Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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Students condemn virtual ASAC

Students condemn virtual ASAC

Current and former AU community members with disabilities call out university support services’ response to online learning environment
Braeden Waddell • December 8, 2020
Kadaline Jackel, a former AU student, said the final straw in her decision to leave the university was when it announced the original plan for the fall semester, which would have been a hybrid between online and in-person learning.
AUx staff members say they face racism from upper university leadership

AUx staff members say they face racism from upper university leadership

BIPOC first-year advisors dread going to meetings each week due to fear of being emotionally harmed by racist comments
Jessica Bates, Video/Photo Director • December 3, 2020

First-year advisors, who teach the American University Experience or AUx curriculum that centers Black, indigenous, and people of color or BIPOC voices, say they have been experiencing constant coded racist...

“A platform for vulnerability”: A conversation with the creators of Lumxn

The founders of this women-of-color focused magazine, recently featured by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, on the process behind its creation and how they center authenticity in their publication.
Luci Rascher, Podcaster • December 1, 2020

Lumxn features the experiences of womxn of color in a raw light. The goal is to highlight people in different parts of their healing journeys through spotlighting their creative projects or telling their...

Asian American Student Union leaders were “disappointed but not surprised” with Andrew Yang event

Asian American Student Union leaders were “disappointed but not surprised” with Andrew Yang event

A white moderator, lack of control and a feeling that KPU was unfamiliar with their organization’s goals caused some members of AASU’s e-board to feel tokenized.
Grace Vitaglione and Braeden Waddell • December 1, 2020

When students from the Asian American Student Union were asked by the Kennedy Political Union if they wanted to co-sponsor an event hosting Andrew Yang, former Democratic presidential candidate, their...

AU uses past anti-union tactics against WAMU organizers, staff relationship with university remains strained

AU uses past anti-union tactics against WAMU organizers, staff relationship with university remains strained

The university moved to prolong negotiations, redefine potential union membership, and promote internal changes that organizers said failed to take staff members’ voices into account.
Braeden Waddell • November 1, 2020

Around a third of all potential members of the WAMU content staff’s union could be excluded from voting for, and becoming a part of, the union they helped organize. Just days before this move was...

WAMU content staff move to unionize after a year of upheaval, AU stays quiet

WAMU content staff move to unionize after a year of upheaval, AU stays quiet

Amidst a year of upheaval and a breakdown of trust between the university and the station, AU’s latest decision adds to its long history of anti-union actions.
Braeden Waddell • October 29, 2020

The content staff at WAMU, a local NPR affiliate licensed by American University, have filed to form a union with the National Labor Relations Board after AU’s refusal to voluntarily recognize them. Now,...

D.C. City Council takes the first step to establish an Office for the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing

D.C. City Council takes the first step to establish an Office for the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing

While Deaf activists see the office as a step in the right direction, they also say that there are more steps to take in order to gain inclusion.
Elizabeth Scott, Staff Writer • October 12, 2020

The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously voted to establish the Office for the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing late last month. This is a big step for the District, which has more people...

Former Sec. Julián Castro talks voting, advocacy with AU students

Former Sec. Julián Castro talks voting, advocacy with AU students

Young people raise concerns over disillusionment with 2020 politics
Jasmine Dean • September 21, 2020
Over 200 students tuned in to the conversation online, according to Sonali Doshi, deputy director of communications for the Kennedy Political Union, which hosted the event alongside the Sine Institute, the Latin American Student Organization, and the League of United Latin Americans Coalition.
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