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Last week we looked back at the very first AUMnibus article. Today let's jump forward in time to 2003 to look at an event that may be of some relevance today. Some around campus have said that parking has been a problem. Was parking a problem 10 years ago? This was the lead article in the January 22, 2003 print edition of the AUMnibus. Click the article for a larger image. A text transcript is located below the photograph. 2500 Parking Tickets Issued Last Year By Austin Gaines Auburn University Montgomery received $20,015 in revenue from parking tickets during their fiscal year, Oct. 1, 2001 to Sept. 30, 2002. The revenue generated from parking tickets goes into AUM's general funds.The AUM campus police gave 2500 tickets for parking violations last year. There are 10 ...

By Matthew Estes What if I told you that you don't have to pay $100 a year for good virus protection on your computer? You would possibly reply using the old adage "you get what you pay for." That is a perfectly logical thing to say, as it is counter-intuitive to think that the most effective antivirus on the market is not, in fact, on the market at all. Avast Antivirus is, in my experience, the most effective at doing its job of preventing system crippling programs and malware from finding their way onto a computer's hard drive. I am not alone. Computer geeks the world over use Avast as a simple solution to cleaning their clients infested computers. CNET consistently ranks it as the number one most effective and most downloaded anti-virus.  The best part is the fact th...

The debate rages. Use butter, or use margarine? This week we turn to AsapSCIENCE to compare the pros and cons of both, and to help us find acceptable substitutes. What do you use? Are you a die-hard butter fan, or do you use a tub of margarine? Did you ever even know there was a difference? Sound off in the comments.  

By Darrell Puckett The dream to achieve something that is bigger than yourself runs through the veins of every American.  It’s something that is contagious and gives a sense of self accomplishment beyond words.  Auburn University at Montgomery’s Jacob Nummy and Tyler Strock know a few things about fulfilling dreams. Nummy started the AUM Anglers club four years ago in hope of achieving the top college ranks.  He then passed the honors of being club president to Strock a year ago, but not without attaining the top rank. The team of Nummy and Thomas Frink won the Carhart College National Championship on Georgia’s Lake Chatuge this past month.  They mounted a three-day total of 43 pounds 3 ounces, posting the win by 6 pounds 11 ounces over Young Harris College. Nummy not only ...

By Lisa Ranieri   We sat down with Stacey Little of Southern Bite fame to ask about his work with the AUMnibus and his current success. Article to follow. Have you ever wanted to cook something so delicious but remembered you're on a college budget or you are busy with life? Stacey Little, author of The Southern Bite cookbook, could help you with that. His book will be in stores and on all electronic reading platforms on March 11, 2014. He began his career at Auburn Montgomery as a Communications major and was the managing editor for the AUMnibus. After attending college for two or three years, he wrote restaurant reviews for the Montgomery Advertiser. When that chapter closed, he began reviewing restaurants on his own personal blog, as well as posting recipes. ...

  With the AUMnibus's new venture into publishing on the World Wide Web, we thought it was only logical to reflect on the very first AUMnibus article. This was the lead article in the very first AUMnibus. Back then, AUM was in a more remote part of Montgomery, as opposed to the booming area east Montgomery is today. Take a look at the content in the article, and discuss. Were you a student here on campus in 1971? What were some of your fondest memories? How has AUM changed? Here is the article in full. A text transcript is located below. When a 500 acre tract, which was part of the McLemore Plantation was purchased, a dream along with careful planning formed the site of a new campus. Registered AUM student have long awaited space and comfort to accompany the instit...

  If you are stressed out because classes are starting back, this is not the game for you. Introducing You Can't Do Simple Maths Under Pressure, a web-based game that forces you to do simple math while the timer gets faster and faster. It's quite fun, but also very nerve-racking. Try it out, and share what level you get to in the comments. I got to level six before failing. Try it out by clicking here.  

The smell of the new semester is in the air, and it's time to hit the books. Or maybe, perhaps, the YouTube videos instead. Enter Crash Course, a fun YouTube series that follows along to the history and science curricula. You may find yourself becoming a history buff in days or a biology guru in weeks. This may give you a significant advantage in you classes. Who would of thought that YouTube could be such a valuable tool for learning. Let The Fault in Our Stars author John Green take you through World History by starting here. Or you can go straight to the channel by clicking here.

    Office Hours The AUMnibus newsroom, located in Room 401 of the Library Tower, will be open during the office hours listed below. Are you a skilled writer? Poet? Are you good with the camera? YouTube video star? Musician? Artist? If it can be put online, we want you. You don't have to be part of the AUMnibus staff to be part of the AUMnibus. If you're an AUM student, staff, or alumni, you all have a story to tell or something to show off. Here are some reasons to contribute to The AUMnibus: - To show off your talents. - To use as published writing samples. - To make a name for yourself on campus. - To get your own "by line." - To inspire you to write or take up your hobbies. So get to work on that advice column, write that short story, go review...