'Spear phishing' increases among hackers
Having access to your email password means a scammer could have access to your entire life. In the past year, Auburn University has had increasing problems with online scamming known as spear phishing.
Having access to your email password means a scammer could have access to your entire life. In the past year, Auburn University has had increasing problems with online scamming known as spear phishing.
The University offers a service called QPR training to help prevent suicide on campuses.It teaches people to recognize the signs of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to Eric Smith, director of Health Promotion and Wellness Services.
Trey Fields, executive vice president of initiatives, addressed SGA senate on April 4 to seek senators’ input on the possibility of new additions to Tiger Dining with options such as Einstein’s Bagels and Panera Bread. In planning the dining options for the Mell Street classroom, the university considered Einstein’s Bagels upon students’ requests before being approached by Panera Bread, according to Fields. “Recently, Glenn Loughridge, who’s the director of dining for the university...he was approached by Panera Bread to be on the campus in some form, so that’s kind of a dynamic option.” Fields said. Fields said while it would be natural to consider Panera for the Mell Street dining, he is concerned about taking students’ wishes into consideration. “So, a problem with that in our eyes is...that Einstein’s was voted on by the student body and overwhelmingly picked that,” Fields said.
Screams and boos could be heard from Auburn students as the University Program Council announced the 2016 Airwaves concert would be canceled because of severe weather. The concert featured Natalie La Rose, Lil Jon and Rae Sremmurd and was held in the Ag Heritage Park.
The University will host a design charrette March 30-April 2 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center to select the architectural firms for the new performing arts center, while fundraising for the project continues, according to a University press release. A design charrette is an intensive design session in which architects come together to collaborate on a design vision for a specific project, said University Architect Jim Carroll. “We are going to bring in five local architectural firms and four national architectural firms to take part in this intensive four-day design process,” Carroll said.
Boyd graduated in forestry in 1976. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army for 18 years and then became an elementary and intermediate school teacher. He says he feels race relations have improved since he graduated, the release states.
The Women’s Philanthropy Board Spring Symposium and Luncheon at Auburn University will feature Will Jimeno, a Sept. 11 survivor, and Laura Bush, a former first lady.
An Auburn University professor has received the highest honor from the Alabama Academy of Science.
Alcohol use screenings and information about alcohol use will be offered to students on campus. On April 7, from 10 a.m.
In the spirit of election season, Auburn's most politically involved gathered in the Student Center for The Great Debate on Thursday, March 3.
Celebrating Forests with a Photo Contest Ameera Steward Campus Writer The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences celebrated The International Day of Forest for the first year with a photo contest. According to a PhD student in the school of forestry and wildlife sciences, Shree Sharma Dangal, the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences organized this event to commemorate the United Nations global celebration on the importance of forest.
One in four children in Alabama are food insecure. That means one in four children have no idea where their next meal will come from or when they will eat again.
On March 28, former senators attended the SGA senate meeting to inform the new senators what they wished they’d known when they first entered office. Graham Schmidt, former business senator, said speaking to your constituents is key. “You have to initiate,” Schmidt said.
"To infinity and beyond" has never seemed so tangible for Auburn Tigers. Professors at Auburn are teaming up with NASA and Teledyne Brown Engineering to create hyper spectral imaging data.
A man led Auburn Police Division officers on a chase down the Haley Center concourse. Officers detained the man in front of the 1100 quadrant of the Haley Center at approximately 11:30 a.m.
Robert Bertram, the chief scientist for the nation’s efforts to solve global hunger and food insecurity will present a lecture, “The End of Hunger: from Vision to Reality,” Thursday, March 31, at 4 p.m. in The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center auditorium, according to a University release.
Matthew Preisser, office of sustainability intern, said they chose to hold the event on Monday to coincide with the transportation day in No Impact Week.
SGA is working to raise awareness about mental health and make sure students suffering know where they can get help here at Auburn. Taylor Wesley, SGA health and wellness director, said the event will kick off on Monday, March 28 at Langdon Hall from 6-8 p.m., where Ted Talk speaker, Jo Harvey, will be present and student testimonials will take place. “The purpose of the week is to create ‘wealth’ in positive thought, action and mental health awareness,” Wesley said.
Along with Aubie, almost any student you ask at Auburn University can answer to who the “sushi guy” is.
The School of Kinesiology is offering free mindfulness sessions to members of the Auburn community this semester.