Features

Downtown stores see business rush ahead of first home game

By Tim Nail | Community Editor | September 4

Auburn's opening football weekend at home is seeing many fans return downtown, but business owners say they're ready to meet demand.

How to handle game day on the Plains

By Callie Stanford | Sports Writer | September 3

Football in the SEC, especially in Auburn, is an entirely different breed from any other football, so here are some things you need to know going in.

'Pandemic pets' a cause of greater intakes at humane society

By Kelis McGhee | Community Writer | September 1

Lee County Humane Society said it faced more a higher number of intakes this summer, and people returning pets they adopted earlier in the pandemic could be a cause.

10 Easy Meals That Only Require a Microwave

COLUMN | Easy meals to make in a microwave

By Kara Mautz | Culture Writer | September 1

One of the most difficult things to learn as a freshman is how to cook for yourself and how to create meals without easy access to a kitchen and cooking supplies. Students share easy and sometimes weird meals that only require a microwave to make.

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'Football, Fans and Feathers' takes flight this Friday

By Emery Lay | Campus Editor | September 1

The annual community tradition, "Football, Fans and Feathers", will begin this Friday and will occur consecutively during the 2021 football season on the Friday before each Auburn home game.

‘I missed out on the true freshman experience’

By My Ly | Podcast Editor | August 16

With a semester that will be fully in person for the first time in over a year, sophomores are facing many new experiences they missed out on.

$120 million data center coming to Auburn

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | August 3

A local business is planning to open a $120 million data center in the City that will improve access to high-speed internet in the area.

Local church puts musicians back on stage with outdoor music series

By Jacob Taylor | Writer | July 30

Saint Dunstan's Episcopal Church, located on East Magnolia Avenue, has hosted a music series this summer every Thursday starting at 5:30 p.m. with the goal of supporting artists and giving the Auburn-Opelika community good music.

New Tiger Cards ready for pickup

By Emery Lay | Campus Editor | July 7

Auburn Univeristy's new Tiger Cards, a combination of the old Tiger Cards and Ignited Cards, are currently available for pick-up to summer students and feature new contactless scanning.

Auburn to play Miami in home-and-home in 2029, 2030

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | June 17

Auburn will be facing off against the University Miami in a home-and-home series in 2029 and 2030, the Athletics Department announced Thursday.

Exploring downtown Opelika

By Chris Divelbiss | Writer | June 15

In the past few years, new stores and renovations have turned the Historic Downtown Opelika into an underrated gem in the area.

Students weigh in on top date spots

By Emery Lay | Campus Editor | June 10

Though Auburn might not be a big city, there are still plenty of good date options, some of which might not be in plain sight.

The Well opens its doors to unite and empower women

By Abigail Murphy | Operations Editor | April 5

The Well, a tea room, opened in downtown Opelika as of March 20. It offers a space for connection, serves a health-conscious menu and also aims to support other women-owned businesses.

Auburn student runs tie-dye business

By Sophie Goodwin | Lifestyle writer | April 3

Brighton Gregory, junior in secondary education, started Bright Dye Co., a tie-dye business on Instagram, beginning in August of last year. Gregory walks through her journey from tie-dying beginner to hobby to side business.

Remembering Aniah

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | November 1

A little over a year after Aniah Blanchard's kidnapping and murder, her friends and loved ones are in the throes of the loss of a daughter, sister, friend and "the light in everybody's life."

AU student warns others after her COVID experience

By Jack West | Editor-in-Chief | August 31

This summer, Landry Chizik and a handful of her family members tested positive for COVID-19. After weeks of nausea and anxiety, Chizik is warning other students to take this virus seriously.

Equal Justice Initiative's Peace and Justice Opening Week on April 25-27 included the first Peace and Justice Summit, and the grand opening of the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.

Remembrance project raises awareness for racial injustice in Lee County

By Tarah Yeager | April 29

The Lee County Remembrance Project has partnered with the Equal Justice Initiative and is working with community leaders to bring a historical marker to Lee County that will forever commemorate the lives of four men who were racially terrorized and lynched.