Kris Frost and Davonte Lambert, the Tigers need all of the help they can get bringing the heat in 2016, and with those kinds of numbers, James

can be of assistance.

Franklin transferred from East Mississippi Community College after a short stint at Florida State University. Although his listed position is an "athlete" by most recruiting databases, Franklin is expected to compete for, if not win, Auburn’s starting quarterback job. After suffering an injury last spring, his future with FSU was unclear. Shortly after, former Notre Dame standout Everett Golson announced he would transfer to play quarterback for FSU. Franklin then transferred to East Mississippi Community College, where he scored seven touchdowns through the air and nine on the ground in just nine games.

Franklin has been praised for his tremendous athletic ability, particularly as a runner. However, he has been critiqued as more of a runner than a passer, hence the "athlete" label. Auburn football experienced the majority of its success through ground-and-pound football, and coach Gus Malzahn has shown to be a big advocate of the read option, which allows the quarterback to keep or hand off the football based on the movements of the defensive end. This favors quarterbacks with running instincts such as Franklin.

Auburn football has had success with running quarterbacks — see Nick Marshall and Cam Newton — so Franklin seems like a viable option to an offense that has been lacking in quarterback production on the ground. Jeremy Johnson

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John Franklin III will enter spring practice at Auburn with a chance to win the starting quarterback job.

and Sean White seemed hesitant at times to utilize their legs this year, something Marshall and Newton were never afraid to do..

Kyle Davis, the No. 1 wide receiver recruit in the country, was another meaningful signee, and will help replace the absence of stellar wide receiver play the Auburn faithful became accustomed to after watching Sammie Coates and

Duke Williams. Auburn was also able to snag Marlon Davidson, a five-star defensive end who was featured in the Under Armour All-American game.

Davidson should add another exciting player to Steele’s defense, and he should help James and company welcome opposing quarterbacks to the Jordan-Hare Stadium turf.

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LEFT: Cinmeon Bowers attempts to block a shot against South Carolina as the Auburn faithful look on during the Tigers’ loss. RIGHT: Katie Frerking drives to the basket during Auburn’s win over No. 7 Kentucky.

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“We turned the ball over,” Pearl said. “We didn’t execute, and as a result, we got beat.”

sissippi State’s Victoria Vivians led the Bulldogs with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

At the under-eight media timeout in the second half, Kareem Canty was spent.

The junior guard stopped on his walk back to the bench, bent over and stood motionless near halfcourt with his hands on his knees until teammate Patrick Keim ushered him back to the bench.

Canty and Tyler Harris, who spent a combined 75 out of 80 minutes on the court, led a furious second-half comeback against No. 22 South Carolina, but the Tigers ran out of gas down the stretch and fell to the undefeated Gamecocks, 81-69. “(Fatigue) could definitely be a factor,” Harris said. “Little things, offensively, where I feel like myself and Kareem definitely could have finished some plays to help us out. … Kareem, he play a lot of minutes. I do also. We try to don’t let the fatigue get to us.”

Harris, who played a season-high 37 minutes, made his first nine shots and led Auburn with 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting, but he was one of several Tigers that struggled to hold onto the ball in the first half. Fifteen of the Tigers’ 21 turnovers came in the first 20 minutes, and the giveaways led to 23 of South Carolina’s 43 points in the first half.

“Very disappointing effort,” said Auburn coach Bruce Pearl.

“You’re playing a team that’s undefeated. We’re playing at home, and it takes about 10 minutes before we really turned it up and started to compete. … I thought half of our 21 turnovers were just plays where we lost composure and just didn’t take care of it, didn’t value possessions.”

Harris and Cinmeon Bowers each turned the ball over six times, while Canty added five.

“We was just rushing a little too much, trying to make a play instead of getting into our offense,” Harris said. “It took us awhile to calm down.”

The turnovers put Auburn in a hole early, and the Tigers fell behind by a game-high 18 points with 3 minutes, 24 seconds left in the first half.

Harris keyed a 9-0 Auburn run over 2:14 in the second half to cut the South Carolina lead to five, which was the closest the game had been since the 14:22 mark of the first half.

Auburn couldn’t close the gap anymore, and the Gamecocks held on thanks to five players in double figures, led by Sindarius Thornwell’s 22. Late in the game, Auburn struggled to get the ball inside to Harris, who made nine of the Tigers’ 12 2-point baskets.

“We were begging, trying to play-call and trying to beg the guys to throw it (into the post),” Pearl said. “We didn’t do a very good job recognizing that mismatch and taking advantage of Tyler on the inside.”

Auburn failed to start conference play 2-0 for the third consecutive year, and Pearl had a simple explanation.

Jan. 9

Jan. 10

With 7 minutes and 7 seconds left in the first half of Auburn's first SEC road game, the Tigers were tied at 18 with Missouri.

Not much went right for the visitors after that point, as turnovers, foul trouble and poor shooting led to a 76-61 Auburn loss in Columbia.

Tyler Harris led Auburn with 21 points on six of 12 shooting, but his teammates combined to shoot only 33 percent from the floor.

Bryce Brown added 11 points and was the only other Auburn player in double figures.

Kareem Canty, who entered the game averaging 19.5 points per game, spent most of the contest in foul trouble and scored only 9 points.

Missouri went on a 21-6 run over the final 7:07 of the first half to take control of the game. The home team grew its lead to as large as 26 in the second half. Kevin Puryear led four Missouri players in double figures with 14 points.

Auburn was dominated in bench points for the second consecutive game, as Missouri outscored the Tigers 40-5 after South Carolina's bench outscored Auburn's 24-3 on Tuesday.

Auburn also struggled with turnovers for the second straight game, recording 14 against Missouri after setting a season-high with 21 against the Gamecocks.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl will take his team on the road again next Tuesday, when Auburn travels to Nashville, Tennessee, to face Vanderbilt.

After knocking off No. 7 Kentucky at home last Sunday, Auburn lost its second consecutive SEC road game to a top-15 team.

Auburn suffered its worst loss of the year to Tennessee on Sunday, falling 79-52.

Auburn was on the wrong end of a 17-4 run, which increased Tennessee’s lead to 15 going into the half.

The Lady Vols shot a staggering 59.6 percent from the field, after shooting nearly 30 percent the night before.

Tra’Cee Tanner was the leading scorer for the Tigers with 12 points. Brandy Montgomery had 11, and Janiah McKay finished with 10.

Tennessee’s Diamond DeShields led the opposing effort with 25 points, while teammates Bashaara Graves and Mercedes Russell had 18 and 10, respectively.

Auburn will play host to Alabama on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m.

Jan. 5

Women’s Basketball Jan. 7

Auburn dropped its fourth loss of the season to No. 7 Mississippi State on the road, 60-45, Thursday night.

The Tigers, behind by as many as 16 points at halftime, were able to pull the deficit to only five before the Bulldogs ran away with the game.

Although Auburn outshot the Bulldogs by 7 percent, it wasn’t enough to overcome Auburn’s 25 turnovers, which had much to do with the loss. The Tigers also struggled to stay out of foul trouble, with Erica Sanders and freshman Jazmine Jones fouling out in the middle of the second half.

The Bulldogs were able to connect on five 3-pointers in the game, as well as make 15 free throws to Auburn’s five free-throw attempts.

Tra’Cee Tanner led the Auburn scoring effort with 15 points, the only player for the Tigers to score double-digits on the night. Mis-

Gymnastics Jan. 10

The 10th-ranked Auburn gymnastics team defeated No. 12 Oregon State University 196.175-195.425 in Corvallis, Oregon, on Sunday, Dec. 10.

The Tigers’ 196.175 is the second-highest total in a season opener in program history.

Last year’s team, which reached the NCAA Super Six, did not reach a 196 score until its third meet.

“I was absolutely ecstatic with the way they performed,” said Auburn coach Jeff Graba. “It wasn’t our best meet, but we were pretty consistent across the board. I thought people stayed focused and were excited. We kept our energy. Among all of those things, that is pretty good for a young team.”

Auburn opened on bars, scoring a 49.000. Abby Milliet led the Tigers with a 9.875. Vault was next for Auburn, and Caitlin Atkinson’s 9.925 led the Tigers to a 49.125 score.

Then Auburn scored a 49.000 on floor, led by Lexus Demers’ 9.875.

The Tigers finished with a 49.050 on beam, led by Milliet’s 9.875.

Auburn moved to 1-0 on the season.

The home opener for the Tigers is Friday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. against the University of Kentucky.

Compiled by Evan McCullers, Jonathan Hefner and Andrew Monson

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Springing back into class routines

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Students return to class for another semester.

Auburn students study at the Auburn City Public Library.

Tips for getting back into the swing of another semester at Auburn Ben Ruffin

Intrigue Writer

Returning from a vacation and starting work immediately can be a daunting task for many people, and the same goes for a number of students returning to school at Auburn this week.

With the final day of fall exams being on Dec. 11, students had exactly 33 days to kick back and enjoy their time off from school.

However, for many people, the end of the long, relaxing break means anxiety and stress about returning to school for a new semester with all new classes.

The stress and anxiety of going from doing few activities in a day to having a day packed full with classes, studying and other daily activities can send some students into a downward spiral.

Elliot Ordoyne, junior in biomedical sciences returning for his fourth semester as a resident assistant, said breaks in general, especially win-

dents whose realization negatively affected his studies following his first semester at Auburn.

Haven, who maintained a solid GPA throughout his first semester as a freshman, returned from the break and could not maintain the same success.

“I just thought I already proved I could do it, and while I continued to go to class and do my work, I didn’t put in the effort like I did in that first semester,” Haven said. “I quit freaking out about college because I did well and started hanging out more than I did the previous semester, and my grades reflected it.”

Ordoyne, who said he has seen a number of students who find themselves in this situation, said the way to avoid the grade slip is simple and cliché.

“I tell them you have to go to class no matter what,” Ordoyne said. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t like the class or the teacher. You have to go to class and take notes, and there’s really not an

ter break, can take their toll on students in a number of ways, but freshmen seem to be affected the most.

“I’ve definitely seen it, but especially in freshmen,” Ordoyne said. “They come here and do well the first semester because they are told how hard college is, so they study hard. Then they go home and celebrate their successes and forget everything they have learned.”

Ordoyne said he believes it is the original success that leads students to the realization that college may not be as scary as previous teachers and others made it out to be.

“They realize college is actually more doable than they originally anticipated, so they feel as if they don’t have to put as much work in as they did the first semester,” Ordoyne said.

It is this realization that often times causes grades to slip, according to Ordoyne.

David Haven, junior in business at Auburn University at Montgomery, is one of those stu-

excuse not to. Go to class and ask questions. And if you can’t stand the teacher, try going to their office hours and talking to them face to face.”

Haven, who admits he did not take the best notes in class his second semester, echoed Ordoyne and the need to not only go to class, but take quality notes.

“Some people have the ability to just sit in class and listen and absorb everything, but most people don’t,” Haven said. “There isn’t really a negative side to taking notes in class. It can only help you.”

As for the students who dread returning to college and leaving their friends and family at home, Ordoyne said not only has he dealt with it as an RA, but he dealt with it personally.

“You are trying to find new friends and new activities to do, and it’s really tough to stay focused on why you’re here,” Ordoyne said.

“Sometimes you just have to remind people they are here to learn.”

How to get a part-time job

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Intrigue writer

Ham, egg breakfast cups and pancake bites make on-the-go breakfast.

Ham, egg cups and pancake bites to go Emily Esleck managing editor

It’s 8:15 a.m. and you just woke up for your 9 a.m. class.

If you’re like me, you roll out of bed, change clothes and hurry out the door.

Whether you walk to class, drive or take the Tiger Transit, most students don’t have time to make breakfast. This forces most college students to resort to a granola bar or just skipping the most important meal of the day.

Pancake bites and ham and egg breakfast cups are two dishes you can make the night before and have ready to grab on the way out the door.

They provide a quick, easy way to get an on-the-go bite.

Pancake Bites

Breakfast cups

Makes 32 bites

Makes 8 cups

Ingredients 8 slices of sugar-cured deli ham or black forest ham 4 tablespoons shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese (I used mild cheddar) 8 large eggs Black pepper

Ingredients Bacon Bisquick Buttermilk Pancake Shake ‘N Pour Mix 1 1/2 cups of water Blueberries Chocolate chips Maple syrup

Directions Heat the oven to 400 F. Lightly grease a regular muffin tin with cooking spray.

Place 1 slice of ham into each muffin cup.

Make sure to fold ham so it covers the bottom of the cup.

Add 1/2 tablespoon of shredded cheese to cups.

You can also add scallions.

Put 1 egg into each cup. You can also whisk each egg to get a scrambled mixture instead of an over hard consistency.

Sprinkle each cup with black pepper.

Bake for 15 minutes or until desired consistency is reached.

(Recipe adapted from Recipe.com)

Directions Heat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.

In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp.

In three bowls, combine pancake mix and water.

In each separate bowl, fold bacon, blueberries and chocolate chips.

Add maple syrup to each mix. This provides a rich taste.

You can drizzle syrup on top after baking.

Fill muffin cups 3/4 full with mixture and bake for approximately 10 minutes.

(Recipe adapted from a Betty Crocker recipe) Emily Esleck can be reached at managing@theplainsman.com.

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College is expensive, and college students are poor.

There are almost endless opportunities for part-time jobs in Auburn and surrounding areas.

This guide will help you land one of those jobs and hopefully prevent the infamous student diet of Top Ramen and cheap beer.

With the spring semester approaching, students have returned to Auburn, and local businesses are hiring a new crop of part-time employees.

“The best time to apply for students is during the semester, especially at the beginning of each semester,” said Shea McCutchen, owner and operator of Tiger Town To Go. According to McCutchen, students should search for employment as early in the semester as possible to increase their chances of finding a job.

There are also plenty of other strategies to boost the

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odds in your favor.

One effective strategy is to create a résumé.

Even though many parttime jobs use online applications, having a résumé demonstrates professionalism.

LaKami Baker, an Auburn business professor and managing director of the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship, said leadership and the ability to work well with others are valuable workplace skills.

Though having a work history is valuable, students without one can find workrelated qualities like leadership, cooperation and attention to detail in their past nonwork experiences as well.

Brandon Moody, senior in software engineering, said mock interviews are the best method to prepare for an interview.

I would also advise students to make an appearance at the physical location. An online application with tons of work history and references is great, but a handshake and a smile are much more memorable.

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Jack Williams to perform at Sundilla Acoustic Concert Series Amanda Myles Intrigue Writer

Jack Williams, a well-known folk artist will be returning to Sundilla at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Bailey Jones, executive producer of Sundilla, said the environment of the show will be informal and relaxed.

“Jack will be hanging out before and after the show talking to people, and we’ll have free food there,” Jones said. “And people can bring anything they want to eat or drink, so it’s a very laid-back and at the same time very intimate deal that’s focused on the music.”

Williams said his music attracts people with various preferences in music.

“My music fits beneath the greater folk umbrella, but isn’t considered true folk music, which is fine with me,” Williams said. “My music is accessible to anyone who likes pop, country,

jazz, folk, rock, R&B, blues, et cetera and who has an attention span.”

Williams said he does not write or perform songs to gain the attention of the mainstream audience.

“I’ve been free, all of my career, to write what pleased me and was most pleased to learn that people will actually pay to listen to the music,” Williams said.

People can expect stories, which precede some of his songs, along with constant guitar playing, according to Williams.

“They can expect guitar playing at a skill level beyond that of most folk singers on the circuit today,” Williams said. “My guitar is an equal partner with my voice and songs in my performances.”

Williams said he ends his shows in a manner that takes him back to the past.

“Usually, I close each concert with an improvised stream-of-consciousness journey into my own musical

past, a past which is often shared with many in the audience,” Williams said.

“This excursion sometimes includes music from pop, show tunes, jazz, rock, R&B, classical, folk, bossa nova, country and old-time recordings, all of which I heard as a kid and devoured and played as a developing artist.”

Williams said his performances are generally more energetic and interactive than other folk performers.

“Also, they can expect to experience a life view, which is positive and upbeat, with only occasional drives through the darker neighborhoods,” Williams said.

Jones said Williams is engaging, a great performer and an incredible guitar player.

“Anybody that’s a fan of guitar will like him because he’s one of the great guitarists in the world,” Jones said.

“And if you read his bio, you’ve got actually people that are really, really famous talking about how he’s the

best they’ve ever heard.”

Wildman Steve, who was a musician, record storeowner and radio program director and now works with Wildman Steve Radio, said Williams is multitalented in terms of being an amazing player, singer and writer.

“Jack is an absolutely fabulous performer [and] consummate musician,” Steve said. “He is thrilling to watch.

He has incredible guitar technique, and not only that but he’s a great songwriter. So you’ve got a guy who will astound guitar players, and he is a riveting performer.”

Jones said he hopes people who have never been to Sundilla will try it out and attend a performance.

“We just want people to give us a chance,” Jones said. “A lot of people really put off coming to Sundilla because they’re not sure what to expect, and then they finally do and usually say something like, ‘We should have done this a long time ago.’”

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Jack WIlliams performs for an audience

Tickets will be $15 at the door, and $12 advance tickets are available at Spicer’s Music, Mama Mocha’s Coffee, Blooming Colors and online at www.sundillamusic.com, according to the Sundilla website.

Students can pay for the $12 advance tickets at the door, and children 12 and younger are generally admitted for free, according to Jones.

food

A guide to the best on-campus restaurants for students to ‘veg’ out Rachel Sprouse Campus Writer

If you’re looking to get out of your meat lover’s rut, finding food on campus with vegetarian options is not hard. Here are some of the best vegetarian dining options I’ve found on campus.

Wellness Kitchen With an entire salad bar completely separate from the rest of the buffet-style dining area, this venue offers various options for students that want something other than meat on their plate. Steamed vegetables and rice are just some of the options available. With a menu that changes every day, stu-

dents are able to have different vegetarian meals..

Au Bon Pain With a made-to-order salad bar, vegetarian chili and soups, mac and cheese and made-toorder sandwiches, ABP is a vegetarian student’s best option.

Go Greek Located inside of the Student Center, this venue offers roasted vegetables, falafels, salads and rice pilaf among other vegetarian options. Students can customize their orders and choose certain ingredients to go into their meals, like olives and feta cheese.

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