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Early Morning Swim

Story By Hannah LesterPhotos By Robert Noles No one seems to remember exactly when they started, but there is a group of individuals who swim together bright and early each morning at Auburn University called the Early Morning Swimmers. This group races the sun...

Rowing with the punches

Whether it’s cold and raining or it’s hot as Hades, the Auburn Rowing Club is in the water. For years, it has competed regularly and on schedule.

The Auburn Rowing Club competed and medaled in a race called the Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in November of 2019, just four months before the onslaught of COVID-19.

Club president Nick Belvin said it was huge deal, as the club had never medaled at this particular event. It was an encouraging showing for the team, which typically consists of about 25 to 35 people, and a signifier that the club was heading in the right direction. In his wildest dreams, Belvin couldn’t have thought the race would be his last to date.

KAGEFIT

Story and Photos By Hannah Lester If you’ve watched MMA on TV and thought to yourself, “Wow, I wish I could do that,” then there’s good news. You can. KageFit is a mixed-martial-art school in Auburn that offers Brazilian Ju Jitsu, boxing and Muay Thai....

Aspire Health — A Childhood Dream

Story By Morgan Bryce and Hannah LesterPhotos By Robert Noles Dr. Viengxay Malavong wasn’t going to let anything stop him from pursuing his dream of changing lives with medicine. Now, he runs Aspire Integrative Health in Opelika. Born in Laos, Malavong’s family...