Aumnibus Staff, Author at The AUMnibus

Mar

06

2024

Op-ed: It takes a village

Opinionhousing

Photo Courtesy of Frank C. Williams The life of an RA By: Jordan White Auburn University at Montgomery is committed to being a positive and safe living environment for its residents and it takes a driven team to ensure those needs are met, according to an AUM housing associate. The campus’s diverse and dynamic resident assistants (RAs) show that it does take a village. AUM’s campus has four separate dormitories: the Commons, Courtyards, Warhawk and P-40. Each dorm offers a variety of accommodations and options that can meet any resident's preference. In these campus communities, student residents have dedicated RAs…

Mar

04

2024

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM basketball looking ahead for the GCS title

Sportsathletics, basketball

Photo Courtesy of AUM Athletics By: Tasker Wheeler AUM men’s basketball started off the season with two strong wins when they traveled to Florida for the GSC-SSC Crossover Challenge on Nov. 11 and the team is looking ahead for a chance at the Gulf South Conference title. These two wins against (Saint Leo University and Florida Southern College) on the road sparked the attention of the AUM fanbase. Since these two games the Warhawks have had an up-and-down season to date but still have that spark and perseverance that everyone is excited about. Two basketball front men said they both…

Jan

22

2024

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM women’s and men’s basketball teams performed strongly against Montevallo last week

News, Universityathletics, basketball

Photo Courtesy of AUM Athletics By: Tasker Wheeler Auburn University at Montgomery women’s basketball team last Saturday pulled through for a home win against Montevallo, now standing at a season record of 8-7, 6-5. In an after-game interview, head coach John Plefka stated enthusiastically about the women’s win, “Huge home win for us after two straight double-digit losses; we had a solid week of practice and responded right from the tip. We executed everything very well, especially our defensive game plan.” A notable junior player on the court nicknamed “The Alabama Sniper” Allasha Dudley has now scored twenty points or…

Jan

22

2024

By Aumnibus Staff

Op-ed: “Hey, do you have the link to the textbook?”

Opinionfinances, opinion, textbooks

Photo Courtesy of the AUM bookstore The debate of purchasing textbooks By: Victoria Salters MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With complete transparency, as a college senior, I have avoided purchasing a textbook for the last few years. Every year I begin my semester with a similar routine. I make sure to register and I attend classes like usual. However, if I can make it through the first test without the textbook, I opt against purchasing it. If I do need the textbook, I always choose an eBook. This “course of action” is not one that was born out of rebellion but out…

Jan

22

2024

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM standing for civil rights

News, Universitycivil rights, events

Photo Courtsey of Frank C. Williams By: Jordan White MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Auburn University at Montgomery is eager to show initiative in its commitment to justice, equality and civic responsibility. With the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflections Breakfast held last week and the ongoing Civil Rights and Civic Virtue Society (CRCV), AUM is committed to increasing virtue literacy, civil rights literacy and community engagement. What better place to showcase the unwavering fight for civil rights than the city known as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement? Last Tuesday AUM hosted the Martin Luther King Jr. Reflections Breakfast in…

Nov

13

2023

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM women’s soccer welcomes new goalkeeper

Opinion, Sportsathletics, Soccer

Photo Courtesy of AUM Athletics By: Rachel Moore AUM Audio · AUM Women’s Soccer welcomes new goalkeeper MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The prospect of a new player to a team can bring excitement and anticipation in the world of collegiate sports. Transfer sophomore and goalkeeper for Auburn University at Montgomery women’s soccer, Karla Guzmano-Ortiz, has promised to be a beneficial addition to the team. Hailing from her home of Puerto Rico, the confidence surrounding soccer exudes from Guzman-Ortiz when sitting across from her. Donned in a pink uniform, she shared her journey from budding high school player in Puerto Rico to…

Nov

13

2023

By Aumnibus Staff

Attitude and improvement

Opinion, Sportsathletics, Soccer

Photo Courtsey of AUM Athletics How an AUM women’s soccer player hopes to change team culture By: Dalton Kimbro AUM Audio · AUM COMM major Dalton Kimbro interviews soccer player Whitley Watwood MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) junior women’s soccer player Whitley Watwood is no stranger to change. From a six-hour move from her hometown in Kentucky to a switch in her lifelong position on the field, Watwood, a special education major, has navigated her circumstances en route to a significant amount of playing time this season for the Warhawks. I sat down with Watwood to discuss…

Nov

13

2023

By Aumnibus Staff

A freshman’s rewarding transition to college volleyball

Opinion, Sportsathletics, Volleyball

Photo Courtesy by AUM Athletics By: Keturah Stone AUM Audio · COMM major Keturah Stone interviews Warhawk volleyball player Taylor Lewis MONTGOMERY, Ala. − Transitioning from high school to college is difficult. For Auburn University at Montgomery freshman volleyball player Taylor Lewis, it’s a dream come true, but with growing pains. Lewis, who is from Alpharetta, Georgia, spoke with me about her experience playing volleyball in high school for Providence Christian Academy. But she’s been playing volleyball since age 11 when she started competitive travel ball. At her high school, she was awarded 2019 Rookie of the Year and Defensive…

Nov

13

2023

By Aumnibus Staff

Between the volleyball court and the classroom

Opinion, Sportsathletics, Volleyball

Photo Courtesy of AUM Athletics How Emily Brown balances athletics and academics By: Penton McNider AUM Audio · Between the volleyball court and the classroom MONTGOMERY, Ala — The fall 2023 sports season and academic schedule are underway at Auburn University of Montgomery. With this semester entering the second month, student assignments are becoming more intense and student-athletes are facing higher stress levels. However, that is not the case for AUM student-athlete Emily Brown, a freshman on the Warhawks’ volleyball team. When asked if Brown felt any extra pressure being an AUM athlete, she explained it's in her nature to…

Nov

07

2023

By Aumnibus Staff

A record-breaking transfer

Opinion, Sportsathletics, Volleyball

Photo Courtesy of AUM Athletics Maya Thompson on transitioning to AUM Volleyball By: Makenzie Martin MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A transfer to Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) from Alabama State University (ASU), Maya Thompson is a six-foot middle blocker from Chicago who carefully dissected her move this year to the Warhawks volleyball team. For Thompson, several factors contributed to her transferring to AUM, mainly Flavia Siqueira, her volleyball coach. Siqueira coached the 2022 volleyball team to their fourth consecutive attendance in the Gulf South Conference (GSC), according to Siqueira’s biography on the AUM Athletics volleyball website. “We actually played AUM last…