The District

Steps to Recovery: The opioid epidemic in D.C.

Luci Rascher, Podcaster • December 5, 2018

Combatting opioid abuse amongst teens and young adults in the DMV.

Should Journalists Vote?

An ethical question in a toxic political climate

Katya Podkovyroff Lewis, Editor-In-Chief • November 6, 2018

The current political climate has been a result of cumulative tensions nationwide since the 2016 election. Today, in the midst of the 2018 midterms, voters will decide if a new light will...

The Gray Area: Cannabis Culture in Washington, D.C.

Melany Rochester's award-winning mini-documentary explores life as a cannabis user in the District.

Melany Rochester, Spring 2019 Photo & Videography Director • October 17, 2018

The Gray Area is a short documentary about cannabis culture and legality in the nation's capital. It explores how cannabis businesses are able to operate under the current cannabis law, and it delves into the racial disparities of the law in Washington D.C. and in the United States.

Protesters remember the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

Several Hundred Armenians protested the Turkish Ambassador's residence on the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Michael Karlis, Web Director • April 26, 2018

Hundreds of Turks and Armenians gathered at Sheridan Circle in Northwest Washington on Tuesday to protest for what each side says is “the truth” about the Armenian Genocide. Both sides convinced...

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The Gray Area

January 10, 2018

The Gray Area is a short documentary about cannabis culture and legality in the nation's capital. It explores how cannabis businesses are able to operate under the current cannabis law, and it delves into...

The Forgotten River: Anacostia’s Dirty History

Taylor Sabol, Managing Editor • January 30, 2017

Originally published in Spring 2017, Issue 21. Anacostia River, who? The Anacostia River, often called the “forgotten river,” flows from Prince George’s County in Maryland to the Potomac River....

Gentrifying Sex Work

Columbia Heights and sex work

Lexi Ivers • January 30, 2017

Originally published in Spring 2017, Issue 21. Evelyn Hampton, a D.C. middle school teacher, removes condoms, needles and occasionally human feces from the front of her K Street home. “They don’t...

An Epidemic: The Effect of HIV/AIDS on D.C.’s Homeless

Miranda Cleland • January 30, 2017

Originally published in Spring 2017, Issue 21. In 1998, Wayne Turner, longtime HIV/AIDS activist, lost his partner Steve Michael to AIDS. Turner brought Michael’s body to the White House as an act of...

My Body, Whose Rights?

Planning For Parenthood

Marney Wood • January 30, 2017

Originally published in Spring 2017, Issue 21. On Sept. 26, 2016, celebrities, politicians, activists and health care professionals gathered to celebrate the opening of a Planned Parenthood Health Center...

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Steps to Recovery: The opioid epidemic in D.C.

Should Journalists Vote?

The Gray Area: Cannabis Culture in Washington, D.C.

Protesters remember the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

The Gray Area

The Forgotten River: Anacostia’s Dirty History

Gentrifying Sex Work

An Epidemic: The Effect of HIV/AIDS on D.C.’s Homeless

My Body, Whose Rights?

Nar(can) Save Lives: It's worth the Cost

Poisoning the District : Lead in D.C. Pipes

Linking Suspension & Incarceration:Cuffing the Kids

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