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Shooting near campus kills 1, injures 4 AU president responds
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University President Steven Leath responded to Sunday’s shooting and said the University is working with Auburn Police closely throughout the investigation. “We’re saddened by the senseless events that unfolded early this morning on West Magnolia Avenue. Our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted,” Leath said. A 20-year-old male, Evan Mikale Wilson, from Tuskegee, Alabama, died in the shooting. Four people were injured in the shooting, one of them a 21-year-old male Auburn student from Hilton Head, South Carolina, who was transported to East Alabama Medical Center by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. Another 17-year-old male and a 19-year-old female, both from Opelika, Alabama, were also injured and transported to EAMC with non-life-threatening injuries. A 16-year-old male from Opelika, Alabama, was airlifted to Midtown Piedmont Columbus Regional Medical Center by air ambulance with serious injuries.
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third victim. A fourth victim was in serious condition Sunday after the shooting. They were flown to Piedmont Midtown Columbus Regional Medical Center, which hasn’t responded to a request for comment. Police and the DA said the type of guns used, the exact number of weapons and whether those guns were legally owned and permitted can’t be released at this time.
Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes is promising to punish those involved in Sunday morning’s shooting near downtown Auburn. “Believe this: I will do everything in my power to assure the perpetrator of these crimes is punished appropriately and will do so in a way that sends a strong message,” Hughes said Monday. “The message that our community is not where you want to come and turn our streets into a shooting gallery — regardless of your age. The police will find you, my office will prosecute you, and you will go to prison.” The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning, just hours after Auburn’s football team defeated Alabama State. The location added to the significance of the shooting given its close proximity to downtown bars and Toomer’s Corner. Authorities confirmed on Monday the name of the
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Police work the scene after a shooting near campus on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018.
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the preliminary investigation shows.” The shooting Sunday near the McDonald’s on West Magnolia Avenue killed one man, Evan Mikale Wilson, 20, from Tuskegee, and injured four others, including a 21-year-old Auburn student. The shooting was not inside McDonald’s. The Auburn student and another victim were released from East Alabama Medical Center Sunday after treatment, though one other was admitted. East Alabama Medical Center could not provide an update on the
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Auburn Police and Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes are expecting additional charges in addition to the murder charge already filed against 17-year-old Jarvis Nichols. “I would expect there are going to be more charges coming out of this,” Hughes told The Plainsman. “You had multiple people injured, multiple people shooting guns — at least that is what
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Fraternity banners prompt University, IFC response By LILY JACKSON Managing Editor managing.editor@theplainsman.com
Banners hung at Sigma Pi and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternities prior to the football game against Alabama State University have prompted responses from the Interfraternity Council and the University. “Auburn University is committed to upholding a nurturing community supportive of fundamental dignities and promoting integrity, responsibility and mutual respect,” said the University in a statement. “We take seriously all reports of potential student conduct policy violations and investigate them fully to uphold the values and standards of the Auburn Family.” The banners, hung at the doors of the two fraternity houses, were captured in photos released on Twitter and Facebook. The Facebook post originally shared by Matthew Fields was shared over 250 times. The banner hung at Sigma Pi read, “ASU GRAD RATE 27% CHANCE OF WINNING 0%.” And the Phi Sigma Kappa frater-
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We do not condone this type of behavior and will seek to understand and handle the situation to the best of our ability. — IFC nity banner read, “G.E.D. > A.S.U. DEGREE.” According to ASU records, the graduation rate is actually 28 percent. “The Interfraternity Council strongly condemns any instance of bias and/or insensitivity,” said the Interfraternity Council in a statement to The Plainsman. “We do not condone this type of behavior and will seek to understand and handle the situation to the best of our ability. We are working with the chapters in question to address these concerns.” On Tuesday, Sept. 11, Phi Sigma Kappa Executive Director and CEO Nick Zuniga responded to the inci-
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dent in a statement. “These types of banners are unacceptable and go against the mission, beliefs and values of Phi Sigma Kappa and Auburn University,” Zuniga said. “We apologize to the alumni of the Alabama State University and Auburn University who were offended by these insensitive actions .... [We] will be working with our undergraduate members to make this situation right ... Behavior like this will not be toler-
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ated.” Sigma Pi’s national Executive Director and CEO Jonathan Frost echoed his Zuniga’s statement in his own. “We apologize for any offense caused by the banner created by a few Auburn students in support of the Auburn football team in their recent game against Alabama State. [W]e recognize [the banner was] observed to be insensitive and in poor taste,” Frost said.
Sigma Pi nationals said they have spoken with the students about how they can better support their school in a “more positive way.” Concerning the regulation of the banners and how fraternities are to be held accountable, IFC said they stand by their statement. “Furthermore, we expect our members to be cognizant of their actions and to uphold the values of Auburn men,” IFC said in a statement.
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After 10 years of service, security shuttles launch new app By LILY JACKSON Managing Editor managing.editor@theplainsman.com
Kedia Davis has been dispatching in college towns for 23 years. As lead dispatcher for the Auburn Security Shuttles, she considers her own child who attends Troy University when she answers a call for a safe ride home. “I would want to talk to a person like me if I had to call and if there was an issue about my child on another campus,” Davis said. “I have to always go the extra mile because I put myself in that other parent’s shoes.” She began working in Tuskegee, moved to Huntsville and then back to the Auburn area. The shuttles, now managed by Associate Director of Campus Safety Tony Dean, hit the campus in 2008. The security shuttles provide a safe and secure ride on campus after the day transit stops running after dark, from 6 p.m. 7 a.m., Dean said. There is a maximum of 10 shuttles running every night and a minimum of five. The number of shuttles has increased by two since November 2017 when Dean took the position at Auburn. Dean said the shuttles run about 300-400 students early in the week, but on the weekends, they run anywhere from 1,200 to 1,300 students. This influx of students has prompted the creation of an app for the security shuttle pick-ups. According to Dean, the app is near completion and will be dropping in the next week or so. Students can download the Campus Safety app to find the Night Security Shuttle feature. “The student won’t even have to contact a dispatcher,” Dean said. “Soon enough they will be able to click a button and the dispatchers will send an automated message saying they received the call, and here is the estimated wait time.” Dean said the wait time varies night-to-night, but the average time expected is about three to five minutes. Dean said if they see an increase in the wait times, they will add another bus to the routes or repurpose the shuttles to be more effective. If students feel unsafe while waiting, Dean recommends staying in a well-lit area or in a group of people. He said students waiting at the RO parking lot can wait in their vehicle, turn on
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Auburn University Security Shuttle picks up students during night hours on Thursday Aug. 30 in Auburn, Ala.
their flashers and the shuttle will come to them. “We want to reduce the time that students are vulnerable,” Dean said. The shuttles are operated by security guards who were trained and background-checked in Auburn. Dean said each of the new employees is vetted by a board of Auburn employees before receiving the position. Each shuttle is equipped with GPS location services, and the dispatchers can see everywhere the shuttles go. The security shuttle monitors are also able to see and hear what is going on in the shuttles through the recording software on the buses. “What I just ordered are placards that will go in the bus-
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“There were a lot of shots fired and different guns used, and we’re still sorting all of that out at this point,” Hughes said. Federal law prohibits the possession of a handgun or handgun ammunition by any person under the age of 18, and Alabama state law prohibits the selling, giving or lending of a pistol to any person under the age of 18. And under federal law, dealers may not sell or deliver a handgun or ammunition for a handgun to any person the dealer has reasonable cause to believe is under the age of 21. Auburn Police Division Capt. Lorenza Dorsey, the department’s spokesman, confirmed police recovered more than one weapon at the scene, but said he couldn’t get into descriptions of the weapons. “With it being an ongoing investigation, we can’t get into it at this point,” Dorsey said. “Once it’s completed, it will be sent to the DA to review and to a grand jury, trial and then the process. We can’t get into evidence and that type of thing until it goes to trial.” Dorsey said the investigation isn’t over. “We’re anticipating additional charges, but we’re still waiting on the investigation and ballistics testing and that type of thing so we can determine the other victims, what type weapons and who was responsible for those issues,” Dorsey said. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones, who oversees the Lee County Jail, confirmed Jarvis Nichols, from the county area near Opelika, was arrested Sunday evening at about 7:15 p.m. and charged with one count of murder. He was booked at the Lee County Jail shortly thereafter. The U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force assisted in the arrest, which took place at a home in Auburn. The suspect was transported to the Lee County Jail, where he is being held on a $150,000 bond. Auburn Police said he is being charged as an adult, and Hughes said he plans to send a strong message by prosecuting those responsible. “You have homicides in any county in this state and any in this country, that happens,” Hughes said. “But when you’ve got young teenagers — 16- and 17-yearold teenagers — in the downtown area of any city and get out of a vehicle, guns in hand, obviously they’re prepared to do whatever it is they feel they need to do.” The shooting prompted a quick reaction from the University through its emergency alert system because of its near proximity to campus, downtown nightlife and Toomer’s Corner. Police said they were already on the scene working a disorderly crowd when they first received word of the shooting. Hughes, who has two children at Auburn, said the location and proximity to campus added an additional level of concern to the situation. “There were countless college students down there. There were countless Auburn fans and Alabama State fans there — people who were just there to enjoy the game, and the night ends in this garbage,” Hughes said. Hughes said the actions on Sunday are unacceptable. “These are kids, but I don’t say that as a way to mitigate it, because it doesn’t,” Hughes said. “But they went out like big boys, well guess what, they’re in it now, and they’re going to face big-boy charges. And one day, if we do our jobs correctly, they’re going to face big-boy prison.”
17-year-old charged with murder after the shooting Sunday near the McDonald’s on West Magnolia Avenue morning left one man dead and four others, including one 21-year-old Auburn student, injured. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones confirmed to The Plainsman that Jarvis Nichols, from the county area near Opelika, was arrested Sunday evening and charged with one count of murder. He was booked at the Lee County Jail shortly thereafter. He’ll be charged as an adult. “The events of early Sunday morning in downtown Auburn have me concerned and infuriated both as a father of two Auburn students and as the District Attorney,” Hughes said. “The fact that we had armed teenagers running the streets at 2:30 in the morning who clearly had no compunction whatsoever about pulling a gun, pointing a gun, and firing a gun is unacceptable. This reckless behavior put countless innocent citizens at risk who were simply enjoying an Auburn football game and the great things that accompany that experience.” Three of the four injured — a 17-year-old male from Opelika, a 19-year-old female from Opelika, and the 21-year-old male Auburn University student from Hilton Head, South Carolina — were transported by ambulance to East Alabama Medical Center for treatment of apparent non-life-threatening injuries. A 16-year-old from Opelika was airlifted by Lifesaver helicopter to Piedmont Midtown Regional Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia, with serious injuries. Auburn Police Captain Lorenza Dorsey said Monday that police expect additional arrests after an “exchange of gunfire” from multiple weapons. “If you are a parent of a teenager, please use this as a teaching moment for why they do not need to be out running the streets at that time of the morning,” Hughes said. “If the parents won’t handle it on the front end, the police, the District Attorney’s Office, and the justice system stand ready to handle it on the back end.” Nichols was booked into the Lee County Jail, where he is being held on a $150,000 bond. “We continue to pray for all persons involved and ask that anyone with information about this case please contact the Auburn Police Division or the Lee County District Attorney’s Office,” Hughes said.
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es, kind of like taxi medallions in New York City,” Dean said. “There will be a placard in the window that will have a picture of the driver, the driver’s name and who to talk to if they have any concerns.” Dean said they have had no problems with their drivers, but any level of accountability is important to the team. Dean said the team wants to hear from the students and for campus to know they are responsive. “We want to make sure our students feel safe and empowered to talk to us if they have any concerns,” Dean said. For concerns or comments about the night security shuttles, contact Tony Dean at 334-728-9465.
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Racism plagued gameday on The Plains By EDITORIAL BOARD Fall 2018
On a campus that prides itself on Southern hospitality and a welcoming gameday atmosphere, racism in the form of unsportsmanlike behavior plagued The Plains when Auburn Football played Alabama State University, a historically black institution, last Saturday. The actions of students and members of the Auburn community demeaned not only Alabama State’s football team, but their students and university as a whole. Fights broke out in the student section. Fans rolled the Oaks at Toomer’s corner before halftime. Fraternities hung banners outside of their houses. While some of those issues are fairly common, and it’s not unusual to see fraternities hang gameday banners with smack talk, the message on last weekend’s banners had stark racial overtones. A banner that hung outside of the Sigma Pi house read, “ASU GRAD RATE 27% - CHANCE OF WINNING 0%.” Phi Sigma Kappa hung a banner that read, “G.E.D. > A.S.U. DEGREE.” Old Row Auburn’s Instagram account, “oldrowwareagle,” uploaded a video of black women dancing in celebration in front of Pieology on the corner of South College and Magnolia. Comments on the video read, “Black at it,” “Hood row” and “Getting hyped to shoot up McDonalds.” Comments left by readers on Facebook under The Plainsman’s second article about Sunday’s shooting ostensibly blamed the shooting on Auburn hosting a “diversity weekend.” “And Another ‘diversity weekend’ draws to a close,” the comment, which we removed, read. Because Auburn played a local HBCU during Black Alumni Weekend — an event that was derided by some Auburn students and alumni on the Alumni Center’s Facebook Page — there is no denying that these comments and the actions that accompanied them were racially motivated. To be clear, these actions and comments are symptomatic of a larger, pervasive issue within the Auburn community — an often blatant disregard for the humanity of minority individuals.
This is not the first time racism has reared its head on Auburn’s campus. In the spring of 2017, Richard Spencer, a notable white supremacist, came to campus accompanied by a number of supporters from within the Auburn community. The University condemned the gathering and attempted to stop it. And around the same time, the first iteration of the so-called Auburn White Student Union formed. Each of the actions over the weekend in and of themselves are racialized due to the people the messages were directed toward, for the actors and the victims cannot be separated from their skin. The fight was between a single black man and two white men. Students prematurely rolled the trees and members of fraternities hung the racist banners as a result of a pre-existing disrespect for HBCU’s and those who attend them. The comments on Old Row Auburn’s Instagram post and our own Facebook post drawing an unfounded connection between black people and the McDonalds shooters present black individuals in Auburn as a monolithic entity, thus erasing the individual identities and humanity of black people as a whole. Though the campus community cannot be blamed for the actions of a few, we should all take ownership of those within our community and speak out to prevent future recurrences. Although we boast of Auburn students, fans and community members being part of a family, our family not only demeaned another university, but we ostracized our own members. Our family let students get away with these actions. It took more than one person to hang those banners, more than one person to roll Toomer’s corner before the game’s end and more than one person to participate in blatantly racist and disgusting commentary on social media. There is no point in the university skirting around these acts. There is no use in feigning ignorance. There is no other alternative but to address these issues, punish those who participated and learn from this experience. Auburn has taken a firm stance against injustice before. And most people in our com-
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munity are good, decent individuals. But now is the time to continue a new Auburn tradition of being on the side of diversity, inclusion and humanity. Auburn will not tolerate any form of racism or hate speech on campus. This must end now. If Auburn truly cares about every member of its family, something must be done. We hold Auburn to a higher standard. We
hold Auburn students to a higher standard. We expect Auburn to embody a “spirit that is not afraid” to speak out against injustice, to protect the rights of all and to “cultivate sympathy with their fellow men and women.” For every member of the Auburn family and visiting fan to feel welcome on this campus, Auburn must move to uphold its professed inclusivity and sense of family.
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Politicians can no longer use patriotism as a political weapon By BRYTNI EMISON Opinion Editor
There is one thing that should not be a contested issue in this country — patriotism. If there is one thing that Americans love, it’s America. No matter your race, ethnicity, culture, religion or sexuality one thing unites every American — the beautiful nation from which they hail. But politicians and political commentators are weaponizing patriotism — turning it into a political issue, turning Americans against each other so that those politicians or commentators may fulfill their political agenda. Why are we, as Americans, letting them use us as their political pawns? Kneeling is a form of reverence. It stands out on a football field because it is not the usual way Americans honor the flag during the National Anthem. But why pick out the football players kneeling in silent protest? Why not point out the thousands of fans each weekend who drunkenly yell obscenities during the anthem, who push past others on their way to their seats, who blatantly show irreverence and disrespect for the National Anthem? It’s not the football players who are politicizing patriotism. This
protest was never about their love or hate for this country or their appreciation for this country’s military. Instead, it was about pointing out an issue affecting millions of Americans living in the minority population who don’t have a voice. The beauty of this country — why people love this country — is that through various channels, people can have a voice. And through those unusual channels, people can have their voices heard, like through football players. It is the conservative right that has politicized this issue and who continue to politicize patriotism — using it as a tool to manipulate and gain conservative votes. Pushing conservatives and liberals further and further apart because it is easier to gain someone’s vote if America’s two sides are strikingly divided. Conservatives were quick to jump on Damian Chazelle’s “First Man” for the lack of a scene in which the first astronauts on the moon planted an American flag on the moon. Liberals were quick to push back. But not everything is a strike against America. The director was quick to defend his decision saying that it was an achievement for all of humankind, and it was. Going to the moon was a marked human achievement. It’s not a hidden fact that those who accomplished this feat were
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American. Whether or not you agree with these issues, you should not allow them to further divide the people of this great nation. This is one of the only nations on Earth where people can disagree so vehemently and so publicly, where men and women of our military train, fight and die to preserve that right. Do not allow politicians to gain or lose votes through politicizing something that is a non-issue. Do you think that in 50 years anyone will think football players kneeling during the anthem in anyway detracted from the military’s efforts? That this reduced spectators’ love for their country? Or will they remember how the politicization of this issue divided families, friends and co-worker? Do you think in 50 years anyone will remember why exactly “First Man” was so unpatriotic? That this movie was an attack on true patriots’ sensibilities? Or will they still be reeling from the divisiveness that continues to pervade U.S. politics? Patriotism is not political. But, if we stand by while politicians divide us on issues and claim it’s for the sake of patriotism, Americans will remain divided. Brytni Emison is a senior in political science and global studies at Auburn and the Opinion Editor for The Plainsman.
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From Auburn to NYC and back CLA’s first career services specialist recounts her 20-year, NYCbased career and how it led her back to the Auburn Family By JESSICA BALLARD Standards Editor
When she arrived at Auburn her freshman year, Marianne McCarley loved math. She enrolled in the College of Science and Mathematics and was looking to eventually find a job in that field. But when her involvement in WEGL and Eagle Eye TV cultivated a love for media studies, she switched majors. “That’s where my passion was, and that’s where I just fell in love with the culture within the College of Liberal Arts,” McCarley said. “So I stayed.” McCarley said it was in the media studies program where she found her strength in collaborating with creative people, an attribute that would eventually lead her to work with renowned directors like the Coen brothers, Julie Taymor and Darren Aronofsky. The Coen brothers directed acclaimed films like “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski” and “No Country for Old Men;” Julie Taymor is most known for directing “Frida” and “Across the Universe” and Darren Aronofsky was most recently praised for producing “Mother!” Before she would find her way on to film and commercial sets, though, she had to create a path to get there. Her senior year at Auburn, she looked to move where the film industry was booming, New York City. Over her final spring break, she went to the city for an informational session on the media industry. Her parents paid for her trip, and she knew she needed to leave with something to show for it. “I scrambled to get in an interview with any company I could get,” McCarley said. “Two companies came through — HBO and Showtime.” She had a 4 p.m. flight back home that day, and the pressure was on to come home with an internship locked down for the summer. Eager to impress, she went to the Showtime interview. They were a no-show. With no time to waste, she headed to her HBO interview. When she arrived, she befriended the receptionist. “She gave me so much information about the internship director I was about to interview with that it helped to structure my conversation in my interview,” McCarley said. “The interview went very well because within two weeks, the person from HBO
called, and they offered me the internship.” A few weeks later, McCarley packed up her things and moved north. “I started fresh,” she said. “And it was just meeting people and reinventing myself, and I was always a proud Auburn grad.” She ended up staying in the city for 20 years. She started her own commercial representation and public relations firm, and her clients have won prestigious awards from Cannes Gold Lions to Emmys. Eventually, though, she found her way back to her alma mater to get her master’s in communication. Now, she works as a career services specialist within the College of Liberal Arts and teaches freelancing for the School of Communication and Journalism. McCarley said one of her passions is giving back to younger people whose goal is to break into a creative field. She emphasized the importance of mentorship. Through the University, she said she’s been able to do just that — offer students insight into how to create a fulfilling career. While she forged a wildly successful career in media, McCarley certainly faced her fair share of adversity, some of which because she is a woman. “There is definitely what they call the ‘old boys club,’ where it was just a thing that a lot of business deals and a lot of business in general was done on these golf outings on Fridays or these meetings that I didn’t always feel a part of,” she said. “I didn’t always feel a part of that conversation.” She felt there were people in the industry that didn’t take her seriously specifically when she started her own representation firm, McCarley Reps. There was one head of production for a major ad agency who would belittle her any time he saw her. He would walk up to her, pinch her cheeks and ask, “Hey sweetie, how are you?” “I never felt he took me seriously when he would do little things like that to minimize my role,” McCarley said. “I was a business owner, and I represented these incredible directors and incredible production people.” Although there was a learning curve for her to figure out how she, as a woman, should navigate situations like these, she said she learned how to adapt and how to earn respect from the men in her male-dominated field. McCarley thrives in her position advising CLA students be-
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cause of challenges like this. She was presented a problem and found a solution. When McCarley came back to Auburn to get her master’s degree, she said she laughed about the full circle she’s made. “When I was here at Auburn, I did everything I possibly could to get away and go to New York where I could start my career, and then after 20 years, all I wanted to do was come back here so that then I could get an internship and stay here. Life is funny that way,” McCarley said. McCarley needed to get an internship for her master’s program, which just so happened to be with the College of Liberal Arts. There is something wonderful about feeling apart of the Auburn Family, McCarley said. She now gets to connect with students who are just like she was — struggling to find where they fit into the career world — and helping them, she said, is a source of immense joy.
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Professor brings African experience into classroom By BRIA DAVIS Campus Writer
The course intro to Africana studies, AFRI 2000, and its instructor Stacey Nickson look to bring an intimate understanding of what it’s like to be in Africa and experience different cultures without having to actually pay
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the tremendous costs of studying abroad. “I have seen the class, from the first time I taught it, go from about 12 students to last semester I had 25,” Nickson said. “As students began to hear about the class, I expect it to grow significantly.” Before bringing the course to Auburn, Nickson was a high school history teacher with a personal and academic interest in Africa. She has taught this class at Auburn for four semesters and has taught about Africa at various locations for 30 years. Nickson is a Fulbright-Hays specialist scholar and has completed two full tours of Africa. Nickson has published about South Africa, and her love for these subjects runs deep. She strives to provide interesting material to students in her class and she encourages students to speak their truth in the class. “I’m a highly engaged professor, so the class will be highly engaged,” Nickson. “It’s a class in which we are not just focused on the subject matter but we’re focused on your human interaction and reaction to the subject.” Africana Studies is open to all students and since the University has put an emphasis on giving students in-
ternational experience, this class helps students get exposure to the other opportunities that are provided to them. Not only from exposure in the classroom but the study abroad trips help students to expand their minds and grow more than they could have imagined. “I have gone with the college of business on a trip to South Africa on a spring break trip and most recently, we went to Ghana on our trip,” Nickson said. Auburn students have had the opportunity to take over medical supplies, books and more to help the children and families in Africa during these study abroad trips. Not only are they learning on the trips but they are experiencing another side of the culture outside of class. “I would say, focus on learning. Enjoy the opportunity to learn as much as you possibly can,” Nickson said. “I want students to walk out of this class with a whole new paradigm of what Africa is -- all the many things that Africa represents and how important it is to the history of our lives.” This course is a class that attempts to spark students interest, and the professor cares deeply about the students’ learning experience.
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Saladworks offers new healthy option to eat on campus By HANNAH LESTER Campus Writer
Students can now build their own salads and wraps on campus in the student center in the franchise-based Saladworks. On Aug. 29, the new location opened on the bottom floor of the Student Center and provides a place for signature salads, wraps, soups and even the creative build-your-own option. Amanda Pace, field training specialist for Saladworks, said that everything is prepared fresh every day at Saladworks. “This is a great place to come to get healthy options, but we know that not all salads have to be healthy,” Pace said. “We have breaded chicken. We have honey barbecue, pepperoni and ham, so it’s really for anyone.” The signature salads include the Bently, chicken caesar, turkey club and Tibouli among others. The Bently has a mix of romaine and iceberg lettuce as well as meat like ham and turkey. The Tibouli, on the other hand, also includes ham and turkey, romaine and iceberg, as well as pepperoni and pasta. In addition, students with dietary needs may find that Saladworks is a good option as well, as they try to accommodate to all needs. “I love this place because I have a lot of
food allergies, and they worked with that so well because I didn’t know if I could have one of their specific ones, but you can create it and get whatever you want on it, and it’s healthier and good for people that have a hard time finding places to eat,” said Elizabeth Bennett, senior in elementary education.
Adrienne Hill, senior in elementary education, said that she likes the many options the restaurant offers. “It’s a healthy alternative to some of [the other restaurants] that aren’t necessarily good for you,” Hill said. Tiger Dining has taken note that students enjoy having healthy options on campus, as
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Saladworks opened on Aug. 29, 2018.
well as different options. Glenn Loughridge, director of Tiger Dining, said students often request fresh food, and Saladworks fulfills that need. “We were very interested in making sure that we had it online because clearly we want things that students are interested in because the more things that students like, the better that spreads out the lines,” Loughridge said. Caroline Kirk, freshman in interior design, has eaten at Saladworks for the past six days in a row, sticking to the signature Buffalo Salad as her favorite. “I’ve eaten them, and I haven’t felt terrible after I eat them, and it’s not just like fried chicken and everything,” Kirk said. “I’m not feeling terrible. I’m trying to avoid the ‘freshman 15,’ too, so anything that will help that.” David Frezoco, senior in political science, said that despite Saladworks being fast food, he felt better after eating it rather than other fast food options. “Well, I mean we do know that healthy options are an important thing to our student population, we hear that a lot, and I also feel like that the concept of creating your own salad is something that is important, that you have a lot of different options that you can kind of create something that is a little bit more customized,” Loughridge said.
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GIVE takes students abroad to volunteer By TRICE BROWN Campus Writer
Alexandra Ijeoma Ikpe said one of her favorite moments from a GIVE trip was when a local guide told her she was a genuine and beautiful person. “Just hearing that from someone who barely knew me and someone who was welcoming me into their community, no strings attached, made me realize that I am a beautiful person and that everyone has beauty inside of them,” Ikpe said. GIVE is a global volunteering organization aimed toward college students. During summer and winter breaks, GIVE hosts trips to several different locations, including Nepal, Tanzania and Laos. Ikpe started volunteering for GIVE as a college sophomore. She has travelled with GIVE to Nicaragua, Tanzania, Nepal, Thailand, Laos and the state of Washington. Ikpe added that going on GIVE trips helped her grow and find her confidence. GIVE focuses on what is called as-
set-based community development. Amanda Melillo, former GIVE volunteer and current GIVE employee, explained that asset-based community development focuses on attending the wants and needs of the local community. “We aren’t going in as outsiders,” Melillo said. “But we are going in and listening to what ultimately they want out of these projects that we are helping them with.” Melillo volunteered with GIVE on a trip to Thailand. During that trip, she had the opportunity to teach English as a second language and work on a permaculture plot. Melillo said that volunteers could choose each day what they wanted to work with, so they were not stuck with one activity during the entire trip. Melillo and Ikpe are now both working with GIVE as ambassadors to find “global citizens” and inspire them to help create global change. According to Melillo, “global citizens” are people who don’t identify with a state, tribe or nation, but as a citizen of the globe, willing to stick up for shared human values.
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The student organization GIVE work to promote shared human values.
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Students, families and Auburn University Navy ROTC members sing the Alma Mater at Ring Night on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Auburn, Ala.
Mariners Auxiliary support Navy ROTC midshipmen By KATIE DUNNE Campus Writer
The Auburn Mariners Auxiliary is a group of women dedicated to supporting the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps staff and midshipmen. Andrea Willis, Mariners Auxiliary president, said that the Mariners’ contribution to the program includes providing midshipmen with fruit and Gatorade at their Physical Readiness Tests, Physical Fitness Tests and Combat Fitness Tests. “A lot of the midshipmen don’t eat in the morning because they don’t want to get sick, so it’s nice for us to bring them Gatorade and snacks after their PRTs, PFTs and CFTs,” said Sarah Lamontagne, junior in biomedical sciences. This organization not only helps the NROTC midshipmen financially, but it also assists them mentally and emotionally. As these Midshipmen undergo their rigorous NROTC training, these women are by their sides to support them through their journey of becoming future military leaders. Another member of the Mariners, Taylor Watson, said the group also sends care packages to the commissioned officers. All three women agree that becoming a Mariner is a great way to get to know the midshipmen as well. These women enjoy creating close bonds with the midshipmen as well as raising money for and encouraging them. Not only do these women aid the Auburn NROTC midshipmen; they also care for veterans. “A few years ago, we visited a veteran’s home and
played Bingo with them,” Lamontagne said. “My favorite part of that visit was listening to all of the stories the veterans had to share.” The Mariners also participate in the Military Ball, an annual event held to commemorate participants in the ROTC programs, and raise money through benefit nights. One of the Mariners’ most popular benefit nights is held at Marble Slab Creamery. Every year, the Mariners participate in Jane Wayne day. Willis described the event as “being a Marine for a day.” The Mariners run courses, climb ropes and participate in other activities that the Marine ROTC men and women perform during their CFTs. Lamontagne has been a Mariner for three years. She said her motivation to become a Mariner came from “a want to help others.” She said she sees the Mariners as a good way to get involved in NROTC without actually going through the strenuous physical activity of the program. Watson’s reason for joining the Mariners is even more personal. “I grew up in an Air Force family, and I have a lot of friends that are self-proclaimed ‘military brats,’ so I felt as though I should support ROTC programs somehow,” she said. Watson’s aerospace engineering major also helped in motivating her to become a Mariner. The Mariners Auxiliary has been on Auburn’s campus since 1977. “My friend’s grandfather said he can remember that when he was here, the Mariners were what Auburn women aspired to be,” Willis said.
ACADEMICS
Academic Support looks to increase use of programs By ABBY CUNNINGHAM Campus Writer
The semester is now well underway, and classes are in full effect. The Office of Academic Support is looking to get students to fully take advantage of the resources it offers this semester with its three main programs: Supplemental Instruction, Study Partners and Academic Coaching. The most popular of these is Supplemental Instruction, which, according to the Office of Academic Support’s website, had a total of 40,934 visits during the 2017-2018 school year. These student-led study sessions help students in well-known challenging courses succeed. Students who participate in SI earn a half-letter grade higher in the course than those who do not, according to the Office of Academic Support. Even though SI is the most used of all the programs with its impressive number of visits in the past year, Jaime Miller, director of the Office of Academic Support, thinks it could still be more frequently utilized because the average rate of partic-
ipation is 32 percent. Participation rates in academic support programs are based on the number of students in the class and the number of those students who come to the provided study sessions twice a week. “One in three, essentially, of our students in the classroom are coming to SI at least once in that semester,” Miller said. “I would like to see that participation rate come up to 70–75 percent.” Students have reported their increased success and confidence in classes after working with SI. Miller said the overall response is hugely positive, which has kept the program advancing. She believes many students do not come to these study sessions as often because they think that they should not face their challenges and that doing so is difficult. “Students should remember that when they are facing a challenge or a barrier that they are not alone and that other people are here to empathize with that challenge, but also help them
overcome that challenge,” Miller said. She added that it is essential for students to incorporate academic support services campus-wide into their daily habits. This would normalize the experience in asking for help from the Office of Academic Support, Miller said. To do this, Miller believes it is imperative to get a stronger start at the beginning of the year by creating a plan for academic success through academic coaching, setting up appointments with your adviser and working with your peers in study groups through Supplemental Instruction or Study Partners. “I think that it is also important to remember that even though you are doing well, you can do better,” Miller said. “And something like Supplemental Instruction can help you gain a deeper understanding of your course concepts, so you perform your absolute best.” Miller said that she believes it is vital for students to lean into their challenges. She advises students to avoid procrastination, and she wants to remind them academic support resources are always on campus to help students with those problems.
GAMEDAY
Auburn Bookstore continues gameday button tradition By LAUREN PIEPER Lifestyle Writer
In the Student Section on gamedays, there is a sea of students sporting round gameday buttons in support of the Tigers. The buttons can be customized for an organization, the game and the team. For example, Greek organizations on campus make their own buttons to wear on gamedays. The Auburn University Bookstore also makes a custom button for each of Auburn’s home games. The Auburn Bookstore is a major hub where people get their buttons for every gameday. Christopher Green, marketing specialist in the bookstore, is one of the main people in charge of the buttons for the year. As for the designs that go on the buttons every year, Green, who just recently came into his position, said they are heavily determined by their vendor, but he hopes to get more involved in the process. Students, faculty and alumni are on the mailing list to suggest creative slogans for the buttons each year for a chance to be a part of the gameday button tradition.
“What I really want to do is determine a character count for the buttons because we put out a call for slogan lines, and I’d like to give them a tangible idea for design,” Green said. These buttons are for anyone to wear. The goal of the AU Bookstore is not to make money off the buttons, but to give fans something fun on gameday, Green said. “We don’t actually sell them,” Green said. “We give them out. Students have 500 set aside. They can show their ignited card at the scholarship desk, and they can get a free button. We give them out on Fridays with a purchase. Then Saturday, we just give them out to anyone who wants one, no purchase necessary. Online orders during game week also get buttons in their packages,” Green said. The buttons are customized for games occasionally, and last year some were very popular. According to Green, the buttons that said, “LSWHO” and “UGA-LY” were the ones that were most popular. The most recent button said “Wanna-Bees,” referring to the game against Alabama State University. “Since people in Auburn dress so nicely and try to look presentable at games, we wear the buttons to represent our organizations and show our pride for the things we are in and love since it is not shown through the clothes we wear,” said Emma Mathews, freshman in pre-interior design. “The buttons unite us as a community to recognize what we are a part of.” The tradition has been going on at Auburn since the 1980s. It is such a long-lasting part of Auburn gamedays that it cannot be called a trend, but rather a tradition, Green said.
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A student sports her sorority button on gameday.
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A Second Shot FEATURE
By EDUARDO MEDINA
Assistant Community Editor
On the Frank Brown Recreation Center’s blue-green basketball court, boys play a jubilant, thumping rhythm with their high-bouncing, wild dribbles; they pause their athletic drumming to look at Calvin Smith’s tall and powerful frame. He is maybe three times their height, quadruple their build and perhaps infinitely times more likely to make the shots they’re missing, so it’s understandable that they look on worriedly. But he smiles at them. “You guys doing good?” Smith asks. “It’s hot,” one of the kids says. “Too hot for me to play, that’s for sure,” Smith responds with a smile. He scans the court for shade because with sun like this, even the white flowers imprinting his black shirt could dry up. This heat is no joke, he says. It’s a heat that crisps hair, burns necks and glues T-shirts to skin, a heat that could cook beetles on the road and boil orange Gatorade by the bench. In his beige pants and brown loafers, he wipes sweat from his trimmed beard and points toward the kids. When he speaks in his deep tone, it sounds like he could narrate a movie trailer. “I hope these kids know, man, that it’s not just about winning here,” Smith said. “You have to win in all aspects and in life — especially life.” Smith understands the opposite all too well. He lost the most valuable thing he had and gained something unwanted. For him, to feel sunlight is to feel freedom. In 2011, the Auburn native was arrested on a burglary charge and later convicted. He lost 10 months of life in the Lee County Detention Center. For the first time, Smith was no longer a free man. His story, however, is as gray as the cell that encaged him and encages millions right now. In 2009, amid the recession, Smith left his alma mater, Johnson Smith University, after a dispute with a professor that deterred him from getting a bachelor’s degree in visual and performing arts. He was only six credits shy of a degree. He came back home to Auburn in June 2009. A flailing job market destined to trap him in poverty welcomed him home. That month, the unemployment rate was 10.5 percent in the city, according to the U.S. Bureau Labor of Statistics, meaning roughly 5,500 people were struggling to find work in Auburn. Smith was one of them. The only papers folded in his wallet were cards from businesses not hiring. Still, he managed to make money here and there, just enough for him and his girlfriend. Then, his girlfriend broke the news. He was about to be a father.
“I was nervous. The economy was terrible, and my girlfriend at the time was constantly reminding me that in nine months, my son was going to need everything,” Smith said. The recession was pinning down his chance at prosperity and slowly crushing him. Some nights, he felt like he was being buried by his own negative thoughts, he said. It was suffocating. In December 2011, as the country slowly crawled its way out of a recession, he mistakenly saw a way to gasp some air, to catch a small break and pay off large bills. He was still in peril financially, so when Smith saw a wad of cash nestled in a car seat, along with a new iPhone, his intoxicated state enhanced his conviction to break in. Smith had never stolen before, but money was nonexistent, and no one was going to get him out of this trench. He grabbed what he could and ran. “It’s lawless, what I did,” Smith said. “I knew right away that I was wrong. No doubt about it.” Smith passed out before he could get far. The judge sentenced him to 10 months. “That was the first time I ever stole, and I got caught. To me, that’s a sign,” Smith said. “That’s God telling me, ‘Let me show you what happens to people that lead this life.’” His God showed him right away. Smith, with a son soon to be born, was given a cell and a uniform. Smith was immediately put on three months of 23-hour lock-down. “That’s 23 hours of being inside a cage, basically like an animal. I got out for an hour a day,” Smith said. The only escape came when he closed his eyes and dreamed himself as far away as he could. “I’d tie an old sock around my head because they turn the lights on at 4 a.m., and they don’t go off until a certain time,” Smith said. “So, I’d cover my eyes and go to sleep, and trust the man next to me; try to have a good relationship with him and not step on his toes to make sure he wouldn’t kill me in my sleep.” He’d dream of being back home with brothers and sisters that told good jokes and mommas and papas that cooked great food. He’d dream of buying a lemonade whenever he wanted, of a fresh breeze washing over him and feeling raindrops dance on his car. The little things, he said. But his eyes always betrayed him, and he’d awake back behind cells, back inside that cage.
The only way he could tell time was by tracking the few rays of light breaking through a window at the top of the housing unit in jail. Only these tiny streaks of light managed to roam freely inside those walls. One day still makes him squint his eyes in disgust as he tells what happened. There was a man there accused of rape, and when an inmate discovered this, he pestered him about it. Smith heard the man accused of rape whisper to another inmate, “I got this toothbrush I’ve been sharpening for 18 months. If he keeps talking, I’m going to get him.” “When I heard that, I just thought, ‘Man, I don’t want to see that. I don’t want my eyes scarred,’” Smith said. Smith lingered in this environment for the next several months. Freedom, he said, felt closer and closer with each wisp of a dream, with each fleeting image of family and his newborn son. He’d dream and dream and dream. On June 25, 2015, he woke up to the sound of an opening cell door. Smith couldn’t wait for his sister and brother to pick him up, so, as a newly free man, the first thing he did was get as far away as he could from jail, just like in his dreams. He got his possessions and walked to TigerTown. Smith says he approached life with newfound vigor after jail. He quickly found a job and felt proud to be a father for his son. He was focused on not becoming part of the percentage of ex-inmates who fall victim to the system’s high resitivism rates. The 2017 return rate for a burglary charge, according to the Recidivism Center, is 62 percent. Smith is part of the other 38 percent. “You never learn a lesson if you don’t make a mistake,” Smith said. “As long as I keep working hard and God protects me, I know I’ll be OK.” As far as life after jail, he despairs of not being able to vote in the upcoming midterms. By 2020, however, he will be able to.
When he walks, he does so with a gentleness that juxtaposes his appearance. Smith says this is how jail changed him. When he plays basketball, he doesn’t use his tall frame to drive in the paint. Instead, he shoots from the perimeter where he can’t hurt people, can’t get into any altercation. This is how jail has changed him. He is constantly cautious, even in a pickup game. The poisonous decision he made, the one that held him down like lead, sometimes feels attached to Smith, but he finds ways to lift himself and live. He simply wants people to see mistakes for what they are and have mercy on those who failed and are striving to turn those mistakes around — to turn them into a second shot. He is thriving with work and family and feels at peace with where he is now, he said. The kids have left the court, the sun still beams. Pushing the metal button on the water fountain burns, and the room-temperature water gushing out barely refreshes dry throats. The critters chirping in the tall grass behind the rec center sound louder without the game, and for Smith, this is the sound of freedom. “Right now, I’m going home, I’m showering and I’m watching Auburn get its second win tonight with my family,” Smith said. “I dreamt about days like these.” Many of those incarcerated still do.
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You never learn a lesson if you don’t make a mistake. As long as I keep working hard and God protects me, I know I’ll be OK.
— Calvin Smith
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City to invest in new water resource By ABBY DRIGGERS Community Writer
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Kathryn Clardy trains her clients with outdoor and indoor exercises.
Athletic trainer starts sports performance company By ELIZABETH HURLEY Community Editor
Kathryn Clardy has wanted to combine her love for sports and science ever since she watched her siblings grow up in the sports recreation leagues of Auburn. That’s where the idea for an athletic training company originated. Clardy’s sports performance company is Starting Line Fitness, and it’s where she trains future, current and former athletes. “My goal is to take what I learned here at Auburn and put it into my company,” she said. “I’ve learned different injury prevention techniques, different exercise fitness techniques (and) motivation techniques. I’m putting everything into one umbrella and hopefully helping the community here in Auburn.” After finishing her master’s degree in exercise science in August, Clardy began running the company full time. She took the knowledge from her degree and her experience as a former personal trainer to create workouts for her clients. Clardy has always loved sports, though she didn’t play herself. Throughout her childhood, she watched her siblings’ sports activities instead. “I really grew up watching my siblings,” Clardy said. “Growing up in [recreation] league, I kept the book, I followed them. It was really cool for me, because I was always interested in the ‘why’ and the
‘how.’” She was drawn to sports. That’s why, as she grew older, she looked for ways to be involved in sports other than actually playing a sport. “I always loved science and knew I wanted to help people,” Clardy said. “Coming into college, I found you can combine sports and science. I started to study the science behind why we move the way we do and how humans can perform at such optimal levels.” Clardy has a different perspective on athletics than most in her field both because of her history in rec sports and her internship with EXOS, where she worked in their performance specialist department. There she worked with high-profile athletes looking to better themselves for their upcoming seasons. As she worked, it solidified her career and degree choice. Throughout her undergraduate and graduate education at Auburn, Clardy said she learned the ins and outs of human performance and the optimal ways to train people. She mainly works with children in middle and high school, preparing them to play at the next level in their sports. Instead of teaching them how to play their sport better, she teaches them how to be a better athlete as a whole. “Taking the junior kids, high school kids that maybe want to play at the next level,” Clardy said. “Or just have a really good high school career and stay injury free.”
One of her main goals is to teach her younger clients about the weight room and the dangers that can come with it. She shows them — many of whom are just beginning to work out in a weight room — how to work out safely and effectively. Clardy uses the Mint Personal Training Studio in Opelika to teach her clients about training in a weight room. She does the rest of her coaching outside. She meets with clients wherever is easiest for them and gives them the space to do their workout well. She works in individual and small-group sessions to create a well-rounded, age-appropriate workout customized for each client. “We can do all sorts of fun, high-intensity interval training stuff,” Clardy said. “There are lots of options. It really just depends on the person there.” Through her workouts, she hopes to teach her clients the right way to work out while giving them the type of workout they want, Clardy said. These workouts are meant to prepare her clients for whatever they want, from improving their skills in a sport to preparing for a Spartan race. Clardy said her overall goal as a trainer is to help people reach their personal fitness goals while she applies what she learned in the classroom to her new company. “I came back to try to learn specifically about how we learn new skills, movement skills, motor skills, and how we can teach people to more efficiently learn and perform them,” Clardy said.
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Auburn’s Water Resource Management Department’s mission is to manage the quality of water for the city and provide excellent water for all residents. With a growing population, the department plans to expand Auburn’s water supply in the upcoming years. The Auburn Water Works Board recently authorized a new groundwater well design that will add to the city’s supply of water resources and ensure water supply through the year 2050. With preliminary testing and design completed, the construction of the new well is expected to begin summer 2019. The water supply addition is planned to be in service by spring 2020, said Eric Carson, Auburn water resource management director. Carson said the new well will provide another source of high-quality drinking water to the City of Auburn. Another feature of the new well will be its drought resistance, Carson said. The well will be located in south Auburn and will add diversity to the city’s abundance of natural resources, such as the primary water supply source, Lake Ogletree.
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‘OH, THERE’S BRI’ Auburn’s Folds leading team into SEC play By NATHAN KING Sports Editor On a swelteringly hot day on The Plains, Bri Folds was at it again. In the 59th minute of No. 9 Auburn soccer’s 3-1 win over Cincinnati (3-3-1) on Sunday, Folds and the Tigers earned a penalty kick. The junior synched up her headband, began jogging right then swung back left to the corner of the goal. The Bearcats’ Madison Less had the angle. Auburn still took the lead. Such has been life for goalkeepers featured on the Tigers’ 2018 schedule. With it set to open SEC play against Mississippi State on Friday, Auburn (7-0) has been on an offensive tear, outscoring opponents 27-6 through seven games. After Sunday’s win, coach Karen Hoppa’s squad laid claim to program history: Auburn has its best start ever. “It’s pretty good. It’s been a great nonconference,” Hoppa said of the team’s confidence. “We just set a program record with seven straight wins and that’s incredible given our young group, and the amount of changes we’ve had from last year to this year. “I’m really proud of them. Now we’ve got to get refocused because a whole new season starts on Friday.” Folds’ fifth goal of 2018 snapped a 1-1 tie posted by an 11th-minute goal from Cincinnati’s Cassie Wheldon and a Treva Aycock goal to knot things up four minutes later. With under two minutes to play, Auburn drove in the dagger with a score from freshman Angeline Daly, assisted on by Silvana Poulter. Until Daly’s nail to the coffin, Tigers goalie Sarah Le Beau and company were tested with an aggressive Cincinnati game plan. The Bearcats attempted 13 shots, forcing the senior Le Beau into five saves. “I kind of had to be tidy on everything with all my touches and
everything,” Le Beau said. The win is Auburn’s fifth multi-goal margin of victory this year. In the two closest games (2-1 vs. USF, 1-0 at Long Beach State) and other edgy instances, Auburn knew exactly who to turn to. “Bri is a really special player,” Hoppa said. “She’s had two good years for us and now she’s gone to a whole new level. She’s leading our offense, not only in the goal scoring but with how we play. The ball has to go through her. “She is creative. She creates attacks. She draws attention and opens up other players.” Hoppa likely didn’t glance at the stat sheets postgame, but her breakdown is still spot-on. Of Auburn’s 27 goals, Folds has assisted or scored on 11. Her 2.29 points per game average ranks second in the conference and her six assists are tied for first. Granted, Folds’ performance thus far hasn’t come as a surprise to her teammates. The Lakeland, Florida, product started all 20 matches last year at forward, tying for a team-high in assists with six and tying for second with four goals. She’s well on her way to shattering those benchmarks this season. Folds brings rare leadership abilities every time Auburn toes the turf at the Auburn Soccer Complex. According to her goalie, Folds doesn’t talk much, electing instead to act as a constant safety net for Tigers in need during a match. “She may not be very vocal but she’s always in the right spots at the right time,” Le Beau said. “You kind of just look up and, ‘Oh, there’s Bri.’ She’s always there, you can always rely on her.” Auburn will be seeing double Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT when the only other 7-0 squad in the conference comes to town. In Starkville last season, the Tigers earned their fourth straight SEC result with a double overtime tie against the Bulldogs. “I think our chemistry is amazing,” Folds said of the difference between this year’s team and last year’s. “You can’t even explain it.”
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Chandler Cox (27) vs. Arkansas on Oct. 22, 2016 in Auburn, Ala.
Kickoff time set for Auburn-Arkansas By ZACH TANTILLO Sports Reporter
The Week 4 SEC clash between No. 7 Auburn and Arkansas will be under the lights. The two will battle it out in Jordan-Hare on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 6 or 6:30 p.m. CST in Auburn’s third contest in a four-game home stand. The action will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 or SEC Network. The league will lock in the network and time after Week 3 games. Auburn has owned Arkansas under Gus Malzahn’s leadership, going 4-1 in the five meetings thus far, with the sole loss coming in a four-overtime thriller, 54-46 in 2015. The Tigers have won some lopsided affairs against Arkansas in recent years, with the Tigers outscoring 234-115 in the last five meetings, including 108-23 in the last two. The Arkansas game always feels closer to home for Malzahn as his coaching roots derive from The Natural State. He was inducted as a member of the Arkansas High School Coaching Hall of Fame in 2013. Malzahn started his coaching career as a high school coach in Arkansas before joining the Razorbacks in 2005 as an offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. After departing from Auburn as offensive coordinator, Malzahn took on head coaching responsibilities at Arkansas State for one year before returning to Auburn at his current post as head coach. Auburn currently holds the edge in the match up all-time against Arkansas with a 15-11-1 record.
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No. 6 Auburn golf opens 2018 season By BRYCE JOHNSON Sports Writer
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Tigers shattering records with ‘amazing chemistry’ By ZACH TANTILLO Sports Reporter
Not many would have expected this Auburn soccer team to be undefeated going into SEC play, especially after losing two SEC first team All-Conference players from last year’s squad. But many also did not expect for junior Bri Folds to take her game to a “new level” and lead Auburn to its best start in program history. Auburn took a big hit after losing three of the top four scorers from the 2017 squad with Folds being the lone returner out of the four. The key losses made the 2018 season look like a rebuilding season with a total of 17 of the 27 players being either freshmen or sophomores. But after a Folds-led 3-1 victory over Cincinnati, the Tigers find themselves with a 7-0-0 record head-
ing into conference play. Folds has been the driving force in this historic run, and her play has exceeded all expectations this season as she leads the Tigers in goals, assists, points, shots and shots on goal. The statistics only tell a part of the story of what Folds brings to the table for Auburn. Folds is not the most dominating presence on the field, but her role as a leader derives from her pedal-to-the-metal play style. “I’m not very vocal, but I play with all heart and I try to just make things happen for my team on offense,” said Folds. During Sunday’s matchup, Auburn trailed early after a Bearcat penalty kick. In need of someone to step up, Folds took it
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Behind 22 birdies and three eagles, No. 6 Auburn golf finished its first tournament of the season in sixth place at the Carpet Capital Collegiate over the weekend in Rocky Face, Georgia. The Tigers had three players finish in the top 20, including Ryan Knop, who opted to play as an individual. Knop carded a team-high six birdies in the third round, with five coming on the back nine. He finished tied for fourth at six-under. Auburn tallied 14 birdies in the final round, with Wells Padgett, Jacob Solomon and Gaysen Huff adding eagles on the par-5, 498-yard 12th hole. “This week was a great test and we received some excellent information on what we need to work on in practice,” head coach Nick Clinard said. “We will continue to grow and improve this fall as we juggle the lineup to help us figure out who our top five to six players are. “I’m looking forward to a good week of preparation for our next event in Arizona.” The Tigers next take their talents to Scottsdale, Arizona, on Sept. 21 to play the Maui Jim Intercollegiate. FINAL SCORES T-1. Tennessee: -21 (280-276-287--843) - won on playoff T-1. Georgia Tech: -21 (281-275-287--843) 3. Alabama: -19 (288-270-287--845) T-4. Clemson: -1 (290-294-279--863) T-4. South Carolina: -1 (294-284-285--863) 6. Auburn: +2 (293-284-289--866) T-7. LSU: +9 (296-292-285--873) T-7. Virginia: +9 (294-284-295--873) T-7. North Florida: +9 (301-285-287--873) 10. Colorado State: +17 (301-299-281--881) 11. Cal: +18 (301-284-297--882) 12. Kennesaw State: +22 (288-300-298--886) 13. Florida: +28 (301-296-295--892) 14. Chattanooga: +31 (295-294-306--895) 15. Dalton State: +50 (303-297-314--914)
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Tigers volleyball rallies to beat Kennesaw State By JAKE WRIGHT Sports Writer
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Thanks to a dramatic rally in which it won the final three sets, Auburn volleyball beat Kennesaw State 5-3 on Tuesday evening to improve its record to 6-3 on the season. “Kennesaw State has been a very good team the last couple years and came out strong,” Auburn head coach Rick Nold said. “They put a lot of pressure on us early and it was great to see the way we responded after being down two sets. We’ve had matches where we’ve struggled to get
out of it and to see us battle back in tight sets was very encouraging. “We were making those simple plays to return the pressure and it was enough to come out on top.” Brenna Mcllroy led Auburn with 14 kills, while Shaina White and Gwyn Jones added 11 kills each. Mica Allison had 37 assists for the Tigers. On defense, Bella Rosenthal recorded a career-high of 25 digs to lead all players in the match. McIlroy added 11
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Will LSU’s offense find success at Auburn? By NATHAN KING Sports Editor LSU is just two games in with transfer Joe Burrow, and Auburn has already been made to take notice of the quarterback’s importance to his offense. Burrow, who transferred from Ohio State in the offseason after Dwayne Haskins was named the starter, is 2-0 after wins over then-No. 8 Miami and Southeastern Louisiana. The 6-foot-4 junior is completing his passes at just a 47.7 percent rate. But it’s his “smarts” at the line of scrimmage are going to require extra attention from Auburn’s defense this Saturday. “That’s part of the game that goes on just about every week,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said of Burrow’s checks on Tuesday. “Even though he just got there, he’s a more veteran guy and it looks like to me they’re putting some things in his hands. That’s just kind of a game within a game that an offense and defense goes through quite a bit each Saturday.” Both of Burrow’s touchdown tosses came in a 31-0 win over Southeastern Louisiana over the weekend. It was the opener against Mark Richt’s Miami team in Arlington, Texas, however, where Burrow impressed with checks and audibles against
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a Hurricanes defense that grabbed 17 interceptions last season. Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele said Sunday that, while he only has the two games to make a “short evaluation,” Burrow’s ability to keep LSU ahead of the sticks stood out, and Steele won’t be able to slow him down with his game plan alone. “Any time that you’ve got a quarterback that can get you out of a bad play and into a good one, that ups the difficulty a little bit,” Steele said. “(Jeremiah) Dinson and Deshaun (Davis) … you can do some things with those two that can give you a coach on the field, if you will. They really understand football at a high level. So, you can at least take away what (LSU) does best.” After being sacked twice in each of his two starts, Burrow will line up across an Auburn defensive front that boasts nine sacks this season — tied for second in the nation. LSU head coach Ed Orgeron said Monday that, in order to protect Burrow against the likes of Big Kat Bryant, Dontavius Russell, Derrick Brown, Marlon Davidson and Nick Coe, the Bayou Bengals could go four-wide with their receivers. “Those are options,” Orgeron said. “We can go empty. We can go four-wide. It’s less protection. We are taking a chance of being one-on-one.” Like Jarrett Stidham, Burrow tends to hold onto the ball for
too long, and Orgeron will admit that. In an ear-splitting Jordan-Hare Stadium last season, SEC quarterbacks were made to pay for that habit. In four home conference games, Auburn sacked opposing quarterbacks four times. The Tigers’ average margin of victory in those games was 40-16. “We’re going to have crowd noise all week,” Orgeron said of preparing for Jordan-Hare. “(Burrow has) been in some loud games before. The specific stuff we do on the road regularly, we’ll do with him and he’s able to do it. This will not be foreign to Joe Burrow.” What also won’t be foreign to Burrow is cornerback Jamel Dean. Dean and Burrow, both former Ohio State Buckeyes, both traveled very different paths to wind up in the SEC. When asked about the quarterback Tuesday, Dean’s face lit up. “I actually like Joe Burrow,” Dean said with a smile. “I was already on campus (at Ohio State) but he was still there. I’m pretty sure, if he felt like how I felt, he’ll probably have a chip on his shoulder and he probably wants to prove to Ohio State why he should’ve been there playing.” *Editor’s note: Thanks to Brandon Adam and The Daily Reveille for quotes from LSU’s Monday press availability.
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Rowland named Freshman of the Week By ANNAGAIL HOLTON Sports Writer
Auburn first-year setter Taylor Rowland has earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors, announced by the conference Monday afternoon. Rowland had 23 kills against Kansas, 13 kills against Loyola Marymount and 12 against American, rounding out a successful tournament. During Auburn’s tournament in the Kansas Invitational, Rowland averaged 4.5 points and 4.36 kills. She was also named to the All-Tournament team. Auburn won two out of its three games in the Kansas Invite against American (3-0) and Kansas (3-2), but lost on Friday to Loyola Marymount 3-0. On the season, Rowland has played in 25 sets total, averaging 3.82 points per set which is the highest amongst the team. Rowland is ranked second in total points amongst the Tigers with 95.5 behind senior Brenna McIlroy with 97.0. Rowland also leads the Tigers offensively with 92 kills on the season. Auburn volleyball will next take on Florida State on Sunday. The action inside Auburn Arena will begin at 12 p.m. CST.
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Punter Aidan Marshall leaves football program By NATHAN KING Sports Editor
For the second straight week, an Auburn player has left Gus Malzahn’s program. Punter Aidan Marshall is no longer on the team, Malzahn announced Tuesday at his weekly press conference. 247 Sports’ Brandon Marcello reported the news earlier in the day. “We feel very good about Arryn, he’s done a good job,” Malzahn said. “Ian Shannon will come back and be our backup punter moving forward the rest of the season.” Marshall started the season opener against Washington but has since been supplanted by former Australian Prokick player Arryn Siposs. The walk-on punted just once in the opener for 30 yards. Siposs has four punts for a 41-yard average. Last week, reserve defensive back John Broussard Jr. left the team. H-back Robert Muschamp was given the vacant scholarship.
Gymnastics adds Alabama coach to staff By STAFF REPORT
Auburn gymnastics has picked up former Alabama associate head coach Bryan Raschilla as a volunteer coach, Tigers head coach Jeff Graba announced Tuesday evening. “We are extremely lucky and excited to have Bryan join our staff,” Graba said. “He has a wealth of knowledge that I think will help us continue to grow our program. More importantly, he is a tremendous person and I believe a great fit for the Auburn gymnastics family.” Raschilla spent the past 22 seasons in Tuscaloosa, including the last four as associate head coach. At the conclusion of last season, which saw the Crimson Tide receive a top-12 invite to the NCAA Championships but fail to reach the Super Six, his contract was not renewed. According to TideSports.com, Raschilla showed up for work the following Monday after UCLA won the national title over the weekend. He popped into head coach Dana Duckworth’s office to ask if she wanted coffee. She responded by telling him he was out in T-Town. “… Thank you for being more attentive (than) you ever have been since I’ve worked with you the last month,” Duckworth told Raschilla in a text provided to
TideSports. “It did not go unnoticed. I’m stepping back and processing. I know watching tonight hurts but will bring clarity and growth with the right mindset.” According to the report, current and former Crimson Tide gymnasts were shaken by the news. Raschilla was stunned. “There was an initial shock,” Raschilla said. “I’m not going to lie about that. A little scratching your head and going OK, did that just happen? And it did. “Bottom line, it’s like when you cut the grass. You can’t uncut it.” At Auburn, Raschilla’s role will be comprised of assistant duties, database management and assistance in program camps. Raschilla claims a trio of national titles, 18 Super Six berths, six SEC titles and 15 individual NCAA titles. “It’s hard to put into words how excited I am about the opportunity to help Auburn gymnastics with coaches who have earned my respect by their hard work and tenacity over the years,” Raschilla said. “I am really looking forward to working with the amazing student-athletes on the team and the great people who lead them.” Auburn opens its 2019 campaign at home against Iowa on Jan. 4, 2019.
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digs to record her fourth double-double of the season. Auburn set a season-high in blocks with 13, with Chesney McClellan tying a career-high with seven. Auburn also had nine aces for the match. Peyton White led the way with a career-best three.Auburn set a season-high in blocks with 13, with Chesney McClellan tying a career-high with seven. Auburn also had nine aces for the match. Peyton White led the way with a career-best three.
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upon herself to make something happen. Folds ran a give-andgo with Hailey Whitaker and led a charge down the left flank, where she found Treva Aycock with a pinpoint pass for the equalizer. Later in the match, Folds would have another chance at an impact play after a handball penalty gave her the opportunity for a penalty kick of her own. The Cincinnati goalie would guess right but Folds would still find the back of the net to put the Tigers up 2-1. The rest was literally history. Folds has a different swagger about her this year as she is the focal point of the offensive attack, but her teammates give her a sense of security to just go out there and play. “I think I’m playing with more confidence than I ever played with,” Folds said. “I have great teammates to help me through all of that, like the bad mistakes I make. It’s great.” Auburn will open SEC play with heaps of momentum and confidence when Mississippi State comes to Auburn on Friday Sep. 14. The record-setting start to the season could be a key to starting a “whole new season.” “One thing we have done in this nonconference is we’ve won a lot of different games. We’ve won with our offense, we’ve won with our defense, we’ve won from coming behind like today so that’s something different,” Hoppa said. “A lot of times your team has to win one way, we can win in a variety of ways and attack with a variety of players. We’ve got some diversity in this team and how we can play.” “Now we’ve got to get refocused because a whole new season starts on Friday.”
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‘First Man’ author confronts controversy over film Auburn professor speaks on production and experience on set of movie based off of his book By MIKAYLA BURNS Lifestyle Editor
Throughout all his success, James R. Hansen hopes that he has made his students from the past 31 years proud with his newest venture, the upcoming film “First Man.” Hansen, professor emeritus of history at Auburn University, is the author of the only official biography of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, and a co-producer and co-director for the upcoming film adaption of the book, both titled, “First Man.” Hansen worked alongside director Damian Chazelle and actor Ryan Gosling on the project, where he gained immense respect for both men, he said. Recent controversy has surrounded the film as some have accused the movie of not being patriotic enough. People have spoken out about their discontent with this, including President Donald Trump announcing that he will not be viewing it due to the omission of the iconic flag-planting moment into the lunar surface. However, if American patriotism symbolized by the flag is what people are concerned about, Hansen promises there are more moments throughout the film that represent American pride. “The movie is very intimately American,” Hansen said. “That’s why the controversy is unfortunate and frustrating for us involved because we know the movie. It’s got Americana written all over it.” Hansen understands why people could receive word of the omission and think it is odd, but he said there was a lot of thought put into that decision. When viewers see the movie, they will understand the decision, Hansen said. “I lived and breathed the production of this movie, and I understand why (it was omitted),” Hansen said. “But people just hear this one thing, and they don’t understand why it was done the way it was done and how other elements of the movie are unbelievably patriotic and American.” The flag, however, is shown on the lunar surface in incredible ways in the film, according to Hansen, just without the scene of it physically being planted. “It was really in the hands of the director, Damian Cha-
zelle,” Hansen said. “We’ve got this storyline, and a lot of it is Neil’s story. It’s really a grief story.” The movie begins with the death of Armstrong’s young daughter Karen, and the rest of the movie focuses on the Armstrong family’s healing from that loss. “[The movie] not only needs to finish the journey to the moon, but it needs to finish the grief journey, too,” Hansen said. “We had to finish the grief journey for [Neil].” Hansen admits that maybe the production team should have realized the possibility of the negative reaction on the omission of the American flag planting, but they were focused on Neil’s story, not just the Apollo 11 story. “It’s just a reflection of our time as these things become politicized,” he said. “There was a strong comment from Mark Armstrong, the younger of the two sons, who thinks that with this controversy that Neil would be very bothered by it, sullying the promise of this new film.” When Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, the American astronauts brought an American flag, a plaque saying that the men came in peace for all mankind on the Lunar Module and a silicon chip with goodwill messages from over 70 world leaders of the time microscopically engraved on it. Hansen thinks it is important to notice production omitted the placement of it all, not just the planting of the American flag. Even though it was an American achievement, the American government mandated those items for the exploration to symbolize the feat for all men and women. “What did Neil say when he stepped on the surface?” Hansen asked, hoping people would remember those historic words. “He didn’t say one giant leap for us Americans.” Hansen said, while it is important to remember that the moon landing was an American achievement, the rest of the world was just as excited to see men on the moon. Most importantly, though, Hansen owed it to Armstrong to continue to protect his story and uphold his legacy. As he was heavily involved with production, Chazelle
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The 21st birthday sign: an Auburn rite of passage By ALICE PHILLIPS Lifestyle Writer
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Turning 21 is a rite of passage for college students everywhere. Students line up downtown with their newly legal licenses, ready to have a drink and celebrate with friends. However, pulling out a license is not the only thing people look forward to anymore. Specialized 21st birthday signs are the popular way to ring in a new year of life. Flashy 21st birthday signs fill the bars and are seen almost every night of the week. The signs are lined with glitter, surrounded by feathers or feature a funny picture, making the signs difficult to miss. A 21st birthday sign is a spectacle birthday celebrators deem more special than simply pulling out a license. The sign is made by friends and shows the personality of the celebrated person. Whether it be the man or woman always drinks Diet Coke, loves a celebrity or is obsessed with dogs, it will be on the sign. “My sign was my two favorite people, Bruno Mars and Milo Ventimiglia, with the background as top chef,” said Carley Powell, senior in nursing. “I love to cook and always joke that I’m the top chef.” The back of the sign typically has a list of 21 tasks that must be completed by the end of the night.
The to-do list is decided by friends, and there is hardly a limit to how strange they can be. “The funniest thing I had to do on my list was either text my clinical instructor or end the night by jumping in the Evolve pool,” Powell said. Where the birthday sign originated is not clear, but Auburn is one of many schools that celebrates this way. It is predominately a Southern tradition, especially at other SEC schools like the University of Alabama and the Ole Miss. Elizabeth Castillo, senior at Florida State University, said, in their her social scene, the sign tradition is the same. However, in a addition to the sign, the birthday night has a theme that all of the birthday party abides by. “I have been to birthdays themed under the sea, rock ‘n’ roll and even Harry Potter,” Castillo said. “Everyone dresses up according to the theme and presents the sign with the 21 tasks.” The signs are either handmade on poster board and cut or purchased at Sign World on Opelika Road. Sign World will design the sign in Photoshop to create the birthday sign of dreams. Prices range from $18 to $25, depending on the size and design used. No matter the design, the 21st birthday sign is a tradition catered to each person, reflecting their personality and representing how well their closest friends know their personality and interests.
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The evolution of gameday fashion By MALLORY PITTS Lifestyle Writer
Auburn boasts a wide range of gameday traditions, from the eagle flight to the Tiger Walk. One less official but equally popular gameday tradition has made quite the comeback in recent years. Although students have been dressing up for football games for decades, gameday fashion at Auburn has become an event in and of itself. If you take a walk up and down North College Street on an Auburn gameday, you’ll witness a fashion show of sorts — one that undoubtedly speaks to the creative spirit of Auburn
students and their affinity for self-expression through fashion. Chloe Popwell, visual merchandiser at Auburn boutique Behind the Glass, recalls popular gameday outfits when she was an Auburn student. “When I was in high school and college, solid color things were more of a statement,” Popwell said. “People wore solid color orange dresses and navy dresses. … It was not outside of the box.” Since the days of color blocking and dresses made from jersey fabric, there has been a paradigm shift in gameday fashion. Although many girls continue to be inspired by trends, interpretation is more liberal, and in-
dividuality seems to be more En Vogue these days. Among recent fads like matching sets, platform shoes, flare jeans and corduroy jumpers, many date back to decades past. Popwell’s ideal gameday look — a crop top, flares and a little handkerchief — is undeniably retro. “I’m just really excited because I feel like gameday people are expressing their style more than ever and just being edgy and different and not so cookie-cutter,” Popwell said. “The girls look cool and it represents Auburn really well. It’s a cool town so I’m glad that people are really branching out.”
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and Gosling told Hansen to speak to them first about any directorial advice that he had at an appropriate time between scenes. Hansen did not have much to say as both men were masters of their craft, but there were a few moments where he felt the need to speak up in order to honor Armstrong’s personality. In one undisclosed scene, Hansen felt odd about the way a line was done, and Gosling asked him to sit with him at lunch while on a break and talked to him about that moment. Hansen voiced his reservations on the line and direction, only in regards to how Armstrong was being embodied, as he did not think Armstrong would have said something in the way it was portrayed. “Ryan took the time to explain his approach to creating a character, and there was something about the way he was speaking to me, very respectfully and really listening to what I had to say and being rather minimalist in the way he was saying things that I almost thought I was talking to Neil,” Hansen said. “I had kind of a shiver go down my spine because I really felt this guy was the right one to do it and that he was going to really bring Neil.” To Hansen, Gosling embodied Armstrong with an interpretation that was the true essence of the astronaut. Though he wrote Armstrong’s biography as a colleague, Hansen said that he became a dear friend to him. He said he feels a responsibility to continue to uphold Armstrong’s legacy. In 1999, Hansen was one of many
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authors and historians that were reaching out to Armstrong to write his biography. Everyone was refused the job, but Hansen sent Armstrong a birthday gift not long after he received the ‘no.’ “I knew I couldn’t pester him,” Hansen said. “I sent him this birthday gift with some of my books. I was basically thinking, ‘Boy, wouldn’t it be cool to know that my books were on the bookshelf of Neil Armstrong?’” After receiving that gift, Armstrong changed his mind about Hansen and granted him the rights to his story. The process was not easy, and it took a few years to complete. At the end, Hansen had 55 hours of audio recordings of interviews with Armstrong. Hansen wanted to make Armstrong proud, as it was an honor to be the one to write the astronaut’s story. “[Armstrong] only gave me one compliment on the book and that was, ‘Jim, you wrote exactly the kind of book you told me you were going to write,’” Hansen said. “To write the book in such an honest way in the exact way I told him I was going to, it was such a compliment for me.” To his excitement, everyone involved within the book, like Armstrong’s ex-wife, second wife and sons, approved of the it after its release in 2005. The two men remained friends throughout the rest of Armstrong’s life, exchanging phone calls and emails as well as seeing each other at events they were both invited to. Hansen commends Armstrong in the way he never influenced Hansen’s writing of the book. He never had anything to say about it, just answered the questions Hansen asked. Though some might think that the film’s interpretation might be wrong, there was a lot of research that went into it. “Gosling had a lot to do with that, too,” Hansen said. Hansen’s book inspired the final script by Josh Singer, writer of “Spotlight.” Hansen was sent Singer’s scripts every time they were revised. “I sent him 70 single-spaced pages of comments,” Hansen said, after receiving only the first 100-page preliminary outline of the script. “I had no veto power, but I had my powers of persuasion.” Singer told Hansen that he had a
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