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

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

Will Fowler, Staff Editor January 25, 2017

Monetizing the opioid overdose reversal drug. 

A is for Adderall

Lydia Crouthamel December 12, 2014

Popping pills for better performance

Pass the bottle, bypass the bowl?

Maura Fennelly December 1, 2014

AU's drug and alcohol policy

HIV's Rising Rates in the District

Julia Rapp November 10, 2014

How organizations work to erase the stigma and reduce rates

Is One Worse Than the Other?: Alcohol vs. Marijuana Violations on Campus

Is One Worse Than the Other?: Alcohol vs. Marijuana Violations on Campus

Maura Fennelly October 13, 2014

American University's not so equal punishments between booze and the bong.

At the table in front of the shirts, any passerby could stop and sign the pledge to help prevent domestic violence.

Supporting Survivors: Clothesline Project Begins Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

Anna Moneymaker October 12, 2014

Students wrote messages on t-shirts aimed at survivors of domestic abuse, in an event run by Peer Educators for the Elimination of Relationship and Sexual Violence (PEERS). Some were stories of abuse and others offered support.

Have a Nice Day!: My Summer in Fast Food

Have a Nice Day!: My Summer in Fast Food

Tom Florczak September 29, 2014

To drive down costs and prepare food quickly, fast food workers become mechanized.

Investigating Sexual Assault on Campuses: Standing with Survivors

Investigating Sexual Assault on Campuses: Standing with Survivors

Haley Hawkins April 30, 2014
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s dignified image was tarnished in 2012 when they shamed a student during a judicial hearing.
Landin Gambill, who reported that her ex-boyfriend raped her, was met with degrading and accusatory questions during the ensuing honor court hearing.

Say My Name: Why Can't Journalism Acknowledge the Transgender Community?

Lori McCue December 12, 2013
The media’s refusal to acknowledge Manning’s preferred gender identity diminishes the growing visibility of the transgender community.

Funding the Hand That Feeds You: Real Food and Wages in TDR

Haley Hawkins December 12, 2013
In DC, the living wage is a topic sizzling with debate.

Fighting Rape Discrimination with Title IX

Lexie Tyson December 6, 2013
University students are showing college administrations that dismissiveness of rape is not only wrong but also illegal.

No, the Pro-Choice Movement is Not Like the Nazi Party

Allison Butler November 12, 2013
It is an unspoken rule of debating that if you actually want to have a productive discussion, comparing your opponents to Nazis gets the conversation off to a rough start.
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