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Trash turned treasure sashays down the runway

Aluminum cans, cardboard boxes and plastic bottles may sound like last week's recycling dropoff, but for Sustain-a-Wear contestants, they make an outfit.

Going green pays off

After a year of perfecting his application, hours of dedicated research and serving in several leadership roles, Nathan Warner was selected for a $5,000 Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Scholarship for Excellence in National Environmental Policy.

Relihan poised to take associate provost position

Constance Relihan had to use her background in Shakespeare recently, deciding to be or not to be associate provost for academic affairs.

Environmental construction earns green certification

Several buildings on campus take "going green" to a new level.

"Light shelves" on the exterior of the Miller Gorrie Building Science Center demonstrate one way the building strives for sustainability. The shelves help refract a maximum amount of light into the building and regulate the amount of heat entering the building. (Rebekah Weaver / Assistant Photo Editor)

Improving quality of life in Bolivia

The Engineers Without Borders program shows off Auburn engineers' creative sides.

The happiness of having No Impact

Reducing carbon footprints, trash generation, energy and water usage help the environment, but also bring happiness, according to the principles behind Auburn's first No Impact Week March 23-30.

Calling all muggles: don capes for quidditch

Auburn University of Witchcraft and Wizardry will hold its first quidditch tournament April 2.

Nanette Chadwick, associate professor of biological sciences, has been named director of academic sustainability. (Emily Adams / Photo Editor)

Chadwick named program director

Associate professor Nanette Chadwick was named the new director of academic sustainability by Mary Ellen Mazey, Auburn University provost.

Outreach organization transforms parking lot

One campus group is putting the park in parking lot.

Students learn ins, outs of growing vegetable crops

The current generation of students is becoming the driving force behind major crop production, explained Wheeler Foshee in his Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production class.

Wheeler Foshee, associate professor of horticulture, demonstrates on the whiteboard how to plant green beans. Wheeler teaches Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production. (Maria Iampietro / Associate Photo Editor)

Surveying begins for Rec Center

Surveying is underway as construction plans for the new Auburn University Recreation and Wellness Center are complete.

City applies for recycling grant

Foliage in Auburn is getting greener, and so are the city's plans for sustainability.

Coalition competes to fight global issues

Auburn is currently ranked 11th in the ONE Campus Challenge, an annual nationwide competition that takes place Feb. 1 through Mar. 31.

Precision agriculture helps Ala. farmers cut costs

Not all crops are created equal, and precision agriculture technology allows farmers to treat them specifically, saving money in the process.

Strategic plan puts students first

The first nine words of the Auburn University Division of Student Affairs strategic plan for 2010-2013 are, "The student is the most important person on campus."

Fifth women's conference helps build leadership skills

The Women's Resource Center is holding the fifth annual Women's Leadership Conference Feb. 22-23. The theme for this year's conference is Woman\0xB2 Rising to the Next Power.

Conference helps women to the next level

The Women's Resource Center is holding the fifth annual Women's Leadership Conference Feb. 22-23. The theme for this year's conference is Woman\0xB2 Rising to the Next Power.