Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Unprepared for periods

Unprepared for periods

Casey Bacot and Shreya Jyotishi December 21, 2022

American University provides menstrual products in three out of 44 buildings on campus as of November 2022. Therefore, menstruating students have limited access to free menstrual products on AU’s campus.    American...

Policy doesn’t equal policing in drug arrests

Policy doesn’t equal policing in drug arrests

Audrey Hill, Staff Writer December 21, 2022

  Although the DC Council unanimously voted to decriminalize all drug paraphernalia in 2020, data from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) shows that officers continued to arrest people for...

The top of their game: How does AU ensure the wellbeing of its athletes on and off the field?

The top of their game: How does AU ensure the wellbeing of its athletes on and off the field?

Mia Kimm, Staff Writer December 21, 2022

Junior Player Lizzie De Guzman wakes up at 8 a.m. for American University’s varsity lacrosse practice. At 10 a.m., she practices for two and a half hours before going to her first class at 12:55 p.m....

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Looking back at the AU Staff Union’s Battle for a Contract

Kathryn Gilroy, Managing Editor December 16, 2022

It’s been nearly four months since the American University Staff Union held a strike on Aug. 21 after the university could not agree on better wages and benefits.   Exactly two months after...

AU students and staff walk out against sexual violence on campus

About the piece: A large group of students wearing red gathered on American University’s quad on Nov. 10 after walking out of their classes in protest of the administration's response to the incident...

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Is the AU shuttle in need of change?

Kathryn Gilroy, Managing Editor May 6, 2022

Every month, over 10,000 students, faculty and community members use American University’s shuttle system. However, some students have reported issues of accessibility, masking and fluctuating reliability...

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“Screaming into the void”: Student housing employees feel unheard and unsupported

Kayla Benjamin and Meredith Shimer October 26, 2021

Most names of student employees in this story were changed to protect the identity of sources whose job security may be threatened. Their identities were confirmed with the editors of this story to ensure...

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“The university is lying”: students condemn AU’s response to mold complaints

Anika Iqbal, Staff Writer October 21, 2021

Two McDowell Hall residents cited in this story have chosen to remain anonymous. Their names have been shared with the writer and editors of this story to ensure their validity, Students currently living...

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Climate Activism on a Virtual Campus

Kayla Benjamin, Copy Editor April 24, 2021

On Earth Day 2020, American University sent out an email revealing its plan to take all its investments out of fossil fuel companies. Haley Epping, a senior who had spent four years campaigning for the...

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Stacey Abrams kicks off Founder’s Week with a zoom webinar

Jessica Bates, Video/Photo Director March 4, 2021

Stacey Abrams, the woman often credited with turning Georgia blue for the 2020 election, kicked off American University’s Founder’s Week on Feb. 22. The discussion was part of KPU’s Black History...

Bill Gates speaks with DC college students on climate change

Bill Gates speaks with DC college students on climate change

Dónal Gannon, Staff Writer February 22, 2021

Students from Howard University, Georgetown University, George Washington University and American University participated in a virtual discussion of climate change Wednesday with philanthropist and former...

Students for Justice in Palestine leaders reflect on virtual semester

Students for Justice in Palestine leaders reflect on virtual semester

Margaux Renee, Staff Editor December 29, 2020

Aqsa Rashid and Kiran Waqar — two AU juniors who lead Students for Justice in Palestine  — spent much of the Fall semester organizing an Oct. 29 virtual event which hosted Rabab Abdulhadi, a professor...

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