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Bringing the term to a close

POLITICS

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SGA executive branch reflects on achievements

DAKOTA SUMPTER / PHOTO EDITOR

Speaker Mike Hubbard and his wife Susan walk into Lee County Justice Center on Jan. 8.

Judge ‘not inclined’ to delay ethics trial Maria McIlwain COMMUNITY EDITOR

Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard’s ethics trial will continue as scheduled — for now.

Judge Jacob A. Walker III denied a motion by the defense to continue the trial, but acknowledged possible appeals would delay the process.

“I’m not inclined to grant the continuance,” Walker said. “I’ll just take a wait-and-see approach to that, quite frankly.”

Hubbard’s trial has been delayed several times since the original indictment was handed down in 2014. The trial is currently scheduled to start March 28.

Lance Bell, Hubbard’s new lead defense attorney, requested the continuance after the old lead attorneys, Mark White and Augusta Dowd, withdrew from the case on Dec. 31.

“There’s no way we could be ready,” Bell said.

However, Matt Hart, lead prosecutor on the case, said Bell has been on the case for 500 days, and others have worked on the defense team since the indictment.

“There’s no reason these lawyers can’t be ready

by March,” Hart said.

Hart also said Hubbard consented to his lawyers withdrawing knowing the impending trial date.

The defense also argued for Hart to be deposed as part of its prosecutorial misconduct defense, accusing Hart of leaking documents and secret grand jury proceedings to the Alabama Political Reporter and “abusing” the grand jury process.

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Claire Tully CAMPUS WRITER

Walker Byrd, SGA president; Justin Mathews, SGA vice president; and Brett Walton, SGA treasurer, are preparing to pass down their executive titles and, in doing so, are reflecting on what they’ve achieved and the foundations that have been laid down for future senators.

Byrd said he came into office with goals that were quickly joined by those of other senators to create a list of initiatives they wanted to tackle.

“It’s interesting when you get into it, and you get thrown into the role,” Byrd said. “You come up with a ton of ideas and they’re all awesome and they’re all about bettering the student experience, but you get in and think of what are your top four or five and what are ones you want to continue to pursue after that.”

Byrd said he was pleased to be able to improve the class registration experience for students early on in his term.

“One right off that bat that we were able to get after pretty early was class registration model,” Byrd said. “Super pumped that we were able to bring in the new technology and kind of bring it up to code with the 21st century and make it a lot easier for students to register.”

The focus placed on developing a mental health task force was an unexpected duty SGA senate took on as it saw an increase in demand, according to Byrd.

“We’ve been bringing together a lot of faculty, staff and administrators from around the University, and also there’s been some community members to look at the picture of mental health,” Byrd said. “We will present that to upper administration in a couple of weeks before we’re done with office.”

Upon seeing research findings, Byrd said he is happy with how the mental health task force has developed.

“I’ve been so thrilled and excited to see the progress that’s been made with that and to see how many people do care about these issues,” Byrd said. “It confirmed a lot of what we thought, and now we have data and numbers to back it up.”

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Byrd also worked on finishing the work previous SGA officers put into breaking ground on the Auburn Memorial.

“That was an initiative started by last year’s group and that kind of handed the torch to us in March of last year,” Byrd said. “They said, ‘Hey, we’d love for you guys to pick up where we left off,’ and we were able to. It passed all the needed Board of Trustee approvals, and so it will break ground in March.”

Diversity and inclusion has also been a recurring theme this year as SGA worked on bridging gaps throughout campus, Byrd said.

“We really started talking about that stuff in August with trying to identify the problems and identify what’s happening around campus and

STUDENT LIFE

What it’s like being a Muslim at Auburn

what’s happening in the nation that pops up and affects Auburn and what we can do from our end to start to try and attack some of these problems,” Byrd said.

Byrd said he knows there may not be any immediate changes, but he hopes Auburn will continue taking steps toward bettering inclusion and diversity.

“We’ve been able to build a lot of relationships with a range of different organizations and people across campus and hopefully laid the foundation for a lot of collaboration to look forward, because we know it’s not going to be an overnight fix,” Byrd said. “It’s going to be

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BUSINESS

Chip Brownlee

COMMUNITY REPORTER

When Susan Rashid, graduate student in biology, began preparing to move to Alabama for school at Auburn, she said she had some reservations because she wasn’t sure how people would accept her. She knew Auburn’s reputation as an outstanding university and a welcoming community, but she had heard many negative things about Alabama.

Rashid was nervous because she is Muslim.

“That’s what the media had told me,” Rashid said. “That’s what the movies told me. I didn’t know any better. I made a generalization, and I was scared. I had to visit before I made a final decision.”

She said when she visited, Auburn was nothing like what she expected.

“I accepted my offer,” Rashid said. “I was only here for four days, and I was stunned — stunned in a good way. Then I moved here, and it’s wonderful.”

According to Rashid, she has been shocked with how much support the Auburn community has shown its Muslim community since Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump began publicizing policies many consider Islamophobic. In December, the Muslim Student Association held what it called a “Blind Trust Experiment” after the Paris terrorist attacks.

“It was heartwarming,” Rashid said. “(Basim Ismail) got so many hugs. No negative comments and no dirty looks. People went out of their way to come speak to us. They even said thank you. I was shocked that the community in Auburn is so welcoming and inviting

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Basim Ismail stands blindfolded with his arms outstretched on the Haley Center Concourse on Dec. 1, 2015.

and warm to me. A hug is such a personal thing.

You’re passing on warmth.”

According to Mohamed Ahmed, president of the MSA, the people in Auburn have shown themselves to be welcoming.

“The people I’ve met here are cool,” Ahmed said. “They’ve been friendly. They want to hang out and find out what I think about them and their different lifestyle. They’re willing to find out about me and coexist. That’s how it should be.”

Education is a key factor in being accepting of other cultures and religions, according to Ahmed.

“People here are open-minded,” Ahmed said. “Most people here are going to have a de-

gree from a university, and so I’m sure they’re more open-minded. I haven’t really faced any [discrimination].”

Despite the positive response the MSA received from its Blind Trust Experiment many Americans still hold an inaccurate perception of who a Muslim is and what they look like, according to Rashid.

“I’m not a walking representation of Islam,” Rashid said. “I don’t wear a hijab, I speak fluent English and people can’t tell my ethnicity most of the time. The media shows Muslims to look a certain way. I don’t think I fit that definition, so it’s probably easier for me

Krispy Kreme expected in spring Maria McIlwain COMMUNITY EDITOR

The skeleton of a Krispy Kreme is rising near the Auburn Mall, but doughnut fans will have to wait a little longer than expected for the red “Hot Now” sign to illuminate the highway.

The Krispy Kreme was originally scheduled to be finished by the end of 2016, but construction was delayed because of pipes being replaced near the site. The pipe replacement was delayed by significant amounts of rain, according to Coles Doyle, marketing director of Hull Property Group, which owns the mall.

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because I don’t fit that stereotype. I’ve never felt discriminated against.”

According to Rashid, she hasn’t noticed people treating her any differently, but the same can’t be said for others who dress more traditionally.

“If you ask someone who wears a hijab, they would probably tell you a different story,” Rashid said. “If you ask someone who wears traditional Pakistani or Indian clothing, they might tell you a different story. If you ask someone who came over from a foreign country recently, they’re going to tell you a different story.”

According to Rashid, she knew her family and culture were different as early as elementary school.

“Things like the language and the food I brought to school, they were different,” Rashid said. “I didn’t bring a peanut butter and jelly sandwich every day. I brought za’atar, olive oil and pita bread sandwiches. Kids would be like, ‘Ew, what are you eating?’”

Rashid is an American. She grew up in a small, rural and conservative area in California’s San Joaquin Valley. She went to school every day and played sports with her friends — a life not much different from a young woman in rural Alabama.

“It’s not like San Francisco or Los Angeles,” Rashid said. “It’s poor compared to those areas. It’s not a big city. It was very conservative in the valley.”

But according to Rashid, the conservatism in the San Joaquin Valley fit well with her family’s Muslim faith.

“It’s a socially conservative culture — the Muslim culture,” Rashid said. “It fits.

It fits being family-oriented and the other core values of a socially conservative culture.”

Rashid did not notice a difference between her religion and her peers’ at school until much later in life, she said.

“My friends would say, ‘We’re all going to go swimming,’” Rashid said.

“Women in Islam dress modestly; no bikinis. I started to feel different when I was a little bit older.”

Rashid’s bathing suit preference was not the only difference she has noticed between her culture and the mainstream American culture over the years, she said.

But overall, her life has not been that different.

“I grew up an American kid,” Rashid said. “But my definition of nightlife is not the same as the typical 20-year-old American — going to the bars or having people over for wine. It doesn’t mean I didn’t grow up an American kid. I played sports.

I loved sports. People don’t see Muslims doing these normal, everyday activities, but we do. We can talk about football all day. That has nothing to do with my religion.”

Rashid moved with her family back to the Middle East when she was 15. She spent one year in Amman, Jordan, and two years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when she was 16 and 17.

“My parents got work, and we moved,” Rashid said. “I was really angsty and mad.

I didn’t want to move.”

Rashid is ethnically Palestinian, but was born in Connecticut after her parents immigrated to the United States.

Her parents were born in Kuwait after her grandparents emigrated from Palestine. Rashid’s parents have since returned

to the United States and currently live in California.

According to Rashid, straddling the line between American culture and Muslim culture has been a challenge for her entire life, but her family has been supportive, even when her decisions were difficult for them.

“I lived by myself, and for a lot of Muslim fathers, that would have been a big discussion,” Rashid said. “But my dad decided that was something that was for my own good, for my education. He said, ‘Go do it.’ For me, Islam is family. It’s the strongest connection I make with my family. It’s a religion that helps you and guides you to conduct your life in a peaceful, orderly and convenient way.”

According to Rashid, radical Islamists committing acts of violence take the Quran out of context and distort it.

“People like to pick and chose,” Rashid said. “It’s taken out of context. That’s the problem with what’s going on right now. You have the radicals that are taking things out of context, just like the people on the other side who say Islam is bad. It makes me really sad.”

The fact that Trump has garnered such wide support from so many Americans has surprised Rashid, she said.

“The fact that somebody is saying this in 2016 in America is shocking,” Rashid said. “It’s not that he doesn’t have the right to say it, but the fact that somebody is actually saying it, and garnering a following for saying it, is shocking. On such a mass level, that’s scary. What’s scarier isn’t what Trump is saying, but that people are having an overwhelming positive reaction. But I don’t think it’s a majority of the country.”

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Krispy Kreme is under construction near the Auburn Mall.

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Doyle said she thinks the shop is a great addition to the property and will attract both old and new customers to the mall.

“I do think it will be appealing to college kids and the community at large,” Doyle said.

Kevin Cowper, assistant city manager, said the pipe replacement was not connected to Renew Opelika Road, a joint city and state project also making repairs and improvements in the area.

“That was their own proj-

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“The next thing you know, it’s up on Bill Britt’s website,” Bell said.

Britt is the editor-in-chief of the Alabama Political Reporter. He did not directly respond to comment.

“My conscience will not allow me to yield to Hubbard’s newest tactic,” one of Britt’s articles reads. “I have nothing illegal or unethical to hide. My sources were not conflicted. But to give in to Hubbard’s demands could set back the cause of internet-based reporting a full generation in Alabama.”

Bell specifically referred to the Dec. 31 incident where Hart sent the motion to withdraw to Britt while it was still under seal, leading to a gag order banning lawyers involved in the case from talking to the media.

“This is a very serious

ect on private property,” Cowper said.

Cowper said Renew Opelika Road projects near the mall include turn lane improvements, pedestrian lights and sidewalk construction from Zaxby’s to the movie theater on East University Drive and from the mall entrance on Opelika Road to Mall Boulevard.

Doyle said construction on the 35,000-square-foot building is on track now and should be completed by spring.

“Who doesn’t love Krispy Kreme doughnuts?” Doyle said. matter,” Bell said. “Mike Hubbard’s constitutional rights, we believe, have been violated.”

Hart strongly objected to the accusation of misconduct, apologizing for sending the documents.

“I’ve already self-flagellated over this issue for several days,” Hart said.

Bell said the amount of public scrutiny surrounding the case will prevent the jury from remaining partial.

He likened it to the Harvey Updyke case. Updyke ultimately pleaded guilty to poisoning the original Toomer’s Oaks in 2013, after the case was moved to Elmore County after the defense requested a change in venue.

Bell said there is new information regarding prosecutorial misconduct, and Walker gave him 10 days to secure an affidavit for the information.

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Walker Byrd speaks at the first-ever State of the Student Body address on Sept. 29, 2015.

SGA

» From 1 five, 10, 20 years down the road where you see dividends pay off. That’s hard because you want to see instantaneous change, especially in the culture we live in where everything’s instantaneous.”

Mathews also believes in the importance of engaging with all Auburn students.

“Senate serves as the voice of the student body, so the more we are able to engage students across campus, the better we will be able represent those students,” Mathews said.

Identifying issues with diversity and equal representation across campus will be an ongoing process, Mathews said.

“The biggest task that I will pass down to the next vice president is to continue identifying parts of the student body that we do not represent well and determine how we can fix that and to continue to refine the way the Student Affairs Committee and the Diversity and Multicultural Affairs committees engage students around campus,” Mathews said.

SGA used two major strategies to bridge the gap between senators and students this year, according to Mathews.

Mathews said they started by assigning senators to different organizations to create an easier way to communicate.

“One, we reorganized the Student Affairs Committee within senate to make it

more student input-centered by assigning large student organizations to each senator within that committee,” Mathews said. “Throughout the term, those senators communicated with the presidents of the organizations about issues they face.”

Next they made sure organizations knew how to get involved with SGA, according to Mathews.

“Two, we encouraged senators to contact the presidents of the student organizations within their colleges to explain what senate is and how they can get involved with it,” Mathews said.

Mathews said he is proud of the legislation the senate has passed this year.

“I had the opportunity to work with an outstanding group of senators this year,” Mathews said. “This senate passed many pieces of legislation that will do great things on Auburn’s campus, such as the resolution that was passed seeking to establish a syllabus outline bank.”

Mathews said he is also pleased with the changes being made to the SGA Code of Laws, as well as the growing interest in people running for senate.

“This senate was also able to complete a comprehensive audit of the entire Code of Laws,” Mathews said. “But I think what I am most proud of is the amount of people running in elections this year.

This year, all three major candidates are opposed, and there are people running for senate seats in almost every college.”

Mathews said he believes the grow-

ing interest has stemmed from SGA’s efforts to let people know what its organization does.

“In last year’s elections, all three major candidates were unopposed, and there were many seats left vacant in the senate,” Mathews said. “We worked really hard to make sure everyone knew what SGA does and how they can get involved in it.”

Byrd said Walton worked heavily on identifying what parts of financial literacy needed to be addressed to Auburn students.

“We were able to start talking about financial literacy, and Brett Walton, our treasurer, had kind of championed that,” Byrd said. “He took initiative with that this year in trying to find out how financially literate we are as Auburn students.”

Class rings were also a main concern for the SGA treasurer, according to Walton.

“This year the financial branch of SGA has specifically focused on supporting the tradition of the Auburn University class ring and looking for ways to improve the financial literacy of students,” Walton said.

Walton said he hopes to continue this work in these areas and see what new senators do as well.

“I look forward to seeing what more will come from these two areas of concern this spring,” Walton said.

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MRI testing changes detection dog training Andria Moore Campus Reporter

Man’s best friend is learning a new trick.

The department of psychology, the MRI Research Center and the Canine Performance Sciences program in the College of Veterinary Medicine are collaborating research on the best ways to train detection dogs. The research involves the dogs lying still and awake on an MRI scanner.

“The overall goal is to learn and understand better how dogs process information,” said Paul Waggoner, co-director of Canine Performance Sciences. “The particular interest for us is how dogs process odor information and human interaction.”

The data found could be used to help determine which dogs would be best suited for certain services, Waggoner said.

“If we can understand how dogs process information about human emotions and signals, we can train them to do the tasks we want them to do,” Waggoner said.

Gopikrishna Deshpande, associate professor at the MRI Research Center in the department of electrical and computer engineering, said he is responsible for the technicalities of the project.

“I’m the PI (principal investigator) for the project,” Deshpande said. “I make the imaging happen, coordinate all devices and stimuli and analyze data.”

Deshpande said the research meets two separate interests.

“The first is the basic science interest: understanding how dogs’ brains work and respond to human emotions,” Deshpande said. “And the second is the application aspect: how dogs respond to odors.”

MRI scanning on dogs that haven’t been placed under anesthesia is rare, but is essential in finding the most accurate results, Waggoner said.

“For example, when you dream, you do all sorts of things that aren’t possible when you are awake,” Waggoner said. “But when the dogs are awake, we are able to see a truer image of what the dog smells.”

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Sissy, a black Labrador Retriever, waits in the MRI as her brain is scanned at Auburn University MRI Research Center on Jan. 26.

Getting the dogs to hold still for five to 10 minutes with their head in a cone while on the MRI scanner is where the psychologist’s work comes in.

Jeff Katz, alumni professor of psychology, his graduate students and Waggoner have designed different tasks to train the dogs and to analyze their responses.

“We already know a lot about how humans

process information, but we are now looking at how that differs or is similar to dogs,” Katz said. “Our role is scanning and developing data, using imaging and familiar and unfamiliar faces the dogs have never seen before, to see if there are different areas of the brain that are activated based on what they’ve seen.”

Part of the testing involves presenting the dogs with a positive, negative and neutral per-

son and then judging their reactions to each.

While completing the tasks, the dogs are also tested to see if they respond better to commands given from someone they are familiar with as opposed to someone they are unfamiliar with.

Although there are multiple phases of research and testing, Katz said the results so far have been interesting.

“It is a definite yes that dogs respond differently to positive feedback and to someone they are familiar with,” Katz said. “We notice a strong response in the amygdala.”

Lucia Lazarowski, second-year graduate student in psychology, has been working with Katz to train the dogs and analyze the data.

“One of the tests is called the ‘unsolvable task,’” Lazarowski said. “There is a box with a treat, and you stand to one side of the room and the dog flips the lid and gets the treat. Then it becomes harder. We measure to see how often they look up at the familiar person.”

It is important to distinguish service dogs from detection dogs, Lazarowski said.

“Service dogs refers to dogs that are going to be placed with someone disabled or a veteran with PTSD,” Lazarowski said. “They are more for performing daily tasks. But the detection dogs are the ones used to sniff out odors.”

Although the research is being used as of now to determine which dogs would make the best detection dogs, Katz said he is hoping they will soon branch out.

“We plan to work with this other cohort of service dogs that are more therapy dogs,” Katz said. “Because you may find that what makes one a good therapy dog would make another a bad detection dog.”

The team began research in 2011 after Deshpande received a grant to acquire funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

“The dogs cost around $25,000-$30,000 each,” Deshpande said. “In 2011, we received an internal grant to start the first pool of testing.”

Katz said they hope to publish some of their preliminary findings in the next couple years.

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SGA announces 2016 major candidates

elections

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A d a m B r a s h e r, J e s se Westerhouse and Drake Pooley are running for SGA president, according to SGA’s website.

Campaign week begins Feb. 3 and voting day is Feb. 9. Students can vote via AU

Access.

Brasher, junior in organismal biology, currently serves in the SGA cabinet as a photographer for marketing and engagement.

Pooley, senior in finance, serves in the SGA senate as the Diversity and Multi-

cultural Affairs committee chair.

Westerhouse, junior in finance, is SGA’s executive vice president of initiatives.

Brandon Honeywell and Nathan Rigby are running for SGA vice president.

Honeywell, senior in bio-

medical sciences, is a senator for Academic Affairs.

Rigby, senior in mechanical engineering, does not currently serve in SGA. James Pinkleton and James Beauchaine are running for SGA treasurer.

Pinkleton, senior in ac-

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counting, is SGA’s assistant vice president of finance.

Beauchaine, senior in biomedical sciences, is a senator-at-large.

As The Plainsman previously reported, the 2016 Miss Auburn candidates are Meredith Thomley, Madison

Rolling, Jennifer Ashman, Jordan Eva Mavrakos and Madison Gaines.

Continue to check The Plainsman online and in print as more information about the candidates and their platforms becomes available.

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Vegan bar added in Village Dining Rachel Sprouse Campus Writer

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Panelists Bre’a Hilliard, Aaron Jordan, J. Cass, Benjamin Baker and Erica Rutledge (not pictured) discuss admission and inclusion in the State of the Black Student Body Address in the Foy Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 20.

“How are we getting more freshmen coming in [every year], but the percentage of black students is stagnate or falling?” Cass said. “We have a bucket with a hole in it. [African-American] kids are dropping out. Kids are graduating, or kids just don’t want to come to Auburn, and no one is replacing them.”

Read more about the address at ThePlainsman.com

For students who are vegan, vegetarian or want to give vegan options a try, Village Dining has an option for them.

Located in Tiger Zone at Village Dining, the FIT Station offers vegan options for students who are looking for more vegetables or an alternative protein source for their meal.

In addition to the gluten-free options Tiger Dining already offers on campus, the vegan bar is the latest change for students who need alternative options.

Glenn Loughridge, director of campus dining, said because they already have a lot of vegetables available through Tiger Zone and lean proteins such as fish and grilled chicken each night, they wanted to include an alternative protein option for students.

“We knew that we do have more and more of our student population looking to eat more vegetarian/vegan

[options],” Loughridge said.

“So we wanted to be able to accommodate that.”

Village Dining already has vegetarian and vegan options at some of its locations, but this self-serve bar in Tiger Zone allows students to have new options every day.

“Students still have access to a healthy protein,” Loughridge said. “Whether they choose it to be meatbased or one that’s an alternative protein, that’s up to them.”

With more students gravitating toward healthier options, Loughridge said Tiger Dining tracks student numbers closely to see what appeals to students and when it needs to look for new options.

“With students, they vote with their feet,” Loughridge said. “If they show up, they like it [and] if they don’t, they don’t.”

Students who are interested in the vegan bar’s options, calorie intake and hours can look up the menu online.

We know finding and applying for scholarships can be hard work.

With the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM), it has never been easier.

Through AUSOM, you can view available scholarships you may be eligible to receive, complete scholarship applications, accept your awards, and more.

Current Auburn students must complete the scholarship application through AUSOM by midnight CST on March 1 to receive consideration for General and Departmental Scholarships. Students accepted into the Nursing or Veterinary Medicine professional program or enrolled in the Pharmacy professional program should apply through AUSOM by midnight CST on June 1 to receive Departmental Scholarship consideration.

Students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)*, available online January 1 at fafsa.ed.gov. The FAFSA must be received by March 1 for consideration of need-based scholarships.

For more information on AUSOM and available scholarships, visit auburn.edu/scholarship. * The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s Tiger I Financial Aid Requirements page after the student’s FAFSA results are received. For additional information, visit auburn.edu/finaid.

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Challenge to the student body Gurden Smith / Graphics editor

During 2015, a centerpiece of American travesty reared its ugly head time and time again: racism.

The issue of racism has been given a higher platform for discussion largely because of the persistence of activists who believe racism isn’t adequately addressed.

From disruptions at campaign rallies to demonstrations at college campuses (such as Mizzou), this is an issue that will not go away on its own.

Throughout 2010-15, Auburn’s AfricanAmerican student population has dropped by 86 students, even though there has been an increase of 2,000 students collectively.

“I feel that I am a part of the family, however there is no such thing as a perfect family,” said Erica Rutledge, president of Black Student Union. “They all have their flaws.

The truth of the matter is what are we going to do to improve the health of this family? It is evident that enhancing and improving diversity and inclusion is what we need,

among other things.”

We commend President Jay Gogue for taking initiative and designing a plan to mitigate the issue.

Although specific details haven’t been released yet, Gogue said he aims to strengthen the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs.

In addition, Gogue has created a steering committee that will conduct a climate study on diversity and inclusion this spring semester.

In an email to the students, staff and faculty, Gogue implores students to provide feedback to the committee so that it may be more successful.

“The committee’s success depends on your participation,” the email reads. “I encourage you to share your perspectives and experiences through upcoming listening sessions, interviews, surveys and forums.”

Although Gogue is taking good actions, his action alone is not sufficient.

We call upon the student body of Auburn University to help foster a welcoming atmosphere to people of all ethnicities.

Whether one agrees with Affirmative Action-type policies or not, this is an initiative we can all support.

As the student body, it’s on us to put forth a concerted effort to branch out, meet new people and learn about their values and beliefs.

By doing this, we expand our own perspectives and grow as humans.

“I believe and stand by my friend Jamichael James’ statement that ‘I believe in Auburn and I love it, but we need to take a critical look at it,’” Rutledge said.

A warmer atmosphere won’t be created by the passive mentality of “Oh, well I’m not racist! That ought to be enough.”

On the contrary, real change will be effected when the student body decides to actively engage those who feel like they are on the fringes of the Auburn Family.

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Elections are around the corner Jim Little

Emily Esleck Managing Editor Kris Martins Copy Weston Sims OpinioN

Rebecca Lynn McGinnis “Tell that to my Irish ancestors. Read a history book.”

Response to “Supporters fight frigid temperatures at Auburn for Bernie march.”

Elizabeth Anderson “Wow, so only football can unite us? In the land of the free, we can all have our own political opinions and voice them freely. And this group was people of all ages, not just students, so drop the young, college aged and idiot insults. In fact, drop the insults altogether. Americans came out and stood up for something today, and exercised their constitutional rights. Such sad vitriol from the Auburn nation.”

Bob Sullivan “Good Lord even my dear Auburn has some idiots!! War Eagle.”

Response to “Update on Kroger construction at the Dean Road location” Julia Hale “I thought this job had to be finished by now!!! Wow!! why is it taking so long???”

Response to “Editorial: Auburn should embrace change”

Jim little / editor-in-chief

Hillary Clinton seen here in Montgomery is likely to win the Democratic nomination.

For the Democrats, the Southern primaries will be when reality will kick in, and the Bernie Sanders movement will begin to fade. At least that is my prediction. Predictions this early aren’t wise, but neither is a career in journalism.

A lot of college-age Democrats are enthusiastic about Sanders, however, 2016 isn’t 2008.

Sanders has impressed many with the levels of enthusiasm, but his levels of support are nothing compared to Barack Obama’s in 2008.

Sanders can pull big crowds in large cities such as Portland or Los Angeles, but in 2008 Obama drew large crowds wherever he went.

Sanders’ rally in Birmingham drew approximately 7,000, but Obama’s visit to Birmingham drew 11,000, according to The

Birmingham News.

Enthusiasm is enough to win Iowa, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has the backing of the party.

That backing will come into play in Southern red states where the Democratic Party’s organization strength comes from the African-American community. That organizational power will be put to use to get out the vote for Clinton.

The Democratic establishment also supports Clinton, who has 458 endorsements from congress members or governors, while Sanders just has two, according to FiveThirtyEight.com.

If the race does tighten up between Clinton and Sanders, those endorsements could make the difference where superdelegates could count for 20 percent of the vote at the Democratic National Convention.

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Auburn ‘scales back’ in statewide campaign health

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A continuous battle against obesity is being fought all over the United States, especially in Alabama. The Auburn community has taken initiative by adopting a competitive weight-loss program, Scale Back Alabama, to instill healthy habits.

Scale Back Alabama began this week, Jan. 25-29, with weigh-in stations around Lee County.

According to Tammy Hollis, Healthy Tigers Wellness Initiative coordinator, this year will be the eighth anniversary of Alabamians dropping 10 pounds in pursuit of prizes and healthy lifestyles.

Teams of two work to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks, with an end goal of being entered into a drawing for prizes.

Hollis said the prizes serve as an fun incentive for a much larger mission that profits lifelong benefits. After the 10 weeks come to a close, those who participated are more likely to uphold the healthy habits they developed during Scale Back Alabama.

Scale Back Alabama is an initiative started by the Alabama Department of Public Health.

Through friendly competition, the department is hoping to fight the growing obesity issue in the state of Alabama.

Since the first competition in 2007, Alabama has lost more than 1 million pounds collectively.

“We’ve had many succeed,” Hollis said. “But the message we want to share is that even if they don’t lose 10, they shouldn’t get discouraged.

The program is just one stepping stone, and they can build from there.”

Monday, Jan. 25, Auburn University employees and their partners kicked off the 10

weeks with a weigh-in at the Walker Building.

Sherry Smith, financial associate of the civil engineering department, showed up and said she was excited to compete with her husband for the first time.

Smith said participating in a weight-loss challenge that has a start and finish date, such as Scale Back Alabama, keeps her on track.

“My husband and I are both competitive people, but this is something we are both cheering each other through,” Smith said.

Smith and her husband plan on being more active together by walking their dogs and going swimming.

Requiring teams of two pushes participants to encourage their fellow teammates in the fight against weight gain.

Teams are given the opportunity to claim a team name, and for David and Tammy Mayo, “The Speed Bumps,” this is another element of competitive fun.

Tammy, executive assistant to the provost, and her husband David, deputy sheriff, are confident they will finish with victory. It is their first year participating in Scale Back Alabama, and they feel the challenge presented will push them to success.

The two plan to work out at least three times per week through weightlifting and CrossFit. They plan on teaching their children the importance of developing healthy habits early.

The Mayos are grateful for programs such as Healthy Tigers and Scale Back Alabama that the University provides for its employees.

“I think it is fantastic that the University gives its employees the time and resources to be healthy and successful,” Tammy said. “It’s refreshing to know that Auburn really cares about those that work here.”

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Sanders supporters march in Auburn Lily Jackson

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Despite the 30-degree weather and blistering cold winds, some Auburn citizens were “feeling the Bern” Saturday, Jan. 23.

While many were cuddled up inside, Auburn’s Bernie Sanders supporters took to the streets to show their support for the campaign and spread awareness about important issues. Approximately 70 people were seen marching through the city, waving support signs and talking to those outside.

Jesse Smith, congressional candidate for the 3rd District, attended the march supporting Sanders.

Smith said there is a coalition of Sanders supporters in Auburn, and that should not be overlooked.

According to Smith, the weather and the turnout spoke louder than those marching.

“It was below freezing, and we still had an amazing turnout,” Smith said. “It shows that weather can’t stop people from fighting for what they believe in.”

Beginning at Pebble Hill, marchers made their way through downtown Auburn.

William Pendleton, senior at Auburn High School, participated in the march and commented on the importance of the event.

“Here in Alabama, voters are one side or the other, but they don’t know the candidates or the issues,” Pendleton said.

“That’s what we wanted to make people aware of.”

Participants of all ages were engaged and welcomed to participate in the event.

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Bernie Sanders supporters march at the corner of Thach Avenue and South College Street.

Montgomery office manager for the Bernie 2016 campaign, the Auburn for Bernie march was one of many around the country, including collegial support marches at the University of Mobile and University of Montevallo.

With headquarters in Birmingham and Montgomery, Sanders supporters from all over Alabama are being given an opportu-

nity to get involved in the campaign.

According to Trentalange, the campaign offices will be setting up phone banks and bringing in interns to further include the community.

After the march, the group congregated to rest its legs and watch a live stream where Sanders thanked and encouraged his supporters around the United States.

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At a public meeting to discuss the redevelopment of the Gay Street parking deck, citizens expressed their concerns about the future of the site, including the viability of a downtown grocery.

“My concern is not with the development,” said Tim Curry, Auburn resident. “My concern is with the grocery store.

You gave them your design and told them you wanted a grocery store. That could be part of the problem that you only had three respond.”

Auburn Economic Development Department officials and executives from Blackwater Resources presented the initial plans to the City Council on Jan. 5.

A 30,000-square-foot urban grocery and a national hotel with 90-130 rooms would anchor the redevelopment project in plans submitted by Blackwater Resources.

According to the term sheet approved by the City Council and Blackwater Resources on Jan. 5, approved groceries currently include Kroger, Publix, Whole Foods, Sprouts, The Fresh Market or Trader Joe’s.

“You can go to New Orleans, Seattle or Vancouver, Canada, and they do not have downtown grocery stores,” Curry said. “They have small corner grocery stores and delicatessens, and they have a true urban, adult, 365-days-a-year population.”

The store would be less than half the size of the Kroger currently being renovated on Dean Road.

“How many people do you think work downtown?” said Phillip Dunlap, director of eco-

nomic development. “There are a lot of people downtown that will use this for convenience purposes.”

Office and conference space, as well as 3,700 square feet of additional retail and restaurant space, would accompany a five-level parking garage touting 730 parking spaces.

The public-private partnership brokered by city officials would have the developer pay a $10 per month rent for the land on which the parking deck will sit. The land under the grocery and hotel would be deeded to the developer, along with several conditions.

The low rent was intended to incentivize the private developer into footing the bill for the multimillion dollar parking garage, according to Dunlap and City Manager Charles Duggan Jr. The developer, instead of the city, will finance the new parking garage, pay all maintenance fees and ensure the deck is inspected biannually — saving the city more than $10 million.

“We’re not having to build a deck and put that in the general fund,” Dunlap said. “We’re probably saving $800,000$900,000 a year in debt service to build this deck. It frees us up to be able to achieve a longer term strategy for parking.”

The City of Auburn will maintain ownership of the land under the parking garage.

The building housing the hotel would be required to be used solely as a hotel for at least 10 years. The building housing the urban grocery must remain a grocery for at least 20 years.

According to the term agreement, the development cannot house residential units, and any changes to the terms must be approved by the City Council.

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The race for the Republican nomination for Lee County district attorney came to life Tuesday night, Jan. 26.

Incumbent District Attorney Robbie Treese and challenger Brandon Hughes spoke to the Lee County Republicans Club at the Hilton Garden Inn. The format of the event was a forum where audience members asked questions.

“What you need to know about me in terms of candidacy is this: I’m a combat lawyer,”

Treese said.

Treese took office in 2011.

Before being elected, he was an assistant district attorney and chief assistant district attorney. He received a bachelor’s degree from Auburn before he earned his law degree in 1996 from Jones School of Law at Faulkner University, according to his campaign website.

“I do the right things for the right reasons,” Treese said. “I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, very good as a politician. My skills are better honed and used elsewhere, in

front of a jury, doing what I do, whaling on the bad guys.”

Hughes said Treese does not spend enough time in the courtroom, and will settle or drop a case without consulting the victim or the police officer involved in the case.

“I heard the term combat lawyer thrown out,” Hughes said. “Well let me tell you, the folks around that justice center will tell you this combat lawyer, he’s been in a foxhole since he took over the DA in 2011.”

Hughes also graduated from the Jones School of Law in

2002 after attending Auburn University at Montgomery, according to his campaign website.

“I’m running because Lee County needs a district attorney who says, ‘You know what, I’m going to put the interests and the needs of crime victims over the interests and needs of my office,’” Hughes said.

Hughes worked as a deputy district attorney in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office before transferring to the Alabama Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Program

in 2006.

As part of the program, Hughes worked with law enforcement agencies across the state on traffic-related crimes.

Treese mentioned the only case Hughes handled for Lee County, but said Hughes withdrew from the case when the program’s contract wasn’t renewed. The statement drew an angry response from Hughes and the only direct interaction between the candidates of the night.

“I want a chance to respond,” Hughes said. “That’s a

gross misinterpretation of what happened.”

Hughes said he was called in by Treese’s office and convicted the driver to five years in prison. But the case remained unfinished because of pending restitution hearings.

“This case involved a guy who killed his girlfriend [by driving drunk],” Hughes said. “(The driver) was 0.12-0.16 [blood-alcohol content] and he killed her.”

Treese and Hughes will be in the Republican primary March 1.

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Ron Anders: From Mic Man to City Councilman Alex Wilkerson community writer

Ward 2 City Councilman Ron Anders Jr. fondly remembers spending time at his parents’ store on football game days.

“To be a face in that store, in a town that you love, near a university that you love, it was just a great experience,” Anders said.

Anders is the son of Ron and Rosemary Anders, founders of Anders Bookstore, which still sits on Magnolia Avenue.

“Football weekends were just so fun,” Anders said. “You know, my brother and I would go to Anders, and we would just mingle in and out. We’d go across the street, get lemonade, go to Samford Park, meet our friends and play football. We’d go back to Anders and kind of hang out. It was just a great experience and a great time to be in Auburn.”

After high school, Anders knew he wanted to stay in Auburn for college.

“I was going to Auburn,” Anders said. “I never thought about another place to go to.”

At Auburn he became a member of Phi Gamma Delta. The whole Anders family became very involved in the fraternity. His younger brother Kirk

became a Fiji later on, and his mother became the president of the Mothers Club. Currently Anders’ son is a member of the fraternity.

“For a child to grow up in Auburn, on its own level, it’s like an amusement park,” Anders said.

It was through the fraternity that Anders became interested in cheerleading.

Though he played football, baseball and basketball at Auburn High School, Anders knew he could not continue these physical pursuits at the University. With support from brothers at Fiji who were on the team, Anders decided to try out for cheerleading.

“As with a lot of things in college, you have encouragement to pursue things, and through that pursuit, if you have enough courage to go do it, then you put yourself out here,” Anders said. “You can try to do things.”

Anders made it on the team, where he soon became interested in the Mic Man position. At the time, the Mic Man was chosen by the cheerleaders and was not a separate tryout. Anders cheered his junior year and was appointed head cheerleader his senior year in 1986. After becoming head cheerleader, his fellow teammates decided he was also worthy of the Mic

anders Man position.

Anders began as Mic Man when Auburn sports teams were especially successful. The basketball team won the SEC Championship and went to the Elite 8 in 1986. Bo Jackson won his Heisman Trophy that year.

“I will never forget the pep rally for him at Sewell Hall when he got back from New York after winning the Heisman Trophy,” Anders said. “You know, me and Bo shared the microphone as he was telling everybody, ‘Thank you for your support.’ What a great memory.”

After college, Anders moved to Birmingham, becoming involved in the banking business. He lived there for two and a half years before returning to his home to go into business with his father at the bookstore.

Anders would continue to work at the bookstore even after his parents sold the store in 2005, though he soon knew he had to move on.

“The way that my family ran the operation was extremely different than the way corporate America wanted to run our operations, so it just wasn’t a good fit based on my past experiences,”Anders said.

After leaving the store in 2007, Anders became interested in becoming a member of the Auburn City Council.

Though it was some time before he ran for a position on the council, Anders was glad to finally be able to support the community he grew up in.

“It’s just caring and wanting to do things for an institution that’s done so much for you,” Anders said.

A recent issue involving the Auburn City Council has been Keep Auburn Lovely, which advocates for community involvement in growth that would lead to smarter housing developments that would protect downtown Auburn.

Anders praises their passion for Auburn, and he also appreciates that they provide alternative ideas for development.

“To this group’s credit, they’re offering solutions and not just pointing out where there are deficiencies,”

Anders said.

Anders does not vote on development plans that come before the City Council because of his involvement with family who own property downtown as well as his work with a commercial contractor.

One of Anders’ main concerns as a councilmember is the Auburn downtown area and how the bars affect not only students, but also the community.

“The challenge we have in Auburn is to make sure our downtown remains a place where all of us can have a good time, and it doesn’t become a place that is perceived to be just for one generation of citizens,” Anders said.

Anders was directly responsible with organizing the Super 7, which is the Alabama High School Athletic Association football state championships. The championships are held every year at either Auburn or the University of Alabama.

Beth Witten, Ward 3 city councilwoman, said what Anders did with the Super 7 was no easy feat.

“Being in the business of running events as I currently am, I can see the work that goes into bringing the community … and Ron has done a great job of uniting two communities,” Witten said.

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Lecture series kicks off with Creek Indian history Liz Maddux

community writer

In Alabama there is a large amount of history and more specifically Creek Indian history.

“Learning about Creek Indians is really learning about Alabama and learning about the place where you are here in Auburn,” said Maiben Beard, outreach assistant with the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities.

The Creek Indians owned all of Alabama at one time, including the place known in Auburn as Pebble Hill. When Nathaniel Scott and his wife Mary came to Alabama during the 1830s, they acquired this territory from the Creek Indians and eventually created what is now Auburn, Alabama. Pebble Hill has been under recent renovations that were finished just recently.

“That is what we are trying to do with this new version of the Pebble Hill and these new renovations,” Beard said. “So we have this house, and you can really tell the story of Auburn through the people who have lived on this land starting with the Creek Indians until the 1950s and 1960s.”

Kathryn Braund, Creek Indian history expert and Auburn’s Hollifield Professor of Southern History, has spent years studying Creek Indian history. She recently spoke to a group of about 80 people at Pebble Hill in Auburn as part of the 2016 Draughon Seminars in State and Local History. She explained Creek Indian history in Alabama using three periods.

The first period, in which the Indians made a

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Pebble Hill sits on what used to be Creek Indian land.

trading alliance with the British colonies, is in Braund’s opinion “the most fun period to study.”

This alliance was formed when the Indians realized they could use the Europeans’ help in areas such as military defense, and the Europeans real-

ized they could use the Indians’ help with farming and trade, mainly deerskin trade.

“The deerskin trade was economic and political,” Braund said. “It represented an economic, political, military and personal alliance between

the Creek Indians and the European people.”

As the “great Tye that bound them together began to fray,” the next period, represented by civilization and war, came about.

Braund said the Creek Indians were engaged in a civil war, and since the Indians needed help from the Americans, there was a price to pay.

“Millions and millions of acres were paid to the Americans for helping the Creeks during the insurgency,” Braund said. “They lost almost over 22 million acres of their land.”

As time passed, the conflict between Creeks and Americans increased, bringing about the third period, removal, which was in essence the ethnic cleansing of the Southeast.

The Alabama state laws were extended over the Indian tribes in the state of Alabama. The Creeks’ laws were no longer viable in Alabama, and they were not allowed to become citizens.

“The Creeks made a bargain with the devil: They agreed to give up all of their land to the federal government,” Braund said. “In return, they were allowed to keep individual parcels for each family, but they had to abide by Alabama law.

The Indians who did not want to abide by Alabama law had to move west of the Mississippi River.”

Although victims of war and relocation, the Creek Indians are still strong. Braund recently attended a conference hosted by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, where she saw a banner with the words “Meyuksv-seko Myskoke,” which means “no end, eternity forever, we are still here.”

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Auburn’s famed “Section 111” will be returning to Plainsman Park this season, but things will be different under new coach Butch Thompson.

Although it became the official student section of Auburn baseball in 2000, Thompson is the first coach to fully accept the section.

Most coaches in the past have not approved of the heckling nature of the section, but Thompson has been clear that he wants his team to have home-field advantage.

Other SEC schools, such as Missouri, LSU, Texas A&M and Alabama, have similar groups. It has become a part of the game at the college level, and Auburn is willing to join the trend.

In the past, the section has been a source of controversy, as some of the more traditional fans do not enjoy seeing the heckling students catch on.

“We’ve had some letters from smaller schools or parents that say it is unsportsmanlike,” said Josh Deas, one of the leaders of Section 111.

“But opposing players have said, ‘You guys were amazing, and we enjoy playing against Auburn.’”

Section 111 takes pride in being a rowdy group during the game, but it always backs it up with re-

spect.

The section usually picks one player to target for the whole game, but once the game is over members take to Twitter and make a point to wish that player good luck with the rest of the season and thank him for being a good sport.

On Feb. 11, the baseball team will be holding a “Fan Day,” where people in the community will have a meet and greet with the players and coaches as well as a tour of the baseball facility.

Section 111 hopes to become a staple in this Fan Day experience.

“It takes us from being an unofficial student section and group of friends who like to heckle to being a recognized student section that can actually grow within the school,” said Christian Long, another one of the 10 leaders.

Thompson’s support is already making a difference.

The leaders of the group decided to branch out to the Auburn Athletics marketing department in order to organize events and T-shirt giveaways for students.

This is the first year since the inception of Section 111 that any branch of the athletics department has chosen to recognize and support the

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They hope that this support will also help the popularity of Section 111 grow and contribute to the atmosphere at games.

Some members cited the effect “The Jungle” has had on the basketball team as a reason to get people excited about baseball on The Plains, as this basketball season has proved that home-field advantage can be an important tool in college athletics.

Much like basketball coach Bruce Pearl, Thompson has been active on social media to try and create support for the student section, which in turn will create support for his program.

The Section 111 leaders hope to hold a student instructional session on Feb. 11, where they can review the “10 Commandments of Heckling.”

These Commandments include “Thou Shalt Not Use Profanity,” “Thou Shalt be Friendly” and most importantly, “Thou Shalt Love Baseball.”

The Auburn baseball team opens the 2016 season on Feb. 19, when the Tigers host a three-game series against Sacramento State.

The team will not play anywhere other than Plainsman Park until March 3, giving Auburn 10 straight home games to start the year.

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Cam and the Panthers routed the Arizona Cardinals, 49-15.

One of the most decorated players in Auburn history is set to play in football’s biggest game.

Cameron Newton, who won the Heisman Trophy and a national championship during his one season at Auburn in 2010, led the Carolina Panthers to an NFC title and a berth in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday night.

Newton threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns on 19-of28 passing and added 47 yards and two more scores on 10 rushing attempts in the Panthers’ 49-15 drubbing of the Arizona Cardinals in Charlotte, North Carolina, setting up a matchup with Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos for the Lombardi Trophy.

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to a 15-1 record in the regular season.

He scored a league-leading 45 total touchdowns, threw for 3,837 yards and posted a career-high efficiency rating of 99.2.

Newton, who returned to Auburn last spring and received his degree in sociology, is the second Auburn quarterback ever to reach a conference title game and will become the first Auburn quarterback to start a Super Bowl.

He and Panthers teammate Cameron Artis-Payne, who played running back at Auburn from 2013-14, will bring the total of former Tigers who have played in a Super Bowl to 33.

Former Auburn center Reese Dismukes is on the Panthers’ practice squad, and former tackle Tyronne Green is currently on the Panthers’ injured reserve.

According to ESPN, Newton is the fourth player to

win the Heisman Trophy, be selected first overall in the NFL Draft and play in a Super Bowl, joining Billy Cannon, Jim Plunkett and George Rogers.

Newton led the Panthers to a 15-1 record in the regular season, securing the first overall seed in the NFC and the best record in the NFL. Over the 16 games Newton started in the regular season in 2015, he threw for 3,837 yards, 35 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

He also ran for 636 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

Super Bowl 50 will be played at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers.

Newton, who is 26 years old, will face Manning, who is 39 years old, in the Super Bowl, setting a record for the largest age gap between two starting quarterbacks in the Super Bowl.

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Inaugural edition of ‘Around the SEC’ Men’s Basketball

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AUB: K. Canty 18.9 ppg, 2.3 reb, 5.3 ast Welcome to The Plainsman’s first installment of ‘Around the SEC,’ our brief weekly roundup of the most notable games, players and storylines straight from the hardwood.

We’re going to try to have some fun with this, so without further adieu, let’s get into it.

Don’t forget about me, guys!: Punter, Vols make a statement against Gamecocks Final: Tennessee 78, No. 24 South Carolina 69 TEN: K. Punter 36 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl The top scoring performance of the weekend came from Tennessee guard Kevin Punter Jr., who poured in a careerhigh 36 points in the win against No. 24 South Carolina in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The senior connected on six of his 11 3-point attempts, and converted 14 of his 15 shots from the free-throw line.

Punter — often overlooked — currently ranks second in the conference in scoring behind Ole Miss’ Stefan Moody at 23.3 points per contest and will look to continue his hot streak next week against an Alabama team that’s dropped five of its last six games.

With the win over South Carolina, Rick Barnes moved to 4-4 all-time against his former Big 12 rival Frank Martin.

Small man syndrome: Frazier’s late-game heroics sink Razorbacks in OT Final: Georgia 76, Arkansas 73 GA: J. Frazier 26 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl Mark Fox and the Bulldogs take home game-of-the-week honors for their overtime efforts against the Razorbacks on their home floor Saturday.

Georgia’s poor free-throw shooting almost cost it the game late, but junior J.J. Frazier, standing at 5-foot-10, put an “S” on his chest down the stretch with clutch baskets toward end of regulation and beyond, all with an alleged migraine headache.

However, the severity of that migraine has to be brought into question after a performance like that, right?

The Glennville, Georgia, native finished with 26, and his backcourt partner Kenny Gaines added 16 in the win.

Since transferring from Marshall, Kareem Canty has wasted little time making his presence felt to SEC competition.

The Harlem, New York, kid is good, he knows he’s good, and he’s not afraid to let opposing teams know either.

The redshirt junior has been knocking down Steph Curryesque moon balls from around midcourt lately, which has led to the birth of a new celebration in college basketball.

Pumping his chest, raising his hands above his head and pointing at his wrist, network commentators took it upon themselves to name the celebration “my time.”

However, Canty recently shared that the celebration is actually called “Auburn time” and is his way of paying homage to one of his favorite players, Portland Trailblazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, who is a good role model to have, in my opinion.

Canty currently ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in seven statistical categories, and his play alone has been enough to fill Auburn Arena this season.

If he can embrace his role as a leader and help Bruce Pearl’s bunch get back on track, a Lillard-type rise may be on the horizon and is certainly not out of the question.

Notable Upcoming Games Green room guys: No.1 Oklahoma takes on LSU in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge We’re going to get a midseason treat on Saturday, Jan. 30, when National Player of the Year front-runner Buddy Hield and his Oklahoma Sooners head down to the bayou to take on freshman sensation Ben Simmons and the LSU Tigers as a part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

This game will feature two of the most prolific scorers in college basketball, and if both play to their potential, this matchup shouldn’t disappoint.

The Sooners have been dismantling pretty much everybody (only losses to No. 1 Kansas and No. 19 Iowa State) this season while the Tigers are still finding their way.

But forget about that.

Simmons. Hield.

This one is going to be fun regardless of the final score.

So, we meet again: No. 23 Kentucky (15-4) vs. No. 3 Kansas (16-3) Speaking of a team still trying to find its way, many believe

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the Kentucky Wildcats are starting to hit their stride after a less-than-stellar start to the season (you know basketball fans are spoiled up there in Lexington).

Now they’ll have the opportunity to prove it against the Jayhawks this weekend in Phog Allen Fieldhouse.

It will be the latest chapter between two of the most storied programs in NCAA history and their Hall of Fame coaches.

The Wildcats have won six of their last 10 meetings against Kansas dating back to 1989.

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Softball picked to finish third in the SEC Evan McCullers

Assistant Sports Editor

The Auburn softball team was picked to finish third in the SEC in the annual Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the conference announced Thursday, Jan. 21.

Florida, which knocked Auburn out of the Women’s College World Series last season and went on to win the national championship, was picked to win the league, totaling 142 points and 10 first-place votes. LSU was tabbed as the runner-up with 128 points and captured the remaining three first-place votes.

Auburn received 121 points in the poll.

The Tigers are coming off their best season in program history, as coach Clint Myers led his team to a schoolrecord 56 wins in his second year on The Plains.

Auburn picked to finish seventh in the league last season but finished second, falling short of the regular-season title to Florida by a halfgame.

Auburn went on to capture its first SEC Tournament title, defeating Tennessee in the conference championship game en route to a top-four finish in the WCWS. Auburn will open the 2016 season against Appalachian State University on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m.

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Dufner captures fourth PGA Tour victory Evan McCullers

Assistant Sports Editor

Jason Dufner, who played golf at Auburn from 1997-2000, captured his fourth PGA Tour victory on Sunday at the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California.

He held on to win on the second playoff hole at PGA West TPC Stadium Course despite a Sunday charge by David Lingmerth, who led all players with a final-round 65.

Dufner, who won three tournaments

in his four years at Auburn under longtime coach Mike Griffin, jumped out to a quick lead on the first day of the tournament, carding an 8-under 64 on Thursday.

He followed up the strong performance with two more solid days, recording a 65 and 64 on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Dufner suffered his worst day of the tournament at the worst possible time.

He carded a 2-under 70 in the final round, but a par save from the rocks

on 17 proved to be crucial, as it kept him tied with Lingmerth and eventually forced a playoff.

Both players held par on the first playoff hole, but Lingmerth found water on his second shot on the second playoff hole, allowing Dufner to capture the win with a par.

The win gave Dufner his first Tour victory since 2013, when he became the only Auburn player to ever win a major with his victory at the PGA Championship.

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LEFT: Mark Rubalcaba placed third in the men’s long jump with a distance of 7.30 meters at the Conference Clash in Birmingham. RIGHT: Kareem Canty drives into the lane during Auburn’s win over Alabama.

This Week in Auburn Sports Men’s Basketball Jan. 23 at Florida L, 95-63

All of the momentum accumulated in consecutive wins over Kentucky and Alabama did not matter on Saturday night, Jan. 23, in Gainesville, Florida.

Florida jumped out to an early lead at the O’Connell Center and never looked back, trouncing the visiting Tigers, 95-63.

Three Auburn players scored in double figures with Tyler Harris leading the way with 14 points.

Kareem Canty, who averaged 25.5 points per game over the Tigers’ two-game winning streak, scored 12 points, and Jordon Granger added a season-high 11 in Auburn’s 11th consecutive loss in Gainesville.

Auburn (9-9, 3-4 SEC) jumped out to a 5-2 lead early, but Florida (13-6, 5-2 SEC) scored the next 18 points to take control of the game. The Gators stretched their lead to 23 by the 7:50 mark in the first half and led 53-32 at halftime. Florida’s largest lead was 93-61 in the second half.

The Gators shot 56.9 percent from the field and made 9-of-19 3-point attempts, while Auburn shot only 35.8 percent from the field. Florida also outrebounded Auburn, 44-31.

Dorian Finney-Smith led five Gators in double figures, scoring 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting.

Auburn will attempt to get back on track Wednesday night, Jan. 27, as the Tigers travel to Oxford, Mississippi, to take on Ole Miss at 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Jan. 24 vs Arkansas W, 61-50 (OT)

Auburn ended a two-game skid Sunday afternoon in Auburn Arena, knocking off the Arkansas Razorbacks 71-60 in overtime to notch their 13th win of the season.

However, the win wasn’t pretty.

“Arkansas is a great team,” said Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. “They can score.

You leave them open, nine times out of 10 that ball is going in the basket. We left them open a lot. We switched up and went to a box-and-one if you could even call it that. We just tried to take [Jessica Jackson] out of her game. She is a very good player.”

After three sloppy quarters of basketball, the Tigers flipped a switch offensively in the fourth after falling behind by 5 points late. The rally was capped off by a Brandy Montgomery 3-pointer that sent the game to overtime tied at 56.

“I knew my teammates were going to set the screen for me, so once I ran through, I was open for a split second so I caught it and shot,” Montgomery said.

In the extra period, the Tigers took over building their largest lead of the game, outscoring Arkansas 15-4.

The result was an unlikely smile from Auburn’s head coach after a turnover-filled game.

“I was happy to finally be smiling,” WilliamsFlournoy said. “I was about to lose it over there on the sideline, especially when Brandy came down, knocked a few people over. Janiah [McKay] threw it out of bounds. During overtime, they got themselves together. It took 45 minutes.”

Tra’Cee Tanner finished with a game-high 21 points on 10-of-15 shooting. Montgomery added 15 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals in 37 minutes of action.

Freshman point guard McKay also made big contributions for the Tigers in a reserve role, scoring 12 of Auburn’s 16 bench points. Jackson led the Razorbacks with 19 points.

The story of the game for Auburn was its defense, which forced Arkansas into 28 turnovers.

The Tigers are 7-0 when forcing their opponents into 25 or more turnovers.

“We probably played the worst first half ever in Division I basketball,” Williams-Flournoy said. “Our defense was able to keep us (in the game) to only go down by two at half. It continued and then brought us the win in overtime.”

Next up, Auburn will take on the Georgia Bulldogs Thursday, Jan. 28, in Athens.

Gymnastics

Jan. 22 vs Florida L, 197.075-195.900 In front of the second gymnastics sellout in Auburn Arena history, the eighth-ranked Tigers lost their second meet of the season, falling to No. 1 Florida 197.075-195.900.

The meet marked the return of former Auburn assistant Jenny Rowland, who is now in her first

season as the head coach of the Gators, but Auburn coach Jeff Graba didn’t see a difference in Florida’s performance from prior years.

Though the Tigers started slow with some missteps early, Graba said he was proud of his team for the heart it showed throughout the meet.

“I thought our girls did a good job of fighting all day, but obviously I’d rather us not have to fight.” Graba said. “I’d rather us start out smooth and build on it. We just had a lot of fits and starts all day, but in the end it’s how you finish up … I think we finished on a strong note, and hopefully we can build off of it.”

Auburn came into the night competing in its third meet in eight days, so practice time has been hard to come by.

Auburn opened on vault, scoring a 48.925. Senior Caitlin Atkinson’s 9.825 led the Tigers.

On bars, the Tigers scored a 49.100, and Atkinson again led Auburn, this time scoring a 9.875.

Next, Auburn scored a 48.700 on beam, led by junior Kullen Hlawek and freshman Taylor Krippner, each scoring a 9.775.

The Tigers finished strong on floor, scoring a 49.175, with Lexus Demers tying her careerhigh with a 9.925.

Auburn falls to 2-2 on the season and 1-2 in SEC play. The Tigers travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to take on the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks Friday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m.

Track and Field Conference Clash Jan. 23

Auburn followed up a solid first day at the inaugural Conference Clash with several more strong individual performances on Saturday, Jan. 23, most notably from jumper Mark Rubalcaba and thrower Rachel Dincoff, both of whom earned bronze medals.

Rubalcaba placed third in the men’s long jump with a leap of 7.30 meters, while Dincoff finished third with a 16.22-meter toss in the shot put.

“It was a good weekend for us for the most part against some very good competition,” Auburn coach Ralph Spry said. “We had several strong times and marks, and we had a lot of underclassmen competing, so we were able to get a lot accomplished. We have a few kids that aren’t quite

there yet and have some sharpening up to do, but we have a weekend off to go back to work and sharpen up for our next meet.”

The two-day meet pitted eight SEC schools against seven schools from the Power 4 conferences, and the SEC prevailed by a score of 175.5159.5 at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

Three Auburn athletes barely missed the podium.

Junior Veronica Eder set a new personal record to finish fourth in the women’s 3,000-meter run, besting her previous mark by seven seconds with a time of 9:37.71.

In the pole vault, freshman Drew McMichael finished fourth with a 4.95-meter vault, which tied for his best mark of the season.

Finally, senior Samantha Scarlett finished fourth in the women’s 60-meter dash with a time of 8.38 seconds.

Auburn will be back in action Feb. 5-6 at the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Men’s Tennis

Jan. 24 vs Wake Forest A hopeful No. 59 Auburn men’s tennis team traveled to the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, hoping to notch another mark under the win column for the 2016 season.

The Tigers were unable to snag a victory from No. 11 Wake Forest, falling 4-1 in opening round action at the 2016 ITA Kickoff on Sunday.

Auburn took the doubles point when the Tigers’ No.1 duo of Marko Krickovic and Edward Nguyen forced a tiebreaker and captured the win against the Demon Deacons’ Skander Mansouri and Christian Seraphim 7-6.

Max Hinnisdaels and Olle Thestrup also aided in the process, becoming the 6-3 winners in the No. 3 spot.

Wake Forest clinched the match in singles, locking up wins on court five, three, four and six. Hinnisdaels and Krickovic held strong though, both leading in their second sets when the team match concluded after the Deacons clinched.

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Biggest sports upsets in Auburn history Auburn forward Cinmeon Bowers (5) celebrates a made shot during the first half of the NCAA basketball game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Auburn Tigers.

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After more than nine years without beating a ranked opponent, the Auburn men’s basketball team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Auburn basketball history by defeating No. 14 Kentucky 75-70.

In celebration, Auburn forward Cinmeon Bowers could not hold his emotions back as he recognized he had just helped make history.

“It’s crazy,” Bowers said. “We just beat Kentucky. We just made history.”

Just like Cinmeon Bowers and the 2015 men’s Auburn basketball team, a number of Auburn sports teams have completed major upsets, making history.

While the win against Kentucky could be one of the greatest upsets in Auburn sports history, the game has a number of other upsets to contend against.

Perhaps one of the most iconic games in Auburn sports history, the 1972 Auburn versus Alabama football game, also known as “Punt Bama Punt,” can go down as one of the biggest upsets in Auburn sports.

Ranked ninth in the Associated Press Poll at the time, coach Shug Jordan’s Tigers rolled into Legion Field in Birmingham to face Bear Bryant

and the No. 2-ranked, undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide. Favored to win by 14 points, the Crimson Tide found itself atop the Auburn Tigers 16-0 with eight minutes left in the game.

However, just like the 2013 Kick Six, Auburn found a way to get back in the game.

Jack Simms, co-author of “Auburn: A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village,” said he was not at the game but remembers his reaction when he heard the news while in New York City.

“Auburn was down 16 points with eight minutes left in the game,” Simms said. “Then that same guy [Bill Newton] blocked both punts, and the same guy [David Langner] ran both of them for touchdowns. I remember I was very shocked to hear that.”

Even Newton, a walk-on, knew Auburn had no business standing up to a team like Alabama, considering the points it scored against other teams.

“They were undefeated, No. 2 in the nation,” Newton told ESPN.com. “We shouldn’t have been able to stand in their way. We were a 14-point underdog, and that was very respectable, considering what Alabama had done to its opponents that year.”

Fast-forward 29 years to 2001 when head coach Steve Spurrier and his undefeated, No.

1-ranked Florida Gators, marched into JordanHare Stadium to face Tommy Tuberville and the 21-point underdog Auburn Tigers.

Gators quarterback Rex Grossman threw for 364 yards on 25 completions. Although the Gators dominated the books, Auburn’s defense stood strong as it held the Gators to negative rushing yards.

With backup quarterback Daniel Cobb at the helm, the Tigers’ offense struggled to get going but managed to hang in the game.

With 10 seconds remaining, Tigers place kicker Damon Duval nailed a 44-yard field goal to seal the upset against the top ranked Gators 2320. “(Florida) had a good team but we had a good team too,” Simms said. “It wasn’t a fluke. It turned out to be a real jolter to the program.”

While that victory proved to be one of Tuberville’s signature wins, the Tigers finished the year with a 7-5 record and a loss to North Carolina in the Peach Bowl.

Six years later, the Tigers marched into “The Swamp” in Gainesville, Florida, to face the fourth-ranked Florida Gators.

Jake Stokes, junior in supply chain management, was only 13 at the time but recalls the atmosphere and how quick of a start Auburn got

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Caffeine consumption not dangerous if moderated

Emily Esleck

Managing editor

Many people might have been told by their parents not to drink coffee as a kid because it would stunt their growth. However, that alltoo-common saying is purely myth, according to Dr. Frederick Kam, medical director for the Auburn University Medical Clinic.

Caffeine, the drug people consume to wake themselves up, improve their concentration and memory and stay up late, can be dangerous if overused, Kam said.

There are actually some medical benefits from consuming caffeine, according to Kam. He said evidence shows having a couple cups of coffee per day can reduce the risk for Parkinson’s disease, potentially Alzheimer’s and a few types of cancer.

“The answer to the question, ‘Is it good?’ Yes,” Kam said. “Just like, believe it or not, alcohol. Alcohol in the right amounts is good for you. Well, same thing for caffeine.”

But Kam also said caffeine can be addictive. From drinking too much of the most common form of caffeine, coffee, Kam said people could sweat more, get headaches and feel jittery.

Medically, Kam said he’s seen people come to the clinic who aren’t accustomed to

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Patrons interact at Coffee Cat coffee shop on Jan. 19.

having caffeine, but may have consumed a double shot of espresso. He said the symptoms are like a heart attack without chest pain.

Trembles, sweat, restlessness, loss of focus and communication troubles are all signs of overusing caffeine, according to Kam. If people start drinking coffee at a young age, their body will become reliant on it, Kam said.

Being used to caffeine and suddenly quitting cold turkey can make the body experience withdrawal symptoms, according to Kam. Kam said 300 milligrams of caffeine per day is a good amount for one person.

He said 1 cup of coffee averages approximately 100 milligrams, so people should strive to limit themselves to 3 cups.

Diet pills and other pills including caffeine can be dangerous if someone isn’t careful about reading the label, according to Kam. Pills can release a large amount of caffeine at once, so being aware of the amount is crucial, Kam said.

Caroline Logan, freshman in communication disorders, said even though coffee doesn’t appeal to her, she thinks people should drink 1-2 cups of coffee per day.

Sleep is important to perform well in school, Logan said.

“I know a lot of people want to stay up all night, but my dad told me, he said he stayed up all night and got a 20 on his physics test,” Logan said.

She said people should try to get at least six hours of sleep.

“For me to wake up, I need to go exercise,” Logan said.

Katherine Williams, 2013 graduate in communication, said now she only drinks decaffeinated coffee, which she’s trying not to have often.

Williams used to drink 1 cup per day simply because her roommate made it.

“I wouldn’t have made it myself, but it was there,” Williams said.

When Williams drank coffee, she said she wouldn’t have it past 2 p.m. because it strongly affected her.

At the start of 2016, Williams said she gave up caffeine for New Year’s. Last year, she said she did the same and lasted 30 days. When she stopped drinking coffee last New Year’s, Williams said she had a headache lasting three days.

“I think that anything your body is addicted to is not really good for you,” Williams said.

Kam said he has not experienced anyone dying from caffeine overdoes, but said it is possible to do so. He said if elderly people with heart problems or children who are not used to caffeine consume it, it can be problematic.

According to Kam, there is no data showing caffeine shortens life span, so as long as people are moderately consuming caffeine, he said it’s really not dangerous.

off too.

“Brandon Cox got us out to a 14-point lead, but then Tebow and Percy Harvin started launching a comeback,” Stokes said. “Next thing I know, it’s tied at 17 and we’re about to kick a field goal with three seconds left.”

Kicker Wes Byrum attempted a game-winning 45-yard kick and kicked it right down the middle. However, Florida coach Urban Meyer called for a timeout before the snap to ice Byrum. Following the timeout, Byrum lined up to kick one more time.

“He nailed it,” Stokes said. “The Auburn section erupted, and Byrum ran around the field mocking them with a gator chomp.”

Although the Miracle in Jordan-Hare and the Kick Six could be argued as two of the biggest upsets in Auburn sports history, they were more miraculous finishes than they were upsets.

However, Simms is quick to point out there are probably a number of upsets that neither he nor others are aware about.

“During Shug’s years I’m sure we probably had a few upsets, but we were on probation so no one really remembers,” Simms said. “Then I can’t really get into the teens because I wasn’t born or there yet, so we really have no idea on what could have been a huge upset.”

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Ladybugs take over on-campus housing lifestyle

Marissa Luckie Intrigue Writer

If ladybugs really are good luck, then residents of Auburn’s on-campus housing should all go buy lottery tickets.

Recently the little red and black critters have been setting up shop in dorm rooms across campus.

Bella Aldana, sophomore in biomedical science, and her roommate Robin Tumlinson, junior in chemical engineering, estimated that at the worst point there were over 100 ladybugs living in their room.

“With our suitemates’ room combined, we probably had 100 or more,” Aldana said. “It’s died down as it’s gotten colder, but it was pretty bad.”

To get rid of the bugs, Aldana and Tumlinson attempted to catch them on sticky pads meant for trapping insects.They put the pads next to windows in hopes of decreasing the number, she said.

Others, such as Emily Musselman, freshman in graphic design, who said she had 50-75 ladybugs in her room at one point, had different methods of trying to get rid of them.

Musselman said she tried putting out citrus peels because of an article she read online.

Ultimately though, the job of getting rid of the ladybugs fell to maintenance, Musselman said.

Musselman said the ladybugs came in through the window, so they called maintenance. After putting a sealant on the top of the window, the ladybugs began to die.

Maia Meredith, sophomore in architecture and resident of Boyd in the Hill, also had to call on maintenance to rid her room of ladybugs.

Meredith said she used a cleaner to try and kill the bugs, but ended up having to call maintenance.

To some, such as Aldana, the ladybug infestations are routine.

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Aldana and her roommates use sticky pads to catch the ladybugs.

people getting them every year,” Aldana said.

Others, such as Meredith, know ladybug infestations are a reality each year at Auburn, but have not experienced them at home.

“It’s usually always an issue this time of year,” Meredith said. “It’s just the season for them.”

Musselman said the ladybugs did not bother her too much, but her roommate felt a little differently.

“She was terrified of bugs,” Musselman said.

“She slept on the floor one night, and then she left another night.”

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Auburn graduate stars as villian in ABC series ‘Agent Carter’ Amanda Myles Intrigue Writer

Wynn Everett, who graduated from Auburn in 2000 with a major in communication and minor in theatre, is starring in ABC’s second season of “Agent Carter.”

While at Auburn, Everett was an involved student who made the most of her time, said Debbie Shaw, vice president emeritus of Alumni Affairs.

Shaw was the founder and director of Camp War Eagle when she met Everett, a freshman going through camp.

Everett was outgoing and full of personality, Shaw said.

“She was just a magnet to people,” Shaw said. “I always knew that she was going places.”

Shaw said it makes her proud to see Everett’s work

pay off with the significant role she has as Whitney Frost in “Agent Carter.”

“She’s beautiful inside and out, and she is just a good person and a gracious southern lady with a big heart and with a brave spirit, because I think it does take courage sometimes to chase your dreams, and that’s exactly what she’s done,” Shaw said.

“So to see her be successful in her dreams, it makes me very proud of her.”

Wendi Huguley, assistant director of the Freshman Year Experience and Camp War Eagle when Everett went through camp, said Everett was a standout during Camp War Eagle.

“She was just friendly to everybody and fun to be around,” Huguley said.

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Everett then became wellinvolved on campus, which included becoming a Camp War Eagle counselor, Huguley said.

After college, Everett moved to New York and pursued theater.

She started to audition for

television and film and got more and more smaller parts.

She then moved to Los Angeles where she was in “The Newsroom” for two years. After having two daughters, she has now returned to television to star in “Agent Carter.”

Everett said she plays a villain in the show, which is different from anything she has ever done.

The show shoots in LA, which is convenient for her to stay close to her family.

Everett said her dream is to be in a series that shoots in the South.

“We would love to move back home for a long period of time and work from the South,” Everett said. “Some of the best on television is being filmed in the South.”

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Eagle Girl, Camp War Eagle counselor and Miss Homecoming, said Auburn helped prepare her to be an actress.

“I went through so many processes of interviews at Auburn for different organizations,” Everett said.

The interview process is similar to the audition process, and rejection is important because it builds stamina and the ability to get back up over and over, which is important in her industry, according to Everett.

Auburn is important to her because it allowed her to explore a lot of different areas, Everett said.

“It’s hard to realize what a special place Auburn is until you get out of it,” Everett said.

“Agent Carter,” which premiered Jan. 18, airs on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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