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Outside "Prim's Pizza" sits a sign that reads "pizza, calzone, wine" at Food Truck Friday in Opelika, Alabama on Nov. 21, 2025.

Downtown Opelika hosts the final Food Truck Friday of the 2025 season

By Erin Cosby | Legal Reporter

On Nov. 21, locals flocked to the Railroad Avenue Historic District in downtown Opelika to enjoy the final Food Truck Friday of the 2025 season. The event featured over a dozen food trucks with a wide variety of different cuisines, giving visitors the opportunity to both try new foods and support local businesses.

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Deuce is loose: Knight ties program TD record in debut rout

By Rory Garvin | Sports Reporter | November 22

Auburn's 1856 receives Michelin Guide recommendation

By Auston Kucholtz | News Writer | November 22

Cookie Fix brings a sweet new flavor to Downtown Auburn

By Betsy Nearn | Lifestyle Writer | November 21

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BBFD and East Alabama Food Bank face influx after SNAP suspension

By Sydney Gallardo | News Reporter

Children run to collect flags from a vintage car during the Freedom Fest Veterans Parade in Opelika, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Freedom Fest Weekend 2025: An opportunity to honor U.S. veterans

By Nicolle Generaux | News Writer

A view of Samford Hall on Sept. 27, 2022.

Federal aid suspended for SNAP benefits in November

By Gracie Goodman | News Writer

Congressional candidate Lee McInnis talks with potential voters during an open meeting in Opelika, Alabama in Nov. 19, 2025.

U.S. congressional candidate Lee McInnis holds open town hall

By Sydney Gallardo | News Reporter

A colorful balloon arch with gold letters spelling "CREED DAY" stands near a brick building and leafless trees.

SGA hosts Creed Day

By Kristen Kloman | News Writer

SGA Senate members discuss orders of business on Nov. 17 in the Melton Student Center.

SGA removes student activity portfolios, recommends AI implementation in syllabi

By Amanda Machamer | Assistant News Editor

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Auburn faces Mercer with bowl eligibility on the line

By Jonathan Wallin | Sports Writer

A player in an orange jersey jumps to score while being defended by an opponent in a black jersey near the basket.

Auburn off to best start since 2008 after defeating Rutgers

By Braden Hensley | Sports Writer

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Auburn bounces back with a dominant win at home 112-66

By Reid Farris | Assistant Sports Editor

Football players in white jerseys interact with enthusiastic fans reaching over a barrier, celebrating a victorious moment in a stadium at night.

Auburn's culture of away games

By Margaret Griffin | Lifestyle Writer

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From Test Track to Highways: NCAT’s Road Innovations

By Gracie Goodman | News Writer

Inside The Auburn Popcorn Company on Nov. 11, 2025.

Pop on in to The Auburn Popcorn Company

By Katelyn Smith | Lifestyle Writer

The Jule Museum displays a painting by Joan Brown titled "Noel at Table with Vegetables" in their Women Artists in Ascendance exhibit on Nov. 14, 2025.

Redefining American art through untold stories at the Jule

By Erin Cosby | Legal Reporter

A group of people is gathered at night, holding signs with various political messages, while some are chanting.

'You can't be a family if you hate half of your population': Group protests TPUSA event

By Brychelle Brooks | Editor-in-Chief and Sydney Gallardo | News Reporter

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David Edmondson: Innovation with a free spirit

By Landi Rutledge | News Editor

Half girl, half robot in a bubble.

COLUMN | The effect of AI on STEM students

By James Dewberry | Columnist

A person sits against a door in a dimly lit space, looking at their phone with a scared expression.

EDITORIAL | AU Alert cries wolf

By Chase Morgese | Opinion Editor and Editorial Board Fall 2025

A container labeled "PROTEIN," an egg, a piece of meat, and a cup with a scoop inside.

COLUMN | Our unsettling obsession with protein

By Emily Boyle | Columnist