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Threes! is addictive, fun and quick

(02/27/15 10:41pm)

App of the Week: Threes! may be the unluckiest app of 2014. Developers Asher Vollmer and Greg Wohlwend spent almost a year and a half developing the mechanics of their addictive swipe-and-combine gameplay. However, its gameplay was copied within six days of release on iOS by free clones that quickly outsold Threes!, which costs $1.99 to download. The first clone, 1024, advertised itself with the line “No need to pay for Threes!”

https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2015/02/threes-is-addictive-fun-and-quick

New Toomer's oaks bridge generations of Auburn Family

(02/24/15 1:58am)

As the new oak trees were planted at Toomer's Corner on Valentine's Day, generations of Auburn fans gathered around them to see tradition being planted. Edna Fellows Christmas is 101 years old and calls herself one of Auburn's oldest fans. "I saw them cut the trees down, and I wanted to see them put them back up," Edna Fellows said. "I was so proud to see them go back up. I think they're gonna be great." Edna Earl Christmas, her daughter, said everyone in her family except Edna Fellows had attended Auburn University, though Edna Fellows said she may as well have gone to Auburn from all the time she's spent around it. "It's almost like good overcoming evil," Edna Earl said. "It's showing the Auburn spirit is not to be denied. We're going to stay in there as a family and make it work." Laura Champion and Shy Slaton, parents of another Auburn family, said they have ties to the University and hope their children will attend the school as well. "We're really hopeful they go to Auburn," Slaton said. "That would mean a lot to us." Slaton said she hopes Max, 5, and Lucy, 3, will appreciate being present for a major moment in Auburn history, even if they are too young to understand it. "If they grow up here and they end up going to Auburn, they'll look back on this," Slaton said. "How many kids can say, 'I was there the day the old trees were rolled the last time, and I was there when the new trees were put in?'" Champion said even if their kids go to the University of Alabama, their kids will still have been present for a major moment in Auburn history. Frost Rollins, adjunct professor of architecture, said her children were less interested in the new oaks than they were in Aubie and the chocolate ice cream she bought for them. Rollins said her twins, Rose and Farryn, 4, have a warped sense of other Auburn traditions. "When we won the Iron Bowl, they went out on the field after the game," Rollins said. "Rose was asleep, but Farryn was dancing around like crazy. So now, after every football game, they think that's what happens. They don't understand that was a once-in-a-lifetime thing." Rollins said she appreciates how well the University has turned around Toomer's Corner with the new oaks. "I think they've done a great job of turning it into something that invigorates everyone," Rollins said. Champion said she appreciates the tradition above all. "For us, it's all about family tradition, and the Auburn Family is an extension of our family and always will be," Champion said. "To be able to pass that onto (our kids) so they can have that kind of love from the beginning of their life -- it's important, at least to us."

https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2015/02/new-toomers-oaks-bridge-generations-of-auburn-family

Alumna crowdfunds to bring pet home

(02/17/15 1:00am)

When Bassma Abdulrahnan came to the United States in 2012, she said the culture shock was tough. She had to leave behind her friends, family and everyone she knew back home in Kurdistan, Iraq. Abdulrahnan was studying for her doctorate in civil engineering at Auburn. After a trip home to visit her family, she said she walked into a pet store on a whim. When Abdulrahnan saw a small 10-week-old Netherland Dwarf rabbit, she took him home that day and named him Oreo. Her friends said the two were inseparable. "(Abdulrahnan) treated him as her son," said Suning Zhu, graduate student in business and friend of Abdulrahnan. "Oreo is a part of her life. I think she cannot live without him." However, Oreo and Abdulrahnan are currently separated by more than 6,000 miles. Abdulrahnan, who came to the United States on a Fullbright Scholarship, had to return to Iraq without Oreo. Haitham Eletrabi, post-doctorate student in civil engineering and Abdulrahnan's friend, said he and Abdulrahnan spend a month researching a way for her to fly home with her pet rabbit. But there were no options. Eletrabi is running a campaign on Indiegogo.com to raise $1,400 to send Oreo home to Abdulrahnan through an animal shipping company. He has raised $428 so far. The campaign ends Feb. 22. "The cause itself might not be as strong as, say, a dog that has cancer, but the point is that the pain of the separation is real for the rabbit and for Bassma," Eletrabi said. "Other stuff might be proclaimed as worth more, but this is big for both of them. Think of it as being separated from a family member." Eletrabi said Abdulrahnan and Oreo were like family when they were together. Abdulrahnan would keep the door to his cage open, allowing the rabbit to wander freely around her apartment. According to Eletrabi, Oreo would usually use his freedom to follow Abdulrahnan everywhere. "This is really close, even for a rabbit," Eletrabi said. Abdulrahnan said she even took Oreo to the park on a leash and let him run around, though Eletrabi said Oreo would stick close by Abdulrahnan. With his old owner gone, Eletrabi said he's been doing his best to take care of Oreo. He said this task has its own challenges, as Oreo has grown into a rabbit with a great deal of personality quirks. Eletrabi said the rabbit has different moods and refuses to play except on its own time. It is also a picky eater and will not eat carrots, though it loves snacking on exposed wires. However, Eletrabi said he can only take care of Oreo until he has to leave the United States in December. He hopes to ship Oreo back to Abdulrahnan before then. "I hope the Auburn Family will help reunite Oreo with his mom again," Eletrabi said. "He was her family here, and I'm sure it will be great having him back home. I can feed him, I can be there for him, but I can't love him as much as she does." Abdulrahnan said she hopes to achieve her goal of bringing Oreo home with her. "I wasn't aware of animals' value until I had Oreo," Abdulrahnan said. "Oreo taught me really how precious they are."

https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2015/02/alumna-crowdfunds-to-bring-pet-home

Travel the culinary world while staying on the Plains

(02/16/15 5:00pm)

Cooking exotic meals does not take as much work and time as one may think. I made sticky sesame chicken in approximately 30 minutes with ingredients I bought from Wal-Mart. The prices listed beside the ingredients are the prices of the whole package, not just what was needed for the meal, so you will have some leftover ingredients. I bought one pack of six chicken breasts for $6.98 and used four pieces of the sesame chicken. To begin, cut the chicken into smaller bite-sized pieces for easier cooking. Beat an egg in a bowl, and dip the chicken in the egg one piece at a time. Coat the chicken with flour and cornstarch to make sure it does not burn. Heat up oil in a pan and add the chicken. While the chicken is cooking, mix all of the sauce ingredients together in a bowl. When the chicken is fully cooked, place the pieces on a plate to cool for a few minutes. Pour the sauce onto the chicken slowly and evenly. After the sauce is on the chicken, sprinkle sesame seeds on the chicken. You can use as many pieces of chicken as you want. This meal feeds up to four people, so if you make it for yourself like I did, you'll have something sweet and crunchy for dinner for the next couple of days. Chicken Ingredients 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts $6.98 1 tbsp. oil $2.50 6 tbsp. flour $1.56 1 egg $2.28 (carton) 3 tbsp. cornstarch $1 Sesame seeds $3.98 Sauce Ingredients 6 tbsp. honey $2.12 4 tbsp. ketchup $2.82 3 tbsp. sugar $3.72 1 tbsp. brown sugar $1.14 2 tbsp. white vinegar 82 cents 3 tbsp. soy sauce $1.52 \0xBD tsp. salt $1.98 1 tsp. garlic powder $1.64 1 tbsp. water 2 tbsp. cornstarch (price listed above)

https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2015/02/travel-the-culinary-world-while-staying-on-the-plains

African-American students with immigrant parents share their stories of going to Auburn University

(02/15/15 1:00pm)

Auburn University is filled with students from many different backgrounds, each with their own story to tell. Some attend because their parents went here, while others may be the first in their families to be born in the United States. For Nwando Anwah, junior in journalism, going to school in America meant she was given three choices by her Nigerian parents as to what she could do with her career: lawyer, doctor or engineer. Anwah said her father told her he would not pay for her to study for any other career. After two years of intense science curriculums, Anwah said she couldn't take it any longer and decided to pursue her dream of becoming a journalist. "At first, I tried to water down biomedical sciences by majoring in nursing, but it was still affecting my grades, so I switched to journalism," Anwah said. According to Anwah, her father is learning to accept her new career and is still paying for her to attend Auburn University. Jade Ologunja, sophomore in nursing, said for her parents, school was a priority. "There was no choice," Ologunja said. "Education is a huge thing for them." Although her parents would have "been really happy" had she gone to medical school, Ologunja said they told her as long as she became successful, she could follow her dreams. Ologunja said her parents moved from Nigeria to America before she was born. "Their main goal for my sister and me is to do better than they did when they were growing up," Ologunja said. "They are so glad we have all of these opportunities, and they just want us to take advantage of (them)." Although both Ologunja and Anwah were born in the United States, they said they are still subjected to the stereotypical questions people with immigrant parents are asked. Associate professor of sociology John Cottier said Americans have come a long way, but stereotyping other cultures still exists. "We create stereotypes in a lot of situations, something we have a difficult time getting away from," Cottier said. Ologunja said besides the occasional ignorant question, people everywhere she has lived in the South, including Auburn, have been accepting of her family's culture. Ologunja said the most common questions are about her parents' language skills. "A lot of times people ask me if my parents speak English and if both my parents live here," Ologunja said. Anwah was raised bilingual, speaking both English and Igbo, a Nigerian language, with her parents. "I've grown up speaking Igbo with my dad, and English was my second language," Anwah said. Both Ologunja and Anwah said the stereotype that Nigerian parents are strict is completely true. "They question everything," Ologunja said. "Even little things, like curfew is a really huge deal for them, and I always used to have to tell them who I was hanging out with and where." Although this level of strictness could dampen any teenager's attitude, Ologunja said she is happy her parents are the way they are and has come to have a newfound appreciation for them. "I love being immersed in two different cultures," Ologunja said. "Plus Nigerian food is so good." Anwah said her father came to America hoping to make a better life for himself and his future family, and the advantages he was able to provide his daughter with help motivate her every day. "My dad came here knowing no one, and in order to put himself through college, he had to work two jobs, a morning job, class and then a janitor at night," Anwah said. "I know where I came from, and a lot of people can't really say that."

https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2015/02/african-american-students-with-immigrant-parents-share-their-stories-of-going-to-auburn-university