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I came in as a kid, I leave as a journalist
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | April 28During my time at The Plainsman, I've become well-acquainted with life and death.
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Updyke, May cases bound for grand jury next month
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | April 21The alleged Toomer's oaks poisoner and the man who is accused of shooting into a vehicle at Southern Union State Community College appeared in court for preliminary hearings Wednesday.Both men will appear before the grand jury in May.
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Committee assigns trustee members
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | April 21Bobby Lowder, 'controversial' Board member, is reappointed
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Updyke assaulted after court appearance
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | April 20After waiving his preliminary hearing in court Wednesday, Harvey Updyke Jr., the man accused of poisoning the Toomer's Oaks, told the Opelika Police Department he was assaulted in the parking lot of Tiger Express on Hwy. 280 in Opelika.
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Too much Boogie for Waverly
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | April 14What began as a celebration about the rerouting of a bustling highway out of a tiny town has grown into a festival so large the planners worry there will be too many people.Waverly, which normally has a population of 184, grows exponentially during the Old 280 Boogie Music and Arts Festival held every spring.
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A-Day plant sale helps scholarships blossom
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | April 14Planting a tree can help the Earth. Buying it from the seventh annual A-Day weekend plant sale Friday and Saturday can help a horticulture student pay for college.
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One dead in shooting at Southern Union
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | April 7Wednesday at 3:54 p.m., a shooting on the campus of Southern Union State Community College relating to a domestic dispute left one female dead and three females injured, according to Opelika Police Department Capt. Allan Elkins.
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Bowling Green bound
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | March 24Auburn provost named president of BGSU
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Provost Mazey named president of Bowling Green State University
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | March 22Mary Ellen Mazey, provost and vice president for academic affairs, was named president of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, Tuesday.
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First-hand view: my experience in Tunisia
By Jillian Clair / News Editor | March 10I admit it. When natural disasters, revolts, wars or terrorist attacks happen around the globe, I don't usually follow all of them wholeheartedly.