OPINION: To rush or not to rush?
If you had told me senior year of high school that I would soon be a member of a sorority, I would've laughed at you. Not that I had anything against Greek life - I didn't know enough about it to form an opinion.
If you had told me senior year of high school that I would soon be a member of a sorority, I would've laughed at you. Not that I had anything against Greek life - I didn't know enough about it to form an opinion.
You got your acceptance letter. As you opened it, you smiled and knew that deep down you bleed orange and blue. You came here to Auburn to learn, to grow and to create.
An Auburn University sophomore died Tuesday after succumbing to injuries sustained in a two-car accident on Monday.
When it comes to college, we often falter and get lost in the craze of what all it has to offer. We all know what the social scene is like, which fraternity or sorority we want to rush or which bars we want to go to with our friends.
If you have any guidebook or how-to for freshman year, throw it away right now. In the space of nine months, I fell in love with Chacos, learned a new language (Southern English, a different breed than its Midwestern cousin), went to a bar for the first time, made friends and lost them, had my heart broken and learned what it really felt like to be homesick.
Camp War Eagle counselors are some of the first people that incoming Auburn students will be meeting. Lauren Romano, sophomore in elementary education; Jessica Schaus, sophomore in nutrition and dietetics; and Joseph Armour, sophomore in math education, are all going to be Camp War Eagle counselors this summer, and have given The Auburn Plainsman a bit of insight as to who they really are.
This weekend, Auburn awarded 566 master's degrees, 93 doctoral degrees, six educational specialist degrees and 2,768 bachelor's degrees.
Non-enrolled students who continue to live in Auburn over the summer will have to pay a one-time fee of $200 or make payments of $66 per month if they wish to use the Campus Recreation Center.
As a freshman in Auburn, days will be filled maneuvering around campus, navigating through the maze that is the Haley Center, waiting in line for 30 minutes at the busiest Chick-fil-A in the country and coming to appreciate ratemyprofessor.com.
Cyndi Flint is a storyteller, but not with words. Using ink, colors and textures, the senior in fine art shapes alien landscapes and ancient castles, scenes from a science-fiction movie not yet made.
Q: What services does the career center offer students who have just graduated? A: For students who have just graduated, we offer pretty much all of our services just like we do our students who are currently in session.
Many people look at college as a 4-year job requirement. Others, however, choose to enroll in graduate school after they get their bachelor's degree. Auburn University offers graduate degrees in more than 100 areas.
Getting hit in the head with brick, having a gun pointed on him and writing a column was a normal day's work for Billy Winn.
A new sorority could soon be coming to Auburn's campus. Founded in 1981 at Rutgers University, Mu Sigma Upsilon is the nation's first multicultural sorority. Josie Acosta, Mu Sigma Upsilon's national officer of expansion, said the move is not yet official.
Auburn University's Harbert College of Business placed second nearly two weeks ago at the 2nd Annual Southeastern Conference MBA Case Competition hosted by the University of Alabama.
During last year's Boston Marathon, two pressure cooker bombs exploded, killing three people and injuring more than 260 who were running or watching from the sidewalk.
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering received a $10.55 million philanthropic investment nearly two weeks ago from Walter S. "Walt" and Virginia E. "Ginger" Woltosz to support its student's educational needs and faculty's research efforts, while also bettering the technical advances of its research facilities.
This year, in the recent state legislature, Carly's Law passed, allowing medical marijuana in the form of CBD 10, a cannabis-plant derivative, to be used as medication for diseases, such as epilepsy, and to treat seizures.
Until recently, Caroline Draughon Village served as housing for married Auburn students. Jeffrey Dumars, assistant director of campus planning and space management, said the space is not currently being used.
The Indian Student Association is an Auburn organization created to preserve and share the culture of the far East both for it's native students and for others who are interested in learning more about Indian culture.