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COLUMN | Easy meals to make in a microwave

As we begin the school year, anticipation is high for all of the new opportunities and experiences the semester will bring. 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Auburn should embrace urbanism

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.

COLUMN | The new sex-ed bill is a good first step. Alabama still needs to do more.

Only a few months have passed since Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the sex education bill, HB385, recognizing elementary and incomplete reforms to sex education at public K-12 schools across the state of Alabama. 

COLUMN: Students can get past 'pandemic fatigue'.

One word that has come to mind for any student or instructor over the course of this year has been frustration. 

EDITORIAL | 2020 is the year of all years to vote

With the responsibilities of classes, work and maintaining a social life, it’s cliche to say it’s difficult for a college student to find the time to manage everything on their plate. But with the devastating coronavirus, economic depression and looming climate crisis, 2020 is the year of all years for students to get out and vote. 

EDITORIAL | Auburn's fraught history with the LGBTQ community demands progress

EDITORIAL | The City has a lead right now; don't blow it

Auburn was looking good. 

COLUMN | Students need alternatives to mandatory online exams

By now for most students, using Honorlock for testing isn’t given much second thought. We sure did adjust quickly. Following the shift to virtual learning, the many classes have relied on this software to ensure a trustworthy virtual testing environment. But how is it affecting students, and should there be a fair proctoring alternative?

EDITORIAL | Auburn continues to lag behind in its racial reckoning

Editor's Notes: When this article was first published, it unintentionally used language by Dr. Jennifer Brooks. That mistake has now been corrected. The Plainsman wishes to apologize to Dr. Brooks and to our readers for this error.

COLUMN: New SGA president is shattering glass ceilings

There are 30,420 students on this campus. Only 903 of them are black women. And one of them just became SGA president.

COLUMN: Hosting College Gameday is just another great moment in Auburn basketball history

When you think of great moments in Auburn basketball history, you probably think about the run to the Final Four or maybe the SEC Tournament championship that same season. You might think about Charles Barkley and Sonny Smith, or perhaps the high flying 1999 SEC championship team. 

OPINION | Please, no homophobes at my birthday party

*This is an opinion column.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Critical Studies Working Group addresses noose found on campus

On Nov. 20, the Auburn community received an email alert via Auburn University Campus Safety & Security about the discovery of a noose in a residence hall on campus — an event also covered by The New York Times. 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | To those students who are Black at Auburn: You are not alone

To Those Students Who Are Black at Auburn:

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Murray isn't the only authority on religion

 I have followed The Plainsman’s coverage of recent public remarks regarding homosexual and transgender students; I read the faculty responses to Dr. Bruce Murray’s social media posts and Dr. Murray’s rebuttal.  

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Professor’s posts aren’t hate speech

 My brother was gay and died of AIDS, and I have gay friends who are happily married. Everybody who knows me would describe me as somewhere left of center. In other words, I’m an odd person to come to the defense of Dr. Bruce Murray, the tenured professor “upholding views and statements that are offensive to many students.” This recent controversy, however, has made me uncomfortable for a lot of reasons.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Inclusiveness is not your enemy

My experience at Auburn has not been a conventional one. My freshman year, I was still considered an international student, and my immigration status and racial identity are regularly on my mind because of the environment I have encountered here. 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Administration’s lack of response speaks loud enough

 The following letter, addressed to University administrators, was sent to The Plainsman.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Auburn employees pen message to LGBTQ community

 In light of recent reporting in The Plainsman regarding the anti-LGBTQ+ culture that exists at Auburn, we the undersigned wish to express our wholehearted support for LGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | All should be afforded free speech

Orthodox Jews, Muslims, evangelical Christians and Catholics among students and faculty at Auburn may be surprised to learn that a group of professors in the College of Education considers them mentally ill and a danger to those who hold secular views about sexuality.