Month: February 2014

By Nikki Headley It’s that time of the semester again. All of your teachers are piling work up to your ears. Part of you is wondering if it will ever stop and the other part is wondering if you will have enough time to do all of your work. Your stress levels feel like they have reached maximum capacity. How do you deal with the perils that midterms can bring us? How will you get through it? First you must study or you will do badly. It is pretty tempting to come home after a long day at school, work, or both to eat dinner and go straight to sleep. You should probably look over a few things before you go to bed. But don't stay up all night studying. Your brain needs to rest and process all of the things you have been studying for. Next, don’t put off your studying until...

By Darrell Puckett After the most memorable Auburn football season recorded, there’s one question that lingers.  Does Nick Marshall deserve to start next season under Coach Gus Malzahn?  A lot of naysayers say that Marshall will be trumped by sophomore quarterback Jeremy Johnson without question this spring.   Not only do I think Marshall will start, but his ability to be multi-dimensional should shock many haters. Marshall completed 142 passes out of 239, threw for 1,976 yards with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions.   His passer rating totaled 143.2 and total quarterback rating was 71.0.  Understanding that his role wasn’t necessarily to pass every down is key.  Marshall totaled 12 rushing touchdowns, while hauling in 1,068 yards on the ground.  The multi-threat that he brough...

By Jessica Klinner Spring break is only a few weeks away, and it’s time to figure out how you’ll be spending your week long vacation! While there may not be a lot going on in the city of Montgomery during the break, there are several vacation destinations within a six hour drive of Montgomery that are sure to be a great getaway.  1. Destin, Fla. Travel time: 3 hr. 50 min. Why visit? This beach trip destination is sure to be a perfect choice for a group of friends or family. Instead of sitting on the beach for the day, rent a boat and cruise over to Crab Island. This popular sandbar even has floating food vendors, inflatable slides and trampolines to make the experience more enjoyable. To recover from a day of partying and fun, visit Destin Commons for an evening of shopping or ...

By Chad Underwood National pride is a weird concept when it comes to sports in the United States. Its inception feels artificial but so right in the moment. It is extremely rare when it occurs, when everyone in the country has rallied around a team just because it is made up of Americans. On Saturday morning around 9:30 a.m. Central Time, our country found that pride in the 2014 United States Men’s Hockey Team at the Sochi Olympics. The storyline was familiar, one that dates back to a cold night at Lake Placid in February of 1980, where a team of young American college students competed against the Soviet Union’s professional players in the semifinals of Olympic hockey. That game, known as the “Miracle on Ice,” might just be the greatest sports moment in the history of our countr...

By Nikki Headley You walk into to your house after a stressful day at Auburn Montgomery. You hear your bed calling your name but you know you have school work to do. Irritation begins to set in and you plop down on your couch to look for your syllabus. Suddenly a bright red heart shaped box catches your eye. Just a few wont hurt me right? You open the box and begin eating chocolate while you work on your assignment. Valentine's Day has just passed and many of you are struggling with this. Especially if you are a chocoholic and your significant other gave you a ton of the good stuff. How do we enjoy chocolate without overdoing it, feeling guilty, and then wondering if you should have celebrated Valentine's Day at all? As you are staring at the box of chocolate that you just devoured...

By Nikki Headley Motivation is a hard thing to come by. Finding a reason to work out and eat right requires dedication, self-discipline and more importantly the reason behind doing it. What's the point of getting up every day and killing yourself in the gym? What’s the point of not eating that cookie after lunch every day? Why not live your life in a manner that supposedly makes you happy? Plenty of people ask themselves these questions. Working out and eating right isn’t something you can just do. These actions become a rewarding lifestyle. Going to the gym three times a year does not count as working out on a regular basis. Do you want the motivation to change the way you take care of yourself physically and emotionally? Give some of these suggestions a once over. Try to thi...

By Darrell Puckett It’s sometimes funny to think of college football recruiting.  Are we as fans of a specific team going to let a kid that doesn't attend our school ruin the day?  I’ve struggled with this thought of spending so much time delved into recruiting.  Does it take away from the enjoyment of everyday life, or add to it?  Many people love watching and analyzing their favorite team’s recruiting class, so what’s the big deal? The most important concept is that of maturity.  Are you as a fan mature enough to avoid getting on social media and blast a specific recruit because he doesn't attend your school?  National Signing Day has passed by a few days ago, and another stream of unorthodox fans has arisen. Auburn High School  five-star linebacker Rashaan Evans fooled an entir...

By Chad Underwood Every February, a Super Bowl is played and the champion of the National Football League is crowned. It is a spectacle to say the least. The build-up on almost every major news network to the thousands of camera bulbs flashing in the stadium during kickoff, it is a hard event not to pay attention to. But where does our rooting interest come from? Do we find players we like or dislike and base our opinions on that? Some research might support that. According to an ESPN.com poll, 61 percent of the country is hoping for the Denver Broncos to win the Super Bowl next weekend. According to another ESPN study asking who will win the game (ideally excluding a rooting interest), the information continues to favor the Broncos at a stout 65 percent, despite many odds makers...

By Jessica Klinner Netflix: the best tool for procrastination. We all do it. There’s an assignment due tomorrow, but instead of getting it out of the way, we decide to catch up on the latest season of our favorite TV show.  During the cold, winter months, most of our time is spent indoors trying to keep warm, and what better way to spend that time than cuddling up and watching a great movie or TV show on Netflix? Here are a few of my suggestions for what to watch on Netflix when you need to procrastinate or just want to relax. 1. Stuck In Love Stuck In Love follows the story of an acclaimed writer, his ex-wife and their two teenaged children as they all come to terms with love in its various forms over the course of one year. Each member of the family battles their own persona...