On Aug. 28, more than 1,000 copies of The Plainsman were stolen from bins across campus.
The total cost of the stolen newspapers, including production fees and ads sales in both the game day special section and broadsheet newspaper was $1,660.
The Plainsman filed a police report within hours of realizing the papers were stolen Aug. 28.
The police did not view the tapes until more than three weeks later Sept. 17. Student Conduct did not look into the matter until Sept. 30. What could have been handled within a couple weeks turned into an eight-week ordeal.
BREAKING: 800 newspapers stolen from Student Center
http://t.co/dyILixP8vq #breaking pic.twitter.com/KVEA5RwAwL
-- The Auburn Plainsman (@TheAUPlainsman) August 28, 2014
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Some people have questioned whether stealing free newspapers is even a crime.
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"SGA puts the brakes on security."
Editorial: SGA puts the brakes on security http://t.co/zgbyxHYcsp @charkelly15 pic.twitter.com/loAl92egwq
-- The Auburn Plainsman (@TheAUPlainsman) August 29, 2014
Becky Hardy is the editor-in-chief of The Plainsman. She can be reached at editor@theplainsman.com.
Colson Smith:
Colson Smith is the executive vice president of programs for SGA. He can be reached at cts0011@auburn.edu.
Kohl Weir:
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Kohl Weir is a senator at large for SGA. He can be reached at kaw0055@auburn.edu.
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