Dean of Students Johnny Green, along with the Student Government Association, sent a survey out to all students April 14 to give them an opportunity to voice their opinions about a new student recreation center.
SGA President Lauren Hayes said SGA is eager to begin working on plans for the new center.
The Student Government Association passed a resolution last semester to donate 19 cents per Auburn student to the Auburn University War on Hunger.
SGA will make the donation on an annual basis. This year’s total donation is $4,586 based on this year’s enrollment.
SGA chose 19 cents per student for two reasons. First, the World Food Programme, the largest humanitarian organization in the world, has historically fed a school child in the developing world for an average of 19 cents per day.
Jordan Woo: a junior in public relations, drinks out of his Nalgene bottle. Recent studies have shown plastic water bottles might have more side effects than once thought. JD Schein / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Nalgene, a brand of water bottles, announced April 18 it would phase out production of bottles containing a chemical called bisphenol A over the next several months.
“Nalgene’s existing product mix, including the recently launched Everyday line, already features a number of containers made from materials that do not contain BPA,” according to the company’s Web site.
BPA is a chemical used to make polycarbonate, a type of plastic found in water bottles, baby bottles and other plastic products.
CamelBak, another brand of water bottles, began shipping the CamelBak Better Bottle, made without BPA, to its stores April 15.
“CamelBak is proud to introduce BPA-free bottles with the same great properties customers have come to expect from polycarbonate: vibrant color, clarity, durability, dishwasher safe and with no residual taste,” according to the company’s Web site.
Auburn Best Buddies is hosting Midnight Madness to raise money for the organization, this Saturday.
The event is an all-day scavenger hunt around the Auburn campus and city.
Teams of six to 10 will work together in the hunt to complete a variety of tasks to earn points. An example of a task is to suspend a team member on a wall using only Duct Tape.
Executive director Katie Hoch said she hopes all students will participate in Midnight Madness.
A rendering of the proposed memorial: would be a permanent addition to the new Student Center. The memorial would feature lightweight Lexam panels with room for about 700 names etched into them. Contributed
A team of three industrial design students presented a proposal Monday to SGA Senate for a memorial to honor students who have passed away during their time at Auburn.
The memorial would be a permanent addition to the new Student Center.
Josh Ekandem, a graduate student in industrial design, is the project’s initial concept and design developer.
He said he began working on the project last December.
He said he thinks Auburn needs a memorial in addition to the memorial services it currently has.
“The service is great, but it’s not static,” Ekandem said.
Ekandem said the idea of a memorial has been kicked around for four or five years.
The College of Liberal Arts is hosting a book signing and reception for Rheta Grimsely Johnson, Auburn graduate and former editor of The Plainsman, April 24 at 6 p.m., in the Ariccia Lounge at the Hotel and Conference Center.
Her new book, “Poor Man’s Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana,” is a memoir celebrating her Cajun background.
The Department of Music presented its annual faculty chamber recital Sunday afternoon in the Goodwin Recital Hall featuring soprano Rosephanye Powell and pianist Jeremy Samolesky.
Accompanied by Samolesky, Powell performed an original composition titled “Miss Wheatley’s Garden.”
Powell said she named the work, which consists of three pieces, after the poetry of Phillis Wheatley, a slave in America in the 1700s, whose poetry was published and internationally known.
Clothesline Project: Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR
Safe Harbor sponsored the Clothesline Project this week on campus on Cater Lawn.
Students painted T-shirts Tuesday and Wednesday, which were displayed on the Concourse to raise awareness about violence against women.
This year marks Auburn’s third project and was dedicated to Lauren Burk.
Julia James, student advocate for the Clothesline Project, said the project exists to give women an outlet to express themselves about violence against women.
“The Clothesline Project exists to bring awareness to women or victims of sexual assault, murder, political crimes and domestic violence,” she said.
Ashley Eden, a junior in elementary education, volunteered with the project.
“Every shirt gives a tribute to someone,” she said.
The shirts on the clothesline draw attention to violence against women.
“The clothesline reveals the extent of violence against women and children with visual impact similar to the AIDS Quilt and the Vietnam Wall,” according to the project’s Web site.
COSAM Sen. Allison O’Brien: left, along with other senators and a police officer, evaluate an emergency post located on campus, as part of the Senate Safety Walk. Lindsey Davidson / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
SGA senators participated in the annual Safety Walk Tuesday night with Auburn police officers to help find areas on campus that need safety improvements.
The senators split into five groups and looked for areas that were poorly lit or covered by bushes.
Senate President Pro Tempore Griffin Bruns said he thinks the walk will help improve campus safety.
“The Safety Walk is extremely important for campus security because the administration listens to students first and foremost,” he said.
Cpl. Scott Mingus of the Auburn Public Safety Department addressed the senators before the walk.
He told them Risk Management and the administration would listen to their safety concerns.
“Y’all have a voice,” he said. “When y’all start talking, they start listening.”
Students helped more than 330 Alabama families save $64,000 this semester through their participation in SaveFirst, a program that trains students to provide free tax preparation services.
Impact Alabama, an organization that helps students take part in various kinds of community service, founded SaveFirst last year.
SaveFirst coordinator Sarah Smith said the program helps families keep the money they receive from tax returns.
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