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(04/22/14 9:00pm)
The Auburn Circle, Auburn University's literary magazine, is set to hold its biannual launch party this week. Editor-in-chief Shelby Rice said she wanted to have an event to promote the magazine after experiencing years in which the magazine struggled to distribute its content.
"I sat down with my PR team, and they came up with the idea of having an event to honor the people who had been published in the magazine," Rice said.
Snaps became an event for artists, poets and other talented students to showcase their work.
"Each semester, we host an artist expo where we display all the visual art and read selected poems and stories that were published in the magazine that semester," Rice said.
The event started fall 2012 after Rice wanted to change the way the magazine was promoted and distributed.
"As we worked through the details, it became what it is today: a party that celebrates the magazine and its readers," Rice said.
The event is Tuesday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Room 2222. Snaps gives Auburn students a taste of what types of content can be found in the literary magazine.
"[You can] hear some live music, listen to poetry and look at artwork," Rice said.
Since the first Snaps event, Rice has seen the launch party gain more popularity over the years.
"We have had an average turn out of one hundred people," Rice said.
Michelle Roberts, a junior with a double major in anthropology and political science, has the privilege of having her photo published for the front cover of the magazine as well as having other photos published throughout the magazine.
"It was exciting to know my photo was on the cover," Roberts said.
Roberts had never submitted work to the magazine before, but is said she is excited to see what Auburn students think of her pictures.
"It's a really cool way to show your work to the campus because a lot of people do see it and to showcase my pictures."
Roberts also said she likes all of her photos, but the one she likes the most is named "Chestnut Smoke."
"It's my favorite because of all the people in the photo," Roberts said. "It was taken when I was studying abroad and it was a scene in Spain. It had personality and felt real."
Robert's photos and many other works of art and literature from aspiring Auburn students are featured in the magazine each semester. Rice offered her opinion on this semester's magazine.
"The upcoming issue of The Auburn Circle is probably my favorite issue from my time as editor-in-chief," Rice said. "This issue has so much to offer: it has a lot of great poetry, some amazing photographs and artworks, and several interesting stories. There's really something for everyone to enjoy."
The Snaps launch party aims to attract students to come out, hear and see the work of fellow students and promote the upcoming issue of The Auburn Circle magazine.
"It is a great evening of artistry that we encourage everyone to attend."
(04/18/14 4:45pm)
A state-of-the-art Starbucks is under construction at Lowder Hall, set to replace the existing Lowder Lounge in July.
Glenn Loughridge, director of dining services, said dining services used student feedback to give input on the space where the Starbucks will be built.
"We looked at how many dollars are used at the end of the year [by students]," Loughridge said. "Business and engineering students had the greatest percentage of dining dollars left last year than any other students on campus."
Jeff Long, chief operations officer for the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business, said he hopes the Starbucks will be a place to go for more than just getting coffee during the day.
"There is going to be a lot of group meeting space," Long said."There is going to be a room for about 80 people to sit in Starbucks, with another 20 seats outside, for about 100 seats. What we think will happen is there will be small group meetings for students to work through projects and it's going to be a good meeting place for people."
Long said having a Starbucks in Lowder allows students from the College of Business, as well as the Samuel J. Ginn College of Engineering and Harrison School of Pharmacy to have a coffee shop closer to them.
Dorothy Dickmann, sophomore in business, said she thinks having a Starbucks for the College of Business and Engineering will be a money maker for dining services.
"It will increase their revenue because not only will students that are up there that wouldn't normally go to Starbucks use it, but also I'm sure people that live directly off campus in the apartments next to Chipotle and other places might come to campus and use it," Dickmann said.
Rumors of the Starbucks in the Student Center being moved to Lowder surfaced, but Loughridge said this will not happen.
"We need to be innovative and forward-thinking," Loughridge said about future dining options. "Sushi is a popular food item on campus and we are in process of talking to folks about a possible Middle Eastern food truck in the future."
(04/08/14 5:00pm)
Auburn University and the Samuel L. Ginn College of Engineering are sprucing up the area around the college by creating a green space where the recently demolished Dunstan Hall stood.
"We want to create a space where students and faculty can interact with each other outdoors," said Jim Carroll, Capital Project Program architect. "We wanted to have a more aesthetically pleasing space in that area."
The green space will be located across from the Samuel L. Ginn College of Engineering and behind Tichenor Hall and the College of Liberal Arts. The space is also located across from the waterfall located on the Ginn concourse.
"We are always looking to find outdoor areas to serve the Auburn community," Carroll said.
Carroll said he believes the reactions from students will be more in favor of the new green space.
Greg Pawel, junior in chemical engineering, said the area should be something other than just a green space.
"Personally, I think it should be used for a more practical purpose, such as a new parking deck or a food source," Pawel said.
Kelsie Shipley, sophomore in English, said the green space would be a good addition to campus.
"It would add to the aesthetic appeal of the campus and compliment the architecture of the College of Engineering," Shipley said.
Carrie Anderson, senior in chemical engineering, said she would like see outside work spaces being made somewhere on campus.
Since being built in 1959, the demolition of Dunstan Hall ushers in the continuation of projects being completed across the campus.
"We are finished completing a landscaping master plan," Carroll said. "It's the first master plan of its kind in Auburn history. We don't think [the green space] will always be what it is going to be."
According to Carroll, the area where the new green space is will be changing more in coming years.
Through the master plan, the facilities department plans to continue to change the outlook and beautification of the Ginn Concourse and other areas on campus, especially the older buildings. "The shops are getting to the end of their lives," Carroll said.
The shops are the white colored buildings behind the recently demolished Dunstan Hall.
Carroll said the master plan includes the areas behind the location of the green space and also lays out the plan for the rest of the Auburn campus.
Carroll said the green space will be completed by the end of this semester.
For more information on the construction of the green space or other projects facilities, visit Auburn.Edu/Administration/Facilities.
(03/20/14 7:15pm)
The Auburn University Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1960, and helps provide millions of dollars of funding to programs within the University.
According to the Auburn University Foundation website, the Auburn organization was "established to develop, support and enhance the educational interests and programs of Auburn University."
Michael Tullier, manager for the communications and marketing department, said the foundation takes gifts and donations sent from donors and gives it to an organization within the University.
"You can designate your gift in a number of ways," Tullier said. "You can make your donation to benefit the University, [or] you can make the donation benefit your own school."
The Auburn University Foundation board is made up of 24 donors who run the foundation.
"This isn't just an organization that helps Auburn employees, it helps Auburn volunteers as well," Tullier said. "Many of them give $1 million or even more than that during their lifetime."
The gifts given to the University are small and large based on the area the donors want the gifts to go to.
According to Tullier, many donors split their gifts between different educational or recreational programs at the University.
"They split their support between schools and programs they graduated from," Tullier said.
Jane Parker, president of the Auburn University Foundation, said the endowment for Auburn University, the Auburn University Foundation, the Auburn Alumni Association and Tigers Unlimited Foundation are all invested and managed through the foundation.
"The endowment provides support and perpetuity basically forever for the University," Parker said.
Parker said she wants people from Auburn to give back to the University once they have graduated and become alumni.
"We are looking for people with strong ties to Auburn," Parker said. "We want people who are invested in Auburn's success. We want people who care deeply about this institution."
Parker said the gifts received support the University's academic programs.
"They support scholarships for our students, they support professorships and chairs for our faculty and they support facilities," Parker said. "Last year, the endowments generated over $17 million in support for activities and programs across the University."
Raymond J. Harbert donated $40 million to the College of Business, which was one of the recent gifts donated to the Auburn University foundation.
"That was the largest gift Auburn University has ever received," Tullier said.
The foundation not only ensures gifts and donations are given to Auburn University, but also helps to manage the gifts given to the Auburn University-Montgomery campus.
AUM's campus has its own development board, which assists in getting donations to the area the donor wants to give to.
"Their work focuses on generating philanthropic support for Auburn University-Montgomery," Parker said.
Parker said the foundation continues to generate money from donors to further advance academic excellence at Auburn University.
"We are working every day on gifts that will have a positive impact on the University," Parker said.
(02/21/14 5:30pm)
In the last few weeks, it seems winter is flirting with spring. Students are confused as to whether they should wear shorts or pants, but when is it too soon to start wearing shorts?
Having lived most of my life in the South, I have experienced my fair share of severe weather and a few inches of snow, but I have never experienced the kind of back-and-forth weather that I have since coming to Auburn.
Kudos to those who are able to wear shorts in the middle of winter, even when people may think you look crazy.
I know I have had days where I wear shorts, but I also have on a sweatshirt that transfers heat throughout my whole body.
For students who are cold and still choose to wear shorts in the middle of the winter for no reason, I do not know how you do it, but I can sympathize with you.
It is one thing if you are going on a run, or you are on your way to workout at the recreation center, but if you are wearing shorts just because you want to look hot, then you can't complain when people are staring intently at the small waves coming from your body as you shiver with your arms crossed.
At that moment it should become obvious you should have put on more clothing.
When you are deciding what to wear, pull out your smartphone, or whatever type of phone you have, and check the temperature for the day.
It doesn't take long to check, and you can feel comfortable when you are walking around campus.
The good news is the temperatures seem to be getting higher, which means shorts season is upon us.
It is the time of the year to let your legs take a breath of fresh air. The same rules apply to pants in the spring as they do with shorts and the winter.
I am glad to be able to start wearing shorts again. It means I can go outside and walk around for a little bit and not feel chilly. I can go play ultimate Frisbee or go on a run and not feel like I need to rush to go back to my room because I am cold.
This is all to say there are appropriate times to wear shorts.
Although students choose to wear shorts year-round, sometimes you have to know when it is too cold for shorts. I am sure a student from a colder region of the country would disagree with me, but for the rest of us, anything below 40 degrees seems to be too cold for shorts. For some, it's even higher depending on where you live in the South.
Ultimately, it is not my decision to tell you when you can wear shorts or when you can wear pants. It is merely a suggestion.
I am cold-natured at times, so I usually cannot wear shorts at any temperature below 50 degrees, but that's just me.
Get ready, Auburn students. Shorts season is coming, and, hopefully, it will stay awhile.
(02/11/14 10:34pm)
In fall 2014, a new establishment will be welcomed to campus. It has already created a lot of buzz, including a tweet from SGA President Harrison Mills, who proclaimed his excitement about the restaurant coming to campus.
"I know students will enjoy this dining venue," Mills said.
Director of Campus Dining Glenn Loughridge credited Mills' platform as part of the reason Chicken Salad Chick is coming to campus.
"Student feedback, especially from Harrison - it was one of his platforms last year - so he was instrumental in getting us moving forward," Loughridge said.
According to Loughridge, the new on-campus restaurant will be placed in a new expansion attached to the Foy Dining Hall.
With the new addition, campus dining hopes to give students more options.
"It's a healthier option and that is something that we've had a lot of student feedback on, which is to have a healthier, lighter option on campus," Loughridge said.
The Chicken Salad Chick franchise has been in Auburn for six years and has more than 60 restaurants around the Southeast, according to their website.
"I am excited to see a new place open up on campus," said Kevin McCulloch, freshman in mechanical engineering. "I can try something new and hopefully will come back a lot."
The company was founded by 1999 Auburn grad Stacy Brown. Since the first store opened, the franchise has opened stores across the South every year. Although the restaurant seems to be growing every year, the owners stuck to their Auburn roots and established the headquarters in Auburn.
"I am interested to see what the restaurant has to offer that will be different from other restaurants on campus," said Chris Barnes, freshman in computer science.
The campus dining staff shows promise by adding Chicken Salad Chick along with brand name restaurants on campus such as Chick-fil-A and Papa John's.
"We are expecting it to be very successful," Loughridge said. "This is an Auburn brand, these are Auburn folks that created a restaurant. They love this place."
Mills said the restaurant will be a quality dining experience for students and will give students the chance to enjoy a popular local restaurant on campus.
For the future, the restaurant hopes to become more than just a dining venue for students to enjoy during the school year. According to Loughridge, the plan for the restaurant is to make it available for football game days, which will launch the brand even further for football seasons to come and allow more people to enjoy what Chicken Salad Chick has to offer.
"There will be an opportunity for some catering out there for game day tents and people who want to have something to walk to their tailgate with," Loughridge said.
According to Loughridge, Chicken Salad Chick will open in November, with construction slated to start soon. Other plans for the University students can look forward to include a Starbucks that will replace Lowder Lounge and provide a study space for students in Lowder.
(01/21/14 11:19pm)
Commemorating 50 years of integration, Auburn University held a public forum featuring prominent African-American men at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Tuesday, January 21.
The guest panel of six included Harold A. Franklin, the first African-American student to enroll at Auburn University and Anthony Lee, one of the first African-American undergraduate to enroll at Auburn University.
The other guests were Fred Gray, a notable Civil Rights attorney, Judge U.W. Clemon, who has served on the federal bench for 30 years and Samuel Pettijohn, who received a Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn in 1967.
The panelists spoke in front of an audience from many backgrounds whom wanted to know the role integration took at Auburn University in the 1960s and the foundation these men laid for future generations to be able to attend Auburn University.
Anthony Lee spoke of his experiences at Auburn University. Lee detailed how it was not an enjoyable experience being an African-American student because of the way he was treated going to class or being in his room on campus. He did find positives from being one of the first to integrate Auburn.
"I was encouraged to do things that other people might not have done," Lee said.
Lee also gave insight on what he thought about the status of diversity and the opportunities students now have that were unavailable when he was a student. He gave advice on how to achieve better diversity as a whole.
"As a student, the best thing to do is get involved on campus and be a part of the community," Lee said.
Lee was just one of the panelists who shared his experiences with the audience, he attempted to help listeners understand the struggles he endured and how he was able to overcome them and be a part of the university.
The panelists spoke often about what current students can do now to further integrate the University and avoid the issue of people in different groups not interacting with people from other backgrounds and groups.
The forum provided those in attendance with an eye-opening lesson about diversity at Auburn and what life was truly like for African-Americans during a time of oppression and injustice.
Emily Jay, junior in public relations, shared her thoughts on what she heard and learned from attending the forum event.
"I thought it was very interesting especially after Martin Luther King's birthday," Jay said. "Coming from small-town Alabama, I felt like I am kind of sheltered of what is actually going on and the difference between what I've learned growing up and now. For me hearing this, it was eye-opening to see how I can help and how I can make people feel more at home at Auburn especially hearing the sad stories of the past."
For many students similar to Jay, the topic of race and diversity is often not spoken about as much, but with the forum and the guest panelists, it hopes to open the discussion back up in regards to just how far we've come and what lies ahead for the future.
Willie Wyatt Jr., another one of the first African-Americans to be enrolled as an undergrad, shared his thoughts about the current issue of race at Auburn University.
"You need to take advantage of all the things Auburn has to offer, but remember at the same time you have to be your own person," Wyatt said.
At the end of the forum, the panelists challenged the student body of Auburn University to not be afraid to talk about issues such as race with others and to enjoy life in college.