Fresh Money: Managing your finances as a new college student
Tracy Richard, finance professor at Auburn, is amazed when students tell her they have no idea how much money is in their bank account.
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Tracy Richard, finance professor at Auburn, is amazed when students tell her they have no idea how much money is in their bank account.
At a command from Auburn Police K-9 Officer Luis Coreano, narcotics detection dog Mark runs through the abandoned building from room to room, nose inhaling furiously. Entering the closet where a small pouch of powdered cocaine is hidden inside a boot for the training exercise, the nearly 8-year-old Belgian Malinois slows his pace and sniffs more carefully around the area. As his nose passes over the boot, Mark suddenly sits and snaps his head around to look at Coreano, alerting his handler to the narcotic’s presence.
The several dozen canines in attendance at the Opelika Dog Park at Floral Park ribbon cutting on Saturday occasionally interrupted Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller’s brief speech with their barking as they were just ready to be let off their leashes and try out the new park.
Anyone who has studied for and taken the driver’s license test knows that the experience can be stressful, but for people who have difficulty reading, the exam can be downright daunting.
The Auburn-Alabama rivalry is one of the nation’s fiercest battles — so fierce that even members of the same political campaign team have split along university lines.
When you’re in the mood for a good burger, there’s no place like Five Guys to satisfy your cravings.
If you’re looking for a little sweetness in your life, stop by The Auburn Popcorn Company just down the street from Toomer’s Corner and pick up a bag of freshly made popcorn.
The Auburn-Alabama rivalry is one of the nation's fiercest battles – so fierce that even members of the same campaign team have split along county lines.
People tell Morgan Downey, an Auburn junior, thrift-store lover and owner of vintage clothing Etsy shop ThreeEyedMinx, that they want to go thrifting with her. According to Downey though, they actually don’t.
“Can I get a combo Chicago-style dog please?” a customer asked as he ordered his lunch at Ralph and Carolyn Levy’s hot dog stand set up just outside Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Mallory Hagan, former Miss America and Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District Democratic candidate, met with Auburn students last night in the University Student Center to listen to their concerns about Alabama’s political and cultural state and to talk about her stance on education, the environment, anti-discrimination and keeping the political conversation elevated.
The first-week Paul Christian Benton, sophomore in chemical engineering at the time, moved into his new house, he heard a knock on his door at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning.
For many people below the poverty line, certain expenses thought of as small for most can be a huge chunk of change. Twenty-two percent of Lee County residents live in poverty, according to U.S. Census Data.
Despite the slow business of the offseason, three vendors assembled at the Monthly Market on Tuesday night to sell their locally produced vegetables, breads, granola and other edible goods.
Along with the rest of Alabama, Auburn is currently in the thick of the flu season, according to local doctors, as people across the entire country are contracting the viral infection in exceptionally high numbers this season.
Gyms everywhere are supposedly packed to the brim at the start of the year. Regular gymgoers groan about the slew of new members resolving to chase their fitness goals down once and for all this year. But are gyms really busier in January than at any other time of the year? For Auburn area fitness centers, it turns out that while there is some truth to this assertion, the answer is more complicated than a straightforward “yes.”
The East Alabama Community Ballet will be presenting their 23rd performance of "The Nutcracker" ballet from Dec. 14–17 at Auburn University’s Telfair Peet Theatre.
From goat cheese to fresh eggs and supplements to bath and body products, customers stopping by Dayspring Nature Shop on Opelika Road are sure to find a large offering of goods sourced from local growers and makers.
Punkin Fest at The Local Market, to be held on Tuesday, November 21, from 3:00 to 7:00, will offer attendees numerous pumpkin-themed activities and the chance to “grab a pumpkin and come create with us, and get your homes and hearts ready for Thanksgiving,” said storeowner Lauren Duncan.
Retired Lt. Col. Charles Elvis Davis III flourishes an Iraq Campaign pin on his lapel and a pair of cufflinks that reads, “Embassy of the United States of America, Baghdad Iraq,” that he received from the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, “who presented them with the reminder that they could not be purchased anywhere, only earned,” Davis said. Davis, who served two tours in Iraq, jokes that they’re how he proves he’s a veteran.