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Auburn University will be the recipient of a
$14.4 million grant from the federal govern-
ment that will go toward Auburn research
and a 68,000 square foot building.
Th e building will house 21 research labo-
ratories for fi ve major multidisciplinary re-
search groups, explained Brian Keeter, Di-
rector of Public Aff airs, for the offi ce of the
president.
Th e grant was provided by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Commerce’s National Institute of
Standards and Technology.
Auburn participated in a competitive pro-
posal against other universities, institutions
and non-profi t organizations, to be awarded
the grant, Keeter said.
“Th e four entities that received funds were
all universities,” he said. “Along with Auburn,
Rice University, University of North Carolina
at Wilmington and the University of Miami
also had successful proposals and will be re-
ceiving federal grant funding.”
Auburn will be using the new research fa-
cility to conduct studies in fi ve major areas
including food safety, bio energy technology,
aqua culture development and sustainability
and water and environmental quality, Keeter
said.
NIST’s press release on the grant winners
specifi cally explained what type of labs the
research building will employ.
“Th e 21 research laboratories in the new
facility will include two simulation labs, three
genomics labs, three labs for predictive biol-
ogy and informatic forecasting, four labs for
ecosystem health forecasting and marine
aquaculture, two labs for water quality stan-
dards and detection, two labs for bio-fuels
and quality standards, two labs for bio-prod-
ucts, two labs for detection and food quality
and safety, and one lab for economic impact
and forecasting,” NIST’s press release said.
“Center for Advanced Science, Innova-
tion and Commerce at Auburn University is
designed to provide facilities for fi ve major
multidisciplinary research groups working
on standards, measurement and forecasting
related to the environment, bio-fuels and wa-
ter and food quality and safety,” according to
NIST’s offi cial Web site.
“Th e funding will go toward this research
building because it is the plan that was pro-
posed to NIST,” Keeter said. “When the federal
government announces a grant, they include
specifi c criteria and guidelines that proposals
must meet, in order to be considered.”
Keeter explained that when the grant was
announced by NIST they gave a window of
available funding.
“We proposed an amount that was in that
window,” he said. “Th is is a cost/share situa-
tion, where we will receive half of the funding
necessary to make this research facility from
the federal grant and we will identify match-
ing funds from a variety of sources in addition
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University secures academic, ag fundingApplication approved,
University to receive
$14.4 million intended
for research, building
Aderholt aids University
in securing $2.8 million
from Appropriations Bill
for agriculture programs
Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, an-
nounced Tuesday July 14th that he was able to
secure more than $2.8 million in federal fund-
ing for Auburn University and the Alabama
agriculture industry.
“Agriculture remains a staple of Alabama’s
economy and serves as a major economic en-
gine for our part of the state,” Aderholt said in
a press release. “Th e research being conduct-
ed at Auburn University is critical to the con-
tinued advancement of agriculture sciences in
North Alabama and across the entire nation.”
Aderholdt’s spokesman Darrell “D.J.” Jordan
said Aderholt secured the money by request-
ing the funds in the annual House of Repre-
sentatives Appropriations Bill that Congress
passes every year.
“Th e fact that he is a senior member of one
of the Appropriations subcommittees gives
Aderholt a little infl uence when he requests
funding for his district and state,” Jordan said.
Jordan said the Alabama agriculture indus-
try accounts for more than $43 billion or 22
percent of the state’s direct economic output,
which is more than any other industry.
According to the press release, the agricul-
ture funding includes $419,000 for the Preci-
sion Agriculture and Forestry project, $1.09
million for the National Soil Dynamics Lab,
and $1.3 million for the Improved Crop Pro-
duction Practices project.
By JORDAN BRANTLEYStaff Writer
> Turn to AG, A2
Emotional intelligence factors into employment
When it comes to hiring, employers are
starting to look for something more than
just a high IQ and a good resume.
Emotional intelligence is the capability
to describe the interpersonal and intrap-
ersonal skills necessary to be successful in
any role, said Ginny Carroll, CEO of inGI-
Nuity, a consulting company.
If one is emotionally intelligent, he or
she knows how to manage him or herself
and relationships with others well.
Th is skill has become almost a require-
ment in the workplace.
“Employers will look for students com-
ing out of college with strong interpersonal
skills more so now than ever,” Carroll said.
“Most employers I work with are frustrated
with recent college graduates’ inability to
communicate well with others.”
Being an emotionally intelligent indi-
vidual has many advantages compared to
those who simply rely on IQ.
“Emotional intelligence can create suc-
cessful college, personal and professional
By STEPHANIE ENGLANDStaff Writer
Austin Nelson / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
The money Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, secured from the Appropriations Bill will go toward the National Soil Dynamics Lab, the Precision Agriculture and Forestry project and other projects.
> Turn to INTELLIGENCE, A2
Athletic department shaves budget, saves sports
Colleges across the country are
losing or are in danger of losing
sports teams because of fi nancial
cuts, but Auburn is in the clear.
Even though Auburn has had to
cut the budget in some areas, no
sport is in danger of being lost.
Terry Windle, senior associate
athletic director, said Auburn is
dealing with the tight fi nancial
situation.
“We have tried to be more ef-
fi cient,” Windle said. “One of
the things we did was meet with
the department to discuss cost-
cutting ideas. We came up with
kind of a plan of priority order.
We have instituted some of those
items, and some of those we hope
we won’t have to.”
One of the items that has
been instituted is cutting travel
cost. Windle said they are asking
sports teams to keep their sched-
ules closer to home. If games are
less than fi ve hours away, the
team will go by bus instead of by
plane. And if a team does fl y, the
department requires fl ights be
booked 21 days in advance.
Th e department has also re-
duced professional travel, limit-
ing it only to when it is required.
“We had a goal of reducing
budgets by 5 percent, and most of
them did reduce their cost,” Win-
dle said. “A lot of operating costs
are increasing, so a sport may
look like they aren’t decreasing
their cost when they actually are.”
One place that Auburn is care-
ful to cut costs is in recruiting.
“We are certainly trying to
more effi cient in recruiting travel
cost, but recruiting is the life-
blood of the program, so we have
to be very careful reducing that,”
Windle said.
Despite all the cuts Auburn has
made over the past two years,
Auburn is not being aff ected as
much as other schools in the U.S.
“We have seen a small reduc-
tion in ticket sales and in donor
contributions, but it is not as
much as other schools,” Windle
said. “Auburn alumni are very
dedicated alumni.”
Anna Benson, a senior in el-
ementary education, said she is
not surprised that Auburn has
managed to stay on top because
its fans are so loyal.
“No other school in the na-
tion has the kind of fans that we
do here at Auburn,” Benson said.
“Our alumni love staying a part
of the Auburn family after they
graduate, and supporting the ath-
letic department is one way they
can do that.”
Windle said that Auburn has
seen a slight decrease in revenue
and in donations, but one reason
revenue has not dropped signifi -
By HOLLY HERETHStaff Writer
> Turn to ATHLETICS, A3
By COURTNEY JOHNSONStaff Writer
> Turn to GRANT, A2
DUI Arrests in the City of Auburn July 15 - July 21, 2009
David G. Davis of BirminghamSouth College Street at Garden DriveJuly 16, 2:41 a.m.
Stephen M. Gulia1131 S. College St.July 18, 1:00 a.m.
Hilario Lugo Trejo Shawnee StreetJuly 18, 2:53 a.m.
Forencio Perez East Glenn Avenue at North Dean RoadJuly 18, 11:35 p.m.
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Thomas L. Williams East Alabama Medical CenterJuly 21, 12:13 a.m.
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experiences,” said Maria
Witte, a professor in adult
education. “A lack of emo-
tional intelligence can result
in ineff ective and unsuccess-
ful experiences as well. Emo-
tions are usually not war-
ranted in most settings and
can be unproductive when
there is confl ict, miscom-
munication, and dismissal of
feelings.”
Especially in the work-
place, emotional intelligence
is becoming an increasingly
popular characteristic for
employees and many are try-
ing to learn the basics of it.
“Th e beauty of emotional
intelligence is that it can be
learned, unlike ‘academic’
intelligence,” Carroll said.
“When one chooses to en-
gage outside the classroom,
they will be building skills
that will be imperative in the
workplace.”
According to Six Seconds:
Th e Emotional Intelligence
Network’s Web site, young
adults with high emotional
intelligence receive better
grades and stay in school for
longer periods of time.
Adults with high emotion-
al intelligence are more eff ec-
tive leaders and salespeople
and have better personal and
professional relationships.
Certain companies are
now incorporating emotion-
al intelligence into the train-
ing for their employees.
Th is training has proven to
reduce costs associated with
turnovers, absenteeism and
low performances, accord-
ing to the Six Seconds Web
site. It shows that at PepsiCo,
employees with high emo-
tional intelligence generated
10 percent more productiv-
ity, and sales representatives
for L’Oreal with high emo-
tional intelligence brought in
$2.5 million more in sales.
“Sometimes it really isn’t
all just about brains,” said
Marykate Richards, a senior
in kinesiology. “You have to
know how to emotionally
interact with people around
you in order to advance your-
self in the workplace.”
A recent study indicates
that employers are more in-
terested in demonstrated
leadership ability than they
are with GPA, Carroll said.
“Even though we may
have a degree, an employer
will want to know what we
can actually do,” Witte said.
“What skills, knowledge, and
abilities do we bring to the
workforce? Emotional intel-
ligence can help you keep a
job.”
But this does not mean
that academics are not im-
portant. A healthy balance
of IQ and emotional intel-
ligence is necessary, Witte
said.
“Acquiring knowledge and
training specifi c to the fi eld
you choose is still very im-
portant,” Carroll said. “But
also ensuring that you build
your emotional intelligence
is just as, if not more, impor-
tant. It is rare to fi nd a job
in which you won’t have to
communicate well and work
successfully on a team with
other human beings.”
Dr. John Fulton, assistant
professor in biosystems
engineering, said Auburn’s
programs focus on basic re-
search and application.
“Auburn’s programs ad-
dress short and long-term
problems to help produc-
ers maximize their profi ts
and make informed man-
agement decisions,” Fulton
said.
Fulton said the agricul-
tural industry can remain
profi table and competitive
in a global market through
precision agriculture.
Fulton said precision ag-
riculture technologies have
increased producers’ profi ts
from $2 to $8 more per acre,
and some technologies save
5 to 10 percent on inputs
like seeds and fertilizers.
“Farmers becoming bet-
ter stewards of the land is
one of the biggest impacts
of precision agriculture,”
Fulton said. “Th ey improve
their environmental stew-
ardship by reducing the risk
of things like runoff and
leaching and have become
much more effi cient.”
According to the press re-
lease, the National Soil Dy-
namics Lab funding will be
used to develop and demon-
strate integrated manage-
ment practices for Alabama
that will permit economical
crop production without
destructive tillage.
Corey Kichler, engineer-
ing technician for the USDA
soil dynamics lab, said the
lab is researching conserva-
tion tillage methods.
“Th e conservation meth-
od saves on time as well as
fuel costs because you make
less passes and less opera-
tions,” Kichler said. “From
a farmer’s standpoint,
they spend less money in
the fi eld, get better ben-
efi ts from the system and
increase soil fertility. Th e
farmer saves money as well
as getting more use out of
their land.”
AG>From A1
INTELLIGENCE>From A1
July 16, Dillard’s – Th eft reported. One Ed Hardy tank top reported stolen.
- Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety
to that federal grant fund-
ing. We’re in the process of
working to identify those
funds.”
NIST’s offi cial Web site
said that Auburn’s total cost
for the research building
is expected to be around
$28,854,000, and the facility
is expected to be complete
by Spring 2012.
“Auburn being a recipient
of this grant is notable for
many reasons, “ Keeter said.
“Most importantly, it recog-
nizes the expertise and ac-
complishments of Auburn
researchers and scientists.”
According to the NIST
Web site, Auburn’s proposal
for the research center di-
rectly relates to their over-
arching goals.
“Th e innovations coming
out of the new center will
advance national priorities
that benefi t key sectors of
the economy and the pub-
lic in Alabama and beyond,”
said Auburn President Jay
Gogue, in a press release.
Th e research facility is go-
ing to bring research clus-
ters, from across campus,
together to foster discover-
ies on a much larger scale
and transfer to marketplace
at a much faster pace, as ex-
plained in the press release,
Keeter said.
“Th is center is going to
improve economic oppor-
tunities and quality of life
in Alabama and beyond,”
Keeter said.
GRANT>From A1
The Auburn Plainsman News, A3Thursday, JULY 23, 2009
cantly is because of Auburn’s
ticketing priority program.
“Auburn fans and Auburn
donors are very dedicated
and we have strong base of
ticket holders and donors,”
Windle said.
Harrison Bain, a senior in
Building Science, wants to
continue to support Auburn
athletics post graduation.
“I plan on being a season
ticket holder in my years af-
ter graduation,” Bain said. “I
want to support Auburn in
any way I can, even if it means
doing something as small as
buying a season’s worth of
football tickets.”
ATHLETICS>From A1
COMMENTARY Thursday, JULY 23, 2009
A4The Auburn Plainsman
OUR VIEW
The Auburn PlainsmanFounded in 1893 As Th e Orange & Blue
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University students, faculty, administration or Board of Trustees.
For nine days Auburn Universi-
ty students have been misled.
What they were told was a willing
resignation was really a resign or
be fi red situation.
“Why?” is the question most
people are asking, and there are
some unsettling rumors circulat-
ing.
I won’t indulge such rumors,
because I have seen no proof of
their accuracy. However, I will ask
again this week for the University
to be forthcoming in this situa-
tion.
Sometimes with a lack of infor-
mation and truth, rumors take
hold and make a mountain out of
what could be just a molehill.
Th e lack of information in
this case is concerning why the
University would want to retain
an employee that has resigned;
that is if the University wants to
maintain the surprise resignation
story.
If the University will admit
Green was forced to resign and
explain to the reasoning, that will
be enough to calm the rumors.
Green promised to let Th e
Auburn Plainsman know fi rst
what his new position would be
with the University, but it’s been
a week since that promise was
made.
We have heard nothing, and it
has been a most uncomfortable
silence.
One last question deals with
hiring policies at Auburn.
My understanding is at the very
least a position must be posted
for two weeks and three candi-
dates chosen.
If Green will stay on at the Uni-
versity, will he have to go through
this process or will a position be
created for him? And how is that
in compliance with University
policy?
Often after the initial shock of
a situation, things die down and
are left to work themselves out.
Th is should not be one of those
situations.
Tell the rest of this “family” why
one of its members “resigned.”
NATALIE [email protected]
Where will Green remain?
I fi rst stepped foot in Th e Plains-
man offi ce one year ago.
At the time, I was majoring in
English and had no idea what I
wanted to do with my life.
I remember the fear I felt as I
was pushed to the Intrigue sec-
tion after asking what I needed to
do in order to volunteer.
I was a senior, and could have
graduated that December with a
major in English.
Instead, I fell in love with jour-
nalism and changed my major,
extending my stay at Auburn an-
other year.
I had changed my major several
times before, but had never found
anything that felt like the right fi t.
Journalism, on the other hand,
was a diff erent story.
Getting an assignment, inter-
viewing the sources, putting the
story together, perfecting it min-
utes before deadline and then see-
ing it in print gave me a rush like
no other.
Being hired on staff in January
only intensifi ed that excitement
as I began editing and paginating
as well.
Th e Plainsman has taught me a
lot about both journalism and life
in general.
I’ve learned boldly standing up
for something you care about,
even if it receives backlash in the
beginning, is worth it if you know
it is what’s best in the long run.
I’ve learned to not take “no” for
an answer, and sometimes you
have to work your tail off to track
a source down and get that big in-
terview.
I’ve learned breaking news al-
ways occurs at the most inop-
portune times, but it must be cov-
ered.
I’ve learned not to attempt to
keep a secret from other journal-
ists. We’re nosy by nature.
I’ve even learned not everyone
has been to Whataburger.
I’ll be gone from Th e Plainsman
after this issue in order to intern
with the Offi ce of Communica-
tion and Marketing and graduate,
fi nally, in December.
As I sit in Th e Plainsman offi ce
for my last real day as a staff mem-
ber, the feeling is bittersweet.
I’m so glad I made the decision
to show up at that fi rst Plainsman
meeting last August.
It may have added a year to my
college career, but it was worth it
in ways I cannot possibly express
in words.
Journalism has given me a pas-
sion for a career I actually care
about.
Th e Plainsman has given me
the experience I need in order to
(hopefully) help make that career
happen.
Staff ers, thank you for welcom-
ing me into the Plainsman family.
I’ll be back to the offi ce during
lunch breaks in the fall, and bet-
ter be invited to any and every
“Plainsman party.”
Natalie Nettles is the intrigue editor of Th e Auburn Plainsman. You can reach her at 844-9109.
Natalie Wade is the editor of Th e Auburn Plainsman. You can
reach her at 844-9021.
Health care scheme begs questions
I’ve always been skeptical
about health care. Most of my
skepticism stems from fam-
ily members who have been in
and out of doctor’s offi ces since
before I can remember, with each
visit leaving a string of medical
bills. With this I do understand
the need for reforming this coun-
try’s health care system.
With the slumping economy
more people are fi nding them-
selves jobless and without health
insurance. Th e question is how
willing we are in a capitalist
society to surrender our fi xed
premiums, to lose the ability to
choose our own health care pro-
viders and to fi nd policies that fi t
the needs of our families.
I’m not as worried about the
process of getting to the change,
but am more concerned about
the aftermath of how quickly
reform will arrive. What will be
the new application process with
Obama’s health care proposal?
And what exactly will be the
changes as far as quality, imme-
diacy and coverage?
With our national budget
spiraling downward with each
passing debate, who is for and
who is against national coverage,
another concern is what our tab
will be after we implement sev-
eral new plans that may or may
not work. And who is left with
the bill? I understand modifying
old systems takes several applica-
tions of trial and error.
But my skepticism still peaks.
Who will profi t most from the
new system? And who will suff er?
Problems with our health care
began with other issues.
Th e concern grows as more
and more Americans are unin-
sured. But wouldn’t targeting
the unemployment rates and
creating more jobs so that people
could aff ord better plans reap
faster benefi ts?
Or even giving the money
that would likely be lost in those
experimental years to free clinics
that serve those who don’t qualify
for plans prove to show faster re-
sults, making a visible diff erence?
Before I take a side, I just
want more questions answered.
Both dividing sides are trying
to persuade Americans to be in
favor or oppose the issue, but few
have outlined what living with
the plan would be like and under
what conditions.
Would certain patients be
required to go to certain doctors?
Would the “second opinion” op-
tion for patients still be open?
As far as having national and
equal coverage for everyone, the
concept sounds ideal. I have seen
too many go without health care
and it’s disheartening.
But utopian concepts often
have shadows. I don’t want
to wait to see what’s in those
shadows once national coverage
reaches full light.
CHRISTIAN BECRAFT [email protected]
NATALIE [email protected]
Farewell, thank you Plainsman
Christian Becraft is the assistant intrigue editor of Th e Auburn
Plainsman. You can reach her at 844-9109.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
announced Monday that the U.S.
Army will temporarily increase its
size by 22,000 soldiers to aid in global
eff orts, specifi cally in Afghanistan
and Iraq.
Th e bolstering would push the
Army to 569,000 troops, but appar-
ently the increase would only last for
three years.
Our editorial board is just not sure
the addition of 20,000 soldiers is
necessary to propel and facilitate the
campaigns in the Middle East.
One aim of the increase is to
prevent an increasing number of
stop-losses, when troops are forced
to stay on tour beyond their enlist-
ment dates.
We certainly support and appreci-
ate the eff orts of our troops, so we
back this idea in hopes soldiers can
serve shorter tours and spend more
time with their families; however,
we remain unsold on the surplus of
soldiers.
Recently the Iraqis were vocal
about their wish to have no U.S.
Army presence in the country, and
Pres. Obama has voiced his inten-
tions to exit several times.
Afghanistan aside, this increase
doesn’t necessarily mean a higher
number of troops will be deployed in
Iraq, but it is a move to bolster the
campaign there, which, in light of the
two aforementioned facts, leaves us
puzzled.
We question whether we need to
commit extra troops, and ultimately
time and money, to the operations
in Iraq.
Zooming out from Iraq, the cam-
paign in Afghanistan has recently
seen more confl ict and violence,
which Gates points out when
explaining the push to add to our
military’s size.
Why not pull from other units
across the globe?
Th e U.S. Army has units positioned
in Bosnia, Korea, Japan, Germany —
all over the world.
Could we not simply shift soldiers
from bases or units in less-active
parts of the world to aid in the
increasingly-diffi cult operation in
Afghanistan?
Not to say those soldiers aren’t do-
ing anything, but surely the 16 Army
bases we have in Germany could
spare some soldiers, rather than
enlisting an extra 22,000.
It seems like moving units from
several bases in diff erent countries
could supply the extra troops, yet
maintain a presence in the places
where cycling units is not as pressing
of a matter as it is the Middle East.
As details about the movement
develop, we could see the intention
becoming more clear, but with the
given information, we believe there
are more effi cient means to boost
those operations in need.
We would like to see a timeline
detailing our goals and projected exit
dates of these campaigns, as well as
details on how exactly the new units
will be implemented.
Could you defend
yourself in court?With the tough economic times
breathing down peoples’ necks, we
are all having to make sacrifi ces. We
save in diff erent ways.
Sacrifi ces seem normal for this
situation, but this week we talked
about another way in which people
are saving money, in the court room.
Pro se, a Latin phrase meaning
“for oneself,” refers to when a person
represents himself or herself with-
out a lawyer in court, whether as a
defendant or a plaintiff and whether
the matter is civil or criminal.
In the United States federal court
system for the year 2007, the latest
statistics available on the U.S. Courts
Web site, approximately 27% of ac-
tions fi led, 92% of prisoner petitions
and 10% of non-prisoner petitions
were fi led by pro se litigants.
As the recession brings in an
increase in bankruptcy fi lings, the
courts are dealing not only with
larger case loads, but also more time-
consuming case fi lings. Because of
the economic situation people are
not able to aff ord costly attorney
rates and people are taking this bur-
den on themselves. To some this may
seem like a very thrifty, logical option,
but as we all learned in economics,
“there is no such thing as free lunch.”
What costs are we bringing upon our
legal system and courts?
One story about this whole con-
cept talked about a veteran attorney
losing to a self represented litigant.
Th e attorney was forced to object as
he said, “some 85 times,” to many of
the things the defendant said. He said
it was unfair for the jury to try and
distinguish between legal protocol
and what he could only describe as
“this.” Th e case ended up being drug
out for much longer than anyone
had expected, with court costs being
placed on the back of the state.
Even if you do not think about
the disadvantages of the courts, we
must at least think about the citizens
choosing this option. Our constitu-
tional rights guarantee us the right
to a fair and quick trial. Many of
your average citizens are unable to
competently represent themselves
during a trial.
With this in mind how can we
expect people to be guaranteed their
right to a fair trial? It seems almost
impossible to guarantee that right
anymore.
Staff not convinced with Army increase
OUR VIEW
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Austin Nelson / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Left: Self-portraits done by M. Weis and Jeff Anglin hang in Biggin Hall as part of an art exhibit, Art on the Inside, that displays prisoner’s artwork. Above: “Class Collaboration” is a piece also created by inmates.
Prisoners get artisticWhen it comes to creativity, Au-
burn University has found a new outlet for a group of people society forgets and often ignores: prisoners.
Th e Alabama Prison Arts + Educa-tion Project was created in 2004, us-ing grants from various foundations, including the Alabama Humanities Foundation, and began as an out-reach with only one poet teaching in one prison.
Today, this project has grown into more than 35 instructors teaching in 12 correctional facilities in Alabama with courses ranging from drawing to Southern literature.
“Education is good for everybody,” said Kyes Stevens, director of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project. “Creativity feeds people. It does something on a soul level.”
Although the prisoners are the main focus of the outreach, many Auburn University faculty members and students take part in creating this opportunity for them.
“We have graduate students, peo-ple with Ph.D.s and professionals who come in to teach,” Stevens said. “We also have undergraduates who are teaching assistants.”
Th ese programs can aff ect each participant diff erently, but the re-sults seem positive for students and teachers, Stevens said.
“It’s an invigorating teaching en-vironment,” said Barry Fleming, in-terim chair of the department of art. “Th ey are the best students because (here) no one wants anything from them. Th ey all want to be there.”
Each class consists of 15-20 stu-dents with about 12 sessions of teaching on a college freshman level.
After creating their original piece of artwork, the inmates are able to fi nd a sense of satisfaction which many are never able to experience.
“Some may have never used a pencil,” Fleming said. “You get to see them gaining confi dence and have an accomplishment.”
Most of the prisoners have also never experienced creating or learn-ing about art and absorb any and all
information the teachers give them.“It’s an honest and open environ-
ment,” Fleming said. “Th ey ask ques-tions about the art world and con-nect to what art is about.”
Th roughout last week, this grow-ing program hosted its fi rst-ever display in Biggin Hall titled “Art on the Inside,” which allowed students, teachers and the public to come in and view a selection of astonishing pieces prisoners have created.
Many of the pieces included re-vealing self-portraits as well as in-terpretations of their time spent incarcerated which had dramatic aff ects on many who viewed them.
“It was kind of disturbing,” said Brooke Whitlock, a senior in el-ementary education. “It was sad to see the sadness in the eyes of the self-portraits.”
Most of the artwork seemed to be on a professional level, but Stevens said this wasn’t necessarily because of talent, but because of their sheer perseverance.
Overdraft expenses weigh on students
Local bank employees explain why most students usually
overdraft and how these students can prevent it.
Everyone with a bank account dreads those two words that pop up because of a forgotten or mis-calculated transaction: non-suffi -cient funds.
As a result of the hectic lives many people lead, some lose track of their spending habits or make a deposit after depleting an account instead of making the deposit before.
“People must realize that checks written do not appear immediately on their telephone banking or Web banking trans-action logs,” said an executive of RBC Bank. “At RBC if a check is returned, a $35 fee is incurred, and the customer is notifi ed to make (him or her) aware of insuf-fi cient funds.”
Th e number of overdrafts in-curred per day depends on the area in which the bank is located and the number of transactions that are processed on a given day, said Georgia Hendricks, market-ing offi cer at Region’s Bank.
Most overdrafts in college towns, like Auburn, occur with students’ accounts, Hendricks said.
“One of the main ways to avoid overdrawing – especially for students – is to have some type of overdraft protection that connects the primary checking account to a savings account, secondary checking account or credit card with a small line of credit,” she said.
Regions has a tiered system based on non-suffi cient funds (NSF) fees. Th e fi rst occurrence on a new account is free. Th e second and third occurrences in-cur a fee of $33, and four or more
occurrences over a 12-month pe-riod incur a $35 fee, Hendricks said.
“Overdrafts can add up quickly, so the $10 transfer fee for over-draft protection can end up cost-ing less than the accumulation of the overdraft fees without protec-tion,” she said.
According to the Wachovia Web site, linking a credit card to a checking account will result in a fee of $5 if overdraft occurs, and the transferred amount will be treated as a cash advance.
RBC will pay an overdrawn item in some cases as long as the customer has a history of few-to-no overdrafts, the RBC executive said.
“Repeated overdraft customers don’t get that benefi t,” he said.
Opening a free checking ac-count and keeping extra money for the sole purpose of overdraft protection can be a good way to avoid overdrawing, said the RBC executive.
“Also, don’t use your debit card unless you have made your de-posit fi rst,” he said. “If the deposit takes longer than the transaction to go through in the account, you will probably incur fees for insuf-fi cient funds.”
If people can discipline them-selves to look at their accounts once a day, they will be much less likely to overdraw, said the RBC executive.
Writing down all check and debit card transactions as soon as possible can also help, he said.
“Th e number one way to avoid overdrawing is to keep a register and log every item that you buy and all deposits you make,” he said. “Don’t keep track in your head because you might forget something.”
By JENNIFER BECKETTStaff Writer
By SARAH PHILLIPSStaff Writer
> Turn to ART, A6
Dance group displays ‘Man’Auburn’s new performance dance group called
the Layman Group performed its fi rst exhibition, “Man,” Th ursday night at the Jule Collins-Smith Museum.
Th rough a correlation of music, dialogue, au-dience response and improvisational dance, the one-night performance “Man” addressed the ste-reotypes and ideals of the meaning of manhood at home and within the larger society, according to the JCSM Web site.
“Th e purpose of ‘Man’ is not to make statements about masculinity, but to let people watch and lis-ten and form their own opinions,” said Doc Waller, executive artistic director of the Layman Group. “We provide the vehicle, and you (the audience) provide the destination.”
Sam Phillips, art student at Oberlin College in Ohio, performed an integral role in the exhibition.
“Eli Jolley and I represented the insecurities of the man character represented by Doc Waller,” Phillips said. “We served a myriad of roles for Waller, but ultimately embodied the insecurities of mankind as a whole.”
Th e performance concluded with a dance fea-turing a man and a woman.
Th e female represents the juxtaposition of the man’s insecurities and the truth, Waller said.
“Men have insecurities they don’t even know
By JENNIFER BECKETTStaff Writer
> Turn to MAN, A6
Jule Collins-Smith Museum / ATTRIBUTED
Doc Waller portrays Man at the Jule Collins-Smith Museum during a one night performance. Waller founded the Layman Group, a non-profi t performance arts organization.
Austin Nelson / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Dean Road Elementary schools elementary children of all races. In a recent study, the space between black and white student’s test grades is decreasing.
Gap between black,
white scores shrinks
Th e South is narrowing, but not closing, the gap between black and white students’ performances on tests, a new federal study released July 14 shows.
In the study by the U.S. Depart-ment of Education, nearly every Southern state saw gains in test scores by black fourth and eighth-grade students from the early ’90s until 2007, based on national assess-ments.
Th e improvements are especially noticeable in fourth-grade math scores, where six Southern states had black students ahead of white students in the rate of improvement.
Th ese fi ndings were the fi rst ma-jor U.S. Department of Education re-port since President Barack Obama took offi ce.
Th e report uses the National As-sessment of Education Progress exam given to students under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
By ANDREW SIMSOnline Editor
> Turn to SCORES, A6
The Auburn PlainsmanNEWS, A6 THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
“My philosophy is that you can teach any-body to draw,” Stevens said. “What someone does with (instruction) is the diff erence.”
In fact, Whitlock said she was informed that one piece of art which was displayed was actually printed and sold, making one prisoner money for his family in need.
Th e newest development with the Ala-
bama Prison Arts + Education Project is an outreach scholarship created by Barb Bon-dy, the assistant professor of art/exhibitions and lectures coordinator at the University.
It creates collaboration with students and inmates to benefi t in their advances on life, Stevens said.
“Most (prisoners) have a terrible experi-ence with education,” Stevens said. “With the (APAEP) program they get a second chance.”
ART>From A5
they have,” he said. “For me, man is more of a person in totality if he sees more of him (self).”
Waller said he has been a recreational danc-er for most of his life, he said, but he became professional when he joined a West African dance company called Ayoluwa in Pensacola, Fla., in 2004.
After his one-year participation in Ayoluwa, Waller returned to Auburn to launch his non-profi t performance arts organization, the Layman Group.
“I’ve always known that when I started an arts organization I’d include a dance com-pany.”
To gain better perspective, Waller moved to Atlanta for a year and began to get back to acting and performing in theaters and impro-visational dance companies.
“While I was there, I took time to talk to all the artistic leaders and directors I could,” he said. “I literally took a year to study non-profi t organizations before coming back to Auburn to start (the Layman Group).”
Much like Waller, Phillips said he has been performing in artistic venues since childhood.
“I think my fi rst role was as a tree in ‘Briar Rabbit,’” Phillips said. “I’m clumsy with bad balance, so I kept falling off the balance beam I had to stand on. I’ve come a long way since then.”
Phillips said he saw Waller’s group on face-book and sent him a message inquiring about how to get involved.
“We met at Starbucks and started shooting ideas around,” Phillips said.
Th e organization is young, so it doesn’t have the funding to support performances or performers, Waller said.
Everyone on staff volunteers his or her time to the organization.
“Th is was a short presentation put together on a whim with zero dollars,” Waller said.
Phillips said he agreed.“It was a grassroots eff ort, but (the audi-
ence) turned out much better than we expect-ed,” Phillips said.
One goal of the Layman Group is to change people’s view of the arts and stereotypes as-sociated with the arts.
“I think certain cities, like New York City,
are places where the arts and creative life-styles are seen as a necessity that makes the cities run rather than merely entertainment,” Waller said. “NYC seems like a place where the arts have become the blood of the city. I want to bring that same type of blood back to Alabama.”
While driving past a farm with large bales of hay scattered in the fi elds, he said he decided to organize a meeting in diff erent locations every day during March to choreograph and perform dances.
“Th is shows that art can be anywhere,” Waller said.
Another endeavor on the group’s agenda, Th e Rainer Project, aims to connect young adults in the area who do not have the re-sources and ability to participate in arts edu-cation to popular, well-received artists in big-ger cities, Waller said.
Over a six-month span, the children and artists will send each other personal videos – a mixture of modern art and technology – to get to know each other on a personal level.
At the end of the six-month span, the pro-gram will send the children to the city to meet the artist with whom they have been commu-nicating, he said.
Th e Layman Group also plans to host a 24-hour fi lm festival in which Auburn actors, playwrights and directors will converge in Lee County.
“Th ey will have 24 hours to meet, learn about each other, write, cast, stage and direct a play,” Waller said. “I have had to do that be-fore, and it’s the hardest, most creative thing I’ve ever done.”
Furthermore, the group has a youth branch called Th e Loud Crowd, a performance art group that produces, writes and stages artis-tic performances, he said.
“Th e kids perform as themselves dealing with real issues,” Waller said.
He said he also hopes to make the arts more accessible to a larger number of people in Au-burn and surrounding areas though the ef-forts of the Layman Group.
“Many people don’t know the arts have des-ignated projects,” Waller said, “so we want to take the arts out of traditional places and put them somewhere in the community where people can see them – where they will be im-possible to ignore.”
MAN>From A5
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Associate Editor
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Th e study still shows problems persist in every state, despite some gains in other sub-jects, but many educators say the results are encouraging in the South.
“We are trying to equip teachers with teaching strategies to get students more ex-cited about learning and encouraging stu-dents to engage in their own learning,” said Marilyn Strutchens, education professor. “I feel Alabama is starting to make advances, but needs to still think about equity issues.”
Strutchens works with the TEAM-Math program, Transforming East Alabama Math-ematics, which is a partnership of fourteen school districts, Auburn University, Tuske-gee University and other business partners.
“We provide each district with profession-al development training using technology, physical models and diff erent pedagogical styles to better enhance learning,” Strutch-ens said.
Kendall Griffi n, a recent secondary educa-tion mathematics graduate, said she did not
see any diff erences between the students where she was teaching.
“In the school I interned at there really was not a notable diff erence,” Griffi n said. “I taught one of the highest math classes of-fered at the school and also one of the lowest remediation classes, and there was the same ratio of black and white students in each.”
Still, many Southern states who exceeded the national average for black students re-mained behind the nation’s test scores for both races.
Strutchens said Alabama is working to add its name to the list of improved states.
“We are making initiatives that will help our students,” Strutchens said. “I think bringing equity into it is important.”
Some feel that the task lies on the teach-ers of Alabama to handle this problem.
“In order to get good teachers, schools have to think of creative ways to attract good teachers,” said Lisa Kasmer, profes-sor in elementary education. “Ultimately this has to be overall of the entire system. We can’t keep putting on Band-Aids on the problem.”
SCORES>From A5
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INTRIGUE
Kadettes aid Auburn’s Army ROTC program
Patriotism has been revered in this country since the fi rst settlers emigrated from Europe so many years ago.
Today, that same sense of loyalty to country survives in the U.S. Army and ROTC program.
What people may not realize, however, is that there is a group that acts as a lifeline or backbone for the Army ROTC patriots: the Auburn Kadettes.
Th e Kadettes are the offi cial hostesses of the Army ROTC program.
Sara Abeln, president of the Kadettes said that it is their job to support the Army ROTC and even show up to their PT tests to off er
support and hand out catering.“We show up and support them at their
PT, or physical fi tness tests,” Abeln said. “We bring them stuff like waters and Gatorades.”
In addition to hydrating the ROTC cadets, the Kadettes also take pride in setting up and decorating for the ROTC’s formal, Rachel Jernigan, Vice President of the Kadettes said.
“Th e biggest event we contribute to is the Military Ball for the ROTC guys,” Jernigan said. “We’re actually kind of in the process of rebuilding. We’re looking to do more fundrais-ers this coming year.”
Th e Military Ball is put on by the ROTC every year in February. Th is past year it took place on Valentine’s Day weekend, Jernigan said. Th e event is designed to help the ROTC
men and women, many of whom are going to be going into service in the military, learn a few social aspects and hopefully some eti-quette.
“We also host fundraisers throughout the year at diff erent restaurants, much like a so-rority does” Jernigan said. “We host events to help raise money for (the ROTC) and their activities.”
Th e members of the Kadettes join for a number of diff erent reasons, Jernigan said. For her it was the feeling of patriotism that drove her to join.
“My father, way before my time was in the military,” Jernigan said. “He always instilled
By JUSTIN DORMAN
Staff Writer
> Turn to KADETTES, B2
Auburn pride will soon have a new face on the road.
Beginning in August, Auburn license plates will be sporting a new style.
Every fi ve years, the state of Alabama re-quires license plates in the state to change their appearance. Until now, Auburn’s tag has had only minimal changes.
“Th is is the fi rst year the design is diff er-ent, yet we still are focusing on the inter-locking AU which we believe is our most recognized symbol of Auburn,” said Debbie Shaw, vice president of Alumni Aff airs.
Shaw said Auburn’s Offi ce of Communi-cation and Marketing designed the tag.
“Th ere were several tags prepared by their staff ,” Shaw said. “We did a survey with the Auburn Alumni Club and asked them to pick their favorite design. Th e win-ner was outstanding by far from the other tags.”
Shaw said proceeds from the tags go to the “License to Learn” Scholarship Endow-ment Fund.
Shaw said last school year $1.2 million in scholarships was awarded from the fund.
“Th e fund is really important to Auburn,” Shaw said. “We are not only promoting Au-burn on the highways, we are raising sig-nifi cant dollars for student scholarships.”
In Alabama, tags cost $50 plus the stan-dard registration fee of $24.25.
Shaw said the $50 must be paid each time the license is renewed.
Shaw said there is no fee to personalize the tag and she hopes buyers will use them to express themselves.
“Some of our favorite fi ve character tags include: LVS AU, BT BMA, TGRB8 and WDEAG,” Shaw said.
For students and alumni outside Ala-bama, Shaw said some states have Auburn Clubs that design their own Auburn tags. Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia off er Auburn tags and Mississippi recently submitted the re-
Keeping up with the latest fashion trends can be diffi cult, especially for the busy college student.
Knowing what to wear to class, to in-terviews, or out on the town is a decision students face every day in the continu-ally changing world of fashion.
“When I meet someone I don’t know, I form a fi rst impression of that person based largely on how he or she looks, because that’s all the information I have readily available to me,” said Sandra For-sythe, Auburn University’s coordinator of apparel merchandising. “Most Auburn students dress very well.”
Early morning classes are no exception.“I don’t think anyone should wear their
pajamas to class, even if it is at 8 a.m.,” said Cayley Mullen, a senior in apparel merchandising.
When spending a day outside of home and class, Forsythe said students should try to look presentable.
“When shopping, it is important not to look like you have just fi nished
weeding the garden or participating in a triathlon,” Forsythe said.
Making a decision on what to wear is all about personal preference.
“I like to wear nicer clothes when I’m out running errands and shopping be-cause it makes me feel better,” Mullen said. “You don’t want to look grungy when you’re trying on clothes and look-ing in mirrors all day.”
Many students are unaware of how to dress appropriately for professional meetings like interviews or guest speak-ers.
“Dress professional whenever you want others to see you as professional,” For-sythe said. “A suit or the equivalent of a suit is always a good thing because jack-ets convey power and competency.”
While knowing what to wear and when to wear it is diffi cult enough, being able to predict upcoming fashion trends is just as tough.
“Th e frugal look is in right now due to the failing economy because consumers are less comfortable sporting expensive
By JORDAN BRANTLEY
Staff Writer
By STEPHANIE ENGLAND
Staff Writer
AU platesmade over
Fashion fi xes for fall
Ashlea Draa / PHOTO EDITOR
Fall fashions are displayed in the Ellie front window.
Ashlea Draa / PHOTO EDITOR
Quinley Allred, an Auburn graduate who works at Ellie, shows off fashionable fall looks for students.
> Turn to FASHION, B2> Turn to LICENSE, B2
When in doubt, toss leftovers out
Th ough momma always said to clear your plate before dessert, sometimes saving dinner could make for a cheaper lunch tomorrow.
Th is thrifty reheated meal might sound appetizing, but certain precau-tions should be taken when re-prepar-ing last night’s dinner.
Shaye Smith, a senior in political sci-ence, said she cooks most of her meals and makes enough to have leftovers the next day.
“If it’s meat, I’ll keep it in there for up to three days, but if it’s anything else like a veggie I’ll keep it in there for a week,” Smith said. “Th e next day I’ll reheat it in the microwave, but if it’s a steak, I heat it in the oven.”
Jean Weese, professor in nutrition and food sciences and also extension specialist with the Alabama Coop-erative Extension System (ACES), ex-plained that preparing and re-cooking food is all about science and consum-ers should take extra care in preventing food from bacterial contamination.
If the food is prepared and stored
correctly, Weese said meat and poultry leftovers, soups and stews will keep for two to three days, after which is should be thrown away.
However, other foods have diff erent limits on how long they can be kept. While eggs fresh in the shell can be kept for three weeks, milk should only be kept for one week.
To ensure safe and tasty leftovers, conservation begins when the food is fi rst prepared.
Weese said with ground meats and
By CHRISTIAN BECRAFT
Associate Intrigue Editor
> Turn to LEFTOVERS, B2
Emma Robertshaw / PHOTO STAFF
Students should take precautions when re-heating leftovers.
Intrigue, B2 Thursday, JULY 23, 2009
Television shows and the American
media have been showing images of the
perfect family and family dinners for
years.
In years past, it was shows like Th e
Brady Bunch that showed America
what it was like to sit at a table with six
well-behaved kids. Th e Wonder Years
depicted a middle class family that sat
around a crowded kitchen table to enjoy
dinner.
Th ese days, even Ozzy Osbourne and
Hulk Hogan have programs that show
how they spend their meals with their
families, however dysfunctional they
may be.
Ellen Abell, professor of human devel-
opment and family studies, said spend-
ing time with family is important as
long as the time is spent productively.
“It’s not just that you all eat together,”
Abell said. “Th e idea is that when you
are together every one gets to share
parts of their day and be together and
remember that you are a family.”
Abell said simply having dinner with
a group of people does not necessarily
bring that group closer together.
“If you have a completely dysfunc-
tional family and you come together for
dinner time, that may or may not fi x the
dysfunction,” Abell said. “Often times, it
does not.”
Logan Plew, a senior in supply chain
management, said it was not necessar-
ily important
for him to eat
dinner with
his family ev-
ery night.
“What re-
ally mattered
was who you
ate with,”
Plew said. “I
had a buddy
who was over
at my house
more than I was. Often times it would
just be the two of us and my mom.”
Not every family in America is the
same cookie cutter family with two par-
ents and two children who live and co-
exist in perfect harmony, Plew said.
Bryant Haley, a junior in Wireless En-
gineering, said that both of his parents
worked and often times he and his older
brother would end up spending dinner
together, just the two of them.
“We were at each other’s throats a
lot growing up,” Haley said. “I think the
times we got along best were when we
just sat there in silence, eating.”
As people grow older they have a
certain nostalgia for a time when they
could sit down with there family over
dinner, Plew
said.
“ B e i n g
away from
home makes
me really
cherish the
time I spend
with my
mom,” Plew
said. “I spend
every meal I
can with her
when I’m home just to make up for lost
time.”
Abell said what is important is that
families make the eff ort to improve
their relationships when sit down to-
gether for dinner.
“When you do get together, you’re
making a commitment to be togeth-
er and presumably you are interact-
ing with one another in a positive way
around dinner time,” Abell said.
By JUSTIN DORMAN
Staff Writer
that sense of patriotism. I’m a patriot at
heart.”
Other girls join because sororities
encourage them to get involved, or be-
cause they are dating one of the ROTC
cadets, Jernigan said.
Being a member of the Kadettes may
have other perks as well.
“We got to go to Fort Benning with
the cadets,” Jernigan said. “ We went
through a virtual training and even got
to shoot an M-16.”
Th e Kadettes is now a group made up
entirely of females. Th at is not by design,
however, and the organization would
embrace anyone who wanted to join,
male or female, Jernigan said. Missed
meetings are not a huge problem, as the
organization is relatively lenient, Jerni-
gan said.
Th ose interested in joining need only
to attend the regular two meetings a
month and pay the small organizational
dues.
Scott Bolch, an undeclared sopho-
more and former ROTC cadet, said he
appreciates the support of the Kadettes.
“Most of the training and PT tests can
be pretty brutal,” Bolch said. “It really
helps to have not just one person, but a
whole organization out there to support
you. It’s amazing.”
KADETTES>From B1
designer brands,” Forsythe
said. “Luxury stores are
having major problems be-
cause more people are now
shopping at discount stores.
Used clothing stores are
also doing brisk business
these days.”
While the frugality trend
this season may benefi t
the penny-pinching college
scene, students are trying
their best to keep up with
shifting fashion tendencies.
“I think animal and fl oral
prints will be something to
look for,” said Kelsey Karch-
er, a junior in apparel mer-
chandising. “While some
of that has already been
in style for this spring and
summer, I think you will
continue to see it in the fall.”
Mullen said she thinks
neon colors will also be a
staple this fall.
“If you look at any fash-
ion magazine you will get a
good idea of the latest fash-
ion trends,” Forsythe said.
quired number of applicants.
“Th ey have diff erent re-
quirements to get plates ap-
proved,” Shaw said. “Th ey
design their own tags, but
they work with our offi ces
to make sure the tags are ap-
proved by Auburn.”
Kristen Nelson, a senior
in business administration,
said she likes the Auburn
tags but doesn’t plan on pur-
chasing one.
“I had a vanity tag with
my name on it that my dad
got for my fi rst car,” Nelson
said. “I think they are a great
way to show Auburn’s name
on the road but I probably
wouldn’t get another one.”
Joe Harmon, a recent grad-
uate in civil engineering, said
he thinks the tags are a good
way to show Auburn pride.
“I think it’s a great way to
promote the school, especial-
ly now that I am an alumnus,”
Harmon said. “It’s a great way
to give back and it shows that
you’re an Auburn fan.”
LICENSE>From B1
Th e idea is that when you are
together every one gets to share
parts of their day and be together
and remember that you are a family.”
Ellen Abell, professor, HDFS
“
ground turkey, the internal temperature
should reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit
when it is fi rst cooked and when it is
reheated. Weese also said the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture recommends
any type of leftover be reheated to 165 F,
such as a casserole or soup.
In order for food to be acceptable
the next day, Weese recommends food
be packed away and in the fridge (at 41
degrees or below) no longer than two
hours after it was initially prepared. For
food that has been sitting out for hours,
Weese said it is best to be thrown out.
How the food is contained is up to the
consumer. Th e purpose of tuber ware or
aluminum foil and wrapping up the food
is to lock in the moisture and to prevent
the food from tasting dry, Weese said.
For some students re-cooking and
reheating meals can get boring, but left-
overs that can last for days don’t always
have to be bland.
“I’ll cook pastas and veggies and keep
it for a week,” Smith said. “I try new stuff
with the pasta like put it in diff erent
sauces and use diff erent seasonings for
several meals.”
Jenny Stegall, an Auburn alum who
worked as a personal chef and owned
a catering company in San Francisco,
shared some tips on how to spice up and
preserve tastes of leftover food.
“Cold foods and room temperature
foods make better leftovers,” Stegall
said. “Reheating breaks the fl avors down
and gives that ‘leftover’ taste. If reheat-
ing meat, like pork tenderloin, it will be
better if reheated in a sauce as opposed
to dry. It will retain its moisture and also
get fresh fl avors from the sauce.”
Some foods like pizza or pasta taste
good cold. Weese said eating leftovers
cold is OK, but by the second day the
food should be reheated.
Refrigerating food can make grand-
ma’s beef stew keep for a couple of days,
but freezing foods can save delectable
treats for months.
“If it’s a homemade soup it will keep
for three to six months,” Weese said.
“But the fl avor is going to go away, be-
cause the product deteriorates after a
certain time. Th e longer you keep it in
the freezer the less quality you are going
to get.”
LEFTOVERS>From B1
FASHION>From B1
Family dinners not magic fi x
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The Auburn PlainsmanINTRIGUE STAFF
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CHRISTIAN BECRAFTAssociate Editor
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For a series set in a magical alternate world tucked away from our weary doldrums, the Harry Potter fi lms have never conveyed any sense of the wonder of J.K. Rowling's mad creation. Even as the series grew darker with each sequel, half the fun of reading them was exploring new places and oddball characters, which gave them an unassailable joyousness no matter how bleak the outcome looked for our heroes.
Not that Harry is feeling particularly cheery at the start of “Half-Blood Prince.” Now re-deemed in the court of public opinion fol-lowing proof of Voldemort's return, Harry must endure press junkets mere minutes after watching his godfather Sirius die. Th is devastating moment rarely has any impact on the story at all, perhaps because the last fi lm failed to wring much emotion out of it. Soon afterward, Dumbledore interrupts Har-ry’s summer break to begin the hunt for their nemesis.
Michael Gambon has been a treat ever since he took over for the late, great Richard Harris in the third fi lm, but he brings his A-game this time, mixing regret, quiet strength and subtle humor eff ortlessly. He holds the entire fi lm together as he takes Harry on strolls through a magical Memory Lane to trace Voldemort's history.
Th e fi rst act of the fi lm, the best stretch of the fi lm series captures the darkness of the novel, and David Yates' direction is sturdy and evocative. Harry's trips with Dumbledore and the fl ashback of young Tom Riddle (Hero Fiennes-Tiffi n, nephew of Ralph Fiennes, Voldemort himself) are deeply and wonder-fully unsettling.
Th en we start following our beloved trio through the school year, and the fi lm loses its
way. Yates and writer Steve Kloves suddenly drop the dark air of the fi rst act in favor of a protracted inspection of the romantic woes of all three.
Ron and Hermione's attempts to woo the other only drive them further apart, while Harry apparently has to queue up for a crack at Ron's little sis’ Ginny (Bonnie Wright).
Th ese slightly comical interactions greatly distract from the mission at hand. Why Yates decided to give these subplots so much time is beyond me.
On the positive side, the acting is up to the usual standards. Poor Rupert Grint has al-ways made the best of a bad situation with the under-written Ron, but he gets some big laughs with his dopey grin and his constant bemusement. Both Fiennes-Tiffi n and Frank Dillane (who play the teen Riddle) are pitch-perfect in their roles, and Dillane in particular makes me wish far more of the fi lm had been devoted to him working his icy charm on un-suspecting adults.
However, it's Tom Felton, the best of the child actors since the fi rst fi lm, who steals the show as the hardened yet tortured Draco. He's always had that haughty sneer down pat, but we see another side of him in this fi lm, and he outperforms even the adults.
"Half-Blood Prince," like all of its predeces-sors save "Prisoner of Azkaban," has excellent moments, but fails to add up into a cohesive whole. Its omissions and alterations result in an enjoyable movie, but one that builds to an emotional climax that never comes. And for the love of God, will they give Alan Rickman something to do before this series ends?
— Review by Jake Cole
Opinions Staff
It’s used on the corner of an envelope to be sent in the mail. It’s what Auburn stu-dents do to their feet when cheering their team down the fi eld. It also happens to be the name of one of the most popular shirt depots in Auburn.
Named after it’s owner, Eric Stamp, the business was started years ago in 1993 with Stamp and a few of his bud-dies making and selling T-shirts out of their house.
“We got a business license and started doing things for businesses and groups on campus,” Stamp said. “Th en in 1997 or ’98 we got licensed to start doing things for the University.”
Stamp bought an already-existing print shop in 2001. Stamp then inherited many
of the built-in customers and contracts and also some con-tacts with the University that were previously used by the old print shop.
Stamp sells all sorts of T-shirts made from a wide vari-ety of designs, including Au-burn apparel. Th e ideas for the designs either come from designs created in the past or from current or previous em-ployees, Stamp said.
Th e shop also does a lot of custom work for businesses, though those designs tend to stay the same from year to year. Stamp said he has used around 30 designers since the conception of his store.
Students who have pur-chased a shirt from Stamp or are anxious about new items coming out in the fall can rest assured that their will be an infl ux of new designs.
“We probably have about 20 designs that we would like
to do; hopefully, we’ll do half of them,” Stamp said. “Espe-cially with four home ( foot-ball) games in a row, it’s really hard for us to keep up with the designs.”
While Stamp is probably most well-known for their shirts, they do sell many oth-er items, Stamp said. Among these things are non-Auburn related items, notebooks made from recycled card-board, earrings made from recycled bottle caps, post-cards, sunglasses and mouse pads with original designs on them.
Stamp’s Web site, Stam-plify.com, displays a number of diff erent shirt designs with purchasing instructions. If a customer wants something other than a shirt, however, they must visit the store located on North College Street, across the street from Toomer’s Drugs.
Joey Hollerer, an unde-clared sophomore and Stamp customer, said he thought Stamp was only a T-shirt store.
“I’ve bought shirts off that Web site a countless number of times, and I never knew that they sold other things, especially things made of recycled material,” Hollerer said.
For some students, the In-ternet is the only vehicle of advertising they’ll see in a day. Stamp utilizes this the-ory with its Myspace page. And they do it successfully, said Chris Mareina, a senior in veterinary medicine.
“If I hadn’t visited Stamp’s Myspace page, I probably would have never seen some of the great Auburn apparel they sell,” Mareina said. “I saw the page and said to my-self ‘It’s time for some new shirts.’”
6th Potter fi lm not half bad
By JUSTIN DORMANStaff Writer
T-shirt store gets stamp of approval
‘Harry Potterand the
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Th e Auburn women’s soccer
team is gearing up for the upcom-
ing season. Th ey said they have a
strong, experienced group of se-
niors, specifi c goals and highly an-
ticipated recruits.
“I’m excited to think that this
could possibly be our best season
ever,” said Jenni Prescott, a senior
in early elementary education.
“Our team has been preparing all
spring and summer, and I really
think it is going to pay off .”
Th ere will be 10 new additions
to the team, and the returning
players are excited to see what the
freshmen will bring.
“We have a good group of girls
coming in, and I can’t wait to see
what skills and personalities they
bring to our team,” said Monica
Afanador, a red-shirt junior in pub-
lic relations.
One of the new recruits is a
freshman goalkeeper who will be
taking the place of Allison Whit-
worth, who made her fi rst career
start for the FC Gold Pride in May.
“Th is season we will have a fresh-
man goalie where as last season
we had an experienced fi fth year in
goal,” Afanador said. “It will be an
adjustment for our team.”
Prescott said she thinks the ex-
perience of the returning players
will be advantageous in the up-
coming season.
“I would say the age of our team
is a big diff erence within last sea-
son and this season,” Prescott said.
“Although we have 10 freshmen
coming in, more then half of our
team is made up of upper class-
men. I think our age will be a huge
benefi t on the fi eld. We have a lot
of experience and that will help us
out in big games.”
Head coach Karen Hoppa said
that having last year’s experience
to draw from will be benefi cial to
the team.
“I am most excited about this
senior class,” Hoppa said. “Th ey are
a talented, special group and I’m
excited for them to lead our team.”
Prescott, one of the seniors ready
to lead the team this season, said
her goals are to play every game to
the best of her ability.
“I don’t want to walk away from
a game knowing I could have done
more,” Prescott said.
Afanador, also an upperclass-
man that will be a leader on the
team, said she is looking to come
in physically fi t and make an im-
pact in the center midfi eld.
“As a red-shirt junior, I feel I can
be a leader on the team,” Afana-
dor said. “I plan to use what I’ve
learned so far to help our team
grow on and off the fi eld.”
Afanador said she is excited
about playing the University of
North Carolina because they won
the 2008 National Championship.
“We have never played a No. 1
team, so I’m excited to see how we
compete against them,” she said.
For this season the team has set
high, but reachable goals, Prescott
said.
Although Auburn women’s bas-
ketball head coach Nell Fortner has
a list of accomplishments longer
than a three-point shot, she still
looks to those around her to im-
prove the game, welcoming opin-
ions and seeking ad-
vice from staff and
players, alike.
“She shows great
respect for her staff
and team,” said assis-
tant coach Kerry Cre-
means. “She gives so
much responsibility
to the staff and trusts
us with it. She also
gives great ownership to the players,
values their opinions and listens to
their thoughts and concerns. Nell
has an open-door policy with her
staff and team, so you can talk to
her about anything.”
Fortner began coaching at Au-
burn in 2004, and since then, she
has more than 100 victories with the
University.
By bringing the Tigers back into
the national eye, she has brought
attention and respect to both the
school and program.
“Th e thing that sets her apart from
other people is the fact that her en-
ergy level is unbelievable,” said as-
sistant coach Mark Simons. “From
the moment she gets up she’s non-
stop, like the Energizer Bunny, and
I think she tries to surround herself
with the same kind of people. She
also has this innate ability to read
people, and that’s what makes her
an excellent motivator. She knows
which buttons to push.”
Fortner was chosen as the SEC
Coach of the Year, the Russell Ath-
letic/WBCA Region III Coach of the
Year in 2009 and was a fi nalist for
the Naismith and WBCA Coach of
the Year awards. On top of this, she
led the Tigers to a runner-up fi nish
in the SEC Tournament and took
the team to the second round of the
NCAA Tournament.
Ayesha Whitfi eld, who
just fi nished her fi rst sea-
son as assistant coach,
said she has already
learned a lot from Fortner.
“On and off the court
she exudes positive en-
ergy,” Whitfi eld said. “She’s
so knowledgeable of the
game, but she’s not afraid
to let somebody else step in. She’s
always open to our opinions and
our thoughts, and if you have a great
idea, she’s going to take that in with
open arms. It makes us feel valu-
able.”
Not only are there mutual feelings
of trust and respect between the
coaches, but the players also have
a strong relationship with Fortner,
Whitfi eld said.
“Th e players are extremely re-
spectful toward her,” Whitfi eld said.
“Th ey would run through a brick
wall for her, and they are very recep-
tive to what she says.”
Fortner’s positive attitude and en-
couraging personality is something
that cannot go unnoticed, Cre-
means said, adding that her love for
the game is evident by the way she
treats the staff and players.
“She is full of life every day, always
seeing the positive in every situa-
The Auburn Plainsman
SPORTS Thursday, JULY 23, 2009
B5
FORTNER
By GRACE HENDERSONStaff Writer
Free throws with Fortner
Women’s soccer expects to succeed in upcoming season
By COURTNEY JOHNSONStaff Writer
PLAINSMAN ARCHIVES
Jenni Prescott (20), a senior midfi elder, looks to move the ball downfi eld in a regular season game against Arkansas.
When an Auburn fan thinks of sports, foot-
ball comes to mind, though it has been 52
years since the team has won a national title.
After football, fans think of basketball and
baseball, two teams who have never won a
national championship.
What most fans don’t realize is aside from
the swim team, the Auburn Equestrian team
is arguably the most successful team in recent
years, with two National Championships in
the past three seasons.
With an overall National Championship in
2006 and a Hunt Seat National Championship
in 2008, the equestrian team is preparing for
the fall, with hopes for its third national title,
said Chelsea Anheuser, senior hunt seat rider
majoring in marketing.
“I think the main goal is always to strive
to be National Champions again,” Anheuser
said. “But, when it comes down to it, win or
lose, at the end of the day we are proud to be
wearing Auburn orange and blue.”
Head coach Greg Williams said he is excit-
ed for the coming season and what his team
can do.
“We have one of the toughest teams in the
country coming on right off the bat,” Williams
said. “Just seeing if our team has what it takes
to pull off a win is one of the scariest things,
but I think that if our girls will believe in the
win, we will be one of the toughest contend-
ers for the national championship.”
Paige Monfore a junior western rider ma-
joring in biomedical sciences, said Georgia is
among their toughest competitors.
“Th ey always come and bring their a game
just because we are Auburn,” Monfore said.
“Th ey have been very successful, so it always
feels good to win against them.”
Anheuser agrees that Georgia will be a
tough rival and said she loves to beat the Bull-
dogs.
“Since I have been a member of the Auburn
Equestrian team, we have always had very
large rivals in the SEC,” Anheuser said. “South
Carolina and Georgia always have very strong
teams and we all put each other to the test.”
Last year, Auburn’s Hunt Seat placed sec-
ond in the Varsity Equestrian National Cham-
pionships after losing in the fi nal round to the
University of Georgia. Th is year, the team is
hoping to bring home national titles for the
Hunt Seat team and the Western team, as well
as the overall title.
Williams said he is confi dent in the West-
ern team’s ability to be a strong competitive
force this year.
“We’ve been very behind the other schools
in scholarships. We started early on with
scholarships going only to the Hunt Seat side,”
Williams said. “Th e Western girls have had to
develop a lot in college, but we were able to
put some scholarships toward the Western
side this year, so we have some girls coming in
that will be able to help right off the bat.”
Williams said he knows the senior leaders
will perform well for the team this season.
“Th e level of riding that our seniors are ca-
pable of makes them able to beat any team in
the country,” he said.
For the 2009-2010 season, Auburn equestri-
an is welcoming 14 freshmen and two college
transfers, including several well-renowned
riders who have won individual champion-
ships prior to college competition.
By HOLLY HERETHStaff Writer
Women’s basketball assistant coaches discuss head coach Nell Fortner’s
success, energy.
> Turn to SOCCER, B6 > Turn to FORTNER, B6
Anthony Hall / MEDIA RELATIONS
Senior Chelsea Anheuser rides against Georgia in a 2008 regular season meet held at Auburn.
AU Equestrian looks for 3rd title
> Turn to EQUESTRIAN, B6
As the Auburn Football team pre-
pares for the upcoming season with a
new coaching staff , the starting quar-
terback position is still up for grabs.
Neil Caudle and Kodi Burns are fo-
cusing on practice and working hard
this summer, not who the starter will
be.
“I’m not really worried about it,” said
Burns, a junior majoring in exercise
science,. “I just go to practice everyday
and work hard. I’m not beating myself
up over it, I just go out. It’s all about
Auburn, so I’m not worried about it.”
Caudle, a junior majoring in building
science, is expecting new off ensive co-
ordinator Gus Malzahn to make the de-
cision of which quarterback will start
during two-a-days.
“I think one of us just has to start
making big plays and really standing
out as far as consistency goes,” Caudle
said. “I think we are both trying to get a
lot better this summer, and it will really
be clear during two-a-days.”
Until then, Caudle said the team is
working out fi ve days a week, and the
off ense is meeting three nights a week.
“We want to make sure we are all on
the same page for two-a-days,” Caudle
said. “We have also been throwing on
our own – trying to get our arms stron-
ger.”
Burns is working toward perfection
in practice as he prepares for the sea-
son.
“My biggest challenge has been mak-
ing sure everything is perfect,” Burns
said. “You don’t want to just throw a
pass that can be caught, you want it
to be perfect. You can’t just complete
a pass, you have complete it with per-
fection. I don’t settle for mediocrity. I
strive for perfection in everything I do.”
Burns said his SEC playing experi-
ence has also prepared him for the task
of being Auburn’s starting quarterback.
Both potential starting quarterbacks,
Burns and Caudle agree that working
under Malzahn this summer has been
benefi cial to the team as a whole and
not just their position.
“He is somebody I have wanted to
play for,” Burns said. “He is a great
coach and a great person as well – like a
mentor. As far as coaching, you see how
successful his quarterbacks have been,
and you want to be a part of that. He is
really going to help the team.”
Caudle agrees that playing under
Malzahn has been good for the team.
“It’s been great,” Caudle said. “Th e
transition has been really smooth. He
is a good teacher, and it has been good
for me. I’ve gotten a lot more reps than
before. Th e change will be great for the
team.”
Bobby James Haisten, a senior in
building science, is optimistic about
the upcoming football season and the
quarterbacks that will be leading the
team.
“I think that we have enough brains
and brawn behind the wheel to get the
ball down the fi eld no matter who’s in
the cockpit,” Haisten said. “I’d love to
see some diversity there, if they can
make it work. It provides the off ense
the opportunity be a little more enig-
matic.”
Haisten said that even with such
a promising and optimistic group of
players, what the team needs most is
optimistic fans.
“Fans have an impact on the morale
of a team especially during game time,”
Haisten said. “Our fans have to be be-
hind our team. Th e program needs
good fans now more than ever. Stand
behind your Tigers.”
The Auburn PlainsmanSports, B6 Thursday, JULY 23, 2009
By HOLLY HERETHStaff Writer
tion,” Cremeans said. “She has a way about
her that makes you feel like you are the best
and always is so complimentary of her staff
and takes great care of us. She is a winner
and pushes us to be our best not only for our-
selves, but for Auburn.”
With respect and positive energy coming
from every direction, the team feels com-
fortable and has fun at practice and during
games, Cremeans said.
“Th e environment is also one of loyalty and
trust,” she said. “It starts at the top, and that
loyalty and trust fi lters down to her team.
Th at’s what creates really good team chemis-
try.”
Simons, who joined the coaching staff in
May 2008, said Auburn couldn’t have picked a
better head coach. “She’s a wonderful person,
and obviously an excellent coach,” Simons
said. “It’s been real joy to work with her.”
“As usual, we want to win the Iron Bowl
again,” Prescott said. “We want to not only
make it to the SEC tournament, but we plan
on taking home the trophy.”
Prescott explained that she is looking for-
ward to getting into SEC play because she
knows the team is going to do well, and the
SEC is always hard competition.
“Th is past year we made it to the round
of 32 in the NCAA tournament, this year we
have set our goal to make it to the Sweet 16,”
Prescott said.
Hoppa said she shares the same goals as the
team.
“We want to get to compete for an SEC
championship and get to the Sweet 16,” Hop-
pa said.
Afanador said the team keeps all of these
goals in mind, but the main goal is to face the
season one game at a time.
“In order to accomplish all these we must
come in ready to work, but I believe this is
the year Auburn history is going to be made,”
Prescott said.
SOCCER>From B5
FORTNER>From B5
Auburn QBs compete for job
Todd Van Emst / MEDIA RELATIONSQuarterbacks Kodi Burns (left) and Neil Caudle (right) are the frontrunners for starting quarterback this season.
“I am excited about the
new group of freshmen that
are joining our team this
coming year,” Anheuser said.
“It is always exciting to have a
new class come in.”
With freshmen added to
the team and the hope for
the Western team to improve
their competitive level, Mon-
fore hopes the team unites.
“Something that we are
going to work on is hope-
fully coming together as one
team,” Monfore said. “Th e
hardest thing about our sport
is that we are separated be-
tween Hunt Seat and West-
ern. People lose track of the
fact that we are one team.
I think something that we
want to work on is compet-
ing as one unit.”
Williams agrees that a
united team is important.
“My goal is to practice with
intent and run with a tough
united front,” Williams said.
Th e Auburn Equestrian
team is behind their coach,
hoping to bring home a na-
tional championship.
“I cannot wait to begin my
senior year with my team, do-
ing what we love and fi ghting
for what we want – success,”
Anheuser said.
EQUESTRIAN>From B5
Sept. 5 Louisiana Tech
Sept. 12 Mississippi State
Sept. 19 West Virginia
Sept. 26 Ball State
Oct. 3 at Tennessee
Oct. 10 at Arkansas
Oct. 17 Kentucky
Oct. 24 at LSU
Oct. 31 Ole Miss
Nov. 7 Furman (HC)
Nov. 14 at UGA
Nov. 27 Alabama
2009-2010 EQUESTRIAN SCHEDULE
Fall MeetsSept. 19. vs. TCU and SMUOct. 2 vs. South Carolina (SEC)Oct. 9 at Tennessee-MartinOct. 16 vs. Texas A&MNov. 7 at Sacred HeartNov. 8 at Delaware StateNov. 13 at Georgia (SEC)
Spring MeetsJan. 31 vs. Oklahoma StateFeb. 6 at South Carolina (SEC)Feb. 20 vs. New Mexico StateFeb. 27 vs. BaylorMarch 6 vs. Georgia (SEC)March 13 at Fresno StateMarch 14 vs. Kansas State (at Fresno)March 26, 27 SEC Championships
Home meets in boldMeets are held at the Auburn University Horse Center on Wire
Road across from the Vet School.
What is equestrian? Collegiate equestrian is an NCAA sport pending offi cial sanctioning. The sport is divided into two disciplines, Western and Hunt Seat, and 4 subdivi-sions. There is Western Reining, Western Horse-manship, Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences and Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat.
Reining: the rider must follow a pattern of large fast circles, small slow circles, spins, lead changes and sliding stops, while demonstrating the horse’s ability. Horsemanship: the rider must follow a pattern of precise movements while demonstrating poise and correct posture and position. Equitation Over Fences: the rider must follow a course of jumps while demonstrating correct pos-ture and grace. Equitation on the Flat: the rider must follow a complicated pattern of maneuvers while demon-strating correct posture, poise and grace.
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