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OPINION: Nothing personal, just dropping the dead weight

By Maddie Yerant | Managing Editor | February 24

Date parties, Greek week, Panny points, DJ options for Spring Formal - I remember when these things used to mean a lot to me. They don't anymore, but I'm not ashamed.

OPINION: Student media is not your public relations firm

By Kyle Nazario | Intrigue Editor | February 16

Sometimes an interviewee says something that leaves me speechless. I was interviewing two members of an organization at Auburn. The organization was putting on an event involving a lot of people, and I was previewing it.

OPINION: Tweeting high school athletes is not needed

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | February 11

College football fans are not the most rational group of people in the world, and that's OK in most cases. From meaningless superstitions to screaming at your team through a television, being a fan spawns a number of completely irrational actions that, for the most part, are harmless and fun.

OPINION: Bottling it up to have it all explode

By Emily Esleck | Editor-in-Chief | February 11

College can be an exciting time \0xAD\0xAD\0xAD\0xAD-- the anticipation of living alone, making your own decisions and meeting new people consumes most high school students' thoughts as they prepare to voyage into this vast, unknown place. For me, transitioning from high school to college was probably the most exciting and the most difficult thing in my life. My 17-year-old cousin, Anna, died my senior year of high school from leukemia, blood cancer.

OPINION: Trying to overcome over-sharing

By Rachel Sprouse | Assistant Online Editor | February 3

We can connect with others with the tap of a button. Instagram, Facebook and other social media apps allow us to share information and pictures with our friends and followers. But in some cases, information is shared too frequently. Many of us have that friend who posts nine pictures on Instagram in less than an hour or know of someone with a 60-second Snap story. Or we know of someone from back home who posts 11 status updates about their trip to the gym. While it's great that we have the means to share things through social media, it doesn't mean we should share everything at once.

OPINION: Trying to overcome over-sharing

By Rachel Sprouse | Assistant Online Editor | January 26

We can connect with others with the tap of a button. Instagram, Facebook and other social media apps allow us to share information and pictures with our friends and followers. But in some cases, information is shared too frequently. Many of us have that friend who posts nine pictures on Instagram in less than an hour.

OPINION: Bottling it up to have it all explode

By Emily Esleck | Editor-in-Chief | January 24

For me, transitioning from high school to college was probably the most exciting and the most difficult thing in my life. My 17-year-old cousin, Anna, died my senior year of high school from leukemia, blood cancer.

OPINION: A schedule for me, made by them

By Sarah Robinson | Campus Writer | January 18

The average bachelor's degree requires 120 hours to graduate, which is approximately 15 hours per semester. So why did the majority of freshmen I know signed up to take 16 or more hours last semester?

OPINION: Why Christmastime is awkward for out-of-state students

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | December 6

Thanksgiving and Christmas truly are the most wonderful times of the year. My parents, however, may not feel the same way. Going home for Thanksgiving break was extremely necessary after one of the busiest semesters I've had in awhile. With Auburn having a week off of school, I was home before most of my friends.

OPINION: They're not just trees, they're tradition

November 19

She told me the iconic Toomer's Trees have been poisoned and are projected to die within the year. The same trees that have been rooted for what was 80 years at the time that my sisters and I grew up throwing toilet paper in ever since we could remember.

OPINION: Tis the season for caring, but not sharing

By Ashtyne Cole | Community Editor | November 18

After the spook and magic of Halloween has passed, the season dedicated to thankfulness and charity presents itself. November and December are holidays sacred to the American spirit. Thanksgiving provides a time for everyone to come together and realize how much there is to be thankful for. Christmas fills the streets with joyous carols and special gifts, and knick-knacks are bought to show loved ones how much they mean to them. But what about those who are not as fortunate?

OPINION: Post-Halloween existential crisis

By Kris Sims | Multimedia Editor | November 10

As kids, playing house was a game that seemed to be popular among my generation. We struggled to impersonate adults and exaggerated the idea of children. We would play as we waited for our real parents to come around, so we could go back to being real children. Dragonball Z, Pokemon, Barbies, whatever the preference, allowed us real children to drift back into the world of make-believe as we became our toys and favorite TV show characters.

OPINION: Issues with on-campus dining

By Kenny Moss | Assistant Photo Editor | October 29

On-campus dining -- what an awful experience. Last year as a freshman, I was looking at my $995, often referred to as monopoly money, wondering how quickly I'd use it over the semester. So I did my math and came up with a budget of about nine dollars a day. Well, as I quickly found out, that wasn't going to last.

OPINION: Halloween is not for judging women

By Raye May | Photo Editor | October 28

Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. I love zombies. I love candy corn. It falls during what might be the most pleasant-weathered month of the calendar year, and it gives me a reason to buy the obscene amounts of fake blood I pine for the other 365 days.

OPINION: One is not the loneliest number

By Maria Mcllwain | Copy Editor | October 21

You won't learn your most important rhyme in nursery school. Ring before spring is the gold standard for many college men and women. There is a massive push to be married by the time the college years are over. People seem to be getting engaged left and right. Slow down, everyone.

OPINION: Fighting an eating disorder on a college campus

By Rachel Davis | Community Writer | October 15

How much do you weigh? If you were to ask me that, I wouldn't have an answer. I have no idea. "Above 100? Below 200?" Yeah, no clue.

OPINION: It's OK to hate the Auburn bar scene

By Raye May | Photo Editor | August 25

On any given weekend, I'd much rather spend my nights eating cereal on my couch and binging on my latest Netflix addiction. In those moments, the thought of going downtown to drink repulses me on a level similar to going to the dentist. But that's what people in this town do.

OPINION: The joys of trailer park life and living off campus

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | May 22

I've never lived on campus. So, when it comes to deciding whether or not to live there, I might not be the most reliable source. However, I have a perspective many ought to consider, especially since 80 percent of students live off campus.