People Pick Powell

People Pick Powell

The Auburn Plainsman A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID Thursday, February 13, 2014 Vol. 120, Issue 33, 14 Pages ONLINE People pick Powell Gymnastics vs. Florida See ThePlainsman.com for game updates Feb. 14 CAMPUS A4 Chicken Salad Chick coming fall 2014 The new dinig option will be added to the Foy Din- ing Hall restuarants COMMUNITY A6 ZACH BLAND / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Friends and supporters celebrate Logan Powell’s victory as auburn’s next SGA President Tuesday, Feb. 11, after callouts on the back steps of Cater Hall. Logan Powell wins SGA presidentail election with 72 percent of student vote New businesses join DEREK HERSCOVICI South College CAMPUS REPORTER Uncle Maddio’s Pizza joint Freezing rain couldn’t keep the crowd off of will open in the new Cater Lawn for the results of the SGA and Miss I believe that this is the shopping centeracross Auburn elections Tuesday, Feb. 11. from CVS Logan Powell is the new SGA President, best role for me to Olabode Anise is SGA Vice President, Rich- “serve Auburn. Win or mond Gunter is SGA Treasurer and Caroline lose, I knew I should at SPORTS A8 Stephens is the new Miss Auburn. “The basis for this decision was my love for least give it a shot.” Auburn and my passion for listening to the stu- —LOGAN POWELL dent body,” Powell said. “I believe that this is SGA PRESIDENT ELECT the best role for me to serve Auburn. Win or lose, I knew I should at least give it a shot.” For Harrelson, the experience was still in- Powell campaigned on a platform of increas- credible, regardless of the outcome. ing communication between SGA and the stu- “It’s something I can definitely build from, dent body, an idea that remains central to his and I still hope to better the Auburn community mission as president. and use my platform and my visions to see what “When I sat down to create a platform I re- I can do,” Harrelson said. alized that I was one mind out of more than Harrelson said he’s definitely interested in 25,000,” Powell said. “It was very humbling helping Powell initiate his platform of creating Baseball’s opening to not only set goals for the upcoming year but a mobile application to locate late-night securi- day is on the way goals that keep evolving after.” ty shuttles on campus. Golloway talks depth When asked whether his opponent, Hayden “that’s a conversation he and I need chart, starting rotation Harrelson, would serve in some capacity with- to have,” Harrelson said. “our platforms ahead of Tigers’ weekend in his administration, Powell said he was op- were very similar. I’d like to see what I tournament in Florida timistic. could do to put myself in a position to help him “When you run for SGA president, win or out.” lose, you’re doing it for a reason,” Powell said. Harrison Mills, the standing SGA president, INTRIGUE A13 “You’re doing it because you see something believes Powell is well suited to take over when that needs to change. So I don’t think that just he leaves. because you don’t win the election those opin- “He’s coming in with the right mind set, with ions should be swept under the rug. Whether humility,” mills said. “He will continue to serve it’s an official capacity or not, I would love to Auburn as he always has.” keep hearing from him.” » See SGA A2 Are you curious about The Fox? Opelika shop sells lingerie, promotes local artisans and more INDEX Campus A2 Opinion A5 Community A6 Sports A8 RAY MAYE / DESIGN EDITOR SARAH MAY / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Intrigue A12 War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen surround Caroline Stephen after her Miss Auburn win. Winning vice president-elect Olabode Anise is congratulated by his girlfriend, Leah Seay Campus A2 THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN Thursday, February 13, 2014 DUI ARRESTS FOR FEB. 5–feb. 11, 2014 POLICE REPORTS FOR FEB. 5–feb. 11, 2014 Anthony Edwards Gabriel McKenzie Feb. 5, 12:56 p.m., 1200 Block of South Donahue Feb. 6, 3 p.m., 1400 Block of Lee Road 10 Feb. 8, 1:26 p.m., 200 Block of West Longleaf Feb. 6, 1000 North Donahue Feb. 8, South College Street and Drive Second-degree theft of property Third-degree criminal mischief East Thatch Second-degree forgery and first-degree theft of Jacarius Wright property Feb. 7, 11 a.m., 400 Block of Opelika Road Feb. 8, 2:19 p.m., 1400 Block of Saugahatchee Feb. 7, South College Street Daniel Newell Second-degree criminal trespass Road Feb. 9, North College Street Feb. 5, 5:30 p.m., 100 Block of East Glenn Avenue Third-degree theft of property and third-degree Benjamin Holmes Shoplifting Feb. 7, 3 p.m., 900 Block of North Donahue criminal mischief Feb. 7, North Dean Road and An- Travis Latham Third-degree criminal trespass nalue Drive Feb. 11, North College Street Feb. 5. 1:06 p.m., 300 Block of Webster Road Feb. 8, 3 p.m., 300 Block of West Glenn Avenue Third-degree criminal trespass Feb. 7, 5 p.m., 100 Block of Burton Street Third-degree theft of property Erin Bundy Third-degree theft of property Feb. 8, West Magnolia Avenue and Feb. 5, 6 p.m., 1600 Block of South College Street Feb. 9, 12:01 a.m., 300 Block of Opelika Road South Donahue Drive Third-degree theft of property Feb. 7, 4:54 p.m., 2100 Block of Richland Road Third-degree criminal trespass First-degree theft of property Lawrence Nourzad Feb. 5, 6:39 p.m., 700 Block of West Veterans Feb. 9, 11:17 a.m., 500 Block of Perry Street Feb. 8, South College Street Boulevard Feb. 7, 5:07 p.m., 1100 Block of Gatewood Second-degree theft of property Third-degree theft of property Public lewdness and third-degree criminal tres- Charles Underwood pass Feb. 11, 10:26 a.m., 1100 Block of Stonegate Feb. 8, South College Street Feb. 6, 7:38 a.m., Three 19 Bragg Auto breaking and entering Criminal mischief- damage to private property Feb. 7, 11:40 p.m., 100 Block of West Magnolia Savannah Rundquist Third-degree theft of property and third-degree Feb. 11, 2:56 p.m., 1700 Block of South College Feb. 8, Downs Way and West Feb. 6, 11:25 a.m., 1700 Block of South College criminal trespass Third-degree theft of property Longleaf Drive –reports provided by Auburn Street Department of Public Safety Second-degree criminal mischief Feb. 8, 1 p.m., 100 Block of North College Street Third-degree theft of property Gloria Steinem to speak at Extraordinary Women Lecture Series KEELY SHEARER is open to the general public. per indisputable reputation as a national icon and tends similar lectures and luncheons offered by CAMPUS WRITER The first woman to speak at Auburn’s Extraor - legendary figure.” the Women’s Studies Program. Gloria Steinem, activist and author, came to dinary Women Lecture Series, Leslie Kenne- Steinem is the co-founder of Ms. Magazine, “I think they’re very beneficial,” Woodward Auburn to give a lecture in the seventies and is dy, was an Auburn graduate and the first woman the Women’s Media Center, and the National said. “it’s really awesome that we have the op- returning Feb. 18 to kick off the fifth annual Ex- three-star general in the United States Air Force. Women’s Political Caucus, among other foun- portunity, as students, to hear from all these re- traordinary Women Lecture Series as part of Au- “Our lecture series has been a trajectory,” Bak- dations. ally cool people who make a difference, through burn University’s Women’s Studies Program. er said. Steinem has also received numerous awards, all these different programs that Auburn offers.” “Gloria Steinem is probably the most influen - Since then, Lily Ledbetter, woman’s right ac- such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Students such as Lauren Romano, sophomore tial woman in the united States,” said Barbara tivist who the Fair Pay Act is named after; Ma- written five books, withAs If Women Matter, be- in elementary education, heard about the lecture Baker, executive editor of the Women’s Leader- rie Wilson, founder and president of the White ing the latest. series through her professor in in her human de- ship Institute. “She has been for my entire life- House Project; and Maya Angelou, renowned au- “What I think the catch here is [that] you have velopmental life studies class. time, and I’m not young. Really, she is a key fig- thor and poet, have all come to Auburn to partake the opportunity to be in the presence of an abso- According to Romano, most of her class will ure in a struggle for equality for all people. She in the lecture series. lute legend, an icon, somebody that not every- be attending the lecture. has worked in every facet of all race, gender and “This year, our goal was to bring as many of body gets to be in the presence of everyday of the “We know how families and relationships every other kind of inequality you can think of the units across campus together as we could,” week,” Baker said. work,” romano said. “i think it’s an opportuni- for 50 to 60 years.” Baker said. “We wanted to see if we could get ev- Mary Elizabeth Woodward, junior in hotel ty for us to see how women have been influential The lecture will take place at the Auburn Ho- erybody on board together to get behind some- and restaurant management, serves as a men- not only in society but managed to run a family, tel in the Dixon Conference Center at 4 p.m.

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