We now know what at least one item in the official, actual Toomer’s Oaks collection will be, and those simply wanting an unaltered piece of the trees as a keepsake rather than a pen or gavel or whatever they’re turning the wood from them into are in luck. Between 800-1,000 one thousand of the Toomer’s [...]

A handful of Auburn students gathered late yesterday afternoon at Toomer’s Corner for “Remembering Our Roots,” a 90 minute long public reading of nature-themed poetry, fiction, and nonfiction celebrating “the traditions associated with the oaks at Toomer’s Corner” organized by Auburn University’s Student Writing Council. According to Auburn senior and SWC President Scott Fenton, they [...]

It was her third full marathon and Pam Carr ran it fast enough to possibly save her life. Carr finished today’s Boston Marathon in 3:35:37. Less than 15 minutes later, there was an explosion at the finish line. “In my mind, I was like ‘this is a middle of a race, why are they doing [...]

The commercials are airing, the displays are up, and the interviews have begun. The Blessed Individual recently answered a call from Esquire.com fashion editor Nic “Real Name” Screws to discuss his now-available-to-all sense of style, in the process expressing his (bless you, Cam) true feelings for Auburn and giving possible clues about his timetable for [...]

It took an Auburn lady to teach Conan O’brien manners. Not Katherine Webb (tight as they are)—Cindy Haygood, a 1978 Auburn graduate and director of the Perfectly Polished school of etiquette in Athens, Ga, which O’Brien visited while filming Conan in Atlanta last week. Hilarity ensued. Murderers confessed. Haygood says Conan producers contacted her after [...]

Mad Men returns to AMC for its highly anticipated (redundant?) sixth season Sunday. And we can’t think of a better way to watch the two-hour premiere than at the Mad Men premiere party hosted by Verge Pipe Media at the new Avondale Bar & Tap Room in downtown Auburn. “Our main idea behind the Mad [...]

Pat Dye just doesn’t quit when it comes to Auburn. “You want to do good in your life, and I have chances to give back to Auburn,” Dye said. “I’d like us to be number one in all the schools on campus, not just football. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be number one in [...]

Calling all Auburn angels… Photo: @AuburnUPC. Related: That time Green Day played an Auburn house show. THE WAR EAGLE READER NEEDS YOUR HELP. … Keep Reading: * Auburn Phi Mu says Singing Valentine to Cam Newton started as a joke, but the invitation to formal still stands * That time David Housel punked the SEC [...]

The evidence from the Glom we know. But even his high school yearbook testifies to Tim Cook’s devotion to Auburn–or at least the copy of the 1975-76 edition belonging to Auburn grad Whitney Baker’s mother, who was a year older than Cook (voted Most Studious!) at Robertsdale High School. They were on yearbook staff together. [...]

If there was a doubt whether the Dressed Individual’s clothing line had already officially launched or not when we posted some of the initial MADE by Cam Newton ad campaign visuals (and the commercial), there isn’t now. Because if it’s on display at the Belk store in Malbis, Ala., it’s launched. Photo: @sevenyearkitch Related: Cam [...]