The Auburn Plainsman 03.19.15

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The Auburn Plainsman

A Spirit That Is Not Afraid

Thursday, March 19, 2015 Vol. 121, Issue 33, 12 Pages

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Ku Klux Klan throws stones

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Corey Williams Campus Editor

Many Auburn residents woke up Sunday morning, March 15, to the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan fliers in their yards. Capt. Lorenza Dorsey of the Auburn Police Division said the police received reports of the fliers in numerous yards in the Auburn area. “No threats were made, but because of the annoyance and the alarm, the Auburn Police Division will be investigating the littering of the yards,” Dorsey said.

In the flier, the Klan called themselves “a pro-White, Christian organization.” The flier also said the group is not a hate group or affiliated with Neo-nazis. “We are just White men and women who unapologetically stand up for White people,” the flier said. Mark Potok, senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said he does not agree with that statement. “That’s absurd,” Potok said. “Of course the Klan is

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gymnastics

One step at a time

While it’s never pleasant to see the propaganda of the Klan, this does not mean there is some sort of major resurgence.” —Mark Potok

senior fellow at the Southern poverty law center

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Medical school paves over habitat community

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Remembering former police chief sports

emily enfinger / photo editor

After tearing both Achilles tendons, Bri Guy recovered and is now performing better than she ever has before.

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Profile on premier cycling team

Gymnast overcomes two torn Achilles tendons in one year

kelsey gainer / graphics designer

Sam Butler Sports Writer

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Profile on twin women’s basketball team players index Campus Opinion Community Sports Intrigue

Graph shows the total number of certain crimes in Auburn from 2012-14.

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For once in her life, Bri Guy, senior in physical activity and health, said she knew her stubbornness would pay off. Guy had torn both of her Achilles tendons in a floor routine against Alabama, but she didn’t know it immediately. “I thought I hit a dead spot in the floor, so I was thinking I’d just go ahead and continue with the routine,” Guy said. “The first thing out of my mouth was, ‘Why am I on the ground?’ There was no indication that something to this magnitude happened.” After she was evaluated, the doctors gave her a string of words no gymnast ever wants to hear. “At that moment, they honestly thought I was going to be done,” Guy said.

Church raises awareness about community crime Kailey Miller

Community Reporter

Recovering from one torn Achilles is a six to eight month process; tearing both should’ve kept her out of competitions for more than a year, well past the time the senior was scheduled to graduate. But Guy said she refused to accept the prognosis despite what so many people said to her. “They thought it was going

to be over a year before I was even doing gymnastics again,” Guy said. “But I wasn’t really giving myself any other option. I was saying, ‘This is how we’re going to get back, and I’m going to be back competing my senior year.’” Guy’s teammates, who have seen her competitive

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On Feb. 14, a shooting on Spencer Avenue resulted in the death of Deon T. Nelms. Cornelius C. Reese was arrested on a felony warrant charging him with the murder. Community members around Spencer Avenue have decided to march to raise crime awareness so their community won’t fall victim to another serious crime. Stephen Faulk, pastor of Auburn AME Zion Church; and Pamela Pitts, member of Auburn AME Zion Church, decided to organize a march from

their church to Spencer Avenue. “We are really wanting to let the community, especially those who are in that area, know that we are very, very unhappy and dissatisfied with the crime that has taken place,” Faulk said. “We are wanting the police department, the sheriff’s department and anyone else in law enforcement who can do different things in the community to understand that the community does not endorse this type of behavior.” Pitts has been before the

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