September 2022 - The AUMnibus

19Sep

By Cameron GrantNo Comments

University

The Wellness Center

By: Van Cathcart III AUM Wellness Center in the evening The Wellness Center on Auburn University at Montgomery’s (AUM) campus issomething you might have overlooked. In the very front of AUM you can see the buildingknown as the Wellness Center. Built in 2012, the Wellness Center houses many differentamenities to anyone who attends or has attended AUM, or someone who is affiliated with theUniversity.The modern gym has everything that anyone would ever need to improve their fitness,and is even home to several class rooms for a plethora of different classes. Inside the doors youcan find basketball courts, a full weight room, a cardio equipment area, two full multi-purposerooms, an indoor track, locker rooms, a rock-climbing wall and an aquatic center featuring a full-size swimming pool ...

19Sep

By Cameron GrantNo Comments

News, Sports

Warhawk athletes return for first season post Covid-19

By: Dalton Kimbro AUM junior and elementary education major Lucy Anthony As the pandemic began to change the world in March of 2020, many athletes had no idea that their sports were about to drastically change in the very near future. From masking, to testing and shortened seasons, many Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) athletes had a much different college athletic experience than they expected. “We had to test before each meet and were only allowed to take our masks off during the actual races,” said junior elementary education major and cross country runner Lucy Anthony. Anthony, a native of St. Mary’s Pennsylvania, said that the Alabama heat wasn’t the only thing she had to get used to as her college running career started. “I had a false positive Covid test during my first ...

8Sep

By Cameron GrantNo Comments

Sports

AUM’s New Athletic Director

AUM's new athletic director Erik Maas is pictured here By: Van Cathcart III Montgomery, Ala. – Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) has added a new director of athletics to the roster. Erik Maas has joined the team in hopes to help all of Warhawks athletics to take the next step. Maas has almost 20 years of experience in administration, most recently at the University of Montevallo just a mere 64 miles from AUM’s campus. Maas spent the last 12 years with Montevallo, coaching baseball for the first six, and serving as an assistant athletic director for the last six years. “I got into this business almost 20 years ago coaching, helping baseball players become better players and students,” Maas said. Development is something that Maas has taken seriously and believes ...

8Sep

By Cameron GrantNo Comments

News, Sports

2022 Warhawk Fall sports preview

By: Dalton Kimbro AUM Freshman Alessia Cappai at the USC-Aiken Invitational. Photo by Tim Lutz With the beginning of the new school year comes the beginning of Auburn University at Montgomery fall sports. The Warhawks will have five different teams competing this fall: men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. The men’s cross country team will have their first meet September 10 at the University of North Alabama’s UNA Invitational in Florence, Alabama, after finishing No. 7 in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) championship and eleventh in the NCAA Southern Regionals in 2021. Women’s cross country had their first meet Saturday at Jacksonville State’s Foothills Invitational in Oxford, Alabama. The Warhawks finished No. 8 out of 21 teams, with six ...

8Sep

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Campus, University

AUM Bid Day 2022

By: Sierra Hall AUM is home to three National Panhellenic Conference Sororities, where young women find sisterhood among their fellow students. Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, Delta Zeta Sorority and Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority spent a week hosting and learning all about potential new members as well as sharing their reasons for joining greek life. This week of getting to know potential new members is called Primary Recruitment. Primary Recruitment allows each sorority to highlight their sisterhood, answer questions potential new members may have, discuss their philanthropy, and educate potential new members about their sorority. Primary Recruitment is a week of events with specific topics for educating potential new members. Each sorority has days planned to discuss their philanthropy, what g...