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The Village introduces back-up plan

By Grace Anthony / Assistant Campus Editor | April 29

With rumors spreading, Housing and Residence Life recently updated students on the Village's progress."We're using the term 'possibly' they won't be ready because I have not been told they won't be ready," said Kim Trupp, director of Housing and Residence Life.

Students pack Pat Dye Field to watch 'The Dark Knight"

By Natalie Wade / Copy Editor | April 29

The normal crowd-driven roar of Jordan-Hare Stadium was replaced by the deafening sound effects of "The Dark Knight" last Thursday.More than 2,000 students covered Pat Dye Field, sitting on blankets and beach towels.The stadium's HD screen and students counted down to the movie, and students erupted in cheers as the movie began.This was the second year UPC invited students to watch a movie in the stadium.

Blogs give job advice

By Reynolds Fuller / Staff Writer | April 29

Auburn University's Career Development Services has developed a blog called Tigers Prepare to help students find jobs upon college graduation.The Web site address is tigersprepare.blogspot.com."It's up-to-date ways that students can approach their job search strategically, proactively, to give them information and opinions about writing resumes, cover letters and how to prepare for maybe some of the events that we've had on campus," said Katie Mantooth, a Career Development Services career counselor.The blog was started last summer as a way to get information out to students in a more casual, conversational fashion.Mantooth said depending on the article, it may even be humorous.Mantooth said they wanted to be able to offer more than just their tip sheets to help advise students."It's just kind of the questions we get a lot and trying to put some good information out there that's not just regurgitation of our tip sheet that we have," Mantooth said.

Theater graduates dAUnce the night away all weekend

By Allison Clark / Staff Writer | April 29

Dancers slid, spun and scurried all over the stage at the Telfair Peet Theatre for dAUnce VII, which ran Thursday, April 23 through Sunday.Duane Lee Holland, an acclaimed choreographer and professional hip-hop dancer, choreographed a dance for the students to perform and showed off his dance skills in a number titled "Get Up.""I thought the performance was awesome," said Kelley Holcomb, freshman in music theater.

Service sorority, social fraternity spike for cancer

By Natalie Wade / Copy Editor | April 29

Omega Phi Alpha and Delta Chi team up, raise $800 at first 'Volley for a Cure.'

Students sweat summer subleasing

By Morgan Stashick / Staff Writer | April 29

Now that summer is seemingly within reach, students are relieved to feel the stress of the school year finally lift from their shoulders.

Spanish department offers foreign film classes this summer

By Morgan Stashick / Staff Writer | April 24

Movie buffs have the opportunity to see films from foreign countries this summer, and get college credit for the experience.During the first mini-semester, the Spanish foreign language department is offering two new courses: horror foreign films (FLSP 3970: Special Topics in Hispanic Film) and romantic foreign films (FLSP 3970, section 002.)Both classes will be taught in English by Spanish professor Jorge Munoz.Munoz, an English major from the University of Seville, has a Master's and Doctorate in contemporary Spanish film and novel from UNC Chapel Hill.

Tips to acing finals

By Christian Becraft | April 24

Coffee lines longer than usual. More time required to find a library parking spot. Pens. Highlighters.

Graduate students gear up for dissertations

By Allison Thompson / Staff Writer | April 24

gl bBAllison ThompsonGraduation is just around the corner. Many undergraduates will be embarking on their last set of final exams, and graduate students pursuing their doctorates will be putting the finishing touches on their dissertations.All Ph.D.

Auburn Gay-Straight Alliance dresses in drag

By Brittany Cosby / Staff Writer | April 22

The Auburn Gay-Straight Alliance hosted its first drag show, "What a Drag," in the Student Center Saturday.Guys put on wigs and dresses and girls wore baggy pants and bandanas to raise awareness for the need to add a gender identity clause to the nondiscrimination policy at Auburn.The "girls" arrived in the afternoon to start getting ready for the big show.The boys added false eyelashes, high heels and flashy jewelry to top off the look.The room was decked out with a light up disco ball and a complete refreshments table."Donations will go towards trying to push the nondiscrimination clause to include gender identity," said Stephen Davis, a sophomore in theatre.

Sororities duke it out to win Derby Days

By Christian Becraft / Staff Writer | April 22

Posters, billboards, glitter and war paint. As the countdown closed at midnight, girls from all sororities raced around the Sigma Chi lawn showing their sorority poster paraphernalia in support of the fraternity's philanthropic event Derby Days.Derby Days is Sigma Chi's annual week-long event to raise money for its philanthropy the Children's Miracle Network.Zach Moore, a sophomore in accounting and this year's Derby Days chair, said the week is packed with fundraisers.A specific restaurant donates a portion of its profits to the Children's Miracle Network each day.Sigma Chi also hosts an activity each night for the sororities to participate in."We try to make it as fun as possible," Moore said.

Former priest speaks on homosexuality, Bible

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | April 22

Daniel Helminiak discussed "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality" Tuesday night in the Student Center.Helminiak, a former priest and author who now teaches psychology and theology at the University of West Georgia, came to campus through Campus Progress, the Auburn University Spectrum Alliance and the Office of Diversity and MultiCultural Affairs.During his presentation, Helminiak said the Bible, when read in its own historical context, does not state an opinion about homosexuality.He argued the Biblical texts are ambiguous.

UPC hosts comedy team Tim and Eric

By Blake Hamilton / Staff Writer | April 22

The first of UPC's big acts for the month of April brought big laughs as Tim and Eric rolled onto the Plains Monday night.The stars of Adult Swim's "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" and "Tom Goes to the Mayor," as well as various cult-favorite Internet shorts, brought their off-the-wall humor to a packed Student Act Auditorium.The team is comprised of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, former film students who initially worked from their Web site, but soon began working with former "Saturday Night Live" writer and "Mr. Show" co-creator Bob Odenkirk to develop projects for Cartoon Network's late night schedule.As with "Awesome Show," most of the live act parodies cheaply made cable access TV channels in characters such as "Casey and his Brother," a send-up of telethon entertainment involving a 17-year-old singer with a skin condition and crippling stage fright, and the "Channel 5 Kid Break," in which Heidecker and Wareheim play two young children who rap about conserving toilet paper and their dads' dirty socks.The duo also lampoons timeshare conferences as they attempt to earn a commission by selling the audience hot tubs.Opening for Tim and Eric was Dan Mintz, a comedian whose deadpan delivery and array of one-liners has seen him on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and landed him a 30-minute special on Comedy Central.Filling in during Tim and Eric's costume changes was a DJ who crafted remixes of random bits of dialogue that ranged from scrap gold commercials to the Sham-Wow guy."I thought that the Tim and Eric show was completely wacky and unique," said Alisa Courtney, a freshman in exercise science.

Free organic gardening workshop means healthy alternative for produce

By Ellyn Zagoria / Staff Writer | April 22

Eating organically is one way to stay healthy.Now, locals will have the chance to start an organic garden and learn how to grow their own vegetables for free.Jan Garrett, a research fellow in the organic vegetable production research program, will be holding a free organic vegetable production workshop May 2 from 9 a.m.

Students enjoy dancing in Student Center

By Brittany Cosby / Staff Writer | April 22

Students danced across the Foy ballroom during a night of fun, food and friendly competition.UPC and the Auburn Latino Association of Students hosted "Salsa Magic and Fiesta Latina" in the Foy Ballroom April 16."The purpose of throwing the fiesta is we wanted to deepen the understanding of Latino culture and current issues concerning Latinos on campus and in the community," said Vivian Aparicio, president of ALAS.

SAE Baja Alabama makes tracks in Auburn

By Brittney Williford / Associate Campus Editor | April 21

Auburn played host this weekend to the annual Baja SAE Alabama competition. The event, held Thursday through Friday, inculded automotive and race competitions.Teams from across the country competed, and Auburn placed in several of the events, including a fourth place finish in suspension traction and fifth place in maneuverability.Overall results have not been released, but Auburn faculty adviser Peter Jones said he is pleased with how the team performed despite technical setbacks in competition."We turned in good performances," Jones said.

'Token Hunchback' wins first place in film festival

By Brittany Cosby / Staff Writer | April 20

The student film "Token Hunchback" won first prize at the Jay Sanders Film Festival at the Auburn Hotel in the Theatre Auditorium Thursday."My favorite film was the hunchback one because the clay animation took a lot of time and talent," said Kelsey Paz, a senior in radio, television and film.

Buskist receives lifetime achievement award

By Zachary McDonald / Staff Writer | April 16

Auburn professor honored