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The Auburn University athletic department is scheduled to pay $3.78 million to four universities in 2013 in order to schedule out-of-conference home football games. Three of Auburn’s four non-conference opponents, Washington State, Arkansas State and Florida Atlantic, received more than $1 million in payouts while Western Carolina received $525,000. The nearly $3.8 million paid by
Auburn continues the trend of rising costs in scheduling non-conference home football games. The University of Florida paid three opponents a record $2.75 million to schedule home games during the 2012 season. Auburn will pay more for individual games in upcoming seasons, as San Jose State is expected to receive $3.1 million for two games in Jordan-Hare during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Payouts to FCS schools such as rachel suhs
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federal grant money won’t receive that money next semester,” Belanger said. “It could potentially make me unable to return to school next semester.” Michael Reynolds, executive director of Auburn University’s Student Financial Services, said he can’t get answers to questions about student loans or Pell Grants.
Imagine, for a moment, a class where students sat at large tables and were required to work and share information from your cell phones, laptops and other devices. What sounds like a mix between elementary school and modern technology is actually a test classroom set up in Haley Room 2213 to prepare students and faculty for a multimedia environment that may replace traditional classes. “My idea was to do it where many people already have a sense of collaboration and active learning going on, but are kind of stuck in a traditional classroom setting,” said Wiebke Kuhn, information technology manager and the initial source for the test classroom’s construction. “The bottom line is research show no matter what age group, and I mean no matter what age group, students learn better when they learn with each other.” Among the test classroom’s innovative features are five differently shaped tables, each with different colored chairs and their own set of power outlets, ethernet connectors and flatscreen television monitors. Each table is assigned their its glass board, which is similar to a whiteboard but easier to erase after use, and wide enough to allow every student a place to get up and write on it. Adjustments are still being made to the design plans in response to student and faculty feedback, such as the size and location of the monitors. The committee in charge of the classroom is staying abreast of technological advancements so they can provide the most cutting-edge equipment in the new classrooms. “When Haley Center was built in the 1960s, we were still in what is now called the ‘knowledge-scarce’ period,” said Kuhn, referring to what researchers call the pre-Internet era. “Now, we’ve moved into a knowledge-rich environment where everybody has access to the internet almost 24/7, it makes it much easier to get to the content. But then you have to question what happens in the classroom? Because then if thats what people have access to, what
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Capitol malfunction affects students Mark Fierro Writer
Dysfunction in Washington, D.C. is nothing new to Americans. On Oct. 1, a breakdown in communication among the president, Senate Democrats and House Republicans led to a government shutdown, potentially creating issues for thousands of students across the country. While both sides blame each other, neither plans to compromise. As the shutdown drags on, backlash from this lack of compromise has begun to Under this shutdown, non-essential government employees are furloughed, meaning they aren’t fired, but aren’t budgeted in the pay force. This issue also includes a problem for essential government employees forced to work without pay until a resolution is found. The shutdown also rendered whole departments, such as the Department of Education, dysfunctional due to furloughed employees and a lack of funding.
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If the government shutdown persists, students receiving federal aid could be withheld money for the spring semester.
The DOE only employs 138 essential employees, a skeleton crew, to work on all Pell Grants and loan programs. As the shutdown drags on, backlash from this lack of compromise has begun to worry students. Bailey Belanger, senior in psychology, has received federal aid from the government every year of college. “If the government shutdown isn’t resolved soon, anyone that receives
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POLICE REPORTS FOR OCT. 3–9, 2013
DUIS FOR OCT. 3–9, 2013
Oct. 3, Lee Road Theft of Property Second Degree – theft of revolver Occurred Oct. 2 between 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Oct. 5, Solamere Lane Burglary Third Degree – theft of television and phone Occurred Oct. 5, between 4–10:30 p.m.
Oct. 4, South College Street Theft of Property Second Degree – theft of laptop Occurred Oct. 4, between 1:45–2 p.m.
Oct. 6, West Magnolia Avenue Theft of Property Third Degree Occurred Oct. 6, between midnight–12:15 a.m.
Oct. 4, South College Street Auto Breaking and Entering – theft of pistol Occurred between Sept. 28, 10 p.m.–Sept. 29, 8 a.m.
Oct. 6, West Longleaf Drive Robbery First Degree – theft of laptop, backpack, wallet, currency and identification cards Occurred Oct. 6, between 10:40–10:45 a.m.
Oct. 4, Webster Road Identity Theft Occurred Oct. 3 between 8 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
Oct. 6, East Glenn Avenue Robbery First Degree and Burglary First Degree – theft of two handguns, three rifles, a shot gun and cell phone Occurred Oct 6, 3–8:50 p.m.
Oct. 8, North College Street Theft of Property Third Degree – theft of decorative sign, Jack O’ Lantern, Halloween decorations, towel, earrings and ornaments Occurred Oct. 8, between 6–6:17 p.m.
Oct. 7, North Donahue Drive Auto Breaking and Entering – theft of car radio Occurred Oct. 7 between midnight–10 a.m.
Oct. 8, Opelika Road Theft of Property Third Degree – theft of clothes Occurred Oct. 8 between 7:15–7:30 p.m.
how to learn, collaborate, communicate, be leaders, and that’s the stuff that people out in the workforce are looking for, collaboration, communication and leadership,” Kuhn said. There are currently 10 classes scheduled in the test classroom for this semester including subjects in English, communications, health administration and education. Nine classes have been scheduled for the spring of 2014, including new classes like engineering, agriculture and history. The classroom is available to teachers who want to try out the class and experience a new way to do classwork and hold discussions. “It was awesome to watch my students’ reaction when they walked into the room for the first time,” said Julie Huff, director of strategic initiatives and communications and a teacher of public relations case studies and ethics of in Haley Room 2213. “This was maybe the third class meeting, but they just immediately were more communicative, the dialogue came a lot easier and they participated
a lot more.” Huff said because the room looks completely different from all other classrooms on campus, it requires teaching and structuring classes in new and challenging ways to accommodate the constantly updating advancements in technology. “It really gets students engaged more because it is participatory, you have to participate in it, and this type of environment cultivates that in many ways, it cultivates participation,” Huff said. “And as a teacher you can’t ask any more than for students to be engaged in active learning, so I think its wonderful that we’re doing it.” Though Haley Center, for now, is the only option for much of the liberal arts classes on campus. The program is gathering information in preparation for the day in which it’s replaced by a state-of-the-art learning center capable of diverse methods of teaching to facilitate a comprehensive classroom experience for all Auburn students. “Imagine all the types of learning going on,” Huff said.
Oct. 5, West Thach Avenue Theft of Property First Degree – theft of backpack, sunglasses, textbooks, laptop, cellphone and clicker Occurred Sept. 30, 8 a.m.–Oct. 4, 8 a.m.
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“Our recourses are halted,” Reynolds said. In normal conditions, Reynolds could email or call the regional office in Atlanta. However, those employees have been furloughed, and now no one is managing the office or responding to questions about loans and the university’s paperwork. Veterans and ROTC students could be affected by the shutdown because there are no employees to transfer or manage funds. Veterans relying on GI benefits to pay for school could face issues as funding for these programs are temporarily unavailable due to this shutdown. If continued as long as the previous 1995 shutdown, all students, regular, ROTC and veteran, will face financial problems. Although Pell Grant funding will not be affected immediately, if carried on into late October, it could make students unable to continue school in the spring because of lack of funding available for Pell Grants and student loans from the government. The shutdown also affected the verification process of FASFAs. According to Reynolds, about 30 percent of FASFAs are picked to be verified. Until the FASFA forms can be
verified, no funds are dispersed to students. Since no one currently works at the DOE’s offices, this lack of work force leaves students in limbo with how to pay tuition and student fees. Private loans could be an option to government loans and grants, but are not advised due to the higher interest rates and associated fees. “If the shutdown carries on for a long time people could be adversely affected,” said Jennifer Walden, financial assistant with the Third Party Billing Student Financial Services. “Auburn University will do everything it can to work with its students.” The shutdown led to decreasing public approval numbers for both parties. In a Quinnipiac University national poll, 72 percent of Americans disapproved of shutting down the federal government over the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. Seventy-four percent of voters disapprove of the job Republicans are doing in Congress, and 60 percent voters disapprove of Democrats. According to a CBS News poll, 44 percent of voters blame Republicans for the shutdown and thirty-five percent blame Democrats, while 16 percent blame both sides. The only saving grace for the Democrats is that more people blame Republicans for the shutdown.
Oct. 7, Cox Street Auto Breaking and Entering – theft of handgun Occurred Oct. 5 between 6–10 p.m. Oct. 8, Cary Drive Theft of Property Third Degree – theft of white pumpkins Occurred between Oct. 6, noon–Oct. 8, 7:30 a.m. Oct. 8, Lee Road Auto Breaking and Entering – theft of shotgun Occurred between Oct. 6, 10 p.m.–Oct. 7, 8 a.m.
Deven Bhatt, 25 Oct. 4, 5:55 a.m., East Thatch Avenue Kevin Wesson, 34 Oct. 7, 12:47 a.m., Emily Avenue Tyler Cole, 22 Oct. 8, midnight, North Ross Street
— Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety
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Western Carolina are generally less expensive, but supply and demand often drives up the price required to schedule home games with FBS opponents. Late schedule replacements and cancelled series give smaller schools the upper hand in negotiations, creating higher costs for BCS schools and opponents. Though there are no regulations stating what schools have to pay for non-conference matchups, mid-major FBS schools commonly receive around $1 million while FCS schools are paid closer to $500,000. Recently, many FBS schools have requested to include an away game as a part of the contractual agreements. Perennial power Oklahoma played a game in El Paso,
Tex. last season as a part of their agreement with UTEP, and recent SEC addition Texas A&M played in Shreveport, La. against Louisiana Tech in 2012. ESPN’s Darren Rovell reported 26 non-conference payouts from the first three weeks of the 2013 season. From these numbers, the average payout received by a FBS or FCS school was $613,000. This number is a stark increase from the national average of $330,000 for a non-conference football game in 2008. The large payouts from these games are often critical to smaller universities, whose meager athletic budgets are largely funded by the payouts. For a 2013 matchup with Ohio State, Florida A&M University took in $900,000 dollars from a 76-0 beat down in Columbus. That total amounted to nearly 10 percent of the FAMU athletic budget.
AUBURN AT A GLANCE
• Auburn University will hold the second annual Bodda Getta Bash Friday, Oct. 11, beginning at 4 p.m. The Homecoming parade will follow with a pep rally at 6:30 p.m. A concert featuring Gloriana and Eric Hutchinson will begin shortly after the pep rally. • The Beat Bama Food Drive, an annual competition between Auburn and the University of Alabama, will take place Oct. 14–Nov. 25. • David McCullough, acclaimed writer and historian, will discuss the critical role of history in education, life and citizenship, particularly for young people Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. in the Auburn Arena. The lecture is free and open to the public. • The University’s 2013 Fall Roundup and Taste of Alabama Agriculture will be Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m.–noon at Ag Heritage Par,k prior to the Auburn-Western Carolina game. • The Auburn University Psychological Services Center and Student Counseling Services will be co-hosting National Depression Screening Day Thursday, Oct. 10. Free mental health screenings and information will be offered from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. in Cary Hall Room 101. • The Auburn University Chamber Choir, directed by William Powell, will present its fall concert Sunday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Auburn First Baptist Church. • The Office of Public Service will host a Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Friday, Oct. 11, from 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. in Student Center Room 2310. Representatives from Lee County Autism Resource and Advocacy and the Muscular Dystrophy Association will provide information about their agencies’ missions and volunteer opportunities. • Because of the installment of underground utilities, a few parking spaces in the coliseum parking lot will be unavailable beginning Monday, Oct. 7, and continuing through February 2014. • The Auburn Wesley Foundation, along with International Justice Mission and Freedom 21, is raising awareness about the world-wide problem of human trafficking in today’s societies. They will show the documentary film, “Nefarious,” Friday, Oct. 11, in Langdon Hall at 6 p.m. • The Auburn chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success will be hosting a live broadcast with Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist and actor Common Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. in Lowder Hall Room 125A. • The School of Industrial and Graphic Design will host its 35th annual Design Interaction Friday, Oct. 11, at Wallace Hall from 9 a.m.–noon.
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op the next generation of academic leaders in the SEC. “It’s meeting with similarly appointed folks from other universities,” Bhavnani said. “We will listen to other SEC leaders about how a university operates, how the budgeting process works, where the income sources are, what it takes to be a good steward of resources and make sure that students benefit in the greatest way possible, as well as employees.” Adams, Burt and Bhavnani will join 46 other South Eastern Conference faculty and administrators in hopes of enhacing their alreadyhoned teaching skills. According to WireEagle.auburn.edu, these three faculty members have excelled, both in and outside of the classroom, and therefore were given the opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas with a number of SEC colleagues. As noted by the nomination to be considered
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Three Auburn faculty members were announced as 2013–2014 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows. The SEC Academic Leadership Development Program’s mission is to identify, develop, prepare and advance faculty as academic leaders among research universities. Jennifer Adams, director of the School of Communication and Journalism, Sushil Bhavnani, professor in Henry M. Burt Jr. School of Mechanical Engineering, and Richard Burt, head of the McWhorter School of Building Science will join a number of fellow SEC faculty members in two workshops. The workshops will be held Oct. 14–16 at the University of Georgia and Feb. 5–7 at the University of South Carolina. These workshops seek to enhance and devel-
an SEC Academic Leadership Development Fellow, these faculty members have clearly made a difference in the lives of their students, as well as fellow faculty members although they will not admit it, “I’ve just been doing what any other faculty member does in terms of teaching courses at various levels, mostly upper level and graduate level courses,” Bhavnani said. While many professors set core class values, the values these faculty members used to guide themselves through their time as a faculty member have been the difference maker in their classroom. Burt, whose core teaching value is “you never stop learning and you never stop learning how to learn,” said it has helped him in his career at Auburn and has led him to the top of the McWhorter School of Building Science. Bhavnani, who strives to reach out to every
type of student and different learning style, has succeeded according to his students. In an attempt to make sure the average student, the excelling student and the struggling student is getting something out of the class, Bhavnani receives feedback from his all of students. Bhavnani said the feedback he gets back from his students is usually positive. “I’m pleased with how students react to it,” Bhavani said. “Attendance in my class has always been in the upper 90 percent, so I think people are getting something positive out of my class.” These three Auburn faculty members exemplify Auburn University and all that it stands for. These faculty members will share the knowledge they have accrued throughout their years at the University alongside other great SEC faculty member and staff.
Jungle Jam delivered slam dunk performance Oct. 4 Derek Herscovici Campus Writer
Dope beats, slam dunks and an effects box that spewed fire dominated the Auburn Arena at the star-studded Jungle Jam Friday, Oct. 4. Featuring musical performances by rap superstar Ludacris and a comedy intro by Mike Epps, the men’s basketball team held a pre-season party to show off their skills through dunks, three-pointers and a team scrimmage. “Man, y’all are looking good up in here tonight!” Epps said to throngs of screaming Auburn students. “This is a special night and we go’n do it big up in Auburn.” The ‘Round Mound of Rebound,’ Charles Barkley, former Auburn basketball player, was on-hand to get down, taking the floor multiple times throughout the night to party with the stars and support the team. “I have been blessed and lucky to go all over the world, ain’t no place I’d rather be than Auburn, Ala.,” Barkley said. “I know most of y’all came here for football, but coach Tony Barbee is gonna turn this program around and let’s turn it up tonight!”
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I have been blessed and lucky to go all over the world, ain’t no place I’d rather be than Auburn, Ala. I know most of y’all came here for football, but coach Barbee is gonna turn this program around. —Charles Barkley Former Auburn basketball player
Platinum-album hip hop artist Ludacris was the highlight of the show, sending the 7,309 fans in attendance to their feet whenever beatminder DJ Infamous initiated the next song. Rap royalty, especially in the South, Atlanta native ‘Luda’ pulled out all the stops in the show to play crowd favorites, such as “Stand Up,” “How Low,” “Get Back” and “Money Maker,” still in command of a machine gun-like flow.
“I’ve been waiting to see Ludacris since I was a kid, and the fact that he came here to do this is like a dream come true,” said Jesse Wood, junior in applied mathematics. “He’s been around since the ’90s, and he’s still one of the best rappers in the game, easily.” Alpha Phi Alpha, Omega Psi Phi and Alpha Kappa Alpha also performed intricate step shows and percussive stomping to get the crowd hyped. Sophomore Jordon Granger came away with a victory in the two-round dunk contest after being awarded 89 points by celebrity judges Barkley, Auburn head coach from 1978–89 Sonny Smith; former offensive lineman, Lee Ziemba; ESPN commentator Clay Matvick and Aubie. K.T. Harrell won the 3-point shootout by a wide margin, making 19of-21 possible shots in less than one minute in the final round. The Auburn Tigers open the season with an exhibition against Victory University Oct. 28. The Tigers’ season opener is Nov. 8 against Nicholls State in the Auburn University Arena at 7 p.m.
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Mike Epps hypes up the crowd at Jungle Jam, Friday Oct. 4 in the arena.
SGA meeting lights up campus Derek Herscovici Campus Writer
The north side of campus will be a little safer thanks to the approval of additional blue safety lights at the Oct. 7 Student Government Association’s senate council meeting. The decision came after a majority response to a campus-wide survey, conducted in spring 2013, expressing a need to bring in more blue-light emergency response points in the Village and CDV parking lots. All of these present at the SGA senate council were in agreement that more safety lights were necessary given the amount of students living in the area. The meeting also addressed 2013 Miss Homecoming candidates. Heather Henley, Cody Nall, Molly Ann Dutton, Jacie Coressel and Hannah Wilson the
five finalists for the 2013 Miss Homecoming pageant, formally introduced their campaigns to the SGA in preparation for the rest of Homecoming week, Henley’s campaign philanthropy focuses on volunteer work with elementary school students. Henley stressed the importance of having college-age students mentoring younger children and providing a friendly role model for them at an impressionable age. “Be who you are, flaws and all,” Nall said, whose campaign is built on building independence and self-respect as well as providing Auburn University counseling and therapy sessions for students. Women’s aid in emergency situations and preventing crisis situations is the focus of Dutton’s campaign philanthropy to benefit the Safe Harbor Center, citing her own family’s
experience as her inspiration to help students dealing with the same issues. Jacie Coressel’s campaign philanthropy is centered on drunk-driving awareness and the availability of alternatives to driving home intoxicated, in memory of a friend and sorority sister lost in a drunk-driving accident earlier this year. Providing soldiers overseas with something different than the traditional donation gifts is the campaign philanthropy of Wilson. Wilson seeks donations, such as foodstuffs, books and other friendly gifts or cards to provide the military from students. The vote for the 2013 Miss Homecoming will take place Friday, Oct. 11, on the SGA website, with the respective ballot order No. 1–5 being Henley, Nall, Dutton, Coressel and Wilson.
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Do students care about Homecoming events? Becky Hardy CAMPUS EDITOR
The Homecoming football game, Homecoming parade and Miss Homecoming campaign dominate campus throughout Homecoming Week, but many students do not seem to be interested in any of it. Homecoming events sponsored by the Student Government Association do not attract many students either. Marissa Bean, SGA director of Homecoming events, said she wanted to make Homecoming Week better than it was last year and to motivate people to go to the events, even without earning spirit points. “I just want to make sure it’s a fun week and it’s all about supporting Auburn organizations,” Bean said. “We want people to want to go to our events, not just go because there’s something in it for them.” Classes and being involved in extra activities hold many students back from attending Homecoming events before the game. Catherine Grace Searcy, sophomore in communication disorders, said she did not attend any events last year, but will attend events this year. “I was in the band, so I was busy a lot of the time and I didn’t feel like doing it last year,” Searcy said. “I was also new to Auburn and I didn’t really know what to do. This year, I have more friends, so we’ll try to get out and experience new things.” Otto Clark, junior in radio, television and film, said once he started his junior year, he had less time for anything except studying. “Once I got into my major classes, I really don’t have the time for it,” Clark said. “When I have time, I choose to spend it on other things,” Clark said Homecoming events and the Homecoming football games do not matter to him compared to when he was a freshman. “When I first got here as a freshman, every game was a great
deal,” Clark said. “I was glad it was football weekend, I went crazy and went to the game and would wait in line for three hours to get inside [the stadium], but now this is the second year I bought a full season and didn’t go to one game. I’m on track to do it again this year.” Although he will probably not attend the football games this year, Clark said if he hears about Homecoming events on campus he is likely to go. Kathryn Calhoun, junior in public relations, said her strenuous workload keeps her from being more involved in after-school activities. “I’ll probably be going to the game, but as for Homecoming-related events before that, I probably won’t go to those,” Calhoun said. “You don’t really get involved, especially once you get into your junior and senior year, because you’re just not on campus as much.” Homecoming Week means Miss Homecoming campaigning, and campaigning mean gimmicks. “I feel like the tradition is a big deal, but the game doesn’t feel any different than any other game,” said Richey Riviere, senior in business administration. “It’s just annoying when people hand out a bunch of things on the concourse.” Many students are unaware of Homecoming Week in general. Adam Hood, junior in public relations, did not event know Homecoming Week was coming up. Although many don’t know about Homecoming Week, Laura Huddleston, junior in public relations, finds the family atmosphere of Homecoming refreshing. “I’m excited about football games because I’ve been in the band and it’s nice to enjoy it like a normal student and not worry about doing everything,” Huddleston said. Searcy said Homecoming Week is a time for alumni to remember how far they have come. “It’s a time to cherish the memories that we’ve made,” Searcy said. “It’s also a time to realize we are a family.”
Homecoming Events Monday
Homecoming Kick-Off event
Top Five Miss Homecoming candidates will be presented
Tuesday
Recreation and Wellness Center
Open fitness classes and various competitions to showcase new equipment
Wednesday
Omicron Delta Kappa Cake Race
Run 5K and the first male and female to cross the finish line win a cake
Tiger Dining
Oktoberfest in Terrell dining hall
Thursday
Corn Hole tournament
Held on the Green Space. Teams of two will compete for a helmet signed by Gus Malzahn.
Tiger Dining
Festive Fall foods served in Village Dining
Friday
SGA Parade and Bodda Getta Bash
Mixing it up for St. Jude Delta Delta Delta raises money through pancake fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Ben Hohenstatt CAMPUS REPORTER
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Sofie Hoch, student at the Auburn University Early Learning Center. draws in foam with her fingers.
Two local daycares do things differently Ben Hohenstatt CAMPUS REPORTER
Some things are expected at an early childhood education center: finger paints, smiles, books. Some things are not expected, such as a central-campus location and a philosophy about education based on its Latin root word. Two local early childhood centers, Children’s House Auburn Montessori School and Auburn University Early Learning Center are unlike most early education options. AUELC is located on the concourse across from the Haley Center, and The Children’s House has a Montessori philosophy-based curriculum. “It’s wonderful to be where we are,” said Sharon Wilbanks, AUELC director. “We have access to almost everywhere on campus.” AUELC serves a dual purpose on Auburn’s campus. “We’re a lab school,” Wilbanks said. “That’s our main purpose, other than top-quality early childhood education.” Wilbanks said The AUELC is the oldest lab school in the SEC. Children’s House, located at 231 E. Drake Ave., is a Montesorri school in only its second year, although Charlene Kam has worked in education for 16 years. Kam said it is the only local Montesorri early childhood
education option. Children’s House aims to,“preserve a home away from home that nurtures the love of learning, values ambition, and fosters the spirit of peace, love and kindness in every child,” according to its official website. The children attending Children’s House are between the ages of three and six. Kam said the Montesorri philosophy encourages allowing to students study what appeals to them and treating the children in a familial way. “It’s the nature of learning,” Kam said. “Very organic.” Kam said allowing students to pursue their interests results in them being more engaged and motivated. “The Latin root of the word educate is educari,” Kam said. “It means to bring forth from within.” Kam said this method of education reveals the essence of the child. The students at Children’s House are learning about owls, land forms, writing in cursive and tending to squash, which they planted earlier in the year. Susan Harper, educator at Children’s House, said the options offered to children are an extremely important aspect of Montesorri education. “It offers the children the opportunity to make choices,” Harper said. “They don’t need to be catered to; they don’t
need to be told what to do.” The AUELC is open to the public, and the parents of AUELC children are not necessarily affiliated with Auburn. Wilbanks said the unique location of the school opens up opportunities for students and staff, including fairs and on-campus events. “We try to fit as many wonderful, fun activities as we can into a day,” Wilbanks said. Wilbanks also said the location presents unique challenges. “There are two main challenges,” Wilbanks said. “The first one is parking.” Wilbanks said the second challenge is the occasional presence of gory or graphic images, such as photos of aborted fetuses, on the concourse. She said the solution to this problem is simply asking student groups to make sure the material is not visible from the AUELC. “All the students who do these things are very willing to work with us,” Wilbanks said. Both of these early childhood education options emphasize physical education as well as academia. Children’s House has a partnership with Dance Inc. to instruct the children in motion exploration. Both centers are accepting registration for next year, a though AUELC is full for next fall.
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Children’s House Montesorri School allows children to study what their interests.
Usually pancakes and the funding of cancer research are mutually exclusive, but the Delta Delta Delta sorority’s annual philanthropy event, Delta House of Pancakes, will change that. “Tri Delts all over the country do this,” said Morgan Morris, national philanthropy chair of the Phi Theta chapter of Delta Delta Delta. “All of the money benefits St. Jude.” From 9 p.m.–1 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, people will be able to enjoy all-you-can eat pancakes at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house on Magnolia Avenue. Morris said tickets to the event can be bought by contacting any member of Delta Delta Delta or purchased on the concourse Oct. 14–16. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Tickets to DHOP are $5 and $12 shirts will also be available. DHOP’s menu items include both plain and chocolate chip pancakes and orange juice. Aside from food, this year’s event will include a pancake-eating contest, a performance by The Neil Clayton Band and an appearance from Aubie. Participation in the pancake-eating contest requires a team of five and costs an extra $2 per person. “It’s sort of like a relay,” Morris said. “The
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Furthering the cause of cancer research is something we can all relate to.” —Morgan Morris NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY CHAIR PFI THETA CHAPTER OF DELTA DELTA DELTA
winning team gets $300.” Morris said St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is Delta Delta Delta’s philanthropic cause of choice, and the sorority has lofty donation goals. “We’re in the middle of accomplishing a $15 million in five-year goal,” Morris said. “Right now we’re at $14.2 million.” Morris said the goal was created after the sorority succeeded in raising $10 million six years ahead of schedule. Morris also said she expects a sizeable turnout to the event because of its affiliation with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “At some point in your life, someone you know and care about might be infected with cancer,” Morris said. “Furthering the cause of cancer research is something we can all relate to.”
Farmhouse lassoes more artists for rodeo Oct. 11 Becky Hardy CAMPUS EDITOR
The party is starting even earlier this year. Farmhouse Rodeo 2013, Friday, Oct. 11, at the outdoor arena by Good Ol’ Boys, will open its gates at 3 p.m., two hours earlier than previous years to make time for the country music acts. Whiskey River Band will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by Blane Rudd Band at 8 p.m. and Dustin Lynch, the main performer, at 9:30 p.m. Patrick Bonovitch, Farmhouse fraternity’s executive vice president and philanthropy chair, said three food vendors, including a hot dog stand, barbecue stand and Momma G’s, will be at the event. All proceeds from the event go to Farmhouse’s philanthropy, Storybrook Farm, a non-profit organization helping children with lifethreatening illnesses and special needs through animal therapy. “Storybrook Farm has the
same ideas and morals as Farmhouse does,” said Justin Matthews, Farmhouse philanthropy chair. Last year, Farmhouse raised approximately $2,000– 3,000 for Storybrook Farm, but Bonovitch said Farmhouse would like to raise closer to $5,000–10,000 this year. To get more Greek Life involvement, there will be a fraternity and sorority competition at the rodeo this year. “There’s a prize for the winner and the sorority that buys the most tickets gets a free tailgate with us for the Iron Bowl,” Bonovitch said. “The [ fraternity] competition is each fraternity has teams and you do bull riding and bronco riding, a horse chase and steer wrestling. We’ll have a judge out there to determine who wins.” Farmhouse’s marketing strategies have also changed from the past. “We’re selling tickets earlier, and we’re having more radio and using television ads,
which we’ve never done before,” Matthews said. “We’re trying to surpass the numbers from last year. Everything we did last year, we just want to make it bigger.” Approximately 3,000 people attended last year’s event, but Bonovitch said with the new marketing techniques he hopes approximately 4,000–5,000 tickets will be sold this year. Chelsea Crawford, junior in organismal biology, said she went to the rodeo a couple years ago, but was not impressed. “I went the year Casey Donahew Band was there and it didn’t hold my attention for very long,” Crawford said. “I’m excited for more bands to play this year, though.” T-shirts will be sold for $15, but a combo of a T-shirt and a ticket is $25. Farmhouse will have tables set up on the Haley and Science Center Concourses until Friday, Oct. 11. Tickets for $15 per person can also be bought at FHRodeo.com.
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2013 Miss Homecoming candidates share about themselves Jacie Coressel “Join Jacie Against Drunk Driving”
Molly Anne Dutton “Light Up Life”
Heather Henley “Hand in Hand with Heather Henley”
After a close friend passed away in a car accident involving a drunk driver, Jacie Coressel, senior in political science, said she wanted to spread awareness of the dangers of drunk driving. “[The accident] made me want to change things, and my vision for this campaign is to not only bring awareness to not only drunk driving and the dangers of that, but also getting in the car with someone who has been drinking,” Coressel said. Coressel’s slogan is “Join Jacie Against Drunk Driving.” Coressel said she hopes to motivate students to make the right decisions while out downtown and drinking with friends. “I don’t want to condemn students at all, but we are in a college town and it is a reality that students drive drunk. I think it affects everyone in some manner,” Coressel said. “I think because it’s so pertinent to students, I can easily get people on board.” One of Coressel’s goals for campaign week is to meet as many people on campus as possible. “I would like to attract students through my platform and then get to know them throughout the week,” Coressel said. “Miss Homecoming serves as a role model, not just for the students, but for alumni as well.”
Molly Anne Dutton, senior in horticulture, said she wants to celebrate the victories and defeats that make each person who they are through her campaign. Her slogan is “Light Up Life.” “We just want to light up life and celebrate the life we’ve been giving and shining a light on those resources,” Dutton said. Dutton is one of six children; four of whom were adopted as she was. Dutton’s biological mother was sexually assaulted, resulting in her pregnancy with Dutton. Because of this, Dutton said she wants to promote women’s health networks, such as Safe Harbor and Women’s Hope during her campaign. Dutton is running because she feels she has a unique story to share that may be an issue some students are facing today or, might face in the future. “Auburn produces such a great community; it produces these connectsions to find these resources,” Dutton said. “I want to use this opportunity to be a sphere of influence for women that wouldn’t have the opportunity to hear about [these resources].” Dutton said she wants to serve as a motivator for students. “There’s people that wake up and wonder how they are going to get through the day and that’s where ‘Light Up Life’ comes in, where you can celebrate the victories in life,” Dutton said.
Working with the Extended Day Program at Opelika City Elementary School in Opelika, where Heather Henley, senior in elementary education, helps children with their homework, has shown her how much need there is for after-school programs and community service in the Auburn-Opelika area. “I want to make sure the students are having a successful time here and give back to the community as best we can.,” Henley said. ‘I put great importance in investing in the lives of younger students.” Henley’s slogan is “Hand in Hand with Heather Henley.” Henley said she is running for Miss Homecoming because she wanted to use the opportunity to promote something she was really passionate about. “There is so much to get involved in and invest your time in,” Henley said. “College students may think their time isn’t needed, but if I can tell them what’s going on at the schools and how much is needed then anyone who has a heart for investing in young students would be interested in helping out.” The meaning is intended to promote not only her campaign, but the friendships between her and the other Homecoming candidates.
Cody Nall “Cody Nall Y’all” After overcoming an eating disorder in her early years of college, Cody Nall, senior in early childhood eduation, said she uses her Miss Homecoming campaign to spread awareness of the mental and psychological support resources on campus. “We all struggle with things in life, and Auburn has really cool resources such as free counseling, AA meetings on campus and grief counseling,” Nall said. “I wanted to highlight them and let everyone know that we have those services and why not take advantage of them.” Nall’s Slogan is “Cody Nall Y’all.” “It was just an honor to get nominated,” Nall said. “It’s a cool week to talk about something I love and bring awareness to something I’m passionate about.” Nall said she wants to shine a light on the student counselors on campus. “We have 25,000 students and eight counselors,” Nall said. “They work really hard and just bringing speakers to events and things such as that to make people feel comfortable about their battles.” Nall said she is not afraid to talk about anything. “There’s been such a taboo around eating disorders and mental health, and just destigmatizing that and saying ‘it’s OK to struggle with these things’ and ‘it doesn’t define who we are’ is what I want to accomplish this week,” Nall said. Nall said self-evaluating is the key to healing. “I was struggling with an eating disorder, and when I found out there were other people like me on Auburn’s campus, it opened up all these new doors,” Nall said. “A large part of my college career has been speaking about my eating disorder. It’s something I’ve experienced and it made me stronger.”
Hannah Wilson “Hannah for Heroes” Since her best friend’s brother was killed in Afghanistan, helping American heroes has been a part of Hannah Wilson’s life. Her best friend from Birmingham’s family started Support Our Soldiers, a non-profit organization providing items and letters to soldiers in active duty. After her nomination, she said she decided to bring the organization to Auburn. “I just ask that students write letters thanking the soldiers for what they do and donate supplies, even fun things such as footballs and baseballs, to put in the packages,” Wilson said. “We want it to not just be an awareness, but a time where someone can actually support.” When Wilson was a senior in high school, she knew and looked up to one of the Top Five Miss Homecoming candidates at Auburn. “I’ve realized over time, you get to know so many people through things such as this,” Wilson said. “I wanted the opportunity to meet lots of people and serve as a role model to let people know [they] don’t have to be perfect to be in this position because I’m not a perfect person, but I can still stand as a light for someone.” Wilson’s slogan is “Hannah for Heroes.” “Our No. 1 rule is this is not about me,” Wilson said. “Although my name will be all over campus, this is not to put my name out there. Homecoming is about the Auburn Family.” Wilson said she wants to eliminate the misconstrued views students have about the Miss Homecoming race. “A lot of people are under the impression that because Miss Homecoming doesn’t hold a position, she doesn’t do anything,” Wilson said. “I want to prove how that’s not how it is. No matter if I win or lose, I will still be raising support for my platform.”
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Social Media on The Plains Itsmeclaireb in response to our editorial “‘Are you not entertained?’ No, we aren’t” This is one of the most poorly written articles I’ve ever read. I hope to God you aren’t a journalism major. Also, check your facts before you write an article--you don’t know how much money is allocated to the UPC budget. If you think there’s such a problem with the acts UPC brings to campus, why don’t you try actually doing something about it besides writing a crappy article.
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Pat Dye opens mouth, inserts foot A common stereotype among elderly southerners, and maybe elderly people in general, is the grandmother or grandfather who says what they want, when they want... even if it’s offensive. They like to reminisce about the good ol’ days when life was simpler, people made sense and everything fit in to neat categories. However, their recollections usually reflect a time when racism and gender inequality were the way the world worked — the harsh reality of those neat categories. Pat Dye is the Auburn Family’s misguided grandfather. We love him; he’s done a lot for the family, but he also says things that make us cringe. Dye’s comments on Condoleezza Rice’s appointment to the new College Football Playoff committee during an interview on the Oct. 7 edition of WJOX’s “The Morning Drive,” were completely asinine. They are the words of an old man from a generation that thinks women should only func-
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tion in the domestic capability. It’s doubtful Dye is an outright chauvinist with an anti-woman agenda, but what he said was wrong. Unfortunately, the embarrassment doesn’t just land on Dye. Even though his words are solely his own, he is a representative of the Auburn family — one of our de facto patriarchs. So, his lack of verbal control makes us look bad.
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Growing up in Auburn was like growing up in a box. More specifically, a cardboard box with holes in it. You can see light shining through, but not the whole picture. You can hear everything being said around you, but it’s all the same. Raised extremely conservative, a classic “Southern Belle,” if you will, the opinions I grew accustomed to were all the same. Girls act this way; boys act that way. One day you get married, have kids, then you die. Act like a lady throughout. Don’t make the family look bad. It wasn’t until my junior year of high school that I was officially questioned about my own “opinions.” My first answer was silence. I didn’t know. Then the essay era began. Analyze the author’s tone. How does it convey feministic views? The protagonist is also the antagonist, how is this possible? How would a narcissist have behaved differently? Write a four-page paper on abortion. Write about gay marriage. Include your own opinion.
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If it’s the “sanctity” of marriage in jeopardy, then rename another legally binding contract. Divorce is legal. Where in the Bible does it condone that luxury? Why are we even using the Bible vs. law comparison anyway? Not everyone that’s gay is a Christian. How do you logically enforce a law based on a religion when this government blatantly speaks out against theocracies? Despite these thoughts, I wasn’t truly convinced of my stance on gay marriage until recently when sitting with a friend, eating chocolate ice cream. It’s funny how something as simple as ice cream can trigger a political epiphany. My friend was enjoying his vanilla ice cream next to me when I realized how sad I would be if chocolate was unavailable. Even worse, what if I wasn’t allowed to eat chocolate ice cream? But the worst nightmare imaginable is what if I was only allowed to eat vanilla? Gag me. The government cannot choose, or change, one’s preferences. We symbolize freedom. Our country is a beautiful, ever-changing democracy with many great laws in place, and a few yet to exist. Church and state are separate. Not to say one is more right than the other, but not relevant in relation to one another. I wish America, and especially the South, could see that.
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For many years, I remained unsure. I tried to avoid the uncomfortable topics, mainly because I didn’t want go against my parents in a kitchen-table debate with no real ammo. I also feared I might be rooting for the wrong team. When I couldn’t keep quiet any longer, abortion became the first controversial topic of discussion, and it was easy. No abortion. Babies are innocent. My parents were proud. Then gay marriage became the big topic in question. I was raised Baptist. I believe in God. The Bible is my guide too. But I have gay friends, both girls and guys. They don’t seem different from any other person I’ve ever met: they drink water and breathe air. One day, I was talking to one of my closest friends about getting married. Just the usual bridesmaid-dress this and wedding-venue that. Suddenly, she stopped laughing and her smile faded. She glanced at her feet and then looked back up at me with a strange look on her face, “Too bad I’ll never have a wedding.” And my heart broke. I love my faith and I love my family. But I also love my friends. They’ve never judged me, even when most would have; how could I possibly judge them? I am not God. I cannot play God. The Bible has many moral codes, and I respect them all. I do not judge.
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Dye’s comments reinforce the patriarchy that has long plagued college sports. His sentiments echo the prevailing mode of operation before Title IX. You may think we are reading too much in to what he said. But think about what would have happened if Paul Finebaum were appointed to the College Football Playoff committee. Nothing.
Despite the fact his resume is less impressive than Rice’s, despite the fact he has probably never taken a tackle, the reaction to his appointment would be minimal. His gender would never be an issue, nor would it reflect poorly on his qualifications for the job. Rice has accomplished a lot. Even if you don’t agree with her political allegiances, it’s hard to deny her prowess as an individual who know how to work hard and achieve. It comes down to the ageold stereotype of girls being bad at, or not caring about, sports, which Dye seems to treat as gospel truth. If Rice is as big a sports fan as she claims to be, then we see no problem with her sitting on the committee. We think she can use her non-football related work experience to bring some muchneeded objectivity to the fledgling playoff system. The good ol’ days are over, and although we still struggle with racism and gender inequality, we don’t have to play along anymore.
Gay marriage and chocolate ice cream
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While scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook, I see a common trend of wedding, engagement and baby pictures popping up from people I graduated high school with in 2010. It seems like everyone around me is either getting married, is married, or has one or more children. A couple of my friends even have three children already. To me, that’s crazy. I couldn’t imagine being married right now. I definitely couldn’t handle having children to take care of, but these people are my age and seem to be doing it without a hitch. Although it might seem like
everyone I know is getting married and having kids, the average age of people getting married in their first marriage has gone up, according to a marriage and divorce study conducted by Dr. Phil. The study shows the average age of a woman getting married in the United States is 27. The average age of a man getting married in the United States is 29. The Pew Research Center did a study called “Marriage on the Verge of Losing Majority Status in the U.S.” in December 2011, and found that Americans are getting married later in life — if they ever do — compared to marriages in the 1960s. Pew’s research shows only 14 percent of 20-24-year-olds have married in 2010 compared to the 60 percent in 1960. It also found 42 percent of 2529-year olds have married in 2010
compared to 84 percent in 1960. So, despite the constant flow of flashy rings and cute “Our Wedding” websites, our age group seems to be waiting to get married until they are older. This seems like a smart decision, because there is so much you don’t know about yourself at age 20. You have so much growing to do and growing apart for couples can happen just as easily, if not more easily, as growing together. Growing apart can often lead to divorce and, according to the information found by Dr. Phil, 59 percent of marriages for women under the age of 18 end in divorce within 15 years. According to the study, the divorce rate drops to 36 percent for those married at age 20 or older. According to the CDC’s study “QuickStats: Birth Rates for Females Aged 15–19 Years,” even if their pictures might not be in
decline on my social media, the amount of babies born is in decline. The study is a comparison between 2007 and 2011 birth rates, and it shows a 25 percent decrease in teenage females ages 15-19 having babies. Even 20-24-year-old mothers show a 6 percent decrease in birth rates, according to a CDC report. It seems even though I’m in the minority when it comes to the marriage and baby department from my high school, those numbers on the whole are in decline. There are always those exceptions to the rule of people who get married right out of high school, have kids and live happily ever after, but waiting seems to be the general consensus in the U.S. right now. For me, chasing the dream job sounds easier and less scary than being a housewife and chasing a house full of children.
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Homemade whiskey with a family twist Annie Faulk COMMUNITY REPORTER
Proper approval and mere licenses are the only two roadblocks stopping the John Emerald Distilling Company from opening. The father and son owner’s, John and Jimmy Sharp, final approval for the distillery will be heard at the next Opelika Planning Commission meeting, Oct. 22. The distillery plans to open early 2014. “John Emerald is my grandfather’s first and middle name,” said Jimmy Sharp, head distiller. “That’s kind of the theme of our business, is all of the products are named after family members.” The distillery’s signature products are John’s Alabama Single Malt Whiskey, Hugh Wesley’s Gin, Spurgeon’s Rum and Gene’s Spiced Rum. All of the products are named after Sharp family members. “The idea is making this product honoring our forefathers, or ancestors, if you will,” Sharp said. “We are creating a tradition. There is not currently a tradition for Alabama whiskey. And so it’s kind of like an open slate to be defined. We feel spirits can be a product that can be associated with the community and be part of the identity of the community.” Sharp owned a plaster company and after shutting down the company, Sharp and his father decided to open a distillery. Sharp said it is illegal to home distill, but is legal to home brew. “They hear distillery and ‘Oh, what kind of beer are you going to make?’” Sharp said. “It’s not beer, it’s different.” Craft distilling is often synonymous with micro-distilling, but Sharp said the latter is the preferred term by people in the industry. Sharp said he plans to build a glass wall separating the stills from the public
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John Emerald Distilling Company names their products after family members.
tasting area. That way, people can watch the process, but be behind glass. “Craft distilling was at the same point craft breweries were 15 years ago,” Sharp said. “We started going to school, did an internship in Scotland and went to some schools out West. We just got as much knowledge as we could.” Sharp said craft distilling implies a small operation most organizations define as producing less than 100,000 gallons per year. Oct. 1, the City of Opelika approved craft distilleries, such as the John Emerald Distilling Company, may produce no more than 75,000 gallons annually. “Everything is more hands on,” Sharp said. “Even down to bottling, we bottle it by hand. There’s no automated anything really, from start to finish it’s a hands-on process.” The distillery will also operate a season simulator as a way around aging the whiskey for 10 years. Sharp said a storage room will be heated for a week, left alone and cooled
for a week to simulate the four seasons. “I think the distillery is going to bring in a lot of tourism,” Sharp said. “Every small distillery I’ve visited told us that they are bombarded by tourists. All of them, in the first six months, had to hire someone to deal with that. Bus loads came in to visit these places.” The distillery is located at 706 N. Railroad Ave. in the previous Railroad Art location. “Our feature product is our single malt whiskey,” Sharp said. “Basically because our family heritage goes back to Scotland and I’ve always enjoyed scotch myself.” Sharp said the Distillery will use as many Alabama products as they can. A large portion of the sugar used in production will come from Alabama sugar cane. “But we are going to smoke ours with local woods, predominately peach and pecan woods,” Sharp said. “So to kind of give it more of a local flare, we are also making rum.”
‘As truth be told, Homecoming never gets old’ Annie Faulk COMMUNITY REPORTER
Auburn’s Homecoming weekend is packed with traditions, events and the crowing of Miss Homecoming herself. Homecoming is not the usual Auburn game-day weekend because it’s loaded with events, such as the parade. “Homecoming is a great weekend for all kinds of activities and seems more relaxed than other SEC game weekends,” said John Wild, president of AuburnOpelika Tourism Bureau. “Parents, students and fans can have a good time tailgating, meeting for business reasons and including all the normal game weekend activities.” Wild said he wants people to see the benefits and additional activities homecoming weekend provides. Wild said there are new restaurants and shops in the area that were not open last season. Wild said for the past several years, the tourism bureau monitored hotel occupancy rates and homecoming does not have the same draw as other games throughout the season. Wild said a good game weekend brings in as much as $1 million in revenue from lodging, while homecoming may bring in only half. “In terms of the actual impact, as compared to our current schedule, it’s going to be minimal. We already have containers downtown for recycling and any bottles that we collect, which we hope there are not many bottles,” said Tim Woody, director of environmental services. “Any plastic bottles, glass bottles any cardboard that we collect by cleanup efforts,
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Even though Homecoming lives as an Auburn tradition, it doesn’t have a large city impact.
we automatically recycle. We do that as a part of our operations anyway.” Woody said on a typical game day weekend, a crew will monitor downtown Friday night, clean up Saturday after the game and then Sunday morning a crew cleans the entire area. The new tradition of rolling the wires instead of trees causes some changes in regards to cleanup. “We use one of our KnuckleBoom trucks, they collect yard debris out of yards with a big claw,” Woody said. “We bring that big truck down there and we have some poles a few of our guys made out of PVC pipe.” The pipes are used remove tissue from the wires, the KnuckleBoom truck picks up the piles and the street sweeper takes care of the rest. “Then we will come in Sunday and
clean up before folks start venturing downtown to go to church and eat at restaurants,” Woody said. “I would assume to expect that as the season progresses and we keep winning, and have other schools coming to town, we will have more material to clean up, which we hope we do.” Bill James, director of public safety, said the majority of the city’s police officers are assigned to work game days. “Sometimes there are more events going on around homecoming and we generally staff some of those, depending what the event is,” James said. “Homecoming in itself, not a whole lot. It’s another game day.” James said the parade “is something extra,” but believes Homecoming is “nothing more than a regular football game.”
Two men arrested after shots fired in home on Annalue Drive Chandler Jones COMMUNITY EDITOR
Sunday, Oct. 6, the Auburn Police Division arrested Dezdrian Smith, 24, of Atlanta, and Kentarious J. Barnett, 21, of Opelika, according to an APD press release. The APD arrested Barnett on felony warrants for burglary third degree, theft of property second degree, fleeing and attempting to elude, and Smith on charges of felony warrants for burglary third degree and theft of property second degree. These arrests stem from an APD investigation of a police report dated the same day. The report described an incident of an Annalue Drive resident returning home at approximately 8:50 p.m., where he discovered two individuals inside his residence. “The resident felt threatened and fired shots in his house at the intruders,” Po-
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lice Captain Lorenza Dorsey said. “They fled out the back of the residence.” “We set up a perimeter and were able to apprehend theses individuals in the vicinity within a few blocks of the residentce,” Dorsey said. Smith suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound, was taken to the East Alabama Medical Center Emergency Room, treated for his injuries and released into police custody.
The victim reported two Samsung cell phones stolen, valued at $600, and sustains no legal charges. “It was in his residence,” Dorsey said. “He thought his life was threatened and he’s defending himself inside his residence.” Smith and Barnett were transferred to the Lee County Jail, where they are awaiting bond. Smith's bond was set at $6,000 and Barnett's, $9,000.
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Council member Norman dedicates life to community values.
Council member reflects on life and time in office JESSA PEASE COMMUNITY WRITER
Each Sunday at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Elder Bob Norman, can be spotted leading worship or teaching children during Sunday school. When the organ plays during service, Norman’s wife can be seen with fingers flying over the keys and producing the worship music for all the churchgoers. Whether preaching, teaching or planning worship, Norman said he is a man of faith, Sunday through Sunday, and it guides the decisions he makes each day. “I am a man of faith,” Norman said. “Not faith in myself or faith in government, but I am a man with strong faith in God. It forms and steers me in everything I do: my business, my personal life, my family life and my civic life.” Norman said he doesn’t separate faith from who he is, so his relationship with Christ and within the community are the same. “Integrity is part of that,” Norman said. “If you are a person with a strong relationship with Christ and believe what the Bible teaches, that is not what makes us okay. When we have been changed drastically like I was, it forms who you are and drives who you are.” Growing up in the small town of Talladega, Norman was the youngest of four children, and said he grew up in a different time. “I grew up in a small town in the South in the ’50s,” Norman said. “We didn’t lock our doors, I rode my bike around town and my parents didn’t worry about where I was or what might happen to me.” For Norman, where to go to college was never a question either. He grew up an Auburn fan and his father went to Auburn before having to drop out during the Great Depression. “Both my older brothers and my older sister went to Auburn, so I guess it was sort of assumed that I would go,” Norman said. “I didn’t want to venture out too far from the family tree I guess.” Norman said when he graduated from high school he wasn’t very mature, and he went to Auburn purely to have a good time. “I was not a real good student,” Norman said. “I had a good time and had to drop out of school and go to work. I grew up a little bit and came back and got my degree.” When Norman graduated
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I am a man of faith. Not faith in myself or faith in government, but I am a man with strong faith in God. It forms and steers me in everything I do: my business, my personal life, my family life and my civic life.” —Bob Norman CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
from Auburn with a degree in business administration ,he moved to Aniston before moving back to Auburn seven years later. Looking at Auburn, Norman said he noticed that Auburn seemed to have a number of city representatives he had a lot of respect for. He said he thought that was unique and he admired them. “I have never thought Auburn was a place where the government was corrupt and people had their hands out looking for bribes and kickbacks,” Norman said. Norman said due to his impression of Auburn city officials and needing something to busy his hands, he decided to contribute to the city through its council. “I thought I could do that,” Norman said. “I thought I had some leadership communication qualities I could put to use, and my integrity is valuable to me. I thought I could contribute.” Serving on City Council, spending time at his church and completing his honey-do lists is how Norman said he spends his free time now that his daughter is grown and soon to be married. Norman is currently serving his second term as city councilman, and he said once his ten years are up he considers his civic debt paid. He will continue to serve his church and follow his faith. “I have made a lot of dumb choices, and still make them from time to time,” Norman said. “Christians aren’t perfect, Christians are human beings that have been changed but still have a flawed nature. I can make a bad mistake today, but I can recognize it pretty quick. I feel like I make more good choices than bad.”
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Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour to be ‘That Kind of Night’ Pierce Ostwalt WRITER
Luke Bryan will visit the Auburn-Opelika area as part of his fifth-annual Farm Tour at Ingram Farms, Thursday, Oct 10. In addition to the concert, Bryan also tours as an opportunity to help those in need. Last year, eight students from agricultural families benefitted from the Luke Bryan Farm Tour Scholarship which helped them pay for college. Tickets are $35 and parking is available for ticket holders. Parking opens at 2 p.m. for those looking for the full-tailgating experience. Doors open at 5 p.m. with Bryan beginning at 7 p.m. Bryan’s newly released album, which debuted Aug. 13, “Crash My Party,” currently ranks No. 6 on Billboard’s Top 200 albums. With singles such as “Beer in the Headlights” and “That’s My Kind of Night,” which currently ranks number one on Country Billboard’s Top 100, Bryan delivers a somewhat new sound, positively reviewed by listeners. Many Auburn students anticipate the show, and one in particular is Jack Pomerantz, freshman in business. A fan of Bryan’s music, he attended two previous concerts at Atlanta’s Lakewood Amphitheater and said he remains equally excited for the upcoming show. “Luke Bryan is always a great time,” Pomerantz said. “Both times that I have gone, I had a fantastic time and I’m sure that this one will be the same way. He seems to never disappoint.” Matt La Penta, sophomore in finance, said he is also excited for the show. He has at-
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Each Spirited Art class features a different master piece taught by one of Spirited Art’s instructors.
‘Don’t drink the paint water’
BRYAN tended Bryan concerts in the past, and his favorite part is the tailgating before the show. “I love getting out there early and just hanging out with all my friends,” La Penta said. Cole Swindell officially signed on as the show’s opener along with The Peach Pickers and Chancie Neal. Swindell, a singer/songwriter, is a personal friend of Bryan’s. Swindell writes music for many top-country artists such as Bryan and wrote Craig Campbell’s hit “Outta My Head.” The Peach Pickers consist of singer/songwriters Dallas Davidson and Rhett Akins and are also scheduled to make a performance. Both Davidson and Akins have written several songs on country music’s top billboards. Some of Davidson’s songs include Lady Antebellum’s “Just a Kiss” and Randy Houser’s “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight,” while some of Akin’s works include Lee Brice’s “Parking Lot Party” and “It Goes Like This” by Thomas Rhett. Chancie Neal will be the last of the opening acts, playing songs such as “Silverado” and “My Louisiana.”
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Don’t drink the paint water is the catchphrase. Spirited Art, a franchised painting studio, offers classes for people wanting to learn the basics of acrylic painting with good friends while sipping good wine. Each class features a different masterpiece and instructor, taught step-by-step. “We are mainly about having a good time and you get to leave with something you are proud of and you actually enjoyed doing,” said Sarah Canivez, lead teacher and owner of Spirited Art in Auburn. “It’s meant to be fun and it’s meant to be relaxing.” The studio, located at 3051 Frederick Road in Opelika in the Shoppes at Midtown next to Momma Goldberg’s, officially opens Oct. 11. “The way it works, is we already have a pre-set calendar where we pick most of the paintings on a daily basis,” said Vincent Canivez, studio manager and owner. “The way we pick it could be, we like the painting or we’ve heard people coming to our class saying ‘Hey, we really like this kind of painting.’ Basically, it’s driven by requests or personal interest from us.” Spirited Art offers one class per day starting at 6:30 p.m., and usually takes two - two and a half hours to complete. All adult classes are $35 each. The Canivez’s encourage customers to bring their own food and beverages. The studio also offers summer camps and is working on a Christmas mini-camp. “Even if they have tried other paint-
ing places, we are not all the same,” Sarah said. “It’s like watching one movie and you don’t like it, and decide you don’t like movies. You know, maybe give it another shot.” Sarah taught classes at the Spirited Art studio in Huntsville before moving to Auburn. She graduated from Auburn in 2009 with a degree in art and English. “In college, I got really big into painting, I used to be into drawing super realistic stuff,” Sarah said. “Then you start painting and you’re like, this is way more fun, because it doesn’t have to look exactly like a picture. You can use your creative energy.” All ages are welcome to take classes, and Sarah said she has even taught a group of ladies in their ’90s. “Everyone, even if you’re not an artist or someone who is super mathematical or super type-A, you are still going to have a little creative side,” Sarah said. “But I think it gives people a way to almost be a kid again, to do something just because it’s fun not because you have to or because you have accomplish something.” Vincent, Sarah’s husband, was raised in France and attended a French university. As part of his business-school curriculum, he studied abroad in Auburn. “For the past two years, we have had an entrepreneurial lifestyle,” Vincent said. “We try to do our own stuff.” Sarah and Vincent married in 2009 and lived in France for more than a year while Vincent finished graduate school. While he was in class, Sarah taught
English classes, learned graphic design and French. “We are really adventurous [and] really crazy,” Sarah said. “We are kind of fly by the seat of our pants kind of people.” Vincent said professionally, the two are not living a mainstream business life. “Definitely we love Auburn, that’s a big reason why we came. That was our first idea,” Vincent said. “We know Auburn, we know the people and we love it.” But making southern routes hasn’t always been the Canivez way. “We lived in France for almost a year and a half. We did the whole city thing. We lived up North, where it’s cold,” Sarah said. “We decided after that, we are small town people. We like to travel, but as far as making a home, Auburn I think is perfect.” Since settling south, the Canivez’s made art their life with Spirited Art and their family has only accommodated. “We like to take on unusual things, I think,” Sarah said. “Like diaper-wearing cats and multiple businesses.” Chubby, their cat, suffers from Spina Bifida, but still rocks an Auburn diaper. Their other cat, Tiger, likes the Auburn Tigers. “None of it has been planned, one thing has led to another. And we met in a parking lot through a mutual friend,” Sarah said. “And then we started dating and never thought it would go anywhere, but we are still here. You make plans and at least with my life apparently, plans don’t mean anything to the one who is controlling it.”
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Jungle Jam ushers in start of basketball season Eric Wallace SPORTS WRITER
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Sophomore Jordon Granger dunking during the slam dunk competition
Freshman Matthew Atewe competes during the slam dunk competition.
In front of a crowd that included famous alumni and celebrities, Auburn basketball’s heavily publicized Jungle Jam showcased many of the team’s offseason improvements through a scrimmage, three-point shooting and dunk contest. Comedian Mike Epps and rapper Ludacris headlined the event, while former Auburn basketball star Charles Barkley and former head coach Sonny Smith made appearances as celebrity dunkcontest judges. “I have been blessed and lucky to go all over the world,” Barkley said. “Ain’t no place I’d rather be than in Auburn, Alabama.” Prior to the dunk contest, Barkley assured the Auburn Arena crowd that embattled head coach Tony Barbee had the program moving in the right direction.
“I know most of y’all came here for football, but coach Barbee is going to turn this program around and let’s turn out tonight,” Barkley said. Sophomore forward Jordon Granger showed off his leaping ability during his Jungle Jam dunk contest victory. His 85 final–round points edged him ahead of senior center Asauhn Dixon-Tatum in the final. Virginia transfer KT Harrell and freshman guard Dion Wade poured it in from range in the three-point shooting contest, but Harrell’s 19 final round points assured victory in the contest. A scrimmage between White and Blue squads saw impressive shooting from White squad members Harrell and Wade, while senior guard Chris Denson displayed his renowned quick-
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Defensive line living up to potential under new staff Will Gaines SPORTS EDITOR
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Robenson Therezie streaking down the sideline after his interception against Ole Miss, Saturday Oct. 5.
Therezie is becoming a “star” Eric Wallace SPORTS WRITER
Junior defensive back Robenson Therezie’s speed and explosiveness have been on display this season after his almost seamless transition to the “star” defensive postion in the offseason. “I thought he was a natural when we moved him,” defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson said. “We saw him at corner and he struggled with some of the things that you have to do on those really good wide outs, but he had some explosiveness, speed and physical strength.” That explosiveness was on display Saturday, Oct. 5 when Therezie picked off Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace and returned it 78 yards for a touchdown. “I looked at the ball and Bo Wallace put it right in front of the receiver where I could grab it,” Therezie said. “I just tipped it up, grabbed it and went for six.” The 78-yard interception return was the eighth longest in Auburn history, and it threw Jordan-Hare stadium into a first quarter frenzy. Recruited as a safety, Therezie struggled early in his career covering bigger receivers but an offseason position change and an injury to junior Justin Garrett thrust him into the starter’s role. Therezie said the responsibilities associated with the “Star” position are perfect for his skill set. “I felt like that was the most perfect position for me,” Therezie said. “For a guy like me who is a bit of an undersized safety or corner, but you know I’m a guy that can fit in the box to help the run but can still cover.” Therezie said that Ellis Johnson’s 4-2-5 de-
fensive system is a better fit in comparison to the defense implemented by former defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder. “I don’t know if I really fit the type of defense we ran last season,” Therezie said. “( Johnson’s system) is just playing old school football. There’s nothing that’s got you thinking too much while you’re out there.” Coming down in run support and blitzing are aspects of the “star” role that Therezie particularly enjoys. “I like that I can blitz,” Therezie said. “When the play starts I can become like an edge blitzer sometimes when we’re bringing pressure. That’s a big thing for me for someone who’s got speed like me.” Though the Miami native has yet to record a sack on the season, Therezie said that more experience in the “Star” role will increase his sack production. “I know that if I keep polishing my craft I can get a few,” Therezie said. Therezie attributed his improved work ethic and maturity to the recent birth of his daughter. “It made me think about what I need to do to achieve my goals in life and to be a better person,” Therezie said. “It really opened my eyes. I play the game for the love of the game, but now that I have a daughter I play it for her most importantly.” Therezie’s success this season hasn’t been a surprise to Auburn’s coaching staff, who said the talent has always been there. “Nothing Robinson has done has surprised me, but the production has been what we thought,” Johnson said.
When head coach Gus Malzahn was hired in the offseason, he made a promise to the Auburn fans he would bring a physical attackingstyle defense back to Auburn. Against Ole Miss, he began to deliver on that promise. Auburn finished the night with six total sacks, which is second only to the 2005 Iron Bowl where Auburn sacked University of Alabama quarterback, Brodie Croyle, 11 times. Leading the way for the defensive unit was the defensive line. “Putting pressure on the quarterback, that was huge,” Malzahn said after the game. “I think it’s one of our strengths. We play a lot of guys, and there were some big plays when we needed it in the fourth quarter.” Having a break-out night was freshman defensive end Carl Lawson, who finished the night with five solo tackles and two of them were sacks. Lawson was one of the prized recruits in Malzahn’s first signing class. Until the Ole Miss game, he had not been producing as expected, but things changed quickly for him.
“It means a lot, but I know there’s a lot of things I need to go fix,” Lawson said. Lawson was not the only defensive lineman to record a sack. Fellow defensive end Dee Ford and
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defensive tackle Gabe Wright also had sacks. Ford was expected to be one of the best defensive players on the Auburn defense, and possibly in the conference, before the sea-
son started, but he had to miss the first two games with a knee injury. Against Ole Miss he got his senior season back on track. “It felt good. I just had to get that first one to get rolling,” Ford said. Wright’s sack came late in the fourth quarter when the game was still up for grabs. “I couldn’t think of a better situation to be in,” Wright said. “We were up eight points, and the defense had to make a stand. We pride ourselves on being tough in the fourth quarter. I couldn’t be prouder of the way I stepped up in the fourth quarter.” Not only was the defense solid with putting pressure on the quarterback, but also on forcing turnovers. The Tiger’s Robenson Therezie and Ryan
Smith picked off two of Bo Wallace’s passes, with Therezie returning his interception for a 78-yard touchdown. Smith’s interception was also a big play which basically secured the win for Auburn with his late fourth quarter pick. “I was prepared from watching film,” Smith said. “I was trying to make a play, be in the right spot and do my job. It felt good. I knew that the offense still had to go down and execute. It felt good to make a play for the defense as a whole.” Wright said going into the game the defensive line knew they needed to step their play up if they wanted to be a solid defensive unit. “I feel like the pressure has been out on us by our coaches that it was time we stepped up,” Wright said. “In the LSU loss, we felt like the defensive line could have stepped up. I feel like we took a step forward tonight, and will keep improving through the course of the year.” The win puts Auburn in good position for the remainder of the season, but Malzahn said they are focused on the present. “We’re taking it one game at a time,” Malzahn said. “This was a huge win for us, against a top-25 team, at home. We’re not looking ahead. We’re going to the next game, and I’m just proud of our guys. We’re going to get better each week, and I think we have a chance to continue that.”
Should Auburn schedule tougher games on Homecoming? Kyle Van Fechtmann SPORTS@ THEPLAINSMAN.COM
This Saturday, Oct. 12, will mark the 87th Auburn Homecoming football game against Western Carolina. In Auburn’s first Homecoming game, they defeated the Clemson Tigers, 13–0, at Drake Field, which is now the parking lot for Haley Center. Recently Auburn has scheduled its homecoming games against non-BCS qualifying conference schools and the Tigers have won the majority of these games, most of them in blowout fashion.
Auburn is 73–8–5 all time in their homecoming games. In the last five seasons, Auburn has average 47.8 points per homecoming game and has only given up an average of 19.6 points in these victories. Despite all of the alumni who come back to Jordan-Hare Stadium enjoying these blowout victories, attendance is significantly lower during homecoming games. During the past five homecoming games, the average attendance has been 82,768 people and for all of the home games, attendance average has been 85,201 people. The only season during this time span where the homecoming game attendance was higher than other home games was the 2010 National Championship season because
most alumni would not want to miss a chance to watch an undefeated potential national champion team play. But why is the homecoming game attendance usually lower than other home games? Perhaps because the student section is not filled during homecoming games because some students use homecoming game weekend as their coming back home weekend. Or, it may be because SEC games and other BCS-qualifying conference games always have higher attendances. Although I believe homecoming games should be a game where Auburn has a great shot at winning, I think Auburn should schedule its homecoming game each year with
a non-conference BCS qualifying school. Therefore, schedule a nonconference game against a school in the American Athletic Conference, ACC, Big 12, Big 10, or Pacific-12. This still gives Auburn a great chance at winning the homecoming game and also makes sure the attendance still stays up. I know homecoming games are commonly known across the college football world as games that the home team schedules where they know they will win. This is why conference games should not be homecoming games because these are usually close games and the visiting team sees it as a sign of disrespect when a conference team schedules its homecoming game with a conference op-
ponent. The SEC games are also more difficult for alumni to get tickets to. Auburn has not always scheduled its homecoming games against smaller non-conference schools. Auburn’s most frequent homecoming game opponent is Mississippi State, and they have played the Bulldogs 16 times. Auburn has also played both Clemson and the Florida Gators 10 times in homecoming matchups. I know that Auburn has to schedule a couple of games against easier non-BCS opponents each season, but I think Auburn must shy away from scheduling those games for homecoming weekend to ensure that more alumni will come back to Auburn to see a more exciting game with higher attendance in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Jordan Ebert set to improve after strong freshman season Aaron Lake ASSOCIATE COPY EDITOR
Following his first year of collegiate baseball, Auburn second baseman Jordan Ebert is focused on improving and making a larger contribution to the Tigers’ baseball squad. “I went into the summer trying to focus on taking more walks, and hitting more doubles,” Ebert said. “I really got myself into trouble last year swinging at bad pitches.” Despite Ebert’s own criticism regarding his discipline at the plate, he ended the 2013 campaign with a .303 batting average and 22 RBIs. Ebert said that first-year head coach Sunny Golloway has helped make him a smarter baseball player. “Going into the season, it’s not really tangible things, but intangible things,” Ebert said. “With Coach G here, I really didn’t realize how not smart of a baseball player I was and I’ve gotten so much smarter since he’s been here.” Golloway, who arrived in Auburn in June by way of Oklahoma, said he has noticed Ebert’s motor in the short time they have worked together and believes Ebert can take his game to the proverbial next level. “He’s a special young man because he’s so tough,” Golloway said. “He’s definitely a guy who has some experience in the SEC and I think that experience is going to pay off for us.” In addition to his hitting ability, Ebert’s motor and defensive flexibility has allowed the coach-
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Jordan Ebert during last week’s intrasquad scrimmage at Plainsman Park.
es to experiment with him in left field – a position Golloway expects Ebert to play at different points when the season starts in February. “He’s special and he’s tough, so he’ll be able to work in at second base and a little bit in the outfield for us,” Golloway said. Greg Norton, hitting and outfield coach, echoed Golloway’s expectations to play Ebert in
the outfield. “He’s a young kid with some talent and he’s able to play multiple positions and he’s coming off a good year in the SEC,” Norton said. “We might switch him between second and left field.” Norton, a 13-year MLB veteran, has experience and knows what it will take for Ebert to be successful offensively.
“We know he can swing the bat, and the fall is an opportunity for us to experiment and find out where he fits in the lineup,” Norton said. “He’s our only returning player to have hit over .300 last year and we’re going to need that sort of production this year.” While Ebert has been working hard late into the evenings to get better, according to Norton, the ceiling on Ebert is quite high following fall practices. “I think he has some tools to play at the next level,” Norton said. “If he’s able to slow things down, not be so hard on himself, and let his natural ability take over, I think he’ll have a lot of success.” Golloway agreed with Norton and said Ebert will need to calm down and continue to improve in his baseball knowledge. “His motor runs really fast,” Golloway said. “He’s got to calm down and he has to continue to get the information and be smart. I think he’s a very talented player and he needs to continue to learn the game of baseball and really observe the game.” However, while Ebert is focused on improving his game, it is all for the sake of the team. “Last year, I came in and I wasn’t too sure about what the level of competition would be like,” Ebert said. “This year, with a year under my belt, I understand it more and if we don’t get to Omaha or host a regional, it will be disappointing.”
Men’s club soccer, with new head coach, has eyes on nationals Justin Ferguson ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
There are 18 fields at the Auburn Soccer Complex on Wire Road, but on Thursday night, only one is occupied. While dozens of youth recreational and club teams come and go throughout the evening, a group of college students are still on the field, going through several fast-paced drills. This is the Auburn men’s club soccer team. Because the SEC does not support men’s soccer as an official scholarship sport — two schools, Kentucky and South Carolina, field teams in other conferences — Auburn’s top players take the field just for the love of the game and pride in Auburn University. “It’s one of those things where it keeps us fit, and it really keeps that competitive level of soccer in our lives without the drawbacks and time
commitments of being on a Division I, II or III team,” said junior goalkeeper Brenton Thompson. After a successful run to the NIRSA National Club Soccer Championships last November, the Auburn squad is eyeing a trip to Phoenix for this year’s tournament after a semifinal finish in a recent seeding tournament at the University of Florida. Auburn was the only team in Gainesville to go undefeated and untied in pool play, defeating South Florida, Georgia Tech and Florida Gulf Coast. “We started every game off on the right foot, scoring goals and playing really well,” Thompson said. In the semifinal, Auburn controlled the pace of play against hosts Florida. However, the match ended in a penalty kick shootout loss. “We were killing our group,” said senior center back Paul Drenning. “[The semifinal loss] was a little dis-
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appointing of an end, but it was a good first tournament. We haven’t had a real serious game yet, so I’m happy with the way we’ve played so far.” Drenning and Thompson, along with senior forward David Jackson, are the captains of this year’s squad, which features a number of talented underclassmen. “We have got a lot of real talent with these new guys,” Drenning said.
“They’ve jumped right in and started playing with us well. It’s impressive.” The Auburn club team also has a new face at head coach. “It’s been a tremendous experience so far in getting to know and coach these young men,” said new head coach Mac Matthews. “In terms of their talent, it’s tremendous. I don’t think I’ve ever worked with a group with this much individual talent. “The question is — can we mold that talent into a great team?” According to Matthews, his new team has the potential for greatness, as evidenced by their performances in the Florida tournament. “It was exactly what we wanted, despite the fact we went out in the semis,” Matthews said. “We were just very tired in the last game — we dominated (Florida), but we fell in penalty kicks, which I don’t really consider as a loss. “This puts us fourth in the region at this point, which is where we want
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to be. It gives us a good seed and puts us in a great position to get to nationals.” As Auburn prepares for its next test of the season, a doubleheader against Samford and Memphis in Birmingham this weekend, the players are focusing on meshing together as one team. “This team is awesome chemistry-wise,” Jackson said. “We are all friends with each other, and I think that is showing on the field. We know each other and what the other person is going to do next.” Drenning, a fourth-year veteran of the club team, sees outstanding potential with this year’s squad as it prepares for a trip from Wire Road to the Arizona desert. “We had a really good season last year — went to nationals, and I think we could repeat that easily,” Drenning said. “Obviously we’ve got a couple of kinks to work out, but come game time, we will be good to go.”
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Kim Spence fights for the ball against Memphis Saturday, Aug. 17.
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This week in Auburn sports Women’s Soccer
Three first-half goals made all the difference Sunday as the Auburn soccer team (4–9–1, 0–5 S dropped a 3–0 decision at Florida. After a frustrating first half against the Gators, Auburn was able to come out and hold them scoreless in the final 45 minutes. The Tigers will return to action Friday Oct. 11 with a 7 p.m., home match against Georgia. It will be the All Auburn, All Orange match for the season with the first 200 fans in the gates receiving an orange t-shirt.
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Auburn sophomore, Pleun Burgmans fell in the second round of main draw singles at the prestigious tournament, losing 7–5, 6–4 to UCLA’s Kyle McPhillips. With the dropped match, Auburn’s final active player in the tournament was ousted, thus ending the Tigers’ presence in all fields. With Burgmans’ loss included, Auburn finished the tournament
with a 2–5 overall record with both wins coming in singles, one from Burgmans in the first round of the main draw singles and one from sophomore Michala Kucharova in the prequalifying singles draw. As for the remaining Tigers on the roster, four played in the Razorback Classic over the weekend in Fayetteville, Ark. Auburn claimed victory in six total matches at the classic with freshman Reka Muller winning her singles flight. Muller, in her first collegiate action of the year, scored victories against three-straight days of play, including a championship win against Arkansas’ Shannon Hudson, 7–6 (5), 6–2. As for her teammates in the field, they ran into some trouble in their first round matchups. Sophomore Paula de Man fell in her first round match to Memphis’ Carolina Wegner, 6–4, 6–1. Heading to the back draw, de Man, again, fell behind early, dropping her second day match in straight sets, 6–0, 6–3 to Tulsa’s Renata Kuricova. De Man
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ness for the Blue squad. The White squad defeated the Blue squad 18-11. Epps’ comedic commentary kept the energetic crowd laughing throughout the events, and his energy even coaxed Barkley and Coach Barbee into busting a few moves of their own. “The reason why I got Mike Epps and Luda was for the students. You guys have been there every game for us,” Barbee said. “You are as important to me as my team and I need you there every single night.” Barbee took to the floor after the scrimmage and applauded the Auburn student section, calling it the very best in the nation. “This team has been working their tails off,” Barbee said. “They’re getting after it on the defensive end of the floor
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and the students are going to make the difference for us this year. Our student section is the best in the country. ” Though Epps and Ludacris have not been the biggest names in entertainment in recent years, Auburn students were impressed by the performance and said that it gave credibility to the basketball
program. “I know these kind of events help to bring out a good crowd and I know that the crowd ultimately feeds the team,” said Josh Poole, a graduate student in geology. “They do little pep rallies before each athletic season starts, but a big event like this makes you think that they mean business and it gets the fans directly involved.” All in all, the event seemed to create optimism amongst students and a hopefulness that some of the night’s energy might transfer into the regular season. “An event like this can bring energy back to a program and like coach Barbee said he brought these guys to hype everybody up,” said Reed Burchette, a junior in mechanical engineering. Auburn’s first game will be Monday, Oct 28, against Victory University at Auburn Arena.
did right the ship on the classic’s final day, defeating Saana Saarteinen of Tulsa in three tough sets, 4–6, 7–6, 6–1, for her first win of the year and first as an Auburn Tigers. Freshman Lindsey Whitehead dropped her first round match of the French Open flight to Nataly Krutova of Northwestern State, 6–0, 6–1. Luckily, the St. Louis native bounced right back on the second day to defeat Kristen Mee of Arkansas, 6–4, 6–1, for her first collegiate win. Whitehead couldn’t make it two in a row as she dropped her final match of the weekend to Tulsa’s Carol Benito, 6–2, 6–2 to finish the tournament 1–2 in singles play.
Women’s Basketball
The Auburn women’s basketball team has wrapped up its first full week of practice. The Tigers opened fall camp Tuesday, Oct. 1,and have conducted six practices in that span.
The Tigers are under the direction of second-year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, who led Auburn to a 19–15 season and an appearance in the Women’s NIT quarterfinals in her first season. Auburn returns three starters and six letterwinners from that team while welcoming eight newcomers. Auburn fans will be able to get their first look at the team Sunday as the Tigers host the Women’s Basketball Fun Fan Day at Auburn Arena. The event will include a scrimmage, an opportunity to meet the team and coaching staff, inflatable games for children ages 12 and under, and an autograph session with the team. The Tigers will open the season Saturday, Nov. 9, hosting Georgia Southern at 2 p.m. at the Auburn Arena. The Tigers will play a 14–game home schedule this year with games against Tulane, St. John’s, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Georgia and in-state rival Alabama.
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A day in the life of an Auburn student in 1964 Kailey Miller INTRIGUE REPORTER
The 50th anniversary of Auburn’s desegregation is on the horizon, and it can be hard for current students to imagine what the University was like in the ’60s for the students who lived that history. Jim Vickrey, Owen Brown, and Andy Hornsby, Auburn alumni, were able to paint a picture of what life on The Plains was like almost half a century ago. Vickrey graduated from Auburn with his first degree in 1964. He was president of the Student Government Association from 1963–64, which had some differences from today’s SGA. “There was a Student Government Association which covered everybody, men and women,” Vickrey said. “Then there was an additional Women’s Student Government Association that just focused on women.” Vickrey said the WSGA was limited mostly to the women’s residence hall life. Vickrey also said during this time, all women were required to live on campus and abide by the set of rules that were enforced. “It was a very restrictive atmosphere for women,” Vickrey said. “They were very well-protected in the dorms. There was a curfew every night. You had to get in by a certain time or you’d get locked out of the dorm.” Hornsby enrolled at Auburn fall 1963 and graduated in 1968 after spending time in the Army Reserve. Hornsby said he recalls less than half of the students having cars, so traffic and parking were never a problem and it created a relaxed atmosphere. Brown enrolled at Auburn in 1960 and graduated in 1964. Hornsby and Brown both frequented the War Eagle Supper Club as an off-campus hangout, and were both members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. For on-campus dining, Hornsby went to the old Foy Union where he said each fraternity had a table. “In my day, most students ate on campus,” Hornsby said. “Whoever you were dating at the time would come sit at your table.” Though some traditions may have changed, Hornsby said downtown Auburn is one thing that has re-
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A picture from the 1964 Glomerata shows students eating and studying outside Ross Hall.
mained remarkably unchanged. He said he remembers two movie theaters downtown that only had a single screen. “The downtown part is remarkably the same,” Hornsby said. “Much bigger, much more grandiose, but independently run businesses for the most part.” In 1964, Auburn was integrated when Harold Franklin registered for classes for graduate school and became the first African-American student to attend Auburn. Vickrey, Brown and Hornsby, were all students at Auburn during this time. Brown said he thinks everybody at Auburn was determined not to go through the same thing the University of Alabama experienced when George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door to prevent integration.
“We were afraid [Wallace] was going to do that same set of theatrics at Auburn,” Vickrey said. “He wouldn’t tell anybody what he was going to do, and at the last minute decided not to come so we had a very, very quiet integration.” Vickrey said the University and student leaders spent months preparing for that day, and he was glad it worked out the way it did. Hornsby said one particular moment in time has stuck with him since the day Franklin arrived on campus with hundreds of students gathering to watch him enter his first class. “We had a great All-American guard named Bill Van Dyke,” Hornsby said. “As Franklin approached
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Pine Hill Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Auburn, is located on Armstrong Street.
Pine Hill Cemetery Lantern Tour brings history to life “HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE” ABC Family Wed., Oct. 16 @ 6 p.m.
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Pine Hill Cemetery will come alive the nights of Oct. 10–11, with characters from Auburn’s past. The bi-annual Pine Hill Cemetery Lantern Tour, sponsored by the Auburn Heritage Association, will take guests on a candle-lit stroll through Auburn’s oldest cemetery, located on Armstrong Street. “The purpose of the tour is to educate the local community and surrounding areas about the local history of Auburn, because the cemetery is a microcosm of what Auburn has become,” said Mary Norman, Auburn Heritage Association director. Tour guides comprised of local volunteers, dressed in Civil War period costume, will lead groups through illuminated paths to visit with historic figures in Auburn’s history. Additional volunteers will portray the ghosts of Auburn’s historic icons, such as city founder Judge John J. Harper, Georgie and Mary Petrie, and Mollie Hollifield. Lan Lipscomb is a returning volunteer who has been portraying Auburn’s characters for more than 10 years. Lipscomb will play William “Uncle Billy” Mitchell, who, upon his death in 1856, requested to be buried in his feather bed. His crypt, with the feather bed inside, is visible in the center of Pine Hill. “I love (Uncle Billy) because I get to lie in a big old iron bed while I wait for people to show up,” Lipscomb said. “You have to fight the temptation to fall asleep. I love doing it. It’s just fun.” A few years ago, Lipscomb portrayed his
own great-great-grandfather during the lantern tour. This year, Lipscomb’s son Sam Lipscomb, 11, will be joining him as a Civil War drummer boy. “I’m kind of a picture for all the other soldiers that have died,” Sam said. Mollie Hollifield is another Auburn icon who will be given a voice at the lantern tour. Hollifield, a 1902 graduate of Auburn, was one of the first writers to write about the history of Auburn. Her book, “Auburn: Loveliest Village of the Plains,” was published in 1955. Erlene Lingle, Auburn resident, 86, will play Hollifield this year. “Miss Mollie was older and had a boarding house,” Lingle said. “They had students (stay), so she hooked up and married one of them. Miss Mollie was a character.” According to Norman, the cemetery, located just a block from Auburn’s campus, is continually the victim of vandalism. Norman said the city of Auburn maintains the cemetery, but the Auburn Heritage Association puts in extra money to repair vandalized grave markers and put up fencing. The lantern tour is one way the Heritage Association raises the funds to keep the graves in good condition. The Pine Hill Cemetery Lantern Tour runs Oct. 10–11 from 7–9 p.m. Tickets are $10, and parking is available at Auburn Junior High School on Samford Avenue. Trolleys will be available to take visitors to the cemetery. All proceeds go toward the Auburn Heritage Association for the promotion and preservation of the history of Auburn.
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Samford Hall serves as an Auburn icon, and has since 1888.
Samford Hall, more than just a pretty face Kailey Miller INTRIGUE REPORTER
Auburn has many symbols that represent the student body, past and present, and the principles and morals that guide its students. One symbol that has been a part of Auburn’s history since 1859 is Samford Hall. Located at the heart of Auburn, the current building was built in 1888 after the original building burned down. While some students may know the building’s history, few know what actually happens inside this Auburn symbol. Mike Clardy, director of university communications, has worked in Samford Hall for 15 years. Clardy said he works with reporters—pitching stories, putting things on Auburn’s website and handling inquiries people may have. “When you stop and think
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When you stop and think about the history and what’s happened in this building, what’s taken place over the years here, it’s a special building.” —Mike Clardy DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
about the history and what’s happened in this building, what’s taken place over the years here, it’s a special building,” Clardy said. “Maybe sometimes we take that for granted because to us, it’s coming to work every day, but you know you kind of
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Student comedians compete for laughs Jordan Hays INTRIGUE WRITER
The microphone sat alone atop the stage at UPC’s Last Comic Standing. Lights beat down on the microphone. The beams created both heat and weight. The microphone remained unmoved. A crowd slowly trickled in, murmuring in excitement and anticipation of the entertainment expected to come. The student-comedians waited patiently for the competition on Thursday, Oct. 3 to begin. Perhaps the microphone would be the last one standing. “Some people never get comfortable on stage,” said Brent Pettie, senior in fruit and vegetable production. “But after I’ve told the first joke, usually, I get comfortable if things are going decently.” Pettie said he began doing stand-up comedy approximately two years ago out of respect and enjoyment of the craft. He gained much of his experience performing at bars and venues. Performing stand-up comedy can be a fun experience for both the audience and comedian. However, Pettie said when an act doesn’t go over well with the crowd, comedians can experience what is called “bombing.” “That’s something that happens to everybody,” Pettie said, “It happened this week. The crowd wasn’t paying attention. It was like they were just staring at you. It’s like that dream you have where you’re in your underwear and everyone is just staring at you angrily.” Not all of the comedians performing have a well of comedic experience to draw on such as Pettie has. Elizabeth Earls, freshman in exercise science, has performed some comedic improvisation before, but she performed stand-up comedy for her first time that night. “I took some improvisation classes,” Earls said, “But it’s totally different from standup because in improvisation, you are playing off of other people, and so you have people to help you along. But with standup it’s just you, alone, up there all by yourself and you have no idea what’s going to happen. You have to play off the audience with it, and I’m nervous about that.” But being nervous is not a deterrent, Earls said.
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Brent Pettie evokes laughter from the audience during his piece at Last Comic Standing.
“I guess to reach a dream, or a goal, you want in life, you have to put yourself out there,” Earls said. “I can’t stay in my little bubble my whole life. I’ve got to branch out and try something new. That’s what college is all about; finding what you want and doing what you love. “When I heard about this, I thought, you know what; I might as well go for it. If I bomb, I bomb. It’s a good experience, it will get me going, and it will help me later.” Ronda Eady, senior in information systems management, also performed stand-up comedy for her first time. A friend of Eady’s asked her to perform stand-up for Last Comic Standing. She performed with only one day’s notice. “I’m a really shy person,” Eady said. “So this will be a personal victory.” Despite being nervous, Eady was able to remain optimistic about how her act would go. “I really enjoy stand-up comedy,” Eady said. “I listen to it constantly. It’s just in the background and I’ve always really enjoyed it. I feel like, even if they’re not laughing, I’m going to be laughing. I tried to think of some things that would be funny to a wide amount of people.” It was with this optimism Eady took home first place at UPC’s Last Comic Standing. “I’ve seen (Carl Langlois) perform before and I really liked his stuff,” Eady said. “I thought he was going to win. So, when
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I didn’t expect them to laugh as much as they did. The crowd was really, really good. They were ready to laugh at everything I said.” —Ronda Eady SENIOR IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
they called out second and third I was like, ‘Well I’ll just pack up my stuff now and leave,’ because I thought that either (Langlois) or Brent (Pettie) would win. I was just sitting there not paying attention and then I thought, ‘that sounded like my name. Was that my name?’ And then they were looking at me, so I guess they called my name. It was a really nice feeling.” Eady claimed her victory was due to beginners’ luck. “I didn’t expect them to laugh as much as they did,” Eady said. “The crowd was really, really good. They were ready to laugh at everything I said, so I appreciated that.” Despite winning, Eady jokingly remained hesitant to perform stand-up comedy again in the future. “I won’t say never,” Eady said. “But I’m so glad that I did it; and maybe, maybe I’ll do it again.”
Remember penning the words “Dear Diary” in a little book, protected by a lock only your key necklace opened? Well, gone are the days when you would scribble your crush’s name in gel pen in a sparkly journal and lock it up so snooping siblings wouldn’t find it. In this day and age, journal writing has gone digital with the emergence of apps such as Day One by Bloom Built. Day One is a mixture of Facebook’s Timeline and a digital diary. Entries can be made every day, detailing what happened, how you feel—your typical journal entry. However, with this app you can attach pictures that depict your day. The app also taps into your phone’s GPS to preserve your location and weather. By adding tags and keywords to your entries, you can search through hundreds of past entries to find certain topics. The entries are displayed in a running-calendar format, so you can scroll through to see what you recorded during a particular month. Because the app is on my iPhone, which is usually the first thing I see in the morning, and last thing I see before bed, it’s easier to remember to record than pulling out a journal and writing everything by hand. You can set reminders to alert you at a certain time to write your entry for the day.
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I typically set it for 9 p.m., so I can fill in everything about my day. The only drawback of this app is it is just that: an app. There seems something impersonal about reading your words as digital text. The physical process of writing is cathartic for me. With this app, that process is diminished to small taps on a keyboard. I also enjoy looking back at my handwriting in my physical journals and seeing how I penned things I was happy, angry, or sad about. With an app, all you read is the text that looks like anyone could have typed it. However, I am much more likely to take the few minutes to type a small entry on my phone rather than write three pages in my journal, so the app keeps me on much better track with my writing. I have yet to fill an entire year with entries, but when I do, the app offers the option to export all the entries as a PDF to keep as a physical copy in case iCloud goes haywire. As for security, a passcode keeps your journal from prying eyes. It’s no key necklace, voiceactivated lock, or invisible ink pen, but it will keep your most private thoughts safe and sound. Day One has proved its usefulness in the past few years, winning the 2012 Mac App of the Year Award and coming it at No. 1 on the Best Apps of 2011 Mac App Store list. Unfortunately, this app is only available for Apple products, so Android users are going to have to journal the oldfashioned way.
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Pop into fall with pumpkin Compiled by Ashtyne Cole
Without a doubt, in the fall, the most popular food and ingredient is pumpkin. Pumpkins are used as costumes, for carving and their seeds are even good to eat. I love baking in the fall because spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon leave the house smelling delicious. Baking bread is one of my absolute favorites, so when I found a recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip bread, I had to try it. It takes approximately 20 minutes to gather all the ingredients and get them ready to make, and approximately an hour to cook. This recipe makes three loaves of the bread, so I hope you’re hungry. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 3 cups granulated sugar 1 (15 ounce) can 100% pure pumpkin 1 cup canola oil 2/3 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Method: • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray three loaf pans with cooking spray. I used different sizes of pans, so use whichever you prefer. • Whisk the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. • You’ll need a bigger bowl to mix the sugar, pumpkin canola oil, vanilla and eggs. • Blend the flour in and fold in the chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed. • Divide the batter into your three containers. It should be pretty smooth and easy to stir. • Bake for an hour, or when the toothpick comes out clean. • Remove them from the oven and cool for 15 minutes. • Take a knife and loosen the loaves’ edges out of the pans. • Let them cool. EMILY BRETT
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his first class, and I remember him walking in that dark suit, he had to be scared to death...but as he waited to go into his first class, Bill Van Dyke broke out of a group and walked over and shook hands with him and walked into class with him.” Although the Auburn University Brown, Vickrey and Hornsby attended was different from today’s campus, many aspects of student life have continued. They still enjoyed traditions students today participate in, including decorating floats for Homecoming week, and singing the alma mater during football games.
step back and think about it, we’re working in a very special building.” Samford Hall has undergone renovations throughout the years, but some parts have remained. Clardy said the heating and cooling system for the building is hot and cold water running through the pipes. Upon entering Samford Hall, guests are welcomed by decades of history in a room filled with relics from Auburn’s past. Among the relics displayed is documentation of the name changes Auburn has been through, pictures of past presidents and old cadet uni-
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forms. Samford’s old clock face hangs on the wall. According to Chris Green, coordinator for campus and community events, the back of the clock has signatures on the back dating back to 1906. The rest of the building is office space for the office of communications and marketing, the office of the executive vice president, the office of the president, the office of the provost, the office of sponsored programs and vice president research. “There’s a lot of people who will circulate through our office and a lot of them will say, ‘I didn’t realize this actually was a functional building,’” Green said. Some faculty members in Samford Hall have a long history with the building. Lucy LaMar grad-
uated from Auburn in 1981, and now works in Samford Hall as a marketing manager. “I have a fondness for it because it is such an iconic representation of Auburn,” LaMar said. “It brings back fond memories of being a student here; I’m glad to be able to be a part of the University where I graduated from.” LaMar said her favorite part of working in Samford Hall is hearing the bells, especially when they chime “War Eagle.” Green said the building itself doesn’t have any venue for events inside, but numerous proposals, graduation pictures and other important events have taken place around and near the building. “This is the heart of the University as far as I’m concerned,” Clardy said. “This is where things happen.”
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Intrigue B8
The Auburn Plainsman
Thursday, October 10, 2013
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Stone Temple Pilots “High Rise” Stone Temple Pilots has come out with an EP with new lead singer Chester Bennington entitled “High Rise.” This EP has been released in the midst of an ensuing legal battle between the band and former lead singer Scott Wieland. “High Rise” sounds like no other Stone Temple Pilots work produced before, both lyrically and instrumentally. Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, would have had very large shoes to fill after the departure of Scott Wieland had it not been for a lackluster self-titled Stone Temple Pilots album release three years prior. With the bar now set low, Stone Temple Pilots would be hard pressed to disappoint their fans further. I found the new EP to be acceptable when compared to Stone Temple Pilots’ more contemporary work. However, compared to the iconic first two albums “Core” and “Purple,” there was much left to be desired. Bennington does a good job singing on this EP. My main complaint is that Bennington, perhaps unconsciously, adopted Wieland’s iconic draw in the verses of their single “Out of Time.” Bennington also pales in comparison to Wieland in terms of being a lyricist. The lyrics of the songs have become lazy compared to their older work, which were once saturated with metaphor. The lyrics now just seem bland and in your face. It is more like advice, or a long series of statements that don’t lead anywhere; whereas their older work had lyrics to ponder on. It used to be interesting to listen or read Stone Temple Pilot lyrics. Go re-listen to “Vaseline” and maybe you will figure out the metaphor. Instrumentally, the band sounds lazy. Stone Temple Pilots traded their complex style and structure for a more basic format this time around. What used to be music created with thought and effort has been washed out by at-
tempts to create riffs that are simply catchy. While Stone Temple Pilots might not be what they used to be, the EP “High Rise” is still worth a listen in my opinion. It is not every day that a singer crosses over to a different band. It’s also nice to hear Bennington sing with an electric guitar in his music again. Miley Cyrus “Bangerz” If you enjoy the works of Miley Cyrus to any degree, or if you enjoy twerking, STOP READING NOW. This review is extremely biased and is not intended for you. South Park called the coming of Miley’s fall from stardom in the episode “Britney’s New Look.” Seriously, go look up the episode. It came out in 2008. Britney Spears is even in this album. Words to describe Miley’s singing on her new album include monotone, boring, whining and unoriginal. When she isn’t too busy sounding monotone, she is trying to sound like some other ’90s pop singer. This is easily the most lyrically lazy album that I have ever heard. It would seem Miley is more concerned with creating an image than creating music. Perhaps Miley was too busy trying to desecrate the corpse of her former alter ego Hannah Montana. Perhaps she believes that by doing this, she will be recognized as a real artist—an adult. The headlines will read “Not a little girl anymore.” She will finally be all grown up after this album. Wait? Grownups just have sex and party all the time, right? Right? Totally! The song “4x4” sounds like a country hoedown song written by someone who’s never been to a hoedown. “We Can’t Stop” is a party song. So then why is it not loud and upbeat? It’s so boring. She addresses the hate from critics in this song with, “Remember only God can judge ya, forget the haters cause somebody loves ya.” By acknowledging critics in her songs, she admits that it is important enough to her to address. Perhaps Miley Cyrus cares about what the critics are saying more than what she is trying to let on.
When I’m running or working out to the lyrics “I am a champion, you’re gonna hear me roar,” I can’t help but get pumped.
ASHLEY SELBY
Intrigue Editor “TELL ME HOW YOU LIKE IT” BY FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE This song has an upbeat tempo that helps distract me from the fact that I hate running. KAILEY MILLER
Intrigue Reporter “HORCHATA” BY VAMPIRE WEEKEND It’s an up beat and happy song that always puts me in a good mood when I’m running. ASHTYNE COLE
Intrigue Writer “BIKE TEST 1 2 3” BY BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY This song makes me run fast! The raw intensity of Jeff Rosenstock’s vocals is the perfect channel to work out aggression while I sprint.
BECKY SHEEHAN
Intrigue Writer “NO BRAKES” BY THE OFFSPRING This fast-paced song with Dexter Holland screaming in your ear will help you push through that last quarter mile.
JORDAN HAYS
Intrigue Writer “LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER” BY BON JOVI It’s a classic! It gets you pumped up. I love to listen to it while I run, it’s great motivation to keep going.
MARY-KATE SHERER
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The week in Tweets Auburn-related chatter on Twitter from Oct. 3–Oct. 9 @tara_freeman94: Ive realized the majority of my outfits include a Camp War Eagle Shirt. #iAintEvenMad @21stCenturyCeo: Happy Avoid the Concourse Week! #Auburn @sharkbio2017: One year ago today, I got into the best school! I couldn’t imagine life without being here at Auburn! #wareagle @hcox25: When the bells play the fight song >>> #WarEagle @BekahStinehour: Always fun to be on a flight and randomly sitting in the same row as 2 other Auburn grads #WarEagle #FromTheSky @annasbradley: I love hollering War Eagle to tour groups and hearing their feeble replies #auburnfamily #allin @breannaburkes: Just got a Tuesday morning pep talk and prayer from my transit driver. #WarEagle @LauraAnn012: So I officially have lost my voice from this weekend. The game definitely made the loss worth it. #wareagle @JessFlaherty2: IVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY OH MY GOSH IVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS DAY MY ENTIRE LIFE #WAREAGLE
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