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Legendary Info Desk Still Taking Calls After 72 Years

Oxford American profiles Auburn University's Foy helpline

(Newser) - When most people have a question about, well, anything, they turn to their phone or laptop and type it in. But as the Oxford American explains, some still call the James E. Foy Information Desk at Auburn University. There, students still answer landlines pretty much the same way they have...

Longtime Auburn Chaplain Takes Misstep, Drowns

'Brother Chette' Williams fell into Lake Martin

(Newser) - The longtime chaplain for the Auburn University football team died Sunday night when he drowned in an Alabama lake following a tragic mishap. Rev. Chette L. Williams, 61, affectionately called "Brother Chette," had plans to dine out with a friend at a restaurant near Lake Martin. But when...

Player Who Missed Huge Kick Writes Letter to Fans

Alabama's Joseph Bulovas says no one was more disappointed than he was

(Newser) - The Alabama Crimson Tide was down by three points late in the second half of Saturday's Iron Bowl, which pitted the team against rival Auburn, when Alabama's Joseph Bulovas missed a 30-yard field goal that would have tied the score. Instead, it remained 48-45 in favor of the...

Gymnast Knew It Was Bad, but Not That Bad

Auburn's Samantha Cerio has a good perspective on her 'small setback'

(Newser) - Auburn gymnast Samantha Cerio became an internet sensation earlier this month for all the wrong reasons. The 22-year-old dislocated both knees and suffered major ligament damage when a landing went awry, but she tells NBC's Today show that she's got it all in perspective. "This is a...

3 Arrests as White Nationalist Speaks at Auburn

Protesters engaged in shouting matches with supporters of Richard Spencer

(Newser) - White nationalist Richard Spencer spoke in a crowded auditorium at Auburn University on Tuesday after a federal judge blocked the Alabama school from banning his appearance. Only a few chairs were empty in the 400-seat-plus room as Spencer and other speakers railed against ethnicity and racial diversity, liberals, the media,...

Cops: Auburn Lab Tech, 64, Sold Date Rape Drug

University employee isn't your typical drug dealer

(Newser) - He wouldn't fit the typical profile of a campus drug dealer, but authorities say a 64-year-old chemistry lab technician at Auburn University was just that. And they say Stephen Howard wasn't just peddling weed, but a date rape drug, reports WTVM . Howard is accused of using his lab...

Auburn Football Player Shot Dead

Jakell Mitchell killed in early morning apartment shooting

(Newser) - Alabama police are seeking a suspect in the shooting death of Auburn University freshman football player Jakell Mitchell, who was shot early today at the Tiger Lodge apartment complex, reports AL.com . After police responded at 12:25am to the shooting, Mitchell was taken to the emergency room, where he...

Public University Presidents Rake in Millions

Disgraced former Penn State boss Graham Spanier leads the pack

(Newser) - Last year, four public university presidents boasted compensation of more than $1 million, a study finds. At the top: Graham Spanier, the former Penn State president driven out by the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Spanier made $2.9 million in the 2011-2012 fiscal year; part of that was his...

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