Now that spring is here on The Plains, students are looking for somewhere to retreat to after classes on Friday and on the weekends. There are many different options for students who are looking to enjoy the spring weather. Some students head to the lake, beach, pool, or just hit up the local restaurants to relax. One famous option is spending time outside in the fields on Donahue that are better known as “Auburn Beach.”

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Students enjoy spending time in the fields throwing frisbees, sunbathing, throwing footballs, tailgating, and just spending time with friends. Students that have dogs enjoy taking their dogs to the fields to spend time outside.

 

“I love getting out of class on Fridays and taking my roommate’s dogs out to the fields," said Aubrn senior Megan Grantham. "We meet all of our friends out there and just enjoy the beautiful weather. There are a lot of other dogs out there so Lola, our dog, enjoys meeting other dogs.”

 

During the very warm spring weekends the fields are full of students who have been kept up all winter, and are just excited for warm weather. 

 

“I was so excited to see spring come early this year," Grantham said. "It is my senior year and ever since I have been a freshman I have been spending long days in the fields and I was ready to spend my last year doing the same thing.”

 

“Auburn Beach” is used for different reasons in the fall. Instead of the fields being full of students, enjoying the weekend and weather, the fields are full of a different kind of people.

 

The fields are not used by students in the fall. Instead, many alumni enjoy spending time with other alumni and Auburn fans. They come in Thursday afternoons on home game weekends and park their RVs to stay for the weekend. During football game weekends, many cookouts and parties are held in the fields.

 

“We call it 'Auburn Beach,' because the activities that students do in the fields are similar to the activites that people do on the beach," Grantham said. "We play frisbe, sunbath, hang out with friends, and just relax. That is how it got its infamous nickname.”