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Best shopping trips outside of Auburn

By Emma Rygiel | Lifestyle Writer | February 19

Without football games to pack your weekends, there is more time for weekend trips to mix into your semester.

Area residents craft bowls for the East Alabama Food Bank

By Kailey Beth Smith | Community Reporter | February 12

Guests paid $10 for a ticket, which guaranteed them a place at the table, fresh nutritious soup, warm baked bread and their choice of one of the hand-thrown bowls.

AU professor speaks about feminism in China

By Caroline Kruza | Lifestyle Writer | February 12

While the topics of #MeToo and the long-awaited crack down on sexual assault are finally coming into everyday conversation, these topics have always been at the interest of Interim Director of Women’s Studies Dr. Arianne Gaetano. Joining Auburn’s feminist movement that began in the mid-80s in the homes of feminist-minded faculty, Gaetano brings optimism and enlightenment to our issues women face at home and abroad. Gaetano first found her love for feminism and anthropology as an undergraduate abroad at Duke University.

COLUMN: Let Sweethearts do the talking this year

By Samantha Strunk | Campus Writer | February 7

The staggering commercialization surrounding holiday culture often manifests itself in a form that is great for the sweet tooth and terrible for the dental bills- candy.

Making your own work: How to be an entrepreneur

By Elizabeth Hurley | Campus Writer | February 7

Being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship are words that are thrown around a lot today, but not many know what it truly means to be one.

COLUMN: Pause before you follow

By Caroline Kruza | Lifestyle Writer | January 26

Originally, social media was intended to be a way for people to connect with one another. There was never a challenge to collect “friends” or “followers." There was never a competition to gain the most likes or reactions. 

Why you should study abroad this summer

By Molly Stewart | Lifestyle Writer | January 22

Any college student can study abroad, and what better time to study abroad than right now? In class, everyone fantasizes about being on a boat in the middle of the Caribbean, skiing down a mountain in the Swiss Alps, or maybe even getting lost in the streets of Barcelona.

Local bakery prepares for Valentine's Day

By Courtney Schell | Lifestyle Writer | January 22

Cakeitecture, a local bakery in Auburn located in the heart of downtown near Skybar Cafe, is preparing for this love-filled holiday in an unusual way.

Swiping for Love?

By Sarah Gaillard | Lifestyle Writer | January 18

Online dating has become more of a trend in the last 10 years and appears to be changing the way our generation dates entirely.

COLUMN: Why students should study philosophy

By Justin Thomason | Lifestyle Writer | December 15

Philosophy may have a much higher potential than it seems. Looking back at the ideas of the past could guide our understanding of the present.

Create a group fitness class routine at home

By Emma Rygiel | Lifestyle Writer | December 14

Even though classes are a great way to hold yourself accountable, push yourself and meet new people, a lot of the components can be replicated if you’re more of an at-home fitness fan.

COLUMN: Star Wars is never going to die

By Cole McCauley | Campus Writer | December 14

With mega corporation Disney purchasing Lucasfilm for an insane $4 billion back in 2012, the rights to everyone's favorite space action opera were now in the hands of Disney.

COLUMN: Brockhampton is the future of hip-hop

By Cole McCauley | Campus Writer | December 14

“SATURATION II” is my choice for album of the year, and it would be a shame if the third installment of the trilogy is the group’s last project.

A complete guide to holiday online shopping

By Emma Rygiel | Lifestyle Writer | November 30

Although the holiday season is one of the most exciting times of the year, college students are tasked with finding gifts and studying for the last few exams of the semester at the same time.

‘Beautiful and diverse’

By Christina Sullivan | Lifestyle Writer | November 30

Alabama is the fifth highest state in the diversity of wildlife or biodiversity and the most diverse state east of the Mississippi River according to the NatureServe report.

Opinion | The objectively subjective power rankings of Thanksgiving food

By Cole McCauley | Campus Writer | November 23

If you love food as much as I do, you'll know that we're currently in the midst of the greatest time of the year.

Home for the holidays

By Emma Rygiel | Lifestyle Writer | November 20

With the holidays right around the corner, students are preparing to pack up and head back to home-cooked meals and holiday parties.

In defense of reading

By Aidan Lambrecht | Lifestyle Writer | November 20

It can be hard to find time to read in today's busy world, but it is still a valuable and beneficial activity.