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Working group finds ties between AU and slavery

Working group finds ties between AU and slavery

Chloe K. Li, Editor • February 28, 2019
The American University Working Group on the Influence of Slavery presented its findings on Feb.18 about the university’s founding and its ties to slavery, as well as plans for a marker of recognition.
Mitchell Lenneville, a head organizer for "College is a Debt Sentence," addresses students at the town hall on Sunday evening.

Student activists hold town hall on tuition increase, AUSG president says tuition increase inevitable

Protest lead by “College is a Debt Sentence” planned for Thursday
Grace Vitaglione and Michael Karlis • February 26, 2019
College is a Debt Sentence, the group of American University students who plan on protesting at the Board of Trustees meeting and created the Facebook event “AU Protest: Tuition Increase,” held a town hall meeting to discuss AU’s proposed four percent tuition increase, and college affordability in general, in Kerwin Hall on Monday night.
An AU student preforms a standup routine at Tenley Bar and Grill on February 16.

“Better than Tinder,” AU Students Perform Stand-Up Comedy in Tenleytown

“All you have to do is be a funny person and a storyteller”
Maddi Cole • February 24, 2019
Tenley Bar and Grill in Washington DC has a new bi-weekly show to offer the students of American University and the residents of Tenleytown.
Pete Buttigieg addresses the crowd at Politics and Prose last Sunday night.

Unlikely presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at Politics & Prose

The mayor of South Bend Ind., discusses his book "Shortest Way Home"
Grace Vitaglione, Podcast Director • February 23, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., spoke to a crowd in the Politics and Prose bookstore on Sunday night about his book “Shortest Way Home” and the possibility of his run for the presidency. While...

SPA gallery shows injustice of juvenile imprisonment

SPA gallery shows injustice of juvenile imprisonment

Grace Vitaglione, Podcast Director • February 21, 2019

Photographs of incarcerated youth are now on display in the halls of the School of Public Affairs at American University, showcasing images from dozens of adolescent detention centers across the country....

Montgomery County Police Officer, Chris Hackley, reads a statement ordering protestors to leave the public forum. Macedonia Baptist Church pastor Segun Adebayo, Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Salvin, and Lucile Perez refused to leave; they were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

Locals protest to protect historically black cemetery, three arrested

Braeden Waddell • February 21, 2019
On Wednesday, February 6th, three people were charged with disorderly conduct after refusing to cease protesting during a public meeting at the Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC).
Ann Marie Powell responds to a students question during the RHA Town Hall Monday night.

Powell fails to address student concerns about Meal Plan Proposal at RHA Town Hall

Powell blames students for food quality, students plan to protest
Michael Karlis, Web Director • February 13, 2019
Ann Marie Powell, the Director of Dining and Auxiliary Services for AU, faced backlash about the increased pricing of meal plans next semester during a town hall forum hosted by the AU Residence Hall Association in Letts Formal Monday night.
Courtesy of Kennedy Political Union

Bobby Seale, Black Panther Party co-founder discusses political activism

Taylor Sabol, Managing Editor • February 8, 2019

Bobby Seale, co-founder and chairman of the Black Panther Party, spoke with the American University community on Tuesday night about his experiences with black political activism. Student media had an...

American University Terrace Dining Room (TDR).

AWOL writer told to leave by university official at public meeting: Student media refuses to be silenced

Will Fowler and Katya Podkovyroff Lewis • February 7, 2019

Last week, AWOL writer Noah Vehafric went to cover a public meeting held by the American University Dining Advisory Board. The topic of the meeting, and the reason he was there, was the controversy about...

William "Bill" Kristol, speaks to students about the bright side of our current political climate.

Sine Institute Fellow Bill Kristol, speaks about the bright side of current political climate

Kayla Benjamin, Copy Editor • February 6, 2019
The Political Theory Institute hosted the talk, titled “The Future of Conservatism and the Republican Party,” which focused on the present political atmosphere and its historical context.
Outrage Against Meal Plan Proposal: Changes to campus meal plans

Outrage Against Meal Plan Proposal: Changes to campus meal plans

Chloe K. Li, Noah Vehafric, and Michael Karlis • February 5, 2019

The university is receiving backlash from students for its 2019-2020 academic year’s meal plan proposal, which requires underclassmen to purchase a $2,540 yearly meal plan. This new meal plan would...

Courtesy of American University Student Government Secretary, Alex Behle.

Student Government targeted by email scams

Benjamin S. Weiss, Fall 2019 Editor-in-Chief • February 4, 2019

American University Student Government became the target last week of a series of fraudulent emails from someone claiming to be the AUSG president. Student Body President Valentina Fernandez told AWOL...

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