Editorials

Editorial: Coaches, get your heads out of the game

By Editorial Staff | Fall 2014 | October 30

Bruce Pearl became the head basketball coach last April and has already established himself as one of the most involved coaches on campus. In an attempt to stir interest in Auburn's basketball program, Pearl has often been seen throughout campus participating in different events.

Editorial: Research before you donate

By Editorial Staff | Fall 2014 | October 14

Amidst all the pink colors splashed on buildings, on sports teams' jerseys and on ribbons across America, it is hard to miss October is breast cancer awareness month. With all the hype from breast cancer awareness, it is important to remember to donate to a charity that matters to you and spends money wisely.

Editorial: Hazing should be treated individually

By Editorial Staff | Fall 2014 | October 9

Clemson University disbanded 24 fraternities on campus after a sophomore died while with his fraternity brothers. According to CNN.com, Tucker Hipps, 19, went on a run with his fraternity brothers and somehow became separated. Officers discovered Hipps' body underneath a bridge that afternoon. Coroners said they suspect he fell from the bridge and died from blunt force trauma.

Editorial: Class times are scheduled with purpose

By Editorial Staff | Fall 2014 | October 2

Class schedules, when done correctly, are planned and organized well before the semester starts. Some students commute an hour or more to and from classes and have chosen their schedules based on days they can drive to campus. Many students have part-time or full-time jobs on top of memberships in clubs and sports that must be woven into going to class, along with attempts to get necessary amounts of sleep and still have some semblance of a social life.

Editorial: Disconnecting in order to connect

By Editorial Staff | Fall 2014 | September 29

The increase in technology has led to a decrease in social skills. This generation faces the unique situation of having limitless information available at all times with a stroke of a fingertip. We are surrounded by it. Phones have become bed partners, dates, gym buddies, class distractions and homework helpers.

Editorial: Put your hands up for game day changes

By Editorial Staff | Fall 2014 | September 18

Jordan-Hare has always been a special place. During football season, it's the heart of the raw energy that is the Auburn spirit. Even after the season ends, students look to the stadium as an integral part of Auburn's campus and history.

Editorial: The downside of upscale living

August 23

Finding a decent place to live shouldn't be part of what makes college difficult. Paying tuition, maintaining a good GPA, avoiding alcohol poisoning -- these should be high on your list of college-related concerns. Worrying whether or not you'll have to spend part of the semester in a hotel should be low on that list.

Editorial: Dress codes are not created equal

By Ashtyne Cole | Community Editor | July 23

Clothing choice is a statement. What you wear speaks volumes about who you are as a person. It depicts what you like, dislike and how you show yourself to the public. College is the time when young adults are deciding who they are. The days of high school and inescapable conformity are gone. Students realize they can make whatever statement about themselves they want in college.

Editorial: Opposing opinions on raising minimum wage

By Raye May | Photo Editor and Cat Watson | Online Editor | June 20

Two editors show their opinion on whether the United States should raise the minimum wage.

OPINION: Sportsmanship has its lessons on and off the field

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | June 9

For most siblings, after they grow into mature adults, their petty childhood rivalries stay in the past. On the other hand, the competition will always be there for me with my younger sister Hope.

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Editorial: Got four? No, but Auburn should

June 9

Topic: Claiming past football national championships Viewpoint: Auburn should officially claim the 1913 and 1983 national championships

OPINION: Break it down without breaking your bank

By Raye May | Photo Editor | May 24

Music festival season is upon us. Maybe you just got back from Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores. Maybe you're gearing up to head to Bonnaroo in Tennessee in June or Lollapalooza this August in Chicago. If that's the case, I envy you.

Editorial: Sorry to burst the 'Auburn bubble'

May 23

The real world. Not the television show on MTV, but a phrase used as an excuse to delay responsibility until after graduation. This phrase should stop being used.

A group of 2013 Camp War Eagle counselors lead their freshmen in a cheer at a Jordan-Hare Stadium pep rally (Maddie Yerant | Writer)

OPINION: Advice from a former CWE counselor

By Maddie Yerant | Managing Editor | May 13

If you have any guidebook or how-to for freshman year, throw it away right now. In the space of nine months, I fell in love with Chacos, learned a new language (Southern English, a different breed than its Midwestern cousin), went to a bar for the first time, made friends and lost them, had my heart broken and learned what it really felt like to be homesick.

OPINION: Art has more than just aesthetic value

By Elizabeth Wieck | April 25

People often question the validity of modern artwork and wonder what exactly makes a piece of art have value and a place in the art world. This is particularly true for minimalistic pieces, like the work of Ellsworth Kelly or, for abstract pieces, Jackson Pollock.

OPINION: One year later, I'm leaving the wolf pack

By Kelsey Davis | Editor-in-Chief | April 24

Cliches are cliches for a reason. They're overused because they're true. So when I incorporate the cliche "blood, sweat and tears" to describe the effort we put into producing The Auburn Plainsman this year, I incorporate it because it's nothing short of the truth.

Editorial: Opposing opinions on responding to the bomb threat

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor and Becky Hardy | Editor-in-Chief | April 24

Two editors show their opinion on whether classes should have been canceled for the threat.

OPINION: The flaws of a vicarious cultural experience

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | April 20

When I lived in Germany, I did it wrong. I spent three years in a foreign land and failed at obtaining a real cultural experience. I saw the castles and ate the food, but I did not learn the language and communicate with the locals as a guest in their homeland. I didn't take the time to get to know them and communicate with them as people, not as Germans.

OPINION: Confronting modern journalism stereotypes

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | April 18

So to me it's frustrating when I hear people say that we are in the business of "ruining people's lives," or that we are twisting the truth to get a better story. Not only does twisting the truth harm whomever the article is about, but it also harms the journalist's credibility, which is arguably the most important credential that a journalist can have, and one that we don't want to lose.

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Editorial: The right to an unfair and speedy trial

By Kelsey Davis | Editor-in-Chief | April 17

The story that ran on our front page is not about proving who is innocent and who is guilty. The purpose of this editorial is to take a look at the University's justice system and report what we found.