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Top 5 Miss Auburn candidates announced

By Nicole Fulkerson | Campus Writer | November 11

The Top 5 candidates for Miss Auburn 2015 were announced Tuesday, Nov. 11 on Cater Lawn. The 2015 candidates are Catherine Taylor, Lauren Jones, Dae Jackson, Caroline Beauchaine and Mi'a Calllens.

Professor develops new type of grass

By Ben Ruffin | Campus Writer | November 11

Edzard Van Santen, professor in the crop soil and environmental science department, has dedicated more than a decade to the growth of a new creeping bentgrass, a grass that has long been used for putting golf green surfaces. According to Van Santen, the new grass, named AU Victory, is a cool-season species with origins in 1999, when putting greens in the southeastern region of the United States suffered in the prolonged heat and humidity of summer, causing the grass to become too thin and resulting in poor golf greens.

Miss Auburn 2015 top 20 finalists (Charles Tatum | Photographer)

Miss Auburn top 20 finalists selected

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter and Rebecca Oliver l Contributing Writer | November 10

The top 20 finalists for Miss Auburn 2015 were called out Monday, Nov.10 on Cater Hall Lawn.

SGA appoints two remaining executive officers

SGA passes unisex restroom bill

By Ben Ruffin | Campus Writer | November 10

A week after the Student Government Association senate tabled a bill that favored the implementation of unisex restrooms in future buildings on campus, the senate revisited the matter Monday, Nov. 10 at its weekly meeting. The bill passed.

VIDEO: Bike lanes on Thach concourse

By Kris Sims | Multimedia Editor | November 10

Environmental design students are gaining support in order to lobby to design bike lanes for the rest of campus.

Auburn alumna Maria Baugh returns to the Plains

By Patricia Green | Campus Writer | November 10

Maria Baugh, managing editor of Food Network Magazine, spoke to Auburn University students at Journalism Day on Nov. 7, 2014.

Students and faculty weigh in on Rate My Professor

By Anna-Claire Terry | Contributing Writer | November 10

Rate My Professor is an online site where students can rate professors.

SGA holds pep rally for "America's Finest" on Cater Lawn

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | November 7

Auburn students, families and friends roared with respect at Military Appreciation Night on Cater Lawn Friday, Nov. 7, as the Tigers gear up for tomorrow's conference football matchup with Texas A&M

'Sister Act' to perform one night only

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | November 7

"Sister Act" is coming to East Alabama Arts on Nov. 12 after being on national tour for less than a month. The group will begin their performance at 7:30 p.m.

Board of Trustees approves plan to renovate Samford Park

November 7

Thirty descendants of the Toomer's Oaks will be planted in Samford Park in 2016. The Auburn University Board of Trustees met Friday, Nov. 7, and approved a the second phase of a plan to renovate Samford Park including the planting of 30 trees along the sidewalk from Toomer's Corner to Samford Hall.

Survivors and patients connect through group

By Brian Stultz | Campus Writer | November 7

As part of the Women's Resource Center Women's Initiatives, Connections meets on the third Thursday of every month.

Delta Chi fraternity Valentines for Valvono House Mom

Delta Chi fraternity to host 'Knock Out Cancer' Tuesday, Nov. 11

By Kris Martins | Campus Reporter | November 6

The Delta Chi fraternity will invite students to put on their boxing gloves Tuesday, Nov. 11, for a night of recreational boxing to "knock out cancer."

Rhodes Scholarship nominees plan for the future

By Kate Seckinger | Intrigue Reporter | November 6

The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest international fellowship award in the world. Each year, 32 people are selected as Rhodes Scholars, according to its website.

'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' author lectures at Auburn University Hotel

By Rebecca Oliver l Contributing Writer | November 5

The Auburn Connects Program presented William Kamkwamba, author of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," in a lecture event at the Foy Auditorium as a part of the Auburn University Common Book Program.

Students react to midterm elections

November 5

Students of both political parties made their voices heard in the elections Tuesday, Nov. 4. Morgan Giddens, chairman of the Auburn College Republicans and senior in accounting, volunteered for Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn.

The Auburn Plainsman receives national Pacemaker Award

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | November 5

The Auburn Plainsman was recently awarded a national Pacemaker Award during the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association National College Media Convention in Philadelphia as one of the best four-year non-daily collegiate newspapers for the 2013-14 year.

Ignite Auburn fires up students

By Grayson Temple | Intrigue Writer | November 4

Louie Giglio, pastor at Passion City Church in Atlanta, came to the Auburn Arena Tuesday, Nov. 4, along with the Auburn University Gospel Choir and the Highlands Worship Team. Ignite Auburn started five years ago when Student Government Association President Kurt Sasser approached Chette Williams, director of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and chaplain for the football team, about creating an event to spark revival on campus.

Student organizations address offensive Halloween costume

By Corey Williams | Campus Editor | November 4

According to CNN, a male student wore a costume that resembled a slave being hanged Wednesday Oct. 29.

SGA tables unisex restroom bill

By Ben Ruffin | Campus Writer | November 3

After nearly an hour of debate at the Nov. 3 Student Government Association Senate meeting, the senate tabled a bill that favored the implementation of unisex restrooms in future buildings on Auburn's campus.

Family of street preachers visits Auburn

By Nicole Fulkerson | Campus Writer | November 3

Two members of the Woroniecki family, a non-denominational missionary group, visited Auburn's campus to promote their unique beliefs in Jesus. The brother and sister held up signs reading, "You need Jesus" and, "The 'Churches' are a joke" in front of Parker Hall.