News

Check out these new Auburn commercials featuring Tim Cook and other prominent grads

By Staff Report | September 1

The University has released a series of new commercials

‘Healthy but fragile’: An update on the Auburn Oaks

By Lily Jackson | Managing Editor | September 1

University Planner Ben Burmeister said the team is very confident in the tree’s chances of being permanent, reliable installments.

Reacting to the past: A new approach to teaching history

By Stephen Lanzi | Campus Writer | September 1

Auburn's history department integrates live action play and student leadership in their newly adopted approach to teaching.

Auburn student performs at LA music festival

By Mikayla Burns | Managing Editor | September 1

Lights blind Jabari Lateef as he grasps his saxophone and dances on cue behind one of the biggest names in the music industry, 20,000 pairs of eyes looking his way.

Welcome Week: 'A Success'

By Samantha Strunk | Campus Writer | September 1

The phrase “Welcome to Auburn!” echoed across campus as Auburn greeted both new and returning students the first week of classes through the annual Welcome Week program.

Letter to the editor: A word from Jay Jacobs

By Jay Jacobs | Athletics Director | September 1

As you may be aware, there has been a lot of important information in the news about our softball program recently.

New Agriculture School teaching garden plans finalize

By Chris Heaney | Campus Reporter | August 31

Several members of Auburn's College of Agriculture are finalizing the master design for a 11.3-acre teaching garden to be located next to the Old Rotation on Lem Morrison Drive.

O Grows planting seeds in Opelika’s community

By Sydney Smith | Community Writer | August 31

A farmers market located in Opelika is bringing in vendors with freshly made products from all over the area for our community to take part in.

Concourse/south ends with daylong music festival

By Alex Hosey | Community Reporter | August 31

Large white balloons, triangles of orange fabric and dozens of tents were set up on North Railroad Avenue in Opelika’s downtown for the final day and main event of Concourse/south.

UPDATE: Auburn police arrest two in connection to weekend robberies

By Staff Report | August 31

Auburn Police Division announced today they arrested two people on Sunday in connection to a string of robberies committed over the weekend.

UPDATE: Neighboring SEC universities deny Richard Spencer visit requests

By Gabby Dance | Assistant Campus Editor | August 31

Auburn University may have allowed a white nationalist to speak on campus last spring, but the school’s SEC neighbors are not following suit.

COLUMN: Hidden meanings in Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do"

By Katie Clark | Lifestyle Writer | August 31

Taylor Swift released her newest single “Look What you Made me do” on Aug. 24. Three days later she released the music video.

Devastation in Houston: Students sit in wait as their families are affected back home

By Jessica Ballard | Standards Editor | August 31

Spring, Texas, where Auburn interior design sophomore, Erin Sutter, is from, was almost completely under water.

Assistant coach Corey Myers talks with head coach Clint Myers during a timeout. Auburn vs Georgia State on Sunday, March 6 in Auburn, AL.

Softball player: Athletics administrators downplayed abuse claims

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | August 31

The players and parents, including former walk-on relief pitcher Alexa Nemeth, met with administrators and laid out their concerns, only to receive responses that ranged from apathetic to “dismissive” and even threatening.

Auburn and Opelika in talks to open joint skatepark

By Sam Willoughby | Community Editor | August 29

“I don’t think the budget is going to be the problem,” Bailey said. “I think we just got to get together, finalize a few details and then get started.”

ESPN: President Leath says softball program under comprehensive review

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | August 29

President Steven Leath has told ESPN the program is now undergoing a comprehensive review.

Auburn Climbing Team

August 29

If you are craving a community, competition, a fun sport and a stress reliever alongside blisters, bruised limbs, and sore muscles, the Auburn Climbing Team may be for you. The Auburn Climbing Team is a widely popular sport on campus, influenced by the Rec Center’s two large climbing walls, indoor bouldering and smaller outdoor climbing area. The climbing team currently has 40 members and with after ‘Get Rec’d’, they have an interested sign-up sheet of over two pages. The Auburn Climbing Team is a club sport, that travels for competitions around the South. All competitions are indoor based, though the team prefers outdoor.