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Let my diploma serve as my sail in the wind

By Daniel Chesser / NEWS EDITOR | December 2

"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next."- Gilda Radner.

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Your View: Time to come together to create 'more perfect Union'

November 4

Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,This past election cycle has revealed bitter divides between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.Unfortunately, our long national discussion culminates in an election, and the work ends there.But today, as before the election, a man in Auburn seeks a job he cannot find.A woman in Opelika is secretly illiterate.And a child in Beauregard will go to school hungry.We in the Democratic Party, and we as Americans, have a social obligation to those individuals, and our fight for them must not end on election night.We must continue to work every day to ensure those Americans less fortunate can share in that "more perfect Union" we have so long sought after.We call on Republicans, as we call on Democrats and Independents, to finally put aside our partisan differences so that, together, we might end the love of greed over giving, war over peace, hate over tolerance and the status quo over progress.We have now, as we do after every election, as we do every day, the opportunity to better the lives of all.It is not a modest endeavor.It is not an easy challenge.But it is ours.And we look forward to accomplishing it together.Alex Robersonpresident,Auburn University College Democrats

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Your View: Women's Hope offers free student STD, AIDS test

By Larry Webb executive director, Women's Hope Medical Clinic | November 4

Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,I want to respond to the Sexual Health Report Card that was published in the October 21 edition of The Plainsman. To say the least, it was distressing for us at Women's Hope to see that Sperling's BestPlaces actually published the statement that HIV testing wasn't available to AU students or couldn't be found.The same remark was made for STD testing as well--that it was not available and couldn't be found for Auburn students.Both statements are false.Women's Hope Medical Clinic at 820 Stage Road here in Auburn, a very short drive from campus, provides both HIV testing and STD testing for both men and women at no cost to the student.And it's totally confidential.In addition to HIV/AIDS, we also test for chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomoniasis and HPV/genital warts.This testing is done at no charge to the student and, again, it's confidential. Women's Hope is on campus at AU every month eager to give out our testing information.We're on the Haley Center Concourse.If AU students see us there, please stop by and get all the info you need to be sexually healthy.We love AU students, and we're here to serve.Larry Webbexecutive director,Women's Hope Medical Clinic

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Our View: Newton's not doing it alone

By Editorial Board | October 28

There is no denying Cam Newton is a special player.He deserves all the recognition and midseason accolades.He deserves every SportsCenter anchor's "Cam Newton, baby!" and Lebron James' "MONSTER" Tweet.

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