Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

The Boys Club: Correction

Ashley Dejean February 24, 2011
Bad news, readers: we bungled some numbers in our Winter 2011 cover story on diversity in AU Student Government. Because AU’s freshman class is 62 percent white according to the College Board, the story stated that the other 38 percent are people of color.
AWOL Newswire: February 2011

AWOL Newswire: February 2011

AWOL February 16, 2011
SCORE ONE FOR FOOD SAFETY You may remember the salmonella outbreak from alfalfa sprouts in December—or you may not.

Shut Up and Hate: How Opposing War Can Get You Subpoenaed

Mike Lally February 16, 2011
On June 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project that non-violent assistance to terrorist organizations is illegal.
Peace and Gay Rights Activism After “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Peace and Gay Rights Activism After “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Richard Phillips February 16, 2011
The repeal of DADT may represent a major and hard won achievement for the gay rights movement, but it may also be something of a death knell for the counter-recruitment movement on college campuses.
Troy Davis: A Lesson in Justice

Troy Davis: A Lesson in Justice

Emily Martin February 16, 2011
During the fall 2008 semester, professor Richard Stack offered an extra credit assignment to his Understanding Media class: write a letter to their hometown newspapers urging support for Troy Davis, an inmate at Georgia Diagnostic Prison.
An Immigrant’s Recipe For Success: Julia’s Empanadas

An Immigrant’s Recipe For Success: Julia’s Empanadas

Alexandra Gordon February 16, 2011
Julia Hohman sits in her ornate Adams Morgan apartment.
AU, Inc: AU’s “Non-Profit” Status

AU, Inc: AU’s “Non-Profit” Status

Ethan Miller February 16, 2011
AU President Cornelius Kerwin has a salary that most non-profit leaders can only dream of.
The Boys Club: Our Male-Dominated Student Government and Why it Matters

The Boys Club: Our Male-Dominated Student Government and Why it Matters

Ashley Dejean February 16, 2011
The beauty of the US political system is that our elected representatives are supposed to, well, represent us.

The AWOL Bulletin Board

AWOL February 16, 2011
Have something to say? Say it in AWOL. The Bulletin Board is designed to give a voice to AU clubs and organizations, but it’s open to everyone.
A Higher (Educational) Calling

A Higher (Educational) Calling

Zac Deibel February 16, 2011
College life tends to turn students’ worlds upside down.
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