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Rise in crime in D.C.

Rise in crime in D.C.

What is AU doing to keep its community safe?
Marisa Álvarez, Podcast Director December 13, 2023

On Nov. 28, 2023, the student body received an email from Phillip Morse stating that the Metropolitan Police Department was investigating a robbery and assault that happened at the 3700 block of Nebraska...

Costs of housing

Costs of housing

Rising rent and demand complicate search for housing
Ava Ramsdale, Staff Editor November 29, 2023

Unable to secure campus housing at American University as an upperclassman, Madison DeFrancesco said she eventually found her college apartment in Silver Spring, Maryland. DeFrancesco, who graduated...

On our doorstep

On our doorstep

A photo essay
Maegan Seaman, Multimedia Director November 29, 2023

While walking the neighborhoods in the district, it’s interesting to stop and take notice of the little things. In the fast paced environment of American University, it can be so easy to become caught...

Little Amal in D.C.

Little Amal in D.C.

How a 12-foot puppet has symbolized refugees across America
Emma Pierce and Michelle Miramontes November 28, 2023

Washington, D.C., welcomed Little Amal, a puppet representing a young Syrian refugee, in September. Little Amal made her way across the National Mall and to the Washington Monument on Sept. 17, where...

The fight for Narcan

The fight for Narcan

Students concerned as AU naloxone access on campus remains difficult.
Will Sytsma and Stella Camerlengo November 28, 2023

Thomas Cortez said that he didn’t realize the lifesaving capability of Narcan – until he knew someone who overdosed. The medication saved their life. A Tennessee native and a student...

Art All Night in Tenleytown

Art All Night in Tenleytown

Vanessa Levins, Multimedia Director November 8, 2023

AU students and D.C. residents celebrated the city’s art and culture in Tenleytown on Sept. 30 at Art All Night, an annual event that spotlights various artists in the city. Throughout the night,...

Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses polarization and Trump impeachment

Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses polarization and Trump impeachment

Local DC station to stream SOC and KPU event video
Abigail Lynn Willliams, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: This story includes mentions of suicide that may be triggering to readers. Resources are included at the bottom of this article.   U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a three-term...

Ward 5 residents call attention to thefts during a September ANC Meeting

Police tell Ward 5 residents to conceal valuables from “bad guys” as thefts-from-autos surge
Francine Worsoff, Staff Writer May 21, 2023

Residents of the District’s Ward 5 neighborhoods, including Brookland and Langdon, said during a Sep. 30, 2022, meeting of the Ward 5B Advisory Neighborhood Committee, ANC, that they had been affected...

Encampment clearings displace people experiencing homelessness

Encampment clearings displace people experiencing homelessness

NPS cleared McPherson Square as part of DC government’s encampment cleaning efforts
Sloan Cole, Maegan Seaman, and Jack Ford May 4, 2023

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, DMHHS, cleared an encampment located near 13th and G Street NW on April 27, and an encampment located at 111 Massachusetts Ave. SE on April...

DC's march for transgender youth autonomy

DC’s march for transgender youth autonomy

Benjamin Austin, Staff Editor May 3, 2023

Queer Youth Assemble organized the “March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy” which took place March 31 to mark the International Day of Transgender Visibility, according to the organization's website....

The cost of minimum wage

The cost of minimum wage

The impact of DC’s new tipped service law
Bailey Bish, Staff Editor April 25, 2023

On Nov. 8, 2022, Raif Ahmed was sitting on his friend’s couch and decided to glance at a New York Times poll for the results of a new ballot initiative that would change how tipped workers are compensated...

Safety at a crossroads

Safety at a crossroads

DC’s work to improve traffic safety, and how advocates are pushing for change
Elizabeth Scott, Staff Writer April 25, 2023

Washington, D.C., residents will receive more traffic safety protections in the coming year as the District moves to further the Vision Zero initiative; however, traffic crashes are still occurring. The...

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