Featured Videos - Auburn Family 2013-05-23T12:50:13Z http://family.auburn.edu/video/video/rss?xn_auth=no&featured=1 The Last Roll | Jules of the South tag:family.auburn.edu,2013-04-23:3964868:Video:76473 2013-04-23T05:25:22.485Z Auburn University http://family.auburn.edu/profile/AuburnUniversityAdmin <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/the-last-roll-jules-of-the-south"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/XU2PfpkpbosoiE2EQF58U2ahPXpmfIsGtKAzNg8vLP1DHtL3Y1zk7RxgBQqzRe5ukPWkFZ-ld7yiyGdBOe7qrwH3y5Gs3ViV/1019360653.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Julia Robertson's ode to the Toomer's Last Roll: At my school we have two oak trees that have stood at the edge of campus for hundreds of years. It is tradition to roll them with toilet paper whenever we win a football game or any other sport. In January of 2011 after we won the BCS National Championship a man admitted that he had poisoned them and it was confirmed the trees were… <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/the-last-roll-jules-of-the-south"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/XU2PfpkpbosoiE2EQF58U2ahPXpmfIsGtKAzNg8vLP1DHtL3Y1zk7RxgBQqzRe5ukPWkFZ-ld7yiyGdBOe7qrwH3y5Gs3ViV/1019360653.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Julia Robertson's ode to the Toomer's Last Roll: At my school we have two oak trees that have stood at the edge of campus for hundreds of years. It is tradition to roll them with toilet paper whenever we win a football game or any other sport. In January of 2011 after we won the BCS National Championship a man admitted that he had poisoned them and it was confirmed the trees were not going to live much longer. On April 20, after our spring game, fans were invited for one last roll before the trees were going to be taken out of the ground. It was quite a party.<br /> <br /> Watch the 720P HD version: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWB14X3e1MY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWB14X3e1MY</a> Struck by a Stroke tag:family.auburn.edu,2012-10-31:3964868:Video:68019 2012-10-31T00:27:20.412Z Katherine Sutcliffe http://family.auburn.edu/profile/KatherineSutcliffe <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/struck-by-a-stroke"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/2UoXEyEN0*xz5yj*CX3cv-q07nzcyP5llxl2gX9ojJT1ffXQfabcdBO7Ps2z7rr1DhfLBZz5VTc-VIOUnUsydqb59FzgZMML/tmp545791.png?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Courtney Cantrell, a student at Auburn University, was obligated to change her major after an unexpected stroke. <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/struck-by-a-stroke"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/2UoXEyEN0*xz5yj*CX3cv-q07nzcyP5llxl2gX9ojJT1ffXQfabcdBO7Ps2z7rr1DhfLBZz5VTc-VIOUnUsydqb59FzgZMML/tmp545791.png?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Courtney Cantrell, a student at Auburn University, was obligated to change her major after an unexpected stroke. Jenny Rikelman :: "I chose Auburn because I loved the community feel of the town." tag:family.auburn.edu,2012-08-14:3964868:Video:63921 2012-08-14T11:12:10.260Z Auburn University http://family.auburn.edu/profile/AuburnUniversityAdmin <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/jenny-rikelman-i-chose-auburn-because-i-loved-the-community-feel"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="135" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/SD3B3QVX8ypfY6D*IL9MPO8L066HgCkNgyRkO*hRNTOkmm-4jEocZw1NeRkE1Tm40zORxLxeAPVkjrBSztc6wBwCEuYsm-Xq/576787641.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>"I chose Auburn because I loved the community feel of the town," said Jenny Rikelman.<br></br> <br></br> Like all of our featured alumni and students, Jenny has an appetite for hard work and tackling many challenges at the same time.<br></br> "Auburn has allowed me to learn and grow in the fields of marketing, communication, journalism and of course, public… <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/jenny-rikelman-i-chose-auburn-because-i-loved-the-community-feel"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/SD3B3QVX8ypfY6D*IL9MPO8L066HgCkNgyRkO*hRNTOkmm-4jEocZw1NeRkE1Tm40zORxLxeAPVkjrBSztc6wBwCEuYsm-Xq/576787641.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />"I chose Auburn because I loved the community feel of the town," said Jenny Rikelman.<br /> <br /> Like all of our featured alumni and students, Jenny has an appetite for hard work and tackling many challenges at the same time.<br /> "Auburn has allowed me to learn and grow in the fields of marketing, communication, journalism and of course, public relations. I have held several on-campus jobs as well as a fellowship that allows me to bridge the gap between the Auburn campus and community," Jenny said.<br /> <br /> Read her story: <a href="http://aubie.me/jenny-rikelman">http://aubie.me/jenny-rikelman</a><br /> <br /> Music: Offertory - Terra Tremuit by The Tudor Consort (<a href="http://tudor-consort.org.nz">http://tudor-consort.org.nz</a>) Gabrielle Hoyt :: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride ... Phoenix to Auburn to Atlanta & marta! tag:family.auburn.edu,2012-08-14:3964868:Video:64023 2012-08-14T11:11:38.317Z Auburn University http://family.auburn.edu/profile/AuburnUniversityAdmin <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/gabrielle-hoyt-mr-toad-s-wild-ride-phoenix-to-auburn-to-atlanta"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="135" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/*GOo999sIrhNquMtDfr*2oT6TKn2HiU*2zRvNxMDca0U2osiXUdekHxqHX-VEEKgkrFIJ14mqg8ihGY9h2jvYzlPupaG*BEv/984434107.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Gabrielle graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Public Relations, Concentration in Management. Along the way, she garnered some remarkable awards and achievements.<br></br> <br></br> Get ready for a "Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride" on Gabrielle's blog. Like the eponymous Disneyland ride, Gabrielle can weave a tale that is "more frenetic than frightening." The experience… <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/gabrielle-hoyt-mr-toad-s-wild-ride-phoenix-to-auburn-to-atlanta"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/*GOo999sIrhNquMtDfr*2oT6TKn2HiU*2zRvNxMDca0U2osiXUdekHxqHX-VEEKgkrFIJ14mqg8ihGY9h2jvYzlPupaG*BEv/984434107.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Gabrielle graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Public Relations, Concentration in Management. Along the way, she garnered some remarkable awards and achievements.<br /> <br /> Get ready for a "Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride" on Gabrielle's blog. Like the eponymous Disneyland ride, Gabrielle can weave a tale that is "more frenetic than frightening." The experience is much like Gabrielle's unbridled energy and activity schedule. You'll see. First, who is Gabrielle Hoyt?<br /> <br /> <br /> Music: Let us break bread (Negro Spiritual) by Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny (<a href="http://melimelodie.montigny.free.fr/">http://melimelodie.montigny.free.fr/</a>) Kendall Wangman :: A Fashionista, Yogu Guru and Vegetarian in Alabama tag:family.auburn.edu,2012-08-14:3964868:Video:64020 2012-08-14T11:10:56.894Z Auburn University http://family.auburn.edu/profile/AuburnUniversityAdmin <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/kendall-wangman-a-fashionista-yogu-guru-and-vegetarian-in-alabama"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="135" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/-KQzo8k6FrBheYZ0YuUa9mERFXvIz3paeMwf1Y6R6ieiVt9ctdnPy7LQ3N2WgzTp0EfclYih2t5YxWPLgt6jI3XA5zXYEytt/664508363.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>College Fashionista: "At 20-years-old I am: a devoted Vogue reader, an inconsistent blogger, an avid online-shopper, a recovering shop-a-holic (with the occasional, okay often, retail relapse) a junior majoring in Journalism at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama…Yes I said Alabama. The irony here is that I am from Chicago, a well-known hub of… <a href="http://family.auburn.edu/video/kendall-wangman-a-fashionista-yogu-guru-and-vegetarian-in-alabama"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/-KQzo8k6FrBheYZ0YuUa9mERFXvIz3paeMwf1Y6R6ieiVt9ctdnPy7LQ3N2WgzTp0EfclYih2t5YxWPLgt6jI3XA5zXYEytt/664508363.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />College Fashionista: "At 20-years-old I am: a devoted Vogue reader, an inconsistent blogger, an avid online-shopper, a recovering shop-a-holic (with the occasional, okay often, retail relapse) a junior majoring in Journalism at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama…Yes I said Alabama. The irony here is that I am from Chicago, a well-known hub of unbelievable shopping and a thriving fashion scene, so why on earth would I venture south for school?"<br /> <br /> "A Vegetarian in Alabama is about finding happiness no matter where you are, even in a place that is far from what you consider your home or even comfort zone. I write about food, fitness, fashion and all the things that fall in between." Blog: <a href="http://avegetarianinalabama.blogspot.com/">http://avegetarianinalabama.blogspot.com/</a><br /> <br /> Behind the Glass (Facebook): <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BehindtheGlassAU">https://www.facebook.com/BehindtheGlassAU</a><br /> <br /> yogafly (Facebook): <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YogaflyStudio">https://www.facebook.com/YogaflyStudio</a><br /> <br /> yogafly (Website): <a href="http://www.yogaflystudio.com/">http://www.yogaflystudio.com/</a><br /> <br /> Music: Cantate Domino (Johann Crüger) by Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny (<a href="http://melimelodie.montigny.free.fr/">http://melimelodie.montigny.free.fr/</a>)