The college of engineering has a solution to your post-spring break feeling of being overweight, the Auburn Engineering Short Circuit 5K.

 


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Saturday, April 9, will start a little differently than most Saturdays on the Plains. Students will not sleep in all morning and enjoy a lazy Saturday. Instead, mass amounts of people will set their alarms for as early as 6 a.m. to get all their rowdy friends, a cooler full of beer and their cowboy/cowgirl attire and head down highway 14 for a full day of the Alpha Psi Rodeo.

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Each year, the Alpha Psi rounds up more than 8,000 students, rodeo livestock, and hundreds of rodeo participants who have never even seen a bull for what some call, “Christmas in April.”

Eric Newton, a senior at Auburn University senior, said that he attends the rodeo every year. 

“I’m so excited for rodeo, I can’t barely stand it," he said. "I have reserved a trailer for the past three years, and I’m doing it again this year.”

Gates open at 8 a.m. and hundreds of dusty pickup trucks full of camo-covered boys and girls will pour in to the rodeo lot. Country musician Blake Shelton will perform at the event at 7 p.m. 

The attire is much different than a normal class day. Guys usually wear a classy attire of jorts (jean shorts) and Nascar shirts and hats. Gals will arrive wearing the shortest pair of cutoffs they own and the most redneck tee they could find. 

There are hundreds flatbed trailers and pickup trucks surrounding center stage, the arena. Rebel flags are flown everywhere. Old school country music, such as Pat Green, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more can be heard all around.

The events start at approximately 11 a.m.

Some think the best part about the rodeo is the drinking policy BYOB, bring your own beer. Directions are easy. The arena is located right behind Good Ol’ Boys Restaurant. Take college five miles South before turning left onto Lee County Road 10. Follow County Road 10 for less than two miles until Good Ol' Boys restaurant is on the left.

Tickets are usually sold at the local Chevron stations, but this year they will be sold differently. Tickets will be purchased online at the official rodeo website, http://alphapsirodeo.com/buy-tickets/.  They will go on sale early March. You can follow the rodeo on facebook or twitter and be the first to purchase your ticket.

We all know that SkyBar

has karaoke, and we all know about downtown’s famous drink specials and with Bars like Quixotes, 1716, Balcony Bar, and SkyBar all in walking distance, why would anyone ever want to venture out of downtown? Well it's obvious; there are great specials and games going on all around town that may just be Auburn's Best Kept Secrets.



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These venues have nightly drink specials and most host games like trivia, Bingo, karaoke, and other games. They also serve full menus. There are many of this restaurants and bars all over Auburn and Opelika.

First off is the Irish Bred Pub in downtown Opelika. Just a 10 minute drive from downtown, the restaurant/bar has much to offer ranging from karaoke on a much more personal setting on Thursdays to lobster ravioli specials on Friday. They have different drink specials nightly. One of the most unique is Martini Tuesday. Customers can take advantage of their $5 martini special. Irish Bred Pub is on facebook for customers to go on and find more information about their specials.

The next venue is Loco's Grill and Pub on South College. Locos has their famous trivia on Tuesdays nights and Poker on Monday nights. They offer drink specials Monday through Friday. Trivia is their most popular night. It starts at 8:30, and gets crowded early. They also have happy hour on Fridays from 4:30-6:30. Locos is most frequented for their variety of draft beer, they have more than 40 on tap.

For pool and weekly drink specials, Pockets is located in the Winn-Dixie shopping center on South College. Pockets also offers $5 pitchers.

One of the most active with their promotions is the Auburn Oyster Bar, which is just minutes from downtown. They host karaoke nights, trivia nights, and even Bingo nights. They have 32 ounce drink specials, and beer specials nightly. The restaurant stays open until 2 a.m. most nights.

Ainsley Linus, senior majoring in finance, says "I love going to Oyster Bar. It is so convenient and much more personal than downtown bars."

Other venues included in this lineup include; the War Eagle Supper Club, Pockets, Niffer's with their Monday Night Trivia, Shakey’s Pizza, and many more. They all offer different drink specials and more.

Of course, you should be forewarned that it is city ordinance that all drink specials in Auburn end at 9 p.m.

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching the Plains. All of the restaurants downtown, on College, and in Tiger Town are quickly booking up with reservations. Most couples will enjoy going out on the town for a nice dinner. On the contrary, most singles, will find themselves at the bar celebrating a different holiday, Singles Awareness Day.

But what is there to do for the others, those without a significant other, those who just do not want to go on a typical date, those don't enjoy going to the bar, or those who just want something different to do for this Valentine's Day? There are many different options for these people.

The most popular option is hosting a "Bachelor" Watch Party. Valentine's Day will fall on a Monday this year, and all you ladies know what that means - "The Bachelor."

Many students are getting all their best girlfriends together, a good bottle of wine, and cooking dinner in.
Auburn University Emily Fassiotto says that's her plan.

"I'm not going downtown to spend a bunch of money this year," Fassiotto said. "I'm also not going to dinner and watching a bunch of happy couples eat dinner. I will stay home with my friends."

Other students are celebrating differently. Some students say they are gong to throw large parties at either their houses or fraternity houses. These parties are open to everyone, but most of the crowd will be students who aren’t old enough to go to the bar.

A group of students has a completely different idea. Auburn University student Danny Moncrief says he and his friends think they are going out for drink specials.

"Were going to go take advantage of the drink specials the local restaurants have," he says. "We're not going to go the bars. We're going to go make fun of people on terrible dates. It's going to be so much fun."

Many students say they are going to go early to restaurants and get a front row seat to what they call, “terrible Valentine’s Day dates.”

These options are all great alternatives to the norm. So this Valentine's Day, if you are not planning on going out on a date, going to the movies, or to the bar, you might find yourself joining some of these students on their alternate Valentine’s Day plans.

With boutiques that include Ellie, Ellie Shoes, The Buzz, Behind the Glass and Private Gallery, locals have plenty of options to shop downtown. But who do owners of these boutiques call when they need someone to model their clothing? The modeling board of course.

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The Auburn University Modeling Board is a group of approximately 25 individuals who love modeling. They work with local boutiques and other shops in Alabama to plan shows. Every year the Modeling Board models at the Mrs. Glom pageant and the Southeast Bridal Show in the spring.

“Modeling board is so much fun ," says Auburn University senior Kelly Gfeller. "It is kind of like being in a Greek organization without the Greek letters.”

To become a member of the modeling board, one must go through a two-step interview process. First, there is a runway walk round. Those who do a great job, are invited back for a formal sit-down interview.
Once a member of the modeling board, membership is not taken lightly.

“I just joined a gym in Auburn, because I want to be in really great shape for all of our spring stuff , ” Gfeller says.
Most of the members also are members of gyms.

The modeling board has an executive board and they hold meetings the Monday before every one of their shows. They usually meet at the student center, and have a catered dinner. After dinner, they practice their runway walks.
The Modeling Board also works with local clothing shops. When boutiques get a new shipment of clothing that they really like, the stores call the board and get them to take photos with the clothing on.

Although Gfeller enjoys the many great opportunities to practice her modeling, she says the friendships she has made has been even better.

“My favorite thing about the group is the friendships that come out of it ," she says. "I also love when December comes around, every year we have a Christmas Cocktail party and get together and watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. ”

The modeling board is in the process of planning many events for the spring semester that will be held in Auburn. You can find out about these events by following Andrea Jemison on Facebook.