Virginia Speirs | Campus Writer
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Campus Rec reopens today with new safety measures
The Rec will offer both in-person classes and live classes through Zoom. Sanitization will be scheduled throughout the day, but masks are required when moving through common areas.
RA training to be shorter and online this year
In past years, RA training has been two weeks long and in person. Now, due to social distancing protocols, training will be reduced to five virtual days.
Auburn Panhellenic announces revised recruitment plan
There are three options for the new sorority recruitment schedule, which will be held the week of Aug. 8-15.
'Home Works' program allows education students to teach K-6 remotely
Education students have worked on the program in place of a state and national requirement to have a certain number of hours spent face-to-face with children.
Virtual orientation means new outreach tactics for Emerge
Last year, Emerge gained 488 new members in the fall. Many of the new students each year come from the incoming freshman class.
Spanish professor adjusts to quarantine in Barcelona
Professor Carmen Rossell and her husband, Jordi Olivar, traveled to their home city of Barcelona, Spain, for a funeral, not expecting that they would be stuck there potentially until the fall semester.
Engineering adapts software for remote instruction
Joey Hoke, senior in mechanical engineering, said engineering students “would be able to do nothing without it,” referring to the software. Some students need software that was already hard to use even before the University transitioned to remote instruction.
K-9 puppies in training receive Tiger Giving Day funding
Auburn's Canine Protective Services program nourishes the dogs from birth to 12 months to see them lead a life of fighting crime.
Auburn’s annual E-Day sees highest attendance in its history
Schools and individual students from all over the country make trips to Auburn just for this one-day event.
Porter Braswell's Jopwell opens doors for minorities in tech
Braswell had the idea to start a tech company that would build community and give referrals to people who belonged to a racial minority.
