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PLAINSMAN'S CHOICE | Best of athletics

Auburn sports reach a long way. Plainsman's choice 2025 best of sports highlights everything dealing with Auburn Athletics, from best home game to best female athlete.

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PLAINSMAN'S CHOICE | Best food

Auburn is filled with many different restaurants, ranging from local gems to chain restaurants that are universally loved. The following restaurants are the top picks for The Auburn Plainsman’s food categories.

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Letter from the Editor | Make the most of your season

Whatever season you find yourself in, thank you for being here and spending some time with The Plainsman. People who know me know I have my roots as an advice columnist, so for my final letter, I am going to revisit those foundations. Here are five tips for making the most of your season: 

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What is Plainsman's Choice?

Each year, the Plainsman’s Choice awards highlight the best places, events and activities in Auburn. Candidates are nominated by the editorial board and voted on by the entire staff. The hope is to connect with our audience of readers by sharing some personal opinions while also shining a light of favor on special entities within the Auburn-Opelika community.

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COLUMN | How to deal with rejection

Rejection comes into our lives in all shapes and sizes — in friendships, relationships or academic experiences — and it is unavoidable that we will all end up experiencing this kind of feeling sooner or later. There are many methods one can use to cope with rejection, like focusing on new skills and enjoying different experiences. 

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COLUMN | The Ups and Downs of the SEC

Whether it’s the chaos of Bama Rush or dominating showcases in just about every sport, the SEC draws a lot of eyes. While the spectacle that is the SEC is often glamorized, it is important to take a more holistic view of it. Though tailgates and Greek life may be fun, we should not gloss over the ways that the SEC, southern culture and our own campus culture often falls short. 

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Letter to the Editor | Give power and time to creativity

Mary Oliver, poet, essayist, Pulitzer winner and famously degree-less college student, writes: “The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.” This quote won’t resonate with everyone, but it does with me. I bet it does with my fellow creatives, too — those who answered the call and spent their most formative years giving it power and time.

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Letter to the Editor | Research is under attack

Regardless of one’s political affiliations, leading the world in research is good for everyone. My request to Auburn students is to learn about the research going on at Auburn and other universities, what indirect costs are used for and then to educate their families and friends so that we can turn our leaders away from the dangerous direction we are heading with our precious world-leading research.

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COLUMN | The road ends here

This Auburn basketball team earned its place in Auburn history — through how they played, how they carried themselves and how they represented the Auburn family. I’m glad I had the chance to cover it before I graduate. And like any great run, it ended too soon.

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Letter to the Editor | Prioritize pedestrians in the Loveliest Village

While walking our dogs in downtown Auburn, my partner and I were struck by something. In a very literal sense, we were doused by a cup of water that had been thrown out of a speeding pickup truck. In the more abstract sense, we were stunned by the realization that our downtown — from street to sidewalk — belongs to automobiles, not to people. 

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Letter from the Editor | Voices of the Loveliest Village

As a staff, we want to bring a variety of stories, perspectives and identities into the spotlight as we acknowledge that the community of Auburn is not one-sided. It is multifaceted, deep and dynamic. Whether a socioeconomic category or a collegiate pursuit, these differences are important to see.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | Shoring fragments of truth against our ruins

There’s not much The Plainsman hasn't done. However, when I sit here and wonder what I can do to contribute to this organization, I realize there is something we need more of: we need more people’s perspectives. Whether breaking news or treasured memories, we need to bring these genuine, human stories to the forefront of the media.