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Meet Miss Homecoming candidate Candace Mulherin

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | September 12

Mulherin’s platform focuses on bringing awareness to food insecurity on Auburn’s campus and in the surrounding community.

Platforms and profiles: Meet the Top 5 Miss Homecoming candidates

By Staff | September 12

Read in-depth profiles on the Top 5 Miss Homecoming candidates including the profiles and their backgrounds.

Meet Miss Homecoming candidate Morgan Gaston

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | September 12

After a trip to China, Morgan Gaston came back to Auburn wanting to do the same for the University’s international students.

Auburn University approved by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

By Paul Brock | Campus Writer | September 11

                What is even better than a $10,000 scholarship?

Jule Collins Smith Museum viewing 'The Circle'

By Loren Kimmel | Campus Editor | September 11

The Jule Collins Smith Museum will host a viewing of this year's 

Classes to resume on Tuesday at noon

By Staff Report | September 10

"We will continue to monitor this storm as it progresses and if conditions worsen, we will reevaluate the situation," said the University in an AU ALERT notification. 

Collaboration becomes a possibility with new health science buildings

By Chris Heaney | Campus Reporter | September 9

The Harrison School of Pharmacy’s new Pharmaceutical Research Building and the new School of Nursing building are now part of the Health Sciences Sector that also includes the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Auburn campus.

Google employees host two-day event in Shelby

By Paul Brock | Campus Writer | September 8

How do you fill every seat in the auditorium at Shelby on a Thursday afternoon without it being a class?

Tituss Burgess visits the University

By Mikayla Burns | Managing Editor | September 8

Emmy-nominated actor and Broadway star Tituss Burgess came to Auburn with the help of the University’s UPC program.

Robert George, Cornel West tackle tough issues in front of a packed audience

By Alex Hosey | Community Reporter | September 8

The first night of Auburn University’s Critical Conversations speaker series was met with a packed room.

The SPLC releases guide for Alt-Right presence on college campuses

By Mikayla Burns | Managing Editor | September 8

Students now know how to safely react to the growing Alt Right movement when its members visit college campuses. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a group dedicated to stopping hate and extremism in America, released an alt-right campus guide as an attempt to counteract the movement while upholding the right of the First Amendment. Lecia Brooks, the SPLC Outreach Director, said that center was pushed to release the guide after the alt-right movement began to recruit members from college campuses and how those colleges responded to the presence of the alt-right.

PREVIEW: Army general and former White House cabinet member speaks on leadership

By Cole McCauley | Campus Writer | September 8

On Sept. 11 decorated retired army general and former white house cabinet member, Ben McCaffrey will speak about leadership in honor of 50 years of the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business

Cornel West, Robert George tackle the alt-right in interview with The Plainsman

By Alex Hosey | Community Reporter | September 8

West, who protested the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, along with other members of the clergy, said the best and worst qualities of humanity were present at the protests.

KA brothers leave school to assist Hurricane Harvey survivors

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | September 8

The two Auburn students guided their boat into the front door of a flooded house and let off a wife and husband.

Auburn Dance Marathon looks to raise $658,000

By Chris Heaney | Campus Reporter | September 8

Setting their goal at $658,000, AUDM hopes to surpass last year’s total of $541,832.06 by more than $100,000.

Local law enforcement interact with community at 'Together We Can' event

By Stephen Lanzi | Campus Writer | September 7

Local law enforcement gathered Thursday evening to meet and interact with members of the Auburn community.

'This is Auburn Speaker Series' to launch this month

By Staff Report | September 7

Auburn will be offering lectures by distinguished speakers on the Friday before home football games, a tradition on The Plains.

PREVIEW: 'The Circle' author David Eggers to visit the University for Common Book talk

By Mikayla Burns | Managing Editor | September 7

Dave Eggers, author of this year’s Common Book, is set to speak on the Plains on Sept. 12, 2017.