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Don't tread on them. Although that is not part of its official slogan, College libertarians, with a lowercase "l", provide resources and opportunities for students to learn about the issues affecting their lives now.
Performing in front of a live audience at The Overall Company Friday, Oct. 19, gave local band Teacup and the Monster another chance to do what it loves.
Each year, several Auburn University students have the opportunity to connect with the community through art.
The Dixie Chicks can attest to songwriter Susan Gibson's talent.
It's entirely legal to shoot someone at 7 p.m. on Thursdays -- with paint, that is.
Spikeball nets and the trademark yellow balls can now be seen almost daily across campus. Junior Jason Bass, undeclared in liberal arts, has a lot to do with that.
G.I. Jobs magazine has recently named Auburn one of the top military-friendly schools in the nation. "I think it's just the Southern environment," said Scott Luis, senior in political science. "Almost everyone knows a friend or family member in the military, and I've just been welcomed by everybody. "I've had people come up and say, 'thank you for your service,' and every time I go to the Student Center somebody says it. It's just such a great environment, and it encourages people." Katelyn Reed, senior in English, said participating in Auburn's ROTC program is an honor for all the cadets. "Participating in Army ROTC provides students with unique experiences," Reed said. "Army cadets get to travel to different posts and train with equipment and weapons reserved for soldiers. It is a privilege to work with the same thing that our troops overseas are. The cadets understand the reality of it and always take training seriously." Maya Nguyen, sophomore in communication, said the most important part of ROTC is the Leadership Development Assessment Course. "It's 28 days of training after your junior year and it essentially decides your future in the Army," Nguyen said. "How you do in LDAC, plus your GPA, plus your physical training score is what decides whether you're in active duty or the reserves." In order to prepare for the LDAC camp, Nguyen said the AROTC hosts lab sessions every Wednesday so cadets can get practical experience. "What we do for lab depends on the seniors who train us," Nguyen said. "(The grenade assault course) is one of the funner labs. We also do land navigation a lot. They give us a direction and a distance, and we have to go find these triangular numbers in the woods. It's really important for camp, so we do it a lot." Reed said for the grenade lab they use equipment allotted to the AROTC by Fort Benning. "This is a special lab because we're using live grenades at some of the stations," Reed said. "We're allotted so many, so we have to use them up. We're not going to lose trees, though. They're training grenades, so they'll go off, and if you held onto it with hand, it's like a grenade version of holding a sparkler too long. It will spark, and it will hurt very badly, but they don't blow things up." As part of the training, cadets learned to throw grenades from standing and kneeling positions, and they also raided a makeshift bunker made of wood. "You'll see in movies there'll be a big concrete dome, and it'll have like a machine gun in it, so we learn to properly clear it by throwing a grenade with a bunker assault team," Luis said. Luis and Reed are two of the seniors in charge of organizing these labs. "We get jobs once we're a senior, and there's five of us who are training the freshmen and five who train the sophomores," Luis said. "We all got here because we like to teach. We're all trainers because they thought we'd be good teachers, and we enjoy dealing with the underclassmen, so I'll stay here until 6 p.m. if someone wants to stay and learn more. It just depends on the needs of the people you're training." Nguyen said the equipment used during the labs makes the experience as true-to-life as possible, and the uniforms they wear are the same as they would wear on active duty in the military. "We have our ammo pouch, but we don't have any ammo, so usually it holds our Starburst and Skittles for land navigation when you get bored," Nguyen said. "We also use our ranger beads for land navigation. You pull one bead every 100 meters to help you keep track of how far you've gone." Nguyen said the Army uniform is a lot more practical than everyday clothes, so she likes being able to wear it on lab days. "There are a lot of pockets," Nguyen said. "I love Wednesdays because my keys go here, and I don't have to dig in my backpack for them. There's even a pocket in the hat." Luis said the cadets usually carry plastic rifles as well. "The fake weapons we usually have out," Luis said. "We almost always do that in any sort of tactics because you'll always be carrying a weapon when you're doing stuff like this." The activities and classes are difficult, but Reed said they also bring AROTC members closer together. "These kids work really hard, and you have to maintain your GPA to be on active duty status with the Army these days," Reed said. "They have PT (physical training) every morning for an hour and a half, and they have classes. It takes a lot out of you because you're competing with each other, but you also have to be good friends." Reed said AROTC members will continue to follow four major principles as they continue their training. "It is important that the Auburn campus knows what Army ROTC is all about: hard work, academics, physical training and brotherhood," Reed said.
Once again, Clint Moseley has a shot at redemption.
On Monday, Oct. 1, the East Alabama Medical Center's Health Resource Center in Opelika hosted a speaker whose focus on the effects of depression and suicide helped show the importance of support groups in the community.
The PositivesWe may have won a game that was against a school that has never had a winning season since joining the FBS by only three points, but hey, we lost to the No. 2 team in the country by only two. That has to mean something, right? A 1-3 record going into October isn’t exactly reassuring, but at least Auburn’s displaying signs of improvement. Kiehl Frazier looked like a 5-year-old playing in his first Pop Warner game Sept. 1. He was scared, timid and downright terrified of the 300-pound lineman running straight toward him. Fast forward four weeks and Frazier has begun to show glimpses of why USA Today named him the 2010 National Offensive Player of the Year. I mean did you see that touchdown catch against ULM? Now don’t start calling him the second coming of Cam, but the talent is there. He just has to show it to the nation. Then there’s the defense. Sure, tackling hasn’t exactly been their strong suit, but when it came time to suit up against LSU they actually looked decent (shout out to Corey Lemonier). It may not be much, but it’s a step in the right direction. Let’s just say I’m willing to bet my lucky Auburn hat that we win at least one game in October.The NegativesWe lost to the No. 2 team in the country 12-10, but only managed to beat a Sun Belt team by three. Am I the only one that has a problem with this? Didn’t think so. Then there’s the problem of turnovers. Ah, those pesky turnovers. Here’s lookin’ at you, Frazier. I know you’re new to this and all, but seven interceptions in four games? Or what about that Mississippi State game? You know, the one where you threw three picks and forgot how to hold a football twice? Don’t get me wrong, I think you’re great, but how do you expect to win a game when you keep giving your opponent the ball and perfect field position on a silver platter? Enough about the offense. Let’s talk about tackling, or lack there of. Look, I’ve never played football in the SEC, but I’ve watched my fair share of games, at least enough to know what a tackle looks like. I get it. They’re bigger and faster and much scarier than on TV, but you’re bigger and faster and scarier too. And what better time than next Saturday to prove that to Arkansas, and yourselves?Surprise of the seasonCody Parkey, thank you. Thank you for single-handedly saving our season. Thank you for making nine straight field goals, especially that beauty in overtime against ULM. Thank you for not letting us start 2012 with four straight losses. And most of all, thank you to your parents for giving you great genes. Now I understand Parkey’s talent hasn’t exactly come out of nowhere; he was pretty solid last season. No, it’s not his kicking ability that is this season’s biggest surprise. It’s how he uses that ability to give his team the best chance they possibly have at a win. It was Parkey that made four field goals against Clemson to put Auburn up 19-16 with 12:50 to go in the fourth. It was Parkey that sailed a 23- yard field goal through the uprights to push Auburn past Mississippi State, if only for roughly two and a half minutes. It was Parkey that sealed the Tiger victory over ULM in overtime. And it was Parkey who scared the Bayou nation last Saturday night with his 40 yard field goal to take a one-point lead going into halftime. Thanks again, Cody.
Sometimes, as a humble student, it's easy to feel hopelessly small at a university this large.
Many Auburn fans know about Spirit, the bald eagles that flies around Jordan-Hare Stadium before home football games. His home, however, isn't as well-known.
With every bag of Haitian coffee Auburn's College of Agriculture Ambassadors sell, they promote sustainable economic development and supply the demands of both developed and developing countries.
Everybody told me I was "out of line" and "we hired great coordinators" and to just wait and see.
Auburn University alumnus Jason Berger is opening a new restaurant on Magnolia Street called En Fuego Tapas Lounge.
The adage says “football is religion in the South.”I’m nowhere near naive or blasphemous enough to liken athletes to deities or even demigods, but there is some truth in the statement as to how it is received by the community.For half the year, a large amount of people congregate in the same place on almost the same day every week to chant and cheer—and yes sometimes pray—for victory for whichever team has their allegiance.Those opposed to the amount of money poured into collegiate and professional football point out that those finances could be applied elsewhere such as roads, schools, etc.Why follow people from high school to college to their careers when they do nothing more academic than take classes required to play a sport while the majority of intellectuals go unnoticed by mainstream America?It’s because football is something to believe in.Whether your team is a perennial championship contender or trying to become one, the act of rooting for your team is unifying.You may not know the 80,000 strangers sitting around you wearing the same colors and singing the same songs, but the fact that you share these things and a common loyalty is gratifying patriotism on a smaller scale.For that day, your social circle expands exponentially and a simple “War Eagle!” will earn a similar reply, high five or even a beer.Besides being a unifying force, football’s presence in the media makes it accessible to the masses because the results are viewable and tangible.As valuable as the valedictorians and scholars of our generation are, it’s much more difficult to track the progress of an individual’s mind than the body.There aren’t channels showcasing the country’s greatest engineers or doctors and there aren’t stat sheets for the number of structures built or the number of lives saved.I’m not saying athletes are more important than degreed professions. I’m just explaining why it is popular, and that’s because football, above all else, is entertainment.Whether it’s Batman versus Bane or Auburn versus Alabama, the act of having somebody to champion and fight for the name stuck on your bumper, embroidered on your shirt or tattooed in a place your mother would frown upon is inspiring.For Southerners, football is just another excuse to do what we already do best.As for the questions regarding the financial side of football, the proceeds from tickets, jerseys, food, hotel rooms and everything that goes into a game day weekend all go back into the community, and it’s no secret Auburn generates the majority of its capital from football season.There is a reason the majority of schools in the South are hesitant to dissolve their football programs.In New Orleans in 2005, the Saints franchise was forced to use San Antonio as its “home field” while the city was rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.The following year, the team returned to the Superdome, and its subsequent success brought together a shattered community in a way I had never seen before.Simply put, people need something in which to emotionally invest.It’s not religion, but for something that inspires that amount of unfailing loyalty, dedication and common interest, why not believe in it?
Many people leave high school and home for college and immediately want to leave all their old friends behind.
Here we go again.
A university tapping into the potential of social media has become commonplace, but a university using social media to combat world hunger could be groundbreaking.
The university's wheelchair basketball team is entering its third season and its \0x8Afirst season in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association's Intercollegiate Division. The team held an open practice Tuesday, Sept. 4 in the Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.
