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The Auburn Plainsman A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID Thursday, March 6, 2014 Vol. 120, Issue 36, 30 Pages
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COMMUNITY
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Overall Company starts small and grows with love Opelika couple meets, falls in love, gets engaged and opens a coffee shop in the same building in Opelika’s historic downtown district
SPORTS
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Students utilize caffeine and ADHD medication to pull off all-nighters Derek Herscovici CAMPUS REPORTER
The time to climb that mountain known as midterms is fasting approaching, ready or not. Those days and nights of immersive studying might seem like the only way out, but a foolproof, all-nighter routine might be doing more harm than good. “In my entire academic career, I pulled an all-nighter one time,” said Dr. Fred Kam, director of the Auburn University medical center. “I had a gross anatomy exam on a Thursday and a biochemistry exam on a Friday, and, to be candidly honest, I never did it again. I performed poorly on that biochemistry exam, even though I stayed up all night, and when the exam came, I couldn’t think
clear. I knew the information, but I couldn’t analyze it. So, I never did it again.” Caffeine, study medication and other tried-and-true methods of pulling an allnighter might be effective in keeping students awake, but missing out on sleep can either undo or waste the time spent studying. “Adderall and coffee can keep you focused, but you can get distracted and end up focusing on the wrong things,” said Sean Conley, sophomore in business. “You’ll realize two hours have gone by, and you’ve been online looking at cat pictures the whole time.” Conley said despite being prescribed the study medication Adderall, he sometimes skips taking them in order to
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Adderall and coffee can keep you focused, but you can get distracted and end up focusing on the wrong things. You’ll realize two hours have gone by, and you’ve been online looking at cat pictures the whole time.” —Sean Conley
SOPHOMORE IN BUSINESS
ENERGY SHOT: 200 mg in 2 oz bottle
COFFEE: 245 mg in 12 oz cup
CAFFEINE PILL: 200 mg per pill
ENERGY DRINK: 160 mg in 16 oz can
*-FDA Suggested Serving of Caffeine: 100 – 200 mg per day
Prominent alumni to be honored
Former Tigers wow the scouts at Auburn’s 2014 Pro Day Fifteen former Auburn football players return to the Plains and show their skills to NFL scouts
INTRIGUE
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Derek Herscovici CAMPUS REPORTER
and took into account what the students wanted to see,” Abbott said. “We contacted all of our favorite performers. We thought about what artists we would want to see and what artists the students would want to see. In the end, it all worked out well.” The artists performing at the concert represent a wide range of genres, including alternative rock, rap and folk. “I am excited to see all the students that will be there that have not really participated in UPC events before, because I think we have appealed to
A new class of distinguished alumni will return to the Plains Saturday, March 8, to receive Auburn University’s most distinguished honor, the Lifetime Achievement award. Tim Cook, ’82, CEO of Apple Inc.; Larry Benefield, ’66, dean emeritus of the Ginn college of engineering; John Brown, ’57, chair emeritus of Stryker Corp.; and Pat Sullivan, ’72, the 1971 Heisman trophy winner were all selected for the award. “The committee takes all the nominations that were submitted and pick the top four that are selected who meet all the requirements,” said Jessica King, director of alumni communications and marketing. “Every year, it’s going to be a little different depending on whose nominated.” The criteria the nominated alumni must meet in order to be recognized and include the following: The nominee must have attained prominence in their professional careers, performed distinguished human services in the local community or world and conferred meritorious service to Auburn University. Cook, Benefield, Brown and Sullivan will be honored at the induction ceremony dinner in March at the Auburn Marriot Opelika Hotel and Conference Center at
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FILE
Scott Avett, along with his brother, Seth and the rest of the band will headline UPC’s spring concert.
UPC lands The Avett Brothers, The Neighbourhood, B.o.B.
An Earnest day’s work Auburn student spreads his message of overcoming obstacles and reaching out to others
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Corey Williams CAMPUS REPORTER
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Auburn’s University Programs Council announced the lineup for the 2014 UPC Auburn Airwaves spring concert. The Avett Brothers, B.o.B. and The Neighbourhood will play at the Auburn Arena Thursday, April 24. Rhett Sosebee, senior in hotel and restaurant management, is UPC’s director of major entertainment. According to Sosebee, student response to the lineup has been overwhelmingly positive. “We have gotten a ton of good feedback,” Sosebee said.
About 2,600 students have reserved their tickets since the lineup was announced on Wednesday. “That is a really big response for a UPC event like this,” Sosebee said. “Judging off of that, and just from what people are saying about it, I think people are excited to see this concert.” Ashley Abbott, sophomore in marketing, is one of UPC’s assistant directors of major entertainment. Abbot said a lot of thought was put into deciding which artists would perform at the spring concert. “We looked at the responses on the student surveys from over the years