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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.

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.

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.

Why AU Dance Marathon numbers went down this year

By Virginia Speirs | Campus Writer | March 2

Mitchell Irsik said she’s “not sure what will change about the event next year” in order to ensure they raise more money.

Therapy dog has nose for sickness

By Sarah Gibson | Campus Writer | February 27

Dr. Moose was a part of the first project to show that dogs could be an alert for pathogens and be able to distinguish which kind they are.

University issues all clear for gas leak on South College

By Elizabeth Hurley | Community Editor | February 27

Auburn has issued an all-clear for the gas leak at about 2:15 p.m, according to an AU Alert message. 

Gas leak present near University Chapel

By Elizabeth Hurley | Community Editor and Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | February 27

Auburn University announced that there is a gas leak at the intersection of South College Street and East Thach Avenue near the University Chapel.

University takes early precautions against potential coronavirus

By Tim Nail | Assistant Campus Editor | February 27

Auburn University President Jay Gogue has formed a task force to monitor the potential impacts of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, to campus, according to Campus Safety and Security.

jAUnt users experience issues with service

By Tim Nail | Assistant Campus Editor | February 27

The accessibility service jAUnt gives rides to students on campus with physical disabilities. But some students have experienced issues in the past year, and jAUnt said it's working to resolve them. For some, however, those resolutions are coming too late.  

Students volunteer at camp for children of sick parents

By Virginia Speirs | Campus Writer | February 25

This year, Auburn University has been fortunate enough to bring a chapter of Camp Kesem to Auburn through the hard work of students with a heart for this cause.