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The crowd watches AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler speak.

“Hands Off” protest targets Trump’s second-term agenda

Thousands gathered on a cloudy day in D.C. as part of the growing “Hands Off!” movement against recent presidential actions.
Daisy Bateman, Multimedia Contributor April 25, 2025

Thousands of people rallied around the Washington Monument on the afternoon of April 6 to protest actions by the current Trump administration, including the mass firing of federal workers, immigration...

Latinos En Acción lead walk out for migrants

Latinos En Acción lead walk out for migrants

Protesting students demanded American University create a sanctuary campus.
Conny Galvez and Ben Ackman April 25, 2025

On March 3, students walked out of classes to the quad in support of immigrants. Latinos En Acción, a club at American University that advocates for immigrant rights and promotes Latine community on campus,...

Shaun Schroth helps another student adjust settings on a film camera for a class assignment.

Professor Profile: Shaun Schroth

Fostering a community in American University’s photography labs.
Yuri Perelman, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

Shaun Schroth is American University’s assistant director of photography and manager of photographic services. Through his work, Schroth hopes to maintain an inclusive community for students. Shaun...

Grounded in community

Grounded in community

A new wave of coffee culture is bringing a new approach to a D.C. scene dominated by chains
Will Sytsma, Staff Editor April 24, 2025

Rhema Jordan Labbe entered the world of pour-over coffee in her college dorm room. Then a sophomore at Muhlenberg College, she ordered a Chemex, a grinder and some beans and began serving cups to her roommates....

"Homeless Lives Matter," located at 2nd and D St. NW.

Mapping DC’s murals

Artists in the district explore statehood, homelessness and racial justice through murals.
Natalie Monga, Multimedia Producer April 24, 2025

Nine faces are painted over an artistic rendition of the capitol building near Judiciary Square. Faceless people line the bottom. They give out food, dance and hold a banner: “Homeless Lives Matter.”...

From grant to impact

From grant to impact

What is the Eagle Endowment’s role in community initiatives?
Tom Langford and Lucas Powers April 23, 2025

When Sensi Messner-Baker stepped into a classroom in northeast Washington, she said, it lacked the basic tools students needed to thrive. As a tutor with DC Reads, she saw firsthand how a shortage of supplies...

Movers remove furniture from First-Year Advising office building Clark Hall on March 31.

First-Year Advising’s final days

As their office closes down, first-year advisors are reassessing their places at AU.
Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer April 23, 2025

In college, Roshan Abraham decided he could spend the rest of his life studying literature. “Back when I was an undergrad, people didn’t worry as much about the question of ‘What are you going...

Kalea Grant and Demitra Moutoudis

On your feed

American University students and faculty weigh in on the value and implications of unaffiliated campus sources.
Francisco Rodriguez, Staff Writer April 22, 2025

Senior Andy Gardner was meeting with a professor on Feb. 14 when a fellow student and friend of his came into the professor’s office and informed them that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer...

Eyes from above

Eyes from above

Uncovering the National Cathedral’s open-air secrets.
Vanessa Levins, Multimedia Director April 22, 2025

The Darth Vader grotesque is just one of over 1,400 grotesques surrounding the Cathedral’s exterior, in addition to 112 gargoyles, according to Bloomberg Connects Cathedral page. In a 2023 NBC Washington...

Federal government has revoked some AU international student visas

Federal government has revoked some AU international student visas

Administrators said they will not be making a statement or announcing further details.
Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer April 22, 2025

Some international students at American University have had their visas revoked by the federal government, according to Acting Provost Vicky Wilkins. Wilkins first told community members that some student...

The New Dormitory next door

The New Dormitory next door

Plans for new student housing to be built behind Leonard Hall.
Grace Manson, Staff Writer April 21, 2025

The D.C. Zoning Commission approved Wesley Theological Seminary’s plans to construct a 215-unit apartment behind Leonard Hall and fund affordable housing throughout Ward 3 on Feb. 27. The housing...

"Sacred spaces"

“Sacred spaces”

What the introduction of Bill 26-20 means for D.C.’s historic Black cemeteries.
Sydnee Patak, Staff Writer April 21, 2025

Civil War veterans, legislators from the Reconstruction Era, Black artists and some of the first Black doctors in the country are just a few of the people buried in Washington’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery. “The...

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