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Environmentalism in DC and Dubai: It's All About the Green

Miranda Cleland April 23, 2016

Visions of Dubai include enormous malls, vending machines that dispense gold and a police force that drives around in Lamborghinis.

A Satire on Closeted Republicans: The Elephant in the Room

A Satire on Closeted Republicans: The Elephant in the Room

Casey Chiappetta April 23, 2016

It’s 2014—it’s time for a frank conversation about coming out. Fearing backlash from family members and friends, and ostracism from social circles shouldn’t determine when people acknowledge a very large part of who they are and how they think.

The Real Meaning of Nudity: Undressing Insecurities

Jess Anderson April 23, 2016

“Are you going to shave?”

“Yeah, probably. Are you?” 

“Eh, that’s a lot of work.

One Man's Crusade Against the Vatican:
Protesting Pedophilia

One Man's Crusade Against the Vatican: Protesting Pedophilia

Shelby Ostergaard April 22, 2016

John Wojnowski is the man who can’t be moved. He’s the man on the corner, the one holding his sign in front of the Apostolic Nunciature, unofficially referred to as the Vatican Embassy.

Exonerations on Death Row: Dead Man Walking

Laura Saini April 22, 2016

"And it dawned on me that what I had lost is gone.  I'll never be 21, 22, up to 29 years old...You know they took this from me and I'm never going to get it back." Alan Gell

Alan Gell spent six years on death row.

Sexual Assault Information Stickers: Writing on the Walls

Sexual Assault Information Stickers: Writing on the Walls

Alexa Marie Kelly April 22, 2016

American University students are reminded of sexual assault every time they pee. 

Stickers on bathroom stalls outline resources for sexual assault survivors.

AU's Drug and Alcohol Policy: Pass the Bottle, Bypass the Bowl?

Maura Fennelly April 22, 2016

Some freshmen begin their time at American University without having sipped a drop of alcohol or smoked a puff of weed.

AWOL Newswire Fall 2014

Chris Young April 22, 2016

MUDDIED WATERS

It may be all down-hill, well down-stream, for the Potomac River. 

The Potomac Conservancy, an advocacy group for clean drinking water, released its 8th annual “State of the Nation’s River” report.

Turning to Study Drugs: A is for adderall

Lydia Crouthamel April 22, 2016

Performance-enhancing drugs aren’t just for athletes anymore. The usage of prescription ADD and ADHD medications as "study drugs" is becoming increasingly popular among college students.  A study from the U.S.

The Atlas and its Impact on the Neighborhood - Holding up H St.

The Atlas and its Impact on the Neighborhood – Holding up H St.

Brigitta Kinadi April 22, 2016

As dusk creeps into the H Street corridor, the Art Deco marquee of the Atlas Performing Arts Center lights up in beaming blue and white.

Top 10 Insights for 20-Somethings
from an Anacostian Cemetery Worker

Top 10 Insights for 20-Somethings from an Anacostian Cemetery Worker

Maya Kosover April 22, 2016

John Shackelford has been the supervisor at Ohev Sholom Cemetery for 15 years.

Transformations at the Anacostia Museum: A Hidden History Lesson

Transformations at the Anacostia Museum: A Hidden History Lesson

Chloe Johnson April 22, 2016

Across the Anacostia River lies the least-known Smithsonian museum. For years, this small, isolated museum was one of the only branches of the Smithsonian dedicated to the African American experience.

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