Campus Life

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, Editor-in-Chief • 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, Photography 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, Editor-in-Chief • 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...

The uncertAInty of ChatGPT

AU community discusses the impact of artificial intelligence in education

Grace Higgins and Vanessa Levins • July 20, 2023

American University educators grapple with how to address plagiarism after the release of ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence chatbot, on Nov. 22. OpenAI’s release of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer,...

On Indigenous land

Students at AU advocate for Indigenous spaces and expanded curricula

Neal Franklin, Editor in Chief • July 20, 2023

When Sheridan Johnson was choosing a college, she said her parents assured her there would be a place for her to find community. Johnson has Navajo, Cherokee and Lumbee heritage and grew up in North...

Textbook transparency

Teachers who assign their own textbooks could be impacting student learning

Kevin Becker and Casey Bacot • July 20, 2023

Amid rising textbook prices, students have ethical concerns about professors requiring their own textbooks for classes. Lane Thimmesch, a first-year International Studies major, said she worries that...

Professor profile: Cornelius Kerwin

Caleb Ogilvie, Editor-in-Chief • July 20, 2023

Dr. Cornelius Kerwin is a government and public policy professor and President Emeritus. He served as American University’s 14th president from 2005 until 2017. He was previously Interim President,...

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