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COLUMN: Buying books that won't break the bank

August 18

However, there are a few ways to make sure you don't waste oodles of cash on textbooks, and I'm going to show you how.

2016 Bid Day: 1,303 women receive bids to join Auburn sororities

By Chip Brownlee | News Editor | August 18

Barricades and wrist bands for crowd control didn't stop the excitement today.

Eclipse viewing parties around Auburn

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | August 18

On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will cast a shadow of unbelievable size on Auburn.

Hamburgers with Mayor Ham: SGA partners with Welcome Week to unite city, campus

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | August 18

In an effort to unite Auburn City and Auburn University students, the Student Government Association partnered with Welcome Week. The result: Hamburgers with Mayor Ham on the Student Center Green Space. 

COLUMN: Campus food rated by lunch time line lengths

By Loren Kimmel | Campus Editor | August 18

Restaurants below are rated from longest lines and wait times to shortest lines and wait times.

COLUMN: Taking advantage of Welcome Week

By Loren Kimmel | Campus Editor | August 18

As students return and begin to fill the Plains once again, Welcome Week is not far ahead. Beginning August 17th and lasting until the 25th, the annual week-long event returns to welcome students to the university.

Navigating The Haley Center

By Katie Clark | Lifestyle Writer | August 18

Auburn’s labyrinth, also known as Haley Center, has been confusing Auburn students ever since it opened it’s doors in 1969.

SGA prepared for fall throughout summer

By Jon Smithart | Staff Writer | August 18

Vice President Justin Smith and Chief of Staff Samantha Moore are excited for the semester to come. 

COLUMN: A professor's insight to dealing with bad grades

By Anne Dawson | Lifestyle Editor | August 18

You are going to make a bad grade in college, we all do.

College of Business celebrates 50 years of innovation

By Rowland Sauls | Community Writer | August 18

The Auburn University Raymond J. Harbert College of Business celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

'My Auburn: Four Decades on the Plains' details the life of graduate and educator

By Jessica Jernigan | Staff Writer | August 18

An invaluable member of the Auburn family, Gerald Leischuck, new autobiography details his life from a farm boy in Colorado to his successful four-decade career at Auburn University. 

A look inside the final prep for the Mell Classroom Building

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | August 17

Students will be welcomed back this fall with a brand new building, home to state-of-the-art technology; open, interactive classrooms; and tons of new study space. After nearly seven years of work — from initial meetings and design through construction — the $35-million Mell Classroom Academic Building is finally a reality. Twenty-six new classrooms, ranging in capacity from 30 students to more than 70, will be a new home for dozens of liberal arts, education, agriculture and COSAM classes.  A large, open atrium filled with natural lighting greets students.

'Pogo': A super pony with a super purpose

By Cole McCauley | Staff Writer | August 16

Jones was surprised to hear about a report of a 'three-legged horse.'

Parking services to launch new parking app

By Jon Smithart | Staff Writer | August 16

From increasing the accessibility of campus from far away parking to adding new technology, Andrae said Parking Services is keeping the students' needs first. 

What to know about move-in 2017

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | August 15

Move-in days this year are set for Aug. 11 and 17. The Quad will be a busy area on Aug. 11 and the rest of the campus will be busting on Aug. 17.

'The year of Auburn women': Celebrating 125 years of educated women

By Jessica Jernigan | Staff Writer | August 15

Now, 125 years later, Auburn University is celebrating what the Alumni Association is calling "The Year of Auburn Women." 

'I liked her, and she liked me back': Auburn's star kicker prepares for his wedding day

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | August 15

"I liked her, and she liked me back, but I was stuck five hours away from her," Carlson said.

Best Buddies Program: 'A blessing'

By Katie Clark | Lifestyle Writer | August 15

There is no other organization like the Best Buddies Program here at Auburn. Best Buddies was first established in 1993 with only 20 members and continues to be an organization focused on its mission.