The Loveliest Village

T “he United States imports 60% of its petroleum� said David Bransby, Auburn University researcher, in his report “Celluloisc Biofuel Technologies.� What a lot of people don’t know is this heavy importation of petroleum could be stopped all together. The United States has the technologies and resources to fuel America.
Domestic biofuels could decrease our dependence on third world countries and increase natural energy. Biofuels being produced currently in America come from ethanol based crops like corn and soybean. While they provide a starting point for biofuel research and provide ethanol, this alone can not produce petroleum, gasoline and diesel. Auburn’s own David Bransby has been studying biofuel for years and has been approached by President Bush about his findings.

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Auburn University is often jokingly called a cow college because of its extensive roots in agriculture. Not many people know that Auburn’s physics and engineering departments are highly acclaimed by NASA and other space engineering organizations. One campus group that is making quite a name for itself is the Auburn University Student Space Program (AUSSP).

The organization is funded by a NASA grant is recognized by space engineering organizations such as NASA and Boeing as a “premier student-led space organization.” (more…)

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ith all the recent issues regarding campus crises Auburn University has taken action to inform its students if any emergency should occur. A new emergency communications system Known as AU ALERT has been implemented. AU ALERT is a personalized voice and text messaging system that will provide critical information. All Students, faculty and all staff members can sign up for this system. (more…)

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You wouldn’t imagine a professor once having a job driving an ice cream truck.  Or doing janitorial work.  Running a lawn business seems much too normal as well.  But for Auburn graphic design professor Carlton Nell, these were just stops on the ride that has brought him to his position today.

“This is the best job I’ve ever had for sure,� Nell said.  “If I ever start complaining, I have to kinda sit back and think I could be cutting grass or something.�

Originally from a small town near Mobile, Ala. called Satsuma, Nell did his undergraduate at Auburn and then went to Georgia State for graduate school.  He met his wife of almost 15 years while he was studying in Atlanta, Ga.  The couple has five children, three older boys and two younger girls.  Their large family lives 15 minutes from Auburn in Waverly, Ala.  

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ess than a year ago the Virginia Tech campus was sent into turmoil due to one man’s violent outrage. Every news station in the country covered the story of the shooting that resulted in 33 fatalities. It was the deadliest shooting in America’s history.

The shootings took place by the same gunman in two different locations. The first shooting occurred in a dorm where two people were killed, and over two hours later the second shooting murdered 31 others.

The time between these horrendous happenings is devastating in itself. There was no alert for the students not to go to class or a warning that two students had been killed by an unknown predator. “We knew we had two people shot,â€? campus police Chief Flinchum said. “We secured the building. We secured the crime scene.â€? (more…)

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