On February 1, 1980, The Eagles played Auburn as part of their “Long Run Tour.” They opened with “Hotel California.” And in what surely has to be the Tommy Joe Eagles of Rock Stars in Auburn Shirts (see Alabama in Auburn gear here, Willie Nelson here, Jimmy Buffett here, and of course Dr. Dre here), [...]

Maybe the reason our mascot is so much better than other mascots is because the people who fill the stripes have real, marketable, make-a-career-of-it, television-worthy talent… excuse me, have got talent. Take for example Taylor Griswold, who as head Aubie in 2003 brought home Auburn’s fifth mascot national championship, and who currently performs as Hooper, [...]

Fashion features were go-to page fillers for the Glom as the plaid of the 70s slipped into 80s denim or whatever, but this two-page spread in the 1983 edition labeled “A COMPOSITE STUDENT: An (Un-?) Typical Look at Auburn’s Student Bodies” was the first to actually diagram the his ‘n’ her style of Auburn Student [...]

That more photos from it aren’t readily available to us is something of a mystery. Because for one brief, shining, sun-oiled moment, TKE’s annual Miss A.U. Tan contest was an Auburn institution, a major campus event—it typically had upwards of 5,000 in attendance—that doubled as the embodiment of 1980s “COLLEGE” lechery. Each year, from 1981 [...]

Contra had Up Up Down Down, Super Mario Bros. has Bo Bo Smash Smash. Or at least it does now. Via KegsnEggs. … Keep Reading: * Bo and O.J. * Elvis says “War Eagle” * Alabama in Auburn gear * Bo Jackson’s pencil mustache * VIDEO: Dog dominates 1964 Auburn scrimmage * Secondhand Shug * Auburn’s Legend of [...]

Here’s how Auburn Network legend Paul Ellen started his review for The Plainsman: “For at least one day, President Philpott ceased to rule the campus and east central Alabama became a monarchy. The King was here.” That one day was March 5, 1974. The concert had been sold out for two weeks. The only other [...]

It’s some subterranean trickster called Myrmekiaphila tigris, and it wasn’t just discovered in Auburn, but in the Grove Hill subdivision off Moore’s Mill Road, by the pool behind the researcher’s own house (apparently Myrmekiaphila Lexus SUVis was already taken). Read more here. Related: Rosetta Acorn—Auburn cracks squirrel code. … Keep Reading: * Bo Jackson’s pencil [...]

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In honor of May the Fourth, Star Wars Day, let’s take the best short-notice gander at the Force’s initial impact on Auburn we can. Star Wars got to Auburn a few weeks late, of course, but once it arrived it stayed, held over, costume party-level hit–even with The Plainsman. And–true story–R2D2 was the only droid [...]

Coldplay is currently on tour. On tour with them are two sisters. They’re beautiful. They’re talented. They’re The Pierces. And they went to Auburn. From the Dec. 2004 issue of Portico Magazine*: Allison: It’s all been pretty amazing. We used to play in coffee houses and at small gatherings, and now we have so many [...]