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By Jessica Klinner College football season is upon us, and there’s no better place to be than the South.  There are four seasons here: winter, spring, summer, and football.  We are crazy about the teams to which we pledge our undying allegiance. If you do not spend every Saturday watching your team along with all the other SEC teams, you’re seen as strange. Northerners don’t understand our madness. Heck, sometimes we don’t even understand it ourselves. It’s just how things work. Here are the 10 Reasons College Football Is Better In The South. 1.     Fans are louder and crazier. Never…

By Lisa Ranieri The AUMnibus sits down with Keith Cullen to discuss what's going on with the Career Development Center. Have you thought to yourself, “I really need a job or an internship, but I don’t know where to look”? Keith Cullen, Associate Director of the Career Development Center, tells us all about how to get ready for future job searching and how to make a resume. Most of you have seen on your MyAUM page the WarHawk Jobs icon. This is the main database where you can find jobs both on and off campus. This is not only an…

The coolest thing you've ever... heard? Witness the intrigue of Listen to Wikipedia, a website where every edit to the massive encyclopedia is reflected in music. Bells represent an addition to the article, and guitar represent a subtraction. The sharpness of the tone reflects the size of the edit. It's both hypnotic and beautiful to hear the organic melodies that spring from this ingenious website. Watch the unbelievable cornucopia of topics that are edited by the second in this awesome app. Click here to Listen to Wikipedia.

Auburn University at Montgomery's official mascot name is the Warhawks. This is a fearsome name that is sure to alarm potential opponents. However, AUM's mascot name was the Senators just a few short years ago. And while the threat of potential filibuster or heated congressional debate is always something to fear, an actual alarm for one's well-being is not part of the equation. Today's YouTube Tuesday video by Mental Floss delivers 35 more college mascots that could be considered odd and unusual. Can you think of any more colleges with unusual mascots? What was your favorite? Sound off in the…

By Darrell Puckett The passion of becoming a coach doesn't stem from trying to accomplish successful winning seasons or counting how many great players you've coached, but the way players respond to your teaching.  Life isn't a cakewalk for anyone, and when a high school kid plays sports they are looking to accomplish something higher than their self.  At the same time there must be guidance in order for this to occur. Sam Peak, 66, has been involved with many sports at different levels in multiple high schools over the years, and always had more in mind than winning.  It’s made…

By Lisa Raineri We sat down with Auburn University at Montgomery's own Joel Hughes to discuss his journey to AUM, as well as campus activities and events. --- Meet Joel Hughes, Associate Director of Orientation at AUM. The first two years of his college experience he played football at a community college. Afterwards, he decided to move back home to Auburn and transfer to Auburn University. While at Auburn, he received his undergraduate degree in Communications in 2005. He was the head cheerleader his junior and senior year of his undergraduate career.  Joel also participated in Student Government Association. After…

The website you are on is not the first online version of the AUMnibus. The AUMnibus was published exclusively online for a number of years. Thanks to the Internet Archive, we can recover some of those articles. This was one of the very first articles published on the site around 2007 or 2008. Bon Iver is a household name when it comes to current music, but when this article was published he was merely an independent artist trying to make a living. --- iPod Update: Bon Iver Bon Iver- “For Emma, Forever Ago” By Katy Williams Time spent isolated from…

  Check out this amazingly high quality panorama of Tokyo. Zoom in and look at the incredible detail. The panorama was made of thousands of high resolution photographs, so get to exploring this concrete jungle. Check it out here.      

Did you know that Alabama is home to the only authenticated account of a person being struck by a meteorite? Check out today's YouTube Tuesday video by SmarterEveryDay to find out when it happened. What if you got hit be a meteorite? Imagine explaining that on to your friends.

By Darrell Puckett The Southeastern Conference ranks at the top when talking about power in college football. Everyone has a favorite college football team, but in the south if you’re not going for a SEC team you are certainly the exception and not the rule. The following is a breakdown of the top teams from the west and east divisions. They will be sorted into powerhouse rankings. The equation to come up with these ranks deals with recruiting and current roster. WEST: 1. Alabama: Seriously, Bama is at the top again? Yes, the Crimson Tide’s success ranging from 2008-present gives…