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In the modern, pass-happy college football landscape, Tre Mason has proven that a workhorse running back can still be a game changer. Mason’s 32 carry, 168 yard and four touchdown performance against Arkansas was the best of his Auburn career and earned the junior SEC Offensive Player of the Week recognition. “Tre is a special guy in the backfield because he can just pop one at any time on any defense,” said quarterback Nick Marshall. “The offensive line opens up holes for him and he’s just able to gash them and make plays with his legs.” The 5-foot-10 junior from Palm Beach, Fla., has reached the end
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zone in six consecutive games and currently leads the SEC with 13 rushing touchdowns. Even head coach Gus Malzahn, who has produced NFL running backs such as Darren McFadden, Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis, said he is impressed by Mason’s gritty play this season. “The thing that really stands out about Tre this year is he’s getting very tough yards,” Malzahn said. “He’s breaking the first tackle numerous times, really, just playing hard, physical football. He’s definitely improving and he’s a big weapon for us.” Mason has been the workhorse out of Auburn’s trio of running backs, garnering 51 more touches than fellow backs Cameron Artis-Payne and Corey Grant combined. Despite 23.2 rushes per game in conference play, Mason said the offense doesn’t plan a specific number of touches for the running backs.
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Obamacare leaves some employees hurting Ben Hohenstatt
ployee benefits, said Auburn considers an employee full time if they work 40 hours or more per week. “Auburn’s definition of full-time status is based on working 40 hours per week,” McCormick said. “We want to see employees classified as either truly full-time, benefits eligible employees who are eligible for all benefit plans, or truly parttime.” McCormick said this has resulted in either reclassification or hiring of more than 130 part-time employees as full-time, benefit eligible employees. Mary Prather, manager for Temporary Employment Services, said the law has caused the creation of a limit on the number of hours a temporary employee can work. “There is a cap of 1,450 per year,” Prather said. “That’s less than 30 hours per week on average.” Prather also said some temporary employees must take a month after work. McCormick said this month off has always been required of temporary employees. She also said it protects employees drawing state benefits from retirement but working parttime.
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Running away with it The Tiger’s rushing attack continues to lead the SEC
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President Barrack Obama ran on a platform of change, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, is causing plenty of that at Auburn. The healthcare reform also known as Obamacare, changes the health insurance policy employees are offered and the number of hours temporary employees can work. PPACA was signed into law March 23, 2010, and was upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States June 28, 2012. The legislation requires employers to offer health insurance to full-time employees and contains a mandate defining a full-time employee as someone who works 30 hours per week. “The biggest change the Affordable Care Act is the one the president has put on hold: the Employer Mandate,” said Gary Ward, manager for employee benefits. Ward said the mandate would require Auburn to offer insurance to employees who work more than 30 hours per week because they would be considered full-time employees. Karla McCormick, executive director for payroll and em-
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Campus MRI technology brings superpowers to life Jordan Hays MRI Research Center
The problem with superheroes is that they don’t exist. However, thanks to science and technology, we can make their super powers a reality. Xray vision and mind reading are only a couple of the powers the engineers at the MRI Research Center have, but more importantly, they have the power to save lives. Thomas Denney Jr., director of Auburn University’s MRI Research Center, has been researching the heart using magnetic resonance imaging for approximately 20 years. His re-
search involves how the heart changes shape and contraction patterns in response to disease. Auburn’s MRI Research Center is one of the most advanced imaging centers in the world in terms of the technology used. At a cost between $8–9 million, and with only 50 in existence, the MRI Center’s 7-Tesla MRI scanner has the magnetic power equivalent to the power necessary to pick up approximately seven cars, according to Nikhil Jha, a graduate student in electrical engineering.
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DUI ARRESTS FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN OCT. 31–NOV. 5, 2013 Patrick Riley, 22, Auburn Thursday, Oct. 31, 4:13 a.m. at North Gay Street Rudolph Davis, 21, Auburn Friday, Nov. 1, 3:35 a.m. at South Donahue Drive and West Samford Avenue Juan Antonio Bustos, Jr., 37, Opelika Saturday, Nov. 2, 12:38 a.m. at West Glenn Avenue and Hemlock Drive Alan Vines, 28, Auburn Saturday, Nov. 2, 1:43 a.m. at Shug Jordan Parkway John Houston, 20, Auburn Saturday, Nov. 2, 2:32 a.m. at South College Street and Harmon Drive Monica Jackson, 43, Opelika Saturday, Nov. 2, 4:21 a.m. at East Glenn Avenue
Lequinton Al-Ghanee, 26, Auburn Sunday, Nov. 3, 1:40 a.m. at South Gay Street Chelsea Heinen, 23, Auburn Sunday, Nov. 3, 2:22 a.m. at North College Street and Shelton Mill Road
“I never know going into the game,” Mason said. “I kind of get rolling... we run a fast-paced offense and I was getting into my zone and that’s the way it panned out.” Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said the number of touches a back receives is usually connected to their effectiveness. “Tre was the hot hand,”
November 1 – Waterstone Circle Third-degree burglary of LCD television, two laptops, tablet computer and Xbox 360 between 8 a.m.–4:15 p.m. November 1 – Wire Road Third-degree burglary of LCD television between 9-11 a.m. November 1-2 – Armstrong Street Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft of Garmin GPS between November 1 at 7:30 p.m. and November 2 at 2 p.m.
Reynaldo Diaz-Lopez, 22, Marianna, Fla. Sunday, Nov. 3, 4:04 a.m. at Opelika Road
November 1-2 – Lee Road 12 Third-degree burglary of pistol between November 1 at 10 p.m. and November 2 at 4:30 a.m.
Robert Powe, 26, Auburn Wednesday, Nov. 6, 3:20 a.m. at Martin Luther King Drive
McCormick said this is to avoid the risk of these employees losing their current insurance. “If they work enough hours to qualify for Auburn’s active employee health insurance coverage, they become ineligible for their (Public Education Employees Health Insurance Plan) retiree health insurance and must drop it,” McCormick said. PPACA also impacts student employees. Alessio Summerfield, senior in radio, television and film, said he has experienced the effects of the hours limit first hand. “I originally had two jobs,” Summerfield said. “I have one job because of the hours cap.” Summerfield said he was a technician at the media and digital resource lab and a videographer for the College of Liberal Arts. He said when the hours limit went into effect during the summer he no longer had enough hours to split between the two jobs. “Before, I was working around 30–35 hours a week,” Summerfield said. “I’m making far less money now than I was.” Summerfield said this change in income has caused him to seek supplemental sources of income. “Essentially, what I’ve been doing is freelance video,” Summerfield said. “I would like an opportunity to not look for outside sources of income to keep my power on.” PPACA has also changed the health insurance it offers to full-time insurance.
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October 31 – Hemlock Drive and Glenn Avenue Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft of Apple Macbook, textbooks, Costa del Mar sunglasses and backpack between 9:50-10:15 p.m.
Sean Parker, 39, Demopolis Saturday, Nov. 2, 10:27 p.m. at South College Street
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Ellis Smith, Jr., 20, Auburn Saturday, Nov. 2, 8:40 p.m. at West Glenn Avenue
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Ward said the changes are slowly coming into effect. “There are certain requirements we had to implement into our plan,” Ward said. McCormick said changes include extending coverage to the age of 26 for children of those covered. PPACA limits the contribution allowance for the health care flexible savings accounts, a portion of earnings set aside by an employee to pay for health expenses. McCormick said the FSA limit will change to $2,500 from $5,000. She said there is also the addition of new fees the University will have to pay as Auburn implements the plan. Full-time employees are offered two insurance options: to opt for the health insurance plan offered by the University or to look for insurance through the national pool. “The insurance plan is heavily subsidized by the University,” Ward said. “By not using that plan, you’re losing that subsidy.” Ward said employees pay for the insurance through deductions from their paychecks based on income tiers. Enrollment for Auburn University employee benefits is open in November and will go into effect January 1. McCormick said while Auburn has made changes to accommodate PPCA, she anticipates more changes in the near future. “I anticipate within the next two to three years, we will have to take a look at our health insurance plan design or our premium structure to determine how to continue to offer a high-quality health plan at a price we employees and the University can afford,” McCormick said.
Lashlee said. “I didn’t realize he’d carried it 32 times until after the game.” According to Lashlee, Mason’s conditioning allows him to be successful late in the game while others fatigue. “What can I say? The guy gets stronger as the game goes on; he gets stronger as the season goes on,” Lashlee said. Mason’s four rushing touchdowns against Arkansas were the most by an Auburn player since Cam Newton’s 198 yard,
four touchdown rushing performance against Kentucky in 2010. The Heisman trophy winning quarterback has been a mentor to Mason, who hopes to leave a similar legacy once his Auburn playing days are complete. “That’s my guy,” Mason said. “Ever since he told me ‘What is your legacy going to be here?’ I’ve been trying to make the most of mine. I look up to that guy. He’s like my big brother, and I’m glad to be in the same sentence he is.”
November 2 – Harper Avenue Third-degree theft of Huffy bicycle between 8:30-9:30 p.m. November 3 – Martin Luther King Drive Third-degree burglary of four flatscreen televisions, two PlayStation 3 consoles, desktop computer, laptop, tablet computer and Nintendo Wii between 11:15 a.m.–8 p.m.
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Auburn senior Patrick Donnan and 2012 graduate Ashton Richardson have been named finalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for an opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Joesph Aistrup, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, is the winner of the Robert Lineberry Award from the Southwestern Social Sciences Association for his article, “Structured Partisan Competition: A Vote Shares Model of Party Alignments and Realignments.” WriteFest for graduate students will be held Friday, Nov. 8, from 1 p.m.–4 p.m. in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library Learning Commons. Songs in the Woods, a free concert, will be held at the Forest Ecology Preserve amphitheater Sunday, Nov. 10, from 3 p.m.–4:30 p.m. featuring Will Mooty. The Auburn Student Veterans Association will be holding its annual luncheon on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m.–noon in the Student Center ballroom. The guest speaker is Auburn alumnus retired Lt. Gen. Ron Burgess Jr., former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Women’s Resource Center will be hosting its fifth annual Women’s Health and Wellness Chocolate Festival Wednesday, Nov. 13, from noon–3 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Marie Cirillo, former director of the Clearfork Community Institute in Eagan, Tenn., will lead a workshop on rural community development in the age of ecological destruction from 5 p.m.–7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in 310 Tichenor Hall. The 2014 Hudson Family Foundation Benefit Weekend is set for January 2014 in Auburn Arena, featuring a comedy show with Jeff Foxworthy and Opelika native Jody Fuller Thursday, Jan. 23, and a concert Friday, Jan. 24, with Rascal Flatts and Thomas Rhett. The second annual TEDx Auburn University will take place at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Thursday, Feb. 27.
November 5 – Payne Street Third-degree burglary of two flatscreen televisions, three prescription bottles and U.S. currency between 7:45 a.m.–12:50 p.m. November 5 – Bluff Court Third-degree burglary of two laptops, PlayStation 3 and boots between 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
November 3 – Opelika Road Third-degree theft of three pairs of Ugg boots between 5:15-5:25 p.m. November 3-4 – Felton Lane Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft of Canon LCD projector, purse and debit cards between November 3 at 10 p.m. and November 4 at 7 a.m.
— Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety
November 3-4 – Felton Lane Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft of Garmin GPS and head rest between November 3 at 10:30 p.m. and November 4 at 7 a.m.
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» From A1 “Most scanners only image protons that are the nuclei of hydrogen atoms in water molecules in the body,” said Denney, “That’s what 95 percent of all MRI scanners do. Our 7-Tesla can do that, but also image other nuclei from other atoms in the body.” To be more specific, Denney is looking for phosphorus in the body. “The energy that fuels your muscles are highenergy phosphates,” Denney said. “We are particularly interested in measuring (phosphates) in the heart.” Denney’s research into high-energy phosphate metabolism in the heart can lead to intervention and treatment of heart failure. “There is a hypothesis that heart failure is like an engine that’s out of fuel,” Denney said. “The idea is that if we could detect an early drop in that fuel, we could intervene earlier and possibly do a better job treating the patient.” While Denney is focused on the heart, Gopikrishna Deshpande, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is focused on the brain. “With the brain MRI, my focus really is developing signal processing algorithms,” said Deshpande. “A person goes into the MRI and is asked to do some sort of a task. We would model the data set we get from that to see in which areas of the brain (activated) when the person was (doing the task). Deshpande said they then take the information and figure out which areas in the brain are involved. “This has really been shown to be important in understanding many mental disorders,” Deshpande said. “Right now, our understanding of what happens in mental disorders is not really advanced.” Deshpande said a mechanical understanding of how the brain works can lead to better treatment of mental disorders. “We know what happens when an artery is blocked,” Deshpande said. “Since gaining that mechanistic understanding (of the heart), it has really helped us create solutions. We know we can bypass that artery, do a surgery and that person is going to live another 20 years. We don’t have that kind of mechanistic insight with mental dis-
orders.” Gaining a better understanding of how the brain operates will also help in diagnostics. Deshpande is doing more than just trying to understand mental disorders. Through his research, he is also able to determine what a person is thinking while they are in an MRI. By seeing what areas of the brain activate, researchers can determine what a person might be. This study is being done in a field called “brain computer interface,” and has the potential to help those with physical disabilities. “When someone who cannot move their hands and wants to interact with a computer thinks ‘I want to click this icon,’ that has a specific neural signature in the brain,” Deshpande said. “If you can read that and you can use machine learning algorithms to actually understand what that code means, you can actually give an external hardware signal to the computer to do the task.” The MRI Research Center works in unison with member of the psychology department. Jeffrey Katz, alumni professor of psychology, works together with the MRI Center to further research in mental disorders such as depression, Alzheimer’s and PTSD. Katz is currently researching visual working memory in humans. Subjects are placed inside of an MRI and shown 2–10 different items on a screen at one time. After they disappear, they are shown again, but with one item altered. Subjects are then asked if they can detect any change. It has been shown the capacity for visual working memory is reached at approximately four of these items. “It’s a measure of how much information you can maintain at one given time,” said Katz, “The question is when people have depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s or any disease that affects memory, what happens to those people when they perform the same types of task? If we can show there are differences across groups, we can start working on treatments to help people if we can identify the brain areas.” Katz is performing his research on people in different stages of Alzheimer’s. He uses the MRI to help make better predictions of who might get Alzheimer’s. The MRI Research Center is taking student volunteers to have MRI scans done for their studies. Volunteers can sign up for a scan on the MRI Research Center’s website.
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS FROM OCT. 31 ISSUE A1: In the article “Putting parking issues in drive,” Gregory Parsons was misquoted as saying, “[The RV’s] are totally out of hand.” Parson was referring to the RV situation 20 years ago. He was also misquoted as saying a parking deck with twice the capacity of the original would be erected on the site of the former RBD parking deck with contruction slated for the summer of 2014 and that a second garage will be built adjacent to the South Donahue deck. The Plainsman apologizes for the mistake.
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Chase Mitchell is writing in New York, but not for the type of outlet he anticipated when he graduated from Auburn University with a degree in journalism in 2006. After spending some time writing at the Gwinnett Daily Post and working in marketing, Mitchell started pursuing a comedy writing career, and now works for “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” He has contributed jokes to the Weekend Update portion of “Saturday Night Live,” and he has written for SomeeCards.com, Collegehumor. com and “Nikki and Sarah Live.” Mitchell said he expects to be on the staff as a writer when Fallon takes over as host of “The Tonight Show” in February. His Twitter handle is @ChaseMit. How did you go from earning a degree in journalism to writing for a late night talk show? It was kind of a weird road. When I got out of college I was looking for a job at a newspaper. It took me a little while to find one. I started out as a copy editor for a paper. I worked my way over to the feature section as a feature writer, but all through that time I was featuring as a writer on CollegeHumor.com in my spare time, and I can probably admit it now a little bit while I was at work too. It went from a hobby to something I really enjoyed. Have you gone from steady job to steady job, or have you been a freelance joke writer as well? Before I got the Nikki and Sarah job, I got asked to submit for Weekend Update for SNL. I didn’t get the ‘job’ job, but as a consolation prize I got to be on what’s called the fact list, which is where you freelance and send in 15 jokes a week. I got really lucky, and I got a joke on the air my
How exciting was that? I wasn’t expecting it at all, and I was actually just sitting in my living room watching SNL. I can still remember Seth Meyers leading into the joke, and me jumping out of my seat saying, “That’s my joke, that’s my joke!” It was really exciting. Before you knew that you would have a career in comedy were you someone who told a lot of jokes? I really liked comedy growing up. I would consider myself a fan of it. Until I started to write for College Humor, I never really considered myself doing it. I remember during my time at The Plainsman I included a throw-away line in a column that some of my friends liked. I like getting that feedback from people, and knowing I made somebody laugh. A lot of writers also perform stand-up comedy or branch out to other forms of comedy, is this something you are doing? It’s something that’s changed a little bit. I started out totally a joke writer. In the second season of ‘Nikki and Sarah Live’ I branched out into writing sketches as well, and that broadened my horizons a little bit as far as writing goes. I was actually hired to ‘Fallon’ as a sketch writer. Since I’ve been here in New York I’m also doing standup, and it’s definitely something I’m inexperienced with. It’s something I like to do, and I’m pursuing it. Popular comedians such as Anthony Jeselnik and Hannibal Buress started out writing for television shows; what is it like sharing a room with those sorts of people? I work with a lot of really talented writers. ‘Fallon’ has sort of been a launching pad for people. People have come onto ‘Fallon,’ spent a cou-
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ple years there and then gone on to their own projects. It’s a room full of extremely talented people. What’s the difference in approach to writing jokes for your own stand-up compared to jokes you write for work? There’s definitely a difference. Everyone has their own personality, and you have to learn to write for that. When I write for myself, it comes from a more personal place. I can be a little bit darker. I recently called off a wedding, I broke up with my fiancé kind of at the last minute, and that’s something I can talk about on stage. Who are some of your comedy influences? As far as joke writing goes there’s a man who I work with, Mike Drucker, who’s extremely talented and funny. I think he’s one of the best joke writers around. For sketch writing, I really like Tim [Heidecker] and Eric [Wareheim]. I think they’re brilliant and doing stuff like no one else. As far as stand up, I’d say John Mulaney is someone I look up to. Louis C.K. has only in recent years become as popular as he should have been all along.
What’s been the highlight of your time on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” so far? I got really lucky in my first week there. I pitched a sketch idea, and we had Paul McCartney coming on the show. I pitched a sketch idea about Jimmy and Paul switching accents. I got to stand in a hallway with one of the greatest musicians in history, and hear him read lines that I wrote. It was incredible and really surreal. Do you have a favorite joke that you have written? I’m really proud of how that Paul McCartney thing turned out. Joke wise, I would say the one that got on Weekend Update that I wrote my first week for the show, because it was really such a surprise. What was the joke? I hate to say it was about Chris Brown, but it was. It was something like, ‘Chris Brown is in the news for getting a neck tattoo that some say resembles a battered woman. You know you’ve made a horrible decision when having a neck tattoo is only the second worst thing about your neck tattoo.’
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Shiladitya Raj Chaudhury, associate director of the Biggio Center, plays traditional Indian music at the celebration.
Students light up Auburn for Diwali Kyle Nazario Campus Writer
Shravanthi Mouli, graduate student in pharmacal sciences, walked onto the stage holding a microphone. She stepped forward and began singing softly. She sang the words of the Ganesh Vandhana, a traditional Hindu prayer recited before religious rituals. Her prayer and the lighting of an oil lamp marked the opening of Auburn’s 2013 Diwali festival. The Indian Students Association held a celebration of Indian culture and music in the Student Center Ballroom Saturday, Nov. 2, for 250 attendees. Diwali is the third part of a five-day religious festival known as the Festival of Lights. Although they could not include certain traditions, such as fireworks and candles, because of safety concerns, the ISA worked to create an authentic Diwali experience here in Auburn. Colorful patterns called ran-
goli covered the floors. The stage was lit by small lamps beneath a white sash. Attendees dressed in traditional Indian garb, including the dhoti and half-saree. The garments were brightly colored and adorned with glittering edges. The first part of the celebration focused on music, featuring a 30-minute performance led by Shiladitya Chaudhury, associate director of the Biggio Center. Chaudhury’s group played with a mixture of Western and Indian instruments, using guitars and a veena, a stringed instrument with a distinctive gourd-shaped attachment near the neck. The program also mixed in modern Bollywood tunes with classical pieces. “It’s contemporary music, so all the children like it,” said Avanti Kulkarni, cultural vice president. A group of children from local Indian families showed their appreciation for Bollywood with a group dance
number. The biggest hit of the evening was a musical mashup about Rajnikanth, a wellknown Indian actor. After, the ISA served traditional Indian food to the guests. Robin Muthukumar, who serves on the ISA’s sports committee, said she liked the food the most, besides hearing the song “Maduraikku Pogathadee” performed in Tamil, his native language. “It was great,” Muthukumar said. ISA president Narendra Sadhwani said Diwali was his favorite festival, despite the logistical challenges for the club. Kulkarni said the club spent approximately one month preparing for the event and making personal nametags. Kulkarni said she hoped the Diwali festival helped introduce more people to Indian traditions. “We want people to know about Indian culture too,” Kulkarni said. “We just want people to know what our culture back home is and enjoy it.”
Auburn Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps cadet Kyle Williams, senior in biosystems engineering, was awarded the Legion of Valor’s Bronze Cross for Achievement, Oct. 10. The Bronze Cross for Achievement is available to those cadets of the ROTC who have demonstrated excellence in military, scholastic and civil affairs. The Bronze Cross for Achievement Program began on a limited scale in 1951 when the District of Columbia chapter established an incentive for excellence in the Washington High School Corps of Cadets. In 1962, college-level cadets of the U.S. Air Force ROTC became eligible to receive the Bronze Cross for Achievement. “To be honest, I don’t really know much about the award,” Williams said. “I was just told it was very hard to come by.” Hard to come by is an understatement. Recommendations are sent to the awards chairman of the Legion of Valor, who conducts reviews to ensure adherence to all criteria. Every year, less than 50 cadets and Navy midshipmen receive the cross. Williams is the first Auburn student to receive the Bronze Cross for Achievement. “My commander said I was the first person at Auburn to come by it,” Williams said. “I guess the area commander thought I deserved it.” Williams, who co-oped as a mechanical engineer before entering the ROTC, said one day, he decided he would give the ROTC a try.
Four years later, Williams has been awarded the fourth highest award in AFROTC and accredits the program for playing a major role in his life. “AFROTC has made me try harder in everything I do,” Williams said. “Before, I had no reason to make outstanding grades and I had the Cs and Ds get degrees attitude.” Williams’ turn around has been apparent to his fellow cadets, who said they see him as a leader and role model, both in and outside of the classroom. “He is an excellent cadet and a fantastic leader who is cool-headed and always doing his job,” said Willy Steers, senior in finance. “I’ve never seen him complain. He is a fantastic example of an Auburn AFROTC cadet.” Steers said he recalled a story he once heard about Williams during his field training. Williams had arrived late one day to training and was going to get in trouble for his tardiness. Williams acknowledged he was at fault and was going to take the punishment, but then the discrepancy was dropped. “It was dropped when it came out Williams was late because he was making sure his team had water in order to keep them hydrated and out of dangerous situations,” Steers said. “I think it says something about him that he was helping his team even though it was at his expense.” Williams was awarded the Bronze Cross by retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Atkins, a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in Vietnam.
SGA debates to sustain president’s vetoed bill Keely Shearer Campus Writer
Monday, Nov. 4, Jacob Dean, senior in political science and pro tempore, proposed to override the veto placed on the amendment to Chapter 702.3 in the SGA Code of Laws. Dean said he wanted to overturn the veto and uphold the initial bill, which was to move the SGA president from the Elections Board and put the elections director in the position to vote when there is a tie. Rob Garcia, senator for the college of business and junior in accounting, disagreed with Dean’s opinion to override the veto. Garcia said he found the spirit of the bill to be right, but thought the implications of the bill were too great. Richmond Gunter, senator for the college of business, said he believes the previous dis-
cussion on supporting fairness, transparency and making the process more open, was emotional and drove some senators to switch their votes. “I have confidence in you as an individual and a mature adult that you’re not going to let one person, just because of their title, sway your opinion on what you truly think is right,” Gunter said. David Adams, senator of the graduate school, asked the question of whether they were voting for organizational efficiency for the division of student affairs, or if they were voting for more accountability in students. “If it’s the former, I think we are doing the wrong thing,” Adams said. “If it’s the latter, then I think we should uphold the amendment.” The veto was upheld.
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Wishmakers on Campus rake in donations Caitlin Shostak Campus Writer
Wishmakers on Campus will hold its second annual Rake-A-Thon event Nov. 2–3, 10 and 17. Volunteers will go to homes and rake residents’ lawns to raise money and awareness for Make-A-Wish Alabama. Typically, five or six yards are raked per day for the event, and the hours are flexible. “(Volunteers) can come for an hour or the whole day,” said Olivia Yocum, junior in nutrition and president of Wishmakers on Campus. Yocum said the money raised will help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Yocum also said she believed participating in the event was rewarding. “You are actually giving back to the community through your organization,
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It’s an amazing way to not only get involved in your community, but also an incredible opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life.” —David Sanderlin Member of Wishmakers on campus
ten to that a little bit while we were raking.” Last year, the Rake-A-Thon generated more than $1,000 for Make-A-Wish Alabama. Yocum and Gosdin said they were confident this year’s events would be equally successful.
Largest digital closet platform searches for ambassadors Keely Shearer Campus Writer
Stylitics, the largest digital closet platform on the web, recently came out with a new app that lets someone take his or her closet on the go. This app helps someone plan and share outfits, chat with friends about clothes and find places to shop. Stylitics was created in 2010 and is continuing to grow. The platform’s college ambassador program currently has representatives at more than 50 schools and is looking to expand. Stylitics is offering 50 more college ambassador positions to students. Student ambassadors get to promote and develop marketing strategies. They also contribute weekly to the website’s fashion blog and work together on events, such as clothing drives. Annie Wazer, marketing manager for Stylitics, said the
process for becoming a college ambassador is easy. “If someone is interested, they can send me a cover letter and their résumé,” Wazer said. “We want to hear what it is about Stylitics that interests you, and what exactly in your skill set would make you a good pick for being an ambassador.” Wazer said she is one of many advocates promoting the new app. “The general goal of Stylitics is to help people be smarter about their style,” Wazer said. “We do that by giving people a platform to keep track of their clothing so they have it all in one place, and also learn things about the way they’re wearing them.” Joanna Johnson, junior in public relations, said she likes how easy the app was to use. “I do think the app is helpful,” Johnson said. “I like that it helps you keep track of how
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Students interested in volunteering in the Rake-A-Thon event are encouraged to visit WishesAU.com and sign up. Yocum also said she encouraged students with questions to email her at ozy0002@auburn.edu. “We’ve almost doubled our membership from last year,” Gosdin said. Wishmakers on Campus aim to hold additional fund raising events this semester. One of the events will be held around Christmas time, featuring a milk and cookies party where people can write letters to Santa Claus. Students interested in receiving updates on upcoming events or becoming involved with Wishmakers on Campus can send a message on Facebook, Twitter or contact them through their website. Students also can find more information on AUInvolve.
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A War Eagle Flying Team member lands their plane during the Power-off Landing event. The team placed first in the Flying Event Team Champions, Regional Safety Award and Regional Sportsmanship Award.
War Eagle Flying Team competes in SAFECON competition Caitlin Shostak Campus Writer
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the War Eagle Flying Team represented Auburn in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference, SAFECON, Region IX competition. The top three in the event were invited to the national championship. Flight events were held at the Auburn University Regional Airport. Students competed in events, including precision landing, navigation and ground events. There were a total of nine events, including four flying events and five ground events. Though teams were judged for the precision and accuracy of their maneuvers, the competition was ultimately based on safety precautions the teams took. “Aviation safety is huge, so this competition really emphasizes a team’s ability to be safe and conduct safe operations, so the events themselves are built around precision and accuracy within your flying,” said Blake Schuette, junior in marketing and management and captain of the War Eagle Flying Team. When asked about the dangers of flying, Schuette compared it to the dangers of driving a car. “If you keep common sense and safety in mind you’re going to be okay,” Schuette said. Schuette felt confident about the team’s up-
coming performance. “We’re a really well-rounded team,” Schuette said. “We have experience levels of all ranges.” Schuette said the flying events were the team’s strong suit. The team’s weakest area has been the ground event, though Schuette said she believed the team had improved during the past year in this event. “We have two coaches now, one to help us with our flight events and one to help us with our ground events,” Schuette said. “They’ve been absolutely instrumental in helping us and allowing us to grow.” John Lawler, chief judge of the competition, coordinated the safety of the flight, the running of the competition and put the event schedules together. Lawler, who has been a NIFA judge for 15 years, said he looked forward to the upcoming events. “Every competition is unique, but every competition is the same,” Lawler said. “There are the same things you have to do, but the uniqueness comes from the young people that come.” Lawler said the competition will give the participants an extra level of professionalism and an opportunity to handle stress while flying effectively. At the opening ceremony, Oct. 29, Timothy Boosinger, Auburn’s provost and vice president of academic affairs, wished the competi-
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Line judges watch as a member of the War Eagle Flying Team lands their plane during the Power-off Landing event, Oct. 31.
tors luck and expressed his support for the War Eagle Flying Team. The War Eagle Flying Team was awarded first place in the Flying Event Team Champions, Regional Safety Award and Regional Sportsmanship Award. The War Eagle Flying Team placed second in the Region IX Championship Award. The team also placed third in the Ground Event Team Champions Award. Schuette earned second place for the Top Pi-
lot Award. The War Eagle Flying Team has a prestigious history as the second-oldest university aviation program in the U.S. In recent years, the War Eagle Flying Team gained recognition at the SAFECON competition by earning the National Safety Award in the Columbus, Ohio SAFECON competition and placing 16th overall. “Auburn generates great pilots,” Schuette said. “There’s no doubt about that.”
Fundamentalist church preaches repentance to Auburn Kyle Nazario Email@ campustheplainsman. com
I first heard of the end times and the coming eternal damnation on a sunny Wednesday afternoon outside the Ralph Brown Draughton Library. A man in a plain blue Polo shirt, round glasses and khaki pants stood outside the front steps handing pamphlets to people passing by. The small black print on those narrow slips of paper labeled wars, rampant homosexuality, religious apostasy and AIDS as signs of a looming “Day of the Lord.” “You need to think about where you’re going to spend eternity,” said Brad Caldwell, member of Sand Hill Church. Caldwell hails from Sand Hill Bible Church, just past Chewacla State Park, in an unassuming one-story building at 4505 Sandhill Road. Wednesday services take place in a small room with wood paneling and plush red chairs. Forty six people sat in the room, scattered across the chairs. They prayed alone for the first 30 minutes. A low buzz of speech filled the room, but most of the adults spoke in a language only they, and God, could allegedly understand. They weren’t crazy. They were praying. Sand Hill Church members believe those who have been saved twice, once as Christians and once by the Holy Spirit, can pray in tongues, similar to the apostles in the Bible. Pastor Robert Freeman Jr., 58, related his first experience with the phenomenon when he was a young man. “I was praying there at a big oak table, and I prayed and asked the Lord to baptize me with the Holy Spirit and he did,” Freeman said. “I began to speak in another language I’ve never learned before in my life. I have since then, any time I’ve wanted to, prayed in that language.” Eventually, Freeman stood behind a wooden podium on a small stage before the assembly.
In a room full of incandescent yellow can lights, a single pale fluorescent panel above the lectern made Freeman’s white hair, beard and shirt glow. He gripped the sides of the podium, leaned forward and emphasized God’s love was like fire. Freeman comes from what he called “the old school of preaching.” Conversations with Freeman reveal his encyclopedic knowledge of the Bible. He quotes chapter and verse from memory, even citing the original Greek and Hebrew words. After the service, a half dozen members stayed behind to greet each other. The people of Sand Hill Bible Church were welcoming and friendly. They looked me in the eye when they shook my hand. Although Freeman describes the church as nondenominational Christian, the easiest comparison is the Amish with electricity. Sand Hill Christians forgo sports, television and other activities they see as “unChristlike” in order to focus on “wholesome alternatives.” “My husband and I got rid of our television when our first child was a year old,” said Judy Freeman, Robert’s wife. They also prefer to keep themselves separate from the world which they find immoral. “We cannot wed the world and win Christ at the same time,” reads another pamphlet. Freeman said he knows the church’s views stand against the world. “Every person who becomes a disciple of Jesus Christ is going to encounter opposition from the world... that’s inevitable,” Freeman said. Scott Roney, member of Sand Hill Church, brings the message to Auburn’s campus. Every Wednesday, he stands outside the library and preaches. Roney exhorts students in a loud, gravelly voice to repent and serve Jesus. I stood by Roney and watched the students pass. Most ignored him. A few stopped to talk to James Hartford, 54, Roney’s companion. Hartford provided pamphlets and
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ABOVE: Sand Hill Church members singing hymns at Toomer’s Corner. BELOW: James Hartford (back), Sand Hill Church member, speaks with Ethan Huet (front), junior in mechanical engineering.
conversation to anyone interested in the church. Rachel Solorio, freshman in hotel and restaurant management, stopped to talk to Hartford and left holding one of the church’s tracts. “I love that people are sharing who they believe Christ is,” Solorio said. “I don’t know if the yelling is the best possible way to go about that, you know?” Roney said other Christians often disagree with his methods. “We live in a lukewarm Christian culture,” Roney said. “All I’m saying is, with a loud voice, that Jesus is coming.” The students treated the visitors from Sand Hill hesitantly. “I do plan to read it,” said Caitlin Thorn, graduate student in aerospace engineering, who held another pamphlet. Solorio said she planned to come back to talk to the Sand Hill visitors once she understood more of their religious doctrine. “The fact that people are willing to go out and proclaim the name of Jesus, that’s cool to me,” Solorio said.
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Social Media on The Plains In response to our post “Do you condone faking an injury? Is it a dirty tactic?”
Melanie Farren Dale: Teams do it all the time
Wayne Phillips: Dirty!
Kelly Adkison: It can be quite entertaining at the right time
Jeffrey D. Holt: Swain was limping after the play. There was 4 seconds in the half and Arkansas was substituting and getting a play sent in so time would have ticked off either way. Then a brace was put on his knee and he did not return. I don’t think it was a fake I think he tweaked a knee and when the adrenaline rush subsided he realized it was hurt.
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Auburn students, Auburn consumers Do you think Auburn takes your education seriously? Admittedly, that’s a strange question. Of course the University takes our education seriously, right? They wouldn’t exist if they didn’t care about education and making the world a better place. It’s not like Auburn is one of those wacky diploma-mill schools. They don’t have any ludicrous programs, such as six-month MBAs or eight-week paralegal certificates, and they work hard to keep their accreditation. If you get a degree from Auburn, it means something. So, maybe it’s better to question what that degree means. In other words, how much of your time and money is spent on academic pursuits? We can’t study every day, all day. In the immortal words of Sweet Brown, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” A lot of us have jobs, and some of us have more than one. When we are on campus, we generally want to go to class and learn. Tuition is painfully high, and most of us don’t want to waste it. Yet, the amount of unnecessary, and downright decadent amenities suggests the University is shifting its priorities to attracting more new students, more customers. Think about the new Recreation and Wellness Center, which is called the Rec by the ultra-hip staff. Many of the students who funded this facility through their tuition dollars have graduated, and they aren’t allowed to set foot in the Rec unless it is for a tour. Yes, the Rec is a great place to break a sweat, but it’s also way over the top.
@laura0419: I love AU, but it’s lame. At least be a bit better at it/more subtle
@Janie Parks: That is not auburn football. We are better than that.
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The world is evolving at unprecedented speed, yet the Grand Old Party is creating a mindset that time is not the great equalizer. Over the course of the past 20 years, the GOP has become an obstructionist and counter-productive entity in the political system that will harm America as the worldwide community progresses and America remains stuck in the 1980s. In the last five years alone, the Republicans have taken every chance to obstruct and create a hassle for the Democrats and President Barack Obama, who many in the GOP still claim to be an illegitimate president. Of course, politics is give and take, and the Democrats don’t have a history of being the easiest
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to work with when they become the minority party. The present GOP runs on the mantra of limited government, but they say this with fingers crossed. While personal liberties are supposedly championed by the Republicans, women’s and minorities’ rights have been stripped and challenged. How can a party argue for more personal freedoms and less government intrusion while creating policies that do the opposite? The same way they use their famous calling card to their advantage — hypocrisy and lies to benefit themselves. Imagine for a moment Auburn University hired a new athletics director who decided athletics should take on less of a role in the University. Why would the University willingly put somebody in a position of power who believes the position to be burdensome and unneeded? What incentives does that per-
son have to do a good job? There are none. Yet those who identify as Republican have been doing exactly that for as long as they’ve been voting. The Republicans can cause as much gridlock as they want, become as counter-productive as they want, and they will get elected, because when it’s all said and done, the politicians will simply point at the mess they created and say, “This is why we need a smaller government. Nothing can get done this way.” I understand the basic premise of conservative principles is in the name. It’s to remain, well, conservative and preserve the status quo. But not only has the presentday GOP been more extreme in wishing to return back in time to Reagan and the Cold War, they are ignoring the ever-greater call for more progressive policies as the rest of the world is departing from the American way of thinking.
We are no longer a superpower. We are stuck in our old-world order and the lack of forward vision will only leave us behind. So while we are allowing old, rich white men to wage war on the poor, determine how a woman handles her body, and do away with protected African-American enfranchisement, other countries are trying to solve issues of sustainability, cleaner energy, poverty and healthcare. It’s time the United States — in particular, the American South — wake up and see the issues that face this nation require new mindsets. It’s up to this nation’s collegeaged students to challenge the way they look at the world. The Grand Old Party cannot remain a staple in the current, and future, political system. As the old saying goes, the winds of change are blowing through. And we can’t afford to fight it if we want America to remain a world leader.
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for advertising space on campus, and there is even a small Verizon store in the Student center. All of this seems to serve no purpose other than making money. Despite how much we pay in tution, despite how much we have to pay for food, the University is always asking for more. This is not so much a call to action, but a call to think. Your Auburn education relies on the quality of the academic elements. Not the lifestyle accoutrements that seem to be taking over.
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Do we need a rock climbing wall? Do we need a hot tub that can seat 45 people? The old Student Activities Center was similar to a musty, old garage. There wasn’t enough equipment to go around, and during the summer it doubled as an oven. But now we have the exact opposite. A massive facility built by a University that seems to value form over function, unless that function is making money. The Rec is just one of many examples of the profit-driven business Auburn is turning into. Samsung, Microsoft and Verizon all pay
GOP dysfunction threatens America
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do you recall the one in the Texas A&M game by the Aggies?
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Friendship has taken on numerous definitions throughout the past decade, thanks to the rise of social media in everyday life. As a millennial, I enjoy social media. It’s fun, keeps my short attention span occupied and helps me interact with others. But I’ve noticed there’s a disconnect with real life that often clouds the minds of myself and of others, and it involves the concept of friends. Two distinct definitions of friendship have come to be. There are real-life friends, who exist in the traditional sense. You
have, at one point in your life, hung out with them in person and keep in contact with them via phone call, text, email or social media. You know things about them because they’ve told you or you’ve experienced them. Then there are your online friends. Either you or they have requested to follow or friend you, and this so-called friendship exists for the most part in the virtual world. What you know about each other comes from status updates, likes, photos and tweets. This second form of friendship is creepy, but it has more or less become socially acceptable to be social media friends with someone you don’t know. If you don’t agree with this, scroll through your Facebook feed and count how many people you’ve never met.
It adds a confusing element to a previously simple conversation. For example, a few days ago my roommate asked if I was friends with a particular person. My initial answer was no, that I had never met this person. On second thought, I responded with a yes, that I was friends with him on Facebook. So, what is my relationship to this person? I don’t know him — I’ve never met the guy. It creates a problematic scenario in life outside of the Internet, which I’m sure few are strangers to. How do you respond to seeing this person face-to-face, whether you’re on the same elevator or next to each other in line? It’s generally impolite to ignore someone if you know who they are. Is saying hello to someone you know but don’t really know against social decorum? Do they
even know who you are? Are you being rude by saying or not saying something? Let’s consider the opposite issue of de-friending. It’s painless in that it only takes a simple click to delete a person from your feed forever. If you never actually knew them in the first place, it’s no big deal. But what happens when you are no longer friends with a reallife friend? It used to be simple. If you were suddenly not friends with a person, all you had to do was not associate with them. But again, social media has muddled this traditional construct. Are you supposed to abandon them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest to solidify your non-friend status? Is a friendship officially over if you do it, or don’t do it, online?
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Lee County Commission, Humane Society fighting like cats and dogs Chandler Jones Community Editor
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The contract connection between the Lee County Humane Society and Lee County ended Oct. 18 begging the question, who’s going to let the dogs out? The nearly two-decade long relationship between the county and the society is nothing more than the average contractual one similar to cable and internet services and roadwork. The humane society’s relationships with the cities of Opelika and Auburn have not changed. “We looked at our contracts and what we found was we were not getting paid what it cost to hold the animals for seven days,” said Bobbi Yeo, Lee County Humane Society executive director. The stray-hold is a statemandated seven days an animal is kept in holding until rescued or adopted, after that time the animal is disposed of in any lawful manner, Yeo said. “The Humane Society declined to accept a renewal of our existing contract at level funding,” said Bill English, Lee County Commission chairman. “On the last day of the year, they proposed a new contract with less favorable terms for the county and a 20 percent increase in cost to the county. When asked, they replied that the terms were non-negotiable.
They left us no choice but to meet our statutory obligation in another manner.” The county commission allocated $127,923 last year for the society. The society asked the commission for $154,091 this year. The overall contract increase was 14 percent. English said they asked for more money, even though the society reduced their available service hours to the county and removed the county’s indemnification. “The fees they provided were nowhere near the most basic cost of that service we provide,” Yeo said. Yeo said the Society’s figures were based on the quantity of animals brought in by the county versus that of the cities. “It’s just an allocation, a pro-rated allocation based on activity with us over the past several months,” Yeo said. Yeo said the biggest issue the society was having was subsidizing the funds with donor funds, which she said is unacceptable due to its status as a tax-payer obligation. English said the Animal Control Division will continue operations as before, but will deliver the animals to different facilities. “We are exploring alternate methods for housing
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The keeper of the secret garden Chandler Jones Community Editor
It’s only an average morning for nature-lover Jennifer Lolley as she stands alone in the middle of nowhere. Surrounding her is 110-acres of quiet foliage. As she walks the trails weaving through and around bushes and trees, plant species and histories weave in and out of her conscious. Her calm pace is this place’s tenderlove-and-care. A passion begotten her before she even had a chance to reject it stems from a biology teacher mother and an innate love of critters. This fire fuels a woman who inspires Auburn to get back out to nature. “I was raised in it,” Lolley said, glancing down to silence the chirping grasshopper ringtone. “Always had it around me. I just told my mom about my black widow collection. She was always showing us things in nature.” After moving frequently as a Navy brat, her family settled in Enterprise and had four horses. “I always had some kind of critter,” Lolley said. Lolley graduated from Auburn University with a degree in biology. Now, she’s settled in Auburn and spends her days in a world of bird’s nests made for people and tree houses built for adults. She’s the first and only full-time em-
ployee of Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife’s Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve. Her office is in the wildlife sciences building and her home is among the other professors in this town. “I like being with my people,” Lolley said. “We’re in such an academic world. You don’t find that everywhere. I enjoy the people who live here. College towns are great.” To most children around town, she’s just “The Snake Lady.” Lolley said she can be grocery shopping when a child spots her, their eyes go wide and they begin tugging on their mother’s shirts whispering, “that’s the snake lady.” Lolley dedicates herself to the Preserve, taking each opportunity as a teaching one. She holds camps, hikes and leisure opportunities, which have become a favorite for children and families around town, according to Lolley. “It’s made me realize the impact you can have on somebody in such a short time,” Lolley said. For Lolley, the Preserve offers an solution to the problem she calls “nature-deficit disorder” affecting children who just don’t get outside much. Lolley said her favorite part about the job is showing the children things about nature and watching them get excited. “I can show them something scary or
exciting, like a snake or a tarantula, and you can watch them change,” Lolley said. The Preserve features an outdoor classroom, a bird observation area, a turtle pond and an outdoor classroom Lolley calls her pride and joy. Lolley said she’s blessed, because she gets a place in the Preserve’s history as the first of something. “I have a job that can make a difference,” Lolley said. “I like to go to work, plus my office is pretty cool.”
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Jennifer Lolley • Movie: “Contact” • Book: “Run with the Horsemen” by Ferrol Sams • Food: Steak • Interesting Detail: Once posed on top of an 850-pound alligator
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The secrets behind these Secret Sisters The band performing Nov. 8 at Standard Deluxe sits down with The Plainsman to discuss what it’s like to reach fame Kelsey Davis Editor-in-Chief
How long have you been performing? Professionally, it was 2009 when we were “discovered,” if you want to call it that. We got a record deal in early 2010, and as far as performing goes we never did very much of that in front of people. The only time we were seen together was in private at home or just the two of us and our dad. We would do a lot of family stuff, but we never performed anywhere. In fact, we had never even performed a real show together until after we had got our record deal so it was kind of a backwards process. A little surreal and definitely different than most peoples’ experience in the music world. I’m curious about how you got your record label before you started touring. I always had terrible stage fright like could not even stand in front of my friends and sing a song because I was so insecure. I had just graduated from college and was living in Nashville and A friend of mine told me about this open audition that was being held here. This record label was doing a general talent search. I went to my audition and performed for this panel of judges. I thought I did a terrible job, but they called me back and told me they really liked me and wanted to hear me sing some more. So I played more for them and they started talking about, ‘Let’s get you in the studio, let’s do a record deal,’ and I got really panicky because I thought, ‘I can’t do this by myself.’ So I insisted that they hear Lydia sing. (The judges) were kind of blown away that they had discovered this pair of sisters who could sing together who actually were not pursuing a career in music at all. Within a month of that we were flown to Los Angeles and we recorded a couple of demos and then we went up to New York and auditioned
for our label and on a wild hare that label believed in us and they signed us ever having played a show without us having a fan base or web site or anything. Tell me how the sister dynamic plays into making music together. At first, when we started touring, it was tough because we were so used to not being around each other, and then all of a sudden it was like we were everywhere together – on airplanes, in cars, on trains, in dressing rooms, hotel rooms and on stages. It was like you could not get away from each other so there have been tense moments between us but it’s like you get on the stage, and all of a sudden you forget what you were upset about. We play around with it on stage. We make jokes about sibling rivalry and being typical sisters and I think at the end of the day there isn’t anybody we would rather be having this big crazy adventure with. Is there a rhythm that you naturally pick up on when playing with your sibling? I think so. We kind of feed off each other, and we know what the other one is going to be doing throughout the song. Our voices blend well together so it’s just a completely different dynamic than playing with other people. It’s funny because sometimes I’ll go and play with other people who aren’t my sibling and I’m like, ‘Oh, I miss Lydia. She would know exactly what I need to do.’ How has your music progressed while on tour? When we were entering the world of music and trying to make a name for ourselves we became primarily known as a throwback country duo, and that is true. We definitely love classic country music, that’s a big part of who we are as musicians, but I think a lot of times it was overlooked that we love early Rock ‘n’ Roll, some early pop and we’re big into gospel, blue grass and a cappella.
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The majority of the Nov. 5 Auburn City Counci meeting, after a three-week hiatus from the last meeting Oct. 15, consisted of a quick discussion of traffic control ordinance, utility easements and closing of the streets for the Auburn Christmas parade. The parade will be held Dec. 6 and is hosted by the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. The council agreed to shut down portions of Gay Street, Thatch Avenue, College Street and Glenn Avenue. Also approved was a road-paving agreement between the city of Auburn and Lee County. Parts of Mrs. James Road or Lee Road 081 are in the county and others are in the city. The county engineer recieved a good price for the job valued at $204,921.71 from East Alabama Paving Company, Inc. The city will remburse the county for the cost of resurfacing the portion of Mrs. James Road that is maintained by the city. The Council approved a service agreement with Allcomm Wireless, Inc for the city’s 911 management system. The company will provide technical assistance, site response, 24/7 remote equipment diagnostics and software/firmware support for the city’s 911 equipment at a cost of $23,125.50 for one year. This is an annual contract that ensures citizens are in constant communication with the
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and possible euthanasia in the future,” English said. Animals collected by the ACD are currently being taken to approximately 25 different Lee County veterinarians.
Emergency Management System. The Council approved the purchase of 15 sets of turnout coats and pants for the fire department at a cost of $24,345 and one 2014 Ford F-150 Supercab pickup truck at a value of $21,930 for Environmental Services. They also approved utility agreement with Southern Natural Gas Company for pipeline relocation costs for $19,720. The agreement costs include preliminary engineering, preparation of design drawings and environmental evaluation. The Council approved drainage and utility easements at Mimms Trail Subdivision and the southeast corner of Moores Mill and Grove Hill Roads. Three people were appointed to the Tree Commission: Chuck Furlow, Steve Eden and Ed Lowenstein. The term expires, Nov, 7, 2016. The city decided to continue a development agreement with WBB, LLC Hyundai of Auburn located at 823 Opelika Road. The Council recognized Tim Youngblood as November’s employee of the month. Edward Charles Howard of water resource management was recognized for his 29 years of service and was recognized as a retiring employee. Catrina Cook from the environmental services department and Houston Manning from the parks and recreation department received 15year service pins.
English said they are not identifying those veterinarians until the Commission has established a long-term solution. “I believe those vets are giving very good care, and they are invested in re-homing animals at the end of the seven days,” Yeo said.
In October, 35 percent of the animals picked up were euthanized. In additon, 15 percent were adopted, according to English. As of now, neither entity intend to reunite. The Lee County Humane Society celebrates 40 years next year.
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Third-down defense is an area of concern for coaches Eric Wallace Sports Writer
According to defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson, third down defense and improving individual consistency are areas of focus for Auburn’s defense moving forward, “We’re having opportunities to get off the field that we’re missing,” Johnson said. “We give up one touchdown drive the whole night, but there are just too many plays in between we aren’t clean on.” Auburn defense is rated No. 68 and has allowed more than 340 yards of total offense in every SEC game this season. Despite this stat, Johnson said he has been impressed by the Tigers’ ability to limit the opponent’s scoring opportunities. “When their backs are against the wall, they’ve played with a lot of poise and toughness,” Johnson said. Johnson also said the pace and tempo of Auburn’s offense may put its own defense in difficult positions. “One time we had a three-and-out touch-
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down, maybe even two of those in the first half,” Johnson said. “Those are good, but as far as making adjustments on the sideline, it makes it difficult.”
Johnson said the team’s conditioning has allowed the defense to survive opposing team’s extended offensive drives. “So far, it has not been an issue and as long as
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long as you are scoring points it does not matter,” Johnson said. The injury bug has taken its toll on Auburn this season, but Johnson was hopeful the defense wouldn’t lose anyone new heading into the Tennessee game. “Knock on wood, but that’s about the first time we’ve gotten through a game and not had somebody who won’t play next week,” Johnson said. According to Johnson, Nosa Eguae’s transition from defensive end to defensive tackle has been critical in adding versatility to the defensive line. Johnson was pleased with the way Eguae and senior Kenneth Carter can play on the inside and outside of the defensive line. “He’s performing and getting better production so he earned that starting spot,” Johnson said. “He’s just been a lot more consistent than everyone else. It’s not that the others have been playing poorly. Assignment-wise, he’s always there where he’s supposed to be.”
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Tre Mason celebrating with offensive lineman Reese Dismukes and Alex Kozan after scoring a touchdown against Arkansas Saturday, Nov. 2.
Auburn relying on SEC’s top rushing attack Justin Ferguson Assistant Sports Editor
Since coming back to The Plains last December, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn has developed a reputation of repeating phrases in press conferences and interviews. “It’s a new day.” “We’re taking things one game at a time.” “We’ve got a big challenge ahead of us this week.” Following his team’s 35-17 victory against Arkansas— a rare SEC road win that featured only nine passes from the former Razorback’s patented hurry-up, nohuddle offense — Malzahn used another familiar phrase to describe his offensive strategy in Fayetteville. “Well, we’re a run-first football team.” When the Tigers travel north to Knoxville for their final road game of the season, the offensive game plan is expected to stay the same against the SEC’s worst rush
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defense. “That is where it starts with us,” Malzahn said in his weekly press conference Tuesday. “We have to establish the run.” Auburn’s running backs have thrived in recent weeks behind a steadily improving offensive line, and they are now part of the sixthbest rushing attack in the country. At 306 yards per game, the closest SEC foe to Auburn’s run production is SEC East leaders Missouri, who trail by 70 yards. Junior running back Tre Mason, fresh off his SEC Offensive Player of the Week performance in Fayetteville, is 79 yards away from his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. Four of his
workman-like 32 carries against Arkansas ended in the end zone, giving him the conference lead in rushing touchdown runs. “He wanted the ball the other night,” Malzahn said. “You could tell that he was real explosive. He was breaking tackles. He’s a veteran guy and was wanting the football, and we just kept giving it to him.” Malzahn attributed Mason’s large carry total to him being “hot” against the Razorbacks, and the plan moving forward is to return to Auburn’s three-headed rushing attack of Mason, Cameron Artis-Payne and Corey Grant. The Tigers’ three weapons at running back will reload in time
for their trip to Neyland Stadium, where the Tennessee Volunteers have struggled against the run. Tennessee allows an average of 201 yards per game on the ground, and opposing running backs average five yards per carry against the Vols. “We want to be the best rushing team in college football,” Mason said Tuesday. “We’re working towards that goal every game.” Quarterback Nick Marshall will also bring a running threat to Knoxville, and while Malzahn is continuing to think run-first for the road trip, the junior could get some more opportunities through the air. “Our quarterback really didn’t practice during the week,” Malzahn said. “It was his shoulder that we were worried about and the run was working.” Malzahn said he expects Nick Marshall to go full speed in practice ahead of the Tennessee game,
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In today’s world of sports, there are many strategies teams use to disrupt their opponent’s momentum. Whether it is freezing the kicker before a gamechanging field goal or calling a timeout in a basketball game when the opponent has a hot shooting hand, these strategies can be key in the outcome of a game. There is one strategy, however, that has no place in sports: faking an injury. Faking injuries, or “flopping,” has been prevalent in sports since the creation of organized sports. Whether it be Cristiano Ronaldo faking tears and acting like his leg had been removed at the hip, or Mario Chalmers pretending he’s broken every bone in his body after receiving a reach-in foul, the flop has become a plague in sports. Flopping is such a problem that it has damaged the perception of entire sports. As a soccer player in high school, I was often the target of jokes about how soccer players were “soft” or “not playing a real sport.” This is unfortunate, because nothing could be further from the truth. Soccer requires strength, endurance and physicality. However, the common perception of the sport is it is played by athletes who cannot handle any physical contact. While some will say the main reason for this is that soccer is a non-contact sport, I dare to say flopping is undoubtedly the reason behind this misconception. During the Auburn-Texas A&M game, there were several instances where an Aggie player who seemed fine would suddenly drop to the turf after glancing to the sideline. This received a good deal of negative attention, especially from Auburn fans who claimed the Aggies were faking injuries in an attempt to halt Auburn’s momentum. Two weeks later, the roles were reversed. Near the end of the third quarter, Arkansas was in Auburn’s redzone. Auburn linebacker Anthony Swain was seen standing in the endzone unfazed. After glancing to the sideline, he dropped to the turf, seemingly in agony. As a die-hard Auburn fan for 23 years, I am disgusted. Obviously, things are much better for the Tigers this year than last year. However, if we are resorting to cheap gimmicks such as faking an injury, we have a major problem. In SEC country, fans are almost as loyal to their conference as their team, and in a conference known for tough and physical play, flopping is a concept that goes against everything the SEC stands for. We, as Auburn fans, should be deeply embarrassed of what happened Saturday. Our coaches and players who were involved in the flopping play should not only be embarrassed, they should be ashamed of themselves. Not only did the flop make Auburn fans sound like hypocrites for complaining about Texas A&M, but the play subjected Auburn to mockery across the country. While head coach Gus Malzahn denied the injury was faked, and claimed coaches don’t tell their players to fake injuries, it’s hard to believe Swain’s “injury” was anything less than a cheap ploy to slow down Arkansas. After the worst season in Auburn football history, Auburn is finally regaining some of its lost national respect. However, if we do not make it clear that we as the Auburn fan base expect more, we will not earn any respect, nor do we deserve it.
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Youth on soccer team could mean bright future Kyle Van Fechtmann Sports Writer
Although the soccer team is losing three key starting players to graduation, the future looks promising for next year’s team that is returning every starter besides the seniors Maddie Barnes, Bianca Sierra and Kim Spence. This fall’s team had multiple freshmen come into Auburn and immediately have a positive impact on the team. Freshman Casie Ramsier finished the regular season with a team-leading nine goals and she also earned two back-to-back SEC Freshman of the Week awards. Ramsier became the first Auburn freshman to score nine goals in a season since Katy Frierson did so in 2008. Ramsier was also named to the SEC AllFreshman Team following the regular season. Looking forward to her next three seasons at Auburn, Ramsier said she has no specific goals, but after their win against Arkansas Oct. 25 she said she wants to, “just keep making a difference for the team and try to help them out as much as I can. I just want to make a difference.” As the regular season moved on, the freshmen class collectively progressed as a group and the team finished the regular season with three consecutive SEC victories. “I think we’ve matured. We came in as fresh-
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The soccer team celebrating after Monday’s 1–0 overtime victory against LSU.
men not sure what to expect. The older girls have just helped us so much getting used to SEC play,” Ramsier said. Other than Casie Ramsier, her twin sister Brooke Ramsier also made a big impact this sea-
son as a starting freshman midfielder. Samantha Solaru is another freshman starter who took a lot of the team’s corner kicks and Kiana Clarke was a starting freshman defender and one of the reasons why Auburn’s back defense was so
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strong late in the season. “These freshmen have been big for us. They’re growing and they’re getting better every game,” said head coach Karen Hoppa. “Casie Ramsier being our leading scorer, she’s obviously done tremendous, but all of them have been. Sammie Solaru taking left footed corner, Kiana (Clarke) and Brooke (Ramsier) in the back. These freshmen have been a big part of our team and they really make us all excited about the future.” The freshmen class will be able to take what they learned from this year’s seniors and apply that to their next three seasons together. Other than the talented freshmen class, the team also has many talented sophomores and juniors that will be returning next season. This year’s team was led defensively by sophomore Kala Faulkner. Faulkner was named to the All-SEC First Team for being one of the top defenders in the league. “We all feel that Kala (Faulkner) is one of the top defenders in the conference so it was very rewarding to have her recognized by the league coaches as First Team All-SEC,” Hoppa said. Next year’s team will also return starting goalkeeper Alicen Wright. In the net Wright turned away more than 50 shots during the regular season, including four saves and a shutout performance in the win over their rival Alabama Oct. 31.
Dynamic rush attack leaves passing obsolete Kyle Van Fechtmann Sports Writer
Although Auburn has the fewest passing attempts in the SEC, that does not mean quarterbacks Jeremy Johnson and Nick Marshall are incapable of throwing the football. Against Arkansas Nov. 2, Marshall was 7-of-8 passing with 118 yards and one touchdown, and Johnson only threw the ball once. Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said Marshall executed the game plan. “To only attempt nine passes is not normal for anybody,” Lashlee said. “It’s just kind of weird the way it unfolded. We’ve got plenty of plays that we can throw the football and make plays other than bubble screens. Each game is different, the way they unfold.” Later in the game when Arkansas was making a comeback, Lashlee said the offense was getting to the point where if it was a tight game, they were going to have to throw the football. But since the running backs were continuing to have success pounding the ball running through Arkansas’ defense, it was not necessary for Auburn to throw the ball, simply because of the way the game played out. Auburn held a lead throughout the game, so the offense kept calling running plays not only because they were having success, but because they were taking time off the clock and keeping Arkansas’ offense off of the
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Along the defensive line, Johnson said he was pleased with the way junior defensive tackle Angelo Blackson performed against Arkansas. “One guy that didn’t show up real big in the stats but I thought played extremely physical up front was Blackson.” Johnson said. “He forced
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but he is confident if true freshman Jeremy Johnson is forced to start. “Jeremy was prepared to start the (Arkansas) game,” Malzahn said. “It’s hard to come into the game and throw the football two weeks in a row and complete both of them. That says a lot about him… We’ve got a lot of confidence in him. If he’s called upon, we feel like he can run our entire offense.” Whoever takes the snaps
the play to end up where it was with his penetration and disruption. He didn’t have a lot of sexy stats, but he played really well.” No. 9 Auburn’s game against Tennessee Saturday Nov. 9 will be the Tigers’ first noon kickoff of the season. Junior cornerback Jonathon Mincy laughed when asked if Tennessee will cause any problems. “We just have to wake up a little bit earlier,” Mincy said.
and whoever gets handed the ball the most against the Volunteers will have the confidence of playing behind an offensive line that coaches have called a key part of Auburn’s historic turnaround in 2013. According to junior center Reese Dismukes, Auburn’s offensive line enjoys being relied on during important offensive drives this season. Auburn has had a couple clutch game winning drives this season against Mississippi State and Texas A&M. “When you’re leading the SEC in rushing, you’ve got the picture in the back of your
head that you’re a part of all that,” Dismukes said. “I think that has given us a lot of confidence. However we perform is how the game is going to end up — that’s where games are won and lost, in the trenches.” When asked about the relationship with the offensive line and one of the nation’s top rushing units, Dismukes said Auburn’s star running back has promised a unique way of showing his appreciation for the five up front. “Tre said he was going to bake us a cake,” Dismukes said. “And I don’t like chocolate, so I hope it’s vanilla.”
field. Tre Mason had the most success with executing those running plays as he had 32 carries for 168 rushing yards and four touchdowns. There were concerns leading up to the Arkansas game because of Marshall’s throwing shoulder he hurt in the Florida Atlantic game. However, according to Marshall, his shoulder feels well and was not a problem in last week’s game against Arkansas. “If it came down to it and I had to throw it more, I knew I’d be able to make those throws. But we ran the ball a lot and were able to execute off of that,” Marshall said. Auburn is still first in the SEC in rushing and sixth in the country in rushing yards per game. But Lashlee is still confident in their passing game and confident in the many receivers who are capable of executing the many passing plays in their high-tempo spread offense. “I’ll make it very clear, we have no problem throwing it,” Lashlee said. “We have belief in both our guys and recievers to throw it.” Lashlee also knows how important their passing game will have to be in the final upcoming games. “We know it’s going to happen where we’re going to have to win a game throwing the football, like we did with Mississippi State,” Lashlee said. “And when that happens I feel confident that our guys will be able to do it.”
‘Old Boys’ return to The Plains for match against Rugby Club Taylor Jones Sports Writer
The Auburn Rugby club hosted its traditional game against the “Old Boys” alumni team Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Auburn University intramural fields. Senior Sebastien Kamyab said the Old Boys game was a rugby tradition celebrated by most high school, collegiate and mens recreational league teams. Joe Duncan was the president of the club from 1998–2000. He currently is a lawyer and lives in Birmingham, but has not missed an Old Boys game since its inception. Duncan said the Old Boys game evolved from a rugby festival. The Old Boys team consisted of some recent graduates, as well as some older alumni. “This year (the Old Boys) had some older guys in their forties as well as some guys in their early thirties.” said Kamyab. Sometimes it is difficult for the Old Boys team to field a large enough team. “It really depends on who is available.” Dun-
can said. “Two years ago we probably had 45 guys show up from around the country and the world, this year we only had around 17 or 18 that could make it. “ Duncan said many things factor into making it difficult to attend each year, such as distance or even childbirth, as it accounted for several alumni not being able to attend. Saturday, the rugby club saw early success, which prompted the two teams to mix up the game and make sure it stayed fun. “We ended up mixing the teams to keep things fun and competitive,” Kamyab said. “It was just an all-around good-spririted contest.” Kamyab was also excited about how the team looked. “Our ‘A’ side which proved to be way too much to handle for the Old Boys which is a really good sign for us since we haven’t had the opportunity to play many games this fall.” said Kamyab. “It became a scrimmage giving our rookies some game experience to help us out with depth.” Three games have been cancelled so far. One game was cancelled due to weather.
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at 6 p.m. at Auburn Arena. The Tigers will play a 14-game home schedule this year with games against Tulane, St. John’s, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Georgia and rival Alabama.
Auburn junior Hasina Muhammad was selected to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Second Team by a vote of the league’s coaches, the SEC announced Tuesday, Nov. 5. The Tigers were also picked to Volleyball finish eighth in the SEC in the preseason Senior Camila Jersonsky put down 14 kills poll. and seven blocks to lead the Auburn volleyMuhammad, a native of Memphis, Tenn., ball team to a 3–0 win against Mississippi earned second-team honors after averag- State (25-17, 25-16, 25-16) Sunday, Nov. 3, ing 14.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game at Auburn Arena. last year. She scored in double figures in The Tigers (15-8, 6-5) notched their third26 games as a junior, scoring 20 or more in consecutive sweep in Southeastern Coneight games, and led Auburn in scoring in a ference play, and in doing so, guaranteed at team-high 14 games. least a .500 record for the second-straight Auburn, under the direction of second- season. year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, It was also the third win in a row for the was picked to finish eighth in the SEC in Tigers against Mississippi State (11-13, 2-8 the coaches’ vote. SEC) and the seventh in the last nine meetThe Tigers return three starters and five ings, and it moved Auburn above .500 in letterwinners from last season’s team that SEC play for the first time this year. went 19–15 and advanced to the quarterIt was a big day for Auburn’s offense in finals of the Women’s NIT in Williams- the middle as Jersonsky and fellow senior Courtney McDonald combined for 23 of Flournoy’s first season as head coach. Auburn welcomes eight newcomers for Auburn’s 50 kills and both topped the .500 mark for the day. Jersonsky hit .619 with the 2013-14 season. 319will 9.888x10.0 Newspaper F FINAL.pdf just 1 one 10/28/13 PM error on3:13 22 swings, and McDonald The Tigers open the seasonAdSaturday, Nov. 9, as Auburn hosts Georgia Southern had nine kills on 13 attempts with just two
errors for a .538 hitting percentage. The Tigers will play what will likely be the final match at the Student Activities Center Friday, Nov. 8, as the unbeaten and No. 7 Missouri Tigers visit. The match is being played at the Student Act because of a conflict with the men’s basketball season-opener. Next Sunday, Nov. 9, the Tigers are back at Auburn Arena for a 1:30 p.m. match against the Arkansas Razorbacks. Admission is free to all home Auburn volleyball matches.
Cross Country
The Auburn men’s cross country team finished sixth, while the women were 13th at the 2013 Southeastern Conference Championships at Mark Bostick Golf Course on the campus of the University of Florida Friday. Junior Ty McCormack led the Tiger men taking sixth place and finishing the 8k in 23:57.51, while Kane Grimster was ninth in a personal-best of 24:07.19. McCormack earned first-team All-SEC honors, while Grimster was a second-team selection. Freshman Rachel Givens took 28th place in the women’s race, earning SEC All-
Freshman honors after finishing the 6k in 21:27.78. Niklas Buhner was 31st (25:01.38), Francis Hernandez was 67th (25:51.40) and Jason Miller took 76th (26:03.71) to round out the Tiger men’s scoring. Senior Samuel Mueller was 77th (26:04.34) and Andrew Scott was 111th (28:30.02). On the women’s side, Veronica Eder was 68th (22:17.81), while Kristin Sheehan (22:26.50), Erika Kolakowski (22:27.51), Emily Stevens (22:32.95) and Sage Blackwell (22:34.12) were bunched together taking 73rd, 74th, 78th and 79th place. Madeline Sharp was 117th finishing in 25:34.97. The Tigers will have two weeks off before returning to action Nov. 15 at the NCAA South Regional in Tuscaloosa.
Swimming and Diving
Auburn’s John Santeiu was named SEC Male Diver of the Week Tuesday, Nov. 5. Santeiu won the 3-meter dive during Auburn’s 151–87 win against LSU Saturday. He won the event in 400.28, besting the second place finisher by nearly 50 points, and was the runner-up on the 1-meter board with a score of 368.25.
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17-16 Bar keeps Toomer’s trees tradition rolling Kailey Miller Intrigue Reporter
Auburn University and the Auburn Family are known for upholding old traditions, from taking graduation photographs in front of Samford Hall, to watching the eagle fly at home football games. When one of these traditions is threatened, the Auburn community improvises. Since Harvey Updyke poisoned Auburn’s beloved Toomer’s Oaks, the University and community have tried to find different ways to keep the tradition alive. This season, fans rolled wires hanging around Toomer’s Corner, along with any tree remotely close to Toomer’s Corner. 17-16 Bar will be contributing its own version of a new tradition with its newest addition to the bar. On Oct. 24, the 17-16 staff planted two willow oak trees in their back courtyard for students to roll after Auburn’s sporting victories. “We were expanding anyway because our deck needed some repairs, so we wanted to make the space bigger,” said Scott Crittenden, co-owner of 17-16 Bar. “Then Harvey Updyke obviously poisoned the Toomer’s trees, and we heard they were going to take them down, so we didn’t know if they were going to replant trees. We just wanted to make sure the Auburn tradition stayed alive.” Brandon Sapp, manager at 17-16 Bar, said the idea to plant the trees was the result of a collaborative effort among the staff. They thought of the idea after the final rolling
of the Toomer’s Oaks on A-Day in spring 2013. “The idea started because we were like ‘Man, everybody loved these trees,’” Sapp said. “That was one of our best weekends ever too, so it was just a great time.” Matt Ralph, manager at 17-16 Bar, said so far, students have given them good feedback about the two oak trees. Ralph said the staff members will take care of the trees and protect them from out-of-town guests who may be bitter after a loss to Auburn. “That’s why we keep a good bouncing staff on hand to make sure nothing goes wrong whenever we are busy,” Ralph said. Crittenden said the trees aren’t big enough to roll this season, because the oaks are only about 13-feet tall. Crittenden said the oaks are expected to grow from 6–8 feet per year. They hope to be able to roll the trees by next season, Crittenden said. “Eventually, that’s the plan is to have everybody roll the trees at our place after a big win,” Crittenden said. “We’re going to get toilet paper with our logo.” Ralph said rolling the trees won’t replace the Toomer’s tradition, but they are doing it as a tribute. Crittenden will be in charge of taking care of the trees, watering them and giving them nutrients. Even though the trees aren’t old enough to roll yet, Crittenden said everybody seems to really be enjoying them. “It adds an extra dimension to the space back there,” Crittenden said.
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17-16 Bar planted two willow oak trees to carry on the rolling tradition.
Plainsman Picks Playlist the intrigue Staff’s favorite Instrumental scores
“harry potter and the order of the phoenix” by nicholas hooper of all the harry potter composers, nicholas hooper is the best at evoking the magic of harry potter.
Ashley Selby
Intrigue Editor
“Pride and Prejudice” by Jean-Yves Thibaudet It’s soothing, but upbeat enough so that it’s not boring. Its uplifting tempo blends beautifully with expertly played piano.
Kailey Miller
Intrigue Reporter
“jane eyre” by Dario Marianelli
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Acre offers a chef’s bar where you can watch your food be prepared.
Acre offers fresh, fall dining
I study to it all the time because it’s peaceful, but keeps me motivated.
Ashtyne Cole intrigue@theplainsman. com
Ashtyne cole
Intrigue Writer
“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings”
Intrigue writer Ashtyne Cole reviews Auburn’s newest farm-to-table restaurant
by Howard Shore Shore’s composition is a genius pairing with the massive scale of the story.
Becky Sheehan
Intrigue Writer “Requiem For A Dream” by Clint Mansell This soundtrack will instill the tragedy of bliss and leave those in wanting. It will leave you sooner than it came, but you can hit repeat.
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Intrigue Writer
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” by Hans Zimmer I love when instrumental music sounds epic and brings a picture to mind.
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Auburn’s newest downtown restaurant, Acre, is definitely setting a name for itself as the place to try when you’re feeling fancy. Located at 210 E. Glenn Ave., the restaurant has one goal, “to interpret the complex, traditional tastes of the Deep South in a totally fresh and modern way,” according to chef David Bancroft. The restaurant has a rustic lodge-type feel, with strong earth tones and modern lighting and decor. I went to Acre last Tuesday, with a group of 11, for a friend’s birthday dinner. Word of advice: make reservations ahead of time. Luckily, we reserved a table outside. It was a little chilly with the overhead fans, but the patio was beautiful and an excellent place for a birthday dinner, date or special occasion. I was extremely impressed by the authentic “Toomer’s Oak Tree,” which is a genetic clone from one of the original Toomer’s Oaks, that is located outside of the restaurant. It’s like having a little bit of tradition still in Auburn. We had two servers for our large party and that was excellent because we never had to wait long for anything. They were very accommodating and handled such a large party with ease. We started off with an assorted meal plate. We may have been unfamiliar with what was on the plate, but we enjoyed every bit of it, including the sauce that accompanied it.
Acre has an assortment of beer, wine and mixed drinks. I had a “down by the tree,” or something along those lines, which is Lake Martin apple cider and spiced rum. It was delicious and very pretty to look at. The only downside was it cost me $8 for one drink. Ordering the main course was a the tricky part. Acre is not the place to go on the typical college student budget. I ordered the brisket burger, and it was delicious. It was perfectly cooked to medium rare and I couldn’t stop eating the fries, which were well-seasoned. I was unable to finish the entire thing and it was $13. I sampled my friend’s mac n’ cheese, which was covered in gouda cheese with bacon bits sprinkled in. It was not very filling by itself, so my friend also ordered the strawberry and candied walnut salad. The side salad cost her $7 and the mac n’ cheese was $8. Acre’s menu changes from week to week, and they are always adding new recipes. It was nice to have some variability. If you’re feeling like you want some fish, bring your mom and dad along because it gets a little pricey. The grilled red snapper will run you approximately $25, and the scallops are $24. The menu is divided into three sections for dinner, Monday-Thursday 5-9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 5-10 p.m. The menu is split into three sections. “The family,” which is smaller entrees that won’t run up the bill, “the farmer” includes fresh grown vegetables with meat and fish and “the foodie” offers a variety such as oysters, spicy funnel cake and a cast iron “Bibimbap.” Lunch is available from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. If you save room for dessert, you’re in for a literal treat. On the menu this week are fried doughnut holes, a cheese plate, chocolate bete noir and a pear bread pudding. Yum. My experience at Acre was great. The food was well prepared, the service was attentive and the atmosphere wasn’t so formal that I felt uncomfortable. It’s a great place to impress a first date or celebrate a special occasion.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
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No Makeup November: the price of beauty Becky Sheehan intrigue@ theplainsman.com
The cashier at Winn-Dixie stared at me as my roommate and I checked out. It was the first day of No Makeup November, and my pink embarrassment went unconcealed. “You look exhausted,” she said with concern. It was close to 11 p.m., and I had been swapping apartments all day. The fact I was tired was obvious. Throwing off her maternal worry for my well-being, I felt hot annoyance. “So what if I look tired?” I thought. “Who is this stranger to point it out?” I had earned the exhaustion with each boxful of books and clothes lifted into my Toyota Corolla and hauled to my new condo. I’d felt strong and capable all day and was claiming the well-earned pizza-andbeer reward. It is only now, some days later, that I can see I took her comment way too personally. The bubbling retaliation was unwar-
ranted because it was my own insecurity surfacing to fling mental stones at her. In a split-second in my mind, I had translated, “You look exhausted” into the insult, “You look really unattractive.” My anger was fueled by continual stimuli promoting youth and beauty as goals to strive toward when women are, in all honesty, aging every second. An airbrushed model printed on a page of Vogue will stay young and wellrested forever because she is just that — static and glossed-over, not made of flesh and blood. Even as the model herself ages, her flawless doppelganger will remain exactly the same. The cosmetics industry has done a superb job of capitalizing on the insecurities women feel about their looks. Leading cosmetics manufacturer L’Oreal has raked in $7.5 billion worldwide, so far, in 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal. Forbes listed Macy’s and Sephora as the top grossing cosmetic retailers with $3.25 billion and $2 billion, respectively, in North American sales this year alone. The pitch is easy. Fill a woman’s head with the idea she is inferior because she doesn’t look a certain way, then sell her the products that
will make her feel like she adds up. Show her how she can become what she’s been taught to view as beautiful and you have a customer for life. Keep her on her toes though, and throw new trends at her monthly or, better yet, weekly. And get her started young — stunt a growing mind with images of perfect princesses who always, always end up happy. Be sure to make the wicked witch as wrinkled and ugly as possible, and have her meet an awful fate. The only way I see to combat this selfdepricating mind-control is to step back and say “no.” We don’t have to accept capitalism’s version of beautiful. It could even be as simple as not buying that tube of mascara or trying a day without lip gloss. Or challenge yourself, and don’t look at your reflection for 24 hours. See how you feel by the end of the day. The strength I felt after lugging boxes and suitcases was real, and didn’t require looking in a mirror. It involved sweat, Gatorade and accomplishing a goal. And, it was a gorgeous feeling — the kind of feeling you can’t put a price tag on.
The week in Tweets @WarEagleSunny: I expected Auburn to have some time in the rankings this year, but I NEVER expected to crack the top 10. Dang. #WarEagle
Auburn-related chatter on Twitter from Oct. 31–Nov. 6
@Pendirty: War Eagle Day has me super pumped #wardamn
@BABeck88: Y’all, we didn’t win ANY SEC games last year but are ranked 9th in the BCS right now. #auburn
@War_Blogle: Guys, there are only 5 more Auburn football games left this season. Hard to believe. :( #wareagle
@Andrea_Marie: Oh hello top 10 you gorgeous beast. #Auburn
@AleishaKendall: I’ve got 99 problems, but Auburn 8-1 #WarEagle #WDE
@TMitrosilis: Anthony Swain wants the Oscar committee to know that he’s trying his best here
@Weagle_Belle: Cute tshirt, but I can’t order it. It only comes in Crimson and that’s just against my morals. War Eagle
@jet7111: I can’t stand this cleaning up of #Toomers within hours it’s been rolled. Good gosh this is so stupid. #Auburn
@allison_biddle: Seeing all these high school seniors and their parents here for War Eagle Day makes me so depressed...I’M SO OLD!!!!!!!!!
@annaatchley: If I walk into class and just drop to the floor does that mean I get out of my test on Tuesday? #Auburn #getittogether
@AndyPalys: The post game handshake between #Malzahn & #Bielema may be faster than #Auburn’s tempo.
@maddywalters: I appreciate Auburn’s emphasis on recycling but it takes me 45 minutes to find an actual trash can #trashintherecyclingbin
Keep up with classwork on the go with StudyBlue Ashtyne Cole intrigue@ theplainsman. com
If you’re anything like me, you get a little test anxiety from time to time. When I have a test coming up, I will study anywhere, any time, no matter what. It gets a little tricky sometimes because pulling out a huge binder or a text book is super inconvenient, and you have to lug all of your heavy study materials around with you everywhere. StudyBlue is all of your study materials in one, and it’s now an app. All you have to do is sign-up, and most importantly, it’s free. When you sign up and log in, you’re first hit with a little pop up that can access Facebook, Twitter or any social media and send out a message saying “don’t bother me,” or something along those lines. On the app, you can search for professors and courses to find study materials your fellow students have made. It’s basically a portable way to make study cards for quick and easy studying and reviews. You can also view the cards as an outline or there is a quiz yourself option. All of your past viewings and cards you’ve made can be added to your “backpack,” a tab to get you to your study materials more quickly.
After you search for materials you need for a class, you can have cards from dozens of people to choose from. I always go through and pick the best ones, add them to my backpack, and study them all multiple times. It’s a great app for visual learners and everything you do on your laptop transfers back to your phone, and vice versa. When you click on the materials, the amount of cards pops up and you can choose how many cards you want to review at a time. Then you can choose if you want notecards in order, shuffled, hardest to easiest, least studied or just the cards you get wrong. The great thing about StudyBlue is it shows you the progress you’re making with the cards. At the bottom of the page is the outline of cards so you can see word and definition at the same time. You can also set reminders for yourself when you need to study, and can message other people from your class with any questions you might have. There is even a classmates tab that shows you every person who has signed in and contributed materials. It’s like one big study group for every single class you have. I really like having all of my notes on my phone and I can study for my classes in the way that I want.
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