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Is American University Cybersecure?

Is American University Cybersecure?

The transition to online classes reveals new vulnerabilities
Caitlin Colucci July 9, 2020

This story originally appeared in AWOL’s Spring 2020 magazine. See the full magazine here. An American University professor was hosting his “American 1990s” class on the video conferencing tool...

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New housing landscape, hybrid classes as AU preps for semester during pandemic

AWOL and The Blackprint search for answers as AU reveals fall semester plan
Chloe K. Li and Braeden Waddell June 18, 2020

American University unveiled its new plan Tuesday with the goal of transforming the fall semester into a socially-distanced, pandemic-proof experience while salvaging education with a mixture of in-person...

Letts Hall / Talia Marshall

58 Resident assistants sign letter demanding AUPD reforms and an end to relationship with MPD

The letter comes after other student organizations have released similar demands to reduce police presence on campus.

Resident assistants are demanding that Housing and Residence Life end their relationship with the Metropolitan Police Department, provide 24/7 access to community health professionals for residents and...

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Black Lives Matter: How to amplify Black voices and support Black people

AWOL June 3, 2020

AWOL’s editorial board has agreed that as a predominantly white newsroom based at a predominantly white institution, our goal right now should be to amplify black voices. Below, we have compiled a list...

AWOL Issue 27: The Quarantine Issue

AWOL Issue 27: The Quarantine Issue

AWOL April 25, 2020

Dear reader, AWOL is pleased to bring you our 27th issue and the spring 2020 edition of our magazine. Given the global pandemic, we are publishing this semester's issue in digital format. All of our...

Accountability, Transparency and Diversity: A look into AUSG candidates' spring campaign promises

Accountability, Transparency and Diversity: A look into AUSG candidates’ spring campaign promises

Chloe K. Li, Editor April 13, 2020

In preparation for this week’s election, American University Student Government candidates have been posting campaign promises and plans for their term the past few weeks. The most prominent agenda items...

AU WCL student bar association president resigns over “reprehensible, immoral and incredibly damaging” racist tweets

AU WCL student bar association president resigns over “reprehensible, immoral and incredibly damaging” racist tweets

Nearly 40 social media posts from 2011-2015 sparked outrage in the law school community
Braeden Waddell and Benjamin S. Weiss April 9, 2020

The president of American University law school’s Student Bar Association resigned last night following resurfaced racist tweets from 2011 to 2015 that showed her repeatedly using the n-word and fetishizing...

Courtesy of American University Student Government Secretary, Alex Behle.

“Zoom bombers” interrupt AUSG debate with explicit messages and images

Katherine Long and Teddy Everett April 9, 2020

WASHINGTON — An American University Student Government electoral debate held Wednesday on Zoom was interrupted by multiple “zoom bombers,” who shared sexually explicit content. The debate for...

AU extends pass/fail options in light of coronavirus: students and faculty weigh in

AU extends pass/fail options in light of coronavirus: students and faculty weigh in

The decision came after online debates on social media and a student-led petition that gained 3,000 signatures.
Kaela Roeder, Grace Vitaglione, and Shannon Durazo March 27, 2020

WASHINGTON — American University decided Thursday to give undergraduate and most graduate students the option to take their classes pass/fail for the Spring 2020 semester, in light of the Coronavirus...

Photo by Shane Matheu Ryden.

Community profile: Berlin Thomas

Berlin brings the happy days to AU
Savanna Strott, Magazine Director February 24, 2020

It’s a happy Friday at American University. Before our interview, Berlin Thomas smiles proudly behind the cash register as Shane Ryden, AWOL’s multimedia director, snaps her photo. A student walks...

The Future of Black Affinity Housing at AU

The Future of Black Affinity Housing at AU

Representatives for Black Affinity Housing host a press conference for student media
Jasmine Dean February 24, 2020

For the first time in the school’s history, American University will begin offering a black affinity housing option for students living on campus in the Fall of 2020. Representatives who initiated...

Two AU freshmen shown in social media video using racial slur

Two AU freshmen shown in social media video using racial slur

Talia Marshall February 20, 2020

A video of two women at American University where one, a freshman, used a racial slur circulated widely on social media Tuesday night.  The video shows two women who are newly associated with the university's...

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