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Health benefits of recreational sports

Many college students grew up with a background of athletics, competing and being a part of a team. Coming to college can be scary for students who are worried they will lose the competitive outlet that they grew up loving. Luckily at Auburn, you do not need to be a “D1 athlete” to continue competing recreationally.

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The scariest movie of all time: A review of Friedkin's 'The Exorcist'

By Katelyn Smith | Lifestyle Editor | October 25

Once hailed as "the scariest movie of all time," William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” follows the paranormal possession of a young girl and the lengths her worried mother goes to help her. Throughout the movie, Regan (Linda Blair) starts behaving strangely, developing symptoms such as vulgar outbursts, grotesque physical transformations and violent behavior. While I did not necessarily find it scary, the practical effects, the story and the incredible performance by Blair really sold the film for me. It is a movie that just feels evil, with its disturbing scenes and the sinister energy that the young girl possesses.

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A classic slasher: Review of 'Halloween' (1978)

By Amelia Gatzke | Lifestyle Writer | October 21

On Oct. 25, 1978, director John Carpenter’s breakthrough film, “Halloween”, was released. This movie follows the iconic masked figure Michael Myers (Nick Castle), who had been in a mental institution for murdering his teenage sister when he was just six years old. After 15 years, Myers managed to escape this institution and returned to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois to begin his prowl for new victims. “Halloween” became a staple for slasher films as we know them and paved the way for the “Final Girl” trope as well.

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A review of Scream: ‘What’s your favorite scary movie?’

By Layla Hyatt | Assistant Lifestyle Editor | October 19

A masked killer plagues the fictional town of Woodsboro, California, often using phone calls to taunt victims. Taking place in the 1990s, the killer is untraceable, and help is further than just an emergency call on a cell phone. Constantly referencing infamous horror movies and the “rules” to survive a scary movie, the characters tend to still fall into the stereotype of dumb teenagers running straight to the killer. This is “Scream,” the pinnacle of tongue-in-cheek horror. “Scream” allows audiences to connect with the characters and root for them, while also providing ample opportunities to laugh at the meta moments in the film. Whether you are a horror movie fanatic or someone easing into the genre, “Scream” will not disappoint.

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Auburn music education student named to Yamaha’s 40 Under 40

By Katelyn Smith | Lifestyle Editor | October 14

Joshua Race, an Auburn grad student and full-time band director in Fountain, Colo., was recently named to Yamaha’s 40 Under 40, a list that recognizes young music educators for their outstanding work. Currently enrolled online at Auburn University pursuing his specialist in education degree, Race spends most of his time teaching his band students using metacognitive strategies.

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Friendly fright: A review of Alfred Hitchcock’s 'Psycho'

By Lorelei Young | Lifestyle Writer | October 14

The 1960 horror film “Psycho,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock, illustrates a slew of chilling events that take place over a weekend in Arizona and California. On a Friday afternoon, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) commits a monetary crime that motivates her to go on the run. She stops at the Bates Motel and charms the man who runs the motel, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). At the Motel, Crane meets her mysterious end, and her sister, Lila Crane (Vera Miles) employs a private detective, Milton Arbogast (Martin Balsam), to search for her. When Arbogast stops responding with updates, Lila and Sam Loomis (John Gavin), Marion’s boyfriend, go to the Bates Motel themselves and discover a mortifying secret about the events that occurred there.

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'It’s alive!' — A review of 1931’s 'Frankenstein'

By Sam Bainter | Assistant Lifestyle Editor | October 9

“Frankenstein” is a chilling story of a mad scientist driven by relentless ambition, striving to push science beyond its natural boundaries, with ethical themes of nature rivaling nurture and the dangers of isolation and alienation. The 1931 film of this classic narrative is the most well-known and influential retelling of Mary Shelley’s novel in the world of cinema due to its commercial and cultural success, which fully allowed Henry Frankenstein and his monster to break into mainstream pop culture.

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Hors d’oeuvres of history: A cultural cookbook from the Auburn History Club

By Lorelei Young | Lifestyle Writer | October 5

Many customs, especially culinary ones, are valued within cultures because food often unites people together. Most people don’t think about the history behind their food, but the History Club at Auburn University, along with the Lee County Historical Society, is working to change that. The organizations are creating a cookbook with southern recipes, with information about their true origins, to bring awareness to the underrepresented groups that formed southern culinary culture.

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Second-hand styles: Exploring Auburn’s thrift store scene

By Layla Hyatt | Assistant Lifestyle Editor | September 17

College is a time for self-exploration and finding oneself. Whether students are decorating their own apartment or preparing for their first night out, there are so many ways to learn about their likes and dislikes. To do this on a student budget can be tricky, however. Thankfully, Auburn has no shortage of thrift stores carrying everything possible, from t-shirts to kitchenware to CDs.

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