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Make the most of gameday in the South

By Alice Phillips | Lifestyle Writer | September 27

Being prepared for the exciting and long day ahead is important for every Saturday in the South. It is hardly news that Auburn fans dress up for gameday, but picking the right shoes can make or break any college football fan’s experience. 

Southern culture defined by the individual

By Abigail Murphy | Operations Editor | September 25

  Carmen Brysch, lecturer of geography at Auburn University, describes the South as the greatest perceptual region of all time. With this in mind, defining the South in a cultural sense can be rather difficult since each person will have a different idea of what the South is and its customs.  One ...

Places to explore in Columbus, Georgia

By Reagan Day Berg | Lifestyle Writer | September 25

Lined with brick buildings and colorful mural walls, Columbus is just 45 minutes away from Auburn. 

One Bike Coffee fights multiple sclerosis

By Stephanie Tunnell | Lifestyle Writer | September 25

Auburn graduates Jack and Amy Fisher are fighting multiple sclerosis one coffee order at a time. 

The health benefits of kombucha

By Lauren Pieper | Lifestyle Writer | September 18

The drink is a black or green tea that is fermented and is mixed with a kombucha culture and yeast.

Bowling alley brings bowling, arcade to The Plains

By Miranda Shaffer | Lifestyle Writer | September 16

The bowling alley's name is a reflection of the business' goals — to create a good time for customers.

Instagram accounts offer insight into events, food in Auburn

By Mallory Pitts | Lifestyle Writer | September 14

Instagram can serve as a guide to life on and off campus for students this school year. 

An Auburn rite of passage: the 21st birthday sign

By Alice Phillips | Lifestyle Writer | September 11

Where the birthday sign originated is not clear, but Auburn is one of many schools that celebrates this way. 

Auburn couples share date ideas around the city

By Miranda Shaffer | Lifestyle Writer | September 9

Students should not stress too much about their love lives because Auburn, Alabama, happens to be home to a trove of date spots that students can only experience right here on the Plains. 

'The Manipulators,' author shares inspiration and use of imagination for new fantasy novel

By Reagan Day Berg | Lifestyle Writer | August 27

“I have an imagination that runs wild, [and] I love building different worlds that no one has thought of before,” he said. 

Freshman look back on their first few game days on the Plains

By Mackenzie Parson | Culture Writer | September 16

As the first two game days in Auburn have come and gone, freshmen sit down to reflect on the experience. 

Suite 1111 | Naked and Afraid

By Trice Brown | Multimedia Editor and Emily Nagy | Culture Writer | February 21

Jim Morton, who lives in Auburn, is the executive producer of Naked and Afraid. This week, Emily Nagy spoke with him about what's its taught him about what makes people resilient.

Roped in: The Cowboy Church and its mission of acceptance

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | April 27

The Cowboy Church of Lee County — plain and simple — is a church for cowboys.

'Battle for O-Town' has successful night of competitions

By Bailey Fuhrmann | Campus Writer | April 9

Battle for O-Town began April 4, with the first of four comedy competitions hosted by the event center.

Working the night shift: Meet the guys protecting the doors of downtown’s bars

By Eduardo Medina | Community Writer | March 26

Fluorescent-blue bar signs advertise a night out for most Auburn students, but for Clark Hale, the clatter of high-heels and leather boots under neon lights signals it’s time for work, not partying.

Last minute spring break ideas

By Bailey Murphy | Campus Writer | March 9

Spring break is fast approaching. Many of us need to keep a destination on our minds to see the light at the end of the midterm tunnel.

How to not break the bank over the break

By Anne Dawson | Social Media Editor | March 9

Between the housing, food, drinks, activities and, for some of us, the shopping, spring break trips can add up real fast.

Auburn grad founds Wild Heaven brewing company

By Alex Hosey | Lifestyle Editor | March 2

As a kid growing up in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, Nick Purdy had a couple of friends go to school at Auburn University after they graduated.