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Communication Department’s Mentor Halloween Party

14Nov

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Communication Department’s Mentor Halloween Party

By: Keturah Stone MONTGOMERY, Ala. − Halloween is a national pastime where people enjoy dressing up as someone else. In the spirit of the season Auburn University at Montgomery’s (AUM) campus held “Shriek Week” as the school colors are black and orange, and the Communication Department was part of these celebrations with a Halloween faculty-mentee party Monday night. The purpose of the event was for faculty mentors to meet their student mentees. The week before an email was sent out about a scavenger hunt to where students could win up prizes, including first place: $100 toward your student account; second place: lunch with Bethany Davis at WSFA and third place: $50 value gift basket. At the end of the night, Communication senior Mackenzie Martin was awarded lunch with WSFA anchor B...

AUM Shriek Week 2023 coming again this October

16Oct

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AUM Shriek Week 2023 coming again this October

By: Lex Wedgworth The month of October fits Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) like a glove.Whether it is the orange and black colorway that our students wear everyday, the spirit ourcommunity has for Halloween, or that students and faculty have their annual Shriek Week atAUM to look forward to during the last month of October every fall. Every year Shriek Weekcelebrates Halloween fun by holding a variety of spooky events held by AUM’s StudentGovernment Association (SGA), College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) and clubsall around campus. Shriek Week gives students opportunities to develop better relationships with fellowstudents and also express themselves whether it is through diversity or to make a statement. Theentirety of the schedule for this year’s Shriek Week ...

29Oct

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Come Out and Celebrate Halloween!

BY: Daaiyah Latham For this year’s Shriek Week, Auburn University at Montgomery's Campus Activities Board is throwing a costume party on Halloween night from 7-10 p.m. in Taylor Center 230. This party will give students a chance to enjoy the holidays and show off their Halloween costumes. This party will also give students a break from school before finals, and it will give everyone time to mingle and enjoy music. Everyone loves prizes, especially college students! CAB will be hosting a costume contest. Students can come out and enter the contest for a chance to win "Best Costume of the Night" The top three contestants will win a prize. Additional info: Before the costume party, there will be a hypnotist performance on October 29th in Goodwyn Hall 109 at 8 p.m. and a haunted...

27Oct

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Shriek Week Flashback

BY: Taniya Frazier It’s spooky season! Shriek Week is an AUM tradition as old as time. Each October, the Campus Activities Board hosts a week of events for a spook-tastic Shriek Week. As Shriek Week approaches, I’m excited to see what’s in store and how far it’s come since 2015. It’s time for a blast from the past. Shriek Week is an unforgettable experience! Students and faculty/staff are all welcome to enjoy the festivities of the week. The whole campus gets involved in one way or another. Since 2015, there have been different activities that range from terrifying to non-scary. The library started out by picking a Halloween theme and decorating the building. They had Trick or Treat tables where students could pick up snacks or popcorn. If students were more daring, they could e...

27Oct

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Shriek Week 2019

BY: Taniya Frazier Everyone grab your favorite running shoes and hold on, because Shriek Week is coming for us! Each October, AUM comes together to put on a thrilling show. All clubs, organizations, and departments gather and collaborate for Halloween-themed events and activities. Our school colors are black and orange, so it’s only right that we take Halloween to the next level. Patrick Wilson is the current Director of Campus Activities Board. Patrick and his executive members plan all of the activities for the week while sometimes collaborating with different departments and organizations. “Shriek Week is important because it’s our one week to go all out and have a blast-- we are the “Halloween School” after all. Shriek Week is a fun week because it is jam packed with events for...