October 2023 - The AUMnibus

31Oct

By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments

News

Halloween Safety PSA

By: Mason Lawrence Halloween is a very fun time of year, but for it to be fun, you need to stay safe. Whether youare going to a party, trick-or-treating or a fall festival, there are several ways that you can havefun and be safe. Firstly, if you have kids or little ones with you, make sure you keep an eye onthem. With everyone in costumes, it is easy to lose sight and get separated. Your kid will mostlikely be matching at least one other kid, so it is important to keep them close. To prevent this,you can hold the child’s hand, as well as setting up a meeting spot if you are to get separated.Secondly, make sure to be aware of your surroundings. If you see any suspicious activity,make sure to say something. This could also apply to college kids attending parties. Make sure tokeep an eye...

Juggling the role of student and athlete

26Oct

By Alexis StaffordNo Comments

Opinion, Sports

Juggling the role of student and athlete

Photo Courtesy of AUM Athletics AUM volleyball player Myllena Torquetti says follow your heart By: Alexis Stafford MONTGOMERY, Ala.— AUM junior Myllena Torquetti, a volleyball player from Brazil, gavesome insight as to what her daily routine looks like as a student-athlete. Her training begins with a workout in the Wellness Center from 8-9 a.m., and after classes she ends with practice in the gym from 4:30-7 p.m. Torquetti says these tough practices usually consist of “a lot of reps of swinging, blocking, passing [and other] volleyball movements.” Torquetti’s stats prove thepractices are valuable as her season highs consist of nine total blocks and 16 points against LeeUniversity last Friday. Torquetti, originally from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, explains that “[at AUM] pun...

AUM Shriek Week 2023 coming again this October

16Oct

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News, University

AUM Shriek Week 2023 coming again this October

By: Lex Wedgworth The month of October fits Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) like a glove.Whether it is the orange and black colorway that our students wear everyday, the spirit ourcommunity has for Halloween, or that students and faculty have their annual Shriek Week atAUM to look forward to during the last month of October every fall. Every year Shriek Weekcelebrates Halloween fun by holding a variety of spooky events held by AUM’s StudentGovernment Association (SGA), College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) and clubsall around campus. Shriek Week gives students opportunities to develop better relationships with fellowstudents and also express themselves whether it is through diversity or to make a statement. Theentirety of the schedule for this year’s Shriek Week ...

4Oct

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Theatre AUM

Red Bike Promo

By: Mason Lawrence The Auburn University of Montgomery Theatre Department is getting ready to put ontheir first show of the semester. October 5th is opening night for Red Bike by Caridad Svich.Val Winkleman is directing the show and has directed many plays put on in the AUM theatre.Last year she directed The Revolutionists and has overseen wardrobe, stage design and everyother facet of theatre for many other AUM productions . Red Bike is a story about growing upin a small town and finding what your place in the world is. Figuring out whether to leave thetown or stay there like so many others. AUM theatre professor, Neil David Seibel, has this tosay when asked why people should come see the play, “ Red Bike is a stream of consciousride between dreams and nightmares taken by an 11 year o...