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Former economics chair sues University By CHIP BROWNLEE Editor-in-chief
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The former chair of Auburn’s department of economics, Michael Stern, is suing the University, alleging administrators took part in a drawn-out effort to retaliate against him for what he characterizes as an appropriate use of his First Amendment rights. The lawsuit is yet another chapter in an ongoing dispute between Stern and University administrators over athletics’ influence on academic decision-making. Stern, who was removed from his post as chair of the economics department in May, alleged in filing in federal court Tuesday that administrators diminished his bonuses, withheld raises and removed him from his chairmanship because he spoke out against top administrators’ decision to keep a public administration major active even after a faculty committee suggested discontinuing the major in 2013 because of poor enrollment numbers. “They have repeatedly committed to violating my First Amendment right and retaliated against me for speech I engage in as a citizen,” Stern told The Plainsman. “They can’t tolerate
that public institutional criticism. It’s repeated. It’s a long-term pattern. It’s very consistent behavior.” A University spokesman said Wednesday that Auburn had not yet been served with the suit, but “Auburn is fully committed to free speech, intellectual diversity and robust discussion of ideas.” Since 2015, several articles from The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wall Street Journal and the blog of former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman and mathematician John Urschel alleged Auburn Athletics officials lobbied academic officials to keep the major afloat and even went so far as to offer athletics department funds to the College of Liberal Arts in exchange for keeping the major open. Statistics published by the Wall Street Journal at the time found that more than half of enrolled public administration majors were athletes. The stories that ran in The Chronicle and The Journal showed a powerful athletic department and the way it pressured the academic sphere of the University. A 2015 committee formed by then-Provost Timothy Boosinger confirmed the Wall Street Journal report that Auburn Athletics offered money to keep the major alive, but the committee found the offer was not accepted. As The Chronicle noted in a February story, “The public-administration episode would quickly have faded from memory if
u Former Chair Mike Stern alleges the University retaliated against him for questioning administrators’ decision to keep a public administration major.
u The lawsuit is a new chapter in an ongoing battle between Stern and the University over athletics’ alleged influence on academic decision-making. not for Michael L. Stern,” who was the first to raise concerns about the disproportionate number of athletes who were picking public administration as a major. Stern began questioning the major and its enrollment as far back as a Senate meeting in 2014, when Stern challenged a report from Auburn’s faculty athletics representative that stated that there was no “clustering” of athletes into any particular majors. But at one point, more than a third of the football team was listed as public administration majors when less than 1 percent of Auburn students writ large had chosen that major. According to The Chronicle, football players flocked to the program in 2013 during the time when faculty committees were
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The Auburn Creed — written by George Petrie in 1943 — is displayed at the Auburn Memorial in Auburn, Ala, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. The memorial opened in November 2016 in the Garden of Memory.
The Auburn Creed celebrates 75-year anniversary By KAYLA KELLY Campus Writer campus@theplainsman.com
u “The Auburn Creed is a way of life. It is the glue that holds the Auburn Family together. It is a standard that Auburn men and women around the world hold themselves to on a daily basis … no matter how old you are. It is a source of inspiration, guidance, support and comfort,” said SGA President Dane Block. u “I believe The Auburn Creed is a doctrine by which our community is based and is a way in which everyone, no matter their background or influence can be on the same level field. It is our backbone and our road map from where we have been to where are going,” said Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Bobby Woodard. u ”The Creed puts into words the true spirit of the Auburn Family. Every day, I see students point to it as a guide to excellence and to make an impact on the world around us. We also look to The Creed as inspiration as we elevate scholarship and meaningful research, take student leadership to new heights, expand Auburn’s role as a partnership University and broaden our commitment to diversity and inclusion,” said University President Steven Leath. u “‘I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work, hard work.’ I fell in love with Auburn when I heard those words. I knew that I wanted to be at a place that valued hard work and dedication over privilege and provenance,” said Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement Lady Cox.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of The Auburn Creed. To the outsiders of Auburn, The Creed may only be a catchy slogan. But to the students, professors and faculty of Auburn University, The Auburn Creed becomes a part of every Auburn student’s life from the first day they step on campus. Seventy-five years ago in 1943, historian, college professor and football coach George Petrie created and coined The Auburn Creed just after retiring from his 53-year-long teaching career. Throughout his time spent at Auburn, Petrie was not only a renowned professor but was the man behind Auburn’s first football team. He took what he learned throughout his career on campus and mastered a belief system that encompassed Auburn’s spirit. Years later, The Creed still stands as a source of guidance to the Auburn Family. The Creed can be found in areas all over campus including the Student Center and other classrooms and buildings throughout campus. Interested and prospective students are routinely shown The Creed during campus tours and orientation at Camp War Eagle. The Office of Communications and Marketing staff continue to instill the ideals of the creed into every generation that makes its way onto
campus. “The Auburn Creed is central to the core beliefs that define the Auburn Family,” said Preston Sparks, director of University communications services. “These words of wisdom penned by George Petrie speak precisely to the success, determination and generous spirit of Auburn men and women everywhere.” Over the past 75 years, The Auburn Creed has remained the exact same and stands to this day as an unchanged profession of values. Although the history, culture and philosophy of Auburn University have changed since the implementation of The Creed, it is trusted that The Creed itself stands for the past, present and future narrative of Auburn in all its glory. “The words of The Auburn Creed are timeless and continue to inspire each new generation of Auburn students and the Auburn Family as a whole,” Sparks said. “The ideals represented in The Creed are deeply rooted in who we are as Auburn men and women and how we innovate and transform in our surroundings.” For many students, the mantra sticks with them throughout their years on The Plains and beyond. “I had no idea how much The Creed was going to mean to me when I got here, but even in just one month of being on campus I truly understand how significant it is to who I will be by the time I graduate,” said Abby Townsend, freshman in pre-nursing science.
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Look ahead to municipal runoffs By ELIZABETH HURLEY Community Editor community@theplainsman.com
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AU seeks gold sustainability certification By STEPHEN LANZI Campus Editor campus@theplainsman.com
Many sustainability organizations get labeled as green, but Auburn’s Office of Sustainability is going for gold. Auburn is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. As an active member, the University has the option to do a Sustainability Tracking Assessment System assessment every three years. The assessment measures four areas on campus: administration, engagement, academics and operations. The University gets points based on performance in each category to eventually receive a holistic picture of sustainability on campus. Amy Strickland, program manager for Office of Sustainability, said that using the STARS assessment is a growing trend not only across the country, but across the world. “It’s become a way for us to benchmark our performance against peer institutions,” Strickland said. “So, not only can we see how we’re doing on our own campus, but we can also see how we’re stacking up relative to other institutions of similar size or nature to Auburn.” Following the most recent assessment, which was conducted in 2015, Auburn received a silver-star rating. “We’re right in the middle of the pack,” said Jennifer Morse, communications and outreach manager for the Office of Sustainability. “We’re average. We’re not leading, and we’re not trailing.” However, Strickland, who works directly on the operations data collection, added that in some categories, Auburn performs as well as anyone. “For instance, we do really, really well when it comes to the credits related to transportation and transportation services,” Strickland said. “We don’t do so well when it comes to questions and credits related to our greenhouse gas emissions.”
The assessment is almost entirely based on the data gathered in the 2015 assessment, so the office will have a much better picture of the efforts made on campus when the results come back in January. “If we’re not gold, I think we will be close to gold in our status, and that’s what we were shooting for,” Strickland said. “Not necessarily as a formal goal of Auburn University, but our office and the number of folks we have to work with on all these various issues, it was kind of our unstated goal of what can be done to get starred goal.” It becomes increasingly difficult to make progress in sustainability because as technology evolves, science becomes more aware of how everything is related, and the bar gets raised, Strickland said. “If we did everything exactly as we did three years ago, we would get a lower score,” Morse said. For example, in the new STARS assessment, universities can receive extra credit for getting a third party to review the data after submitting it. For the most transparency possible, Auburn is getting the data collected to be reviewed by the Office of Audit, Compliance and Privacy. “We’re at the point as an institution where we’ve identified and taken care of a lot of the low-hanging fruit that is out there, and so what’s left to do is the larger, more systemic solutions that we need to find,” Morse said. For the Office of Sustainability, the biggest benefit to going through the STARS assessment is being able to create rapport between different and potentially unrelated areas of campus. Strickland said many people don’t even realize the possibility of working with sustainability until they are approached. “They get excited about being a part of something bigger than just the regular work they’re doing on a day-to-day basis,” Strickland said. “Seeing their work on a broader context adds a whole other layer and dimension to all of the great things they’re already doing.”
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Trustees OK more funds for band building By TRICE BROWN Campus Reporter campus@theplainsman.com
During the Auburn University Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 14, a budget expansion for the construction of a band rehearsal hall was approved. Originally approved in April 2017, the project ran into trouble when contractors bid the project $2 million over the board-approved budget. As a result, it was put on hold for a year. The project had a total budget of $5.5 million prior to the expansion. “We rebid the project in August of this year, about a month ago,” said Dan King, associate vice president for facilities while addressing the board. When the project was originally bid in August 2017, four contractors submitted bids. The lowest bid for the project was $7.05 million, about $1.55 million over budget. When the project was rebid this year, five contractors submitted bids, and the lowest bid was $6.95 million, about $1.45 million over budget. The budget expansion approved Friday will add $2 million to the budget to meet the shortcomings. Some trustees raised issue with several recent projects going over their allotted budgets. “Maybe we ought to think about bringing these projects back from the start if they are going to go over,” said Trustee Wayne Smith, an at-large member of the board and vice president pro
tempore. “This is not a big project with a lot of money, but this is not the first time we’ve encountered this kind of issue.” King said that the building they were planning on constructing has steadily decreased in size from 30,000 square feet to 14,600 square feet to fit into the budget after the first bid was made in August of last year. “I’m not questioning this project in particular, I’m just questioning the process that we have,” Smith said. He added that the board encounters similar issues with much larger projects that go over the initial budget. Smith also said that if projects go over budget, he believes they should come back to the board so the trustees can understand why the project went over budget. “It’s not just a hypothetical question, in the sense that we are facing some of those issues now on some big projects,” said President Steven Leath. “I would say that me and my senior team are not comfortable with some of the numbers that we are seeing on some new projects right now, so I would be a lot more comfortable if we came back to some facet of the board.” The $2 million budget increase includes the cost of the bid as well as updated costs for the electrical distribution transformer, audio-visual equipment, building security measures and additional contingency funds, according to the memorandum presented to the board. It will be financed by a combination of the College of Liberal Arts funds and University general funds. The building is proposed to be located east of Goodwin Hall. It will include a band rehearsal hall, instrument and uniform storage rooms and support space.
Auburn’s municipal elections on Aug. 28 saw relatively high voter turnout, but voters still have to endure three more weeks of campaigning as five runoff elections will be held Oct. 9. For the municipal election in August, 43,675 citizens were registered and eligible to vote in the election. For the 2018 municipal election, 8,585 ballots were cast, according to the City of Auburn public affairs office. For comparison, in the last municipal election in 2014, there were 17,157 registered voters for the races in wards 1,3,5 and 6. These four wards had at least two candidates in the race for City Council. According to the City of Auburn public affairs office, in this election, 2,074 ballots were cast. There was a voter turnout of approximately 20 percent for the 2018 election and approximately 12 percent in 2014, an 8 percentage point increase from 2014 to 2018. Ward 3 City Councilwoman Beth Witten said part of the reason was the increase in the number of competitive races. “We are at a time where there is a lot of interest in what’s happening in Auburn,” Witten said. “People are fortunately using their vote as their voice because that’s really the best way to let people know what direction the city should go in.” In the 2014 election, there were 13 candidates in total. Of those 13, five candidates faced no opposition and won their seat automatically. The remaining eight candidates only opposed one other candidate, meaning there were only two candidates for the races in wards 1, 3, 5 and 6, according to the September 2014 edition of Open Line, the monthly newsletter produced by the Auburn City Manager’s office. The 2018 municipal election saw over 30 candidates and only one race that faced no opposition. Ward 8 City Councilmember Tommy Dawson said he wants to see even more of a turnout for the upcoming runoff election. “I think it’s great to see the larger voter turnout, but I’d like to see more,” Dawson said. “I can’t stress enough how important it is for everyone to go vote in the upcoming runoff election. It’s very important to the future of Auburn.” The overall voter turnout meant a lot to Ward 2 City Councilman and mayoral candidate Ron Anders. “I think it’s exciting that Auburn citizens are so passionate and care so much about their city that they are willing to vote,” Anders said. “My encouragement is don’t get disinterested because there is a runoff. All of those people need to come back out Oct. 9.” The mayoral race along with the races for City Council in wards 2, 4, 5 and 6 are a part of the runoff election on Oct. 9. Those who are not currently registered and would like to vote in the Oct. 9 runoff election may register until Sept. 24. Not all wards will have an election for a City Council representative, but every ward will participate in the mayoral runoff. “Traditionally, most of the time in runoffs the voter turnout is lighter,” Anders said. “It’s a challenge to our community to stay involved in this election until Oct. 9.” Both Witten and Dawson want to encourage voters to look carefully at the candidates in the runoff elections. They want voters to make an informed decision. “Honesty. The candidate that is most honest and has proved to be the best for Auburn,” Dawson said when asked what the most important issue voters should look to when deciding on their vote. Witten stressed engagement. She said voters should look at how the candidates have engaged in the community in the past. By looking at a candidate’s past engagement in the community, voters should be able to determine if the candidate is in the race to be productive or disruptive, Witten said. “I think we don’t need to give a whole lot of credence to passive social media posts that don’t necessarily reflect the whole story of issues,” Witten said. “I think we need to get back to having conversations with our neighbors and with our candidates one-on-one and with each other, as opposed to just relying on messaging that is being facilitated through social media.” She wants voters to “dig a little deeper” and not take the first thing they hear as fact. Witten said she wants voters to do their due diligence. Witten said she thinks candidates would be more than happy to talk with constituents and encouraged voters to just call the candidates to truly be informed. Most of all, Witten wants active participants in the runoff election; she wants informed voters doing what they think is right for the community, she said. “We cannot allow apathy to be the voice of Auburn,” Witten said. “It has to be our own voice and our own vote that makes a difference. Absolutely everyone in every household that is eligible needs to get out and get to the polls.”
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Municipal election results start to come in at the Auburn City Hall on Aug. 28, 2018, in Auburn, Ala.
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Mike Rogers visits campus, speaks to College Republicans By TRICE BROWN Campus Reporter campus@theplainsman.com
The College Republicans hosted U.S. Representative Mike Rogers at their Sept. 18 meeting at Dudley Hall. Rogers began by discussing his campaign race against Mallory Hagan, the Democratic candidate in Alabama’s 3rd congressional district and former Miss America. Rogers said he is not concerned about Hagan and doesn’t believe there will be a surprise win. When asked why he would not debate his opponent, Rogers said he was not interested in raising Hagan’s political profile. “This district knows exactly what they are getting when they vote Mike Rogers,” he said. He added that participating in a debate would only benefit Hagan and make her appear more credible. “Why would I want to help her look more credible?” Rogers asked. “It’s not my job to get her elected.” Rogers said he would debate Hagan if her poll numbers were higher. Rogers said a lot of people are too content with the current administration and might not vote in the mid-term elections in November. “This all could come to a screeching halt if our people don’t get out and vote in this election like the way they did in 2016,” Rogers said. Rogers compared this scenario to the 2010 midterm elections after former President Barack Obama was elected. In that election cycle, Democrats lost 60 seats in the House of Representatives because many constituents were too content with the administration to vote. “That 60 seat loss could be us,” Rogers said.
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This all could come to a screeching halt if our people don’t get out and vote in this election like the way they did in 2016. — US Rep. Mike Rogers When asked about what he was most proud of that he helped get past the House, Rogers said in this cycle, he was most proud of the Space Force. Rogers said the militarization of China and Russia in space was a threat to American infrastructure because of the heavy dependence on satellites for military purposes or otherwise. The program would relocate the space professionals from the Air Force Space Command and ensure they were properly funded and educated. Rogers said a farm bill that he has been working on while on the House Committee on Agriculture is not passing through the Senate and House identically because the bill adds a work or education requirement for food stamps. According to Rogers, a compromise could be made to current food stamp laws, which have a work requirement, but states can apply for a waiver to be exempt from that requirement. The compromise would remove the waiver, he said. Rogers said that he wishes that the current law had an education alternative instead of just a work requirement. Rogers said he believes the best way to ensure someone can get a job is to get an education.
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After 60 years, alum returns for Cake Race By MIRANDA SHAFFER Lifestyle Writer lifestyle@theplainsman.com
Sixty years ago on Auburn’s University’s campus, an 18-year-old freshman began a race that would stay with him for years to come. This freshman was Roy Ward. As he returns to Auburn in the weeks to come, he is preparing to run this same race once again at age 78, along with his two sons and their children. The race is the annual Rosen-Hutsell Omicron Delta Kappa Cake Race that begins on campus at Cater Lawn, runs through downtown Auburn and ends on the 50-yard line of Jordan-Hare Stadium. This year will be the 90th anniversary of the race. “My goal is to just cross the finish line this year,” he said. Back in his freshman year, Ward was the 14th runner to cross the finish line, which was a feat considering that was the first race he had ever run. Ward originally decided to run the race after being encouraged to do so by his fraternity, Kappa Sigma, since he said they were making all the pledges do it. However, with the promise of winning a free cake for the first 25 runners to cross the 50-yard line and a kiss from Miss Auburn for the first male winner, it didn’t take much persuasion for Ward to want to participate. Ward successfully finished the race in 1958 and continued to have success in the greater race of life as he graduated Auburn in 1964 with a degree in accounting and started a family of his own. Ward said he absolutely loves Auburn and his time he spent at the school. Although this is a simple statement, it encompasses the very heart of what this school strives to be for students, a loving family. His words echo the final words of Auburn’s Creed, “I believe in Auburn and love it.” Auburn University is all about tradition and legacy, so it makes sense that Ward’s two sons decided to follow in their father’s footsteps by attending Auburn. They chose a different career path than their father as they both graduated from Auburn’s dental program, but one thing they certainly seem to have inherited from him is their love of running. Ward said that he did not run much after his college years, which is understandable considering he was busy raising a family with his wife, Jeanette Ward, and making a place for himself in the business world. Nevertheless, he realized the importance and joy of daily exercise and resumed his healthy lifestyle of running while in his late 30s. Now, Ward runs alongside his sons, and even his grandchildren got to join in on the fun as the whole family recently participated in a half marathon together. Although Ward cherishes these moments with his family, running means more to him than just a fun time. For him, it is a lifestyle. “I just want to see my grandchildren grow up,” Ward said, the reason he gives his all to running. Ward lost his wife to cancer and his sons lost their mother three years ago, so it is clear why close family ties and staying healthy are priorities in his life. Running is the way Ward has been able to stay active and stay connected to his whole family, so, of course, his sons knew about his original race, the cake race. “I mentioned to the boys that you could win a cake, and they really liked the idea of that,” Ward said. His sons decided that going back to run the race would be a great thing for them to do as a family, so with the incentive of free cake and old memories, they told Ward to start training. “I have been training for the past three months and running a 5K three days a week,” Ward said. Ward will be back at Auburn on Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. to the run race he did so many years ago, this time with a new generation of runners and his family by his side.
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Mike Rogers speaks to the Auburn University College Republicans on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Auburn, Ala.
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moving to disband the major. It reached a peak in 2013 when 33 players — or 40 percent of scholarship athletes — were enrolled. Urschel calculated in his “Math Meets Football” blog in December 2014 that the density of football players in the public administration major would have occurred randomly at roughly 1 in three undecillion (36 zeroes). Boosinger, who retired in January, eventually reversed the faculty’s recommendation to discontinue the major. Stern thought it suspicious. Stern researched the scandal and questioned college and university administrators publicly and privately about their decision to keep the major, filing several public records requests and using the documents he received in response to help reporters supplement their own reporting, according to court documents. Stern was hired at Auburn in 2004 and became Economics Department chair in 2010, serving in that position until his removal earlier this year. He remains a tenured faculty member in the department. The lawsuit provides a deeper look at the tumultuous relationship between the Economics Department and University administrators. Following his public criticism of the program, Liberal Arts Dean Joseph Aistrup fired off “intimidating” emails to Stern, Stern alleges in the lawsuit, and in 2014, Aistrup told Stern to step aside as economics chair. He didn’t, and things only got worse. “At the end of the (2015) CLA leadership retreat at Callaway Gardens, Georgia, Aistrup began to verbally assault Plaintiff (Stern) over his pursuit of the PUBA (public administration) scandal and used some of the other department chairs to threaten Dr. Stern,” the lawsuit alleges. It escalated to a point when Aistrup allegedly confronted Stern in the parking lot, got in Stern’s face and yelled at him about speaking to reporters on sensitive topics, according to the lawsuit. According to Stern’s account, he avoided any physical confrontation and left with his wife to drive back to Auburn. Aistrup declined to comment and Boosinger has not yet responded to a request for comment sent late Tuesday. Throughout that time, Stern alleges Aistrup and Boosinger withheld resources from the Economics Department, avoided hiring new professors to replace departing faculty, delayed his re-appointment as chair and reduced Stern’s raises and bonuses despite positive performance reviews. Eventually, former Auburn President Jay Gogue stepped in on January 11, 2017, shortly before his retirement, and initiated a plan to move economics under the provost’s control and out from under the College of Liberal Arts. In a memorandum on presidential letterhead, Gogue recommended the department “no longer be a part of the College of Liberal Arts.” The Department of Economics would be its own independent school, according to Stern’s account. And instead of reporting to Boosinger, with whom Stern had his own set of troubles, Stern and the new school would report to Associate Provost Emmett Winn. But it was only a temporary fix, and Stern says Gogue warned him that when his term as president ended, “they would be out to get” him. The plan for an independent school never formalized, but the Economics Department was temporarily made operationally independent from Liberal Arts.
By July of 2017, less than a month after Gogue’s retirement, the plan was reversed and the Economics Department was moved back under Liberal Arts and Aistrup’s control, though it was allowed to make a long-awaited move from the Haley Center basement to a new location in Miller Hall. Stern said the retaliation against him worsened under Leath and the new provost, Bill Hardgrave. “Jay Gogue tried to protect me but was unable to anymore after he left office,” Stern said. “So with him no longer as president, I have no confidence in this administration as they carry out these acts. It’s not just me. It’s others around the institution who are afraid to speak for fear of being retaliated against.” The tumult reached a peak at a May 15 Faculty Senate meeting when a new faculty athletics representative made another presentation about the student-athletes academic performance. Stern countered with his own slideshow showing the potential role the public administration scandal played in student-athlete academic performance. Less than two weeks later, Stern was quickly shut out of his office, locked out of the computer system and removed from his post by Aistrup, Stern says in the lawsuit. The bad blood between administrators and Stern dates back to the fall semester of 2008, when Stern said he worked with a local reporter at The Auburn Villager to expose what Stern described as “rigged hiring in exchange for money” within the Department of Economics and the College of Business.
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Jay Gogue tried to protect me but was unable to anymore after he left office. So with him no longer as president, I have no confidence in this administration as they carry out these acts. It’s not just me. It’s others around the institution who are afraid to speak for fear of being retaliated against. — Michael Stern At the time, the Economics Department was housed within the College of Business. Stern alleges in the lawsuit that the University “sold out” to the right-wing Koch Foundation and hired Koch Foundation supporters into tenured positions in the Finance and Economics Departments in exchange for money to launch a new business center in the College of Business. After back and forth with administrators during the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010, Stern’s lawsuit alleges the Department of Economics moved into the College of Liberal Arts and the “windowless Haley Center basement” as retaliation for Stern and the wider department’s opposition to the Koch Foundation influence. Stern sees the conflict as but one of many examples of University administrators cracking down on criticism from within. “The defendant intentionally and willfully retaliated against the Plaintiff for his constitutionally protected speech under the First Amendment, to include stripping him of his Departmental Chairmanship and awarding lower than justified raises in salary,” the lawsuit reads. Stern is seeking back pay he would have received had he not been demoted and to be re-appointed as department chair in addition to attorneys’ fees, costs and interest.
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Dress rehearsal for “The Last Night In Ballyhoo” on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 in Auburn, Ala.
‘The Last Night of Ballyhoo’ By ABBY CUNNINGHAM Campus Writer
Managing time for organizations, a job and school work is already hard for many students, but some add play rehearsal every day at 6:30 p.m. to their schedules. This is what life is like for the actors and crew members involved in “The Last Night of Ballyhoo,” which will premiere on Sept. 20, 2018. Everyone involved in the play must go to rehearsal every day after school for four hours — except on Saturdays. Leading up to the opening show, members of the play must participate in “tech week,” which lasts longer into the night. “I basically live in the theater,” said Lauren Vedder, junior in theater and lead actress. “For all theater majors, it’s like a
joke that we all live here.” Vedder plays the part of Sunny Freitag in the show. She also works as the marketing assistant for the theater and helps make costumes on top of being a major role in the upcoming play. “I connected a lot with Sunny in particular,” she said. “She is going through a lot of internal struggles within herself and her place in society, and who can’t really relate to that? “A huge part of life is communicating and collaborating, and that’s all you do in theater.” Vedder went on to explain that whether a member of the team is involved with sound, costuming or performing on stage, they are communicating with the audience, trying to get a particular idea or theme across.
“I think the only thing people don’t understand is the time commitment,” Vedder said. “We start rehearsal at 6:30 p.m., so while people are eating dinner, we’re up here at the theater working on stage and off stage. We end around 10:30 p.m., but during tech week, we’re there until we finish whatever needs to get done.” Matt Stephenson, junior in theater, is involved in the play not only as an actor but as a crew member as well. He is part of the backstage crew and also helps the assistant stage manager. As part of his role, Stephenson helps with scene changes and moving set pieces from one place to another. As an actor, he plays the part of the conductor. “When the time comes, there are four different lines that I say offstage, so, I go
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directly from working backstage to saying this line and then back to being part of the crew,” Stephenson said. He said that he is also a member of the War Eagle Motorcycle Club and a part of AU Players, which is centered around theater. Stephenson said that being a part of the play offers him experience within his major, both on stage and backstage. Vedder is excited for the premiere and said students should see the play because it has something for everyone. She said the topic is relatable, and the story reaches out to people of all ages. “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” will have showings from Sept. 20-28, 2018, at the Telfair B. Peet Mainstage Theatre. Reservations for tickets opened Wednesday, but tickets can also be bought at the door.
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Making an impact with IMPACT By HANNAH LESTER Campus Writer
u The budget will go into effect Oct. 1 and last until Sept. 31, 2019. u The board budgeted $2 million for a new mental health initiative. u The two-part project to renovate Jordan-Hare Stadium has been approved through the first phase. u The renovations are slated to cost $4.5 million. FILE PHOTO
Trustees approve $4.5 million for Jordan-Hare renovations, yearly University budget By CHIP BROWNLEE Editor-in-Chief
Trustees have approved a $1.349 billion dollar budget for Auburn University and Auburn University Montgomery for next fiscal year. The budget, which will go into effect Oct. 1 and last until Sept. 31, 2019, reflects a $78 million or 6.8 percent increase over last year’s budget. The board unanimously approved the new budget during its bi-monthly meeting at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center on Friday. Much of the budget increase stems from merit raises for University faculty and staff along with a one-time salary supplement. That added $34 million to the budget. And increased costs for student aid and waivers added $13.3 million to the budget. The board also budgeted $2 million for a new mental health initiative. Total debt service increased to $14 million. The board approved re-allocating holdover funds from last year’s budget to cover part of that new cost, while allocating $7.5 million of next fiscal year’s budget to cover that debt service. Growing revenue, up 8.8 percent from last year, is helping to finance the growing budget. Increased enrollment, recent tuition increases and state funding in-
creases passed in May contributed to higher revenues. Twenty percent of the University’s revenue comes from state appropriations, and tuition comprises 45 percent of the University’s revenue. The Auburn University Board of Trustees gave final approval the first phase of a two-part project to renovate Jordan-Hare Stadium’s east suites. The project will add new operable windows and fans to the third- and fourth-level east suites and is slated to cost $4.5 million, which would be financed by Auburn Athletics funds. The renovations are planned for after the 2018 football season and would be completed by the start of the 2019 season. The board unanimously approved the project. The board approved initiation of the project and architect selections for the suite renovations in June, their vote Friday gave final approval to the project. “The project will enable the Athletics Department to provide an enhanced Gameday experience for suite holders,” according to board documents. A second phase of the project would upgrade heating, air and ventilation systems inside the suites along with interior finishes, chairs and seating. The third- and fourth-level east side suites were last renovated in 2004.
J.C. Nichols, senior in biomedical sciences, has been working with Auburn children throughout each of his four years through IMPACT at Auburn University. IMPACT is an organization that focuses on serving the community and giving Auburn students a chance to volunteer with children or others in need, Nichols said. The organization has a wide range of project sites to volunteer with such as the Boys and Girls Club or Joyland Daycare, which is where Nichols now leads other volunteers. Nichols has been with Joyland Daycare since his freshman year, where his sister, two years his elder, had already been volunteering. “Joyland is a daycare for children who are statistically at high risk for abuse,” Nichols said. “It just has the coolest people. They are awesome. I have worked with the same class like second through fifth graders since freshman year, so I have gotten to tutor them and watch them grow up.” Nichols refers to these Joyland kids as “his kids.” “Honestly just getting to have friendships with the kids,” Nichols said. “It’s funny. It definitely takes some time, and that’s why it’s cool when I have volunteers that decide to make a commitment and come consistently because it takes a little bit of time for the kids to let you in.” Some of the IMPACT volunteers come on a sporadic basis, but others come, fall in love with the organization and stay. The volunteers who come regularly are able to form bonds with the children, Nichols said. “They like to give fake names at first, which I think is just this funny game that they play,” Nichols said. “So that’s part of it. It’s like having the patience to wait on them and their time.” When volunteers come to Joyland, they are able to help the children with homework or even just getting to play games. Nichols, now a project coordinator at the daycare, also serves as the co-director of freshman forum and has
served as a Camp War Eagle counselor as well as working for the Oaks Retreat. He is also the AU Singers president. “So to me, IMPACT is this breath of fresh air where life isn’t about me for two hours a week,” Nichols said. With all of his commitments, which includes studying and preparing for medical school, Nichols is able to serve at Joyland every Wednesday from 3–5 p.m. Nichols enjoys working with children so much that he hopes to become a pediatrician in a hospital setting. “There’s kids and families facing tough situations, scary situations. ... I would really love to come in at that moment and point them to a hope that’s greater than modern medicine — a hope in a heavenly father that loves them,” Nichols said. Through Joyland, Nichols has been able to watch the children grow up. One of the kids formed a bond with another volunteer named Tyler. One of the third graders struggled with reading and didn’t enjoy it at all. Even as Nichols tried to push him, he would grow frustrated. The volunteer, however, formed a bond with the child, and they had a growing friendship. “[The child] enjoyed reading with Tyler,” Nichols said. “They would kind of make it into a game, like a race of how quickly they could get through a page, but he would actually make him read, and he would make him learn. And so it was just really cool to see that and see the teacher grow to appreciate this volunteer that cared so much for [the child].” Any students who are interested in volunteering can find the schedules of all the project sites on IMPACT’s AUInvolve page. “IMPACT is the perfect organization for freshmen to try because there is no commitment,” Nichols said. “But, it’s a great way to kind of discover things that you’re passionate about.”
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A DAY IN THE LIFE
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Auburn Residence Life looks for outgoing students to serve as resident assistants.
Auburn Resident Assistants keep students safe By PATRICIA GREENE Campus Writer
There are four residence halls that provide housing for students who choose to live on campus at Auburn University. The Quad, Hill, Village and the most recent addition, South Donahue, are the dormitory options given to these students. Students who are appointed to the Residence Life staff are hired for one academic year after being selected for their positions in the first half of spring semester. According to the Office of Residence Life, Auburn looks for students who are outgoing and hard-working individuals that are committed to working effectively with diverse groups
of people to join the residential assistant team. “We have a week-long training session before people move in,” said Katie Beck, second-year residential assistant in Little Hall and junior in integrative biology. “We learn all of the policies and other really important things.” The residential assistants on Auburn’s campus have several major responsibilities when it comes to offering and maintaining successful dorm life, according to Beck. Not only do residential assistants make sure Auburn’s students aren’t violating the rules, such as burning candles and using toasters in their rooms, but also making sure that Auburn’s dormitories remain a constant protected area, Beck said. “The biggest responsibilities of an RA are to
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make sure that the building is safe at all times and to create an inclusive community in the building for the residents,” Beck said. Maintaining a safe environment for the residents living in on-campus housing isn’t the only obligation that Auburn’s residential assistants have. According to Beck, upholding the responsibilities of her job while maintaining her coursework is a major responsibility. “At first it’s difficult to balance the responsibilities and the school workload,” said Eva Mavrakos, residential assistant in South Donahue and sophomore in business. “After a few weeks, it becomes much easier to balance everything.” Along with learning how to balance the re-
sponsibilities of school and their on-campus jobs, according to Mavrakos and Beck, they both have made genuine friendships with some of the residents in their assigned dormitories. “When I lived in the Hill my freshman year, I was really close with my RA,” said Kate Breffeilf, junior in business. “We talked all the time.” Being a residential assistant at Auburn is a time-consuming job, according to Mavrakos and Beck. However, they said there are several social rewards that come with the position. “The most rewarding thing about being an RA is being a friend to my residents and knowing that they trust you and look up to you enough to talk to you about almost anything,” Beck said. “I have had people come to me about very serious personal issues.”
INVOLVEMENT
How to budget your campus meal plan By KAYLA KELLY Campus Writer
With over 40 on-campus dining options available to Auburn University students, having a meal plan can be beneficial. Before each semester begins, students using their AU Access accounts can choose from a variety of meal plan options. On-campus students can choose plans ranging from $1,100, which is roughly 110 meals per semester, to $2, 257, which is 225 meals per semester. Off-campus and graduate students also have the option to choose a meal plan from $350 to $2,257. With restaurants ranging from Starbucks to the Steak ‘n Shake Food Truck and Chicken Salad Chick, the endless opportunities to grab a meal before, during and after class are easily available to every student. Several dining options are conveniently placed around campus next to dorm halls, The Student Center, Foy Hall and more. “I usually stop for lunch over by the Student Center or at several of the food trucks and Chicken Salad Chick, mostly because it’s just right next to my classes,” said Grace Crickard, freshman in pre-nursing
science. With so many choices, picking the right meal plan before a semester begins can be a tough choice for students, especially freshman who have never used a meal plan before. “I picked the $1,100 meal plan before coming to Auburn because I really had no idea how much money I would spend on food,” said Abigail Griffin, freshman in pre-communication. “Now, I’ve realized how much more money I am going to need by the end of the semester.” “With the $1,100 meal plan and only eating about two meals per day on campus, I think that should be able to get me through the semester,” Crickard said. “I don’t think I will have any more to transfer into the next semester, but I should be able to not have to add to it by the time it ends.” Eating three meals on campus per day can really add up before students realize. Depending on the restaurant and what students order, meals can range anywhere from $7 to $17 and up to $20 per meal when eating at The Wellness Kitchen. When budgeting out a week’s worth of meals on campus, the total can sometimes come to a costly $255 for three meals a day in a five day week.
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The Powerlifting Club meets in the Rec Center every Friday at 6 p.m.
Powerlifting Club lifts spirits By JORDAN WINDHAM Campus Writer
Frederick Riedel, senior in mechanical engineering and president of the Powerlifting Club of Auburn University, was on Haley Concourse during O-Week to spread the word about what powerlifting is all about. “Powerlifting is a strength sport,” Riedel said. “Powerlifting has three events: the squat, benchpress and deadlift.” In a powerlifting meet, the highest weight lifted for each event are added up to make the total score, with the highest scorers winning. It is a weight class sport, so there are multiple winners for the different weight divisions. The greatest drawback to powerlifting is that it makes you feel like you’re never doing enough cardio, Riedel said. “Powerlifting and the activity of supervised weight training is actually one of the safest sports if you measure by injuries per time spent practicing the sport,” Riedel said. “So, while I haven’t seen anything big, a lot of my friends are maybe like, ‘My knee hurts, my back hurts,” something else minor. The really catastrophic injuries I have never seen in person.” Riedel first came across powerlifting while watching
YouTube videos on how to work out. “I came across some guys who were doing some cool stuff in the gym, and I thought to myself, ‘If he can do it, then that’s probably a good goal for me,” Riedel said. Riedel is one of the founders of the powerlifting club. “Honestly, I was surprised that there wasn’t [a powerlifting club] already here,” Riedel said. “My high school had a powerlifting team, all of these other universities have powerlifting teams and there was nothing here. I just figured that it was a niche that needed to be filled.” For students looking to get involved in powerlifting, Riedel suggested researching it on YouTube and then trying it out in the gym. “The main thing is getting the habit down,” Riedel said. “I think anyone can do that, but it’d be easier with friends.” Riedel considers the best part of the club to be the community, where friends can support and help each other. “It’s great having 130 friends that I can chat with at any time about any sort of powerlifting thing that I want to because one of the biggest things is that I always seem to bore my friends who don’t lift when I talk about it with them,” Riedel said. The Powerlifting Club meets in the Auburn University Recreation and Wellness Center every Friday at 6 p.m. The group also has an AUInvolve page.
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Sustainability on campus is setting a precedent By EDITORIAL BOARD Fall 2018
By 2050, Auburn will be climate neutral — or at least that’s the Office of Sustainability’s goal. Auburn University’s Office of Sustainability is making waves of green around campus as they lead the eco-friendly charge, and that’s a positive thing. With the effects of climate change upon us, it is important now more than ever before for people to make a difference in the way we interact with the environment. Their quest is about more than just the environment; instead, their approach is an all-encompassing approach based on a four-point sustainability compass with nature, well-being, economy and society representing each direction. This approach aims to create a better world to live in for plants, animals and people. That’s truly an admirable goal and one that Auburn is helping to achieve. The office hosts initiatives and events on
campus, usually raising awareness of various issues, but most of its efforts involve enabling other offices, departments, entities or groups on campus to succeed with their sustainable initiatives. This approach allows our campus’ green headquarters to have further reach and more favorable outcomes. Most importantly, this allows the Office of Sustainability to identify problems and make a change. To be truly successful, the office has had to widen its reach, encompassing entities in every corner of campus, extending from mental health and diversity to agriculture and Parking Services. Through these partnerships, the office can make the largest impact. Perhaps two of the entities most often criticized on campus — Tiger Dining and Parking Services — are some of the strongest powers working to fix problems with a more sustainable approach. They have partnered with the Office of Sustainability to help solve their problems in a sustainable way. Don’t have a car? You can carpool, take the
bus or grab a War Eagle Bike Share bike. Can’t find a parking spot? Take the most efficient, effective and emissions-reductive route to an open space with the War Eagle Parking app. Nowhere to charge your electric car on campus? There is now — check the campus parking decks. Think there’s nothing healthy or environmentally sustainable to eat on campus? Dining is sourcing more and more local, fresh and healthy foods in a way that gives the most benefit to students. They are also trying to provide a meat-free meal at every dining facility. Tired of seeing all that food waste? Campus dining has partnered with Auburn’s chapter of the Campus Kitchens Project to recover that perfectly good food that would normally get thrown away every night in order to redistribute it to those who need it. Where you see problems, the Office of Sustainability sees solutions; they are continuing to find creative and innovative solutions using increasingly more sustainable methods. Auburn has been awarded a silver rating
through the Sustainable Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. Each new building on campus will be built to follow Leadership in Energy and Design standards. These are solutions and certifications that will last long after many students have graduated. The best part about these solutions: they are increasing local industry and improving citizens’ and students’ well-being. Better and increased transportation methods mean that those without cars or without a parking space can still go to class, they can still make it to work on time, and they can do it in a sustainable way. Increased investment in local agriculture means local farmers can sell more and make more money. Decreased spending on power or waste means the University can invest tuition dollars in ways that better benefit students. The Office of Sustainability is leading Auburn into an era of minimal human impact, an era in which Auburn University and the Auburn community at large can only benefit.
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HER VIEW
Midterm elections and you: Millennials need to go vote By MAKAYLA SMITH Contributing Columnist
“It doesn’t affect me.” “I can’t make a difference.” “There was an election?” These are just a few recurring expressions millennials use when asked why they did not vote, particularly when the proceedings do not involve a presidential election. Yet, our country is not solely run by the president. So, why is it that our generation seems unconcerned with voting on those who are elected to represent our individual communities? History has shown that the younger generation is least likely to get out and vote. “In the 2012 election, voters between the
ages of 18-29 [the age range considered to define millennials] made up just 19 percent of the electorate — In fact, millennials continue to have the lowest voter turnout of any age group,” according to an article from NPR. Subsequently, political conversations do not reflect the values and issues that most identify with our generation. We are stuck in a vicious cycle where our generation doesn’t vote because our issues aren’t talked about, and our issues aren’t talked about because we don’t vote. It’s a cyclical case of what came first. This glass-half-empty mentality leads our generation to believe ourselves powerless when it comes to political reform in the voting booth, but this does not have to be the case. We have the sheer numbers alone to
make a difference in our community — if we would only get more involved. We have a powerful voice if we would learn to use it to our advantage. We cannot just show up every four years when it’s time to vote in a new president and hope for the best. Those who represent us on a local scale impact our communities just much more. If we skip election days when it concerns our mayor, our governor or our state representatives, then we do not have the right to complain when the Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Greatest Generation show up and put people in power that align with their morals and effect change. The political world is a rhetorical one, meaning politicians form their rhetoric
around the loudest voice, the voice that affects change. In this case, the loudest voice, the one that effects the most change, is the one most prevalent in the voting booth. Right now, the younger generation is not doing a good job of exerting its power therefore, we are not seeing as much political headway as we would like. We can start being that voice, the loudest and most effective voice — it can be as simple as a vote. Midterm elections are just around the corner, with the municipal runoffs on Oct. 9 and the state general elections Nov. 6. Let’s start changing the power dynamic. Let’s vote, Auburn. MaKayla Smith is a senior in communications at Auburn.
HIS VIEW
Twitter is at a crossroads, has an important decision to make By MICHAEL JONES Contributing Columnist
Recently, Twitter made a significant decision and banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his platform, Info Wars. This follows the move a week earlier by Twitter and several other companies like YouTube, Apple and Facebook, of suspending his accounts. Why? Jones has a history of spouting false and vile things from his platforms, and he has broken the rules of Twitter several times before. He has typed some truly detestable Tweets, like peddling conspiracies about the Sandy Hook shooting and Pizzagate. So, by no means is Jones a reputable member to have on the site. I abhor Alex Jones, but if Twitter is banning
people like this, how are they going to decide who else to ban? People break Twitter rules all the time, and they don’t get banned. This is precisely the crossroads that Twitter and other social media outlets are facing. Are you going to allow the free exchange of ideas, or are you only going to only allow certain ideas? Are you going to regulate speech, or are you not? And, if you are, what criteria are you going to use to make this determination? This process of determining who and what ideas will be allowed is very important. Specifically, when these social media companies are facing very realistic accusations that they are censoring, or “shadow-banning,” legitimate conservative voices. You would assume that they would ban those
who break their rules or at least consistently break the rules, but that’s not what they’re doing now. They’re picking and choosing. If they’re going to regulate speech, which they can, they should have a fair process to govern who can and can’t use their platform. Right now, they’re picking and choosing who to ban. To see this, all you have to do is Google notorious racist and anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan — who has referred to Hitler as a “very good man” and has even been referred to as “black Hitler.” He has Tweeted some absolutely heinous things over the years, and he still has his Twitter account. It’s Twitter’s right to ban Alex Jones. They’re a private company, they can ban whoever they want, and they don’t have to have a reason. They can ban Alex Jones because he’s a dolt and pedals
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stupid “super male vitality” pills on his website. They can ban him for thinking there are lizard people or that the government is putting chemicals in the water to turn the frogs gay. They have no obligation to allow him to use their platform. However, if they want to be a reputable company and a place for people to share news and ideas, they need to be consistent and reliable. Sure, they can ban whoever they want, but if they are censoring ideas, they need to be very careful. They need to decide how they are going to apply their standards in a fair, unbiased way if they want to remain a respectable company. Michael Jones is a senior in business at Auburn, the communications director for the Auburn College Republicans and a contributor to The Lone Conservative, a conservative blog focusing on college issues.
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One bin, one step
City of Auburn expands single-stream recycling By ABBY DRIGGERS Community Writer
The City of Auburn is embarking on single-stream recycling. The City’s grant request for single-stream recycling carts has been approved, and all city garbage collection customers will have access to single-stream recycling by early 2019, according to David Dorton, director of public affairs for the city. On Sept. 4, the City of Auburn received official notification from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management that the city’s grant request of $350,000 to purchase single-stream recycling carts had been approved. Last year, 5,600 Auburn customers received carts as part of the first phase of the single-stream recycling. “With this year’s grant funds, all interested citizens will have access to the new carts,” Dorton said. “Grant funding through ADEM has provided the carts that we’re rolling out to all customers this fall,” Dorton said. “We’ve also been budgeting and have transitioned recycling companies to a company that will provide the single-stream service [with plastics included].” Single-stream recycling is a system in which residents will be able to place acceptable recyclables into one curbside container. Single-stream recycling will become an expansion of the current system, which includes sorting material into several bins. “Last year, our recycling company announced that they would no longer accept plastics for recycling, so we accelerated our plans to move to a recycling company that would provide single-stream service, as well as accepting plastics,” Dorton said. Acceptable materials in the single-stream program include aluminum cans, paper of all kinds, plastics numbers one through seven, steel and tin cans and flattened cardboard. Single-stream recycling does not accept glass, plastic bags, plastic straws, Styrofoam or any other additional items. Although glass is an unacceptable item in the single-stream program, glass can be recycled at the City of Auburn’s Recycling Dropoff Center at 365-A N. Donahue Drive, which is open 24-hours a day, all year. “Some materials, such as glass, can’t be in-
cluded in the single-stream,” Dorton said. “This is because if the glass breaks, the recycling company can’t easily separate out the different recyclable materials from one another, causing the ‘contaminated’ portion to be disposed of instead of recycling.” The annual citizen survey five-year trend conducted last year indicated a 7.3 percent decline in satisfaction with the City of Auburn’s curbside recycling program, according to the city’s Environmental Services Department. In an effort to simplify and motivate the citizen’s participation in recycling programs, the city applied for and was awarded a $288,000 grant to implement a single-stream system, according to a statement by the city. “Residents who have asked for single-stream will no longer have to sort recy-
cling materials, and we expect a higher participation rate in our curbside recycling program due to the ease and convenience of single-stream recycling,” Dorton said. “[Single-stream] is the easiest recycling program to participate in, and those who previously did not wish to participate because of the sorting process may be encouraged to pitch in now because the difficult part is done elsewhere,” said Vic Walker, assistant director of Auburn University Campus Services and Facilities Management. “People only have to make one choice when they are going to dispose of an item. Is it on the accepted material list or not? They should then place it in the appropriate container. That’s it.” Both nationally and locally, a decrease in recycling is occurring, Walker said. The national issue deals with China’s ban on the
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import of various types of plastic and paper and tightening of the standards for accepting post-consumer commodities established Jan. 1 of this year. The national issue trickles itself down to us locally, Walker said, because recyclers in the United States have had to adjust and find places to take their items. “Locally, we are still able to move the commodities at Auburn City and Auburn University, but the cost of doing so has increased,” Walker said. The City of Auburn has combatted the cost by implementing the single-stream recycling program with the Environmental Services Department. “The City of Auburn has decided to embark on single stream as it works for their population and they have obtained grants and funding resources to do so. They are able to take the large commingled commodities to a processor over distance in volume. They have their own transportation,” Walker said. An additional benefit to the single-stream program, as stated by the Environmental Services Department, is the reduction of collection costs as the city will not have to make duplicate routes for individual recyclable items. “The fundamental of recycling is a want to do,” Walker said. “We have to increase that with our constituents at Auburn University as well as in the City of Auburn.” The current system used by the University is the separation of their recycling streams on campus. “Paper goes in paper bins, plastic bottles and cans go in their bins. Without being critical of others, it is the more reasonable and sustainable approach for us.” The city and University are friends and partners and both parties agree that increased recycling is the goal — no matter the system. “Recycling should be everyone’s number-one thought when we recycle. By keeping reusable items from going to be buried in landfills or taken out to sea, we prevent a lot of harm to our planet,” Walker said. “It [recycling] is the most obvious and accessible sustainable practice a person can do. We also reduce the amount of energy that we use by making new products and prevent further planetary intrusion by mining practices for ore. We create jobs and support manufacturing in the US by recycling.”
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CONTRIBUTED BY MATTHEW MCGINNESS
Matthew McGinness sits on the hood of his limo.
Student develops downtown limo service out of senior project By MOLLY REILLY Community Writer
The white stretch limo with a black top cruises through downtown Auburn, especially on weekend nights, but it hasn’t always been such a common sight. Matthew McGinness, senior in engineering, began Auburn Downtown Limo hoping to learn more about what it takes to be an entrepreneur while contributing to the lively Auburn atmosphere. “Auburn is a fun city,” McGinness, a Florida native, said. “I’ve fallen in love with the culture, and I love being a part of that. The city is blowing
up, so I wanted to add to the scene and use engineering as a background while I hope to own a business one day.” McGinness got the idea for Auburn Downtown Limo when he saw an inexpensive limo for sale. He decided to buy it and fix it up with the help of some of his friends in engineering. His small side hobby became his senior project that soon transformed into a business. “So many students who get into my limo tell me they have never been in a limo before,” McGinness said. “That is partly why I wanted to start the business.”
McGinness’ inspiration for the limo company also came from an elementary school contest in which the prize was a limo ride. Ever since that first limo ride, he has loved the atmosphere and concept of limos, McGinness said. He tries to set his business apart from other transportation services. He is an on-call limo service easily available to students and younger community members in the area, McGinness said. The pricing is another factor. His slogan is, “Cheaper than an Uber!” There are no fees before a ride, and McGinness considers the service to be affordable for any college stu-
dent with rides priced at $35 per half hour or $7 per person. “[I’m a] limo, taxi and Uber all in one,” McGinness said. “I do anything from taking kids downtown on a regular Friday night like an Uber would, to picking up guests at the Auburn University Regional Airport to get them into town for game days.” Though the business began this fall, McGinness already sees himself as a competitor with other transportation services in Auburn. He also enjoys being his own boss. “With this, I can make my own hours and work around my own schedule,” McGinness said. “If I have a test during the day, I can put
the limo aside in order to focus on school work when needed. I am tired of working for other people. With my business, I am having a lot of fun and making a little money while doing it.” Since he is a senior, the future of the business is still up in the air. He hopes to either sell the business when he graduates or hire someone to help run the business while he is away from Auburn. For now, though, McGinness just wants to enjoy his time as the student limo driver. “[I’m] happy to give back positive experiences to Auburn students and the community,” McGinness said.
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SUSTAINABILITY
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Attendees at a sustainability event on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Auburn, Ala.
Community discusses sustainability at forum By BRIAN WESLEY Community Writer
The League of Women Voters of East Alabama welcomed citizens, elected officials and runoff municipal election candidates to an informational session about sustainability and transparency in government and city planning Monday night. The meeting, held at Auburn First Baptist Church, provided a platform for discussion on how the city can incorporate sustainable programs, conduct efficient city growth and maintain transparency in governmental affairs. The session featured three guest speakers. Mike Kensler, Director of Auburn University’s Office of Sustainability, spoke about the implementation of sustainable practices throughout the city. He discussed Auburn’s stormwater management, complete streets policies and civic identity. “Sustainability is about meeting the needs of the people in a way that is fair, just and equitable,” Kensler said. “It’s based on
core values. It’s about how we treat each other, how we treat the world around us, and what we leave for the people who come after us. It’s a community conversation that will create something powerful.” Rebecca Retzlaff, an associate professor at Auburn University’s Community Planning Program, spoke about the methods of planning for smart city growth such as design guidelines, zone ordinances and density bonuses. Brittany Cannon Dement, Ethics and American Government Instructor at Southern Union State Community College, concluded the presentations by explaining the importance of maintaining government transparency and accountability. During her presentation, Dement referred to Birmingham’s Open Data Policy and Transaction Reports, both of which are accessible to citizens. “We don’t have to just meet the standard that Alabama law requires,” Dement said. “Let’s set the standard.” Ron Anders Jr. and David Hill, both in the runoff for Au-
burn Mayor, were invited to the informational session and listened to the guest speakers’ presentations. “These are all very relevant topics,” Hill said. “They’re at the center of what we have a lot of angst about concerning downtown development, but they also call us to think about other issues. We need these topics.” “Transparency is something I feel very strongly about,” Anders said. “We immediately need to start filming and streaming our sessions, and the latest technology will allow us to do that.” Cory Unruh, President of the League of Women Voters of East Alabama, explained why the issues discussed at the meeting are important to citizens and candidates. “We put this event together to let the candidates know what’s important to us,” Unruh said. “We also really encourage citizens to talk to their city council members and representatives. When citizens want to see change in the city, this meeting will give them an idea where they can start.”
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Ole Times Country Buffet opens at Auburn mall By TIM NAIL Community Writer
An extensive, Southern-style buffet has opened at the Auburn Mall. The restaurant promises traditional Southern dishes, “just like your mama or grandma cooked back in the day.” Located in the former JCPenney’s space, the restaurant is one of Ole Times Country Buffet’s 15 locations nationwide, and the first outside of Georgia or Florida. Owner Pat O’Neal may not be new to the foodservice industry, with his 23 years of experience in the food industry, but his newest locale in Auburn has already made history for his chain, he said. “We’re feeding somewhere between 2,000 to 3,000 people a day,” O’Neal said. “[Business] has been unreal, breaking all records. But the food’s good; we haven’t been dropping the ball in terms of how far the food goes.” Among the buffet’s highlights are its various barbecued meats, mac and cheese and all-youcan-eat ice cream featured at the restaurant. O’Neal also takes pride in the restaurant’s effort to support local farmers by using their produce in its salads and as stand-alone entrees, which is available for purchase beside the buffet. O’Neal got his start while managing produce alongside his mother and seven siblings, but he didn’t expect to continue handling food throughout his life. “My five brothers and two sisters would always go home and cook after working at the produce department,” he said. “I thought I wanted to be a rocket scientist, but I turned out to be a chicken man.” After becoming involved in operating restaurants, he planned to come to Auburn for some
time, as his new buffet situated in the mall isn’t his first encounter with the town. “I had a partial scholarship to come play football at Auburn, but I decided to get married instead. I don’t know which one would’ve been best; I could’ve had some tickets to the ball game if I had played,” O’Neal said. O’Neal’s opportunity to bring his restaurant to Auburn came when Auburn Mall owner Jim Hull of Hull Property Group, pitched the idea to him. Hull wanted to attract more visitors to the shopping center. Many of O’Neal’s buffets are converted Golden Corral and Ryan’s sites, but some are featured inside Hull’s other malls. With all the success O’Neal’s buffets have had in Hull’s other malls, the two men put a plan into motion to bring Ole Times to Auburn’s mall. “We have a reputation of bringing a lot of foot traffic and people to malls, and as you can see it’s working,” O’Neal said. Ole Times currently employs around 100 staff members, including some from one of O’Neal’s other restaurants in Valdosta, Georgia. He is always looking for more helping hands, including college students, O’Neal said. “It’s hard to get students [interested] they’ve got their minds set on not working at a buffet they like serving drinks instead,” O’Neal said. “We would try to work around their schedules.” The restaurant has enough seating for a capacity of 500 customers but could increase it if necessary. O’Neal hopes to expand into the catering market in Auburn, just as his other restaurants have. Ole Times is open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The cost of lunch is $8.59, and dinner is $10.99 or $12.99 on seafood nights, which are Fridays and Saturdays.
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Hooked Deals app offers food discounts in Auburn By GABBY DANCE Assistant Campus Editor
Hooked Deals, a fast-growing, food and drink discount app for college towns has expanded to Auburn. The app was highly requested in the area, said Drew Saunders, sales and marketing manager for Hooked on Auburn’s campus. “We were asked by several business owners that we work within other towns that also own restaurants here to bring Hooked to Auburn,” Saunders said. Hooked offers exclusive, time-sensitive deals to college students and residents in college towns. The app’s display looks similar to an Instagram feed, showing users the closest deals to their current locations. To redeem a coupon, the user enters the restaurant and chooses “use deal now.” They then have to show the redeem page to the restaurant cashier. The app currently has over 50 Auburn restaurants offering deals, including Chick-fil-A, Pita Pit and Tropical Smoothie. Starting the week of Sept. 17, Hooked will be offering free food deals once a week for the next 10 weeks. The app has been successful on nearby campuses such as the University of Georgia, where Saunders was first introduced to it as a college student. “Hooked helped me save roughly $300 a year on food,” Saunders said. “I think it’s a great company that gives college kids an outlet to get food they maybe can’t always afford.” The company was started by two college students in California a few years ago and has now grown to over 40 schools nationwide, Auburn being the 40th addition to their list. The company has a home office in Santa Monica, California, and it hires sales and marketing managers to run the different college branches. “Hooked wants employees that are familiar with the campus life, so most marketing managers are recent college graduates,” Saunders said. Hooked also hires college students as interns, who work as brand ambassadors. “The interns get to do some on the ground, guerilla marketing,” Saunders said. “They get to learn how to build a market from scratch, which is not easy.” The app is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Though the site of the new Briggs and Stratton Corporation distribution center is already under construction, the City Council unanimously voted to annex the site Tuesday night. The annexation will increase tax revenue for the city, bringing in approximately $100,000 a year, which will go to Auburn public schools, said Phillip Dunlap, City of Auburn economic development director. “The facility was going to be built regardless, they can build it in the county,” Dunlap said. “Briggs was willing to pay higher lease rates to be in the city so their taxes would support the schools. They want to support the schools.” Briggs and Stratton, a gas engine manufacturer, has a manufacturing plant in the Auburn Industrial Park that has over 400 employees. The distribution center will add 24 employees. The City Council also unanimously approved a package of incentives Tuesday for Briggs and Stratton to thank them for choosing Auburn. The package allows the company to not pay non-educational property taxes and sales-and-use taxes for the next 15 years. The distribution center will cement the city’s relationship with Briggs and Stratton, who provides the funds for the city’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show, for years to come, Dunlap said. Briggs and Stratton was choosing between Newnan, Georgia, and Auburn for their distribution center location. It chose Auburn because of its ties to the community. “It’s just an exciting day for Auburn,” Mayor Pro Tem Ron Anders said. “To see one of our initial investors in our community say, ‘We want to be in Auburn, and we want to dig that foundation even deeper.’ So, it’s a time to be thankful, no question.” The City Council also unanimously appointed Jay Gouge, former Auburn University President, and Chris Roberts, dean of the College of Engineering, to the industrial development board. They will both serve six-year terms beginning on Oct. 10, 2018. Roberts has previously served one full term on the board, while this will be Gouge’s first term. Ward 6 councilman Dick Phelan nominated both Roberts and Gouge. “Not only because has he been president of the University but because he has been president of the University he can really do a lot for the Industrial Development Board as far as recruiting future companies,” Phelan said of Gouge. Gouge has experience in industrial development from locations around the country. In 2013, Gouge played a large part in bringing GE Aviation to Auburn, said Bill Ham, Auburn’s mayor. When the city was trying bring GE Aviation to Auburn, Gouge and Ham attended a dinner with
leaders from the company. Ham credits Gouge with being part of the reason GE Aviation chose to come to Auburn. “He has so many contacts and so much expertise,” Ham said. “He’ll be a great benefit.” Gouge said he decided to apply because he has years of experience in industrial development in other college towns such as Clemson, South Carolina, home of Clemson University. “Strong relationships between the city and the University have always been there, lots of trust,” Gouge said. “The hope would be as new opportunities come up, we’ll be able to bring the University perspective as part of the discussion.” The City Council also voted to purchase 7,000, 95-gallon roll-out carts to use in the city’s expansion of the single-stream recycling program. These carts will be added to the Auburn’s 5,600 carts that are already being used for the single-stream recycling program. The city was able to buy these carts with the grant it received from Alabama Department of Environmental Management. “We saw how well that worked (the initial launch of the program), and we were going to expand single-stream whether we got this grant or not,” Tim Woody, environmental services director, said. “Thankfully, we got it.” With the single-stream recycling program, residents of Auburn can put all of their recyclable materials into one bin that will be sorted through at the recycling center. Previously, Auburn has required residents to sort through their recycling. In 2017, the city launched single-stream recycling in a portion of the community. Aluminum cans, flattened cardboard, all types of paper, plastics numbers one through seven and steel and tin cans are all acceptable materials to be placed in the single-stream bins. Items such as glass, Styrofoam and plastic bags are not acceptable. Glass recycling is available 24 hours a day at the Recycling Drop-Off Center at 365-A N. Donahue Drive. Residents who will now be eligible to participate in single-stream recycling, will receive a post card in the mail in October. Everyone is already opted into the program. Those that wish to not participate can contact the environmental services office to opt out of the program. In the households that already have single-stream recycling, they typically put their recycling bin out every other week, Woody said. “Nationwide, typically, when you introduce single-stream (recycling), 60 percent of your eligible customers participate,” Woody said. “Right now, we have about a 35 to 40 percent participation. We think that will double. So going to the number or carts we want to, 12,600, will bring us up to about 82 percent.”
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WHAT WENT WRONG By NATHAN KING Sports Editor
It was a scorcher inside Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday afternoon, like last year’s matchup between Auburn and LSU in the bayou. In fact, many similarities from the 2017 game came to fruition in the 2018 edition of the rivalry, which ended with a 22-21 LSU victory off a last-second field goal from Cole Tracy. Auburn led at the half. Though it didn’t stem from a 20-point lead out of the gates, the orange and blue Tigers still carried momentum into the locker room after scoring touchdowns on their final two possessions and holding LSU to back-to-back three-and-outs over the same stretch. After Auburn’s third straight touchdown drive in the third quarter, Jarrett Stidham had shaken off his 0-for-3 start to complete 11 of his last 14 passes for a passing and rushing score. JaTarvious Whitlow was beginning to pound the LSU defense. Deshaun Davis and company were sacking Joe Burrow left and right. And for the second straight season, it all came crashing down. Burrow’s 71-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Dillon in the fourth quarter swung the momentum back toward Ed Orgeron’s club, despite a failed extra-point attempt. That was a one-play drive. A threeplay drive ensued from Auburn, resulting in five yards. It began with a holding penalty that made for a first-and-20. Re-
member that trend. PENALTIES LSU’s final drive traveled 52 yards, but only 22 of those will show up in the stat sheet. Auburn gifted LSU 30 penalty yards on both teams’ most crucial drive of the season (pass interference on both Jeremiah Dinson and Jamel Dean). Those two capped off Auburn’s nine penalties for 111 yards. That’s the same yardage as the season-opening win against Washington, just with three fewer penalties. LSU had its fair share with nine yellow flags for 91 yards. But in the meat of the second half — prime SEC crunch time — Auburn couldn’t make good on them. “We can’t worry about referees,” Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown said postgame. “We can’t play the game for the referees, we just have to handle it ourselves. We should be able to handle it ourselves.”
Cox said of the running game. “We’re starting to click a little bit today, but it has to be consistent. We need to give each play 110 percent. That starts with me too. I have to do better. We all have to do better.” After a 100-yard showing against Alabama State, true freshman Shaun Shivers appeared to have cemented his role as the No. 3 back. But against a physical SEC defense, Shivers was the No. 2 option for Malzahn in the second half, finishing second in rushing with 25 yards on seven carries. Postgame, Malzahn said the team’s goal was to get to 200 yards on the ground and that it would be tough for his offense if they didn’t. Auburn fin-
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WHITLOW IS RB1 Gus Malzahn can deny it all he wants, but Auburn is continuing to lean on redshirt freshman JaTarvious Whitlow as its lead back. Whitlow turned in his second straight 100-yard performance. In the loss, the LaFayette product went for 104 yards and a touchdown off 22 carries. Starter Kam Martin carried the ball two times for four yards and had a dropped pass. “We need to execute and be more physical,” Auburn fullback Chandler
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Cami Rogers (27). Auburn Soccer vs ASU on Sunday, September 16, 2018, in Auburn, Ala.
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Jalen Harris is set to leave as a graduate transfer in the spring, the tight end announced on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. Harris will use the NCAA’s new redshirt rule, which allows players to appear in up to four games without using a year of eligibility, and redshirt the rest of the 2018 season. Auburn has granted Harris a release from his scholarship. Harris, Auburn’s starter at tight end, finished his career on The Plains with 33 yards and two touchdowns on four receptions. His first touchdown, a 15-yard
grab, came against Ole Miss as a sophomore, while his second came later that same season in a Sugar Bowl loss against Oklahoma. Prior to his lone reception this season against LSU, Harris’ last reception came against then-No. 1 Alabama in an Iron Bowl victory. Harris was recruited to Auburn as a former 3-star recruit out of Montgomery’s St. James School and was mentored by the late Auburn tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen. The tight end joins punter Aidan Marshall, offensive lineman Tyler Carr and cornerback John Broussard Jr. as the fourth player to leave the program since the beginning of fall camp.
Auburn soccer blasts Alabama State, off to LSU By WILLIAM FINNEY Sports Writer
No. 9 Auburn (9-0-0) completed its nonconference schedule with an unblimished record by rolling over Alabama State (0-6-0), putting up a monster game with a final score of 7-0 Sunday night at the Auburn Soccer Complex. The team’s seven goals were the most in a match since 2008. It also marks the second time in program history the Tigers have finished nonconference play with a perfect mark. “It was a great result,” Auburn head coach Karen Hoppa said. “It was really important that we got the third and fourth goals before halftime because that took some pressure off. We might have relaxed a little bit after the early goal, and that’s a good lesson to take from this game. We did a really good job executing in the sec-
ond half.” The Tigers scored an early goal and didn’t take their foot off the gas for the rest of the game. Bri Folds opened the scoring spree less than two minutes into the match and the team outshot Alabama State 49-1. Jessie Gerow, Taylor Troutman, Cami Rogers, Dani Solaru and Rocio Sanders also scored goals in the match. It was Troutman and Solaru’s first goals, making them the 11th and 12th players to score this season. Troutman’s hat trick also matched her career high. Auburn wasted no time in showing up on the scoreboard with Folds and Treva Aycock, executing a combination play early in the game. Gerow doubled the score with her fourth goal of this season in the 33rd minute as she sent the ball sailing past the Alabama State goalkeeper on the near side with a
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After a 2-0 week that shot Auburn volleyball’s record up to a comfortable 7-3, Rick Nold’s squad received more good news Monday afternoon. Tigers freshman Bella Rosenthall was named the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Week, the league office announced. Rosenthall’s accolade makes back-to-back weeks with Auburn receiving the award after first-year setter Taylor Rowland last week. In Auburn’s pair of wins over the past week, Rosenthall averaged five digs per set. The Yorktown, Indiana, product racked up a career-high 25 digs in a comeback win over Kennesaw State last Tuesday and had 20 digs in a home victory over Florida State on Sunday. “You wanna see your team when you get your back against the wall, how you are gonna handle it,” Nold said after the win over the Seminoles. “I love the way we battled through there.” Auburn opens conference play Friday at Tennessee. The match inside Auburn Arena is set for 7 p.m. CST.
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Kickoff time for homecoming announced By NATHAN KING Sports Editor
Auburn is set to face the Southern Miss Golden Eagles for the first time since 2008 for this year’s homecoming game, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. CST on the SEC Network, the conference office announced Monday morning. The Golden Eagles are 1-1 on the season after a 55-7 win against Jacksonville State and a 21-20 loss at Louisiana-Monroe. Auburn will be the Golden Eagles’ fourth game on the season following a postponed match against Appalachian State. Auburn (2-1, 0-1 SEC) is coming off its first loss of the year in a 22-21 outing against LSU. The home Tigers held an 11-point halftime lead before the Bayou Bengals rallied back and won the game with a last-second field goal by Cole Tracy. Under Gus Malzahn, Auburn is 2-4 against LSU. However, last season, his team finished the regular season 5-0 and claimed the SEC Western division title after a similar loss in Baton Rouge. Homecoming will be the final contest of Auburn’s fourgame homestand. Following the game, the Tigers will travel to Mississippi State for their first true road matchup of the
season. In their last meeting, Auburn beat the Golden Eagles 27-13 in Jordan-Hare Stadium. The win was one of just five for an Auburn team that entered the 2008 season ranked No. 10 in the nation. The Tigers went 2-6 in the conference. Head coach Tommy Tuberville stepped down after a 36-0 loss in the Iron Bowl. For all the historical differences between USM’s Conference USA and the SEC, the Golden Eagles boast their fair share of success in the series against Auburn. As an Independent, Southern Miss tallied back-to-back wins over Pat Dye-led Auburn teams from 1990-91. In the former year, future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre led the offense. As a senior leader, Favre orchestrated a pair of upsets in the state — the 13-12 win at No. 15 Auburn and a 27-24 win at No. 13 Alabama. USM also claimed a 3-0 win over the Tigers in 1965 during the Ralph “Shug” Jordan era. During Gene Chizik’s last season as Auburn head coach in 2012, Southern Miss had Ellis Johnson at the helm. Johnson was hired as defensive coordinator on Gus Malzahn’s staff the following year, a position he would hold for two seasons.
Auburn has known who it will play next season for some time now. But, finally, the dates for next season are set on Auburn’s 2019 football schedule, released on Tuesday by the Southeastern Conference. Auburn will open the 2019 campaign in Dallas against Oregon on Aug. 31. This will be the first time Auburn has opened the season in August since 2014. Auburn and Oregon have not met since Auburn beat the Ducks to win the National Championship in the 2010 season. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn was Auburn’s offensive coordinator during the 2010 championship game. After Oregon, Auburn will welcome two Group of 5 programs in Tulane and Kent State to Jordan-Hare. Following a two-game home stand, Auburn opens SEC play on Sept. 21 at Texas A&M. A home game vs. Mississippi State comes in the last weekend of September. Auburn will not play a home game in the month of October, but it won’t travel outside of Jordan-Hare in November. Auburn will travel to Florida on October 5. This is the first time the Gators and Tigers have met since 2011, and the first time Auburn has traveled to Gainesville since 2007. Auburn will have its first bye week after Florida before traveling to Arkansas and LSU. Auburn will be looking for its first victory at LSU this century. Auburn will return home to host Ole Miss on Nov. 2 followed by another bye week. Auburn will host rivals Georgia and Alabama to end the season with in-state FCS Samford sandwiched between them.
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hard shot from her right foot. About 10 minutes later, Troutman and Rogers scored less than a minute-and-a-half apart to increase the advantage to four goals going into halftime. Auburn was relentless with its attack coming out of intermission. An own goal by ASU extended the lead to 5-0 before Solaru scored the second goal of her career in the 66th minute. Sanders then capped things off with a penalty kick after Abby Meadows coaxed out a foul in the box. “We’re ready to go and be aggressive,” Gerow said. “We’re ready for SEC play. I thought everybody gave 100 percent effort this nonconference.” Twenty players saw action and logged more than 15 minutes in the match. Sarah Le Beau, Morgan Ramby and Sophie Milich split the goalkeeping responsibilities and led the team to their sixth shutout win of the season. The Tigers take on LSU (6-3-0, 0-1-0 SEC) Thursday at 7 p.m. CT in Baton Rouge.
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Deshaun Davis named Lott Impact Player of the Week By NATHAN KING Sports Editor
Auburn’s resident bayou native had a huge outing against LSU. In a 22-21 home loss to the Bayou Bengals on Saturday, Auburn senior linebacker Deshaun Davis tallied a career-high 13 tackles, two quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and four tackles for loss, including a sack. For his heroics in the team’s conference opener, Davis, a product of Mobile, Alabama, was named the Lott Impact Trophy Player of the Week for Week 3, announced by the organization Tuesday morning. Founded in 2004, The Lott Trophy recognizes the nation’s top defensive impact player. The or-
ganization strives to predicate the award on onfield performance and off-field character of the individual. Davis joins Houston’s Ed Oliver (Week 1) and Kansas’ Joe Dineen Jr. (Week 2) as this season’s recipients. Auburn will receive $1,000 toward its general scholarship fund for the award. Davis and No. 9 Auburn are seeking their first conference win this Saturday against the Arkansas Razorbacks (1-2). Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CST on SEC Network. “I think being a leader somewhat trickles down to being a coach,” Davis said. “You want to be that extra coach in the meeting room to able to stand in a setting like this and talk to all of your teammates and get them to respond to you when you’re going on the field.”
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» From 8 ished with 130 yards rushing. CAREER DAY FOR DAVIS Auburn’s senior leader on the defense was inches from icing the game. When Burrow reared back to launch the 71-yard score to Dillon, he looked in the direction of Deshaun Davis. Burrow’s pass sailed into apparent triple coverage, just over the outstretched arms of Davis. Auburn was leading by a score with just over eight minutes to play. “I thought I did (get in a position to intercept the pass),” Davis said. “I judged the ball wrong I guess. (Dillon) made a good catch and they scored” In the loss, Davis, a bayou native from Mobile, Alabama, was out for blood, racking up a career-high 13 tackles. He led Auburn’s defense with two quarterback hurries and four tackles for loss, including a sack. “We’ve got to take the good from it, correct the bad and put it behind us,” Davis said. “Go to practice and watch film tomorrow. Take the good from it, correct the bad and go to the next one.” JOE BURROW LSU has its quarterback. For all that was made of Ohio State transfer Joe Burrow’s lackluster completion percentage early in the season, he delivered a stellar performance in his first true road environment, snapping
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the nation’s fourth-longest home winning streak at 13 games in the process. Burrow outdueled Jarrett Stidham, completing 15 of 34 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown on a turnover-free day. “I just started trying to be a leader,” Burrow said. “That’s normally what gets my guys going because when they go, I go. We feed off of each other. We kept confidence in each other, we kept positive on the sideline, and that really helped us.” Burrow racked up his fair share of mistakes, but LSU head coach Ed Orgeron still elected to put the ball in the quarterback’s hands in the clutch. Of LSU’s 14 plays on its game-winning drive, 10 in a row were either passes or designed runs for Burrow. “Character is going to fight through that,” Orgeron said of the neck-and-neck finish. “We believed in each other. We didn’t panic. Obviously, we made some plays. We made some conversions when we needed to.” As for LSU’s clutch kicker, Cole Tracy, he had been prepared for a game-winner all week. “I knew on Monday that it was going to come down to this,” Tracy said. “Once we got past Southeastern (Louisiana), you know that when you’re playing at Auburn, it’s going to be a close game.” LOOKING AHEAD The win for LSU sandwiches a trio of games it should be well favored in. The Bayou Bengals, now No. 6 in Sunday’s AP Poll, host Louisiana Tech next week, followed by Ole Miss. Their annual trip to The Swamp to face the Florida Gators comes the following
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One Bike Coffee caffeinates for MS By STEPHANIE TUNNELL Lifestyle Writer
Auburn graduates Jack and Amy Fisher are fighting multiple sclerosis one coffee order at a time. The Fishers’ shop, One Bike Coffee on Moores Mill Road, donates 100 percent of their profits or 2 percent of sales, whichever is greater. The proceeds go to a charity or the One Bike Foundation. The Fishers are among the leaders of the foundation, which raises funds to purchase bikes for those diagnosed with MS while raising awareness for the disease and research. Researchers have determined that exercise improves the ability of those with MS to withstand its debilitating effects. Cycling is a proven means to help those suffering. The Fishers are not just philanthropists for those with MS,
but Jack Fisher is living proof of the fight against MS. He was diagnosed three years ago, and not only does he own One Bike Coffee with his wife, but he is the director of operations at Cornerstone Church. Amy Fisher is an administrator at Lee Obstetrics and Gynecology. Although both work full time, the Fishers are passionate about raising funds and serving coffee, and each day after their regular jobs, Jack and Amy Fisher can be found at One Bike. Not only is coffee served at One Bike, but Amy Fisher also bakes seasonal pumpkin bread, the fan favorite crack cake, cinnamon rolls, scones and muffins. One Bike is truly a family affair, as four out of five of Jack and Amy Fisher’s children have worked as baristas at the shop. In spring 2018, the One Bike Foundation gave away its first bike to Alex Doss, a member of the Auburn community fight-
ing MS. Every Saturday, a core group of bikers, including Jack and Alex Fisher, cycle from the coffee shop around Auburn and enjoy a cup of coffee after their ride. They will be riding in the MS 150 in Orange Beach, Alabama, on Sept. 15-16, 2018. The Fishers are looking for people in need of bikes. The family is currently in contact with a local neurologist to spread the word of their foundation to those recently diagnosed with MS. Whether a study spot or a place to meet with friends, One Bike Coffee is a place to load up on caffeine and give back to those fighting MS. The shop’s statement represents the family’s goal: “Our mission is simple, serve the best product in the most welcoming environment so we can give back to our community.”
CULTURE
Southern culture defined by the individual By ABIGAIL MURPHY Lifestyle Writer
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Carmen Brysch, lecturer of geography at Auburn University, describes the South as the greatest perceptual region of all time. With this in mind, defining the South in a cultural sense can be rather difficult since each person will have a different idea of what the South is and its customs. One way to approach this is to look at the South as something that has sub-regions. “One thing that we try to think about in my classes is that we do want to minimize any idea of a monolithic South, but then we also want to deal with different ‘Souths’ in their specificity,” said Erich Nunn, associate professor in the English department. Since the South covers such a wide region of the country, some customs and values may be very prominent in one part but not nearly as much in another. One point of value can be food. Jennifer Brooks, associate professor in the history department, said a lot of Southern food is rooted in African and Native American influences and has some smaller European influences, too. Nunn added that the Caribbean had an influence on Southern food, specifically in Florida. One example of a possible Southern food is barbecue, which is
heavily inspired by some Native American cuisine. Another big cultural value in the South is music. Brooks said blues and jazz specifically have a lot of ties to the South due to the larger African-American population in the Southern region prior to the 1940s. “So, you have this rich musical tradition. Music, of course, is used by people to express who they are and what’s going on in their lives, then you mix that in with this injustice of slavery and not just slavery but all the other sort of tragedies of the South historically,” Brooks said. ”Then kind of produce some really rich, very moving music.” She suggested the band Carolina Chocolate Drops as a good example of historic Southern music with a modern twist. Another notable element of the South is speech. Words that are considered Southern and the right way to say certain words is once again heavily driven by perception. Brooks said in her Southern history class, she has students write what words are Southern to them and discuss some of the ideologies and stereotypes behind them. One word largely considered Southern is “y’all,” Nunn said. The origins of this word are difficult to pin-point, but he said this type of vernacular is com-
mon. “Many languages have a second person plural,” he said. ”There are other versions of it in various American regional Englishes.” As far as what in history has made the South a more defined region, Brooks and Nunn both cited slavery as a prime factor. “I would identify slavery as being the key element because if you take that away, would there have been a Confederate, or would there have been a Civil War? I don’t know,” Brooks said. ”Slavery was a national institution, but it was carried out in, you know, its most pervasive form in this part of the country. If you take that away, it’s hard to imagine that kind of separate regional consciousness being formed as strongly.” Although Nunn agrees that slavery is a factor, he added to the idea of how to approach that element. “First of all, we have to reckon with that history, then I think the next step is to reframe our thinking of the South — to understand the South as a diversity of experiences and histories,” Nunn said. Although there are historical elements that can show the background of some of the ideas associated with Southern culture, Brysch, Nunn and Brooks all emphasized that, as far as what Southern culture is, it’s largely based upon each individual’s perspective.
PHILANTHROPY
Open hearts for childhood cancer patients in Auburn By REAGAN DAY BERG Lifestyle Writer
After being diagnosed with neuroblastoma at age 18, Kayla Funk started her nonprofit, Open Hands Overflowing Hearts, to raise awareness and money for childhood cancer. “One child is one too many,” Funk said. “Please join us in our fight.” Now she has been cancer-free for two years, but the fight for many others continues. “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is not only a reminder of my own journey, but it’s also a reminder that it’s still out there, and there are kids suffering from something that we need a cure for,” she said. Morgan Perry, Kayla’s sister and senior in human development and
family studies at Auburn University, is the president of OHOH’s Auburn chapter. Like the families of the 15,780 kids diagnosed each year, September is meaningful to Perry. “Our family didn’t know what this month meant until my sister was diagnosed,” she said. Now it stands for all who have fought, who are fighting and who have passed away. To support childhood cancer research, Perry began wearing gold ribbons at her half marathons. “Every time we run, we are fundraising for the kids,” she said. “I started to love it because I realized that races are hard, but these kids fight harder.” In June 2017, Funk ran her first half marathon with Perry in San Di-
ego. “We never thought she’d be able to walk again, [so] being able to see her cross the finish line was the most empowering thing,” Perry said. “Our motto is ‘we will because they can’t.’” On Sept. 15, 2018, she ran in Philadelphia and raised $130. OHOH is based out of Birmingham, but its Auburn chapter hosts local benefit nights, puts together hospital bags and fosters community with local families. Donating is not the only way to make an impact, though. “Differences happen because of you, not because of your money,” Perry said. “Showing up is the first step, whether it’s with your wallet or not.” When OHOH first began, Perry said she saw the city wake up when
it came to childhood cancer awareness. But when Funk got better, people stopped giving as much. “Let’s stop focusing on one kid and focus on the fact that it’s a community of kids who need our help,” she said. Putting an end to childhood cancer is a goal that can be accomplished. Over the span of 40 years, the survival rate for children with cancer has gone from 10 percent to nearly 90 percent, according to CureSearch for Children’s Cancer. However, radiation and chemo treatments often have residual effects on children. “Not only do we need a cure, we also need a cure that doesn’t cause health issues for the rest of their lives,” Funk said.
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FASHION
Finding confidence through fashion Auburn student uses her clashing and bold style to foster self expression By LAUREN PIEPER Lifestyle Writer
In the norm of baggy T-shirts and running shorts, Asa Pilson is a pop of color and patterns on Auburn University’s campus. Since she was a sophomore in high school, Pilson decided she wanted to be herself rather than try to fit into the trends. “I love to clash colors and patterns. I like to put unlikely things together,” said Pilson, describing her style. “My favorite patterns to clash is cheetah print and checkers.” Pilson’s mother went to school for fashion, so she was always dressed in cute clothes as a little girl. However, she did not always dress in the style she does now. “I definitely had my awkward phase,” Pilson said. ”In middle school, I wanted to be in the trends. I was super into Vineyard Vines. I had the preppy and emo stages, all the stages middle schoolers go through.” It wasn’t until her sophomore year of high school that she decided it was time to be the truest version of herself, and Pilson embraced the style she proudly wears today. “I started gaining confidence when I started being myself and dressing that,” she said. “It just didn’t feel right how I was before. I was trying to fit into a group of people that wasn’t worth my time. I thought if I dressed and acted liked them, I would fit in, but I shouldn’t have cared. When I stopped caring, so much happened for me positively. Freshman year I made it my goal to be ‘best dressed’ as my senior superlative, and I was.” Today, Pilson considers confidence to be one of her biggest strengths. Her creative nature shines through in her personal sense of style, and it has helped her gain confidence through finding and being herself without trying to fit into a mold. Pilson is pursuing a graphic design major and hopes to move to New York right after she gets her degree. “I want to work with local, smaller coffee shops and boutiques and do their graphic designs and be a tattoo artist on the side, possibly,” she said. Her sense of style illustrates the artistic person she is. “My favorite skirt is my checkerboard skirt,” she said. “It’s a jean skirt and has black and white checkers with a zipper in the front or my rainbow dots skirt. A primary color blocking, baggy T-shirt is my favorite.” As for her favorite outfit, it is no surprise it is a clash of two unlikely patterns. “My favorite outfit would be the cheetah print skirt with the primary color, color-blocked shirt. It works, I promise,” Pilson said.
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She knows that she is not wearing today’s typical trends, but that is was makes her thrive in confidence and self-expression. “I guess not a lot of people think to clash things, and that’s kind of my thing. I like to wear things that people don’t really wear. I like to stand out,” Pilson said in reflection on what truly makes her style herself. Her go-to places to buy her clothes are thrift stores in the Atlanta area, where she’s from. “A thrift store called Buffalo Exchange is my number one place to shop,” Pilson said. Pilson’s style icon is the lead singer, Paul Jason Klein, of a group called Lany. “He clashes a lot,” she said. “He does a lot of stripes and color, but sometimes he does a lot of black, and I do that sometimes, too. He has a lot of versatility in his style.” Each day, Pilson has her outfits laid out and ready. She enjoys taking the time to make sure it is exactly what she wants to have on and does not just wake up and throw on whatever is most convenient. “I plan them out every night,” she said. “It usually takes 10-30 minutes depending on how inspired I’m feeling. I always try them on.” Pilson has a defined, signature sense of style, and part of it is her spoon rings. They are not purely for accessorizing, but they have a story behind them. Each of her three spoon rings are from the same artist in Minnesota where some of her family lives. “I started wearing rings when I was like 10,” she said. “I always wear a lot of rings. I feel complete with them. All are from different places and have a story. Some are bought and some are made by friends.” One of her spoon rings is in honor of her late grandfather. “This summer, I got one different from the other two,” Pilson said. Instead of buying a floral one like the others, she chose one with a Native American picture on it to represent her late grandfather. His best friend was a member of the Ojibwe tribe, and made her grandfather an honorary member. “My grandpa had passed away a year ago when I went to Minnesota this past summer. When I saw this ring, it reminded me of my grandpa, and it kind of looks like him. I just had to have it,” she said. Style is personal, and Pilson has found a way to make it exude her personality. Through her style journey, she has found joy in self-expression. “Confidence in who you are will reflect in what you wear,” she advised.
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