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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.

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.

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.

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.

OPINION: A fault in our phones or a fault in ourselves?

By Keely Shearer | April 16

As I was walking around campus the other day I couldn't help but notice the amount of faces glued to their cell phones. I could literally watch people I know walk by me without even looking up to notice me.

Editorial: Class model makes English history

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | April 15

In 1994, the Alabama Council of Higher Education passed a statewide articulation agreement, which built partnerships between community colleges and universities, requiring all core credits transferred from a two-year college to fulfill requirements at four-year colleges.

Editorial: 'Are you not entertained?' Yes, we are now

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | April 3

The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, The Allman Brothers Band, Issac Hayes, Santana, Elton John, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles, Charlie Daniels Band and R.E.M. Do you know what they all have in common? They all performed at Auburn University.

OPINION: To tan or not to tan?

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | April 3

In my hometown, there were three or four people in my high school that went to the tanning bed, but, other than that, it was fairly unheard of. The few tanning salons we did have were not in the best area of town, and it was considered not very classy for girls to go to the tanning bed.