You may have won the BCS National Championship, Florida State. But you just lost the House of Representatives. That piece of wood buried deep inside the custom-made gavel that will symbolically enforce every edict issued by the Florida legislature for the next two years? It isn’t from Chief Osceola’s spear, it’s from the Toomer’s Oaks. […]
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Auburn to plant thirty Toomer’s Oaks descendants in Samford Park
The tradition of rolling Toomer’s Corner migrates deeper into Samford Park with every Auburn win, to the quiet annoyance of AU officials. “It creates a lot of mess to clean up,” Dan King, assistant vice president for facilities at Auburn University, told TWER in February. “We like to have less mess to clean up. I […]
Extra wires, AU logos added to temporary Toomer’s Corner structure to provide better rolling experience
The world’s only structure built specifically to be rolled with toilet paper is now even more rollable. A third wire was recently strung between each pole of the Toomer’s Triangle, allowing for two rows of AU logos to be suspended over the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue downtown. The City of Auburn hopes […]
People can charge cell phones, laptop computers at Toomer’s Corner thanks to power outlets installed on new seating walls
Celebrate old traditions with the help of modern amenities… at the new Toomer’s Corner. Yep, you can now recharge your cellphone after draining all your battery with post-rolling victory selfies. AC and USB charging outlets have been placed along the back of the seat walls found around the perimeter of the Toomer’s Corner entrance to […]
Last line of the Auburn Creed etched into new Toomer’s Corner walkway
Students returning to class at Auburn today are walking all over the Auburn Creed. Or at least the last line of it. The final words of George Petrie’s 1943 love letter to Auburn have been etched into the walkway of Toomer’s Corner 2.0, which officially opened for pedestrian business Sunday night. The line “…because Auburn […]