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Top five candidates react to Miss Auburn callouts

By Connor Copeland | Assistant Managing Editor | December 4

The five candidates for 2024-25 Miss Auburn election were announced Nov. 28 on the steps of Cater Hall. Following the callouts, the candidates expressed a wide range of emotions — from excitement, to gratitude, to nervousness.

Hate crime reported in Haley Center

By Connor Copeland | Assistant Managing Editor | December 3

A university-wide email announced an act of vandalism potentially motivated by gender and racial bias that was reported to the Department of Campus Safety and Security the afternoon of Dec. 3. The vandalism occurred in the Haley Center.

Pro-Palestinian Protest held at Toomer's Corner

By Daniel Locke | Community Editor | December 3

A group of pro-Palestinian students gathered at Toomer's Corner to raise awareness and protest recent military action in the Middle East.

Beat Bama Food Drive triumphs in record-breaking 30th year

By Rachel Swan | Operations Editor | December 3

In their 30th year on the Plains, Beat Bama Food Drive reigned victorious over the University of Alabama's Beat Auburn Beat Hunger, bringing in over a collective one million pounds of food to food banks across the state.

Public and One Health major to come fall 2024

By Michaela Yielding | News Editor | November 29

Auburn University will welcome its first cohort of public and One Health majors in fall 2024. This program will be the first in the nation to offer to combine the two health models, offering students an interdisciplinary approach to the field.

Auburn rings in the holiday season with annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony

By Sam Vise | Community Reporter | November 27

Auburn welcomed in the holiday season with its annual lighting ceremony. The annual event is a favorite throughout the community.

Student workers faced with 'terrible' parking experiences on game days

By Michaela Yielding | News Editor | November 24

On Saturday, thousands will flock to Auburn for the 88th Iron Bowl, crowding the few parking lots around campus. Student workers, who help provide the essential game day experience, are often left without adequate parking and must deal with inflated prices, long walks to campus and ticketing.

Auburn City Council holds biweekly meeting

By Daniel Locke | Community Editor | November 22

The Auburn City Council held its final meeting of the month of November last night.

"This is for a bigger battle": Operation Iron Ruck

By Brychelle Brooks | Editor-in-Chief | November 21

Every Iron Bowl, a group of veterans hike from the away team's stadium to the home team stadium to raise awareness of veteran suicide. They will carry 22 pounds to commemorate the 22 veteran lives taken by suicide in Alabama annually on average. The hike, known as a ruck, brings community to veterans across the state and will begin Nov. 22 and end Nov. 25, the day of the 2023 Iron Bowl.

SGA Mental Health Tab Graphic | Contributed by Jillian Daugherty

New mental health tab launches on Canvas

By Rachel Swan | Operations Editor | November 20

Auburn's SGA launched a new mental health tab on university Canvas pages Nov. 17. The tab aggregates the mental health resources the university provides and offers guidance in case of emergencies.

5 things to know from last Board of Trustees meeting of 2023

By Connor Copeland | Assistant Managing Editor | November 17

Auburn University's Board of Trustees met Nov. 17 for the last time in 2023. Here is a recap of the most important topics discussed during the meeting.

The fate of Auburn's short-term rentals

By Ella Foster | Community Writer | November 17

The Alabama Supreme Court affirms decision regarding short-term rentals case in favor of defendants. Steven Dixon’s appeal was denied and his arguments were found "unavailing" by the court. Dixon claimed that the city of Auburn’s short-term rental ordinance ignored his home’s status as preexisting and nonconforming, and violated his right to equal protection.

UPC holds annual War Damn Coffee Jam

By Charlie Harmon | Campus Writer | November 17

On Wednesday, Nov. 15, UPC held its annual War Damn Coffee Jam in Lowder Hall. Students lined up to eat doughnuts, drink coffee and watch Aidan Bissett perform.

Auburn Mayor Ron Anders holds annual State of the City Address

By Stuart Dyos | Business Reporter | November 15

Auburn's annual State of the City Address was held by Mayor Ron Anders last night at the Gouge Performing Arts Center.

Student organization works to create sensory garden on campus

By Heather Wright | News Writer | November 15

Last week, the Permaculture Tigers invited students to learn more about permaculture as they planned the university's first sensory garden.

Ben Carson discusses 'very dark period' of American society at university event

By Brychelle Brooks | Editor-in-Chief and Connor Copeland | Assistant Managing Editor | November 10

On Nov. 9, former Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary and presidential candidate Ben Carson spoke to the Auburn community. He discussed a variety of contentious issues from vaccines to the United States' southern border.

Catherine Coleman Flowers lecture on her book "Waste"

Environmental activist Catherine Coleman Flowers gives speech at Auburn

By Michaela Yielding | News Editor | November 8

On the evening of Nov. 7, Catherine Coleman Flowers, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023 and Vice Chair of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, spoke with Auburn students and faculty on the importance of speaking up and acknowledging injustice across the country.