Editorial

EDITORIAL | Auburn, invest in the safety of your students

By Editorial Board | Spring 2023 | March 26

Auburn needs to take responsibility for the culture it has created in which sexual assault and drugging consistently get pushed under the rug, “resources” don’t even have their own buildings and survivors are treated as if they are the problem.

EDITORIAL | On "anti-white" slurs and Black History Month

By Editorial Board | Spring 2023 | February 16

People of all races should be treated equally and fairly. However, the motives behind the people who are insinuating that this google document is a violation equality and fairness are far more convoluted than simple. The contents of a google document that wasn’t even created by an Auburn student is not news, and this incident is not an example of persecution or discrimination.

EDITORIAL | Why you should submit a letter to the editor

By Editorial Board | Spring 2023 | February 2

Writing a letter to the editor is a quick and easy way to express your personal opinions, respond to various news items or articles and share information about important issues with a broad array of people at one time—all without actually working for a news publication.

EDITORIAL | Auburn, where do your loyalties lie?

By Editorial Board | Fall 2022 | November 29

Either Auburn needs to take a better look at The Creed it claims to treasure so much, or it needs to abandon it altogether. Nevertheless, it’s just Auburn being Auburn.

EDITORIAL | Reduce food waste this holiday season

By Editorial Board | Fall 2022 | November 23

Reducing food waste requires preparation, mindfulness, sacrifice and creativity, but even if takes a little more time and thought, it is entirely worth it. This holiday season, don’t let your laziness and complacency result in unnecessary food waste.

EDITORIAL | Free speech — let's talk about it

By Editorial Board | Fall 2022 | November 18

Banning speech of any kind is a slippery slope. The United States has never taken it lightly, and it never should. It may have the power to inflict pain and hurt, but it also has the power to change the world for the better.

EDITORIAL | Auburn Athletics is "On to Victory"

By Editorial Board | Fall 2022 | November 9

It is crucial that the Auburn family understands that the On To Victory collective does something that should have been done a long time ago: take name, image and likeness to the next level to acknowledge, celebrate and expand opportunities to the overlooked and underserved athletes.

EDITORIAL | The importance of midterm elections

By Editorial Board | Fall 2022 | November 2

With the help of the Plainsman, you too can feel motivated to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. Stay tuned as we provide up-to-date coverage of the midterm elections.

EDITORIAL | Tuition is increasing — why aren't scholarships?

By Editorial Board | Fall 2022 | October 20

If Auburn University can build a brand-new state-of-the-art football facility, culinary science school and pay for the demolition and remodeling of dorms in four of its five residential communities, it can increase its institutional scholarships at the same rate as tuition.

EDITORIAL | The Red Zone: What to know

By Editorial Board | Fall 2022 | September 15

With the beginning of a new school comes a dire need for students to reflect on the prevalence of sexual violence on college campuses and the ways we can combat it.

EDITORIAL | The role of your student-run newspaper

By Editorial Board | Fall 2022 | September 5

The Plainsman aims to serve as a source of objective, factual—and sometimes entertaining—media for students. It acts independently and objectively in order to produce unbiased work.

EDITORIAL | Why an environmental tab?

By Editorial Board | Spring 2022 | March 23

The world seemed to stop when the coronavirus began to spread across the globe. Now that this crisis seems to be slipping away, another global crisis that seems to have slipped the minds of many has arisen anew with a vengeance — climate change.

EDITORIAL | Who are you protecting, Auburn?

By Editorial Board | Spring 2022 | March 6

Auburn's policies against sexual misconduct are designed to keep students, faculty and staff safe and punish those who violate that safety. In the case of Richard Hansen, Auburn seems to have forgotten that they would make student safety its “number one priority.”

EDITORIAL | Cultivate sympathy for your fellow man

By Editorial Board | Spring 2022 | February 2

The Auburn Family can be a family when it wants to be, and it can be a family that is inclusive of everyone.

EDITORIAL | Join the Plainsman

By Editorial Board | Fall 2021 | November 28

Joining The Plainsman will provide students with more than just clips to put on an application — but if that’s what you need, you’ll get an abundance of it — it will also give you relationships that will last.

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and practice gratitude.

EDITORIAL | Take the break to reflect

By Editorial Board | Fall 2021 | November 25

This isn't the time to wallow in regret about what could have been different, but the time to appreciate what happened.

EDITORIAL | University's new minimum hiring rate is a step in the right direction

By Editorial Board | Fall 2021 | October 31

For some, the University seems to hit the mark rarely. This decision, though, will undoubtedly benefit many of the families working for Auburn by improving their standard of living.

EDITORIAL | It’s time to do better, Auburn

By Editorial Board | Fall 2021 | October 17

Auburn is performative in every sense of the word — they act only to elicit a response or reaction.That is the problem. We want to see active steps for tangible change. If not by our graduation date at least by someone's.

EDITORIAL | Body camera footage belongs to the public

By Editorial Board | Fall 2021 | October 10

Recently, in an 8-1 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that videos, recordings of 911 calls, photos, autopsy records, emails and texts are related to investigative materials and don’t have to be released to the public. This ruling infringes on the legal rights of Alabamians.

EDITORIAL | Why students should attend the listening sessions for the next president

By Editorial Board | Fall 2021 | September 21

Thursday, Sept. 23 the Auburn University Board of Trustees is hosting a listening session for students to express what they want in the next president. The editorial board encourages students to attend to ensure the next president represents our long-term interests.