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With buildings on campus illuminated in a pink glow for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, faculty and students stress the importance of self-exams and routine mammograms to detect the disease early.

Early detection is particularly important to 2013 Auburn graduate Lauren Calvert, whose mother died of breast cancer last year.

Calvert said mammograms are not the only form of early detection.

“Self-exams are crucial,” Calvert said. “My mother had a clear mammogram in June and found out Feb. 14 [through self-examination] she had breast cancer. They think she had it before that, they just couldn’t see it through the mammogram.”

For Calvert’s mother, there were other difficulties in detection.

“If you have small breasts, your tissue is more dense, which means it’s harder to detect if you have breast cancer,” Calvert said.

However, Jenny Swaim, executive assistant and business manager for the Office of Enrollment, said routine mammograms are important.

“We need to remind employees to get it done for their own safety,” Swaim said. “It’s a life-saving thing.”

Swaim said she focuses on increasing the use of mammogram services among Auburn faculty.

“Auburn employees have the opportunity to get a mammogram,” Swaim said. “Auburn University is self-insured, so any medical costs we insure we pay

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Auburn Police Division quota case moving to federal court Annie Faulk COMMUNITY REPORTER

Former Auburn Police officer Justin Hanners’ case alleging the Auburn Police Division’s use of a quota system is headed to federal court.

The case was moved from Montgomery County Circuit Court to the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in Montgomery Oct. 4 in a motion filed by the attorneys representing City Manager Charlie Duggan and former Police Chief Tommy Dawson.

“Having this case transferred to federal court is the best thing that could happen for Hanners’ case,” said Mike Slocumb, Hanners’ attorney. “Litigating this case in federal court will certainly expedite getting this case before a jury, which can’t happen soon enough. We could try this case today.”

Hanners claimed he was fired for speaking out against the alleged quota system.

Neither Duggan, Dawson nor Lisa Carter, one of their attorneys, were able to comment on the pending litigation.

However, Duggan released a statement Friday, June 25, on behalf of the city after Hanners’ allegations.

“We have investigated the accusations that have been made and have found them to be false,” Duggan said. “I’m confident, and I hope our citizens remain confident, in the integrity and quality of the Auburn Police Division.”

David Dorton, the city of Auburn’s director of public affairs, also addressed the pending litigation.

“I think these statements, which were already on the record, say what needs to be said by the city,” Dorton said.

“Litigating this case in federal court will certainly expedite getting this case before a jury, which can’t happen soon enough. We could try this case today.”

“The real tragedy of an unfounded accusation like the one leveled by Mr. Hanners is the negative impact that such a charge of corruption makes upon the officers we employ.”

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The city hired Bob Eddy, former investigator at the Alabama attorney general’s office and a former assistant director of the Alabama department of public safety, to conduct an independent investigation after Dawson informed the city manager’s office of corruption allegations.

“At the end of the day, Hanners wants to be made whole for what the city of Auburn has put him through,” Slocumb claimed. “He was a good police officer who had the courage to expose a deep corruption within the Police (Division).

He got fired for doing what’s right.

Why? Because he wasn’t willing to be silent in the face of an illegal quota system. He’s a hero.”

Duggan also said in the statement he was unable to comment on the specifics of Hanners’ termination, but that Hanners and his attorneys have a copy of his personnel file that contains the reasons for his termination.

Duggan also said Auburn citizens have requested in the annual citizen survey that police visibility and traffic law enforcement be a priority.

“While understanding the importance of this issue with our citizens, the Auburn Police Division has not chosen to employ quotas for tickets or arrests to meet this goal,” Duggan said. “However, the message that there is a quota was wrongfully conveyed through supervisory channels to at least one patrol shift.”

Duggan said the matter was brought to the attention of the police administration last fall and supervisors were reminded how to effectively communicate shift duties.

He said Police Chief Register and Dawson have made it clear they do not require quotas.

“This case is going to expose deep corruption within the city of

Lowder could be getting louder when it is populated with caffeinated students sipping coffee and studying through the night.

In the near future there will be a Starbucks in the Lowder Business Building.

“The plan is to have it open sometime next fall,” said Jeff Long, chief operating officer for the College of Business. “We’ll start construction the first of the year.”

Long said the Starbucks will have 86 seats and be located on the east side of Lowder’s ground floor.

“We’re excited, because it’s going to give students room to meet and congregate,” Long said.

David Ketchen, Lowder Eminent Scholar, professor of management and executive director of the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship, said providing meeting space will be a benefit of the Starbucks.

“A café in the business building really increases the sense of community,” Ketchen said.

Starbucks will offer another on-campus location for students to get caffeine and food, but unlike coffee beans, Starbucks do not grow from the ground.

Glenn Loughridge, director for campus

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DUIS FOR OCT. 10–16, 2013 Katherine Wren, 21 Oct. 10, 9:50 p.m., North Ross Street and Opelika Road Jared Danford, 21 Oct. 11, 4:02 a.m., South College Street Clifton Martin, 24 Oct. 12, 6:38 p.m., West Samford Avenue and Wire Road Brett Buchanon, 18 Oct. 12, 11:06 p.m., South College Street and Woodfield Drive Iris Talbot, 25 Oct. 13, 6:06 a.m., Mitcham Aveune and North Gay Street — Reports provided by Auburn Department of Public Safety

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CRIME REPORTS FOR OCT. 10–16, 2013

Oct. 10, Rick Drive Burglary Third Degree – theft of two cellphones, computer, jewelry, identification documents, guitar Occurred Oct. 10, between 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Oct. 11, Golf Club Drive Theft of Property First Degree and Criminal Mischief Third Degree – jewelry, sunglasses, scarves, purses, wallets, bags

Oct. 14, Dekalb Street Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle – theft of sunglasses, mp3 player and cap.

Occurred between Oct. 13, 7:45 p.m.–Oct. 14, 7:30 a.m.

Oct. 10, Lee Road 17 Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle – currency Occurred Oct. 10 between 5 p.m.–3:20 a.m.

Oct. 13, Center Place Theft of Property Third Degree and Burglary – theft of guitar, assorted blankets and pillow, television and a laptop Occurred between Oct. 11, 10 p.m.–Oct. 13, midnight

Oct. 14, Lee Road 72 Theft of Property First Degree – theft of bush hog Occurred between Sept. 13, 5 p.m.–Oct. 10, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 13, Queen’s Way Theft of Property First Degree and Burglary – theft of crossbow, mp3 player, tools and laptop Occurred between Oct. 12, 10 p.m.–Oct. 13, 9:20 p.m.

Oct. 15, East Drave Avenue Burglary – theft of gaming console, radio, video game, gaming controller, currency and cell phone Occurred Oct. 15, between 7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Oct. 13, Hemlock Drive Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle – theft of amplifier and subwoofer

Oct. 15, Opelika Road Burglary – theft of e-reader Occurred Oct. 15, between 3–3:15 p.m.

Oct. 10, Wrights Mill Road Theft of Property Second Degree – theft of jewelry Occurred between Oct. 7, 7 a.m.– Oct. 10, 12:50 a.m.

Oct. 11, Mell Street Theft of property – theft of laptop Occurred Oct. 11 between 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Oct. 11, Stonegate Drive Theft of Article from Auto – theft of semi-automatic pistol Occurred between Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m.–Oct. 11, 9 p.m.

Oct. 13, South College Street Theft of Property Third Degre– theft of cell phone Occurred Oct. 13, 11:45 a.m.–12:50 p.m.

$470,000 grant helps to fund mitochondrial disease research Ben Hohenstatt CAMPUS REPORTER

The Foundation for a Cure for Mitochondrial Disease, the MitoCure Foundation, awarded Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine faculty a two-year, $470,000 grant for research.

The grant will be used by the department of pathobiology to study mitochondrial disease.

Carl Pinkert, associate vice president of research, said mitochondrial research dates back to the late ’80s, and that a lot is still being learned about the disease. He said Parkinson’s disease and Lee disease are examples of mitochondrial diseases.

“It’s a rather new field,” said Michael Irwin, associate research professor in pathobiology.

Pinkert said while the field of research is important, it is not receiving appropriate attention.

“There is not sufficient support nationally or internationally,” Pinkert said.

The research being done with the grant will be a continuation of research involving antioxidants that earned the grant.

“We’re looking at different antioxidant compounds,” Pinkert said. “It’s based on past research, and we want to step it up.”

Pinkert said the ongoing research will focus on validating the use of antioxidants to help repair mitochondrial damage.

“Based on data, we think we’ve identified a method for rescue and damage repair,” Pinkert said. “We’re looking at a therapy.”

Irwin said mitochondria are cells’ powerhouses, and mitochondrial disease is caused by mutations in the mitochondrial DNA. He said this makes mitochondrial disease inheritable.

“Everyone has two genomes,” Irwin said. “One they get from both parents and the mitochondrial DNA you get from your mother.”

Irwin said the genetic nature of the disease means it is a disease with some prevalence in children.

“There are hundreds of mitochondria in each cell,” Irwin said. “When a certain number have a mutation it is like flipping a switch on or off.”

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dining, said that a portion of the money used to build and open the new Starbucks will come from money swept from students’ Tiger Cards last year.

“That’s part of it,” Loughridge said. “The other part of it’s coming from the regular dining budget.”

Money placed on Tiger Cards rolls over from semester to semester, but not into the new school year.

At the end of the summer semester any unused money on Tiger Cards becomes the University’s money to use toward the dining program.

“Everything people didn’t spend last year is going into

Irwin said symptoms include muscle weakness and fatigue, because of the inability of cells to produce energy.

“Mitochondrial disease affects systems that use lots of energy,” Irwin said.

He cited the central nervous system, the brain and optic nerves as potential problem areas with mitochondrial disease Irwin said mitochondrial disease is often deadly.

Pinkert and Irwin said there is a correlation between mitochondrial mutations and other harmful diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

“Mitochondrial mutation is indicated in a wide variety of diseases from aging to cancer,” Pinkert said.

He also said the presence of the mutations does not indicate causation.

“It’s a chicken or the egg type question,” Pinkert said.

Both men said there is urgency to the research.

Irwin said the MitoCure Foundation’s significant contribution comes with expectations.

“They want a cure yesterday,” said Irwin.

Pinkert expressed gratitude to Bill Cunningham, MitoCure’s chairman.

He also said the research would not be possible without collaboration from Boston University’s Kosta Steliou, professor emeritus of chemistry.

Despite the promise of research, Pinkert will be leaving Auburn in November to be the vice president of research at the University of Alabama.

“It will still be a continuing collaboration,” Pinkert said. “I want to help in any way I can to help this work come to fruition.”

Pinkert said he believes the research being done will continue its grant-earning quality, and he considers it part of his future job to encourage collaborative efforts between the two universities.

“We do a lot of things together,” Pinkert said.

“And we do a lot of things well together.”

this,” Loughridge said.

Loughridge said the most recent addition funded this way is Pinkberry, located in the Village Dining Hall.

Loughridge said the decision to add a Starbucks to Lowder was made in part by analyzing which schools, departments and programs used the lowest percentage of their meal plan money.

“Engineering and business had the highest percentage of money remaining,” Loughridge said. “We thought coffee, especially for engineering could work.”

Robert Garcia, SGA assistant vice president of auxiliary services and SGA senator for College of Business, said the project also happened because stu-

dents wanted at least one dining option in that area of campus.

“There’s really no on-campus dining on that side of campus,” Garcia said. “We didn’t want to just throw in any coffee shop, we wanted a something that students would actually enjoy.”

Garcia said he is ecstatic students will have a place to eat, sit and meet.

Loughridge said the potential role Starbucks could play as a place to meet and study outweighs its role as a place to exchange meal plan money for food and coffee.

“Whatever we get we want to use to help service the students,” Loughridge said. “Dining’s purpose is to support academics.”

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Funchess Hall holds the National History Museum’s live collection, including snakes and frogs.

Auburn Natural History Museum open new doors Saturday, Oct. 12 Keely Shearer CAMPUS WRITER

Auburn’s Natural History Museum hosted its first open house, Saturday, Oct. 12.

Jason Bond, director of the museum, said the previous location did not allow for the museum to be open to the public for many reasons, one being for safety issues.

The museum’s new biodiversity center, located at the corner of Mell Street and Samford Avenue, finished construction in April.

Bond said the museum’s open house timing coincided with the new building.

“We just moved into the building over the summer. Construction was completed in April and this homecoming seemed like a good weekend. People will be kind of relaxed about the game and they will be tailgating early,” Bond said. “Our intentions are, particularly during football season, to have the museum open at least a couple of times over the course of the fall. We may not achieve that this year but we definitely will next year.”

Auburn’s Natural History Museum offers a multitude of specimens. The open house showcased many of the exotic specimens and even brought live ones to display. Bond said the live collection are held in Funchess Hall.

“There (were) tarantulas, snakes, big lizards, frogs and those sorts of things. We (pulled) a lot of stuff out and we (had) a lot of curators and collection managers here to answer questions about specimens and biodiversity in the Southeast.”

Students and faculty members responded positively to the new building and being able to plan visits.

“I love animals and history,” Lauren Romano, sophomore in pre-elementary education.It would appeal to people of all ages in the community.”

Jake Hoffman, junior in chemical engineer, agreed with Lauren’s statement.

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Auburn’s Police (Division) that I would think the city would rather not have been made public,” Slocumb claimed. “As long as the city continues to put out false information concerning its Police (Division’s) use of illegal quotas, the deeper the mess the city is creating for itself.”

In the October edition of the city of Auburn’s monthly newsletter, “Open Line,” the police quota allegations were addressed in three points. The newsletter said both the city and Police Division have a policy that does not permit quotas.

The newsletter also addressed

Hanners’ firing, indicating he was not fired for speaking out against an alleged quota system, as other officers who reported the briefing are still on the Police force. According to the newsletter, Dawson took action to correct the perception that a specific number of contacts were required.

“The real tragedy of an unfounded accusation like the one leveled by Hanners is the negative impact that such a charge of corruption makes upon the officers we employ,” Duggan said. “The Auburn Police Division is an excellent and effective police force staffed with dedicated officers.”

Slocumb remained adamant about the city’s use of a quota

system.

“The city of Auburn’s Police (Division) enforces a quota system. That’s a fact.” Slocumb claimed. “I also expect the case will raise questions about the Police (Division’s) relationship with the Auburn University Athletics Department. But hey, the city of Auburn is living in an arrogant state of denial right now, and the longer they continue to lie about what’s going on, the worse it’s going to get for them and anyone else that might be effected by this litigation.

The city has made so many contradictory and inconsistent statements concerning its use of illegal quota systems that I’m not sure they really know what their stated public position is.”

“I am definitely interested and plan to go to one of the open houses this year,” Hoffman said.

Bond said the museum’s hope is to bring in more school groups and other people for tours.

Because the museum offers such a wide range of different specimens, the time and effort it takes to accumulate them all doesn’t just happen over night.

Bond offered insight into how they manage all the specimens they have gathered.

Bond said there are a number of curators in the department of biological science, who have appointments in the museum.

“Many of them do specimen-based research, which means they use specimens they have collected daily in their research projects,” Bond said.

Craig Guyer is the curator of amphibians and reptiles.

John Armbruster is the curator of fishes. Goertzen is the curator for plants. Geoffrey Hill is the curator for birds.

“There have been facility members before them who were here 25 to 50 years ago, so our specimens go back 75 years or more,” Bond said. “Things that were collected a long time and things that are more recent.”

Bond said he just returned from two and a half weeks in southern Africa and Dominica where he collected specimens such as beetles and spiders. He said those specimens are on display as well.

The open house provided a chance for the Auburn community to support the new Biodiversity Center.

“The open house is really a unique opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes, see the collections, meet the curators, and to get an idea of what’s here and what sort of resources we have available,” Bond said.

Those who missed Saturday’s open house are encouraged to attend future open houses this fall.

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Swaim, in conjunction with the East Alabama Medical Clinic, coordinated lighting up wellknown buildings such as Cater Hall, Samford Hall and the Jule Collins Smith Museum to raise awareness and stress the importance of remaining vigilant.

The Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, whose national philanthropy is the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the largest breast cancer research organization in the U.S., worked with Swaim to raise awareness and ensure the buildings stay lit.

“They come and spread word to students while the EAMC holds a mammogram day on the hospital side,” Swaim said.

Rachel Clement, junior in supply chain management and president of Zeta, said the illumination is important because it sparks discussion among students, faculty and locals.

“It’s a way so when people drive past they ask why the building is pink,” Clement said.

“It starts the conversation.”

Swaim said she has seen im-

provement in the faculty’s use of mammogram services offered to them in the last few years.

“In 2007, we only had 44 percent of eligible employees take advantage of the program, and it was the second largest medical expense the University had,” Swaim said. “It has increased about 24 percent since we started, and that speaks volumes.”

Clement said Zeta also stresses the importance of mammograms.

“Zeta, nationally, puts out this monthly email monthly as a mammogram reminder,” Clement said. “We really work on getting people signed up.”

Calvert, Auburn alumna said while detecting cancer early is important, it isn’t the only factor in the disease’s severity.

“It’s a big thing, knowing you have it early,” she said. “In (my mother’s) case, it wasn’t the same. She had a more aggressive cancer than a lot of people.”

Calvert said there are several factors that play into breast cancer, regardless of early detection.

“It’s not a cookie-cutter diagnosis,” she said.

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Cancer brings new life to Auburn alumna Kelsey Davis EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Madison Billingsley’s family had no history of breast cancer.

Madison even tested negative for the breast cancer gene.

But by the age of 22, she had lost her mother to a battle against the disease, and by the age of 24 was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer.

Madison was a freshman at Auburn University when her mother, Laurie, first began cancer treatments.

“It was hard in college — working and studying and trying to take care of your mom all at the same time,” Madison said.

“All of her surgeries seemed to fall during finals, so I was always studying for finals at the hospital.”

As Madison continued to progress through classes at Auburn, her mother continued to fight against cancer.

“When she realized she wasn’t going to live, [there were] two things she wanted to do.

“Attend her son’s high school graduation — which she got to do — and live long enough to see Madison graduate from nursing school, which she didn’t get to do,” said Leslie Hamby, Laurie’s older sister and Madison’s aunt.

Three months before graduating in May 2011 with a bachelor of science in nursing, Madison’s mother passed away. Madison said she remembers the fortitude her mother showed as her battle came to an end.

“She was a very strong woman,” Madison said.

“She put up a good fight right until the very end, now she’s in a better place.”

Two year’s after her mother’s death, Madison was working as a nurse at East Alabama Medical Center when cancer struck the Billingsley family again.

“I knew I was supposed to start getting mammograms at the age of 25 because my mother had it, but I luckily found the lump when I was 24, before I even had my first mammogram,” Madison said.

“If I ever got it, I honestly thought it would be when I was 40, 50 maybe. Definitely not at 24.”

After witnessing her mother’s four and a half year battle, Madison chose an aggressive treatment with chemotherapy and a double mastectomy to combat her

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Madison Billingsley read out of her bible. Leslie Hamby, Madison’s aunt, said the family’s faith has given them hope and courage through difficult times.

own cancer.

She is now able to look back on her mother’s struggle against cancer through the lens of her own battle.

“Now I understand what all she was going through. Obviously, it makes me admire her even more,” Madison said.

“She had always been the rock in our family. She never complained about anything, and I tried to use that philosophy in my struggles.

“It’s not something you really understand until you go through it yourself.”

Madison’s battle against cancer hasn’t been defined by surgeries or struggles, but by the gratitude for life she now has because of it.

“I view life as a gift now,” Madison said.

“I’m not saying I didn’t before, but peo-

ple tend to get caught up in their lives.

They tend to take things for granted.

“When something so life-altering like that happens to you, you learn to not take things for granted and view it as a gift and take as many chances as you can.”

Madison has now been in remission since May 2013. Madison says its every cancer survivor’s greatest fear that the cancer will return.

But in the end, cancer never posed a threat on Madison’s life. Cancer showed her what life was about.

“People think you get cancer and it’s the end of your life, but it’s really just not the case,” Madison said.

“In a lot of ways, my life didn’t even start until I got cancer just because it made me look at life in a whole other way.”

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Game day Police officers Kyle Nazario Campus Writer

Auburn Police Sgt. Darrell Downing moves between groups of police officers in neon-yellow vests. He checks their positions against his color-coded chart and briskly answers questions.

He’s helping prepare Jordan-Hare Stadium for Saturday, Oct.12, game against the Western Carolina Catamounts.

Golf carts whiz by carrying people around the stadium, food vendors wearing blue Auburn jerseys lean against their counters and the Tiger Eyes members take pictures of each other on the 50-yard line.

Police officers cluster in groups. They smoke and talk and wait until the moment when 87,451 fans will stream into the stands and watch the eagle circle the field.

Game day is Auburn at its busiest. The Auburn Police Department relies on help from state troopers and officers from other counties to handle the 80,000–200,000 fans who descend onto the town.

Ensuring the masses have a safe and enjoyable experience requires weeks of planning and coordination. Luckily, they’ve had practice.

“It runs like a well-oiled machine,” said Po-

lice Cpt. Lorenza Dorsey, who organizes the detectives in plain clothes roaming campus in unmarked cars.

“We’ve gotten really good at it,” said Sgt. Brock Young, supervisor of campus operations on game day.

The police handle thousands of minor details on game days. They check parking barriers, answer visitors’ questions, look for lost purses and stop numerous attempts to sneak into JordanHare Stadium.

They place officers throughout the stadium for security.

Officers watch for the usual problems: intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Downing said he finds students passed out in the student section from too much alcohol and too little water.

“A lot of times it smells like a bar coming through here,” Downing said, as he stood by the entrance gate.

He recalled one incident in which a student tried hiding cans of beer taped to his legs under baggy jeans, and called it the most creative attempt at smuggling alcohol he’s seen.

The police randomly search visitors for weapons, alcohol and other contraband.

Officers find so many knives that the University keeps a table where students can check their knives to pick up on the way out.

During games, they monitor the crowd. For Dorsey, Young and Downing, this means missing the action.

“You get to catch a couple plays here and there, but you’re supposed to be watching the crowd,” Downing said.

All three are Auburn fans, so missing the game is a drawback to the job.

“You want to see it, but we’re getting paid to do a job, and we’re responsible,” Young said.

Working inside the stadium can be difficult in the massive crowd. Downing keeps his phone on vibrate because the noise drowns out the ringtone.

Once everything finishes, Downing said getting fans safely out of Auburn can be tough.

Managing traffic presents a serious challenge to a small town better acquainted with country roads than highways.

The police station provides officers at 20 intersections and turns East Samford Avenue into a one-way street to help the flow of traffic.

According to Young, the end of a long Saturday game day is a relief.

Sgt. Darrell Downing checks the police officers’ postitions throughout the stadium for the day.

“I’d be lying if there wasn’t some frustration,” Young said.

Young said the job has its benefits, though.

“I’m a fan,” Dorsey said. “When it’s a big game and the fans are into it, it’s exciting.”

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Capt. R.T. Ward, Sgt. J. Marsh and Sgt. Darrell Downing go over duties before the game.

Officers watch over the stadium before the crowds of students begin filing in for the Homecoming game.

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UPC reels in ‘Catfish’ creator Nev Schulman Derek Herscovici Campus Writer

You and your estranged Internet partner may not be on speaking terms, but Nev Schulman of MTV’s “Catfish” might have some advice for you.

“Catfish” is the MTV reality show where an individual in an Internet relationship requests their significant other be investigated by Schulman and filmmaker Max Joseph to ensure their information is accurate.

With October being Cyber Security Month, “Catfish” provides an example of the real-life consequences associated with the Internet.

The show then forces the two to meet in real

life.

The filmmaker and host of the Internet-relationship-exposure show will speak at the Auburn Arena Tuesday, Oct. 22, about his experiences on the show and what it was like to be “catfished” personally.

Since his own experience was brought to life in the documentary, “Catfish,” Schulman gives real-life, long-distance couples a chance to begin a life outside the Internet, in person after appearing on the show.

“He’ll be discussing social media and how it affects people, how people are ‘catfished’ and how it affects people,” said Ryan Akers, director of the comedians and guest speakers commit-

tee for the University Program Council. “Lots of people are taken advantage of by others on social media.”

Akers said the show provides a chance for people with lies and constructed personalities to be cleared up after allowing their Internet identity to obscure their real lives and negatively affect their relationships.

“I’m just looking forward to hearing how people actually perform these acts,” Akers said.

“How people are manipulated through social media, how many people out there do take advantage of others, how common it is, I guess just that sort of thing.”

Although some students criticize UPC for

their entertainment choices, UPC wants students to understand it remains committed to appealing to their interests within the constraints of the budget.

“UPC makes offers, and the first people we offer don’t always accept,” Akers said. “So sometimes the people we bring aren’t our first choice either, but that’s kind of just the situation with everyone.”

Schulman will stay for a question and answer session and a meet-and-greet with fans after the event.

Admission is free. The Auburn Arena doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the event will begin at 7 p.m.

Graduate students address Wellness Center policy at SGA Derek Herscovici Campus Writer contributed by Laura Henry

Cyber Security Month uses various techniques to help students learn the dangers of technology.

Cyber security saves the day Becky Hardy Campus Editor

Along with Breast Cancer Awareness, October is also Cyber Security Month.

Auburn has promoted Cyber Security Month for seven years–each year including images displaying important topics in technology safety, such as mobile data security, social media safety, copyright infringement and phishing awareness.

“It’s an effort to inform citizens, consumers and students about cyber security,” said Mark Wilson, information security manager. “(Cyber security) is becoming more of a presence around education with colleges and universities.”

Laura Henry, information technology specialist, said the dangers of malicious cyber software are becoming more prevalent.

“Students don’t want to have their identity stolen or have money taken out of their bank accounts,” Henry said.

“It’s part of (students’) education to now how to stay safe.”

With Auburn students being part of a generation heavily dependent on technology and their cell phones, Tyler Atwell, engineering co-op employee, said their generation is the easiest to target.

“Where the older generation would say ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, so I’m just going to back away,’ our generation would say ‘I don’t know

what I’m doing, but I’m going to download everything,’” Atwell said. “A lot of my peers are much more connected, but equally uninformed as well.”

Wilson said cyber safety is equivalent to operating a car.

“You just don’t get into a car and start driving,” Wilson said.

“You have to have some knowledge about the laws and traffic rules and how to keep your car in tune. Many of the attacks are coming from social engineering, and students need to know how to protect themselves.”

Although software companies have created more programs to protect devices from viruses, harmful agents are using sneakier techniques to gain access to personal information.

“Getting into systems is actually a lot harder, so now (phishing) talking someone into clicking something or downloading something to get a password,” Wilson said.

A basic tip for creating a safe technology zone is creating a password for your mobile and computer devices. “(The password) does not have to have all these symbols in it, but the longer it is the better,” Atwell said. “If the password is 11 or 12 characters then it becomes a lot harder to guess.”

Also, patching programs on the computer will help protect it from viruses.

“Most of the time, a message

will pop up in the corner saying ‘your Java needs to update’ or ‘Adobe Flashplayer has a new update,’” Atwell said. “You need to do it because a lot of times they are patching security bugs.”

Wilson also said to be careful about joining random WiFi networks.

“In my opinion if I would jump on a random wireless network I won’t do banking transactions on it,” Wilson said.

Atwell said non-reputable websites will ask for a username and password, except if logging into the actual website.

“It might say you need to reset your password or go to another website to create a password; that’s a sure sign they’re trying to steal your data,” Atwell said.

For more cyber security information, visit KeepItSafe.Auburn.edu .Students can also attend the Cyber Security Awareness event Thursday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Student Center.

Staying alert with the guidance of these safety tips will help keep personal information on computers, phones and other devices safe.

“It’s an issue that should almost be common sense, but people have a tendency to not think because they think (the website or email) is legitimate,” Atwell said.

The only new order of business at the SGA Senate Council meeting, Monday, Oct. 14, was the amendment of chapter 305 in the SGA Code of Laws. However, a new policy concerning graduate students’ membership to the Recreation and Wellness Center was the main focus.

Graduate students said they were shocked to learn last week that a new policy was passed ordering them to purchase a membership for the Rec Center, sharply contradicting the previous policy.

Approximately 1,800 graduate student research and teaching assistants were asked to begin paying the faculty membership price of $50 per month, per semester, in order to use the new building.

The total remaining price for the semester would be $100.

“Upon further investigation I found, out this was a new policy sent down from Student Financial Services to recoup some of the money that is waived in our tuition waiver as a graduate assistant,” said David Adams, graduate school senator and GTA in political science.

“We were basically sold on the idea that we could use the facilities for free, and now midway through the semester we are asked to purchase a membership.”

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“Even if you don’t necessarily have a question — your conversation; your input — is valuable,” said Logan Powell, representative for the executive committee for facilities and junior in political science. “You can voice complaints, ask questions and talk with the people in charge about making changes.”

The Black Student Union is hosting a night of jazz and poetry featuring performances from Auburn students Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Student Center ballroom.

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Social Media on The Plains shelleykim57 in response to our editorial “‘Are you not entertained?’

This article insinuates that the UPC staff is lazy and that the other events (such as bringing speakers and comedians, having themed nights, having open mic nights, showing films) are unimportant.

UPC is not all about concerts and there is a lot more that goes into it than you think, which you would know if you had done any research.

Also, since Bodda Getta Bash is open to the public, I don’t think bringing someone like Kid Cudi [...] would resonate well with the majority of people who will actually be attending the event.

I’m personally not on UPC, but I know many people who are. They do the best they can with the money and resources they are given. It’s not as simple as “Well, UPC gets $800K so lets put it all towards the concert.” Maybe do some research and think things through before you write a poorly-edited, ignorant article like this one again.

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Men’s soccer deserves a promotion Soccer is usually considered an auxiliary sport, something for the kids who can’t or won’t participate in the holy trinity of football, baseball or basketball.

Even though Major League Soccer has been around since 1996, the league’s presence is overshadowed by traditional American sports.

However, soccer is here to stay — and its popularity is growing exponentially.

Soccer has dug its cleats into the turf of American sport culture and is ready to take the spotlight.

NCAA men’s soccer is proof there is a strong foundation of players and fans ready to join the rest of the world.

There are currently 204 Division-I men’s teams, but Auburn isn’t one of them.

That’s a problem.

America is on the verge of a metaphorical soccer explosion.

The United States Men’s Soccer Team is up to No. 13 in the most recent FIFA World Rankings and has already qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Americans are boarding the bandwagon.

The popularity of professional soccer in America is on the rise, but so is the prevalence of college soccer.

Auburn could set an example by creating what could be one of the best programs in the SEC, and the rest of the conference would have to follow suit.

Of course, no sport will ever be bigger than football in the SEC, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for something else.

In such dire economic times, diversity is key.

It’s not a good idea to sit on our husky American laurels and pretend football is the be-allend-all of athletic competition.

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I think every team just needs a break once or twice in a season. Even HS teams do it.

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sport to remain in compliance with Title IX, but that isn’t a bad thing either.

We can’t rely on football forever.

It’s the money-maker, but it’s also a big business that fully embraces all the heartlessness of corporate culture.

Auburn is not the scrappy underdog it used to be; it’s a behemoth that feeds off profit.

So why not join the rest world and have a good time while we’re at?

Let men’s soccer into your hearts, Auburn.

Sure, it may seem pointless now, but it’s not our style to follow trends.

We create them.

The crowd forces home game wins

Maybe so but her heart belongs to Standford. That’s her team.

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Basically, men’s soccer would be an investment that would pay off substantially in the long run because we would be establishing our dominance early — establishing an SEC tradition.

There is already a men’s soccer club team, which has had a history of success, so a promotion to a fully sanctioned University sport is not that large of a jump.

Auburn’s possible promotion to NCAA Men’s D-I soccer could even force the hand of the SEC to include men’s soccer under its already expansive umbrella.

Yes, we would have to add another women’s

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As everyone on campus knows, Auburn has turned it around so far this football season after last year’s nightmare.

Auburn is undefeated (5–0) at home this season.

This is in large part because of our new coaching staff and because of all of our improved players.

But it’s also because of you, the students and fans, bringing back the true home field advantage at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

The atmosphere in the stadium is back and the players and coaches have definitely taken notice of the advantage the Auburn family has created for them.

“The crowd helped us win that game, especially in the fourth quarter, and it was really fun to be a part of it,” head coach Gus Malzahn said after the win over Mississippi State Sept. 15.

Being a part of the student section during that Mississippi State game, the crowd filled

up early prior to kickoff and was loud from start to finish.

The entire stadium was even louder during the last two minutes as all of the fans put their trust in Nick Marshall to drive up the field and lead Auburn to victory.

“It was unbelievable. I caught the ball, looked up and saw everyone on their feet and I could not hear one thing. Everyone was jumping on me, but I could not hear one thing. All I could hear was the 80,000 fans roaring,” tight end C.J. Uzomah said after catching the gamewinning touchdown from Marshall.

Marshall, former University of Georgia defensive back, has experienced playing in many big stadiums in his career but has been especially impressed with the atmosphere in Jordan-Hare Stadium this season.

“It was a huge atmosphere. I’ve never been in an atmosphere like it was in Jordan-Hare tonight. It’s a big atmosphere and I’m just glad to be a part of it,” Marshall said after the Mississippi State win.

The players feed off of the fan noise and know the fans are behind all of them 100 percent, which builds up their confidence during games.

It was not until I covered my first game in the press box, during the Ole Miss game Oct. 5,

I realized the fans are one of the main reasons why Auburn is so difficult to beat at home.

It is a totally different perspective listening to how powerful the roars get in the stadium while working and not cheering.

I know Jordan-Hare Stadium gets rowdy, but I was shocked at how loud it actually is and how the noise really does rattle visiting teams.

The fans have the ability to directly affect the outcome of the game, like they did during the Ole Miss game when the crowd forced Ole Miss’s offense to burn two timeouts late in the game because it was so loud.

“The crowd was unbelievable. The crowd really helped us win this game,” Malzahn said after the upset win against Ole Miss.

The crowd has the power to make it too hard for the opposing offense to concentrate in their huddles, which can lead to missed assignments, missed play calls and running over the play clock.

The Auburn crowd has definitely used that power and needs to realize how powerful the fans are in deciding the outcome of home games.

Home field advantage is not a myth, it is an actual thing, and Auburn is lucky enough to have this actual advantage.

Letter to the Editor

Tiger Transit drivers voice their greivances We, the employees of First Transit, have been mistreated, and we are infuriated.

We deserve a better working environment and demand that we be treated with respect, dignity and equality. We have been fighting for this for a while now, and even though we are transitioning to a new company, all our demands and entitlements have not been granted.

We aren’t asking for much, just what we are entitled to and what our CDL licenses require or entitle us to have. Our responsibilities as CDL drivers are great and come with a lot of stress.

Unfortunately, we currently have to deal with a hostile environment where the managers, dispatchers and supervisors are drunk with power. We are unable to communicate our concerns

with them because they will accuse us of being smart-mouthed or disrespectful.

We are over-worked and under-paid. We are exhausted from the long drives without proper breaks – including bathroom breaks – we need as drivers to secure the safety of all our passengers. When we take a restroom break on our own, we are monitored for time and written up.

We are rushed daily, and being rushed that way does not secure the safety of the students or drivers. We are facing tremendous stress and anxiety, especially the drivers who work 12-hour shifts.

We have gone from working for Groome to doom, and the only thing that has changed is the new buses and uniforms. We are loyal to our jobs and student safety. We understand every job has rules

and regulations that one must abide by, but the hostility and unfairness will not be tolerated.

We do not have a proper eating facility, on fit for us to use when it’s raining, hot or cold on Mell St. There are times when we are cheated out of our 30-minute lunch and 15-minute breaks.

Moreover, we have to walk a great distance for food and to use the restrooms, which pushes us to rush and eat and return to the buses. This does not give us adequate time to rest our minds, or legs, for the next long period of driving.

We haven’t yet had a proper meeting with the new company, First Transit. While we are appreciative to have a job, no employee should have to work like an animal and deal with a hostile environment created by First Transit

or Tiger Transit.

We are human beings and demand to be treated that way.

As loyal and dedicated employees, we should not be subject to hidden agendas from either company or an unfit labor environment.

There are employees who are tired of being mistreated, but who are afraid to speak up because of fear of losing their jobs.

This should not be an issue because we have the right of freedom of speech, and we are entitled to our own opinions without such hostile consequences.

All we are asking is that we are treated fairly because this is unacceptable.

Cassandra Young Driver First Transit

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Annie Faulk COMMUNITY REPORTER

Traveling down Gay Street, you may have noticed three shacks on the front lawn of the Wesley Foundation. These are not shacks, but homes.

Lisa Pierce, founder and director of Alabama Rural Ministries (ARM), is living in a house made of plywood and scrap materials to raise awareness of poverty in Alabama. Pierce moved in Friday, Oct. 11, and will stay until she raises $50,000 as part of her No More Shacks Campaign.

Approching the houses, one expects an endless regurgitation of facts and possibly a lackluster speech on poverty in Alabama, but that is not the case with Pierce’s campaign. Pierce brings people into her home and for a few, alltoo-brief moments, displays the poverty experience first-hand.

“It’s also more of an awareness of the poverty housing and it’s a volunteer drive,” Pierce said.

“We really want to get people hands-on with helping us in the community. It’s really to show what sub-standard poverty housing looks like.”

So far, ARM has raised $13,000, which will help build four small houses, and $50,000 goal will go to repairing 16 houses.

There are three houses on the lawn this year.

Pierce is living in one, Wesley students built the second and the third replicates international poverty housing.

hard for families to live in these conditions and when they just don’t have the resources to hire somebody to fix the house.”

Pierce asked a group of middle school girls what they would do if their grandparents had to live in a house like this, what happens when it rains or if it is cold outside.

She recieved answers such as: “My grandpa would go off the deep end!”

There are some families that do not have running water or electricity in their houses. Most of the families ARM works with live in their home, so the construction team tries to repair their home to make it better.

When Pierce explained to the girls she sleeps in the “shacks” to raise awareness and fundraise $50,000.

“Let me put (it) into perspective, how much do you think a small car would cost?” Pierce asked. The girls estimated thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

One girl asked if any of the houses Pierce lived in had bathrooms.

“The first house I ever repaired, the family had been living in a bus ” Pierce said. “They had about nine kids about your age. The school system found out and gave them a portable classroom, which did not have a bathroom. So we had to help them with their bathroom. “ In Alabama, there is a shortage of 90,000 housing units and rapidly deteriorating homes in the area.

Alabama ranks as the nation’s third poorest state. Approximately one in five people live below the poverty line, and one in four children live below the poverty line.”

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Pierce has been living in this shack since Oct. 11.

“For us, when we repair a home there are three things we look at.” Pierce said. “We are looking to make it warm, safe and dry.”

ARM evaluates a home’s weatherization to see if the windows and doors are insulated, if the house is handicapped accessible and if the plumbing is in working order.

Pierce said she wants people to have a handson experience with poverty.

Guests will feel the splintering wood underneath their finger nails, and the cool breeze flowing through the cracks of the house.

“What we are trying to do is give a visual representation, be a little bit sacrificial in when we stay in it,” Pierce said. “Me and others are going to be susceptible to the elements, and engage the everyday person who might want to help out in some way.”

She said, there are a lot of Alabamians that live in houses similar to the one she lives in for the week.

“I’ve been in this when a tropical storm came through and I stayed in it,” Pierce said. “That helps people get a visual of what’s going on. It’s

CHANDLER JONES / COMMUNITY EDITOR

Kimberly Sotelo, owner of Opelika’s Inner Sunshine Yoga and Wellness, practicing yoga.

Stretching, posing and balancing to health Chandler Jones COMMUNITY EDITOR

She can make herself parallel to the floor and balance her body weight on one foot. She can lull you to sleep and make you sweat through your shirt. She can teach you a vinyasa and tell you why it’s important.

When Kimberly Sotelo developed health complications as an adult, she said she had to take action.

In 2003, she joined Sivananda Ashram, a yoga community in Woodburn, N.Y., to learn not just gaining the muscle strength offered in yoga, but to achieve the holistic health and inner peace rooted in yoga.

“I needed to heal myself,” Sotelo said.

“It ended up being yoga was the answer.”

The days tested Sotelo. Each morning began at 5:30 a.m. and didn’t end until 11 p.m. Sotelo said the day wasn’t meant

for aimless wanderings, but for practice, meditation, daily discourses and hard work.

Sotelo said she spoke with interesting people, experts on astrology and horticulture, and all on the floor, because there, they didn’t have chairs.

“It was not just physical practice, that just comes when you’re immersed in the philosophy, anatomy and physiology,” Sotelo said. “You’re in a yoga community, isolated from everything else. It’s lifechanging.”

Now, Sotelo said she uses her knowledge for good. Her Inner Sunshine Yoga and Wellness studio, located at 705 Avenue D in Opelika, held its grand opening Saturday, Sept. 28, to offer lessons and holistic approaches Sotelo learned at the Sivananda Ashram.

Inner Sunshine aims to transform lives through holistic health, individualized

attention and alignment-based vinyasa, an active form of yoga.

“It gives people a whole lot more power,” Sotelo said. “Your energy and your mind are alive. It helps people avoid hurting themselves and works for the long term.”

The facility boasts a large room for practice and a separate room for Thai yoga therapy, a type of massage and assisted stretching.

Auburn students designed the facilities outdoors with a garden of edible, native and endangered plants. Sotelo said it’s often frequented by butterflies, lady bugs and lizards, which contributes to the comfort of Inner Sunshine.

“I don’t know another way,” Sotelo said. “Being able to create a space where anybody is welcome to come and express their thoughts and ideas, to walk into the room and not feel judged.”

CONTRIBUTED BY LORI SEWELL

Rain came down on last year’s run, but didn’t deter runners from participating.

Freedom 21’s 5K run for human trafficking awareness Pierce Ostwalt WRITER

Freedom 21 will hold its second annual 5K run, Oct. 19 at 8 a.m., but with a twist.

Freedom 21, recipient of the Davidson Bruce Foundation Grant in both 2012 and 2013, works as a Christian, non-profit organization raising awareness and funds to help end human trafficking.

“We knew we wanted to have an annual 5K,” said Teresa Carden, Freedom 21 executive board member. “This will be its second year, and we were thinking, ‘What would be fun?’ We thought the Color Me Free 5K Run idea would be fun.”

According to Freedom 21’s mission, their goal is to mobilize as one body, in an unified mission to wage war against the epidemic of human slavery in our nation, in our world and on our watch.

“We want to focus on awareness in the community,” said Lori Sewell, president of Freedom 21. “A lot of people know about human trafficking; you ask them

what the definition is, and they’re knowledgeable about it. But they do not know what happens in Auburn.”

This issue is not localized to Auburn. It is a major issue across the nation.

In 2012, President Obama declared January as National Trafficking Awareness Month.

An approximated $32 billion industry, the Department of Justice ranks sexual trafficking as the second fastest-growing criminal industry with a reported 2,525 cases in 2010. An estimated 1,000 of those cases involved children.

Many organizations nationwide are fighting for this cause, including Polaris Project, which set up a national trafficking hotline to report cases.

Polaris Project also established a nation-wide network of safehouses for victims to recover medically, psychologically and mentally, in addition to helping them find jobs post-recovery.

Sewell said she hopes to open a similar type of safehouse here in the Auburn

area.

Passion City Church in Atlanta also takes a stance on the issue.

Passion holds a yearly Christian fellowship conference for college students focusing on major issues of the world and what can be done to help.

Last year, the topic centered on the end of human trafficking and raised $3.3 million in donations.

“I went to the Passion Conference last year and saw how lives can be affected by human trafficking,” said Jake Miller, freshman in business marketing. “I just want to do something to help people in situations like these victims are in.”

The Color Me Run’s registration costs $50 and money goes to Freedom 21’s goals of raising awareness in the local area. For more information visit ColorMeFree.com or their Facebook page.

Sponsors included Chick-fil-A, Weichert Realty/Porter Properties, Prudential Realty and Charter Bank, among many others.

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Loachapoka’s 42nd annual Syrup Sopping is this Saturday, Oct. 19.

Good old-fashion Syrup Sopping day Cat Watson ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR

Loachapoka’s community consists of 184 people, according to US Census Bureau. However, during Syrup Sopping Saturday, the town overflows with approximately 20,000 visitors.

Saturday, Oct. 19, Loachapoka celebrates the 42nd annual Syrup Sopping and historical fair from 7 a.m.–4 p.m.

Numerous festivities honoring the traditions of Creek Indians, as well as the old traditions of the community, will feature crafts, music and food.

Vendors line up along the train tracks to demonstrate and display their own products, which might include weaving and cloth-making, bread-making, soap-making, period pottery and other oldtime crafts.

Musical entertainment featuring hammered and mountain dulcimers, banjos and guitars will provide listeners with

a glimpse of the old, southeastern traditions.

Tours of the Trade Center Museum, across the street from the fair, will be open and available to interested parties throughout the day as well.

Of course, the famous syrup is usually accompanied by homemade sweet potato biscuits, camp stew, beans, collards and barbecue.

The first fair occurred in 1972 when the Creek Indians settled in the Loachapoka area. The Creeks also provided Loachapoka with its name, which means “where the turtles gather.”

Last year, a petting zoo was on site for the crowd to enjoy.

Loachapoka is located approximately 4 miles outside of Auburn down Highway 14.

Syrup Sopping day is free and open to all ages. Tickets to the museum tour cost $3 for adults. Children, ages 12 and younger, get in for free if accompanied by an adult.

Mark Your Calendar!

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Oct. 17, 6 p.m.: Kate and Corey at Auburn Fall Concert Series at Kiesel Park Oct. 17–19, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.: “The Successor to the Throne” at Auburn Area Community Theatre.

Tickets $7, $5 children. Call 774-772-8849 for more.

Oct. 18, 6 p.m.: On The Tracks at Railroad Avenue in Opelika. Call 334-737-1474 for more.

Oct. 19, 8 a.m.: Freedom 21 Color Me Free 5K at Village Mall Oct. 19, 7 a.m–4 p.m.: Syrup Sopping and fair in Loachapoka on Highway 14 Oct. 24: Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors perform with The Saint Johns at Brown School Music Hall Oct. 24, 6 p.m.: JW Young at Auburn Fall Concert Series at Kiesel Park Oct 25, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.: Small Potatoes perform at AUUF with Sundilla. Free admission.

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Chicken Salad Chick dishes out secrets of success Elizabeth Wieck Managing editor

Many of the world’s great ideas are born in the high-rise offices of bustling cities or in the minds of scholars working away at research or technology campuses.

For Stacy Brown, the founder of local restaurant success Chicken Salad Chick, the best ideas are simply born in the kitchen.

In 2012, the Auburn Chamber of Commerce named Brown, an energetic blonde from Rome, Ga., and Auburn alumna, 2012 Young Business Person of the Year because of her successful 63 Chicken Salad Chick franchises all across the South.

Her recipe for success began with a modest plan and a bit of patience.

She began humbly: the mother of three, recently divorced and in need of a source of income.

“For their stability, I said, ‘I’ve got to figure out something to do from the house,’” Brown said.

Limited to the confines of her home, Brown headed to the kitchen and was struck with an idea, or rather, a craving.

“I happened to be obsessed with chicken salad,” she said. “I thought I was a connoisseur of chicken salad. I didn’t make my own, I just tasted everybody’s. I thought I was like a fine wine steward.”

Brown started her “science experiment” in the kitchen, cooking pounds of chicken in trial-and-error batches of what eventually became the Classic Carol, her regular chicken salad sold in stores today.

Initially, Brown passed around the tubs of her creation to friends, neighbors and her hairdresser. Word quickly spread about the chicken salad, and she recruited her current husband, Kevin Brown, for business advice. Kevin jumped on board, and the business was born.

Before she began to sell her creation, Stacy customized batches for friends by throwing in unique ingredients.

“This idea started to unfold and evolve. Everybody makes chicken salad differently because everyone likes it a different way,” Stacy said. “It’s not just a one-recipe thing. Why not make one for everybody?”

Stacy created four flavors, a logo and a name — Chicken Salad Chick — and set out door-to-door, with tubs of chicken salad in hand.

To name the flavors, Kevin suggested playing off the “chick” theme and naming them after special ladies in his and Stacy’s lives. They made batches for their mothers: Stacy’s mother, Nutty Nana, and Kevin’s, Mimi’s Mix. “Looking back, I think (the customers) thought I was pitiful,” Stacy said. “The important thing is, they bought it once, so whatever their reason was, I’m OK with that. They bought it again. I never felt sorry for myself and never felt pitiful. I thought I had a great idea, and I was going to go out there and sell it.”

The turning point for the business came when she took a bowl of chicken salad to the teacher’s lounge at Ogletree Elementary School, where her children attended.

The teachers loved it, and that’s when the phone began ringing off the hook with orders.

“How could you quicker get a word spread throughout a community than through the teachers, who are connected to every

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Stacy Brown, owner and founder of Chicken Salad Chick, dishes her chicken salad at one of the six franchise locations.

family?” Stacy said.

Stacy began making huge batches, sometimes more than 20 pounds at a time. Now, Stacy said Auburn consumes an average of 500 pounds per day.

Although, Chicken Salad Chick had a logo, Stacy insists it was initially only supposed to be for a bumper sticker on her car with a phone number for people to call in orders.

Stacy recalled a late-night grocery-store run when she received a phone call while sitting at a stoplight.

“It (was) someone in the car next to me, drunk as all get-out, saying, ‘I want some chicken salad,’ like I was Willie’s Wings or something,” Stacy said.

Suddenly, the health department called after an anonymous source revealed Stacy’s in-house chicken salad business.

The department explained it was illegal for her to cook something in her home and sell it. Stacy put production to a halt.

This fact didn’t seem to deter hungry customers. Stacy said people would call her, begging her to make them just one order.

“I felt like I was bootlegging chicken salad,” Stacy said. “It felt like a dirty thing in the back parking lot.”

Despite the apparent success of her product, the health department shutdown left Stacy deflated. After all her hard work and the option to stay home with the kids, she feared returning to

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Kevin, fortunately, had a plan. He figured there was enough success for them to open a small, inexpensive takeout-only location to cook and sell the chicken salad–a place that Stacy, who had no business experience, could easily manage. They purchased a modest space on 555 Opelika Road – a location still open today.

After renovating the space themselves, Kevin was let go from his software sales job.

“He has no income, I have no income,” Stacy said. “We both have families to support. We were scared. We had put every penny of our savings into this chicken salad restaurant.”

They powered through concerns and opened Jan. 7, 2008, christening the new place with friends and family. No customers showed up.

“And I was like, they were right, this is stupid,” Stacy said. “I cannot believe I put all my money into this. Then, the first customer came.”

Since that first customer, Stacy said business has been nonstop.

They prepared 40 pounds of chicken salad for the first day and sold out in two hours. The second day, they made 80 pounds and sold out, again in two hours.

In November 2008, Stacy and Kevin took their partnership a step further, parted for a few days from Chicken Salad Chick and flew to Jamaica to get married.

Much has changed since that year, but Stacy said making food and serving customers has always been her top priority.

“The only thing we take seriously is the chicken salad and our service,” Stacy said. “We understand that we are a chick-y place, and we understand that the names are silly, and we understand that it makes people feel silly to say the names. People will come in giggling and saying, “I want the Fancy Nancy because I’m fancy.’”

Stacy cites the support of her staff, which is quickly growing, and her husband, as major components in running the rapidly expanding company.

As for working with her husband, Stacy said their polar opposite personalities are what keep the business and family running.

Brown said Kevin is efficient, organized and business-oriented, while she is focused on the creative side.

Stacy said the two constantly talk about work at home, bringing their different viewpoints to one. She likens their owning a business together like having a child–an attachment so dear that it can’t be understood until it actually happens to you.

“There’s nobody else I could talk to about this that would understand it and have the same feelings about it that I have as Kevin. It’s a great thing,” Stacy said.

Ultimately, Stacy said Chicken Salad Chick has come to be less about food service and more about serving others.

“In the beginning, we thought it was chicken salad, because in the beginning, I just had to pay the power bill,” Stacy said. “It was supposed to be a car magnet. That’s all. I think because of that, how it’s all happened, it helps Kevin and I keep it all in perspective. Because it was so clearly not our plan, we want to be good stewards of what the plan actually is. We are just grateful for every day.”

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The hearing for alleged gunman Desmonte Leonard proceeded Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. in the courtroom of Lee County Circuit Court Judge Jacob A. Walker III. Walker set the trial date for April 14, 2014, with a status hearing Jan. 29 at 1:30 p.m.

Leonard is accused of killing DeMario Pitts and former Auburn football players Ladarious Phillips and Ed Christian and shooting then-Aubrn football player Eric Mack, former football players Xavier Moss and John Q. Robertson at a party at the apartment complex, formerly known as University Heights, on Longleaf Drive in June 2012.

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Leonard ty chief assistant district attorney, represented the State and Jeffery Duffey represented Leonard.

Neither side had any pending motions or requests.

Abercrombie said her only concern was about evidence that could potentially present a delay, but she wouldn’t know until closer to spring.

Duffey said April 14 would be enough time for the defense

to be prepared for trial.

“We are still in the investigative stage,” Duffey said. “There are still things we need to do.

It’s just a matter of time.”

Duffey and his team said they think the case will take 2–3 weeks due to the number of witnesses the defense needs to bring back to Auburn. Many of the witnesses no longer reside in town.

Duffey also said Leonard is ready for trial.

He will face one capital murder charge in April, but has plead not-guilty.

Leonard is being held in Montgomery County Detention Facility and has been there for the last 16 months.

Leonard turned himself in to police in Montogmery, June 12, 2012.

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At the Oct. 15 Auburn City Council meeting tax referendums, construction plans and board vacancies were discussed.

In Auburn University Communications, the SGA liaison reported the Homecoming parade was a success and voiced students’ concerns over the current government shutdown.

In Citizens’ Communications, an Auburn High School band member questioned the effects and status of the failed tax referendum.

“I think I can speak for the Council and say they too are concerned about the direction we are going and how we are going handle the ongoing growth in the schools,” said Mayor Bill Ham. “This Council certainly believes in public education in this community and invests in it with this community’s tax dollars heavily and we are equally as concerned going forward as each of you are.”

The Frank Brown Recreation Center will receive $334,211 in renovations as part of the racquetball court renovations project. As part of the project, the existing racquetball courts will be reconfigured into fitness areas.

City Manager Charlie Duggan said the money is not able to be transferred to the school budget to help build a new high school.

Other Council News: • Two board vacancies, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Metropolitan Planning Organization, were announced and appointments will be made Nov. 19.

• Annex ordinance moved until January 2014 for Dennis Franklin and Randy Franklin’s property located east of South College Street and south of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church.

• Approved to close city streets, Oct. 25, for Downtown AUtumn Nights.

Magnolia Avenue between College Street and Gay Street will be closed to vehicular traffic.

• Approved concurrence to the Industrial Development Board to secure a second location for Seohan Auto USA Corporation on 2590 Innovation Drive Lot 19 in the Aubrn Technology Park.

• Approved expansion of Oly’s Automotive, 465 Opelika Road, for road service.

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SEC Media Days tips off basketball season

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Head coach Tony Barbee gives a preview of the 2013–14 season at SEC Basketball Media Days in Birmingham Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy talks about the 2013-14 season at SEC Basketball Media Days in Birmingham Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Barbee urges fans to be ‘patient’ as questions about program’s improvement are addressed

Youthful Tigers pressing toward ultimate goals in Williams-Flournoy’s second season

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At the 2013 SEC Basketball Media Days, head men’s basketball coach Tony Barbee stepped up to the microphone and said this year’s team would be a “new look” team.

“We’ve got eight newcomers this year, and the veterans have worked hard to increase their games, but some of our newcomers are going to make the difference for us this year,” Barbee said.

Auburn’s eight newcomers are KT Harrell, Dione Wade, Tahj Shamsid-Deen, Alex Thompson, Benas Griciunas, Chris Griffin, Ronald Delph and Matthew Atewe.

“Obviously, KT Harrell, a transfer from Virginia, who sat out last year is going to have a major impact on our team,” Barbee said. “Our point guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen from Atlanta is just a winner. He’s a two-time state champion and Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia. I’m excited about all the newcomers.”

Senior forward Allen Payne said all the new faces in the locker room have helped the overall chemistry of the team.

“Our chemistry is good because of us incorporating so many new players,” Payne said.

“I think that’s the biggest thing for us right now, but we’ll just have to let it play out and see.”

After last season’s disappointing 9–23 season, Barbee said improving team chemis-

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Our chemistry is good because of us incorporating so many new players. I think that’s the biggest thing for us right now, but we’ll just have to let it play out and see.”

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try was a big focus this offseason. To help with that, Barbee went to someone outside the program for help.

“We brought in one of the leading sports psychologists in the country to work with us this summer on bonding and chemistry,” Barbee said. “This team is as close as any team I’ve coached, so it’s going to go a long way this year.”

Barbee has worked with this particular psychologist with other teams in the past.

“To see the impact he has had on the chemistry on teams is, I think, where you turn the corner,” Barbee said. “I’ve always had him in my back pocket, and I felt like this was the team that would benefit the most from him.”

Prior to the beginning of media days, on Tuesday, Auburn was selected to finish last

in the SEC by the media in the 2013-14 season. Putting what the team learned this summer from the psychologist into action.

“We don’t really worry about where we should be,” Payne said. “The biggest thing coach Barbee preaches to us is we are our own judge, and we stay in our own locker room and we don’t worry about what everyone thinks. Personally I don’t think we should be picked last, but I don’t worry about those things.”

After last season, many will have Barbee starting off in the hot seat due to lost confidence from previous seasons’ performances.

“That doesn’t mean a thing to me,” Barbee said. “The only thing that matters is how I perform everyday in preparing this team, and I could care less about what anybody else thinks.”

Payne said outside voices talking about Barbee’s future with the team does not bother the team at all.

“I’ll speak for my team that we fully support and back our coach and have full confidence in what he’s trying to do,” Payne said.

Before Barbee stepped away from the microphone Wednesday, he was asked if he had a message for the Auburn fans.

His answer was simple.

“Just be patient, and this team will make you proud,” he said.

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Last season, head coach Terri WilliamsFlournoy became the new face of women’s basketball.

This season, Auburn fans will say hello to eight more newcomers for a program on the rise in one of the nation’s toughest conferences.

“Right now, we look very young,” WilliamsFlournoy said during SEC Media Days in Birmingham, Wednesday, Oct. 16. “There’s a lot of teaching, patience and explaining in practice going on right now. The day (the players) figure out why we’re doing what we’re doing, then the light will go off for us.”

But the eight newest Tigers — six freshmen and two junior college transfers — are not alone.

Auburn returns three starters from last season’s team, which finished with a 19–15 record and a quarterfinal run to the Women’s NIT. Senior Tyrese Tanner and junior Hasina Muhammad, who averaged 14 points each in Williams-Flournoy’s first season, are joined by senior Peyton Davis as the core of this Auburn team.

“I’m looking forward to this season,” Tanner said. “Our preseason was really good. I feel like we’re conditioned enough to run our press for 40 minutes.”

The press defense is a major part of Williams-Flournoy’s coaching style, and new rules to women’s college basketball could make a defense that broke a school steals record last season even more intimidating.

The “10-second rule” from men’s college basketball and the NBA is now in the women’s game. Offenses cannot control the ball in their own back court for more than 10 seconds, giving an advantage to pressing teams such as Auburn.

“I was so excited when they changed (the rule),” Williams-Flournoy said. “It’s not going to allow offenses that stand in there and pick

our defense apart. It’ll make teams play a little bit faster than they want to play against us.”

While inexperience is a negative for Auburn’s eight newcomers, they provide a welcome amount of depth for a team that is built to run full-speed for both halves.

“Their work ethic is high,” Tanner said. “We didn’t have as many players last year, and I expect a lot out of our freshmen this season.

They showed a lot during pickup and workouts this summer.”

After the departure of Najat Ouardad, Auburn is looking for a new starting point guard.

Williams-Flournoy said newcomers Kiani Parker, Allina Starr and Meagan Tucker are stepping up in the battle to become the team’s floor general.

“It’s tough being a point guard in this league,” Williams-Flournoy said. “And it’s really tough being my point guard. Our expectations are really high — we expect you not only to be great on the offensive end but on the defensive end as well.”

Other newcomers at the guard position have shown promise in long-range shooting, an area that was dominated by Blanche Alverson. “[Freshman] Brandi Montgomery is really a sharpshooter,” Williams-Flournoy said. “Katie Frerking, she’s another freshman that can flatout score. She’s got a mid-range game, and she can attack the basket as well. Those two have shown that they can step up and become the offensive scorers we need.”

Williams-Flournoy’s up-tempo Tigers are predicted to finish eighth in the SEC, but Tanner says she as her eyes on the ultimate goal in her senior season.

“Just for my last year, I would like to play in the NCAA Tournament,” Tanner said. “I felt like we could’ve gotten further in the SEC Tournament last year. But I think for this season — with the new people we have and the added depth — we can make it to the tournament.”

Tigers’ improved defense faces tough test from Manziel, Aggies Eric Wallace Sports writer

The Auburn defense will face its most difficult test of the season Saturday when the Tigers travel to College Station, Texas, to face off against Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M Aggies.

The test is so difficult defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson conceded the Tigers likely won’t be able to stop Manziel and company.

“Any time you have a team that’s got great players at every spot, you have to get it out of your mind that you’re going to stop them,” Johnson said. “You can’t stop them, you just have to find a way to disrupt them.”

Despite improved performances in recent weeks, Johnson expressed concern over the yardage Auburn’s defense has conceded this season.

“We’ve improved a lot on third down so that’s certainly helping us,” Johnson said. “We just give up too many yards. We’re not taking a ‘bend but don’t break’ approach, we’re just

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Chris Davis making a tackle against Western Carolina Saturday, Oct. 12.

giving up some bad plays and a lot of yardage.”

Gaining yardage hasn’t been an issue for the Aggies’ offense this season, which ranks third nationally in total offense.

Johnson said a major component of A&M’s offensive success has been the continued explosiveness of reigning Heisman winner Johnny Manziel.

“The thing that makes him extremely difficult is that, on top of

his mobility, he has a lot of vision when he’s scrambling,” Johnson said.

“Sometimes, he’ll be a little aggressive on some throws, but more times than not he gets away with it because he’s got great placement and velocity on the ball.”

In addition to Manziel’s talents, Johnson said the Aggies’ skill position players also represent a threat to the Auburn defense.

“Manziel is the most dynamic player in the country right now, but at the same time they’ve got great players around him,” Johnson said. “They don’t have a soft spot. They have great receivers and they have two NFLlooking tight ends that don’t even get on the field but for about 10-12 snaps a game.”

The Aggies’ receiver group is highlighted by physical 6-foot-5 sophomore Mike Evans.

Senior defensive back Chris Davis Jr. said he was excited by the opportunity to cover Evans, who is third nationally in receiving yards.

“He’s one of the top receivers in the SEC and I think I’m one of the best defensive backs in the SEC,” Davis said.

“I think it’ll be a good match up. I’ve got to play him physical at the line of scrimmage.”

Johnson said the defense will have to defend the Aggies in the air and on the ground if they want to be successful.

“They’re so balanced that if you try to take away one element, the other is going to beat you just as bad,” Johnson said. “You have to disrupt them, slow them down, get some takeaways and play really well in the red zone.”

Johnson praised the team’s attitude while preparing for the spread offenses of Auburn’s recent opponents.

“It helps to have had two or three opponents in a row that have been in the one back spread mode,” Johnson said. “They all have different plays that they lean on, and obviously A&M has great physical talent, but the formation recognition is just going to help us.”

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Lineman Jordan Diamond blocking for quarterback Jeremy Johnson and running back Corey Grant.

Offensive line quietly improves Kyle Van Fechtmann Sports Writer

Auburn currently is ranked first in the SEC and seventh in the country in rushing yards due to their three great running backs, Cameron Artis-Payne, Corey Grant and Tre Mason.

But fans cannot forget about the unsung heroes who have also made this possible: the offensive line. Auburn’s offensive line has gotten better each week and has only allowed four sacks in six games, which is the best in the SEC and tied for fifth in the country.

Last year, Auburn averaged only 86 rushing yards per game in SEC play.

Auburn also allowed 37 sacks last season. Besides the running back trio, quarterback Nick Marshall has also had success running and ran for 140 yards in the SEC matchup against Ole Miss Oct. 5.

But things have turned around for the better this season under new offensive line coach J.B. Grimes.

“I know this, J.B. Grimes is as good a fundamental coach as there is,” said offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee. “He’s really got these guys fundamentally sound, and they’ve got confidence. They know that we believe in them.”

Lashlee would know after working with Grimes at Arkansas State in 2012.

“He did wonders with our offensive line at Arkansas State last year,” Lashlee said. “We led that league in rushing. I think we were toward the top in fewest sacks allowed.

Junior Reese Dismukes is leading the unit at center for the third straight season.

“Reese has been leading us a lot and he’s a really smart player,” said starting left tackle Greg Robinson. “Coach has high expectations for him. It really starts with him since he’s the first one to touch the ball. If he communicates with

us then everything should fall in line.”

Dismukes said he thinks the offensive line is coming together as a group.

“I think we’ve got five guys that are 100 percent balled in and committed to doing the right thing all the time,” Dismukes said. “We’re really starting to gel here and we’ve been running the ball well and protecting the ball as well. We’re playing really good right now and we just need to keep getting better each week.”

The rest of the offensive line, including Alex Kozan, Patrick Miller, Robinson, and Chad Slade all went into this season with a year of experience under their belts after last year’s tough season.

“We just matured. Last year, we gave up sacks, but things are different this year,” Robinson said.

Part of the reason why things have been different this year is because of the way offensive line coach J.B. Grimes has been teaching the offensive line.

“Every day before practice we go out and focus on the little things,” Robinson said. A lot of people don’t pay attention to the little things but he’s been stressing that. When that becomes important to us it makes us a better offensive line.”

Lashlee has been proud of the offensive line’s overall production through the first five games “I think it has gotten better each week. I think we’ve proven one of our strengths is running the football,” Lashlee said after the Ole Miss game.

While they have played well Lashlee also said they still have a lot of room for improvement.

They will need to have one of the best games when they face off against Texas A&M “I think there’s still plenty of room for improvement but I’ve been proud of the way those guys have worked together and have really done a good job, especially in a lot of situations where people know you’re going to run it.”

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A 23-hour flight spanning approximately 9,600 miles separates Kane Grimster, junior in journalism, from his family and his pug Hugo.

The distance between home and what one would assume of a student-athlete from Mt. Eliza, Victoria, Australia, and what actually is, is growing, and no one is more conscious of the loss of identity than Grimster himself.

His clipped, rapid cadence has the clear tones of Australia, but American slang bleeds through, interrupting the honey-like melodicism that is so popular to Americans.

“My accent has definitely faded a bit,” Grimster said. “There’s nothing you can do about that. I don’t think people noticed too much, especially after my first semester.”

Grimster also said he is beginning to drop certain idiosyncrasies such as slang.

“Heaps, wreckin’, deadly serious, gnarly… you sort of turn it off when you get here,” Grimster said. “If no one gets it, what’s the point of saying it?”

However, according to Grimster, Alabama residents are not the only ones who believe stereotypes.

“When my [Australian] friends heard I was coming to the South, (stereotypes), of course, were there,” Grimster said. “It probably more works the other way. Obviously, the really firm Christian (lifestyle) and the stereotypes with racism are some. I think anyone who has visited either place knows it’s not that different.”

While Grimster’s identity as an Australian native is transitioning, another stronger identity has followed him from the shores of Port Phillip Bay: his track star status.

The No. 19 locker of the Auburn Athletics Complex houses the artifacts of the Australian student-athlete.

Stacked haphazardly on top of each other is a riot of colorful footwear as brilliant as the stained glass of a cathedral. Becoming progressively cleaner, as if their apparent disarray is actually meticulous thought, the four pairs of shoes range from a murky, muddy teal to a burnt Auburn orange that appear brand new.

Head cross country coach Mark Carroll, native of Cork, Ireland, provided perspective from his observations and personal experiences as an international student-athlete.

“The big part is, at 18 years old, you’ve

made the decision to move to another country, go to college and to run. You miss your family that first year,” Carroll said. “You’re away from your family, and while we have the family here with the team, it’s not home.”

Two other international students accompany Grimster on the men’s track team, including Niklas Buhner of Plettenberg, Germany, and Alex Main of Swindon, England.

Athletically, Carroll said Grimster possesses all of the qualities a great athlete should have.

“What sets most great athletes apart is their focus and commitment to the training, and their ability to visualize a goal and the path that you have to take, or the work you have to do to achieve that goal,” Caroll said.

“Kane has all of those characteristics. He’s a very driven individual, and he’s focused on the goal and the work that has to be done to reach those targets.”

Carroll said Grimster is a standout on the Auburn cross country team, excelling in the 1500m with a time of 3:44, and placing 1st in the 2011 FSU Invitational and the 2012 Auburn Invitational.

Further, Carroll said Grimster’s goals include joining the elusive 4-minute mile club and striding toward an SEC Championship title.

A running sports commentary as he played in the backyard of his childhood home set the stage for Grimster’s infatuation with sports, and his decision to pursue a degree in journalism.

Grimster said Nicky Frey, his running coach at The Pennisula School in Victoria, was a major influence on his life.

“I think we learned from each other,” Frey said. “Kane from my experience in the sport, and me from this incredibly mature young man who approached his training with such purpose, and treated every race as an opportunity.”

Frey and Grimster’s relationship began when he was an 11-year-old and continues eight years later via Skype conversations.

“One particular episode sits with me,” Frey said. “Kane came down very sick the morning of an (important) race and could not compete. I could tell he was gutted, but he continued to support his teamates and carried out his duties as captain.”

Grimster intends to continue his professional journalism career in Australia, covering his preferred sports: cricket and rugby.

Malzahn says Marshall ready to lead Tigers against Texas A&M Justin Ferguson Assistant Sports Editor

If Nick Marshall was at “80 percent” for the Tigers’ 62-3 Homecoming rout of Western Carolina last Saturday, Oct. 12, the Auburn quarterback recovered the missing 20 percent over the weekend.

Head coach Gus Malzahn confirmed Marshall’s status as starting quarterback for this weekend’s game at No. 7 Texas A&M during his weekly press conference. “(Marshall) practiced Sunday and looked good,” Malzahn said Tuesday. “We didn’t go crazy, we had a 12-period practice... and he’s had another day of rest.”

Malzahn dismissed any talk of a quarterback controversy after Saturday’s blowout victory, which featured a standout

debut from true freshman Jeremy Johnson.

“Nick Marshall is our starting quarterback,” Malzahn said Saturday. “When Nick is 100 percent, he will be back.”

Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee told reporters after Sunday’s practice that the decision to rest Marshall during the Western Carolina game was about “getting him rested.”

Marshall did not practice late last week due to a knee injury suffered at the end of the Ole Miss game.

“He practiced [Sunday night] full speed and he looked good,” Lashlee said Sunday night. “I wouldn’t have known there was anything wrong with him.”

Marshall’s replacement in Saturday’s victory, SEC Freshman of the Week winner John-

son, did not take over the job after his four-touchdown debut, but the former Carver Wolverine may have won some more playing time for the games ahead.

“We don’t want to give all our secrets away, but he will be used from game to game,” Malzahn said Tuesday. “We’ll try to use him in different packages or in any way that will help us be successful.”

In other news from Malzahn’s press conference, freshman defensive tackle Montravius Adams and junior tight end C.J. Uzomah are expected to be ready for Saturday’s game.

However, according to Malzahn, nothing has changed on the status of suspended players Patrick Miller and Brandon Fulse.

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The Auburn women’s basketball team gave fans a chance to get a glimpse of the 2013 Tigers Sunday, Oct. 13, in the Auburn Arena.

“Especially this year with eight newcomers, it gave our fans a chance to see and get a peek at all the new players we have before we play our first game,” said head coach Terri WilliamsFlournoy.

After player and coach introductions, Williams-Flournoy directed an intrasquad scrimmage, with the white team winning 24-22.

The Tigers have eight new names in the lineup this year, and their youth showed during the scrimmage. Both the blue and white teams got out to a slow start, but they eventually got on a roll and traded baskets for the duration of the 20-minute running clock period.

Junior guard Hasina Muhammad nailed a buzzer-beater jump shot to tie the score at 18, so Williams-Flournoy let the fans decide how to conclude the scrimmage.

“We can either keep playing with the 18-18 tie, or we can be done,” WilliamsFlournoy said through a microphone.

The crowd roared their approval to play on, and two minutes were added

to the clock. The white team eventually outlasted the blue squad in overtime, 24-22.

Williams-Flournoy said helping the newcomers, six freshmen and two JUCO transfers, adjust to the speed of major college basketball has been a focal point of preseason practice.

“They think they play hard, they think they know how to compete, but it’s really different when you come into the college level and you’re going at another division one college player who is just as talented as you,” WilliamsFlournoy said.

Williams-Flournoy said her staff has recruited players familiar with her hard-pressing, high-pressure system, which should help ease their transition to the college game.

“Now they just have to learn how to compete and play hard,” WilliamsFlournoy said.

The Tigers’ head coach also said she was hoping to clean up a few aspects of their game before the season opener Nov. 9 against Georgia Southern.

“I think right now, they are still not sure. They are trying not to make mistakes, so they are not playing with assertiveness,” Williams-Flournoy said.

“So, I think once we get all of that together and we get them to play without thinking then we’ll start to get better.”

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Diana Fernandez finished 10th at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 11–13.

This week in Auburn sports Women’s Soccer

Junior goalkeeper Alicen Wright was named the Southeastern Conference’s soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Oct 14.

Wright, a Chino Hills, Calif., native, backstopped Auburn’s 0–0 double overtime draw with Georgia Friday, Oct. 11, helping the Tigers earn their first point of the 2013 conference season.

Wright faced 10 Bulldogs’ shots and turned away seven, tying her game-high.

“Alicen had the best game of her Auburn career so far,” head coach Karen Hoppa said. “She came up big for us in key moments of that game and gave us a chance to win.

We were very excited for her to be recognized by the SEC for that shutout.”

The junior now has 35 saves on the year and her average saves per game is now 3.89, good for seventh in the SEC. The shutout was the sixth of her career and second as a Tiger.

Wright is the first Auburn player to win the league’s Defensive Player of the Week award this season.

Auburn improved its record to 4–8–2 overall and 0–5–1 in conference play after the draw last Friday.

The Tigers will hit the road again next week for matches at Tennessee and Missouri. The match against Tennessee is set for Oct. 18 at 6 p.m., while the match against Missouri will be Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. in Columbia.

Women’s Tennis

The Auburn University women’s tennis team posted 10 combined wins at the Miami Fall Invite over the weekend, the team’s third tournament of the falls season.

Sophomore Michala Kucharova, junior Jen Pfeifler, freshman Reka Muller and senior Jackie Kasler all competed in singles and doubles at the tournament with the doubles team of Kucharova and Muller taking the high honors for Auburn as the third-place team in the green doubles bracket.

Kucharova and Muller, who were both coming off strong outings at the ITA All-American and Razorback Classic, respectively, scored a

doubles win right off the bat in the green bracket to reach the semi-finals, defeating Andjela Djokovic and Natalia Davila of Purdue, 8–3, their first win together this season.

Unfortunately, a semi-final loss sent them to the third-place match against SEC foes, Allie Robbins and Mai El Kamash of Ole Miss. The tandem ended the tournament on a high note with an 8–1 victory to go 2–1 for the tournament.

Auburn’s next match will be at the ITA Southern Regionals as host school at the Yarbrough Tennis Center in Auburn.

Women’s Golf

The Auburn women’s golf team took 10th place at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Sunday, Oct. 13, ending the tournament with rounds of 291–299–296–886 (+22).

The Tigers put two players in the top 40 with Diana Fernandez leading the team in a tie for 27th.

Fernandez finished the tournament tied for 27th with rounds of 71–73–76–220 (+4). Also finishing in the top 40 were sophomore Jamie Yun and junior Victoria Trapa-

ni, both tied for 38th. Yun carded a 77 in the final round to finish with rounds of 72–78–77–223 (+7). Trapani had the second-lowest round of the day for the Tigers, coming in with a 73, to finish at 75–7–73– 223.

Senior Marta Sanz carded a 5-over 77 in the final rounding, ending the tournament tied for 53rd with rounds of 73–76–77–226 (+10).

Freshman Clara Baena shot a 1-under-71 in the final round with four birdies, the lowest round in her young Auburn career and team low round for the day. She finished tied for 80th with rounds of 83-7871–232 (+16).

The Tigers hit the ball well during the tournament, but struggled around the green.

Auburn associate head coach Andrew Pratt said he hopes that is something the team can work on before closing out the fall season at the Stanford Intercollegiate, Oct. 25–27.

The tournament will take place at the Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Her Campus rocks the runway at Auburn Hotel Becky Sheehan Intrigue Writer

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Madalyn Vines models an Auburn game day dress.

Homecoming weekend was given a dose of chic courtesy of Her Campus, the leading online publication for college women.

Auburn students mounted the catwalk for College Fashion Week Friday, Oct. 11, in the Dixon Conference Center at The Hotel at Auburn University.

Auburn was one of four cities chosen to hold the event along with San Diego at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Orlando, Fla. at the University of Central Florida, and Boston, Her Campus’ hometown.

Cities were chosen based on the strength of their Her Campus chapter, and Auburn earned recognition as one of the most successful, hardest-working branches.

The fashion show came to Auburn through the efforts of juniors Kerry Coppinger and Alexis Brost, president and editor-in-chief, respectively, of the Auburn chapter of Her Campus.

They and their team of writers beat out more than 250 national and international chapters for the honor of playing host to the event.

Windsor Western, president and publisher of Her Campus, said she was eager to feature a southern school for College Fashion Week.

“College life in the South is so unique,

and there’s so much passion and school spirit,” Western said.

As the auditorium filled, the first 100 guests received VIP passes and “swag bags” stuffed with Luna Bars, Neuro Sonic drinks and Poppin’ desk essentials.

Music provided by Auburn’s DJ Ego pulsed through the room and models took the stage in affordable, trendy styles for “college cuties” and “collegiettes,” Weston’s terms for “girls that are smart, girls that are career-driven, but girls that are also fashion savvy and want to know the latest trends.”

Four scenes gave spectators ideas of ready-to-wear outfits for loungewear, class attire, game day dresses and nightout ensembles.

Pieces were provided by Lilly Pulitzer, Adidas, Henri Girl, Rampage and Bongo.

Independent fashion designers for UsTrendy.com were also highlighted for being fashion-forward while remaining budget-friendly.

Samsonite provided accessories and the models wore Cover Girl makeup.

Western directed models to smile and enjoy themselves — a departure from the pouting models on Paris or New York runways.

The young men and women modeling were Auburn students and mostly firsttime models, which explained the minor timing glitches during the show.

Margo Kaestner, sophomore in public

relations, walked in the “You Snooze, You Lose” and “Go to Class? I am Class” scenes.

She said she got on board after receiving an invite on Facebook.

“I’ve always had people be like, ‘Oh, you’re really tall! You should do it,’” Kaestner said. “And I thought, why not?”

The biggest surprise of the night was a musical performance by Navy ROTC students Jake Shurts and Tanner Roach.

The duo entertained with mellow covers of songs by Lorde and Bruno Mars while the crew set up between scenes.

“We want to make sure that we are highlighting some of the other student talent that we have at each campus,” Western said.

According to Kerry Coppinger, president of Her Campus at Auburn, the final product went exactly according to plan.

“So much planning went into this event, so I’m so happy with how it turned out,” Coopinger said.

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War Equal, fashion with a purpose Becky Sheehan Intrigue Writer

Alicia Roden said her procrastination was just the catalyst needed to kick-start the Equality Alabama renaissance.

The graphic designer from Montevallo said she was working on another project when she felt inspired to draft the clever, pro-equality slogans, “War Equal” and “Roll Pride.”

The graphics uploaded to Equality Alabama’s Facebook page went viral and T-shirt designs were soon in demand.

Timing was ideal for the volunteerrun organization, which had just begun ramping up fundraising.

The organization, based in Birmingham, declared its mission to further the rights of LGBT Alabamians where they live, work and play.

Equality Alabama has seen a huge response to Roden’s shirts, with more than 300 pre-ordered in the first 10 days of their availability, earning a total of more than $5,000.

Sales go directly to funding Equality Alabama’s town hall meetings, satellite offices, advocacy campaigns, school visits and bully prevention education.

The purpose of the T-shirts, howev-

er, is not strictly monetary. The shirts spread a visual message supporting equal rights for LGBT populations in Alabama.

Michael Hansen, communications chair for Equality Alabama said the shirts are “a safe way to show that they support equality and at the same time open a dialogue on their campus.”

The navy and orange “War Equal” shirts make an obvious connection between fans of Auburn football and supporters of gay rights, though Hansen and Roden said they were careful not to infringe on any copyright issues with the University.

“I think it’s really cool that there’s something I can wear that combines two things I’m passionate about,” said Anna Lee, Auburn alumna and gay rights supporter.

Hansen said bringing up the issue of gay rights to two of the largest SEC schools has brought anticipated backlash from opponents of the message.

“That’s to be expected — that comes with any news story about anything,” Hansen said.

In general, Hansen and Roden said their products have received a gracious reception.

Lee pointed out the generational

differences of Auburn students today as a reason for more tolerance.

“I think it could get a pretty good reaction from other students,” Lee said. “In the South, you would think people would be more homophobic, but actually young people are more supportive.”

Hansen encouraged students to take an active role in spreading the message of Equality Alabama.

“The more young people who can share their story, be involved, be active and show their support, the further the movement will go,” Hansen said.

According to Hansen, the movement toward acceptance begins on an individual level.

“Telling your story and being open is probably the most important step in advancing equality in Alabama,” Hansen said.

Equality Alabama has committees in major Alabama cities, including an Auburn/Opelika chapter. To get involved, contact Michael Hansen at Info@EqualityAlabama.org.

Shirts are available online for $22 and come in both crew neck and Vneck styles.

To purchase a “War Equal” T-shirt, visit EqualityAlabama.org.

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Margo Kaestner models the Auburn-themed War Equal shirt.

Fabulous 101: Fashion tips and tricks from a drag queen Kailey Miller Intrigue Reporter

Keeping up with fashion can be such a drag, but drag queen Cornelius Benson had a few tips for students on how to dress, specifically this fall.

Benson has been a drag queen since 2008, but has loved fashion ever since he was a kid.

“In the first grade, my mom got me a black bear fur coat and some cowboy boots,” Benson said.

He said he has also modeled, and was a photographer, which helped him learn how to be a stylist.

Benson listed his top five fashion tips, starting first with being confident in whatever you wear. Second, Benson advised knowing your body type and dressing accordingly.

He recommended having a go-to color, and a standard shoe.

And last, Benson said to shop smart.

“You don’t have to spend your last dollar to look good,” Benson said. “You can find different items you can wear with a lot of different things.”

Benson’s said his favorite season to dress for is late fall and into winter, because he said he likes being able to layer clothing and feels it is easy to express yourself in regards to fashion.

Benson said in Auburn, typically everyone dresses the same, so he is predicting blouses, oversized scarfs, skinny jeans and boots from the ladies this fall.

Benson said one fashion trend he’s shying away from this season is chevron.

“I’m so over it,” Benson said. “It used to be plaid, everyone did the plaid shirts.”

Benson said he doesn’t have one particular

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Cornelius Benson has been a drag queen since 2008.

clothing line he prefers, because he likes to mix and match from different stores.

“You can find a really cute blazer from Banana Republic, and you could find some cute jeans from Express and a nice scarf from Piggly Wiggly,” Benson said. “You can just mix and match and accessorize.”

Benson said his favorite fashion trend for men is a nice pair of jeans that fit well, or a low

v-neck T-shirt. For the ladies, he recommends showing your shape and following fashion by belting items.

He said he likes a nice blazer with a belt over it, or a shirt with a belt on it and a blazer.

As midterm approaches, it’s more tempting to roll out of bed and go to class in the T-shirt slept in, skipping makeup altogether and throwing hair into a pony tail or a hat so people won’t realize you lost your hair brush weeks ago.

However, Benson would probably not approve.

“Fashion is not just clothing,” Benson said. “It is hair, it is makeup, it is skin, it is the apparel, it is the shoes, it is the accessories, it is the whole package. If you have on a nice outfit and your face is ratchet, no one’s going to think you’re cute.”

For quick, relatively low maintenance outfits to wear to class, Benson said men could wear a nice T-shirt with a blazer, jeans and a boot.

For girls he would swap in a tank top with a cardigan or scarf, and skinny jeans.

“A nice colored v-neck shirt can go a long way,” Benson said.

Benson created his own brand of 100 percent natural makeup, and is planning to open a boutique.

His store will have just one item of each clothing piece, so no one will ever have the same clothes.

“People should definitely look into what works for them, and just identify with who they are in regards to fashion,” Benson said. “Everyone’s body is so different and no one has a perfect body, so you need to find something that works for you and makes you look your best.”

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United Way to host Judith March fashion show Becky Sheehan Intrigue Writer

The Lake Martin Area United Way will hold its first fashion show in Alexander City Oct. 17, from 6–9 p.m.

Stephanie Carter, Judith March designer, will showcase exclusive firstlooks from her 2014 spring collection at the Shoppes of Queen’s Attic.

A trunk show featuring Carter’s popular game day dresses will follow with wine and hors d’oeuvres from local eateries. All proceeds from ticket sales and the trunk show will go to the United Way to benefit the area.

In the past two years, multiple tornadoes ripped through Tallapoosa County, and in July, Russell Corporation laid off more than half of its Alexander City employees, which threatened the city’s financial stability.

For the United Way, these events meant resorting to innovative methods to raise money for services, such as Meals on Wheels and the Boys and Girls Clubs.

Luckily for philanthropists and fashionistas alike, Stephan Tomlin, initiatives coordinator of the Lake Martin Area United Way, has remained friends with the Judith March creator since they graduated from Troy University.

Tomlin recalled Carter’s beginning selling clothes to sorority houses, which blossomed into the fashion line it is today.

Because of her humble start and tenacity to achieve her goals, Carter said she has made a point of supporting charities.

For Carter, fashion and charity go hand-in-hand. Carter said her goal is to boost confidence.

“Doing the right thing makes you feel more confident as a woman,” Carter said.

When Tomlin asked her to bring designs to the benefit, Carter didn’t hesitate.

“It warms your heart when somebody cares enough about other people to be able to give back,” said Sharon Fuller, executive director of the Lake Martin Area United Way. During the event, guests will mingle with Christy Carlisle Smith, the designer and CEO of Southern Fashion House.

In August, childhood friends Carter and Smith developed Southern Fashion House in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. to be parent company to Carter’s lines Judith March, Déjà Vu and Jacque & Janis, as well as two labels which are still in de-

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velopment.

Smith, an Auburn apparel design alumna and native of Troy, spent 10 years working in New York City, eventually becoming the senior designer for couture evening wear label, Kay Unger.

Smith encouraged students and had only praise for the Auburn University department of consumer and design sciences.

“Take opportunities that are given to you,” Smith said. “You have to take those chances and just let life take you places.”

She said the call from Carter to start the fashion house was a surprise, but she is happy to be back in the South.

“To me, fashion is starting to go more Southern anyway,” Carter said, referring

to the latest runway trends which employ lace detailing and chambray fabric, as well as a movement toward designs that are simultaneously romantic and casual.

In addition to Southern Fashion House labels, attendees can expect to shop among booths set up by more than 10 Alexander City retailers, plus Fringe Consignment Boutique from Auburn.

Tickets to the event cost $25 and include drinks and food.

They may be purchased at Fringe Consignment Boutique at 2436 E. University Drive in Auburn.

Call the Lake Martin Area United Way at 256-329-3600 for volunteer opportunities and directions to Queen’s Attic.

Gentlemen, we have a problem. You need to read this in order to arm yourselves.

I know virtually nothing about engagement rings. All I know is I will have to shell out big bucks for one if I want to get married. How better to express a love that is priceless and intangible by putting a giant, expensive ring on her finger?

This does not qualify me to write an objective review of Tiffany & Co.’s Engagement Ring Finder app. However, I am a man who fears the unfathomably complex mind of the average woman.

Figuring out how women think is about as easy as a colorblind man solving a Rubix Cube. But, if there is one thing I do know, it’s identifying the signs that a woman is expecting more out of a relationship than you are.

That is not to say this app does not serve a purpose. For couples who are expecting to tie the knot, this app is wonderful.

It provides users with the resources to find a ring they will love equally as long as they will love their partner, and maybe even afterward.

This app’s easy-to-use interface allows couples to effortlessly browse through Tiffany & Co.’s many ring options.

With 10 different diamond shapes, five different stone settings, an option of platinum or

gold bands and many of Tiffany’s premade designs, this app provides users with a plethora of way to design an engagement ring that couples will surely love forever.

Now, I don’t know this for a fact, but isn’t there something special about going to the jewelry store and trying on rings?

Or did all those chick flicks I’ve been forced to sit though lie? I really don’t know.

If this is true, the ability to Photoshop rings onto your hand takes away from that experience. This removes some of the luster that rings are intended to provide to the engagement process.

The ability to share the rings you have made through social media also dampens the mystique of engagement.

Gentlemen, if you see this app on a woman’s phone and she is not in a relationship, run away.

Let me explicitly show the steps that must be taken to make this app acceptable: Dating, love, Tiffany & Co.’s Engagement Ring Finder app download, engagement, marriage.

If a woman is dating and has this app, then that probably means she is expecting you to propose. That is fine, unless that is not what you are aiming for.

To the ladies who have this app and are not dating: Please delete this app and hold off until a man is fortunate enough to propose to you. Having this app is counterproductive to becoming engaged and the engagement process.

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October in Auburn is a beautiful time.

Leaves change color, Halloween is coming and football games abound.

When you get up for your early class, at approximately 8 or 9 a.m., the air is cool and that fall nip is in the air.

That is, until about 11:30 a.m. and it’s a sauna on campus again.

This makes it a little difficult to plan out what to wear since the weather is always changing this time of year.

I always seem to be opening my closet and trying to pick out a nice outfit for the night and can’t even begin to decide.

Will it be too hot if I wear long sleeves? Will I freeze to death if I wear these shorts?

It’s a never ending cycle.

I rarely let myself shop in the downtown boutiques because it’s all the same and everyone will be wearing it.

Plus, I’m a college student living on a fixed budget. The solution: thrifting and consignment stores.

Most of the consignment boutiques in Auburn only accept name brands, such as Judith March, Lilly Pulitzer and Michael Kors, great name brands for great low prices.

I bought a skirt, a top and a necklace at Fringe for only $29.96.

Th e m a n a ge r of the Auburn loc ati o n , L au re n Hayden, helped me look around and answered all of the questions I had about consignment.

I had to cover the Auburn game Saturday, Oct.

12, and needed a professional looking skirt.

Those items are hard to find in Auburn, especially without draining my fragile bank account.

If is wasn’t for consignment, I’d be broke and skirtless right about now.

Empire waisted and with pockets, I had to get this Nicola skirt.

It’s black and white patterned and is made of the perfect material that can be worn during warmer days in the fall, or with tights in the winter.

Best part: it was only $5.50. I also picked up a taupe John H. half-sleeved top.

It’s extremely soft and comfortable, perfect to wear with jeans to dress it up or throw it on with some leggings to go study or go to class.

It’s a great fit and was only $9.99.

I thought I was done until I saw all the jewelry decorating the counters.

I’m a fan of burnt orange and I absolutely love gold jewelry.

I found a great orange pendant necklace on a gold chain, the perfect statement piece.

I couldn’t say no when I saw it was only $12.

I was honestly proud of myself for walking out of a store with a shirt and skirt for $15.

I was even more excited I could use these pieces for many outfits to come.

It’s a great fall transition outfit, which we could all use this time of year.

If you’re a little strapped for cash, selling your name brand clothes that are in good condition is the way to go.

Stores John H. shirt s u c h a s $9.99 Fringe, Plato’s Closet, New Leaf Consignment and Sydney’s Consignment Boutique will buy back all of your clothes that need a new home.

M a c k l emore made Nicola skirt thrifting for $5.50 clothes and shopping on a budget super cool with his recent single “Thrift Shop.”

After my experience at Fringe, I have to agree with him, even though that song still gets on my nerves.

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Aaron Carter performs to a packed crowd at Bourbon Street Bar, Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Aaron Carter parties on the Plains Ashtyne Cole Intrigue Writer

Downtown Auburn was abuzz Wednesday night, Oct. 9, much more than the usual, all because Aaron Carter was in town.

Walking downtown past Bourbon Street Bar at 8 p.m., girls were lined up way past Quixote’s, and excitement was the theme of the night. In the line, posters of Carter and his old CDs were waved around and chants of “Aaron, Aaron” rang through the air.

Names were asked at the door and the line continued inside, toward the dance floor downstairs, where all concerts at Bourbon are held.

Throughout the day and night, Carter tweeted from his personal account, retweeting and following as many fans as possible. Support poured in from fans, and pictures of fans holding signs wished Carter good luck with his comeback tour.

Before going on, he tweeted, “I hope I can make you all proud of me.”

At Bourbon, the dance floor quickly became crowded. It was already full well before the first opening act, Brie Goldsobel.

She started off the night singing songs that were barely distinguishable over the

cheers of impatient fans. Rapper Jayceon also performed, passing out free CDs. Before Carter took the stage, Bourbon was so packed that people could hardly move.

Girls were shoving, some fell and were trampled and it was almost chaos. Carter came onstage a little after 11:45 p.m. and the crowd went wild.

He jumped on stage wearing camouflage cargo pants and a short-sleeved black tee that showed off the multiple tattoos decorating his arms.

He started off the show with a crowd favorite, “I Want Candy.” He continued the show with other classics such as “That’s How I Beat Shaq,” in which he wore a Lakers jersey, and “Aaron’s Party.”

He also ventured into performing covers of popular songs such as “Blurred Lines,” “Treasure,” and “Get Lucky.”

Leah Beard, junior in public relations and concert attendee, said she has been a fan of Aaron ever since she was a child.

“He’s better than ever,” Beard said. “He truly has made a comeback.”

Carter put on an energetic act, infusing new and old songs to give the crowd a taste of the Aaron they used to know, and of the new Aaron his comeback is bringing.

Carter returned to his tour bus right after the concert where fans sat and waited, banging on the doors, waiting for him to come out.

When he did emerge, he took a few photos, snagged a kiss from a fan and ran through the back doors of Bourbon Street Bar for a meetand-greet.

Outside the front doors of Bourbon Street Bar, his sister B.J. was loading tour gear onto the bus and stopped to talk to a few fans standing outside.

“Aaron is the thoughtful one,” B.J. said. “No matter what he is doing, he’s always going to look back and be like ‘You ok? You still there?’ He’s a sweet kid.”

It was $50 for the meet-andgreet with Carter, which lasted approximately 10–15 minutes.

Blakesley Wilcox, junior in chemical engineering, boasted a picture of Carter kissing her on the cheek.

“He was so nice and super flirty,” Wilcox said. “He gave me a kiss, then kissed me on the cheek just for a picture. It was great.”

Carter left the bar at approximately 3:15 a.m. and met with some fans still waiting by his tour bus.

“It was a really fun concert,” Carter said. “I hope my fans had as much fun as I did.”

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Grab your rigs for the Computer Gaming Club’s LAN party Jordan Hays Intrigue Writer

The Computer Gaming Club will be holding a LAN party in the Student Center Ballroom starting Saturday, Oct. 19, at 9 a.m. and ending Sunday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m.

The Student Center will remain unlocked for the duration of the event to accommodate the needs of the Computer Gaming Club and allow participants to come and go as they please.

The club will be holding tournaments during the hours of the LAN party. The tournament schedule includes: “Counter-Strike” Saturday at noon, “Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War” Saturday at 3 p.m., “League of Legends” on Saturday at 7 p.m. and “Minecraft” Sunday at 3 p.m.

All tournaments will have a $5 entry fee. The “League of Legends” tournament will have a $10 entry fee. Players will need to bring their own equipment for the event.

Those wishing to compete in the “League of Legends” tournament must sign up at the LAN party.

Signup ends Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Those without a team will be able to sign up to be matched with random players.

Players will be matched together or are free to pick each other.

A cash prize will be awarded to the winner of the “League of Legends” tournament. The cash prize will be scaled based on how many people compete in the tournament. The more who compete, the larger the prize.

The “Minecraft” tournament will be played out “Hunger Games” style. Players will be thrown into a world, left to their own devices, and pitted against each other.

The last player standing will be declared the winner and will be awarded a homemade prize.

According to Daniel Justice, junior in exercise science and head of public relations for the Computer Gaming Club, the prize will be memorable but would not reveal any details.

While the majority of the event is meant for computer gaming, a portion of the room will be sectioned off for console gaming.

Party games such as “Mario Party” will be made

Intrigue Reporter

Love it or hate it, Lilly Pulitzer is invading college campuses. With bold prints and bright colors, the designs are hard to miss.

The Auburn University Bookstore, located in Haley Center, has started carrying more Lilly Pulitzer products.

“We’ve been carrying the planners for a couple of semesters now,” said Lauren Jones, technology manager for the bookstore.

Jones also said they started carrying technology cases last spring, including phone cases, iPad sleeves and iPad folio cases.

Jones said the planners have been popular among the students, and they have had to reorder them several times.

According to Jones, the technology cases sold out completely, especially when the new line of patterns came in.

“Most of the time, the Lilly thing sells better,” Jones said of the line in comparison to other products sold at the bookstore. “(Lilly is) a little bit more expensive in relation to some of the other planners, but they offer a lot more.”

The planners the Bookstore carries include months at a glance, a place to document dates to celebrate and a place for party planner notes, among other quick shortcuts. “(It’s) just a lot more to offer so the value is really good because you’re getting more, plus you’re getting a Lilly print,” Jones said.

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The Auburn Bookstore has more Lilly Pulitzer products in stock.

Jones said she tries to mark down the prices to a dollar or two less than the suggested price because she knows students are going to purchase them.

CeCe Sherman, junior in political science, said recently there has been more of a variety of people buying Lilly at Pink Bee

in Greenville, S.C. Pink Bee is a Lilly Pulitzer retail store owned by CeCe’s mother, Joanna.

“They’re marketing it to different types of people, and they’re making a lot of changes with different price ranges,” CeCe said.

Kelsey Tucker, freshman in public relations, worked at a Lilly Pulitzer store in Huntsville, her hometown.

Tucker said she has adored Lilly Pulitzer for a long time, including her clothing .

“It’s so unique,” Tucker said. “They say some people can wear Lilly and some people can’t. I don’t agree with that because I think anyone can wear it if they want to, I just think it takes the right fashion mind to be able to you know how to piece it together because the prints are so bold.”

Tucker said she thinks a reason Lilly is making a comeback is because the prints are becoming much more modernized.

Tucker said her personal favorite print is called “First Impressions.” It is light and dark pink roses on a bright blue background, contrasted with lime green leaves.

“A few years ago they were kind of simple (prints),” Tucker said. “The fashion culture is changing so much, Lilly is now keeping up with what people are wanting I think and choosing colors that are popular.”

CeCe said the customers at her mother’s store range from elderly people to children who are buying clothes.

Her personal favorite Lilly design is the shift dress.

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available to play.

Attendees are encouraged to bring and play whatever games they want.

“There’s going to be a lot of pickup games,” Justice said. “I remember last year we had ‘Civilization 5’ pickup games.”

Alex Lewis, sophomore in computer science and member of the Computer Gaming Club, said he attended LAN parties in the past.

“I am definitely excited,” Lewis said. “It’s (the Computer Gaming Club’s) biggest event of the year. We play whatever we feel like playing and get to see everyone’s desktop rigs and everything. Really, if you feel like playing anything, you can go in the middle of the room and yell out, ‘anyone want to play this?’ and nine times out of 10 you will get at least one person.”

Jonathan McGuckin, junior in software engineering and president of the Computer Gaming Club, said anyone is welcome to come.

“This is a place for people who love games to network with gamers while gaming.” McGuckin said.

“Don’t be shy, we don’t judge. Show up and have the time of your life.”

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