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Thursday, October 10, 2013
Vol. 120, Issue 20, 28 Pages
Out of conference, out of pocket
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New Brews The John Emerald Distilling Company opens in Opelika’s Historic Railroad District
eric wallace sports writer
The Auburn University athletic department is scheduled to pay $3.78 million to four universities in 2013 in order to schedule out-of-conference home football games. Three of Auburn’s four non-conference opponents, Washington State, Arkansas State and Florida Atlantic, received more than $1 million in payouts while Western Carolina received $525,000. The nearly $3.8 million paid by
Auburn continues the trend of rising costs in scheduling non-conference home football games. The University of Florida paid three opponents a record $2.75 million to schedule home games during the 2012 season. Auburn will pay more for individual games in upcoming seasons, as San Jose State is expected to receive $3.1 million for two games in Jordan-Hare during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Payouts to FCS schools such as rachel suhs
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Technology takes Haley to new level
Jungle Jam 2013
Derek Herscovici Campus Writer
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INDEX Campus Opinion Community Sports Intrigue
federal grant money won’t receive that money next semester,” Belanger said. “It could potentially make me unable to return to school next semester.” Michael Reynolds, executive director of Auburn University’s Student Financial Services, said he can’t get answers to questions about student loans or Pell Grants.
Imagine, for a moment, a class where students sat at large tables and were required to work and share information from your cell phones, laptops and other devices. What sounds like a mix between elementary school and modern technology is actually a test classroom set up in Haley Room 2213 to prepare students and faculty for a multimedia environment that may replace traditional classes. “My idea was to do it where many people already have a sense of collaboration and active learning going on, but are kind of stuck in a traditional classroom setting,” said Wiebke Kuhn, information technology manager and the initial source for the test classroom’s construction. “The bottom line is research show no matter what age group, and I mean no matter what age group, students learn better when they learn with each other.” Among the test classroom’s innovative features are five differently shaped tables, each with different colored chairs and their own set of power outlets, ethernet connectors and flatscreen television monitors. Each table is assigned their its glass board, which is similar to a whiteboard but easier to erase after use, and wide enough to allow every student a place to get up and write on it. Adjustments are still being made to the design plans in response to student and faculty feedback, such as the size and location of the monitors. The committee in charge of the classroom is staying abreast of technological advancements so they can provide the most cutting-edge equipment in the new classrooms. “When Haley Center was built in the 1960s, we were still in what is now called the ‘knowledge-scarce’ period,” said Kuhn, referring to what researchers call the pre-Internet era. “Now, we’ve moved into a knowledge-rich environment where everybody has access to the internet almost 24/7, it makes it much easier to get to the content. But then you have to question what happens in the classroom? Because then if thats what people have access to, what
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Capitol malfunction affects students Mark Fierro Writer
Dysfunction in Washington, D.C. is nothing new to Americans. On Oct. 1, a breakdown in communication among the president, Senate Democrats and House Republicans led to a government shutdown, potentially creating issues for thousands of students across the country. While both sides blame each other, neither plans to compromise. As the shutdown drags on, backlash from this lack of compromise has begun to Under this shutdown, non-essential government employees are furloughed, meaning they aren’t fired, but aren’t budgeted in the pay force. This issue also includes a problem for essential government employees forced to work without pay until a resolution is found. The shutdown also rendered whole departments, such as the Department of Education, dysfunctional due to furloughed employees and a lack of funding.
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If the government shutdown persists, students receiving federal aid could be withheld money for the spring semester.
The DOE only employs 138 essential employees, a skeleton crew, to work on all Pell Grants and loan programs. As the shutdown drags on, backlash from this lack of compromise has begun to worry students. Bailey Belanger, senior in psychology, has received federal aid from the government every year of college. “If the government shutdown isn’t resolved soon, anyone that receives
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