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Auburn students express opinion on upcoming primaries

By Jonathan Stuckey | Columnist | May 24

Alabama voters will head to the polls on May 24 to cast their vote among a crowded candidate field.  

Auburn takes steps to protect its biodiversity

By Abigail Murphy | Operations Editor | April 8

Auburn is home to a variety of native species with Alabama commonly ranked as the fourth-highest biodiverse state. According to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Environmental Conservation Online System, Alabama is number three with the most endangered or threatened species listed.  However, members of Auburn University and the City of Auburn are working to protect the biodiversity in the area. 

Mayor Ron Anders discusses re-election

By Tucker Massey | Content Editor | March 13

Mayor Ron Anders talks about his re-election campaign and his goals.

Ivey proposes 4% raise for teachers in State of the State

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | January 12

Ivey delivered her annual State of the State address from the State Capitol in Montgomery Tuesday, proposing a 4% pay increase for teachers and state employees.

Auburn alum running for Alabama secretary of state

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | December 28

An Auburn alumnus announced Monday night that he is running for Secretary of State as a Republican in 2022.

Former DA ordered to report to Lee County Detention Facility

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | November 9

The Alabama Attorney General's Office announced that former Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes has been ordered to serve his sentence in the Lee County Detention Facility. 

Sixteen patients on ventilators at East Alabama Health

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | August 24

Sixteen COVID-19 patients are on ventilators at East Alabama Health hospitals, a number that officials felt wouldn’t be reached after vaccines became available. There are 77 patients hospitalized at EAH for COVID-19, the highest since January 2021. 

Auburn grows by over 40% in ten years, census data shows

By Trice Brown | Multimedia Editor | August 14

The City of Auburn saw a 42.6% increase in its population since census data was last collected, from 53,380 people to 76,143 people, making it the seventh largest city in Alabama. 

Alabama ends participation in federal pandemic compensation programs

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | May 10

Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Monday that Alabama will end its participation in all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs, effective June 19.

Ivey issues state of emergency for severe weather

By Charlie Ramo | Content Editor | March 16

The state of emergency was issued due to severe weather being expected to hit areas with diminished resources due to COVID-19.

Ivey extends Safer At Home Order through April 9

By Charlie Ramo | Content Editor | March 4

Ivey included a mask mandate in the extended Safer At Home Order, promising that it will be removed after April 9.

Aniah's Law passes House, moves to Senate

By Evan Mealins | Editor-in-chief | March 1

A bill named in honor of Aniah Blanchard, the 19-year old Southern Union student who was kidnapped and murdered in 2019, passed the Alabama House of Representatives on Monday, Feb. 23. The bill now moves to the Alabama Senate.

Students protest Ivey's private prison plan

By Katherine Carroll | Writer | February 17

Students gathered outside the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business last Wednesday in protest of the three private prisons authorized by Gov. Kay Ivey.

Auburn Police enforce extended health order

By Katherine Carroll | Writer | January 20

As students return to Auburn, Auburn Police Division continues to enforce Gov. Ivey's statewide health order.

Ivey extends Safer at Home order

By My Ly | Community Editor | December 9

Following increased hospitalizations throughout the state, Gov. Kay Ivey extended the Safer at Home order through Jan. 22. The order was previously set to expire on Dec. 11.

State of the State: Governor honors tornado victims, proposes $75 million higher ed funding increase

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | March 6

The governor held a moment of silent prayer for the victims before she pitched her priorities for the 2019 legislative session to lawmakers gathered at the State Capitol Tuesday for her annual speech.

Blackface, racist photos among those in pages of old Glomerata yearbooks

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief and Loren Kimmel | Lifestyle Editor | February 11

A Plainsman review of more than two dozen copies of the Glomerata yearbook found a number of depictions of blackface and racist photos, including one on the page of now-Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's sorority.

Newly inaugurated Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee reflects on time at Auburn

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | February 3

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey isn’t the only Auburn graduate occupying a governor’s mansion in the United States. Recently inaugurated Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has an Auburn degree, too.