Small children singing the fight song is not uncommon to most Auburn fans. The singing children being from Chicago garners some attention, however. Quinlan Matthew's second grade class and Vanessa Goodar's special education class teamed up to give a presentation on Auburn that won Schmid Elementary School's college week competition.
Instead of making plans to spend my summer poolside with friends, or working at a summer job, I need to find an internship, graduate and prepare to begin my career.
After falling to Georgia in the semifinals round of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship, Auburn is preparing to begin the 2015-16 season with "pretty high expectations," according to coach Greg Williams.
Excitement filled the Auburn Arena on Aug. 1, as Auburn University awarded 1,138 degrees at two graduation ceremonies. The 10 a.m.
Gentle, melodic guitar music filled the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Friday, July 31.
Almost 50 years ago, the first Guthrie’s opened in Haleyville.The chicken finger chain will celebrate its 50th birthday Friday, July 31. “We’re very blessed to have made it 50 years in the restaurant business,” said Joe Kelly Guthrie, franchising owner of Guthrie’s.
Many Auburn students have family ties to the university. However, the Ahmed family is deeply rooted in Auburn; with all four of them attending the university at the same time at one point, according to Nighet Ahmed, graduate student in adult education. Nighet said her family would run into each other on campus sometimes. "We would see each other on campus more than we would see each other at the house," Nighet said. Nighet homeschooled her sons, Azeem and Aleem Ahmed, and said she emphasized writing.
Fall semester is right around the corner, and with that comes on-campus moving. According to Kelsey Prather, communication and marketing specialist with Auxiliary Services, they will move in approximately 5,000 students over four days. "[We] try and facilitate the parents, make them feel good about their kids moving in," Prather said.
A group of first-year students is coming to Auburn, anxiously awaiting their first day of class. However, these are not freshmen; they have in fact already graduated college. These students are the inaugural class of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn Campus, and they are set to begin classes Thursday, July 30. According to the VCOM website, doctors with degrees in osteopathic medicine often become primary care physicians in rural areas.
Occasional flashes of lightning did not deter people from listening to Grace Albritton, Andrew Combs and B.B.
This video highlights moments from the 10:00 a.m. graduation ceremony at Auburn University on August 1, 2015.
This week, sports writer Evan McCullers is joined by news editor Maria McIlwain at the PGA Barbasol Championship to discuss Auburn Golf, Auburn Football, Auburn Swimming and Auburn Softball.
