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AUM women’s and men’s basketball teams performed strongly against Montevallo last week

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AUM women’s and men’s basketball teams performed strongly against Montevallo last week

Photo Courtesy of AUM Athletics By: Tasker Wheeler Auburn University at Montgomery women’s basketball team last Saturday pulled through for a home win against Montevallo, now standing at a season record of 8-7, 6-5. In an after-game interview, head coach John Plefka stated enthusiastically about the women’s win, “Huge home win for us after two straight double-digit losses; we had a solid week of practice and responded right from the tip. We executed everything very well, especially our defensive game plan.” A notable junior player on the court nicknamed “The Alabama Sniper” Allasha Dudley has now scored twenty points or more in five games so far this basketball season, according to AUM Athletics. Warhawk fans will continue to see the women’s team flourish this Saturday at an a...

Op-ed: “Hey, do you have the link to the textbook?”

Photo Courtesy of the AUM bookstore The debate of purchasing textbooks By: Victoria Salters MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With complete transparency, as a college senior, I have avoided purchasing a textbook for the last few years. Every year I begin my semester with a similar routine. I make sure to register and I attend classes like usual. However, if I can make it through the first test without the textbook, I opt against purchasing it. If I do need the textbook, I always choose an eBook. This “course of action” is not one that was born out of rebellion but out of necessity. As a first-generation college student, I think the prices of higher education can feel overwhelming. Many students find themselves making tough financial decisions every semester. Whether the question is what dor...

AUM standing for civil rights

Photo Courtsey of Frank C. Williams By: Jordan White MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Auburn University at Montgomery is eager to show initiative in its commitment to justice, equality and civic responsibility. With the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflections Breakfast held last week and the ongoing Civil Rights and Civic Virtue Society (CRCV), AUM is committed to increasing virtue literacy, civil rights literacy and community engagement. What better place to showcase the unwavering fight for civil rights than the city known as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement? Last Tuesday AUM hosted the Martin Luther King Jr. Reflections Breakfast in the Taylor Center where guest speaker Shelley Stewart spoke about civil rights and the impact Martin Luther King Jr. had on society. Stewart,...