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Alumni reflect on time at Auburn
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Students weigh in on job market
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Like a good neighbor, Stan White is there Radio announcer and 1993 quarterback to be commencement speaker Chandler Jones COMMUNITY EDITOR
When it comes to Auburn, Stan White is all in. He’s one of the voices shouting with joy when Auburn scores a touchdown, much like his widely heard exuberance during the final place of last week’s Iron Bowl. Maybe he’s your neighborly financial service provider, having owned his own State Farm Insurance Agency for the past 12 years. It most likely is his commitment to the place he once called home, because since White graduated in 1993, he only keeps coming back. White will return to Auburn yet again later this month as the commencement speaker for the Fall 2013 Graduation Ceremony. For many Auburn traditionalists, White’s name is noth-
ing new. He graduated in 1993 with a degree in mass communications after he led his 1993 team, as team captain and quarterback, to an undefeated season. “We were able to go undefeated in my senior year,” White said. “It was an awesome experience, indescribable to come out of the tunnel to 80,000 scream fans. Those are the type of memories you have as you get older. Just the emotions of the fans, the appreciation they show you. It’s a gratifying experience.” White began playing as a freshman starter and today, when it comes to Auburn, he’s never too far away. He said he’s marveled by the changes he’s seen in Auburn. “When I was there South College was hardly anything,” White said with a laugh. “It’s really exploded commercially.” White became a radio color commentator for Auburn football in 2001. “I’ve probably had two of the most incredible calls we’ve had a chance to experience,” White said about the recent wins against
Georgia and Alabama. He said it has been a joy to be a small part of Auburn. He said he’s had other opportunities like ones from ESPN, but turned them down to stay in a position to help. After the Saturday games are over, White returns home to his family: two young boys, a toddler-aged daughter and loving wife. At 42 years old, White said he started late, but being a father has become his pride and joy. But Auburn never leaves White’s mentality. He said it’s part of his daily life when he remembers how Auburn taught him to face adversity. “Our country really relates to the under dog perspective,” White said. “Back to leaving Mother England, people embraced the underdog approach. Every day, you are going to go through some adversity or long shot in reaching any goal. “Auburn taught me it isn’t about what isn’t your pocket, bank or your wallet, but what kind of adversity did you go through to get there.”
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While you were here ... The past four years have been, in a word, emotional. Nobody expected what happened in 2010. Nobody dreamed the 2009 8-5 Tigers would show up the way they did with a new head coach Gene Chizik and Junior College quarterback Cam Newton. Then came 2011. Cam went pro like we all guess he would, and the team didn't exactly fall apart, but it left us wanting. That year, Auburn football left us uninspired. In 2012, we were devastared by the 3-9 season our team put up. We fired our coach. Even Alabama fans got tired of mocking us. But look where we are now. Out of the darkness rolled the Gus Bus to take us to an almost-perfect season, a stunning Iron Bowl victory, and a trip to to Atlanta. If the last four years have taught us anything, it's that the Tigers may get down, but we're never out, in football or in life. We believe in Auburn, and love it.
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Recent graduates move on, but Auburn remains home Graduates discuss life following college, Auburn networking and returning home Kyle Van Fechtmann SPORTS WRITER
Graduating from Auburn signifies more than receiving a diploma or attending a ceremony. It’s the beginning of becoming part of something more. According to many recent Auburn graduates, this school on The Plains measures for you once you step out of college and into the “real world.” “When I was in school, I tried to develop relationships with my professors since they have so much great advice to share,” said Andy Gilpin, spring 2013 graduate in fi-
nance. “Developing those relationships has helped immensely because my career is relationship driven. “I can talk with the seasoned veterans of business with ease because of my experience conversing with my professors.” Gilpin currently works in Washington, D.C., at CBRE, the largest commercial real estate service firm in the world. “The education I got through Auburn provided me with basic knowledge I needed to be successful in my current job,” said Trey Bonner, fall of 2012 aviation and supply chain management graduate who works at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas. Although the University prepares graduates for their futures in the work force, numerous graduates said it still takes time to adjust from being a college student to working full time. “If you think homework, tests and studying is hard now, wait until you have to do it 10 hours a day, Monday through Friday, when there are no study guides for the tests,
and the professor gets to decide how much money you make,” Bonner said. No longer being a student for this 2013 football season has been difficult for recent graduates. “Missing the Gus Bus is hard,” Gilpin said. “It’s painful to watch the games on TV, especially the last two we’ve had,” Bonner said Many employers who graduated from Auburn often hire Auburn graduates, showing the bond that is created through a simple exchange of, “War Eagle.” “Auburn has the unique trait that when you run into another alum, you have an instant connection, which is nice when you’re out there on your own,” Bonner said. “The Auburn Creed sets the bar very high, and they expect Auburn graduates to abide by it.” Graduates noted that it does not matter where they are in the world, wearing any type of Auburn gear; typically warrants a “War Eagle” from a fellow proud Auburn graduate. In Gilpin’s first few months on the job he
has had War Eagle moments on the metro, at a Washington Nationals game and in front of the White House. “Auburn people all over the world have a very special bond that goes further than education. We all experienced the same things and there is a mutual respect for it,” Gilpin said. Like many others in the Auburn family, the strangest part for Gilpin when he came back to campus this semester as an alumnus was the Toomer’s oak trees not being there. “I was there when they were taken down but it is still so weird to not have them there,” Gilpin said. “I am not a big fan of those cables. I can’t wait for the new trees to be in.” Bonner says although Auburn has put up new buildings and campus has changed since he has been a student, the feeling when he comes back to visit is similar. “The weirdest part is how going back after being gone for so long it feels like you never left,” Bonner said.
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Graduating seniors face uncertainty in the job market Annie Faulk COMMUNITY REPORTER
After the triumph of walking across the stage and receiving a diploma, college graduates are expected to have jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the national unemployment rate is estimated to hover around 7 percent. The bureau’s latest unemployment results from October placed Alabama’s unemployment rate was 6.5 percent, Georgia’s rate was 8.1 percent, Florida’s was 6.7 percent, Mississippi’s was 8.5 percent and Tennessee’s was 8.4 percent. “I’m not anxious since I already have a job lined up,” said Jamie Yates, graduating senior in applied mathematics and business. “I probably would be otherwise though.” Yates moves to San Diego in January to start her job as a Northrop Grumman aerospace systems engi-
neer. “I’m moving 36 hours away,” Yates said. “While I’m very excited about my next chapter, it will be hard to match the joy I have living life with the Auburn Family.” To Yates, the Auburn Family is a literal family. Her brother graduated in May and her sister is a freshman this year. “I don’t have a specific dream job, but I would love to live in another country at some point,” Yates said. “So whatever job that involves, I’d be happy with.” Yates has been a student at Auburn for three and a half years. “I never saw myself as an engineer, but it sort of fell in my lap,” Yates said. “And having a job prior to graduation reduces stress immensely, although it kills your motivations, too.” Not every graduate has secured a job before stepping on the stage in the Arena. Some graduates have
jobs, but others are still on the hunt. “I do feel anxious about finding a job,” said Breya Thomas, graduating senior in radio, television and film. “It’s so hard to find somewhere to work because there is so much competition out there, Finding exactly what I want to do and finding out how to get there is difficult. I can do a lot with a RTVF degree and that makes it hard to narrow down exactly what I want to do.” Thomas said she is searching for a job, but in the meantime, her focus is on experience in her home town of Washington, D.C. “My dream job is to do something in the entertainment industry,” Thomas said. “I want to be an entertainment news correspondent for E! I also love talk shows, so I’d love to work with production or assisting behind the scenes.” Some students turn their job anxieties into positive outlooks.
“I do feel a little anxious, but it’s a good kind of anxious,” said Nick Goudreau, graduating senior in marketing. “You are searching for the start point of reaching your dreams. The job market is tough, but there are jobs out there, so that is somewhat encouraging.” Goudreau’s dream job is not just a single job. He wants to be a serial entrepreneur, which he described as continually starting his own businesses. “While I really want to buy a business from someone who wants to retire, let me know if you know of someone,” Goudreau said. “For now, I am searching for a job in marketing or sales.” Seniors graduating in December have limited days, but their job search troubles can help their fellow students who will graduate in the coming months. “They always say it’s about who
you know and it’s true,” Thomas said. “Having a great recommendation goes much further than an impressive resume does in media.” Goudreau encourages his fellow Auburn students to attend job fairs held by the University or their particular college. He said your dream company may not be at the fair, but he encourages students to attend for networking. “Not only may you find a job you didn’t know about that you will like, but it’s great experience,” Goudreau said. “When you finally do land that big interview, you won’t be near as nervous because you have already knocked out a couple big interviews that you didn’t care as much about.” “Start early,” Thomas said. “Start networking and establishing contacts now because those people can really help you if you make a great impression and maintain a relationship.”
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I’m not sure how, but I’m actually about to graduate Rachel Suhs DESIGN@THEPLAINSMAN. COM
The winter break after my first semester at Auburn, my dad told me my siblings were placing bets on when I’d drop out of Auburn. One wagered a year while the other bet only a semester. My family, a mix of grads from a variety of non-SEC schools, didn’t understand why I would bother attending a university filled with the same people I knew from high school, with a mediocre (at the time) football team, and with no plan for myself. As a high school senior I didn’t even bother looking at other universities. My parents kept asking me the same question every new freshman and Camp War Eagle counselor asked: Why Auburn? I never really gave them an answer. While everyone else I knew had something
drawing them to The Plains, whether it be a scholarship, a specific program, or a legacy to uphold, I had no clue and spent my first semester in relative silence and dismay as a miserable business student. The football games and campus activities provided a helping of the Auburn spirit, but I knew I couldn’t survive another long semester of silently taking notes. It didn’t help that my best friend from across the hall was happily busy with graphic design projects while I was reviewing history notes. I took a page from her and quickly changed my major. My second semester, I started my first drawing class. I quickly traded the strangers asking to borrow a pencil for friends bumming sheets of charcoal paper (surprisingly, in exchange for baked goods). The further I went into the design program the more I realized I had found something I truly loved doing rather than just sticking with some major because it would be easier to find a job with post graduation. While finding my niche and a plan for the
future, I found more of the spirit of Auburn while working as a resident assistant and for the student run newspaper as well as finding my place in other organizations. I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel like part of the Auburn family when we became the National Champions. My family quickly realized I had no intention of leaving The Plains. While a football victory became part of an amazing collegiate experience, it became only a fragment of what the Auburn family meant to me. When I think about the Auburn Family, I think of the freshmen I met as an RA, or the intense games of spoons with marines and midshipmen. I have plenty of memories of the long nights in the Plainsman office working on the next week’s paper or the early mornings scrambling to perfect the last details on a project. Little things like building snowmen on Samford Lawn with friends or flying a kite with Aubie have added to an experience not based off standards as simple as hours studying,
parties attended, or games won. I wouldn’t trade anything for my time spent with my fellow designers and the amazing people I have met on the Plainsman staff. The aspects I’ve come to know and love about Auburn have been things no one could capture in the pamphlets passed out to high school students. Even though I didn’t know it as a wide-eyed freshman, going to Auburn would be my best mistake. So this last Iron Bowl I spent the game away from the beloved Jordan-Hare and in my living room with my family, clad in orange and blue. In losing the bet, my relatives have joined the family and become Auburn fans. But just like my siblings predicted (if off by a few years), I’m leaving Auburn, but as an alumna. Now the question of “why did you pick Auburn” has been replaced with “where are you going now?” My answer is still the same noncommittal shrug but if the past four years have been any indication, I know it will be amazing.
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Congratulations, December 2013 graduates! Abernathy, Nocona C. Acklin, Joshua W. Acklin, Kayla G. Adcock, Jordan L. Adcock, Riley B. Addla, Surender Archana Reddy Addo, Samuel Adu Gyamfi, Akua Agalsoff, Brian C. Agyekum, Michael Ainsworth, Lee D. Albritton, Derek S. Aldridge, Andrew B. Alexander, Benjamin Allegri, Emily D. Allen, Matthew W. Allison, Eric J. Allsbrook, Matthew S. Alzate, Nathalia Amat, Michael B. Ames, Catlin W. An, Haeju Anderson, Jonathan D. Anderson, Sydney M. Andino, Stephanie E. Andreades, Laura M. Angel, Muhammad M. Antrobius, Rebecca J. Armstrong, Kyle S. Arnett, Nicole M. Arnold, Zachary D. Asbury, Lucas O.
Ashley, Joseph A. Aswani, Kunal S. Atkins, Brandon P. Aughtman, Sarah A. Austin, Summer A. Autrey, Elizabeth A. Ayers, Joshua D. Azzam, Benjamin R. Baas, Ashley N. Babington, John E. Backer, Katherine G. Bagwell, Kelli E. Bagwell, Mallory L. Baker, Emma K. Balasubramani, Jagadeesh Baldwin, Justin D. Banks, Whitney J. Barber, Frances L. Barber, Mary L. Barkley, Lauren E. Barlow, Duriel T. Barnes, Amanda N. Barnes, Sara M. Barnett, Johnathan B. Barnhill, Whitcomb R. Barreca, Stephen L. Barrella, Jaclyn E. Barrington, William E. Bartley, Paul C. Barton, Caleb D. Bates, Charles D. Bates, Gabrielle R. Bates, Katherine L.
Bathula, Swathi Baxter, Kathleen D. Bazo Quintana, Cesar R. Beacham, Rebecca L. Beaman, Clark T. Beasley, Sara J. Beck, Anna J. Beckett, Charles R. Beckler, William S. Bedsole, Katherine T. Bedsole, Walt J. Bell, Brittan L. Belt, Christopher K. Benak, Joseph H. Benham, Samuel Benjamin, Caroline E. Bennett, Charles E. Bennett, Emily G. Bennett, Mallory J. Bennett, Olivia E. Benson, David T. Benton, Deangelo L. Bezeredi, Reba A. Bianca, Patrick V. Bickert, Jordan R. Bicking, Laura E. Bingham, Sarah G. Birmingham, Rachel S. Bitner, Thomas L. Bivins, Stephen T. Black, Haylee M. Blankenship, Lana C. Blaz, Vicente T.
Bloodworth, Benjamin J. Bock, Tory M. Bohannon, Chelsea M. Bohannon, Randall B. Bolack, Lawrence C. Bolen, Kristin L. Bommareddy, Susilpa Boren, Andrea M. Borre, William A. Borrello, Michelle E. Boshart, Elizabeth L. Boston, Katelyn W. Boucher, Drew S. Boulware, Jordan C. Boutwell, Allison I. Bowden, Megan B. Bowden, Michael B. Bowen, Britain C. Bowers, Colton L. Bowman, John B. Bozzelli, Dominic J. Bradfield, William J. Bradsher, Andrew J. Brakeman, Cody R. Brandon, James R. Brantley, Ashley K. Braswell, Mary K. Braund, Allison C. Brearley, Justin W. Brennan, Caitlin L. Brennan, Katharyn I. Brewer, Justin T.
Bridges, Tucker R. Bright, Robert M. Bringman, Michael Britt, Zachary T. Broadhead, Robbie E. Brock, Owen J. Bronson, Charelle V. Broussard, Kathryn E. Brown, Bethany E. Brown, Christina L. Brown, Megan M. Brown, Robin L. Brown, Steven K. Brown, Taylor H. Brown, Tyler P. Bruce, Hannah B. Bruce, Olivia Brueckner, Emma W. Brundidge, Lashawnda Bruner, Phillip R. Brunson, Ben A. Bryant, Kristan A. Buabeid, Manal A. Buchanan, Courtney L. Buchanan, Kristen A. Bugg, Justin K. Bullard, Courtney C. Burch, Shaun D. Burgess, Clinton D. Burke, Seamus J. Burleson, Tyler H. Burns, John R. Burslem, Rebecca K.
Busby, Timothy S. Buschman, Neil O. Bushnell, James J. Busler, Jessica N. Byers, Ashley L. Byrd, Phillip E. Cain, Taylor A. Caine, Brian A. Caldwell, Madalyn T. Caldwell, Taylor M. Calongne, Kimberly A. Calvo Velez, Pamela Camp, Amy S. Campbell, Benjamin C. Campbell, Jack B. Campbell, Magen N. Campbell, Taira A. Canan, Luke D. Canida, Christopher T. Cannon, Johanna T. Cantrell, Courtney B. Captain, Aristotle V. Caputo, Cameron L. Carpenter, Matthew S. Carr, Sarah E. Carra, Jonathan P. Carroll, Samantha M. Cartee, John Carter, Jordan T. Carter, Kenneth R. Carucci, Danielle N. Caruso, Rachel M. Cash, Victoria K.
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Clark, Margaret E. Clayton, Doriann B. Claytor, Joshua M. Clements, Austin M. Cline, Heather N. Cochran, Lena M. Cochran, Sidney R. Coffey, Matthew J. Cohen, Audrey K. Cohen, Vanessa S. Cole, Alexandra N. Cole, Casey L. Coleman, Brenda D. Collier, Amanda J. Collier, William B. Collins, Hilary A. Conard, Linford P. Conard, Margaret E. Connell, Joseph M. Connell, Katie K. Connell, Patrick C. Conner, Sara E. Consoli, Lauren E. Cook, Andrew W. Cook, Emma A. Cook, Samuel C. Cooper, Jourdan K. Copeland, Emily B. Cornelius, Barrett N. Cortelyou, Eric W. Countess, Laura E. Courson, Michael D. Courtney, Katelyn M. Courtwright, Corey A.
Covington, Emily C. Cox, Bradley W. Cox, Ryan M. Crance, Candy B. Crane, Hannah E. Crane, Kevin A. Craven, Paul D. Crawford, Hunter R. Creed, Michael Crews, Victoria H. Crotts, Rosemary D. Crotty, Brooke C. Crowe, Kendall C. Cruder, Ashley A. Crumpton, Katie Cruz, Luisa F. Culwell, Katherine A. Cummings, Cody J. Cummings, Steven C. Cunningham, Miles C. Curry, Taylor C. Curtis, Courtney M. Cuson, Katelyn D. Czerkawski, Lucas J. Dai, Jing Daily, Caroline F. Daniel, Jonathan L. Daniele, Matthew J. D'Assaro, Vincent A. Davenport, Justin T. Davis, Anna E. Davis, Carey J. Davis, Christopher L.
Davis, Dylan H. Davis, Jonathon T. Davis, Michael C. Davis, Natalie B. Davis, Roy C. Davis, Tommy L. Day, Erin E. Day, Mary A. Deal, Kennon S. Dean, Haley R. Deason, Jordan G. DeCelle, Charles W. Del Valle Figueroa, Ivelisse DeLaRosa, Lauren C. Dement, Brittany R. Dennis, Skyler C. DeRosa, John H. DeTullio, Kyle J. Dever, Sarah K. Devore, Elizabeth A. Diaz Sanchez, Miguel A. Dickerson, Peter F. Dickey, Keith A. Dillard, Andrew L. Dillard, Michael K. Dillon, Benjamin H. Dison, John T. Dodd, Heatherly K. Doering, Kelsey E. Doggett, Dusten J. Dolan, Hannah E. Donaldson, Martin L.
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Ellis, Cody J. Ellison, Leah J. Elmore, John T. Eltz, Anna B. Embry, Kathryn D. Emmett, Glynne K. Engle, Daniel B. Entrekin, Rachel L. Erwin, Ashley V. Eshelman, Andrew P. Eskew, Keith H. Etheridge, Stephen L. Eutsey, Dominique A. Euwer, Philip B. Evans, Deonte J. Evans, Kelly E. Evans, Lauren Faircloth, Julie R. Falcona, Gavin S. Fallen, Claxton Fan, Lu Fang, Xiaoyun Faniel, Princeton D. Farinelli, Brooke W. Farneti, Rachel A. Fathema, Nafsaniath Favors, Joshua B. Fawcett, Sara E. Featherston, Sarah G. Fee, Amanda E. Felipe, Jaime Ferdous, Shobnom Ferrari, Lorenzo Ferree, Anna S. Findley, Laura E. Fine, Jacob M. Fisher, Alissa P. Fisher, Melissa C. Fisher, Sarah F.
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December graduates share their favorite Auburn memories Becky Sheehan INTRIGUE WRITER
TOP: (Zach Bland) Nick Marshall avoids an Alabama defender during the 2013 Iron Bowl. BOTTOM: (Jenna Burgess) Students react to Auburn’s 2013 victory against Georgia.
Four years doesn’t seem like a long time. In the grand scheme of things, it is a blip on the radar. For Auburn’s December graduates, however, their time at the University was one of immense personal growth and discovering what it truly means to be part of the Auburn Family. As they prepare to don the cap and gown, three up-and-coming graduates shared with The Plainsman their fondest memories of life as an Auburn Tiger. For Stephanie Thomson, graduating in elementary education, experiencing Auburn football in the student section was one major highlight of her college career. Thomson, who was a freshman during Auburn’s National Championship season, said one of her favorite Auburn memories was winning the SEC Championship on her birthday that year. “It was a good birthday gift,” Thomson said. The only memory that may trump the SEC championship in Thomson’s eyes was this season’s Iron Bowl. “That was 100 percent my favorite Auburn memory,” Thomson said of the now-historical win over Alabama. Thomson plans on returning to her hometown of Roswell, Ga. after graduation to pursue her teaching career. Roger Harris III, graduating in computer science, spent much of his free time while attending Auburn performing bass with ska band, Blame Sydney!. In 2010, Blame Sydney! won the University Program Council’s Battle of the Bands. “There were a lot of people out there, and they were all cheering,” Davis said. “We had a lot of our friends there dancing,. It was a lot of fun, and the judges just loved us.” The win helped catapult Blame Sydney!’s popularity beyond its Auburn fanbase. The band performed across the Southeast, and has since recorded
three albums with Harris contributing his talents on bass. Harris has been awarded an internship as a web developer with Healthguru.com in New York City. He will be joining his girlfriend, Allison Braund, in Manhattan soon after graduating. Braund is receiving her degree in graphic design from Auburn, and the couple met through mutual friends. “We hung out and started talking and sparks flew,” Harris said. Harris and Braund are eager to start their new life in New York, but have promised their Auburn friends to visit as much as possible. Scott Norrell, an Auburn native, is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. For Norrell, singing the Auburn Alma Mater in the student section after each football game will always be a treasured memory. “Everyone has their arm around each other and they all sway and sing,” Norrell said. “It’s something that everyone in that stadium — at least in the student section — has in common. It’s the one thing that ties us all together.” Norrell said feeling that connection with other Auburn students was part of what made him fall in love with Auburn University. Looking back on his own college career as it draws to a close, Norrell said he advised incoming freshmen to look at college as a “growth period.” To him, finding a niche was invaluable to feeling part of the Auburn Family. “I’m very passionate about that,” Norrell said, “That’s one thing that I think is pertinent in getting through college.” He feels the friendships he cultivated while being part of Auburn United Methodist Church’s college ministry are life-long. “Those are the people you want in your wedding party,” Norrell said of his close-knit group of friends and support system from AUMC. Norrell said he looked forward to returning to the Auburn campus as an alumnus and passing along the Auburn legacy of warm welcomes and hearty “War Eagles” to new students.
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Senior will not let brain tumor stop him from graduating Jordan Dale HEAD COPY EDITOR
Travis Herrmann, a senior in journalism graduating in December, said his journey toward the graduation stage has been an arduous one. Herrmann, 29, has attended Auburn since 2002. He lives in Auburn with his wife, Carly, and their 9-year-old son, Teddy. In addition to raising a son and supporting his family, Herrmann is combatting a dire medical situation. He has a benign tumor in the center of his brain. While benign, the tumor’s location is prohibiting fluid from draining down his spine, which can create dangerous, and possibly deadly, results. “Usually (the condition) is diagnosed during autopsy, so they’re a bit stymied about what to do with me,” Herrmann said. “They endorse watchful waiting, but that has been difficult to live with.” He said his symptoms most commonly include explosive headaches and disorientation. His work with Skyborne International includes working high in the air, and a recent episode gave him the sensation of being thrown from the basket. “There isn’t so much medically that I can do as far as symptom management,” Herrmann said. “Sometimes things don’t feel quite normal, and you just have to tough it up.” Herrmann said the condition can be corrected through brain surgery, but it is difficult and dangerous in the best of circumstances. The surgery, which will eventually be performed by Barton Guthrie, a neurosurgeon at the University of Alabama, includes inserting a tube into the brain and, essentially, suctioning the tumor from the brain. “It seems crude and unreasonably simple,” Herrmann said. “I feel like it would be performed on a Civil War battlefield.” Herrmann received a scan in September, with a follow up scheduled for New Year’s Eve, and his surgery could be as early as January, de-
pending on the growth rate of the tumor. Carly Herrmann, Travis’ wife, explained how their lives have changed as the severity of his condition was revealed. “We’ve been going to Church of the Highlands — a lot of family time,” Carly said. “We talk about the worst as hard as that is, but we’re adults and we have to be prepared for what could possibly happen.” Carly said they have always had a good marriage, but they’ve become closer, waking up every morning and appreciating what they have. “Sitting and wallowing in it is going to do absolutely nothing,” Carly said. “(Death) comes up every now and then, where you have a moment and you both let it out and it gets you.” Despite his challenges, Travis said his condition has not shifted his focus away from his goals. “(Graduating) is what has gotten me up in the morning, other than my family,” Travis said. “It has been my professional purpose: to invest in myself with education.” In addition to the dangers of the surgery, the repercussions of such a procedure on the brain can be substantial. “There are a lot of reports of memory loss, personality changes,” Carly said. “Those are the things that really get you, the things that make you sit back and say, ‘Wait, is this going to be the same guy I married?’” Travis said he has been making videos to himself in preparation of possible memory loss because he thinks he would believe his own face instead of a stranger’s. “I try to be proactive about every day of my life. I try to get up and be thankful that I’m here to have a good day and I try to make it a good day,” Travis said. “I could have taken refuge over the years and gone to the library and could have distanced myself from my family, but 90 percent of the work I’ve done for my degree I’ve done (in my house).” Travis said University staff, particularly in the School of Communication and Journalism, has been in-
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TOP: Teddy Herrmann reads to his father, Travis, in his room. BOTTOM, LEFT: (From left to right) Carly, Travis and Teddy Herrmann enjoy family time. BOTTOM, MIDDLE: Travis will graduate in December with a degree in journalism. BOTTOM, RIGHT: Travis does school work at his kitchen table, near his family. credible in their efforts to make accommodations. “I have always been amazed with the opportunities I’ve been provided at Auburn, but the compassion and the sense of urgency to help me finish my degree has just blown me away,” Travis said. Travis’ professors have said his
habits as a student do not reflect any personal challenges he may be experiencing, as he consistently produces excellent work. Judith Sheppard, associate director of journalism, said she knew Travis, primarily from his internship. She said he was working on projects with classified material,
which showed how highly he was thought of and trusted. “I'm amazed to hear about this condition, particularly since Travis just emanates energy — his eyes actually shine with it — and he has an obvious well of personal strength,” Sheppard said. “I really don't believe this will conquer him.”
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