The Loveliest Village

Tori Allen is a senior at Auburn University majoring in journalism. She plans to graduate at the end of Summer 2008 after interning in Atlanta for CNN.

This is actually Tori’s second time to be a CNN intern. She also worked there in the Spring of 2007. She didn’t receive academic credit for it however, so she’ll be back again this summer to complete her required internship for graduating.

She’ll be living in midtown Atlanta while interning and just signed the lease on a two-bedroom apartment. She is very excited about this great opportunity to learn more about journalism at the world’s biggest media outlet. In this video, she talks about her upcoming time at CNN as well as her previous time there.

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Josh Coker, senior at Auburn, is currently in the process of applying to medical school. While attending classes, Coker is also volunteering various places, shadowing other doctors and getting his portfolio together. The application process includes taking the medical entrance exam, the MCAT, as well as putting together an application and resume. Coker is also involved in many outside honor societies and works full time. Coker hopes to go to medical school next Fall and specialize in ER or Oncology. Good luck!

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Auburn University’s Gospel Choir sounded through the sanctuary at Morning Pilgrim Baptist Church yesterday in Montgomery.  The church pews were full as the choir only has excellent reviews.
 Lauren McDowell, a senior in the choir, said this was her favorite concert so far.
 “We’ve never done so much improv as we did today,� said McDowell.  “The energy was really high from the choir and the crowd which made it so much fun.�
 Morning Pilgrim’s very own Warren Mitchell is a senior in the choir, whom they recognized in the program for receiving an outstanding scholarship award from Oklahoma City University.
 The church’s choir opened up for Auburn who in turn sang two sets with an intermission in between. Following the performance was dinner provided by church members.
 “There was all sorts of southern traditional home-style food like fried chicken and macaroni and cheese and it was awesome,� said McDowell.

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ichael Owen, a senior at Auburn University, could be called a “jack of all trades.” He works behind the scenes to make many of the events we all enjoy possible.

On an everyday basis he works as a night watchman for the coliseum. After everyone leaves, Michael is the one who locks up the rooms and buildings to make sure everything is secure. He also works for the athletic office helping prepare for game days and as a sound and lighting expert. He enjoys working for the university and encourages others to look into positions with the university if they are interested in finding a part-time job.

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Lauren Flack, a junior psychology student at Auburn, talks about her experience in her major. One of her professors is currently doing a research project on beer pong. Although it is not your average topic, she is trying to discover the difference in consumption amounts between males and females in a typical game of beer pong. After getting tables from the Beer Pong Association of America, Lauren’s professor for Health Psychology hopes to gain useful knowledge from her experiments on this topic.

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