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Auburn coach Gus Malzahn went into spring practice with three goals for the football team on his mind: to get the team's edge back mentally and physically after last season's demoralizing campaign, for the team to have a basic understanding of the new offense and defense, and to develop a depth chart with two players at each position.
Auburn senior Michael Hebert was selected to the All-SEC Second Team and redshirt freshman Jake Mondy was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Online graduate programs in Auburn University's College of Education, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and College of Business are listed in the top 10 of the just newly released U.S. News & World Report's 2013 Best Online Education Programs rankings.
As the Auburn loses one of it's traditions, rolling Toomer's Trees, faculty and students work to continue making students feel comfortable at Auburn and find new traditions and organizations that will be a good fit.
Although A-Day has come and gone with this past weekend, the Auburn Tigers were back on the practice field Tuesday and Wednesday morning, making them the last SEC team still holding spring practice.
It's that time of year again. Whip out your jorts and load up the sunscreen because Alpha Psi's Rodeo is this weekend and things are about to get real. It's the moment we all wait for, an entire day dedicated to drinking beer, listening to good tunes and dressing like Joe Dirt. It's a time that brings people together from schools all around the South that are decidedly not as cool as Auburn.
Spring practice starts Wednesday, March 27 for Auburn football and new head coach Gus Malzahn says he's excited to get back on the field with the Tigers.
Auburn softball earned a two-game split Saturday, March 2, defeating Charlotte 2-1 and losing to Minnesota 4-3 in eight innings. Auburn (15-5) closes out the War Eagle Classic with a 2 p.m. game Sunday against Southern University. "We had two really good games today," said Head Coach Tina Deese. "We had a nice rally in the first game and came up just a hit or two short in the second game. I'm proud of the way we kept fighting and giving ourselves a chance. Our pitchers did a good job in both games. I'm proud of Marcy (Harper) and Hilary (Mavromat)." In the second game of the day, Auburn rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, but was unable to complete the comeback as Minnesota (9-7) hung on for a 4-3 win in eight innings. Hilary Mavromat started and took the loss to fall to 5-1. Mavromat allowed four runs, two earned, on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts in seven innings of work. Sara Moulton improved to 9-4 with the complete-game win. Moulton allowed three runs, two earned, on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a two-out single by Bree Blanchette that scored Erica Meyer. Meyer reached on a one-out walk and stole second to move into scoring position. The Golden Gophers made it 2-0 when Tyler Walker crushed a leadoff home run in the second inning. It was Walker's third home run of the season and it came on a 0-1 pitch. The Tigers mounted a scoring threat in the bottom of the fourth. Branndi Melero singled to open the inning but was out on a fielder's choice by Brooke Lathan. Emily Carosone reached on a fielding error to put runners at second and third with one out. Caitlin Jordan followed with a hard lineout to Kaitlyn Richardson at third, who fired to second in time to double-off Lathan to end the inning. The Tigers got some seventh-inning magic for the second time in the day when Austyn West hit a game-tying, two-run homer over the wall in left. It was West's second home run of the season and it came with pinch-runner Tiffany Howard aboard. Howard ran for Caitlin Schultze, who reached on an infield single. Baylee Stephens followed with a single and McKenzie Kilpatrick drew a walk to put runners at second and first. Minnesota picked up the second out when Stephens was forced out at third on a fielder's choice off the bat of Estell. The Gophers sent the game to extra innings when Kilpatrick was thrown out at home attempting to score on a single to right by Melero. In the top of the eighth with the international tiebreaker in play, Tyler Walker doubled to center to score Sydney Fabian from second for a 3-2 Minnesota lead. A passed ball moved Walker to third. Richardson then hit a ground ball that Kelsey Bogaards caught, dropped and recovered to fire to first in time for the out, but Jordan dropped the throw, allowing Richardson to reach. Walker scored on the play to give Minnesota a 4-2 edge. In the bottom of the eighth, with Melero at second base, Lathan lined out to second for the first out of the inning. Carosone ground out to second for the second out of the inning, which also moved Melero to third. Jordan then hit a ground ball that shortstop Walker booted, allowing Jordan to reach and Melero to score to make it 4-3. Moulton ended the Auburn rally, however, when she fanned Tiffany Howard on a swinging third strike to end the game. In the first game of the day, Branndi Melero doubled home Morgan Estell with two outs in the top of the seventh to lift the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over Charlotte (7-5). Marcy Harper improved to 6-2 with the complete-game victory. Harper set a season high for Auburn pitchers with nine strikeouts. Harper allowed one run, earned, on two hits with three walks. Katie Watkins took the loss to fall to 4-5. Watkins started and went the distance, allowing two runs, both earned, on six hits with three walks and five strikeouts. The Tigers jumped on top in the top of the first inning. Emily Carosone picked up her 22nd RBI of the season with a two-out single that plated Melero (single) to give Auburn a 1-0 lead. The 49ers tied the game in the bottom of the second inning. Samantha Slade drew a leadoff walk and moved into scoring position when she stole second base. After a strikeout, Kalie Lang drilled a hard single to left-center to bring Slade home and even the game at 1-1. After scoring early, the bats went silent as each pitcher found a groove. Harper allowed just one hit after the second inning. Harper registered six strikeouts in that five-inning span. Watkins was just as tough, allowing one two-out hit after the second inning until the Tigers' rally in the seventh. The Tigers broke the tie in the top of the seventh. Morgan Estell laced a double to the wall in center with two outs and came in to score on Melero's double to the wall in left-center to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. Melero's double came on a 3-2 pitch after she had fouled three pitches off. In the bottom of the seventh, Harper retired the 49ers in order including making a sliding catch on a short pop-up for the final out to end the game.
After having only one player selected in the 2012 NFL Draft, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. thinks Auburn can triple that number in 2013.
After having only one player selected in the 2012 NFL Draft, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. thinks Auburn can triple that number in 2013.
While sitting in class, many students have pictured themselves sitting on a breezy, sandy beach with a cool beer in one hand that hisses crisply as they unscrew its top. Though beaches are difficult to come by in Auburn, students who enjoy a refreshing brew might soon have the chance to create their own concoction for a grade. On Friday, Feb. 1, the Board of Trustees approved a plan to move ahead with a new brewing sciences program that will educate graduate students on both the business and production side of the craft beer industry. The board unanimously passed the motion proposed by Martin O'Neil, head of the Nutrition Department. One reason the Board accepted the new program so readily, according to O'Neil, is the enormous economic upside and apparent lack of negatives. "This program stands to benefit the economy not only locally, but on a national scale as well. There's really no downside," he said. "The tourism industry is on the rise here, and this kind of training will put graduates in a great place to obtain jobs in that sphere." The boom in this sector has created a demand for craft beers and employees skilled in the art of making them. Though in its early stages, O'Neil hopes the curriculum will help students by training them in this rapidly growing trade. The graduate certificate program will consist of 18 hours and six classes that cover everything from the business of brewing to manufacturing yeast cultures to the actual process of brewing beer. Classes will cost graduate students $750-$1000 an hour and provide students with the training needed to be competitive with graduates of programs such as University of California--Davis's undergraduate brewing sciences degree. Initiated in 1991, UC--Davis's curriculum has been the standard for other brewing programs and boasts the only set of undergraduate brewing courses in the country. The program is wildly popular among students at the university and employers, who have snapped up graduates, some of whom have gone on to hold high-level positions at several breweries. Graduates have also had success starting their own craft beer companies. Students who obtain a master's in brewing sciences at UC--Davis become certified as a "Master Brewer," the highest title bestowed in the world of beer crafting. The same will be true of Auburn's program according to O'Neil, with the courses focusing, in large part, on training students to pass the Institute of Brewing and Distillation Examination. Because this type of program does not exist in the region, Southeastern brewing companies have traditionally had to look elsewhere for trained professionals. O'Neil believes starting this program will alleviate that inconvenience, create jobs and most importantly, give Auburn students the edge in an extremely competitive job market. Though approved, the program still has a long journey before it becomes part of the curriculum here, so the possibility of an Auburn micro-brew is, for now, a distant dream. "I honestly haven't given any thought to that. It's still too early," O'Neil said. Though perhaps a premature thought, one day students might enjoy the chaos of Panama City Beach during Spring Break with a home-brewed "Tipsy Tiger" in hand.
The Auburn men's basketball started conference play strong by winning at home against LSU and narrowly edging South Carolina in Columbia.
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The world shrank today. It will do the same tomorrow and into the foreseeable future. Social media websites, like Twitter and Facebook, are a major part of this global downsizing, as they have exposed the human experience and enhanced communication like never before.
Split-second decisions, cold water against your skin and struggling to save yourself and another against river currents; this is the scene Tuesday, Jan. 8, for Doug Bacon, graduate student in masters integrated design and construction. Bacon rescued an Opelika native, Priscilla Woods, from drowning in the Alabama River after she jumped from the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma. Bacon was on his way back to Auburn University when he noticed a woman standing on the outside of a guardrail. "I was driving and I was kind of watching the road since the traffic had slowed down," Bacon said. "I was looking back and forth from her and the road and when I looked back and I saw that she had jumped, so I knew either way that she had either fallen or jumped." It only took seconds for Bacon to make the decision that he would be the one to save Woods. "I think for a split second I was like 'Well you know maybe some other people will go and help her,' but another part of me was like 'I better go down there and help her,'" Bacon said. Bacon drove to a nearby park that he was familiar with since he had driven through Selma in the past. Bacon ran two blocks to the edge of the park up until the park dropped down to the river said Lt. Johnny King, commander of criminal and narcotic investigation for Selma Police Department. Bacon then handed his cellphone and wallet to a man willing to help by the water's edge. "And I just said 'Do you see her? Do you see her?' and then she just popped up and she was struggling," Bacon said. "It was not a graceful dive [into the river]; it was more of a stumble." Although the water may have looked freezing, Bacon assured everyone that the water was no more than chilly. "I wasn't really thinking if the water was cold or not," Bacon said. Bacon swam 35-45 feet out in the river to save Woods. "I swam out and got to her and she was kind of in shock," Bacon said. "I think she was probably just going through a lot. I got to her and said 'Come here, it's going to be OK.' She was willing to get some help and wasn't fighting it at all." Bacon struggled with the current as Woods and him swam to shore. "I was kind of out of energy and going under water, so I was kind of freaking out. So I would throw her arm off of me just so I could get a breath," Bacon said. Soon after Bacon had jumped in the water a fishermen had emerged from the woods to come help. "It was too steep to come down to the river from upstream, so the fisherman climbed way up the slope and came the way I did and helped me pull her out of the water the rest of the way," Bacon said. The police arrived soon after Woods was pulled from the water to shore. "She wouldn't have survived because it's a long fall," King said. "I know several people who have jumped and she was the only person that survived. [Bacon] jumped in there in that cold water and swam to her and pulled her as much as he could." Bacon's family was both shocked and surprised when they heard how Doug's afternoon went. "[My mom] was just happy I was OK and she was really proud of me," Bacon said. Woods went to Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery, but is now home with her family.
When Dameyune Craig was the recruiting coordinator at Florida State, he noticed fellow Seminoles coaches Odell Haggins and Lawrence Dawsey had something he didn't when hitting the recruiting trail.
City of Auburn's Water Works Board will be updating its 10-12 year old software system of billing utilities. The implementation will become effective at the end of this month with the bills that are due in February 2013.
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Junior defensive end Corey Lemonier has declared for the NFL Draft and will not return for his final season at Auburn, according to ESPN's Joe Schad.
Republicans obviously suffered a loss on Tuesday, Nov. 6. As a former delegate candidate to the Republican National Convention, I was pulling strongly for Gov. Romney and was on the edge of my seat the whole night.
