The Loveliest Village

Have you ever walked down the street of your home town or even another and seen a man, woman, for family sleeping on the street? How does it make you feel? At any given time, there are around six hundred thousand homeless, or those without a permanent home.
Some reasons that the problem of homelessness exists and ceases to improve is that housing costs continue to rise while the wages for lower skilled workers remains the same. However, the most prominent cause is simply poverty. These people constantly face depravation and a threat of harm, causing them to spend more time in the hospital or the local jail. Most are victims of violent crimes and a handful lack the medical care that they need. Sadly, the fastest growing group of homeless people is families. They now make up one third of the homeless population.

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Those of us studying Public Relations here at Auburn University do not realize just how lucky we are. Week after week many people complain about blog entries, website development, etc. and talk about how these tasks are nothing but “busy work.�  Up until Wednesday afternoon I was one of those people.  I hated these blog entries and I was completely overwhelmed learning about podcasts, RSS feeds, social media releases…the list goes on.

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Dr. El-Sheikh has been teaching and conducting research at Auburn University since 1990. She is currently an Alumni Professor with the College of Human Sciences in the Human Development and Family Studies Department. She has been doing research for 10 years. She is currently the primary investor of two one-going research projects.

There are good reasons to do research on child development. It is estimated that more than forty percent of children in the United States live in homes with high levels of martial conflict. Children suffer in different ways, and there are a lot of unanswered questions. Research is conducted to develop strategies to protect children. Children suffer when parents fight.
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believe in Auburn and love it!� These famous words are recognized by anyone associated with Auburn University as the last line of The Auburn Creed. The Creed was written by George Petrie in 1943, which gives him a very special place in the hearts of all Auburn students and alum.

A new biography of this legendary author of the Creed has just been published by The Donnell Group, a book publishing company based in Montgomery. The company is owned by Rich Donnell, who graduated from Auburn in ’77 with a degree in journalism. In addition to owning the publishing company, Donnell also teaches Feature Writing classes at Auburn. (more…)

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Small-scale Alabama farmers may have a new crop to cash in on thanks to the research of Auburn University horticulture professor Wheeler Foshee.

Foshee’s research began four years ago when he began experimenting with strawberries and tomatoes in greenhouse-like structures called high tunnels. High tunnels are typically used to extend the growing and selling seasons for certain crops. Early- and late-season crops give farmers an edge in the marketplace by commanding higher prices. Foshee has found that early planting in these structures can give growers a two-month jump on strawberry season and a two- to three-week jump on tomato season.

Soon after his research began, Foshee decided he wanted to work with another high-value crop that would grow in the winter months. For suggestions, he turned to Auburn University Department of Horticulture floriculture specialist, Raymond Kessler. (more…)

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