Aumnibus Staff, Author at The AUMnibus

Sep

24

2015

Theatre AUM 40th Anniversary Gala

Arts, Campus, News, Theatre AUM, University

Theatre AUM is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a production that include scenes, songs and monologues from shows that have been performed at Theatre AUM over the last 40 years. With a production like this underway, a moment of reflection is inevitable. “We are trying to incorporate as many shows as we can,” said Val Winkleman, who is Interim Head of the Department of Communication and Theatre. “Some will be omitted but we are paying homage – a kind of quilt – to the 196 shows that have been performed.” This 40th Anniversary show will be performed by a total…

Sep

18

2015

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The Other Side’s Perspective

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Pakistani Journalist Rahat Hussain recently visited AUM while working on a project with The Montgomery Advertiser. He spoke to a group of roughly 30 faculty and staff about different aspects of Pakistan including its culture. Hussain is employed with MAG:The Weekly, a fashion magazine based out of Pakistan. He got his start writing after graduating from pharmacy school and realizing that journalists are more highly paid than pharmacists in Pakistan. This is due to the country lacking medical industry. It was interesting to hear how someone from that side of the world feels about all of the turmoil in…

Sep

15

2015

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New Parking Permits Required for AUM Students

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By Courtney Singleton In nearly 50 years of AUM’s existence, commuter students have had free on-campus parking. That has recently changed. Starting this fall, students are paying $30 annually for a parking permit that allows them access to park on campus anytime. While faculty and staff have always paid for parking, their rates went up drastically from only $25 to $75 a year. There has been talk of paying for parking at AUM for the last few years, but students did not find out about the fee until closer to the beginning of the semester. Starting Sept. 28, all cars…

Aug

31

2015

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New Student Convocation

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By Alexis Rabsatt What better way to bring the first week of Fall 2015 to a close than with the inaugural New Student Convocation? On Aug. 21, 2015, over 300 freshmen were welcomed into the Warhawk family by AUM’s faculty, staff, students and Curtiss the Warhawk. The New Student Convocation began with a meet-up in the lobby of Goodwyn Hall. This gave the new students a chance to prepare for the procession to the AUM Athletics Complex where the official ceremony took place. Upon exiting Goodwyn Hall and entering the AUM Athletics Complex, freshmen were cheered on by members…

Aug

04

2015

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Jess Meuse Coming to AUM

Arts, News

American Idol Season 13 finalist and AUM alumna Jess Meuse will help kick off the 2015-2016 school year with a free concert and meet-and-greet. The concert will be held Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. in the AUM Athletics Complex. Afterward, students can meet Meuse for pictures and autographs from 8:10-8:45 p.m. in the Taylor Center room 230. Registration for the concert is required. Tickets can be acquired at https://aumstudentlife.wufoo.com/forms/jess-meuse-concert-at-aum. The concert is free, but donations such as cash, checks, pet food and other items will be accepted at the door for the Montgomery Humane Society. In addition, free t-shirts will…

Jun

11

2015

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AUM Baseball and Softball Make Huge Splashes Under First-year Head Coaches

Campus, News, Sports, University

Two teams, two ideally similar situations and two fantastic seasons under their belt. For the AUM baseball and softball teams, 2015 marked the beginning of a new era. For the first time in either program’s history, they began their 2015 campaign without the head coaches that helped start up their respected sport. The softball team parted ways with head coach Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson in the fall of 2014, after six successful seasons. Steiner-Wilcoxson got the program off of the ground and running during her short tenure at AUM, posting a record of 189-85-2 in the team’s first six years of existence.…

May

15

2015

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Club Spotlight: Study Abroad

Campus, News, University

Traveling to another county is usually one of the top goals on many people’s bucket lists. However, the high cost of airfare is a major obstacle, especially for college students who still struggle to balance classes and jobs while aiming towards a degree. Now there is a new student organization on campus that aims to help cut down the costs for student explorers. It is called the Study Abroad Club. The club was started in fall of 2014 after a student’s suggestion to make a club to help raise funds towards study abroad trips. Since then, the group has been…

May

12

2015

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Golden Kiwi Finds Alabama Home

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By Tiffany Pattillo Alabama recently became home to a new variety of yellow flesh kiwi fruit known as golden sunshine kiwi. A plant variety right is designated to the golden sunshine cultivar kiwi fruit developed by researchers at Auburn University, said Clint Wall, Vice President of Southeast Kiwi Farming Cooperative. An exclusive sale of that right to Gold Kiwi Group, LLC., makes the Tuskegee nursery the sole propagator of that licensed cultivar plant material, Wall said. Auburn will receive small royalty payments for the sale of the fruit because of the investment of their time, and could potentially generate a profit.…

May

11

2015

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A Battle Against the Brain

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By Nicky Disbrow How many calories have you eaten today? Have you exercised yet? Did you burn enough calories? Have you gone over your net calories for the day? Imagine all of these questions, and many more, continuously crossing your mind and controlling your every thought on a daily basis. This is what it is like to have an eating disorder. Only in reality it is much worse. Eating disorders are “serious conditions related to persistent eating behaviors that negatively impact your health, your emotions and your ability to function in important areas of life,” according to the…

May

07

2015

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Plant an Extra Row

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By Erin Mills The arrival of spring brings a burst of green, when flowers bloom and the earth teems with new life. Along with the warm weather comes a time that is perfect for cultivating a garden. Small scale gardens with fresh fruits and vegetables provide health benefits that far outweigh those offered elsewhere in the food industry. With the Montgomery Area Food Bank's Plant an Extra Row program, farmers and home gardeners have the opportunity to provide fresh, healthy home-grown food for those in need. Fresh fruits and vegetables are unbeatable when it comes to healthy food, and…