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Auburn a ‘special’ place for Moon Taxi, returns to Supper Club Nov. 2 Melody KitchensINTRIGUE EDITOR

Playing shows in Auburn is nothing new to Nashville band Moon Taxi; in fact, Moon Taxi played at War Ea-gle Supper Club last April from midnight to 5:30 a.m. Moon Taxi will return to Supper Club Nov. 2.

Tommy Putnam,(Moon Taxi’s bassist), tellsThe Plainsman about playing in Auburn, touring with Tea Leaf Green and details on their newest record.

MK: Although you’ve played here a few times be-fore, how do you like playing in Auburn?

TP: Auburn was the very first place we ever played on the road. I’m from Bir-mingham, and I had a lot of friends who went to school at Auburn. It was the first gig I actually booked ever, which was at Quixote’s. It’s always been a special place for us. It was the first time we ever

got in a car and drove some-where to play a show.

MK: What are you looking forward to the most about playing again here?

TP: It’s been a while since we’ve played Auburn. We’ve made a lot of friends over the years. Getting to see them and playing for our fans. They haven’t seen us in their hometown in a while.

MK: How does Moon Taxi usually prepare for a tour?

TP: We pack accordingly. We were out all summer. You kinda just have to say no to a lot of different things that normal people would do, like weddings and birthdays. You gotta miss a hell of a lot of those things that people generally get to do and take for granted. We write a lot on the road, too; at least I do.

MK: What is one of your favorite songs to play live off

the new record?TP: Mercury is the best

one because the crowd en-joys it the most. It feels like every time we play it, the crowd just goes nuts, and we kind of just feed off that.

MK: How does your sound vary from your first album in 2007 to now?

TP: The first one we made in college, and we really did not know what we were do-ing. We played a lot of shows, and we tried to define our-selves somehow. Almost five years to the day, we put out this other one, and I think there’s a lot of maturity that shows from the first album to the newest one. The one in between was live, but I felt like we weren’t quite ready to put out another studio effort, and I think that one bridged the gap between the first one to this new one.

MK: How is touring with

Tea Leaf Green?TP: They’re great. They’re

awesome dudes. Reed Mathis, the bass player; he’s a monster. Everybody knows he’s one of the best guys around. He proves it when he gets out there, and I really respect that. That makes me want to step up my game. They’re from San Francisco, and most of us are from Al-abama. It’s a different world, and it’s really fun to meet these people that grew up North.

MK: Future plans?TP: In the end of Novem-

ber and December, we’re go-ing to do another East Coast run, like New York, Wash-ington, D.C. and Philadel-phia. We’re doing one of the days with Umphree’s McGee in Atlanta after that, and our New Year’s Eve show in Nashville. Those are some things we’re really looking forward to.

COURTESY OF MOON TAXI

Moon Taxi, a Nashville band that frequents Auburn, will be playing at War Eagle Supper Club Nov. 2. Tommy Putnam, the bassist, said Au-burn was their first ever gig.

10 things you don’t know about TWER

1. Auburn’s punk rock bi-kini

“In the mid-'00s, I sang in an Auburn pride punk band called Auburn Bikini. The school spirit and sheer ani-mal magnetism that radiated from our house shows led di-rectly to Auburn's undefeated season in 2004.”

2. Conceived in God’s house

“I was conceived at the Baptist Student Union, the Paris of Auburn ministries. My parents lived upstairs, so it's OK.”

3. Legendary granddad“My grandfather, an Au-

burn alumnus, worked in Au-burn’s agronomy department for many years. He may have invented the soybean.”

4. Floatin’ baby“I twice levitated as a child.”

5. The dreaded JRNL1100“My mom, who majored in

journalism at Auburn in the '70s, is responsible for the dreaded JRNL1100 spelling test because professor Jack Simms swore he'd ‘never have such a poor speller pass my class again.’ You're welcome!”

6. J-school drop-out“I'm an Auburn journalism

school dropout (only philos-ophy would take me in–Kant touch this!)”

7. Wordsmith“I edited a 'zine for eight

years. The Plainsman wrote a story about it when I was a freshman.”

8. Ghost drummer“I'm an on-again, off-again

drummer for popular Au-burn-born "ghost country" band The Pine Hill Haints. I'm the best drummer they've ever had.”

9. Not-so inebriated “I've never been drunk.”

10. Streaking through The Quad

“I'm writing a book about streaking at Auburn; at least it's kind of about streaking.”

Jeremy Henderson of the all-Auburn website The War

Eagle Reader is just as interesting as Auburn’s history

LANE JONES / INTRIGUE REPORTER

‘Glee Project 2’ star Shanna Henderson and more at upcoming Gnu Fall FestivalToi GarciaWRITER

The Gnu’s Room is thrilled to be hosting the Gnu Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 13. The event will be on the lawn at Pebble Hill at 101 S. Debarde-leben St. in Auburn.

The festival will com-mence at noon and continue until 9 p.m. and will include arts and crafts, performances by eight local bands and food and beverages.

This event is a fundraiser for Gnu’s Room, said Tina Ta-tum, owner of Gnu’s Room.

Now that they are a 501(c)(3) organization, which is a nonprofit and private-ly owned organization, they have volunteers to help them raise money for the business and to conduct the event.

Tatum said although there will be venders there, “you can bring your own cool-ers with beverages of your choice. This is similar to an event we had in April, which was a great time.”

The cost for the event is $5,

and it gives people an oppor-tunity to go somewhere other than the bars to hear music.

“This event is family-ori-ented and will provide really great music,” Tatum said.

The band Good Doctor will be at the event, Tatum said, and they have original songs.

“They usually don’t play anywhere other than at the bars,” she said.

Shanna Henderson, a per-

former at the event and for-mer contestant on “The Glee Project 2,” said, “I am excited and honored to be perform-ing at the Gnu Fall Festival. The Fall Festival is an amaz-ing opportunity for people in the Auburn area to come see local artists, taste amaz-ing food and coffee and be in connection with one another. You can bring a blanket and simply listen to music all day, or you could walk around

with your friends checking out local art.”

Henderson will be per-forming two of her new songs and will be announc-ing the release dates.

The Gnu’s Room has spon-sors to make this event hap-pen. Among many others, one of the sponsors is Stan-dard Deluxe, a design and screen print company in Wa-verly.

Scott Peek, owner of Stan-dard Deluxe, said it will be sponsoring the festival by donating money and helping the Gnu’s Room. This is just one of the many events the company sponsors.

“The Gnu’s Room is a non-profit organization book store that is privately owned, and there’s nothing like them right now,” Peek said. “This event will be a good place for people to meet and gath-er. It’s important to keep the arts alive.”

In the words of Hender-son, “war damn Gnu Fall Fes-tival!”

RACHEL SUHS / DESIGN EDITOR

Intrigue B6 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 11, 2012

Conquer midterm season with tips from Health and WellnessAnna Beth JagerINTRIGUE REPORTER

It’s midterm season, and Health Promotion and Well-ness Services on Auburn’s campus have a few different ways Auburn students can stay healthy and stress-free during midterms.

Health and Wellness staff member Lisa Gane suggests that remaining lightheart-ed through stressful times is one small way to stay on top of your game.

“The more you find your-self laughing at little things, be it something funny said in class or whatever, laugh-ter will often keep stress away and keep your mind at ease,” she said.

So take 10 minutes out of studying to watch a Will Fer-rell skit on YouTube.

Have some time to gig-gle over memes on Pinter-

est. Give yourself a little bit of leeway and laugh at things around you.

It will help boost both your confidence and your immune system.

Health and Wellness staff member Blake Marble stress-es the importance of taking time out for yourself.

“Relaxing, going for a run or walk and taking time to really clear your mind of ev-erything–focusing on your-self and making sure you are relaxed and well-rested can really reduce stress,” Marble said.

While time is of the essence during midterms, Health and Wellness Services said it’s im-portant to save at least thir-ty minutes or so a day just for yourself to unwind and reor-ganize your thoughts.

Marble and Gane also not-ed the importance of keeping

up with your work and prior-itizing your to-do list instead of procrastinating.

Marble suggests creat-ing a to-do list in order to get things done in a timely fash-ion.

“If you have everything planned out on a list, a sense of accomplishment and moti-vation can arise when you be-gin to check things off of that list,” Marble said.

“To-do lists also help you plan accordingly so that you are not stuck with cramming in a lot of things at the last minute.”

By following these guide-lines, it is more likely you will avoid illness, stay healthier and be less stressed through midterm season.

For more helpful informa-tion, stop by the Health Pro-motion and Wellness Services in Student Center Suite 2101. RACHEL SUHS / DESIGN EDITOR

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Thursday, Oct. 11Film screening and discussion of

“Intruder in the Dust,” a film based on the 1948 William Faulkner book at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at 5:30 p.m.

German Film Series3195 Haley Center at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 12Auburn Writers Conference: The

Winding Road: Travel and the Search for Voice

Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center at 8:30 a.m.

Radio Flyer Theatre production of “The Green Door” and “Service of Love”

Auburn Unitarian Universali st Fellowship at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 15Faculty recital with guest artistGoodwin Music Building Recital Hall at

7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 16“Entre Nosotros: A Dialogue between

poet Francisco Aragon and his readers”Haley Center Eagle’s Nest South at 4 p.m.

“Guarding Gold Street,” an original musical

Telfair Peet Theatre at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17“Poetry as Activism,” Brown Bag

Discussion with Francisco AragonStudent Center 2225 at 11:45 a.m.

Bilingual poetry reading and book signing with Francisco Aragon

Haley Center 2370 at 5 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 18Kite-flying carnival and barbeque with

the College of Liberal ArtsCater Lawn from 12-2 p.m.

Sounds of Auburn concert, featuring the AU Symphonic Band, AU Chamber Choir, AU Percussion Ensemble, AU Gospel Choir, AU Singers, AU Jazz Band and AU Marching Band

Auburn Arena at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 19Journalism Day, featuring lectures from

various journalists around the regionStudent Center9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 23Italian Film Festival presents “Scialla!”Auburn University Hotel and Conference

Center: Ballroom B beginning at 5 p.m. with a reception at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 24Italian Film Festival presents “La

scomparsa di Pato,” followed by an Italian poetry reading with Italiam studies minor students.

Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center: Auditorium at 5 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 25Tuskegee Airmen book talk and “Red

Tails” film screeningJule Collins Smith Museum at 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 29“Angelou and the Arts: An Evening of Art,

Dance and Theatre with Maya AngelouJule Collins Smith Museum at 4 p.m.

For more dates and information, visit auburn.edu/cla/celebrate.

Celebrate the past and create the future with Arts & Humanities monthThe College of Liberal Arts fills the month of October with events honoring the arts

Thursday, October 11, 2012 The Auburn Plainsman Intrigue B7

In a continued effort to help you squeeze the most out of your local dining options, I’m focusing on an on-campus op-tion that students can’t seem to stay away from.

Like a loving drug deal-er, Starbucks has been loyal-ly pumping caffeine into our veins for years.

With the help of some in-sider tips, I’ve discovered that there’s an entire world of hid-den treasures at Starbucks if you just know to ask for them.

Here are some secrets that will help you get the most out of your Starbucks experience.

The secret drinkThe baristas at Starbucks

are awake at unearthly hours to open the store and greet early-morning customers. So, how do they prepare for the long morning shift ahead?

Through a secret caffeinat-ed cocktail called the Under-tow. Right before open, baris-tas toss back this carefully-crafted concoction of vanilla, half-n-half and espresso shots to wake up.

“The shots are layered by placing a spoon upside down on top of the cream so that when the shots hit the round side of the spoon, they are lay-ered on top,” said Noelle Wills, senior in microbiology and seasoned Starbucks baris-ta. “Then you chug it. You can

have as many shots as you want. It’s delicious.”

The secret to a late after-noon boost

It’s 3 p.m. You’ve just barely managed to drag your belea-guered body into our on-cam-pus Starbucks. All you want is a simple cup of coffee to get you through the day.

By late afternoon, howev-er, many of the regular roasts have run out.

Resist the instinct to curl up under a table in the fetal posi-tion.

“Pour-over is available any-time,” Wills said. “Custom-ers can also request a French press of their favorite coffee for an additional charge.”

Starbucks offers pour-over coffee by the cup at the same price.

Not only can you hand-pick your blend, but your cup of coffee will be made fresh, in-stead of being poured from the pot that’s been bubbling on the back burner for hours.

The secret slangIt’s a lifelong dream of mine

to walk up to the Starbucks counter, rattle off a stream of seemingly nonsensical words and be delivered a perfectly customized drink.

A cup of coffee with a single shot of espresso is a “Red Eye,” double shots is a “Black Eye,” and three shots is rumored to be called a “JFK,” but it might be more appropriate to stick to calling it a “Green Eye.”

“Some confusion exists with the slang ‘skinny,’” Wills said.

“Many private or local cof-fee shops use skinny to refer to non-fat milk. Starbucks uses 'skinny' to mean your choice of sugar-free syrup and non-fat milk.”

The secret menu items To create a Captain Crunch

Frappuccino, which fans claim tastes just like the childhood cereal, order a strawberries-and-cream Frappuccino with a pump of toffee nut or hazel-nut.

The zebra mocha blends the white chocolate and chocolate mochas.

If you want a bigger boost from your chai tea, a dirty chai is a chai latte with a shot of espresso.

For a new spin on an old classic, you can order your iced caramel macchiatos up-side down.

“What 'upside down' re-fers to is the shots of espres-so,” Wills said. “Instead of hav-ing the shots float on top they are put in after the vanilla but before the milk. This creates a smoother flavor. The shots on top creates a more intense fla-vor.”

The secret sizesTurns out the 12-ounce tall

cup at Starbucks isn't actual-ly their smallest size. Bringing up the rear is the adorable 8 oounce. short cup.

Touted as kid-sized, the short provides just enough coffee to get you moving, but not so much you develop an unflattering facial twitch.

On the opposite end of the scale is the 31-ounce Trenta, another under-advertised size.

The hulking Trenta holds 916 mL of your favorite coffee drink, making it slightly larg-er than the average capacity of the human stomach.

Don’t let campus dining get you down. Armed with these tricks of the trade, you can break the boredom of campus dining by treating yourself to something new and adventur-ous every afternoon...and the caffeine doesn’t hurt.

The hidden secrets of StarbucksLane JonesLANE@THEPLAINSMAN.COM

LANE JONES / INTRIGUE REPORTER

Original musical makes its home on Auburn’s stageMallory BarrettWRITER

The Auburn University the-ater department’s 2012–13 season continues to success-fully march on with the fall semester’s second produc-tion of the original musical “Guarding Gold Street.”

Auburn local and compos-er Sean Michael Flowers and his writing partner, Marya Spring Cordes, created, wrote and composed the music for the family-drama “Guarding Gold Street.”

“We were drawn to the idea that the work would be multi-generational in its focus and so began our research read-ing hundreds of actual letters written by American wom-en spanning two centuries,” Flowers said.

Members of the theater de-partment said they have been joyously anticipating open-ing night of the new show and auditions for “Guarding Gold Street” were a popular event in August.

“I wanted to audition for this production because I personally know the compos-er, Sean Michael Flowers, and I have sung his music before,” said Madeleine Koon, senior in musical theater.

“I knew that whatever he created was bound to give us as actors a real opportunity to show life as it is: the beauty in it, but also the hardship and

struggle.”Cast member Perry Jones,

senior in theater, was also ex-cited about having the oppor-tunity to audition for Flowers’ show.

“I wanted the chance to share a story with the city and students of Auburn that I knew would be heartfelt and relevant,” Jones said.

“Guarding Gold Street,” opens Tuesday, Oct. 16, with performances each night through Saturday, Oct. 20 with a matinee Sunday, Oct. 21, tells the story of two sis-ters who return to their child-hood home after a long ab-sence, and the hardships they face upon their return.

“The show is about who we are,” Flowers said. “The ideas of family, home and the American Dream are with us–whether top-of-mind or bub-bling underneath the skin.”

Koon said she believes the original production not only tells a powerful story, but will also appeal to the Auburn community.

“It will appeal to students, I believe, because this particu-lar family dynamic will prob-ably present itself to them either very soon with their grandparents or later in life with their parents,” Koon said.

Michael Flowers, who has written several musicals throughout his career and has received national funding for

doing so, felt “Guarding Gold Street” was a story that must be shared.

“Music is the only univer-sal language on this planet,” Flowers said.

“Watch the classics…hell, watch your favorite show, but get a recording from an in-ternational cast. If the show is any good, you will under-stand what is happening and be moved, whether it's in Ko-rean or French. Being heard? That’s beyond powerful . That’s real. Connecting with people is how we survive. This is my way to do that.”

Flowers said he hopes “Guarding Gold Street” will continue to be performed well after the closing night in Auburn.

“A workshop is in the works with a professional theater ,which may lead to a produc-tion in 2013,” Flowers said.

“We’ll see. In this busi-ness, you really never know. Show business is funny and great and God my stomach can turn. My future plans for ‘Guarding Gold Street?’ Con-tinue to surround it with the love and support that I have found here at Auburn. She’ll find her legs and place in the world. I’m sure of it.”

More information, tickets, show times and upcoming productions can be found on the theater’s website at www.auburn.edu/theatre.

REBECCA CROOMES / PHOTO EDITOR

Perry Jones, senior in theater, said he wanted the chance to share a story with Auburn that was heartfelt and relevant.

REBECCA CROOMES / PHOTO EDITOR

Rachel Pair, junior in theater, and Madeleine Koon, senior in theater, practice for “Guarding Gold Street.”

REBECCA CROOMES / PHOTO EDITOR

Jones and Koon will star in “Guarding Gold Street,” a musical composed by Sean Michael Flowers.

Intrigue B8 The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, October 11, 2012

Siri: Where can I get my screen replaced? The Phone Repair Place

REBECCA CROOMES / PHOTO EDITORAsher Smale, sophomore in graphic design, repairs iPhone screens as a hobby and a business.

Annie FaulkWRITER

You are walking down the street, talking to friends, when your iPhone falls out of your hands and lands smack dab on the asphalt. You cracked your iPhone screen; now what? Well, Asher Smale can help.

The sophomore in graph-ic design learned this summer to repair the cracks and began fixing iPhone screens a month ago.

“I started out with iPhones, because I figured everyone has an iPhone on campus,” Smale said. “It’s been really fun so far, and everyone that I have been able to fix phones for has been really happy. I like helping peo-ple out.”

He said he is saving money for a business license and will have a website running soon. He is also working to revamp his Facebook page, The Phone Repair Place.

“Last year, I taught myself to crochet because I saw a hat that I wanted and it cost like $30,” Smale said. “And so I started making hats and sell-ing them on campus to peo-ple.”

Smale said he made around $200 making and selling the crocheted hats, but he said

the time spent making the hats was not worth the $11 he charged for them.

“It was a really cool way to make money, but it wasn’t making me nearly as much for as much work as I had to put into it,” Smale said. “I would spend like four hours on a hat. I started doing it for my-self, and then people said they wanted to buy some.”

Smale said he enjoyed cro-cheting hats as a hobby, but he wanted to figure out a way to make more money on campus.

Smale said he charges $90 for iPhone screen repairs, which covers the cost of a new screen and installation. Smale said he charges $20 for labor, and the remainder of the mon-ey goes toward the parts. Ac-cording to The Phone Repair Place’s Facebook page, iPad 2 screen repairs are $120.

“If anything goes wrong, I try to smooth it over and make it cool with people,” Smale said. “Everyone has been hap-py so far.”

Smale said he used his back-ground in graphic design to create business cards, fliers and a logo.

“It’s all getting done well ver-sus some guy doing phones,” Smale said.

He said the repair usually takes two hours, and he will meet the customer where they are. He said he understands people do not want to be with-out their phone for too long.

“If they had any issue with their phone, I would help them for free; I wouldn’t charge them for that,” Smale said. “If I needed to open up the phone or order a part, then I would charge them.”

Smale said his friends help him market his business. If his friends refer a custom-er to him, then Smale gives the friend $5 of the profit he makes.

Smale has only been repair-ing screens for a month, but he already has plans for the fu-ture.

“I would really like to be fixing seven phones a week; I would be really happy with that,” Smale said. “And I’d like to save up and own a physical store one day and do repairs with an actual business.”

Why repair iPhones? Smale said the answer was simple.

“People are breaking their phones all the time,” Smale said. “I can do more than screens on the iPhones, it’s just that iPhone screens are just easy to do and easy to market.”