Articles written by Jennifer Himburg

Professor receives Fulbright Scholar Grant to research abroad in Uruguay

wpolley — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Kerth

Animal sciences associate professor Chris Kerth was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant and will spend three months next year in Uruguay, South America.

While there, Kerth will spend much of his time presenting lectures and seminars.

He will also be conducting research at the National Agricultural Research Institute in Uruguay.

Kerth’s Auburn research has focused on grass-fed beef.

Cielo breaks U.S. record, AU finishes 5th

wpolley — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Cesar Cielo: won NCAA Swimmer of the Year for the second year in a row.following his performance at the NCAA championships. Pete Riley / PHOTO EDITOR

Auburn’s swimming and diving teams headed to the NCAA Championships in hope of continuing a five-year winning streak but fell short finishing fifth overall.

Arizona won the championship, the first ever in school history.

Despite an overall fifth place finish, the swimmers performed well individually.

For the second year in a row, Cesar Cielo, a junior from St. Barbara, Brazil, was named the NCAA Swimmer of the year after impressive performances at the NCAA Championships.

Cielo earned seven All-America honors and won four NCAA titles.

In addition, he set Auburn, NCAA and U.S. Open records while competing at the meet.

Cielo felt good about his performance at the meet.

“It’s pretty spectacular after a whole year of training to be able to attain my goals,” Cielo said. “All of the hard work this year certainly motivated me.”

The four NCAA titles Cielo earned at the meet total 10 in his career, beating the Auburn record held by current assistant coach Brett Hawke.

Senior Alexei Puninski also set a personal best that ranks fourth all-time at Auburn in the 100 freestyle championship.

Students to celebrate annual Ag Week, importance of agriculture

wpolley — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Agriculture is the No. 1 industry in Alabama and the College of Agriculture is celebrating the industry’s success with its annual Ag Week.

The College of Agriculture will celebrate Ag Week April 7-11 by hosting events throughout the week.

Don Mulvaney, coordinator of leadership development in the College of Agriculture, said the college has hosted Ag Week for quite some time.

Alumni Association seeks nominations, recommendations for board of directors

wpolley — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:44:50 -0400

The Auburn University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for four board of directors members.

Those nominated must be lifetime members of the Auburn Alumni Association.

Candidates selected will be installed this fall and will each serve a four-year term. The deadline for nominations is March 31.

Equestrian splits weekend matches

wpolley — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0400

After competing in two meets this weekend, the Auburn equestrian team wrapped up its regular season at 11-3.

Friday, the team took its only home loss this season, falling 11-7 to Georgia.

The Bulldogs defeated the Tigers in both Hunt Seat 5-4 and Western 6-3. Georgia took MVP honors in all events.

The Bulldogs won Hunt Seat Equitation over Fences 3-2 and swept Western Horsemanship 5-0. They fell to Auburn in Western Reining 3-1 and tied in Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat 2-2.

80th Academy Awards finish awards season

wpolley — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The writers’ strike might have stopped the Golden Globes, but the Oscars will go on, thanks to a deal reached Feb. 12 between The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

According to a recent article on CNN’s Web site the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences would have still produced an Academy Awards show, more commonly known as the Oscars, even if the writers’ strike had not ended.

Softball comes back from UCF with 4 wins

wpolley — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Auburn went 4-1 in Orlando tournament, bringing the team to an 11-1 overall record

After a tournament at the University of Central Florida last weekend the Auburn softball team improved to 10-1 for the season.

Head coach, Tina Deese, said that overall it was a good tournament and the team is getting off to a good start.

“The girls pitched really well,” Deese said. “There is still a lot of ball to be played. We aren’t satisfied, but we are working really hard to get there.”