Campus Life - AWOL

Minding the gender gap

Business school remains a gender outlier on AU’s majority women campus

Vanessa Levins and Cara Halford • December 4, 2023

Four years ago, when Jiya Wit began looking at colleges, she said she noticed a common theme amongst the student community at American University: Women outnumbered men. While in the decision process,...

Absent advisors

Students express frustration over AU advising experience

Casey Bacot and Kevin Becker • November 29, 2023

With less than two semesters left at American University, Senior Lily Tierney said she doesn’t have a permanent advisor in either of her areas of study. “Right now, I have no advisor in SIS; they...

A deal for a meal

From food to energy, the worth of a meal exchange varies

Caleb Ogilvie, Managing Editor • November 29, 2023

Editor’s Note: This story includes discussions of measuring calories. Our purpose is not to assign value or judgment on how many calories someone eats in a meal but rather to examine a meal exchange’s...

Behind the budget

A $30.8 million deficit causes a push for budget tightening

Benjamin Austin, Olivia Bohart, and Arati Periyannan • November 28, 2023

American University confirmed a $30.8 million deficit for the 2024 fiscal year, according to an Oct. 17 budget update. Two questions loom over this year’s deficit: How did it happen? And what are the...

Ripped from the Wall: Investigating IAP

An exploration of AU’s International Accelerator Program

Helena Milburn, Blake Guterman, Grace Manson, Zoe Kallenekos, Marisa Álvarez, Alexandrea Valerio, Sia Patel, Sofia Borin, and Stella Camerlengo • November 28, 2023

This semester, the Ripped from the Wall podcast team analyzed American University’s International Accelerator Program or IAP. The team looked into whether and how the program helps to support first-year...

Community profile: The Humanities Truck

Featuring Founder Daniel Kerr

Zori Rouleau, Mia Norton, and Abby Johnson • November 28, 2023

Daniel Kerr is the associate director of American University’s Public History program and the founder of the Humanities Truck program. Kerr specializes in community history, oral history and public history....

Meal exchange equivalency methodology

The methodology behind the fall 2023 magazine article, "A deal for a meal."

Caleb Ogilvie, Managing Editor • November 28, 2023

AWOL aimed to report how much food students could purchase with one meal exchange. We used calories to measure food quantity because the unit broadly represents the amount of energy provided in food. We...

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...

An activist for the Latino community, Edwin Santos rises to AUSG role

A profile of the first Latino student body president

Elizabeth García, Staff Writer • November 10, 2023

Within Edwin Santos’ first year on campus he said he decided to start an organization to connect the Latino community. After brainstorming this idea, Santos co-founded Latinos En Acción, LEA, in...

Students recognize dangers and potential in anonymous app Fizz

Posts on Fizz range from memes, to intimacy and personal information

Stella Camerlengo, Staff Editor • November 8, 2023

Sophomore Raghav Singh scrolls through Fizz, a new anonymous social media app, every day to find jokes and memes. However, amidst the humor, he said he frequently stumbles upon content that disturbs him. Fizz...

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...

Incoming dining venues Panera Bread, Qdoba offer students new options

While new and renovated dining options open, Qdoba waits on certifications

Caleb Ogilvie, Managing Editor • August 29, 2023

Students have new meal options this fall, including a Panera Bread on the first floor of Mary Graydon Center and a future Qdoba in the Tunnel. American University Dining also added new stations in the...