Every Sunday afternoon, drum beats can be heard echoing throughout Meridian Hill Park, called Malcolm X Park by locals, in northwest Washington. The park’s weekly drum circle began during the Civil...

This semester, AWOL’s multimedia team investigated how students feel about Greek Life on American University’s campus. This investigation comes two years after AU’s Abolish Greek Life movement....

This semester the Hum team interviewed students about the internship culture at AU. We spoke to students in different years about the pressure they feel to get an internship, how they feel about the ones...

The Ven at Embassy Row hosted multiple Holi festivities for D.C. residents March 24 in Dupont Circle.  Holi is a Hindu holiday that celebrates the arrival of spring. Attendees of the event watched...

American University student’s ability to attend sports games in Washington, D.C., has been called into question after the district’s sports teams have considered moving to Virginia.  Gov. Glenn...

Mardi Gras revelers went to The Wharf Feb. 11 for an early celebration, ahead of the actual holiday on the following Tuesday. Mardi Gras is the last day of Carnival, a Christian festival of indulgence...

D.C. residents celebrated the Lunar New Year Feb. 11 with parades that included groups from across the district.  Chinatown was decorated with red and yellow banners as several dances, songs and other...

Washington, D.C., residents and visitors gathered at Dupont Circle on Oct. 6 to enjoy an immersive cultural experience through the ArtWalk Dupont. On the first Friday of each month, the Dupont Circle...

The All Things Go Music Festival returned to the Merriweather Post Pavilion from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, bringing a lineup of 32 artists to the Washington, D.C. region for the festival’s ninth year.  Starting...

A planned redesign of Freedom Plaza has worried skateboarders in Washington, D.C. about the future of the area and their ability to skate there. Situated between the Capitol building and the White House,...

When a group of Washington firefighters and emergency medical service workers put a band together, they thought it would be a one-time thing to entertain their coworkers. The band, Heat Stroke, has...