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OLLI at Auburn, formerly known as AUall is an organization committed to learning and obtaining knowledge over a long period of time. It is an interesting organization, their main group of members are retired people who are interested in the life long learning program. OLLI stands for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Some of the things their members take part in and more information about the organization are outlined below. OLLI began in 1990, since then they have obtained about 500 members.… Continue

The university has so many different majors and minors for students to choose from. The pool of potential career choices is so wide, it may be difficult for students to choose one. Administration does well to decide which majors and minors the school should offer in order to provide students with the best education for their futures. The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering recently developed an automotive engineering minor for their engineering students. With the automotive expansion that is tak… Continue

Last week at the Auburn Pharmaceutical Care Center was sun safety week. The Pharmaceutical Care Center wanted to stress the importance of wearing sunscreen all the time instead of just when people go to the beach. They explained several reasons why it is important to always wear sunscreen. Some of the ways they wanted to help people understand the importance of sunscreen were prizes from a drawing, information packets and a demonstration with the Skinscope F 102. The Skinscope is a piece of equ… Continue

Social media has become such a crucial aspect of public relations communication. There are so many different things social media can be used for to improve a communication messages. Auburn University has made strides to keep up with the social media trend. Matt Laney works in the office of communication and marketing as their multimedia specialist. His job basically consists of providing assistance for AU Daily, updating and making changes to the Web site and monitoring our YouTube Channel and… Continue

With football season approaching in just a few weeks, fans already have season tickets and Auburn Tiger fever on their minds. Last year, over 86,000 fans flooded into Jordan Hare stadium to experience Auburn football and watch our team perform. One particular Auburn fan feels so passionately about Auburn that it is unlikely that there are bigger Auburn fans than him in town. Johnny Richmond has been an Auburn fan for as long as he can remember. You may be wondering what’s so different about him… Continue