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Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall named a semi-finalist for Davey O'Brien Award

Auburn's star quarterback Nick Marshall has been announced as a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award. The award is meant to honor the nation's top quarterback. Marshall is one of 16 finalists for the award, and one of four quarterbacks from the SEC. In addition to Marshall, the SEC semifinalists include: Bo Wallace (Ole Miss), Blake Sims (Alabama), and Dak Prescott (Mississippi State). Marshall has thrown for 1357 yards in eight games which gives him an average of 169.6 yards per game. He has 13 passing touchdowns to only four interceptions on the year.

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New Auburn City Council takes oath of office

| November 3

Newly elected council members of the Auburn City Council took their oath office for the 2014-2018 term on Monday, Nov. 3 at the Auburn City Council chambers. After being sworn in, the new City Council elected Ron Anders as the new mayor pro tempore to serve as head of the council if Mayor Bill Ham is absent.

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Alabama not included in same-sex marriage legalization

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | November 3

While the rest of the country continues to pass progressive legislation providing same-sex couples the legal and economic rights heterosexual couples have, much of the South and Midwest continue to oppose such measures. Many of those states contain the highest populations of same-sex couples, Mississippi being the highest and Alabama ranking in the top 10.

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Auburn moves up to third in the AP Poll, Amway Coaches Poll

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | November 2

Following a 35-31 over Ole Miss in Oxford Saturday, Auburn moved up to number 3 in this week's AP Poll and Amway Coaches Poll. That's up one spot from last week. The Tigers move ahead of archival Alabama, who dropped to 4 after a bye. Currently, the Tigers also hold the number 3 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings as well as the Amway Coaches Poll. The CFP rankings for this week will be released Tuesday night.

The Beat Bama Food Drive began in 1994, and over the course of 21 years has raised 4 million pounds of food for the Food Bank of East Alabama.

Auburn students prepare to beat Bama with local food drive

By Rachel King | Community Writer | October 29

The rivalry of Auburn and Alabama has fueled the roar of fans all across the South. There aren't many places you can go without the banter of a "Roll Tide," followed by a determined "War Eagle." The rivalry that has become a holiday tradition has taken a back seat as the universities partner for a cause greater than any football game.

Nova gazes out over the stadium after her traditional pre-game flight around Jordan-Hare. Raye May / PHOTO EDITOR

Auburn gets third spot in first CFB Playoff rankings

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | October 28

The first ever College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night and Auburn took the third spot. Filling out the rest of the top four were Mississippi State at 1, Florida State at 2 and Ole Miss at 4. So, if the season were to end today, Auburn would be participating in this year's inaugural playoff by way of a match up against last year's national championship opponent Florida State.

Gus Malzahn reacts to beating South Carolina. Raye May / PHOTO EDITOR

Malzahn talks Rebel defense on his 49th birthday

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | October 28

Head coach Gus Malzahn talked about a stout Ole Miss defense on his 49th birthday at his weekly press conference Tuesday. It will be the first ever meeting of top-10 teams in Oxford, Mississippi as Auburn (6-1, 3-1 SEC) takes on Ole Miss (7-1, 4-1 SEC) Saturday at 6 p.m. The Rebels' defense has scored almost as many touchdowns as they have allowed this season.

Mason Briles announced he was gay on OutSports.com.

Student uses Internet to announce sexuality

By Brian Stultz | Campus Writer | October 27

Mason Briles felt he had nowhere to turn for support. Briles said he felt no one was in his situation and would understand. He anonymously turned to Twitter to see if there was anyone out there who knew what he was going through. He quickly found many people who have gone through the same thing he was experiencing. Briles, junior in business, announced he was gay last month on Outsports.com. Before that, he was only known by the Twitter handle Closeted Athlete.

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Soil Judging Team takes home regional championship

By Kate Seckinger | Intrigue Reporter | October 26

Soil is never just dirt, and the Soil Judging Team will be the first to vouch for that. Last week, the team sent seven students to the regional soil judging competition in Clemson, South Carolina. After three days of practice judging and a day of serious competing, Auburn was declared the regional champion out of 12 universities Oct. 9.

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