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Sallie Johnson riding Looking Rosey on Cross-Country at the International CCI* level. Contributed by Sallie Johnson.

Auburn club eventing team brings 1st and 4th place trophies back to The Plains

By Patrick Dunning | Staff Writer | June 15

Auburn’s club eventing team is making a name for themselves with a 1st and 4th place finish at the United States Event Association, USEA, Intercollegiate Eventing Championship.

Students will now take the SCORE assessment before they receive their diploma

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | June 13

SCORE, or student core outcomes and readiness evaluation, is a one-hour test students will take when they are registered for the University graduation course, UNIV 4AA0.

Health Promotion and Wellness launches 'First 56' initiative

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | June 12

The class of 2022 will pilot the “First 56” initiative, a resolution from the office of Health Promotion and Wellness the Student Government Association Senate passed in April, to encourage healthy decision making among first-year students.

Money matters: Where are your student fees going?

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | June 11

Each semester students pay tuition and fees. Those fees, student fees, amount to $826 for the 2018-2019 term.

10 Auburn students will compete in Miss Alabama

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | June 9

Auburn University has 10 students competing for the title of Miss Alabama Saturday night. "We are proud to have ten incredible women competing at Miss Alabama this week," Brad Smith, executive director of Miss Auburn University.

4 degrees added across campus, 3 business degrees closed

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | June 9

The Auburn University Board of Trustees added four degrees to four colleges across campus and closed three Harbert College of Business degrees Friday morning.

Design rendering of the site plan for the recreation field expansion project.

Trustees OK $17 million rec field expansion

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | June 8

The expansion is slated to be completed before the start of the fall 2019 semester.

Board of Trustees votes to raise tuition, housing costs to fund housing project

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | June 8

The Auburn University Board of Trustees voted Friday morning for a 2 percent tuition increase and a housing cost increase that ranges from $60 to $120 for the 2019-2020 term.

CDC: Suicides increased by more than 30 percent since 1999 in half the states

By Melissa Healy | Los Angeles Times | June 8

In a report that examines trends in suicide at the state level from 1999 to 2016, the CDC says suicide rates have increased in nearly every state.

Jasmeet Lamba, assistant professor in the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Biosystems Engineering, analyzes water samples as part of a three-year study to ensure poultry litter doesn’t become a source of excessive phosphorus in surface waters.

Auburn University leads study to limit phosphorous pollution

By Staff Report | June 7

Phosphorous-rich poultry litter is a big concern in Alabama and other states where the litter is used to fertilize fields. If the nutrient leaks into waterways, it can cause toxic algae blooms which can lead to deficient oxygen levels and destruction of life in the water.

Auburn Students practice a chant at LeaderShape. Contributed by Dawn Morgan.

Auburn students learn about goal setting, integrity at LeaderShape Institute

By Samantha Strunk | Staff Writer | June 3

Fifty-seven Auburn students and an additional number of faculty and staff boarded buses on Sunday, May 6, and headed to Berry College in Rome, Georgia to participate in LeaderShape.

Tiger Dining meal plan glitch fixed

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | June 1

There was a glitch in the computer system Tiger Dining that had most students meal plans set as the on-campus $1,100 option.

Six female Fullbright Scholarship winners. Top from left: Hayley Carter, Amanda Darnell and Sarah Pitts. Bottom from left: Kayla Frey, Katie Kirk and Alyssa Patterson. Photos contributed by the Auburn University Office of Communications and Marketing.

Six female students receive Fulbright Scholarships — the most in University history

By Staff Report | May 29

The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. government is a flagship international educational exchange program.

Contributed by Eric Smith, director of Health Promotion and Wellness Services

Students can learn to act through Green Dot training

By Caroline Kruza | Lifestyle Writer | May 29

Families aim not to hurt each other, and through Auburn University’s Green Dot Training Program, Auburn is striving to be the healthiest family it can be.

Learn your Auburn lingo before fall

By Elizabeth Hurley | Campus Reporter | May 29

You’re now a member of the world-wide Auburn family. With that family comes a whole new lingo.

University arborist: The Auburn Oaks are doing well

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | May 25

The Auburn Oaks are flourishing once again. University Arborist Alex Hedgepath said the trees are doing well in spite of the many rollings they endured in the fall.

May 24

How to take advantage of Auburn's freebies this fall

By Ingrid Schnader | Photo Editor

Free gym classes, pizza parties and sports games will be coming to the Plains this fall