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On Campus CrimeAnnual security and fi re safety report
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A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID
Whatcha gonna do? » PAGE D1
Melvin Owens helps guard
coach Gene Chizik every
game day.
Auburn’s fi rst lady » PAGE C1
Living in the
president’s mansion
is the perfect job for
Susie Gogue.
GPS Car » PAGE B4
GPS car ushers
in the future of
driving.
Emily Adams
Photo Editor
Th e Forest Ecology Pre-
serve is making it fun for
children to enjoy the out-
doors and the chill autumn
weather.
Th e preserve is hosting
Fall Discovery Hikes at 3:30
p.m. every Tuesday for chil-
dren ages 5-12.
Margaret Holler, preserve
volunteer and former coor-
dinator, said the hikes keep a
free form, as there is no need
to plan time spent in nature.
“Usually, the forest pro-
vides a program,” Holler
said. “Th e forest is our class-
room. I keep it pretty much
a hike, and that’s usually fun
for every age.”
Holler guides participants
through diff erent paths each
week.
“I know this property very
well, so I know little places
during each season where
something is diff erent to
fi nd out,” Holler said. “I make
sure the kids keep their eyes
and ears open, and even
their noses, too.”
Th e hikes usually last an
hour, but Holler said that
varies by the group.
“I have a hard time not let-
ting the kids explore and giv-
ing them a chance to be free,”
Holler said. “It’s too impor-
tant to me to not rush them.”
She said the purpose of
the hikes is to get children
outside.
“Th e next generation is
not going to know what the
natural world provides,”
Holler said. “We need them
to fall in love with it if they’re
going to take care of it.”
Th e hikes are a free activ-
ity for families to enjoy, she
said.
“Most of the parents that
come recognize the need,
and it’s an opportunity to
have a special day,” Holler
said. “Th ere’s not that much
for families to do that par-
ents and children enjoy to-
gether, and being in nature
is automatic entertainment,
and it’s cheap.”
For parents, seeing their
children get excited about
something is the reward, ac-
cording to Jodi Steltenpohl,
who participated in a hike
Sept. 21 with twin daughters,
Alex and Maddie, 7.
“Th e best part for me is
seeing how excited the kids
get when they see something
neat,” Steltenpohl said, “and
listening to them retell the
stories about all the neat
things they saw.”
Steltenpohl, who is leader
of Girl Scout Troop 7182,
brought the troop to the pre-
serve as a fun way to help the
girls earn hiking badges.
Th e hikes have numer-
ous benefi ts for children,
Steltenpohl said.
“It’s good to get them out-
side and get them active,”
Steltenpohl said. “Th ere are
plenty of things here they
can learn and discover about
nature, so it’s a great educa-
tional experience for them,
and it’s also really good for
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A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID
The Auburn PlainsmanThe Auburn Plainsman
Morgan McKean
Writer
Kristi MeGahee, last
year’s Miss Auburn, is get-
ting the city of Auburn up
and running.
Th is year’s Fall 5K Oct.
17 will directly benefi t
Plainsmen in Action for
Wounded Soldiers, a
group created by MeGa-
hee, senior in psychol-
ogy, to raise money for the
Lima Foxtrot Program for
Injured Military.
Th e cost of the race is
$15, and those interested
in participating can regis-
ter on the SGA website or
on the Haley concourse
Oct. 11-15.
Th e Lima Foxtrot Pro-
gram, a division of the
Lakeshore Foundation in
Birmingham, organizes
several camps throughout
the year for injured veter-
ans.
Although the camps are
located in the Birming-
ham area, veterans from
all over the country are
invited to participate at
no cost, according to the
Lakeshore Foundation’s
website.
Th e camps are specifi -
cally designed to help in-
jured soldiers regain an
active lifestyle and build
confi dence in living with a
physical handicap, MeGa-
hee said.
Equipment, such as
specialized wheelchairs
for soccer, tennis and even
waterskiing, will be avail-
able onsite.
“I think it’s really impor-
tant to encourage them
that they can still be ac-
tive no matter what their
injures are,” she said.
Th roughout her tenure
as Miss Auburn, MeGa-
hee and P.A.W.S. will raise
money specifi cally for
Alison
McFerrin
Staff Writer
Moderate to ex-
treme drought con-
ditions in Alabama
have caused a state-
wide fi re alert.
“It just means that
we, being the Ala-
bama Forestry Com-
mission, have the
authority to restrict
the issuance of burn
permits,” said Dan
Jackson, AFC protec-
tion division direc-
tor. “Th at’s required
if you’re doing any
kind of open burning
in the state.”
Although there
was rainfall prior to
the alert being is-
sued Sept. 23, it was
not enough to make
a diff erence.
“Who knows
where we’re going to
get that next shot of
rain like that?” Jack-
son said. “So we’re
just asking people, if
they can, to hold off
on doing any kind of
that burning.”
He said they
would still issue per-
mits to some people
or companies, if they
have the proper fa-
cilities and show
they will be on hand
to watch and control
the burn.
According to
wildfi re totals from
AFC’s website, Ala-
bama has had 626
wildfi res in just the
past month that
have burned 7,008
acres of land.
“Th e majority of
those are probably
in the northern half
or the northern two-
thirds of the state,”
Jackson said. “It’s
just drier there.”
In contrast, Lee
County has reported
only three wildfi res
and 166 acres dam-
aged in one month.
Jackson said that
SGA goes the distance for injured veterans
Fires spark state alert
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PLAINSMAN ARCHIVES
A group of runners participate in last year’s SGA Fall 5K run.
‘Fall Discovery Hikes’ encourage learning
Emily Adams / PHOTO EDITOR
Tripp Colley, 5, examines a maypop fruit during a Discovery Hike at the Ecology Preserve.
Emily Adams / PHOTO EDITOR
Adrian Meadows, 7, looks at a patch of lantana as she walks through the Butterfl y Garden on a Discovery Hike.
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DUI Arrests in the City of Auburn Oct. 1 – Oct. 7, 2010
Seaborn C. Patterson, 18, of BirminghamAuburn University Federal Credit Union, Donahue DriveOct. 1, 1:19 a.m.
Robert L. Cattage, 52, of Spokane, Wash. South College Street at Technology ParkwayOct. 1, 7:44 p.m.
Bryan A. Roberts, 22, of BirminghamMoore’s Mill RoadOct. 2, 1:40 a.m.
David C. Cummings Jr., 19, of Columbus, Ga.Fuller AvenueOct. 2, 2:51 a.m.
Chad J. Allen, 24, of OpelikaSamford AvenueOct. 2, 6:03 a.m.
Samuel A. Methvin, 18, of BirminghamHighway 14 at Mary Brooks DriveOct. 2, 11:07 p.m.
Joseph M. Terry, 30, of Columbus, Ga. Laurel DriveOct. 3, 1:05 a.m.
Sara A. Pierce, 21, of OpelikaNorth Donahue Drive at West Glenn AvenueOct. 3, 1:23 a.m.
Jason P. Ward, 32, of MontgomeryTaco Bell, South College StreetOct. 3, 2:46 a.m.
Christopher W. Barefoot, 20, of OpelikaSouth College Street at Woodfi eld DriveOct. 3, 3:38 a.m.
Crime Reports for Oct. 1 – Oct. 7, 2010
Oct. 1, Graves StreetTheft of property reported. One Apple MacBook Pro.
Oct. 1, West Magnolia AvenueMiscellaneous theft reported. One Fossil leather wallet, one Georgia driver’s license, one debit card, one Auburn student ID card, $45.
Oct. 1, North College StreetTheft of property from vehicle reported. One Toshiba laptop.
Oct. 1, East University DriveBurglary and theft of property reported. One cash box, $900.
Oct. 2, Webster RoadBurglary and theft of property reported. One circular saw, one reciprocating saw, one power drill, one Craftsman toolbox, two sets of Craftsman sockets, various Craftsman nonpower tools, one LG cell phone.
Oct. 2, Gay StreetBurglary and theft of property reported. One HP laptop.
Oct. 2, Florence DriveUnlawful breaking and entering a vehicle reported. One Phenx Gerard Bank debit card, one So-cial Security card, one Alabama driver’s license, $150.
Oct. 3, Opelika RoadTheft of property reported. One Ralph Lauren shirt, one Guess shirt, one Copper Key blouse, one Moa Moa shirt.
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the county being more developed may explain why there have been fewer wildfi res.
“Th at’s not to say there haven’t been wildfi res,” Jackson said, “but it’s very possible that the volun-teer fi re departments have put out a lot of those, and we’ve never been called.”
Th e term “wildfi re” is more correct than “forest fi re.”
“We have prescribed fi res, and we normally do those in the wintertime,” Jackson said. “Th at’s ac-tually considered a forest fi re, but the proper term is prescribed fi re.”
Th e forestry commis-sion purposely initiates prescribed fi res to clear out underbrush or burn certain sections of woods for the wildlife.
It may seem counterin-tuitive, but wildfi res might be less prevalent if more forests were burned with prescribed fi res.
“We don’t do enough burning,” said John Cush, research fellow in the School of Forestry. “His-torically, the state, good
portions of the state, burned pretty regularly.”
Fires that happened nat-urally every two to 10 years caused the evolution and maintenance of much of our vegetation, Cush said.
“Smokey Bear did too good of a job,” Cush said. “All landscape in the tem-pered part of the world burned at some point in time, and that’s how the plants and the animals evolved, with fi re. So with-out fi re, we actually lose species.”
Fire may be a good thing for the environment, but the problem with the wild-fi re situation is that the fi re spreads, endangering human life and property.
Lifting the fi re alert is contingent on rainfall, Jackson said.
Drought maps show how dry an area is, and burn permits will stay re-stricted until there is suf-fi cient rainfall for safer conditions.
Cush said that in an ideal world, controlled, purposeful burning should take place every few years, but then there’s a concern about smoke as a pollut-ant, as well as the costli-ness of the project.
CONTRIBUTED
Balsie Butler, fi re operations chief for the Alabama Forestry Commission, puts out a fi re in St. Clair County.
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Operation Lakeshore, a $2.3 million campaign to build new cottages for the Lima Foxtrot participants and their guests.
P.A.W.S. will be teaming up with SGA’s annual Fall 5K for its fi rst major fund-raiser.
Meha Jha, sophomore in chemical engineering and this year’s director of Fall 5K, said she wanted to pair up with P.A.W.S. because so many people have a personal connection to the military.
“We were trying to think
of something that would aff ect a lot of people,” said Abby Basinger, junior in public relations and SGA’s secretary of University Outreach. “We thought P.A.W.S. would be a great way to unify everyone for a good cause.”
Jha said she hopes the entire community will come out and support P.A.W.S. and the Fall 5K.
In addition, Jha has in-vited Brian Hicks, Auburn graduate and Lima Fox-trot participant, to speak before the race.
Hicks lost his leg be-cause of injuries sustained while serving in Iraq and
now wears a prosthesis. He has not let his disabil-ity hold him back, though.
Jha said Hicks has com-peted in more than 20 tri-athlons as a paralegal tri-athlete and plans to run in the Fall 5K.
“Brian has been my mo-tivation to make this event even better,” Jha said. “He is the perfect example of what the Lakeshore Foun-dation does.”
Jha’s goal is to have more than 800 participants and raise about $12,000 for P.A.W.S.
MeGahee encourages all interested in P.A.W.S. to join the Facebook group.
Members of P.A.W.S. are able to help with fu-ture fundraisers, serve on committees and attend monthly meetings.
MeGahee’s biggest push for P.A.W.S. and the Fall 5K is to “show appreciation for those who have made the sacrifi ce.”
Her twin sister Katie was the inspiration for P.A.W.S. because she served a year-long tour of duty in Iraq.
“When I would talk to her while she was over-seas, it hit me that she’s not the only one that’s our age that serves,” MeGahee said. “I just want to bring awareness to this cause.”
FALL 5K» From A1
physical activity.”Children enjoy fi nding
rocks and leaves along the path, but their favor-ite part is the animals, Steltenpohl said.
“Th ey love all of it,” Steltenpohl said, “but I
think they really enjoyed learning about the diff er-ent animals. Th ere are all sorts of reptiles, birds and insects here for them to see.”
Lilli Wellbaum, 6, and Kavari Sanders, 8, agreed fi nding caterpillars at the Butterfl y Garden was their favorite part of the hike
Tuesday afternoon.“I liked fi nding cool
leaves,” Lilli said. “Being outside is more fun.”
Kavari, who took home an orange rock from the hike, said she also thinks playing outdoors is better.
“It’s fun to hike, and there are lots of things to fi nd outside,” Kavari said.
It is important to get children outside at a young age, Holler said.
“Th e miracles of nature are not going to go away,” Holler said. “Th ey’re there for us every day, and the kids fi nd them. If you don’t start them fairly young, you can really miss that opportunity for discovery.”
HIKE» From A1
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Mary Gillman
Writer
Th e Event Center Down-
town garnished its courtyard
with candles, white table-
cloths and hors d’oeuvres to
open the Wine Tasting by In-
ternational event Sept. 30.
Th e wine tasting caught the
attention of visitors, who were
able to sample six varieties
of wine—while snacking on
cheese, shrimp and other hors
d’oeuvres—for only $15.
Th ose not interested in the
wine could access the full
bar and also enjoy the hors
d’oeuvres for $5.
Th e wine tasting began in
the courtyard at 6 p.m., with
music playing in the back-
ground as guests tried their
sample-sized wines, and end-
ed about 8 p.m.
“About every three to four
weeks, we will host a wine
tasting,” said Lisa Beck, owner
of the Event Center. “We had a
big beer fest not long ago, and
that was a big success.”
Gus Clark, of Fine Wine and
Beer by Gus, poured wine for
guests and spoke along with
Jim Sikes, owner of Jimmy’s
Restaurant, about the kinds of
wine off ered.
“It’s been rewarding, actu-
ally, for myself,” Clark said.
People on the plains: Dena Little
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Libby So / PHOTO STAFF
Dewayne Reynolds, also known as dRmagic, makes a balloon animal for Glo-ria Ge at the JCSM seventh anniversary celebration.
Elaine Busby / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Andrew “Gus” Clark of Fine Wine and Beer by Gus serves wine at a wine tasting in downtown Opelika Thursday.
Swirl, sniff and sip
Charlie Timberlake / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Marathon participants take off at the beginning of the 5K race to raise awareness and funds for Autism Speaks during Alpha Xi Delta’s AmaXIng Challenge Sunday.
Tri-city run raises autism awarenessTysonn McKinnon
Writer
Runners from around the state
laced up their sneaks Sunday to
raise money for Autism Speaks.
Th e Auburn chapter of Alpha
Xi Delta sorority, along with sister
chapters at Jacksonville State Uni-
versity and the University of Ala-
bama at Birmingham, held its inau-
gural AmaXIng Challenge to benefi t
children aff ected by the disorder.
A 5K run and one-mile walk oc-
curred simultaneously in Auburn,
Jacksonville and Hoover, with all
proceeds going to Autism Speaks,
the nation’s largest nonprofi t au-
tism advocacy program.
“Not only are they a resource for
parents, but they will tell you, re-
search-wise, where we are headed
in this direction,” said Janie Marino,
adviser for the Zeta Xi chapter. “We
feel truly fortunate to have aligned
ourselves with them nationally.”
Chapter president Erin McCreary
stressed the event was more about
awareness than raising money.
Th e Challenge was successful on
both fronts, however, raising more
than $47,000 as of Sunday after-
noon. Th e Auburn chapter alone
raised more than $32,000.
“We had over 800 people regis-
tered online,” said sorority member
Brittany Henderson.
Registration was $10 per partici-
pant.
“I was really happy to see so many
people here,” said race winner Jere-
my Winter, junior in wireless engi-
neering.
More than 1,600 people partici-
pated statewide.
Speakers included state Sen. Ted
Little and SGA president Kurt Sass-
er. Mayor Pro Tem Dick Phelan was
also in attendance.
Sasser praised Alpha Xi Delta for
not only “talking the talk, but walk-
ing the walk.”
“Th ey’ve identifi ed the problem,
and they’re doing something about
it,” Sasser said.
Autism aff ects one in 110 chil-
dren and one in 70 boys, according
to the Autism Speaks website. Th ere
Museum brings culture to Auburn for 7 years
Libby So
Writer
Th e Jule Collins Smith Museum
of Fine Art celebrated its seventh
birthday Oct. 3 with tents and
tables fi lled with activities, stands
of free food and perfect 80-degree,
sunny weather.
Guests enjoyed free entertain-
ment provided by the museum,
the city of Auburn and local pastry
suppliers.
Th e University has been col-
lecting art since 1948, but did not
have a building to showcase or
hold the works, so the collection
was housed temporarily in Mont-
gomery, Henley said.
Albert Smith, 1947 graduate,
donated $3 million to build the
museum in honor of he and his
wife Jule’s 50th anniversary in the
1990s.
It opened in 2003, started col-
lecting art and has been growing
ever since.
It now stands as a part of the
community’s cultural asset, a cul-
tural amenity to Auburn, Henley
said.
Th e theme of the celebration
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Local partygoers enjoy wine
from all over the world in downtown
Opelika
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“I’ve watched the crowds grow each time.”
Sikes sells some of the wines tast-ed at the Event Center in his restau-rant in Opelika.
“Th ere are three whites and three reds,” Sikes said. “Th ere’s a Sauvi-gnon Blanc from California from the Honig Winery; and then there’s a blend of Sauvignon Blanc that’s an Argentinean wine; and there’s a French white wine as well.”
Th e three other samples were red wines from Spain, Chile and Califor-nia.
Th e wines had an alcohol content between 9.5 and 14 percent and were served in small sampling glasses.
“Th e main thing that many people were impressed with was the wines that were off ered,” said Dale Down-ing, manager of the Event Center.
Many couples attended to support Beck and enjoy the tasting.
Other guests included members of the community who were intrigued by the event.
“I’m on the mailing list for the Event Center, and so I’ve just been hearing about them for a while through their newsletter, and I’m on their Facebook page too,” said at-tendee Carrie Holzmeister.
Holzmeister and her friend Laura Bank said they enjoyed the fi rst wine out of the six they sampled—the Honig Sauvignon Blanc from Napa, Calif.
Beck said she and her group have
been encouraged by the interest various groups and guests have had in their business after only a few months, even with little exposure to the community.
“We’re going to have some more beer tastings, and all sorts of open-to-the-public events and private events,” she said.
Th e Event Center has hosted about 22 private events in less than two months. It is designed to host events ranging from wine tastings and Greek events to weddings and live concerts.
It keeps its website updated with upcoming events for the public.
“Th ere’s nothing like this here, and there’s nothing like this in Auburn,” Beck said. “Th is is truly one-of-a-kind.”
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Many children and parents came to the event, which was fami-ly-friendly.
Th ere were arts and crafts for kids, as well as a moon bounce and a face-painting station.
“It’s really exciting to see the people we’ve touched out here,” said member Kelsey Ogles-by. “We love our hands-on experiences through philanthropy.”
Members of Zeta Xi also work closely with Th e Little Tree Pre-school and Storybook
Farm, which cater to children with autism.
A special appearance was made by Aubie, who entertained chil-dren and posed for pic-tures.
Free snow cones, snacks and water bot-tles were provided.
Th ere was also a si-lent auction, which included a limited-edition, Warhol-esque Aubie canvas print and a football autographed by Pat Dye.
Sponsors included Toomer’s Drugstore, the Lee County Kiwanis Club, AuburnArt.com, Kinnucan’s, J&M Book-store and Kimbro Oil Company.
Alpha Xi Delta will have an eBay auction this week, featuring an autographed fl ag signed by 2009 British Open champion, Stew-art Cink; a fl ag signed by 2007 Masters cham-pion, Zach Johnson; and a Nike golf club signed by 1997 British Open winner, Justin Leonard. All proceeds from the auction will benefi t Autism Speaks.
“We’re hoping to truly turn this into an annual event,” Marino said. “We will defi nitely be doing this again.”
To learn more or to donate to Autism Speaks, visit www.st-epitupauburn.com.
was “As Above, So Below,” an exhibition currently on dis-play at the museum.
Th e exhibition “As Above, So Below,” works by Suzanne Scherer and Pavel Oupo-rov, manifests the connec-tion humans have between nature or, more generally, among all things.
“Th ey do these really won-derful egg tempera paint-ings that have this focus on the duality of things spiritual and corporal, like the heav-ens and Earth, so to speak,” said Andrew Henley, educa-tion curator K-12 of the Jule Collins Smith Museum. “So with that, we’ve decided to build some activities for kids
to sort of play around with.”Scherer and Ouporov used
text in a way of using ambi-grams, which are stylized letters that can be seen from left to right or vice versa.
Th is allows students to start thinking about duality in text.
Activities at the party in-cluded making trees out of pipe cleaners, metal tooling, pumpkin painting, costum-ing, painting with water col-ors and simply drawing with colored pencils.
All the arts and crafts were related to Scherer’s and Ou-porov’s techniques and el-ements in their paintings, which were viewable inside the museum.
Art history students volunteered at the party,
helping out with the chil-dren.
“I think it’s awesome,” said Lindsey Rodgers, journalism major and art history minor.
As one of the museum’s major events of the year, it didn’t stop there.
Popcorn and sweets do-nated by Kroger, Ursula’s Catering and Gigi’s Cup-cakes were available free for guests.
Th ose who were willing to spend a couple dollars treat-ed themselves to hot dogs, fried pickles and other tradi-tional backyard foods.
“It’s a family day celebra-tion of the museum’s open-ing, a community event where families are welcome,” said Colleen Bourdeau, mar-keting and events manager.
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BIRTHDAY» From A3
WINE » From A3
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Th e owners of Shorter’s Victo-
ryLand, Milton McGregor, and
Dothan’s Country Crossing, Ron-
nie Gilley, as well as four state
senators, three lobbyists and two
employees were arrested Mon-
day in an alleged vote-buying at-
tempt in April’s electronic bingo
vote.
Th e April vote failed, even with
the rumored $2 million bribe
paid to one state senator, keep-
ing electronic bingo illegal in
Alabama.
Of course it failed. Because, in
Alabama, gambling and every-
thing to do with it is considered
a sin. (Or that’s the mindset of
some, anyway.)
States such as Tennessee and
Georgia are using money from
lotteries and other vice-related
activities to fund schools, roads
and the overall improvement of
the state.
Alabama, as is so often the
case, has taken the opposite ap-
proach.
Instead of embracing a new
idea—an idea which might be
scary or dangerous or downright
sinful to some—but that will im-
prove the state if the funds are
properly appropriated, Alabama
responds with fear and state
power. Seeking to benefi t most is
the school system, which is woe-
ful and in need of support.
Gov. Bob Riley and his anti-
gambling task force, with its
white armor and its John Wil-
liams’ marching score, have shut
down VictoryLand on several oc-
casions, putting approximately
600 employees out of work each
time.
VictoryLand and its 600 em-
ployees have been out of work
since August 9.
Here’s the thing: people can
abuse anything—alcohol, after-
noon TV, applesauce—almost
anything you can imagine can be
abused.
Gambling is no diff erent.
It is abused by some.
But, as is often the case with
abusive personalities, if it’s not
gambling, it’s something else.
For Lee County residents, it’s
a quick drive to Georgia to ser-
vice all lottery, strip club and 40-
oz. dreams, with Biloxi’s tables
and slots less than an afternoon
away.
Trying to protect people from
themselves is not the answer, es-
pecially when it prevents the in-
fl ux of much-needed money into
our state.
What’s more important: pre-
serving the puritanical needs of
the superstitious and perpetual-
ly angry or educating our state’s
children to help them compete
in an increasingly global envi-
ronment?
Th e answer seems obvious.
Maybe the next governor will
agree.
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For every one woman that
dies from breast cancer, fi ve
to 15 are misdiagnosed and
needlessly treated.
Th at’s fi ve to 15 women
undergoing unnecessary sur-
gery, chemotherapy and ra-
diation treatments, according
to the New England Journal of
Medicine.
A possible, maybe even
likely, cause of these misdiag-
noses is National Breast Can-
cer Awareness Month.
At its inception, 117 wom-
en died every day from breast
cancer.
Today, 110 women die every
day—a two percent decrease
annually from 1990 onward,
according to the National
Breast Cancer Coalition.
Seven fewer women dying
daily is a great achievement
and nothing to scoff at.
But is National Breast Can-
cer Awareness Month still ef-
fective or necessary?
It all started in 1985 under
the guidance of AstraZeneca,
a manufacturer of the breast
cancer drugs Arimidex and
Tamoxifen and the world’s
seventh-largest pharmaceuti-
cal company.
AstraZeneca is to National
Breast Cancer Awareness
Month what Hallmark is to
Valentine’s Day or what Ma-
cy’s is to Christmas
Idea: the promotion of an-
nual mammograms would
help prevent breast cancer.
And, of course, while
you’re at it, use Arimidex and
Tamoxifen to treat all your
cancer needs. Wink.
Surely AstraZeneca’s con-
trol of two drugs linked to
treating breast cancer, one
of which, Arimidex, approxi-
mately nets the company $2.2
billion annually, is in no way
linked to the yearly October
corporate pink blitzkrieg.
Surely.
And since doctors have
now discovered breast cancer
is complex and the result of
varying degrees of aggressive
tumors, some of which are
indolent and of no harm, As-
traZeneca is surely saddened
by the fi ve to 15 women using
Arimidex and Tamoxifen and
undergoing the physical and
emotional drain of chemo-
therapy for no reason.
Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, of
the Dartmouth Institute for
Health Policy and Clinical
Practice in Lebanon, N.H., in
an article from the Chicago
Tribune titled “Benefi ts of
awareness campaigns ques-
tioned,” said self-exams and
mammograms are most ad-
ept at fi nding indolent can-
cers.
Th ese diagnoses, or, in
some cases, misdiagnoses,
are often the result of the
very process National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month
promotes: self-exams and fre-
quent mammograms.
Welch said the most ag-
gressive cancers, those most
dangerous and metastasizing
the fastest, are often growing
and spreading before either
doctor or patient knows they
are present.
Th us, there has only been a
slight decrease in breast can-
cer-related deaths in the last
26 years.
National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, with its
pink ribbons and its NFL ad-
vertising affi liation, should
focus more on actual diag-
nosis and prevention rather
than simply raising “aware-
ness.”
We’re all aware of breast
cancer.
Now we need to do some-
thing to provide accurate di-
agnosis so women won’t un-
dergo as many unnecessary
treatments and so prevention
is at the forefront.
It should be noted that the
annual October pinkfest also
raises money for breast can-
cer research and prevention
techniques.
And not all pink-focused
campaigns are run by heart-
less ubercapitalists.
But, knowing the month’s
genesis, it’s hard not to ques-
tion the legitimacy of Astra-
Zeneca’s version of “aware-
ness.”
Make sure you’re actually
aware this month.
Sinister slant of ‘Save the ta-tas’
Save our schools, give us electronic bingo
A growing number of college
students are approaching the
end of their college careers and
are worried about fi nding a job.
One reason is academic in-
fl ation. Like the U.S. dollar, the
value of a college degree has dra-
matically decreased. If you want
to be assured a job, you need a
master’s degree.
Th e primary reason college
students cannot fi nd work is be-
cause class alone does not ade-
quately prepare students for em-
ployment, excluding positions in
academia. School is an assembly
line designed to manufacture
obedient workers for a system
of salaried pay—a notion which
worked a century ago, but times
have changed.
Dan Pink, author of several
books about the changing world
of work, predicts that the most
valuable resource in the next
century will be creativity.
Mathematical, logic-heavy,
linear thinkers have thrived in
the age of information. Howev-
er, occupations that favor these
traits are quickly being eliminat-
ed because of competition from
overseas and computers.
Th e coming century, what
Pink calls the conceptual age,
will reward those who are cre-
ators, pattern-recognizers and
big-picture thinkers.
Sir Ken Robinson, a creativity
in education expert, points out
that intelligence is not linear, but
dynamic. If a child loves to paint
or play music, they are put on
the assembly line and are forced
to study math and science.
Adderall has done a fantastic
job of assisting today’s students
work their way onto the assem-
bly line.
Th e psychostimulant allows
an individual to concentrate and
absorb information by increas-
ing focus, while blocking hunger,
thirst and fatigue.
Th e Auburn Plainsman took
a poll last fall that showed 45
percent of the participants had
taken some form of the drug.
Th e presence of Adderall on
college campuses should raise a
red fl ag to universities that there
is something bigger at play here.
Is it possible that we need to
rethink education?
If we continue along our cur-
rent path, we may soon ap-
proach something similar to the
Fordistic society in Aldous Hux-
ley’s “A Brave New World,” where
conformity and the process of
assembly create the fabric of so-
ciety.
However, if we can begin to
change the way we think about
education, then the pillars of
education will involve self-direc-
tion and the embrace of technol-
ogy.
Self-direction must play a big-
ger part in our system of educa-
tion. People should be allowed
to pursue their own interests,
whether it be painting or dance
or biochemistry. Once again,
without genuine interest, learn-
ing cannot happen.
Robinson takes an interesting
viewpoint: education as an agri-
cultural process as opposed to a
manufacturing one. Like a plant,
we must create the right condi-
tions for individuals to thrive,
but not interfere with how they
grow.
When students and teach-
ers think about technology in
education today, they think of
smart-boards, Powerpoints and
projectors. We need to look at
the way we use technology.
After all, Powerpoints are just
glorifi ed chalk boards. Th e true
power of technology lies in the
ease of retrieving information.
When people are interested in
a subject and want to learn they
have the knowledge of the entire
planet at their fi ngertips. At no
point in history has mankind
had such a valuable resource.
If you are a professor, I ask that
you take a moment and think
about how you teach. Learning
cannot happen without interest.
Education infl ation, a new look at school
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Jeremy Gerrard
Writer
Eight years ago, the doors of Storybook Farm opened to the children of Alabama, off ering thera-py through the “Hope on Horseback” program.
Located on 25 acres out-side Opelika, Storybook Farm, home to founder Dena Little, her horses and her family, helps chil-dren dealing with illness-es and physical and emo-tional disabilities through equine therapy.
Storybook Farm stables 16 horses and a slew of other animals and off ers programs for children four days a week at no charge to the families.
“I started (Storybook Farm) because I noticed there was not a lot avail-able for kids in those situations,” Little said. “In the beginning, I thought it would just serve Lee County, but we have come to service 10 counties now
in Georgia and Alabama.”Originally from Atlanta,
Ga., Little took an interest in horses at a young age.
She began riding and competing at age 7.
In 2001, Little and her family moved to Auburn, where she initially had no intention of starting the farm, but eventually she felt compelled to begin a ministry that would help children.
Aside from helping children in need, Little said the impact the farm has on the more than 150 weekly volunteers, many of whom are Auburn stu-dents, excites her.
“I think the farm opens up an opportunity for stu-dents to step outside their
comfort zone and life ex-periences and help put their own life in perspec-tive,” Little said.
As part of an ongoing theme, everything at Sto-rybook is named after a literary place or character.
Little said it’s no se-cret the children she sees weekly have changed her life, and she is glad to give back to them.
“I never had a child with special needs, so I can’t understand what it’s like to walk in their shoes,” Little said. “But I know, if I was in their shoes, I would want a place where I felt accepted and valued and cared for, and I’m glad that’s something we can off er.”
Discussion among Council continues regarding texting-while-driving ban
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Dena Little founded Storybook Farm, which serves children with disabilities through equine therapy.
Storybook Farm owner gives
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It’s not 2 L8 2 voice ur opinion if u h8 the idea of banning texting while driving.
While no decision was made at Tuesday’s Com-mittee of the Whole meet-ing, Councilman Bob Nor-man encouraged students who may be interested in having their voices heard on the subject to come to City Council meetings and speak up during citizens’ communications.
Discussion of the tex-ting ban was brought up by Councilman Brent Beard.
Beard said research by Allstate Corp. showed in-dividuals were 23 times more likely to get in an ac-cident, or narrowly avoid one, when texting while driving.
Mayor Bill Ham said he wouldn’t mind looking to Montgomery to see how eff ective its ban has been.
However, he said Au-burn probably has more texters, with about 25,000 students at the University.
“I support not texting while driving because it’s a dangerous situation whatever age you may be,” said Councilman Arthur Dowdell.
Councilman Gene Du-laney said Alabama has the second-highest teen fatality driving rate in the country.
Norman suggested fo-cusing on education to raise awareness about the dangers of texting while driving.
“A lot of people that are doing the texting think they’re bulletproof any-way,” Norman said. “If we can do something to eff ec-tively reduce the danger, then I’m all for it.”
In other business, a presentation was made showcasing the new Pub-lic Works and Water Re-source Management De-sign and Construction manuals.
Resource Management Director Laura Koon said the preparation of the manuals had been a multi-year process.
Public Works Direc-tor Jeff Ramsey went over some of the changes the new manuals have set in place.
Section 5 of the Public Works Manual established guidelines for the installa-tion of new sidewalks.
“Well, now if a devel-opment comes in, they’ll have to build those side-walks as part of the devel-opment,” Ramsey said.
Section 6 of the manual off ers a standard for the design and construction of dams.
“Right now, there are no requirements for dams statewide,” Ramsey said. “Th ere’s not a lot of dams constructed in Auburn, but the ones there are, we want to make sure they’re safe.”
Later at the meeting, Michael DeVore was rec-ognized as employee of the month. He has worked at the Auburn Public Li-brary since 2001 as the as-sistant electronic services librarian.
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Sarah Hansen
Writer
Although being a student may
seem like a full-time job, unfor-
tunately it’s a job with a short life
span.
Students that began college
from August 2005 through Au-
gust 2007 appear to be the most
aff ected by the fallout from the
2008 economic collapse.
Th e decision whether to enter
the work force immediately af-
ter graduation or to get a gradu-
ate degree is being shaped by
Th e Great Recession.
Philip Shell, second-year
graduate student in landscape
architecture, started his aca-
demic career at Auburn in Au-
gust 2005.
“When I started, I didn’t real-
ize that you need a 5-year un-
dergrad degree or a master’s
degree,” Shell said. “Junior year,
I realized that grad school was a
must.”
While going to graduate
school can delay entry into the
real world, the pressure of fi nd-
ing a future job still looms.
“Everybody’s pretty worried
about fi nding jobs,” Shell said.
“It’s much harder to fi nd intern-
ships—we can’t be picky.”
Shell said his friend, who re-
cently graduated, has applied to
more than 100 fi rms, but has yet
to hear from one.
While students in some ma-
jors are nervous about fi nding
jobs, others are not.
Sarah Kate Cameron, gradu-
ate student in accounting, has
already secured a job for when
she graduates.
Th e option of enrolling in
graduate school was made for
her.
“To take the CPA exam, which
is required to become a certi-
fi ed public accountant, a stu-
dent must complete 150 hours
of coursework,” Cameron said.
“I didn’t really have another op-
tion.” Cameron entered college
in August
2006, only
two years
before the eco-
nomic downturn hit.
“I’ve had to adjust my every-
day spending habits to make
my money last longer,” Cameron
said.
Cameron’s graduate assistant-
ship covers school tuition, and
she is provided with a $900 sti-
pend per semester to help cover
student expenses.
“I don’t go shopping as much
as I used to be able to back before
the economy, and my wallet, was
suff ering,” Cameron
said. “I’m aware of
how much I eat out now,
and I only buy regular coff ee
at coff ee shops—the specialty
drinks are too expensive now.”
Cameron will work at Ernst &
Young in Birmingham after she
graduates in May 2011.
Th e choice is not as simple for
all students.
Paige Lowery, senior in com-
munication, is weighing the pros
and cons of graduate school.
“Th e current state of the
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Student CEO gets early start
Cater Hall lights up pink for breast cancer
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month,Cater Hall once again shines pink against the night sky
Brent Godwin
Assistant Campus Editor
Entrepreneur Joey Bacon says
he has been tinkering with com-
puters since he was 10.
Two years ago, Bacon started
his own Web-design company,
Inferno New Media.
Th e company also specializes
in branding and Internet mar-
keting.
“I’ve always been an
entrepreneur at heart,” Bacon
said. “I’ve always wanted to be
my own boss.”
Bacon said, as a little boy, he
began making websites just for
fun. He said he enjoyed the de-
sign aspect of it the most.
Growing up in Mobile, the fi rst
thing Bacon said he designed
was a Michigan football fan site.
“I somehow grew up a Michi-
gan fan,” Bacon said, “and I used
to design wallpapers, websites
and uniforms for Michigan.”
Bacon continued to work with
design and computers for the
rest of his childhood.
“Th rough the years, I just kept
making websites. I wanted to
make sure I was always staying
up-to-date. Technology moves
so fast, you’ve got to keep with
it,” Bacon said.
When he came to Auburn in
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Joey Bacon, senior in entrepreneurship, is founder and CEO of a Web-design company. He has six employees.
Th e rising cost of higher education
Chelsea Harvey
Writer
More than half of undergrad-
uates will be dealing with the
burden of student loans when
they graduate, according to
Auburn Financial Aid Services.
Charles Markle, manager for
Auburn Financial Aid Services,
recommends a step-by-step
process for graduates seeking
to pay off student loans.
“No. 1, go to National Student
Loan Data System to review
your loan history,” Markle said.
“No. 2, then go to the direct
loan site, www.studentloans.
gov, to review the exit counsel-
ing. No. 3, contact their lender
with questions—specifi c ques-
tions about repayment.”
According to Financial Aid
Services, the average individu-
al debt reported at Auburn for
2008-2009 was $17,013.
“I feel like it’s a lot more of
a common thing than people
realize,” said Megan Chard,
sophomore in production hor-
ticulture.
Chard said she received a
loan to supplement a scholar-
ship.
“Really, for me, it was just a
way to take that burden off my
parents,” she said.
Graduate Brian Dennig said
he is in the process of looking
for a job in order to pay off his
student loans.
“Preferably in my fi eld,” he
said, “but it’s turning out I’m
going to have to fi nd a job in
anything.”
Markle said he advises stu-
dents to review several web-
sites at the beginning of the
repayment process.
“Th e main resource I would
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Metia Harris
Writer
“Introduction to Entrepre-
neurship” teaches the ins and
outs of the cutthroat world of
small-business ownership.
“It’s risk, it’s
rewards,” said
James Corman,
business profes-
sor and entre-
preneur. “Th e
class is not de-
signed to teach
everything they
need to know,
but teach them
some apprecia-
tion.”
Corman said
he is a business-
man who hap-
pens to be teaching a class.
He said he likes to think he
brings something diff erent than
what a trained professional
would, and that he has a real
passion for entrepreneurship.
“Hopefully, students will leave
the course excited about start-
ing their own company or scared
to death from knowing the risks
and stress with
being an entre-
preneur,” Cor-
man said. “I
think I’ve done
my job if I do ei-
ther one.”
Many stu-
dents in the
class are in a
business-relat-
ed major.
Corman said
several other
students in the
class hope to
own a small business in the fu-
ture.
“It has become a fairly popular
elective for students,” Corman
said.
Corman uses a textbook to
t e a c h ,
b u t
a l s o
brings
his 35
y e a r s
of real-
w o r l d
e x p e r i -
ence and
o b s e r -
v a t i o n
as an
entre-
p r e -
neur.
“Students in
this class have the potential to
impact society, create wealth
and create jobs,” Corman said.
Elizabeth Gaylor, senior in
business administration, said
Corman puts many things into a
real-world perspective.
She said it’s an interactive
class.
“He tells us
what he has actu-
ally done to start
businesses and
how they’ve
worked out,”
Gaylor said.
For many
of the stu-
dents, the
class is
the fi rst
on the
way to
m o r e
i n -
d e p t h
business and management
classes.
“It was an available elective
that counted toward my major,”
said James Wesley, senior in hu-
man resource management.
Wesley said he always wanted
to own his own business, regard-
less of the risks and stress.
“It may be smarter to just
climb the corporate ladder,”
Wesley said.
Gaylor said she would eventu-
ally like to own a store.
Th e class invited a speaker last
Th ursday to talk about the re-
wards and risks of the fi eld.
Mark Forchette, president and
CEO of OptiMedica, a Silicon
Valley-based global ophthalmic
device company, spoke about
the way to market a product to
sponsors and get the capital to
produce more of the product.
He advised the students to
prepare, practice a pitch of the
product and perform many
dress rehearsals.
“I’ll end my speech with one
of my favorite sayings: prepare,
prepare, prepare,” Forchette
said.
Students in the class have the potential to impact society, create wealth and create jobs.”
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Loni Love, a standup comedian and an actress on “Chelsea Lately,” performed alongside Ian Edwards, a writer for the animated show “Boondocks,” in the Student
Center ballroom last Th ursday at 7:30 p.m. Th e show was organized by the University Program Council and included both men and women volunteers presenting their
best pickup lines and even a brief talent show. Th e show was capped off with a perfor-mance of “I Will Always Love You.”
Loni Love brings the funny
Campus B4 The Auburn Plainsman Th ursday, October 7, 2010
Alison McFerrin
Writer
Nobody likes a backseat driver, but a car that drives itself is another story en-tirely.
Th e ultimate smart car may still be a thing of the future, but in the GPS and Vehicle Dynamics Labo-ratory, students are us-ing GPS technology to get closer to a car that func-tions without the human element.
“We have a variety of GPS car projects,” said David Bevly, professor in mechanical engineering and GAVLAB adviser. “We have over half a dozen projects or more, I guess, using GPS.”
Th ese include initiatives to improve auto-stability, enable a car without a driver to follow behind an-other car, decrease swerv-ing across highway lines and even create cars that can drive without human involvement.
“My program is with fed-eral highway,” said Jordan Britt, graduate student in electrical engineering. “Our goal is to try to get better estimation of where you are in the lane, so that if you start to veer out of your lane, you get alerted.”
Britt works on the pro-gram in a variety of ways, from inputting code on the computer to driving the car on a test track.
Students in other pro-grams also have multiple responsibilities. Each
project has both theoreti-cal components and prac-tical components, Bevly said.
Josh Ryan, graduate student in mechanical en-gineering, is working on a GPS project funded by Ford Motor Co.
“GPS gives you really accurate velocity informa-tion,” Ryan said. “Th e sta-bility control system can benefi t greatly from that.”
Since GPS now comes standard on many cars, stability can be improved using what the car already has, without needing extra sensors or technology.
“Th is project, I thought, was exciting,” Ryan said. “I went here for undergrad, and that was one of the big reasons I decided to stay.”
Th e stability control program is entering its third year and is projected to end in the spring.
GAVLAB programs are usually funded by outside sources, like the military or one of various compa-nies from the automotive industry.
“Sometimes, we’ll come up with an idea, and we’ll go to a company and pitch it,” Bevly said. “Sometimes the company comes to us because of our past experi-ence with GPS.”
Th e lab has six vehicles student research assis-tants use to test GPS tech-nology, along with other programs and sensors. About 20 students are in-volved with diff erent pro-grams.
“Nobody really does any-thing completely isolated, that’s for sure,” Ryan said.
Another use for GPS is to help program a car to respond automatically in certain situations.
Th at’s part of David
Broderick’s job.“It’s black magic and
pixie dust and snake oil,” Britt said to explain what Broderick does.
In reality, Broderick makes observations about vehicle inputs and outputs and uses GPS along with other tools to predict what is going to happen in a vehicle, without knowing any particulars about the vehicle.
Smarter cars are com-ing—cars that need people to program them, but not to drive them.
“Th ese automatic ve-hicles, you know—there’s visions of having smart lanes, where you can pull into a lane and then you can basically turn the driv-ing over to the vehicle,” Bevly said. “Although peo-ple get nervous with that, they don’t mind it when they fl y.”
GPS ushers in the future of driving
Christen Harned / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Jordan Britt and Lowell Brown, master’s students, stand beside the GPS-enabled Infi niti G35
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Joe Tonsmeire was a
typical Auburn student in
1967.
He pledged Phi Delta
Th eta his freshman year
and made average grades.
After his death in March
2007 from bone cancer,
the Phi Delta Th eta edu-
cational foundation set up
a living memorial leader-
ship fund in his name.
Th e fund awards a
$2,000 scholarship to a
current Phi Delt brother
who shares the leadership
qualities Tonsmeire exhib-
ited.
Th e 2010 Joe Tonsmeire
Leadership Award recipi-
ent is Andrew Hooper, se-
nior in accounting.
“I feel fantastic (about
the scholarship), and I
think it is something that
is defi nitely a wonder-
ful honor,” Hooper said.
“However, it is something
that certainly wouldn’t
have been possible with-
out help from a lot of other
people.”
A review committee
with Phi Delta Th eta se-
lected Hooper from a list
of several candidates.
While the other can-
didates had admirable
records, the review com-
mittee felt Hooper best
embodied the attributes
that Tonsmeire is remem-
bered and revered by the
fraternity.
Hooper is involved in
IMPACT and served as
rush chairman in 2009,
helping the fraternity gain
its largest pledge class in
more than 10 years.
“It defi nitely wasn’t all
my doing, as alumni and
brothers helped tremen-
dously in the eff ort,” Hoop-
er said.
Tonsmeire made an im-
pact on those who knew
him that hasn’t been for-
gotten.
“His deep-seated quali-
ties of personality, char-
acter and leadership were
noticeable his freshman
year at Auburn, and we
know now that these qual-
ities were persistent and
enduring throughout his
life,” said Michael Parker,
a pledge brother of Tons-
meire.
A man with an intense
love of the outdoors, Tons-
meire and his wife Frannie
started Wilderness River
Outfi tters in 1972.
“He was something of
a diamond in the rough,”
Parker said.
WRO focuses on off er-
ing people outdoor adven-
tures in Idaho, Montana
and Alaska with seasoned
guides.
Tonsmeire’s wife Fran-
nie, son Seth and daughter
Amy continue to run WRO
since Tonsmeire’s passing.
Perhaps the image of
Tonsmeire that resonates
most strongly with those
who knew him is that of
him rafting through Jar-
bidge Falls in Idaho in
2006 shortly before his
death.
Booth Malone, an artist
and Phi Delt alumnus, will
present the chapter with
an oil painting of Tons-
meire on the river to hang
in the chapter room.
“Joe is the fi rst brother
I remember from when
I was rushing as a fresh-
man,” Malone said.
Tonsmeire served as
president of the chapter
during Malone’s freshman
year in 1970.
Malone, a 1974 gradu-
ate, studied visual art
while at Auburn.
He now resides in Co-
lumbus, Ga., and works as
a professional artist.
“I remember Joe serv-
ing as president when we
had what we call ‘chapter
grand’ for a brother who
passed away in Vietnam,”
Malone said. “I think it is
fi tting that we should hon-
or Joe in the same way.”
Th e life of Tonsmeire
and the qualities and
passions he possessed
won’t soon be forgotten by
the Alabama Beta chapter
of Phi Delta Th eta.
“It is only right for those
of us who knew Joe to re-
member him as an exam-
ple of how to live,” Parker
wrote in a memorial. “It is
not our intent to memo-
rialize him with a lifeless
edifi ce of some form; in-
stead, we hope to keep his
memory and enthusiasm
for life alive with an annu-
al scholarship that gives
preference to the recogni-
tion of a newly initiated
Phi Delta Th eta brother
who shares some of Joe’s
qualities of leadership and
lifestyle.”
Scholarship named for fraternity alum
Contributed
Joe Tonsmeire is pictured rafting in this painting by Phi Delta Theta alumnus Booth Malone.
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If you feel like you have
no control over your life,
maybe you should try
controlling your dreams
instead.
Perhaps when a dream
is just too strange to be
real, it can sometimes
lead to the dreamer re-
alizing that it’s a dream.
Th is special type of
dreaming is called lucid
dreaming.
“It doesn’t
happen ter-
ribly often,”
said Erin Dal-
las, senior in bio-
medical sciences,
“but maybe like
10 percent of the time,
where I actually recog-
nize that something is
way too weird to be real,
‘Ohhh, right—that would
be a dream.’ Whether or
not that leads to my be-
ing able to control the
dream is variable.”
Most lucid dreaming
involves some element of
control.
According to an article
by Stephen LaBerge titled
“Lucid Dreaming: Psy-
chophysiological Studies
of Consciousness During
REM Sleep,” lucid dream-
ers “report being able
to freely remember the
circumstances of waking
life, to think clearly and
to act deliberately upon
refl ection, all while expe-
riencing a dream world
that seems vividly real.”
Leah Donahue, junior
in microbiology, recalled
a lucid dream in which
her best friend was be-
ing attacked by the Loch
Ness monster.
“I mean, the Loch Ness
monster got her, like it
disappeared under the
water with her in its
mouth,” Donahue said.
When Donahue real-
ized it was just a dream,
she said that took the
pressure off .
Some experts believe
it is possible for people
to choose to have lucid
dreams.
Joshua Carter,
freshman in bio-
medical scienc-
es, has been
testing that
idea.
“I’ve always
had crazy dreams,
and I used to try to con-
trol them,” Carter said.
“Th en I did a little re-
search on it in the past
few years and found out
that what I was actually
doing is called dream-
induced lucid dream.”
According to Laberge’s
article, dream-initiated
lucid dream is the more
common form of lucid
dreaming.
Another is wake-ini-
tiated lucid dream, in
which the person stays
conscious during the
transfer from waking to
sleeping.
“You’ll be laying there,
and you can literally feel
your body go to sleep,
but you’re still hav-
ing thoughts,” Carter
said. “And then a dream
will form around you.”
Chelsea Harvey
Writer
On to victory, strike up
the band.
While fi eld shows by Au-
burn University Marching
Band may seem eff ortless
when performed, a large
amount of preparation is
involved for the season.
“Th e band has a pre-
season camp that starts
10 days before the start
of classes in August,” said
Corey Spurlin, march-
ing band director. “Dur-
ing the camp, we practice
from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
and then we have team-
building activities after
practice. Once classes be-
gin, we practice Tuesday
through Friday from 3:30
to 4:50, and we have a two-
hour rehearsal on Satur-
day mornings before the
game.”
Spurlin ultimately
chooses music for the
show, although a number
of factors contribute to
what selections are made
fi nal.
“I make the fi nal de-
c i s i o n
a b o u t
the mu-
sic that
is per-
f o r m e d ,
but I
take sug-
gestions
f r o m
the stu-
dents in
the band
and from
fans,” Spurlin said. “Our
staff listens to a variety
of music throughout the
year, but especially in Feb-
ruary and March to select
halftime show music for
the upcoming season. We
try to perform music that
will be recognizable to our
audience, and usually our
selections fi t within a cer-
tain theme.”
Nick Householder, ju-
nior in aerospace engi-
n e e r i n g ,
said music
is some-
times rele-
vant to cur-
rent events.
H o u s e -
holder said
the band
p er form ed
a Michael
J a c k s o n -
t h e m e d
show last
year in acknowledgement
of Jackson’s death.
“Really, I think they try
to fi nd things, musically,
that will be cool and sound
cool,” Householder said.
Th e potential for
choreography is another
factor that contributes to
the selection of music.
“We also try to select
music that off ers visual
opportunities as well,
since marching band is a
medium that combines
music and the visual rep-
resentation of music,”
Spurlin said.
Locations and forma-
tions on the fi eld must be
learned by band members
and the fl ag team in order
to execute choreography
known as a drill.
“Our location on the
fi eld, the shapes they
make, that’s our drill,”
Householder said.
Spurlin said drills must
be learned one forma-
tion at a time. Practices
are conducted without
instruments until band
Marching band makes a fi eld showFrom Sinatra to Gaga, this year’s fi eld shows take hard
work and perseverance to pull off
Brent Godwin
Assistant Campus Editor
As a student living on
the Hill in the late 1960s,
Susie Gogue never imag-
ined that years later she
would end up living across
the street in the President’s
Mansion.
“I’m not sure what our
plans were at that point,
but I know that this wasn’t
a part of it,” Gogue said.
Gogue said she likes Au-
burn more now than the
era when she and her hus-
band, President Jay Gogue,
were students.
Th e Gogue’s Auburn was
one without many fran-
chise restaurants, no mall,
no Tiger Town.
“Th ere was almost noth-
ing here when you think
about it, really,” Gogue
said. “Th ere was Toomer’s
Corner, a few shops right
there, but that was it.”
She said they would oc-
casionally go to Opelika to
eat at a family diner.
“I think it’s much more
exciting now,” she said. “I
think the campus is beau-
tiful. It was lovely then, but
now I think it’s even more
so.”
During the years that
the Gogue’s didn’t live in
the city, Auburn grew and
developed, but they re-
turned to a place that was
still familiar.
“It is still the warm, in-
timate feeling, but it has
grown to a size that you
can enjoy
so many
m o r e
things.”
In Sep-
t e m b e r
1968, be-
fore their
s e n i o r
year, the
c o u p l e
married.
T h e s e
d a y s ,
G o g u e ’s
main re-
sponsibility is supporting
the president with fund-
raising and working with
elected offi cials.
Th e couple host 78 to 80
events a year at their home
on Mell Street for the Uni-
versity and for the com-
munity.
Gogue does philan-
thropic work with the
Women’s Philanthropy
Board through the College
of Human Sciences, the
AU Campus Club and the
Auburn Women’s Club.
All three philanthropies
primarily raise money for
scholarships, Gogue said.
As far as living in the
historic mansion, Gogue
describes it as “very busy.”
She said the majority of
the house is
dedicated to
e n t e r t a i n -
ing guests
and hosting
events, and
there isn’t
too much
space or
time devot-
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She said
the biggest
c h a l l e n g e
about being
the president’s wife is de-
ciding where and in what
to invest time.
“Th ere are so many won-
derful causes, and now that
we have the garden pavil-
ion to do our entertaining,
we get more requests than
we can possibly do —there
aren’t enough days in the
year,” Gogue said.
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adjacent to the historic
We appreci-ate the support of the Auburn family and love being a part of the great game day traditions on our campus.”
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Susie Goguewife of president
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Photo contributed by Keith Stephenson
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Arts EntertainmentIntrigue
Abby Townson
Writer
Th e art department
opened National Arts and
Humanities Month Fri-
day at Biggin Hall with a
reception and benefi t cel-
ebrating the art exhibit
of John Miller Gorrie, a
resident of Birmingham.
Th e exhibit, “Buildings in
Art and Science,” featured
16 paintings, most repre-
senting buildings and lo-
cations from Gorrie’s past
experiences. Among the
places represented were
well-known Auburn loca-
tions, like Toomer’s Cor-
ner, Tiger Town and Sam-
ford Hall.
“We’re pleased to give
him a professional solo ex-
hibition,” said Barb Bondy,
the art department’s coor-
dinator of exhibitions and
lectures.
Charlie Mabry, senior in
art and president of the As-
sociation of Visual Artists,
which hosted the event,
welcomed those gathered
for the reception.
“Th is is a great way to
kick off the Arts and Hu-
manities Month,” Mabry
said.
Gorrie, who was in at-
tendance, said he felt in-
spired and electrifi ed to
see all of the people who
had come to see his art.
“Nervous, nervous and
a little bit more nervous,”
Gorrie said, describing his
reaction to seeing his work
on display.
As an artist, Gorrie was
encouraged by both his
parents.
He said it was his moth-
er who fi rst inspired him
to be an artist, while his
father sparked his interest
in painting buildings and
structures.
“Th at’s one thing I do
like to do most,” Gorrie
said of his propensity to
paint buildings.
Studio By the Tracks
Art Director Daisy Win-
frey said it was diffi cult to
defi ne what made Gorrie’s
work so appealing.
“I think maybe it’s kind
of deceptively simplistic,
in that the more you look
at it, the more complex
it really is,” Winfrey said.
“You just start to see all of
the underlying details that
go into it.”
For Bondy, it is this re-
lation of viewpoints that
lies at the heart of what
the art department wants
to accomplish during Na-
tional Arts and Humani-
ties Month.
“Art is a common
ground,” Bondy said. “I
understand how you can
speak this language, this
shared language, so as an
artist you can communi-
cate with people whose
experience is not at all like
yours.”
Th e next art exhibit for
National Arts and Human-
ities Month is “Th e Spring
Collection: A Collabora-
tion by Sisavanh Phouta-
vang and Jarrod Hough-
ton.”
Th e exhibit will run Oct.
11 to Nov. 4. Th ere will be
an opening reception for
the exhibit at 4 p.m. Oct. 11
at the Biggin Hall gallery.
Artist brings memories of Auburn to life in paintings showcased in Biggin Hall
Painting the Plains
Q How exactly does
someone go from being
an electrical engineer to a
standup comedian?
A You work on it.
Basically, you
decide whatever you
want to do or what-
ever you have a pas-
sion for. I like being
an engineer, but I
also wanted to do
something diff erent.
I wanted to travel,
and as a comedian,
I do that a lot. I tried
to fi nd an occupation
that was best for me.
Since I like to entertain
people and make peo-
ple laugh, I decided,
while I was in college,
to start working on
standup. I’m glad I did
because once I gradu-
ated and started work-
ing that, I didn’t want
a traditional lifestyle. I
decided to do some-
thing diff erent, so
I became a
standup co-
median.
Q You seem to be every-
where now. What is
it like to be constantly on the
road and traveling?
A I love traveling because I
get to meet so many peo-
ple. And right now, with what
America is going through,
America needs to laugh. I am
glad to be a person that can
help people forget about their
problems right now. I think
things happen for a reason, as
far as when you say you want to
make a decision to leave your
job. My decision to leave: at
the time when I did, everybody
was like “Why are you leaving
this great-paying job?”; “It’s so
good”; and “You’re a manager.”
But I just had a feeling, and I
am glad I did. If I hadn’t have
left when I did, I wouldn’t be
where I am now. I always try to
stress that—especially when I
am talking to students—that
when you have a passion and
you have a feeling about some-
thing, you have to just go with
it and believe that it is going
to work out. Because now, a
lot of my friends that didn’t do
what they really wanted to do
are laid off and aren’t working.
Whereas, if maybe they had
worked on their passion a little
more, they could be further
along.
Q A lot of people know you
from shows like “Chelsea
Lately” and “I Love the ‘80s.”
How is doing comedy for TV
diff erent from your standup?
A It is very diff erent be-
cause with television,
you have to be aware there
are mass amounts of people.
Anybody could be watching
you, so there are certain things
you don’t want to say. It’s like,
I know on “Chelsea Lately,” we
beep out a lot of stuff , but that’s
a nighttime show. Whereas,
when I am on a daytime show,
there are certain things I don’t
say at all and certain subjects.
Th at’s why when you see me
live, it is totally diff erent from
what you see on Comedy Cen-
tral or what you see on Chelsea
because you have to under-
stand you are dealing with a
whole mass amount of people.
You still, I think, as a conscious
person, you have to realize
children might be watching.
You have to remember, with
television, that anyone can see
you—you don’t know. Whereas
when I am in a controlled en-
vironment, an adult environ-
ment at a club, there are things
totally diff erent that I can say.
And the censors make sure
that I am aware of that.
Q Where do you get
material for your act?
A I get material every-
where. I got some tonight
at this school, I got some driv-
ing through town, I got some
driving my car. I get it from ev-
erywhere, especially news and
pop culture. Th ere is material
all around. Th e thing that I am
fi nding is that standup comedy
used to be about speaking for
the underdog, and I am trying
to get back to that. Th ere are a
lot of people that this country
is not being nice to. Th is coun-
try is not being nice to my gay
friends. Th is country is not be-
ing nice to my fat friends.
Loni brings love and laughterLoni Love started off as an electrical engineer, but after 10
years, she made the transition to comedy. Now, Love is shocking audiences with her unique style and quick wit
Maria Iampietro / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Minhee Park, sophomore at Auburn High School, admires works by John Miller Gorrie.
Interview by
Brian Desarro
Intrigue Editor
Intrigue C4 The Auburn Plainsman Th ursday, October 7, 2010
6 a.m. Arrive and set up for breakfast: precook sausage, prepare French toast and pancake batter.
7 a.m. Price’s Barbecue House opens.“When we open, we have people standing at the door, and we stay busy all morning,” Oliver said.
7 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Cook French toast, hash browns, ham, sausage, pancakes, bacon and eggs.
10:30 a.m. Take a break to eat breakfast.“Once we’re done with breakfast, we start lunch, and we’re busy again.”
10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Move from the grill to the pit for lunch. Prepare sandwiches and plates with pork and chicken.
2:30 p.m. Leave to go home.
For the past 11 years, Alexis Oli-ver has cooked breakfast and
lunch at Price’s Barbecue House in Au-burn.
Jeff Price, owner of the restaurant, describes Oliver as the restaurant’s resident celebrity.
“Everybody around here knows Alexis,” Price said.
Starting early in the morning, Oliver cooks all day for loyal customers Mon-day through Friday and Saturdays of home football games.
“We stay busy, busy, busy, from when the doors open,” Oliver said.
From pancakes on the grill to pork on the pit, Oliver has a hand in almost all of the food that is served.
Remembering the orders is often the most diffi cult part.
“At breakfast, they write down the orders, but at lunch, they just call them out, so it’s hard remembering who or-dered what,” Oliver said.
—Interview by Chelsea Pound /
ASSISTANT INTRIGUE EDITOR
Preparing for elections
Alison McFerrin
Staff Writer
Elections for numerous federal, state and county positions will be held Nov. 2. Here are a few things you need to know before you cast your ballot.
To be eligible to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States, an Ala-bama resident, at least 18 years old and not have been disqualifi ed from voting by reason of felony conviction or mental in-competence.
According to the Ala-bama Voter Guide 2010, Alabama residents can register to vote until 10 days before the election, making the last day to reg-ister Oct. 22.
“Voter registration ap-plications must be post-marked, hand delivered to the Board of Registrars, or submitted at a participat-ing agency-based voter registration location no later than the registration deadline for an election,” the guide states.
People can register to vote at the Lee County Courthouse in Opelika,
courthouse satellite offi c-es by the mall on Opelika Road or in Smiths Station, or by mail-in form, either from the Board of Regis-trars or the Secretary of State’s offi ce.
Because Alabama does not have a party registra-tion law, citizens do not have to declare a politi-cal party preference when registering to vote.
Alabama polling places will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Reg-istrars will be available all day to answer questions.
“We don’t do early vot-ing in Alabama,” said Darius Slusher, who is on the Board of Registrars for Lee County. “Th e only early voting you can do in Alabama is through the absentee process.”
Absentee voting is avail-able for people who want to vote, but can’t get to the polls on Election Day.
“Assuming that they’re registered to vote, they’d contact the Circuit Court clerk’s offi ce, Corinne Hurst, at the Justice Cen-ter on Gateway,” Slusher said. “We can provide any-body that wants to do an
absentee ballot with those instructions, or they can contact her offi ce.”
Th ose who want to vote absentee for their home-town will need to contact offi cials there for instruc-tions on how to vote ab-sentee.
In the case of absentee voting, where to vote de-pends on each person’s home address.
“Th ere’s 23 precincts in the county,” Slusher said. “Each precinct will have a list of voters for that par-ticular precinct.”
Voters must vote at the designated location in his their precinct, which might be at a town hall, public school building or community center.
“When we register them, we put their information, their address, in the com-puter,” Slusher said. “We have what’s called a street fi le, and it assigns them a precinct to correspond to their address.”
Now that you’re in-formed about the process, make sure you’re informed about the candidates so you can exercise your civic right Nov. 2.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ALEXIS OLIVER
TYPICAL SCHEDULE
As elections rapidly approach, voters should make sure their ballots will be
counted
Charlie Timberlake / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Alexis Oliver, cook at Price’s Barbeque House, prepares breakfast for customers.
Th ursday, October 7, 2010 www.theplainsman.com Intrigue
C5Wasting Time
ACROSS 1. Fancy appetizer
5. Mean look
10. Quick turn
14. Buzzing
15. Slyly malicious
16. __ __ uproar
17. Sherpa’s sighting
18. Biscotto fl avor
19. Asian desert
20. Hamstrings, e.g.
22. Wading bird
23. Pieces of turf
24. Ready to serve
26. Hoaxes
28. Pilots, et al.
32. Tuned in
33. Sea eagles
34. Kind of sheet
35. Fluctuate
36. Nudges, perhaps
37. Cycle
38. Little devil
39. Kind of eclipse
40. Minced
41. God of wine
43. Got going
44. Post-kindergarten
45. Boggy lowlands
46. Bandleader Count __
49. Moor vista
52. Tow along
53. Carrots or beets
55. Exiled Roman poet
57. Mellow-toned
58. Pitch-black
59. Not exciting
60. Clutter
61. Frames of mind
62. Hitch in plans
DOWN 1. Fork out
2. Polite cough
3. Nobelist Desmond __
4. Diplomat
5. Water burns
6. Walking sticks
7. Elevator pioneer
8. Lb. and oz.
9. Strong soap
10. Liquor unit
11. __ __ out?
12. Th eater near you
13. Do socks
21. Show up
22. Ref. works
24. Truck stop
25. Bauxite and cinnabar
26. Turbaned seer
27. Groucho’s brother
28. Zones
29. Susan Lucci vamp
30. Rouse up
31. Got a ticket
32. Rah-rah
33. Ho-hum feeling
36. Sudan of yore
37. Honchos (2 wds.)
39. Musician __ Lovett
40. Small hollow
42. Whinnies
43. Zoo inhabitants
45. Malodorous
46. House ad abbr.
47. Indy champ __ Luyendyk
48. Pouches
49. Gram lead-in
50. John, in Wales
51. “Green Mansions” girl
53. Daiquiri ingredient
54. Name in Beatles history
56. Ph.D., for example
Aquarius: Luckily for us, public speaking is your greatest fear.
Aries: “American Idol” may have an all-new panel, but you should still avoid telling people you watch it. We don’t care that much.
Cancer: Your big truck says “overcompensating,” but is it big enough?
Gemini: You may be behind in all your work, but at least you’re behind in style.
Leo: Coff ee can keep you awake, but it can’t erase the memo-ry of walking in on your roommate.
Libra: Pick it up, dust it off , pop it in. Five second rule.
Pisces: I heard if you drink Glacéau smartwater, you will look like Jennifer Aniston.
Virgo: Twenty years from now, how will you look back on your musical tastes? Embarrassed? Proud? WTF?
Sagittarius: Scott is such a pig. Will Kourtney EVER leave?
Taurus: Some people think men shouldn’t pluck their eye-brows. Obviously, they have never met you.
Scorpio: Always talkin’ bout what you want, and you just sit on your broke ass.
Written by Brian Desarro / INTRIGUE EDITOR
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that border that diamond.
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diamonds do not have to be
unique.
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Courtney Smith
Writer
Th e average driver will have a hard time keeping up with the mile-a-minute conversations about cars at the A-Speed Meet.
Th e loose-knit car ap-preciation club took their name from the online forum A-Speed Racing, where most of its older members met and decided to form a club.
“We’ve got Corvettes, Toyota Supras, Hondas, Acuras, all diff erent kinds of cars that show up,” said Joey Fetyko, senior in criminology. “People like to stop by and see what’s new with the club.”
Fetyko drives a 2001 VW GTI and joined the club in 2007 after fi nding out about it on the website.
Th e club meets once a week—Tuesday nights at varying, predetermined locations.
Members divide up into unspecifi ed groups and discuss everything from the exterior and interiors to the mechanics of the cars.
“It’s not like we’re an of-fi cial organization,” said Andrew King, sophomore in political science. “We tend to hang out around people who have cars just like ours.”
Fetyko said he generally spends most of his time at the meetings with the oth-er Volkswagen owners in the group, including King.
Th ey occasionally go to various races and check out local car shows as well, Fetyko said.
Joseph Pinson,
sophomore in mechanical engineering, drives a 1995 Nissan 240 SX and said he was unconventionally in-vited to the club through fellow member Quintavi-ous Simmons, sophomore in pre-medicine.
“I was just driving one day when I heard this guy yell ‘Nice car!’ from out of my window,” Pinson said. “We’re just a bunch of guys who like to hang out and talk about our cars.”
Fetyko said the club is looking for new members and people who enjoy dis-cussing the more obscure details about the vehicles.
Th e club is open to all car and bikes, Fetyko said.
“Anyone who’s enthusi-astic about cars is more than welcome to come hang out with us,” Fetyko said.
A-Speed Meet peels out
Katie Wittnebel/PHOTO STAFF
Quintavious Simmons (left), sophomore in pre-med and Keith Kellogg (middle), sophomore in mechanical engineering, talk about a car at Tuesday night’s meeting.
Th ursday, October 7, 2010 www.theplainsman.com Page D1
DSports
Crystal Cole
Sports Editor
Th e president’s secret security
detail has nothing on coach Gene
Chizik’s entourage.
State troopers, along with Au-
burn city police, escort Chizik and
the team from late Friday evenings
until well after games are over.
Melvin Owens, executive director
of public safety and security, has
been on the police force since De-
cember 1981.
He was a military policeman in
the army for three years before that.
He said something about his
work stuck, and he wanted to con-
tinue public service as a career
choice.
Owens has been escorting coach-
es since 1983, and he walked along-
side Pat Dye during his coaching
tenure.
“It has it’s challenges, but it’s very
rewarding,” Owens said.
Although not trained to take a
bullet for the coach, Owens said he
hopes fans would never resort to
violence.
“Th at’s one of those situations
where you really have to be in the
moment to do your best,” Owens
said. “Th at’s a split-second decision
that you make. Hopefully, if every-
thing goes well and we keep doing
what we’re doing, we’ll never have
to fi nd out.”
Chizik said he was appreciative
of the security staff ’s work in keep-
ing him safe and of the respect from
fans.
“Auburn has the greatest fans
in the country,” Chizik said. “Th ey
are extremely passionate and are
always supportive of Auburn and
our football program. Th ey have
been very courteous and respectful
in all of my interactions with them,
which is exactly what I would ex-
pect out of Auburn fans.”
Owens and the rest of Chizik’s se-
curity also travel with the team to
away games.
“It’s more of a team approach,”
Owens said. “Everyone who works
home games, works all games.”
On top of guarding the safety of
the team and coaches, Owens is
responsible for Chizik’s travel from
his house to the Athletic Complex.
“If he just went out walking, be-
cause of the people who desire to
talk to him, he wouldn’t get any-
where,” Owens said. “Basically our
job is to ensure safe travel, avoid
any rowdy fans and avoid any in-
stances that would cause him any
harm.”
Owens’ responsibilities begin
around 2:30 Friday afternoons.
He stays with the team as it trav-
els to the off -campus hotel and
Soccer » D3
Volleyball » D6
Th is Week in Sports
Friday
Soccer7 p.m.v. South Carolina
Equestrian3 p.m.v. Delaware State
Saturday
Football6:30 p.m.@ Kentucky*
Equestrian10 a.m.v. Fresno State
Sunday
Soccer2 p.m.v. Florida^
* on ESPN2^ on ESPNU
Katie Brown
Writer
Keeping its undefeated
season intact, the women’s
equestrian team rides on
to improve its 3-0 record.
After Auburn’s defeat of
South Carolina 1472-1469
Friday in a tiebreaker,
coach Greg Williams was
pleased with the outcome
of last weekend’s meet.
“It takes points from
the entire meet to make a
win,” Williams said. “It was
really exciting.”
Since the Tigers will face
Delaware State and Fresno
State Oct. 8 and 9, there
is not much time to cel-
ebrate victories.
After announcing the
Delaware State equestrian
team would be eliminat-
ed because of budgetary
problems, Delaware State
announced the program is
reinstated through 2010-
11.
Delaware State senior
Amanda Hotz helped
Team USA win a silver
medal at the 2010 North
American Young and Ju-
nior Rider Champion-
ships.
For Fresno State, this
will be the fi rst competi-
tion of the season.
Th e Bulldogs were
ranked in the nation’s
top 10 throughout last
season and qualifi ed for
the Varsity Equestrian
National Championship
» Turn to EQUESTRIAN, D2
Emily Adams / PHOTO EDITOR
Senior Dottie Grubb rides over fences against Kansas State.
Riding to victory
Maria Iampietro / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Philip Lutzenkirchen avoids a hit from ULM’s Darius Prelow.
Tigers travel, look to go 6–0
Whatcha gonna do?
Blake Hamilton
Associate Sports Editor
After a 52-3 steam-
rolling of Louisiana-
Monroe Saturday, Auburn
coach Gene Chizik now
turns his sights to Ken-
tucky.
Th e Wildcats (3-2, 0-2
SEC) will enter its fi rst
home conference game
under coach Joker Phil-
lips. Chizik hopes to avoid
a repeat of last year’s per-
formance.
“We have a great chal-
lenge this week,” Chizik
said. “It’ll be our second
road game and second
SEC road game. Kentucky
is an extremely tough
football team, and we ob-
viously found that out last
year when they came in
here and beat us here.”
Instrumental in that de-
feat were Kentucky quar-
terback/wide receiver
Randall Cobb and tail-
back Derek Locke. Cobb
gained 267 total yards in
the Wildcats’ 42-35 loss
to Ole Miss Saturday and
won the Paul Hornung
Award for the nation’s
most versatile player.
“With that head duck-
ing and all that other
stuff , you’ve just got to hit
them,” said senior line-
backer Josh Bynes. “You’re
going to have to hit Locke,
hit the fullback, and when
Randall Cobb catches the
ball, you’ve got to hit him
» Turn to KENTUCKY, D2
Auburn police aid state troopers in guarding coach
Gene Chizik
Maria Iampietro / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Melvin Owens escorts Gene Chizik off the fi eld Saturday after Auburn’s win over the Warhawks. Owens has been escorting coaches since 1983.
» Turn to COPS, D2
Nick Van Der Linden
Assistant Sports Editor
Senior women’s golfer Cydney
Clanton has another top-5 fi nish
to add to her list of accomplish-
ments.
Clanton recorded seven birdies
in the fi nal round of the Mason
Rudolph Championship to fi nish
third with an 8-under-par 208,
while Auburn fi nished 12th as a
team.
Clanton started the day with
four pars before recording birdies
on four of her next six holes.
She later shot a pair of bogeys
before fi nishing with birdies on
her last two holes to fi nish tied for
the lowest round of the day.
Th e Concord, N.C., native cur-
rently ranks 18th in the nation ac-
cording to GolfWeek.
She is also the No. 1 female col-
lege golfer to watch, according to
Golf Digest.
Clanton was named national
freshman of the year 2007-08.
Clanton most recently was a
member on the USA 2010 Curtis
Cup team after winning the North
& South Women’s Amateur this
summer.
Equestrian comes home and looks
to remain undefeated
Clanton sets the par
Todd Van Emst / AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS
Auburn’s Cydney Clanton hits the 6th tee Thursday. Clanton led Auburn on day 3, shooting even par.
Sports D2 The Auburn Plainsman Th ursday, October 7, 2010
Tournament.In the 2009-10 season,
Auburn beat Delaware State 12-8, but fell to Fres-no State 8-7.
Senior hunt set rider Dottie Grubb is confi dent in her team’s abilities.
“Our team always sur-passes the competition,” Grubb said. “Th ere is an air about the team that has never been so strong.”
Auburn will be compet-ing at home and has mixed emotions when it comes to the upcoming weekend.
“Having people in new
positions is making too hard to be too confi -dent,” Williams said, who has been moving people around among positions.
While her coach is stay-ing humble, junior Maggie McAlary is more confi -dent.
“I’m expecting that we should win both meets,” McAlary said. “It will be good competition.”
Since Delaware State has a young team with six new riders, the upcoming meets are an opportunity for the younger members of Auburn’s team to gain some riding experience.
“We will get to have our
younger girls get more ex-posure,” Grubb said. “Th ey are not anything to look over though. Th ey travel well.”
Th e team pulled out a third victory Friday against South Carolina in a tiebreaker at One Wood Farm in Blythewood, S.C.
After being tied at 10-10, the Tigers (3-0), who remain undefeated, beat South Carolina (2-1) with a raw score of 1472-1469.
McAlary won MVP for equitation on the fl at after defeating South Carolina’s Carolyn Curcio 88-77, and even after losing to South Carolina’s Johnna
Letchworth 73-69.5, Au-burn’s Chelsea Zillner won MVP for horsemanship.
McAlary said she be-lieves Auburn’s victory was a joint eff ort against a strong team.
“I think we went in there knowing that they would be competitive,” McAlary said. “We were all behind each other. I think we just need to stay focused and keep on the same track as we are now.”
Auburn will ride against Delaware State at 3 p.m. Friday and Fresno State at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Auburn University Horse Center.
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and not take his legs out from under him.”
Chizik said the Louisi-ana-Monroe game gave quarterback Cam Newton a chance to gain experi-ence passing in the pock-et, an improvement he will be able to use in Lexington Saturday.
“I think that was invalu-able experience,” Chizik said. “One great thing about Cameron is that he is a very smart player. He understands when he makes a mistake and the value of not doing it twice. I think he experienced a little bit of that Saturday.”
Chizik said one of Ken-tucky’s strengths is its ability to eff ectively use of-fensive personnel to both make big plays and pro-tect the quarterback.
Kentucky quarterback Mike Hartline completed 27 of 46 passes for 300 yards against Ole Miss, throwing two touch-downs and one intercep-tion.
“Th ey’re a good off ense,” said defensive coordina-tor Ted Roof. “Th ey’re ex-plosive. Th ey’re very bal-anced. Th ey’ll give you some empty (backfi eld),
some two-back and some one-back. Th ey have a couple of guys that can make plays, and the quar-terback keeps them out of bad situations.”
Another factor will be the teams’ matchup of off ensive and defensive lines. Phillips said he’s confi dent his off ense can contain standouts like ju-nior defensive tackle Nick Fairley, named SEC Defen-sive Lineman of the Week Monday.
“Th e (Auburn) off ensive line is really aggressive,” Phillips said. “Defensively, their defensive front gives you some problems—No. 90 (Nick Fairley) especial-ly. He’s one of those guys that they’ve had in the past up front, but again, I like the way our off ensive line has been competing, and I like the matchups.”
Still, Chizik said he hasn’t seen any major changes from last year’s Kentucky team to cause him concern.
“Th ey’re just a very good team,” Chizik said. “We have our work cut out for us. It’s going to be a tough game for us to go into their stadium and win, but we’re looking forward to it, and it ought to be a lot of fun.”
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stays up until everyone goes to bed.
Game days, he wakes up before 7 a.m. and guards the team through team meetings and meals.
Th e team travels back to Sewell Hall for Tiger Walk three hours before kick off .
Owens walks with Chizik into the stadium and back to the locker rooms.
He stands guard as the players go through pre-game warm-ups and re-enter the fi eld after pre-game videos.
During the game, Owens and other offi cers fl ank the team on either side of the fi eld and move around
according to where Chizik is located.
Postgame, Owens sticks around until Chizik fi n-ishes his press conferences and TV appearances, then escorts him safely back to his home.
Owens has experience with rowdy fan situations.
“Traveling to Ole Miss one year, they threw bat-teries,” Owens said. “Dur-ing an Alabama game one year when coach Dye was here, they had fans spitting on you.”
Owens said in situations where objects are being thrown, his focus is getting the whole team, not just Chizik, off the fi eld safely.
“We make sure all the players have their helmets on,” Owens said. “Th en
we try to hustle him off the fi eld with the other coaches. At that point, we try to assist with the stadi-um security in identifying people who are causing the harm.”
While Owens said he wouldn’t mind a more friendly re-l a t i o n s h i p with Chizik, he strives to maintain a pro-fessional rela-tionship.
“When you start hanging out together, sometimes you lose your edge,” Owens said. “So we keep everything very professional there.”
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Taylor Jones
Writer
Th e Auburn women’s
soccer team faces several
tough obstacles as it works
toward its goal of a confer-
ence championship.
“Our main goal that we
try and focus on is to win
the SEC, whether it be in
the regular season or in
the SEC tournament,” said
senior forward Ashley
Marks. “We want to get
into the NCAA Tourna-
ment again and make it
to the Sweet 16 to make a
name for Auburn soccer.”
With an SEC record of
2-2 after two weeks of con-
ference play, the Tigers will
face two nationally ranked
teams: No. 20 South Caro-
lina, Oct. 8, and No. 6 Flori-
da, Oct. 10.
South Carolina (9-2-2,
3-0-1 SEC) has had a suc-
cessful season so far, with
its only losses coming
against the universities of
Minnesota and Louisville
and its tie against SEC-op-
ponent Vanderbilt.
Th e team enters Friday
night’s game averaging
2.08 goals per game.
Th e Gamecocks are the
reigning SEC Champions
after defeating LSU in the
2009 championship game.
Th e Florida Gators, po-
tentially the most experi-
enced and talented team
on Auburn’s schedule, has
wins over No. 14 Florida
State and No. 19 Duke.
No. 3 North Carolina
handed the Gators its only
loss earlier this season.
With an impressive of-
fense led by sophomore
midfi elder McKenzie Bar-
ney, junior midfi elder/for-
ward Tah-
nai Annis,
s o p h o -
more mid-
f i e l d e r /
f o r w a r d
E r i k a
T y m r a k
and senior
goalkeep-
er Katie
F r a i n e ,
the Gators
a v e r a g e
2.58 goals
per game.
Marks said the Tigers
met to discuss the key fac-
tors to beating South Car-
olina and Florida.
“We had a team meeting
today trying to fi gure out
what we can do to win,”
Marks said. “We have to
play for 90 minutes as a
team because for the past
couple of games, we’ve
only been playing well for
about half of the game.”
Coach Karen Hoppa
said the team will look at
scouting reports and fi lm
to prepare for the two
games.
After the team opened
conference play with a vic-
tory over Mississippi State
and a loss to Ole Miss, the
Lady Tigers faced its fi rst
SEC road test against the
Arkansas Razorbacks (3-6-
2, 0-2-1 SEC).
Th e Tigers carried its
overall record of 7-3-0,
ambitious
goals and
m o m e n -
tum from
s e v e r a l
non-con-
f e r e n c e
wins into
the game,
but the
R a z o r -
b a c k s
made it as
d i f f i c u l t
as pos-
sible for
Auburn.
Th e Tigers prevailed
though, notching its
eighth win of the season by
a score of 3-2.
Katy Frierson, Marks
and Jessica Rightmer
scored goals, with Julie
King, Mary Nicholson and
Ana Cate earning assists.
Th e second road test of
the year came against LSU,
who entered the game
with a less-than-stellar re-
cord of 4-5-3, 1-1-2 SEC.
Kellie Murphy’s header
off of a corner kick by
Taryne Boudreau put LSU
up 1-0 in the 23rd minute.
A successful penalty
kick by Katy Frierson in
the 59th minute account-
ed for Auburn’s only goal.
LSU added another goal
and held on to beat Au-
burn 2-1.
Auburn totaled 12 shots,
and goalkeeper Amy How-
ard had four saves.
While the team is dis-
appointed with the loss to
LSU, King said the team
knows what it has to do.
“Th e team is ready to
refocus and get ready for
the games this weekend,”
King said. “We can’t dwell
on Sunday’s loss—we
just have to learn from
it, fi x our mistakes and
win these two games this
weekend.”
Hoppa said she is disap-
pointed about the losses
to Ole Miss and LSU, but
said she feels that while
the players are “frustrated
with the two losses,” they
must look forward to im-
proving their play on both
sides of the ball.
Hoppa made it clear the
Tigers would not be dwell-
ing on the losses.
“As a team we are frus-
trated,” Hoppa said, “but
there isn’t a lack of confi -
dence.”
Th e Tigers (8–4–0, 2–2–
0 SEC) play South Carolina
7 p.m. Friday and Florida 2
p.m. Sunday.
“ We want to get into the
NCAA Tournament again and make it to the Sweet 16 to make a name for Auburn soccer.”
Ashley Marks, senior forward
Erik Yabor
Writer
Gus Malzahn knows
off ense. He knows of-
fense so well that he
is in charge of the 6th-
ranked off ense in the
nation—1st-ranked in
the SEC—on the 8th-
ranked team in the na-
tion.
“He always wants us
to be better,” said junior
quarterback Cameron
Newton said. “He’s re-
lentless.”
Newton said Mal-
zahn fi nds the fi lm of
last year’s 14-21 loss to
Kentucky painful and
disgusting to watch.
Th is year, Malzahn is
prepared and already
has the core of the game
plan ready, and Newton
is well-versed on Ken-
tucky’s 39th-ranked de-
fense.
Th e mohawk-sport-
ing freshman running
back Onterio McCalebb
said he feels this year’s
team is far better than
last year’s and can beat
Kentucky.
Newton said the keys
are pa-
tience and
proper ex-
ecution.
N e w -
ton, who
d e s c r i b e d
M a l z a h n
as his “fa-
ther fi gure
away from
home,” said
Malzahn has every-
thing he likes to see in
an off ensive coordina-
tor.
“He’s pushing us from
good to great,” Newton
said.
Th e 8th-ranked Ti-
gers began the sea-
son ranked 22nd, but
pushed its way upward
by remaining unde-
feated and scoring an
average of more than
37 points per game,
making it 16th in the
nation and 1st in the
SEC.
Th ese stats are an-
other testament to Mal-
zahn, as the
off ense he
i n h e r i t e d
only scored
25 touch-
downs in
2008.
Malzahn
said he has
his off ense
dead fo-
cused on
Kentucky and nothing
else.
“I think it would be
selfi sh to start thinking
about me,” Newton said
of his nascent Heisman
campaign. “It’s week 6
and I’m not looking any
further than that.”
Newton said “every-
one has each other’s
best interests” and fi nds
comfort around his of-
fense and the rest of his
teammates.
Malzahn’s off ense is
a tight-knight bunch
that can look forward
to plentiful high-fi ves
after touchdowns and
a mouthful of pent-up
anger after turnovers.
Th e second-year of-
fensive coordinator was
plucked by Gene Chizik
from Tulsa in 2008 after
the Hurricanes fi nished
fi rst nationally in total
net yardage, scoring
more than 47 points
a game. In 2009, he
brought Auburn’s 104th
ranked off ense all the
way up to 16th.
But Malzahn was
already known for his
high-scoring off enses.
As head coach of
Shiloh Christian High
School in 1999, he di-
rected his team to a 70-
64 playoff win against
Junction City.
Malzahn looks to
continue to improve
his off ense against Ken-
tucky Saturday.
Soccer shoots for conference title
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Sports D4 The Auburn Plainsman Th ursday, October 7, 2010
‘Cats looking for the upset
Auburn is 5-0 for the second straight year and for the fourth time in sev-en years.
Th e question is whether Auburn can build on this success and improve to 6-0 for the fi rst time since 2004.
Th e Tigers are coming off a 52-3 win over Loui-siana-Monroe and fi nally dominated an opponent like they were expected to.
Th e off ense racked up 505 yards and averaged 8.9 yards per play, and the de-fense held the Warhawks to only a fi eld goal.
Saturday, the Tigers travel to Lexington, Ky., for its second SEC road game.
Kentucky will most like-ly want to get its playmak-ers Randall Cobb and Der-rick Locke in open spaces and outside the numbers to make use of their speed and athleticism.
Locke and Cobb gave Auburn a lot of trouble last year and continue to make plays for Kentucky.
Locke is second in the SEC in rushing, with 108.6 yards per game, and leads the SEC in all-purpose yards (181.4).
Because Auburn’s pass defense is still a concern, Nick Fairley and company must continue to bring the pressure if Auburn wants to win this game.
Having Cameron New-ton will once again be a big advantage because Ken-tucky has trouble contain-ing mobile quarterbacks, ranking 11th in the SEC in rushing defense.
Th is was evident last week against Ole Miss and the week before against Florida. Florida quarter-back Trey Burton account-ed for six touchdowns, fi ve of which were rushing.
Going into the Auburn game last year, Kentucky was on a three-game los-ing streak, with losses to Alabama, Florida and South Carolina.
Auburn won 15 consec-utive games in the series before losing to the Wild-cats 21-14 in Jordan-Hare Stadium last year.
Th is year Kentucky started 3-0, but its mo-mentum and high expec-tations came to an abrupt halt with losses to Florida and Ole Miss, putting the Wildcats’ record at 3-2.
“Th ere’s defi nitely a sense of urgency,” said Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips. “I’d be crazy to say and tell you there weren’t.”
Th e Lexington crowd will be loud, hoping their Wildcats can pull off an-other upset over the Ti-gers.
If the Tigers play with discipline and execute, they will leave Kentucky with another win.
Nick
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Ben Cheruiyot has a running
start on his cross-country com-
petition this season.
Th e junior in health promo-
tions was named SEC cross-
country athlete of the week after
a strong performance last week
at the Brooks Memphis Cross-
Country Classic.
Cheruiyot won his fi rst 8K of
the season, beating a fi eld of 246
runners with a time of 23:15.96.
Th e runner said he was hon-
ored to receive the recognition.
“I don’t feel any more pres-
sure,” Cheruiyot said. “It pushes
me to do better.”
Cheruiyot, who typically runs
80 miles per week, said a win this
early in the season is encourag-
ing.
“Right now, I feel it’s good
because it’s the beginning of
the season,” Cheruiyot said, “so
when I fi nd myself in a situation
where I can compete that close-
ly and win, I feel like I’m in the
right position.”
He said he focuses on mental
fi tness to prepare for races.
“When I go to an event, I have
to go there knowing that I am
mentally fi t,” Cheruiyot said.
“I adjust my mentality to feel
like I’m good, and it boosts the
physical, which gives me an ad-
vantage.”
Teammate Mark Fleming,
senior in electrical and wireless
engineering, said Cheruiyot’s
mentality helps Fleming’s train-
ing.
“I know I’ve learned a lot from
Ben about mental toughness,
training day in and day out,”
Fleming said. “Even when he’s
tired, he carries on and helps
me.”
Cheruiyot’s ability is because
of hard work, Fleming said.
“He’s a very talented guy when
it comes to running,” Fleming
said, “but I know I’ve seen him
put in all the hard work, and I
can defi nitely say that’s paying
off .”
Cheruiyot stays motivated by
thinking of future races.
“I know, to get to the next
stage, I have to feel comfortable
with what I’m doing now, so that
keeps me moving,” Cheruiyot
said.
Cheruiyot, native of Eldoret,
Kenya, started running in sev-
enth grade.
He later realized running
was his ticket for a scholarship
to study abroad in the United
States.
He said he felt Auburn was the
right place.
“When I came to visit, it was a
football game day, and that was
really diff erent,” Cheruiyot said,
“but it was a good environment,
a good family.”
Cheruiyot said he has big
goals for the season.
“Last year, my goal was just to
go to nationals and try to be an
All-American,” Cheruiyot said.
“Th is year, my goal is the same,
but I want to be in the top 10 at
nationals.”
Fleming said Cheruiyot is on
track to achieve his goals.
“Ben has the world at his fi n-
gers,” Fleming said. “If every-
thing goes right, he has the po-
tential to do great, and with him
on our team, we defi nitely have
a great chance to be competitive
at SEC level and at regionals,
and hopefully, we’ll go to nation-
als this year.”
Coach Mark Carroll said Che-
ruiyot is ready to go higher this
season.
“He is a determined competi-
tor,” Carroll said. “He has an ex-
cellent fi nishing burst that very
few can match. Ben has started
this season on a whole new level
from a year ago.”
Cheruiyot said he hopes to
run professionally after college.
“I’m planning to see how I can
do as a professional athlete, but
fi rst, I want to get my degree,”
Cheruiyot said. “Sometimes,
you don’t do the way you expect-
ed to, professionally, but with
school, you know you’ll have
that degree.”
Cheruiyot’s dream is to com-
pete in the 2016 Olympics.
“Th at has been in my mind,”
Cheruiyot said. “Sometimes
dreams can come true.”
Jake Cole
Writer
Th e 15th-ranked men’s golf team re-
bounded from a slow start to fi nish second
at last weekend’s Gary Koch Invitational in
Tampa, Fla.
Th e Tigers ended the three-round, 54-
hole tournament at a combined 6-un-
der-par, nine strokes behind fi rst-place
University of Virginia, who also took the
individual title.
“We struggled a little bit in the fi rst
round, but we played real well in the sec-
ond round,” said coach Nick Clinard. “Sun-
day, we had it really going there for a while
and made a few mistakes on the last cou-
ple of holes, but overall, they played pretty
well.”
Sophomore Michael Hebert led the Ti-
gers with a 3-under-par performance to
tie for eighth place, while freshman Niclas
Carlsson began his collegiate career with a
12th-place fi nish, tying Auburn junior Will
McCurdy at 2-under.
“I guess, when we played the fi rst time,
we saw how the greens were, where to
put the ball, stuff like that, so I guess that
helped us a lot,” Carlsson said.
Th e Tigers will compete Oct. 11-12 at the
Jerry Pate Invitational in Birmingham.
Th e event will be hosted by the Univer-
sity of Alabama, which fi nished fourth with
a 17-over-par at the Olympia Fields/Fight-
ing Illini Invitational Sept. 17-19.
Th e team opened its season by winning
the team title at the Carpet Capital Colle-
giate in Rocky Face, Ga.
Alabama players have had two and a
half weeks to practice, but the Tigers will
have to adjust its game in a single week.
Auburn scored the most birdies of any of
the 12 competing schools at the Koch Invi-
tational, and they also performed best on
par-4 scoring.
Th e team struggled elsewhere, however,
and Clinard referenced the team’s lacklus-
ter par-5 scoring at the Koch Invitational
as an indication of what needs work, but he
also focused on basics.
“We’ll continue to work on our putting,
and we’ll continue to work on our golf
swing,” Clinard said. “We gotta get that a
little bit better too.”
Th e Jerry Pate Invitational will off er sev-
eral Auburn golfers the chance to recover
from initially disappointing performances,
especially sophomore Blayne Barber, who
overcame a 4-over and 3-over in the fi rst
two rounds to the best hot streak on the
team Sunday.
In the third round, Barber shot a double-
bogey on the third hole, but scored six con-
secutive birdies to fi nish the front nine.
Last year, Auburn placed seventh at the
Pate Invitational, which was abbreviated
to one 18-hole round because of a rainout
the fi rst day. Th e three highest-placing Ti-
gers tied for 20th at 1-over.
Th e Tigers look forward to the next
match and feel confi dent about their abili-
ties.
“I’m really optimistic (about next week),”
Hebert said. “We fi nished second here, and
we got a good team, so I know we’ll pick
the right lineup, and we should be able to
compete again and hopefully pull out a win
next week.”
Cheruiyot chases records, Olympic dreams
Golf takes second in Fla.
Auburn ULM
Scoring Plays
First QuarterAU – McCalebb, 50-yd run
AU – Blake, 94-yd pass from Newton
ULM – Jabour, 35-yd fi eld goal
AU – Byrum, 19-yd fi eld
goal
Second QuarterAU – Dyer, 3-yd run
AU – Carr, 16-yd pass from
Newton
Third QuarterAU – Lutzenkirchen, 5-yd
pass from Newton
Fourth quarterAU – Fannin, 2-yd run
AU – Trotter, 18-yd run
Auburn 52Auburn 52 ULM 3ULM 3
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Ben Cheruiyot runs at the SEC Track and Field Championships May 16.
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Penalty Yards
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Rushing Yards
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Passing Yards
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After playing host to the Georgia Bulldogs Wednes-day, the Auburn volleyball team will travel to Oxford, Miss., to take on the Ole Miss Rebels 7 p.m. Friday.
It is the fi rst time the teams will meet since a 3-1 Auburn victory in Oxford last year.
Sophomore Sarah Bull-ock led the way for Au-burn in that game, fi nish-ing with 14 kills and seven digs.
Senior Morgan Johns had 12 kills, while senior libero Liz Crouch had a match-high 24 digs.
Ole Miss beat the
Kentucky Wildcats Sun-day to fi nish a four-game road stretch 2-2, but have a four-game h o m e s t a n d starting with Auburn.
Th e Rebels also beat South Carolina, but fell to No. 3 Florida and No. 23 Tennessee.
In Sunday’s match against Kentucky, Ole Miss sophomore out-side hitter Whitney Craven recorded 12 kills, followed by fellow sopho-more Amanda Philpot, who fi nished the game with a
season-high eight kills and an at-
tack percent-age of .462.
Craven is the top re-turning kill leader for
the Rebels and became the third
consecutive All-Freshman selection from Ole Miss.
Auburn head coach Wade Ben-
son currently holds a 2-2 re-cord against the Rebels.
Th e Au-burn volleyball
team earned two three-set sweeps last weekend,
defeating the Mississippi State Bulldogs Friday night (25-16, 25-21, 25-23) and the Alabama Crimson Tide (25-13, 25-20, 28-26) Sunday afternoon at the Student Activities Center.
“We didn’t play up to the level we know we can, but it is very good to get a three-set win in the SEC,” Benson said following Fri-day’s game.
Mississippi State got on the board fi rst to build a 2-0 lead, but Auburn ral-lied to take a 3-2 lead after an attack error by Kellye Jordan. Auburn would not give up its lead and went on to win the set after an 8-2 run.
Junior setter Christina Solverson picked up her fi rst double-double of the
season, tallying 20 assists and 11 digs. A double-double occurs when player records 10 or more assists and digs in one game.
Th e third set was a back-and-forth battle until a kill by senior middle blocker Alyssa Davis triggered a 4-0 run.
Th e Bulldogs fought back to tie the game, but an 11-4 Auburn run put the game away.
In Sunday’s match against the Tide, the Tigers had to rally in every set to pull out the win.
“Teams are going to come back,” said outside hitter Johns. “Th ey’re not just going to throw the towel in, so we knew we had to push back.”
Johns fi nished the game
with 15 kills on 25 at-tempts for a .520 attack percentage.
Th e Tide opened the fi rst set with an early 6-3 lead, but the Tigers were able to capitalize on Ala-bama mistakes to take the 35-13 win.
Th e Tigers struggled in the second set and found themselves down 15-18 when a kill by Sarah Bull-ock started a 10-2 run to win the set.
“Coach Benson told us to just play our game and be steady,” Bullock said. “Th ey are going to come back and make plays, but so are we.”
Th e Tigers face Ole Miss in the Gillom Sports Cen-ter, where the Rebels hold a 5-0 record on the season.
Volleyball continues conference play against Rebels
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Chelsea Harvey
Writer
Auburn will be well rep-resented on the 2010-2011 USA Swimming National Team.
Junior Micah Lawrence and senior George Adam Klein IV were both se-lected, as well as former Auburn swimmers Mark Gangloff , Tyler McGill and Eric Shanteau.
Freshman Emily Bos was selected for the junior team.
“It’s always a huge honor
to make any national team, especially the U.S., which is the strongest team in the world,” said head coach Brett Hawke.
Th e swimmers com-peted for spots on the team in Olympic events at the 2010 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacifi c Championships.
Lawrence was chosen for the team after winning the 200 breast stroke in the “B” fi nal at the Pan Pacif-ics.
She set an Auburn re-cord with a time of 2:25.19.
“I was really excited, ac-tually,” said Lawrence. “I’d never really made a senior-level national team.”
Lawrence made the ju-nior team in 2007, and Klein was selected for his competition in the 200 breast stroke at the na-tional meet in August.
He fi nished with a time of 2:13:05.
“It was kind of a sur-prise,” Klein said. “I didn’t think I was going to make it.”
Gangloff earned his spot after fi nishing third in the 100 breast stroke at the Pan Pacifi cs.
McGill was chosen for fi nishing second in the 100 fl y at the Pan Pacifi cs.
Shanteau was selected based on his performance in the 100 and 200 meter breast stroke and the 200 individual medley.
Emily Bos was chosen for her performance in the 100 backstroke.
Hawke said the next step is to train for the World Championship.
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