Political student organizations debate current issues
Three political student organizations congregated in Foy Auditorium on Tuesday night to debate current issues — one week ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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Three political student organizations congregated in Foy Auditorium on Tuesday night to debate current issues — one week ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Auburn University reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to data released Tuesday afternoon by its COVID-19 Resource Center. This was an increase of six positive cases over last week's data.
During Auburn University Senate on Tuesday, Oct. 20, members of the University administration spoke to faculty about the Auburn Board of Trustees’ task force for buildings and monuments. The task force formed in June in the wake of racial demonstrations over the summer.
Auburn University reported a total of 11 new COVID-19 cases for the week ending Oct. 18. The University's COVID-19 Resource Center updated its weekly data on Thursday afternoon, which has continued to decrease.
For many, clothes are but tenants to our closets and wardrobes, staying for some time before being sent away because they no longer abide by our individual fashion rules. When kicked out, they usually end up at a secondhand shop if not thrown away. But one Auburn student has sought to sift through and thrift these outfits adrift, giving them a facelift through social media.
Correction: A quote from Dan King was misinterpreted in an earlier version of this story. King stated that two other pieces of property were involved in this exchange in addition to the reclamation of the land where the National Soil Dynamics Laboratory is located. The Plainsman sincerely regrets the error.
Another fall semester on campus meant the reoccurrence of an annual University tradition that began in 1947 — Hey Day, which Auburn’s Student Government Association hosted Oct. 14. This year, however, students were encouraged to say “hey” six feet away from each other.
Auburn University announced Tuesday afternoon that its fall 2020 commencement will be held on Dec. 12 in Jordan-Hare-Stadium based on its current health outlook. Spring and summer 2020 graduates will also be allowed to participate, according to the University.
Auburn University reported adding 16 new COVID-19 cases this week, according to data released by the AU COVID-19 Resource Center on Tuesday afternoon. This past week, ending on Oct. 11, follows a trending decline in cases that began with the week ending Sept. 6.
Students on campus Monday, Oct. 5 might have been surprised to see the form of a giant baby taking up the Green Space. The inflatable infant was the work of Auburn University Dance Marathon, which is ramping up its recruitment numbers despite how COVID has affected the University.
“COVID this way,” read a faux road sign across from Sky Bar and Southeastern on Aug. 28, with an arrow pointing toward the two establishments.
Local areas across the nation have taken a hit in both the health of their residents and the health of their economy, including Auburn. That’s why two student organizations focused on serving their surrounding community — IMPACT and The Big Event — stressed the importance of their efforts this school year more than during a typical year.
Auburn University received a visit from Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, on Thursday afternoon. Birx had praise for the Southeastern Conference's response toward COVID-19 and optimism about Alabama's improving situation.
Auburn University reported 53 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to data the University's COVID-19 Resource Center released today, Sept. 22.
Seven Auburn students died in the past year, but the University has not forgotten their individual impacts on campus.
Auburn’s Student Government Association met for its third fall senate on Monday, Sept. 14, which was unlike the previous virtual-only meetings this semester because it was partially held in person. Around 30 senators gathered in the Student Center Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a future vote to revise the ticketing system for SGA elections, while only a few attended via Zoom.
The League of Women Voters of East Alabama will be continuing its Voter Registration and Information Drive in Ralph Brown Draughon Library next Tuesday, Sept. 22. The drive is open to all students, faculty, staff and other interested visitors. It aims to help them in registering for this year’s federal election, requesting absentee ballots or checking their registration status.
The Auburn University Student Center will be dedicated to Chief Justice Harold Melton of the Georgia Supreme Court. Melton is a 1988 Auburn graduate in international business who was the first Black president of Auburn's Student Government Association from 1987 to 1988.
The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved the construction of a STEM and agricultural sciences complex at its Sept. 4 meeting proposed by the Office of the Provost.
The GuideSafe testing program, developed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will be entering its second phase, known as "sentinel testing" after reentry testing concludes statewide.