Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

AUSG Presidential Candidate Jarryd Delaney

AUSG Presidential Candidate Jarryd Delaney

Michael Karlis, Web Director April 1, 2018
The campaign of Junior Jarryd Delaney, an AUSG Presidential Candidate, is facing criticism this week after social media posts from 2015 and 2016 surfaced in which Delaney supports conservative viewpoints.

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...

Doomed DREAMers

Doomed DREAMers

Savanna Strott January 2, 2018

Photos by Melany Rochester  Education was one of the reasons Derian Luna’s parents brought him to the United States. Now a freshman at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Luna is working hard to...

Inserting Reproductive Freedoms

Madeleine Simon January 2, 2018

Art by Claire Osborn  Samantha Garzillo didn’t know what to wear on the day she would get her intrauterine device, otherwise known as an IUD. The Pennsylvania-native was about to be scrutinized by...

Burnt Out Policy

Burnt Out Policy

Luci Rascher, Podcaster January 2, 2018

Photographs by Anonymous  On a humid September evening, freshman Katherine and her friends decided to smoke a joint on American University’s campus. Shortly after lighting up, they heard someone...

The Legacy of Language

The Legacy of Language

Camila Cisneros January 2, 2018

Art by Katia Rasch  The Latinx identity is just as complex as Latinxs are themselves. There is no exact culture that defines them. There are 26 countries in Latin America, each with its own dialect,...

Fake It Til You Make It

Fake It ‘Til You Make It

Michael Karlis, Web Director January 2, 2018

Art by Xian Eley  The names of Sarah and Jamie have been changed to ensure confidentiality in this article. It's a typical Friday night at American University, and all of South Campus is getting...

Broadcast Blues

Broadcast Blues

Francisco Sabaté January 2, 2018

Art by Nana Gongadze and Casey Chiapetta  In 1960, a small group of American University students and graduates received a FM license for a radio station. The station could broadcast to the greater...

Community Dwellers

Community Dwellers

Stephanie Lopez, Staff Editor January 2, 2018

Art by Andrea Lin  Emma Dion, a sophomore at American University, had to accept that her first days of volunteering at Thrive DC, a local nonprofit working to end homelessness, would be just as awkward...

A Change Agent | Professor Profile: Ibram X. Kendi

A Change Agent | Professor Profile: Ibram X. Kendi

Paloma Losada, Staff Editor January 2, 2018

Photo courtesy of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi  Ibram X. Kendi is a professor in the Department of History and School of International Service at American University. He also serves as the founding director...

Unshackling BDSM Myths

Unshackling BDSM Myths

Antoinette D’Addario January 2, 2018

Art by Claire Osborn  By day Evie Lupine (due to the sensitivity of this topic, Evie has asked to be identified by her public persona not her legal name)  is a career woman in a field filled with...

Title in Turmoil

Title in Turmoil

Karissa Waddick, Writer January 2, 2018

Art by Elspeth Riley  More than 400 individuals gathered outside The Department of Education on Oct. 19 for the National Vigil for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors, to stand in solidarity with campus...

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