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Translation Studies (Practice-Based)

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Put your passion for Translation into practice with our Practice-Based PhD. This new programme brings together our expertise in Translation Studies and supervising practice-based research to support you in producing an original work of translation supported by a critical commentary.

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Join a stimulating research culture within the Department of Modern Languages, and benefit from our dedicated facilities for Translation Studies research including access to specialist software and an excellent collection of library resources, including e-resources.

We offer our  PhD/MA by Research in Translation Studies . The MA by Research programme requires you to prepare a thesis of up to 40,000 words on a topic of your choice under the expert guidance of an academic member of staff. The PhD, the most advanced research degree, comprises of a thesis of up to 80,000 words on a subject of your choice, again under the expert supervision of an academic member of staff.

We also offer a  Practice-Based PhD . This new programme brings together our expertise in Translation Studies and supervising practice-based research to support you in producing a significant work of translation supported by a critical commentary.

On the practice-based programme, you will translate a source text of 18,000-50,000 words supported by a critical document of no fewer than 50,000 words. Potential source texts include both literary genres (novels, prose, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, poetry) and non-literary ones (e.g. semi-specialised scientific writing).

You can study our Translation Studies programmes on campus or by distance learning. Our  distance learning website  contains useful information, including frequently asked questions, student experiences and details of the visit to Birmingham.

Research interests of staff include:

Translation Studies is part of the Department of Modern Languages, which fosters an interconnected vision of Modern Languages and our research explores how the study of languages, discourses, and cultures challenges how we understand and experience the world. Our research expertise in Translation Studies covers a wide range of genres, both literary and non-literary, and we have considerable experience as practising translators.

For full research interests of staff, please read our  staff profiles  or visit the 'Research' tab on each programme's webpage.

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**Put your passion for Translation into practice with our Practice-Based PhD. This new programme brings together our expertise in Translation Studies and supervising practice-based research to support you in producing a original work of translation supported by a critical commentary.** Join a stimulating research culture within the Department of Modern Languages, and benefit from our dedicated facilities for Translation Studies research including access to specialist software and an excellent collection of library resources, including e-resources. On the practice... Read more

**Put your passion for Translation into practice with our Practice-Based PhD. This new programme brings together our expertise in Translation Studies and supervising practice-based research to support you in producing a original work of translation supported by a critical commentary.** <br/><br/>Join a stimulating research culture within the Department of Modern Languages, and benefit from our dedicated facilities for Translation Studies research including access to specialist software and an excellent collection of library resources, including e-resources.<br/><br/>On the practice-based programme, you will translate a source text of 18,000-50,000 words that is of significant, publishable quality. This will be supported by a critical commentary on your translation project of no fewer than 50,000 words, which is informed by rigorous research and will discuss, where relevant, critical and creative processes. <br/><br/>Potential source texts include both literary genres (e.g. novels, prose, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, poetry) and non-literary ones (e.g. memoirs/correspondence, academic texts, semi-specialised scientific writing).

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Put your passion for Translation into practice with our Practice-Based PhD. This new programme brings together our expertise in Translation Studies and supervising practice-based research to support you in producing a original work of translation supported by a critical commentary.

Join a stimulating research culture within the Department of Modern Languages, and benefit from our dedicated facilities for Translation Studies research including access to specialist software and an excellent collection of library resources, including e-resources.

On the practice-based programme, you will translate a source text of 18,000-50,000 words that is of significant, publishable quality. This will be supported by a critical commentary on your translation project of no fewer than 50,000 words, which is informed by rigorous research and will discuss, where relevant, critical and creative processes.

Potential source texts include both literary genres (e.g. novels, prose, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, poetry) and non-literary ones (e.g. memoirs/correspondence, academic texts, semi-specialised scientific writing).

Please read our frequently asked questions for further details on this practice-based programme.

You may be interested in comparing this programme to the Translation Studies PhD / MA by Research, which is delivered without the practice-based element of this course.

Employability

The University's Careers Network provides expert guidance and activities especially for postgraduates, which will help you achieve your career goals. The College of Arts and Law also has a dedicated careers and employability team who offer tailored advice and a programme of College-specific careers events.

You will be encouraged to make the most of your postgraduate experience and will have the opportunity to:

• Receive one-to-one careers advice, including guidance on your job applications, writing your CV and improving your interview technique, whether you are looking for a career inside or outside of academia
• Meet employers face-to-face at on-campus recruitment fairs and employer presentations
• Attend an annual programme of careers fairs, skills workshops and conferences, including bespoke events for postgraduates in the College of Arts and Law
• Take part in a range of activities to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to potential employers and enhance your CV

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Translation Studies PhD (On-Campus or by Distance Learning) University of Birmingham

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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This programme offers promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in the field of Translation Studies and be part of a stimulating research culture within the Department of Modern Languages.

Research strengths include: literary translation and reception; translation history; translation stylistics; corpus-based translation studies; translation and language change; adaptation; gender issues in translation; news translation; collaborative and self-translation; intercultural pragmatics; interpreting studies.

Why Study this Course?

World-leading research : In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) results, 75% of research at the University of Birmingham for Modern Languages and Linguistics was judged to be ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ Employability skills: Birmingham’s Modern Languages postgraduates develop excellent communication skills, while cultural awareness and foreign language skills are highly sought after by employers. Postgraduates in Modern Languages also have a range of transferable skills including the ability to gather and interpret information, organisational skills and the ability to work well with others Community : We have a lively programme of translation-related events at Birmingham, and we also have strong connections to the international translation community. We are a corporate member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. Our staff are active members of the European Society for Translation Studies and the International Association of Translation and Interpreting and we are also a partner in the ARTIS initiative (Advancing Research in Translation & Interpreting) and IPCITI (International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting). We have hosted an annual Translation Studies Research Forum featuring a guest lecture by a distinguished scholar and there continues to be a lively programme of translation-related events.

Employability

Your degree will provide excellent preparation for your future career, but this can also be enhanced by a range of employability support services offered by the University and the College of Arts and Law.

The University's Careers Network provides expert guidance and activities especially for postgraduates, which will help you achieve your career goals. The College of Arts and Law also has a dedicated careers and employability team who offer tailored advice and a programme of College-specific careers events.

You will be encouraged to make the most of your postgraduate experience and will have the opportunity to:

• Receive one-to-one careers advice, including guidance on your job applications, writing your CV and improving your interview technique, whether you are looking for a career inside or outside of academia
• Meet employers face-to-face at on-campus recruitment fairs and employer presentations
• Attend an annual programme of careers fairs, skills workshops and conferences, including bespoke events for postgraduates in the College of Arts and Law
• Take part in a range of activities to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to potential employers and enhance your CV

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Translation, as a trade and an art, plays and important part in bringing nations together, and facilitating dialogue, understanding and co-operation.

The global Language Services industry is growing at an impressive rate; two of the top five providers, SDL and RWS, are based in the United Kingdom, and there are many large- and medium-sized providers headquartered in the US, Europe and Asia. Wherever you are based, there is no better time to enter the industry and our innovative MA is ideal for those looking to embark on, or develop, careers as professional translators.

Our programme is designed cover the list of competences required by professional translators published in 2017 by the European Master’s in Translation network. We work closely with translation agencies, freelancers and other stakeholders to ensure that our syllabus prepares you for professional employment in the growing translator industry.

Translation practice is at the heart of the programme, and you will undertake extensive practical and specialised translation in your chosen language pair(s). We also offer training in state-of-the-art translation technology. The MA also provides excellent preparation for further study at PhD level.

The programme is available to students who are proficient in English and one of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The industry standard is for translators to work into their mother tongue. We also have an ‘open’ route through the programme for students who wish to work in a different language pairing. For the ‘open’ route, your assessments, while still often very practical in nature, will not involve translation, and we cannot guarantee that you will be allocated a tutor who is a specialist in your language pairing.

Employability

Graduates of the MA in Translation Studies go on to a variety of interesting careers, from working as translators and project managers for major language service providers, to running their own translation companies, or staying on in Birmingham to do doctoral research.

The programme will enable you to develop a wide range of skills and attributes which will be vital in your future career. In particular, it will give you the ability to:

• Analyse and translate samples of English and other languages, using appropriate methods
• Retrieve information, terminology and specialised-knowledge from a range of sources, and use them in their translation practice
• Communicate effectively in written academic English
• Plan work effectively, with appropriate time-management skills
• Carry out research in a selected area, both individually and in terms, and report that research appropriately.

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The language into which you intend to translate should be the language in which you have mother tongue competence, or alternatively your language of habitual use. In the latter case, you may be asked to provide evidence of proficiency. It will normally be necessary to have training to degree level in the language(s) from which you intend to translate. If you do not hold a degree in your ‘second’ language, you may be asked to provide other evidence of proficiency (equivalent to at least level C1 on the Common European Framework for Languages). If you do not hold a languages or humanities-related degree, you may be asked to provide evidence of relevant work experience.

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**This programme offers promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in the field of Translation Studies and be part of a stimulating research culture within the Department of Modern Languages.**

Research strengths include: literary translation and reception; translation history; translation stylistics; corpus-based translation studies; translation and language change; adaptation; gender issues in translation; news translation; collaborative and self-translation; intercultural pragmatics; interpreting studies.

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**Develop your career as a professional translator through our flexible and industry ready MA in Translation Studies. Join our global community of translators to discover the art of translation at one of the world’s top 100 Modern Languages departments.**

The global Language Services industry is growing at an impressive rate; two of the top five providers, SDL and RWS, are based in the United Kingdom, and there are many large- and medium-sized providers headquartered in the US, Europe and Asia. Wherever you are based, there is no better time to enter the industry and our innovative MA is ideal for those looking to embark on, or develop, careers as professional translators.

Our programme is designed to cover most of the list of competences required by professional translators published in 2022 by the European Master’s in Translation network. We work closely with translation agencies, freelancers and other stakeholders to ensure that our syllabus prepares you for professional employment in the growing translator industry. You will have the option to take Professional Development and Project Management modules which have been designed to enable you to develop the skills to stand out as you embark upon a career in translation. As part of our links with industry we also offer talks from professionals and mentoring, as well as advertising internship opportunities.

Translation practice is at the heart of the programme, and you will undertake extensive practical and specialised translation in your chosen language pair(s). We also offer training in state-of-the-art translation technology and the opportunity to study another foreign language at beginners, intermediate or advanced level. The MA also provides excellent preparation for further study at PhD level.

The programme is available to students who are proficient in English and one of the following languages: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. The industry standard is for translators to work into their mother tongue: we can accommodate all language pairs in both directions except Mandarin, where we offer English to Mandarin but not Mandarin to English.

We are a member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and of the Association of Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies, UK and Ireland. We are also part of the SDL University Partner Program, which allows us to allocate SDL Studio Freelance licences to our students for the duration of their studies and to award a free license to the top two students studying translation technology each academic year for use after they graduate.

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Our programme is designed cover the list of competences required by professional translators published in 2017 by the European Master’s in Translation network. We work closely with translation agencies, freelancers and other stakeholders to ensure that our syllabus prepares you for professional employment in the growing translator industry.

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Here, you’ll feel engaged, motivated and challenged, as part of our inclusive community that has a strong research culture.  At Birmingham, we’ll support your health, wellbeing and personal development. While our professional and academic careers services will help you take the next step. This is your time. This is your place.

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Put your passion for Translation into practice with our Practice-Based PhD. This new programme brings together our expertise in Translation Studies and supervising practice-based research to support you in producing an original work of translation supported by a critical commentary. Join a stimulating research culture within the Department of Modern Languages, and benefit from our dedicated facilities for Translation Studies research including access to specialist software and an excellent collection of library resources, including e-resources. On the practice-based programme, you will translate a source text of 18,000-50,000 words that is of significant, publishable quality. This will be supported by a critical commentary on your translation project of no fewer than 50,000 words, which is informed by rigorous research and will discuss, where relevant, critical and creative processes. Potential source texts include both literary genres (e.g. novels, prose, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, poetry) and non-literary ones (e.g. memoirs/correspondence, academic texts, semi-specialised scientific writing).

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The UoB Graduate Internships (UoBGI) Programme 2024 has launched on Friday 22 March 2024.

These opportunities are a fantastic way to boost your work experience and future job prospects whilst, at the same time, gaining the experience of working at UoB and getting a taste for what it’s like to work in Higher Education or more generally in an office environment and contributing valuable support to our Professional Services teams.

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We’re delighted to be running the UoB Graduate Internship Programme for the fourth year in 2024.

We are offering 20 paid internship opportunities, across a wide range of internal departments at the University.

The majority of our former interns went onto further employment of which 39% of these stayed on at the University, others went on to work at other universities and the remaining went to work in non-education sector roles. Others went on to complete a masters degree, explore entrepreneurship and more.

• Internships are mostly 13 weeks and take place over summer 2024 (from July – September)

Previous graduate intern “I would definitely recommend the programme – I felt very lucky to take part. It was a great opportunity to do interesting and challenging graduate level work, and my team were so welcoming. I received lots of feedback and support throughout the whole internship, and the experience helped me feel much more confident and prepared going into my new job.”

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• ITS Digital Innovation Developer
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• Go Global Coordinator
• External relations Digital Marketing Assistant
• EDI Mentoring Assistant

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Doing an internship is a fantastic way of gaining valuable work experience, skills and confidence. It’s a way for you to maybe trying a role which you’ve never thought of doing before – using valuable transferrable skills from study and / or previous work experience / extra-curricular activities during your time at university.

“According to the ISE Development Survey 2019, the importance of work experience is highlighted by the fact that 87% of respondents agreed that students who had completed an internship or placement had better skills than those who did not have this experience.” Prospects.ac.uk

Our success from the last two years running this programme testifies to the boost doing an internship here at UoB can give to your future employment prospects, whether you decide to apply for jobs here afterwards or elsewhere.

The UoB Graduate Internships Programme offers:

• Real work experience – departments have a real need to fill and welcome the support and skills of our graduates
• Paid experience ­– our internships offer above the national minimum wage payment
• Projects – the University offers plenty of exciting projects to get involved in
• Skills – an opportunity for you to utilise existing skills and gain additional skills both soft and technical
• Boost your job prospects
• Industry insight -  gain experience in H.E. as well as sectors within this-  helping in your career decision making

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“Whether or not you have an interest to work in Higher Education, I think the internships act as a great starting point for your career journey. Through my internship I developed my soft and hard skills and came out of the role with quantifiable achievements that I could reflect on in applications and interviews. Furthermore, the University has a great working culture that will encourage you to try out new things and learn as much as possible in the short time given. I think the flexibility of the roles mean they can be of value to all graduates and I would definitely recommend others to apply.”  “I would definitely recommend the programme – I felt very lucky to take part. It was a great opportunity to do interesting and challenging graduate level work, and my team were so welcoming. I received lots of feedback and support throughout the whole internship, and the experience helped me feel much more confident and prepared going into my new job.”  “When I started the internship I was surprised by how much freedom I was given to run my project – I really enjoyed being able to manage my own work and learned a lot as a result.”

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Applicants must meet one of the following criteria (UK home Undergraduate student graduating in 2024/ UK home Undergraduate student who graduated in 2023 and are not pursuing further studies): 

• In receipt of / was in receipt of a P2B (Pathways to Birmingham) or A2B (Access to Birmingham) offer 
• be in receipt of / were in receipt of Realising Opportunities students  and  Sanctuary Scholarship
• A care leaver or care experienced 
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If you are unsure of whether you meet the criteria (or have not been contacted directly), please contact Lisa Donnelly, UoBGI Programme Manager at [email protected]

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Many of our interns have been pleasantly surprised at the amount of job roles available within universities besides academic roles.

Higher Education is a large, global sector, and with over 170 institutions in the UK alone there are a huge range of opportunities.

As the environment around us changes, Higher Education is becoming increasingly competitive and fast-moving, making it an exciting and dynamic sector in which to work.

Part of the excitement of working in Higher Education is interacting daily with highly intelligent people, contributing to the education of future generations and engaging with cutting edge research.

Universities are large and complex organisations and, working alongside academics, the most successful Universities need strong Professional Services - talented people working in all sorts of diverse and challenging roles.

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The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.  We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.  On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

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So I applied  for the Internship scheme, because I felt like I needed more experience, kind of like in media and communications, which is what my internship focused on. And I didn’t really know much about Higher Education and opportunities that were kind of in this industry.

Previously, I kind of worked in Sustainability and Fashion and I would like to go more into a marketing or comms role. So this internships, kind of allowed me to have this experience working in media and communications, working in marketing and events, and kind of utilising my creative kind of passions, I guess.

Hi everyone, my name is Seerut and I am a Postgraduate student studying Education and Social Justice at the University of Birmingham. After finishing my undergraduate degree, I got the opportunity to do a summer internship  at the Public Affair at UoB.

This was a fantastic learning opportunity for myself as I got first-hand experience into the Higher Education Sector and also gained some insight. This was a 13-week placement and I had gotten so much out of my first job, and now because of this experience, I am now in a position to apply for other roles purely because I have the experience. So evidently, experience counts a lot no matter what field you decide to go into working.

There is also a great financial ease as well which helped me plan the next steps in my career, so it is a paid experience. I strongly recommend all students to apply for any future internships that may take place I guarantee that you will get a lot out of this. It will enhance your skill set, boost your confidence for your work life and also expand your knowledge. Even if you don’t have any interest to the Higher Education sector, I strongly recommend that you apply.

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9 years later, Auburn’s legendary War Eagle Supper Club re-opening

• Updated: Sep. 03, 2024, 9:22 a.m.
• | Published: Aug. 30, 2024, 1:41 p.m.

This rendering by Hilton Hotels shows the interior of the new rooftop bar at the Graduate by Hilton Hotel in Auburn, Ala. The bar is a new version of the iconic War Eagle Supper Club that closed in 2015. Notice the motto above the bar. Courtesy of Hilton Hotels

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The closure of the War Eagle Supper Club in 2015 brought a wave of regret and nostalgia for Auburn University students who had been frequenting the notorious watering hole since the 1960s. One of those students, Vince Thompson (AU Class of 1984), had a different thought – someone needed to reopen the iconic club …and why not him?

Nine years later, Thompson’s dream is coming true – the War Eagle Supper Club is set to re-open in September. Of course, it won’t have the layers of rocker sweat and spilled beer of the old club because this one will be housed in a brand-newbuilding adjacent to campus. The original ramshackle building on South College Street, which was built in the 1940s, was demolished after it closed.

READ MORE: Readers share memories, photos from original War Eagle Supper Club

The War Eagle Supper Club, a college bar in Auburn, Ala., closed in 2015 and was demolished the next year. AL.com File Photo

Thompson, CEO of MELT Atlanta, a sports and event marketing agency, hopes to bring back that Supper Club feeling by creating a replica of the Club’s Slush Bus and reviving its motto: “Cold Beer, Hot Rock, Expect No Mercy.” Thompson bought the trademark to the name in 2020.

Inside the original War Eagle Supper Club in Auburn, Ala., before its closure in 2015. The motto is above the bar: "Cold Beer, Hot Rock, Expect No Mercy." AL.com File Photo

Thompson wrote on Instagram : “The WESC [War Eagle Supper Club], for decades, was a rite of passage for tens of thousands of Auburn alumni. This included cold beer, a secret recipe pizza, great music, plenty of heartache and our ‘Uber’ was an old school bus! I’m proud to say we will open this 200-seat bar in early September! The view from the outside rooftop bar overlooking Jordan-Hare Stadium will be the most beautiful view in Auburn.”

The new Supper Club is a roof-top bar atop the Graduate Hotel. According to a spokesperson for Hilton, the new Graduate by Hilton Hotel in Auburn and the club are set to open in early to mid-September 2024.

This rendering shows the exterior of the completed Graduate by Hilton Hotel in Auburn, Ala. The rooftop bar is a new version of the iconic War Eagle Supper Club that closed in 2015. Courtesy of Hilton Hotels

The new club has risen in the place of another Auburn landmark, Anders Bookstore on Magnolia Avenue, which closed in 2022.

A bathroom in the Graduate by Hilton Hotel in Auburn, Ala. The custom wallpaper shows the War Eagle Supper Club "Slush Bus." A replica of the iconic bus, which safely delivered students home after drinking, was built to promote the new War Eagle Supper Club located in the Graduate Hotel. Steve Freihon | Hilton Hotels

History of the original Supper Club

The War Eagle Supper Club was so named because, throughout much of its history, it has been a private club – at least by letter of the law. This gave the club’s owners privileges owners of other college bars didn’t have. The Supper Club could stay open and serve alcohol past 2 a.m. – often until 5 a.m. – and serve alcohol on Sundays.

John Brandt, who bought his interest in the club from previous owner Hank Gilmer in 1985, said the building dates to 1937. That’s the date Brandt used to celebrate the anniversary of the Supper Club. However, Gilmer said the original building on the property burned in the 1940s and the current building took its place.

In1961, H.H. Lambert purchased a private club license. At the time, the Alabama Beverage Control board allowed white business owners to circumvent the law by purchasing a private club license. The owner then issued memberships for a nominal fee. The Supper Club charged $1.

Gilmer purchased the club in 1977 along with his father, although Gilmer was managing partner. Within a few years, Gilmer began providing live entertainment to draw more students.

In the 1970s, before an onslaught of development, students would leave campus and drive several miles down the isolated portion of South College Street to arrive at the club. Because it stayed open so late, students chose it as the last stop of the night, often not getting in line outside the doors until after 11 p.m.

Gilmer said he was alerted to the fact that law officers would be watching for drunken drivers.

“There was nothing between the Supper Club and town so the officers knew nine out of10 people headed to town came from the Supper Club,” he said in the 2011 book “Hidden History of Auburn.”

Gilmer bought an old school bus to drive students home. Riding in the “slush bus” would become a rite of passage for thousands of Auburn students. In 2007, the retired “slush bus” was attached to the back of the original building and made into a shot bar, one of the businesses’ four bars.

Thompson said the original bus could not be repaired so he created a replica. He plans to use the bus for promotional activities, according to Gulf Shore News.

The original "Slush Bus" from the now-defunct War Eagle Supper Club in Auburn. It would not be repaired so the owner of the new club created a replica. (Facebook image)

A few famous names

The music scene at the original club was legendary. Actors Lou Diamond Phillips and River Phoenix performed with their bands. Popular groups Widespread Panic , Drivin’ and Cryin’ and the Zach Brown Band played in their early days at the club, as did Taylor Hicks from “American Idol.”

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Kenny Chesney once played a benefit concert there and David Allen Coe performed his famous song, “You Don’t Have to Call Me Darlin, Darlin’.”

Darius Rucker , former front man for Hootie and the Blowfish, played on campus and stopped by the Supper Club afterward. Larry Linville , Frank Burns from M.A.S.H., once took the stage to play tambourine along with Telluride.

Famous athletes such as Charles Barkley and Bo Jackson also have frequented the bar, but usually after their careers at Auburn had ended.

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