The Loveliest Village

With Auburn’s biggest football game coming up, I decided to give a bit of fun history about Iron Bowl and the intense rivalry that has divided the state for years.

For 40 years one of the biggest football rivalries in the nation was put on hold. After The Auburn vs. Alabama game in 1907, the coaches of each team could not agree on details for the next year’s game. Due to bad blood between the two schools, the teams did not play each other in any type of athletic event until 1948.

Although there are many rumors of why the teams ceased their athletic relations for almost half of a century, it boiled down to bad relations between the rivals. At the time, the coaches of the two teams could not decide on lodging for the away team, various expenses, who would official, as well as on field legalities.

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W

hile some people dream of meeting those that donate large lump sums to our school, Lapone Smith has the opportunity to network among them.

Lapone is a junior at Auburn University that has chosen to be an Auburn University Ambassador at the home football games. By becoming a football ambassador, he not only has the opportunity to meet and serve the ritzy crowd, but he also receives the opportunity to network and make connections that could help him in the future.

Let’s see what Lapone has to say about his “high profile” job.

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Everyone knows about Auburn athletics. Students and alumni alike love to attend all sporting events from football to gymnastics. Many of the people that make up Auburn athletics are well know from the coaches to the athletes, but a very important part of athletics may not be so well known.

The Auburn Athletic Business Office is more behind the scenes than a coach or an athlete, but athletics would be nothing without it. The business office pays all invoices for athletics and assists coaches and vendors with purchases.

Ann Harper has been an Auburn University employee for 23 years! She says she has been with university so long because she loves athletics. Harper enjoys attending all of the sporting events and also says the job offers good benefits along with a nice retirement plan.

Working in the business office may not be as glamorous as a coaching job or athletic director, but it plays an instrumental role in the athletic department.

 

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The pressures of being a collegiate athlete. Ever thought about them? Constantly eating healthy, working out, drug testing, and pristine academic records just to name a few. It is a constant demand for excellence.

The division of Sports Medicine within Auburn’s Athletic Department has developed the Optimal Performance and Support Team to help athletes perform at their optimal level in their sport, in the classroom and in their personal life.

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A uburn has long been known as a football school, but these days, thanks to 25 hard-working ladies, Auburn is know being thought of as a futbol school as well. The No. 25 Auburn Tiger soccer team is hosting Georgia on Oct. 25 for Cram The Complex night. This promotion is designed to get as many Auburn fans to the AU Soccer Complex as possible for the match between the bitter rivals.

Auburn is ranked 25th nationally and is sitting atop the standings in the SEC Western Division. The Tigers have posted an impressive 9-3-1 overall and a blazing 5-1-0 conference record. Attendance at the matches has been satisfactory, but more fans will be needed at the match versus the Bulldogs. (more…)

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