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When I graduated high school in 2004, George W. Bush was beginning his second term as president and conservative Republican fervor was at an all time high. I didn't really care though. I was too busy pretending to be an adult with my part-time job and studio apartment.
Chin up, Auburn. It’s not all that bad. I think some of you have forgotten how good we’ve had it this semester. Of course I preferred watching the games of our undefeated season, but acting as though this season has had no winning moments is just crazy.Maybe it’s just because I’m a “glass half-full” kind of person, and I have to say I don’t know how any of you are getting through these games without your glass half full, but I just can’t help but see the perks of going 1–7.Here are some great benefits of a losing season that are sure to distract you from whatever disaster is happening on the field.1) Cheaper downtownNo cover charge at 1716 on Saturdays. Does anyone else remember when some bars downtown dared to charge $10 cover during our undefeated season? With each loss, we get closer and closer to the downtown bars paying us to come and drink. Sky, we lost to Vanderbilt. It’s time to extend that great 7–9 p.m. free stamp policy to Saturday nights.2) Pad your resumeSkimpy resume? No worries! After this season, we can all list National Wildlife Federation under volunteer experience with all the work we are doing to save Toomer’s Oaks by not rolling them this year. I knew Auburn was a university rooted in service, but man are we taking things to the next level. Way to go, guys!3) Educational advantagesWhen I convinced my parents to pay tens of thousands of dollars on my college education, my biggest selling point was what a well-rounded experience I would have. And I was right! Poor Bammers; they have no idea what a loss is. I didn’t think it was possible to add to the list of educational experiences Auburn has over Alabama, but then again I should never underestimate Auburn!4) Better hospitalityTry and name somebody who doesn’t like the visiting team when they’ve lost? Not possible. Everybody loves a visiting team who loses. It’s awesome when people come to your campus and lose! What top-notch experiences I have had in both Oxford and Nashville. While a loss to arguably the weakest SEC football teams is tough, the wonderful hospitality we’re treated to is a nice silver lining. I mean just think, if we keep this up people will be paying us to show up!5) Valid excuse to leave earlyThank you, Spirit; no one has been as bold as you. We’re all guilty of leaving earlier and earlier with every added loss. Most of us try to stick it out until at least halftime, but even that is becoming an impossible task. Spirit, you changed all that. At a record zero minutes into the game, Spirit left Jordan-Hare. What a solid argument you’ve made for those of us hoping to leave early, but who are tied down to friends waiting to see a comeback. Who is going to say we have to stay seated freezing in the stands when the spirit of Jordan-Hare was gone before the game even started?So relax, Tigers. We’ll be back on our feet again. In the meantime, use these tips as ways to distract yourself until the season’s over and we can give all our attention to Auburn basketball... Or until I can get back to you on perks for that season too.
Jordan-Hare Stadium fits close to 90,000 people in it, and I know they can’t all be football fans.
Although our football team isn't living up to expectations, students have a responsibility to support their respective programs. However, the athletics staff is also responsible for putting a quality product on the field.
I recently spoke with a close friend who works in the health care industry, and she said the business she works for routinely sees individuals guilty of Medicaid fraud.
Rules should be simple and easy to follow. Nothing about our state constitution is simple.
The "Bible Belt." The phrase evokes so much for me here at Auburn: the First Baptist Church of Opelika; friends' Bible studies; Campus Crusade.
With our football team performing less than stellar this year, I think this is a great time for us to step back and realize we’re still winning in many areas at Auburn, even if the SEC doesn’t recognize these accomplishments.While many of us may have applied to Auburn because of our love for the gridiron and all the traditions that surround it, we should not forget that we’re also receiving a world-class education at a land-grant, sea-grant and space grant university that is continually ranked as one of the best public schools in the USA.Take, for instance, the Harrison School of Pharmacy. Currently listed as one of the top in the nation (and beating Alabama) by U.S. News & World Report, our pharmacy program continues to receive grants and contracts to do important, and potentially life-saving, drug research that you may one day be very thankful for.The College of Veterinary Medicine is ranked even higher than the pharmacy school (still ahead of Alabama, by the way), and is one of only 37 schools of veterinary medicine in the nation. We attract some of the brightest and most innovative students solving animal illnesses, something extremely important to the economies of the rural states of the Southeast.We have the top fisheries program in the world, an award given to us by the government of China in 2008, and it is a vital source of research, breeding innovations and protection of species.Auburn is also a leader in rehabilitation counseling, helping patients overcome physical, mental, emotional and developmental disabilities.Rarely do you hear in passing conversations about how our men’s swim team has been the SEC champion for 16 years in a row (18 total), grabbed eight NCAA championships, or how the women have also done very well, with five SEC and NCAA championships.You can’t run from the fact that Auburn has produced world-class track and field athletes such as Maya Pressley, Joanna Atkins and Reuben McCoy, all of whom I watched represent Auburn with pride at the Olympic Track & Field trials in Eugene, Ore., this summer.Being a part of the “Auburn family” that we’ve all worked so hard to cultivate and protect has absolutely nothing to do with football. Yes, it may pump us up during games and be a nice thing to shout downtown, but as Pat Dye said, “Alabama fans love Alabama football. Auburn fans love Auburn.”And to the people who keep saying “War Damn Eagle, anyway”: change your tone before that negative tide rolls over these beautiful Plains. Be confident this excellent University existed before football and will exist long after scores cease to matter.War Damn Eagle, always.
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Sometimes, as a humble student, it's easy to feel hopelessly small at a university this large.
With the great responsibility of driving, we have all learned the basic rules of the road: don't text and keep your eyes on the road.
Let's talk about the "F" word--feminism.
Journatic is the sweatshop of journalism, and it's changing the face of journalism. Well, they tried to, at least.
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.
For the past eight years, I have been a smoker.
Many people think of depression as a teenage exaggeration or an excuse to relax on the couch and be lazy.
\0x1DThis past weekend marked what has come to be one of my favorite holidays: Labor Day.
Have you guys seen this new theme park o\0x80ff of Interstate 85?
As the world stands by and coolly observes yet another humanitarian crisis, this time in Syria, it is relevant (and, in my opinion, even necessary) to return to the subject of the efficacy of the United Nations.
