Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
Behind the Curtain: AUs Board of Trustees, Part II

Behind the Curtain: AU’s Board of Trustees, Part II

Savanna Strott • November 19, 2018
Diversity and inclusion have become a large part of American University’s focus in recent years. A $61 million focus, in fact, for fiscal year 2019.
Behind the Curtain: AUs Board of Trustees, Part I

Behind the Curtain: AU’s Board of Trustees, Part I

Savanna Strott • November 14, 2018
American University President Sylvia Burwell will present her “strategic plan” to the Board of Trustees during their meetings this Thursday, Nov. 15, and Friday, Nov.16. The plan, which Burwell has been developing for the past year, will roll out in Jan. 2019 and will guide AU for the next five years, she announced at an event in October.
University Administration, Student Government Slow to React to Allegations of Hazing Against Former AUSG President

University Administration, Student Government Slow to React to Allegations of Hazing Against Former AUSG President

Benjamin S. Weiss and Will Fowler • November 9, 2018

Editor’s Note: This article is the culmination of a ten-month investigation into the administrative, Greek life, and student government reactions to former SG president Taylor Dumpson’s resignation...

Should Journalists Vote?

Should Journalists Vote?

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...

COMMENTARY: AWOL on Recent Attempts to Silence Student Media

COMMENTARY: AWOL on Recent Attempts to Silence Student Media

Benjamin S. Weiss and Katya Podkovyroff Lewis • October 24, 2018
When prominent members of AUSG weaponize the terms ‘fake news’ and ‘hate speech’ to advance their political agendas and silence dissent, they contribute to the toxicity of the anti-media environment.
United Launch Alliances Atlas V AEHF-4 rocket successfully launched October 17, 2018 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Photo Credit: Airman 1st Class Dalton Williams, USAF Space Command)

AU Goes to Space

Taylor Sabol, Managing Editor • October 22, 2018
American University has expanded their STEM educational programs to out of this world projects. AWOL staff had the opportunity to speak with the AU physics department to discuss their newest focus: the AU Thin Sat project.

The Gray Area Documentary from Melany Rochester on Vimeo.

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

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.
The Parkland Students speak at Bender Arena on Oct. 10 (Photo: Michael Karlis)

At AU, the “Parkland Students” Talk Gun Laws and Voting

Michael Karlis, Web Director • October 11, 2018
Before the “Parkland Students” went on stage and spoke in front of a sold-out Bender Arena for an event hosted by the Kennedy Political Union, student media had the opportunity to interview them behind closed doors Wednesday evening.
After Wednesday’s “Armed Intruder” Scare, It’s Time to Talk Seriously About AU Emergency Preparedness

After Wednesday’s “Armed Intruder” Scare, It’s Time to Talk Seriously About AU Emergency Preparedness

Benjamin S. Weiss, Fall 2019 Editor-in-Chief • July 19, 2018
The American University community held its collective breath Wednesday afternoon as AU Public Safety, the United States Secret Service, and D.C. Police responded to reports of an “intruder” with an exposed sidearm near campus.
Private politics

Private politics

Taylor Sabol, Managing Editor • July 19, 2018
A new ruling by Attorney General Jeff Sessions may jeopardize domestic violence survivors’ ability to seek asylum within the United States.
Sherri Williams

Sherri Williams

Evangeline Lacroix, Editor in Chief • June 1, 2018
Mentoring the next generation of black journalists
Transgender Homelessness

Transgender Homelessness

Blythe Collins, Writer • June 1, 2018
A disproportionate number of transgender individuals are homeless in D.C.
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