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Online ads survive economic slump

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | May 1

Along with mini-feeds and bumper stickers, students are bombarded with advertisements for beauty products, apartments, travel agencies and clothing every time they log onto Facebook to see what their friends did this weekend. Social networking companies like Facebook are allowing businesses to utilize their popularity with young adults to reach their demographic. Brooke Ward, regional college relations manager for IES Abroad who advertises on Facebook, said there are three reasons why IES Abroad advertises on the Web site. "Obviously, it's one of the most used applications online by our target demographic, which is college students," Ward said.

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Community rebuilds together

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | April 30

Leaky roofs, chipped paint and messy yards are things young people can easily fix, but not the elderly.Students have the opportunity to help those who aren't able to help themselves as a part of Rebuilding Together May 2. "(One year) one of our tasks was to paint the exterior of the house, and we started at about 7 a.m.

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The great debate: Should students get A's for effort or because they know all the material

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | April 24

With finals right around the corner, even students hitting the books might be surprised by the grade they get.According to an article in the New York Times, more and more students feel they deserve an a for effort, not necessarily an a for excellence.Krisen Miller, who works at the English Center, said she has seen the same attitude in some of the students that come to them for help."Particularly during the first semester, a lot of students come in who made A's all through high school are coming in and they got a C on their first paper," Miller, an English graduate student, said.

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Former priest speaks on homosexuality, Bible

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | April 22

Daniel Helminiak discussed "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality" Tuesday night in the Student Center.Helminiak, a former priest and author who now teaches psychology and theology at the University of West Georgia, came to campus through Campus Progress, the Auburn University Spectrum Alliance and the Office of Diversity and MultiCultural Affairs.During his presentation, Helminiak said the Bible, when read in its own historical context, does not state an opinion about homosexuality.He argued the Biblical texts are ambiguous.

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Alabama evaluates state PACT

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | April 15

Pact: an alliance, a deal, a covenant, an agreement. For most studens, that is what the word pact means, but for some from the state of Alabama it means a way to pay for college tuition.The Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Plan is being re-evaluated because of the economy.According to the Alabama State Treasury's Web site, the program lets people pay for college tuition today instead of when it is time to go to college.

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Religious holidays give students a reason to skip class

By Mallory Boykin / Campus Editor | April 9

Teachers may be experiencing a lull in class attendance Friday because of e-mails sent to students from the Office of the Dean of Students and the Office of the Provost regarding the University's attendance policy for those wishing to observe religious holidays.According to the Tiger Cub and e-mails sent this week, a student's absence from class will be excused for religious reasons if they notify their teacher in advance in writing and they do not have to provide any other form of written evidence.Dean of Students Johnny Green said Auburn is one of the only universities he knows of that does not require written proof of attending a religious service for the absence to be excused.Green said the University does not ask for written proof because students can not be compelled to tell the University how they worship."It's a personal, constitutional right that is protected by those rights we all hold dear," Green said.Ali Kidwell, a sophomore in interior design, said while she is not going to miss class on Friday, she knows a lot of people who are."I think it's pretty much inviting students to skip classes on Friday," Kidwell said.Green said he had received e-mails from many students with questions about religious holidays prior to the ones he sent to the students."This time of the year there are some Jewish celebrations on the weekend running from Friday through Sunday or Monday, some Christian ones and some other ones that are going to come up," Green said.

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