Columns

OPINION: Love in the time of technology

By Caitlin Shostak | Assistant Copy & Multimedia Editor | February 12

I've been cute-couple kicking for at least a decade now. I don't remember when my aversion to cute couples began, but something about the blissful titters, amorously glazed eyes and surreptitiously flexed biceps has always driven me bonkers. Luckily, I discovered a few flinty kicks on the back of a flirty couple's seat was usually enough to snap a couple out of their amorous trance.

OPINION: Why the drinking age should be lowered to 18

By Pierce Ostwalt | Community Writer | February 8

One of the longest on-going debates revolves around the legal drinking age. The age is currently 21 and was changed in 1984 from 18, but I am of the opinion that it should be lowered back to 18.

OPINION: How Disney's Frozen warmed my heart

By Anna Claire Conrad | Copy Editor | February 5

It wasn't until the credits started rolling that I fully realized what I had just experienced. It was a revolutionary film, one that defied everything its predecessors valued.

OPINION: Dining services changing the way we eat

By Chandler Jones | Community Editor | February 3

There's a room off to the right of the Student Center. It's got clear glass and three doors. Inside works a number of staff dedicated to changing the way we eat on this campus, in particular, Glenn Loughridge and Rosa Cantrell.

OPINION: Bear Townsend: Leaving a legacy of love

By Nick Hines | February 3

A top hat, a coat and a small bottle of Captain. Maybe it was jeans rolled up at the pants leg showing his ankles, and rolled down at the waist to keep them on without a belt. In that case, usually shirtless, always shoeless. Quirky didn't define Bear Townsend. He defined quirky.

OPINION: Cat cartoons and Southern stereotypes

By Becky Sheehan | Intrigue Reporter | January 25

Garfield opened his door to a horde of relatives. They found out he won the lottery and wanted a handout. As the relatives swarmed his porch, I looked up from my breakfast. In loud, twangy Southern dialects, the feline family harassed the famous cartoon-strip cat.

OPINION: Win or lose, Manning's legacy is already written

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | January 24

When it comes to legacies for NFL quarterbacks, there's no measuring stick used more by critics than championships. Dan Marino, a hall of famer and nine-time Pro Bowl selection who holds more than seven NFL passing records, often has his stellar career accomplishments overlooked by writers and analysts, who choose instead to focus on the fact that Marino was never able to win a Super Bowl.

OPINION: Sports need more Richard Shermans

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | January 21

Thank you, Richard Sherman. I am not a Seattle Seahawks fan, but I would like to thank you for your last-second deflection in the NFC Championship Game, one that led to a game-ending interception.

OPINION: Who's next for Auburn at running back?

By Taylor Jones | Sports Writer | January 21

In the wake of Tre Mason's announcement that he would forego his senior year at Auburn to declare for the NFL Draft, many questions have emerged about the future of the Tigers' running game.

Her view: Auburn University needs a 'Come to Jesus' meeting

By Raye May | Photo Editor | January 14

Everybody has bad days. Everyone has those mornings where your alarm clock goes off and you hit snooze 20 times and then finally drag yourself from bed to shower to class in a daze that, for once, probably has nothing to do with a hangover.

His view: Embrace the entertainment

By John Burns / SPORTS EDITOR | May 24

The streets close, the drinks appear and the people come in droves to have a good time with friends and spend copious amounts of money, but it only happens three or four times a year.

Auburn pitcher Conner Kendrick against Alabama, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Hoover, Ala. Contributed by Todd Van Emst

Tigers fall in SEC Tournament to rival Tide

By John Burns / SPORTS EDITOR | May 21

Auburn was eliminated by Alabama 6-3 in the first round of the SEC Tournament

The Best Netflix movies that you haven't seen yet

By Rachel Suhs / DESIGN EDITOR | April 3

I enjoy movies as much as the next student, but between the rising prices of movie tickets and the limited selection of a one-theater town it gets pricey and mundane.