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Students’ voices

Gun control and

in Alabama *

Chip Brownlee

Community Writer

Dakota Sumpter / Senior Photographer

As gun violence continues to occur at high rates across the United States, the debate over if and how to solve the gun violence epidemic, and whether or not one exists, has been reignited with newfound intensity.

The City of Auburn is safe compared to other cities of its size and larger. In 2014, Auburn had just one murder, according to FBI statistics. Years prior saw totals between one and three as well.

“Auburn is pretty well known, and even with that you don’t hear of anything bad every happening here,” said Jessica Patel, sophomore in undeclared science and mathematics. “I feel pretty safe.”

Even though Patel feels Auburn is safe, sometimes she has reservations because of recent shootings across the U.S., she said.

Despite Auburn’s reputation as a safe city with a low crime rate, some said they feel steps could be taken to make Auburn — and the U.S. as a whole — safer.

Yet, the same cannot be said for the state of Alabama more generally, where 860 individuals were killed by firearms in 2013, at a

Community

More downtown student housing planned M aria M cIlwain community editor

Auburn’s campus will soon lie in the shadow of another apartment and retail building.

A new 75-foot building, known in planning documents as 191 College, is proposed for the corner of Glenn Avenue and College Street, where the Chevron gas station currently is.

Forrest Cotten, planning director for the City of Auburn, said it will be similar to another mixed-use building across Wright Street.

The new development will have have 127 units housing 465 beds, according to Cotten. The building will also feature two levels of underground parking.

Cotten said there is a demand for student housing downtown, according to market research studies conducted by the city.

“They are meeting a need for students,” Cotten said.

He said student housing is different from normal apartments because the bed-tounit ratio is higher, meaning it is more common to see four- and five-bedroom apart-

ments. He also said bedrooms and living areas are smaller.

“Purpose-built student housing is its own animal,” Cotten said.

Cotten said the building’s height, the maximum allowed in downtown Auburn, has been a source of contention. He said they measure building height on the highest point of the grade, or the ground the building is on.

Cotten said that is why buildings could look taller than the 75-foot maximum; because someone is looking from a lower point of the grade.

Cotten said he compared the building height maximum to that of other similar college towns.

“Seventy-five feet height seems to be a height that’s kind of in the middle,” Cotten said.

Anna Solomon, member of the grassroots group Keep Auburn Lovely, said her main concern with another large building downtown is safety, with the increase in bikers and pedestrians downtown.

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*per 100,000 people Chip Brownlee / Community Writer

Information compiled with data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,University of Sydney, and United Nations Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation.

rate of 17.8 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Patel said Alabama’s laws, which allow for the concealed and open carry of firearms in public spaces, should be reconsidered. She said gun-free zones, such as Auburn University’s campus, make her feel safer.

“Students shouldn’t be allowed to carry firearms,” Patel said. “Other people might find out that you have it, and someone might steal it.

Even if someone did have it for safety, it could, and probably would, scare someone else.”

Tighter restrictions on the process through which firearms are purchased and registered could help prevent future tragedies, according to Patel.

“If people go through the proper training and have a legitimate reason for owning a gun, they should definitely be allowed to have it,” Patel said.

According to the CDC, 33,636 Americans were killed by firearms in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available. In 2013, 21,175 of firearm deaths were suicides and

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Dakota Sumpter / Senior Photographer

Judge refuses motions in Hubbard corruption pretrial hearings Mark White (left), Mike Hubbard (center) and Susan Hubbard (right) walk into the Lee County Justice center.

Chip Brownlee

Community Writer

Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker refused to rule on motions to quash several subpoenas in Speaker Mike Hubbard’s ethics trial during a hearing on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20.

As a result of Tuesday’s hearing, eight employees from the Alabama Attorney General’s office will remain on call to testify as witnesses during evidentiary hearings set to begin on Monday, Oct. 26.

Attorney General Luther Strange

is among the officials who have been subpoenaed by the defense to testify in the hearings over the defense’s accusations of prosecutorial misconduct and arguments over the unconstitutionality of Alabama’s ethics law.

Hubbard’s lawyers have argued the indictments against the embattled speaker should be ruled invalid and overthrown as a result of prosecutorial misconduct originating from allegations of information leaks before last year's grand jury hearings ever even began.

Hubbard, R-Auburn and Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, was indicted on 23 counts of felony corruption charges by a Lee County grand jury exactly one year before Tuesday morning’s hearing.

The defense claims the state’s prosecution team knowingly took part in selective prosecution as a result of bias against Hubbard. The prosecution disagrees.

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DUI reports The following were arrested and charged with driving under the influence by the Auburn Police Division from Oct. 6-19:

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- Edward Clarence Allen, 62 North Donahue Drive at 8:14 p.m.

Oct. 11 - Rhett Doss Thomas, 18 Opelika Road at 12:25 a.m.

- Johnathan Tyler Davis, 25 West Glenn Avenue at 3:38 a.m.

Oct. 12 - Ellen Irene White, 46 Opelika Road at 12:58 a.m.

Oct. 13 - 28-year-old (name and location because of ongoing drug investigation) Oct. 14 - 33-year-old (name and location because of ongoing drug investigation) - Brittney Arlene Reyes, 24 North Ross Street at 2:42 a.m.

Oct. 15 - Samantha Lynne Hagerty, 23 West Longleaf Drive at 1:43 a.m.

Oct. 18 - Allyson Nichole Knox, 24 Alabama Highway 14 at 12:41 a.m.

A full crime report provided by the Auburn Department of Public Safety is available online at ThePlainsman.com.

–Reports provided by the Auburn Department of Public Safety

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11,208 were homicides. There is estimated to be more than 300,000,000 guns in circulation within the United States, amounting to the highest rate of gun ownership in the world.

In recent years, the U.S. has seen its gun death rate hover around the 2013 rate of 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people, a rate much higher than other countries of similar culture and government. Canada and Australia have seen rates of 2.05 and 1.03, respectively, in recent years.

While many students echo Patel’s views that restrictions need to be put on purchasing guns, other students said they believe increased gun ownership could prevent gun violence.

Tyler Knapp, junior in political science, is president of Student for Concealed Carry. Students for Concealed Carry advocates for universities across the nation to abandon gun-free zones.

“I don’t feel safe on Auburn’s campus because I’m not allowed to carry [a firearm],” Knapp said. “I know some people feel safe with the emergency [blue] light [telephones], but I don’t.”

Knapp supports even looser restrictions, going so far to say he supports no restrictions at all.

“Personally, I don’t support any,” Knapp said. I don’t support requiring a license and I definitely don’t support paying for a license. I don’t support training requirements, either.

The criminals that are buying guns, doing harm, are not going to be buying guns from places that require a license or background checks.”

“If he wakes up one day with a great idea for the nursing students, he doesn’t have to be in the nursing school to propose it because he has that right” Hess said. “We need to remember we are serving the student body.”

Trey fields, liberal arts senator, and India Way, business senator, presented their proposal for the allocation of $10,000 to go toward the Green Dot bystander intervention program last week.

The senate passed the allocation at this weeks meeting.

During executive announcements, Walker Byrd, SGA president, encouraged senators to keep their grades up for the remaining two months of school.

“We have 6 weeks of school left and that’s scary for some people,” Byrd said.

transit

Drivers approve union contract Campus Reporter

- David Joseph Topper, 22 East Glenn Avenue at 3:16 a.m.

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The SGA Senate could be expanding its ranks.

Drake Pooley, business senator, and Meredith Smith, liberal arts senator, proposed a senate expansion at SGA’s weekly meeting on October 19.

Pooley and Smith want to have a senate seat for every 550 students at Auburn.

The SGA senate currently has 34 seats and as the student body population stands now, this amendment would mean there would be 50 seats in senate.

Smith said she doesn’t think there are currently enough seats in senate.

“Thirty-four seats does not seem like enough for a 25,000 person student body,” Smith said.

To be able to petition this amendment, it must have approval from 28

senators or 10 percent of the Auburn student body must sign a petition to be presented to the SGA president.

If this process is completed there will be a student body vote held and there must be a 25 percent turnout.

Assuming the vote has the appropriate turnout and the student body approves the amendment, it will then be passed on to the SGA president and Auburn’s president for approval.

Following Pooley and Smith’s presentation, senators discussed concerns regarding the proposition.

Hunter Gibson, senator-at-large, spoke about his concerns.

“Is this something that the student body wants or is this something just the senate wants?” Gibson said.

Daniel Hess, senator at-large, also made a comment about the proposition.

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SGA Senate considers expansion Claire Tully

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The height of Haley Center measured from the highest grade is 126 feet, Jim Carroll,

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University architect.

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Tiger Transit drivers voted to pass a union-backed contract on Saturday, Oct. 10.

The drivers, their employer First Transit and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union, have been hard pressed with negotiations since April.

Tiger Transit drivers Cassandra Young, LaTwanika Rhodes and Nettie Chambers said they have been fighting for better working conditions for three years. They said they have appealed to University management, First Transit management, the University vice president and president Gouge. Each time they said they were told to wait and that someone would “look into it.”

“We can’t take it anymore,” Young said. “We’ve been trying to get justice for too long.”

Drivers met at the The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center on Oct. 10 and voted to approve the contract, however details of the contract are being withheld.

First Transit and Teamsters Local 612 did not return multiple calls for comment.

All three drivers believe they have been unjustly targeted by supervisors because of the union negotiations.

hubbard

The cause of gun violence is the approach to the way our mental health system works.”

— Wesley Stone

President of Auburn University’s Young Americans for Liberty

Background checks are required by federal law when purchasing a firearm from gun shops and other licensed dealers; however, federal law does not require individuals to perform background checks before selling a firearm to another individual. This is often referred to as the “gun show loophole.”

“The cause of gun violence is the approach to the way our mental health system works,” said Wesley Stone, president of Auburn University’s Young Americans for Liberty.

Stone said he believes the solution to the United States’ gun violence epidemic is not regulation on firearms. Even though mental illness seems to be the root cause of mass shootings, according to Stone, he does not believe merchants should be forced by law to carry out a background check on the individual to whom a firearm is being sold.

“People who need treatment don’t get treatment, and people are ignored by the way our health care infrastructure is set up,” Stone said. “The gun violence is not inherently because of the guns; rather, it’s because of the people who go untreated.

It’s not about the guns themselves; it’s about the people who are shooting. It’s not the object’s fault.”

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"If any witness can be called because of 'prejudice against the defendant,' then all of the grand jury witnesses could be called because, obviously, the defendant is up for indictment," said Andrew Brasher, Alabama’s Solicitor General.

Brasher began representing the Attorney General’s office in the trial after Strange recused himself.

Hubbard's lawyers accuse Strange of taking part in the solicitation of business favors using his position in government, the same accusation that is be-

Emily Enfinger / photo editor

Nettie Chambers,Tiger Transit driver, opens the door of a Tiger Transit bus.

“I had a union hat and T-shirt on one day and one of my supervisors told me to leave,” Young said.

Manager of Transit Services Rex Huffman denies anyone has been mistreated or targeted.

“I don’t know what you are talking about,” Huffman said. “We don’t deal directly with the drivers or give them direction, that’s between them and First Transit.”

Transit drivers have certain time restraints on each route and are supposed to complete each route within a time

limit. Young said she recently felt one of the time requirements for her route was unsafe for her and students because she would need to drive too fast.

“I told my supervisor that I felt the speed would be unsafe for the students, and I got written up for complaining,” Young said.

Rhodes said she has been made to feel inferior.

“They always say, ‘Y’all are the foundation,’ and we’re part of the Auburn family, but if we’re the foundation, why don’t they treat us like it?” Rhodes said.

ing made against Hubbard.

“People from the Attorney General’s office, on behalf of Attorney General Strange, were seeking business interests for his family,” said Mark White, the lead defense attorney on Hubbard’s defense team.

White cites the accusations against Strange as evidence of selective prosecution and vindictive behavior against the speaker.

“One person gets charged and the other gets nothing,” White said.

Hubbard's defense team has also filed a motion claiming Alabama's ethics law to be unconstitutional on the grounds that it violates the First Amendment.

"The suggestion that Mr. Hubbard does not have the benefits of the constitution is offensive. The constitution applies to every citizen in this country. It ought to be the same for Mr. Hubbard," White said.

Two others will also remain on call to testify next week, including Baron Coleman, a reporter and radio host for the Alabama Political Reporter. Coleman was present at the hearing to request that Judge Walker sign an order to annul his subpoena.

“I’ve been a fierce critic of Speaker Hubbard,” said Coleman. “Mr. Hubbard wants to put me on the stand and embarrass me. He has described me as evil.”

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“I think we have traffic concerns, I think we have safety concerns,” Solomon said.

Solomon said there are also safety concerns because of the number of complexes so close to each other. The Jackson, also known as The Parker, is being built at the corner of Glenn Avenue and Wright Street, across from the College Street development.

“Is our fire department even ready to handle two apartment complexes that have 450 people in 75-foot buildings?”

Solomon said.

Linda Dean, Keep Auburn Lovely member, said one of her main concerns with the new building is it would block views such as Samford Hall.

“It is a crucial part of the town, and it’s apparently not important to our leaders right now,” Dean said.

Dean said the new developments have already affected the town, even though they haven’t been built yet.

“The town is deeply disturbed by the prospect of this happening,” Dean said.

“There’s a lot of anger in the community. It’s divided the community. It’s created an unhealthy climate for a town that has always pulled together.”

The property should be used to fill a need and enhance downtown Auburn, according to Dean.

dakota sumpter / senior photographer

The complex, known as 191 College, will be on the site of the Chevron.

“I travel over there to work every day,” Dean said. “If I need gas, I’m going to pull into [the Chevron] and get gas. It’s a needed thing. A big student housing complex right there is not a needed thing.”

She also said she is concerned with traffic at the “major artery” of Glenn Avenue and College Street.

However, Solomon said there are some positives to the new buildings.

“I do like that there’s going to be retail in these apartments,” Solomon said.

The building plans initially had a

space for amenities on the first floor, something not permitted by right in the Urban Core district the building is located in.

However, Cotten said he noted on the plans that they should move the amenities.

“They’re aware that they’re going to need to deal with it,” Cotten said.

Solomon said it is important for Auburn to be “vibrant,” while maintaining some of its small-town charm.

“You only have one small downtown area, and that should be protected,” Solomon said.

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SGA’s Tiger Scheduler earns student approval Students can enter possible course numbers and Tiger Scheduler will generate a potential schedule.

Claire Tully Campus Writer

Auburn students are able to use the Tiger Scheduler for the first time this fall to help with class registration.

The registration tool is available through Tiger-i and gives a “black and white view” of when the classes a student wants to take are available, according to Walker Byrd, SGA president.

Once students choose the classes they are interested in, the program will generate a mock schedule and provide the CRN numbers for registration.

Sarah Randolph-Bonones, junior in biomedical sciences, is an Honors College peer instructor, specifically assisting a freshman exploration class where she worked with Tiger Scheduler.

“Freshman exploration … is designed to help freshmen learn about how to utilize all the great things Auburn has to offer them,” Randolph-Bonones said. “I was asked to play around with Tiger Scheduler so that I could introduce it to the students in my class.”

Randolph-Bonones said she loved using the new registration tool.

“In previous years, I would take hours planning out all my classes on an Excel spreadsheet,” Randolph-Bonones said.

“With Tiger Scheduler, I was done in about five minutes … I saved the schedule I wanted, and as my registration time got closer, it was easy to check how many seats were left in all of the classes I wanted.”

Caitlyn Kilianski, sophomore in industrial and systems engineering, said she also used alternative tools to help when she was planning for class registration before using Tiger Scheduler.

“I used to use a separate website that was similar to visually see my schedule, but because it was not affiliated with Auburn, it was not as simple and easy to use,” Kilianski said. “Now that Auburn has made the Tiger Scheduler, scheduling classes is much easier.”

Ashley Schnurr, junior in hotel and restaurant management, said she enjoys the change because she also drew out her schedules before using Tiger Scheduler.

“I wish they had something like this from the beginning,” Schnurr said. “I like that you can block out a time or make sure you don’t have classes on Friday. For me,

registering the first time was very stressful, but if I had a resource like Tiger Scheduler, it would have been much easier. I would definitely recommend using it, especially for freshmen.”

Tiger Scheduler had already changed students’ attitudes about registration, according to Randolph-Bonones.

“As an officer for the Honors Congress, I also took the opportunity to present it at one of our meetings earlier this month,” Randolph-Bonones said. “Tiger Scheduler received overwhelmingly positive feedback from all of the upperclassmen who had endured the headaches of registration before.”

Schnurr agrees that the tool is helpful.

“I really like it … by giving different options, it can really feel more customized,” Schnurr said.

Randolph-Bonones said that in the future she hopes Tiger Scheduler can add a feature that lists course prerequisites and descriptions, but she would still use it again.

“I have already recommended it to tons of people and will definitely use it again,” Randolph-Bonones said.

“I think I am most proud of the relationships that I’ve built within Panhellenic Council and beyond. Our Greek community is already great, and to be a part of continuing that tradition is truly an honor..”

Who is the best professor you’ve ever had?

“I had Dr. Kearley my first semester at Auburn for biology. As a business major, science is not my favorite subject, but he was great at making the material relevant and easy to learn. And, you really can’t beat the fact that he learns all of his student’s names in those big classes.”

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“Definitely Newk’s. I know we just got one nearby, but if it was right on campus I would definitely be there just about every day.”

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Auburn awarded grant focused on young farmers and ranchers K ris M artins Campus Writer

Auburn University received a $711,213 gr ant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to provide resources, technology and assistance to new farmers.

The University and Alabama Cooperative Extension System along with nonprofit and producer organizations collaborated to develop a three-year plan to improve outreach, curriculum, business and marketing education, hands-on training, distance learning resources, one-on-one advising and more for upcoming farmers.

The average age of the American farmer is in the late 50s, which increases every year, according to Krysta Harden, U.S. Department of Agriculture deputy secretary.

The purpose of the grants is to prepare a bench for beginning farmers to bridge the gap.

Considering Alabama’s strong agricultural history, Harden said the students and infrastructure around Auburn will benefit from the grant.

“Auburn has a very rich history at its [agriculture] school at preparing some of the finest leaders in agriculture,9 based on the business side and the production side, so I think it’s a really good fit,” Harden said.

However, farmers face common challenges in marketing their products, treating farming as a business, getting access to land and dealing with unpredictable weather patterns and capital costs, Harden said.

Harden said in response, young farmers need to be creative, flexible and aware of consumer needs.

Michelle Bufkin, senior in agricultural communications, said the high risks of the field make people nervous to get into agriculture.

“There is a very, very high risk involved, but if you can have programs like this that are going to teach you what to do and how to do it and give you multiple opportunities, I think that’s going to help counteract that risk a lot,” Bufkin said.

The Alabama Beginning Farmers Program will strive to provide a permanent support infrastructure for new producers across diverse communities in the state, according to Ayanava Majumdar, Alabama Cooperative Extension System entomologist.

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Auburn has a very rich history at its [agriculture] school at preparing some of the finest leaders in agriculture, based on the business side and the production side, so I think it’s a really good fit. .”

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The program will emphasize electronic resources such as a phone app, an electronic curriculum and a website that will serve as distance learning resources, according to Majumdar.

“The overall goal of the Beginning Farmer grant is to develop a collaborative, statewide educational program that will assist beginning farmers, low-resource producers and military veterans interested in commercial fruit and vegetable production as an economically and environmentally sustainable business enterprise,” Majumdar said.

The Extension System conducted surveys in existing programs and the new cohort of beginning and new farmers to match the participants’ needs and to tailor the curriculum appropriately, according to Gary Lemme, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

In the future, Lemme said they will assess the economic and social impact of the new program through personal interviews and surveys.

“It’s important to Alabama’s economy that we make sure that there’s a next generation of farmers, because agriculture and forestry is the number one industry in the state,” Lemme said.

The program will guide the new farmers through the process of starting out, Lemme said.

“It really takes them through that entire process of thinking about, ‘This is a new business. How am I going to make this business profitable so that it improves my economy and the quality of life of my family,’” Lemme said.

The Alabama Beginning Farmers program will be officially announced within the next month, according to Majumdar.

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Sexual assault reported near the Quad

public safety

Corey Williams Campus Editor

A female reported to the University on Oct. 19 that she was sexually assaulted near the Quad around midnight on Oct. 7, according to a press release from the University.

The reported perpetrator was described as “a white male with short blond or light brown curly hair (tight on the sides), approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall, lean but muscular, with distinctive tattoos. His tattoos included a large black dragon tattoo on his left pectoral muscle, and two arm sleeve tattoos of marijuana leaves on his forearms. He was wearing red and white pajama pants, a white tank top and Nike Air Jordans.”

Susan McCallister, associate director of public safety information and education, said if a student knows or sees someone matching this description, he or she should contact the Au-

“

This is the first notice related to a sexual assault that has been sent out this semester.”

-Susan mccallister

associate director of public safety information and education

burn Police at 334-501-3110 or send information, through call or text, to the police through their Auburn Crime Stoppers tip line at 334-2461391.

They should not try to confront the individual themselves, McCallister said.

Sexual assault survivors are encouraged to report incidents to both the University and the police, McCallister said. She stressed that the police are the only entity that can investigate a sex-

ual assault for the means of criminal prosecution.

If a complaint is made to the University, investigators will conduct an investigation to determine if the reported perpetrator violated the University’s Title IX policy.

“If the reported perpetrator is a University student, employee or other affiliate, such as a contractor, and he or she is determined to be responsible for violating the Title IX Policy, the university can take action against that individual up to

and including expulsion for students or termination for employees,” McCallister said.

Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s website.

Students and faculty usually receive a couple of these emails every semester, McCallister said.

This is the first one of this nature students have recieved this semester, however, there have been two public safety notices about students who believe they were given a drug against their will.

“This is the first notice related to a sexual assault that has been sent out this semester,” McCallister said.

The University encourages sexual assault survivors to contact Safe Harbor at 334-844-7233 or Rape Counselors of East Alabama at 334-7050510, according to the press release.

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Suicide prevention training now campus-wide Kris Martins Campus Writer

Auburn University is taking its first steps in approaching suicide prevention at an extended, University-wide level.

Though Student Counseling Services and Health Promotion and Wellness Services have done suicide prevention outreach presentations in the past, this September they brought in a master trainer in Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) to train 28 faculty and staff members to be QPR gatekeepers.

To gather a larger scope of people on campus, Student Counseling Services and Health Promotion and Wellness Services reached out to a range of professionals across different colleges and departments, according to Doug Hankes, director of Student Counseling Services.

With that in mind, the goal is to further spread the QPR training into each department, Hankes said.

“The primary piece of training is actually getting people comfortable with asking the question, ‘Are you thinking about killing yourself?’” Hankes said. “If you boil it right down to it, that’s the question you need to ask.”

The full-day training included role-playing and suicide prevention education such as suicide statistics and risk factors.

Each QPR gatekeeper committed to give three QPR presentations each year for the next three years, according to Eric Smith, director of Health Promotion and Wellness Services.

“I think that if you have been impacted by suicide or you find yourself being the one left behind, you know that you want to do all you can to make sure nobody else has to have the feeling of being left behind,” Smith said. “And I think that’s the impetus and motivation for actually getting someone to be like, ‘I want to be

Emily Enfinger / photo editor

Five Auburn students have committed suicide this year.

QPR trained.’”

Auburn invited master QPR trainer Mary Chandler Bolin, director of the University of Kentucky Counseling, to implement the training.

“The key with QPR — the underlying sort of theory, if you will — QPR teaches gatekeepers to recognize warning signs and ask directly about suicide risk,” Bolin said.

She said having gatekeepers throughout various areas of the University gives Auburn an ad-

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‘Shug’ Jordan honored with exhibit in library Ameera Steward Campus Writer

Coach James Ralph “Shug” Jordan is back on Auburn’s campus and in the library. The Ralph Brown Draughon Library has recently opened an exhibit that commemorates the 40th anniversary of Jordan’s retirement.

Jordan, who was Auburn’s football coach from 1951-75, led the Tigers to 176 wins, 83 losses and six ties and also their first National Championship before retiring.

Todd Shipman, education librarian, said Jordan turned Auburn football around.

Greg Schmidt, special collections librarian, said he decided to do the exhibit, because he realized it has been 40 years since Jordan

retired, and a complete generation has passed since Jordan was coach.

“I felt that it was time for us to commemorate him, to remember him,” Shipman said.

“Students see his name on the street and on the stadium, but I wasn’t sure if they really understood and knew what a successful coach he was.”

Shipman said they chose the photos and documents that best charted Jordan’s life and career. The exhibit highlights the special players and the events that signified his growth from a beloved football coach to an Auburn icon.

According to Shipman, the exhibit will stay open through the 2015 football season and will probably be open until next year.

vantage.

“Not everybody wears their depression or despair on their sleeve where everybody sees it,” Bolin said. “So the more people that are training in QPR or similar kinds of gatekeeper-level training, the more likely that somebody nearby will notice that something might be wrong.”

Hankes said though Auburn’s suicide rate had been below the national average during his 18 years at the University, it has recently increased.

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The exhibit highlights special players and events from Jordan’s time at Auburn.

In 2015 alone, five students have committed suicide, according to Student Advocacy & Case Management.

“You want to do (QPR) in a proactive sort of way, not in a reactive way,” Hankes said.

Groups and organizations can request QPR training by emailing qp@auburn.edu.

“I would love to see us really hit the ground running and get a lot of requests for this,” Smith said. “This is an area where I would almost like to be overwhelmed.”

The University announced its nominees for the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships Tuesday, Oct. 13 in a press release.

Three students are nominees for the Rhodes Scholarship, which gives 32 of the most outstanding young scholars in the country an opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, according to the press release.

Auburn’s nominees for the Rhodes Scholarship are: Sean Bittner, senior in chemical engineering; Chloe Chaudhury, senior in biochemistry; and Blake Willoughby senior in theatre and political science.

Six Auburn students are nominees for the Marshall Scholarship, which provides up to 40 of the most outstanding undergraduates in the country an opportunity to study at any university in the United Kingdom, according to the press release.

Auburn’s nominees for the Marshall Scholar-

ship are: Jessica Adams, senior in microbiology; Azeem Ahmed, 2014 graduate in finance; and Sydney Herndon, 2013 graduate in anthropology and art history.

The three students who are nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship, Bittner, Chaudhury and Willoughby, are also nominated for the Marshall Scholarship.

The University has endorsed two students, Chaudhury and Willoughby, for the George J. Mitchell Scholarship. This scholarship provides 12 students nationwide the opportunity to study in Ireland, according to the press release.

“Our students must be endorsed by the University’s national prestigious scholarships committee to receive a nomination,” said Paul Harris, director of national prestigious scholarships, in the press release. “As part of their applications, they were required to submit a personal essay and letters of recommendation which highlighted their scholarly potential and their character and suitability for the award.”

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Better ways to balance the budget On Sept. 17, Gov. Robert Bentley signed Alabama’s state budget for the 2016 fiscal year.

As a result, closures for 31 DMV offices across the state have been announced, leaving only four open in Alabama, which has caused quite the controversy. Because of Alabama’s voter identification law, people are required to have a valid photo ID to vote, and most photo IDs are driver’s licenses.

While citizens will still be able to renew their driver’s licenses if it hasn’t been expired for more than three years a drivers test must be taken to obtain a license otherwise. If DMVs are closed, it will be difficult for individuals to obtain the proper photo identification to vote.

In addition to the obvious issues with such, many claim this is a civil rights issue as well.

Of the counties in which DMV offices will be closing, they are among the poorest in the state and have majority black populations.

Terri Sewell, an Alabama Congresswoman, has asked to Justice Department to intervene.

In addition, 2016 presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have both made comments on the issue. “A blast from the Jim Crow past,” Clinton said in reference to the issue.

While the closings won’t technically prevent anyone from voting, it will make it difficult and inconvenient. For individuals who simply need to renew their driver’s license, they can do so online. However, it is important to note that if

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many of the people this will effect the most are poor, Internet access may not be a luxury they can afford.

For those who will be required to take a drivers test to obtain a license, they will likely have to travel out of town to do so. Again, this is something that many may not have the option to do financially.

As a result of the backlash and controversy, Bentley recently announced that DMV offices would not close permanently anymore, but instead only be open once a month. While this can be viewed as an improvement, this will simply add to the already existing chaos individuals face when visiting the DMV. We understand the necessity of balancing the state budget and realize that it is not easy to make

cuts. However, closing DMV offices, regardless of which county they were located in, should have never been an option. There are too many other areas in which budget cuts could’ve been made that would’ve produced a better result financially.

Some people have said this may have been a scare tactic used by Bentley so that people would agree to raising taxes. We also think it is interesting that counties who identify as Democratic would be affected the most, while the state of Alabama is generally a Republican state, currently with a Republican governor.

Regardless, there is much we do not know and have no way of knowing. But we do know there are better ways to balance the budget, ethically and financially.

Hunter Bledsoe “This was in no way necessary, except as an expedient way to suppress black voters from having access to their Constitutional rights as United States citizens. It is a selfaware, conscious, and malicious act specifically designed towards a single goal, that being the denial of voter ID access to the Black Belt to further disenfranchise those who would vote against the Republican Party in local, state, or federal elections, justified in the name of a “fiscal conservatism” which seeks only to reduce the burden on the wealthy elite in the quickest way possible. Just as the crusade against the AEA was and is a very deliberative attack on a rival political and fundraising block, this shameful act is a stain on our state. Shutting down the government to deny its services to the poor and disenfranchised in society is the 21st century version of institutionalized Jim Crow, and this latest attempt is

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The importance of waiting until you’re willing Allison Phillips opinion editor

I received the most demanding and precious gift for my 21st birthday: the responsibility of taking care of a pet. I was a junior at Auburn. Balance and time management were no longer struggles for me. Then, along came Annabelle, a sweet, full of energy and personality, now-80-pound chocolate lab. I knew I wanted a dog long before I ever got

Annabelle. But even at 18 years old, I was smart enough to know and understand that as much as I wanted to be, I wasn’t ready to take responsibility for another being. I was capable, but I wasn’t willing to give up what is necessary in order to give a puppy the time and devotion it needs. So I waited to get a dog until I was ready, and I want to encourage others to do the same.

Many students at Auburn have pets, and that’s fine. Annabelle has taught me a lot about love and responsibility that I don’t think I would’ve learned otherwise, and I can honestly say I have never regretted getting her.

However, I believe it is entirely too common for students, or anyone for that matter, to get a pet before they are completely certain they are ready. People fail to realize that there is more responsibility involved with having a pet than just feeding it and making sure it has water to drink. There are unexpected obstacles to overcome all the time that you can’t really prepare yourself for.But, to figure these things out, you have to be willing to give up other things.

When you get a pet, you are taking responsibility for another living being. You need to be in a place where you can and want to

make the pet a top priority. If you find yourself wishing you had a dog, cat or any type of pet, ask yourself if you are in a place to make it a priority.

For existing pet owners, make sure you are giving your pet the love and attention that it deserves in addition to everyday necessities.

If you’re unwilling and unable, while I don’t encourage constantly passing pets from owner to owner, perhaps you should consider finding it a new home.

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You’re right. Auburn needs more mental health counselors. Mental health has become a bigger issue now than ever before, particularly for our generation.

More Auburn students than we realize experience mental health-related issues such as chronic anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and eating disorders, to name a few.

According to the National Institution for Mental Health, one in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have a diagnosable mental illness.

While Auburn is not the only institution fighting this battle, we do have the capacity to improve our support services and treatment options for students.

According to figures recommended by the International Association of Counseling Services, a university with a full-time enrollment of 22,915 should have between 20-25 full-time counselors available to serve students.

Currently, Auburn’s Student Counseling Services maintains just 11 full-time counselors, leading to the waitlist that was referenced in last week’s “Letter to the Editor.” This deficit has resulted in a large number of Auburn students who quietly suffer from untreated mental health issues every semester.

The logical question that immediately follows is, “What is the University doing to address this?”

Understanding the importance of mental health to Auburn students, the

Student Government Association initiated a Task Force on Mental Health this past August.

The Task Force is charged with identifying key areas of short- and long-term needs for Auburn University students as they relate to mental health and providing recommendations for necessary resources to better support students.

In addition to undergraduate and graduate students, the Task Force includes representatives from various units including the Division of Student Affairs, EAMC, the Auburn Police Department, several academic departments, academic advisers, the Provost’s Office, several faith-based organizations and off-campus mental health providers.

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By the end of the semester, the Task Force hopes to submit a final report to the SGA and University’s administration that outlines its findings and recommendations.

However, this issue will long exceed the work of a Task Force and the SGA. It is crucial that, as a campus community, we continue to openly discuss mental health issues so that we can take away the stigmas and better support our fellow students in seeking the help they need.

Let’s be the Auburn Family that walks alongside each other and truly embodies the Auburn Creed: “I believe in a sound mind, in a sound body and a spirit that is not afraid.”

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significant progress has already been made toward assessing our current programmatic needs and determining where we can strategically place resources. More importantly, however, this process has initiated a much-needed dialogue on what mental health means to our University and how we truly define student success.

Simply stated, without proper support, students have a tougher time achieving their academic goals and truly succeeding when they live with a mental illness.

Listening to so many students on this topic in recent weeks has been the most profound part of this process, and I am encouraged that the work currently being done will benefit all Auburn students — both now and in the future.

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Auburn area named one of the poorest metropolitan areas in nation

Anne Dawson

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Auburn was recently listed by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of the poorest cities in the country.

However, the area the article refers to as “Auburn” is not really Auburn, but the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

An MSA is a geographical region designated by the Federal government, and is a designation for an area with a certain level of population density and geographic and economic similarities that tie the communities in the area together, said Director of Public Affairs David Dorton.

Dorton said the Auburn-Opelika MSA is made up of many areas including Auburn, Loachapoka, Notasulga, Opelika, Phenix City, Smiths Station, Waverly, Beauregard, Beulah, Gold Hill, Marvyn and Salem, with Auburn being the largest.

According to Dorton, the article claiming Auburn as one of the country’s poorest cities mixes too many areas together to be credible.

“The methodology states that they’re measuring the ‘Auburn-Opelika MSA,’ but then they talk in terms of ‘city’ and ‘Auburn,’” Dorton said.

“The average characteristics they list don’t neces-

sarily apply to Auburn or any other single community in the MSA.” Dorton also said the article is not entirely accurate because student incomes and housing influences median household income and other statistics in the City of Auburn.

Penny Smith, finance director for the City of Auburn, also said the fact that a majority of Auburn’s population is students affects the income statistics.

“We do get hit because of student population,” said Smith. “We don’t get that income there.”

Smith said having a large student population with little income, or household income, causes the accuracy of the income to be difficult to depict.

“If anything, Auburn is one of Alabama’s economic engines,” Dorton said.

For the article to be more meaningful, Dorton said it would need to continuously refer to the MSA, instead of calling the area Auburn. He also suggested the ranking include other small cities and rural areas, not just those part of an MSA. “Auburn has a healthy economy with a thriving industrial job base of small to mid-size technology based companies,” Dorton said.

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The Auburn-Opelika MSA includes several other cities and towns.

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Woman partners with ministry to raise awareness about unsafe homes Anne Dawson

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On Friday, Oct. 16, Lisa Pierce, director of Alabama Rural Ministries (ARM) settled into a shack across from Tiger Rags on Gay Street, where she will stay until Thursday, Oct. 22.

Pierce’s temporary lifestyle is part of a fundraiser called Sweet Homes For Alabama, designed to raise awareness and funds for ARM, which supplies home repairs to low-income families.

ARM has hopes for the fund-

raiser to raise $55,000 from donors.

Joe Davis, ARM director of ministry operations, said the shack Pierce will be living in is just big enough for one twinsized mattress.

He also said the shack is not supposed to show people what it is like to be homeless, but what it is like to live in a home that is not safe, warm or dry.

“If you look at this house, you can see that if it rains it’ll get wet, and if the temperature drops it’ll get cold,” Davis said.

“It’s a demonstration for people

to see.”

The idea of the shack came from Joe O’Neal, a former construction supervisor. Davis said O’Neal sat in a shack at a local church to raise money from friends and family and called it “Joe in a Box.” From there, the idea grew into a communitywide fundraiser.

Davis said there is also a guest shack, where others can help raise money and awareness as well.

Each year, ARM helps repair 30-40 houses. Group members fix anything from leaky roofs to

busted windows.

Pierce said before the repairs can begin, a screening process is conducted to check financial backgrounds and evaluate the family’s home.

Pierce also said the work the team does is not just a quick fix — it can take weeks or even months to complete.

By living in the shack for a week, Pierce said she hopes to show others what it is like to live in poor conditions and encourage them to help ensure other families do not continue to live in those conditions.

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Pierce will live in the shack until Thursday, Oct. 22.

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A place for dogs to run, play and be merry Alex Wilkerson community writer

For many student dog owners who live in an apartment or other small living space with no backyard, it can be hard to make sure their pets have the necessary outdoor time they need.

Luckily, Auburn has a dog park to help alleviate these issues.

One such park is the Kiesel Dog Park, which offers a large fenced-in area for dogs and owners alike to enjoy, as well as a dog obstacle course and a 2 1/2 mile nature trail.

Located on Chadwick Lane, Kiesel Park can be a much needed adventure for both dogs and owners.

The park offers the opportunity for dog owners to let their pets have some fun and safely release energy.

Will Martin, senior in accounting, was tasked with taking care of his friend’s cocker spaniel for much of the summer and said he found it difficult at first.

“Jack was probably the most hyper-active dog I’ve ever experienced,” Martin said. “Every day he was running around and jumping on everything and everyone.”

The standard walks did not appease Jack’s behavior.

However, Martin said he soon realized bringing Jack regularly to Kie-

sel helped the dog’s restless energy exponentially.

“The time spent with other dogs at the park and just letting him run around really helped him calm down, and that really gave me a break,” Martin said.

While the park caters to canines, time spent at the park can be beneficial to the owners of the animals as well.

Grace Carrier, sophomore in nursing, is the proud owner of a black golden doodle named Murphy.

Though she said time at the dog park benefits Murphy, giving him an opportunity to stretch his legs outside of Carrier’s apartment, the experiences at the park have also benefitted her.

“If I’ve had a bad day or need a study break I’ll go there, and it just completely changes my attitude and makes me happy,” Carrier said.

Part of the appeal of the park for Carrier is not just what happens in the gated space, but also what you see as you arrive.

“The walk to the actual dog park is really relaxing because it’s a nature trail,” Carrier said.

This was a draw for Martin as well.

“It was relaxing to walk with Jack down the trail after a couple hours at the park,” Martin said.

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Kiesel Park offers opportuntites for dogs to run around and for their owners to stretch their legs.

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Mayor defends City Council members at meeting

Chip Brownlee

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Mayor Bill Ham set out to defend the Auburn City Council and its members at Tuesday night’s city council meeting, during which the council members faced an onslaught of concerned citizens.

“I think it’s healthy that people have differing opinions,” Ham said.

“I contemplated the possibility of reading some of these emails that clearly state innuendos [at the meeting] — not innuendos, they’re direct assaults on this City Council’s — saying this City Council is corrupt.”

The sharp comments at the meeting follow, according to Ham, a barrage of emails which were sent by dozens of citizens concerned with news of a planned redevelopment.

The redevelopment project includes plans to demolish the University Chevron on the corner of North College Street and West Glenn Avenue. Once demolished, a new mixeduse development stretching to the maximum height of 75 feet would replace it and the adjacent parking lot on the corner of Wright Street and Glenn Avenue.

“We can get a little upset and scream and yell at each other, but at the point that you start — and you know who you are, if you’re here — ­ that you start impugning the

integrity of the people that are here that are basically volunteers of this community,” Ham said. “I have a real problem with that.”

Ham said he received emails that accused council members of colluding with the developers of apartment complexes such as 160 Ross and the new planned development at College Street and Glenn Avenue.

“Think about it, please, when you start these accusations,” Ham said. “Let’s don’t talk about this anymore. Bring the facts forward.

If you believe that there is someone corrupt on this body, bring the facts and present them to the city manager and the police, and let’s get on with business.”

Mayor Ham’s pleas were not met with compliance.

A half-dozen citizens addressed the council later in the meeting for nearly an hour and a half with outspoken opposition to the Chevron property redevelopment and the city’s policy toward new developments and redevelopments more generally.

Many of the speakers voiced concern over what they claimed was a blatant disregard by the council for the voices of the city’s citizens.

Others went on to allege that the council purposely misled the city and withheld information regarding the redevelopment of the downtown lot.

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Mayor Bill Ham addressed concerned citizens at the meeting, while citizens continue to voice their opinions about development in downtown Auburn.

Kelley Griswold, resident of Auburn’s second ward, was an outspoken critic of the council at Tuesday’s meeting.

“Lack of action has caused suspicion to build,” Griswold said. “So, if you’re not going to do something, and you’re not going to do what the citizens have asked you to do, then all we’re asking for is tell us why.”

The council not only faced

fierce questioning in relation to the Downtown Master Plan, but on the top of race as well.

Former councilman Arthur Dowdell confronted the body.

Dowdell claimed the council made selections for city positions, specifically police chief, that did not proportionally represent the city’s African-American population.

“I went to the city manager and we talked about having, for the first time,

a black assistant chief [of police],” Dowdell said. “And now here it is, years later, and we still do not have a black assistant chief, and, over the years, have never had a black chief, but we did have people who was qualified. I pray that we break this ‘good-old-boy appointment system.’”

Dowdell went on to criticize the racial makeup of the council, which has only one African-American member.

Dowdell blames the disproportion on the mapping of the city’s wards.

“We also know that the black community makes up 30 percent of Auburn, without the students,” Dowdell said. “If you look at this council, you won’t see that.”

Former police chief and current Ward 8 councilman Tommy Dawson responded to Dowdell’s accusations.

“The second in command of the police division, which is over the patrol section, happens to be Capt. Cedric Anderson, who happens to be a black man,” Dawson said.

Dawson went on to note that Capt.

Lorenza Dorsey, who is over the investigations and public information sections of the police division, is also African-American.

“He’s not in that position because he’s a black man; he’s in that position because he is most qualified,” Dawson said.

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Student launches campaign to give dogs a second home Liz Maddux

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When Brandon Dively started college at Auburn University he was just a freshman from Wausau, Wisconsin, with a soft spot for animals.

As Dively donated countless hours to helping the animals at the Lee County Humane Society that soft spot quickly grew into a passion.

Three years later, Dively, now a junior in marketing, used that passion to start his own campaign to aid in the adoption of adult dogs called 20-for-20.

“When I first came down to Auburn, helping out the humane society was kind of my escape from school, pledgeship and all that kind of stuff,” Dively said. “Just by going to the humane society once or twice a week I started finding myself building a strong connection with the animals and the staff there.”

The idea for the 20-for-20 campaign came to be when Dively decided he wanted to rescue 20 dogs for his 20th birthday. The goal was to raise enough money to pay the $105 adoption fee for 20 adult dogs, ultimately giving 20 people the gift of a new furry friend. Dively set up a page on GoFundMe.com in July and has currently raised over $3,000, which is enough to cover about 2430 dogs.

“Over the summer I was back at home, and I knew the humane society was getting a lot of traffic,” Dively said. “The adoption fees were being cut next to nothing and I did not think it was fair to the humane society and the other dogs that needed that money from the adoption fees so I decided I needed to find a way to help them out.”

Since 20-for-20 was such a success the humane society will be hosting an event next weekend called Clear the Kennels. All of the dogs currently held at the Lee County Humane Society will be available for adoption. The event will provide people the chance to adopt a dog for free thanks to Dively’s campaign, but will require potential owners to go through the same adoption process as the Lee County Humane Society to ensure the dogs go to a loving home.

“Brandon is a very responsible, very well-rounded young man and he has brought a lot of enthusiasm to the shelter and even the public as a whole,” said TJ McCullough, shelter manager. “What he has done with 20-for-20 and helping the adult dogs has been truly amazing because the adult dogs are the least adopted.”

Dively said his future plans include starting a blog that will share the stories and pictures of dogs that

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Brandon Dively, junior in marketing, turned his passion for animals into a campaign to help animals get adopted.

need homes. He said he hopes this will help them be noticed and will increase dog adoption rates. Dively is also looking for other organizations that might be interesting in his campaign and said he was open to starting GoFundMe pages for other organizations needing help with dog adoptions as well.

“I definitely see the potential to make a bigger impact then we have already,” Dively said.

Dively’s big dream is to open up his own shelter.

“I would like to open up a ranchstyle dog rescue shelter, specifically focusing on pregnant dogs,” Dively said. “A shelter is no place for pregnant dogs or their puppies. People come in looking for puppies but they do not want to take on all the responsibilities, of pet ownership The goals is to raise the puppies until they are 3-4 months old while teaching them some of the basic training skills which will hopefully make them more appealing to adopters.”

Learn more about 20-for-20 by

visiting www.gofundme.com/ytwjrg.

The Lee County Humane Society’s vision is to be a leading advocate for companion animals in the community, according to the humane society’s website.

The humane society envisions a future where animals are valued and every adoptable pet has a home, according to their website.

Learn more about Lee County Humane Society, visit www.leecountyhumane.org.

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Last Week vs. Texas A&M (W, 2-0) vs. Ole Miss (L, 2-0) THIS WEEK Oct. 23 vs. Kentucky (7 p.m.)

Oct. 25 vs. Georgia (2 p.m.)

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LAST WEEK vs. Kentucky (L, 3-2) THIS WEEK Oct. 21 vs. Georgia (8 p.m.)

Oct. 25 at LSU (1:30 p.m.)

UPCOMING Oct. 30 at Arkansas (7 p.m.)

Nov. 1 at Missouri (4 p.m.)

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It was only two months ago when many said this Saturday’s Auburn-Arkansas matchup would be a pivotal matchup in the race for the SEC West crown.

Instead, it’s likely this game will determine which of the two teams finishes in the cellar of the division.

Arkansas (2-4, 1-2 SEC) enters the game with a losing record, but coach Gus Malzahn is urging his team not to take the Razorbacks lightly.

“I really feel like their record is deceiving,” Malzahn said. “Their schedule that they’ve played is a very good schedule, a lot of top 20 teams. They’ve competed very well and had a chance to win; a few of those could’ve went either way … we’ve got to play our best game to go there and win. It’s definitely a tough place to play.”

Senior quarterback Brandon Allen and junior running back Alex Collins, the SEC’s active leader in career rushing yards, lead an Arkansas offense that is averaging over 430 yards of offense per game in 2015.

Collins has amassed 682 yards and six touchdowns this year running behind the Razorbacks’ vaunted offensive line which, at an average weight of 327 pounds, is the biggest in college and pro football.

“He’s a challenge,” Malzahn said of Collins. “He’s a very good back. He’s getting used to carrying the football more, too, with more carries. He’s impressive.”

Senior defensive end DaVonte Lambert was not as quick to praise the Arkansas offense, saying “there’s no big challenge” to stopping the Razorbacks.

“It’s something we face every week,” Lambert said. “We just have to stop the run.”

Auburn (4-2, 1-2 SEC) will likely see a heavy dose of Collins as Arkansas tries to take care of the ball in the wet conditions.

The forecast includes a 97 percent chance of rain at game time on Saturday, and Malzahn said the weather may or may not affect Auburn’s game plan, but his team is prepared regardless.

“We’ve practiced in the rain a few times this year,” Malzahn said. “I think we had the one misty game (versus San Jose State) already. We’ll do some things in practice to try to simulate the situation … I think it’s all just dependent on how hard it rains, the wind and all those factors about how much it could affect the game.”

Coming off a bye week, Auburn’s offense regained some of the mojo of years past in a 30-27

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DaVonte Lambert will have his hands full against Arkansas, which boasts the largest offensive line in football.

win at Kentucky, racking up 407 yards of offense despite a horrific third quarter that saw the Tigers gain only 13 yards.

The quarterback competition was opened throughout the bye week, but Sean White maintained his starting job over former starter Jeremy Johnson.

Malzahn has been pleased with the true freshman’s production in his first three career games.

“He’s improved each game,” Malzahn said. “I think the big thing from my standpoint is he’s protecting the football. He protected the football very well (against Kentucky) … when you go on the road and you have zero turnovers, you’ve got a good chance of winning the game.”

Offensive lineman Alex Kozan was also impressed with White’s performances, and the junior said White will only improve with more experience.

“Since he didn’t get all the ( first-team) reps in camp, it was probably pretty difficult for him the first couple of games,” Kozan said. “But Sean’s a gamer, and you see that confidence in him on the

sidelines during the game … he’ll continue to develop as the season goes on.”

The game will mark the second time Malzahn, a native of Fort Smith, Arkansas, has returned to Reynolds Razorback Stadium as Auburn’s head coach.

Malzahn began his college coaching career as the offensive coordinator at Arkansas in 2006, and he credits his year in Fayetteville for teaching him many valuable lessons.

“That year allowed me to get into college football,” Malzahn said. “There’s a lot of things I learned about college football and myself that helped me later on. That year allowed me to be a college coach.”

While Malzahn and numerous other Auburn assistants will be returning to their roots, the focus of the coaches and the team is building on the momentum created in the win in Lexington.

“Anytime you get a road win, it will definitely give you confidence next time you’re on the road,” Malzahn said. “We’re going to try to take all that to help us moving forward.”

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For the first 30 minutes of the Auburn-Kentucky game, I wasn’t too sure this argument would hold weight. Auburn rolled up 297 yards and 23 points in the first half in Lexington and was looking every bit the offense that fans expected to see in 2015.

But the second half happened, and I was once again forced to consider something: Gus Mal zahn’s offense doesn’t work without a dual-threat quarterback.

By definition, a dual-threat quarterback is able to consistently attack the defense with both his arm and his legs. This includes quarterbacks such as Cam Newton and Nick Marshall. This Auburn team does not possess that.

While Sean White and Jeremy Johnson have both made some plays running the football, they haven’t shown the explosiveness or consistency to make defenses afraid of stopping them from running.

In the second half of Thursday night’s game, Auburn scored seven points and gained 110 yards of offense, including just 41 on the ground, and lacked any semblance of rhythm, save a fourth quarter touchdown drive.

Auburn’s offense has struggled all season, gaining just 354.3 yards per game — 97th in the FBS and 13th in the SEC. This is happening in Mal zahn’s third year, when the offense should, if anything, be as explosive as ever.

It isn’t just the eye test that Auburn fails when it lacks a dual-threat quarterback under Malzahn.

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Including his three seasons as Auburn’s offensive coordinator from 2009-2011, Malzahn has field ed three offenses with a dual-threat quarterback (2010, 2013 and 2014) and three offenses without one (2009, 2011 and 2015).

His offenses led by dual-threats Cam Newton and Nick Marshall scored 37.8 points per game in 26 SEC games, including the two highest-scoring SEC Championship Games ever (59 in 2013 and 56 in 2010). His offenses not led by dual-threat quar terbacks have scored 22.1 points per game in 19 SEC games.

Malzahn’s offense also lacks consistency without dual-threat quarterbacks. His three offenses led by mobile signal-callers only failed to score 30 or more points seven times in 26 conference games. His offenses without mobile quarterbacks, on the other hand, have only managed to score 30 or more points five times in 18 conference games.

Malzahn teams with dual-threat quarterbacks have an overall record of 34-7 (21-5 SEC), while Malzahn teams without dual-threat quarterbacks have a record of 20-12 (8-11 SEC).

So, what does it mean for the Tigers’ future under Malzahn?

Likely, it means Auburn’s roller coaster ride will continue.

There is no viable dual-threat option at quar terback on this year’s team. White has shown he’s a capable playmaker and a reliable pocket pass er, but even in the win over Kentucky, the Tigers couldn’t run the ball effectively in the second half, and a rugged SEC slate still remains. A .500 record and a bowl berth should be considered a relative success.

But the good news for Auburn is that its hia tus from national relevancy might be as short-

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Sean White doesn’t fit the mold of traditional Gus Malzahn quarterbacks.

lived as it was before 2013. Several times in Mal zahn’s relatively short tenure, the Tigers have rebounded from mediocre seasons with champi onship seasons with the signing of a dual-threat quarterback.

Malzahn’s program has shown an ability to compete for national championships, and the Tigers could compete once again, but Auburn will need the right quarterback to do so, and that quarterback would need to be fast.

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Auburn equestrian team galloping to quick start in 2015

Meredith Brito Sports Writer

The No. 2 Auburn equestrian team is looking stronger than ever this year.

In its first two meets of the season, the team defeated UT-Martin, 13-7, and shut out Alabama, 12-0, in a hunt seat-only exhibition on Oct. 2.

Auburn has ridden a hot streak to defeat both reigning national champion South Carolina and top-five foe Oklahoma State to vault up the national rankings.

Coach Greg Williams is entering his 20th season coaching this team, and he said he sees another national championship-type year for his team.

“We’re really good,” Williams said. “We need to have ourselves in position for a national championship, that’s in our control.”

The 2015 SEC Fences Rider of the Year, Elizabeth Benson, is off to a strong senior season.

Against Alabama, Benson defeated Clare Ols, 78-67, in Equitation over Fences. Benson also helped Auburn in its win against UT-Martin, outscoring Ali Scholfield, 83-72, and earning Most Outstanding Player honors.

“I need at least eight more wins to beat out the Auburn flat record,” Benson said of her goals this season. “I would also like to remain undefeated at the postseason.”

Benson then was awarded her 21st-career MOP honor during Auburn’s win over Oklahoma State, topping Kendall Pedigo in Equitation on the Flat.

Another key returner is junior Ashley Foster, who beat Reiley Wilson, 79-74, at UT-

Martin and defeated Austen Waldron at Alabama, 90-60, earning MOP honors.

“I expect two rings (SECs and Nationals),” Foster said. “I just hope to do my best to help the team out. I always strive for AllAmerican.”

She also captured MOP honors against Oklahoma State, where Foster defeated Jorden Davis in Equitation over Fences.

Another rider to be on the lookout for is senior Griffin Knight. Knight competes in Western, so she was unable to compete against Alabama. “(I want to) be the best leader and senior that I can,” Knight said. “Individually, I would love to just go out on a high note by maintaining a great GPA and a solid record in and out of the pin and being someone that these girls can look up to.”

And with a solid freshman class coming in, Auburn looks to be set for the forseeable future.

“This is a really good freshman class,” Knight said. “As a whole, they are a very strong class ... and a lot of them are going to become well-known names that you are going to get used to hearing. They are all real talented.”

Freshman Hayley Iannotti recorded an 8575 victory in Equitation over Fences and was named MOP against Alabama, and freshman Lauren Diaz scored a 73 to defeat Kenzie Perry’s 72.5 and was named MOP in Horsemanship in the meet against UT-Martin.

The team will be off until November, when it will have two meets in Texas: against Texas A&M on Nov. 6, and against SMU in Dallas on Nov. 8.

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Hudson retires after 17 years

Auburn alumnus hangs up his cleats at 40 years old Emily Shoffit Sports Reporter

Auburn baseball alumnus and reigning World Series champion Tim Hudson bid adieu to a 17-year Major League Baseball career in front of the home fans of AT&T Park on Oct. 4.

The 40-year-old right-hander said his farewell across the Bay from Oakland, where he began his career in 1999.

The four-time All-Star circulated to just three teams in his career.

He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1999, where he spent six years in the organization until his departure in 2004.

Before the 2005 season, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves, where he remained un-

til 2014, when he signed a twoyear deal with the San Francisco Giants.

With the Giants, the starter got his first and only World Series ring and maintained his record of being the majors' active wins leader with 222 victories.

He was also the oldest pitcher to ever start Game 7 of the World Series at 39 years and 107 days old.

Hudson is the eighth former Auburn player to appear in the World Series and the 11th former Tiger to be on a the roster of a participating team. His career reached a total of 46,631 pitches against 13,005 batters, along with a 222-133 record and a 3.49 ERA through 3,126 and 2/3 innings.

He was the cornerstone of Glenwood School's baseball

program, leading the Phenix City high school to an Alabama Independent School Association championship in 1993.

From there he went on to spend two years at Chattahoochee Valley Community College before signing a scholarship with Auburn University.

Hudson was an All-American at Auburn, where he played from 1996-97.

He was named the SEC Player of the Year and an AllAmerican in 1996 after compiling a 15-2 record and 2.97 ERA. He also hit .396 with 18 home runs and 95 RBI. The 1996-97 season was enough for Hudson to claim The Plains as home, as he returns yearly to host the Hudson Family Foundation Home Run Derby at Plainsman Park.

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Tim Hudson, 17-year MLB veteran and Auburn alumnus, retired from professional baseball in October.

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Junior Casie Ramsier scored two goals to help No. 8 Auburn defeat No. 17 Texas A&M, 2-0, at the Auburn Soccer Complex on Oct. 11.

After a scoreless first half, Ramsier scored twice in a span of 12 minutes in the second half, both on assists by Hannah Alspach, lifting Auburn (12-2, 5-2 SEC) to its eighth win in eight home games this season and its second win against a ranked team. It was a muchneeded victory for the Tigers after a 2-0 loss to No. 10 South Carolina on Oct. 8.

“Rebounding today like we did was huge,” Ramsier said. “We needed this. South Carolina was a good team, but we knew we needed to regroup and come out and play today against Texas A&M.” Ramsier recorded her fourth multi-goal game of the season. Her 10 goals this season are the most for an Auburn player since Sarah Steinmann recorded 12 goals in 2003.

The Tigers’ victory is the first against the Aggies (11-4, 4-3 SEC) since the 2012 SEC Tournament semifinals.

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Auburn soccer fell short against Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, as it was shut out by the Rebels, 2-0, on Friday. The No. 10 Tigers lost despite strong possession, as they only had six of 21 shots on target.

Ole Miss struck first with eight minutes remaining in the first half to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead, and in the 49th minute the Rebels came up with their 2-0 lead.

“I thought our team battled really hard tonight,” said Auburn coach Karen Hoppa. “By the way the first half went, I thought we should have been ahead at halftime. Credit to Ole Miss when they had opportunities. They capitalized on them. When we had chances, we didn’t have enough good looks at goal.”

Auburn’s overall record falls to 12-3-0, and 5-3-0 in SEC play. Auburn will continue on to face Kentucky at home on Friday, Oct. 23.

“We have to keep focused the way we’ve been all year, looking at it one game at a time,” Hoppa said. “We have to stay focused on one game at a time, because our remaining opponents are just as tough as the rest of them.”

Women’s Tennis Oct. 9

Women’s tennis freshmen Alannah Griffin and Caroline Turner competed in their first tournament for the Tigers last weekend at the Mercer Bears Gridiron Classic, combining to snag 11 wins and two championships in their respective brackets.

Turner started Friday with two wins over Georgia State’s Trani Kamoe (6-3, 6-2) and Emy Aplund from Coastal Georgia (6-0, 6-0).

Turner advanced to the semifinals with a win over Abbie Mather from Belmont (6-3, 6-2), going on to clinch the C Singles championship after a 6-4, 6-4 win over Nancy Karaky from Troy in the semifinals.

Turner took the championship with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Lara Vovk from Georgia State.

Griffin advanced to the finals of the B Singles bracket before falling to Kristin Rehse of Georgia State (6-4, 7-6).

Griffin beat Brianna Thompson from Charleston State, (6-2, 6-3), after a bye in the first round. Saturday she defeated Chiara Volenjnicek from Georgia State and clinched a spot in the B Singles bracket semifinals with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win over Mercer’s Katie Sidor.

“We hope to take this momentum into our regionals this week,” said coach Lauren Longbotham Meisner.

In doubles, Turner and Griffin won the B Doubles championship by defeating Tereza Melicharkova and Luisa Ferrauti of Troy, 6-2.

They advanced to semifinals Saturday,

where they were victorious over Mercer’s Christie Cesarini and Liza Klyachkin 6-0.

Men’s Tennis Oct. 2

Auburn men’s tennis senior Marko Krickovic made a solid run at the ITA Men’s All-American Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, making upsets and winning in singles for five consecutive days.

Krickovic advanced in singles play Tuesday during the qualifying round, defeating Filip Kraljevic of Ole Miss in a third-set tiebreaker 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5). He advanced out of the qualifying round Wednesday in another three-set win over Luca Corinteli of Virginia.

The senior posted another three-set comefrom-behind victory over Mitchell Pritchard of Tulsa, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Krickovic moved on to upset the top-seeded player in a three-set win Friday, victorious over Notre Dame’s Quentin Monaghan. Krickovic dropped the first set 1-6 before taking the second 7-5 and finishing off Monaghan 7-5 in the third.

Krickovic’s run came to an end Saturday, his sixth day of competition, falling to seeded Tom Fawcett of Stanford in the round of 16. Fawcett defeated Krickovic by a 6-4, 6-0 score.

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The No. 2 Auburn equestrian team delivered No. 5 Oklahoma State its second loss to an SEC team in as many days with a 14-5 victory at the Auburn University Horse Center on Saturday.

The Tigers (3-0, 1-0 SEC) won three of the four events, with the only blemish being a tie in Reining. Oklahoma State (2-2, 1-0 Big 12) suffered its second consecutive defeat against an SEC school after losing 14-6 against Georgia on Friday.

Junior Ashley Foster earned Most Outstanding Player honors in Equitation over Fences, senior Elizabeth Benson earned MOP honors in Equitation on the Flat and freshmen Lauren Diaz and Blair McFarlin earned MOP honors in Horsemanship and Reining, respectively.

Auburn outscored the Cowboys 8-2 in the first half, winning both Equitation over Fences and Horsemanship 4-1. After the intermission, the Tigers earned four points in Equitation on the Flat to seal the victory.

Men’s Golf Oct. 18

Playing in its first tournament since being named the No. 1 team in the nation by Golfstat.com, the Auburn men’s golf team captured its second win of the fall season on Sunday, tying for first at the U.S. Collegiate Championship at the Golf Club of Georgia.

Auburn shot a 3-under 285 in each round, even with No. 5 Wake Forest at a 855 team score over three days.

Junior Will Long captured the first individual win of his Auburn career, tying with three others at 6-under 210.

Senior Michael Johnson tied for fifth at 5-under, while freshman Jacob Solomon tied for 18th with an even score.

Auburn recorded its 19th win under coach Nick Clinard at the event, which hosted seven of the nation’s top 10 teams.

“I’m really proud of the guys,” Clinard said.

“We didn’t really have our best stuff all week, but the guys hung in there and made up a lot of ground coming down the stretch in those last six or seven holes. They gave ourselves a chance to win and we did.”

Auburn will conclude its fall schedule at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in Dallas on Oct. 2627.

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Members of Auburn Family share breast cancer stories Emily Esleck Intrigue Editor

One in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime, and approximately 231,840 new cases will be diagnosed in women by the end of 2015, according to the American Cancer Society.

Ashley Cunliffe, sophomore in elementary education, said she found a lump in her breast when she was in ninth grade.

When she was in high school, Cunliffe said she was on the cross country team and knew something was wrong because it hurt every time she ran.

“I just remember the moment when I thought I couldn’t run anymore was pretty much the lowest part,” Cunliffe said. “I remember just thinking, ‘Why me?’”

After finding her first lump, Cunliffe got an ultrasound and biopsy at the military base of her hometown, Navarre, Florida.

The biopsy revealed the mass was non-cancerous.

She said the doctors told her she could remove the mass, but another mass, which could be cancerous, could grow in its place.

Cunliffe and her family decided not to remove it.

Cunliffe, who’s a member of Kappa Alpha Theta at Auburn, said she told her sorority at chapter two weeks ago she found a clump of tiny cysts in her other breast this summer.

Cunliffe said she told her sorority in hopes of raising awareness for breast cancer and said women should perform self breast exams every six months.

“You need to catch it as early on as possible, and then they can do something about it, but once it’s been there for so long, it’s kind of like tough luck at that point,” Cunliffe said.

Cunliffe said she wanted to reach out to others who might be going through the same experience. She said after talking to her sorority, a freshman messaged her on Facebook and briefly told her she was experiencing the same thing.

Cunliffe will go to back to Gulf Breeze Hospital in December to get another ultrasound and see if the mass needs to be biopsied and if it is cancerous.

“Hopefully nothing has changed, but it seems like a let down every time I go in,” Cunliffe said. “I’m just rolling with the punches at this point.”

Ronnie Sanders, Auburn Undercover owner, said his wife, Becky, tested positive for the breast cancer gene, BRCA2, two years ago.

When Becky was 12 years old, Ronnie said her mother died, but the doctors couldn’t figure out her medical records and the exact cause of death.

He said they thought it could be breast or ovarian cancer.

Becky said she received a call in Target revealing she had the gene.

“I just started bawling,” Becky said. “It hit me all at once that, ‘Wow, I’m BRCA2 positive, and that means my mom was BRCA2 positive and that’s why she died 20 years ago.”

Mother of three children, Becky said she had a double mastectomy, which involves removing breast tissue and expanding the breast muscles, according to Ronnie.

She also said she had a hysterectomy removing her uterus.

Ronnie said support groups on Facebook helped Becky through the process.

Becky said her friends and family were her main support and as people get older, they need to monitor their health.

“No one’s going to look after you,” Becky said. “You have to look out for yourself.”

Ronnie said his coaching background led him to make connections with breast cancer.

He said he found out Clemson University’s football coach, Dabo Swinney’s, wife and her sister had the BRCA2 gene.

“There are people around here going through the same things that you are if you’re going through this,” Ronnie said. “There’s a lot more people out there with it, than not.”

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With the exception of service animals, the only pets allowed in University dorms are fish that can be kept in a tank of 20 gallons or less.

However, fish may not be the only pets found in on-campus residence halls.

Despite the rules, some Auburn students don’t stick to a scaly, water-breathing friend.

Miriam Comer, sophomore in human development and family studies, said she lives in the Village.

“I’ve heard cats, rabbits, a lot of hamsters,” Comer said. “I’ve heard a dog, but it’s less usual.”

Natalie Milton, freshman in mechanical engineering, lives in South Donahue Residence Hall and opted for a turtle.

Milton said she bought her turtle, Zoe, a few months after school started.

This made Zoe an illegal pet, which she said didn’t concern her.

“I wasn’t really worried about it,” Milton said. “I knew someone who had a dog in one of the dorms, so I figured if she had a dog, I could handle a turtle.”

However, when Milton came back from fall break with Zoe in tow, she said there was a note in Zoe’s empty cage stating Milton had 48 hours to find Zoe a new home.

A quick Google search later, Milton discovered Auburn’s emotional support animal program and registered Zoe. “I registered her as an emotional support animal,” Milton said. “You have to have some type of high stress or anxiety … It’s really easy. It took like 10 minutes and 50 bucks, and they just sent me a certificate,” Milton said.

Milton said she does not think the no pets rule should apply to smaller, lowmaintenance animals in the first place.

“I understand with bigger animals that need a lot of space like dogs,” Milton said “But with like lizards and guinea pigs, I don’t really get it.”

Justin Nail, junior in biomedical sciences, said he understands why the rule is in place even though he wishes it could be different.

“I personally think it would be cool to have pets in the dorm, but there could be like problems with health concerns,” Nail said. “Pets can have certain allergens that can affect suitmates or can be carried through the air vents to other rooms. So yeah, I understand it.”

But Nail said he also understands why people would want to keep pets in their rooms.

“I think the general premise of a pet is

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just to have something there when you get home,” Nail said. “I know it’s sometimes hard not having a pet when you come from a household where you have a dog or a cat.”

Milton said she likes the responsibility of caring for Zoe. “I like having a sense of responsibility,” Milton said. “I mean, she is a turtle so it doesn’t take a lot, but I still have to like get up and feed her.”

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New ‘Twilight’ book switches it up with gender role reversal Marissa Luckie Intrigue Writer

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of “Twilight,” the first of four books in the best-selling series, “The Twilight Saga”, author Stephenie Meyer has released a retelling of the vampirehuman love story.

The book titled “Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined,” was released Oct. 6 and has the same plot and character personas except Meyer swapped the genders of her characters.

Beau, a normal person and Bella’s male counterpart, is sucked into a relationship with a bloodthirsty vampire with a heart of gold, and is consequently thrown into a world of vampire clans and best friends who turn into werewolves.

Instead of Edward, the cold, incandescently beautiful vampire and boyfriend, Edythe has superhuman strength and pointy fangs.

In the foreword of “Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined,” Meyer claims she switched the roles to prove Bella was a human in distress not a damsel in distress.

Arianne Gaetano, assistant professor of anthropology and women’s studies affiliate, said while Meyer’s intentions might have been good,

the gender switch was misguided.

“In a way, I do think it is kind of gender blind of her to think that you could just easily switch the roles and say that it is just a human perspective, and it wouldn’t matter the gender of the character because it does,” Gaetano said. “It means something totally different when you make the woman the vampire than when you make the young man the vampire.”

Gaetano said she wonders how the main character gender swap will affect the reader’s experience.

“It will be interesting to see what happens then, as the audience reads the second book and says, ‘Well you know what though, things are different,’ and you really just have the exact same plot scenario without changing other things,” Gaetano said.

Hannah Barlow, freshman in wildlife sciences with a veterinary medicine concentration, said although she read the books a long time ago, she remembered enjoying the story. However, she said she was sometimes perturbed by Meyer’s writing style and Bella’s neediness.

“Bella did annoy me sometimes because she was always like, ‘I need a man,’ and I was like,

‘Uh no, you don’t girl,’” Barlow said.

Barlow said if time permits she would be interested in reading “Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined.”

However William Steudle, freshman in aerospace engineering, said he has no interest in seeing what Meyer does with “Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined” and said role reversing was a decision to make more money in a short time.

“Yeah, if she wants to swap the genders she can ... but I do think it’s kind of gimmicky,” Steudle said.

Gaetano said she likes the idea of the book because it shows a dialogue between author and consumer, and because it shows the empowerment of young women.

“It’s interesting that here is an author who has an interest to address the critics,” Gaetano said.

“Fans wanting to read this literature want characters that relate to themselves … I think it is awesome. I think it is a sign of young women’s empowerment.”

However, for the next book Gaetano said Meyer should consider transgender characters.

“Now, we need a Twilight with transgender individuals because if you really want to talk about

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the human you kind of have to maybe leave the gender role behind all together,” Gaetano said.

“Really mix it up.”

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Next, shape mixture into a ball to resemble a pumpkin. Smooth entire outer surface with a frosting spatula or table knife and make vertical grooves.

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Fall gatherings, football games and Halloween parties are opportunities for entertaining friends and family. Keep your guests happy and full by providing appealing and appetizing snacks that capture the essence of the fall season.

Eye-catching pumpkin cheese balls and inside out caramel apples are impressive yet simple foods to prepare for these fall events.

Inside out caramel apples are an interesting spin off of the usual caramel apples and not as messy to eat.

These foods can be fun for kids and adults.

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Inside out caramel apples Domesticfits.com provides a recipe for inside out caramel apples.

Based on that recipe, these tasty treats can be made quickly and to your own preference.

Cut apples in half and use a melon baller to scoop out the insides, leaving the walls intact at about ½-¼ inch thickness.

To keep them from turning brown, squeeze the juice from the lemon onto the apples and allow to set.

In a saucepan over high heat, add brown sugar, butter, heavy cream and corn syrup. Stir until brown sugar has dissolved.

Let the mixture boil while stirring occasionally for approximately seven to 10 minutes.

Remove the heat and add the vanilla. Stir continually until it stops bubbling.

Cool for approximately 10-15 minutes.

Using a paper towel, wipe the apples, removing the lemon juice as much as possible.

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