Lifestyle

Hiking trails provide Auburn with its scenes of nature

By Abigail Woods | Culture Editor | October 21

Trail managers and caretakers tell about hiking opportunities at the Caroline Dean Wildflower Trail, Kreher Preserve and Nature Center, the Wood Duck Heritage Preserve and Siddique Nature Park and Chewacla State Park.

PLUS scholarship aims to create a diverse campus

By Maggie Horton | Lifestyle Writer | October 20

Students on the PLUS scholarship share their story of being first-generation college students and the Office of Inclusion and Diversity explains more about the PLUS program.

Ghost investigators unveil Auburn’s haunted past

By Abby Winskowicz | Lifestyle Writer | October 16

One of the Alabama Spectral Investigators tells about their walking ghost tour offered through the month of October.

Wesley Foundation offers drive-in worship services

By Kara Mautz | Culture Writer | October 16

Wesley's student body president explains how they have changed their services to fit with COVID-19 regulations.

Thrifting gives students an outlet for creative fashion

By Sara Blevins | October 15

Students share why they thrift shop and how they got started.

Couple converts family farm into wedding venue

By Emery Lay | Lifestyle Writer | October 14

The owners, Bo and Cindy Smith, share the tale of how the started Legacy Farms.

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“Blithe Spirit” performance transforms for digital viewing

By Lydia McMullen | Lifestyle Writer | October 14

Director of “Blithe Spirit” explained the content of the performance and the process of making it available through Zoom.

Local pumpkin patch opens for fall

By Lydia McMullen | Lifestyle Writer | October 13

The farm’s operations director tells what Dell Pumpkin Patch has to offer this year and how they operate the pumpkin patch.

The Menstrual Movement breaks social stigmas

By Sophie Goodwin | Lifestyle writer | October 10

Auburn’s chapter of PERIOD The Menstrual Movement speaks about their mission to raise awareness around women's health issues. While an associate history professor provides historical background on the relation between societal views and women’s health.

Students find first home game successful

By Becca Benner | Culture Writer | October 9

Students share their experience with the previous home game day, Sept. 26.

A view of the audience from the bridge at Peet Theater on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 in Auburn, Ala.

Music, theater continue in outdoor venue

By Becca Benner | Culture Writer | October 8

Auburn's band director and a theater student explain the importance of the arts and how the pandemic has shaped it.

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Yoga students practicing a sitting meditation.

Yoga provides a release for the mind

By Abby Winskowicz | Lifestyle Writer | October 7

The owner of The Yoga Room explains the impacts yoga can have on the mind and body.

Chosen writers find home in mystic order

By Abigail Woods | Culture Editor | October 6

Each of the six mystics tell how they united to write books and share a sisterhood.

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2018 in Auburn, Ala.

Tai chi offers a sense of unity to the Auburn area

By Emery Lay | Lifestyle Writer | October 6

Kitty Frey, tai chi instructor, tells the ideas behind tai chi and her students explain how her classes have impacted them.

Old Rotation’s annual cotton harvest to begin soon

By Kate McIndoo | October 2

A soil scientist tells the harvesting process for this year's cotton and some of the history of the Old Rotation.

Harvest Moon rises with the celebration for autumn

By Maggie Horton | Lifestyle Writer | September 30

A meteorologist tells the best viewing times for the Harvest Moon and why it occurs, while members of the Church of the Spiral Tree explain the pagan significance of full moons.