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April brings forth Autism awareness

By Allison Clark / Staff Writer | April 9

April showers bring May flowers, but more people are becoming aware that April brings more than just rain.April has been dubbed National Autism Awareness Month, and as such, many organizations seize the chance to encourage people to get involved in helping the families affected by autism."We've got one in 100 kids affected by this epidemic, so we think that it is a good time for people to try to make a difference," said Wendy Fournier of the National Autism Association.

JANE RANDOM

April 9

ABOUT JANE:Age: 21Hometown: Alpharetta, Ga.Availability: SingleSign: AquariusGreatest fear: DrowningMARY GRACE HATCHERjunior, human development and family studiesWhat do you tell telemarketers when they call you?I just say, "Sorry, not interested," and hang up.Do you prefer to watch sunrise or sunset?Sunset.

Relay for Life helps those fighting cancer

By Molly Wickstrom / Staff Writer | April 9

Auburn University and The American Cancer Society hosted Relay for Life at the Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Friday, April 3.The event celebrates those who have won their battle with cancer, remembers those who did not and gives hope to those still fighting.Sororities, fraternities and other campus organizations formed teams to fundraise.The event began at six p.m.

Real Estate Society gets real on market slump

By Olivia Martin / Staff Writer | April 7

"Market slump," "house flipping" and "open house" are real estate buzz words familiar to most Auburn students.But, beyond apartment hunting and lease signing, there is much more to learn about real estate than a student will learn from watching hours of TLC.Kelly Steed, president of the Real Estate Society and senior in marketing, thought others may share her interest in real estate."It was around last Thanksgiving when I began to work to bring the club about," Steed said.

New Changes Come to Facebook

By Vicki Johnson | April 7

Tired of Facebook constantly changing? Well, Facebook has changed its home page again. This time, they say, to make it easier than ever to connect with friends and find out what they are up to. According to their Web site, friend's posts are streamed in real-time and give more control over what a user will see.

Like it or not, 'rents join Facebook

By Victoria Johnson / Staff Writer | April 6

These days it seems as though more and more parents are joining Facebook. What used to be a social network for specifically for students is now open to anyone with an email address. When Facebook first began, it was limited to a select group of students with certain email addresses, but as its popularity grew, the site felt the need to open its doors to more users. Parents are now signing on to stay more in touch with their kids, particularly when they go off to college, but this recent phenomenon has caused mixed feelings in students. Kate Blackstone, a freshman in social work said that while neither of her parent's have a Facebook account, she said her some of friend's parents have them.

Local band The Bandar-log brings out college crowd

By Allison Clark / Staff Writer | April 6

Amid the electric-orange glow and festive tiki huts at Rooster's on Thursday night, Auburn's local band The Bandar-log delivered a show that made the bar's crowd experience body movement and mood improvement that put even their beers to shame.As they usually do, the people in the audience felt the energy of the music in their own special ways.

Students work it out to lose weight

By Bridgette Bonner / Staff Writer | April 5

One out of every three Alabamians is struggling with obesity, but the people of Auburn are doing what they can to fight or avoid this problem.Gold's Gym, located on East University Drive, has more than 6,000 members, and approximately 600 attend the gym daily.Of the 6,000 Gold's Gym members, 90 percent are college students trying to avoid gaining the freshman 15 or get rid of the unwanted pounds that came after the college acceptance letter."I have always been involved in sports, and working out was important to me, but it became a priority in college," says Silver Drummond, a junior at Auburn.

UPC hosts Tiger Nights Casino: High Rolling on The Plains

By Natalie Wade / Copy Editor | April 3

Students, faculty and community members get opportunity to mimic gambling on campus

Women's Hope offers helping hand

By Bridgette Bonner / Staff Writer | April 3

Catobia Avery rolls her wheelchair into Women's Hope Medical Clinic feeling anxious, eager and looking for answers.

Vets bust pet myths

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | April 1

Do not feed dogs from the table. Eating chocolate can kill a dog. If a pet eats grass, then it's sick.All of these are myths about how to take care of an animal, but not all of them are true.One rumor dog-owner Sharon Oswald has heard is that you are not supposed to feed your dog from the table."That makes them beg at the table," said Oswald, head of the Department of Management.Glen Puckett, a veterinarian at the Village Vet Clinic, said this myth is mostly true."You're really not supposed to feed your dog from the table," Puckett said.

Dolled up on the diamond

By Brittany Cosby / Staff Writer | April 1

The Diamond Dolls are back and in full swing for this baseball season.A new baseball coach this season brought the return of the Diamond Dolls.

Auburn grad publishes recipe book

By Ellyn Zagoria / Staff Writer | April 1

With a dash of this and a sprinkle of that, Julie Hoffman is cooking up something for all students to enjoy.For the past couple of years, Hoffman, an Auburn graduate, has been creating a cookbook specifically geared toward college students."I have 11 chapters, all of which target the typical college student," Hoffman said.

Less Than Jake taps into youth

By Ellison Langford / Associate News Editor | April 1

Peter Pan didn't really want responsibility. He wanted to do his own thing and stay young forever doing it.

Caffeine addicts subject to health problems

By Christian Becraft / Staff Writer | April 1

With a pencil in one hand and an energy drink in the other, students hitting the books may be hitting their body hard.When it comes to studying, students tend to pull all-nighters, looking to a caffeine source for help.

Talking or Tweeting?

By Natalie Nettles / Assistant Intrigue Editor | March 25

First, there was MySpace. Then, there was Facebook. Now, another social network named Twitter is taking the social media world by storm.Twitter premiered in 2006 and, according to Nielson Online, was the fastest-growing social network in February 2009 with 7,038,000 unique visitors.Tripp Girdler, a junior in business, has had a Twitter account for about a year."I like being able to keep in touch with friends in other cities to see what they're doing and stuff," Girdler said.

The Freshmen Life...

By Bridgette Bonner / Staff Writer | March 25

First year students balance drinking and studying

Make room for space

By Amanda Irle / Staff Writer | March 25

Those who have a curiosity for outer space can be satisfied at the Coca Cola Space Science Center in Columbus, Ga."We're a great little attraction," said assistant manager Larry Pallotta.