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Professor receives Meritorious Service Medal from U.S. Navy

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | January 9

David Crumbley, assistant clinical nursing professor, has already made a huge impact in his first semester. Crumbley is the recent recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal, awarded to him by the U.S. Navy.

Toomer's Oaks under student discussion

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | January 9

The Toomer's Trees have been an iconic part of Auburn University throughout the years since the 1930s.

Kenan Thompson, native of Atlanta, will perform at the Auburn Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 29. (Courtesy of Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC)

What up with that?

By Becky Hardy | Editor-in-Chief | January 9

Former 'Kenan & Kel' and 'SNL' star Kenan Thompson is slated to perform in Auburn Jan. 29.

500 lb. bale of cotton and scale formerly owned by John T. Harris, one of the founders of the museum. (Nathan Simone / ONLINE EDITOR)

Keeping history current at the Museum of East Alabama

By Nathan Simone / ONLINE EDITOR | January 8

Opelika's Museum of East Alabama has embraced its word-of-mouth reputation and relies on goodwill and street traffic to find the building, nestled just a shout from the county courthouse and a stumble from the popular Irish Bred Pub.

The house has been renovated numerous times throughout the years, and will undergo restoration one more time starting in February of 2013. (Bradley Roberts / WRITER)

The unique history of "Pebble Hill"

By Bradley Roberts / WRITER | January 2

A piece of Auburn history sits at the end of East Magnolia.

The issue for most students isn't the number of parking spots: it's the convenience, or lack there of. (Lance Davis / WRITER)

Auburn parking: a problem with no solution?

By Lance Davis / WRITER | December 29

There are two sides to every story. For the story of Auburn University's parking services and the school's students, faculty and staff, the story is a lose-lose situation. And for this story, it's about shrinking the divide rather than finding a solution.

The participants of the Stand For Freedom took advantage of their time by talking to students about International Justice Mission and the things its members stand for. (Austin Lankford / WRITER)

International Justice Mission works to stop human trafficking

By Austin Lankford / WRITER | December 22

Human trafficking and sexual slavery are terms not often used by the average college student, or anyone for that matter. For the individuals on Auburn's campus trying to fight these things, however, the terms are used and not lightly.

The oaks at Toomer's Corner have stood at the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue for perhaps as long as 130 years. (Coleman McDowell / WRITER)

Toomer's Corner continues to undergo changes

By Coleman McDowell / WRITER | December 19

Toomer's Corner has seen better days.

"The book stresses that 'The Loveliest Village' has mushroomed into the ninth-largest city in Alabama and that this sudden growth has threatened to alter its environment and diminish its historic character," Draughon said. (Courtesy of Raph Draughon Jr, Delos Hughes and Ann Pearson)

Remembering a 'Lost Auburn'

By Annie Faulk / WRITER | December 11

Auburn University's history comes alive in "Lost Auburn: A Village Remembered in Photographs," a new book written by Ralph Draughon Jr., Delos Hughes and Ann Pearson.

The fall graduation ceremony will be held Saturday, Sept. 8 in the Auburn Arena. (Danielle Lowe / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR)

Families rejoice: 2012 graduation ceremony features live web streaming

By Hayley Blair / Campus Editor | December 7

The fall graduation ceremony will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 in the Auburn Arena.

(Courtesy of the Office of Student Affairs)

AHSAA Super 6 championships prompts changes in campus parking and traffic flow

By Nathan Simone / ONLINE EDITOR | December 6

There will be changes in the way students will be able to access campus roads and park Dec. 6 - 7 from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. due to the AHSAA Super 6 football championships.

Businesses get creative through the holidays

By Sydney Callis / COMMUNITY REPORTER | December 5

While Auburn University students are preparing to take finals and return home for the holiday break, Auburn stores are preparing for a lull in business.

Freshman Caitlin Atkinson practices her routine on the uneven bars Tuesday night during Auburn's gymnastics preview. (Rebecca Croomes / PHOTO EDITOR)

Gymnastics team vaults into preseason with Preview Meet

By Corey Arwood / WRITER | December 2

With little over a month to go before its first meet, the gymnastics team performed for a large audience Tuesday, Nov. 27 in its pre-season Preview Meet at the Auburn Arena.

The New Media Club is directing a claymation video for Dead?Wait! and H.Y.D.R.A.'s collaborative EP. (Courtesy of Alessio Summerfield)

New Media Club puts Dead?Wait! and H.Y.D.R.A.'s music into motion

By Caitlin Wagenseil / WRITER | November 30

Members of The New Media Club at Auburn are trying their hand at a different, more tedious type of animation - claymation.

On Tuesday, Nov. 27, historian Wayne Flynt spoke on Alabama's part in the civil rights movement. Part of Auburn's response to these events is displayed in the library's Special Collections and Archives. Bud R. Hutchinson was an economics professor at Auburn who wrote a letter to the Plainsman in 1957 defending new integration policies in New York. Hutchinson was subsequently fired, drawing censure from the media and the American Association of University Professors, who believed he was terminated unfairly. (Courtesy of RBD Special Collections & Archives)

Alabama expert speaks at AU

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | November 29

After 50 years of research and study of archives, diaries, journals and government documents, Wayne Flynt is an expert on Alabama.

Economics Ph.D program comes back to University after extended absence

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

Auburn's economics Ph.D program, which was eliminated from campus in 1999, is finally back after 13 years.

The War Eagle Flying Team won the regional National Intercolligiate Flying Association competition and is heading to nationals for the second time in a row. Competitions include four flying events and five ground events. (Courtesy of David Hoebelheinrich)

War Eagle Flying Team soars to success

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

The War Eagle Flying Team soared into third place at Daytona SAFECON regionals and is heading to nationals May 2013.

Jay Jacobs, Auburn director of athletics, spoke today about Gene Chizik and the future of the Auburn football program. (Danielle Lowe / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR)

Statements from Gene Chizik and Jay Jacobs

By Special to the Auburn Plainsman | November 25

Here are the full statements released by former Auburn head coach Gene Chizik and Athletics Director Jay Jacobs

Healthy eating guidelines in time for exam week

By Martha Ryals, graduate student in nutrition | November 24

Exam week marks the beginning of a time for those of us in the academic world, and with it, long nights at Ralph Brown Draughon library and Starbucks, Caribou coffee cravings, and the old familiar take-out bags, delivered pizzas and an array of plastic utensils.

Citizens are advised to call Auburn Police if they know the suspects shown in this image from an ATM camera. (Courtesy of Auburn Police)

Auburn Police asking for help with identification of Toomer's Oaks fire suspects

By Nathan Simone / ONLINE EDITOR | November 20

Auburn Police are asking for the public's help with identifying two suspects in the ongoing Toomer's Oaks fire investigation.