Culture - AWOL

Finding Common Ground Through the Arts: the Cato Institute’s First Exhibit

Kaela Roeder • April 18, 2019

The new art exhibition is meant to provide a space for people to discuss their differences in a common and calm space.

The Insta vs. the Finsta: A Topic Thursday Event

Kaela Roeder • March 30, 2019

On Thursday, March 21st, The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) and the American University Mental Health Initiative collaborated bringing light to the negative results of social media’s presence...

Working group finds ties between AU and slavery

Chloe K. Li, Editor • February 28, 2019

The American University Working Group on the Influence of Slavery presented its findings on Feb.18 about the university’s founding and its ties to slavery, as well as plans for a marker of recognition.

Unlikely presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at Politics & Prose

The mayor of South Bend Ind., discusses his book "Shortest Way Home"

Grace Vitaglione, Podcast Director • February 23, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., spoke to a crowd in the Politics and Prose bookstore on Sunday night about his book “Shortest Way Home” and the possibility of his run for the presidency. While...

Bobby Seale, Black Panther Party co-founder discusses political activism

Taylor Sabol, Managing Editor • February 8, 2019

Bobby Seale, co-founder and chairman of the Black Panther Party, spoke with the American University community on Tuesday night about his experiences with black political activism. Student media had an...

The Desolation of the West: Photo Essay

Shane Matheu Ryden, Podcast Producer • December 5, 2018

Ghost Stories: The Parker Family Murder

Emma Herbst • December 5, 2018

Clarksdale, Mississippi's infamous true story.

“Here In My Garage…”: False promises from “web influencers”

Alec Schemmel, Copy Editor • December 5, 2018

Internet "mentors" use misleading language and imagery to gain followers.

Seoul Searching: K-Pop’s Cultural Divide

Grace Vitaglione, Podcast Director • December 5, 2018

A conversation about K-pop's appropriations from black culture.

Inclusion Delusion: Students of color struggle with tokenism at AU

Chloe K. Li, Editor • December 5, 2018

Understanding the differences between dialogue and tokenism.

Where Are All The Women?

A Look Inside the Audio Industry’s Gender Disparity

Alyssa Rotunno • June 1, 2018

A Look Inside the Audio Industry’s Gender Disparity

The Legacy of Language

The role of language in the formation of the Latinx identity

Camila Cisneros • January 2, 2018

Art by Katia Rasch The Latinx identity is just as complex as Latinxs are themselves. There is no exact culture that defines them. There are 26 countries in Latin America, each with its own dialect,...