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Still seeing red

Still seeing red

Maegan Seaman, Multimedia Director November 11, 2023

Content Warning: This photo essay includes mentions of sexual assault. On Nov. 10, 2022, American University students walked out of their classes to protest sexual violence and...

Art All Night in Tenleytown

Art All Night in Tenleytown

Vanessa Levins, Multimedia Producer November 8, 2023

AU students and D.C. residents celebrated the city’s art and culture in Tenleytown on Sept. 30 at Art All Night, an annual event that spotlights various artists in the city. Throughout the night,...

Pride flag raised for second time in front of MGC

Pride flag raised for second time in front of MGC

Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer October 6, 2023

  Members of the American University community gathered outside Mary Graydon Center on Oct. 2 to witness the university's Second Annual Progress Pride Flag Raising. The original raising...

New York City climate stike

New York City climate stike

Benjamin Austin, Staff Editor September 21, 2023

Tens of thousands of people gathered in New York City on Sept. 17 to protest the U.S.’s use of fossil fuels. Protesters from Washington D.C. and the surrounding area–including students from American...

Labor activists demonstrate outside local Starbucks

Labor activists demonstrate outside local Starbucks

Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer September 21, 2023

Volunteers from Starbucks Workers United gathered on Sept. 14 outside of the Starbucks on New Mexico Avenue to demonstrate against the company’s anti-union policies. The organizers explained their...

March on Washington 60th anniversary

March on Washington 60th anniversary

Benjamin Austin, Staff Editor August 31, 2023

August 26th, 2023 marked the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. Thousands gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the historic march. The crowd heard from speakers including...

A statue against a clear blue sky in the area behind the Katzen Arts Center.

Campus oddities

Benjamin Austin, Staff Editor July 20, 2023

By this point in the year, most of us have fallen into a steady routine. It’s easy to put on your music and walk the same steps to class every day. These photos aim to highlight some things you may or...

Hallway in the Katzen Arts Center during their featured exhibits.

Drawing in new exhibits

The Katzen Art Center brings in local and international artists
Emma Pierce and Jack Ford July 20, 2023

The American University Museum’s spring exhibit, located at the Katzen Arts Center, attracted students during the Spring 2023 semester with a variety of nontraditional art. Each museum floor focuses...

Clawing for school spirit

Clawed Z. Eagle represents the school spirit that many AU students are longing for

Though the mystery of who’s under the Clawed Z. Eagle mask at any particular time still remains, Clawed has been a uniting figure for American University students, as they cheer alongside him at sports...

DC's march for transgender youth autonomy

DC’s march for transgender youth autonomy

Benjamin Austin, Staff Editor May 3, 2023

Queer Youth Assemble organized the “March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy” which took place March 31 to mark the International Day of Transgender Visibility, according to the organization's website....

Campus Beautification at AU

Campus Beautification at AU

Benjamin Austin, Staff Editor May 1, 2023

Workers from American University were joined by students and volunteers from the Washington, D.C. community to help beautify AU's campus on April 11 and 12. Plants were placed, mulch was spread and...

Drooping rose sat over other plants in the Community Garden.

Growing Community

Maegan Seaman, Multimedia Director April 26, 2023

In late 2021, American University announced an approved campus plan that included the construction of an upcoming athletics complex. The project, titled the Meltzer Center and Sports Center Annex, is slated...

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