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Giuliani Encourages Students with 6 Leadership Principles

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | May 5

New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani spoke at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Monday about his six principles of leadership and how they relate to young people."Most of the time in college, I don't think you display leadership, you just learn about it," Giuliani said. "This is the time to really acquire the basic knowledge that you're going to use for the rest of your life. And I was taught one of the best ways to learn leadership was to copy it from other people."

Adam Gatlin has taken a vow of silence to support the Gay Straight alliance's cause. His shirt reads, "Hear No, Speak No, See No Hate." Philip Smith / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR

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Group Breaks 'Day of Silence'

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | April 22

Members of the Auburn Gay Straight Alliance stood outside the Student Center Friday getting signatures for their petition and promoting participation in the Day of Silence."The petition is to get gender identity put into the Auburn non-discrimination clause," said Adam Gatlin, a member of AGSA.

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Audiology Hosts A-Day Auction

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | April 22

As many may have heard, members of the Student Academy of Audiology had a silent auction Saturday to raise money for their organization and outreach program.The auction was purposefully held on A-Day because many people would be in town."We've tried a lot of different types of fundraisers before," said Laura Bradley, fundraiser chair of SAA and doctoral student in audiology.Bradley said she came up with the idea for the auction because her sister's ballet group had used it as a fundraiser, and it was a play on the word "silent."Almost $6,000 of merchandise was donated.SAA raised $2,214 during the auction.A weeklong vacation at a beach house at St.

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JS Film Festival

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | April 15

The Jay Sanders Film Festival will be taking place this evening at 7 p.m. at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center."The Jay Sanders Film Festival is a festival that brings together student films from across the country to compete in the Movie Gallery Student Film Competition," said Deron Overpeck, assistant professor of radio, television and film.There are categories for both high school and college students.

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SGA Senate Meeting

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | April 15

Perspectives on the Plains will be bringing Mayor Rudy Giuliani to speak at the coliseum May 3. The event will begin at 7 p.m.

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Goo Goo Dolls Bring 'Better Days' to Auburn

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | April 8

The Goo Goo Dolls will be headlining the University Program Council-sponsored concert Wednesday, April 28. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the band's opener, Sister Hazel. The Rocket Summer has been touring with the Goo Goo Dolls and will open for the band as well. Tickets will be available April 21. There will be stations on the Haley Concourse, Lowder and Miller Gorrie Center. Tickets are free, but in order to get one students need to have their student IDs in hand. Tickets will be given to about 8,000 students.

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SGA Senate To Safety Walk

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | April 8

During the SGA Senate meeting Monday evening, Sen. Vanessa Tarpos announced the Safety Walk will take place April 19.The walk takes place every semester.Tarpos said senators will be divided into six groups.They will work with the police department and go to designated areas on campus to check the blue emergency lights and look for poorly lit areas.Tarpos said the senators will be filling out a report on the information they gather during the walk.Senators will be submitting their reports to Melvin Owens, the director of public safety and security at Auburn University.The Senate also approved three new appointments: Kirby Turgnage, chaplain; Matthew McGough, secretary of the budget and finance committee; and Kelsey Chauvin, senator of veterinary medicine.Senators were reminded that Verizon Wireless Applications are due this Friday.Positions for cabinet will be posted at the end of the week.The SGA is still looking for a speaker for Academic Integrity Week.President Kurt Sasser acknowledged the launching of the safety campaign which began Monday morning.Sasser also reminded those in attendance to vote for "All Auburn, All Orange" T-shirts April 5 - April 9.During the invocation, senators were reminded to act with humility and mercy.

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Plenty Praise For Sigma Chi Derby Days

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | April 8

Lights flashed and music blared as those who donated to Sigma Chi skated for the Children's Miracle Network.

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SGA Senators Approve Election Of New Officials

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | April 1

The SGA's Senate appointed 10 new officials at its meeting Monday. Appointments included that of Carter Michelle Leach as chief of staff and Bradley Cink as executive vice president.

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Board of Trustees Change Tuition Prices

By Laura Maxwell / ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | March 26

The University adopted a new plan today which will help students save money and ensure they graduate on time, according to a news release.The release said students will be allowed to take more than 12 hours of coursework during the fall and spring semesters, and even take classes part-time during summers, at lower prices.