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Alumni tackle benefit for relief

By Nicole Singleton / SPORTS EDITOR | July 21

Reliving a past Iron Bowl may be impossible, but witnessing a modern-day alumni Iron Bowl game can still be in your future.Former Auburn and Alabama players will meet Aug. 13 to compete in an alumni day flag football game to benefit the victims of the April 27 tornadoes.

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The end is near

By Courtney Smith / INTRIGUE EDITOR | July 14

The year was 1997. Many incoming freshmen, now 18, would have been only four or five years old.In those days, Michael Jordan ruled the basketball courts, Bill Clinton ruled America and the fastest Internet speed was dial-up. In those days, the popularity of children's literature was dying out. Reading books for fun? As if!

Chefs bring Farm to Table

By Natalie Yarid / NEWS EDITOR | July 14

If a meal prepared with local, fresh ingredients is something you've been seeking, seek no longer.

Construction on Magnolia Avenue picks up this summer. (Alex Sager / PHOTO EDITOR)

Magnolia Avenue crosswalks to be under construction

By Tysonn McKinnon / Writer | July 14

Pedestrians traveling along West Magnolia Avenue may soon have less to worry about from oncoming traffic thanks to a new joint project between the University and the City of Auburn. Construction began June 20 and should last two months.

National debt becomes focus for Congress

By Laura Hobbs / WRITER | July 14

While decisions are being made 474.12 miles away in Washington DC, the outcome will affect students at Auburn University.

Helpers prepare supplies for kids

By Kelley Rouse / WRITER | July 14

Volunteers will be stuffing bins with school supplies instead of stuffing busses full of children, for the second annual Stuff the Bus event, coordinated by United Way of Lee County.

Program provides tickets for heroes

By Courtney Smith / INTRIGUE EDITOR | July 7

For many students and season ticket holders, spending a Saturday tailgating and going to a football game is a privilege often taken for granted.

U-Pick Farm blooms into summer

By Natalie Yarid / NEWS EDITOR | July 7

Blueberry bushes are in full bloom and ready to be picked at Randle Farms in Auburn.

Police offer citizens home-security checks

By Crystal Cole / MANAGING EDITOR | July 7

Auburn residents will now have another way to safeguard their homes from intruders.

Graduate student Lacey Faciane uses an iPad 2 to record a "social story'' acted out by two children during summer program.( Contributed by AU News)

Auburn students bring June summer program to local children with disabilities

By Natalie Yarid / NEWS EDITOR | July 7

Auburn University Department of Special Education partnered with schools in the area to provide a summer program for students with disabilities.

City crime rate falls

By Raye Hendrix / ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR | July 7

The rate of violent crime in Lee County decreased significantly from 2009 to 2010, according to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center.

Bentley awards grant to EAMC

By Nicole Singleton / SPORTS EDITOR | July 7

Last Thursday Governor Robert Bentley awarded $30,000 to the East Alabama Medical Center, and the money is going to waste -- the removal of waste.

Customers file in line at the box office of Carmike theater to purchase tickets for an afternoon movie.( Christen Harned / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR)

Third theater in area may be the lucky charm

By Jake Winfrey / WRITER | July 7

Opelika has resumed plans to bring a new movie theater to Lee County.

Alyssa Carodine, junior in anthropology and barista at Gnu's Room, makes a drink with latte art. (Christen Harned / ASSOCIATE PHOTO)

Gnu's Room becomes nonprofit

By Sarah Layne / WRITER | July 7

The Gnu's Room is strengthening its role as a community builder by becoming a nonprofit organization.

Student found dead

By Staff reports | June 30

Tyler B. Forester, a junior at Auburn University, was found dead in his apartment this morning.

John Varner, a University Archives employee, opens the display case to turn "Jeffrey's Latest 13 More Alabama Ghosts" book to the story about the Auburn Spirit. (Kristen Ferrell / CAMPUS EDITOR)

Exhibit honors Windham

By Kristen Ferrell / CAMPUS EDITOR | June 30

Auburn creates an eerie backdrop for many ghost stories written by well-known writer and story teller Kathryn Tucker Windham. For a large part of her life, Windham gathered and crafted stories focusing on southern folklore, and an exhibit in Auburn's Ralph Brown Draughon Library was created to showcase Windham's collection.