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YDSA members demonstrate for residence hall janitors

YDSA members demonstrate for residence hall janitors

The protest preceded a new contract for property service workers promising significant pay increases.
Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer October 11, 2024

On Sept. 19, student demonstrators gathered in the Letts-Anderson Quad to form a picket line in support of American University’s cleaning staff. The protest was organized by the Young Democratic Socialists...

Glover Gate graffitied with Pro-Palestinian messages

Glover Gate graffitied with Pro-Palestinian messages

The time and perpetrator of the vandalism is still unclear.
Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer October 10, 2024

On Oct. 10, a woman driving past American University’s Glover Gate on Massachusetts Avenue rolled down her car window. “Yeah! Free Palestine!” she shouted. Several other drivers honked their horns...

Art All Night takes over Dupont

Art All Night takes over Dupont

Dupont’s Art All Night showcased live performances, exhibits, and local artists at venues across the neighborhood.
Emma Pierce, Staff Editor October 9, 2024

On Sept. 27 and 28, Washington, D.C. hosted a series of Art All Night exhibitions across various neighborhoods. On Sept. 28, Dupont had Art All Night shows at the Dupont Circle, Dupont Underground, O Street...

Professor Profile: Kylos Brannon

Professor Profile: Kylos Brannon

A video DJ mixes on the fly
Ben Ackman and Kathryn Gilroy May 8, 2024

   

Architecture restricts skaters and people at bus station benches

Architecture restricts skaters and people at bus station benches

Features aim to prevent certain behaviors like skating and sleeping on architecture
Katherine Seri Chang, Multimedia Contributor May 8, 2024

American University and public bus benches use bars to restrict skaters and people experiencing homelessness, respectively. Hostile architecture is generally defined as architecture designed to curb...

Spotlight on student musicians

Spotlight on student musicians

Singer-Songwriter's Hub supports student creativity
Natalie Monga, Multimedia Producer May 6, 2024

Flashback to the eclipse

Flashback to the eclipse

Students fill Main Quad to see solar phenomenon
Claire Gover, Multimedia Producer May 6, 2024

American University students sat on the Main Quad April 8 to view a solar eclipse that crossed the United States.  AU’s College of Arts and Science hosted The Great American Eclipse Viewing Party...

Guided through Indigenous DC

Guided through Indigenous DC

AU professor's app highlights DC locations important to Indigenous history
Michelle Miramontes, Multimedia Contributor April 15, 2024

Prior to becoming the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., was home to the Nacotchtank (Anacostan) and Piscataway people, according to a map created by Native Land Digital, a Canadian-based nonprofit...

Beeghly sits empty

Beeghly sits empty

Beeghly Chemistry Building could be set for repurposing

For over 50 years, American University staff and students knew the Beeghly Chemistry Building for its science labs. But current professors know the building more for its arsenic, black mold, humidity...

Building back the bees

Building back the bees

AU Beekeeping Society winter loses replaced by new colony
Beverly Freidenrich, Multimedia Contributor April 11, 2024

The American University Beekeeping Society welcomed a new colony of bees on March 20.  After a cold winter caused them to lose their hive, the club members joined together to facilitate the transfer...

Multimedia: Pledges and promises

Multimedia: Pledges and promises

Greek Life’s community experience and student concerns

This semester, AWOL’s multimedia team investigated how students feel about Greek Life on American University’s campus. This investigation comes two years after AU’s Abolish Greek Life movement....

Holi festival colors Dupont to celebrate spring

Holi festival colors Dupont to celebrate spring

Festival of colors included colored powder, performances and music
Natalie Monga, Multimedia Producer April 1, 2024

The Ven at Embassy Row hosted multiple Holi festivities for D.C. residents March 24 in Dupont Circle.  Holi is a Hindu holiday that celebrates the arrival of spring. Attendees of the event watched...

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