Auburn University announces no traditional spring break
In an email to students and faculty, the University announced major changes to the spring academic schedule including no traditional spring break and pushing back the start date for classes.
In an email to students and faculty, the University announced major changes to the spring academic schedule including no traditional spring break and pushing back the start date for classes.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the statewide health order has been extended to Dec. 11, with reduced restrictions on occupancy for businesses.
Will Humphreys designs and sells face masks and has gotten many requests. He often finds that the customer wants to be surprised when it comes to the design.
After a slight increase the week prior, this is the lowest number of positive COVID-19 cases the University has recorded since classes began in August.
Some professors are concerned with the accuracy of Auburn University's Sentinel testing numbers. From a potentially biased sample to low response rates, they cite multiple issues with the process intended to measure the state of the virus on campus.
Auburn University reported an increase of 17 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, an increase of six cases over data from the week before.
Some presidents of student organizations are striving to make adjustments amid the pandemic but are enduring their share of challenges, such as hosting virtual events or members contracting COVID-19.
This is the lowest number of cases reported since the beginning of the fall semester. All 11 cases were recorded on Auburn's main campus.
On the night of the first home game since restrictions on bars have been significantly eased, students and young people gathered in large crowds downtown.
Auburn University Provost Bill Hardgrave said in an email to students that 'most' classes this spring will be offered in person. Two college deans talk about what Hardgrave's announcement means for registration and class attendance next semester.
This past week, ending on Oct. 11, follows a trending decline in cases that began with the week ending Sept. 6.
Despite living under COVID-19’s thumb on campus this fall semester, some current residents said they feel safe under current housing guidelines.
Provost Bill Hardgrave said in an email to students that "most classes will be offered in-person," next semester.
In its eighth week of the fall semester, Auburn University said it added 21 new COVID-19 cases between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4.
COVID-19 at face value is a highly contagious disease, but just as its physical symptoms affect everyone differently, so too do the side effects of our response.
The resolution banning the sale of alcohol to unseated restaurant and bar customers has been lifted.
Rather than using social media to express herself, Rose Williams has used more traditional artistic media to criticize fellow Auburn students’ response toward COVID-19 and show support for racial justice demonstrations.
Auburn University reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to data released by the University's COVID-19 Resource Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29. All 17 cases were reported on Auburn's main campus.
The influenza pandemic of 1918 infected around 500 million people across the globe. Studies from the then-Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, bear some similarities to today's COVID-19 pandemic.
In order to answer all its calls, the Auburn University Med Clinic has had to expand the staff working the phone lines with assistance from students.