Campus Life - AWOL

Outrage Against Meal Plan Proposal: Changes to campus meal plans

Chloe K. Li, Noah Vehafric, and Michael Karlis • February 5, 2019

The university is receiving backlash from students for its 2019-2020 academic year’s meal plan proposal, which requires underclassmen to purchase a $2,540 yearly meal plan. This new meal plan would...

Student Government targeted by email scams

Benjamin S. Weiss, Fall 2019 Editor-in-Chief • February 4, 2019

American University Student Government became the target last week of a series of fraudulent emails from someone claiming to be the AUSG president. Student Body President Valentina Fernandez told AWOL...

The Conversation of Comedy, Roy Wood Jr. Explains

Chloe K. Li, Editor • January 30, 2019

Sporting Beats headphones and a bright orange-red Hawaiian shirt, comedian Roy Wood Jr. arrived at the Mary Graydon Center as the sun set on the District for an event co-hosted by the Kennedy Political...

Has the 2020 Campaign Trail Already Begun? : Elizabeth Warren comes to AU and talks foreign policy

Ian Gardner • December 12, 2018

“I hope she runs for president in 2020,” exclaimed freshman Jenna Whitaker as the crowded auditorium cleared out following a foreign policy address by Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday, November 29,...

American University: The student wealth gap

Rabia Muhammad • December 5, 2018

Low-income minority students struggle to find their place in private universities.

AU? #MeToo: Tackling sexual misconduct at AU

Katherine Long, Editor in Chief • December 5, 2018

Trigger Warning: Topics such as sexual assault and harassment will be discussed throughout the course of this article.

Inclusion Delusion: Students of color struggle with tokenism at AU

Chloe K. Li, Editor • December 5, 2018

Understanding the differences between dialogue and tokenism.

Professor Profile: Margaret Stogner

Braeden Waddell • December 5, 2018

Environmental Media Today: An interview with Margaret Stogner, the executive director of AU's Center for Environmental Filmmaking, helped give a perspective on the interaction between contemporary environmental film and the world of internet and social media.

Behind the Curtain: AU’s Board of Trustees, Part III

Part III: Trustees and Transparency

Savanna Strott • November 28, 2018

The information available to students about the Board is limited. The governing laws and policies of the Board are accessible online, but confidentiality policies restrict what else is available to the public.

Behind the Curtain: AU’s Board of Trustees, Part II

Part II: The Diversity of the Board

Savanna Strott • November 19, 2018

Diversity and inclusion have become a large part of American University’s focus in recent years. A $61 million focus, in fact, for fiscal year 2019.

Behind the Curtain: AU’s Board of Trustees, Part I

Part I: The Cost of Being a Trustee

Savanna Strott • November 14, 2018

American University President Sylvia Burwell will present her “strategic plan” to the Board of Trustees during their meetings this Thursday, Nov. 15, and Friday, Nov.16. The plan, which Burwell has been developing for the past year, will roll out in Jan. 2019 and will guide AU for the next five years, she announced at an event in October.

University Administration, Student Government Slow to React to Allegations of Hazing Against Former AUSG President

Benjamin S. Weiss and Will Fowler • November 9, 2018

Editor’s Note: This article is the culmination of a ten-month investigation into the administrative, Greek life, and student government reactions to former SG president Taylor Dumpson’s resignation...