Columns

COLUMN | Tips to combat body image issues in college

By Jakai Spikes | Writer | September 26

In this world, it seems like beauty standards and body images are impossible to achieve. Trends are constantly evolving and the critics on social media are ruthless, leaving people feeling like their looks will never be enough.

COLUMN | Making the most of "The First 56"

By Sami Grace Donnelly | Editor-in-Chief | September 2

The buzz of move-in and syllabus week has come and gone, but Auburn University is still welcoming its first year students.

COLUMN | A slippery slope, and what comes next?

By Daniel Schmidt | Assistant News Editor | June 29

Journalism student Daniel Schmidt reflects on where he thinks Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health will lead the United States.

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COLUMN | Dear Plainsman, farewell

By Abigail Murphy | Operations Editor , Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief and Trice Brown | Multimedia Editor | May 12

After spending nearly four years of their college experience with The Plainsman, this past year’s management staff of graduating seniors have written their goodbyes.

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OPINION | What's your Auburn coffee shop aura?

By Destini Ambus | Editor-in-Chief , Sami Grace Donnelly | Editor-in-Chief and Mallorie McCoy | Columnist | May 4

The Loveliest Village on The Plains has the loveliest coffee shops. Take our quiz below to see which coffee shop best suits your vibe.

COLUMN | Your stress is valid

By Sami Grace Donnelly | Editor-in-Chief | April 25

Perhaps stress shouldn’t automatically be cast off as “bad.” Instead of immediately trying to eliminate the stress in our lives, we could analyze it and extract good things from it.

COLUMN | How to read the news

By Sami Grace Donnelly | Editor-in-Chief | April 7

The problem we face today is that the sieve is in the hands of more people than ever before. With the turn of the century, the media experienced a gradual change in domain.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Of us and speech

By Garrett Martinez | Auburn Student | April 1

Free speech. It’s a mixed bag sometimes, giving people the right to say whatever they want. But it’s also one of the most powerful tools the people in a democracy have to protect themselves and ensure that a democracy remains a democracy.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Concourse display exploits tragedy for shock value, political gain

By Joelle Woggerman | Auburn Student | March 31

Auburn University can find a way to allow for free expression and demonstration and protect the well-being of its students if only it tries.

COLUMN | Repurpose your leftover groceries

By Mallorie McCoy | Columnist | March 26

After a week of not going to the grocery store, we have all opened our fridge to half empty jars and containers. I am sure the question comes to mind, “What will I do with a spoonful of jam or my leftover dinner from a few days ago?”

COLUMN | Reducing your output with mindfulness

By Sami Grace Donnelly | Editor-in-Chief | March 25

One person’s actions have influence. Their actions can improve their own behavior, have a positive impact on their community, influence their economy or make a small change that positively affects the world. Sustainability starts small.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Cost-Cutting Measures are the Reality for STEM Majors at Auburn

By Mick Persyn | Auburn Student | March 18

Auburn employs researchers as STEM professors to reduce staffing costs, without considering the idea that researchers are not teachers and without offering the proper training for them to give students the education we came here for.

COLUMN | Auburn's STEM classes want you to fail

By Payton Davis | Photographer | March 7

The students failing these classes are most often underrepresented minorities. According to an article from The New York Times, women, people of color and those from a lower socioeconomic background are the most likely to be weeded out of their classes.

COLUMN | Auburn listened: New seating policy in The Jungle for students with disabilities

By Noah Griffith | Sports Reporter | January 28

On Friday morning, Athletics announced several changes to The Jungle benefitting students with mobility-impairments attending basketball games in Auburn Arena.

COLUMN | Auburn Arena built for able-bodied students

By Noah Griffith | Sports Reporter | January 25

The success of Auburn basketball is the talk around campus this year, and it is arguably the most exciting thing going on in Auburn. In the poll on Monday morning, Auburn claimed its first No. 1 ranking in school history. This is historic, and disabled students are not able to be there to witness it.

COLUMN | Letter to the freshmen

By Dioselin Cruz | Columnist | January 10

As a first-year student, I often find myself searching for the old within the new. I will catch a glimpse of someone walking on campus, and for a second, they look like the class clown from fourth period history freshman year of high school. For first years, realizing our childhood is now in the past is a new, bittersweet development.