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Panel selects professor to track climate change

By Tucker Massey | Content Editor | April 16

Sanjiv Kumar was recently selected as a member of the Predictability, Predictions and Applications Interface, or PPAI.This panel is a branch of the U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability Program, or CLIVAR. Kumar will be serving a four-year term on the panel because of his work in climatology.

Auburn students hold event for sexual assault awareness month

By Elizabeth Bartlett | News Writer | April 15

Auburn students, Regan Moss and Ren Carroll, organized an art installation for sexual awareness month.

AU paid former pharmacy dean $350,000 days after he resigned

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | April 15

Auburn University paid Richard Hansen $350,000 on March 18, three days after he resigned from his position as a tenured faculty member at Auburn University.

Auburn freshman wins annual public speaking competition

By Elizabeth Bartlett | News Writer | April 7

Auburn held its annual public speaking competition which saw six students compete to win the award.

Student died in campus dorm, coroner's office says

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | April 7

An Auburn student died in an on-campus dorm Wednesday night, according to Gene Manning, Lee County chief deputy coroner.

Lee County under tornado warning

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | April 5

Lee County and Auburn University are under a tornado warning until 12:15 p.m. CT on Tuesday, April 5, the National Weather Service tweeted today at 11:14 a.m.

Suite 1111 | On the frontlines: former Auburn student reports in Ukraine

By Trice Brown | Multimedia Editor and Miller Louthan | Podcast Writer | April 4

This week, Collin Mayfield details what he's seen as a photojournalist covering the war in Ukraine, from teachers joining militias to families mourning their lost loved ones.

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk visits Auburn

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | April 1

Kirk and Stuckey’s discussion touched on many hot-button political issues including transgender rights and systemic racism — both of which the speakers deny exist — as well as the group’s core values of limited government and self reliance.

'I just don't want it on our campus.'

By Destini Ambus | Editor-in-Chief and My Ly | News Editor | March 30

On Tuesday, March 29, students gathered at Toomer’s Corner in a demonstration protesting the graphic images displayed on campus earlier in the week by the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, which was brought to Auburn by Auburn Students for Life, an anti-abortion campus group.

Students express concerns over student fees

By Kelis McGhee | Community Writer | March 23

As student fees rise, many students feel that they aren't being told what they are paying for.

ISA welcomes spring with the festival of colors

By Caroline Craig | Community Reporter | March 22

Auburn students celebrate the arrival of spring with Holi.

Richard Hansen resigns from faculty, no longer employed by Auburn University

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | March 15

Richard Hansen, former dean of the Harrison College of Pharmacy, resigned from his position as a faculty member on Tuesday.

Vet Set Go holds essay contest for young students

By Elizabeth Bartlett | News Writer | March 10

Vet Set Go is giving a middle school student the opportunity to attend a vet camp through an essay contest.

COLUMN | Auburn's STEM classes want you to fail

By Payton Davis | Photographer | March 7

The students failing these classes are most often underrepresented minorities. According to an article from The New York Times, women, people of color and those from a lower socioeconomic background are the most likely to be weeded out of their classes.

EDITORIAL | Who are you protecting, Auburn?

By Editorial Board | Spring 2022 | March 6

Auburn's policies against sexual misconduct are designed to keep students, faculty and staff safe and punish those who violate that safety. In the case of Richard Hansen, Auburn seems to have forgotten that they would make student safety its “number one priority.”

Political science professors discuss war in Ukraine

By Sydney Houseman | March 2

Three Auburn political science professors provide their expertise and insight on Russia's invasion of Ukraine at an informative panel hosted by the political science department. The panel was to provide students and staff with more information to better understand the conflict.