Each year, the Plainsman’s Choice awards highlight the best places, events and activities in Auburn. Candidates are nominated by the editorial board and voted on by the entire staff. The hope is to connect with our audience of readers by sharing some personal opinions while also shining a light of favor on special entities within the Auburn-Opelika community.
Former Auburn football head coach and Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) introduced a bill on March 24 that addresses issues “plaguing college sports today,” specifically the transfer portal. Subsequently, on April 3, President Donald Trump signed an executive order limiting players to one transfer and five years of eligibility. The question, then, is how much should the good of the sport be valued in these discussions. While we as fans may be nostalgic for the college sports of old, there’s a strong possibility that it won’t come back. Is it selfish to wish for old college sports to return if it may come at the detriment of the athletes who are playing the game?
Today, many people get their news from X, Facebook, Instagram or TikTok. The problem with shopping news from social media is the simple fact that these platforms don’t care about fair, honest news coverage. Instead, the purpose of these platforms is to get people to continue scrolling. The problem that we have today is not about getting access to information, but rather the quality of information that we are getting. Social media is useful in many ways, but the news is not one of them. Instead, independent research is needed. We should, at the very least, search online to read articles about what’s happening in the world rather than believing the first person that we see on TikTok.
