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Comment sections are out of control

By Hayley Blair / INTRIGUE BEAT REPORTER | March 1

Looking at reader comments on any news story posted online is not for the faint of heart. You just never know what you're going to get.

Your view: Southern heritage not racist

By Taylor Benson | March 1

Let me make it clear, I am no advocate of racism or slavery. I find it offensive, appalling, and inhumane. With that said, this article is written to refute the accusations expressed by Ms. Hardy.

American culture moving beyond Hollywood hits

By Editorial Board | March 1

"The Artist" shouldn't have won best picture at the Academy Awards.

Barbee making strides

By Akaash Singh | March 1

It wasn't exactly the start to the Tony Barbee era we all had in mind.

Your view: Easy energy long gone

By David Newton | Retired AU Faculty | March 1

Unfortunately, the era of cheap oil from fossil petroleum is over. The "easy oil" has been found, mined and burned.

The South hasn't truly broken from past

By Becky Hardy | Editor-in-Chief | February 23

You'd think we would have overcome racism by now, seeing how it's 2012 and the Civil War has ended more than a century ago, but some individuals still seem to be growing up with the same values as the Confederates.

Your view: Sex should be reserved for married couples

By Thomas Sherer | February 16

Last week's Plainsman had several articles that expressed multiple individuals' opinions concerning the purpose and timing of sex. To have a proper perspective on this very important issue, we must look to Scripture to see what God says about it.

Your view: AU Alert failed us Tuesday

By Alexander Roberson | February 16

On Tuesday, the Auburn police received a report of a robbery at Comer Hall and the suspect was considered to be armed.

Dollar dictates terms of American intervention

By Chelsea Harvey / CAMPUS EDITOR | February 16

I just watched a movie in my Spanish class called "Tambien La Lluvia," which was about the outbreak of the Cochabamba Water Wars in Bolivia in 2000. (If you don't know anything about it, I recommend reading up on it.)

Your view: Parrish not the president for Auburn

By Phillip Smith | February 16

Tonight, I am embarrassed to call myself an Auburn alumnus because Owen Parrish was elected as Auburn's SGA president.

SGA elections revealing for organization, Auburn

By Editorial Board | February 16

There is a reason 68 percent of Auburn students didn't turn out to vote this week: they don't care about the next president or vice president or any other position. They don't care because they feel SGA--the process, the elections, the people--doesn't affect them.

Build good habits by getting involved

By Alison McFerrin / COMMUNITY BEAT REPORTER | February 16

Have you ever wanted an insider's look at the operation of Auburn and Opelika?

Do more, then climb a hill

By Robert E. Lee / SPORTS BEAT REPORTER | February 16

With three semesters of undergraduate classes remaining, I find myself wondering about careers.

Mixed messages on Arab Spring a glaring example of bad leadership

By Nik Markopoulos / COPY EDITOR | February 9

In late January, Islamist parties secured nearly three-fourths of the still-forming Egyptian government's Parliament.

Your view: Medical marijuana succeeds where conventional medicines fail

By Evan Haarbauer | February 9

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater in regarda to medical marijuana.

Contraception issue proves divisive

By Editorial Board | February 9

First Amendment protects Catholic institutions against government mandates

Your view: University should be tolerant of smokers

By Haroldo Toro | February 9

We like to call ourselves the Auburn University family. In my experience this is how family works: my wife, a nonsmoker, married me, a tobacco consumer.

Your view: Romney waffling on bailouts and TARP

By Eric Phillips | February 2

Mitt Romney continues to waver in economic posture.