AUMnibus Sports Editor

Nov

05

2025

AUM food pantry fights hunger

CampusAUM Warhawks, food insecurity, food pantry, student life, Students

photo courtesy of Julia M. Cameron on pexels.com Did you know nearly 40% of college students face food insecurity? Food insecurity among college students happens for many reasons, some being the cost of food and lack of resources for students to get access to food in non-traditional ways. The AUM Food Pantry serves anywhere from 75-100 students a week, but Food Pantry Chair Sarah Bagget said numbers vary. “We may have days where we serve 40 students and others where we may serve 10, so it really depends,” she said. The number of students that visit the pantry also has…

Sep

16

2025

By Cam Harris

AUM volleyball hopeful for better outcome to the 2025 season after a disappointing 2024 campaign

Sportsathletics, aum athletics, sports, Volleyball, warhawks

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Auburn University at Montgomery's volleyball team fell short of their expectations last year, marred by injuries and scheduling conflicts; head coach Craig Case made it clear that last year's team was hindered by things not in their control. “We don't have to worry about overworking people like we did last year,” said Case when asked about how the lack of depth hurt the team last year. In addition to overcoming last year's roster woes the Warhawks have another challenge in replacing their star player, Maya Thompson who became only the third player to be named first team…

Jul

28

2025

By Cam Harris

Montgomery enacts youth curfew as city officials voice concerns about downtown violence

Newsdowntown montgomery, Montgomery, mpd, youth

On July 1, the Montgomery City Council held a meeting where councilmember Marche Johnson asked the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) for more police “coverage” after 10 p.m. on weekend nights in downtown; as a result, on July 15, the city enacted a youth curfew in downtown. “There have been a series of incidents happening downtown, in the entertainment district...so I'm asking for Friday and Saturday nights after 10 p.m. to have a higher [police] presence downtown,” said Johnson, who is the representative for District 3, which includes the entertainment district. Johnson offered another solution that she had suggested last year,…

Jul

09

2025

By Cam Harris

Vatican elects first American Pope, following South American Jesuit legacy

Newsnew pope, pope

Just one month after the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, passed away at the age of 88 after 12 years of service, the Papal Conclave concluded with the election of the first-ever United States-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Pope Leo XIV. The new pontiff, who is of Haitian and Creole ancestry, will become the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, according to AL.com and NPR reports. According to usccb.org, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Papal Conclave is a secret assembly of cardinals that cast ballots to elect a new pope.…

Feb

17

2025

By Cam Harris

AUM opens new $36 million science and technology building after acquiring land from the Department of Public Health

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Friday Feb. 7 AUM Chancellor Carl Stockton gave a speech thanking all the AUM and Auburn University trustees that helped him fulfill the vision of creating a new science and technology building, a project Stockton says he started putting in motion almost a decade ago when he first arrived at AUM. In his speech, Stockton highlighted his desire for the state-of-the-art facility to not only be utilized by AUM students and faculty, but also to help with K-12 STEM instruction and use the facilities to partner with Auburn University to assist in any research they may…

Oct

30

2024

By Cam Harris

Honors for AUM Theatre: RED and Buddies shine with awards and nominations at Kennedy Center Festival

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AUM Theatre is garnering major recognition for their last two stage plays “Buddies” & “RED;” the two directors, Michael Krek ("RED") and Neil David Seibel ("Buddies") were recently given awards for Meritorious Achievement for Excellence in Direction by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. In the fall of 2024, the production "Red" celebrated several outstanding achievements. Ada Withers received awards for both Allied Crafts in Scenic Art and Scenic Design, while Sarah Paterson was recognized for Costume Design. Aaron Rudnick took home the award for Lighting Design, and Tiara Staples earned accolades for Sound Design. Dusti RW Levy was…

Aug

29

2024

By Cam Harris

AUM Athletics hopes to build on its successful 2023 campaign

News, Sportsathletics, golf

Photo Courtesy of AUM Athletics By: Cameron Harris, AUMnibus social media coordinator & writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. — AUM Athletics has many exciting players and teams looking to compete in AUM's fifth year as an NCAA Division II program. AUM is part of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) where they compete against many teams, not only in Alabama, but across the southeastern gulf coast. Soccer, volleyball and cross country are the first sports on the fall calendar that students will be able to attend, with the men’s and women’s teams having games on Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.…