Patrick Eiland

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Mar
05
2026
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By Patrick Eiland
Opinion: Let me pay in cash

Opinion: Let me pay in cash

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photo courtesy of Patrick Eiland When I returned to Auburn University at Montgomery in the fall of 2024 the school had changed a lot since I graduated in 2015. The way you pay now for everything on campus is the one thing that drives me crazy. I’m someone who never liked dealing with credit cards. The hassle you must go through to set one up, how there was a middleman, and the stolen credit card scare. I was never a fan.   Handing someone a few bills was simple, and I knew they got my money. So when I came back…
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Feb
20
2026
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By Patrick Eiland
Warhawks suffer first loss in home opener

Warhawks suffer first loss in home opener

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The AUM Softball Complex entrance sign. (photo courtesy of Patrick Eiland) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb. 20, 2026) – The Auburn University at Montgomery softball team suffered their first loss of the season falling to West Alabama 5-2 at the AUM Softball Complex last Friday afternoon. “It was nice to finally play at home. We had a great crowd and great fan support. Ultimately, we hate that we couldn’t come out on top.” said AUM softball coach Scottie Wilkes Laney, “West Alabama played a great game and came out swinging.” After playing 10 games away from home to start the season, the…
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Feb
17
2026
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Helping the Warhawks find their bird call

Helping the Warhawks find their bird call

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How the AUM’s musical ensemble is establishing itself on campus AUM Spirit Band performs at a home basketball game at the Athletics Complex in the spring of 2025.  (Photo courtesy of Chapel McCullough) When you think of college bands you usually think of marching bands playing at football games, but at Auburn University at Montgomery it’s a little bit different.AUM’s three musical ensembles, the Spirit Band, the AUM Chorus and AUMcappella are active and making music on campus whether you know it or not. The Spirit Band started in 2019 by now-retired fine arts professor Mark Benson and if you…
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Feb
11
2026
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By Patrick Eiland
Warhawks homecoming week spoiled by Union

Warhawks homecoming week spoiled by Union

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photo courtesy of Steve Johnson on pexels.com The Auburn University at Montgomery men’s basketball team couldn’t top off homecoming week as the Union University Bulldogs would spoil the party 71-64. The Warhawks men entered the big homecoming game having won their last two and looked to top off AUM's big week with an addition to the win streak, but they came up just a bit short.   The game got out of the gate with both teams trading blows with 11 points each at the first break.  AUM Guards Omar Zeigler and  Marius Canery each hit a three-pointer within the first…
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Feb
10
2026
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By Patrick Eiland
Warhawks win a fireworks show to open home slate

Warhawks win a fireworks show to open home slate

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photo courtesy of Chris F on pexels.com The Auburn University at Montgomery baseball team survived a high-scoring affair against Southern Wesleyan Warriors in their home opener 11-9 Friday afternoon.  “To show toughness, to show fight, to show grit, that’s something this team has shown since the fall, so I know that’s there but it’s good for us confidence wise to come out with a W tonight,” said AUM coach Franklin Bush after the game. After a tough 1-3 start to the season, the AUM baseball team would look to right the ship in their home opener at QV Lowe Field.…
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Sep
28
2025
By Patrick Eiland
For the love of the game: How Stephen Gunter went from reading stats to reporting stats

For the love of the game: How Stephen Gunter went from reading stats to reporting stats

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Stephen Gunter filming warmups of an exhibition basketball game between AUM and Auburn at Neville Arena at Auburn.  By: Patrick Eiland AUM Audio · AUM multimedia specialist Stephen Gunter is interviewed by Patrick Eiland about his reporting days MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The late great Marvel Comics editor and publisher Stan Lee loved his job and once said, “If you do what you really want to do, you feel like you're playing." Everyone has their own passions and sometimes they take us places we could never imagine. Stephen Gunter working in his office in the Auburn University at Montgomery Ida Belle Younge…
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