The word failure has a negative connotation, but failure is not as derogatory as it may seem, and experts say it can be viewed as a healthy life experience."If you've never failed then you've never tried," said Douglas Hankes, licensed psychologist and director at Student Counseling Services.
The play, "Brighton Beach Memoirs" by Neil Simon, had its opening night last Friday at the Telfair Peet Theatre.Brighton Beach, the third of eight productions this year, will be running for six days.The play is about the struggles of a Brooklyn family during the worst year of the Great Depression.
As the weekend concluded, Auburn University's Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs ended Sunday night promoting hunger awareness with the Voices Against Hunger Gospel Fest Fundraiser.The purpose of the fundraiser was to unite communities across Alabama in a spirit of giving as part of a local food drive to replenish food pantries in Lee and Macon counties.The fundraiser was from 5 p.m.
Photographs, business cards, a few examples of her work and a bouquet of pink roses decorated the table as Kanisha Wilson signed autographs and posed for pictures at her first book signing.An Opelika native, 28-year-old poet Kanisha Wilson has had her first book of compiled poetry published.Wilson said she compiled her poems into her book, "Portraits of the Heart," to share her work with others.The book signing was Saturday from 2 p.m.
Students displayed their vocal and instrumental talents as they performed at UPC's second Open Mic night of the semester.The event was held in the Student Center November 9 at 7 p.m., with the sound system and speakers setup along with about 40 people in attendance."I was kind of nervous because I'm not used to singing in front of this kind of crowd," said Sierra Hicks, freshman in sociology, who sung "Save Room" by John Legend. "But my friends were there to support me, and I really like John Legend."
Welcoming the Christmas season early, Opelika Main Street and Downtown Merchants held its annual Christmas Open House, Sunday.The event has been celebrated for about 10 years as a way to bring people downtown and support the small business, said Velinda Wheels, director of the event.The open house was from 1 p.m.
Auburn University Men's Tennis team swept away its competition and returned to The Plains with numerous victories after playing in the South Carolina Invitational last weekend.The tournament was a three-day event with eight singles flights, a tournament where players play against each other in a range of matches and four doubles flights."Overall, I thought we played well in certain spots, I'm not disappointed," said Eric Shore, head coach of the men's tennis team.
Hailing from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, head coach Eric Shore has been steering the Auburn Men's Tennis team to victories for two decades."In one word I would say I'm laid back because that is how some people perceive me," Shore said.
With Halloween right around the corner and costumes flying off the shelves, Auburn students and officials are being proactive when it comes to safety this Halloween home football weekend."We will have a full complement of officers out this weekend," said Capt.
The sixth annual War Eagle Native American Festival was an event for people of all ages and ethnicities.The office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and the Auburn American Indian Association held the festival Friday at Ham Wilson Livestock Arena on South Donahue from 9 a.m.
