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Feb

17

2026

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By Patrick Eiland

Helping the Warhawks find their bird call

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How the AUM’s musical ensemble is establishing itself on campus AUM Spirit Band performs at a home basketball game at the Athletics Complex in the spring of 2025. (Photo courtesy of Chapel McCullough) When you think of college bands you usually think of marching bands playing at football games, but at Auburn University at Montgomery it’s a little bit different.AUM’s three musical ensembles, the Spirit Band, the AUM Chorus and AUMcappella are active and making music on campus whether you know it or not. The Spirit Band started in 2019 by now-retired fine arts professor Mark Benson and if you…

AUM students agree more outdoor activities are needed on campus for mental health well being

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photo courtesy of Stanley Morales on pexels.com By Kate Lindsey-Hunter, Patrick Eiland, Shaniece McGhee and Anna Messick, MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As Auburn University at Montgomery students return from winter break, whether they live on campus or not, last Tuesday in Taylor Center, the overall opinion was that outdoor activities for mental health were the way to go. Some commuting students and residents shared opinions on how to spice up college life when asked, “What events and campus activities would you like to see AUM bring to life?” “I think a concert would be fun, some concert on campus where it’s like…

AUM squirrels: pizza thieves, trash can jumpers and campus celebrities

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Squirrel rummaging around in leaves on AUM's campus (photo courtesy of Jordan White). Squirrels on AUM’s campus are not afraid to throw down a slice of pizza from the Warhawk Cafe or even jump scare students between classes. “They were jumping out of trash cans since I could remember being on campus,” said Kayla Smith, an AUM alumna. Data backs up what students notice on campus, as squirrels often thrive in urban settings. According to Fox Squirrel Survival in Urban and Rural Environments, a 2010 article from the Journal of Wildlife Management, studies of rural and urban mammal populations suggest…