OPINION: In defense of Khaki shorts
No matter what look you’re going for, khaki shorts are a good foundation to build an outfit around.
No matter what look you’re going for, khaki shorts are a good foundation to build an outfit around.
I started it in June of 2015. Um and I have kind of been thinking of starting a fashion and lifestyle blog for a while.
On a dead-end street in South Birmingham sits a bookstore which is the only one of its kind in the world, according to owner Jake Reiss, grandfather of two Auburn students. The only books found for sale inside Alabama Booksmith’s walls are books signed by their author.
Pocket Points, a new, free mobile app, is impacting universities all over the United States, rewarding students for staying off their phones during class. It works by opening the application then locking the phone. The longer the phone is locked while the student is in class, the more points are accumulated.
GoGreekNow, an app founded by Sigma Chi fraternity brothers from Iowa State University, strives to be an “all-encompassing, one-stop shop” for Greek life across the country, according to co-founder Mark Hagen. Hagen and Nick Scott, who were roommates and good friends in college, began developing GoGreekNow in fall 2014 and officially launched the app in April 2015. Living in different cities after college, Scott said he and Hagen kept in touch.
Behind the sugary glazes, fresh baked treats and soul-warming cups of coffee that take up residence at the local coffee shop, The Bean, is a lot of hard work. It is 4:35 in the morning and while most people are still asleep, waiting for the sun to peek it’s face up from below the horizon, Sydney and Ben Nichols, owner’s of The Bean, are awake and prepping for the day ahead of them.
More than 6,000 children are currently in foster care in Alabama.Foster families receive a stipend equal to less than $14 per day per child. Micah Melnick and her husband, Blake Melnick, who received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Auburn, are working to help these families through their organization, BigHouse Foundation.
On a dark, rainy night psychiatric ward nurses dressed in black raincoats and boots arrive at a murder scene where the daughter of a judge is suspected for her father’s murder. This scene sets the tone for Cal Clark, professor emeritus in political science and former Master’s of Public Administration director, who recently authored his first fiction novel, “The Black Angels.”
Despite warnings from concerned mothers and public safety officials against walking alone, sometimes students will find themselves with somewhere to go but nobody to go with. In these cases the new app, Companion, would be useful.
On Saturday, Sept. 19 Donald E. Davis Arboretum hosted Auburn Pagan Pride Day sponsored by the Church of the Spiral Tree. The event lasted from 10 a.m.
Auburn University is home to a wide array of projects that bring animals and humans together, such as the union between humans and working detection dogs. Auburn patented the VaporWake training program, which prepares dogs to detect improvised explosive devices and begins with 6-week-old puppies.
Located at the corner of South College Street and South Donahue Drive in Auburn, Sundown at Blooming Colors, an event at The Market at Blooming Colors, offered casual dining of low country boil along with live music by Mark True.
Losing weight is a struggle many college students encounter at some point in their college career. For some, it’s losing the freshman 15. But many students struggle with finding a healthy way to lose weight even after their freshman year.
James L. Tracy Jr., 2010 graduate in physics, said he wondered what it would be like if major figures from the past such as Abraham Lincoln or George Washington came to the present.
Behind the lens of 21-year-old Ethan Gulley’s camera is a creative individual with a passion for displaying people in their raw element.
The Market at Ag Heritage Park had its final farmer's market for the season on August 27. From peaches to poundcake, vendors sold their products to local residents. Taylor Hatchett of A New Leaf Farm Stand said it's been a wonderful market this year. "It's a huge health and wellness benefit," said Hatchett.
Tripp Gulledge, freshman in music education, wasn’t always blind.
On a rainy Tuesday evening, Aug. 18, three local bartenders gathered at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center to display their drink-making talents in the Alabama Bartender of the Year Regional Competition.
If you’ve ever wanted to be rewarded for shopping, this is the app you’ve been waiting for.
To the average person, jiu jitsu might not ring any bells, but for Auburn Mixed Martial Arts and Auburn Jiu Jitsu owners, jiu jitsu is more than a martial art. Randall Phillips said he has been practicing jiu jitsu for 31 years starting in Brazil when he was 14. Phillips said he studied for three years at the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy in Brazil, which is based on teachings of Reylson Gracie, father of Helio Gracie.