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September 11, 2001 Never Forget The Auburn Plainsman A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID Thursday, September 11, 2014 Vol. 121, Issue 14, 14 Pages ONLINE COURTS Updyke not down to pay Only $99 out of $796,731 of restitution has been paid so far ThePlainsman.com Weekly football BRIAN STULTZ Updyke was ordered by Lee County Cir- Updyke served six months in prison, part slideshow CAMPUS WRITER cuit Judge Jacob Walker III on December of his sentence, and is currently on five years Harvey Updyke owes $796,731.98 in res- 2013 to make monthly payments of $500. of supervised probation. One of the terms INSIDE titution to Auburn University for poisoning Citing substantial hardship, Updyke’s attor- of the probation is making the monthly pay- the famous Oaks at Toomer’s Corner. ney Margaret Brown requested the monthly ments. If he fails to do so, he could have his CAMPUS Currently, he has paid $99 to the Univer- payment be $50 instead of the $500, but the probation revoked. sity. request was denied. April Lyon of Auburn wonders if he is According to April Brown of the Elmore “Let’s face it, he will never be able to pay making any effort at all. county clerk’s office in Wetumpka, Up- off the entire debt he owes,” said Clay Oga- “I understand that he might have finan - dyke made one payment of $100, with a $1 ta, Auburn resident. “The fact he has only cial difficulties, but at some point he has to UPDYKE processing charge, and has not made a pay- paid that little of an amount in almost a year pay the price for his actions,” Lyon said. ment since. is a joke.” “paying just $99 over the course of nine » See UPDYKE A2 FOOTBALL COMMUNITY Page A5 Toomer Corner’s lemonade Bid Day recruitment holds record Quan with refreshes spirits after 9/11 COREY WILLIAMS on American soil since that your bad self CAMPUS EDITOR COMMUNITY day.” It has been 13 years since the McGatheran also said many terrorist group al-Qaida killed local people feared for their almost 3,000 people in the loved ones’ safety. Sept. 11 attacks. “There were a lot of peo- The attacks occurred in New ple in and around Auburn who York City, Washington D.C. knew people in New York, and and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, they didn’t know if they had but they affected people around made it out until days later,” the country. McGatheran said. Wanda McGatheran, Ope- According to McGatheran, lika resident, said 9/11 remind- the Auburn community came Page A7 ed her of another dark day in together in the wake of the at- Oktoberfest comes American history. tacks. to The Auburn Hotel “i remember thinking this “There were lots of prayer must be what my parents felt vigils held,” mcGatheran like during Pearl Harbor,” mc- said. “There were lots of first Gatheran said. “This was the SPORTS first time we had been attacked » See LEMONADE A2 Page A9 Defense leads soccer to hot start STORY ON QUAN BRAY A11 INTRIGUE RAYE MAY / PHOTO EDITOR EMILY ENFINGER / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Michelle Overstreet squeezes lemons for the lemonade. COMMUNITY Zazu Gastropub relocates to Opelika KAILEY MILLER Graham Hage, owner and ex- “We had a huge increase in Page A12 COMMUNITY WRITER ecutive chef at Zazu Gastro- our rent and looked at some Cultural food truck This past year, down- pub. “it was built by William places in downtown Auburn, opens its doors town Auburn acquired a va- Samford about 140 years ago. but nothing really fit what we riety of new restaurants, such It’s just a complete shell right were looking for, so we decid- as BurgerFi and Uncle Mad- now. We have to do all the in- ed to look a little more in [the] INDEX dio’s, but now, it’s losing one. terior stuff. The outside is Opelika area,” Hage said. Campus A1 Zazu Gastropub is moving mostly done.” Hage is also the owner of Opinion A6 from its downtown location The old location closed at Halftime, and he said some Community A7 on East Magnolia Avenue to the end of June, and Hage said employees have taken jobs Sports A9 a new Opelika location in on he hopes to open the new lo- there until the new location Intrigue A12 112 S. 8th St. cation sometime between Jan- CONTRIBUTED BY GRAHAM HAGE “There’s a building,” said uary and March. » See ZAZU A2 Zazu Gastropub on Magnolia Avenue is now closed. Campus A2 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, September 11, 2014 FOOTBALL DUI REPORTS The following were arrested and charged with driving under the influence by the Auburn Police Division on September 6: Scalping fills wallets and stadium September 6 - Kyle Nathan Harger, 20, at West Thach Avenue and South KATE SECKINGER College Street INTRIGUE REPORTER Scalping is a gruesome act of war, but - William Carlisle Trost, 24, at Opelika Road and North the slang term for reselling sports tickets If we shouldn’t rip off Dean Road can be equally gruesome to students’ wal- the ‘the Auburn Family,’ lets. “why is it OK to rip off - Alexander James Pippin, 23, at the 100 block of North On game day, dozens of students and Gay Street fans adorn the outside of Jordan-Hare and yourself? I’m a part of the are sprinkled throughout the streets of Au- Auburn Family too.” burn. —cRYSTAL CAFIERO They hoist homemade cardboard signs JUNIOR IN COMMUNICATIONS CRIME REPORTS in the air that read “Tickets” scrawled in permanent marker and shout, “I’ve got two The following crimes were reported by the Auburn Police together!” to draw ticketless fans to their “It’s supply and demand, and it’s com- Division on September 5-8: offers. mon sense,” cafiero said. “If we shouldn’t Some fans scalp because plans change, rip off the Auburn Family, why is it oK to September 5 but many sell to make a profit. rip off yourself? I’m a part of the Auburn - Third-degree property theft was reported at the 700 block Auburn students expressed complaints Family too.” of East Glenn Avenue at 1 a.m. over the inflated price of football tickets Kevin Koziol, junior in anthropology, on the Unofficial official Auburn Student has sold his football tickets in the past, but - Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported at Ticket Exchange Facebook page Aug. 23- he’s done it for more than a fair price. the 700 block of Cornstalk lane at 11:19 a.m. 24. “I gave my Georgia ticket to a friend last The angry posts sparked debate through- year for nothing,” Koziol said. “I didn’t - Illegal possession and use of a credit card was reported at out the week. know how amazing of a game it’d be, but the 300 block of East Magnolia Avenue at 3:27 p.m. “Stop inflating the price for those of us in the end it didn’t matter. She was my who aren’t relying on mommy and daddy friend and she wanted to go, and I’m glad I KENNY MOSS / PHOTOGRAPHER - Harassing communications was reported at 1550 Opelika to get us through the semester,” said Taylor could give her that opportunity.” A scalper sells tickets outside of the Auburn vs. Road 5 at 4:34 p.m. Shelton, senior at Auburn. Koziol said it’s one thing to give a tick - San Jose State game Saturday, Sept. 6. Nick Melvin, senior in social science, et away or sell it cheaply to a friend, but it’s - Burglary of a residence (no force) was reported at the 300 had problems looking for an Arkansas tick- another to do that for a stranger. or roughly $20 per game, that you paid for.” block of South Donahue Drive at 7:54 p.m. et. “I don’t sell my tickets most of the time, cafiero said when selecting a price for “We are the Auburn Family, and I’m not but when I do, I’m not going to sell it for a ticket, she just looks at the student tick- September 7 looking to put a down payment on a tick - less than it’s worth,” Koziol said. “You’re et exchange Facebook page to see what the - Third-degree criminal mischief was reported at the 600 et,” Melvin said. “Remember, this is a fam- giving someone the experience of an Au- going rate is. block of North Ross Road at 1:20 p.m. ily, not a business.” burn game, and no matter what, that’s “contrary to what people believe, most Scalpers disagreed that they were trying priceless.” of us don’t inflate the price to make a huge - Leaving the scene of an accident was reported at East to rip fellow students off. Cassie Arner, associate athletics direc- profit,” cafiero said. “We see what others Glenn Avenue and North Ross Street at 7:30 p.m. crystal cafiero, junior in communica- tor for strategic communications, claimed are selling for and choose our price based tion, has been selling her student football while it sparks controversy, ticket scalping on that, and that’s it. There’s no scheme to - First-degree criminal trespass and harassment (simple as- tickets for the past three years. is inevitable. get your money.” sault) were reported at the 4000 block of Lee Road 137 at “I can’t stand when people condemn most know football tickets are sold Ticket reselling prices are always a hot 7:43 p.m.