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NEWS/EVENTS OF NOTE AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY -- June 25-July 1, 1995
            Auburn University - University Relations
                         (334) 844-9999
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6/23/95                                   Bob Lowry

AUBURN DAYBOOK
     Thursday, June 29, "Media Day" at Summer Expedition sponsored by 
     Alabama Museum of Natural History at archaeological excavation
     of 17th  century Alabama Indian town Fusihatchee on Tallapoosa
     River near  Tallassee; site being excavated by archaeologist
     from AU and AU at  Montgomery, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  CONTACT: John
     Cottier, 334/844-2835; Craig  Sheldon, 334/244-3765; or Mitch
     Emmons, 334/844-9999  (emmonmb@mail.auburn.edu).
     Monday, July 3-Tuesday, July 4, All AU offices, including
     University Relations, will be closed in observance of the
     Independence  Day holiday.

STORY IDEAS FROM AUBURN
     (AU-CHAINGANGS) AU professor will be principal researcher in 
statewide effort to evaluate effectiveness of Alabama's
controversial new  chain gang program for state convicts. CONTACT:
Tamryn Etten,  205/825-4420 or 334/844-2824; Paul Sharp,
334/244-3672; or Charles  Lindquist, who will be in his office
after July 5 at 205/934-2069.
     (AU-NIGHTSCHOOL) Campus committee at AU is studying
practicality  of offering for first time in Auburn's 139-year
history complete degree  programs at night.  CONTACT: Dr. Gary
Beard, 334/844-3698.  (beardgb@vetmed.auburn.edu)

 NOTE TO INTERNET SURFERS
     ** The AU Home Page on the Internet's World Wide Web can be 
accessed at: http://www.auburn.edu/
     ** Coming soon to the AU Home Page: An updated listing of
faculty sources.
     ** AU's Web Server includes the AU Report, the campus 
faculty/staff newspaper and an archive of news releases from the
Office  of University Relations. Other links include general
information about  the university, specific information about
schools and colleges and the  AU-based Agricultural Weather
Information Service.

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