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A spirit that is not afraid

Daniel Chesser/ Staff Writer


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Sand and Santa at Auburn Village Mall

ungle creatures and North Pole inhabitants came to life in sand this weekend at the Village Mall.Sand Odyssey, a sand sculpting company, created a "Black Friday Bowl" scene in the Village Mall in front of Dillard's department store near the entrance of the mall.

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Coach's Corner: On the Court with Fortner

Auburn Women's Basketball head coach Nell Fortner, in her sixth season as head coach, was named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year and led her team to the SEC Championship last season with an overall record of 30-4 and 12-2 in the SEC."Winning the SEC Championship was something we worked hard on for many years and expected to achieve with all the seniors we had last year," Fortner said.

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Documentary Exposes North Carolina Tragedy

A North Carolina massacre and its effects still resonate 30 years after its occurrence with the help of an independent film that documents the event.Auburn University's Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, along with the department of geology and geography, brought award-winning and nationally known documentary film-maker Andy B.

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Verizon and Google Team up Creating the New 'Droid'

Apple's iPhone seems to be the heavy-weight champion of cellular phones at the moment, but a new smart phone is looking to take the title of hippest personal digital assistant (PDA).Verizon and Google have joined to produce the Droid, a phone supposed to do everything the iPhone does, but better."The Droid is a phone that Verizon has combined with Google to produce a new operating system software called Android 2.0," said Kobie Robinson, Verizon store manager in Auburn.

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Students Earn Top Bartenders of the Year Award

Two Auburn University students and Hotel at Auburn University employees were named the top bartenders of the year in Alabama."For us at the hotel it is an honor because we have two people working in our bar who were recognized by our peers and colleagues," said Will Rentschler, hotel operation manager.

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Soot Problem for Birmingham

A study by the Southern Environmental Law Center reported Birmingham has the most soot-filled air in the South."Birmingham has been under the shroud of air pollution for far too long," said Kat McCue, senior communication manger for the SELC.

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