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Downtown height approved to 75 feet, design now issue at hand

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - The Auburn City Council approved the downtown height proposal from 65 to 75 feet at Tuesday’s meeting. The meeting was attended by a host of the Auburn community representing a diversified people. Mayor Bill Ham opened the meeting by addressing the proposed height increase in downtown Auburn and offered a new angle to the 75 feet proposal saying maybe height is not the biggest issue, but design.


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Final Lecture: Dr. Mark Wilson

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- The Auburn University Student Government Association hosted its annual Final Lecture Monday night in the Mell Classroom Building. Dr. Mark Wilson, Director of Civic Learning Initiatives for the College of Liberal Arts and Director of Auburn's Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, was this year's speaker. Wilson was selected by the student body for the honor earlier this year during the spring SGA elections.


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Web Extra: Sen. Gerald Dial

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Longtime Alabama Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, stops by to discuss his run for the Republican nomination to be Alabama's next Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.


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LEATH: Auburn to add 500 faculty, boost housing and dining

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Auburn University President Dr. Steven Leath announced drastic new plans to hire an additional 500 faculty members along with major campus housing expansions during his installation speech Thursday. Leath, who is Auburn’s 19th president, focused much of his speech on his vision for making Auburn University into a “world-class academic, research, and service university.” See the full speech, here. The vision included helping to turn Auburn into, as Leath described, a “top-tier” research-heavy institution. One way Leath plans to accomplish that goal is by hiring roughy 500 new tenure-track faculty members who would be scholarship and research focused.


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President Leath joins in at student celebration ahead of installation

AUBURN, Ala . (EETV) - Auburn President Steven Leath joined students at a student celebration Wednesday for his upcoming installation.  Students gathered on the green space for free burgers, root beer floats, t-shirts, music, and performances by on-campus organizations, the Auburn Pep Band and the Auburn Cheerleaders. Leath will be officially installed at the 19th university president Thursday in the Auburn Arena.