While most schools market themselves with career-specific courses, innovative labs and successful sports programs, Auburn achieves all these, situated in an idyllic college town.
Shwanda Perrie Kelly, 44, of Columbus, Georgia, was arrested today after an armed robbery on Friday at a discount store in Smiths Station, Alabama.
Several Auburn fraternities hosted and participated in the inaugural “Romo Cup” wiffle baseball game on Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The cup honors the life and legacy of Will “Romo” Romanowski, a member of Auburn’s Sigma Nu fraternity who died in June of 2023 in a car accident. The goal of the event was to raise money for a scholarship fund honoring Romanowski and to remind brothers to “Be Better Than Yesterday.”
BridgeUSA Auburn, the Auburn University National Security and Intelligence Society (AUNSIS) and Pi Sigma Alpha-Epsilon Nu hosted a joint discussion titled “Engaging Iran: Policy, Intelligence and Regional Stakes,” on March 24, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the ACLC room 108.
As of March 23, Ross House Coffee at 320 W. Magnolia Ave. is not renewing its lease and will officially close on April 1. However, a new location under the same management will open on the same day at the Greystone Mansion: a new specialty tea shop named Greystone Tea.
On Feb. 27, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Auburn University as a potential partner institution for the military’s Senior Service College (SSC) fellowship program in a memorandum titled "Aligning Senior Service College Opportunities with American Values." In the announcement, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed and laid out the department's plans for the future of senior military education.
To celebrate the 170th anniversary of Auburn, it is essential to reflect on the organizations that have shaped traditions, preserved history and defined the Auburn experience of today. One group of students that exemplify the Auburn spirit and dedication to the Creed is the War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen (WEGP). The WEGP are a group of 13 women and 13 men, who represent Auburn University as official hostesses and hosts.
On Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1, the fifth annual War Eagle Run Fest (WERF) was held. The event, which now takes place over the span of several days and includes several races, had participants run across the city by notable Auburn locations to complete the race.
On Feb. 23 at 11 a.m., the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) held a talk titled “Understanding the First Amendment on College Campuses.” David L. Hudson, Jr., an associate professor of law at Belmont University, spearheaded the conversation as the event's keynote speaker.
On the back steps of Cater Hall around 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 6, Jackson Morse was named the 2026 SGA treasurer. Despite running unopposed, the announcement of Morse’s victory sparked an uproar of cheers from the large crowd of students, faculty and family located in between Cater Hall and the Quad Center.
