Q&A With the new Student Government Association President
For the first time in a decade, Auburn students had only one voting choice for the top three positions in the Student Government Association races. Walker Byrd, president, Justin Mathews, vice...
View ArticleAn Alumnus’ American Dream
Tucked away in Downtown Opelika along the brick street parallel to the railroad tracks, one of two warehouse doors is rolled up, water flowing out into the cold February air. White–painted brick walls...
View ArticleThis is Auburn Speaker Series
Time was running out in Jordan-Hare stadium and Auburn and Alabama were going into overtime, tied at 28. “And then Nick had to go and argue for his one second,” said Rob Bramblett ’88, the voice of the...
View ArticleAuburn University Focuses on Sustainability
In 2013 a thicket of trees spurting out of a fenced-in ditch crowded the view between the soon-to-be Auburn University Wellness Kitchen and the Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. When the trees were full...
View ArticleJohn Pomeroy on the Willing Suspension of Disbelief
John Pomeroy quickly drew with a sharpie on the first of three white sketchpads. The figure had a bob haircut, big eyes and a bow in her hair. “Can anybody guess who that might be?” Pomeroy asked an...
View ArticleA Sustainable Auburn Marketplace
I magine: The “War Eagle” wall next to Ware’s Jewelers in downtown Auburn has vendors in front selling local goods. There are fruits and vegetables grown by local elementary schools, a local bike store...
View ArticleAce Atkins Beats the Odds
In the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, C-3PO tells Han Solo the likelihood of successfully navigating an asteroid field is around 3,720 to one. “Never tell me the odds,” Han...
View ArticleBusiness Incubator Opens New Doors for Auburn University
Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport in Atlanta averages more than 250,000 passengers a day. Hundreds of people at a time are going every direction imaginable. The smells from the 114 food and...
View ArticleStudents and Entrepreneurs find Home in the Auburn Business Incubator
During the summer of 2012, rising sophomore Ben Gustafson received a weekly update from Auburn University that caught his eye. Doug Warrington had been named director of business development in the...
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