Magic mushrooms came to Auburn in 1973. Or at least awareness about them them did; the Auburn botany and microbiology professors the Plainsman kept interviewing for shroom stories were almost positive the things being harvested out of the manure dotting the pastures of Lee County for the past year or so were not, in fact, psilocybin […]
100 Years (?) of Homecoming
The best Auburn homecoming float in 1976 was getting high on
Auburn’s first homecoming may actually have been 104 years ago—and America’s first
First Homecoming In America National Champs? It kind of maybe seems so. Yesterday, we had this big thing about Auburn’s first homecoming… because if you call the modern tradition of cupcake opponents and alumni cornhole contests and new T-shirt designs (as opposed to goat barbecues and Festivals of Lights and a week’s worth of Auburn […]
Auburn’s homecoming court featured on cover of Western Carolina gameday program
We’ll be featuring never-before-seen photos of homecoming courts of yesteryear like wild starting today and into Saturday. But here’s this thiseryears. Photo: @AUGoldmine. We’re documenting the evolution of homecoming at Auburn for the rest of this week. Like, nonstop vintage homecoming action. I’m excited. Go here. Stay tuned. Beat Western Carolina! … Keep Reading: * […]
Here’s 1932 head cheerleader Bill Ham gettin’ his homecoming on at Toomer’s Corner in 1973
Looks like it was about time to put Bill Ham, father of Auburn Mayor Bill Ham, in a home… coming parade that is! Because he was born for it. Photo: Auburn Plainsman. Related: Shug getting smooched by Auburn’s 1968 homecoming queen. We’ll be documenting the evolution of homecoming at Auburn for the rest of this […]
Shug getting smooched by Auburn’s 1968 homecoming queen
Here’s 1968 homecoming queen Marilyn Martin giving Shug a little sugar before the big game… Photo: The Auburn Plainsman. We’ll be documenting the evolution of homecoming at Auburn for the rest of this week. Like, nonstop vintage homecoming action. I’m excited. Go here. Stay tuned. Beat Western Carolina! Related: Best reaction to being named Miss […]