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On-campus residents to receive prorated refunds for housing

By Tim Nail | Assistant Campus Editor | March 24

Students who were in University residence halls will be issued prorated refunds of their remaining housing fees for the spring semester, University Housing said in an email that was sent to residents.

AU student tests positive for the coronavirus

By Eduardo Medina | Editor-in-chief | March 24

An Auburn University student has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Fred Kam, the medical director for the Auburn University Medical Clinic.

Veterinary teaching hospitals stay open during semester closure

By Destini Ambus | Campus Writer | March 23

Routine visits will be postponed until the hospitals return to normal operations, but they will remain open for emergency services.

Dean of the Harbert College of Business Dr. Bill Hardgrave speaks welcoming the audience to the Open Speaker Series on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017.

Students will have option at end of semester to convert grades to satisfactory, unsatisfactory

By Trice Brown | Campus Editor | March 20

According to the email, students will be able to opt into “S/U” grading on a course-by-course basis by working with their academic advisors.

The COVID-19 outbreak has seen many University operations altered in response.

Despite coronavirus campus closure, Auburn University will continue to pay workers

By Eduardo Medina | Editor-in-chief | March 17

All employees will be paid during the campus closure caused by the spread of coronavirus, according to an email from Auburn University Human Resources.

Gavin Engineering Research Labratory on Magnolia Street. (Emily Enfinger | Photo Editor)

University doesn't expect COVID-19 to disrupt research

By Eduardo Medina | Editor-in-chief | March 17

Most Auburn University research will continue and the COVID-19 campus closure will not cause many disruptions, according to James Weyhenmeyer, vice president for research and economic development.

Auburn’s annual E-Day sees highest attendance in its history

By Virginia Speirs | Campus Writer | March 16

Schools and individual students from all over the country make trips to Auburn just for this one-day event.

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Closed by COVID-19: Students move out of dorms, prepare for long haul at home

By Eduardo Medina | Editor-in-chief | March 16

On-campus students were told by Auburn University Housing that they could grab their belongings on Sunday between noon and 4 p.m. Here's how that day went for students and their parents.

AU employees to work remotely until at least April 10

By Eduardo Medina | Editor-in-chief | March 15

All Auburn employees who can work remotely have been asked by the University do so, according to an email from Chief Operating Officer Ron Burgess.

Students in residence halls share how coronavirus is upending housing

By Destini Ambus | Campus Writer | March 14

“Honestly, I was excited at first about having a few more weeks away from school," said Frances McNeal, a student residential assistant on campus. But then reality settled in, he said, and he began to feel "a little unprepared."

University directs Greek Life to move out of housing, suspend activities

By Tim Nail | Assistant Campus Editor | March 13

Greek letter organizations will need to move out of housing by Sunday, March 15. Organizations were also asked to suspend all in-person chapter activities and events.

Student project coordinators for Tiger Giving Day express gratitude

By Sarah Gibson | Campus Writer | March 13

“I was super excited when I saw that Tim Cook donated to our club,” said Laura Hamilton, senior in civil environmental engineering. “It was awesome to see all of the donations — not just from people we knew but even people that were random donors.”

University will allow some students to remain in dorms; most will need to leave

By Eduardo Medina | Editor-in-chief | March 13

Auburn University Housing will allow some students to stay in their dorms during the COVID-19 campus closure, but most will have to retrieve belongings in their room on Sunday March 15 between 12 and 4 p.m. and not return while campus is closed, per an AU email.

Auburn University transitioning to online classes until at least April 10

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | March 12

Auburn University will transition to online classes until at least April 10 over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, per an email sent to students.

Permaculture club hopes to implement green infrastructure

By Isabel Perry | Campus Writer | March 11

The club's first meeting was filled with a room of students with backgrounds ranging from elementary education to conservation biology.

Faculty asked to teach one class online to test for coronavirus readiness

By Eduardo Medina | Editor-in-chief | March 7

Auburn is asking all faculty on campus to “deliver at least one class period remotely during the week of March 16” in order to gauge how well prepared the University is at handling a possible campus-wide closure caused by a potential spread of the coronavirus, according to an email sent by provost Bill Hardgrave and obtained by The Plainsman.

Music ed majors conduct classes at Loachapoka Elementary

By Tim Nail | Assistant Campus Editor | March 6

This semester, the program was in need of new instruments so student instructors could introduce new lesson plans. Tiger Giving Day supporters raised $16,605 to see that happen.

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Auburn students abroad return home amid coronavirus concerns

By Jack West | Editor-in-Chief | March 5

A student who was studying abroad in Italy details what it was like to be forced to come back home amid a coronavirus outbreak. The University said students who were in Italy are required to be on a "self-imposed quarantine" and not go to campus.

Porter Braswell's Jopwell opens doors for minorities in tech

By Virginia Speirs | Campus Writer | March 4

Braswell had the idea to start a tech company that would build community and give referrals to people who belonged to a racial minority.

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Auburn University suspends international travel, recalls students studying abroad

By Eduardo Medina | Editor-in-chief | March 2

After the recent surge and spread of the coronavirus around the world, Auburn University announced Monday that it's recalling all of its students who are currently traveling abroad and suspending all official international travel for students, faculty and staff.