Aumnibus Staff, Author at The AUMnibus

Sep

16

2019

Suicide Prevention

Opinion

BY: Caitlin Gallagher Did you know that suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for all ages in the United States? Close to 800,000 people will commit every year—that equals to about 1 person every minute. For every suicide committed, another 20 attempts are made. That is 800,000 deaths that could have been prevented. A number that big should shock you, and hopefully it motivates you to help reduce it. Suicides are preventable. Make sure your loved ones, or even strangers, know that you are there, you care and want to help. Caring and support does not just mean…

Sep

16

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

News, Opinion

BY: Molly Gray Did you know that September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month? There is a large chance that you did not. However, we need to remember that this is an opportunity to celebrate the Hispanic community for all the contributions they have made to the United States. According to Brannon Barragán, Spanish professor at Auburn University at Montgomery, Hispanic Heritage Month “shines a light on the social and cultural contributions that Latinos have made and continue to make, which ultimately makes us a stronger more unified nation.” As we see the importance of celebrating, it is…

Sep

16

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Hurricane Dorian

News

Developing from a tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean on August 24 to a Category 5 hurricane on September 1, Hurricane Dorian devastated several islands and the U.S. East Coast for over a week. The current confirmed death total is at 50 with an estimated 1,300 people still unaccounted for. The hurricane reached the Bahamas right after reaching Category 5 and tore through the archipelago for two days before subsiding to a Category 2 hurricane and hitting the eastern coast of Florida. Luckily, Floridians were very receptive to the call to evacuate. While still a tropical storm, Dorian affected several…

Sep

16

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Create Your Own Vision Board

News

Are you still having trouble visualizing what you want your future to look like? Come create a vision board! On Tuesday, September 24 from 12-2 P.M. in Taylor Center room 222, there will be a Create Your Own Vision Board event where you can be inspired to clarify what you want your goals to be and what direction you want to lead your life in while in college and after graduation. You will be able to choose your own images to inspire yourself to move forward and focus on what’s important in life. The event is sponsored by the Counseling…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Lady Warhawks Making History

News, Sports

BY: Daaiyah Latham Women’s soccer season is here for AUM Athletics. The now NCAA D-II team has kicked off their first game with a school-record on this past Thursday against Clayton State University Lakers. The women's soccer team includes head coach, Tafadzwa Ziyenge, 13 previous team players, and 13 new team members. The Orange and Black team finished the 2018 year off with a promising future. With the help of seniors Prater, Singleterry, Mendez, and Slaughter, the women’s soccer team members are upping their game for a better record than the 2019 season. Mendez had an outstanding year in 2019-she…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

River Region Prayer Walk

News

BY: Allison Stewart Looking for a way to join hands with the community? Come participate in the 8th annual River Region Prayer Walk! It is on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 8:30 a.m. at the Union Station Train Shed in Montgomery, AL. This free event is hosted by Beauty and Fire Ministries and One United Reaching (OUR) Montgomery. The River Region Prayer Walk began in 2012 to provide spiritual community involvement. The mission is to unite citizens through prayer for government officials, community leaders, education, the military, religious groups, businesses, and community individuals. This year, the walk will begin at the…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Auburn University at Montgomery- Fall 2019 Intramurals

News, Sports

BY: Randy Dunn When it comes to diversity the game of sports brings everyone together no matter their height, weight, or skin color. AUM is having their yearly Fall Intramural season coming up, and these sports will be available: Volleyball season starts Sept. 3rd and will end Oct. 11th. Flag football season will kick off Sept. 8th and will end Dec. 1st. With college football and the NFL season right around the corner, this should be a great turn out with our student body. Frisbee golf registration runs through Sept. 17th, and the season will run from Sept. 18th through…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Volleyball Introduction

News, Sports

BY: Brandon Barker The third season of AUM’s volleyball team was officially kicked off this weekend. Big changes have happened for the program this year and it’s important to get off to a great start. The volleyball team won their first game of the season. There was a massive division switch for the Warhawks, a couple of coaching changes, and a bunch of new players added to the roster. The Warhawks have recently been granted full NCAA Division 2 membership. This was a long process that started for the Warhawks a couple of years ago. AUM is one of four…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Learn a Beneficial Foreign Language

News

BY: Tameesha Matthews Montgomery community? Well, look no further than Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership’s (A-KEEP) annual Community KSL Class. A-KEEP’s Community KSL, or Korean as a Second Language, class is the perfect opportunity for non- Korean speakers and beginner Korean speakers to learn fundamental skills to build a solid foundation in speaking the Korean language. These classes are taught by native Koreans and advanced Korean language learners. This year’s classes will be held every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the LEAD Academy building beginning October 1. The class is $130 per student. This price includes a…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Never Forget 9/11

Opinion

BY: Molly Gray Today marks the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. As we go throughout our day, we will probably act as if it is any other day of school or work. It will seem like a normal day to us. However, it is not a normal day for some people-it is a day of sorrow. Therefore, we must remember what happened on this day 18 years ago. It is possible that many of us do not remember when this day happened. I was four years old in 2001, and some of you may not have even been…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Student-Athlete/ Faculty-Staff Meet and Greet

News, University

BY: Allison Singleterry Auburn University at Montgomery’s athletic department will host a meet and greet for the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), coaches, and other athletic staff to meet the rest of the university’s staff. The SAAC representatives serve as the liaison between their sport and the rest of athletics as well as other organizations on campus. SAAC is constantly looking for opportunities to connect with other organizations and staff on campus. This event was created to help athletics stay engaged with academics and any other faculty and staff. This event will take place in the hospitality room in the…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Splish, Splash!

News

The first event for the Workplace/Warhawk Challenge is Splish Splash: Makin' Waves. Slip and Slide your way into a fun-filled Fall Semester on a 24-ft water slide while also enjoying some games of Intramural Flag Football! Grab your swimsuits and your fellow Warhawks and get ready to make a SPLASH! Food, fun, and music will be provided! This event will take place Sunday, September 15, 2019 beginning at 3:00pm on the AUM Intramural Fields.

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Cross Country

Sports

BY: Allison Stewart Beep… beep… beep… It is 7 a.m. and your alarm clock goes off. You wake up and get ready. For the next two and a half hours, you will be running and working out. Oh, and you do this seven days a week. This is how each day begins for AUM’s cross country team. Dedication does not sleep in for these runners. Rather, it starts their day bright and early. Head Coach Ryan Thompson is excited for what the new season has in store. As the coach, Thompson understands the pressures and rewards of pushing his team.…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

What is Panhellenic?

Campus

BY: Morgan Thayer You see them in front of Goodwyn Hall every day asking if you are interested in going through recruitment, but have you ever wondered what exactly they are talking about? Recruitment is a process in which undergraduate women join a sorority. It is a procedure that includes a number of themed rounds in which potential new members learn about the things that make up a sorority. We have three chapters on campus; Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Zeta, and Zeta Tau Alpha. These chapters create a community built upon the leadership, involvement, benevolence, and high academic standards held…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Twenty Years Later

Opinion

BY: Caitlin Gallagher The year was 2005, and I was just coming into my seventh-grade school year. Dying to make a good impression, all I wanted was a pair of Clarks’ Wallabees. When I told my parents I HAD to have the shoes, they informed me that those particular shoes were in style when they were teenagers. There was no way we were talking about the same shoes. But we were. This is when I learned about the “20-Year Nostalgia Theory”. Although the most prominent recurring trends are typically fashion, all trends make revivals. From music to decor, television shows…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Talons Dance Team

Campus

BY: Kaleria Jackson The AUM Talons have twirled their way on to our campus. The Talons Dance Team has been active on Auburn University at Montgomery’s campus for the past four years. The Talons’ dance style has a combination of jazz, hip-hop, majorette, and lyrical dancing. With many of the girls on the team acquiring different skills and styles, they plan on bringing something new and creative to AUM to promote school spirit. Raven Tolbert, an executive member of the Talons, says their goal is to get the AUM community engaged through the art of dance. The Talons will be…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Junior League of Montgomery College and Career Night

News

BY: Molly Gray The Junior League of Montgomery is hosting a College and Career Night on September 16, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Multiplex at Crampton Bowl. The event is for high school juniors and seniors along with their families. School guidance counselors and administrators are welcome to attend as well. It is free to the public to attend. Students will be able to learn about different colleges and careers they may want to pursue. There will also be information about scholarships and financial aid. The Junior League has also published a booklet with information about…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Hot Girl Semester

Opinion

BY: Kaleria Jackson The theme for Summer 2019 was “Hot Girl Summer”. This summer’s theme came from up and coming rap artist, Megan Thee Stallion. Megan Pete, better known as Megan Thee Stallion, came up with this phrase to encourage women to be confident in themselves while looking good and having fun. This summer was filled with beautiful women who expressed themselves freely by showing their confidence. Along with trying to promote confidence, Megan’s music has given women the right type of confidence. As summer comes to an end, the trend does not seem to be ending. With the fall…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Warhawks Volleyball- First Home Game of 2019

News, Sports

BY: Brandon Barker Montgomery, Alabama- Sept. 6, 2019- The Warhawks volleyball team start their home game stint with not one but two games on the same day. On Tuesday, September 10, their first game will be vs Erskine College at 4 p.m. at the AUM Athletics Complex. Erskine College went 7-21 in 2018, but stood at 0-11 in away games. This will not be the Flying Fleets’ first game- they will have already played four teams heading into the matchup. The Warkhawks' second home game of the day will be vs Huntingdon College at 6 p.m. at the same venue.…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Blue Jean Ball

News

BY: Molly Gray The Auburn University at Montgomery College of Nursing and Health Sciences is partnering with the Auburn University Nursing School to host the final Blue Jean Ball on Friday, September 13, 2019. The Blue Jean Ball is located at Pat Dye’s Crooked Oaks Hunting Lodge in Notasulga, Ala. and will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The ball’s theme is “Riding into the Sunset.” The event is to benefit the Auburn University at Montgomery School of Nursing and the Auburn University School of Nursing. There will be a live auction to raise money for both universities.…