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Struggling After The Storm

Hurricane Maria's Affect on HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rico

Taylor Sabol, Managing Editor • June 1, 2018

What it will take to rebuild after the island's devastation

Where Are All The Women?

A Look Inside the Audio Industry’s Gender Disparity

Alyssa Rotunno • June 1, 2018

A Look Inside the Audio Industry’s Gender Disparity

Protesters remember the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

Several Hundred Armenians protested the Turkish Ambassador's residence on the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Michael Karlis, Web Director • April 26, 2018

Hundreds of Turks and Armenians gathered at Sheridan Circle in Northwest Washington on Tuesday to protest for what each side says is “the truth” about the Armenian Genocide. Both sides convinced...

Portraits of our Planet

Photo essay on National Parks

Emily Watkins, Photographer • April 18, 2018

Gentlemen, why in heaven’s name this haste? You have time enough. […] Ages and ages lie before you. Why sacrifice the present to the...

AUSG Presidential Candidate Jarryd Delaney

Criticized for social media posts and confusing past

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.

Documentary | The Gray Area from AWOL on Vimeo.

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

What are colleges doing for undocumented students?

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

Fleeting autonomy under republican leadership

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

Students speak up for social action

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 role of language in the formation of the Latinx identity

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

Counterfeit IDs, real consequences

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...