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Thursday, June 28, 2012 www.theplainsman.com Vol. 119, Issue 7, 8 Pages

Ben CroomesOPINIONS EDITOR

Employees of Groome Transportation, the compa-ny contracted to run Auburn University’s Tiger Transit, are not getting overtime pay.

Lutricia Blunt, Tiger Tran-sit driver, said Groome is ex-ploiting a contract loophole and making employees drive to Atlanta, which is a trip across state lines.

Groome uses the cross-state trip as a reason to not pay their drivers overtime.

“They have it in their con-tract that when we go over

state lines we don’t get paid over time, and I really don’t understand that,” Blunt said.

According to Blunt, the loophole affects all driv-ers, whether they frequently drive to Atlanta or not.

When a driver is selected to drive a shuttle to Atlanta, their regular pay is also low-ered to minimum wage for the duration of the trip.

“I only signed off to drive for the University,” Blunt said.

Vice President of Groome Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n C h r i s Groome said via email the

cut in overtime pay is a re-sult of the current “economic and business” climate.

“Keeping that in mind, our current service model, which has recently changed, does not allow us to continue to provide overtime wages for our employees,” Groome said.

Despite the company’s decision to cut overtime pay, Groome said Groome Trans-portation is still going to provide the best possible en-vironment for its employees and customers.

Grimes said the compa-

ny hopes it will maintain its ability to offer an “enjoyable place to work.”

The morale of Tiger Tran-sit employees has suffered from these changes.

“It has made them mean, and they complain a lot and really don’t want to drive anymore,” Blunt said. “A lot of people have quit.”

The United States Depart-ment of Labor lists only a few exceptions for employees that do not qualify for over-time pay.

On, and off, the road again

Updyke trial delayed in wake of media attention

Yawn… another delay

Nathan SimoneONLINE EDITOR

The Auburn community has been help-lessly dragged in and out of the courtroom these past weeks week, fueled by the fires of investigative reporting and the final say of the justice system.

Monday, June 18, seemed quiet in com-parison to the days that followed, with Auburn still recovering after the shooting that occurred at University Heights only nine days earlier and with a myriad of le-gal proceedings in tempered anticipation, including those of Harvey Updyke and An-tonio Goodwin.

Updyke appeared at the Lee County Jus-tice Center that day for a deposition relat-ed to his upcoming trial.

Cindy Foster, chemical expert at the Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory Pesticide Residue Division, was brought in by the prosecution to issue a video de-position that is said to be vital to the pros-ecution’s case.

The defense brought chemist Lawrence Keith to evaluate the deposition.

Updyke’s wife, Elva, partook in a yelling

match with a deputy before the deposi-tion, prodding the media that she was ad-amantly against.

Still, nothing unexpected happened.Within 24 hours, that all changed.Former Auburn University football

player Antonio Goodwin was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for a rob-bery committed in March 2011 during which he used fellow teammate Michael Dyer’s handgun.

Despite testaments of his goodwill by friends and family members, the court found Goodwin guilty of first-degree rob-bery.

On the same day, the soon-to-be-leg-endary third Updyke confession was re-ported by The Auburn Plainsman’s com-munity editor Andrew Yawn and ignited a media frenzy not only in Alabama, but on sports networks across the country.

Amidst the hearsay that followed, on Wednesday, June 20, Updyke’s attorney Everett Wess denied that his client ever made a confession to Yawn.

Editor-in-chief of The Auburn Plains-man Robert Lee released a statement

later that day exhibiting full support for Yawn from himself and the entire Plains-man staff.

“We stand behind Andrew Yawn’s re-porting on the Updyke confession yester-day afternoon 100 percent. The informa-tion gathered was not prompted, nor off the record,” Lee said.

A gag order was issued to Yawn later that same day, which henceforth has pre-vented him from talking about or report-ing on the case any more.

On Thursday, June 21, the Updyke sen-sation was in full swing by the time the courts tried unsuccessfully to pick 10 more jurors who did not have previous knowledge of the case or were compelled to bias.

Judge Jacob Walker expressed his frus-tration when Wess’s assertion that the jury pool in Auburn had been “poisoned” by Yawn’s article seemed correct.

“These jurors are doing the best they can, and people are intentionally inter-jecting them,” Walker said.

COURTESY OF THE MONTGOMERY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Desmonte Leonard is a suspect in the University Heights shoot-ing that ended the lives of two former Auburn football players and one Auburn resident.

English major added to ABC’s ‘Modern Family’

Tiger Transit employees say they are not receiving over-time pay

Melody KitchensMANAGING EDITOR

He originally had no in-terest in pursuing comedic writing when he first came to Auburn University, but now he’s packing for Los Angeles for the opportuni-ty of a lifetime.

Jeremy Banks, senior in English, landed an intern-ship with ABC Network’s “Modern Family.”

Oh, and he just had a Skype date with “Modern Family’s” Sofia Vergara.

“It’s a rare experience … this writing opportunity,” Banks said. “It’s not a wide-ly known thing to come right out of college and write for a seriously popu-lar show like that.

“I was surprised and de-lighted and apprehensive because I was like, ‘This is a scam.’”

Besides normal intern routines like scouring for hot coffee, Banks will be as-sisting with script cameos, which are the 3-minute bits before the actual script be-gins.

“What is most appealing about the show to me are the characters and the set-up,” Banks said. “They have

a really modern family, if you will.

“I think it’s really cool seeing that and having them endorse same-sex couples.”

Before “Modern Fami-ly” came into the picture, Banks said he compiled and sent the best of his personal writings into a portfolio to various studios.

“I even sent it to Tyler Perry, and I’m not going to apologize for that,” Banks said. “I will later.”

As he waited for a re-sponse from studios, Banks also applied to a few grad-uate schools, including the University of Southern Cali-fornia in Los Angeles.

“Apparently, one of the directors of admissions at USC is really good friends with one of the writers of ‘Modern Family ’,” Banks said. “She (the writer) thought my portfolio was really funny.”

Banks then received an offer and accepted the in-ternship. He’s soon to de-part from Auburn at the end of July to intern with “Modern Family ” until

Andrew YawnCOMMUNITY EDITOR

UAB Hospital media re-lations has confirmed that John Robertson is no longer on the patients list and has been released after suffer-ing a gun-shot wound to the head during the shooting at University Heights on Satur-day, June 9.

Details of his condition and recovery process are un-known, however, his release is positive after Auburn Po-lice Chief Tommy Dawson said Robertson was “fighting for his life” the day after the shooting.

Desmonte Leonard will now have another charge added to his litany of alleged offenses.

Leonard, the suspect in the June 9 shooting at University Heights, will be additionally charged with attempted mur-der following Robertson’s re-lease from UAB, according to Captain Tom Stofer of the Au-burn Police Department.

This will be added to three counts of capital murder and two counts of first degree as-sault.

However, Stofer said Leon-ard “hasn’t been served the warrant yet.”

Robertson is a native of Roanoke, Ala., the hometown of fellow shooting victims Xavier Moss and deceased former Auburn football play-er Ladarious Phillips.

» See SHOOTING 2 » See TRIAL 2

» See TRANSIT 2 » See ABC 2

DANIELLE LOWE / PHOTO EDITOR

Tiger Transit, contracted by Groome Transport, has been serving as a means of alternative transportation for Auburn students for more than eight years.

Officials to add charge, victim released from UAB Hospital


After several days of jury selection, the Updyke case was issued a continuance and a time table has not yet been set.

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Certain employees of mo-tor carriers are exempt, but there is no specific state-ment of exemption listed for bus drivers on a transit route, whether they cross state lines or not.

The Auburn Universi-ty Campus Transit Request for Proposal states Auburn expects the contractor, Groome Transportation in this case, to pay proper wag-es to drivers and offer an af-fordable benefits package as well.

Blunt said they are of-fered insurance, but it is not affordable on the wag-es a driver earns, and, along with the cut in overtime pay, there are only two items on a long list of employee griev-ances.

Tiger Transit driver Net-tie Chambers said if a driv-er refuses to drive the shut-tle bus to Atlanta, he or she will be fired.

“I don’t see well at night.” Chambers said. “But when he says you have to go, you have to go.”

Chambers also said driv-ers have not been given proper breaks during the

workday, sometimes none at all.

On an 8-hour shift, a driv-er is supposed to get two 15-minute breaks and one 30-minute lunch break.

Blunt said there has been a lot of gossip among driv-ers about how the compa-ny they work for has alleg-edly mistreated them, but she said she chooses to ig-nore what she calls “side-walk talk.”

“I really try to stay posi-tive and not complain too much, but it’s hard.” Blunt said. “I like driving, and this is a good job for the most part, but it does get tough.”

Nathan KellyWRITER

The long-awaited bicycle racks project at is in full swing.

The $90,000 project to in-stall 50 new bike racks on the University’s campus is nearing completion as summer rolls along on the Plains.

The campus bike commit-tee, made up of Auburn facul-ty, staff and students, is dedi-cated to improving bike usage and facilities on campus with education and event coordi-nating.

It’s goal for this project is to create bike paths that par-allel pedestrian walkways or bike paths that are indepen-dent of pedestrian walkways, but lead to same destination. SGA President Owen Parish

said riding bikes to class has become a popular means of transportation for students, so the need for better, more effi-cient bikes is present.

Josh Brinkerhoff, senior in mechanical engineering, said he believes that Auburn isn’t the best campus for bikes yet, but that it is getting there.

“I ride my bike (to campus) two to three times a week,” Brinkerhoff said. “The bikers and walkers can get in each other’s way a lot.”

Brinkerhoff said the new bike racks are putting the old ones to shame.

“It’s not the biggest change in the world, but you can defi-nitely tell a difference from the old rusty ones around cam-pus,” Brinkerhoff said.

According to the Office of Sustainability, the University currently has 4.55 miles of on-road bike lanes and 1.8 miles of off-road bike lanes.

In their list of goals for cam-pus, the bike committee ad-vocates education on biking trends and safety, and it sup-ports the addition of a bike shop in the Student Center and air pumps placed around campus.

Adrienne Newton, junior in nursing, said she thinks Au-burn is already a bike-friend-ly campus.

“There are convenient bike racks and sidewalks every-where,” Newton said.

Newton said she rarely ever rides her bike on campus.

“I usually take the transit to

campus, and I enjoy walking,” Newton said.

However, despite not get-ting much use out of her bike, Newton said she believes the new bike racks, bike shop and air pumps are all great ideas.

“There have been times that I’ve needed air on campus,” Newton said. “I might be more likely to use my bike if we got that.”

On its website, the bike committee supports its cause by saying, “Biking is good for your health, it’s good for your pocket and it’s good for the en-vironment. Out of all the alter-natives to single-occupant ve-hicle transportation, bikes are the easiest, fastest, most effi-cient, and cheapest way to get to and from campus.”

Bike racks bring improved look, convenience to concourses

Robertson suffered a gun-shot wound to the head at a party at the com-plex. Xavier Moss, Eric Mack, Ed Christian, Ladar-ious Phillips and Dema-rio Pitts were also alleged-ly shot by Leonard at the party.

Mack and Moss have al-ready recovered released from East Alabama Medi-cal Center.

Christian died on-scene and Phillips and Pitts died later at EAMC.

Many jurors commented that the news seemed inescap-able, especially in Lee County, and that even in trying their best to avoid it, the trial had become a part of Auburn’s life.

Wess continued to renew his motion for a change of ven-ue, while the state continued to insist upon prosecution in Lee County.

District Attorney Robbie Treese said that the case had received too much media at-tention to be moved anywhere in Alabama and, possibly, oth-

er neighboring states.“We object to moving it to

Rhode Island,” Treese said jok-ingly.

In what turned into an an-ti-climactic moment, Judge Walker issued a continuance, delaying the trial inevitably.

Auburn tried to figure out how to make sense of it all. Until another court date is an-nounced, Auburn will have to keep trying.

The gag order remains in ef-fect for witnesses such as ra-dio personality Paul Finebaum and reporter Andrew Yawn.

Until all the yellow tape is cleared, get ready to yawn, again.

TRIAL» From 1

December.Initially starting out as

a music major and play-ing in the Auburn Univer-sity Marching Band, Banks switched his major in order to pursue writing.

Once he began gaining more recognition of his writ-ings from friends, Banks said it became easier for him to “publish” what he wrote.

“It was more of a social media thing, too,” Banks said. “I’ve never considered my brand of comedy as one to be appreciated in the re-gion we’re in. I’ve learned to accept that, and that was the biggest hurdle.”

Banks said writing has never felt like a chore to him, and he writes and reads for at least four to five hours each day.

“In my spare time, I write what I want to write,” Banks said. “It’s a really important thing to do, but not as impor-tant as engaging with people and interacting.

“I draw from that, just from conversation in gener-al. I get so many things from friends; it’s just fuel.”

Banks also said his profes-sors inspired him to hone in

on his own art of writing. “One (professor) said,

‘Write what you know,’ and if you follow me on Twitter, it’s all I know,” Banks said.

One of Banks’ closest friends, Mallory Good, be-came infatuated with Banks’ Twitter feed, @jbanksits2012, before ever meeting him.

As chance would have it, Good met Banks one random night on the Plains.

“I walked up to him like a 14-year-old groupie and said, ‘I follow you on Twitter, and I’m obsessed with you,’” Good said. “It was like he was Jus-tin Bieber.”

Besides the craft of per-fecting his Twitter presence, Banks also said he hopes to work in screen-writing with small films one day.

But as far as “Modern Family” goes, Banks said, “I want to be useful, and be there as long as I can. I just want to give back.

“At the heart of these pop-ular shows it’s writing. Some-one is sitting in a room to make that show funny.”

Banks said although he “loves Auburn to death,” he’s ready to experience his op-portunity in comedic writing elsewhere.

“If someone’s laughing at the end of it, then great,” Banks said. “That’s all I’ ll have to say at the end of the day.”

SHOOTING» From 1

TRANSIT» From 1

ABC» From 1


There are now 60 new bike racks located throughout campus, lead-ing the way for other possible bike-related installations.


Jeremy Banks, senior in English, will be interning with ABC’s Modern Family in August. Some of his duties will include assisting with cameo writing, the three-minute period before the script begins.

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Summer AustinWRITER

Beginning Aug. 16, smok-ers must be 25 feet away from buildings on Auburn Universi-ty’s campus.

With the upcoming policy change, smokers are encour-aged to participate in Au-burn’s “Pack it Up” tobacco cessation initiative.

Pharmacists and pharma-cy students encourage those interested in quitting their smoking habit to meet with them one-on-one in person so they can evaluate the per-son’s interest in changing and readiness professionally.

“Some patients come in and think there’s a magical cure...but, like with any type of behavior change, there has to be dedication to change,” said Kimberly Braxton-Lloyd, assistant dean for Health Ser-vices and director of Auburn University’s Pharmaceutical Care Center.

According to Braxton-Lloyd, it’s hard to quit smok-

ing because there is a psy-chological dependence, and many smokers align certain activities, such as drinking with smoking.

The pharmacists working with the patients help them develop a quit plan and to-gether set a quit date to pre-pare for.

If the patient lives with roommates, they are in-formed that the patient is try-ing to quit as well.

The pharmacists assist in selecting a medication, if ap-propriate for the patient, such as the over-the-counter nic-otine patch, gum, lozenges, or, in more extreme circum-stances, even prescription na-sal spray or inhalers and non-nicotine medications.

The patient will meet with the pharmacists so they can help to monitor the efficacy of tobacco cessation and the safety of the medications.

The program monitors the exhaled carbon monoxide lev-els so that the smoker can see

the change. Patients are nor-mally in the program for three to six months.

The program cost is cov-ered once for employees if they are enrolled in the Uni-

versity’s health insurance. The University also pro-

vides a $120 stipend for over-the-counter medications.

For students the cost of the program is $120, and if the

smoker has been clean for three months, he or she will get a $60 refund.

The program is billed through the bursar’s office and over-the-counter medi-cations are available through the pharmacy at a discount-ed price.

Members of the Auburn community also have the op-tion to volunteer as patients in a pharmacy course titled early pharmacy practice ex-perience course.

The patient will receive ex-tra support and monitoring for their health and wellness needs and the pharmacy stu-dents gain experience.

Interested students or staff may contact Kathy Kyle at (334) 844-8345 for more infor-mation on how to volunteer.

The policy change has re-ceived mixed reactions, but according to Michael Free-man, the hazardous materials technician in the University’s Risk Management and Safety Department, most of Auburn’s

faculty and staff have a posi-tive reaction to the new smok-ing policy.

Claire McEntire, sopho-more in pre-marketing and communications, said she is a smoker, but doesn’t think the policy will affect her because it is not difficult for her to wait until she gets off of cam-pus to smoke.

Taylor Tyus, senior in fi-nance, said he is in favor of the new smoking policy be-cause some of her family members are asthmatic and are easily affected by second-hand smoke.

“I like it because it’s some-thing very personal to me and people don’t seem to consid-er those with asthma as much as they should in regards to smoking,” Tyus said.

“They seem to only think about the lung cancer and ef-fects of second-hand smoke on a person’s body. Some don’t realize just how large the spectrum of people it [smok-ing] affects is.”

New smoking policy begins first day of fall semester

Rebecca MoseleyCAMPUS BEAT REPORTER

James Bros. Bikes of South College is hosting a free Boat Demo Day at Chewacla State Park on Saturday, July 7, to show off their latest prod-uct line of paddle boats and boards.

Participants receive free admission to the park that day with no membership re-quired.

“Get outside and enjoy the lake and waterfall, hike the trails and bring a picnic and stay for lunch,” said O’Dell Banks, Chewacla State Park manager. “Spend some time on the new beginner moun-tain bike trail, or the other 15 miles of new trail.”

Stand-up paddle, or SUP, boarding began in the ear-ly ‘60s when photographers in Hawaii surfed out to open waters, standing up and fac-ing the beach to snap pic-tures of tourists learning to surf.

Paddle boarding has de-

veloped into a sport that in-volves leisure as well as com-petition, and the boards come in a variety of styles that includes touring and racing.

This is the first event put on by James Bros. Bikes owner Danny James, and he hopes to continue hosting similar events featuring the sport that is growing in pop-ularity.

People often gather for group paddling and experi-ment with the sport.

“Depending on the board, your head is really high off the surface of the water, so if you go down it’s a rocky situ-ation,” James said. “That’s not something that appeals to me at all, but there are some people that are really into it, so they go find a river with some crazy rapids to go down as if they are in kayaks.”

It has gained greater ap-peal throughout the decline and plateau of the economy due to the sport’s lacking the

need for gas or insurance.Also, there are sever-

al health benefits of paddle boarding, including a core workout and balance train-ing.

Paddle boards are a more practical watercraft than large boats and boats with engines because they do not sit deep in the water, are easy to maneuver and can fit into smaller waterways.

Paddle boards, as well as kayaks, are also beneficial in that there is no need for a big boat or the toting associated with big boats.

On Saturday, partici-pants will be able to choose from three different styles of boards as well as sit-on-top kayaks of the Cobra brand.

The boards that will be made available are Bote brand boards, which is a company based in Destin, Fla. and was started in 2009 by Auburn alumni Corey and Magda Cooper.

Magda is a former Auburn

swimmer who participates in paddle board races, often placing fourth or better.

The Coopers were the first to create a board specifically designed for fishing.

These boards range from 10.5 to 12.5 feet and are light-weight for easy transport, weighing 25-38 pounds.

James Bros. Bikes also hosts free weekly group bike rides with beginner or inter-mediate options Wednesday nights at 6:15 that begin at the bike shop.

These rides are led by James and James Bros. Bikes employee and recent Auburn graduate in elementary edu-cation Grant Chaffin.

“The beginner group ride is an eight mile ride and is ex-tremely beginner-oriented,” Chaffin said. “Everyone is welcome and the pace is to-tally dictated by the group.”

The intermediate group travels 22 miles round-trip on a well-lit route into down-town Opelika.

James Bros. Bikes to host Boat Demo Day in July

DanielleLowe/PHOTOEDITOREmployeeofJamesBros.BikesbeginspreparingforBoatDemoDayonJuly7atChewacleStatePark.Participantswillreceivefreead-missionintoChewacla.

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“I think we’ll be a lot better this year, and we’ll probably surprise some folks.”

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Frustration. Misinforma-tion. Fatigue.

These are just some of the words to describe the events of Monday, June 11; a night that was supposed to bring about justice, but instead brought about nothing. Reports began surfacing on Twitter on Mon-day at 6 p.m. that desmonte Leonard, the man accused of fatally shooting three people at a party at university Heights on Saturday night, had been spotted in a neighborhood in Montgomery.

By the time The Plainsman staff arrived in Montgom-

ery at 8 p.m., the scene was a madhouse. The streets in the neighborhood were filled with hundreds of curious residents. numerous media outlets lined lawns and sidewalks hoping to see law enforcement take down a possibly ruthless killer.

Law enforcement was also there in a big way. High-ly trained united States Mar-shals, FBi agents, tactical units and local law enforcement were all ready to take down an alleged murderer.

Two independent sources told officials just a few hours earlier that Leonard was in-side the house. Two differ-ent instruments showed that someone was inside the house and coughing was heard in the attic. Leonard was going to be taken down.

Excitement and antici-

pation were high in all of us. Breaking news, a capture and a sense of relief was going to happen before our eyes, possi-bly within minutes.

Except it didn’t. Every hour Mayor Todd

Strange and director of Pub-lic Safety Chris Murphy held press conferences and contin-ued to assure the public that Leonard would be captured.

“Time is on our side,” Strange said repeatedly.

"This is a pretty driven per-son. He's got nothing to lose," Murphy said. "You cannot rush it."

But it felt like it needed to be rushed.

Hour after hour, we wait-ed for Leonard to be captured, only to be told that law en-forcement officials were con-tinuing to work on it, and they

believed he would be cap-tured.

Then, a massive rainstorm hit that sent everyone run-ning for the hills, and the at-mosphere amongst the spec-tators began to swirl and rage in rhythm with Mother nature.

why hadn’t Leonard been captured? what was taking so long? what was going on?

By 11 p.m., the excitement everyone felt earlier that night metamorphosed into frustra-tion. it became evident that Leonard would not be found at that time.

when the clock struck mid-night, Strange and Murphy gave a final press conference advising everyone to go home.

i was absolutely furious and admittedly, selfish. i thought to myself, how could the po-lice waste my time like this?

in my head, a column began. i was going to rip into every law enforcement agency involved in the case and bash them for wasting my precious time. in my head, they had failed.

But, as we rode back to the Plains, i began realizing how unfair that would be. Law en-forcement did what they had to do in that situation. They had all indications that was there, and searched for hours just to make sure they had not missed something.

They put their lives at risk, and i was complaining about losing a few hours of sleep.

Our culture has become that of instant gratification and patience has become a thing of the past. Everything about our lives is instant, from coffee to news. An investiga-tion, however, is not some-

thing to be rushed. it takes time, and there can be set-backs along the way. instead of berating law enforcement for a mistake, people should have applauded them for their teamwork and strong will to catch an alleged killer, even with Monday’s disappoint-ment.

Finally, Leonard turned himself in. The mood changed to a lighter ambience, consist-ing of admiration for the hard work different organizations put in to catch Leonard.

But people should also ap-plaud the work put in on Mon-day. Even though it was un-successful, Monday proved to everyone that every law en-forcement agency would not rest until Leonard was cap-tured.

Patience prevailed.

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Hard work, patience prevail in Montgomery standoff

To be honest, when i signed on as online editor of The Au-burn Plainsman i had little knowledge of what the job ac-tually entailed.

i realized that i would be managing a website and vari-ous social media accounts, but the magnitude of how impor-tant this has become in today’s new age of journalism had not dawned on me until after the breaking news during the past few weeks.

it quickly became apparent that being the sole online pres-ence for the staff would not work out well in the long run.

And, in this era of infinite digital information via the al-

mighty internet, it can’t work for much longer.

The entire staff needed to know how to effectively post things online, work the social media outlets and sift through the vast array of junk sitting online for genuine truth and leads.

But now, i’ve realized that everyone, especially our read-ers, need to have these skills too.

Last week, our editorial board wrote what i consider to be one of our most impor-tant pieces yet.

Titled “Social media, viral stupidity,” this text addressed the uproar of online ignorance and blatant extremism in the wake of the university Heights shooting, fueled almost entire-ly by social media.

The article put it light-ly when it said trying to sort through information online

(and seeking to preserve clar-ity and accuracy) was like “try-ing to read a book in the mid-dle of a hurricane.”

For centuries, there have been physical barriers to the news industry that dictated which information was pub-lished and which was not.

The news was available once a day or once a week, de-pending on where you lived, and only much later came the possibility of breaking news updates via television.

That is no longer true.nowadays, at any location

in the world, information is lit-erally a click away.

This is a godsend; a wonder-ful gift that technology has fi-nally built up to that could al-low the entire world to com-municate simultaneously and harmoniously.

And yet, means for peace and unity have not reigned su-

perior on the internet.How many times has some-

one posted something online, forgotten about it and then, sooner or later, had someone try to take it as credible infor-mation for one reason or an-other?

i’m urging you, Auburn, to stand strong and not succomb to rumors, shout hearsay or spread lies.

do not accept this from others either, even on the lev-el playing field of the internet.

not only are these actions childish and petty, but they can ruin the dispersion of le-gitimate news for everyone.

i’m not asking you to chase after internet trolls, drop out of school to monitor what hap-pens online or stay inside 24/7.

i’m simply asking you to think about what you read on-line before passing the infor-mation along as fact to your

peers.do not become a victim of

the vicious 15-minute news cycle.

if we truly want information in this digital age to be easily accessible, free, and accurate, then we need to do our part in making this situation better.

Start by taking a moment to apply some skepticism.

does it sound true, factual, or even close to reality? Those are all qualities that are lost when anyone who has an in-ternet connection can start a website and call it news.

Blogs and social media have become a go-to source for in-formation, and while they are great for recipes, do-it-your-self tips or gossip about that girl you went to high school with, they aren’t the best place to find credible material. Most blogs don’t follow any kind of journalistic ethics.

i know it is difficult, espe-cially when the big news agen-cies rely so much on social me-dia and partisan blogs. But being smart and using some common sense to judge what people tell you is not a crime.

Trolls will be trolls, but you don’t have to fall for it. Just be-cause every one else on the in-ternet seems like they have hambuger meat instead of brains doesn’t mean you need to play dumb to fit in.

i encourage all of you to be-come part-time journalists.

do a little research here and there. Read actual news, not just aggregate blogs. Take some pride in being able to spot the difference between cold hard facts and a funny cat meme.

Online editing is not just a career.

it’s a lifestyle, and we could all benefit from it.

in Auburn, Harvey updyke is the bad guy. However, he is also a legal conundrum.

He has confessed on multiple occa-sions, but never to the police. we’ve all heard him. if you live in Alabama, and care anything at all about col-lege football, you know who he is and what he’s allegedly done.

That’s right, alleged.Even though most of us have heard

his infamous Finebaum confession, he’s still innocent until proven guilty.

we want to take the high road on this one. we want to say leave it to the court and a jury of his peers to decide, but it looks more and more like that day will never come.

if this undisclosed illness, which is apparently going to kill updyke be-

fore his sentence, is the real deal, then where does that leave us?

we are usually the first to say the influence of the court of public opin-ion is often the worst thing that can happen to a high profile case, but we don’t usually have a recorded confes-sion.

Of course, the internet is buzzing with conspiracy theories.

One of our favorites depicts up-dyke as a criminal mastermind who is using his confessions of wrongdo-ing as a shady tactic to guarantee a mistrial, which is just as funny as it is stupid.

Sorry bammers, updyke just isn’t that clever.

Another theory suggests that our own Andrew Yawn is making up the

conversation he had with updyke. This theory is especially popular with people who think the Plainsman is a cut-rate rag with no real journalis-tic skills. it was even hinted at by up-dyke’s attorney, Everett wess.

Sorry again, but we take our jobs just as seriously as any other news outlet, if not more so. it’s not our fault if a reporter for a larger media entity didn’t think to interview the only sus-pect in one of the biggest cases in the history of the Auburn-Alabama rival-ry.

Yawn did his job, and that’s all there is to it. He’s not a cunning spy with high tech surveillance equip-ment and a tendency toward malice. He’s a journalist with a pad and a pen.

The important question here is

whether or not updyke will get a fair trial in Lee County.

we disagree, but we are a bit bias. The truth is he might not get a fair

trial anywhere in the state, which is divided not so much into counties, but regions of allegiance to Auburn or Alabama.

unfortunately, we’ll have to wait, and September seems a lot further away now. Let’s hope updyke’s doc-tors back in Louisiana can keep him walking upright. Showing up to court in a hospital gown is slightly worse than jeans.

Also, anytime Elva updyke wants to speak her mind to a police officer or the news media, we encourage her to do so. it will only help.

Stand by your man, Elva.

Critical thinking, a dash of skepticism goes a long way

Harvey Updyke, the never-ending story

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Industrial design students recently completed a semester-long project de-signing uniforms for different law-en-forcement agencies.

The industrial design program was ap-proached by Horace Small, a uniform company owned by Vanity Fair Image-wear. Vanity Fair Imagewear also owns several other apparel brands like Wran-gler Jeans.

“Horace Small came to us and said that they were trying to reestablish them-selves, and they came to us for conceptu-al ideas,” said Dylan Piper-Kaier, graduate student in industrial design.

The project began with large amounts of research, according to Rich Britnell, professor in industrial design.

Students participated in ride-alongs with the Auburn Police Department, the Auburn Fire Department and the Alexan-der City Fire Department.

“We did what equated to 40 hours of ride-alongs with different agencies and picked their brain about things,” Britnell said.

After receiving feedback from the dif-ferent officers, the students set to work on their designs, according to Britnell.

“It was really good getting feedback and getting a direction to go,” said Chad Griffith, senior in industrial design.

Griffith went on the ride-alongs and decided to focus his designs on bicycle patrol officers.

“Patrol officers are a growing segment, and as far as uniforms go there’s not a lot out there,” Griffith said. “It’s usually just a polo shirt and bicycle shorts.”

Griffith’s goal was to design a uniform that was more professional, but also func-tional.

“I tried to create a mesh between some-thing lightweight and breathable but still give a good solid command presence,” Griffith said.

Piper-Kaiser focused his research on designing a uniform for firefighters. He

had to design a uniform that provided more functionality, but wouldn’t be too drastic of a change.

“There’s a lot of tradition behind both law enforcement and firefighter uni-forms,” Piper-Kaiser said. “They have to be able to be identified readily, so every-thing ended up looking traditional.”

After speaking with firefighters, Pip-er-Kaiser said he learned that the biggest complaint firefighters had about their uniform was that they were too often mis-taken for police officers.

“Many times their uniform is a police uniform without the police utility built or body armor,” Piper-Kaiser said.

Piper-Kaiser designed a uniform with waterproof material along the shoulders and knees to protect firefighters from the elements. He also lined the inside of the pants with pockets to give the pants a professional yet functional look.

After the projects were completed, de-signs were presented to Horace Small.

“The quality of the final pieces were very impressive,” Britnell said. “I think there were three vice-presidents of the company that were there. It was some valuable experience for (the students).”

Although it was challenging, students enjoyed the project.

“It was really cool,” Griffith said. “In in-dustrial design we usually focus on hard products like consumer electronics or drills. It’s really interesting to work on some soft goods and learn how to sew.”

This was the first time most of the stu-dents had worked with a sewing machine.

“I actually had one of the student’s moms come in to give everyone a sewing lesson,” Britnell said. “It was very satisfy-ing to see them learn a new skill that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.”

The industrial design program is al-ready working on future projects.

This fall, students will be working on grills and smokers.

“It’s never boring around here,” Brit-nell said. “There’s always something dif-ferent.”

Students show law enforcement the functionality in fashion

COURTESY OF DYLAN PIPER-KAISER

One of Auburn’s industrial design students model Piper-Kaiser’s uniform design featuring waterproof material.

Robert E. LeeEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Auburn family is something every student is aware of, but may be unable to put in words.

AuburnArt has made that process a bit easier now with the Auburn In You photo contest.

AuburnArt is asking for submis-sions of personal or family photo en-tries that portray the expression of the Auburn spirit.

“Having graduated from Auburn and having history in Auburn has shown me that the ‘Auburn in me’ is not just a school or a town,” said owner of AuburnArt Cliff L. Hare, “It is a state of mind and a way of life.”

Submissions will be accepted on the AuburnArt Facebook page, and every submission will be featured on the Auburn In You Gallery.

A select group of photos will be selected for the companies adver-tisement in Auburn Football Illus-trated, the programs sold at every Auburn home football game.

AuburnArt store manager Nicole Brooks said the idea for the contest came from their event at A-Day.

“We were talking to a lady and she was telling us a story about a great deed that she did, and we were say-ing how great it was. She said ‘That’s just the Auburn in me’ and when she said that it kind of sparked some-thing with us and grabbed our at-

tention and we went with it,” Brooks said. “We thought it was such a great idea to ask others what it means to be a part of the Auburn family.”

Brooks said they have received multiple submissions already.

These include pictures from the national championship victory in 2010, sunset pictures in Auburn and even a picture of a dog wearing a Cam Newton jersey.

“We’re going to select pictures and they’re going to be on the AuburnArt page in the 2012 Auburn Football Il-lustrated. The winners will receive a copy of the program with the ad and an AuburnArt gift card.”

Founded in 2001 as an online store and with the retail store open-ing in 2007, AuburnArt offers Au-burn photographs, prints, paintings, jewelry and pottery.

Hare said he believes the Auburn spirit is something special to every individual.

“Being part of the Auburn fami-ly means a lot to me,” Hare said. “In Auburn, each person is different and unique, but it is the collective whole that creates the Auburn family. That is what sets Auburn apart from oth-er places. We truly feel like we are part of something bigger and better than just a team or just a town.”

Visit Facebook.com/auburnart for submission and the current gal-lery.

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Submission received from Andrew Hodges titled “War Eagle from Afghanistan.”

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Rebecca MoseleyCAMPUS BEAT REPORTER

The adventurous soul of local musician Chris Raney is illustrated by the admiration of fans and the display of his talents through perfor-mances around town at venues such as Oyster Bar and Grill and the Balcony Bar.

Raney, senior in business management, at-tended Venice High School of Venice Beach, Fla., where he would frequent the beach after school or longboard down a popular, dangerous drag of road called “The Friend Killer.”

Raney has worked at Oyster Bar and Grill on North College Street for five years where he cur-rently works once or twice a week.

While Raney works at Oyster Bar and puts on late night performances throughout the week, he also works for Eidson Company doing real estate appraisal with his boss’s son and close friend, Chase Eidson.

“There are very few people that I have met who strive to better themselves like Chris does,” Eidson said. “I have seen Chris play for five or six hours until two in the morning while being ex-hausted after a long day’s work only to do it all again the next day.”

After he graduates in December, Raney said he hopes to relocate to Utah with Eidson where they plan to save money working at Canyons Resort of Park City while networking to gain valuable, unforgettable life experiences and memories.

“Once he has his sights set on something, he is going for it,” Eidson said. “At the same time, he won’t let personal goals get in the way of being

a good friend, or more importantly, a good per-son,” Eidson said.

In his spare time, Raney can be found riding his longboard or relaxing by the pool. Actual-ly, he would be the one attempting new board tricks or doing back flips off ledges into the pool.

Raney said he also enjoys his pets Moses, a Columbian Red Tail Boa known as Moe; Larry, an Irian Jaya Jungle Carpet Python and Curly, an Albino Ball Python.

During his down time, Raney says he enjoys watching “How I Met Your Mother,” “Big Bang Theory,” “South Park” and “Family Guy,” as well as Jim Jeffries’ stand-up comedy on HBO.

Raney said he recently finished and highly recommends the book “Scar Tissue,” an autobi-ography of the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis.

Raney said that his most memorable experi-ences include attending the legendary Hang-out Music Fest in Gulf Shores this past May, where he made his debut appearance on the news as a visiting tourist that stood out.

Raney has also been involved in a local bowl-ing league, where he met friend and future band mate, Sam Register.

Raney and Register are currently working with other local artists Scott “DJ Esko” Shep-pard and Nick Bili of Birmingham to form a band that will potentially begin in August.

Raney’s stepbrother, Jorge Sotomeyer, is also involved with music as the lead vocalist in the band Adaliah which recently signed with Medi-aSkare Records.

Adaliah is a talented group of teenagers rang-

ing in age from 16 to 19 years old that released its first album, Broken Families, on June 10 and is currently touring throughout the U.S.

Before his most recent performances around Auburn, Raney played solo for a year, open-ing for local bands such as Alpha State and the Good Doctor, until collaborating with Austin Gray of the Good Doctor in 2009 and occasion-ally with other local artist, Jesse White.

His weekly performances include Wednes-days on the patio at Uptown on Opelika and Thursdays at Oyster Bar and Grill.

“Chris really enjoys music, and you can feel his energy when he’s up there playing,” said Hannah Rae Johnson, Oyster Bar and Grill employee. “He plays groovy tunes

that everyone enjoys, and everyone has a blast when he plays. He has been bringing in crowds to the Oyster Bar which is really helpful for the business ... good energy, good drink specials and good music.”

He also plays on Friday nights downtown at the Balcony Bar and Saturdays at the Irish Bred Pub in downtown Opelika.

“He has a very good, unique voice and does a great job playing music that the whole crowd can sing and dance along to, and he’s an excel-

lent guitar player,” said Balcony Bar bar-tender Drew Seyfried. “Two thumbs up.”

Raney practices in his room for an upcoming gig.

REBECCA MOSELEY / CAMPUS BEAT

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‘Raney’ days: getting to know local musician Chris Raney

Local Provino’s branch severs ties with the franchise, promises innovationNathan KellyWRITER

After 20 years of owning the

Provino’s franchise in Auburn, John Sellers and his wife Kim have chose to branch off of the

Provino’s chain and rename their business.

“Venditori’s is the new name,” Sellers said. “It’s Italian for my last name.”

Even though the name is changing, Sellers cannot stress enough that nothing else about the restaurant is chang-ing.

“If anything, we’re going to add to the menu, not take any-thing off,” Sellers said.

According to Sellers, the choice to move away from the Provino’s chain had nothing to do with bad blood from his old

business partners. “We still have a great rela-

tionship with Provino’s still,” Sellers said. “We ended the franchise agreement and re-ceived nothing but support from Provino’s.”

Tracy Ray, chief executive officer of Provino’s, had noth-ing but good things to say about the Sellers.

“We have a special relation-ship with the Sellers,” Ray said. “They’re great people, and we have 20 good years of working together.”

The picture of “no change”

Sellers wants to portray about his restaurant seems to be working. A local regular of Venditori’s, Keith Warren, re-cently ate at the restaurant af-ter the name had changed.

“Me and my family went pretty recently and we didn’t even notice the name change,” Warren said. “I think it will still stay as popular whatever the name is.”

If the name change has done anything for Sellers’ busi-ness, it’s made himself more familiar with his customers.

“I have people calling me

personally to make sure I was still the owner,” Sellers said. “And then I have people com-ing in here asking if I’m the new owner.”

The Sellers have made a name for themselves in the area. Now that they’ve gone away from the Provino’s chain, the Sellers have the freedom to expand on the menu and the building.

“The favorites will still be there, but we want to use the freedom we have now to ex-pand the menu for our cus-tomers,” Sellers said.

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On the 1992 football season.Well, it wasn’t a very fun season for me

because I was in the process of determin-ing whether I was going to retire or contin-ue to coach and I knew we weren’t a bad football team in ’92, we just lost a bunch of close games. We had close games with ev-erybody we played, but everybody (on the team) were freshman and sophomores.

On the notoriety of the starting play-ers on the 1992 football team.

I think Alabama offered two of those started 22 scholarships. They were basi-cally juniors and sophomores. There were a few seniors on that team, but mostly ju-niors and sophomores.

After the 1993 season, were you up-set you didn’t have the opportunity to be a part of a team you recruited?

No, I was just happy for them. They

were a special group of kids and still are.

The 1991 recruiting class was filled with offensive linemen, was that a par-ticular emphasis that season?

We always focused on linemen, offense and defense. I always judged my recruit-ing classes on what kind of interior line-man we had, and when you recruit big of-fensive linemen, it goes hand in hand with tailbacks who want to run harder. There’s a lot more skilled players than there are offensive and defensive linemen numbers wise out there to recruit.

How does it feel when you don’t get all the recruits you go after?

You’re not going to get them all. You get close to them, and it hurts, but you get some good ones too. Recruiting is a lot different now than it was. There’s so much more technology. I think it’s unfair and un-fortunate that these high school kids go through what they go through. Now, they

probably like it, but it’s not good for them.

On Auburn’s recruiting classes com-pared to other SEC schools.

In Auburn, we’re not going to out re-cruit ever– Florida, Georgia, Alabama, LSU– they’re going to get great players ev-ery year if they do a good job, and they’re doing a good job. But, we can get good kids, good players who want to come to Auburn over a five-year period of time and compete with anybody in the nation.

On the current status of Auburn’s football team.

Gene (Chizik) has done, in my opinion, as good a job coaching two eight-win sea-sons as he did during the national cham-pionship. Everything is in place to be real good next year. I think we’ll be a lot bet-ter this year and I think we’ll probably sur-prise some folks, but next year we’re going to be a surprise.

Catching up with coach Pat Dye Asthe1992footballseasoncametoaclose,coachPatDyeteeteredontheedgewithade-cisiontomake:whethertoretireorcontinuetocoach.AfterleadingAuburnintobattlefortwelveyearseveryfootballseason,Dyedecidedtoretire,andcoachBobbyBowdentookthereigns.Butwitheveryherocomesalegacy,andcoachDyeleftthePlainswithplentyoftalentstillonthefield. ThePlainsmancaughtupwithcoachDyeabouthisfinalrecruitingclass,histhoughtsonthecurrentstateofrecruitingandwhereheseesAuburnfootballinthefuture.


Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye coached the Tigers for 12 sea-sons, finishing 99-39-4.

John HoltropSPORTS EDITOR

The minds behind Auburn’s own Verge Pipe Media have made their mark on the social media market with their new product, Golf Joust.

Golf Joust is a free iPhone and Android app that con-nects recreational golfers around the nation with each other in competition from their separate golf courses.

“I started the app in January 2011 and the idea is to make golf more social networking friendly,” said Don Crow, Verge Pipe Media founder. “If I go out and play, and I want my bud-dies in California, New York and Auburn to know that I just birdied number three at Moore’s Mill, short of a text message there was no easy way to do that.”

The app is centered on giv-ing golfers the platform to re-cord their scores, track their statistics and share their suc-cesses with their peers. It runs on a point system that moves players through levels, unlock-ing deals and offers provided by the course the player is at.

“All of this is built around when you play,” Crow said. “You are recording your score that puts you in a joust against another golfer at anoth-er course. As you go through levels, you earn the ability to choose your opponents and recruit others to be a part of

your army.”Golf Joust also provides

marketing opportunities for participating golf courses by promoting the course as well as in-house sales. The manag-ers of their respective cours-es set the deals offered at each level.

“If you are playing golf and you get an offer telling you to stop by the clubhouse after the front nine and get a deal on drinks or food, the option is yours to accept or decline it,” Crow said.

Moore’s Mill, Auburn Links and the Auburn University Golf Club have already joined Verge Pipe by providing the Golf Joust app to their players. Crow’s goal is to have 2000 par-ticipating courses by the end of June, a goal he is less than 100 away from.

Keeping things local, Crow looks to the services of Auburn University interns to help run his company. Interns range from liberal arts to engineer-ing majors.

Elizabeth Weeks, May 2011 graduate in public relations, is one of seven interns from the University.

“I love the freedom and re-sponsibility that Verge Pipe gives us,” Weeks said. “It’s nice because it is not vague busy work. We get real world expe-rience out of the office, we got to go out to courses and talk to golfers for Golf Joust.”

Verge Pipe Media jousts the competitionAn off season to forget for the Tigers

The Sept. 1 Auburn vs. Clemson matchup in the Georgia Dome has never seemed so far away.

It seems as if the good news has been few and far between for the Tigers since they last took the field in the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the dome Dec. 31, 2011. The issues come from current and for-mer players and fans.

Starting with the most re-cent issue, freshman quar-terback Zeke Pike was ar-rested June 23 for public in-toxication. Though this was his first arrest, it was not Pike’s first issue that pre-vented him to showcase his abundance of offensive tal-ents, as he was suspended for two games in high school.

Another eyesore in the news is the continuance of the Harvey Updyke trial after his reported confession to Plainsman community edi-tor Andrew Yawn. Updyke, the disgruntled Alabama fan who allegedly poisoned the Toomer’s Oaks, will not have his day in court until Octo-ber or even later.

The four players from the 2010 BCS National Cham-pionship team that are ac-cused of armed home-inva-sion robbery are having their days in court. Antonio Good-win has already been sen-tenced to 15 years in prison, with the three trials of Mike McNeil, Shaun Kitchens and Dakota Mosley on the way.

And who could forget the tragedy June 6, when Ladar-ious Phillips and Ed Chris-tian, former football players, were shot and killed at a par-ty at University Heights. Cur-rent player Eric Mack was also shot, but thankfully sur-vived from his injuries.

Putting the tragic and ir-responsible off-the-field is-sues behind them, there are a plethora of question marks on the gridiron that must be answered.

Auburn will attempt to re-turn its program back to the top of the SEC with new co-ordinators Scot Loeffler and Brian Van Gorder.

Assuming Pike has been taken out of the quarter-back race, Loeffler now must choose between the experi-enced Clint Moseley and the up-and-coming Kiehl Fra-zier.

Van Gorder will also

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Fellow intern Grant Stew-art, senior in public relations, said Verge Pipe’s success as a local company is a testament to Auburn’s impact on the mass media market.

“You mainly see this type of company in a place like Atlan-ta or New York,” Stewart said. “I think the tech-savvy student population of Auburn makes this area a great place to grow and tap into the resources we

have right here in our own backyard.”

Verge Pipe is working to cre-ate a partnership with Blood-hound Bar & Restaurant for the Open Championship from July 19-22.

Crow said he wants to make the event a benefit for the Au-burn and Opelika high school golf teams. Verge Pipe Me-dia and Bloodhound are still working on details.

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Mobile Home for Sale- 24x60 Doublewide vinyl sided. 3BR 2FB WD Room. Fireplace. For $10,000, $5000.00 down. Owner will finance the balance. 334.567.1396

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$500/mo. 2BR/1BA duplex available in August, wood floors, all appliances included, fenced back yard. 12mo. lease. 334-524-5871

Q Sofabed sleeper sofa $50.00. Q sofa sleeper clean. blue/gray plaid weave. Email [email protected]; 728-1876

ROOMMATE WANTED 2012/2013 . Looking for Male Roommate to share 2BR, 1BA ap’t. Just $295 + utilities, Just 2 blocks from Campus and Down-town. Great Shape--Full Kitchen, separate dining + large living area. Call 757-848-3774 or email [email protected]. Email [email protected]

Charming Country Cabin. Charming three room country cabin within Auburn city limits. One bedroom, one bath. Single or married couples only. No children or pets. Call 334-821-3660. Email [email protected]

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Male Roommate WantedLooking for roommate in lg 4 bedoom condo. Each bedroom has a bathroom.Address: The Edge (1114 S. College). Includes: pool, living/dining room, kitch-en, porch/balcony, wash-er/dryer, exercise room. Next to: J&M Bookstore, Locos Grill, Toomers Cof-fee Company, Tiger Tran-sit. Cost: $350/month. Lease: 12 months (8/1/12 - 7/31/13). Questions: [email protected]; 770-490-4940

ROOM FOR RENTFurnished bedroom lo-cated in faculty home near A.U. campus (10 minute walk from main library). International fe-male graduate student preferred. If interest-ed, call (334)821-9268 or email at [email protected].

1BR/1BA apt $295/mo. all appliances included, wood floors. Water, sewage, garbage and hot water provided. Very quiet. 12mo. lease based. call 334-524-6807

1BR studio apt. Close to campus at Campus Studios. $350/mo. sublease. Call 205-529-3365

1250 SF Duplex House 3 BR 2 BA. Nice duplex with large fenced backyard in student oriented neigh-borhood watch commu-nity. Walking distance to Auburn Transit. Lawn care included. Refriger-ator, microwave, dish-washer, washer and dryer.Available August 13th. Email or call (334) 414-2099. Email [email protected]

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A week in Auburn sportshave his hands full dealing with the depth of his line-backers.

It is time for the black cloud hovering over the Au-burn football program to turn to sunshine and touch-downs.

The Auburn family needs to see the hyped-up defen-sive line wreaking havoc in the backfield. It needs to see Emory Blake pulling in a game-winning touch-down in Jordan-Hare Sta-dium.

There are less than 70 days until kickoff, and less than 70 days for Auburn to avoid another blemish on the poster-child of its ath-letic program.

It ’s time for Auburn to get down to business.

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2012 London Olympics-Swimming & Diving: A total of 42 current and former Tigers were among more than 2,000 athletes that competed for 52 spots in the 2012 London Olympics at the U.S. Swimming Tri-als that runs from June 25- July 2 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha Neb. Former Auburn swimmer Eric Shanteau will rep-resent the United States in his second Olympic Games after his runner-up finish in the 100-meter breaststroke final Tuesday night. Former Tiger Mark Gangloff missed a spot in the same final with a fifth place finish. Gangloff and Shanteau will both have a chance to compete in the 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday.

Track & Field: Ten current and former members of the Au-burn track and field program began competition on Friday at the 2012 United States Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eu-gene, Ore. at Hayward Field June 21-July 1. Sprinters Marcus Rowland and Keenan Brock saw their chance of an Olympic berth in the 100-meter sprint end on Sunday. Throwers Cory Martin and Eric Werskey also came up short in the shot put. Joanna Atkins recorded the sixth-fastest time and CeCe Wil-liams missed the cut as Auburn’s action began on Friday with the women’s 400-meter sprint. Maya Pressley and alumni Reu-ben McCoy will compete Thursday.

Football- Freshman quarterback Zeke Pike was arrested Saturday night for public intoxication on South College St.

Men’s Golf- Junior golfer Blayne Barber was named a 2012 All-Nicklaus Team Honoree last Thursday, the Golf Coach-es Association of America announced. Former Auburn golf-er Roland Thatcher tied for fourth place at 12-under on Sun-day at the Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. Sophomore Michael Johnson won the 2012 Greystone Invitational on Sunday at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham.

Women’s Basketball- Ty Evans, former All-American at Wisconsin-Whitewater and 10-year coaching veteran, has been hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach.

Women’s Tennis- Auburn High School graduate and women’s tennis player Jamie Lee Hampton competed at Wim-bledon and upset Daniela Hantuchova to advance to the sec-ond round of play.

Volleyball- The 2012 Auburn schedule has been an-nounced. A total of 13 home matches and 11 contests against 2011 NCAA Tournament participants highlight the schedule.

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