The Auburn Plainsman A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID Thursday, April 10, 2014 Vol. 120, Issue 40, 14 Pages ONLINE COMMUNITY: WATER WORKS What’s in your water? KEY FACTS ABOUT YOUR WATER • Trihalomethane - excess contaminant found City water contaminants deemed safe in excess in August 2013 testing ASHTYNE COLE pounds found in water,” said Tim Johnson, utility COMMUNITY REPORTER engineer at auburn’s water resource department. • Standard MCL level for trihalomethanes: When Auburn residents opened their mail- “It’s very difficult to meet those limits.” boxes this week, they had a notice from the Au- In the notice, residents were told Auburn water .080 mg/L or 80 parts per billion Baseball vs. Alabama burn Water Works Board. Opening the letter, they in the Bent Creek Road area exceeded the maxi- Visit ThePlainsman.com read past the large words, percentages and unfa- mum contaminant levels in August of 2013. The and @TheAUPlainsman miliar names before stumbling upon a few trou- standard MCL level for trihalomethanes, the con- • Trihalomethane level in August 2013: for updates April 11-13 bling words. taminant found in excess in the August 2013 test- .104 mg/L or 104 parts per billlion Contaminant. Auburn Water, Limit Exceeded. ing, is 0.080 mg/l. or 80 parts per billion. The notice was sent out to every Auburn Water In the August testing, the trihalomethane lev- CAMPUS A3 Works customer due to the Environmental Pro- el was 0.104 mg/l. The most recent testing, con- • Trihalomethane level in February 2014: tection Agency’s stringent rules on notification. ducted in February 2014, showed levels to be .071 mg/L or 71 parts per billion “In January of 2012, the epA enacted a new regulatory system with tighter limits on com- » See WATER A2 CAMPUS: UPC CAMPUS: GREEK LIFE Hazing laws around New facility means more improvements the country: Where Veterinary program moves to $47 million facility does Auburn stand? COMMUNITY A7 versity law,” Whittelsey said. COREY WILLIAMS “However, at the same time CAMPUS REPORTER if the university law has cer- It is hard to ignore the con- tain policies that are more strict troversy surrounding fraternity than state law, the university hazing, especially on a college law must be complied with first campus. followed by what the state law Fraternities and sororities states.” have to meet certain guidelines Sheffer said most hazing to avoid suspension. However, laws are similar, but there are there is no one set of rules Greek glaring differences. They gen- Auburn Alumni leaves organizations have to abide by. erally cover the same kinds of impact on town Joshua Sheffer, an attorney things,” Sheffer said. with the Washington, D.C., “But they differ more than Rosco Davis, Auburn you think. Some make haz- alumni, takes his love of firm of Bode and Grenier, is a ing a felony if it causes inju- life to better his town member of the firm’s Hazing Law Team. ry or death, and some make it According to Sheffer, frater- a misdemeanor no matter what. SPORTS A8 nities are usually subject to at Some only deal with Greek or- Out of ‘The Office,’ least two sets of laws. ganizations at universities or “the organization is bound colleges, and others deal with by the state and the university any organization at all. They and into The Plains policies,” Sheffer said. “How can vary quite a bit.” the hazing laws are written re- According to Alabama Code ally differs from state to state. - Section 16-1-23, hazing is DEREK HERSCOVICI Originally from Massachusetts, Novak’s trip Some states just require the uni- considered a crime. People who CAMPUS REPORTER to Auburn was his first time in Alabama, and he versities to have an anti-hazing commit an act of hazing could The crowd that turned out for BJ Novak in wasted no time making his observations heard. policy. Other states have specif- be found guilty of a Class C the old athletic center was much bigger than he “I was asking about all the places around ic things the organizations are misdemeanor. expected. here,” Novak said. “I heard about Supper Club not allowed to do.” Alabama is one of six states The position battle His response? and the bus that takes you there. I also passed William Whittelsey, presi- that has a “Duty to Report” playground “that’s what she said,” Novak joked to a roar by a place called Quixotes, which didn’t look dent of Auburn’s Interfraterni- clause in its anti-hazing statute. Offensive line shakeup of applause. as literary as a place named that you might ex- ty Council, said one set of laws Because of this clause, know- rocks third week of spring Novak, a comedian, writer, director and ac- pect to see.” can override the other. ing about an instance of hazing tor known best for his role as Ryan Howard on Between jokes and anecdotes from his time “Just as federal law has au- and failing to report it is illegal. “The Office” arrived on the Plains Tuesday, on “The Office, “The Mindy Project,” thority over state law, each auburn university’s hazing INTRIGUE A14 april 8, as the featured performer for upC’s Greek organization must follow annual Comedy On The Plains event. » See NOVAK A2 state law above Auburn Uni- » See HAZING A2 INTRIGUE: ENTERTAINMENT Webb-McCarron engagement gets real KAILEY MILLER the planning of their wedding, take it.” a wholesome one for sure.” INTRIGUE REPORTER leading up to a televised wed- According to Laurie, right Leslie Webb, Katherine’s Andy Grammar rocks Katherine Webb, Auburn ding. Laurie Webb, Kather- now a group of producers are mother, said networks start- the Green Space graduate and Miss Alabama ine Webb’s sister and junior in coming together to make the ed contacting them after Kath- Singer songwriter USA 2012, and AJ McCarron, public relations, is going to be a show, but they haven’t decided erine was shown on TV at the performed at UPC’s former Alabama quarterback, maid of honor. on a network yet. BCS Championship game, but backyard bash Friday have decided to tie the knot, af- “They’ve already start- Alan Webb, Katherine’s fa- that her daughter wasn’t ready ter McCarron popped the ques- ed filming during the propos- ther, said that they didn’t know to do a reality show at that time. INDEX tion earlier this month. Their al,” Laurie Webb said. “From a reality show would be in- Now, with the wedding set Campus A2 engagement will be short and what I understood, it came from volved until very recently. for July 11, the couple has de- Opinion A5 wedding plans are already in someone else. I don’t think they “after that was made cided to do a show. Community A6 the process of being made. were trying to get into a reali- known, my wife and I did sev- The family has already CONTRIBUTED BY LAURIE WEBB Sports A8 The couple has decided to ty show, I think they just had eral interviews,” alan said. “as Scene from Webb and Intrigue A12 do a reality show throughout the opportunity and decided to reality shows go, this would be » See ENGAGEMENT A2 McCarron’s engagement . Campus A2 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, April 10, 2014 DUI ARRESTS FOR POLICE REPORTS FOR aPRiL 3–8, 2014 aPRiL 3–8, 2014 Patrick Moody, 19 4/3, 1:34 a.m., 300 block of West Glenn Av- 4/4, 12:12 a.m., 250 Beard Eaves Court 4/6, 6:08 p.m., 2400 block of Richland Road 4/8, 8:52 a.m., 500 block of Oak Meadow 4/4, P O Davis Drive enue Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle First-degree theft of property Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle First-degree criminal trespass John Connolly, 23 4/4, 2:35 p.m., 1900 block of Overlook Court 4/7, 1:20 a.m., 1700 block of South College 4/8, 9:13 a.m., 200 block of Heisman Drive 4/4, East Glenn Avenue and North Gay Street 4/3, 2 a.m., 300 block of North College Street Third-degree burglary and third-degree theft Street Third-degree theft of property Third-degree assault of property Second-degree criminal mischief Tiffany Barron, 29 4/8, 10:20 a.m., 200 block of West Longleaf 4/4, Engineering Drive and West Magnolia Avenue 4/3, 2:57 a.m., 300 block of West Magnolia 4/5, 3:41 p.m., 2500 block of South College 4/7, 10:41 a.m., 300 block of East Longleaf Third-degree theft of property Third-degree criminal mischief Street Drive Matthew Hurley, 21 Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle, First-degree criminal trespass 4/8, 9:54 a.m., 400 block of Opeliak Road 4/4, Wire Road 4/3, 2:58 a.m., 300 block of South Donahue third-degree criminal mischief and second- First-degree theft of property Drive degree theft of property 4/7, 11:08 a.m., 300 block of Mell Street Sharod Swanson, 28 Third-degree theft of property Second-degree theft of property 4/8, 10:42 a.m., 500 block of North Gay 4/4, East Glenn Avenue 4/5, 10:47 p.m., 400 block of Mary Lane Street 4/3, 9:36 a.m., 300 block of Cherry Street First-degree criminal trespass and third-de- 4/7, 12:30 p.m., 900 block of North Dona- Third-degree burglary Daniel Nolan, 22 Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle gree criminal mischief hue Drive 4/4, West Glenn Avenue Third-degree criminal mischief 4/3, noon, 2500 block of East Glenn Avenue 4/6, 10:29 a.m., 100 block of West Glenn Av- David Walsh, 19 Third-degree theft of property enue 4/7, 3:03 p.m., 4000 block of Heath Road 4/5, West Glenn Avenue Third-degree theft of property First-degree theft of property 4/3, 12:12 p.m., 300 block of East Glenn Av- Brooke Ballard, 38 enue 4/6, 5:22 a.m., 900 block of North Donahue 4/7, 11:09 p.m., 100 block of North College 4/6, South Donahue Drive and Lem Morrison Third-degree theft of property Drive Street Drive First-degree criminal trespass and third-de- Third-degree criminal mischief 4/4, 3:06 a.m., 2500