Spread  from  printed  publication,  “Perspectives”  (published  Oct.  2011).  Full  magazine      can  be  viewed  at  www.gabriellehoyt.com/college-­‐of-­‐liberal-­‐arts.html  

 SOUNDS  LIKE  A  CHAMPION  By  Gabrielle  Hoyt    After  the  56–18  blowout  of  South  Carolina  at  the  SEC  Championship  Game  on  December  5,  2010,  two  things  were  certain:  Auburn  was  going  to  the  BCS  National  Championship  Game,  and  so  was  the  band.  “Then  it  was  just  a  waiting  game,”  said  Jerald  Crook,  senior  in  history  and  member  of  the  Auburn  University  Marching  Band  (AUMB).  “Waiting  to  hear  when  we’d  board  that  plane  to  Arizona.”    Some  Auburn  fans  have  waited  their  whole  lives  to  see  the  day  their  beloved  football  team  would  play  in  a  national  championship.  Crook  was  no  different,  but  unlike  most  fans,  he  got  to  play  in  the  game.  Play  trumpet,  that  is.      Crook,  originally  from  Bay  Minnette,  Alabama,  entered  Auburn  as  a  freshman  in  2008  and  became  a  history  major.  Crook’s  favorite  area  of  study  is  United  States  Southern  history,  and  he  has  also  added  a  sustainability  minor.      Humble  Beginnings    Crook  started  playing  trumpet  in  the  sixth  grade  and  continued  throughout  high  school.  “Once  I  got  to  senior  year  I  was  like,  well,  I’ve  been  in  band  for  this  long  I  might  as  well  transition  over  to  college!”  Crook  laughed.  Throughout  his  years  as  an  AUMB  member,  Crook  has  also  been  a  member  of  the  basketball  pep  band,  campus  band,  and  is  currently  a  RAT  King  —  one  of  the  four  leaders  of  the  freshman  “Rookie  Auburn  Tiger”  band  orientation  program.      Little  did  Crook  know  just  how  much  the  decision  to  join  band  would  change  his  entire  Auburn  story.  Like  many  Auburn  seniors  this  year,  the  road  to  the  National  Championship  game  has  been,  well,  uphill.  In  2008,  Crook’s  first  season  as  an  AUMB  trumpet  player,  the  Tigers  went  5–7  with  no  bowl  game.  “Freshman  year  definitely  gave  me  some  thick  skin,”  admitted  Crook.  “I  was  really  optimistic  up  until  the  LSU  game  (where  Auburn  lost  at  home  26  to  21).  I  think  I  just  cried  after  that  game.”  However,  improvements  were  made,  and  during  his  sophomore  year,  Auburn  won  the  

Outback  Bowl  against  Northwestern  and  finished  with  a  winning  record.      Win  or  lose,  Associate  Director  of  Bands,  Dr.  Corey  Spurlin  motivates  the  AUMB  members.  “He  really  encourages  us  to  plug  into  the  football  atmosphere.  We’re  there  to  be  that  support  to  the  football  team  and  try  to  spread  that  throughout  the  rest  of  the  stadium  when  spirits  are  down,”  said  Crook.  “That’s  definitely  kept  me  very  grounded  and  has  given  me  a  different  perspective.  I  think  I  go  into  football  games  differently  than  just  a  fan.    I  have  a  job  to  do.”    Even  though  Crook  feels  he  is  more  than  a  fan,  he  admires  the  band’s  relationships  with  the  fans.  Spurlin  will  often  read  the  band  emails  sent  by  fans  encouraging  and  praising  them.  Crook  also  loves  when  alumni  and  fans  bring  their  children  to  the  band  section  of  the  football  stadium,  especially  those  dressed  up  in  kid-­‐sized  drum  major  outfits.  “It’s  funny,  too,  when  our  pregame  video  ends,  it  sounds  like  we  just  scored  a  touchdown!”  said  Crook,  referring  to  how  much  the  fans  cheer  after  their  video  before  football  games.  “It’s  like,  whoa,  this  is  a  big  deal.  We’re  not  just  some  music  that’s  in  the  corner  of  the  stadium  that  people  have  to  listen  to.  They  actually  want  us  to  be  there.  It  makes  me  feel  like  a  rock  star.”    With  stardom  comes  a  lot  of  commitment,  and  the  band  members  are  no  exception.  AUMB  practices  four  days  a  week  for  two  hours  a  day  and  before  each  game.  “We’ve  gotten  up  as  early  as  four  or  five  in  the  morning  for  practice  before  a  game,”  said  Crook.  Whether  it’s  in  blazing  heat  or  torrential  downpours,  the  band  must  practice,  which  leads  to  the  ever-­‐growing  need  for  the  indoor  practice  facility  AUMB  is  currently  raising  funds  to  build.  “When  we  lose  practice  time  to  weather  it’s  very  stressful,”  said  Crook.  “With  an  indoor  practice  facility  we’d  be  perfect  because  we  could  practice  when  we  needed  to  and  not  be  at  the  whim  of  the  weather.”    But  long  practices  in  often-­‐inclement  weather  are  worth  it  to  members  of  AUMB,  especially  when  a  trip  to  Arizona  is  a  possibility.  “Every  year  I  always  say  we’re  going  to  the  National  Championship  Game,”  said  Crook.  By  his  third  year  as  an  AUMB  member,  Crook  was  right.    Road  to  Glendale  Crook  began  the  2010  football  season  optimistically,  like  he  always  does.  After  Auburn’s  come-­‐from-­‐behind  thrillers  like  Mississippi  State  and  Clemson,  Crook  thought,  “This  is  pretty  nice,  I  like  it!”  But  it  wasn’t  until  Auburn  beat  LSU  at  home  did  Crook  seriously  consider  the  national  championship  a  possibility.  “After  beating  LSU,  we  just  had  to  get  past  Georgia  and  win  the  Iron  Bowl,”  said  Crook.  “I  was  like,  ‘Oh,  we’re  going  to  win  it!’”    Winning  the  Iron  Bowl,  however,  was  not  an  easy  feat.  “That  was  a  really  trying  game,”  admits  Crook.  “Playing  when  you’re  upset  is  the  hardest  thing.”  Crook  remembers  when  the  sun  set  that  night  the  sky  had  an  unmistakably  orange-­‐and-­‐blue  tone.  “I  looked  at  that  sunset  and  thought,  ‘Hmm,  what  could  that  possibly  mean?’”  It  meant  a  historic  comeback  by  the  Auburn  Tigers.  “I  was  elated  when  it  happened.  I  wanted  to  cry  and  be  joyful,  but  then  I  had  to  play!”  said  Crook,  who  described  playing  while  excited  as  even  harder  than  playing  while  upset.  “It’s  like,  we  just  won  the  

Iron  Bowl  and  you  want  us  to  play  Tiger  Rags  five  times?”  joked  Crook.  “Nope.  I  just  want  to  cheer!  But  we  have  a  job  to  do.”    Auburn,  however,  had  one  more  challenge  after  the  Iron  Bowl:  The  SEC  Championship  Game  versus  the  University  of  South  Carolina  in  Atlanta.  This  was  Crook’s  first  time  in  the  Georgia  Dome,  and  it  was  certainly  memorable.  “When  you’re  at  Auburn  that’s  definitely  the  national  scene,  but  when  you’re  at  the  SEC  Championship,  that’s  even  bigger,”  said  Crook.  “You  feel  like  you  have  all  eyes  on  you.”  Crook  was  on  the  sidelines  waiting  to  perform  when  one  of  the  game’s  most  remarkable  plays  happened.  “It  was  the  fourth  down  and  almost  halftime  and  I  said  to  a  friend,  ‘Cam  (Newton)  is  going  to  throw  a  Hail  Mary  pass  into  the  end  zone.  We’re  going  to  get  a  touchdown,’”  said  Crook.  “And  then  he  did  it!  Then  my  friend  jumped  on  my  back  and  I  couldn’t  see  because  my  shako  came  over  my  eyes.  That  was  a  fun  moment.”    Crook’s  favorite  memory  from  that  night  came  after  the  lights  dimmed  over  the  Georgia  Dome.  The  bus  driving  the  band  back  to  Auburn  from  Atlanta  rolled  past  its  normal  turn  onto  Shug  Jordan  Drive  and  instead  drove  through  the  heart  of  Auburn,  Toomer’s  Corner.  The  band  members  got  to  see  the    “Rolling  of  Toomer’s  Oaks”  celebration  through  the  bus  windows.  “That  was  probably  one  of  my  favorite  parts  of  the  season.  There  were  all  these  people  yelling  at  the  bus  and  throwing  toilet  paper  at  us,”  said  Crook.  “It  was  an  amazing  feeling.  It’s  times  like  that  which  remind  you  that  we’re  a  part  of  something  much  bigger.”    Playing  for  Champions  And  something  much  bigger  came:  the  invitation  to  play  in  the  BCS  National  Championship  Game  against  the  Oregon  Ducks.  The  band  would  come,  too.  Two  completely  full  chartered  planes  of  band  members  would  come  to  the  game,  to  be  exact.      “My  professors  were  really  supportive  and  understanding.”  said  Crook.  “When  I  told  them  I  would  miss  the  first  two  days  of  classes  because  of  the  game,  every  single  one  of  them  wrote  back  and  said  something  along  the  lines  of  ‘This  is  a  great  opportunity,  enjoy  it!’  That  was  great.”    Throughout  the  time  in  Arizona,  the  band  practiced  and  performed  in  several  pep  rallies.    “That  was  a  really  big  eye-­‐opener,”  said  Crook.  “There  were  literally  thousands  of  people.  Seeing  all  the  people  like  Mr.  Penny  there,  it  seemed  like  the  whole  Auburn  family  was  there.  I  have  a  big  ‘for  real’  family,  but  this  Auburn  thing  is  huge.  This  is  a  really  big  deal.”      Finally,  on  January  10,  it  was  game  day.  “The  big  game”  as  Crook  described  it.  The  band  arrived  at  the  University  of  Phoenix  Stadium  in  Glendale,  Arizona  and  performed  sporadic  pep  rallies  around  the  stadium.  Once  inside,  Crook  noticed  again  just  how  many  Auburn  fans  had  made  the  journey  to  the  National  Championship  Game.  “We  ruled  that  stadium  as  far  as  volume  and  cheers,”  said  Crook.  “I  loved  to  see  the  shocked  faces  on  the  Oregon  fans  who  hadn’t  seen  that  much  spirit,”  said  Crook.  “But  they  were  very  nice  and  complemented  us  on    our  pregame.”    

Crook  described  the  game  as  “one  of  those  movie  endings  for  a  football  game.”  All  the  Tiger’s  needed  was  a  field  goal  to  win.  “And  he  made  it.  And  I  just  thought,  ‘Did  we  just  win  this  game?’”  said  Crook.  “Then  I  turned  around  and  looked  at  the  scoreboard—we  were  the  National  Champions!  That  was  an  amazing  feeling.”    Throughout  three  equally  distinctive  and  exciting  seasons,  Crook  has  learned  that  winning  isn’t  everything.  Being  a  part  of  the  Auburn  Family  is  what  makes  winning  feel  like  everything.      At  the  end  of  every  game,  regardless  of  the  outcome,  the  marching  band  stays  in  the  stands  and  sings  the  Alma  Mater,  a  very  important  and  significant  tradition  to  AUMB  members  and  the  university.  “It’s  essential  that  is  how  we’re  going  to  close  out  no  matter  how  the  game  ended  up,”  said  Crook.  “This  is  Auburn.  We’re  proud  of  our  school  and  we’re    going  to  end  on  a  good  note.”    Pun  intended.    

 Part  of  spread  from  printed  publication,  “Perspectives”  (published  Oct.  2011).  Full  magazine  can  be  viewed  at  www.gabriellehoyt.com/college-­‐of-­‐liberal-­‐arts.html      ED  MILTON:  A  TRUE  AUBURN  MAN  By:  Gabrielle  Hoyt    Ed  Milton  is  a  Senior  Managing  Director  and  Executive  Account  Leader  at  CB  Richard  Ellis  Group,  Inc.,  the  largest  real  estate  services  company  in  the  world  with  more  than  33,000  employees.  Milton  is  a  humble  Auburn  man  who  values  the  traditions  and  ideals  the  university  has  given  him.  The  ‘74  History  graduate  was  President  of  the  student  body,  a  member  of  the  Omicron  Delta  Kappa  National  Honor  Society,  and  served  as  a  Plainsman.  A  member  of  the  CLA  Dean’s  Advisory  Council,  Milton  truly  knows  the  importance  of  giving  back  to  the  university  that  has  given  him  so  much.      Ed  Milton  was  born  only  an  hour  and  a  half  away  from  Auburn  in  Manchester,  Georgia.  Growing  up,  he  loved  visiting  campus  for  football  and  basketball  games  with  family  and  friends.  When  it  was  time  for  Milton  to  decide  where  to  go  to  college,  it  was  what  he  called  “a  real  simple  choice.”  He  loved  the  spirit  of  Auburn,  and  after  spending  so  much  time  on  campus  for  sporting  events,  Milton  knew  his  decision  to  attend  was  one  he  would  never  question.    Upon  coming  to  Auburn,  Milton  decided  he  wanted  to  be  a  lawyer.  He  grew  up  fascinated  with  history,  so  choosing  it  as  his  major  seemed  like  a  great  decision  that  would  also  prepare  him  for  law  school.  “Auburn  has  a  terrific  history  department,  so  once  I  started  taking  history  courses  I  couldn’t  get  enough  of  it,”  said  Milton.  He  also  minored  in  business,  an  academic  combination  that  would  serve  him  well  throughout  his  life.  

 After  graduation,  Milton  worked  for  a  development  company  in  Atlanta  called  Colony  Square.  In  the  mid-­‐1970s,  Atlanta  was  a  city  of  only  one  million  people,  but  Milton  could  see  the  population  “doubling  and  tripling  in  size  just  before  your  eyes.”  In  addition  to  helping  Colony  Square  develop  mixed-­‐use  properties,  Milton  was  heavily  involved  in  Governor  Jimmy  Carter’s  Southern  Growth  Policies  Board.    That  year,  the  Southern  Growth  Policies  Board  was  working  on  a  report  called  the  Commission  of  the  Future  of  the  South.  “You  talk  about  tailor  made  with  my    knowledge  of  history  and  business,”  said  Milton.  “I  had  the  chance  to  work  with  12  Southern  governors  and  travel  throughout  the  Southeast.”  Milton  helped  write  a  report  that  addressed  growth  management,  human  resources,  transportation  needs,  and  infrastructure  throughout  the  Southeast.  “I  got  to  ask  questions  such  as,  ‘How  do  we  become  a  better  region?’  ‘What  are  our  shortcomings?’  ‘What  are  our  pluses?’”  said  Milton.  “That  kick-­‐started  me  right  out  of  Auburn.  I  have  to  admit,  it  was  a  pretty  great  assignment.”    After  working  with  Colony  Square  and  Southern  Growth  Policies  Board,  Milton  attended  law  school  but  soon  realized  a  career  in  law  was  not  his  calling.  “I  wasn’t  passionate  enough  to  be  an  attorney  and  work  on  that  the  rest  of  my  life,”  said  Milton,  “but  I  found  it  to  be  a  terrific  graduate  school  education.”    Milton  reentered  the  real  estate  business  after  completing  law  school,  ultimately  joining  Rubloff,  a  brokerage  company  out  of  Chicago.  Koll  Real  Estate  Services  acquired  Rubloff  in  1993,  and  in  1997,  Koll  was  sold  to  CB  Richard  Ellis  (CBRE),  where  Milton  is  now  a  Senior  Managing  Director.    Currently,  Milton  is  in  charge  of  CBRE’s  client  AT&T.  While  Milton  admits  the  landline  focus  of  telecommunication  companies  is  declining,  divisions  such  as  DSL,  cable  TV,  and  wireless  devices  are  dramatically  increasing.  In  an  industry  that  is  growing  exponentially,  Milton  said,  “It’s  exciting  to  help  them  get  rid  of  some  old  space  and  accommodate  growth.”  He  also  helps  AT&T  in  its  effort  to  install  communication  equipment,  occasionally  including  antennas  in  football  stadiums  to  accommodate  increased  bandwidth  demand.  “What  we  do  includes  managing  projects,  managing  buildings  globally,  or  finding  retail  sites  so  they  have    more  visible  stores,”  he  said.    While  AT&T  and  CBRE  extend  to  70  countries  around  the  world,  Milton’s  heart  remains  in  Auburn,  especially  now  that  two  of  his  children  attend  Auburn.  “My  son,  Drew,  is  a  finance  major  graduating  in  December,  and  my  daughter,  Marina,  is  a  

sophomore.  My  wife,  Jamie,  who  is  a  UNC-­‐Chapel  Hill  graduate,  is  even  ‘all  in’  and  admittedly  part  of  the  Auburn  Family,”  said  Milton,  who  now  comes  to  the  Loveliest  Village  for  more  than  just  football  games.  Milton  can  only  hope  his  youngest  daughter,  Audrey,  will  attend  Auburn  in  2013.    With  a  family  that  is  “all-­‐Auburn,”  Milton  knows  the  importance  of  giving  back  to  the  university  and  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts.  “At  Auburn  it  wasn’t  necessarily  the  courses  that  I  took,  it  was  the  whole  of  it;  the  caring  atmosphere,  the  fact  that  you  learn  to  get  along  with  people,  to  prioritize,  and  to  be  unselfish.  It’s  the  spirit  that  draws  you  back,”  Milton  said.  “You  want  to  give  back  whether  it’s  to  your  parents  or  your  church,  and  when  you  think  about  it,  it  should  be  to  your  school,  too.  Give  back  when  you  can.  That  has  always  been  how  I  feel  and  certainly  has  happened  more  now  that  my  children  are  at  Auburn.”  

 Part  of  spread  from  printed  publication,  Perspectives  (published  Oct.  2011).    NEVER  TOO  EARLY  TO  FIND  YOUR  PLACE  By:  Gabrielle  Hoyt    Imagine  the  first  time  you  set  foot  on  a  college  campus.  How  old  were  you?  What  did  you  do?  How  did  it  make  an  impact  on  your  life?  For  most,  the  first  time  on    a  campus  is  for  a  tour  or  freshman  orientation.  For  22  middle  school  students,  their  first  college  experience  came  early.      The  first  College  of  Liberal  Arts  Find  Your  Place  Camp  was  held  June  15  to  17,  2011,  at  Auburn  University’s  Main  Campus.  Daydrie  Hague,  Diversity  Officer  for  CLA  and  director  of  the  camp,  hopes  it  becomes  a  lasting  tradition  and  staple  of  CLA  summers.    Hague  invited  22  of  Lee  and  Macon  counties’  brightest  11-­‐  to  13-­‐year-­‐old  minority  students  to  learn,  explore,  and  “find  their  place”  on  Auburn’s  campus  through  a  series  of  15  workshops  hosted  by  the  College’s  teachers  and  students.    Hague  said  some  of  the  students  were  anxious  about  going  to  the  Camp  and  meeting  new  people.  “But  that  was  part  of  the  whole  exercise,”  Hague  said.  “When  you  go  to  college,  you’re  leaving  your  family  and  friends  and  meeting  a  lot  of  people  you  didn’t  know  before.  This  idea  of  putting  yourself  into  a  challenging  set  of  circumstances  was  one  of  the  things  we  were  trying  to  prepare  them  for.”    Aside  from  preconceived  nerves,  the  participants  felt  very  welcome  throughout  the  week.  They  were  led  by  a  group  of  student  counselors  that  Hague  described  as  “wonderful,  really  good  with  the  kids,  role  models,  and  authoritative,  but  fun.”    In  each  of  the  workshops,  the  students  were  given  the  chance  to  explore  a  new  area  

of  academia.  Over  the  three  days,  the  students  developed  their  own  blogs  complete  with  photographs,  stories,  and  interviews  they  conducted.  They  also  took  art  and  dance  classes,  worked  with  video  journalism,  and  heard  an  organ  demonstration  from  Bryan  King.      The  workshops  were  not  only  creative  but  informative  and  inspiring,  such  as  an  audiology  demonstration.  “Some  of  the  kids  said  that  audiology  was  something  they  never  knew  about  before,  but  then  thought  it  could  be  a  career,”  said  Hague.      One  of  the  more  unique  workshops  was  CSI:  Auburn  where  the  students  solved  a  murder-­‐mystery  from  the  1930s.  Although  fictional,  Dr.  Kristrina  Shuler  and  her  anthropology  students  created  a  “crime  scene”  with  bones  from  a  “victim”  found  in  an  abandoned  Auburn  house.  The  students  examined  the  bones  and  skull  to  determine  age,  height,  gender,  and  cause  of  death.      Not  all  workshops  were  hands-­‐on,  but  many  provided  an  interactive  discussion-­‐type  lecture  that  motivated  the  students  to  think  in  new  ways.  Hague  described  a  time  when  the  students  were  in  the  Unsung  Heroes  of  the  Civil  Rights  Movement  workshop  with  David  Carter.  While  most  students  at  the  middle  school  age  associate  the  Civil  Rights  Movement  with  Dr.  Martin  Luther  King  Jr.,  Carter  provided  insight  to  Malcolm  X.  Hague  noted  that  the  students  were  introduced  to  a  new  way  to  look  at  the  movement,  and  discovered  another  story  and  person  who  significantly  promoted  civil  rights  in  our  country.    In  Mark  Wilson’s  Living  in  a  Democratic  Society,  the  students  focused  on  choices.  “Mark  led  them  through  a  very  interesting  exercise  where  they  got  to  think  about  how  and  why  we  make  choices,”  said  Hague.      As  the  three  days  of  camp  came  to  a  close,  the  students  put  on  a  performance  for  their  parents.  When  parents  walked  through  the  lobby  at  Telfair  Peet  Theatre,  they  saw  their  children’s  artwork  on  the  walls,  and  the  videos  they  made  with  Christopher  Qualls  were  playing  on  the  monitor.  Once  inside  the  theatre,  parents  were  treated  to  a  dance  showcase.    Each  student  was  given  a  certificate  of  completion  at  the  end  of  the  week.  “Their  peers  were  clapping  and  cheering  for  these  friends  that  they  made  in  this  short  time  period,”  said  Hague.  “That  was  so  great.  They  were  supportive  of  one  another  and  they  hadn’t  even  known  each  other  before.”    As  for  the  future  of  the  Camp,  Hague  hopes  it  continues  to  educate  students  in  future  years  with  new  workshops,  faculty,  and  Find  Your  Place  campers.      

 Part  of  spread  from  printed  publication,  “Perspectives”  (published  Oct.  2011).  Full  magazine  can  be  viewed  at  www.gabriellehoyt.com/college-­‐of-­‐liberal-­‐arts.html      EXTRA:  MYSTERY  SOLVED  By:  Gabrielle  Hoyt    Note:  This  article  is  a  ficticious  account  based  on  a  workshop  middle  school  students  took  part  in  during  the  2011  “Find  Your  Place  Camp”  hosted  by  the  Auburn  University  College  of  Liberal  Arts.      After  more  than  75  years,  an  Auburn  mystery  that  has  haunted  the  small  college  town  has  finally  been  solved.  The  bones  of  an  Auburn  resident  have  been  found  at  a  home  that  has  not  been  occupied  since  the  1930s.  A  team  of  archeologists  lead  by  Professor  Kristrina  Shuler  examined  the  remains.  The  bright  archaeologists  were  members  of  CSI:  Auburn,  a  workshop  during  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts  “Find  Your  Place  Camp.”    Before  the  team  could  determine  the  identity  of  the  remains,  they  had  to  do  some  research.  First,  they  looked  into  unsolved  disappearances  of  Auburn  residents  from  the  1930s.  Three  people  went  missing  from  1929    to  1935  according  to  articles  found  in  The  Auburn  Plainsman.  Those  three  victims  were  Gerald  Webster,  Abigail  Prescott,  and  Clarence  Nightengale.    Gerald  Webster  was  24  years  old  when  he  went  missing  on  Aug.  7,  1929.  Webster  was  6’2”  tall  and  worked  with  racehorses.  He  was  a  known  moonshiner,  and  right  before  his  disappearance  he  had  a  fight  with  his  boss,  Big  Louie,  and  a  jockey,  Little  Petey  Ponder.    Abigail  Prescott  disappeared  on  Feb.  10,  1930  at  the  age  of  53.  The  5’4”  heiress  had  a  poodle  and  was  nasty  to  everyone  she  met.  Right  before  her  disappearance,  Prescott  accused  her  maid  of  stealing  money  and  fired  her  driver  for  being  lazy.    Clarence  Nightengale  worked  as  a  tailor  and  was  an  avid  gun  collector.  He  was  5’9”  tall  and  22  years  old  when  he  went  missing  on  Jan.  1,  1935.  Immediately  

before  his  disappearance  Nightengale  asked  his  wife  for  a  divorce  and  accused  his  business  partner  of  stealing.      None  of  these  mysteries  have  ever  been  solved,  and  the  team  knew  the  remains  had  to  belong  to  one  of  those  three  Auburn  residents.  The  only  way  to  find  out  who  the  remains  belonged  to  was  to  examine  the  bones.    The  first  step  was  to  analyze  the  pelvic  bone.  This  bone  gives  clues  to  gender.  A  wider  set  bone  indicates  a  woman,  while  a  narrow  set  pelvic  bone  indicates  a  man.  The  team  positively  identified  the  bones  as  narrow,  and  therefore  belonging  to  a  man.  Based  on  these  findings,  the  victim  couldn’t  be  Prescott.      Next,  the  team  identified  the  cause  of  death,  a  gunshot  wound  to  the  head.  That  made  Nightengale  a  likely  candidate  due  to  his  vast  gun  collection,  but  they  still  could  not  be  sure.      The  last  step  was  to  examine  the  femur  bone,  which  indicated  height  –  the  main  difference  between  Webster  and  Nightengale.  The  femur  belonged  to  a  person  around  5’9”.  Webster  was  6’2”,  but  Nightengale  was  5’9”,  a  perfect  match.    The  CSI:  Auburn  archeology  team  solved  the  mystery.  The  remains  belonged  to  Clarence  Nightengale.      After  three  quarters  of  a  century,  the  remains  of  Nightengale  can  finally  be  put  to  rest,  thanks  to  the  bright,  young  minds  of  the  archeology  team  CSI:  Auburn.  The  team  remains  dedicated  to  locating  the  remains  of  Prescott  and  Webster  so  they,  too,  can  be  laid  to  rest.        

 Part  of  spread  from  printed  publication,  “Perspectives”  (published  Oct.  2011).  Full  magazine  can  be  viewed  at  www.gabriellehoyt.com/college-­‐of-­‐liberal-­‐arts.html      VICE  PRESIDENT,  EH?  By:  Gabrielle  Hoyt    Vanessa  Tarpos,  an  English  and  Political  Science  major  originally  from  Canada,  is  currently  serving  as  the  Student  Government  Association’s  (SGA)  Vice    President.  Her  CLA  story  has  her  traveling  a  long  way  down  to  Auburn  and  a  long  way  up  to  Vice  President  of  SGA,  but  always  right  where  she  needs  to  be    in  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts.      How  did  you  choose  to  come  to  Auburn?  I  grew  up  in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  about  45  minutes  away  from  Toronto.  My  mom  was  born  and  raised  in  Montgomery  and  her  whole  side  of  the  family  went  there.  Fun  fact  is  my  oldest  sister’s  name  is  Auburn!    How  did  you  pick  English  and  political  science  as  your  majors?  I  knew  I  wanted  to  go  to  law  school,  and  the  pre-­‐law  adviser,  Dorthy  Littleton,  told  me  that  I  could  pretty  much  major  in  anything  I  wanted  to  and  apply  to  law  school!  So  I  started  with  English  because  I  love  to  read  and  write  and  then  sophomore  year  I  took  an  American  Government  course  and  enjoyed  it  a  lot.  After  that,  I  decided  to  add  political  science  as  a  double  major.    How  did  you  first  get  involved  in  Student  Government  Association  (SGA)?  First  semester  freshman  year  I  interviewed  for  Tiger  Tuesdays,  the  freshman  branch  of  SGA  and  was  accepted  into  the  Freshman  Forum  group.  That  semester  I  also  became  a  High  School  Leadership  Conference  counselor.  The  next  semester  I  ran  for  senate  for  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts,  and  lost.  That  was  hard,  but  I  decided  to  stay  with  SGA  and  interviewed  for  cabinet.  I  was  able  to  serve  as  the  assistant  director  of  Freshman  Forum  and  High  School  Leadership  Conference,  both  activities  I  loved  as  a  freshman.  I  kind  of  doubled  up  and  thought,  ‘Why  not  be  really  busy?’  But  really  it  

came  from  the  fact  that  I  loved  both  so  I  picked  both!  Then  spring  of  my  sophomore  year  I  ran  for  senate  at-­‐large  on  the  Extra  Mile  Ticket.  This  time,  I  won  a  senate  seat!    After  serving  on  Senate,  you  ran  for  SGA  Vice  President  and  won;  what  have  you  done  with  that  position  so  far?  Among  other  things,  this  fall  I  worked  to  create  a  freshman  branch  of  senate.  There  was  no  representation  in  the  senate  for  freshman  class  as  a  whole.  What  we  did  this  year  was  select  five  freshmen  to  be  senators.  They  represent  their  class  at-­‐large,  and  that  will  continue  throughout  the  years  in  SGA.    Some  people  might  say  you’re  the  most  powerful  female  student  at  Auburn.  How  does  that  make  you  feel?  I  guess  you  can  phrase  it  that  way,  but  I’ve  honestly  very  rarely  thought  of  it  like  that.  On  the  note  of  women  in  leadership  roles,  it  does  bother  me  that  there  has  been  only  two  female  presidents  of  Auburn’s  SGA.  I  consider  myself  someone  who  needs  to  be  a  good  role  model  for  girls  out  there  who  are  freshmen.  They  may  have  aspirations  to  be  in  my  position  or  even  SGA  President  one  day,  so  I  take  it  seriously.      How  would  you  say  your  major  and  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts  have  prepared  you  for  your  future?  Both  majors  have  prepared  me  in  their  own  ways.  Auburn  has  given  me  ways  to  talk  to  advisers  and  say,  ‘This  is  what  I  want  to  do  with  my  life,  which  classes  do  I  need  to  take  to  apply  that?’  The  advisers  and  professors  in  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts    are  great.    You’re  graduating  in  May;  what  are  your  future  plans?  I’m  applying  to  law  school  right  now,  so  I’ll  hopefully  be  there  next  fall.  I’m  looking  into  schools  all  over  the  country,  and  I’m  excited  to  experience  something  new.  But  no  matter  where  I  go,  if  it’s  California  or  New  York  or  somewhere  in  between,  Auburn  will  always  be  my  home.  

 Part  of  spread  from  printed  publication,  “Perspectives”  (published  Oct.  2011).  Full  magazine  can  be  viewed  at  www.gabriellehoyt.com/college-­‐of-­‐liberal-­‐arts.html      FRENCH  &  FACEBOOK:  By:  Gabrielle  Hoyt    College  of  Liberal  Arts  instructor  Robert  French  spends  a  lot  of  time  at  work  on  Facebook.  And  Twitter.  And  Google+,  YouTube,  LinkedIn,  and  Auburn  Family  Social  Network.  But  unlike  some  professionals  who  are  sneaking  glances  at  notifications  and  messages  during  business  hours,  social  media  is  French’s  job.  In  fact,  French  literally  teaches  the  class  on  how  to  be  social  media  savvy.      This  summer,  the  Department  of  Communication  and  Journalism  offered  Social  Media  in  Public  Relations  —a  new  course  that  focuses  on  social  media’s  increasing  presence  in  the  PR  field.    French,  who  received  his  undergraduate  and  graduate  degrees  in  mass  communication  from  Auburn,  is  a  PR  instructor  and  consultant  for  several  companies.  He  is  continually  praised  by  the  PR  industry  for  his  new  and  inventive  teaching  techniques.  “In  one  edition  of  PR  Week  magazine,  it  listed  Auburn  as  ‘The  New  Media  University.’  It  was  because  of  the  things  we  were  doing  in  class,  the  students,  and  because  we  were  doing  it  live,”  said  French,  who  added  it  was  not  just  his  class,  but  the  entire  PR  curriculum  that  merited  the  distinction.  

 In  fact,  the  single  largest  group  of  entry-­‐level  jobs  posted  in  PR  and  marketing  fields  are  social  media  positions,  according  to  French.  “I  believe  social  media  should  be  integrated  into  every  PR  course,  much  like  the  way  we  integrate  writing  exercises  into  every  course,”  he  added.    College  of  Liberal  Arts  Dean,  Anna  Gramberg,  has  even  hired  French  to  teach  a  social  media  class  for  faculty  and  staff  this  year.  “As  social  media  becomes  more  prevalent  in  our  day  to  day  life,  I  wanted  to  give  our  faculty  and  staff  the  same  opportunity  our  students  had—  to  learn  social  media  from  the  best,”  Gramberg  said.  “Robert’s  class  has  received  a  tremendous  amount    of  interest,  and  we  plan  to  offer  it  again  in  the  spring.”    “I  teach  because  it’s  fun,”  said  French.  And  all  who  have  taken  his  challenging  yet  innovative  classes  surely  “like”  them,  as  well.    To  see  what  our  PR  students  are  doing,  check  out  some  digital  resumes  and  portfolios  students  created  in  French’s  Style  and  Design  course,  visit  http://aubie.me/digitalresumes.  To  see  even  more  visit  http://prprospects.com.