Opinion

Our View: Hops Freed, Time to Buy Gourmet

| June 1

After a four-year campaign, Free the Hops finally saw Gov. Riley sign the Gourmet Beer Bill into law.Some Alabamians will join the grass-roots organization in celebration of the max alcohol by volume increase from 6 to 13.9 percent in beer available statewide, while others doubt the bill's necessity.We believe a toast is in order to commend the governor's decision to finally "free the hops" with the signing of this bill.However, in contrast to the stereotypes of drunken college students, our excitement stems more from the level-headed, respectful decision of our state than it does from the availability of Russian Imperial Stouts.Certainly gourmet beers are nothing to shake a stick at, but it's nice to see a decision develop that treats Alabamians like adults.

Spending Summer in Auburn Worth It

By Natalie Nettles/Intrigue Editor | June 1

Ah, sweet summertime on The Plains.Though many students prefer to get out of Auburn for the summer, I am not one of them.In fact, I've stayed in Auburn every summer since I've been enrolled here.Yes, it's empty and there is not as much going on as during the fall and spring semesters.However, there are many things one can take advantage of by spending a summer in Auburn.Not that Auburn has a plethora of traffic anyway (except on football game days), but there is significantly less traffic during the summer months.You are guaranteed a parking spot on campus no matter what time of day you have class.No more driving aimlessly around C-Zone praying to God, or whichever deity you choose, that someone leaves within the next three minutes so you can make it to class on time.You are also guaranteed to find a guest spot at any of the various apartment complexes.Say a temporary good-bye to parking a mile way or risking the wrath of a tow truck.Summer classes at Auburn are shorter and generally smaller.

Back Again, Ready to Give Opinions

By Natalie Wade/Editor | June 1

I'm back. Yes, Comm Board allowed me to be editor again this summer. So nice of them.Since I've been here and done all of this before, you shouldn't worry much about how informative the paper will be this summer.We are going to fill your minds with as much information as possible.

Introducing a resolution after the public outcry is one way to do it

By Editorial Board | April 30

Editorial Board

Farewell to those who are getting jobs, graduating, or just tired of us

By Editorial Board | April 30

Good luck seniors.

This California transplant will be missing the Plains

By Alex Scarborough-Anderson / Managing Editor | April 30

Farewell column

Classes are great, but the first-hand experience can't be matched

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | April 30

Farewell column

Graduating is bittersweet, with a bit more emphasis on the bitter

By Lauren Smith / Intrigue Editor | April 30

Farewell column

Get ready - it's the first of a page full of columns

By Brittney Williford / Associate Campus Editor | April 30

Farewell column

Farewell columns are full of tired cliches, and mine is no exception

By Kristin Oberholzer / Editor | April 30

Farewell column

Letters to the Editor

By Jonathan David Farley | April 30

Some support for Councilman Dowdell

Letters to the Editor

By Gwen Kirk | April 30

Bring back program to help campus kitties

This week's cartoon

By Adam Cooner / Cartoonist | April 22

Here's an early welcome to our new Vice President of Student Affairs

By Editorial Board | April 22

Editorial Board

Ron Howard is evil ... or maybe just a bad director

By Alex Scarborough-Anderson / Managing Editor | April 22

Staff Column

Just like Joaquin Phoenix in 'Signs,' I will swing away

By Ben Bartley / Assistant Copy Editor | April 22

Staff Column

Paying more for a cheap, natural resource is the best

By Sarah Lambert / Assistant Campus Editor | April 22

Staff column

Like it or not, Twitter saved my friend's afternoon over Spring Break

By Kevin Saucier / Opinions Editor | April 22

Staff Column

This week's cartoon

By Adam Cooner / Cartoonist | April 15

If strangers were harassing students in classes, would you want to know?

By Editorial Board | April 15

The situation that occurred March 9, involving the three non-students on campus harassing students in a classroom, is no doubt troubling.Matt Pettit has done a great job of alerting his fellow students to what happened in his letter to the editor at right, and we thank him for it.We wanted to ask you what you thought of the situation, and whether you think an AU Alert would have been an appropriate step.Our attitude here is that we would have appreciated an e-mail from the school with the amount of detail Pettit provided in his account.It is a shame we had to hear of this situation from a fellow student before it was addressed by the University.A heads-up via AU Alert and an order to leave campus would have been ideal, but an e-mail to students acknowledging the situation even happened at all would have been sufficient.It would have looked better to admit something happened than to shrug it off as no big deal, because to the students in that classroom, it was a big deal.Students, do you think this was handled well?If not, what would you have liked to have seen from the University?And if we are blowing this out of proportion, just let us know.