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Lauren Burk

Burk family files $1M claim over daughter's death

In 2008, Auburn freshman Lauren Burk's murder shocked the University, the town and every single resident. Now, six years later, Burk's parents have filed a claim with the University, based on their belief that their daughter would still be alive if Auburn had a campus police department at the time, according to WSB-TV.


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Students determined to keep memory of friend alive

The last thing Barrett "Bear" Townsend said to his Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brother Tanner Scott was "I love you." Scott recalls the memory with a nod, straight-faced, not actually looking at anything. A face that says more than words can about the emotions that daunt him. His name was Bear, and he hugged like one too.


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AU Marching Band believes in Auburn and loves it

From before the game starts, until after the game ends, there is one group of Auburn fans that have stayed through every football game. They were just as loud when the Tigers made their National Championship run as when they hit their rut and went 3-9 last year.

Al Killian POW

POWs feel at home in Opelika

Tucked away in sleepy downtown Opelika, pictures and artifacts from the 1940s at the Museum of East Alabama tell the story of more than 3,000 captured prisoners.