Age-old rivalry fights food insecurity
(10/25/21 3:00pm)
The great rivalry between Auburn and Alabama is as old as time. Today, the Beat Bama Food Drive utilizes that rivalry to feed the food insecure.
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Auburn volleyball: Weekend preview
(09/17/21 4:40pm)
The Auburn Tigers remain an undefeated volleyball team entering Friday and Saturday’s contests at home, leaping out to a 6-0 record for the first time since 2012. The team will seek to sustain its brilliant start against another group of opponents set to test the team’s mettle this weekend.
Taking a glimpse at the next Auburn volleyball opponents
(09/02/21 3:57pm)
After a difficult 2020-21 season that saw his Tigers go winless in eight contests, head coach Brent Crouch has seen different results to open the 2021-22 season. Auburn hasn’t just won both of its first two matches of the season, it's dominated its competition with a pair of sweeps.
Local coffee shops give a breakdown on the pumpkin spice latte
(09/03/21 12:13pm)
The pumpkin spice latte: love it or hate it, one thing is for sure — everyone has heard of it. With fall around the corner, it feels like each Starbucks-lover has an opinion on the flavor.
Suite 1111: What Auburn Students Did This Summer
(08/30/21 5:00pm)
My: From the Auburn Plainsman, this is Suite 1111, I’m My Ly, podcast editor for the Plainsman. This week we talked with students about what they did over the summer, from rediscovering a species once believed to be extinct to wrangling alpacas. Stay with us
Opelika police charge man in Star Street shooting
(08/24/21 3:09pm)
Opelika police said they have charged a man with assault in connection with a shooting early Tuesday morning where a man was suffering from a gunshot wound after a shooting on Star Street in Opelika.
How to be more eco-friendly this fall
(08/20/21 2:45pm)
The Office of Sustainability defines sustainability as “the intentional effort to create a world that is perpetually healthy, vibrant, beautiful, and flourishing for all of Earth’s inhabitants”, according to its website. The office presents it, though, as thinking about how your life connects to the four aspects of the sustainability compass: nature, society, economics and well-being.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Auburn should embrace urbanism
(08/25/21 2:30pm)
This is in response to the Plainsman’s July column titled “Urbanization of Auburn leaving behind some community members.“ As a former resident, I write because I disagree that urbanization (or urbanism, as its advocates prefer) is a bogeyman that implies negatives like “gentrification” — to the contrary, urbanism and its principles offer a path to sustainability and inclusion, and I believe Auburn should embrace them.
Sustainability Picnic to take place on Aug. 18
(08/14/21 6:14pm)
UPDATE: The Sustainability Picnic has been postponed to the rain date, Aug. 25, at the same place and time.
City of Auburn welcomes new planning director
(07/27/21 2:00pm)
The City of Auburn has named a new planning director, as Steve Foote was hired to fill the position last week according to a press release from the City. In his new role, Foote will be responsible for the City’s land use plan, zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations, according to the press release.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to Auburn City Schools from Anti-Racist Educators
(07/05/21 6:04pm)
Dear Auburn City Schools,
Auburn’s College of Agriculture welcome high-tech vertical farms
(06/10/21 5:30pm)
On June 10, at 9 a.m., Auburn’s College of Agriculture gave a tour of their new high-tech vertical shipping containers, all the way from Freight Farms in Boston, Massachusetts, now located on Lem Morrison Drive.
Nonprofit hopes to bring sustainability to East Alabama
(05/08/21 6:30pm)
In a small town about 45 minutes from Auburn, an organization is working to change how locals can produce and consume both their food and energy.
Board of Trustees increases housing rate, student fees
(04/16/21 5:16pm)
During their April 16 meeting, the Auburn University Board of Trustees approved an increase in the campus housing rate and a $30 increase in the student services fee per year. Tuition costs will remain the same.
The University celebrates Earth Day with an extravaganza
(04/18/21 6:30pm)
Earth Day Extravaganza is an event celebrating Earth Day to raise awareness of sustainable practices through food, activities and open conversations.
Students for Clean Water raises awareness for global water crisis
(03/24/21 7:00pm)
Students for Clean Water is a fully student-led and student-operated organization that is focused on the global water crisis. The goal of SFCW is “to eradicate the global water crisis through education, awareness and fundraising.” The organization also aims to bring awareness not only to the international level, but to a campus and regional level, as well.
Report: Justin Powell entering transfer portal
(03/09/21 10:18pm)
Auburn guard Justin Powell has entered the transfer portal. The news was first reported by Jake Weingarten and later confirmed by 247Sports.
Council debates addressing citizens' concerns during Council meetings
(03/03/21 4:01am)
Auburn Aquaponics takes next step in sustainable food production
(03/13/21 8:00pm)
As a result of rapid population growth, the United Nations has projected 10 billion mouths to feed worldwide by 2050. Food shortages and environmental impacts have led to the development of sustainable agriculture that seeks to counteract this eventual scarcity of resources.
‘We intend to put in the work that’s necessary’
(03/04/21 2:00pm)
Fifty-seven years have passed since Harold Franklin walked across Auburn’s campus as its first Black student.