Alumni follow dreams to find career opportunities
From New York City to a farm in Huntsville, Auburn graduates are finding their passions through their post-graduate careers.
From New York City to a farm in Huntsville, Auburn graduates are finding their passions through their post-graduate careers.
According to local legend, the Auburn seal in front of Langdon Hall is not to be stepped on. Richmond Gunter, SGA treasurer and senior in finance, said doing so means you will not graduate on time, will not find true love at Auburn or have seven generations of Alabama fans. But what if your class ring "steps" on it?
Hope Johnson, junior in computer science, reportedly died yesterday, Dec. 4. Johnson was a member of Auburn's chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta.
A crowd gathered on the steps of the Auburn University Student Center Friday, Dec. 5, to protest the deaths and grand jury decisions of Michael Brown and Eric Garner by uniformed police officers.
A crowd gathered on the steps of the Auburn University Student Center Friday, Dec. 5, to protest the deaths and grand jury decisions of Michael Brown and Eric Garner by uniformed police officers.
Sometimes the answer is so crystal-clear you miss it. Why do I bring this up? It's because, for 10 years after graduating with my first undergraduate degree, I was searching for a career that felt right, made me happy. From 2003-13, I worked a variety of jobs in sales and marketing, never thinking to myself, "Hey, I could really do this the rest of my life."
While other stations might limit how much students can do, Auburn student firefighters perform the same duties as their non-student counterparts.
"I thought, 'I need to do something that's not just yelling,'" Grogan-Herod said. "I didn't plan on much, I was just going to sit there with the sign all day. I just wanted to raise awareness."
In August 2014, the economics department spent the fifth anniversary of its forced relocation to the Haley Center basement the same way it always did: by trying to get out. In 2008, the economics department was moved from the College of Business to the College of Liberal Arts because of internal disputes said Michael Stern, department char and associate economics professor.
As finals week approaches many students have begun their attempts to cram a semesters' worth of information into a few days of all night studying at the library. Finals week is an understood necessary part of being a college student. However, some of the stresses that come with finals week at Auburn University could be avoided.
Philip Lutzenkirchen, former Auburn football player, died in a one-vehicle accident that also killed Joseph Ian Davis, the driver, outside LaGrange, Georgia, on June 30. Tanner Case, sophomore in building science, is one of two survivors of the fatal accident. Five months later, Case is using his experience to help others.
The Auburn University Concert Band presented its fall concert Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Telfair Peet Theatre.
"If I saw something I liked that I couldn't afford, I would try to make it myself," Jones said. "One time I decided I wanted to make a pair of my shoes pink, so I did."
The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center will hold the 2014 Auburn Gingerbread Village on Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to gather in the conference center where they can enjoy hot cocoa, cider, cookies and carols, while seeing Auburn recreated in gingerbread.
The Alabama High School Athletic Association will hold its Super 7 state football championships at Jordan-Hare Stadium Wednesday-Friday this week, altering all Tiger Transit routes.
I am a student at the University of Alabama and was in attendance at the Iron Bowl game this weekend. After leaving the game I saw on social media, particularly Auburn fanpages, that many people were posting that Alabama's student section were chanting "Lutzie's dead." I was appalled upon reading this.
The next time you are walking across campus and spot a squirrel, sit down and start listening to them. Robert Lishak, associate professor in biological sciences, is researching how squirrels communicate with each other.
The SGA's Monday, Dec. 1 senate meeting had three new orders of business following a week off for Thanksgiving Break.
Bill Hardgrave, dean of the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business, is making his college Styrofoam-free one ceramic mug at a time. Tiger Dining, the Office of Sustainability and the Waste Reduction and Recycling department eliminated all Styrofoam products from on-campus dining areas in August.