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Sunday funday, thanks to Adult Swim

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | March 30

Cartoon characters don't usually make appearances on college campuses. On March 30, the 2014 Adult Swim FunHouse Tour brought characters from shows like The Boondocks, Robot Chicken and Squidbillies to life through a giant inflatable castle and cartoon-themed party on Cater Lawn.

Meet Ms. CT, the Auburn Bookstore's official greeter

By Corey Williams | Campus Editor | March 30

For many students, spending hundreds of dollars on textbooks is not a particularly pleasant experience. Carolise Trupp, the Auburn Bookstore's official greeter, knows how to change that. Trupp, affectionately nicknamed Ms. CT, has worked at the bookstore for the past 11 years.

VIDEO: Soiree AMDA fashion show highlights

By Kris Sims | Multimedia Editor and Caitlin Shostak / ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR | March 29

Highlights from Auburn's Apparel Merchandising and Design Association's 4th annual fashion show and design gallery event.

Adult Swim FunHouse Tour closed Saturday, extended hours Sunday

March 28

Due to inclement weather, the Adult Swim FunHouse Tour and all ticket sales on Cater Lawn will be closed Saturday, March 29. The tour will reopen Sunday, March 30 with extended hours from 2-9 p.m. Ticket sales will start at 1 p.m. All students are invited to attend.

Camren Brantley-Rios, winner of ZTA's Big Man on Campus (Sarah May / Photo Editor)

ZTA's Big Man on Campus raises awareness for breast cancer

By Keely Shearer | March 27

The Zeta Tau Alpha sorority hosted their 18th annual Big Man on Campus event tonight to benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation and breast cancer education and awareness. The event started at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Act.

Toomer's Corner begins first phase of renovations

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | March 27

The corner of College and Magnolia, empty since Harvey Updyke poisoned the soil as revenge for the 2010 Iron Bowl, is entering the first stages of renovations and construction.

Aviation management program flies into accreditation

By Becky Hardy | Editor-in-Chief | March 27

After a close call of possible termination in 2013, the oldest continually running aviation program in the nation was reaccredited this month by the Aviation Accreditation Board International, AABI. The AABI accreditation will hold for five years.

It's not hump day without a camel on campus

By Keely Shearer | March 26

The College of Agriculture celebrated Ag Week today with a picnic in front of Comer Hall. Many students came to take pictures with the camel, which will be uploaded to the Auburn Agriculture Facebook page.

Annual fashion event Soiree at the Auburn Arena on Thursday, March 27

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | March 26

Auburn University's annual fashion event, Soiree, will be making a fashion statement on Thursday, March 27, at the Auburn Arena. The show is a product of the Department of Consumer and Design Sciences, Apparel Merchandising and Design Association and the students in the fashion show management course. The show will have a gallery and a runway portion.

Three candidates nominated for student affairs leadership position

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | March 26

A high-ranking administrative job at a Southeastern Conference school with a winning football program in a town known for its hospitality and ranked in the top 50 of Forbes' Best Places To Retire sounds pretty good, doesn't it?

SGA forms new committee

By Ben Ruffin | Campus Writer | March 25

The March 24 Student Government Association meeting had a smaller agenda than usual. While the past two SGA meetings were filled with senator and executive officer appointments, the March 24 meeting only saw two new appointments.

College of Business attacked by cyber hackers

By Becky Hardy | Editor-in-Chief | March 25

The University announced the College of Business was cyber hacked by an unidentified hacker from October-November 2013.

Adult Swim's Fun House comes to Cater Lawn this weekend

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | March 25

Adult Swim, the late-night mini-network that takes over Cartoon Network, is making a stop on its nation-wide Fun House tour, with plans to build a fully inflatable "wonderland" on Cater Lawn from Saturday, March 29, to Sunday, March 30.

Committee of 19 show the slums of the world on campus

By Keely Shearer | March 24

The Committee of 19 will be displaying a representation of slum conditions in third world countries on the concourse March 24 through the 28

Steve Forbes speaks at the Auburn Arena

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | March 21

Auburn received a lecture on financial planning and healthcare by the head of one of the most recognized financial publications in the world. \0x200B Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine and champion of conservative politics made a show of force Friday, March 21, at the Auburn Arena.

Auburn University Foundation helps employees and volunteers

By Juan Price | Campus Writer | March 20

The Auburn University Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1960, and helps provide millions of dollars of funding to programs within the University.

Aubie struts his stuff at the Auburn vs. Georgia football game in 2013

Aubie celebrates his 35th birthday

By Corey Williams | Campus Editor | March 20

Auburn University is known for many things - Toomer's Corner, Samford Hall and the "War Eagle" cry, to name a few. However, one could argue the most famous of Auburn's symbols is its mascot, Aubie.

Steve Forbes to speak at the Auburn Arena on Friday, March 21

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | March 19

The editor-in-chief of Forbes, former Republican presidential nominee and icon of finance is the featured keynote speaker at the second annual Auburn Conservatives For Tomorrow's Spring Conference.

UPC announces BJ Novak to perform at Comedy on the Plains

By Corey Williams | Campus Editor | March 19

UPC announced today that BJ Novak will be performing at Comedy on the Plains. Novak is most famous for his role as Ryan Howard, the intern, on The Office. Most recently, he wrote "One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories."

Tim Cook, Apple CEO and Auburn alum, discusses his time spent at Auburn

By Kelsey Davis | Editor-in-Chief | March 11

The Auburn Plainsman's exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook: ... Cook was a typical Auburn student. He lived on Gay Street. He spent too much time at a shop that used to serve homemade ice cream. He and a group of buddies even broke into Samford Hall one night, climbed to the clock tower, and tried to change the music it played...