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While some people were getting tan at the beach or heading up north to ski, other Auburn students went to New York and experienced Wall Street for their spring break.
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While some people were getting tan at the beach or heading up north to ski, other Auburn students went to New York and experienced Wall Street for their spring break.
The Student Government Association Undergraduate Research Board has organized the Undergraduate Research Fair.
For the fourth time, Auburn University has won the Tree Campus USA designation from the Arbor Day foundation.
The Student Government Association Senate held a meeting Monday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Center.
The Auburn University College Republicans held a meeting Tuesday March 5, where state Sen. Tom Whatley and Adam Thompson, deputy chief of staff to the Secretary of State in Montgomery, came to speak.
The Auburn University Foundation, which receives charitable contributions that are given to Auburn University and Auburn University Montgomery, has appointed four new directors to its board and selected a new board chair.
Auburn Sigma Pi of the Alpha Delta Chapter brought puppy kisses to Auburn's campus when it had its philanthropy event on March 19-20.
Virginia Patterson, senior in graphic design, will have her work featured in CMYK Magazine's "Top 100 New Creatives" issue.
The Auburn University Psychological Services Center will offer a psychoeducation group for college students that have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The Auburn University College Republicans had a meeting Tuesday, March 5, during which state Sen. Tom Whatley and Adam Thompson, deputy chief of staff to the Secretary of State in Montgomery, came to speak. "We're in legislature right now, we're on our tenth legislative day," Whatley said. "So we're one third of the way through the session." Whatley said in his opinion the biggest thing they accomplished last week was the AirBus legislation. "We got that passed, and that was keeping our contractual obligations to AirBus, and what we did there is made it so they're going to be in Alabama employing thousands of people," Whatley said. He also discussed the Education and Accountability Act. This will allow tax credits for people who are in failing school systems. "You can take a tax credit up to 80 percent of what is allotted per student," Whatley said. "You can take that and go to a performing school so you don't have to continue the cycle of staying in a non-performing school." One school system will gain money and the other school system, which has students leaving, will have the incentive to improve the educational quality it is providing so it doesn't go out of business, Whatley said. "We're going to give the opportunity for parents . . . to take the dollars that they're paying, and instead of paying them to a nonperforming school, take it to a school that's going to be performing for the children," Whatley said. Whatley said they want to focus on poultry science technology research at Auburn University. The energy and consumption research that Auburn University has done has created light bulbs that are saving about $7,000 per year, per chicken house, Whatley said. "This is a tremendous asset to us because that means that's more money in the farmer's pocket," Whatley said. "He can hire more people, he can build more chicken houses; he or she reinvested in the economy." Whatley said they are also going to start a technology research incubator, and they will put $1 million in the budget this year to start it. About $1 million will go to cancer research at Auburn's School of Veterinary Medicine, Whatley said. Danielle Wall, chairwoman of the Auburn University College Republicans, helps organize the meetings and get the speakers to come. Wall said Whatley is a long-time friend of hers. "As we've grown, we've met him around Auburn," Wall said. "He represents this area, so having him come talk to the students (was) pretty cool." Adam Thompson also spoke at the meeting. Thompson has worked for the state auditor and is now running for state auditor himself. "(The) State Auditor audits property inventory and all assets the state owns," Thompson said. "The State Auditor has to see every single piece of property every two years. It's a pretty massive undertaking when you think that there are over 140 state government departments and over 36,000 state employees." The auditor's office operates with fewer than 10 people on a budget of less than $1 million, Thompson said, and it oversees $2 billion worth of assets. Thompson thinks there are three things that should be at the core of government in general, specifically the auditor's office. These are accountability, efficiency and transparency.
Three Auburn students have been named YMA Fashion Scholars, each receiving $5,000 from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund.
The Theta Xi Chapter of Sigma Kappa raised the stakes and money at their annual philanthropy event, Ultraviolet Sigma Hold'em, on Feb. 25-26.
Auburn University has recently decided to provide an art minor option for students from all majors.
No longer will students have a panicking feeling when they get to the library and realize that they have left all the most important things that they need at their dorm.
The Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta performed a skit Wednesday, Feb. 20 in the Student Center Ballroom. They told the story of some of the first African Americans who made an impact during their time at Auburn University and after their graduation.
Auburn University's Dance Marathon took place last Saturday and raised $124,739.89 for Children's Miracle Network. About 600 people came to the event out of about 900 who registered ahead of time.
In an out-of-character move, The President William, Jefferson, Clinton Hunger Leadership award awarded an honorable mention to Auburn University's own shining star in the battle against hunger.
Junior high is an experience that can be easier for some teenagers than others.
Hunger is a growing problem in Auburn and its surrounding communities, but Auburn students have taken the issue into their own hands and are fighting against it with Campus Kitchens.
Comedian Kenan Thompson spoke at the Auburn Arena Tuesday, Jan. 29 as students filed in to see him.