Yedurag "Yedu" Babu of Kerala, India, has developed an enjoyment for bluegrass music thanks to his international buddy. In summer 2013, the Office of International Programs started the International Buddy Program, a way for international and local students to form meaningful friendships.
After three years of hard work, Diane Barnard sees a light at the end of the tunnel. Barnard, a Ph.D student in clothing and textiles, became a doctoral student when she was 58.
When Kyungmin Park, professor of art, asked her students to do a human form ceramics piece, she told them to pay special attention to the eyes. It was a small detail of the form the students were creating, but Park said the smallest details are what make art come to life.
One day, Barry Fleming, associate professor of art, was doing raku, a Korean technique in firing ceramics, and nothing was going to stop him.
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In April, Mitchell submitted her self-portrait to Auburn's research exhibition. It was accepted, and during a Research Week event, Aaron Alford, managing editor of Southern Humanities Review, spotted the piece and chose it for the magazine's cover.
Using a fake ID is a way for younger students to party like upperclassmen, but the Auburn Police Division and local businesses are cracking down on people using fake IDs.
Harris helps dozens of students apply for prestigious awards each year. Harris mentors students applying for scholarships, such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Truman, Mitchell, Goldwater and Gates-Cambridge.
The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest international fellowship award in the world. Each year, 32 people are selected as Rhodes Scholars, according to its website.
Danielle, junior in environmental science, was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta type III (OI) or brittle bone disease -- a genetic birth defect that prevents bones from producing enough collagen, which makes them weak and easily breakable.
