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(08/27/12 2:46pm)
In regards to Anna Claire Conrad's article questioning the legitimacy of a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (The Auburn Plainsman, July 26, 2012), she has done a wonderful job of providing an option for every student struggling with grades. They need only go to a physician, describe a similar history and receive a prescription for stimulants. Alternatively, they can simply seek out an independent supply of "study buddies" and unfortunately for the student, that cost will not be covered by their parents insurance.
(08/21/12 4:49am)
Jason Dufner was poised for a top five finish in the Wyndham Championship until the rain came, extending his stay at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. for one more day.
(08/17/12 7:29pm)
On Friday, August 17, the SEC released the schedules for the women's basketball league.The primary difference between this year's and last year's schedules, of course, is the addition of SEC newcomers Missouri and Texas A&M.Auburn will face Texas A&M at College Station on Jan. 13 and will match up against Missouri at home on Feb. 24.The schedule begins with the Wolfpack Invitational Tournament at North Carolina State on Nov. 9-10.From there, the Tigers have a manageable non-conference slate, however, the path gets rough once SEC play begins with Arkansas at home on Jan. 3.The toughest part of the schedule comes a few weeks after with a double-header against two Elite 8 teams: Tennessee and Kentucky. “We are excited about the schedule and looking forward to the upcoming season,” said first-year Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy in a press release. “The SEC is a tough league and we have some tough teams coming into Auburn Arena this season." There is no question that Auburn faces a difficult home schedule, but its road games are even more daunting.Auburn will play four of the top five SEC teams from last year on the road.Auburn must leave the Plains to meet Kentucky, South Carolina and Georgia this season. The Tigers play Tennessee both in Knoxville and at home.Here is the schedule in its entirety (all home games are in bold caps):Nov. 9-10 - Wolfpack Invitational (Raleigh, N.C.)Nov. 15 - ALABAMA STATENov. 18 - ALABAMA A&MNov. 23-24 - 26th Annual Omni Hotels Classic (Boulder, Colo.)Nov. 28 - at TulaneDec. 9 - HOFSTRADec. 12 - at George WashingtonDec. 16 - TEMPLEDec. 19 - TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGADec. 22 - JACKSONVILLEDec. 29 - SAMFORDJan. 3 - ARKANSASJan. 6 - at MissouriJan. 10 - OLE MISSJan. 13 - at Texas A&MJan. 17 - TENNESSEEJan. 20 - at KentuckyJan. 24 - at AlabamaJan. 31 - LSUFeb. 3 - at South CarolinaFeb. 7 - at GeorgiaFeb. 10 - FLORIDAFeb. 17 - ALABAMAFeb. 21 - at TennesseeFeb. 24 - MISSOURIFeb. 28 - at VanderbiltMarch 3 - MISSISSIPPI STATEMarch 6-10 - SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.)
(08/14/12 8:04pm)
Fall has never been the season for going to the movies.
(08/01/12 1:07pm)
Men’s Basketball- Coach Tony Barbee hired University of Missouri assistant Ryan Miller to be an associate coach at Auburn. Miller was recently hired by Missouri and spent only two months in Columbia. Miller, a Northern State University graduate in Aberdeen, S.D., is the younger brother of Miami Heat guard Mike Miller.
(07/29/12 1:40pm)
Every year, student complaints about Auburn are similar.
(07/24/12 5:24pm)
All- A total of 64 Auburn student-athletes have been named to the 2011-2012 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll to rank as third in the league, announced Thursday, July 12, by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.Baseball- Sophomore centerfielder Ryan Tella has turned down the San Francisco Giants as an 11th-round selection in the MLB draft. Tella was voted Second Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches. He led Auburn and was fourth in the SEC with a .360 batting average. He also ranked among the conference leaders in slugging percentage (.508, 11th), on base percentage (.448, sixth), hits (85, fourth), triples ( four, tied-fifth), total bases (120, seventh), walks (35, tied-eighth) and stolen bases (17, tied-third). In league-only games, Tella placed seventh in batting average (.333), tied for third in hits (41) and tied for fifth in stolen bases (six).Men’s Basketball- Former forward Kenny Gabriel played for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. The Kings played five games, which were all televised on NBA TV in seven days.Football- The first SEC BeachFest will be held Aug 23-26, 2012, along the Alabama Gulf Coast in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. National Championship winning SEC coaches Gene Chizik, Nick Saban, and Les Miles will be in attendance to rally SEC fans one last time before the 2012 season kickoff. Retired coach appearances include Pat Dye of Auburn, Gene Stallings of The University of Alabama, Vince Dooley of The University of Georgia and Phillip Fulmer of The University of Tennessee.-Five Auburn players have been named to the 2012 SEC preseason Coaches All-SEC Team. Junior defensive end Corey Lemonier and senior tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen were selected for the first team. Senior wide receiver Emory Blake and junior punter Steven Clark were named to the second team. Senior linebacker Daren Bates was chosen for the third team.-Five-star linebacker Reuben Foster from Auburn High School switched his commitment from Alabama to Auburn last Thursday, July 12. This brings Auburn’s total 2013 verbal commitments to 16, three of which are five-star recruits.-Placekicker Cody Parkey is one of thirty players to make the 2012 Lou Groza College Place-Kicker Award watch list, presented by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.-Punter Steven Clark is one of 25 players to be named to the 2012 Ray Guy Award watch list, which honors the nation’s top collegiate punter.-Lemonier is one of 84 players to be named to the 2012 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, which recognizes the nation’s best defensive player awarded by the Football Writers Association of America.-Blake was named to the 2012 Bilentnikoff Award watch list, which recognizes the most outstanding receiver in college football.-The Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association announced Lutzenkirchen as one of 117 nominees for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. This award recognizes a select group of college football players committed to making a difference in their communities.-Lutzenkirchen and Lemonier were also named to the 2012 Lombardi Award watch list. This award is given to the nation’s top lineman or linebacker.-Auburn will face Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss. at 11 a.m. on Sept. 8. The Tigers will play their first home game versus The University of Louisiana at Monroe at 11:21 a.m. on Sept. 15. The season kicks off versus Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m.Men’s Golf- Former golfer Jason Dufner has been named to the 156-man field for the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s in Lancashire, England. It runs July 19-22. Dufner has finished in the top five in the last three tournaments he has played, including a fourth-place finish at the U.S. Open. Dufner enters the Open Championship ranked third in the FedEx Cup and ranked seventh in the world.Women’s Basketball- The women’s basketball team will travel to Australia Aug. 4-14 for a tour that includes stops in Cairns, Brisbane and Sydney. As part of the trip, the Tigers will play games against the Logan Thunder, Cairns Dolphins, Sydney Flames and Sutherland Sharks.Softball- ESPN’s high school signee Lexi Davis was named ESPNHS National Player of the Year after posting a 33-1 record as a pitcher and leading Porter Ridge High School Indian Trail, N.C. to the Class 4A state championship. Davis was also named the Gatorade State Player of the Year in North Carolina after the 2012 spring season. She is one of seven incoming freshman that will begin their collegiate careers in the fall of 2012.
(07/18/12 10:57pm)
In 2011, a young Auburn football team struggled on the field to find their identity and unite under a common cause.
(07/12/12 12:46am)
Lee County District Judge Russell K. Bush decided after a preliminary hearing on Wednesday that enough probable cause exists to send the case of accused Auburn triple-murderer Desmonte Leonard before a grand jury. The hearing was the first courtroom appearance for the 22-year-old Montgomery man who allegedly shot six people at University Heights on June 9, killing three of them.
(07/06/12 6:46pm)
Longtime Alabama Public Television (APT) executive Allan Pizzato and his deputy and C.F.O. Pauline Howland entered a routine board meeting on June 12 with their jobs, and left without them. They were dismissed by the Alabama Educational Television Commission (AETC), which governs the APT, after a brief "executive session" within the meeting, for what is increasingly looking like a move by the Governor-appointed commission to try to influence the publically chartered network's programming.
(06/21/12 10:00am)
It's no secret that Auburn has some of the brightest students around.
(06/14/12 10:00am)
The June 9 shooting incident was not the first at University Heights.
(06/07/12 10:03am)
Opelika High School rising freshman Kevin Lazenby's decorated spelling career came to an end Thursday, May 31, as the 13-year-old was eliminated in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.
(06/07/12 10:00am)
Twelve Auburn City School teachers and seven Auburn University graduate students are traveling to Korea from May 30 to June 14 for a Global Studies Program.
(05/24/12 10:00am)
I am a 1993 graduate of Auburn University of Montgomery and so proud to be an alumni of the Auburn family. Especially after watching Auburn students and staff in action. Y'all are awesome!
(05/17/12 10:03am)
No. 3 men's golf enters the NCAA Greensboro Regional with the top seed in a 14-team field.
(04/26/12 10:00am)
I've never been one to set goals.
(04/26/12 10:00am)
Like every other student at Auburn I have a few concerns with the new "improvement" to our parking situation.
(04/26/12 10:00am)
Our new SGA president is either terribly under-informed or actively disingenuous.
(04/19/12 10:05am)
With its misleading emails, long letters of apology, confusing demands and chronic miscommunication, Parking Services is acting more like a crazy ex-girlfriend than a resource to students.
