Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
The Unlikely Muslim: In College Park, the way to Islam as a Latino

The Unlikely Muslim: In College Park, the way to Islam as a Latino

Justin Cox • April 21, 2010
Across the Hudson River from the World Trade Center’s twin towers, on the Stevens Institute of Technology campus where he studied engineering, he watched plumes of smoke billow from gaping openings where the planes had just hit.
Professor Profile: Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves

Professor Profile: Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves

Seth Shamon • April 21, 2010
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Global warming? But did you see all that snow?

Shay Longtain • April 21, 2010
It was an unusual winter in Washington, D.C. While the city was buried beneath the area’s largest snowstorm in recorded history, AU students relished a week without classes and witnessed the collapse of the Mary Graydon
Center canopy as it succumbed to the weight of over two feet of snow, falling to the ground with a resounding crash.

The Art of the Possible: Obama and the Progressives

Richard Phillips • April 21, 2010
More than one year later, the magic of the campaign has waned palpably.
Too many girls? College gender ratio

Too many girls? College gender ratio

Kelcie Pegher • April 21, 2010
On a normal Friday night, Monica Sindwani is getting ready with her friends for another night at Lotus Lounge, a club near Dupont Circle.

The Tour You Never Had

Suzanne Monsivais • April 21, 2010
It’s a gorgeous mid-April day in the District. So gorgeous, in part, because the Office of Admissions at American University has chosen today to be AU Preview Day.  Incoming freshmen from all over the Eastern Seaboard flock with their parents to this beacon of higher education in our nation’s capital.
My Encounter with Howard Zinn

My Encounter with Howard Zinn

Chris Lewis • April 21, 2010
The progressive community took a loss this past January with the death of historian Howard Zinn — college professor, World War II bombardier, and author of the renowned “A People’s History of the United States.” Zinn was a relentless critic of war, inequality and injustice wherever he saw it.
Explained: What is CASJ again?

Explained: What is CASJ again?

Geoff Ramsey • April 21, 2010
The Community Action and Social Justice Coalition -- like many American University clubs -- has an office on campus managed by volunteers.

Rebellious Recreation – Drugs, Alcohol and Activism

Richard Phillips • April 13, 2010

Marijuana is a gateway drug. Drugs will fry your brain like an egg. If you take ecstasy once, you could die.

Myth Busting: False Rape Reports

Myth Busting: False Rape Reports

Mahri Irvine • April 5, 2010

Last week, Alex Knepper’s column generated a buzz on campus and around the country.

Blog Roundout: Why is the Eagle so Hostile to Feminists?

Jack Strauss • March 30, 2010
Junior Ashley Joyce has added her voice to the exploding debate on Alex Knepper's misogynistic diatribe in AU's student paper, The Eagle.  Knepper's editorial has received a lot of attention (see below for links) and created a vocal and active backlash on campus from women's rights advocates.  For more on that, check out the Campus Campaign for Consent. Keep your eyes peeled for the Spring '10 issue of AWOL with a print version of Ashley's article.  You can also read it online here.

Why is the Eagle So Hostile to Feminists?

Ashley Joyce • March 30, 2010

Like many college campuses, AU hosts a predominately female student body.

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