
| The Green Dean | |
| Source: | Opelika-Auburn News (AL) circ: 14,500 |
| Indexed At: | 9/26/07 3:25 AM 651368425 |
| Abstract: | ... to do just about anything for the students at Auburn University, even make a fool out of himself. “Do I look as ridiculous as I ... |
| Notes: | This story is about how AU Dean of Students Johnny Green is helping to promote the idea of sustainability to students. The story also mentions that Auburn has a "successful Sustainability Initiative that promotes sustainability practices on and off campus." Dean Green includes Tiger Transit as one of AU's "green" initiatives: "Tiger Transit system now operates its buses on biodiesel, a cleaner-burning, alternative fuel produced from domestic, renewable resources. AU is the first university in the state to make the switch." |
| 'Deadwood Dick or the Game of Gold' to open Telfair Peet Theatre's season | |
| Source: | Opelika-Auburn News (AL) circ: 14,500 |
| Indexed At: | 9/26/07 3:54 AM 651368422 |
| Abstract: | Abstract not available. |
| Notes: | “Deadwood Dick or the Game of Gold” opens the 2007-2008 Auburn University theater season. AU Theatre professor Daydrie Hague. Set in the Old West, the play is "built on theatrical melodrama, musical accompaniment and a hyperactive plot with justice ultimately being served in the end,” said AU Theatre professor Daydrie Hague. |
| Homewood Middle wizards take on big kids with robots | |
| Source: | Birmingham News (AL) circ: 192,004 [Registration Required] |
| Indexed At: | 9/26/07 6:17 AM 651478320 |
| Abstract: | ... engineering outreach in the Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University, which is also a contest hub. The idea is that the robots will be ... |
| Notes: | This story is about the BEST robotic competition, for which AU is a contest hub. "This year's theme, "2021: A Robot Odyssey," is based on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission, said George Blanks, director of K-12 engineering outreach in the Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University." |
| ALABAMA HISTORY UA goes co-ed | |
| Source: | Montgomery Advertiser (AL) circ: 48,100 [Registration Required] |
| Indexed At: | 9/26/07 6:07 AM 651474081 |
| Abstract: | ... the first women to enroll at the university. Auburn University had allowed women to attend beginning Sept. 13, 1892, becoming one of the first ... |
| Notes: | Auburn University admitted women as students beginning Sept. 13, 1892 "becoming one of the first universities in the Southeast to do so." The University of Alabama went co-ed in 1893. |
| Traveling classroom teaches students about the importance of milk and where it comes from (with help from Jane the cow) | |
| Byline: | Patrice Stewart |
| Source: | Decatur Daily (AL) circ: 21,400 |
| Indexed At: | 9/26/07 5:58 AM 651364845 |
| Abstract: | ... a dairy museum children can visit. In Alabama, Auburn University's Department of Veterinary Medicine assists with cows, feed and hay. “And every time a ... |
| Notes: | For the Southwest Dairy Museum Mobile Dairy Classroom project described in this story, Auburn University's Department of Veterinary Medicine assists in Alabama with cows, feed and hay. |
| High Schools looking for ways to boost ACT scores | |
| Source: | Troy Messenger (AL) circ: 3,000 |
| Indexed At: | 9/26/07 2:12 AM 651321687 |
| Abstract: | ... requires a minimum score of 20, and while Auburn University does not have a minimum requirement, its average score for incoming freshman this year was ... |
| Notes: | This story about ACT scores mentions AU: "Auburn University does not have a minimum [ACT] requirement," and "its average score for incoming freshman this year was 24.8." |
| Gay rights lawyer brings message of hope to AU students | |
| Source: | Opelika-Auburn News (AL) circ: 14,500 |
| Indexed At: | 9/26/07 3:25 AM 651368424 |
| Abstract: | ... gay, bisexual and transgender students and their allies at Auburn University need to do to get gender identity and gender expression included in the university’s ... |
| Notes: | Cole Thaler, an attorney for Lambda Legal, spoke to AU students Tuesday about gender identity and gender expression in reference to AU's discrimination policy. |
| Auburn objects to county's request | |
| Byline: | VIRGINIA BRIDGES |
| Source: | Mobile Register (AL) circ: 99,361 [Registration Required] |
| Indexed At: | 9/26/07 5:38 AM 651460415 |
| Abstract: | ... MINETTE -- Baldwin County commissioners on Tuesday accused Auburn University of not playing fair in its oversight of property needed to complete a third north-to-south ... |
| Notes: | Excerpt from story: "Baldwin County commissioners on Tuesday accused Auburn University of not playing fair in its oversight of property needed to complete a third north-to-south corridor on the Eastern Shore." |