EDITORIAL: Auburn, release the footage

COLUMN: An ode to fireworks (and John Adams)

The real origin of the tradition of fireworks on the 4th of July has gotten a bit lost in translation.

EDITORIAL: We need to talk about sexual assault

Sexual assault, a topic of much discussion in recent weeks, is a rampant issue.

COLUMN: Alabama can't pick 'em

Alabamians, like myself, like to believe we are a good people. And most of us are. The politicians whom we select to represent us, on the other hand, are of a different breed. Gov.

Column: Help your mind in multiple ways

What if for all of your life you were taught that seeking help was some form of weakness? 

OPINION: Mass shootings are not the "price of freedom"

Orlando, Sandy Hook, Columbine, Umpqua, Fort Hood, Aurora and practically every city across the United States. Universities, colleges, nightclubs, high schools, churches, synagogues, movie theaters, stadiums, concerts, doctors’ offices and elementary classrooms across the United States.

CAMP WAR EAGLE ISSUE| Letter to the editor from the SGA president

War Eagle! My name is Jesse Westerhouse and I have the incredible opportunity of serving the Auburn student body as SGA President this year.

CAMP WAR EAGLE ISSUE| Letter to the editor from the Office of Sustainability

Get Involved.  You are starting a life-changing adventure.  Your college experience is a big deal.  It’s a good time to think about what you’d like the next year to be about and how you can make the most of it.

COLUMN: Welcome to Auburn football

Heartbreak, triumph and miracles 

COLUMN: Law or not? For me, it's life or not

The University senate voted Tuesday, March 22, to oppose Alabama House Bill 12, a bill allowing gun owners with concealed carry permits to bring their firearms to campus.  You could definitely say this has been a hot topic this year since Texas came out with a new law allowing students 21 years or older to carry a firearm fully concealed if they have the appropriate permit to do so.  I didn't grow up in a gun-heavy household.

COLUMN: Not another sappy senior column

Sometimes, you don't find where you belong for a while, but you definitely know it when you do. 

EDITORIAL: Speak now, there is no peace

On Sunday, April 3, Melissa Boarts lost her life.  Melissa's family called the Auburn Police Division because they feared for her well-being.  “I had called 911 to get help for her because she was threatening to cut her wrists,” Terry said.

EDITORIAL: Speak now, there is no peace

On Sunday, April 3, Melissa Boarts lost her life.  Melissa’s mother, Terry Boarts, called the Auburn Police Division because she feared for her daughter’s well-being.  “I had called 911 to get help for her because she was threatening to cut her wrists,” Terry told The Plainsman. “She has been diagnosed with bipolar [disorder] ... and PTSD.

EDITORIAL: We support the SGA Initiative

The last week of finals can be hectic; the chemistry of the student body shifts. Stress runs high as students try to prevent grades from running low.  Some student resort to "study-drugs" such as adderall, while others combat finals with more innocuous alternatives such as coffee.  In an effort to aid students during finals week, SGA President Walker Byrd and SGA President-Elect Jesse Westerhouse proposed an initiative that would prevent professors from assigning students projects that weight at least 10 percent of the class grade during finals week. 

EDITORIAL: University-sanctioned freedom of speech

Auburn University's Speech and Demonstration policy states that demonstrations, protests and speeches may only be conducted on the steps of Ralph Brown Draughon Library.  That is, unless you want to get special authorization from the Division of Student Affairs, in which case you may or may not be granted a permit to practice the first amendment at some alternate University-sanctioned location.

EDITORIAL: Protect ban on concealed carry permits

On March 22, Auburn's University Senate voted to condemn bill HB12. Proposed by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, HB12 would allow people with concealed carry pistol permits to carry on state college campuses.

EDITORIAL: Go out and apply for SGA cabinet

Spring 2016 Editorial Board Although the SGA elections have passed, there is still a way to directly influence the SGA's direction for the next year. 

State judges should be appointed

On March 7, the Supreme Court of the United States overruled Alabama's Supreme court, adding another example of federally appointed judges striking down the opinion of our elected state justices.