Aumnibus Staff, Author at The AUMnibus

5Oct

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Opinion

Tips For Nailing Your Next Interview

BY: Chelsea Bassett Interviews can be extremely nerve-racking and incredibly frustrating, especially if you feel like you’re overwhelmingly underprepared. However there are some simple and effective steps one can take to make sure they nail their next interview. The following are commonly known as the Three C’s of a job interview and should be able to be answered before any job interview that you have according to forbes.com: Competence: Do you have the capability, skills, knowledge, and experience to not only accomplish the job, but accomplish it well? Compatibility: Will you make a good fit for the company and share in its core values and beliefs by helping the company succeed in achieving them? Chemistry: Are you someone who this company/employer wants to work with? ...

4Oct

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Editorials

Making the Grade!

BY: D’Cara Hood Have you ever wondered what hard work looks like? What continuous all-nighters, one million late night Starbucks runs, and countless cups of noodles equals? That my friends is the dean’s list. The dean’s list is a familiar term to college and university students all over. The dean’s list, is an academic award or notation used to recognize the highest level of scholarship. When you have worked so hard throughout the semester to maintain your sanity, while also trying to have a social life. To receive that letter in the mail that could come to you as a surprise. In my case it was a total shocker, but worth the wait yes it was. Here are my top three reasons why making the dean’s list should be on your collegiate bucket list. Reason one: It gives you a sense of persona...

4Oct

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Opinion

Companies Founded by College Students

BY: Chelsea Bassett It’s no secret that top companies like Facebook, Microsoft, and Google make millions of dollars a year; however, these companies share more than just fat paychecks. Every single one of these companies were started by college students. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975 and Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998. It seems that other college students have followed suit by exploring their entrepreneurial side. The following is a list of five companies that were recently founded by college students. 1. Karina Pikhart—Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Class of 2009 Pikhart is the founder of 6 Dot, a braille keyboard and labeling kit. 6 Dot was originally a prototype that Pikhart had created dur...

4Oct

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Opinion

How to Amp Up Your Ramen Noodles

BY: Savanna Sabb For college students, ramen has always been that go to meal. It’s cheap and very fast to cook which is perfect for college students considering we have very little time to spare and also the cheaper route is always the better route. Because ramen is so cheap and easy to cook, it’s hard not to eat it whenever we need something fast. There is a downside to ramen though it can be a bit redundant and boring. If it’s eaten the basic way with only the ramen packet that is provided. There are plenty of other ingredients that can be added to your ramen that makes it taste a little less like a one dollar meal and more of a hundred-dollar meal… maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration but your ramen will taste a lot better. 1. Meat Basically, any kind of meat will do. Ye...

AUM Hosts First Hot Topics Café Event of the Semester

4Oct

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Campus, News

AUM Hosts First Hot Topics Café Event of the Semester

Montgomery, AL - Sept. 26, 2018- Last night AUM’s Housing and Residence Life kicked off the semester with their first meeting of the famous Hot Topics Café series. Last night’s topic was: Legalize it? Students gathered to speak on various issues such as marijuana, immigration, guns etc. and whether they believed they should or shouldn’t be legal. The event was held at The Landing in The Nest. AUM has been hosting this series for about five years now and the moderator of the event, Christin LeJeune, says that they intentionally pick hot topics to speak about so that students may have a safe space to openly discuss these sensitive topics. LeJeune says that the goal of the Hot Topics Café is for students to engage in peer to peer learning rather than debating. AUM’s Housing and R...

4Oct

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News, Sports

AUM Women’s Volleyball Fall 2018

BY: Kaleria Jackson The women’s volleyball team started the new fall season of 2018 on August 24th at the University of Alabama in Huntsville tournament. The two day event left the team with two losses and one win for that weekend. Since then the team has made up for those two losses. August 31st – September 1st was the AUM First Invitational for the volleyball team. The team won all three of their games. Next the Lady Warhawks went to the Huntingdon Tournament and won all four of their games. After the tournament the ladies went through a bit of a rough patch but don’t count our ladies out because they are coming back full throttle. You do not want to miss what these ladies have in store. Be sure to come out to support our ladies volleyball team at their next home game versus S...

4Oct

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News, Opinion, University

AUM Stirs Social Media Debate

BY: Brittany Vallely On August 28, 2018, Auburn University at Montgomery’s Physical Education Program started a social media debate on Facebook about inappropriate games and activities played in P.E. The post was a document from the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) suggesting how games such as Red Rover, Duck-Duck-Goose, and musical chairs, which are currently recommended, should no longer be allowed in Alabama schools. The post went viral overnight, but was taken down the next day at noon. The debate has even appeared on the local news, which mentions how AUM started the discussion. Some people in the comment section did not see a problem with the document and others saw the board trying to bubble wrap students, but that is not the reason why the post was taken d...

4Oct

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Opinion

Ways to Travel on a Budget

BY: Chelsea Bassett FIRST… RESEARCH, RESEARCH RESEARCH When getting ready to travel somewhere for the first time, it is always best to do a lot of research of the place before spending any money on flights, package deals or getting caught in tourist traps. It is also significantly cheaper to buy plane tickets well in advance instead of a month or so before traveling. Also, plan out the details of the trip in advance. Do you know if you want to go anywhere specifically while your there? How will you get there? Do you need to save for train or bus tickets? Know all the ends and outs of your trip before you make it. Researching can be tedious and not seem spontaneous, but your wallet will thank you for it later. PLAN ON TRAVELING DURING THE OFF SEASON Not only will you be avoidi...

Words from Audrey Hepburn | Another Side to the Beloved Icon

4Oct

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Editorials

Words from Audrey Hepburn | Another Side to the Beloved Icon

BY: Chelsea Bassett Twenty-five years ago this world lost a beloved icon and true cinematic legend, Audrey Hepburn. However, Hepburn was much more than a beautiful face with a successful acting career. Very few know about the other side to Audrey Hepburn, the side that was just as true as you and me. Hepburn was a kind and truly sincere soul that was actually a huge humanitarian. She often spoke about how we should love others and be kind to everyone in her interviews. One of her most famous quotes was, “People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.” So, to celebrate her on this twenty-fifth year of her passing, I believe we should learn not from her successful business career, but rather her humble life lived off ...

26Sep

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News, Theatre AUM

Female Voices Showcase 2018

BY: Marcus Godbee Auburn University Montgomery’s theatre is producing a showcase called “Female Voices.” The showcase consists of scenes and monologues written female playwrights. The number of female playwrights has significantly increased in the past few decades. Theatre AUM wishes to showcase their talent. “Today, theatre companies are actively seeking new works written by women,” said Theatre Professor Val Winkelman. “It has been a great experience to research and revisit some well- known, classic favorites as well as to explore contemporary plays written by prominent female playwrights.” Some of the topics that the plays explore are puberty, romance sexuality, equality, art, ambition and prejudice. “We chose this theme last spring and the timing could not have been more perfect,...